Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Army andNavy News

Army. however holds to the opinion
that an Army officer. like any other
citizen, should pay his just share of
| the taxation burden. and has pointed
out that if he resides in the District
of Columbia he should pay lax on
intangible property the same as other
residents. If an officer maintains a
temporary residence in the District
the chief law officer of the Army con
tinued, for the required time and has
| no permanent residence elsewhere he
| should likewise pay such tax III the
District and an officer temporarily re-
siding in the District but having a
permanent residence elsewhere should
IN fairness pay the tax on his inta ngi-
| bleS in one jurisdiction or the other.
otherwise he does not pay his bic
share of taxation. If he elects TO pay
at the place of permanent residence he
is relieved from paying in the District
OF Columbia by proof of former pay
ment. To include in the provisO an
Army officer temporarily residing in
the District Of Columbia who main
tatnS permanent residence else
where would result In no substantial
benefit to such officer unless he fails
TO have his intangible property taxed
at the place of permanent residence
in which event such property would
go untaXed."
With the authorization of almost
$3.50 900 made available with which
TO continue the construction on the
Quartet type of barracks for the dem
onstration troops at the Infantry
School at Fort Benning Ga. there
has been a. most favorable response
lon ifo&
he opened in the office of the con-
structing quartermaster tomorrow.
At the present time there is already
completed that section of the bar
racks which are now occupied by the
howitzer, service and regimental head
quarters companies of the Goth In.
fantrE. The new extension now con
templated will consist of brick and
limestone, which will extend around a
fun angle Of the Quartet. This will
add 1868 feet to the present strIc-
ture. Upon the completion of this
work, more than half of the entire
Quartet will be completed
TO make way for the new construc-
ton, which will reach into the heart
of the barracks area, batteries of the
SD Field Artillery have been busily
engaged in wrecking the wartime
construction wooden barracks and
moving into tents. These wrecking
operations Will include 10 separate
structures. With the completion Of
the work. which will shortly begin
with the administration tower and en-
trance archwav facing the flagstaff
it can be pictured just what the new
barracks of the Army will be like.
The following construction work has
been completed during the past 10
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barracks, hospital. War Department
theater, company officers quarters on
Austin loop. doughboy stadium. guard
house at Upatoi Bridge, Gowdy Field
base ball stands and 800 yards of
concrete roadway. The following con
Struction is now under way: Labora-
tory building for hospital, Quarter
master Corps filing station and store
houses. new bakery and the laying Of
concrete sidewalks at various places.
\ series of anti-aircraft practices
and operations will be conducted at
aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md,
some time during September and DC
tober. According to the present plans,
some Of these operations will be of a II
experimental nature involving tests
IF improved weapons and methods,
but i'll general the approaching exer-
ciseS will he similar to those which
were carried out at Fort Tilden, y. V,
last year. Personnel of the 6lst Coast
Artillery will conduct the firines. Not
only is the terrain at Aberdeen con
sidered TO be better than that obtain.
ing at Fort Tilden, but it is pointed
out that the facilities at the Maryland
reservation are much better.
Among the service pieces which will
be employed in the anti-aircraft exer-
ciseS are the 3-inCh anti-aircraft gun,
the Browning 31-mm. automatic gun,
and probably the new l05-mm. gun.
The 31-mm. gun, which is IA new ord
nance creation. fires a projectile