Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01
NEWS .4 gah NATIONAL GUARD

ers to establish target shooting among
schoolboys, he recommended as an eff
fort that should receive generous sup
port. "A
Upon Invitation of Major williams,
of the national guard, lieutenant
Greene Will be present on tho state rifle
range during practise to instruct the
men firing and to correct faults he
may observe. or all qualifications for
craftsmanship, he classes trigger pull
as the most Important, II all essen
tials Of good craftsmanship weie5
classified, he declares that trigger pull
would be found to be SO per cent and
the others comparatively unimport-
ant, Tor all marksment he says, a
| squeeze Of the stock anG trigger Of
the rifle should be used rather than@a
/ jerk the trigger. The trigger should
not be pulled at the instant the bulls
eye Is on the target, either, he saws
but only after the markaman has
found that his rife is so held that the
bullseye is kept in the line Of sight,
The competition for the prize ofl,r,-
ed by member of the governors
staff for the companies enlisting the
greatest number of men and producing
| them in the parade to be held at that
time Is growing spirited. There are
many companies In the race and the
prizes are by no means secure even for
the present leaders.
Captain Webb and other battery
! commissioned and non-commisioned
officers are very busy invoicing and
! preparing for transfer the obsolete 32
\ rifles and other artillery material to
make room for the shipment Of new
model guns lnd other equipment, which
is expected in q very short time. The
/ equipment coming for the First Bat
terry Is complete In every respect, even
4 to now, revolVers, belts and other ar
ticles, The equipment is identical with.
that furnished the regular army and
no organization, regular or militia,
i will be superior in matter of ordnance
to the Utah command.
A large number OF men went to the
target range this afternoon, leaving
the city on the 2:05 train for shooting
at the 200 yard range. 1t is required
that men qualify on this range before
they are permitted to go to the longer
ranges. This distance will also be
shot tomorrow by the men leaving the
city at a. nj, Those who leave en- the
train at S.35 will fire at 500 yards.
Much interest in traget work this
year is manifest In View OF the fact
that there will be state competition
on the Fort Douglas range during the
oncampment. High shots from this
competition will compose the state
team to be semitic Camp Perry, Ohio.
1t is the plan Of General WedgWood to
encamp the selected team for 10 days
and hold daily team practises, team
work during the rifle competitions 70
the same extent that it does In foot
ball and other contests. Teams OF
splendid shots have been known to
average a great deal lower as q team
than teams composed of Inferior men
who had the advantge OF proper train
ing in teaming.
Dir. M. r. Stewart, city physician
and at one time an expert telegrapher,
was an Interested visitor in the quar-
tiers or the signal corps Tuesday even
ing. He expressed himself as part-
cuiarly Interested in the wireless sci
built by members of the corps. IA
received message sent through the
ether BY Sergeant King, With the
new Instruments he was much inter-
ested and also seemed quite at home
will, the key in the ordinary set.
Enllstments in the slganl corps TINS
week were: MILFORD Peterson, s.. a.
Merlckle, Charles II Cook, Wllllam