Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1925, Page 42

Dept. Comdr. William Homer Car. Foll will call the regular meeting of /the Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the National Guard Armory, Fifth and L. streets northwest, May 6. He willl Fsubmit the report| of the eastern con fference held {n New York last week rel mtive to the next ‘commander-in-chief Mwho will be elect] pd at the next na tional encampment Rt Tulsa Okla Chairman Wickstrand department l:‘l‘ P o ampaign| Svill call a spectal Imeeting of the vari. Emest Wickstrand. ous committees representing the local post at the cafeteria of “Mother” Bteed, at 1808 G street northwest, to- morrow at 6 o'clock p.m. Chairman Wickstrand has announced that 100.- 000 buddy poppies have been received for distribution. Past National President Mrs. An- thony Wayne Cook of the Daughters of the American Revolution was pre- Eented at a recent banquet held by }er organization in her honor at the #Villard Hotel with a bouquet of bud- fiy poppies. At the request of Mrs. Cook, a rising vote of tribute of the prganization indorsing the national buddy poppy campalgn was extended to Dept. Comdr. Willlam Homer Car foll and his staff. The national leglslative committee of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, located in Washington, is sending out 2 warning to the disabled veterans, grging them to take advantage of the reinstatement of war risk insurance before their opportunity to reinstate 15 barred by the statute of limitations. Under section 304 of the Reed- Johnson bill, passed June 7, 1824, dls- sbled veterans were permitted to reinstate their Government insurance, providing they were not permanently end totally disabled, within one vear of the passage of the act. The veteran, of course, must make the usual ap- Plication, submit to the usual medical and physical examination and pay the usual back premium, as provided By regulations. ’ The purpose of the warning whi the Veterans of Foreign Wa - ing out is to call the disabled veterans’ @ttention to the fact that the one-year riod will be up on June 7, 1 ttle over a month away, and the di abled veterans are urged to avail themselves of this opportunity before ft is too late. Application of buddy should be made in writing, giving the man’s full name, rank. organization, term insurance number and compensation claim num ber, if possible. together with the amount of Insurance that is desired to be reinstated. The bureau will provide regular application blanks, but the former soldier is urged to place his letter application the words: is application is to be considered in lleu of formal application, which will be made upon receipt of the Prop for: from the Veterans' Bureau. National Comdr. Frank J. Irwin of the Disabled American Veterans last week recommended to Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the Veterans' Bu- reau, that the American Bar Assocta- tion be asked to name a committee to collaborate with a committee from the Veterans' Bureau and a represen- tative of each of the three former nizations, to evolve a new for guardianship for mentally disabled veteran: Approval of the theory upon which the new compensation table of the Veterans’ Bureau is bullt was re. corded last tweek by the Disabled Ameri Veterans with a recom- mendation that it be put into effect at the earliest possible date Commander Irwin urged Gen. Hines ame a permanent board for re- ion of the schedule when certain atings are found unsatisfactory, as well as according the disabled man an agpportunity to prove the crror in case his pre-war occupation is incorrectly given in the official records of the Army or Navy At a meeting of Grand Voiture 174, 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, District of Columbia Department, the American T.egion, held in the board room of the District Building Jast Monday eve- ning, a resolution was unanimously adopted setting forth that the organ- tion commends the endowment campaign now under way na- tionally under the joint auspices of the national organizations of the American Leglon, the American Le- gion Auxiliary and the Forty and Tight, to the people of Washington, and asks them to insure its success by generous contributions, and that they pledge their efforts to the Department of the District of Columbia of the American Legion, its department com- mander and those other individuals who will_conduct the local campaign to raise $30.000 to help the campaign go over the top. to fu Equality-Walter Reed Post, No. 284, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will hold its big open meeting and enter- tainment next Thursday evening at Pythian Temple, 1012 Ninth street northwest. The music will be fur- nished by the Washington Boys’ and, under the direction of James L. Kidwell, an honorary member of this post. Refreshments will be served, and every his wife, mother, sister, daughter or sweetheart with him. In addition to the interesting .program, the post’s poppy campaign committee will out- line the completed plans for the V. F. W. poppy drive, that will be conduct- ed during the Memorisl day period. The post. during its membership paign, is awarding a gold V. F. lapel button to each member bringing in not less than five applications with- in any one calendar month, and al- ready two members have won i A large delegation of this p tended the fun feast given b; Notch Tent, Military Order of Cootles, Tuesday evening, and rangements are being perfected to have T. N. T. stage a Cootie night at the post “dugout” during the month ef June. The initial 1925 automobile outing to be given by this post for the bene. fit of the patients at Walter Reed and Mount Alto Hospita will he held June 14, and it is desired o obtain the donation of not less than 100 automo- biles for this purpose. Forward name and mail address to John D. husen, 811 Butternut street northwest, ifgvou can donate a car for this hos- pital automobile outing. Tormer service men who would be entiled to the New Jersey State bopus and who falled to make appli- cation within the time limit, are noti- fiefl that the time limit has been ex- tended to July 1 next. Applications fof the New Jersey State bonus ma be made upon applying to Capt. Ed- n:8. Bettelheim, jr., chafrman, na 1.}51 legislative committee, Veterans off Foreign Wars, 319 Metropolitan D4n}{ Building. The 1925 ¢onventions of the Mi! Order of the World War will be hel in New York City September 24, and 26, according to a decision of t executive committee of the general staff, which met last month. Wash- ington made a bid for the convention as well as Atlantic City, but as_the sessions had never been held in New York it was yoted to meet there. As yet no arrangements have been made in preparation for the program. Daniel At the call of Commander 127, J. Leahy, National Capital Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the execu- tive committes met in joint session veteran is invited to bring | Wisch- | Monday evening at Odd Fellows’ Hall. Members present evere: Senlor Vice Comdr. . Plerce, Chaplain Wil- llam F. Cavanaugh, Quartermaster Gunner Statsber; Past Comdr. Joseph B. Gerdella, Past Department Comdr. Geurge J. Neuner: Ernest Wickstrata, Department poppy_chalr- man, ana M. A. Cotter. Repre- sentatives of the ladies’ auxiliary, Na- tional (upital Post were President Mrs. Margaret Lidstone, Mrs. Ger- trude Clark,' Miss Claudus Barrack, Mrs. Mae Cotter and Mrs. Katherine Barrack, latter two members in charge of poppy campalgn. Plans for organizing teams and as signments to concessiones were tak- en up. Gunner Statsberg, In charge of the post poppy carapaign, present- ed letters received from officials of Metropolitan Police Department, Dis- trict of Columbia Tire Department, Washingten Rallway - Electric and Capital Traction Companies sanction- ing the privilege of their employes again wearing of the buddy popp. has been the occasion on past v The campalgn 18 to be launched May 15 and teams were assigned to various concessions and Government depart- ments. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia will issue a proclamation urging the public to co-operate in the V. F. W. buddy poppy movements. Ernest Wickstrand, chairman entes tainment, announced that dates have been signed up for outings to Mar- shall Hall and Chesapeake Beach, for June and August, and that detalls of the plans will be submitted to the post at its meeting May 15 | _Top Notch Tent, Military Order of ! the Cootte, the yeround” unit of | the Veterins of Foreign Wars, will hold fts annual fun feast at Keith's Theater next Tuesday evening. In addition to the regular vaudeville bill the Top Notch Tent degree team will be seen in action in its distinctive cootfe uniforms, under the personal direction of Val N. Brandon, grand seam squirrel. Tt is being arranged to initlate several cootle candidates on the stage during intermission. Tickets for this big theater party may be ob- tained from any member of Top Notch Tent or from the quartermaster of #ny local Veterans of Forelgn Wars post. The bowling team of Top Notch Tent will play a match game with the War Department team tomorrow eve- ning at the Arcade. The District of Columbia Depart- ment and several of the local Veterans of Forelgn Wars units have delegated Top Notch Tent to make arrange- ments for transportation, including entertainment, for the trip to Tulsa, Okla., during the last week in August, to attend the “grand scratch” of the Military Order of the Cootie, also the annual national Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment. The Chesapeake and Ohio Raflroad route has been se- lected. It is expected the New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia delegations will make the trip with the District of Columbia delegation over the same route. During the Distefct of Columbia en- campment, which--will be held the middle of June, the second night has been assigned to Top Notch Tent as cootie night and a big ceremonial ses- sion will be staged. The District of Columbia Department excursion will be given to Chesapeake Beach early in June. At the next meeting of the Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 15, the American Legion, its candidate will be selected for department commander of the American Legion. Jullus I Peyser will speak on legion actlvities. During the past week the Ladles’ Auxiliary of Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8, met at the home of Mrs. John 0. Johnson and began making the thousand large popples, which are to be placed on graves of veterans May 30. The next meeting of the auxiliary will be held at the Service Club, 218 Third street northwest, Wednesday. Plans will be made whereby the auxil- fary can better aid the post in its wel- are and hospital work. “Ma’ Wil son has been making her regular weekly visits to the various hospitals, while Mrs. Frank Dunnington has taken over the responsibility for car- ing for the sick in the post and aux- iliary. The next meeting of George Wash- ington Post, No. 1, will be held Tues- day at the clubhouse, 1828 I street northwest. Post Commander Wal- Jace Streater will preside. A num- ber of important matters will be acted on. Announcement is made that the George Baldwin McCoy Unit of the American Women's Legion, named in honor of the first posthumous mem- ber of George Washington Post, will | undertake for another year the main- tenance of the room furnished in the clubhouse for ex-service men. The room is endowed and named after this gallant officer, who paid the su- preme sacrifice in the World War. Lieut. McCoy was a son of Justice and Mrs. Walter I McCoy. The unit has extended an invitation for the wives, mothers, daughters and sisters of members of the post to join this unit, which has established a record for service rendered the disabled men in the varfous hospitals in the Na- tional Capltal. The post a floral wreath, which was placed on the grave at Arlington _Cemetery of Mrs. Ruby Eldridge Shaw, wife of Capt. Charles Owen Shaw, a member of the post, whose death occurred last Monday. Mrs. Shaw was an active worker in the interest of not only the post but of ex-service men in general, and de- {voted much of her time to the boys at Mount Alto Hospital, where her death proved a shock to the disabled men in that institution. Past Com- mander Howard Fisk_and Vice Commander Henry W. Longfellow rattended the funeral services last Wednesday afternoon, the former |acting as one of the pallbearers. Mrs. | Shaw was a_member of the George Baldwin McCoy Unit of the Ameri- can Women's Legion, members of which were present at the funeral services. sent Stewart Walcott Post, American | Legion, met in the board room of the District Building Tuesday evening. | Floyd W. Woolley described the details of the endowment fund drive. He also announced that a completed plat of the Congressional Cemetery was ready for use. All graves will be decorated by the post, assisted by its auxiliary unit. Mrs. Lewls Werden, president of the Walcott Auxillary unit, placed the controversy regarding the Service | Club before the post. A gold past com- mander's jewel was presented by Comdr. - Charles Riemer to Past Comdr. Robert B. McCandlish in the name of the Stuart Walcott Post. George Pickett, 3d, is now affiliated with the Walcott Post, having trans- ferred from the George Washington Post. The next meeting Will be held May 12. Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. §, the American Leglon, is conducting a drive for members. By the next meet- ing, which will be held at the Gavel Club Wednesday night, the member- ship committee, headed by Cyrus C. Coombs, hopes to pass the recorded paid-up membership of last year. The following new members were elected to membership at the last meeting: J. L. Aaron, E. G. Bender, H. R. Brickert, | Edward T. Deck, Harold H. Fairfield, | William H. Hutcherson, M. R. Jame- {son, Byron T. Drom. Edwin M, Niess, | Mever Ostrower, Capt. James B. Peat, {Harry L. Strang, J. H. Vass, I R | Zaontz, Jules Zaontz and Maj. Arthur . Tasker. | Plans are being made by the James | E. Walker Post, No. 26, American Legion, for the special observance of AMemorial week, during which poppies |in charge. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO District National Guard Opportunity is to be provided of- ficers of the Reserve Corps of the Army to be attached to the National ard organizations of thelr respec- tive localities for the purpose of par- ticipating in armory drill work dur- ing the year. Authority has just been received at the headquarters of the District of Columbia militia to attach such officers of the reserves as make application. The officers will retain their reserve status, and will be additional numbers in the officer personnel of the Ni tlonal Guard. They will not receive armory drill pay, for it is purely a voluntary attachment on the part of the officers who wish to maintain thelr efficiency by keeping in close touch with the military work. The application of the officers for such training must be approved both by the commander of the corps area in which the National Guard is a part and also be approved by the command- mg general of the local militia, in the case of officers here who wish to drill with the National Guard of the District of Columbla. The order, in part, follows: “The number of reserve officers who can be attached to a National Guard unit, if mutual benefit is to be de- rived from such attachment, is de- pendent upon the state of training of the unit concerned. This must be given cargful consideration. For the present irfno case should the number of reserve officers attached exceed the actual officer strength of the National Guard organization. Not to exceed one captain should be attached to a company or simflar unit. Subaltern offic may be grouped—that is, a National Guard unit whose officer strength inclides one captatn, one first lieutenant and one second lieu- tenant might have attached to it one captain and two subalterns or three subalterns. In the field grades the number of National Guard officers, grade for grade, should not be ex- ceeded. “As a matter of courtesy extended by Natlonal Guard authorities, en- couragement in co-operation and training among elements of the Army of the United States should be de- veloped through practice of the func- tions of command with State troops by reserve officers not holding commis- slons in such State organizations. With a proper understanding of the situation, and with precedent for such command practice as has been hereto- fore established by XNational Guard and reserve officers with respect to organizations of the Regular Army, no difficulties should arise. In no case should the exercise of temporary command by reserve officers be under- taken unless agreeable to the Na- tional Guard commander concerned and the training of the organization be not interfered with. “As far as may be practicable and feasible National Guard authorities should insure to reserve officers so attached, without prejudice to their own training, the same opportunities for training as are presented to Na- tional Guard. officers of like grade. The status of reserve officers, as to thelr relationship and duties, would be determined by the commanding officer of the organization to which such officers are attached. They should be required to conform to the rules and discipline of the National Guard organization to which attach- ed. It {s to be understood that Na- tional Guard authorities will report infractions of discipline on the part of reserve officers, through normal channels, to the corps area com- mander for action.” Col. Henry C. Smithers, who, since the inauguration of the Bureau of the Budget, has been chief co-ordi- nator, has just been assigned as in- spector-instructor of the 29th Na- tional Guard Divislon. He reported to Maj. Gen. Stephan, commanding the diviston, and this week was in conference with Col. Lloyd M. Brett, U. 8. A, regarding the new assign- ment. The duty with the National Guard is in addition to his duty as chief co-ordinator to the Budget Bureau. First Lieut. Hugh . Muir, Com- pany C, 121st Regiment of Engineers, has been transferred to the National Guard Reserve on his own request, be- cause he could not give the amount of time necessary to stay on active duty. Four fiveton Army trucks have been assigned to the 260th Coast Ar- tillery. They are at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., and it will be neces- sary for the Natlonal Guard to make provision for bringing them here. Consideration is being given to a plan to send a detail of one officer and eight men to the Indiana Army post to drive the vehicles over the road and break them in so that they will be ready to carry the organization and its equipment to TFort Monroe for the annual period of training in August. Maj. Walter W. Burns, command. ing the Coast Artillery unit of the local National Guard, is seeking per- mission to have his organization prox ceed over the'road to Fort Monroe, in- stead of going down by transport. Much valuable tralning will be re celved by the men in such a trip, it was pointed out, and there seems to be a probability now that this move- ment wiil be approved. The rifle team representing the Na- tional Guard of the District of Co- lumbia won second place this year in the annual gallery tournament, held under the auspices of the National Rifle Assoclation. These matches are fired in local armorles of v teams throughout the countr: the scores checked at the end of the period. First place was won by the team of the 11th United States Infantry at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind. The team of the 121st Regiment of Engi neers, National Guard of the District of Columbia, which won second place, follows: Capt. C. S. Shields, Capt. Sidney Morgan, First Lieut. Just C. Jensen, Second Lieut. J. R. Quade, Master Sergt. F. F. Bernsdorff, Technical Sergt. Frank B. Kaye, Staff Sergt. Alexander Thill, Staff Sergt. L. T. Meeds, Staff Sergt. John Shricker, Sergt. Thaddeus Riley, Sergt. Herbert Milwit, Sergt. Andrus, Corp. Wheate, Corp. Wrenn and Private Hugh Riley. While units of the National Guard of the District of Columbia will be restricted to one drill a week during the remainder of the fiscal year on actount of the restrictics placed on the use of the deficiency appropriation by the Militla Bureau of the War Department, nevertheless, in accord- ance with an order issued by Gen. Stephan during the week, no assem- biles will be allowed after July 1 more than once a week, unless otherwise ordered under regulations to be issued. Units of the local National Guard are striving to pass each other each week in getting 100 per cent attend- ance. The standing of commands during the week follows: Company C, 1216t Engineers, 86.53; Company A, 121st Engineers, $0.95; band section, Headquarters and_Service Company. | 121st Engineers, 72.41: Company F, 121st Engineers, 70.58; medical de- tachment, 121st Engineers, 69.; Company B, 121st Engineers, 68.08: 29th Military Police Company, 67.50; will be sold. Chaplain Charles Lo- mack ls chairman of the committee The post will hold brief services and decorate graves in several of the cemeteries May 24 and participate in the parade May 80, which will start from the Twelfth street branch of the Y.M.C.A. The members will later go to Arlington Cemetery. 121st Engineers, Company B, 260th Artillery, 61.81; Company D, 121st Engineers, 61.10; Headquarters and Service Company, less band section, 60.87: Company A, 1st Separate Battallon Infantry, 59.99; Battery A, 260th Artillery, 57.83. A number of officers of the Army Reserve Corps have applied for and recelved permission to go to Virginia Beach, Va., with the guard at the time of the annual training encamp- ment in August. A number of those who have made applications were members of the local guard before the World War, and went into active serv- jce with it. Among those who will go are: Capt. Claude Burlingame, In- fantry Reserve; Capt. Victor H. Dent, Infantry Reserve; Maj. J. B. Jones, 120th Infantry; Maj. Frederick A. Liv: ingstone, Capt. Joseph A. Giovannoni. Infantry Reserve; First Lieut. C. M. Refch, Infantry Reserve: Capt. J. C. Sweeney, Infantry Reserve. Company E, 64.28; The following colored Reserve of- ficers have received permission to go to camp with the 1st Separate Bat- talion, which will be held at Saunders Range, Md., this summer: Capt. Howard D. Queen, 4257 Dix street northwest; First Lieut. P. McN. Thompson and Second Lieut. P. J. Chesson, both of Norfolk, Va. Drill pay checks for Companies B and D, 121st Engineers, and A and B, Coast Artillery, have been received from the 3rd Corps Area at Balti- more, Md, and distributed. for the ileadquarters and Service Company of the 121st Engincers are expected this weel. When these ar- rive it will complete the payment of the men of the guard for the quarter Applications _ for distinguished marksmen medals, by virtue of hav- ing been on a winning rifle team competing with teams of the Army of the United States, have been filed with National Guard headquarters. Staff Sergt. John A. Shricker, Com- pany C, 121st Engineers, was a prin- clpal on~ the National Guard rifle team in 1920, 1922 and 1923. Tech- nical Sergt. Frank B. Kaye claims the medal by virtue of having been a principal on the local guard team in 1923. Sergt. Thaddeus A. Riley, Com- pany E, 121st Engineers, ciaims a medal by reason of having been a principal on the tewm of 1924. Pri- vate Hugh E. Riley, Company £, 121st Engineers, claims one as a principal on the team of the 110th Engineers, National Guard of Mis- sourd, in 1924. He was then a ser- geant in Company C of that organi- zation Owing to the crowded conditions in the armor: the 1st Separate Battalion has received instructions to ‘seek a new armory by July 1. Funds have been provided, and Capt. Arthur C. Newman, commanding, has been instructed to submit recom- mendations for an armory for his organization. The letter suggests that one of the gymnasiums or assembly halls in one of the colored high schools might be obtained for drill purposes, while a house nearby can be rented for assemblies and the storage of equipment. Lawrence F. Hardy, 1420 Harvard street, enlisted in Company E, 121st Regiment of Lngineers. Plans are being made by Coast Artillery to museum at its armory, at Water and O streets southwest. Maj. Walter W, Burns, commanding, in making appli- cation’ for a number of the German trophies allotted to the District of Columbia, informed headquarters that the organization planned to have single museum. IHe filed application for 38 articles from the list, including one 77-mm. gun and carriage and one 150-mm. howitzer and carriage In order to get the equipment here. he sald. it was proposed to borrow a 10-ton trailer fr, the motor trans- port camp at Camp Holabird, Md., and tow it by truck to Newark, where the equipment would be loaded and brought over the rcad to Washington. the 260th ablish a war Excellent reports were received by the units of the National Guard of the District of Columbia during the re- cent inspectlons conducted by Capt. W. A. Crosson, who came here from Philadelphia for the purposs of making Inspections. The Guard rifle team went to the Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Md., yesterday for its annual rifle matches with the Midshipman team. Read Ad miral Nulton, commanding the acad- emy, accepted the offer of the local guard to compete with the midship- men. NAVAL RESERVE. Practically all of the officers and men of the Naval Reserve have heen vaccinated and have taken their three “shots™ of typhoid prophylaxis, and conditions again are resuming normal the armory at the Washington i The regular weekly chools and drills were resumed last Monday night. Lieut. H. J. Nichols conducted his regular class in naviga- tion. Plans were started for dinner of reserve officers and former reserve officers at a meeting of the Naval Reserve Officers’ Assoclation of the District of Columbia last Mond night at the Naval Reserve Armory Lieut. H. J. Nichols, president of the association, presided. and appointed a committee to take charge of the ar- rangements, with instructions to make a tentative report at another meeting of the association to be held at the armory Monday night Every effort is to be made to in- crease the membership by having all reserve officers in the District join 1the organization. There are several hundred of them, who do not partict pate in the regular drills, it was dis- closed. During the discussion it was brought out that the new naval re serve organization bill which goes in to effect on July 1, is not really go ing to build up the naval reserve in thé manner that the Army is to buila up its reserve. The resuit will be, it was pointed out, that should it become necessary for the Navy to suddenly increase its personnel in time of war it will have to go out and pick up former reserve officers and those with out any naval experience, as they dld during the last war, and train them under rush conditions. This is just the opposite fo what the Army is do ing, as it is mobilizing and tralning its forces now. The new act in reulity clearly puts a restriction on the Naval Reserve anc makes of it a close corporation. This was learned for the first time Mon- day night, when it became apparent to reserve officers who are trying tc build up the organization that it is really the intention of the regulai officers of the Navy Department to a get-together it will be but a small unit. True, it was pointed out, that there will be a reserve list of officers nbt re- quired to drill or participate in_ any crulses. These officers will be on th same condition as ex-officers who do not keep in close contact with the naval progress. In order to be o any value they will have to keep uy the constant training, and it wa: pointed to as a useless waste o funds in paper work and ‘records tu keep a reserve llst such as this. It was disclosed that the activi unit of the reserve of the District o Columbia will consist of but 23 offi- cers and 160 enlisted men, divided int a headquarters - company and thres divisions, each a nucleus for a de stroyer crew. Reserve officers who have the inter est of the reserve at heart point out Those | so hold down the organization that | D. ¢, MAY '3 ment Is Organized and How No. 53—Uncle Sam in Some 10 years ago Uncle Sam didn't da. own a single ship, outside of those in the Navy. Today he is one of the big ship owners of the world, with several hundred tied up in the Hud- son, James and other rivers while he operates about 350 passenger and cargo ships, including the Leviathan, the biggest ship afloat, which he took from Germany. 3 And yet Uncle Sam really does not want to be in the shipping business, but there are two very important reasons why he must stay in the business indefinitely, as far as can now be seen. One reason is to give American commerce a “square deal” on the high seas and the other is to be prepared for adequate natlonal defense. When the World War broke loose, even before we got into the war, our merchants began to suffer and were practically at the mercy of forelgners. When we entered the war we had no ships to transport our fighting men and supplies overseas and had to pay a big bill for' transportation. In such an emergency our Uncle Samuel al- ways does things in a big way and he spent more than three billions of to get a merchant marine in . So—while he doesn’t want in the shipping business, h “,” faces the alternative of having to Ge this all over again, and meanwhile (& seefng our merchants suffer through diserimination and all the people p: higher prices in conseque it he allows the existing merchant marine to be wiped out. Of course, he is now operating this big _fleet at a loss, which did run up to $50,000,000 a year, but this deficit has been cut down to $25,000,000 to $30,000,000 through improved methods and the practice of economy. It's a simple matter of division to see that $25,000,000 goes into $3,000,000,000 a good many times—so it is really much better economy for him to continue operating his ships at a loss. This merchant fleet is under the ad- ministration of the Shipping Board, which was created during the war Sa fin: an: by Se e to off ge! pa 4 gol to be | fel ly the En pe: bu. th that the result of the new act will be so to restrict the upbuilding of the naval reserve as to make it most un inviting for officers or men to remain with it, and it will have just the op posite _effect to that which was claimed for it when it was in Con gress. All previous the naval reserve have tice, and they were uniformly bills spofisored by the Navy Department, and if it was the purpose of the de partment to build up a reserve under the new bill, it was pointed out, it seems likely that the new law is des. | un tined for the same end. 1 my bo: it er: in organization acts of led in prac in away. F the rain keeps up, you are in for t| the weather for years. If your roof is old and has seen its don’t go to the trouble and expense of cost. Stormtight searches out the holes as though you poured moltenlead over t] plece continuous coating. This coatin, face underneath. It enables you to for- get your roofing troubles and to post- pone the need for reroofing for many, many years. A single application lasts a long time—how long, we do not know. We have some roofs here in Belleville that were coated with Storm- tight in 1915 and so far not a drop of rain has leaked through. Of course, like many other jobs, the more carefully you put Stormtight on, the it will last for years and years. It will g ‘weather, and put-on any kind of roof, be put on by anybody. It takes no more skill than sweeping n.floor. You don’t have to mix anything, - thin anything, or heat anything. You simply take N 1925— YOU AND UNCLE SAM Series of Educational Articles Telling How Federal Govern- Expressly for School Children. the Shipping Business The Emergency Fleet Cerporatior. has charge. of the operating end of Uncle ping Board under the present law. 1t takes highly trained men to take charge of such an important business, arie: consists of seven ch. ration must these ships in world trade. The Emer- commanded by former Rear Admiral Leigh C. Palmer, who is paid $25,000 a year, and several vice presidents re- ceive §18,000 each. The boats are operated for the most ment ships are run by private opera- tors who are paid a commission of 5 per cent on the gross receipts for out- turn | commissions whether loses money o high Sam sells a ship or ma sells for a great deal less than cost him during the war days when the price of everything was away up and he was paying bonuses for quick work. There is one group of ships that Uncle Sam is operating directly, called from u heavy loss and there is little prospect that although it is dol ton Other Medite where American importers or ex; United operated under of plaster patching -or re-papering—perhaps both. Is there anything you can do to speed up the repairing? There is . . . Now, thanks to a wonderful composition called Stormtight, you can _stop a leak before it has done any real damage. All you have to do is spread Stormtight over the spots where leaks have developed. Stormtight seals them tightly and makes them impervious to Stormtight is just as efficient for leakproofing an entire roof surface as it is for stopping one leak. that roof. Just cover it with a coat of Stormtight and you will havea tight new sutface at a very low ‘When the thick, adhesiveliquid sets, it forms a one- and rubberlike. It will not crack; it will not rot. It expands and contracts with the sur- longer it will last. But even with ordinary care season after season, keeping your roof free from leaks and your mail free from repair bills. Not only can Stormtight be put on in any PART T It Functions—Written vs of the Wilson administration. m's shipping business, although al authority rests with the Ship- d" they have to be pald good sal- The Shipping Board at present persons appointed the President and confirmed by the nate, who receive $12,000 a vear The Emergency Fleet Corpo- pay even higher salaries command the services of the best icials to command the operation ef ncy Fleet Corporation is at present rt under what is known as “M. O. contracts, under which the Govern- ing tonnage and 21; per cent for re- tonnage. They are paid those the Government not. These boats were Uncle Sam or taken from many. During the war they made lot of mor because rates were | But shortly after the war rates | 1 off and shipping depreciated great- in value. That's why when Uncle y ships he they built by e “United States Lines,” which run New York to ports in France, ngland, Germany and other Euro- an ports. This line is operated at it will ever be self-supporting, a great deal of siness. On this line is the Leviathan, e largest ship afloat, which is almos 000 tons, and the George Washing- another converted German boat 00 tons. United into ates Goverr the Furopean trade, South American and In fact, ships under States flag now go into every port in the world port- 5 are ment ats go ited ally S Or manufacturers or growe: terested in the trade of that r The one biggest reason why States merchant fleet at a loss is the a difference of operation cost men's act, which fmproved conditions under which seamen work, including much better wages The policy of this Government as laid down in the merchant marine act of 1920 is to get these boats into pri vate hands as soon as can be done, but to make the deal in such a way as to keep them under the American flag in overseas trade. Many have been sold with that understanding. The last sale was of five passenger and cargo combination liners from San Francisco to the Far East to the Dollar Line. These had been operated as the Pacific Mall Steamship C Repeated efforts have been n Congress o pass a ship subsidy m ure under which the United States Government would give financial aid to private ship operators. Chairman O'Connor of the Shipping Board is g0ing to ruggest to the next Congress a modification of the ship subsidy plan, through establishment of a Mer- chant Marine Reserve by the Govern- ment. He proposes that each seaman in this reserve be paid $20 a month by the Government. The private ship operator could then pay about the same rate of wages as foreign com panies pa, and the $20 paid rh man by the Government would be the dif- ferential between what other coun- tries pay and what the United States luws require American operators to pay. Then he believes that in fair competition American shipping in- terests might make some money. As it is now our boats sailing to South America are about breaking even, as did also the transpacific line just sold. But the line to Europear ports can never break even on ac count of the very keen competition and rate cutting engaged in by for- eign concerns. (Copyright, 1025, by Will'P. Kennedy.) The fifty-fourth article in this series will be on “Uncle Sam's Pensioner: It will be printed in this paper Wednesda ne between boats the American flag and those nder foreign flags. This is in a large easure due to the La Fol SITE OF ANCIENT CITY UNEARTHED BY RUSSIAN Harahoto, Once Capital of King- dom of Tangut, Is Discovered by Explorer. Co Associated Press HARBIN, April 2—The site of the ancient city of Harahoto, once cap ital of the kingdom of Tangut, is re- ported to have been discovered b P. K. Kosloff, a Russlan explorer. He recently has returned from a two years' stay in the heart of Mongolia, bringing with him. it is said, quanti- tles of treasures of interest to scien- tists A library of nes in seven languages and some 350 pictures are said to have been recovered from the ruins of the long lost city, coverea for centuries by the sands of the Gobi desert Some of the boc been found are in | unknown to philologists,, b plorer had the good fortine dictionary of the language should greatly facilitate the tion of the books In addition many objects of art gold and bronze and some artistic tap. estries were said to have been found The collection has been sent to the Leningrad Academy of Fine Arts 500 v reported to have 1 lan hitherto the ex o find a which transla- S b Doctor Rushes to Save Bull. “Leto,” a prize bull, valued at $15 | 000, on the Agricultural Farm of the | University of West Virginia, is con | fter Dr. J. H. Woodr 1 Department of Agricult { ainimal. The t DR.CALDWELLS SYRUP PEPSIN “THE FAMILY LAXATIVE" - You Can Now Mend it ;}féumelf in a Few Minutes ‘A steady rainstorm —a telltale spot on your ceiling —a leak in your roof! You try to get someone to fix it right It can’t be done. meantime the spot on your ceiling spreads like ink on blotting paper. It was still rainin, minutes after the developed, thi In the he gi soon as before dama he expense 0. z harden the mo- ment it gets on the roof. Tilt the pail, spill out about a quart, and you're ready for the third and final operation. Spread it. Tom Sawyer could have sold the privi- lege. Brushing Stormtight out over the roof is, as a mat- ter of fact, even less difficult than white- washing a fence. After you have done this, you're finished, and so are the leaks. best days, f replacing and cracks 'he old roof. g is tough Stir it. Just a few minut stirring and Stormtight is ready for use. Any old stick will Pourit. Stormtight doesn’ stop that roof leak the minute you he fixed the roof. A few leak onter- prisinghome.owner had it stopped. One of the big advantages Storm- you is ability to stop leaks as ou find them— done. the It is to the chemist that we owe the great preservative pow= or of Stormtight, which protects yourroof from the weather many years longer than paint. Stormtight sticks fast even to a wet roof. It spreads easily on a cold one. On days when the mercury flirts with zero you can break the ice from your roof and proceed to make it leakproof. The cost of Stormtight is really very little. The average roof contains from five to ten squares (a square, so square is 100 square feet). Two to three dollars’ worth of Stormtight covers a your roof can probably be made leakproof at a cost of from ten to twenty-five dollars. A small leak can sometimes be fired for as little as twenty-five cents, by the use of a pound of Stormtight PI: ic. Stormtight is sold in one- and five-gallon cans and Pprotective stain for wood shingles . You can ¢ beautiful stain for four shingle root one gal- and one gallon of Stormtight. Apply tormtight ngle Stain penetrates the and leaves a protec- tive film over the surface of y mixin, Ton of raw linseed o1l it like paint. it pain shingl the roof. Better than repainting A coat of Stormtight is 10 o right on, roof, and spread it witha Is the sun shining? Is but it can during the very season when you realize that the cover off, stir thoroughly, pour some on the Then you are finished—and so are thé leaks. the snow falling? Never mind; you can apply Stormtight just the same. It can begin its job in any sort of weather. It can begin preventing leaks times thicker than a coat of in 64-gallon drums. You can get it ‘at many good stores that sell paint, hardware, or builders’ supplies, and some of the readers of this advertisement will get it. They will act on what they have read. They will take advantage «of the opportunity which Science has given them. They will make thelr roofs leakproof this week. Will you be one of them? g Free Offer— ta paint. It comes in beautiful colors that become even more beautiful with age. A single u protection for years and coatin; from years. give: eaks L. Dept SEND IN THE COUPON e —————— Sonneborn Sons, Inc. 114 Fifth Avenue, New York stiff-bristled broad brush. Name the rain coming down? Is or even on the very day leaks will be disastrous. Please send me free of charge 2 sample can of Stormtight so I may judge how the material looks and acts on a rool. Address. . Kind of roof