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disadvantage because they were lower than those on foreign ships, which Is not the case and never was in my mind.
 T fully appreciate the difficulties in the way of carrying out my recommenda- tions. but hope that sooner or later the designers will overcome them But if 1t Is to be done at the cost of less protection to the ship prefer that no change should be made, for firmly believe that low gun well protected Is better than higher gun with materially less protection
 .Tn view of the increased range of tor pedoes, and. therefore, the difficulty of destroying the torpedo boats using them, the importance of well-placed torpedo de- fense guns becomes very great. and this was my reason for criticising our present arrangement of them. admit, to begin with, that I have no scheme myself for mounting such guns, nor have I heard any seagoing officer suggest satisfac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
weights, and not fault primarily of de-

weights and not a fault primarily of de- sign"
 Comparing the height of our main bat terles, broadside guns and freeboards with those of foreign battleships, Admiral Evans says:
 All talk about the ships being able to light their bow guns when our ships would be smothered in tons of water com ing over their bows is pure nonsense, and must have been written in ignorance of the facts Somebody has been pulling the leg of MT. Reuterdahl, if I may be allowed to use that expression-and pull ing it badly, too.'
 The Connecticut has 19 feet freeboard- that is, her forward or forecastle deck is 19 feet above the water. The King Ed ward VII has IS feet. and the Kashima 19 feet The British ship has one foot less and the Japanese ship exactly the same as the American ship. Why will the heavy sea punish the one so badly and not the other as well? The Connecticut
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tory one but do hope that the construo- tors, after hearing what we have to say on the subject, will solve the problem Tor us as successfully as they have others which at first sight seemed quite as dlIIicult.
 Present conditions seem to demand the torpedo defense battery should be mounted behind armor of sufficient thick ness to protect 1t as far as possible from the destructive effect of heavy shells dur ing action, for the main torpedo attacks will come after the battleship has been practically disabled by gunhre, as was the case in the battle of the Sea of Japan but how can we put so much weight so high up on the ship without too great sacrifice in some other direction? We demand that these guns shall be mount ed higher than the others, but we must not forget that we may be called to use them at any moment before a general battle Is fought as well as after some ships are helpless."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
EVANS GIVES NEW FACTS
 ABOUT AMERICAN NAVY

pie as did the egg-shell Russian fleet under heavy fire. We are not in the con dition of the Russian fleet in the Sea of Japan, either temporarily or permanent ly, asserts Fighting Bob, adding:
 That our older battleshps do not diff fer from those of England or Japan of the same date in the matter of design in this respect l am sure, because l have personally inspected these ships when deeply loaded and found their water-line belt in the same position with reference to the surface of the water as were our own. l am strongly of the opinion that this condition was In most cases the re- suit of placing on board unnecessary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

sea, I was confident that in battle under these conditions the forward weather guns would lose their effectiveness be- cause of the spray which was constantly thrown over them. l knew perfectly well that the ships of other nations would suffer in the same way, as our guns are quite as high as theirs. but I believed that if ours could be placed higher it would give us distinct advantage. This report has been distorted and twisted by some critics in an effort to show that believed our guns would be fought at a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

There is no battleship in the United States navy that would fill and sink In one hour because of the damage done by three 12-inch shells on her. water line armor, no matter whether they made gateway or holes as big as door" de- clares Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, replying in Hampton's Magazine for Feb
 ruary to critics of American battleship construction. Henry Reuterdahl and other critics have charged that all our ships. old and new and under construc- tion. are faulty in design in the matter of water-line protection, and would crum-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

carries her main battery guns forward turret. 26 feet inches above the water the King Edward VII 23 feet and inches 9 feet inches less-and the Kashima 26 feet-6ve inches less than the Con- necticut. What then will be the condi- tion of those foreign ships when the for ward turret guns of the Connecticut are silenced by the heavy sea? Either the commentator did not know what he was writing about, or intended to deceive, which cannot be supposed, or some mis- take was made in setting up the type for this remarkable statement.
 ''When in command of the Atlantic fleet on the cruise to the Pacific, I made report to the navy department concerning minor defects in the vessels of the fleet. In this l recommended, among other things, that the broadside guns be raised, if possible, to a higher level l did this because, after watching tho ships for many days. steaming in a trade wind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
Come With Us tO Palm Beach

One night out from Birmingham in pala tial train, and next day you are whisked into Palm Beach, the American Riviera. Twenty minutes to Florida at Saks'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
nIcoRp,s VITAL h 0RATIvE

Restores Mons Vitality. Price s1. At all druggists. Always Oa hand at Collier Drug Co.,, 100 North goth street. Mall orders solicited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

We announce new arrival of Lingerie Waists These exquisite creations possess all the distinctive new Spring
 Style features.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

social and political ethics. | find II
worth while" The principal of the
KealahOu School, Waiakoa, Maui,
says: 'He learns the value of sys-
TEN and practices the virtues as well
as the duties of citizenship" The
head of Lahainaluna School, Lahai-
ma, writes: "One of the most
pleasant results of the school county
Is the fact that to marked degree
it has developed in the students the
feeling of responsibility. With us
II has practically solved the ques-
tion of discipline" The principal OF
the Kaanumanu School, Honolulu,
says: THE discipline of the Kaa-
humanu School has improved. The
boys are more gcntlemanly and the
girls more ladylike." The principal
of the Royal School, Honolulu, says:
The educative ana disciplinary val
ues of the system are so great, 1t
has become necessary to the success
of the school"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29
CHRISTMAS FREIGHTS and
AMERICAN SHIPS.

Complaint Is made that the
Christmas freight and express pack
age service from this city TO the
mainland Is not what was expected.
And at the same time attention Is
called to the fact that Just at the
period when many would like to send
christmas packages and small
freight as well as letters, a steam
ship of the japanese line will call
at this port bound for San Francisco.
j: there were no protection to Amer
lean shipping, II would of course be
possible TO send the Christmas pack
ages and freight by the foreign
steamer.
The complaint in this case is
worthy OF special notice because il
shows how easy 1t would be after
the coastwise shipping laws were
suspended as regards passengers, to
raise a very strong argument for Il
further opening of the door. first To
Christmas packages, and then to
fresh fruit, and then to general
freights and so forth, until the
whole scheme of protection to Ameri-
can shipping would be wiped out.
But" say some of the local sus-
pensionists. eve would be satisfied
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

ton. II Is. however. true that both
would benefit by being
under the same general agency
and management.
The matter now in hand is the
change of the agency, and to thor
oughly go into the situation is the
reason for the presence here of Wal
lace Alexander and the trip to Nc
Bryde of the full board of directors,
the agency and the plantation.
McBryde stock was strong today. adj
vancing on the Exchange to 6.37R
after over seven hundred shares had
been sold Saturday afternoon at $50.
Honokaa dropped OFF to 1875, pre-.
sumably on account of the dry wealth
err that Is prevailing all along the Ha.
makua coast Waialua holds up, sell.
ing at 122.J0, and Pioneer remains at
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

II the restriction on passengers were
removed, and We We're given free
trade on that one point"
That Is what some of them said
when the Matson Navigation Com
pany was doubtful about building a
new steamer for this trade year
ago; If that steamer were built
there would be no need for the coast
wise suspension agitation to con
tinue.
Hardly was the keel of the new
steamship laid than renewed agita-
ton for suspension of the coastwise
laws was sprung.
This community should bring
every influence to bear to have the
public accommodated by the Ameri-
can lines, but in order to make that
pressure effective It must he unit
in support of the policy of protec-
tion. Then 1t would be in the COM
handing position of the man who
has kept faith, been true to the
principle that has given him sue
cess, and can demand of public ser
vice corporations that they do their
obvious share as beneficiaries of
& great national policy.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29
M'BRYDE YARN IS
ANCIENT REHASH
No Consolidation With
Maxwell Planned;
Stocks Strong

Specific denial by those in po-
sitiOn To know Is made of the state
ment in the morning paper of an al
legged consolidation of the Hawaiian
Sugar or "Makeweli" plantation and
the McBryde plantation.
The rumor is as old MS the hills,
and there is less chance of there be-
ing any foundation to it now than
ever before. McBryde is just
Strengthened out and in position
Il pull out in good shape, but any
consolidation at this time would
mean that the stock would have to
he given at II sacrifice. Makawell
does not need or seek consolida-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

its new figure. 1870. EVA sold in small
lots at 31.75 and Hawaiian CONNER.
cial advanced to 1925, a quarter over
the last previous sale.
Indications OF the drift of sugar
prices Is found in the reported sale
In New York Of futures for January
and February delivery at i.o5. This
shows that the buyers are expecting
the price OF raws to rule near four
cents for the coming campaign, and
this Territory has another good year
in sight. -
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

and more or less practice In dis
cussing questions before the Board
of Supervisors. The dinciplinary
value of the school city Is derived
from the way the pupils submit
themselves to the authority of those
in Office: in the manner in which
they endeavor to secure personal
responsibility for the place, order
and cleanliness of the school prem
ises and in the zeal they evince in
caring for the school property.
B-SOME RESULTS.
The principal of the Kaiulani
School, Honolulu, says: II particu-
larly like the training of the child in
the duties of citizenship that in the
course of time devolve upon him"
The principal of the llanapepe
School, Hanapepe. Kauai, writes:
1t certainly forms good training
for future civic duties and citizen
ship" The head of the Waikiki
High School, Waikiki, Maui, says:
The influence of this system has
been really remarkable" The prin-
cipal of Papaikou School, Papaikou.
Hawaii, writes: The system gives
an opportunity for broad teaching In
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29
GRINDING begins

u Eva plantation began grinding .;
q on its 1910 crop this morning. :;
8: Waialua will begin its grinding 3
!: season next week Monday. The q
= crops Of these plantations arc fig q
% ured about the same as last year, {;
:: the weather conditions having {:
{" much to do with the final result. {:
q Eva has about the same acreage, q
:: and Waialua larger acreage q
:: than last year Weather cOndi :;
8; tons have more influence at 9
:: Waialua than on any other plan q
|: tation Of this island. q
:: The grinding season on this 8;
u island will be in full blast by the 8
:: end of the first week of Deem. 8
q Der. :,
:: ;: :: .: {: :: :: :: :: q ): :; q 3: :; :: :,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

Attorneys for Standard Oil state
that there is no danger of a Gissolu.
ton of that great organization as a
result of the court decision that It
ought to be dissolved. Evidently they
Rave not yet got close enough to bite
out the eyes of the octopus, and until
they do 1t has hope for life.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

Athletes of the army and navy
should give new zest to the amateur
contests for which Honolulu has al
ways had splendid reputation.
The meet of Saturday should he the
forerunner of good list of regular
events bringing in steadily in
creasing number of contestants.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

Since our differences with Chile
have been referred to King Edward
for arbitration, other nations of the
world have a good example to fol-
low when dealing with the small ma
ton that persists in being pig-head-
ed, but has neither men nor means
with which to hight It out.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

Visitors from the mainland coming
here to look over business propositions
will undoubtedly decide that there is
no better place than Hawaii in which
TO invest money from which sure
return Is sought
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

II members of the Bar Association
have not named their choice for the
Supreme Court vacancy. they have
at least emulated the man who re-
fused 10 give the name of his friend
but remarked that he had a broken
nose, three teeth gone and twisted
knee, and any man unable to pick
him out must be fast asleep.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

Citizens Of the County of Hawaii
should make up their minds to place
In Office regardless of their declared
POLITICS a Board of Supervisors that
realizes. that good roads. well built
under the direction of competent engl.
reers, represents one of the first prin.
ciplcs of civilization to say nothing of
good government.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

They must be having u lovely
time patching up the rumors on
which the charges against Detective
Leal are based. Can 1t be that the
lesson of the last election has had
its influence on the purvcyors OF
talschOOd?
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

Honolulu Is beginning to note the
advance guard of the tourist crowd
but 1t is no less gratihcd to have
large number Of residents returning to
spend some of their Christmas money
al home
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

When the Government is keeping
awfully quiet about what 1t will 10
with Nicaragua. 1t is safe to assume
that there's stuffed club in the
closet for the bad boy.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

Where Is the water that should be
behind Nuuanu dam? Enough of the
taxpayers money has been poured IN
to the hole and lined the dirt bank TO
warrant an expectation of some return
In time of stress.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

After Honolulu investors get through
with their stock fever, they will begin
to realize that they cant lose when
putting their money into Honolulu
real estate
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

Let's make he lal0 Floral Parade
the biggest and best Honolulu has
ever known And don't forget all
about your plans for decoration un-
I'll the week before the parade
starts.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29
A PURPOSE

The purpose of the school county
or city Is to give the pupils some
knowledge of the working of the
government under which they live
and In which they are soon to take
an active part; to beget in them the
power of self control which means
The power IT, he quiet, TO be orderly,
TO be neat, to be busy, TO be help
ill and to be saving. Exemplinca-
ton of "A I of these qualities is
sought In the course of the school
day by the performance of duties
assigned to each pupil in keeping
the school premises clean, In main
tanning quiet and order In the rooms
nails and on the grounds, In exer-
cising Kindness and patience I'm
dealings the one with the other. and
IN caring for the property of the
school, The great lesson sought to
he lnculcated in all of this Is that
or individual personal respOnslbiIIt,
for the community good; each one
Is made to feel that upon his indi-
Vidual acts rests the highest wei
rare of the community; that habits
are formed by doing things over
ana over again; and that the time
10 form good habits is while one Is
young and in school; that the char.
"cter Is the sum and substance of
habits and that the future of the
hoy or girl in the community of real
NE VIII depend upon the kind OF
habits that boy or girl ACQUIRES.
The educatiye value of the school
city comes by way Of talks made by
me teachers and invited speakers
upon various subjects relating ia
dulles of citizens in the community.
In these talks all of the pupils OF
Notihg age profit, but those engaged
IN the actual administration of the
anairs of the school county or CITY
get valuable experience in written
ahG oral expression by way of clerl-
cal duties in keeping records, maxi
ing reports of parliamentary usage
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

The Industrial EditioI Of the
Evening Bulletin, wrapped
ready for mailing, SO cents at Bull.
letin office
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29

DR.. Cook is encountering as many
difficult hummocks of public opinion
as he ever did in the frozen north.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29
-@--
MONDAY

Give to a gracious message
A host of tongues, but let i'll tidings
tell
Themselves where they befell.
Shakespeare.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-29
If you want to send a
WIRELESS

On Sunday you will find the Office
open from 8 to 10 in the morning.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-28
TO ENLARGE DISTRICT.
Hayes Resolution Fa00rs ReSt'tH-
ton of Virginia Lands.
[From TIE Tribune Burean.l

Washington Nav 27-Acting on a suggestion
made BY President Taft recently at a dinner
rendered by a number Of Washington business
men. Representative Hayes to-day introduced
resolution in the House proTidng for the restora-
to the District Of Columbia of the land WIlch
Ceded to Virginia in 1916 and when pIl"I ~
that time had been a part of the DISTRICT oI ~
lumbia. This land comprises many thousands OF
acres in Alexandria County, across the Potomac
River from Washington and Is used chiefly 1o'
agricultural purposes. athouglf the town OF AleN-
andra is included. Mr. Hayess resolution Pi'-
vdes that this land originally ceded to inc on''eu
States by Virginia for the purpose OF creating d
national capital and afterward receded TO VIZ
gnia by an act of the 29th Congress, be again
made part Of the District, except the town Vi AZ
andra. The resolution authorizes the PEesluei0 -
open negotiations through the War DepaI tiiiet
and TO complete the transfer by July l. ISlV' II
authorizes an sppropriatfon of 100000 for the
transaction The resolution was referfeu u nc
District OF Columbia Committee, ana VIII HO1 ~
acted on until the next session.
Representative Hayes believes that President
Tafts interest in the plan will insure its passs''
In his address the Washington business ii'"
the President said:
have never been able to satisfy myself that that
that retrocesson was within the poMtt 4. once
fyress TO make They did attempt TO Setilt II -
IN the Srpreme court but The Supreme Court has
a faculty of avoiding the main question: DOTH u
believe We ought to look forward to e,, great
city Of Washington and while the Anglo-Sa o x9l,,
and especially the Anglo o-saxon in virginia holds
on to territory long he can, 1t might ot p 70
bic bv agitatng the question in a iesaI "dH "iH,iI
induce another settlement by which We % %Sh"u.i IL!
get the only part Of that really would IKE m ~
have, the part that We now own III - and
eleven hundred acres Of the Arlington estaie,
groa deal that is nocCupied. leaving N.eN1tt VIC
o1f and Falls Church. that We may nav III 'LIi ~
district under fostering contro, WiSie Si
can build roads and make the district syn .t tbr
beautiful that bank Of the PGtonac on tS We Viii
side as vnu go mp Cabin John Bridge' we WIN
need II: the city will continue to grow.
Mr. Hayes also believes that the act OF congress
IN re-ceding the land to Virginia unconsutu-
,,,raI and that the District OF Columbia should re-
gain it, .,
There are some who believe that II the cof'ei-
ton of the President and Representative nay Is
that the act of Congress alternating part oi ''e
District of Columbia unconstituuoha anu
that Congress had no authority ALLEVIATE part
Of the District of Columbia, the courts VIII a"aiu
all Of Alexandria County. including the city o1 Al
exandria to the district. and that it Will be lnpoS
sibIe TO exclude that city.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-28
1RNOR PL4TE DEFECTS
Navy Department Makes No Secret
of Rejected Material.
From The Tribune Bureau ]

Washington. May 2T.-1he Navy Department
1enrecates the sensational character Of the dis
patches sent ont from Washington concerning Ger
tam defective arnor plates which have been found
in the construction Of the battleships North Da-
kota ana Delaware. It is explained that Such
plates always ara and always have been discovered
from time TO time. It IS not known what causes
the bl;sters and, therefore it has been thus FAR
impossible To prevent their occasional occurrence
Heretofore however II has been the custom
merely TO reject such defective plates without say
ing ANYTHING about II. Recently the department
adopted new policy. Seeing nothing - be gained
by secrecy. no effort IS made 20 conceal the
fact that such defective plates have been found
and rejected. although the first information 10
reach the public has received wholly unwarranted
prominence
When experts 81 the department read the PITTS
burg dispatch In this mornings Tribune. assert
ing that the Krupp process OF hardening steel had
not been IN use for some time and were asked
II this might account FOR the biisters, they cN-
pressed the belief that such was not the case.
They said that such bIlstcrs had always occurred
from time time and apparently were not due
more to one hardening process than TO another
process Of aards ming is prescribed In the 7rm"r
specifications oC the Navy Department and no
effort is made 10 ascertain the process used which
manufacturers treat as confidential The speci-
fcations require plate which VIII stand certain
tests As the plates are delivered they are sub
tected to these tests. and II they endure the con
sgnmyut IS accepted.