The Detroit times., 1913-02-07
SHOE LAST TRUST
DISSOLVED BY
DETROIT COURT
Members of Combine, Which LO-
cal Concern Heads, Agree to
Change Business Methods
DECREE is SIGNED
BY JUDGE FUTILE
Trust Fixed Prices and Con-
trolled IS Per Cent of Trade,
It's Declared

Dissolution OF another patent
monopoly"-"the shoe last trust
was effected here today by the de.
partment OF justice, when Is firms
and score OF individual defendants
accepted final decree of the United
states district court, and agreed to
notifications In their plan OF doing
business.
The trust" the government
charged, was headed by the Krentler'
Arnold Hinge Last company, OF De-
t-Oit, owners OF patents for hinge
lasts, which licensed their patents TO
the other firms, and dominated the
prices for lasts OF all descriptions,
patented and unpatented, through
license agreements and the Cary
club" an organization OF all licensees
under the Krentler-Arnold patents,
formed 10 this end The decree, as
given by Judge futile today, holds
that the patent licenses and the Cary
club constituted agreements In re-
s'raint OF trade.
The governments contentious. ac-
cepted by acquiescence, OF the trust,
was that the license plan and the Cary
club brought about an understanding
between last manufactur who con
lrolled TX 10 80 per cent OF the indus
try, whereby the price OF all lasts,
patented and unpatented, was main
tained at a higher rate than their
fair value 10 the advantage OF the
Krentler-Arnold company The re-
suit, the government charges, was
that the price for unpatented or plain
block lasts was so high. and that for
the patented product so little higher,
that consumers would be justified In
purchasing the hinge lasts
The decree I'm the krentlerArnold
case is purely a formal matter, the
defense withdrawing it's answer 10
the governments bill and acknowledge
ing the restraint OF trade alleged.
They disclaim any intention of violat.
ing the Sherman law Malcolm A.
ccles. special assistant United STATES
attorney-general. fled the case. com
ing to Detroit, Thursday, for that pur-
pose. The attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS we're not present but gave
power OF attorney to assent TO the
decree which had been prepared in
advance and was signed by Judge
Tuttie. Friday morning.
The Krentler-Arnold Co does not
manufacture lasts, that business be
Ing done by the Krentler Bros. Co,
which has its factory at No 713
BellCvue-ave. Edwin O. krentle: Is
president of the concern
Tie defendants in the trust are:
krentler Brothers company, Detroit:
The Crawford. McGregor a. Candy
company, Dayton, o.; the Rebhum
company Cincinnati; ST. Louis Last
company, ST. Louis: Chicago Last &
lie company, Chicago; Boston Last
company, Boston Rochester Last
works, Rochester, Woodward 4
Wright Last company, Campbell.
Mass; George f. Belcher Last com
pany, Stoughton, Mass; Mahwinny
ast company BroCkton, Mass;
GoldDert Last company, Worcester.
Mass: Marlboro Last company. MARI
horo. Mass: New York Last company.
New York City John Pell a. Sons,
Newark. n. j.; Stewart Il Potter com
pany, New York city X. 5. Mcneil
ompany. Brooklyn: Philadelphia Last
& Pattern company, Philadelphia;
Vulcan Box Top Cross company.
Portsmouth, o.; Nathaniel +. Arnold
* George f. Atwood. North Abingdon,
Mass: Thomas w Gardner, H. X.
Gardner 4 H. l.. Wood, Lynn. Mass;
frederick Drew q Augustus A. De-
ano. Brockton. Mass: George II. Van
Pell. Chicago; +. w stuart, Beverly
Mass; W, T. Bigelow, Worcester
Mass. c. c. Kempton Philadelphia;
s. ). Redifer. Philadelphia; Oscar
Redifer. Philadelphia William G..
Root. philadelphia; l.. c. Wadleigh
Haverhlll. Mass; j. II. Hovey, Hayer-
Hill, Mass; Edwin o. krentler. De-
troit; w H. Crawford, Dayton;
charles s Dennis, Chicago, and Fred
erick Drew, Brockton, Mass