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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-25

,roller to deliver the documentary evil
fence the Board OF Estimate desires.
Mr. O'Brien said he thought that pos
siby action would not be necessary.
The Comptroller also was asked what
the CORPORATION Counsel could do. Mr.
Craig g-inned and replied: IF / an
swered that question you couldn't print
it."
IT is possible that the Board of Esti-
mate may be able to obtain duplicates
OF the documents the Comptroller holds.
but that will require a great deal Of
time and large amount Of extra work
The Comptroller has been assembling
these data in his office for several week.
in order To check up and convince him
self that each city contract is on the
level before he honors vouchers pre-
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don't all follow In this instance not
half Of them followed"
You are the pacemaksr in this affair.
aren't you?"
Il would not say that no."
Tieup From Reading strike.
The National Pipe and Supply Asso-
citation has membership of geo jobbing
houses in the United states II issues
statements as occasion may require
The big steel concerns are in tine assoc
citation. This business Is paralyzed al
present because o. the Reading strike
$50 that practically the business Of
wrought iron piping is in the hands OF
the Reading concern and A. M Baye-
Of Pittsburgr DIR. Untermyer asked
AMI the witness said il was.
THAT is a fine condition for an In
dustry In this great country" Mr.. I'm
termyer said, thsn asked:
"There we're number or dealers In
wrought iron and wrought steel pipe
that were consolidated and the small
ones absorbcdT
"A NUMBER OF large mills went In, the
Champion. tho National Tube Com
pany"---
THAT was combination of something
like eighty?"
IT think 1t was more like eighteen"
That Is the same tine the tin plate
manufacturers were organized by Wall
Street. the Morgan interests?"
II think So
"At that time don't you know that
when the National tube Company was
organized there were something like
eighty tube works In the country and
most of them were shut DOWN."
Il think you are mistaken as TO the
number"
"It Is now the McKeesport and the
Lorain Works that does the bulk of the
business of the National Tube Com
pany?"
Yes. STR"
And many Of the other concerns have
been shut down and strapped?"
Il think SO: yes"
THE prices are absolutely uniform.
aren't they?'
They usually are yes
"Do you know how they are fxedT
1T do not have anything to do with It,"
you would not be in that game,
would you? That is too big?''
THAT is little large"
isn't { a fact that the National sends
out the prices ard the others follow?'
THAT s the usual procedure, although
have known the Youngstown TO do 1t
and the Wheeling follow
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But It does not make any difference
where you get the steel pipe. II Is soso-
lutely the same price?'
1T has been heretofore; ! do not
know what pos ition they wiz take"
Anthony Palermo brother of Joseph
ard partner in the big Paterson building
firm. had two projects under way at 225
West Seventy-hrst street and SS4
West End avenue. His experience was
about the same as his brothers, as re.
lated on the stand on Tuesday. and OF
scores of other witnesses.
First there came the report of labor
trouble on the jobs Then BrlndelPs add
vance agents. Pike ard Chapman. APP
peared and announced that all me-
chanics must be paid $40 day, and
filed complaints against employing nom
union men.
The hearing will be resumed next
Tuesday and will run through four days
next week.
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HONoRs A. NJ. HUNTINGTON

MADRID, Nov. 24.-The University of
Madrid has dec ded to cor fer the hon
orary degree OF doctor Of philosophy and
letters or Archer NJ. Huntington. founder
of the Hispanic Society of America, In
recognition of his labors for the spread
OF Spanish culture. The members Of
the faculty expressed the desire that
Mr. urtington should come to Span
personally to receive his honor.
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How the Combine Worked.

What was the amount of his con-
traot?" Mr.. Untermyer asked.
IT believe 1t was $37, 800. When Chap
man told me this he said he would have
to call off the men, as the union had
an agreement with the master plumb
ers to the effect that they would not
work for any plumber who was not a
member OF the Master Plumbers Asso-
citation. Lipkoff told me that as far as
he knew he was a member of the Mas
ter Plumbers Association, having paid
his dues and initiation fee and having
in his possession the cancelled voucher
or check made to the order Of the Mas
ter Plumbers Association.
THAT same day Lipkoff called me
up and said that he had received g let
ter from the association returning TO
him an equivalent sum to his original
payment and informing him TINT st n
meeting Of this association membership
had been refused. Thereupon Lipkoff
dnd called up Henry Mark of the law
firm OF Stoddard & Mark. and by APP
pointment went up to see Henry Marx.
He called up the District Attorneys Of
flee, as this was plainly a combination
in restraint of Lipkoff's free action of
trade"
HE had always used union men?"
Absolutely, and was paying union
wages. There was no strike on that
basis at all. We went to the District
Attorneys office that afternoon and
had an interview with MT Tally"
'"He didn't do anything, did her.
''He was able to get the Master
Plumbers Association to write a letter
TO the union TO put the men back 20
work; that he did accomplish.
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scented FOR payment on such contracts.
Yesterday was the day set for the
board to begin it's examination OF wit :
nesses. hut Mr. O'Brien asked for al ?
tournament until Monday so that he
might confer with Meier Steinbrink,, AS
ISOLATION counsel appointed AT the re-
quest of the Republican minority OF the
board. Mr. Steinbrink and the Corpora
ton Counsel conferred later IN the day
and announced that they were In fuu
accord, Mr.. Steinbrink having been
granted powers equal 20 those of Mr..
O'Brien in initiating lines of lnvestiya-
ton. selection of accountants and Nin-
vestigators and in similar matters.
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Tell. of Plumbing Combine.

How Labor unions played into the
hands OF the plumbing combination ana
together were manipulated by the Het-
trick code to rig prices, was told by
Sidney II. Som, builder and operator
and member of the firm of SOM
Brothers. 149 Church street. His testi-
mony was about the most illuminating
given In the entire investigation.
In 1914. Som testified, he made con-
tract for alterations In the Hotel Peter
Stuyvesant. Central Park West and
Eighty-sixth street. to cost about
s6O0, 900. The plumbing contract was
first given to Joseph Lipkoff of i,S22
Third avenue. The witness told the
story OF his troubles. showing the hope
lessness of the dealer trying TO fight
against the ring.
"Lipkoff was then n member OF the
Master Plumbers Association. He had
paid his initiation fees and his dues and
received no written notice of his mem
bership, but had been using union men,
Som testified. HE received notices
from the Master Plumbers Association
such and such a man had not paid his
bill and that he should not proceed with
his work or proceed with any work un-
Ill 1t was paid Five weeks after start
ing the job Chapman. delegate of the
Master Plumbers Association. came to
see m. On the job and told me that
Lipkofl was not a member of the Mas
ter Plumbers Association. / asked him
how that was possible. as he had union
men and they had allowed him to start
the Job and work there for five weeks.
He said the Master Plumbers Associa-
ton had a meeting the night previous
and had refused him admission"
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Charles G. Cornell, Jr.. member OF
the firm OF Cornell & Underhi l. dealers
in wrought pipe and fittings, told about
q little luncheon party tho leaders in
his line have every month in New
York Mr.. Urtermyer 70 nd the 80
ciable side" OF the ipe dealers Ives to
be most interesting.
No attemit f. M dc az price nxing at
these meetings, the witness said, az the
dealers learned ong ago that would be
against the law But tho merchants
discuss trade conditions and state what
their own prices are to be. AS a re-
suit Of these discuss ohs. however. the
dealers send out bulletins stating prices.
Mr. Urtermyer insisted this was a very
gentlemanly way OF sitting competition
Prices varied the witness said. only
as rrcight rates varied. and that was
worry little. The supply Of wrought ron
piping Hes Ia the hands OF two COM
panies. one Of which, the Reading Com
pany Of Reading, Pa, Is now shut down
by a strike.
This Is a bad state u affairs when
the entire country rs dependent upon
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Make your Thanke giving complete. set
.ess 4 We TIRE pc,T Thqylnss 2, W Grss,
y. NJ. and S.i5 y. M.--i4th st. Theatre
Afp.
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Three time, to.day-ii A. M, ESQ p. Nj
and S:15 r. NJ, OF the y. w. Griffith ma
terpiece. way Down East" OF 4ith S.
Theatre.-Adv.
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New Contract Made.

did the men go back to WORK.
"They did not"
Then what happened2"
1--WE had TO make another contract
with Albert F. Deischel of 5S4 East
i69th street Deischel started the work.
He was member of the Master Plumb
ers' Assoc alton. using union men. A
matter of three or four weeks after he
started Paddy Doyle. representative of
the men on the job. came TO men and
then the men went on strike"
Ibid you get new menT'
mo. sir: no men came to the Job.
Deischel came TO me and said: Mr..
SOM. there are other influences being
brought to bear here that are stronger
than / and | mvst give Up the job. He
therefore cancelled his contract. l saw
Jarcho Brothers and then went TO see
a ar. Knight who has an office IN
l-fr-ieth street. one Of the Master
Plumbers Association. and knight told
me that II Jarcho got the job Tarcho
would have h $ moral support in the
association and l might rest assured the
fob would be completed without any
difficulty. l then made q contract with
Jarcho to complete the same job that
hal been begun by Lipkofr.
"And how much did you have 70 pay
Jarcho?'
"Jarcho's payment alone was sSS,7S3
I had paid Dleschel Si7i64 ard had
paid Lipkoff. the FIRST contractor. 1881.
That made q total OF s107,779."
THAT was on the Job that you had
contracted for for 37,000?"
with a few extras Of about $4,000"
"Deducting that $4,000. you paid how
much for the job7"
IL paid 500, 900 for a Job that would
have cost S37.500. All bids ! had re-
ceived from the 81 que--thc clique call
the people who were supposed to get
that job--werc about the same figure,
ranging from $4,000 10 sec. 1000.
Jarchos bid was $4,000, or ono OF the
low bids There was just little cotcrio
that was supposed TO get that job"
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Three showings to-day--il A. M. $50 and
S:i5 j.. M, of u. w. Griffith's way Down
East" at fith st, Theatre.--Adu.
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don't all follow. In this instance not
half Of them followed"
You are the pacemaksr in this affair
aren't you?"
II would not say that, no.
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See age II for OF er Hear A vert ing
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-09
MENDOZA BULLETIN
SOLD TO NEW FIRM

The Mendoza Sun-Bulletin, one OF
the leading weekly newspapers or
this section OF the state, changed
hands this week. Robert Hallenberg,
its editor and publisher, in the cur
rent issue. announce its sale to lrl
II. Marshall and George Kraft.
Mr. Marshall is al present publisher
OF the Spring Valley Gazette and the
DePue Leader, while Mr.. Kraft is
more extensively known as the head
OF chain oi clothing stores. Until
recently he was head OF the system
of the George Kraft Co. which operat
ed ) and 10 cent stores throughout
the middle west.
Mr.. Marshall will make, his home in
Mendoza and will assume uctice con
troll oil the publication.
It is thirteen years since Mr., Hal
leuherg came into possession OF the
sun Bulletin and he has made it ar
interesting publication He has not
announced his future plans.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-09
WELLINGTON YOUTH
WANTED TO TRAVEL

Morris. Feb, 9.-Sherift Martin Hex.
tall OF Kendall county came to Morris
today searching for Melvin Helgerson,
10 years old, of Wilmington. The
young man was picked up on the
streets by Sheriff Francis and turn
ed over to the Kendall county official
who took him back. Helgerson had a
craving to leave home and go out Ia
the world He has covered consid
cradle territory since he left the pa
rental roof and triSl to enlist in Jo
liet, but he was too young. He was
glad 10 90 back home,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-09
WAR BABES MOTHER
WEEDS HIS UNCLE
TO GIVE HIM NAME
BETRAYAL By FLYING OFFICER
is MADE AMENDS FOR BY
BROTHER, WHO WEDS GIRL
THAT BORE A CHILD AFTER IT.
LIGHT LOVE AFFAIR.

Fan River, Mass, ieb. N,-MisS
Emily knowles. the Z2yeur-old Eng
lish gin. wan mother OF the baby
Of Lieut. perley IL, piker of Bati.
more, Was married Sunday afternoon
10 Spikers brother Guy $ Spikor
also eff Baltimore.
The ceremony, delayed an hour
after the appointed time to give the
bride IA little mere time to think
!. over was performed by Rev. Henry
A. Arnold OF the Bogie street Christ
lian Church.
The wedding took place in the homo
Of Mr.. and Mrs William BatterSby OF
Holden street, where Miss KnowleH
mad been visiting since her releasc
from Ellis Island,
The best man was Charles White
head Son-irflaw of the brides hostess.
Others present included Mrs. Batters
by, William Battcrsby .lr.. Mrs
Charles Whitehead, who held Emily.
baby; Alfred Ray SpiKer, Miss Mar'
Whitehead and five reporters and 1
motion picture man.
Perley Spiker and his wife were no
present.
Nr. and Mrs. SpiIer left today To-
Baltimore With them went tn
brides war baby" The innocent caus'
OF the publicity which Miss Knowle
and the Spiker family have under
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-09
New York Exchanue

New York, Feb. 9.-The course o.
sutA leaders as steels motors and
oils became extremely Irregular after
The first half hour. high prices fUcu.
ating within 20 point limits.
Specialties displayed similar ten,
dencies and weakness was shown bv
Endicott-JOnes. feathers, international
Paper and American Wooden. shin,
pings continued to decline and raj
rOaas cancelled their moderate gains.
For the balance OF the morning trad
ing resolved itself into a drawn battle
be ween the long and short accounts
another reaction ensuing at noon
Call loans opened At II per cent.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-09
HARlY HONORED BY
FRAT BROTHERS

70 show their appreciation Of MS
wonderful football skill and TO let aim
,,now that the whole school hppre'
lated his work, tWo traterniilrs OF
he ohio state University have Pre-
sent,d Chick Harley with lWo beautl-
nj presents. He is the most popular
ana most brilliant played mat ever
entered ONO State University. lie
Is the star Of the college athletic FIRM
4ment and 80 far has mad TWO unique
gifts sent to him.
Not long after the Ohio-Illinois game
Harley was presented with beautt
tul silver loving cup by the chapter OF
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity in token OF
Is admiration ior Chick.
Recently. after Sunday dlnnef,
Harley was surprised with diamond
ing, the gift of members OF his own
paternity. Phi Gamma Delta. Never
much OF talker, Chick was at a loss
or words.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-09
OLD TIMERS ENTER
BOWL ING CONGRESS

Peoria, al Feb. 9--Beljeyed to be
the oldest ,eam in the world, the ia
nous kiudergartens OF the freye
6Ueu. club OF Peoria nave filed an
entry in the American bowling con
grt,s. which opens here next month.
The average age Of the members OF
This quaint team is % years. Tn
cid timers have been bowling for a
good many years and their scores stu
run up over me POO mark, They are
able to put Il little steam behind the
ball. ard besides that they are not
afraid OF any team.
The NinderEartens have filed a chal'
leuge 10 meet any team in the world
of the same average age for 81 600 on
the side, the purse TO go % the win
urr~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-09
SHORTAGE IN RECEIPTS
FAILS TO BOOST CORN
CBy the Associated Press }

Chicago, Feb. 9-Although receipts
Of corn here today did not prove to
be nearly as large as mad been rN
pected the market displayed unusuHl
weakness The fact that ears afriN'
ing loaded could not be utilized Tor
shipments from Chicago but mus! b"
sen. back to tue country for new sup
plies had a depressing effect on bulls.
About the only demand was from
shorts who We're in a position to col
lect profits. Opening prices, which
varied from &c to 3i2c lower. with
May Sl.27 and Sl2Si4 and July Sl22 -
TO Sl24. were followed by slight RAJ
lies.
Oats declined with corn. After
opening t,c to lc lower. including
| May at 14Ac TO 1jc, the market show
ed gu little p0we. to react.
Higher quotations on hogs gave q
! temporary lit To provisions. The IN.
! turns. however. were soon more than
onet hy sympathy with grain weak
| ness.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-09
THEY ALL GET IT
AFTER A WHILE

Los Angeles. Feb. 9.-AccordIng to
information received here today,
Georges Carpenter, heavyweight
champion of France. is said to have
signed contract to come to Los An
geles to star in moving pictures, The
cablegram was received here this
morning by local motion picture pro
Queer stating that Carpenter Will at
least spend several months here.
Who the man is that signed him IS
a mystery and just exactly how long
Georges will remain in this country
is not known He will probably be
here the early part OF next month,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-09
Today's Markets
Cattle and Sheep.

Chicago. Feb. 9.~Cattle- -Receip. Z
u 600 head: weak, beef steers. ND
dunn and heavy weight. choice ~
prime. Sl5-l1: medium and good. 81
u; common, S9-ll; light weight, god
and choice, Sl2-l6; common ~
medium. $S50-l2; butcher cattle, he'll
ers, S6I0.l2.1j, COWS, $6.50-l ,lN; cad
ners and cutters. $l.25-6 30; vev
calves. SlG.l0-lS; feeder steers, $,,S,'
lI.15; stocker steers, $1,000.
Sheep Receipts. Loco head; high
er. lambs. st lbs down. $lS-2l; culls
and common, Sl5.lS; ewes. medium,
good and choice. l0t5.l".,J; eulls
and common, So 1n-l0.21
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-09
Birds and SheIIfish.

The English thrush brings its snails
to "A certain convenient stone, OF which
II will crack their shells by beating
them upon II. Some sea birds carry
sheltiSh - q height and drop them on
the rock to break their SHELLS, but This
brings only the anvil into use, not the
hammer. The c..se of the wasp Is the
only one which records the seemingly
Intelligent. use Of tool to accomplish
given purpose.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-09
LEGION CHIEFS AT
INDIANAPOLIS MEET

Chicago, III, Feb, 9.-tommander
Milton ! Foreman of the Illinois de
nartmaut of The American Legion
left Sunday To attend the important
meeting of state commanders AT ma
tioual headquarters III lndlahapoiis
called for tomorrow.
The department heads we're sum
moued by National Commander
Franklin D'Olier 10 discuss the pueS'
ton of universal military training
which is soon To come up before the
United States Senate. All commaEu-
ars viii be urged to center every ct
fort in bringing about the policy OF
training as advocated by the legion at
the national convention in Minneap-
oils.
Views Of National Commander, rs
well as Commander Foreman, other
state heads and prominent lesionalres
have already been given to the Sen
ate subcommittee on military altalrS,
Commander Foreman made three
Trims TO Washington TO testify before
III. body This is the first meeting OF
department commanders called and
its effect is expected to he far reach
ing The entire country has express
ed approval OF the comprehensive pol
icy Of training advocated by the lie
gion and the national and state lead
ers are determined to carry il thru.
Incidentally the meeting indicates
the zeal with which the steps decid
/ ed upon by the legion are To be gone
after for accomplishment. BETTER leg
+ islation Tor vocational training ant
AmericanilutiOu through the medium
of schools and by combating amt
American propaganda are among tn
most important moves TO be made b.
/ the legion
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-09

Thomas Partridge Pneumonia e'e'"''
Thomas Partridge, wei MO" -
resident Of this city for many te"'n D.
died Saturday morning at lI'"o at ms
homo on East Washington street. III
,ar weeks illness oil pnenmonla'
The funeral services We're heio ,niN
afternoon at $50 al the home Wy
Roothman of the NJ. Z. chur'h olh'
cioted. Burial was made IN hiN'i
view The pallbearsrs were MS '"o
sons Charles and Clarence. Soh''n
law Il. w. Hayes Of Ottawa, hepleM
David shelton, nepneW Joseph 9"c'
ION, nephew George McCormlc"'
AIR. Partridge was born NOV. .
1s.i in England and came TO TINS
country when 10 years OF age ana ma
resided in Marseiles, He was u"ite'
in marriage in 1879 to Ellen Sheilo1
of this city and has been employed
Tor number of years at the Nanohd
Biscuit Co.
Besides his wife he is survived by
four children, the following: Mrs
r. W. Hayes of Ottawa, CharleS far'
ridge OF Ottawa Clarence Partridge
of Argo. H.. Grace Of this city.
Local Notes.
CLAYTON Reed returned to Blue Is
land after Il few days visit win III
parents. Mr. and Mrs, Edward Keeo
Miss Gwendolyn Brown has accept
ed a position at the telephone Office
A telegram was received mere yes
ter(lay by Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Collin
falling of the death OF Mrs. Charie
Blood OF Rantoul, Ill.,, wife OF KEY
Charles Blood, formerly pastor OF III
Congregational church in this cltl
No particulars were given OF ne
death The burial was held today
Rantoul, Ill,
William lInkon OF Ottawa, VlSlte
here Yesterday at the home OF Nj
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-09

gone.
Guy Spikcr stated that he and his
bride and her chisd will reside III Bal
timOre. bat not with or near Mr.. anu
Mrs. 5. Perley r. Spiker
Guy arrived a, the home Of Assist
ant City Clerk Delehanty at l0,02
SUNDAY morning and obtained a Ii.
cense He then jumped in a taxi and
FASTENED to the 8attcrsby home a
dozen reporters and a number OF Pho
toeraIners trailcd him all the way.
stopping at dug store for SOM
cigare.s and TO inquire about trains
Guy was asked by d clerk If he would
bring his bride 10 the store and 'let
the people kiss her gOOd-by.'
"Nuit till my next trip to Fan Riv'
or. he grinned happily and wen! out
An hour before reporters who had
contributed toward a silver loving cup
for Baby Alfred We're admitted to the
house. and later Wi,nesse the Cere
mony.
Rev Mr.. Arnold spent a brief tim,
after MS arrival in coaching tht
couple. after which the bridal par; ,
entered the Darlor. II was uuticeabl,
that none of the Battrrsbv family
took ualt in the wedding. \ son.in
law and a dauentpr-inlaw did III,