GUMS IS
GRAHAM'S BELIE
Illinois Representative Explains
What He Hopes Will Result
From War Department Query.
- -v , By David Xwvenee t ; $ v. .
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Washington, Deo. to, Millions of
dollar ' have been saved sine the
armistice and ' many more millions
will bt . saved because of the ylgi
lance which has been kept over the
public purse la; the settlement - of
war claim;, and that . vigilance, la
the' opinion of Representative, Gra
ham of Illinois, Republican chair
man ot the- house sub-committee of
Investigation of Expenditures In , the
war department. Is as much due to
faete'brought out; during -the eon
gressibnal Investigation as any other
factor,' . .
In view of the speech of Representa
tive , Garrett ef Tennessee, giving the
viewpoint of the' Democrats toward, the
Republican investigation which 1 out
lined on Thursday, J asked Representa
tive Graham to discuss the purpose of
the Investigation as he saw it. and to
' tell what he hoped would .be aoeom
' plished for the country by such an In
quiry, k r
"X dislike as much as anybody else,1
began Mr. Graham, to go around prob
ing into the affairs of the war depart
ment X do not like destructive - In
quiries. But X think we have dons
. ; ; something constructive in eur investiga
tion. .For one thing, it. has attracted
the attention of! the officers of the waf
department, so that they feel that a
watchful .eye 1st being kept on the way
-they settle claims. Since the investlga-q
iion oegan, minions of dollars have
been saved by the adoption of rules
brought out by our investigation. Why,
In one claim alone. X know that $180,000
- was saved by compelling an audit, X
hope that our inquiry will so attract the
attention ef the government as to reopen
all claims which after an - examination
, by an impartial board. Is , deemed ad
. vlsable to reopen.' ,
COHCLTOIOXrg SUMMARIZED
It would appear that under the Cent
: act the - opportunity to reopen claims
, Is not given unless fraud Is proved, but
, Colonel Reeves of the war department
has . informed" i Representative Graham
that In any ease in which too much
salvage has s been ' given or 'there has
been wastage, the war department can
view the case as one of "constructive
fraud," and at least reduce the amount
of the claim. , !
Mr, Graham isummarlsed the conclu
sions of the majority of' ths investigat
ing committee, j This was : "First, the
Interests of the government In many
cases have not been sufficiently guard
ed in such settlements. - Seoond. certain
rules have bean adopted by the war
department claims board which as ad
' ministered have had the effect of de
priving the government In many cases
ef large turns of money to which It Is
rightfully entitled. Third, large sums of
money have been allowed to various
contractors on settlements through nm
. fair salvage values for raw materials
'X nd Poll faculties furnished by the
' V government. Fourth, In numerous (s
: stances government otnntmm -
wjth official responsibility have not ex-1
tection of the government's interests la
such-.settlements."
AXLBAXGSXEXT FAYOBABLK -
lit. Graham devoted particular atten
tion to the profits of the copper com
panies, declaring that the arrangement
entered into by the war Industries board,
of which - Bernard M. . Baruch was
chairman was one "extremely favorable
to at least a few of toe copper pro
dueers and from this arrangement and
because of the necessity and demands
of the government during the war those
who operated these copper - producing
properties were enabled to make and
gtd - mafce extravagant ,- and extraordi
nary profits." v
Mr. Graham took a broad view of war
centra els la general, saying that haste
due to the -war and the desire to get
production ' led to the doing of some
things which, might have been avoided
had there been more time but he de
clared that this was all the more -reason
why the war department should be most
careful la settling war claims, ., . .
ECOKOMT ES8EXTIAX, - , '"
X stood one day in tie mud in a
reined town In Northeastern Franca,'
concluded Representative Graham, "and
saw a division of American boys go past
throua-h the mist toward the battle out
yonder that awaited them. As X looked
at those young, healthy, clear skinned
boys with the sacred fire of youth In
themthey who had so .much to live
for X thought of the supreme sacrifice
they were making for their country.
What the rest of us did was as com
pared to this a mere bagatelle, my coun
trymen. There was no thought of profit
or gam or presents or personal returns
K was pure and unselfish dedication of
all they had to the country that had
gained much credit la this Old world of
ours by having given them birth j and
It does Irk mo exceedingly when I think
ef the 1 economies and sacrifices of our
people ; when X remember what X saw
in Flanders' and Franco, to observe a
careless' disregard of the public rights
And ah Ignorant and apparent willful
waste of public funda -Every cent we
have must be carefully conserved. The
times cry for ; the most stringent aeon
amy. We must not save our country to.
see It become a bankrupt Xt Is ths duty
f every right - thinking man to guard
m every possible way the public purse,
and It matters not whether bo be
member ef claims board or a member
ef the congress of lbs United States."
a- tf-tV.e-. Asa skit tVtsTat AUt OT
the $100,000,000 involved In outstanding
claims arising out or war conu-acis n
would not be surprised if the sum were
cut in half and a saving of at least
$50,000,000 effected. The Investigation
intended not merely to find fault.
he said, but to furnish stimulus for post
bellum economy. .-
Soviet Dictatorship.
For World,: Lenin's
Pamphlet Predicts
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By Walter Hair .
Helstngfors. pee. 20-I. N. a) The
latest pamphlet issued by Nlcholal Lan-i
In. the Bolshevik premier, promises Rus
sia that "Europe wiH'mevttablybecome
a vast republic and' that Bolshevik dic
tatorship will be worldwide In scope,'
according to a Norwegian, subject who
arrived here today from Petrogrtad. '
Notice has already been issued that
Fetrograd will be deprived of streetcars,
electric lights .and probably water by
January 1. The Bolsheviks are said to
have instituted a house' to .house can
Vaas for warm clothing for the soldiers.
- The Bolshevik regime Is calling upon
the allied soldiers to overthrow their awn
governments. - i, v ?v Vj-iV'
Premier Lenin in a speech at Mos
cow promised to commence constructive
work at once to Increase the food .and
fuel .supplies, stating that "the enemies
Of Bolshevism have now been defeated."
Mont Faueen hill, in the Argonne, on
which are hundreds of graves of Amerl-
erbissd sufficient-vim n i w. .mJL" can 0a", w to d oiaae an historical
auincieat vigilance in the pro- monument by the French government
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Cold of t Miine Winter Night
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-"-Officials ot the Canadian Pacific
railway officially announced tonight
that Z persons were kpied or burued
to death when an east bound freight
collided head-on with a special pas
sen ere r train "bearing' S00 Snsileb Im
migrants, near her today
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AJE5GmS FKOM XXTEOI'K
The passengere arrived at 8t John,
N. B,,en the Empress of France yes
terday. Their .train collided' with" an
eaetbound freight train shortly after T
o'clock this morning. '
Nearly two score were injured, many
seriously. - Among .them were several
children.
The wreck la believed to have been
caused by the failure of the train to
take siding at Bodfish to allow the
special train right of way. .
Identification of the dead was alow,
wing to the condition -of the bodies and
the confusion following the crash. VP
to early tonight it was reported that
the only bodies . positively identified
were those ef the engineers ' of the
trains Fred Wilson, - who drove - the
special, and Engineer Bagley of . the
frelemV- Both came from Brownsville,
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The uninjured were taken to nearby
towns until the track can be cleared for
continuance of their Journey. In the
meantime citisena were offering the hoe
pltallty, of their homes to relatives of
the dead and injured.
The collision occurred near the foot
of Boarston mountain In an , isolated
section of the wilds of Maine.' .
- The country here is bleak and unin
viting, lying under several feet of enow.
A short distance from the scene of the
wreck is a long, high trestle. Had the
crash occurred on the bridge, the death
toll : would ' probably ; have been much
greater. - -
The spot where the two trains met
Is In ,a deep cut on a-sharp curve,
which .obscures the view of the .track in
either direction. The heavy locomotive
of the- freight train, dsjren by the great
weight of a long string of cars, plowed
through the engine and some of the
care. Almost Immediately the wreckage
broke Into flamea
; The neareet human habitation It sev
era! miles from the wreck. Telegraph
lines were broken and . It was severs!
hours before the wlree were patched
arid the first frantic call for help was
dispatched.. Then came another long
wait before the relief train steamed into
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HOLIDAY SALES BREAK
(Centlnaed Trim 0
jewels, one almost forgets for a moment
that, after all, Christmas la really for
the little ones. But Santa has not for
gotten it, and the shops are laden with
every kind of toy that could be Imag
ined all made in Americtt, which hasn't
always been true about toyland until It
was : discovered that American crafts,
men had as much skill and imagination
as those of any other land. There are
dainty dolls and funny dolls for little
sister, and for brother are toys of vari
eties which will exercise his mechanical
ability, his brains and his brawn. Every
toyroom is stocked with Kiddle ; Cars,
and. Judging- from the popularity of this
"limb-operated" .vehicle, young- America
is going: to have some well developed lit
tle legs. It is true that the holly In Ore
gon has been Injured materially by the
cold, as have also a large supply of hot
house flowers, because many green
houses were crushed in ..by the snow.
And. although this will reduce the flor
ists' stock. It is promised that prices will
not be increased. As usual, the polnset
tia will be the .most popular Christmas
flower, and the florists are anticipating
large sales of their attractive baskets
arranged with quaint combinations of
pepper plants, . cyclamens, poinsettias
and ferns.
Funeral Services
For Ex-Gov. Moore '
HdinWaUa Walla
Walla Walla, Wash,, Deo. 20,Floral
offerings sent from all parte of the na
tion, from New York city to Los An
geles. were In evidence at the funeral
of - Miles C Moore, the last territorial
governor of Washington, held here today
at the family residence. Her. Otis H.
Holmes of the First Congregational
church presided." Introducing Governor
Laws F. Hart, who dellevered the fu
neral address. ; Dr. S. B. Ik Penrose
gave the Scripture reading. Governor
Hart read extracts from the last mes
sage of ex-Governor Moore to the legis
lature at the time of the inauguration
of the first governor ef the state.
Gibbons '-Stresses'
Christ Teachings
Baltimore, Dec. J0. U. P."ChrUt8
coming means peace, on condition that
we get back to his teachings." said Car
dlnaj Gibbons today In his Christmas
story of. sacrifice and unselfishness, and
sacrifice and unselflshnese bring peace,
Wilson's Health Is
Washington, Dec. IMt N. &-Presi-dent
Wilson's condition Is so improved
that Dr. Xercum, the PhUadelphia spe
cialist wiU discontinue his weekly vis
its and will make visits at "Indefinite
Intervals. Dr. Grayson announced this
afternoon , ..
Cliriotmcis Seals,
Sale Approximates
C36.000 in Oregon
.Estimates. Saturday night placed the
total returns to data from the aala of
ChriBtmas seals in Oregon at m,oo&
Theaotuai returns from Portland were!
111,000, and judgiag'-from the record ef 4
past years, the state outside -will match j
rortland. More than ,1000 worth ef
teals are in the bands of the public)
school children, and only a few partial
returns have been made.,: The sale in
the schools win continue pyer Monday
tr.J Tuesday, and the boc'.h sale win
continue until Christmas eve.
v The total returns from the booths for
Saturday were f38r.51. The high booth
tor the day was the Tifth street post
office In charge ef Mrs. Anna Pettlbone
ef the American War Mothers, her re
turns Including coppers and' silver by
the pound bills end even a dollar coupon
fren X4berty bond. - x v.f- .
Dritlsn Names Men to fill Berlin rost
Xndon. Dec. IS. OJ. J. Lord Kil
marnock has been appointed . British
charge d'gtfalres at Berlin," the Post re
ported today. He win be Great Britain's
first postwar diplomatic representative
In Berlin.' . . i .
Perching Has Great
Eeception in Chicago;
Ohil&eri Honor Him
C Chicago, Dee. Ik !. N. S.) General
John J. Pershing arrived In Chicago to
day to remain until Monday honored
by this dtye s,eoofeoo ef population as
po "other visiter. . ,
Ai the general's special train entered
the station, he was greeted by a salvo
from a battery ot )&S-mlllimeter suns
manned by a crew which had genred
under him In. France. -
Mayor Thompson and his official fam
ily greeted the general as be . alighted
frc:.i the train, and was escorted to an
automobile .through a lane of school
children' who raised their voices' In pa
triotic songs.
Starting with a parade this afternoon
General Pershing will be kept en the
Jump during Ms stay here, attending
banquets, addressing returned soldiers
and presenting decorations to Chicago's
war heroes.
fire Destroys film Laboratory . ' ?
New Terk. Deo. to. (X. N. 8.) Tire
starting from a film In the laboratory
of the Solax Studio building. - at Port
Lee, N. today destroyed the building,
causing a loss estimated at fXOO.000.
The structure, a twe-etory affair, was
occupied by A. Cepellint. a motion pic
ture producer. All employes ef the plant
escaped safely.
Habeas Corpus, Is
Refused in Case-of
Miss Anita Whitney
Oakland. Cal, Dec 10. (L N, R .
Superior Court Judge Jamea O. Qulnn
today denied , a writ of habeas corpus in
the case ef. Anita Whitney, prominent
eoctal and civic worker, recently arrest,
ed on the charge of criminal syndical
ism. She was Immediately remanded to
the custody of Sheriff Baraett. .
Attorney James F. Pemberton, defense
counsel filed notice ef demurrer, but
the application i was denied by Judge
Qulnn. Pemberton announced he would
appeal the case to the supreme court .-
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