The Washington times., 1925-09-19
WOMAN BACKS.
CHARGES BY
, ROGERS
Mrs. Dean Adds That Hart
Signed Another's Name to
Letter Sent Sec. Weeks

While army and navy circles
were fluttering today over the ac-
cusation filed with the War De-
partment by Ex-Quartermaster
General Harry L. Rogers against
his successor, Major General VIII
liam H. Hart, additional revela-
tions as to what the charges con-
tain leaked out.
Rogers accuses Hart of mali
ciously and disloyally'' plotting to
oust him from the Quartermaster
Generalship of the Army and pro-
cure his own (Hart's) advance
ment to the post. In the further
ance of this plot, Rogers charges
Hart with inspiring series OF
articles defamatory to him in a
gossip" magazine that has wide
circulation in the capital.
Woman's Affidavit Filed
In substantiation of his charges,
General. Rogers has filed with the
War Department an affidavit from
Mrs. Theresa Howard Dean, writer
of the alleged defamatory articles,
in which she sets forth that Hart
told her he had signed the name
OF ]. C. Schemm. secretary-treasurer
of the Shefwin Publishing Company,
to telegram to Secretary OF War
Weeks, requesting an investigation
of the quartermaster- department,
s..H. Al, 4
rection. At this time Rogers WAS
up for reappointment.
Schemm was an officer in he
publishing company that published
Gossip, magazine devoted TO soc al
affairs.
1t printed several of Mrs. Dean >
articles, the material for which,
Rogers charges, was furnished Mrs.
Dean by Hart.
The voluminous papers contain
ing the accusations against HaTt
are now in the office of Major Gen
eral John L. Hines, chief of staff.
where the case is under investiga
ton
They set forth that while Hart
was Rogers subordinate he was
very friendly with Mrs. Dean. fire.
quently dining at her apartment,
bOL LI1cl d1lOI INOSOIS H1du EOllTtu
and Hart himself became quarter
master general. his attitude toward
the woman writer changed AMI he
suggested that she leave Washing
ton on the ground it would be in
advisable for her to live in Wash
1ngton while he was here
An affidavit made by Mrs. Dear,
made a part of Rogers charges,
says:
'Deponent fMrs Deanl deposes
and says that Colonel William TT.
Hart was most attentive and gra-
cious to Mrs Harry L. Rogers, who
at the time was having with her
husband. Major General Harry l..
Rogers. marital troubles, which re-
suited in divorce proceedings, and
that he, the said William H. Hart,
secured from Mrs Rogers inforIna-
ton about her husband, Major Cen
eral Harry L. Rogers. an1 condi-
tions in the quartermaster corps,
which he, William III. Hart, turned
oyer to the deponent (Mrs. Dean).
and on which the deponent based,
I'm part, articles which were pub
lished in Town Topics and in Cos
sip, exposing what deponent consid-
cred menacing conditions in the
quartermastef corps"
Continuing her affidavit. Mrs.
Dean set forth that Hart furnished
her with a copy of a letter which
she sent to members of Congress.
which reflected on Major General
Rogers.
"Deponent further says that at
first she believed Colonel William
H. Hart was actuated by
an honest and sincere desire to help
remedy conditions but that
Colonel Hart later stated to her,
very much to her surprise, that his
motives were purely personal ones.
being based on his desire and hope
to secure promotion, as she in
ferred." -