Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1925, Page 22

STEINBURLETH b ASKED FORFELD Western Home and School Group Unanimous for Pur- chase of Area. Members of the Western Home and School Association, the faculty and stu- dent representatives of Western High School, appeared before the committee on athletics and playgrounds of the Board of Education at a public_hearing vesterday afterncon in the Franklin School and urged that the school's pro- posed athletic feld be located on a site in Burleith, bounded by S, Reservoir and Thirty-elghth streets, and the al- ley in rear of Thirty-ninth street. Un- qualified opposition was voiced to a site at Wisconsin avenue and § street containing 252,000 square feet, which has been offered for a consideration of 40 cents & square foot. Duncan Bradley of the Western Home and School Association headed the del- egation, and conducted the examination of the numerous witnesses. KEvery one told of the undesirability of the Wis- consin avenue site, and pleaded for the acquisition of the Burleith property, even if condemnation proceedings are necessary. Greenwood Barred. Ernest Greenwood, vice president of the board and a member of the com- mittee on_athletics and playground was barred from sitting with the com mittee by Capt. Jullus I Peyser, chai man, as the result of an objection Mr. Bradle: Mr. Greenwood acquiesced agreeably. Mr. Bradley’s objection made on the ground that Mr. Green- wood was in favor of the Wisconsin avenue site. Mr. Greenwood, however, declared that he did not believe the Wisconsin avenue tract “‘worth the price of grad- confident the Burleith site was more suitable but could not be purchased. The agent for the Wis- consin avenue property, he pointed out has made his original offer more at- tractive by increasing the frontage on Wisconsin avenue and reducing the price from 50 to 40 cents a square foot. James Berrell, civil engineer, testi- fied that he had made a survey of both of the proposed sites for the athletic field. and found the Burleith property more suitable. Burleith Site Closer. Elmer S. Newton, principal of West- ern High School, and Miss Sue H. Gardner, Miss C. Belle Meyers and Dantel Ahearn, all members of the school's faculty, argued that the Bur- leigh site not only is more suitable, but is closer to the school. Capt. Peyser refused to permit the students to testify, although he did allow Miss Lillian Rixey, president of the girls' “W” Club at the school, to present the views of her organiza- tion. Throughout the hearing Capt. Pevser frequently prevented Mr. Bradley from introducing testimony and quiz- zing witnesses on questions which he ruled were irrevelant. CITES VARIED CAUSES FOR JUVENILE CRIMES Delaware Judge Sees Contempt for Authority in Homes and Soviet Tendencies. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, February 7.—Con- tempt for authority in the home, So- viet tendencies to eradicate teaching of all religlon and even morals in the public school system and flaunt- ing of immorality and crimes in mo- tion pictures were cited by Judge W. S. Prickett of Wilmington, Del., among the causes of youthful crime. Judge Prickett, who sits in the Juvenile Court of Delaware, spok at a conference on Christian educa- tion here this week, held under aus- pices of the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education. “The family abdicates to the school, the community abdicates to the State, the State abdicates to Congress,” the judge sald. “There must be a revival of responsibility and authority a along the line if our Christian, Anglo-Saxon civiliza- tion and the sacred institutions of the home, the church, the rights of all, guaranteed and protected by law, shall be maintained “All records of criminoiogy show that within the last five vear the average age at which major crimes are committed has decreased by at least three years, throwing the bulk of our major criminals into the ‘teen’ age, an age in which they still are regarded in our good old-fashioned terminology as legal infants.” PEKING STREET CARS FINALLY ARE STARTED Correspondence of the Associated Press. PEKING, January 4—The street railway has become an actuality in Peking after overcoming vario technical and financial difficulties, and much opposition on the part of guilds and chamber of commerce. Notwith- standing several postponements dur- ing the past 10 months, the enter- prise has at last been launched with appropriste ceremonies, including the cutting of a gigantic cake and ofricial trelley parties in wonderfully bedec! ed cars. Opposition to operation of the trams has been based ostensibly on the hardship they would impose upon the rieksha coolies through loss of fares. The French promoters, however, ap- Dear to have known how to overcome it, and among other things have premised to build a factory wherein & lot of coolies can find employment. A Firm Currency Promised. MANAGUA, February 7.—In an offi- olal statement issued today concern- ing the Nicaraguan monetary system President Solorzano declared that the unit of currency, the cordoba, would always be equivalent to one American sold dollar. The President added that the principal and interest of the 1918 guaranteed customs bonds would be pald either In dollars or cordobas. A majority of the bonds are held by Americans. Radio Broadcasting Aboard Ship. Cerrespondence of the Assoclated Press. LONDON, January 20.—The 23,000,- ton liner Aorangl, the world's largest motor vessel, is the first ship to be fitted with apparatus whereby radio broadcasting can be heard all over the ship. The installation, a ship's or- chestra. repeater, can be used for musio, lecturas, concerts or any other purpose for which simultaneous hear- ing on all parts of the vessel is de- aired. — Child Toil Ban Loses in Idaho. BOISE, ldaho, February §7.—The Jdaho House today, voted 38 to 18, against ratification of the proposed {ld labor amendment to the Federal stitution. Electric lights still are unknown in many parts of China, and the present steps in substitution of kerosene Jamps for candles, tallow dips and other primitive methods of lighting are pegarded there as & marked ad- ‘vapoement. as | BOY S Scouting observes today its fifteenth anniversary, beginning with a week of special celebration. On February 8, 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was incor- orated under the laws of the District of Columbia, by W. D. Boyce, Edward S, Stewart and Stanley Willls. While later chartered by special act of Congress, scouting has had continuous existence since that early incorporation. Wash- ington Scouts thus have pecullar in- terests in this celebration, because it was here that the movement had its beginning in America. Special features of anniversary week include the call at the White House yesterday of a delegation of Eagle Scouts from the Washington Council to present their compliments to President Coolidge, who is also president of the Boy Scouts of America; the placing of a wreath this afternoon on the tomb of former President Woodrow Wilson, at Mount St. Alban; attendance at religious services in the different churches to- day of practically every Scout troop in the city, with many speclal ser- mons and other exercises arranged by Washington pastors; the doing of some community good turn during the week Dby every troop; special indi- vidual troop birthday parties on Fri- day night, and the final big anniver- sary rally on Saturday evening in Central High School, when the Marine Band and the Scout Drum and Bugle Corps will be present; Gen. John A. Lejeune will speak; eagle badges and advancement awards will be pre- sented, and WCAP will broadcast the program. A survey of 1924 shows inspiring development in Scoutdom. A report just published by the national office indicates the progress unsurpassed in the history of the movement. High spots in the report are the follow- ing The membership of the Boy Scouts of America now totals 697,886 men and boys. The merger of the Lone Scouts of America with the Boy Scouts, effected last March, brought 45,000 Lone Scouts into the ranks. Seascouting is proceeding well. The membership is 1,240, with 70 ships. The camping department reports a total season’s enrollment last Sum- men in Scout camps of 222,397 boys for one week each. The educational department reports over 40 institutions of higher learn- ing glving courses in Scoutmaster- ship and a $25,000 glft from Mortimer L. Schiff, vice president of the na- tional council, which contributes to- ward the purchase of a site for a national training center. Boy Scout scholarships are offered by six col- leges and universities; one Jocal Ro- tary Club offers two scholarships. Over 1,000 medals for life saving and certificates of herolsm have beert awarded from the forming of the movement to date. Flve boys perm- anently handicapped by grave phys- ical disabilities have been awarded the new achievement badge, which permits them to work in the field of merit badge subjects. The American Legion is sponsoring a movement to interest each of its 11,000 posts in adopting at least one troop. The “Every Scout a Swimmer” campaign conducted last Summer by the American Red Cross in conjunc- tion with the Boy Scouts of Amer- jca resulted in teaching over 12,000 hoys to swim. The second season was completed at the Boy Scout Forestry Camp at Interstate Pali- sades Park, New York, the only camp of its kind in the world. An Eagle Scout trail was started through Yel- lowstone Park by Scouts of the Northw This is the first step in the project to have Eagle Scouts build a highway through each of our national parks. The world Scout championship was won by American troop at the inter- national jamboree, Copenhagen, Den- mark, ®August 10-17, 1924, in compe- titlon with troops of 32 other na- tions. The score was graded on Scout skill, courtesy and morale. Interest In the annual advancement contest grows more intense as the | end of the contest period approaches. | Standing February 1 shows Troop {99, of St. Martin's parish, still in the but hard-pressed_now by Troop 100, of the Boys' Y. M. C. A, with only 11 points separating them. Troop 100 made unusual gains dur- ing January, and the competition from now on will be most interesting. Standing of the 20 leading troops is as follow: 1—99—112.312, 100—101.123, 3— | 44—52.853, 5—20—41.358, | 6—70—10.845, { 9 ; 42-36.637, 11— 13—15—28.866, lead, 18—125—26.8 119, standing also { | | I i is given 1—20—41.358, 2—10—39.974, 31, 5—B2—24.670. 2-93—37.8 85 1—100—101.123, 18, 4—57—23.823, T— Division TV: 1—99—112.312, 3—70—40.845, 4—12—36.- 637, 5—80—35.500. Division V: 1—128— 980, 3—126—21.175, 4— Division 1: | 3—110—39.1 { Division 11 92— Division 1II: In addition to the troop and di- ! visional trophies, gold medals are { awarded to the eight leading Scouts in the city at the close of the race. Scouts having 70 or more points are: { L Adams, Troop 100, 125 points; B. | Morgan, Troop 42, 120 points; Willlam Dukes, Troop 44, 110 points; R. Lincoln, Troop 42, 100 points; R. Schmidtman, Troop 44, H. Dunnington, Troop R. Marquis, Troop 100, §0 [ points: R. Brown, Troop 10, J. Don- | dero, Troop 99, E. King, Troop 99, . Weedon, Troop 100, 175 points; R. | Sargent, Troop 44, O. Wingo, Troop 44, ¥. Jahn, Troop 99, R. McMillen, Troop, 100, T. Sawtelle, Troop 100, F. Wayland, Troop 100, 70 points. Plans _are now forming for the annual Boy Scout pligrimage to_the tomb of Washington at Mount Ver- non, which will take place this year on Monday, February 23. As in former years, a wreath will be placed on the sarcophagus in the tomb, in the name of all the Scouts of Amer- jca, and the usual brief patriotic services will be held, including a short address, pledge of allegiance to the flag, and renewal of the Scout oath and laws by those present. Following these exercises Scouts will be conducted through the man- slon, and then report outside the grounds, where they will prepare their dinners in the woods, and then engage in games and other compe- titions. Last year about 700 Scouts made the pllgrimage; and it is expected that this year's delegation will be even larger. At a meeting of the activities com- | mittee last Thursday, the provision in this year's standard troop contest requiring that a troop to be eligible must have “16 registered Scouts for the entire six-month period” was modified to make eligible all troops reaching a registration of 16 Scouts, March 1, 1925. This will make it possible for small troops to earn the red star of a “standard” troop, if they increase thelr enrollment to at least 16 Scouts by March 1. Fleld Executive H. L. Webster an- nounced that the scoutmasters and assistants of southeast Washington will meet for round table discussion of troop problems at the Metropoli- tan Presbyterian Church, Fourth and B streets southeast, next Thursday evening, February 12, at 7:30 o'clock. Scout troops are requested to bring both their troop and American flags for the anniversary meeting at Cen- tral High School next Saturday eve- ning, February 14, and to report at the auditorium promptly at 7 o'clock. THE COUTS All Scouts will be admitted without tickets. Special guest tickets have been distributed to troops for the use of parents and friends, who are welcome, to the capacity of the audi- torium. The following Scouts from Troops 43 and 49 participated in the demon- strating at the children’s hour at the Tivoli Theater last Saturday morn- ing. under the direction of Assistant Deputy Commissioner E. A. Bosarge of Division 1V, Troop 49: J.“Wilson Leferton, “bugler”; Everett Lank, John Andrews, Melvin Payne, John Reinehardt, Willlam Wall, Harry Hancook, Arnold Moore, Charles Finney; Troop 43, “Billy” Brown. At a meeting of the Scout Mothers' committee of Troop 99, held at the home of Mrs. E. B. McGivern last Monday night, it was decided to re- sume the weekly luncheons for the school children, which proved so suc- cessful last year. The first luncheon will be served next Thursday in St. Martin's School Hall. The entire pro- ceeds will be turned over to the troop. It was also decided that each ot the ladles would hold a card party at her home for the benefit of the troop. The first of these will be held at the home of Mrs. C. J. Jahn next Monday night. The committee was greatly interested in the report made by George C. Lowry, scout- master, on the progress the troop is making in the Washington Post Ad- vancement Contest. Mrs. Raymond Augusterfer was re-elected chairman, and Mrs. John Borger, secretary, to succeed themselves for the coming year. An officers’ meeting was held Wed- nesday night at the home of G. C. Lowry, when plans for a six-week advancement contest were devised. The troop committee’ has offered many valuable prizes to the winners of this contest, one being a complete Scout uniform to the first Scout reaching the rank of Eagle. At a meeting of the troop com- mittee held Thursday evening, plans were made for the annual parents’ night to be held on Washington's birthday. Rev. Paul H. Furfey was appointed chairman of a subcommit- tee to make arrangements for this affair. He will be assisted by F. B. McGivern, on refreshments; George H. Yocum, on entertainmnts, and G. C. Lowry, on speakers. James Chaney, chairman of a sub- committee appointed to reorganize the drum and bugle corps, reported that B. J. Hottenroth had agreed to take charge, and rehearsals would start immediately. H. B. Holbrook, assistant Scout executive, was present at the meeting. Troop 108, Brentwood, Md., for their January good turn, installed a radio tube set complete for an aged shut-in Scoutmaster Frank S. Tavlor an- nounces that Troop 103 of Mount Rainier and Troop 110 of Hyatts- ville will be their guests at the Scout ‘anniversary service at the Brentwood M. E. Church this eve- ning. A new troop flag will be pre- sented to Troop 108 by the board of stewards of the church. Troop 21, with their scoutmaster, C. E. Warner, will attend the Metro- politan Baptist Church this evening to hear a special sermon by the pas- tor, Dr. J. Compton Ball. A feature of ‘the service will scene arranged on the platform, great sign picturing a Scout in uni- form that will be above the pulpit, and special calls by three buglers from Troop 49 Drum and Bugle Corps. The latter troop will be guests of Troop 21 for the evening. Other troops that have announced special services and invited guests are Troop 2 of McKendree M. E. Church, Troop 10 of the Ninth Street Christlan Church, Troop 5 of Grace P. E. Church, Georgetown; Troop 17 of the Western Presbyterian Church, Troop 15 of the Cleveland Park Congregational Church and Troop $5 of the Second Baptist. Anniversary exercises will be held by the colored Scout troops of Wash- ington at Dunbar High School on Lincoln’s birthday, Thursday evening, February 12. Dr. Paul Bartsch will preside and there will be an address by Dr. A. B. Jackson, director of the School of Hygiene and Public Health of Howard University, and greetings by Colin H. Livingstone, national president of the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts will give a signaling dem- onstration: there will be special music by the Burrville Community | Center Orchestra, led by Edward Knight, and “Bulldog” Williams will lead the singing. Dr. Scott of Howard University, will present badges to the Scouts who have obtained first- class rank during the last few months. Parents and friends of the Scouts are welcome at the meeting, which 1s scheduled to begin at $ o'clock. — Canal Loss in 3 Years Heavy. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, February 7.—The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which traverses the Potomac River Valley from Cumberland to Georgetown, was operated at a heavy loss for the past three years, according to a re- port filed yesterday by the surviving trustees, George A. Colston and Her- bert R. Preston. The report stated that the canal can be put in good condition without considerable ex- penditure. Last year three.floods in the Potomao River closed the water- way and Involved considerable ex- penditure. Police Sy;;pathy Saves Beauty of Barbers’ Patrons Arrests Delayed While Barbers Finish Pair Already in Chairs. The hand of the law was stayed for 10 minutes yesterday afternoon by members of the vice squad in order that two customers in the barber shop at 508 Eleventh street would not have to face the world with, respectively, a three-quarter shaved face and a half shingled thatch. But for the compassion of Lieut. Davis and Sergt. Davis, who shud- deringly pictured themselves in such a delemma, the customers would have been robbed of their barbers in the midst of a general tonsorial treat, all because the police decided to arrest the barbers on handbook charges. When the vice squad walked into the shop and announced to John P. Marshall and Walter James Butler, both colored, that they were under arrest, the white customer in Mar- shall's chair, pointed indignantly to his partly-lathered physiognomy and the customer in Butler's chair called attention to his half-shorn locks and both chorused “How come?” “We will give you 10 minutes to finish those customers,” the officers announced, seating themselves and perusing the bathing girl pictures in a police magazine found in all barber shops. Marshall's razor and Butler's scissors started in with renewed vigor, and in slightly less than the 10 minutes allowed the customers emerged all slicked up and the bar- bers went along with the police to No. 2 precinct and posted $2,000 bond each, l be a Scout camp | SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. DESPITE U. 3. BOLT Geneva Parley, Hit Again by China’s Withdrawal, Sticks to Task Doggedly. By the Associated Press, G February 7.—Further enfeebled by the withdrawal of China, which, like the United States, severed her connection because of the conviction that visible results were not being achleved, the international ‘opium conference clung tenaciously to Its task today, seeking to tighten the machinery destined to check {llicit traffic in narcotic drugs. Rep- resentative Stephen G. Porter, head of the American delegation, departed homeward about the time China was affording the weary and discouraged conference a new sensation. This was that China was “con- strained to cease its participation” because the European powers having territories in the Far East were not prepared to adopt measures for the suppression of opium smoking within a definite period, as suggested by the American delegation. American Course Criticized. The conference had scarcely time to recover from this blow before another sensational incldent came quickly on its heels. This took the form of a scathing characterization of the American delegation, particu- larly Mr. Pgrter, by J. J. Loudon, former fordign minister of the Netherlands, who charged that of all the delegations present at Geneva the Americans alone failed to show a spirit of conciliation. He accused them of neglecting to explain clearly the American stand- point and neglecting also to reply to points raised by the others. In gen- eral, M. Loudon charged the Ameri- cans with seeking to secure their de- mands by menacing a rupture, which, in his opinion, was not the way to conduct an international conference. Then came a ringing defense of the United States from Latin America, when Senor Buero of Uruguay, re- buked those who had attacked the absent delegates. He pald a tribute to American idealism in all great humanitarian movements. Whatever opinion may exist in the United States about the League of Nations, it was manifested anew to- day that the members of the league hold it dear as a useful institution and jealously guard its good repute. The plenary session of the confer- ence this afternoon examined in de- tafl a mass of documentary repdrts showing to what vast extent the dele- gates, including the Americans and Chinese, had gone into the various aspects of the complicated problem of opium and narcotic drugs. After a lively debate on the question of in- corporating in the convention the American principle of limiting the to medical and purposes, the conference roted to adjourn final adjudication of this problem until next week. Italy proposed textual incorpora- tion of America’'s proposition allow- ing each producing country to make a reservation if it thought necessa but Lord Cecil vigorously opposed this, saying that a reservation must be} accepted by all the delegations, otherwise the convention would not be signed. India Offers Compromise. India, fighting to maintain the {Indias’ right to eat opium If they | wished to do so, announced that India wouid accept the American principle if it were applied only to opium ex- ported, and not to opium grown. Voicing regret at the absence of Peru, which is a producing country, the conference adopted a resolution that article two of the Hague Con- vention shall be extended and appli- ed to cocoa leaves, from which cocain is manufactured. and that the system of import certificates and export authorizations shall also be extended to cocoa. The subcommitte reported that the limitation of the production of cocoa for medical and nmenllflc’ needs could not be realized, as it| would imply absolute prohibition of | the harmiess pnsumption of cocoa leaves in 1 South American states. The conference adopted the report | of another subcommittee, whic hre- ported failure to reach an agrecment on the American proposal to abolish oplum smoking in the Far East with- in 15 vears. The Finnish delegate, who brought in the report, seized the opportunity to say pleasant words about America’s happy influence in pushing_ this problem towards a solu- tion. He predicted that the inter- nal conditions in China would im- prove and that China would succeed in curbing excessive oplum growing. He appealed to the powers which have colonies where opium is smok- ed to hasten their program of total suppression. Lord Cecil presented a draft proto- col, whereby the producing countrics promised to restrict cultivation and restrain smuggling. After M. Sugi- | mura, Japan, remarked that China's | absence rendered action on this pro- | tocol a difficult matter. it went over until next week, to which time the conference adjourned. i WALES A “FAIRY PRINCE” T0 BLIND GIRL PARTNER By Radio to The Star and New York World. LONDON, February 7.—The Prince of Wales paid an unexpected visit to the bail given by the local branch of the British Legion at Melton Mow- bray last night. He journeyed to the hall from his hunting lodse nearby. He danced with the daughters of milkmen and farmers, and asked to be introduced to a blind girl whom he saw sitting against the wall. She was Miss Mabel Southgate, and after dancing twice with the prince, she gald: “What a charming gentleman he is. He seems like a fairy prince.” (Copyright, 1925.) e Smoke Screen Ends Rum Race By Cycle Police A smoke screen, believed to have had pepper and sawdust mixed in with other blinding elements, was q, By M. H. ARMY. The much-talked-of legislation pro- viding for re§red pay of 45-year-old Army officers has at last been reported out favorably by the Fenate committee on military affairs. The bill as it came out of the Senate committee provides as follows: “That any officer so appointed (under the national defense act of June, 1920), who has been, or may hereafter be, re- tired for physical disability incident to the service under the provisions of sec? tion 1251, Revised Statutes, shall re- celve, from date of such retirement, re- tired pay at the rate of 75 per centum of hla_ active pay at the time of retire- ment.” A considerable number of of- ficers come under the provision of this bill, which has a possibility of becoming 2 law at this session. A bill to overcome the decision of the Controller General, depriving retired Regular officers of the benefit under existing law of credit for active service while detailed as professors and as- sistant professors of military science at educational institutions, has also been reported out favorably by the Senate military affairs committee. Philippine Scout officers are Included in the ®ill, as they are recognized as Regular officers when detailed as instructors® This has been a widely discussed subject for ome time in Army circles, and the friends of the measure will make ex- tensive efforts to bring it to a vote be- fore adjournment of the present Con- gress takes place, The War Department announced this week that the ficld at Fort Bliss, Texas, has been designated as Biggs Fleld, in honor of Ist Lieut. James Berthea Biggs, Air Service, who was killed in an alrplane dent October 1918, at Belraln, France. Five jacket clamps, three for the caliber Browning afrcraft ma- chine gun and two for the caliber .30 Browning aircraft machine gun, have been manufactured for test by the Air Service, for the purpose of over- coming trouble encountered by barrel jackets becoming loose and unscrew- ing from trunnions of the guns. After a careful consideration of communications between the Main- tenance Division, Field Service, and the Ordnance officers of the various corps areas, concerning the neces- sity for the floor plates in the driver's compartment of the 6-ton tank, Model 1917, the Ordnance committee con- curred with the unanimous opinion of the using service that these floor plates are unnecessary and approved their removal from all tanks in serv- ice and In storage, as well as a change in drawings to agree with the removal of these parts. Approval has been given by the War Department for manufacture and test of a design of an experimen- tal firing lanyard for use on 16-inch Howltzer, Model 1920. Test of this device will be made at one of the sea- coast emplacements. The newly designed wing tip flare, Mk. I, an improvement on the old type of wing tip flare, has been tested at Aberdeen and Langley Field with excellent results. The necessary steps are being taken to have this wing tip flare approved as a standard article of issue. The military order of the Rhine- Osserous will hold its annual re- fon and dinner February 14, at the ster Bay,” New York City. R. N. Henry is president of the order. In accordance with the provisions of Section I, Army regulations 615-5, a A F R W TR ol 53 X% - oA B e %, Y e .. AR LAY Ty T4 e 4 EAATE 5L 2 it Sale 5 D M Kingsbury . Sohmer - . g iy Chickering e Modello e (42 LY 0 purted into the faces of Motor vcle Policemen Helm and Potts of the twelfth precinct during thelr futile chase of a liquor car last night from the District line to Second street and. Rhode Ilsland avenue northeast. The machine tore down Rhode Island avenue at a speed of ap- proximately 67 miles an hour, throwing out a thick cloud in its wake which badly affected the eyes of the pursuing policemen. They emptied revolvers at the car, but were unable to stop its flight. The last seen of the machine was as it passed over the crest of the hill at Second street and Rhode Island avenue. At this point the smoke screen appliance was cut off and when the motor cycles of the pursuers reached the top of the hill the fugitive car was out of sight, ! 1 of vy e ce e eeeae Kohler & Campbell Kohler & Campbell Farrand Cecilian. Kimball .. ... ... Bennett-Bretz . . . Monthly Payments FEBRUARY -8, 1925—PART 1. Mclntyre. competitive examination will be held May 5 at the various posts where Quartermaster Corps troops are sta- tioned, to fill vacancies in the grades of master sergeant, motors and staff sargeant, cook-instructor Quartermaster Corps. The War Department has directed that all applications should reach the Quartermaster General's office not later than March 15. Applications from the Philippine department will be passed upon by the commending general of this department. Appli- cants will furnish the following in- formation: (1) Resume of service; (2) Non-commissioned grades held, commissioned service, if any, and (3) duties performed. Officers of the Quartermaster Corps in Washington have the acceptance of Brig. Gen. H. M. Lord, director of the budget, as their guest of honor at their next lunchepn, which is to be held at the Hotel Lafayette, February 20. Maj. R. P. Harbold, Q. M. C., room 2137 Munitions Building, is chairman. ‘What is considered to be a worlds record, is claimed by Company D, 35th Infantry, with station in hofleld Barracks, Hawali Territory, for ma- chine gun firing, qualification course, for the year 1924, Out of a total of 55 men who parti- cipated in this firing, 21 qualified as expert machine gunners; as first- class gunners, and two as second- class gunners. Of the four comm sioned officers who were attached to organization for instruction and two qualified as expert ma- chine gunners and the remaining two as first-class gunners. D Company is already engaged in firing training for the 1925 season, and they expect to exceed their 1924 mark In the 1925 finals. NAVY. Circular letters are being sent out by the United States Coast Guard to all temporary ensigns of the line and Engineer Corps, advising them that a board of examining officers will be convened during the latter part of July for the purpose of recommend- ing a number of them for promotion to higher rank. A written examina- tion will be given to all temporary ensigns, line and engineering, begin- |ning July 20, in the following sub- jects: | Line—Seamanship, navigation, ord- |nance, gunnery, navigation and cus- tom laws, drill rcgulations, signaling, electrical equipment, Coast Guard reg- ulations and general orders, including matters relating to Coast Guard courts and boards. In the engineering examination the following subjects will be included: Marine bolle: marine engines and auxiliaries, .ship's electrical equip- ment, Coast Guard regulations and general orders, including matters per- taining to Coast Guard courts and boards. The questions propounded in the examination will be along prac- tical lines and are intended to dis- close the extent to which the officer has improved his opportunities for increasing his professional knowl- edge of subjects pertaining to his duties in this branch of the service. An examination will be held for temporary ensigns April 6 for quali- fication as line and engineering of- ficers. Applicants must be at the time of appointment between the ages of 21 and 40 vears of age. The adoption of a simplified pro- visions returns form, which was placed in operation by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts some time ag: 3 A kd a8 has greatly reduced the work of Supply Corps officers afloat. With a view to reducing still further this ac- counting work, officers on duty in the bureau have been engaged in a study which is nearing-completion. Within a few months, it is stated, a form of provision returns will be issued to the service, which, it Is claimed, will tacilitate further the work of offi- cers assigned to commissary dutfes. Sixty-nine naval officers have been ordered by the Navy Department for post-graduate Inatruction, which will vegin June 1. Of this number, 50 aro from the Engineer Corps, elght are Ordnande officers, nine naval con- structors, and two from the Civil En- gineering Corps. All will report at the Post-graduate School at Annapo- iis, Md., June 1. After spending a year at Annapolis the Engineer and Ordnance officers will then be ordered to varfous schools. Some of the Ordnance post- graduate students will be ordered to the Optical School, navy vard, Wash- ington, D. C.; others to Indian Head, Md., while some will specialize in metallurgical work at Lehigh Univer- sity. Upon the completion of their preliminary work at Annapolis the naval constructors will pursue their post-graduate instruction at Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology. The two Civil Engineering officers, upon completing eight months' instruc- tion at Annapolls, will go to Rensse- laer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y., where they will take a 16-month course of study. Upon the completion of these various courses these offi- cers will be assigned to the fleet. An analysis of undesirable discharges effected during the quarter ending De- cember 31 last discloses that 402 men were discharged from the service for various reasons. Under the heading by order of the Bureau of Navigation 150 were discharged for fraudulent under- age enlistment, 18 were discharged for fraudulent enlistment, 12 for desertion without trial and 75 for various other causes. One hundred and forty-seven of this total number were discharged by order of the commanding officers due to unfitness. A perusal of the figures show that 85 of the discharged men were from training stations, 143 came from the various ships, whils 174 were from other shore establishments. Official figures prepared by the Bu- reau of Navigation, Navy Department, indicate & marked improvement in the number of desertions since the quarter ending September 30, 1923, during which period a total number of 2,574 deser- tions were reported to the Navy Depart- ment. For the quarter ending Septem- ber 30 last, a year later, the desertion figures had dropped to 1,689, and for the | quarter ending December 31, 1924, new level of 1,222 had been reached On September 20, 1924, there were 90,372 enlistment contracts in force, while on December 31, 1924, number had dropped to 89,760. First en- listments secured during the third quar- ter of 1924 totaled 3.045. while those secured during the period ending De- cember 31, 1924, increased to 3,321. For the quarter ending September 30 of last year there were 522 total desertions of less than one year of service, while the figure for the last quarter numbered 509. First enlistments increased 9 per cent, total desertions decreased 27 per cent and desertions within first vear of serv- ive decreased 38 per cent. Although the total number of enlistment contracts de- creased less than 1 per cent, the total desertions increased per cent, and although the number of enlistment con- tracts of men with less than one year's service decreased 18 per cent the num- a | ject. this total | NEW TERM ADDS 260 TO EASTERN Total Enroliment Now s 1,600—Cadet Instructor Takes Up Headquarters. Maj. John W. Donovan, newly ap pointed military instructor, who will ald the cadets of the 3d Regiment, composed of Eastern and Western companies, took up his official head quarters at KEastern in Room Wednesday. With the new term came 260 new students. Junior high sent 30; the graded schools furnished 210, while the outside institutions were repre- sented by 20. .Eastern now Is con- fronted with a problem as to how to accommodate in the assembly hal the student body which is in excess of 1,600. An optimistic spirit prevailed dur- ing the Wednesday assembly, due t the recent upset in the basket bal standings, which put Eastern on a level with Central and Western. Ton Howard, Wilma Sh lay and Wilton Gibson, members of the student bod were the principal s akers. Their talks were on plans the alur show, which is to be produced Feb- ruary 20; the school and book exchange, and the care of school property. Friday the debating a meeting, the fe: of a debat embers on th question, t Hair Grease Is More 1 Powedrpu The affirmative was yported by Dorothy Walker, Florence Painter and Miriam Marshall. Their oppe were Alvin Graves, George Roth an Olin Everett. The business me followed with discussion on tions of dues and membership r strictions. Texts & society held ich wa » ques- Are Successful. Mrs. Frank Byra head of the music department Eastern, the midyear major » examinations were, generally spe ing, the most successful ever held Every pupil passed. The major music classes are growing 1 due to the unusual populari sub- Mrs. Byram expects to produce some excel for the major m a heduled next June According to er, erner Is due for One of the ma promised is a ely left cluded by some student. The best ending will be published. Four con plete short stories, a full-page illus trated poem, and a page of freshmen compositions comprise the other items of interest in this number. y feat serial n unfinish cor sued to all officers connected with th administration of the naval reserve force. Upon the passage or Non-passage of the aval reserve force bill, wi h now pending before Con a chapter covering the subject m: will be ber of desertions of that class of men decreased 38 per cent. Announcement was made by the Navy Department this week that a revision is being made of the Bureau of Naviga- tion manual. This will be issued with- out a chapter on the naval reserve force. 4 temporary chapter has been approved by the Secretary of the Navy, however, which, when mimeographed, will be is = [t 7 When the House of Stieff advertises a Clearance of Used, Reconditioned and Demonstrating Pianos, it is an event of importance! One that attracts the attention of those who want to buy an outstanding value. In this Clearance we offer Instruments at prices that we do not believe can be equaled, considering their condition. It would be hard ‘to recognize some of these instruments from new ones that sell for from $100 to $300 more. You will find it profitable to come in at once. an instrument at your price. We have If you cannot come in—write for information—do not miss this opportunity. EVERY PIANO MUST BE SOLD! 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