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Show BEST FAMILIES FURNISLGOARDS New Order Replaces Haitian Political Scheme TORT AC-lniNK. Haiti. Oet. 1 The sons of the best families In Haiti I nre seeking commie. inn In the IHI'.an fitiral Guard, or gendarmerie. Thirty h vournc men now hold conimispion, and ?l others are waiting thflr final eminrftions after a year of training. train-ing. . It H frntn among thee offWrs thst President Borno selects his aids. They re-dare lhe old tyne of purely ornamental ornamen-tal aides, who were uualU- appointed for political reasons. The newly commissioned com-missioned offteers will not only perform per-form the military duties of gendinne off'cern, but 'will attend a inilitar srhool for two years. Of the American officers serving with the Haitian gendarmerie. K.n In all. the field officers are marine eorrs officers temnarHv S'-rvlna; under the Haitian colors The senlr officer I Lieutenant Colorel lamiglita C. Vcl'ou- 1 gal who hold the rank of m:0r general, gen-eral, while acting as thief of the gendarmerie. gen-darmerie. The gradual building "n of the gendarmerie gen-darmerie by training Haitian to hold commissions, ts proceeding sntlsfsetor-tly. sntlsfsetor-tly. The native offti-ers re rendering excellent serviee against the ttme hen the gendarmerl'e v 111 ie a purely Malt- I lan forte, bot rsnk and file. |