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WASHINGTON & POTOMAC STEAMBOAT co:
Randall Line.)

CLEANERS FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS
& p;%~;: and Saturday, s;m; for river landlnss
Lower Nachodoc creek Monday and Wsdnesdss
enly. Returning. steamer arrives in Washington
wednesday and Friday mornings aud sunday
afternoons
Steamer Wakefield, Sunday. Tuesday and Thur.
day at an, for river landings. Including Grin.
der's wharf. Port Tobacco creek and Naddo1
creek. Returning. arrive In Washington Monday,
Wednesday and Friday afternoons. uol6-6
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G. II. ACKERT. Y. P. AND 9. u.
". n. TAYLOR. @. 2. 4. Z. 8. BROWN. q. l.
SeabOard AirLineRailWay

TICKET OFFICE. 1921 PENNA. AVE.
Notwithstanding schedule not guaranteed.
9:05 AM. DAILY-Seaboard Mall Through
coaches and Pullman Sleepers to Savannah and
Jacksonville. Through Sleepers Washington to
Hamlet and Hamlet to Atlanta and Birmingham.
Dining Cars.
500 Pm. pAILY-seaboard Express. Solid
train. with coaches and Pullman Sleepers to So
vannah Jacksonville and Tanps. Through
Sleeper to Atlanta. Birmingham and AemphiA
Dining Cars.
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FRENCH LIME,

cOMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATL ANTIQUE
Direct Line to Havre-Paris tFrancc,.
Sailing every Thursday at 10 an. from
Pier No. - North River. foot Morton st.. ". 7.
'La Touraine. Dec. ~ LA Provence. Jan. 2
LA Lorraine. Dec 10 La Gascogne. Jan. 8
La Bretague. dec. 20 LA Lorraine. Jan. 10
sTwnscrew steamers.
GEORGE W. MOSS 141l ST. NV.
mil .365t
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SOUTHERN RAllMAW.

N. B.-Following schedule figures published
only Information. and are not guaranteed.
's:o5 a.m.-Danville. Harrisonburg and way
stations.
$500 a.m.-Sleepers aud coaches to Atlanta
and New Orleans. Sleepers to Columbus and Ma.
sl1:0o s:ar.-sieepers and coaches to Columbia.
Savannah and Jacksonville. Dining car.
TAOS p.m.AHarrisonburg and way stations.
4:55 p.m.-Charlottesville. Warrenton and waJ
| stations. .r-.s--.
'e:i5 p.m.--sleepers and coaches to Atlanta.
Sunset Route Tourist sleeper to San Francisco
four times week. ..r....'
$3.50 p.m.-Sleepers ana coaches to Charlotte.
Columbia. Aiken and Augusta. Dining car.
sl0:15 p.m.-Sleepers and coaches (vfa Lynch.
burg and Bristol, to Chattanooga. Memphis and
s11:O0 p.m.-New York and New Orleans Ltd, :,
solid Pullman to AsheviIle, Atlanta. Birmingham
and New Orleans Club and observation cara
Dining car.
Through trains from the south arrive Washing.
ton 7:35, s:45 and 9:os an; 2:40. 6:26 SEAS.
Harrisonburg 1915 pm. week days. and s:4o
D. m. daily; from Charlottesville daily 500 Am.
Frequent trains to and from Bluemont.
Ticket omces: 706 18th st.. Gil Pa. ave. and
new Union station.
8. n. HARDwICK, p. T. n.
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FUTURE DAYS.
ADAM a. wEsCHLER, AUCTIoYEER

ADAM \. wESCHLER, AUCTIONEER .
Assignee's Sale of a Large
Stock Groceries, Fine Fixtures,
Etc, Contained in Store South
east Corner 10th and l Streets
Northwest; Also Horse, Wagon
and Harness.
By virtue of order Of the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia. in re assignment George
~ Dorsey. Equity No, 2I477, will sell. by pub
lie auction, within the above premises on
TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF DE
CEMBER, 1907, COMMENCING AT TEN
O'CLOCK AN. large and well-assorted stock
Of Groceries. etc, including Teas, Conees.
Spices. Canned Tomatoes. Corn. Peas Salmon,
obster, Shrimp, Beans. Flour, Baking Powder,
Bottled Goods. Plum Pudding. Olives. Brooms,
Soaps. etc. etc; also large Ice Box. National
Cash Register. Fine Marble-top Counters, Meat
Blocks, Coffee MILL Scales etc, etc.; also Horse
Wagon and Harness.
Terms cash.
JAMES T. SHERIER. Jr.. Assignee.
No. $40 Ind NV.
j. ENOS RAY. Jr., Attorney. Columbian bldg.
del0-d&dbs eSu
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By virtue of decd of trust chattels given to
us and duly recorded in Liber 3093. at folio 148
ct seq of the land records Of the District of Co.
lumbia and at the written request of the parties
secusa heTshy we TIL VII sell ri At pTee nuSt%% ON
DECEMBER. 1907. AT THE HOUR OF TWO
O'CLOCK PM. within the premises No 1918 It'll
Columbia the entire contents Of the bar and bill
lizard room In said premises. consisting. in part,
Of Bar Counter Back Bar, Cash Registers Vines
Liquors and Cigars. lot barroom necessities. etc.
also Manhattan Pool Table. three Pool Ia
bles with Balls Cues and Racks. together with
the lease of the premises aforesaid. all OF said
scribed in schedule "B" attached to the deed
Of trust chattels aforesaid.
Terms Of sale: Cash. A deposit Of $500 re-
quired at the time Of sale.
CHARLES W. DARR,
LEO A. FINN,
Trustees.
DARR, PEYSER & TAYLOR,
Attorneys for Holder of Note. de5-d&dhs
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UNITED STATES MARSHAL'S OFFICE.-BY
virtue Of writ of feri facias issued out of the
trict Of Columbia. and to me directed, will
sell at public sale. for cash: at the auction
In this city. at ELEVEN O'CLOCK An. MON.
DAY. DECEMBER TWENTY THIRD. 1907. all
the right title. claim and interest Of the de-
PENDANT Lester d. Moore. jr.. in and to the
following automobile equipment. viz: 2 lap
robes. oil lamps, speedometer. horn. tire
casing. l solar carbon tank and gas lamps.
seized and levied upon the property of the
defendant Lester D. Moore. jr., and sold to sat.
isfy execution No. 4SO24. at law, in favor OF
George D. Hornng.
AULICK PALMER. U. s. Marshal
ADAM A. WESCHLER, Auctioneer.
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MARCUS NOTES, AUCT.. 1926 9TH ST. NV
Clearing Sale of all goods, person
al effects and Furniture, within
my salesrooms.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER II,
at 10 am.
N. BAH goods must be re-
moved within "a hours, owing to
the Dead Letter, Sale commencing
December 70.
de102t2O
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THos. ]. OWEN & son, Auctioneers.
no3O-d&d. s. eISun
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c. G. SLOAN & CO.. AUCTIONEERs.
1401 st.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME HOUSE NO
1927 T STREET NORTHWEST; ALSO LOT
ADJOINING ON THE EAST
The evening world., 1907-03-05
COST
CORONER: HIS
$4,000 PLACE
Schwannecke Ousted BY
Am erica n Surety for
Pushing Railroad Case.

Co!ncident with the energetic investl-
cation 10 fix the blame for the wreck
.staa-sr...er=Esxprsxs
a,ed last night In holding President
.kcwmnn. of the Nav York Central road
aud the entire Board OF Directors for
the action OF the Grand Jury. Coroner
Augustus +. schwnnnecke has lost his
5000 u year position ns manager OF the
excise department or the American
Surety Company.
Two OF tiie directors OF tho American
Surety Company are niBo directors OF
fhn Nnw York Central ronu and VIII
have TO answer Win the others TO the
Grand jury for the death o, twenty
three persons IN the wreck These TWO
directors, aTe CAnuncey NJ. DspeH ana
James Stii,inan, President OF the Ma
tIonal CIty-Eank. better known rs the
Standard Oi. bank. william Rocke-
.g.trT, Of TIM r..1trt powuTs IN tho
National City Bank, Is director OF
the New York Central.
Though he denied II when talking for
nsi,a.icaila.i.- Ii al tstnada Coroanr
Schwannecke In the Bronx. last night
asserted that he had been forced out
or the American Surety Ictnpahs De-
cause OF his activity. In his official pp-
si.lon. In fxing the b!ame OF the Brew.
stcr express disaster upon officers and
directors OF the New York Central.
The evening world., 1907-03-05
$50 e0R0NERS' CASES
IN ONE. MONTH HERE.
Interesting Statistics Showing the
Kinds OF Fatalities that Kept the
investigators Very Busy.

The monthly report OF the Coroners'
Office Tor February shows that teo cases
were investigated in Manhattan las;
month. There We're n ho;r'ci5e1, N
SnGtGk Gkss@sa ssSIBnlASr sis1s,I sat r. oart,s, -
by gas poisoning, 50 wefo KILLED by fall
ing timDcTs. rock or machine explo-
slona. died from suffocation caused by
food lodging in tho wtncptpe,
or the homicide victims, . were shot,
. tt-s,s,-ri arie s assaulted, II wpro
killed on. IL" and surface roads.
we're rUu over by vehicles, ! killed by
an automobile and A-erusfied In elcva-
tors siTtrru OF the suicides usod re-
felre-s, used yus.-a TOOK poson. :
OF cars. hangc1= =thnnselYfs- and cut
their throats.
The evening world., 1907-03-05
PRINCE HENRY H0N0RED
FOR BRAVERY AT WRECK

THE. HAGItE. March 5,--Prince Alex
andsr OF Tcek. as spsolap representa-.
si-e Ees king Edward. invested Primes
Henry OF the Setherlands with the
ribaep. sapd insign!a Of tho knight
Grand Cross OF the Bath at the Palace
thia AFTERNOON, In acknowledgement OF
the 1attcr's services q, tho time OF the
ssrsek of the British steamer Berlin, on
the saoek ofiHolland. Feb. n. Queen
sNllhclmiph, was present during the
ceremony. 3
The evening world., 1907-03-05

A4sereJ by sthc In nllurc-nf- -Iraali4..s
Newman and the d,rss,tots OF the New
York Central Railroad TO appear at his
officr to-day. as he had orderei, Cor
oHef SchwRnnccke. OF the Bronx, tele-
phoncd TO the Criminal Courts Building
and held n long conversation with Act
ing pis;riet-AttorneytSm Smyth.
Coroner schwaancckc later issued this
statement: -.--=====.====5=
''ft would be oppressive on my part to
place rnder arres, or issue warrants for
srk -Iie;ftrnt- o.Tfc,ufg. They
have agreed to nppcar whenever the
Distfict-Attorney desires. md have
placed maseif In tho hands OF the eoun-
~ otficlni. However feel that tha
at my Office to-day
President Newman and the directors
feAf-Es4E.s-t,,- tJry.i n
Coroner aschwannecke's o;tce, Third
avenue and One Hundred and Seventy
seventh street. At 10 o'clock this morn
ing 10 give bail on the charge OF, being
Responsible FOR the DFewsterh exprcss-
IraIn wfesk on THO ni~ht ,Sf FEB 10.
when twenty-five psrsons we're Killed.
Not one OF the Centrnrs of'ieers or
: ttt4.-retprJ put IN m IrYpcar7rgep. OF wsr1
cYeH represented by their chicf counsel.
A II. Ha-rTs and Austen q. Fox. v
After announcing last night that he
bS,ie,ed tho responsibility for tho
wreck fcsted, no: with the undc-llnss
OF the rpad. but with the men who
had power sgarati.aasa, the Caro''sr4' saasti
that he would parole tho innnfists in
the ans.od5 OF counsel - The dfetsion
The evening world., 1907-03-05

LIQUID RouSe--rhe best rouge 90.
known; hot.le..,....;...'.. "oS
Face Blcach--guarantesd TO remove
rtckies, moth patches, brown
spots. saiiowness, tan, elacsheads;
KEEPS the skin clear, 81 RI
smooth and soft; bottls, 9i.05
q gyptian Bnlm---a preparation Tor
sof,sning and healing the m.
skini jar.,...,,., ..,,l,.,,, iJC
Almond Cream alotion for smooth
ing and whitening the hands;
cures ant prevents chap IN.
pinei bottle ,.......s,... l5C
Dcpilatory--removes all superilu-
ous hair absolutely wttson pain,
Y and will not iniure the most m.
delicate skins oottIe....... I5C
The evening world., 1907-03-05

Face rowdet positively containsno
lead or bismuth, and imparts a
skim, box..... .......-4..... oJC
Red Rose Pastc-a harmless paste
which gives soft, natural glow
10 the cheeks and finger %.
failsi iar....,...,,,.,..,. o5C
Aim, nd Oil Complexion Soap
r warranted nor 10 chap the 10
most delicate skin; CAKE. LOG
Cray Bair Restlratsyo--this prepar.
aDon Is nota dye, but actually
restores the natural color S1 az
10 The hair; totlle ,..,.... 91. 90
Pearl Enamel--an excellent cos
meiie for both street and ~.
evening usei hoillr..,...,.. s0C
The evening world., 1907-03-05
Nine. Rupert $ Toilet Preparations

Nine Rupper complexion preparations;
guarantee complete saisiaclion; cNlaordnarY 17n
otcr bottle. AGN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-10

in second, fastest heat, IA 80 seconds; IL,
los 1-2; "a, 1888; the mile 2:11 ga
Between the races the prize winning
stock in all grades of cattle was exhibited
in procession before the grandstand and
was the finest exhibition f cattle ever
seen at a fair in New England. To-mor-
row. the last day of the fair, there will be
four trotting events. At ten o'clock foals
of 1903 with six entries, will trot for a
purse of 5000. At l y. m the 2:19 pace
stake for a purse of $500 will take place
followed by the 2:l0 trot stake for purse
of $500. The fourth race will be the 2:3
pace stake for purse of $50 There will
be a running race of horses over 1i2.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-10
JUST AS BAD.

Victim-You told me these false tect n
would be Just good as my natural ones,
and they hurt me fearfully.
Doctor-Wcl, didn't your natural one,
hurt you?-Broklyn Life.
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BRUTAL.

Knicker-Al autograph hunters dom
enclose stamps.
Bocker-No, some merely say they
won't deliver any more groceries till they
get it.-NcW York Sun.
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Montpelier. oct. IA White River
Junction dispatch to the Argus says
In part:
Forty pickpockets went through
State fair visitors yesterday with a
fine tooth comb More than dozen
people complained that their money
and watches were stolen at the Cen
trail Vermont station at five o'clock
during the rush to get on board the
trains. and during the day the same
sort of n harvest was generally re-
ported. The officers were unsuccess
full in coping with the crooks who had
full sway during the day. Many CEN
trail Vermont employees dressed in
plain clothes helped about the station
and cndcavored to locate the graft
ers but they were too slick for them.
During the rush TO get on board the
New England states Limited, north
bound somebody shouted that the ex
cursion tickets were not good on that
train. This only heightened the rush.
Men and women then fought to get
on board. and here was where the
crooks got in their work. one man
who seemed TO be doing most OF
showing finally got upon the platform
ana warned the men that there were
ladies in the crowd and that they We're
rainting In less than three minutes
men ana women who had been fight
ing to get on board were equally MS
,rxioue to ,,o+ off to locate thoir miss
ing wads
,. l., 80 .. ..,.. .,,o, 100 ,oo,,o,. ,,-a,a
-i.,.1, .,,ni,,,. 49,, ,,a,. - s,,r,s ,,a-,.,,,,,
s ., 90 ,.u atz,oa 49,, ,,,,a,
'.,. .'a,,, ,., ,a.,. 90 s,oIa,
80 ,, %
-, ,,.,',,a,. ,1
Wednesday nights. Last night was worse
''''' '"' '''N'.. ''''''' "',, '-,
,.. A., a..
1 ~ , w.. ,.,-i., i,.,,,.a C,,o ,,,,
-, . Co.. tl,,
c,,, .,,.,, . 49, a,,,,,a, o,,d .bo,
ex .. o,,, 60. ,,,, ,i,,h+ -
! g. so,.,,,, 49, 90 No., r,,,,,,,a for 90,
! "a, hln. o,,, IT.. w. cow. ,,,,,ro,.
i ,a,a.,a,. ~ .,,,., o,,, drar. ,ho
| roo,,a h,,t t. oor,o+ aooor,r,odo+o
! fractional part Of the mover night.
,an+l5 I.,n;,n tta d.,, o,,o I,rc,io,
| ,,a,, ,1rl,,r,1 coca -, a ..eor,,, o,.ror. Law
49,, -. ,oool ho.o, 10 bow, ho++;r,,
ana bo+,iro ,,,,i, bo cot bis nile in and
| ,,or no v.o,,o 49,, brol,o t1o hot q dollar
Pho arro,v v,o,,ld e+o, at = cortoi, ,r,,-
hor and If no was right he would got 81
or SIN Diners won hut they we're era f.
tors Whom be dronncd his nile the ma
chino wont ont of husinoss An hour
Afterwards "tho old man" was looking
for an or1icer IN holm him go, his money
The game was in progress about an
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-10
PICKPOCKETS WERE THICK
Got Great Haul Mt Railroad Crush az
state Fair.

| Montpelier. oct. "A White River
Junction dispatch to the Argus says
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-10
21S TROT


The first trottng event was the 2:1S
rot for Il purse of $500 There were four
sutres: Summaries:
oweu Dunmorc. %. =. Ratchcldcr..2 ! :
Rahv Girl, b. m. Hardins.......1 > >
Dorena. b. m.. Fletchcr..........3 . 2
Young AXworthy, ch. &, McKin-
ncy ................ ...................f 4
Time, 2:2i. 2:-3 IA. 2:25, 2:25 3-i.
2:14 PACE, ell TRoT.
The next event was the 2:14 pace
I'll trot for purse of $500. Four
lorses were started, Burlington Maid,
owned by George +. Whitney of Bur
ington. being one of the horses. Sec
oud place was predicted for the Maid,
but she disappointed her admirers by
.anding in third place. 1t was a hot
-ace. nevertheless, and Tobin, the WIN
1cr, had no easy snap. The summary:
Tohin. hr. z, Pomcroy. .........1 l |
Bobby Nye. e. G., Harding. ......2 ?
Burlington Maid. b. m>, Bowser. 3 3
Blly Turd, blk. h, Gordon. ...4 4
Time, 2:1Si. 2:16A, 214%.
221 TRoT.
The 2:21 stake trot for a purse of
$500 was Il procession in each of he
three heats trotted the bay mare Den
winning easily There were but 3 en-
uics Tho summary:
Don, h. m, Pierce. ..............1 l !
Tommy Tompllins, b. g. Pom
eroY '''''''' '.'''''''' ''''''Z
Nrth b. n> Fletcher. ...........3 3
Time, 2:27la, 2:24s,, 2:25.
TIVE ERI.I, EnT All
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-10

IudeX, b. l., Nc Kinney ........,...2 o
Major BriAo, bl. G.. Richard."... 2 0
Frank s, hr. g., Thompson .....1 3 8
Elizabeth S, p. NJ. Harding......5 3 4
srdar or. T., Roland ............3 5
Time, 2:l7, 2:ll "a; 2:1S ii; 2:12. Quarters
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
LICENSE TO WE'D
ISSUED TO CHILD
Cupid Seems to Be Playing Practical
Joke on Somebody, with the
Jesse Family as Prin.
cipals

Cupid has arranged a mystery which un-
ravels only to become. more of a puzzle
than ever. Somebody has surprise due,
but just who it is cannot yet be told.
Yesterday afternoon Henry Clay Jesse
and Miss Julia d. Wrede took out a mar
riage license. Mr.. Jesse gave his address
as 444 South Grand avenue and said he
was the son of Mrs. NJ. N. Jesse, who is
well known in Los Angeles on account of
the suit she is bringing for possession of
the house at that address. He gave his
age as %.
Later, when Mrs. Jesse was asked con-
cerning the marriage, she said 1t was ut
terly ridiculous and impossible and that
her son had no intention of being married.
Last evening girl answered the tele-
phone and said she was Miss Julia Wrede.
She said the boys mother did not know
anything about 1t, but they were going to
be married and skip out and then let Mrs.
Jesse discover their flight this morning.
She would not tell when, how or why, but
insisted that those were the facts of the
case.
When Mrs. Jesse was told of the girls
story she laughed and said the girl was
her daughter and was only joking. She
said her son, whose name is Carol Jesse,
was only child still and that as she is
only 80 she could not very well have son
%. She admitted that she had called up
the court house to make sure of the mans
name, and was assured that it was not
her son but only some impostor who was
giving her address to conceal his own
identity.
The question is who is it and why?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
ANGELENOS GET
CEMENT CONTRACT
COTTON WORKS TO FURNISH
10000 BARRELS
City Probably Will Build Its Own
Plant on Cement Lands at Te-
hachap, Because of Heavy
Freight Charges

The board of public works finally
awarded the 3O,OO0-barrel cement contract
for the Owens river aqueduct yesterday to
the California Portland Cement company
at Cotton, a company owned by Los An
geles men. Its bid was $1.75 a barrel Tor
the small lot, though freight must be
added to Mojave
The board rejected all bids for the 1,250, :
000-barrel contract and will probably in
stall a city plant on its cement lands at
Tehachapi to make its own cement.
On the larger order the same company
bid $1.92h barrel at Cotton.
Bids for machinery for this new plant
were opened yesterday afternoon also,
the amounts averaging about $4,000, and
the letting was taken under advisement. /.
A. F. LAHORE of the Dolier company OF
Philadelphia, which is doing much work
for the reclamation service, protested
strongly against the recommendation OF
the advisory board In suggesting that the
contract be given to Hunt, Mirk & Co. of
San Francisco. He said that when foun-
dations and extra length of building re-
quired were completed his companys bid
would be found the lowest General Man
ager A. w. Ballard of the General Electric
company coincided Kingsley Dunn, vice
president of the San Francisco firm. and
T. G. Smith, manager of the Pacific Coast
the schedules were not such as to warrant
such conclusion as the Philadelphian
drew
The question seemed to hinge largely on
guarantees, it being stated that unless all
machine parts were made by schedule
specifications q guarantee would not hold
good legally.
This is one of the largest cement con-
tracts yet let on the Pacific coast and is
doubly gratifying to Los Angeles business
big outlay under the new $23,OO00OO bond
issue
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
TO SAFEGUARD THE COAST

1t is regrettable that Secretary Met
calf has overturned the recommenda-
ton of the naval board to send United
States battleships to the Pacific coast.
The measures adopted with that OBJ
ject in viz " were not to be be regarded
81 ominous of impending trouble. They
were merely in line with the policy,
which The Herald has at times urged,
of caring for this coast to the extent
that the Atlantic coast is cared for in
the matter of protection against con-
tingencies.
The naval board, of which Admiral
Dewey is the head, had prepared plans
for ample protection of the coast so
far as falls to the lot of that branch
of the service. Only the approval of
the plans by President Roosevelt was
necessary to bring into service in these
waters a force of American warships
sufficient to cope successfully with any
hostile fleet from across the ocean.
The plans of the naval board, now sus-
pended by Secretary Metcalf called for
the immediate shifting of the major
force of battleships from the eastern to
the western side of the continent. The
United States has twenty-eight effec-
tive warships of that class and the
plan of the naval board called for the
dispatch Of eighteen of them around
Cape Horn within sixty days. The
greater part of the contingent could be
ready for the start at short notice, if
necessary.
The Herald recently showed, by a
comparison of the naval strength of
Japan and the United States, how fool
hardy it would be for the Japanese to
attempt a hostile movement against
this coast. In view of the action now
announced at Washington it may be
we'll to restate the fact that Japans
naval power cannot fairly be rated at
much above one-half that of the United
States. AS against our twenty-eight
first class battleships in service and
three or four more nearly ready for
service the Japanese have only eighteen
battleships, part of which are salvage
from the Russian navy.
But in addition to the great naval
superiority of the United States as
compared with Japan our country
would have an inestimable advantage
in case of war with the Japanese, as
heretofore pointed out in The Herald.
That is, Japan's remoteness from its
naval base would put it's navy in a
movement against this coast in a sit
uation similar to that of the Russian
feet when it reached its doom in the
Japan sea.
Another feature in the safeguarding
of the coast heretofore urged in these
columns is promised now. a joint naval
and army examination of the situation
is announced "for the purpose of as
certaining what success a foreign foe
would have in passing Notifications
and entering certain specified ports with
landing expeditions"
1.-THE best means of preserving peace
is preparation for war" 1t may be
safely assumed that the presence of a
score or more of Uncle Sans big bat
tleships on this coast, with correspond
ing accompaniment of other war craft,
would tend to silence the belligerent
yawp of the journalistic jingoes of
Japan.