Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-23
SECRETARY IS IN CONTEMPT
Officer Of Rnsinssi Mems Association Must
Produce the Books.
MTlRN,TN. S 10 co 10 COuNIY lNl
Toll Hanson sells Calumet Restaurant
"a w. >. BaIdun aud Rom MILLER,
whO say They win Run
a. Nonunion.

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= b. Branch, secretary OF the Business
Mems association, was found guilty OF
contempt OF court yesterday afternoon IN
falling to produce the books and papers OF
the association before Calvin G. VAientin.
notary public. who is taking dispositions An
support of the cross-compialnt Of the Wait.
en- union in the injunction case.
~ the beginning OF the nearing before
the notary public a subpoena duces tecum
was issued for Mr.. Branch. He appeared
in person, but without the books. sayina
that they had been turned over To II. a.
M%ahoney, counsel of the association. ana
were no longer In the custody of the score
tary. A motion was made by the attorney |
for the cr-oss-conplainant to have the wit
ness committed for contempt. Arguments
upon the motion were heard Thursday ana
decision Of the notary reserved until 81
O'Clock Friday. At that time he decided
that the secretary of the association was
In contempt and should be committed 70
jail until such time as he obeyed the SUBJ
poena.
commitment Held Back.
AS soon as the decision was announced
and before the order Of commitment was
signed, Mr.. Gains. one of the attorneys for
the association, said that probable Mr..
Mahoney would produce the books ana
papers today, but he would not say posi-.
lively that, IL would be done. He asked
that the order be not signed until It was
seen that Mr.. Mahoney would not produce
the books today, but the notary signed the
order upon the sheriff TO commit the wit.
ness. saying that It would not be served
until 2 o'clock today, when il the books and
papers were reduced It would not be en-
forced. The taking Of testimony was post
poned until 2 O'Clock today, after Mt.
Branch had said that no secret
cations were had between the association
and It's members other than letters ad-
dressed personally to the members.
Calumet Restaurant sold.
For $4,000 cash Tolf Hanson yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock sold his Douglas
street restaurant, the Calumet, to w. s.
BalduT and Rome Miller, who announce
that they VIII give II their personal atten-
ton When asked what they propose to
do in the matter OF employees they an
svSered that they propose to stand on
the platform of the Business Mems asso.
citation, employing help at their own dis
erection and without discrimination"
The sale transaction is said to have oc-
cupied less than fifteen minutes. Mr.. Han
son, after Il was completed, made the
abatement that after adjusting minor at
fairs in Omaha he will leave for a long
contemplated visit in California, to be of
Indefinite length.
More Transfers mt Work.
Except for 6ne more settlement secured
by the teamsters no changes marked the
progress Of local strikes yesterday. The
tea msters, on a verbal agreement with the
Omaha Transfer company, 1914 Howard
street. have adjusted all differences with
that concern and sent their twenty drivers
hanL M uvOrk fhare In the aattlpunanl.
which accords recognition of the Team
Drivers union. the latter eliminated the
clauses relating to boycotts and SYM
pathetic strikes and compromised on over
time provisions.
This, as all other settlements made with
teamsters, has the approval OF the Bust
ness Mems association" says ]. a.
Sunderland. chairman of the associations
press com,nIttee. 1.-THE agreements all In
volve the provision that no discrimination
ia to be made between union and nonunion
men in employing help"
The iourneymen horseshoers who have
been placed on the idle list because they
and the master horseshoers could not agree
on the label proposition. are laying their
wires for starting several union shops In
he city. pursuing similar plans adopted
by the teamsters and laundrymen Their
plans are not yet matured.
The TeamGterS transfer CoMpdhgt az
! cording to II. L. wilcox, treasurer of the
Nsunion. n crowded with business. sending
out additional teams as fast as 1t can get
them. More teams are wanted.
No new features have presented them
Y selves In the restaurant workers anairs.
The Calumet, the largest restaurant In the
city, Is still closed and the One Minute and
schiitz are operating with short forces.
Work sent by the Laundry Workers
union TO their cooperation plant at Platts-
mouth win be delayed in return. owing to
the aood which overtook that city Wednes-
day night.
business Wen Make statement.
! J. A. sunderland, chairman Of the press
oomrnittee Of the Business Mems associa-
ton. replies to the statements made by L.
v. Guye, chairman Of Central Labor union
arbitration committee. In an interview pub
llshed in The Bee. Mr.. Sunderland says;
referring to MI. Guye's declaration that
the Business Mems association has been
aggressive from the FIRST and must accept
the responsibility for the prolongation OF
the struggl which now seems far from an
end the press COMMITTEES OF the Business
Mems association calls attention to the fact
that all OF the strikes, both for alleged
grievances and those called In sympathy,
were inaugurated and have been carried on
by various organizations OF union labor and
the responsibility OF longer continuing them
must be borne by such unions.
'The Business Mems association has been