Evening star., 1946-07-15
War Profits
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man May during the years 1912
'43 and '44?" asked Chairman Mead
/ Perhaps six or eight times" sale
] the witness
Over the telephone?"
Yes, and at his Office" said Mr.
Freeman.
How many times did you see Mr.
May in his Office" Senator Mead
asked.
Perhaps two or three times"
Did ne ever see you in your Office
at l Thomas Crcle?"
No, not that l recall"
Think hard ana, if necessary
long, said the chairman, and re-
member, you are under oath
I don't recall that he ever came
there. The witness said slowly.
Did he ever call at your office in
your absence?" the chairman sug-
gested
L wouldn't know about that"
You had secretary, didn't you?'
Yes"
And your secretary kept notes
Of who called in your absence"
The witness laughed. Il was away
so much and so busy, l didn't see
those notes half the time"
But you don't remember ever
finding a message that Mr.. May had
called?"
No, ! don't"
Nav Sometimes Busy.
II was always about Erie Basin OF
Batavia about which he called Mr.
May, never. concerning the other
companies, Mr. Freeman said.
Was Mr.. May cooperative?
asked the chairman.
Not always said the witness
He was very busy. Sometimes il
would be weeks before I could see
him"
But when you did see him was he
co-operative?"
Yes, said Mr.. Freeman, but !
never asked him anything I couldn't
have asked anybody else"
But he always interceded when
you asked him to?" Senator Mead
pressed.
L believe that's right
Did you ask any one else to in
tercede at the War Departments"
asked George Meader, committee
counsel.
There was no reason TO-" Mr..
Freeman replied.
Saw May About Lumber.
Asked what he knew about the
Cumberland Lumber Co., Mr.. Free
man said the Garssons wanted lum-
Der and it was scarce.
4 went to Florida to try to find
lumber, but there was only swamp
lumber. l was advised by some one
. that there was lumber to be had IN
Kentucky l called Mr. May one
day and asked him if he knew any
one in Kentucky who had lumber
for sale. He said he knew of one
concern and had a constituent who
owned a tract"
About week later, Mr.. Freeman
recalled. Representative May said an
option on a lumber tract could be
obtained. The witness said he
phoned DR." Henry Carson and
told him that.
That was all l had to do with
it, said the witness Later I was
told this company had been incor-
porated and I had been made q di-
rector because I happened to be in
Washington"
Did the directors have any
meetings?" inquired Senator Know
land, Republican, of California.
One or two, I believe"
Did they keep minutes of these
meetings?"
Il suppose so. ! don't remember
the Cumberland Lumber Co. never
did any business"
What about the $4,000 it re.
ceived from Erie Basin and Batavis
together for lumber that never wa.
delivered?"
Suit Brought for Lumber.
Il don't know anything about
that" Mr.. Freeman answered.
Did DR.. Carson ever get any
lumber?'
! No, not that I know Of. That's
why a suit was brought later ir
Kentucky. to recover from the fel.
low that had bought the tract ane
had not delivered any lumber"
J Mr.. Freeman recalled there hac
been trouble from the first with the
lumber. 1T was way up in the
mountains he explained, "anc
there was lot of trouble"
"WaSn't it unusual business nrac.