Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
Federal Grand Jury Indicts
Box Board Manufacturers.
FACE PROSPECT OF PRISON
Prosecutor to Ask Jail Sentence If
Men Are Convicted.
MANY IN FORMER COMBINE
Concern Now Accused Alleged to
Have Succeeded One Dissolved
by Circuit Court.

NEW YORK. June 26-An indiotmen,
formulated under the criminal provision
Of the Sherman law, drawn by United
States District Attorney Henry A. Wise.
was returned today by the federal grand
jury against the Eastern Box Board
Club" alleged to be the successor of
the dissolved" Fiber and Manila Asso-
citation.
In the indictment-the first OF q new
series of government trust prosecutions
the presidents, officers and agents Of
paper board manufacturing corporations
and co-partnerships. included in the mem
bership Of the Eastern Box Board Club.
are charged with being an alleged COM
bination in restraint OF trade. limiting
the output and arbitrarily fixing prices.
Favors Drastic Action.
The government considers that drastic
action Is necessary because many OF the
individual defendants named in It were
1t is alleged. connected with the corpora
tions composing the Fiber and Manila
Association. which. for operations under
1.-THE Park pooling plan,' was In Febru-
bination and ordered dissolved by Judge
Hough in the United States circuit court
When pleas of guilty We're entered by
the thirty-nine paper board corporations
included in the membership of the fiber
and manila corporation and fines aggre-
eating sSS0O0 were imposed and paid, II
was thought that the paper board trust
had been put out of business for good
The government alleges, however, thai
certain paper board makers. having made
about 100000 in the combination, sub
sequently formed the Eastern Box Board
Club District Attorney Wise imme.
diately took action against the second
combination and an indictment was re-
is learned. will in the event Of convic-
tons urge Jail sentences as well as the
imposition of heavy fines.
List Of Defendants.
The defendants named in the indict
ment are:
William C. Geer. president Of the Abba
Box and Paper Company Of Troy. N. Y
Henry Shreiter. president Of the Ravens
wood Paper Mil Company Of Long Island
City, n. Y.
William H. Smith. general manager OF
the American Paper Board Company. b.
gotta, n. J.
Sidney Mitchell. president Of the Ameri.
at Thamesville, Conn; Chestertown. Md
and Winchester, Va.
BENJAMIN Ward. president. and Freder
lex M. Butler. secretary, OF the Clifton
Paper Mills, at Passaic. n. j.
Emmons Bryant. president of the For
Orange Paper Company. Castleton, N. Y
Theodore Foster. secretary OF the Eos
n. Y. ~ ~ A
William G. Shortess. general manage,
of the HaverhEl Box Board Company
Haverhill, Mass.
Robert B. McEwan, president of Nc
EVAN Brothers, Whippany, ~ J.
the New Haven Pulp and Paper Com
pany. New Haven, Conn.
Henry l.. Paddock, president of the
Oswego Falls Pulp ana Paper Company
Samuel A. Short. jr.. secretary Of the
Philadelphia Paper Manufacturing Com.
pany of Philadelphia and Manayunk
Pa
Charles E. Williams. treasurer of tbs
Piermont Paper Company, Piermont
n Y.
Andrew TAFT. treasurer Of the TAFT &
Sons Co., Bridgeport. Conn.
Louis Newman. president Of the iona.
wanda Board and Paper Company. iona.
W. Howard Richardson. agent OF thu
Traders Paper Board Company, Bogota
N. ].
Sidney Mitchell. president Of the United
Box Board Company, in business in this
city, and operating mills at Whippany
n. J.. and Lockport and Schuylerville
Matthias Plum. jr.. in business as the
Waverley Box Board Company at Waiver
Frank B. Harrison and ]. A. Eyster, ir
business as Eyster & Sons, at Hallton
W. Va