New-York tribune., 1922-09-30
23 Bath Fixture
Firms Accused
In Indictment
Also "a individuals Ac-
cused of Violating Anti
Trust Law by Monopoliz-
ing 85 Per Cent of Trade
Part of Housing Inquiry
Fixed Inordinate Price .
and Restricted Sales to
Favorites, Is Charged

Favorites, Is Charged
An antitrust Law Indictment found
several weeks ago. involving firms sup
alying So per cent of the pottery and
porcelain bathroom fixtures used in
this country, including bathtubs, was
,nsealed yesterday in the United
States District Court on motion Of
William Hayward, United States
The indictment is said to be about
he last OF those to be found in con-
nection with the investigation of the
housing situation. Twenty-three firms
and twenty-four individuals who are
sfficers and managers Of them are
camed as defendants. The indictment
vas held under seal while collateral
industry was under investigation.
Thefe are two counts in the indict-
zsent. The first accuses the defend
.:nts as price-fix;ng combination. The
seeond alleges that they restricted the
sale Of their products to q certain
grcup known as Legitimate jobbers." !"
Charged That Competition Was Killed
IL 10 alleged that the association to
which che defendants belong has elm
mated competition In the So per cent
u the trade handled by its members,
iaving agreed upon uniform and arbi-
fary prices for their products
II Is charged also that the policy OF
qstricting the sale of their products to
legitimate jobbers" enables unneces-
exaeted by every handler of bathroom
sare. According &c Mr. Hayward, the
iefendants are bound by rule Of their
asociation from selling goods directly
% builders, architects or contractors.
Manufacturers, it is said, confine
aeir sales to the Legitimate jobbersr
.sho restrict their sales to 1egitims te
alumbers" and 1t is only from the
legitimate plumbers" that builders,
contractors or architects may buy. Be-
'deg the manufacturers profit, there
ore, there must be the profits of the
legitimate jobbers" and the "legiti-
nats plumbers" before even the build
Y or contractor may obtain bathroom
fittings.
This system, II Id alleged, enabled
9ach group to AK prices that were non
profits.
The. case was presented to the grand
sary By David L. Podell, special as
sistant TO the United States Attorney,
WIG said that the defendants will be
SoAieu 1VT Pieholng WlChln Two weeks
and chat the case will be brought on
1or trial at an early date.
The Concerns Involved
The companies indicted are an fol-
Iows:
LOCATION, OF FACTORY
Abingdon, Sanitary Mfg. Co.. Illinois;
Acme sanitary Pottery Co.. New 1s,nsv.
trenton. n j. 0'S'
n J. tSA'oi'' ts's''
sewers gs,gs,,, f9ytery W Co.. West virginia;
ssIs,nrag,ont Ia.H.s t,., ~. va, r., x..,.
de1 y. J.
Ill.
Cochran. .Drugan & Co.. New Jersey;
trenton. n J ,,
ElJsr Co., West virginia; Cameron. W.
|asi Ford CITY Pa
SehoIno saniliary aiin,ay Fottery Co., indiana
hSiamaxoo. Mich.
kokxono SANITARY pottery Co., Indiana;
f9Sviao, .hu; p.. ~
heystons Pottery Co., New jersey;
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1-siapetiy.ilss 1s ~. =,
Yrentnn ! g ooH' eo'' "e~ 'e'ses'
trn.ol. ~ ~
s.1. A9snss = rss, D,au1ocxs ~ oone No' New Jer-
National : fe,fr,es, yo,,ar,en r., rrs,-
ana. EyanryiIla Ina e''eeF'es Co. ino'-
pseiic sanitsry M Msnufactur,nv comnanv
t,aiifnrnia Richmand Caus s So''ip"us'
pcaoiifs pottarw rc,,,nar,, >r., yo~u.
Trsnton 81 E"'' 1Se" Se1seS'
eanitary Earthsnwara snac,s,sr r,r,
,1apy Nev Jsrrev. rrsrgo,. 'tSS0''sS S'i"
standard SANITARY Manmfaetvr;cv e,o,,-
psI,y. New jersey: Kosomo md :. rriSs,,
Ohio '1--' 'ii'"'
This Trenton Pottertes e-oraaa,v Nav
Jersey: Trenton ~ Y "s""
4 UNIVERSAL SANITARY ManufaoYuy,ny r.o,,,-
q parry pennsyiyania Nean l,ast.a tu.'ns ~ Soni-
Wheelns sanisary ssa Ssw Manu- Sssfe, Pa.
pany. West Virginia; Wneeiing' W. Va
Horton Pottery Conananv eShto. Cnu,,
cothe. Ohio. S'' St."' Nhhia-
Tt. ;,xd,,,,
Inc 'hoiViouels indicted are as fol-
lows;
ianas IN n,s..~ .,,
Of the Ab;nrdnn p1fsaens srrssa ana manager
ro,ane, no'nsuoh SANITARY Manufacturing
oI1npany. In
Aen1e sa niter,, Jsts by . Jr" secretary OF the
pan. @ 80, @ottety company
Msnns.c srs g Tllaen president of the 3. O. T.
John " En,vers .,raa ipany;
yo,tar, y. ~, ooMels, pfesloent OF the Bowers
n s,,nSnn a,onnpang; @l
n,er ~ ~ 70 cDooo,ns :, pTssleent and treas
rrbanae o Seiiasn fottery company.
4vsa..,v, ~ narker, secretary and
"sesa!er o, ehe SAicaso Pottery Company.
nh1er =. Drugan. vice e-presidenI OF
,ran-prngsn q Co
Edward v Brigham. v,ce.pres,aent and
t~i HiAilaber Oh 4h1amazc0 Mapufaotur