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Organized Reserves

Many medical. dental and medical
administrative Reserve officers Of the
District will begin today at Carlisle
Barracks, Pa, IA days Of active duty
training. Ten Of the local medical
reservists are members OF the 364th
Medical Regiment. while the remaining
officers will be attached to the regiment
for this training. Those assigned to
this regiment taking the training are:
Col. Herbert c. Woolley. Medical Re-
serve; Lieut.. Col. Albert N. Bags,
Medical Reserve; Maj. John G. Eek
hardt, Medical Reserve: Capt. Daniel
B. williams. Medical Reserve; Capt
Elmer Lash. Veterinary Reserve; Capt
Robert T. McCrystall. Dental Reserve:
First Lieut.. Clayton II. Hixson, Medical
Reserve; First Lieut.. John L. Mccarthy,
Medical Administrative Reserve; First
Lieut.. Harry M. Wheeler, Dental Re-
serve, and First Lieut.. Edward A.
Krause, Medical Reserve.
The District reServistS who viii be
attached to the S64th Medical Regiment
taking this training are: First Lieut..
Sollie Kaufman, Medical Reserve; First
Lieut.. Oscar Lavine, Medical Reserve;
First Lieut.. Isadore Rod, Medical Re-
serve; First Lieut. Maurice P. Power.
Dental Reserve: First Lieut.. Edmund T.
Lane. Dental Reserve; Capt. Harry p.
and Second Lieut.. Harry e. Miner,
Medical Administrative Reserve. They
will return to their homes July 10.
A new policy governing the examina-
ton Of Reserve officers without COM
missioned World War service for pro-
motion to the grades Of lieutenant
colonel and colonel was announced by
the War Department last week. The
form, scope and method of administra-
ton of the special examinations di-
rected by the Secretary Of War under
the provisions Of paragraph Ala go Of
Sist of a thorough examination Of the
candidates military knowledge, thor
ough test of his practical military
ability, an examination of his general
qualifications and q physical exam
nation.
For promotion to the grade Of
lieutenant colonel, the scope of the
examination for Reserve officers of
Infantry, Cavalry, Field Artillery. Coast
Artillery, Air Corps, Corps Of Engineers
and Signal Corps will be as follows:
(a) The candidate will be required to
satisfactorily demonstrate his knowl-
edge of and his ability to apply the
principles and methods contained In
the subcourses /. 2, 3 and 4 of the cur
rent correspondence course Of the
Command and General Staff School.
(b) For promotion to the grade Of
colonel, Reserve officers Of the above
described arms will be required to
satisfactorily demonstrate their knowl-
edge of and their ability to apply the
principles contained in subcourses
and q ~ fhA current NorpnSr0Y1Aay1re
course of the Command and General
Staff School.
Reserve officers Of the Adjutant
Generals Department, Judge Advocate
Generals Department, Finance Depart.
ment, Quartermaster Corps, Ordnance
Department, Corps Of Chaplains. Mill
tary Intelligence Department, Military
Police, Chemical Warfare Service and
Medical Department undergoing this
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special examination for promotion to
the grade OF lieutenant colonel, will be
required to satisfactorily demonstrate
their knowledge OF and their ability to
apply the principles and methods con-
taineo IN the following excerpts from
the current full correspondence course
OF the Command and General staff
School: Military organization. combat
orders. and estimate Of the situation
contained In subcourse /; development
OF division, functions Of the division
commander, Ga and G-3, and func-
tons or the division commander, Gel
and Ga, and the technical and adj
ministrative staff Of subcourse s.;
supply on the march and supply In de-
tense contained in command, staff and
logistics; and the following subjects
covered in subcourSe 8: Territorial or
ganization, mobilization and concentra-
ton, troop movement by motor trans
port, troop movement by railway, and
supply in defense Of a coast line.
For promotion TO the grade Of colonel
the same examination will be required
unless the candidate has already pass
ed IL TO reach his lieutenant colonelcy.
In this event, the examination for his
colonelcy will be confined to q prac-
tical examination drawn I'D by the
examining board to determine the
candidates ability to meet the prob
able duties Of an officer of his sec
ton in the grade of colonel, together
with the normal investigation of char
acter and physical qualifications.
Any Reserve officer who has in the
grade of major satisfactorily completed
q resident course at the Command
and General STAFF School will be ex-
enpted from any test Of his military
knowledge and ability when examined
for promotion to the grade of lieu
has in the grade of lieutenant colonel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05

Representative Sol Bloom, director of
the National George Washington BIZ
centennial Commission, will address an
open meeting Of Miles Camp July 10 at
Pythian Temple. This meeting has
been called with view to giving the
veteran organizations and their auxil-
iaries information relative to the work
of the commission.
Past Department Comdr. Jere A. Cos
tello, chairman of the Good and We'll
fare Committee, announces plans for
the Santiago day excursion to Marshall
Hall, July II. are complete. The steam
er Charles Manchester will leave the
Seventh Street Wharf at 10 am, 2:30
pm. and 6:45 pm. Contests have been
arranged for children and adults and
prizes will be awarded the winners.
At its meeting of June 90 Petit
Camp welcomed the officers and mem
bers of Urell Camp, including the
Samuel j. McWilliams. There were re-
marks by Commander Freeland, Past
Commander Eshelman and Comrades
Suydam, Burkhard and Freidlinger oil
Urell Camp, Past Department Com
mander Arthur H. League of Dewey
Camp, w. G. Copley of Portland, Ore.
and Comrade Hopkins of Erie. Pa.
Junior Vice Department Commander
Charles A. Strobel and Comrades Pea.
cock and Dale of Petit Camp.
Miles Camp met June 26, with Com
mander G. F. McGillicuddy presiding
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Tarred Roads and Cancer.

The system of tarring roads has re-
Gently come into great vogue through
out France and several objections have
been raised. In the first place, it Is
said that the dust arising therefrom
gradually strangles the trees along the
roadside, but q more serious matter Is
that DR.. Foveau Of Courmelles has
uttered q cry Of alarm and awakened
the fear that the tarred highways may
cause an increase Of cancer. He bases
his fears on the existence Of expert
mental cancer in mice succeeding local
applications Of tar on the skin cancers
observed in workmen who handle tar
DR.. Foveau fears that the dust Of the
road, when composed Of siliceous gram
ules with sharp points and edges, and
impregnated with tar, may cause trau-
matiSms of the mucosae Of the respira-
tory and the digestive tracts capable
Of producing cancer, just as pulmonary
tuberculosis may be facilitated in cut
ters Of millstones by the siliceous dust
that they inspire.
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Oldest Living Resident.

The community of California's big
trees, is the oldest and most permanent
of living things. General Sherman,
conspicuous as one Of the biggest and
tallest Of these giant trees in Cali
fornia's famous grove, was nearly $500
years old when Columbus discovered
America. This tree has lived through
all the great periods Of modern his
tory, through the Indian wars and the
Revolution and Civil War and the late
World War. It has seen vast un-
dreamed-of changes in civilization.
Indians, pioneers, gold hunters and
modern tourists have stopped to admire
it and to wonder at its unusual size
and beauty. General Sherman today is
more than $50 feet high and has q
diameter of more than IS feet. AS far
as is known, there is no other living
thing so large or so old. The Aus
tralian blue gum trees make the near
est approach In height to the Cali
fornia big trees. but none Of them is
so old or so thick as General Sher-
man.
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Spanish War Veterans

The camp voted to hold an open meet
ing July 10 at Pythian Temple.
The camp elected the following dele
gates and alternates to the National
Encampment to be held at New Orleans,
La, September to 10: Delegates, A.
Eugene Pierce. Edward A. J. Sweeney,
George v. McAlear. Frederick w. vii
son, Dennis F. Cooney and Clarence
Bliel. Alternates, Albert Potter, John
M. Watts, William N. Barnes, Frank w.
Parrish, Elias Biesinger and Charles L.
D: Domer. The officers and members
OF Dewey Camp paid camp visitation.
1t was the first appearance of the de-
partment commander, S. j. McWilliams,
ST.: vice department commander, p. j.
Callan, and junior vice department
commander, Charles A. Strobel.
Mrs. Virginia Cureton, president of
Urell Auxiliary, has called a meeting
OF the auxiliary at her home, 9l9 De-
catur street, Tuesday evening. Plans
will be completed for the lawn fete and
carnival July at First and e streets
southeast.
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First American Astronomer.

The 200th anniversary Of the birth
OF David Rittenhouse win be celebrated
during the next year. He was an ex-
pert clockmaker IN Philadelphia and
became o maker Of astronomical in
struments and because Of his work and
he was famed in the New
World and the Old. In ITO he built
a brick octagonal observatory which
was the first and for long time the
only observatory In this country.
Rittenhouse Is probably most famous
for his construction Of several plan
etariums or orreries, which were so
made that they could determine the
time. duration and path Of eclipses.
before and after 1857. Even the great
Zeiss Planetarium does not attempt to
do this.
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work includes 4.345 pages Of Braille
shellacking for the blind. Cora L. Drake
and Bird Y. Hall. members Of the
Americanism Committee, are especially
credited with this work. Ethel Jane
Rule has been appointed by the local
chapter Of the American Red Cross In
charge Of all Braille shellacking done
by numerous local organizations, in
Guiding this post. Credit was also re-
ceived for 20 garments consisting of
children'S dresses, sweaters, shirts, etc,
the Red Cross. The post requests each
member make during the Summer one
article Of adults or children's clothing
to be turned in at the September meet
Ing for distribution to the needy.
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Coates and Marjory Skinner as hostesses.
DELEGATES and alternateS to the Dis
trict Department Convention to be held
in this city In August will be elected at
the posts monthly meeting, which will
be held at the Thomas Circle Club
July Is.
The Americanism officer, Kate K.
Briggs, has received credit for the post
from the Red Cross for 123 hours
spent on Braille work by members OF
this post during the past Winter. This
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Niagara Falls,

The international commission ap-
pointed to investigate the future of
Niagara Falls has finished very elabo-
rate report which takes the ground
that erosion of the Falls has practically
ended and that the appearance Of the
cataract will be practically unchanged
200 years hence.
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satisfactorily completed o resident
course at that school will be exempted
from any test. Of his military knowl-
edge and ability when examined for
promotion for the grade Of colonel. In
no case. however. will the examining
board dispense with thorough in
vestigation Of q candidates general
qualifications.
Any major, who so desires. may
elect TO be examined for his lieu
tenant colonelcy upon the whole scope
Of the command and general staff
correspondence course. In such case,
he win not be promoted unless he
satisfactorily passes the whole exarni-
nation. Should he so pass he will be
exempted from any further exami-
nation in military knowledge when
taking the examination for q colonelcy.
He VIII, however, be required before
promotion to the grade Of colonel to
undergo q test of his practical mill
tary ability. together with the exami-
nations Of his general qualifications
and physical condition.
Fire Reserve officers of the District
have been promoted to the next higher
grade, as indicated: First Lieut.. Car
roll Gray, Adjutant General Reserve,
to be captain. He will remain assigned
to the adjutant Generals section.
Second Lieut.. Henry N. Spottswood,
Infantry. Reserve, to be first lieutenant.
He has been relieved from assignment
to the 320th Infantry and Is assigned
to the 3l8th Infantry. Second Lieut..
Edward S. Wilson, Infantry Reserve,
to be first lieutenant, and who will
remain assigned to the 320th Infantry.
Second Lieut.. Eber T. LeGates.- In.
fantry Reserve, to be first lieutenant,
and who will remain assigned to the
320th Infantry. Second Lieut.. Aubrey
L. Sharp, Infantry Reserve, to be first
lieutenant, and who will remain as
signed to the 320th Infantry.
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Meetings This Week.


Monday-Lawton Camp, Pythian
Temple; Aston Camp, United
States Soldiers Home; Dewey
Auxiliary, Northeast Masonic
Temple.
Tuesday-Astor Auxiliary, 921
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Thursday-Drum and bugle corps
of Miles Auxiliary, Central
High School.
Friday-Dewey Camp, Northeast
Masonic Temple; Miles Auxil-
larry, Pythian Temple.
Saturday-Council Of administra-
ton. 921 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast.
Friday-Open meeting Of Miles
Camp for all veterans and
auxiliarieS for George Wash
ington Bicentennial Commits
sion, Pythian Temple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05

Some business concerns in Poland are
employing English-speaking clerks to
translate letters from English-speaking
countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05

The Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Post of the American Legion held
dinner dance at the Villa Roma last
Tuesday. James F. Kehoe. post COM
mander, presided and introduced j.
O'Connor Roberts, who acted as toast
master. "A large number of Legion
naireS ard Legion Auxiliary workers at
tended. Among them were Ben Fisher,
past commander of the Department of
Oregon; Col. Sweezey, past commander
of the Department Of Maryland; John
Thomas Taylor, Fred Fraser, Mable
Staub, Paul McGahan, John Lewis
Smith, William Wolff Smith, Albert
Picchioni, Al Rothenberg, Mrs. Irene
Arnold, Mrs. Minis, Mrs. Mary Esther
Kolhos, Ada Murray, Joe Byrne, and
Post Comdrs. Norman Cassidy, Victory
Post; Helen Sprague, Jacob Jones Post;
Ed Corwin, Stephen McGroarty Post:
william McGrath, Police Post.
Miss Frances Williams gave an exhi-
bition Of acrobatic dancing, and Miss
Bobby Dulin danced q solo waltz. AL
Pfcchioni, department membership off,
Ger, assisted by a comedy trio, presented
the post with gavel In recognition of
its membership work in the restricted
post group.
The Bureau Post took an active part
In the patriotic exercises held last night
OF the Sylvan Theater on the Monu-
snent Grounds in celebration Of indie
pendence day.
The July meeting of the Advisory
Council of U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post
win be held next Saturday, with Comdrs.
Eisig Dinney. Helen Optic, Jeanne
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-19
MARVIN HART

In his entire career Marvin Hart, one time heavy weight champion of the world who died Friday at Louis yie Ky. he was knocked out once and that happened when Billy Hanrahan landed first round haymaker in fghI at Milwaukee in 1901. Hanrahans record before and after that bout not impressive and Hart gen. eray believed when he said the knockout accident
 The Kentuckian won his way into the front rank of heavyweight conenders when he took decision Jack Johnson after 20 rounds at San Francisco March 28 1905 Johnson was three inches taller than Hart and he told friends of his opponent afterwards that that little fellow Hart gave me the toughest fight of my lfe."
 In later years with his prestige gone, Hart retired to small cottage his birthplace where he farmed, hunted and fshed His only connection with the prize ring referee and he made reputation an efficient third man. in the ring after the Perry bill had legalzed boxing in Kentucky in 1920
 The former champion had to give up refereeing in December 1930 when he became ill after supervising bout in Louisville His physician ordered him to bed pro- nouncng his ailments liver trouble and high blood pres sure.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-19
WHAT OF OLD AGE?

While not pleasant subject to dwell upon, sonal look ahead to the condition which may surround old age would be advisable for those whose crcun stances in early life satisfactory and whose future seems secure.
 We may well be reminded that nearly 80 per cent of all old people dependent upon others for support Yet many of these in early and middle life were prosperous some wealthy.
 Who can not look about him and see acquaintances who the envy of their neghbors but who thru business everses accidents illness extravaganza are now brought to feel the sting of poverty?
 Usually such disasters might have been avered by reasonable exercise of prudence and thrift Keeping up with ones neighbors in false display of prsperty is one fruitful of old age poverty, and there are many others Much of the misery which usually accompanies old age might be avoided by looking ahead before it is too late.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-19
NEARLY NUDE BODY IF COMELY WOMAN
 FOUND NEAR BEACH

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 18, P) "A grewsome murder mystery was uncovered with the discovery of the almost nude body of an at tractive woman of 30 near high way, three miles south of Rock away Beach, San Mateo county
 The woman's head had been crushed in by repeated blows from club. There was wound in her forehead, that may have been a bullet wound. The victim had been dead about 48 hours.
 The body was clad only in white silk vest of expensive de- sign. Neither the body nor the single garment held the slightest clue to the identity of the woman.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-19

material at vulnerable points and entirely new scheme ot defense employing the other elements ot the Army and Navy.
 The many successful flights from Alaska to the ASiatic main land have convinced the Army Board of Strategy that in the event of war with far eastern country it could base it's airplaneS on Alaska and from that point fly up and down the Pacific Coast. Plans must provide for an ex- tensive base in Alaska, which is now totally defenseless, it was
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 said. This base would consist principally of fighting planes, as the Territory is so vast that anti aircraft artillery would not be of much value. The Army also plans the maSsing of more anti aircraft artillery and other anti aircraft weapons at the larger cities.
 Another postmaster has resign ed in Alaska and is urging his re- lease. It is Harry Swarburg at Hot Springs.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-19
ALASKA ITEMS OF
 INTEREST AT THE
 NATIONAL CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 2. (By w. A. S)-Seventeen of the resident painters of Juneau have sent in a protest against the firm that has the contract for paint ing the new Federal and Terri torial building. It is claimed that only $500 per day is being paid master painters and $4.00 to help CTS, while the prevailing scale at Juneau is $500 and $500. The contract provides that the pre- vailing local scale should be paid and Delegate Wickersham has sub- mitted the matter to the Treasury Department, with the result that the Supervising Architect is in vestigating the matter and an in creased wage scale may be or dered.
 Edwin P. Dillon, of Ketchikan, served his country during the re- cent world war but has never been able to secure his certificate of discharge. He was accepted for enlistment July 26, 1918, at the American Embassy in London, but he had previously been member of the British military forces and through some techni cality his enlistment was not completed before peace was de- clared. The matter has been taken up by the Delegate with the War Department but the Adjutant Generals office decides that Mr. Dillon's enlistment in the U. S. Army was never completed, and consequently there is now no au- thority to furnish him a certifi- cate of discharge therefrom.
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 Those who dwell in the far reaches of the Arctic circle, where the Eskimos have come to know the call letters KDKA as their synonym for radio, are to receive an expanded service. For eight years past there has been week ly broadcast of special programs on Saturday nights. Beginning October 2 the Westinghouse Con- pany will send out similar pro- gram on Wednesday nights. The story of these broadcastS to the desolate wasts of the North, where thousands of Americans and Ca nadians live their lonely exist ence, is one of radios real sagas. Letters and messages are read to individuals, missionaries, trapperS, fur post employees and explorers. * * # <
 l It is stated that the Army gen. eral staff is giving continued study to the reorganization of Americas $ coast defenses, with particular
 reference to Alaska's fortifica- tions It is deemed essential that more adequate protection be es- tablished in Alaska, as that sec- tion, with the possible exception of the Philippines, would be hard est to defend. Plans will be kept in abeyance, however, until after the next Geneva armaments con-
 ference, at which President Hoo
 yer hopes he will be able to reach
 agreements for sweeping changes
 in world armamentS.
 The plans in a general way
 contemplate the concentration o1
 more aircraft and antiaircraft
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-19
MODERN HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT

A Heidbrnk anesthizer is the newest of modern pieces of hospital equipment to be added to the Seward General Hospital by Dr. A. D. Haverstock It is believed to be the only one in this part of the Territory;
 The anesthizer is rebreather; unlike ether there is no odor neither there any ill after effects The patient takes about five deep breaths and is whed away to pete uncQnsciousness The writer should know for he n haed three lunguls to verify Technician Sogns state ment. He was correct.
 Hardly month goes by but what new and modern equipment of kind installed in the laboratories of the Seward General Hospital making for greater ef1l cency treatment and care of patients The anes- tze is the most recent of medical science research de- velopments marvellous aid to the i'll.
 All that is needed to restore prosperity is conf dence" says Wall Street trust president What! Didn't they get it all in 1880?
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-06-05
Summer Law Faculty
Several Teachers from Other Insti-
tutiOns Will Be Here

The University law schools
first summer term will run from
June Is to July %, the second
from July % t. August %.
In the first term Richard Pow
ell Of Columbia University will
teach trusts. Justice George
". Connor Of the Supreme Court
Of North Carolina will give a
course in constitutional law.
William r. Vance, Yale Univer-
sity will lecture on insurance,
NJ. T. Van Hecke on personal
property; and F. B. Mccall on
common law pleading.
In the second term Percy W.
Phillips, former member Of the
l. S. board Of tax appeals will
give a course in federal taxa
ton. Others in the faculty will
be Roscoe b. Turner Of Yale
(banking) Justice w. J Bsog-
den Of the North Carolina Su-
preme Court (code and pleading
practice) NJ. S. Breckenridge
(agency laW) and Albert Coates
terminal law.
Students may enter the law
school for the first time in the
summer and pursue a full course
Of beginning subjects Credit
for One-third Of d years work
may be secured by attending
both summer terms. This en-
ableS d student TO complete the
work for the degree by continu-
Gus attendance for two years
and an additional simmer school,
Credit for tWo-and a halls semes-
ter hours viii be given for each
subject completed during each
term. The requirement for ad-
mission is the same as for the
regular session-the completion
Of one-half the academic work
required for d degree in an
accredited college.