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ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
BY M. HI. MCINTYRE

! Secretary Dwight Davis, was to give
the fullest possible understanding of
what has been done to comply with
the edict of the national defense act
that adequate peace time planning
for any possible war emergency shall
be the major responsibility of the
staff.
Arrangements for the tour We're
made by Maj G.. c. Marshall, jr.. at
the suggestion of Gen. Pershing.
Chiefs of divisions of the general
staff who explained the various
functions of their respective branches
included Maj. Gen. William Lassiter.
operations and training section; Brig
Gen. Charles H. Martin. personnel;
Brig. Gen. Stuart Heinzelman, supply;
Col. William X. Naylor. military in
telligence; Col. John l. De Witt.
chief of the war plans section, and
Lieut.. Col. Lorenzo d. Gasser. secre-
tary of the staff.
The annual exodus of Army officers
to foreign posts for duty at the
conclusion of service in the military
schools or departmental sections in
this country will flood available
transport accommodations during the
next five months. according to a
communication sent by Maj. Gen.
Davis. adjutant general. TO COM
manding officers and department
heads throughout the military es-
tablishment. Gen. Davis said that
every transport sailing from New
York for San Francisco would be
Completely filled with officers under
orders and their. families and there
will be absolutely no space for Of
fiCers on leave and their families"
AS Il result of this situation. Of
ficers on leave were directed not to
submit applications for transporta-
ton until the rush of duty travel
was over.
General order No. 10. setting out
the organization of Il regular Army
evolutionary force of nine infantry
divisions, two cavalry divisions and
the necessary corps. army, and gene
raj headquarters units. which would
be mobilized ''in the event of "a
national emergency" has just reached
the service although il was signed
March "a. II shows that the addi-
tional divisional and regimental units
necessary to constitute such a force
would be created through restoring
TO active status organizations. in
cluding six infantry divisions and one
cavalry division now carried as in
active and having no personnel at
tached.
The plan for mobilization of the
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Regular Army in the event of a
national emergency contemplates the
rehabilitation OF essential inactive
units required by the specific emerg-
ency," the order said. "The reorgan-
ization OF the Regular Army and its
distribution to the corps areas has
been made with this end in view"
The order contains q detailed list
or the assignments of the inactive
which have custody of the records
of the inactive organizations and 1t
is also shown in detail what cadres
will be drawn from the active units
10 FORM the necleus about which the
Inactive unit would be rebuilt.
Accounts of Secretary Weeks
speeches during his present tour of
the Panama Canal region and the
west coast are viewed by Army men
in Washington as showing that Mr..
Weeks has been seriously impressed
by the weakness of the Army and it's
inability to perform adequately the
tasks assigned to it under the ma
tional defense act. The War Secretary
has consistently maintained since he
took office that only the gravest
financial emergency of the govern
ment justified reduction of the regular
army to a strength of 10000 men and
has never given his approval to the
action of Congress in cutting that
figure to $4,000.
His conclusions, heretofore, have
been based on theory and advice
rather than personal observation. On
his return TO Washington, however, it
is already evident that he will be
armed with facts drawn from his in
spection of various posts and Army
activities, the result of which VIII
make him even more forcefully an ad-
Vocate of increasing the strength of
the regulars in order that the ma
tion's military policy may be carried
out in reasonably adequate way.
There is a feeling among Army Off :
GERS that Mr.. Weeks trip will prove
of great benefit in future Legislative
discussions of Army matters because
it will provide these members of Con-
gress with information based on their
own observations as to the situation
in the Army.
Recent general orders changed the
designation of tank units of the Army
to read. as an example, "1st Platoon,
9Th Tank Co." instead of the old
method, Tank Platoon, No. L." Exist
ing platoons under this change be-
come the first platoonS of tank COM
panies. which are to be expanded in
balloon company" is abandoned in
favor of "airship company" for lighter
than air service units.
General staff estimates place the nee
essary annual inflow of new blood into
the Officers Reserve Corps at 1000 men
to meet the waStage in the corps as
men of world war experience now form
ing that body pass beyond the age limit
for active service with troops or are
otherwise disqualified for front line
work. Through the Reserve Officers
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opinions agitated by a few members
of the crew.
Suggested remedies for the condi-
ton prevailing cover wide range
The ones having the largest number
OF supporters being rated as follows:
More and better training in han
ding men, 81; improve recruiting
30; raise the standards for petty of
ncers. 40; early endoctrination of new
recruits, 40; weed out undesirabIes
30; longer course at training stations
20; prompt and certain punishment
for disobedience, IT; definite program
OF employment with foreign cruises,
1T.
Minor suggestions include more
liberty ashore, make ship life more
attractive, strict adherence to a
standard schedule of punishment,
make no promises of duty to recruits,
stricter search for deserters and
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Training Corps and the civilian military
training camps it is now estimated that
a product Of approximately 5000 officers
a year is at least in sight. Experience
again this year with the applications
for summer training give Army officials
a feeling Of confidence that the 1000
a year requirement can be met success
fully within the next three or four
years.
A total of more than $50. 900 troops of
the Regular Service, National Guard
and organized reserves will be given
training during the present year, Of
which about 10000 will be in the civil
ian military training camps proceeding
with the four-year course requirements
to fit them for commissions in the OH
GERS Reserve Corps. The loss, both in
the summer camps and in the college
training units, is very heavy, due to
changes In plans by the military stu
dents, but steady growth in the num-
Der continuously pursuing their mill
tary studies is reported, and Army OIL
GERS feel that in addition the incom-
plete training given to men who drop
the work before being commissioned
will be of great advantage to the coun-
try in a war emergency.
Navy.
AS a part OF systematic campaign
to increase the dwindling number of re-
enlistments in the Navy and to check
the number of desertions which is in
creasing at an alarming rate, the bu-
reau OF navigation recently sent out to
all commanding officers a questionnaire
as TO their views on the causes of this
and asked recommendations for check
ing 1t.
A summary of the replies received
has just been compiled and an analysis
extremely interesting from the service
viewpoint. compiled by Capt. Richard
Leigh. assistant chief of the bureau.
Estimated desertions for the present
year. based on the number to date. will
reach the disquieting figure of 5.1ss.
more than twice the number of 1922
and exceeded during the last eight
years by the foodtide of 1920 and 1921,
following the war, when the reduction
process was in full swing.
The following tabulation gives the
commanding officers views as to the
causes. the percentage indicating the
per cent OF officers who assigned the
reasons indicated:
Poor recruiting, "A: homesickness
and home Influences, 81: improper
handling of men by officers and petty
officers, 54; intemperance. 81; failure
to comprehend the seriousness of de-
sertion; 20: insufficient cruising. 20;
general condition in the United
States, 20; too much money given men
at one time, l9: prison treatment too
lentent, II; leave not granted as re-
quested, "a: not enough morale talks,
l3; general discomfort. 13: sea life
not congenfal. II; poor discipline, 10.
In addition to these major causes,
a few officers gave minor reasons
that included injustices in court
martials, insufficient entertainment,
too much shore leave, habitual sea-
sickness and bolshevist theories and
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strictsr rules against liquor.

stricter rules against liquor.
In his analysis of the replies, Capt.
Leigh says:
From a study of the reasons for
desertion 1t is found that 81 per cent
are under control of the service; that
Is, capable of reduction by service
action, and 33 per cent without the
control of the service. From study
of suggested remedies about so per
cent come directly under the control
of the department and about 40 per
cent under the control Of the ship
or station.
"As might naturally be expected, a
large majority of officers place the
blame upon the character of the per-
sonnel furnished them. In a study
of this statement as cause Of de-
sertion, we should bear in mind that
a vast majority of our officers know
(Continued on Fifteenth IIaPeD
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The newest of the new,
Paisley crepes, Canton
crepes. crepe knits, etc. In
gorgeous grays, blues,
tans and other new spring
and summer shades, all
styles.
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H. B. 70, Jackso on Repeal of the
anti-smoking in dining room law.
Killed on committee report.
Passed by Senate
S. B. IA, Sperry- McCoy--Curbing
the activities of the Ku Klux Khan
and prohibiting use of masks. Pass
ed 40 to z, two absent.
S. B.. Al, Ingerson, (N.)-Permit-
ting school boards to have plans for
one and two room school buildings
to cost less than $1,000 draw by
other than licensed architect.
S. B. &C, Stevens-Requiring no.
tary public seals to bear the name
Of the notary.
S. b. 80, Stevens-Designed to
bring mining corporations attempt
ing to sell stock more thoroughly
under control OF blue sky commits
sion.
S. B. Ga, Baird-Regulating use
of airplanes and prescribing free
use of air but providing penalties
for damages.
S. B. 4OvValidating acts of city
officials in certain cases.
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three cents on all cigarettes retail
ing at less than % cents and ciga-
rettes and retailing at more %
cents shall be taxed cents. The
tax is collected through stamps fur
nish to dealers by the state treas
urer. The measure repeats the anti
cigarette laws, provides $500 fine
for sale to minors and heavy penal
ties for failure to use the stamps.
S. Ii. 203, 204, Kaldor, (IndD Trail
Have to do with the operation OF
the attorney generals office. The
first measure provides that one of
the assistants shall be designated
"first assistant" to be acknowledged
chief in command of the depart
sent, and also repeats the act Civ
ing the governor power to appoint
special assistants attorney general,
leaving such appointments all with
in the power Of the attorney gem
eral. The second measure fixes the
both day of June as the end of the
fiscal year for the department.
S. B. 205, Kaldor, 0nd) Trail
Gives the state in criminal actions
the power and right to ask for a
change of venue upon the same pre-
misses and causes upon which change
of /yenue pleased defendants are
now based.
S. b. 206. Fleckten, (N.) Ward
Providing that after twelve hours
deliberation of jury the agreement
of five-sixths Of the jury member
shall be sufficient and valid yer =.
dict.
S. B. 207, Bond, Gnd.) Ward
The measure presented at the re-
quest of the dentists of the state
calls for the examination and GER
tification of dental hygienists and
is aimed at so-called quacks in den
tistry.
S. B. 20S, Thorson, Gnd.) Grand
Forks-Provides legal machinery
for the creation and operation of a
county budget system.
Passed by House
II. B. 10, Hempel (N) Sheridan
-Readjusting and reducing delin-
quent tax penalties. Passed 90 to z.
Killed by House
H. B. SO, Heaton, (by request) -
Revising, the laws affecting barber
shops. Killed on committee report
on advice that new bill covering all
features was to be introduced.
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House Calendar
New Bills


H. B. 126, Jackson, Und0 Ram
sey-Calls for drastic changes in
the form of publication of session
laws so that a new chapter must
begin on a number page and "those
parts of each law which amend or
alter the language of the previous
law shall be printed in italics," so
as to show clearly the change.
Fl. b. 1877, Appropriations Com
mittee-Giving the state firemen's
association $4,000 as required by
law.
H, B. 1913, Harrington, Ind)
,Burleigh-Provides a! "legalizing
act" to permit villages to issue re-
funding bonds to take up outstand-
ing Indebtedness or paper.
H. B. 1872, Appropriations Com
mittee-Giving 20 the board of rail-
road commissioners $1,367.2O to pay
North Dakota proportion of the
Northwest District Fuel committee
expense.
II. B. 1923, Kopp, Ond.) Stark
Amends present grain storage laws
so as to make it mandatory that
the grain be insured at all times to
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ANTIMASK BILL
TO BE PASSED
IN THE HOUSE
Heavy For 1t In Senate Brings
Predictions of Victory
In House
SIX SENATORS OPPOSE

With only six dissenting votes
the state senate late Saturday pass
ed Senate bill IA, the measure for
bidding the wearing of masks or re-
gala by members of the Ku Klux
Khan.
- The bill will now be messaged to
the house and the indications are
that it will be passed there also.
The six senators who voted against
the passage of the bill this after
noon were Gross, Ingerson, Mike
thun, Olson of Barnes, Patten and
Whitmer all of them Nonpartisans.
. The other senator's who opposed the
recommendation that the bill should
be put on for final passage Friday
switched today and voted with the
majority.
An attempt by Senator Ingerson
to amend the bill failed. The friends
. of the measure were in no mood for
any compromise and although the
amendment would only have provid-
ed that nothing in the bill should
interfere with the right of person
to cover his face in cold or incle-
ment weather. it was voted down.
Senator SCALED"
. Senator Garberg, Nonpartisan of
Adams county made the only ad-
dress before the bill came to vote.
81 want it distinctly understood
that am not voting against 100
percent Americanism," he said.
II know the gentleman. who talked
here the other night declared that
the Khan was 100 per cent American
but l have read remarks that he
has made along that line before. l
know he was wrong then and he may
be now. =.
Senator Olson of Barnes county
was called to order by Lieutenant
Governor Frank Hyland when he
arose to explain his vote.
81 am voting against this bill be-
cause l see no need for it in this
state" he declared after prefacing
his remarks with the statement that
he was not member of the Klan.
believe that the bill was intro
duced to breed hatred and preju-
dice"
1.-THE senator is out OF order in
terrupted 1t. Gov. Hyland at this
point. There is no reason to ques-
tion the good faith of the senator's
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the benefit of the owner and at the
expense of the warehouse man.
H. b. 1923, 1870, 131, Jardine, (Ind.)
Cass, at request Of administration
Complete legal machinery for
elimination of discounted warrant
evil" forcing all taking districts
counties, cities, townships, villages,
park districts, school districts, etc.
upon cash basis; providing for
issuance or short time bonds and
for financing through the county
auditor and setting up new limit
of mill levies permissible.
II. b. 134, Johnson (Ind.) Penn
bfna-Appropriating $4,000 for the
commissioner of agriculture to be
expended in immigration work.
H. B. 1876, 1856, Paul Johnson
Repeating the laws calling for a
butchers report on branded cattle
slaughtered and repeating the coun-
ty brand inspector statute.
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Senate Calendar
New Bills


s. B. 1913, Hamilton, (N.) Nc
Henry-Appropriating $4,000 to the
supervisor Of grades, weights and
measures for carrying out the pro-
visions of the act on grain inspec-
ton. grain grading, etc.
S. B. 1919, Baird, (Ind.) Baker,
(N:)FAppropriating $4,000 to the
board Of administration for carry
ing out the duties imposed upon it
in connection with the administra-
ton Of the child welfare laws. This
is the appropriation measure for the
enforcement Of the "a statutes pro-
posed by the Children's Code Com
mission.
s. B. 200, Martin, (N.) Norton
Providing that upon the petition Of
80 percent Of the voters Of a COM
missioner's district the county audi
tor must call an election not less
than 40 not more than AZ days from
filing Of . petition and placing coun-
~ commissioner under q recall
election law.
8. B. POI, Page, (Ind,) Benson
Amends Section sos, G. II. 1918, TO
make it impossible for husband to
convey q Homestead equity without
the full knowledge, consent and sig
nature Of his wife. The bill accord
Ing to the autlk0f il aimed to curb
u deserting husband from dispoS-
ing Of the equity IN 4 homestead.
s. B. 202, Mccoy, lTnd,3 Richland
- pYnwidinv for the iynnnaikinn of a
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Don't Neglect a Bad Cold.

The proper treatment of such a
cold begins with purgative, a
good dose of oil, EPSON salts, etc.
Inhale the vapors of Muco Salve
melted in spoon. This opens the
head so that when little of the
salve is applied in each nostril it
vaporizes and thus sooths the in
famed membranes of the respira-
tory tract. At bedtime repeat this
process; then open the pores of the
chest by the application of hot
towels, followed by thick rub
bling on of Muco Salve, covered
with warm flannel.
Keep window open all night.
Great relief will be experienced by
morning.
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Beware Pneumonia.

If bad cold does not respond to
the above program. it is time to
call the doctor sure enough unless
you wish first to use the Muco-
Solvent Liquid. This is an old, old
medicine, used for many years by
DR.. l.. w. Giffen of Neenah, Wis
consin. 1t is solution of anti
septics, germicide in the use of
which the bacilli are killed and the
accumulated mass of phlegm or
mucous dissolved and expelled
hence the name, Muco-Solvent.
Being purely atvegetable COM
pound this medicine has long been
in family ust and is of course, OBJ
tainable at nearly all drug stores.
The price, we believe, 75c and
$1.00.
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MANDAN NEWS

c. W. Coil of this city who has
been roadmaster on the Northern
Pacific in. the Yellowstone division
for the past two years will leave
soon for Missouls, Mont, where
he has been transferred to a SINH
lar position.
c. r. Rasmussen who recently
came to Mandan to take the posi-
tiou. formerly held by w. E. Fitz-
simmons on the branch lines out
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Children's Colds.

Luco-Solyent Salve is particu-
larly adapted to the treatment of
children's colds because of the
fact that it is applied externally.
Nor do children have to be coaxed
to use it; they actually like it and
soon learn to use it themselves.
Which makes 1t a boon for the
mother who realizes the necessity
of keeping all members of the
family we'll.
For children's colds insert in
each nostril; rub freely on chest
and cover with warm flannels. Be
sure to keep the child's bowels
open.
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AT ALL DRUGGISTS
Jar of MucoSovent Save Only Costs Is Contains
Enough to Treat Dozen Colds

ems chapped hands; heals cracked
lips and fever blisters. After shaw
ing it gives the skin velvety
smoothness. Get a jar of Muco-
Solvent today. At all druggists,
Lenhart Drug Co., Fin
ney Drug Co., Cowan's Drug Store,
Breslow Drug Co.
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The use 81 Muco-Solvent Salve
for colds, is only one of a dozen
things it is good for, therefore it
is advised that family size jar he
kept in the house at all times. For
scalds, burns and bruises it-helps
alleviate pain and to accelerate the
healing process of nature. 1t soft
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TAX PROGRAM
BILLS PUT IN
LEGISLATURE
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CONTINUED from page y
pension of such limitations in GER
tain cases. The measure sets forth
in tabulated form the maximum levi
able. ?
Villages and Cities. are limited to
~ mills on the dollar of net taxable
assessed valuation; township levies
are limited to mills; school dis
trcts limited to II mills except that
where two years nigh school work is
provided the levy may be Ia mills,
four years high school d6 mills, and
school courses 16 mills. Park dis
tricts are limited to two mills. A
sliding scale tabulation is set forth
in the bill for counties ranging from
mills limit for that county with
an assessed valuation of $6,000,000
and reduced one tenth of mill per
million as the valuation increased
to the point where county with
$40, 100000 valuation is limited to
As mills for county purposes.
An excess levy may be authorize
ed by any taxing district under GER
tain conditions and limits. The
election is declared void if less than
80 percent of the number of votes
cast at the last general election are
cast upon the excess levy PROPOSE
ton, majority ruling.
Pass Tax Bill
The house. passed one bill in its
short Saturday afternoon session,
house bill No. -, changing the
penalties on delinquent taxes. This
bill provides that all real estate
taxes snail be due on the first day
of December each year for which
the tax levy is made; the full
amount of the hail tax. both fiat and
indemnity, and one-half of the re-
naming real-estate taxes, shall be
delinquent on the first day of March
following, and if the one-half due
on March l remains unpaid after
that date, there shall be attached a
penalty of percent, and on the first
day of June following an additional
penalty of 2 percent, and on the first
day of November following a furth-
er penalty of 3 percent on the ORR
ginal one-half which became delin-
quent on March /. The other half
shall become delinquent on the first
day of November and if unpaid on
that date penalty of percent
shall be added.
The bill removes one existing 5
percent penalty. The bill passed 1O4
to 2, with absent.
The effort to repeal the anti
smoking bill of the 1921 session died
through q committee report for in
definite postponement, many mem
bers feeling it unwise and useless
to bring up an extended fight on the
measure again.
Readjust Mileage
The house approvedsth the state af-
fairs committee decision on sheriffs'
mileage at Is cents instead of 10
cents, but removed the present liy.
cry fee of $3.50 for each 20 miles
or fraction thereof Travelled.
Rep. Dell Patterson, in the past
and OF the league floor, leaders. was
back in his seat, after an illness of
typhoid fever. Although under in
junction from hiss physician to re-
IRAN from too active debate, Rep.
PATTERSON made himself heard the
hrst day in favor of the bills read
Justlng sheriff,s mileage. He dsSlar-
ca that it was good time to prac-
tlce economy, and that he hadn't
hoticed the many candidates for
sner1n Kicking on the mileage ex-
pended In their campaigns.
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John Stastny, Jr., underwent en-
appendicitis operation this morning
at the Deaconess hospital.
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Annual Cleanup Week of
uncalled for and slightly worn
mems and ladies' garments,
priced so low that they'll
move quick. Klein tailor
and cleaner,
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of the city will take the place held
by Mr.. Coil. Mr.. Coil will leave
shortly to take his position while
Mrs. Coil and daughter will remain
here until spring.