AIR MAIL GRAFT.
EVIDENCE IN AMERICAN INQUIRY. PAYMENTS TO SON OF FORMER SENATOR. WASHINGTON, February 28. Ernest Smoot, son of the former Utah Senator, told the Senate Air Mail Investigating Committee to-day that he received over 19,750 dollars in salaries from private companies while serving as cleric to the Senate Finance Committee in 1929. He also told tho 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 3328 dollars annually from the Government as his father’s secretary. His duties consisted of “keeping in touch with developments in the ControllerGeneral’s office and the Senate and House Appropriations Committee” at the time when the Comptroller was considering a high bid which Western Air submitted for a mail route.
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Wairarapa Age, 2 March 1934, Page 5
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