New-York tribune., 1920-12-02

Supply Bureau, before coming to the
hearing. She could give no explanation
why she went TO Conboy's Office before
coming to City Hall.
She insisted she had never communi-
Gated any of the quotation card figures
to members of the bureau over the
telephone, but declared they were al
ways available in the office. Some
recor of these cards was kept in an
lnde ook. which, it appeared from
the .mony, had also disappeared
with the cards.
Can you account for the disappear
index book ," asked Mr.. Untermyer.
81 destroyed the cards, but don't
know what became Of the index book"
replied Miss O'Dea. Her answer was
entirely unexpected.
How did you destroy them ?"
Says She Tore Up Cards
waste paper basket"
"Was anybody in the room with you
WIZ you destroyed them?
j. I was alone"
mt other officials of the bureau
have desk room in the same Office with
yo'
s-oh Penny. the chairman of the
bl u, has a desk there, but he was
IL here at the time"
ho told you to tear those cards
A member Of the bureau, but cant
recall just who II was"
WAS it Mr.. Penny?'
II don't know whether it was Mr..
Penny or somebody else"
"If read over the list of the mem
pf ca tN,,rp = ,,,lr
could recall who told you TO destroy
the ~
would merely be a guess
line of questioning continued
shal and quick. Miss O'Dea, however,
would Vouch no further information
than that she had already given. Her
nervous, uneasy position on the stand
contrasted strangely with the pleased
appearance OF the wealthy members Of
the bureau clustered around their at
torney. Mr.. Conboy, on the first row
OF seats in the hearing chamber
When She left the stand and stepped
up to where group of dealers were,
they smil'ngly rose to greet her. one Of
them remarkiAg, you did great work.
Treat Again on Stand
Under cross-examination Sidney T.
Treat, secretary of the Association of
Dealers in Masons' Materials, who was
on the stand Tuesday, testified that the
dealers ASSOCIATION at a special meet
ing on July %, 1919, eliminated from
its bylaws the section providing that
member dealers in supplies must pur-
chase their materials from member
manufacturers. Under the regulations
the manufacturers also agreed to sell
only to member dealers of the asso-
citation.
John Morton Halstead, former sec
retary Of the Masons' Supply Bureau
of Brooklyn, said that organization
discontinued its card system about a
year ago He said that the organiza-
ton had not had meeting for three
weeks, adding that they would have
discontinued them altogether if they
mad not been afraid that they would
be charged with running away" He
said lie supposed that the index cards
were still in the hands Of the woman
secretary. but did not know the name
OF this secretary
Goss said the Empire Brick and Sup
ply Company, of which he was presi-
dent, was capitalized at 81 800 0O0 He
was adjudged in contempt when he re-
fused to disclose his financial intcress
in the firm, contendng that it "was
his own private, personal affair" He
said the normal capacity Of his plant
was from 20,000.000 to so 600 600 bricks
year, but that the production had
been lessened because Of shortage
OF fuel and laboV. An agreement was
Nvoched with counsel for the committee
to send accountants TO Goss's office 10
OBTAIN the exact cost of making bricks
GOSS declined 10 answer whether he