Swift developments have followed in the wake of the revelations con-the airmail contracts scandal, in which it is alleged that important papers wer removed from the file of Mx. William Mac: Cracken, Assistant' Secretary of President, Hoover's Administration, when the Senate it-Mail Investigating Committee wanted to see them.
The Senate to-day ordered the arrest of Mr. MacCra who should have appeared to charge of contempt bat disappeared.
Simultaneously, President Roose velt issued an order cancelling all domestic air-mail contracts.
This order applies to all domestic ale-mail services, but does not in-Jelude the Pan-American uitways. Tt becomes effective on Februai 19, after which the Army air service will carry mail. The Army has promised not to engage any air-mail dropped by private com United Press, Washington, Feb. 10.
Mr, William MacCracken, ant secretary of Commerce in Presi dent Hoover's administration, turned up in Washington to-day to answer charges in. connexion with the allege fraudulent issue of contracts tovair mail companies.
He offered to surrender to the genate's Sergeant-at-Arms, but this functionary could not accept because could not obtain the warrant which the Senate issued for Mr, Mac-Gracken's arrest. The warrant wax Tocked up in the offices of the Senate and the Sergeant-at-Arms told Mr. McCracken that he would not be able to obtain it until Monday.
'Meanwhile private companies for~ hidden' by President Roosevelt carry mails have appealed to the
ban comes into effect on February White Haute for" hearing." The 19,0n which date Army planes will begin fying the mail nis of the War Department announced to-day that they would be ready within a week. to undertake the task of keeping the air mail services, in operation. infected by the cancellation have issued a vigorous protest against the President's action, asserting that they are absolutely innocent—United Press.
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