The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-09
|ND|CTS LUMBERMEN.
Federal Grand Jury at Minneap
oils Votes True Bills.
LITTLE BLACK BOOK INQUIRY
Defendants Accused Of Attempting to
Put Catalogue Houses Out Of HusI.
ness by an Alleged Fraudulent
Conspiracy.


Minneapolis. Oct 9.--As a result of
It's investigation of the so-called little
black book" the federal grand jury
has returned nineteen indictments
against well known lumbermen and
officers OF the Northwestern Lumber
mems association. charging conspir-
acs to defraid by the use OF the mails
The black book plan was pursued
by lumbern.en and other opponents Of
mali order houses and provided simply
that the victims of the device were to
be made to answer futile correspond.
ence and send out innumerable cata-
logues. all with no result in trade.
The penalty of the offense is fine
of not more than $4,000 or imprison-
ment for not more than two years, or
both.
A separate indictment was also re-
turned against Theodore s. McI.augh-
lin for misuse of the malls. 1t CON
tanned four counts and the penalty is
fine OF not more than $500 for each
offense or Imprisonment for eighteen
months. or both
Bench warrants have been issued
against each OF the parties indicted
and they are to appear before Judge
William II. Munger in the United
States district court at Minneapolis
the latter part of the week.
The scheme to defraud, as charged
In the Indictment, was that the alleged
conspirators. knowing that certain
catalogue houses sold lumber and mill
supplies by catalogue system and that
the catalogues cost the firms on the
average OF about 81 each, devised a
fraudulent scheme to get the firms to
send these catalogues out on the pre-
tense OF entering into negotiations
with the senders. with no intent to
enter into business relations
Prominent Men Indicted.
The persons named in the indict-
ment are indicted as individuals and
not as members OF any company or
association They are Ralph Burn
side, Oskaloosa, Ia, president OF the
Northwestern Lumbermen's associa-
ton and president of the Hawksye
Lumber company; Willard G. Hollis.
Minneapolis. secretary OF the Retail
Lumbermen's association; George b.
Ingram, Sauk Center, Nina, director
OF the Northwestern Lumbermen's as
sociation; Stanley Moore. Waterloo.
Ia. director OF the Northwestern Lum-.
bermen's association; G. e. Trees, Ell
dora, la, UP to last year vice presi-
dent OF the Northwestern Lumber
mems association; N. s. Darling,
Oklahoma City, Okla, president Of the
Oklahoma City sash and door factory:
Theodore s. Mclaughlin. Minneapolis.
general manager OF the Phoenix Isum-
Der company; Leonard Welles, Mime
apolis, vice president OF the North
Star Lumber company; George T.
Thompson, secretary and treasurer of
the North Star Lumber company:
Elijah Hutchins, Minneapolis, vice
president and active manager OF the
Central Lumber company; Nesbitt|
Tate, Minneapolis, president Of the
Wisconsin Lumber company; James
c. Melville, Minneapolis, of the Wis
consin Lumber company; Rufus G.
Clark, Minneapolis. general manager
Of the j. H. Qneal Lumber company:
D. s. French, Hawarden, la. vice pres
ident OF the J. II. Queal Lumber conn
pany: William J. Bruce, Minneapolis,
manager -Edgerton Lumber coEl-
pany: j, w, Lucas. Winona. Mimi,
president OF the Hayes-I4ucas Lumber
company: o. nj. Betsford. Winona,
Minn.. general manager I4aird-Norton
yard and A. r. Rogers. president. and
George III. Rogers. vice president, of
the Rogers Lumber company, Mime
apolis.