Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-17

New York. Nov. 1s-Machinery and rrInburdinr equipment valued at mill lions og dollars was left out in the open ,5 dctcriorate n value months after r,ants wer, closed with the ending of the war. paul H MacNeil a former resident enrinser of the shipping board in the south Atlantic district, testified today be- forc ths Walsh committed investigating shipping board affairs
 MacNeu said he was stationed al Sa- vauual and had five yards under his su- rsF,is.ou. his immediate chief being R. lI Dillingham; at Jacksonville. the district plan euru,er. Just what his authority vas he did not know. he testified, but he saiu hs assumed a great deal in the en- d,aNor Co straiE iEhten out tangles.
 lie sad the yards were well organized, 'l.etter urrhars than was the emergency fleet force. sor they generally could get Che better of the government organiza- ton He brought into his testimony the name of the Terry shinyards and the National Shiphuilding company and a marine railway organization over which he had supervision. He said that the Terry people Lad trust loan from the fleet coruaratIon to be used in ship con- struciion. and that over His protests money iu this fund was used to finance subsidiary organization engaged in dry dock work when their contracts were ouiy about one-third complete Through hts efforts S116.000 of this fund was held ur. but he added that he had ascertained ti.at part of the money was again divert ci
 Speaking of the National Shipbulding company. the witness said that work there had been stopped previous to his arrival 1n the scene "I found nothing had been
 f.s av-ar lrfr valuable machinery was left uncovered to the weather" he said On his own re- accessibility he took steps 10 save as much of it as was possible. He invoiced the prop, rites as Co quantity and percentage depreciation but not as to value. His rlusss" at its value was between S1 .s00.- poo and S2.01n. 900. He also asserted hat iu the auditing of teh affairs of the plant l0l numbered vouchers could not bc accounted for
 Enoiher noint he made was that he Ri- covered equipment. ordered previous 10 Inc closing of the plant. was still coming Go fhc yard. He tried to have'it stopped and suggested it was new and could be returned 10 the vendors by payment of t.a f4c.sht only.
 They told me 10 keep my hands off .rl Dc the machinery come" MacNeil .oclared
 Tse Terry yard he testified, had a llinu,Ctc equunicnt and contracts for sev- ,rI tankcrs and composite ships. none of Walch were completed. He valued the equipment Of this yard at about S1.5OO.- oaU. and added that while there was sulh- cicnt lumber at hand to build sheds 10 protect the exposed machinery. it was nor done The marine railway. he testified. was built on land owned by private in-
 
 tal of hls property with no specified amount named. The railway was built vi;h emergency fleet funds amounting to about Sl0o. 900. with an additional Sl2,- oo1 worth Of filling supplied by the gov Crumeut from another operation. This rrorert,-. he said. was in controversy. and it was his. opinion trat under the laws of Georgia it was owned by the man wlo bad uue Go The land"
 The rental figures. he understood amounted CD about ten times the ap- rrgssed vain. rf the plant
 The wlC = said he had no criticism of the ulaI-,- .n which the yards in his jurisdiction were handled while they Vel. actise. but he did criticize the manner i. AuiCl The urlnCinr was .akon care of
 The steward service of the board wal gone into hy sidney l. AclSeiman, recent i1 on thc steamship South Pole He tol, 1s alleged unsatisfactory methods 0 making purchases of supplies for ship ping board vessels in foreign ports. par ticEiariy at Newcastle. England He sai, that the boards represertative there ap par ntig had no check on the value o 7rucles purchased and testified that sup rl.,s ie rurriased came 10 him withou adequate hIilfng and inspection Bologna ue sal- cost tre board more than veal.
 Acsf-l1a Was steward on the steame I'io. which previous witnesses said wa tnc Ehin concerned in the manipulation q faci ol at Rio de Janeiro with allege Troht Go Us captain and some of it's of nc-rz of ss.0e0. He said he had nothin i1 do with this matter ard was not asse Co join .n G. He did corroborate test ucny of previous witnesses that sufIicier