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other showed Gen Porter with Mrs
Herman on his lap. 1t was the
latter picture that induced Senator
Ferguson, Republican, of Michigan,
to inquire if Mrs. Herman'S picture
had been SuperimpoSed on a picture
of Gen, Porter
Party Cost Thousands.
AS the morning session closed.
chairman Mead said the committee
will continue to investigate to find
out who paid the bill for travel and
entertainment of the officers attend
ing the Carson wedding party.
He said it was important to deter
mine whether the cost of the party,
which ran into the thousands of
dollars, and the entertainment of
War Department officers, were
charged to the Government as part
of war contracts.
In announcing that he would re-
quest travel expense records from
the War Department. Senator Mead
commented sharply that the depart
ment should be as quick to furnish
them as it should be to mete out
proper discipline"
He said the travel reports. which
gave a variety Of reasons why the
officers should be in New York on
January 2. 1944-the night of the
party-were false orders issued in
some cases by themselves"
Pictures of Statler PARTY.
! Also introduced into evidence
were pictures of the Statler Hotel
wedding party for Joseph Freeman
Washington agent of the Garssons
Commenting that the pictures.
taken in October. 1914, looked like
the New York show on the road, -
Senator Mead pointed out photo
graphs of Gen. Porter. Jacobson,
Col. Elliott and BENJAMIN Fields,
public relations man accused by
committee member of attempted
bribery.
Senator Mead said the pictures
provided added proof of the fact
these people were well known to
each other. that they attended
functions together. although some
gave the impression in testifying
that they rarely saw each other"
Before the pictures and hotel bills
were introduced into the record.
the committee officially paused to
note that Representative May, whose
name has been linked repeatedly
with the Carson interests, was not
/ in the room.
/ Mr.. May. who was subpoenaed to
/ appear at 10 am. today, issued a
press release late yesterday eX-
planning that imperative legislative
business kept hlm from testifying at
this time
/ When Senator Ferguson COM
mented that the committee had
heard nothing from Mr.. May. Sena-
tor Mead mentioned the press re-
lease.
i Issuing a press release is an un-
usual way of replying to subpoena,
Senator Ferguson commented.
No Conditions Mentioned.
Committee Investigator Francis
Flanagan then reported he had
been called by MI. Mays counsel,
Warren E. Magee, yesterday after
noon and was informed that Mr.
May would not be available today
Mr.. Flanagan said Mr.. Magee had
asked to confer with him about a
suitable future date when Mr.. May
would appear.
In answer to questions. Mr.. Flan-
Inagan said Mr.. Magee had not men,
toned any of the conditions under
which Mr.. May previously stipulated
ne would appear
/ At the outset of today'S session,
Senator Ferguson brought out that
President Roosevelt personally had
/ Murray Carson removed from the
Labor Department in 1888 because
of certain activities
The late Presidents name came
! into the hearing when Senator Fer
guson asked former Representative
( Samuel DickStein, now New
York Supreme Court justice, if
he had any connection with Cars
son on immigration matters when
the latter was chief investigator for
the Labor Department and Justice
Dickstein was chairman of the
House immigration Committee.
Knew Murray was Removed.
"When Roosevelt came in did you
know he personally had Carson
put out of the department because
of certain activities?" Senator Fer
guson asked
/ The witness replied that he didn't
know about the President, but he
did know that the then Secretary of
Labor Perkins had him removed.
Didn't you know he was removed
at the special request of President
ROOSEVELT" Senator Ferguson per-
sisted.
Justice Dickstein repeated his de-
NAL and, in answer to another ques-
tioning, said positively he never
went to the front" for Murray Cars
son.
There was no elaboration of Sen
ator Ferguson's statement concern
ing Mr. Roosevelt.
Justice Dickstein. whose name
was mentioned in the testimony as
receiving a telephone call from the
Carson Washington Office, denied
repeatedly that he had had any
connection with the GarsSons on
immigra ton or war contract mat
terS.
When Justice Diekstein also de-
MED under questioning that he had
received long distance calls from the
Gatssons. Senator Ferguson pro-