Evening star., 1951-09-29
By George Beveridqe

The Senate probe of political in
f1uence in connection with RFC
loans branched out in new direc-
tions today, as investigators
sought the bank account records
iof Democratic National Chairman
William M. Boyle, jr.
While committee staff went to
work on the new leads, the Sena-
tors themselves took a four-day
rest before turning to the dealings
OF both Democratic and Republi-
can party chieftains.
AS the investigation was under
way, the RFC fired James O.
Hoover. a Washington loan ex-
Iaminer, and suspended Edwin R.
Willard, $9,200-a-year engineer
lin the Washington Office, on
charges that they accepted tele-
vision sets from an Orange, N. j.,
company which got a $1.4 million
loan.
ROsenbaum Member of Firm.
RFC Administrator w. Stuart
ISymington said both were guilty
Iof improper activities" He add
led there were mitigating circum-
stances in Mr.. Wizards case still
being investigated. The RFC chief
said the "I'V sets were given in
December, 1949, the same month
the loan was granted. 1t was re-
paid a year later.
A member of the firm, officials
said, was Joseph Rosenbaum, who
figured earlier this year in Sen
Iate influences" disclosures in
Ivolving a mink coat given Mrs. E.
Merl Young, White House stenog-
jrapher.
w. H. Carey, treasurer of the
radio company. said last night
lat his Sea Girt IN. j. home he
was "astounded" at the charges
the firm gave TV sets to RFC
employees.
On Wednesday, the Senate
committees investigative spot
light will remain on the Demo-
Gratis. Then, the Senators will
ask a former bookkeeper of
the American Lithofold Corp. what
she knows about charges that MIR.
Boyle got $4,000 from the St.
Louis printing firm which obtained
$565,000 in RFC loans.
Gabrielson Thursday.
And Chairman Hoey announced
the group on Thursday, will hear
Republican National Chairman
Guy Gabrielson about his connec-
ton with Carthage Hydrocol, Inc,
a firm he heads. which got RFC
loans totalling $18.5 million.
Theodore c. Link, st. Louis
Post-Dispatch reporter, yesterday
named the bookeeper. Miss Jean
nette Boon. as a minor source of
information in connection with
his newspapers charges against
Mr.. Boyle.
But he refused to divulge. "at
this time" the names of two very
reliable sources" he said told him
Mr.. Boyle got the $4,000 while
serving as an official of the Dem
ocratic National Committee.
AS Mr.. Links testimony raised
new points. some committee men,
bers indicated they will insist Mr..
Boyle be called back for more
questioning. and they demanded
that his complete income tax re-
turns for 1949 and 1850 be made
available.
$1,250 in Legal Fees.
Mr.. Boyle already has testified
he got $3.50 in legal fees from
American Lithofold early in 1949,
before becoming a paid official
of the national committee. But
he said he severed this connection
in April, 1949. and denied either
receiving $4,000 or having used
any influence in connection with
the RFC loans.
In answer to repeated ques-
tions, Mr.. Link contradicted part
of Mr.. Boyle's testimony by say
ing the Democratic leader never
had told him he received only
$3.50.
He didn't tell me that" the
reporter declared. "If he had. I
would have put it into the paper.
He told me it (his fee) wasn't
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