Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-22

IN New To'R and a1nes cities ~ 11s
state. ssaI;Azne mere dlscarnf8I-
the Legislature Iaak Notice af charges
rilAI q combination III the building
rEzaEaes Tas haldigE the CONSTRUCTION
Situation IN ! Tks+-lZke grip. ala
ordered Z sweeping ilal1Irv
Nj Ente,rnWer was asked II lake
charge Meeting u uae Civ Ea.a 81
October IL the Js.rI -1gisfE-5v We
CaEnuIl-t4e 70 winch ae vas appoint
Cd counsel proceHt1e.d IL untold from
witnesses tale IF an alleged 'ran-
-r-zsgsigsr llaor gs1Inbine. which re-
called ting reign Of sam Parks. r1r-
ruzt View York .abar at.s4llssr. VIM aied
ii pr1sg7@ Il 1aaE aI1sr having ssEr
convicted If tETprTlnE sums t1sar1
contractors rsn threat IN block tAlei,
WORK Z brides wts--e apI PAID min
Stirred 8T tsss11rnnnw bI,8ugtr gEIr
5T M Cntz1-nF ser VINO prom sgd =
send prices rambliu- by smashing
tsle alleged tr'1sI ana putting these
Grim nails behind the bars N-hEra Eaey
sssunE." Kew xslrkfsrs aEs c,-eatfiuE
13ltsi- way into tsiIr F3au szch aav 1s1t
committee SITS
Al T7-pes are - oe feund ti1t.,s Il
Inc aiuer-naulc c,lazube. AHueui
bankers Insiae g-Erny l4oulars ~ilils
watching al array Of llIllgnaIr-e
builders labor leaders and iqwvts.-s
p&Hs n ann our Of the witness stand
anos- the 1le.xsisss ire si aurnrrlI -
council
Many III -asse Witnesses are s4sel
20 suuir-n undes the vaIley' Of uues-
tauns- Once n : while one pleads IN
merry rs A-- CursH-ay7sr pins him
1igm-r
Far Gods sa..se- NJ CuIerrn -
cnn't sas--nCe me N his a-tsr III
pitired Una contractor VIM mad test
mac 10 rsle domination Of certain m
Tssr'E-s7lE- y8E dun1, want NE - hare
III doar-s c4ttsati with 4 million dbl
lars worth % business On hand. ay
suEwar1nE yoE htse
But. day af-sr day. the fnrz=ss5E=sl-
i40n Eoes an nsts1rxs crowds Of WI
uessss- ana n setlQsion d grand .ul-y
goes arHE testimony rom the 1s.1r-
ing ss4let1s-d 11r is a51Huf5un
Constantly There occurs mention gi
'gode Of ur211lERT This Cripple
1r,-n crxEps guI ever and again among
Cha,Ess Lta1 combinations exist
ZTnpng building men U rssr-ae.- Ont
puts. c1u1r'oi prices anu choke tsa1npt.-
LLnn- One witness ad-uiued mat u
certain .C-zlrie Was centralized he NJ
uun over by q National assac, alton.
E1nneadtso n this testimony - tine
caae Of EIrac1iue" aIiegea "a hive
hesn operated by John T F5eaz.2ck. z
lawvt4r. with sE.vErs1i hundred sut1-
sE.;l bars InUludin cut sfaae alurnb-
NE, heating ana vszn1-lBtzuE contract
ors. IL was g-IHI'EsEi -sla1 +.1Bss JIli3 u
ne man submitted their buds through
a chntraa e.leR-InE house and the wsr.k
was aTlpar-2uDRa.
Through me code" clients were
numbered and calnrv.d g,artls ware
MATED u:iurn notifying them nj ne
status Of el,s5r blGs- Production IF
ne ksy sllatsis ID tsle -1ssf e,1nI.g esLs-l
system YRS 8ra af ttle s.-1sa-lIEus Of
r3r investigation. Mr. FEe.-r-luk
t.tla--lnE that me cards ana a1-er
L.ata ma been s7nian 1r-n-n his mai.
Witnesses testified rtlR- thousands
II dollars we're paid hr clients 70
ET---nck under LaF asGie' and that
: large insurance E1nd" Was EnaIn-
Ia ned by Lhe various Baaidlrlr g-guus.
tho Dur-2use II ws1ictl hus auf b+.an
C1Elia9rtsd-
Running along win the ctla-ras
tsla1 L1nrFr Tte -.castE" connective
bidding was -tlr-zIy11e.d- was 1s.sr9rnfTnr
br rafiIsRs witnesses af uRvns.-s III
stsiysinE thousands cf anilHz~ "a Resb-
e!T r EranaeZl. president af -he
Building Trades Council and ms
waking de;eEazHS.
Er1odaiL vim testified that ne hid
been employed rs q di-3E Clerk II
Providence Z L siEaf yez,-s zz-a. IS
one 0f the highest paid labar leaders
N rtr United States ana has bssssr
described ny wLt2essssz as king
riding contractors with = nira hHna
'Ee Inns publicly denied the eaas-res
but has declined Id return - ne VT
ness stand E11sr ane appearance. al
which time ne ois5tt.ts.d 70 l,fszsg ques-
aune1 Is n ms personal afe"
According In witnesses. Rr-ina.E
had absolute control over the 7a.tAa
union men IN the Building Trades
Council and cuuld STRIKE a 5sh at
azzv I1ne 4 Tae contractor aiei not
Ints4st ms demands. One Witness de-
Glazea T1lET the labur lsEItsr figured
S--iBb q hesr fur himself ON . can
st--acfaDn ifsb. Csn several egscasinrss
IL WIS testified thai Errn1iefl had de-
e3int.d To -2Ee Ss.se or smaller
amounts offered hi1n VITA 1ale state
nt-uT tsIa- le WIS M pLAe.s"
One hesrssw'res.lzlng ctsnfrac1er de-
rta-zad rsIHT ms million dnElar bs1si-
ness" rad .,ssen ruined when ne Yss.-
fused 70 GtHy fr-zbuta.
Throughout me hearings hare
been marked by sliRrp CLASHES be-
tween Mr- I-nfa--nTer and certain
witnesses. including Hefzrscslz ws1B
was declared N conrsznsst ana has Of
atses ralGsa xnr documents which he
haa declined 70 produce.
Mr. TnrEsmrHs II d statement had
Declared that he Is mt wRr-SnE sn
the American Federation or I-absf;