Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-08
Maine Men Of High Rank
in the Navy.
Maine Club Will Entertain In
auguration. Visitors.
Congressman Powers Presides Over
House-Fish Hatcheries.

w dSillHSIOn, ID. g., FEB. I.-(SpeCial.1
| A Maine man here IS making an ear
nest fight for promotion to be paymas-
ter general of the navy. He is Pay Di-
rector Charles Webster Iittlefield. Al
| though born N Massachusetts he mor-
| ed in early life to Maine and was ap-
| pointed from that State to a place as
paymastcr in the navy. SEPT. s. 1876 He
! has been on duty much in Washington
| from time to tin?e during his service in
| the navy and is wildly liked here. H.
| mas the relativ. rank of captain III
the navy and is Wei up To the head of
the pay corps. there being but few OH
| GERS Of that corps who have served
| longer than he.
| The present paymastrr general is
Henry T. Il. Harris. a New York man
| who soon goes on the retired list be-
cause Of having reached the age limit
! OF active service. AS the paymaSter
| general is chief of tha bureau of SUD
plies and accounts in the Navy Depart
mcnt. the appointment is much sought
| Furthermore for the tirnC being the
encumbcnt enjoys the next higher rank
Of rear admiral, which Carries addition
al pay as we'll as additional honors
| Pay director I"nabod Goodwin Hobbs
| who outranks Pay Director IittIeficld
| is also Maine man by birth but Is
| SC near the retiring age that he would
not be considered for the promotion.
| Maine men. Il. officers Of the navy
| have been successful in securing an.
| Tont,nents to the bureaus of the de-
Iartmcnt. Capt. now r. ar Admiral K:
| Il. Bradford Of Maine. was for several
| years chief of the Bureau Of EquiDment
| and repair. where h" proved himself
| very efficient officer. The selection of a
new paymast.r general Will rest nom.-
rally with the President hut he has in
dicatel his intention Of appointing thu
| man Secretary of the Navy Morton
may Designate. So the candidates for
the office. ana there are several Of
them, are pulling every wire at COM
mand The members and Senators Of
tn Maine delCga; ion ar helping Pay
| Director Littlefeld all that lies in their
| lower.
Ex-Gov. Powers is being congratu
| lated for his success recently in preSi1-
ing over the iIoase. speaker cannon.
with whom the governor served MANY
years back, has great confidence in him
and every session calls him to tn
chair. at least once. tC preside durinr
the consideration "f some bill in com
rrittce of the whole Ex-Gov. Powers
ha salso recently delivered speech If
five minutes in which he took strong
ground against Canadian reciprocity.
His argument was lietered to closely
h. the House, il having been delivered
during general debate IN the Diploma
tie ana Consular appropriation bill.
| Coy. Powers had a sort Of heart to
heart talk with the House as it were.
about the operations of tn" last r"cip-
rocity treaty vita C..nada. told how h.
had seer its operations Siong the Dor
der. " here he resides. an ! that Maine
people wanted 10 more of it.
The Maine Association here, of which
Chief Clerk O. II. Briggs Of the sup
plies division of tine post office depart
lncnt is president. plans reception at
inauguration time to visitors from the
Pine Tree state. It is probable that Mr.
William Frye White. grandson of SEN
| atpr Frye and Il m amber of the law
firm of Cotton & White. will have
charge Of the ARRANGEMENTS The aeso-
citation is very desirnus of extending a
welcome to the Main" people who com"
10 town during that evcrtfu week and
scme of the Maine residents here.
Last Saturday evening n meeting
was held for the installation of the new
Ulcers The ssociation has been a lit
tie in ,lebt but this has been liqudat
pi ont of the proceeds o. New Eng
land dinner. given recently by the Ia
dies Of the association at Loyal Legion
ball This proved n money maker be-
yond the expectations Of rs promoters.
| Several states have associations here.
Tut none Of those organizations sur
rasses that OF Maine people. TIL" Min
| esotanS have a very good organZa-
ton. rs have the MiIsourianS and the
Ulinoisans. The PcnnSylvanianS keep
up an organization but ii IS of politi-
cal character AMI includes club house
Of considerable rretention>. The Yer
monters too. have Il thrifty organizt-
ton. the chief event of which is The
maple sugar rartv every spring. on
that occasion goolly quantities of ma
pie molasscs are brought from Vermont
t. Washington and there follows a can
dy pulling that is candy pulling. The
atmosphere here is nor as conducive TO
the success OF state associations as i'll
ether cities, notably New York. Boston,
Chicago and san Francisco. AS rule
they are not attended as generally as
in other cities. the Maine association.
however. has been more successful in
that particular than other state asso-
Citations formed hero and has now
r"urished so long as 4 purely social or
ganization that il has become p;obab bly,
4 permanent local iasxItution Its meet
: ings during the winter morths furnish
a god program Of entertainment. that
proves attractive 10 quite a clientele of
Maine people.
Fish Commissioner George NJ. Bow
u ers was before the House Appropria
tons Committee recently. speaking for
If appropriations for fish hatcheries
throughout the country that are in