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Show CHARGES GRAFT IN SALES Rep. Madden Says Favorites on Inside Were Given Advantage WASHINGTON, April 17. Charges that "favorites" of war department officials of-ficials had realized from 100 to 500 per jeent profit on resale of surplus army supplies wcro made In the house by Representative Madden. Republican of Illinois. There was "Rood authority," authori-ty," ho snid, for statements lhat such supplies were not made available for sale until dealers on the "inside" had eompleteu their arrangements. The charge was made during debate on the army appropriation bill and Representative Repre-sentative Madden did not comply with Democratic demands that he name the men involved. Chairman Kahn, of the military committee, however. announced an-nounced that the charges would be brought to the attention of committees investigating War expenditures. Mr. Madden's statement cam? at the closu of discussion on tho $377,250. (n military budget for the next fiscal year, which was passed and now goes , to the senate. Under it the national guard, now In the process of reorganization reorgan-ization with an nggiegate membership of 12O.C00 men would be limited to 100.000 men. The house appropriated the sum or $22,700,000 for cleaning up war work, the largest of these items being $11. 700.000 for keeping the American troops along the Rhine. |