Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1933, Page 44

In the Mo T has seemed apparent that here is a need for more one-way streets in the National Capital, especially some running north and south. At any rate it look:rlllk: s)‘i‘:h l]plllel ghould be given a al. [any larg including New York, Philadelphia, , have practically all of the streets in the congested area as one- way streets. This may account for the continued lower number of motor ve- hicle accidents during the last few years. One-Way Street Advantages. ‘The particular advantage of tHe one- way street is that in night driving one is not confronted with glaring head- lights from approachisg cars. The left- hand turn can be made with lessened ! hazard and in a much quicker time. The | pedestrian is aided by having only one direction in which to look when cvossing the street. Another advantage of the one-way street is that traffic can generally be kept moving, but on & narrow two-way street, with street cars and busses and with double parking, traffic is frequently congested and numerous accidents occur on account of the hazards due to this| congestion. It is believed that more cars can be moved on two one-way streets than can be moved on two two- ‘way streets. Washington is noted for its w!de thoroughfares, but actually, with few exceptions, the width is to be found only in the avenues, and not in the Btreets. In accordance with the above a study 1s being made by Willlam A. Van Duzer, traffic director, and by his assistants, to consider the feasability of putting into effect such streets here in addition to those already existing. Mr. Van Duzer states: “Traffic conditions both day and night have improved to such an extent on Columbia road and Harvard street and on Q and R streets since those streets were made one-way that the traffic de- | artment is giving serious consideration the establishment of other one-way streets in various parts of the city. Four Streets Considered. “Studies have now been completed looking to the establishment of Twen- tieth and Twenty-first streets as one- ‘way thoroughfares, from Florida avenue to Constitution avenue. “Consideration is also being given to the making of Eighteenth and Nine- teenth streets one way from Pennsyl- vania avenue to Virginia avenue. It is proposed to make Nineteenth street one- way southbound and Eighteenth street one-way northbound. Consideration is also being given to the plan of making F street one-way eastbound from Eigh- | teenth to Seventeenth streets. It is extremly difficult at the present time during the rush hours for traffic to move north on Nineteenth or south on Eighteenth on account of the fact that when cars are parked on both sides and street cars moving in the middle of the street in the opposite direction, it is difficult to pass—in fact, at times it is impossible to pass, with the result that vehicular traffic and street car traffic is sometimes at a stand-still for several minutes.” One-way streets is not the only mat- ter being planned for the District of Columbia. Traffic light signals have been added recently and many more are contemplated in the near future. Many are to be placed before the reduced ap- propriations of next year come to the fore. Signals at Twelfth and F streets and Ninth and H streets were placed in operation a short time ago. Around May 1 it is thought that lights will be installed at Pennsylvania avenue and Twenty-second street, Milady'’s BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. tor World | Twenty-second and K streets and | Twenty-second and M streets. This new system will be tied in with the ! lights already on Twenty-second street |at Muuu ichusetts avenue, Q and P streets. | Pennsylvania Avenue Plans. | Within six weeks Pennsylvania ave- nue will possess a series of lights. These will be placed at John Marshall place, ! Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, | Fourteenth, and Fourteenth and E | streets. Later, it is planned to install a signal at Thirteenth street and Penn- sylvania avenue. This signdl will be a special arrangement, plans for which | will be worked out in the near future. ‘Traffic demand signals are contem- plated at Twenty-ninth and K streets, Twenty-ninth and M streets, and M street and the Key Memorial Bridge. {The first two Intersections will have | push-button control for pedestrians. | So in the near future Pennsylvania | avenue will lose most of its traffic offi- cers at intersections. An exception to this will be at Fourteenth street, where |a policeman will be kept stationed to aid pedestrians. A dangerous condition exists at Thir- teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue where automobiles eastward bound, de- siring to make a left hand turn, are | forced to drive through a safety zone. However, this danger to pedestrians will be eliminated with the installation {of the new traffic lights planned for that intersection. Other Dangerous Oonditions. | Another dangerous condition exists {at the far end of the Highway Bridge. Due to improper and inade- quate placing of directions, cars going left to the Mount Vernon Memoriul Boulevard, are making turns too soon, thus imperiling operators of machines driving along the od road to and from Alexandria. This condition could be remedied by making the signs of di- rections more noticeable. Painting on the roadway itself- might be the best | solution. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., APRIL 23, 1933—PART FOUR. POWER OF AUTOS VASTLY INCREASED 80 Per Cent Greater ‘Energy Deyeloped in Machines Since 1925, Special Dispatch to The Star. DETROIT, Mich, April 23.—Auto- mobiles of 1933 generate 80 per cent more power than the cars of 1925 were capable of developing. Over the period of the last two years the capablility of fuel as measured in octane nun‘-n has risen from 60 to ‘These facts are revealed in a recent engineering survey and they constitute the main reasons why maximum speeds of 75 to 80 miles an hour have become possible in the lowest-priced American cars. Credited to Power Plants. Half of the increase in performance is credited to power plants that operate at high crankshaft speed and to cylin- ders in which the combustion space has been expanded from year to s ‘The other half is attributed to built- up power plant efficlency, high com- pression and better cooling. It is calculated that the combustion space in the cylinders of present cars is 14 per cent greater than it was eight up 27 per cent and horsepower per cubic inch of combustion space is 58 per cent above the 1925 requirement. During the same period, the estimates made in the survey show that braking pressure is 22 per cent greater. ‘The increase in average speeds con- tinues to excite discussion among State motor vehicle commissioners and others concerned in the promotion of highway safety. The automobile makers are on the defense and the National Auto- mobile Chamber of Commerce, the 8o- clety of Automotive Engineers and other organizations affliated with them are | The free movement of fire engines | and police cars on the ‘streets of the city has been restricted. Yet it is | permissible for these cars to go the | wrong way on a one-way street. Be- | sides the congestion naturally caused, the action of these vehicles is unqu tionably dangerous. What is to be gained by this special privilege is un- known. Only in & very few instances could this unorthodox movement be expeditious. A few seconds saved then cannot favorably compare with the chance loss of lives and damages to property. One way should mean one way for all | | Maryland Safety Campaign. | “Alert Today; Alive Tomorrow” will be the slogan of the junior safety campaign to be held throughout Mary- land the week of May 1, according to Col. E. Austin Baughman, commis- sfoner of motor vehicles. The safety week is designed to reduce the number of children injured or killed in traffic accidents. During the week of the campaign members of the State and city police visit all the schools and give short talks to the children to impress upon them the importance of confining their play to sidewalks and fields instead of streets and traffic lanes. | According to Col. Baughman, traffic accidents increase at this time of the year, and it is for this reason that he is launching the junior safety cam- paign now. “We must teach the child,” he says, | “that it is equally important for him | to stay out of the way of the mo- {wrm. as it is for the motorist to avoid the child.” Motoring BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL Taking all the usual precautions against striking a pedestrian appears to consist of blowing the horn and cussing him. Believe it or let is pass, a woman started the quest that ended in the de- velopment of self-starters for our cars. As the story goes, a close friend of Henry M. Leland, one of the ploneers of motordom, saw & woman trying to crank her car and offered to help her. Grasping the crank he tried to spin the motor, only to have the handle strike him in the jaw when the motor backfired. They had forgotten to re- tard the spark. The injury proved fatal Leland told this story to Charles F. Kettering. A year later the young in- ventor returned to Detroit with an elec- tric self-starter. Few of us realize to- day how much suffering it has saved, not to mention the service it has ren- dered in helping drivers get out of the way of danger when the motor stalls. You may be interested to know why 1t is not necessary with modern cars to retard the spark for cranking. The answer lies in the development of what s known as automatic spark advance. When your motor is cranking (if it is the average car) the spark is not as fully advanced as it is when the motor is speeded up. Further retarding of the spark during cranking would slow down ratker than speed up the process. Sometimes it pays to know the methods of prankish children. Take as an example the woman who heard the engine go dead after she had driven about a block from home. Jump- ing out she walked around to the rear and found just what she expected— a piece of chewing gum stuck over the wvent /hole of the gasoline tank cap. Some mischievous youngster had learned that if the vent is plugged the fuel pump cannot draw gas to the cf uretor. But milady was also in on the secret. Speaking of gas tank caps Teminds me to suggest that you look over the one on_your car after the car comes from the paint shop. You may also be interested to know that you now can buy a cap that locks on with key. Prevents people from steal your gas. ‘Women especially should be inter- ested in the announcement that a new tube has been developed which main- tains a constant air pressure. Ordinary | tubes loose from two to five pounds of air a week because of seepage of air through the millions of minute pores MOTOR DON'TS Don'tT RUN “Too RicH? | WiTH WARM-WEATHER DRIVING JUST AROUND THE CORNER,IT IS BEST TO CLEAN THE CARBURETOR AND ADJUST IT FOR A LEANER MIXTURE. YOUR MOTOR. THE PLUBS WILL NOT FOUL SO QUICKLY, AND ACCELERATION SHOULD BE SNAPDILR ing’ 1 in the rubber. The new tube is coated | M |on the inside with a special composi- | tion. If the motor seems a little noisy | after the valves have been ground con- | sider this as part of the job and don't go back to the service station untit you have put several hundred miles {on the odometer. Tappet clearances |should be fairly liberal after this sort of work, so that the valve can have a chance to pound down. It is a precautionary measure, too. After | the cylinder head has been removed there is always a chance of water leak- | age. Should water be lost after the |car comes out of the shop, and the | motor become overheated, the extra | clearance at the tappets will come in !hanlly as a safeguard against having the valve stems expand too much and | the valves hold open and burn. Watching & woman park her car on | a parking lot the other day, I noticed that she went merely half way in guarding against having the doors | scratched. Drawing up beside another | machine, she carefully opened the door | of her car to make sure it wouldn't strike against the other machine. far so good. But she failed to note that the other car was a coach model with an extremely wide door that would be very apt to swing open into the |side of her car when its owner re- turned. A smart note in interior decorations is the braided silk toggle grip. It would surprise you to price a pair of these | at your service station. ey not only | dress up the tonneau, but are extremely useful in helping passengers pull out | of the modern low seat cushion. It friend husband has been making | it a habit to come in from the garage and wipe his greasy hands on the | kitchen towel remind him that the ac- cessory market now holds a new gadget to obviate just this sort of nuisance. |1t is a ial cabinet for towels. The | cabinet fits under the dash, where it |is out of sight, but not out of mind. | Each one contains 50 interfolded white | paper towels which are so made as ito be soft and absorbent. They have what is known as wet strength, are washable and can be used like chamots. A woman who purchased one of the | swanky chromium plated cabinets finds ! that the towels are useful in wiping the headlights, windshield, oll gauge and rear window. She has used them for picnic napkins, for handkerchiefs and for wiping the car dry after a rainstorm. There are no more grease- stained hand towels in her household. A newcomer at the wheel compl of difficulty in cutting the front wheels when park the car or when putting it away in the garage. I watched her maneuvering the car and found that the trouble is due to her failure to keep the car slightly in motion when trying to swing the wheels. It always Increases the task to try to turn the steering wheel when the car is stand- ing stock still. I AUTOMOTIVE BRIEFS | At the last regular meeting of the ‘Washington Chevrolet Dealers’ Asso- ciation held at Harvey's Restaurant, the following new officers of the asso- clation were elected to office: Edwin L. Stohiman, president of Stohlman-Cbev- rolet, was el president; Harry Rosenthal, manager of Mandell Chevro- let Sales Co. was edected vice presi- |dent, and Philip Lietine, president of the Lustine-Nicholson Motor Co. of' Hy- | attesville, was elected secretary and treasurer. 0ld Spenish Coins Uncovered. Fred McClure placer-mined on .u;: Rogue .l:(m. nmddmnhe, Ore., uncovered three cotns, dated 1700, 1712 and 1 The coins were af slives, So | his_drive less sal lains | BTees engaged in continuous educational work not only to inculcate safety principles but to convert motor car owners to the idea that the improved vehicle of today represents ite advances in safe operation. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce recently cited 'es cover- ing 1932 showing that for the first time in tke history of the automobile there was & definite reduction in highway fatalities. It amounted to 13 per cent and represented a saving of 4,000 lives, according to the compilation. In spite of the improved showing, 28,000 persons lost their lives and 800,000 others were injured in motor car accidents during the 12 months. Accident Extent Debatable. Excess speed, it is conceded, is & ause of accidents, but to what extent it can be blamed is a matter of debate. A questionnajre circulated by the In- stitute of Traffic Engineers, New York City, recently put this question up to motor vehicle commissioners of the various States. The question was worded thus: “Do you believe that high speeds (in excess of 45 miles an hour) alone are a frequent cause of accident: Pweaty-nine replies were received. In 15 of them the answer was yes, and in 14 others, no. John A. C. Warner, general manager of the Society of Automotive Engineers, speaking on this point, says the aathor- ities blame only 2 per cent of all ac- cidents on mechanical failures of cal He cites a National Safety Councll re- port :n which it is found that “after all, the human machine has fallen down, rather than the autos.” Ih the report, W. H. Cameron, man- aging director of the council is thus quoted: “We found that physical and mechanical causes, &t the outside, cause a very small percentage of the accidents. We found that one personal element was the really big factor. Nevertheless, the car mlnullctur!t: keep plugging away for greater safety. In comparing present cars of the im. er points out that in it was not uncommon for & driver to see one of his rear wheels come rolling alone ahead of his car, the discomfiting result of a broken axle shaft. Now and then, a front axle would let down, a frame would break or & steering knuckle would frac- ture without Warning. 5 “Such hazardous occurrences,” he says, “played no small part in urging forward the development of steels nm? alloys that are adequate to the task; also they have helped to bring about important advances in design. = Stan- dardization, production and heat treat- ment methods have eliminated these untoward experiences of the ‘motorist. Every Bump Felt. “Before the advent of irreversible steering, the driver had to fight his way over a rough road where evel ‘bump communicated the impact to man at the wheel. In an emergency, his only recourse was to hang on tight and hope for the best. Instability of the vehicle through the lack of spring con- trols or shock absorbers only served to complicate his Pmblem and to make e. “In most cases, the pioneer motorist virtually sat on his gasoline tank, where it could become dangerous in case of - . accident and where it was always s hazard when being refilled. “Pour-wheel brakes have endowed the médern car with security. Not only quick stop but a straight Rop can be xecuted with these modern units, even upon slippery pavements, which could not be said of the obsolete brakes on but two wheels. “Balloon tires enter this picture, for they offer & greater contact surface and thus a greater effective adhesion between tire and road. “With the increase in night driving, a demand for better illumination has come. It has been partly met by the development in_ headlighting equip- ment, including bulbs, reflectors, lenses and mountings. The depressed beam lamp with double filament bulbs offers an example of merit in preventing glare. A real opportunity still exists, however, for improvement in illumina- tion—a situation that is recognized by the interests that are working on it. Safer Control Seen. “Better roadability and safer control have resulted from the lower con- struction of motor cars. With the bulk their low center of gravity. It is pos- sible, for example, to tip certain cars| g, throt ugh an angle of more than 50 de- without upsetting them. “Accessibility of controls, simplicit] of handling, ease of steering and brak: ing have contributed toward inherent safety. Adjustable seats and steering geer now allow a driver to adapt a car to fit his height and comfort. Items such as stop-lights, non-glare mirrors, steel-core steering wheels, safety door latches, non-slip rubber pedals and! laminated non-shatter glass have found, their places in up-to-date cars that are Juilt for safety.” (Copyright, 1933, by North American News- paper Alliance, Inc.) ANSWER TO SATURDAY'S PUZZLE. NE [O/ NI STAM]E] H _HOOD HEDNOD [E] [AIN]i[LToIN Gl LIO) MIOTR IATLIE BT TRTATTIATTIATT] (BINTEICTIISTEY [OTPIETRIAIVIE WALEINITIS) (RIEIEIRILIETS] AVIA and the troo) to be realized by mili Attack aviation will news letter for the benefit of all officers of the flying service. Ground troops, Maj. Hibbs believes, will have to base their defense plans and tactics on the assumption that they will be attacked virtually without warning by planes carrying bombs and from six to eight machine guns each and flying at speeds of 200 miles per hour. The planes may carry armor proof against rifle and small caliber machine gun fire over vit: pilot, he warned. Animal transport cannot stsnd up against the menace of aerial attack because of its terrific effectiveness against horses, which not only are very stampede if mnot killed or disabled. ‘There is an old artillery saying that “a battery seen is a battery lost.” Com- menting on the fact that this saying is based on the effectivness cf artillery fire alone, Maj. Hibbs points out “ho much more applicable may it be to a Lorse-drawn unit caught in column on the road by a flight of attack planes. “It requires little imagination to pie- ture the result,” the major sald. * supposing that no casualties result from the attack, there must certainly be a demoralizing disorganization which it will take many minutes to rectify. And who can fancy & situation where no casualties will have resulted when ail of our drivers, our mounted men and our animals e been completely ex- posed to the fire and to accident attend- ant upon the stampede of such teams as become terrified by the gunfire and bombs, both cur own and the enemy’s? (This is not a wildly imaginative pic- ture conjured up for effect, such as appear in press and print devoted to sensationalism, but arises from a sad conviction of certainty supported by experience of fire far less potentially effective than we may expect from a flight of attack planes.) the other hand, we may armcr the vital parts of motors and when attacked the personnel may seek what little cover they can take in the short time available to them.” Discussing the.recent developments in attack aviation, Maj. Hibbs pointed out that attack planes now are equipped with from four to six (and may be pro- vided with eight) machine guns firing to the front and at least two flexible guns firing to the sides and rear. veritable arsenal!” is his comment. Guns Sweep Broad Path. The fixed guns are mounted across the full wingspread of the plane so as to sweep & broad path ahead. At pres- ent such guns about 300 rounds of ammunition each. This expended, the pllot must land to reload his guns. At 700 rounds per minute, the plane has about 26 seconds of continuous fire from its fixed guns. “This,” Maj. Hibbs said, “may seem to be a short period of fire, but it must be recalled that fire will be executed in bursts and that at the speeds with which the plane attacks, these groups of bursts will be of short duration, probably not exceedin, rmit the plane, if it 30 desired, to fire continuously while it swept a stretch of road about 2,600 yards long.” In attacking & column, the major pointed out, a group of three planes will generally attack as a unit, with an overlapping effect of bumbs and gun- fire, thus greatly increasing the ef- fectiveness of the aerial assault. Night attacks also may be expected, serial flares being employed to illumi- "Uie® peaciee . i ce,” Hibbs said, “will reduce the surprise effect, but its :l':'n'l effect will be I:ub. for it is a WTal experience to stand conspicuously in the spotlight of a flare and wait for a shower of bombs, espe- fi:wlly wh;t‘n ‘f‘& l:lul:e 18 !ml visible and stan chance of even get- ting a shot at him.” ~ Ground troops, however, may derive some comfort, in the opinion of Maj. Hibbs, from the knowledge that planes | are expensive to build and maintain and that time is required for their manufacture, and that, therefore, und troops probably will not be sub- to continuous attack by swarms of pianes; that the 68 are subject to attack *1 it trips to ammunition bombs, and mu&z they nun?fi form excellent targets for air attack. Last Wish Nears Geal. One of the last wishes of Rear Ad- miral William A. Moffett, chief of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, who was lost in the crash of the U. 8. 8. Akron, was that his three sons would wear the uniform of the Navy, with the wings of aviation pilots on their breasts. This fatherly ambition for his sons BY JOSEPH 8. EDGERTON. HE terrible menace of low-flying attack aviation to artillery | ound troops, especially in tal need for more adequate defensive tactics if ground are not to be harassed beyond mortal endurance and consequently military effectiveness, are coming more and more authorities. ‘orce abandonment of anima! {xyn and artillery and mechanization of every unit of the Army, t is given as the opinion of Maj. Louis E. Hibbs, Field An.meg, in orps an able article which has just been republished in the Air \ 5 branches, viz, Infantry, Pield Artillery, | Cavalry, Corps of Engineers and the Coast Artillery Corps, who desire active | duty for a nection wit] plications for the duty must be volun- tary on the part of District Reservists, | and of those applying only a limited number will be selected. Recommenda- | tions will be made by District Reserve headquarters and will be based, in the | “A | Flee TIO column on the march, and -drawn trans- al portions of the motor and the |tour of duty with a naval aviation ex- pedition to Alaska, to which he is ex- pected to return. | The third son, Charles F. Moffett, is | | graduation for aviation . training at | Fl: a step toward ob- | Only a few di |ly associated with his chief in the de- for & number of years. s | | | know that all of his ambitions for the | ambition will not be fully real- | {ized,” the admiral replied, “until I see | my three sons in naval uniform and wearing the wings.” King Appeintment Lauded. | In the appointment of Capt. Ernest J. King as successor to Admiral Moffett, | President Roosevelt has taken the pre- | | caution of selecting for the important post of leader of the Navy air forces a man who has had a large amount of actual flying experience. g Capt. King is a naval aviation pilot and, though he has had but 400 hours of flying time as a pilot, he has had 900 hours in the air all told and has been 5o closely identified with aviation for a number of years as to be thorough- ly acceptable, on this count, to & ma~ Jjority of the Navy's flying personnel. Capt. King has served as commander of the Aircraft Squadrons, Scouting the aircraft carrier Lexington, the aircraft tender Wright and the Naval Air Station at Hampton Roads, Va., in addition to distinguished service in non-flying naval capacities. He is senior captain in the Navy, wearing the full wings, though three captains ahead of him on the list are rated as serial observers. The new naval aviation leader is tak- ing over his duties at a difficult time. His fight will not be, as was MofTett's, to build up the naval flying service, but to prevent its dismemberment at the hands of wielders of the economy ax. ‘Where Moffett struggled with eminent success to build up the Naval Air Serv- ice to a level of undisputed world lead- ership, King is faced with the more melancholy downhill fight in & time of curtailment of every branch of ernment. King will wage a valiant and good fight in the interests of the Infant branch of the naval service, how- ever, no one questions who is familiar with his record of distinguished, ef- fective and devoted service to the country. Speed Problems Studied. Aviation’s outstanding engineering problems today are the result of the vast increases in speed of transport planes, especially of the multi-motored types, it was made clear at the semi- annual meeting of the National Advis ory Committee for Aeronautics here & dm&lnr two ago. d .%uthl‘ ld;::t o:pfldl hat an ent engines, ve increased beyond the it of urxn- efficlency of airplanes, as cruising eds have mounted to the 160-mile-per-hour mark even for the | larger multi-engined transport planes. The problem now facing the aviation | world is to increase the aerodynamic | efficiency and performance of the new airplanes of high cruising speeds to Kk with the increase of power and flaps of the types now Vipde performance 1 that of Drovia: e performance it of provid- ing lateral control. Allerons, conven- tionally placed on the trailing edge of the wing, must be displaced to make room for flaps or other devices for changing the wing camber and studies now are being pressed to determine the mtml -x"m":o-f:um = L. 's engineers are various of in silerons Dthewing e AUTO TOPS STANDARD STANDARD 2-DOOR COUPES $6.50 _S%g $3.50 ACME TOP CO. Mz 03 been made by the War Department that the mission of the Army would be ex- tended in connection with the control of the Civilian (Conservation Corps forestry camps that District Reserve headquarters received scores of appli- cations from Washingto: cers desiring active duty at these camps. It is estimated that not more Reserve offlcers than 40 Corps and 200 Reserve line officers will be req | naval fying service appeared to have | 343d Organized Reserves Hardly had public_ announcement n Reserve offi- of the Medical uired from this corps ares, of orps and of the combat tiod of six months in con- | these forestry camps. Ap- of officers of the line, upon their | case suitability for the character of work re- vulnerable, but which are very apt to | expected to enter the Naval Academy at | quired and the applicants’ ability to | Annapolis scon and to apply upon | handle men. Cavalry Reserve officers will meet to- | day st 9:30 a.m. at the Fort Myer rid- ys before his death | ing hall for instruction in equitation Admiral Moffett expressed his hopes | under Maj. H. C. Dagley, Cavalry. Re- for his sons to a close friend of many | serve quartermasters will meet at local | years' standing. Alford J. Williams, jr., | Reserve headquarters tomorrow evening ormer Navy flying star, who was close- | under Maj. D. H. Cowles, Q. M. C. Capt. Kmngd A C, vrl'm be in chlrleholld the velopment of the Navy speed program Alr rps’ conference, to be held at headquarters Tuesday evening. Commenting on the approaching re- | Artillery Reservists will meet at head- | tirement of Admiral Moffett from the | quarters the same evening under Maj. Navy because of age, Willlams observed Gray. Engineer Reserve officers of the that it must be a comfort to him to 376th Regiment will also meet Tuesdzy Coast in Room 1068, Navy Bullding. eers will hold their confer- evenin, of the executive officials that militia training camps be dis- pensed with this year as & part of the governmental move to cut expenses to the bone have proved disappointing to members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia. The organisa: tions have just completed their annual inspections “and all the preparations now are in the direction of the an- nual training camps, where the men are put through maneuvers and other drills to keep them fit for fleld service to ald the country in time of need. If the Federal plans are carried out it will be the first year since the Guard units _were reorgal sul t to the World War that they have not taken the fleld for training. Many of the members of the Guard regard the Symmer encampments as a vacation, ite the fact that they have to put in long hours in the course of drills and maneuvers. The tentative camp plans have been made, several of the organizations hav- ing been designated to go to Camp Al- bert C. Ritchie, at Cascade, Md., while another outfit is to go to Fort Monroe. However, it is probable that plans will not be halted until Congress definitely acts on the recommendation. While camps Wwill not be held until August, nevertheless it requires many weeks of preparation and, if the mat- ter is long delayed, it might affect the preparations. Until there is definite word that the camps will be aban- doned, it is g‘robmble that the preg:- rations will continued until that time. With the National Guard considered as part of the first line of defense, it was pointed out by those in close touch with military affairs there will be a serious setback to the training. It will be put i~ the same status with the District National Guard Neil M. Goen, Headquarters Detach- ment, Special Troops, 29th Division; Pvt. John J. Ryan, Company F, 121st Engineers; Pvt. Albred B. Brown, Bat- tery B, 260th Coast Artillery. ‘Temporary removal from the city— Pvt. Wilton K. Lewis, Battery C, 260th Coast Artillery. Pvt. Ohester H. Klovstad, Headquar- ters Detachment and Combat Trainm, 260th Coast Artillery, has been ordered honorably discharged on account of removal from the city. Pvt. Robert E. Shanahan has been ordered transferred from the Medical Department Detachment to Company D; 1215t Engineers. The following members of Company P, 121st Engineers, have been ordered honorably discharged on account of removal from the city: William L. Pvis. James E. Planer, Thoma and George L. Dent. Pvt. Thomas C. Gates has been or- dered transferred from the Reserve to the active list of Company F, 121st Engineers. ‘The following members of Company B, 121st Engineers, have been ordered honorably discharged on account of removal from the city: Pvts. Lester L. Bumford, Joseph W. Congleton, Robert C. McCoy, Joseph W. Rixey and Galloway Stevens. Pvt. Maurice L. Rogers has been or- dered transferred from the Reserve to the active list of the Headquarters De- tachment, 29th Division. Plans are being made to display the trophies and prizes won by organiza- tions and individuals of the local Na- tional Guard. Glass cases have been Naval Reserve, which was forced to abandon its annual cruises last year, although tentative plans are also being made to carry them out this year. There seems to be little doubt but what the National Guard Association of the United States, through its Legisla- tive Committee, will make & strong ef- | fort to have the training camps for the Guard retained this year. This organi- zation is made up of officers of the Guard throughout the country. Any efforts of the association officials to have the funds for the cam is expected to receive the stre hwcz ing of the rank and flle of men k in the States. When the was made last year to cut down the num- ber of armory drills the association made & strong fight and succeeded in having them retained. out at that time that many members of the Guard depended on their armory drill pay to make up losses in pay from their civilian jobs. ‘The members of the Guard also re- ceive half a month’s pay for their duty at training camps, and it was pointed out that many of the Guardsmen are out of work and the pay they receive by_the relief organizations. In addition to the members of the Guard who sttend the camps, it was pointed out, there are scores of civilians who are employed during the camp pe- riods to handle the non-military work, and these made jobs also serve to aug- ment the funds in the communities in which the camps are held. Also thou- sands of tons of food sre purchased to subsist the troops while in the field, and most of this provides work. ‘The following have been ordered transferred from the active to the Re- servists of their respective organi- zations for the reasons given: Business interference with the per- formance of military duty—Staff Sergt. It was pointed | provided, and it is said to be the desire |to place in them all trophies which {may be of general interest. Many of | the units, it was said, now display these | trophies 'in their individual rooms in the armory, where they cannot be seen by visitors to the armory, but it is lanned to put them in the main lobby as soon as they can be appropriately | marked. | _Pvt. George P. Tyler, Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, has been ordered trans. ferred to the reserve of that unit on a count of temporary disability. ‘The follo members of the 360th Coast Artillery have been ordered trans- ferred from the active to the reserve list of their respective commands on ac- count of, business interference with the performance of military duty: Corpl. William M. Rhine and Pvt. (First Class) John E. Boyd, both of Battery C, and Pvt. (First Class) Norman T. Ryan of | Battery E. | Pvt. (Pirst Class) Marion C. Van Doren and Pvts. Raymond Krebill and Ulysses S. Martin, all of Company C, 121st Engineers, have been ordered honorably | for armory drills and for training camps | discharged on account of removal from | just saves that much from being spent | the city. | Companies C and F, 121st Engineers, will participate in target practice on the National Guard Rifle Range at | Congress Heights, D. C.. today. The | shooting will be under the direction of Maj. Childs. Radiator Service We Repcir All Makes 'l CREEL BROTHERS ‘ 1811 14th St. N'W. Decatur 4220 | | 100% PURE PENNSYLVANIA... THE FINEST been realized. ience at headquarters Wednesday eve- ning. Maj. Arthur will conduct both Engineer meetings. Signal Reserve of- ficers of the 322d Signal Battalion will meet at headquarters Thursday evening. Two District Reservists have been premoted to the grade of captain, their assignments being as follows: Capt Granger G. Sutton, Infantry Reserve, to the 1301st Service Unit, and Capt. r W. Yeomans, Signal Reserve, to the 54th Signal Battalion. Capt. 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