Show LOWER KANSAS COURT UPHELD Fine of Imposed on International Harvester Company Stands I v Topeka Ken Ian Jan 5 The Kansas Kans s su supreme preme prenie ourt court ft i a decision handed down today affirmed the th verdict and fine of the e district court for Shawnee county count against the International Harvester com corn company compan puny pany pan The company must pay a fine of on counts each count be being beIng beIng ing a violation of the criminal sections of the Kansas antitrust laws lawsIn lawsIn lawsIn In the fall faU of 1900 C G Coleman then at attorney attorney attorney torney general of Kansas began the crim criminal criminal inal action against this company He brought separate counts against it Etch Each E count was for the sale of a mowing machine or The sales were w re actually made by the Topeka implement t dealers acting as a agents of the International naJ Harvester company When the case was tried of these counts were quashed on account of tech technicalities technicalities Judge A W Dana of oC the ds ills district court sustained each of the other counts and when the Jury brought In a verdict of guilty guilt against the company he hi fined it SOO no on each count making a total tota of The company might have been fined If the maximum penalty had been assessed The chief evidence against the International International at the trial was the words of Pres PresIdent PresIdent President Ident Cyrus Crus of the company compan to the effect that his company controlled JG j per cent of the harvesting machine plants of the country and he hoped to ge geall get all of them The compans attorneys ob oh objected objected strenuously to this evidence am and based appeal ap al on objections but the su an supreme supreme preme court upheld Judge Dana Further evidence fd e as to existence of or a trust was based on contracts of the com corn agents in Kansas The Shawnee courts decision dP islon In this rae ease attracted attention all aU over the country at the time and the supreme courts stam stamp of approval of that decision is Ing It is certain this tills case will be appealed to the United States supreme court |