Show liGHT MANTlE TRUST AllEGED ALLEGE D Big Companies Indicted Indict d b by y 4 Federal Jury NEW YORK March 13 The 13 Th The e United Gas Gag Improvement company y the elsbach company compan the Cities Citie ys s Illuminating company Inc and eight t individuals were indicted today by a federal grand Jury on a charge o ot f violating the Sherman antitrust law The indictment was returned a wee week ago but was ordered sealed at th the e request of Attorney General Daugherty Daugh Daugh- erty i I The conspiracy complained of b by y the government was formed in 1904 4 and 1919 and it was charged the conspirators conspirators conspirators con con- gained control of the entire e output output-of of street gas light mantles When n this was accomplished the Indictment t alleges the conspirators boosted th the e price of mantles in more than 20 cities clUes throughout the country Some Som e of the cities have more than 2400 street lights for which gas mantles mantle are used it was alleged I |