Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 17, 1922, Page 9

FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1922. | ERIE SE: ARMY REDUCTION SWEARING IN NEW POSTMASTER GENERAL BRANDED ‘FALSE ECONOMY, KAHN FLAYS PROGRAM Californian Says the Pro- posed Cut too Drastic, Urges a Provision for 150,000 Enlisted Men WASHINGTON, March 17. —Warning members of con- gress that “false economy is the poorest kind of econamy,” Chairman Kahn of the house military affairs committee de- elared today during consideration of the army appropriation bill that a re_ @uction in the size of the regular army to 115,000 enlisted men and 11,- 000 officers, as provided in the meas- ure would be “altogether too drastic a cut at this time.” ‘The California representative held that pay provision should be made far 150,000 men and 13,000 officers $834,000,000 for sodas and confections, and $959,000,000 for personal adorn- totalled $343,155,303, or $3.25 per capita while those of the British emptre, exclusive of dependencies amounted to $562,- 123,000 or $12.35 per capita; France $933,921,000-or-$22.52 po.r capita; Italy $246,031,200 or $6.70 per capita and Japan 189,082,900-or 3.8 per capita. “These figures show that we are exceedingly mindful of the welfare of our people tn keeping down military costa and exxpenditures,” declared the epeakar. Contrastingywith other leading pow- ers.the size of the army In-comparison with the vopulation, Mr. Kahn eid that for the year 1921 the.number in the American army was 1.42 per 1,000 population, while the number in Great Britain 7.34, France 1447; Italy 8.17; Japan 5.4 and Chinn 4.03. “A comparison of our national wealth with the number of soldiers $1,755,597 of the $350,000;000,000 total of our national wealth. “Each of these solfiers is at the present time protecting some 25 square miles o fterritory ofour mainland and dependencies, and with giving 848 of our people a guarantee against foreign interference with their constitutional rights in their pursuit of health, hap- piness and lawful gain. Ail this ata cost of $3.22 per capita. of population.” The army appropriation bill, which until a.year ago annually by the committees of which Mr. Kahn ie chairman, was framed under the the new rules of the house by a sub- committee of five members of the ap- propriations committes headed by Rep- resentative Anthony, Republican, Kensas. ee _WOMEN AND MEDICINE book on medicinal plants. @ays the men were too busy bothering about dogmas of religion and medicine, and the study of herbs was thought let the men fight out the questions of theories. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetabie Com- pound, almost 50 years ago by a woman, Lydia E. Pinkham, did then, and does now, relieve the ail- ments peculiar to women. It is a vegetable compound and of great -val- ue for this purpose. This is proven ay after day, and in your own nelgh- borhood, by grateful wormen who have used it Che Casper Daily Cridune = = ” PAGE NINE CONTRACTS FOR HIGHWAY WORK ARE AWARDED State Lets Contract for sel Bridge on Yellowstone | and Six Miles of | Grading. CHEYENNE, Wyo, March 17—| ‘The Wyoming State Highway commis sion has let contracts as follows: Seven miles of grading on the Yel lowstone highway (Park-to-Park), south of Wheatland, F. A. Bundy, Cheyenne. Bridge on Yellowstone highway in Natrona county county, Security Bridge Co, Billings, Mont. Six miles of grading on the Yel lowstone highway in Natrona county, Henry A. Johnson, Casper. Two miles of the Lincoln highway east of Laramie and two miles of the samo highway near the upper end of Telephone canon, betwean Cheyenne and Laramie, Ames Braisted Construc-| Hon Co., Laramie Scene in the Postmaster General's Office as Dr. Hubert Work (right) was sworn in by Assistant Attorney General Rush Holland (center) sncoeeding Will H. Hays (left.) PEOPLE OF THREE TOWNS, INVOLVED IN POLICE CASE) ney, or drop her handbag and re r the influence of! treat, as he ordered. Her announce- uring the mix-up Long| ment stoutly made that she was g0- . or was knocked down and sus |! & home dismayed the would-be ban- tained long gash in his forehead uit. “He turned and fled. leged by the police. CHEYENNE DONATES | applying with electric needles in place of the bol removed as Milady pleased. CHICAGO, March 17.—Mrs. Rid tor today, Woman Bluffs BANDITS ROB Coast Bandit!” BARTY OF FIVE BERKELEY, Cal., March 17.—Mrs.| CHICAGO, March 17.—Four youth- Amy C. Vanghan, 50 years old, and|fal bandits kidvapped three physi- mother of three children, was too|cians, members of the staff of the Au- much for an armed highwayman in|gustana hospital and two young wom- FLOUR TO ARMENIANS CHEYENNE, Wyo. March ti-—- Cheyenne’s contribution to starving’! Armenians is 800 barrels of floun, Archie Allison, chairman of the re- cent Near East Relief drive here, an CHEYENNE, Wyo, March 17 _| Three Wyoming towns were re pee-| sonted by one casein the Cheyenne po- ilee court Friday, .. W. Long of| Casper and Mrs. Agnes Crow of Chey- enne, wife of a taxicab driver, forfolt- ed bail of $25 each when a case involv. ing them and Mra. Maggie Pettie of Douglas in a charge of disturbange| the Berkeley hills Jate yesterday. was called. Mrs. Pettie was fined §25| Despite his levelled revolver, sho re-| robbed them of furs, jewelry and mon- ‘The disturbance occurred on the street! fused to put up her e banda. deliver her | ey aggresnting $3,400. picantel Se ‘Transo Cigars—Union Mado. Spectacular CASH Merchandising Stroke! 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