The evening world., 1918-11-13

WOULDN'T LIKE TO BE CALLED
DUMMY PRESIDENT.


DUMMY PRESIDENT.
President Hallock OF the New York
Consolidated said he received a SAL
AIRY as President OF the company.
which is a subsidiary of the BrooA-
iyn Rapid Transit Company, but All
mittcd that all lie did for his pay wGs
to attend the monthly meetings ard
preside"
You preside and do as you are
told?" asked Mayor Hylan.
81 wouldn't like to say that" re-
piled lIallock.
~ don't intend to be offensive,
but aren't you what is known as
a dummy PRESIDENT" asked Dis
triet Attorney Lewis.
II wouldn't like to be called
that" replied HaIloek.
Lewis read the bylaws OF the com.
pany to the effect that the President
was to exercise general supervision
but Hallock said he never exercised
general supervision, and admitted he
had never exercised control over tn.
maintenance or operation of the sys-
TEN.
ITO whom do you look Tor ordersH'
asked Mayor Hylan.
The witness replied that he took
different matters up with c. d. Me-
neeley. Treasurer. and j. IL, Ben
nington, Secretary.
Hallock testified. in answer to a
month nc gave to, the interest OF
the company, that he only attended
the monthly meetings. He presided
at these meetings and saw that all
business was transacted. Resolutions
were prepared and he had nothing
to do with them. He did not know
how many miles the road operated
or the value Of certificates OF in
debtedness.
"Who placed you in the position
you hold?" asked Mr.. Lewis.
81 can't recall. 1t was a long time
ago" replied Hallock.
IidllpCh Sd-u nc was lHASiNs'Nu i
real estate, and at one time bought
a piece of property for the b. r. T
at Walnut and Centre Streets AT
public auction under instructions
from Col. Williams, who fixed The
maximum prices he was to bid.
TREASURER OF q, r. T. SAYS HE
RECEIVES TEN SALARIES.
C. d. Meneely, Vice President and
Treasurer of the New York Consoli-
dated, also Treasurer of the B. i. T
and Treasurer OF all the other oper,
ating companies and some Of the
business companies, was called. III
said his salary was divided amonl
ten of the companies, he being paid IL
ten different vouchers As Vice Pres
ident he q. KID vouchers in the alb
ssnce OF the President and as Treas
urer paid the vouchers which he haC
| o. K.'d, "whic is IL bad practice,
know" he said,
He said he attended various meet
ings of the different companies.
How do you keep track of then
| ALE" asked Mayor llylan.
Rather difficult, Your Honor, bu
| | manage to do IT," replied Meneely
District Attorney Lewis brough
| out the fact that the presidents .
! thhe various companies except thoB
of which Williams personally /
president were not known as activ
presidents.
In the case OF these gentlemen,
Moneely said, 'you might call thcl
dummies or rather figure heads"
j, II. Bennington. Secretary of tn
New YORK Consolidated, aud numcmI
ous other subsidiaries Of the B. Il, T
said President llallock of the Con
sOljdated, signed papers for him fhrC
or four times a year Usually, he sal,
no saw Hallock only at the MONTH
Board meetings.
l.. :. Gritiing, Assistant Gran
chief of the brotherhood of Locomc
tive Engineers, told of the nCgutia
tios preceding the strike. lie went {
Washington, lac said, and oonsulte
with the War Labor Board in regar
TO 20 discharged employees. lie rs
turned TO Brooklyn, and on Oct