New-York tribune., 1920-12-12
Lockwood Committee to
Present Names and Tes-
timony of Employers
Association for Action
Brindell's Deals
TO Be Reviewed
Hettrick Is Said to Have
Been Ordered to Appear
Before Supreme Court

AS result of sensational disclos
ures pertaining to the operations of
the Marble Industry Employers AS
sociaticn in conjunction with local and
national labor bodies, counsel for the
Lockwood committee on housing will
tomorrow place all the names and
testimony bearing OH the matter be-
fore the extraordinary grand jury for
action.
1t also was reported that John T.
Hettrick, the lawyer head Of the "Code
Of Practice" ring Of contractors, had
been summoned through his counsel,
Robert H. Elder. to appear before Jus
tice McAvoy in the criminal branch of
the Supreme Court tomorrow. Het-
trick, who Is at his home at Seabright,
N. j.. referred all inquiries to his at
torney. Mr.. Elder declined to either
affirm or deny the report.
1t was through Hettrick's Office at 165
Broadway, according to witnesses, that
the combinations of plumbing, steam
heating and ventilating, and limestone
Contractors operated in their alleged
collusive bidding activities. Henry Han
lein, the limestone contractor whose
$2,372,000 contract for the new court
house WAS Cancelled because of the re-
cent exposures, said on the stand that
"Hettrick was the creator of the scheme
and the whole show" Under the "Code
of Practice" it was said, the contrac-
tors turned over to him per cent of
their gross annual business, of which
he retained l per cent for personal
services.
Hettrick Wrote to Mayor
Hettrick was brought into the lime
light later through the publication of a
letter, in which he offered Mayor Hy-
Ian the Endorsement of labor unions if
he would sign the Hanlein limestone
contract. The Mayor also testified on
the witness stand that he had sent on
to the Board OF Education under his
own signature letter which had been
prepared for him by Hettrick, pointing
out the advantages of limestone for
public school construction over terra
Gotta.
The voluminous data to be sent to
the grand jury VII also include all
the records and testimony referring to
the relations and alleged agreements
existing between the Building Trades
Employers Association and the Build
ing Trades Council, the labor body
headed by Robert P. Brindell now
under several indictments, charging
extortion. 1t was because Of these al
legged agreements that Samuel Inter
myer, counsel for the Lockwood COM
m.ttee, characterized the marble as
had ever run across" Through its
operations, it was testified that con-
tractors not in the ring could not
obtain union labor for then undertake
ings, and in numerous instances were
driven out of business.
New Records Obtained
The combinations in this instance
are being attacked from still another
records of the employers ssocations
relations with o1hcials of the 1nterna-
tional Union Of Bricklayers, Masons
AMI Plasterers. with headquarters at
Indianapolis, had been obtained by
Specia Assistant United States Attor-
ney Kaufman and United States At
torney Cafey for examination.
Mr. Catfey said yesterday that de-
spite criticisms that have been directed
toward his office in connection with
the stigation, he was entirely SYM
pathetic with the wosk Of the Lock
wood committee and will assist it in
every way possible. He said he would
carefully scrutinize the facts just dis
closed, and if he feels there is any
justification he will Immediately place
the record in the hands of the Fedora
grand jury.
Along with the data to be presented
to the extraordinary grand jury to-
morrow went list of names of the
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