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B—4 = THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JULY 12, HARRISON IS HELD | INMAN'S SLAYING Must Face Grand Jury in Killing of Father of Seven. A coroner's jury yesterday ordered Nelson Harrison, 35 years old, an itiner- ant painter, held for the grand jury in connection with the fatal shooting early Friday of Charles Frederick Branden- burg, 38 years old, father of seven chil- dren. At the same time the jury ordered the release of two other men arrested following Brandenburg’s death. They were Charles A. Neill, jr., 25 years old, owner of the automobile in_which Brandenburg was shot, and William F. Waddell, 36 years old, from whom HaYrison admitted stealing the .45- caliber automatic which fired the fatal bullet. Raise Fund for Widow. Following the inquest announcement was made that funds were being raised by friends of the dead man’s widow and children, said to be virtually penniless, Miss Mary Hipple, 1435 Harvard street, who inaugurated the campaign to raise money, turned $186.70 over to :he widow, Mrs. Alice Brandenburg. Miss Hipple, a friend of the dead man's fam- ily, said she and James Conroy, 108 ‘Thirteenth street southeast, who is as- sisting her, expect to collect several hundred dollars more within the next few days. “I certainly need it, too,” said Mrs. Brandenburg, who lives at 18 I street. “My husband had_been out of work for some time, and I had only 75 cents when he was killed. My oldest son, Emory, who is 18, is the only one in my family with a job and he makes only $15° a week ‘as an apprentice printer. ‘That isn't much when you have to take care of a family as large as mine.” Admits Shooting. Harrison, testifying at the inquest, admitted the shooting, but insisted it was accidental. This contention was corroborated by Neill, whose home is &t 1223 Twelfth street. Waddell was not present at the time of the shooting. He was arrested after police learned Harrison had stolen the pistol, together with a pocketbook, watch and several neckties, from him a short time previously. “I became acquainted with Waddell Thursday night,” Harrison testified. “I begged him for a drink and he took me to his room, at 637 I street, where we had a number of drinks together.” Harrison left while Waddell was asleep, he said. In addition to the gun and other articles, he also took nearly 2 quart of Waddell's liquor, he added, going to Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth ;;rf]elt. where he met Brandenburg and eill. Asked Drink. “They asked me for a drink,” Har- rison continued. “I gave them several, and we started out to try to sell Wad- dell's pistol to get money with which to buy more liquor. “Brandenburg went into three Trestaurants, but was unable to dispose of the gun. He was sitting in the front seat when he handed the pistol back to me, saying he couldn't sell it because the hammer had jammed. I was trying to show him he was mistaken when it went off.” After the inquest, police said Harri- son would be charged with grand lar- ceny, regardless of the action of the grand jury. Brandenburg was to be burled tomor- row in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The burial will follow services at Shippert's Puneral zPsrlor, 2008 Pennsylvania avenue, at p.m. ROBBINS AND JONES LEAVE FOR SEATTLE Aviators Forced Down on Tokio Hop Hope to Replace Engine for Second Attempt. By the Assoclated Press. NOME, Alaska, July 11.—Reg L. Robbins and Harold S. Jones, T:xas aviators, who were forced to abandon & non-stop Seattle-Tokio flight near here Thursday, began a return trip to Seattle today. ‘The two men plan to make another bid for the $25.000 prize offered for the first non-stop flight between the United Btates and Japan in about a week. At Fairbanks, fhe refueling plane Wwill be left. Plans for the next pro- posed Seattle-Tokio flight call for an- other refueling in midair over that city and a second contact here. . Before leaving, Robbins and Jones #aid they hoped to ohtain a more power- ful motor for their Transpacific plane at Fairbanks before continuing to Seat- +tle. They sald they were forced to de- scend at Solomon Thursday morning, after & 2,100-mile flight from Seattle in between 26 and 27 hours, because their motor was not powerful enough to keep. the plane in position until they had refueled with sufficient gasoline to complete the last lap to Tokio. VETERAN OFFICER DIES @eorge Quackenbos Forsook Medi- cine to Join Police. NEW YORK, July 11 (#)—George Quackenbos, who gave up a medical ;rax:uce in 1895 and joined the New ork police department in response to & call of Theodore Roosevelt for high- c;\llsb‘er officers, died today at the age of 64. After graduating from a Chicago col- lege he became a cowpuncher in the West. Later he came to New York to become instructor in languages at Co- lumbia University. In his spare time he became proficlent at telegraphy and the sign language of mutes. From Columbia he went to the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons, where he obtained a degree. A few years later, when Roosevelt was chairman of the New York Police Board, Quackenbos Joined the force as a patrolman. He Tose to the post of lieutenant, which he held until he retired in 1922. . R. FRANCIS DIES Manufacturer and Inventor Loses Fight With Illness. MIAMI BEACH, Fla, July 11 (#).— J. R. Prancis, 60, manufacturer and in- ventor, died in a hospital here late to- day after a year's illness. Mr. Francis, who came here in 1925, was founder of the Marvel Carburetor Co., Flint, Mich.,, president of the Francis Pharmacy, Indianapolis, and a vice president of the Borg-Warner Co., Chi . Hc:gg survived by his widow and one scn, Dean Francis, of Indianapolis. The body will be sent to Indianapolis. LINER STILL AGROUND CHATHAM, Mass, July 11 (A).—The Dollar liner President Hayes was still aground on Shovelfull Shoal tonight, ‘more than 36 hours after she struck in fog yesterday morning. continued to hamper efforts four Coast Guard cutf nd a klg tug attempting to refloat the stranded vessel. A second tug was on the way from New York, Another contingent of the 1st Bat- talion, United States Naval Reserves of the District of Columbia, the 1st Fleet Division, left Washington yesterday | aboard the United States destroyer : Hamilton, beginning its annual period of 15 days’ sea training to fit the men for destroyer duty in the event of a national emergency. ‘This is the second unit to go, and when the ship returns, two weeks hence, will debark the 1st Division and immediately take aboard the 2d Fleet Division on the final cruise of the season. A week’s laycver was allowed | the vessel between the first and second | cruise, but none will be permitted be- teween the second and last cruise. On | each of the cruises taken by the local | units there clso will be taken a division from the Baltimore, Md., battalion, the officers and men of which come here to_join the ship. When the vessel left here yesterday the plan wds t> steam down the Poto- mac River and Chesapeake Bay, and after proceeding through the Capes to steam up_the Atlantic coast to the Delaware Breakwater to join with the destroyers Evans, Philip and Fairfax, with New York and Philadelphia Re- serves aboard. The whole division then will sail in fleet formation for the Bermuda Islands, giving the officers iraining in steaming in company with other boats. ‘The first couple of days aboard will be given over to the preliminaries, to enable the crew to “shake down” in their new billets and become familiar with the vessel. They will be instructed promptly in general drills to prepare them for such emergencies as collision, fire and abanden ship. ‘Tomorrow morning the gunnery train- ing in preparation for the target prac- tice will be started, each of the divi- sicns furnishing two gun crews. During the voyage to the rendezvous for the other destroyers the officers are t> be trained in individual ship maneuvers. On Tuesday the tactical maneuvers and gunnery training will be carried out, and this procedure is to remain | in the routine for the remainder of the | week, or until the squadron arrives at | Bermuda. Upon arrival in the liberty port the usual weckly inspection of per- sonnel, upper decks and living ccm- partments is made by the ship's cap- tain, after which the Reservists will be given their week end liberty to visit i the points of interest on the islands. On Monday of next week boat exer- cises and minor machinery overhaul is conducted by the deck and engine room forces, respectively, and on Tues- day the ship will be put to sea again. Further tactical exercises are cn the schedule while en route to the point in the Atlantic selected for target prac- tice. Upon arrival on the target area a modified short-range battle practice 1 is fired by the Reservists, and the ship | will leave the firing range in time to permit the Reservists to debark on Sat- urday of the second week. En routs hour modified full-power Tun is to be carried out for the instruction of the engineering personnel. Lieut. Charles H. Williams, com- manding the 3d Fleet Division of the local battalion, sald that the cruise which his cutfit just completed was one of the most successful in the history of the local organization. He was enthusi- astic over the results obtained, and said that the officcrs were given more re- sponsibility than they had ever ex- perienced on a cruise heretofore. The other cfficers of this division who made the cruise were Lieut. (Junior Grade) Lindman. During the voyage both the officers and men were put largely on their own responsibilities, after being assigned to certain duties. The crew was given a touch of real heavy weather durir the outward- bound voyage, which ;:ve some of the youngsters a Teal test of their sea legs. Six other vessels were in the division— in fact, all of the destroyer contingent of the Atlantic Training Squadron. Abourd these vessels were other Naval Reserve organizations and members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, composed of students at several Eastern colieges and universities. Target practice was held about 100 miles off the Virginia Capes on the homeward-bound voyage. It was said that the local Reservists were fourth in this display of marksmanship, having been beaten by three of the R. O. T. C. units, but they bested the unit from Yale. The practice this year, it was said, was held under trying conditions, the seas being quite rough. The shore liberty given the officers and enlisted personnel, it was said, was thoroughly enjoyed. During three days that the vessel was in port each of the two watches had two days on the beach to see the pcints of interest on the islands. Several members of the 2nd Fleet Division, which will begin its cruise two weeks hence, will go to sea with promotions, and one of them with a rating device on his arm. The pro- motions were made as a result of the successful passage of examinations con- ducted by an examining board of local Reserve officers, which gave tests to the men following recommendations of their divisicn officers for promotion after completion of the cruise last year. The man who will get the “crow” on his arm is Armand L. Briggs, who was promoted from seaman, first class, to coxswain. The others promoted were Morgan A. Chism, fireman, second class to first class; Arza T. Campbell, fire- man, second class to first class; Elmer S. Welsh, seaman, second class to first class; C. S. Kennedy, seaman, second class to first class; Louis W. Felker, sea- man, second class to first class; Perry J. Jecko, seaman, second class to first class; John C. Warmenhoven, seaman, second class to first class; Louis Lueb- kert, fireman, third class to second class; Charles E. Carter, fireman, third | class to second class; Antonio F. Lan- caster, fireman, third class to second class, and Wilbur H. Jecko, fireman, third class to second class. The 2nd Fleet Division, which sails on its annual cruise in two weeks, will have bag inspection Monday night, to ascertain whether the members have a complete outfit for the cruise. The 3rd Fleet Division, which has just returned, will have infantry drill. ‘The following Monday night the 2nd Division will have instruction in con- nection with its coming cruise, and on July 24 the officers and men will be given their physical examination to determine their fitness to perform ac- tive duty in connection with the annual sea training. July 27 has been set as the day for the regular battalion inspection. Warning has been given by the Navy Department that it will not issue dupli- cate courtesy cards to Naval Reserve officers within the four-year period for which the originals were issued. It was pointed out that the Bureau of Navigation receives various requests for re-issue of these cards which dre re- ported lost or mutilated. The requests, it was said, usually contain the state- ment that re-issue of the card is urg- ently requested because it is of great value as a means of identification. The bureau states that it expects the right- ful owners to use great care in their preservation. These cards are issued to all Naval | il Reserve officers upon request. They contain the picture of the officer and the signatures of the officer and the commandant of the naval district in which the officer resides. They are in- tended for use by the officers in visit- ing ships and naval stations, and pro- vide for courtesies to be shown officers who present themselves with them. The idea of their issue is to encourage Re- serve ofllc'le’l‘l ttk?n I-l-kfi ldvn;m’n of a’ny opportuni presen tself for them to visit these places. ‘When a card is reported lost im- mediate notice is sent to all ships and stations for it to be taken up if pre-| to the point of debarkation, a four-| | Gordon Daisley and Ensign B. H.| D. C. Naval Reserve sented for the purpose of gaining ad- mission to ships or stations. Although efforts have been made by officers of the Naval Reserve to have the system of target practice used by the Reserves changed to cne similar to that used in the Regular service, the organizations taking their cruises this y‘ear are still using the modified prac- tice. It has been the contention of the Reserve officers that the system used by their gun crews does not give a real indication of what the Reservists could do in actual firing in case of emergen- cy, and that it does not give the men the same interest that would be ex- pected if the Regular Navy system was used. Further, it is contended that if the Reservists were permitted to use the system in vogue in the Regular estab- lishment it would furnish a better means of comparison between the gun- nery of the Reserves and the Regulars. ‘The system desired by the Reservists would necessitate some of the large, floating targets of the Navy being towed to the target rendezvous, there to be towed by & tug or other vessel across the range while the Reservists fired. One of the objections to this, “it was sald, is that of expense. However, it was added that in firing at the large targets it is necessary to obtain a hit in order to get & count in the score, while under the present system any shct within a certain area of the tar- get is counted. In the Regular system, further, it was pointed out, the Reserve gunners would be able to see concrete evidences of their firing skill by having the target brought aboard, where they could see the hits which they actually made. The armory of the local Reservists is being considerably improved under the direction cf Chief Boatswain’s Mate Joseph Slattery, the lone Reservist kept on indefinite active duty when the destroyer Abel P. Upshur, formerly as- signed here as training ship, was transferred to the Coast Guard as a| patrol boat. Various facilities for indoor training! are being installed, including the in-| stallation of a bridge with all the| appliances usually fcund on such places on a destroyer. Organized Reserves Instructions issued by the War De- partment, which became effective as of July 1, will require all Reserve organi- zation commanders to make certain recommendations in connection Wwith |the promotion of all Reserve officers under their command. This means that future promotions in the Officers’ Re- | serve Corps will be governed by the inimum time served in grade, holding of'a certificate of capacity for grade, | number of earned credit hours and ac- tive duty training. In addition to the promotion recommendation from Dis- trict organization commanders, to be sent to 3d Corps Area headquarters in Baltimore, there will be required: (a) A statement that the Reserve offi- cer has served the minimum time in grade and holds a certificate of capac- ity for the grade to which promotion is recommended or that he has, during the five years immediately preceding date of application and prior to October 1, 1930, earned 300 hours’ credit. (b) The specific vacancy to which the Reserve officer will be assigned in event of promotion. (c) A statement that the Reserve offi- cer has, during his service in his pres- ent grade, completed at least 14 days of active duty training and has re- ceived therefor an efficiency report of at least “satisfactory.” If this require- ment has not been met, recommenda- tion regarding waiver should be made, with reasons therefor. (d) Each application will be accom- panied by a report on War Depart- ment, Adjutant General's Office, form 63, of the Reserve officer's physical ex- amination made within one year prior to date of application. An exception to this requirement may be made when there is reason to belleve that there is on file at 3d Corps Area headquarters a satisfactory report of the Reserve offi- cer’s physical examination made within one year prior to date of application. The Revised Army Regulations, No. 140-5, governing the administration of the Officers’ Reserve Corps, pertain to both the extension courses and the ad- ministrative procedure. The important changes in the extension courses are: (1) The preparation of officers for pro- motion, (2) a regrouping of the various subcourses, (3) a revision of practically all existing subcourses and the incor- poration of a number of new ones, (4) a revision of the Army regulation series, 122 to 139; (5) changes in adminis- trative procedure and (6) a completely revised Army regulation, No. 140-5, which includes all regulations pertain- ing to the Officers’ Reserve Corps ex- cept the list of minimum qualifications for appointment and promotion. One of the new changes incorporated in the new regulations prescribes that no person in the Public Health Service or Coast and Geodetic Survey may hold a commission as a Reserve officer. Those already holding commissions will not be discharged, but they will not be eligible for promotion, active duty training or reappointment. District Reserve officers will be inter- ested in the two changes made in the requirements for promotion. No longr is a vacancy required for promotion from second to first lieutenant. The second change made in the promotion requirements is that before a Reserve officer can be promoted, he must have completed, during his service in grade, at least 14 days of active duty training and received an efficiency rating of at least “satisfactory.” The requirements for promotion, as they exist at this time, are: (1) Officer must possess a certificate of capacity (or has earned 300 hours of credit within five years of date of promotion and prior to Octo- ber 1, 1930); (2) a vacancy must ex- ist except for promotion to the grade of first lleutenant; (3) officer must have served the minimum time in grade, and (4) officer must have com- pleted 14 days’ active duty in grade with a rating of at least satisfactory. ‘The following District Reserve officers, having accepted reappointment in the Officers’ Res:rve Corps without the priv- ilege of assignment or active duty, is relieved from assignment to the units indicated: First Lieut. Willlam G. Mei- man, Medical Reserve, 4203 Sixteenth street, from 74th General Hospital: Pirst Lieut. Russel J. Jansen, Medical Reserve, 4707 Connecticut avenue, from the 364th Mzdical Regiment; First Lieut. Henry A. Swanson, Dental Re- serve, 3911 Jocelyn street, from T74th General Hospital; $econd Lieut. Benja- min W. Hogan, Enginecr Reserve, 5110 Fourteenth street, m 343d Engineer General _Service Regiment; Second SUBURBAN PASTOR ‘ PLEASES SCHWAB Rev. W. Warren Giles Tells How He Entertains Mil- lionaires With Speeches. BY ROGER BATCHELDER. EAST ORANGE. N. J, July 11 (N.AAN.A)—“I'm just a simple sub- urban minister,” said the Rev. W. War- ren Giles, pastor of the First Re- formed Church here. In a pleasant home shaded by many trees, and surrounded by a commuter’s lawn, the man who was called recently to tell the executives of the United States Steel Corporation about the cor- r!ll':.wn ffurzflilon, life and business, spoke quietly. p;’ie gnd come from his study, with its great shelves of books, and was be- | wildered that his forceful talks at New York banquets had won him fame. The fact the steel magnates had in- vited him to speak at their banquet had not made a tremendous impres- sion on him and he was at & loss to understand why he was in constant demand at business men’s dinners. 50 Years in Ministry. Dr. Giles, about six feet tall, with white hair and a smile that at first seemed to proclaim him as the “old- time pastor,” has been in the ministry almost 50 years. He was born in the Chelsea section of New York shortly before the Civil War, and after at- tending the Tarrytown Military Insti- tute, he went to the Pennsylvania Mili- tary College. “I got my college degree from the College of the City of New York,” he asserted. “I had to werk so hard to keep up that there was no_trouble in getting through the Union Theological Seminary. It had been good training.” Dr. Giles talks that way, and therein must lie the reason for his general popularity among “‘conventioners.” g over to Newark one evening.” he related, “to make a talk before busi- | ness men on the Constitution of the, ited States. Instead of reading or quoting from religious authorities, I thought the best idea would be to tell | the gentlemen about the country, and do it in what you might call a ‘hard- boiled fashion. Cites Father's Scheme. “I told them about the big business man whose son was going to Europe on a Cunarder. Instead of giving him a copy of the Holy Writ, which the son wouldn't have read, he left & copy of the Constitution in his cabin, and } told the boy to look it over. “He was & good judge of character, and he asked the boy to learn the 65 things that Congress could do legally. The scheme worked, and the boy is today a great success in business, and in religious life he has maintained the balance that I am trying to urge. “You must not think I am ever irre- ligious becauSe I place so much stress on another topic,” insisted Dr. Giles. “But I maintain that business has much in common with the Holy gospel and the good of the United States, and that the three have something in com- mon. he men responsible for the birth and the continuance of this country were young men. Their average age was 40, much less than that of the leaders of today, when men of 40 should be leaders. Quotes Words of Pope. ’ Gentlemen of 50 and over blinked when they heard this announcement over the banquet tables from the pas- tor. Some one older than themselves was telling them they were getting old, suggesting indirectly they should get their sons ready to rul “Benedict, the Fifteenth,” Dr. Giles hurled at the astonished business men, “said there were five modern plagues’ The unprecedented challenge to au- thority, the unprecedented hatred be- tween man and man, the abnormal aversion to work, the excessive thirst for pleasure and the complete ma- terialization of life, expressed in the repudiation of all spiritual ideals. “The business men gulped and took it,” said Dr. Giles. “‘He that hath ears to hear, let him hear,’” I quoted, pointing out 22 thrones had fallen in the mire of post-bellum upheavals, “It happeped my after-dinner speech was broadcast, and the next thing I knew I was asked by James A. Farrell of the United States Steel Corporation to talk at its dinner. Mr, Farrell in- vited me to speak at the Commodore Hotel, and I spoke straight from the shoulder, just as I would in my own pulpit. Charles M. Schwab liked my talk and said so, and I had letters from other directors later. Like Humor in Religion. “These business men do not want religion handed out on a platter like the next course at the banquet. They like a little humor, and that takes all the hurt out of things that one might say. It makes them laugh, even if they laugh to hide their inner feelings. “I have tried to make these great men laugh when I tell them there is a need of an absolute and heartfelt return to the principles of the Con- stitution, and I tell every one that nothing permanent can be gained through Communism and Fascism. “Education helps, despite the theory 1931—PART ONE. District National Guard Officers and enlisted men of the Na- tional Guard of the District of Colum- bia were extended the cengratulations of Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, com- manding the orgapization, upon the marks attained as a result of the re- cent_annual inspections by officers of the Regular Army. “The commanding general” says a general order, “desires to take this opportunity of congratulating the offi- cers and enlisted men of this com- mand on the results of the annual | armory inspection, as received from Corps Area Headquarters. With but two exceptions the grades given units were very gratifying. All, however, | were rated satisfactory. It is urged that those relatively few units graded | below 80 per cent make especial effort | durjng the coming training year, com- mencing at the close of 1931 Summer camps, to attain a grade of at least 80 per cent at the close of the next armory inspection. “It is further desired that com- manders at once examine their Federal field training inspection reports of last | year and assure themselves, as far as | is humanly possible, that deficiencies reported thereon will not again occur at the 1931 field training inspections. All concerned are again warned that they must complete target practice be- fore going to camp in August, 1931.” Maj. Lusby, United States property and disbursing officer of the local Guard, is confined to his home with typhoid fever, according .to informa- tion pbtained at the armory, but is re- ported to be rapidly improving. Dur- ing his illness Lieut. Col. Peyton G. Nevitt, assistant adjutant general, will act as disbursing officer, as this is the time when preparations are being made for the annual encampments at which large sums are spent. Four organizations in the 1local | militia brigade mustered sufficient men | at their drills last week to be placed in the classification of superior in at- | tendance, according to figures compiled and promulgated by brigade headquar- ters from the unit reports. | The four classified as superior, with their _attendance percentages, State Detachment, 100.00; Medical De. partment Detachment, 121st Enginee 5.83; Battery E, 260th Coast Artillery. 3.44; 20th "Division, Military Police Company, 91.80. ‘The other organizations, in their re- spective classifications, with percent- ages, follow in their relative order: Excellent—Headquarters Detachment, | Special Troops, 29th Division, 88.8 Headquarters and Service Companies, 121st Engineers, 88.46; Headquarters | Detachment, 29th Division, 87.50; Med- ical Department Detachment, 260th | | Coast Artillery, 85.71; Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, 84.00. Very satisfactory—Band, 121st En- | gineers, 73.12; Company A, 372d Infan- try, 71.83. Satisfactory—Company C, 121st En- gineers, 63.23; Company F, 121st En- gineers, 60.00. | Unsatisfactory — Battery C, 260th Coast _Artillery, 56.66;, Company E, 121st Engineers, 51.42. ‘The Headquarters Detachment and Combat Train, 260th Coast Artillery, and Battery B of the same unit did not drill during the period covered by the report. Other companies not noted in the report, it was said, had not sub- mitted their drill reports at the time the compilation was made. These in- cluded Companies A, B and D, 121st Engineers, Gen. Stephan has sent a letter of congratulations to Brig. Gen. Samuel G. Waller, who has just been appointed adjutant general of the State of Vir- ginia. Gen. Stephan wrote that he felt_confident that the National Guard of Virginia will prosper and continue | to make progress under his guidance. | He promised heartiest support and co- | operation in matters of interest to the National Guard of Virginia and the 29th Division, of which the Virginia and District Militias are a part. Accompanied by Lieut. Col. J. §. Up- ham, adjutant general of the local | militia, and Lieut. Col. Peyton G. | Nevitt, assistant adjutant general, Gen. | Stephan visited the National Guard | Rifle Range at Camp Simms, Congress | Helghts, D. C., for_the purpose of in- specting the High School Cadet Corps, | which was camping there at the time. The cadets were reviewed by Gen. Stephan, who praised them for their soldierly appearance, . Col. Wallace M. | Craigle, instructor of the cadets, en tertained the general and his party dinner at the camp. Subsequently, he Craigie, telling him how much he en joyed his visit. 'He said he was much impressed with the orderly and neat condition of barracks, the sanitation of the camp and with the many evi- | dences of military discipline.” He added that the military salutes ren- dered by all were particularly impres- sive to him as evidencing the frame of | mind which denotes the good soldier. | — | Gen. Stephan has been advised of the appointment of Brig. Gen. J. Craig McLanahan, Field Artiliery, Maryland National Guard, as commanding gen- eral of the 54th Field Artillery Brigade of the 29th National Guard Division. Gen. McLanahan formerly commanded the 110th Field Artillery. General orders have been issued warning against enlisted men leaving | the armory in uniform or parts of the uniform. The order stated that on several occasions recently enlisted men have been seen leaving the building wearing partial uniforms or carry parts of uniforms with them, after drills. They are warned that the wearing of al uniforms at any time is a vio- of the self-made man. Of the signers of the Constitution, 29 were lawyers. ‘Twenty-four of the 39 were college graduates, and that is why our Con- stitution was a good one.” (Copyright, 1931, by North American News- paper Alliance, Inc.) —e FOREST FIRES DEFY CONTROL IN IDAHO Additional Crews Rushed to Scene as Racing Flames Sweep Thousands of Acres. By the Assoclated Press. SPOKANE, Wash, July 11.—Aug- mented crews were rushed into the North Idaho forest fire sector tonight, where blazes were raging uncontrolled, but on other fronts quiet was reported. ‘The Hemlock Creek conflagration in the Clearwater National Forest was still out of control, after 6,000 acres had been seared. High winds fanned it all day and by nightfall it was eating through valuable timber to Lean-to Ridge Lookout Station. Six hundred fighters moved against the blaze to- Lieuts. Theodore I. Dulany, Infantry| night. Reserve, 1721 8 street, and First Lieut. ‘William E. Lewis, Medical Reserve, 1636 | Sixth street, both from the 428th In- fantry (Colorad); and Second Lieuts. Charles L. Murray, 1447 R street, and Frederick P. Watts, Howard University, both Infantry Reserve, from the 429th Infantry (Colored). t. Sylvester H. Epps, Quartermas- ter rve, 427 R street, having ac- cepted reappointment without the priv- of assignment or active duty, l“:u from the 401st Service Bat- lon. Pvt. Northcutt Ely, Field Artillery En- listed Reserve, University Club, is as- signed to the 313th Field Artillery. Conservatives Hold Out. HAVANA, July 11 (#).—Conservative members in the House of Representa- tives, who have attended no ordinary sessions Ll.:]ce June 27 as a protest against today an- nounced they would return to the floor until compl their legisla- tive and polif Two fires in the Elk River district were reported under control after char- ring 400 acres of cut-over land and some virgin timber. Nearly 500 men, including logging crews driven from their camps, had nearly trenched it tonight. A dozen fronts were ablaze in West- ern Montana, where high winds made fighting difficult. In the Lolo Forest, Wwhere a careless smoker is believed to is | have started several blazes, 230 fighter: s were constructing 8 or 10 miles of trenches. Scores of smaller fires in North Idaho and Eastern Washington, fanned yes- terday by winds, were subdued tonight. _— 11 Portuguese Bankers Held. BRAGA, Portugal, July 11 (P).— Eleven directors of the Banco de Minho, which suspended payments last year, were arrested and released on heavy bail, pending judicial inquiry. Directors of the bank’s branches at e lation of the uniform regulations. Attention also is called to the regula- tion requiring that all Federal prop- erty be stored in the armeries, except when the men are on fleld service. “There seems to exist a mistaken im- pression among officers of the com- mand,” the order states. “Some seem inclined to believe that the State in- spector, or the Regular Army unit in- structors, only, are charged with the duty of taking action in these matters. This impression is entirely erroneous, and must be corrected. “In order to clarify the matter in the minds of all officers and to improve the morale and efficiency of this command, through a thorough appreciation of properly co-ordinated team work, the following is set forth: “When a commissioned officer ig- nores an infraction of uniform reguls tions on the part of an enlisted man seen out of ranks in the armory, on the street, or elsewhere, he is himself neglecting his duty. This applies to infractions by all enlisted men, regard- less of the organization to which they may belong. “All officers are expected to take cognizance of the fact when an en- listed man is seen in improper uniform, partial uniform or uniform improperls worn. This means they are expected to take the man's name and organiza- tion and to report the occurrence to his immediate organization commander. “All company and battery com- manders are expected to take proper measures within their ’:?mlnuom to prevent the unauthori: removal of property and clothing from the armory. It is realized that at certain times it is necessary that property or clothing be taken out of the armory, for example, clothing in need of pressing, etc. In such cases the enlisted man will given written .uzgmty company commander. ers -ui’ maintain a record of such passes to see that the property has been returned to the armory at the proper time.” The following officers have been des- ignated to act as post exchange council of the 260th Coast Artillery: Maj. Stewart M. Grayson, Medi Depart- ment Detachment; Capt. Leroy 8. Mann, Battery B, and Capt. Rex P. Mulligan. Oswald H. Millmore and Second Lieut. Max G. D. Prentice, ‘The board is to fix the time, place and date of the examination for sec- cnd-class gunners and Js required to submit a report by July 15. ‘The following promotions in the 260th Coast Artillery have been or- dered by Maj. Walter W. Burns, com- manding: Pvt. Charles R. Wood, Bat- tery A, to be sergeant, and the follow- ing to be ccrporals: Pvis. (First Class) Richard D. Gates and Maurice C. Pentecost, the former of Battery B and the latter of Battery E. Capt. Rex P. Mulligan has been des- ignated adjutant of the 260th Coast Artillery, while Second Lieut. John K. Cunningham has been detalled as plans and training officer. The local Guard furnished 35 men to aid the United States Park Police at the July 4 celebration at the Washing- | ton Monument. Pvt. Irving P. Burton has been or- dered transferred from the reserve to the active list of Battery E, 260th Coast Artillery. Pvt. John R. O'Brien, Battery C, 260th’ &oast Artillery, has been ordered honorably discharged on account of the fact that he enlisted while under the age prescribed by law. picli i i GOMEZ TO TAKE OFFICE Venezuelan Inauguration Slated for Tomorrow at Caracas. CARACAS, Venezuela, July 11 (#).— Gen. Juan Vicente Gomez will take the oath of office as president before the congress Monday. The day will be made a legal holiday and the city will be decked with flags. Gen. Gomez was formerly president and dictator of Venezuela for many years. He succeeds Dr. Juan Bautista, who resigned recently. 'HUEY LONG’S BROTHER Relatives’ Rival in January Primary. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, La., July 11.—Earl K. Long, brother of Gov. Huey P. Long of Louisiana, today formally announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor Fournet, speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives. The Governor is support- ing Fournet. Gov. Long recently said when it was reported that his brother would run that he would support Mr. Fournet re- gardless of who announced for the lieu- tenant governorship. Earl Long said his announcement was made in good faith and he expressed opposition to the “naming of all State officers” by the Governor, in the lat- ter's reported indorsement of an ad- ministration ticket headed by O. K. Allen, chairman of the State Highway Commission, for Governor. Mr. Long also criticized the erection of the new State Capitol at Baton Rouge as a “monument to some one's vanity,” and sald that “two-thirds of the $6,000,000 that is now going into this monument might well have been ?ul into the public schocls, for the re- ief of the unemployed and aid to the drought victims of last year.” — MEXICO GETS U. S. REPLY ‘Minhter Estrada Refuses Comment in Arrest of Acting Consul. MEXICO CITY, July 11 (#).— Foreign Minister Estrada today received by telegraph the reply of the United States Government to his protest against the arrest of the acting Mexican | consul at Chicago. He refused to com- ment on the reply. saying that he might say something about it about the middle ' of next week. MAXWELL’ | GOVERNOR CANDIDATE | Additional tryouts for th: Girl Re- serve operetta will be held Monday Louisiana Executive Will Support' m-rning at 10 o'clock in the Girl Re- | serve club rooms. Al girls between the | agss of 12 and 18 are invited to come. | Rehearsals of the chorus and dances will start Wednesday morning. Eighty-five girls are now registered | at Camp Stay at Home. Th2 new | campers regist-red during the last week are: Rose Cellow, Marjorie Dampmsn. | Frances Dorr, Dorothy Fiske, Alberta | Beal, Margaret Lum, Jane ' Lybrand in the Democratic State primary of | Beverly Squires, Eleenor Smith, Dorcas | January, 1932, in opposition to John R.|Cole, Mary Frances Merz, Olga Miller, | Virginia Reed, Jean Lucas. There are 35 juniors and 50 seniors, | making & total registration of 85 in | Camp Stay at Home. | Kamp Kahlert. | The campers had seven inter.st groups instead of one main project dur- ing the week July 6 to 13. Th- 'nterest | groups included modeling in clay, land | €xploring, water exploring, dramatics. | music, camp craft, and the Know Thy- | self group sponsored a posture drive for the whole camp. Each group had its | own songs, symbols and slogans | ‘The new campers were introduced | Monday to camp by portrayed sketches | of their respective interest groups and | each camper was allowed to select the | group which interested her most The advanced campers had a birthday partv Tuesday and invited the camp to | b2 their guests. The party was held at | Campfire Point. The dramatic group presented on ‘Wednesday the play “Pan Pipes,” which | was directed by Mrs. Alice Sigworth | Morse and Miss Amy Veerhoff. |, The m'mbers went on a duke ip the country Thursday and had a picnic | lunch. After lunch the hike was con- | tinued to the river and a launch ride was taken out to the bay. The dramatic group is working on a play. to be produced later in the week, | which is called “Told in a Chinese Gar- | den.” Miss Saida L. Hartman, senior coun- selor at Kamp Kahlert, has planned events for this we:k. There wiil be a fishing party Wedne: a morning hiks 2nd Cove. 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