THURSDAY, AUGUST .25, .1821.
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
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SHIPPING BOARD S .
RECO RD' OF GRAFT
SHOCKS CAPITAL
Bj Xonnaa Hapgood
United Sen Staff Correspondent
Washington, Aug:. .25. For acuteness
of interest In--Washington just now first
place undoubtedly goes to the tangle in
the shipping board. A scandal, is usually
rr.ore popular than a problem and the
shipping situation combines a first class
ecadal with a first-class problem.
Chairman ' Lasker, meeting a young
lawyer, at a dance, asked him what he
thouerht should be done with the wooden
snfps.
"You ought to keep the wooden ships,"
the young nan said. !
"Why?" inquired the heavily laden
chairman of the shipping board.
"Because," replied -his new acquaint
ance, "if you do not solve your problems
Miccessfully you will need the wooden
ships for coffins."
The chairman Rave the youns man a
. drink, and the danoe went on.
WOCLDST CHA5GE JOBS
I am glad I am writing for the news
papers instead of trying to hold down
MY. Lasker's job. Here is one of the re
cent incidents of his eventful life.
A certain ex-senator, in, Washington
on business, was called on the telephone
by a friend who happened to be in the
shipping board entourage.
"If you are going to get in your bid.
he said, referring to one of the contem- j
plated sales, "you had better hurry up.
"But when bids were asked for," said
the ex-senator, "the time set -was the
end of this month."
'Yes," said his friend, "I know. But
all the same the bid are going to be
h opened tomorrow." t
EX-SEJfATOB
Suppressing most of his available
profanity the ex-sf-nator called upon the
man in charge of the bids. He indicated
what he thought of deciding such a
matter" before all the bids were in.
"Ah," said the official, "we have got
all the bids we want."
"Have you," said the visitor, with more
or less Tine Irony. "And may I ask now
many of these bids you - mean to send
up to Mr. Lagker forf decision? . . ."
"Three will be enough."
So the ex-senatorial attorney hied him
to .Mr. Lasker and repeated, his woe.
"Waiting ontit the end j of the month
would have done no good," said the
chairman. , fWe have only one bid and tt
Is satis factory." : - ; '
"How much is it?"
"I do not know that I ought to tell
you but I will. . It is $2,800,000."
"Well." breathed out the inquiring: law
yer with some emphasis. "I come here
authorized to offer, you $3,800,000."
GRAFT IS ETEBTWHIBE
Mr. Laaker, ef course,' was shocked at
what his subordinates had been putting
over on him. It is not a debatable ques
tion ; it is a fact that the shipping board
is shot through and through with graft.
The move for a senatorial investiga
tion was blocked by the fear of the
Democrats that such an investigation
would center on the parts of the situa
tion for which the Wilson administration
is responsible, and by the fear of ad
ministration Republicans that the present
regime would suffer from some of the
later facts.
Foremost among the later facts stands
out the appointment of attorneys. A good
deal of the noise is made about the sise
and number of salaries recently handed
out to legal assistants, and there is plenty
to be said on both sides of that question.
But' a much more effectively subtle drive
is against the fact that many of these
lawyers have been representing shipping
interests that are now urging claims
against the shipping board.
SENATORS INQUISITIVE
A few senators asked with some na
tural heat whether they were to vote
large appropriations without inquiring
into so striking a situation as this: It
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is nut uemeu uiai salaries 01 M,vm), j
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who formerly worked for the govern
ment at about a quarter of the sum, and
who have in the interim worked for a
shipping organization that is British in
its ultimate control.
Nor is it denied that many other large
salaries are paid to lawyers whose past
affiliations have identified ' them with
suits against the government now pend
ing. efMr. President," said Senator Borah'
on Monday, "all of this discussion, of
course, discloses the fact that it is al
most impossible to discuss any question
here without discussing it from a purely
partisan standpoint,'
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Two August Sales
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Blankets (Second Floor). - . ; ' .--
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Group of 500
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Sensationally Low Price
inexpensive Pianos
During Readjustment Period Sale
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possible to buy now.
$375 $425 $475
will buy fine new upright pianos and that means that you are
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$150 to $250 Less
Than You Did a Year Ago
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9 I by the month as low as 10 for a new Piano, as low as MS for
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Phonographs
f I m r r a -i rvrv
at to $iuu
Reductions
Initial Payment
$5
Small Weekly or Monthly
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Seventh Floor, Lipman, Wolfe A Co.
Smocks Reduced!
$1.95
for Beautifully Embroidered
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Fine roile, heavy crepe and
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$3.95
All Our Finest Crepe' and
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Unless you have seen the
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you cannot imagine the beauty,
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r Good News for Girls!
All Wash Skirts Many Wash Dresses
Reduced to $1.95 At Price .
For Girls and
. Juniors
Others Less .Than
Half Price
fourth Floor, Upman, Wolfe & Co.
ff $1.95
The quality of the batiste, the hand sewn
and hemstitching and the beauty of the drawn-
'will prompt every woman who loves hand-made
rarel to procure a liberal surrlv at this price Fri
Come early to make certain of securing your share of these charming models with tuxedo and V collars. Every sale finaL
Sale Square, Street Floor and Third Floor, Lipman, Wolfe Sc. Co.
lOling Mien I an Younger Young Men,
Heed These
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21.-50
Prices
Friday and
Saturday
Only
Many
Lang hams and
Langham Highs Included
$26
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Over 200 Fine Suits
W A Cleanup of ALL : :
Broken Lines in Styles for Young Men Year round Weights
Every Suit
All Wool
Every Suit
Perfectly Tailored
Single and
Double Breasted
1, 2 and 3
Button Models
Never before have we offered such wonderful
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All sizes from 32 to 42 for young men, but not
all sizes in all patterns.
Towering back of this reduction sale is the realization that every one of
these suits is tailored by one of the ferr makers who tailor their garments up to
the Lipman-Wolfe standard of quality the highest known.
For Two Days Only Best to Come Early Friday
Caps
bn $1.95
TJ a of Smart Cloths,
rialS New Fall Stock
New Fall Arrivals
for Young Me
Hundreds of New Fall Suits Have Arrived for Men and Young Men
Fifth Floor, Lipman, Wolfe &. Co.
$3.65
EVERYTHING FOR CASH EVERYTHING FOR LESS-
The NEW Tailored Hats of Black Hatters' Plush
in the fashionable high luster
with contrasting facing of
smart
Leatherette
ace here for immediate wear
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Lantern Bags
Also new Strap Purses and
Leather Vanities
such as the young miss and every
woman adore.
Featured
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Cash Price
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Vanities of black, brown and gTay leather; large mir
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Strap Purses of tooled and spider grain leather, $1."
Soft, roomy leather Bags , in the novelty lantern
style, metal tops with large mirror all at the one
feature price of ONE DOLLAK.
ECONOMY BASEMENT, lipman, Wolf & Co.
A Matchles Low Price for '
Such Style and Quality
And you will find them in most becoming shapes,,
with " straight and roll 'brims. Trimmed with black
grosgrain ribbon band and corded, effect of . the
leatherette. . ; , ;
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SilkHose
Black, Cordovan and Russian Calf, the wanted colors for fall n- pure
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