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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-02-08

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-The plant of
the Northern Mating company, at
North Ashland avenue and Bloming-
dale road, was destroyed by fire at
2 o'clock this morning. A six-story
grain elevator and seven-story malt
house, valued at $4,000, were de-
stroyed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-02-08

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5.-Three
large factory buildings were destroy
ed here by fire last night. The loss
is millions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
Garage Service

years the Of much Importance The
the and for the
would which At that
the applied building adapted the
of automobiles almost unknown in this country
building provided protection
Automobile repair and far between and
ally the employ therein inexperienced knowing little thing
to al breakdown
it generally of back home and long wait until the
could effect
machines need @
f Finally the public established but the first
crude affairs They simply provided with
fire employed to look after simple
repairs machines Gasoline and lubricants sold
that day WASN'T much than stable without
stalls
only years
public been developed
present high efficiency The to-day absolutely po
reducing minimum and the much better taken
Of than if looked after by the owner himself.
skilled mhanan that be made the without the
necessity the manufactures.
Jefferson example how far the modern exceeds
modern complete equipment Absolutely
&fepoo commodou providing without dangerous
experienced
The repair Jefferson especially
automobile providing does facilities for making kind
Q repairs short
With the Jefferson every detail regarding the the machines in
trusted them carefully looked the cleaning polishing
proper They point
and take personal pride the Welkpn their
They machines present
visit the Jefferson will be- revelation the automobile
&c ~
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x 20 report fr+m an officer of the
regular army concerning the
III National Guard of the District
i of Columbia has created as
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SCHOONER'S HULK SIGHTED.
Believed to Be That Of the Henry
Weller. Which Was Abandoned.

The abandoned and water-logged hulk
Of schooner is reported by Capt. Clarke
of the steamship Marmion, at Baltimore
from Malta. as having been passed by
his vessel off the South Carolina coast
October L. The foremost was standing
alone and the vessel was wallowing deep
in the seas. From the location and con-
dition Of the wreck it is thought 10 los
the hulk OF the schooner Henry Weller
which was abandoned October :. when
the master and crew We're taken off by
the steamship Tiverton. which landed
them at Boston last week.
The revenue cutter Seminole has been
cruising for the last six days i'm search
OF the vessel.
The crew Of the Weller on landing at
Boston reported having had an unus lal
experience when their vessel was wrecked
in a heavy gale. AS her masts went by
the board the schooner rolled over q n
all hands climbed down the side and had
almost reached the keel when she began
TO right again. Then they scramo ed
back On deck and remained there for
three days without food or water before
be M taken off by the Tiverton.
The derelict vessel Was reported by a
passing steamer about 30 miles east of
Cape Fear, n. c.. and the cutter Seminole
last week was sent from Wilmington to-
find IT, Her orders We're to bring IL into
up as a menace to the safety OF passing
vessels.
The Weller was a three-masted vessel
built at Phippsburg, Ne. In 1900. and
hailed from New York. She registered
400 gross tons and was 13s feet long
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sons The men % one company oreani-
cation have vivid recollection of the
course taken by their captain just pre-
vious to the e1campment at Bolivar
Heights. Several of the enlisted men
We're told by their department chief that
they must not go to camp. that their
civic work would be interfered with, and
that If they insisted on taking their mill
tary leave, well-things would be evened
UP with them. regardless of the law He
worked cons:derable of a bluff, but as
men hate to take a chance with their
incoI4es. 1t appeared to be successful.
The captain took ride one Sunday
morning. He called on the department
official aad laid the law dOwa to him and
received the same bluff:
am the head of this bureau" was
the final word. However, the captain
went to the Secretary. the head OF the
department, and something warm must
have occurred. The department official
dropped his IF. called the militiamen
employees to him and wished them a
hearty GOdspeed. and begged them to be
good soldiers in camp.
Afterward the department official. who
Is what men call "a prince" confessed
failed.
When Col. Garrard's report reaches
brigade headquarters il will be turned
over to Gen Harries. Although the pa
pers call for no recommendation from
Hed4ualtefS, DelnS sent there for infOr-
mation only. ii will he in perfect military
form for the general to make some COM
ment on the proposition to make ii i'm
possible for a government clerk to serve
in the brigade. except in a separate or
ganizatiOn which shall not be taken out
side the District of Columbia However
recommendation from an army officer
will not take effect except by the long
and a-duous process of gaining the COM
pete approval Of the War Department
and being Transcribed into a bill before
both houses of Congress and being pass
ed by them. In these days when the
legislative agents of the National Guard
al over the country have such powerful
! influence with Congress- it would not be
! runaway. this proposition to weaken
the brigade. The National Guard Iegis
erence in the military committees, and
Guard encampHent appropriations were
handed out on n silver plate whi.e army
appropria tons We're held up because OF
Representative Hays fight on Gen. Leon.
ard Wood.
An officer OF the brigade is quoted as
saving:
The Secretary of War may well hesi-
tate some time before approving the
recommendation made by Co. Garrard
The average business man will be .ong
time in understanding why he should be
expected TO let his clerks serve for the
benefit of the United states government
If the United States government Is to put
a ban on the service in the organized
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militia. To take such action would be
a distinct step backward"

militia. To take such action would be
a distinct step backward"
II
Col. Grin B. Mitcham. ordnance depart
ment, will be in Washington tomorrow to
inspect the guns Of the LIST Battery, Field
X < = &
Lieut.. George Lynch. Goth United
States Infantry, will probably be the
next instructor inspector for the Ma.
tional Guard Of the District of Co,um-
bia. His name has been proposed to
the War Department for service here,
and it is understood that as soon as the
department can arrange matters. he VIII
be sent here
One Of the companies Of the I'd In
fantry is to be sent to the worlds PAN
The trip will be prize for the COM
pany acquiring the highest number of
credit marks by the time the exposition
opens. In the language of Battery Bill.
This is certainly some prize
Col. William F. Harvey has written the
announcement for this competition. and
1t Will be in the hands of every man in
the regiment by the end of this week at
the latest. He intends that the best
company in the regiment shall! be sent
there. without expense to the members
OF the organization. The fact that two
and half or three years will elapse be-
fore the competition comes to close
wipes away all present inequalities and
puts every captain on the scratch line
with no handicap. To epualize the start
still further Col Harvey will announce
that the competition will not start until
March !. the first day Of the next ad-
ministratiOn. By that time companies
will be Strengthened up. the undesirables
viii be out, the property matters can be
cleaned up-in fact. the time that Will
eapse between today and March i viii
be devoted to getting things In readiness,
to oiling the machinery 80 the race may
start without a weak contestant
Al, sorts of things will count for marks.
although the details have not been an
nounced- Company attendance percent
age or attendance. rifle 'ange work. camp
make up soldering will be taken into
consideration and the company which
shows it is the best all-around outfit will
win the prize.
The first big social event OF the season
IN Natlonai Guard circles is scheduled for
the evening of October SO in the Center
market armory. when AN assembly of the
ID Infantry will be he'd. A regimental
parade. FOL owed by dance will be the
features OF the assembly.
x
Having met with marked success at the
Hill Top House military ball at Harpers
ferry during the encampment last Au-
gust, Company r. I'd Infsntry, is look
ing forward to the assembly with the
keen air Of veterans. both social and mill
tary- Every man in the company has
made date with one or two of hts best
girls. according to disp' tches from First
Ssrgt. NJ. J. Landvoigt
In addition to Preparations for tho
dance. Company F Is turning its atten-
ton to recruits each man aiming to en-
list one good rookie" before January ].
Four-fifths of the men of the company
were present at the last drill
AS soon as the company room Is refur
nished a smoker will be held
Several enthusiastic National Guard Off
GERS have received copies of letter from
the adjutant general OF the u. s. Army
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ivered by the state deputy, and by Dep
uty Grand knight A. Lyons OF CORY.
Pa. and also by District Deputy William
f. Lovely of South Dakota. Tie grand
knight expressed his appreciation OF the
welcome given him, and also related
many interesting experiences in other
jurisdictions Of the order
Spalding Council held its regular meet
ing Thursday evening. at which william
p. Normoyle, who has been the grand
knight for three terms. and who recently
declined to again be a candidate for re-
election. made his closing address as The
presiding officer Of the council. The
schedule of games of the Spalding Coun-
Gil Duckpin League has been issued.
and the various teams are now hard az
work The teams are named after pas :
grand knights of the council, and are
designated as the Sheehys. Johnsons,
Ralphs and Normoyles.
The state deputy has announced that
the insta llation of the officers of all the
councils will be held at the hall OCTOBER
%. The exercises VIII be under the
supervision of Staate Deputy Harrington
assisted by State Warden Redmond De
Vaney and District Deputies Normoyle
and Bellen. /.
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written to the commanding general Of
the Eastern Division. which will result
undoubtedly in broadening the scope of
the military education which these Off
GERS are receiving at the garrison school
at Fort Myer The local officers receiving
copies. sent to them from Capt Leroy
Eltinge. post adjutant at Fort Myer. are
Capt. l.. B. Earnest, Lieut.. c. L. Adams.
Lieut.. F. B. Schlosser and Lieut.. u. H.
Scharf. The letter, In part, is as follows:
THE Secretary Of War authorizes You
to extend the practical instruction Of mill
tia officers where practicable to include
practical instruction in company. troop
and battery administration, interior
economy of organizations. drill admins
trative methods and other like duties at
hours other than those at which the garri-
son school is In session. This class of
instruction will not be marked or graded.
1.-THE Secretary directs me to advise
you further that while the details of the
plan will be worked out by division COM
manders. care should be taken that no
hardship is imposed upon militia officers
seriously interfere with their garrison
school studies or their living arrange
ments while they are in attendance at
garrison schools. or result in undue
demands upon the time of the regular
army officers. The Secretary directs that
the plan to be followed correspond in
general way to the scheme that was used
in the maneuver district at San Antonio.
Tex, where the attaching Of militia off,
GERS to regular regiments for purposes of
taking part in their duties resulted in
great practical benefit to the orranized
militia and in a material measure in
creased the good relations existing be-
tween the regular army and the organ
lied militia"
An innovation which is proving quite
popular Is the luncheon served to men,
bers of Company X after drill each Fri
day night. Capt. Edwin w. Fullam, the
company commander holds to the view
that. to encourage attendance at the
weekly drills something in the way Of
entertainment must be had. AS a shoot
ing organization Company X is conceded
to rank first in the regiment The five
man rife team. representing the organi-
cation at the National Rife Association
matches at Sea Girt last summer, won
the company team championship Of the
United States. the company team match
of the New Jersey State Rife Association
and got second pace in the company tyro
match. The conn any was highly cOmpli-
mented by Colonel Ourand in a recent
order from headquarters.
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The schools for non commissioned Of
ficers in the LIST Infantry are proving Of
much value These schools are con-
Quoted nightly at the armory and are
well attended by privates and mon
CONS alike, each with the object in view
of making himself proficient in the duties
Of soldier For the ''non-com" who
homes to gain commission q special
school is held each Tuesday and Friday
night.
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fouling compound. and also to have a
watertight door put in her coal bunker
bulkhead. A propeller wheel which was
on the Cnalga. but which was displaced
by bronze wheel is to be taken aboard
the Miami at the Newport News yard to
be taken to the Charleston navy yard as
the vessel is on her way to take up her
duties on her station at Key West The
wheel Will be kept as a reserve wheel for
the Miami should she break the one
with which she is now equipped.
The cutter Apache, on the Baltimore
station is on a cruise on Chesapeake
bay and its tributaries. which may end at
this city. On her return to Baltimore
the Apache will go to the service station
at Arundel Cove to be made ready for the
service at the end of next month. A
number of the cutters are already at
shipyards being made ready for this
arduous service. The cutter Yamacra W.
to go to the Charleston. S. c., navy yard
to be docked there for General repair
work, and for cleanin and painting
prior to the opening of the cruising sea-
son.
The commanding officer of the cutter
Onondaga, on the Norfolk station, which
has been at the Norfolk navy yard for
the past two months or longer. under
going a thorough overhauling, reports
the work on his ship finished. and she
returned to service yesterday. The re-
pairs on the cutter We're urgent. and she
was Withdrawn from work of destroying
a stranded schooner in Chesapeake bay in
order to be sent to the navy yard. The
cutter Gresham was brought to Norfolk
from Boston to finish the work the Onon-
daga had in hand. and she remained in
Chesapeake bay until about ten days
ago. when she returned to her regular
station. While on the Norfolk station the
Gresham paid one or two visits to this
city, and with the Apache carried men,
bers of the recent health congress on a
cruise on the river
Capt. ". E W. Hall. assistant inspec-
tor in the fe-saving service, with head
quarters at Elizabeth City. n: G. and
ry, from the station at Arundel Cove, Md.
were visitors to and registered at the
department IN the past week.
First Lieut.. James F. Hotel. who was
on duty on board the cutter McCullocn
on her cruise in Alaskan waters in the
past summer. Is on leave of absence.
which he Is spending in this city with
his family.
in the office Of the superintendent Of con-
struction and repair. at this city, is on
leave of absence for two weeks, which
he will spend out of the city.
Orders to and leaves Of absence grant
ed officers in the service in the past week
are as follows:
Capt. w. F. w. Hall. granted twenty
days leave. beginning October 49,
Third Lieutenant of Engineers F. A.
Cook. granted forty-five days leave
First Lieut.. II. D. Hinckiey, granted
seven days leave.
First Lieut.. w. A. O'Malley. granted
sixty days sick leave.
Cant F. A. Lewis granted five days'
leave.
First Lieut.. 3. l.. Brockway. granted
thirty days leave.
Third Lieut. H. G. Hemingway. detach-
ed from Rush and ordered to Manning
First Lieut.. T. G. Crapster. detached
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RevenueCutter Service

Under the command Of First Lieut..
Leon c. Covell of this city. the cutter
Seminole is cruising of the coast OF
North Carolina, in the latitude Of Cape
Fear. hunting for the lumber-laden dere-
lict schooner Henry Weller. which was
abandoned October about 100 miles east
of Cape Fear. Her crew was taken off by
the British steamship Tiverton and land
ed at Boston. The Seminole. which has
been at sea from Wilmington. n c., in
search of the derelict, has orders to make
diligept search for the Weller, and il
found to tow her into port if possible.
AS she is lumber laden, the Weller will
but little doubt that Leut. Covell will
keep cruising until he locates her. Bring
ing her into port is another matter, as
she may be in such condition as to make
towing her an impossibi.ity. In that event
the schooner will be blown uD with gun
cotton mines.
An assistance report from the COM
handing officer Of the cutter Acushnet,
stationed at Woods Hole. Mass, states
that in the past week she was called to
the aid of the schooner Charles H. Camp
bell ashore at Nauset, on the Massa-
chusetts coast. The cutter Gresham had
been called from the Boston station on
the same mission. and the two cutters,
floating the vessel without trouble. She
was taken into harbor by the Gresham.
The cutter AndrOscOggn, stationed on
the Maine coast. was called to the aid
Of the big fVe-masted schooner Cora +.
Cressy. which had been blown ashore in
Portland harbOr in heavy squall. The
Androscoggin on reaching the stranded
vessel found large tug alongside of her
AS the tug was alb e to float the schooner
unassisted. the services Of the Androscog-
gin were not needed.
Three other assistance reports received
at the department from the vessels on
the great lakes were regarding aid given
disabled power craft by boats from the
cutters.
The new revenue cutter Cnalga, which
is on her way from Norfolk to Port
Townsend. Wash. has arrived at Naples
on her way through the Mediterranean
to the Suez canal. Her next stopping
place after leaving Naples will be Alden
10 be fitted with her new battery Of
four six-pOunder rapid-flre guns of the
fastest type. the new cutter Miami will
arrive at the naval ordnance foundry, at
this city tomorrow. The vessel was
scheduled to arrive here in the past week,
but the Installing Of a new radio tee
graphic outfit Of the latest model. which
was In progress at Arundel Cove, delayed
the departure of the new steamer from
that point. The outfit being placed on
the Miami is like that aboard the cut
ter Cnalga. a message from which was
received when she was 100 miles out on
the Atlantic. The original outfit placed
on the Cnalga and Miami had a radius
OF but 400 miles.
After receiving her guns here the
Miami is to go to the Newport News
shipyard. where she will be locked to
paint her hull under water with an anti
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

The committee from Washington Chap
ter. comprising the chairman OF the
chapter, G. F. McAvoy. and Grand
Knights Mudd. Barr. MCGEE. Normoyle
ard Curtin. has received the congratu-
lations and the Fluctuations OF the MEM
bers Of the order during the past week in
the success of the celebration OF Column
bus day at Polls Theater last Sunday
night.
The first attempt was made this year
larger theaters. and from the successful
outcome there is no question that it
will become a yearly event.
The resolution introduced by State
Deputy Harrington urging legislation
looking to making October Il a legal
holiday, which was unanimously adopted
by the large audience, has met with
warmest appreciation from the members
taken to make the resolution effective
Potomac Council held it's regular meet
ing Monday evening, at which the cleo
ton Of officers for the ensuing year was
held. The following officers were elected:
Grand knight, Richard A. Curtin: deputy
grand knight. Frank l.. Hewitt: chan
seereiary. - 3. D. F. - Myers: reearder.
P. l.. O'Brien; treasurer. Walter
l. Plant: warden, John ]. Fuller: advo-
cate. Michael ID. Schaeffer; trustee, DIR.
S. Wrenn Howard; inside guard. +. j.
Smith; outside guard, :. Costello; dele
gates to the building company, T. III.
Ring and P. l.. O'Brien: delegates to
the state council, r. a. Curtin
and Dr. W. b. DAILY: alternates. b. F.
Myers and T. NJ. Ring.
large attendance of enthusiastic
members was present at the meeting. and
addresses were delivered by Grand
knight Curtin and by State Deputy Har-
rington, after which delightful enter
tainment and supper was held under the
rendered by Maurice Fitzgerald. Al Fem
nell and Frances Fealy and recitations
were given by Francis Barner.
The Duckpin League of Potomac
Council has issued its schedule OF games
for the coming season, and in fact the
first series is now being played. All the
games are scheduled for Wednesday even
fngs There are six teams, the De Sotos,
Marquettes Champlains. Hennepins. La
Sales and Balboas.
The meeting of the Carroll Council
Tuesday evening was made the occasion
OF n warm and enthusiastic welcome to
the grand knight Of that council, Will
liam l. MCGEE who has been absent
from the city for several weeks. and who
was reelected during lis absence to the
highest Office i'm the gift OF the council.
The hall was decorated by the council in
his honor and welcome was extended by
Deputy Grand knights Walsh. T.. b.
Nolan, and by several other members OF
the council. Addresses were also de-