Show KHAKI BOYS MAY BE BLUE it if privates in the regular army had bad to be equipped with now new uniforms then there would be more work for wool growers and leather boot b oot and shoe manufacturers and the unemployment situation sittia tion would improve so argues representative edith rogers of massachusetts who is urging passage of her bill to provide blue dress uniforms tor for enlisted men of the regular army the tidy appropriation of authorized in the bill has led brigadier general ewing 11 booth of the go general n er staff of the war department to declare that tho the measure Is contrary to the policy of the administration at this time blue dress dresa uniforms were issued up to theotime the tho time of the world war vae when they were discarded in favor of the duller khaki color since the army had bad a a large supply of the wartime antiro left over no more blue uniforms have been issued however general booth explained that the supply of khaki outfits Is now practically exhausted and that an order has been given out authorizing privates and officers to purchase and wear the blue uniforms at their own expense mrs thinks that the transfer from khaki to blue would cost only for tho the regular gular army while the black boots can probably bo be purchased at a total cost ot of her bill does pot not provide provid 0 tor for the officers who must buy their own clothing |