Evening star., 1947-08-02

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Roosevelt again in New York about
August 10. 1882"
"I had to 60 to New York for Mr.
Hughes in connection with the
world-famous motion picture. The
Outlaw"
did you 60 by plane?"
Met by Coincidence.
IT don't remember. met Miss
Emerson on the way over. 1t was
coincidence.
Senator Ferguson managed to con-
vey some surprise and doubt by the
way he put the next question:
"Coincidence?"
Eyes, q coincidence"
did you have priority to travel
by air?"
mo. The motion picture business
came after flowers and things like
that"
Senator Ferguson: IT hand you a
photostatic copy of your priority.
Look and see if you recognize it and
read it."
1T says to meet Col. Roosevelt in
New York. ="
Senator Ferguson cut in, Eyes, and
that Mr.. Hughes telephoned for it,
It says for the purpose of meeting
Col. Roosevelt in New York about a
telephone call relative to the d.
airplane, later the Fill"
"You didn't know you were going
to meet Col. ROOSEVELT"
mo. Mr.. Hughes may have told
me after 7 got there. don't re-
member"
Senator Ferguson asked Mr.
Meyer if he knew when he was en-
tertaining Mr.. Roosevelt in New
York on August 20, 1943, that the
Presidents son was making up his
report to the Air Forces on which
reconnaissance plane he would rec
ommend.
Mr.. Meyer said emphatically he
never talked to young Roosevelt
about the d. (the original Hughes
reconnaissance lplane).
Pepper Reads Report.
At this point Senator Pepper
Democrat, of Florida said he wanted
the full text of Mr.. Roosevelt'S plane
report read into the record.
Committee Counsel William p
Rogers demurred, explaining that
it covered 10 pages and the reading
of it now would amount to a fill
buster" Mr.. Rogers pointed out
Mr.. Roosevelt is due before the
committee Monday, at which time
it could be read.
Senator Pepper, however, took the
report and read it himself, inter-
rupting temporarily MIR. Meyers tes-
timony about the dinner and enter
tainment items.
Mr.. Meyer told Senator Ferguson
he first learned about the favorable
report on the Hughes plane some-
time during that visit to New York.
He did not remember just when, but
recalled that MIR. Roosevelt said he
thought "ours was the best plane
ne had SEEN"
Senator Ferguson wanted to know
If Mr.. Meyer knew when he met
Faye Emerson by coincidence on
the plane trip to New York in
1943, that the actress was
with Elliott Roosevelt.
Mr.. Meyer said he knew it to be
q fact. Because he had introduced
them. He said he believed they met
in the commissary at the Warner
Bros. studio.
$115 Liquor Item Brought Up.
When Senator Ferguson pointed
to an expense item of Sis for liquor
which Mr.. Meyer said was for his
apartment in New York on August
20, the publicity man observed:
That's not much-liquor was ex-
pensive."
The next item showed 1886 for q
dinner party on August 81 at the
FL Morocco and Copacabana Clubs.
followed by entry, Presents for four
girls, 5000"
Mr.. Meyer said that while he was
in New York that week end there
were at least Is or 80 people coming
in and out of his apartment, and
that these presents for girls could
have been anything he decided to
give them. He pointed that the
entry does not say cash, and it could
have been perfume. He told Senator
Ferguson, however, he regarded it
as business expense.
Chairman Ferguson then called
Mr.. Sherwood to the stand. He tes-
tified Mr.. Meyers expense accounts
totaled $164,000 from January J.,
1912, to December 81, 1916.
"Was all that spent for Elliott
ROOSEVELT" Senator Pepper asked.
mo sir" Mr.. Sherwood answered.
Didn't Know Details.
did you know some of this was
being spent to entertain Government
officials who had to do with the
citing and canceling of contracts?"
Senator Ferguson asked.
II did not" the company control
er answered.
Mr.. Meyer testified yesterday that
n addition to his salary of about
10000 q year he drew expense
checks something like $500
Going back to the expenditures in
New York in August, 1943, Senator
Ferguson asked why Mr.. Meyer put
Mr.. Roosevelt's name down if there
we're other people at the dinners.
Mr.. Meyer said it probably was be-
cause he was the most prominent
,ne there.
Turning to another item of SITS,
marked presents for two girls" on
August ~, Senator Ferguson asked,
Who were the girls?" Mr.. Meyer
;aid he did not know.
When Senator Ferguson asked If
t would be fair to say the witness
lad been entertaining Mr.. Roosevelt
n New York from August 20 to %,
Mr.. Meyer reminded him there were
,ther people at the dinners also.
$50 to Stop Picture.
An entry for August % showed
Inner at the Stork and Ell Morocco
;lubs for nine persons. Senator
asked the witness to ex-
plain the last item reading:
Payment to Chick Farmer to stop
1llhlicitV of Roosevelt in New York -