| Show PRESIDENT ASKS SHIPYARD PROBE CRIMINAL prosecution TO FOLLOW IF CHARGES ARE FOUNDED ON FACT mismanagement and rec reckless kless expenditure of government funds charged Cost Being doubled and slow progress made washington dinv inv investigation esti gation by the department of justice of the american international corporations construe tion of we govern governments menes big fabrica fabbricat ing steel shipyard at af Ho gIsland island pa was ordered 0 on n by president allson a view to erlin criminal lual prosecutions it the facts develop more than reckless expenditure of government moneys money at the shine same time Chalm chairman nan hurley of tile the shipping board indicated that corporations the ons coner contract act for building the yard and ships might be canceled which staken wa to mean that the government might take avei over the yard this step has been urged by members of the senate committee investigating shipbuilding clia Cli ages arges of mismanagement and a reckless spending of government funds fund s at hog asland have been made freely before the senate committee witnesses ses have testified that the yard for which the pie shipping board Is put ting fing up lip alith allt lie money may cost twice the carried in the original esth estimate nate the slow progress progress made in ili the construction of the yard and reports of loose management prompted chairman hurley three weeks ago to put lit in full charge of the work former rear admiral P F A bowles as assistant general manager of the emergency fleet corporation mr air curleys Hur leys threat to cancel tit the corporations contracts was contafi con tai 1 d I in a letter to admiral bowleg directing him to uncover any Irregular irregularities Ittes anti and notify notifying ink him that attorney general gregory had been requested to designate nate a special assistant to assist him admiral bowles was directed to effect a more economical management but was asked to awalt await the senate committees mit tees report before announcing tiny any program in of action |
