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District National Guard

the leadership of Warrant officer
Meyer Goldman.
The actual training instruction of
the camp ended Friday, all day yes
terday being devoted to inspection
and review. preparation of equipment
and supplies for return to Washing
ton and policing camp and cleaning
barracks. Everything was finished
by middle of the afternoon and the
rest of the day was devoted to ath-
letics. The 121st Engineers had bat
talon drill and inspection yesterday
morning, the Military Police Company,
company inspection, and the Medical
Corps inspection of equipment
The troops had instruction during
their stay in camp in aiming and
sighting drill for recruits, Infantry
drill, making packs and display of
equipment, pitching shelter tents,
scouting and patrolling, musketry,
minor tactics, gas instruction, saber
drill for officers, schools of eQuitation
for officers, signal drill for buglers,
target instruction on the rifle range
for all men who had not previously
qualified this year. and all the major
engineer duties with which combat
engineers are required to be famil-
lar in time of war. This included
building heavy pontoon bridges, lam
pert bridges. field fortifications, re-
vetmentS, heavy trestle bridges, foot
bridges demolitions, including the
use of INT and other explosives; in
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District national guardsmen who
have been spending the last Is days
al Fort Humphreys, Va, will return
today at noon, after one of the most
successful annual encampments since
the World War. The entire strength
of the District Guard, with the ex-
ception of the 1st Separate Battalion
(colored) and the 260th Artillery,
composed the contingent as follows:
121st Engineers, Col. John w. Och
mann and Lieut.. Col. Harry f. Glad
man; Medical Corps. under Maj.
George ]. Allen, with Capt. Boyce r.
Bolton, second in command, and the
29th Military Police Company. First
Lieut.. Raymond r. Peak. The or
ganizations of the 121st Engineer
Regiment were officered as follows:
Resimental headquarters, First Lieut..
Robert G. MacCartee, adjutant; Head
quarters and Service Company, Capt.
Sidney Morgan; Company A, Capt
Roy w. Keesee; Company B, Capt
Ralph s. Childs; Company c. Capt
William F. Jorgenson; Company D,
Capt. Samuel r. Turner: Company Z,
Capt. Clarence s Shields, and Com
pany F, Capt. Thomas A. Lane. Com
panies a, and c compose the 1st
Battalion under Maj. Joe r. Mickey
and Companies d, +, and F, the I'd
Battalion. Maj. ]. S. Olff. The 121st
Engineer Band is part of Headquar-
ters and Service Company and under
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struction iE the construction and re-
moval of barbed wire entanglements,
motor transportation. use of auto
matte weapons and pistol markman-
ship, machine gun drill and chemical
warfare. The Military Police has spe-
cial instruction in map reading and
the functioning of military police, and
the Medical Corps general instruc-
ton in camp sanitation, litter drill,
demonstration of prophylaxis unit,
finger printing, loading and unload
ing ambulances, practical work in
bandaging, first aid, and splinting,
field pharmacy, establishment of first
aid stations, and packing of surgical
chests.
The entire personnel will be paid
early this morning and will break
camp at o'clock for return to Wash
ington. The pay roll for this encamp-
ment is the largest since the war. 1t
is not the first time that District
troops have left the District on an
nual encampments, the 1st Battalion
of Engineers going to Camp Lee, Va,
in 1920, and to Fort Humphreys In
1921. The 1922 and 1928 encampments
were held at Camp Simms, in the Dis
trict, and the 260th Artillery, COM
manded by Maj. Walter w. Burns.
trained at Fort Monroe early in July,
this year, but this is the largest de-
tachment of District troops to leave
the District since the war. There is
no man in camp who receives less
than SIS this morning for the Is days
spent in camp, and most of them draw
several times that amount. One dol
lar per day is the minimum amount
of Federal pay for privates, with a
graduated increase for the higher
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SUMMER TERM TO CLOSE
AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Five Young Men, Who Received
Fellowships, Will Study in
Various Colleges.

The Summer term at American
University will close Saturday and
the greater part of the week will
be devoted to final examinations
About month will elapse before the
beginning of the Fall term, which
inaugurates the regular academic
year
Chancellor Clark was in the city
during the past week, having re-
turned from d short vacation at On
eonta. n. Y, but left toward tht end
of the week for a series of confer
ences in Wisconsin. Indiana and
Ohio. He will be gone about four
weeks.
With the beginning of the Fall
term, five young men who received
fellowships from the university at
the June convocation will begin ad-
vanced studies. Three of them will
study at other institutions than
American University, this feature of
American being unique. The fellow
ships are designed to enable men to
study where they can best follow the
work they are undertaking.
John Vincent Madison will study
at the University of Chicago, John
Burns Martin at Harvard and James
Ernest Ainsworth Johnstone at the
University of oxford, England. The
two who will study at American
University are Robert Moulton Gatke
of Oregon and Ryea Six Kim of
Korea. Gatke holds the degrees of
bachelor and master of arts from
Willamette University, and the de-
gree of bachelor of divinity from
Kimball School of Theology. Kim
has received baccalaureate degrees
from the University of Iowa and the
University of California. Both have
been students at American Univer-
sity during the past year,
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which Maj. Burns and the o6oth ArtiI-
lery are commended.
Particular mention was made OF the
ability of Maj. Burns in organizing the
new battery and OF the type Of person
mel obtained and of the ''proffcienc.,
zeai and enthusiasm Of the organize
ton" The District artilerymen were
given 100 per cent ratings on each phase
OF the work performed at camp with
the exception of record score, which
was rot perfect, but il was the high
i est score made at the Tort during the
year and is the highest average score
made by any artillery organization
Recruiting offices have been main
tanned at 1924 F street northwest since
the organization returned to Washing
ton on July 81, and recruiting has been
so rapid that only a few more men are
needed to reach the maximum enlisted
quota authorized by the War De
partment.
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Theater. There was dancing on the
boat on the return trip and IA buffet
supper was served at the armory at
11:30 o'clock.
Maj. Burns and First Lieut.. Goshorn
are planning to make another trip
to the fort at Halloween. Various
social activities will be held during
the Fall and Winter in an effort to
acquaint the public with the work
of the guardsmen.
Maj Walter w. Burns, commanding
the 260th Artillery, has been COM
menGed by the Sd Corps Area Head
quarters. Baltimore, and by Mai Cen
Stechan, commanding the District Ma
tional Guard, on his ability as an or
ganizer and upon the high record made
by his organization during the en-
campment at Fort Monroe The ad-
jutant generals office of the District
has received the official field report of
Maj. E. w. Putney, commander of the
harbor defenses at Fort Monroe, in
Evening star., 1924-08-24

ratings. In addition to base Federal
pay the District of Columbia pays an
additional sum Of S1.25 per day to
those not in Government employ The
Government grants military leave
with full pay in addition to all sick.
annual or official leave to which its
employees may be entitled, to enable
them to attend annual encampments
with the National Guard, and the
District pays compensation for the
time non Government employees lose
from their positions. Most private
employers grant military leave with
full pay also and in such cases the
guardsmen have an added advantage.
Regular drills at the armory will
be resumed this week The engineers
- iriI TUESDAY nights, and the 29th
Military Police Company on Wednes-
day nights at the National Guard
Armory, Az l. street, and the 260th
Artillery at the Coast Artillery Arm
ory, foot of Seventh street, Wednes-
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day nights. The senior Regular
Army instructor for the guard is
assigned to the Coast Artillery, Maj
Louis c. Brinton. Lieut.. Herman H.
Pohl is assigned to the engineers.
The appearance at the armory at
472 l. street northwest has been i'm
proved by the recent addition of a
large electric sign on the L-street
front.
The trip of the 260th artillerymen
to Fort Washington last Saturday
night proved instructive and enter
tanning. Transportation was pro-
vided for the friends of the artillery
men who cared to make the trip, the
party leaving on the Gen. Rucker
from the washington Barracks Dock
at o'clock, arriving at Fort Wash
ington at Z o'clock. Practically every
member of the organization made the
trip. A tour of the fort and inspec-
tion of the big guns was made and
a dance was held in the Liberty
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INQUIRE ABOUT DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN
80. .. Suoses g Sons
Linens
Carpets Street and Eleventh opno"'e'
Drapery Department

Large assortment of Draperies, Lace Curtains,
Panels, ETC., at drastic reductions All are from
ular stock; reduced only of limited guam
titles. All pair, pair and pair lots Curtains
at Half Price.
Voie Curtains, Reg $3.50 to $780, S125 to S2.25
pair
Fiet Net Curtains Reg 275 to $780, now s13S to s275
pair
Irish Point Curtains Reg S695 to S425O now S34s to
S21.25 pair
Lace and scrim Panels Reg. $3.50 to s21OO now s225
to S10.5O pair
Window Shades, our best materials, Hartshorn Roller,
made from stock, hand made Cambria and
Aetna Oil Opaque. The following sizes in stock
Widths &c. 38 49, As and 54 inches all 72 inches long
Widths cloth measures and finished lengths allowing
for lap around roller Measure your windows and come
in Prices S125 to $3.50 EACH regular S175 to S346
each.
Clearance Sale Upholstery and Drapery Fabrics Let
estimate reupholsterng and making Draperes.
Our experienced representatives will be glad to
and make suggestions. Lowered prices for labor
during this sale
Evening star., 1924-08-24

Tapestry was $3.50, now $500 yard
Tapestry was $500, now $3.50 yard
Tapestry was $3.50, now $500 yard
Tapestry was $3.50, now $3.50 yard
Tapestry was $500, now 1915 yard
Tapestry was $3.50, now $3.50 yard
Damask was $3.50, now $500 yard
Damask was $3.50, now $500 yard
Damask was S6.75, now $3.50 yard
Damask was $3.50, now $3.50 yard
Damask was s4.75, now $500 yard
Damask was $500, now $3.50 yard
Plain and Stripe Velours
Regularly $3.50, Special, $3.50 yard
Regularly $500, Special $3.50 yard
Regularly $500, Special, s2.25 yard
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
Gold Ring SaOes Life
of Ten-Y ear Old Boy

Tecumseh, Neb.-The life Of Gerald
Brown, ten years old, vas saved by a
gold ring in his breast pocket when a
cartridge exploded. The lad was try
ing to insert a cartridge In the cylinder
of a .22-caliber revolver.
The cartridge stuck and the boy,
falling to press 1t in with his fingers,
placed the muzzle of the barrel of the
weapon close to his left breast as he
tried to drive the cartridge In with a
hammer. 1t exploded with the weapon
directly over the heart.
The bullet struck a gold ring In the
child's pocket, ricochetted and struck
a rib, following the rib around his side
and came out under the arm, dropping
to the floor. The boy was taken to a
hospital, his wound dressed. He will
soon be out.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
L
OUT OF ROBBERY
Criminal Lawyer Saves Jew-
elry Worth $4,000.

New York.-Frank w. Stanton, law
yer, of No. 1882 st. Nicholas avenue,
adjoining Washington Heights court,
Ftfty-second street station he had
talked two burglars out of robbing him
of $4,000 in jewels.
He was returning from a boxing
match to his home, No. sos West One
Hundred and Seventy-fifth street, he
said, when he saw lights in his apart
ment. %Suspecting burglars, he cried
Don't shoot, I've got my hands up ~
as he entered. He found the burglars
had taken a pearl necklace, diamond
pin and diamond studded wrist watch.
go ahead, / won't resist" he said
to the intruders. "The jokes on me.
But I've been defending guys like you
10 years"
"What do you mean?" one of the
burglars asked him.
well, I'm Frank Stanton. criminal
lawyer" he replied
prove it." said one of the thieves.
Then, Stanton told police, he
showed the men cards and letters,
%whereupon one of the burglars ex-
claimed:
"Well, I'll be bowed! Here, take
Jour stuff back. We wouldn't rob
you"
"If I had talked to them ten min
utes longer l believe l would have had
iheir bank rolls" the lawyer said.
He added he did not recognize the
burglars, although he thought 1t pos
sible they might have been among
clients he has defended.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
Tree in Jersey State
Sports a Felt Bonnet

Newark, N. IA tree has been dis
covered hat wears a hat. 1t is a felt
hat and a good deal remains of 1t, con-
sidering that from all indications the
tree has been wearing 1t for the last
twenty-five. years. In a swamp near
Chatham, N. j., stands the 20-foot
cedar that claims the distinction.
The hat circles the trunk Of the
cedar at a height of about five feet
from the ground. The trunk pushes
straight up through the crown of the
hat for 10 feet, and a pair of sturdy
branches grown out since the tree i'm
paled the hat are at a distance of
about a foot above 1t.
Despite its 6 and weather-beaten
green hue, the hat remains in excel
lent condition and, according to the
opinion of a manufacturer, In its pres
ent condition will last indefinitely. A
tree expert, in trying to ascertain the
length Of time the hat had girdled the
cedar's four-inch trunk, made COMPARE
sons by use of a trunk section Of SINH
lar dimensions. His measurements
showed a growth of about an eighth Of
an inch in the trunk per year, from
which he estimated that it would take
more than fifty years, for the cedar to
enlarge sufficiently to break through
the hat and cause 1t to fall.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
Mercurp in Japon

Near the village of Kita, in the up
per Goto archipelago of Japan, 1t ID
reported that an exceptionally rich
vein Of mercury ore has been dis
covered. 1t is said to extend for more
than seven miles on the surface and
to vary in width from two to six feet.
Assays show the ore to be very rich,
containing Is per cent of mercury, and
preliminary excavations indicate that
the vein increases in thickness the
deeper it is followed. 1t should make
Japan Independent of the rest Of the
world for its supply of mercury.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
e Food Product

Wheat, sugar and apples are the
basis of a new food product to be
brought out at Kentville, Nova Scotia.
The new product will have a distinct
apple flavor, and it is estimated that
the industry will provide a market
for 100000 barrels of apples annual
ly. A name suggested for this prod
uct is "Apple Krisp." The apples,
chiefly windfalls and No. IS, will IN
dergo evaporation before entering the
final stage of manufacture.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
Why His Horse Vanished

Williamsport, Pa.-Placidly plow-
Ing preparatory to planting corn,
Thomas, Tule. a farmer residing near
Williamsport, received the shock OF his
life when one Of the horses disap-
peared. An investigation showed 1t
had fallen into a hole seven or eight
feet deep, but was uninjured. The Tule
farm is underlaid with limestone slow
ly di~sintegrating through dissolution
by water. The horse stepped on a
"weak' spot, which caused its sudden
Disappearance.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
HIS REGULARITY

You must find that impeachment In
your 9peech rather inc%onyenient at
times. Mr.. Biggs?"
"Oh. n-no; everybody has his pc
culiarity. Stammering is m-m-minea
What Is yours?"
"WeIl, really. l am not aware that
l have any,"
DIDO you stir y-your tea with yonr
right hand?"
"Why, yes, of course"
"W-well, that is your p-peculiarity;
most p-people u-use a teaspoon"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20

Alexandria. va.-Cursing in the
Alexandria police station hereafter
costs 10 cents for each offense. What
Is dubbed a profanity box has been put
up and the police see that the toll Is
collected Hrom all violatcrs. Funds
are coming in rapidly. The mo Eey
goes TO charity,
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
Little BIuebeIIe

MY, my but these judges are par
ticular."
What now, Bluebelle?"
Il see a Judge threw a mans case
out OF court because he did not come
into court with clean hands,"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
Fathers Joke

Mrs. Scrappins-Papa always was a
great joker.
Scrappins-That's SO. When / asked
him for you he said: "Take her,
young man, and be happy"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
Hard to Do Both

$50 Maud has begun to cultivate her
voice"
"Yes, she finally chose that rather
than to cultivate her friends"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
Facts Abopt the
Worlds Greatest
Hydraulic Development
ey John DICKINSON SHERMAN

USCLE SHOALS, an enormous ny
draulic power and navigation de-
velopment In process of construc-
ton by the United States govern
ment on the Tennessee river IN
northern Alabama, Is a subject OF
nationwide discussion by the
American people. Various circum-
stances have combined to fix popu-
lar attention upon these govern
ment-owned properties, the worlds
largest hydraulic development.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
Unreasonable Request

Doctor-Put out your tongue-more
than that-all Of it.
Child-But, doctor, / can't. It's fas-
tened at the other end!-Onward.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
Forgiuable

English Paper-Those who have
climbed to the top are too often con-
tent to remain where they are.
Still. you can hardly blame them.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20

'Twould make a suffering mortal grin.
And laugh away dull care.
If he could see his dentist in
Another dentists chair.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
Mortneriy Conservation

willie, have you no manners?"
well. i'll waste them now | won't
have any when company comes"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
DAD OUGHT TO KNOW

Dad (sternly)-Why were you kept
in after school, Johnny?
Johnny-You oughta know, dad-you
worked them darn sumsl
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20

Among the main things in a city are
those connected with the water works.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
Overwhelming Information

Investigating we must go
With nerves unsteady,
Although some of us think we know
Enough already.
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One of Millions

She oft pictures herself
AS a hit on the screen;
That's as near movie stardom
AS she's ever been.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-08-06

The Weather Bureau of the United
| States Department of Agriculture, as
is we'll known, does not make long
range weather forecasts, and has re-
peatedly pointed out the fallacy of
such forecasts issued from unofficial
sources, including, for example, the
wholly baseless Demonstrations
! found in many almanacs. 1t is a mis-
| take, however, to suppose that long
range forecasting is considered an in
| herently impossible undertaking, be-
! longing to the same category as per-
! petual motion and squaring the cir
| Gle. That the departments attitude
on this subject is not unreasonably
conservative is indicated by the fol
| lowing statement by c. F. Margin,
Chief of the Weather Bureau;
"Meteorologists are on the threash-
old of new discoveries in the domain
of forecasting. The public receive
with respect and confidence the fore
| casts of storms and weather for a
| few days in advance, but they are not
satisfied that we stop at that point.
! Letter after letter is received from
| all sides asking the bureau for fore
casts for seasons, for months, and
even years ahead The only answer
in all such cases is that the bureau
| knows of no sound physical laws by
which such forecasts can be made
with any promise of success. 1t will
not jeopardize the confidence it has
won from the public by undertaking
to do thing it can not do well and
upon a scientific basis.
| There are a few perhaps more
deeply versed in some other science
than meteorology, such as astrophy-
sizes, sociology, geology, economics,
coveries upon which species of long
range forecasting is possible, The
| professional meteorologist and fore
caster, however, is inclined to view
such enthusiasts as irresponsible fol
the successful yerification of such
| forecasts, as overoptimistic, or as
bold and daring pioneers who posi-
| bly, may blaze a way through the
wilderness only to leave to others the
difficult task of establishing sure and
safe communication.
| Conservatory however, this
much may be said of long-range fore
casting: No scientist has demon.
strated or can demonstrate. l believe
that the making of weather predic
lions of a general character for a con
siderable period of time in advance
transcends any basic laws of nature
or is inherently impossible. That
which is not impossible must be pos
sible, and let this be the justification
of those who seek to advance the
science and art of meteorology in this
difficult field"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-08-06

not too soft; coverings that are ade-
quate, but not too warm; night
clothes that are light and roomy.
Twin beds are conducive to better
rest than double beds, and fresh air
in the sleeping apartments is es-
sential. That does not mean sleep
ing in a draft
zone of the things that should
constantly be borne in mind is the
problem of Kidding the body of the
poisonous substances that are con-
tinually accommodating within it EX-
ercise will do much, and regularity of
habits still more. Eating of liberal
amount of fruit, green vegetables and
'roughage' is often advisable. The
regular practice of drugging ones
self with laXatiyes is perniciOus and
should be avoided. Kneading the alb
domen for a few minutes each morn
ing before rising will be found help
full in many instances. 1t is also a
good thing to get in the habit of
drinking plenty of water, preferably
between meals. Six or eight glasses
a day is not too much for the
average man.
persons who are in good health
should take at least one bath day
and follow it up by a brisk rub
down with a coarse towel. This not
only clears the pores and leaves them
free to throw Off poisonous sub
stances, but it also stimulates the
blood vessels and nerves of the skin.
Cold baths are all right for those
who react we'll to them. but others
should avoid them or should work
up to them slowly under competent
direction.
"Periodic examination by the fam
lily physician is advisable even for
young people; but for a man who is
past forty it is folly to neglect this
practice. BY this method one can do
much to guard against these de-
generative diseases that are likely to
creep upon one slowly and with but
little warning. Such examinations
often reveal centres of insidious in
lection, so prone to develop in the
tonsils, teeth and other parts Of the
body, and which are often the cause
of the condition in which a man
feels himself slipping"