Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 233, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 February 1922 — Page 7
PLAZA RENTALS TO EX-SERVICE MEN ILLEGAL Conference of City Legal Heads Makes Important Decision. The city can not legally permit exservice bodies to receive rent money from property in the city plaza block, although it can give such organizations use of the buildings rent-free. This is the report the legai sub-committee will take back to the general committee working out a method of putting the board of public works’ offer to turn the whole block over to veterans. The committee, including. Judge Arthur R. Robinson, City Attorney James M. Ogden, Assistant City Attorney Newton J. McGuire, Will H. Thompson, Samuel Ashby and Clarence R. Martin, met late Tuesday and decided that all moneys received from the rental of plaza property must go Into the retirement fund of the bond issue with which the block was purchased. Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank had hoped to give the veterans the rental as well as use of buildings so that they could keep up hospitals, cafeterias and club rooms out of the profit from those buildings they did not use. If the city gives any money it must be By appropriation, the attorneys held. The general committee probably will meet late this week. TAXPAYERS TO BE HELPED BY BIG NAVY CUT (Continued From Page One.) governmental expenditures,” Borah stated. “We had an Army of 150,000 men and about 13,000 officers before the conference was called. If we felt secure with an army of that size prior to the conference it would seem, in view of the accomplishments of the conference, that we ought to reduce the army to 100.000 men at the very most, and onehalf the number of officers. “That would be the best evidence of our own faith in the program initiated at the conference. The United States can have no possible use for 150 000 men and 13,000 officers for mere police purposes or domestic use. I see no way to reduce expenditures to any considerable extent except in this way, and I firmly believe that any program of economic rehabilitation which does not include a radical cut in taxes will be a failure. “I do not know at this time what cuts can be made in the naval appropriation bill, but, of course, the same principle should be carried into that bill.” WANTS TROOPS RETURNED FROM EUROPE. Mr. Borah said all American troops should be returned from Europe at the earliest possible date. There is some agitation in the House for an Army of 75,000 men. Democratic members of the Military Affairs Committee favor that plan. General Pershing has reeominended a reduction in the commissioned strength to 12.000. In service c’reles panic over what Congress might do to the Army and Navy has developed. It was expected that loss of morale would be their chief argument The economy advocates point out that cry was raised last year when the Army was ordered cut to 150,000 men, and none of the dire forebodings of disaster came truq. Discussing their plan ta cut $200,000,000 from the next Navy budget. House leaders pointed to an item for $85,000,000 for construction prohibited by the naval treaty. The naval budget requested a to- j tal appropriation of $425,000,000. It was estimated reduction in maintenance costs of personnel would eliminate another $115,000,000. There is no provision in that estimate for costs of scrapping and for cancellation •of construction and maintenance contracts. Spirited debate between members of the House is revolving around the question of just how great a cut in personnel will be required to conform in letter and spirit of the treaty Navy. There is discussion also of the percentage of eighteen capital ships to be kept in commission, and how large crews they should carry as their peace-time strength. Members of the committee and Republican leaders have polled a majority of the membership on that question. They say the consensus seems to be all eighteen ships should be kppt in commission, with the former peace time crews of 1.000 men. Congressmen who support that plan emphasize the request of the Navy Department in 1916 for an Increase of the then peace time man power of 1,000 to 1.400, which was granted when war seemed unavoidable. Those members estimate variously, it Is said, that such a program could be carried through on the eighteen capital ships and all the auxiliary craft with a navy of from 60,000 to 75,000 men. Its present strength is in the neighborhood of 105.000 enlisted men. AIRPLANES AND
SUBMARINES. Leaders who have Questioned members of the House say they have found no sentiment for dealing drastically with the air service. There has been little discussion of submarine strength. Conservative opinion in the Naval Affairs Committee favors a Treaty Navy of 73,000 enlisted men. Supporters of that plan believe if would still leave the Navy equal strength per ship to the war strength fighting machine requested in 1916. Proponents of more radical reductions believe 60,000 men would keep the Navy sufficiently powerful, when compared to the other reduced navies of the world. "A small but highly efficient Navy,” ig their slogan. Officer problem is giving members of the committee most concern. House sentiment is favorable to any plan to reduce the number of officers proportionately to the enlisted personnel with as little hardship as possible to the men who have given most of their lives to the profession. That proport’on, under present regulations, would be 4 per cent of the enlisted strength. Should the forecasts that the Navy will
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be cut to 60,000 b carried through, it would mean a cut In the number of officers from to 2,400. res-atatlons provide a man of thirty years’ service may be retired on three-quarters pay. Most of the older officers could be disposed of that way, as the present Navy would provide only a capital ship for every four rear admirals. It is the younger men for whom provision will have to be made. For that reason House members are planning to give them furloughs, with half pay, for the rest of their lives, and to remove restrictions on ac -eptance of civil employment. Under existing law, if a furloughed officer were employed by a firm which was offered a Navy Department contract, that business house would be compelled either to discharge the officer or refuse the contract. Such restrictions as that, members say, could be removed to permit the furloughed men gradually to leave their chosen profession with a minimum of hardships. To make it easier still, It is planued to make the furloughs effective July 1, 1923, to give all the men more than a year to prepare to enter civil life. Influential members favor permitting every man now in the naval academy to graduate and be commissioned adn then be furlonged if necessary. The next graduate and be commissioned, and then men. 'These members would put into effect immediate drastic cuts in admissions to the academy. Estimates of Republican leaders that the arms conference will save $200,000,000 on onr building program alone are concurred' in by the Federal reserve board. In a statement the board said: “It is estimated that the reduction decided upon for the United States will save about $200,000,000 on the present building program. The saving in England and Japan will reach an amount approximately equivalent.”—Copyright, 1922 by Public Ledger Company.
CONGRESS FINDS NAVY TOO LARGE WASHINGTON, Feb. S.—The American Navy is in for the greatest cutting it has ever experienced at the hands of Congress—a slashing that will carry it far below the mark set by the armament conference. Republican leaders in Congress, those who handle the money bags, informed your correspondent today that the American Navy is just about tw-ice as big as is necessary under existing conditions and that when Congress finished up its work this session the navy will be reduced by approximately one-half all along the line—appropriations, personnel, both enlisted and commissioned; ships, shore stations BDd other factors that go to make up the Navy of today. “The big navies of the world are now limited.” they said. “We have declared a building holiday with our chief competitors. We are told that the peace of the world has been insured for fifteen years at least by the armament conference. Then why do we need a big navy? Besides, we have an economy program to put through and we need the money.” MAY CCT APPROPRIATIONS IN HALF. The first touch of the knife will be felt in the appropriations for the upkeep of the Navy in the next fiscal year, begining June 30 next. The budget estimates call for an appropriation of $425,952,367. This will be cut at least $225,000,000 congressional leaders said today, leaving | Dyed a Sweater ! and Skirt with | Diamond Dyes Every “Diamond Dyes” package tells how to dye or tint any worn, faded garment or drapery anew rich color that will not streak, spot, fade or run. Perfect home dyeing is guaranteed with Diamond Dyes even if you have never dyed before. Just tell your druggist whether the material you wish to dye is wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cotton, or mixed goods. For fifty-one years millions of women have been using “Diamond Dyes" to add years of wear to their old, shabby waists, skirts, dresses, coats, sweaters, stockings, draperies, hangings, everything.—Advertisement.
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by slightly over $200,000,000 to run the American Navy fx>m June 30, 1922, to June 30, 1923. In the cjriginal estimate was $90,000,000 for the completion of the 1916 building program. This will be knocked out completely, as under the naval treaty with Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan, the program is not to be completed. In the original estimate was $145,154,191 for the pay and subsistence of the Navy. They aim to cut this in half by the simple expedient of reducing the personnel by half. The present authorized strength of the Navy Is approximately 106,000 men and 5,900 officers. Before the House gets through with its present plans, the authorized strength will be not more than 60,000 men and 3,000 officers, its leaders said today. WILL SCRAP VESSELS OF ALL CLASSES. Congress also plans to do some scrapping on its own accouut. Not satisfied with the number of cajfital ships which the armament conference assigned to the
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Junk pile, House leaders are going to direct the scrapping of numerous older vessels of all classes and then force obedience by the simple method of not providing men and money for their continued operation. “We have naval peace assured now,” they argue, “why continue to pour millions of dollars annually into the maintenance and operation of a lot of old vessels that would be good only for shore defense in time of war anyway. They merely make the Navy larger, not more efficient, so junk them and save the money.” The congressional pruners are frankly expecting a howl to go up from Navy heads over he slashing program prepared. They are prepared to meet this, however, with the assertion that the war bogey has been chased away now for fifteen years at least and that this can be translated to the voters and tax payers of the country only by reduced expenditures and consequent reductions in Federal taxes. —Copyright, 1922, by International News Service.
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An Arrival of Dainty and New Low Priced LUNCHEON SETS This set of a lmen-like crash material consists of a centerpiece, six 6-ineh and six 10-inch doilies, all round, and is daintily decorated with a blue scalloped border. The Price, SI.OO To match are napkins, luncheon size, harmonious in every rennet; their price—88c for 6 —Ayres—Linens, second floor.
MEN’S SHIRTS 1,000 in a Special Sale Madras and per- All fast color cale shirts, nicely mm mgm/ shirts in a variety made, tailored with of stripes on white soft French cuffs. / grounds. The Quality / The Price Fine Low —Ayres—Men's store, street floor.
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UNION SUITS "Women's light weight cotton union suits, low neck, sleeveless, tight knee; regular and extra sizes; 39<i the suit. Women’s new spring weight bodice-top union suits, in white and pink, with tight knee, at 59<b Women’s double extra sizes and regular sizes of band-top and regular strap union suits, in tight and wide knee styles; 69c the suit. Bloomers, $2.95 Women's glove-silk bloomers, in emerald, gray and plum shades. —Ayres—Knitwear, street floor.
SPORTS HOSE Irresistibly good values are scheduled in sports hosiery for Thursday’s selling. For Boys Imported all-wool Englishribbed hose, in dark tan with Scotch plaid roll tops; SI.OO the pair. Boys’ and Girls’ wool 6ports hose, wide English ribbed, in heather mixtures with fancy cuffs. And silk and wool with Romanstriped cuffs. 600 pairs, at 59<* the pair. Women’s Imported full fashioned wool stockings with hand-embroidered clocks; oxford with white clocks, gray with black, brown with tan, and heather with assorted clocks; $2.50 the pair. —Ayres—Hosiery, street floor.
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