Show ARMY SUPPLY BUYING PROBE DRAWS NEAR Investigation of of Plane Truck I and Equipment q 1 Purchases ses Seen i in ki House Action FAVORITISM IS CHARGED cHARGE HA Ci P Sensational n r Diz Disclosures los res es' es on n Pet Com Companies Companies' anies' anies Predicted I United Press Pitts WASl WASHINGTON March 2 The McSwain Mc- Mc Swain resolution for a sweeping investigation investigation in in- of war department pur pur- pur chase methods was brought up in the h house louse use late Friday for fot Charges of ot air corps inefficiency tha that pet companies received pl plane ne contracts contracts' during th the last eight years that hat the competitive contracts law has been een violated and that exorbitant prices rices were paid for equipment will willbe wille b be e aired under the house military military- affairs af at- fairs committee program Chairman John J. J.- McSwain sponsor sponsor spon spon- sor sor of the resolution predicted the investigation wilt will be a a long drawn out one S We dont don't intend to do any whitewashing white while washing or act on mere mere conjecture he said If i we find that on the basis of facts courts co martial are w warranted we will ask them If It there is Js proof of ot crookedness we will refer the cases to o the courts McSwain said there was more than su sufficient evidence ltd to t warrant in In- A subcommittee has for for Weeks been hearing high army officials dr drawing from them facts facts' a. a as- as asto to o plane purchase methods Huge p profits in inome some ome ve been bern revealed re The sub subcommittee no nov nois is studying data from the the department to deter determine mine w whether ether any air corps cors' officers have lave worked f firms While on leave and whether any my officers were employed employ d by such u firms before rc entering the he service Several committee members members' privately predicted sensational disclosures ures would result result- Speaker of the n House use Henry T T. Rainey and other members have as asserted as as- that the efficiency of ot the air force lorce has b been en affected by procurement procurement procure procure- ment meth methods ds Representative W. W rank Frank Jam James SR R. R charged that pet companies obtained plane contracts con con con- tr tracts and that the competitive contracts con con con- tracts law was violated Practically all aU ll plane contracts since 1926 it was brought rought out were made through n ne negotiation ne- ne rather than competitive bids Chairman McSwain found himself embroiled Friday in a dispute with Secretary of War Dern over his bill billor billor tor or building up army plane strength to o more than ships Secretary Derns Dern's opposition to the program I brought rought from McSwain the statement I that hat Mr Dern had been invited several sev eral times to appear before the com corn com committee but had never ever appeared |