Evening star., 1954-08-05

ClamDakeS ana parties.
committee interjected: They're
here under subpoena"
Says Firm Only Sought Men.
Mr.. Reale protested that the
firm was not looking for special
service but simply wanted men
for the job.
Mr.. Sullivan, with Attroney
Ford at his side, said he could
truthfully tell the subcommittee
that he never saw any money
passed or any envelope or took
any payment.
Mr.. Dennery told the subcom-
mittee with tears in his eyes
that he wanted to clear his
name.
He said the Metro firm had
contacted him and that he had
arranged to introduce Mr.. Baron
to Mr.. Lowry but after per-
forming that introduction he left
and heard nothing about the
job since. He denied that he had
ever accepted anything.
IT can't believe my friend
Lowry said such things" Mr..
Dennery responded, his voice
breaking with emotion.
Testifies On Pay-On' Demand.
He said he wanted to clear
up the other point at which his
name had been mentioned. He
recalled that Mr.. Moore tes-
titled that Mr.. Lowry had de-
cided not to press a $4,000 pay
off demand against the firm
of Riley and Carozza because
Mr.. Dennery told MIR. Lowry
that Albert B. Carozza was "too
smart"
Mr.. Dennery said he had
talked with Mr.. Carozza about
the fact that his bid was very
low, but was assured by Mr..
Carozza that Mr.. Carozza knew
what he was doing.
II told Mr.. Lowry that it was
a very low bid" Mr.. Dennery
said. "but I said that Carozza
seems plenty smart to me and
think he's going to do a job.
That's where the word smart
comes in"
Mr.. Dennery also asked for
permission to straighten out tes-
timony about the firing of a shop
steward on a Fort Belvoir job.
Mr.. Moore had testified that the
Allstate Co. of Chicago had in
sisted that the steward be fired
or they would stop a payoff to
Mr. Lowrypatt >{is-ii1F
MIR. Dennefy said he was
called to investigate because of
a work stoppage after the stew
ard was fired.
4, Ordered Men Back.
He said the men told him
District Council No. 81 had voted
to insist on the stewards re-
hiring. Mr.. Dennery said he
called the Allstate firm and was
told of other incidents Involving
the steward and of their, fiat
refusal to rehire him. He said
he ordered the men to go back
to work and told the steward he
could appeal the decision.
Earlier, Mr.. Hoffman said
some Of the painting contrac-
tors now under investigation are
trying to throw Mr.. Moore to the
wolves because they still have to
do business with the present
union boss.
Mr.. Hoffman said he had
noticed that contractors less
likely to continue to do business
here are more willing to ac-
knowledge that they made pay
offs to Mr.. Lowry.
Mr.. Hoffman pointed out that,
where a Chicago contractor ac-
knowledged a $500 payment to
Mr.. Lowry, two others yesterday
said it was Mr.. Moore who press
ed them for money.
Tells of christmas Presents"
One of them, Ernest A. Park,
partner in United Painters and
Decorators here, testified he gave
500 each to Mr.. Lowry, Mr..
Moore and MFR. Sullivan as a
Christmas present in 1851.
Mr.. Park denied, however,
that the present had anything
to do with the fact that he was
spray-painting at Howard Uni
versity. He said he was caught
spray-painting some time after
the Christmas present and was
reprimanded by the union.
He denied he was trying to
bribe the union officials.
Mr.. Moore's name cropped up
repeatedly in later testimony
yesterday afternoon. Another
witness. Mr.. Carozza, who is from
Baltimore, denied testimony
from Mr.. Moore that he had
agreed to pay $4,000 for per-
mission to spray-paint 1000
housing units at Cedar Point,
Md.
Mr.. Moore had testified pre-
viously that Mr.. Lowry intended
to get the $4,000 but was told
by Mr.. Dennery to "laY off,