Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-23 | Page 8 | War Profits Curb Eyed by Probers

WAR PROFITS CURB EYED BY WASHINGTON Feb 23 UP WI- WI Proposals to curb war profits by price control and to gnaw at them with income taxes were studied to today today today to- to day by the senate munitions committee committee com corn as It neared the time for forsh sh showing wing the senate what it has accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac- ac with its With examination of two shipyards shipyards shipyards ship ship- yards completed the committee will vill begin Monday to question officials of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding compan company com corn pany pan headed by Eugene Grace who will be the major witness Afterward the Investigators plan plano to o call caU navy officials to explain a aletter aletter letter etter attributed to Assistant Secretary Secre- Secre tary ary Henry L. L Roosevelt and saying saying say- say ing ng- ng In warships had been put under contract late last year with public works funds See See- ec- ec Ickes es in general charge of the P PV V W A program denied yesterday yesterday yester yester- da day any knowledge of oC such a sum being made available in addition to previous allocations of about The letter was addressed to Wilham VII Wil- liam ham J J. Ditter former congressman from Pennsylvania and sent last August