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Show PROUD OF WAVY, aSSBV .VwVtS&Hreffffgggl IBa&wW'vfilggM BBBBBBBBBBBBSroffVViv r&tJf&l gggfl ggflgK A'k?Z': i-$,B -, BBBBBBBBBfi&sBtfsBBJKSBjnS " aBBM wf BBBBBBBBBBBHHiBKjl V . z BBa .BBBBsa wHRPHHKMdgggHj gggeakSBlBaaBaHmB 1 aggggggW'" f BgggB VSSgggggBSvattMtfbABaVMBSBBll VV sBBBBBHSBSSV?ri. SKSSM Hon. Thomas 8. Butler This veteran Pennsylvania law-fssaker law-fssaker Is chairman of the House Committee on Naval Affairs For years he has advocated tho building build-ing of tho best navy in the world for the United States Now he predicts that Uncle Sam will have the best equipped navy by the end of 1924 and he is proud of the achievement, Tho naval appropriation appro-priation bill this year ns recommended recom-mended by the committee to the House carries $425289.574, which Is a cut' from the estimate aa submitted by the Navy Depart ment of $222,341,060 and a reduction re-duction of $189,817,427 compared com-pared with the bill lost year Economy and at the same time a good naval building program la Mr Butler's purpose. |