The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1922, Page 1

y BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS “STAMP” OUT TUBERCULOSIS For Bismarck and vicinity: 4 : : 1 ar. xs i LAST EDITION ESTABLISHED 1873 : | cor E | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, D§CEMBER 4, 1922 (Leased Wire of Associated Press) PRICE FIVE CENTS oa » U. S. 1924 BUDGET CUT HALF BIL DN NOTE ae, LION ~ SUMMONED FOR. GRANDJURY 3 P.M. TUESDAY First Such Jury in Many | Years to get Under Way Before Judge Coffey JOHN BURKE TO APPEAR? ‘Former Governor. Expected to ‘Take Charge as Special As- sistant Attorney-General The first grand jury held in Bur- leigh county in many years willbe impaneled and instructed Tuesday afternoon at 3 p, m. by’ District Judge J. A. Coffey. It is expected| to begin ifs deliberations imimcdi- ately. Judge Coffey will open court) here tomorrow morning. at: 9:30 o'clock, when the calendar of 98. civil and 4 criminalcases. will. be, called. The petit jury is called for 2 p.m. Judge Nuessle went to Jamestown today, to hold the December term ofthe dis- trict court there. 7 John Burke, former governor, now practising law in‘ Frago, may ‘ake charge of the grand jury summoned to meet here to investigate “mat- ters of general import,” but which is expected to especially inquire into the conduct of the election of No- vember 7th. Mr. Burke has been in Bismarck since Friday. Attorney General Johnson. said he; had discussed at length with Mr. Burke the matter of his appearance before the grand jury. No arrans¥- ment had been made, he said. States Attorney F. E. McCurdy stated that he had requested Mr. Johnson to iur-) nish assistance in the conduct of ‘he grand jury, because most of his time would be taken up in the Decemper term of court. No subpoenas have as yet been is- sued,'but were to go out today. The first work of the grand jury, Mr. Me- Gurdy said, will be to take up many cases now pending, including sev- eral liquor cases. “There is nothing I can say about the grand jury except that it is not only the privilege but also the duty of every persons who knows of any violation of law to voluntarily ap- pear before the grand jury if not summoned,” the state’s attorney said. of every person who knows of uoy Mr, Burke at noon today whenasked about his possible part, said that; “there is no information to give out ‘on this.” He added that he had dis-} cussed the matter but that no ar-) yangement had been made. He ind.- ‘WEEK PROGRAM ; |from church yesterday, S. N. Sween-: Schools to'ey suddenly brought his automobile} Senate Considering Confirma- HEAP SQUAW MAN Is Senator Pat McGarry, Heir to the 15 Wives of a Chippewa Chief PATRICK H. McGARRY, INSET, AND SOME OF THE 15 CHIPPEWA SQUAWS HE INHERITED. By NEA Service Walker, Minn. Dec. 4.—When State Senator Patrick H. McGarry is hungry for whitefish, he goes out to the lawn of his home “Glengarry,” and sends up a ereen rocket. . The next morning, say his friends, he looks out over Leech Lake toward Bear Island, where tribe resides, arid sees a flock of ca- noes coming toward him. They bring whitefish for dinner. Whatever Pat McGarry wants from the Chippewas, he gets. He is Big Chief Schmoc-omi-mom and heir to 15 squaws and their many pa- pooses, willed him by the late Chief Ma-jah-ga-bo of the Bear Island tribe. TO EDUCATION the Chippewa | CITY RESPONDS | ‘And Pat a married man! | But that doesn’t bother the sena- tor nor his family. His daughter, Edna, now Mrs. H. P. Rich of Seat- tle, Wash., was well beloved by the Chippewa tribe and she, in turn, was. at home with them. Were Close Friends / This close friendship was the out- growth of 25 years of good will and confidence gained by McGarry. He was the tribe’s protector, when it came to trading deals, and Chief Ma-jah-ga-bo was suréty against harm ‘for McGarry and his pale-faces. This mutual protection grew into such deep affection that, at Chief Ma-jah-ga-bo’s death recently, hi will made McGarry heir to all his ODEN “AUTOMOBILE OF -— HEART TROUBLE (By the Associated Press) i American Legion, Lead in Emphasizing Value And Need of Education INVITATION TO PAREN Hickman, Ky., Dec. 4.—Returning | to a stop and fell dead. His widow | \died 15 minutes later in the car of; ;shock and excitement. Bernice Warren, 'Sweeney’s was so shocked that her| | condition is serious. | niece of the} rights and possession’, including his 15 squaws. Pat hasn’t relinquished his’ strange legacy. He has assumed the honor of ruling the 2000 Chippewa Indians in the three northprn Minnesota rea- ervations—although this rule is such only in name. And he has taken on himself the responsibility of caring for his greatly augmented family. On their part, the 15 squaws are ready to fulfill his wishes. McGarry can’t call them by their names, but he knows their faces, for time and again have they brought him gifts from the wilderness. It is in this way that they show their allegiance to their new chief and squaw man. EXTRA SESSION REACHES ITS ~ FINAL STAGE tion of Thousand Ap- pointments DYER BILL IS . DEAD CRITICAL ISSUE DARDANELLES © OP CONFERENCE iTurks Demand Straits be Open Cnty to Her \ | Warships ‘ALLIES ARE OPPOSED Insist that Channel be Neu- tral Zone for All Powers (By the Associated Press.) i | Lausanne, Dec. 4.—All delegates to the Near East conference ap- proxched today’s session with the conviction that the critical moment ‘ef the discussions was at hand. ‘The great problem of today—that | lof the Dardanelles—is vitally inter- esting to all the powers, including the United States. The Russian de- legates were to make their first ap- pearance atthe conference at this session. Foreign Minster Tchit- Icherin and M. Rakovsky have been lin close consultation with the Turks for the last two days and there is evidence of great uneasiness among the other delegations as to what |may come out of today’s session as a concrete result of the confabula- 1 tions between the representatives of those two countries who have come {to Lausanne in the guise of allies. k Advantage Turkey Wants the straits open to Turkish warships alone, but Europe and America desire the waterway free to the naval craft of the entire world, The treaty of Sevres, for which Lausanne must find a substi. tute, opens the straits-to the mer- chant men and warships of all the powers in peace war but no blockade or act of war is permissable unless authorized by the league of nations. The treaty also provides for an in- ternational commission of control. 1A hot controversy is being waged as to whether. the Greeks ‘in Asin-+ Minor have been, ordered out by the Turks and whether it is really necessary that they leave Turkish soil. Ismet Pasha contends the An- jgora government never ordered the Greeks to leave and challenges the production of official proof that such orders were ever issued. M. Venizelos and his associates on the Greek delegation assert that it is impossible for the Greeks to live in Asia Minor, saying that the christi- an population is forced by cireum- stances to leave regardless of whether official orders ore issued. Feeling Runs High Feeling runs so high between \the DAUGHERTY SAYS REDS ARE BEHIND PLOT Keller Charges, He Declares, Are Backed by Grafters And Radicals WANT HIS’ EVIDENCE Attorney General Character- izes Movement as Part of Scheme to Aid Suspects (By the Associated Press) Washington, ‘Dec. 4.—Formal re- ply to the charges; filed against him with the house judiciary committee by Representative Keller, Republican of Minnesota, had been prepared by Attorney General Daugherty for pre- sentation to the committee when’ it met today to consider the Keller resolution demanding the Attorney General’s impeachment. Answering categorically the fourteen specifice- tions submitted in‘ the Keller char- ges, Mr. Daugherty’s reply as sum- marized in department of justice statement published today, declared, |‘ in reference particularly to Mr. Keller's demand for access to de- partment documents that it showed to be arrayed behind the move for his impeachment “certain radicel leaders seeking to serve notice up on every future Attggney General that’if he dares enfo! thei laws of the United States against such or- ganizations, he does so under the penalty” of attempted impeachment. Joined in the move with these, he asserted were “the profiteers, the grafters, the so-called war defraud- ers,” who sought “by unconscionable and .unscrupulous means” to gain knowledge of “what these charged with Bring them to justice have se- cured as the result of the most pain- staking, faithful and earnest efforts possible” on the part of the Attor- ney General:and those associated with him, ‘ i Representative Keller, Republican, Minnesota, told the house judiciary committee today he would not be ready to present evidence in support of his demand for impeachment of Attorney General Daugherty until the committee obtained from the house power to summon and swear witnesses. Wherever consistent with protec- tion of the government’s interests ‘and those of individuals who have reposed confidence in it, Mr. Daugh- erty said, the department of justice stands ready to meet Mr. Keller's demand for access to documents. To |FARM BLOC DELAYS CONFIRMATION OF _ PERCE BUTLER * é j PIERCE BUTLER i. Washington, Dec. 4.—The nomi- nation of Pierce Butler, St. Paul at- torney, to be an associate justice of the supreme court failed of confir- mation by the senate today in the | jclose of the extra session and a ‘renomination in the regular session twas made necessary. Senators La Follette, Republican, Wisconsin and Norris, Republican,’ Nebraska, ob- jected to immediate confirmation and forced over ‘the’ nomination, A statement opposing Mr. Butler’s confirmation, filed recently wi the judiciary committee, was: referred to by Senator LaFollette, and he was joined by Senator Norris in dqmand- ing that the persons making the state- ment be given a hearing. Under these attempt no action today. The statement filed wih the com- mitee related to Mr. Butler’s alleged connection with railroads and other corporations, and also with political leaders in his home city. \ After passing over Mr. Butler's nomination, the senate confirmed about 1,700 other appointments, in- ; circumstances, the leaders decided to! CURTAILMENT U.S. AID ONLY WAY TOREDUCE President Harding Puts Prob- lem of Taxation ‘Squarely Before Congress HAS MADE PROGRESS Budget Work Cited — 1924 Estimate Put at $3,180,- 843,234 (By the Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 4.—President Harding in transmitting the annual federal budget for the next fiscal year, frankly told congress today that whether there was to be any material reduction in government expendit- ures and in taxes in future years would depend largely on whether there was to be a curtailment or ex- pansion of federal aid’ in lines of research, improvement and develop- ment. Placing the estimated government outlay in 1924 at $3,180,843,234, a decrease of about $500,000,000 as. compared ‘with estimates for this fiscal year, Mr. Harding called at- tention that two-thirds of this tota! was on account of practically: fixed charges, such as the public debt, national defensey pensions, world war allowances, and federal aid. There was left, he said, only about one billion dollars in charges sub- ject to administrative control an: against which, he added, the re- trenchment policy of the government, had been directed. | While expressing the opinion that some further ‘reduction undoubtedly would result from a reorganization of government establishments on 2 more scientific basis, the Presider: said this alone would not affect suen a material cut in operating costs would justify the expression of hop for a considerable lessening of e: penditures in the years to come. Taking up the question of federal aid, the executive declared that this was-a rapidly broadening field of expenditure and that there was 4 question as to how far the govern- ment should participate in it. He added that it did not pertain to the normal functions or operations of the business of government. “These extraneous activities,” he continued, “have flowed from: laws enacted pursuant to popular demand, and I take this occasion to refer to them for the purpose of showing that the taxation which necessarily re- sults in providing funds to meet them is a necessary incident to the fulfillment of the popular demand. ’ \ PF ight "% cated he would go to Fargo tonig ‘ ‘ Moslem and the Greek delegates a me having some matters to dispose of ‘ : n and th do so in “certain important matters | cluding 1,500 Pees a - : . 7 It te t the . : . ig 1,500 army officers. Reducing Expenditures here today. Supt. Saxvik Invites Them Es-; {Nomination of Pierce Butler; thst, it is sitient to, Bees out [now in preparation for presentation | Among the aaeny ations chaficmed|. “tw. the ‘offerte’ whichahave: been = | pecially to Visit Schools | | Most Iniportant Before | Hberal. allowances because of the | 1 the proper tribunals,” he suid) was that of Miss Lueile\Atcherson of| directed to reducing public. expendi; | ‘ i | bitterness of the charges and count. | ould be “highly injurious, to Columbus, Ohio,-to be secretary ot{tures, I have been much concerned During Present Week | i Body er changes. The Turks insist that | interests of the people, | egation. She 7 is fit woman ever| in ppparent Increasing ‘siete, seunty : = ll i the Greeks are unnecessarily pan- . a 7 .,. [appointed to the diplomatic corps. | an municipal indebtedness, and t i FREE STATE: i 6 icky while the latter report that! Washington, Dec. feist a am fearful lest this condition may ¥ | ; : 3 H Washington, Dec. 4.--Congress |wholesale massacres and persecu- | CUSsion the pone 01 ne eas be in part attributable to the ex- 4 f ! Sunday—For God and Country, |) | closed its two weeks’ extra ses- |tion make life absolutely insupport- | revolution au et ter baa aad penditures made by the government ' || emphazing education in the home, |! Aeon eee * "| Han make tistians in Moslem terri. (committee to send for pe a Perauant to its federal aid laws, as started its regular ses: \ i: School and church. “Tim”. Well Known in Parlia-! sion tod: ‘th ; . |tories. * papers in id investigation ‘of im. are} many '6f these state laws require . ; Monday-rAmerican Citizensnip | sion today with an intervening Six hundred thousand \ Greeks [Peachment charges agsins! orney stdte contributions as a prerequisite i || Day, emphasizing duties of citi- |! ment for His “Sharp” | - period of only ten minutes, have already fled from Asia Minor | General Pan fied Wy hore to extension of the federal aid.” ; : zenship, problems of naturalizs- |; 4 | Proceedings today were largely |and Fridtjof Nansen estimates there | Senrunive BC ere | 4 The summary of the budget for Club tion, aid to immigrants. | Tongue | , | the routine of Winding up the {are at least as many more in Tate : 1924, as given to congress, ghows an mmerce ub, Tuesday—Patriotism Day, g¢m- |/ ! ma ree ‘ .., {ish territory, Ismet Pasha regards | estimated excess of receipts over Members of Comme 2 phasizing the flag as the embicm fay ivechusstiated Preek”| old and beginning the new se- | thig estimate as too high. Nansen is in gis KOE TAEERS ‘ | expenditures next year ‘of $180,969,- Are Urged to Cast Their of freedom, duty to vote, universal |} ye bhes Assoc eras ea | sion, which runs until March 3rJ. “| persuaded, ‘after extensive investi-| yy,(BY the Associated Tress) 125 as compared with an estimated ser Mich language in the {| 2ondon, Dec, 4-—The appointment In its brief sitting, the senate | gation on conditions in Turkey, that | eee ee iccided today t0l| caaaracr deficit of $273,938,712 for this fiscal Votes Today Bee eaee eee ee lof Timothy Healy as the first evel Jouaauigea iu eee Gieake. eannot remain; theres: | uiictnry, committee decided tody, *0) v year, The President ‘said, however, , : |] “"Wednesday--Sckiool and Teacher |i ernoq generat of the Irish free, state | ionching foie aaperaea see panes on oe Pa change |Bsone eiteteces aid ta Siteln papers 1 Lowering to be Urged in Far-lthat le wes noel aa nat ou tors of the Association of Commeree |) schools, the schools’ influence on |/ understood the post was offered itt ae orp doseaei Se ual lEoparently agreed to plans which ; RePublicam, Minnesota, in proseeut: : |e eee tho ‘ + will close at 1 p. m. Tuesday after-|| the coming generation. | some time ago and that its final al-! e prinejpal business of the |Mo0sen is working out for the ex-|in& his impeachment charges against | ing. June 30 would show a Mion, Members who have not yet || ‘Thursday—Illiteracy Day, urs- ||lotment to the veteran champion of) {ye annual” sietoy mae receipt of sereee of 480.000 Moselm civilians | Attorney General Daugherty. \ Fe ae eat alee voted were urged to do 0 today. ||) ing slogan for abolition of illit- |) Irish autonomy depends only upow ea aaeee at Harding is{ iM Greece for 600,000 Greeks in Asia In taking this step the committee| Results of investigations conduct-| Estimated expenditures of $3,180- Ballots may either be brought ' || eracy in U, S. by 1927. , his acceptance. | 4 - rang S| Minor. acceded to the plea of Mr. Keller.| eq by the state railroad commission | 943,234 for 1924, which are exclu- » headquarters in the First Guaranty || ~ Friday—tquality of Opportu- |i That acceptance, according to gev.| expected to deliver his message |" More than 100,000 Greeks and |Who had contended he could 'not lin the Fargo rate case will be pre-|sive of the postal service compared Bank building or mailed. Mail wil! || nity Das, emphasizing equality of |/eral of the best. informed | corre [- outlining the administration’ lurks are alto held as prisoners of | Proceed unless he, got pomtat on of | sented at the hearing begun in Fargo | with estimated appropriations of be taken from the postoffice at © || opportunity for education for |!pondents in Dublin, has been given | program with the shipping bi!l, ‘Iwar or hostages; thus there are well | Papers from the department of jus-| today by C. W. McDonnell, commis- | $3,078,040,331 for the same period p.m. toworrow. No all received |) every American boy and girl, |'and the concensus of opinion today | farm credit, legislation and 2n- | over 1,000,000 persons whom Nansen | tice and could force the attendance | sioner; V. E. Smart, traffic manager, | Mr. Harding, explained that the ex- after that oe ee bershi needs of rural schoo! was that’ the announcement’ “the, "u#l sppropriations bill as the lis striving to transplant in the in. | Of witnesses. ‘ ded that 24 Charles Martin, rate clerk. Out-| penditures would represent actual A call for eee eee igh Saturday —- Physical Education || King has been pleased to appoint”, maior features in prospect. terests of peace in the Near East. | Chairman Volstead announded the" lining the studies of the commis-| cash withdrawals from the treasury, a i nO ee has pish || Day, emphasizing need of. play- |, will immediately follow the declar-!” Washington Dew 4<-With senate|7#e8e figures do not included he. |the formal hearings | would | besin sion, Mr, Smart said: including some on account of appro- school Wednesday ight arded as || &rounds, development of healthy ‘ation of his majesty’s assent to the | ennai ee oe he final | Lee" 800,000 and 400,000 Greeks in Tuesday, December 12 and that the | “The North Dakota Board of Ruil- | priations in previous years. issued. This mectifig is reparded as |) Tena" a healthy body. | Irish “bill, which will pass its third | MEHR at o'clock for the finsi/ Constantinople whom the Turks | committee with power to ai minister |road Commissioners filed an inter-|” Deficit in Postal Operations a the most important yet, since 4 ‘and final reading in the house of / Stine 0 the extra session to con-| want to expel. Many Greeks in Mos- | oath, “would grind away as fast 45! vention with the Interstate Com-| «Another deficit in postal opera- {sider the confirmation upwards of 2! lem territory are hundreds of miles | possible. jmerce Commission in the Fargo rate | tions was forecast for this year, but program of the club will be built up from suggestions made in the group. meetings. Hach member has_ been | notified of the group he is in. | Group chairman, numbered from 1 to 13, are invorder: J. Ex, Kaulfuss, Rev. Father Slag, L. S. Crasswell, Pp. R. Fields. F. J. Grady. Geo. Hum- phreys, E. V. Lahr, J. J. MacLeod, Price Owens, Rev. Postlethwaite, C.} R, Simpson, L. K. Thompson, Dr. R. S. Towne GRAIN FUTURES CASE IS SET, (By the Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 4.—The casé to test the constitutionality of the grain futures act brought by’ the Chicago Board of Trade and others. was advanced today by the supreme court for argument on January 15, The court ordered subject to ac- ceptance By the government that the status quo be preserved while the case is pending and for twenty days thereafter provided that the, mém- bers of the board of trade shall not be relieved from severally keep- ing and preserving as required by the grain futures act all their con- tracts for future delivery during-the pendency of the suit. i certain features by individuals Americin Education Week, propo ed by the American Legion, pi. claimed by President Harding and directed by John J. Tigert, U. 5. commissioner of education, will observed in Bismarck and Burleigh county.’ Ministers of the city responded | yesterday by calling attention to the program for the first day of the week. The program for each day in the week calls for the emphasizing of nd organizations. The value of educa- tion and \patriotism are linked to- gether by the program. Legions’ Plan. The Lloyd Spezt Post, American Legion, Bismarck, will lead in the program here. Commander Cordizez announced that on Tuesday night speakers of the Legion will appear in the motion picture theaters in four-minute talks. The Legion also will furnish a speaker for the high school assembly tomorrow morning, and for the grades. American E cation Week will be emphasized « the Legion meeting Wednesday night. Supt. Saxvik of the city schocls announces that in the schools’ pro- lords tonight. The appointment ’of Healy is re- garded sympathetically here. “Tim's sharp tongue, with which in the pas ihe some times goaded his opponents | iin the house of commons, has been | forgotten by the present generatior ; jand although it was recalled today | by parliamentary writers, these me- mories were brought up, without bit- terness and stress was laid rather upon Mr. Healy’s unquestioned clev- erness and 38 years of experience with parliamentary life as fitting him for the new post. It is believed that a majority of his own country- men will welcome him. : Members of the Irish government are reported as unanimously sup- porting the appointment. It is stated also that the Irish cabinet is already considerably indebted to Mr. Healy for practical advice in the technical details of parliamentary conduct. WANAMAKER IS “ABOUT SAME” Philadelphia. Dec. 4—The condi- tion of John Wanamaker, ill at his home heré for several weeks, was reported as “about the same as last (Continued on Page Three) evening.” thousand presidential nominations, | both houses make the formal jump today from the special to the regu- lar session, the last of the six enth congress, The house, with no last minute business of importance to consider was meeting at 11 o'clock and both bodies were prepared to ad- journ sine die probably shortly be-| fore noon, when the regular se:si - IRISH BILL | TO THE KING, inland and far from the railways. PASSED; GOES (By the Asseciated Press) London, Dec. 4.—The house of begi Business of the meeting was expected to be confined to the usual formality of appointing} a joint committce to notify the pres- ient the regular session had :on- vened and awaits his message. Of the nominations to be consid- ered by the senate tgday made pos-} sible by the passing of the Demo- cratic filibuster which caused tne death of the! Dyer bill, the most im- portant was that of Pierce Butler of Minnesota, to be associate justice of the supreme court. As its next business of importance to begin the regular session, th: i i i i | i {final reading of the Irish constitu- lords today passed the third and tion bill, Only royal sanction is now required to make it law. ESSAY CONTES NEARS CLOSE Tomorrow is the last day- in The Tribune’s Essay -Contest. Essays mailed on December 5 will be included and go to the senate takes up the shipping bill, just passed by the house, probably on Wednesday. The house will get down to work on the various appto priation bills which sub-committees have been whipping into shape during the special session. judges. Essays brought in or mailed after Decem- ber 5 will not be judged. There is still time left for all to get in. Jackson H. Ralston, counsel for Mr. Keller, was requested by the chairman to submit a list of the doc- uments desired. Mr. Keller said that with favorable house action on the committee request he would be ready with his case next week. DR. STUBB, OF ST. PAUL, WINS KING’S HONOR | Christiana, Nov. 17.—King Haak- on has bestowed the grand cross of G. G. Stubb of St. Paul, Bishop of the Norwegian American Luthran Church, as a token of ap- preciation for his untiring work to- wards fostering friendly relations “between the church in America and home church, and for his work in social questions. Dr. Stubb, who recently celebrat- ed his fiftieth anniversary as a clergyman and is now 70 years old, has asked to be relieved of the lead- ership of the church, The Nora wegian consul at St. Paul was desig- nated to present the decoration. case several weeks ago. Exhaustive studies have been made by the com- | mission, analyzing the value of the |property used by the Northern Paci- ‘fie, Great Northern, amd’ Soo jroads ‘in North Dakota and Minne- | sota, and has determnied the rela- ,tive proportion of each road’s total ‘property value in each of thes? ‘states. They have analyzed over a | five-year period the various sources of freight and passenger revenue, net operating income, and tons of freight hauled one mile in each of | the states as compared to the whole ‘and are prepared to present some ‘very interesting exhibits slowing the \the royal order of St. Olaf on Dr. | results of these studies, Minn,, | “Some of the most outstanding jfacts that with but 15 percent of the | property of these three roads located lwithin the state of North Dakota ‘these roads received 19 18-190 per- jcent of their net operating ‘income in North Dakota. This figure is a five-Year average and includes the depressed income years of the war. The three roads with 26 .662 percent of. their property values in Minne- sota during the same five-year peri- od obtained 40.327 percent of their neta operating income in Minnesotu. Under the distance rates in contra- (Continued on Page Three.) Mr. Harding said it was estimated that through proper readjustments there would be a’ surplus of postal revenues over expenditure in 1921 is year amounting to $952,439. For th postal costs were placed at 996,541 or an estimated deficiency of $31,502,570 as compared with an act- ual deficiency in the last fiscal year of $64,346,284. The 1924 costs arc given at $584,653,151. ‘ The president told congress that an approprigtion of $256,552,887 re commended for the army would pro yide for a regular force of 12,00 officers and 125,000 enlisted me* exclusive of the Philippine scout which is the strength now authc ized by congress and would enal the militia bureau to increaes strength of the national guard f 100,000 officers and men to 21% officers and men. For the army service $12,871,500 is proposed, $23,500 less than appropriated t year. Mr. Harding said this st would permit the service to oper: efficiently in accordance with ¢ isting policy. Navy Needs For the navy $289,880,993 is askea This amount, the President assertec would provide for the present er 4 (Continued on Page Three)