The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-15
BOOKS IN CHAOS"
MILLER ADMITS

MILLER ADMITS
.swhen | assumed charge OF the
department. l found books. Inventor
les and accounts In rotten shape"
Miller now admits.
Further drawing him out. I learn
Ell that materials which had been
diverted during the shipbuilding days
as many as three times were stili
charged on shipping board books TO
original consignees.
Millions In materials already sold
had never been entered on tho books
at all and stood stiii charged as be
ing surpluA Utter chaos character.
lied the keeping Of material ac-
counts.
was negotiating the purchase OF
tho Pacific Coast supplies. In adj
dltion to the ss.ooo.00 no bid for
the supplies. he agreed TO assume.
henccforward. the warehouse charges
$40, 900 a year. Also yard rentals
running the total OF housing and
yardlng costs To sioo.ooo year.
BANKERS RACK
BARDE'S hid
Under the plan Miller says he per
fccted. the overhead in the supply
and sales department on tho coast
which was si.ooo.oo a year. would
have been wiped out. All of which
means the people. by this deal. would
have secured $4,000. 900 In price bid.
plus q years overhead OF 1900. 900.
plus another $500, 900 overhead In
other departments handling supplies
accounting. Plus a years rentals Of
800. 600. Plus another two years
overhead. aggrcgating another 81.
100000 and another two years
rentals OF $500. 900. or a total price
and saving OF ss.ooo.ooo
The Barde bid Was backed by the
signatures OF T. A. Christensen. OF
Sudden a Christensen. and Hcrbcrs
Fieiahhakcr. banker and capitalist.
both OF San Francisco. In addition
to this. christensen had offered
$3.50. 900 for rs wooden hulis on the
coast Half tho supplies In stores
are special equipment for those huils.
Thus. according to Miller. under
these Arrangements the people would
have received and saved the $780,
900. plus the $4,000 or s7.sso.ooo.
At this juncture. Miller says. a
Junk dealer Of Portland named
Caiien made protest and said he
COMMISSIONERS
MAKES OBJECTION
Following this. Shipping Beard
Commissioner Joseph Teaic. OF
Portland. strcnuousiy objected 70
the Barde deal going thru and per.
suaded Admiral Benson to ask
Barde to withdraw his bid. which
Barie did. according to Miller. Cal.
len then failed TO buy.
Thus tho price bid for the mn,
tcrial. the overhead. the rentals. all
were lost 20 the people by the &C
ton Of Commissioner Teale. says
Miller. and II win now be two years
or longer. according to the former
director OF the supply and sales de
partment. before the shipping board
can dispose OF tho materials
The ship deal fell thru and Chris
Hansen later offered Se7.5oo for the
ships he had previously offered TO
buy at $3.50. ooo-and he aftcrward
withdrew this offer.
A further depreciation because OF
continued storage. falling markets
and the threatened tunking VI the
wooden boats amounting TO rs per
cent has taken place In the mater
isis. says Ml.icv. This means n fur
Their loss on this material Of sf,s1s,-
eco. or a total loss to tho public
treasury in this deal OF nine and
Ione-haif Millions
Miller further admits he came 70
|iMe Pacific Coast with Barde ann
Weaver while this deal was pending
IA that he came at the written
ORR OF Admiral Benson He as
sersthe admiral. In sympathy with
the 1,rde deal. wired Miller - get
Barde&o bid aRain---then Commits
sioncr teale interposed and blocked
the ieal-
Gin the nat story Richardson will
tell how 70 shipping board lost
scores Of miIkus while 1t was Slayed
for good ting by the junk ding.
which speculate on the psopc's