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lM3TE^COLUWBlflROGRAMS outlining the course ofinstruction for the NationalGuard of the District of Colum-

_bia while in camp at HarpersFerry. W. Va., August 14 to 'Jfi,

Jiavc been received at militia headquar¬ters. and bear out the prediction made lothis column that the elementals of tsol-flierir.g would be the feature of the les-nons on Bolivar Heights. The program isthe result of the conferences and effortsof Liout. Col. Parmerter. adjutant gen¬eral. P. C. mtlitia. and Capt. James B. Al¬

lison, inspector-instructor. It has the of¬

ficial approval of Gen. Bliss. I*. S. A., di¬

vision commantfei*.The program in detail is shown below.

It will be noticed that the afternoons in. amp aie well tilled, with tactical walks

and other instructor exercises for ofti-ceis. This was not in accordance withtht original idea, as it had bt-en plannedto leave the afternoons free toward the

lauef part of the encampment. With a

problem in the morning and a tacticalwalli in tiie afternoon, officers would tind

military duty irksome indeed.Extremely Interesting will be the prac¬

tice march in heavy marching order on

the night of August i.1*! The brigadeTrlJl form so as to include advance andl«*rguard work arid will bivouac for

night w ith guard? thrown out as if an

attempt would be made on the camp byenemy's advance.

'The official program follows:..'BDNKSl/AV. August 14.Make vamp.

«jXlIUIU>DAY. August 15.T to 11 a.id .. comp«JiJMp). cloae vrder: 2 "o o p.m.. N. 0. O. school,infantry drill regulations. practical: 3:15 to 4!l> m. officers' school, cart and preservation ofTtre rifle.FRIDAY. August lft- 7 to It a.m.. company

drill. I'kjv oid*r: lo 3 p.nj .".(W'-ers' school,. arr and preaerration of tbe rifle: 7 1o 8 p.*n.,

s»-tK>ol. fire discipline, fire direction. fire.^.I'rolSA^'RPAY. August 17.7 t-» 11 a.m.. com¬

pany drill, extended order; to 3 p.m.. X. C. 0.f-Sool. mfantiy drill regulations. practical: S:15jo" 4 prn . ofllcers' school. field orders.. MONDAY. Augu*' 1&- 7 to 11 a.m.. companydrfl! extended order: 2 to 3 p.m.. \. (f O.ae-froe!. fnfantry drill regulations, practical: 3:15t.. 4 p tu . owtn' irkotl, field orders: 7 to *p a: . lecture for officers: Care of troops t«o tiieroar o and in ramp: reference to duties of com-

paor ifb^rs.TVfi^DAY*. August -Ji>.7 to 11 a.m.. battalion

drill, combat principles. I. t». R.. pane 7H andfollowing; 2 to 3 p.m.. X. C. O. school, careaad preservation of tb«- rifl*: 3:15 to 4 p.m .

*Scers' wl)oi>l, inat ruction in map reading.W1DDNT.SDAY. August 21.7 to 11 a m., bat-

drill. <ombat principles, I. 1>. K-. page7H aad following: 2 to 3 p.m., X. ('. O. school,care and preservation of the rifle; 3:13 to 4p«wt . officers' school. Inmruetion in map reading:

H p.m . officer?' scftool, problem in fieldonflf ren-lIltTiiPAT. August ^-Moming. problem.«tt*i**t: afternoon, officers' tactical walk.F1UPAY. August IB-Morning. problem. nt-

ta'k of position: aft^nwoii. officers' tacticalwalk.SATURDAY. August :i4-Pr»blpm. Heneounter

*t*the march.jJdXPAY AM> Tt'KSvDAY. August and 27.

Oraetice mareb. b'aTy marching onler, to tu-.-liide advance and rear iriard: birrvija-* for theif'fb' «>f th" 'JH 27; protection of camp, patrol»WVr to art'-mpt to |>enetrate ramp sniani aad |preparation of meals under field conditions. 1

UFJXVhi-I.AY, August 2&.Break camp.¦a' - * ^ i $

Maj. Arthur Brooks, commanding the1ft Separate Battalion, N. G. D. C.. hasl«een retired at his own request, with therank of lieutenant colonelHe leaves the service with the respect

and esteem of all with whom he hasJtoJd official relations- It was due to his

LIFIT- COL. ARTHIR BROOK?.

untiring efforts and high capaHty forcommand that the 1st Separate Battalionhas been raised to ono of the best unitsin the brigadePrior to ihe reorganization of the Na¬

tional Ouard ir. is£7. Ma}. Brooks was iden¬tified with the High School <"adet Corps.

he received his fir.-t military train¬ing, and waj* ^ppolnt»d captain in <*om-pany A irson th»- reorganization of thefiu^rd He was commisji«"»'i*d major n^-'.mbcr lf». l^T. whi'-'i p<««-i»ion he hasheld continuous! v until hif promotionto the park of Untenant colonel, ,1uh1'. m.

^fa.i Brooks for »nati> ,fNars has- b"enth*- inilitarv instructor of the ColoredHigh School '"ad^t <"'orpTh<" rirs' Sep«*r,it'- Battalion lists par-

4iC!pat«j m s^vrral encampments andmaneuvers with r'zuiai-s. and lias aJwav?avouitted itsejf .with marked abllit?*

AJai Rrooks cotntnar<ded the battalion,i» the celebrated maneuvers in Massa¬chusetts in VKO. when th^ National cjijai'dof the Pi^trict of Columbia went north

se^ Or shipboard as «*11 ;«s fn thejle.id the discipline and efficiency of thiscommand were noticeable Maj. Brooksaa? commended in high terms by Maji-ien Wood in command of ma-p»'jv«>rr. ' Jen. Harrieis sent the follow inssetter t<> F'rrsideiit Taft following theKo«ton trip:""I have the hon>>i t" rep«ij t that MaYrth'ii i!rool»«. commanding the 13t,-Vpijrate Pat'ahori, b.i« performed thefull toijj- of duty with till-, hrlcade infle d maneuveis. It is a great pleasureto te>tif- . w ithO'Jt reservation. to the ad--mt'ahie .iualitics *if Mai. Brooks as the^omtuandini: officer of (>rte of the most/ffi«-lent elements of this organizationVie duties assigned to Maj. Brooks' bat¬talion durinsr the advance on Boston werei.ni'onimonlv arduous, hvjt every evigrncyv as met m soluierl> spirit atui with much'¦-fTVicn .> . This brigade and the NationalTjjtanl of the country appreciate your..onsiderat'on in pcimitting Maj. BrooksSo again demonstrate his remarkable ef-^rc*en j."

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Hr.s <ie,,. Kliss. comtnariding the ea»t-eyp division, haa issued i>rder."? for onerrnop of the 15th t.'*\alr\. at Port Myer,^'a and Batterv K. .Id V'ieid Artiljcryef the yamc post to attend the camp ofns'ruction at Harpers I'en The cav-lr^. troop will niarih from Fort My«T

^nd the field i">aucr\ from Mount tiretna,.-<> as to a*-ri\e at Harpers Fcrrv

?y August j:;. Both organizations wi.Jreturn to Washington h> marching.

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The 1st Battery. Vield Arlilleiy. N. tJ.T>. O.. will mar n to llarp.-rs Ferry and.home ag:«in. Four iIhvs will be coti-,ajfn»d on the-tripto camp, but the trip.home again will take onl\ three day*.In- this way the men get an extra weekof training to sav nothing of the pleas-

itjjjs of camp life in the open. The ex¬perience of the battery on the march to.*nd from Frederick last year i» so well^"membered by the men who took part;im It that no explanation is necessary'The road work in connection with theiHarpers Ferry camp promises to be aner»1oyable feature.

* * *¦"* Company T. 1st Infantry matched outio a held near the Columbia t!o»f Clublast night, went into camp Jnder sheltertems. prepared a nifal under field condi¬tions and woKc tip th's morning in thew»my s countrw A few clips of car¬tridges had been served to the men by"Lieut. Buzriar, acting a* commander, and

the advance guard and patrol work wasmade realistic with gunpowder.

- * # * #The rifle team of Company K, 1st In¬

fantry. and Lieut. E. W. Fullam, com¬manding the company, gave a smoker atcompany quarters recently, every mem¬ber of the company being in attendance.Col. Ourand. commanding the 1st Infan¬try; Major Tait, Mftj. McCathran andCapt. Heidenreich were also present. Col.Ourand congratulated the company onhaving five of its members on the bri¬gade rifle team. Maj. Tait explained tothe company some of the plans for theencampment at Harpers Ferry.

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Lieut. Ftillam of Company K. 1st In¬fantry. will ?oon receive a commissionas5 captain.

* * * *The range will be a lively place this

week, w hen the ritlemen start shooting inthe annual matches. The shooting will be¬gin Wednesday morning, July 24, at 0o'clock, with the enlisted men a match,which replaces the merchant s match. Theentire list of matches and rules has be?hpublished in this column and has been is¬sued in the form of a circular from head¬quarter.*. A change, made since the orig¬inal publication, announces that "the reg¬ulation debarring distinguished marks¬men from competing in any matcheswjthin the brigade except with men oftheir own class does not apply to TheEvening Star, Harries long range, Gers-tenberg. rompany team and revolvermatches."

Because it has no team available, theI'nited States Marine Corps will not beable to defend the Mahcr cup. which rep¬resents the championship of the Districtof Columbia. For three years the MarineCorps has held this cup against militaryorganizations in the District of Columbia.This year so many marines are in Cubaand the balance of them are so busy attheir posts it is impossible to organizea team.

PORTOliS-HOPEResidents Believe They Will Be

Given Citizenship.

BILL NOW IN COMMITTEE

Santiago Iglesias Says Many of theSenators Are Favorably Inclined

to Proposition.

Santiago Iglesias. president of the FreeFederation of Vorkingmcn of PortoRico, who has been in this country forseveral months trying to invoke the sym¬pathy of Congress toward granting citi¬zenship to the citizens ot that Island pos¬session of the United States, declared lastnight that the hope of Porto Ricans wasnearer consummation than ever beforeand that many of the members of theSenate committee on Pacific islands andPorto Rico had given him their promise,that they would vote for the bill grantingcitizenship to his fellow-countrymen."Fourteen years ago the people of Porto

Rico hailed tne. coming of the Americantroops with great rejoicing,'* he said."Pledges were made that they would betreated as fullfledged American citizens.Fr<un that day 1o this the people of PortoRico have received no recognition what¬ever as American citizens, and this fact,perhaps, out of pure sentiment, furnishesthe motive for a profound discontent inthe whole island.a fact that is certainlyaccountable for the obstacles met withIn the general development of the labormovement throughout Porto Rico.

Favorable Letter From Taft.|| "Several months ago I had the honor toI receive from President Taft a letter fa¬voring the granting of American citizen¬ship to the people of Porto Rico."The bill granting American citizenship

to Porto Ricans parsed the House March4. That is more than four months ago.The bill 1s now and has been for monthsbefore the Senate committer on Pacific

i islands and Porto Rico. A great neglectand lack of interest on the part of severalsenators prevent^ the l.tJGO.OOO inhabi¬tants of Porto Rico from being consideredby the Senate."According to tigned letters received

[ by the American Federation of Ijaborfrom fifty-seven senators. It appears thatall these senators are favorable to or in¬clined to vote for American citizenshipfor the people of Porto Rico. Only threesenators have been shown to b* unfavor¬able.

Views of Committeemen.The views of the members of the

committee on Pacific islands and PortoRi«-o. as given in their letters and words.

, are:"Mos*.-, E. <"Iapp: "I think there is no

one mf»re anxious to confer citizenship, upon the peopje of Porto Kico than I| am#*

.'Duncan l\ Fletcher: 'So far as 1 can.. ee at presertt, I am inclined to favor

| the Mil"Knute Nelson: '1 have given authority

| to my colleague, Senator Clapp, to \ot#mc In favor of the hill.'"Robert I, Owen; "I have requested

that the chairman of the committee, Sen¬ator Clapp, record me a? voting in favorof the Porio Rico citizenship bill.'"Frank B, Brandegee: "When this hill

j come? up for action In the Senate t as-sure yog I n||| e\amino ir? provision?and give it careful consideration.'

' John \Y. Kern: 'I shall tike tue mat¬ter up with one of the other members ofthe committee and have him cast my votein faior of Kra'itiriK citizenship to thepeople of Porto Rico.'

| Miles PoindtiXter. I am very glad tohave \ou: views this matter of cltlzen-ship for the people of Porto Rico, andshall b<» pleased io give the same my

I careful consideration.'"Albert R. Fall: 'I ha\p airradj re¬

quested Senator Clapp to vote me in fa'vorof the Mu Krantins citizenship to t'iepeople of Porto Rico.'"Clarence \\". Watson: *'I will be very

glad to sivc this question my ver> care-ful consideration.*

, "llarrv A. Richardson: Absent.. "James P. Clarke: Noncommittal

Deep Popular Sentiment."The Secretary of W ar. Henry L,. Stim-

son: 'The demand for American citizen¬ship on the pa*"t of Porto Ricans isgenuine and well-nigh universal. Tchas become a deep popular sentimfnt,and my experience in the island con¬vinced mc that a continued refusal to

| grant it .will gravely wound the sensihil-j ities of this lojal people. It Is a prac-! tlcal as well as a sentimental matter. \Porto Rican traveling abroad is literallya man without a country." 'I believe that the demand is Just,

j that it is amply earned by sustained loy-( alty, and that it should be granted."I "Now. the committee on Paxitlc islandsand Porto Rico should not neglect theduty of reporting the bill out of the com¬mittee. Senator Clapp is now the act¬ing chairman and he should do his duty.'

YACHTS OFF ON CRUISES.Dacota and Oretchen Have Sailed

From Washington Docks.Having completed repairs and painting

of hull at Dean's boatyard at Alexan¬dria. the power yacht Dacota, belonging to

IR. L. Gait of this city, has sailed on acruise of a v eek or longer on Chesapeakebay and its tributaries. Annapolis will

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50c Doan's Kidney Pills ..32c

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R.A 15c tin of RikerAntiseptic Tooth

Powder with every 25c Im¬ported Tooth Brush.

.A 25c bottle Rik-er's Septone Liquid

Shampoo with every 75c bottleof Riker's Septone Hair Tonic.

Toilet RequisitesOnly One of Any of These

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25c Lyon's Tooth Powder tic

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/5c D. & R. Cold Cream 24c50c Pompeian Massage Cream 27c25c Kolynos Tooth Paste .*..14025c Sanitol Tooth Powder 12c

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Regularly sold by other dealers at Si.50.

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25c Per Doz.CIGARS

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Carolina Perfecto 19cBox of 25 $4.75

l\. & J. Pcrfecto 19cBox of 25

*$4-75Jayne'-* 50..a lontlres-shaped cigar, tlie equal uf an}- 5c

straight sold in this city 7 for 25cBox of 2^ 88cv'

Box of 100 83.50Principe dc Gales. Senator. Regularly 10c straight.. .7 for,.50c

Box of 50 $3-5°R. J. Special.a large, fragrant smoke. Fqual to T.,

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This Week's SpecialEmpire State

Sundae15c

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Drug Department

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Capulct.Conchas. Slightly smaller thanRov and of san1c aroma.3 for

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Manuel Garcia-Cigarettes .Piedmont.Sweet Caporal.Mecca,Souvereign.And others. ;c.

Puritano1

Finos IIC

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6for25c

hatima.Xaturals,Moguls,Murads.Melachrino,Luxuries,

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) Oil Citronella, for mosqui-toes, 4-0unee bottle igc

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b>* the first stopping place, and the < rafiwill there join a number of other boats

flying the ensign of the Capital YachtClub of this city. Capt. Hunter Watsonis in charge of the Dacota-Bound on a cruise to northern waters,

the steam yacht Gretchen. Capt. I.uek-t, railed several clays ago for Philadel¬

phia. The Gretchen if- ow ned by John K.Keyhurn, former mayor of the QuakerCity, and he and his family will boardher there (or the cruise. It is said he

vessel will visit Xew London, Bar Har¬bor and other points on Xew Englandwaters, and will remain in the north untilfall. She then will return to this city tolay up for the winter.The steam yacht Cloelia. belonging to

G. W. Forsberg. with a party aboard,left here yesterday afternoon for a tripto Colonial Beach and the lower rivar

tto remain a day or two.

j The launches Ixiuise K., Prof. Kuebel.owner; Raymond, Rdward Hall . owner;Y. 3d. C. A., C. F. Duley owner; Jo¬

sephine B., W. M. Bragaw owner, andthe Annie. Tt. F. Meade owner, wereamonK the pleasure craft that left hereyesterday afternoon for trips on the riverlas far as Colonial Beach. If the weatherlis good this morning, practically everypleasure craft owned hero will leave forruns down the river with pleasure par-ties aboard.

If >ou want work read the want col¬umns of The Star.

BOLT TEARS AWAY TOPSAIL.

Lightning Hits Schooner Earl BiscoeDuring Storm.

Capt Worrell, master of tile schoonerLari Biscoe, in port here from Xominirrec-k. reports having lost the topsail ofhis vessel by a bolt of lightning whiltcoming down Chesapeake bay recently.The vessel was bound from Chesapeake

City to the Potomac to load for Wash¬ington when she was caught In a suddenthunder squall.In the midst of the storm there came a

terrific flash, the entire vessel »as light¬ed up, and Capt. Worrell, who was at thewheel, saw a ball of fire roll down theback stay from the mainmast head andp'.unge hissing into the water. Capt.Worrell was partially dazed for a min¬ute. and when he recovered he saw theeapsaii smoking and in shreds. A largepiece of wood was knockod from the

mainmast head. '-u< beyond this no dam¬age was done.In the sam<* storm, Capt. Worrell states,

two other vessels lying near his litt!*schooner were struck by lightnlns. butthey also escaped with but little damage.

j Representative Thonms Parran i* re¬covering from an attack of Mines."., ar-i

j his physician. Or. Philip Briscoe feel*sure of Mr. Parian's complete recovery

J in the course of another meek of rest andquiet at hit heme- at St. Leonards, Md.