Evening star., 1946-07-12

| phOne you? Senator Ferguson
asked.
"Of course they did" the witness
replied.
But you are absolutely sure-and
want you TO think carefully
you never went to their of1ice?"
Absolutely sure" said Mr.. Jacob
son.
He admitted when pressed further
about the "whitewash" report he
and other officers of the War De-
partment gave the committee In
December, that il docs not jibe with
the facts brought out here"
Mr.. Carson, one-time internal
revenue agent, was expected to be
called after the committee finished
with Mr.. jacobson.
Il am ready to say lot of things, "
Mr.. Carson told reporters.
Benjamin F. Fields, a witness who
for some days was reported missing
returned to the city yesterday, and
is to be called later by the commit
tee. Doubt was expressed that he
Tells of Bar Resignation.
Mr.. Jacobson. who told the COM
mittee yesterday afternoon he re-
signed from the District bar to
avoid disbarment proceedings, has
a salary of ss,975 at present.
Chairman Mead, commenting on
Mr.. Jacobson's testimony yesterday
and documentary evidence before
the committee, said Mr.. Jacobson
appears frequently in the picture
in negotiations involving the Erie
and Batavia firms. Senator Mead
said the preliminary report which
! the committee got from the War
Department almost threw 1t off the
track.
Committee attorneys called this
"Jacobsoas report" but the witness
protested: Don't call 1t my report
Then a report prepared under
your direction said Francis D
Flanagan, associate committee
counsel.
Single Handed Job Denied.
You can call 1t that If you want,
said Mr.. jacobson. But various
persons in the Chicago office had q
hand in preparing it."
Senator Mead brought out that
in this report, delivered last De-
cember, 1t was stated that the con-
tractor tthe Garssons) had "a IA
cility we'll suited for the performance
OF the work involved. engineering
skill, know-how and financial re-
sponsibility"
The report added: Investigation
disclosed that the original and SUBJ
sequent awards to Erie Basin Metal
Products, Inc. were based upon
sound procurement policies and
business-like principles"
ut was like a whitewash," the
New York Senator declared.
Senator Knowland, Republican, OF
California, added it more nearly
/ Iesembled to him what in the Army
was called "a false official report, ;
since it made 1t appear everything
about Erie and Batavia were clear
cut and above-board.
Letter From May.
It was brought out that Mr. Jacob
son received from Representative
May letter recommending to
Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws
of District Court that Mr.. jacobson
be reinstated as a member of the
bar.
The application. which contained
number of other commendatory
letters from his superiors at the
War Department. was peremptorily
disapproved, Mr.. jacobson admitted.
although he still hopes to win re-
instatement.
Mr.. Flanagan inquired into the
details of Mr.. Jacobson's trouble
with the Bar Association in 1888.
The witness said he learned the
associations grievance committee
was investigating three charges
against him one involving an
estate. in which no one lost any
money" and two other matters.
Mr.. Flanagan recalled that one
Of the matters was fur coat, which
Mr.. jacobson was asked to explain
after it was alleged he had it
turned in to a cleaning establish
ment for repair some time after it
was stolen from a G street furrier
The facts were not as stated,
said Mr.. Jacobson.
Mr.. Flanagan brought out that
Mr.. jacobson first was alleged to
have told detectives a client had left
the coat as security for fee and
another time to have said it had
been purchased by his wife. The
United States attorney investigated
the matter, but the case was allowed
to lapse, the committee attorney
said.
Settlement of Suit.
The third grievance involved a
sum Mr.. Jacobson was charged with
having received from a defendant
to settle suit in Municipal Court
Mr.. Jacobson was said to have KEPT
the money instead of turning it over
to his client. the plaintiff, until the
Grievance Committee began in.
vestigating it, when, according tc
the Bar Committees report, he
promptly turned 1t over.
Mr.. Jacobson said he resigned tc
protect his family from the publicity
attendant on a disbarment proceed
ing.
| 1T was the first fight I ever ran
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