Show I I NAVAl SUPPlY DIll BILL REPORTED DY BY COMMITTEE r I Measure C Calls for Total Expenditure of 1 HIGHER I GH E R Decommissioning hing of Old Ships Recommended W WASHINGTON March 21 AP Proposing the largest expenditure for the naval establishment since the Washington limitations conference conference conference confer confer- ence the annual navy department supply bill was reported to the house today by Its appropriations committee The measures measure's total total was an increase of ot above current funds but a d decrease crease of ot below budget recommendations The committee report draft drafted d by Representative French Republican an g that the e 9 was brough about chiefly by the mounting costs of ot naval aviation and nd also by the fact that all all' eight of ot the tho ton cruisers author In 1924 will he be under construe construe- tion at one time The can vision no no prospect of declining naval costs costs In the immediate future the re report report report re- re port added Indeed all indications point to an appreciable and Immediate Immediate Imme imme- diate upward trend I CAUSES CITED I The sixteen new warship construction construction construction con con- r program recently ap approvEd approved ap- ap proved b by the house aviation modernization modernization modernization mod mod- of ot capital ships and the possibility of ot r replacement of ot exIsting existing exist exIst- ing tag ships several years Jears hence were referred to as prospective causes of ot increased appropriations The report said that some economies economies eco ceo could be effected Including the decommissioning of ot ships ad of ot no military value and added The point is however that the annual outlays confronting us as are of such magnitude that the committee committee com corn feels fee called upon to suggest that we cannot permit ourselves ourselves' to tobe tobe tobe be dominated wholly by the service point of view few that we must pause to consider the need for federal funds in other directions and th that t twe we must weigh with Increasing asing care the propositions pro that come to toUs tous tous us which Involve additional naval expenditures For heavier than air aviation the bill allotted an increase o of plus pIus a a. contract au authorization authorization authorization au- au of lO This would provide for the delivery of ot new planes during the year 1928 In addition was recommended to start work on two new dirigibles FOR SHIPS Th The marine corps rec received ived a to total total total to- to tal allotment of or 1 above current funds The Continued on page 7 7 NAVAL SUPPLY V V V BILL REPORTED BY COMMITTEE Continued from p page ge 1 J. 1 r report port did not riot wl iller any Or r all of this increase e waS wad py icy y the sending ot of to to- toNIta Nica and China The appropriation tion Would provide for lor continuing the corps at its present plesent size men then and 1176 officers rs V The committee however did say that marines are on foreign shore shor duty in connection with car carn out our national policies anc and that th there re Was no expeditionary force under training and available for a active service in an On n emergency ether either of ot tV peace or war Regarding submarine disasters the committee said it had been prompted by the tragic S 4 crash to condu conduct t exhaustive inquiry into pos possible w ways aye yS of building o or Of eqUippIng equippIng equip equip- ping th the ti-ce undersea craft to lessen esen the dangers and that O h c been provided for the navy continuIng ing tog safety device work Besides the present salvage ships Falcon anc and Widgeon the report said report said that the and two other vessels would be assigned to such work thua thus providing a salvage each for the Atlantic Canal Zone Pacific Pa Pa- coast Haw Hawaiian and PhIlIppine Philippine Philippine Philip PhIlIp- pine areas MORE APPOINTMENTS The committee e specifically al allotted allotted allotted al- al of ot the given to the naval academy lI to Increase in increase In- In increase crease from froni three to four the number number num nurn- ber her of appointments each member of congress cong may make This Would wo increase ase the possible number o of of midshipmen at Annapolis from 1710 to 2112 This recommendation was made t apos aible shortage in officers as aviation aviation avia avia- tion demands would be heavy anc and that on September 30 50 last there were actually 1 1123 officers compared compared com corn pared with an authorized strength of The bill provided provide l for maintenance ance for another year ear of ot an enlistee enlisted personnel of menIor men For completing o of the battleships Nev Nevada da and and Oklahoma Okla Okia- homa boma was was pl provided vide and for the merchant marine naval al re reserve reserve reserve re- re serve was allocated The committee said the general g navy pay pay allotment would c care cra re for a n fleet reserve of 1089 1069 officers and enlisted men and also for tor a volunteer reserve rese of 2607 officers and 15 men V OTHER APPROPRIATIONS Other appropriations included includE l For care cre of f tire the Guam island lepers lot for naval haval training stations In California Island Great GreM Lakes Lake end and Hampton Roads end and for tor forthe forthe the naval war college Rhode Island The same number of ot l ships now In n service would b be retained in commission and arid funds were included ed to continue in condition the eighty-eight eighty decommissioned decommissioned- de destroyers de de- at Philadelphia and the six seventy at San Diego Progress has been ma manic made e in as assembling assembling as- as outfits for all aU such vessels ves vessels ves- ves sels eels the tho committee said and as asto to the group at San Diego it has s been possible to effect erred repair work Vork Of ti a ft nature distinguished 1 from flom 1 preservation leSe v lon a against deterioration Navy Plans for Two V Dirigibles Disclosed WASl WASHINGTON INGTON March Mar h 21 CAP Arvy Ar- Ar Navy vy plans for fOl two n new w dirigibles each two t and one half times as large as as the tho Los Ang Angeles les and with witha a maximum m cruising radius of nautical mil miles s were disclosed by r V Rear Admiral Moffett haval naval air chief in testimony on op the annual V navy department 1 bill reported r today to the house V I The ships shills would tJ be le 78 f feet et in length feet In d dla diameter ieter and designed to carry a tte crew cren of sixteen officers Orf and forty five mon tm They would have have have-a S. S maximum speed of ot 75 H knots r A ALLOTTED L LOTTE D V The committee committee n 2 I to start to-start stat start construction of the air lin liners ilci- ilci ers era which will ill cost ost ost It a a total of ot V It is expected Is expected that tile the GOOdY The ar and Rubber company of Akron 0 O. wilt will build the vessels In an emergency such such- as us arose recently In in Nic Nicaragua where marine were vere needed in a tL hurry the admiral said ono oco of these large airships could have easily transported HO or or more m marines ma ma- rines and made bade the tho trip in a frac r clion c- c tion lion of the time taken by surface e vessels els V V They would be of oC great value alue in as convoys ho d explaining that submarines fear them more Ulan than they do any other other- type o of ship He lie added that they would bo be of ot T g-T great at value In coast def defense as aa they could cover tremendous areas area and could be bo used for scouting at outposts a as Hawaii Assistant Secretary Warner n chat charge of naval aeronautics also said the dirigibles dh would be he of tremendous tre tle value in patrolling pat the tho Canal Zono area I officers told the tho committee that than air plans lan con con- conJ Jf J I f dt r iJ the provision of ot three Aircraft aircraft Air air- craft fo to reach of the eighteen battleships battleships battle battle- ships and that th the ton cruisers of the Omaha Ji a now were equipped equipped- with two v planes sT each w |