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 AIR CRAFT REPORT
 IS SUBMITTED
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 -~~tto~ooc ~o~oco~~c. gatlOn, the report recommends should be brought before a court martial for sending confidential war department information on the aircraft situation to former business associates in Day. ton, Ohio, and for being sponsor, last February for "a grossly misleading l statement" to the effect that "the first American-built battleplanes are today en route to the front in France.
 Criminal Prosecution. ...,........
 Criminal prosecutions of three ar my officers are recommended on the ground that they transacted busi- ness with corporations in which they were financially interested. These of ficers are: Lieutenant Colonel J. G. Vincent, former vice president of the Packard Motor Car Company, now in charge of the airplane engineering !, division of the aircraft production bureau: Lieutenant Colonel Geo. w. Mixter, stockholder in the Curtiss ] Alrplane and Motor corporation pro- duction manager of the aircraft Dur- eau, and Second Lieutenant Samuel $. Vrooman Jr., inspector of propel- Tor lumber and stockholder in the S. 5. Vrooman Company of Philadelphia which sold mahogany to the govern ment for airplanes.
 M,. Hnuhoc concluded h;c rooo,t with the statement that "it is not within the province of this report to make recommendations with respect to administrative policy, but it should be said that under the direction of MT. Ryan and MT. Potter there has been improvement in organization and progres has been made in gratifying measure"
 William C. Potter, to whom MT. Hughes referred, is assistant di rector of aircraft production. Hughes Recommendations. The general conclusions and rec 1 concentrations 'by MT. Hughes follow: The evidence discloses conduct, which although of q repichensible , character, cannot be regarded as af- io"ding a sufficient basis for charges un0er existing statutes, but there are certain acts shown, not only highly improper ill themselves, but of special significance which should lead to disciplinary measures. The evidence with respect to Colonel Edward A, Deeds should be presented to the secretary Wf war to the end that Colonel Deeds may be tried by court martial under Articles 95 and 96 of the Articles of War for his conduct, CD Ill acting as confidential advis- Of of his former business associate, II. E. Talbott of tho Dayton Wright AZ plane company, and conveying in- formation to MT. Talbott in an inn proper manner, with respect to the transaction of business between that company and the division of the sig. nal of corps of which Colonel Deeds was the head, and (2) In giving to the representatives of the committee on public information false and misleading statement with regard to to the progress of aircraft produc- tiCn for the purpose of publication wlth the authority of the secretary Of war.
 The absence of proper appreciation
 
 actions by government officers and agents With firms of corporations ill which they are interested, compels the concern that public policy de- lnaEds that the statutory provisions beating upon this conduct should be strictly enforced. 1t is therefore recommended that the officers found to have had transaction on behalf ot the government with corporations in the pecuniary profits of which they had an interest, should be pros ecuted under Section II of the Grim inal Code.
 The federal trade commission SECuld be requested to report upon the proper cost of mahogany for airplane propellers, to the end that opoh the coming of its report the question of the propriety of further action with respect to the transac- tions of the Mahogany 'Manutactur- ers and Importers association may be determined
 Ut is recommended that the rep respentatives of the Department of Justice should keep in touch with, tue progress of the re-audit of ac- counts, so that it may be advised of the complete enforcement of the rights of the government in final settlements of accounts, and that the government has been protected aGuinst unnecessary loss through waste and the absence of suitable factory supervision
 Permit me also to suggest that a special division. or sub division of of the present bureau of investiga- tlcn. in the Department of Justice, should 'be assigned to the considera- ton of suggested delinquencies ill correction with aircraft production 50 that the work already done may be appropriately followed up. In particular. it is recommended that tile activities in relation to spruce production which being largely cen tered on the Pacific coats, it was imlracticable to embrace in the present inquiry. should be carefully scrrtinized."
 "An exhaustive examination" says Attorney General Gregory's letter of tranSmittal. "into the entire conduct