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Show X X M m " m m m m m HOUSE OPPOSED TO COST fW POSTOFFICE BILL GETS SLASHING Appropriation for Air Service Expected to Be Restored in Senate; Criticism for Jordan WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Appropriation Ap-propriation of 11,250,000 for the maintenance of airplane mail service during the fmcal year 1922 was eliminated from the annual post off Ice bill today In the house on a point of order rained by Rep re (tentative Ttncher, Republican, Kansas. The bill, which now goes to the eenT ate. carrle approximately $68,000,000 more than waa available to-the pout-office pout-office department during the current fiscal year, and is the largest of any of the four appropriation measures passed by the house at thia session. The bill was disposed of in less than two days. .Similar action on the airmail appropriation appro-priation was taken in the house last year, but the appropriation was restored re-stored in the senate. The same action ia expected this year. Colonel-Jordan Put Under Fire SAM" KRANCIKCO. Jan. Request i of Han fYanctsco citizens and others thnt Colonel John A. Jordan, head of the air mail servire on the Pacific coast, be removed because of alleged "dictatorial and Inefficient' conduct, were telegraphed to Attorney (General Palmer by Frank M. Hllva, United States attorney, today. 811 va asked Palmer to "lake any action ac-tion you see fit." Himultaneously Kd-wurd Kd-wurd M. Hoggs, father of Stanley Hone, an air mail pilot, who waa placed on probation by Colonel Jordan following; the falling of his airplane into the streets here, telegraphed to postmaster t.eneral Burleson asking; that Colonel Jordan be replaced "by a qualified uvititor" if an invent Ration justified him h a movement. Hoars' re quest was included in the complaint (Continued on page 4 evidence that proper care ia taken of bothahips and pilots, although we have flown in what might bo considered consid-ered bad weather. "Aa long aa we have internal com bustlon engines there will be motor trouble, which automobiles alao atlll have, but there never have been any failures of the airshlpa themselves. "I am going to hold these men to their work or else close the job. The air mail will continue to fly aa long as we are able to do it. I am engaged In thia venture because I believe in It, and my record .since the beginning has stood for itself everywhere. "I would be very glad to know who these complaining citizena are. None of them except Hoggs' father seems to have had courage to father the complaint." POSTOFFICE BILL ' (Continued from pug 1.) ' teleirraphed to the attorney general by fllva. CHARGES MADE. Bocgs charged Jordan with ' Incompetence Incom-petence 'and culpable mismanafrement." by providing hut pllota with unsuitable and defective equipment and requiring them to fly In excessively dangerous weather against their judfrmenu He has contlnualltiper!!ed their Uvea and the lives of subjacent population in an unnecessary anJ unjustifiable degree. de-gree. In trying to maintuln an uninterrupted unin-terrupted schedule of mall service over the (iierra Nevada, one of the very worst route now being flown anywhere any-where In the world, throughout an unusually un-usually atormy winter, h. Is attempting an Impoaslblllty of which fact ha waa advised in Aut.ul, 120." "The principal complaint asainst Colonel Jordan Is that he will not listen lis-ten to advice." SUva said. "Those who have come to me, including the father of Aviator Bogga. told me that he ia extremely and unneceesarlty short with his men and does not appear to be qualified In any way for such a responsible respon-sible poet.' I'ilot Bogga crashed to earth here Tuesday after attempting to elart a recularly echeduled mall flight to Reno In a thick fog. He reported that the fog dripped Into his engine and atopped It. He waa uninjured, but the airplane was destroyed. A hoard of Inquiry placed hlra on pronation fortwoweeka. holding Ihat a high wind was blowing at the time- of the accident -and Bogga rhould not have tried to fly against it. JORDAN REPLIES. -When pllota engajce in this service thai' itnderalajul exactly what they are to o and 1 am here yt ae thsl them do It." aald Colonel Jordan. ."The raallj will be flown whenever it posxibly rani bo done, and th. fact that we ba bad ny serious accidents In thia division is |