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COAL SHORTAGE CROWDER SENDS HUNS DROPPED WAR INSURANCE AMERICAS AIM GUARD DUTY IS - PROGRAM TWO : MONTHS BEHIND Scarcity of Skilled Labor and Lack of Material Are - Responsible 65 FIRMS ARE AT WORK Contracts Call for Four Types of Machines Senate In quiry Is On ! V- .. - WASHINGTON. . Jan. 31- Constant-altering of plans to meet rapid changes In air fighting tactics in Eu rope, combined with delays in get ting material and scarcity of skilled labor has put America's great air craft program two months behind schedule, though It Is now moving forward smoothly. In disclosing this today to the senates military com mittee; Colonel Deeds, assistant to Major General Squiers. chief signal officer of the army, said that not a single machine of the exact type planned when congress appropriate! 1840.000.000 for an air fleet will see service in France. CoTonel Deeds told the committee that the tendency was toward ma chines of greater power and that valuable lessons In this respect ha a been learned at the last battles about Verdun. He believed that the ma- ehine:now being- made and sent to Prance Hot only would meet present requirements, but would excel any thing the enemy may produce. Four Types Manufactured. Testimony on how many machines have been sent over, tht equipment going with tbenf, the number f av iators In France or expected . to go was left' to an executive session of the committee, and will be continued tomorrow, but Colonel Deeds said at the -public hearing that It "looks as though we will keep the program of ntovinr men and equipment to France rell balanced." Colonel Deeds said four types of machines were being manufactured. elementary training, advanced train Ing, combat and bombing. Contracts have been flet for 5350 of the ele mentary type, first used by the stu dents, 2153 - hare been completed, and contracts had been awarded for fiOO of the advanced training. In formation about the combat and bombing craft was withheld. . " ' Contracts for the aviation service, however, exceed in the aggregate the $640,000,000 provided by congress, and are distributed- as follows: $194,000,000 on fixed price con tracts; j $285,000,000 for those on cpst pins percentage basis, and. $255,. M 0.0 00 in- foreign- contracts ; with France and Italy. . Sixty-five Firm Busy. . Hie . foreign contracts, Colonel Deeds ' said, were arranged as be tween' governments through an al lied commission thereby escaping payment of large royalties demanded by some patentees.' ; It had " been found, that the training machines could -be built for 25 per cent less than at first planned but those for active j service cost mora - than planned. , because of ' greater horse power. - The. committee was told that con tracts had been awarded to sixty-five firms and that 400 sub-contractors were working. ... To emphasize rapidity of manufac ture, the colonel said the Hanley Page, an English machine, was be" Ing manufactured now in the United States although final drawings for It were received only, four weeks ago. Two weeks ago specifications for ft Copront model were : received and work already is 'progressing on that, he said. Capron! trlplane experi mented with here some months ago. was not practicable and a smaller model Is being made, he said. . Colonel Deeds stated that the sig nal corps was disbursing about $2, -000,000 daily but that the organiz ation' had been so perfected that no invoice remained in the offices more than twenty-four hoars. Sden (Stores to Close 1 1 ct 8 O'clock Saturdays . . . Ten Salem mercantile establish ments have agreed that beginning Saturday, Feb. 2. they will close at" o'clock Saturday nights. They ate .11.' W. '. & M. L. Meyers, Barnes Cah store, U.. O. Shipley Co., Ka f onry. JJrothers, Fullertons,' W.- W Moore, Imperial Furniture company, Chambers & Chambers, CL S. Hamil ton and Max O Buren. tl is stated that the agreement Is made so that the stores may- comply with, the state labor laws regulating the hoars of female-labor. The change will elim inate he present arrangements which makes two shifts of employes nec essary. It is held further that store service .will be Improved. SIX ARE KILLED BY RUN AYAY TRAIN (Continued from page 1) ' about twelves miles an hour when it struck the coach. The coach was 'jammed afalnst the passenger station and the building was wreck- ea. employes or me station es caped injury:..- The two. railroads cross at Sedro fT.'oollC7. -e. Great Northen train was the regular local. No. 208, on the "branch,, line from Anacortes to Rocksort. "tl was ' utaodrnr Ois station while the crew transacted the Dullness mere. Nearly every person in the coach was injured. Two hospitals were taxed to care for the injared and phlsicians rushed - from all nearby towns. IS URGED UPON ENLISTED MEN Home Service Workers to Use Every Influence Up to February 12 LETTER RECEIVED HERE Red Cross Headquarters Ask Local Chapter to Urge More Policies . .Explanation in detail of the terms of war risk insurance for soldiers is contained in a letter that has been received by Henry W, Meyers, chair man of Willamette chapter. Red Cross, from F. P. Foisie, division di rector of. civilian relief of the Red Cross; with headquarters at Seattle Home service workers arc- urged to make every effort up to February 12 to Induce enlisted men to take out insurance. The letter follows: . "1. Men who enlisted In the mili tary and naval service prior to Oc tober 15,. 191 7. must make applica tion for war risk insurance before February 12, 1918. Those who en listed at a later day must apply with in 120 days after enlistment. "2.r Application from approxi mately only one-fifth of the men in service have been received by the bureau of war risk insurance up to this time. The authorities favor every proper effort which will sell this insurance to all enlisted men. Home service sections may assist ef fectively in the campaign that is now being conducted with the purpose to insure all enlisted men, who should 'take insurance, prior to February 12. 1118... . ' , ... "3.! Form 2A of the bureau of war risk insurance provides for the ap plication for Insurance by the. enlist ed man only, but permission has been secured whereby near relatives can fill .out this form and send to the enlist l man for his signature. . "4. Your home service section Is urged to reach the near relatives of eVery man enlisted from within your chapter jurisdiction and assist them in the preparation and forwarding of Form 2A. (A supply of these forms is going forward to yoti under separ ate, cover and more can be secured upon request.) "5.i This form when Tilled put by a relative, should be forwarded not to the war risk bureau, but directs to the enlisted man. . "6. f A . letter accompanying the form, coming either from a member of his family or. from your home service section should explain to the man that it is absolutely necessary for him to (a) Sign his full name, (b) Sign in the presence of his com manding officer, (c) Turn the com peted form over to his commanding officer on or before February 12. 1918. , : "The letter to the man should also make it clear that if he has already applied for insurance he need not use this blank unless he desires to increase the amount of Insurance. "7. : It surely should not be neces sary to urge upon home service workers the nesi of bending' all ef forts up to February 12 toward In ducing every enlisted man to take out the full1 amount of insurance. It is the very best provision for the future of the. enlisted man himself. his present dependents, and his fu ture: dependents, which it is in his power: to make. v "There is no time to be lost. Call freely upon this office for any assist ance needed. -,. 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Completed outfit, including inhaler and one bottle of Hyomei. costs but little, while extra bottles, if afterwai d needed, may be obtained of any drug gist, j : : Minnesota Man Looking Over Flax Prospect Here Krl Wessels of St. Paul, Minn., is In the city 'as a guest of the Salem Commercial club, looking over the situation In Marion' county as' to tha future of the flax Industry. He ' will remain here a few days. ana n is mosx important, from - -a f growers point of view' as well a ' . T, take Dart 1n them, fro mtbe mannfaettrlnV end tnT??" IU remaIn but the problem, that he be aftordea"an the information nbsslble to rive subject, as it la. hoped that as one result of his visit, Marlon county, with its state flax farm, may take a place , in the production of lines nec essary for the fleet of aeroplanes the government has. promised to put into the war In France. As iit takes 1000 yards of linen for an ordinary sized aeroplane, and with an average of about three and one. half tons of flax straw to the tcre. every bit of information to be givem or received while Mr. Wea sels is here, will add greatly to the flax prospect of the county. 14 I announced that Von 'Hiaderc burg is now a belted prince. Bel him! .'-" IS FOR FARMERS TO KEEP BUSY Soldiers May Be Furloughed to Help Harvest Crops, Says President GOVERNOR IS ANSWERED Selective Draft Not Intended to Interfere With Pro duction Work TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 31. rt is the desire of the administration that farmers "essential to the continued and undiminished operation of farms' may be given deferred class ification in the draft and that fur loughs may be granted at planting and harvest seasons to those al ready in service, according to a let ter received by Governor Capper to day from President Wilson. The governor had written the president urging the f urlonghing of skilled farmers at harvest time and steps to prevent the drafting of ' farm labor in view of the serious farm labor shortage in Kansas. President Wilson wrote irr reply: "Under the new selective service regulations under which the present classification of registrants is now progressing in very specific terms in those regulations it is provided that skilled farm laborers essential to the continued undiminished opera tion of farms shall be deferred in class two. It Is our-presept hopes and belief that we shall be able to raise all the forces in immediate prospect without invading any de ferred class and therefore we can assume, I think, that future drafts will not interfere with our supply of skilled farm labor. "I also had very nrominentlv in mind the advisability of furlough !ing selected men during planting and harvesting time and to this end the war- department has asked con gress for authority to grant such fur loughs ; without pay. whenever. la the opinion of the secretary of war, the military situation justified such a step.. Of course, 'It is impossible to say In advance what the changing conditions of warfare" may impose upon tis, out I can assure von that. If this authority Is granted ,y con gress, we shall -permit these fur loughs whever ft possible to do so. 1 take Is that what I have said Is precisely responsive to "what you "a m mum ana i hops and be lieve thar the various selection boards com sosed of men nf x-nur choice will exercise the authority to defer skilled farm labor in such a way as to meet the situation you nre- sen in the fullest, way It could be met unaer our nresent Hi-mm. stances." r , DR. STANSFIELD IS COMING HERE Mission for St Paul's Parish to Continue All Next Week The Rev. J. Atwood Rtansfiold D. D., of New York, will snend next week la Salem at St. Paul's Episco pal church, conducting a mission for that parish beginning on the evening of -Monday. February 4, and contina- mg tnrougn Sunday, February! 10. Services are planned for each day of tie week with the exception of Sat urday, and. will include a dally cele- uration or tne holy communion at 7 a., m., a devotional service at to a.m. and a preaching service at 7:30 in the evening. The services on Sun day. February 10, will be according to the regular schedule. In addition there will be mission services for children rnnHn. Dr. Stan afield Tuesday, Wednesday "uu xuuiBuay anernoons at 3:45, im mediately after the close of school. These services will be brief, and adapted to their character. - Dr. Stansfield has Just concluded two successful missions in Portland one at St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedni and one at St. David's church. He Is spending this week in similar work at Astoria. - He has been engaged in vocational mission work for a num ber of years, meeting with wide suc cess, having conducted missions all over the continental United States. He Is an earnest and forceful speak er, emphasizing, the fundamental things of Christianity and the church, baring the frills and non essentials. The happy chance of otfter western engagements has made It possible to bring him for the week to Salem. ; Any; and all of the services are of course open to the public to whom Uie. parish extends a hearty welcome to come and take part in them. Dr. one Dallas Children Continue Good Work in Stamp Sales Reports received at the office of I A- Churchill, state superintendent of public instruction, show that Dal las school pupils are leading the whole state of Oregon in the sale of thrift stamps, seven already making claim for achievement pins. The pins are given to the first 1000 children in the state who sell ISA wo-u thrift stamps. Three of the Dallas youngsters were mentioned in The Statesman yesterday. Now four more are added to th u Th. Floyd Reed. Eugene Was, Alice Pat terson and Alice Crider, HARD QUESTION FOR SOLUTION Constabulary Is Proposed for Parole Work Instead of New Companies ! BUSINESS INTERFERES Colonel Disque Objects to Bringing Men to Portland From Camp Lewis Governor Withycombe held a con ference at Portland yesterday with Acttnie Adiutant General Williams, Colonel Disque of the spruce division and army officers, after an inspec tion of shipyards and property re lated to the progress of the war. He announced upon his return to fealein last nights that it Is likely a state constabulary will be organized to re place the Oregon guard as far as this form of guard duty is' concernea. The regon guard will still remain on deck, but the executive states that the guard is made up largely of pro fessional and business men who can ill , afford to .lose their time ding guard duty. The stat constabulary, if organized, will be made up of men willing to do much duty as a mater of employment. The governor still has some hope of the federal government assisting, but - this hope is rather remote. ' ' ; Colonel. DisQue, at the conference, objected., to drafted men being taken to Portland from Camp Lewis for guard duty on the ground that the drafted "men ere being trained as rsipidly as possible for military duty in France and that the guard duty would interfere with such training. The question of how to finance the proposed organization is one that will depend upon what arrangements can be made for cooperation between the coporatkms, the city of 'Portland aotl the states " . i Over Three Handled Hear Address by Prof. Dunn Standing.rodm'was at a premium at the Salem Public library Wednesday night whep Pror. Frederick Dunn of the University of Oregon gave his illustrated lecture on Rome, tl is estimated that more than 300 people attended and the pictures were high ly enjoyed. The lecturer was intro duced by Kenneth Power, president of the Latin clab at the Salem high school. The v next lecture on the library course.) will be two weeks from last night when Rev. F. T. Porter will give an Illustrated lec ture on Russia. Chinese Prisoners Are Returned to County Jail Three Chinese who ;were commit ted to the state penitentiary from Portland after conviction on charges of murder In tho second degree were yesterday taken back to the Mult nomah county jail pending a proba ble appeal of their cases. They are Yce Gnk, Wong Yen Tneng and Sucy Fong. A . certificate of probable cause has been granted by the court, and it is on the strength of this that the men, are returned to Portland. They were received at the penitenti ary January 20. Rose Winslow Is First in County to Win Pin Rose Winslow of the school at Aumsville is the first Marion county pupil to sell $50 worth of thrift stamps and to be entitled to an achievement pin to designate her as a member of the Junior Rainbow regiment that is being organized In Oregon by State Superintendent Churchill. The first 100,0 pupils in Oregon who sell $50 worth of stamps each will compose , the regiment, Harris and Burnett Will Be Speakers February 17 W. C." Faulkner, of tho .Lincoln Washington memorial day celebra tion, scheduled for Sunday February 17, says that Justice Wallace Mc Camant of the supreme court has another appointment en that date, and cannot make one of the addres ses. The committee has arranged with Justices Harris and Burnett to make the leading addresses, which will be participated in by others. t Appropriate musli will be on the program. The recitation of Lincoln's celebrated Battle""fitJGettyfburgh ad dress by one of the high school cadets,- besides short memorial, talks by a, few who knew Lincoln person ally as boys, in Springfield, Illinois, will be heard. - Altogether the committee promises one. of the most interesting meeting evcar held in Salem. NOTICE. v" Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the secretary of the state fair board,! 210 State House, Salem, Or., ; up to 3 o'clock p. m., February 20, 1918. for the erection of .the first two units of the stadium building to be built on the state fair grounds, according to the plans and specifications which may be obtained at the office of Lewis I. Thompson. Atelier Building,; 91 North Tenth street, Portland. Or. A deposit of $25 will be required upon delivery of the plans and specifications. Hoard of State. .Fair Directors. By A. II. Lea, . . i: ' Seeretary-lianager. IS THREATENING INDUSTRY AGAIN Situation Which Led to Gar field's Closing Order May Be RepeatedV PRODUCTION FALLS OFF Snow and Ice Hurt Railroad Movement and Entire -East Affected ' WASHINGTON', Jan. 31. A new coal shortage as acute as that which two weeks ago bronght a government order rlosinr down industry, was re garded as inevitable by the fuel ad ministration ornciais tonigjit, uniess there is an immediate improvement in weather conditions. Coal production fell off this month 16,000,000 tons, about one-third of the normal monthly output accord ing to reports to the4 National Coal association, and snow and ice havj fift restricted railroad movement that the entire east, officials admit, faces a critical situation. Under preferential orders Issued at the time the closing decree was put into force, coal is moving first to ships, households, public institu tions and a preferred, list of war industries. Other industries,, it is admitted, will suffer severely unless there is an immediate change, in weather conditions. .-i . : The 16.000,000 loss in production in January was due, theVNatlonal Coal association sets forth, entirely to car shortages. " Besides delaying the return of empty cars to the mines and thus retarding production the weather has slowed up the delivery of loaded cars and many cities in the east are almost entirely without supplies. PEACE MEETING r IS IN SESSION Two Members of Ukrainian Republic Incorporate in Delegation BREST-L I T O V S K, Wednesday, Jan. 30. Via Amsterdam to London, Jan. 31. Talaat Pasha, the grand vizier, presided today at the opening of the plenary sitting of the peace conference. Dr. Richard Von Iiiehl raann, the German foreign secretary, announced that Dr. Count Podewils Durnitz, former premier of Bavaria, would represent Bavaria. ' - Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik for eign minister, said that two repre sentative of the Ukrainian people's republic hand been incorporated in the Russian delegation, to which also had been added M. Karelin, the peo ple's commissioner for state, prop erty. i PETROGRAD, Jan. 31. In re porting the reopening of negotiations at Brest-Litovsk, the semi-official Russian news agency says that the presence in the conference of Dr. Count Podewils-Durnitz is due to the opposition of the Bavarian press to ward the Berlin government. Foreign Minister Trotzky having announced the arrival of the Khar kov delegation of Ukrainians, the Germans decided to -reserve their at titude toward it until the arrival of representatives. of the Kiev Ukrain ian rada. Dr. Von Kuehlmann, the German' foreign secretary, proposed a resumption of the work of the po litical commission, which deals with territorial questions. The , Russians agreed.- LABOR ENDORSES LATEST SERVICE Gompers Approves Plan of Department to Mobilize Workers WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. Organ ized labor's official endorsement of the United States employment serv ice of the department of labor in It3 work of mobilizing and distributing an industrial army for war service wae given tonight In a statement by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. "The American Federation of La bor is deeply interested in the suc cess of the United States employment service as conducted bv the depart ment of labor," Mr. Gompers said. J - i nere is no more rundamentai serv ice in the interests of the wage earner than the organization of a 'labor market at which nnemployeJ toilers may exchange skill, experi ence and labor power with invested capital. The country has long needed such a service." Organiaztion of the states for the campaign to. recruit 3,t00.000 volun tary workers virtually has been com pleted. Among the state directors' of the public service reserve, the recruiting branch of the employment service, the following were announced to night: Montana Scott Leavitt, Great Falls. Oregon F. T. Griffith, Portland. Washington R. Moran. Seattle. Yon Should Worry Let the Classified Ads Work for Tod OUT NEW RULES IN ART.IY DRAFT Provost Marshal Changes Physical Requirements for Accepting Men HEIGHT RULE CUT DOWN Local Boards Must 'Refer Many Cases to Medical Advisory Boards WASHINGTON.' Jan. 31. New regulations for selective draft phys ical examinations were Issued today by Provost Marshal General Crowd er in preparation for extension of the policy of accepting for special and limited service registrants un fitted for general military duty.They will bring into the service under the nevt draft many men who otherwisa would be exempted. . : Local boards are directed to pass upon registrants for general military service enly when they come within the standards ' of unconditional ac ceptance or rejection. All other cases ir.ust be referred to the medical advisory board for (further examination.. . Hereafter here will be no unconditional re jection of men who have, remediabla defects. ; Under the old regulations men under five feet in height were un conditionally rejected. nL the. fu ture men 58 inches In heiyrht. If exceptionally well proportioned, may be taken, - and if not exceptionally well proportioned their eases must be referred to the medical board. Registrants above 78 inches when not exceptionally welt proportioned also are to be referred to the medi cal advisor board for classification. The minimum weight established by the regulations is 100 pounds, unless . the underweight is "plainly dne to some recent Illness and other wise the registrants have no dlj rftialifying defects," bat the cases cf registrants weighting between 100 pounds and 114 pounds are to be re ferred to the medical board. , - - Registrants under weight In pro portion to the Irheight, unless it 13 plainly due to some temporary cause also go to the medical, board. . ' The provost marshal general an nounced that specific ' regulations and information soon are to be given to the medical advisor; boards con cerning special and limited military service for registrants unfitted for general service. "A CHALLENGE TO CHRISTIANITY" IS TITLE OF PRIZE WINNING ESSAY OF HISS MARIAN EMMONS IN BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN CAUSE "A Challenge to Christianity" is the title Miss Marian Emmons places upon her prize winning essay on the Armenian situation. Her essay. wliich on the joint decision of the judges, . scored highest and was awarded "best of all," follows: , "Scattered f f om the eastern coast of the Mediterranean sea to the Euphrates river lived a people, who at the outbreak of the great war. were Industrious and thrifty, content and happy in their domestic rela tions! and bearing with fortitude and patience the tyranny of their political masters, the Turks. "In their villages air was peaceful and prosperous. The crops of grains. fruits, grapes, figs and olives ripen ed under the kindly rays of the sun. The many shops with their gay dis plays of Oriental rugs and wares, gave proof of their industrial activ ity, for these formed the most in telligent class of the Ottoman empire.. : -. - "Such was the condition of the country until Turkey joined the cen tral powers in war, and invented an excuse to vent their pent-up hatred of centuries on. 'the hapless Armen ians; not for any crime they had committed, bnt because like their ancestors, they remained true to their Christian, faith. ''Then what a change! Hands of merciless Turks swept down upon the tranquil unsuspecting towns, and left in their wake only desolation, ruin, poverty and 'extreme suffering. Lands were confiscated; villages pil laged and burned. But was that all? No. The atrocities of the Infidel Turk knew no bounds. With an In sane lust for blopd. they seized the young men, tortured and finally slew them. Then they turned their atten tion to the defenseless women and children, and ,. old men. too feeble to resist. "These were ordered to leave: whither they knew not. Some es caped from their homes, and found their way" Into southern 'Russia where they- now are suffering from lack of food, but those who did not escape fell captive lo a fate so hor rib' that death itself would seem sweet in comparison. The prettiest of the young women were sold into slavery or placed in harems. The aged, unable to stand the hardships of the journey, died upon the way. while many children were left be hind to perish miserably. "So the Turk suddenly endowed with power to diet,' devastated the en tire country. The once happy peo ple are now penniless, homeless, and suffering agonies uch as no Nero, in his wildest flights of imagination, ever dreamed: of 'inflicting. Why? Because they, were true to their Christian faith the faith which forms the foundation of the Ameri can government; the fatth that ros ters democracy, and makes the world safe. . "It is a challenge to the Chrlstlan- 70' BOMBS 01! CITY OF PAL Three Kinds of Project: Used According to Inv:: tigation Made NIGHT BATTLES TH:: i Sparkling Signal Lights r.: Machine Gun Flashes St: by Crowds PARIS, Jan. 31. Fragments c: projectiles dropped ty the Germa-? and examined at the municipal L:' -oratory show that bombs of tfcre. kinds were used by the invaders, ac cording to L'lntransigeant. They were winged torpedof, weighing from 160 to 200 powj!' explosive, bombs- and incendiary bombs. : The total number of bombs drop ped is estimated at 70. American Red Cross anibular. workers tassicted In ' removing f.;r raid victims to hospitals. The ef.t:.-v ambulance personnel was mobiliz-i and had their machines waiting for calls within , forty minutes after t: commencement of the raid. President Poincare. 'Premier Clei enceau and General Dubail, military governor of Paris, joined the grp;.; crowds of other Parisians in vis ing the localities' where the bo;; ' had fallen. The , president vl.si . personally a large number of the in jured. In the street crowds the conver sation turned chiefly upon the ama.v ing midnight battles in the air, cf which not much was seen except th sparkling signal lights and remc flashes-of the machine guns. Representatives of the Associate I Press heard, various street . dlsT,:, slons as to the psychology of the C -man attacks. The predominant feel ing seemed to be that' there shoul i bo such reprisals by the French a . would convince the -Germans that i. was not worth while to drop bo mi upon non-combatants. Generally, Parisians treated th raid as a great dramatic spectacle. All signs of it having any moral ef fect upon the populace were absent The newspapers today did not prir: long stories of the raid, and elimi nated altogether the names of local ities where damage was done. - The coal famine Is serving cr rood nurDose back east. It is mak ing the folks'go to bed early. . ity of America, the only nation that can help. Will the people of America answer? As the nation must re spond, so must the Individuals f whom the nation is composed. . yon answer? Or at least hear Ua words of the Master:. 'For I was hun gered and ye gave me no meat. . naked and ye clothed me not. Tot Inasmuch as ye did It not unto the least of these my brethren, ye ill not it unto Me.' " SHIPYARD COST ABOVE ESTEIATE Business 'Methods cf FL." Corporation Are Sense:! Questioned WASHINGTON,- Jan 31. Investi gation of 'the Hog- Island shipyard near Philadelphia today by the sen ate commerce committee disclose! that the government expended ia constructing the plant several mil lions of dollars more than the Am erican International corporation es timated It would cost. The corpora tion built the yard with government money under supervision of the Emergency Fleet corporation and i-' to build a number of fabricated ships for the shipping board under the same plan. , Robert J. Bulkley, chairman ol the war industry board and formerly of counsel for the Fleet corporation, told the committee, he understood that the fleet corporation recently gook action to reduce the buildlas cost. Senator Harding said' he infer red that had agents of . the fleet corporation used proper business methods , they would have saved money to the government. Under the contract, Mr. Bulkier said., the government has no re course for recovery of any part ot the difference between cost of.tn" plant and the estimated cost mada by the corporation. - Company to Make Good Liberty Bonds Lczzti NEW YORK, Jan. 31. The Fed eral Reserve bank of. New Yoik an; nounced tonight that the Bankers Life company of Des Moines had ar ranged to make good the losses suf fered by purchase of liberty bondJ through the speculations of Elmer E. DwlgglnsT former general man ager of the insurance company's N' York office. As a prelude to tc plan, the assets In the hands of tfee receiver In bankruptcy appointed tor Dwigglns will be turned; over to t3 Bankers Life company.