Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-14
Director Lord Says President
Has Approved "Mate-
rial Increase"
AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION
ON BIG SCALE PROMISED
Program Includes Six New Cruis-
ers-Submarine Plans Are
Not Settled.

BY the Associated Press.
RAPID CITY, s. Oak, August 13.--
President Coolidge has approved "a
material increase" in next years eX
penditures for the national defense
Herbert NJ. Lord. director OF budget
declared upon concluding an Aida V
conference at the Summer White
House.
Both the Army and the Navy will
be amply provided for Gen. Lord
declared. President Coolidge desires
that sufficient funds be recommended
TO Congress to carry out the first
wears work on all authorized naval
craft, including the six cruisers which
Congress authorized for last session.
While the director would not com
ment on tax reduction. which he held
to be wholly up to Congress, it was
plain from the figures he presented
that a reduction of taxes is extremely
unlikely if all of the emergency ap-
preparations already being planned &C
tually are made.
Aircraft Program.
Mr. Coolidge has provided for the
carrying forward of the tive-year avia-
ton program of the Army and Navy
and for the Commerce Department S
aircraft plans, Director Lord said.
When finally completed the program
will give the Army 1900 class
planes and the Navy a fleet of 1000.
The only naval authorization for
which the President has made no no.
vision, he added, is that for three
submarines asked for in 1916 on which
investigation work is still being done.
In addition to beginning the six
new cruisers and other naval craft,
Mr.. Coolidge has approved funds to
complete the remodeling OF the battle
ships Nevada and Oklahoma.
AS the Presidents visit in the Black
Hills rolls around to its close it is be-
coming apparent that he has, fig
uratively speaking, set UP the Sum
mer White House at the rim OF the
horn Of plenty.
Close by his door. the prairies of
South Dakota are turning toward one
of the most bounteous harvests this
State has known in years and the re.
ports Mr.. Coolidge has received from
neighboring commemorative indicate
that a similar condition exists in them.
Three railroad presidents have
brought the news to the Black Hills
that their lines are massirg from
three to six times the number of cars
used to carry the crops to market
last year and Secretary Work, who
visited here after a tour of four
States, told Mr.. Coolidge conditions
were the best in his 40 years of Cd.
serVation.
What effect this condition will have
on the farmer as regards his demands
for agricultural relief legislation re.
mains to be determined. Eugene
Meyer, a commissioner of the Federal
Farm Loan Board, brought the in.
formation to the Summer White
House today that the farmers income
promises to be $1,000, 900 900 in excess
of last year on food and feed crops.
cotton and livestock and few smaller
crops. He said he expected this in
crease to be reflected in reduction of
the farmers Indebtedness.
Sees Payment of Loans.
There is a large volume of delin.
quency on farm mortgages due to
past troubles" he told Mr.. Coolidge,
but it Is hoped and expected that the
present favorable outlook for good
grain crops and fair prices, especially
for livestock, will permit many Dor.
rowers to put their loans in good
order"
Whatever may be the case in other
Middle Western States, in South Da-
kota there exists the best feeling in
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