Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-19
VIOLATED THE SHERMAN ACT
TRUST Is ACCUSED OF CON-
sPiRAcY IN RESTRAINT
OF TRADE.
HEAVY PENALTY Prescribed
FINE OF 5000 OR ONE YEAR IN
JAIL OR BOTH If FOUND
GUILTY.

Boston. Mass, Sept. 1.-TWO in
dictments were returned today by
the federal grand jury against five
officials and large stockholder oi
the United Shoe Machinery company
The indictments allege conspiracy in
restraint of trade ander the Sher
man act.
The officials indicted are Sidney
w. Winslow OF Orleans, president;
Edward P. Hurd of Newton, Mass.
vice president, assistant treasurer
director and member of the execu
tive committee; George w. Brown
of Newton, Mass, vice president
member of the executive committee
and director; William Barbour of
New York N. Y, vice president
member of the executive committee
and director; Elmer P. Howe, of Bos'
ton, Mass, counsel, member of the
executive committee and director and
James j. Storrow, the largest stock
holder and formerly a member of
the executive committee and director.
The penalty provided under the
statutes is fine of $4,000 or i'm
prisonment one year or both. The
six defendants did not appear today
but probably will plead within the
next ten days.
Complaint made to the department
of justice against the United Shoe
Machinery company-the so-called
"Shoe Machinery Trust"--brought
the attention of the government to
the case.
It is understood that the corpora
tion was charged with being a mo-
nbpoly in restraint of trade. In
fringements upon the patent laws
were also alleged, it is said.
Prompt action on the part of the
government followed the receipt OF
the complaints. In April, few
weeks after they had been filed, Will
liam S. Gregg, special assistant to
| United States Attorney General
Wickersham began a government
probe. Special Agents George E.
Kelleher and James L. Bruft assisted
Mr.. Gregg in his search for evidence
The result of the work of these
government officials was that on July
.26 of this year Attorney General
Wickersham ordered United States
Attorney Asa P. French and Mr.
Gregg to present evidence obtained
to the federal grand jury that re
ported today.
The United Shoe Machinery com
pany came into being in 1889. 1t was
founded by Sydney N. WinsIow, its
present head, who learned shoe max
ing in small factory in Salem
Mass, owned by his father, who tt
secure advantages Of combining al
he'd interests, formed a corporation
embracing the three leading com
panies then making sAoe machinery
Goodyear Sewing Machine company
Consolidated and Mckay Lasting
company and Mckay Shoe Machiner.
company-were consolidated. The
company was reorganized in 1905 anC
subsequently auxiliary companie:
sprang up in Canada, Great Britain
France and Germany. That same yea
the manufacturing of all it's shoe
making machinery was concentrated
in one large factory at Beverly
Mass. The United States Shoe Ma
chinery company now employs 400
hands. who turn out 10000 shoe ma
chimes yearly
The royalty system, by which tn,
corporation disposes of it's machines
allows a shoe manufacturer to leas,
machines, paying rentals in royalties
on every shoe made. A manufac
turer may buy machinery if he get
, it from the United Shoe Machiner.
company. providing he puys hi