Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11

property would De q me lOcAEl0n LOT,
the guard. When the Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge is completed and the
grand boulevard Is built along B
out that d market house there, with
its outside stands. would be- blot to
| the beauty Of such q lane OF travel as
| is proposed, but that it could be made
attractive by turning the market
building into an arnory, ard those
| familiar with the section are Inclined
| to favor such project. As a matter
!, of fact. the upper fioors Of the mar
ket building were used as an armory
for years BY the local Guard. but It
was forced out there, as II has been
elsewhere. Il already has drill hall.
and the whole could be fixed up at q
small cost, compared with the cost of
building new building. Since the
Guard was moved out of this building
the property has been taken over by
the Government and now Is run un-i
der the jurisdiction of the Agricul-
ture Department.
It Is believed that Guard officials
would welcome such project, If the
building were turned over in its en-
| tirety, as 1t lis centrally located and
easy of access by car and bus lines
from all parts Of the city. With the
proposed improvement south OF the
| Avenue 1t would become an ideal To-
cation and something the Guard could
be proud of. and end a long fight for
a permanent armory. bringing to
an end the constant moving
which has faced the organiza.
ton for years. Those interested
in the general Improvement scheme
| south Of the Avenue say that they
would be inclined to favor such a prof
ect, as they realize that it will be no
place for a public market when the
boulevard right through 1t is com.
pleted.
While the funds allowed the Ma
tional Guard by Congress will not
permit OF the organization OF addi-
ttonal units, 1t was pointed out that
with a reasonable exercise of care no
difficulty is anticipated by the Militia
Bureau in living within the appro-
priations. While some dissatisfac-
ton has been manifested with the re-
Gently enunciated policy to compute
the pay of United States property
and disbursing officers for the entire
| fiscal year on the basis of the aggre-
gate strengths Of the National Guards
attained by their respective States on
June 80 Of the preceding fiscal year,
regardless of the fluctuations in
strength subsequent to that date, 1t
| is obvious, 1t was added, that this
method offers the only feasible solu-
| ton of the problem.
| The bureau points out that calls
for funds to cover miscellaneous
maintenance expenses falling under
the subappropriation Of general ex-
penses have recently exceeded all ex-
| pectationS. The bureau has been
/ flooded with requests for funds for
the repair OF uniform clothing and
shoes, for the procurement of gaso-
line, oil and grease for armory train
| ing and for the purchase Of spare
| parts for the repair of motor We
hicles. This unprecedented demand
for funds Of this nature has made
1t necessary to curtail expenditures
for gasoline, oil and grease and to
divert this money to the repair Of
! clothing and shoes, to the procure
ment of spare parts for motor equip
ment and to the rental of additional
target ranges. 1t also was pointed
out, by way of warning, that the
1927 budget is not as liberal with gen.
eral expense as was that for the cur
rent year.
terially restrict visits of instruction
of Regular Army personnel on duty
with the National Guard to mini
mum consistent with proper instruc-
tional supervision because of the
limited funds available for reimburse
menf or travelling expenses during the
current nscai year. ana such travel
mus! pc Iurtner restricted during the
nscal year 1871 70 stay WITHIN the
amount carried IN that pudgeI Ihere
are suMclenL. Lunos on name 70 cover
the ,.anspo.eallon OF equlpmenL ana
suppnes ana eApehsss OF serseaht m m
ssru .'i ur .! current anu
ei, nv, aans lis 49,, -. $500, J. $4,000
- 49,. ass. u.bsSsio n ~ War t $500
r ,as Is tha cas. ~ prn oo t,a Ne
tional Guard with necessary arms,
equipment and ammunition. Due
principally to the number OF items Of
this category now requiring reim-
bursement that have heretofore been
issued without charge to the Militia
Bureau, to the approaching ne
cessity of procuring replacement
airplanes for existing Air Service
squadrons at an approximate cost Of
$4,000 per plane, exclusive of en-
gines, it has been determined that the
cost of providing supplies and the
o,.v$ fnv,