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Show MILLIONS fi BUT IMPROPERLY WITNESS n Charles M. Schwab's Name !s Brought Into Shipping Board Investigation XEW YORK, Jai). 20. At least j 5100.000,000 Improperly paid shipbuilders ship-builders by the Fulled States shipping board will be disclosed through an i audit of accounts now In progress, olonel E 11 Miad'.e. former comptroller comp-troller general of the board, declared i hei today before the Walsh congrcs-nal congrcs-nal committee. Colonel AL. idie charged that there wci .1 great many serious lrrogular-lities" lrrogular-lities" in the dealings bcTtwbep the 1 . ihi'-i i, shipbuilding corporation land the government as a resuit of the connection of CParle M. Schwab with , both the board and the Corporation. 'Things bad lit'ca done and allow- cd," he testified. 'because of Mr Schwab's connection which probably would not be allowed otherwise and though I was satifid Mr Schwab knew personally nothing of them, the I influence from Mr Schwab's dual po-isltlon po-isltlon was prevalent Just the same" I The audit, which will ineiudc all I Shipbuilding companies which had contracts with the government, will ,rrst 81,000,000, be testified Colonel Abadle predicted It will form the basis fOI action looking to recovery ' of vast Gums. Colcnel Abadle I xplained that his Charges did not include the Bethlehem corporation alone, but various shipyards ship-yards throughout the country. |