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I Atid 9 l ' . and Willis, and they are open for in- 1 I spection to any member of the press, ( '0 Illlll as or any member of Parliament. . I Investigator Welcomed. . . "The other official of the Corps mentioned in connection with the e t M corps severed his connection with the corps on March 19. 1934. "As all cheques were countersigned by another director oi the corps it is quite feasible to believe that it would be. impossible for me. or any other' director, to misappropriate any funds.', "The special Government Investi-t ____. gator named by Mr. Croil as Bosan-i _ quot was welcomed to the Salvage . . Corps Office." stated Captain Demp-j Welfare MlNSter Otters to :ter. "but did not investigate or even Repeat Charges Outside ask in see the books, being more in- . .tercstcd in cur method of operation. l Legislature accurate figures being already lodged ------ with Mr. Croil. The statement that h I endeavored to raise the race cry is entirely false. as many of my Jewish $7,000 Is Bl DISPUTE friends and well-wishers will testify -i--I. that I am the last person in Toronto I The chsrge that s former Govern- to wish to d? My, haying f mind my own persona scrvrce to ewis resi- ment grant ot 87.000 to the vet". dents in the City of Omsk. Siberia. "1" - 00005th went into in 1920. in preventing 'pogroms.' the "private mtg" of heads ot "But. notwithstanding. the corps the concern. Captain w. J. Demp- has evidence to prove that the state- star and c, Belt. was mated tn the ments made that we were 'boyeoued' Ontario Wilkins! yesterday by Hon. by the unscrupulous element of the Dtoid A. Croil, Minister ot Public Jewish race in St. Catharines. Wind- waun, mr. Brantford and Toronto. are At the me time the "may de- founded on fact," he maintained. clued he wand make an. some "Personally. I feel decidedly sorry M outside the will". and for the Hon. D. A. Croil that in at- invite Mr. mm "to tlap . my, tempting to discredit the former Ad- m: 1thet n him." Mr. Detnpater, in fministration he should essay to g my". interview recently. de- l besmirch my reputation as an officer clsrcd he would sue the Minister tt on such flimsy and uncorroborated he would make the cha:ge outside the grounds. t House. In the some interview Mr. "If Mr. Croil cares to send down a Dumpster denied the suggestion that Government auditor to satisfy hint- the 37,000 had - into their my. self. our books are at his disposal." sis nccmmts. '53:: Captain 3;mpster. "and I am pr: ect y sure t after auditing the In!" 1-Oc- books Mr. Croil will retract." The Minister of Weilu'e yesterday T declared that John Willis. - corps Auditor. had reported to the Provincial Secretory that funds had been misused. Mr. Omit further stand that Mr. Willis's services ind been! dispensed with and that Mr. Demp- stcr had placed his daughter and Mrs. Beck. his sister. in the employ . b ' cl the corps. as Micro. Mr. Dempster, in his newspaper stoic-meat. attempted to bring in a "motel tttate," the Minister declared. "rtten he (Dcmpster) stated a Gov- ernment investigator by the name of mu had been sent by Mr. Croil [to invest" the corps' siisirs. The name at the man was "Bosanuet." . . Mr. Croil mid-e nsms ot Normandy . . l origin. IDs-puss Replies. l, Replying to Mr. Croil, OsptsinI Dempstcr last night stated: "John "httth4tetttetirmofWilils&Wiiiis. 'msds hh last audit oi the books ot the Veterans Salvage Corps up to (Dee. "."88.Jutheettrttenthe lemma" was 81,000 per month than Dee. I, was. no moneys had been received by the Veterans Salvage I Corps from the Government until Dee. , n. or later. Department oiiiclsh an ' sttest this. As the grant was only on s mttettttitgtttgtttt basis. the moneys had to be decanted tor each month. "The msnsgsr ot the Imperisl Sank ,dOsnahwillbcsr witnessthstsll cheques received irom the Govern- !msnt were deposited to the credit of the Veterans Salvage Corps." he ssid. " "Wettt-tnentrptt-ittnatittte monthly reports or the firm ot Willis V