Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-11
BORGLUM PROMOTED
FIRM DURING PROBE
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secretary hc said "Mr BOrRlum IN
doubtedly nnoWs about these charge,
Already ana he will probably choose
his own channels In making reply
NEW YORK, May lo.--luEo &
Gibson, who is n u assistant here IN
IN" munitions purchasing depart
meni Of the4l3ritish military mission
issued stntrnent late today defend
ing himself aud Gu,Zon BoIgluin IN
connection with tho made
/ IN Washington Of Boiglums alleged
activities In aircraft schemes
ME Borylum washed his hands
| Of all come ,tiOnS with negotiations
| looking to our organization ot an air
( plane tnanufdcturin Reutcrprise rs
soon rs President Wilson granted him
authority to IuN NcstiEare the handling
| Of aircraft production" said Gibson
Statement by Suplcc.
The statement bv Suplc, I'm the
/ var dcpartmcnt official filog is I'm
! Ial.t as follows.
# rhat I'm an tho relations con.
ccrn,ng tho matter of proIuottoo of
a stock rotnpauy for tho nIauufac c-
mrc of .tt,uianr. during ,,birb vas
present AT several conferences with
| the projectors Of this cnterprlse as
consulting engineer desire To state
that there was never anv other nm.
dorstaEding OF this proiect but that
Mf PgrgIum was 10 be "rcuresent.d
In tho ro,u,ration nv NJ, lI,rris
and that bis sole asset i'm the trans
action was to be- lirst. his personal
friendship anC association with
President Wilson. whom he stated
he could do auylhng ne wanted
/ with
'- As further asset TN this
commercial venture, Mr. Horglum
stated and gave everyone concerned
in this matter tp understand that
his OSi'lCn with the aircraft pro-
ductIun board and tho aerial section
Of The signal corps, t. $ A. was
such that he could obtain for their
use pans and technical details
which the company could use and
thus save considerably, both in time
ana money. IN beginning operations.
3. Thdt one OF the partners of
this concern was TO nave been MIR
hugo G. Gibson, who Is connected
with the lrltish ministry of war in
the United states, Offices at l20
'ruadWay New York city, who pro-
posed that Ce,taif patents which he
controlled would be used by tins
company ana who also stated that
he would I've able To influence orders
| lor 9'rplaues I'm such Il way that this
com paGy u!Sht receive the benefit
tncr, from
a Waited 10 Change Air Board
- THAI 1 ,,t,s given 70 urdc.,.
stand ly N,. Gorgiun nat ,bo nros-
cnt rnrsornaI Of mo ajrrrart hoard
WAS biybI, di,tgctef,,l :, bi,, md
he vas ronsto r,tv c,iticiginp thei,,
work that he definItely DTonosed
to cEaLgc the ,,qryonnel 6v virtue of
his f.iendship with President Wilson
and that he asked me TO suggest
members for tho new board which
would he more friendly to him in
mis- projects. That avoided giving
him any definite answers along this
line. That in the event Of a newly
constituted aircraft board being
formed, there would then be no diff
ticultv u securing advantage to the
proposed organization"
\ statement by Mix, made as was
Suplce s, to tho army intelligence
bureau, taxes up his story OF the
proposed aircraft corporation when
lie encountered on train en- route
70 washington IN pe'emoef' I9l T.
TWO men VINO later turned out 10
PC horsIum ana HhoSoh. Itc salu
ne "is a''.a'tcd py .heli CONVEX sa 70
.iuH .s 20 t"e pIosress OF .ne LAY :
.V", 'Na,.o, y, iitn' , N.irl a.. ep''lpanS , on
Su''e' "u o'' se''I''s
toid f LAW of ,be ,T dn.re of his own
@ .V,I N W sl,.,.,l i''s -" u
comipanE anE' ~ ,' ontc. tba finid oS arr -irs
! rraft n,onNf,ctute
CIain,cd ,n tayc pot,or ncs,ors
,"rLosa t,,o r,cr s,iI' to mo tb,,
tbey con,d produco dosisrs ror -
niar, Mi, ysouId ha sas,or and
steasior in tho air than the Aih5,
tross ana ynicb would ,oigb Ices q,
,ho s,,ta,,,,,'t 80 .'IIa''ine ~,
time the interest OF the Dodge Manu-.
featuring company in mind and be-
ing particularly anxious to become
a mart Of anv organization which
goes into the manufacturing OF air.
planes having monocuoue fusilagea
| led the gentlemen to believe that
we would welcome any suggestions
which would furnish the design and
power plan; for high -speed scouts. -
Mix also described a conference
in Gihsons office where details OF
the plan were talked over with
HarriE. representing BorRlhm
"The relative proDortions of stock
in the con,pany was not discussed. -
Mix said "u being tho opinion OF
Mr., Gibson and Mr.. Harris that
Mr. Borgllm should he consulted
before tins apportionment wa
q,