Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-28
Unlawful Combination and Con-
spiracy Are The Charges.
Most Prominent Publishers in
Country Are Named in Suit.
Clearing House Described as Cor.
poration Under Laws OF N.Y.Siate.


flied in the United States court today for
the dissolution of the Periodical Clearing
House and about a score of ether magazine
defendants The petition, filed by District
Attorney Wise, alleges unlawful combination
and conspiracy to restrain interstate and
foreign commerce in magazine and other
periodical publications.
The petition charges that the defendants
since July 1903. have been engaged in an
illegal combination, a dissolution of which
is asked for
The proceeding in equity is against the
periodical clearing house. Doubleday Page
q Co, Crowell Publishing Co., S. 5. Nc
Clure Co, Current Literature Publishing
Co. Phillips Publishing Company, Harper
& Brothers. Leslie-Judge Co, Review of
Review Co, International Magazine Co.
New Publication Co, Butteriek Publishing
Co, Standard Fashion Co, New Idea Pub
fishing Co, Ridgeway Co., American Home
Magazine Co. Short Stories Co. Limited
Hereinafter referred to as Defendant
puolishers'D, Frank Y. Doubleday, Herbert
S. Houston. Frederick l.. Collins, Charles
d. Lanier aid George Won Utassy
The periodical clearing house, in the pc
Il
lied under the laws of the State of New
York, carrying on business throughout the
United States and foreign nations in this
city. Its authorized capital stock is of
the par value of $4,000. consisting of
twenty shares of the par value of 500
each, of which IA are issued and outstand-
ing.
rhe Suburban Press, New York cor
poraton Good Housekeeping, Massa-
ehdsetts corporation and Hamptons Mag
a2ine. New York corporation together
with the defendants Doubleday. Page & Co
Crowell Publishing Co. 5. S. Mcclure Co.
Current Literature Publishing Co, Phillips
Publishing Co, Harper G. Brothers, Leslie
Judge Co, Review of Reviews Co., Ridge
way and Co. Short Stories Co. and Frank
n Doubleday, the stockholders of rec
ord of the defendant Periodical Clearing
House. and the defendants, Frank ~ Double
day, Frederick L. Collins, Herbert s. Hous-
ton, Charles D. Lanler and George Won
Gtassy constitute its board of directors and
Houston Won Utassy and Lanier are re
spectively its president. vice president and
secretary and treasurer
Besides being a director of the defend
ant HtI lpuitd al tltdIluS uoHoe fTdnh n.
Doubleday is the president and a director
Of the defendant Doubleday. Page < Co. Z:
Herbert S. Houston, the president of the
Periodical Clearing House. is vice presi-
dent OF the same corporation Charles d.
Lanier, secretary and treasurer of the Pc
riodical Clearing House is a director and
secretary of the defendant Review of Re-
views Co, and George Won Utassy, Il di-
rector and vice president of the Periodical
Clearing House, is president of the defend
ant International Magazine Co. and treas
urer OF the defendant New Publication Co.
The suit filed here today against the
periodical clearing house is in no sense
brought against the Periodical Pub
fishers Association. the organization
which is fighting at Washington Post
master General Hitchcocks policy of
advanced postal rates on magazine
advertising matter.
Dispatches from Washington yes
| terday reported that the Periodical
Publishers Association had been I'M
der investigation for six months In
this connection William b. Rowland.
who is the president of the assoeia-
ton said here tonight:
| The United States attorney for the
southern district of New York au-
| thorizes the statement that so far as
his Office is concerned no suits have
been brought against the Periodical
Publishers Association and no inves-
| tlgation of the affairs of the associa-
ton is being made"
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