South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-17
ANSELL WORKS FOR
c. D. P. 'SMELLERS'
Man Who Started Court-Mar-
tial Controversy Gets
Salary of $4,000.
Special to The News Times

Special 20 The News Times.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IA new
light has been thrown on the Ansell-
Baker court martial controversy OF
last spring through words passed on
the floor Of the house when Rep.
Kitchin, of North Carolina. disclosed
the fact that former Col. Ansell is
now drawing a salary. or fee" of
from $4,000 TO s25, 600 annually for
his services.
This information leaked out when
Congressman Kitchin took occasion
10 ask Chairman Good, republican.
of Iowa, of the house appropria-
tions committee. why the investigat-
ing committees were asking an az
preparation of $1,000. Chairman
Good came forward TO reply, but
he was choked off by several OF the
republican leaders, including Uncle
Joe" Cannon, Rep. Nicholas Long
worth and others who did not seem
10 relish answers to these inquiries
A running word duel ensued in
which Kitchin ultimately carried his
point
IF the gentleman from Iowa Is
not too much disturbed by others
around him." interjected Congress
man Garner, of Texas, II would like
to get some idea OF the items for
which the $1,000 has been used"
kitChin Questions Chairmen.
Congressman Kitchin then sug-
gested that maybe some of the
chanmen of the various investigat-
ing committees. if they were present
on the floor, might elucidate some
Of the unusual items appearing in
their expense accounts. After enum-
Grating them. (Mr. Graham, of Illi-
nOis, Of the war expenditures investi-
eating committee; Mr. Mckenzie, Of
Illinois: Mr.. F'rear, the economist"
Of the aircraft investigating commit
tee; Joseph Walsh, of Massachusetts,,
Of the shipping board investigating
committee; Royal johnson, Of South
Kakota and Mr.. Reavis) only one Of
them responded to his name on tho
floor.
There is my friend Mr.. Reavis
OF Nebraska" said Mr.. Kitchin after
an interruption. who is one of the
automobile investigators. If they
were here they could exIlain. They
knew these items were coming up
this afternoon and knew that the
gentleman from Texas was going
to ask some questions about them
and that he was very curious to
know how all this money could pos
sibly be spent"
During this colloquy only Mr.
Walsh answered to his name. Later
Mr.. Reavis and Mr.. Mckenzie came
in. Meanwhile, Mr.. Kitchin read off
his bill of complaint" enumerating
some Of the figures on which he and
Mr.. Garner desired information.
ION page 1914" said Mr.. Kitchin
reading from n committee report
"is an item, C. G. Gabrielson, Il
days and hours, at SIS a day,
s265.63; expenses $49O.S9.' I can
not understand, you know, why his
expenses were about 800 more than
his salary. unless he was hired on
the expense basis instead of on a
salary basis. so that his expenses
would be the principal thing and
the salary the incidentally hi
salary should be s25 a day and his
expenses $35 a day. l know that
Mr.. Frear could explain that.
Expenses Exceed Salaries.
Here is another little item. Ny
friend the gentleman from Illinois.
(Mr McKenzie) is present and there
is absolutely no doubt that he can
explain this. on page 1915 1 find