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Show uncle SAM 11 Hull-TP SUIT Lehigh Railroad Ordered to Redistribute Stock Held by Officers WASHINGTON, Dsc, C The government gov-ernment today won Its anti-trust suit against the la high Railroad company and affiliated corporations. The suprenic court In a decision rend by Associate Justice Clarke, pus-, pus-, tallied charges of monopoly ami violation viola-tion of the Sherman antitrust law. The court held that charges ,,f the violation of the commodities clause in tin- formation of the Lehigh Soal Series COm patft) bad been pioveil Redistribution of stock of the Lehigh Le-high Railroad company, asked by the government, was ordered by the court 'upon the government's contention that common stock ownership by officers and directors constituted restraint of ; trade prohibited by ths Sherman act. Justices McReynnlds and Brandels teiok no p-i-rt in the consideration of the cas, . Justice McReynolds Was at-tomey at-tomey general while the case was i pending. I |