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The Washington times., 1906-01-18

MANY trems ks are being passed
around fhe Senate side OF the Capitol
nowS. lays as to whether the apple eat
ing" hast acquired by some Of our
Senatorr IS in reality a bad omen.
1t fs DOi nted out that ex-senator
Francis IL CockrelI Of Missouri was in
the habit IF eating several large. juicy
red apples every day while he was in
the Senate He was subsequently de-
feated for reelection at the last Pres
fdentiat campaign. His successor in
that cn @sr characteristic. Joseph s. e.
blackburn of Kentucky was likewise
defeated a week ago
whether the apple eating feature has
any parti ular part TO play in shaping
the destt les OF the old-line Senator'S is
question that has gained considerable
circulation since Mr. Blackburn re-
turned from the Blue Grass State last
week. A number Of the old employees at
the Capitol who are familiar with the
daily life Of the prominent members OF
| both sides of Congress. say that they
cannot recall an incident where a man
who acquired the apple eating habit
| had not met defeat when it came 70
, sounding the sentiments OF, the people
/ IN returning him 10 Office.
| Senator Blackburn, however, does not
give much credit 10 the theory that
suca "A habit had anything TO DO with
either his or his Missourian friends de-
( feat lie says that il Is one Of those
/ things which cannot shape the course
a man must travel. and has given no
Iintirnation that he intends TO give up
/ the habit. 1T may be that IL works
the other way" some OF his friends
say. and they base their belief upon The
fact that ~hcn Senator cockren was
forced 10 retire he got as good a
place as the one he had occupied with
honor and credit for so long period
! Those same friends hope that the same
good luck win follow Mr.. Blackburn
retirement next year As yet sue
cessor 70 Mr.. Blackburn as an apple
eater has not been decided uDon.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
BARBERS' UNION WANTS
STRICT SANITARY LAW

The White BARRIERS Union. Local 239.
held their regular meeting last night at
Wassman's Hall
The main object of the meeting was
the appointment of & committee of hve
to draft a sanitary license bill for the
District of Columbia. Several speakers
were present and all spoke of the
necessity OF the enactment Of such a
law for this community 1t was decided
that the bill will include provisions for
the licensing of all BARRIERS and The
conpulsion of antiseptic methods in ali
barber shOpS.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION
HONOR FRANkLIN'S MEMORY

The S200tli anliVersary of the birth OF
BENJAMIN Franklin was celebrated py
the Sons OF the Revolution last hign'
in the red dining room OF the New VII
lard Hotel.
Col John AVN Rensselaer, Hon, l. D
A. member of the New YORK bfahch
of the Sons of the Revolution proVioeo
the diversion of the evening Ooioiiei
Hon represented the United states
Army in Manchuria, and with the ana
steraopticon views related IN interesting
detail his experiences while in that eoun-
try. -. E-,.,,,L, W
tIaciraff former Secretary -of the Navy
Rem Miller. Admiral Walker. G. Is. Par
ris surgeon general. Walter Wyman.
Irx,ing IL Dunlap. Thomas Biadgen. IL.
r. Bennett. and Or. Z. l. Belt
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
The Elder Offenders.
Ha---r---s- 4,

The court-martial for the trial of
midshipmen OF the Naval Academy, /
accused OF hazing. pursues merrily its
onward way, with a healthy record /
each week of several young gentle !
men transferred from the activities of
a sailors life TO more sedentaTy pur-
suits ashore. One begins to wonder
where it will end and what good it is
going 10 accomplish.
The Times has been doubtful all
along of the entire wisdom of the pro-
ceeding, for several reasons. First
and most impressive, among these was
the countenance given the cadet code
and hazing by the officers of the
navy, detailed as instructors and di-
rectors of discipline at the Academy
IL is a matter of common knowledge
that they winked at the practices for
which expulsions are now being or
dered.
Under such circumstances it was
not to be expected that the midship-
men would look seriously upon the
laws and the Tt gulations which for
bid haZing and make it punishable.
They, certainly, could not be relied
upon to perceive a moral obliquity in
actions which were tacitly approved
by their superior officers. Neither
did they. They thought hazing and
running all Tight-nay, more, thought
these practices demanded by the ac
tuaI needs of the service and perfectly
adapted to -weeding out the unfit and
training race OF officers of the right
stamp. @ .
There are. offenders more guilty
than The midshipnen now being
broughp before the seourt-martial, as
The Times has indicated on several
occasions. They are the officers of
the navy who knew violations of the
regulations and the law were being
constantly committed and winked at
the transgressions. Not only did they
violate their Oaths, taken when they
received their commissions, but they
were derelict IN their duty as exem-
plars OF their young associates. Not
only did they do wrong themselves,
but by example and the. force of their
personalities encouraged in the mid
shipmen a flippant disregard of the
laws of the land.
~Tv1-.-. aFS.Cr., fr crrT-
filter subjects for the court-martial
aud its activities than the midship-
raea who have been its recent victims
Had they done their plain duty, such
wholesale explosions would not have
been necessary, for occasional offense:
would have been discovered and deal
with as they occurred.
Ultimately, of course, the mid
shipmen themselves must remove the
bIots that now rest upon the Acade
my's fair name That depends upon ;
change OF sentiment-of ideals, per
haps. as to what constitutes mani.
dignity and true worth. How thi
change is to be brought about ma,
well be the occasion Of differing opin
lens. but ii win never be while in
structors and officers of discipline o
the Academy the mldshipmen's su
periors il. the service TO which the
are NeH6ting 1heir careers. condor
and even approve a system the publ
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
MI Pavne's Hair Cut.

Serene Payne. the Republican noor
leader in the House. appeared IN the
House Yesterday looking ten years
younger and forty pounds lighter HIS
colleagues were at first puzzled BY the
change in his appearance
con" said one at last. i see. Serene
IL r. T. a rare thing for Mr. Payne 70
have his hair cut. as its length gem
rally corresponds TO his avoirdupois.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
District Bill Conference.

Representatives Goulden and Olcott.
both of New York, viii hold Consuta-
ton this afternoon to decide on whether
they viii rentroduce their bills al
fecting the reorganization Of the District
or put in one bill embodying the 1ea-
lures OF the TWO bills tley ntIouuCeu
b. fore CbriStu.as in the House.
Both these gentlemen are working OF
the same end higher salaries FOR tne
teachers and q reorganization OF lHe
hoard of Education They 90 not care
whose bin is adopted so long as their
objects are attained
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slemp's Funny Lunch Counter.

Representative Campbell Slemp' tne
only Republican member OF congress
from Virginia. does things IN ms own
way, laughing at the demands OF pre-
ccdent and the rules OF custom inns
was illustrated the other day
Mr. SIemp. al the luncheon hour. went
INFO the anfefoOm back OF the SPEAK
eT's desk and there began 70 eat
nice meal which he had had set cut on
one of the window Lodges He seelned
- e1{o,- The meal. as he ate standing
Up. .. Ia z ,.-.,,l,s.,
Who but Slemp would have thought
Of not going down TO the restaurant IoE
his lunch2'
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

conscience of the whole country
heartily condemns.
The midshipmen are not the only
offenders, nor even the chief offend
ers. The department should keep on
looking
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
HEBREW SOCIETY HELPS
RUSSIAN SUFFERERS FUND

simon Wolf announces the receipt or
st7o q i'm aid of the Russian sufferers
fund from the Society of B'nai Zion, OF
this city. the money being collected at
q mass meeting held December 81, 1850
AIR. Wolf also announces that the Pres
ident has consented to order the Marine
Rand TO assist in a sacred concert 10
be given in this city later on. in aid OF
The fund
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
STOPS COMIC PAPER

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. lS.-Two d.
rectors of the comic paper Svoboda have
been sentenced to spend year each
confined in the fortress The paper has
been finally suppressed Tn prosecution
of these offenders. as well as the pro-
ceedings against the Novosti, was heiC
under the new press regulations.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

Mrs Stanley Mathews entertained AT
dinner last nteEt. the British Ambassa-
dor and Lady Durand. Justice and Mrs
Holmes. Senator and Mrs. Elkins. Sen
ator and Mrs. Dryden, General and Mrs
Draper. NJ. and Mrs Wayne MacVeagh.
Miss Mitchell, Admiral O Nell, and Sen
ator Frye.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellis included in
the dinner party entertained by them
last night the Secretary of War and
Mrs. Taft. the Secretary Of Commerce
and Labor and Mrs. Metcalf, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. New
berry. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taft who
are visiting The Secretary of War and
Mrs. Taft; Mr. and Mrs. William Slater
Mr. and Mrs. Boardman. Mr. and MIS-
Purdy, Miss Patton, and Mr. smalley-
Franklin Henry Ellis. son of Hr. and
Mrs Frank Ellis. Harvard man OF
the '05 class. is now the guest OF his
parents for the season.
Senator and Mrs. Lodge entertained a
dinner party last night
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Spencer invited
guests TO dinner last night 10 meet Mr.
and Mrs. George Vanderbilt, of New
York. who are visiting them. Dining
with them were Col. and Mrs AleNan-
der r. Lawton. of Savannah. Ga. JUS
| tice of the Supreme Court and Mrs
! White. Senator and Mrs. Wetmore,
CaDtain ard Mrs. Cowles. Miss Board
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson,
! Major General Barry. and Mr.. and Mrs
/ John Gle. If Baltimore
| Senator and AIRS Hopkins were hosts
at a dinner party last night entertain
ing the Secretary of the Treasury and
| Mrs. Shaw. Justice and Mrs. Harlan
! senator and Mrs. Burrows, Senator and
Mrs. Scout, Miss Millard, Miss Kittredge
| REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs. Dalzell' Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Sibley. and Mrs
1 Loose, of Chicago.
President Roosevelt entertained a
luncheon at the White House today Opii
Read and eight other guests. includins
Secretary of state Root. Mr. Read re
fllrns to his home in Chicago tomorrow
For hours Judge Deuel. sat in the
chair trying-and at times vainly-t'
answer the questions put to him unde
cross-examination by Mr. Osborne.
In the opinion of experts Who have fol
lowed the trial in the three days he ha
been under cross -examin2ti ton, he ha
made such admissions that the appellate
division of the supreme court must tax
, notice of the matter. as the charter say
no one holding his position, or that of I
city magistrate, may engage in any 9th
er business
Almost on the verge OF collapse did IN
{ Judge appear as the damaging adnis
r sions were wrung from his own lips b
; the questions of Mr.. Osborne.
/ Mann to Testify.
There is little doubt that Colone
Mann will be called 20 the witnes
stand. for on the contention that Tow
e Topics is dealing in scandals. il is said
e no one would be able to speak wit
e more authority than he
4 Commander Boutakoff. formerly nava
l~ss&Ghs Of the Russian embassy wen
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

The President and Mrs KoOseNelt
have issued invitations for a dinner at
the White House February ?.
The Vice President will give a reeep-
ton for the members OF the Senate
February g.
The principal social event OF today viii
be the reception of President and Mrs.
Roosevelt tonight at the White House.
in honor of the judiciary. This Is the
second in the series which is given each
season by the Chief Executive, and
promises TO be "A notable social event,
Carriages will approach from the north
10 The east entrance of the White
House. opposite the Treasury Pedes-
trians will follow the same route. After
diseharging passengers carriages will be
parked around the Ellipse in the White
Lot
The gates will not be open until $50
O'Clock. Two carriages will drive un-
der the Dol -cochere at the same time.
Coaehmsn will be provided with mum
bered. checks, which must be presented
by them in order 20 regain admittanee
10 the grounds.
Guests will also be provided with
tickets of the same numbers as their
carriages. These they should carefully
preserve, IN order TO call their carriages.
which will depart from the same en-
/ trance. Carriages VIII be called by cleo
! trio signal
After leaving cloaks in the cloakroom.
guests are requested 10 fall In line and
pass up the main staircase
| The southwest gate will be opened at
/ $50 D. III Guests holding special car
/ riage cards vii! enter the grounds by
| that gate. and tie house BY the door un-
der the south portico. Carriages viii
| epproseh this entrance by Seventeenth
! street
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
NURSERY VERS DE sOCIETE.

How doth the little Busy
Improve each shining minute?
Rv saving things about her friends
who more than her are in II.
And who. forsooth, IS Busy b?
I very much fear
That the aforesaid Busy b
Is Busy Body, dear.
Nashville American.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

Mrs Edwin Clarke Gregory Is N 7 tne
ci,v visiting her parents. Senator ana
Mrs. Overman. at their apartments a.
tlra Cochran.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

Mrs Joseph c. :. Blackburn will not
10 az nome today. but VIII receive heF
friends AT 1703 Nineteenth street IhuFS-
80 Tenuarv . and February i
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

,-ol,-et with trimmings Of point lace ana
sfjter Hundreds of guests from ofIlciaI
end residential circles called DURING 'he
evening.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
THE personal SIDE
oAT THE CAPITOL

Apple Eating Habit in the Senate and Subse-
ouent Misfortunes of Those Addicted the
Subject for Much Comment at the Capitol
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

Mrs Walter +. Hilton VIII receive 20
$50 f9S3 Irving street northwest
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

Miss Elsie Seymour gave pretty Tea
,-e-terdav afternoon at her residence on
Nineteenth street. Assisting hef IA re-
..5.l,' ->iIl, - Miss Edith Miller. Miss
s,f.efb,- ronverse Miss NSe Davis MIS-
! NJ Mitchell Mrs. HenE Dunlap pre-
sided AT the tea table.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

der the souih pOruco- NtfffsiEee VIII
epproseh this entrance by Seventeenth
street
whitelaw Reid. United States am
bassador 70 Great Britain, who has
been spending the holidays at his home
IN New York has sailed on the White
star steamship Baltic. for England
Mrs Reid remains here for. ten mere
Edays. size is stopping with her father
| d. o Mills. and at the end of that
! time as he starts for California, she
viii ioin her husband al the Court OF
/ St James.
/ Mrs. Matthew Trimble and Mrs.
| Henry Fenno Sawtelle will be al home
this afternoon from until o'clock at
/ 1920 Rhode Island avenue.
I Representative Lowering and Miss
/ Lowering have given up their apart
meuts in the Arlington and are now at
| stoneleigh Court, where they VIII
spend the winter.
The Rev. Charles Lawrence Adams.
-of East Hampton. Mass. is the guest
of General and Mrs. Greely. The we'd
lding Of Mr.. Adams and Miss Greely
will take place in April.
Mrs. Edmund Lewis. of Philadelphia.
Is visiting Mrs J. W. Pilling, OF 1901
Massachusetts avenue. and will be with
Mrs. Pining tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs q oliver Iselin and family Of
New York. and John G. Carlisle are ia
| Washington for visit.
Mr. ana Mrs. William Barret Ridgely,
the latter formerly Miss Kate Deerins.
are among the late arrivals al the
Colonial Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas
Mrs Richardson clover will entertain
on Saturday evening, February 3, at a
fancy dress ball for young people
Mrs. Burkett, wife of Senator Burkett
will be at home this afternoon from
TO O'Clock Mrs. Burkett will be as
sisted by Mrs. Robert Hale. Of Los
p Angeles.
, lat home today. Mrs. Edison Will receive
, on Thursdays. January . and Feb
, ruary /.
p Mrs Tilman and Miss Tillman vii
not be at home today.
The following Washington people are
! visiting in New York today:
c. II. Birdsau, Miss \. Braeme. A
l IRrylawski. L. II. Canning. J. B. Churc h
I a /. Cline. a II. ColveT. W Z. Col
: well, ". s. Corley, J. \. Cunningham m
/ c. w. Currier, II. Hammond, E c
Heald. Mrs. 5. b. Hege. s. II. Hines
Mrs c. r. Hough, c. B. Kane, w
LAndgren, w. Lyon, d. E. McComb. "
A Mnliken. Dr.. w. Moulden. r. II
Newman. G. B. y. Rich, W. S, Ritten
house, r. c. Smith. ". F. StutZ, \. 5
Thompson J. A. Watson. S. e Walker
s. Gasserheim. w D. Gill. S. T. HorneT
: F. l. Kimbail, 3. n. Ricketts,. j. c
. Rock. F. Rodgers. c. b. Rosenberg. i
J. Ross, p. Sands, j. b. Siggins. II. q
: Ward. G. d. Bailey, w. Z. Ballard. ri
A. Carr, w. T. Chapman. ". Fry. o
& IJscobi. Mrs w NJ. Jones. b. NJ. Weeks
,1H b. Munck, G. w. Storr-
/ Miss Olive Matthews. niece OF Pres
ttoh c. Robinson. of Philadelphia. is tn
guest at Mrs. William S. Riley for tw
| weeks.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
FEBRUARY DINNER
At WHITE HOUSE
President and Mrs. ROOse-
velt Issue Invitations.
THE JUDICIARY TONIGHT
Reception at Executive Mansion VIII
Be One of the Principal Socia!
Affairs Today.

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
have issued invitations for a dinner az
the White House February ?.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

Mrs Burkett. wife OF Senator BuTkett
will be at home this afternoon from
Ia q O'clock Mrs Burkett will be
sisted by Mrs. Robert Hale. Of Los
Angeles
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

TO New York yesterday. from where he
VIII sail on Saturday for Russia.
Colonel Raspupof military attachc Of
the embassy. accompanied Commander
BoutakOff 20 New York
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

Mrs. John Joy Edison. jr., viii not be
At home today. Mrs. Edison will receive
on Thursdays. January . and Feb
ruary /.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

Mrs sutherland wife Of Senator
sutherland. viii not receive todaS- nus
Tbursdav in February. at the High-
lands.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

Mrs Richardson Glover viii entertain
on Saturday evening, February 3, at a
fancy dress ball for young people
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

Mrs Stanley Mathews entertained At
dinner last night. the British Ambassa-
dor and Lady Dursnd. Justice and Mrs.
Holmes. Senator and Mrs. Elkins. Sen
ator and Mrs. Dryden, General and Mrs.
Draper. NJ and Mrs. Wayne MacNeagh.
Miss Mitchell, Admiral O'Neil, and Sen
atOr FrVe-
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

TIL. home of Morgan s. McCathVan' ia
r-a,,ytb street southeast, was the scene
-of a delightful musicale last nleIlI tlle
occasion being birthday celebration
,The guests spent an enjoyaeie EVENING,
s,,sfcsl selections ana thus rendering a
nroeram of much interest as wen as
bighIv entertaining. Those present We, NeIe
Prof Joseph Harrison. ". L JeWe.i'
Rov REYNOLDS G. X. Bittenbenaet. 7. - \
shannon, ] J. Rives, l. \. fo'''-' .
Miss Lille Grandstaff, or Cn9IIeS are
,ro1,n " Va. is the guest OF Miss ms
,,ortb at 1896 Seventh street northwest
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

Mr.. and Mrs. William Barret Ridgely
me latter formerly Miss Kate Deerins.
are among the late arrivals at the
Colonial Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

Franklin Henry Ellis. son Of dr. and
Mrs. Frank Ellis, a Harvard man OF
the '05 class. is now the guest OF his
parents for the season.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

Mrs Tillman and Miss Tillman viii
not be at home today.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
Mann to Testify.

There is little doubt that Colonel
Mann will be called 20 the witness
stand. for on the contention that Town
'Topics is dealing in scandals, il is said.
no one would be able to speak with
more authort ty than he.
Commander Boutakoff formerly naval
<ets.Shs Of the Russian embassy went
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-02
MAD HUSBAND SHOT TO DEATH.
Young Girl Aged IS Kills To Saws
Wife and Children.

Thornton, r. l., Dec. Ethel
Smith, the 15-year-old daughter OF
Special PoPliceman Leander Smith, is
under arrest charged with killing "a
mer Briggs, a resident OF Thornton.
The circumstances Of the killing
were such that, after being Obliged
20 arrest the child, Chief Kimball
took her to his house. gave her a
Thanksgiving dinner and declared that
she should not 80 TO jail as long as
she was unier his jurisdiction.
About two weeks ago Briggs Is al
legged 10 have deserted his wife, leav-
ing her without means to support her.
self and three small children. Special
Officer Smith took pity upon the wo-
man, and ne and his wife received
Mrs. Briggs and her children into
their home. Thursday afternoon, dur
ing the absence OF Smith, Briggs tried
20 force an entrance to the Smith
house. Mrs. Briggs and her chill
dren, in fear, locked all the doors
and windows.
Ethel procured her fathers revolt
yer, as Briggs drew large carving
knife from beneath his coat and cut
away the netting from the screen
on the front door lie then smashed
pane OF glass in the door. reached
his arm on the inside. turned the key
in the lock and threw back the bolt
He then forced the door open, the
little girl fred two shots At him, both
bullets lodging in his body. Briggs
hesitated for a moment and then kept
on. The child hred three more shots
and Briggs fell dead.
Witnesses say that when Briggs
approached the house he was mutter-
ing threats 10 kill his wife aud chill
dren.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-02
FaEIoAT raAIN svNs OWE sOY
Penny Ransom Killed In an Accident
Thursday Afternoon.


Atlanta, Dec. 1.-While a freight
train of the Atlanta and West Point
was coming into the city on the Belt
Line a small boy ran after II crying
aloud:
You've killed a little boy down
here! You've killed little boy down
herel"
The train was stopped Immediately,
and about 100 yards below Magazine
road the trainmen found the mutilat-
ed body Of small boy. hardly over
IL years OF age. II was put on a
cot in the caboose OF the train, and
carried TO the corner OF Pearl and
Decatur streets. Barclay e. Bran
don, the undertakers, we're called and
took the body to their establishment,
where Il was identified by the parents,
who live at SO7 Wylie street, outside
the city limits.
The name OF the boy was Penny
Ransom. How he happened to be
killed Is not known, and the railroad
officials say that they could find no
eye Witnesses 70 the affair. II Is
not denied that he was killed by this
particular freight train, but how 1t
was done, Is not known.
The engineer lid not see the little
fellow on the track, II is thought
that he must have tried to run un-
der freight car, while the train
was moving slowly by the crossing,
and was crushed by the wheels.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-02
Japanesss TRAINING squadron.

Toxic. Dec. Ia training squad
ron consisting Of the ships Itkushlma,
Hashidates and the Matsushima I'M
der command Of Rear Admiral To-
meOka, late president OF the naval
cadet school, will start from Eo-
kohama on Jan. 8 next on a cruise
via Honolulu, The squadron. II is
expected, will arrive at San Francis
co on February ls. Il will after
ward visit Tacoma
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-02

Psttsasrr, poc. i.--FNrg % an IA
gnoun Orrln broae ca ,a tae sia-
tiosagy teFsstmsst % tAc Eaat Man-
ufuxtarinE oomFany. ar .amaEcd rs
a,ani to NE tstrui % several lAoas-
kr8 toHtrt ne biats uas ~ terca
Or q uus nai ii thFea,saeL ne e..
tstaiEE fiFaetaret sai al tts sar .as
De- tae davn ,aua iistrir, uere SAN.
u1Eee several GrFEea atrt saFat-
~ nEu ~ hnsE E,ta. Els iets
IL ecFeFts "a ,apaaes
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-02
Grade o. Vice Admiral.

Washington. Dec. 1.-The grade
OF vice admiral viii be revived In the
navy II the navy department adopts
the recommendation made by Rear
Admiral Converse. chief OF the bu-
read OF navigation. 10 his annual re-
port. lie says At least two vice ad-
miralshipS should be created for the
commanders OF the Atlantic and Ash
attic fleets, who will soon have un-
der them subordinate rear admlrals
aud a large number OF ships.