Evening star., 1946-12-19

the Doxey campaign. He also de-
clarsed that fi,e 81 -
ence with Mr.. Collins, Mr.. Travis
and otile.a, i.
about payment of q c.
to Mr.. Collins If Mr.. Collins agreed
to support Mr.. Doxey.
Senator Bilbo insisted, however
he knew the Collins organization,
had q deficit after Mr.. Collins was
eliminated by Mr.. Dorsey in. the
first primary. He declared il WIS
generally understood by his group
that some of the money paid to MI.
Travis went to pay off the deficit.
When Senator Bilbo contended
that in helping Mississippians get
war contracts he did no more than
other WORTHWHILE" members Of
Congress do, Senator eFrguson in
terrupted to point out that the COM
plants allege that Senator Bilbo re-
ceived benefits in return.
OCAhkCS- at0AkASSSs
Senator Bilbo insisted he helped
the contractors without thought OF
reward, and added, Il didn't receive
gratuities either"
"You got an automobile and furni-
ture," Senator Ferguson retorted.
THAT was a Christmas present,
Senator Bilbo insisted.
Senator Bilbo also denied that he
kept "a dollar or penny" of $1,000
contribution by B. L. Knost and
Michael T. Morrissey, other war
contractors, which, he said, were for
the Dbxey campaign.
Before telling about the lake,
island and dream house" on his
Poplarville estate, Senator Bilbo said
he obtained two loans, totaling
$4,000, from Mr. Morrissey.
Both are secured by mortgages
on about 1,100 acres of land which
I have sold under contract for $780,
000." the Senator said. Il will be
required to liquidate the mortgage
debt to transfer unencumbered title
This item and charge is therefore
much ado about nothing for it
soon is gone with the wind
Senator Bilbo insisted he would
eventually pay Mr.. Morrissey for
digging the lake.
Il may be slow" he observed, "brt
I am sure to pay. I always arrive
Subcommittee members interrupt
ed Senator Bilbo frequently and it
likely he would need most
of the day to finish, reading his
statement.
When Senator Bilbo was accusing
Communists and colored groups OF
fostering an "oust Bilbo" move
ment, Chairman Mead cautioned
him that this was irrelevant to
this investigation of war contracts
and alleged activities.
Reads Slowly and Deliberately.
Senator Bilbo read slowly and de-
especially those sections
in considerable detail
the manner in which he built the
dream house." He said he paid
for it himself and bought most Of
the furniture from Sears, Roebuck
g. Co.
Bringing up the $1,000 loan from
Mr.. Shushan, Senator Bilbo assert
ed: mo war contractor paid a dime
Of this note orsreimbursed, so far
as / am able to find, any individual
who paid and retired the note"
He supported earlier testimony
that he asked the late Grant Stew
art to borrow the money to help him
pay $4,000 alimony. Mr.. Stewart
brought him $1,000, but did not tell
him until a few days later that he
had obtained it from Mr.. Shushan,
Senator Bilbo explained.
He said he wanted me to meet
Mr.. Shushan," the Senator con-
tinued, "and it was then I learned
he had borrowed the money from
Mr.. Shushan. After a conference
With Mr.. Shushan which lasted
about five minutes We separated and
the next time saw him he was in
and he asked me to
carry him down to talk to Mr..
fchief counsel of the In
,ernal Revenue BureaW in regard
% his civil suit involving his in
come taxes" aFf
Senator Bilbo told the subcom-
nittee he did this because Il ap-
oreciated what he had done for me
through Mr.. Stewart and because
1e was constituent Of mine, hav-
ng branch wholesale business in
Jackson, Miss"
Shushan Note Discussed.
Senator Bilbo did not specifically
mention Mr.. Terry's charge that
the $1,000 was not to have been
repaid IT, Senator Bilbo helped Mr..
Shushan out of mail fraud case.
He made a blanket denial, however,
of any wrongdoing or improper
with Mr.. Shushan or
any one else in this transaction.
He denied also that war contrae-
tors paid any of his Office expenses
in Washington.
Returning to building projects on
his estate, Senator Bilbo revealed
that the swimming pool sis only
half finished and I'm still doing
my swimming in Wolf River, which
is 4 miles from my dream house" "
He said he fully intends to pay
the bill for work done on the pool
by John r. Junkin of the st. Cath
crime Sand 81 Gravel Co.
Concluding with an account OF
his efforts to raise money for con-
struction of a church parsonage,
Senator Bilbo exclaimed:
II deny, resent and detest the vile
of the reprehensible
charge that I received funds from
various persons and deposited them
in an account from which alone
could withdraw and which was
to build a residence
owned by me-"
Planned Memorial to Father.
He told how his '''sainted father"
had led in the organization of the
first church house on the Poplar
Vile site. The Senator said that
k!;'I|1fah RESULTS SUI