Arizona republican., 1919-01-17
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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1G.-After an exhaustive investigation into the facts, the special war department board ap- pointed to inquire into charges made against Colonel Edward A. Deeds of the signal corps in Charles F. Hughes report on aircraft production. has rec commended that no court martial pro aeedings be instituted against the of ficer.
 Secretary Baker today made public the boards findings, together with letter he has written Chairman Dent of the house military committee, an bouncing that they had been approved md the case closed.
 This record" wrote AIr. Baker Undoubtedly shows that Colonel Deeds absorbed in the activities of air craft production, neglected to give his personal attention to transactions af- tecting his personal financial affairs. and this neglect on his part gave rise to appearances which required pains
 
 their true character"
 In his report. Mr Hughes charged that Colonel Deeds had represented to officials of the war department that he had disposed of his stock in the nited Motors company, when as d matter of fact that stock was still car ried in his name; that he had sent con fldential war department information 10 former business associates at Day ton, Ohio; and that he had sponsored grossly misleading statements to the effect that American built battle planes were en route to the front.
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 The board attached to it's findings various letters, telegrams and sworn statements relating 10 these specific charges. In the ease of the first charge. it recommended that mo court martial proceedings be instituted against Colonel Deeds, based upon the state ments in his letter to the secretary of war and the aircraft production board so far as they concerned the transfer of his stock in the United Motors com pany. because: CD Colonel Deeds. at the date the letter was written. had made an informal gift of the stock t2) he had instructed Judge McCann thlS attorney to arrange promptly the necessary transfer; (3) the actual transfer was delayed because of Col Deeds absence from Dayton, necessi- tatcd by his continuous and unremif- ting labor for the government al Washington; (D the formal transfer was subsequently made; (5) there was G. total absence of intent to deceive"
 The board also held that upon the evidence now before this office, it is o opinion that court martial proceeding. against Colonel Deeds, based upon hi. statement regarding his stock in tn, Domestic Building company. should Rot be made, because: CD At the tim, statement was made, an arrangement . had been made for the sale of thi. stock at its book value; @ it took tim, to ascertain the book value and clos, the details of the transactions: (3) i was the bona fide intention of Colone Deeds to make the formal transfer. anf he had given instructions to have thi. done; t4) the reason why it was no done was that through a legitimat, change of plan, the occasion for tn, transfer was obviated, and both par ties to the contemplated transfer wer, willing that the agreement for trans fer should be cancelled (5) the who'll proceeding was conducted in good faitl and under the advice of counsel"
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 Regarding the charge that Colone Deeds sent confidential war depart. ment information to former bushes. associates, the board said that iron Colonel Deeds explanation Lit appear! that while Colonel Deeds real endeavol vas 10 aid the government in expedit. ing it's program of aircraft production through some mistaken notion, h, deemed it proper to accomplish tha object by a species of deceit, whicl