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The sun., 1919-10-18
TWO PIANISTS PEAY
AT AEOLIAN HALL
French Child 10 Heard in
Afternoon.

Two pianists played In Aeolian Hall
yesterday, one In the afternoon and the
other In the evening. Magdeleine Brard.
a French child who came here last sea-
son with her teacher, gave the after
noon recital, and confirmed the impress
sion made at her debut This girl OF 16
possesses an extraordinary piano talent.
the greatest revealed by any Juvenile
prodigy since tho advent Of Josef Hof-
mann.
Her playing is marked not only by
technical facility of the highest type but
by exquisitely eensitive touch and that
fine feeling for The contour of the phrase
which betokens n musical nature. The
more one hears her the more one regrets
that she is heard. She ought not to be
careering over the country giving con-
certs but should rather be living a
healthy. normal life while her talent Is
slowly ripening.N Whether this child will
ever become great adult pianist Is
problematical. So many juvenile prodi-
sies have perished In their pride. Let us
hope this Is not to be another.
Aurore La Croix. who was heard in
the evening. made her debut here a year
ago to-day. She is a Bostonian and was
first heard In her home city In 1916.
Miss La Croix aroused warm hopes at
her FIRST recital here and disappointed
them In a measure at her second, but
she restored confidence last night. when
she appeared to be in full command of
her uncommon powers.
Her performance of the Brahms varia-
tions on a Handel theme with which
she began her programme, was charac-
terized by virile breadth of style, splen-
dor Of tone and great technical virtuos-
ity. In this. as in the group OF Chopin
numbers which followed, the pianist
showed tendency to overela boration in
the development of some of her effects.
but sound musical feeling and a measure
OF poetic vision were displayed.
Miss La Croix has constituted herself
an evangelist OF the musical gospel OF
Edward Royce. She played at her first
recital an ambitious set Of variations by
him and last evening three numbers from
"A Set Of Eight" Josef Hofmann gave
two of them In his all-American pro-
gramme and Mr.. Bauer played them all
last February. They are like most
modern" piano music in harmony and
like much of II in lack of deiniteness OF
purpose. Other composers on Miss La
Croix's list were Cyril Scott. Debussy.
Mcdowell and Rubinstein
The sun., 1919-10-18
POINTS REACHED BY
AVIATORS IN RACE
Maynard Holds Lead, With
Donaldson Trailing.

Following are controls where aviators
still in the transcontinentaL race were
reported last night:
FROM SAN FRANCISCO (SECOND
LAP).
Lieut.. b. w. Maynard. DH-4. No. 81,
at Cleveland,
Capt j. o. Donaldson. SE-6. No. SO, at
North Platte, Neb,
Lieut.. A. Pearson, Jr.. DH-4, No. 8,
at North Platte (plane damaged).
Lieut., T.. NJ Manzelman, DH-4, No. 80,
at salt Lake City. Utah
Lieut. II. w. sheridan, DH-4, No. 40,
left San Francisco.
FROM MINEoLA (SECOND LAP).
Capt l.. II. Smith, DH-4B. No, So,
at Chicago.
Lieut. E. C, Kiel, DH-4, No. So, at
Bryan. Ohio.
Lieut. Fl, e. Queens DH-4. No 50. at
Bryan.
The sun., 1919-10-18
NINE. VICTORICA. SPY,
SUES EXPORTER HERE
Asks Payment of $4,000 De-
posted to Her Credit.

Marie Louise de Victorica, confessed
German spy and Sim Fein agent in this
country and alleged associate of Jere-
miah A. OLeary. filed suit in the Su-
preme Court yesterday to recover from
Arend Behrens. Broad street exporter
money she alleges was paid to Rudolph
Binder, partner of Behrens, and the al
legged treasurer of the spy ring in
America
Named in the complaint filed on be-
half OF Nine. de Victorica or Baroness
Won kretschman as she was sometimes
known, is Carl Rodiger. who arrived IN
the United States in December. 1916, on
stolen Swiss passport. He was in
dicted by Federal Grand Jury investi-
eating the spy ring under the name of
Lieutenant Commander Hermann wes-
sells. of the German Navy known in the
inner circles of the German espionage
department as Lieutenant Commander
X" the master spy Of the Kaiser's gov
ernment in America.
Nine. de Victorica alleges that be-
tween March and September 1917, Carl
Rodiger deposited sums OF money with
Binder, who, she alleges was cashier
for Behrens. On September 20, 1917.
she states, Binder died. A year later.
she alleges, she made formal demand
upon Behrens for the money deposited
to her account and that payment was
refused. The sum involved is 5000.
The summons and complaint were filed
by William H. Daily. a lawyer with
offices In 141 Broadway. Attached to
the papers is an affidavit of service,
attested by Timothy Daily and stating
that the defendant was duly served with
summons and complaint on October IA.
The lawyer refused absolutely to discuss
the matter saying the case would be
threshed out In court. The address OF
Behrens as set forth in the complaint
Is 40 Broad street. This is the site NJ
an unoccupied building in course of con.
struction.
The sun., 1919-10-18

Lieut.. r worthinston. sE-b. No. 90.
at Binshamton.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO (FTRsT LAP)
Major J. C. Bartholf. SEES, No. 81.
at Mineola.
Lieut.. p. Rishter. DH-4. No. IS, at
Cleveland.
Cadet J. Cardiff, Fokker, No. "a. at
Salt Lake City. Utah.
FROM MINBoLA (FIRST LAP).
Lieut.-ooi. J. N. Reynolds. DH-%. No.
IL, at San Francisco.
Lieut.-Col. H. Hartney, sB-5. No. IL,
at San Francisco.
Lieut., L. 8. Webster. DH-4, No. 1b. at
Lieut.. H. H. George. DH-4. No. 1s, at
Lieut.. Col. 7. s. Bowen, DH-4. No. 20,
at San Francisco.
Lieut.. s. w. Torney, DH-4. No. IS. at
San Francisco.
Lieut.. J. B. Wright, DH-4. No. ~. at
San Frarrisco.
Lieut.. T. Hynes. DH-4. No. IS. at San
Francisco.
Capt. H. Drayton, DH-4. No. Al. at
San Francisco. (Disqualihed Tor re-
Lieut.. F. C. Nelson. DH-.. No. s, at
Lieut.. q. Newman. DH-4, No. 1os. at
Salduro.
Lieut.. w. r. C. Brown, DH-4. No. 8,
at Salt Lake City.
Lieut.. D. B. Gish. DH-4. No. 10, at
Salt Lake City.
Major e. d. Lyon, DH-4, No. rs. at
Salt Lake City.
Lieut.. J. p. Roulett, DH-4. No. 81. at
Salt Lake City.
Lieut.. r. Kirkpatrick. DH-4, No. Al.
at Salt Lake City.
Lieut.. r. L. Maughan. DH-+. No. 1o5,
at Salt Lake City.
Inns. Wyo.
Lieut.. J. T. johnson. SEES, No. 1os, at
Rawlins.
Lieut.. J. B. Maohle, DH-4, No. II, at
Cheyenne. wyo.
Major A. Gilkeson. DH-4. No. 1o2. at
North Platte, Neb.
Lieut.. L. v. Beau, Jr., DH-4, No. as,
at North Platte.
Lieut.. W. r. Taylor. g. v. A.. No. 1o1,
at Chicago.
The sun., 1919-10-18
THANK KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
French OHicials Grateful for Aid
In Metz Monument.

PARIS, Oct, 17.-High French execu-
tive. military snd church officials. in
cluding NJ, Millerand. general commits
sioner OF the republic in Alsace-Lor-
raine; Gen, Maudhuy. Governor OF Metz,
and representatives OF the municipal
Government have sent to the Knights OF
Columbus a despatch thanking them for
their generous initiative in erecting a
monument at Metz. Commissioner Mil
lerand said:
Metz, that old Lorraine city, viii be
proud TO see on one OF her public squares
a new symbol OF the old union, always
growing closer and more afrectionate,
which brought together the two free
nations"
The sun., 1919-10-18
REDMOND HAD IRISH
FREEDOM IN SIGHT
Cabinet viii Try to ReOi0e
Opportunity He G0Ue.
Special Gable Despatch to The Sun from the
London Times servics.
raavrfnhf toto all sf0hfs rfsfrpfd.

London Times Service.
Copyright. 1918. oil rights reserved.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE Ttrnes pub
fishes to-day an article from special
correspondent on the task OF the Capi-
net committee which has been entrusted
with the preparation Of a new scheme
of Irish self-government. The article
alludes to the Irish convention wnich
sat under the chairmanship OF Sir Hor-
ace Plunkett In 1917 and 1918 ana
failed after nine months of deliberation
to obtain an agreement In that con-
nection this remarkable statement ap-
pears:
THE concessions which Mr.. Redmond
intimated that he was prepared to make
were generous in the extreme. The
secret of the negotiations of the sub-com-
mittee Of nine to whom the more inti-
mate discussions were confined never has
been told. 1t Is not in the interest or
any party or. politician in Ireland at
this time that It should be. But there
remains a conviction among many who
were closely concerned that an agree
ment was very nearly achieved Hands
were extended, but they never were
gripped"
The public never has learned the full
story OF the Irish convention. There is
little doubt that IL II were published II
would disclose facts which, however in
convenient to those who hold that there
are two nations in Ireland, would show
that the final act of John Redmond s
life. devoted as 1t was to the service
Of Ireland, was a bold and generous bid
for the consent of the Ulster Unionists
to measure of home rule. Had that
consent heen won, and the Times i'm
plies that 1t very nearly was, the whole
course OF Irish politics would have been
changed and a united Irish nation might
have been the result.
The question for the Cabinet commit
tee is whether II is possible so to frame
a scheme of Irish selfgovernment that
will provide opportunity for the kindly
influences of the convention period to
revive in new Ireland.
The sun., 1919-10-18
KELLY NAMED FOR SENATE.
T0mmany Assemblyman From
Murphy District Chosen.

James d Kelly, who formerly repre-
sented Charles F, Murphy's disIric. 80
the Assembly, was named last night a'
the Deraocratic candidate for the senate
in the Sixteenth district The Se'a.e
district committee met in $50 ThEi
avenue.
Assemblyman Martin G. McCue pres
ent Assemhlyman from the Twelfth
Mark Goldberg ~ no
Fourteenth district, the other Assembly
district in the Senate district, were Va
kelly's rivals for the nomination
The sun., 1919-10-18
VIII Bares "Private Cellar"

Appraisals showing the extent OF "pri-
vate cellars" are beginning to become
matters OF record in the Surrogates and
Deputy State Comptroller's offices. One
such appraisal was filed yesterday on
the estate of Lewis Weiss, who died in
December, 1918. leaving property valued
at $4,000. Assets include seventy bar
rels of whislSey. having an appraised
value of nearly $4,000. The widow of
the decedent. Tillie Weiss. Hotel Mon
terey, Broadway and Eighty-fourth
street, and two daughters are the prln-
cipal beneficiaries.
The sun., 1919-10-18
FLIERS TO AID RECRUITING.
Three seapIanes Start Trip To-da y
-BaIIoon Flight Here.

Two seaplanes of the F5-L type and
three Of the HS-2 type are scheduled TO
leave the naval air station at Rockaway
Point, L. l.. this morning at s o'clock for
three day flight to stimulate recruiting
for the Naval Air Service. The F5-L
planes will fly to Burlington, W.. while
the three other machines will start for
Albany.
The hiers selected to make the trip
are Lieut. A. f. Dietrich, Lieut. d. A.
Musk, Ensign Frank Lamb. Ensign II.
T. Stevens. Ensign L. A. Kloor. Ensign
Hulse, Ensign Powers. Boatswain Melke
and Machinists David and Nelson. Nine
other machinists will be carried also.
The sun., 1919-10-18
SPEEDY DIRIGIBLE is
INVENTED BY ITALIAN
Trip From Rome to South
America Planned.

ROME, Oct. 16 (delayed) .-Celestine
Usuelli. an aviation pioneer in Italy,
says he has invented a new dirigible $50
yards long and eighty yards wide. pro-
vided with six motors of 500 horse
power each. with which he intends to
fly from Rome to South America, stop
ping at Dakar. West Africa.
The dirigible. according to Usuelli,
can transport weight OF twenty tons
and can speed forty miles an hour
with one motor-ffty-two miles with
Two motors and seventy-two miles with
all six. Using one motor alone, II Is
said, the dirigible can navigate for six
days and cover more than 700 milea
The sun., 1919-10-18

PROVIDENCE, r. J., Oct l7.-B'o"A
University has taken the first steps 20
Increase it's endowment by al least inca
million dollars ito provide for adeIu''e
compensation for instruction In the A-.-
versity and for such additional purposes
as may be deemed necessary, with -"
power 10 add To It's number The '''
has authorized the PROPOSED -
crease and the project will BE- vigorously
as sooft as possible
The sun., 1919-10-18
French Filler Arrives at Rome

PARIS, Oct. 17,-Lieut, Poulet, the
French aviator who started from Issy-
les Moulineaux Tuesday morning on a
flight to Melbourne, Australia, arrived
yesterday morning at Rome, landing at
the aviation neld OF Centocelle, He had
left the French military airdrome al
Frejus Wednesday and succeeded in
crossing the Alps.
The sun., 1919-10-18

BALTIMORE, Oct. l7.-Eight hundred
men and women employed in the meat
packing industry In this city, went on
strike to-day for an eight hour day and
increase IN wages.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-11-14

Samob6jstwo popeinil wczoraj v
swym mieszkaniu Antoni Styglik
robotnik, Fam. pnr. $50 West 25ta
ulicy. Gdy wtargnieto do jego mic
szkania, pok6j napeiniony byf ga
zem. Ma stole leza}a kartka papie-
ru, ma kt6rej widnialy siowa: ,,zycie
mi sic sprzykrzyio'.
@ q d
Prey zbiegu ulic Fry 1 Ashland
ave-, ,dwie Polki wszczely Wczoraj
popoludniu z SODA klotnie o dzieci'
z kt6rej wywiazaia sic bojka. Jedna
cruga poczela okladac kulakamt, ORA
&C poczeiy sic pc twarzy, Yiosy q
g,owy wydzierat. Zbieg,a sic ga
wiedz uliczna. Pc skohczenej waice
pozcenalay sic %grozbami, Re o~a "a
cie:a walks oprze sic o sad. Wa
.,eczre Polki nazywaja sic: Anna
Szczygiei | Monika Kuropatwa.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-11-14

Program sklada sic z produkcyi wo-
kalnych cry ma f~ortepianie / n-
skrzypcach. Odegrana zostanie TAX
re ,,Paryska Golarnia", a zarazem
starokrajskie ,,Wesele zosi" / bedzie
odta1czony taniec baletowy przez
dziewczeta pod dyrekcya panny Flo
rentyny Eckert, nauczycielki tahca
figurowego | baletowego szkoiy mu-
zycznej p. B. Rybowiaka. ,
q - q
Towarzystwo ~,,PrzyszloSt" z Town
of Lake, bedzie obchodzit 5cioletnia
rocznice swego istnienia, dnia Ago
listopada b. r, W salt OBJ. T. Shinde-
ra, 1923 So. Wood ulicy.
90 "
Tow. Swift wolnosci" gr. 2S4,
Zwiszku Polek urzadza W niedziele.
16co.b. m, W sail wv. Polek VIE
cz6r Rozmaitosci" z nader urozmai-
conym programem.
>. y q
Przyszlego wtorku, dnia 1890 IL
stopada, rzuocny bedzie ma pl6tno "
sal iparku ~Pulaskiego Interestingly
wieIce a nauki pelen obraz p. t.
The End Of the Road. P~rzedewszy-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-11-14

stkiem kobiety / panienkf ponad LAT
szesnascie, zainteresowat sic winny
ia notatka, poniewaz ola pich specy-
alnie obraz ten bedzie wystawiony
Poczatek o godzinie osmej wieczo-
rem - wstep wolny.
q - %
W parku Pulaskiego zorganizowal
sic niedawno Choir dziewczecy, po-
stepy robiac znakomite. PROXY odby-
waja sic co srode popoludniu; dziew
czeta ponad lat dwanascie - maia
sposobnoSc zapisania sic do tego
ch6ru.
u q u
Sedzia Oscar Hebel posla} wczoraj
Jana Mage, 625 Milwaukee ave.. ma
try lata do wiezienia "a dokonanie
napadu ma 14-letnia dziewc5yne nag
wiskiem Bertha Seymour, Fam. pnr.
422 South Lincoln ulicy.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-11-14

XII mnie nawiedzii z powodu smier
ci mel drogiej zony S. p. Weroniki
Sergot, skladam serdeczne podzie
kowanic staropolskiem Bog "a
plac.
Franciszek Sergot, stroskany
MAJ.
Ogi.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-11-14
PODZIEKOWANIE

Oddziaiowi Kr6lowej Jadwigi
Mr. IN Macierzy Polskiej, rodzi-
ME, krewnym, znajomym i przy-
jacioiom, oraz wszystkim ktorzy
W j~akikolwiekbadz sposob wyra
zili mi wspotczucie W smutku ia
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-11-14

w niedziele, dnia 1870 listopada,
O godzinie Smej wieczorem, W sail
parafalnej ma Miodziankowie odbe-
die sic koncert uczni6w i uczenic
szko,y muzycznej B. Rybowiaka. -
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-11-14
W swieto ,,D1iskczynienia". dnia

W swieto ,,Dziekczynienia', dnia
3ogo b. m, odbedzie sic W Nsciele p.
W. sw. Konstancyi rekwialna Msza
sw., o godzinie $3.50 rano, kt6ra %.
prawi mieiscowy proboszcz x. Alex
sander Knitter, ma intencye poleg-
lych ma woinie syn6w ~parafian. Ma
to naboze6stwo, powinni sic wierni
tak n~ajliczniej zebrat.
~ 81
Ma sejm Wychodztwa Polskiego'
do Buffalo, N. Y, z iona Komfetu
osywatelskiego No. 1880 skupia]a-
cego sic PREY parafii sw. .stanisiaWa
B. M. " Cragin, ~wyjechali: K. pro-
boszcz stanis,aw Swierczek c. r. p.
Franciszek Pawiowski ST., ktorzy
prawdopodobnie powroca dzisiaj luS
jutro.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-11-14

ChtSpiece nzjIepsse cLyHtO welnia
ne HranntOwe serS0<ve Earuitury.
Norfolk skfrted albO plnch-back
style. ws&ystkle wieIkOScl. war
tOsci do $3.50, specyaLnie 20
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-28
VIII Nobody Protect the Police7

The Mayors recent brochure which
told tho police what crime is was all
very well in Its way, but j: should
heve companion publication inform
ing the evildoers OF this town wherein
they offend. They are going too far.
In the last week the police have re-
ported to the police the theft of auto
mobiles which are supposed to be
used only by Police Department men
Inspector HENRY and Deputy Commits
sioner WALLIS.
A committee Of Understanding
the 4,6TSth committee Of one kind or
another that this town boasts-shouli
be formed for the protection of the
police against crime. Everybody who
has had his pocket picked or his
apartment robbed in the last year
should join. and a meeting Of the COM
mittee could be held in Madison
Square Garden and the neighboring
streets.
We are sure that the nurse girl who
was blackjacked in Prospect Park and
the steamboat ticket agent who was
robbed Of 5000 on Saturday would
attend and make enthusiastic speeches
In favor Of protecting the police from
the outrages Of these villainous auto
mobile stealers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-28

New York's imagination will be
aroused by the big plan submitted t.
the Mayor by an engineer of'this city
to add four square miles OF territory
to Manhattan Island. To extend the
lower end OF the island by filling in
the channel between the Battery and
Governors Island, deepening Butter
milk Channel so as not to cut of but
to improve ship movement between
the East River and the bay, is not a
new project, but the latest proposal
goes far beyond that. Mr.. T. KENNARn
THoMsoN's plan now proposed is to
extend the southern end of Governors
Island, after joining that island to
the Battery. until it is as near Staten
island as the Jersey shore line is to
Greenwich Village. Evidently a Judge
Of such things believes that Little Old
New York is not too old to grow. IT
Is hoped that no one will suggest that
1t will require vision" properly to con-
slider this interesting suggestion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-28
EVENTS TO-DAY.

smoker At soSeSsy-.sVen,h bisi.ion n'e eIuS.
house, 4s5 Lafayette street, s p. ".
derson Galleries, Fifty ninth street and
Park avenue. all day. Msjor-Gen. John
r O'Rysn and D. b. Edwards. Australian
High Commissioners. will speak at $3.50
Concert by Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Band, Bear Mountain Park, 8 P. NJ.
Open air concert by the New York Mill
.niry s s1s on the green Columbia univsr-
-, FrsS moving picture sshibition under
vention of tuberculosis. Alexander Harnil-
Ton Park. Tenth avenue ana Twenty-sev-
National Thrift Bond corporation, iuneA-
con. Hotel Pennsylvania.
Meeting Of exeeutiys COMMITTEES Of the
Board OF Education will meet a. IN.
eommiitee Of the whole. Park avenue and
Mass meeting to protest against B. r. T.
2 cent transfer charge. Belmont Han,
Bath avenue and Bay Twenty second
'welcoms Home" reception ana dinner
to Louis Marshall. Waldorf Astoria, $3.50.
Mr.. Marshall will speak at q mass meeting
in Carnegie Hall at 0 P. NJ.
House war Department Expenditurss dom-
mittee will begin inquiry at Fort Jay, Gov
ernors Island, Into altered orusitiss In
openins q mrs. summer ooas.r.ns. o.,
aynods OF New York. New Jersey. Psnnsyi-
y y, Baltimore and New England. at
American Legion post meetings Tonight:
1909 Bsthsate avenue, The Bronx; Rsvtiis
Post. Field Artillery Armory. III Slermont
800 Avenue A.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-28

It will be noted that under Presidents
Cleveland. Harrison and Mckinley and
during the first term Of President Roose-
welt the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion was not active as a political body.
With the beginning Of what may be
looked upon as the second term of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. in 1905. the appropria,
tons began to increase. also the num-
Der OF employees and these increases
continued during the last years OF Pres
ident Roosevelt. During President Taft's
four years in the White House the APP
preparations and number of employees
made startling Jumps. With the advent
OF President Wilson and the Democratic
House and Senate the appropriations
for the commission and the number OF
employees were very largely increased.
In other words in the closing months
of President Taft's Administration the
number OF employees was 7l0 and the
appropriation for the commission for the
fiscal year 1912 was s1.7s4.2s7. From
the beginning of President Wilson's first
Administration. including the Democratic
House and Democratic Senate. the yearly
appropriation Jumped TO s1,s53.629
ana the number OF employees increased
from 7S9. to an appropriation for the
fiscal year 1919 OF s5.741.e 500. while in
1917, during the early part of which
Mr.. Wilson was reinaugurated. the num-
be- OF employees jumped to the startling
number OF 2,264.
All told, from the date of the birth
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission
to the present time the commission has
cost the Treasury directly a total OF
st7.671. 7o4.2o and the political berths
have totalled 1914. The cost TO the
country in the injury II has worked may
amount to billions.
From 1905. when the appropriations
and the employees began to multiply.
the commission by Its acts has been
the circumlocution bureau to retard very
seriously railroad progress in the United
States, to destroy morale. TO wipe out
efficiency and to injure security holders
and all hands T. ]. VI.
WASHINGTON, July rs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-28
Army Vocational school..

Elsewhere on this page Is an illumi-
mating letter from Colonel CONRAD of
the United States Army setting forth
some points about vocational training
In the army which have not been made
entirely clear in the display advertise
ments Of the War Department.
The article In THE SUN to which
Colonel CONRAD refers was based on
the Official correspondence between
officers at Camp Lewis and the War
Department, in which the camp off,
GERS described the absence Of facilities
there to carry out the whole adver-
tlsed programme. 1t may have been
the impression Of the Camp Lewis off,
GERS, as well as Of many laymen, that
wherever a man enlisted there would
be a school In which he might learn
whatever trade he chose. This Is not
the case, however.
1t Is evident that some twenty
trades are now being taught at about
as many different army stations, but
not every school can at the present
time offer to the recruit the particular
training he desires. II man wishes
to learn the baking trade there are
four schools, any one OF which is
ready for him. II his ambition runs
to horseshoeing away he goes to the
school at Fort Riley.
Another point made clear Is that
vocational training Is optional with
the recruit. Tit. Department will not
compel him to learn a trade, and as
Colonel CONRAD remarks, IL there are
no training facilities to teach a par.
ticular trade which a man wishes to
learn he is informed Of this fact be-
fore he enlists. Another item is that
national circumstances alter cases
Army duty comes first of all, and
naturally 1t Is impossible to give voca.
tional schooling to troops on patrol
duty, for instance the men now neal
the Mexican border.