TifEBFOPtD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORKCON. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 101ft
HUGHESREPORT
HiAMRnmnFPS
ISIIIUUI I IULIIU
FOR 1 DELAY
Criminal Prosecution for Colonels
Vincent and Mixter and Lieutenant
Vrooman and Court Martial for
Colonel Deeds Recommended
Delav and Wastane.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Tho mis
takes, (allures, delays and wastages
of tho airplane production program
under the administration of the old
aircraft boards before the reorgani
zation last May are detailed In the
report of tho Investigation conducted
by Charles 13. Hushes and Attornoy
General Gregory. Tho report recom
mends court-martial proceedings for
one army officer concerned and crim
inal prosecutions for throe others.
The chief blame for tho failures Is
charged by the Hughes report to de
fective organization In the army sig
nal corps and tho luck of competont
direction of tho work by responsible
officers of tho corps.
l)'lii)H ICviierlenri'd
The report rinds Hint there wore
delays in getting airplane models
from tho alllos and preparing specifi
cations for their production; that
1'lans frequently were changed to the
embarrassment of contractors; that
sinie manufacturers well qualified by
organization and experience could
not get orders while others apparent
ly with few qualifications If any did
succeed In getting them, and that
there was confusion and waste In
the plants.
Profits In some Instancos, Mr.
Hughes roports, were enormous altho
Attornoy (loneral Gregory points out
that CO per cent of these profits re
vert to tho government In tho form
of v.ar taxes, anil expresses tho heller
"that no such profits were nllowcd as
to Justify a charge uf liail faith."
Hugo I'rofiiM In Night.
Tho Daylon-WilKlit corporation,
the report says, with a capital of
$1,000, 00(1 and government financ
ing to tho extent of $ 1 ,40.1,000, has
prosroets of profits of more than
Jfl.WIO.UOII. Tho Ford Mo!or Car
company on contracts for fiooo Liber
ty motors, tho report estimates, will
make a profit of more than $.1,001).
000, on an Investment of not more
than 1 l.HOO.Oon. Tho I'lsher-llody
corporation, with an Investment or
SSUO.OIIO anil government financing!
of $2,000,000, the report snys. Is es
timated to in h ko a profit or J.'l.r.lio,
000. Tho Packard Motor company,
with calculated Investment of $11.
808,000 and n contract ror 11000 Lib
erty motors, Is ostimalcd to bo about
to realize prorits of $l.4!i0,000 on 17
months work. Tho Lincoln Motor
company with paid In capital or
$Suv,0l0 and investment or $7,150,
000 of which $11,4110,000 reproaonts
Items on which tho government pays
40 per cont depredation Is estimated
to have In prospect or In hnnd prof
Its of $7.1 SO, 000.
Itnilly Oi-gmilu'il
Tor a year aftor tho country en
tered tho war tho report sayp, the
equipment division of tho signal
corps or tho nrmy was badly organ
ized with "a host ot sections nnd de
partments with lll-deriued functions,
creating disorder anil conrtislim ralh
or than sustained, well-directed and
ovpert effort."
Hundreds of flying cadets, the re
port says, worn held at training
camps during the early months of
the war without tacllllles ror train
ing horause there was a failure In de
livery of training plant's.
The chief, actual wastes from the
original appropriation of $iilo,ooo,
0, which subsequently was In-
rrnannd, the report says, was In the
abandonment of two types of air
planes ono of Iheiii tho much ills-
cusseu iiriHfoi and tho failure to
tako udvontngo of salvage rroni the
abandonment. This waste Is com
puted as aggregating $:' l.ooo.ooo.
The officers against whom criminal
proceedings are recommended nro;
Criminal lroirul Ion
Lieut. Cnl. J. (1. Vincent, former
vice-president of tho rncknrd Motor
company and now in charge of Hie
alrplano division of tho aircraft pro
duction bureau.
l.leut. Col. George ". Mixter, a
stockholder In iho Curllis Airplane
and Motor eoriMiriilion and produc
tion manager of Hie aircraft bureau.
l.leut. Samuel II Vriioman, Jr., In
spector of propeller lumber and a
stork holder in Hie S. It. Vrooman
company of Philadelphia.
Iteenuimonilatlnn also Is made that
Col. Kdwnnl 11 Is be brought before
n court martial ror sending conflucu
tlat war department Informal Inn to
former business aisortati's at Hayten,
Ohio, and for sponsoring "a crossly
misleading statement" last February
about progress of production.
Tho report exonerated fiom any
wrong-doing the civilian personnel of
tho aircraft production board.
Tooling of I'nteiits
Discussing charges that thru the
pooling of aircraft patent rlsbts In
tho Manufacturers' Aircraft associa
tion leading contiaelois hlmli rcl
progress of luveniion and restraint I
trade, Attorney General Gregory In
his loiter of transmittal said:
"Whatever may be kiiUI of the
Charge that ibis arrangement tends
to discourage future development of
this Industry, H results us to en-
ablo tho government, thru contrac
tors, to securo the use of ail noces
sury patents at a fixed cost and with
little friction. It was not entered
Into until the attorney-general hud
given an opinion that it did not con
flict with tho anti-trust law. I find
no basis for tho suggestion that In
bringing It about the members of the
aircraft board were actuated by nny
unlawful or dishonest motives."
Mr. Hughes said it would require
a moro exhaustive examination of the
patent situation than he made to
ascertain whether tho patent rights
contributed by the Wright-Martin
Aircraft corporation and tho Curtfss-
Acroplane Motor corporation Justi
fies the arrangement to pay $2,000,-
000 to these concerns.
High Salaries Criticised
Salaries paid ofricers of some air
plane plants and charged to operating
expenses which wore paid by the gov
ernment, woro criticised by Mr.
Hughes. Ilo referred particularly to
officers of the Dayton-Wright Alr
plano company, II. K. Talbott, sr.,
who received $35,000; C. F. Kotter-
ing, who received $35,000 and H. K.
Talbott, Jr., who received $30,000.
Thcao men, business associates of
Col. Docds, also recoived largo sal
aries from other Dayton firms with
which they were- connected. "Even
more extraordinary" said Mr. Hughes
was tho salary of $03,000 a year
puld by the Standard Alrcrntt cor
poratlon, ut lOllzabeth and Plalnfleld,
N. J., to Its president, Harry II. Min
gle, a Now York lawyor. These sal
aries, It was explained, uro subject
to reduction by tho government.
Labor Conditions Hail
Labor conditions, Mr. Hughes said,
generally were unsatisfactory," cit
ing tho I'uckaril plant, where, ho said
tho labor turn-over was between 400
and 1100 percent a year."
Criticism also was given tho
Wright-Martin company for seeking
draft derermeut ror many of Its em
ployes at the New Urunswick, N. J.,
plant, who had few qualifications for
the work In which they were classed.
.Since the government paid manu
facturing costs, .Mr. Hughes says, the
tendency In many plants was to pad
payrolls.
Pudding of Pnyrolls
At tho Curllss plunt near Buffalo,
Mr. Hughes said, "tbero is abundant
testimony," showing that thru the
utter lack of a decent system men
nnd women wero paid when they did
not work; employes wero ublo to
leave tho ractory and remain absent
for hours while recorded on duty;
men who were without work enough
during the day to keep them busy
wero employed overtime at Increased
rates; men wero brought to the plunt
Sundays when tlioro was virtually
nothing for them to do. and for many
mouths there was such demoraliza
tion at this plant thnt It became the
subject of contemptuous gossip
among tho employes."
Iieferrlng to the government's pur
chase In November. 191 I, of the Gen
eral Vehicle company's plant at Long
Island Clly, N. Y., to make engines,
Mr. Hughes said "the actual neces
sity of tho purchase Is not apparent."
During tho Investigation, Attorney
General" Gregory reported a case of
petty graft was discovered In an of
flee of tho slgnul corps, fostered by a
civilian employe, "tending to estab
lish dishonest inspection on u rather
small scale In ono ot the least Im
portant plants." A grand Jury Is Investigating.
TURK COLLAPSE
BRINGS END
WAR
NEARER
Complete Isolation of Germany as Re
suit of Desertion and Surrender of
Allies. Outstanding Feature of Lat
est Developments in Collosal Dra
ma of Victors.
LONDON. Nov. 1. The complete
isolation oi" Ocnnunv us u rrsult uf
the desert inn nnd surrender of her
allicri is coiuniciited tiiMin hero hh the
uutNlnmliiiv feature of the latest de
evlopmunts in the "colossal drama of
victory." The effect of this isolation
upon her armies, coupled with -the
desperate internal conditions In Ger
many, is regarded almost everywhere
as hriiiirini; the end of the war very
near, although in some oaarters
warning in raised that tho (ieniian
army and navy is still in existence
and in the hands of desperate men
are fninidahle and dangerous.
May KiRht in Tut key
The general tenor of comment,
however, indicates a helicf that (ior
manv must sooner or later accept
virtually any ' trims the allies im-ro.-c.
There is coiiiderahle specula
tion as to the eytent (Jcrmnny will he
aide to oppose the carrvtmr out of the
trrnw Turkey has aeeeplcd. It i- un-
Knoun whet hi r Ccrnnn uarrUons still
hold the Dardanelles forts nnd other
defenses of Constantinople, while re
sistance hy the Geruvinizcd Russian
Black Sea fleet is regarded ft
k'tiomk possihilitv. Kven if the forts
are evacuated, passage of the wtrait
may not. its is suirucsted. he without
d:m'.'er. as it is assumed thev are still
mined and must he swept hefore ships
ia -s t I'roiitih. The Kvpre-s. however.
l"arns that the location of all mines
; l !,.,. ii. n t....., -...i it..,
I ner helicvrH that when thev under
took to mien the sIhijIm tho Turks
Uo j".rpf,l to help the Hritish clear
the nun fields.
Th" i'nrne nns'hilities fofowin"
(he Tarlsh colln pse a re discussed
hv a'l the newsnancrs. anion? the
rnnrful anirnrie Uc'w the rescue of
Rupian-a and the end of Holsheviki
tvrannv in Iitissin.
TmprosNion Franco
PARIS. Nov, 1. The capitulation
of Turkey, nllhnuidi anticipated, has
made, nevertheless, n profound im
pression in Frnnee. Newspapers d
"lare it to he nn event of supreme ini
rtortnnee. "Tho convention is of n nnrnlv
"iMitnry character." snvs the Matin,
"and in no wnv nffects the neaee
whieii w'H eventually Mimed with
Mo Tur'-i-h omnri. What is inter
"stin?. however. ' t Ii immediate
"nns"onnncrs of tho arm'sti". Trst
'f all. tho frrfpl'r nar p he Brit-i
'di nrnnes in fivrin. Pnlest'e nd
f.,n.,:., .p t. Unoo.l TW
armv of the Orient, which will fioon
be the armv of the Snvo and the Dan
ube, will he perhaps called upon to
play a ureal role, for which its re
inforcement hv seasoned elements will
be desirable at an early date. When
the Dardanelles are opened the allied
fleets will restore direct communica
tion with Humauia. as it is hardly
probable that the Gocben. the ilres
laux and the Russian fleet sold to
Germany hv the Holsheviki will offer
resistance.
The allies will then hold the Med
iterranean outhb lf L'krainiu nnd
Greater Russia.
REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED.
(Continued from page one.)
night after which there were demon
strations In front of the ministry of
war, according to a Vienna dispatch
quoting the semi-official news agency
which customarily is used for mak
ing court announcements. Today's
Vienna newspapers deny that Em
peror Charles has left the capital.
An Imperial ordinance authorizes
alt officers in the country to place
themselves in the service of the ar-
mlea constituted by the new formed
governments and to permit the sol
diers under their command to serve
likewise.
Kmperor Charles, the dispatch adds
before leaving Vienna personally
gave orders that all conflict with the
poDiilation be avoided. He instruct
ed the authorities to yield without
resistance to the new power.
ROME, Thursday. Oct. 31. Irrt
dentists are planning to erect monu
ments to President Wilson In Trent
and Trieste in recognition of his load
ing part in the struggle for tho prin
ciple of the right of peoples to decide
their own destinies.
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sufficient to rid your feet of cyery
hard corn, soft corn, or corn between
the toes, and calluses, without so-e'
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DOCTORS
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But Lydi.t fcl CinUiam'a
Vegetable Coil. pound Ke
moved th. Caur; of
this Wvai); Ciness.
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Pinkham'g Vcgcj.o!o 'jrnpou.d for
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SENSATIONAL SALE of MLK BLOUSES MADE in AMERICA
I iri t'l day9 ,a'h mo"f ' ' I
hltrii-d rmv doctors
' t"'4l without iwne'it until
I whs renlly discour-
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urged nrn to tako
l.ydia b. I'mkham
CHICAGO. Nov. 1.- II wns said
al Urn (il'iiri' l' Hie I'niliMl Slalcs clis
liii't uttorni'v lifre tndiiv Hint inilii'l-
ini'iits iirnlialilv wcmlil lie ii'l ii riuil to
morrow in I'oiiniM linn iili Urn nir
I'rnl'l mi'iiiiiIiiI. The. ini'n to he iniiiieil
nil live in ( hii'iiuo, il nns miiiI.
TWO WINGS UNITE.
(Contlnuod from paRo ono.)
. V 1 -V. nouni na it h,l
V '-& hclpedhcrsomuch. I
did an nnd soon saw
a ch:v::g for the
nettcr. 1 kept on
Ijikinitandam now
jo well and tTonr
1 ii t I mn Hr. ah .
hoivvr."4 .'v. r. ry v Innanilhav
a M, tic w i pf health as "
couln ..h -i--.. r.. . y. ,.r v'eKttabl
Cci p in t' I.-. STOji, 2
m e i . j, Itv: ,l i T'ie8, ' nl: ..niatio...
ulce'rt.ini., t;irl'.v.i . , h.nd.i ncs and
rorv.u1!.! tin '-'uIo-h no tinr ilnpiving
this 'imo;n rc.. h.. h lvmodv,
pourd . :l
OiHTti irtniit' nnd lire inovii.L mt tlu
I'itivo vaili'V townrd ltclliuit) lurllu'r!
ciilmninur tin wimIuc IicIwimmi I he Aus
trian armies in Vcnrtm ami those in
iho nmuntniiis,
A n.t ro-Hnni;arv's internal situa
tion is ns liiid, it' nut wop-e, lliati that
in the armies on the Italian front.
Tunnl Miehael Knrolvi announees the
institution of a repuhlie at Umluiu'r-t
at'tiT n Miecc'ssfnl revolution and
Arshduke .loseph, the emperor's rep
resentative, has left the eitv. Kmper
or Charles, in departing from Vienna,
it is reported, iiistrueted the authori
ties to hand over the !o eminent to
the new power without reistunee.
Pnnh- the turmoil in Ihidapet, i'oiuit
Tisza. the Conner Hungarian premier,
was assassinated.
Iiepfrts on eonditioiw in (iermnnv
nre nieaui-r, due prohahlv 1o the (ier
man eeti-nr-liip. Kmperor William U
said to have cone to ( irr.ua n errand
headuiu rters. h'eitorls of Hie etupi'r-o'-'s
ahdii'ation siiH persist.
illllgl
if tim h
i.nld Hill Mines
tain ore tit f 1 1 reau
ansoeiatlon
Nov. 1.
ten-
Figiti to Win!
The Nation demands strong
fnen stronjr women and robust
children. Vifdom tii!;r;erts thnt
every proper means o( safeguard
ing the vilnl (orces and building
up d resistance, be utilized.
SCOTT'S
ala-ds definite help to those v.-ho
rj "fighlin3 to win" egi.in.-t
me mroaiis ot wetikiiP!.?. ft
f iruiiu.lit III lltuic
Miilrinnt ......... 1 1 - I...1IJ.
the body by NiiIui c'r methnds. ).( I
Safe Deposit
Boxes Don't
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ONLY a couple or so
dollars it year rents a
Safe Deposit lox ill
the First National
l!ank. With one
you can forget to
worry ahout the safe
ly ot' Liberty lionds
and other valuable
);ipers when you are
away IVof the house.
They'll he tn
I5ank Viiult
iiiul sound. Isn't
that ii good sugges
tion for you to
think over?
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Win. G. Tait, President ,:
rmsT 1
NATiONAL; 1
v BAMK Mm
mm
auufx .ii
Crepe de Chene
Waists
in senii-t;iilored styles,
convertible collar, turn
back cuffs, seams double
stitched throughout.
Comes in a fine line of
colors, also white and
black, l'hese waists are
cheap at $0.00. Very
$3.95
special Satur
day at
Georgette Crepe
Waists
Georgette Crepe Waists,
Exquisite Venice lace
trims collar and extends
down front, tiniest of
tucks and small pearl
buttons further trim
front. Cornea in white,
black and colors; all
sizes. Values up to $S.
For this sale
Saturday
$5-95 I
I WINTER COATS, SUITS AND SKIRTS MADE IN U. S. A. 1
NEW FALL SKIRTS
Jn our separate skirt depart
ment we feature the newest
creations for sport, utility
and dress wear. Pretty flar
ed models, full pleated
styles and fancy pockets,
belt and button trimmed
wool skirts from
"1
Silk skirts, regular
and extra sizes
NEW WINTER SUITS
Navy blue all wool Serge
Suits, new styles. AA
Very special' JjJ.W
Kino Chiffon Jiroadcloth
Suits in navy, reindeer and
other colors. Very
special Saturday .
New Silvertone Suits, beau
tiful styles, all ten nn
wool. Special wU.UU
New Wool and Silk Dhcsscs,
made in U. S. A. Specially
priced from
$20.00 to $50.00
$45.00
NEW WINTER COATS
Women's heavy Plush Coats
with large shawl collar.
Very special
Saturday
$25.00 I
Persian Lamb Cloth Coats
with large plush collar. This
eoiit is cheap at $150.00. On
eald,8::: $22.50
Women's and Misses' Coats
made of fancy mixtures.
Cheap at $2"). For CIO CA
this sale, each plO.JV
UNDERWEAR
SPECIALS
Women's fleeced lin
ed I'liion Suits. Cheap
today at $1.75. Vcrv
special, ffl
suit piLi J
"Women's silk and
wool Tnion Suits,
"Athena" make,
('heap today at $1.,")0.
For this sale, HQ
suit Jj.VO
Children's fleeced lin
ed 1'iiiou Suits; all
sizes. erv special
fNUurday,
suit
$1.25
Saturday Bargains in Dress Silks
Wool Coods, Outing Flannelsnd Blankets
nii inch Wool
Serge in a great
variety of colors,
up to $1.2.j values.
On sale Saturday,
yard Sbc? lit! inch fancy l.laid
tress goods
M inch Silk
Poplin in all this
season's newest
shades and black.
This cloth is cheap
at $1.")0 yard. Sat
urday, yard $1.19
r(5 inch fancy
Silks in stripes and
plaids, a good $2.50
grade. On sale Sat
urday, yd....$1.9S
tiress goods, wood
patterns. Worth
$1.00. Very spe
cial, yard........69k
All Wool Challie,
27 inches wide,
$1.25 values. Now,
yard S9?
.10 inch bleached
Outing Flannel,
good grade, cheap
at 45c Special Sat
urday, yard ...,35
Cotton Plankets,
good sizes, in gray
and tan. Cheap fit.
$:i.50. For this
sale $2.69
Fancy plaid blank
ets. Real $(i.00 val
ues, pair ?4.4S
HOSIERY
SPECIALS
Children's Fast Black
Hose, cheap today at
25c. For this jo
sale, pair 0t
Women's fine Fiber
Silk Hose in all colors
and black. A big bar
gain at 75c. For this
sale,
pair
Complete line of Silk
Hosiery in black,
white and colors, front
pair $l.upto$3.
59c
V Mt-.DrOKD, ORE.
.L i Li ii-J t
SOAP
Colgate's Toilet
oap. all odors.
Sold everywhere
at 15e. On sale
Saturday. cake
10
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AVIATION
CAPS in all sizes,
made of all wool
khaki cloth. Very
special, ca i?l.9S
aims
ThcWoman's Store
H-23 X. Cl-:XTAt,
MKIIKOliO, OltKtiUX
PETTICOATS
Women's fancy
lleatherlilooin
Petticoats; "Fit
L'itc" top. Very
special, ea 2.27
SWEATERS
Women's all wool
Sweaters in ' all
colors and sizes.
Peal $12.50 val
ues. Verv special,
each !....$9.98
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