Show HUGHES iIii IEs VIGOROUSLY WORKS ON PROBE OF AIRCRAFT Entire Day Is Passed in Preliminary Preliminary Pre Pre- Pre Pre- tion By H. H H. H Stansbury Staff Correspondent International News Service WASHINGTON ASHI D. D C. C May 13 Charles Charles EV Evans Hughes started his probo Into the charges chars of dishonesty In aircraft today with tho same Iame vigor that brought hIm fame and antI uncovered tho great I Insurance scandal mc years ears n ago o. o lie He arrived at tho the department of ot JUstice Justice Jus JUs- I tice tico at nt o'clock and with the assistance assis sels tance of Attorney General Gregory and As Assistant Attorney General William lIlIam worked until 4 P. P m. m without stopping slopping for luncheon After Arter a short walk and a it lI light ht dinner the former onne su supreme supreme su- su preme premo court Justice returned to tho de department do- do and remained until shortly be before before be- be fore ore his train left for New York at mid mid- nl night ht During DurIn tho the short Interim between tho the afternoon and antI evening sessions ons of tho the conference conference con con- ference Mr Ir Hughes made matIe this statement to tho the newspaper men I was vas called Into this Investigation suddenly and unexpectedly I 1 have 11 several sev lIev- evera ev- ev era eral matters of or Importance In N New w York which h must be closed UI up before I can give he In my unreserved attention to the tho work I have been with Mr Ir Gregory all alt da day anti and will return for a further conference this eve evening c nI ng ngI I I 1 shall leave for New cw York tonight but butI I promise to return as carl early a as possible next week and make a n thorough Investigation In gation gatlon of this situation on in accordance with President Wilson's Wilsons request During tho the day It was learned Mr Hughes hes made a preliminary examination of the charges charree flied filed by Gutzon Borglum and of or the Snowden Marshall report He Ha Hei i also salso held brief conferences 5 with Secre- Secre i tur tary of War Var Newton D D. Baker Brigadier General Charles Charle McK MK acting act head bead cad of the signal corps corpse and Major D. D C C. Beatt Beatty also of or the gnal corps Senator Chamberlain chairman of oC the senate enato mil military I affairs committee and author of the resolution t for Investigation In of aircraft also was called to the thC con- con room |