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The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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A House subcommittee unanimously reported that Major General Benjamin D. Foulois, chief of the Army Air Corps, violated law in planning a $7.5 million non-competitive aircraft purchase from specific companies. Assistant War Secretary Harry Woodring was commended for insisting on competitive bids, leading to the plan's abandonment.
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Assistant War Secretary, However, Commends Officer For Action Taken In Matter
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 7.—A subcommittee of house investigators reported unanimously today that Major General Benjamin D. Foulois, chief of the army air corps, acted "in clear violation of existing law" in the proposed purchase of airplanes costing $7,500,000.
Coupled with the criticism of Foulois, was the commendation of Harry Woodring, assistant war secretary.
No recommendation was made in this first formal report of the committee's probe into war department expenditures since 1926, but future recommendations were promised.
The report said Foulois planned to use Public Works grant for purchase without competition of planes from the Northrup Corporation, Boeing Airplane Company and Glenn L. Martin Company.
On Woodring's insistence, the report added a plan for direct purchase to be dropped and competitive bids asked.
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Washington
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May 7.
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plan for direct purchase dropped; competitive bids requested. no further recommendations in this report, but future ones promised.
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Subcommittee of House investigators reported that Foulois acted in clear violation of existing law by planning to use Public Works grant for non-competitive purchase of planes from Northrup Corporation, Boeing Airplane Company, and Glenn L. Martin Company. On Woodring's insistence, the direct purchase plan was dropped and competitive bids were asked.