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The coming week promises to pc q
busy one for the Chamber Of Com
merce and the Board of Trade. Tues
day night. at o'clock. at the New
Willard Hotel. the chamber will hold
it's annual meeting. Ten directors,
president and two vice presidents Will
be elected. Monday afternoon at 4:l5
o'clock the executive committee Of the
Board of Trade will meet in the board
rooms In The Star building. On Tues
day the membership committee Of the
board will hold its regular meeting.
From all indications the annual
chamber meeting will tax the Wizards
ballroom to the limit. In fact. all
meetings Of this organization find a
three-deep line standing in the back
of the room. Ballot boxes will be
erected, and at the conclusion OF the
business votes will be cast for the d.
rectors. president and vice president.
President Albert Schulteis. First
Vice President Isaac Cans and Second
Vice President James T. Lloyd are
practically certain of being reelected.
Mr.. Schulteis has given the chamber
particularly able administration
and will have no opposition for re-
election. The same can be said of
firing worker for civic Washington.
and longtime member Of the cham
Der. numbers his friends by the legion.
and Mr.. Lloyd. former representative
from Missouri but now a resident OF
Washington, has become a potent fac
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authorities, places him among one of
the twenty-five most brilliant minds
in the United States. The best prev
ious record was 207 points in sew
enteen minutes. held by Yale Uni
versity professor while an officer in
the Army. Mr.. Nolan was formerly
a sailor in the United States Navy.
Naval Notes.
Under the ruling of the Navy De-
partment a year ago. the courses Of
fered by the Marine Corps Institute
were thrown open to naval officers
and men serving with the marines.
men of the Marine Corps. Previously
only active members of the Marine
Corps were eligible to enroll
Gen. Dawes. director Of the budget
bureau. has consented to deliver a
lecture in the near future before the
Supply Corps School Of Application.
Government business methods, it is
said, will will be his subject.
Secretary DENLY. in his annual re-
port, expresses the opinion that the
bombing of the exIowa has in a way
disproved the conclusions Of the gen
the backbone Of the fleet and the
bulwark of the nations sea defense
According to the controller gen.
eral, warrant officers OF the Navy
and Coast Guard serving on shore
duty in Alaska are entitled to sea
duty pay. He cites the act of March
8. 1901. which makes shore duty in
Alaska "shore duty beyond seas"
Membership in the Navy Mutual
Aid Association has been increased by
the recent receipt of twelve applica-
tions, making the total membership
more than 2.315. With each mail
bringing in new applications, the
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prospects of this benevolent associa-
ton is indeed bright. Each assess
ment now brings in over $3.50 with
which to aid those in need.
In the retirement of Brig. Gen.
Charles G. Long. u. S. NJ. C. upon his
own application, the question arises.
Who will be his successor? The situa-
ton is somewhat complicated, in that
any one of thirty-five colonies of the
Marine Corps is eligible for promo
ton. Col. Lincoln Karmany, now on
duty in China, is the ranking colonel
in the corps.
Hereafter the cost of transportation
necessary for the return Of stray
glers to their ships or stations will be
checked against the straggler's ac-
count. Furthermore. their failure to
return to own command will result
either in court-martial or immediate
undesirable discharge.
Marines are needed for the feet and
for small expeditionary movements,
is the gist of a diplomatic Converse
tion, now passing between the Navy
Department and the Postmaster Gem
eraL Guarding the mails in unit for
nation and at naval expense is not
the work cut for for the Marine
Corps. is the opinion expressed in
Marine circles.
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':PEACE'' DOLLAR REMINDS OF i. S.
COINS THAT HAVE GONE BEFORE

The coinage of the new peace" dol
lar. of which only, 100000 are to be is
sued. recalls some interesting facts on
the various kinds of money formerly
In common use in this country which
have been withdrew from circula-
ton and are now regarded as obsolete.
These include the old-time fractional
paper notes as well as a number of
coins of several denominat ions. au-
thorized from time to time by Con-
gress. turned out for awhile at the
mints and at last withdrawn.
The Treasury has BEEN for years re-
deeming much Of this obsolete money.
for year after year there Is stream
of it returning to the treasurer's Of
fice>here amounting to several thou
sand dollars every. year: the paper
part of this CURRENCY is destroyed.
but nearly all of the coins are sent
hack to the mints to be melted and
utilized as bullion.
The Treasury. of course. pays out
none of these out-of date tokens of
value. as ii is intended to withdraw
this from circulation.
There are few old coins. such as
the one-doflar and three-dollar gold
pieces, on account of their value as
relics, that are constantly being APP
pileQ Tor at the treasury FOR tnat
reason they are being retained there.
and occasionally few are given out
at the discretion of the treasurer.
and only when they are intended as
money souvenirs of our metal money
of the past.
One Dollar Hard to Find
1t is noted that the one-dollar gold
coin was minted in 1S49. and that its
issue was stopped in 1899. mainly on
account o. its smallness and difficulty
in finding il when mixed with other
coins. The three-dollar goldpiece,
hardly known in this generation. was
taken out of circulation the same
year. 1890. it is said, and caused more
trouble than any of Uncle Sans
coins. for it was so often mistaken
for a new copper cent and spent as
such. to the subsequent disgust of the
owner. besides it was hard to count
and could not be put up in bags of
$1,000 or SIS, 900 even counting.
There are no fewer than ten coins
of silver and baser metals formerly
current in the United States which
are now obsolete. The old-time cop.
per cent. authorized in 1889. in the
first decade of our national life. and
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chateau itself seemed to typify the
occas sion. Once the residence of the
kings of Bohemia. then theoretically
residence of the Hapsburgs. now
the residence of the President of
CzeChoSlovakia What a past! I
asked how the Hapsburgs had used it.
l was told they hardly used it at all.
The Austrans would not let them. 1t
would have been too much a recogni-
ton of the Czech people.
But now it was being used again
and the chief officials of the republic
of Austria were there only as guests.
GlitterinE Crowd Present.
Inside there was glittering
crowd. such as might be expected on
such an occasion anywhere in the
world. The Czechoslovak and Aus
TRAN. officials. except the army officers,
had no decorations. but the lack was
made up by the number on the French
Italians. Poles, British and the. Bel
gians. The women were not so beau
tifully dressed as in Paris or London
or New York or Washington. but they
were charming for all that.
There was the impression that many
of them were not used to receptions
They were mostly Czechs and Slovaks.
wives of government officials. Before
the war they were not asked to palaces
Now they ruled
Promptly was presented to the prime
minister. He drew me aside and spoke
of the object of my visit to Prague. He
is small man physically, Mr.. Benes.
but in America he would be called
live wire He speaks English well.
The line waited moment while we
talked. Then he turned to the chan
cellor of Austria and explained the
situation. A few more minutes. and
presto. the question was settled Not
big one. surely. but troublesome for
all that. No haggling. no secrecy. And
then on went the reception.
Other Questions settled.
And I was told that other questions
had been settled. not so quickly of
course. but in the same spirit of mutual
accommodation. Coal for Austria
minimizing of passport regulations and
difficulties: financial affairs growing out
Of the treaty o. peace; reference to the
league of nations of disputes: neutrality
in case of serious difficulties with others.
Surely good beginning for doing away
with age-long hatreds
Not that one meeting at Prague can
wipe out suspicious and wrongs of gen.
erations; not that one agreement can
put either Austria or Czechoslovakia
financially on its feet. But if these two
nations can get together in such fash
ion. there must be hope for The others
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tor in the business and civic life of
this city.
The reports of the secretary and
president. which will be delivered at
the meeting, are expected to be both
illuminating and instructive. They
will cover every activity OF the
chamber for the past year and will
also give brief resume of the work
OF the committees of the chamber.
A treat Is in store for chamber
members at the February meeting OF
that organization. according to an
announcement by Secretary Arthur
Seymour at the directors meeting last
Tuesday night. DIR. Charles Aubrey
Eaton, orator, lecturer and president
of the American Educational Associa-
ton. will address the meeting.
Eleven new members were approved
at the meeting last Tuesday of the
membership committee Of the Board
Of Trade. This committee Is starting
its work with zest and expects to
maintain a high average for new
members approved throughout the
year. This committee cannot elect
members to the board. The names are
submitted and the final action Is left
to the executive committee.
George Farquhar, the new chair
man, is out to smash the record set
by his predecessor. Charles J. Waters,
whose committee last year recon-
mended more than four hundred
members.
Plans for the midwinter dinner of
the membership committee are going
rapidly ahead. The special commit
tee for the dinner. under the leader
ship of William Clabaugh, is meeting
weekly at the City Club, and the ban
quet is expected to be the best ever"
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THE ARMY

1t is significant that in Represen-
tative McKenzies' plan for the base
pay of officers the testimony in part
given before the special committee
of Congress touched on the same sub
ject that will shortly come before
the Gen. Shanks board on revision
of the Army promotion list. namely,
that relating to members of the Mill
tary Academy class of 1916 and those
who were graduated in 1917.
For example. members Of the class
of 1916 in the grade of major. draw
ing the pay of majors with one fogie.
are serving alongside of and per-
forming the identical duties with
members of the class Of 1917 who are
serving in the grade of captain and
drawing the pay OF ths !rade WIN
out the additional fogi~ Jay.
THE idea that basing pay upon
length Of service put officers of the
Army and Navy in class OF PEN
sioners or time servers, as mas oeen
suggested, is not only absurd, AYERS
plan. but is absolutely inconsistent
with the facts" =
Contrasting the apparent incon-
sistency of the rank and pay of the
1916 and 1917 academy graduates,
that situation is pictured as one OF
a number of arguments used by sup
porters of the proposal that pay in the
Army be changed from its connec-
ton with rank to that determined by
length of service.
In the testimony given before the
special congressional committee or
pay adjustment the fact was devel.
oped that an officer should be paid
on the principle of maintaining him
in a position where he can enjoy the
comforts of a decent living without
being harassed by financial worries
no matter what the cost of living
may be- The suggested plan of Rep.
resentative Mckenzie to provide q
sliding scale by which an officers
compensation may be increased OF
decreased is. in his opinion, method
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the copper half cents. minted first in
1893. and withdrawn in 1859, were the
first of our old metal money to be dis
carded.
This coin as first issued. it is said
contained 264 grains of copper. the
intention being that il should be
worth l cent as bullion: but finally
II was reduced to EOS grains and less
Coppers unarcOunted For.
1t is said that there are at the pres
emit time more than sl1S.OC0.00O OF
these ancient coppers unaccoimted
and unredeemed by the Treasury.
The first specimens of metal money
made for the government of the
United States was by James Jarvis
of New Haven.
In earlier days the minting OF
money by private individuals in this
country. which is now rigidly for
hidden by law, was quite common.
In the great gold rush to California
coins We're struck by many companies
and refineries- The Mormons in Utah
issued series of gold half-eagles
eagles and double eagles. bearing on
one side an eye and on the other the
inscription Holiness to the Lord .
That method of making money now
Is as obsolete as some of our old coin
minted in past years.
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SEES BETTER TIMES AHEAD
FOR WAR-CRIPPLED NATIONS
Washington Man Writes of Indications Of
Rapprochement Between Austria
and Czechoslovakia.

note of confidence for the renewed
trust. cooperation and progress re-
placing the former hatreds OF central
Europe Is expressed in a letter re-
Gently received here from Brice Cla-
gett. a Washintonian. who, at pres
ent, is in charge, of committee that
is settling questions pertaining to
river shipping in Europe. He tells
of trip to Pragne. where he attend
ed reception being given by the
Czechoslovaks for the president of
Austria. and there he.found not secret
diplomacy and bitterness. but will
iingness of the officials to get togeth-
err and settle questions in an open
and broad-mfnded way.
During his stay he saw these two
nations form an agreement on certain
matters In way that showed, not
suspicious and 'national aspirations"
but a spirit of understanding and
helpfulness that ne believes Is little
appreciated. here. In his letter, he
says: >.
Goes TO Reception.
II was asked by the Czechosiovak
government TO go to Prague to settle
up river question. When I got there,
in honor of the part played by Wilson
In this new nations independence.
was invited to reception being
given that night in honor of the
president and chancellor of Austria.
''CzechoSlovakia giving something
in honor of the chiefs of state of Aus
tria! The idea itself was startling.
And giving the something in Prague.
the old capital of Bohemia-of Be-
hemia. which the Austro-Hungarian
empire spent generations in sitting.
Still more startling was the object
of the reception. 1t was to mark the
consumnation between ona of the
newest and one OF the oldest nations
In Europe OF Anew arrangement for
economic affairs, and for the peace
full settlement of disputes. That ar
rangement has been made.
so l went to the reception--went
gladly. for l felt that it marked some
thing important in the affairs of the
world
Held in Old Chateau.
The reception was held in the
Prague Chateau as il is called, the
residence of the President of CZeche-
slovakia. a rambling old building top
ping the eminence of a hill overlook
ing the River 'Moldau as it flows to-
ward Hamburg AMI the sea. The
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ments to date, are now ready for
printing.
Under date of November 80, 1921,
the professors of military science and
tactics at colleges and universities
maintaining senior units of Reserve
Officers Training Corps were called
upon to name students who were COM
pleting the prescribed course of mill
tary training at d-year. and who
were. therefore. entitled under the
law to appointment in the Officers
Reserve Corps. So far as have been
reported the names of only eighteen
students who will be eligible for COM
missions have been forwarded to the
war Department. 1t is hoped that all
colleges and universities maintaining
senior units and having students COM
pieting the prescribed course will. ac-
cordlng to request of the adjutant
general of the Army, report the names
and number of such students in ample
time to have the commissions on hand
at date Of mid-year graduation.
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|AMUNDSEN TO CONFER
ON new POLAR TRIP
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SEATTLE, WASH. January 7.-Roald
Amundsen. explorer. is en- route today
to New York. where he Will confer
with directors of the Carnegie Insti-
tute with regard to his scientific
work in the polar regions. The trip
is being made at the request of the
institute.
With Capt Amundsen are Cakonita,
little Siberian Eskimo girl, and Ca
milla Carpenter. daughter of ST.
berian trader, whom he will send to
Norway to school. The party will ar
rive in New York Monday.
The trip is Capt. Amundsen's first
away from Seattle since his arrival
last June from the arctic. His ship.
! the Maud. is lying in Lake Union
here provisioning for a resumption
of the voyage, in which Capt. Amund-
sen expectes to drift past the north
pole in the arctic ice.
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ORDERS QUICK HEATERS.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, January e.
Four instantaneous water heaters
have been shipped to the Emperor of
Japan by a Pittsburgh heater COM
pany. it was announced today. The
order for the heaters was received by
cable yesterday. and shipment made
Immediately. it was said.
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lead to the introduction of an officers
raincoat of similar cut and smartness.
Much time and thought has been ex-
pended on a study of the latter gar
ment. but as yet no definite result has
been accomplished.
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CIasse. for Chnplains.

"A ScnOOl IOr ARMY CnaplaIilS Will
begin it's sixth course at Camp Knox
on January 16. lasting three months.
The faculty remains unchanged, con-
sisting of Capt. j. L. Hunter. COM
mandant and ChaplainS o. ]. Cohee,
D. r. Tierney and G. Z. Ford as in
structors. The next class will be COM
posed of but twelve members. less
number than was originally intended.
due to the restrictions of assignments
made necessary by the Limitation OF
TRANSFORMATION funds. 1t has been nee
cessary to select student officers from
among those where the least amount
of travel expense would be involved.
Reserve COrpE Notes.
A movement is on foot in the Dis
trict of Columbia to form a sector of
reserve officers. At present there are
IL 900 members of The Officers Re
serve Corps residing in the city of
Washington. neports from other sec
iions of the counsSy indicate a move
ment of reserve oScers to get to-
gether for the common welfare of
national defense. Indications point to
the probability that as an outcome of
the forming of these sectors a ma
tional association may be organized.
There are at present approxim tely
sc, 900 reserve officers commissioned
under provisions of the national de-
Tense act.
In reply to numerous inquiries as
to the proper form of a calling card
for use by reserve officers. the War
Department advocates the following
John Doe. Major, Army of United
States" 1t is also proper for an officer
to add his branch of service, following
his rank. should he so desire The only
distinction in this form from that
used by officers of the Regular Army
is that they use the words United
States Army"
With a view of graduating even
minor differentiation in collar insig-
MIA in that of officers of the Regular
Army and Reserve Corps. the former
requirement that members of the Of
ficers Reserve Corps wear the r. on
the AZ. s." collar ornament of their
uniform has been discontinued. Uni
form regulations including all amend
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Former Sailor Makes Record.

Scoring 100 per cent in the naval
intelligence test, with a perfect score
Of 212 points, and passing his ex-
animation in one minute and ten sec
onds, was the feat recently accom-
plished by John Michael Nolan, a
trainee in engineering of the United
States Veterans Bureau at the Uni
versity of Washington. According
to the statement of Col. Charles r.
Forbes. Nolan during the short period
of examination answered sixty ques-
tons. which, according to university
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THE NAVY

Revising uniform regulations will
be undertaken by the naval uniform
board, of which Rear Admiral Hugh
Rodman is senior member. The
board is not only anxious to hear
from officers on the subject, but will
give hearings to naval tailorS and
equipment concerns.
Since the issue and revision of the
present regulations there have been
thirty-three changes. which is the
cause of considerable confusion. II
is said the board will not consider
changing the present uniform. which
at this time would cause a hardship
To clarity present regulations by
bringing the corrections up-to-date
and the consideration of future
changes is the point emphasized in
calling the board together.
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Vast Salvage sales.

More than a million and a half
dollars was realized from the sale
of waste materials accommodating at
the several depots. camps. posts and
stations throughout the country was
one of the new year statements is
sued by the quartermaster general
The property consisted mainly of un-
serviceable clothing. eQuipage and
other items of military equipment.
Sales were made through the salvage
division, either by public auction or
on sealed proposals to the highest
bidder. Among the sales of out
standing Importance was an auction
at Camp Meade which netted cash
return yielding receipts OF $4,000,
and a second sale at Camp Meade,
from which $4,000 was realized.
Prospective Overcoat Change.
Two types of officers overcoats are
to be submitted by the quartermaster
general to the general staff for ap-
prevail. One type will resemble the
present overcoat. but will have high
standing collar with shoulder straps;
the other will have a collar that can
be buttoned up to form a high-stand-
ing collar or rolled back to form a
low collar. 1t is planned to make
standard length for the overcoat of
four inches below the knee. The gen.
eral appearance of the new garments
is to be distinctly American. and 1t is
said it will be very smart in appear
ance. AS it will be some time before
there will be any decision on the mat
ter officers will have the opportunity
to wear out their present coats. The
design of overcoat, if approved. may
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Board Of Trade City Club Chamber Of Commerce
Work for Greater Washington

Discussion of Activities-Past, Present and
Future of the Big Civic Organizations
Merchants Manufacturer ASSN Federation
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Army Laundrfes Show Profit.
In showing u net profit Of $3l6.-
1851 in government owned and
operated laundries during the first
half of the current fiscal year. the
statement is made by the quarter
master general. that when the present
program of the Army is carried to
completion practically every mill
tary station in the country will oper-
ate laundry service at a profit. be-
sides greatly improving living con-
ditions for the soldiers.
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Army and Navy News
BY CAPT. ARTHUR G. DUNCAN L. s.. r..

eminently fair ana based on sound
economical principles.