The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-25

sec. ~ mat whenever ~ any sui
or proceeding IN equity hereafter
brought by or on behsif of tho Unit
cd states under any u the anti-irUgt
laws there shall have been rendered
a final Judgment OF decree 81 he e.
teci that "a defendar. has cnterv'! De
TO "a contract. combination In the
form 81 trust or otherwise. or CON
spiracy, In restraint Of trade or com
mercc, or has monopolized, or at
tempted TO monopolize or combined
with any person or persons to monop-
ollie, any part OF commerce, in vip-
lutiun 81 any Of the antitrust laws.
aaid judgment or decree shall. 20 the
full extent 10 which such judgment
Or decree would constitute In any
Proceeding an cstoppel as between the
United states and such defendant.
constitute against such defendant
conclusive evidence OF the SAINT facts,
and be conclusive rs 10 the same ques-
tions of law in favor OF any other
party IN any action or proceeding
brought under or involving the pro-
visions OF any OF the antitrust laws
Whenever any suit or proceeding ia
equity Is hereafter brought by or on
behalf of the United states. under any
OF the antitrust laws. the statute oI
limitations In respect To each and cv-
cry private right Of action. arising un-
der such antitrust laws. and based.
IN whole o. in part. on any matter
complained OF in said suit or proceed
ing In equity. hail be SUSPENDED
during the pendency OF such suit or
proceeding In equity.
Sec. .. That nothing contained In
the antitrust laws shall oe construed
to forbid the existence and operation
uf fraternal. labor, consumers. aRri-
cultural. orders. OF associations insti-
tuted for the purposes of mutual help.
and not having capital stock or con-
Quoted for profit. or TO forbid or re-
strain Individual members OF such
organizations. orders or associations
from carrying out the legitimate OBJ
iects thereof; nor shall such organ
izations. orders, or associations. or
3 the members thereof, be held or con-
strued to he ILLEGAL combinations or
consbiracies IN restraint OF trade. un-
der the anti-trust laws.
nothing contained In the antitrust
laws shall be construed To- forbid as
sociations o. traffic. operating, ac-
counting. or other officers Of common
carriers for the purpose OF comforting
among themselves or OF making any
lawful agreement IS to any matter
which is subject "a the regulating or
supervisory Jurisdiction OF the inter
state commerce commission. u all
such matters shall continue 10 oe
subject TO such Jurisdiction OF the
s.AFan4HuuNnU md I'll mob. ..ww..U..HHu
shall be entered and kept OF record
by the carriers, parties thereto. and
shall at an times be open To inspec-
ton by the commission. but no such
agreement shall go into effect or be-
come operative until the same shall
have first been submitted 10. ana APP
proved by, the interstate commerce
commission Provided. That nothing
In this act shall be construed RI mod
flying existing laws prohibiting the
pooling of earnings or traffic, or eN-
isting laws against joint agreements
hy common carriers To- maintain rates
Sec. 5 That no corporation en-
gaRed In comrerce shall acquire. di-
fcctly or Indirectly. the whole or any
part ~ the stock or other share cap
ital Of another corporation engaged
also Ia commerce. where the effect OF
such acquisition Ia to eliminate or
substantially lcssrR competition be-
tween the corporation whose stock D.
80 acquired and the corporation max
ing the acquisition. or 90 create q
monopoly Of any line OF trade In any
section ~ community.
M corporation shall acquire. H.
rectiy or indirectly, the whole or any
part Of the stock or other share cap
ital OF " or more corporations en-
gagged in commerce where The effect
OF such acquisition, o. the use Of
such stock by the voting or g%ranting
Of proxies or otherwise, Is to olimin-
ate or substantially lessen competi-
ton between such corporations. or
ANY of them. whose stock or other
share capital IL SO acquired or 10 cree
ate a monopoly pf any line OF trace
IN any section or community.
This section shall not apply 10 cor
p%orations purchasing such stock sole
Is for investment and not using the
same by voting OF otherwise 90 nTing
about, or in attempting 10 bring
about, the substantial lessening Of
competition. Nor shall anything Goa
tanned Ia this section prevent a cor
poratlOn engaged In commerce from
causing the formation OF subsidiary
corporations FOR the actual Carryins
on Of their immediate lawful busi-
ness. or the natural and logitimate
branches or extensions thereof. or
from owning n holding all or a part
Of the stock 81 such subsidiary cor-
porations. when the effect of such
formation Is not 20 eliminate or su0-
stantially lessen competition.
Nothing contained la this section
shall be held 10 affect or impair any
right heretofore legally acquired:
Provided, That nothing In this para
graph shall make stOckhOlding rela-
tons between corporations legal when
such relations constituts violations OF
the anti-trust laws.
Nor shall anything herein con-
tained be construed 10 prohibit any
railroad corporation from aiding IN
the construction OF branch or short
line railroads "a located az 10 become
feeders 10 the main line Of the com
paay 20 aidins In such construction or
from acquiring or owning all Or any