Show HIGH AIRPLANE PROFITS SHOWN Large Returns Return'S Induce Manufacturer Manufacturer Manufacturer Manu Manu- to Give Back S V WASHINGTON Feb 9 The Jt ff The house military affairs committee was told today that one contractor made such a big profit on hi his army anny bU business neM that he agreed to sell 50 additional airplanes to the army for 1 apiece The contractor the Co Consolidated Aircraft company of Buffalo made a a total profit of per cent or on its army contracts Brigadier General General General Gen Gen- eral H. H Conger Pratt testified that The base contract price on type of airplane was so o the contractor returned to the government govern ment in the neighborhood of Pratt added Assistant Secretary of ot War Woodring Woodring Wood Wood- Woodring ring said ald since 1926 army airplane purchases purchase on which per cent profit was made totaled about 61 61 61 In the last three and a half years the secretary continued the average profit had b been en brought down to about 89 per cent S |