Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-11
WANT MORE MONEY
IOWA NATIONAL GUARD ASKS
FOR BIG APPROPRIATION
THROUGH GEN. THRIFT
Executive Official is Preparing Report
to the Governor - Plan to Do Away
With Permanent Officers = More
Credit for Rifle Practice.


With Permanent Officers = More
Credit for Rifle Practice.
A number of important recommen-
dations, some Of them novel, will be
contained in the report Of Adjutant
General w. M. Thrift, which is now
being prepared and which will be pre-
sented to the governor before the ses-
sion of the legislature. 1t is reported
that there will be no recommendation
for the erection of an arsenal, for
which the state has purchased site
east of the capitol, but it is proposed
to ask the legislature for an increase
in the appropriation for maintenance
of the Iowa National Guard by about
$4,000. This increase is to include
raise in the appropriation for armory
rental from $500 to 5000 for each COM
pany, the setting aside of $50 a year
for clerical hire; 500 for each COM
pany for a rifle range, and also an
amount for a regimental -,iae range
for each of the four companies. Com
pany G heartily comedies with the
proposed recommendations of the adj
jutant general.
Hits Permanent Officers.
The rumored recommendation which
will cause the most talk probably will
be the one for a detailed staff instead
of permanent staff. as has been the
case in the past. If the legislature
should pass an act carrying the rec
concentrations into effect, it will do
away with all the officers upon the
governors staff with perhaps the ex-
ception of the aides de camp and the
medical department. Those who
would go out Of Office under this act
would be: Colonel John G. Lopez,
uuartermaster general; Col. John R .
Prime, inspector general; Col. H. B.
Hedge, commissary general; Col. G.
G. Saunders, Judge advocate general;
Col. Charles J. Wilson, chief of engi-
neers: Col Charles S. Grail, chief sig
nal officer; Maj. Frank E. Lyman, .Jr.,
assistant inspector general Col w.
H. Evans, general inspector small
arms practice; Capts. Will F. Smith,
L. D. Ross, E. S. Geist and H. G. Arm
strong, assistant general inspectors of
small arms practice, and Lieut.. Seth
Dean, assistant chief engineer.
In place of these it is proposed to
detail officers from the different regi.
ments to do the work; that is, some
field officer would be made acting in.
spector general and another acting
| general Inspector of small arms rrac.
!! tice. These officers would PERFORM the
staff duty in addition to the other
work
1t is also proposed to hold meet,
/ n fpon To
upon the bill to be placed before the
legislature This meeting will be at
tended by the governor, General Thrift
and the four colonies commanding reg
iments and one other officer from
cided upon copies of it may be pre-
the state and the members urged to
assist in bringing it to the members
of the senate and house and insist
upon its passage.
Increase in Credit.
| More credit is to be given to the
militia companies of the state fol
their small arms practice in the in
spection records, ACCORDING to a new
order just issued by Adjutant Genera
Thrift. Heretofore the companies have
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for station inspection and Is per cen
for small arms practice. The new or
der increases the percentage for small
arms practice to 40 per cent and re
duces the credit for station inspection
/ to go per cent. This change is. made
to place more Importance on the rife
i practice of the companies. The new
order is as follows:
i 1. Paragraph 8, of A. G.. O., dated
December 6, 1904, is revoked and the
following is substituted therefor:
i inspecting officers on arriving al
the figure of merit Of companies fol
the inspection Of 1905 will base the
total percentages at station inspection
at go points and the small arms prac
tice at 40 points, total possible 10(
points. For bands on the percentages
of LOO points for station inspection.
| 2. On the receipt of the report Of
the Inspector Of small arms practice
for the year 1905 the inspector genera
will file his report giving the figure No1
merit of the various organizations Il
is required that the reports be made
in time for publication in the adjutant
i generals biennial report, which is DUE
November 80, 1905. Officers in any
manner responsible for these reports
shall complete and forward same with
in the time specified in orders.
Il 3. All orders or regulations In con
flict with these orders are revoked.
i BY order Of the governor:
il W. H. Thrift,
/ Adjutant General.
Fire lInSer Mater