Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 164, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 November 1920 — Page 3

U.S. SHIPS WORTH LESS THAN HALF OF COST—GILLEN Former Shipping Board Official Puts Loss to Government at $2,000,000. NEW YORK, Nor. IS.—Thirteen hundred Government-built ships today are worth less than half of what the United States Government spent to build them. It cost the Government $3,600,000,000 to produce these vessels and their value now is $1,800,000,000, “or less.” This revelation was made today by Martin J. Gillen, former shipping board official, when he resumed his testimony before the congressional investigating committee here. Gilien. who has shed a flood of testimony concerning waste, corruption and inefficiency gave fresh sensational details. He told of the “cost plus” system of shipbnilding contracts, involving immense “padding” of costs and revealed glaring flaws in the oil tanker program. NEW ORDER NEEDED TO 1.1 FT HANDICAP “Until liquidation of the v shipping board’s war effort is completed, anew halsn'v* sheet struck and new principles established, the Government-built merchant marine will be hopelessly bandicaped," said the witness. Builders of wooden ships got a “raw deal” from the Government, Gillen asserted on the stand. “The Government.” he said, “induced contractors to put their money into plants for building wooden ships and then called off the program without providing for amortization of these special plants, which were useless after such work was stopped. “The wooden shipbuilders were left high and dry with their loss. Amortization was allowed all other special manufacturers. whose production depended solely upon war contracts. “I am not for waste, but when the Government Induces people to go in an 1 do work for it for war purposes, it should absorb the losses conseq g nt upon sudden termination of such work.” REPEATS CHARGE OF EACK OF SYSTEM. Gillen, who has already testified that corruption and inefficiency cost the country two billions loss, repeated today his charges of a total lack of system in the various shipping boards’ departments. Everything was in chaos when Judge Payne became chairman, he said. “A departmental scrap” between ths War Department and the Shipping Board, the witness said, resulted in great laxity in auditing and settling claims. Gillen then told what happened to a bill for $208,243,795.72. which the Shipping Board had submitted to the War Department. for charges incurred by requisitioning vessels into troop ships. “Brig. Gen. Frank Hir.es,” he said, “held up these accounts for months and months. I don’t believe Secretary Baker was personally responsible. “But overnight there was a change in General Hines’ attitude. He had become financially interested in one of the operating shipping companies. And so he became a supplicant before Admiral Benson for settlement of bills. General Hines went to the War Department, also Admiral Benson, who fearlessly told the War Department that the money had to be forthcoming. “Finally payment of IXI 090, OtO was made on account by the War Department.” The witness t*id high praise for Admiral Benson, whom he called “one of th cleanest, strongest, most courageous men I have ever met.” COUNCIL TO OPEN GAS TALK DOORS Discussion on Contract Will Be Held Tonight. Discussion of the contract by which the franchise of the Citizens Gas Company is amended by the city council, sitting as a committee of the whole, will be open to the public, Gustav G. Schmidt, president of the council, announced today. The meeting will be held in the council chamber tonight. The amendments bind the gas company to make $1,000,000 worth of plant extensions and improvements bettor® Dec. 31, 1921 and $1,730 000 worth more as soon as possible and provide that the company shall furnish gas according to a priority list in which cook stoves come first in times of shortage. Starke Cos. Treasurer Tries to Meet Shortage Special to The Times. KNOX, Ind., Nov. IS. —John L. Kessler, treasurer 4 of Starke County, in whose accounts field examiners found a discrepancy totting more than SB,OOO has started liquidation of the shortage by turning over his property, it was stated today. Kessler, it was said, believes he will be able to make the alleged shortage good without action on the part of bin bondsmen. Loot Philadelphia Apartment of §137,000 PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18.—Thieves yesterday ransacked the apartments of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Richards on ThirtyFifth street and got away with .negotiable ■ecurities totaling $137,00“), It was learned today. The thieves also took clothing, jewelry and some cash. The Richards came here three weeks ago from Texas. Mr. Richards deals in investments. The 6tocks were mostly mining certificates.

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COAL MEASURE ATTACKED IN THIRD SUIT (Continued From Page One.) coal cars would enable the mines of the State to satisfy. “If a sufficient number of coal cars Is furnished commercial mines of Indiana and they are permitted to work without interruption they have sufficient capacity and will produce sufficient coal to meet every demand made on them In the winter months of 1920-1921. “The act of the State of Indiana does not provide or purport to provide any remedy for such shortage of cars and transportation facilities and has no tendency to remedy or prevent a shortage of coal. SAYS COMMISSIONER’S POWERS NOT REMEDY. “The powers conferred on the coal commission are not suitable to remedy, mitigate or removte the causes of any lack of coal to supply the general demand by consumers in Indiana or to mitigate the consequences thereof. But If their exercise and enforcement is persisted in will only result in still further aggravating and increasing the difficulty of supplying coal in the state.” The companies set forth their production and net earnings from 1903 to 1920 and stipulate the various properties owned by them, in tabulated form. Thev declare they have spent much time in building up a market in other states and say if they are compelled to sell their coal in Indiana they are prevented from furnishing coal to markets and consumers outside this State and by reason of orders of the coal commission they will lose the markets and consumers of the coal and will “suffer great and irreparable loss and damage without payment or compensation and without due process of law.” Orders No. 1 nnd No. 8 of the coal commission, fixing the prices to bo charged and the tonnage to be produced by the Vandalia Coal Company are cited in the bill. According to the complaint, prior to the passage of the coal commission act a contract was entered into with the Ogle Coal Company of Indianapolis by the plaintiff, by the terms of which the plaintiff agreed to sell to the Ogle Coal Company all of its produced tonnage up to and including March 21, 1921. By the terms of the contract the Ogle Coal Company agreed to pay to the plaintiff an amount equal to the best price obtainable for the coal, less 5 per cent of such price. The contract further provided that the Ogle Coal Company should have the right to contract for the sale of the plaintiff’s production beyond the period of current sales upon obtaining consent of the plaintiff to the proposed contract and in pursuance of this arrangement the Ogle Coal Company entered Into contract, with many consumers.

OGLE COMPANY CONTRACT TERMS. The contracts made by the Ogle Coat Compan.y were based on expectations of average running time of the year 1920. During the months of April, May, June, July and August of 1920 the running time of the plaintiff’s mine was poor, the complaint states, and they say if they are required to sell this coal at the prices fixed by the coal commission for the remainder of the contract period they say they will suffer great loss and will become insolvent and bankrupt. The complaint sets forth the damage that would result front failure on the part of the plaintiff to carry out ’he existing contracts between the plaintiff and the Ogle Coal Company and between the Ogle Coal Company and various consumers. Certain contracts now existin* between the plaintiff and the Ogle Coal Company ace set forth In detail. By reason of order No. 1 of the coal commission, the complaint states, the plaintiff will operate at a great loss in 1920 and the only way to avoid such loss. It is set forth, is to sell coal in interstate commerce, unhampered by orders of the coal commission. The plaintiff avers that on Ocf. 5, 1920. it could sell coal and receive for it, $5 for mine run, $3.23 per ton for lump, and $4 75 per ton for screenings, both in and out of the State of Indiana, and that it could do so now, were it not for order No. 1 of the coal commission. CONTRACT CONFLICTS. On Nov. 1, the plaintiff was ordered by the coal commission to ship fourteen car loads of coal to the Indianapolis Coal Company, to relieve a shortage of coal said to exist at that time. The complaint states that the plaintiff was unable to comply with this order without violation of existing contracts with its regular customers. On Nov. 4, the pltintlff was again ordered by the commission to ship to another city a certain amount of coal. The Sore or Mouth You should keep the throat and mouth clean and healthy. Any disease that attacks the canal through which must pass the food we eat, the beverages we drink and the very air we breathe is a serious matter. Why neglect Sore Throat or Sore Month when TONSII.INE makes it so easy for you to get relief? TONSILINE Ts specially prepared for that one purpose. TONSILINE does its full duty—you can depend upon it. Keep a bottle jlj in the house —where you can get h it quickly when needed. 85c. !' and 60c. Hospital Size. SI.OO. W Your druggist sells TONSILINE. sV

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company then replied that If a certified check so rthe amount of the coal were received, then shipment would be made o nthe order of Nov. 4. This shipment was made under proti.it the complaint states, made in writing and was shipped in view of the fact that penalties would be Inflicted upon failure to carry out the commission's orders. On Nov. C the officials of the plaintiff company were cited to appear before the commission on Nov. 14, to show cause why their license to mine coal should not be revoked for failure to comply with the orders of the commission. In the complaint the company attempts to show the damage that would result should their license be revoked. They state they can not operate without llbability of a fine, and without liability of the officials of the company being sentenced to the penal farm. If they do not operate, their mine would deteriorate, because of being Oiled with water and gas. and walls would cave in, causing an expenditure of about $150,(“00 for repairs, the say. THEIR HI 9INES.9 THROWN INTO CHAOS. They say that as a result of the institution of the coal commission, their business has been thrown into chaos, and set forth fourteen reasons why they have been damaegd through operation of ths ecal commission law. They declare tha law unconstitutional and Invalid, and say ihe orders of the commission are void. They pray the court to declare the act unconstitutional, and ask that* the officers of the commission be enjoined by order of the court; from collecting the tonnage fee on production, from revoking t-Htir license, from ordering them to sell to consumers other than their regular customers, and from requiring them to sell their coal in this State to the exclusion of interstate commerce. An interlocutory injunction is asked to restrain the commission from revoking their license in the case that was being heard before the commission today, to be in force until a hearing ean be held for a permanent injunction. The plaintiff is represented In Its action by Attorneys Charles Martindale, Cooper, Royse, Bogart and GamblU and Whitcomb and Dnwden. LETTER ADVISES COAL DEALERS. Letters ure being sent out by officials of the Indiana Retail Coal Dealers’ Association, advising dealers not to withdraw their suits against the coal nud food commission, according to a letter received by Jesse E. Escbbaeh. chairman of the coal commission, from a coal company In northern Indiana. The coni dealer Inclosed the letter said to have been received by him from H. R. Yeagley, secretary of the coal dealers orgamsa tlon. The letter follows: “Your letter of Nov. 5, asking me to withdraw your stilt against order No. v of the special fuel and food commission has been received. This la quite a surprise to me and I am at a loss to understand why you have decided to take this action. Will you kindly advise me at once your reasons for so doing so. that we may know Just what the actual conditions are? If it Is a matter of hooks and records, I would call to your attention the fact that you do not necessarily need a modern up to-date bookkeeping system to prove in court that $2.50 la not enough margin Tor you. A great many dealers for whom we filed suit are having accountants go over their books to ascertain what th*dr costs are. This is certainly advisable and I would suggest that you do the same thing, rather than give up yonr appeal, as under the law yon have no further chance for an lnoren-ed margin “Please advise me at once Just what your reasons are for taking the action above noted.” 3 COMP AMES HEARING IS OX Transactions of the Ogle Coal Company of Indianapolis, and its relations with the Vigo Mining Company and the Vigo Coal Products Company, both of Terre Haute, were the subject of inquiry today in a hearing of the three companies before the Special Coal and Food Commission. The three companies hail been cited to appear before the commission to show cause why tbelr licenses should not be revoked because of reputed violation of the commission’s orders fixing coal price*. The Ogle Coal Company, throngh its attorney, showed that It acts as a sort of selling agent for the two operating companies. The Indianapolis company

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did not take the stand that it had necessarily not violated the commission’s orders but rather expressed the doubt of the legality of price-fixing by the commission. Several clashes occurred between counsel for the commission and for the respondents. Governor Goodrich, Otto L. Klauss and Jesse E. Eschbach, as the fuel commission, sat as Judges in the hearing. It was not expected a decision would be given by the commission today in the matter, GENERAL COAL OUTLOOK GOOD WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—The bituminous coal supply Is outstripping the demand, production promises to reach new high records and prices continue dropping, coal men and Government officials agreed today. While a less optimistic view Is taken of the anthracite situation, the belief Is expressed here that it also will recover from the effects of the recent outlaw strike and right itself by the first of the year. Officials of the National Coal Association of Operators today said the supply of bituminous coal is steadily improving and production for the present w r eek may Bet anew record. Prices at the mines, they say, continue to drop and there is no shortage, except sporadic cases in scattered localities. At the American Wholesale Coal Association It was said the bituminous coal Is satisfactory In every way and prices continue to decline. The United States Geological Survey today cited figures to show coal production so far this year is fapldly approaching the production at this time in 1918, record year, when In face of a heavy demand there was a surplus carried over. The production this year hag been about 484,331,000 tons. At this time last year it was 406,344,000 tons and In 1918, 005,021.000 tons. If present rates of production are kept up the production by the end of this year may equal or even exceod the 1918 figure, it is believed here. Throughout October and the latter part of September production ran more than 12,000 000 tons a week for four successive weeks. It fell below this mark only last week, due to the Armistice duy holiday. OHIO EXPECTS ~ XO COAL SHORTAGE CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 18.—There Is little danger of & coal shortage In Ohio and surrounding States this winter, coal operators and dealers here agreed today. Plenty of coal Is being mined, they said, and the only danger of a shortage Ilea In the coal car movement. Ohio coal is down to $9.66 a tun here, tha first time nlnce the peak of sl6 was reached. Soft coul dropped under $lO. SCOUTS IDEA OF COAL FAMINE CHICAGO, Nov. 18. —There is no prospect of a coal famine in the Middle West this winter, according to Fred

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C. Honnold, one largo Coal mine owner. Honnold today declared there has beea a tremendous Increase of cars and that coal la now moving freely. “The mild weather also has helped to avert any famine,” Honnold said. “The fact that we have had little cold weatbei has Increased the stock of cool on hand.” NEW ENGLAND SUPPLY NOT NORMAL BOSTON, Nov. 18.—Although the supply of coal flowing into New England from the mines Is far from normal, the outlook was more encouraging today than for several weeks. Rail and water transportation is improving, it was stated. NEW YORK OPENS OTHER STATIONS NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—Seventeen additional emergency coal stations where fuel may be obtained in 100-pound lots were opened in New York today. Health authorities believed these additional stations would tide sufferers over until Dee. 1, when it is believed the shortage will end. Arthur Rigley, special assistant attorney general, returned from Washington with an announcement that plans have been made by the Federal Government for arrest and prosecution of coal profiteers.

INDIANA G. O. P. REPORTS DEBTS Debts totaling $77,202.62 stand against the Indlann Republican State Central Committee today, according to a report of Fred C. Gardner, treasurer, filed witn the clerk of the Marlon County courts, and covering the period from Nov. 16, 1018 to Nov. 17, 1920. Gardner’s report shows total receipts to Nov. 17, 1920, of $219,308 64. which, •with a balance on hand Nov. 16, 1918, make a total of $222,438,15. Total disbursements are $222,308.44, leaving a balance on hand Nov. 17, 1920, of $129.71. The report shows that $60,000 was borrowed from the Indiana National Bank. I.arge contributors to the Republican State fund were nprned by Mr. Gardner as the Republican National Committee, Governor James I*. Goodrich, Will H. Hays, Republican national chairman, the Bali brothers of Muncle, Warren T. McCray. Governor-elect, and other*. Ex-Prince Called to Mother's Bedside LONDON, Nor. 18.—The former German crown prince has been summoned to his mothers bedside nt Doom, said a Central News dispatch from Th Hague thia afternoon. The ex-kalserin has been ill for several months. POSTMASTER IS PICKED. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. -President Wilson today appointed Stephen H. Green to he postmaster at Troy, Ala. It was a recess appointment.

Mrs . Rumpler Editor of First Bulletin Mrs. E. C. Rumpler, president of the Indiana Federation of Clubs, will be in charge of the publication of the first monthly bulletin of the federation, to be issued ;n December. The bulletin will be in the form of a foqr-page pamphlet, containing news from various departments, and brief articles of interest to the club women. It is to be sent to all State, county and district club officers and Individuals may subscribe if they so desire. Finns for the bulletin were completed

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at the meeting of the State board of directors, held yesterday in the Claypool Hotel. Mrs. Charles P. Drummond of South Bend was chosen to fill tha office of Stats treasurer, and Mrs. Curtis A. Hodges of this city was named as chairman of the public schools committee, during the session. Alright, Make ’Em So! NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—It would be more artistic if women’s skirts were made knee-length instead of three-quarter length, as at present, Helen Louise Johnson, editor of the General Federated Magazine, said to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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Held in Michigan for Texas Authorities DETROIT, Nov. 18—F. J. Rhlner, who says he Is a banker, is held her® pending the arrival of Texas authorities who, it is said, want him on an embezzlement charge. He was arrested at Ann Arbor, Mich., yesterday. AMUSEMENTS.

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mmm Hassard Short Presents HARRIET AND MARIE McConnell In a New Song Recital AND FRILLS^_ BILL ROBINSON Danish & 'Vallars-Ed. E. Fjd Ray Fern and Marie in a Vaudeville Diversion La Toy’s Models —Chas. MaGooS &Cos. BESSIE ’ REMPLS and Him—ln “His Day Off” Kinograms—Digest Topics WORLD FAMOUS PICCHIANI TROUPE “WAITERS WANTED” “PINCHED” 6 OTHER BIG NEW FEATURES O Dancing in the Lyric Ballroom Afternoon and Evening

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