The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-13

EVluenCe OI WltlltSSeS III llle itS - islative hearing being held into the conduct of the Territorial De- partment of Labor during the in cumbency of Michael J. Haas, for mer Commissioner, was concluded in the session last night. At 8:30 o'clock the committee moved to recess until ' o'clock Monday night, at which time arguments will be presented by Attorney General Henry Roden, who is prosecuting the hearing and Harry Mccain, counsel for Haas.
 Haas resumed the stand as t night when the hearing opened and other witnesses called during the evening were Miss Nell Me Closkey. secretary in the office of the Territorial Commissioner of Labor, who was recalled to the stand, and Frank Marshall. AZ of L. representative
 Haas Education
 Question of the education Haas has enjoyed was again brought up last night and, over the objection of Mccain and protest by com mitteeman Sen. N, R. Walker, was admitted for questioning.
 Thursday night, Roden's question regarding the amount of education Haas had enjoyed, was objected to by Mccain and, over protest by Rep Harvey Smith. the objection was upheld by Chairman J. w. Kehoe. Roden said Thursday night that he thought it of material in- terest in the case because Haas in previous testimony had stated he knew nothing of accounting or of flee procedure.
 Rep. Smith brought the question up again last night and stated that it had been established that Haas knew nothing of office procedure, that, though the Chairman had ruled that the question of Haas education had no bearing on the case, it was his belief that it had a definite bearing.
 Argument on Query
 Sen. Edward Coffey also stated that he believed the question was important, and should be intro duced. Sen. N. R. Walker stated that he did not think 1t had any thing to do with the question as there were no educational qualifi- cations required for the position of Commissioner of Labor
 Mccain said that he did not think it would be advisable to question Haas further regarding his education over his admission that he had not had business train ing. After considerable discussion between committee members re- sarding the matter, Sen. o. D Cochran said he did not think the matter had great importance, but that it was material
 Chairman Kehoe said that he would agree to questioning of Haas regarding this. Sen N R Walker said, T think you should consult the committee" Chairman Kehoe asked for motion, which was made by Rep, Smith. Sen. N. R. Walker then asked that the com mittee be boiled, This was done snd the motion passed.
 Under questioning Haas then stated that he was a high school graduate, had attended commercial school ill Illinois for two years and had studied economics at the Uni- versity of Southern California for five years. Asked what he had studied at business school. Haas said mostly business law. Mccain also questioned Haas and 1t was brought out that Haas had at tended business school at nights and completed the greater part of he course, also that he had att tended the University of Southern California off and on beginning in 1921 for a period of about ten years.
 Salesman Once
 Roden then asked Haas if it vas not true that he had been em- ployed by Gottstein of Anchorage. Haas answered that he had and Roden asked. Tn charge of sales?" Haas replied that he handled sales on the street and added it was wholesale liquor"
 To Sen. Coffey's query as to