New Britain herald., 1916-06-26

pecial1y in time of peace. He Is something of an authority on military law by reason of long service as judge advocate general of Rhode Island and member of the national guard or that state. Representative Tilson wants to retain a connection with the national guard if practica ble, in view of his long mem bership as lieutenant colonel of the Second Connecticut h. fantry, but he is not yet ready to an- nounce his decision as to what he will finally do.
 Another question that has arisen is the status of the adjutants general of the several states. Holding prominent positions in connection with the na- tional guard in ordinary times, they are left out in the cold under the presidents recent call for the state troops to do federal duty. Not 8 single one of these adjutants general has been called out. None will be called out, war department officials say The reason they give is that an adjutant general is an adminis- trative officer. The national guard has been called out as tactical units, that is companies, regiments, brlgades or divisions. An adjutant general does not belong to any of these, 1t IS said. When the state troops are mustered into the federal service there seems to be no place for the adjutants general of the states. The army will supply adjutants gneral for the national guard in federal service. If the army is very largely increased by call for volunteers it may be necessary to get some adjutants for duty with the VOL unteers, by reason of inability of the ion 70 lar r*army to supply all the adjutants necessary for service through the pos- sible war. Tn that event state adjut- ants general might offer their services and these might be accepted, as the officers are trained and experienced to some extent in the duties of an adjutant.
 In northern states, it is understood the adjutants general are usually ap- pointed by the governors. In south ern states they are elected at the polls like the governors are. The method of choice makes no differenc to the war department, which says that they have no place for the state adjutants general at this time.
 The senate was not as generous with the militiamen's families as the house of representatives was. Repre- sentative Hill suggested that p fam lilies of the men called into t>Ie fed eral service should be provided for and Chairman Hay of the military committee moved an amendment to the resolution authorizing the draft ing of the militia. to provide an ap- propriation of $1,o0O,O0o for the relief of their families. In the senate this was amended so as to excuse married Of n 6ananHPnf atives from service under the presi- dents call.
 Representatives FIil1 Tilson, Oakley and Glynn voted for the Tavenner amendment to the Notifications ap propriation bill, which will have the effect of preventing the use of the stop watch and other schemes for scientific management of government industrial shops like navy yards ar sena1s and the like.
 Glynn Favors Intervention.
 Representative Glynn favors inter- vention by the United States in Mex ico Other Connecticut members here were non-committal on the subject when asked. Representative Tilson presumably favors it to- some extent, as he joined his regiment with a view to service in Mexico if necessary. Representative Hill has introduced bill to give the United States Court of Claims authority to hear the claim of William J. Casey of Norwalk, who was injured in national guard man. euvers several years ago. Such action will be obviated by an amendment to the draft resolution yesterday which gives the militiamen drafted in the Mexican emergency the same pension able status as though they belonged to the regular army. Under this amendment their families will receive pensions if they die from injury or wounds received in the service, whether it be in camp for training, in maneuvers in the field, in patrol duty along the border. chasing ban- dits or fighting Carranza in Mexico. Senator Brandegee proposed an amendment to the sundry civil ap- propriation bill to provide $100,000 for work on the New Haven federal building, but that amendment will not be necessary, as on the same day a similar amendment was adopted to the same bill in the house, on motion of Chairman Fitzgerald of the appSo- priations committee.
 The post office department an- nounces that the number of families served by rural free delivery service in Connecticut increased from 37,172 on March i, 1913, to 42,5O on April