The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-17
EMPLOYEES TO PAY ITS fines
GI as TRt ~ THRF tTE\S 10
fIOSE IT'S TORIES
I Mess Ns Wen Decide tn Accept q m Per
Cent. Reduction In Wages it, Onscers
and Dirrciors Fined in Federal Court
for Violation of Anti-Trust Law.


and directors Fined in Federal Court
for Violation of \nIi-Trust Law.
WAsHISGroN. Nov Is Attorney Gen
eral WiCkersham became indi grant to-
day when his attention was called 20 a
despatch from Pitisburg to the effect
that "a result Of fines recently imposed
on the Imperial Window Glass Company
Of that city and its officers and directors
by the United States Court AT Pttsburg
every factory in Faystte county would
suspend operations. throwing between
100 ami ~" men out OF employment. unless
the men should decide to accept a reduc-
ton 81 ~ per cent. in the scale Of wages
Mr. Wick.rsham issued statement
reviewing the case as II was presented
in court This statement makes IL APP
parent that the Attorney General was
very much disappointed in the leniency
Of the Court in imposing Hne- instead Of
Jail sentences on the officers 81 the COM
pany
TIL. evidence obtained by the Depart
ment.- says the statement. showed
thar tn. Imperial Window Glass Com
panv was organized ia April. 1919. II
manufactured no glass. but was purely
a selling agency. buying the entire outpns
Of fifty or more manufa cturers Of window
glass in some ten different States. The
agreement between l. and the manufac-
turers from which 1t bought provided
that no glass should be- sold by the latter
except 10 the Imperial window Glass
Company. The stock Of the Imperial
company WAS div ided among the manu-
facturers. II was not until the company
had brought into combination with ~
under such contracts manufacturers OF
o; per cent. 81 the entire hand blown
window glass manufactured in the United
States that II WAS determined TO com
mence business.
1t began business IN January. 1910.
BY October I. 1910. prices had been adj
vanced 20 per cent. over what they were
in April 1879 The evidence showed thar
m the first three months of its operation
IN. Imperial company earned net profits
equal 10 it's entire capital stock. The
larges, advance in prices was subsequent
20 this initial period and the evidence
showed that during the ten months Of
its business rho combina ion cleared about
81 900. 900. or 900 per cent. on its capital
stock II leased fifteen factories at high
rentals for the sole purpose OF keeping
them closed and removing their product
from the market. Its expenses during
tins period were SIN. 900 for one year
for lenses and watchmen OF these closed
down factories. indictments were found
against the fifteen directors AAd oficers
OF the company. each one Of whom was
either president or a prominent of3cer
OF one OF the companies who had entered
Int agreements tn sell their product only
TO the imperial company
Several days before the date set for
the trial Mr.. wickersham said attorneys
for the corporation and it's Director. sug-
gested 90 the Attorney General that they
would enter pleas Of nOlo contendsre. a
practical admission Of guilt. IL the De-
partment would recommend to the court
that fines only lie inflicted. Mr.. Wicker
sham refused. saying thar he considered
the combination one OF the most fragrant
he had known. The day after Mr.. Wick
ersham informed the defendants counsel
Of his intention to- try for criminal con
victions and not merely fines the de-
PENDANTS appeared in court in Pittsburg
and plea ded nOlo conteueiere. Sotwith-
standing the opposition OF the United
States Attorney and Of Special Assistant
T.. r. Grosvenor the court imposed fines
OF $500 on the individuals and 81 500 on
th. corporation. The combination was
dissolved. the court was informed. and
this was O.. consideration which led to
the freeing of the defendants with fines
only.
If the rImored action should prove
70 be- sub-tanriat-d bv fact tn. Attor- |
ey-ti~neral cor-'hidsS. 1T would indicate
very mist AIKEN lenl-ncy on the part
OF ths Coma IN imposing sentence. which
IT ~ hoped would not be follow ed on any
similar occasion
PITrsBu re. Nov ~ Higher rates for
indow glass arr, announced follow ing
th. foundation Of the Imperial " indow
Glass Company. the officers OF which
were fined IN IN. United States Court
and ordered to dissolve the organization
because their business was alleged TO
have been carried on in violation of the
Sherman antitrust Law The American
Window Glass Company has i-sued a
circular 80 IN. trad" increasing the rates. |
The prices qiioted. however. are subject
"a change and NAV be Withdrawn AT any
time The American Window Glass Com
mach inc made window glass and has
100 out u its 100 m achnes working nj
present.