I Garsson Linked With May Loan By y ALEX II SINGLETON V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Aug 2 P P I Elisha Walker senior partner of ot I the tho New York firm of Kuhn Loeb b informed Sen Mead D. D N. N Y Friday that in 1941 he lent p 0 o Rep Andrew i J. J May D. D Ky at the request of munitions maker Murray Garsson Walker said he still has not been paid back The New Y York rk financier conferred conferred conferred con con- here with Mead who is chairman of the senate war investigating in cs committee Afterward rard Walker Valker told reporters report report- ers that prior to the maturity of ot the note nate he had written May about it and had received a reply from f May that he had given the original inal ma note as an accommodation to Mr Garsson and that Mr G Garsson Gars Cars rs- rs son Ion had advised him that uch a lL renewal note would be p paid id in a afew afew afew few days In vi view w of ot Mr Mays May's statement statement statement state state- ment Walkers Walker said I I took up with Mr Garsson the matter of pa paying ing that note Up to the present pres ent time however howe it has not beep paid Walker sTalker sz said d that he had the details details details de de- de- de tails of the case b before tore Mead because because because be be- be- be cause he thought the committee should have all the facts concernIng concerning concerning concern concern- ing the relations between Garsson GuSon one of ot a munitions combine which See Sec Page Fage 4 f Column 1 J I r N. N Y Financier Links May Garsson in Loan Continued from Page rage One has been under investigation and May chairman of at the thc house military mili mili- military tary comm committee Garsson first approached himIn him himIn himIn In the spring of 1941 Walker Valker said asking him to participate in the acquisition of some manganese properties in tn West Vest Virginia He said he told Gars Garsson son after Investigation that he was waa not Interested in interested in In- and that at about that time or shortly thereafter Mr Garsson told me ho he needed and Md asked if it I could advance that amount Walker Valker said that he himself showed some hesitation and that Garsson then inquired whether er I Ifould would fould be bo willing to make the theOM loan OM on the note of Andrew J J. J May I Walker Valker said that he replied that he hc would be willing to do so on that bas basis adding that he had never met or had any relations with Mr May but of course he was known to me by reputation He reported that a short time later Garsson came to his office and handed him a promissory note for signed by May dated April 2 1941 and made payable four months later Garsson ho he said asked him to deliver to him the the- check for the amount of the loan made out to the order of ot He did this Walker said but only after he het t telephoned May in Washington and he confirmed that Mr Garsson Garsson Garsson Gars- Gars son was WM authorized t to deliver dellver the note and and receive the check May who has said he helped the Garsson munitions companies during during dur dur- ing wartime only to speed the war effort is on the committees committee's witness witness witness wit wit- ness list However his doctor has certified he Is too ill III to testify tC now