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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-11

interests but the interests OF the church
and influencing others so to act" He
said that the church had been weakened
financially by the withdrawal of many
wealthy members who took sides with
Mrs Stetson, and that perhaps some OF
the trustees felt that his salary. $4,000.
year, was too large for them to pay.
He also believed he said, that one or
two members of the board were strongly
| Influenced by the Stetson element, know
| ingly or unknowingly"
Clarence A. Barnes, the Boston lawyer
who assisted the twenty-six Stetsonites
to regain their membership in the
church here by virtue OF a mandamus
writ issued by the Supreme Court with
| the consent ofthe trustees. went to
Providence yesterday.
Informed that the other followers of
Mrs. Stetson ousted for 'non-attend
ance" would now try to get back. George
C. Franciscus said last night that they
would not have to take legal action
For, he said. If the ousted members
made formal application for reinstate-
ment and gave assurance that they had
observed thhe rules of the church the
trustees would accept their word with
out question and would reinstate Them
He also said that, the twenty-six who
won reinstatement on Thursday could
have gained their point without going to
the courts.
In behalf of the Christian Science
Committee on Publication. Of SO Wander
bilt avenue. Albert F. Gilmore sent to
THE New YORK HERALD yesterday a
letter which he said corrected assertions
in the statement of Mr.. Barnes. published
yesterday. He wrote:
1.-THE allegation that Mrs. Stetson was
removed from membership in the Mother
Church because she stood for certain
fundamental teachings of Christian
Science has no1 basis whatsoever in fact.
The charges upon which she was re-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-11
Check Thief Defrauds
Restaurants of $4,000

BOSTON, Dec. 10. - Stolen
lunch checks, punched to in
dictate the purchase of frugal
meals and rendered lunch room
cashiers with the corresponding
few cents cash in place of authen-
tic checks for bountiful ;epasts,
are said by the police to have
cost chain lunches in this city
$4,000 in the last three months.
Chester A. Smith, an employee
of the Waldorf lunch system,
was arrested to-day charged
with larceny and conspiracy to
defraud after inspectors said he
had sold to them roll of 1000
lunch checks.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-11

could get into the sacred fold once ne
had underbid a member.
IT did everything under heavens to try
TO make amends. but 1t was no use.'
Petigor testified and related. and related
how he had begged TO be allowed to
become member of the association and
continue In business. 1t did him no
good. The iron hand OF discipline was
laid heavily upon him and he went
Awn.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-11
No Shopping for Contracts.

Letters and other documents were
read showing how the rules we're ap-
piled to specific cases. There Is ped
ding clause" which prevents contractors
shopping around for contracts.
THAT is crime prohibited by your
association
1T IL not desired"
Minutes OF the associations meetings
and letters OF complaints from contrnc-
tors were read to show how the trust
operated to prevent undesirable persons
not In the ring getting labor.
THE firm OF Cork e. Zicha In Rrool.lyn
was guilty OF violating your code in bid
ding below your members for work on
the Kings County Court House. was Il
not7" Mr.. Wallstein asked. The witness
said that was so. but that the firm was
reinstated.
The union was made the enforcement
agency OF Judgment reached and an
nounced by your association. isn't that
soT' The witness said Il was.
Mr. Wallstein questioned Fortig re-
gardlng the payments made by the asso-
citation TO the three Indianapolis labor
leaders for special expenses and In
formation" The witness said the lead
ers came here and saved the contractors
time and the expenses OF trips and we're
therefore entitled TO payment Mr.. Wall
stein insisted the sums were gifts 20 the
lubor leaders.
These were gifts were they not?'
counsel asked.
GIFTS for expenses" the witness In
sisted.
was II not the purpose In framing
the vouchers as they we're framed TO
conceal the fact that these payments
we're made to those gentlemen?''
Yes"
why was Il necessary to conceal
themg
I'VE thought II best to do 80"
The hearing will be continued next
Tuesday WHEN the committee will inquire
into the steel and open shop questions
concerning which there y htter trade
and vnlns eseiin& A-.---
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-11
Cannot Avoid Middlenan.

eff that a man who wants to put up
a building of marble, wants to go out
and get II from quarry and save the
middle man, he can't do 1t, can he?"
The witness said that was a fact.
The Building Trades Employers AS
ISOLATION acts for Marble Association
in making agreements with the Brindall
Council, the witness said. The docu-
ments were read into the evidence. This
limits the union labor that can be en-
ployed and gives, the association abso-
lutte jurisdiction, he witness admitted.
The association Issues the courtesy
card. Mr. Fertig. II looks on the sur
face like fine ethical practice. but the
witness admitted II was adamantine in
its binding force to give member of
the association all the work on job
he starts. Several such instances were
cited.
Two remarkable provisions OF the by
laws of the Marble Association were
read. One provided that no person or
firm who had ever knowingly figured
on or taken work" previous TO his APP
piication to membership that is not rec
ognized as regular In the trade juris-
diction ever could be admitted to men,
bership, and any member expelled could
vote.
THAT means II a man from New Jer-
soy should take Job here and after
ward should come here he could not get
into your association"
"It would so imply"
ANY man In this country could not
get into your association IL he ever fig
ured on work here?"
yes"
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Not content with exacting tremendous
profits for their own product the Marble
Association contractors fixed the rate
or wages charged TO builders and kept
the difference between the sum collected
and the actual wages paid to the work.
men. Here Is the scale as worked out
On May /, 1920:
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In addition, the marble contractors
added a 10 per cent charge for all
supervision. which was collected over
and above the profit on wages That
, is. the levy was 10 per cent added TO
the S25.75 paid settlers and helpers
making the actual cost to the builder
for that item of days work $3.50. The
same rule applied all down the line.
Upward of IS, 900, possibly as much as
$1,000. was paid by the Marble Associa-
ton in the last two or three years TO
three officers of the International Coun-
Gil OF the Masons, Bricklayers and Plas-
terers' Union of Indianapolis, Mr.. Fertig
said. Numerous checks covering pay
ments of from $500 to $500 were Of
fered in evidence by Leonard Wallstein,
who carried on part of this examination.
The witness Said the payments were for
expenses and information, but the ad-
mission finally was made that they were
"gratuities." The three labor men
named are William J. Bowen, Thomas e.
Preece and J. William Dobson, secretary
of the union.
Before the hearing started yesterday
Mr.. Unterniyer made statement to the
committee charging that the great finan-
cial institutions and insurance companies
and the industrial powers have launched
a campaign in an effort to embarrass
the committees investigation of financial
affairs. The State inquiry Is just ready
to enter this phase of the inquiry.
A new series of sensations will be pop
ping next week in City Hall, according
to counsel for the committee and its in
vestigators. who have been working for
weeks on books of the financial institu-
tons.
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$500 Initiation Fee Rejected.

Petigor went after a contract for the
marble work on building at Fifth ave-
nue. and Seventy-fourth street. The
delegates told him he could not GO
ahead. he said. and he asked IL he could
get into the Employers Association. He
asked to be admitted and sent a check
for the $500 initiation fee, but 1t was
returned.
They would not admit me into the
Employers Association because I had
taken the contract" Petigor said. IT
could not carry out the contract because
the combinations would not allow me to
have men and they would not let the
regular union men l employed do the
work
That was because you had taken the
contract below the figures OF the Mar
BILE Association crowd?" Mr.. Untermyer
asked.
Exactly"
And. further. because you were not
In the Employers Assoclation7"
yes"
Mr.. Untermyer read letter Petigor
had received from the Bricklayers', Ma
sons and Plasterers' International Union
saying the executive board could not. in
fairness to other employers. permit the
Petigor firm to employ that unions
men.
Being between the devil and the sea.
the witness said he had to turn over the
contract 10 member of the associa.
ton and stand loss of IS per cent
Petigor got another contract and mad,
another attempt through his marbl,
companies to get into either the EN-
ployers' or marble associa ton, but die
not succeed. He went up against q
blind wall In every effort he made
The second contract was for a loft
building In Thirty-sixth street Finals
he had to sign contract to use only
the union labor designated. even In tn.
soda fountain work. Soon that labor
was taken away from him. His thIrc
experience was on a contract for tn,
Holland Building. Fifth avenue and
Thirticth street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-11
Threat Made to Ruin Him.

'All OF a sudden we struck snag."
the witness said. I'VE soon found out
why. Thomas j. Kelly. chairman OF the
executive committee of the employers
association. is partner In the firm
OF Depoe a. Kelly. delegate came
and demanded we turn over the con-
tract 20 Kelly. | told them I would not
do II and they said-there was a dele
gate named Price-that II | did not they
would put me out OF the tile business
Price said You know our word goes. -
What happened TO your
I'VE could not get labor. We reasoned
with everybody. All the time we were
employing regular union men"
"What effect has all this had on your
marble. tile and mosaic business7'
ut ruined me- am wiped out"
'Is there anything you did not try to
keep In the business"
II did everything under the sun.
begged them TO let me do business, but
n was no use"
Joseph @. slegel of GO Livingston
street, Brooklyn. and president OF the
Darlington Realty Company. testified
~ was prosecuted" In remodeiling the
Old hotes at ~ West Twsnty-ssvsnth
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$4,000 a Year for Secretary.


Az secretary Of the Marble Association
Mr. Fertig gets a salary OF slo,oOo d
year He explained the relations Oh inc
national organization Of the marble trace
and of the local organization ana SAID
there was a perfect UNDERSTANDING pc
! tween them The national rule fs tnat
none of its members except those recog-
nized in New York can come within
twenty-five miles of the city to do
work. The national organization has
! about 100 members and the local thirty
six. Both operate under code OIL
practice, he said.
..IJnder this system 100 potential COM
petitors were excir@cd from the New
York market" Mr.. Untermyer asked.
Yes" the witness said.
The New York association has work.
ing agreements with the bIicklayers'
masons' and plasterers' unions. the White
stone Association. which takes In the pol
tshers. ond the Compact Labor Club. the
helpers in the marble trade. The wages
Of the unions were fixed by the en-
ployers Fertig explained that there was
an agreement with the Building Trades
\ Employ ers Association.
Under what was known as closing
date" agreement on bids covered by the
code of practice the original bidders
| completely DOuTu up a. NciAStsNSS~. ~
| could not get any one to do the work
excepting original bidders. Severe PEN
alties. including expulsion, were imposed
for members who did not carry out the
! terms.
| "I am trying to find out what con-
ceivable Justification there is for such an
arrogant and arbitrary regulation as
that. whereby. with thirty-six members
In your association, IL a man asks for
four bids and ne finds they are grossly
Exaggerated he cannot reject those bids
land ask for four more from other MEM
bers OF the thirty-six members of your
association? Why should he be pic-
vented from doing that?" Mr.. Inter
myer asked.
"The code OF practice is the custom In
our trade" the witness said.
Don't you see that paralyzes compe-
tition?'
"It may"
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street into an office building. He iu-
vited bids for the marble work. Three
came In and two OF the contractors
were members OF the Marble Associa-
ton. The third was Daniel NJ. RAIDER.
not affiliated with the association
The association members bid $500 and
$500 and RAIDER $500. The latter got
the job and the trouble began.
Union delegates named Price and
Dahanty called on him. the witness
said, and said RAIDER had no right TO
go into the marble business and would
not be permitted to go on with the con-
tract. 1t would have to be given to
Charles NJ. Gray. member of the as
ISOLATION, whose bid was $1,000
About two days later Dahanty pulled
all the other union men off the job. l
asked him what he was doing and he
said he had orders from Brindell. He
said all 1 could do was to give the con-
tract to a member of the Marble Assoc
citation. None of the members OF the
association would touch the work on
which Gray had bid. I protested 1t
was not fair. but in the end had TO
give the work to Gray to get the other
men back to work.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-11
Untermyer Praises Horowitz.

In his attack on the propaganda which
he asserted had been started by the
financial interests and the Iron League,
Mr.. Untermyer defended Louis Horowitz.
president of the Thompson Starrett Com
pany, for taking "a high and fearless
conception" Of public duty in testifying
concerning the activities of the Iron
League
Any one who wishes to challenge tes-
timony has a perfect right to do so by
taking the witness stand. Mr.. Inter
myer said, but he characterized as cow
ardly" attacks made from the security
of an office chair" on those who risk
much In a business way to tell the truth
regarding bad situations in the building
Industry. This sort of attack is a stab
In the back, which the committee will
use all it's power to prevent, he said, and
added:
Another evidence of the approaching
storm of opposition comes from the
ranks of the life insurance companies
They have been for weeks In possession
OF forms to be Allied in by them They
know what we want, and I had hoped
and expected that most OF them would
cooperate with US, and still believe thai
they will do so. All these clever gen.
tlemen are going to have a just and fair
chance to state and exploit their views
but under oath. Why will they insis,
upon now starting this propaganda tc
anticipate and PREJUDICE the issue?"
In the course of his soda fountain
construction business Mr.. Petigor or.
eanized the Oceanic Marble Company
and the Howden Tile Manufacturing
Company as an outlet for the byprod.
ucts of his main business Trouble
started the first time he tried to get
outside work. The Mosaic Employers
Association passed resolution forbid.
ding. under penalty Of $500. labor work.
ing for his company. Delegates of the
Marble Cutters Association told him
the witness said, 1t would be to his in
terest to join the Employers Trade AS
ISOLATION
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Union scale Wage charged
of wages by marble men
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-16
sSALTS fine FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
We Eat Too Much Meat Which Clogs
Kidneys, Then the Back
Hurts.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels. get sluggish and
clogged and need a flushing occasion
ally, else we have backache and dull
misery in the kidney region, severe
headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid
liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and
all sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region. get about four ounces Of Jad
Salts from any good 'ug store here.
take a tablespoonful in a glass OF
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid Of grapes and lemon Juice. com.
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. 1t also neu-
tralizes the acids in the urine so it no
longer irritates. thus ending bladder
disorders.
Jad Salts Is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia-
Nater drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
ney1 clean, thus avoiding serious
combinations
a well known local druggist says hs
soAiS lots OF Jad Salts to folks who
believe IN overcoming kidney trouble
while Il Is only trouble-Adw
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-16
Superstitious? Surely Not,
But We all Haze Lucky Signs

chair is a sure sign of fight.
Going beneath a ladder is sign
instant bad luck. Every one believes
that finding Of four leaf clover
spells good luck for the finder. A
horseshoe has the same Significance.
To find a pin with the point towards
the finder, means good luck. With
the head towards the finder it means
certain bad luck. Never pick up a
hairpin. is a caution of women, for it
will bring bad luck and disappoint-
ment to the one that does.
For every button that Is sewed on
clothes while being worn, that many
lies will be told about the wearer. II
your left ear feels hot, someone is
talking about you. II the right ear
smarts, some one is saying compli-
mentary things about you.
A popular superstition among the
males, is never to light three cigar
ettes off one match for fear Of in
slant bad luck will result This super
st1tion Is said to have originated In
the trenches. Two dough boys couiu
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-16
- ].
few SMALL SALES
FEATURE THURSDAY
BY WILLIAM r. sANeoRN.

They sold a bunch of Big Type
Poland sows and gifts at pretty good
figures at Winchester, Ind, on Thurs
day. The sellers, Frank A. Williams,
OF Williamsburg, and c. G.. Starbuck.
OF Winchester, were we'll satisfied with
the total receipts, $11.975, and with
the average price, $287.50 on the 40
head disposed of.
Winn and Moore, OF Randolph. Mo-.
paid the high dollar at the sale, 81 ,O25
for a gilt bred to Fashion Master. G:
Cassiday, of Shelbyville. Ind, ranked
next with an investment OF $500 IN his
selection. closely followed by Jerry
Meyers, Of Hagerstown. who paid $685.
Tor Spring Joke. the scion OF most
emminent family. Jesse Hutton, OF
Marysville, Tenn, and Allen Michael,
of Francisville, Ind, each obtained
their choice OF the bunch at exactly
$500, while Joe r. Martin, of Carrolton,
Ca. paid but $425 for a gilt which just
met his fancy.
Joe F1eischer OBLIGATED in the sale
box and the sale was pulled off In q
warm, comfortable pavilion.
GLEN cooPER'S SALE.
Not large sale but good one, was
the way Glenn Cooper put it when 0. G.
Schwing, auctioneer, cried quits, on
Thursday. The feature in his live
stock Offering was the price paid for
IA head of pureblood Oxford sheep,
the top on which was $25. There has
been a more notable demand for good
ewes of all breeds of late, wherever
sheep have been on the bill, and these
are bringing nearly double the figures
paid early last fall.
Ten brood sows with pigs at side at
tracted considerable attention, and
these sold all the way up from $45 to
ST., and the few feeders put up sold at
good market prices. There were 5
mixers and 10 other cattle put up. OF
(which a young Shorthorn heifer
brought the outside figure. for COWS,
$50. A likely steer, however. sold for
So more money.
Corn brought s1.5s per bushel. and
baled timothy came pretty near to
making a recent RECORD at $35 per
ton. The Cooper place is located 5h
miles northwest of Eaton, on the
Sloan road, and a very fair crowd OF
buyers divided the offering. The quite
large showing of implements brought
very fair prices. as to quality.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-16

Persons say they are not super
stitious but let one of them find a
lucky sign, and he Immediately hopes
his talisman will live up to its repu-
tation
Several Wayne county farmers-al-
though they will not admit 1t in pub
lic-are firmly convinced that the
proper time to plant potatoes is on
Good Friday. "Spuds" planted on this
day are said to grow faster and pro-
duce more 'tubers" than potatoes
planted at any other time.
Potatoes and the moon are mixed
up in another pet superstition. : When
planted in the light of the moon, say
some, potatoes will grow more rapidly.
Butchering hogs when the moon is
full is believed by many farmers to
cause less shrinkage in the hog. This
practice died out in Wayne county,
but it is in great popularity in other
parts of the country.
Farmers are not the only suerstit-
ious mortals, city persons are ust as
bad. st. Patrick's day will see large
number of Richmondites planting
sweet peas. for it is common belief
that sweet peas planted on the Irish
National Day" will grow to a greater
height and produce more blossoms,
than if planted even the day before
or the day after.
The black cat is still the object of
fear. Although it is said to be sign
of approaching bad luck for black
cat to cross your path. by taking ten
backward steps, the calamity can be
averted.
To drop a comb or a dishrag upon
the floor is sure sign of disappoint-
ment. To drop a fork, a man will
come visiting. A knife means a fem
mime person will call, while spoon
spells trouble. An owl hooting in the
night means death to someone in the
vicinity. To spill salt means a fight
unless some of the split sail is thrown
over the left shoulder with the right
hand. To rock a rocking chair with.
out the chair being occupied, means
death in the family of the person
who rocks the chair. To upset a