Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 254, 3 September 1920 — Page 7
WAR PROFITEERS ARE
TARGET OF ATTACK BY JUSTICE LEADERS ,' : '- i WASHINGTON. Sept. 3. Prosecution of 324 contractors, marking the beginning of a move by tbe government to clean up Its war contract controversies, as been ordered by tbe department of Justice. The proceedings will Include both criminal and civil action and Involve "millions of dollars " department officials eaid today. Practically all of the cases embraced by the prosecution order were turned over by the War Department, but I there were Indications that similar cases would be received from other government departments. The shipping board is understood to be planning to request criminal prosecution In half a dozen cases. In addition to those in the hands of the attorney general. The contracts on whlcfe action will be pressed were said to Involve amounts "ranging from a few thousand to a few millions each." They include agreements for the furnishing jt supplies of nearly every commodity which the government purchased for jrtf purposes, as well as construction of camps, cantonments and warehouse and other facilities for the training of the army. Recheck All Data. Preparatory to instituting legal proceedings, 1a most cases the government Las started a rechecklng of euuh data and figures as it has, planning J later to pursue the Investigation into
!tha records of th firms and individ
uals wnose contracts are questioned. This work will require several months and possibility of early settlement of
luoat of the suits appears remote. Officials express the belief that, although the war department had failed .to reach an agreement many of the I controversies would be settled out of (court The war department abolished
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takes" had been made ; by the con
tractor or sub-contracto and that an
investigation of records ould produce grounds on which adjustment of the
matters could be easily piade. It' waa
said that la other castas, however.
"plain fraud and conspiracy" bad been
proved so clearly that not other course
was open to the irovernmtent excepting
direct action looking; to indictment of
the law violators. May Use Local Courts. .
Robert T. Scott, assistant to the at
torney general, said It would be the policy of the government not to deal
leniently with the fraud cases. He ex plained, however, that contractors against whom crril proceedings only would be Instituted' wexfid be given every opportunity to straighten, out controversies before the matter was
thrown into litigation. The contracts
represent practically every section, of
the country and court action will be
sought in local Jurisdictioit
Thomas H- Mac Donald. Thomas H. MacDonald is the new chief of the bureau of public roads in the department of agriculture at Washington. This is one of Uncle Sam's biggest jobs, involving: the construction of new roads and the rebuilding: of old ones, under the federal aid law, which provides for the equal co-operation of federal and state governments.
Its fraud and graft investigating sections some months ago and its facili
ties for making necessary inquiries in most cases were limited. With respect to a score or more of the contract settlements In dispute, there was the belief that "honest mis-
County Churches"
There will be no C. E. or evening serv-i ice. Ladles' Helping Hand Society
meets Wednesday, Sept 8 at 2 p. m. !
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
Boston. Ind, Methodist Church
Pastor. Wilbur Thorn; Sunday School
Superintendent, Ouy Girton; Sunday
school, 9:30. Prayer Meeting Thurs
day Evening.
Webster, lnd. Methodist Church Pastor, Wilbur Thorn: Sunday School SuDerlntendenL Edward Green. Sun
day School, 9:30. ; Prayer Meeting, Wednesday evening. ' '
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Whitewater M. E. Churtifi I F. Ulmer, pastor. Preaching at 9:30 a. m.; Sunday School. 10:30 a. xn., Ernest Newman. Sup'L; Prayer meeting -Wed nesday at 8 p. m. Chester M. E. Church II P. Ulmen, pastor. Sunday School, 9:45, Everett Hunt, Supt; Preaching, 10:45 a. m.; services will bo held at the hall. Mlddleboro M. E. Church L. F. Ulmen, Pastor. Sunday School at 9:30 a. m., Clyde Thomas. Sup't.; Preaching at 8 p. m.; Prayer meeting Thursday at 8 p. m. Economy Friends' Church Pastor. Neai D. Newlm; Sunday sdhool superintendent, Charles Morrison. Sunday School at 10:00; preaching, 11 a. m.. Subject: "A Misused Power." Fountain City Friends ChurchClinton O. Reynolds, Pastor. 9:30 a. m. Bible School; Subject: "Building the Temple"; Harold Barnes, Sup't. 10:30 a. m., Morning Worship. Subject: "Time .to Go Forward".
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