New Britain herald., 1921-01-21
DID NOT EVEN TAKE
 HIS DOLLAR SALARY
Took Position As Head of
 Shipping Board Only As Patriotic Duty and Gave
 His Best Efforts to it.

Now York. Jan. 2t.-~Charles M. sehwab appeared before tue Walsh conErcssionai committee this morn ing and denied testimony given yes |terday by Col. F. H. Abadie. former Ncomptroller of the U. s. Shipping Board, to the effect that MT. schwabs s personal expenses for October, 1918. |wt amounted to 's260,000. were |4t Ia to the Shipping Board. Mk schwab declared the state knonts were absolutely unaualified1y Ltd maliciously fai-c." and that he rsonaIly paid all his own expenses Turing his term of office as director general of the Emergency Fleet cor Dpration-
 Never Took Salary.
 MT. Schwab said that although he sas supposed to receive n dollar U EeRr salary. he did not even collect hat. and for his travels from shipyard D shipyard. while at the head of the sat corporation. he asserted he nev- received any compensation and did nt want any.
 Ife admitted such n voucher as that iArged by Col. Abadio may havo been Ntd to him, but declared 1t was not n tho purpose claimed by Abadie ld no part Of 1t was charged to shrp natrpction.
 Did work As Duty.
 Ms acceptance of the position as md of the fieot corporation. he told conmittee. was only at the urg-
 neat of. tho chairman of the NlA lnfad the president of tho United ltsH. and in accepting tho place. MT. AWab declared. he insisted that all Ttcrr connected with hIs own ship EidinR companies be handled by ler members of tho board.
 soi. Abadie. who again took the nd. said ho regretted the neces- for connecting Mir. Schwab with voucher and said he hoped 1t m error and that MT. Schwab aid be cleared.
 mked further concerning tho cher. Col. Abadie reiterated his gious testimony that information ccrninR tt had been given to him Mir. Morse of Periey Morse and accountants employed to audit aping Board books. Hc said the rEo was entered as "overhend'' in main ofiice of the Bethlehem Co. $i00.000 was charged to ship struetion.
 he witness. in reply to a question fitted that MT. Morse had told him the other s160.o00 had been ht, but declined to repeat what had been told. and said it con- ed the Bethlehem corp. only. MT. wq1r11yho was sitting nearby, spoke 1 Id: .
 roN~-lro at perfect liberty to give Information If you desire"
 II. Abndie. however. said 1t was to him eonndentially and that Tonld not repeat 1t.
 |. achwab was called before the |nittee at his own request, and in- tpted Col. Abadie's running testi-
 to enter his denial.
 o chairman also asked Mir rab to appear again next Tues to testify concerning matters re-
 to the Shipping Board. It was
 clear. however. that he was not
 called In relation to the vouch- Hr. Schwnb said he would be A to appear at any time the com
 desired.
 ring his testimony MT. Schwab red that such h voucher as Col. c described could not have been
 without his knowledge and he ated cmphntically that he had
 received A penny from the gov ent for services or personal ex- a
 'rotestcd to President
 hwab said that when he was Red tn take charge of the fency Fleet corporation he an
 ed that some criticism would rno to his connection with large
 rRinK concerns and that he ob-
 .aaid he went to the preri-
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