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THE WASHINGTON TIMES SUNDAY AUGUST 16 1903f

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DISTRICT JACKIES SAIL TODAYON TEN DAYS POTOMAC CRUISE

Lieut Commander Brummett for the First TimeWill Be in Charge of Naval

Battalions Annual Trip

LOCAL GUARD GETTING IN

TRIM FOR SEA GIRT SHOOT

Selection of Junior Officersfor First Battery EngagesCaptain Marron and FirstLieutenant Marshall

The annual ten days cruise of theNaval Battalion of the District militiahs attracted the attention of localGuardsmen for the wool or tondays The jackias set sell this morning for the lower Potomac and the

Bay and will not return toWashington until the night of August27 Lieutenant Commander R B Brum

will have entire charge of the bat-talion for the first time on the annualcruise Lieutenant Dempf and Lieuten-ant Clephane will command the Firstann Second Divisions respectively Asplendid plan has been arranged

cruise and if it is carried out thomen should profit greatly by the twelvedays away from homo

The brigade team of the local Guardis rounding into trim rapidly for theannual competitions at Sea Girt whoreall of the crack marksmen of the country will assemble to contest for prizesnnd glory beginning September 2 andending September 12 Major James EBell who has coaohed the team up toIts present condition is not resting yetand hopes to produce a team which willbe able to romp off with a wagon loadof the prizes and trophies-

It is estimated that thirty or fortymembers of the local Guard will be inthe District of Columbia camp fitted upat the Sea Girt range by the officials ofthe National RiSe Association Lastyear the District representatives did notcome up to the oloftime standard andlost a number of matches which theyshould have won Major Bell intends toget his men in perfect condition thisyear and make up for last years slump

Board Checks Signal CorpsLieut Will NIemeyer the commander

jf the Signal Corps one of tho most re-

liable and efficient organizations in theGuard has requested that a board fsurvey similar to the one appointed-by General Harries to investigate heloss of property in the Naval

chosen to look over his equipment andstores and give him a report of its flnldngs so that he may know immediatelywhether or not there is any shortage tobe charged to him General Harries hasgranted the request This Is done byLieutenant NIemeyer to protect himself

his men when they turn in theirequipment immediately after camp andaccount for the loss or breakage Theboard consists of Major W E HarveyCapt Edward F Figgs aidedecamp ofthe general staff and Lieut G S Dennison Inspector of rifle practice FifthBattalion

Men Honorably DischargedThe following named enlisted mon

been honorably discharged from tho National Guard by the commanding officersof their respective organizations Toaccept promotion by commission Candidate Sergeant Ivan K StrasburgerCompany H First Regiment June 241903 Major Henry F Marshall SecondRegiment Tune 2 IMS First SergeantTaylor T Curran Company F FirstRegiment April 22 1JH Sergeant JohnW Ohlman Company H First RegimentJune 10 1908 and Private Rutherford BBerryman Company C First SeparateBattalion June 21 1M8 Private ArthurM Scott Company L Second Reglmontand Chief Gunners Mate Charles ASuydam Naval Battalion were dis-charged upon their own application Private Louis A Tucker Company B Second Regiment received a dishonorabledischarge

Leave of absence for three monthswith permission to leave the UnitedStates has been granted to Major ArthurBrooks First Regiment Separate Battalion

Officers for First Battery-

In the First Battery Field Artillerythe question of junior officers remainsundecided Capt Thomas Marron andFirst Lieut Henry F Marshall received their commission but two lieu-tenancies a junior first and a secondare still to be filled Captain Marronupon whose recommendation approvedby the commanding general the appointments depend ha received manyapplications from outside the batterybut will probably decide to select fromamong his own men-

The final selection even with thechoice thus narrowed down is madedifficult from the fact that tho recentcamp developed so many among theenlisted men who could wear theshoulder straps with credit to

and to the organization To solvethe difficulty and ensure the selectionof the most fitting it is understood thatCaptain Marron is about to resort to civilservice methods A competitive exami-nation before the brigade board hasbeen suggested with the two commissions as prizes but in position toknow say that the board is now toobusy to hold any examination not pro-vided for in usual National Guard pro-cedure

A strictly competitive examinationby tho highest authority in tho Guardbeing thus of the question therefit Ill remains one tjay by which thebattery commander may obtain a lineupon the capabilities of his men andthat too by by the bri-gade board

An old general order provides thatany nocommiitslon ojtlloar or pri-vate who has pawed required ex-amination for MOBeommissioasd offlaorray apply for peratlMtoa to go beforethe brigade board for examination as aVandidat for commission and that his

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Thomas Marron First Bat Battery Field Artillery N G D CaPt

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thin he shall be examined The orderalso states the advantages that shallaccrue to such a candidate if successful

Little Restriction on NumberWorking under this order It will be

possible for Captain Marron to send before the brigade board any reasonablenumber of ambitious enlisted men andthe results while not as strictly corncamp are considered the record becomesamlnation would be Invaluable Forthis reason it is understood that Cap-

tain Marron will not refuse his ap-

proval to the applications of any or allof half a dozen of his men An

for appointment as an artilleryofficer even in the Guard is a stiffproposition and It Is possible that thenumber of successful candidates wouldnot exceed the number of commissions-to be filled

The First Battery though by far theyoungest organization in the local Guardhas proved a lusty infant and in therecent encampment fairly won its spursStrenuous as was Camp Ordway for allconcerned it was so in a peculiarlysearching way for the artillery

The batterys march to Leesburg willlong remain a standard for capable

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establish themselves for the weekssojurn When later it became evident for them on that day at leastLeesburg was to be a hungry as wellas a dry camp a hastily picked uplunch Composed of the remnants of thetravel ration was served By this timeit was half past four The batterymonhad gene eleven and a half hours between breakfast and dinner and Lieutenant Marshall is authority for thostatement that it was done without amurmur When the difficulty of themarch and the hard work of pitchingcamp are considered the record becomesone unparalleled in National Guardannals

Proud of its record the organization isalready planning for next year that itmay live up to Its reputation Underofficered as it was the utmost credit isdue to its noncommissioned rank FirstSergt William H Shaffer performed theduties of a platoon chief in addition tothose of his own position while Quartermaster Sergt J L King on the roadand in camp and Corporal R F Kirkman on drill divided between them theduties of the second lieutenant andStable Sergt Granvllle A Long acted asveterinarian for the whole camp

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achievement on the road Though butthree weeks old with new and more orless unfamiliar equipment with greenhorses and men untried it safely passedover a rough and rocky Virginia pikearriving in camp four hours ahead oftime without a sore neck or shoulderamong the stock and without accidentbeyond the breaking of a bowspringbrake on an unusually steep hill Captain Marron has been congratulated fre-quently upon this showing and yet ahitherto unrecorded Incident of that sec-ond day U of much more value as showing the soldierly quality of his men

The battery marched Into camp atnoon fifteen minutes before dinner hourThe men had breakfasted at 5 oclockyet being ahead of time no dinner had

provided for in camp Sowltnout their midday mold they proceed-ed to make oamp and do the hundredand one laborious things necessary to

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cendant ot a family of warriors whoseenviable records are on file at the WarDepartment Some of his ancestorsfought in the Revolutionary war somoir the Mexican war and the war of 1812He been appropriately styled thechip ort the old block Ho is an ex-perienced artillerist having been amember of the battery In tho Guardwhich was disbanded In 1895 and instrumental in organizing the present battery

Lleut Henry F Marshall has seen ser-vice in tho artillery In the Philippinesand no one in the National Guard is better acquainted with artillery affairsthan he He was a member of the Naticnal Guard battery of artillery In Cal-ifornia end served with distinction inthe archipalagd Hie knowledge of ar-tillery work was invaluable to CaptainMarron and during the recent encamp-ment at Leesburg

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Construction of Manual TrainingSchool Among the Number

Five sets of Bids were opened In theoffice of the Engineer Commissioner atnoon yesterday

For the construction of the ManualTraining School on the northwest cor-

ner of Seventh and G Streets southeast seven firms made estimates Pavarlnl Greer being the lowest at 18

957 The other bidders were BurgessParsons 20190 Gleeson Hum

phreys 20690 J M Dunn 20767Meads Reynolds 19094 Osterman

Butler 19372 and E Mooney9840Three bids were received for the con-

templated grading on Wisconsin Avenue G B Mullln offered to do thework for 33 cents per cubic foot Burrows Contracting Company asked 34cents and E G Gummell 39 cents

For building the water tower andlodge at Fort Reno D C PavarlniGreer bid 21852 S T Wilson 24750and Arthur Cowsll 25927 For building the water tank exclusive of thebrick lodge J T Wilson bid 1300Girard Boiler and Manufacturing Com-pany 1625 Gem City Boiler Works

1700 and the New Jersey Foundry andMachine Company 1987

There were five competitors to furnishlightning rods for use at the bathingbeach George W Downey bid 157

White 162 C T Keys 198 CSchneiders Sons 200 and John HKuehllng 24S

PUBLIC HELD

FOR RECORDERS ERRORS

Comptroller Tracewell Says MistakesMust Be Corrected Without

Adlitional Cost

The Comptroller of the Treasury yestert ay handed down rn opinion settingforth hat any accidental error made inthe books of the Recorder of Deeds of-

fice must b corrected without additional expense to the persons concerned

The ruling was made in reply to aquery from the District Recorder ofDeeds To furnish the comptroller with-a clear understanding of the questions-an illustration was cited in which oneperson deeded to another lots 1 to 7of square 123 and the transaction wasrecorded as lots 1 and 7 of square 123

thus making a difference of five piecesof property

As the Recorders office received thecustomary foe for recording the deedand as it was entered Incorrectly thecomptroller decides that a rightful entrymust be made without additional cost

STAIR HAVLIN WILL

MANAGE THE EMPIRE

Will Conduct Local Theater asFamily House

Under the new management of MessrsStair Havlin the Empire Theaterwill inaugurate the current season tonday afternoon and evening August 24

with Barney Gilmore In the comedydrama Kidnaped in New York as theopening attraction

The statement Is made that a completechange of policy will be instituted thecoming season and the theater will bemade a strictly family house whereladies and children can feel assured cfcourteous treatment at all times anlthat the best of order will be maintainedPopular prices will prevail and twoperformances will be given daily ex-

cept SundayThe theater In now in course of thor

ough renovation and will be found spickand span when the opening date ar-

rives

TYPOS AT CABIN JOHNVisitors to Washington asking for

suggestions about sightseeing are sureto receive advice to visit Cabin JohnBridge The delegates to the I T Uarc from the nature of their calling aprogressive uptodate set of men andIt took them loss than the ordinarylength of time to get next to thesuperior attractions of the resort Thegrounds have beef crowded with strang-ers wearing varicolored badges

From conversations with delegates in-

teresting data was gathered concerningsummer resorts in the different StatesAll however united in declaring thatfor tho combination of picturesquescenery the uniqueness of the GreatStone Arch the variety of the amusement novelties and the merit of theclub house cuisine Cabin John Bridgestocd without a rival

While taking in the Cabin John Mid-way last evening a delegate from Colorado stopped with some friends tohave his fortune told at the gypsy campAmong other things the gypsy queeninformed tho gentleman that he wastho father of six children two boys andfour girls To this he took a demurrerasserting that four was the presentlimit The gypsy reconsidered but end-

ed by declaring there were sixThe delegate sent home a telegram

and was informed by return wire thatword had been sent him several daysago of the advent of twins The Colo-

rado member has been absent from homefor more than a month The telegramfailed to give tho sex ot tho new arrivals but the Westerner is willing totake tho gypsys word on the subject

Preparations have been made lookingtoward one of the greatest days of theseason at the Bridge today There willbe band concerts by Haleys Washington Band afternoon and eveningsplendid illumination of the groundsand fireworks in the evening

FIVE SETS BIOS FOR

UISTRICT CONTRACTS

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NEWS OF RAILROADSRAILROAD MENAND OF

Ahead for the WeekAccording to the figures Assistant

General Passenger Agent W S Bronsonbroke the record for the week In theamount of business done This is bothIn regular and excursion traffic

General Officers ComingCol AI Reed of the Atlantic Coast

Line expects several of the generalofficers of the company to roach Wash-ington Monday on their way to a meet-ing at Chicago

Back from the NorthCol Walter G Coleman general trav

eling agent of the Seaboard Air Linewho has been in Boston Providence andother parts of New England and NewYork returned to the city yesterday

Everything is booming up that wayhe said though some of theaye complaining of the high price ofcotton They are hoping that newcrop Is going to help thorn

Colonel Hege ConvalescentCol S B Hedge division passenger

agent of the Baltimore and Ohio whohas been 111 with the grip for more than-a week is convalescent and able to attend to his duties again

Negro ConventionGeneral Agent Conklyn of the Sea

board Air Line arranged yesterday forthe transportation of sty prominentnegroes Including Booker T Washing-ton and his family Thomas T Fortuneand party E E editor of the

Colored American Fred R Mooreand others to Nashville to attend theannual convention of the Negro

Moons Association

Plans AcceptedIt was unofficially announced in local

railroad circles yesterday that the Sec-retary of War had approved the plansof the Anacostia steel bridge The railroads are waiting on the Governmentand are to begin the work of construction as soon as an announcement Ismade

Grades Assuming ShapeThe work of the bin gangs of men on

the grading of the Baltimore andOhio freight station at Eckington hasbegun to show Deep holes have beenfilled and hills have boon leveled Several hundred tons of earth have beenmoved The grading Is to continue forabout two more weeks

Gangs IncreasedThe gangs of men who have been at

work piling up the iron and steel onPotomac Flats where it is to remainuntil the railroads are ready to resume

construction of the bridge are obe increased tomorrow and it is expocted that the girders arc totbeposition within the next ten days

Back from New YorkBrooks Morgan the assistant

passenger agent of the hasreturned from a pleasure trip to theNorth

Here on InspectionEngineer J E Stuart of the Penn-

sylvania System has been in Washing-ton inspecting the progress made on theimprovements Like all engineers ho had

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nothing to say about the work He returned to Philadelphia last evening

New LocomotivesThe first of the new locomotives or

dered by the Southern have been received from the Baldwin LocomotiveWorks They are large speedy and ofthe most modern type There are sixof them three passenger and throefreight They are to be put In operation 5 once

Mere Offices

Local railroad men are betting onwhich of the outsido systems Is going toget into Washington first with its agentand office The names of nearly all ofthe big railroads In the country arementioned Including the Wabash thoSouthern and other Pacific lines

Vanderbilts EnginesThe engineers of the Chesapeake and

Ohio are making complimentary reportsconcerning the work of the new

which are fitted with the patentfirebox invented by Cornelius VanderbUt The road is enabled to haul sixtyloaded 80000pound capacity cars Withthe new engines

Bacr Coming Home

President Baer of the Reading is tosail from Hamburg for home next Saturday instead of in October

Mining Congress RatesSpecial rates to the American Mining

Congress at Deadwood September 7 areto be made by the roads out of Wash-ington

Baltimore and Ohio EarningsThe very comfortable advance in the

July earnings of the Baltimore andOhio would indicate that the commercialprosperity of the country was not beingmaterially affected by the stock marketconditions The Baltimore and Ohio hasbeen showing steady increases formonths and the July statement wassomewhat remarkable in several respects

The gross earnings of 5862580 werethe largest ever earned by the lines included in the statement and the

of expenses to earnings reachedthe low point of 60 per cent

Much of the Baltimore and Ohiosbusiness is handled over grades of 100

feet to the mile but many of the lightegrades have been eliminated and heavytrains large cars and intelligent operation have served to minimize the costof handling business on divisions wherethe grades are comparatively few thusreducing the average cost

With a gross increase of 685955 inthe July there is a net increase of 381625 despite heavy advancesfor fuel wages and supplies over lastyeaThe

fuel will cost the road this yearabout 900000 more than last year and I

wages have been increased over 2000 j

000 a year

NAVY ELEVATOR DROPSThe elevator on the Navy side of the

State War and Navy Building fell Fri-day afternoon at about 330 p m One ofthe cables broke and the car droppedfrom the third floor to the basement Noone was injured

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Our Annual August Sale ofBLANKETS COMFORTS AND

SPREADS a

104 Fleece Blanket very goodweight the colors are gray r fif

70c value JJ114 Whlto Wool Blanket good

weight finely finished good stockwide silk binding doublestitched red blue

114 Heavyweight Gray Wool Blan-ket especially adapted-to use on childrens beds fp j A Q

250 value 4J I vUExtra size SHkoline Comfort

filled with best white new pressedcotton new designs and colorings

pretty scroll quilting rr o p5-

1CD extra size Silkoline Comfortheavier weight than the above

made of the best whitecotton pretty light and

100 Fine Damask Crochet Quiltclose In In finish

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plain pink and blue backsworth 139

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104 heavyweight Fleece Blanketthe proper size for threequarter bed either white orgray all borders worth allof 3Sc

114 fullsize heavy Fleece Blanket an extremely wellmadecovering white and gray yvalue vkJ

450 114 fine White Wool Blanket quality Is apparent In weaveweight material and finish an ele-gant covering a valuethat will Impress you all T a r

GOO Fine White Wool BlanketThe very fine grade of wool used Inthis covering renders it soft strongdurable and sightly thefinish is incomparablepink and blue borderswide binding

175 Fullsize Fringed Quilt asuitable spread for a metal bed

extra heavyweight rt C Aneat patterns soft finishworth 169 vP I v17

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WHITE GOODS500 yards 40Inch White

childrens wear Special yd

25c White Indiadesigns all qual ffity fine and sheer Special Iper yard j

2yard wide White and ColoredFrench Organdie moire fin

48Inch wide Imported Persian usual 35cnumber per yard

91 CLawn or maids aprons and 2

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COLORED GOODS5000 yards of Dimities Lawns

and Batistes In dots stripesscrolls Dresden and black on

white and white on black all ppthis seasons printings SOc toISc values Choice v-

8S1n Madras in all the newestprintings a good fabric r orladles suits and boys and X Lmens shirts ISc value at O

Foulardettes Belfast Dimities andFrench Cambrics Wo have putthese three fabrics in one lot allthis seasons printings on both lightmid dark grounds 25c to f 1 pST c values To close Ichoice yard B L

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LANSBURGH BRO420 to 426 7th St 417 to 425 8th St

Credit for All Washington

During August

Our Store Will Close at 5 p m

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Economical housekeepers arebuying furniture now for fall andthey are saving dollars on the priceof every article purchased Parlor Bedroom and Dining

Furniture is here In great varietyand in spite of reduced pricesyou are welcome to all the credityou want Payments will be ar-

ranged to suit your convenience

j weekly or monthly Carpets andT all floor covering fitted and tack

ed down free of cost We are nowdisplaying the finest variety ofrugs ever seen in Washington All

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SAVE THE CHILDRENScarlet fever is unknewn in countries

where oewa milk is net used as foodhence milk may contain the germs preduoin it

Milk is also known to have musedepidemics of

DIPHTHERIA OTHEKENTERIC

The proper and simple precautionconsists in

SCALDING MILKDOXT BOIL IT

for children and invalids and scaldingwill not affect its digestibility Afterscalding keep cool and covered-

A diet for children on CON-DENSED MILK is inadvisable

SOCIETY FOR PREVENTIONOF SICKNESS

VTo favor a stringent law prohlWtfnythe sale or use ice cream of anyQREAM net pasteurized

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