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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-09
How Money Shall Be Spent
Congress Alone Decides

Doubtless you have gathered already that
the difficulty involved in the present situation
in the Guard is one chiefly concerned with
financial matters and with the mental atti-
tude of that self-conhdent Trained Nurse Con-
gress, toward figures prepared by military
experts. Congress not only dictates how much
shall be spent upon defense, but also presumes
TO lay down the law, in detailed items. about
how each penny shall be distributed
Doubtless, too, by this time you will recall
the story we have i'll nind-the point of which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-09

tional Guard would require for the coming
year an appropriation of about s43,0000OO,"
he reiates. "This was the estimate made by
the Militia Bureau-later cut by the budget
officials to about $30,000,00O But the Appro-
priations Committee of the House did not see
fit TO grant even this latter sum. Neither did
a ma ority of the Congressman agree with
many of our ideas about how the money al
lotted should be spent The total that the
House finally agreed to grant was $22, 1913, 900
And the Representatives told our experts who
had proportional the items of expense that
these proportions should be drastically shaken
up
"For example, take the matter of travel
expense for regular officers assigned to the
training Of National Guard troops Our orig
lnal estimate of what was needfu was $780,
600. Congress told US that this should be cut
down to 100000. The non-expert can't see
what a difference that might make in the
results Ex-service men may be quicker to
grasp the point-how much we might lose in
efficiency if our instructors can't be moved to
where they most needed.
Don't fear, however, as some of the press
editorial writer's appear to do, that the low
eced appropriations mean we must now nave
a paper army. 1t does mean National
Guard overbalanced with infantry troops. All
infantry force moreover, whose natural
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-09
THE GUARD FIGHTS FOR LIFE

services in our first estimates, is how to get
the most out Of our money; and the only way
we can do that is to let the infantry get tho
lions share of che appropriation allowed Us
by whatever financial compromise may finally
be arrived at by the House and the Senate
when their committees get together.
"The states, you understand, contribute
only small part of the upkeep of the Guard
under the present system. For the most
part, the states provide armories and housing
for matereI and for horses; but they do little
more. Many states make additional appro-
priations, but even that Of Pennsylvania, $3.50
a company, is, of course, a small sum COM
pared to that which the national government
must provide-as you can understand when
you hear that our estimate Of what each buck
private costs US, after he is equipped, is $175
per annum
"After we have equipped all of the 10000
officers and men now on the rolls, the most
economical estimate for what we would like
to do for them in the coming year would run
somewhere in the neighborhood of $25,000,-
600, and if our present rate Of growth should
be maintained and not thwarted until it
reaches 100000 we ought to have an appro-
priation Of not much less than $4,000, 900.
And that, you will recall, was the minimum
for which we asked-the sum which the House
would scale down to S22,333, 000."
Such is the story, and not such sad
story, after all, that issues from G. II. @. of
the Militia Bureau. AS something more to add
to the 'brighter side," an interview with Sen
ator James w. Wadsworth jr., chairman of
the Senate Committee on Military Affairs, un-
covers the fact that prospects are bright that
the Senate will prove much more generously
disposed toward the Guard than the House
was and will propose to raise the appropria-
ton figures from the $22,333, 900 to s2s, $780,
900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-09

novelty either. Built more than seventy years
ago and first set up in Hyde Park for one of
the earliest worlds fairs, it was given eighty
years of life. Yet the expert engineers who
watch its existence can find no evidence of de-
terioration in its metals. And this despite the
fact that there is no steel in it's frame, merely
wrought and cast iron-and glass. Whole
acres Of glass. am no hand for statistics,
but you could tuck Madison Square Garden.
New York, in one wing and the Mechanics
Hall, Boston, in the other. A few
weeks ago London was visited by one of the
hardest hallstorms that it has known in many
years Yet less than forty panes of glass in
Crystal Palace were broken. 1t is hardy old
soul, indeed, and, like Nine Tussauds, a
source of unending delight to the British. In
TACT, say what you will, your Englishman is
rarely ever tickle in his favor That is one of
his greatest strengths
a GOOD many people went out to EPSON
Downs to see the running of the Derbv.
l did not. If had been given chance to on
out IN smart motor car suppose that I
should have gone. Any other method of
transport to and from the racecourse more or
from 100000 to 100000 people fifteen or
twenty miles south from London to race
track and bring them home again is trans
portation problem even greater than that
which arises in the season of our great fall
time football matches at Cambridge, at New
Haven or at Princeton. Moreover. the dav
was extremely warm; even to New Yorker
1t appeared to be downright hot. There were
no cool drinks to be obtained at any price at
the track, and those who had left their ther
mos bottles at home suffered immeasurablv.
While the newspapers were loathe to admit it.
the crowd this year, despite the brilliantly
sunshiny day, was considerably less than
record one. England is hard up not SO much
SO as nation as individually And the de-
pleted orchestra stalls and race meetings are
beginning to tell the story of it. Just as the
great numbers of fine houses in Mayfair and
in Belgravia offered for sale add to the tell
ing OF the story. Everywhere real estate, as
well as small personal belongings are up fol
disposal. have heard it estimated that more
than two-thrds of the open acreage of Scot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-09
Nofionnl Guard Was Never
In Better Condition

To-day we have the best National Guard
in all our history" declares General George
c. Richards, chief of the Militia Bureau of the
War Department. Stanchly he states this,
and as Guardsman who knows his subject,
for he has served in every grade of the organ
lzation from the bottom of it to the top
from beginning in the Pennsylvania militia
rear-rank private in 1877 eft is the
best Guard we ever had from any point of
view you choose to consider it," he adds proud
ly-but sadly.
Why sadly?
Because it appears that the Militia Bureau,
the Anxious Mother of our tale, to-day finds
herself forced to intrust some extremely i'm
portant matters Of the care and training of
this Lusty Infant into the hands of Trained
Nurse.
What is true of the Guard at the begin
ming of the summer" General Richards warns,
"may not be true of it by the end-or even
less true of it at the close of the coming fiscal
year."
You hear next that with proper nursing the
Guard might soon attain the full strength pos
sible to it at present, of about 237 900 officers
and men, fully equipped and trained and be
an organization complete in all arms and aux
iliaries to take the field and function quickly
and efficiently in modern warfare All this
at q comparatively modest cost, too; for where
it requires about $500 to equip and train a
regular for year (the regular establishment
has to bear heavy overhead for many items
that help maintain the other branches) the
average for Guardsman is estimated by Cen
eral Richards as only $275. Never, moreover,
was the Guard more important than it is to-
day in our scheme of national defense, for the
regular army has so many other missions,
such as guard duty, garrisons overseas and
instruction to look after, that even with an
enlisted strength Of 100000, only about 1000
men would be available as a mobile force in
the homeland for a sudden emergency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-09
The Plans as Prepared
For Peace Basis

"Two years ago. General Richards explains,
'the plans for the American army's peace time
organization of the first line of defense called
for nine corps areas in the United ctates, and
assigned to each Of these areas two divisions
of National Guardsnaen and one Of regulars
One of the points emphasized in the plans
was completeness. We had not forgotten
that French and British allies overseas
had been able to withhold from us for many
months the right to enter the World War as
an indepndent army, with separate sector in
the battlefeld-this upon the ground (as they
said) that the A. E. F. not complete in all
service and auxiliaries to function by itself
We planned to make sure in 1920 that our
forces in the future should be completely pre-
pared to meet all emergencies of modern war
fare, and be furnished with every arm of serv-
ice and every auxiliary needful to justify us
IN believing that we could take to the field
Immediately and function efficiently in action"
General Richards did not discuss whether
the contentious Of these Allied chiefs were
justified, please note--his point was simply
that the plans drawn up two years ago pro-
vided for completeness in such way that no
such contentious could ever again, with or
without reason, be advanced against our or
ganization.
"To meet the varied needs of such plan
as provided for in the defense act, the Ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-09

is line from an old play which Augustus
Thomas relates with much gusto--"of the
Trained Nurse applying for position, who,
when the anxious mother asked her If she
understood babies, answered: i ought; dis
sected one.'"
The fear of many army experts is that when
Congress gets through playing trained nurse
to our now lusty infant the dissecting process
that portends may leave the child with sound
legs and a stout backbone, but with impaired
eyesight, mutilated ears and lot of the hoped
for wallop gone out of his pudgy fists.
For if the infantry, as we used to hear, is
the backbone" Of an army and if the aviation
is it's "eyes" and the signal corps it's
"ears"-
But not to strain the metaphor too far let us
hasten to record that the anxiety of certain
military experts in Washington, and of those
in the little Militia Bureau most of all, is that
a dissection threatens the Guard which GER
tainly will check the organizations present
rate of healthy growth, and which also may
lop off from it or seriously cripple such serv
ices as the coast artillery the heavy field
artillery and motorized artillery, and abruptly
end the further development of National
Guard aviation. The signal corps and the
medical services must suffer; the cavalry
forces must be reduced The infantry, we
hear, will fare the best, because it is the
backbone of any army and the cheapest to
maintain" and likely the engineers will come
off second best in the reductions demanded if
appropriations from Congress fall short of
what army experts deem needfu1.
When the national defense act was passed in
1920 it had as one Of its main objects to make
Of the National Guard balanced force, with
complete divisions prepared to take the field
at once, without long and distressing period
of reorganization as in 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-09

n " EAR now the sad story of the Lusty
Infant, the Anxious Mother and the
Il III Trained Nurse who knew all about
babies.
Lusty Infant is our National Guard to-
day. At G. H. @. of the Militia Bureau down
IN Washington you hear that 10000 officers
and men answer to the Guards weekly roll
calls and that new enlistments are pouring in
at the rate Of 5000 month. You hear that
at least 80 per cent of the officers of this
lussy organization and not less than 33 per
cent of the non-coms and privates saw service
in the World War. Also that never was the
morale SO high as IT is at this present moment,
and that never was there more justification to
tHke pride in the Guards efficiency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19
MERCHANTS WILL
 BE BIRMINGHAM'S
 GUESTS IN AUGUST
c. c. Blackwell, Chairman of Committee, to Entertain Two Thousand Visitors
 During Stay

c. c. Blackwell. of Moore and Handley Hardware company is chairman of the committee which will prepare for the entertainment of the Alabama Merchants conven- tion to be held in Birmingham Au- gust 29. 80 and S1.
 He was chosen to that important post at meeting ot the board of directors of the Wholesale Merchants and Manufacturers association of the Chamber of Commerce held yes terday, when dates for the conven- tion were also selected.
 It Is to be an elaborate event tor the entertainment of the 1000 out of-town merchants expected to attend. That number has heretofore boon guests of Birmingham wholesalers and 1t Is believed that the number will be still larger at this gathering on account of the greater prosperity every one seems to be enjoying.
 There will be several notable fea- lures of the three-day affair. One of them will be the giving away of an automobile, manner of deciding the lucky visitor to be arranged.
 Another feature will be special sales which will present good oppor- tunity for the visitors to serve them selves practically while enjoying the features of entertainment.
 None of the details have yet been arranged. but the committee under Mir. Blackwells direction will at once begin preparing a program intended to make the visit of the merchants fraught with pleasure and satisfaction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19
SUCCEEDS JACKSON
Dr. Sledge of Mobile Named to
 Censors Board


 Montgomery, July 1S.-(Special)- Dr. E. Sledge of Mobile will succeed Dr. W. R. Jackson of Mobile. de- ceased, as a member of the state board of censors, the state board of health and the state medical exam ming board. Announcement of the appointment of pr. Sledge was re- ceived by the state health depart ment today from Dr. W. s. Britt of Efuaula, president of the Alabama Medical association.
 Dr. Sledge will serve until the next annual meeting of the Alabama Med teal association, when his successor will be named for Dr. Jackson's s term. The board of .censors of the medical association, under the state law, also compose the state board of health and the state medical ex- amining board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19
Fake Sleuth Drew
 Much Hush Coin,
 BrannOn Reports

Charlie EHterH, alias Dave Wat kfns, arrested by Officers Tyler and Murphy of the EnsIey pre- cinct station was identified yes- terday by w. l.. Brannon, chief of the bureau of Identification, as the negro who has been swind- ing EnsIey negroes for some time, under the pretense, that he was Q United States deputy marshal. ESters is still being held by po- Hoe for further investigation.
 Brannon stated that the neero's mode of -7ernkOr was to so to those of his race and offer them unexceIled police and federal pro- tectlOn for sums of money, claim ing mt Sbe time that he was federal officer. Several instances have been brought to the atten- ton of the police where Esters received hush money from crap- games, guaranteeing the game sters protection in operating their game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19
NEW INCORPORATIONS

The Tuscumbia Cotton oil com pany, Inc, of Tuscumbia, was in- oorporated in probate court yester- day by ". II. Jasspon of Houston, Tex, Leon Reed and N A. Graham, Jr, of Birmingham. The authorized capital stock is $50,000 of which s35.- 900 II paid up. The incorporation Is said to have been taken out fol- lowing a reorganization of the com pany which has been in operation for some time.
 The Alabama Iota Building associ- ation of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was incorporated yester- day. Iota chapter of the fraternity is located at Birmingham Southern college and tho purpose in incorpo- rating Is to erect a chapter house on the campus of the college.
 The Metalcrafters, Inc, was incor- porated in probate court yesterday by c. NJ. Mason. James J. Jackson and William Sell. The main object of the firm is to deal in all forms of iron. steel and other metals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19
MOSAIC TEMP[ARS
 IN SESSION HERE
Negro Fraternal Order Meets. Nephew of Booker Wash
 ington, to Speak

The Mosaic Templars of America, one of the larger negro fraternal orders of the United States, opened It's thirteenth annual session at the Sixth Street Baptist church. with L. L. Powell. of Montgomery, state grand master presiding. The order has so,00o members in the state represented by HOO delegates reg istered at the grand lodge headquar- ters.
 Grand Master Powell. introduced National Grand Master S. J. Elliott of Little Rock, Ark, who in his 2d- dress said among other things, that Alabama leads all the other states. north and south, in the numerical and financial strength of the order and that the money and property of the Mosaics represents $3,500, 900.
 J. H. McConico Of Little Rock, Ark, national auditor of the Mosaics delivered an address in the afternoon reviewing tho work of the order for the year.
 Roscoe Simmons. nephew of Booker T. Washington and affectionately known among the colored people as tho Voice of the Black man" will address the grand lodge this eve ming at o'clock. Colonel Simmons arrived in tho city last night and was met at the station by a local com mittee of representative negro cit izens headed by Oscar W. Adams, pr. U. c. Mason and Rev. John W. Goodgame.
 Among the leaders attending the meeting are Bishop Brown of the colored Methodist Episcopal church; pr. Elliott J. H. McConico, Wash Jordan, national chief deputy; Rev. F. Y. Mettheison, state grand chap lain; Rev. A. F. Owens, dean of Selma university and others.
 The committee In charge of the program announce that adequate seating arrangements will be pro- vded for all white people who care
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19
YOUTHFUL BURGLAR,
 KILLED BY WRIGHT, IS
 IDENTIFIED BY FATHER

After being viewed by hundreds of persons the body of the young whito man who was killed Sunday night, while In the act of robbing the home of J. M. Wright, ABA Seventeenth ave- nue. north. was identified carly last night by John c. Collins, father of the youth. as Charles Collins of Mo- bile. His age was given as 20 years.
 Detectives G. C. Giles and W. B. Patterson located much of tho loot that has recently been stolen in rob berries about the East Lake oom- munity. Most of the loot was found in the room of Collins, he having roomed at 2l21i1 Second avenue. a boarding place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19
Pardon Board Giues Way to Democratic
 Primary to Meet

Montgomery. July 1s.-tspecial)- Because Tuesday, August 8, is the day of the democratic primary, the regular meeting of the state board of pardons for August will be held the following Tuesday, August 15. This announcement was made by the board of padons today. Persons who will have business before the board desire an opportunity to take part in the primary while all members of the board-Attorney General Har- well c. Davis, Auditor H. F. Lee and William P. Cobb. secretary of state are candidates in the primary,
 Attorney General Davis has no op- position for reelection. Mir. Lee Is candidate for member of the pub- lie service commission. Mfr. Cobb Is a candidate for state auditor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19
Birn1inghan1's Gold Brick
 May Produce ReUenue NouU
Pershing Pier Leased to Chattanooga Man to Be Con ducted Skating Rink-No Bunny Plugging Kangaroo Gallopng Permissible,
 Says Harrison

Persbing Pier has at last been saved.
 The city commission did it yesterday, hut there will be no bunny mugging or kangaroo gnilop on the floors that were so smOOthed md polished to accom- mOdnte these devOtees of the dance who had hoped that the voters of Birmingham would sanction public dancing Rt the municipal park.
 Unanimously the city commits sion yesterday authorized the leasing of the pier to H. IT. French of Chattanooga who will remodel and, decorate the place and convert it into skating rink.
 Consideration for the execu- tiOn of the contract is for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19

remainder of the season, 15 per cent of gross receipts and 25 per cent thereafter during the life of the Iense which expires in five years.
 Thus by the notion of the com- mission BirIningham's gold brick will at last be changed into n revenue producing proposition and cease to be a burden to the mind of Commissioner William l.. Harrison, park commissioner, or at least he hopes so.
 Regulations governing the closing hour will still be mnin- tatined according to the park and pIaygrOunds commissioner and the pier will he closed mt II o'clock each night. 1t Is ex- pected the rink will he ready for the public within the next 30 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19
Veteran Editor of
 New York Times Dies
Br AsaocIated Prcae

New York. July 1S.-Charles R. Miller, for 40 years editor of the New York Times, died here today after an illness of several months. He was 73 years old.
 MT. Miller's entire newspaper ca- reer was with the Times. except for three years spent in thestaff of the Springfield Republican. after his graduation from Dartmouth in 1872.
 He was recognized as one of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19
sLAYEns GIVEN DEATH

London, July 1S-Reginaid Dunn and Joseph o'sullivan were sentenc.d to death today for the murder of Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Will son, who was shot in front of his home on Eaton Place last month. The men were convicted after trial in the Old Bailey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19
CITY EuILDING PERMITS

Building permits aggregating S25,- 500 were Issued by the city building inspector yesterday. all of the build ings to be residences. Permits wer c issued as follows; Davis and Nor row. Cliff Road. s12,o0o; H. H. Hon derson. Sixty eighth street and Sloss avenue. s2.ooo; s2,ooo. Shepherd and Sloss Realty company, First avenue and Seventeenth street; two resi- dences. $3,5oo each. Sixteenth avenue and Fourteenth street, south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19
--------e--------------- COLONEL. BlBB GRAVES. VISITS NORTH ALABAMA.

Col. Bibb Graves. candidate for governor, spent last night in Bir- mingham en route homo following a campaign through north Alabama He was accompanied by Vice Presi- dent Litner of the State Federation of Labor, and other supporters. On his arrival hero yesterday Colonel Graves and party were served a barbecue dinner at the Saw Dust Trail"
 While in the Tennessee Valley Colonel Graves visited Decatur. Al bany, Huntsville, Scottsboro and other points where he states that he was given many pledges of support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19

The properties question represent very heavy investment by company and have occupied important position plans for securing for the future For several we have worked plans for ultimately developing these powers integral part of the ydoecic system which will be required by pans to the needs the communities which they Much of this work done by collaboration with the engineers looking towards development in cooperation with the such plan favoaby reported by the eng House Document Mo- 1902 64h Congress- fist session.
 q adverng very briefly these features judge from the several interviews which have had with you and with other sentaves of the government that you fully of what the has done in preparation for the ultimate development of this water and believe you appreciate that should consideration in the disposition of any surplus not required for the needs of the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-19
ableat editorial writers I'd

abiest editorial writers in eo1t try. He received honorary rsa. from Dartmouth and ColumSia Int decorations from the French and Bel. gian governments. He was q mem Der of the Century, Metropolitan and Piping Rock clubs in New York.