The evening world. Newspaper, October 23, 1920, Page 4

: t SPECIAL INQUIRY IN BUILDING RING INDICT HAL CHASE, | ATTELL, BURNS, AS Sm pearance SE ES THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1920, ° EVIDENCE PROVES PRIORITY ORDERS (Continued From Third Page.) BEGUN BY STATE, BASEBAL FERS, SPST GN Pts Berger Examines Witnesses in Johnson Makes Plea for Ged-. Investigation of Alleged Trade Combinations. ONE CASE PREPARED. CHICAGO, Oct. 24-The apecial Consents to Extraordinary Grand Jury. Dpaty Atto mney General Bereor te-dey begah examining under oath Witnesses brought into the Lockwood fommittes investigation of allered /f trade combinations and bribery af fect the houving crisis in New York ‘These witnesses, brought to nt through info rmation given in conti Gence and the records selzed in the oMfce of John T. Hettrick, No. 165 Broadway and ¢leewhere, have been @ubpoenned under the Peace and Wel fare Act ,pansed by the Legislature as @ wartime measure. Under this act, any witness who re- Veals the fact of his examination by the Attorney General, or the nature of his testimony, can bo prosecuted for a misdemeanor. All evidence of Yalue discovered in thin special in- Quiry will be brought out wiien the Lackwood Committee resumes its bearing Nov. 4. Deputy Attorney Generali Berger said to-day that the Veads in his possession indicate there is ample evidence to bear out the ax- sertion of Samuel Untermyer that the tribute extorted under the al- feged interlocking combinations of sontractors and labor agents will be mhown to run into the millions Gov. Bmith in expected in New York Monday, when he may take action on the communication from Chairman Lockwood, unging him to designate! the Attorney General as special pros- ecuting officer in any oriminal canes | that may arise out of the investiga- tion, This the Governor can do by simply designating the Attorney Gen- eral to conduct the cases before the regular Grand Jury, or directing the Almirall Special Grand Jury to take ‘up the oase, or calling another special Brand jury to devote its sole attention te these cases, One case in prepared for presentation immediately upon Word from Gov. Smith, ‘The two dayw seavions of the com- maittee have disclosed sufficient ma- terial to keep counsel busy for two Weeks In analyzing and weighing ite Values while the members of, the fommittee attend to their campaigns, Which end Nov. 2, An Extraordinary Grand Jury is askéd for on the ground that much of the preliminary ma- terial which caused The World to bring about the appointment of Samuel Untermyer an counsel tosthe Lockwood Committes with a free was presented to District At ey Swann by Nathan Hirsch, for- merly Chairman of the Mayor's Hous- ing Committee, but was ignored in Swann's office—whether or not by Swann's fault. ‘The testimony before the committee bas made clear the line along which Mr. Untermyer is working. He \# seeking to establish that under the Bubterfuge of having one individual ect as counsel for scores of separate eontractors a bureau was established which defeated free competition for Didding on certain contracts for heat~ md and lighting, plumbing and cut stone work. Mr. Untermyer believes Prove that these contractors signed a “Code of Practice” under which they agreed to submit to their counsel “tor legal advice” an advance esti- mate of the tids to be made on every Propored job. The counsel was in a position to “advise” all bids except thove of a client selected to be the guccesstul bidder (usually in rotation oF according to @ proportionate allow ance of the available business) be increased. PHILIP K. MINDIL DEAD. Well-Known Writer and D Critic Had Long Been 1 Philip Kearny Mindi!, dramatic critic of the New York Tribune, died at his home, No, 41 West Mth Street, Inst might, after a Mngering tilness, He was born in Philadelphia on Aux & 2874, and waa named in honor of Philip Kearny by his father, the Gen. George W. Mindil, who was Ch of Maff to Gen. Kearny during the Civil War. He was educated at tho Boys High School, Brooklyn, and began his Bewspaper career in 1s#. matic i he can con of Browns, Giving New Turn to Investigation. Cook County Grand Jury delving | the corruption in baschall has vowed Presented Soon’ as Governor jnaictmente againat Hal Chase, former Bi Burns, one- | major league player; time pitcher of the White Sox, and }Abo Attell, champion. The indictments accuse the trio of conspiracy to do an illegal act, ob- taining mor., by fraud and bribery. The Chase Indictment is based on Renny Kauffs testimony, McGraw's evidence and the records of President Neydler of the National League. Rill Burne and Abe Attell were indicted on the stones of the tarnished mem bers of the White Sox and “Kube’ Benton. The Grand Jury also again voted Indictments against the eight White Sox—Jackwon, Feiseh, Cleotte, Will- Gand, MeMuliin and of throwing guthes, nd “Sullivan,” Who are supposed to be gamblers involved in the fixing of the World Series games. © indictinents are expected when the jury reconvenos next week. A new hame was injected into tue former featherweight scandal when President Ban John. | hon, « close friend of Phil Ball of the St. Louls Browns, appealed to the Grand Jury not to indiet Joe Gedeon, second baseman of the Browns, until he could Be heard. Johnson tuld the Jury that Gedeon would waive im. munity and appear, “I have tele- graphed him to come immediately and he hag left Sacramento and is ouw on the w he sald Johnson. Gedeon was a former member of the Yankeou. The Grand Jury is urging friends of Aroold Rothatein to bring him to C Cag, The jury would like to hear Rothetein’s version of the acheme Abe Atoll submitted to him. Other witnesses before the jury wore Roy Claussens. Harry Long and two suburban Chief of Police, The latter were asked about baseball gambling. They testified that it was thriving and widespread in season, Harry Long told of placing $29,000 on the Reds for J. J, (Sport) Sullivan of Hoston, Sullivan’ grew sugpicious when Kerr wan put in to piteh the third game and only bet $700 on Cin- cinnatl, He lost and left at once for Honton. Long thought Bullivan won at least $5 00 in Chicago, Ber Johnson gave out this brief statement last night: “There will be no league," twelve club ers and: they h with the National League reprenenta- tives and Comiskey, Ruppert and Fra f the American League when th mber 8th gathering assom- bles h —— DAZED BY BIG CITY SEES LITTLE OF IT Phil Jelphia Boy Found at Pennsyl- a Station Held Till Brother Comes for Him, Abe Lefeky, elehteen, of No, 328 South Third Street, Philadelphia, arrived at Police Headquarters at 4 A. M. to-day get his, fourteen-year-old brother Louls, Abe had been riding backward and forward on the subway, not know ing where to get off. for houra Until Se reached Headquarters the Ktory of Louly did not t 08 went on ithor In Phil xt they heard charge of the Childr och Loule atid a man whose he cari to the «tation In Ph hin pid fare to New York, and that wo ame. He wander nc HWwanta 8 ar why th eo knew the velety had him and had his father, —— Trock Kills Meyole Rider. An unidentified man, old, 5 ft. 6 ins, 140 pounds, gray eye and brown hair, and wearing a brown shirt shoes, waa run over by @ truck owned and operated by Herman Brown of No. 262 Trinity Avenue, Bronx, while riding a bicycle at Central Park West and Aint Street to-day. Ho died on the way to Roosevelt Hospital, ite tigi 38 ince that time he tad worked for every morning newspaper in New York ns well as two afternoon papers, and weveral papers tn Chicago, At one ti he was owner and publisher of Vanity Fair ‘The funeral services will be helt in Renatasance Room of the Mason Tu At one o'clock. Mr Grand Master of Pu 2A. wad F. Ot im Motor Crash, Stx men riding on a motor truck were @lightly injured to-day when the truck Qriz-n by James Edward, No, 249 Third Avenue, collided with a strfses car operated by Vincent de Cenare, No. i965 "Boston fond, at Blondell and 1 Skolt Fractured, ion, 6S years old, No. $42 fest 25th Street, was run down by an at 9th Avenue and 23rd day, and ved to New with fractures \ Sole Duswiinsors for Manhation Ue United Electric Shops Or Tne Uniree Cucina Lent 6 Powta Ge 199 East 15ch Street 16600 8 A Broadway | This IW taken to mean that Johnson already has talked with his club own | uve decided to meet) blue trouserA and socks, and tan | rhipped to ua on July 20 by Williams |& Peters. In the middle of August Mr, Hubbell happened to be in New Haven and oall€d for a report on the car, The Jast report that the road had of the car was at Maybrook on July 26. This car was delivered to us on Monday, Sept, 26, and contained 10 tons 126 pounde—jumt 63,875 pounds short. = BOW. HUBEELL, “Hubbell Coal and Storage Co, Inc.” Messrs. Hubbel! & Co, tried to ascer- tain from the producers of coal, Will. | lama & Peters, what happened to that car, and learned that an embargo had been put on tt at Maybrook, which reduced their shipments more than 66 per cent, thie particular car being one upon which the embargo was placed, PRIORITY ORDER MEANS “MAR- KET WHERE THE MONEY IS.” Also, Mosore, Williams & Petern's munication ax to the policy of sell- ing thelr coal where they get the Nighent price Is very clear, They say: "Williams & Peters are the sales gents of the Pennsylvania Coal Com- pany and Hillsdale Coal and tron Company, which companies are min- ors of anthracite coal. We have been merchandising coal for many years, Mr, Willlama and Mr. Peters having been associated In businens alnce 1876, We are expected tb sell the these companies in marke the results will be mo | r States ham been falling off for |years, as the demand for dom and steam coals on the line of the Erie Railroad and branchon all the fore the largest percentage of our output goes to those points.” The Hubbell Company then tried to find con! elsewhere and were told that they would have to pay spot cash and alno that washery coal could be se cured at $12 per ton PLENTY OF WASHERY COAL AT NEWLY MINED PRICES. The Evening World pointed out in Its investigation that waahery coal in coal that was mined years ago and that there are mountaing of 1 lying on the surface of the earth which w secured practically for noth The communication as to this follow “Habbell Coal and Storage Company, Inc., Saugatuck, Conn.: “Tam pleased to quote you for a limited amount of egg, #tove and chestnut a price of $14.60 f. 0, b. the mines. This coal is fresh mined and in subject to prior sale. "I can quote you alse upon any part of fifty cara of washery coal chest- nut, which is equal in every renpect to fresh mined coal, a price of $13 f. 0. b, fnines, subject alo to prior sale and acceptance of orders by me, “Terns: As it Is necessary for me to pay the operators cash jupon de- way from New York to Chicago has grown very considerably, and there- i. Revenues Expenses | livery of the b. I. In order to secure this spot tonnage, it is necessary in the event of your placing any orders with me to make a deposit in a Scranton bank in your name subject to my draft upon presentation of b. 1. “Trusting L may be favored with your esteemed orders, Tam yours very truly, KE. H. LEAN “Connell Rullding, Scranton, The whole matter was placed be- fore the Interstate Commerce Com mission by Mr. Eino and Senator Frank Brandegee, and the following state- ment was went by F. G, Robbins, Di- rector of the Bureau of Service of the Jaterstate Commerce Commis- sion “Hon, Frank Brandegee, United States Senate: “Referring to your letter of Sopt. 20, with which you Inclone a letter from Mr. William P, Eno of Sauga- tuck, Conn, regarding the coal situa- tion: COULD GET COAL IF THEY PAID PROFITEER PRICES. “The precise difficulty experienced by Mr, Eno and others situated in Saugatuck, Conn, i» not clearly stated. It appears from inference, however, from the correspondence | furnished with practically 100 per, cent. car supply and that the an- thracite coal produced up to the time of the recent coal miners’ strike was equivalent to the normal production. In fact it wan clone to the anthracite coal production of 1918, the year of maximum production, It ts, of course an old economic principle that con! and th market and that coal will not mo to Saugatuck or to any other point unless proper arrangements are mado | for tts purchase. It is not the func- | tion of this commission to regulate the price of coal nor is there any ground for the statement that there is an effort to prevent coal from moving to Connectiout or to other New England points, On the con- trary, both anthracite and bituminous coal have moved to New England, all rail, in large quantities. In fact coal has been moving to New En«- jand, all rail, at the rate of from 4,000, to #000 cars per week, which ts far In excess of the coal moved to New England, all rail, during the peak year of 1918. COMMERCE COMMISSION GETS OUT FROM UNDER, “In a letter written by Mr. Eno to |the Secretary of the Interlor, which | has been submitted to this commis- \sion, the intimation is made that there has been ‘a plot to make the coal pro- ducers allot as little as they could possibly manage to the different parts ‘of our own country in order to ship abroad nnd recetve higher prices.” |Thin intimation has been freely made [by different interests In New Englan: An bearing upon this question, yoo jare advised that the Geological Sur i¥ey reports show that up to Sept. 11, ithis year, $69,143,000 tons of bitumin jous coal have been produced. This exceeds the production of bitumin: jcoal for the same period inst y by more than 69,000 tons. Moreove the quantity of bituminous coal ex- ported overseas has not exceeded 19 - 100,000 tons, which, compared with the total production. Is relatively ner- ligible. In any event th is nothing In the Interstate Com 4 Act. as tended to authorize this commisaton tended to authorize this Commission to set Itself ip as the dictator of the economle policy of the United States with respect to the exportation of conl or of other commodities, “It this commission can embargo | the exportation of coal because of its effect upon the domestic price of coal, submitted to you and to others by|!t can also embargo the exportation Mr. Eno, that the disinclination on the part of the u of coal in eae to inge to Pay the prevailing price asker coal. This correspondence seems to relate to anthracite coal. “It may Interest you to know that difficult hejof wheat, of cotton or of any other commodity becatise of its effect upon the domestic price. As to this ques- tion, coal interests call attention to the fact that four tons of coal are used to make one ton of steel, and that approximately 1,600,000 ston of ateul the anthracite coal mines have been If Present Telephone Rates Were Continued— 1920—A return of less than 2% 1921—A deficit estimated at $1,182,000 The following figures showing the New York Telephone Company’s estimated operating revenues and expenses for 1920 and 1921 in New York City under present rates were presented at the first hear- ing before the Public Service Commission; Second District, on the Telephone Company’s petition for increased rates 1920* $49,011,000 46,607,800 *Eight riiénths actual and four months estimated. To build the physical plant now in public use in New York City cost approximately $123,000,000. On this amount at present rates the Company would earn this year less than 2%. Without increased revenue from higher rates it is estimated that in 1921 the Company will fail to meet its bare operating expenses by over a million dollars. The work of increasing the facilities and the organ- ization sufficiently to meet New York City’s abnor- mal demand for service is far from finished. plant and equipment costing millions of dollars must be bought and installed. A large number of new ‘ employees must be secured, trained and paid. The Company cannot provide the service New York City needs unless it has sufficient revenue to meet the requirements of the business. Adequate service depends upon adequate revenue 1921 $53,118,500 54,300,800 Net telephone revenue $2,403,200 Deficit $1,182,300 and adequate revenue upon adequate rates, NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY have been exported overseas this year, New NE TRE eae hE YG AL ANU : ooo, the same period last year and approaches “Gonn,; NG hae 00) has affected the price and supply coal aa nothing cise could. The and they Insist that it would be on- fair for any agency of the Govern. it to embargo the exportation of goal while permitting the exportation of commodities in which coal plays an important part in the manufacture. “Among tho letters submitted by | Mr. Eno In @ letter from a coal dealer { Seranton, P art of fifty ira of anthracite coal to coal dealer in Saugatuck at free 5 to $14.60 per ton, This supports the assumption that the diMfoutty to which Mr, Eno refers Is one of price | } rather than transportation. Jt may | ; be that the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commiasion has some authority to deal with this phase of the matter. Yours truly, { “F. G. ROBBINS, Director.” DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S UBUAL PROMISE. In an effort to get some action fron the Department of Justice, an appeai was made to that body. The Depart. ment of Justice answered follows Mr. William P, Eno, Saugatuck, | "Receipt is acknowledged of your letter of the 29th ultimo stating tha! you are unable to obtain coal and cal! ing attention to the high prices that are being charged for coal. “A numer of criminal prosecutions for profiteering in bituminous oo: have been Instituted under the Lev act, Which prohibits the taking of an unreasonable profit in connection wit! the sale of coal, and it is expected that further prosecutions will short!y follow. | “An investigation t# now being con- ducted tn the anthracite fields for the purpone of ascertaining whether wn- reasonable profite are being taken. Fourteenth Street Veen an oe ee ee ee ee ee ee ee et Ce Attire for Family. Home News, anid all prices, This department, however, control over with 4 offering to well any | ( sion aswerta that, power to gllc export of ¢ from for so — . —— @ distritution of coal, NY S$. MITCHELL, to the Attorney summer hay been powerless. ‘The too, | sonable «) er Depart Tu its Commiasion's ratnto is] Question: ng the} Ansi r+ | bidde land or sen, 2 cute cars for the Congress did_not in- id Bo act ua to affect the | yution of Co ond it st he priority orders and embargoes! looks forw: al cara of this commiteion, which nly seen, have withheld conl| Washington continue places and gent it to others, | t c it la pla to and of Delicious Flavour, s Where did the coal © It went to the regardless of time or place © consumer of New York hag | been unable to secure coml at a rei price, despite the Intorstatg atateme ite fields which sup cluime [t has no juriedietion over the, that the anthra 1 of coil, which is the one| ply New York have received 100 p nt that makes the price, | cent. carn highe: Everybody's business was nobody’ usiness, and the New York pubiid rd to a shivering, heat!ow: winter, while their representatives in “pass tl “SALADA” Tea is Pure Tea, Fragrant imulating and refreshing. “Watch forthe Name” on every genuine sealed packet. 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