Evening star., 1934-05-18
ALLEGED THREAT
TO GET JOB AIRED
Hearing Held of Attorney
Accused of Seeking
ICkeS' Influence.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Testimony intended TO suppor
Secretary Ickes' charges that a Chi
cago attorney sought to force him t
use his influence to obtain a politica
appointment for the latter was taker
here yesterday.
Ickes has accused the Chicago at
torney, L. J. M. Malmin, and another
from the same city, c. w. Larsen, OF
unethical and unprofessional conduct
and seeks to have them disbarred
Frederick z. Marx. an attorney. took
sworn dispositions from witnesses ano
will present them to a commission oi
the Illinois State Supreme Court en-
June 5.
Included in the testimony was a
story Of how Louis R. CLAWS, chiel
of the Investigation Division of the
Interior Department, and Theodore
Mack, the Secretary's private stenog-
rapher, stood in an ante-room OF
Ickes' Office and heard a conversation
between the cabinet member and
Malmin.
Sought Virgin Islands Post.
Mack, who was corroborated by
CLAWS, testified that on July 13, 1893
Malmin came to Ickes' Office and
told him he desired to see President
Roosevelt and wanted the Secretary
to Use his influence to obtain for
Malmin an appointment as Governor
OF the Virgin Islands.
Mack said that after the Secretary
had informed his visitor that Marvin
H. Mcintyre, one Of the President S
secretaries, handled the Chief Execu-
tives appointments, Malmin told
Ickes he had with him papers relating
to the Saunders estate, given him By
Larsen" and that the latter was con-
sidering bringing charges of fraud
and Irregularities in connection with
settlement of the estate in the Pro-
bate Court or the State Supreme
Court.
Malmin had told the Secretary.
Mack testified, that he could prevent
the action if the Secretary would use
his influence TO obtain the Virgin
Islands appointment. He added that
the Secretary replied he did not care
''what Larsen did" and that the
estate had been properly settled
William w. Harrison Of the Public
Works Administration staff testified
that during a conversation with
Malmin last Summer the attorney
had told him that he had "one trump
card" in his efforts to get the Federal
appointment and that was Gin refer
ence to a case that Ickes had been
attorney for" and involving proper; ics
in California
Correspondent Testifies.
John Boettiser newspaper CORE
spondent. testified regarding three
conversations he had had with Malmin
while the latter was seeking the
Virgin Islands appointment.
He said Malmin had told him Presi-
dent Roosevelt had definitely
promised he would be taken care Of"
and that Postmaster General Farley
had given similar assurances.
Boettiger said Malmin said he had
In his possession a book autographed
by the President and inscribed in
effect:
ITO my old friend Judge Malmin.
whom I always want under my tent"
Harrison. in referring to CONVEX
sation he had with Malmin regarding
the book, said he understood the in
scription to be:
Il want you under the tent with
me in Washington"
In the midst of the hearing. Mamlin
who also represented Larsen. presented
a lengthy legal argument challenging
jurisdiction in the case and the
method of Service and argued that
the hearing was illegal
At the conclusion cf the trial Marx
attempted to put Malmin on the
stand. but the latter heatedlv refused,
saving he considered it an attempt to
put a dragnet" around him. He said
he would testify plenty" in Chicago
when the case comes up there.