Pacific New3 Service, Wash. Bureau
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Naval -e
cruiting stations are being instruet°d
to enli3t all the men possible who have
musical training as a result of a
prcr.ounced shortage of musicians with
wHch to compose the bands for the
new war ships that have recently or
will soon be commissioned according
to navy department officials.
Young men who have a slight know
ledge of music can enlist under the
classification of "landsmen for musi
elans." nt $17.50 a month find found.
Skillod musicians can enter the navy
at $33 a month and maintenance.
After two years service the first-class
musicians receive $39.50 a month, and
bandmasters get $57.20. The newly
recruited novices are schooled in band
music for six months before being as
signed to ships.
The life of a now musician is varied
Tl ey start the day by surrounding the
flag pole and playing “The Star
Spangl d Banner" as the colors ore
raised. At 8 o'clock they start play
ing and continue playing for one hour.
At noon they play for another hour,
and in the evening they give a concert
from 7:30 to 8:45 o'clock. At sunset
they surround the flagstaff and again
plr y "The Star Spangled Banner” ns
the colors are lowered.
The musicians enliven the life of
the entire ship. In case of war they
play stirring patrotic airs when an at
tack is made upon the enemy, and in
time of peace they lighten the labors
of the Jackies by playing the popular
music of the day. In the evening
after work is done the band starts its
concert and the men group about the
main decks, dance, clog and arrange
impromptu entertainments. When
ttir crew is coaling the bandsmen play
and the music cheers them and has a
tendency to facilitate and expedite the
WO! k.
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UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING
ACTIVELY URGED AT CAPITAL
Pacific New3 Service. Wash. Bureau
WASHINGTON.—Nearly a dozen
powerful organizations have opened
headquarters in Washington in the
interest of national preparedness—-and
most of them are strongly urging uni
versal military 3ervice. Sen. Cham
berlain of Oregon, chairman of the
senate committee on military affaire
has announced that he shortly will in
troduce a bill providing military train
ing of the youth of the country on a
plan modeled after the Swiss and Aus
tralian systems, and that he will not
only exert every effort • to have it
favorably reported out of his commit
tee, but will actively fight for the pas
sage of the bill on the floor of the
senate.
Advocates of a law designed to af
ford universal military training nr
partial training to any considerable
portion of the country's youth point to
the fact that three of the strong ;st
oppom nts of preparedness legislation
during the last session of the present
congress—Buchanan and Tavenner ol
lllionis and a representative of the
S°ulh—were defeated as candidates
for re-ecction to the next congress.
Their several defeats, according to the
preparedness propagandists, were
traceable to their cong essional utter
ances and activities against national
defense.
Howard H. Gross, president of the
I Universal Military Training League,
i
i with headquarters at Chicago, has
opened an office in Washington from
which to ctnduct tiie league's cam-!
paign. The plan of the leagu j,accord
ing to Pres. Gross, imposes no hard
ships and is the one effective "melt
ing pot for the making of real Ameri
cans and real men."
"The scheme which we are advo
cating calls for only six months of
training in camp in the nineteenth
\ < ar and one month in the twentieth
year. It would not increase the
standing army nor add to the burden
of taxation. Men will be trained only
fn the defense of the nation should
a riisis arise. The plan would suoply
500,000 trained citizens u year, and
with such a trained citizenry our na
tion will always be safe.
Llte-ature of the league being dis
tributed here points out: "Switzer
land is an island of peace in a sea of
war. Why? Because she followed
Washington's advice when he said,
‘To be prepared for war is one of the
roost effectual means of preserving
peacs.' "
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NEW BUILDINGS PROPOSED FOR
SAN FRANCISCO BAY CITIES
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON, The omnibus pub
lie buildings bill which was reported
out of committee during the last ses
sion of Congress is expected to come
before the House by the first of the
new year, Chairman Clark, of the pub
lic buildings and grounds committee
said today.
The bill carries an appropriation of
$600,000 for the erection of a new
United States marine hospital on the
shore of Mountain Lake Presidio of
San Francisco, on the site where now
stands sucli a hospital composed of
small buildings. Representative Kahn
of San FrancUco is fathering the pro
ject. Mr. Kahn said today he was
confident the appropriation will be
made.
Representative Elston of Berkeley
during last session of Congress was
( successful in havig included in the bill
a clause calling for the erection of a
new po3toffice building in Oakland to
cost $050,000. The trans-bay con
gueman made a strong fight before
the building i committee last summer j
for an appropriation of $1,000,000 for'
this purpose, but the amount was re-1
duced $350,000 under pressure from
administrative and party leaders who
found it necessary to cut down rivers
and harbors as well as public buildings
expenditures in order to meet the cost
of preparedness legislation.
LIGHT HOUSE SERVICE IMPROVED
OH LONG COAST LIKE
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau
WASHINGTON, The United States
Lighthouse Service which maintaiaes
the chain of beacons which extend
along the Pacific Coast protecting
mariners from disaster in expending
and annually increasing its service,
according to the annual report of the,
Sendee made to the Secretary of
Commerce. An idea of the extent of
sendee preformed may be gleamed
from the statement that 47,192 miles
o* coast line and river channel are
protected by lighthouses. During the
last fiscal year the Lighthouse Service'
employed 5,791 persons, 5,521 of which
were actively engaged at the light
houses and stations while others ser- i
ved In clerical and other capacities.
Improvements in the Service were
made during the year. Flashing lights
were placed In lighthouses Instead ot
Dream Theater
TONIGHT
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A FATHER SPARETH HIS SON
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still lights und incandescent lamps
were installed in place of wick lamps.
The service is constantly seeking lin
piovements which will save the lives
of more sailors by Increasing the de
al tc of aid to navigation bestowed.
AMERICAN AUTOS MORE
THAN PAYING FOR
JAVA COFFEE
Pacifio Newt Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON,—Java, Island homo
of the original coffee bean whose ex
portation of coffee to the United
States has in the past resulted yearly
ir> a large trade balance in the island’s
favor, wil lin the course of a very few
years be forced to send gold Instead of
coffee to pay for the automobiles she
is importing, if the present increased
rate of importation of motors con
tinues.
Consul Itarlden reports from Ba
tavia, Dutch East Indies, that of the
759 automobiles imported into Java
for the first six months of the current
year, 668 cars came from the United
States, 53 from Italy, and 32 from The
Netherlands.
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THAT SINFUL PRINTER.
Unobserved and unannounced the
presiuem of a church society entered
the composing room just in time to
hear these words Issue from the
mouth of the boss printer:
‘Bill, go to the devil and tell him
to finish that murder he began this
morning. Then kill William Bryan's
Youngest Child and dump the 'Sweet
Angel of Mercy’ Into the hell box.
i.u.i make up that ‘Naughty Parisian
Actress' and lock up the Lady in Her
Boudoir."
Horrified the good lady fled from
that place of sen and now her children
wc nder why they ure not allowc d to
play with the printer'3 youngters—
Exchange.
COMPARATIVE
TEMPERATURES
Following are the lowest reoosded
temperatures for this year ami k*ai
on the day* lesignated. Tim minus
sign before a dumber mean* below
aero.
U. 8. Weather Bureau.
. 1915 1917
Jan. 1. —11 - 10
Jan. 1. —25 -21
Jan. S . —18 —28
Jan. 4. —17 - 14
Jan. 5. . . .. —20 —40
Jan 6. —0 —40
Jan. 7. —17 II
Jan I . 10 - 10
Jan. 9. 22 -28
Jan. 10 . 19 -10
Jan. 11. 22 0
Jan. 11. 10 12
aJn. 12. 28 10
an. 14 12 —12
Jen. 15. .. .. 10 —10
Jan. 22 . 22 —12
Jen. 17 . 0 —10
Jrn. 18. —18 -1
Jan. 19. —25 - TO
Jan: 20 . —22 -18
Janl 21 . —20 —70
Jab. 22 —18 -77
Jan. 21. —21 - 77
Jan. 24. —17 —15
Janl. 25. —6 -SO
Jan. 27. 12 -23
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