Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-25
Both San Francisco and New Or
leans Clamoring for Panama
Exposition in 1915.
MlD0IES FAIL IN FINAL TESTS
Cnccrtaintics OF Army Iifc-luvcntion
by Which 10 Know Direction
Of Wireless Message.

Eashington. ID c.. May 20-Thcro is
= red hot hght on between san Fran
cisco and Now Orleans for the honor
of holding the Panamo exposition upon
the completion of the canal boz 1915.
Apparently there is no attempt ON the
part OF either of these cities to obtain
appropriations from Congress for tie
frtherancc of the scheme which eich
is advocating Am that is needed o., the
official sanction Of the National legisla-
turo and the communities promise Ia
do the rest The fight is an amusing
one and exceedingly satisfactory 10 the
Washington newspapers. street car add
Ncrtiscrs and BIN posters Pages Of
newspaper space are occupied by the
rival cities daY after day Practically
every street car carries lu conspicuous
icttors on its advertising boards tho
simple line "Sdn Francisco 1915" or
New Orleans 1915" This method OF
attracting attention is duplicated I'm
largo letters ON every BIN board in
town with the exception that San
Francisco stole a march on New or
leans and got there first.
President Tart is understood 60 favor
two oXpositions. but DO that proves to
BE- the Case, Washington is likely 10
come in as competitor for tho place.
Unfortunately Washington Is handi-
capped By the fact that the Gulf and
Pacific competitors arc willing 10 take
their chances without federal financial
assistance while Of course ~ is out Of
tho question for the capital city 70
ADOPT such "a plan
NOT PROMISING FOR ADMIRALs
The president the navy department
Congress- and the public generally were
astouuded on Monday last when the
news was flashed from Annapolis that
not single member of the class gradu-
atcd In 1905 from the Naval academy
had passed sufficiently high IN the final
examinations To entitle him to COM
mission as ensign. Never before In the
history Of the institution. which Is the
pride of the country has such a result
followed two years cruise OF the mid
shipmen who were sent out following
their graduation 1t is learned from
some Of those who are in close touch
with the middics that the examination
WAS the most severe ever imposed. and
it is very broadly limited that officers
higher up were responsible for what IL
said TO be q deliberate attempt 10
-bilgc" the class of 0S In order that
they themselves may longer remain
ON the active list OF the navy Whether
the secretary Of the navy decided that
the action of the examining board was
altogether too drastic. and I'm spite Of
the adverse reports nearly an Of the
middics viii be- commissioned as en-
signs
II is probable, too, that tho board of
visitors 20 the naval academy which
viii examine that Institution this sum
mer VIII go more carefully into the
curriculum and that "a reformation In
the oxaction imposed upon the embryo
admirals win Doe radically reformed
The history Of the navy shows that
tho star graduates do not as rule
turn out 10 be the ablest navigators
and seamen. There is many an old
shellhack in the service today who
ranks high as tactician and "a navl-
gator who would be stumped by
problem In calculus which would be
pic for q high school hoy. and II is
argued with "a great deal OF force that
after passing tho rigid examinations
imposed every half year there win be
some OF the right kind OF stun iu the
class Of a hundred sturdy American
boys who have had four years Of aca-
demic education and two years OF sea
duty even though they are not able TO
satisfactorily explain the fourth de
mension
KEEP OFFICERS or THE JUMP.
Lleut-Col Charles w Taylor OF the
general stan OF the army has just been
ordered 20 proceed to Denver TO take
uD the duties OF Acknowledgement OF
tho department of Colorado.
Col Taylor's ease Is not "a unique one
but 10 demonstrates very clearly how
difficult 70 is for an army officer with
family t0 make his salary satisfy an
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