The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-12-02

(Harvey's Weekly, November 2O
Admiral Benson's Charleston reply
to the shocking shipping board revei-
atiOns made by Mr. Fisher and Mr..
Richardson after years careful in
vestigation, assures his fellow coun-
trymen" that they may depend upon
it that no wrong doer connected with
the board will escape punishment if
his wrong doing is called to my (the
admirals) attention"
That Fisher Richardson report
alone would seem to supply sufficient
material to engage the attention not
only of the admiral, but of the Grim
inal courts for many a long day to
come. And it was this report, it will
be remembered which Admiral Ben
sons own assistant Commander Alb
ner b. Clements. characterized on the
witness stand as true in all essential
particulars
But the matters for the admirals
attention do not stop there With
every days session of the Walsh
committee the shipping board has got
C.
were any lingering doubts of the
widespread corruption which appears
to have accompanied the whole niser-
able shipping board mess those ,
doubts must have been dispelled by /
the evidence of witness after witness |
who has since testified.
Two acres of material and machin-
cry of 100000 value, left rusting
and rotting on the ground at Savan-
nah.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars of
board chat is, of American
money lent to an insoI-
vent firm of ub-contractors.
A present" to a shipping board in
spector of five shares of stock in a
corporation with which the shipping
BOARD was making contracts. s
A bill of over $4,000 paid twice. !
A concern drawing pay for the work t
If fifty-eght men when it's entire per- ,
including bookkeepers, clerks
ypewriters and office boys, was only
lfty-two all told.
An inspector discharged for sending .
o the White House sample specimens
f defective rivets his complaints to .
ubordinate quarters having been ig-
ored
Fresh water brought from Norfolk -
t a cost to the contractor of 30 cents
ton. sold to the shipping board at =
rice of S25 a ton.
Forces of men sent to do a one-day .,
ID overlooked for more than week -
nd left to while away the time for -,
hich they We're drawing full pay
v shooting craps" and other simiI- ="
'ly productive occupations. ~
A division shipping board agent ac- -
lmulating a bank account of over %
10000 during an interval in which ie
was paid a salary of $4,000.
When an inspector discovered that pc
United States official was interested ar
the extent of $4,000 in a concern ca
at was getting an inordinate amount OK
shipping board business he was an
lrned that he had better keep sill mi
{, as the official in question was the ha
osest man" in the state to the pres sta
mt Defective steering devices were air
stalled on vessels, with a resultant ou
s for repairs of $4,000 on one YES les
alone CHI,
Through column after column of boz
daily newspapers has been spread SIN
S appalling exhibit of imbecile in lar
npetence, criminal indifference. par
unbelievable corruption. The par
her Richardson revelations alone in
re enough to make the people of SUP
country heartsiclS. Conviets in OF
we'd in million dollar contracts. no. Y
detectives drawing salaries as ical
Ilors." ship supplies thrown over all
rd to make room for fresh supplies min
'rakeoff' for the steward. YES. gas
in transit limping into ports az ann
rafting Off their defective propeu- ING
blades; $3.50 each for grapefruit gas,
'es' ana strawberries at 60 cents ente