Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24

head of the National Electric Supply
co. here, was present at the interview
the night before Moller had meeting
with representatives of other com
panies He said Mr.. Hills sent for
Mr.. Graham to come over and asked
Mr. Graham to have talk with Maj.
Donovan concerning the irregularity
alleged in the procedure.
Were you summoning one of the
political powers that be to help you
OUT Mr.. Gibson asked.
No Moller replied 'I didn't.
Mr.. Hills sent for him.
Has Letters Home.
You know Mr.. Graham is charged
with being one of the few men who
are on the inside here i'm Washing
ton?" Mr.. Gibson asked.
Col. Moller denied knowing any
such thing
He said that Mr.. Graham had later
informed Mr.. Hills that Maj. Donovan
explained to him the irregular
methods pursued.
why didn't you have Mr.. Hills
down in your office?'
Il preferred to talk with him with.
out having any Interruptions
All of the original letters from
Grouse Kinds Co. are missing from
your files. Where are they?"
y have them,' Moller replied.
They are out at my house. / took
them there SO they would not be
tempered with. I will be glad to turn
them over to the committee
Denies Intent to Destroy.
He was asked how long ago he took
them to his home. He set the date
at the early part of December. Il
didn't want anybody to tarnper with
the correspondence he added.
Don't you know we have a statute
forbidding the removal of official files
under severe penalty?'
The witness professed ignorance Of
such law.
when did you remove them?'
AFTER that conversation with Dono.
van. 1 wanted to take them there
where they would not get into the
hands of the wrong people. / felt
they were safer in my keeping"
You wanted to remove any evil
dence against your"
mo. If I had desired to DESTROY
evidence would have destroyed those
papers"
Promises to Produce Files.
He promised to turn the files over
today to investigators of the Bureau
OF Efficiency, which conducted the
survey resulting in last nights dra-
matte hearing
He was questioned as to whether
ne dld not, go down to the District
building one Sunday, with his wife
and baby. and remove the files. and
Moller replied he might have taken
them on Sunday, but thought it was
on a Saturday night when he took
them. WIN
Are there any vouchers among
those papers?"
Moiier added. however, that he
thought there was among them a COPY
or the first contract
he SAID the papers are in q drawer
or his sidebOard. He was questioned
closely as to whether the papers We're
not actually in a linen closet under a
batch OF linens. He denied it.
Says Eldridge Knew.
Moller said he had the papers over
at the hotel with him during his con.
ference with Mr. Hills.
Il had what 1 needed to show re.
garding the articles we needed to have
shipped
After briefly inquiring into removal
OF traffic flashing signals on Connect
cut avenue and inserting a memoran-
dunn asking the Potomac Electric
Power co. to bill the same to the in
stallation OF traffic signals on Six
teenth street, Chairman Gibson asked
If Director Eldridge had knowledge of
the methods whereby the Grouse
Kinds contracts We're handled.
II am under the impression that Mr..
Eldridge knew Of the orders for differ.
ent things" Moller said.
You did this with his APPROVAL"
Yes, SIR
The committee then adjourned sub
ject to call of the chairman.