Show dishonest goods are received from A contractors washington sept 8 the criminal prosecution of morris busch contractor and robert charlton inspector was ordered today by acting secretary of war oliver this action is contained in a direction to judge advocate general dails to prepare the necessary papers for this prosecution and submit them to the department of justice busch holds a contract with the quartermasters department of the army to furnish fur caps and gauntlett gauntlets gaunt lets to be delivered at the arsenal philadelphia the order tor prosecution is taken on the strength 0 a report recently mad by major F S strong of the artillery corps acting inspector general in which it is shown that a conspiracy to defraud the government exists between busch and charlton besides the criminal prosecution of busch and charlton secretary oliver directs that busch shall be compelled to complete his contract with the government upon penalty ot a civil suit tor damages he also stipulates that if any interior articles are furnished the government by its contractor edwin H taggart under his contract of october ath 1903 he shall bo required to replace the inferior goods under penalty of a civil suit tor the recovery of the money paid the report of major strong regarding conditions in the schuylkill arsenal lias led to a suggestion from the inspector generals department which has been made an order by secretary oliver for an immediate investigation vesti gation of the important depots containing army supplies cheso are located at new borly bealon philadelphia indiana sau francisco seattle and other places conspiracy existed philadelphia sept S morris buschi the contractor against whom criminal prosecution is ordered by the war department part ment is a common councilman of this city charlton who Is also recommended for prosecution is an employed the schuylkill arsenal major strong of the inspector generals department came hero aiom washington early in august for the purpose 0 making an investigation ae the schuylkill arsenal of certain contracts the investigation lusted a week it was lestler by Fredor lcK kamholz a partner of buschi taht charles T gladding formerly chief inspector of the arsenal and robert charlton head of the present force of fur inspectors had agreed to pass inferior goods made by busch charges that money had passed between bubli and charlton were made by kamholz carl E rowman former secretary of the late congressman burke of this city testified that while he was secretary to the congressman busch offered him to get burke to furnish him with information concerning bids busch denied all the charges ZINC PLANT DESTROYED denver colo sept 8 the american zinc and chemical companas comp anys plant comprising three large buildings located at rtuh junction north ot denver was totally destroyed by fire this morning the logs Is estimated at the plant was a combination smelter and chemical works C E dewey is the manager of the company |