Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1930, Page 36

D. C. Naval Reserve With the season for the annual fraining cruises aboard the destroyer Abel P, Upshur, assigned here as a training ship, the officers and men of the 1st Battalion, United States Naval Reserve of the District of Columbia, under the command of Lieut. Samuel ‘W. Stinemetz, began last week to take their weekly drills aboard that vessel. While preparing for the cruises, at the | same time they are perfecting their | training for the annual inspection | board, composed of Regular naval of- ficers' from the Navy Department, to | determine the progress in their train-| ing since the last inspection. | The officers are making every effort to show an unusual improvement this | year, and are following the sugges- ' tions made by Lieut. Comdr. R. S. Field, inspector-instructor of the local battalion and commander of the Up- shur, and a detail of other officers, who put the organization through a | rehearsal inspection several weeks ago. ‘This was done for the purpose of find- ing any defects and to acquaint the officers and men with them so that steps could be taken to correct them before the board arrives on the scene ‘The organization will have only a few drill nights aboard the Upshur, | however, as that vessel is scheduled to | leave in a short time for the Norfolk | Navy Yard for her annual drydocking | and overhaul preparatory to taking her place this Summer with the Atlantic Scouting Fleet destroyers, with mem- bers of the local and Baltimore, Md., Reserves aboard. While the force of shipkeepers regularly assigned to the | vessel have done considerable work, | particularly on machinery, which will lessen the amount which the navy yard civilian force will be called upon to do, it is probable that the vessel will re- main at the yard about a month, re- | turning here just prior to beginning the | annual cruises. | It is probable, however, that she will | be here for the annual inspections so that the board will be able to test the | training of the local officers and men in answering emergency drill calls on the ship, such as fire, abandon ship and battle quarters. While this is drilled into them constantly in the class room instruction during the Winter months, it was pointed out that it is the prac- tical training aboard the vessel which counts and helps them to make a better showing to the regular officers during the rigid tests which they are required to pass through. It is not probable that a new com- mander of the organization will be named until after the annual inspec- tions. Lieut. Comdr. Finney Bascom Smith, who brought the local Reserve to its present high state of training, has left the city, which made it necessary for him to relinquish the command. But his work is being carried on without change by Lieut. Stinemetz, who is act- ing in command, by reason of seniority. He was formerly executive officer of the battalion., Lieut, Harold Richardson, commander of the first fleet division, 1s next in rank, and the duties of execu- tive officer have developed upon him, in addition to his division duties, as it has been decided not to make any change at this time nwin§ to the prg]xflnlcy of the annual inspection pe: The Bureau of Navigation reports that the establishment of satisfactory standards of petty officers’ rates has been attempted in the Reserve, To bring this about, close scrutiny has been given to drill attendance and cruise reports. The marks assigned thereon the manner in which training duty has been performed have bee::tffven weight by the bureau in the selection of men for chief petty officer rates. Reports of examinations, in accord- ance with the provision of the Bureau of Navigation manual, have been re- quired. These examinations, it was said, are identical with those of the regular service and are required for the advancement in rate of all enlisted per- sonnel. Preferential treatment, in ac- cordance with Navy practice, has been accorded continuous-service men of the Reserve as distinguished from broken- service men, with beneficlal results. Long and meritorious service in chief petty officer rates has been recognized by the establishment of permanent ap- pointments in rate and considerable number of such permanent appoint- ments have been issued. It is believed that a very class of men, the bu- reau says, is being obtained for the Re- serve. Each year an increasing number succeeds in qualifying for appointment to the Naval Academy as midshipmen, a 50 per cent increase of successful candidates being noted this year over last. Of 31 eligible Reservists who took the examination, 16 passed. The most important move of the year for the aviation Reserve, the Navigation Bureau says, has been the institution of a training_program to parallel that given to officers and men of the regu- lar establishment. In the training of Reserve student aviation pilots, a 30- day elimination course has been a: | ranged at the bases at Squantu Mass., naval aircraft factory at Phils THE SUNDAY delphia, Great Lakes, Ill, and Seattle, Wlll'}.l; this llt followed by an eight- month course at Pensacola, in the same classes with the . Those suc- cessfully completing the course are then commissioned as ensigns in the aviation Reserve and sent to a year of training \flvm‘- the aircraft squadrons of the eet. This program, the bureau continues, delays somewhat the development of organizations, as such, but the indi- vidual becomes a far more valuable Reserve officer upon his return to his home squadron after that training. The benefits will eventually be reflected in the efficiency of the organization. ‘The paper work for the aviation sguadrons has been greatly reduced and the availability of information consid- erably increased. A syllabus of annual flying based on 45 hours, which is the maximum possible with the funds avail- able, has been instituted. Training of organizations during the 50-day period instituted a year ago has shown varied results. The system will be continued, and since more equipment is available and & better distribution accomplished, better results may be expected in the future, Organized Reserves Maj. Gen. Fred W. Sladen, command- ing general of the 3d Corps Area, of which Washington is a part, has is- sued instructions for the conduct of the 1930 Summer training camps in this corps area. The policy of training the Citizens' Military Training Camps through the use of Organized Reserve units, pursued in 1929, will be contin- ued, but a Reserve officer on C. M. T. C. duty will only be authorized two details for 14 days each. In the past local Re- serve officers on this duty, their civilian pursuits permitting and expressing their desire to do so, have been on Summer training camp duty with the C. M.'T. C. units for as long as from two to six or eight weeks, but for the 1930 camps any Reserve officers in the District desiring | this duty will be authorized but two de- tails of 14 days each. Each Reserve officer from the District will be given a careful physical exami- nation upon his arrival at the camp or station, the results of which will be re- ported on A. G. O. form No. 63. Should any of the Reservists be found phys- ically disqualified for active duty, the camp or station commander is author- ized to relleve the Reserve officer from further active duty and he will be re- turned to his home in Washington. Attention is invited to Army regula- tions No. 35-3420, pertaining to pay and allowances of the Organized Reserves, which require that a request for state- ment of services be submitted on the form provided for that purpose. Those Reserve officers residing in the District not having a total net credit of three years' service will not submit request | for statement of service. An Infantry school of arms will be held at Fort George G. Meade, Md., from August 3 to 16, to which not only designated units, but all surplus officers, and especially those of units employing the rifle, pistol and machine gun, and others interested in marksmanship, can profitably be sent. It will be an excel- lent medium generally for instruction in basic training and will be under the direction, of the chief of staff of the 99th Division. ‘The following District of Columbia Reserve officers, having been relieved from assignment to the 80th Division, are relieved from assignment to units, as indicated: Capt. John W. Zimmer- man, Quartermaster Reserve, 1862 Mintwood place, from Quartermaster Section; First Lieut. Vernon Reid, Ord- nance Reserve, 1353 Maple View place southeast, from 305th Ordnance Com- pany, and First Lieuts. Isadore M. Alpher, 20 New York avenue; Louis B. Bachrach, 3242 Rodman street; Martin C. Flohr, 54 M street; Edgar L. Good- man, 1518 Allison street; Harmon, 2611 Adams Mill Medical Reserve officers, and Second Lieuts. James R. Allison, North Capitol and D streets (armory) and Ord Bush (armory), both Engineer Reserve of- ficers, all from the 305th Engineer ent. The following Reserve officers from the District have been promoted, as follows: First Lieut. August F. Schim~ mack, Infantry Reserve, 1317 Emerson | street, to captain. He has been re- lieved from assignment to the 320th Infantry and is assigned to the 318th Infantry. Pirst Lieut. Robert A.~Joyner, Infantry Reserve, is promoted to cap- tain, his assignment being changed from the 320th Infantry to the 317th Infantry. Second Lieut. George T. Summerlin, jr., Infantry Reserve, 1738 N street, has been promoted to first lieutenant, his assignment to the 320th Infantry remaining in effect. The fol- lowing Medical Reserve first lieuten- ants are relieved from assignment to the 80th Division, and are assigned to the 326th Service Unit: Henry L. Colvin, 926 B street southwest; George W. Creswell, 1620 R street; James F. Davidson, 203 Elm street (Chevy Chase, Md.), and Leon 8. Gordon, 321 N street southwest. Cavalry Reserve officers of the Dis- trict will meet at the Fort Myer riding hall today at 9:30 a.m. for instruction in equitation. C:gt. Robert V. Laugh# lin will conduct the instructional con- ference for Washington Reserve officers of the Judge Advocate General's De- partment at local Reserve headquarters tomorrow evening, at which will be taken up the law of patents as affect- ing War Department activities. Ord- nance Reserve officers of Washington will meet this same evening at head- quarters in the Oxford Hotel Building, under the direction of Lieut. Edward ‘W. Smith. ‘The machine gun conference of the | 320th Infantry will be held Tuesday evening at Georgetown University Armory. This conference will be con- ducted by Maj. Andres Lopez, who will discuss the mnomenclature, stripping and assembling, elementary gun drill, combat principles and the machine gun section. Signal Corps Reservists of the District will hold their meeting on this same evening at Reserve head- quarters. ‘This meeting, which wlil be- gin at 7:30, will be conducted by Maj. C. N. Sawyer, who will discuss as his subject marches and shelter, tent pitching, formations and mess. ‘The 343d Engineers, Col. John Stew- art commanding, will hold its con- ference, as usual, in the board room of the District day evening. Maj. Layson T. Atkins, who will conduct this meeting, will dis- cuss the use of engineers in counter- | attack. Reserve quartermasters of the Dis- trict will meet at local headquarters next Thursday evening. The subject of the conference will be mechanized warfare. Murder Appeals Date Set. RALEIGH, N. C, March 22 (#).— The North Carolina Supreme Court yesterday set April 22 for the appeals of seven National Textile Work- ers’ Union members from convictions in Mecklenburg County Superior Court of second degree murder of Police Chief O. F. Aderholt of Gastonia. They re- ceived sentences ranging from 5 to 20 years in State prison. Aderholt was lain during textile strike disorders. ~ ANNOUNCING MILLINERY WEE W herein We Present the Very Latest Fashions in Hats —All this week the Millinery De- partment displays a particularly large collection of the correct Hats for Spring and Summer. And in order to acquaint you with the various kinds of hats which are most fashionable, we will tell you about a particular kind every day. Here is our program— MONDAY— A general display of all types of hats— At $3.00 to $25.00 TUESDAY— Baku and Sisol Hats will be featured— WEDNESDAY— “Palimo”—the season’s most popular straw— THURSDAY— Lace Hats—picturesque and beautiful— Priced at $12.50 FRIDAY— At $10.00 to $25.00 Priced at $3.88 Dressy Baku-Braid Hats—inexpensively priced— SATURDAY— Linen Weave Strawe Hats—cxceptionally beautiful— At $4.85 to $7.85 At $3.00 to $5.00 uilding next Wednes- | STAR, WASHINGTON, LOUDOUN LEGION POST PLANS POPPY SALE Woman's Auxiliary Formation Left to Committee—Six Claimg Closed. Special Dispatch to The Star. LEESBURG, Va., March 22 —Plans were made for the annual poppy sale, which will be held several days prior to May 30, at the regular meeun‘(o( Loudoun Post, No. 34, held in the Ma- sonic Hall her A committee with Capt. Richard nwright as chairman was named to arrange for this sale throughout the county, which has as its object a relief fund for disabled vet- eral Forming & woman's auxiliary of the American Legion in the county was dis- cussed and a committee named to make plans, with Capt. Wainwright as chairman. _Dr. G. H. Musgrave and Joseph F, Dorsey were named a com- mittee for the mobilization plan which was discussed. The objective of this is to help check disasters, riots, etc. After the plans are formulated they will be submitted to various officials in the county for approval. On behalf of Gen. Willlam Mitchell, the post commander, Harry Brecken- ridge, made a motion to the effect that the Department of American Legion would consider the publication in pam- phlet for distribution to each post in Virginia of the address of State Com- mander B. M. Roszell at the annual banquet of the local post on February 22, and the resolution was adopted. A report was made at the meeting that since March 1 Loudoun Post, No. 34, has closed six claims of disabled veterans, four of which were secured hospitalization and two compensation. At the next meeting, which will be held April 9, an invitation has been extended to L. E. Roland, manager of C. & P. Telephone Co. of Alexandria, to speak before a public meeting of the legion. e DETROIT MAN SLAYS SELF AT MIAMI BEACH, FLA. Son of Wealthy Detroit Packer, Be- fore Death, Admits Wound ‘Was Self-Inflicted. By the Assoclated Press. MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March 22— ‘T. A. Newton, 32, of Detroit, died here yesterday of a bullet wound that he said was self-inflicted after a quarrel with & young woman whom he had ‘been visiting here. Police did not learn the name of the woman. Police sald later they had identified Newton as the son of a wealthy Detroit packer. Leaves Wife in Detroit. DETROIT, March 22 (#).—T. A. Newton, who died yesterday at Miami Beach, Fla, of a self-inflicted bullet wound, was the son of a wealthy De- troit meat packer. He had been mar- ried for nine years and until a few weeks ago was employed as a bond salesman. Neither his father, Thomas E. New- ton, nor his wife, who is at her home here, would attempt to assign a reason for the suicide. The father said that Newton had been doing well in busi- ness and that he was believed to be happy. He and his wife moved into a new home last Spring. wNewwn was a veteran of the World ar. A. B. C. WHITACRE DEAD Special Dispatch to The Star. HAMILTON, Va., March 22.—A. B. C. Whitacre, 67 years of age, and for 15 years cashier of Farmers & Merchants’ Hfi:fill:\ll Bank, here, died after a long Mr. Whitacre was a native of Fauquier County and at one time lived at Rom- ney, W. Va. He resigned from the cash- iership of the bank at Hamilton, Va., four years ago on account of his health. "l;’hr;: lllfer;l.] Mrl.dA:Ilnl ‘Whitacre and e Misses Ella an ima Whitacre, all of Washington, survive him. - Sketched: —Genuine Sisol, beautifully trime- med with two- toned organdy. Price $15.00 MILLINERY DEPT. D. C., MARCH 23 Drunk, Head in Pool To Make Wife Think He Is Sober, Drowns By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, March 22— Inasmuch as he customarily ar- rived home intoxicated, and inas- much as his wife customarily scolded him for his condition, Julio Martinez adopted the idea of sticking his head into a deep 1 nearby before entering the ouse, to “clear his thoughts.” For several days things went well, the cold water reviving him sufficiently to lead Mrs. Martinez to the belief that her husband was reforming. But Thursday night Julio leaned too far, lost his balance, fell into the pool and was drowne-, REED WILL FILED Estate Left in Trust for Widow; Then to Church. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va, March 22.—M Tilden Reed, retired business man, who | died last week, left the bulk of his property to his widow, Mrs. Gordia A. Reed, for life, after which the property is to be sold and proceeds divided equally between Braddock Street Meth- odist Episcopal Church, South, here, | and the Children’s Home Society of Vir- | ginia, at Richmond. The proceeds will | be from the sale of three residential | properties. Another residence property was left to the widow outright, accord- / ing to the will filed today for recor 1930—PART TWO. GANDHI ANGERED BY SOCIAL BOYCOTT Severely Reproves Jambusar Vil- lagers for Refusing to Supply Food to Police Officials. By the Associated Press. JAMBUSAR, Bombay, India, March 22—Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Nation- alist, in a speech today at Ankhi severely reproved the villagers for so enforcing the social boycott against po- liceman that the officials were unable | to obtain food. The mahatma declared it was against religious principles to_starve officals | and that those who harbored activ enmity to the government would Fe joining his enemies even though they should not salute officers. Gandhi said he would suck snake's poison “even from Gen. Dyer” if he should be bitten. Gen. Dyer resigned from the British army after a loud out- cry growing out of his order to troops to fire on a mob of 5009 Indians in 1919, Three hundred and eighty na- tives were killed and 1,200 were injured. Police attended Gandhi's speech to report it for official reference. Former Correspondent Dies. PARIS, March 22 (#).—George Adams, former correspondent of the London Times and the New York Sun in Paris, died today in his sleep after a brief illness with influenza. 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