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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15
Ketszer is 0ngyilkos akart
lenni, a t0meggyilkos
Tony De Capua csaladirt6 ket akaomma kserelt meg
ongyilkossagot korhazban Egyk alkalommal orzo
rendor megsebesitette Biincsekkel kezen, agyahoz
lancova fekszik k6rhazi agyon.

Lapunk multi heti szamaban
reszletesen beszamoltunk arrol,
a borzalmas csaladirtasr6l, mely-
mex aldozataul nyolc emberelet
esett. Tony De Capua meg0lte fe-
leseget, negy gyermeket, ket uno-
kajat es az egyik szomszedjat ;
megsebesitett egy rend0rt es egy
iar6kel6t s fianak felesegat.
Elfogatasa alkalmaval rend-
6r0kre lott, azok yiszonoztak a
tiizelest. Egy goly6 tomeggyil-
kost talalta, aki ssebesiilten kor'
hazba keriilt.
A Youngstown Hosplt talban al
land6an egy rend6r vigyaz a gyi
kosra, aki azonban az eber orize'
dacara, hetf6n megakart szokni
Az Or egy pillanatra elfordult
De Caupa ARA kiugrott agyab6
s az ablakhoz rohant, ahol
dr6thal6t kit0rve f0ldre esett
A rend0r azonban utanna lott
laban sebesitett meg. Elmenekiil
ME mem lsikeriilt, visszavittek
k6rhazi a'gyba. A gyilkos AIT hit
tie. hogy a k6rhaz valamelyik e
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15

meleten van elhelyezve, az abba.
kon kiugorva akart vegezni ele-
tevel, hogy ICY elkeriilje a f0ldi
igazsagszolgaltatast.
Szerdan este 10 6rakor ujbol
0ngyilkossagot kiserelt meg to-
meggyilkos. Az apolonok egyike
orvossagot adott neki, az i've
get otthagyta a kozeleben. De
Capua sajat fejen pr6balta osz-
szet0rni az iiveget, azonban csak
halantekat sebesitette meg.
A ketszeres ongyilkossag utan
t0meggyilkost labanal agyahoz
lancoltak, kezere bilincset raktak
Icy fog maradni mindaddig, a
mig fel mem gy6gyul sebeibol.
A gyilkos az ct 6rzo rendornel
bejelentette, hogy elobb vagy Il
t6bb tul fog jarni az eszen e
vegez 0nmagaval = de a b0rton
be mem fog keriilni.
De Capua aldozatait, nyol
halottat az elmult het pentekje
temettek ell, 6riasi reszvet meg
nvilvanulasa mellett.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15
PALINKAT TALALTAK
A TANACSOS URNAL
Vansuch, Campbell varos tanacs.
noka, 0sszeiitk0zesbe keriilt az
italtilalmi t0rvennyel. = Ezer
dollar biztositek ala helyeztek.

Penteken delutan erdekes letar
t6ztatas t0rtent Campbell varo-
saban.
Bender Gy0rgy, ket rendortar-
saval egyetemben 6rizetbe vette
Joseph M. Vansuch, masodik ke-
riiletbeli varosi tanacsnokot, mi.
vel iizleti helyisegeben lik6rre
leltek.
A rend8rseg kutatasi parancs-
csal kezeben teri be Vansuch liz.
letebe. A tanacsos ur egy gallon
lik0rt szeretett volna eltiintetni,
szandeka azonban mem sikeriilt,
mivel az ital egy reszet a rend.
6rok elkoboztak, mint bizonyite.
kot. - vf1 B
Vansuch kiil0nben a masodik
tanacsos, aki az elmult ev folya.
man ital Matt bir6sag ele keril.
A tanacsos urat ezer dollar biz
tositek elleneben sza|badlabra he
lyeztek.
Campbellben kiil0nben nagy
erellyel folyik mindazok ild0ze-
Sc, akik palinka gyartassal vagy
arusitassal fOglalkoznak.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15
ELCSIPTEK Az ALMOS AUTO
TOLVAJT.

Stewart Emeryt Lincoln Park
ban egy aut6ban talaltak az Srok.
Mivel az ugy gyanus volt, lefog-
tax. Az agyat helyettesito autot
regen kereste rendorseg, mivel
ait Joseph Imblumt6l elloptak.
Emery mem tudta kezzel fogha.
to magyarazatot adni, hogy mi
kent iutott az auto birtokaba -
igy lopas gyanuja alatt letartoz-
tatasban marad.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15
VI FoGoRvos.

A magyarsag szives figyelmebe
ajanljuk DR.. Leawin V. JOSEF
nem reg megnyilt fogorvosi rem.
del6iet, mely 225 East Federal
Street alatt, masodik emeleten
talalhat6.
Az uj fogorvos felesege, young
stowni magyar fiatalsag egy koz
becsiilesben el6 tagja, Kolozsva-
ry Ilonka.
Az uj fogorvos moderniil fel
szerelt rendelojeben, kiil0nos fl
gyelemmel kezeli a magyar bette
geket.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15
szOMBATON ESTE
NAGYSZERtt BAL.

Szombaton, szeptember lien
este a Salt Spring Roadon lev6
Szulligan Hallban fog lefolyni a
fiiggetlen magyar reformatus egy
haz N6i Klubjanak 6szi tancmu-
latsaga.
A rendez6seg nagyban kesziil
ere hangulatosnak igerkezo
balra. A koz0nseget pompas szo-
rakozas varja. Nagyszerii zenekar
fog muzsikalni.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15
! HIREK YOUNGSTOWN. Is K0RNYEKER0L
KEDvEs MEGEMLEKEzEs

IA Kossuth K0zmiivel6desi E..
gyesiilet tagjai szombaton este
gyiilesre j0ttek ossze Giirtler A.
dolfek, Parmafee Ave. vendeg-
szeret6 otthonaban.
A tagok kimondottak, hogy a
kozelj0v6ben, kukorica siitest
rendeznek a Csatl6s farman. :
Macy lelkesedessel hataroztak ell
hogy okt6ber 24-en, hetfon este
az Eagles Hallban alarcos Halo
ween mulatsagot fognak tartani
A gyiilesen megjelentek szives
szavak kisereteben vettek buesut
Detroitba tavoz6 Revesz Kal.
man szerkeszt6tol. Gagyi Janos
sep beszed kisereteben adta at
Revesznek Kor ajandekat, egy
ertekes utazo taskat.
A gyiiles utan pompas enniva-
l0k keriiltek teritekre s szep
szamban megjelent Kossuthistak
pazar, r0gtonzGtt mulatsagot
csaptak.
A meghitt, hangulatos gyiiles
resztvev0i meleg szeretettel k0-
sz0nt6ttek Molnar Lajost es Re-
vesz Kalmant sziiletesnapjuk al
kalmaval.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15
A JATEK vEGE.

John Schilling, 8 ewes flu, pajta
saival egy meg ell mem kesziilt
hazban jatsZadozott. A jatek he
veben, a gyermekek felmentek
az emeletre, ahol azutan megt0r-
tent a bal. A kis John elveszitet-
te egyensulyat Is lab magassag-
b6l lezuhant.
A kis gyermeket = aki kOpo-
nya forest szenvedett = egy ARA
halad0 auto szallitotta be k0r.
hazba. Allapota eleg sulyos.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15
EGY AUTO KIRANDULAS
SULYOS KOVETKEZMENYEI

Earl Gordonnak meggyult a ba-
ia a rendorseggel, Earl egg ga,
razsban dolgozik mint munkas.
A multkoriban egy javitasra be.
adott auton kirandulasra indult.
Megfogtak es letarteztattak.
A bir6sag elott artatlannak val
lotta magat, vadat azonban fem
tartottak $4,000 biztositek ala
helyeztek. Mivel ezt az 0sszeget
mem tudta el0teremteni - du-
tyiban maradt.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15
MERK0ZlEs.

A sportbaratok szives figyelme-
be aianljuk vasarnap tartand6,
naeyon erdekesnek igerkezo mer-
kozest.
A Katholikus Ifjusagi Kor
"Szt. Istvan" csapata, szeptem-
ber 1S.an, vasarnap delutan 3
oral kezdettel meri ossze ereJet
Borts Fielden a hubbard Grim
son A. C."-vel.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15
NE TEssEK TREFALNI.
A rend6r0Akel mem j6 trefalni

James Gilespiet, rend5r fl
gyelmeztette, hogy aut6jan gyujt
sa fel a lampat. James - kedvet-
lenul bar - de eleget tett a rend
5r utasit&sanak. Truckjan azon-
ban egy szeket is szallitott, q rend
5r ezsrtan kezdett serdekl6dni.
James AIT valaszolta, hogy a seek.
hez a rendSrnek semmi koze sincs.
Ere Jamest letart6ztattAk.
A b0rt0nbe kijelentette, hogy
3 csak tr6f<.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15

Beteg tagjainak nevsora:
BOX Ferenc, 311 Emery ST.,
Pal6czy Janos, 303 Emery ST.,
Benish Andras, 514 Steel st.
Betegseg az elnoknel jelenten-
dS, cine 211 Edwards ST., telefon.
szama 7-8749.
TIT emlitjiik meg, hogy az egy-
letet, az els5 reformatus egyhaz
jubileumi Is orgonaszentelesi i'm
nepsegen Horvath Istvan helyett
Jurista Istvan kepviseli.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15
BALoaH Bella UJRA ITTHoN

Balogh Bella, az ismert cigany.
primas, bandajaval egyiitt vissza.
tert Chicag6b6l, ahol hosszabb l.
don keresztul muzsikalt, becsiile.
tet szerezve a magyar n6tanak.
Baloghek ismet Youunstown-
ban telepedtek lie. Balogh Bella
primas cine: 1923 E. Boardmann
Str. Balokra, mulatsagokra, 0sz.
zejovetelekre melegen ajanljuk
ezt a kival6 bandat.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15
vERHovAY 108.
seteg tapiainak nevcora

Beteg JdSJdlHdK HcVcoId:
Szalai J6zsef, 61O Powerdsle
Ave-, D6ka Sandorne, 542 Mable
Ave-, Dojcsak Jezsef, 1714 Oak
Street.
Betegseg a titkarnal jelenten-
d5, kinek cine: 211 Edwards St.,
telefonszama: 78749.
Ez alkalommal k0z0ljik, hogy
a Verhovay Egylet youngstown
fi6kjat, a magyar reformatus egy
haz negyedszazados jubileumi es
orgonaszentelssi iinnepsegen Tur
ner J6zsef Is Gregosits J6zsef fog
ak kepviselni.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15

Ike, Macy J6zsefne = harom csir-
Ike, Nemeth J6zsef - ket csirke,
T0r0k .J6zsef - | kvart tejfel es
6 kvart tel.
A fennti adomanyokat Camp
bell varosaban Konya Ferenrzne
es Gulash Mihalyne kollektal-
TAX.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15

Tony De Caupa szombaton este
ismet vegezni akart magaval.
Hal6ing6b6l hurkot csinalt nya'
ks kore, ICY akarta megfojtani
mas&t. A megatalkodott 0ngyil.
kos meg szigorubb 3rizet ala lett
helyeEve.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-09-15
KERELiElM.
Lapkepvisel6ink, tud6sit6ink i
el6fizet6ink szives figyelmebe.


Amint AIT mar hiriil adtuk, La.
punk szerkeszt6je Revesz Kalman
heten megvalik allasat6l.
Mindazolkat, akik lapunkhoz lie.
velet kildenek, kerjiik, hogy le
veliiket ezentul az AMERIKA1
MAGYAR HIRI.AP- -nak cimez.
eek.
A lap szerkeszteset ezentul Ne.
menyi E. Mikl6s f6szerkesztSnk
fogja intezni, aki mas oldalu Ell.
foglaltsaga miatt, egesz nap mem
tart6zkodhatik q szerkeszt6segunk
ben.
Mindazok, akik vele szemelye-
sen 6hajtanak beszelni. m1isl6tt
a nyomdAba faradnanak, j6l te-
silk, ha telefonon megerdekl6dik,
hogy Nemenyi f6szerkeszt6 a ma
gyar ujsag szerkeszt6segeben mi
kor talalhat6.
AZ egyhazak, egyletek vezet0it,
videld tud6sit6inkat ARA kerjtik,
hogy a lapba szant kozlemenye-
ket legkes6bb hetf0 estig juttas.
SAX ell szerkeszt6segiinkbe.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-15
REPEAL.S
AUTO SALES TAX
BY AMENDMENT
Federal Inheritance Tax Is
Retained In Proposed
Revenue Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA up - The
house of representatives, often called
the more unstable branch of congress,
furnished proof today that on occasion
it can resist pressure both from above
and from below, and vote it's own mind
Rallying four to one against repeal
of the much -beleaguered federal in
heritance tax, it not only scrapped an
often emphasized recommendation of
the Coolidge administration, but it
threw down the gauntlet to an or
ganized repeal movement sponsored by
the officials Of many state govern
ments
The decision was the high peak of
legislative action during day that
saw the house steadily at work on the
tax reduction bill, and the senate TAX
ing an all-day recess. AS the tax de-
Hate proceeded toward its final stages
the house also rejected proposal to
repeal most of the present levy on ad-
mission tickets, but adopted an amend
mente to wipe out the automobile sales
tax entirely
Today also saw an increase of COM
nittee activity at both ends of the
capitol-an unfailing sign that the new
session is coming of age. One senate
committee endorsed the nomination of
Dwight Morrow to be ambassador to
Mexico, a second approved the latest
bill by Walsh of Montana to aid in
prosecution of the Teapot Dome case,
and a third disclosed that it would
dali William Randolph Hearst before
it tomorrow for questioning about the
Mexican documents that have appear
ed in his newspapers.
So intent was the house on the tax
bill, that Lindbergh's flight to Mexico
City got only fleeting notice on the
floor, although both senators and rep
resentatives kept committee rooms and
corridors buzzing with inquiries Dur
ing the day the republican leader, Til
son of Connecticut, announced pre-
ntlturely from the floor that the
spirit of st. Louis had come safely
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-15
Mexico Lnstructs
Consult General To
Testify in Senate

WASHINGTON Dec IA lP)-Waiv
ing its claims of immunity, the
Mexican government has instructed
its consul general in New York.
Arturo M. Elias, to appear tomorrow
before the special senate committee
named to investigate charges pub
lished in Hearst papers that a fund
of $1,215,0O0 was created to influence
four United States senators.
The Mexican. embassy here made
this announcement tonight on the
eve of opening of the hearings and
again described as "gross forgeries"
the documents published in the
Hearst papers purporting to show that
the Mexican government ordered the
money to be sent to Elias for the
senators.
The announcement said that Elias
had been authorized to testify before
the committee "on matters on which
he may be questioned except on those
that may affect political or official
matters relative to his government" !"
The documents published in the
Hearst papers purported to show that
the money was ordered sent to Elias
by President Gales OF, Mexico, his
half brother. Elias was supposed to
Continued on Page Five)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-15
Lindbergh Reaction

With the news of the success
full flight of Col. Charles Lind
bergh from Washington to Mexico
City yesterday afternoon, Douglas
and its neighbOr, Aqua Prieta,
both were filled with enthusiastic
citizens who declared the flight
one of the greatest forces possible
in stirring a friendIier and more
intelligent understanding between
the peoples of the two republics.
Business men in both quarters
heralded it as of real significance
in the history of the two nations
and declared they believed it
would prove the final force to
bring about a complete under
standing between the two gov
ernmentS.
Reflecting the general tenor of
the thought which was expressed
by the business men of both sides
of the international line, three
prominent in Aqua Prieta and
Mexican affairs locally, and three
well known Douglas citizens were
asked for their personal react
ion to the flight and their views
appear below:
YgnaciO Soto, President of the
Aqua Prieta Power Company
Goodwill, trust and confidence
which American and Mexican
people have always had for each
other have finally been established
as the basis for future relations.
such conditions having been un-
SelfiShly and patriOtically recOg-
nized by our great presidents and
cemented by the greatest of all
ambassadors, Colonel Lindbergh."
John B. CrOwell, Vice President
of the Bank of DOugIaS:-COlOne
Lindbergh'S flight more definitely
establishes him as the superman
of the age. 1t is glorious achieve
ment. / regard it as one of the
biggest steps ever taken to cement
the friendship between the two
neighbOr republics. 1t is in keep
ing with the friendship between
the two neighbOr republics. 1t is
in keeping with MOrrOw'S ap-
pOintment as ambassador and it
will have a pronounced effect on
the future of aviation, in my
opinion.
j. F. Tena, Mexican Collector o
'ustoms:-To me the flight appear
S one of the outstanding achieve
1ents of the age, but little less i'm
,orta1ot than COlonel Tindharoh'
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-15
LANDING TO Be.
MADE At FAIR.
GROUND FIELD.
Aviation Boosters From
Tucson Are Included in
Party Of Seven.
TIM f IS WIRED
Kiwanis Will Entertain at
Noon and N. A. A. at
Banquet in Evening.


With what will probably be full
. load of passengers President Jack
Frye of the Aero Corporation of
California will arrive at the Inter
national speedway landing field here
in one of his eight passenger Fokker
monoplanes at 1870 o'clock this
morning.
President Frye telegraphed officials
of the local chapter of the National
AerOnautical association early yes
terday of the time of arrival. He
stated in his message that he would
be accompanied on the trip by Kirke
Moore, head of aviation affairs for
the Tucson Chamber of Commerce;
Harry T. Tucker, public relations
manager for the Aero Corporation;
Walter A. Hamilton and Tucson
newspapermen
It is expected that there will be
two representatives of the press in
the party if not more. The Fokker
plane has seats for two persons in
the pilot house and. for six in the
passenger cabin It is also possible
that additional passengers could be
carried easily enough in improvised
HoSCAOo oOO Al kA4C OEcGAONO NcbJ44A'
A large force of men were at work
field at the fair grounds and the
field was gone over completely from
one end to the other making it
smooth throughout. Many mounds
made by gophers were slnoothed over
and packed down. The rodeo equip
ment set up at the south side OF
the field was removed and the high
board fence was opened so that the
Fokker plane may be rolled into
the hangar.
Preparations for having a large
sign giving the name of the city in
great white letters painted on the
roof of the hangar went forward and
a "sock" to show which way the
wind is blowing will be hoisted over
the field from a swiveled flag pole
on the agricultural building. The
Munsell- Brill flying service which is
established at the field assisted in
all the work of preparing the field
for the reception this morning of the
flierS.
Plans were under way last evening
for flying escort for the aviators
as they near the CITY, Whether this
plan would be worked out or not
was uncertain but it was that a
portion of the reception committee
take the air in the four passenger
plane of the Munsell-Brill service and
fly some distance to meet the in
coming aviation party.
The big ship in which President
Frye will arrive here this morning
is almost identical in appearance to
the Spirit of st. Louis which landed
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh in
Mexico City yesterday afternoon. The
Aero Corporation plane is the same
size and is powered by the same type
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-15
.L|NDBERGH Tells
OF. BEING | 0ST
BUT NOT WORRIED
Name of TOIuca On Rail
road Station Finally Gave.
Him His Bearings.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. IA (P-At
the American embassy tonight un-
der the watchfuI eye of the am
baSsadOr, Colonel Lindbergh laugh
ed as he told of his adventures
nearing Mexico City. The delay
in his arrival had worried every
body but Lindbergh.
81 wasn't worried at all about
being lost" he said. 81 knew it
was merely question of floating
around until / found some land
mark or other.
81 missed by route from Tam
picO because of the heavy fog over
the coast and in the mountains"
Lindbergh chuckIed. @'These rail-
road stations" he said, haven't
any name; at least / couldn't see
any. 1 flew around and finally
saw the name 'TOluca' on a rail-
road station, then 1 knew 1 was
close to Mexico City,"
Lindbergh received a tremend-
GUS ovation from the huge crowd
surrounding the embassy. One of
the first things he did was to talk
by dong distance telephone with
his mother in Detroit. But he had
trouble i'll hearing as his ears were
in bad condition because of his
flight and the altitude.
Continuing his talk with the
newspaper correspondents, Lind
bergh said:
81 did not realize I had been in
the state of MichOacan until after
i landed. had expected the trip
to last 26 hours; 1 figured 1 had
lost two hours, but thought that
previous to that had been running
ahead of my schedule and so was
still on time. But developments
proved that / was mistaken"
When asked as to the principal OBJ
ect of his coming to Mexico, Col
lindbergh replied: president Gales
much appreciated invitation brough
me-"
He always had been interested il
Eexico, he said, and always had want
d to come here, since he spent yea
It San Antonio, Texas. He expressed
he hope that his trip would stimulat
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-15
ANOTHER HUNDRED MILLION FOR
PUBLIC BUILDINGS is FAVORED

WASHINGTON, Dec. H. Up
Aiming TO make available another
hundred million dollars for the
construction of federal buildings
throughout the country, the house
public buildings committee today
instructed Chairman Elliott, Of
Indiana, to report favorabIy on
proposed amendment of Repre-
sentative Reed, republican, New
York, to the 1926 law which
athOrized AN appropriation of
$l5O,OOO,OOO for construction pro-
jects.
The amendment would increase
the figure to $25O,OOO,OOO and raise
the limit to be expended in any
one year from S25,OOO,OOO to
$S5,OOO,OOO.
Under the present act, not more
than S1O,O0O,OOO may be expended
annually in the District of Column
bia and Mr., Reed contends that
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-15
S 725, 100000
NAVY BUILDING
PROGRAM KID
Congress Asked by Admin
istratiOn to Pass Second
Largest Bill.
FIVE YEAR PLAN
1916 Navy Expansion Plan
Only One That Ever Sur
passed Present.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA (R)-Cong-
ress was asked by the administration
today to authorize the second largest
naval building program in the history
of the nation.
It proposes the ultimate construc-
ton, at cost of approximately
$725,00O,OOO, of II war vessels, which
would include 25 additional light
cruisers. nine destroyer leaders, which
are practically the equivalent of scout
cruisers, 80 submarines and five air
craft carriers.
The plan was transmitted to Speak
er Longworth by Secretary Wilbur,
who said that he had been informed
by the director of the budget that
the proposed legislation is not in
conflict with the financial program"
of the president.
The naval secretary said that the
new vessels would be constructed
under the terms of the Washington
arms treaty, and that in the event
of another naval arms conference the
president would be empowered, in
his discretion, to suspend in whole or
Within a few, minutes after the
program reached the speakers office
Chairman Butler, of the house naval
committee, introduced bill drafted
by the navy department to put the
program in legislative form.
The chairman declared that the
navy, in submitting the program, had
not specified any date for its COM
pletion and that until this was done.
he personally would not vote for it.
At the navy department, however,
it was made clear that the navy, once
given the funds to proceed, intended
to get the program completely under
way in five years.
Secretary Wilbur said that the
average expenditure each year during
that tirhe would be about $130O00,000.
The secretary pointed out that con-
struction of the ships asked for would
extend over a period of nine years.
as it would take four years to build
the vessels laid down in the fifth
year. It takes four years, he eX-
planned, to blt.Ed an aircraft carrier,
about four years to complete a crui-
ser, two years to finish destroyer
and three years for submarines
In his communication to Speaker
Longworth, the naval secretary said
that while the estimated cost of the
program was merely speculative" he
estimated that rough approximation
of the cost would be as follows:
Light Cruisers $17,000,000 each
total $425,0o0,0O0; destroyer leaders
SIS 100000 each, total $45,O0O,OOO; sub
marines $5,O00,0OO each total $780,,
100000; aircraft carriers $19,O00,OO0
each, total $95,OOO,O0O total for pro-
gram $725s0Oo,O0O.
Mr. Wilbur also said that the cost
of each unit vessel would depend
on their characteristics anG that "as
the program develops, the character
istics of the vessels to be constructed
will be changed to meet modern
conditions"
cit is impossible" he added, ito
accurately estimate the labor and
material costs several years in adj
vance,
Mr.. Butler said that the program
was the second largest that ever had
been submitted to congress, being
surpassed only by that transmitted
Ebv the Wilson administration in 1916,
the year before American entrance
| into the war.