The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-09
notes FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)

No Japanese Protest Expected-Up
TO the present time no protest has
been received from the japanese gov
eminent against the plan TO send the
Atlantic battleship feet 10 the Pacific,
and none Is expected. IL is pointed
out here that no basis exists for pro-
test or complaint, as the feet is TO re.
main in American waters.
Mrs. Ayres' Bitter Attsek-In an
open letter published here the other
day, Mrs. Elizabeth Fairfax Ayres,
wife OF Col. Charles &. Ayres, who was
retired from the army recently. makes
a bitter attack on Pres. Roosevelt. She
says THE president has said to
three different men, since he was
made president: II ever fight again
| hope it will be under Major Ayres,
he is the most splendid, magnificent
man on the battlefield | ever saw
He sits by now, silent, after all his
professions and promises. These pri-
vate letters were published without my
sanction, but they are true, and of
most remarkable series of letters for
Roosevelt which | have fortunately
kept. He cannot deny them as he did
Maria Storer's letters. The overcoat
incident was the result OF years of per-
secution. | appealed 10 the president
for protection and the world knows
how he treated me. We are only too
glad to be out Of the army, but the
shame is TO kick him out in the way
they did on $3.50 a month";
A Democratic Justice-Oficial
Washington Is agog because Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes does not keep
a carriage. The supreme judge makes
his way to business by grace OF the
Metropolitan Traction company Some
times perhaps, he hangs on a strap.
And Mrs. Justice Holmes, when she
goes TO make her social calls, drives in
a hired hanson cab. To repeat, Wash
ington gasps. Perhaps it thinks a
man of that name and position, a man
so closely related to the author Of The
Wonderful One Horse Shay" should
keep some sort of vehicle for senti-
ments sake. But that is not what has
set the capital TO gossipng Washing
ton Is startled at this exhibition Of
democracy. 1t is "A good thing for the
country that public official Of such
high standing cares so little for show,
formalty and custom.
Claim Allowed by Treasury-Con-
troller OF the Treasury Tracewell a
few days ago rendered a decision al
lowing $7l3270 on the claim of the
1st Massachusetts heavy artillery for
services In the Spanish war. This was
an appeal from a decision of Auditor
Harper for the war department which
allowed only $G,5G6.72. The two allow
ances together amount TO $l3699.42,
which is about $3.50 short of the full
amount claimed The claim was made
for pay of the members of the 1st
heavy artillery between April 25, 1898.
the date of their arrival at the rendeZ-
vous, and May 9, the date Of their mus
ter in the service of the United States.
The controllers decision is regard
ed as very important, because IL is eX-
pected to help out materially in the
adjustment of the claims of other Mas
sachusetts regiments for pay now pend
ing before the treasury department.
Gov. Guild was Immediately notified
of the controllers decision and was
sent a treasury warrant for the amount
allowed by the auditor. Another war
rant for s7,l32.70 will be forwarded
the governor in few days by Acting
Secretary Reynolds.
Navy Has Learned a lesson.-On
August Acting Secretary OF the Navy
Newberry acted on the findings and
recommendations of the board which
Investigated the accident on the bat
tleship Georgia on July 10 last, re-
sulting in the death of 10 officers and
sailors and the injury OF number OF
others. The report included all OF
the testimony taken by the board. Al
most all of the findings and recon-
mendations, most of which have here
tofore been published, were approved
by Mr.. Newberry. who has ordered
them put into effect. The navy de-
partment is now convinced that the
cause of the accident was beyond
question flare back" which IL re-
CARDS as a welcome conclusion be-
cause il is believed that such flare
backs" can be dealt with safely by ad-
ditional precautions. The report says
that all firing rules were observed and
all safety precautions adopted, except
il appears that after the firing OF the
right gun Immediately preceding the
accident, the air blast was shut of,
and the ammunition car consequently
brought above the turret floor before
the bore was clear of dangerous gas
es." This finding was disapproved by
MIR. Newberry after an expert exam
ination had been made of the evidence
produced. In connection with its rec
concentration for improving the auto
matte shutters to prevent sparks fail
ing through from the turret To- the
handling room, the board says that a
much greater accident was only avert
-, 1,,. ,ba ,,ropnt action of those In