South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-18

lcoNTINUED FROM FACE oNEl
N audience that the pubic s.s-
sion ~f0r the day was over as the
committee would GO into executive
Session 90 Fgt.le the matter.
what value any man who is u1-
der indictnenL guay bC in leading
e. the CONVECTION nf otnefs more
guilty men, said Sir t1reraTer -n
pr0tes.inE the Kapl8u motion
"what evidence hc may have against
any. of these men, whom we can
convict. now weak 81 how slrOng
our --ideuce may be! what the va
riOus considerations may be affect
ms any aau or set OF men or coz
poratiou are matters tnat cannot
I1sslbiy be within the purvlew OF
tho knowledge Of this committee.
sen Kapian at first declined 90
60 into executive session o. discuss
the matter, and engaged in a warm
verbal duel with sen. Lockwood,
who declared that the Responsible
IT, in criminal proceedings rested
in the courts
They have wilfully rulcted the
cts out Of millions Of dollars and
should be- jailed. protested kap-
Ian .who finally decided 20 join his
colleagues ia the executive session,
whore his appeal was ovcrru.ed.
Casts Dissenting Vote.
At the executive session Sen. Kap-
Ian cast the only dissenting vote
against the resolution but stated he
appfpved that part OF the statement
exprf ssing the fullest confidence in
counsel and congratulated them
upoa the wonderful results pro
duced.
When the stone cutters later ap-
pCared "a court, John Il. Hettrick,
former counsel for the association.
and alleged promoter of the stone
ring3' who was indicted with the
% was not present He Will go
20 trial
In asking IenIency for the defen-
dants. their counsel said:
This had been no combination Of
prosperous concerns 20 boost prices
or profiteer. On the contrary, 1t
has been q desperate and ill-advised
effort 10 keep a falling business go
ms No one OF these concerns show
"a net profit Tor the period Of the
last five years"
Supreme Court Justice HOtchlliss
Friday assigned a show-cause order.
return3hle Dec %, before Justice
COhalen. why a change of venue
should not be granted for the trial
OF Robert =. Briudel, president of
the building trades council, who has
been indicted for extOrtion and at
tempted extortion from builders
Asks Change of Venue.
BrindelI. who = now under $780,
600 hail asked the change of venue
on the ground that he cannot get
a fair trial in this county because
Of the activities going on in the
building trades investigation.
The application also asked that
there be "a stay OF all proceedings
against BrinOeu and his associates
pending zhe decision of the court
on the writ.
Ebert III. Gary. chairman of the
United States steel corporation, in
a statement Issued here late Friday
absoived the american Bridge COM
pany from ans irregular practices
in reference TO the committees in
vestigauOn Of the structural steel
industry.
Il have not had the opportunity. %
Mr. Gary said, Ito read the fuI pro-
cecdings before the committee, but
! believe full investigation of the
subject matter viii show that moth
ms has been done by the American
Bridge company concerning the
matter which is contrary TO law or
in any respect eprehensible-ce
tainiy not with the knowledge or
approval OF the officers Of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation or Of
the American Bridge company"