Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1929, Page 64

: District National Guard THE SUNDAY STAR, WISHENGTON D, ¢, XPHIT o1, for0_PART 7. 100 per cent of their personnel present. They were the Medical Department De- tachment of the 260th Coast Artillery, the Headquarters Detachment, 29th Division Special Troops, and the Quar- termaster Corps Detachment. Company A, 12ist Engineers, '63.33; Company E, 121st Engineers, 50.82. “The following members of E, 121st Engineers, have been ordered honorably disch on account of re- moval from the of ' Columbia: ordered promoted to siefl sergeant, in chu’:mu::t llfi:l .:mn. ontncmn: mander, it was announced at brigade headquarters, - OFFER MEMORIAL HALL. SEA-ERODED SOIL GIVEN' NEW-LIFE BY WEED CROP Hundreds of Acres on British Coast Are-Turned Into Grazing panses of mud fats which had been WILL, PRESERVE ROCK. Human > Footprints Are Found -in LEGUME STRAINS BEING TESTED FOR ADAPTABILITY Massachusetts Agricultural Experi- nue, 47; Fourteenth street, 78; Georgia avenue, 68; Southwest, 29: Anacostia, 36; Southeast, T Northeast, 119 Woodridge, 60; Maryland, 53, and Vir- inia, 49. b If ‘thers has ever been any doubt as to the Federal character of tae local militia it has been dispelled by the opinion of the Attorney General in an- swer to a question propounded to him by Senator smoo;.c‘{hehl‘nmrfl ‘:ahke.dn “Is the District of Columbia m! e e of the National Government Excellent—Comhpany A, Sich that tho-act spproved Mareh 1, | {antry, 851; Band, 1215t Engineers, . creating the Public Buildings | 82.81. (x:gn!x:mlsslon ggives this commission ju- | Very satisfactory—Company fi 1215: risdiction over the space used by it?” | Engineers, 75; Battery A, 260t] (:unst The question was answered in the | Artillery, 73.21; Battery B, 260th Coas affirmative after a study by attorneys | Artillery, 10.9}, Company F, 121st En- in the department and following nu{:n; gi;ffi:flw 7'?6‘:9' Battery C, 260th Coast inion of an Assistan , 70.59. :l::g?neg'lcfle:em. Satisfactory—Company D, 121st En- The present xnspecug:lxs lh"e served | gineers, s‘uu; Company B, 121st En- to indicate the great need of an armory. . During these annual tests before the tory—Medical Department eyes of Regular Army officers sent to 121st Engineers, 57.1 determine the fitness of the varlous units for fleld service they are required to drill, but there is no drill hall, and during the torrential rains of the past week it was impossible to take the men into the open spaces between the build- ings. Maj. Edward H. Grove, commanding the 26th Division Headquarters Troops, commended the officers and men for their attendance, appearance and con- duc:{ during the annual inspection last week, It was announced that 43 members of the headquarters ‘detachment attended the opening class of the Non-commis sioned Officers’ School last week. Al though primarily intended for the non- coms., it was announced that 15 of those present were privates, man~ of whom will in the near future hold grades now held by less capable men. Capt. Walker delivered a lecture on ment Station Expects to Determine Benefits. PITTSFIELD, Mass, (#)—The p°- cullar adaptability of legumes to the climatic conditions of New England is to be determined in tests at the Massachusetts agricultural experiment station. Tests so far have shown that certain strains of red clover and alfalfa de- veloped in Southern Europe and other sections experiencing mild Winters are not suitable for Northern States. Vari- ous strains of alfalfa, red clover and soybeans are included in the new tests. Approximately one acre of land was seeded to 18 different strains of alfalfa last August. Almost two acres will be seeded to red clover strains this year. Plrm]crls have been invited to make The other organizations in this group, with their percentages, follow: 20th Division Military Police Company, 97.83; Headquarters Detachment, 260th Coast Artillery, 92.31; Headquarters and Service Company, . 121st eers, 92.31, and Headquarters Detachment, A oot prganizations of the Guard The other ions of and their re‘fluve standing, with per- centages of men at muster, are: While renewed efforts have been made ! by officials of the National Guard of the | District of Columbia to secure a suitable / building in which the citizen solders of the Natonal Capital may be properly { trained for field service in time of war, 1t would seem that obstacles in the way are insurmountable. These are largely governmental agencies which do not seem disposed to get behind any project for the local Guard and are content to | let it carry on year after year in what is perhaps the most unsatisfactory armory training situation in the United States. Almost every source of help has been appealed to, but the last Congress died without even getting a bill out of com- mittee. The latest move has been to seek the aid of the District Commis- sioners to include the project in their five-year budget program. Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, commanding the local troops and who has been making an effort for years to get his troops prop- erly housed, has personally appeared be- fore the Commissioners in behalf of the armory project, it was said at brigade headquarters this week, but he obtained nothing further from them than a statement that they would take the matter under consideration. However, when the budget recom- mendations of Auditor Donovan ap- peared, they did not include one for an armory project, and it is doubtful if the Commissioners will add such a project to the matter when they go over the auditor’s figures. Following up his Eersonal appearance before the city eads Gen. Stephan wrote the follow- ing letter to the board: “It is noted that the Commissioners are preparing a budget to cover a five- { year period and it is recommended that | Sergt. James M. !l.l’lz and Pvts, Rob- ert C. McLaughiln and Robert C. Rich- : Tisisetons Bowldér o Land. - . e - Tennessee Daughters of Confeder- ' PIERRE, 8. Dak. () —Medicine Rock, acy to Honor Soldiers, SOUTHAMPTON, England (P.—A|the huge limestone boulder in which NASHVILLE, Tenn, () —Tennessees robust, weed-like plant is opposing ero- | strange footprints appear, will be pre- 2 o 4 85€€'S | sion of the waves and saving hundreds | sorved by the South Dakota Historical Confederate soldiers are to be memo- acres land theast- | goof realized and . their young woman de- | cn“m e e e 5 scendants educated under a plan of the | “'r t Mrs. Agnes B.' Whitlock has given , This plant, the spartina townsendii, | the 160-acre tract in which it stands Tenressee division of the United| ., the d fiats and Daughters of the Confede; Actiles on the SINMErPt MW to the State. racy. grows so thickly that in time it raises Indians believed that the footprints ‘The division plans to give $50,000 to | the mud above water level. oot prin the trustees of George Peabody College| This reclaimed soil has been turned | were made by the Great Spirit, and for Teachers here for a Confederate |into grazing lands, which fatten cattle |the Sioux frequently held ceremonies memorial hall. The hall will be the | rapidly because of the salt in it. at the rock and buried gifts by it be- vid H. Milne, Company E, 121st Engi-|home of 50 young women selected an-| The Dutch, masters of reclaiming |fore entering battles. Some authorities neers, as a second. lleutenant of Engi-|nually from all sections of the State. |lost land, have been s0 impressed with|say the tracks may have been made by neers and his assignment to Company|The students will live there without |the effects of the spartina that they|prehistoric men. ~Others believe they D of the same regiment for duty was | Cost. have gbtained cuttings for use on their | were cut in the rock by some ancient y College has agreed to estab- rigade arters. Peabod; own coasts. Snmcunget fn b_ s " |lish a chair of Southern history when | This humble salvage worker appeared | There are five impressions, Sergt. Charles S, East, Headquarters| money for the building is given to the | in Southampton water 58 years ago. It|good likeness of the imprint Detachment, 29th Division, has been| trustees. restored for the use of man great ex-|man foot. ‘The following ‘have been ordered transferred from the.active to the Re- serve 1ist of the H uarters and Serv- ice Company, 121st" s, on ace count of business interference with the performance of military duty: Pvts. Ed~ win M. Tansill and Alfred L. Jorgensen. Pvis. Joseph H. Pertch; jr., and Wil- liam T. Daffin haye been ordered trans- ferred . from. the rve to the active list of Company E, 121st Engineers. ‘The appointment of First Sergt. Da- , each a of a hu- in any five-year budget which is pre- | pared provision be made for the con- struction or purchase of an armory for the National, Guard of the District of | Columbia, either as a charge against | regular appropriations or as a charge against any surplus which may occur. “Attention is invited to the present i Jack of suitable armory facilities for the National Guard of the District of Co- lumbia. Again and again proposal has been made for the furnishing of armory | facilities, such proposals being indorsed { by one governmental agency or another, {only to be vetoed or opposed by some {other governmental agency. “The latest pronouncement on this' | £core comes from Senator Reed Smoot, ! chairman of the Public Buildings Com- | mission and chairman of the Senate committee on public bulldings and | grounds, who states: “‘If I were you, I would take this matter up with the District Commis- sioners and have prepared some legis- lation, approved by the budget, and then have it placed in one of the ap- propriation bills which has not been enacted into law.’ “Plans for the removal of the tem- porary buildings on Union Station | Plaza’ are becoming very definite and !it can only be a short time before the National Guard is forced to seek quar- | ters other than those now occupied in that group. “A suitable building is not available for rental within the District, except '8t excessive cost for alteration to meet the need peculiar to the National Guard, and then only at a greatly in- | creased cost for rental. Your earnest | consideration for this recommendation 15 requested.” | While seeking to have the Govern- {ment erect a building_especially for ermory purposes, the officials also are | trying to find some private builder who will erect a structure for armory pur- poses and rent it to the Guard within |ihe figure allowed by Congress for such | purposes. Gen. Stephan, it was said at headquarters, last week wrote a letter {to the Public Utilities Commission of the District, pointing- out how badly in need of an armory the local Guard is, 2nd suggesting that in the considera- | Ition of a central bus terminal that some._attention be given to the matter of providing for any armory for the Guard on one or more of the upper floors of such a building. | At the same time it was said that the Guard officers have about aban- {doned any hope of getting the Pension Office Building in Judiciary Square, which, it has been agreed, would be jdeal for armory purposes. In addi- tion to providing necessary drill space on the first floor, it is centrally located. For the purpose of determining from what sections of the city the members of the various units come, the Guard 'yecently collected data from the or- ganizations as to where each man lived, 2nd it was found that the greatest Calif., October 17, 18 and 19. that this early date was picked so that “The Military Policy of the United States” and Sergt. Ackerman talked on “The Organization of the Land Forces of the United States.” The subjects for the next class will be “The War Department Mobilization Plan,” by Lieut. Hammer, and “The Na- tional Guard,” by Sergt. Chalupsky. ‘The adjutants general of the several States and the local Natioral Guard are scheduled to £sspmble for a confer- ence in the Militia Bureau of the War Department tomorrow and Tuesday for the discussion of matters affecting the National Guard, it was announced. It was sald that Lieut. Col. Smith, adju- tant general of the local militia, and Lieut. Col. Nevitt, his assistant, will represent the local troops at the con- ference. Brig. Gen. Frank D, Beary, Pennsyl- vania National Guard, and president of the Adjutants General Association, will open the conference with an address. Addresses tomorrow also are scheduled by Maj. Gen. Creed C. Hammond, chief of the Militia Bureau; Secretary of War James W. Good, Col. John W, Gulock, executive officer of the Militia Bureau, and Assistant Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley. The addresses will be inter- spersed with business of the associa- tion. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, chief of staff of the Army, will address the of- ficers on Tuesday. There also will be a luncheon at the Army and Navy Club. It was stated that officers of the Militia Bureau will not prepare papers to be read before the association, but will be prepared to take up with the members of the association any subjects which they may desire to discuss, or upon which the members of the asso- ciation may want more definite in- formation. Among the subjects which will be taken up are: Promotion of chaplains in the National Guard as compared with chaplains in the Officers’ Reserve Corps; full-time pay for caretakers, with provisions for substitutes during iliness; consolidation of allotment funds to cover two or more camp periods which follow each other on the same camp ground; increase of paper for United States property and disbursing officers and methods of property accountability. President E. A. Walsh of the National Guard Assoclation of the United States, at St. Paul, Minn., has announced in a communication Teceived here that the next annual meeting of the or- ganization will be held at Los Angeles, He said delegates may take advantage of the Summer tourist rates. It was stated at local Guard head- quarters that the local delegates for the annual convention have not yet been selected. ‘That the annual inspections of the local Guard are going on is indicated by the fact that seven organizations had enough men in attendance at drill last week to get into the classification of superior. This is the largest number of organizations in this group, it was said, since the inauguration of the prac- tice of grouping the organizations ac- cording to their weekly drill attendance, | Three of the units in this group had number came from the downtown sec- tion and from the northeast, which, it was said, would indicate that a down- town site would be preferable if a building is to be erected. The follow- ing shows the esections into which the men have been grouped and the num- bers from each section: Georgetown, 60; do 126: Connecticut a YOUR BRAKES OUR SERVICE CAR OWNER: “I'd like to have the four-wheel brakes on my BUICK relined. i : A. B. S. CO. MECHANIC: “We'd be very glad to reline them or you.” . O.: “What do you charge?” ~ MECH.: “$16.00 for all four wheels.” C. O.: “What kind of brake lining do you use ” MECH.: “Keasby and Mattison Co’s AMBLER AUTO- BESTOS, the highest grade brake lining in the world.” C. 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