The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
The Birmingham sabres

Eet enough muSes to complete Quo- rum and had to call 1t off,
 Inspirations are not plentiful in this hot weather. Not that so much either. They are plentiful enough, but somehow the necessary spark, that vital flame, Is lacking. The industrial trouble has a dampening effect, too. About the only thing
 to talk about Is the approaching en- 1 campment. That has been talked
 about enough. Not enough. perhaps,
 but as much as the traffic will bear.
 Wine. ladies and song remain. Take
 out the wine. in order to remain i a loyal and law abiding citizen, and the romance is withdrawn from the
 remainder Werra, werra, sad, as
 hrazy Kat would say.
 l Cavalry Is a peculiar arm of the service. It partakes of almost all 1 other branches in some form or other
 In warfare the cavalry fights dis
 mounted, mounted or any old way at all. The main thing Is to get it into action. After that 1t takes care Of | itself It has the advantage of speed, both for getting to and getting away 1 from the scene of operations. Hav- Ing arrived at the point of attack the detachment can dismouut and attack
 the enemy. do all t',e damage the size
 or the party will permit. retire to the horses and escape - unscat athed. Of course.
 All branches of the service are good. We admit that, although the 1 proof Is lacking. Yet one's own par- ticular branch seems best. It is all condition of the individual mind. Af l. |. Ns..@ to every branch, is to make that branch so good that 1t will have to be compared side by side with another in order to tell which exceis. There was time when the National Guard | was not esteemed very highly, in | some localities if not In others. No
 doubt there was just cause for this
 condition. There must have been. Of late years. however, this attitude of the public has been changed. Care- full selection of the personnel of indi-
 yidual units. the supervision by the federal government of all training activities and movements, has re- suited in guard which won inter- national praise in the late conflict. fhis condition has not been brought Aoout without hard work on the part oi aIl concerned In the movement. Ana It would have failed then had not l puplfe sentiment sponsored 1t, In- stead of being the butt of the town
 in which 1t Is stationed, as was the
 case in few instances, it has come 10 be recognized as a civic necessity, ana as such receives the full support or the civt government If any taint remains in the guard It Is be- cause some individual has not been up to the standards set by the unit commanders, or has fallen from the
 standard that he once maintained
 There may yet remain many faults in
 the guard. and they should not be overlooked nor excused Kindly crit
 icism Is the best known method of
 correcting an error and the writer feels that as long as the National
 Guard is for the protection and de- Tense of the citizens of a town CT | community, those citizens can be of great service to themselves, the state and the guard. if they will feel that they can cooperate with and be a l part of the guard with no more ob- ngauon than pointing out faults which they think can be corrected.
 It has come to tho writer's atten- ftion that paragraph recently pub lished in this column. and relative to the attitude of the regular army to- ward the National Guard, was the cause of discussion which did not
 tend to promote good feeling be-
 tween the two services There Is no wish no the part of any guardsman l 10 see friction between the army and 4 the guard. On the contrary, there IS every desire that the two dwell in perfect peace and harmony The paragraph which caused the excep- ton Is recalled to the base Of opera
 tions and we apologize to any one whose feelings were hurt.
 Soldiers have always had a reputa- ton for attracting dogs, but this or- ganization Is strong for cats Cap
 tain Carter brought out some not
 long ago and they were adopted and rated. One sergeant major, one cor- rorai, one private first class and one private. Colonel and Snowball are q 1 daWg and poodle, respectfully. Colonel, of course, commands, to such sn extent that he struck and killed the private the other day. Due pun ishment as became his rank was ad- ministered But to return to the cats. Three were left and they are pretty lucky hitters at that. When the
 truck came fin with a load of hay the DtA'ci udy, peTCneQ on the IopmOSt bale was a new cat He was born to command. that cat. He was care- fully handed down and placed on the ground True to type the starving and scrawny little bum hung a chip on his shoulder and went up against the sergeant major. The scrap didn't last long. but when the s. M left the
 field he took the chip with him---be- bind his ear, Looking out for new worlds to conquer the new conner spied Corporal and Private First Class. Having dispatched the remain
 der of ColonePs army the hobo ex- pressed himself as being well pleased with his reception and situation and would stay And stay he did He now ranks as brigadier.
 Plans for competition in pistol and gallery rifle fIring are being laid. From the most skilled shots will be chosen ~contenders for cash prizes. This ought to stimulate interest In learning to handle the two weapons which have come to mean so much to the safety of the commonwealth. A good marksman, as a rule, is clear headed and steady. and this type Of man Is much in demand at this time. Helpful Hints
 M T. c. wanted to know the best way to prevent punctures. The first thought naturally was that solid rub Der or steel tires should be used. But many kinds of punctures. There 10 t h