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payments to the Standard Aircraft
Corporation. He said he filed an
hpinion suggesting suit to recover
$2,SO0,0OO in overpayments to the
Standard company.
The witness said Harry B. Mingle,
president Of the Standard Company,
chad attained large orders for air.
Z Hraft from the War Department
. although he was lawyer and not
= manufacturer ana did not have
3 plant"
"Who owned the Standard Com
banyf"
'Mitsui and Company, a japanese
Ranking firm" said Love. 'Mingle
told me he had been the >cpnfiden-
Hal agent for Mitsui and Company
In New York for many years. The
Standard was organized by Mitsui
and Company and he was placed in
charge"
All the preferred stock of the
kenpany and 81 per cent of the
@oMaHnon stock were turned over to
tAtaut and Company, Lane added.
Deal In Jersey Plant.
hey even had a Japanese on
NE hoard OF directors" Lane said.
SMiaglO had his picture on the
wall Of his office and he said to me
one time, see that poor fellow, he
got scared and killed himself The
Japanese had committed suicide
right after the armistice."
Lane said the Standard charged
SAH Government 81 ,619, 900 in losses
On q plant 1t purchased from the
sloan Manufacturing Company at
PsAinfleld, N. j., which had been
purchased for $4,000,
THE sequel to tthe Standard case
was that Mingle was found dead in
New York under mysterious circum-
stances" Lane added. 1.-THE cause
OF his death was never fully ex-
planned"
After the company's postwar
claim was settled Lane said 1872
carloads OF planes and plane parts
were shipped away from the plant.
mo one ever knew where the
goods went" said Lane. ''It was
q mystery to all of U.S."
Recalls Audit Figures.
An audit OF the Standard Com.
pany.e claim, Lane said, showed II
paid $36,00O rent to Mitsui & Co,
each month, although a lease for
the property was held by Harry B.
Mingle. ito president. The govern,
ment also paid q 100000 "depre.
ciatlon claim" to the Standard Com.
Oany. Lane said.
Enem $4,000 a month because they
claimed to rent the plant and $2,-
100000 more because they also
claimed to own it?"
Yes, the Government paid them
both ways" said Lane. "And then
later sold the plant to another firm
Ind kept the proceeds"
did your reports show this COM
bany made false and fictitious
claim Of $2,2OO,O0O for deprecia-
"Yes, but we decided the over
payment for depreciation was about
bl.s00. 00O."
"Did the Department of Justice
veP take any action to recover
khese sums illegally obtained from
he Government
mo"
Palmer Now Accused.
Lane charged that $452, 900 was
aid to settle q war claim with the
Bosch Magnetic Company although
Ne company never delivered a
6ickol's worth Of goods"
The contract, he declared, was
AeeVoen two departments Of the
Government, yet the money was
paid 70 Martin G.. Kern, the alleged
9aeuan alien, who later purchased
He Bosch plant 'for a song"
Who was this Bosch contract
tweon?''
The War Department and the
Nen Property. Custodian, A.
Mitchell Palmer" said Lane. "The
plant was sold to Kern for almost
nothing and the War Department
ehen paid Kern $452, 900 to settle q
Hlaam on which the company had
newer delivered any goods. The
kOntract was given over to Kern
~ Palmer and his gang"
Another irregularity in the Bosch
eeee. Lane said. was the sale of s.,
vOO,OOO In cash and securities owned
by the Bosch Company.
never heard Of any law giving
ehe Alien Property Custodian au
khcHdty to sell cash." said Lane.
Weeks Firm Mentioned.
WHO sold this company?'
"a. Mitchell Palmer"
Who got the securities?"
Chiefly the firm of Hornblower
IND Weeks"
'How much was obtained by the
GoverIAMent in the sale?"