| Show Il b I 1 Il LOUIS I I ICE t T TRUST 1 Charged With Wit Maintaining a Combination in Restraint Of Or Trade HEAVY JUDGMENT DEMANDED Amount If is 71 It Is Ii Pur titer rl hat t Iw be lt l St St Louts Lout LUI July Jul nAU r an r In larM 1 of ot three thee th I Circuit Atty AUG tt Sp today to lied filed ti wit suits In the tha h circuit court Ctt nt the tha te Polar Pla Wave lea Ice le leJ Fuel Yui J company elDr and a lh ib lh Ie Merchant hf lea Ice Ic A I Coal Cl company on o th the allegation that these Iha were WI In an n alleged II combination to restrain trade tre sad and Ad to Ix dx and d maintain uric price of Ice It The Meltons tk upon which th the protect pr prosecutions ton ar are bated based bl provide that say any awo ll as elation eltin of ot Individuals or company which stall tn com combine bin lo to regulate or fix tx th tb the price of or any IJ article arile shall hal be b deemed d guilty guit of ot conspiracy r to 10 defraud and nd mar mT ma be b Ansil Ind from II f 1 to 10 HM no for fo every everyday ev e ry day dy such h association continue to do doso so 00 1 The Te of the Polar Jl Wave Ice Ire c Tuel J uel company ar sure are IC I C president John C vie Vice president I C treasurer and general manager U II 1 R 1 R Pennine secretary Otto Oto U ii said Mid sid to b be pee pres president p ident blent of o the Merchants Ice IC ft Coal Cosi COi corn com company c pany and nd U Ii I th tb the see sec secretary 1 try Investigation Into fhe Ih Ice let situation In St Mt Louis was waa begun early In the hI spring soon oon lon alter an n Increase In tha Ih price of o 1 ice ce to 10 householders was we SI lull i counted of 01 from 10 cents per loll 10 pound to 44 U 4 cents The petition pr al til allent II I lent that the Ihl Polar lor Wave ave and Mr Wr chants Chanu companies on or o about bUI the fr t day cay of ft August A ISOl 10 entered Into an alt I unlawful combination and agreement nt I and understanding with lh each eh other I with other is hunts firm Irl and corpora I Ilon sure are areto rl I Ito lions lon whose hOI name names at this time to the unknown to 10 jointly I fix lix tx the prices to 10 be b charged by b each ech of theta them for or lc ic I at t wholesale 1011 and re retail ro tall tail tl In St 31 S Louis lul and to 10 Jointly main maintain tain tam the prices price for or Ice It at t wholesale and retail In violation of the Hie law la of the slate date ate of ot Missouri ask aik k for I The suits cult ula that Judgment be assessed against each ech com company m b Ie pan pany a as fine for the lC days day that Ihl th the alleged rn agreement I has hi been heen In effect end and nd It further furl her asks ask lk that thI the charters warters under which they the have hae been doing be 1 declared null and oM 01 The charges are re bated based bee on o sections 8 SiGS 1166 and an of the Ih revised statutes statute of or the state of Missouri |
