Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30

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moneys collected on account of deduc-
tons made from the pay of any officer
or enlisted man of the National Guard
OF the District of Columbia for or on
account of any violation of the regula-
tons governing said National Guard shall
be held by the commanding general of
the militia of the District of Columbia,
who Is authorized to expend such moneys
SO collected for necessary clerical and
general Incidental expenses of the service
including books, or for the pay of troops,
other than government employees: and for
all moneys so collected and expended the
commanding general shall make an ac-
counting in like manner as for the appro-
prlation disbursed for pay of troops. This
Is the same as the current appropriation
For general incidental expenses of the
service. $500 This is the same as the cur
rent appropriation
To Further Promote Efficiency.
Just prior to the adjournment of Congress
the committee on militia of the House of
Representatives. to whom was referred tina
Dill to further promote the efficiency of the
militia. recommended that the bill pass as
amended. The report follows:
The act making appropriations for the
support of the army for the fiscal year end
Ing June 30, 1904, provides:
" That for the purpose of furnishing a
national trophy and medals and other
prizes to be provided and contested for an
nually, under such regulations as may be
prescribed by the Secretary of War said
contest to be open to the army and the
National Guard or organized militia of the
several states. territories and of the Dis
trct of Columbia. and for the cost of the
trophy. medals and prizes herein provided
for. the sum of $500 be. and the same Is
| hereby, annually aDDrODfiatpd of
money In the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to be expended for the purposes
hereinbefore prescribed. under the direction
OF the Secretary of War
Section 1 provides for the transportation
of members of the organized militia of the
states. territories and the District of Co
lumbia to and from the place designated for
the contest for the national trophy above
provided for. and for their pay and SUBJ
sistence a the same.
Section provides for what would seem
to be an oversight in the act referred to,
in that no account was taken of the marks
men of the navy or of the NJ irine Corps or
of civilian rife clubs. does ii admit
them to the competition for the national
trophy and medals and other prizes
Section provides for the expenses OF
the board for the promotion of rifle pr1c-
tice provided for in the act approved March
2 1893. making appropriations for the sup
port of the army for the fiscal year ending
June 30 1904.
THE amendment provided for by the
committee is to insert as a new section the
following:
That the navy, Marine Corps and civil
ian rifle clubs of the United States are
hereby admitted to the competitions for the
national trophy and medals and other
prizes heretofore annually provided for IN
the act making appropriation for the sup
port of the army for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1904, under the heading Ordnance.
ordnance stores and supplies"
Originated by Distinguished Shots.
1.-The inception of the national board for
the promotion of rifle practice and the
idea of national trophy ard other prizes
had its origin in the minds of some OF
our most distinguished rifle shots, who.
with the Secretary of War, hoped thereby
to awaken the interest of the civilian ele-
ment of the country to the vital import
snce of some instruction in rifle practice.
1t Is contemplated that this board will
make general recommendations relative
rifle shooting between the army. navy, Ma
rne Corps, National Guard and civilian
rifle clubs In various parts of the country:
that 1t will endeavor to harmoniZe the prac-
tice OF the National Guard with the regu-
lar army; that it will aid in making mu-
tually beneficial the contemplated COM
petitions between the regular army and the
National Guard, and that 1t will stimu-
late the formation of civilian rife clubs. and
thus aid arresting the decadence of general
shooting throughout the United States.
'The following is an extract from the re-
port of the Secretary Of War on this sub
ject:
Formerly, when our population was
scattered and game abundant In all parts
of the country, every house had It's rifle
or its shotgun and every boy learned to
shoot them. Now it is probable that a
settled parts Of the country have never
fired gun and would be quite harmless II
an enemy until taught to shoot. The time
to give that instruction Is now
And lf0tr thot OH
to the performance of it's functions would
entail certain expenses. such as t-ansfor-
tation to and from the places of meeting.
stationery, clerk hire. ETC., the Secretary Of
War recommends .lat an appropriation be
made to pay the necessary expenses of the
board for the promotion OF rifle practice"
End of Gallery Matches.
The battalion team match for April at
GOO yards was won by the Sd Battalion.
with total of 446. out of possible 500.
The individual totals of the winning team
members follow:
Lieut.. H. B. Holifeld, AZ; Lieut. F. H.
Heidenreicn, 40; Private w. G. Jones, 43;
Capt G. L. TAFT, 45; Private H. b. Ellis. 43:
Private Jackson Morris. AZ; Sergeant w.
E. Sullivan. 40; Corporal V. w. Hopkins.
As; Private D. e. Langley. 46. and Private
4. A. Byrnes, 40; total. 446
The regfmental team match at 600 yards
was won by the I'd Regiment with total
of 453 out of possible 500 The individual
totals of the members of the I'd Regiment
team follow:
Lieut.. F. H. Heidenreich, Al; Lieut. H.
B. HoIlifield, 46; Capt. G. L. TAFT, A: Ser
geant w. B. Sullivan. Al; Corporal ". w.
Hopkins, Al: Private ID. z. Langley, 40:
Private E. A. Byrnes. Al: Private G. A.
Rowe, 43; Private T. c. Malone. 40, and
Lieut. Ralph Alderman, 46; total. 453.
The relative standing of the teams In
the battalion and regimental matches for
the season just ended is shown by the fol-
lowing: