Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-15

upon quick and certain transportation Of what
they had to buy and sell The interruption Of
railroad traffic for a month would have entailed
an enormous loss, which would have been dis
tributed over every department of business
The National Guard Of tho state averted that
calamity.
"But to look at the question from purely sell
fish point Of view the employer who objects to
giving young man work because he is q
militiaman pursues a very short-sighted policy
All experience shows that the man who lie
trained, drilled, disciplined is more effective in
every way than the one who is not. He can do
more work. He knows what organization
means. His training as q military man he takes
with him into his business and his EMPLOYER
reaps the benefit Of it. Again, the young man
who has spent several hours in his armory the
night before is In better condition for work
the next day than the man who has idled away
bis time in many Objectionable places that
might be named. He il better mentally and
physically. great many employers do not
know when they are well of.
''Stand by the National Guardr'
A NATIONAL SHOOT
During the week beginning October "a, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean, the garrison at Fort
Sheridan will witness q shooting contest the
like Of which has never been held in the west
before, and probably not in this country. This
contest, which Is to be national in its scope,
will be for both individual and team shooting.
and the best shots of both the regular army and
the National Guard will compete. 1t is now
known definitely that teams will enter from
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan
and the regular army. This regular army team
il TO be selected by Capt. Baldwin. inspector of
small arms practice for the division Of Mis-
souri,, from the entire regular army, and he will
accept for this team the ten men who stand
highest In the army competition that has been
going on at Fort Sheridan during the past week
and who are now recognized as the ten best
shots in the United States service. This Is ex-
actly what the guardsmen want, as 1t Is the first
time they have ever entered contest with the
regulars, and II they come out Of it victorious
they Will have the honor OF defeating the best
shots in the army.
The principal team shooting wfll be for two
prizes; one, the Senator Washburn silver
trophy, will be contested for by the state teams
from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan. This trophy is to become the prop
erty OF the state that first wins it three times,
not necessarily in succession, and was won in
1880 by Minnesota and in 1891 by Illinois The
other prize will be . citizens purse of about
~ 900 and will be competed for not only by
the state teams, but also by the regular army
team. The individual shooting will be for
eighteen prizes, principally medals, and will
take place the first two days Of the week Both
the individual prizes and the citizens purse
viii be donated by the different states that take
part.
The affair Is attracting much attention In
military circles all over the country, and many
Of the troops who will be here at the dedica-
ton have signifed their intention of remaining
over for this shoot Capt. Baldwin. who will
be the officer In charge, Capt. Aiken and many
others prominent in military circles feel that
something Of this kind should be held in Chi
cago every year.
THE efficiency Of any army" said Capt.
Aiken, "largely depends on its sharpshooters,
and 1t is for this that we want these contests
In England the annual competitions, held at
in which more than $50, 900 in cash. besides
other prizes, were given this year. In the
queens match there is something like $12, 900
given away. The first prize is worth about
$4,000. This year there we're 5000 entries in
that match. Something like this is what we
want in this country and it is gratifying to note
that some progress is being made"