Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-01
OANDER|NG
NC0VERED IN
(CRAFT REPORT
s2O,OOO,OOO Due to
,se in Type of Ma
ne Early in War.
D RESULTS ACHIEVED
FROM FUNDS EXPENDED
Four Army Officers Charged
With Misconduct in Relations
With Manufacturers.
OWNED STOCK IN CONCERNS
yormer Justice Hughes and .,ttor-
nry-Gencral Severely Ccnsurc
:, Colonel Il. \. Deeds.
OWNED STOCK IN CONCERNS
JOrmer Justice Hughes and .ittor-
n"y-Gencral Severely Ccnsurc
N Colonel Il. a. Deeds.

|SHINGTON. October 3l.--Thc
waited report on the aircraft sit
i by former Justice Charles T..
les Was made public to-day at The
/ House.
ep In Its entirety. il is practically
n bill of health. The country Is
|ned that thc, .6ol.sol,sGG.47 which
c I'm taxes and In bond issues for
ircraft program has not been
dcred. On the contrary. only
ii.395.ei thus far has been cx-
III. with results which nonparti-
escribe as splendid
those persons who expected to
powerful campaign documen, i'm
port there is only disappointment
iocs not mean that IL IL entirely
white. but the waste and bad
ICES are almost insignificant when
htirc subject Is considered.
good. SIDE OF the report eAoncratcs
save Colonel l.. y. Deeds. and re-
nat the money expended up TO
Er IL produced I2.so3 airpianes
1891 engines.
bad sido dcalr with Some OF the
,es OF Colonel Deeds and other
AM. The fact that th.rc is
ioss OF approx S:u.J0u.pOg
Bristol ana S.J,-l plun-s This
I. however. II subject 10 salvage
ay he much smaller when differ
trts Of the rejected planes arc
n other machines. The Eristo,
IL ~ recall was condemned AS
whereas the engine the :. jill
was rejected All OF the 600
still may BE- used with other
=.
conduct OF Colonel Deeds is
censurablc 10y Attorney General
rs, who transmitted The report to
esident. Judge Hughes suggest
,1ce OF attorney O General Greg
'at all the Facts regarding Deeds
omitted 10 the Secretary of War
urt-martlai proceedings. should
nR TINS course Justilieu.
Is Is SHOWN 10 have used his Of
OF III. T.. Talbot and Gr"rlcs
tering. his intimate busines as-
:s. aud TO l,aNo conveyed conn
Information 10 them regarding
tytoii- right Airplanc COMPANY.
ch all three were financially in
~. ana also In other matters per
TO the aircraft program.
l. OTHER OFFICERS
tPrEAU ~ HAD LIGHT
y \
nant-' 'toionci George w. MiXtcr
Second Lieutenant samuel T..
AN. Jr, ",ro utlier officers whose
appear i'm a disaSrccab bic light.
IL. VINO was Vice prcside Of the
fd Motor tar Comphny, retained
Dck in tlla, corporation after be-
y an officer in the army. and In
fch OF the army whereby he could
his concern. He was lnstru-
in having certain payments
to the Packard Company for.
igs, models. tests and tor eleven
rdized engines. The course vN
ure was without = written con
find otherwise Irregular ana un-
lie is directly charged with a
ION or the cr:minui code. which
It's amy person. either directly or
|;teiy, Interested In the pecuniary
or contracts OF u corporation
acting as an officer or agent OF
|nited states for the transaction
siness with such "A corporation.
aving element in his case is that
-ent TO defraud was discovered by
|. Hughes.
itenant Colonel Mix,cr is shown
re retained $500 Of the preferred
fof the Curtiss Airplane and Motor
ration while acting for the gov
ent.
head OF the inspection department
production manager he visited
) of this corporation. He Is
ed with violation OF the same
nal section as Lieutenant Colonel
nj.
ond Lieutenant Vrooman had sl0,-
orth Of stock In the :. Il. Nrooman
I Philadelphia. which had IA con-
to supply mahogany To the gov
,nt. I:Ie is charged with the same
Ion az the other officers. Nroo-
was in charge of inspection Of
Her lumber, and this included ma
~. lie denied. however. ever in
ing any lumber from the corpora
,earinS his name.
DGANY MEN COME
IN FOR HARD WALLOP
Mahogany Manufacturers and
tiers Association comes in for the
81 wailop In the report. Repre-
lives of the government were paid
os in addition TO those received
the government the report
I'd. Some petty graft also was
,ered in one of the officers of the
corps. All OF these matters, Mr..
,ry Informed the President. now
he subject OF grand jury investi-
ge Hughess conclusions and
are as follows:
The, controlling facts and the
rms In relation to the matters re-
al have been stated under appro-
, headings. II would be impoG-
to restate them in brief sum-
The defective organization of
york of aircraft production and
srious lack of competent direction
at work by the responsible Of
Z of the signal corps, to which
elays and waste were chiefly due,
matters for administrative cor
n through unification of effort
. competent control"
provisions of the criminal stat
DO not reach inefIiciency.
is not within the province of this
to make recommendation with
ct to administrative policy, but it
d be said that under tho direction
:. Ryan and Mr.. Potter there has
in organization. and
ess has been made In gratifying
The evidence discloscs conduct
4 although of "a reprehcnsible
ctet cannot be regarded as nf-
lg a sufficient basis for charges
existing statutes, but there are
n acts shown which should lead
ctplinnry measures. Tho evidence
respect to Colonel Edward A.
shoulc be presented the Secre-
Of War to the end that Coloacl
may he tired by court-;nar:i
articles % and sc OF the Articles
az % in acting as confidential
~ OF his former business as
e II. -. Talbot, OF the Dayton
lt hirrlane Company. and In con-
81 - ~ af Ia ~ NJ