Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1926-03-12

national Committeeman from
the recommendations of the Morrow
board. The committee then proceeded
TO write its own bill, using as basis
the $1J0.000,000 five-year program sub
mitted by Secretary Of War Davis.
The new War department proposals
contemplate appropriations of $780,
100000 year more than now is avail
able for the air service during the
tive-year period OF this S7,500,000
would be spent each year in the pur-
chase or construction Of new planes.
At the end of the FIVE years, accord
ing to the Davis program, the air sery-
ice would have 2,20O modern planes,
1850 regular army officers, 800 re-
serve officers on active duty, 5000
enlisted men, and 500 flying cadets.
According to Representative Norm
of Pennsylvania, the measure when fl
nally reported by the committee will
embrace most of the major recon-
mendations of the Morrow board Sec
retary Davis said his program had
been concurred in by the chief Of
staff and the chief of the air service.
EARN organization leaders Of the
L middle western states, together
with a number of governors from that
region, gathered in Washington last
week for conference and let the
congressman know plainly that they
wanted speedy action on legislation
for the controlling of farm export sur
pluses so as to increase domestic mar
ket prices. In their statements were
hints of a political revolt in the West
unless their demands were needed. A
committee from the conference called
on President Coolidge and on Secre-
tary Of Agriculture Jardine, and its
spokesmen afterward said that the
prospects for an agreement between
farmers, legislators and the admins
tration on the mechanics Of necessary
legislation were exceedingly bright.
iesi"e"e SVo'iue ''S =
pathy Win lhe am 10 s.aDlilze agri-
cultural conditions and let 1t be known
lie would favor any legislation unani-
mously agreed on by the Department
of Agriculture, the farm organizations
anu .he various asrieuitufa' eo'hiiii.-
tees in congress.
THE atsoh-tarker plii, upollsiliis
= tne raiiroau iaoor poatu anu pro-
fiaing Tor the se.tiemehe OIL ra'i iaoor
disputes py airect conference petweeh
raiiroaus anu thelr ehpioyers hiiu oh
mediatioh ana voluntary arpitratloh,
was passed oy the mousse ny No'e vi
3ol 70 - Inc measure mas oeeii IA
VoraDiy reported 70 tne SENATE anu 10
carry enactment INTO law Is eApeeteu'
Inc ooara mas DeloIe II, e,lses snS ineoiN, WV
ihg approximately s'V,Voo'Voo ~ ""ee
increase aehlanos anu uoesn Nuo"
what 10 uo WIN 'hein' as tne "a.sUa
parker Diil makes ny provlsioli lor uls-
position OF tne pehuing uispu'es.
Executives representing ABOUT eisn's
western rai'roaus met ~ enicaso enu
selected committee q twelve 10 con
uuet the wage conferences WIN eos.
ductors ana traihmeh. lhese worAetS
ASK raise Oh per cent ana Tue liiaii,
ayers nave gone on record as oppossu
10 this ooost.
hCKEiAhh VI STATE NE.luuf
sent y new hote 10 tne MeAle''n w
government IN reply 10 i.s 'ates' com,
mun'ca'ioh concerning 'ne new anu
anu Oh 'aws, ahu w',,e ho' lese".ins
IT'S contents. he toio .ne sena,e eo,n-
,nl.tee on iore,sn fela.lons u'a. ne
nopeu y "o"u enu .ns .on,'o'e, ~,
toheu dowh l's uehanus; u mug, some
oI .ne senators, however, were ny 'li '1.l5
isileu anu sir. n'ns =, o.a,. % VIZ i'se
pairing u spseeii on ..e sapJee.';,s ,ts' -