Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-06-03
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New lork. Once again Samuel I'm.
tefniyer chief counsel 30 the legisla.
tive committee investigating Efaft In
the housing industry here. has called
public attention 10 The fact that Tho
building Trades Employers Asso.ia.
tion stlll Il harhorinE lawhreakers
within It's membership. Once again
unsermycr-in the face ot the fact
that groap Of building material deal
ers few days ago were let on with a
virtual slap an the wrists In the
shape OF ilnes after pleading guilty To
consplraey-.-ha demanded prison sep.
tenees for such oflensea
| New York has been treated Ia the
| astounding spectacle OF a suprom.
Court Justice imposing th0O lines ON
nineteen men, with the comment that
| thes all were eporsons of excellent
| regulations IN tho community. aud
that The ends Of Justice In their eases
would be served by nnes This after
a special deputy attorney general on
hehalf OF the investigating committee.
had pleaded that Jail sentences he i'm.
posed.
Perhaps untermyef aud the commit.
tee have despaired of getting the
courts 10 look upon maiefaetors "of
excellent regulations with the same
siernness as upon such persons as
Robert 4, nfindall, former head OF the
iiuilding Trade Council, who is scry.
Ing iiyeyeaf term TOR extertlon In
connection with tho series of building
construction operations which have
boen found TO involve so many rrcs.
peetahle" persons aud corporations
AZ any rate, untermysr declared that
the action taken by tho court haa
seriously embarrassed tho committee
| IN It's work ON the particular branch
of inquiry now under consideration
affecting unlawful combinations.
II stated some time ago" he said,
| and | have no heaitaiion IN repeating
| Il, that the building materials eaae was
one of the most agerayating OF the
building materials eases, They were
open, fragrant. peraiatent, long con,
| tinued violations OF tho law"
Following that declaration, he an.
nouneed that the Investigating commit.
tee viii urge upon the governor and
the legislature tho enactment Of an
amendment 10 tho state antitrust law.
making prison sentences mandatory
In all cases Of conviction for viola.
tion OF that law.
Following IN a summary OF the re.
suits OF the inquiry TO date:
Twentynlne cut stone contractors
pleaded guilty 10 restraint of trade
and were punished by flnes totalling
| 1000 IAN average Of less than $4,000
each.
Fifteen sand and gravel eoae.sas
pleaded guilty to violation of federal
and antitrust laws. and were fined a
total of $40,0Oo-an average OF less
than $4,000 zach,
Robert r. Brindell convicted OF ex.
tortion sentenced to serve fise To ten
years In state prison.
| John 7, Hettripk, author OF the
builders Code of Practice, and three
aides convicted OF extortion aud sen.
fenced to lndeterminate terms In the
penitentiary.
4 Sixteen master plumbers convicted
of restraint OF trade and sentenced TO
terms OF from five TO thirty days Ia
the city prison and workhouse.
! Twenty one master plumbers plead.
ed guilty or were convicted OF tho
same offense. and were fined sums
ranging from 1850 10 $1,000 sach. Az
greaatIng s64.600
Fourteen building materials con.
Germs pleaded guilty 10 restraint OF
trade and were fined sums ranging
from $4,000 TO $500 each and aggre-
eating s64.b00
Nineteen building materials men
pleaded guilty to conspiracy In res.
traint or trade and were fined $500
each
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