Evening star., 1923-04-04
ASKSS51,51Q,0lD
Of A|RPLANEM MEN
J. v. Martin Names 28 Cor
porations and SO Individ-
uaIs in Suit.

Suit to recover $51.51o,00o damages
was instituted today in tho Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia by
James ". Martin. trading as the
Martin Aeroplane Factory Of Long
Island. N. Y. against the Manufac-
turers Aircraft Association. Inc.
twenty-seven other corporations and
thirty-eight individuals for alleged
conspiracy to destroy his business
Martin says his business has been
damaged by the defendants to the
extent of $17.o00.o0o. and under the
Clayton trust act he sues for triple
damages of s61.oo0,o00. and an at.
torney's fee OF $4,000. He is rep
resented by Attorney Raymond M
Hudson.
Mr.. Martin alleges that the defend
ant corporations and individuals have
conspired to monopolize the aircraft
trade or commerce among the states
and have become amenable to the
provisions of the antitrust laws. He
tells the court he began his research
work in aeronautics more than TWEEN
ty years ago, and was a contemporary
Of the Wright brothers and Glenn H
Curtiss. and that he invented means
looking to the greater efficiency OF
the flying machine and also made i'm
provements which he claims are indis-
pensable parts Of present-day air.
planes. None Of the defendants has
invented any airplane or device, the
plaintiff asserts.
Makes SeYfous Ch.r~~
The defendants. It Is charged, in
furtherance OF the alleged conspiracy
have slandered the PLAINTIFF. burned
his planes. lied about his accomplish.
ments and destroyed government re.
ports commencing his devices. They
have even made plans against his life
Mr.. Martin says. and have brough,
about the failure of his business In
England. Canada and France.
Among the defendants are Benedic,
Crowell, former assistant secretary OF
war: Howard E. Cofin OF Dayton
Ohio; Sidney D. Walden OF Detroit
Mich; Edward A. Deeds, Harold =
Talbot. Jr.. Charles F. Kettering. al
%,,l3s Of Dayton; Ohio; Ohio; Jesse @ G. Vincent
Maj. Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick. chief OF
the Army Air Service; Richard r
Hoyt. Henry NJ Crane. Benjamin F.
Castle. George H. Houston, Clement
NJ. Keys. all of New York city: rear
Admiral William A. Mofrett director
Of naval aviation: Horace M. Hickam
chief of the information group of the
United States Army Air Service
Frank H Russell of Washington, vice
president of the Curtiss Company
Commanders Hunsacker and Krauss
s.,sscs y s. NJ Tns5maa ho, on H baHsaD Rsne E cn,D
Lester D. Gardner, Caleb s Bragg
John X. Robinson. tr.. Samuel 8
Bradley: James A Blair. jr. Grove,
G. Looming. Albert P; Looming. all OF
New York kres s'E PsnscSi.r Psle:
son. N. J.; william r. Sebherz of East
Greenwich r. l.; Inglls NJ. Uppercu
Of Keyport. N. J.: Roy d. Chaplin
Detroit: Maj. R H. Young. Z. 8. A
Howard c. Blood. Detroit: William
D. Gilmore and r. H Fleet. both OF
Washington, d. c.
Many Corporations Named.
The corporations named include the
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
organized at Washington; the Bur.
CESS Company of Massachusetts,. Boe.
ing Airplane Company of Seattle
Wash; Curtiss Aercplane and Motor
Company Of New York. the Dayton
Airplane Company of Ohio. G. Elias
Bros. Inc, of Buffalo. N. T.; the
Engel Aircraft Company of Ohio. the
Fisher Body Corporation of Detroit
the Gallaudet Aircraft Corporation OF
New York. Goodyear Tire and Rub.
Der Company of Akron. Ohio; l. w
r. Engineering Company OF New
York. Glenn L Martin Company OF
Cleveland. Ohio; Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
Of New York; Packard Motor Car
Company. Detroit: st. Louis Aircraf,
Corporation Of Missouri Sturtevant
Aeropiane Company of Massachusetts
Thomas Morse Aircraft Corporation
of New York, J. G. White & Co. OF
Connecticut. Wright Aeronautical
Corporation of New York, Looming
Aeronautical Engineering Corpora.
tion Of New York. Cox-Klemin Air.
craft Corporation of New York. Hun
Deland Aero Company of New York
Stout Engineering Laboratories OF
Detroit. -Moffatt Company
Inc. of. New York and Standard Aero
CORPORATION of New Jersey