The National tribune., 1906-04-12

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penses of the Navy will grow as the
Navy grows, and we cannot have a
good thing unless we are willing to
pay for it. Neither can we fix arbitrari-
ly certain sum and say this shall not
be exceeded: IL we give 90 per cent OF
what the Navy needs and refuse it the
indispensable remaining 10, we are not
economical, but foolishly wasteful; we
throw away money ii it does not bring
us return in effective service.
II believe with Washington that.
while human nature and human socie-
~ remain what they are, war will be
always possible. and sometimes un-
ayoidable. and that to preserve peace
we should be, and be known to be. ever
ready, at moments notice. to meet
an appeal TO arms"
The abandonment of a number of
Army posts i'm the West and Southwest
the redistribution of troops prepared
by Lieut.-Gen. j. c. Bates Chief of
Staff, and tentatively approved by Sec
rotary Taft. 1t is the purpose of the
General Staff TO have as many brigade
posts as possible. that officers may have
opportunity to deal with larger bodies
of men, and Secretary Taft recently
explained the plan of the General Staff
to the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs.
Two or three years would be required
to effect the desired changes. and the
speed with which the redistribution can
be accomplished depends on the
amount of money Congress appropriates
for the military establishment. The
posts recommended for evacuation are
Fort Liscum and Fort Davis, Alaska:
Fort Ringgold. Tex; Fort Missoula.
Mont; Fort Niobrara, Neb., and Fort
Reno. Okla.
Secretary Taft assured the commit
tee that it is not the purpose of the
General Staff to abolish small posts en-
tireiy. as some of them would still be
necessary. He suggested that posts
which are evacuated should be placed
in charge of caretakers and kept in
such condition that they might be used
for military purposes in case of emer-
gency.
Hon. William Loeb. Jr.. Secretary to
the President, took header into space
from the back of his horse early last
week. and is consequently feeling
nightly ''shook up like" The horse
was present to him from Seth Bull
lock. United States Marshal of South
Dakota, and is named "Scoots.' Sec
rotary Loeb scooted off his back fast
enough when Scoots reniged on an
automobile that came trailing about
III,
and while the Secretary went on.
Scoots stood fast, and that tells the
story.
You have heard of paradoxes? Well.
here is one showing that it makes a
difference whose OK is gored:
Attorney-General Moody has over
ruled a precedent established by him.
self when Secretary of the Navy.
Secretary Bonaparte recently asked
him for an opinion whether q midship-
man dismissed from the Naval Acad-
envy for misconduct could be reinstated
by the Secretary of the Navy. The At
torney-General advised him that, the
power of the Secretary OF the Navy to
appoint and dismiss midshipmen does
not embrace the power to reinstate.
1t Is stated at the Navy Department
that when the Attorney-General was
Secretary of the Navy he ordered men
to be reinstated who had been dis
missed, and. in fact. in the case before
Secretary Bonaparte Mr.. Moody's ex-
amples had been cited as precedents.
The work OF preparing for the big
Encampment of the United Spanish
War Veterans to be held here begin
ming Oct. next. has been actively en-
tered upon, Maj. Fred s. Hodgson,
Chairman of the General Encampment
Committee, announced the Chairmen OF
the several subcommittee that will
carry on the extensive preparations for
the coming event as follows:
Committee on Ceremonies, Col. M.
Emmet Urell, Chairman; Commander
John Lewis Smith. Of the District De-
partment. Vice Chairman: on Resolu-
tons. Col. E. j. Dimmick; on Ways
and Means. Capt. G. Leyburn Shorey;
on Auxiliaries. Capt. r. Fl. Wood: on
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p. Conway: on Press and Advertising,
Capt. J. Walter Mitchell: on Visiting
Organizations. Rufus w. Pearson; on
Entertainment. Capt. Lee M. Lipscomb;
on Souvenir Program. Capt. Sheridan
Ferree; on Music, Louis w. De Bevoise;
on Decorations. G.. w. Brooks; on Sub
scriptions. DR.. s. Clifford Cox; on Uni
forms. j. c. Jirikowic: on Parade, Capt.
Daniel v. Chisholm.
The officers of the General Encamp-
ment Committee are: Mai. Fred s.
Hodgson. Chairman: Capt. G. Leyburn
Shorey. Vice Chairman; Capt. Lee M.
Lipscomb. Treasurer; Capt. ]. Walter
Mitchell. Secretary, and Capt. J. Lyon
King. Financial Secretary
For the Spanish War Auxiliaries Mrs
Ida Galloway. President Of the District
OF Columbia Auxiliary. has been ap-
pointed Chairman, and Mrs. Isabel
Worreil Ball, Past District President,
Vice Chairman. Work is going rapidly
forward for entertainment Of the Aux
Hilary members who may visit Wash
inston in October.
ITO be a United States Senator from
Arkansas. Jefferson Davis" Has not
that familiar sound to you old fell
lows of from 1s47 to 1855? There have
been 33 Davises I'm the United States
Senate. and OF this number just two
have been 'Jeffersons," and they both
hail from the South. One of them is
dead. and IL the truth is told about this
one he isn't adding any more luster to
the Davis name by living than the other
one did. He Is the present Governor
OF Arkansas, and he has defeated for
reelection to the United States Senate
James ii. Berry, of BentOnville, Ark,
as fine gentleman OF the Southern
school as you will find I'm years
search. Senator Berry was a rebxI Off
Ger and lost a leg at Corinth. He is
six-footer big OF frame. with lyrical
Southern looks and manners. aud
usually wears the old Confederate gra.>
but somehow 1t is with him as ii was
with Blackburn. 1t did not seem often
siye. Senator Berry has served Arkan-
sas In the United States Senate for near.
iy "a years, and I'm all that time nobody
remembers that he ever offended the
dignity Of that body by an unsenatoriaI