Show J I ECONOMY IS TIlE XAVY WASHINGTON Oct ZOThe practice l prac-tice of extreme economy in the navy will be continued The improvements reduced which are recommended to congress represent only the urgent necessities of the service Among the most important items remaining are Mare Island Retaining walls and dredging I Puget SoundForest removal as precaution pre-caution against conilagratlons Attention Is called to the speedy completion com-pletion of 20 torpedo boats and the necessity for sheds at various stations where they may be hauled out of the water and protected from weather There were 250 beneficiaries at the Philadelphia Naval Home during the year of whom 23 died |