Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-12
Appropriation Bill Calls
For Decrease of
$375, 900, 900.
DANIELS FAILS
TO LAND BIG SUM
Bill As Reported Will Fix Enlisted
Strength Of Navy-Marine Corps to
Be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS For
Aviation Cut Two-Thirds and Pro-
arar, Will Have to Be Abandoned
Shipping Board Inquiry.

Washington. June 12-As reported to
the house today. the 1929 navy appro-
priation bill carries total Of s6o1.50o,-
900. decrease Of s375, 100000 from the
estimates submitted by Secretary Dan
iels and s120.0Oo,0OO from the amount
in the bill as it passed the house last
session.
One Of the principal items Is an ap-
preparation of sl33, 100000 for continu-
ed construction of the 1915 building
program, No new construction Is
authorized.
The Siii provides fer q siror2ry
enlistment strength Of 241,000 men un-
til Oct. /. 191. 900 to Jan. 1. and 10000
for the remainder of the fiscal year.
with a permanent increase in pay OF
enlisted men from $3.50 to $3.50 a
month.
The authorized number of enlisted
men in the marine corps Is tempor-
arily increased from 11,400 to 2i,4Oo
to enable force of 10000 to be re-
tanned for duty in Europe.
The appropriation for aviation was
reduced from s45.o0o.000 to s15.o00,Oo
The committee explained >this amount
was intended only for the maintenance
of the present naval air service until
"a definite policy for future expansion
could be determined.
The measure will be Considered by
the house tomorrow.
Air Program Curtaiied.
Abandonment Of the nevy's extensive
plans for experimenting with rigid and
nom rigid types Of lighter than air fly
ing machines was said by naval Off
GERS today to be presaged by the action
OF the house naval affairs COMMITTEES
in cutting the aviation appropriation
for the navy from s45,000,000 to SIS
900. 900.
Secretary Daniels said it would take
the navy a long time to recover from
the setback naval >aviation< would re-
ceive should the figures stand. Hope
was expressed by the secretary that
the senate committee would revise the
appropriation upward.
I'VE had outlined program for the
coming year." Mr.. Daniels said. "that
would have placed the United States
navy on a footing with other nayies OF
the world with regard to aviation and
IL followed up consistently for the next
few years probably would have made
the United States the leader in the
field of naval aviation. If we are
limited to the sum set in the house bill
we will hardly be able to benefit from
the lesson learned from the y. CTS
fight across the Atlantic and will cer-
tainly not he able to carry on expert !
ments with aircraft of the Zeppelin
tyne that we had planned.
"The Zeppelin'type Of aircraft consu-
tutes the eyes Of the modern 'hghtins
fleet,y said Capt. T. T. Craven, director
of naval aviation, and our navy
stands practically alone among those
Of the world powers in its lack Of this
indispensable type Of aircraft
Shipping Board Inquiry.
investigation of expenditures by the
shipping board and emergency meet
cornorations was arranged today by
Senator Lodge and Representative
Mondell. republican leaders in the sen
ate and house.. A special house COM
mittee will probably conduct the in
quiry.
investigations Of the war. risk In
surance bureau and the alien property
custodians office were also discussed
hut final decision was deferred. 1t was
said these Inquiries also pro haSi,
would be conducted by the house.
Recommendation that the govern,
ment quit building and operating ships
at the earliest time practical were
presented to the senate commerce
committee today by the shipping board
Sale OF all commercial ships was ree-
commended. Vessels which could not bt
disposed OF Immediately would .be
leased.
After only brief debate the. senate
today without a record vote passed
bill by Senator Jones, republican o.
Washington, to permit American ship
Yards to construct ships for foreign
account without first obtaining gov
ernment permits. X Z