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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
X. c. INITIATES
II IN TACOMA

After initiation ceremonies
which occupied almost all day
Sunday. Tacoma Knights OF Co
lumbus lodge entertained A. second
degree candidates al banquet
Sunday night IN the Bonneville
hotel dining room.
District Deputy George Stuntz
Of Seattle addressed the diners on
the subject. The Knights Cru
sade and st. Patrick. Toast
master was T. J. Enright. grand
knight of Tacoma council.
The lodges rites. which started
with 1880 a m. mass at St. Pat
rlcks church. were administered to
Il men from other parts of South
west Washington and so from Ia
coma. In charge of the days ar
engagements and the banquet were
George Hoffner and Arthur p.
Bowie.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
Two Arrested As
Drunken Drivers

Following minor collisions, police
booked two men during the week
end on suspicion of drunken driv-
ing.
Martin Skreen was arrested at
2:30 a. m. Sunday by Prowl Car
Officers p. A. Trent and r. E.
Savage after he ran into a parked
car owned by NJ Freeman The
accident occurred on Puyallup ave.
A collision Saturday night at
18th and Tacoma resulted in the
arrest of l.. r. Williams, so, Of
ficer Bert Barber reported Will
liams car ran into parked auto
owned by Alex Horst of Browns
point.
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MAN is ROBBED
DURING SCUFFLE

Police today sought 70 learn the
identity of man who robbed
Anton Klotstsd. IS ~ 1870 So. 1
81 when he entered = hotel near
nth and Market ST Saturday
evening
Irene Mahcr. 5O2 So 23d 81
notified police she and klotstad
were walking UP nth st together.
He stepped into the hotel on an
errand. while she waited across
the street
A minute later. she said a
stranger escorted kiotstad from
the MOTEL and tried TO make him
enter parked truck The
stranger fled when the woman
walked 10 the truck klotstad said
his wallet vas taken during the
scuflc II contained 81 40 in cash
and personal papers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
COMPANY ASKS RIGHT
TO SIGN WITH UNION

Petition OF the Eatonville Lum.
Der Co. IN process Of reorganiza.
ton under the federal bankruptcy
act, TO sign a contract with the
a. F of L. Lumber and Sawmill
Workers union, was passed by
District Judge Edward E. Cush.
man Monday to Saturday morn
ing at 10 o'clock
While in process of reorganiza-
ton no commitments can be made
by the company without authority
of the federal court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
MARRIAGELICENSES

Marriage licenses have been is
sued by County Auditor S. Clifford
Davis TO John W. Petersen and
Dorothy X. kantenwein. both of
Tacoma; Lee James of Spanaway
and Evelyn Dahl of Mineral; Rein
hard A. kempbell of Tacoma and
Elizabeth b. McNally of Puyallup;
Nicholas Klein and Helena G. Mat
teson. both of Port Orchard; Frank
Shaffer and Muriel Hansen, both
Of Tacoma. Turner Hall Of Taco
ma and Lorene Trullinger of Port
land. Earl Is. Ranck and Nellie
Mae Smith, both of Tacoma; D. n.
Mclean and Minnie Tomhnson.
both of Tacoma Cecil Bogart and
Beulah Van Malta. both Of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
GRAIN REVIEW

CHlCAGO-Wheat prices ruled
slightly easier on Chicago board
Of trade Monday. Corn was steady.
Scattered buying In the final
hour steadied wheat prices,
and nj the close wheat was up
a cent. corn up to Is cent,
and oats a cent lower TO
cent higher.
Opening quotations in W hea I
were unchanged 20 y cent lower.
Scattered selling Indicated less
concern over European political
conditions, but traders were eau
tious. A steadier undertone de-
veloped later in the session. Bet
ter export demand and dry weather
in the winter wheat belt were
constructive factors.
Corn prices held steady on i'm
proved export buying and light
country offerings. The Commodity
Credit corporation announced S.
71l.35e bushels were pledged for
loans last week Export sales of
u. S. corn were estimated around
$50. 900 bushels.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
FACTORY DEED STOLEN
IN THIRD BURGLARY

For the third time within a
week providers broke into the
Plywood Sales & Box Co office
at 2919 Alaska st som etime be-
tween Saturday night and Monday
morning. according To a report to
police by Paul Lemcke. manager.
A small box tanning a deed
to the factory LemCke = citizen
ship papers and ullSCellaneous
business records vas SCol en-. Moth
ing was taken when the factory
was entered March Il and small
sum OF money was lost in the
second burglary March II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
CUTS HAND FALLING
UNDER TRAIN HERE

Declaring ne had fallen under n
moving train Ernest Peters, 80
year-old Indian was given first
aid at the county hospital at 2:30
a. m. sunday and later booked at
the city Jail on charges of drunk
enness and for n veSLiEa lion.
Peters was una bic 10 explain
definitely how he had been injured.
Prowl Car Officers Trent and Saw
age found him - Z the Union station
in response to a call that someone
had been badly hurt They found
he had sustained cut on his
right hand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
STATE ENGINEER TO BE
INSPECTOR AT NARROWS

Harvey Donnelly of Olympia.
who has been resident engineer on
Idaho Washington interstate
bridge over Snake river at Lewis
ton-Clarkston. reported at Tacoma
Monday TO be chief inspector for
Washington toll bridge authority
on construction Of Narrows bridge.
Donnelly was taken off the
Snake river span. which is now
within three months Of compile
ton, TO head the inspecting job
on the new bridge here. Donnelly
is well known in Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
PRODUCE HOLDS
FIRM IN PRICE

Produce prices on the Tacoma
market got through the weekend
unchanged except for a few items.
New potatoes were quoted a
little lower. but market men were
not expecting any break IN the
price until California spuds start
coming in. Sweets also were down
little but Yakima potatoes, No.
Is and No. 2's. both were I'M
changed.
Eggs and butter also started the
week on the same level as last.
In the fresh fish market razor
clans and salmon were still plenti-
full Monday and In good demand.
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CURB MARKET
NEW YoRk-Curb stocks wer,

NEW YORk-Curb stocks were
irregular Monday after early firm
ness. Profit-taking scaled the
initial advance.
American Gas & Electric had
moderate loss. while elsewhere in
the utility list prices slipped back
TO around the previous closing
levels after an early forward
movement
Oils were fractionally lower un-
der lead Of Humble. off y point.
Mining shares held fractions Of
the early advance on the scale
down.
Lockheed Aircraft gained Ia
points in late trading, but other
gains in the section were restrict
ed TO small fractions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
FIRST HUMMING BIRD
REPORTED In TACOMA

Not only the first 1859 swallows
but the first $50 hur1T11ing bird
was reported II Tacoma over the
week END.
Various outlying sections Of the
city found the ann lal visit Of swal-
lows present OF schedule out il re-
manned for Mrs. = a Reay. 441O
No. Saith st. 10 report The first
hummng bird which she noticed in
her yard Monday morning
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
TWO SUSPECTS HELD

Held in the city Jail on open
charges MonGz< Were Debert
Horton ana George Moore
picked up Saturday Afternoon BY
Officers George = OhCSo1 and Earl
Brooks on suspicion OF attempting
to remove a baCCeEE from an auto
mobile al 1877 "a &ceE- ave
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
BEHIND The
TICKER

sfN bOhh nile lndugf rfa J
+ activity continues uneven. signs IN
dictate upward movement under
impetus Of seasonal factors .
Wholesale buying expanding d.
Wearing apparel lines showing bet
ter than seasonal gains Al
though new shoe orders narrowing
recent gains. backlog OF mill orders
large Millinery industry more
than seasonally active Mems
double-breasted suits popular with
retail buyers . Knit goods prices
steady =.
Signs Of summer buying: Large
demand for sportswear. roller
skates, baseball equipment and
toys China and glassware
moving easily =.
Paper production high Cot
ton yarns active -. Gray goods
market strong Construction
continues best Industrial improve
ment over last year New car
sales chalking up new highs for
year Electric power consump-
ton better than seasonal =. Coal
production above last year &C..
Steel production better
Freight car traffic expanding but
slight dip due this week L.um-
Der production increasing seasonal
Uncertainty over government
action accounts for small buying
in farming areas Pacific Coast
not favored by increased sales
volume due to exposition =. Retail
trade reports from important
points show up as spotty but firm.
Bonds favorable business
betterment news from Washing
ton accounts for slower buying of
Industrial bonds Statistical
opinion is that Northwestern Elec-
trio 1st ext. 6s Of 1945 are amply
priced Bethlehem Steel cons
4i9s Of 1850 held for yield . Bust
nessmans risk: Federal Water
Service deb SIPS of 1854 New
England interests like the Bangor
q Aroostook stumpd As of 1851.
Commodities In butter
prices ascribed to withdrawal of
government buying and support,
even though only temporary-com-
modify circles wonder how any
artificially supported market would
act If government manipulative ac-
tons should stop . . Nothing un-
usual expected out of grain prices
this week-Argentian beat Secre-
tary Wallace to gun by dumping
10000 tons in Germany-getting
railway equipment In exchange
News-Bits-Money in circulation
during February averaged S5i A
per capita against S50.S7 in Janu-
airy. and S4s,74 February 1888
shows inflationary tendency !
New York Central railroad ordered
$500 tons of new rails Cen
eral Electric has a steam-electric i
locomotive streamliner which is
lowest-cost operator on tracks
New York Telephone company
services 2,541,69s telephones -
bookkeeping figures show COM
pany will pay taxes of S12.91 per
telephone for last year Pennsyl-
vania railroad estimates il will
cost $4,000 to obtain proxies from
stockholders for annual meeting
Goodyear accounts for 25 per
cent of automobile tires and tubes
sold in United States United +
States Treasury gold hoard now
amounts to about $4,000. 000. 900.
Average 1888 radio receiving set
4. ~.
1a29--radio tube price averaged so
per cent lower . In private tun-
nels--from plant to plant-it took
10 tractors and 600 trailers to dis
tribute some 100000 tons of raw
used last year by B. +. +
Goodrich company Last year
437 900 tons OF American steel /
scrap went to Italy; Great Britain /
took 100000 tons: Nazi Germany i
took 230. 900 tons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
Weather Forecast

For Washington Increasing
clondiness in the east portion and
unsettled In the west portion Mon
day night and Tuesday: probably
rains on coast: moderate tempera-
ture; increasing southerly wind
Rainfall for the "A hours ending
at s a. m. Monday, none; since
March /, 2.66 inches; since Jan.
/. 1918 inches. deficiency of .43
inch. Wind at s a. m. Monday,
southeast 2 m.p.h.. barometer at
90. % and rising slowly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
$4,000 FOR COPPER WIRE

First reading was given a new
city ordinance Monday providing
for purchase Of carload of copper
wire. annual supply for the city
hight department The ordinance
approprlates 50 600 for the supply.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
MARKETS AT A
GLANCE

Stecks-frregular In quiet trad
ing
Bonds-Irregular; L. :. gov
ernments irrrgulariy higher.
Curb sfocl<s-lrregularly higher.
Foreign exchange-Easy; Swiss
franc weak.
Coffon-Up around so cents
bale.
Whcat-Up u TO off !. cent.
Corn-Up TO a..
Rubber-Steady.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
Propeller Club
To See Movies

A motion picture of salvage
operations over NJ. S. Feltre, which
foundered in Columbia river, will
be shown at Tuesdays $50
monthly dinner meeting of the Pro-
peller club at Elks temple.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
CLAIMS BANKRUPTCY

A voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed IN federal district
court Monday by J C. Gruver.
kelso bookkeeper. listing debts OF
Ss36.0s and no assets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
BUILDING PERMITS

Building permits on file Monday
included one to o. r. Tucker for a
So 500 residence al 229 So. Goth
st. and one 10 Edwin A. Beck for
a $500 residence at 4047 Pacific
ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
IS SKIERS ARE HURT

GOVERNMENT CAMP. Ore. -
Fifteen persons were nursing in
Juries today which they received
Sunday while skiing on Mt. Hood.
Most seriously injured was Fran
els Cooper of Portland, who suf-
fered a broken back in a fall.
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APP y
ElRIfDAN
MONDAY MARCH 20

MONDAY. MARCH 20
Margaret q. Davis, 500 So.
Sith ~.
Harold Bud Hilimsn. 1l&
Ia 18th st
Vernon LEMON. Route S, Boz
sSs.
Geraldine ksihrins sheridan.
Rt. s. Box 552R.
j. y. stockton. los 30, SD It.
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Masonic * Notice.

SCOTTISH RITE
AnnuaI All Masonic Mite
Bringing together the entire
Fraternity IN SO. West Washington
tuesday, March 2Ist
7:45 P. NJ, Masonic Temple
Address by
w. GALE MATTHEWS
N W Grand Master
Responses
VIM S McCREA, 80 S. G. l. G.
Spokane.
MAI GEN. WALTER c SWEENEY.
Fort Lewis.
FRED NJ BOND, NJ. Elk. G H, P,
So Bend
MATTHEW W HILL sR. G W.
Seattle.
CLARENCE d MARTIN.
Gov. OF Washington.
Informal Entertainment,
Refreshments
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"udr Stocks" Demand
Feature Quiet Day
Dow-yoNES AVERAGES


Utility ........ 1853. off o.es
Stock sales appropriated e5o.-
900 shares Monday. against 1.47o.-
900 shares In the previous five
hour session Friday. Curb stock
sales were $4,000 shares. against
227 900 Friday.
NEW YORk-Demand for some
Of the so-called war stocks. such
as steels. aviations and coppers.
and weakness in American Tele-
phone featured q quiet stock mar
ket Monday.
The list opened with many is
sues above the previous close. ad-
vanced further for time and then
gave up part Of the gains when
new buying failed to develop.
The rally was unexpected and
explained only on technical
grounds. Some held the market
had been oversold last week. when
the industrial average declined
more than 10 points A rally at
Amsterdam helped the list at the
opening here in ignoring a sharp
decline at London.
Shrinkage Of volume reflected
caution IN market circles pending
Qualification Of the European sit
uation. Transactions were about
one-haR the total of last Friday,
which Am ounted to 1.470.000
shares.
Business news was mixed. Steel
operations sagged a small amount.
while car loadings showed better
than seasonal gains.
y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
BANK CLEARINGS

SEATTLE - Clearings. 7.0s4 :
272.97: balances. S4.347 ,2sS.57
transactions. Sill $4,000.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81 800
6s9.46; balances. S2,421, 5l339.
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Evergreen Lodge No. 81
ALL MEMBERS urged 70 attend Scot.
tlsh Rite ALL MASONIC NIGHT.
Tues. March 2lst, 745 p m.
Masonic Temple
T FLOYD HARDIN. W NJ
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Destiny Loooe No. Iq7
ALL MEMBERS urged 70 attend Sent.
tish Rite ALL MASONIC NIGHT.
Tues March 2ist 745 .
Masonic Temple
PETER c. NEFF. W NJ
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Lebanon Loooe No. l04
AL MEMBERS urged 20 attend SCOT
tlsh Rite ALL MASONIC NIGHT.
Tues March 2lst rs p n,
Masonic Temple
LESTER P HORN " NJ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20

SFELlAL CCNMUNTC ATTON po-.,-
March 2o-h e. n second esy-..
CHARLES Z. FRITZ. ". n
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GLOVER LODGE No. 81
8 4 NJ
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Foirweather Looqe Ne. 81
ALL MEMBERS urged 70 attend Scot
cish Rite ALL MASONIC NIGHT.
Tues March 2lst 7.f5 2. m.
Masonic Temple
JAMES HUTCHEOE. " NJ
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Tacoma Lodge No. Y
ALL MEMBERS urged TO attend Scot
tish Rite ALL MASONIC NIGHT,
Tues. March 2lst, 7:45 p. m,
Masonic Temple
JOSEPH billiard W. NJ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20

Ancient Landmark Loooe
Nc. 2b3
ALL MEMBERS urged 70 attend Sent
t4sh Rite ALL MASONIC NIGHT
Tues March 2Ist T-45 :
Masonic Temple
7 L RICHARDS. ". NJ
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State LODGE Ne. 90
t.sh Rite ALL MASONIC NIGHT.
Tues. March 2ist. 7.45 ?. m,
Masonic Temple
PRANK RfST BAKER " NJ
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Quotations courtesy Dean wittcr 4
Co. Washington bldg
6tock- High Low Cloke
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Joseph Warren Lodoe
NJ oar

ALL MEMBERS urged to attend Scot.
tish Rite ALL MASONIC NIGHT,
Tues March 2lst 7.45 D. m,
downtown Masonic Temple
ARTHUR NJ ANGOVE W NJ
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Army Officers 10 Take
General Staff Course

A number Of officers in this area
are among the 223 in all branches Of
the Army service who were approved
yesterday for assignment as stu
dents at the Command and General
Staff School, Fort Leavenworth,
Kans., for the 1904 course. With
the exception of two majors and
two first lieutenants they all hold
the rank of captain and were rec
commended by their respective
branch chiefs.
Capt. G. Bryan Conrad, F. A., of
Winchester. Va, who is now on duty
In London as military attache at
the American Embassy, is one of
those assigned to the school.
From stations in this area the
following are assigned:
Capt Hayward B. Roberts, infan-
try, and Capt. Howell H. Jordan,
infantry, Fort George G. Meade,
Nd; Capt. Townsend Grifflss, A. c.,
Washington; Capt. Glen c. Jamison,
A. c., Office of Chief of Air Corps,
Washington; Capt. Alva L. Harvey,
A. c., Langley Field. Va: Capt.
Aubry L. Moore, A. c., Washing
ton; Capt. Frank z. Pirkey, engi-
neers, Washington; Capt. Edward
H. Walter. engineers, Washington;
Capt. William N. Leaf, engineers.
office of District engineer, Wash
ington; Capt. Wilmer B. Merritt,
&c A. Cant Warren q Rutter =
A.: Capt. George A. Chester, G. A.;
First 1t. Robert j. Wood, G. A. and
First 1t. Walter F. Ellis, c. A., all of
Fort Monroe, Va; Capt. G. A.
Bicher, S. c., Washington: Capt.
Leslie E. Simon, o. c., Aberdeen,
(Mdo Proving Ground: Capt. Will
liam F. Sadtler, o. D., Washington;
Capt. Leonard J. Greeley, c. w. S.,
Edgewood Arsenal, Md, and Capt.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Tests for West Point
Vacancies Scheduled

Examinations for candidates for
appointment to the West Point
Military Academy. to fill two va
cancies in. the District quota, are
to be held January 9, 10 and II at a
place to be designated by the Com
missioners, it was announced yes
terday at the District Building.
Applicants were requested to reg
lister with Geoffrey M. Thornett,
secretary to the Board of Commis-
sioners. Candidates for appoint
meht by the Commissioners must be
legal residents Of the District.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

That same night there will be
mother er-daughter gathering and pag-
cant. The Boy Scouts will have
holiday time Friday evening but the
Brownies" will wait until Decem-
ber 26 for their festivities.
Southwest's big Christmas party,
when gifts will be presented to all,
is reserved for December q.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

be caroling all week. The children
will take part also in the Library of
Congress program. The Southeast
children will give nativity play
outdoors Saturday at S pm. All
settlement projects are now CENTER
ing around the play with the chill
dren making costumes and scenery.
Candle-lighting for nursery chill
Evening star., 1939-12-17

dren in the Southwest House occurs
tomorrow at pm. Neighborhood
caroling by little children takes place
Tuesday evening. The Girl Re-
serves at the house will give a
party Wednesday, and Thursday at
4:30 pm. the children will visit
Freedmen's Hospital to sing carols.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

Louis e. Roemer, Edgewood Arsenal.
The two majors are Ronald A.
Hicks and Randolph p. Williams,
who are stationed, respectively, at
March Field and Maxwell Field in
California. Maj. Williams home Is
in Washington.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Chief of Stuff Praises
Efficiency Of Concentration

Gen. Reckord's affair brought a
concentration of Army generals to
Division Hill seat of the 29th
Division headquarters which in
cludes the District National Guard.
Among those present were the
deputy chief of staff, Gen. CHASER;
Maj. Gen. James K. Parsons, COM
mander Of the Sd Corps Area, n
charge of the current maneuver in
the Manassas area; Maj. Gen. Albert
H. Blanding, chief of the National
Guard Bureau. War Department:
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, COM
mander, District National Guard:
Brig. Gen. Samuel Gardner Wal
Ter, commander, Virginia National
Guard; Brig. Gen. William H.
Sands. commander 54th Field Artil-
lery Brigade; Brig. Gen. Amos w.
w. Woodcock. commander, 58th In
fantry Brigade, and Gen. Dunlap,
commander, 53rd Field Artillery
Bridage
Gen. Cox. who spent the day in
the area, will return tomorrow for
the annual officers luncheon of the
l2lst Engineers, District Guard, and
for the visit here Friday of 1t. Gen.
Hugh A. Drum, commander of the
lst Army of the United States.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Maryland Guard
UNIT Gets Lost
lat Manassas
By r staff CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

BY Stau correspondent Oh Inc star.
GROVETON, Va, Aug. 9-In-
stead of a 'lost battalion" the 1st
Infantry, Maryland National Guard,
had a lost company on Bull Run
battle-ground today.
During a routine maneuver of
the Sd Battalion, the attack COM
panies went into the woods and got
lost. Members of Company L were
reforming their lines, to find the
way out, when they marched into
the rear guard of the I'd Battalion.
This called for battle maneuver
and Company L took the I'd Bat
talon men prisoners.
When 1t. c. Damer McKenrick
finished his press report of the in
cident, he added this comment:
"Result-The entire regiment is
boning up on patrol and outpost
duty"
To this, he added the following
postscript:
"If that Virginia infantry bat
talon must march on Lee highway
in columns of squads, can't the c. o.
be equipped with rear view mir
ror, or something's"
Evening star., 1939-08-09
BY stafI Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
GROVETON, Va, Aug 9.-The
speed and precision with which IT,
900 National Guard troops have
been concentrated on the Bull Run
battle fields were praised by Maj
Gen. Edward Marshall. new chief
of staff of the United States Army,
in plain-spoken interview on ma
tional defense here last night.
Gen. Marshall, wearing a light
gray business suit, was guest of
honor at buffet supper given by
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, COM
mander of the 29th Division.
"All sorts of things are being done
better" Gen. Marshall emphasized
as he discussed defense in the 29th
Division officers mess tent. This
has been a perfect concentration. 1t
is fine camp that was established
without accident The water prob
lem and other problems have been
solved. 1t has been very business
like"
Analyzing all phases of the Ma
tion's defense picture, he said I'VE
are in an evolution that is going
ahead very normally. Every year
there is something new in the
Army"
Evening star., 1939-08-09

Geisha of Toxic, Japan, have
been urged to sell their gold articles
70 the government.