Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-21

greatest submarine, taxing the water
,he Rio is the latest there is in this
n the great war. A numerous gatheri
after tho negotiation of contracts and
proposals between the Navy Depart
ment and the corporation and con-
tracts with the Metropolitan Insur-
ance Company Of New York for
loan, the preparation and execution of
q deed of trust or mortgage to Sc
cure $1.4o0,000 borrowed from the
Metropolitan Insurance Company: con-
ferred with attorneys and others in
New York and Washington represent
ing the insurance company; prepared
q second deed of trust or EHrtgage to
secure a bond issue of 100000: held
conferences in Washington and New
York; took entire charge of the suit
of r. H. Mcneil against the corpora
ton for $3S0.000 and looked after the
defense of same; confessed and assisted
the the PREPARATION of the proposals .t to
property on behalf of the company;
attended to the consideration ad
preparation of contracts for the sale
of the company's property; holding
meetings, prepared and passed upon
all deeds; satisfaction of mortgages.
Eichelberger restraining transfer of
property, contracts with architects
and builders and claims connected
Herewith; in short performed all
legal services required by the Airing
ton Corporation and Arlington Build
ing, Inc, from the purchase of the
property to its sale, and continuously
since, without assistance, except that
of the Hon. Charles A. Douglas in
the suit of Eichelberger pending in
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia. rhe record OF these serv-
ices fills many pages.
The above was only one of many
matters in which we, as counsel for
Winston & Co.. have represented them
prior to and since 1914.
Knew Nothing Of Details.
Mr.. Williams supplemented this
statement by saying he knew nothing
of the details of the transaction ex-
cept by hearsay and what he had seen
in the newspapers and the Congress
sional Record.
After the foregoing memorandum
had entered during the course of the
reading, again brought up the Qaes-
ton Of Representative McFadden's
charges, a..-t e.. e., g..
."Mr. McFaddAn ought to appear
here. II his statements are supported
by facts" the senator insisted. Il
have no sympathy with any man who
siiDply makes statements for news
paper notoriety and then avoids sub
stantiating those charges ofrciaily.
am not passing judgment on you. Mr..
Williams, or Mr.. McFadden, but this
committee should know more about
this"
at was a cowardly thing to do"
put in Mr.. Williams.
"If you are guilty of the charges
he makes against you, you are not
fit for the position you hold" con-
are not guilty that fact should be
placed before the public"
Mr.. Williams then said he had de-
MED categerically the charges which
witnesses had brought before him
knowing such charges to be without
foundation.
ITO what Witnesses do yeu fefer?'
asked the chairman.
II refer especially to Witness
Cooper (Wade H Coeper), the con-
tros1er replied. Returning to the
matter of the Arlington building, he
firm of Winston made money or lost
on the transaction. or whether it con-
tinued work on the building after it
was sold.
Letters exchanged between Repre-
sentative Pou Of the House rules COM
mittee and Secretary McAdoo March 4.
1918. were introduced by the con-
troller to show that the charges Of
Representative MSFadden were not
new, and that Secretary McAdoo was
a assured they were unfounded.
The intimation Is being made that
q certain oAcfal Of the Treasury De-
partmept IL financially inteFested in
-. .o1~ - H. r1;D ~fan nroyortv "a
tho government" wrote Representative
Pou. The intimation is not made pub
ltciy and is quite indefinite in form;
nevertheless the insinuation Ia being
thrown out among meneers Of the
House that some ofhcial of tho Treas
nry win probably receive financial
benefit IL the proposed sale to the
government 10 contaminated"
"False," Secretary NcAdoo Wrote.
Replying the same day to this let
ter Secretary McAdoo wrote:
at is needless for me to say that
this is absolutely false. should be
very glad, indeed. il you could learn
and give me the name OF ANYBODY
ment, concerning whom any such in
timatioos are being made.
II learn upon inquiry that the law
frm of Williams & Mullen OF Rich
mond, Va have for years been conn,
sci for Winston 4 Company, genera
contractors. which firm Of contractors
and their associates are the owners
OF the stock of the Arlington Com
pany, which owns the site and 10
erecting the so-called Arlington
building.
'4The Mr.. williams Of The law firm
of williams & Mullen is q brother-in-
law Of Mr.. Williams, the controller Of
the currency, but am told thst he 3
not and has never had any financial
interest ia the firm of his clients,
Winston & Co., nor any financial inter-
est whatever In the Arlington Com
many or any othar COMPANY connected