Evening Star Newspaper, July 19, 1925, Page 18

LR, HAWAD HARBOR HELD ADEQUATE Aide to Admira Coontz Says Channel Needs to Be Deepened. Correspondence of the A HONOLULU, June 23 Griswold, alde for mate staff Admiral Robert commander-in-chief of States batle fle 1 1 while here her proof of the inadequac cllities of Pearl Harbor navy and of the need for deepening | hannel entrance to the keystone of American defenses in the Pacific, had been furnished during the final | ;s of the fleet's to Hawail prior to its departu Australia Minor electrical trouble, such ordinarily would be eradicated d, developed on the U West Virginia, one of the latest largest of the dread hts. Because of the vessel's immense draft and the | fact that Pearl Harbor channel is not sufficiently deep, it was considered unsafe to attempt to send her into the | yard icers were compelled | 1o perform Keshift repairs West Virginia’s anchorage in Bay, approximately s lulu in open sea Was necessary to anchor the ips of the | fleet here because of the lack of moor ing in Pearl Harbor. Not Equipped for Repairs. It was also discovered, Capt. Gris- wold rep that the vard was not equipped to make rep: he faulty eenel or of the U E nsylva- | nia, and it was necessary to remove the generator and send it to the main- Jand. It was emphasized by Capt. Griswold that th repairs and nu- | merous others requir the fleet | after battle " and sub- | sequent minor were rou tine matters, fau’ 1c] rise fror everyday service. In case of naval| combat in the Pacific, he pointed out, | the larger number of vessels damaged | in action would provide a serious sit- | uation unless improvements were made to Pearl Harbor. had been recommended several times. The principal improvements desired are the deepening. straightening and widening of the entrance channel; the dredging of the Pearl Lochs to| provide anchor: and moorings | for the fleet, and Increase repair fa eiliti Recently Hale of Maine, chairma atrs committee, spection of Pearl next Congress probably would pro- vide for enlarging the channel as t next step in a $5,000,000 naval base | program, and that other improvements would follow. pt. R. M, on the Coontz the Unitey as ) and Rolling | Baptist Assembly to Open. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK. Md., July 18.—The ninth annual Mar; nd Baptist Sum. mer Assembly will open at Braddock | Helghts tomorrow evening, when members of the body will ccnduct the weekly song service. About 300 Mary land Baptists will attend. The lec turers include Dr. Lincoln Hulley, De- land, Fla; Dr. Leroy Dakin, New York: Dr. F. H. Leavell, Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. H. W. Baylor, Baltimore and Dr. Samuel J. Porter, Baltimore. People of Australia are so like Americans in many tastes that they seek articles preferred in this country EFORE you | struction | schools, | wi | ment | training Information was received this week from 3d Co Area headquarters that active training for 15 days may be taken by reserve officers of In. fantry and Field Artillery from Wash. ington and vicinity who have not had active training since July 1, 1925. his training will be available for Field Artillery officers at Tobyhanna, Pa., from August 16 to 30, with the 496th Artillery, Col. E. Francis Riggs, commanding. The Infantry officers will be trained with the 394th In- fantry, 99th Division, under the 34th Infantry at Fort KEustis, Va., from August 16 to 30, 1925 These two camp sites present a de- sirable opportunity, as Fort Eustis, located a short distance from Fort is very popular with reserve while Tobyhanna offers a from the usual camps and in addition h splendid firing range. Any reserve engineer officers who ble to attend the 343d En- unit training camp may take with the 324th 99th Division, which in will be given at Camp Humphreys, Va., from July 26 to Au- gust 9. Lieut. Col. John Scott, In- fantry, executive officer of the Organ- ized Reserv to impress who wish opportunity immediate Ingineers, all reserve officers | to take advantage of this that they should make application to _reserve headquarters, in the Graham Building, 1402 street, at the earliest practi- cable date, as very little time remains before the camps will begin their in- struction upon Maj. Homer N. Preston, general| staff, has reported at 3d Corps Are headquarters as assistant chief of | staff, G-4, with station in the City| f Balti Md., vice Col. Ralph Ingram, general staff, relieved Maj. John G. Donovan, retired, and Capt. Willlam Judkins, retired, both on duty in the Washington high were ordered by the War Department to proceed to Camp Meade for temporary duty with the citizens’ military training camps, h are now being held at this sta- tion Members of the 343d Engineers, the first Washington reserve regiment to hold a unit training camp, will gather in the b droom of the District Building next Wednesday evening where there will be taken up the| first and second battles of Bull Run and the battle of the Wilderness The first battle of Bull Run_ will be covered by Capt. Walter H. Dun- lap, the second battle will be dis d by Lieut. V. V. Martin, while the battle of the Wilderness will be taken up by Capt. Wilson P. Ballard, all of the 343 Enginee The final assembly before it starts on camp will be held in the Building on Aug 12, at practical field discussion whl be engaged in, embracing march dis- cipline, camp sanitation, etc. Word has been recelved from Col. John Stewart, regimental commander, who is now in South America on a busi- ness trip, that he has been unavoid- 1bly delayed, but that he expected to arrive in Washington in time to this regi- its unit for District which start on the march with the regiment. | third | completed the s of Winter training for the Organized Reserves of Washington and v The first season, that of tentative and experi mental, but was satisfacto took advantage of the lessons of the preceding year, the programs of in struction were greatly improved and the activity and interest on the part month in Washington, de: s great increase. serve organiza- tions were rapidly growing into real, actual and self-functioning units, with corresponding increase in esprit and value. The past season, 1924-5, was very successful in every way—organization and fnstruction both being placed on a very high basis, which had never been reached before. The main organizations allotted to the Washington reserve headquarters are the 320th Infantry, Col. G. B. Young commanding: the 313th Field Artillery, Col. Le Roy V. Herron commanding, and the 343d Engi- in _command of Col. John cart. Progressive programs were ared in advance and strictly fol lowed. The instruction was largely carried out by reserve officers under the supervision of the regimental commanders. All the reserve officers of th respective arms, Whether ssigned to the regiment or not, were invited and expected to take advan tage of the opportunity to increase their qualifications as officers of the Army of the United States—for actual service in emergency or for promo- tion in time of peac For other branches e number of officers of varied ignments and organizations, In: ruction assemblies were necessarily ed on branch rather than organi zation. Instruction assemblies were held by officers of the following branches of the Reserve Corps Quartermaster Corps, Ordnance De- partment, Air Service, Signal Corps Medical Department (including Med ical, Dental, Medical Administrative Corps, Sanitary Corps and Veterinary Corps), Finance Department and Chemical Warfare Service. As a general rule, programs were prepared and Instruction given by a regular officer on duty in the office of the respective chiefs of branches From October, 1924, to June, 1 an average of 16 assemblies of 11 different arms were held monthly with al monthly attendance of 600 reserve officers and an average attendance of 46. In addition to these emblies for instruction, a splendid ence course prepared by Department offers opportu- nity for officers and enlisted men to go more deeply into details and to further improve their military quall fications. Monthly meetings of the serve Officers’ Assoctation, of which Maj. R. E. B. McKenney, 320th In- fantry, is president, offered most val- uable help through selected talks by officers of wide knowledge and experi- ence. Announcement will be made in this column when the regular work begins next October. Due to the recent ex- pansion of quarters at reserve head- quarters in the Graham Building, and the reassignment of additional officers, plans are being formulated to take up instruction-assemblies for two regi- ments recently allocated, and addl tional arms and branches which, be- cause of the space limitations, have not been accommodated in the past. R presented by During the week the following changes in the assignments of reserve officers residing in Washington were announced: Capt. Joseph Peters, Quartermaster Reserve, having moved Bacillus Acidophilus Milk For intestinal disorders Ask your physician about it Prepared by the NATIONAL VACCINE Al ANTITOXIN INSTITUTE 1515 U St. N.W. of the revealed a invest your money in furniture, you owe it to yourself to see that you get the most for your outlay. And to do this, you must com- pare other kinds of furniture with L r'fe time ticularly. MAYER & CO. Seventh St. Furniture — prices pat- Bet. D “ti\; \ N 5 i ) G E e — to the 5th Corps Area, is relieved from assignment to the 336th Motor Repair Battalion, General Headquarters Re- serves, first three fleld armies; Sec- ond Lieut. John C. Rinck, Quarter- master Reserve (branch assignment group), former address Takoma Park, having moved to the fth Corps Area, is relieved from attachment to the 80th Division, for instruction and training; Second Lieut. Warder B. Jenkins, Fleld Artillery Reserve, having moved to the 7th Corps Area, is relieved from assignment to the Field Artillery group; Capt. Ralph F. Thompson, Quartermaster Reserve, is relieved from assignment to motor repair sec- tion No. 465, 3d Corps; Second Lieut. John I Spreckelmyer, Quartermaster Reserve, is relieved from attachment to the 109th Service Battalion (Quar- termaster Corps), zone of communica- tion; Lieut. Col. John V. Richards, In- fantry Reserve, is assigned to the 521st Infantry Battalion, zone of the intes rior; First Lieut. John G. Mackle, in- fantry reserve, having moved to the 2d Corps Area, is relieved from as- signment to the 521st Infantry Bat- talion, zone of the interior; First Lieut. Alfred M. Zitani, Medical Reserve, hav- ing moved to the 2d Corps Area, is relieved from assignment to General Dispensary No. 3, zone of communica- tion; Maj. George H. B. Terry, Medical Reserve, is relieved from assignment as surgical ward officer, Station Hos- pital No. 60, zone of communication; Second Lieut. Edward M. Everett, Cav alry Reserve, assigned to the 62d Ca alry Division: Capt. Joseph V. McNary (Takoma Park) and First Lieut. James R. Arnold, both Engineer Reserve, are attached to the 343d Engineers (gen- eral service), 13th Corps, for instruc- tion and training; Second Lieuts. Thomas C. Dyar and John C. Hay, both Infantry Reserve, assigned to the 306th Tank Company (heavy), zone of the interior: Capt. Dorrell G. Dicker- son, Medical Reserve, having moved to the 9th Corns Area, is relieved from assignment to Evacuation Hospital, No. 35 4th Army; Maj. Augustus C. Gray, Medical Re- serve, is relieved from his present signment as chief of Medical Service, Station Hospital, Nc zone of communication, and s assigned to Evacution Hospital, No. 30, first in the capacity of ant chief of Medical Service; Maj Howard F. Kane, Medical Reserve, is relieved from his present assignment as chief of Medical Service, General Dispen No. 3, zone of communi- acutien Army, in the capacity of assistant chief of Medi- cal Service; Capts. Campbell C Johnson and Peter L. Robinson, both Infantry Reserve, assigned to the 428th Infantr. as also Second Lieuts, o A James H. Green, Maurice E. John- son, Augustus G. Lindsay and Wil- Ham J. Newsom, all Infantry Re- serve; Maj. Louis C. Vogt, Takoma Park, Field Artillery Reserve, as- signed to the Field Artillery group; Second Lieut. Willlam J. Darmody, Coast Artillery Reserve, assigned to 3d Coast Artillery district; Second Lieut. James S. Doherty, Quarter- master Reserve, assigned to the 109th Service Battalion (Quartermaster Corps), zone of communication; First Lieuts. Roger D. Thompson and Her- bert F. Weser, both Quartermaster Reserve officers, assigned to the 315th Motor Repair Battalion, 1st Army; and First Lieut. Sidney H. Perham, Quartermaster Reserve, assigried to the 109th Service Battallon (Quar- termaster Corps), zone of communi- cation; Maj. Willlam Wright, Quar- termaster Reserve, assigned to the 76th Service Battallon (Quartermas- ter Corps), 1st Army; Second Lieut. Thurston B. Johnston, Quartermaster Reserve, assigned to Motor Transport Company, No. 672; First Lieut. Guil Barber, ' Quartermaster Reserve, as- signed 'to Motor Transport Company, No. 673, and the following, all Infantry Reserve officers, assigned to the 428th Infantry; Capts. Thomas Johnson, Theodore R. Borders, Hyman Y. Chage, Lawrence F. Jordan, Lancess McKm~ht and Richard C. Turner. ——e REMEMBERS WAR&DEED. Special Dispatch to The Star, HAGERSTOWN, July 18.—Sixty-one vears ago, while a picket at a Union Army outpost in Virginia, hard. pressed by the Confederate troops, George Hill, now past 80 years of age, was given three loaves of bread by a Southern family. He was near starvation. He had been cut off from his New York company and realized that to break through the lines of the “‘rebels” meant death or capture if he failed. The enemy household had but little food, because the district had been be- sleged for weeks and it was impossible to buy, but Hill was saved, and now ho s en route to Lovettesville, Va. to find descendants of the family and repay the kindness. Hill lives at York, Pa. Washed RUGS:: Sanitary Carpet Cle. Co. Phone Lincoln 1481 & Lincoln 7638 Cleaned Shampooed Scoured S~ PVOOOG PED Fresh, Raw EVER O Helpful Hints for the Housewife Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets $42.50 to $88.25 Leonard Refrigerators from $11.75 to $200 Hoover Sweepers from $52.50 to $65.00 L-asfie t s Seven m e F Y PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE AT SEVENTH A e e R R R R TS PEGET T e W oh Clean Straw Hats Just Received and Just Opened and cable edge All proportions and sizes Ranging from 6% to 74 Special, 1 : 3 5 Saks—First Floor. YT HIN G ADDING TO OUR SUM OF REPOSE IN A WORLD WHERE REST IS NEEDED Small Comfortable slat back Good-looking Natural Willow High-back Maple Porch Rock- er, comfortable “Old Hickory” Armchair, very attract stered urniture Couch Hammock, Here at the Lifetime Furniture Store just now you’ll find porch plenishings of an appropriate char- acter that will add to your sum of repose in this world of pauseless activity. And just now you'll find our delightful collection.of Summer Furniture priced so temptingly low. A Really Good-Looking Porch Costs So Little to Furnish Side Porch Rocker, Varnish-finish Lawn Bench, metal base, 4 ft Woven-back Porch brown finish . $2.65 $3.95 $4.95 Fiber Rockers, . in cretonne $4.25 $4.00 wphol- $11.75 Porch Rocker, upholstered 312‘00 Three-piece Karpen Suite, in cretonne. . “Old Hickory” Settee, spindle back Adjustable-head Sty Hammock .. ive in khaki. Jes T h a n AYER & CO. th Street Between D & E e $4.45 Rocker; $4.50 Fiber $85 () $8.95