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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-08-20
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Evening star., 1927-11-20
Mayas First Real Americans.

DR.. sylvanus G, Morley in the Forum.
The original 100 per centers in
America were the Maya Indians of
Central America. In regions that row
for some mysterious reason are over.
grown by the jungle. the Mayas had
built up COMPLEX civiliza ton nv
about the time of Christ. For the
earliest Maya monument now known
is believed to date from about SO A. d.
In the first Thousand Years before
Christ the Mayas were savages SONG.
where along the coast of the Gulf Ut
Mexico. Their earliest monuments
are crude, but rapidly pass through a
succession OF retinements until they
reach the zenith of Mayan art, about
4S7 AID. after which a period of de-
cadence sets IN. There Is no room
for foreign origin. The Mayas built
up the first strictly American civiliza.
ton, and are strictly 100 per centers.
Evening star., 1927-11-20

serves at the pres. MAJ. GEN. VAIL.
.,t tip,e consists of over 100000 ofn-
GERS md only some 5000 enlisted men.
The reserve officer receives pefloos oi
training under the SUPERVISION VI
Regular Army Instructors. ana N ls
cen. Wahl's proposal that the regular
establishment train for the reserves
the kew enlisted men that VIII ne neeu
ed in reserve units: All reserve oih
GERS who were in service during the
war will remember how badly our
military forces were IN neeu OF such
q trained cadre to help in organizing
and training the men provided by the
draft.
The annual turnover OF enlisted
men in the Regular Army is about
$4,000 and 1t is Gen. Wahls idea that
reserve officers carefully select eligible
Young men who will complete the
fbree-year course in the Regular
Army. Having located the man, the
recruiting service will conSumate the
enlistment. Gen. Wahl also proposes
that the reservists keep in touch with
their selectees throughout their en-
1istment so that they will realize that
they have an interest and contact at
home. Upon graduation from his
1hree.year course. he will be returned
TO MS nome toWH pTOHllnS bS tiie
military knowledge he has gained.
and, upon entering the reserve force,
would be a tremendous asset TO that
component. 1t requires little computa'
tion, Gen. Wahi pointed out, to deter.
mine in how short period the 5000
reserve enlisted men would be IN
creaed sufficiently to begin to meet the
requirements and better still, how
uuickly the new increments would
take care of ordinary casualties.
Field Artillery Reserve officers of
Che District of Columbia will meet to-
Evening star., 1927-11-20

the Harmon Foundation Boy Scout
Scholarships. Any Eagle Scout with
outstanding accomplishments is elig-
ible, but must be nominated by his
scoutmaster and troop committee.
The 3rd Division Scoutmasters
Round Table was held around the
banquet table at the University Club
last Monday evening with Deputy
Commissioner Wolfe presiding. The
Winter program was adopted and Of
ficers elected. Commissioner Mohun
was the guest of honor. -.
The anniversary number OF the
Boy Scout Magazine to be issued in
February will be made UP entirely by
Scouts. Scout news. short editorials.
and feature articles are desired and
should be in by December 5.
Glasses in map making, under
Deputy Commissioner Sargent are
now available to limited number Of
Scouts from each troop, the idea
being to develop in each troop one
expert in mapping who will give in
struction to others. The sessions are
held at Scout headquarters each week
alternating Friday and Saturday
nights. The next one will be held
November 26 and another one De-
cember at 7:30.
Adult life saving classes are still
being conducted by Leland Chandler
at the Mems Y. NJ c. A. pool each
Wednesday evening from 6 to z
o'clock.
Letters won at Camp Roosevelt are
now being presented oy Deputy Com
missioners. New medals for Camp
Honor Scouts are now in the making
and will be distributed as soon as re.
ceived.
Evening star., 1927-11-20
GIRL SCOUTS

The morning elementary training
class met Wednesday at st. Johns
Parish House. After the meeting the
class went into the Little House, 1850
New York avenue. for luncheon. AT
o'clock the local director, assisted by
the field captain. had an investiture,
using the lighting of the candles
ceremony.
Next Wednesday morning at 10
O'Clock. at the Little House, the local
director will start a round table dis
cussion. All leaders are invited.
The Wednesday evening elementary
training class will not meet next week
but will have it's last meeting at G
o'clock November 80. at the Little
House.
Mrs. Wilkinson, chairman of the
camp committee, called a meeting
Wednesday morning to discuss plans
for a permanent camp. The commit
! tee will visit next week various sug-
gested camp sites.
Troop % met at st. Margaret s
Church and discussed new ways of
conducting troop meetings.
Robin Hoods Band met Thursday
evening at the residence of Mrs. Lind.
say RUSSELL MISS DOTOlny dreene
was elected Robin Hood and presented
with the green cap.
All parents and friends of Girl
Scouts are invited tomorrow evening
to Sherwood Presbyterian Church
Parish House. Twenty.second street
and Rhode Island avenue northeast.
to meeting which will be conducted
by six Girl Scout captains and their
troops to demonstrate Girl Scouting.
The Girl Scout class in journalism
was largely attended last week. All
Evening star., 1927-11-20
Phelps on Golf Glasses.

William Lyon Phelps. in Scribner's Magazine.
Counting them up the other day. /
find / have 9,S72 reasons for graft.
tude to Benjamin Franklin. of which
I will mention one. He invented bi
focal eyeglasses. While l was en-
gagged in deep meditation on this
thought / received a letter from G. y.
Abernethy OF Pittsburgh. Mr.. Aber-
nethy is a realtor. and is as unlike
Babbitt as n lion is unlike tobacco
worm. He writes: Seems 10 me you
wear bifoCals. Let's get up an agita-
tion in AS l Like It about the use of
glasses in golf. Should bifocals be
worn or distance glasses or tinted
lenses. with or without ear holts and
horn, composition or metal frames?
One can cover a big field. and all of
these items are for debate and each
has it's adherents."
Bifocals should never be worn in
golf, only distance glasses, and there
should always be ear holts and never
pinch.nosers. The only possible adj
vantage in bifocals would be the
added penalty for looking up, but as
all players look up some of the time,
and some players look up all of the
Evening star., 1927-11-20

serve, Is assigned to the s0th Division.
The following second lieutenants,
Signal Reserve, are assigned to the
S0th Division: Thomas F. Burke, Her
man L. Gihring. Edward A. Cough,
Floyd NJ Harris. Oscar A. Jackson.
Harvey f. Kaufman, Joseph l..
Kochka. Ernest G.. Koenig, Lawrence
Koenigsberger, William II. Norman,
Warrington r. Sanders and Walter D.
Siddall. Second Lieut.. George M.
Mason. Coast Artillery Reserve. is as
signed to the Sd Coast Artillery dis
trict; Second Lieut.. William +. Col
bert. Engineer Reserve, is assigned to
the SOth Division. The following sec
ond lieutenants. Quartermaster Re
serve, are assigned to the S0th Divi-
sion: John J. Darlington, John G..
Mcleod. Emory n. Miller, Merrill r.
Phillips. Leslie II. Richards and Frank
l.. Waters.
Extensive efforts will be made by
the Reserve Officers Association at
the approaching session of Congress to
secure increased travel allowances so
that officers on duty with the Organ
lied Reserves may not be handicapped
in maintaining proper contact with
their assigned units. The reservi3ts
also went on record at their conven-
ton TO urge Congress to make liberal
appropriations for the development of
the Air Corps Reserve, which will
serve a twofold purnose-it will give
The Army trained men in time of
emergency and will form selective
list OF trained men from which may
be supplied the needs for commercial
flying. The reservists believe that
each reserve officer should be given the
opportunity to acquire efficiency and
have at least ten flying hours per
month.
Washington Reserve headquarters
were notified by S0th Division head
quarters this week TO submit to that
headquarters. not later than January
l neXtst the name of an officer of the
Chaplains' Reserve who may desire to
attend the Reserve officers course at
the Chap'ains' School, Fort Leaven-
worth, kans., during the period Feb
ruary to March II. 1928. Informa.
ton as to the course of instruction,
any other details and application
blarks will be furnished to those in
terested by calling at local head
quarters.
Evening star., 1927-11-20
Civilian Army News

dav at 9 am, headquarters pattery,
18th Field Artillery stables at For'
Mver Va. for instruction in equita'
tior under the direction or MAJ. W.
r Woodward, adjutant OF the WASH,
incton Reserve headquarters. Local
Reserve officers Of the AdJutant
GENERALS Department will meet al
reserve headquarters tomorrow eve
ming. the subject of which will be tne
-Norld War Division of the AdJutant
Generals Office. The conference will
he conducted by Capt. Joseph N
Dalton. Mai. Gen. Charles p. sum
n,crall. chief of staff, will address the
Reserve officers of the District OF
Columbia at the auditorium of the
Interior Department, Eighteenth and
+ streets northwest. next TUESDAY
evening at S o'clock, on the subject OF
Leadership" Conference No. OF
the 1929 inactive training period
will be held for local Reserve quarter
masters next Wednesday evening at
Reserve headquarters. Military law
illustrated by a mock trial, will be
conducted by Capt. Hally NJ. Andrews
Ouartermaster Corps. On this same
evening. the 34Srd Engineers will
have their first assembly in the board
subject of this conference will be
Field Fortifications." under the direc'
ton of Capt Harris Jones, G. T.,
executive officer of this regiment.
The following changes in the as
signments of Reserve officers residing
in WASHINGTON were announced last
week by Washington Reserve head
quarters: First Lieut.. Alvin 4. Peter
son. Air Reserve. having moved ia
the 9Th Corps Area, is relieved from
assignment to the 412th Airdrome
Company. First Army; First Lieut.
Horatio G. Stoner, Engineer Reserve,
having moved to the 9th Corps Area,
is relieved from assignment to the
376th Engineer General Service Regl
ment. zone of communication. The
following second lieutenants. Military
Intelligence Reserve, all residents OF
Washington, are assigned to the S0th
Division: Charles A. Burrows
George II. Butler. Manuel A. Cam
bouri and George P. Savoy. Lieuts
Ramon A. Pla and Charles r. Swift
Infantry Reserve. are also assigned to
this division. First Lieuts. Horace
w. Wood, jr, Air Reserve, having
moved to the 9TH Corps Area, is re
lieved from assignment to the S0th
Division; Second Lieut.. William r
Longest, Infantry Reserve. is as
signed to the SOth Division; Second
Lieut. Richard d. Smith, Field Artil
lery Reserve, having moved to the
Second Corps Area. is relieved from
assignment to the S0th Division; Sec
ond Lieut.. Charles Murray, Signal Re
Evening star., 1927-11-20
BOY SCOUTS

Led by Troop ~, Drum and Bugle
Corps, nearly 500 Scouts of Washing
ton and vicinity marched into Airing
ton last Saturday to pay homage to
Their fallen heroes. Commissioner
Taliaferro addressed the Scouts on the
occasion of placing the wreath on the
Unknowns Tomb and President
Snead of the Boy Scouts. spoke at the
services at the grave Of Brig. Gen.
Lloyd NJ. Brett. late vice president or
the orga nizatiOn. a wreath was also
placed on the grave of Lieut.. Edward
Comegys. Scout of Troop 80. who lost
his life in action on the Europea n
front. Return ng from the services
the Scouts stopped for a service at
the grave of Lawrence Azbell, former
Scoutmaster of Troop 63.
Washington Scout leaders and their
friends will he addressed by DR.. Gallo
way. authority on sociology. on the
subject of social hygiene instruction.
DR. Galloway is appearing before
many groups during a three.week
stay in the city.
Nine new troops have been char
tered since the Summer period, as fol-
lows: No 13 at the Eldhrooke NJ. c..
Church, George l.. Skirm, scout
master; No. 46 at Bethany Baptist
Church, John A. Smith, scoutmaster;
No. 67 at the Anacostia Baptist
Church, Harold w. Denison, scout
master; No. IS at the Lutheran Epi-
thany Chapel. II. r. Riess, scout
master: No. 81 at Northminster Pres
byterian Church. John II. Thomas,
scoutma ster No. 81 at st. AIMS Cath
Ole Church, Lawrence Voorhees,,
scoutmaster No. 14S at Damascus,
Md, Vincent II. Day, scoutmaster,
and No. 149 at Cherrydale M. Z.
Church. Fl. S. krider, scoutmaster.
Thanksgiving good turns are being
arranged by many of the troops, some
of them as troop good turns and
others as patrol projects.
The 1st Division Scoutmasters'
Round Table was held at the Ecking.
ton Presbyterian Church last Monday
evening. The season contests and
program were discussed and adopted
and the proposed Winter circus was
explained.
Nominations are being received for
Evening star., 1927-11-20

Girl Scouts are invited every wednes
day afternoon to the Little House at
4 o'clock.
Proficiency badge tests are: Novem.
Der 10. dressmaker and milliner. $50
am, at 1882 Church street, by Nine.
Esteva tgirls may take both tests):
child nurse and home nurse. II am,
at the Little House (sirls may take
both tests): Zoologist, 10 am. at the
Little House, by Mr.. William r. Nc
Closkey; November 26. rock finder.
$50 ain. at the National Museum, by
DR.. Roy Bassler; home maker, II am.
at the Little House. by Miss Florence
Failgatter.
Evening star., 1927-11-20

time. the bifocals would merely stiffen
an already severe penalty. We know
that the late Edward Everett Hale
never played golf. for his motto was
Look up. not down. II golf were a
spiritual game. we should all be ex.
perts. l am still composing my treat.
Use on golf. which Is to be called
Thirty Years of Looking Up" The
chapter on bunkers is being written by
a Trappist monk.
Evening star., 1927-11-20
Belfast Bars Horses.

Traffic congestion in Belfast. Ire.
land, has compelled city officials to
adopt new regulations that bar horse
drawn vehicles, unless for the delivery
or collection Of goods. from all princi-
pal streets during busy hours of the
day. Many thoroughfares have been
made one.way. streets and strict park
ing rules have been drafted.
Evening star., 1927-11-20

p1tlOndt OeLeESc
S1as been proposed
BY Maj. Gen. Luts
w a h |, the ad
jutant general oi
the Army. Al
ahough the regu
1ar establishment
may b e n e t ! {
through the bet.
Ger type of recruit
under this ar.
rangement. which
1t is hoped. will be
given a practical
tryout. the advan'
tage to the reserve
IS the primary and
important issue
The Organized Re
Evening star., 1927-11-20

A new field for the development of
understanding and close cooperation
between the Regular Army and the
Organized Reserves so essential for
Evening star., 1927-11-20

Peanuts, introduced into China so
years ago, now produce a crop that
will total 100000 bushels this year.
Evening star., 1927-11-20

The government Of Ceylon has in
stalled broadcasting station al
Colombo and is giving programs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
Comrade Buehler Is Challenged

TEAR your regard to
- towards The DAILY WORKER" My will
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In The place mustvv quiet I I'm
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nucleus them We
members their msm
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showing keeping after them meeting
This evening before the executive committee Of
Athletic Club for The DAILY WORKER
of the profit for The DAILY WORKER The
entertainment will be held time February.
Then the section
to plugging until raise
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Yours for the Communist Cause,
Comrade from Cleveland, Ohio.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
The Managers Corner
Wishing You a Red New Year.

The manager takes pleasure tosng the readers and sup
porers of The DAILY WORKER most GcUe and stirring New
euoutonst happiest gear the okch
is most full of struggle and achievement for increment Let
make 1927 memorable for its accomplishments Let
that 1927 shall be marked by the release SGccO and
VGnzeth and all class prisoners.
The general establishment Of the 40hOw t0eek.
The organization Of PGssGics in the rubber auto fertile,
steel and other UnorgGntsed industries.
An1aIgamatiom in the needle and metal trades
The building up Of potoeruI left tomg the
The maintenance of the unions fighting organizations Of
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The recognition and the building up Of SOct Russia
The overthroto of foreign domination in China.
The defeat of American imperialism and the establishment
of republic free its dOninGtton the Philippines
MericO in Nicaragua and the rest Of Latin America
The establishment Of t0ord trade union unity
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
Letters from Our
Readers
Negro Clergyman Asks
Why Colored Criminal
Meets Discrimination

Editor, DAILY WORKBR:-Condi-
tons in Gary lead me to ask the pub
lie a question.
We colored people are less than 10
per cent of the population and commit
fewer than 10 per cent OF the crimes,
yet we have TO furnish the great
majority of the criminals. About So
per cent of the suspicion is directed
at Negroes.
am asking your paper why this is.
If a crime is committed by an I'M
known person, there is almost always
suspicion that il is by Negro. II
it is a Negro, the headlines Of the
papers play it up. But If the suspicion
falls on a white person, the same
papers, If they have any news about 1t
at all, merely mention that man
without mentioning his color COM
mitted the deed. A crime is crime,
it matters not who commits 1t. / think
all law violators should be treated
alike, whether white or colored.
Very truly yours,
Rev. G. w. PortIs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
OF
WORK ADDS TO
FLOOD HORRORS
Waters Drive 1000 from
Their Homes
Especial to The Daily worksrl

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Stricken by
the worst flood in its history, middle
Tennessee continues its relief meas
ures among the 1000 homeless, mean
while hoping and praying that the
angry waters of the Cumberland river
soon would subside.
A slight rise in the river, which al
ready has inundated $50 city blocks in
Nashville, was noted today, but the
crest is expected soon following which
the flood waters will slowly recede.
Patiently waiting to return to their
water-soaked homes, were thousands
of homeless temporarily housed in
tents, churches and public buildings.
Much of their personal belongings
and furniture have been swept away by
the high waters. Many houses were
ruined beyond repair.
All previous high water marks have
been shattered by the rise OF the
Cumberland, which reached height
of 55.7 feet. Only once before had the
river ever scared above the SIS foot
mark and that was in 1882.
Each time the river rises an inch,
additional families are driven from
their homes and property damage, al
ready estimated at S2,5OO,OO0, in
ereases.
The police department has moved
practically all the families out of the
flooded district.
Hundreds of other persons have
been forced out of work by the suspen-
sion of factories located in the flooded
area. sg
About 1000 others are homeless in
the towns up, and down the Cumber-
land valley az