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Show lu ft I lAL Supreme Qourt Did Not Emasculate the Sherman Sher-man Law Dotroil, Mich.. Jan. 23. Judgo An-gell, An-gell, in tho United States court, rer fusod tQday to,quasht tho indictments agalnBt tho so-called bathtub trust, "I seo no reason to suppose that, in delivering its opinion In the Standard Stand-ard Oil oasq. the supreme court of the United States intended to render impossible im-possible criminal prosecutions under tho Sherman act and I am unablo to f conclude that it did render them impossible," im-possible," said Judgo Angell. "Tho act does not leave a citizen without any standard by which, In advance of a -vordlct or dacroo, ho. may determine whether his action will amount to roaeonahlo restraint of trade. . ', "'' "On generally setJJod principles" all contracts, whoso sblo or main aim and primary -object is to ntlflo competition, com-petition, ojibancc, prices and promote monopoly, aro unonfprciblo nnd void. "If tho class of contrary whiclrnro unenforclblo because n rostralnt of trade iB reasonably certain and If tho ' act as interpreted forbids tho mak ing of contracts of that class, there is reasonable certainty as to what is forbidden by tho act" As to tho averment that tho indictments indict-ments do not stale that the alleged restraint of trade is unreasonable or undue, Judge Angell said that tho indictments in-dictments set out facts showing that the allegod restraint was unreasonable unreason-able and that the defendant was fairly fair-ly advised as to what it has to meet al tho trial. Upon tho contention of the defense that no overt act, after the allegod completion of a conspiracy, wus shown Judgo Angell ruled that tho facts presented pre-sented as overt acts could fairly be considered as acts dono in pursuance of tho combination and conspiracy allegod to have boon completed. -oo |