The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
President Did Not Approve
of MetCalf'S Views
This Difference and Friction With Subordinates
Real Causes of Secretary's Resignation
Bye. C. Carlton
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI.

SPECIAL DIsPAT
NEW YORK. Nov. 2l.-Although i'll
health was assigned as the reason for
the resignation of Hon. Victor II. Net
calf Of California from the cabinet as
well as the serious illness of his son,
Victor n Metcalf, who was recently
obliged 10 resign from the navy, these
were only contributory causes, for The
calls correspondent learned from a
naval officer today that Metcalf has had
differences with officials. of the navy
department especially with Assistant
Secretary Newberry, who Will be named
10 succeed Metcalf December !.
Secretary Metcalfs views regarding
new warships also did not agree with
those Of the president Aetcalf did not
believe in publicity OF construction
plans, and soon after the conference at
Newport on designs for new warships
ne issued an order forbidding any dis
cussion by naval officers concerning
these designs. Assistant Secretary
Newberry, soon after the conference.
ordered that all details. be made public
and removed the Injunction OF secrecy
from the officers who took part.
II was Assistant Secretary Newberry
also who issued the recent order trans
ferring marines from sea to shore duty.
and ii is the belief Of some officers that
Secretary Metcalf was not in sympathy
with that policy. II is known that he
did not wholly approve Of the policy Of
= c7nhding the command OF hospital
slips 10 naval surgeons.
II IS a matter of record that the
president agreed with Assistant Secre-
tary Newberry in these matters of
naval policy rather than with his cab
met officer
That there has been no open rupture
between the president and Mr.. Metcalf
is evidenced by the presidents letter
accepting Metcalf's resignation It's
tone IS appreciative and cordial, but
1T the same time, 1t IS known that for
some time Secretary Metcalf has been
dissatisfied. and, his health being poor,
be was glad to relinQuish the naval
portfolio. 1t IS reported from Wash
ington that his health is already much
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs A Hover Of Hover
Wash, who have winter home near
Pasadena, have Travelled 1n an auto
more than 1000 miles from Tia Juana,
in Lower California, where they dipped
the wheels of their car in the Pacific
ocean on April II, then crossed Cali
fOrnis, Nebraska, Idaho, wyoming,
colorado. Iowa, Illinois. Indiana. Ohio
and New York to Niagara Falls. On
arrival in New York they drove down
10 Coney island and dipped their
wheels in the Atlantic ocean, accom-
plishing what is believed to be the
first feat of the kind crossing the
United States from south TO north, and
from west TO east. over the public roads
The tour was accomplished in two
cylinder 20 horsepower touring car
In their travels they had to cross seven
mountain ranges and hundreds of miles
Of almost traclzless desert
From here. after a flying trip by rail
10 the Pacific coast, that Hover must
take for business reasons, the daunt-
less travellers viii sail with their car
and spend the approaching winter in
touring Algeria. Tunis and Egypt, pen
etrating the Sahara desert at least to
Biskra- Crossing 10 Italy in the spring
me next three years viii be devoted
10 crossing every country in Europe
IT least one way, with some touring
IN western Siberia.
In the winter Of 1911 the homeward
trip VIII begin by crossing from Turkey
into Palestine, where the car viii be
e driven 70 Jerusalem and back TO the
coast and brought 10 India, China and
japan and the Philippines, Australia
New Zealand and Hawaii. autoing il
each as much as is feasible. From Ha-
wall they win sail for San francisco
IN the winter Of 1912, and they expect
10 have covered on their way over
1900 miles.
Edna Goodrich Goodwin calls hel
new liege lord Nathaniel After theil
marriage the happy couple resided in
luxurious apartments at the Hote
Plaza, but now they have gone TO Co
lumbus Ohio, where Mr.. Goodwin
opened last Monday in Cameo Kirby
Mrs Goodrich Goodwin viii not be
tempted back TO the stage. at least fol
another twelvemonth- She IS at pres
ent inveighing stOutly against the
nervy vaudeville agents, who. as Ma
thanieP says, rush in where mothers
IN law fear TO tread" Mrs Goodwin
speaking for herself said TO The Calls
correspondent: "Why. never
heard anything like it. We hadn'r
been married three days before one OF
those horrid agents came out and told
me he presumed as Nathaniel was go.
ing on the road I might be a little
lonesome. and that II it would cheer
me up he would see that 1 received z
salary Of $1,000 a week for as lone
term in vaudeville as I wanted. The
very ideaw
Then you do not regard vaudevill,
as an inspiring outlet for the express
sion OF those higher emotions of the
ramatfc art2 You 90 not consider Il
an appropriate field in which 10 achiev,
the lofty ideals in acting to which yoI
doubtless aspire2' she was asked.
'Oh. vaudeville's all right" she said
shooing away a fierce little Pomeraniar
which was devouring a velvet rose OF
new Paris hat and the salary h
offered wasn't at al bad, but couldn'
dream OF leaving Nathaniel Just now
I'm going wherever he may 60"
"Will you appear on the stag,
again2"
"Oh, yes indeed" said the bride g
wouldn't dream OF giving up my career
I've only begun, you see. No. haven
any definite plans now, but later
expect 10 star"
The countess OF Coventry, divorced
wife OF Richard Accreery Of San Fran
cisco, IS again figuring in the news
papers by reason of her suit agains
her present husband and the trustee
OF her y year old. son, Lawrence