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Show SEN. CROWDER BEF08ESENATE Urges Congress- ta Hasten Action Ac-tion on Scores of Army Bills Pending. DRAFT BILL CHANGES Pershing's Recommendations Approved and Legislation to Carry Them Out, Urged. WASHINGTON. March 13. In appearing ap-pearing before the senate military committee today lo explain proposed amendments to the national defense act, mostly technical matters of army organization, Provost Marshal General Crowder as the executivo representative representa-tive of Secretary Baker urged congress to hasten action on scores of army bills pending, especially that amending amend-ing the selective draft law. Passage by tho senate this week of the draft bill, charging tho basis of selection se-lection from state populations to the number of men in class 1 and requiring requir-ing registration of men attaining years of age since Juno 5 last, is expected, Senator Hitchcock, acting committee chairman, told General Crowder. Other army bills, he said, are scheduled to follow it in the senate. Legislation to abolish tho extra allowance al-lowance of 50 per cent in pay to mon in the aviation service was approved by General- Crowder, who detailed tho reasons given by General Pershing, Secretary Baker and the general staff that aviation is not more hazardous than other branches of the service, according ac-cording to the percentage of fatalities, and that theor now is no difficulty in securing men for aviation work without with-out attraction of extra pay. oo |