Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-30 | Page 41 | Army Engineer is under Fire

ARMY ENGINEER IS UNDER FIRE WASHINGTON WASIlI Jan 29 Dy 29 ByThe The Associated Pres PresAn An Press An An at- at attempt attempt at attempt tempt by Major General Edgar chief of ot army engineers to uphold a II subordinate accused of soliciting funds for tor surveying the tho Tennessee river from private Interests seeking water power leases brought a threat of 6 t court martial proceedings lIngs today from acting Chairman James James of the house bouse military committee The committee met to continue hearings on bids for tor Shoals but immediately business under consideration consideration- was jostled aside when James subjected Jad Jadwin Jad- Jad Jadwin win to four hours of ot cross exam exam- examination The rhe subordinate Major Harold HaroM C Fiske was charged with having suggested while district engineer Chattanooga at to H II E B Leighton president of ot the Elec Rice ElectrIc Electric Bond Dond and Share company campan New York that ho he advance 20 20 for tor survey work because con con- con congress grass gress had appropriated Insufficiently insufficiently deftly Leighton declined James do- do de declared dared because he considered the arrangement Illegal egal James an- an announced an announced ho would pursue court martial proceedings against the major major- now v stationed at nt Fort Fori Lewis Wash Vash op 00