GRAFT IN AMERICA
EX-SENATOR'S SON'S STORY
; (Received March lj 3 p.m.) WASHINGTON February 28. Ernest Smoot, son of the * former. Utah Senator,, told the Senate Air Mail Investigating Committee today that he received over 19,750 dollars in (salaries from private companies while; serving as clerk to the Senate Finance Committee in 1929. He also told the committee that he was engaged as "public relations" representative at "Washington for the Western Air Express in 1930. At the same time he was receiving 3325 dollars annually from the Government as his father's secretary.! His duties consisted of "keeping in touch with developments' iii the ComptrollerGeneral's office and the Senate and House Appropriations Committee "at the time when the Comptroller was considering a high Ma which Western Air submitted for a mail route.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 51, 1 March 1934, Page 13
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