New-York tribune., 1920-11-25

poratiens. whose prices are usually
absolutely uniform"
The wrought iron industry, he said,
was similarly in the hands of two
ether firms. This business, it was tes-
tilted. is practically paralyzed just
plants.
1t developed that jobbers' prices in
this city were usually uniform for
both wrought iron and wrought steel.
A strange story of q monthly luncheon
party was bold by Cornell, at which
about twenty of the biggest firms in
the wrought steel business were repre-
scnted.
There was a time when prices were
Gxed at these luncheons," said Cornell,
but the members have mended their
ways" he added
He admitted, however, that local
prices were changed almost simulta-
neously and were generally uniform.
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the
committee, intimated that Cornell's
firm was the pacemaker in this line,
but this Cornell denied.
More Stories of Graft
More stories of alleged graft paid
to BrindeIl or his agents were told
by Anthony A. Palermo, a brother of
Joseph Palermo, who testified yester-
day. He told of handing over S4.750
for protection against strikes and for
initiation fees for union men.
The legal battle to prevent the COM
rnittee examining the books of the
Builders Supply Bureau was begun by
Mr.. Conboy shortly before the open
ing Of yesterdays session. Conboy is
acting for John A. Mccarthy, member
of the bureau, who is all intimate
~ nj To Ior
Murphy. Mccarthy and Murphy for
merly were business associates. A
member of Conboy's law firm is A. J..
Baldwin, who acted as counsel for Nc
Carthy and Murphy when they were
indicted on charges growing out of
the Hartog glucose litigation.
Mr.. Conboy had obtained a stay from
Justice McAvoy preventing the COM
Inittee from examining the bureaus
books, which Miss O'Dea had been or
dered to produce at yesterdays hear
before the justice and had the stay
vacated. When he returned to the
hesring room in City Hall and called
for Miss O'Dea to take the stand she
failed to appear.
David Asche, an attorney associated
With Conboy, attempted to explain
Miss O'Dea's non-appearance, but I'm
termyer objected. He continued his
attempts to get hearing and Chair
man Lockwood ordered the sergeant
alarms to eject him from the chamber.
Asche was led to his seat.
Mr.. Untermyer then requested that
Miss O'Dea be judged in contempt,
whereupon Chairman Lockwood so or
dered. The necessary papers were
ordered drawn up by Deputy Attorney
General Berger and she will be cited
before Supreme Court justice.
Fails to Find Books
An attache who had been sent TO
Conboy's office to get the books, over
which the battle waged reported that
the books were not there. MIR. Inter
myer was informed later that Conboy
had secured from Justice Page, of the
Appellate Division. an order directing
Mr.. Unternyer and Mr. Berger to show
cause why they should not be stayed
from the examination of witnesses and
papers under subpoena pending an APP
peal from Justice Hotchkss's decision
Of Tuesday which had granted the com
lnittee the right TO proceed
In this connection it developed that
the stay involved Sidney j. Treat;
aecretary of the Ass ociaton Of Dealers
in Masons' Building Materials, the ex-
animation of whose books Conboy also
tried to prevent. After two hours argu-
ment this stay also was vacated by
Justice Page. The appeal from Jus
tice Hotchkiss's decision, however, still
remains to be argued. The committee
expects to have Miss O'Dea on the
stand next Tuesday.
In connection with Cornell's test-
mony on alleged monopolies in the
wrought iron and wrought steel indus
tries it developed that the National
Tube Company, which Mr.. Cornell told
the committee was part Of the United
States Steel Corporation, handles near
ly half of the wrought steel production
Of the country.
1t generally sends out price lists
ahead of the other concerns, which fol-
low with similar ones, he said. The
other two companies which he named
as being of the three. which manufac-
ture rs per cent Of the country s
wrought steel are the Youngstown
Sheet and Tube Company aud the Re
public Iron and Steel Company.
His own business, Cornell said, has
been practically paralyzed so far as
wrought iron is concerned because of a
strike at the plant of the Reading Iron
Company at Reading, Pa. This WAS one
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