Evening star., 1947-08-01
Brewster; Attempts I
Smear With Hostess
Story, Hughes Says
BY the Asseeiased Prsss

BY tho Asseciated Press
LOS ANGELES, Aug. Howard
Hughes, multimillionaire plane maker
and movie producer. said In q state
ment yesterday that Senator Brew
ster. Republican, of Maine, chairman
Of the Senate War Investigating
Committee, Is trying ito smear me
with a yarn about an airplane
hostess"
Mr.. Hughes referred to q state
ment attributed to Senator Brewster
that q Trans World Airline hostess
refused to accompany the flyer on
a plane trip because she didn't
dare" to be alone with him. Mr..
Hughes incorporated in his state
ments signed testimonials by the
hostess and pilot designed to refute
the assertion.
The manufacturer said, 1T is
sad situation when a United States
Senator has to drag a lot of innocent
girls into a congressional hearing In
order to achieve personal publicity"
Hughes Demands Answer.
Mr.. Hughes agein referred to his
allegation that Senator Brewster,
while criticizing the planemaker's
entertainments for Government on
cials, had once accepted 81 400 worth
of free airplane trips from Mr..
Hughes.
Mr.. Hughes statement follows:
Never mind the double talk, Sen
ator, why don't you answer the
question? And while you are quot
ing the Bible, how about the part
that says Thou shalt not lie?
When I charged that you &C
cepted 81, 400 worth OF free airplane
trips from me, you replied with
lie. I have proved that by the Of
fcial records Of the telephone COM
pa1y.
Now here is another lie you told:
''You tried to smear me with
yarn about an airplane hostess. You
made a statement to the press that
the hostess refused to accompany
us when I few YOU. free of charge,
to Columbus, Ohio. because she
didn't dare to be alone with me
In the sirplane on the return flight.
Hostess Statement.
But here is q signed statement
by the hostess:
,"'I have read Senator Brewster's
statement that I refused to make
the trip to Columbus in Mr.. Hughes
airplane because I didn't want toI
return to Washington alone with
Mr.. Hughes in his airplsne.
"'This is the most ridiculous
statement I have ever heard.
There never was any thought,
on the part of Mr.. Hughes or any
one else. that I would return in the
airplane with him. 1t was naturally
intended that I should remain in
Columbus and return with the Sens-
tor In the other airplane to look
after their needs on the return
fight.
"'Even If I had returned in the
arplane with Mr.. Hughes, I would
not have been alone with him be-
cause there was a flight engineer
in the airplane also.
This accusation of Senator
Brewster's is absolutely untrue.
(Siened Harriet Applewick.'
Pilots Version.
And here CMr. Hughes con-
tinued) IS q signed statement from
The captain of the other airplane
which furnished to cart Won around
the country free Of charge:
"'1 was the captain OF the air.
plane which was sent to Columbus
to pick up Senator Brewster and
another Senator on the night OF
February II, 1s47.
at was present when Mr.. Hughes
left Washington for Columbus with
the two Senators In his airplane. l
was present during all conversation
with Miss Harriet Applewick, the
hostess.
There was never any thought
of her returning with Mr.. Hughes
in his airplane.
"I am very familiar with the
operation of Mr.. Hughes airplane
and I can say to my knowledge he
has never carried hostess in his
airplane at any time. The only
reason for the hostess being present
on this occasion at all was for the
purpose Of serving food to the Sens-
tots and looking after their require
.nents.
tSigned) M. e. Bell.
4. Charge Called Last Straw"
Mr.. Hughes continued:
ct Is sad situation when
United States Senator has to drag a
lot of innocent girls into a congress
sional hearing in order to achieve
personal publicity. But when he re-
sorts to bringing in the Bible and
finds 1t necessary to involve an air
line hostess with sex implication.
! think that is reallysthe last straw"
, BY his Biblical reference, Mr..
Hughes apparently meant Senator
Brewster's remark two days ago, II
simply refer anyone interested Tin
Hughes contention that the investi-
CATION is an effort to force a merger
of two airlines) to Chapter six in the
book Of Nehemiah.
4. The Senator cited no verses, but
an edition published by the Ameri-
can Bible Society summarizes the
chapter thusly:
. "Sanballat practiseth by craft, by
rurnors, by hired prophecies. to ter
rtfy Nehemiah. The work is finished
to the terror of the enemies"
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