Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-14
IT'S NO SUCH THING.
That is What Capt. Lucas Says About the
Charges and Insinuations In the
Times Herald Last Week.

That is What Capt. Lucas Says About the
Charges and Insinuations In the
Times Herald Last Week.
The Soldiers Home is a public insti.
tuition, and as such its management is
always subject to criticism. But there
are honest criticisms for the purpose
of righting wrongs, and dishonest crit
cisms for the purpose of venting hate
full and spiteful feelings. The public
is generally fair in judging in these
matters, and is eve now, we r GER
tain, we'll satisfied that all of the hate
full things that are said in the Times
Herald from time to time concerning
the management of the Home are not
said in the interest of the veterans of
that institution, but for what little
qualification ar individual may get by
saying contemplate things about his
fellow-men. The meanest man in town
might SANDER his neighbor and
villify decent people, and do it
publicly if he CHANGED to own a news
paper. Believing that the Soldiers
Home management has been malig-
nantly misrepresented and abused
week after week by the Times Herald,
the STAR gladly gives the following
interview with Capt. Lucas. He said
that the column or more of items
in that paper of last week ibid not con-
tain a word of truth from start to
finish"
What about the ssrotten corn beef"
and meats?
"There e W was an unce of rotten
or tainted corn beef served in the
Home since / have known it," contin-
ued the Captain. ".All the corn beef
is prepared by Berrier & Co., of Hot
Springs, and none but good meat is
used and the corning is done carefully
and we'll. No better corn beef is served
upon any table in the state. The pork
used is bought of farmers wheI it can
be got, and from the butcher shops in
town. Care is taken to get good meat
and nom other has been used"
How about oleomargarine?
"Have not bought or used an ounce
of the article. We use the butter put
up and sold to the Home by Stiehl &
Schultz, of Hay Springs, Neb., and it
is a good article. 1t to the
Home Tuesdays and Saturdays, so it is
fresh and sweet. Concerning canned
fruits, none but the best in the market
is used. California fruit is used and
comes direct from there to the Home.
No inferior grade or cheap goods are
bought or used. The same is true of
the beans. We use the best Navy bean
in the market and there is none better.
certainly deny the story told by the
Times Herald. There is not even a
slight foundation for the scurrilous
production"
Well, which time was the Times
Herald right, Captain, the week it
roasted the cook or the next week
when it eXtolled him?
II only care to say the cook resigned
for reasons satisfactory to himself and
myself. He was furnished with full
supplies and facilities to cook with
No difference between him and the
cooks who proceeded and succeeded
him"
What about your dismissing u man
from the hospital who had small poX
or was sick?
"The man referred to was not sick,
was never in the hospital nor was he
dismissed from the Home. He acct
dentally went into a home where there
is a Gu Sc eff varioloid. When 1 learned
it L deemed it prudent to isolate him
until the danger point was past. This
l did under the advice of DR.. Hargens,
the head Of the city board of health.
l furnished bed, bedding, food, wood
and everything the man needed and
kept him as comfortable as he would
have been at the Home. His time of
probation expired Thursday. He is
not sick nor has not been. / did what
caution and discretion would dictate
to any one to do-tried to protect the
welfare of nearly 200 men by isolating
one who was at most only Il suspect
and with the mans full consent and
concurrence. He was isolated with the
understanding between him and my
self, il any indications of sickness
came upon him he would be taken at
once to the pest house."
"The grade of supplies used at the
Home is the best that we can buy in
the market. Quarter Master Conner
is a carefol buyer and his long training
in the grocery business qualities him
for the place"
If what you say is true, Captain, how
do you account for the persistent pub
LEGATION of such articles as that of last
week?
II can't account for the course of the
Times Herald man. 1 know of no
reason for his malicious assaults. Ev-
or since l came back he has peristently
abused me. He seems to be beside
himself. do not think his criticisms
are inspired by interest in the Home
or the welfare of the members. 1t is
more for the purpose of handicapping
the management and making trouble.
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