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Show ALLEGE CONSPIRACY TO GAIN CONTROL OF OIL CLOTH COMPANY Countercharges Are Made By Two Brothers Accused Of Plotting To Burn Plant Trenton,, New Jersey, April 1. Alexander J. nnd Louis J. BImborg. brothers, of Write Plains, NoW York today obtained an order from the Uni ted States district court temporarily restraining William C. Springer and John B. Campbell from disposing of tho assets of the Amorlcan Oil Cloth Company of Salem, New Jersey. An application for a receiver will be disposed of in Newark next Tuesday. Tho Blmbergers are In Jail In default de-fault of $60,000 ball each, charged with counselling tho burning of oil cloth company's plant last week. They nllego their arrests are part of a conspiracy of their associates In business to gain control of the com-pnny. com-pnny. In nffldavit to tho court the Blnv bergs further allege thnt tho purpose of Campbell and Springer was either to rescind tho American Oil Company's Com-pany's contracts with tho Texas Oil Company or to obtain possession of the property of tho American Oil Cloth company at a nominal figure. Milton M. Goldsmith of Now York, icpreaentlng tho Blmborgs in anothor affidavit, alleges tho object of Campbell Camp-bell and Springer In attempting to seize upon tho business of tho Am-' erlcan Oil Cloth Company was to foster a plan of tho Texas Oil Company Com-pany to removo forcibly n competitor from tho oil cloth business, Mr) Goldsmith furthor saya tho Texas Oil Company was back of tho conspiracy It having contracted to furnish raw material to tho American Oil Cloth Company to an amount exceeding !,- 009,000. Tho' liabilities of the company aro placed nt $200,000 and tho assets at $500,000. Tho HImbergs aro charged with having entered Into an agreement with Campbell, tliolr foreman to burn tho plant of tho Amorlcan Oil doth Company for a consideration of $10,- 000. M |