Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-08

eoNeininent, appellants, VIZ. III" RineII-
can Tobacco Company and others. ara
and oilers, appellants. VS.. the
Government. Neither the government.
nor the American Tobacco Company was
satisfed with the decision OF the Circuit
court for the Southern District OF New
YORK, though the decision on the whole
was a decided victory for the govern
ment.
Says Acts Were Unlawful.
Attorney General Wickcrsham, In re-
viewing the findings of the New York
court. made objections to portions OF the
decision. 1t was his contention that the
petition filed by the government should
not have been dismissed by the court as
concerning the individuals, and that the
court wrongfully dismissed the petition
as 10 the Imperial Tobacco Company, the
British American Tobacco Company. and
domestic corporations controlled by the
iatter, on he ground that every act lone
III pursuance of the contracts effected be-
tween English and American Companies
IN september. 1902. within the United
states, should nave been declared unlaw-
iui. Farther 1t was contended by Mr..
WicKersham that the governments p"ti-
uon as to the alleged participation 90 the
United Cigar Store Company should not
nave been dismissed by the lower court.
And finally. he declared, the decree OF
~ ~
fendants were not adjudged parties to
unlawful contracts and conspiracies.
Capital Of Companies Is $500, oCo. 900.
That the case is one Of the largest with
which the Department of Justice has had
10 deal within the past few years can he
gathered from the standpoint OF the capi-
tai or the companies involved. Their" are
~slXty-hVo corporations. dependents, the
largest eight OF which have n capital OF
nor n "a Gonnn nan nnn NIAGf .T tho conn.,
panies were incorporated in New Jersey:
Two are In Great Britain. The corpora
lions with their capital are: The Ameri-
can Tobacco Company. sllS,93l 800; I'M
perial Tobacco Company of Great Britain.
$50. oOO. 900; Havana Tobacco Company,
$4,000, 900: The American Snuff Company.
1000, 600: American Cigar Company.
$50, 200, 900: American Stogie Company,
Sl1, 1855, 900: MacAndrews & Forbes Com
pany. $1,000. 900, and the United Cigar
stores Company. 81 .Gjo.O00. All of these
are charged by the government with be-
ing parties to contracts, agreements.
combinations and Consriracies in re-
straint Of interstate and foreign COM
mcrcc In tobacco and its products.
Trust Organized in 1890.
II was james r. Duke and several
other tobacco princes who in 1890 orSa-
niz"d the original American Tobacco
Company, The story of how that COM
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To this charge, however, the American
Tobacco Company took exception. as well
as to other charges against ii in restraint
of trade and monopoly. 1t admitted the
organization OF various companies. the
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