Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Arthur Barney of Kearney Leads a
Marine Girl to Altar.
BANNER WON BY A BADGER
Midshipmsn Trevor of Whitewater is
First to Ignore Rule.
OTHERS ARE FALLING INTO LINE
Heads of Navy Department Rnd the
Wise Old Sea Dogs who Arc
Retired Feared for safety
of Middies.

WASHINGTON n. c.. June H-(Speoial
Telegram Annapolis cadets who received
their diplomas at the hands OF Admiral
Dewey Thursday, June s. and upon ac-
cepting this honorable sheepskn. tacitly
agreed to obey all orders even unto the
most recent one, which stipulates that
their endeavors, for at least two years,
shall be to follow the flag and not the
cooling Of little Dan Cupid. have In some
instances revoted.
Little Cupid seems to be more mighty in
his mandates than orders from the sec
retary of the navy. who has issued ukaSe
which forbids midshipmen to marry until
they may be completed their full course
and attained the rank of ensign. To ac-
quire this rank of ensign two years of sea
duty is required. Two years at sea, It is
believed by the "od boys at the navy
department will knock a good deal of
puppy love" out of the mddies, and when
they reach rank Of ensign they will then
be fit to steer straight matrimonial
course, possibly without the aid Of a com
pass However this may be, two of the
graduates of the class of '09 have already
married, and report has It that several
others Of this class are about TO brave
the official displeasure by taking unto
themselves as wives the sweethearts of
their academy days.
broke Runs, Wins Banner.
A custom of the academy is to present
a banner TO the first member of the grad
uating class who takes unto himself a
wife and the banner goes this year to
Midshipman George A. Trevor OF White
water, Wis, who, within an hour after
receiving his diploma became the husband
of Miss Elizabeth AcMillen, of the same
place who had been his sweetheart since
childhood. The ceremony was performed
at the home of friends in Annapolis, by
Rev. @. A. Trevor, the father of the bride
groom The bride is a sister Of F. F. Nc
Miilen who was graduated from the naval
academy In 1904.
Members OF the class resent the impu-
tation that they would hasten so solemn
matter for the sake of qualifying for the
banner but that the competition was
rather keen was indicated by the second
marriage of the day, which took place
this evening. the parties being Midshipman
Arthur Barney of Kearney, Neb., and Miss
Leta Haskell of Augusta, Me. The cere-~
mony was performed by DR.. II. H. Clark
chaplain of the naval academy at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. William II. Burns,
near Annapolis.
The wedding of Midshipman Hugh II.
Van de Boe Of Cleveland, Ohio, and Miss
Mary Ellen Scott Of Annapolis, formerly
of Petersburg, Va, was expected to be
the first of the weddings in which mem-
ber of class of 1903 would be one Of con-
tracing parties. However, this wedding
will not take place until Sunday afternoon
at o'clock.
burlington Mnst Refund.
H. C. Polly of Lincoln, Neb., wins in his
complaint against the Burlington on
shipment of household goods forwarded
over the defendant railroad last october
from Lincoln to Parkman, Wyo. Exces-
sive charges were alleged and sustained
by the Interstate Commerce commission
and the Burlington is ordered to refund
Ssl.61.