Evening star., 1946-07-19

used during the war by the Cars
son mob" testified that Charles
Chance, husband of one of his Sec
retaries, had a key to the room.
Chance has been mentioned in testi-
mony as frequent visitor at the
Carson Washington Office.
Relating to telephone calls be-
tween his Office and the establish
ment on Thomas Circle referred to
by a witness, Senator Barkley said
Mrs. Chance told him she hao
phoned there a number of times to
locate her husband. The Kentucky
Senator said Chance formerly man
ufactured small boats at Annapolis
and apparently had some business
with Murray Carson.
Student Used Office.
The Senator denied that any one
except Chance ever used the office
other than law student named
Bert Hiden. whom the Democratic
leader had allowed to study there.
After his son was discharged from
the Army Air Forces after the war,
Senator Barkley said, he came to
washington and consulted various
people about job.
The Senator said Murray Carson
found out in some way the son was
looking for a position and had him
come down to meeting.
And when I got home that night,
he had hired him." Senator Barkley
said. Il thought it looked like quick
work"
Senator Barley said that subse-
quently he got a financial report
from Dun g. Bradstreet on the firm
and that it was rather good"
Introduced by Doak.
The Senator said he had met
Murray Carson first when the lat
ter was in the Labor Department
under the late Secretary Doak. He
said he thought Mr.. Doak intro
duced Carson at some gathering" :"
Senator Barkley said the son had
nothing to do with war contracts,
although he did come to Washing
ton once from Batavia, ILL.,, in con-
nection with prices for farm equip
ment Batavia Metal Products, Inc,
was planning to make.
Senator Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan then asked whether Henry
or Murray Carson or any one con-
nected with these two leaders in
the combine ever asked the Demo-
cratic leader to intervene on a war
contract.
Never at any time." Senator
Barkley said.
Mr.. Mccormack was reminded of
testimony by Mrs. Bates that II
think he called a few times"
Calls Witness Mistaken.
There is no foundation in that
testimony" Mr.. Mccormack said.
The witness is mistaken"
He said he had checked with his
secretarial staff and that it had no
recollection of any calls to or from
the Washington Office of the COM
bine.
Mr.. SABBATH said he had employed
Murray Carson as an investigator
during the investigation which the
SABBATH Committee made of Bond
holders Protective Committee in the
early 30s. The Representative said
he also knew Henry Carson, called
the guiding genius of the letter
head corporations which gathered
in $78,000,00 in war contracts.
He added that Murray Carson
had been a good investigator.
Made Good Investigator.
Senator Knowland, Republican, of
California asked Mr.. SABBATH if he
knew that Murray had previously
been connected with the late pro-
hibition era gangster, Dutch
Schultz.
mo, sir" said Mr.. SABBATH en-
phatically. II had no such infor-
nation. Murray Carson came to
me highly recommended. He
showed me a letter from the former
Secretary of Labor, Mr.. Doak, with
whom he had held position in the
Labor Department."
And he made a good mveSti-
gator" the witness added.
Asked about the many calls which
were reported by a secretary for
Carson to have passed between Mr.
Sabath's Office and the suite on
Thomas Circle, Mr.. SABBATH said:
"I have weakness, gentlemen.