The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 27, 1919, Page 16

‘Wilson to Start Tour in Two Weeks PLANNING ON \Crininal Prosecution of Shipbuilders 45-DAY JAUNT May Get to Review Fleet at San Francisco WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—(United Press)—Preisdent Wilson will start & speaking tour as soon as arrange Tents can be made, it was stated at the White House today ‘This will be in 10 days or two} @eoks, it was enid, since plans can-| not be completed in a shorter time. A Corps of assistants is working on | the itinerary today The president does not fee! that it Will be necessary for him to wait) until the peace treaty is reported out Bf the senate foreign relations comm | ‘The trip will occupy 45 days, if the | President can stand the strain of gontinuous speaking, it was said. It eonsidered possible that the prest-/ ‘Will be in San Francisco in time ” « Continued From Page One - " Pending, Says Witness Before Probers » their it for each ship they were allowe t iid in the yards of t Action Faced $8 to n made by delivered a guarantee, c An advance of Sloan yard had bee yovernment before they without riminal the ship, and any testimony That the & had sublet som showed an yard at Olympia yntracts to their a Inquiry rmine whether there was any between shipping board granted the shipyard at Winslow and brought out the fact that Capt W, A. Magee became connected with that yard after resigning as district manager of the fleet corporation. Criminal action ts being con templated against certain shipbatld connection Jers, according to statement made by Plans for meeting Gen. Per.) in New York, on September &| 9, as well as those for the review | the First division by the president | September 1#, may have to be| it was said, ‘The Mexican situation has cleared the withdrawal of American sol- following the punishment * to reduce lving| results in @ way tify) to the president. The ‘strike of railroad shop- Das been averted, at least for leaders have ex- themselves as well satisfied the treaty situation In the senate. These facts have again forced con- on of the speaking trip to the and advisers of the president urging that the time for it is . Hitéheeck, who called at White House late yesterday, iad «that the president has changed his position on amend- or reservations. “We are satisfied that the Shan- amendment will be voted down @ comfortable margin,’’ Hitch- sald. the senate who treaty shonid leave the tt the latter part of thin or the first of next. Its _ WOMAN GROCER ROBBED John Snyder, proprietress ‘® grocery store at 5001 Sixth v reported missing $191.81 in Wednesday. She had out her deposit slip find tad the counter in her bank book D wait on @ customer. When he she discovered he had helped to her checks. you of Howard G, Cosgrove, district counsel for the fleet corporation. Names of these parties could not be made pub- He at present, Cosgrove «ald Books Not Audited At the start of the croasexamina tion of G. P. Deane, former district auditor, and now district comptrolier | for this district of the emergency fleet corporation, it was brought out that the books of the Skinner & Eddy corporation had never been audited, altho demands had been made that the emergency fleet audi tor have access to them. On one occasion permission had deen granted and then peremptorily canceled within 24 hours, The home office of the fleet corporation would have to direct and sanction the auditing before they would al low It, Skinner & Eddy officials are sald to have told local officers of the emergency fleet corporation. After mention had been made of the refitting of the U. 8. 8. Boston at the Skinner & Eddy yard, the com mittee delved into the repairs on the steamers Kankaskia, Bromela and| Over to Skinner & Eddy, were paid | Brompton. In December, 1918, re pairs were made on the Bromela and Brompton, amounting to $25,- 719.16 and $17,993.16. Repairs on the Kankaskia totaled $10,874.29. These repairs were made just after these veasels were launched. Magre Dealings Probed ‘The Grays Harbor Motorship cor poration built all these ships and installed the machinery under separ. ate contract, Deane testified. In quiry was made as to whether Capt. W. A. Magee, who resigned an die trict manager of the fleet corpora tion on May 1, was @ stockholder tn the company. Deane didn't know. The committee sought to ascer. tain if Magee had anything to do with granting contracts to the Wins low shipyard, which he became af. fillated with after his resignation. Just | Deane was instructed to determine whether Magee's written or oral He was also instructed to find out how much money had been paid by the fleet corporation to the Wns low yard after Magee left the feet corporation. Discussion hinged on whether Magee had made arrange ments with the Winslow company resignation was the contracts | 4 before he left the shipping 1 whether he knew he ¥ affiliated with the mpany while he was still dis ager ‘Transfer Investigated Transfer of th & Drydock company's to the Skinner ration was next tn How waa the paid by Skinner & was asked At the rate of $1 ship launched there Seattle Conatruc board Dear 000 for he rep! did the trans » which would dit of the Skinner trable?” ft of vast im each In your judemen fer create a situ ve mad n a Mddy books ¢ “No, Netther portance what it was ooatin: & Eddy to build each ship | ealcd, Profits Unknown “It to me that when the | government buys a yard for $4,000 | 000, turns it over to Skinner & Bady 4 is paid by them from the profits other government contracts, the government ought to know what profits Skinner & Eddy was making, | Examiner Kelley declared. “This $125,000 was only « rental,” Deane rejoined. “The Utle to the yard ts still in our name.” to furnish them the buat seems We w ness and nev A prof. its were on a single contract.” went on, “and we don’t even know |yet. After advancing Skinner & | Rddy millions of dollars, the govern | ment doesn't know what {t cost them [to build a single ship. This was the only yard in the district that was handled this way.” Todd Deal Explained turned over to the Todd yard to start up in Tacoma was the next point brought out. Deane said he [knew of no difficulties at the old 8 Cc. & D. D. Co. “We bought this yard for $4,000,- 000," Kelley explained. “turned it |from profite on government con tracts, then went to Tacoma and leave the people we had bought the yard from $2,000,000 to start up ner & Eddy assumed the mortgages of the 8 C. & D. D. Co, Only one contract was granted the Todd com- | pany after they left Seattle, and 12 | were cancelled, Deano declared. “The only reason the yard was tranaferred,” Deane said, “was that record and the 8. C & D. D. Co, had not.” Audit to Be Made “Now that the war is over,” Kelley queried, “don't you think it would be advisable to audit Skinner & Eddy’s books?" As soon an I receive notice of the contracts ghat have been cancelled there,” waa the answer of Deane “It will be necessary to determine how much they will have coming to them on the cancelled contracts. | don't think they will refume us ad- mittance to them.” “The government is sort of hold- ing the bag+for these fellows, tan't it?” Kelley propounded. “They have Ba Come to the Bargain Basement Any Day and You Will Find Boys’ School Suits at Surprisingly Low Prices’ And that’s not all the story. They are good suits—the materials are good, the styles are good, and the workmanship is good. There’s ser- vice in every stitch and economy in every penny of the price. Sturdy Suits at $5.95 Serviceable mixtures in dark and medium gray or brown. Jackets in Norfolk style. Knickerbockers full-lined. Sizes from 6 to 15 years. Good School Suits at $6.98 Norfolk and waist-seam models are shown. gray or brown mixtures. Full-lined knickerbockers. For boys from 8 to , 15 years old. Smart, Durable Suits $7.45 Belted jackets, many with waist-seam beneath the belt, Pockets and other style details in a variet: Full-lined knickers with belt-straps and b’ Materials in 11 distinct and dressy patterns. In all sizes from 8 to 15 years. Style With Service in Suits at $9.69 Dandy corduroy suits in dark brown and touches of livelier colorings, good-looking striped effects and many other desirable patterns are shown. The coats are in belted and waist-seam models, well lined and well tailored, The knickerbockers have a full assortment of pockets and are full lined. The _ belt-straps and suspender buttons are on to stay. Sizes from 8 to 15 years. mole y of snappy combinations. uttons that shades, | THE BON MARCHE | RGAIN BASEMENT Practical materials in stay on. dark mixtures with That two million dollars had been | Deane didn't know whether Skin- | Skinner & Eddy had made a good | “I will make an effort to do =) You cancelled I the © the shipe y on the unul you have audited their b No. ever Bhi on this phase of the situation I don't know what bis attitude will be Determination of what t in the cost-plus plan outside of labor and material, waa the next matter taken up, Legal services were ordinarily included in this, but the salaries of agents of |the company in Washington were not, it was explained by Deane Lawyers are employed and paid by feos and not by salaries by the ds, The salaries of physicians are allowed under the industrial insur wan charged ance act Cigars Not Paid For “If these expenses are reasonable we'll stand for them,” Deane de clared, referring also to the travel ing expenses of company officials called back Bast by the shipping 1. The entertainments and ars furnished at Inunchings are not paid for by the government di rectly, he mtated. Bonus paid for early delivery then |was brought up by Kelley, “A fiat sum ts paid for early de ltvery,” | “Ia It necesmury to have a spe cially rigid tnapection because of ex tra flaws that might develop on ac jcount of hurried construction?” | Kelley asked | Deane said he didn't know | Neither did he know whether Ithere had been many complaints labout hurried construction Bonus Temptation | “The element of human nature would prompt the butiders to let the work alide @ little and the big bonus |would be a constant temptation tn that direction, wouldn't it? asked Kelley “Yea, but I couldn't say for sure,” | Deane answered. |. “Did many contractors earn the |Donuses?" Kelley continued. | “You, quite a few,” Deane sald in | reply. | The Aberdeen record ship earned & bonus of $20,000, | Each contract varied and penalties | Were Incurred if the ships were not delivered on time under the bonus Dilan, Deane said. Some contractors woukin’t accept the bonus plan, he sald, but he did not know of any |tnatances where different contractors |had been paid different bonuses on |the same kind of work. More Data Sought After it had been shown that, un- der contracts 324 and 176, Skinner & Eddy would receive a bonus of $50,000 if they delivered the ships |ahead of time, even one day, Deane | Was Instructed to present to the | committer data on all bonuses paid. “Supplementing contracts 324 and 309, I neo Skinner & Eddy would be | paid $800 a day for each day ships were delivered ahead of time,” Walsh said. “In other words, if they de livered a ship 90 days ahead of time, they would «et $50,000 plus $72,000,” | Deane was Instructed to tabulate the contracts the feet corporation }mado with the Skinner & Eddy cor. | poration. Vast Sum Provided Contract 175 with Skinner & Eady ee the builders $300 a day for early delivery with a maximum of |$25,000, and $50,000 extra per ship, | waten was to be paid if the 14 jships on that contract were deliv- jered on the average 90 days ahead jot time. ‘Thin would provide a ltonun of $75,000 if nm ship wna| |turned over 90 days ahead of time. Deane waa instructed to show the committee whether the contract. price on certain Skinner & Eddy ships had been lowered from §1,- 845,000 to $1,820,000 by an agree. | jment of July 18, 1918. He was jalso ordered to show the commit- |tee whether any ‘contracts had been made for the sale of unfinished | hulls. With regard to the delivery of }lumber, It was shown that the ship- ping boart had no agent at the destination when lumber was ahip- jPea to yards building government ships, and that they bad no final check on | delivered Sloans Rebuked Deano was asked whether he jthought it would have been proper |practine for Capt. Magee to have }made arrangements to grant con- tracts to the Winslow yard if he knew he was going to work for that company. Deane replied in [the negative Testimony of H. G. Cosgrove show- ed that the Sloan Interests had taken [a “belligerent attitude” toward the | Emergency Fleet corporation. Altho an agreement provi Sloans, Joseph and Fi ers in their yards, sub ification by the fleet cor- | poration, the fleet corporation had | stepped in and appointed a manager when the incumbent manager was unsatisfactory to them. This was done in both yards, The managers were later called In by the fleet cor: poration and told that they did pot | represent the fleet corporation | “They represented the Sloan com- Cosgrove testified, “© to the terms of contract between Sloans and the fleet corporation.” Watered Claims Hinted | Sloan's relations with the fleet | corporation became further strained | when he was asked to pay a higher | than the contract p he secured from Co. This r | of increasing costs, | shippin, rd men told Sloan. | The yards should have been put in the hands of receivers, Cosgrove testified. This was always a better |Qourse than direct commandeering bY the ernment, he said, as it involved less claims, He dhe lot of water could be out of the Sloan claims against the fleet corr tion, t | between two and three milli lara, how much lumber was | Squeeze price was $490,000, Cow and was afterwards 1 Sloan had tw ao was to go out and obligate himself for $872,000 Deane replied to a question. | BUILDERS TURN "DOWN DEMANDS |Await Action on Plan for) Mediation Pending action of the Pull |Trades council on the establishn lof a board of mediation to nettle « disputes between bullding employers and employes, the Master Bullders’ jassociation Tuesday refused to con [wider the wage demands of members of the council, Carpenters, plast jers and lather» asked for a wage |increane to $10 a day recently A committee of building trades |men and members of the associa tion, headed by an architect, recent ly recommended that a mediation board be established. ‘The associa ted favorably on it. No ac as been taken by the Building Trades council. ‘The agreement would forbid any conmation of work | for any reason. | ‘The workers’ demands, if granted, | would react on the high cost of | | living, forcing it up farther, accord ing to C. W. Carkeek, president of | | the association, The increase would practically kill all building in Seat | Ue, be said, and would force rents up. He appealed to the people of Seattle to support the association tn | thetr stand, “A committes was appointed by | the association,” F. R. Singleton, of the association maid Wednesday, “to secures action by Building Trades | jeounell on the mediation board.” GARY REFUSES TO MEET MEN| Position of Steel Workers Is| Outlined in Statement — NEW YORK, Aug. #1-—(United Prem.)—The position of union em-| | ployen of the United States steel Cor- | | poration was set forth in « written | statement sent to Judge Elbert H.) Gary Mast night, John Fitzpatrick, member of the steelworkers’ commtt- tee named a week ago at Youngs. | town, O. mid today. | | ‘This action was taken after Judge |Gary Inte yesterday refused to meet | the committee, informing them he would reontve any communication | they desired to make in writing. | Fitzpatrick refused to make pubiic| the contents of the statement. | ‘The union steel workers, It was an-! Rounced at the Youngstown meeting. | voted for a nationwide strike, and) named the committes to lay their de- | |mands before the corporation of-| |fictala. ‘The latter have declared their employes are not mufficiently unton-| teed to make an effective strike pos- nible, At Judge Geary’s office tt was stated today that the committee's) communication had been received. | No comment on its contents or prob- | able action that will be taken on it) wan made. Girl Slayer Must | Report Each Month) SPOKANE, Aug. 27.—Altho Mins Faith Colby, convicted December 6, 1916, of the murder of A. C. Thomas, republican county chairman of San- | ders county, Montana haa been pa-| roled, she will be required to report | | | once a month to the state board of prison commisstoners until March 14, 1924, according to word recetved here | today. | Mins Colby, formerly a resident of | this city, was serving a 10 to 12-year | term In the Montana penitentiary at | the time of her parole. She left for) her former home at Franklin, N, H. They Insist That Nick Is Dead One Nobody seems particularly anxious to let Nick Adama, 712 Terry ave. live, he reported Wednesday. “German sniper shot me in the leg | at Epononville,” said Adama, “When | I was crawling bac'c out of the way | he shot me in the other leg. And! when I got home, patched up safe, | along comes a postman with the of-| ficial announcement of my death. n the war department was trying kill me off.” — } " \Portland Printers | Are Talking Sttike | PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 27.—Com [mercial printers of Portland threat- le strike September 2 unless they granted their demand of $1 an r for their services. | The printers originally dem a 42-hour k, but have cor a 44-hour week—an eight-hour day with half holiday on Saturday. Employers, at a meeting last | night, rejected the modified demands jand a strike, beginning next Tues day, ia indicated, '14-Year-Old Boy Is Held as Cash Thief rold boy is in the city Jail charged with stealing $469 from a cash girl in a local department store. He is said to have tripped the | girl as she was entering an elevator | with her day's receipts, and while | pretending to help her, made away | with the money. The boy was arrest ed in Portland. | before he started work and the gov Jernment would turn this money over to him,” Cosgrove was asked “No, all he had to do was to swear to statements for that amount,” he | replied A tripartite agreement existed be. Cosgrove said nment took a mortage yard on May 1, 1919, stated Kelley asked Cosgrove whether it| was true that Sloan could only | his yard on Sunday after the gency Fleet corporation took charge of affairs, Cosgrove said he did| not believe this was true. | “The general scheme of working | out affairs in the Sloan yard would not get co-operation and would not wet the anid built," Kelley asserted, Fresh new clothes and clear bright minds works together in the school room, So let the boy and his sister go back to their studies with happy faces, and clothes purchased at the Bon Marche. Boys! A Cap or a Hat for School—Which? CAPS $1.00 to $4.00 New caps to “go back to school” in— caps in natty mixtures or serges that will give lots of service— made with unbreak- able visors. Sizes 65 HATS $1.00 to $4.00 Hats boyish and Pra sizes, 6% to Tig, 0! sizes, to M14. Piya Fedora pes with turn up, or down brim—in many patterns of brown, gray or green. “BEANIES” OR SKULL CAPS, 75c Get your Beanies for the opening school days—here in the school colors and for only 75e apiece. BOYS’ SCHOOL SWEATERS $2.00 TO $12.50. BOYS RAINCOATS FOR SCHOOL PRICED $6.00. BOYS’ NICE PLAID MACKINAWS FOR $6.50. BOYS’ SCHOOL SUITS, NEWEST STYLES, $7.50 TO $30.00 UPPER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE Bloomer Dresses at $3.50 The Frolicsome Girls Will Need Two or Three waist styles—in sizes 6 to 14 years. for School THEY’RE SURE TO PLEASE ' Practical and dressy looking are these frocks for the girl who is going to school. Stripes, checks and plaids in empire or normal SECOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE Kindergarten Wash Frocks THEY’LL MAKE LITTLE SIS- TER’S FIRST SCHOOL DAYS BRIGHTER Dresses at $1.95 Pretty little maidens will look all the sweeter in a “spick and span” new frock for kindergarten days. Blue, white striped brown and pink ‘plaids with guimpe effect. Others in or plain gingham with smock- ing done by hand. : —Bloomer dresses and knicker frocks ‘in plain or striped ginghams with hand smocking, 2 to 6 years, at $2.95. ~—Bloomer dresses of extra quality gingham in all the dainty colors with collar and cuffs $3.95. trimmed BABY SHOP, SE in white, OND FLOOR ee Heigh-ho for Gymnasium Days With Comfortable Gym Oxfords DIFFERENT QUALITIES PLENTY OF STYLES AND PATTERNS Oxfords made of standard 1 and pattern. =— —Gymnasium oxfords — made of heavy black drill cloth with flexible leather soles and spri heels, ebe, pring pair, All black kid gymnasium oxfords with flexible soles, $2.50. —All black kid oxfords with leather insoles, light rubber out soles and spring heels, $2.50. Growing Girls’ Low Heeled Shoes What's school without a of comfortable low heeled shoes? ‘On a medium pointed last with sensible low heel. Sizes 21/4, to 8 at $6.50 and $7.50. UPPER MAIN FLOOR \ IN Shower of Aprons for Thursday, Apren Day Aprons Special $1.95 OF GOOD QUALITY GINGHAMS AND DURABLE PERCALES Plenty of aprons—good values, would expect to pay. Two styles of plaid and striped gingham, combined with plain colors. Also “American Maid” and “Columbia” trimmed with striped and plaid materials. You will see these aprons worn by the sales people.on Apron Thurs- day. too, but at a smaller price than you aprons of good quality percale SECOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE 4