Show I CHARGE WASTE N Fi V AR MR CAMP Seek to Recover Seven Millions Spent At Camp Mead BALTIMORE Md Id Marsh March 12 Charring 12 ChargIng fraud graft and e eor or of government go funds Amos W V Woodcock United States State district I attorney for Maryland Tuesday filed suit in the tho United States dis- dis distrIct dis district court against Smith Hiuser Inc of or tw ew ev York to reco cr 7 alleged e s ee- ee spent apont In construction or of Camp C Mend MOA Md MO A second suit to recover ter 2000 additional front from a another gov go- If government 0 contractor will III be tiled filed later according to a statement b Mr Ir Woodcock HUGE EXCESS n COST The This camp amp which was as as built be- be beI between between be between tween Juno 23 and De Dee Dec 1 I 1917 HI I coet cost the tho th government Io 18 sid s Mr Woodcock This This cult Is Instituted to recover from the tho th con con- con this excess nce cost coet We Wo W charge charf that the th defend defend- defendant ant l I 1 Wasted ted large quantities of materIal 2 d an excess exco number ot of eR and anil used them In unnecessary work 3 Id I'd them without re- re re regard gs gard garil rd for tor nullifications lu 4 them theft to lont 5 Paid unskilled labor at the tho rot rate of skilled labor G 6 Paid the same simme men on more morp th than none one payroll 7 ra Failed to use us i proper or- or or organization gs tIn t 8 Permitted delas deIns In construe construe- construction tion thereby Increasing the th cost coot to the United States as ii mentioned CONTRACT CO TERMS Under th the tOl ms of o the contract ct the defendants defendant were to erect tern tem temporary tem temporary frame buildings and ellel sheds hedsand anti Install a 0 water tor nod and er ar es 85 tem s-tem tent tem at the the- camp The WIt was signed bv by W WA WA WA A Dempsey on behalf of ot the th gov- gov gov KO government and by by W H Ii Ice president lent of oZ the corporation The I contractors ere ero to bo be b paid a 11 per par parc c of tho the cost of ot the th work but but the fee tee was as as not to exceed Throughout the tha work It Is I al- al alleged al alleged this tho conti actors In InI Inor Ina Ina a wanton t reckless an and fraudulent I course or of or c conduct c i |