Evening star., 1922-01-15
THE ARMY

In the proposed sale of many use
less tracts of land owned by the
War Department that action, II car
ried out, will. in the opinion OF sew
eral members of the House military
committee, materially strengthen the
Army's opportunity to acquire SUI
ficient appropriations from Congress
to erect permanent quarters for It's
officers and enlisted men. =.
That the housing situation OF the
Arnv at certain posts is pitiabie was
the admission made by Gen. Har-
board to the writer In recent CON
versation. According to the state
ment of members Of the House mil
tary committee who recently ihspeC'-
ed a number Of Army stations. the
situation. as a;ss ssateo os 'he'' 20
:" At the: artillery school near camp
Knox, KY, it was stated. no trans
portation is afforded omcers or
their baggage. upon arrival at the
railroad station, which is one a.t amt
4 half miles from the, school. Out
four text books were available. w
further found" said one representa-
tive, "one small. Inadequate drop ,
light in each wooden -partitn4nedd nnned
room. in when onicefs
to study"
live Miller aVerred: I'VE found az
Eort Monroe, Va, officers and wives
living in quarters unfit Tor moaern
habifation. In order to secure "aees :
even for the kitchen, the wite Wa Was
tan.no modern plumbing whatever:
TO remedy the situation. as; one
enresentative puts 1t, Is expressed
in the word Consistency. Let tne
war Depaatment unload it's useless
lands and abandoned cantonMehiiS
and Congress will unauestionaDiy
come 10 the rescue by providing sur.
acient appropriations for permanent
and decent quarters for botn oHiceFe
and enlisted men,.
Air Service. =.
A new operations Office. located on
the fiying field, has just. Deeh CSin-
niefsd at Post Field, Fort Sill. Okla,
as the first step in an improvement ah
nTograrn which promises to make
thst @ station ohe Of the best APPEAR
inc Acids in the country. dn addition
20 housing the office and equipment
~ the operations department, lounge
Tor uifots is provided Flying ano
other publications make this an at
tractiye gathering place Ihe, en-.
trance to the Aeld<is oeins wGensu
and will be marked by two large
stone pylons, each surnounted 5Dy an
electric light. -,
The lonx-hoped-for I'D" type airship
arrived at Ross Field. Some Wors
must be done to realign the car ano
mt IL in first-class shape! AS soon
az ,the new steel hangers are cop
nieted the ship will be inflated -ano
nnt in the air. The concrete stano-
Ards are all laid and set, everything
heine ready for the erection OF tae
.steeI structure, which Is expected to
arrive shortly. "A :.
rbe board of directors of the Bos'
ton Chamber OF Commerce has given
APPROVAL to a report submitted by
tine committee on post once ana pos.
TAI facilities, recommending mat the
chamber favor, the newly hlled land
between Jeffrfes Point in East Bos'
ton and Governors Island for a gov
Arnment and public airplane LANDING
1eid. AZ. result of this directors ap-
nroyal. the chamber Win also reQueft
An appropPfation of approximately
~. 900 be placed in the state budget
n1kthe depertment of public works .te
cover the cost of preparing this
landing field.
A recent test Of the merits of flo-
tation seaf Installed .on a De Havi.
land 4-B plane was made at CrfssJ
Field, Presidio Of San Ffanctsc0
Photographic section No. II secuIef
pictures Sof; the event.. After circNnG