Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
Puzzle Free with Every Pair

per week. Hearing that he was earn
ing this much extra he was deposeo as
room orderly by way of punishment
THAT the veteran defenders or tne1r
country get 'what is left" or the Iooo
is asserted by a veteran IN posllioh
to know. 49,, All
of how the officers tried to hog US on
the good things to eat,' said one OF the
old fellow. For instance, Colonel
Cochrane, when he was treasurer one
time we had killed hogs sent down Lor
ten pounds of pork tenderlon L@ne ne
comrnissary sergeant refused 10 let nm
have 1t and there was a row, OF COURSE
The commissary sergeant TOOK tne col ,
rect stand that the men were entltleu
to the same that was served tne OF
ficers and civilian employees.
"Another time the quartermaSter anu
CHIEF clerk to the treasurer sent down
for fifty pounds each of potatoes, oe-
manding that they be culled. Inc @ coiil-
missary sergeant sent tnem potdsotes -
Just as they came ana was caiieu ~
task for IL.
"Aeain the officers had been In the
habit Of cutting out the center portion
of hams and taking that part for them
selves. leaving the fat ends ana tine
1snrcIles for the soldiers. the commas
sary sergeant promptly stopped TINS
nractice. for which he was again calleu
to account. In the butcher shop the
officers and civilian employees were III
the habit of having choice cuts OF meat
selected for their own, the pones takei, !
ont and thrown into a heap, to be useo
to make stew for the soldiers. Ihe
commissary sergeant put stop TO that'
and the result of these things was that
we e,ot as good as anybody While ne
was there. but when General LAGRANGE
went ont this man was kicked out, ar
ter refusing to resign as requested. Inc
boys say this is unjust, unfair and, IN
fact, cruel, as many or the enIeeDleu
men need the best and most nourlsn-
ing food they can get, and as the gov
ernment paws the bills we feel that we
are entitled to it,
'And want to tell you we propose TO
have it," added another grfzzled vet
eran who followed Sheridan in the
Shenandoah valley campaign.
The name of the former commissary
sergeant who has made affidavit to
serious mismanagement at the soldiers
home Is withheld for obvious reasons.
Some of the allegations contained In
the affidavit hint at more than mere
poor management.
He says that while he was commits
sary sergeant 5000 pounds of potatoes
and 5000 pounds of flour were charged
up to the home that were never re-
ceived, and that he had been asked TO
charge up 1000 pounds of sugar which
had not been received, but he refused.
During the eighteen months he was
commissary sergeant he declares that
only one carload of potatoes was re-
ceived that should have been accepted,
although the home uses carload every
month. One carload of potatoes he re-
jected was accepted by the officers over
his head.
A shipment of 5000 pounds of ham,
which according to the contract should
have been composed of hams weighing
from twelve to fifteen pounds each, he
rejected because most of the hams were
heavy, fat ones or as small as seven
pounds. He cites this one instance be-
cause it Is one of the few where the
governor of the home sustained his re-
lection of foodstuffs that did not con-
form to specifications.
A few days ago one of the members
Of the home defended the management,
and among other things said no order
had been issued prohibiting the wearing
of the Grand Army button on inspec-