The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-26
SchoeHkoPf's Utilities
Profted from Double
Light Bills from. Relief
Continued from Page u

Building, Albany, New York, at
which meeting we're pFesent
Messrs. McVicar, Van HYning,
Clarke, Christie, Burns and my
self. would recommend a
searching investigation into this
condition as / am inclined to feel
that many such Implications have
been paid the New York Power
and Light Company in the past
and since the relief program has
been in existence"
What Hitler said in writing on
August 10, he had already stated
verbally in the meeting referred to
above on July Is. Here the sequence
of events becomes significant:
On the very same day-July 25th
on which he made his oral report
to his superiors in Albany, Killer
was ordered out of Cohoes and into
the city of Auburn. Instructions
came by wire from the TERRA center
in New York.
Exactly twelve days later, Aug, &,
Hitler was called in from the field
by a long distance telephone call
from Mr.. McVicar in New York.
Hitler by this time understood
clearly that Schoellkopf and his
crew were tying to get rid of him
1t was at this time that he made his
third consecutive request for a
hearing before Frederick I. Daniels,
Executive Director of the terra.
Events moved swiftly after this.
On August II Killer was called on
the carpet by the aforementioned
McViesr and charged with lese
majesty attempting to have
Schoellkopf removed.
Hitler Suggests Investigation
On Aug, 20 the hsrassed auditor
took it upon himself to address a
letter to Goysrnor Lehman, stating
the situation in detail and submit
ting copy of his report to MeVicar.
Among o Their things, Hitler
suggested that all the money paid
to the utilities since the relief pro-
gram began be investigated.
August rs Hitler was called into
MeViear's office and discharged
hsiluse he had written to the
Governor.
No hearing was given the auditor.
Then began Killers heart break
ing fight to be rcinstated and,
simultaneously, the efforts Of
Schoenkopf to cover his own shiny
trail.
Hitler, bald at Al, msticulous, adj
iusted his glasses carefully as he
told me his story-the tale of an
honest middle class citizen, a Long
Island home-oyper whose only
crime has been a rigid professional
honesty. An enrolled Democrat
The voted for Lehman in the last
electionl, past chairman of the
Steubsl Society of Lynbrook, L. l.. a
war veteran, Mason and member OF
the Bankers Square Cub, the former
Wall Street accountant was visibly
affected. 1t wasn't only the thought
of the loss of his job-the man may
soon lose his home-but the idea
that SO much corruption exists
within the relief administration, he
explained.
He didn't have to explain that he
wasn't a Communist. The letter in
his files bsfore me from Hamilton
Fish, Jr., introducing MIR. Hitler to
John E. Mack, counsel for the lsgis-
lative COMMITTEES probing New Yo,k
utilities, indicated that.
Nor did We have to be told that
Mr.. Mack did net see fit to call MIR.
Hitler to testify in the great sham
battle Mr.. Mask is waging against
the utilities.
Hitler has lost 40 pounds and has
become afflicted with Reckling-
hansen, nervous disease, since his
fight started. But he was gradually
arriving at new understanding Of
some things.
Wrote TO Roosevelt
"On Aug. 81" he continued, 81
wired Governor Lehman and wrote
President Roosevelt. On Aug. 81
received an acknowledgment of my
wire from the Governor. That evil
IDENTIFY forced hearing from TERRA.
"0n Sept. 7 received a hearing
at TERRA headquarters bsfore
Scheeilkopf, F. l. Daniels, Executive
Director and Solomon Loewensteip.
At that hearing l was told that
would be notified whether l would
be reinstated or not.
"A week later, Sept. IA, I received
another nate from Sehesllknpf,
telling me to keep in touch with
| him
ION Sept. 81 I wrote again to
President Roosevelt.
"On Cctobsr 2, ! was SISTED by a
federal agent from Washington.
This was reaction to my letters to
the President.
ON Oct. is, I got a polite note
from the Chief of Correspondence OF