Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16
PenrOse En,plOye
Gets Juicy Plun,s
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said to show any connection with Mr..
Penrose.
Mr.. Dunbar was told of reports that
| he had captured all the paymasters'
bonds in the Department of Public
Safety and the Department of Public
Works, although that business formerly
was held by another company which ex-
pected renewals last January.
He said that city business was OBJ
| tnined for him by Andrew W. Froesch,
Penrose leader of the Forty second
| Ward.
Got Aid From Froesch
"NIr. Froesch has known me for n
number of year. and thought he would
help me out by throwing me this bust
ness" Dunbar explained. Il made no
overtures to him and did not seek it..
If thought l was doing anything wrong
by engaging in this business l would
not have zone into It."
Mr.. Dunbar said it was reported that
he was to bond Blakely ID. McCanghn,
newly appointed Collector of Internal
Revenue, who will have many bonded
employees under him.
"Thnt is not so," Mr.. Dunbar said.
| "As a matter Of fact l understand Mr..
MCSdueHH hds pld'cu HIS uoliu WIN
some other company. There IL no doubt
| if I had asked Mr.. McCaughn for
| his bond that he would have given IL to
me. But the fact that ! am connected
with Senator Penrosc's Office prevented
me from doing so"
Mr.. Dunbar was told of another re
port that some one acting for him had
gone to various banks and solicited
blanket bond business with the in
timation that the banks would be made
State repositories in return for the
bonding orders.
No blanket. Bond' Business
''1s it true that you hold out certain
get bonding business?" he was asked
What do you mean by that?" he
countered.
That you had them told they would
be made State repositories.
That is not true" Dunbar de-
clared. THE company | represent does
not carry any blanket insurance bond
on any bank in the city. Further
more. I would not dare think of doing
anything of that kind because of my
connection with Senator Penrose's Of
| fee.
II am a married man with three
children he continued. land when an
opportunity to engage in the insurance
business came l took 1t. I have never
at any time used my connection with
this office to obtain one pcnny's worth
of business. and | defy anybody TO
prove that l have"
One Of the plums obtained recently
| by Dunbar was the writing Of a 500,
| 600 bond for Freas Styer Of Norris
town, who was named superintendent
of the Mint on the recommendation of
| Senator Pcnrose. He has under him
Mint employees who are bonded to a
total of several hundred thousand dol
| lars.
Company Died AbOrnlng
Dunbar's job as special agent for the
Aetna Co. is not his first venture in
the realm Of surety bonds. About two
years ago he formed q bonding com
pany with Oscar Il. Noll and John
Voorhees,, leaders in the now defunct
Republican Alliance.
The company was formed some time
before Mayor Smith left Office. The
Mayor, in name at least. during his
| term was connected with n New York
surety company, which got the lion's $
share of city bonding business. 1t was
said at the time Dunbar aided in
forming surety company that the or
ganizers had visions, Of choice fees after
Mr.. Smith left office. The new COM
pany got some advance publicity, how
ever and died in infancy.