Evening star., 1936-09-25

G. H. Gerding, II South La Sale
street, Chicago; g. H. P. Cigar Co..
Inc, L. H. .Gilmer Co., George B.
Newton Coal Co., Philadelphia & West
Chester Traction Co.. Textile Machine
Co., @. B. & @. Railroad: Reading
Railroad Co., San Francisco Industrial
Association, Shell Oil Co., Waterman
Steamship Corp. Shipside Contracting
Co., Sloan & Sloan. Richard Slocum.
Philadelphia, Pa; Strawbridge q
Clothier, Cleveland Electric Illuminat-
ing Co., New Orleans Public Service,
Inc, Philadelphia Electric Co., Okla
honna Power & Water Co., Gulf States
Utilities Co., Arkansas Natural Gas
Corp, West Slope Construction Co..
York Ice Machinery Corp.
Devoting virtually all Of yesterday
to hearing ofncials Of two companies
engaged In the manufacture and sale
Of tear and sickening gas and Access
sories. the committee had uncovered
evidence Of double-dealing, cut-throat
competitive efforts in protective en-
gtneering."
Aside from adding to the commit
tees store Of knowledge about the
practices they are investigating, the
disclosures of the afternoon precipi-
tated . battle Of post-hearing state
ments between representatives Of the
two largest firms In the business and
. heated defense Of the character Of
California police officials implicated.
Extensive Sales Reported.
As all the witnesses protested with
out qualification that use of gas in
strike disturbances and for protective
purposes is more humane" than bull
lets or clubs, the committee disclosed
that nearly $500, 900 of tear and sick
ening gases have been sold by three
companies to industrial concerns dur
ing the last three years.
In . list Of sales Of these gases by
the Lake Erie Chemical Co., the
Manville Manufacturing Co.. and the
Federal Laboratories, Inc, the COM
mittee disclosed only two made to
the District Of Columbia. On May II,
1888, the Capitol police bought $255.53
worth from the Lake Erie Co. and on
June 20, 1885, the Metropolitan Police
Department bought $500 worth from
Federal Laboratories. The sales were
exclusive Of Army purchases.
During the afternoon McCarty, Cali
fornia representative Of the Lake Erie
Co., recounted various incidents Of
fair and foul competition with the
Federal Laboratories agent In the
same State. -.--...
In one letter read to the committee,
charged that the Federal
Laboratories man had CREASED" the
Los Angeles police department by
promising certain officers as per cent
on sales. McCarty said
he withdrew from the territory, but
that he put one over on the Federal
man in San Francisco by getting the
chief ION the spot" there and gaining
an entree for his products.
As the afternoon session ended
statement purportedly from John w.
Young, president Of the Federal Lab
oratories, was handed TO reporters.
The statement denied payment Of any
commissions" to police ofilcials in Los
and declared McCarty's testi-
mony to be the product Of the wild
lmaginations Of . defeated salesman
apologixing to his company for loss Of
business"
Later, Royal 9. johnson, attorney
for Federal Laboratories, issued .
statement declaring McCarty's
charges ''were clearly an attempt to
injure the reputation Of. the chiefs Of
police and other police odcisls Of San
Francisco and Los Angeles and clearly
shows that the Lake Erie Chemical
Co. has violated the statutes with ref
erence to fair competition.
I'm his charges he could not, and
did not, name any police ofacial, ex-
cept the chief Of police Of San Ffan-
cisco, who can, undoubtedly take care
Of himself and Of McCarty when be
returns to San Francisco.
= II believe he has been guilty Of per-
jury and am certain that he has SUBJ
jected his company to action before
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