The times., 1901-03-10
killed in the Capitol grounds. Within the
memory of the oldest employees this is the
only cCpperhead seen there.

killed in the Capitol grounds. Within the
memory of the oldest employees this is the
only cCpperhead seen there.
Commander Kilburn, recently retired,
WAS in Washington yesterday at VII
lard y. Il like to take a broad view of
such controversies as that which has
ragged over Simpsons letter on Gunner
Morgans advancement he said. There
are always two sides to a question. Per
sonaily. / should never for a moment
think of keeping a man from getting the
reward from his services which he de-
serves. No one ought to rob man OF a
position to which he can lay claim be-
cause he earned it. Such a thing as pro-
hibiting men from becoming ensgns or
taxing any other position in the navy
to which they are entitled by service
ought not to be thought of for any cause.
But the fact is that the average man
who has worked from the ranks to the
position of ensign is well along in life,
and has his habits fixed. Start a young
man as an ensign, and whoever he is, he
VIII develop in such a way as TO fulfill
most of the requirements of the position.
ct IL you take q man of forty-fiYe and
place him in an ensigns position he is
less likely 10 prove equal to ell that may
be asked Of him. In all probability he
will be much more efficient and much
more brave than the youngster who be
for other parts Of the work AT times
the ship needs brave and reliable men.
at times it needs men WHOSE lives have
given them certain polish. Still. do
not see why one Kind Of men should be
made ensigns TO the entire exclusion of
the other
Provided the promises of the present
are carried out" said d. S. EInstein, of
Cincinnati at the Raleigh yesterday, the
1ac I.aV ol will hn b.
best that the sport has ever seen. Inter
est all over the country has been stimu-
lated. partly in fact. I believe, by the war
which has been going on between the Ma
tional and the American Leagues, in
which the Protective Association Of play
ers has formed quite a part"
Mr.. Einstein is in touch with all manner
of sport, but Is particularly an authority
on baseball He was the first secretary
of the Southern League, and since 1887
has followed all the ins and outs of the
national game.
The National League will. of course, be
on the top by the time the tight is nm
ished. he continued. 1t managed to
swallow up the Brotherhood League
half dozen years ago and 1t will do the
same with this opponent. But the SquaD-
bic has done great deal of good. and no
matter which association wins out 1t viii
nave TO give ball OF the highest and clean
est sort. for the public has been taught
thing or two by the fight. and knows
the way II has been imposed upon"
Speaking Of the farming system ap-
piled to baseball players Mr.. Einstein
said that he was heartily in favor of 1t.
1t benefits baseball more than you would
think he said. and IL gives the smaller
towns an opportunity to see much better
ball than they would otherwise. If a big
team of the League Is unable TO make use
of man, or if it wants 10 develop him,
it can lend him for o while to some team
lgTs lDa ic oh 10 70
do good work for that smaller team. and
the people for whom he plays see much
better ball than they would If it was not
possible 10 borrow good men"