Evening star., 1934-01-13
.L|NDBERGH PLACED
W|THHOOvER'SSON
ON TAX PROBE LIST
Brown and Others Also Face
Check in Broader Mail
Inquiry Sweep.
FLYER WILL TESTIFY
AT COMMITTEE REQUEST
Voices Willingness to Appeag
Son of Former President Also
May Be Called.
BY the Associated Press.

DS f4t- hooOC4dttu FieoS.
An income tax study touching c.
Charles A. Lindbergh and a host O.
other past and present names in the a.
mail field was revealed today as goin2
forward under the direction of a Senate
Committee.
Members Of the Senate Air Mail In
vestigating Committee, who ALREADY
have caused a sensation in the Capi-
tai this week, disclosed they had
| ordered income tax check-ups also on
! Walter F. Brown, former Postmastcr
General, others in his administrator
and Herbert Hoover, ir, son Of IL
former President.
investigators explained they had ser.
out about 200 questionnaires to m.
prominent in companies carrying q
mail and those who took part in ma
ing contracts for this work during t.
last administration.
Treasury Checks Asked.
AS the information requested can
back to the committee, they said, I.
/ Treasury was asked to check the in
come tax reports of the men concerned.
Senators have been studying this in
formation In search for any contrary
statements.
One committee investigator indicated
that Lindbergh's tax report was one
OF the most recent requested. since
only in the last few days did the
Questionnaire sent him return.
A report on the former Postmaster
General was said to have been re-
quested two weeks ago. prior to testi-
mony before the committee by one OF
MS former stenographers that part OF
MS Official and personal files had bee.
burned just before last March
Senator Black, chairman of the coz.
mlttee, has indicated Brown might
called to the stand after next We
There have been Indications that He
pert Hoover, Jr., also might be Gale
Llndoergh has expressed willing
70 appear should any testimony be
sired from him.
May Summon Others,
The committee chairman said 1t
| possible that everyone who knows a.
| thing about air7nail contracts" mig.
be asked to appear.
Committee investigators made plain
| that the wide income tax investigation
did not of itself indicate that any
action would be taken, but that ali
those who might be concerned in the
committees work were being looked up
! Out OF the detailed information OBJ
tanned by the exhaustive questionaires
! sent TO corporations and individuals
basls Is being erected for invading
| nelds OF inquiry only touched upon
| heretofore. including the intelrelation
/ of airplane manufacturing companies
| and mail contract lines.
II was brought out Wednesday that
Llnobergh received S250o0O worth of
stock in Transcontinental Air Trans
| port, one Of the three big concerns
| getting transcontinental mail contracts
IN addition to his $4,000 annual SAL
| airy as technical advisor.
Will Complete Study.
Before Brown is called to tell Of his
part in the apportioning of air mai
contracts and the alleged burning of
his personal and official records. the
committee expects to present further
testimony to round out its thesis tha'
existing ALLEGATION of air mail contract
was arranged by the big operator WITH
Brown. and that many pioneer inCe-
pendents were left out.
Addltlonal evidence will be sought b
the investigators in an attempt to shov
the Aviation Corporation of DelawaEt
was Chiefly instrumental in getting I'll.
rate Of air mail payments changed to 8
mile basis because its southern tran
port system could not make money fron
a transcontinental contract by the
pound.
Fred G. Coburn. president of thi.
company from 1880 TO 1882. when
asked for the names of its subsidiaries.
told the committee Thursday there
we're so and he couldn't begin to re-
member them all.
Scope of Study Given.
The committee in its letter to avia-
ton companies said it proposed to fol-
low the evolution Of each company step
by step to show the actual cash in
vestment" represented in outstanding
capitalization as distinguished from
the actual stock value" and the "ac-
tual" investment and book values as
distinguished from the apparent"
ones
individuals connected with the in
dustry we're asked for itenlZed state
ments covering virtually every detail
of all transactions in airplane stock
since 1924.