Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1929, Page 40

Veterans of Great War THE AMERICAN LEGION. Mectings This Week. July 22—Department _ executive committee, Room 1046, U. S. Veterans’ Brireau, 8 pm. July 23—Victory Post, Wood- men’s Hall, »35 Grant place northwest, 8 p.m. July 24—Henry C. Spengler Post, Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massachusetts ave., 8 pm. A meeting of the department execu- tive committee of the Department of the District of Columbia, the American Legion, has been called for tomorrow night at 8 o'clock by Department Comdr. Harlan Wood. Final reports for the year will be presented and many mat- ters of importance to the local legion- naires will be discussed and acted upon. ‘The eleventh annual department con- wvention to be held at the Wilson Normal School, Eleventh and Harvard streets northwest, Augugst 14, 15 and 16, is mnow receiving the attention of depart- ment officials and the special conven- tion committee in anticipation of that event. At the coming convention a new department commander, three vice com- manders and a chaplain will be elected and installed for the ensuing year. Two amendments to the department constitution will receive the attention of the delegates at the convention next month. One is to prevent duality in voting in the convention and the other provides fcr the election and installa- tion of officers of posts in the depart- men! within 40 days of the annual de- partment_convention. These elections and installations may take place either 40 days prior to the convention or the same number of days after a conven- tion. Both amendments will be pre- sented for consideration and action at the coming convention. Department Adjt. Howard S. Fisk has been advised by Dan Sowers, national director of the Americanism commission of the Legion, that Fort Wayne, Ind., has been selected for the regional tourna- ment of four Middle Western States, the playing centers of all State champion teams except four in the East, having been selected in the American Legion Junior base ball world series. The Eastern sectional tournament of the Legion will be played in this city at the Griffith Stadium, August 20, 21 and 22, the cpening game of which will be attended by President Hoover. who has accepted an invitation to be present. The Western sectional tournament will be played at Colorado Springs, Colo., August 28, 29 and 30. b At the present time teams in 48 Btates are now fighting through a series of elimination tournaments for the right to compete for the championship 1 of the American Legion Junior Base Ball League. Thousands of teams are entered in this competition, which more than doubled last year's membership. After the winners are announced at Colorado Springs and this city, a place will be selected for holding the final championship games in- the world series. Announcement 1s made at_depart- ment headquarters that the State of New Jersey has provided for the pay- ment of a bonus to any officer, soldier, sailor, Marine, nurse, or any other per- #on regularly enlisted or inducted who was a part of the military or na forces of the United States in the war with Germany and who was a resident of the State at the time he was com- missioned, enlisted, inducted, appointed or mustered into the service and who has been honorably discharged or re- leased from the service. The law as passed also provides for the dependent or dependents of any deceased officer, sailor, soldier, Marine or nurse who depended for the necessities of life, in whole or in part. upon those who served the United States in the World ‘War. The bill provided a bonus of $10 per month, or fraction thereof, ~from March 25, 1917, to the date of dis- charge, but no veteran is to receive a sum in excess of $100. The adjutant general of the State of New Jersey is authorized, under the act, to provide such rules and regulations as are nec- essary in carrying out the provisions of the act. Veterans are requested to communicate with the soldiers’ bonus division, office of the adjutant general, State House, Trenton, N. J. The regular meeting of the George E. Killeen Unit, No. 25, the American Legion Auxiliary, was held last Wed- nesday at 1750 Massachusetts avenue. The unit's greetings were extended to two new members, Mrs. Anna Han- ner and Mrs. Maizie McKenzle. This now brings the total of the unit to 160 members, with prospects bright for many new members before the next mesting of the unit, which will be held August 14, at 1750 Massachusetts ave- nue, at 8:30 o'clock. Delegates and alternates to the Dis- trict of Columbia Department Conven- tion, at the Wilson Normal School, August 14, 15 and 16, were elected by Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 15, at| a meeting last Tuesday evening {1l the boardroom, District Bullding. < ‘The delegates are Maj. L. E. Atkins, Thomas Mason. R. A~ O'Brien, Daniel J. Donovan, C. A. Jackson, W. E. Spicer, Thomas D. Walsh, Willlam F. Franklin, Henry Jett, H. E. Smith, J. N. Halper, Charles Kohen, T. A. Cos- tello, E. P. McCabe. Gen. W. J. Nich- olson and J. H. O'Connell. The alternates are A. A. Stern, J. W. Purks, J. H. Allen, J. W. Scott, J. ‘Meinberg, F. G. Thomas. S. J. Olsheski, Dan S. Ring, J. M. Lynch, Maurice Mc- Donald, H. K. Bhotis, G. Ciprioni, E. ‘Talbert, A. A. O’Leary. Norman Grant, J. A. Long and C. N.-Emmons. The delegation was unanimously in- structed to vote for Maj. Adkins for department commander at the con- vention. Announcement was made of a flying circus and outing to be held July 27 at Hoover Field. John A. Johnson, Allen Baker, Lewis Simmons. William _ Tyrell, Stephen Ularick, Edwin W. Warren and Bergio Amblogi were elected to membership. At ‘the meeting of the James E. ‘Walker Post, No. 26, the American Legion, July 11, at the Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A, six delegates and as many alternates were chosen to represent the post at the annual department conven- tion August 12 and 13. The delegates are Dr. T. Edward Jones, West A. Hamilton, J. Frankiin ‘Wilson, William H. Burrel, John F. Porter, jr., and Sylvester Woodfork. The alternates are Vernon S. Greene, Alston W. Burleigh, Willlam W. Wash- ington, Robert Starke, Cleaves and Albert A. Valentine. A communication was received from Peter Salem Post of the American Le- glon in Lou(sv},lée. K;.. re‘:ue::mg.um; names of members who plan to atten the national convention of the Legion in October. The letter gave every as- surance of the hospitable reception in store for them. J. F. Wilson outlined the articles of incorporation for the post clubhouse. Veterans of Foreign Wars. Senior Vice Comdr. John J. Allen Te- ports that progress is being made for the entertainment of veterans at the late Admiral Rixey's estate in Virginia on July 28, assisted by local merchants, transportation companies, and backed by the united efforts of the total mem- bership of all six posts in the District of Columbia. The Veterans of Foreign ‘Wars hope to make this year's outing for the wounded and disabled men the greatest in the history of the District of Columbia _department. Senior Vice Comdr. Allen is in need of additional volunteers for transportation of -the veterans, and anyone having a car to spare for July 28 is requested to phone him at National 7416 or Lincoln 1691. 4 Arrangements are being com| nder the direction of John " | Wisconsin, Nebraska, Chaplain C. | pleted | CI L, Hart of | mittee for a weekly Veterans' of Foreign WEr. Fadlo ieaiure program. the natlonal convention at St. Paul are being requested by Department Comdr. Harvey L. Miller to secure legislative support from every State in the Union for the legalizing of boxing in the Dis- trict of Columbia under the veterans' auspices. All local delegates are being instructed to do everything in their power toward putting over this resolu- (lm'll as one backed by every State in the Union, Under the chairmanship of D. E. Campbell letters have been written to every post in the United States urging the election as national chaplain at the St. Paul convention of Rev. V. O. An- derson of St. Agnes’ Parish. The local appeal for backing Comrade Anderson is based upon the fact that the na- tional chaplain should be located near the Natlonal Cemetery at Arlington. ‘The local council of administration will take a resolution to the national encampment at St. Paul urging that all Veterans of Foreign Wars’' rituals, publicity and phraseology, in addition to the words “Army, Navy and Marine Col " the word “Coast Guard” be in- clude: Rear Admiral F. C. Billard and thousands of the officers and men who serve under him belong to the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars on their over- seas service and it has possibly been through an oversight that the Coast Guard, approximately the same nu- merical strength as the Marine Corps, has thus far been overlooked in Vet- erans of Foreign Wars phraseology. ‘The auxiliary of Front Line Post is receiving national. recognition for its work in calling at the Naval Hospital here and distributing cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, tooth paste, candies, etc. Last week Department Comdr. Miller was advised by the Department of Maryland that rising votes of thanks had been extended in several Baltimore posts in appreciation of the work of Front Line Post Auxiliary. A similar vote of thanks was also extended on the floor of the John R. Burney Post of Tulsa, Okla. Veterans of the World War in’these localities were patients, at Naval Hospital and there saw the work of Front Line Post Auxiliary. ‘The _social meeting staged by Poto- mac Post last week was reported a success. A birthday cake was presented | as a surprise to Comdr. Lloyd E. Kelly as was also an eleventh anniversary wed- ding cake presented to Steve Uhlarick and Mrs. Uhlarick. Potomac Post held a social outing at Beverly Beach last Sunday. Front Line Post held a special elec- tlon Wednesday evening and elected Joseph B. Gardella as post commander, vice Harvey L. Miller, recently elected department commander. Harry J. Hoo- ley was chosen unanimously as senior vice commander, while Floyd Caskey was chosen as junior vice”commander. A movement is under foot to start a Veterans of Foreign Wars uniformed drill team from all the posts in the District of Columbia to wear the same uniforms as the Overseas Drum and Bugle Corps of the District of Colum- bia Department. ‘The Overseas Drum and Bugle Corps of the District of Columbia Depart- ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars, easily carried off first honors in the Rain- bow Division parade in Baltimore with 52 men in line. The Veterans of For- eign Wars field musicians proved to be the largest drum and bugle corps that ever paraded south of the Mason and Dixon line. Much favorable comment has come to the Veterans of Foreign Wars on their showing in Baltimore as the most colorful unit at the Rainbow Division parade which was reviewed by President Hoover and Gen. Hepri Gou- raud of France. The social meeting of Potomac Post for the month of July was held at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines’ Club July | 11. About 40 members of the post and members of the auxiliary were present, at which a farewell party to Comrade Oliver and a birthday party to Comdr. Lloyd Kelly were celebrated. Best wishes were.also extended to Comrade and Mrs. Stephen Uhlarik on their eleventh wedding anniversary. Com- rade Oliver left the city for duty in Honolulu July 15 and will not return for about three years. Mrs. Oliver was bellso present to bid farewell to the mem- TS, The post held its first outing of the season last Sunday at Beverly Beach. There were about 40 in the party. After lunch a number of the members went bathing. It is expected there will be another outing about the 1st of August. - The business meeting of the post will be held July 25 at 8 p.m. at Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth and P streets northeast. American Gold Star Mothers. ‘The American Gold Star Mothers met Tuesday evening at the Hamilton Hotel with their president, Mrs. George Gordon Seibold, presiding. The meeting was opened with prayer by Mrs. E. M. Nash, in the absence of the chaplain, Mrs. W. J. Seelye, wno was ill. Following the opening exercises, much routine business was transacted and reports received from officers and chair- men of committee. Many commu- nications were read from out-of-town members. Applications for membership were ac- cepted from the following Gold Star Mothers: Mrs. Mary J. of Mich- igan; Mrs. Margaret Fu Grennon of Louisiana, and Mrs. Nora L. Piner of Virginia. The organization is Nation-wide and is represented in various cities of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Vir- ginia, Maryland, Illinois, - Michigan, Louisiana and Missouri, with the national body func- tioning in the District of Columbia. Ap- plications are forthcoming from other States. = Among the important communica- tions received, was one from W. B. Shearer of New York, involving con- sideration of important questions bear- ing on naval limitations, freedom of the seas, League of Nations and the World Court issues, and other problems bear- ing on national policies deciding the future of the Army and Navy. Another communication from the U. 8. Flag Association quoting the Army regulations as to the correct size of the flag of our country being 4 feet 4 inches on the pike by 5 feet 6 inches on the fly. The communication also gave the emphatic assurance that the U. S. Flag Assoclation was unalterably opposed to the use of gold fringe on the flag, the fringe being of no value or significance ! when so used. One from the secretary of the Gold Star Chapter of Cleveland, Ohio, re- juesting aid or assistance for a 1st Di- vision World War veteran who was temporarily in Washington seeking com- pensation adjustment. His wants were met through the co-operation of Dis- abled Americans Veterans and the pres- ident of American Gold Star Mothers. Mrs. M. E. Barnett of Neenah, Wis., sent a message to be read during the honor roll call of the organization. It was announced that many inquiries have been received by the president re- garding the Gold Star pilgrimage to graves in France, beginning in 1930. An official communication from the War Department to the president gave in- formation to be forwarded to inquiring mothers. A letter from the historian, Mrs. C. J. Sear]l, who sent greetings for the mothers and stated that she is having an_extended visit in various parts of California and u:fll be home for the! September meeting. Other communications were received from Gold Star Mothers of New York, Mrs. Grace Sprague and Mrs. Elizabeth Turk; Mrs. M. E. Barnett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Mary J. Bates of Michigan, Mrs. Nora L. Piner of Vi , also a_com- munication from Mme. Gabrielle Heur- dier, a French mother paying tribute to the American mothemmw:- had ade the supreme e nce. G bags were received from the i Y departmental entertalnment com- | September 1 The District of Columbia delegates to THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ;(manmdutymmhmxn&mx one. Mrs. Della Barber, who has recently returned from a vacation in lll.lwluhed. Mrs. - ber. Phone North 5233-W for further information. Mrs. Barber, as chairman of the St. Elizabeth’s Hosp tal, reported that her son, Oswald C. Barber, ar- ranged the entertainment that was given for the patients in June, when a two-act play, entitled “Renting Jim- mie,” was presented by a cast of nine persons. Other numbers on the program were vocal solos by Miss Hazel Gal- laghers Rev. F. R. Barnes and O. C. Barber. Misses Doris White and Mary Bumpus gave vocal duets with ukulele accompaniment. Mrs. Gunn gave sev- eral humorous resdings. Mrs. E. M. H. Guedry and Mrs. H. L. Hurley assisted Mrs. Barber in making the entertain- X"l flag ot rogulation size on size was uired through the efforts of many mothers and be formally presented to the organization at the September meeting, when a reception will be held in honor of & large number of new members. The president exoressed appreciation on behalf of the organization for the | hospitality and many courtesies re- ceived through the management and attendants of the Hamilton Hotel. Mrs. Catherine Barrack, Mrs. Margaret Loveless and Mrs. Fannie Meeks of the sewing committee ?ruented evidence of their activities. with many more cases for comfort pillows. Announcement was made that the body of Thomas Grant Bruce, son of Mrs. Eugene S. Bruce, who served with distinction in France during the World ‘War, before being sent to Nicaragua, where he was killed while serving the United States in January, will be buried in Arlington Cemetery some time this month. ‘There will be no regular meet! in August, but various activities are plan- ned for the remainder of the Summer ““The next regul ting will be held e next regular meeting wi at the Hamilton Hotel on the third Tuesday in September. Communications to the president of | American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. should be addressed to 756 Rock Creek Church road. Disabled An;!fleln Veterans. The District of Columbia Department of the Disabled American Veterans has served warning on lg its n;:mbers that the beginning of the next year mark tgl‘e close of the period in which applications may be filed for the Fed- eral adjusted compensation benefits. Despite the fact that the bonus was passed several years ago, recent reports indicate that about 12 per cent of the eligibles have not yet applied and the Disabled American™ Veterans is urging all veterans who have not yet done so to file with the Veterans’ Bureau with- out further delay. The Disabled American Veterans de- partment here is also co-operating with the national organization in pressing all eligible veterans to reinstate their re- spective insurance policies with the Government. The Veterans' Bureau statistics show that only 1 out of 10 men in the service continued their in- surance after discharge in 1919 and while there have been thousands of revivals the present campaign of the Disabled American Veterans is bringing into the fold large numbers who have allowed the lapse to continue up to this time. ‘The n of Comdr. E. Claude Bab- cock Ofp!:hb District of Columbia De- partment of the Disabled American Veterans to hold conferences every day in the late afternoon at department headquarters in the Chandler Building, 1427 I street, has developed consider- able valuable data to be used in the canpaign which the outfit is conducting to meet unemployment problems among the disabled men of Washington. Comdr. Babzock receives the jobless each asy at 4:45 o'clock and while a numbor have been placed in employ- ment plans are now bzing worked out that are expected to go far towards placem'nt of men whose periods of hospitalization have been cemoleted but who have not y;"- adjusted themselves in civilian pursuits. One feature of this work that is re- ceiving particular attention at this time is as to placing veterans in the census- taking work next Fall. Supported by the D. A. V. an amend- ment was placed in the census law giving preference in appointment to dis- abled former service men, and as there are few of the 112,000 places under the Civil Service Commission, D. A. V. chapters throughout the country are making arrangements with Senators and Congressmen to assign to the chap- ters a certain percentage of the ap- pointments that will be allocated to members of Congress to D. A. V. units which will nominate disabled men quali- fied to perform the different duties. A number of the disabled now in ‘Washington are being placed line for these places by Comdr. Babcock through correspondence with Senators or Congressmen in the districts in which the families of these veterans give. Due to the desire of the D. A. V. to expend in this section of the country and the fact that several groups of the disabled in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland are petitioning for chapters, | home, we get most of it from Cuba.” TALKING IT HENRY C., JULY 21, OVER WITH FORD “If We had Some Sane International Outlook on Tariffs i Think They Would Soon Disappear. And the World in General Would Be Benefited. is one of a series of weekly interviews which Henry Ford is * This giving The Star and the North American Newspaj Ford will present his ernational. In these ini Mr. current interest, both national and in AS TOLD TO A. M. SMITH. DETROIT, Mich., July 20.—Free trade the world over, with the United States the first country to wipe out all Sl pord vith reapce 1 the ATl . e respec 3 '%L in the name of prosperity and common sense, have we to fear from com) fore mediate reaction to the question, “What is your view on the tariff?” “It is true,” he continued, “of every article produced for world markets that ultimately the people best fitted to make it, by reason of their skill and resources, will get the market regard- less of duties. “The soomer the world settles down to that basis of manufactyre and dis- tribution of goods, the er will the world come to general prosperity. And 1 want to tell you that nothing but eral prosperity for the world is the thing for any part of the world. “Part of the world rous and any other part in a welter of poverty Mc‘kmtea :t u;hnrbnnnll{ ::’:; c,m" from markets for the goods produce 15 8 false basis of economics. That mflu trouble sooner or later, and it is chief of all causes of wars. Statesmen and economists recognize this, yet politicians insist on trying to force tariffs that will hog markets for some industries.” ‘Who Owns Sugar? “Well, Mr. Ford, to be specific, let us take sugar. What would you do with the tariff on sugar?” “All right, take sugar, for example. Now where do we get our sugar?” “Aside from beet sugar raised at “Exactly. Now who owns that sugar in Cuba?” “Americans.” “There's vour answer. We put & tariff on sugar to help Americans charge other Americans higher prices. It is an artificial method of boosting costs to the people. “We have steadily reduced the tariff on foreign-made automobiles, yet the American automobile industry has not suffered. Automobile manufacturers have asked that this tariff be decreased. We have gone ahead at a tremendous pace in manufacture and export without the artificial aid of higher and higher tariffs whtchhlome seem to think nec- essary for other goods. “Drzel any one think that even free trade would kill the American automo- bile industry? We excel not by reason of tariff protection but simply because we have the natural resources and the skilled labor to make better and cheaper automobiles than other peoples can make. ————————————— George W. Phillips of this city. national txecuguv: committeeman for the fourth district, is preparing plans for sub- mission to national headquarters in Cincinnati to grant him authority to visit the three States in his territory with the view of installing chapters. At the ninth national convention at Detroit last month practically every chapter in the fourth district was repre- | it sented by voting delegates and each chapter was urging recognition of other groups in their respective States. Act- ing on this situation the national head- quarters has asked Phillips for advice on the matter and it is expected that within the next few weeks he will be authorized to make the swing through the three States for which he, as com- mitteeman, is responsible. When William J. Murphy, new na- tional commander of the D. A. V. re- turns to Washington in about six weeks from his home in California, he will be guest of honor at a dinner given jointly by all the chapters in Wash- ington, according to present plans. When Comdr. Murphy was here two weeks ago he specifically barred all social evenf§ on the ground that every hour would be devoted to business contacts with Government officials and the staff of the Washington office on matters coming out of the Detroit con- vention. However, on his coming trip he will be the department’s guest at the dinner and will visit all the hospitals in Washington in which there are disabled men. Military Order of the World War. Maj. Gen. Creed C. Hammond, re- tiring chief of the Militia Bureau, War Department, who has been commander of the District of Columbia Chapter of the M. O. W. W, was given a luncheon at the Army and Navy Club July 16 and presented with a medal of past commander, in view of the fact of his sailing for the Philippine Islands next month. Gen. Hammond, hat served as the head of the National Guard affairs of the War Department, has received a distinct promotion upon the termination of his tour with the Militia Bureau. He now becomes au- ditor general of the Philippine Islands. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. | “For fifteen years I suffered with chronic constipation and stomach disorders. I was always bloated with m n'm;l formed after 'e;ch n:lednl l:: such severe pains in my side a back that at times I felt as though I £ sed heiped very Mitle b e an to use a strong laxative each ;uht. 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And do you not see that any prosperous industry in any country puts a lot of money Mto circulation, and that means a market for more and for new goods? “Of course, the American tariff argu- ment for years has been that a high tariff protects the American workman from competition with underpaid Eu- ropean labor. If such a competition were possible the purpose of the tariff would be most laudable. But if El- rTopean labor is ever to compete with American labor it will have to be better pald—and there the argument falls, N\ ‘Wages Make Competition, “Only when wages abroad approxi- mate our merican rate of wages can we expect competition, and then we should welcome it. for it will be the inning of the time when everything be made by the people and in the country best fitted to make ft. “Community of interests among all the peoples in the world, rapid and im- proved transportation, growth of the idea of international co-operation on an economic basis—these have devel- oped so rapidly in recent years that it is worse than folly to attempt to build economic barriers—such as the tariff— to head off this world development. It won't work. “Tariff or no tariff the world has come to demand the best goods ai whatever price it must pay. Some foreign countries have lost out in the market here not so much because of the tariff placed on goods as because the quality of the goods has pped. “Many articles shipped in from for- eign countries appeared to have been timed to break. Nobody wants that kind of goods. Some foreign manufac- turers lost markets largely for that reason. “If any country can make better goods than we, that simply forces us to improve our quality. The race finally goes the people who, at a given retail price, can deliver the best stuff. . And that is exactly as it should be. 5 Against All Tarifts. “Every people in the world would be glad to match skill, natural resources and available industrial power with every other people in this friendly world competition. Such competition is emu- lation. And in every other country in the world there are peculiar aptitudes, resources and possibility of production of certain kinds of goods which the rest of the world can use and would want— it has money to buy. “Tariffs have to be very, very care- fully used and adjusted, else in the long run they grievously hurt the people who build the tariff walls. “Personally, I am against all tariffs, but I don't suggest that as a rule for governments. At the same time I progressive governments would agree that tariff adjustment is not a mat- ter of opinion, least of all a matter of private gain, but a matter for scientific CHARGE ACCOUNTS SOLICITED \\: N NN SN remedy a trial. 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After two full weeks on the high seas, the First Division of the First Battalion, United States Naval Re- of the District of Columbia, re- este) aboard lish ports with squadrons tic Scouting Fleet, to which the Upshur was attached during this period for instruction pu: 3 ‘Thére were both night and day maneuvers, including anti-submarine operations, the exercises ending on ursday when the crews aboard the vessel participated in their annual big mnv:metprmmoflflumio(mnl Island: ‘The Pirst Fleet Division of the local Reserves is commanded by Lieut. Harold Richardson. There also was aboard for the vesse! for training p: - the imore, mental City. ‘The cruise just ended is the first of | three to be carried out this Summer in order to accommodate all the officers and raen assigned to the fleet Reserve here. The Upshur will remain in port for a week replenishing her supplies and making other preparations to sail again next Saturdav, this time with the Second Fleet Division, commanded by Lieut., (junior de) John F. Moore, aboard, follow substantially the same routine as was followed on the first cruise. During the time that the Upshur has been away, the members of the two divisions that remained behind have in armory instruction, vessel is away there is no other place in which the officers and men may re- :x::" practical instruction aboard a | Ip. | Much attention has been given to the | gun trainiig this year, and there is a that they will find themselves at the | top of the list of other Reserve organi- zations throughout the country in this | important feature of naval training. | the serving and accurate firing of the guns. There is a hope, too, among | some of the others that this year will sée the end of the present method of target practice for the Reserves. e Reserves now are required to partici- pate in a system not comparable to that of the Regular Army, and this fact was made a subject of action here at the last meeting of the Naval Officers’ Association of the United States when a recommendation was made that the Reservists be allowed to use the system practiced by those in the regular establishment. & ‘The Reservists now use a target de- veloped during the war, in the form of a small object like a periscope. They are ftvan credit for shots within & certain distance and do not have to make direct hits, whereas in the regular establishment large floating targets are used in which only the direct hits count. In the opinion of the Reserve officers, much better results would be obtained in the Reserves by the use of this type of target, as the men would take more interest in the matter if their shots hit an object. It was argued further that with the two branches using the same target under the same conditions, it would furnish a better method of comparison. Lieut. Comdr. Harry J. Nichols exec- study and action, not by one nation only but by a group of nations. “If we had some international out- look on tariffs I think they would soon disappear. And the world in general would be benefited.” strong_hope among the local Reservists | | (Copyright, 1929. by North American News- r Alliance.) }afinom-rc!flnloed for his aboard the Dwight R. Partello, 4227 Eighth street, the local Reserve as a seaman, second class, ir the aviation branch. . He is a student aviator, and wil be sent next month to the Naval Aircraft Factory at Philadelphia, to be- course of study, which leads gin his nl‘an:ln the commission as ensign in the has enlisted in Aviation Reserve. He is one of several to be selected In Washington to begin the training. The duty at the aircraft factory, it was explained, is the first step course, and is what is called the elim- . The Navy Depart- ment plans to find out in this pre- liminary course whether further train- ing of the student is warranted, and it expected that 50 per cent of the students will be elim- ination training. was sald that it is inated during this course. Six more candidates are to be en- listed the latter part of the Summer B u:‘mtwo weeks has been taking in the for the of attending the course of air g which will compiete the Washington quota for this year. Arza T. Campbell, 4308 Fessenden street, & fireman, first class, and Clyde F. Willoughby, 1214 I street southeast, a machinist’s mate, second class, both of the First Fleei Division, re-enlisted in the Reserve'latt wesk, Several of the officers of the local batialion will not make their annual cruises aboard the Upshur this year, because of the fact that their rank is too high, and it is probable that they will be individually ordered to duty to one of the light cruisers of the At- lantic Scouting Fleet. The destroyer cruises now are being confined almost entirely to the divisions and the officers attached to them. | Aviatrix Enjoys Locomotive Ride. RED BANK. N. J., July 20 (#;—Mrs. Keith Miller, British aviatrix, has taken a ride in the locomotive of a train that has been beating her plane. The best she has been able to do with an old machine is 70 miles an hour, and often the Blue Comet, a Jersey Central train running to Atlantic City at 72 miles for one stretch, has tooted at her in scorn. At the meeting in the cab all was for- given. 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