Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-18

The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee. headed by Senator Warren, OF
Wyoming, has determined to make
arrangements to the Army Appro-
priation bill that will provide for an
adequate army and reserves as advo-
Gated by Secretary of War Weeks.
General PershiHg Chief of Staff and
Major General Farbord, Assistant
Chief Of Staff.
While the exact size Of the army to
he appropriated for is not yet fixed
because Of the uncertainty of the
army paybill now pending in the
Senate. members of the Senate APP
plopriations Committee are pledged
to an army of not less than 100000
men and may vote for an army as
large as 10000 men. The Commit
tee firmly believes that the Senate
will stand by this action as opposed
TO the army of $4,000 men appro-
priated for in the House army bill.
An idea of the amount of business
done by the chain stores throughout
the country was given the members
of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States now in session in Wash
ington by DR.. Paul n. NyStrOm, Di-
rector of the Retail Research ASso-
ciation Of New York. DR.. Nystrom
pointed out that in buying supplies
chain stores have a decided advant-
age over most Independent stores be-
cause of their power to purchase in
such large quantities. He instanced
the case Of one chain store which, he
stated had purchased 90,0O0,O0O
pounds of candy and 20,000,00O
pounds Of enameled ware in single
year. In another organization the
annual purchases amount to $4,000
600 pounds of coffee. 200,000,000
pounds of sugar and 500 900, 900 cakes
of soap.
Mr.. Thomas a. LeBreton, Ambas-
edor Extraordinary and Minister
Planipotentiarv to the United States
from Argentina, like Sarah Bern
hardt, has been maxine his fare
well appearance" at the National
Capital for the past two weeks. The
Ambassador. sometime ago, was noti-
fled by his home government that he
had been elected to the Senate in Ar
gentina and it was expected that he
would take his departure for home
this coming Saturday.
AS a consequence, members OF the
Diplomatic Corps and official and
residential society at the National
CAPITAL have been giving a series Of
farewell" dinners and entertain
ments In honor of the retiring Am
bassador. But Mr.. Ambassador is
not going to leave Washington after
an-at least not for the present He
/ has been given orders by his govern
ment TO remain at the Capital until
after the conference now going on be
tween Peru and Chile over the dispute
reeardin" the territory OF Tacna-
! africa. But the dinners" given him
Tcannot be recalled. and his change in
( plans has somewhat embarrassed him.
The forthcoming conference be
tween coal oDeratorS and officials of
the United States government will be
confined to the operatorS in non-un-
! ion fields. Invitations have been sent
] 20 the various onerators in non-un-
ion fields and date WI he set for
! the conference by Secretary of Com
rrerce Hoover lust as soon as he gets
| the repleS from the coal men.
While Secretary Hoover saws he
/ has no evidence in his nossesSion of
any conspiracy among the coal op-
orators to boost prices at the mines.
ne believes that closer cooperation
and coordination among them will
tend to straighten out the present
situation in the coal mining business.