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West Point Academy Unable to
Meet Demands of Army.
MORE THAN 600 VACANCIES
Legislation to Authorize Appoint
ments From Civil Life.
OFFICERS OF THE LINE NEEDED
Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress Partly Responsible for
the Present Conditions.
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.

BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
Congress has spent s7,0O0OO0 or more
to create the greatest military school in
the world at West Point, and appropri-
ates a million and a half of dollars or
more every year to maintain 1t for the
purpose of training officers to command
the armies of the United States. Yet it
has been compelled to insert in the recent
army appropriation bill an amendment
which will add 612 officers to the line
of the army, to be appointed from civil
life, in order to fill vacancies which ex-
ist after that great training school has
done its work.
At least % per cent of the capacity of
the military academy is habitually wasted
and one-fourth of the rooms are habitu-
ally vacant. During the last year there
have been To- vacancies in the corps of
cadets because senators and members OF
the House have either failed to select
the right kind of boys for candidates
or have neglected to select any. as has
been the case in several states and con-
gressional districts. Because the num-
Der of graduates is habitually less than
the number of vacancies in the army
occurring annually. the President is al
ways compelled to appoint large numbers
of unframed men from civil life.
There are ten times ten thousand boys
scattered through this country who would
be glad TO go to West Point if they
knew how to get there, and half of those
who are so fortunate as to obtain ap-
pointments are not prepared. through
Ignorance of what is necessary to do.
and because of the short time allowed
them after their appointment to pass the
examinations.
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That's the way he went on last night
The mood may leave him., I suggest.

That's the way he went on last night
THE mood may leave him. I suggest
ed, soothingly. "It did before
But it won't now. Did you see his
The mere thought OF killing seems to turn
his BRAIN
I'VE can only hope for the best
said, with what assurance l could muster.
But she refused. to be comforted. Yes.
The worst is not to be thought Of And
she moved slowly away down the rocky
path.
followed her to a secluded nook be-
tween two powders, and for q long time
We sat watching the approaching vessel.
wards footsteps floated to our ears. or,
more rarely. a snatch of conversation.
But for the most part the silence was
unbroken. felt instinctively that the
others shared our dread.
The cutter held straight .On her course
for the. island until she was some three
hundred yards distant. Then, swerving
sharply to starboard. she hove to-.
What are they doing?" asked Sylvia.
Probably lowering a boat
But 1t was the old man who set us
right. Heads down." he cried. suddenly.
And, as we ducked. stream Of light.
shooting out from the vessel. flashed
across the darkness. They had brought
their searchlight into play.
For perhaps ten minutes the binding
glare swept the dragged walls OF rock,
pausing to explore the deep cuts and fis-
sures, running swiftly over the smooth
face Of the cliffs. Then 1t shifted to the
higher ridges which screened the house;
and the cutter, getting under way again,
passed out OF sight around the western
point.
Gomez said Mr.. Hayward. I'VE must
see what they're up to- And. with the
men behind him, he disappeared down the
path.
Sylvia and rose to our feet, and, trac-
ing the boat by the glow of her light. fol-
lowed her In her leisurely scrutiny of the
island. She halted for a brief space
abreast OF the northern headlands. and.
again, for q longer period, opposite the
entrance to the harbor. Then. apparently
satisfied. she drew out beyond the Darn
ing Needle and cast anchor. The search
light fickered out as we turned down.
ward toward the house.
(To be continued tomorrow.)
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Him." He bit his lip in perplexed 81

But I won't
Him He bit his lip in perplexed 81
lence.
Shall 1 tell the others? I glanced at
| the two men, who were cycling us suspl-
ciousiy. 'They may be interested to
know that you've kept the profits of this
deal to yourself"
Mono. You mustn't" he said hur-
riedIy. They'd kill me If they thought
I'd been cheating them Ana then. in a
! louder voice: "Wadsworth Is right. he
declared, letting the revolver slip from
, Is fingers. 1--WE can't spare a single
an. Mr.. Renfrew. you may go
| l went with a1acrity.
| Sylvia was still waiting on the veranda.
gave her the details of the interview.
| tossing over her fathers attempt on my
| fe. But her intuition read the truth be-
| ind my words, and she broke in upon
| me suddenly.
| why don't YOU say right out that he
| tried to kill you? ] can stand it." She
gave hopeless sigh. HE has us at his
| mercy--every one of us. And there doesn't
| seem to be anything that We can do
Yes, there's one thing-if you're will
| ing TO take the risk" I looked cautiously
about me. mo ones watching. We
might capture the motor boat. It's too
big for ono to manage. but the two of
She shook her head. pierre has walled
up the landward passage"
| "When?'
| a while ago. He told me just now
BY your fathers orders:'
Naturally"
HIM The action had sinister aspect
which did not like Il wonder what OBJ
ject he has in view"
| II don't know
| when Anderson, banging the living-room
door behind him, strobe toward us in a
towering rage
| "Of all tn stubborn jackasses!" he
mans done now? Locked up the passage
It tn motor boat an stuck tn key into
his pocket. Says we're t stay here an
fight them revenue chaps till we lick EN-.
1 Won't even give us a chance t run away
/ Us six men against tn American navy!
Bah. That's not scrap--that's suicide"
| He stamped noisily down the steps
Sylvia and / exchanged meaning glances.
saw my own thought reflected In her
eyes.
How did Mr.. Hayward act?' I asked
Anderson. WAS he calm, Or
Calm? He's about as calm's West
Indian cyclone Go in and look at him.
He's layin' into Wadsworth now. oh, an
l forgot! You're t. shut up that toy house
| o. yours an come down here t live. Guess
he wants t. keep his eye on you for a
| while,
| By the time l had returned from the
hut, with my scanty belongings done up
| In a bundle, and the bonds safely slowed
away in an inside pocket. the prepara
| tons for defense had already begun The
veranda had been stripped of its easy
chairs. and sWadsworth and Anderson
| We're busily closing up the lower windows
with heavy iron shutters. pierced with
long loopholes. Pierre hacked viciously
at the dense clump of shrubbery which
stood before the steps.
$50 zey will have nozzing to hide be-
him" be informed me as paused beside
him.
Where's ma mselle?' asked
| I'm ze living room-cleaning re guns"
passed up the steps and into the
house. Sylvia. seated In the full glow of
| a lamp behind the long center table,
| looked up from veritabie arsenal OF
rifles and revolverS.
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You're to help me. I believe" she said,
making room by her side.
This is nice work for girl" snorted


angrily.
Il chose it myself she returned. Il
had to do something, or I'd have gone
mad She gave the finishing touches to
a shining barrel If We only knew how
it would endr' she sighed.
IF ! had few cartridges I could soon
tell YOU how it would end" said. saw
agely. ''But I suppose he has locked the
magazine up
Yes. It's not to be opened till the last
moment
Where is he now?''
ION the rocks with Bailey, keeping
watch"
The men, dropping i'll one by one. drew
up their chairs to the table and fell to
work upon the guns. Outside the mellow
summer twilight deepened slowly into
night. There was a long silence, broken
only by the soft swish OF the chamois
skins against the FURNISHED metal and
the occasional click of a hammer. Then,
as the ships clock in the corner rasped
out four bells, hurried footsteps sounded
on the veranda. and Bailey's head ap-
peared through the open door.
shes sighted he announced. excited
~ "bearin' down from the nor west ard
In another, hour she'll be close inshore."
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What port passage ?"
ION the Iona, Of course.

What port passage?
ION the Iona, of course
| "Oh. 1 was trying to hunt up the
sIeward-to find out where Prescotts
staterOom was.
I'm referring to the time when you
had just come from Prescott's stateroon
after Dick had shot him. If you will
remember, I met you in the saloon
He paused. and his hand. reaching out.
played idly with one OF the revOlvers o"
| the table. He had cornered me, and /
knew it. determined on bold move
| THE steward was friend OF mine,'
declared. HE had shipped with NE ono
on board the Naravido. l had taken III
precaution of binding him on my frs,
visit, and after the fracas was over
went back to let him loose
! Very thoughtful. I'm sure
/ ignored the sarcasm. HE had given
me valuable information
And what did you give him in re-
turn"
His liberty"
Nothing more?"
II thanked him.
"Ah. You had a little talk with him,
them"
Just a few words-nothing { any con-
sequence"
Can you repeat them?'
| HE reminded me that l had never
treated him like that on the Naravido.
agreed with him. and suggested | had
| fallen rather low since then. He ac-
knowledged the fact, but said that he did
not believe I was really I'm with such a
rough lot--that there was something queer
about tt use his own expressions"
You needn't apologize. What did you
answer"
| Nothing? Isn't that rather strange!
II must have occurred to you that If you
gave him some hint of your position here,
he would he apt to warn the authorities"
Perhaps it did. But didn't give him
that hint
did he suggest it of his own accord p
| "He did not
And YOU let the chance slip by" His
| chin shot forward, and an ugly look came
into his eyes. rs that very likely. Mr..
Renfrew?''
III you doubt my word
! II don't. l admire your cleverness You
We're evidently shrewd enough to know
that the man would guess there was
two subordinates. Gentlemen. / believe
we have found how the story was car
ried to the mainland" And, raising the
revolver, he leveled it full at my face.
| Wadsworth sprang up with curse and
caught the old~ mans wrist.
| Drop that he cried. We've had toe
much shooting here already. You've got
no proof
That's what Dick said. But it didn't
save him.
| wen, II IL save 6enITSW. lou uOH I
seem to realize what we're up against.
We need every man on the Island :.
| But had risen to my feet, and with a
wave of my hand motioned Wadsworth
aside.
| "You may shoot me IL you like said.
| in a low tone. bending over the old man.
"But I suppose you understand what
you'll lose by killing me-
"Perfectly.", he speered. "A traitor
and an ounce or two Of dad
"And $5e.0O0 worth OF bonds"
He sat up with 9 jerk. II have the
| order
(which is in my name and must be
presented by me personally"
1 You can indorse it."
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Landing Party.

We found the old man pacing restlessIy
to and fro along the line Of cliffs which
clambered up from the back OF the house.
He paused as We came in sight. and
waved his hand dramatically to a group
of lights swinging toward us across the
dark sea.
There she is" he cried. and his voice
rang exultantly. shes big enough to
wipe out the whole island. We're going
to have a battle royal before we're
through" He clapped me on the shoulder.
Your friends have done nobly. Mr.. Rem
frew. I think we ought to send them a
vote of thanks
I turned away without answering and
joined Sylvia. The old man, breaking into
an uncanny chuckle. strobe through the
silent group of his followers and left us
to ourselves. The girl shivered.
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Wife Sues for Divorce.

Burr III. Hyde. an employee of the gov
eminent in the Canal Zone. is named de-
PENDANT In suit for absolute divorce
flied in the District Supreme Court by
Ethel T. Hyde. They were married Janu-
airy ~, 1906 and have one child. 1nfidei-
ity and desertion are alleged. Attorney
Victor Fl. Wallace appears for the wife.
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AloYsius Club Entertains

Members of the Aloysius Club and their
friends enjoyed smoker and entertain
ment last night in the clubroonls. North
Capitol and X streets. Thomas Cantwell
sang solo, and addresses were made by
James a. HeaIy and Rev. Father Duarte,
the president and moderator of the club.
respectively. A buffet luncheon was
served.
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<g2 ~ Paais Royal SIS Suits and $3.50 Hats.

The Millinery Parlors tlronged with enthusiastic
visitors all day yesterday What the verdict the
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FirstWe learn that small hats will be preferred for
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Duty Is Neglected.

The law requires that candidates shall
be appointed one year in advance in or
der that they may have time to prepare,
but senator's and members of the House
neglect to obey it in many cases until
a week or two before the examinations
take place, so that the candidates have
no opportunity TO brush UP Their studies
or to learn what is expected OF them.
In the last annual report of Col. Hugh
l.. Scott, recently superintendent of the
academy, he tells us that the corps OF
cadets was, 100 short of the total of 533
authorized by law in June, 1910, at the
time the report was made, and states
that the previous examination, out of
a total of Jea young men who We're APP
pointed. ia failed altogether to report.
IL failed to complete the examina-
ton, were rejected by the medical
board. 15I were rejected on the mental
examna ton. CT were rejected with both
physical and mental deficiencies: = APP
pointments were Cancelled. and were de-
clined. Thus only 143 out of a total of
E05 succeeded in meeting the requirements
and left 10 vacancies in the academy.
For the year previous uHsD. out of a
total of iSo candidates appointed. 116
failed TO report. failed to complete the
examinations. ) were rejected by the
medical board. 1877 were rejected mentally
and only IA were found qualified for
admission, leaving 125 vacancies that
shauld have been filled.
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Naval Academy Appointments.

The appointments of cadets to the
Naval Academy are made in the same
way, and a few years ago the same
trouble existed there. because of the
same neglect of senators and repre-
sentatives to select the proper sort of
boys and TO maxi the appointments in
time That condition was corrected.
however. by the passage. of an act of
Congress providing that IL any senator
or representative failed to select his
cadet within one year previous to the
examination. the vacancy couhi be fill
ed by the President
Theoretically all appointments belong
Ia the President. II is only matter Of
convenience to him to allow senator's and
representatives to make the selection he
cause they are naturally better acuuaint-
ed with the young men of the country
But, by long habit. members Of Congress
have come to regard the appointments as
their own right. and do as they please
about exercising IL. The provision above
referred TO has kept the Naval Academy
filled. There are over 800 cadets there
now habitually. to only 400 at West
Point. and officers of the army are
needed more than officers Of the navy.
The latter are never appointed from
civil life. Practically every man named
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in the Navy Register is a graduate of the
Academy at Annapolis. while less than
one-half of the officers of the army are
graduates of West Point.
This subject has received a great deal
of attention from the academic board at
West Point which made a striking re-
port at the close of the annual eXamina-
ton in January, 1910.
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Measure Of Economy.

This would be economy on the part OF
the government and save much expense,
because at least % per cent, and often
more. Of the raw material that comes to
West Point to be worked over into
the finished product for commanding the
army Of the United States turns out to
be unsuitable and is sent away. Some
thing more Is required Of soldier than
physical and mental qualifications, and
1t cannot be discovered whether q young
man has 1t without at least the test Of
one year. This test could be made with
much less expense to the government in
a preparatory school before q cadet Is
admitted and the annual number who
resign or are dismissed would be largely
reduced.
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Conclusions Reached.

The following are its conclusions:
Il. There were sixteen presidential
vacancies, for which fifty candidates
were appointed, or an average of three
candidates for each appointment. No
principals were named, as the President
desired to make the examination COM
petitive and to give the appointments to
the sixteen candidates. who, being phys
ically qualified, made the best marks at
the mental examinations. Forty-one
candidates appeared, Of whom twenty
were recommended for appointment
sixteen for the presidential appointments
and four for senatorial and congress
sional appointments for which these can
didates had also been appointed alter
mates.
80. There were 2O3 senatorial and con-
gressional districts without cadet repre-
sentation at the date of the recent exam
ination. but only 1856 of these districts
sent candidates to the examination.
Seventeen districts were not represented.
as the senator's or members of Congress
failed to appoint candidates.
"3. Seventy-one senatorial and con-
gressional districts named no alternates
to replace the principals. The principals
from eighteen of these districts either
failed to report or were rejected by the
surgeons. OF the remaining fifty-three,
thirty-four were admitted and nineteen
failed to pass the mental examination.
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