U uS u.S. S Si PURCHASES EIGHT HOTELS WASHINGTON Jan 5 UP UP- UP The war department has bought eight hotels has condemnation proceedings pending for purchase of two more and Is paying for leases on other hotels with an aggregate of rooms it was revealed Tuesday The disclosure was made with the publication by the joint economy economy economy econ econ- omy committee of a report In which Senator Byrd D D. Va criticised criticised criticised the war departments department's purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase for of the Stevens hotel In Chicago Undersecretary of ot War Robert RobertP P. P Patterson defended the transaction transaction transaction trans trans- action which he said resulted in ina ina ina a financial saving to the govern govern- ment In addition to Its hotel purchases purchases purchases pur pur- chases the war department has bought three schools and Battle Creek Mich sanitarium the committees committee's report disclosed Total Total To To- tal tat cost of all the purchases thus far Is about Two of the purchased hotels will willbe willbe be ge used to quarter troops They are are the room Stevens and the Shark River hotel Neptune N. N J J. J 47 rooms Six will wm be converted into permanent army hospitals They Include El Mirado Palm Springs Cal rooms purchased pur purchased chased for pur-I pur