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OPPOSE BIG BATTLESHIPS.
House Naval Committee May Not IndOrse
h Secretary's Programme.

House Naval Committee May Not IndOrse
the Secretary's Programme.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I9.-The Navy De-
partment's recommendations for the build
ing Of more big battleships ia certain to
meet with determined opposition in the
House this session. The Naval Committee,
which has been conducting hearings on
the appropriation bill for the past ten days,
has not reached the subject Of increase
in h navy reserving hat matter until
the remainder Of the bill is we'll in shape,
knowing that there is to be a bitter fight
over the proposition to authorize another
large ship.
Many of the opponents of the building
programme are making an effort to CEN
tralize their efforts in the direction Of con-
strlcting "A large number of smaller ships,
which they contend will afford greater
protection h big battleships. cost much
less and be built quicker. This plan took
some form to-day when Representative
Gregg of Texas, a member of the Naval
Committee. introduced a bill authorizing
the Secretary OF the Navy to contract for
the building OF fifteen submarine torpedo
boats at a cost not to exceed SIS, 900 900,
and making 81 600 900 available this year.
The bill provides, however, that these boats
'AAdhAA - Jul y W ~ AC1AEN
and Mobile for the defence of the Gulf
ports.
The opponents Of another big battleship
at this time and the advocates of the tor
pedo boats point TO the speech of Senator
Hale in the Senate yesterday, when he
called attention to the vast proportion OF
the revenues of the Government which we're
required to sustain the military forces Of
the Government and the payment Of PEN
sions. Ii is said that Representative Burton,
in his annual attack upon the battleship
appropriations, will amplify the speech
OF Senator Hale when the naval bill is taken
up in the House. II is by no means certain
that the House will this year vote TO author
ize the construction of a battleship in view
Of the expected appropriation for the i'm
provement OF rivers and harbors and the
effort which will be made to get through
the ship subsidy measure.
Secretary Metcalf, who has Just taken
hold at the Navy Department, and has as
yet had no opportunity 10 familiarize him
self with the needs OF the navy, will not
go before the naval committee until after
the holiday recess. He is expected 20 sup
port the recommendations of his prede-
cessor, but Representative Kahn of Cali
fornia, who is nxiou for the projection
OF the Pacific Coast, is hopeful that the new
chief of the navy, in view of the fact that
he comes from California, will comnimen
something in line with his hill for Pacific
Coast defence, which provides for n num-
Der of submarine torpedo boats to he blfilt
and stationed at the important posts along
the coast.
The personnel bill which the President
sent to Congress along with his special mes
sages on the subject Is not likely TO I've
taken up by the committee until it has
agreed upon the Naval Appropriation bill,
including just what form the naval increase
shall take,
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TWO CABINET OFFICERS SCORED.
senators Tell Them They Suspended Law In
Withdrawing Lands From Allotment.

WASHINGTON, Dec. I9.-The Select Conn
mittee OF the Senate appointed at the last
session Of Congress to investigate property
conditions in the territory Of the Five
Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma held a lively
session TODAY, az which Ethan A. Hitchcock,
Secretary OF the Interior, and James Wilson,
Secretary OF Agriculture, who were pres
emit, were told that they had suspended the
laws Of the land and thereby exceeded
their authority, and they must retrace
their official steps. The acts complained
OF by the Select Committee, Of which Sena-
tor Clark OF Wyoming is chairman, were
the withdrawal from allotment by execu-
tive order Of nearly four millions of acres
Of land belonging to the Five Civilized
Tribes.
The order was issued early in December
and the avowed object was to establish
a forest reserve containing 1900, 900 acres.
Secretary Hitchcock expleined that in
Withdrawing the lands he had acted upon
a request from the Secretary OF Agriculture,
who controls the forestry bureau. The
Secretary said that a citizen of Texas had
asked leave TO purchase 300 600 acres for
a game preserve, and when the Interior
Depar tment consulted the Secretary Of
Agriculture abou the oiier the Interior De-
partrhent officers were met with a counter
DrODOSa from SECRETARY "tlHOu 10 crJhDllSH
a forest reserve. The lands had thereupon
been Withdrawn from allotment temporarily
and tentatively, with a view OF determining
what was best for the interests Of the
Indians.
But you had no power to suspend the
operation of a statute, ever temporarily
or tentatively, not even for one minute, v
suggested senator Teller, a member OF
the committee and a predecessor OF Mr..
Hitchcock as Secretary of the Interior.
Secretary Hitchcock said that he acted
solely upon the request OF the forestry
bureau and passed the matter over to
Secretary Wilson with the remark: IF /
nave violated the statute l am sorry for
it. but | had the interests OF the Indians
at heart in whatever | did
Secretary Wilson at this point came TO the
relief Of the Secretary of the Interior, and
in reply to questions by Senator'S Teller,
Long and B~randagee, he said that he acted
on the firm belief thai the interests OF the
indian would he better subserved by n
forest reserve than by n game preserve.
The legal questions I do not attempt to
settle" he said. Il am content TO leave
them to the lawyers of the department. v
Secretary Wilson closed with the sugges-
ton that the matter was up to the Senate
COMMITTEES to ratify the executive act or
disavow it and set it aside. .
1T is not up to the Senator'S suggested
Senator Clark, 1T is up to the Secretary
of the Interior and Secretary Of Agriculture
to comply with the statute"
Clifford Pinchot, chief forester, was in
turn called TO the stand, and a bit Of legal
advice given him, after which the Select
Committee advised Secretary Hitchcock
to countermand his order of withdrawal
without delay.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 THE War Depart
ment has not been informed of the reported
action of artillerymen At Fort Barancas,
Fla, near Pensacola, in firing on a train.
The commanding officer of the fort has been
asked for information. The troops there
are the Seventh, Ninth, Fifteenth, Twentieth
and Twenty second companies of Coast
Artillery.
According to the reports received here
the conductor Of the train said that he had
trouble with an artilleryman in regard to
his fare just after the train left Pensacola
for the fort, ten miles distant. Other SOL
diers came 10 Their comrades assistance
and the conductor Irew a revolver and
held them off.
There We're about twenty soldiers in the
party. When the train started back for
Pensacola and was near the fort a vOlley
was fired at the conductor, he alleges. He
jumped off the train, he says, and returned
the fire. His assailants, he says, fed when
he shot at them.
The soldier who caused the trouble was
arrested by the civil authorities.
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SALES BY

PAWNBROKER'S SALES STORE-Sportlng
Goods, 50 tine NiJllns 80 Guns and Rides, Con-
certinas. NandOlns. Guitars. hanjos. AccoriiOns.
Music Boxes, HeVOlvcrs, Drums, Comets. Flutes.
Flies, ClaTiuetS Cameras, Clocks. Music Ca seS.
Cutlery. Watch Crystals iHtckJacks, Boxing
Gloves, full line OF Music strings. Ha rmon lcas.
Tools. Albums. Punch Bal rs. Violin cases and every
thing found In pawnDroaers sales store. SIMON
a WE'LL, Auctioncers, setl 10 day. Thursday. Dee
10th, 1880 A. M az Grand ST.. near Ridge; large
stock Of above In lots 10 dealers without reserve.
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COST or RiILWAY Man SERVICE.
Charges That the government Is Paying
More Than 10 should.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Representative
Murdoch OF Kansas offered a resolution
to-day calling on the Postmaster-Genera
for information concerning the cost Of
transportation Of the mails on railw avs.
He charges in the resolution that the Gov
eminent il paying $50 25 ,O9i currently for
thiss service and THAI il is reported that this
amount is 10 per cent. in excess of what
would be paid under the existing law il
Sundays were included in the divisor by
which the average weight used az a basis
II obtained.
The resolution further charges that upon
route No. lO7 oil, which Is the New York
and Buffalo route OF the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad Company, there
is under existing contract an annual pay
ment Of S257 900 in excess Of q sum which
would have been paid II the number Of
Sundays had not been subtracted from the
diyisor in the computation to obtain average
daily weights.
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IA TOILETTE DIDN'T GIVE Up.
Two Men Arrested for Attempting TO
Touch the senator.

W~AsHINGToN, Dec. l9.-The Capitol po-
lice to-day arrested a man from Milwaukee
in the act of trying to make a touch" o
Senator La Toilette. The prisoner gave
his name as c. b. Walker and said he was
a Milwaukee newspaper man. With a con-
federate, II. b. Irwin of Licking county
Ohio, he had worked" a number of Rep
resentatives, and when the police gathered
them in zach had a large roll of bills. They
will be arraigned in the police court to-
morrow.
The Senators were telling a story to-day
of how Mr.. La Toilette escaped without Civ
ing up any money. After hearing the tale
of woe spun by the alleged mendicant the
Senator IL alleged TO have looked at him
compassionately for a moment, and then
said in a whisper:
You know l am in the Chautauqua bust
ness" Whereupon the Senator's constitu-
ent retired with profuse apologies.
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IN COMMON SPELLING.
senator Lodge AnnOunc CapItuIatlOn or
the President.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Lodge
announced the capitalization of the friends
of simplified spelling in the Senate to-day
when he made a request that the PRESIDENT
Panama message be reprinted in normal
spelling Mr.. Lodge said he would call it
normal spelling for wan of a better name
MANY Senators smiled.
Mr.. Lodge explained that since the
message was first printed in simplihed form
the President had withdrawn the order
for simplifed spelling because the House
of Representatives had voted that public
documents be printed normally" Mr..
Lodges request was granted.
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Appointments by L. :. District Attorney
YOungs.

Col. William J. Youngs, United States
District Attorney in Brooklyn, announced
yesterday that Selah B. Strong, his third
assistant, would be appointed first assistant
in place Of Thomas L. Chatheld, who is
10 become United States Judge to succeed
Judge Thomas, and that William Paul
lien would be appointed second assistant
TO succeed Eugene F. O'Connor, who be-
comes private secretary TO Judge Thomas
In his new position as Supreme Court Justice
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Funeral Services for James =. Coleman.

Funeral services over the body OF ex-
Street Cleaning Commissioner James =.
Coleman were held yesterday in st. Patrick s
Cathedral. A solemn high requiem mass
was celebrated Ly Bishop McFaul of Tren-
ton. Archbishop Farley presided. Dele
cations were present from the Catholic
Club, the Friendly Sons of 81. Patrick, the
other organizations. The ~pallbearers were
Morgan j. O'Brien, Justices Fitzgerald
and O'Gorman, John d. Crimmins, David
Mcclure, John Fox, Col. Duffy, Jules
Brenchaud, Thomas P. Fitzsimmons, Austin
Finnegan, Thomas J. Allen, W. H. Kelly,
John Hone, James j. Phelan, j. Waldo
Smith and Il. W. Homer.
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THEODORE B. STARR
Diamond Merchant
JeweIer and
Silversmith
Tubular Hall Clocks
with cases of exclusive
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CANAL CONFESSIONS REPORT.
1900 900 CUBIC YARDS or DIRT
WADE TO FLY THIS YEAR.

work Of Preparation Virtually Ended and
the Actual CONSTRUCTION OF the Canal
Entered Upon Mellow Fever ElimIn-
nj ed-AbOu 1900 Men Employed.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-26

Oct 2, 1905. First car leaves Camden for
Woodbury. at $50 q. m. Last car IBIS a. m.
leaves Woodbury. 1888 a. m. Cars leave Wood
bury every 10 minutes for Camden. Leave Cam
den every 10 minutes for Woodbury..
Leave Woodbury. for Mansua 4 NJ, 5.45, 6l5,
200 300, 400, 500 $780, 600, $50, 7s0, $50 e15
1870, 1905.
Leave Mantua, A. M, 500, $50, 7.45, SIS, 9.15
AIS SIS 545, 615 645, 745, g. As, 945 u 45, 1920
Leave Woodbury. for Almonesson, a. M, 6.55.
$780, mail; 1870 P. NJ, 2.30s 4.30, 200 1000.
Leave City Line South 7.22 a. M; 9.02 10.52
pnl or, 252 1857, 81 722 s.o7, 9.07, 1922, Ilo7
Leave Almenesson for Woodbury., A. NJ, 7.lb.
mail; 5. As, 1045, P. M, 2.45, 445. 7.l5, lois.
Mantua at 7.8o a. M. leave Mantua at 7.45.
Woodbury. for Almonesson 8 80. Leaves Almo-
nesson s.45.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-26
Taught Him How to Die.

1t was after seeing Henry Irving act
as Beckett that a young Japanese study
ing theology in this country said to a
friend who took him: IT thank you
very much for making me remain. You
know, may have to suffer some day
for holding to what believe to be the
truth, and I have often thought that
would never be able to play my part in
the right way. From now on shall
never be troubled with such thought,
for when the time comes shall re-
member that Henry Irving has taught
me how to die. Yes, should like to
die like Beckett" Thus did Beckett In
the flesh and Tennyson, the dramatist,
and Irving, the actor, nerve the poten-
tial Christian martyr that may be-
Boston Transcript
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-26

close to the shore. Then out Of the
abysmal darkness the wind brought a
new sound to my ears.
/ | turned to the others. They're in
front" l murmured.
What's that?' called Sercombe from
the stern.
/ spoke louder
give me the SOULS" said Sheppard.
"Confound your hulling form, man!
She'll fill if we give her the ha'p'orth
Of chance. Keep under the lee of the
shore, and wen run her along
go double, boys" urged Sercombe.
They bent to their work with zest,
and the boat spun along in lull of the
wind. The sound of oars dipping In
water grew clearer.
Sheppard dropped his scull. Its all
right" he declared. 1--WE can catch
them. I've no doubt of that. Let's
think. What are we going to do?"
ssWhy, catch Temp cried Montgom-
cry.
1--WE must strike somewhere and
some time. said I. 1.-THE question is
shall we do it now"
Sercombe sat considering, and think
we all unconsciously were awaiting his
decision. lie pulled the rudder strings
suddenly with resolution.
.sWe'll get a bit nearer anyhow he
remarked, "and the wind will keep
our news from them. But fancy this
has got to be settled on terra frma."
81 agree with you" assented.
'sPull on, then,'' he replied and him
self prepared for action.
AS Sheppard and Montgomery dipped
their oars swell of the tide struck
her on the broadside, whittier she had
fallen away. simultaneously capful
of wind darted upon us. The tub rolled
over and kicked till the gunwale lay
under the water. We flung ourselves
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-26
An Error Corrected.

st is a great mistake to suppose Eng
lishwomen are stiff and freezingly
formal a woman who has Travelled
great deal said to me recently. They
are no such thing unless you compare
them with the women of the more
vivacious Latin races. Do you want
me to tell you who are the stiffest peo-
pie at pensions and hotels2 The Ameri-
cans. They seemed to fear that if
they speak to strangers they will have
their pockets picked If you want to
see anything cold and ungracious,
watch two parties Of Americans who
have been placed at the same table and
who don't know each other
..French people under the same cir
cumstances, or English people for the
matter of that. would bow and say q
few pleasant things to each other to
make the meal pass agreeably. Not so
your American woman. She must
have an introduction or she will persist
in her rigidity.
"Of course you find exceptions in wo-
men who have Travelled a great deal
and consequently have adopted foreign
ways, but the American woman who
has never left her little native town is
the one who gives you lesson in for
mality which is freezing.
How we women like to make life
harder for ourselves!
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-26
FACTS ABOUT MEXICO.
TIE END.


There are ten volcanoes in Mexico.
Mexico has coast line of over 5000
miles.
Mexico has vast deposits of onyx and
marble.
Mexico has ffty-nine lakes and great
lagoons.
The area of Mexico is about 10000
square miles.
Cotton factories in Mexico employ
over $4,000 people.
The valley Of Mexico is 1900 feet
above the sea level.
Mexico is about ten times larger
than Great Britain.
The traveller in Mexico is seldom out
of sight of mountains.
The rainy season generally lasts
from May to September.
There are probably 100000 men en-
ployed in the mines of Mexico.
Mexico is the richest mineral coun-
try in the world, not excepting Peru.
The largest state is Chihuahua, with
an area of nearly 10000 square miles.
Quantities of sulphur are mined in
the craters of several extinct volca-
Noes Modern Mexico
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-26
Women Here
And There
The Dangers of Ultra Frank
ness Misplaced Formal
ity-A Mans Point
of View.

1T is great mistake to bring up a
child to be too frank" remarked Mrs.
Wisely, with decision.
Mrs. Commonplace looked shocked.
Il didn't think there could be such a
thing as too much TRUTH" she observed
primly.
"Well, then, my dear, you have an
other guess coming to you, in slang
parlance. Don't tell me I don't know
what am talking about, because for
a long time was a victim of indis-
eliminate truth telling. Unfortunately
it was the result Of my early educa-
ton. But am bravely getting over it.
"Oh, the enemies that / madel Peo-
pie don't want to know the real truth
about themselves. They generally are
pretty well aware of it, although they
pretend they are not, and how they
hate you for finding them out!
mo, indeed! Diplomacy and sweet
smile pay infinitely better.
IF all the people in this world were
frank, direct and truthful, then it would
be possible to be outWardly exactly
what one is inwardly, but as it is it
puts you to great disadvantage. The
people know your game exactly, and
they keep you guessing about theirs.
why bring up q child in such a
manner that it will be handicapped all
its life? This world is hard enough
to get through. goodness knows, with
out fresh complications.
1.-THE French are great people. They
teach you the lesson Of diplomacy if
nothing else They can even put you
out of doors without hurting your feel
ings, the whole thing is so beautifully
done. You never hear a rude word in
France, and yet people get through
life wonderfully well. walking around
obstacles instead Of stumbling against
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-26

to the farther side, and she righted, the
sea pouring in a cataract across her
bows. Her nose sank deeply in the
trough, and felt the boards slant
away from me toward the stern.
..She is sinkingv' said Montgomery.
Give way! Give wayr' called Shep-
pard sharply. "Put her head upp' And
the two drove the SOULS through the
masses of foaming water. The dingey
took a jump forward. broadside on to
the water, and under the brisk strokes
of the rowers leaped second time.
Then her bows went down, and, rolling
her head to one side like wounded
porpoise, she sank slowly with CUR
Cling and churning of water.
When l saw that a wreck was iney-
table l dropped into the sea and
struck out for the shore. Three or four
strokes brought me into my depth, and
stood waist deep in the tossing
waves and looked for the others. /
called to them loudly, and one by one
they emerged out of the darkness Of
the foam. We stood together dripping
on the nat shore.
'rThis is good thing" was the first
thing Sercombe said as he wrung out
the wet from his coat. 81 said we
should have to fight it out ashore You
see, we daren't have risked the treas
ure afoat"
There was sense in this, but it struck
me comically at the time.
They'll certainly never make for
open water in that boat tonight" said
Sheppard.
'sWe'lI catch 'em at Portagree," re-
marked Montgomery cheerfully.
ssWell, we all seem agreed that we
are in luck and that nothing better
could have happened to u.s." said,
with laugh.
There's one thing I'm going to do
before go yard farther" said Ser
combe, land that is to clean my pistol
and put in fresh cartridge"
amen said Montgomery.
We followed the example, and then
we all set out along the margin Of the
estuary, running at the first to make
up LUZ lOSt tlllt.l out 11JO4 ue1u Tic
tide and the wind against him, and he
made way slowly, SO that we soon
came near enough to the boat for our
purposes. The night was so thick that
we could discern very little, but no one
doubted that we were within striking
distance of our enemy. So we kept
along the shore until the lights Of
Portagree came into sight.
It was by now somewhere near 2 in
the morning, and the village, which
was a collection Of poor cottages on
that barren and exposed shore, was
wrapped in sleep. Only lamp or
two sl1one from the windows of the
houses and some lights of the little
craft riding in the road. Waste land.
scattered with furze and low growing
bushes, lay at the back Of the village,
and here we halted to decide upon our
action.
1--WE have got to find out what
Hoods AFTER I said Hell be in
Portagree shortly. we must watch
him"
"That's the only course" agreed Ser
combe. I'VE can do nothing till we
know that. And see here, this is no
business for party, but for picket.
I'll take that job myself. Give me
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-26
Social Opinion.

Social opinion is like sharp knife.
There are foolish people who regard It
only with terror and dare not touch or
NEEDLE with it; there are more foolish
people who, in rashness or defiance,
seize it by the blade and get cut and
mangled for their pains, and there are
wise people who grasp it discreetly
and boldly by the handle and use 1t to
carve out their own purposes. Mrs.
Jameson