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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
Supply Company Claims
Its Job Is Hardest

The Supply company. attached to the
District militia. claims that It has one
Of the hardest jobs Of any Of the out
fits In camp.
The company has charge Of supplying
all organizations with rations. cots
tents. and. practically all equipment,
even down to the very necessary NOS
quito bars. when anything goes
wrong with the tents the Supply com.
pany is called on to remedy 1t. and the
members have proved themselves to be
a bunch Of "hustlers" in every respect
The men have just completed assem-
bling the parts Of the baggage wagons,
consisting Of putting together the
tongues. wheels. bolts and sides. This
has been a very difficult task and the
men are glad Of its completion.
In the last tent in the company street
of the Supply company is found a
group of six soldiers who pride them
selves on having one of the neatest
tents In the whole camp. Percy Dor
man. Hamet Nitzey and Charles L.
Sincox. who live in this tent. got TO-
gether" and after the working day was
over. leveled off the inside Of the tent
making the ground smooth and free
from all grass. found In the interior OF
many tents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
HORNED TOADSP PETS
OF GUARD ON BORDER
Reptiles Appear Vicious, But
Are Harmless and Of Gentle
Disposition.

COLUMBUS. N. NJ. July BIN Bos-
ton. when one goes for a stroll one leads
his dog on a leash. A certain Masso-
chusetts militiaman here didn't see why
he shouldn't do 1t thus In the desert. But
having no dog, he tied thread around
the neck of his pet horned toad and led
IL out for an airing.
The toad ran ahead Of him straining at
the leash-tnote. horned toads run. not
hop)-and dumfounded the miptlaman.
The horned toad population OF the sec
ton is rapidly being depleted as a re-
suit. Prices for healthy horners are
going Up. Nearly every Eastern guards
man has a toad for a pet. Soldiers off
duty and small boys make pocket money
catching the reptiles. They are vic
ious In appearance. with body and head
covered with horn-like excrescences. but
they're harmless and submit to pet
ting.
The horned toad's back is sand colored
and spotted. The soldiers like them be-
cause they have mighty little work
taking care Of them. They. go without
food for two weeks or more at a time.
but when they do eat they like taran-
tulas.
other soldiers anxious for pets. have
caught little lizards. They are about ak
inches in length. are harmless and live
on flies.
One reptile that Is neglected as pet
is the rattlesnake. They are plentiful IN
nearby foothills. too.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
INCREASE IS SHOWN
IN PACKED PRODUCTS
Canned Goods Gains More Than
Any Other Commodity.

The total value OF packing house
products in the United States was
1895. 420.993 greater in 1914 than In
1909, or a 2lS percent increase, the
Census Bureau announced today in a
preliminary report on that industry
The number of plants increased by
fifty-eight during those years.
beef and veal for lyli, Is SHOWN. ru'
the value OF those two products In
creased 2s.6 per cent from 1919. cams
in value for all other products are
shown. even where there has been a
large Increase in production.
Canned goods shows the greatest
Increase in value. az per cent ne
increase in production was only 3l.5
per cent. Lard increased 10 per cent
and the value 1914 per cent
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
Printed Signs Direct
Visitors About Camp

Sergeant II. H. Acheson. Quarter
masters Corps, has completed the task
Of printing the names and officiai po-
sitions Of the officers at the mobiliza.
ton camp. AZ a result Of his labors
visitors to. the camp can find their way
almost as we'll as II in the city.
Sergeant Acheson printed the names
Of the officers and the headquarters
tents on narrow strips Of wood and
these have been nailed to the poles sup
porting the, tents. This makes 1t I'M
necessary for visitors to inquire where
the various officers can be found. as
ZACH strip OF wood bears the answer.
In Sergeant Acheson the Quarter
masters Corps has a man whom Cap
tain z. NJ. Neyils considers most val
liable because Of his knowledge OF mil
itary affairs. He Is an actor who nign-
ly prizes q large batch Of complimentary
notices written about him when he was
in stock with Percy Hazwell and other
stars in Washington. Richmond. Va.
New York. Baltimore and other cities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
Capt. McGonegal Boasts
The Model IncineratOr

Captain McGonegal. detailed to aid In
recruiting and preparing men to Join
the First Separate battalion in Mexico.
says that he has the model incinerator
of the camp. These devices are Situated
near the kitchens and consist OF a deep
hole, lined with rocks. in which a fire
Is kept burning. All refuse from kit
chens and water in which the men
wash their utensils Is destroyed by the
FIRE. thus preventing danger OF disease
from decaying matter around camp.
The incinerator in the First Separate
camp Is larger and deeper than the
others, fully eighteen inches OF stone
being used for the base. The hole Is
very deep. and before stones were put
in could hold fourteen barrels OF
water,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
MARYLAND SOLDIERS
Rustic FOR MOUNTS
First Regiment Boys at Border
0utwit Regulars In Obtain.
ing Chargers. -
Especial to The Times).

EAGLE FASS. Tex. July BINARY
land guardsmen upheld the honor OF
the State and its record for acquisitive-
ness by outwttting the regulars and the
Vermont and Kansas guardsmen IA the
scramble for twenty-five horses that
were sent TO the depot quarternaster
here for the use Of the troops.
The Maryland boys have been waiting
for horses to mount the mounted de-
tachments and the cavalry ever since
they have arrived. Orders were issued
day or two ago to move Troop A 10
another camp, and when the horses
arrived they were promptly requisi-
TONED by General Mather to move the
cavalrymen. He got them-and the
Kansas. Vermont. and regular officers
declare ne commands their respect and
admiration-for they haven't any more
horses than the MARYLAND OUTFIT and
need them Just as badly.
The Maryland guardsmen are settling
down to their camp work like old
stagers. Today an investigation is be-
known as Lady Baltimore. by a Next
can canine. name and whereabouts
unknown" Lady Baltimore was al
most killed by a. Mexican invader. The
affair occurred yesterday. and the men
OF the Maryland brigade. OF which
i|ouy bditINiore was MASCOT, rushed to
her rescue. The invading dog was pur-
sued and some time later a dog was
brought into camp. but was proven 10
be the wrong one.
The Fourth Maryland Infantry had
Its first drill with the regulars Of the
Thirtieth United States Infantry yes
terday. Captain Jones. Of the machine
gun company. borrowed the mules and
guns OF the regulars and put his bows
through a splendid drill A band con-
test Is being arranged between the
hands ~ the First MARYLAND. Thir-
t'eth United States Infantry. the Second
Kansas. and the Third Vermont. The
bands are to be limited to twenty men
each. A handsome prize will be
awarded
Companies composing the First Bat
talon Of the First Maryland were on
outnost duty last night on the Laredo
road
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
FEAR SCANDAL over
MILITIA SUPPLIES
Indignant Legislators Receive
Flood Of Complaints From
Guardsmen at Border.

Growing talk ia heard In Congress OF
another scanda, like the one Of 1855
over the food and supplies furnished
to the army since the national guard
was called into service. TRANSPORTATION
too. Is a subject Of criticism.
Flooded with complaints from mem
bers Of the national guard over the
character of the clothing, shoes, food
and transportation, which have been
furnished them. Senators and House
members are getting much aroused over
the allegations they are receiving.
Although Secretary Baker has order
cd sweeping investigation into the
complaints about food. this will not pre-
vent a general airing of views In Con-
gress. and particularly In the Senate.
where the army appropriation bill has
yet to be considered.
II was predicted by prominent sena-
tors today that IL the flood OF CON-
plants kept up there would be an ex-
plosion In the Senate in the near fu-
ture.
Senators Indignant.
Senators are getting many letters
from Individual guardsmen. The tenor
OF these letters has been such as TO
excite much surprise. and no little In
dignation among some at least of the
Senators who have received them. The
came Is true as to House members,
though the fact the House is about
winding up It's legislation for the year
will prevent that body probably from
takins az keen cognizance of the facts
as the Senate.
The military appropriation bill will
be up for consideration In the Senate
soon. Senator Chamberlain will urge
lxftlI an ~ a
to investigate whether food and sup.
plies are UP to standard. When this
subject comes up, II is entirely probable
the pcnt-up feeling now prevailing over
the intimaticns OF quartermaster and
commissary scandals will burst out.
Kenyon Receives Complaints.
Senator Kenyon OF Iowa Is one of the
Senators who has been getting COM
plants. Many Of these complaints re-
late to transportation. Generally the
men request their names be not used.
Senator Kenyon took the complaints
from his State, relating to shoes, cloth
ing. and transportation. up with Sec
rotary Baker today. Later. he said:
II have received some complaints
nished to the soldiers. Also as to the
method in which transportation was
to be made and has been made to the
border.
"If there was any hurry about get.
ting the Iowa troops to the border
they would be willing to go in box
cars. and nc one would hear any COM
plant. but when there Is no particu-
lar hurry why should they not have
comfortable means of travel.
II understand the railroads car
move the Iowa troops to the border
in three weeks. and make the jour
ney comfortable for them. I have
urged upon the War Department tina,
this be done. These boys have left
good positions. good homes: they are
willing to stand all the hardships in
not &c be willing that they should
stand more. hardship than Is essen
MIA. u "a, .''~- "a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
Militiamen Accustomed
To Garrison Rations

Having partaken OF garrison rations'
At the mobilization camp for a month
the militiamen are now accustomed &c
II, and no complaint whatever Is heard
about the quality OF the food.
Major John e.. whitaker, chief com.
missary officer, issues several tons Of
rations every five days, the new army
regulations specifying that the supply
ana mess, sergeants Of the companies
lay in that quantity at one time.
FRESH beef, ice and bread are issued
to each company every day. Inc dis.
tribution Of perishable supplies IL un-
der direction OF Roy A. Sommers
Quartermaster's corps
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
Expert Horsemen Aides
To High Guard Officers

General Harvey and his adJutant,
Major Harry .Coope. have two expert
horsemen at their headquarters in the
persons Of J. c. Jensen and J. A.
Fleishhauer.
Both Of them have been permanently
assigned to headquarters from their
companies for mounted duties. They
are daring riders and by long experience
in mounted military organizations have
come to be almost as good yeterinari
as riders. Each OF them IL kept busy
throughout the day riding around camp
attending to other official business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
Mems and Gossip
From Radio Camp
Militiamen Literally Pair onizing Demonstrators of
Washing Machine Insta lied Near Headquarters.
Garments Cleaned g ratutously by Agents.

The District militiamen are iiperaily
patronizing demonstrators OF the wash
ing machine which has been installed
near TIE headquarters. or the band at
the mobilization camp. The three DEM
onstrators are not only cleaning the
uniforms and leggins worn by the
militiamen. but their shirts. SOCKS. ana
other wearing apparel.
The militiamen laid on the Washing
machine for several days after It was
installed. thinking II would cost them
considerable money to have their clothes
cleaned. when news spread that the
demonstrators were doing the work
gratuitously the soldiers began to
swamp the operators with work. rne
emonstrators are now kept busy from
early morning until late in the evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
Captain Bliss Speeds
EnliStmentS at Camp

Capt. Douglas spencer Bliss, recruit
ing officer at the mobilization camp,
does not lose any time in making sol.
diers Of civilians. It Is alt done In
less time than 1t takes to tell It.
When a prospective recruit appears at
Captain Bliss headquarters he Is asked
the customary questions in rapid-rire or
der. and II his responses are satisrac
tory he Is at once administered me
oath and. escorted to the Fort Myer
hospital for a physical examination.
upon passing the physical test. the re-
cruit Is hurried back to the militia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
Officers Expect District Outfit
to Entrain Saturday. or
Sunday.
MANY MARRIED MEN QUIT
Hundred New Recruits Join
Separate BattaIion-Men'
Getting Hardened.

0Nncers OF the Third Regiment at the
District mobilization camp today reit-
Grated the belief that the local citizen
soldiery would entrain for the Mexican
torder Saturday or Sunday.
Ihey said. however. that the depart
ing hour was still up to TIM able-bodied
mon or military age OF Washington who
have not yet enlisted.
Reports received today from oil the
companies at regimentaJ headquarters
showed that the Third was stil. about
thirty men short of the necessary mini
mum strength.
The sooner the necessary recruits are
cotained the better. because number
OK applications fp' disc yes are being
received every day from married men
number Of enlistments are expiring.
Many Not Re-enlisting.
Many of the men whose time Is out
are not re-enlisting because the de-
parting time OF the regiment has not
been designated. Almost all Of them
have said that as soon as the time for
antraining is specified they will re-en-
list and go with their organizations.
Signing up of additional recruits
would not only help build the Third
Regiment, but also would serve To hold
those whose time has expired.
attention to the fact that although
the First Separate Battalion departed
for the border July 4. almost 100 col
ored recruits have enlisted in the
organization and are almost ready to
join their companies at Naco, Ariz.
The officers said that IL a similar
number of white men will Join the
Third Regiment all of the companie s
would be up to the minimum strength
CT sixty-fve men.
Activities in the camp Of the two
batteries of artillery and troop of
cavalry Indicate that efforts are being
made to send those organizations
away with the Third Regiment or a
few days after the infantry has en-
trained at Rosslyn.
Batteries Need 20 Men.
Members Of the mounted orkaniza-
lions have been furnished with all
necessary clothing and equipment. i'm
munized against typhoid fever and
smallpox. thoroughly drilled. and their
Government property checked up by
Capt. Douglas Spencer Bliss and
Capt Horace p. Hobbs. About twenty
men are NEEDED by the two batteries
and a similar number by the cavalry
men.
The three battalions OF the Third In
fantry were taken on practice marches
today. and put through field maneuvers
for several hours by the majors COM
manding them. The men are getting
hardened to marching and in extended
order field work, and the officers be-
lieve they will be ready for active serv-
ice Immediately supon arrival at the
border.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
Guardsmen Prefer Plain
Soap to Perfumed

PITTSBURGH. July ls.-Plain. every
day soap. that will remove dirt. and
can be used for laundry work. instead OF
the perfumed. fancy article, is wanted
by the members of the Eighteenth In
fantry. Pennsylvania national guard.
now doing duty on the Texas border.
The request came from Capt. Allen
L. Garwood. Of A Company. to the North
Boroughs League, composed Of promi-
nent women, who have been furnishin :
the soldiers with luxuries. including
scented soaps. since they left Mt. Gretna
for the Southern camp.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
BOY DIES AFTER BEING
HIT BY AUTO TRUCK
Walter Sornborger, IS, Sucumbs
at Emergency Hospital.

Walter Sornborger. fifteen-year-old
son or Charles b. Sornborger, appoint
died at Emergency Hospital at 8 O'Clock
this morning as a result Of injuries re-
ceived when he was struck by an auto
truck while riding a bicycle at Sixteenth
Albert Williams. colored. driver OF the
truck, was arrested at the time of the
accident, and realised on $500 bonds,
Coroner hewitt has begun an investiga-
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19

camp, and Captain Bliss assigns him TO
a company. linen II .is up to the COM
pany commander to make requisition Tor
the recruits clothing and equipment.
and this Ia done with dispatch.
Today several men who went to camp
'shortly before ~ o'clock were sworn in.
physically examined. and assigned TO
companies In time to enjoy the noon
mess with the organizations with which
they Will be Identified.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
Touring Car Taken
From G. and o. Canal

Workmen succeeded this morning in
hoisting the touring car Of John g.
Marshall, of 5Sl2 Georgia avenue north
west, from the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal at Thirty-third street, into which
II plunged yesterday afternoon when the
steering gear went wrong.
Marshall escaped by jumping Just as
the front wheels started over the en-
bankment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
MORE APPEALS FROM
SOLDIERS FAMILIES
Mrs. Harvey, of Investigating
Committee, Reports Seven
Families Applying for Aid.

Seven new appeals for aid from
guardsmens families were assigned for
Investigation today by Mrs. William e.
Harvey to members of her committee in
The Citizens Welfare Association of the
National Guard and Volunteers OF the
District.
Mrs. Harvey is In charge Of the in
vestigatinC committee. and her commit
lees work has assumed wide scope.
Today ticket was bought for one wom-
an whose only need was aid in getting
to Chicago. where her husbands family
Is ready TO care for her.
ARRANGEMENTS were made with the
summer Outings Committee to take the
wife or another guardsman and her
three small children to Camp Good Will
for two weeks. This mother had broken
her arm, and was considering placing
her children In an institution for a time
With the help of the association she
VIII be able to enjoy a vacation, re-
cuperate from her injury. and keep her
family together.
Many Ways to Help.
The committee finds many ways to
cooperate with the guardsmen besides
aiding their families. 1t was found that
the cook in ono company has been a
sufferer from tuberculosis. This in
formation will be communicated to the
captain of the company. and thus DOS
siole injection OF members OF that COM
In one case the committee is deter
mined that a husband shall remain in
the guard despite the earnest efforts
of his wife to get him out. Tho man
has refused to work when home. II Is
said. and the committee considers he
Is better off. as well as his family, II
he is subjected to the rigid discipline
of military life.
Contributions Still Come In.
Because John Poole. John Dolph. and
w. b. Eynon all are out of town the
campaign for raising Tunus Tor the
work is at a temporary standstil. Iut
a number OF volunteer contributions
came in yesterday.
One of these was IS check from
Charles z. Gross. Mrs. Glendie p.
Young turned in s34 she had raised
among her friends. Mrs. Thomas
Brown also reported that a friend nao
pledged the association S. a month as
long as the troops remain in service.
Contributions of regular sums MONTH
ly are much desired, II there are a
sufficient number of these the commit
tee can go ahead with its work. know
ing what funds will be available.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-19
Republican Women Meet.

There will be a meeting of the Wom-
ans National Republican Club In the
Gridiron room OF the New Willard Hotel
this evening at s o'clock. All Republic
can women in the city are urged to at
tend.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-24

as the average woman. I weigh only
12O pounds and am only few inches
over five feet in height. Yet l could
handle the biggest battleplane made
if given an opportunity.
Gas to woman's part in the future
of aviation, they viii master the
heavier-than-air machine as they
have mastered the automobile.
"Ten Years from now women will
have their own pleasure planes as
they have their own autos today.
sex will be forgotten, or at least
ignored, henceforth when aviation is
discussed. Once in the air machine
will go as well with woman at the
steering wheel as with a man. Ma
chinery knows no sex.
SHOULD this country get into war
you would find a great number of
women capable and willing to manip-
uIate batIeplanes for Uncle Sam. !
ga woman scout would be as use
full and reliable as man. All that
she would need would be courage,
endurance, skill, sense of direction
and position. The average Ameri-
can woman has all of these.
''Any woman who can drive mo-
tor car weIl-and when 1 say well I
mean fearlessly and without endan-
gering the lives of others-can learn
to become a first-class air pilot"
Miss Law is proud Of the fact that
she is American through and
through.
81 attribute my success in aviation
to the spirit of determination which
is embodied in every American wom-
an" she says.
CAS- child dreamed Of flying and |
as / grew up-up to the majestic |
height of five feet two determined
to fly. Of course / met with the
usual encouragement from friends
ov,J v.oTo%f h11F 7 Lybv% ~,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-24

New York, Nov. 24.-The strang-
est play New York has seen in years
Ia regular drama three acts long,
in which not a word is spOken-has
proved to be so far the real hit of
the season.
It is ''fPieTrOt the ProdigaI," acted
by French pantomimists and accom-
panied by flow of music so express
sive that instead of missing the
words of actors, one would actually
resent a sound from them.
''Pierrot the PrOdigaP' is a revival
of a famout French pantomime,
L'Enfant Prologue performed last
summer by actor members of the
102d French regiment just behind
the firing line.
Marjorie Patterson plays the part
Of PieTrOt with skill. %
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oNLYDUMB ONES .....
No babies aloUd.-Sign on a Chi
cago movie.
Love, like a violet, is often passed
by in pursuit of the sunfoWer, sue
The Newark journal., 1916-12-21

men of His world; that He is the light that Eliminates all men and women who are being ushered into this world.
 Christmas means that at the heart of things there is spirit of the same nature as Jesus, spirit with an unceasing urge, undiscouraged and unchecked by the accidents of history or the wrath of animalism, in whom and with whom it works.
 The presence of this spirit gives recurring seasons their perennial joy and hope, not on- ly for the measure of achieve ment which has been already wrought, but for the assurance that its march is ever forward and it's ultimate triumph is cer- tain. Peace on earth" may seem to be a mockery to those who are watching the distress ed conditions of Europe; to those who have followed the tragic strife and have witness ed men thirsting for blood, but such people do not fully under stand this invisible force which works on increasingly through the centuries Rebellion in Mexico and war in Europe, each so sworn to resist the other to the death; Jews persecuted in Russia, the people of once neu- tral lands being trampled on to the death, make the celestial proclamation of good will among men seem a vain wish.
 The coming Christmas will bring with it message of peace for our country, at least, and behind it may turk the pos sibility of peace for the world. Christmas Day will be but a mark of this worlds progress and our city and state the scene