The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-01
ATTORNEY FOR TOBACCO co.
SAYS READJUSTMENT OF
AFFAIRS WILL BE
MADE.
Contends New Interpretation Goes
Farther Than Was Commonly
Understood-What the Law
Says.

sci.
"rhe supreme court decision"
reads the statement, "has asked that
the sherman law should be given All
application more extensive than has
tesn given in other cases, 1t has said
that the American Tobacco Co. is EN-
braced within its terms.
MY clients of course, will obey the
law as now interpreted and will in
good faith undertake the REIMBURSEMENT
Of their affairs under the direction OF
the circuit court OF the southern part
OF New York, to which court has been
given the matter for direction"
What Law Says.
The sections OF the Sherman law
under which the supreme court found
the Tobacco Trust guilty, read as fol-
lows:
Section Every contract or COM
bination in the form of trust or other
wise, or CONSPIRACY, in restraint of
trade or commerce along the several
states, or with foreign nations, is
hereby declared to be Illegal Every
person who shall make any such con
tract or engage in any such eomhina-
ton or conspiracy, shall be deeme,l
guilty of misdemeanor or on convic-
ton thereof shall lie punished by fine
not exceeding $4,000, or by imprison-
ment not exceeding one year, or by
both, said ppnishmets in the discre-
ton of the court.
Sec. 2 Every person who shall mo.
ropolize or attempt to monopolize, or
combine or conspire with any other
person or persons. 10 monoppolize
any part of the trade or commerce
among the several states or with for.
eign nations, shall be deemed guilty
Of misdemeanor an on conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine not
exceeding $4,000 or. by Imprisonment
not exceeding one year, or by both
said punishments, III the discretion OF
tho ssurt.
Sc. g. Every contract combination
in form of trust or otherwise, or con.
spiracy, in restraint OF trade or com.
merce in any territory OF the United
States or of the District of Columbia,
J or in restraint Of trade or commerce
between any one territory and an
other or between such territory or
territories and any state or states, or
the District of Columbia, or with for
eign natios or between the District
OF Columbia and any state or states
or foreign nations rs hereby declared
illegal. Every person who shall make
any such contract or engage in any
such combination or conspiracy shall
be deeme guilty of misdemeanoi
an, on conviction thereof, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding $4,000
or by Imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or by both seid punishments, in
the discretion of the court.
Sec. 4. The several Circuit Courts
of the United States are hereby in
vested with jurisdiction to prevent
and restrain violations of this act
and it shall be the duty of the var
ious district attorneysy of the United
States, in their respective districts
under the direction Of the Attorney
General, TO institute PROCEEDINGS il
equity to prevent a restrain such VIC
lations. Such proceedings may be BY
way of petition setting forth the case
an praying that such violation shall
be enJoined or otherwise prohibited
When the parties complained of shall
have been My notified of such petition
the court shall proceed as soon as ma,
be, to the hearing and determination q
the case and pending such petition an,
before final ecree the court may al
any time make such temporary re
stralnlng order or prohibition as shall
DC deemed just in the premises.
Sec. 5, Whenever it shall appear re
the court before which any proceedin,
under section 4 of this act may b.
pending that the eyes of justice
require that other parties shout.
be brought before the court, th,
court may cause them to be sum
moned, whether they reside in thu
district in which the court is hell
or not, and subpoenas to rha
en- may be served in any istrict by thu
marshal thereof
Sec. 8. Any property owned undel
contract or by any combination, q
pursuant TO ay conspiracy (and bein,
the subject thereof mentioned in sec
ton ! Of this act, and being in cours'
OF transportation from one state t
another or to a foreign country, shall