The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-14

wasteful lines" Though the admiral
might have been disciplined for pub
fishing the article without first sub
hitting it to the Navy department.
Secretary Wilbur has taken what
most of us will regard as the wiser
course and has called on Magruder to
submit to the Navy department
promptly a full and detailed state.
ment embodying his plan for reor-
ganizing the navy and the Navy de-
partment upon more economical lines"
"Of course, ! have no such plan
now" said the admiral, land have
so informed the department. 10 make
such a plan would require the expert
assistance of number Of officers and
the necessary clerical help over long
period"
Admiral Magruder charged that the
navy supported too many admirals
and too few enlisted men, was tied up
with red tape, was overorganized
ashore and afioat, that uneconomical
methods begun in war time were con-
tinued and that the navy had failed
completely to demobilize following the
World war. He asserted that many of
the navy yards would be discontinued
were it not for political influences.
ID Earring on the navy situation
~ comes statement from the White
House that President Coolidge wants
first-class army and navy establish
ments maintained in this country and
has no intention Of asking any reduc-
ton in the amount of funds now ex-
pended annually for national defense.
The President is convinced that the
country is we'll able to meet the taxes
imposed by present expenditures of
$7O0O00,0O0 annually, for the army
and navy, and his main desire is to
insure that the best possible military
and naval establishments are OBJ
tanned with the funds voted by con-
gress.
a MEXICAN Legionnaires, who are
"A travelling about Europe after the
close of their convention, are being re-
ceived everywhere with great enthu-
siasm. So far the only unpleasant
ness was the attempt to bomb the
train on which Commander Savage
and his party were going to Italy.
This was laid to the Communists and
fortunately was frustrated by the fact
that the train was running behind
time. King Victor Emmanuel received
the party in the royal palace at Pisa
Rome the Legionnaires were greeted
by the city officials and immense
throngs of cheering citizens. They
marched to the grave Of the Unknown
Soldier and laid wreath upon 1t,
then changed to evening dress and
were received in audience by the pope.
Meanwhile another group Of the
Legionnaires was having fine time in
London and elaborate plans were
made by the English for festivities
and a reception by King George this
week, when the party with Mr.. Saw
age were due there.
~ REAT BRITAIN won the Schneid-
" err trophy in the seaplane race at
Venice when Flight Lieut.. s. N. Web
ster in Napier supermarine plane
whirled over the course of BIZ miles
at an average speed of 2S1.4SS miles
an hour or about AZ miles a minute.
This broke all existing speed records,
and on the straightaways Webster
flew at a rate of five miles a minute.
His average time for the closed course
was five miles an hour faster than the
average of Maj. Mario de Bernardo in
a land plane over the open course two
years ago, when the Italian estab-
lished worlds speed record.
Motor trouble forced all the Italian
entries to quit before completing the
course. The United States did not
participate in the race this year be-
cause its only entrant, Lieut.. Afford
J. Williams, crack navy flyer, did not
have time to complete preparatory
tests in his specially constructed sea-
plane.
INDIANA citizens who are trying to
L clean up the politics of the state
were considering measures last week |
to force from office Mayor Duval of
Indianapolis, who was convicted of |
violating the corrupt practices act.
The mayor tried to forestall such ac-
ton by appointing his wife city con-
troller. According to law that official
becomes mayor if the mayoralty be-
comes vacant. 1t was revealed, also, |