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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
"HARD-H|TT| NAVY
President Wants Such a One
or None at All.
FLEET TO BE "FOOTL00SE"
Coast Defense Should Depend Upon
Fortifcations.
HAMMER TILL OPPONENT QUITS
Theory Upon Which Mr.. Roosevelt
Would Go to War-Monroe
Doctrine, Unbacked,
Is Idle Boast.
HAMMER TILL OPPONENT QUITS

NEWPORT. r. l., July, 3.-Appeanng
for a hard-hitting navy or none at all.
President Roosevelt made his anticipated
speech on the requirements of the Ameri-
can navy before the officers of the Naval
War College yesterday
War is excusable, he considers, oniy
in case the nation intends to hammer its
opponent until that opponent quits ngnt-
ing" The navy should not be used IN
defense of ports, in the Presidents op'n-
ion, which should be properly fortlhed
to care for themselves. Ships Of war
should be footloose to search out and
destroy the enemy.
Unbacked by a navy, says Ne. Reose-
welt, the Monroe doctrine is an empty
boast, contemplate in its inefficacy to
compel respect.
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Revenue Service News.

The revenue service tug Davey, recent
ly built at Wilmington, DEL, for the
United States revenue cutter service,
which is now at Baltimore, being made
ready to sail for New Orleans, where she
will do duty as a customs boarding
steamer, will. sail for her southern sta
ton Saturday next, If the calculations of
do not fail
First Lieut. Charles F. Howell will COM
mand the vessel and Second Lieut.
of Engineers j. T. Carr will have charge
of the engines. Mr. Carr will remain at
tacLed to the Davey after she reaches
New Orleans, and Mr.. Howell will be or
dered to some cruiser in southern waters
as executive officer.
Both officers have just completed their
examinations for promotion and will soon
receive their commissions.
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quartered on the island. raw recruits
ranging in service from three days to
three months. was drawn up at attention
as Mr.. Roosevelt landed. To these he
said:
Before Santiago. in the army there.
we always used to a-y tllat II ever COM
missioned officer wer, Lied the sergeants
would take the army into Santiago. I be-
lieve in the enlisted men Of the American
navy with all my heart l believe that
we now have the enlisted men brought to
such a point that If In battle on a given
ship the commissioned officers were to be
killed theeenlisted men would be capable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
Husband Sues for Separation.

Lemuel Ellis has filed suit in the Dis.
trict Supreme Court for legal separation
from Lolita v. Ellis. Through Attorney
James A. Toomey. he says he was mar
ried in Charles Town. w. Va. December
Is. 1908. and declares his wife deserted
him last January. -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
First-Class Navy or None.

eve do not want any navy at all if it
is not first-class one, and such a navy
will be necessary for us just so long as
we demand the right to administer our
national affairs as we think best. This
country is as yet in it's youth. In the
process of building up many hundreds of
thousands of immigrants are coming here
from all parts of the world, representing
many different nationalties. many differ.
ent strata of cultivation, of civilization.
I'm consequence there are points of
friction between this country and other
countries such as exist in no other nation.
ultimately, and, i think, at a NOT very
far distant period. as this country grows
up, 1t becomes more and more imnortant
that we should keep on the high ST nos
sible level the plane living of our work
ingmen. 1t is our undoubted right
to say what people. what persons. shaw
come to this country to live. to work to
become citizens.
1.-THE theory of certqin of our fellow
citizens that We can permanently follow
policy of peace with insult is erroneous.
We must stand up for our rights firmly.
but temporarily and -courteously, and
with all possible respect, not merely for
the rights, but for the feelings of others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
Hit Hard or Not at All.

'I~hope with all my heart ttat never
will this nation of ours hit unless it can
not possibly be helped. / believe that the
nation should scrupulously refrain from
wronging or insulting another nation, that
it should put up with COED deal in the
way of misconduct on the part of others
before going to war. But when this ma
ton does have to go to war, such war will
only be excusable if the nation intends to
hammer its opponent until that opponent
quits fighting.
For the protection of our coast we need
Notifications, not merely. to protect the
salient points of our possessions, but so
that the navy can be footloose. A year
ago. at the time it was announced that the
fleet was to go abroad, there was a GER
tain number of newspapers, especially in
my own city of New York, that raised a
clamorous protest against it. 1t took at
one time the form of mistaken prophecy
to the effect that the feet would not be
allowed to go, around the world. and one
of the reasons alleged was that to let it
go around the world would leave New
York defenseless in the event Of war
The theory evidently was that the fleet,
or portion of it would be used especially
to protect New York and other cities In
the event of war,
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at is absolutely necessary that IL we
claim for ourselves the right to choose
who shall come here, we shall be in trim
to uphold that right if any power chal-
lenge it, and 1t cannot be upheld by
words, 1t cannot be upheld by coast de-
tense navy 1t can be upheld only by the
possession of an efficient, fighting navy.
navy able to preserve the honor and the
interest of the United States. not by in
viting attack on our shores, and then see.
ing If we cannot repel it, but by taking
such action as shall guarantee us against
o1Ir shores hpinQ attacked
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Monroe Doctrine and Navy.

Monroe Doctrine and Navy.
Eve have taken the Philippines but IL
we had not taken them not a particle Of
needs of our naval policies. There has
been a division among this people as to
taking the Philippines. There has been
no division on the Monroe doctrine: no
division on building. maintaining, policing
and defending the Panama canal; no di-
vision about Hawaii and Porto Rico: no
division about keeping Alaska, which,
though on the continent, is just as much
sion about asserting our superior right to
defend and protect Cuba. The Monroe
doctrine, unbacked by navy, is an emp
ty boast, and there exists but few more
contemplate characters, individual or
national, than the man or nation who
boasts and. when the boast is challenged
fails to make good
IF we have a coast-defense navy ONLY
we had better at once turn over the
Panama canal to some stronger and
Drawer nation which would not limit it.
self merely to a coast-defense navy and
could protect it. If we should limit our
selves merelytt navy that would con-
fine us to defensive War-war certain in
the end to be unsuccessful-it would be
we'll at once to give up Hawaii. to give
up Porto Rico,. to give up Alaska. and to
say that we had no more interest in Cuba
than the smallest outside power.
IF we intend 70 claim to be a great
nation. then we must fit ourselves SO that
we may be ready at need to make good
that claim. That can only be done by
building up and maintaining at the high
est point of efficiency the United States
NayV
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of bringing the fight to victorious com
clusion. and doing it all, fire. control and
everything. Capt. Fullam. congratulate
you; admiral, l congratulate you"
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Cruise Of Atlantic Fleet.

Cruise Of Atlantic Fleet.
"At the present day the Monroe doc
trine is unchalenged, and the people
abroad who used to sheer at it now
say 1t is pretty good doctrine after
ALL useful doctrine on the whole Tor
the peace of the world. What has pro-
duced that change? Words? Not a
as diplomacy rested on the substantial
basis of potential force. The voyage
of the sixteen battleships around South
America through the Straits of Magel-
lan-from Hampton roads to Puget Sound
that was the most instructive object
lesson that had ever been afforded as to
the reality of the Monroe doctrine.
Now, gentlemen, l wish to reiterate.
with just as much earnestness as L nave
spoken today on other subjects. that
/ want resistless fighting navy, be-
cause it is the most effective guarantee
of peace that this country can have
Uncle Sam can we'll afford to pay for
his peace and safety so cheap an insur-
ance policy as is implied in the MAIN
tenance of the United States Navy.
"All of the leaders of our people are
fond Of assuring this people that II is
a great people. We are a great people.
That ought not to be a subject for
boastfulness. it ought to be a subject
for serious consideration, because OF the
heavy responsibilities that go with 1t.
We cannot help playing a great part in
the world but we can very easily help
playing that part well, and to be great
people and to make great failure Is as
unattractive a picture as history affords.
II is not open to us to decide whether or
not the career that we lead shall be i'm
portant; it has got to be important. All
we can decide is as to whether our sue
cess shall be great or our failure great.
We are sure to make either a great fall
ure or a great success. .
"Our duties at home are of first i'm
portance but our duties abroad are Of
vital consequence also. This nation may
fail. no matter how well it keeps itself
prepared against the possibility of dis
aster from abroad. But it will certainly
fail if we do not thus keep ourselves pre-
pared We need greatly in the interest
of peace. in the interest of true national
greatness, that the United States Navy,
with its ships. its officers, its enlisted
men, shall at every point be kept in the
highest possible condition Of efficiency
and we'll being"
Praises Raw Recruits.
The President spent the entire time he
was here upon the naval island. Resi-
dents of Newport hoped he might find
time to come over to the city, but he did
not deyiate from the program arranged.
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Navy Must Be Footloose.

III war comes at any time In the flu
ture, that administration under which it
comes will indeed be guilty Of folly if
they use the fleet to protect any port.
Let the port be protected by the fortifica-
tons: the fleet must, be footloose to search
out and destroy the enemy's fleet. That
is the only function that can justify the
fleets existence, and that function cannot
exist in the case of such a ridiculous feet
as the fleet would be if 1t were only pos
sib.e to use it for coast-defense pur-
poses
There is something to be said from
my standpoint not much, but still some
thing for the theory that this nation shall
never have any interests outside its own
borders, and shall assume toward other
nations an attitude of such meekness that
no trouble can ever possibly come
ut Is a defensible policy But a wholly
indefensibe policy would be consistently
to work for the assumption of respon-
sibilties without making any provision
for meeting the demands necessarily en-
tailed by those responsibilities. To be
rich. aggressive and unarmed is to invite
certain disaster and humiliation
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Praises Raw Recruits.

The President spent the entire time he
was here upon the naval island. Resi-
dents of Newport hoped he might find
time to come over to the city, but he did
not deyiate from the program arranged.
The battalion OF apprentice seamen
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Mr.. Roosevelt's Speech.

He said in part:
There are only a few things that l
desire to say today to the conference,
and what 1 have to say really is said
less to the officers present than to the
great bulk. of my fellow-countrymen
outside. 1 could not speak to you tech
nically. can speak to my fellow
countrymen, who are deeply interested
In the American navy, but who sometimes
tend to be misled as to the kind of navy
we should have and as to what the navy
can and ought to do.
For instance, there are always GER
tain numbers of well meaning, amiable
individuals, coupled with others not quite
SO well meaning. who advocate merely
a coast-defense navy. Such advocacy in
dicates habit of mind as old as human
nature itself-the desire at the same time
to do something and not to do it.
mo fight was ever won yet except by
hitting, and the one urforgivabe offense
in any man is to nit soft That applies
to the individu and it applies to the ma
ton. and those who advocate a coast-de
Tense navy are advocating that we shall
adopt as a national principle the principle
of hitting soft
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-13

Special Correspondence to The Press
LONDON, Feb. 13.-There are
political cinches, soft snaps and
sinecures galore the world over,
but the greatest of these is held
by the lord great chamberlain of
England.
His is the candy job, all right.
Only on two occasions does he
have to don the robes of office
when parliament opens and on
those rare occasions when there is
a coronation. And his salary is
$22.500 a year.
When the king starts the legisla-
tive mill, the lord great chamber
lain is master of ceremonies. Un-
less you have a ticket bearing his
signature you cannot get in. At
coronations he is the most digni-
fed, gorgeous and glorified of all
the titled flunkeys that dance at
tendance upon the sovereign.
He is privileged then to carry to
the king his state raiment, and for
this he is allowed extra pay. He is
entitled to claim the royal night
gown, nightcap and all the furni-
ture In the kings bedchamber. Be-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-13

Special Correspondence to The Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-The above
looks like happy seashore crowd.
but it isn't. The picture was taken
in Chicago back yard, and the
sand-like substance is snow-snow
at the temperature of zero.
These girls are taking a thera-
peutio bath. All during the 20
minutes they frolicked around in
the zero crystals they insisted that
they enjoyed it, and that the sole
reason for these contortions in alb
breviated bathing suits was to i'm
prove the timber of their respec-
tive vocal organs.
The little boy in front is the son
of DR.. Hubert Miller, who pre-
scribes the treatment. He has
rheumatism, and his father insists
this treatment will cure him.
The man with the wealth of
chest and scanty raiment is prize
fighter. He takes the treatment to
ward off getting cold feet when in
the ring.
Prof. Miller says that Constan-
tino, tenor for the San Carlo opera
company, takes morning dives in
the snowdrifts of his back yard.
Mrs. Marshall Field ST., he also as
serts. is a patient who is gradually
approaching the snow bath stage.
Other prominent society women
are said to be among his patients.
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this not only this year, but every
year,"
Other comparisons which the
speaker did not make show that
the amount of money spent yearly
by Chicago for drink would buy 10
battleships of the Louisiana class.
1t would pay the total manufacture
ing wages of Arizona, North and
South Carolina, Oklahoma, North
and South Dakota and Oregon. 1t
would pay more than half of the ma
tional pension disbursement for
1907. 1t would build more than
1900 modern passenger locomo.
tives.
Chicago spends for alcoholic
drinks just $1,O0O,OOO each and
every week, making grand total
of $52,00O,000 every year.
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for their houses, he suggested
100000 worth of wall paper, half
million yards of carpet at 81 and
100000 sets of furniture at $50 a
set.
BY this time most of the audi
ence thought Farwell had come
very near spending all his whiskey
money, but he said that he had
barely begun, because the poor
would be needing a little clothing,
so that they had better purchase
100000 suits Of clothes at $40, 20O,-
900 overcoats at the same price,
100000 hats at So each and like
number of pairs of shoes at So, to
say nothing of 100000 pairs of chill
dren's shoes at $3.50, 100000
pairs of hose at 25 cents. a half a
million yards Of good warm flannel
at so cents a yard and 100000
yards of cotton goods at 10 cents a
yard. Then, as wagons would be
-.eeded with which to deliver all
these goods, they could buy, he
said. 5000 or so at 5000 apiece.
When the speaker had gone this
far in his argument the greater
number of his hearers were pre-
pared to be told that Chicago
could pay the national debt with
her drink money.
Farwell insisted, however. that a
great number of workingmen
ought to have better homes, so that
perhaps 5000 comfortable homes
could be purchased also, with six
rooms and bath and all the modern
conveniences to cost about $4,000
each.
"And after doing all this" he
said. there would be enough mon.
ey left to pay the police depart.
ment expense of $5,365, 900, the fire
departments $3,125,000, and to
give the health department a round
81 100000, instead of the 100000 it
is now given"
Does that use 1t all up?' cried
someone In the back Of the hall.
Nearly all of it," said Farwell,
except that we would still have
about 100000 left for the bene-
fit of the public school fund, or to
create and maintain additional
parks and pleasure grounds for the
people. And you could spend all
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-13
FAT PURSES FOR
PUcS IN NORTH

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 10
If plans now in process of forma-
ton go to completion one of the
largest fistic carnivals ever held in
the West will take place in Fair
banks on July 4. 1t is proposed
to raise a purse of 1000 and hold
four big matches in the heavy,
middle and featherweight classes.
Contests in rock drilling and
driving for purses Of $4,000 each
will also be given.
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BY NORMAN ROSE

ABOARD U. s. S. GEORGIA, AT
SEA, Feb. 13.--There are few hot
ter places than warship in the
tropics. On deck there is almost
always a breeze, and it is cool and
pleasant, but not so down below.
From SIS degrees in the wardroom
the temperature goes to 95 further
forward on the main and berth
decks, and from 10 to 100 degrees
in the engine rooms and firerooms.
1t is interesting to see how diff
ferently different sailors feel the
heat. Some swelter and suffer, ana
seek the first opportunity when off
duty to hunt up a cool place, where
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-13
FAMOUS EVANGELIST
COMES TO SPOKANE

DR.. E. L. House, of the Spokane
Ministerial association, has re-
ceived notice that William E. Sun
day, the former ball player who is
now a noted evangelist, will hold a
five weeks series of meetings in
Spokane next fall. The meetings
will be under the auspices of vari-
Gus denominations and a taber-
nacle with 5000 seating capacity
will be erected.
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barrel, follow this up with $780,
900 worth Of general groceries, and
then buy 100000 quarts of milk
at 5 cents.
Farwell's speech was delivered
at Palmer park before a big au-
dience. There Is a prohibition
movement in Chicago, as else
where. and the saloon people had
claimed that the closing of their
establishments would deprive
thousands of men of employment
In case stoves were needed on
which to prepare these meals, Far
well said they could also buy 200,-
900 good stoves at 500 each, and
then 100000 tons Of coal at IS to
burn in them.
Then, perhaps, because some
of the poor might need furnishings
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HEAT DEFYING, 1O0IN-THE-SHADE SAILOR MEN


there is a little breeze and some
shade. Others seemingly never get
enough heat. Off duty they will go
out on the sunny side of the fore
castle and lie stretched out on the
hot deck, close to a heat soaked
turret. exposed to the full glare of
the sun. Like mud turtles these
human salamanders bask in the
torrid glare and sleep peacefully
the while.
This, Of course, does not apply
to the men in the firerooms.
Shoveling coal In a temperature of
from 1870 to 100 degrees. they never
hunt up the sunny spots when Off
duty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-13
THOMPSON LAID OUT

Maurice Thompson, we'll known
in Spokane, who has been training
with Stanley Ketchel at Oakland,
Cal, was tot box Dale Gardner be-
fore the Reliance club Feb. Is, but
will be unable to make good owing
to a sprained knee sustained in
roughing it with Ketchel.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-13
NOTICE

THE STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL
meeting of the Oregon Mining
Company will be held on Feb. II.
1908, at 1880 o'clock D. M, at the
Office Of the Company. rooms 14-15
Written block, Spokane. Washing
ton. for the purpose of electing
board of trustees for the ensuing
year and to transact such other
business as may legally come be-
fore the meeting.
Also to consider a plan Of bond
ing the Company for a sufficient
amount to defray the expenses OF
further development and place the
necessary machinery ON the prop
erty. Respectfully,
Oregon Mining Company.
Z. M. Corbus, Pres.
Attest: A. Herman, Secy.
Feb. 4, 1908.
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WHAT CHICAGO,S WEzZSKEY
BILL WOULD BUY

Special Correspondence to The Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 13-Arthur Far
well, temperance crusader, has
been telling Chicago how much
money 1t spends every year for
drink, and what that money would
do If 1t were spent otherwise.
To begin with, he said they
could buy and give to the poor
100000 barrels of -four at $3.50. per
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-13
YOUNG SKATER BEATS CHAMPION

CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-Although re-
garded as classy speed skater,
Miss Carrie Strife, of Milwaukee,
was not looked upon as of cham
pionship caliber until recently,
when she sprung surprise by
easily defeating Margaret Fogarty,
western champion, in a half mile
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-13
UNION LABOR DANCE TONIGHT

The dance given by the Central
Labor union will take place at the
armory this evening A large at
tendance is promised. 1t is likely
that the central body will give a
dance annually.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-13
HIGHWAY ROBBERY

Unless something unforeseen
happens Bat Nelson and Jimmy
Britt will hook up in Los Angeles
on the night of Feb. rs. The
weight is to be 1873 pounds at 6
o'clock on the night of the fight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-13
CUT RATE WOOD YARD

Green cut seasoned tamarack and
fir foot wood delivered. $500
16 inch tamarack and fir, rick. $2.4k
Yellow pine, foot. per cord. $3.50
Yellow pine, 16 inch. per rick.$2.15
Delivered free inside of mile
circle.
o. M. JOHNSON. Prop.
Phone 6410 EFT Main Ave.
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Columbia Theater

Geo. M. Dreher, Manager
TONIGHT AND ALL WEEK
THE CURTISS COMEDY CO.
In Mr.. Ralph Stuart's Greatest
Success
BY RIGHT OF SWORD
Augmented Cast. Beautiful Cos
tunes. Special Scenery
It's grand production, but the
prices are just the same. Gallery
10, balcony 20, lower floor 30, box
or loge seats SO. Phone 81. We
sell seats six days ahead, so ring
up any time.
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TITLED FLUNKEY GRAFT THAT
ENGLAND STILL STANDS FOR

fore and after the coronation ban
quet he serves the king with water
for his additions.
For this arduous duty he is al
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-13
NOTICE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the first meeting of the
trustees and stockholders of The
Union Loan and Trust Company,
Of Spokane. Washington, will be
held at O'Clock, p. M, on Tues
day, the 3rd day of March, 1908,
at Room 20 Wolverton block. Spo-
kane, Washington.
f. r. GOODALL
GEORGE X. STOCKER
February 8, 1908.