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mail in planes similar to the ones used
by Delta, he said.
Mellon Company Favored.
Taney, whose Pittsburgh Airways
quit business in 1881, then testified
the mail contract from New York to
Pittsburgh was let to Pittsburgh Avia-
tion Industries, Mellon company,
which previously had never operated a
plane on regular schedule along the
route. Postmaster General Brown had
assured him, he said, he would be
taken care Of"
After the Washington conference of
aviation operators, at which Pittsburgh
AlrWayS was unrepreSented, Brown
urged him to keep going. Taney said.
Later, he testified, Brown promised
him a contract between Buffalo and
Toronto, but post Office officials told him
they had never heard of it when he
sought to have it put into effect Brown
was on the West Coast at the time.
Previously the Senate investigators
hao disclosed that many airmail files
of the Post Office Department are miss
ing in addition to those of former
Postmaster General Brown. Witnesses
had testified his were burned.
Meanwhile, although the course of the
investigating committee remained un-
certain. strong indications arose that
Herbert Hoover, jr., son of the former
President, might be called. His name
has been mentioned in connection with
alrmail contract making.
Report by inspectors.
In the matter of missing files. airmail
investigators said postal inspectors had
reported to- them that correspondence
OF other officials relating to mail con-
tracts was missing from the remaining
hles and had not been located so far.
Committee members said they also
had received word that not only were
the originals of the correspondence
missing, but that copies furnished other
ofnclalS could not be found Brown
has denied that any official corresponds
ence was improperly tampered with.
Before placing any additional charges
in the record of the inquiry the In
vestigators said they were having an
other thorough search made of the
departments files and storerooms.
Chairman Black has consistently re-
fused to predict the future course of
the inquiry, obviously making his plans
from day TO day, depending upon the
evidence presented.
Herbert Hoover, jr.. has been men
toned as an official of the Western Air
Express, one of the successful bidders
for the central transcontinental route
from New York to Los Angeles. There
has been no evidence that he had any
connection with negotiations for the
contract, but Black has questioned sew
eral Of the witnesses about his activities.
Once again, also. the name Of Amer
ica's foremost aviator. Charles A. Lind
bergh, was mentioned yesterday when
the committee was told he received
$3.50 900 in stock from Transcontinental
Air Transport in addition to $4,000
yearly for his services.
D. NJ. Sheaffer, chairman of the EX-
ecutive Committee of the Transconti-
mental Air Transport, said the company
gave Lindbergh $4,000 shares OF the
company's stock for his service as chair
man Of the company'S Technical Com
mittee and extending an option TO 25,-
900 shares additional
The witness read a letter from c. NJ.
Keys, at that time president of Trans
continental Air Transport, to Lindbergh.
dated May %. 1928, which said in part:
Carrying out the memorandum OF
agreement. I have tied up for your ac-
count Is, 900 shares of stock of TIA. T.
at $40 per share and will deliver to you
a check of the T. A. T. for S25O,OO0
cash upon your request.
In order that all records shall be
clear for income tax purposes please
consult Col. Breckenridge (Henry
Breckenridge, Lindberghs attorney,
and see If he agrees with the full pro-
cedure"
Key suggested that Lindbergh put
only portion of the stock in his own
name, since to do otherwise would "ex-
cite lot of attention, which is quite
unnecessary"