The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-25
Upper Branch Goes on Record
without Taking of a
Record Vote.
WAR DEPARTMENT RAPED
Democrats Join in Criticism
Of Methods to Dispose OF
War Materials.
"SCANDALOUS," OWEN SAYS
Oklahoma Senator ASsails
"Wulful Vase" of Funds;
Wants Punishment.

WASHINGTON. June with
our record vote the senate tonight
adopted committee amendments 10
'Hc army appropriation bin provid-
irE Tor an average army OF 900
600 mon for the year beg nnlnT July
/ The bill as passed hy the house
provided for an army OF 100000 asl
Secretary Baker had recommended
,hl' he total he placed al 500
0dN officers and men
The senate by vote Of p To %
adopted an amendment offered by
Senator France. republican OF Mary
land and modified by Senator Reed.
democrat of Missouri. limiting the
salary of q. W Hare. director OF
NIcs and In charge of disposal OF
surplus war materials. 20 $4,000
Mr. Hare now Is being paid az tho
rate Of $4,000 a year
Democrats Join Criticism.
During The discussion Senators
Mck"lIpr, democrat. Tennessee. and
Reed criticized the manner In which
war materials were being disposed
OF hy the government and especial
N tho surplus supply Of meats. cstl-
mated 10 he worth S65, 900 600 Sen
N0r Nckcllar called attention 10
newspaper item which said all bids
'or 'hi! meat had been rejected
because they were too low and
charged that the packers were being
specially favored by tho war de
Nr'mcnt IN the disposal OF this
msat
ni Ur Hare make the restriction
haf the meat can only be sold In
carload lots p asked senator Len
root
Chairman wadsworth said ne did
not know but asserted that II tho
meat were SOLD in smaller quantities
N u tho government were COM
peNet TO opcn stores for the purpose
ot retailing IT. that much larger
Appropriation would be required. He
sad ,ha, applications for bids had
been sent TO 10000 retail dealers
and others by tho war department
II cannot see" he added "tha,
anybody is criminally negligent IN
this matter | don't think that Ohc
secretary of way or the director 't
sales can be paftNularly blamed for
ne pIbuc.s refusal TO buy these
goods
approved committee am"ndh"n
M'horiEing the war department Va
proceed with the purchos" ot cam (.
sites negotiations for when are
pending
Tho house specifically prohibited
these transactions In passing the nl'I
and stormy debate preceded Senh',
action The controversy ceniered
about tho purchase ot no ste OF
Camp pcnnlrE, columbus VA
which was disaprrovcd IN a f'solu
ton adopied las, March by the mIh
nry committee ot the last senate.
owen Rnps Purchase.
Senator owen. democrat Okla
homt declared the department
method NJ caring Tor war supplies
was infinitely scaudtlous whu'
Senator King. democrat lnh. sal'
Somebody IN tho war department
ough' rp hc punished ~ this waste
~. and wlltW oNpGeJ urc OF pun
Nc money in the purchase OF uh
necessary lands.
Senator Lcnroot OF Wisconsin SaIl
he .cgrsiary ~ war 'hut no mora
r.ch, 'u take these millions ot gov
"nm,nrmoncy 90 purchase this i'n'
'ha0 would have The hight 10 si''
80 much money from my nelEhh"t
No ono dreamed there would D." an'
such violation " trust as 20 u.'
mou, appropriated f0r war pui
poses 'a huv land Tor pcar" pT"
gram 'o which congress never mao
y gwen approval
Such violation I'm peace time
ON q public official would hay" CONT
VERY close to leading To- his lW
pta"lMruf he added