The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1918, Page 8

anh ERAT SAS SANA ATTEN TITS STATES MAY CANCEL BIG SHIP CONTRACTS Step Threatened by Hurley if Hog Island Graft Charges Prove True COST DOUBLES ESTIMATES Witnesses Say $21,000,000 Project May Run Into $41,000,000, Completed. “Washington, D. C., Feb. 15.—Inves- tigation by the department of justice of the American International corpor- ation’s construction of the govern- ment's big fabricating steel shipyard at Hog Island, Pa., was ordered Thurs- day by President Wilson with a view to criminal prosecutions if the facts} develope more than reckless expendi- ture of government money. urs. May Take Over Yards At the same time Chairman Hurley of the shipping board, who had re- quested the move, indicated that the corpofation’s contracts for building the yard and ships, involving many millions of dollars, might be cancel- led, which was taken to mean that «the government might take over the yard, complete its construction and build the ships itself. This step’ has been urged by members of the senate commitee investigating ship building. i: President's Letter. The president asked for the investi- gation in the following letter to At- torney General Gregory: “Mr. Hurley of the shipping board has called by attention to some very serious facts which have recently been developed with regard to contracts made in connection with the ship- building program with the company operating at Hog Island. _ “They are so serious indeed that | do not think that we can let them be taken care of merely by public dis- closure and discussion, I would be very much obliged if you would have some trustworthy person in your de- partment get into consultation with Mr. Hurley about the whole matter, with a view to instituting criminal pro- cess in case the facts justify in.” Charges of Recklessness ‘Charges of mismanagement and a reckless spending of government mon- ey at Hog Island have been made freely before the senate committee. ‘Witnesses have testified that the yard, for which the shipping board is put- ting up all the money, may cost twice the sum of $21,000,000 carried in orig- inal estimates. The slow progress made in construction of the yard and reports of lose management prompted Chairman Hurley three weeks ago to put in full charge of the work former Rear Admiral F. A. Bowles, assistant general manager of the Emergency Fleet corporation who is now on the ground. Hurley’s Threat to Cancel Mr. Hurley’s threat to cancel the corporation’s. contract was contained in a letter. to Admiral Bowles direct- ing him to uncover any irregularities and notifying him that Attorney Gen- eral.Gregory had been requested to designate a special assistant to assist him. Admiral Bowles, was directed to effect a more economical manage- ment, but was asked to await the sen- ate. committee's report before an- nouncing any program of action. The Hog Island contract was the largest of thre fabricating steel ship contracts let by the Emergency Fleet corporation for which the government was to furnish all the money. The corporation is a¢ting in effect as an agent of the government and in the words of Admiral Bowles before the senate committee, is furnishing the “know how.” It stands to make a profit of $6,000,000 on the yard and on the ships it builds. 2,000 DAKOTANS NOT CALLED FOR FEBRUARY 28RD Provost Marshal General Crowder Says Order Does Not "Affect This State MANY. ARE FILLING QUOTAS ‘PDetinite advice to the effect that no North Dakota men will be included in ‘the: call of February 23 was receiv- ed: by Adjutant General Fraser last night from Provost Marshal General Crowder. The original announcement that deferred increments of the first draft were to be called February 23 did not ‘exclude North Dakota, and approximately 2,000 North Dakota se- Ject service men anticipated a call for February 23. Voluntary induction fs increasing at stch a rate that many counties will have filled their deferred quotas be- fore the date of the next call. Gener- al. Fraser announces that Cass county mow has only 100 more men to send, ‘while Burleigh county's deferred quo- ta has been reduced to such an ex- tent that a very few more voluntary will place this county in far as the first draft is {00 LITTLE CHILDREN MAY BE DEAD IN © NUNNERY BLAZE WHICH ENDANGERS 4 00 INJURED SOLDIERS, INFIRM ANDORPHANS Montreal, Feb. 15.—The charred pe chaived tod ies of forty-one children had been recovered | late tonight from the ruins of the Grey Nunnery, which was destroyed by.fire, . It is feared |. many more perished and searchers believed the toll of death might reach, 100. The west wing of the Grey Nunnery was occupied partly: by resumes ‘wounded sol- BoM diers and partly by orphan children. ;,| ALMOST THOUSAND ESCAPE. All the inmates of the great building except the children are believed: to have es- caped. They included nuns, nursing sisters, wounded or sick _ soldiers; from: overseas, aged, sick or crippled men and women to the number of almost a thousand: .’ NUNS PROVE HEROES | ae When the flames were discovered in the west wing the alarm was quickly given and all those able to help themselves fled to places of safety. The heroic’nitins and nurs- ing sisters strove valiantly to save the sick and wounded as well as the infants under their CHILDREN ONLY VICTIMS The children were housed in the section of the building where the’ fire started and the flames spread so rapidly it was impossible to save them all: None of the soldiers suffered i injury, however, although nearly 200 of.them were charge. quartered in the building. The ages of the inmates of the nunnery were two or three days to almost.a hundred years. Many of the inmates who died in the fire and smoke were only | a few days or a few weeks old. The elderly inmates were housed in another section of the nunnery, and, were not im- ai mediately menaced by the flames. NO LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH COOLEY: AND LEIGHTON ON BENCH, SHOUTS LANGER; IMPEACH, Attorney General Devotes Valley City Address to Attack Upon Jurists Who Have Presided Over Cases Him—President of Exchange Remove Offending Gentlemen—Usual Nonpartisan League Resolutions Adopted—Both Organiz- ations ‘‘Deserve Support.’’ Valley City, N. D., Feg. 15— Resolutions condemning the ac- tion of persons who criticise Sec- retary of War Baker and also those who are trying to create dis- sension between members of the Society of Equity and the national Nonpartisan league were adopted by the North Dakota Society of | Equity in annual convention here Thursday. The resolution flaying Secre- tary of War Baker’s critics de-| clares that ‘‘those who are guilty of such action are lending aid and | comfort to the enemy and should | be punished accordingly.’’ The! other resolution regarding the at-| tempt to create dissension between | the members of the society and the Nonpartisan league, declares declares that a ‘‘Nonpartisan league is essential to enable the farmers to operate in the political field, and while the Society of Eq- uity carries into practice the prin. | WHISTLES WARN KIDDIES; STORM GIVES VACATION Fifteen Factories in Various Parts of Twin Cities Sound Tocsin | 80. DAKOTA SNOW HEAVY Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 15.— Whistles of fifteen factories in various parts of the city Thursday notified school children and their parents there would be no session this afternoon. Fine snow blown by a 48mile wind filled the air and made walking difficult, and the new signal system, eight blasts of ten seconds each, was used by school authorities for the first time. Rain preceded the snow early that morning anda steadily drop- ping mercury is expected to reach | ten below zero by nightfall. | Trains form the Pacific coast | are. from three to seven hours late. | 950 OFFICERS AND MEN UNINSURED! Camp Sherman st Chillicothe, 0 Makes Good Showing iy | | | ciples of co-operation both deserve the.support of everyone.’ | | Local SAYS ANDERSON Which Were Decided Against Suggests Snecial Session to Langer Attacks Judges Attorney General Langer, of ‘ly babies | diers, which was ‘situated directly un- ORDERSFORBID. With 41 charred bodies of, babies already recovered from the smoulder- ing ruins of the west wing of the Grey nunnery, swept by fire last night, workmen today. continued’ their search for other possible victims. Officials of the: institution were ‘unable today to give a list of exact number of miss- ing, but they estimated the probable loss of life from’50 to 100. The fire, the cause of which is at- tributed to defective’ electric wiring, started in the dormitory. of the Creche where there were 170 children, most- of a, few days or a few weeks old. ‘There were more’than 1,00) inmates of the nunnery, includigg patients in a hospital for returned and sick sol- der the babies’ dormitory. All. the hospital. patients and many aged, bed-| by. firemen and soldiers. } North Dakota, was the principal speaker at today’s session. He said that in certain sections ob- | stacles had been encountered, es- | pecially at Minot and Grand | Forks by the administration in en forcing the laws. “I want to tell you’’ he de | clared, ‘‘that while we have judg- jes like ‘Charles M. Cooley, of Grand | Forks, and K. E. Leighton, Minot on the bench you cannot have law enforcement.’’ of Anderson Would Impeach J. M. Anderson, president of the Eouity exchange at St. Paul, sug- gested that a resolution be passed asking the governor to call a spec- ial session of the legislature to impeach these judges who Mr. Langer mentions. No such ac- tion was taken. convention probably will close to- day. however. The NASH BUILDS NEW FEET; IS WALKING Lifer Who Froze Extremities Fleeing Arrest Is Inventor Cleon Nash, sentenced to the North Dakota prison here for life for the murder of a Robinson homesteader. and who lost both feet while wander- ing over the prairies in an effort to evade capture before he finally was compelled to surrender, has invented a steel sole applied to a pair of espe- cially designed shoes which he has manufactured in the prison shoe shop here which enable him to walk with apparent ease. ‘Nash’s feet were am- putated in a local hospital prior to his trial at Steele. He has twice been operated since his commitment to the NONPARTY:MEET |Proposed Gatherings’ therings Called Off by Officers After Reading. Townley Ta Tali Long, Prairie, ‘Minn. Minn, Feb.: 15—Or ders prohibiting. further ‘meetings of the Nonpartisan league fo ‘Todd coun- ty tonight were issued by County Sher- iff Anton Johnson and County Safety Director. A. D. Day, following action! taken by village councils’ of Eagle | Bend, Clarissa and Gray. Eagle, pro- hibiting league rallies in those vil- lages. A. meeting: is scheduled for Long Prafrie today.’ Deputy sheriffs have been instructed to stop all ai- tempts of the league to meet. In the Eagle Bend resolution were quotations from.a speech of A. C. Townley, made at.a meeting in that village last summer. These, the coun- cil said, were sufficient grounds for the action taken. CO-OP STORE BURNS Business Recently Taken Over Is Wiped Out by Fire Gorham, N. D,.Feb. 16, Fire which broke out late at night completely de 3troyed the.Gorham Cooperative store: ridden inmates.were carfied to safety | I BIG ITEMS IN DEFICIT BILL BEFORE HOUSE | Bombs for a Apinade to Cost -, $277,732,000—Heavy Con- | struction Outlay From Twenty to Twenty-five Mil. lion to be Spent on Traffic Facilities .- Washington, D, C., Feb. 15.—Prin- cipal items for the army in the billion dollar urgent deficiency appropriation bill favorably reported to the house today included $277,732,000 for bombs for airplanes, $100,000,000 for quar. termanster storage plants on the ses- coast, and at interior points, and $81;- 000,000 for mountain, field, siege and other artillery in addition to, the bil: lion dollars already spent for ordpance and contract authorizations for $579,- 000,000 additional. To Enlarge: Terminale In asking for an appropriation af. $100.000,000 for storage and shipping | facilities with an authorization off 350,000,000 more. Major Gensra) Goe. thals, acting quartermaster general, disclosed he proposed to. spend '$20,- 00,000 to $25,000,000. enlarging the Bush terminals at Brooklyn. ‘Storage plants at ‘Norfolk, Va., will cost $23,- 00,000; at Charleston, S.° C.,'$13.200,- 000; at Baltimore $9,830,000; at Phil- adelphia $12,970,000 and at Boston $10,700,000. The interior plants, the lo- cations of which were not given, will cost $50,000,000. To complete the storage at Gover- nor’s Island, N. 'Y., $2,000,000 is asked, while a storage house at Newark, N. J., will cost $4,600,000, Storage houses already have been built at Harrison, N. J., and Norfolk. Medical Storage. The bill also reveals that the army, medical corps contemplates an aggre- gate of $1,000,000 square feet for its storage houses at New York, Philadel- phia, Chicago, St. Louis, San Francis- co, Louisville, Washington, Water- town, San ‘Antonio and Atlanta. The ordnance department contem- plates storage at Newport, News, Char- leston, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadel- phia, Paterson, Watertown, Sprin; | fieldyMlls.,, C! ‘leveland, Springfield. || ‘nati, Buffalo and. Mineola, France to Take Over R. R. “The report of the appropriations | committee on the bill shows there is. ENLARGE BUSH TERMINAL, Rock Island, San Francisco and|j ‘ps wants storage at Dayton, Cincin- | PLEASED WITH BIG.” CHANGE FOR BETTER ° IN THE CAPITAL CITY E. A. Lamb, of Ironton, Minn, .is | Visiting in Bismarck after an absence of ten years. He was favorably im: préssed with the rapid progress’ the Capital City is making. Mr. Lamb was receiver of the land office here for four Fit N2 an) agrement between the U. - 8. and French governments for France; to’ take over after the war the rail-; road system which the United ‘States, army is constructing in France. The’ war department has expended $150 “| 000,000 for‘ materials for.this system) to be used abroad. DEATH PENALTY. 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