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7 . — a4 “ a a Jamary 12, 19) 8 “es followod in construction of the Fimningo 1% 1s anc he on his‘omn. or the CR, did not, asked these plans and to hds stated that hc askoc whether or not * filing of doteiloc plans an : din: coce require roccived a reply they cic not, yo The responcents tcstifice that on April.16, 19h6 they hac recoive:. what is known as a number onc wire fron tho Civilian . ‘Production .duinistration to the offoct that they must atop construction if in vidlotion of tho frecze order of liarch 26, 1916, On april 28 _ 1916, they showee for the Rono Division of the ben bx , Francisco Rogionel ‘ice, the p. ef January him that — bo” construction was procceding un’cr this plan, at quest they confirmoc thi ter, The respondents elso shawec thot am the following do: te that inasmuch as ths building was started bee fore thé March 26 freeze orcer they coulc not be in violation of the ~ orden. They testified that they contimied construction ant during the fourteen wecks previous to the instant sto; orcer they spent over * $700,000 an: committec themsclves to appro:‘imately $500,000 more in accition to $400,000 before recoivins the Zirst stop orcer abovo-mentionac, . ee =~: that the CPi hac prosented a very Wook case ond had pat in Cance only wc wery sketchy plots, naither of which showed olovation or other details. 3) c apparcntly little pr invostigation Bac boon mado by the UPA aft a: okod continuing constructiond stated that points a¢ i svc finally dowolvod dom * %o where hu was conccrnod with the CP regu ons that the building be : “the same as to gigc cn! tind" as camonced -1ore March 262 He stated that tho CP. had yut in no proof that the ci" ing baing oonstructcc ras