Show ImEL LIBEL CHARGED IN MAIL PROBE Official Says Brown Attempted Attempt Attempt- td ed d to Defame Character With Fraud Stories WASHINGTON Feb 26 UP UP- UP Clifford Boll Ball 11 M McKe McKeesport port Pa Pe air airline airline line operator charged today before the senate ai air mail committee that former ormer P Postmaster General Walter F. F Brown Drown and end officials of or the Pittsburgh Aviation Industries Inc participated In a well planned scheme to defAme defame de de- fame h his character in 1930 said involved The scheme Ban Ball charges by Brown that Ball Bail had hadl mailed heavy Y articles over o his lines In order to coli collect ed substantial mail niall pay from the government Brown testified last week th that Ball bad had been fined lined on on one occasion for lor carrying unlawful mall maU The Pennsylvania oper operator tor told the committee I 1 I never ne malI mailed d' d dor d'or or caused cawed to be mailed any objects or arti articles les in order to collect colled pay on them This accusation acc was made to me mc directly and circulated among friends and acq acquaintances by George R. R Hann Hanu and Richard W. W Robbins of Pittsburgh Aviation I Industries It was vas a portion of ot a well planned to defame my character and ruin my reputation In order to carr carry carryout carryout out their plan of 01 transferring my mail contract from myself to Pittsburgh Aviation Industries Ball said that although Harms Harm's compan company did not operate an airline Hann Henn was present at Brow Browns Brown s 's famous 1930 conference with the operators Were here to get our shore share of the airmail dollar Ball said Mid Hann Hanu told him |