Evening star., 1925-07-25
155 ARE INDICTED
IN FURNITURE CASE;
FALLING IS SOUGHT
Terms for individuals and
Fines for Concerns Aim in
Trust" Suit.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 25.-New indictments
against 155 corporations and indiyid-
uals in the furniture cases in which
the Government charges violations of
the Sherman anti-tryst act were re-
turned today in Federal Court.
The addition of many individuals
connected with the associations of fur
niture manufacturers and the rein
dictment of many corporations would
permit imposition of Jail sentences
upon conviction of the individuals, as
well as assessment of fine on the com
panies, it was explained by Roger
Shale, special assistant to the United
States Attorney General.
The corporations named in the new
indictments We're those manufactur-
ing dining room and bedroom furni-
ture, who were named in the original
indictments returned several weeks
ago and failed to appear and enter
pleas of guilty. Mr.. Shale said that
approximately one-half of the mem
bers of the National Alliance of Fur
niture Manufacturers have already
entered pleas of guilty and paid fines
in excess Of $780, ,000. For the other
cases he promised every effort would
be made to bring them to an early
trial.
Eastern Concerns Named.
Among the corporations and indi-
viduals named in the dining room fur
niture division were Burrows Bros.
Co., Picture Rocks. Pa: Crandall Ben
nett-Porter Co, Montoursville, Pa:
Crescent Furniture Co, Warren, Pa;
Easton Furniture Manufacturing Co.
of Talbot County, Easton, Md; Hem
sing Manufacturing Co, Souderton,
Pa; Home Furniture Co, York. Pa;
keystone Furniture Co. of Williams
port, South Williamsport, Pa; Henry
Kraan Furniture Co., Inc, Philadel-
phia, Pa; Long Furniture Co, Han
over. Pa
Montour Furniture Co, Montourville,
Pa; Mount Wolf Furniture Co., Inc,
Mount Wolf, Pa; Muncy Furniture
Co., Muncy, Pa; Penn Furniture
Manufacturing Co., Montgomery, Pa;
Reliable Furniture Cos of Baltimore
City. Baltimore, Md; Shrewsbury
Furniture and Manufacturing Co.,
Shrewsbury, Pa; Standard Table Co .
Jamestown, n. Y; Henry c. Steuland
Sons, Inc, Buffalo, n. Y.
individuals Indicted
1nQlNldudlS tulnlng room group
Ernest S. Burrows, president Burrows
Bros. Co.; Charles Z. Bennett. presi-
dent CrandalE lEBennett-P Porter Co.; Ed
ward Spooner. treasurer general man.
ager, Cron-Kills Co.; William H. Kemp,
secretary-treasurer, Easton Furniture
Co. of Talbot County; NJ, j. Hintsala,
secretary, Faribault Furniture Co;
William S. Hemsing, president. Hem
sing Manufacturing Co.; J. l.. Gerber,
president, Home Furniture Co.; Val
entine c. Luppert, president, Keystone
SCreely, president, Henry Kraan Furni-
ture Co. Inc: Harry c. Naill. secretary,
Long Furniture Co.; Benjamin A
Harris, treasurer, Montour Furniture
Co.; 1. Park Wogan, manager, Mt
Wolf Furniture Co., Inc; Harry P
Rogers, president, Muncy Furniture
Co.; William A. Smith. president, Penn
Furniture Manufacturing Co.: John
G.. Mohlenrich, president, Reliable
Furniture Manufacturing Co. of Bal
timore City; John Z. Keller, secretary
treasury, Shrewsbury Furniture and
Manufacturing Co.; John E. Boher, CO.
partner, Boher & Hosfeld; John
Henry Heilman, co-partner, A. H.
Heilman & Co; Richard J. Keppel,
sole owner, Keppel & Co.; George w
Schultz, sole owner, George W.
Schultz Furniture Co.; Arthur c.
Brown, secretary, National Alliance
of Furniture Manufacturers: William
H. Coye, agent, National Alliance of
Furniture Manufacturers.