Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-16
B0RG[UM SUBMITS
PART Of EVIDENCE
Sends Letters and Affidavits
to Senator Brandegee of
Connecticut.
TELLS OF KENYON MIX

Declaring that ALI the kilograms
Mix offers. together with my letters
furnished by the Secretary Of War
and Gen. Sduiers. antedate my work
as Investigator" Gutzon Borglum last
night sent to Senator Brandegee OF
Connecticut part OF the evidence
he desired to place in the Senate rec
ord.
This evidence was in answer to
charges that the sculptor. Mr.. Borg
lum. had sought to form a private
mont contracts while he was fnvesti-
eating aircraft production for Presi-
dent Wilson.
Anadavits Submitted.
Mr. Borglums letter was accompa-
MED by aiiidavits from Hugh {. Glib
son. employe Of the British war mis-
sion. at New York, and Benjam IN
Harris. Gibson. named as associated
with the sculptor in the proposed
private corporation, swore in his af-
fidavit that in December Borglu had
intended to engage with him in q
commercial enterprise, but that after
receiving authority from the Presi-
dent to make an investigation Borg
1um withdrew and they had no fur
Their negotiations.
Harris. said to have been selected
to represent Borglum in the proposed
corporation. denied that Borglum
ever had asked him to become inter-
ested in an aeronautic company,
either on his own behalf or as q rep
resentative.
In his letter the sculptor said he
had just been informed that Gibson
had bsen suspended from connection
with the British mission at the re-
though he was highly valuable and
necessary expert. He also declared
every effort was being made to pre-
vent him from getting afadavits; that
several Of his witnesses had been
"summarily shipped away from Wash
ington." and that others were plead
ing with him not to involve them
for business reasons.
Discusses Mix kilograms.
Discussing in detail the kilograms
put into the Senate record with the
statement Of Kenyon w. Mix of the
Dodge Manufacturing Company. ac-
cusiny him of negotiating with Mix
for the organization Of the airplane
company. Borglum said the first mes
sage was sent five or six days be-
fore he had any intimation that the
President desired his services. The
others. he asserted. had no connec-
ton with tho first and were written
for the purpose of learning more
the aircraft board. He said when
he came to Washington Mix began
his tale of woe" and nothing else
was talked about.
Mix had stated" wrote the sculp-
tor. that he had been bitterly disap-
pointed at tho inactivity Of the air.
craft board. and placed before me q
the department In the extreme. His
document was. in fact, the first
sweeping written statement that was
placed before me when I took up the
investigation in Washington"
Crooked Deals" Mentioned.
AT this interview. Borglum said.
Mix gave q record Of his experience
with the aircraft board. and asserted
that he had in the past pulled of
two crooked deals for Col. Deeds of
the Signal Corps. The letter con-
tinued:
Mix being interested in laminated
wood for airplanes. and in Washing
ton for the purpose of seeking a con-
tract, had an appointment on the fol-
lowing morning with Col. Deeds. That
afternoon he returned in 4 very DIFF
refent mood. nervous. excited and yet
apparently pleased. He said he wished
the return of his statement on tho
ground that there we're some dates
in it that he wanted to correct, that
he would return it to suples. and that
Suplee would return it to me. He did
not return 1t. Meantime Mix told me
that now the government had given
him enough to occupy his entire
capacity. With this I was very much
delighted. and SO stated, Endorsed
laminated wood construction for it's
durability, simplicity and speed in
construction"