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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
3
At Camp Lewis on Friday Capt. C. G. Howell tested the Browning automatic rifle as Maj. Gen. H. A. Greene and his staff observed. In Pierre South Dakota partners of an irrigation plan discuss profit sharing while farm hands receive wage scales.
Public reports state Gutron Horglum traveled to the White House to criticize aircraft work and offered informal investigation and suggestions. He claims officials hindered his inquiry while being shadowed by secret service and Army Aircraft Corps personnel. Born in Idaho, educated in San Francisco and Paris, he recently drew attention for a Stone Mountain memorial contract.
Sculptor Gutson Borglum issued a statement denying charges of financial motive in his aircraft investigation. Senate records allegedly show links to private airplane firms, while Borglum argues he was not secretly involved in plane production or seeking presidential favor for personal gain.
Gutzon Bergium the sculptor who investigated the airplane program with Wilson's approval accuses the aero department of profiteering and Teutonic influence, saying hundreds of millions have vanished into useless factories and $50,900,000 in contracts went to men with no connection to emergency aircraft production.
D. S. Tobias resigns after 14 years in the Northern Pacific dining car department to devote more time to war department draft and registration work. He leads Division No 10 with 5,790 men and plans part time private work in Seattle Tacoma and Portland while assisting in farewell dinners for drafted men. Tobias has worked with Manny Allen and Karen J. Vitus in war department efforts.
A light verse noting a woman who appears content and rarely angered, described as someone who has shopped within our store. The piece records her cheerful mood and frequency of patronage as part of a nostalgic verse.
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