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Show Kl FAVOR Cr - liEstoMo;- OFJilllEi! Secretary Stlmson and Hltfh Army OScers Tell . Congress So. WASIll.VaTON. Jan. t.-ln favor of th restoration th amiy niitw, Secretary Btlmeon. Paneoa Qenerei Tor. nev. Irrtg. on. WMhrnrnn and Rep. rntntve Berthol.lt of Mleeourl appeared ap-peared today kefnra the house military affairs commute, to urea Mr Bar-thoktt'a Bar-thoktt'a bill for that purpo.e. .-relery Btlniaon aalil that without th. rantaan conditions vara noraa than whan tha sale of baar and light wine allowed at army poets. Secretary mitjveon taattned that tha government m anxloue to i lea a out tha red light dletrtot In Colon uafora the Panama canal opana for tralflo. Ha eai.1 tfiat on hla rxrnt vl.lt to fanama ho au.mpt.4 to open negotlatlone for tin aovarninant to buy ton - eom.rtalri( tha dlatrlct, but waa uoeble to oo ao a.pl I hla offer of a Ii I at It pttoe. Hurh aniuiMlthm would hava to ba by treaty with Pinuu. cWraeon tnnd Tornev. Vnlled Ktatee amy. Mid at tha preelnlo, m California, thar had been mien Intern, petal., a it von. tha aolritera becaii.. of tlia large nuinbar of saloons Just out side Ilia po"t. When mn com. into tha army, said Oee,. tenant Wood, chief of elan, "man from famlltea where drtnklna- I pormlttad. ttul find no placa where they can buy a drink, It puta tuem In a ne-cerloun ne-cerloun eltiiettun. I am In faTor of tlie ranten muter reatrtctlona. aa tn tlie Hrlllatl ai-mv." |