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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON WEDNESDAY, ' NOVEMBER 10, 1020. PARAD h, MEET, TO ARMISTICE DAY AVIATION MM The second anniversary of th signing of ; the arinietic which brought th great world war to a Cl6se will be celebrated Thursday in A Portland. In keeping with the proclamations of Governor Olcott and Mayor Baker, nearly ail stores, public building and offices, public schools and banks will be closed. Three outstanding features mark the day' celebration, in Portland. The pa , rade at 11 o'clock, aviation meet at the Iwia and Clark flying field during the afternoon i and th grand ball at the Multnomah hotel at night. -8ERVICE-MEX I3f VlTED All ex-aervice men have been asked to march fwlth their former companies In the parade. The American ; legion, Veterans ' ot Foreign Wars, Spanish American 'War Veterans and : members ef the Grand Army of the Republic will appear In the line of msreh. - The gold tar division, composed of the mothers - and widows of men killed In .battle, will attract special attention. The women and disabled soldiers will be allowed to ride in automobiles. The parade will start promptly , at 11 o'clock at Four teenth and Morrison streets and move east on Morrison to Broadway, thence north to Pine, east to Sixth., south to Morrison, east to .Fourth, south to Main and disband. : . . Central library will be open from i p. ' n. to 9 :30 p. m. Thursday for reading only. Branches will be closed all day. Veterans of the Spanish-American war are requested to assemble on the " Fourth street side of the courthouse at 10:15 a. m. to march in the parade. H. V. Reed, commander, requests a record turnout TREES AS MEMORIAL Students and alumnae of St. Helena hall will meet at 11 o'clock Thursday for. a special service, after which shrubs and trees will be planted as a permanent memorial to the men who S sacrificed their lives for their country, i Sons of the American Revolution will bold a smoker at the .University club Thursday nlffht In celebration of Armis tice day and the tercentenary of the signing of the Mayflower compact Har old Sanford and Wayne Coe will speak. All arrangements, for the aviation meet at Lewis and Clark field have, been completed and officials appointed to superintend the events for the Amer- lean Legion and the Aero Club of Ore gon. Eight entries have been listed. , The judges will be.: Merrill Moores. . Fred Hicltox. B. Pithlan. Captain F. S. McClurg. Frank Watkins and Lair Qregory. . Lawrence Therkelsen will be starter and C. C Cook will act as ar . nouncer. six'evekts listed . Six events will comprise the meet. The first will be a handicap race from the field to Vancouver, returning by way of Municipal field to the starting point Stunt flying will have a place, . coming on as the second event : landing to the mark will feature number three on the bill The disappearance race, when machines are required to disappear from view of the Judges and return to the field, is listed as number four, while 'in act five a hardy youth will leap from a moving plane In a parachute. - Depot-Morrison and North and South Portland cars can be used to' reach the field, or machines may be driven over Ihe bridge to narking places near the flying space. The first event is slated at 8 :30. ' . ' British war veterans had beea asked ' to assemble at the Commonwealth build - ing. Sixth and Ankeny streets, at 10 o'clock Thursday morning to form their lines for the parade. , .. BUSINESS HC USES WILL BE CLOSED IV ROSEBURG ."- Roseburg. Nov. 10. The local post. American Legion, is preparing for a big celebration on Armistice day. 'AH fra ternal organizations will join in a pa rade. Every resident has been reqiHjed to display the' American flag and to Join with the legion in making this one of the biggest celebrations of the year. 'The program will open at o'clock and continue all day, closing with the ball at the armory In the everting. All busi ness houses In the, city will close all day. HEttMlSTON POST PLANS , ; TO CELEBRATE BIG DAY Hermlston,' Nov. J 10. Hermlston post, American Legion,? is arranging an Ar mistice day program to be held in the auditorium' Thursday afternoon. Post Commander E. J. Kingsley will have charge. The exercises wilt consist of a community sing, led by Kt C. Voelker, musical numbers and an., address by Colonel Callahan of Boardman. In the evening the legion will give a dance. Students Take Part Forest Grove, Or., Nov. 10. Armistice day will be celebrated here .with a big parade of world war veterans, Spanish-American-war veterans, G. A. R'W. R. C. Boy Scouts, pupils of the Central and Buy FROM YOUR Home Office A, I MILLS. Pres. C. S. SAMUELS. (crkrHf Sir For Infanta, InvmlMe sod QrowtasTCMldr The Original Pood-Drink For All Ages Lincoln schools, the Harvey Clark high school students, Women's club. Soldiers and Sailors' Memorial association and students of Pacific university. BENSON MENTIONED (Continued From Page One) Government stipulations aa to the ac counting: for moneys handled by oper ators have been ignored Mora than $125,000,000 is outstanding and unac counted for, he estimated. Some operators have borrowed money, ostensibly for ship operation purposes, but then diverted it to other uses, caus ing banks to discontinue such loans. SUch practices have made the shipping board liable for large sums and exposed banks to losses. Withdrawal by banks of such credits have injured sound com panies. Repairs can be made ty operators up to 110,000 per vessel without inspections by government officials, thus allowing loopholes for graft There have been interlocking con tracts in allocation of ships, which is disadvantageous to the shipping board. Government shipbuilding property has been disposed of at ridiculous figures, oner inventoried at $240,000 selling for 19800. - . . - .i'..- 'Over' advances have been allowed for construction of ships by the Emergency Fleet corporation, ' due to exorbitant claims of contractors whjch have been allowed despite protests of United States shipping board Inspectors. . - , , ALLEGED WASTE AND GRAFT ARE POINTED OUT IN REPORT Washington, : Nov. 10. WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Sever condemnation of shipping board practices and charges of "nuumerable leaks and outright graft are contained in a report made public today by Repre sentative Walsh of Massachusetts, chair man of the house investigating commit tee, which vfslted the Faciflo coast last year. The report covers the work of two ! experts employed by the commit tee, A. M. Fisher and J. F, Richardson. Th contract with George F, Rodgers for removal of unfinished? ways is scored, investigators reporting $5000 a hull j was paid when no work actually was performed. Ati official of the Bard a company ia asserted to be acting in a "dual capac ity," being- also a member of the ship ping: .board cancellation and claims board, and careful Investigation of the Barde company's relations is recom mended. The report bristles with allegations of waste, incompetence and graft running all through the shipping board opera tions from supervising officials, con tractors, and masters of ships down to ship stewards and clerks. Derelict of ficials are not named and only a few alleged questionable contracts are listed, including those of Rodgers and Barde, the American Lumber Sales company and Southern Scrap Material company. The American Lumber- concern, com posed in part of former officials of the Fleet corporation, is alleged to have used government plants to reap enor mous profits from sales of materials it purchased, and similar practices are charged against the Southern Scrap com pany, with, profits running over 100 per cent on material sold by the Fleet cor poration representatives at New Or leans for it's benefit ,Of I Rodgers: contract the report says : "Among other contracts which have been severely criticised is the George F. Rodgers hull removal contract This covers generally all hulls in an unfin ished state at the time of the armistice. or rather at time the contract win Rodgers was signed. Under bis con ract ; Rodgers ia to remove these hulls from the building ways or is to secure from builders of the hulls and owners of the land upon which the hulls " and ways rest a release from further lia bility. "For some reason the shipping board saw fit to contract with Rodgers to pay him $5000 for each hull thus handled. The result has been that in many cases the Shipping board has paid an addi tional $5000 a hull to have Rodgers sell the hull or give it away, in many cases the cost of the hull representing sev eral thousand dollars. . PERSONAL PROFIT CHARGF,I "Rodgers has found little difficulty In selling the hulls to the builders or oth ers at a very fair price, which revenues, under his contract revert to Rodgers, in addition to which he collected the Fleet corporation's $5000 a hull fee, and in so few cases has Rodgers had to remove the hulls from: the ways at all that the question has arisen in the minds of a great many persons' as to why. Since these hulls were so easily disposed of at a return; the supply and sales depart ment of the Fleet corporation could not have disposed of-the hulls in the same manner in which Rodgers did, conserv ing to the Fleet corporation the $5000 a hull paid Rodgers and in addition, reap ing whatever monetary returns have ac crued from sale of the hulls. rROES FULL 1 QUIRT "ThiB contract should be gone thor oughly into by this committee for the purpose of ascertaining what if any, advantage accrued the Fleet corpor ation from such a contract as well as to determine what officials of , the v Fleet corporation committed it to the contract "Dealing with the proposed contract for sale of surplus material to the Barde company, the report says sales have not I - Home Merchant If You Spend Wisely You Will Insist on Oregon Products- Morriso. Portland. Ore. Gen-Mgr. E. N. STRONG, Asst Mgr. for INFANTS &IHVAUDS i 'v.. ' " . ; . ASK FOR ninrrnorlick's 1XU1 9btittM I Wea Milk, Malted OratalstrsetiaPewdef No Cookinrouriahing OiftibXs) been successful from the standpoint of price, millions ef dollars of materials so far sold having netted not more than lSVs per cant ot original cost which is declared to have been at a time when such supplies vers worth mors In the open market and the shipping board at other points was purchasing like materi als at advanced prices. The report pro ceeds : I '' - favoritism: is alleged "The question seems to be ens of mal administration rather than one of fun damental condiUons in so far as limited returns from sal of materials is con oerned. The Barde company went to the shipping board after a contract was made with Karris Bros, and Bard com pany offered and paid $1,009,000 more than Harris Bros, had paid for exactly the sam contract. This created a great deal of discussion and it was charged by the Barde company that the supply and sales department ef the shipping board, through f avoritlsni to Harris Bros., was endeavoring to embarrass the Barde company by not fulfilling the contract as the shipping: board had agreed. This contract covered steel and other materials. ; "Bards, now. It Is said, is trying to arrange to purchase under blank con tract all the supplies and stores the Fleet corporation has, one of the argu ments being that this will enable the shipping board to dispense with its sup ply and sales department DUAL ROLE POINTED TO "It must be remembered, however, Barde is figuring from the basis of net returns as secured by the supply and sales department Instead of from, a basis of proper return for these stores and materials. One of the officials of the Barde company is also an adviser to the shipping board cancellation and claims board and as such exercises a dual ca pacity. . This proposed contract should be gone into very -thoroughly by this committee." On the subject of corruption the re port says. . . , "Usually attempts are made, by con tractors, and in many casea apparently successfully, to secure the favor of th port construction and repair repre sentative who has the assignment of work to th various contractors, and the local United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet corporation agency au ditor, who has under his charge the checkers and tlmkeepers. WORKERS BRIBED, CHARGE "Of course, It Is also necessary to cor rupt timekeepers and checkers in order that the work done by inferior labor but charged for on 'the basis of skilled labor may pass inspection, and that loafing of men or padding of payrolls may go unchallenged. : "This again results in good men being heckled, insulted or even frightened off the .work, whers they will not prove susceptible to corruption. It Is com paratively an easy matter to 'accident ally' drop, a bar or wrench into the hold, when a 'straight' timekeeper or in spector is standing under, and thus It is not long before honest men are dis rusted and discouraged and others are corrupted. DOUBLE PAT GIVEN "One form of corruption most com mon is for the contractor to hire and place r on his payrolls the efficient men who cannot openly be bought This re sults not only In -rome employes of the American Emergency Fleet corporation being carried on payrolls of contractors and drawing pay from them at the same time the employe is drawing pay from the Emergency 'R'leet corporation and engaged in the service of the contrac tor." In other cases, the report says, "prom ises or ruture lucrative positions" are roads to shipping board employes in an effort to tinge their judgment or sway their allegiance to their duty." Favoritism in allocation of ships and, trade routes is charged, "where political Influence or influence through officials of the shipping board themselves resulted in assignment of tonnage to companies with which the officials were or had been associated." Extensive craft is altered in ship sup plies with profit to masters, chief en gineers, stewards and others, in most cases In collusion with contractors and ship chandlers and theft of supplies is said to be so prevalent as to be highly menacing to the success of the merchant marine. , POLITICS 8EEX AT PLAT Political influence is alleged to have been frequently successful in securing contracts for ships, modifications, ex tensions and settlements. 1 Ship . con tractors are alleged in some cases to have instituted Liberty bond campaigns among employes 'and charged 10 per cent. to ship construction account Supply of shipping board boats is al leged to be largely in the hands of firms who will pay gratuities, make deliveries at any hour and charge the cost to the shipping board. Stupendous losses, ag gregating perhaps 40 and 50 per' cent are said to occur in ship supplies. Manipulations of repair contracts to produce overcharges and excess profits ar declared of vast smount and "so tommon that it can easily be proved in practically every port of: the United States." Housing projects are criticised for im proper location, excessive cost and de preciated sale values. ! . The report comprises over 100 pages and will come before th Walsh com mittee for consideration shortly. i ! RODGERS SAYS HE SAVED BIG SUM FOR GOVERNMENT Washington, Nov. 10. WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) George F. Rodgers of Salem, Or., whose contract for the removal of unfinished hulls from ship ways is criticised In the report of experts made public today by th Walsh congressional committee, is la Washington and made this comment: "I am prepared to go before this commit tee and show that through my contract tne government made a great saving. These hulls were a white elephant and many believed that I would lose heavily. x nave since been complimented for the way I handled the matter. And when the thing is averaged the whole contract reflects only a fair profit for in some cases th cost of removal ex ceeded the fee received. fl do not be lieve I should go further with detail until I appear before the committee." under his contract Rodgers handled - wooaen nulls, in all Darts . of the Country. He disposed of six in the Co lumbia river district and 10 on Puget eouno. Mrs. iiuchholta Injured Mrs. Agnes Buchholtz, 1SS4 Woolsey street was badly injured about the head and back Tuesday when she fell from a stepladder. She was taken to St. Vin cents hospital. , Base Hospital Unit 46 Holds Reunion ". - i , : A reunion for th purpose of organis ing again was held in the j Dutch room of th Haselwood Tuesday evening by oase nospiiai unit 46. Temporary or ganization , was formed to last , until March when steps would be taken to make it permanent. The temporary of- ucers elected were: Garret 'Stelsel, president; F.VM. White, secretary, and Willis Ashley, treasurer. The unit was organised and recruited in Portland under the auspices ot the U. of tX medi- al school in 1917. - FATHER ADELHELm LAID AT REST IN ABBEY CEMETERY Funeral services ; for th Right Reverend Titular Abbot Adelhelm Odermatt. founder of Mount Angel college and St Benedicts Abbey at Mount Angel, were held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock: at St. Marys Cathedral and this morning at 10 o'clock in the parish church at Mount Angel. Following today's service burial rites were held in the abbey cemetery. Th Right Rev. Abbot Placid us sang the pontifical mass and Archbishop Alex ander Christie delivered th funeral ser mon Th early morfclig train to Mt Angel carried a large number of Port land clergy and friends. Former students of Mt. Angel college who wer! honorary pallbearers were; Judge J. P. Kavanaugh. J. E. ForesteL Harry Klostennan. John It Murphy, Jordan Zan and Broderlck O'FarreU Active pallbearers were : Father ' J, Cummlnsky, Joseph Maul, Ben Bchafer. Henry Weber, Fred Gansneder and Frank Gansneder. At th service here Tuesday Arch bishop Christ! sang solemn requiem high mass and th Right Rev. Monsig nor A. HUlebrand, vlrcar general of the archdiocese, preached1 the funeral ser mon. -Sisters and ISO girls from St Marys academy sang j the Vatican plain chant. Solos were given by Mrs. Rose Fried Gianelli and B, I Markee. Opening Gun Is Fired In Y..M. A. Drive For New Membership The opening gun of the membership campaign of the V. M. C. A. was fired Tuesday evening at th first campaign supper. i A program of music and minute talks followed the supper. Mayor Baker sike on the T. M. C. A. as an organisation to prevent th spread of juvenile crime. Fred Lockley gave a short .talk on "Bearing- Fruit." G. F. Johnson told of the benefit of th Y.. M. C. A. in making good citizens and O, W. Davidson spoke on service. The departmental heads gave short talks on the work of their departments. Dudley Ryder and George Porter, cap tains of the young men's division, and Elmer Price and Sam Lockwood, cap tains of the boys' division, told of their work. i The T. M. C. A. is entering on a cam paign to have its membership the larg est of that west of Chicago. To bring the benefits of the organiza tion before the men of the city a se ries of special evening entertainments has been arranged. These evenings will be given up to a supper followed by ex hibitions of wrestling, boxing and other athletic feats, Friday night the em ployes of the O-W. R. & N, will be guests. Saturday night the Western Union boys, Monday night the employes of th Portland Railway. Light & Power company and on Tuesday night the Southern'. Pacific; employes will be entertained. j Accused Sings Self Into Jail, Then He Sings His Way Out James Gordon, a Montana miner, has a good baritone voice, He used it in advisedly and got into jail. Then he used it advisedly and got out of jail. The impromptu vocal entertainment so pleased Municipal Judge Rossman that the man, who stood before the court on a charge of vagrancy, was given his free dom. Gordon was arrested Tuesday night by Sergeant Keegan at Broadway and Washington streets, where the singer had attracted .a large . crowd. Gordon told . the court he cam from; a mining camp in Montana and was on his way to the oil fields of California, Re said ha had no money, but after seeing other people playing instruments on th street for coins, he decided to, try hlb voice. wnen asKea oy tne court n ne couia work, he replied he knew how to sing. When Judge Rossman gave consent he entertained the court with a olo, sing ing "Down the Trail to Home Sweet Home." i Chamberlains Leave To Visit Daughter At San Francisco United States Senator George K. Chamberlain, accompanied : by Mrs. Chamberlain, will leave this evening for San Francisco. Mra Chamberlain will remain in California for the winter, the guest of their daughter, Mra R. Gaither of San Francisco. Senator Chamber lain will visit there for a short time, but will leave for Washington in time to be present at the opening of the senate December 5. He will remain in Wash ington until after March 4. when his term will expire and he will return to Portland. i Centralia Girl Is Reported. Missing Maude Johnson, aged If, daughter of Mrs. Johnson of Centralia, was reported to Portland police headquarters Tues day night as missing. The girl disap peared October 29 on her way from her grandmother's home in Tacoma to Cen tralia. She was light complexioned, with blue eyes, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing about 13S, and wore a purple sweater, discs co&i aqa diu nai won last seen. ' Loaf of Bread to -Go Down One Cent, Effective Monday The price of bread will b reduced 1 cent a Joaf, the new prioe becoming ef fective Monday, it was announced by th Master Bakers' association today. The bakers said the reduction at this time means that they will have to oper ate at a loss, due to the stock ot high priced flour. This new price will be held to. however, unless th price of flour increases. Flour has declined in price, but the bakers assert their own stocks were bought while prices were high. Faker Begs on the East Side in the. Name of Veterans A "Feed the boys in th Armlstlc day parade." - ;. v; ' ;! f With this plea a man wag operat ing In th Eastmoreland district to day, gathering a dollar from various homes ,' ,- : f A victim ef th "skin game" tele phoned th mayor's, office, but not until after th man had departed. I Marriage Is Unique In Fairyland Scene At Local Florist's A crowd which taxed .the standing- room capacity of Clarke Brothers florist shop ! Tuesday ' evening witnessed f a unique wedding ceremony read by th Rev. Frank L. Wemett pastor of the Centenary Methodist church, when Miss Pearl Lapp of Marehfield and Wendell Lechner of the store management were married. The sales room of th store, in i spite of its commercial day time at tire, was transformed into a brilliant setting of the season's choicest blooms for the wedding. A bridal arch of tall standards of chrysanthemums in yellow and white combined with palms and in terwoven with greenery was fashioned over the stairway and ther the young couple tood for the service. An or chestra played the wedding music and continued its strains softly through, th service. j The bride's gown was a smart tailored costume and her flowers were a corsage of orchids and baby rosea. The brides maid was Miss Minnie Schulta of Fort land, j Walter Gregg was best man. ' The idea of the wedding ceremony in the store started some time ago when A. J. 1 Clark proposed in a joke that any member of the organisation who wortld be; married in th stor should be given a wedding celebration at th company's expense. Lechner later announced his intention rt accepting the offer. Second Trials in j Stamp Oases Loom Robert La Salle, William Brenner and W. E. Smith, accused in connection with sale of stolen War Savings .Stamps, will have to face trial again, according to an announcement made by the United States attorney's . office this morning. Failure of the jury to agree on a verdict will not bring them immunity, it was announced. The jury Tuesday found Angello Rossi and Fred Peterson guilty if dealing in stolen and altered War Savings Stamps and acquitted Dave Stein. Japanese Kill 20 Koreans and Burn ! School of Natives Tokio, Nov. 10. (U. P.) Twenty Koreans were killed and one - mission and one native -school were destroyed by Japanese troops October 30. near Lung Tching Shun. Korea, according to a for eign office statement today. The Japanese Infantrymen engaged the Koreans-after reports had been received that the mission was contributing funds to the Korean insurgent movement Yakima Limits Sale 0 Ginger, Paregoric Taklma. Wash., Nov. 10. Parents must cut out dosing children with pare goric if they meet the conditions of the new city ordinance regulating the sale of j drugs containing alcohol and ether to one-half ounce in any one day, either on ! a 'physician's prescription or a per mit issued by the chief ot police. The sale ot Jamaica ginger comes within the same restrictions. Defeated Aspirant Loses His Position Yakima, Wash.. Nov. lO.Failure jto land th nomination at th primaries that his chief might become his chief deputy has caused Deputy Prosecutor George Mullins .to lose his position, ac cording to Mullins. O. R. Schumann, county prosecutor, says that since the primaries Mullins has lost Interest in his work and is of no us to th office. i Military Tactics Topic Military tactics and development work necessary in the state to protect It from possible aggression of a foreign power. were discussed at a dinner meeting of members of the Portland post American Society of Military Engineers, in the Ore gon building. Tuesday evening. Thirty- five members were present Talk isn't always cheap when money talks. - Make Yourself at Home In Our j Player Roll Department (lie an Amplee te Try Over the LaU&RotU. .. We Fastur the Q. R. S. V LIPMAN, WOLFE & CO. Ndme 1 Face Powder ( Cree Boxa Onty Keeps Tha . I Complexion Beautiful Soft and velvety. Mosey back U not en tirely pleased. Nadine ie pore and harm ! Adhere aatU washed oft Pteveots unburn and rturo of tflaeelentiaa. Clltooa ef delighted nsarapfST Its veto. Flesh, Pink, Brunette, Whit. At lasakg tseet usslai. II Oaf latest It, syaal Me, WsHssttl TaOt Cmhst. Fash. Tim. Id by ROBERTS BROS, and Otter 'feUst C asters WALNUTS Osnulne drafted gngllth rrenquett 1 WALNUT TREES $2, $20 and $3 Each WOODSTOCK NURSERY "H SOS WeoSrteca A. Fiwn gelt Z3S3 .1 . AUTO OWNERS ARE SLOW IN ASKING FOR LICENSE TAGS S - . i . . ' '" ... 1 " '"V V. Salem. Nov.. 10. Less han EQ00 applications have been received fo.r 1921 motor, vehicle licenses , up to date, according to Secretary of Stat Kozer, who urges uutcmoblle owners to file their applications, as early as possible in order to avoid the ; usual last-minuta con gestion In the automobile registration depart ment.'. J . i-- Motor vehicle owners are reminded that it wiU be a violation of th law to operate cars after January 1 without the new license tar and that : the Issuance of these tags requires a certain amount of time. Automobile owners who delay in filing their applications may find it necessary to stor their cars after the first of the year until their belated ap plications can receive attention and the licenses issued in their regular order. It is estimated that not less than 60,000 applications .will i be made befor Jan uary first and based upon present indi cations the great: bulk of these will be made at the last minute. A total of 102,427 automobiles, 348. motorcycles. 751 dealers and S2S4 chauf feurs have been registered for 1920 up to date, with receipts of th registra tion department aggregating 2,041, 042.T6. - ALL THIS WEEK Oame antf fee OhsHle' put the RAY in aunthlne and knock all the "QhV eut ef OLOOM In the merrltsl ey enuna er wrltun. Men Othw Feature KLABORATV PftOLOulfg. "E has Y NOW PLAYING I LNV nJl 1 ft Kflftt'l N W A j3ssssfKHIHBHB5S!Tr'Tsi-. - WSH fDrRawno . 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