Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
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The pay OF the army for the fiscal
wear ended June, 1910, was $40, 682. 94S,
according to the report OF Paymaster
Gen. Chas. H. Whittle to the secretary
Of war made public today. This does
not include payment for Incidental
expenses such as mileage to offices and
for encampment maneuvers nor for
Yves, Point and the Army War College.
PAY on account of the Military
Academy amounted to $55S, ass for
The year. Thrift on the part OF the
soldiers is indicated in steady'increase
in the deposits with the paymaster dur
ing the last four years. During the
past year 66,423 deposits were made,
amounting to 81 ,S79, 465, q marked in
crease over the deposits OF the proceed
ing year.
With the federal authorities invest
igating the so-called milk trust here,
the retail dealers today called meeting
to be held tonight to protest against
the action OF milk producers in putting
the prices up to "a cents gallon, 2
cents above the unprecedented prlce
Of last white. Retail dealers declare
that they will have to charge ten cents
per quart. u. S. Attorney Wilson said
today that his men had made an
investigation and that he was preparing
TO take action against the milk combine.
Michael F. Mangah, assistant
United States attorney for the, District,
has resigned to resume private practice.
Ten experts in various military
branches were detailed by the War De-
par1mcnt today to deliver addresses at
the twelfth annual convention OF the
National Guard Association OF the
United States to be held at st. Louis
beginning October 3. The National
Guard convention will be OF more than
ordinary interest and importance as 1t
proposed to take up thu question OF
legislation for the National Guard and
possible measures looking to co-opera-
ton with the War Department in mat
tiers pertaining to the Icgular army.
An entire reorganization of the per-
mancnt plans for the defense OF the
United States will be presented at the
forthcoming session Of Congress &C
cording to the scheme under consider
alton today by the general staff at the
direction of Maj. Gen. Wood. The
report Of Inspector General CARING
ton, accentuating the alarming lack
of officers, presented but one phase
of the situation with regard to the
weakness Of the military defense OF
the country. Startling disclosses. es-
pecially with reference to the vulner
ability of the Pacific coast to foreign
attack, will be made to Congress, III
response to the resolution OF Congress
man McLacIan. Gen. Wood is in
harmony with the inspector general
regarding the lack of the high rank
officers. The general staff now has
under consideration plan not only
for making the National guard more
effective as part of the defensive
forces of the country but also for
creating reserve of the men who
have had the benefit of training IN
the regular army and have been hon
orablv di. charged With the National
guard and the reserves it is expected
that in few years there will be a
trained army of several hundred thou
sand men which can be promptly mobi-
lized
An order to the national bank ex-
amirer as issued tpday by the Comp
troller OF the Currency Murray dl-
reefs that hereafter there shall be
Thorough investigation OF apple .tons
for charters for new national banks.
Tie examiners are to investigate the
officers and stockholders and to examine
into theresources of the proposed bank.