Show SIXTY SIXT MillION IS ISSUM SUM ASKED FU FOR BIG CONCERNS CONCERNS' ARE NAM NAMED ED IN INA INA INA A COMPLAINT ON TRADE RESTRAINT COMBINE Inventor of Many Electrical Appliances ces Dem Demands Redress In Court and Asserts Market For Output Output Out Out- put Is Hampered Boston Boston- Eight corpora corporations lions all prominent in the field of radio were made defendants in a suit for which was filed In United States dIstrict district court on behalf of Professor ProCessor Reginald A. A Fessenden of Newton scientist and Inventor Professor Fessenden Fessenden Fes Fes- senden charges that an unlawful combination combination com com- on tho the part of the corporations corporations corpora corpora- in restrain of trade has lessened lessen lessen- ed tho the value of his devices and inventions inventions so that he ho is forced to seek redress redress redress re re- re- re dress in the courts The corporations named arc aro the Radio Radio Ra Ra- dio Corporation of America tho the General General General Gen Gen- eral Electric company the Westinghouse Westinghouse Vesting house Electric and Manufacturing company the American Telephone and Telegraph company compan the United Fruit company compan the Wireless Special Special- Speciality ity Apparatus company and the International International In In- Radio Telegraph company It is alleged by Professor Fessenden den that the companies named have combined to refrain from competing in purchasing patents and applications applications for patents inventions devices apparatus and rights Ho further charges that b by mutual agreement In combination and for the purpose of obtaining these at much less than their fair value they at times have refused to negotiate for Cor the purchase of such patents and devices and at other times have ha offered and now offer much less than their fair Calr value value- Professor Fessenden also holds that and devices have been manufactured manufactured man man- plan and put on the market at unprofitable prices Competition he asserted has been substantially lessened lessened lessened less less- ened In interstate commerce by the defendant companies and a monopoly monopoly monopoly oly in part or in whole has been es es- es- es Professor Fessenden Is best known is Boston as the tho Inventor who developed developed developed devel devel- the submarine signal He is 59 years old He Ho was employed with Edison for a time as an Inspecting engineer in the machine works and later as head ch chemist mist In the Edison laboratories In Ma May 1912 Fessenden won damages damages dam dam- ages of in federal court here against the National Electric Signalling Signalling Signally ing company |