Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-05-07
TODAYS LETTER
FROM WASHINGTON
Non Commissioned Officers in
N. J. Guard viii Have
Chance to Go to Training
Camp-0ther News.
Special to the EVENING NBws.

SpectdI TO the EVENING NBWH.
Washington, May 7.-Non- commits
stoned officers in the New Jersey Ma
tional Guard. who have an aptitude for
military work will be interested in the
announcement that each National
Guard regiment, through its command
Ing officer, will be entitled to send
twenty-five nom commissioned officers
to the training camps, and that these
men will not go until few days after
the civilians are required to be on
hand.
The War Department officials realize
that with the large army that Is plan
ned there will be an imperative need
for officers, and men who have had any
preliminary training in the national
guard are desirable candidates provid-
ed they display any capacity for handl-
ing men and have the requisite amount
of knowledge of the tactics.
AS yet the question of pay for the
men at the training camps has not
been adjusted, but it Is believed some
provision for this will be made by
congress. There is talk that the can
didates Will be paid 500 a month while
in camp, and provided with subsist-
ence as well. Nom commissioned Of
fcers in the National Guard will be
attend instruction camps.
Letters and kilograms are coming In
great volume to the New Jersey SEN
ators and congressman protesting
against some of the proposed features
OF the proposed revenue bill. Auto
! mobile manufacturers are UP in arms
against a proposed tax that will be
burdensome to their industry, while
the plants that use tin-plate do not
want to see any more tax placed upon
their respective industries. In like
| manner the manufacturers of other
goods, which it is proposed to tax in
| the bill, are also clamoring for the
protection of their particular industry.
The temperance people of the state
are seeking to have the enactment of
i provision for national prohibition
I during the war by stopping the use OF
grain for the manufacture of liquors,
and the men engaged in breweries are
| opposing this provision with great
lvehemence. A lively fight is anticipat-
ed when the bill comes before the
| House.
Some of the makers of stockings
| located in New Jersey will be interest
ed in the decision of the district attor-
ney that the American flag cannot be
embroidered on stockings in any way
as 1t is violation of the law prevent
ing the use of the flag for advertising
purposes. There is contrary opinion
held by many persons, with reference
to this law, but he is enforcing It In
the District of Columbia.
! Representative Ramsay has received
resolutions from the Slovak Legion oI
Passaic in which the stand of the Pres
J lident is commended and the members
tdeclare their allegiance to the country
of their adoption. -..
Miss Dorothy Potter of Leonia, N. ].
has covered herself with glory. Sh,
has been In command of Company E
at the National Service School camI
Just outside the city. Her company
took part in a competitive drill las
week. and the announcement has beer
made that 1t won the prize. The cam
Is doing some excellent work in mil
9ssisgs ssi, p ffasGttles iss.s IL EeE sa,
everywhere, even to tho wig-wag sig
Mailing.
Twenty students from Camdei
school are spending a few days here
On Saturday they were placed in tn.
senate gallery by Senator Frelinghuy
lsen where they enjoyed listening to the