Show I SIXTY sim MilliON L IS ISSUM ISSUM si SUM ASKED fOR lila DIG CONCERNS ARE NAMED IN INA INA INA A COMPLAINT ON TRADE RESTRAINT COMBINE Inventor of Many Electrical Appliances ces ce Demands Demand Redress In Court and Asserts Market For Output Output Out Out- put Is I. Hampered Boston Eight corporations all prominent In the field of radio were made defendants in 10 a suit for which was filed flied in United States district court on behalf of Professor Reginald A. A Fessenden of Newton scientist an and 1 Inventor Professor Fessenden Fes Fes- senden charges that an unlawful combination com corn on the part of the tho corporations corpora in restrain of trade has baa lessened lessen lessen- ed the value of his devices and Inventions inventions so that he Is forced to seek seck redress redress re reo re- re dress In tho the courts The corporations named are the tho Radio Ra Ra- dlo dio Corporation of America tho the General Gen hen eral oral Electric company the Westinghouse Westinghouse Vesting house Electric and Manufacturing company the American Telephone and Telegraph company the United Fruit company the tho Wireless Speciality Special Special- ity Apparatus company and the tho International In In- Radio Telegraph company It Is la alleged by Professor Fessenden Fessenden den that the companies named have combined to refrain from competing in purchasing patents and applications for patents inventions devices apparatus and rights lie IIo further charges that by mutual agreement In combination and for the tho purpose of obtaining these at much less than their fair value they at times have refused to negotiate for tho the purchase of such patents and devices and at other times have offered and now offer otter much less than their fair value value- Ir Professor fessor Fessenden also holds that and devices have been manufactured manufactured man man- and put on the tho market at unprofitable prices Competition he he- asserted assorted has been substantially lessened lessened less less- ened In interstate commerce by the defendant companies and a monopoly monopoly oly ely In part or in whole has been es Cs Professor Fessenden Is best known is Boston Hoston as the time Inventor who developed devel dovel- the submarine signal He lie is 69 59 years old He lie was employed with Edison for a time as an inspecting engineer in the machine works and later as head chemist In the Edison laboratories In May 1912 Fessenden won damages dam dam- egos ages of in federal court here against the National Electric Signalling SignallIng Signalling ing company |