The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-07
AFTER BATH TUB TRUST MEN
OFFICIALS or SINTEEN rOS.
INDICTED IN DETROIT.
Federal Depa rtmeni of Justice Alleges
Violation OF the sherman Antitrust
Law and wiii Try TO secure Jail
Sentences In Case of Con> ,rtlVo


Sentences In Case M Con, iction.
/ WASHINGTON. Dec The presidents
! companies. comprising tn" bath tub
trust. have been indicted hy he Fed
.ral Grand Jury in Detroit for violation
Of the sherman anti-trus, Law Thl-
il one Of the bigges, cases. ~ far "a in =
dividuaI prosecutions ar" concerned.
that the Department ~ Justice. ha4 aver
undertaken under the anii-,rIs, Inv
II IN" officers are convicted they will
b" liable TO Jail sentences Tn" Depart
m"nt undoubtedly will bend every effort
to hav. such punishment rne,ai out
instead Of tines
> Tn. sixteen companies alsp w.ro in
dlct"'i ~ corporations IN" companies
AZ" engaged IN the Manufacture" of SAM
tary "nam"ll.'d non war" hath tubs
sink and oth.- things OF a similar char
aCt"r thar enter INTO IT." "on-t-'Ir'lo
Of hearty every house IN m" land Tn"
Department oi u-tIC- SON" time ago
brought "a civil >uI, against th'~ com
bIuatIon
The evid"nc" an this mt. according
10 a statement issued bv The Depart
ment tonight show. that N" annual
OUTPUT IT bath tabs and plumbers up
phi" aggregates about sl5.Vh. ga y wear
thar 'h" defendants engaged IN IN" com
hIna'Inu tx pro" hv agreement and
AdvanCe prices ~ fixed and r"g'll,'" hv
agreement n" price, h." winch Johh"r-
ar" permitted 20 rns.ll ~. rriuct-
Tn" Department " ! ~rsr" -hargc~
further that tho combination refused
10 soil 70 jobbers who would not agrr..
~ resell ~ the prices il.,.i hv ne. corn-
hinatIon and also refused - .. to anv
johher who handled any supplies mann
f,ri.lr"d 10y concerns hot in the trust
Tn" evidence. according Ia tn" Depart
'nentS statement, tended 10 show thar
IA" defendants kn.~ when they "nte".,i
int This combination that such an ar
engagement would 10 unlawful and thar
they accordingly sought for Device
h"nind which they might oOnc"a! N"
'ru" "haraCter Of the combination Tn"
Department statement says
IN" evidence te1Cs - sh " THAI afto-
hey hal agreed upon all N" terms and
conditions and upon res ale prices and he
day before final m's-'lng nj which the
was , be- signed three members
IT the combination assigned CERTAIN pat
"nis for tools Used Ia the flanufaC'ur
~ ~" ware through Inc promoter II the
who borrowed securities
on which to obtain loan 81 s. .o"o nv the
expenditure Of 81 GO Of which h- claimed
10 have acquired the patents and thereby
he RI .ht 20 control the entire OUTPUT Il
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