New-York tribune., 1922-11-21
TUESDAY. Nrru nork arib1rne
store managers, proper backing and the
| rnaonernsi ion Of nntehnlders.n

/ store managers, proper backing and th
1 cooperation of noteholders.n
1t became known yesterday that for
| mer State Senator Charles r. Murphy
who has offices at Id Broadway ant
who lives In Brooklyn. has withdraw
| as counsel for ths various Elliott en-
! terprises. During the early career o.
| James w. Elliott's Business Builders
| Mr.. Murphy was a director and until
| last week was legal adviser to Mr.. Ell.
liott.- Mr.. Murphy declined to comment
on his withdrawal
Speaking for group Of eight "su..
to in tile publicity matter from Busi-
ness Builders, H. ". Wells, who had
been vocational director Of Business
Builders until he was discharged less
than a month ago, said:
"The Manhattan Piggly Wiggly Cor
poration, in response to it's Boston
manager and in compliance with the
Massachusetts law, after much delay,
filed financial statement in the State
House at Boston.
"A group OF eight Of the superior
executives OF James w. Elliott's Busi-
ness Builders, when this financial
statement had been called to their at
tention, confronted Mr.. Elliott and de-
manded All immediate audit of the
James W. Elliott's Business Builders
and of the Manhattan Piggly Wiggly
Corporation.
mir. Elliott agreed to the audit and
a we'll known firm Of public account"
ants was agreed upon as auditors,
Mr. Bentley, manager IN charge Of gen
eral operations Of the Manhattan
Piggly Wiggly Corporation, was asked
to procure the services of the &C
countants and to ask them to send
members Of their force to the office Of
Business Builders and Manhattan
Piggly Wiggly on the Monday morning
following.
"1t had been agreed between the
and Mr.. Elliott that Mr. Bentley, Mr
Elliott and would meet the represent
atives Of the accountants on Morday
morning.
early Monday morning each one OF
the group Of eight executives who had
demanded an audit received letter
signed by Mr.. Elliott dismissing him
from official connection with Business
Builders and warning him from the
premises of that organization and
from the premises Of its subsidiaries
with threat Of penalty"
Asked concerning the reported rapid
turnover or statesmen IN BUSINESS
Builders, Mr.. Wells asserted to Trib-
une reporters that 10000 men had been
employed by Business Builders since
it was organized on May 30, 1920, and
that at no given time did the organiaa-
tion have moro than 1,400 statesmen
on its roster. Mr.. Wells further al
legged that Mr.. Elllott's salary as presi-
dent of Business Builders was $1,000
weekly and as president and chairman
Of Manhattan Piggy Wiggly, $500
weekly. Nh. Bentley was said to have
told his associates that his weekly
remuneration was $500.
Although in the hands Of Receiver
Wilds, the twenty-onc Piggly Wiggly
stores in New York were open for
business as usual yesterday.
Mr. Wilds said last night that,
though the local Piggy Wiggly stores
would be kept in operation for time
to see whether they could be run profit
ably, steps would be taken to liQuidate
the Business Builders promptly. Mr.
Wilds spent most of the day at the
headquarters RS Of Business Builders, but
his accountants have not yet set to
work on the books.