The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-28
M'ADOO'S NAME
IS BROUGHT UP
DiSque Is Also Scored Be-
fore Congressional Hearing

hangh corporation rniiroaa--thr
white elephant Of the spruce
production division.
This was the bald charge made nv
Michael J. Carrigan, formerly com
missioner OF King county. when he
appeared "Wednesday night before
the congressional committee. which
il delving into tho weird finances Of
spruce expenditures during the war.
Captain Grills Disquc
Sensational as wns carrigan'a testi.
mony. II did not FAR overshadow that
OF Capt. Charles O. Turner. of Ev.
erett. former commander OF the
4i6th aero squadron. who openly ac.
cused brig. Gen. Brice T.. pisaue Of
guilt in tho blaekcrt scandal Of the
war. the misuse OF $4,000 soldiers
and 5000 officers" and demanded
prosecution OF Disauc for alleged
violation Of the peonaEn act"
Another vivid aldeilght on the lack
Of spruce production was shed by
Lieut.. Norman s. Archibald, Seattle
aviator. who was shot down behind
the German lines on September :.
1918. and remained a prisoner until
December 1. OF the rafne year.
Archibald told OF the slaughter OF
American aviators because Of tho
lack OF planes. and stated that IS
out OF so flyers lost their lives In
a single month because they were
outnumhered by the Germans
Il Carrigan's accusations against
former Director General McAdoo
4 precipltated a sensation when he
plunged into details before the In,
vestlgatlng committee.
Metdoo Connections shown
I Asserting that h. had access 20
kilograms and documents which laid
bare the real responsibility for the
construction Of the Sif-ns Carey.
Kerhaugh railroad from Joyce TO
Lake Pleasant. a railroad that nu-
mcrous expert witnesses have testk
fled cost tii2.ooo per mile when
Z IL could have been built for not
more than $4,000. Carrlgan told the
committee Il was little wonder the
ioggers and miIlmen of the North.
west had a dead chinaman's chance
W WfNt-faAF AaE StEtiaH A@AfNf FsEfN
baugh outfit.
carrigan told the congressman
tina, II was Piiny Fisk. New York
city nnancier who formerly was am.
ISOLATED with McAdoo in the Hud.
son river tunnel project. who enlist.
ed MeAdoo's influence 10 make the
Stems Carey Kcrbaugh railroad a re.
Atty.
ut seems that In earlier days the
banking house Of Harvey Fisk A
Sons. of New York. had financed
Secretary william McAdoo. OF the
treasury, in building the tunnels
under the Hudson rivera very dis
asfrous venture for Mr. McAfoo.-
carrigan told the investigators.
Venture Failure
1T broke him and almost broke
the house OF Harvey Fisk a Sons:
they got thru by the akin Of their
teeth. But that established friend.
ship between the Fisks. and partic-
uiarly Piiny Fisk. who was an ac-
Adoo. tina, was never ended and ia
not ended To this day.
Launchings Costly
when the life OF the Port An.
geies & Grays Harbor railroad prop
osition, both logging and railroad,
was in the balance. and Fisk had
made up his mind that they were
licked. he went 20 Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo. who was director
general. and said 20 him:
"'BiH. am vitality interested IN
securing a railroad contract In the
Northwest for getting out alrplarc
spruce for the government We
have got the spruce. we have got
the surveys. we are ready - nuild
t,.iz road IL we can get the gov.
ernmsnt's approval and get the log.
cling contract. Now. I have sl-np,y
got 10 have II. The sklds were
creased for the AIlwaukee 70 get
this contract. AMI can't get
ioo< IN without your Intervention.
You and / have fought and played
and died together. been resurrecsed
together. gone thru heil's fire to-
gsther. and you have got to come
TO the front and help me get this
contract for my company.
Trump Card Played
'tPlIny Fisk said this to Secretary
OF the Treasury McAdoo." carrigan
! continued, "and he made this last
appeal. which was the only prop
he had to lean on because up to
that moment the Milwaukee had
triumphed In all their negotiations.
and they were relying upon John
y Ryan 10 turn the .ids In their
favor. Ryan. I think. being a 81.
rector Of the road and the man who
electrified the Milwaukee road thru
the state of Montana. And that
was the big influence which they
we're counting on, as l gathered
from various intimate and Milwau.
kee sources, TO secure them this
contract. Then Fisk played his
trump card, went to McAdoo and
got McAdoo's active Intervention,
and IL was on McAdoo's orders, or
suggestion, however you choose to
put 1t, that the contract was given
to the Stems. Carey .Kerbaugh corpo.
ration for this logging operation on
the Olympic peninsula"
/ II just want to state right here"
Interrupted Representative James A.
Frear, chairman Of the investigating
committee, that McAdoo had de-
termined that the Milwaukee should
not extend It's line. He had done
that by an order. I don't know
whether you know that or not. Mr..
Carrigan."
Part OF Negotiations
Yes" Carrigan responded. that
was all part Of the negotiations; 1t