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The Washington times., 1908-12-20
PRESIDENT MAY YET
INVESTIGATE NAVY
Likely to Again Take Up Plan of Appointing Commits
sion Whose Report Is Expected to Arouse
People Congress Snag.
BY ]. C. wELLIvER.

But il is strongly suspected that once
the proposal OF turning the general
board into a general STAFF and making
it the real head OF the administration
scheme, is seriously pressed, then the
Naval Committees will get busy with
their little hatchets. and the era OF re-
form viii come to sad. but glorious
end
Wants Big Navy.
The President wants a vigorous ad-
vance made this winter in the policy
Of naval expansion; the Senate powers
are determined TO defeat him at it,
President-elect Taft is, II anything,
even more devoted to the notions OF ma
val expansion and naval reform than
is Mr.. Roosevelt. AS a specialist in
the far Eastern situation, he has long
felt that the cheapest and surest peace
possible IS that which would be guar
anteed BY a showing Of power on the
Pacific.
President Roosevelt wants 10 leave a
clean slate for his successor II possible.
He Is looking after some Of the dis
agreeabl tasks which his successor
might take on. just for the express pur-
pose of bringing as much as possible
OF the odium on himself. and thus say
ing Taft from IL. He wants Taft 20 get
started on as good terms as possible
with Congress; and this Is one Of the
reasons why he IL very likely 10 ap-
point navy investigation commission.
1t would have TAFT from the necessity
% doing 1t later and thus "riIin' up"
Congress.
There IL still a lingering notion among
the navy reformers that Secretary
Root may serve as head OF the commits
sion; but it is not strong chance. DE
is wanted. because he made the army's
general staff organization, and know
the business Other men who have
been discussed IN connection with posi-
tiOns on such commission are Paul
Morton and Supreme Justice Moody.
who have both been Secretaries Of the
Navy and strongly urged reform.
Wayne MacVeagh, Gen. Horace Porter.
judge George Gray of Delaware, Capt.
Alfred T. Mahan, probably the worlds
foremost naval tactician, Admiral
Chadwick. and several other men OF
high rank and distinction in the navy.
Justice Moody or Mr.. Morton is con
sidered most likely TO be the head OF
the commission, by reason Of the fact
that they have been executives Of the
navy. and Assistant Secretary Herbert
L. SatteTlee viii have important part
OF the work TO do having been picked a
long time ago for place on and prob
ably the secretaryShlp Of the body
The Washington times., 1908-12-20
PLANNING REFORM
IN CIVIL SERVICE
Prospects Are Bright for Commit
tee Report on the Retire
ment Bill.

After years OF vigorous agitation by
the Government employees throughout
The country. there is at last a bright
prospect for n civil service retirement
bill IN the present session OF Congress
bill is almost certain to be reported
20 the House, for the House Committee
on Reform in the civil service mas prac-
iically agreed 10 try 10 report some
measure.
Chairman +. II. GiIIett. Of this COM
mittee. Will call a meeting Immediately
after the present recess, and will con-
4iEue TO call meetings until the commit
Tee has come 10 some general under
standing
Meanwhile mem ars Of the committee
gre studying new statistics on the sub
3ect which have just been compiled by
The Census Bureau although the bureaus
Investigation Of the subject IS still con-
tinuing and will not be published as a
Census Bureau document for some
Gays yet.
This material furnished BY the Census
Bureau ends the long investigation OF
ihe subject which has been made by the
committee. so that the committee has
already agreed II Is unnecessary TO hold
hny more hearings on the problem
On Jle main features or the retire
ment bill there seems to be agreement
in the committee The plan which is
being considered is the one which calls
for the retirement Of clerks at the age
of seventy on an annuity for each clerk
equal 10 a certain percentage OF his
average salary during his service This
percentage is reached by multiplying
the number Of years service Of "A clerk
by one and a half. so that If a clerk
has been in the service forty years
when he reaches the age Of seventy he
viii be retired on so per cent Of his
RVeraG Ge salary.
The Washington times., 1908-12-20

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The Washington times., 1908-12-20
STRICTER DUENNAS
FOR COLLEGE GIRLS

BOSTON. Mass, Dec. 13-A new set
OF iron-clad rules concerning the chap
eroninE system for the fair young stu
dents OF Wellesley College are to so
into effect with the new year.
The old rules has been i'm vogue for
over ten years and were not so strict
as are the new ones. The list OF ma
Ioniy champerous has Decu carefully
revised and "A number If rhe favo-itas
VINO we're not so very grim toward the
advances OF young Cupid fr the form
OF some young Viking from Harvard
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GRANGER TO CONTEST
FOR CONGRESS SEAT
Notice Served on Opponent-Prec-
edents to Be EStab-
liShed.

PROVIDENCE, r. L. Dec. 1.-Notice
has been served upon Representative
elect William p Sheffield that his cleo
ton as Representative from the First
district will be contested by Daniel l.
J.. Granger, the present incumbent.
Mr.. Granger has placed his case in
The hands OF Attorneys p. n. Quinn and
Richard w. COmstOck, of COmstock.
ind Canning. The matter will be fought
vigorously by Mr.. Granger and his at
toTneys. The. fight is expected 10 estab-
l'sh a precedent on many points cor
CcrniuC elections in general
The Washington times., 1908-12-20
SERIES OF LECTURES
WILL BEGIN TONIGHT

Socialism the first OF a series o.
free lectures under the auspices OF the
Knights Of Columbus, win be given to-
night az 8 O'Clock in the lodge han by
the Very Rev william Joseph kirby,
Of the Catholic University.
A lecture viii be given on the third
Sunday Of each month until May. 1879.
The Washington times., 1908-12-20

500 hea=y Cut
Crystal NsPp.es, s.
inch; a bargain that
should not be missed.
Tomorrow one
The Washington times., 1908-12-20
PHILADELPHIA PORT
WILL BE UP TO DATE

BOSTON, Mass. Dec 20.-Port Cap
tain W $. Samuel. 5f Philadelphia and
G. T. SpI0ule. secretary Of the Philadcl-
phia board OF navigation, are IN Boston
viewing the water front FOR suggestions
toward making an up-to-date harbOr
for their home city While in the city
they called on the pilot commissioners
and Secretary AOrs. OF the chamber OF
commerce and shipping
The Washington times., 1908-12-20
ASKED BY SISTER
OF GENERAL MILES

Z FITCHBURG. Mass, Dec. 20.-The
new Legislature viii receive a petition
from Mrs. Ann Maria Sprague and 9th
ers asking that about 100 acres Of land
I'm the town Of Westminster bG annexed
70 this city. the object being 70 straight
en the boundary line.
Mrs Sprague is the sister Of Lieut.
Gen Nelson A Miles T. s. A, retired
The Washington times., 1908-12-20

President Roosevelt may decide. after
the holidays. to return to his first plan
Of promoting naval reform and name
a commission OF civilians ana naval
and military authorities to dissect the
Navy Department, decide what reforms
II needs. and make a report which will
be given to the country to arouse pub
lie opinion in support OF driving out
politics and the bureau system.
The President at one time was de-
termined to name such "A commission,
with Secretary Root at it's head. Then
it became uncertain whether the Sec
Tetary c aid serve; other difficulties
arose, and the plan was dropped K
was announced that wher Mr.. New
berry became Secretary he would try
TO carry out some reforms without wait
ing for new laws.
But since that time the CONGRESS has
shown a strong disposition 70 90 ca a
strike against the President in the
whole matter OF navy development, ad-
ministration. and reform. The lead
ers on Capitol Hill arc credited with
the firm purpose OF snubbing Mr. RoOse-
Welt with unprecedented violence as to
thing, he aroused the wrath Of some
Of them by removing the marines from
the fighting ships, and report is that
they may be restored by an item I'm the
naval appropriation bill This would
sneak past the President, because he
couldn't veto it without vetoing the
entire bill.
Congress a Snag.
Senator Hale. long chairman OF the
Naval Committee, is also acting chair
man of Appropriations. and therefore
has peculiarly effective bulge on the
situation. He doesn't want any reforms
that can be prevented, and no is credited
with being greatly incensed over the
Presidents order about the marines.
IN al the circumstances. therefore.
II IS strongly expected that the I.egis-
lative attitude this winter will be thor
oughly hostile to the Presidential pro-
gram. Secretary Newberry has an idea
that he could enlarge the general board
OF the navy and endOw # with the sub
stantial functions Of d general stan.
Instead or doing so, il is more likely
that the general board will be abolished
by Congress. Chairman Hale tried to
insert in the appropriation bin last
winter provision that would lavr.
served to abolish II. and il only went
out because Senator Lodge insisted on
point OF order against II, which v.e<
unusual In all the circumstances.
The Washington times., 1908-12-20
MARYLAND WORKING
FOR NATIONAL ROAD
Congressman Will Caucus TO
Decide Upon Gets
burg Route.

In an effort 10 decide upon the best
route for the proposed Lincoln memorial
national highway from Washington to-
the Gettysburg battlefield, Representa-
tive Gil Of Maryland announced today
that he probably will ask for a caucus
Of the Maryland delegation in Congress
soon after the holidays.
There have been two routes suggested.
One is by way OF Baltimore. the other
is known as the Frede rick route. Both
have their supporters who are bring
ing influences 10 bear upon the Mary
land Representatives in favor Of the
irrespective plans. RepreseHta,Iv Gill,
VINO is confident that Congress will pass
at this session a bill approprlating from
100000 10 100000 for the proJecr.
wants the Maryland men IN both Sen
ate and House to present solid front
when the matter is brought up Tor cor
sheraton.
Marylanders Should Agree.
we should agree upon either one
route or the other" 5he says ''The pas
sage Of the bin viii be doubIy assured
should the entire delegation hold a eau
Gus. and decide upon which Is the better
plan When this conprcmI agreement
is reached the entire Maryland mem
bership can go before Congress and
bend their united energieg toward Sc
curing the highway. I believe that such
an understanding can be reached"
There are ir the hands Of the Com
nittee on Appropriations OF both houses
bills asking for the laying out OF a Lin
coin Memorial Boulevard one Of these
bills, introduced by Senator Knox OF
Pennsylvania carries an appropriation
OF 100000 \ similar bin has been in
troduced into the House by Representa-
tive Lafeen. Representative Pearre Of
the Sixth Maryland district has also in
troduced a like resolution asking T..
s., 900 800
The Washington times., 1908-12-20

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
DAIRY NOTES.

All the stock needs salt, even in
the summer time
Flood your stables with sunlight
and there will be less opportunity for
disease to get in.
Don't neglect to strain the milk
Just because IL is going to the cream.
cry
Cows must be healthy and clean in
order 20 produce pure and whole
some milk.
The covered milk pail is quite as
convenient as the open one. and il
keeps out germs and dirt.
Don't keep the milk or cream in
the barn or any other place where II
oAn take on Objectionable fiavors.
Some farmers cut out the morning
milking during the period of scant
production in the winter and this is
an error
Yes, IT pays TO feed high-priced
grain to the cows II they will make
milk out OF II and not put it on their
backs. That is the whole thing IN a
nutshell.
The bull at best is a treacherous
beast. Always keep your eye on him
and be careful not to turn your back
unless he Is tied
You can treat the good butter
maker about as badly as you know
how as long as you take him good
sweet milk or cream and he will keen
on smiling.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
DUST IN THE COW STABLE.
Clean Cows and Clean Stable neees
sary to Clean Milk.

IL good milk is to De had. the COW
must be kept clean all the time and
must be certainly clean at milking
time. This keeping clean includes
keeping dust from collecting on her
nanks and working into the skin. For
the most part. the dust comes from
dry manure and this is little by little
beaten by the feet OF the people
walking in the stable and by the feet
OF the animals into a dust so fine that
no man can see IL in the ordinary
light. This dust is frequently the
carrier OF all kinds of germs, many of
them harmless, but many of them the
producers OF disease. The only way
to keep them out of the milk is to
keep them from being produced in
the stable by keeping IL so thoroughly
washed out that II is not possible for
any manure TO remain TO dry up and
be beaten into dust. This prevention
or dust is one OF the very essential
points in keeping the cows clean. But
whether or not the dust has been al
lowed to develop. the cows udder and
tanks should be washed before each
ness may be made doubly sure.
We hear a great deal about dirt in
the city milk. says the Farmers Re
view. but the experienced milk
producer knows that dust is the
chief medium by which the dirt gets
into the city milk. Il is not such an
impossible task to prevent manure
dust as might seem. but IL requires
care and the use Of a good deal OF
water.
But there is another kind of dust
that gets into the milk and makes
trouble. and that ia the dust that
comes from the dry hay used as feed
or the straw used as bedding. This.
while not SO Objectionable as the
other kind. frequently makes a good
deal OF trouble by causing unusual
growths In the milk. Sometimes these
growths take the form OF stringfness
in milk. and the owner OF the cows
imasines that one OF them must be
sick. This kind OF milk frequently Gre
ates a sensation when II is sold TO a
city customer. Not infrequently this
dust that comes from the hay is pro-
duced by molds. I'm which case Il
sometimes causes bad aavor in the
milk, which units 70 for an purposes.
Every farmer that wishes TO pro
duce perfect milk should take meas
ures for keeping down dust in the
stables.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
sunshlne In the stspIss.

My cow stable is built OF concrete
nine feet in the clear where the cows
are kept, and on the south l have one
window 3x4 behind each of the ~
cows that stand on that side. the same
on the north, at each end of the stable
i have three windows the same size.
writes farmer in Farmers Review.
These windows are on the south FIVE
feet up. so as to let in the sunshine
on the cows On the other sides they
are six feet for plenty of light. and
I find that my stable is always warm
and sweet, the main thing. When !
bought this farm found that in the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
FEEDING THE CALF.
Whole MIX Too Valuable to Use In
Raising the Animal.

Butterfat IS too expensive to feed
to the calves. They are not worth
It. Two weeks is long enough to
feed the calf whole milk. Begin then
to add skim milk and by the time
it is three weeks old feed skim milk
entirely. The greatest danger is in
feeding too much The calf should
never be fed until its stomach is dis
tended beyond its sides. Two or three
quarts is ABOUT right The milk
should be fed warm, and this is very
important, as cold milk is more dan
gerous than sour milk. The pail in
which the calf is fed should be per-
fectly clean, as filthy pals will cause
scours very quickly. AS soon as the
calf is old enough oats should be add
ed to It's ration. Nothing is better.
There are many farmers who com
plain that they cannot raise calves on
skim milk. There are many who say
that they can raise just as good calves
on skim milk as on whole milk. This
should be proof positive that the far
mer who can't raise calves on skim
milk does not use proper methods.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

used. showing how simple the stall
arrangements may be made. Here
the COWS have plenty Of room to move
about, yet in stalls 3i5 feet wide they
DO not tread upon each other when
they lie down.
Simple chain ties are used. says the
Farm and Home, and the Manager is
level with the floor and can be readily
cleaned. There is no woodwork In the
way of cleaning out the manure. The
rear end OF the slanting stall parti-
lions is securely fastened by single
bolt placed in the concrete when II
was laid. The entire woodwork can
be removed IL desired. leaving per
fectly plain floor should the building
be used FOR other purposes than a
dairy stable
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PHILOSOPHICAL.

1t is possible for young man TO be
40 fast that he never gets to the front.
Love in cottage may be all right.
provided 1t gets three square meals a
day.
II people would only work as hard
as they worry they wouldn't have any
time to worry.
Some fish will only lie on a sandy
bottom, but the average fisherman
will lie anywhere.
A man may have one foot in the
grave and still do a lot OF kicking
with the other one.
II is very evident that most women
have taken a postgraduate course In
the school for scandal.
The olive branch Is the emblem OF
peace. but the taste for olives Is gen.
orally an acquired one.
What a disappointment It will be to
many a churchgoer when he discovers
that his mansion in the sky is nothing
but a fat
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
SAYINGS OF XANTIPPE TO SOC
RATES.

SAYINGS OF xANTIPPe TO Soc
RATES.
A man with hobby should be hob
bled.
An -aristocratic face is usually sy-
nonymous With a homely face.
II the Devil never got more than
his due. he would not be half the
maligned martyr he is.
Because the girl is a peach now. is
no indication that she will preserve
well 40 years hence.
Losing the lRtchkey Is a woman's
trick; but a mans failing is to lose
the keyhole.
A man is never half so madly in love
after he has won the girl as he was
when he still imagined her forever
beyond his reach.
1t IS not the keeping OF late hours
tARt tells so much as the getting up
early the next morning.
Most people think IT not wrong TO
DO anything on the Sabbath that is
net wrong to do on week days, except
70 work.
A mans idea OF being stylishly
dressed is to wear something in which
he looks atrociously bad; a wcman's
TO wear something no other woman
can duplicate.
Some clerks are so nice about II
that you can't help saying Thank
you when they invite you to patron
ize their store again.
The prevalence OF the blues is large
" due TO the exquisite pleasure most
people derive in imagining themselves
more miserable than anyone else can
possibly be.
A doctor who cannot find something
the matter with a wealthy patient
when he drops in for an examination
is a reproach to his alma mater
Henry Wood, in The Sunday Maya
zine.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
CONVERSATION HINTS.

Do not interrupt another while
speaking
Do not find fault. though you may
gently criticise
Do not appear to notice inaccuracies
of speech in others.
Do not talk of your private, person.
al and family matters.
Do not always commence a CONVEX
sation by allusion to the weather.
Do not, when narrating an incident,
continually say you see. you know"
Do not intrude professional or 9TH
sr topics that the company cannot
AXE an interest IN.
Do not speak Unexpectedly of per-
sonal Appearance when any one pres
ant may have the same defects.
Do not talk very loudly. A firm.
;lear. distinct. yet mild. gentle and
musical voice has great power.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

II will be noted that this ration is
q little low in carbohydrates. but is
high In fat All excess OF the latter
is used for the same purpose as car.
oohydrates and is % times as strong
IN comparison. The excess Of fat In
this ration will just about make up
the deficiency in carbohydrates.
1t will be noted that SiS pounds OF
concentrates are used in this ration.
The grain ration should be about one
pound OF grain to three pounds OF
four per cent milk. and the amount
OF grain reduced or increased as the
fat percentage of the milk is lower or
higher than four per cent. This is a
daily ration and should be fed half in
the morning and half at night.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

horse barn there were no windows at
alis SO on the east. behind the horses.
cut window 2x3 back of each horse.
and ! find il a great thing II makes
the stable much dryer and is kept
clean much easier l do not believe
there is much danger in getting too
much sunshine as there is not enough
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
Easily Made Stanchion Opener.

knots and rip a strip one inch square
from it and cut off the corners making
long round pole. Two or more can
be nailed together as in Fig 1. Now
take heavy wire and bend as in Fig.
2. These are for the pole TO go
through. Now fasten a Irvine in the
stanchion and pole, one for each COW.
with small staples Fig is the Irvine
Make a small crank Ike Fig. 4. turn
the crank once or twice and the COWS
are loose.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

An Atchison man is all the time
complaining about his stomach. He
war seen TO 60 into a restaurant at
s:se s'ciock this afternoon and order
q bowl Of cEili and a piece OF lemon
pts.-Atchison (Kan.) Globe.