New-York tribune., 1920-12-03

arranged that Mazzola, the delegate
was to get 5000 week, and a resolu-
ton was adopted voting him the
money. The money was entered on the
books of the association as somebody
dead and sent him q bouquet Of flow
ers'"
5000 For Banquet"
At the second meeting. Mazzola was
given another $500 and this was entered
on the books "for a banquet" although,
said Brescia, no banquet ever was
given. Brescia said ne protested time
and again against these payments and
finally was ruled out Of the association
because of his oppositions.
All this time, he said, he was doing
work for much less than that decided
flea that he refused to submit his con-
tracts for examination Of the organiza
TONS officers, in accordance with the
associa tions regu ations.
During the VIZ very little work was
done in this industry. but in March
1919, his troubles began again. He
t~ld of a job he was working on at
l14tl Street ali how day after he
got started his stone mas MS had been
called out by Mazzola. When Brescia
protested Mazzola he testified replied
well, you don't belong to the asso-
citation and you want TO keep all the
money in your own pocket" Mazzola
he added, then told him he could start
work if Brescia would fix him up.
Brescia said he agreed to give him s10
a week, but Mazzola said it "wouldn' t
pay for his gasoline" "Prctty soon,
went on Brcscia, che was asking for {,
partnership in my business, but | final
~ decided not to give him nickel
Brescia said he was at this time occu-
pied on the construction Of 250 two
family houses, but that Mazzola car
ried out his threat to drive h m out of
business, and, after calling st Ike after
strike 0n him, he finally had to give
the Job up.
"When asked him why he did this .
said Brescia, che answered he got his
orders from the Stone Masons' Con
tractors Association"
Brescia said he had not been able
to get any more work since last Octo-
ber and that all his equipm mt, amount
ing to $4,000, was lying idle Through
the pres sure Of Mazzo and the con
tractors association, he says, he has
lost work agsrcgating more than $3.50,
600. he did not know whether the
stone Masons Local Union, No. "a, was
member of the Building Trades
Council but said he frequently saw
Robert p. Brndell, the head Of the
council, in company Of Mazzola.
Penny Makes Denials
Joseph Penny, chairman of the
Builders Supply Bureau, recalled yes
tcrday as witness, denied that he had
instructed Miss O'Dea to destroy the
quotation cards of the bureau.
He denied any knowledge of the
whereabouts Of the ndex book in VII ch
are supposed to have been noted the
receipt of the quotation cards of the
bureau. The book is not among the
documents produced 5y officials Of the
organization.
Treat who is secretary of the as
sociation of dealers in masons' build ng
materials, adm tied destroying cob
solete' recor0s of the association in
July, 1919. He said he knew from
newspaper reports that the District
Attorney was Investigating the opera
tlons of The association at the t me.
lie said he destroyed the correspond
cnce because he was moving his office
and had to make room for new records.
Asked if he knew it WAS d criminal
otfensa TO destroy documents while the
District Attorney was making an in
restigston, he replied; 81 did not know
81 the Investigation, except through
the newspapers"
Regarding the activities of the New
York Lumber Trade Association, OF
which he is clerk, he said the as
sociation changed its bylaws because
.ney were obso etc Asked if he thought
the section of the cid bylaws plac ng
ST as minimum charge for handl ng
thousand feet Of sp~uce timber was
price fixing, he said; yes; if it was
out into effect"
Daniel J Murphy, assistant auditor
Il the Office Of Arthur b Hammond
the accountant who periodically exam
incd The books of the Builders Sup
rly Bu eau. testified that the files OF
tie bureaus correspondence were
missing. and thought "M Hammond
took them out Hest with him. as he
usually carries current reports With
I lim' "Mqybe," he added, "he took
them with him because Of this investi~
CATION"
How the Bureau Operated
Miss Schm It, who Is al prcesnt sec
Ietary Of CommiSs soner Of Charities Bird