The Arvada enterprise., 1923-09-13

millions at home and wasting billions?
Congress. In passing the National Defense Act
OF 1920. sought TO provide the broad foundation
OF authority for the solving Of this material pre-
parrrincss problem. This act gave the president
emergency power. authorized the creation Of a
non-Irirtisnn "Bord Of Mobilization Of Industries
Essential to Military Preparedness" outlined the
Industrial mobilization task and turned the Job
over to the assistant secretary OF war. Col ].
Mnyhew Wainwright. appointed March 2S. 1921.
labor'si nt this tItnnic tnsk until his election to
the Sixty-cgh,h congress from New York brought
about his resignation.
In lecture before the Army War college
January 20, lo23, Assistant Secretary Wainwright
said:
1T Is not In n spirit of erotlsm. but rather a
report Of my stewardship when | say that am
certain that more has been accomplished In the
past eighteen months looking I" Industrial prepared
ness than has ever been accomplished before In
the history of the War department"
DwIgh, ricy Davis Of St Louis succeeded
Reprscn'Htycclcct Wainwright as assistant secrc.
tary of war. lie was born In St Louis In 1879.
lie got his A. H. from Harvard In 1900 and his
IL. u. from Washington unlverst! In 1909. Since
then he has been man Of many activities both
local and national. In St Louis he was prominent
In every movement for municipal bctermcnt. In
1921 he became director OF the War Finance cor.
porntion.
September !, 1olI, Mr.. Davis was commls ssIoned
captain of Company l., Fifth Missouri Infantry. by
the governor of Missouri March ~. 1918. he was
promoted To rank "t major. National Guard. lie
wns appointed lieutenant colonel Of infantry Oc.
t"bcr 10, 19lS lie served ms assistant chief Of
stan In III" Thr'y.hfth Division and In the Second
Army A. T., +, lie was graduated from the Gen.
crnl stan college ut LnnIrcs. lie served over.
seas from April -, 1918. To April ~. 1919 when
he was honornbly discharged.
lie WINS cited In General Orders No. ST. Head.
quarters Thlrty'hfth Division. dated October II
1918. and In Citation Orders No. |. General Head.
quarters, June :. 1919 FOR carrying ont the orders
of his brigade commander In n manner utterly de.
void OF fcar under the most intense artillery and
Mhchln" gun fire. Al Eauny. on September ~
md 30 h" rcckrssly exposed himself to the enemy
hr" In order 10 obtain Information OF great value
to his hrignd" and division commanders" which
citation carries III" award OF the silver star
Col. u. H. Ferguson Is director of procurement
lie Inns seen much service In many lands lie
was born In North Carolina In 1873 and IL n
rrndun'" Of the 4. :. Military academy tisa7),
Army stan college tlnna) and Army War college
tol2). In lSS he was second lieutenant OF the
Corps of Engineers ilrst lieutenant In 1890; cnp.
tain In 1901: major In 1911 lieutenant colonel In
Mny OF 1917 colonel of Engineers. ~ A. In August
OF loiI; btlgndl'r general. August s. lalS IL.
WINS with the troops In cuhn and the Philippines
In the spanish American war iic wns chief
engineer of the China Relief expedition during the
Boxer uprising lie hns served MS Instructor in
the Military academy and Army stan college. lie
raised the bn',icshlp Maine In Havana Hnrnor
tolol2). "" has had charge of river and hnr
Dor work In various districts. lie organized and
trained august. ioi7.Mns. 1879 the Ouc.hun.