The Washington times., 1918-05-11

pelIers, and for that reason brought
US together. Mr.. Borglum's Ideas
were for the design Of a propeller.
mine for methods OF manufacture.
Late in November or early in De-
cember, in pursuance OF a plan for
the possible manufacture OF propel-
lers,. we went to Dayton, where we
paid a visit to the aviation field, in
specting a battleplane equipped with
a Liberty motor. It was for that
type OF battleplane that we proposed
to make propellers. We inspected
the machine to determine the exact
type OF propeller required.
"On our way back to the East we
were discussing the situation in its
various aspects in the smoking COM
partment Of a Pullman car. There
was young man there who appeared
to be interested in our conversation.
Finally he introduced himself. He
was Kenyon W. Mix, ir.. Of the Dodge
Manufacturing Company. He had suf-
ficient material with him to convince
us that he was interested in airplane
production and his credentials were
all right
He indicated that his company was
interested in production Of airplane
parts and would be glad for more
business along that line. We proceed
ed to go into the proposition thor
oughly- Conferences were later held
in New York.
Did Not Know Harris
81 met Mr.. Suplee only once or
twice. and scarcely know Mr.. Harris.
who is referred to as scheduled to
be tn representative or dummy for
Mr.. Borglum in the company.
ct think frun
sions Of the proposed corporation in
New York The Dodge people were
going 10 do the manufacturing
Then Mr. Borglum announced that
he had received the letter from Presi-
dent FilsOn and would have to drop
ms part. The whole affair later died
OF hamilton. My sole interest in 1t
Is hat ! proposed TO become a stock
holder and some OF my patents would
have gone into the company"
Hugo 9. Gibson Is an English en-
gineer. He came to the United States
in 1906 to assist the Licensed Associ-
alton OF Automobile Manufacturers in
their suit against the Ford Motor
Company in the so-caIled Selden pat
ent case
Ford won Gibson since that time
has promoted various enterprises.
one OF them was the Auto-Ped.
motor-propelled vehicle on which )
man stood
NEW YORK, May lilies I'M
reservedly,' Gutzon Borglum brands
the charges of Kenyon c. Mix, Of the
Dodge Manufacturing Company, that
he sought to use his connection with
President Wilson as investigator Of
the aircraft production situation to
forward an airplane enterprise OF
his own.
This scurrilous frame-up, which
l charge II to be, has been in the
hands Of the Government for
months" Borglum said in a state
ment upon his arrival last night
from Washington, and is now
sprung when it has finally become
evident that / shall persist until the
airplane failure is honestly and
thoroughly investigated.
Tool Of Deeds"
The charges Of Mix. a confessed
tool OF Deeds, and Mix's engineer.
are lies unreserVedly. both in in
ference and statement as applied to
me in anything ever did directly !
or indirectly that was improper in
my capacity as a representative OF
the President
"On the contrary, Mix sought my
assistance to help him hnd men OF /.
aeronautic ability, and other aid that /
would enable him to produce, or re- /
produce, a small .pIane he had in /
mind, and my effoFts were TO assist ]
him to stimulate interest in