Show BORGLUM ANSWERS CHARGES Denies That He Sought to Capitalize Fr Friendship With President New York Gutzon York Gutzon Borglum accused ac- ac accused ac ac- used of of having sought s secretly to capitalize his bis friendship with President President President dent Wilson n by undertaking to promote promote pro pro- mote a private airplane company issued issued issued is is- sued a formal statement Saturday denying denying de de- de- de nying any connection now or at anytime any anytime anytime time with any airplane production concern or any plan to organize such sucha a company He lie declared further that the hie war department had systematically systematical systematical- ly Iy directed the opposition to investigation Investigation investigation gation of aircraft production in which a n b billion ih n dollars In eleven months has provided us with no n planes and charged d that every subterfuge had lund been resorted to to gain time The sculptor termed the accusations made against him in revelations recently recently recently re re- re- re of documents In possession of the army intelligence bureau as charges raised by Deeds Deed's former agent Mix and Mix's 1 engineer Colonel Deeds chief signal officer of the army and Kenyon W. W Mix of the Dodge Manufacturing Co He lie denied that he had used t the presidents president's authority improperly and in a manner 1 unthinkable between men in mutual confidence |