The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-15
Executive.

pathy OF the public.
Executive.
After the most elaborate preparations
the War and Navy departments began
yesterday a game OF mimic war to test
the land defenses about the city Of Bos-
ton from an attack by a foreign enemy
equipped with all the perfection known
10 exist in the German army. This game
is TO extend over a period Of seven days,
an5 will be under the personal direction
OF Gen. Leonard Wood as a sort OF super
visor and about 10000 troops, regular and
militia. are involved in tho contest. Maj.
Gen. Bliss is In command OF the invading,
or red" army, composed Of troops from
New York. New Jersey. the District OF
Columbia. and one squadron Of the Tenth
regular cavalry. Brig Gen. Pew. Of the
Massachusetts militia, is in command or
the blue" or defending, army. Sixteen
vessels, under command OF Capt Gulick,
is cooperating with the reds" Lieut..
Col Cronkhite. OF the Artillery Corps, IS
the chief umpire, and he Is assisted by
a corps OF trained officers. One OF the
principal objects is TO demonstrate the
strength or weakness Of the coast forts.
these defences being fully manned with
regulars. The attacking army was ex-
pected to land from transports at some
unprotected point and attack the forts
from the rear.
A proposal to make smaller the size
OF our paper money Is receiving favorable
consideration az the hands OF Secretary
MacNeagh and along with this change
new designs are TO be made in a way
that viii give TO every note OF the same
denomination the same portrait. The size
Of the bills will be near to that OF French
paper money. or about quarter smaller.
Director Ralph Of the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing has reported that he
has found a chemical solution. or wash,
n which old aud dirty bills can be made
almost as good and quite as clean as
new. Economy is the main point I'm
both these proposed plans for the cur
roucy.
Within the last six or seven weeks the
Information bureau OF the Department of
Commerce and Labor has provided jobs
for more than 1900 Of the army of the
unemployed. most Of these men having
been directed 10 the wheat fields OF the
Northwest The information is supplied
only in lines of unskilled labor the labor
unions having objected to any activity
in lines within their operations.
Acting Secretary Of the Treasury Rev
nOlds has ruled that hides and Philip
pine cigars held in bonded warehouses
when the tariff law went into effect might
be withdrawn free Of duty. Regulations
have also been issued TO govern the sale
Of manufactured leaf tobacco They
provide that every dealer shall annually
make return for registry of his place
Of business and amount Of tobacco ham
died.
BY the first Of the week the supply Of
new Lincoln cent coins bearing the ini-
tials OF the designer, Y. d. Bremen. had
been exhausted. and speculative news
boys and others were stiu clamoring for
more, with the prices ranging all the way
from cents TO 81. The department at
first had decided that 1t would have new
dies CUT so as TO leave the last initial
or Mr. Bremen on the new coins IN very
small space, but when it was found that
this would require a considerable delay
IL was thought best to merely have the
Objectionable letters cut out Of the old
Gle and then continue the coinage To
this course the artist was disposed to
make objection in the courts.
Mldshipman Kenneth Whiting. in COM
mand OF the submarine PorDolse. now
stationed at Manila, in order to demon
strate the possibility of escape from a
submerged submarine through a torpedo
tube, has performed that feat. While
the Porpoise was lying at the bottom
OF the bay Whiting crawled into the tube
and grasped the inner handle OF the water
gate, or port, which is opened by machin-
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drawn out far enough to clear himself
without injury and swim TO the surface.
Bronze statues Of George Washington
and Robert f. Lee were placed in Statu-
airy Hall. at the Capitol, on Tuesday as
the contribution Of the State OF Virginia
10 the nations hall Of fame. The statue
Of Washington is copy Of the famous
Houden masterpiece IN the capitol at
Richmond Lee Is In the uniform of the
Confederacy.
From the summer capital M Rever,v
President Taft has sent orders TO thd
State Department 70 90 ahead with the
Organization Of the new Far Eastern Blu
reau. which will aid In the development of
the Oriental markets for the American
trade.
Upon the resumption Of the naval
courts hearing Of the evidence concern
ing the mysterious shooting Of Lieut..
Sutton at Annapolis. several letters writ
ten by Mrs. Sutton. mother Of the dead
officer, 70 Corp. Swartz I'm confidence as
a friend Of her son were read They
contained the repeated assertion of the
writer's belief that Sutton had been killed
IN the fight with Adams, Osterman. and
Utley. and that a bullet had then been
fired into his head TO cover I'D the crime
Through influences not disclosed, Swartz
had delivered these letters 10 the naval
authorities. On Monday Mrs. Sutton. on
the stand. firmly admitted that she still
held 10 the beliefs expressed in those let
tiers, which had described the accused Of
hcers as brutes StiI. she admitted that
she had no direct evidence Of the crime.
the hrst intimation of which had been
borne in upon her mind as in dream.
Later Mrs. Parker. sister Of Sutton, told
how she had interviewed Adams and
other officers at the time of her brothers
death, and how Adams had admitted that
be struck Sutton while he was held down
by others. and that Sutton had threatened
his life. DR.. Schaeffer, gun expert, said
sutton could not have shot himself as as
serted
In his address before the delegates to
the National Irrigation Congress at Spo- /
kane on Tuesday. Chief Forester Pinchot !
virtually impeached the administration OF |