The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-24
SHERMAN LAW
VIOLATION IS
CHARGE MADE
FauIlsHn Secretaries Oi Retail
Lumber Associations indicted
By Grand Jury

Chicago. June aa. Fourteen soe
FelAries 0f ia many retail lumber
dealers associations we're indicted hy
special federal grand lary here
for alleged violation OK the She~nan
antitrust law constituted i new
kind iii trust, according to The
United States attorneys, Who con
Quoted the Investigation.
The retail lumber dealers, II was
admitted. haA no incorporation no.
capital stock and did not TRY 20 cons
ff0l prices anA prevent competition
among themselves caEiel a trust
of power. ana sought Ia provide
thar all lumber should he sold ~
consumer orly through retail deal
ers ana not Nm Wholesalers or mar.
afacturers. r@#@
The p0wtT al the retailers organ
taati0ng was wiAided through the hu.
reau ot information. according To the
indictments and by d scheme resems
bling an alleged black list published
la The Scout, Ii trade paper edited
hy Arthur Il. Holmes. The Scout
was named in the list of overt acts
All tile means by which the secretars
ies published to the trade the names
Ot manufacturers and wholesalers
Who sold tO consumers.
The names oF more than 100 con
Germs including the big mail order
houses and wholesale dealers from
Pennsylvania to THE Pacific coast,
we're shown hy documentary evil
denIs sIFen the grand jury To have
appeared Iii the publication as hav-
ing violated fhe prescriptions of the
retailers who, II II said, retaliated
hy refusing 70 purchase goods from
those who hAd offended.
The men as secretaries of the RE-
tall associations. constitute the Iuni-
her secretarys bureau of Information
Incorporated Til Illinois III 1906 and
represents thousands of retailers.
they are:
Arthur II Holmes, Detroit, sacre
sary Michigan Lumber Dealers "a.
soclaticn and editor of a trade pa-
per, The Scout.
George P Sweet secretary of the
Michigan association.
Willard E Hollis, Minneapolis,
secretary 0f the Northwestern I4nm.
berlnan's 4 association.
Harry A. G0rsuch, Kansas City,
secretary ot the Southwestern Lum.
her association.
Bert Critchfiela Lincoln. Neb., see
regary of the Nebraska Lumber
Dealers association.
n. II. Hall, also secretary Nebras.
ka association,
Harry s, Scarce, Mooresyille, Tnd
secretary of the Indiana Lumber
Dealers association.
VI IA HemanaMay. Denver. Colo.
secretary 0f the Colorado and WV.
onling association
Louis Fl, Hellman. also secretary
ot the Colorado and Wyoming ass0.
citation
H 1T Adams, Chilicothe b., sec.
rHtary nf the Union Association of
Lumber Dealers and of tie Ohio AL
ISOLATION of Retail Lumber Dealers.
r n HAYWARD. Columbus, O., also
secretary Oh the Ohio association.
Al. Ii Porter, Spokane. Wash, see
fetarg ~ the Western Retail I.um
bermanss association.
y. r. Bransford, Union city. Tenn.
secretary 0l thA RetaIl Lumber Deal.
sla association
A, q. Righler, pittsburg, pa., Lam.
her Dealers association IF pennsvl.
YapiA. 49, II ~ aaasaul
Three secretaries In the organiza-
aion received immunity for testify.
ing before the grand Jury. They are
Paul Iaaehmund, Milwaukee. sec.
retary Wisconsin association; George
M iiotehkiss, Chicago, secretary ~
Illinois Lumber and Builders Supply
Dealers association and secretary oF
fhe Secretaries Bureau. George VIII
soii Jones secretary ot the Illinois
association.
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