Evening star., 1946-07-12

away from and the last I'll run
FROM" he added.
Mr.. jacobson said he had been
acting head of the Legal Division
from April of this year until the re-
turn from overseas this week of Col
John M. McGregor, the chief.
Didn't Know May well"
The witness insisted that he did
not know Mr. May well, and ran
into him only a few times at vari-
Gus places, including hotels and
restaurants. and had sought his
help only because he thought the
chairman of the House Military
Affairs Committee would carry
weight.
Chairman Mead pointed out that
Mr.. Mays letter OF commendation
stated the Kentucky Representative
had known Mr.. Jacobson for years
and had been familiar with his
trouble with the Bar Association
at the time it happened Mr.
Jacobson had testified he met Mr.
May only in l94l.
Il don't know how to explain
that" said Mr.. Jacobson And I
don't know whether he talked to my
associates at the War Department
or simply accepted what they said
in the letters I left with him.
He was asked about an advance
0f "a CEn 000 n Erin
largest of the advances. to carry
out contract to make 8-inch
shells. Mr. Carson, 1t was brought
out, transferred the contract to
Batavia to be carried out.
500 Advance on Contract.
"It was SO per cent advance
on the contract" Mr.. Jacobson re-
called. And sat there in the
Chicago procurement Office and said
absolutely l would not go along
on it, would not take the respon-
sibility."
But you did prepare the papers
for the adyance?"
Yes" the witness admitted
purely as routine matter, and
l sent 1t along to the Army Service
Forces. which approved it,
And there turned out to be an
overpayment of 81 .0OO, 900 to Batavia
at the end of the WARP" it was
suggested.
Mr.. Jacobson said that was not
necessarily due to the advance.
Under the directiyes in force. he
pointed out, the War Department
could. if it chose, advance up to
80 per cent of the contract amount
to contractor if it felt such an
amount was justified.
Phantom Committee"
Mr.. Jacobson described phantom
committee" of which he was a men,
ber-a committee which was sup
posed to pass on all advances to
contractors with which Chemical
Warfare was concerned, but which
never functioned. He admitted he
had told the Committee in executive
session it did do some work.
My recollection was at fault" he
'explained. Il can't find a single
record showing the committee ever
did anything"
The other members, he said, were
supposed to be Col. Herbert Heiss
and Col. Patrick A. Powers.
The committee called Col. Powers
tn tho SfonI anI ho
Der nothing about such a commit
tee
Did it hold any meetings." asked
George Meader, chief counsel.
Not that l can remember" said
Mr.. Jacobson. Nor could Col.
Powers recall any
1T simply didn't function" Mr..
Jacobson added
Tells Of Meeting Garssons.
He said he met Henry and Murray
Carson in the Office OF his chief
Brig. Gen. Paul X English, head of
the industrial division of Chemical
Warfare Service. 1t was a casual
meeting at time when he had gone
into the Office of Gen. English to sign
something that had nothing to do
with the Carson companies, the
witness explained
After that, Mr. jacobson said, he
frequently saw one or both of the
brothers.
They were in and out of the
chemical warfare Offices" he re-
caalled. Sometimes once or twice
a week
Wasn't that unusual" asked the
chairman, when their plants were
located in the Chicago district. and
their business was there?"
Yes. it was unusual, he admitted.
Mr.. Jacobson said he likewise has
a casual acquaintance with Joseph
Freeman, an officer in some of the
Carson concerns and their Wash
ington representative.
At Wedding Dinner.
He once bought me a dinner"
said Mr.. Jacobson. but I want TO
explain that. 1t was at his wedding
at the Statler, and l more than
made up for it in the wedding gift
Col. Heiss and I gave together. 1t
cost a lot more than the dinner"
Representative May also was
wedding guest, Mr. Jacobson said
The witness denied he ever re-
ceived any gifts from the Garssons
or attended any of their e" award
dinners In Chicago
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