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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05

Every reserve officer residing in the
District Of Columbia will be interested
to learn that there was introduced in
the Senate last week by Senator Reed
(PennSylvania), chairman of the Senate
military COMMITTEES, a measure provid-
ing for a reserve officers division in the
War Department. This division would
consist of one chief holding the rank of
major general, appointed from officers
of the Regular Army, and such other
officers as might be assigned to duty
in this division, but the proposed law
prescribes that three of the officers so
assigned shall be members of the Off
GERS Reserve Corps. The reserve Off
GERS on duty in the reserve division
would be called to active duty with their
own consent for this purpose, and while
so serving would receive the active duty
pay and allowances of their grades.
The duties that would be performed
by the reserve division would consist
exclusively, in the general supervision
under the Chief of Staff of the admin
istration and development Of the OFF,
GERS Reserve Corps, under such regula-
tions as might be prescribed by the
Secretary of War, but would not in
clude such supervision over reserve Off
GERS who are federally recognized Ma
tional Guard officers. In coordination
with the General Staff, the chief Of
the reserve division would be consulted
vised of, all existing and proposed poll
cies, regulations, plans and orders af-
fecting the Offlcers' Reserve Corps.
AS a. result of this effort to establish
separate reserve division in the War
Department there exists among the
reserve officers of the country differ
ences of opinion as to the advisability
of creating this new division. Those in
favor of establishing separate reserve
division insist that the affairs of the
Officers Reserve Corps would be adj
ministered more expeoitiously and that
the actual existence in the War Depart
ment of a reserve division where all
reserve matters would be handled would
increase the efficiency of the corps.
Those opposed point out that the affairs
of the Reserve Corps as now handled
are satisfactory to the reserve. and that
the creation of a reserve division in the
War Department Is but the establish
ment of another bureau in the already
over developed network of Government
Offices and departments. 1t is yet too
early to predict what the outcome of
the reserve division proposal will be,
but at any rate the progress of this
measure through Congress will be
watched with a gread deal of interest
by reserve officers throughout the
country.
Officers of the 313th Field Artillery,
Col Leroy w. Heron commanding, will
meet at Fort Myer today at $50 am.
for instruction in equitation, under the
direction of Maj. w. p. Woodward. F. A.
The 42Sth, Infantry, Lieut.. Col. West A.
Hamilton commanding, will hold its in
structional conference at headquarters
tomorrow evening. the subject of which
will be the battalion in attack. There
also will be map maneuver. This
meeting will be conducted by Maj. AL
bert S. J. Tucker, Infantry. Maj. Fred
erick A. Livingstone, Infantry Reserve,
will conduct the 320th Infantry confer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
Cuts Through Hardest Steel.

BY means of new kind of machine
tool material known as carboloy, devel-
oped at the General Electric labora-
tories, operations have been successfully
performed of cutting the 16-inch battle
ship armor plate, one of the hardest
steels in the world, q feat considered
impossible with present-day machine
tools; cutting screw thread on big
blocks Of plate glass, tooling porcelain
bakelite and manganese steel - all
most difficult tasks with the best tool
steel now IN use. The new material is
composed of tungsten carbide and
cobalt, the carbide being extremely hard
and the cobalt giving it the necessary
strength for cutting tools. The COM
pany has been using 1t for more than
two years with marked success, not only
cutting down the time necessary to COM
plete certain operations from to 10
times. but doing the work at about one
fourth the cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
been ordered honorably discharged on
account Of removal from the District.

been ordered honorably discharged on
account of removal from the District.
Five organizations of the local Guard
had sufficient attendance at drill last
week to reach the grading of superior,
according to the weekly report promui-
gated by the brigade headquarters.
They were. with their percentages: The
Medical Department Detachment, 260th
Coast Artillery, 100; Company D, 12lst
Engineers, 1855; Headquarters and
Service Company. 121st Engineers,
92.45; Quartermaster Corps Detach-
ment, 9091; Company c, 121st Engi-
neers, 90.
Excellent: 29th Division Military Po-
lice Company, 8979; Headquarters De-
tachment, 260th Coast Artillery, 88.46;
Company E, 121st Engineers, 1924;
Medical Department Detachment, 121st
Engineers. IS: Headquarters Detach-
ment, 29th Division, 82,46; Band, 121st
Engineers, 81.8l.
Very satisfactory: Headquarters De-
tachment, goth Division Special Troops,
rs; Company F, 121st Engineers, 1889;
Company B, 121st Engineers, 1874.
Satisfactory: Company A, l21st En-
gineers, 66.66: Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery, $3.50; Company A, 372d In
fantry. 81 43.
Unsatisfactory: Battery C.. 260th
Coast Artillery, 1851; Battery B, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, 1886.
Boxing bouts were staged for Ma
tionaI Guardsmen Thursday night by
the Sidearms Club, composed of men,
bers of the goth M. P. Company. These
bouts were tryouts to determine who
shall represent the club in future Ma
tional Guard matches, in which it is
planned to have every organization in
the militia take part. Hereafter the
club schedule calls for weekly cards,
which will be held after conclusion of
the regular business sessions. Is,
In the main bout Eugene A. Gross of
the goth M. P.s held Sergt. Tom Nc
Gaff1n of Co. A, l2lst Engineers, to q
draw.
John F. Mckenzie. jr., won decision
over Steve Risler, both of the M. P.
Company. They were below 125 pounds.
$ Gross nearly met his match in Claude
B. Amidon, also of the NJ P. Company.
Experience and training more than off,
set an advantage of five pounds in
weight. however, and Gross sent home
two blows to Amidon's one.
Louis B. Mckenzie took an easy de-
cision over Jack Erly, who showed
promise in his first experience in the
ring. Both are members of the M. P
Company and fought at 100 pounds.
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D. c.. Naval Reserve

dressed to all those whose addresses
could be obtained, extending formal
| invitation to participate in the dinner.
Such officers desiring to attend are
urged to communicate with the secre-
tary of the local chapter, Lieut.. (jun-
ior grade), c. H. Williams, at the Ma
val Research Laboratory, at Bel
levue, D. c.
It was announced that the Bureau
of Navigation of the Navy Department
contemplates sending 40 enlisted men
Of the Naval Reserve, classes W. or
FL, to the Naval Air Station, Pensa-
cola, Fla, for one years active duty,
commencing July ! next. These men,
it was explained, will be in the status
of station keepers and available for
| general duties in connection with the
| instruction, training and drilling of the
Naval Reserve on that station. They
| should be, in so far as possible, aviation
ratings. Tentative quotas may be
taken as one and one-third men for
each authorized aviation division in any
one district. Commandments have
been requested to make every effort to
bring out the necessary number of ap-
| plicantS.
Provisions are being made. it was an
| nounced by the Navy Department, to MI
| 70 vacancies in the active units OF the
scouting and battle fleets from among
| those ensigns of the Aviation Reserve
who have been trained and commits
| stoned since July !, 1928. ConSluera-
ton will be given to all requests, and
preference for this duty in the following
order: 40 Those who have previously
not served one year with the fleet CD
Those now serving one year with the
! fleet. 90 Those who have previously
served one year on training duty. but
who are now in an inactive status.
Commandments have been requested to
notify all ensigns of the Aviation Re
serve that their requests should be on
| file with the Navy Department by June
| next. They also were instructed to
point out to applicants that this duty
will commence on July l and that all
officers should, before submitting their
requests, determine their ability to con-
| tinue this duty for the specified period
| of one year. They also are advised
| that little option can be given in the
choice of the squadron or coast on
which they will serve. Requests must
official channels.
The ommanders-in-chief of the
scouting and battle fleets have been re-
quested to submit selections in the order
of their desirability from among those
ensigns now performing one years &C
tive duty and who request an additional
years duty. Officers selected for the
duty will be notified as soon after the
1st of June as is practicable.
Special instructions for the participa-
ton of Naval Reserve personnel in the
coming Summer training cruises have
been published by the Bureau Of Navi-
CATION of the Navy Department. It is
pointed out that the training quota of
Naval Reserve officers authorized for
quota quot of feet Reserve ser officers plus IS
per cent. The training quota of enlisted
men equals the districts authorized
quota Of class FL men. It is desired
that all members of fleet divisions per-
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Onicers and men of the 1st Battalion,
United States Naval Reserve OF the
District of Columbia, will be put
through strenuous drill program for
the next three weeks, in preparation
for the annual inspections to be con-
Quoted by board of Regular Navy Of
ficers from the Navy Department en-
May n, according to Lieut.. Comdr
Harry ]. Nichols, executive officer of
the battalion.
The organization will assemble twice
week during this period and the three
divisions will take turns in going
through the various emergency drills
and battle preparations aboard their
training ship, the United States de-
stroyer Upshur, moored at her dock, in
the Washington Navy Yard. Those
divisions which do not go to the Up
shur will be given much training in the
armory, in infantry work, signaling and
gun-loading work.
The regular monthly battalion in
Spection will be held tomorrow, follow
ing which there will be a recreation
period. For the entertainment of the
personnel a number of boxing bouts
have been arranged between the scrap
pers of the battalion and several well
known civilian boxers of the city, it was
announced.
The District of Columbia Branch of
the United States Naval Reserve Of
flcers' Association will hold its annual
dinner May Is at the Hotel Hamilton,
in honor of Comdr. Mark L. Her5ey,
U. s. N, nspector-instructor of the Or
ganization. and captain of the Reserve
training ship, the United States de-
stroyer Abel P. Upshur, who has been
ordered to other duty. Since Comdr.
Hersey has been supervising the train
ing Of the local battalion, he has done
much to raise it to its present high
state of efficiency, and the dinner IS to
show the qualification Of the officer
personnel for the aid and professional
advice he has given them.
Comdr. Nichols Of the association
said that 1t is desired to have present,
In addition to the active officers of the
Reserve, all Naval Reserve officers now
resident in the city, and particularly
former officers, who have served in the
local battalion. Letters have been ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
Stricken, 720 Third street, is assigned
to the 320th Infantry. .

Stricken, 100 Third street, is assigned
to the 320th Infantry.
At the annual convention of the Re
serve Officers' Association of the United
States, held at Indianapolis, Ind,
last week, Col. Walter G. Cole, Special
list Reserve Of Detroit, Mich, was elect
ed president, succeeding Brig. Gen. Roy
Hoffman of Oklahoma City. Brig. Gen.
Edward orion, jr., of Columbus, Ohio,
was reelected senior vice president,
Maj. H. K. Bentley of Washington,
d. c., was elected treasurer; Lieut.. Col
J. K. Miller, also of Washington, was
elected judge advocate; Col. James
Barnes of Princeton, N. j.. was chosen
historian, and the Right Rev. William
Stevens, Episcopal Bishop of Los An
geles. was chosen chaplain. Col. jerks
B. jenkins of Baltimore was chosen
corps ARIA vice president for the Third
Corps Area, of which Washington is a
part. The 1880 annual convention will
be held at Los Angeles, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
Keep The Gears Young
fabrication is the Life
of Your Car.

of Your Car.
old-fashioned gear greases, and
compounds do not give you free
running fabrication. .,s
They channel and cling 20 the
gear boxes, and your gears travel
unlubricated.
Demand EBONITE-RT for the
rear axle gears. and keep them
freer-running, silently through the
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05

Why then, the Nash 900 lower priced? Here is the
explanation Every Nash 400" now factory-equipped
with the accessories purchased factory savings and i
Guided in the factory price of the car Chromium nickel
bumpers front and rear hydraulic shock absorbers out
board mounted spare tire lock and tire cover come with
the car and are not added later extras retail prices
You will find some dealers mot Nash deaers charging
much as $50 or 500 extra for bumpers alone.
Compare the delivered fully equipped price of any Nash
400 with the delivered fully equipped prices of compel
tive cars. You'll see THE saving!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05

The estimates of appropriations
needed to carry on the work of the
Guard for the fiscal year 1881 now are
IN course of preparation, it was said
at the armory. Money will be asked
for the construction of a new roof on
the armory of the 26Oth Battalion of
Coast Artillery at Water and 0 streets
southwest. This roof is said now to be
in bad condition, and when efforts
were made to obtain money for its re-
pair by inclusion of appropriation in q
deficiency bill at the last Congress il
was rejected because it was contended
that the matter should have been for
seen and included in one of the regular
appropriation measures
The local Guard also will ask for an
appropriation for the construction Of
a concrete floor in the new storage
building recently erected at Camp
SimmS for the protection Of automotiVe
equipment and target range material
The officials of the Guard have not yet
discussed with a view to including il
in the appropriations the matter of a
provision for an armory for the local
Guard. There is some doubt now, 1t
was said, whether another attempt will
be made, as every previous effort has
been met with rebuff from some source.
District officials refused to include
provision Tor an armory in the pro-
posed flve-year building program for
the District of Columbia on the ground
that there was no authorizing legisla-
ton now on the books. Various Guard
officials for the past 20 years have been
StrenuouSly trying to get such legiSla-
ton passed. but these efforts. too, have
consistently met with defeat In the
meantime the organizations are carry
ing on under the most inefficient con-
0itions. They are doing the best they
can in the old Government hotel build
ings. but they are helpless to correct
the situation in view of the fact that
Congress, the War Department and the
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
ELECTED
TO COMMITTEE

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Dec. Ia
The new members Of the executive
committee OF the Rockville Cham.
Der Of Commerce were elected at
the December meeting Of the
Chamber here last ngiht.
Those selected to serve on the
committee were p. w. Gates, j.
B. Nicholson. o. Perry, @. H.
Lamar, G. L. Ward. M. Stern and
o. w. Anderson. These men, with
the officers Of the chamber
elected in october, viii form the
executive body for the coming
year.
j. 3. Berry spoke on the advis-
ability Of the financial support Of
the chamber to assist in the de-
fraying OF the expenses Of the
Christmas celebration to be held
IN Rockville Christmas night. He
pointed out, the help to business
that the celebration promises. II
was voted that the chamber ap-
propriate $50 to the cause.
1t was resolved that the Rock
vile Chamber Of Commerce should
attempt to get the new highway
from washington to Gettysburg to
pass over the old Rockville Pike
and through the town to Frede-
rick.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
To GUARD
PIKE URGED

CoLvIN RUN. Va, Dec. l8.--
At its last meeting the Colvin
Run Community League voted
unanimously to urge the State
Highway Commission to take
immediate action to erect sub
stantial guard rails along the
steeply banked portion Of the
Leesburg pike between Difficult
Run and Colvin Run.
During slippery weather this
part Of the "oad Is very treacher-
Gus and . number Of accidents
have occurred with several mar
row escapes.
The league also voted to hold q
community Christmas tree cele-
bration, william Cockerill and
Miss Belle Taylor were named Q
committee to arrange for the
decorations and program. It was
decided to erect and present q
4O-foot metal flag pole for the
large flag recently presented to
the school by the Daughters Of
America.
The candidacy Of Trustee
Herbert Williams. Of Vienna, for
& place on the State board of
education was endorsed. It was
decided TO invite the county
chamber Of commerce to hold its
February meeting ct colvin Run.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
CHASES COON,
GETS LYNX

MARTINSBURG, w. Va Dec.
ls. A Morgan county hunter,
yclept Milburn. who resides near
Largent, win be more careful Of
his treed quarry in the future be-
fore he attempts To despatch IL
personally.
Believing his dogs had treed q
raccocn, he climbed the tree in
an effort to dislodge It but was
disagreeably surprised and some
what discomfited To discover
himself the object Of the baleful
glare Of q lynx.
Beating an immediate retreat,
he procured q gum and brought
the big cat from his perch In the
branches. He refused q sizeable
sum for the hide.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
YCLL)E
IS HAT He
DROPPED

Two women In different sec
tions Of the city last night were
attacked by q huge colored man.
one being beaten on the head
before he took her pocketbock.
The second was frightened into
nervous prostration.
Mrs. Helen FawEs. 40. q widow
Of theIl2OO block Fifth st. N. E..
and Mrs. Mae Il. Norton. Of the
1900 block Tenth st. N. W., were
the two victims. police reported.
Flashing q gun in Mrs. Hawks
face the marauder demanded her
p0cketbook while she was walk
Ing & short distance from her
home. She turned and fled, fol
lowed By the man to the porch
Of H. G. Cunningham, where the
man beat her on the head. While
the woman frantically attempted
to escape, he grabbed her pocket
book and fled.
The same man, supposedly,
next pOunced upon Mrs. Norton
as she was passing q dark alley,
taking q pocketbook containing
$50 from her. She was so
frightened that she was paraiyzed
and unable to scream.
Police, who rushed to the scene,
found 3 hat BY which they hope
to identity the man. Lookouts
have been flashed to ell sections
Of the city. Neither woman was
seriously hurt.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
RAIDERS
F|VDLIQU0R

FAIRFAX, Va, Dec. 10.--As d
result of 8 raid conducted sun
day morning ~ Sheriff y. r.
Kirby and State Prohibition In
spector Virgil williams on the
premises of Davis Gheen, Of Cen.
terYille, 4 large quantity Of ~
legged Intoxicating liquor was
seized and Gileen Is out on bond
pending q hearing On the charge
Of sale and possession. His wife
Is also due for D hearing on
charges 81 resisting an officer
and assault.
Several persons, including
Archie Pearson, Marion Pearson.
and Ernest COrnWelI found In
Gheen's home 1t the time Of the
raid, were fined SO and costs on
intoxicatiOn charges.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
COLD STAR TRIP
DUE EF0RSIK

MARTNsBURG, w. Va. Dec.
18.-One geld-star mother. or
gold-star widow from each Of four
Eastern Panhandle counties,
Berkeley. Hampshire. Grant and
Hardy. and two from Mineral
county, are eligible to make the
pilgrimage to France to visit
graves Of their Kin. The first
pilgrimmage will start in May;
but 1t is expected that the major
ity OF the mothers from this sec.
ton viii not 90 until later. AL
expenses are paid By Congress
sional appropriation.
The mothers who win go from
the above counties are: Grant
county, Mrs. e. 8. ShiliIngburg,
Mt. Storm. mother Of Olin s.
Shillingburg. Meus e-Argonne n e
Cemetery.
Hampshire county, Mrs. Sid.
ney Chandler. Springfield. mother
Of George Isaac Chandler. Aisne.
Marne Cemetery.
Hardy county, Mrs. William M.
KesSel, mother Of Snowdon N.
Kessel, Disc -Aisne.
Mineral county, Mrs. Sarah J.
Kelly, Piedmont, mother of James
A. Kelly, Oisne- -Aisne Cemetery:
Mrs. Josephine Gregory. Emory.
vile, mother Of Clarence w.
Gregory. Aisne-Aarne Cemetery.
Berkeley county. Mrs. Rather
inc b. Holly. Hedgesville, widow,
Lewis A. Holley. Oise-Aisne
CemeterY.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
Baltimore Girl Weds
Man From HagerStOWn

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Dec. II.
Miss Lola E:Stelle Weller, daugll-
ter Of the late DR.. Fred r. Weller
and Mrs. Weller, Of Baltimore,
and j. Donald Biever, Hagers-
town, were married Saturday in
ElIicott City, Md. by the Rev.
DR.. TribbIe. pastor of the Presby-
terrain church. Miss Louise
Droescher and w. Guy Needy,
both Of Baltimore, attended the
couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Biever are on q
wedding trip until the first OF
the year.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18

Prophet tFoundNaked,
Praying in Rain

four small children were engaged
in similar religious ceremony. His
wife. according to the sheriff. ct
tempted to justify her husbands
actions.
Glace was takon 10 Memorial
Hospital and examined BY the
county physician, w. r. Williams,
who ordered him committed TO
the county Nail. His wife and
four children were taken 70 the
Salvation Army home BY Capt.
Harry P. Mcdonald, who accom-.
panied the sheriff to the scene.
The man is regarded as normal
mentally, except for his religious
delusion.