Show I I SAWTELLE VETERANS VETERANS DESIRE TO ELECT THEIR OWN OFFICERS Notify Committee They Do Not nut loun Young Civilian to Lord It Over Oer Them Los Angeles Cal Cat Nov No 30 30 ing lug that the present system of oC appointing appoint appoint- ing officers fostered a condition O of snobbery old veterans sheltered In the national homo home at Sawtelle proposed propose to tho the Senate Investigating committee a system of action Tho The veterans wanted I Ito to elect their own officers from gOvernor governor gover gOver- I nor of ot the home down to barracks cap cap- talus and anel the they asserted tho they did not want any young oung civilians cl who would woul lord it over them v I An Andrew Andrev rew J. J Buttorf Buttor who ot l as spokesman for tor the veterans appeared before the tho committee and said tho tIm members members mem mom bers also alno desired the power of ot recalling all officers and to Initiate any measures measures meas S ures or reforms which tho the 2000 old Id hd soldiers quartered at the thc homo home deemed needful The Tho inquiry b by tho the senatorial committee committee com corn Into conditions at the tae home was 1 completed tOd today so ar r 3 as ns th tho thi taking of ot testimony was conc concerned hut but officers cers of ot tho homo home will b be to t. t testify tes ts Uty regarding regarding- the other sidO Ild of ot tho the question before the ll of the Uie committee dop depart dopart rt |