The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-16

war basis.
 Under direction of John w. Weeks, called 'the business man of the Cab inet," the organization inherited from the Wilson administration has during the year just closed been gradually diminished with great savings to the government, it is claimed by Republi- can leaders.
 The department has been occupied during the year with variety of i'm portant matters. Outstanding among these were the adjustment incident to reduction of the regular army to 150,- 900 men, inauguration of the provi- sions of the national defense act and the carrying out of obligations and duties remaining from the World war, such as the interment of fallen sol diers in their final resting places, dis posal of surplus property and equip ment, and the adjustment of a great mass of claims left over from the pre- vious administration.
 The major portion of the work of contracting all activities of the mili- tary establishment is practically com plete. What remains to be done is being undertaken with view to pre- serving as far as possible those parts of the wartime organization best suit ed to permit expansion quickly and economically in case of another emer- gency.
 LoPs OFF EXPENDITURES f When MT. Weeks assumed the job 1 of Secretary of War he announced that the keynote of his administration would be economy. He had an idea that the best way to economize was to stop spending money, and, accord iingly, he Topped off estimates with merciless hand.
 On the whole President Harding has been very we'll pleased with the man. ner in which the heads of the various executive departments have followed out his program of economy in govern ment, but he has made no secret of the fact that he regards Secretary Weeks as the the banner Cabinet member in so far, at least, as savings to the gov ernment are concerned.
 Following are a few of the items which go to make up the War De- partment's economy record:
 A saving of approximately $4,000,- 900 by reduction of army transport service and withdrawal from active operation of 225 vessels in harbor boat service and coast artillery boat ser vice; S36,OOO by limitation of annual Reports; $30O,O00 by putting shoe, clothing and hat repair shops on self supporting basis; $1,554,000 through sale of vast; $316OO0 by laundry operations; s4OO,OOO by use of stock of compressed forage; $4,9000O0 by re- organization of supply depot system, thereby reducing rentals and person. nel; $24,000 on uniforms; $730,O00 by reorganization of the remount service, and s1,2OO,O by revision of clothing allowances.
 These are only few of :he econo- mics effected.
 WHERE SAVINGS MADE | Many other measures have resulted in savings which can not be readily computed, as, for example: Utiliza- tion of regular transport service in re- turn of troops from Germany; restric- tion of use of motor transport; reduc. tion in number of public animals; /; changes in design of new construc- tion; curtailment in use of water, heat and light utilities of all stations; change in disbursing and accounting methods and enormous savings through the termination of leases of buildings, factories and real estate.
 In addition to it's other activities l an enormous selling campaign for the disposal of vast quantities of surplus property, the inevitable aftermath of the war. The total cost value of sup plies declared surplus since March 4, 1921, was $3O4,376,799. Directions were also given for the disposal of much property originally set aside for edu- cational and vocational training under the program of 1919. The greater part ot this property declared surplus has been disposed of at prices arrived at by means of competitive sealed bids, and friends of the administration as- sert that the receipts from these sales