Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1928, Page 21

LBU[USIUN IF $4 Civilian Army News RELATED IN COURT Two Coast Guardsmen Tell of Witnessing Two Ves- sels Crash. Br the Associated Press. BOSTON, January 14.—Two men who had watched from shore the col- | lision hetween the Coast Guard de- stroyer Paulding and the submarine S.4, oft Provincetown Harbor Decem- | her 17. described the scene today be- fore the maval court of inquiry inves: atirg the S-4 disaxter. Ro cie, in charge of Wood End Coast Guard life saving mation, told of picking up the peri scopes and part of the conning tower as she drove forward royer. ¢ God, Frank. there’s going to " he shouted to Surfman story on the witness stand. Brumby Testifles, The Coast Guardsmen were called the afternoon session of the court, morning_having heen devoted to ar Admiral Frank K. Brumby's tes- ¥ on the rescue efforts conduct r that followed the col lision. Admiral Brumby declared that everything possible had been done in the weather conditions prevailing to rescue the six men imprisoned in the | torpedo room of the S-4 in 105 feet of water. He said that each rescue had been taken after full dis- n by a group of competent sal. vage and submarine officers and that responsibility for all de- taken aphic story told hy versions given hy previ e relative posi 1 ng and U‘P ? vards from of the measured n course off Wood End Under_ examination by Comdr. Leslie E. Bratton, judge advocate. Gracie the collision occurred one minute or less from the time he | saw the submarine. When part of the conning tower emerged from the | F water the Paulding was half a ship's length away. After that the col- lision was a matter of seconds. Passed Over S4. fm. mmons said that when two vessels came together, the | destrover appeared 1o go right over | the submarine, and the S-4 sank im- mediately. i He said he had noticed the subh- marine operating at intervals for several hours during the afternoon. and that on one occasion she was a mile beyond the buoy marking the | measured mile course Admiral Brumby in his testimony went over ground which had been covered previously during this in- quiry by Lieut Comdr. Edward Ells berz. salvage expert. He =said the first efforts of th had been to blow the ball s of the! sunken submarine bring it to| arface { vain effort was made, under ; divin n lead | » to the The me rtaken of due to rot an air liv furnish | d in the The bore ou wit §4 hefore the out sandardi cue was thete | he said: he same, | { McKee, el oduced ALe file nes- #ages exchanzed between the impris- oned men cn the 54 afid the rescue | ships. and Lieut. Heward Wileox. commander of the second Coast Guard | district. who testified as to the duties | g{ the Coast Guard Service and pro- | ced the weather log covering Crew Proceeds o With Unwaterirz rations in S-1. Mass., Janu divers. work: weather condi 14 P —Deep under almost perfect | tions. made rapid ens today in their work of preparing the runken submarine £4 for unwatering opera ““he hattery compartment was @1 by divers for the first time men did not sueceed in enteri room and none of the eight bodies #iill in the hull was found Diver Thomas Fadie, who reached the bat tery room after going through the en gine and control compartments, sue- ceeded in half closing a flapper valve in the ventilating tube between the e and battery rooms, and later her diver de 3t fast. It was the valve hefore work can be done * unable to wee anyvthing o hattery room hout 19 feet ard of the door s the Lirgest hole the submarine by the Paulding it wruck the undersea bos today. Altogethe down 10 the submarige rnoon when weeyn ring 1 ¢ By and except ure of the wen ht have been one in mid. | Vith continuation of | westher. the divers believe preparations for working days DYERS AND CLEANERS | T0 HOLD CONVENTION Washington Audito- rium Will Continue for Week #tional empe nvatering five Meetings at Amsnciation of Dyers aners pepressnting the prir Cipal establishments of the industs the United Ktates and Conmnds, will e convention tomorrow in the ningon Audiorium Ve U oughou meetings the week W be car indurry B ¥ arters Clesning will be dinner 1o Mot he presence of p o be given wer ton nigiit of th present NAMED FOR WEST POINT. ele, Aviny Wer o4 srimcke, Juhn ¥ ot Maj A K dsastior thewta, M4, and Jernneim, son Altrea ¥, Bernheim, | wewond, M o heen yunnren Fresident kot the West 1o Aiplomati Jaht ek retied b [ he canein em g lificat mination in been given 1o Chureni Vot L e WD Keers, Fort Yo Robent Ko Kol e Daniel W Fieshi, Thoman B Holimer mour ¥ Madisor i Burkere, ¥ont Opluthorpe orton Funderlsnd Fort Monroe Ve, and Charles A Fareone, Mount Vernon, Uhio, pdelpiia. Fe ¥ran Ga {C. ¥ | whic IEXE | be taken | west, | Training Regulations 430 1At 10 o ‘b | offerea by With the selection of Willlam Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, as civilian aide to the Secretary of War for the 1928 Citizens’ Military Ining Camps procurement campaign for the Dis- trict of Columbia, and that of Charles Demonet, 3108 Cathedral avenue north- as an executive officer, plans are mov ing forward for the inauguration of the 1928 procurement activities, The 1927 quota for the District of Colum. bia Citizens' Military Training Camps was 206, but this quota was later in sased to 306, Tt is expected that the 1928 plan will be announced this month. County chafrmen will be supplied | with application blanks and litera- ture by the chiefs of staff in charge of procurement districts or the a clate county chairmen who are re lar officers designated ax representu- tives of the chiefs of procurement Qistricts, to assist (he county chair- men. For the District of Columbi the mmitteemen for the Citi zens' Military Training Camps, ave: | Walter . Clephane, Wilkins Build- ing: Wall dizie, Edgemoor, Ma venth street and B A Hel street north Post Building: hird street Payette, jr. Ma- Shoemaker, Dr. Charles northwest: 5 rtield C. M. Hit Sterling Kel northwest: John J Building: John #15 D street southwest 8. White, 1801 I street O’Connell, thwest, and F Rureau. not erans’ Washingion reserve officers of the Field Ardllery arm will meet at 9| o'clock this morning at the stables | of the, mn Field Artillery, Fort Myver, for instruction in_equita- tion_un ox tbe iiveation lotoMal R. Woodward, F adjutant at Washington Reserve ll dquarters. Officers of the 428th Infantry will assemble at Reserve headquarters to- morrow evening for their instruc- tion conference, the subject of will be the rifie company in | under the direction of Maj. Tucker, Infantry. There map and sand table problem. These same suhjects will up by the 320th Infantry Tuesdav evening under Majs. Tucker and Lemly Local Reserve officers of the 313th Field Artillery, Col. LeRoy W. Herron. commanding. will have a regimental dinner at 1103 Fourteenth street north proceding their training at Reserve headquaters Wed- nesday evening. The subject of the confarence will b2 elements the Lrajectory and use of dispersion scale and of firing tables. The texts cover- irg the subjec conference are: ok, Albert S 1. will also be sembly Paragraphs 1 to 62 and pages | to 16, and all tables A, Firing Tables | mm. gun, model 183 Medical Reserve officers of the Dis| trict of Columbia will meet at head- quarters Thursday evening. The medi- cal field and staff officers will meet under the direction of Lieut. Col Thaddeus S. Troy. Medical Reserve, and will hold a critique from 8 to| orientation from $:15 to | From $30 to 10 p.m.. map prob- | lam No. 4. will be taken up. The| medical company officers, meeting under the direction of Maj. Albert N Bagzs, Medical Reserve, will likewise hold a critique and_orientation. but will take up map problem No. 3. Next Sunday Cavalry Reserve officers of | Washington will meet at Fort M lock for instruction in equi- tation under Maj. R. L. Gaugler, 0.D 815 $:30. p.m.. Washington Reserve headquarters announced last week the following changes in the assignments affecting wal Reserve officers” Capt Willfhm Chaplain - Reserve, ralieved from assignment to the 62d Cavairy | Division; Capt. William M. LaRoche. Quartermaster Reserve, having ac. | copted reappointment in th» OMcers’ Tve Corps without pm-u»u of as- 1454 Monroe street | P. Van Hise, Vet-| to be taken up at this | ! vided {dents. hut with the carry-over appro signment or active duty, is relieved from assignment to the Cava Division; Second Lieut. Harry McK. Hart, Field Artillery Reserve, having heen promoted to first lieutenant and transferred to the Auxiliary Res {is relieved from assignment to the Gth | Field Artillery; First Lieut. Harry 1 Anwyll, Quartermaster Resery ing been transferred to the br: signment group, is relisved Enment to the th n&port Company, Army ond Licut. George O. Riggs, Artill Reserve, is relieved from | signment to the S0th Division: Second Lieut. Welford H. Jackson. Infantry Reserve, is assigned to [the 425th Infaniry; Second Licut | Newman F. Presson, Signal Reserve. is_relieved from assignment to the 333d Construction Battalion, Zone of Communieation. First Lieut. Charles S, Rell, Finance Reserve, is relieved from attachment to the 624 Cavalry Division for training. Se cut [ Charles 13 Brown, Cavalry Reserve. relieved from assignment to the Iy Division. KA. Wolff, Quartern serve, having heen transferred to the Branch Assignment Group, is relieved irom assignment to the 464th Motor Repair Section, Corps. Second Lieut. Homer ¢ n, Air Reserve, ving heen tr: ' to the Auxil- |iary Reserve, is 1 from assign: |ment to the S0th Division. Second Licut. George A. Smith, Infantry Re-| erve, is relieved from assignment to | the $0th Division and the 79th Division. Maj. T Veterinary Reserv | from assignment as executive offi |and reassigned in charge of profe | sional service, 25th Veterinary General | Hospital, Zone of Communication. | ; First Lieut. Harry M. Wheeler, Dental | Reserve, is assigned to the 364th Med- | [ical” Regiment, 4th Army. Second | Lieuts. Maurice R. Cooper, Arnold M Kuethe, John D. Wilson, all Infantry | Reserve, and Russell L. Wine, Engi- | [ Reserve, are assigned to the sth | | Division. Second Lieut. Charles O. | Watking, Const_Artillery Reserve, | assigned to the 3d Coast Artillery dis trict. First Lieut. Edward A. Krause Tedical Reserve, having been relieved from assiznment to the S0th Division and ed to the 364th Medical | Regiment, is relieved from assignment to the 320th Infantry. First Licut. Edwin K. Smith, Madical Reserve, | having heen assigned to the 364th Medical Regiment, is relieved from as- | signment to the 320th Infantry. First | Lieut. Henry L. Golvin, Medical |serve. and Second Lieuts. ¢ Hobenthal, Maurice R. John D. Wilson, all Infantry Reserve, are assigned to the 320th Infantry, Second Lieuts. Norman L. Krey and | George A. Smith, both Infantry Re- are relieved from assignment o the 320th Infantry. . | Capt. Walter B. (lausen. Mil Intellizence Reserve, has been d | for a period of not less than six montl as an additional memb from Motor 1st 5 .h'nn) l'.n,,m(-el l.l‘\cr\!‘ inz in the office of the chief of Engi- neers. 1 Arrangements are being made for | holding a training camp for Reservists |of the Chemical Wartare arm during ext July at Edgewood Arsenal, Md uring this same period there will be | held a traininz camp for 75 R. O. T. C. | students who are members of the | Chemical Warfare unit at Massachu- | | setts Institute of Technology and for dditional students from line R. O, T. | units who are pursuing courses of | nstruction In chemistry in sufficient | umbers to make up the quota. | The 4929 citizens training | mps' estimate of 240, which is $240,000 less than the appropriation for the current yvear. will provide for the traininz of about 30,000 students. The current s appropriation pro | for the training of 35,000 sty priations the War Department was able to care for more than 35.000, ASSALS COTTON Alabama Legislator Calls| U. S. Renort in September “‘Unpardonable.” Br the Associated Press The Department of cotton price forecast last griculture’s September | predicting a lower trend of prices, was declared by Representative McDuffi Demoerat, Alabama, vesterday. to have caused u $10,000,000 loss for the farmers. Arguing hefore the House ngricul- ture commitice for the appraval of hix Vil which would prohibit the depari- ment from predicting future prices of cotton, wheat aml other crops. the Alabaman asserted that such a_report under the muthority of the Govern ment wax “un Legistators Back Him, A number of other Eouthern repre sentatives Joined n criticizing the Aepartment for issuing price predic tionx, and declared they favored the meaxure Defense of the reportx, however, wax Lioyd ¢ Tenny, chief the Bureau of Agricultural who said that they were securate information gath department, and were jssued the farmers in the order of 'uur crops peculators miske he law of rupply which formed the et s Feports frrmer does ot peepn Aination or time 1o make this economie principle, he ammerted und the department endenvored 1o fur nirh bim with such statis » dona ¢ the to ald use of wuch ¥ of the depart- he declared But the 1 have the in w study of Forecasts Abandoned, . Tenny declired that the price forecasts had been 1 by the depirtmer, Vs Jaraine, but nidon under order of pliansed 1o cont and The outlonk ded SEE AND HEAR THEM R.C.A. RADIOLAS All Models Adams 2927 ; marketing | o | lowing SMITHS | the farmers to balance production and | tell them “what should be planted and how much acreage should be sown in order to bring a fair price,” he added Previous price fnr@(’(‘ll!! on cotton had not “caused a ripple,” he declared, relating that a month prior to the | September report, a similar forecast had been issued.” In August, cotton had gone up to about 24 cents and at the time the September prediction was made public, it had dropped to cents, he said. Cotton was due to drop in price at the time, he added because excessive speculation had caused it to soar too b 'D. A. R. 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