Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-22 | Page 15 | Surplus Stock Sale Brings About Exposure

t tI STOCK SALE I i BRINGS ABOUT I EXPOSURE C Civilians Buy Cheaply and Sell Same Stock at Huge Profit to United States WASHINGTON Nov 22 Imme Imme Immediate diate revision of the present method of of disposing of surplus government stores to prevent speculators from I buying federal property from one department de- de department department de de- and reselling to another I branch of the government at a higher high high- er figure Is recommended in the an anI annual annual an- an I nual report of Major General J. J L L. L Chamberlain Inspector general of the army to the tho secretary of war made public today The necessity for the I proposed action is indicated by a re recent recent recent re- re cent Investigation that disclosed thata that thata a department of the government sold surplus cement for 1 per ton to a I civilian who immediately resold the same cement to a branch of the war department for 6 6 a ton the report states Concerning hazing at the military academy at West Point General Chamberlain said that while the practice practice tice has not yet been entirely elimInated eliminated elim dim mated considerable favorable progress progress progress ress has been made to that end Other recommendations of the inspector in inspector inspector in- in general include More care with regard to promises made mad recruits abandonment of civilian civilIan civilian civil civil- ian instructors at army schools re renewal renewal renewal re- re newal of the clothing allowance s system system sI s 's tem tern for tor enlisted men consolidation I of air service units as far as possible possible possible I ble and replacement of civilian em em- in this branch with enlisted I em-I personnel revision of the property accountability system A clean bill of health Is given the forces in Germany by the inspector general with the exception of proficiency proficiency pro pro- at target practice due he says to the large percentage of new newmen newmen newmen men and lack of experienced officers to supervise their training Conditions in the army transport service service in the Pacific are described I as satisfactory but in the Atlantic the service is far from satisfactory the report says recommendation be being being being be- be ing made that legislation be secured to provide adequate commissioned and enlisted personnel for army transport