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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26

Under the present law says Supt
Scott, cadets are appointed to the Mill
tary Academy one year ahead of the date
on which they are required to report for
entrance examination. The average age
of these appointees is about eighteen
years. They have therefore passed the
study of the primary branches and to a
certain extent are necessarily more or less
| ru ty in them.
The result is that these young men
spend the intervening year in more or less
undirected or misdirected efforts to pre-
pare themselves for entrance examination
and are absolutely unable anywhere to
receive that particular instruction in the
methods of study which prevails at West
Point and which distinguishes it from all
other institutions in this country.
Gen. Schofield, when he was superin-
| tendent, suggested that the government
| should provide a preparatory school to
which candidates upon receiving their
! and that their preparation for entrance
| TO the academy should there be made
| This plan is worthy of serious considera-
| ton. and / think that in time it may very
| likely be put into effect.
In this event Constitution Island would
| be an ideal site for the location of such
| preparatory school. Cut off by the
river from the United States Military
| Academy grounds, there would be no con-
nection between the candidates and the
! cadets at the academy, yet it would be
| sufficiently near to be under the control
and direction of the academic board, and
| cadets would then be admitted upon a
| satisfactory certificate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26

fill the vacancies caused by ordinary
casualties only.
1T is not contemplated to deprive the
normal number OF enlisted men and civil
ians from getting commissions as second
lieutenantS as heretofore.
Congress has made generous appropria-
tons for increasing the facilities of West
Point. and about 125 more cadets can be
accommodated. The academy is now
graduated annually only about one cadet
per million of the population.
THE desired increase will turn out
about one and one-third to one and one
half cadet per million of the population
if the populations remain stationary, but
as this is not likely, the increase will
probably merely amount to keeping pace
with the growth of the country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
Baltimore Civil War Veteran Dies.

BALTIMORE. Md. November 26.-John
Bowers. seventy-four years old. veteran
of the civil war and one of the founders
of Dodge Post, NO. A, q. A. r.. died at
his home. 81 Weyler street Wednesday
evening after lingering illness due to
cancer. Although he had been i'll num-
her of years he was confined to his home
about one month. Mr.. Bowers mad an in
teresting career. Born i'm Baltimore he
lived in the eastern section OF the city for
a number of years, In 1860 he moved to
South Baltimore. where he resided until
the time of his death. In 1852 he left
Baltimore for Boston, where on January
~ of that year he enlisted i'm the federal
forces, serving on the United States gum
boat Kineo. He served under Farragut
and participated Ia all of the battles
fought on the Mississippi.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Philippine Bow
ers the deceased is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Katherine Chambers; one
sister and three grandchildren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26

want every chronic rheumatic to throw away
all medicines, all liniments. all plasters. and
give MUNYON'S RHEUMATISM REMEDY a
trial. No matter what your doctor may say, no
matter what your friends may say, no matter
bow prejudiced You may be against all adver
tised remedies. go at to your druggist and
get hottie OF our RHEUMATISM REMEDY.
III il fails to give satisfaction ! will refund Your
money .-MUNYON.
Remember. this remedy contains snlcylic
acid. opium. cocaine morphine other
harmful drugs. 1t is put up under the guarantee
Of the Pure Food and Drug Act.
For sale nv all DRUGGISTS. Price &c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
Cause of Vacancies.

Of these vacancies, eighteen We're
caused by the failure of the young men
| who had been appointed to report. Mel
Their the principal nor either of the two
alternates who were selected ever APP
peared for examination, which seems
very strange, and the reasons are I'M
known.
Six vacancies were caused by the fail
ure of candidates to pass the physical eX-
animation: forty-seven failed to pass the
mental examination. and twenty-four
failed in both. In other words, seventy
seven young men who were selected by
their senators and members of Congress
to receive a free education at the eX-
pense of the government, and had an
honora BILE career opened to them. with an
assurance of two-thirds pay when they
reached the age of retirement and pen
sions for their families after death. failed
to accept the privileges offered them.
For illustration, take the state of llll-
nois, with eight vacancies, one at large,
and the others in the third. fifth, sixth.
| seventh. eighteenth, nineteenth and thir-
ty-third congressional districts, caused py
one failure to report for examination,
| four candidates failed to pass the mental
examination. one the physical eXamina-
pass were dismissed within few months
after they entered. That is about the
average of all the states, and 1t occurs
every year.
Col. Hugh Scout. the pTdctlcdl Supein-
tendent of the academy, believes that The
greatest cause for the vacancies in the
| cadet corps is poor preparation.
| Conditions at West Point.
| The authorized strength of the corps OF
| cadets is .i:ls. and five foreign cadets re
/ ceiyins instruction under provisions OF
| Joint resolutions of Congress.
Cuba Observation-Disclosures.
| Costa Rica ''.'.....
| Venezuela .....''.-.
Total
| The academic year opened in June last
with All cadets on the rolls of the acad-
envy, divided among the four classes as
/ follows:
! First class 81
| Second class
/ Third class ~.
Fourth class ................... l3l
Total ........-.- All
signed dismissed and graduated during
the year enGing June 80, 1909. Is as fol-
| lows:
Discharged for Deficiencies in studies. ...... 3
| Discharged for physical disability. .......-..
| Resigned
| dismissed
! For the several examinations for admis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
SHORTAGE IN CADETS
Vacancies in Authorized En-
r0IIment at West Point.
WHY APPLICANTS FAIL
Only One Army Officer in Every
Three Is a Graduate.
SCOTT PROPOSES REMEDIES
Superintendent of Military Academy
Would Increase Allotment to
Various Congressman.
BY WILLIAM T.. CURTIS

BY WILLIAM +. CURTIS
Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
| Herald
There have been from so to 100 vacan-
cies i'm the Military Academy at West
Point continuously for several years.
| During the last ten years it has been
necessary to appoint 511 second lieuten-
| ants from civil life because the gradual
ing classes are too small to fill the ordi-
| nary vacancies in the army.
| The average number of appointments
| from civil life and promotions of enlisted
men and commissioned officers is
| fitty-one year. Since June, 1908, more
| than three thousand young men have re-
ceived commissions in the army of the
United States exclusive of the Medical
Corps. and only ss3 cadets have gradual
ed from the Military Academy during that
period.
This is due to the REORGANIZATION of the
army i'm 1901 and the increase of the
maximum strength from 25,OO0 to 10000
| men and 400 officers. About 1000 or a
little more than One-half of the commits
slons. were made necessary by the in
crease of the army: about Loo were
made to fill vacancies caused by the re-
tirement. resignation, death and dismiss
sal of officers.
In the future it will be necessary to
nually. In order to supply competent men
some measures must be taken to increase
the number of cadets at the Military
Academy and to prevent the vacancies
that are constantly occurring there.
Room for 600 Cadets.
The new buildings of the academy,
| which are rapidly approaching compile
ton at a cost of more than seven and a
half million dollars, can comfortably
commodate more than six hundred cadets.
The present legal limit is 553
The average number of cadets present
during the last four five years has
been about 430. Today there are only
All.
Theoretically all the cadets at the Mill
tary Academy are appointed by the Presi-
dent of the United States, but according
to custom that has prevailed for sew
eral generations each United States Sena-
tor, each representative in Congress. each
delegate from the territories, Alaska
Porto Rico and Hawaii, and the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia are
allowed to designate one principal and
two alternates to present themselves for
examination yearly, while the President
may appoint forty cadets, or ten each
year whom he usually selects from
among the sons of army officers
Many senators and members arrange for
competitive examinations. open to all boys
in their districts between seventeen and
twenty-five. from which one principal and
two alternates are selected by board of
examiners. The boys selected are re-
quired to submit to physical and mental
Point. and must maintain a certain stand
ard of scholarship and department and
pass annual examinations throughout
their course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
Piper Heidsieck Costs a Little More

than ordinary tobacco because II is manu.
featured of better material.-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
Seven-Foot Fall Proves Fatal.

BALTIMORE. Nd. November 26.-As
"a result of falling only seven feet Morris
l.. Carver, forty-eight years old. who
lives at Smithburg, Washington county,
Md. died early yesterday morning at the
University Hospital. Carver who was a
carpenter. was al work hanging window
frames i'm a building at 40 West German
street Saturday morning. He lost his
balance and fell to the' ground. His skull
was broken Coroner Martin gave GER
tificate of accidental death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26

From this statement 1t will be seen that
only thirteen states and territories have
their full quota of cadets at West Point,
as follows: Connecticut, Delaware, Flor
ida, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon.
Rhode Island. Vermont, Wyoming, Alas
ka, Arizona, Hawaii and New Mexico. In
other words the senators and representa-
tives from only thirteen states and terri
tories have selected candidates who were
able to pass the physical and mental ex-
aminations required for admission to the
academy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
Col. Scott's Suggestions.

discharged by reason Of physical disabi
were also admitted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
Increase in Allotment.

In his report for this current year Col
Scott again recommends the passage of
a bill, introduced last summer into the
Senate by Senator Warren and into the
House of Representatives by Mr. Hull.
providing that whenever any cadet
shall have finished three years CT his
course at the Military Academy the sue
ceeding appointment may be made from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26

his congressional district, or at large, in
accordance with the existing law"
IF this We're enacted into a law, said
Col. Scott. lit would result in appoint
ments being made for the Military Acad-
envy every three years instead of every
four years, as is now the case. AS soon
as cadet reached the gradu lting class
he would create a vacancy and his sue
cessor would enter as a fourth classman;
the three lower classes would contain as
many cadets as the whole corps now con-
tains. and, theoretically, the size OF the
corps would be increased :;3 per cent,
which is absolutely necessary to keep up
with the requirements of the service.
VERY few persons. either in the army
CT out of it, realize that during the past
ten years the Military Academy has not
furnished a single graduate to fill a va
cancy made by the increase in the army,
and that the graduating classes have aver
aged fifty-one short Of the number nee
essary to replace ordinary casualties, such
as deaths. designations, retirements. etc.
The result cf this has been that today In
the whole line of the army ONLY 3S.6 per
cent Of the officers are graduates of West
Point, while 61.i are undergraduates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26

gratulations from his countrymen from
Russia, which country he left about ten
years ago to come to Baltimore. Among
his descendants are four great-great-
Observation-Disclosures Kalinsky remembers
the burning of Moscow and the retreat of
the army under Napoleon after the burn
ing OF the city, and claims that these &C.
currenceS are as fresh in his mind
though they had occurred but yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
Still Chance for Civilians.

The proposed increase in the corps OF
cadets would result in the graduation of
about 1870 cadets year. beginning ) years
hence said Col. Scott without con-
sidering any future enlargement of the
a-r,y this number will be necessary to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
Baltimore Hebrew 11e Years Old.

Lewis Abraham Kalinskys celebrated his
one hundred and sixteenth birthday yes
terday. He lives at 10S Albemarle street
and was the recipient of many hearty con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
One in Three Is Graduate.

From 1878 10 1S'S there was aver
age OF 6T.15 vacancies per year. This
was practically per cent of the author
lied strength of tho line of the army dur
ing that time. From lS.tS TO l.nlS there
was an average OF 1:.9.i vacancies per
year. which is about 4 per cent of the
present authorized strength OF the line of
the army.
During the years of ISIS 1S.D and 1900
the average number of vacancies per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
Vacancies From Various States.

Strange to say, one-fifth of the appli-
cants who obtain appointments through
competitive examination or by selection
either fail to report or are rejected for
mental or physical defects or both.
By the report of the superintendent of
the academy last year there We're the
following vacancies from the different
states of the Union:
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-24
RESULTS OF
FOOTBALL GAMES
YESTERDAY

Los Angeles Stanford University
defeated the Castaways by a score
of Al to 0 in the Rugby game this
afternoon.
Princeton-Lafayette 6, Prince
ton 0.
Lawrence University of Kansas
%, Washington University of St.
Louis 0.
West Point-Army Is, Lehigh O..
Wisconsin 6, Indiana 3.
Milwaukee Michigan 6, Mar
quette 5.
Ithica- Cornell 16. Vermont 0.
Dartmouth. II, AM
herst O.
Denver-Denver University TO-,
South Dakota 0.
Denver-University of Utah s.,
Colorado School of Mines IA.
Andover-Harvard Freshmen s.,
Phillips Andover 0.
rg-University of Pitts
burg IA, Carlisle Indians 3.
Annapolis-University of Virginia
5, Navy 0.
Berkeley-U of Califor-
mia 10, Olympic Club of San Fran
cisco O.
Stanford-Palo Alto High School
5, San Jose High School O.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-24
NJ Nance NAMED

Hon. F. r. McNamee of Calienge
was in town for couple of days
the first of the week on legal bus
mess. says the Searchlight Bulletin.
He has been retained to defend
James Noble in his coming trial for
the murder of Frank Orr and Ar
thur S. Dow, and while here he
visited the scene of the tragedy 1t
Newberry mountain.
On the first of November Mr.. Me-
Nance will become general counsel
for the Salt Lake Route for the the
state of Nevada, a bulletin to this
effect having Just been issued. As
assistant counsel Mr.. McNamee has
been in line for promotion for some
time-the high honor now conferred
upon him being substantial recog-
milton for past services.
" ever man has made good
il is Frank r. McNamee. When he
came to Delamar 10 or 20 years
ago his principal asset was an en-
larged ambition. He studied law,
was admitted to the bar and. for as
long as he wanted the job. held the
Office of district attorney for Lincoln
county. Step by step he progressed.
until today he Is attorney for prae-
ticaily all the leading interests IN
the southern end IF the state.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-24
TAKES
DARING Flight
IN ENGLAND

BLACKPOOL, England, Oct %.
The capabilities of the aeroplane
in the hands of a daring pilot were
exemplified here today when HUI
bert Latham, the French aviator,
gave an exhibition that first enter
tanned and then Mortified the spec
tatorS.
In monoplane Latham battled
against a gale blowing 80 miles an
hour, and he twice circled the en-
tire course. AS the machine strug-
gled in the teeth of the gale, it APP
peared at times to stand still n
the air When. however, Latham
came about in the wind, the mono
plane was driven at a rate estimated
to be between so and. 100 miles an
hour.
At one time he barely escaped
being carried out to, sea, and the
spectators ceased to cheer and be-
sought the aviator to come down.
When Latham did alight he was not
permitted to attempt another flight
while the wind continued high.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-24
OUR BIRTHDAY.

With this issue the Tonopah Daily Bonanza completes its
fourth Not that this
the first dated June
Ia that time weekly.
have witnessed changes in
there
follow the crowds to the outside
and it in Tonopah
desire sleep Poets writer's consume
describing the beauties that supposed
county: but the writer
10 We be
little what call but have here what is
lacking in mos places is people.
We which
wishes will die the
birthday, will ftngy celebrate keeping
dsgustngly for
pastworkng the interests of
southern Nevada of the whole policy will be
in the will written
their moneys
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-24
VORTREES JURY
sent BACK Until
REACH VERDICT

The jury in the case of the state
against Jesse c. Vortrees, charged
with attempting to extort money
from Charles Dahlstrom, and which
case has come to be known to the
residents of this community as the
badger" case, has thus far failed
to arrive at verdict.
Their first appearance before
Judge Somers of the district court
met with the instruction that any
twelve intelligent men should be
able to arrive at verdict in a case
such as the ones then i'll their hands
and with the admonition that they
would be expected to agree on a
verdict, the jurors were sent back
to the jury room for further DELHI
Grafton
At a late hour yesterday Afternoon
the jury had not come within shoot
ing distance of a verdict, and the
prediction is freely made that no
verdict may be epected.
In the first report of the standing
of the jury it stood six to six, or
evenly divided, and it was said last
night on the street that no change
had occurred in their positions up
to date.
According to the intimation Of
the district court, the jury may be
out until Sunday, if it is necessary.
1t is not likely that verdict will
be arrived at during today, If the
general opinion may be accepted. :
Goldfieh Tribune.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-24
ELY INVADED
BY CROWD FROM
THIS SECTION

r. l.. Colburn. j. j. Jeffries and
wife, and Miss Raymond, of Gold
field, and Joe Marcure, of Tonopah
arrived from their homes about 10
O'Clock last night in Mr.. Jeffries
big Thomas flyer. Mr.. Colburn will
remain here a few days, while Mr..
Jeffries and the others of the party
Will continue on to Salt Lake as
soon as another car containing jim
Gilbert and Roy Crosson and wife
of Tonopah, arrives here. The two
cars will proceed to the lake city
together
The visitors left Goldfeld at G
O'Clock yesterday morning and left
Tonopah at 9. They came by way
of Twin Springs, Blue Eagle and
up through Railroad valley On the
White river they were misdirectel
by an Indian and went to Preston.
which made their journey to Ely
about Is miles longer than it really
should have been They were pref
ty well worn out when they arrived,
as they found the road was not as
good as they expected =
Mr.. Colburn is Interested with G..
l.. Richard in the United Ely and
Is here for the purpose of getting
acquainted with that and other of
the properties of this district At
home he is one of the largest min
Ing operators and brokers of the
gold camp. He was very much sur
prised at the fine appearance of the
city an appreciated the enterprise
and energy shown by the citizens N
making it so.--Ely Expositor.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-24
NEVADA MOVES. FORWARD.

head Standard of
the following handsome editorial
that attracting widespread
presents
For Nevada been
Pacific of California.
teval between the of the Comstock the discovery
of the rich districts Of which Tonopah the center little
that public.
the transformation quiet unpeentous state
ling booming, attractive mining
the big,
nifcent things
worldwide Importance significance The territory
Winnemuca the line freely oil
life the railroad
full possibilities Nevada the life
and important producers"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-24
He WOULD
A PRIVATE
BANKER BE

j. Marymont of Reno recently
filed an application for a writ Of
mandate in the supreme court to
compel the state banking board to
issue him a license as a private
banker, and the attorney general
has filed a demurrer to the petition
and the same will be heard by the
supreme court in the near future.
The new banking law provides
that none but corporations may en-
gage in the banking business and
Marymont seeks to set aside the law
in this respect. The attorney gem
eral feels confident that the law will
be upheld. 1t is expected that S,
W. Belford of Ely, a member of the
state banking board. will assist the
attorney general in the arguments.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-24
Temperature Report
Yesterdays hourly temperature
record at the weather bureau Office

Highest temperature year ago,
55; lowest, SO.
Arthur j. Raycraft came in from
his Manhattan home yesterday.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-24

Gator of a mining claim to perform
development work of a character, in
the manner and within the time re-
CURED by the laws ,of, the United
States, shall disqualifySsuch locator
from relocating the ground en-
braced in the original location or
mining claim, or any part thereof,
within three years after the date of
his original location. Any attempt
ed relocation thereof by any of the
original locators shall render such
location void
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-24
ruling ON THE
RELOCATION Of
MININGsCLAIMS

Every mining man who may have
taken advantage of the laxity of the
mineral land location laws. which
have permitted the holding of
ground for years without develop
ment, simply by the locator being
ON hand to set new stakes the first
of every January. are compelled to
admit the Justice OF the new ruling
Of the land Office by which the hold
CT OF ground upon which legal de-
velopment work has not been done
rs disqualified foY three years from
relocating the claims. The decision
of the land office says
THE failure or neglect of any To-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-24

We print the news.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-24
BIG ADDITION
Will Be MADE
TO BLAIR Mill

Grading was begun several days
ago at the Pittsburg-Silver Peak
eompany's mill preparatory to adj
ding twenty stamps to the mill.
which has 100 stamps dropping on
ore every hour of the day and night.
The work will be rushed, and 1t is
anticipated that the work will be
finished in about 80 days.
For some time past the output of
the mine has more than kept pace
with the capacity of the mill, and
the addition was a natural conse-
quence.
The Pittsburg-SilYer Peak COM
pany already has the finest mill in
Nevada. and this increase In capae-
ity OF 20 per cent Is notable event
indeed.