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Show Comptroller Makes j Answer to His j Bitter Critics WASHINGTON, July 16 John Skel- 1 i ton W illiam- comptroller of the cur-renc3 cur-renc3 appearing before 1 1 1 - Benate I banking committee, which is considering consid-ering his nomination, today struck back at his critics, passed the He to ! former Senator Weeks of Massdchu-1 setts, who bitterly opposed his nomination nom-ination at the last session and denied charge.-, recently made that he had caused the- withdrawal of Red I roi funds from certain Washington banks Mr Williams announced when the committee adjourned until next Fri- daj he would at that time reply to ai legations made by John Poole and Prank J Ilogan, local banker.- rela tive to alleged discrimination agalnsl certain banks. Mr Williams gave his testimony today to-day after A. E. Jones, representing stockholders of the defunct Firsi-.Na- k Monal Bank of Uniontown Pa., had charged Comptroller Williams with ! mismanagement of the bank's affairs iso as to cause the stockholders a !loss of $2,780,000 j Jess C. Awkins, one of the attor-neys attor-neys for the government in the Riggsj bank case, nnd another witness, re-jfuted re-jfuted testimony given by Mr. Hogan I (that the comptroller iiad persecuted! that Riggs bank and charged the bank had repeatedly violated federal banking bank-ing statutes, until compelled to dei.-t by Mr. illiams. The comptroller read to the committee com-mittee a letter which he recently sent to Senator Owen of Oklahoma, tormer chairman of the committee, alleging) that the resolutions presented to thej committee last session by former Sen- lator Weeks of the clearing house as-j SOCiations of Winchester. Ky , and I Lexington, Ky . were "impositions" upon the committee. oo |