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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-26

What happened, so the immigration
officials say. is that these thousands
of foreigners who had become par
TALLY Americanized Immediately be-
came propagandists in their former
homes. They talked enthusiastically
of free America and as result near
Is every one of these foreigners is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-26
Dockage Easily Removed.

Ordinary dockage can be removed
from quantities of wheat with compar-
ativeIy simple cleaning machinery.
such as is installed in many grain Gle
vators and mills, or it can be removed
IN the farm with an ordinary portable
tanning mill equipped with a screen
having perforations like those speci-
fed for the dockage sieFes.
Dockage found in wheat in many
cases is % real value, while in other
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Benson and Others Are
Called in Ship Inquiry
Chairman and Former Officials
Notified They Will BE
Questioned: Capital Stirred

rom ANP !TtNU1f q " fSHiH0iON Buy~Utf
WASHINGTON, Nov. Admiral
william S. Benson. chairman, and
other prominent officials Of the United
Sts.es Shipping BOARD, both past and
present, were notified o-day that they
VIII be called before the special com
mlttec of Congress Investigating the
boards activities 10 testify regarding
the charges OF waste and graft made
before the committee yesterday. The
committee will come to WASH Sgton
and begin open hearings on the
charges next Monday.
The charges, made by A. NJ. Fisher
and J r Richardson, former employees
OF the board and tor the Last year en-
gagged IN investigating the operations
of the board and the activities u the
board officials and era Jloyocs for the
Congressional committee, greatly
stirred government officials to-day.
Admiral Benson declined to comment
on the charges a length, but declared
that he is anxious to give the committee
every possible assistance M inVestig gat-
ing the truth of the cnarGes.
The only thing the chairman OF the
board has to say" SAID Admiral Ben
son, lis that the Shipping Roacd stands
ready to lend every possible assistance
either by furnishing documents and
data within the boards control or by
having any of its employees appear
before the committee TO give testimony
The chairman does not give out any
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Nothing Irregular in
Ship DeaIs, Snys Bmsle
Steel Wan Asserts All Deals OF
His Firn " ere u ifh Benson:
Names Aid 20 Claims Board

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1O-J \.
Rarde, sccretary-trcasurer Of the Bardc
Steel Products Corporation. mentioned
in the graft charges of A. H. Fisher
and J. f. Richardson in their report
on United States Shipping BOARD oper-
atious. to-day disclaimcd any knowl-
edge Of irregularities in his concerp's
dealings with the Shipping Board The
Barde company, it was testified, tried
TO purchase under blanket contract all
supplies and stores of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation.
Mr.. Barde said: "ln all my dealings
with the Shipping Board | know Of
nothing that is Irregular. As a matter
OF fact, all my negotiations were cul -
rled on direct with Admiral Benson
and Judge Payne, who headed the
board before the Admiral. It was be
cause | feared something out of the
ordinary would develop that | always
refused to do business with any one
but the highest officials
BArde declared that IT, H. Weaver,
. secretary OF his firm, was the man
mentioned in the Fisher Ric chardson re-
port as being an adviser to the Shin
ping Boards cancellation and claims
board
I'm no way SAID Bardc. did NV
Arm come IN contact with him in our
offers 10 purchase material, approx
mately S30s000,00O of which We have
taken over since last January -
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11

statement otherwise than this because
he feels that This invest cation is di-
rected by Congress and that he is not
privileged to make any comment in re-
gard to it,, but that his duty is to lena
it every possible assistance IN accom-
plishing the work which it was directed
to perfOrm.'
Admiral Benson said that he did not
know whether the charges involved the
board under his administration since
March l. or not. All he knew. he said
were the general charges he read and
the fact that he received a telegram
to day from Representatives Walsh say
ing that the chairman with others
would be called before the committeo
The most serious charges that will
come under Che committees inVcstl-
Cation, it was said to-day, involve cf-
forts of groups OF men formerly con-
nectcd with the board to make a kill
ing IN the disposal of hips, ship
yards and surplus materials since tho
armlstice. According 10 persons con-
nected with the present board. the ina
oility of President Wilson TO find a
new shipping board Of seyen members
VINO were willing to serve is due 10 the
immlnencc Of disclosures regarding
the closing up Of the boards activities
in building ships
The disclosures before the Walsh
committee, it is believed, viii delay
the appointment and confirmation Of
the new board. The President recently
requested seven men to accept places
on the new board, but three Of them
declined, and the matter was unsettled
when the committee resumed its inves-
tlgatlon
Representative Walsh, chairman Of
the committee chat is conducting the
invcs tieation, is preparing to lead Il
fight in Congress for the abolition Of
the Shipping Board and for the estab-
lishment Of separate department Of
marine and shipping, with Cabinet
officer at It's head Many Republican
leaders favor the plan. and it is re
garded as certain that the new Ship
ping Board Will not be permitted to
function until after the battle over
abolshing the board has been fought
/ out during the short session of Con-
GrcsS.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11

ords were ordered moved to the Hi
bernia Building, in New Orleans, by u.
T. Williams, district superintendent in
charge Sworn testimony subsequently,
revealed that many Of the records had
been left behind in drawers. Mr.. Rich
ardson asserted that District Manager
HALEY had left the work of collecting
the records to subordinate. who in
turn handed It over TO a young ste
nographer.
Records Destroyed at Auction
There were so many Of these records,
he said that large portion of them
mad 70 be housed in Il separate ware
house. Later when an auction sale
at the warehouse hundreds Of these
records were strewn over the floors and
trampled upon by the crowd.
Mr. Richardson was examined
Tor nearly two hours by Representa-
tive Henry [. Steele, Democrat, Of
Pennsylvania. Characterizing the wit
ness's previous testimony as "a gene raj
indictment,' Mr.. Steele pressed Mr..
Richardson for specific instances Of
political influence and favoritism in the
affairs of the Shipping Board.
Mr. Richardson said that he had been
informed that shipbulding firm in
ator Sheppard. of that state, to bring
about the recognition Of the company's
claim. He added that he had no llnowl-
edge as to what action, if any, was
taken by the Senator. Another instance
cited by Mr.. Richardson was that a
former United States representative
Rad accompanied an officer OF ship
building firm to Washington to assist
MIN in obtaining contract. He added
that he had no knowledge of any ship
yard or contracting firm in which a
member of Congress was interested.
lie also said that he did rot criticize
all Of the ALLEGATION contracts entered
INTO by the board.
The hearing will be resumed this
morning in the Federal Building. 1t
is expected that the committee will
remain in session here for two weeks,
when it viii adjourn to Philadelphia,
from whore it viii proceed to other
points to hear testimony Of witnesses.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Jail Suggested
For OrPrOfiteers
In Building
Kenyon Believes More Dras-
tic Lavs Would Help
Solve Housing Problem;
Get Evidence in Chicago
Work Is Found Crippled
High Interest on Loans and
100 Per Cent Profit on
Materials Halt Builders
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-Charges Of 10
per cent interest by bankers and mort
gage brokers and 100 per cent profits
by manufacturers of building materials
have almost paralyzed T. ~'c and apart
menC house construction in Chicago,
Charles 0. Bostrom, City Building
Commissioner, told the Calder State
Committee on reconstruction and pro
duction at its opening session a. the
Auditorium Hotel to-day.
The committee is investigating hous-
ing conditions IN Chicago and through
out the country.
Senator Kenyon, Of Iowa, in ques-
tionlng witnesses, made the comment
that jail sentences should b. provided
Tor building proiiteers. lie asked Wit
nesses whether they did not think
more drastic laws would help solve the
housing problem and remarked that he
thought putting 4 few of the building
protiteers in Jail would help a lot"
Senator Calder, chairman Of the com
mittee, also said he believed the Fed
eral tax laws should be revised, as he
believed heavy taxes made investors
shun real estate.
Costs Must Be SIashed
"Ia 1915, which was the last normal
year, 4,293 permits for apartment
buildings were issued Mr.. Bostrom
,aid During 1913, 1919 and the FIRST
4tn months OF 1920. there were only
tar
onths of 1920 show only eighty-two
approximately one-hftieth Of the nor
n a number.
"A reduction Of $40 or IS per cent
IL the cost Of materials is not going
. stimulate building. The cost Of
materials must be slashed to the point
where the manufacturers and dealers
receive reasonable proft-not the
excessive profits they are getting at
present"
In response to questions from Sen
ator Kenyon, the comm ssioner SAID
bankers and mortgage brokers We're
charging rs high as 10 per cen. on
building loans, although the legal rate
vas fixed by the state at 7 per cent.
/, They charge or per cent out
right said Mr.. Bostrum. "and collect
the remainder in the form OF a COM
rnission. The man with small capital
cannot get sufficient loans to build.
Two Years Behind Program
"illinois is two and a half years
behind on her building program, Frank
/. Bennett, State Commissioner Of Pub
lie Works, testified. IN order to get
t2cl to normal. a double program Of
building would have to be adopted for
at least two and half years
There is virtually no building at
present. High cost Of materials is the
principal obstacle. It wlll not 60 merely
tc insure builders against future boosts
in material costs. Prices must be
brought down and kept down and labor
organizations must get into sympathe-
tic touch with builders. They must
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11

cced, but no additional contracts should
be awarded or bids accepted until the
inquiry requested shall have been fin
ished.
Three general building contractors
who hold contracts for the construction
of school buildings, some of which are
nearly completed, appeared before the
board and asked for its assistance in
clearing the air of charges that they
had conspired in bidding on school
pro ects Their credit and standing
az fair dealing contractors, they de-
clared, had already been impaired by
misunderstood testimony before the
Lockwood Committee.
They were ". J. Hanna, who is erect
ing Public Schools % and 144, Brook
lyn, and % in the Bronx; James MacAr-
thur, Public School II. Richmond, anc
1856, Brooklyn; Thomas A. Clark. New
ton High School, Queens, Public schoo'
SO, Manhattan, and Public Schools lO(
and so, Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Member of Congress
Passes Night in Cell
Garrett. Of Tennessee. Accuse
Of Iniurins Girl With Auto
While Intoxicated

WASiilNGToN, Nov. 90. After rr.~
ine the nigh. in . prec'nr. police Sc.
ton. Representatives Garrett. of Ten
nossco. tas jn ue r. eaar tes mor-.
ing to answer Charge Of operating q,
autom bile uh.'e qaaer the influence ~
iqror. Gatrett's machine. The roiisa
charge. knocked down MISS Owe N
Schotela. 81 this city las. gh, Al:
fracture OF her asp.
When tho case WAS ca''ed i vas con
tinued until November "a nendng tn.
outcome Is the injuries to Mss Scbo.
field. Garrett was released on s50o
bond.
Representative Garrett ,aid after NJ,
appearance i'm court hs Ire accident
30 unnerved me- that tic question Of
bond o'a not cccur to him ln.ll later IN
The rt. and Inc clerk WHO arrange,
bond had gone home II than. no said
was impossible to Obtain bond
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Many Shipping g
Bribes Charged
ln Philadelp plnia
{CenlIuuod from psne ene)

the case. In the course Of our investi-
cations we ran across bill of $4,000
that was charged by Philadelphia
firm for furnishing supplies to ship
here. Investigation showed that at
any Of the wholesale food houses here
that bill Of goods could have been pur-
chased for 81 500.
Prices Doubled on Repairs
"The reports of the detectives reveal
an infinite number of methods for max
iLg it so expensive to operate our ships
tnat continuation of those methods
IS certain to ruin our merchant ma
rine. There is the case of one man
who said he had charged $11S,000 to do
a repairing job to ships that would
ordinarily cost but $65 900 because
there were a number of men who had to
be taken care Of
I'm another case there were two ships
ling in drydock being repaired. One
OF these was contract Job for prl-
Vate concern and the other govern
nent ship being repaired on the cost
plus basis. A large number Of repair
men would enter the government Shin.
Walk through it to the contract job ly-
ing at It's side and then their time
would be charged up against the gov
ernment job.
IN the case Of one company stock
holder was paid a $4,000 dividend on
an investment of 50 600. That is merely
/ typlca of the profits that were cxacted.
he whole scheming was very raw. to
say the least 1t was visible at Hog
/ Island during the construction poriod.
Thousands Of men stood around ON the
4 n n le-, f.r.1., l.
contractor was paid 10 per cent bonus
on the salaries paid the workmen. The
amazing feature of the entire liasco is
that not single man landed in Jail
for these things.
'Another company here has certain
shlps allocatcd to it by The Shipping
board That company has taken a
stcnographer and bookkeeper in its
employ and formed them into a sub
sIdlary supply company. BY means of
that system the bookkceper and stenog
rapher ostensibly buy the supplies and
then furnish them to the company at
OF the means that has been employed
to initiate the profits that the company
makes from the Shipping Board busi-
ness
AN overcharge q ss 100000 has been
discovered IN the account of a firm
that controlled several shipyards tia,
built vessels for the government
There is another case of where a sup
sly company paid 400 bribcs to shin
officers in the course of its dealings
That illustrates the magnitude Of the
grating.
Continuation Of the system of buy
ING through ship chambers instead of
contracting in bulk. method apparent
ly unknown to the Shipping Board men
cost the government $4,000, 900 in
Philadelphia alone, according to an
estimate based on the discoveries made
here The condition here, moreover, is
only typical of that to be found in
eve-T port in the country.
In New York : ship was ordered into
drydock for repairs. A group of five
surveyors were called together to com
putc the cost of the job. They all
agreed on the figure to be charged
when one of the men held up his hand
and indicated the five fingers Not a
word was spoken. Immediately the
estimate was boosted $4,000, pre-
sumablE $4,000 for each Of the sur
VcNOrS.'
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Hugh Frayne Named TO Stale
Board When Brindell Resigns

Spe'loI Dl9Dal0N 20 TIC 7Tl50Ns
ALBANY, Nov 10.-Hugh Frayne. or
ganizer Of the American Federation OF
Labor in this state. was to-day ap-
pointed member of the commi ssion
charged with the construction OF the
$4,000 600 state hospital for insane ex-
service men. He will fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Robert
Brindell.
In his resignation Brindell gives no
reason for his action. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Walker, Acting Governor during
the absence of Governor Smith, named
Mr.. FraYne as BrindelNs successor.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
School Board Demands
Inquiry lnto Contracts
Notifies Mayor That 1t Has
Received No Evidence of
COilgIsjOn i'm RiIs

The Board OF Education last night.
through its president. Aiming S. Prall'
dispatched letters to Mayor Mylan and
Comptroller Craig saying that the
board has TO evidence before il Of
"collUsion, fraud or ilegalty in the
matter Of It's contracts for new school
oulldings,' and requesting that the city
appoint experts to clear up the atmos-
phere surrounding these contracts by II
thoroughgoing inestigation.
In the mean time. the members Of
the board agreed completion of school
buildings now under way should pro-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Many Trials
For Building,
Graft Irnpel1d
Continued from page onel

tCcnfnued from page onel
termyer might be explained by the re-
port, if true, that Mr.. Untermyer con-
siders himself of Mayoralty timber.
I have heard that Mr. Untermyer con-
siders himself to be q suitable person
for that distinguished Office, and by rea-
son Of his efforts during this investiga-
ton, and the success that he has at
tanned, the logical choice for Mayor
That belief might account for his AZ
tack on me and on Mayor Hylan.'
Continues Investigations
The Commi ssioncr of Accounts ex-
amined several contractors in his office
yesterday, including James Macarthur
T. A. Clarke, William J. Hanna, Dennis
L. Connors and J. r. Brennan, who did
dock and school work for the city. Mr.
Hirshheld said ne would not send any
more Of the information obtained at
his Investigations to Mr.. Untermyer
The contractors Quizzed he SAID, denied
that their bids were entered in collu-
sion, and said they never had any deal
inSs with Brndell.
The Comm issioner of Accounts added
that he expected to bring 10 iignt r.e
ton he would hold to-day. He SAID he
would question officials Of the Beth e.
hem Bridge Company, which holds CON
tracts for $2.575.0O0 worth Of steel con
struction on piers at Staten Island.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Coffee Trade BOOnts
Under Prohibition

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 10.--Sixteen
billion more cups of coffee have
been consumed so far in 1920 than
in the entire year of 1919, ac-
cording to Felix Coste, of New
York, secretary of the National
Coffee Roasters' Association,
which opened its tenth annual
convention here to-day. The in
creased consumption is due prin-
cipally to prohibition, Mr.. Coste
asserted.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
'e q full days work for full aay,

give full days work for full daq',
pay"
Wharton Clay, architectural engines.
urged changes in construction nr,.
tees 10 eliminate the more vrinerss1.
causes Of fire waste, which. no ss;s
amounted to more .aan % Der cer- ~;
the total now construction during -.
lest ten years IN l7l cities q 80
United States. Fe said the 20 'oss -,
insured houses last year sss am
Geo. which would have suiice4
10000 new homes eest.rr s:0ao -s.l
Iuring ttc last year -0000 new bo,e,
were but. ne sa d.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
French Labor Fighss Red

PARIS, Nov. Resolutions au-
thorizing the general Federation Of
Labor to take measures against ex-
tremists obeying instructions from the
Third Internationale (Moscow) outside
Of the ranks Of the federation were
adopted at q meeting Of the general
council OF the organization here yes
tprdaV
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
\ fountain Of Youth
q kniCker kerbOckerIce

When the quite old Countess
still a beauty. visited New
York. Beauty Editors sought
her secret Of Eternal Youth 1t
was learned that Madames maid
carries to her bed every morn
ing piece os hYgeia ice-witk
which she goes oFe- "AIadame's'
face and throat several times.
VOLTA! Mads.ue's skin is fresh
like ze rose with dew.
Ioe is uscd in fbe bes. sa.5nt ior tn,
scientific carc Of tss sSln. 7. 5touia b.
mrd daily AZ h9we-tro7fari il b.
PURE iygfs4 ftc. hni 5rrt9oker IS
made t5n toar- Hr~5 6'tf,rA qga,a
qri deferred in CLE4N z.q50n5.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
ship out to sea on pontoons, the wi
ness testified,
Millions Lost in Salvage

Losses mounting into millions ap-
pear 10 have been suffered by tho gov
ernment in the sale of salvagcd. and
"urplus property and the amortization
of plants, according to Mr. Richard
sens testimony. Surplus materials
have been sold far below the market
value. he said. TIL, plant Of the Ma
rional Shipyard Company at Savan-
nah, Ga, which, he said cost $2S5,000
10 build and which was admittedly one
of the best equipped plants on the Al
anti. seabonrd, with q stock Of ma
terials invciced at $245000, was sold
q few months ago for 500 800 although
the Shipping Board had bid of SOS,
000 for the plant without the ways and
OF $4,000 with the ways.
The plant of the Terry ShipbuiIding
company, which, the witness asserted,
cost the government $1,125 600, was
sold back to the Terry Company for
S250000 under the terms Of the con-
ract between the board and the firm
Mr.. Richardson averred. He also cited
the contract between the board and the
Rogers Company by which that CON
Germ was to get $4,000 for each partly
completed hull removed from the
bulls, the witness said. were worth
much more than that. This fact, he
said, was known to the Shipping Board
and in mcst eases the contractors who
had the ships under construction were
ready and willing to purchase them
Despite these facts the hulls were
given to the Rogers Company gratis,
and an additional premium Of $1,000
was granted for removing them, which,
in most cases, Mr.. Richardson charged,
amounted to the Rogers Company sell
ing them to the yards. Thus, at the
National yard. where two hulls were
under construction, the Rogers Com
pany sold the hulls for $4,000 each
and then collected an extra $4,000
from the Shipping Board for disposing
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Buy Bonds With boards Money

ON the matter Of Liberty bond trans
actions. Nj. Richardson said the Lone
Star Company had asked permission to
buy bonds with money allotted 20 It or
the Shipping Board. This permission
was granted, and the company later
sold the bonds at discount, but asked
the board to refund the difference. The
claim was rejected bv the board. Mr..
Richardson said chat he had heard OF
some concerns which had asked for 4
percentage allowance on Liberty bond
campaigns. He could not say whether
these a lowanccs mad hecn granted. bat
submitted that they might have been
concealed IN some other charge &C
counts.
At this point Benn Barbour, of As
Broadway, who said he was district
counsel for the Shipping Board, asked
whether the committee intended to call
other witnesses. and, If So requested
that he be notified, so that he might
submit certain records. Chairman
Wish assured him that everybody who
desired to be heard in the investiga-
tion would be given an opportunity.
A tragic state of affairs exists in the
Keeping Of Shipping Board records at
many points throughout the country,
said Mr.. Richardson AS a result, many
valuable records and blueprints have
been lost, he said. He testified that
when the old Sd, 4th and 9th districts
were ordered consolidated all the rec