Arizona republican., 1911-09-20
He Wants to Know Why the United Shoe Machin- cry Company Should Not be Punished for Bald Conspiracy.
LEADING MEN ARE
 UNDER INDICTMENT
It is Said the United Had an Absolute Monopoly of all the Shoe Manufactur- ing Machinery Used in the World.

BOSTON. Sept 19-The fight of the government against the corpora tion commonly known as the Since Machine Trust" began today when two indictments were returned here by the federal grand jury against I've officers and a large stockholder ct the United Shoe Machinery company. The indictments allege conspiracy in re- straint of trade under the sherman antitrust act The penalty provides a fine of 5000 or imprisonment for six months. or both.
 The defendants probably will plead within the next few days. The in- dicted are: Sidney w. Winslow. of Orleans. president Edward P. Hurd, of Newton. president and mem Der of the executive committee: Geo. w. Brown. Newton, vice-president and director: William Barbour. of New York. vice-president and director: FL mer P Howe, of Boston. counsel and director; James J. Storrow. the largest stockholder. former member of the executive committee and director
 Storrow resigned from the board | in December. 1909. and a month later became candidate for mayor of | Boston. According to William $. Gregg of the department of justice, who has charge of the case, the in Idictmcnts charge that the six de- | lfcndants have been working through the inStrumcntality of the United Shoe | Machine company in manner that made them criminally liable under the Sherman law. The second indictment charges carrying on business under q merger of three old companies which was effected in February. 1S99 and is a combination in restraint of trade: that is. a conspiracy in re- straint of the trade of shoe manufac- turers. and that the whole transac ton is a monopolizatiOn of interstate trade. all of which. it is further all legged, had a pernicious effect on the public The United Shoe Machinery lcompany has branches in all parts Of the world
 | Complaints made to the department of justice against the United Shoe Machinery company. a sO-called trust. brought the attention of the govern ment to the case. The corporation is charger with being a monopoly in lrestraint of trade As the result of the work by special agents of the department in gathering evidence tO be presented to the grand jury July 26, today's reports are given out.
 The United Shoe Machinery com pany came into being in 1889. It was founded by Sidney \. Winslow. the present head, who. began shoe making in small factory in Salem
 Three leading machinery companies combined into the United and subse- lquently subsidiary companies sprane Iur all over the world. The corpora ton now employs 1000 hands who lturn out 10000 shoe machines q year lThe royalty system by which the cor lporation disposes of machines allows Ia customer to lease the machines lpaying the rental in royalties or T every shoe made. The manufactures may buy the machine. provided Inc buys it from the United. and als'
 buys wire nails and eyelets from tn, lsame company. It iS claimed tn,
 royalty paid the United amounts t. 'I2 2-3 cents on every pair of shoe:
 manufactured.
 Last year the corporation brough
 suit against Thomas c. Plant of Bos-
 ton, charging him with infringement
 of patents. Plant sold out to tn,
 United after a long and bitter fight
 A few months later an independen
 ccmpany of Lynn, Mass, was als'
 purchased by the United The neX
 important happening in the life O
 the corporation was the governmen
 probe.