New-York tribune., 1920-12-22
Mason Contractors Will
Dissolve Their Combine
and Roofers Promise
to Mend Their Wavs
Indicted Plumbers
Plead Not Guilty
27Cive SIS, ,OOOBailEach:
Committee to Prosecute
Only Serious Violators

The smashing Of two more building
trades combinations and the arraign-
ment OF the ffty-two individuals and
corporations in the plumbing industry,
indicted Monday for alleged violations
of the Donnelly antitrust law, were
yesterdays developments in the Lock
wood committees investigation Of the
housing situation.
The plumbing contractors, all of
whom had subscribed to the John T.
Hettr'ck "code of practice" scheme of
colusive bidding, appeared before Jus
tice McAvoy, Of the Supreme Court, and
pleaded not guilty. They were re
leased upon payment of $4,000 bail
each. Six of the defendants had
entered bail the day before.
Hettrick, William II. Chapman and
William J. Doran, three Of those &C
cused with the plumbers, have already
been named in previous indictments re-
sulting from the inquiry and are out
on heavy bail. Most Of the other de-
fendants were represented by counsel
twenty-five corporations being among
the accused. December 2S was fixed as
the last day for the making Of motions
or new pleas.
Masons 20 Disband Ring
AT yesterdays session Of the Lock
wood committee Thomas =. Kennedy
president of the New York Mason
Contractors Association, Inc, an
nounced that his organization, which
had been fixing prices on mason and
concrete work, would disband. This
would include the abrogation OF an
agreement which, he said, the asso-
citation had with union workers, where
by no union mason could work for a
not member of the asso-
citation. From now on, he said, the
mason contractors would be free lances
and engage in active competition.
Member contractors in the Compost
tion Roofers and Waterproofers' Asso-
ciat on also have decided to reform
their organization. Edward j. Lee.
secretary told the committee that steps
had already been taken to elm nate
all Objectionable regulations and to re-
move all distractions to free compc-
tition.
Investigation of the activities Of The
Association of Manufacturers Of Metal
Covered Doors and Windows was be-
gun In this connection. q Code OF
Ethics governing the conduct of men,
bers OF the organization was pro-
duced as evidence, from which it was
shown that system o price fixing
had been employed. Witnesses testi-
forced An inner ring of five mem
bers, it was said, had been dissolved
The Indictment again the plumbers
contained the names of thirty-nine wit
r.esses who gave evidence before the
extraordinary grand jury. Most of
these witnesses were members Of the
Cut Stone Contractors Association, who
were in the Hcttrick lime tone ring. A
few of the witnesses were plumbing
contractors.
List of Those Indicted
The list of the individuals and cor
porations accused includes William
W Wallace, 261 West Twenty-fifth Street;
Michael j Canavan, address unknown;
David Deigan, Thomas +. McCaul. John
j. Faiihee, Eighty Street and
Lexington Avenue: Wilson G. Cornell,
Edward Slosson, Morris Jarcho and
Jacob Jarcho, both of 35S West Thirty
first Street; Joseph II. Jasper, Frank
B. Lasscttc, l0Sth Street and Broad =
way; Jeremiah L. Murphy, same adj
dress; James McCullagh. Isidor Pol
lack, John c. O'Ncill, Milton Schnaier.
Crank j. Fee, Charles A. Murphy, Pat
rex f. Kenny, Monroe NJ Golding,
Harry Hemlin, Herbert Smith. James
Connolly. George Connolly, John T.
itettrlck, William J. Doran and Will
ann Il. Chapman, the last two business
agents Of the Plumbers Union and
leu tenants of Robert p Brindell.
Alexander Bryant Company, Canavan
\ Deigan, Falihee & McCaul. Inc; w. G.
Cornell Company, Hopkin Plumbing
Corporation, Jarcho Bros, Inc; j. ri.
Jasper, Inc; Lassettc g. Murphy, Inc;
James McCullagh Company, Pollock &
D 'Nelll, Inc; Milton -Schnaier Contract
ing Corporation. Wells & Newton Com
pany, William Young Plumbing Com
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