Evening star., 1922-03-15
COMPANIES HELD
V|0LATORS OF Law
26 Cement Corporations, 48
individuals, indicted Under
Anti Trust Act.
By the Associat ted Press.


CHICAGO. March 15.-Twenty-s six
corporations manufacturing cement in
the middle western states and forty
eight individuals, officers of the COM
panies. were named in an indictment
charging violation of the Sherman
antitrust law. which was returned by
the federal grand jury March 8, but
was not made public until last night
after bench warrants had been served
on the individuals. l.
Charging that the law governing
interstate traffic has been violated.
the indictment alleges that the
twenty-six companies have eonspired
to regulate the cement business in
Ohio. Indiana. Michigan, Illinois, Ken
lucky. Iowa, Missouri. Wisconsin,
Minnesota. Nebraska, North Dakota.
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennes-
see and Arkansas.
1t further states that twenty five
million barrels of cement are made
by the companies annually, which is
80 per cent of the amount manufac-
tured in the middle western states
and IS per cent of the entire output
| Of the United States.
Eight Counts IN Indictment.
There are eight counts in the indict-
| ment charging a combination in re-
straint of trade. conspiracy and a vio-
| lation of the Sherman antitrust law.
Among the concerns named are:
The Lehigh Portland Cement Com
pany, Aetna Portland Cement Com
pany, Alpha Portland Cement Com
pany, Atlas Portland Cement Com
pany, Cape Girardeau Portland Cement
Company, Castalia Portland Cement
~
ment Company. Crescent Portland
Cement Company, Diamond Portland
Cement Company. Huron Portland
Cement Company. Indiana Portland
Cement Company, Kosmos Portland
| Cement Company. Michigan Portland
Cement Company, Newaygo Portland
Cement COMPANY. Peerless Portland
land Cement Company. Universal
Portland Cement Company, VOL
| verine Portland Cement Company.
! the Marquette Cement Manufacturing
Company and the Wellston Iron
! Furnace Company and the Sandusky
Portland Cement Company.
individuals Under Charge.
The, following individuals are
i Gowen and w. Fl. RAIDER of the
! Lehigh Company. Q. j. Lindeman of
the Aetna Company. G. s. Brown,
Charles a. Irwin, W. L. Vites and
A. NJ. Fellows of the Alpha, John r.
Moron. D. FL: Mcfarland and 1. W.
Lewis Of the Atlas: c: l. Harrison
Girardeau, George w. Hackett and
| w. E. St. Clair of the Castalia. David
A. Marks and J. B. Turpin of the
Continental, David NJ. Kirk Of the
Crescent. Lyman A. Reid Of the Dia-
mond, John w. Boardman of the
Huron Aaor1 paclr nf fha India IA
Charles Horner and c. NJ. Clark of
the Kosmos, T. G. Dickinson. Will
liam Dickinson, r. B. Dickinson and
f. A. Dolen Of the Marquette; NJ. 8.
Potter of the Michigan, W. NJ. Hatch
Of the Peerless, John l. Senior and
Newberry, E. j. Mcguire and c. B.
Rogers Of the sandusky: B. F. At
feck and Blaine S. Smith of the
Universal, S. E Stephenson OF the
Weilston Iron Furnace Company, s.
c. Jones and p. Fl. Sweeney and w. E.
Cobean OF the Wolverine.
The corporations and individuals are
all members Of the Midwest Cement
Credit and Statistical Bureau. which
also was named in the indictment.
Result Of Investigation.
The Indictment is the result Of a ma
ton wide investigation into the activi-
ties Of an alleged trust Other inves-
tlSatlOnS OF tue same CoTpOTdtioHS are
being conducted from the office Of At
torney General Daugherty in Washing
ton. 1t was said.
Charles F. Clyne. district attorney.
announced tonight that he will go be-
fore Judge Carpenter tomorrow and ask
for a speedy arraignment and trial of
the individuals. Prosecution Of the in
Gicted persons will De in the hands of
Special Assistant Attorney General
Roger Shale and Special Assistant
United States Attorney Thomas J.
Howe.
Federal Judge George T. Page will!
hear the case within the next few