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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-20
CHARGES WAR GRAFT
Mark H. Evans Tells of Waste at
Southern Munitions Plants

The Old Hickory powder plant at
Nashville, Tenn, which the du Point
.EDsineeriHn Compsny responsibilities the
War Department cost sos, 100000 &C
,tually,cost $S7, 900, 900 Mark H. Evans
formerly of the military Intelligence,
told the House war expenditures
committee yesterday.
"The plant site comprised $3.50
acres and real estate men said the
government paid an excessive price,"
Evans testified. "About 1900 build
ings were erected as quarters for en-
ployes and only or 6 per cent of
these had been occupied at Christmas,
1913"
Evans said he never saw more than
SO per cent of the employees at Old
Hickory at work, and that the labor
supply was overstocked. He ascribed
the general loafing and wastefulness
as. due to the. cost plus system by
which the plant was built.
The witness gave the committee a
report showing the sale of 244 car
loads of "good material sold" as sal
wage, and declared two-thirds of it
was bought by a junk dealer at Nash
vile whose brother was in charge of
the salvage lot.
Thousands of hams and thousands
OF pounds of other foodstuffs in the
commissary department were sold at
half the Nashville retail price to en-
ployes, with no limit to the amount of
purchasers.
Questioned by Representative JEFF
ferries, Evans said he sent full reports
to the chief of the military intelli-
gence at Washington, and copies went
to the Federal district attorney at
Nashville.
ever hear of any prosecution
against anybody" Mr.. Jefferies ask
ed.
The witness said he had not.
An account fairly bristling with
charges of criminal negligence and
waste in construction of the Muscle
Shoals air nitrate plant was given the
committee by Evans. Before he was
called off the job he said he had OBJ
tanned 129 affidavits charging incom-
petencey criminal negligence and graft
and sent them to Washington. So far
as he knew, he added, nobody ever had
been hailed to court.
Evans dumped upon the table in
front of Chairman Graham hamper
of typewriter reports, and then de-
scribed conditions at. Muscle Shoals
during the thirteen weeks he was de-
tailed there for special government
duty.
While a cry was going up from all
quarters for cars to move munitions
and foodstufFs, 1923 cars stood idle at
the plant from 10 to 20 days, he said.
Records, showed, the witness declar-
ed, that failure to unload material cost
the governments $4,000 in ,demurraee
during the first six months of 1918.
Thousands of automobiles and
trucks were used to haul employees
back and forth from the plant" Evans
said. mo effort was made to have
this traffic handled by the street rail
way people, and the purpose was
plain. The builders wanted to buy
all the equipment they could, because
on every dollar spent in constructing
the plant they got a commission by
the cost-plus plan"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-20
Learn to Trap Foxes

And make big money trapping. can
assure you that there is no better pay.
ing business have caught 3 foxes in
one night. l show you how to trap on
land, snow and in water. If You are
interested write for terms to Frank
Wortz, 1925 West Madison Street, Chi
cago. Ill.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-20

FOR SALE-A desirable building lot
491sxl44 feet on Williams street. Easy
terms. E. y. Dewey, Owosso
Union phone 297 will reach the best
place to market your poultry, eggs and
cream. Swift 81 Co.-Adv
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-05-06
SUMMARY OF 1919
% APPLE SHIP MENTS

The following is a summary made by
the Bureau Of Market6 Of the ship.
4 ments Of apples for last seasons crop
! The unusually large crop Of apples in
the Pacific northwest in the 1919 sea-
son, occurring in a period Of high
price levels, brought almost und8eamed
Of returns TO many OrchariIsts and
gave satisfaction to practically all
growers. In many instances this year S
apple crop paid for the entire farm,
and many orchards changed hands at
unprecedented prices. says the depart
ment of agIiculturc's review Of the
/ 1890 apple season in the Pacific
northwest.
To many Of the buyers and dealers,
however, the apple season did not prove
so profitable A number of very seri-
Gus obstacles were encountered on
their part. The prevailing high prices
and good export demand in the spring
Of 1919, together with rumors Of "A
/ prospective short crop, mlsled many
early in the season. Opening nigh
prices had a tendency to curtall con
sumption. Inadequate and congested
storage facilities which tended to i'm
pair keeping qualities, together with
two severe freezes, caused large
quantities Of poor fruit to be dumped
on the markets The severe declines
in foreign exchange interferred serl
ously with the anticipated export
movement, and the final realization
1 that the apple crop over the United
] States as a whole was heavy instead
Of short also caused losses for many
apple operators. Acute ear shortages
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-05-06
THE GEM

Thursday and Friday, Nav and g,
Priscilla dean. heroine of the Virgin
Of Stamboul, in her latest five reel
offering. Pretty smooth. ? also episode
Number of tie gripping western SER
ial, "EImo the Mighty.
Saturday. MAY s. Nav Allison in "a
clever soci,ty drama. The Uplifts.' -
Sunday. May @. Florence Reed IN
"Her Code of Honor, also "a Bray Pic
tugraUh.
Thursday and Friday. May l3 and o..
Number Of elmo the Mighty and
Mary McI.aren in "EuuCes and Rich
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-05-06
AT THE THEATRES
THE LIBERTY

Friday and Saturday May z and 8,
Constance Talmadge in Romance and
Arabelle." and a Mutt and jeff ear
tCon.
Sunday. MAY 9. II. B. Warner i'm
"The Pagan God. " Holmes Travolog
and two reel Billie West comedy.
Monday and tuesday, May 10 and
In. Alice Lake in "Should a Woman
Tell." Big special production, taken
on the rock bound coast of New Erg-
land Also Topics of the Day. poe and
35t
Wednesday and Thursday. May -
and l3. Lew Cody. the screens most
Vivid and beloved character, IN ''The
BtIopj Cheater Also az two reel
Sunshine comedy.
Vera Kolstad at the Liberty organ.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-05-06
HOOVER SAYS HE
Is ANTI-JAPANESE

Herbert Hoover declared his position
on Asiatic problems in California Mon
day In "A telegram TO the Hoover cam
paign headquarters at Los Angeles
The telegram said:
q have always been in favor of the
exclusion of Japanese immigration and
the prevention Of Asiatic ownership Of
land and natural resources The anti
dute to aggressive action against us by
any country is either league of ma
tions to prevent such things, or the
alternative. gigantic armament, and a
mlitarism of our own.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-05-06
Christian & Missionary Alliance

a choir has been formed at the Chris
tian ard Missionary Alliance. and spc-
cisl music viii hereafter De features
at each Sundays service. Rev. Car
ucrter announces that the April con-
trbutidns to foreign missions reached
SI16 The church has paid of aii Ir-
dettedress for purchase Of lot re-
GENTLY EXCEPT Sl-5.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-05-06

THE COTTAGE HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION, of Hood River,
Oregon, offers its sc interest
bearing bonds, due in Is years,
to the amount of $l5, 600, for the
purpose of adding thirty beds to
its present capacity of twenty
beds. The new building to be Of
Concrete Fire Proof construction
and so planned, that, when need
ed, it can be expanded by new
construction, into a 100 bed hos
pital, for the least cost and most
economical administration.
The new building will contain
a passenger (patient) elevator to
all floors and a Model Surgery
with Obstetric conyeniences on
The top floor, removing all annoy
ances arising from this class Of
cases to patients on the other
floors.
The proposed buildings, equip
ment and grounds will be fully
worth $25, 10000, on which we
pay as in the past, interest, taxes
and insurance as any other busi-
ness does, never having had a
dollars worth Of donation or
charity offered or accepted. We
propose, however, with the en-
larged equipment, to devote such
beds as may be needed in the
male and female wards to only
charity cases recommended by a
legally orgonized local charity,
such as the Red Cross, etc. Sub
scriptions may be made in multi
pies of $4,000 at either Bank,
for the next 80 days, when, if
the to tai issue is subscribed,
building will be rushed to com
pIetion at the earliest date pos
sfbe.
Yours, in the interest of this
community,
THE COTTAGE HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Ordered by the Board Of Di-
rectors.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-12-31
GENERAL COLORADO NEWS.

Colorado's 1920 agricultural out
put was the largest in the states
history. The total area under cul-
tivation, according to compilations
made by the State Immigration De-
partment from reports of county as
SCISSORS, was 5,635,339 acres, or
about $500 acres less than the ac-
reage under cultivation in 19l9The
1920 season was much more favorable
for crop production, however, than
the previous season, and the total
, crop output, including fruits, was
many thousand tons in excess of that
of 1919 A single example will
suffice to illustrate this increase. The
area devoted to wheat in 1920 was
1,471,242 acres. compared with L.
524, ,594 acres in 1919. The pro-
duction in 1920 was 27,117,043
bushels, compared with 1S,435,3S6
{ the previous year.
; But the value of thee rop was
more than $4,000 900 less than
that of 1919, due to the very sharp
fall in prices of all farm products
that begun soon after harvest time
and has continued till the present
time. The value of all crops, In
cluding fruits, grown in the state in
1920 is estimated at s167,554. 900
compared with s199, ,947.OO0 for the
1919 crop. One of the heaviest
decreases in value was in the potato
crop. The 1919 crop was worth
I at prices prevailing on December l
last year, $1s,S7O,O00. The 1920
crop, which was only about $780,
600 bushels short OF that of the prev
ious year, was worth at prices pre-
vailing December 1, only sS.695, 600
Wheat was the states leading
crop in 1920, both in acreage and
\ value. Reports of county assessors
show that the area devoted to this
crop was 1,471,24 acres, and the
total production was 27,117,000
bushels. This was worth at prices
prevailing on December l about $780,
30S, 900, while at prices prevailing
on September /, 1920. 1t would have
been worth about $55,00O,000. A.
bout three-fourths of the crop is
winter wheat, which is grown chief
| ly without irrigation. Reports of
county assessors show that about
one-half of the spring wheat is irri-
gated
Corn ranked second among the
states crops in acreage and fourth
in value. The area devoted to the
crop was 1,203,792 acres. of which
10 percent. was harvested for grain
Is percent cut for fodder without
being hIsked. 81 percent. cut for
silage and G3 percent. fed to live
stock in the field. The total value
of the crop is estimated at a little
more han $20,OOO,000.
Sugar beets ranked second among
the states crops in value and eighth
in acreage, while potatoes ranked
fifth in value and tenth in acreage.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-12-31
Sorghums ranked fourth in acreage
and sixth in value.
MRS. L. CALFEE GETS SEWING
MACHINE FREE.

Mrs l.. Calfee. widow. of 543 E.
Tenth street, this afternoon was a.
warded the ee-Westinghouse cleo
trio sewing machine offered by the
Western Light & Power company to
the Loveland public. The machine
is valued at 1924.
The award was entirely free and
was made by the drawing of a num-
bered coupon by boy called out Of
tho audience, at the Rialto theatre,
which was filled with a crowd OF
more than one thousand persons
gathered to witness the event Mrs.
Calfee held No. 1885. this being
the first number drawn. When she
was announced as the winner, she
was called to the stage to give three
cheers for the Western Light & Pow
er company
IN order that no hint of favoritism
might creep into the proceedings,
vote was taken by the audience on
| whether the first, the third, or the
winning number. TIE majority ia
vored the first number. The cards
were placed In an electric washing
machine and thoroughly mixed forr
several minutes. A blindfolded
boy then drew out the winning
coupon.
Perceding the drawing. c f. Math-
las. of Denyer.a representative OF the
Westinghouse sewing machines
gave an interesting and instructive
demonstration OF the machine. Ar
thur Savage, OF Wichita, Kansas, an
other representative of the same
company, was also present on the
platform
/ The large audience present demon
strated the pulling power of newspa-
per advertising. as this was the sole
form of advertising used in spread
ing news of this free award to the
/ public CA Loveland Exchange.)
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-12-31

WE HAVE MARKED ALL OF OUR
DRYG00DS AND FURNISHINGS
TO CORRESPOND WITH THE PRE-
SENT MARKET.
CALL AND MAKE COMPARISON
20 TR PRICES ARE RIGHT
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-03-20
IMPORTANT SHEEP CASE
BEF0RESUPREMECO COURT

A very important case of Statewide
Importance to sheepmen was argued
and submitted to the Nevada Supreme
Court Tuesday, in the matter of ap-
plication Of Lee Goddard for a writ
of habeas corpus.
Some time ago the foreman for Aus
tin Bros. drove some sheep from
Idaho into this State. The sheep
came from the section of Idaho which
is infected by scabies. This disease
kills six out of v sheep. SO deadly
is its effect. The State law requires
that sheep coming into this State from
another must be dipped within ten
days and that a second dipping be
made within fifteen days. The law
further provides that the State Sheep
Commission should be notified about
the intended entrance ten days be-
fore the time Of entrance of sheep
into the State. Austin Bros. did not
comply with these three provisions of
the law and are now declaring the
law unconstitutional because 1t dis
eliminates between citizens of this
State and other States.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-03-20
CAMP OF JARBIDCE
TO BE PATENTED

The ~Jarbidge townsite, which has
been a substantial mining camp for
years past, is o In the stages of be-
ing patented. Judge e. j. L. Taber
Of Elko, a trustee for the Jarbidge
townsite. recently posted for publ
cation the notice of receipt of patent
to the townsite and the final legal
steps for conveying title to those who
own property in the town are now in
progress.
The townsite embraces some of the
most valuable mining property in the
State, the mill Of the Elkoro Mines
Company being located uponit. There
are approximately 500 people there at
this time and all are occupying resi-
dence and farm properties whereabouts
in their own names to which thus far
they have been unable to show a bind
ing title.
The latest step in the patent mat
ter will consume approximately three
months. at the end Of which time the
town can at last claim a legal exist
ence.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-03-20
LARGE CATTLE RANCH SOLD

The sale of the Sheehan & Farrell
ranch in Grass Valley. Humboldt
County, to Gil Prida was announced
Tuesday.
The ranch is a good size place. with
miles Of Government range on all
sides. and stocked with a large num-
Der Of cattle and horses. Special at
tention has been paid the past few
years to h~igh-grade cattle. Shetland
ponies is n of Mr.. Farrel's hobbies
and he has some Of the finest in the
West. Recently two deep wells were
drilled for obtaining water to be used
for irrigation and for watering stock.
Gil Prida, the purchaser. is a sheep
man formerly of Golconda, but who
has resided the past year or two on a
ranch near the one he has Just
bought. The sellers are j. Sheehan,
the banker, and Charles Farrell, a
ranchman.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-03-20
SUIT BROUGHT AT ELK0
AGAINST INSANE RANCHER

Mrs. Johanna Eisenberg of Elko has
filed suit in the district court of Elko
to foreclose q mortgage of $5.222
held against the ranch property of
Pete Salichi, a Basque sheepman of
Elko County. who recently became
insane and left his property entirely
unattended.
Horses and cattle on the place were
dying of hunger and thirst when the
holder Of the mortgage discovered
that the owner had left the place. and
the mortgage foreclosure suit con-
tains a prayer for a receiver to take
immediate charge of the ranch and
cattle until a final decree is entered
In the case.
Salichi. 1t is said. showed signs OF
mental unbalance some time ago. but
1t was not thought that his condition
was serious. Recent developments,
however. have caused his friends to
fear that he is perhaps dead and q
systematic search for him has beer
started.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-03-20

A wireless telegraph outfit is being
installed In the high school at Win
nemucca capable OF receiving mes
sages over a radius OF $500 miles and
OF sending 500 miles. The equip
ment Is being installed by the stu
dents.
In the past few weeks applications
have been made at the Federal land
Office at Carson for over 250. 200 acres
OF land in this State under the Pitt
man land law. Most Of the land ap-
piled for was in Clark, Southern Nye
and Humboldt Counties.
A bill has been introduced In the
House Of Representatives by Congress-
man Evans of Nevada authorizing the
Secretary of War to donate to each Of
the seventeen counties in the State of
Nevada, two German or
feldpieces. carriages. and equipment,
with a suitable number of shells.
By the action of the Nye County
Commissioners the route between
Tonopah and Ely will be reduced by
rs miles. OWING to a cutoff which will
be thrown In between Warm Springs
and Silverton. providing the Nevada
Highway Commission will shoulder
part of the expense, which is esti-
mated at $4,000.
M. M. Andrus. worth probably SO
thousand dollars In sheep holdings
alone. was brought to Elko Saturday
night by Sheriff Harris. charged with
altering brands on thirty head Of
sheep belonging to one Jensen, who
ranges his stock on the desert near
Wendover in close proximity to An
drus. Jensen recently wore out a
warrant and ar officer left Elko to
~apprehend Andrus. who was found
on the range with his fiocks.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-03-20
NOTICE OF SALE
OF COUNTY PROPERTY

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
in pursuance of an order of the Board
of County Commissioners of Eureka
County, State of Nevada, made on
the 5th day Of March, 1920, the un-
dersigned, Treasurer of Eureka Coun-
ty, State of Nevada, will sell at pub
lie auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash, at the front door of the court
house in the town and County OF
Eureka, State of Nevada, on Monday.
the 10th day of April, 1920, at the
hour of l o'clock, p. m. of said day,
all right, title and interest OF said
Eureka County in and to the follow
ing described Patented Lode Mining
Claims, situate in Eureka Mining
District, County Of Eureka. State of
Nevada, also certain personal prop
erty, all of which Is more particular
ly described as follows: Mountain
Pride, Apache, INLAND, Connell. Pride
OF the West. Star of the West, Har-
lem & Eureka Belle Con, PATRON
and Grand Delivery. and Diablo lode
mining claims, patented, also a one
half interest in the Jefferson lode
mining claim, patented. Also one
Remington Typewriter.
Dated at Eureka, Nevada this 10th
day of March. 1920.
R. VEGETABLES,
Treasurer of Eureka County. Nevada.
First publication March IS, 1920.
Last publication April IT, 1920.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-03-20
EXTRACT GOLD FROM
SnALE, NEW PROCESS

That q process has been discovered
and perfected for the reduction OF
shale, not only to petroleum and all
fits by-products. but to gold and silver
bullion. is the announcement made
by Fred e. Shermer. formerly DR..
Days engineer at the Elko shale
plant erected by the Southern Pacific
Company under Government super
vision and now constructing a plant
at Green River. Wyoming.
The invention is little short of mar
velous according to Shermer. and is
bound to revolutionize the world of
shale. 1t has been perfected by a Col
orado company and up until two
months ago was kept q carefully
guarded secret, Government agents
even being in utter ignorance Of the
latest shale oil processes. In shale
circles no one has supposed that gold
and silver might exist in the homely
gray formation. seemingly valueless
for any purpose until recent expert
ments began to successfully extract
oil from the stun.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-03-20
H. 8. ENDsLEY, WILLIAM p. FAIR
MAN and W. w. HANCOCK,
PLAINTIFFS,
UNION MINES CO., A Corporation.
DEFENDANT.

Under and by virtue Of an exocn-
ton issued out of the aoove entitxe1
Court in an action wherein II. 8.
Endsley, William p. Fairman and W.
w. Hancock are plaintiffs, and Union
Mines Co., a corporation, IL defen-
dant, upon q judgment rendered on
the 9th day of February, A. ID. 1920,
in favor Of the said plaintiffs and
against the said defendant for the
principal sum of Forty-seven Thou
sand Seven Hundred Thirty-eight
and 34-100 G47.738.34) Dollars.
lawful money OF the United States Of
America, with interest accrued and
levied upon all of the right, title,
claim and interest of the said defend
ant in and to the following described
real and personal property, to-wft:
Those certain lode mining claims sit
uate in the Union Mining District In
the coanty Of Eureka. state of Na
rada, and known as and called Sum
my Side Lode Mining Claim, Sunny
side Lode Mining Claim No. 2. Sunny
side Lode Mining Claim No. 8, Sum
nyside Lode Mining Claim No. 4,
Snow Flake, Snowstorm and Snow
storm No. 2; the above claims be-
ing unpatented, and the Belle Lind
say Lode Mining Claim. being pat
ented, also Ryegrass Lode Mining
Claim. Lilly Lode Mining Claim, LII
ly Lode Mining Claim No. 2. Lilly
Fraction Lode, Belle Extension and
Dexter Lode Mining Claims, together
with all the appurtenances thereto
belonging, and with all the improve
ments theron, and particularly a five
room house, two room Office building
and about ten houses and cabins for
workmen; also the general equip
ment thereunto belonging, consist
ing of two Ingersoll-Rand compress
sors, two small hosting engines.
cages, mining buckets. cable, cars,
gallows frames, Ingersoll-Rand air
drills, drilling steel and a complete
blacksmith's shop with tool steel and
other appurtenances.
Also the following described per-
sonal property: Two mules. harness
and wagon, one automobile, q Pack
ard motor truck and q miscellaneous
number of automobile tools.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
I will, on Wednesday, the 7th day Of
April, A. D., 1920, at 4 o'clock p. M.
of said day, at the front door of the
Court House of the said District Court
in Eureka, County of Eureka, State
of Nevada, sell at public auction for
current lawful money OF the United
States Of America, all of the right.
title. claim and interest Of the said
defendant in and to the above de-
scribed property, or SO much thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy said
judgment. with interests and costs
and accrufng costs, to the highest
bidder.
Dated this 27th day of February,
A.. d. 1920.
JAMES MACKEY,
Sheriff of Eureka County, Nevada.
First publication March g., 1920.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-03-20
Montana Stands For Nevadan

The candidacy of ]. F. Shaugh-
messy for appointment as a member
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has received the endorsement of
the Montana railroad commission, q
telegram to Mr.. Shaughnessy from
the commissions secretary apprising
him of what is being done in his be-
half. kilograms have been sent by
the Montana commission to the Mon
tana Senators and Representatives in
Congress asking them to support the
movement started for the appoint
ment of Shaughnessy.