New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Says False Impression Is Created

Mr. untermyer threatens that he
Val call Inc as witness if persist
IN delaying action. Here again Mr.. Un-
termyer attempts 30 create a false
Impression that action is being de
Isyed. Action has not been DELAYED.
as communicated and conferred
with the Commissioner Of Accounts and
the Corporation Counsel with refer
ence TO these contracts imnediately
after the Courthouse contracts weYe
reSclnded. and before and after receiy-
ing Mr.. untermyers letter. have
likewise asked Commissioner Hirsh-
field and the Corporation Counsel to
confer with the Lockwood committee
as TO what action is deemed proper to
take in regard to the schoohouse and
ali other contracts TO protect the citv's
interests.
Il have likewise conferred with Dr.
John a. ferguson, Commissioner OF The
Board OF Education. in regard to school
contracts, and to-day forwarded TO the
Commissioner Of Accounts an affidavit
submitted to me by DR.. Ferguson. and
secured b. him from one Of the con
tractors, which | asked the Commis-
sioner to investigate and present to the
Lockwood committee
II have been very busy or the budget
Tor several weeks past. and DELAYED
several days in answering Mr.. Unter-
myers letter. His statement that no
action was taken to cancel the court
house contracts until after his invest.
cation was well on the way is abs olute-
~ false. This attempt by Mr.. Unter-
myer to create false Impression Of
ny action is unfair and unwarranted
Il have been at the City Hall every
, day during the investiga and will
continue to be there every day, and
viii be glad to appear any day that Mr.
i untermyer desires my presence, and
there Is no necessity of any threat O..
/ his part"
Despite reports that TWO more in.
dictrlents had been handed down, il
was definitely learned yesterday tina;
/ none besides the Backer action haG
been taken UP to last night. II is prob
able that others, however. will bs
handed down before the committee
meets next Thursday.
Counsel for the committee spent
much time examining witnesses in Sc.
oret and going over the great mass OF
/ evidence that has been pilng IN al
the Attorney Generals Office at 81
Chambers Street. John T. Hetsrck
whom the committee is looking Cor
could not be found yesterday He i.
thought to have left the jurisdiction OF
I tNe Statc.
Senator Calder May Aid
Senator Calder, Of the United State
Senate Committee on Reconstruction
and Production, is III conference with
the Lockwood committee on the Ques
ton OF cooperating on the Fedora
phase OF the investigation. 1t is prob
able that Federal subpoena will be is
sued for Hettrick if he does not sool
show up.
The executive committee represent
ing the tricklayers, stone masons. ston
settlers and marble masons Of create
/ New York has adopted the following
! resolution. approving the inquiry:
That the executive committee o
bricklaycrs and masons' unions indors,
the action of the Lockwood investi
eating committee in the matter o
housing and building industry in gen
e,al.
Signed John Collins, BrcAlayers
Union: Ernest Bradshaw, president
II. ". II. Marble Masons' Union, No. !;
Charles PAaum. Brcklayers' Union, No
9; John ]. Kelly, Bricklayers' Union
n. 34; Eric Lord, Bricklayers' Union
Nc. "a; Edward Kelly, Bricklayers
Union. No. 81: Fred Riley, Bricklay
ers' Union, No. 81; Walter Butler
Brcklayers' Union. No. Al; Angelo
Marchione, Stone Masons' Union, No
A.: Ambrosio Conforti. Stone Masons
Union, No. "a; Thomas J. Macguire
Stone Settlers Union, No 81. Jonr