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THE tiAZFTTE-TPrES, HEPPXER, OREGON, TBTRSIVW, FEBRUARY 27. 1919.
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MACYPiCKFORD
E UTTLE AEPICAN"
ric'ity a iv of this swampy land was
; n'.-i'!..i-til iri-iii a strav company
t" mi frr :!e purpose for $40, loo.
'So !:tip me God." exclaimed tlie
iMte-haired South l'akotan. '!
would not pay $10 an acre for that
lami!" Yot $:.o50.000 of the money
of the taxpayers was turned over to
i! is s'raw company for development,
with the land and improvements as
security. Street ears were pur-
, lia.-evl at a eo.-t in f n.iuu eacn anti
leased to the railway company at
live per cent on the investment for
no oiher purpose than carryit'i;
imaginary workmen frcm the phan
tom Hilton to Newport N'ewi, and it
was agreed that later the compaii;
should lie allowed to purchase theiu
at reduced cost. Four companies
sta.ioned there had nine captains,
fourteen r.rst lieutenants and eight
second lieutenants. Xesro soldiers,
worked in construction beside labor
ers making $:! per day, were charged
10 to $15 for affidavits attached lo
applications for discharge.
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At the Star Theatre, Monday, Mar. S.
WAHTOH WASTE
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Millions Are Thrown Away And
Negro Soldiers Are Ensived.
By Snell Smith.
Washington, Feb. 24. Waste
many milU-ns cf dollars of
money of the country since
signi't? of he armistice, through
oxtrcvaaat!. cxpeutfiture and carless
ness in handiing property, and sys
tematic enslaves of negroes in the
S u r .'..'tlur ;."isc of military dis
cipline, have been proen in un
impeachable evidence presented by
Representative Dillon, of South
Dakota, in a sensati.'.nl sro::h bo
fore the House.
Peciariua- thai 'h" m:-st flagrant
case of the kind uncovered by him
was that in the v'cinity of Newport
News, Va., he said that the govern
ment had built there, and without
the slightest uc.rsi;;, a cement
highway six miles in length, in the
stored 400 caterpillar tractors and
fourteen armored tanks, each costing
$55,000. but that the latter were
lying in the mud and rain, to become
a hopeless waste. A little further on
were twenty-four covered ware
houses, 150 by 250 feet in dimension,
with nothing in them. Nearby he
found corrals, operated by the an
imal embarkation division of the
army, and containing several thous
and horses and mules, standing in
: several inches of mud and with noth
ing but mud to lie in. It was re
of ported to him that some of them had
the been there since August, 191S, and
tIie had cost the government $240 each.
At Uld feint Comtort, in the same
vicinity, Dillon disclosed several hun
dred cantonment buildings built on
such impossible sites that a pump
ing plant had been constructed to
pump sand into the water about
them. Several hundred ammunition
trucks and tractors he found exposed
to the salt air and the elements in
such a wa..- ag to a?ure their speedy
i uin t!u ujtu rust.
Sinister Motive in Deals.
In explai.ii.-.g tl.b sinister meaning
i a.! .;.U, D.llon explained to his
cclleagues that "in Newport New
are ten apartment houses built by
ihe War L.'epartment. All of them
construction of which negro soldiers contain eight apartments or four
had been employed; that numerous rr-ms each and are used by the
buildings had been built for the officer clerks of the port authorities
Morrison Aviation Field there and and by employees of the Shipping
on low ground which had to, be Board. They are said to be built on
abandoned; that 500 cottages and laud owned by the Newport News
other dwellings of the most modern Shipbuilding and Drydock Company,
design were built for workmen who They are stucco buildings with slate
do not and never will occupy them; roofs and have all modern improve
that arrangements are even now,nic.its. The president of this com-
Seing made to build 800 more such pany is Homer L. Ferguson. He is
houses there;., that though the a brother of Gen. Frank K. Fergu
treets are impassable because of j son, the commanding officer of that
mud and water and the town of army distiict. Capt. L. G. Thom is
Hilton, as it is now called, lies in 1 assistant to the executive officer and
swampy ground, it is the intention in charge of the labor department.
to fill in around the houses, pave the. He is a brother-in-law of one of the
streets and build fifteen miles of I Fergusons. It will thus be seen that
sidewalk; and that large ditches are
being dug by negro soldiers at $30
a month each.
i. i. ion said he had found in his
personal investigations made on the
spot that a mile out of Hilton, in a
stevedore camp now a part of Camp
Alexander, he had found many open
air storage buildings, 20 by 133 feet
in dimension and costing $2,660
ach, and in them were supposed to
this family controls practically the
commercial governmental activities
at Newport News, and also the
military activities in that entire
army district. Thus they cooperate
among themselves and with various
government activities and have
mutual interests in the upbuilding of
that community, including the phan
tom city, Hilton, in the swamp."
Dillon went on to reveal that
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Announcement
OWING to the limited space in my now quar
ters, I will not attempt to make any show
or opening display, but I have secured the
services of one of Portland's very best
trimmers and she is now in Portland gathering goods
for our Spring trade.
I expect her here by the 28th of February, and
judging from the material that has already arrived,
I can safely say, bring your hat troubles to us. They
will be well taken care of, whether it be the making
of a new one or the making over your old one.
The same careful attention to style and work
man ship will be given.
MRS. L. G. HERREN
Horses and .Mules in the Rig War.
Some idea of what has been done
in furnishing horses and mules for
overseas service may be gained from
a report made by the Statistical
Section of the Remount division.
This shows that up to January 11
there had been shipped overseas
from this country a total of 67,948
animals, which included 5,489 cav
alry horses, 33,396 draft 'horses,
28, OSS mules, and 975 pack mules.
The total number of animals lost en
route overseas so far reported is
600 horses and mules, or less than
1 per cent of the total number of
animals shipped.
The total number of animal pur
chased overseas to date is 152,336.
Purchases of horses in France
amounted to 109,848; in Spain,
1.531. and in Great Britain, 11.89S.
The value of purchases in France
was $43,122,003.52; in Spain, $589,
150.96. and Great Britain, $5,314,
711.15, or a total value of $49,025,
9(54.63 for 123.277 horses purchased
overseas. The total number of
mules purchased overseas amounted
to 29,059 with a jaiue of $11,115,
846.72. There were 9,341 mules
valued at $2,S95,927.76 purchased
in France; 12,941 mules with a
value of 15,619,155.74 purchased in
Spain, and 6,777 mules valued at
$2,600,763.22 purchased in Great
Britain.
There were on hand with the
American expeditionary forces, De
cember 25, 1918, a total of 191,631
animals. This total included 26,023
cavalry horses, 109,528 draft horses,
4S.614 draft mules, and 7,466 pack
and riding mules. The total loss
overseas to December 25, 1918,
amounted to 42,311 animals, which
included 36,189 horses and 6,122
mules.
Monday, March 3rd
MARY P1CFORD
Uncle Sam's Favorite Niece, in
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"THE UmKpERICAN"
Released by 4rtcraft Pictures
Pronouncetl the most powerful patriotic
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YOU HAVE HEARD MUCH ABOUT
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Tte Face i Dark
A STORY OF
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Saturday
MARCH 1st
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'YOU KNOW DOUG"
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AMERICA'S ANSWER"
What Will You Do
To Help
o
Altho the Amercas people have during; the
past two years loaned to the government
about Eighteen Billion Dollars, they have
more money deposited in the banks of the
country than ever before.. The war has
brought to us prosperity in which Morrow
County has had its share. This week the
people of this country will raise $30,000,
000 to save from starvation the innocent
sufferers for whom no other provision can
be made.
What Will YOU Do
to Help?
THE NEAR LAST TO CIVILIZATION
" 3AVE MY CHILDREN,"
Send contributions or pledges to
J. J. NYS, Treasurer
By the Committee for relief of sufferers in the near east.
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