The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 8, 1923, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT © GEN, PERSHING | ASKS ARMY OF 150,000 MEN ef of Staff Sees National Defense as Serious Na- tional Problem UNPREPARED | Military Leader Prais of Citizens’ T Camps Washington, I ‘Tne condition | of the national defense system “pre- | sents a serious problem which should receive thoughtful consider- ation from cvery responsible citizen,” | General Perghing declared today in } what will be his last annual report as Chief of Staff of the Army. By, the time tie next report is duc, the ander of the American Forces will have reached the retirement age of 64. | “We have made progress in the | organization of the framework of a! great citizen army,” he said, “but the | tote! number of inutduals under military supervision hus decreased by 10,000 during the past three years. ‘This decline presents a serious prob- lem which should receive the} thoughtful consideration of every re- sponsible citizen, Real Frogress, “Are we making real progress toward the modest goal which we have set for ourselves, or are we falling back into the unprepared con- ition which has heretofore existed in this country 2” General Pershing devoted his re- port largely to the question of “the erention in time of peace of a corps of officers to instruct our men and to lead them in battle.” Basing his Statements on the results of the time he devoted during the year to inspec- tion of summer training camps, he reported that réserve officers had cx- hibited readiness to make personal sacrifices in order to fit themselves for duty but that the War Depar: ment had been able to give them lit- tle assistance, “the truth being that we have neitner personnel or funds sufficient for this purpose,” Temporary Disruption. There haa been “temporary dis- ruption” in the regular army as was to be expected, he continued, due to reorganization under the national de- | fense uct. He added, however: “I wish to emphasize the fact that this can be but # temporary phase. COUNTRY | Our regular organ-zations must once | Susan hadn't any money I'd go to! who has more receive the training necessary | to make them models of efficiency | and to prepare them NG take the ficld | at any moment, | th a full appreciation of the | need tor economy, | urge that the | tegular army be brought back to the | strength of 150,000 enlisted men and 13,000 officers; ‘that it be suitably housed and enabled to conduct an- nual maneuvers on a moderate scale; that the National Guard be giv- en the support necessary to permit his progressive development. toward a strenth of 250,000; that the skele- | ton organization of the organized re- | serves be adequately maintained; | that the funds appropriated permit Feverve officers to receive an aver- ae of 16 days training in each three | or four yeats; that the Reserve Of- | ficers’ Training Corps units be fur- ther developed, and that provision be made for a gradual increase in the number accommodaied annually in the citizen military training camps.” The officers reserv sists, General Pers! proximately 77,000 officers of whom 50,000 are war veterans, Annual re- placements of at least 7,000 second Hieutenants must be provided to maintain the corps, and this year only about half that number were commissioned from the reserve offi- cers training corps and other sources. During the last fiscal year there were bout 92,000 regulars and 160,000 Na- tional Guardsmen in continental United States, or a decrease of 30,000 from the strength of these two cle- mente of the army that existed in 921. corps now con- Lack of Funds, “We can not contemplate « fur-' ther reduction,” General Pershing declared. Due to lack of fun L ds, the report said, enlisted personnel of the regu- lar army “hay had to be exploited in performing non-military duties in Preparing and maintaining camps of instruction.” It added that housing had been poor for the troops but that “fine morale and cheerful spir- its” was exhibited by both office: and men even under these conditions, “Present aXpropriations,” said General Pershing, “have provided only for the ving expense of the military establishment and have not adequately have been utilized to the maximum advantage, and many articles are now exhausted, The temporary shel- ter built during the war has in most instances become unduly expensive, to maintain and fs Unfit for oceupan- cy. Essential measures for the de- fense of the Panama Canal and our overseas possessions have been held in abeyance, although a number of xears would be required for their completion.” 7 Summing up théBpirlt with which all parts of the nm irmy—regulars, national guardsméi_ and reserve of. BOY SIXTEEN WEDS MANY AN TUCKER, WRAL! WOMAN YEARS HIS SENIOR THY AND 60. WITH HER 16-YEAR-OLD HUSBAND, BURTON 8S. TU BY JOSEPHINE VAN DE GRIFT NEA Service Staff Writer. Ridgefield Park, N. J., Dec, 8- Did some childish memory of hi mother lead 16-year-old Burton S. Tucker of South Essex, Mass., to fall in love with and marry a woman ap- proaching 60? Did the woman, who was formerly Mrs. Susan 0, Simpson of West Gloucester, Mass. a widow and wealthy hotel owner, consent to marry young Tucker to satisfy a/ thwarted maternal instinct? | On some such grounds would psy- cho-analysts explain the December- May romance which is rocking the staid New England coast and may lead clear out to California. “Our love is eternal it will never die”, says the plump and elderly bride, shaking her black, bobbed | locks and gazing adoringly at her sleck and dark-eyed husband in their temporary love-nest here. “It was love at first sight,” de- | clares the youthful bridegroom, “if | | work for her with pick and shovel.” William J. Fielding, psycho-analyst and author of numerous books on the subject, among them “Sanity in Sex", just smiles at that. ‘ It really is nothing at all to get cited about, explains Fielding, for something of the sort happens to all of us, only rarely docs it reach as} far as to the altar, What young Tucker saw in Mr: Simpson,” explains Fielding, —“w: probably something which recalled a dim memory of his mother. It might have been the colon of her eyes, the contour of her face, the tone of her voice. ‘The planting of this mother image in « youth explains why so many young men fall in love with older women. Normally it expresses itself by a boy falling in love with his school teacher or some other woman with whom he is thrown in contact, Most of them outgrow it and come eventually to marry some- one of their own ag “Young Tucker just happened to marry before he outgrew it. Coupled with this is the cireumstance that whether he admitted it to himself, he probably desired the material ease which would come from marriage with « wealthy woman.” That the wealthy widow's affection + young Tucker .is largely mater- {nal, Fielding thinks, is explained by her self-expressed intention of send- ing him to college, then putting him in charge of her business affairs and eventually buying him a seat in the stock exchange. “Normally, he says, woman been married once is anxious to marry again. A woman of Mrs, Simpson's wealth and charm, I think, would have no difficulty in securing a partner of her own age. But she was dominated by her mother in- stinct and so her affections settled on young Tucker, a boy whom she could not only mother but in a measure dictate to as well.” In the meantime the happy couple, providing a certain httle legal tech- nicality about the bridegroom's age can be settled, e planning a little love-nest in California where, for- tunately, winter never comes at all. ficers—-were performing their, part, he said: “It is gratifying to be able to re- | port that the National Defense Act | has mcet with constantly increasing | interest among all classes of Amer- ieans. Not only do our citizens} show recognition of the wisdom of the present policy, but there appears to be a growing desire to aid the War Departmént in carrying out its program, Guard Improves, “In the face of many discourage- ments, the personnel of all compon- ents of the army have zealously giv- en their services. The national guard has achieved a most praiseworthy standard of efficiency in view of the limited time available for military training; an excellent nucleus for the organized reserves has been built up in the short space of three years; the units for the training of pro- spective officers have developed in a very satisfactory manner in our schools, colleges and summer camps; and the regular establishment, cheer. fully, indeed enthusiastically, hi subordinated many of its own in- terests in fulfilling its task of ic in every possible way the citizen componeiits and auxiliaries of the national army. Telling of comments made to him by parents, doctors, educators and employers all over the country on the effects of summer camp training camps “are really an American insti- tution which will always endure in some form or other.” “I regard them,” he added, “as the i Non Skid Truss Makes You Physic- ally Fit To Do The BISMARCK Mal: fig L Kone Mal a CLEAN LASTING Perfect Fit Guaranteed. Ruptured?|| in America for t.@f good citizenshi “I sincerely hope that it is the will of the American people that we should carry out a conservative and balanced program for the national defense in preparat:on for whatever emergency we may be destined to encounter.” the Early Settler and Civil War Vet Dies New Rockford, Dec, 8.—Captain C. I. Culyer, 85 a resident of Foster county since the early cighties died here Sunday following an illness of several years, He was born in New York and served during the Civil as a private with Compasy I, 14Znd Pa. Volunteers 8nd was dis- charged at the close of the war with the rank of captain. Mr, and Mrs. Culver came to Foster county in 1882 from British Honduras, South America, where they had spent four years. He is survived by his wife and two sons. Funeral services were held here with the American Legion in charge. The California raisin crop for this year will amount to 275,000 tons. GOOD SCHEDULE ARRANGED FOR BASKETEERS FACES’ CHAIR - Two Trips, Many Hard Games to be Played by Bismarck High Team ismarck High School, with’ pra tically « green team, faces one of the hardest basketball schedules in re-_ cent years. The schedule, announc- Coach Houser, includes | into Montana and another vhich the local’ team hopes to! clash with the Moorhead, Minneso- | The team also vill play the General Tires them of ‘oma, Washington, in Bismarck on January 21. This team, composed of former high school stars of Seattle and Tacoma, is making a tour half across the continent, according to Coach Houser, Edward Alfson, center and star of the local team, will not be able to | play until after January 1. Alfson j Suffered ‘two broken bones in his ankle in the football me [Fare high school, playing’ the last three quarters of the game in this lcond: There is a great quantity of ma- terial to be sifted. Coach Houser has {8 teams of six men each work- ing out regularly, in addition to oth- er high school players. There are others playing on the.high school squad, making shout 120 high school boys now playing basketball with the hope of landing on the first squad, which will be picked next week. Among the promising candidates for the first squad “are J Scrog- gins, forward; Jack Livdahl, guatd; Mel and Scab Brown, “Art Hass, Jimmy Olson, and O’Hart, forwatds; Noddings, forward .and-center; Rus- sell, guard and centéf; Stanley Ro- bidou, Sheppard, Aft Bender and Hillman, guards; Register and Brown of Woodworth, forwards, and Befizer and Seott, guards. Be Intehse in basketball in addition“to that in the regular team will be kept up during the winter by the forma- tion of eight teams to participate in a high school league. Outfits of varying col have been ordered to equip the eight teams. The schedule as announced today follows Dec. 14—Carson, here. Dec. 22—Beach, here. Jan. 4—Dickinson, here, Jan, 10—Dickinson, at Dickipson. Jan. 11—Beach at Beach. Jan. 12—Miles City at Miles City. Jan. 18—Mandan, here. Jan. 21—General Tires, here. Jun. 25—Fargo, here. Jan,-31—Jam¥stown, at Jamestown. Feb. 1—Valley City, at Valley City. Feb. 8—Valley City, here. Feb. 15—Mandan, at Mandan, Feb. 21—Moorhead “at Moorhead (tentative), Feb. 22—Fargo at Fargo. . Feb. 23—Wahpeton at Wahpcton. Feb. 29—Jamestown, here, March 7-8—district tournament, Mandan. oe eel this Power/ ; nie -.'.- Give yourself a treat! Get into an® Overland Sedan and “étep on it”! The sensation of power is wonderful. The bigger new engine makes you master of traffic and hills! And the Triplex “springs (Patented) give the road comfort of a long, heavy car. Find “out how much ‘better you-will like an Overland. The price has just been reduced. Ask us for a demonstration, $495, Roadster. $495, Red 5, Champion Boos, Cones bison few Tete Wee , prices f. 0. b. Toledo. the right to change prices and specifications without notice This is Leonard Patrons, charged jwith ‘the slayixe of John Sanders and wife, Oscar Timmey and {Deputy Sheriff J. A...Wilson, at | Kelliher, Minn. Authoritics say he Ikilled-atl four after his attentions upon -15-year-oid. Myrtle Sanders were rejected. Minnesota does not permit capitai punishment, so :he may be turned ovcr to New York authorities. He is wanted there on anoticr murder charge. aS a nee ae OT ment has forced him from his pre- serves. He now lives down, in the mountains. in Mexico, where he cap- tured the bears that he gave to the President. President Coolidge enjoyed the presentation ceremony immensely. Known as a man who seldom smiles, he enjoyed ghe antics of the bears with alt of the enthusiasm of a school boy. There is no doubt about the bears being wild. They catry numerous marks of combat with horses and cat- tle inthe wilds of Mexico, Their spitit has in no way been subdued by their motor trip across country. They will be turned over to the Na- tional Zoological Park. The.Dodge Brothers car used in delivering the bears made 4,000 miles“on this particular trip from Mexico.and has made a total of over 100,000 miles in exploration and hunting trips undertaken by the Col- onel. And these trips have been in the wildest.and roughes® parts’ of the Upited States and Mexico, STATE-WIDE CORN CONTEST WILL BE HELD Directors of Association of Commerce Back Mo' ment in Meeting Lahr Motor Sales Company © _ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA * | judged in the state. contest by ex-{ pert judges. Cooperation: of the Commissioner’ of Immigration and Commissioner of Agriculture and La- bor is expected. The contest is planned to prove to the country that as fine quality of corn can be raised in. North Dakota as in any state in the union. * Former Governor: L. B. Hanna of Fargo .will give a cup to go to the highest ranking county in. a: state- wide corn contest to be held here in January under plans approved by the directors of the Association’ of Com- merce in meeting lastnight. | It is planned «to make the contest, an an- nual fair, and the county whith ‘first wins the state prize twice may per- manently retain the cup. ; George Will was named by the A: of C. board to have charge of .the contest, and he began today to work It is probable that win- ners in each county will be chosen and the-corn sent to Bismarck to be Having | One Murphy Bed and Steel Kitchen in Every home. Saves two rooms. <¢ also Baves 00.00 in cost of home. ~ Write A. J. OSTRANDER for information. Bismarck, N. D. Big Saving in | oRizzLy BEARS FOR | PRESIDENT COOLIDGE Are uout Ther SCOTTS EMULSION thin’ 4 rhe ‘Adaho Bil” Pearson Delivers Gift In Dodge Brothers Car R. B. 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