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RICKARDS CLAIMS WAR
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lEPARTMENT HAS HINDERED
PROGRESS OF NAT’L GUARD
Woman—u..- M
nts Militia Bureau Divorced front General
Staff—Urges Separate Appropriation By
Cangress So That Guard Can Handle Its
Own Affairs
'ASHINGTON. Dec. 2 (AP)-—-Dl-
co rof the Militia Bureau of the
r Department from General Staff
trol through appointment of an
istant Secretary to handle all lia-
al Guard affairs under appro-
tions separate from those for tho
:ular Army, is recommended by
Jor General George C. Richards.
(1 of the Pennsylvania. National
ard. in his annual report made
lllc today as Chief of the Bureau.
'rogress of the National Guard
; been hindered as a whole. Gen-
1 Richards declared. by “the ten-
cy of the War Department Gen- "
1 Staff to take over certain ad-
nlstrativo functions of the Chief
the Militia Bureau."
‘It should be 'apparent to the
novel Stall." the report continued.
at the Militia Bureau has a com-
ent stuff of Regular Army officers
0 are familiar with the National
IIer of all the states, and know
Ir problems through mote inti~
te contact with them than it is
ible for any other War Depart-
but agency to have." i
I“I am convinced." the General dc.
red, “that sound business princi-
and best interests of national
ifense will be served when the
. hicf. Militia Bureau. shall have his
3. ities fully defined by regulations. if
“ ‘cise them.
it by law, and be permitted to ex-
My experience leads
6 to the conclusion that it. “the
ational Guard) should have a sep-
'ate appropriation. This would
iminato the feeling which now ap-
Iars to be ptevaicnt in the Regu-
r Army to the effect that moneys
- ted for the maintenance of tho Na.-
onal Guard are being taken from
Inds necessary for the support of
Is Regular Army.
"it is my firm conviction. based on
‘ng experience and close study. that
ad the Chief, Militia Bureau. been
ermitted to administer the affairs
.' the Militia Bureau. as I believe
as contemplated by the Congress,
id to have handled the appropria-
ons in his own way instead of be-
53 bound by the actions of the Sec-
itary of War. which actions were
Ised on tccommendations of the
pneral Staff, a strength of 190. 000
iuid havo'becn reached and main-
.ined throughout thc'years 1925 and
i26.
“Due to the restrictions placed
pon it by higher authority, the
iilltia Bureau was forced to stop
. ederal recognition of new units, re-
.rlct recruitment, and reduce the
mber of armory drills. thus leav-
a; considerable unused balance
funds which was appropriate. by
3 Congress for these specific pur-
ses.;"
iGenpral Rickards complained that
I‘eseiit War Department policy of
inflicting examinations for general
floors in the Guard only annually
in " real injustibe" because it
ncles open for months and
at in harmony witii the prompt
‘ otion for Reptilar officers. e
' so deplored other “hindrances" to
e Guard development. and added:
“I do not wish to be understood
i condemning the whole War De.-
irtment policy as it relates to the
ational Guard, for.I trust I am
to liberal-minded to do that. As a
suit of my experience during one
ear as a member of the War Dc-
trtment General Staff, four years
I Chief. Militia Bureau. and forty-
,ree years of continuous active Na-
inal Guard service, I feel qualified
speak .on this subject.
"There is much to 'praise and com.
traiively little to condemn. Jeal-
Isy. animosity and personal ad-
incement must have no place in
is great undertaking. which has
tin such hearty approval.
i“I still urge strongly as ever the
' endment of the law so as to pro-
e that there shall be issued to
derally-recognized National Guard
cers commissions in the Federal
ice, to become effective upon
1 or draft into the service of the
itcd States without reference to
ointment or commission in the
icers Reserve Corps.
‘I respectfully recommend the ad-
blllty of abolishing the title of
let, Militia Bureau. and instead to
end the law so as to make this
icer an Assistant Secretary of War
h his duties specifically defined
law. '5
beneral Richards served as Chief
itho‘Bureau for all but two days
ithe fiscal year covered by the re-
..
I-ln't hurt one bit! Drop a lit-
"Freesono" on an acid? corn.
-tiy that corn stops urting.
.. shortly you lift it right off with
our amulet. sells a. tiny bottle
Menus" for a few cents. suf-
. no remove ovary hard corn.
corn. or corn between the toes.
Hits foot esluscs. without ION-
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‘was emphasized by Mr. Siinms.
° ‘ Ford’s Gilt
This marble bust, “A Florentine
Indy," done by Mine do i-‘icsole in
italy in 1480, has been presented to
the Detroit Art institute by Mr. and
w.
Mrs. Edsel ii‘ord. It is said to be
one of the finest specimens of Fie-
soic's work in existence.
port and signed the body of the doc-
ument, which included his recom»
mendations. at the request of ,his
successor. the present Chief, Major
General Creed (.1. Hammond. of the
I Oregon National Guard.
General liainmond made no rcf~
orenco to his predecessor's conclu-
sion in the brief word he added to
the report. although he commented
on "the wonderful work" done. by
General Rickards as Militia Chief.
The new Chief‘s recommendations
were confined Io requests for modl
flcatlon of the non-recognition poi-
lcy of the department as to' new
Guard units, mirticularly in the case
of air units for the four Guard di-
visions still lacking in this respect.
the Thirty second (Michigan and
Wisconsin). ihc 'I‘hiryi—thitd (illi-
nois). the ’i‘wenIy-scventb (Ohio)
and the Forty-fourth (New York.
New Jersey and Delaware).
In cannot-lion with the need of the
Guard for increased appropriations.
General Hammond pointed out that
many' articles Isstit‘d to the State
troops formerly by the War Depart-
ment from surplus unr stocks. now
must be charged against Guard ap-
piopriations. and that the “most
giatifying" increase in attendance at
armory drills merited an increase in
appropriations for pay purposes.
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NANIS CONN.
DAIRYMEN T0
BREED {IONS
State Expert Warns
Farmers Against
Buying ‘Ou t s i d e
Stock—Predicts Sho-
rtage
STORRS. Dec. 2.--“Shnll i buy or
breed cows?” was the subject or a
radio lecture given. by John A.
Simms from’ station WCAC the Con-
necticut Agricultural College. here
Monday night. He is connected with
the State College Extension Service
and his talk was the seventh of a
radio . correspondence course in
dairying.
Four reasons were outlined in ex-
plaining why Connecticut dalrymen
should breed and raise their own
cows, rather than purchase them.
These are: First. replacements cost
less; .second, disease is more easily
controlled: third. most of.the high-
producing \herds in Connecticut are
home raised; fourth, a shortage of
cows in neighboring states is prob-
able within five years.
That disease must be controlled
He
said tiie great spread of disease dur-
ing the past twenty years has been
largely caused by cows from other
states.‘ Disease will be much more
easily eliminated and kept out when
farmers begin growing their owa
coma for replacement. he said.
There is more tuberculosis in
herds containing animals bought
from outside sources than in herds
consisting of home grown animals.
according to Mr. Bimms. This was
reason enough. he avert-ed, why the
Connecticut dairy farmer should try
to raise his own stock. Over one-
third of the cattle tested in Connec-
ticut were found to have tuberculo-
sis. he said. -
Connecticut's best grade herds are
home raised.‘ The Vermont. New
York or Wisconsin dairymen are no
more likely to'scll their best cows
than the Connecticut farmer. who
has an occasional animal for sale.
Quoting figure-that predict a se-
rious shortage of cows within the
next five years. Mr. 81mins declared
that the number of calves sbld has
increased greatly in the last three
years. On the Brighton market
alone. thoriargcotecnttle market. in
the East. the number of calves sold
during the past three years his in.
creased 100 per cent. This means
that with so much young stock be-
ing ploughtcrcd, the supply of milk?
. ‘ ' _ u‘s-ywflnagllm
in: com tour or five aches house
at. minute 1 '4
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CONGRESS IS
NANNEII . 0F
TIMBER. FAMINE
Secretary Work in Re-
port Urges Measures
to Protect Reserve—
Aiaska in Bad Way
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (AP).—
I’rotection of the Government's tim-
lion policy. and a prompt and sym-
pathetic study by Coiigiess of the
Alaskan problem, are the chief re-
commendations contained in the an-
Inuni report of the interior Depart-
ment to be submitted to Congress by
Secretary Wark.
duilng the past fiscal sear was
shown to have cost “0.187.403 less
than the previous one. and savings
ot"$8.635.030 were eifcctod in the
last two years.
Recommendations for measures to
protect'the timber reserves were
-sibilitica;
based on the Secretary's prediclton
that at the present rate of consump.
tion the country willsooit be faced
of rcluibiiiiuiing the Government's
reserves, he urged Congress to revise
the Timber and Stone act so that the
present Government acreage would
remain intact for 10 years. This
act. which provides for the outright
sale of public timber land. was pass-
ed by Congress almost 50 years ago
—-loug prior to the adoption of the
national forest policy.
"Abuses have occurred in the past
under its operation." said the report,
"and while subsequent measures to
prc\ciit speculation and to obtain a
fair price for the timln r sold by the
Government has llt't‘n Opi'l'tlit'fl suc-
(. ssfully at the 0pr use of the Gov-
crnntent. the method was not pres-
erving the timber."
“As soon as it passes into private
marketable timber is usually cut and
sold. young growth damaged. and
brush left as a fire menace."
The section of the Timber
asserted. be repealed. the leasing or
sale of stone deposits to be contin-
ucd.
“1 believe," said the
“Congress should authorize
iinuing the sale of Government-o\vn-
od standing timber for a ten-year
period. in Oregon. this plan we id
deft-r temporarily the amount gong
to the railroad and wagon road com-
panies and the counties from timber
not yet sold. The increased receipts
which would accrue from later hands
ling of the timber and resources
Secretary.
would. however, more than com-
pensate counties for this delay in
disposition.”
Alaska was described as a territory
which is .rapidly becoming a "lost
expansion had been curtailed by bu-
reau officials “made hesitant by lim-
ited authority." The maximum pop.
ulution of 75.000 whites had shrunk-
en to 20.000 (estimated) and pro-
duction from its natural resources
wavered and receded. _
The situation. Secretary Work dc-
‘ciarcd. called for a prompt and sym-
pathetic study by Congress of Alas-
ka's natural resources and their pos-
of its methods of .govern-
meat and their effect. and the ques-
tion whether Governmental control
should be constructive in type or con-
tinue to cultivate dependency. or be
removed entire‘iy. The suggestion
in Alaska. be merged into one depart-
ment was committed to tho immedi-
ate. attention of Congress.
To abandon the Alaskan railway,
as has been suggested, the Secretary
said, would be a reversion of the
that the road's upkeep is expensive
and out “proportion to its earnings.
Suggestions that the bed of the rail-
road be converted into a truck high.
way were characterized as impracti-
cable because of Alaskan weather
conditions.
The natural shrinkage of the pub.
lic domain. the Secretary reported.
had made possible the closing of 42
of the department's 84 land offices.
and the savings effected in adminis-
tration amounted to more than half
a. million dollars.
The Secretary recommended a
change in Federal policy to secure
lands on the public domain. The
gratuitous use of the public domain
as an unrestricted range for live-
stock. he said. had resulted in over-
grazing and large areas were almost
denuded of native grass. Legislation
authorizing/establlshment of grazing
districts by presidential proclamation
was recommended so that grazing
can be controlled by asystem of per-
mits.
Attention also “as called to the
present homestead laws limiting
stock raising on tracts of 640 acres.
This was said to be impracticable
and the Secretary urged repeal of the
Homestead Stock Raising act.
Co~operation of the states with
the Government in administering the
affairs of the Indians was urged, es-
pecially with regard to education and
health work. Complete transfer to
State Jurisdiction of Indian educa-
tional facilities is. in the Secretary's
belief. essential to the Indians' wel~
fare and progress.
Transfer of Jurisdiction over small-
er national parks and monuments
to the states in which they are locat-
ed. and leaving to the Federal Gov-
ernment those parks and monuments
of interest to people of every State.
also was urged.
DISTURBANCE in A mean
dam r:
The patrons of 1.5:“ show house
were very much disturbed and an~
noyed by the continuous coughing
of a person in the audience. Don't
.be a. nuisance because you bus a.
cough or cold. A few doses of
FOLEY‘S HONEY AND TAB cou-
POUND dukes promptly will bring
speedy rollcfcli-om coughs. colds and
boar-omens. In: W. T. Clary.
White Plains. V... mites: . "We
have hood FOLEY'S BONE! AND
TAB COXPOUND for cold and bad
ligllmllfi "algillmflillw .mww
”Kilt .
‘N‘I lands a revision of its rec-lama»
Administration of the department
with a timber famine, and Ilsa means .
ownership." the report explains, "the 3
and :
Stone act relating to timber was said .
to bc obsolete. and should, the report ’
tlliit'un- I
prmincc” and where opportunity-for ,
that all the Government's activities-
Amcrican policy of progress despite
permanent preservation of grazing‘
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BUS PARTS TO
BETTIE SAME AS
ON RAILROAD
Buckland Says New
Mode of Travel Will
Not Be Possible at
Lower Rate
BEiDGEPORT. Dec. 2.—Suceess-
ful substitution of motor basis by
the New Haven road for train and
trolley service. in places where the
railroad or street railway cannot be
operated economically or satisfactor-
ily. will be impossible unless the
same rate of fare is applied in most
cases. Edward G. Buckland, . vice-
president of the New Haven road,
declared at the Chamber of Com-
merce luncheon in the Stratilcld
Monday.
Discussing lho return to the rail-
road of its street railway property.
taken from it in 1914, Mr. Buck-
land considered tho relative func-
tions of steam railroads. trolleys.
motor buses and trucks in the trans-
tporiation of freight and passengers.
'trncing transportation development
from early times to the present day.
“What have these modern meth-
ods of transportation taught us?" he
asked after concluding his historic
review of transportation. "They have
taught in this one thing. that the
manufacture of transportation is not
'unlliro the manufacturing of any
other commodity.
"What is the kind of transparta-
tion that we ought to manufacture?
First of all. it will be admitted that
the «iii-cad must continue to fur-
bulk of long distance passenger
transportation.
"The motor bus will materially
add to the burden of frame on the
highways. but for the transportation
of passengers for long distances you
must rely on the railroads.
"With referencedo street cars 3'0“
must rely upon them to carry the
peak loads during rush hours. The
street car will carry fairly comfort-
automobilo will carry only from 25
to 27. it is obviously more econo-
mical and better for the highway
that the peak load shall ,be carried
in all cities by the street railway. i
believe that is the permanent place
for street railways in all cities of
100,000 population or more. particu-
larly manufacturing districts where
large loads must he carried at one
time.
Place for Bus.
"in my opinion tho'placo of. the
motor bus is to operate where the
street railway or the steam railroad
cannot operate satisfactorily or
economically. _
"Let us take the steam railroad
first. There are a great. many of our
branch lines in operation of Which
we have to employ a minimum of
five persons. We have to conduct
that transportation
uDon a roadbed which we own and
maintain. where we are not getting
a new dollar fox an old one but it
is a case of about a $1. 25 a mile for
a revenue of 85 cents a mile. Ob—
viously. we must keep the right of
way. It is against our policy to
abandon any of our rails unlelis at
the very end of every means no have
tried to make them profitable. so
what we propose to do is to operate
these branch lines with enough
trains to supplyfreight. baggage and
express service. and to use motor
buses paralleling them on the high.
way. “here they can be operated at
about one-quarter of the cost in or-
der to supply the transportation
which the people need.
"it may be that washed not be
pubic to operate bases at any very
I!!! .l 0 "1K 0! Isisht Wflk
dell. inhNeh'w Encls‘nd as well u the
mat nrodt. We have been accused
ably 75 to _80 passengers. while the"
over steel rails,
i
’ IIIII‘DOSC
going into the business for the
of squeezing out the inde-
pendents. if we ill‘i‘ going to substi—
tqu service on the highway for serv.
ice by mil with all the complications
of Commuters. school lickcis_ etc.,
it will be impossible for us success-
fully to substitute such business Im-
icss we apply in most cases the same
rate."
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LOCKS .il’DGi". IN “00.“.
BRENTFORD. England—A.
hero lockrd the j'udgc and counsel of
the Brenlt‘ord County Court in a.
room at the top of :1 building. He
was arrested and sentenced on a
charge of contempt of court. The
sentence was rescinded when the
man apoligizcd.
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