The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-06-25

WHEN ihe wng sAAfef there sres~
nsov~ iasn soNnan raAAas eassms~ss sn
sfar~Ar. Thsse ~ss~ haAilt seaa as
sevsilssss w the hasunsss III me vi
esaify " tfuieAln~saa Ths psvsnessss
Of the raashls Haess -wRr hssy ara,~Mi.
VA ~ sa* MAR eAAssns tSs&rd sfa the
sss'haae@s sssasastiee Pressed 10 their
claim A settassss~sss res.ltwa whasA
ihe caatsrani aeespssd ~ satisfactory.
dssffte tts tacs shat II ~rwfsvssms~d
asflt y sasstl traSsloa sf the Aisssaa;
saasEassi
An sst@s@xssa@ elaisa advised Sa ss
The s~tsaersl csssisatttme vas that wds.
ing frssH tho unprecedented detasHa
fsSs s~sssss .stl wAseA, lh~s Liberty ussssss
a~~swsagssl Caster an was ,her, The
essly oil these motors euaia ase, and
when n cts decided to lsaiefe Lib
esfy ssssssaFs by the tens ~ thousands
tho government x~s pTysarsas an
asteaasfe snpfis u this l~uhrsraat. All
he rassaF atl h%ans In the world wauld
MOI have nasde a swsicirnt qaaasfty III
oh vtre n tive al1aySi ~s,rr,anss had
not nessts~t their satgay. The govern
sssas, ssh, eat ssssa,s all over thv
Sa-th ~ lntnt~ tir farmers 10 l.aaat
castor oil beans. aad mere than sun
ssrtcuifurisss pa, In crsss.
Probably the greatest castor OH
acreage In the wssrid MSS psa,t~d la
the southern states dasing that peri.
tss. the aeed being salssted by the de-
gs@rtinsti 81 agriculture. Farmer.
pios~d M other crsss,s TO put In castor
oil beans md the government sca.ss
did everything issssshls 10 Insure a tire.
saatsnns supply of castor oil In ssssass
ra~e~ rnsst we're even es.anp.ed srs~n
military service 10 . he heans. be-
ca uae the need was 50 rita.
However. there followed "a sad M~#k.
ehsax. The hsan Wines grew iuxara.
snCs hat there was less than une bean
pad per plant. end there sas prartl'
euIly M crutA Investigation showed
that while the ss*St had bssn successr
fully Imported. the small insec, which
f-rftiire. the plant had heen forwatirn.
A. the result 1T Tits futile caster sai
culture there was isAix,si at,h the war
claims heard claims a~reregHsins s~v.
ersl millions uf dollars, and additional
eta are stili essthisA In. So far
no hAsis u sesii~snsn, has been ar.
rived nj, ta, rho farmers ss0fn salts.
he5 tina, they will x~t y square deal"
Tire Men Whe Old H.
Other claims af alt Kinds arre sd.
i,siest through The advice ~ the t.rh.
nsrai committees. and II is sta'ei that
not, nssre Than I ts~s cent If the asS,' !
pslssl worth of eiairas vent thrsssEh
'~irhons rAsr'rr slthoagh n t~SssasaeS /
tory settlement WAS reached In aii tut
a s~prs Of cases, Among the experts
r~rosuinentl, concerned IA this work
~-r~ Campbell Sssest q. New York.
chairman NJ the ssnfsmitt~~ w n.
Enni. who hsnals~t thr power and ts~-
yhmnIrai r~onfrrra.: Ernest r. Gsvsi.
rs~h NJ New Yayk, who p'af~i vaiua.
items IN PRINTS ai~l ~~rrsx'nr~S tssiss sor
war contracts: cadonri Frank r. Malt.
ny Of Philadelphia. who aefe3 ~ ~.
r~rs oa ronxir,ssinB and sssatrWrtr In
vot,ing rtvi enstns~rtns Arthur ".
Hiyen ~ Nes York. wtsc shsssa-d -
eh.sn,cai snd tnesHfiu~rtcal eoatrnrss:
Fred r. R.gv~x nj Ns~ ravk. whosw
wc<k e>sarerpesf ns~ehsrirsi and mn
rhine equipment. snd George n FrrnAo
fortsr s Mi~an~spsits, whe Investigated
cbetnlras and explosive csNssrYfa~,
All told tisrrv rrre nearly . ~cssr~
az the leading enEaeers sSa industrial
experts NJ the c.an,ry. Who srcnt
pracstrml'y 3 year vi their time IN ~.
sssttng the wsr claims board In clos
Ing up It's csnsrsctA