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Show U. S. Shipping Board Is Attacked Again pONGRESSIONAl. Investigation of the procedure followed by the United States shipping bourd lu the settlement of claims growing out of wartime buldlng contracts Is demanded de-manded by Stiles E. Dodge- of Cleveland, Cleve-land, a special auditor of the board, who has been making a study of conditions con-ditions In some of the Pacific coast shipyards. Mr. Dodge said he had discussed the matter with several senators and representatives and was going to fight to get all the facts placed before the public. One contention he makes Is that he can show that overpayments overpay-ments made and contemplated on the Pacific coast Involved from $3,000,000 to $10,000,000. He says he Is prepared to go before a congreasloiiul coui-' coui-' mlttee and present his case. An Investigation of the circumstances circum-stances surrounding the release by the shipping board on April 19 of L. M. Stevens, acting general controller, Is sought by Mr. Dodge. Mr. Stevens Is from Pittsburgh, and Representative M. Clyde 'Kelly of Pennsylvania hns written to President Harding for Information In-formation concerning the removal of Stevens. "If the conditions which Mr. Dodge describes exist," said Representative Kelly, "the facts should be known to the public. I do not want to take snap Judgment, and I am going to wait and see what explanation is made. If I am not satisfied then, I shall Introduce a resolution asking for an Investigation." Mr. Dodge was with the shipping bourd during the war and for a time was controller for the Great Lakes district. He hus not resigned his present pres-ent position ns a special auditor, and said today ho did not Intend to tier so, When the attack mnde tipo the board was called to the attention of Chairman Laslser, he said the facts would show that the actions of the present administration of the shipping board In the settlement of claims were not properly subject to audit. |