Show cuff 0 weekly washington letter lettel as R special correspondence 1 washington aug 9 As a consequence of 0 the reduction action in th the e navy appropriation bill there has been a reduction in the naval construction the navy bureau af construction and repair issues monthly reports showing status ot of all ships being built the last monthly report lor for the first time in many years shows the word indefinite in the column headed date of 0 completion after pra practically all of 0 the ships in the battleship classes there are only two exceptions the maryland and california both of which are completed and will be placed in commission in august and september respectively work on the other battleships Is held up because ot of the curtailment ot of funds by the new naval appropriation act six battle cruisers nine scout cruisers eleven destroyers thirty seven submarines are all included in the Inde indefinite finate class w the editor ot of the new york times leading democratic paper commenting upon the unemployment conditions says our employment figures are probably misleading the comparison comp orison is made with unprecedented employment when thousands of 0 wage earners become visible now they are returning to invisibility in their old occupations many young women are going horn from factories to their homes or household work and ana thousands 0 of former industrial workers are going to help the farmers in support of its argument the times calls attention to the fact of savings bank deposits which would hardly be if the employment were as bad as reported congressman wurzbach rev rep representing the san antonio texas district is convinced convince d that the republican party will in the future challenge democratic control in a very large part of the south it may seem an exaggerated statement says congressman wurzbach but I 1 believe it expresses the exact truth that SO 80 per cent of texas people firmly believe in a protective tariff in the last few years the southern people have become converted to the republican tariff policy southern farmers stockmen stoc kmen and business men who understand the tariff are today almost to a man in favor ot of its verdinal vor dinal doctrine of republicanism judge wurzbach says the democrats who voted against a protective tariff on cotton and hides are going to have a very serious time explaining their vote to their constituents lie he calls attention attenni oil to the fact that the fordney tariff bi bill 11 protects sects practically every product la in the south as tor for example rice onions fruits cattle 0 on 11 it hoot 00 f and all varieties of meat p products I 1 and all vegetable varieties 0 t most products and all vegetable oils as cotton seed oil peanut oil and soy r oy bean oil had a few more demo brats in ill tile the house really represented their constituency and voted tor for the welfare of their interests the list would have been complete by indus lon ion 0 of a tariff on cotton and ides hides it six hundred men have returned to work at tile the new york central locomotive shops in west albany the number represents one half of tho the normal working force the shops have been closed tor for the last six months 44 4 the pennsylvania textile co manufacturers manufacture is of silks are operating looms with idle be because of ina inability ability to secure skilled operatives 4 thirty six hot mills ot of the me mc keesports Kee sport tinplate co cc have resumed putting men back to work 4 40 the wheeling steel and iron co cc resumed operations at its benwood bellwood plant august 1 11 giving employment to men more re than a billion dollars worth of govern government meat insurance is now in fore force e according to a statement issued s by the bureau ot of war risk insurance su rance this Is divided into approximately policies when the armistice was declared war risk insurance policies were in ili force by may 21 1921 of 0 these had been permitted to lapse by e ex service men ilien holding them or had expired expire rf by reason leason of claims being paid within a few thousand of hae been paid in cla claims ms upon these policies since the armistice the war department has found it necessary to deny persistent reports which are being circulated in different parts of the country that it is selling cars and trucks in large quantities arid and far below market prices according to the war department the only motor vehicles now being offered tor for sale to the public are unserviceable ones not usable by any government department it is stated that less than of such unserviceable cars car s have been sold to the public on the other hand more than serviceable cars and trucks have been transferred by the war department to other departments went to tile the bureau of public roads department of abric agric agriculture alture to the tice fice department 1565 to the public health service 1273 to the navy arid and marine corps and to the corps of engineers 40 0 so successful has been the wireless service carrying market reports tor for the tanners farmers that a Nv wireless ireless telephone daily bulletin general news service tor for the country generally is being considered by a commission biati was originated by postmaster general hays the plan is to trill lize the lar larger ger radio lations of the mail service each about miles apart stretching across the continent each station will serve seive approximately square miles it is proposed to have a certain class of news sent out each day at a specified hour in order that thise wishing that kind of news may be prepared to receive it individual wireless telephone stations may be established and maintained in homes places of business etc for a very small lo outlay estimated at 35 or installation the department of agriculture I 1 is operating cooperating co with the post 1 office department in ili this work the lie government printing bill is going to be radically reduced the 1 cost of the government printing office fice work has more than doubled during the last ten tell years juill jumping from to in the opinion of public printer george ill H carter recently appointed by president harding tills this costis cost is entirely too high and can be appreciably cut after consultation with director I 1 dawes of the budget bureau it Is announced that sweeping reforms will be inaugurated in the conduct bof of the government printing office one step will be the consolidation of printing plants now maintained bained independently of the government printing office by various departments of the government and scattered over the country these plants enter into competition with ill each other in fit buying materials in ill the open market suai ket their consolidation would eliminate this as well as all duplication of overhead and maintenance te nance 40 0 0 reports received at t the he war department part ment show tremendous reduction it in expenditures at army posts I 1 arid and depots depot A report just tiled filed by the new york general army depot shows a reduction in cost of 0 operating that depot from 9 a month in march to in july ia a saving in operating expenses of over a month or a year the number on tho the pay nar roll has been cut in that period over 2000 or a little over 40 per cent cant 0 0 i postmaster general hays has appointed P mrs mary K macarthy assistant superintendent of 0 foreign mails mrs macarthy is the second woman in ts the history of the department to hold such a position she has charge ot of all the foreign mails of the united states mrs IIa macarthy carthy is a native of portsmouth N II 11 and has been connected with the Post postoffice office department since 1900 when she was appointed a clerk she has worked her way up to her present ent position arid and is known throughout the department as one of 0 the best informed women on oil postal matters 4 ago 0 assurances continue to come front from every section of 0 the country that business and industry are finding a firm tooting footing while a great many causes contribute to this improvement all of which are e entitled 11 titled to generous credit it is the consensus of opinion that the most potent factor is the restoration to business and industry of self confidence and self rella reliance fice this is demonstrated by the tact fact that the independent minded industries and concerns which early set about to solve their own problems are in a much more satisfactory condition today than those which were constantly taking their troubles to the government arid and asking tor for one form or another of assistance so some me of the old time optimism has begun to return to the cattle men of this section who view the recent recommendation to the interstate commerce commission tor for a reduction of freight rates on live stock as the first step tor for relief from a situation which they claim has kept their cattle out of american markets and deflected them to me mexico jeo 0 0 secretary Secie Scie tary of agriculture wallace plans to save tuo to million dollars dollar from the department tor for the fiscal year 1922 the saving will be largely effected in the department of 0 research work although small savings s will be made here and there throughout the department it is estimated there will be a reduction of from 26 25 to 30 employed emp loyes from the staff ot of the department of agriculture and elimination ot of considerable expensive investigation |