Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-15
GALL|vAN MENTIONED IN
SHIPPING BOARD PROBE
'93Hsistcd Constituent Of Ills Was
- Discontinued Against i'll
Bidding.
CITE INSTANCES OF DELAY
Tells Of Resin Shipment to Havana
and Its Journey From One Point
tn Another. Going Back to Orig
inal Point.


ys-- NEW YORK. Nov li-Thc maine
sssa,.t Eor. Hscn:ativc James \. ruliiyan.
-. Massachusetts. was brought into
Testimony offered Yesterday in the
't Wal>h committee inquiry into THE
nnairs OF the untcd states shipping
Robert L Kline special rcpresen,
sales department was testi:ying as
50 the methods used in disposal OF
surplus material. In the course 81
lis testimony he described an effort
- ~ thr part OF his department . pre-
cure wa2l he said MS an a nd sn,n
material \ hid for ITS sale on Il
"a!N months supply basis ~ a rate
rt 30 cents ton over the market
"a again and once more held up BE-
cause an official In Washington dis
covered he had acted without iu-
fhpritv. lie said.
In me interim. another form OF btd
'r,aouid ho offered. The second bid
-.'cr alleged hc had been discr!m-
5latsd against and, according 10 tho
'@witncss. tn. board obtained from Nh.
tNtia' van a toicEran complaining that
bad MOI been treated fairly TINS nrst
i"lcera tho, witness added, WAS
fonm ioH%%sG BY d nn95nGr whiSh , me
y"$tisaiicn arid threatening TO take
IN" matter 10 the iioor Of Congress.
Delay Cost Money.
Tho insiStcncr Of MIR. Gallivan. the
gsnonc onlSS o: The board to give the
~ cont roversy over the scrap contracts
quicker consideration" ~ any rate.
arc said, ne forwarded 20 the board
completH tils OF me case. 'Vhs De,
bidder however, COS; the eovernmen;
money. h. declared. for at that time,
iasi Juno aud J.ly the market FOR
4, row is.
scrap material sold hy mo board
WAS disclosed by Tho witness tcStj-
sony to include everything from un-
used parts, bolts, asbestos, packing
uniforms Of the guards used dur.n.
~ war To protect shipyaras and
plants. He also described details Of
now mis- material was assembled,
nvoiccd and eventually sold.
From snipyard mat ais ana
contests over contracts for scrap"
he hearing, in its closing hours to-
~ an %rS'a la mes x ' MacGfSor Of
baltimore, now general manager for
he South Atlantic Maritime Corpo-
!nr tn" Shipping Board az Savannah
nj W!:minston. was called.
Cites Several Instances.
He related Instances of delay 20
NnippinG Board vessels. alleged In
erlockihE operating organ i2ations.
re.ays IN rcra'rs to shirs and CON
Scsieh harhurs which he said cost
~ shipping BOARD money. lie :td-
lnit'"n. howercf that incidents sim
'lii ~ sHoNt ne n"SNrlHtG hii oc-
'prrrd with private companies. but
a9t 20 such an extent as ,hey d!d
WITH IN" government operations.
u" iold ti - shipment OF resin
vpiu savannah 10 Havana. when
QUA "o' be uuloadod at tho latter
'"r' because uf congestion. Its con-
tEI"' raised Vigorous complain.
.Hnd nr was pa5d for ,hr resin rs the
,HamsG.p COMPANY, which carried A.
'lih "a check on shipping Board
rho rosin went yvl:h the shin from
Havana TO Bucnos Aires. thcacc back
20 Sew York. thence 10 Baltimore
and BACK 70 savannah. where II WAS
H"sd at a loss. rnc Shipping Board
Nhs reimbursed. nut ;hc pu!u, Of thu
witness was 'hat It's funds were used
without proper authority