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Elliott Denies

\ 'Despicable, He Tells . Senators Angrily During Hughes Probe |

touched off when Senator Claude other officers were friends ot his,” Pepper (D. Fla.) asked Young the publicity man explained. “The Roosevelt if Mr. ‘Meyer “at any! colonel is absolutely right when time on your account spent money | he says I was unfair to charge him." for the procurement of girls.” Mr. Ferguson: “You were enter-| Mr. Roosevelt had just told the taining them for the influence?” 1 committee he visited New York on' Mr. Meyer: “Business.” a week-end around Aug. 20, 1943,) Mr. Roosevelt: “What is your! and that he met Faye there. Asked idea of business?” if Mr. Meyer had told him that! Mr. Meyer: “My impression of Fave would be there, he said that pysiness would be the F-11 (Hughes “other people besides Mr. Meyer, | Photo. plane) contract.” told me things.” For Business Reasons He said Mr. Meyer asked him to] Mr. Roosevelt: “Did you think I! visit New York, but that he “had nag any possible connection with | declined Mr. Meyer's Invitation. the P-11 contract—or that the offiNonetheless, he visited New York, cays you claim were part of my and met Faye there. organization would have been able Almost Constantly There through me to influence in any way Questjoned by Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. the F-11 contract?” Meyer said that his expense ac-| Mr. Meyer: “That I did not go) count reports ‘of lavish gifts for |into.: I just did this entertaining | party girls did not necessarily mean for business reasons.” they were for the direct entertain-| Mr. Roosevelt: “So that would ment of Mr. Roosevelt. * “There explain why in 1944 you charged to were always 20 to 25 people in my | business ‘the entertainment of of-) apartment , . . the colonel was al- | ficers you say were able to influmost constantly there,” he said. | ence that contract through me.” “You mean to say that you did all! Mr. Meyer: “I would say what

this—this gaining of scintillating I said before—I used Elliott Roose- |

conversation—just to entertain me?” velt’'s name because he was the Elliott asked. {most important one in the group.” | “Well you were pretty busy with| Friends of Colonel Miss Emerson,” Mr. Meyer answered. | Mr. Pepper: “What period arei

“You put my name down because we talking about? What year is | it was easy,” Mr. Roosevelt told Mr. ihig2"

Meyer concerning the expense ac-| My Meyer: “August, 194%—but|

counts, we are now skipping lastly to 1944, “I put it down because it was the just before the election.” name of the most important person, ay Ferguson: “You wouldn't

concerned.” claimed Mr. Meyer. [have given that entertainment unMeanwhile, Mr. Roosevelt disclosed | jess they had been friends of the —and Mr. Meyer admitted—that the colonel?” publicist went to Hyde Park in No-| Myr, Meyer: “That's right.” vember, 1944, because some of El- Mr Roosevelt: “That is a very! liott’s “boys” had been invited out interesting point. Members of my to lunch with Mrs. Roosevelt. organization in Europe had reThey “interceded” with Mrs. turned to the United States on Roosevelt to get Mr. Meyer an in- temporary duty, leave or for peri vitation, too. | manent transfer. These officers, Mr. Ferguson asked Mr. Meyer well as enlisted men coming ho why, then, he had charged off the to the country, I gave letters -of price of railroad tickets “as a taX- introduction to my mother. These deductible. item.” men, all of them, used to drop in “That's what I'd like to know,” and tell her what we were doing | Elliott exclaimed. | overseas. “Because I consider it business to| “They told her they were going to be invited to Hyde Park,” Mr. Meyer New York for the week-end, and said. “It was a good contact.” “Contact with Mrs. Roosevelt.” did not meet him through me, but Elliott exploded. “Does she run the through Col. (Clarence) Shoop, who

aircraft production of the United had returned a long time previously. | Mr. Meyer left and never re- to trying to get her name in the | that Kokomo post' No. 6 had not

States?” “They told him (Meyer) they were “It was a good contact,” MI. going to Hyde Park and suggested Meyer repeated firmly. “There were they would call and find out whether many important people there that! they could bring you (Mever), and" week-end.” [they said that they were sure Mrs. | Very Charming, Gracious Roosevelt wouldn't mind.” Mr. Roosevelt got permission to Pauses for Breath ask Mr. Meyer a “pertinent” ques-| tion. He told Mr. Meyer that—since 2 he was invited to lunch en k because an officer interc — t Pa be very interested to know why Jose » Biman: AE the Hughes Aircraft Co. would have g

Meyer said. ct with behepiied Jom that conta Mr. Pepper interrupted to say that rs. Roose

the “greatest vice” was not “giving Meyer ion Loon * He charming a few cocktail parties, a few pocketTeplsd ay |ooks, a little entertainment.” but a the “grosser expenses—the shielded an : Ms ou a SS hr guarded contributions to political man jumped at the- chance” to have campaigns.” " me at Hyde Park. | Mr. Ferguson thought it “would “Jumped,” said Mr. Meyer, have caught a plane.” woud HO muthingly told Mr, Political expenditures.”

| Mr. Brewster snapped that “we ’ tood ther | M 3 $ Je ig re had little success”sunder the Demoad ta

‘in managing to get “which is a very unusual type of Says sone | EETEE 108 YOU. arid | He said the next case to be exea : | plored the war investigating “You know that irom peri tee concerned “the very free ence?” Mr. Ferguson asked Elliott. |. sunt of advertising by war con“Yes, sir. ‘ tractors with political undertone 12 People Present and overtones, and the employment Mr. Roosevelt then challenged of former government officials by Mr. Meyer regarding an Aug. 27, contractors.” 1943, expense voucher which read | Politics Inte It “entertainment by John Meyer, din- | Mr. Ferguson. said that since Mr. her—Statler hotel (Washington), Pepper “wanted to put politics into $76.00; girls at hotel (late), $50.00. fue let's put politics into it.” “will Mr. Meyer swear that I was} “You're not suggesting that I'm present ‘late’ in any way and thatthe first one on that,” Mr. Pepper it is a legitimate charge to me?” | exclaimed. Elliott asked. Here Elliott begged time to say Mr. Meyer replied that there had that he hoped the committee did been 12 people present for dinner. not regard him “involved with « Late’ . . . ‘late’—let’s clear that either the Democrats or the Reup,” Elliott said. He added that he publicans.” u : met Mr. Meyer in a hotel corridor “I have no political ambitions,” before the hearing, that he “chal- he said. “I hope the Republicans lenged” Mr. Meyer on this point Will bring everything out that might | and that Mr. Meyer agreed he had have _been hidden by the Demo-| not been there. - crats,” he added with a smile, Elliott declared “I was staying at| Then Elliott broke in to! ask the White House . . . the White Permission to give his “complete House records will prove it.” concept” of his war-time relations “Well we weren't sitting in the | with” Mr, Meyer. Jungle room at the Statler alone,”| He explained that Mr. Meyer Mr. Meyer shot back. (The Jungle was a friend of Faye Emerson, room is the Carlton hotel, not the having worked together at Warner | Statler.) | Bros. motion picture studio. ‘He Look at Records | added that Faye “became friendly Both men shouted at once with|"ith Howard Hughes,” and that Elliott bellowing, “Look at the he al moved in the same social pr rele. Ne aun (Lt. Ool.| "“T now find that he (Meyer) Harry Eidson) was there ‘late, ” Mr, | didn t regard himself as a member Meyer said. “My policy is to jot Of ® social group, but regarded down the name of the most impor- i as : busines Inigyen ++. There! " - & definite cleavage in our con- | amy Mah In the parsy,” he persist cepts of relations there,” he added. “Well, the ‘most important man’ Nothing About Planes wasn't there,” Elliott replied. Elliott said that Meyer “knew

“And that is just how Mr. Meyer happened to get on the bandwagon

States to know how much is put in

+ “Let¥ clear up my moral record nothing” about war planes, seldom !

here,” Elliott said. talked about them and was “more Senator Owen Brewster broke In!interested” in movie production ' to ask that the committee desist phases of Mr. Hughes’ work. “My from “this comedy relief.” He said impression was that Mr. Mever's that senators weren't “fortunate principal duties were with Hughes’ enough” to be acquainted with New productions (motion pictures).” York clubs, As Mr. Ferguson asked once Mr, Pepper observed, “I doubt il ggain what the entertainment had the senator from Maine is altogeth- to do with plane production, Elliott er an abstainer himself.” broke in to observe: { Be More Cautious “I would like to know how any Mr. Brewster shot back: of it was applicable to the aircraft “Without Mrs. Brewster here, as|industry.” Mrs. Pepper is, I may have to be| Elliott said that Mr. Meyer once more cautious than the senator did visit him in the Pentagon with | from Florida.” in admitting to night Jack Frye, then president of Transclub knowledge. Mrs, Pepper was World Airlines in which Mr. Hughes’

“among the spectators at the hear- owned a majority stock interest. Mr.

Frye, not Mr. Meyer, pleaded that | | Under close eross-examination by Elliott support Mr, Hughes’ plans, his fellow witness, Mr. Meyer freely to build the P-11 planes at a new admitted using Mr. Roosevelt's s plant in Wichita, Kas. and réverve name om’ expense accounts when the Culver City, Cal. plant for pro- |

Mr. Roosevelt was out of the coun- duction of the Hughes-Kyiser flying try. He insisted he had told the boat. : Soules. AAS, 18 secre semsion “I opposed the plan.” Elliott Elliott: said,

3 ‘wed is name because the' At one point Mr. Ferguson asked

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there they met Mr. Meyer. They |

Friday by Justice Pred®rick L. (denied the paternity charge or that | ) : Kids Put Vendor lhe was an after-dawn lover. Hackenburg after a closed hearing

Eliott paused for breath. He then |

“he ! be good for the people of the United pt.

schild, the Aluminum Co. of America, '

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Legion Convention Winds Up Today -

Election of Officers Tops Final Activities

{ Footsore and some still weary {from their hour and a half parade jas night, Hoosier legionnaires Settled down to the final business | session of thelr 20th annual con- | vention today. | Election of officers and considera-

ition of resolutions were slated for ‘the top spot In the concluding imeeting of the conclave. | World war II veteran Irvin C. {Apmann, Bloomington, announced “that he was not a candidate for state commander. He left the race ! wide open between Harold 'E. Morris, Gary, and Walter P, Shaw, Wa- | bash, both of whom have been campaigning extensively. Both are vets only of world war I. Resolutions Adopted Chief among the resolutions | adopted yesterday was one designed [to heal the growing split between | the two groups of veterans who comprise the legion. The resolution criticized the | widespread use of the terms “world {war I veteran” and “world war IT {veteran." It directed that the pre{siding officer “declare out of order” any legionnaire who made a {distinction between which war a veteran fought. Other resolutions adopted yester- . day included one petitioning Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eisenhower to send the wives of all soldiers serv(ing overseas to their husbands. Some Ride in Parade A resolution urging that the public health service hospital at Evanse ville be converted into a Veterans administration facility to serve

” y s livi i h Indi N. Y. Blond Accuses Meyer EE nana tucky was adopted. In Paternity

; Following the busi fon, C ase the ais le i Fi Cigaret Girl Wants Party-Giver to Put Baby

their annual parade. "It took the veterans 90 minutes to march past On Expense Sheet; Report Warrant Issued the reviewing stand, even though By LEO TURNER, United Press Staff Correspondent the jeers of their younger comrades NEW YORK, Aug. 5.—Patricia Miles, 25-year-old blond night club, ge » jeeps. youn ! cigaret girl, asked: Johnny Meyer, 41 party-loving press agent, today | The Eaton Post No. 90 color guard to put her 6-month-old baby on his expense account, - marched away with top honors and Miss Miles said she lighted a cigar for Mr. Meyer on one of his| was awarded the Glen R. Hillis ‘night club parties--and kept the flame alive three times a week When trophy and prize money of $100.

he was in New York. It was the first time since 1939

CUSER—Patricia Miles blond New. York cigaret girl, is shown in her apartment with her é-months-old son, Douglas. She charges John Meyer, publicity agent, is the child's father. »

turned, she said, when his em-| Papers. I never took her out in| p,q ‘the top Legion color guard. plover, Howard Hughes, cracked up | mY life.” | but Kokomo did take second prize in an experimental bomber last| Elvin I. Unterman, attorney for ,r gus year. Miss Miles, said a warrant for the

In Washington, Mr. Meyer hotly | {publicity agent was issued last

on the paternity charge, “Hell, she worked until 5 a. m.,, However, no attempt was made

he said. “She's: just another 1OMA- iy urrest. Mr. Mever at La somes On lce=In Court ee —, T field Friday on his much-publicized Official ‘Weather arrival from Paris en route to

UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU; Washintgon, Aug. 5, 1947—

Sunrise ’a 5:47 | Sunset. ... : Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7.30 2. m, Total precipitation aince Jan 1... 25 gating subcommittee headed by | | court today.

Deficiency sinte Jas. Senator Owen Brewster*(R. Me.) |

follow i! bie shows the tempera- Leo the complain the The TellowIng (thule JBOWS Ye y |said the first he knew of the affair Oyteome of complain. by

ture in other cities; High Low youngsters was that damis Carver, AURIS “cv ocvirvvrsvanniovenens 100 i] |was when he read of it in a news- ly, of 835 E Walnut st. was fined a T1005 PADET. {$10 and costs and ws, 10 days in | Cineinnat = . » 3 “Do vou suppose the Brewster jail. ‘Sentence was suspended on. na - : 96, &1 committee could be trying to frame |... 4ition he voluntarily give up his Evansville .. veieo. 98° 774 Ime?” he asked. . | vendo: li Jie Sa LN veer 38 7 es r's license, Ft. Worth vere 98008 The case shaped up like this:

The plaintiffs’ side represented

Indianapolis (city) mainly by a 10-year-old red-head

indianapolis A birth certificate on file with! : . "and 61 | d of health said the Dou FR [ ‘ NA Fi [he a ah 3.3:45 a oe {who played detective in the case, M lis-8t. Pau . I A . : . 75 | Feb. 2, to Miss Miles at the Park (And who refused to be, confused in 8 “John his arithmetic on the witness stand.

New York ' 3 . t named | Gkianoms Gary 3 8 West hospital. It n He was Larry Smith, 641 N. Oxford st. Larry baited a trap for the ven-

i IE coer 102 1% | Meyer, Los Angeles, agent in the aaa, ey MD jon picture industry,” as the 5 mot P y dor with a 4-year-old youngster who a had been short changed,

San Antonio ‘es Bs Jrantine Youn = child's father. Washington. D c een kL |. Miss Miles said she kept the baby Six. young winter appeaisd. in in. an apartment she shares with! w : . Mr. Roosevelt to ten 1 him wha! Cinea her a and three brothers and <ourt, chaperoned by Mrs, Pred airplane companies had entertaine | supported it selling cigarets at Bill's | Bonnet of 811 N, Oxford st. ML at wns edad. CRE Td te ' Gay Nineties. Sonver leshined he I never answer written on a sheet of yellow | She said she had peddled smokes Roh on Tanga Musici paper. {at the Stork Club, El Morocco and |.) "yo "rag diMiculty identityin “For the record,” he said, “I would | Club 18, and had posed for maga-| : like to state that before the war pe sorers before she became a ~,.. hearing, the youngsters and during the war I was entertained by Si Lockheed, Fair- Her attorney, Mr. Unterman, said police offcers’ ng cotes . she signed a statement declaring . _| Mr. Meyer was not the father of ReVnoids Medals Dray ane. i her child in return for $1500. Springer Accepts Post eral Electric, Ford, Chrysler, Pan-| Suit Projected At Employment Office American" ! Mr. Unterman said a suit would 8S. S. Springer has accepted apThe audience tittered. | be filed under New York state law pointment as employment service “Excuse me for bringing that in,” | asking that mother and baby be manager of the Indianapolis office Mr. Roosevelt said, smiling. supported in keeping with the finan- of the Indiana employment security “Why?" asked Mr. Ferguson. cial status and standard of living division: Mr. Roosevelt said there had been of its father. He estimated Mr. Mr. Springer is a veteran of world “a lot of effort to bring that in"— | Meyer's income at between $50,000 war II and a graduate of Purdue and he didn't think it was germane. and $100,000 a year.” university. He served from 1042 to Mr. Hughes has accused Mr.| However! Mr, Meyer testified be- 1948 as occupational adviser to the Brewster of offering to call off the fore the senate committee yesterday state director of selective service. inquiry if Mr. Hughes would merge that he earned $10.400.a, year. He lives at 64th st. and Michigan rd. T. W. A with Pan-American airWAYS,

5 { - * . Mr. Roosevelt resumed reading his | | d J | long list of firms that had enter- n n 1Ianapo IS tained him. f SH ———— A A SARA Mr. Pepper then read into the MARRIAGE LICENSES | Willis, Ruby Smith; William, Mattie

i Collin record a letter of commendation p W. Hankins, 1937 Central; Eleanor E AL Methodist Charles Crutchfield: sent to Mr. Roosevelt by Gen. H. H.| Robinson, 1958 Central. | oaph Bauy Schmid’ “ua, wey Robert Charles. Herrill, 2226 Carrollton | ran win anie ark nest, Arnold, then A. A. F. chief, after Bhirley Ann Cunningham, 2128 N. Dels- Ale Shelton: Herbert, Marjorie Sears; Mr. Roosevelt had returned to his' ware. Rout, Praneix Yorm St. Vincent's George, Clara Hunt Margie Maxine Hagan, 612', 8 Illinois Edmond. Dolores Tower, Louis, Patrice : Robert Bdward Johnston, 321 Whittier pl.. At Heme John, Anna Jones, 2400 N velt for his “thorough knowledge” Alice Marie Hackney wd Snabam. Kenwood, Joe. Laurs Uhls, 537 Arbor; “ on 0 ’ And “whole-hearted co-operation.” “Yima Louise Kiley, 04 Middle ar.| "O°" Rms Muidon, 93 Ath,

. "“ | Woodrufl Pla At St, _ rk He said they reflect great credit James Arnold a ely 1408 Fletcher; Addie Paul dnd Mary Andriek: on yourself (Roosevelt).” | po, Hodges. 250 Trowbridge Kokomo; Vesta, At City—Joseph, Louise Schaub: Woolrederic ernon Linerode, Kokom . w . Mr. Roosevelt stressed that his "'pusiine Hodges, Tipton. orth, Beverly “Wallon! rs. Eavh | connection with the P-11 ended Bo eh B. R IW A 904; At Coleman Dr. Dewitt, Mary Brown t . after he had made recommenda- Robert 8. Myers, 310 N. Illinois; Elsie cote Walle m, rE Biutis. Mall:

Gen. Arnold praised Mr. Roose-

yi Mayme White, Plainfield. . tions for its purchase to Gen. Ar- Virgil W. Nobles, Bratt, Harriett sonn) mond, Leon Bradley, William, Ruth nold. He said: Btoval, 2226 W. McCart At St. Vimcent's—John, Bara Laughlin;

" Orval Piteack, 1636 Central; Bertha Me! Robert “I had nothing to do with the ~geck 1617 N. Alabama | Branaon; Soci art oh a | negotiating of the contract whai- Marry Phillips. 2633 James ct; Bervice L.| Evelyn Alexander, Frank, Elsie Raiever, or the carrying forth of my Robert Peterson, 2026 Shelby: Posemary Me enithin, Nancy lawiony 4i ®

Haviland, R. R, 6, Box 563- Neal: Joh le W | recommendations, which were: Get ¢;,\ce W Propst, Muncie, Edna Louise | chusetis, Pina Ils nendles 37

us an airplane and get it to us _ Fouts. Muncie | Indianapolis; Cleveland, Bow fast.” Morris Resnick, Wo Cat loi; Sarep tA Wheeler; John, ina Geloreath, “S16 led John William Robison, 2615 . N. Tilinois v Mr, Roosevelt recalled saying “Og UL Tete i102 Rembrand: hen that: “If you have to make Wilts n Jordan Pr 3th; Betty Marie DEATHS

an, ing them out of wood, go ahead and do’ Roy Charing Schroe ard 1215 E Kessler Jerry Burrell, 1 month. at Riley, lon it if you can get us the airplane.” : blvd 18 A. Hubert, 1218 E. Kessler’ poms i 4 ort w ler, 71, at - Mr. Roosevelt attributed delay in uigrd n, Beciot, wn N.-Denny, Maxine J ovelerasis ily " Vetorans, art Wart ney. | completing the Hughes photo plane Paul Smith, 2009 A envard pl.; Jennie to the air forces materiel command Sr Ein Oiunell 108 N Aenate, ieniak: Bd rin e Stoner, riental: na and to Gen. Oliver, P . Echols, thea Lucille Bradshaw. 1432 BE. Market, poms J. Clark, 47, at Veterans, bronchiits head. Wayne Swalls. R R. 1. Sharpsville, Ind; scstasis,

hecca Alice McCarkle, R, R. 2, Sharps Pred W. Dicks. 64 at He said Gen. Echols had placed _ vile. Ind » at 0K nai,

i itetioaclerot ie heart Marion Medealf, 44, at City, earei

oronary occlusion “ Way Bawn Waggoner, 1508 Linden: ch les .C I political innuendo” in testimony “puri Jean Horne 1330 Linden rE dlaman, 00, ot 40.8. Yh,

previously given the committee, |b Biabet. Jeo Soort Feld; Opal Jean | | Mine E E oTonsnn 61. at 811 Weghorat, “I ‘challenge the faith of Gen. pe nite. 889 N. King: Btfie Merry. August x k, 10, nm Echols in .maintaining that the R RB. 3 Box 64. chrcinoms” - ya United States government . . . can- pipyns . not manufacture wooden airplanes a

some world war 1 veterans braved:

A group of East side youngsters

Mr. Meyer, in Washington to tes- |Put the “Indian sign” on a 44-year-oo tify before the senate war investi- old ice cream vendor in municipal

rd Knowles, # at 6 W. South,

reine Ly cigra Morford, 78, st 3180 Graceland, | Fred L. Volkert, #1. st City, lateral sete]

and “that they ant be used,” Mr At St. Frameis Rr. Myrtle Camden: Jerry Heston, #7, st 545 N. Goodlet, meme] Roosevelt said. !

a” oly “Richa, "Goldie uy Millar; 0i22'€ "Davi, un at Veterans, carcinoma,

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