The Holly chieftain., 1923-09-13

bringing needless suffering upon the
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-
parelness problem. This act gave the president
emergency power, authorized the creation of a
non-partisan BOARD of Mobilization of Industries
Essential to Military PreparednessA A outlined the
industrial mobilization task and turned the> job
over to the assistant secretary OF war. Col j.
Mayhem Wainwright, appointed March 2S 1921
labored at this titanic task until his election to
the Sixty eighth congress from New York brought
about his resignation.
In lecture before the Army War college
January 20. 1923, Assistant Secretary Wainwright
said ~
ut Is not In spirit Of egotism, but rather a
report of my stewardship when say that / am
certain that more has been accomplished In the
past eighteen months looking to industrial prepared
ness than has ever been accomplished before in
the history of the War department"
Dwight Filley Davis of st. Louis succeeded
Representative-elect Wainwright as assistant secre
tary of war. He was born In st. Louis in 1S79
He got his A, B. from Harvard in 1900 and his
ILL., d. from Washington university in 1903. Since
then he has been man Of many activities both
local and national. In st. Louis he prominent
in every movement for municipal betterment In
1921 he became director of the War Finance cor
poration.
September l, 1917 Mr.. Davis was commissioned
captain of Company J.. Fifth Missouri Infantry, by
the governor of Missouri. March %, 1918, he was
promoted to rank of major, National Guard. He
wns appointed lieutenant colonel of infantry Oc-
tober TO- 1918. He served as assistant chief of
staff in the Thlrty-ffth Division and in the Second
Army. a. f. f. He was graduated from the Cen
eraN Staff college Mt Tanqres He served over
from April 25, 1918, to April 90 1919. when
he was honoraby discharged.
He was cited In General Orders No 81, Head
quarters. Thirty-ffth Division, dated October IL,
1918. and in Citation Orders No. l, General Head
quarters, June g. 1919 'for carrying out the orders
OF his brigade commander in manner utterly de
void of fear under the most intense artillery and
machine gun fire. AT Bauny, September 20
and 80 he recklessly exposed himself to the enemy
fire In order to obtain Information of great value
to his brigade and division commanders" which
citation carries the award of the silver star
Col. ii. b. Ferguson is director of procurement.
He has seen much service in many lands. He
born in North Carolina In 1875 and is a
graduate of the U. s. Military academy (1s9O,
Army Srar college (1905) and Army War college
O912). In 1893 he was second lieutenant Of the
Corps Of Engineers; first lieutenant in 1900; cap
tain In 1894 major in 1011 Lieutenant colonel in
May of 1917 colonel of Engineers N. A., in August
of 1917; brigadier general, August 8. 1918 He
was with the troops in Cuba and the Philippines
in the Spanish-American war He was chief
engineer Of the China Relief expedition during the
Boxer uprising. He has served as instructor In
the Military academy and Army STAFF college He
raised the battleshp Maine in Havana Harbor
191012). He has had charge of river and har-
Dor work in various districts. He organized and
trained tAngust 1917.May, 1879 the one-huil-