Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-12
VIOLATION Of
ANTITRUST LAW
Local Ice Dealers Indicted by
the Grand Jury.
RESULT OF INVESTIGATION
Names of Those Who Appeared and
Gave Testimony.
ACTION BY THE POLICE COURT
New Weights and Measures Law Pro-
nounced Meaningless-oaly Two
Cases Presented Today.
RESULT OF INVESTIGATION
ACTION BY THE POLICE COURT

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The~Grand Jury today reported
indictments against the American
Ice Company and the Chapin-Sacks
Manufacturing Company and GER
tain of their officers, it being al
legged that they entered into a con-
spiracy to increase the price of ice.
At the request of the United States
| attorney the court Immediately is
sued bench warrants for the arrest
of the indicted officials.
1t is charged, in substance, that
the two companies named entered
into a combination not to sell to
dealers who should dispose of ice
at wholesale for less than 25 cents
per hundred pounds, or at retail for
less than 40 cents per hundred.
This combination is alleged to have
had the effect of destroying COM
petition not only between the
two principal companies, but also
among the smaller dealers.
The American Ice Company, a corpora
ton, Samuel A. Kimberly its local man
aser and agent, George F. Hoover, an agent
and employs Of the company; Chaplin
| Sacks Manufacturing Company, a corpora
! ton, Arthur A. Chaplin its president and
| Samuel c. Redman its secretary and
| treasurer, constitute those Jointly indicted
Violation of the Sherman antitrust law,
known as section 3 of the act Of Congress.
approved July 2. $780, is alleged
The report by the grand jury of the re-
suit of its investigation into the alleged
combine to control the price of ice consisted
of the one indictment
1t was expected that the grand jury
would make its report Immediately after It
assembled at IL o'clock this morning, but
Ii was forty-five minutes after that hour
when the jurors filed into court and. in
response to the query of the court If they
had any report to make, presented the in
dictment.
United States Attorney Baker Immediate
ly secured from the court bench warrants
for all the defendants.
These warrants will probably be served
during the day, and the defendants VIII
likely appear tomorrow morning and
range to give bond to insure their presence
at the trial. which, of course, cannot occur
before next fall, as criminal business has
been suspended until the summer vacation
is ended.
Samuel A Kimberly later appeared at the
city hall and was ADMITTED to bail. Maj Ed
win H. Newmeyer Qualifying as surety in
the sum of $1,000.
Indictment of Two Counts.
The indictment comprises two counts, in
Hafr, -
Goth day of April, 1906, and in this Dis
trict, the American Ice Company, a body
corporate did enter in and carry on the
business of manufacturing and buying ice
for the purpose of selling the same, and Of
bringing into the District OF Columbia nat
ural ice for the purpose of selling the same,
and of selling the ice in the District, and
that the ice, both manufactured and nat
ural was then and there useful and val
liable article OF merchandise and OF trade
and commerce IN the District of Columbia.
And" It Is added "on and before the
day last aforesaid, and at the District
aforesaid one Samuel a. Kimberly was the
local manager and agent of the said Amerl-
can Ice Company in the District OIL Co
lumbia, and one George +. Hoover was an
agent and empIoye of the said American
Ice Company called and known as super
intendent of routes; and that on and Detore
the day last aforesaid the said Samuel A
Kimberly and the said George f. hoover,
in their several capacities aforesaid, with
other persons. did manage and carry on the
said business Of the American Ice Com
pany for an on behalf thereof.
"And that in carrying on the said bust-
ness the said American Ice Company and
the said Samuel A. Kimberly and the said
George F. Hoover In their several capaci-
ties aforesaid. did sell and deliver within
the limits of the District aforesaid large
quantities of the said ice. both manufac-
tured and natural direct to the consumers
thereof both TO the proprietors of stores,
h.
ments where large quantities OF ice were
consumed, and which sales were called ana
known sales at wholesale, and VIII be
hereinafter referred to as sales at. whole
sale and also to individuals for use In their
homes, and which last mentioned sales
were called and known as sales at retail
and will be hereinafter referred to sales
al retail; and did sell other large quantities
of the said Ice to large number of per-
sons who were called and known as dealers
in ice and who will hereafter in this in
dictment be so described
Described as Dealers in Ice.
"And that on and before the day last
aforesaid and at the district aforesaid, the
Chapin-sacks Manufacturing Company, a
body corporate, did engage in and carry
on the business of manufacturing ice and
of selling the same or a part thereof to
a large number of persons who were called
and known as dealers in ice. and who
will hereafter In this indictment be so de-
scribed.
"And that on and before the day last
aforesaid. one Arthur A. Chaplin was pres
ident and agent and one Samuel c. Red
man was secretary and treasurer and agent
of the said Chapin-Sacks Manufacturing
Company, and in their said several capael-
ties, together with other persons. did maa-
age and carry on the said business of the
Chaplin Sacks Manufacturing Company IN
the District aforesaid for and on behalf
thereof.
..And that the said dealers in ice on and
before the day last aforesaid and at the
District aforesaid did engage in and carry
on the business of buying ice from the