Evening star., 1934-01-31
WARNING Of MAIL
EXPOSE REVEALED
Former U. S. Official TeSti-
fies Glover Disclosed Frees
Threat in 1929.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
A. Lane Cricher former chief of the
Transportation Division of the Bureau
OF Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
told Senate investigators today that w.
Irving Glover. former Assistant Post
master General. had advised against
additional mail contracts TO the Dollar
Line.
Crcher read from records of an in
terdepartmental subcommittee meeting
OF June l. 1929. at which prospective
contract ~ the Dollar Line WAS dis
cuSSed
Glover was quoted as saying that
Dollar with his present contracts viii
receive Sal 0GU 600"
Representative Free has told the
Post Office DtpaItment-and he is very
close to one Herbert HOoyer-that II
Dollar gets any more money he will
expose the whole thing on the floor OF
Congress Glover was quoted further.
We must not do anything to upset
the political apple cart Crlcher quoted
Glover as saying after he pointed out
that the Post Office Department had to
carry the burdesi" before the Approprl-
aLons Committee.
Holds Executive Session.
When the committee met today it
went into executive session u dettrmlne
whether testimony CT B. T. Batsch.
Toledo banker, ABOUT a trust account
OF former Postmaster General Brown
should be given at a CLOSED hearing.
When Batsch requested the closed
session Chairman black ignored 1t by
repeating question as TO the details
OF the trust account created uy Brown
III October, 1923
Senator Austin. Republican Of Yer
mont, Interrupted " say that the wit
ness lad made a request deserving OF
respectful attention and demanded
committee vote.
The Investigators were ready 10 del,e
further III Browns stock operations
After an hour executive session the
committee failed to agree on whether
Batsch should be granted the closed
hearing.
Testimony that Brown was d silent
partner III million -dolIar stock dc-
count with the late Joseph H. Baglel,
agent TOR company seeking Govern
ment flooring orders, was given late
Yesterday.
The story of the account with @ M
p. Murphy * Co, Was 1lrst related by
Alfred w. Moran. in emplOyt, VINO
merely ldenuneo II as Boz and as
having been operated IN Bagleys Name
Secretary Testiiies.
After Moran had described it as show
ing loss OF sl.439,.il at one time. L.
b. Peters Bagley'S secretary. told tine
committee OF Brown ) participation, and
added that Brown was in Bagley )
office frequently" in 1929 ana 1880,
during the life ol the joint stock oper-
atlons.
Bagley. Peters said. was vice presi-
dent OF the American Bank Note Co..
and during this time also Was repre-
senllng Bruce d Co. flooring manulac-
turers. seeking orders tor material toI
Government buildings. He also Was
agent lor a manufacturer of wood
preserVatlNe used in shlpbuIl0lng, the
former secretary said
Details OF the stock account as given
by Alfred c. Flather. associate manager
! of the Murphy Washington office,
showed it contained 5000 shares of In
ternational Mercantile Marine preferred
at one time and 5000 shares of Ameri-
can Bank Note common at another
When Flather. who did not have fig
ures on the dealings in each stock
ulCLlllOllCO ilOIulilSS Ol tiulO
Lite. Chairman Black questioned him
as to the interest of that company in
Bendix Aviation
Total purchases of the account in
1929 and 1880. Flather said. reached
approximately 81 100000. with sales Of
about the same amount.
When Bagley died in November. 1892
Father said. Brown was made the
residuary legatee of his estate
The Mellon interest in aviation was
brought into the air mail picture again
yesterday when j. j. Doran. post
Office inspector, identified what was
described as the photostatc copy Of a
letter from Brown to Andrew W. Mel
Ion. former Secretary of the Treasury
relating to a Pittsburgh Washington
contract.
The letter. which Doran testified was
missing from post office files. said the
department was giving every consid-
elation' to the Mellon application. and
expected TO take steps to award the
contract after the Department of COM
merce had completed lighting of the
pI opposed route.