Morning Oregonian., October 18, 1920, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORXIXG- OREGON! AN, 'MOXDAT, OCTOBER 18, IPSO
WASTE OF MILLIONS
BY HAWLEY
Treasury Department Reports
Are Held as Data.
BUDGET SYSTEM IS URGED
Kcnicdy for Inefficiency in Nation
al Affairs Lies In Republicans,
Says Representative.
Br VT. A. FETTIT.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 17. (Special.)
That rank extravagance and waste
practiced by the democratic adminis
tration during: the last eight years
have cost the taxpayers of the United
States many millions of dollars for
which they have received no corre
sponding: Denefits, was the statement
made by W illis C. Hawley, represent
ative in congress from the 1st con
gressional district, following his re
turn hnre today from a tour of south
ern Oregon in the interests of the
republican candidates at the Novem
ber election.
Representative Hawley said he
based his charges of a democratic
.spending: orpy, unprecedented in the
history of the country, on actual fig
ures obtained from the treasury de
partment reports and personal ob
servations during his long incum
bency as representative of the people
of this district at the national cap
ital. Budget System Advocated.
"The remedy for the present inef
ficient management of the nation's
affairs." said Representative Hawley.
"lies in the election of a republican
president, house and senate, adoption
of a budget system, return to civil
life of more than a quarter of a
million of unnecessary and useless
government employes, elimination of
duplicate agencies yi the various gov
ernmental departments, dismissal of
many high-salaried boards and com
missions and the enactment of a pro
tective tariff insuring the farmers of
the United States a square deal when
pitted against the impending compe
tition of foreign lands." By placing
these suggestions into actual prac
tice Representative Hawley said the
government would effect an annual
saving of at least $l,r0.000,000.
In comparison of the expenditures
of the government for the eight years
prior to the entry of the United
States into the war, exclusive of the
postoffice department, which is on n
self-sustaining basis. Representative
Hawley cited the following summary:
Taft Administration.
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Increasing 4'ostx Are lied.
"During President Wilson's first
term and prior to the entry of the
United States into the conflict with
Oermany," said Representative H-avr-ley.
"the annual expenditures of the
government steadily increased. In
3916 the cost of conducting the gov
ernmental machinery exceeded that of
ex-I'rcsident Taft's last year in office
by J87.442.764. or more than 13 per
cent. For 190. the Dresirlont usUd
for appropriations amounting to $10,
.io.ui a.-.ioj more than was expended
under his administration in 1916.
"The actual cash disbursements, ex
clusive of the postoffice department,
for the last fiscal year, according to
available figures, were $6;706,0(0.00O.
as compared with 654,000.000 during
the last year of ex-l'resident Taft's
administration. The expenditures in
creased without reason or justifica
tion, and useless and wasteful extrav
agance has been in evidence on every
hand. The business inefficiency of
the democratic administration has
been and is almost unbelievable, and
the extravagance, waste and incom
petence, to use the harsher terms,
have caused the absolute throwing to
the winds of more than $5,000,000,000
of the public funds.
Aviation Gets. $1,051,311.9SS.
jijjiuAiiii'iy l.UOi,oll,!jS was
expended ior aviation materials dur
ing me democratic administration, for
which the government received no
fighting or combat planes of local
manufacture. Reports show that our
government had on the fighting front
as a result of this enormous expendi
ture. 213 re Haviland and four oh.
nervation planes of poor and danger
ous construction, together with 527
foreign planes borrowed or bought
irom our allies.
-A total ot 2716 planes and 460S
motors were bought from the Curtis
Airplane rffe Motor corporation at
cost of $20,000,000. These were re
sold to the manufacturing corporation
at the almost unbelievable figure of
$2,270,000. For Bristol planes the
United States government expended
$6,000,000. while for Standard J planes
the administration paid the enormous
sum of Sl7.a00.000. For these ex
penditures not one plane was received
which could be placed in actual
service.
"Another Illustration of the extrava
gance practiced during the war in
volved the establishment of canton
ments. tor 16 of these national
training centers the government ex
pended $206,632,920. on the cost-plus
plan. Subsequent estimates showed
that these cantonments could have
been built at a reduction of $78,531,
o21. Other camps and cantonments
cost the government $1,200,000,000, or
54o,poo,ouo more than was necessary
had the wasteful and extravagant
cost-plus plan of. operation not been
adopted.
Powdn riant Loss Cited.
"For powder the government paid
a plant at Nitro, West Virginia, a to
tal of $60,100,000. for which no ex
plosives were received for war pur
poses This plant, together with
other property valued at approxi
mately $10,000,000 was sold for $S,551.-
000. Another plant located at Nash
ville, Tenn., caused the expenditure
of government funds aggregating $90.
000.000. yet no powder was obtained
from that base which could be used
for war purposes. Nitrate plants at
Sheffield, Ala.: Mussel Shoals, Ala.:
Toledo. O.. and Cincinnati, O., cost the
government $116,194,974, but no
nitrate was produced by these centers
for war service.
"'For the establishment of a port
terminal located ten miles up the
Cooper river from Charleston, the
government expended $17,116,000. To
build this terminal it was necessary
to dredge an expensive channel. To
date no use has been made of this ter
minal, .either for the shipment of
products, men or animals. One-half
of the sum wasted in this project
would have placed all the rivers and
harbors in Oregon in excellent condi
tion. "For an expenditure of $3,991,489.
570. the government received only
600 three-inch shells. 14.000 4.7-inch
shells, 4S 4.7-inch guns and 24 eight
inch Howitzers.
Two Saddles for EbcIi Hone.
"Probably the most costly absurdi
ties of the wax involved the expend!-
ture of $21,000,000 for ambulance bar-,
I ness for motor-drawn vehicles and
! kindred supplies. Approximately
945.000 saddles were purchased for
86,418 cavalry horses, or at a rate of i
two saddles for each horse and mule
used in the war for any purpose.
About J439.000 was paid for a new
artillery camn at fnlnmhus Ga the
I original cost of this tract being only!
.".2,000. Before congress could stop
the work $7.154. SS7 had been expended
on this -"mistake."
"For every horse and mule In. the
service at any one time there were
purchased seven halters, four brushes,
five nose bags, three blankets and
other equipment in similarly absurd
quantities. Mosquito netting In large
quantities was purchased and sent to
France before it was ascertained that
there were no mosquitoes in that
country. More than 70,000 new trucks
and automobiles were bought and
stored in the open air, and exposed1
to the weather. More than 25,000 offi
cers and men were employed to guard
these vehicles while they deteriorated
and finally were consigned to Junk.
The total cost of these machines was
$175,000,000, which, added to the cost
of the guards estimated at approxi
mately J100.000 a day, fully indicates
the extravagance of this blunder.
Later the war department bought 75
more trucks at a cost of $377,000.
Spruce Waste I Charged.
"Approximately 92 per cent of the
spruce used in making planes and for
other government purposes, was pur
chased from private and independent
producers, although the administra
tion permitted one man to spend $50.
000.000 in spruce production, of which
$30,000,000 was absolute waste.
"'On January 30, 1913, there were on
the pay roll of the United States gov
ernment 420.762 employes, while on
February 20, 1920, there were 760.110.
or an increase of 240.000 in less than
seven years. The salaries paid to
many of these employes exceeded
$50,000 a year, and a very large num
ber of them received salaries largely
in excess of those fixed by law. An
excess of 240,000 employees at an
average salary of $1000 a year cost
the government $240,000,000 each 12
months. Since the average salary of
these employees, including the $240
a year bonus, was much greater than
$1000, the reduction of the force by
that number would result in a saving
to the government of $400,000,000 an
nually. Delays Are Termed Endless.
"Not only was there great waste
of public funds, but the inefficiency
in the management of the govern
ment's affairs caused endless delays.
It is greatly to the credit of the
American people and of our fighting
men that the war was won with
out greater bloodshed. "The hope of
the country at the present time is the
election of a republican administra
tion, including R. N. Stanfield. repub
lican candidate for United States sen
ator from Oregon. With this reform
reconstructive measures needed by the
country may be accomplished, and the
business of the government may be
conducted on an efficient and eco
nomical plane.
"The indictment against the present
party is not only that it has spent
vast sums of money for which the
public has received no value, but be
cause of that variety of incompetency
which has made it impossible for the
administration to realize its errors,
so that it may effect reforms and en
force economy.
"The fact that it is estimated that
SIO.000.000.000 will be needed to con
duct the affairs of the government for
the current year, in itself, is the
strongest and most convincing proof
of the inability of the present admin
istration to handle public affairs
properly and in the best interests of
the taxpayers."
FIRST VOTERS TO VISIT
HARDING RETl'RXS .TO WEL-
COME WOMEN AND YOUNG MEN.
Senator Starts on Last Campaign
Trip Wednesday and Will
Speak in 3 Cities.
MARION. Ohio, Oct. 17. Senator
Harding's front porch campaign, in
terrupted for more than two weeks by
speaking trips into the middle west
and south, will be resumed tomorrow
with a celebration expected to bring
to Marion one of the largest crowds
of the summer.
The occasion has been designated
as "First Voters' Day," and several
thousands of young men and women
will hear the nominee's speech on the
duties and opportunities of those who
cast their first ballots. Delegations
from several Ohio counties will join
in the meeting.
On Wednesday Senate- Harding
will leave for his last campaign trip.
He will speak at Jackson, Ohio; Koch
ester, N. Y. and Buffalo, N. Y., return
ing to Marion Friday.
Senator Harding reached here on
his special train before noon ' today
from St. L,ouis. Several hundred people
met the train at Bellefontaine, Ohio,
and the senator made a short speech,
avoiding political issues and urging
sabbath observance "and more reli
gious reverence."
Tonight, with Mrs. Harding, he at
tended church here and listened to a
sermon on the league of nations by
Bishop William F. Anderson of the
Methodist Episcopal church, who de
clared that President Wilson had
"scrapped his own league" and that
the nation must now seek a new ar
rangement to fulfill its hope of pre
served world peace.
APPLE HARVEST SLOWED
Rain, W ith Signs of Winter, Causes
Exodus of Labor.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. II. (Spe
cial.) Orchardists are beginning the
third week of apple harvest in' gloom.
Although heavy clouds enshrouded
the sky, no rain fell this morning' and.
crews picked in many orchards.
Rain, increasing in intensity as the
day advanced, began about noon and
interrupted Sunday work. The con
tinued precipitation, accompanied by
the lowering temperature, which
hints of winter's approach, is caus
ing- a further exodus of harvest help.
DRUGGIST RECOMMENDS
YINOL TO WIFE
Mrs. E. S. Short of Glenn, Califor- j
nia, who slaved 14 hours a day for
a family of eight, in spite of an in
herited strong constitution, gave way
to an aemenic condition, indigestion
and a bad stomach.
"I tried several remedies without
getting any results." relates Mrs.
Short, "but was induced to try Vinol
by my husband, formerly a druggist
in New York. An improvement was j
observed after the first bottle and
still a more decisive turn for the
better after having taken four bot
tles. My daughter used Vinol at
different times with like results to
myself."
If you are not feeling right go to
Clarke Woodward Drug Co.. distribu
tors, and get a bottle today. It will
give you new life and vigor. Adv.
ALLEGED MURDERESS
DF BABIES IS FREE
Aged Mother of Woman Puts
Up $3000 Bond.
MILK POISONED, CHARGE
Grand Jury Indictment Avers Ar
senic Administered to Three
Children, All Under Sii.
LEXINGTON. Ky., Oct. 17. (Spe
cial.) Mrs; Ida Warner, charged with
wilful murder of her two nephews
and a niece, all babies, at Newport,
Ky., is at liberty tonight on $3000
bond signed by her aged mother, Mrs.
Margaret Woofle. The grand jury
at Newport indicted Mrs. Warner yes
terday on charges of administering
arsenic in mijk to Shirley, Carl ana
Stanley, infant children of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Williams, of Newport. The
children died September 15.
Following the return of the indict
ment, officers went to the Williams'
home where Mrs. Warner lives, but
she was not there. Later, however,
she appeared at the sheriff's office
and said: .
"Here I aln. I waa just informed
that 1 was wanted. 1, am innocent,
and if this is not proved on earth, it
will be known by him who knows all
things."
Sinter Is CompaniMi.
The accused woman was accom
panied to the sheriff's office by her
sister. Mrs. Williams, mother of the
murdered children. The two talked
quietly together. Officers were about
to send Mrs. Warner to jail when Mrs.
Woofle, the mother, arrived. Mrs.
Woofle was crying and did not speak
to either of her daughters and after
arranging for Mrs. Warner's bond
left the building. Mrs. Warner showed
no emotion and answered all ques
tions by the officials and defiantly
faced her accusers. She said:
"I can prove that I am absolutely
innocent of the crime. I was not
called to testify before the grand
jury, as were my sister and my brother-in-law.
I was surprised when I
was not called and was more sur
prised when I heard that I had been
indicted on three counts by the grand
jury. I told all I knew about the case
to the coroner's jury, but thought I
would be called before the grand
jury. I resigned my position with a
concern in Cincinnati several days
ago to prepare for being called before
the grand jury to testify. I did not
leave my sister's home in Newport
but stayed at home awaiting call. I
have always been fond of children
and have a seven-year-old son my
self. Aly boy. lives with my mother
and always has been healthy. I visit
him often and love him a9 only a
mother can. My husband's death sev
eral years ago disrupted our home
and caused me to take the boy to my
mothers home to live. I wilt not say
anything more about the case until
the trial. Anybody who wants to
know any more will have to attend
the trial. ,
Children Under Six Yean.
Mrs. Warner then returned to the
Williams home, where the jury says
she administered the poison which
caused the death of the three chil
dren, all of whom were under six
years old.
Mrs. Williams, mother of the dead
babies, told of her confidence in her
sister's innocence. "I do not know
how I could have raised my children
were It not for the help of my sister,"
Mrs. Williams said. "I have been in
ill health nearly all my life and my
sister has aided me whenever possi
ble, even at the sacrifice of her own
interests."
Bail was granted Mrs. Warner over
the protest of Lawrence J. Diskin,
commonwealth attorney, who asked
that the accused woman be held with
out bond. The indictment reads:
"The said Ida Warner, unlawfully,
wilfully, maliciously and of her mal
ice aforethought did kill and murder
Shirley Williams, 4 years old; Carl
Williams, 2 years old, and Stanley
Williams, 2 months old, by adminis
tering to them a deadly poison, to-
wit: arsenious oxide, commonly
called white arsenic, from which poi
son the aforementioned Shirley, Carl
and Stanley Williams died on Sep
tember 15, 1920."
The verdict was signed by Joseph
Roeller. foreman. The date of the
examining trial has not been fixed.
U. S. HELD' TO BE IN GRIP
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which fix the call Interest rate, Mr.
Williams said that Inquiry disclosed
it usually consisted of "four to eight
or more," and that the stock ex
change usually was represented by
the president or one or more of Its
governors " He said the fluctua -
tions of the Posted interest rate on
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1919, and July 27, last.
"The effect of these rates," he said,
"is seen when the general managers
or executives of railroads or other
large corporations visit New Tork to
raise money necessary for the re
demption of retiring loans or for the
extension and promotion of new busi
ness. The same cause that cripples and
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hampers a great railroad system or a
municipal government also deprives
and injures or ruins a country store
keeper, a small farmer or the owner
of a large or little manufacturing en
terprise. Investment Shot Off.
"The high rates for call money in
New York have thus shut off a large
part of the investment demand for
securities, which, during the last 12
months, 'largely because of these dis
turbing conditions, .have been forced
down to the lowest prices reached in
40 years.
"It is my belief that if the call
money rates in New York had been
maintained at 6 per cent, or at the
maximum rates which are charged in
other money centers, the unprecedent
ed shrinkage in security prices in
the last 12 months would not have
taken place and the apparent loss of
billions of dollars in values would
have been avoided."
Rates 15 to 30 Per CJent.
Sworn reports to his office, Mr.
Williams said, showed that more than
4000 loans had been made by the New
York banks between October 1, 1919.
and August 1, 1920, at rates of 15. 20,
25 and 30 per cent
As to a remedy for the situation,
Mr. Williams saw only the hope that
"public sentiment will be strong
enough to bring about reforms." and
expressed the belief that the "tremen
dous responsibilities" of the New
York bankers and financiers would
sooner or later be realized by those
who carry-those responsibilities. He
said that "some of them honestly and
conscientiously' observe the obliga
tion to the general public now and
that they realize the "direct-and dis
tinct duties" which they owe to all
communities.
STANFIELD VICTORY" SEEN
MR. FLOWERS MAKES PREDIC
TION ON SENATORSHIP.
Republicans to Vote for Nominee
Because Ho Is for Protective
' Laws, Is Declaration.
That Stanfield will carry eastern
Oregon in the race for the United
States senatorship was the prediction
made yesterday by Montavilie Flow
ers of Los Angeles, wjio arrived in
the city after making four addresses
in the 'easternt section of the state in
support of republican candidates and
policies.
Mr. Flowers, who has been partici
pating in the campaign in a number
of the middle west states, will -be one
of the principal speakers at the re
publican rally at the auditorium to
night. "I have come from eastern Oregon."
he said. "I note great change is com
ing over the people and a ground
swell has set irk for Stanfield. At
Baker. Pendleton and La Grande and
on down into Malheur county the peo
pie are really aroused. Stanfield will
carry eastern Oregon. I talked to
sheep men, cattle men, hay men.
merchants and professional men they
all tell one story the rapid turn to
Stanfield. Five or six weeks ago the
election of Stanfield was flouted by
public opinion. Now the enthusiasm
is the other way. The republicans are
going to vote for- Stanfield. because
Stanfield will vote for a protective
tariff to save them from financial
ruin.
Mr. Flowers declared that any re
publican who votes for Senator
Chamberlain destroys representative
government just as far as personal
vote goes: he substitutes personal
government for the principles of
democracy.
REPUBLICAN RALLY TONIGHT
League and Other Issues to Be Pre-
sented at Auditorium.
The league of nations and other is
sues of the present campaign will be
presented tonight at the auditorium
by two speakers of the republican na
tional committee, Mrs. Raymond Rob
ins of Chicago and Montavilie Flow
ers of Los Angeles.
The rally will be held under the
auspices of the republican state cen
tral committee, the Multnomah coun
ty central committee and the repub
lican clubs of Portland and vicinity.
Representative McArthur, republic
an nominee for congress, will preside
and will be greeted by the members
of the McArthur-for-Congress club
Harding-Coolidge Republican club
and other campaign clubs which are
co-operating in the arrangements fo
the rally.
TWO TO TOUR U. S. ON $50
Auto Mechanics Plan to Earn
Money Working at Trade.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct. 17. (Spe
cial.) With a joint capital of- $50
Lew Bowen and Lynden Watson.
automobile mechanics who have bee
empioyeu nere aunng tne last year,
started yesterday on an automobile
tour ot tne United states. They pi
lto earn m0ney en route by working
an
their trade. A banner, "Auto Me
: ,.hgn At Your crvipo
decorate
their car.
Bowen and Watson give themselve
two years to make the circuit.
Heavy Sentence Suspended.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. Oct. 17. IKn
cial.) Rob Ross, arrested by the po
lice on a charge of having liquor in
his possersion. was fined f5 and costs
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