| Show COAT t ARE i TAKEN IN TOILS Rubber Goods 1 j Arc J J tI t- t I cd 1 in In New York lork 1 I w sw York Tork July S 22 Extensive n. n conI eon con involving In bribery briber and graft grett I cles I. I connection with army contract tor for 1 liter fiber wr raincoats sent gent to 10 soldiers Ine In irre ne n e were era tonight by hy d den de- de nt of ot justice justlee official 11 with Ith the a apu ee of ot seventeen of ofen of- of r en rs n and aId HI u es of ot fifteen manu manu- son ron panle In N fW w York and BAd andon kl kit p on cha a of ot bribery niberT fraud r con cun Officer en of ot the quartermasters quartermaster's corps corp oh 1 are under and robat will be arrested i goon soon n In Wash Wash- Apton Ion or other olds cities Ired Breda of ot thou thousands nd of dollar donar of ofrain rain rain- rr i contracts are au ar tainted with h U 1 uncovered fred by department p t J I is t I c agents agent and other disclosures t offs rt i 1 army arms ord orders r. r for tor cl clothing sol aol i Mf d' d Alen err r e j i machinery and jp- jp p- p plea I n a 1 d 1 I ln arrests on n criminal mt may y be made mad noon toon It II wa was wast t learned Molt licit I officers at whom the lite fintry tin fin try rf or t s point pott are art Itt rf if the lower low- low Fer fr er rank ranks but a 1 few e of or the ranks rank of at and colonel r art arc said Id to b be under un- un rider 4 der r In Investigation atlon nor TV ie I I t ery of nt unnamed 41 arm army of- of W ert er U oho h had of or letting contra con con- ir tra u. u a M I or ar Inspecting In le I charged it ara 1 cm I nut nil a number uC of Bross arrested lo loir toi to to- ir KM i ht a Ir in 11 was wan announced that In some eases eaU s in J ra In Intimidated In military Ulta r or orth th an Inspectors of or raincoat b by tt to 10 u use ule e Influence In Wash Wash- 1 ington Ir to obtain their dl ml al It If the they did iid Id not approve the e. e coats t Others Other fraud by try se- se un sail rejected goods to tn other othe plant t rt to which Inexperienced Inspectors inspectors tors Ion or those thoo who would play pla the Jam game were assigned Tho arrested were were- Felix Feltz Gouled d. d a ullin clothing manufacturer who I. I In Is charged with acting AN as Ko go between for tor r contractors and wd with seeking to ao tt soil soil- 11 It U contract under the Illegal renting nt nl r. r fee tern J eph H 1 William Wililam c d IU and J Joseph fh Wood Woo of or the 11 S S' S Ionian ieman Rubber Kubber talph Cohen of ot the Yorkshire Manufacturing ronit in in- Ralph Haigh of IIan k Rosenthal l. Alfred of or the Ih Au- Au u- u 0 ile I 1 company Ins Inc Louis Ir Kne 1 cl K R of or the 11 h on oar 41 I Polly of ot the Center in Man MI tester Coat comI rom rom- nv 1 I M M. M 1 of the National Cement KIIn Harris of or tho Hum rr n oat t f house houe oue Morris Lesser leaser of nr r Ix k Stooge J Joseph sf li Pines of the Pine lince rubber company compary I. I 1 I. I 11 II Y or of the It l Rubber far fati e t to tip hound r or The lit rou up round He follow rollin II weeks k of ot In ln- ln I f t. t of or agents of tf t the department or of r n st st. 4 f C oid oj war wa and navy depart depart- Th The arrest are an Rn outgrowth or of t tie e n campaign against t it Ilu nl nt stem mern m b by which scores of ot of's x n I s 's l I hn n c e obtained rm I army contracts n r con lInKen If I Inge nt ft C. fee baste bailee q Is la he l to the situ situ- 11 lath II of or the torl told contractors H tee fee agents oper- oper tu fIst R g independently Inasmuch as each ri Ih the rime office or offices In III tit a All as being hue susceptible to nt CN gift gifts Quit Quitt uniformly It at was UI Ire h experience of or A A. group of contractor tor Irn tori A l A. In good faith to fall ran to IU which went n hl hr bind bidder later to receive telephone call all tram front nell neti who guarantied guaran- guaran tied eed to tn obtain eO contracts on payment cf of rc retainer A I ner fe fee feel In I I running down evidence the ROV- ROV rUH hl na found the trail led lod to Ionian lIt O and Philadelphia where continent contin J gent ent nt fee fu agents ARents operated extensively y r tl tin the telephone phone conversation method d. It t is II s understood a 8 number of persons it n tt ete r miles mien noW note no are ar under Department of ot JuU justice e officials tonight ti etl that man many of ot the th rubber coats coat hel hr i b hv by charged l with ft mu nu i w wen r- r reported unsatisfactory b by Central Ii I I Pershing r Inv devel- devel 01 oI ed 1 it U WM was said ald that the Inspectors r found nd that Ihal rotten otten cloth a sad d d rubber tubber was wal used for tor I the he coats oat dimensions were a U utter than i and seems seams wr fr re nut remedied cemented properly A few were sufficient It was WIl said Mid I to lu moke e Ih these thee e coats coat fall to pieces |
