The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-28
|KEOKUk man WINS
/ FIGHT WITH AGENT
Dr.. Lloyd s. LourIe Dened so-called
Business Representative Of
Electricians Union and
10 Victor.
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Special Federal Jury VIII Look Into
Deals Which Are Said to
Have Taken
Place.
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SO-called business agent OF an cleo
tricians union in Chicago, and won
his fight after 146 other dentists and
doctors are alleged to have Kicked
I'M Is graphically told In the Chicago
Herald yesterday The man was DIR.
Lloyd s. Lourie. He refused to pay
fee alleged to have been demanded
by the business agent. Other doctors
and dentists had. When the current
was shut OF, DR.. Lourie told the
business agent he would have current
for his motor, or he would bring every
dentist and doctor in the building as
q witness against the agent.
The Herald is back OF fight on So
called business agents of Chicago
unions. So much evidence has been
dug up that special grand jury has
been called to investigate the deal
ings and the federal authorities are
back of the probe. According to the
Herald's story 14s doctors paid the
fees demanded before they could have
Juice for their engines. Dr. Lourie
refused, and how he conducted his
fight is told in the following:
How Dr. Lourie Fought.
Details Of how an editor defended
his property with shotgun and q
dog against extortionists; how a gar
age kept watchman armed with q
shotgun for week and then lost the
fight, and how an electricians union
representative held up at least lag
physicians and dentists before he
would let them install small electrical
switchboards we're made known yes
terday.
Dr. Lloyd IS. Lourie was the 147th
doctor. He rebelled and won. The
others kicked I'M This is DR..
Lourie's story:
"The first man who moved into
the Marshal Field Annex ONCE build
ing had small electrical switchboard
on his dental engine nearly set up.
He was approached by the business
agent. 81
".That's non-undon wired board.
You'll have to have the wiring taken
out and rewired by union men II you
want 1t in this building the dentist
was told.
"How much will 1t COST" asked
the dentist.
Makes Money Demand.
ooh, about S. was the reply. I'll
tell you; give me the S. and 1t can
go in as it Is
"The doctor paid So did eighty
five others who followed him in. !
am informed on unquestionable
authority the same thing happened
to fifty-nine dentists and physicians
who moved into the Boulevard build
ing at Washington street and Michi-
gan avenue.
"a man named Alderman think
it's Ben-and who said he was busi-
ness agent of the electricians, came
to me for my So
"'Does that pay for installing 1t IN
my dental engine?' asked.
"T should say not; that's to let
YOU nut a non-unton machine in a
union building he said.
"'What make is my engineer ask
ed him.
az dom know that, but ! do know
this: You come across with IS or you
don't get it wired
Current 10 Cut of.
"sAll right: I'll wire 1t myself l
said. and l did wire it. Then my cleo
trio current was cut off. l met Acker>
man three days afterward.
Getting any juice for your mot
Org he asked. said wasn't getting
any
"Well, you know why, don't you?
How are you going to get juice unless
you come across like the rest?
ga Alderman I said, I'm going to
have that juice back without more
than an hours delay or I'll have every
doctor in this building as witness
and prosecute you for conspiracy and
attempt at extortion Now, that's the
last word
stTbo electricity was turned on