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iSM lAKff jeVwi ",, SA: ; v?i? i ?M r4 ij. 7 W3t t tf.' 'T SiT l? i ft ft H N FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1922 REASONS WHY SOLDIERS' COMPENSATION NOT PAID "I want to bo distinctly understood as saying that the men in charge of the sales of war supplies are in com bination with men on the outside to whom an advantage is given, and that in no case except in exceptional cases Is anybody advised that war supplies are declared surplus except those men who are given the inside." The foregoing declaration by Con gressman Martin B. Madden of Illi nois on the floor of the House in April, 1920, is quoted by Marquis James in the fourth of his sensational "Who Got the Money?" series expos ing war and post-war graft and prof iteering, as indicative of some of of ficial Washington's attitude regarding the alleged steals. The fourth article appeared in the American Legion Weekly September 29. Congressman Madden asserted fav orites of the war department had reaped profits of from 100 to 150 per cent. The substance of his allega tions, the article says, was the basis for two indictments-returned by the extra grand jury sitting in Washing ton of Ernest C. Morse, former Di rector of Sales of the War Depart ment, the indictments accusing him, Everly M. Davis and Alexander W. Phillips, the last-named two chemical manufacturers of New York, with conspiracy to defraud the government. During Mr. Morse's regime property which cost the taxpayers $1,685,000, 000 changed hands. The article deals with three phases of these sales. A power plant which cost, it has been estimated, $143,000, 000 being sold for $3,500,000. Lumber worth $4,697,000 sold for $1,854,000 below the market level. Leather the following is taken from the article: "A total of 580,182 horses and mules were on army property rolls during the war. . "For these 2,033,204 nose bags were bought more than three to each an imal. "For these 2,850,853 halters were bought nearly five to each animal. "For these 1,627,199 brushes were bought nearly three to each animal. "Of these 580,182 horses and mules, 86,000 were saddle horses. For these 945,000 saddles were bought not quite eleven saddles to each horse. "A total of 712,510 sets of spur straps were bought, enough to sup ply every mounted officer with thirty six. "Altogether our army leather pro gram cost three-quarters of a billion dollars. And one reason why, during and after the war, civilian shoes cost from $15 to $20 a pair was that the army program called for more leather than America produces which may also be a reason why Uncle Sam paid for 32,000,000 pairs of shoes an aver age of $7.15 a pair." The article quotes, concerning the leather situation, from the Graham congressional committee report that Stoves d Ranges Order Yours NOW! WE HAVE SOME INTERESTING PRICES There's a strong in crease in wholesale prices due, and it will pay you to buy now instead of waiting a month or two. Besides, cold weather's like ly to come 'most any time now BABBITT'S Hardware Department Phone 90. followed an investigation The leath er equipment committee, an auxiliary of the Council of National Defense, was entrusted with the duty of deter mining and supplying the govern ment's leather needs for the war. Its chairman was oseph C. Byron of W. B. Byron & Sons, large tan ners of Hanover, Pa. He obtained, the article says, a commission of lieu tenant colonel for his friend, George B. Goetz, vice-president and treasurer of A. D. Goetz & Co., harness makers of Hanson. W. Va., who became one of the principal purchasers of army' iiurnuaa. , Lieut Col. Goetz "exalted Captalu Azel F. Cochran, banker, of Hays, Kansas, to a position as harness pur chaser, and Captain Henry W. Benke, small leather dealer of Chicago, to be chief harness inspector of the quartermaster corps." After the war the United States Harness company was organized and "became the cor porate name of Messrs. Byron, Goetz, Benke, Cochran and others." The Gra ham reported quoted says: "Your committee is convinced there was a continued effort from the date of the armistice to the time of mak ing the United States Harness com pany contract, to-wit, September 24, 1920, to prevent surplus leather equipment from being placed on tha market. It is also obvious that the constant efforts of Colonel Goetz and Major Byron were to prevent the sale of the property in question. There seems to have been a concerted move ment on the part of all leather men both inside and outside the war de partment to protect the leather inter ests at the expense of the govern ment until the time came when those inside the government, having full control of the situation and seeing ing their opportunity to realize great profits, deserted their former col leagues." The article declares sales cam paigns undertaken by the government to get rid of the enormous leather supply were failures, and explains: "Some of the most attractive items were not advertised. Minimum quan tities offered were far above the the needs of the individual consum er. To obtain one saddle a farmer had to buy ten; to obtain one bridle he had to buy 22; one whip, 500. By ron and Goetz, without authority, ap peared at meetings of the sales board of review and obtained rejections of bids which were time and again many times greater than the prices for which Byron, Goetz and associates ul timately obtained the coveted equip ment , "Sixty dollars was bid on 'double harness.' 'That stuff ain't worth $3,' an officer says Goetz exclaimed. 'It's robbing the people for the govern ment to get such prices.' "This same harness was about to undergo a further depreciation, for a few months later Colonel Goetz and colleagues took it over for $4.59 a set as a part of the contract of the Unit ed States Harness company. "An effective quietus was adminis- THE COCONINO SUN ered those who protested against the methods of Byron & Goetz, either be fore or after the coup that resulted' in the formation of the United States Harness company and the execution of the amazing contracts in its favor. Captain George C. Bossom, Jr., in! charge of leather supplies, protested and was discharged from the service. Major W. O. Watts, executive officer of the surplus property division, pro tested and was reprimanded by his chief, Colonel Yates, and told not to dig up a 'mare's nest. When he per sisted he was discharged, refusing to consider a permanent majority as the price of silence. "D. B. Baxter, leather merchant of Greenville, S. C, enlisted the aid of two United States senators. Byron and Goetz took him into partnership. Harbison and Gathright, a Louisville firm, sent a vigorous protest to the secretary of war. It is not known if the secietary of war saw the letter, but it is known that Colonel Goetz saw it and dictated an answer. Har bison and Gathright expressed ur prise that a letter to a cabinet mem ber should be answered by the man against whom the complaint was di rected." School Jl fas New students enrolled: 9th grade, Anita Kirby, Maine, and Benny East erling, Warren, Arkansas; 10th grade, Mamie Thomas, Garland Prairie; 11th grade, Agnes Switzer, Flagstaff? This bnngs total high school en rollment up to 92, an increase of over 40 per cent over last year at this time. In order to encourage better at- fAmlnnnA Pmarcnn cJlnil lina fllnntAfl the plan of giving one hour holiday to an students wno are nenner ud sent nor tardy during the month. Onlv one room had nerfect attendance last month. This was Miss Ander son's second grade. The kindergarten children have been busy working out a little proj ect this month to send to some little kindergarteners in New York. How happy they have been moulding doughnuts, bread, cakes and pies from their own mixture of flour and salt. Each little tot can tell you the pro portions. They have all the fun of mixing and stirring, too. Here they get a chance to develop their first co-ordinations of hand and brain. Col or combinations in the painting of their forms, brings out their observa tions at home. We saw a little box all ready to be sent to New York and it held the brownest of cookies, the finest of pumpkin pies.'and a big pink cake covered with cocoanut Country Doings J The high winds that were blowing a few days ago were not caused by the long speech of Governor Campbell in Williams on the night of the 4th, but were blowing up the punch and kick that are going to be in the do ings at the Red Lake fair, tomorrow, the 14th. There will be a good old time dance in the school house in the evening. The successful political can didates will be there, as it will be the largest country gathering of the year. A large ciowd attended the barn masquerade at the W. T. Morgan ranch in Garland Prairie last Satur day night While the crowd was not as large as that which attended the dance there on September 9th, they were lust as merry and hanny. and danced until the wee hours of the morning. The barn was nicely decor ated with sprigs of cedar. Sheriff Bill Campbell was a good fellow and had passed around a generous supply of good enndy. Jacob Buss also pass ed around candy. Howard Marine passed around cigars. Every dance that Mr. and Mrs. Morgan has given has been a big success, and has drawn larger crowds than any other place in the 'country, but Bill has leased out his ranch" for the coming year to W. R. Morgan, so there will probably be no more dances at the Morgan ranch for a couple of years. It looks as if Williams is going to uu u uujay uiacu una wiiiw, juugm,. by the number of music teachers. So . far Williams has about live piano teachers, in addition to several teach ers of other musical instruments. There will be sweet satisfaction in living in the peace and quiet of the suburbs, where you will be disturb ed only by the yapping of the coy otes. Tom Venable, who has been spend ing a few months in California, re turned to his homestead in Pittman Valley in a new auto, on the 6th. By the looks of the new car, Tom evi dently has been prospering. The Anderson sawmill, which has been running at Chalender this sum mer, is closing down. Most of the lumber cut at the mill is shipped to Phoenix, where Mr. Anderson oper utes a lumber yard. o Give The Sun your Job Printing. Lightning Delivery Co. George Black, Jr., Prop. Transfer Baggage and Express, Household Goods Packed, Stored or Shipped Office Phone 165 . '"" a Flagstaff Undertaking Parlors ED WHIPPLE, Director 116 E. 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