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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL. November 30.-Closing:
Cotton-Spot in fair demand; prices D
points lower; American middling. fair,
Sol; good middling. III; niddling, 80;
low middling. 7.55; good ordinary, 10;
ordinary, 7.c4. The sales of the day were
l4,O0 bales. OF which leo were for spec
ulation and export, and included 1890
American. Receipts, $1,000 les includ-
ing 81. 400 American
Futures opened easier and closed quiet
December, 7.i612: December and January,
1.46Ls: January and February. 14912; Feb
ruary and March. 7.51: March and a pril.
1.53; April and May. 7.J4i2; May and June.
I.56: June and July, 7.541s; July and
august 1.o21e: August and September.
7.19: September and October, GA; Octo-
Der and November, 6.591s: November and
December, 653i..
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TAX SALES AUTHORIZED.
Congress Has Power to Assess for
Street Improvement.

The District Court of Appeals today
reversed the action Of the District
Supreme Court. which enjoined the Dis
trict Commissioners from selling certain
lots for non-payment of taxes levied for
the cost of widening Sherman avenue.
The contention made was that the act
under which the street was widened is
unconstitutional in that it requires as
sessment of benefits without regard to
the actual extent of the benefit conferred
by the widening of the street. The ex-
ceptions filed by some of the owners to
the verdict Of the jury Injured. it was
claimed, to the benefit of all parties as
sessed and automatically vacated the
verdict entirely.
The appellate court holds that the act
contemplates the exercise OF the taxing
power of Congress. which is practically
unlimited, and is therefore valid It is
also held that an exception to the verdict
of a condemning jury is for the benefit
Of the exceptant only.
The suit was brought by Christian F.
Umhau, one Of the owners assessed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
LINE TO RUN NAVY
Secretary Meyer Makes
Sweeping Changes.
BUREAU CONTROL UPSET
Officers Hereafter to Have Biggest
Say in the Department.
FOUR AIDS ARE APPOINTED
To Be Advisers Of Secretary-Con-
struction Board and Equipment
Bureau Abolished.

After long and bitter struggle. cover
ing many years. the line of the navy is
at last in supreme control of the naval
establishment, personnel and materiel.
and the staff has been completely subor-
dinated.
Such is the judgment Of many critics
Of naval affairs. who have had an oppor-
tunity to study the details of the plan
enunciated by Secretary Meyer, and
which goes into effect tomorrow morning.
1t is explained that the main object to
be attained by the reorganization plan
to be put in operation tomorrow, Is to
remedy the evils that have arisen under
the old bureau system, and that tie effect
Of the change in the case o. individual
officers is merely Incidental.
Secretary Meyers plan Is praised or
condemned according to the personal
views of the speaker. Those who oppose
it in general say it will not stand the test
of time and service, and Will eventually
be crit ,cised as freely and severely as
the bureau system that expires today.
Himself a director of banks and manu-
featuring companies in New England in
times past, Secretary Meyer hopes to put
the department on a business basis be-
L
keynote of his reform is the subordina-
ton Of the bureau chief Of the past.
Summary of the Changes.
Summarized. the essential changes in
the Meyer plan are:
The selection of four responsible advis-
ers on subjects within the four groups
into which duties Of the department fail,
to be known as the aid for material, the
aid for personnel, the aid fer operations
of the feet and the aid for inspections.
The grouping of the bureaus into two
divisions OF material and personnel, ac-
cording to the nature of their duties.
The establishment of a division of oper-
atoms Of the fleet.
The establishment of comprehensive
inspection system.
The establishment of a modern and eff
ficient cost-keeping system in the Navy
Department md at navy yards.
The separation of navy yard work into
two divisions of hulls and machinery.
The adjustment of the board of con-
struction.
The abolishment Of the bureau of equip
ment.
Henceforth the officers who fight the
ships are to have more influence in the
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REDUCED TO A SYSTEM
MAJ. HINES VIEW OF NAVY
REORGANIZATION.
Country to Be Congratulated on
Change, Railway Organization
Expert Declares.

Mai Charles Hine, organization expert
Of the Hartman railroad lines, who has
been spending a THANKSGIVING holiday
at his home in Vienna, Va. departed to-
day for the Pacific coast.
1.-THE country is to be congratulated
upon the reorganization of the Navy De-
partment,' Maj. Hine said in CONVERSE
ton with Star reporter this afternoon.
While have not had an opportunity tC
examine the details, the published ae-
counts indicate an adherence to sound
principles and an attention to fundamen-
tails that make success certain.
The important advances of mankind al
ways reflect cosmic tendency. Some
railroad mon have had their lightning rods
up, and have pulled down some OF this
electrifyins thought. Perhaps we are
more susceptible in the absence of the
insulting effect of gum shoe methods.
The new operating organization OF the
Hartman lines now being installed is
closely analogous to the new organiza-
bureaus, changing official titles and rec
ognizing the human element.
Reduced to a Science.
ut may be interesting to know tina,
Julius Kruttschnitt director of mainte-
nance and operation of the Hartman
lines, well styled the Won Moltke Of
transportation, has for a year past been
handling $1,000 miles of railroad and
10000 men from Chicago with one con-
soiidated Office file. His staff of eight
officers. of whom l am peripatetic mem
Der, write no letters to each other, but
depend upon a common file for ali rec
ords
The same principle Of organization is
being extended to lower units. Twenty
one divisions have thus far been reor-
ganized. A division on a railway CORE
spends to a battleship in the navy or to
a regiment in the army. The division
superintendent is the captain, and the
new organization emphasizes that fact.
To eradicate fully any thought of bu-
reau interference all of the division staff
are given the uniform title and authority
of assistant superintendent. but with spe-
c1anzed duties and responsibilities, all
co-ordinated by the head of the unit, the
superintendent. 1t Is expected that the
new organization will save the Harrtman
lines the writing of more than 200, 600
unnecessary letters a year
we Go not object to these letters so
much for their comparatively tritlirR
cost. 1t is their retarding effect. They
delay the game. Then, too, we found
that the old system dwarfed the initiative
OF the younger officers and of the rank
and file.
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COUNTY OFFICERS SWORN.
Commissioners Begin Regular Ses
sion at Upper Marlboro.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd. November
30.-A large number of residents of Prince
George county assembled here this morn
ing. Not only was it the regular meet
ing day of the county commissioners, but
it was also the time scheduled for the
swearing in of some of the newly elected
county officials. Much interest is being
taken in the new administration of the
county's affairs. and those who were
sworn in today were the recipients of
congratulations from friends.
FILLMORE Beall, one of the recently
elected judges, took the oath of office be-
fore the retiring county clerk. w. H.
Shuler qualifying as county commission
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ARE STILL UNREPORTED.
Five Men Adrift in the Marietta's
Whale Boat.

Adrift in the Caribbean sea for
more than eighty hours. unless their
little boat has gone to the bottom or
drifted to some friendly shore. the fva
men who were lost Friday night in
the whale boat Of the U. S. S. Marietta,
now at Port Limon. Costa Rica, still are
unreported. It is believed at the Navy
Depar tment that they had enough food
and water in the little whaleboat to
sustain life for several days. The dam
ger most feared is the swapping of the
boat.
Just how the whaleboat and the gig.
in which five other members of the
Mariettas deck crew drifted out to
sea, to be rescued later, became ,ost
will be the subject of inquiry from the
department. Commander Frank X.
Hill, OF the Marietta has not explained
this point in his wireless dispatches to
Washington.
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STILL STAY OUT OF JAIL.
Labor Leaders Respited Pending Su'
preme Court Ruling.

The District Court of Appeals today
granted the application of Samuel Com
pers, John Mitchell and Frank Morrison
to stay the mandl te ordering the execu-
ton of the Jail Imprisonment imposed on
them by Justice Wright for contempt OF
court.
The order directs the clerk to withhold
the mandate until further order of the
court
BY this action the court will await the
determination by the United States SUI
p,eme Court of the petition for a review
filed yesterday in that tribunal.
In the event of an diverse decision by
the court of last resort the labor men
will probably surrender to the marshal
and institute proceedings in habeas
corpus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
THREE FATALLY HURT.
Railway Train Ditched This Morn.
ing at Manor, Pa.

PITTSBURG, November 30.-Over q
dozen persons were injured. a number
seriously, when the Uniontown and Pitts
burg express train No. 1O1. on the Penn
sylvania railroad, left the rails at $40 to-
day at Manor, Pa, near here, and ran
into a ditch. The train consisted of a
baggage car. mail car. three coaches and
a parfor car. The engine remained on the
rails intact. The exact cause of the
wreck Is not known.
The fatally injured are George NJ.
Scott, Uniontown, Pa, mail clerk; w. E.
Quigg( Uniontown. baggagemaster, and
Charles Stissey. Westmoreland City, sig
mailman.
Among those slightly hurt was State
Senator j. NJ. Jamison of Greensburg.
bruised about the body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, November 30.-Tradi1g con
tinues dull in the wool market, with full
prices for all desirable selections.
The supply is reduced TO a minimum,
although Oregon staple is fairly album
dant. being held at 10 to 7Sc. washed.
The call for fleece woods shows a Sigh,
Improvement in Ohio, three-eighths blood
at 36c
1t is understood that bidding for the
1910 clip has practically ceased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
Revision Of Accounting.

Neither the Navy Department nor the
Hartman lines will realize the full effect
OF their new organization until there is
a revision of preconceived ideas as to the
accounting function Of the treasury Ge-
partments. The railways and other large
corporations have unconscious'y followed
the government into fundamental falla-
cy IN the matter Of accounting"
Asked as to the effect Of the death of
Mr.. Hartman upon the properties under
MS control. Maj. Hine said, Edward H,
HerriInan is DEAD, but through MS able
field marshals his progressive spirit goes
marching OF. TO the highest deals Of that
great principle for which he stood-af-
hciency."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
The Secretary's Four Aids.

The aid for operations of the fleet will
be Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright
commander of the third division of the
Atlantic fleet.
The aid for personnel will be Rear Ad-
miral w. F. Potter. now chief Of the bu-
reau of navigation.
The aid for material will be Rear Ad-
miral William Swift, cOmmandant of the
Boston navy yard.
The aid for inspection will be Capt.
Aaron Ward. recently supervisor of the
New York harbor. who will become a rear
admiral January 3.
Capt. Reginald F.. Nicholson, member
of the board of inspection and survey,
will be made chief of the bureau Of navi-
ga ton, vice Potter.
When Mr.. Meyer assumed the office he
found some confusion in the department
and in the navy yards, due to changes
instituted by Secretary Newberry a few
weeks before the close of his adminlstra-
ton Steps were taken to ascertain how
far 1t was desirable to follow the re-
forms outlined by Secretary Newberry.
The Sperry boa d was created u report
how the various conflicting orders and
regulations could be reconciied best. Then
came the Leutze board. which was asked
to make recommendations concerning the
consolidation of the bureau Of steam en-
cheering with other bureaus, a step I'M
dertaken by Sec ~etary Newberry. Finally
Secretary Meyer appointed the Swift
board to consider the reports of the other
boards and to make recommendations for
the Improvement Of the business methods
of the department. With these reports as
basis Secretary Meyer has evolved his
plan of reform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, November 30.-WHbAII.Ma
Dull; spot contract Lisa; spot No. ,
western. 1.17a; December. LII: Jan n.msr
l.13is: February. 1l3ls; May. l.l25,: t s.e,
No. 2 red, LOTT: receipts, ls,l03 busne"
southern grade, .O9a1.16. u.,..
.CORN-Duil; spot contract new, o. .'s Tsns,
November new. "a. a6i&s; year. 6ia6iis: a jan,
1ry. 6Sa4a637s; February. 63t4a63!s; st. ssSn
mixed, 61sa; receipts, 61.1i9 bushels; sou'n In
white corn, G4a4aG5; southern yelioN w.
6lAa64 Va 4
OATS-Quiet: No. 2 white. 45l2a46; No. -
white, 43h.a45: No. mixed, 43a43l2; receip"
5,444 bushels. o,tst.
RYE-Dull: No. western domestic so'-s'''
receipts. .. 794 bushels
HAY-Quiet. unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Firn unchanged.
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Fixes the Responsibility.

The Secretary found that tho bureaus
of the department were Independent Of
one another. and that he must decide all
differences between them. The aids are
to advise them on these points. IF the
Secretary seeks advice from individual
officers in whom he has confidence. but
who have no definite relation to the or
ganization of the Navy Department"
said Mr.. Meyer in explaining his re-
forms. 'he gets advice which may be
good, but which is not responsible. Such
recourse to individuals. NOR over. gives
no assurances Of continuity of policy nor
responsibility"
According to the Meyer plan. the board
Of construction becomes useless, and
therefore will be abolish I'd.
This board was created principally to
supervise ship designing. and TO decide
questions in dispute between the bureaus
when their duties overapped. or when
one wished to procure more space or
weight for its purposes in a ship design.
Under the Meyer plan the operating
branch. which deals directly with the
military use of the fleet, will originate
the military features of new construc-
ton in consultation with the general
board. of which the new aid for opera
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Rear Admiral Potter,
Aid for personnel.

er and Samuel f. Sweeney as sheriff
Richard n. Ryon, the only republican
chosen in this county at tie recent cleo
ton, was sworn in this afternoon.
Considerable interest was displayed in
the police affairs of the county. Sheriff
Hurd, who retired from office, turned
over the affairs to his successor with
the county in splendid shape, his friends
declare. During the time he held office.
among other things, he kept tab on al
legged violators of the liquor and gambling
laws and was the cause of driving WASH
ington gamblers from the county.
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To Command the Dolphin.

Lieut.. Commander r.. z. johnson has
been placed in command OF the dispatch
boat Dolphin. attached to this station. "a
the relief of Commander Thomas Wash
ineton who has been ordered to special
duty at the bureau Of nayieation Nawv
Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
Baron Rosen Returns.

NEW YORK, November 30-Baron
Rosen, The Russian ambassador to the
United States. arrived today on the
steamer Kronprinzessin CecelIe from a
visit abroad. He was accompanied by his
family. Baron Rosen is on his way to
Washington, to resume his diplomatic
duties.
The Swedish minister to the United
States, Herman Lagercrantz. with his
family, returned on the same steamer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
Navy Yard Work Divided.

At the navy yards Mr.. Meyer has de-
c;ded to divide the single manufacturing
Departments established by MIR. Newberry
into two divisions, one of machinery and
the other of bulls. according with the
general practice in shipbuilding estab-
.ishments in this country and with the
naval dockyards of England and Ger
many" The commandments and captains
at the yards will be kept there long
enough to insure continuity of policy.
and the commandments will be the only
representatives of the department at the
yards.
The Newberry plan gave the senior
naval constructor at the yards power that
Secretary Meyer lodges with the COM
mandant.
Inefficient work or performance or ir-
Irregularities UNDER the different bureaus.
Secretary Meyer found. has been inspect
ed usually by officers of those bureaus re-
porting directly to them. No machinery
has existed by which inspection Of ships,
shore stations and technical matters un-
der the bureaus could be had. That Mr..
Meyer VIII provide by his new division
of inspection.
The existing bureau Of yards and docks
the Marine Corps and certain other
branches of the department not logically
included in any one of the four divisions
of duties will be placed under the assist
ant secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
No Martyrdom.
From the Providence Tribune,

Unless the prison fare Of England differs
from that of most countries II NAV be
doubted II the suffragettes can ever como
to he regarded as martyrs BY REFUSING to
eat 1t.
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Capt. Nicholson.
Chief Bureau of Navigation.

Navy Department. Chosen men from
among them are to be the official eyes
and ears of the Secretary, laden with full
responsibility for their reports but not his
hands. The Secretary will retain his ad-
ministrative and executive power for his
own exercise, and that OF the assistant
secretary of the navy. All The reforms
go into effect December ] except the abol-
ishing OF the bureau of equipment, which
CorpreSS alOna can do
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tons will be a member. Other officers
will also be called in for advice and
criticism. both before and after the sketch
plans have been prepared by the technical
bureaus. These officers will be selected
because of pronounced success in ord
nance, engineering or torpedo practical
work. The bureaus will be called upon
finally to prepare the actual plans. and
will be responsible for their correctness.
With the gi.wtf of the business of the
department Secretary Meyer found that
duties similar to those of the equip
ment bureau were performed by the bu-
reau of supplies and accounts, construc-
ton and repair and by steam engineering.
In this connection it is to be noted that
Rear Admiral w. s. Cowles, brt,.ier-in-
Jaw OF former President Roosevelt, is now
he head of the bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star Hundreds Of situations are filed
through them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
Treasury Statement.

DegI qnIhE
81 business today WAS as follows:
TRUST FUNDS.
Gold coin. .$SS4 60. $50
Silver dollars Observation-Disclosures. 4S7 0::s 90
silver dollars of 1880. $3.50 200
silver certificates outstanding 4S1 03s. 00v
GENERAL FUND.
Standard silver dollars in general
fund. .....-..-............... So6sI.I7
Current liabilities. Observation-Disclosures. llO lS6, 1858
Working balance in Treasury Offices ~ 533,6v
In banks TO credit Of treasurer Of
the u. ............. 81 325 66s
Subsidiary silver coin .............. 1G l06, 6s5
Minor coin. Observation-Disclosures. 1212.4ss
Total balance in general fund. ..... S2O19.412
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kimonOS.

That the Palais Roy
ais $l.W Serpentine
Crepe KimonCs have all
the appearance of the
expens We French robes
has been again and
again remarked.
That they are the
most popular S1.0O gar
ments Of the season is
admitted by all.
With the price made
SSc-for tomorrow only
we'll have a magnet
strong enough to at
tract you from the
charm of that first-f1oor
Christmas Bazaar--and
you'll want to come to
this third floor tomor-
row.
Note that the short
and dainty enc h
T'annelle Kimo-
nos are also TO a.
be only. WV
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Waists.

The Palais Royals
500 White Shirt
Waists-the new man
tailored effects-are the
best fitting as we'll as
the ultra fashionable
styles of today.
Christmas present ac-
ceptable to all women
are suggested-and note
that a Christmas card
and box will be included
free Of additional
charge.
Those not making Sc
lections for presents are
requested not to ask
for boxes-in order that
a scarcity may not be
caused later.
Note that the special
price Is only un- a.
til midday..........CO<
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
Dollars for $50 Tomorrow.
But Only From 8 AM. to Midday.
Skirts


These Silklike Black
PetticoatS are more 81
Palais Royal specialties
that have created a
Juror.
Note the flounces-
note that some look as
if hand embroidered,
and that all are fac
SMILES of those used in
expensive silk petticoats.
The extra dust foun-
dation is evidence of the
superior finish and Gre
ates the often-repeated
remark. How can you
sell them for $1?"
The glamour of the
first floor will not hold
you downstairs tomor-
row with these skirts on
the third floor at a.
OIilN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
The DoLls' Hospital Is Built.
A. LISNER--

Some OF the Dolls go the hospital today have signs
OF the hookworm-a that Immediately cured with
bath and a comb and brush Come tomorrow-and have
these invalids almost given you.
Csc Dolls dressed 2lc s G Bay P Se SC the B Rs' p6
Huryt tomor