Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-17

Of the home for the past six weeks.
According to the rule at the NONE
there are fourteen men served az CO. co.,
table and two platters of food are
tap.e ~, the table. each platter sup
iI,oeed 10 have enough edibles for seven
men. 1t is claimed that thVse Wa va
~ +ba 6rst helping fare the pest anu
1bat nv the time the platter IedOlS9
the seventh man there is nothllg oll
the platter.
Have Fixed Allowance
Aooorai,o to the rule of the home.
,,,Ia which is in vogue at the Ten 10" ~
I ~ Soidiers' homes in the United
States. each person is allowed py tLie
annronriation of congress, I'M 'eeiA
ounces of meat day. -. +ba+
The inmates at SaWtele clalIlI &c &c,
real solid bone constitutes the sl,IIaera
,,s,.+ 81 fine thirteen ounces ana aheSS
ttit ;f the meat was properly bought
and the money appropriated tor s uSis
nurpose properly expended there "ouiN
he no reason to find fault. -,
The idea prevails among the Yeter5
ans that the appropriation IS uINei .Jr
- in,rroner channels, and base theli
70 , Ia. for complaint on this argu-
5e1en4 although they make no ulleC'
cbarpes against the local management
Srba,T believe that congress appro-
1riafes enough money 10 RIopeiI5
maintain the home, ana thdI lHey g.
entitled to the benefits OF thlS apPIU
priation, which they assert 'ioS
not getting. ..o5 that +he food
,riI,on 10 patients confined in the nos
Rial is moor and improperly served
Pi o. nerson. whose father-m-laW Is
natient in the hospital, stated tLat
the diet of the sick lhillat e,, Tr,5r,es
,,rincinallv of cold rice, few prunes,
pst fbaf appeared to be advanced IN
toas' and cold tea without milk or
sugar.
Calls Head incompetent
One veteran. who was a seil 90
.oecher and formerly an inmate Oh tns
e .,H15ir,.s, Home at Togus, Me-, stated
80 +be whole trouble was the incom-
. .ilt'e of Governor Cochrane. Thls
veteran said: e. ,,or-
80 such a mammoth institution, anu
does not possess the necessary eAecu
five ability We want to see youIlseI
,,erson even though he is private
citizen, appointed as goVetn9i "a anu ,r der
who will not be dominated VI LIZ tl'II
the influence of the ring that controls
+ba affairs of the Sawtelle home.
.eThe present undercurrent or Ieellhs
eventually will develop into an out
break that will make an investigation
irnnerative Treasurer p. w. moore
and Governor Cochrane run affairs as
tbev nlease. and while Quartermaster
Rarr is kindly disposed and appears
willing TO do what is right, his requls-
,tions for rations are cut down by
Moore. Where the money goes is or
course. matter about which we al
have private opinions. we cannot eX-
press these opinions because 1t would
result in our immediate discharge. we
desire a thorough investigation and l
think if all the veterans would get
together and present a solid front we
could accomplish great deal of good,
or at hast succeed in getting food.
As a result of the conditions at saw
telle there have been more applications
for discharge and furloughs than ever
before.
The enrolment at the home numbers
1900 but 1900 of these are at present
away on furlough, and this number is
expected to be greatly increased when
the veterans receive their pensions
tomorrow.
Says Graft Is Impossible
Governor Cochrane made light of the
charges made by the veterans.
yes. l have heard of graft charges,
but [ have been treasurer here for over
eight years and am in a position to
know that grating is impossible. In
spectors visit the home every little
while. and although the books and con-
tracts are not open to the public, We
must show them to the inspectors In
order to graft we would have to have
several persons combine, and If such
was done a leak would occur some
place that would result in discovery.
We are short of food at present and
viii have to scrimp for tie next hf-
teen days until the appropriation of
XToe- I, 1.-Two ton TI11x I
Why some of those old men want meat
enough for hard working person. 1
can get along with two pounds of meat
a month and those fellows should con-
slider that during the Civil war they
had to go four and five days at time
without any food.
"They have so much time on their
hands they have to find fault, but we
have only $42 on hand, and rations will
be short until July 1. There is plenty
of potatoes, beans and hominy and 1
guess there will be no cases of starVa-
ton. If there was any chance to graft
I would know it, for 1 have been here
nearly ten years"
When told what Governor Cochrane
had said in regard to the food supply
one veteran said: "Well we would
like to have him eat with us for the
next fifteen days and perhaps he would
tell A different story. The officers have
their meals separate and prepared by
different cooks, and of course have no
kick coming. Just because we had to
go for days without eatoing during the
Civil war is the reason why we don't
want to go without proper food now
The appropriation. if legitimately used
is sufficient TO buy pIentv Of GOOD sub
stantial food. Gover~o~ Cochrane is
unpopular and he knows it. and for that
reason rubs 1t into US whenever he can
1.-THE feeling against us Is so strong
that we will not patronize the home
supply store, but buy what food we
can down town"
Say Fake Eggs Were Bought
It is charged that instead of buying
eggs, which are supposed to be on the
bill of fare Sundays a preparation
known as prepared Helmet eggs" is
served, and the veterans are anxious
to know whether the commissary de-
partment charges for real eggs or simply
, the egg preparation
The Subsistence" fund appropria-
ton for the Sawtelle home which is
due July 1, amounts to $500 and the
inmates of the home believe that this
sum, IL properly expended, is enough
to give everyone plenty of good food,
This subsistence fund is entirely sep
arate from the other appropriations