Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-16

of hitting the wes,rer. To that end
the slightly darker braid was adopted
for the purpose Of indicating rank. 1t
is held by some officers that this braid
was not sufficiently distinct and could
not be easily recognized. The oppo-
nentS OF the black braid say that TINS
is of minor importance compared with
the protection which the lighter shade
affords.
The navy may establish mix
route. Reports received from the
Naval Academy indicate that the only
defect in the commissary department
there is the milk delivered ut the m
stitutiun. This is said to be the best
that is obtainable i'll the vicinity, pul
it is by no means satisfactory me
recommendation has accordingly been
made that the government establish
complete dairy outfit at the Naval
Academy and maintain a herd OF the
finest cows. There is sufficient ground
belonging to the government aNaliable
for dairy purposes. The supervision
and control of the dairy by the actd-
envy authorities would assure every
sanitary nrccaution being taken ana
eliminate the present suspicious re-
garding the milk supply. The only
other criticism offered at the Naval
Academy is directed against the old
ship Santce, which is pronounced not
Ia bitable and a menace to the student
community. 1t is probable that the
Santee will be destroyed. since it has no
~ hnr n ralir and is ItG,'rthtu
by the surgeons as dangerous to health
The official army register each year
contains Il list of colleges where officers
are detailed us professors of military
science The list also includes the
names of the three students who stand
highest in the military department. All
the colleges have not furnished the list
Of star students. The reports so Tar
received include the following colleges
in New York and New Jersey: Fred
crick Alton Price. Jr.. Thomas Earle
Van Wrinkle and George Andrew
Mount. Rutgers College, New Bruins
wick. Marion OGilvic French, George
Z. Leslie. Jr., lnG Van Tuyl HarrinG-
ton. New York Military Academy,
cc:nWall-on- Hudson; Winthrop G.
Bailey. Donald II. Trippe and Grosvc-
nor A. Parker RiverVieW Military
Academy, Poughkeepsie.
Although recognizing the dcsirabilitv
of having some of the government
yards equipped for building naval YES
sells of the largest size. Rear Admiral
w. l.. Capps. chief constructor of the
IN, Il. Al r1nnrt nl1h1i IN Al
at the Navy Department today, says
that THE repairing and overhauilng OF
the fleet must at all times remain the
important work of navy yards. and i'll
time of war their resources VIII be
taxed to the utmost in performing Such
work" The navy. he says, is in
creasing so rapidly that ample work
will be provided for the navy yards by
repairs and refits'' alone. OF the
work on the battleship Connecticut.
building at the New York yard, the
chief constructor says that. despite
every effort to reduce the cost of this,
the first b;Atleship to be constructed
in A navy yard, to the most economical
basis. lit can hardly he hoped that the
work will be done as cheaply as when
performed in private shipbuildinG
yards. whose rates of pay for nine
hours work are, in many cases, less
than those being paid for eight hours
work at the navy yard at New York.
1t may also be noted that private ship
wards do not pay their per diem en-
ployes for holidays or when on leave
whereas a very large proportion of per
diem employees on the Connecticut re-
ceive paw for fifteen days leave and
seven public holidays during the calen-
dar years. without any work being
done in return therefor He adds
| that the satisfactory results obtained
with the Connecticut have not been
accomplished without unusual effort
Attention is called to the urgent neces-
| sity for adequate docking facilities for
vessels of the fleet and for the building
| Of additional piers and general inn
provement of the berthing facilities at
| the navy yards. Admiral CappS earn
estly recommends that the department
permit the detail of three officers OF
| the construction corps as assistants t
| the Bureau of Construction and Re
pair. Many improvements in navy
wards are recommended. but the csti-
mated cost of this work is not included
| in the portion Of the report made pub
lie today.
Two Kinds of Tenderfeet.
The Tough Youth always throws his
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