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Show $11,1,000 ASKED FOR DISABLED I Sundry Civil Appropria-J Appropria-J tion Bill Carries Re-j Re-j quest for Sick and ! Injured Service Men W1 ASHINGTOX. Feb. 4. Carrying $17,:00.000 to provide hospital facilities for sick and disabled former fcervico men, the Ktmdry civil appropriation bill, was reportud to the senate today by Senator Warren, Wyoming. The bill As reported carried a total of 140,92I,107. on increase of t-'S,t37.- 1-115 over the house bill. The appropriation for liospii.il facilities facil-ities w.is made Immediately available, so that the thousands of ohlltrrf. sailors and marine. who are ynffer-fering ynffer-fering from tuberculonU-4, nervous af-j af-j f Mellon and other maladies, can b taken care of. This sum is a little ! more than half what the public health service; stated s immediately needed to provide 10.000 beds. A p propria t ions cm by the senate committee include $3fl.fi00 for Sequoia i National park. California. An appropriation of $196, ono was 1 provided to erect a government nr- I chives building In Washington. I SALT LAKE POSTOFFICE. j For purchase of land adjoining the feilont I building in S.tlt Iitke City, JrtO.ooo wns provided. In providing hospitals, the commit te. planned for 277: b-ls. ne hospital hospi-tal is to be constructed or rented a i Whipple ltarracks, Ariz Increased hospital facilities at l"t. MacKensie. Wyo., and Walla Walla. Wash., are also provided. I'iv tiueropsychiatrlc and t'lbercu -Ios'p hospitals re to ie 'r-TU (i, for j which JH2.1.O0.000 of the $1 7..WM,no in provide!. One Is to ! in th- Cent nil Sow :h west, one In the itorky mountains moun-tains and the fifth in southern Call-forma. Call-forma. A bo til J250.0OO.O00 of the bill's total !' is I or the bent fit of furn't service men, including war rUIc, rth; l.lbtatlo i f and iio.spital provision'-. j |