Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-18
t.lI2 HAYTIANS DEAD IN WAR
ON BANDITS.
Republican Senate Will Refuse to
Confirm Appointment Of Southern
Democrats.

Republican Senate Will Refuse to
Confirm Appointment Of Southern
Democrats.
Washington, Nov.-Bccause Of rev.
Citations OF waste Oh the part OF the
present Administration Of more than
$4,000 100000 in las >shipbuildtng pro
gram, the new Shipping Board appoint
ed by the President WILL lie held up
by the Senate until such time aa
President Harding may name new
and more satisfactory ono.
On the board the President has
placed Rear Admiral Benson, Of Geor
gia, Democrat, under whom many
Of the scandals have occurred, tor q
term OF seven years; Frederick i.
Thompson, OF Alabama, another Dem
ocrat, FOR term of five years
joseph N. Teal. Of Oregon q Reno,
crat for four years; John A. Donald
of New York a Democrat. for three
years; Chester II. RoweM of Cali
fornia Progressive who Is labeled
as Republican but really support
ed Cox, for two years; Guy D. Con
u
publican for ono year, and Charles
Suttcr of Missouri with the same In.
bel but friendly TO the President for
one year.
Pursuant to- the Presidents usual
policy throughout his admin strat,on
as eNcmpli:icd III his fixing the price
OF wheat and no. or cation during
the war, the Sout, Is highly favored
in the naming OF the new hoard. As
the Republican Congress will make q
thorough houseGlcaninr OF tho ship
ping activities of the Covcrnment 1t
is considered here th"t thCse newly
out Of luck.
Following or" some Of the reasons
why the Senate viii not confirm an
administration shipping board.
Thirteen hundred government built
sh,rs arc today worth less than ono
half Of what the government spent to
build them.
1t cost the government $4,000 900, 900
to produce THESE vessels and their
value is today 81 100000 or less.
Losses incurred by the United
States Shipping Board through the
utter collapse Of its accounting Gys-
TEN through incfficiency through
overchargos, through amortization
and all othe' causes are estimated at
$4,000. 100000 according to Martin J.
Gillen, former srec'ar executive es-
sistant to John Barton Payne, form
er chairman.
Hundreds Of millions Of dollars be
'"n"'"" TO tho hr"Xl fioatod arounh
the country without anyone knowing
just where they had gone.
Other hundreds Of millions were de
posted in banks without any record
Of choir wbcroabouts
Many millions were lost In ovcrpoy
mcnts. in one case amounting TO $23,
100000 on payment OF $3d 900 900.
One hundred and seventy million
dollars was placed in the hands Of
operators and not single record was
kept OF it-not even the names Of the
operators.
Profits Of 81 per cent on the Job
was allowed to operators for tho
building Of tho government shiDs.
In August 1919. more than $4,000
moo, 600 had been disbursed through
the Shipping board and not a record
was valuable to show how this encr
nous fund had been distributed.
The Office Of treasurer likewise pds
sesscd no record to show where $249
100000 worth Of securities held by
the Shipping Board had been deposit
ed and these subsequently were found
in the vaults OF a trust company In
Philadelphia.
The sum OF sf22 900 was paid twice
for the same work.
Ono hundred and sixteen thousand
haned to build one plant was used in
different place to build another
mt
hhe Price 2grc2d n~cn in con
ct was increased $4,000 after the
,fb-3cf had haap ofopo5 o,a }In xyorL