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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
DREDGE OFF FOR FIRST WORK.
New Machine Largest of It's Kind
Owned Here.

The new dredging machine, built on the
Eastern branch for the John Miller Com
pany of this city, has gone to Quantico,
Va. to take up her first contract to
dredge about the pier of the Cabin Branch
Mining Company SO as to give water
deep enough to allow large barges to
load and sail without danger Of going
aground. The dredge Is said to be the
largest machine Of it's kind owned here,
and is capable Of dredging a large guam
tity of material i'll a day. Completing
this work the dredge will be brought back
to this city to do work here.
In addition to having the berthing
places at its pier deepened, the Cabin
Branch Mining Company will have its
piers at the mouth Of Quantico enlarged
and SO constructed as to facilitate the
loading of barges with sulphuric acid
making material for plants at Baltimore,
Alexandra and elsewhere.
The mines from which the material is
obtained are located near Dumfries. Va.
and is brought to the river by a narrow
gauge railway. Until recently only suf-
ficient of the material was mined to sup
ply the sulphurfc acid plant at Alexan-
dria. Now operations are 70 be enlarged
and many hundred tons of the ore will
be mined monthly and shipped away,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Competition and Selection.

Col. Scott says that he has no. objec-
ton TO appointments by competitive ex-
animation. although such examinations
do not disclose character. An examina-
ton OF the records has shown that
cadets appointed by competitive examina-
ton have done very well. In twenty-five
years out of a total Of 2.2s2 cadets, loo
were appointed by competitive exarnina-
ton and 1,262 by selection. Of the former
66 per cent went through the four years
and graduated: of the latter only IS per
cent. The remainder resigned. were dis
missed or were dropped because of de-
fciency in their studies. OF those ap
pointed by competition only "a per cent
failed to pass the entrance examipations
OF the others 40 per cent failed. Out of
those appointed by competition 2+2 We're
discharged for deficiency in scholarship
and nine were dismissed in disgrace. OF
those appointed by selection J6S were dis
charged for deficiency and ten were dis
missed. Hence the records are in favor
of the competitive system, but some of
the professors still insist that the boys
appointed by selection make the best
soldiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06

The John Hay library at Brown Uni
versity, Providence. r. l., named for the
late Secretary of State, will have to be
remodeled, according TO President Faunce
of the university. Additional expenses OF
maintaining the library, the president
says, will be very large, in view of the
fact that only building fund was Sc
cured three years ago.
Dr. Faunce also announces that the
daughter of the late Prof. William Torrey
Harris, formerly United States commits
sioner of education. with headquarters in
this city. has presented to the department
of education OF the university a handsome
portrait of her father.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
BESTOWAL OF DEGREE.
Honor Recently Conferred Upon
Rev. George Dougherty.

The announcement from Rome that
Rev. George Dougherty, assistant treas
urer of the Catholic University of Amer
lea. has had the degree of doctor of
divinity bestowed on him by the congre-
CATION of studies at Rome, has been re-
ceived with interest here.
Father Dougherty is native of BaIti-
more: He came to Washington to take
up priestly duties at st. Augustine s
Catholic Church, and later was called to
tic Cathol University. He has directed
all the big ceremonies that have been
held here for the past ten years.
Father DouSherty is highly regarded
by CARDINAL Gibbons, and it has been
many times rumored that he would be
made pastor of one of the large Catholic
churches here The announcement from
Rome is taken to indicate that the car.
dtnal has honors in store for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Porto Rican Finances.

THE Finances of Porto Rico" will be
the subject of free lecture to be given
by William r. Willoughby, assistant d.
rector of the census. in the assembly hal
of the Public Library, 9th and X streets
beginning at s o'clock this evening. This
will be the third lecture in the series
given under the auspices of the Associa.
ton of American Government Account
ants. The meeting will be open to the
public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Finds Him Dead in Bed at Baltimore

BALTIMORE, December 6.-Wallace r.
Abrams, forty-four years old, 2Oc South
Gilmor street, was found dead in bed
yesterday morning by his sister, Miss
Annie Abrams. Mr.. William H. Condor,
who occupied the room with Mr.. Abrams,
retired about IL o'clock Saturday night.
When Miss Abrams went to call them
she found her brother dead. The coro-
ner was notified and ascribed death to
aloplexy. Mr.. Abra ms Is utvlveu by his
mother. Mrs Ann Abrams: two brothers,
r. ]. and Charles w. Abrams, and two
sisters, Mrs. Isabella NJ. Hall and Miss
Annie e. Abrams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
ARRESTED AS DESERTER.
Sailor firing Of the Sea Had En-.
listed AZ an Actor.

,Stagestruck. after tiring Of the life of
tile high seas, George Och. eighteen
years of age. charged with having de-
serted from the navy. was placed under
arrest Saturday afternoon by Policeman
Howes of the first precinct. Och was
later turned over to the naval authori-
ties and taken to the navy yard.
Och arrived in this city recently arid
applied at a local theater for position.
He was given minor part and appeared
a. each performance throughout the
week until Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
In the Perfectly Proper Way.

From the Chica9o Record Herald.
81 trust said the new minister, that
you are bringing your children up in the
way they should co.
"Oh, yes" replied the wife of the man
who had just got S1.UDOOO for an i'm
proved pig scraper. we've hired a teach
err to give them dancin' lessons and quit
sendin' them TO public school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
st. Andrews Society to Entertain.

The annual reception TO the ladies and
friends Of the Scottish st. Andrews So
ciety will he held at Rauscher's next
Friday evening at S o'clock. An inter-
esting program of music and recitals has
been arrangedea Refreshments will be
served and dancing for the young people
will be led .R@>an italian, string band
after 10 O'Clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06

Shoe and is written by Nal. s. A. Sal
uuin Of the Swiss army. AS fast as we
corld manufacture the shoes on patterns
described by him we issued them to the
cadets and since that time no cases OF
sore feet have developed on our practice
ma rcl1es. as formerly. The experiments
have been remarkably successful The
authorities of the Naval Academy at An
nanolis have applied for samples, and
the Same style of shoe is being adopted
by the National Guard of New York and
of Massachusetts.
Col. SCOTS recommendation for Keep
ing the number of cadets up to the legal
standard have already been referred 70
in these letters. and he will again urge
Congress to pass the bill authorizing the
appointment of cadets every three years
instead of every four years. He has some
other ideas which are of equal interest
and inheritance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06

their former comrades in the service with
them than those who have never been
to the academy; although sometimes
strange situations occur. For example,
there is cadet in the academy now
whose younger brother was appointed
from civil life and will rank him in the
service"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Memorial Service Held.

The members of Sumner Lodge, No 4,
5. and d. of Liberty. recently held a
memorial meeting for the late Henson
Stewart. j. III. Brown, W. o. Speaks, A.
Delaney, V. Chapman and others spoke
briefly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Shoes for the Cadets.

1T has long been apparent that the ca
diets needed a satisfactory shoe made on
true principles. in order to keep the toes
in natural position. Soon after my
arrival at the academy ! took steps to
put the footwear upon a better basis.
along the lines laid down in pamphlet
published in 1888 by the quartermaster's
department It is entitled The Military
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Initial Appointments.

1t is provided that initial appointments
from outside the service to secretary
ships in the diplomatic service shall be
only to. the classes Of third secretary Of
embassy, or, in case of higher existent
vacancies, of second secretary of lega-
ton. or of secretary of legation at such
post as has assigned to it but one sec
rotary. Vacancies in secretaryships of
higher classes will be filled by promo
ton from the lower grades of the service,
based upon efficiency and ability as
shown in the service All the secretary
ships are to be graded according to the
Importance, volume, difficulty or other
aspects OF the work done by each mis-
sion in order to make it more practicable
to determine individual proficiency.
Provision for Examinations.
The assistant secretary of state, the
solicitor for the Department of State, tho
chief of the diplomatic bureau and the
chief of the bureau of appointments and
a representative of the civil service COM
mission are constituted a board to de-
ternine the qualifications of persons des-
ignated by the President for examination
for possible appointment as secretaries
of embassy or legation. Examinations
will be held at the State Department
March 1. and ) next. Candidates must
be citizens of the United States. of good
moral character and physically, men
tally and temperamentally qualified for
the diplomatic service.
Oral and written examinations will be
conducted in international law, diplo-
matte usage, foreign languages, history
and the natural. industrial and CONNER
cial resources Of the United States, with
possible reference to increasing and ex-
tending trade with foreign countries. All
candidates found qualified will remain
on the eligible list for two years unless
sooner appointed or withdrawn.
It Is further provided that transfers
from one branch of the foreign service to
another shall not occur except upon des-
ignation by the President for examinat ton
and the successful passing of the examin-
alton prescribed for the service to which
such transfer is made. Unless the ext
gencies of the service imperatvely de-
mand It. such person to be transferred
will not have preference in designation
for the taking of the examination or i'll
appointment from the eligible list but
will follow the course of procedure pre-
scribed for all applicants for appointment
to, the service which he desi, es to enter
Persons employed in the Department of
State at salaries of 81 500 or more, how
ever, may be appointed, on the basis of
ability and efficiency, to any grade of the
diplomatic service.
Provision Is also made for an efficiency
record in the classified service of the
State Department and for the promotion
Of such clerks on the basis of merit and
efficiency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Ambition and Discomfort.

The speaker described 1.-The American
girls in these changing times in society,
where money is king and every one am
bitiously disconnected with assignment to
an inferior Glass; and argued that 1t Is
no wonder the girls are unwilling Ito
spend their lives in cooking and cleaning
and sewing and saving.
Whats the use of Historically soreech-
ing about aboishing the saloon while the
ice cream parlor, with its cheap candies
on the side, multiply like rabbits through
out the land, and with it the unWhole-
some products of the delcatessen shop,
that poison our stomachs and scatter our
brains on the instailnlent plan"
In closing. Mr.. Schioss, in referring to
the movement for woman's suffrage,
spoke of women in the following terms:
THE sex which, on The road to full free
dom in the twentieth century in the most
advanced nation on earth, adorns herself
like central African. savage WOrshiping
the peacock. piles OF her head hideous
masses of false hair. surmounted accord
ing to the rapid changes in fashions with
hats whose designing must have chal-
lenged the lima gination of the humorist.
The sex which will eApend OH gaudy
dresses and gltterinse particles of stone
thousands of dollars. There's going to be
some fun ahead, and coming events are
casting long shadows before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
CRAVING FOR SHOW
Alleged Tendencies in Modern
Life Criticised.
WOMEN IN THE PAPERS
New Yorker in Address at the PEG.
pies Church Says Desire for
Display Has Displaced Ma
tive Modesty.

Not long ago 1t was generally accept
ed that woman's name should be seen
only twice in print iii her iifetime-once
when she was married and once when
she died. said Murray S. Schloss of
New York in the course of an address on
Woman Evolving in a Hurry" at the
Peoples Church. 18th and East Capitol
streets, last evening. What would the
newspapers do if that were the case now?
ASK the society editor on a daily news
paper about the schemes and struggles
of we'll placed women to get their names
in print
Mr. Schloss referred to the shrinking
violets of the olden homes who would
faint at the sight of their names in cold
type. and compared them with their
more coura geous sisters of today. who
get all the advertising they can with
scare headlines, either in the society col
umn for her daughter in the market or
the heroine of d Fashionable scandal
or anywhere for some morbid cause. such
as a hospital for conSumptive cats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Method of Selection.

"The President has the privilege of ap-
pointing forty cadets" said Col. Scott
"ten each year, and hereafter. instead OF
selecting them himself. the sons of army
officers everywhere can compete for the
appointments Every family will have a
chance without reference to personal or
social influence and the examinations
will be held at different army posts, 30
as to accommodate everybody. The aca-
denic board would like to see the same
plan adopted in the different states. Let
each representative receive applications
from asprants and select three candi-
dates from his district. with six from
the state at large for the senator's, to go
up and compete for the appointments.
and from this number. which Will be
three times as large as the number OF
vacancies, the appointments can be made.
Thus the entire state instead OF single
congressional districts will be repre-
scented.
.sThe state of Illinois. for example.
with it's twenty-five congressional dis
tricts, which would sent up each three
boys with six more from the state at
large representing the two senator's,
would have a total of eighty-one candi-
twenty-seven who passed the best exam
nations, would he selected. and thus we
would get the cream of the state. 1t ire
uuently happens that the principal and
both alternates from distrlct VIII 1aIi
OH the physical or mental examinations or
both. Sometimes all three fail to report
at all, ard sometimes all three appear
and pass every examination with credit.
But we cannot fill the vacancy In one
district by accepting candidate from
another. The law does not provide any
remedy. If the plan I suggest were
adopted the academy will always be fill
ed with the finest young men In the
country:
About 20 per cent of the congress
sional districts throughout the country
are habitually umepresented. Some rep
resentatives fail to appreciate the value
of the opportunity offered the young men
among their constituents; sometimes they
overlook the matter: sometimes they hold
a vacancy open until the son of friend
reaches the minimum age limit; some
times a boy in whom they are interested
fails to pass the examination and they
want to give him another chance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Advance in Standards.

THE standards have been advanced.
The entrance requirements are higher
than formerly to correspond with the
general improvement in the educational
systems throughout the country. and a
cadet who would have been easily admit
ted twenty-five or thirty years ago could
not get in today. The best class of ca
diets come from army families. They are
not usually we'll prepared as boys from
civil life, but the military instincts Of an
officers son are keener than those of a
boy who has never known anything about
the life of the soldier. The army boys
arc familiar with the discipline and the
customs OF the service, and get along bet
ter at the academy at first. because they
know how Many army boys get their
appointments after serving as non-com-
missioned officers; they bone the chev-
Nons,' as the saying goes, and when an
army boy wins his chevrons at West
Point he does his best to keep them, and
that keeps him straight.
The inducements for young men to en-
ter the army are greater today than they
ever We're. The pay Of officers has re-
Gently been increased: they do not have
to live in Isolated posts on the plains and
in the deserts any longer. Most of them
are always stationed In near cities and
large towns and in large garrisons, where
they have an opportunity to educate their
children properly and keep up with a
knowledge of the world.
THE SONS of officers are a strong ele-
ment in the discipline of the corps: they
| have had it at home they know what it
| is and bring 1t with them. They have
more of the spirit Of the soldier and the
traditions of the army. although as a
| rule they stand better In department than
| in scholarship. which is perfectly natural.
Cadets who have biiged at the. acad-
envy can be appointed to the army upon
passing the usual examinations two years
| after their class graduates. They can be
appointed from civil life or they can
enlist in the army and be promoted from
the ranks after passing the examinations.
Some of the best officers in the service
have been appointed in this way-young
men who have failed to pass their mental
examinations or have been fired from the
academy for getting into mischief. There
is no prejudice against such appoint
lments and the cadets would rather have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Efficiency Record.

In the regulations issued by the Presi-
dent it is provided that a careful efficiency
record be kept of every officer OF the dip
Iomatic service ''in order that there may
be no promotion except upon well estab-
lished efficiency as shown in the service.
and that retention in tho service may be
conditioned upon the officers maintaining
degree of efficiency well up to the aver
age high standard which the interests Of
the service demand"
The Secretary of State is directed to re-
port to the President the names of those
secretaries of the higher grades in the
diplomatic service who by reason of ef-
f1cient service have demonstrated special
capacity for promotion to be chiefs of
pisSj0nS'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
Regulations to Increase Eff
cheney of Diplomatic Service.
PROMOTIONS UPON MERIT
Embassy and Legation Secretaries to
Be Trained Men. ;.
MUST PASS EXAMINATIONS
Careful Record to Be Kept of In
cumbents and Advancement
Made on Showing Attained.

At the instance of Secretary Knox the
President has promulgated a series OF
regulations designed to increase the eff
ficiency of the foreign service of tho
United States. The main idea is to make
the Offices of secretaries of embassies and
legations permanent in character and to
train and educate the incumbents with a
view to their promotion to higher places
In the diplomatic service. 1t is proposed
to extend to these diplomatic offices the
system of civil service selection and pro-
motion esta blished by Mr.. Root with such
signal success in the consular service of
the United States. In substance the plan
able perinanency to young men who DEM
onstrate special capacity and aptitude for
the diplomatic service of the government.
The Situation Explained.
In bringing the matter to the attention
Of the President Secretary KNOX ex-
planned the situation as follows:
The remarkable growth of the political
and commercial foreign relations of the
United States and the increasing diff
Guilty of the problems growing out Of
these relations which have to be dealt
with through the instrumentality of the
diplomatic servive. make it apparent that
some improvement should speedily be
made in the organization of that service.
1t seems particularly desirable that i'll
the interest of a more efficient foreign
personnel an effort should be made to
test nage fully the qualifications of young
men DESTROYS of entering tho diplomatic
service as secretaries and to provide reg
ulations Which shall tend to encourage
such degree of efficiency on the part of
secretaries as may justify their promo
.don to the higher grades and. ultimately
TO, the grade of minister. 1t is also of
tile highest importance that there should
bs,sa closer relationship between the two
1falIches Of the foreign service and the
DEpartment ..of State than has hitherto
49,
with a. view TO the attainment Of
these: objects, I have the honor to submit
for your approval draft of an order
providing a board OF examiners for the
diplomatic service, indicating the subjects
and methods of examination and prescrib-
ing certain other rules conducive to that
Increase i'll the efficiency of the depart
mental, diplomatic and consular person
mel which appears to De, SO desirable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-21
EX-GOVERNOR MANNING DEAD
Formerly Lived I'm Topeka and Was a
Lawyer.

P. I. Bonebrake has received a tele-
gram announcing the death of his
nephew, o. H. Manning, at Atlantic
City.
The older residents of the city will
remember Mr.. Manning who lived
here several years. He came to To-
peka from Iowa. While in Iowa ne
was a lawyer and prominent in poll
tics, member of the house, senator and
lieutenant governor, and came to To-
peka and was elected attorney of the
Central National bank and Topeka
Loan & Investment company. In Iowa
he was identified with the Chicago &
Northwestern Railroad company. A. A.
Robinson appointed him to get the
right of way for the Santa Fe from
Pueblo to Denver. During his work
for the Santa Fe he lived in Denver.
His health failed and for several
years he has travelled abroad for re-
lief but death finally came.
He Will pc ourled at tSon, hu% 1e q,
will attend the funeral