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MaddeivatoiAftE MULCTED TOTAL 0^ mU. 000 FOE VIOLATION OF i : : SHERMAN LAW ' -Rlt;?dWaiteracclderEd/jWstopperat,, theStartedclbwrt.,iireakitWaltershovelsjust -be(By Oaited Press teaserl ,Wire).. Chicago, III.► June iQ^Eighty-two , furniture manuCaqlurers pl^ad -guilty ’ cauglit iif violation ot the Sherman antitrust |atf ugij law arid were' fined .amounts; totaling iof stUt$186,0.00- ••.:y.;A .. ;Tbose pleading, guilty /today -were manufacturers of household furni*Injuryshovel lower iture and;case, goods. ^Manufacturers-j the miOf ohftirR nnfl * hi trtrc ' rkla/^ail | tllQ . %vi'of chairs and refrigerators pleadedguilty-previously.,.The finer imposed today brought the-., total amount since the govern-;;.started its investigation of the - furniture industry to $420,000; ; '.. According to Roger Shale, special I hor rlbfc . ^ assistant attoimey general in charge I some t J;. ' of the investigation, 'many of the iiO j .manufacturers who did, not. plead pQ^jUjpshovel. lotver J and he by the his bacguilty are expected- to. come: into line 7 arid admit violations . rather than, stand trialj... The, manufacturers fined . today, r ep-refeCntmany -states.--throughout, the • 'east and midiiiewestIncludes Many Rockford Men ThoSe fined $5,000 Include: Qlobe-Bosae-World Furniture’ company, Evansville, Ind,' Rockford Furniture compnay, Rockford, III.Skandia Furniture company, Rock* ■'.. ford, 111.. -Un'ibn Furniture company, Rock*' ford, Ul.... ' '■■Those fined $4,000 include: ,Ertiplr6 Manufacturing company,. Rockford, III. - '• - Olbrich Golbeck company j Chicago. V. :-.i-Rockford Chair Furniture com*■ pany; Rockford, III*'Rockford National*Furniture corn-' (By-Chicaformersel, Jacdent of merit b n.ouricec pany., iin Jrc) office hvilysierj(By. Chica,iCostello
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Freeport Journal Standard

Freeport, Illinois, US

Fri, Jul 10, 1925

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