Evening star., 1934-02-24

HE said, I think these inspectors
were assigned while was away
IT asked him what the investigation
was all about, that had always been
courteous to Black. and I couldn't
understand It,
Then he added something which
I'm not at liberty to repeat"
Didn't he tell you something about
Senator Black?" Brown was asked.
mo. that was not my testimony. In
answer to my question. as to the rea-
son why I was being pursued in what
think was an unfair way, he made
an answer I'm not privileged to re-
peat"
Then why bring it up?"
Tells "Everything."
Because was asked to tell every
thing that happened in the conversa-
tion," Brown said. "All my life I
have had a rule not to disclose any
thing intended to be confidential at
the time the incident occurred no
matter If my relations with the man
subsequently changed"
McCarran charged he had brought
up the subject in q smothered way
and would not now disclose the re-
mark.
Brown said that was unfair"
Adams Testifies.
Charles F. Adams, Hoover Secretary
Of the Navy, meanwhile told a House
committee that when he took once
he disposed of any interests he held
hat foh ha hon tnI
ness with the Navy.
Asked about limiting profits on Navy
contracts to 10 per cent, Adams said.
Il think you will find it absolutely
impossible-it would be very unwise,
very unjust"
Denial Also BY Adams.
Earlier committee testimony that he
had owned 500 shares OF Douglas Air
craft Co. stock while In ofiice had
been termed by Adams as false.
Personalities tended to outshine
other developments in the tangle over
airmail and Army-Navy airplane con-
tracts.
Nevertheless. word circulated at the
Capitol that President Roosevelt was
! swiftly shaping q still-concealed plan
for rebidding on airmail contracts.
Private industry under 1t would again
take over the job.
The House was called into session
an hour earlier than usual, with
leaders determined to dispose of,
! quickly II possible, an emergency air
mail bill that would ease the present
Army-post ONCE airmail task.
They planned to beat of any
| amendments that would upset ad-
| ministration plans. Indication was
| given, however, that II too much
trouble developed. the bill would be
placed aside for the Agriculture De-
partment appropriation bill, upon
which quick action is needed.
Committee Sets Rate.
The House Post Once Committee
/ was ready to shove forward next week
its own bill, which would pass the air
mail pouches back to private hands
on q fat-rate poundage basis. Ef-
forts would be made to have the hold
ers Of Cancelled contracts bid along
with others If they were properly
qualified.
The call by Chairman Black for
both Farley and Brown to face his
committee today was itself laid in a
tense scene. Tempers were heated
on both sides Of the argument.
Brown on the witness stand for the
fifth day yesterday, told of going to
Farley's ofhce to deliver missing
oficial records.
Brown said he couldn't repeat the
remark Of a personal nature" Farley
then made about Black because Farley
asked me not too'' But he would
II Farley gave him permission.
Farley, then in North Carolina to
deliver speech, denied both state
ments by his predecessor.
Earlier Black and Brown, both
flushed and with voices raised, had
traded verbal blows about the man
ner in which the former Postmaster
General answered questions.
Black Asks for Answers.
Browns story Of the return to the
Post ONCE Department of the papers
removed from Browns files, which he
said Il was shocked to find in my pos
of sharp questions by Black.
Frequently interrupting Browns ex-
PLANTATION with Answer the question,
won't you?" Black read from testi-
mony by previous witnesses to the ef-
feet that q division of airmail con-
tracts was decided upon at q meeting
of operators in which Brown partici-
pated in 1880.
IF these statements are true, Mr.
Brown" Black asked, would you as
q lawyer say the airmail contracts
were legal?"
I'm not here to give legal opin-
ions," Brown shot back. I'm here to
testify to facts"
Black repeated the query and the
former Postmaster Generals voice
also grew sharp as he replied:
"Ill not answer questions as fool
ish as that one"
Very WELL" Black replied, "these
statements I read you were made un-
der oath. You have said they were
incorrect. Everybody's out of step
but you"
Black Bans Speeches"
II want you to answer questions"
Black said, q little later. II don't
want any more speeches"
so" Brown said, his face flush
ing, you want to make the speeches"
Spectators in the rear of the room
rose to see and hear better, but just
at that time one of the automatic
sirens placed outside the window to
frighten away roosting starlings cut
loose. Everybody laughed.