The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-29
Man Who Was to Have Done the
Work Is Shown to Have Had a
Brother on One of the Supply
Committees at Washington.
SHORTAGE OF CLOTHING
UP TO DEFENSE BOARD
Senator Mcclellan Attempts to
Show That the Council Has
Usurped the Authority of the
Quartermaster General s Office.
Br A..eei.t.d Pre-.

By Associated Press
Washington. Dee. 29-Thc profit
able scrap sorting contracts IN con-
nection with making OF army uni
forms. came up again az today's ses-
sion of the sena;s military committee
while Quartermaster General sharpe
was stu under examination.
II wac developed that samuel kap-
Ian, "a member 81 one OF the supply
committees. had protested against
cancellation OF a sorting contract In
which his brother was Interested
and II further developed that his
brother was treasurer OF the Mil
Brock Min company. owning one Of
the Connections WOODEN mills com
mandeered by the government.
senator Mcclellan asked whether
Emmanuel kaplan, treasurer Of the
Miilbruok MN company, was not q
brother OF samuel Kaplan. a member
OF she supply COMMITTEES. General
S,.nrpe said he thought 50. The other
min was the Thames River Wooden
Mills. Both were ordered 70 deNut,
their machinery to government work
cancellins private contracts.
"Did you know hat samuel kup'
Ian. 81 the Cuuncii OF National Do
fcnAc, r. president aud owns tw,
thirds of the stock OF the Millbrooh
company OF" asked matt Mcclellan.
General Sharic said he did not
Last SATURDAY General sharpe saun
samuel Naplau and other members "i
the councils supply committee pro-
tested against caucolliug ut WOOL scrut
torting contracts given the bas'
sorting company OF New york sen
atur Mcclellan said Ira A. kaplan
president 81 the sorting company
which General sharpe said stood %
MAX, $500 600 "a year on the coutrtc
recently annullcd. Was related Go ma
council committee member
"No had 10 follow the advice ~ th'
council committee said icu'rt
sharpe explaining that Charles hisen
man. head ui tho supply c"mWii'e'
had approved the contract
senator Mcclellan inquired whcih'|
chairman Ros~nWald OF % supply
committee ct Chairman Greet ot th'
Committee uu Public Information ha'
protested Co him against re,oking th'
contrac. or manifested any interest D.
b. General sharpe said they had mol
9fNNANNN
sharp, that the duurtcrmtster sen
erals faith and good intent iu the s'
uatiou was not questioned.
MY purpose is to show that lh
Council uf National Defense ha
usurpcd authuritN Of The quarterin'''
ter generals ufflg, and is largely rr
sponsihio FOR the shortage m c'"th'nt
supplies" said Senator Mcclellan
Pcrcic-s Called To stand.
TO investigate further the scrap
SORTING contract b committee collo
B capt \. r. Pcreless. who iuNestig1l
ca the affair last month
"I think the department realize
the contract would not be- satisfaction
aud au Investigation was started.
said capt Perclcss The price ut
cents ~ pound was found much Ca
high.
Afi,r the department began its 90
!, Np-uratiuu. capt rereless sHio, ~
company offered Go sort the scral
cree because h, believed 10 uugl
give them business advantage tn di
tr,buunr shoddy to factories
Hif there's a uigger boz M" woodpt
w, want tu Know a. 'haifini
chamberlain intcrierted
3 capt Pproless could not state pos
p u,,b whether Samuel k1plau ot o.
council nf national defense w3ts
brother Of ira Knpiau 90 the sorur
. company hu had heard so.
Charles EissnWtu, OF the council
b committee protested against canoe
b Iaiiou said Capt pereless
Ar Ei,cumau vas very auNio'
% mot Co have the contract annulled
a mid the ,aptain. lie aid he wou'
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