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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14

FOR SALE
7-Toom modern brick. close in ........s3 $50
s-ro0nl modern brick, close in 49,. SOL
4-room brick cottage, 9th. f. near %
south -....-...-.- .-.-.................- 900
Lot 70xi15 feet or 10Th Il. near 9Th
South e. -. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. !, 20
or. brick, SKIS rods. 9Th W. near I'd
North :. -. -. ...................... 300
JAS. X. SHAW CO,
800 u. F. Walker Blk.
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Double brick. rooms on each side
lot 2lzx10; End West; $3.50 It's cheap
Rent one side and live in the other sid
free. Very easy terms
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FOR SALE
HARRINGT
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
HARRING
Now for the Capitol.
Good nearly new 1O-room pressed brick.
double house; close in; 5000; lot 2iaxlo;
stable.
Good broom pressed brick house and
ix1o-rod lott close in s.ooo cash; ESQ.
81 acres near town. 4-roOm frame house.
stable and chicken houses. 5 acres in lu-
Germ; all fenced: good water right $3.50
1-5 acres fine land: primary water
right; in Iucern and under cultivation; de-
sirs Die location; fenced; small buildings
5000; will cut up.
7-room modern brick and Il acre ground,
nice location: 10 blocks Of center, S4.Ooo.
Half-acre iu fruit: 4-room brick cottage
and outbuiidings; something nice; city
water $3.50
New 6-room modern pressed brick resi-
dence; lot 50N125 to alley. This is extra
good; first class work; $3.50.
5000 acres grazing lard; low price; easy
terms.
Fine vacant lots between 9Th and 10Th
E. on 10th South from 500 to $50
Five acres good land. between 18th and
18th South St; good water right 800.
% acres good land; 5-room stone house.
stable; water right adapted for fruit,
8. E.: 5000
B. S. Harrington
Basement Atlas Block
Phones: Bel! 5s06, Ind. 57s
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Neat 4-rOom brick and summer kitchen
sewer and sidewalk taxes paid; near 4tf
\. and End w; 5000: good terms.
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FOR SALE
WINNER INVESTMENT co,

WINNER lNVtSI MENI co,
Is 70o-Three-room cottage, northeast, 50x
10-foot lot. $50 down, balance SS per
month.
81 .J00-Four-room cottage. 59xts5-foot lot
southeast Easy terms.
s. 5CG-Four-roOm modern brick cottage. \
large lot. close I'm, on West Temple
street $50 down. s2o per month.
g. 6O0-Five-rooBl modern pressed brick
cottage, 2iAxs-rOd lot. on + street.
Terms.
s3ooO-Four houses, 2isx2O-rod lot. Houses
rent for $3.50 each per month. They
are located in a good renting dis
trict. near car barns.
s, 0-Five-room strictly modern new
brick cottage. on Sixth East street
Built By owner. Must be seen to
appreciate.
$1,000 ieven-rOOm strictly modern resi-
dence. corner facing south and west
on Sixth East street; hardwood
floors. beautiful mantels full cement
basement. Also large lot in rear.
Call If interested and let US show
you one of the most beautiful homes
in the entire city.
s.. -Fifteen-aCre fruit farm. located lust
east of Murray. near Walker sub
urban home. Two acres bearing
fruit the balance starts bearing next
year. Good water right: sandy loan.
VACANT LOTS.
We have list of the most choice lots
in the city. Cali and let us show YOU
some of the best values to be had in this
line.
WINNER INVESTMENT co,
310-5M HERALD BLDG
Phones "a.
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Good broom pressed brick house and
4x10-rod lot close in; s1.ooo cash; @2,6So
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oxl65, near End So. and Ord East $3.50
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1-roOm brick and frame. modern
sewer and sidewalk taxes paid; near Is
W. and 9Th North: $1,000. Z. z. terms.
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MONEY! MONEY!. MoNEYl!l

MONEY MONEYii MONEYii
Just received word from one Of our
New York clients that he had placed
S250.e0o at our disposal to invest in Salt
Lake real estate We have decided to in
vest the whole sum in improving vacant
property and are prepared to erect about
100 modern cottages. a few terraces and
two or three apartment houses. IL you
have ground suitable for improving come
in and see US. We will erect the kind
Of buildings most desirable and you can
pay for them the same as rent. Not
dollar IN cash required. YOU furnish the
ground, we furnish the money and DO
the building and you make the ground
paw for all improvements. Our PROPOSE
ton is the best ever offered. Come in
and talk IL over.
A II. BIRRELL co.
Bell go. s. Main Ind. 194s
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HOMES AND LOTS.

4-room frame on W. 3rd So. near Sth
West, half at $50 mo, $1,000.
4-rOom brick on W. 9Th So. 500 cash.
$40 mo-. 81 80.
i-room frame. eth W. bet 4th and 9Th
So. $500 cash, $40 mo-; Sl,600.
Fine 4-room mod. pr. br-- connected
with sewer. stairway 10 attic, barn, East
4th South. $3.50
Almost new 4-roou1 mod. pr br., recep-
ton hail, connected with sewer. sewer.
sidewalk and pavement taxes paid; End
ave: $3.50.
1O-room mod two-story brick. por. bath.
toilet. e. l.. furnace. sewer connections
and barn. near 5th +. and Sth So, $500
Groom mod. pr. br- on e. End So. mod
ern plumbing. E. l. and gas; large cement
cd basement; $500.
Almost new broom mod. pr brick. near
9th South and Sth East. $500.
5-room mod pr. br. on 18th ave- 500
cash. s25 per mo. $3.50.
New 5-roon pr br. on 5th avenue, Al
plumbing, furnace. etc. 5000.
Near 9Th and d. broom mod. pr. br.,
natural wood, full basement, $1,000.
Near 18th Z. and 1st So, almost new
broom mod. pr. br., $4,000.
Groom mod. home on 4. 9TH So, con-
nected with sewer. large corner lot. $500.
A swell home Of rooms on End East,
bet. list and End So; up-to-date plumbing.
laundry. furnace. etc. $500.
6Sx120 on Z. LIST So. $500.
Xxi on Z. LIST So, $500.
40xbl on Stl South Oct. 5tn and 6tn T.. :.
sewer and sidewalk paid, SEQ
Double brick. rooms on each side;
lot 25zx10: End West; $3.50. It's CHEAP.
Rent one side and live in the other side
free. Very easy terms
I-room brick and frame modern:
sewer and sidewalk taxes paid; near LIST
w and 9TH North: $1,000 e Z. terms
Neat 4-TOOm brick and summer kitchen;
sewer and sidewalk taxes paid; near 4th
\. and End w; $500. good terms
Will sell any size lot you want at si25
per rod, near 9Th y. and 9TH West. on
terms.
3x6 rods on cast bench. corner lot and
fine view, $50.
LITTLE & LITTLE.
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Ninth East. Tenth South; 50x1i0 feet;
4-rOom modern brick. built years. and
well built house; only $3.50; sSo0 cash.
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81 acres near town. 4-rOOm frame house,
stable and chicken houses: 5 acres In lu-
Germ; all fenced: good water right 800.
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FOR SALE
BEFORE YOU Buy YOUR HOME
SEE Us ABOUT TIE FOHLOWING:
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SCOViIIe & Guthrie

kAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS OP-
IN PORTU\ITIES.
Ben SO. J2i-5 Judge Bldg. Ind. 195
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LITTLE & LITTLE.
No. 1 West End South.
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lHal1oran-J udgeCO
300 Main St.
V, A, BettiIyoU, Manager,
Phones 1923
FOR SALE
LOOK AT THESE BARGAINS

Here is q good investment Two brick
cottages on 9Th East, close in, lot 5x20 rods,
price only $3.50, on easy terms.
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5000
$500.

List your property with Us for quick
sale We give personal attention to in
te-ests OF non-residents.
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ID acres fine land; primary water
right; in lucern and under cultivation; de-
sirs Die location; fenced; small buildings
5000; will cut up.
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.

$3.50
ON LAKE STREET, 3 LOTS.
WILL MAKE TWO GOOD
BUILDING SPOTS. ONLY
Si.050.
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Forest Dale-4-roOm modern new house.
31lzx140 feet, at a price that would not
replace the house; s., $50; 500 cash, balance
like rent.
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On the Ground Floor. IS ". I'd South St
Houses. building lots. business property
ard ranches. in all parts of the city and
county. See us for bargains.
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$3.50
FIVE ROOM MO u Z r y
BRICK, SEVENTH AVENUE.
CLOSE IN. EASY TERMS
CAN BIZ ARRANGED on
THIS.
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$500 buys a 6-rOOm modern house in
sewer district; all special taxes paid 9Th
East near 9Th South: will make terms
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Special attention to nonresident prop
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-02
DIV EFT.

Olivet-Otto Drake of Rutledge
spent Sunday in town at the j. L. Bill
lings home.
The coal company paid the miners
on Wednesday in order that they
might enjoy their none, for Thanks
giving.
Rev. Henry Carlyle of Seattle
preached his first sermon in the NJ. E.
church Sunday to large audience.
Mrs William Druse was a business
caller in Harvey Monday.
The mines; in this vicinity are run
ming full time at present.
Hartman Thompson from near Tracy
was a caller at the r. Williams home
Monday.
You can sell nuts. shelled or in the
shell, by advertising them in the want
ads Write and tell the Courier what
you want to advertise and it will be
attended to.
The McMullen brothe~; of Oska-
loosa commenced prospectir~ for Goa
on Monday on the Vanluna place join
ing town on the north.
Mrs. j. S. Oldham was a business
caller in Oskaloosa on Monday.
Mrs. w. b. Rogers spent Wednesday
in Oskaloosa.
Mrs John Rogers left on "Wednesday
for Swan where she will visit at tn,
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Shook
J. H Nelson of Des Moines was il
town Wednesday on mining business
N. A. Anderson of Union was bust.
ness caller in town Tuesday
The coal company started severa
new men in the mine this week.
You can buy or sell horses. cows
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COMMISSION
PLAN ADOPTED
BURLINGTON ADOPTS NEW sYs.
TEN OF CITY GOVERNMENT
BY VOTE OF 2 TO 1.

Burlington, Nov. 80 Burlington
yesterday adopted the commission
plan of city government by vote of
1888 to 1858.
1t was one of the most interesting
municipal campaigns Burlington has
ever experienced.
Every ward in the city gave hear
ty majority for the proposition, some
of them going as high as three and
four to one in its favor.
AS Compared With Former Elections.
The vote was heavier than the
friends of the measure had expected
There were 1906 votes counted, a
number of defective ballots having
been thrown out. In the election in
the spring of 1908 the following num-
Der was cast:
Unterkircher, Democrat ....... .2,732
Naumann, Republican .2,124
lOlalt t,cop
| In the election three years ago the
vote for the head of the ticket was:
Caster, Republican. ,344
Unterkircher, Democrat ........3, 0SI
Patterson, civic federation. II, 153
\ Iotal ............. ......e.... o,oo4
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-02
maniac KILLS
8, WOUNDS z
AFTER Staying MOTHER AND
DEPUTY SHERIFF, MAN SHOOTS
TWO OTHERS.

Greenville, o., Nov. 30,-After muir
dering his mother and a deputy sheriff
and probably fatally injuring another
woman and her husband, Clyde Wea-
yer, "a years old, committed suicide
yesterday
Weaver was declared by alienists to
be unsound mentally from paranoia
and was under suspended sentence
from the probate court. Late yester-
day afternoon Sheriff John f. Haber
and Deputy Sheriff William H. Farra
went to the mans home to arrest him.
He fired a the officers from an upper
window with shotgun. Farra was
wounded. a moment later Viewers
mother rushed from the house crying,
I'm shot and fell dead at the feet of
Haber.
While Haber was trying to revive
the woman Weaver walked from the
house carrying a revolver. He went to
a woodshed where Farra had crawled
and fired twice at the wounded deputy,
killing him. He then jumped into the
buggy in which the officers had reach,
ed the house and drove to the home OF
Levi Minnich When Minnich hest.
tated about allowing him to enter the
house Weaver shot his neighbor
through the back. Weaver then shot
Mrs. Minnich twice.
A posse found the maniac dead
under bed in the Minnich home He
had used his last bullet to put an END
to his life.
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Scott had Thanksgiving dinner at
Comrade VIM Fowell's home.
A. H. Corey and wife and Miss
Christine of Des Moines spent Thanks
giving with Moulton friends and rela-
tives.
George Carson was in Des Moines on
Thursday.
Buhles Powers. who is attending
school at Des Moines, spent Thursday
with home folks.
Miss Media Elerton of Huron, S. D.,
is home for a few weeks visit with
relatives and friends.
Grover Blosser watched the football
scrimmage between Drake and Ames
Thursday in Des Moines.
Misses Georgia and Virginia Rogers
spent Saturday with friends and rela-
tives in Cincinnati
Rev. David Judd occupied the Bap-
list pulpit at Plano last Sunday.
Mrs. Quinn and daughter, Mrs.
stickney went to Cairo, Mo-, Thursday
Mrs. Vol Minear spent Thanksgiving
with her sister in West Grove.
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SMITHS RANCH.

Smiths ranch. - Miss Gertie
Schwart visited with her sister, Mrs.
Laura Ir-Eley, in Oskaloosa a few
days last week.
A. w. Smith and daughter, Verna,
Wednesday.
Will Smith of Canada is visiting at
the parental John Smith home.
Misses Clara and Achsa Day visited
last week in Columbia Mo-, with their
sister, Mrs. Nora Wright.
The new school house is finished
and ready ,or occupancy.
Mr. and Mrs. John Champlain and
family visited at the parental Smith
home Sunday.
Leroy Smith of near Hedrick Wis.
tied relatives in this vicinity recently
If you have any apples, potatoes,
jellies, or you want to furnish butter
or eggs regularly to some one in OF
tumwa, you can find good customers
by putting want ad in the Courier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock sold their
farm one day last week to a Mr. Had
| ley north of Bidwell.
| Cyrus Koontz sold his farm recently
| to William Dale. MI Koontz has pur
chased property in Blakesburg.
| Mrs. Susan Berry and daughters
Clara and Opal, visited at the home
| OF Ira Haning Sunday.
Mr.. AM Mrs. Willie Wilson and lit
tie daughter visited at Emmette
Smiths Sunday.
T. D. Williams, Sidney Lovel"ss
Dana Ralston, J. A. Day, Ira Haning
f. L. Baker, Fred Hancock, A. Will
Hanson and Lonnie Smith are bust
ness visitors in Ottumwa today.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kershner ant
/ Mrs Nancy Garrison are on the sicl
| list
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ORMANVlLLE.
. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ormanville.-Master Bernie Hun

Ormanville.-Master Bernie Hunt is
seriously i'll.
A new NJ. E. church will soon be
erected in this city.
Miss Thelma Overturf spent Thanks
giving with her sister, Mrs. Jas. Hell
mick
Miss Nina Green spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents in Ottumwa.
Miss Anna Spann and Miss Ruth
Vogel of Oskaloosa addressed large
audiences at the NJ. e. church last
Saturday evening and Sunday.
Miss Anna Brady of Ottumwa visit
ed Mrs G. NJ. Thomas the last of last
week
The Hickory Flat Telephone line
has the Mendenhall's as their sentral
since Monday.
Mrs Vaughn of Ottumwa visited
her sister, Mrs. j. F. Randall Tuesday
Mr.. Moss was guest at the Randall
home the same day.
w. D. Ramsey has returned from
his western trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsey are entertain
ing relatives from distance.
Mr.. Roscoe of Rockwell, Ia, has
moved on the Riggs farm.
Mrs. Sam Orman and family have
moved to Ottumwa to make that place
their future home.
Mrs. John Wilson, Jr., visited Mrs
VIM. Downing Thanksgiving after
noon.
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RUSS ELL.

Russell.-Stephen Beatty and bride
came home Wednesday evening from
Kansas City. They will reside on the
Beatty farm north of town. Mrs.
Beatty was formerly Mrs. Rueben
Dixon
Scott Wiltsey of Des Moines spent
Wednesday night with his mother and
sister Helen.
A church social was held at the
Presbyterian church on Thanksgiving
evening. There was large crowd i'll
attendance. A short program was
given in the auditorium and before the
program the Christian Endeayor
society served oysters in the basement
while the juniors also had several
stands selling popcorn, candy and
telling fortunes, etc.
Guy Smith and Ralph Huston, who
have been attending college at In
dianola, came. Thursday morning TO
spend Thanksgiving with home folks.
Mrs. Sarah Means left Friday even
ing for st. Louis, where she expects
to spend the winter with her son
Charles.
Nicholas Lutz and family of Chair,
ton spent Thanksgiving with his sis
ter Mrs Gene Smith.
Mrs Belle May and Miss Johanna
Prather. who have been attending
Simpson college came home Thursday
morning TO spend Thanksgiving al
home.
The first and second primary rooms
at the school gave a Thanksgiving
program on Wednesday of last week
Miss Helen Werts and Miss Icyle
Bowers entertained about fifty o.
their friends TO party Friday might
at the home of Miss Werts. They
left at late hour announcing theil
hostesses as royal entertainers.
Dr. Cowgirl who is attending schoo
at Drake spent last week with hi!
friend Miss Estella Werts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orval Werts entertain
ed number of their friends, at thei,
home on Wednesday evening.
The Thanksgiving services were
held at the Baptist church, the ser
mon being preached by Rev. D.
Killoren of the Evangelical church
There was good crowd in at
! tendance.
Sterling Martin of Melrose spen
Friday evening in Russell visitin:
| friends and attending the party givel
at the home of A. r. Werts.
Clarence Pyle and family' of Albi
spent Thanksgiving with his brothe
Ernest Pyle.
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RUSSELL.
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Russell-Mr. and Mrs. AL Walker re-
turned home Monday afternoon from
Burlington where they had been visit
ing with their son William.
Mesdames w. L. and Albert Werts
spent Tuesday in Abba.
John Plots went to Ottumwa Satur-
dav night with consignment of four
cars of hogs.
u. S. Cooper and sylvester Coles re-
turned Monday from a visit in Ottum-
wa.
Art Boyd left Tuesday evening for
Des Moines on a business trip.
Samuel Boyd and children Of Mount
Etna came Wednesday evening for a
visit with Lis mother,
Albert and Helen McGaughey came
Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving
with friends.
Miss Sells who teaches the Brown
school left Wednesday evening for
Indianola to spend Thanksgiving with
home folks.
James Byran of Creston delivered a
| lecture at the Baptist church Tuesday
evening on the Panama canal. He was
private secretary of w. P. Hepburn
when he was congressman and was
| chairman of the Interstate COMMITTEES
| in congress- He went with Mr.. Hep
burn to Panama. He illustrated the
lecture with stereoptican views.
Mrs Wheaton and Miss Mckinley
of Bggsville, ILL.,, spent Sunday al
the home of Rev. Soxe. Rev. Soxe was
| a former minister at Biggsville.
| Miss Mary Sprague left Wednesday
morning for Lincoln, Neb., to Spend
Thanksgiving with relatives.
| Earl Miksell left Wednesday evening
for Oakley to spend Thanksgiving
with home folks.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. III. Lickliter return
ed Wednesday evening from Griswolt
where thew have been visiting rela-
tives.
/ Mrs James Brewer and children left
Wednesday evening for Lacona tt
spend Thanksgiving with relatives.
Jason Evans of Wichita Kansas i:
visiting his brother o. II. Evans soutl
of town.
William Blue is going to have salt
and move to Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. Durham of st. James
Mimi, came Wednesday evening for
visit with their daughter Mrs. Sylves
ter Coles.
Geo. Collinson returned home OF
Tuesday from Dakota where he ha
been working on a farm.
George Gurwell is going to have
sale in the near future and move t
Charlton.
County Attorney William Collinsol
and bride came home Tuesday morn
ing from Iowa Citv to spend Thanks
giving with his parents north G
town.
Lowell westlake left Wednesday TO
Melrose to spend Thanksgiving wit
Ibis parents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-02
MANY CHANCES
FOR The Navy
SECRETARY MEYER WILL FAVOR
MOST SWEEPING REFORMS
Fo:. HALF CENTURY

Washington, D. c., Nov. 30.-Heed-
ing the cry for reform in naval af-
fairs, Secretary Meyer tomorrow will
inauguarte the most sweeping changes
in the navy department since the es-
tablishment of the bureau system in
1912.
Himself a director of banks and
manufacturing companies in New Eng
land in times past, he hopes to put the
department on business basis beyond
the dreams of predecessors. The key
note of his reforms is the subordlna-
ton of the bureau chief of the past.
Changes, Summarized.
Summarized the essential changes
in the Meyer plan are.
The selection of four responsible ad-
visers on subjects within the tour
!, groups into which duties OF the de-
partment fall, to be known as the aid
for material, the aid for personnel, the
aid for operations Of the fleet and the
aid for inspections.
The grouping of the bureaus into
two divisions, of material and person
mel, according to the nature of their
duties.
The establishment of division OF
operations of the fleet.
The establishment OF comPrehen
sive inspection system.
! The establishment OF modern ano
| efficient cost keeping system in the
navy department and at navy yards.
! The separation of navy yard work
into two divsions-of hulls and ma
chinery.
The adjustment of the board of con
struction.
| The adjustment of the bureau o.
equipment.
Fighting Officers to Have More Say
Henceforth the officers who fight tint
ships are to have more influence in the
navy department. Chosen men from
among them are to be the official eye:
and ears of the secretary, laden will
full responsibility for their reports, bu
not his hands. The secretary will re
tain his administrative and executive
power for his own exercise and that .
the assistant secretary of the navy
/ All the reforms to go into effect Dec
1 except the adjustment of the burea'
of equipment, which congress alon'
can do.