The New York herald., 1921-11-29

manufacturer was permitted 10 continue
! over a week or two IL his quota had not
been completed, but he was not per-
mitted to overproduce nor were the
workers permitted to work for any
longer time. Thus the laborers had TO
take what was handed to them or look
for other work in the city or town where
the factory was situated. In short,
Neenan is alleged to have sold OUT his
own men to the combination. for 1t is
said that few of the actual workers
benefited by the arrangement, and many
were forced TO lay idle for months un-
der the system.
Fines and other penalties were inflict-
ed by the combination on the manufac-
turer who didn't live up to the letter or
the alleged agreement. according TO the
indictment. The. results of the conlbi-
nation. il was charged, boosted the price
Of window glass nearly 400 per cent.
according to figures presented to the
Lockwood committee. Attorneys for the
Government said yesterday that the
amount OF money involved in the price
boosting amounted to greatly in excess
of 500, 900, 900. and that the practice
has been going on for the last six or
seven years, and possibly longer.
In commenting on the case, Assistant
10 the United States Attorney David /.
Podell, who, with Leland b. Duer, pre-
sented tn case TO the Grand Jury. said
that this was the first criminal prosecu-
tion against labor leader for engaging
in a criminal conspiracy In the history
of the United States courts here.
John r.. Johnson. Sr.. former head of
the brokerage company indicted, died
last fall, and his son, John r. Johnston.
Jr., who recently left school, has been
getting acquainted with the business. He
was not indicted and, according to the
counsel for the Government, he has as
sisted the Grand Jury in the course Of
the investigation into the workings of
the combine
United States Attorney William Hay
ward said, "In this instance we find the
combination taking no such chances as
some of the other combines took with
each other. They simply designated one
concern as the exclusive selling agency,
and that agency fixed prices for tho
group and allocated the various jobs to
the various companies. We have ips
cluded the president of the labor organi-
cation because of the part he played in
manipulating the so-called wage scale,
which was really intended to curtail the
production of the plants, so as to reduce
the supply of glass"
IT is said that as the result of the
workings of the combination glass which
sold for about rs cents per square foot
was boosted to sell for 1926 per square
foot. The arrival in this country of a
considerable amount of foreign glass re-
GENTLY forced a cut in this price. Those
indicted will be notified to appear for
pleading to the indictment within the
next week.
List of Those Indicted.
The individuals and corporations
named in the indictment were: The
Allegheny Window Glass Company. Port
Allegheny, Pa, and its president, r, w.
Hilton; Alliance Window Glass Com
pany, Salem, w. Va, and its president,
A. Hambere Blackford Window Glass
Company, Vincennes, Ind. and Frank
Bastin, secretary-treasurer and general
manager; Baker Bros. Glass Company,
Okmulgee Okla. and Charles H. Baker,
secretary and general manager; Brook
vile Glass and Tile Company, Brook
vile, Pa, and Gus Dupierreux, presi-
dent; Big Horn Glass Products COM
pany, Lowell. Wyo., and w. @. Shaw,
president; Charleston Window Glass
Company. Charleston, W. Va, and w, o.
f!emicl president; Clarksburg Glass
Company Clarksburg, w. Va, and w.
f.. Smith. secretary and treasurer; Con-
nelly CLASS Company, Caney Kan, and
Armour Loriaux, vice-president; Crown
Window Glass Company. Maumee, Ohio,
and Myron l.. Case, president; Camp
Glass Company, Huntington, w. Va, and
Thomas w. Camp, former president. also
former president of the Empire Glass
Company and Smethport tPa.) Glass
Company; Doddridge Window Glass
Company. West Union, w. Va, and J. G.
Charter. president; Dunkirk Window
Glass Company, South Charleston, w.
Va, and George A. Schlosstein, presl-
dent; 4. F. Riggall, former secretary of
the Camp Glass Company, Huntington
w. Va; Eldred Window Glass Com
,,any, Funxsutawney, Pa, and Achille
c. Wargny, president; Elk Run Window
Glass Company. Punxsutawney. Pa, and
AIolphe Wazelle. Jr, president.