The Detroit times., 1911-04-26
Wednesday. April %.
1911
INTIMATE CORRESPONDENCE.

lear Ddus ne tnluB mOsl WhheeN
around the Ordnance Bureau OF the
Navy Department is goat. he
should be a long-whiskered, self-sacri'
fcing animal, prepared TO accept the
sins OF the whole navy department.
IL necessary. The need for goat
dates from the sinking OF the Puritan
and the blowing up OF the latest
Bethlehem gun that regrettable In
cident that resulted In the death Of
half dozen men at Indian Head
few months ago. A careful inquiry
was held on the Indian Head ar.
fair-oh, how many weeks ago-and
somewhere. like Mohammed's coffin,
the verdict is hanging between sky
and earth Also a courtmartial was
held after the sinking OF the Puritan
10 determine why the old monitor
was permitted TO sink instead OF be-
ing towed into the dock during tho
forty-eight hours which interviewed
between its being dynamited and its
descent into the Potomac mud. IL
| looked very much as IL Captain
knight, the officer in command OF the
Puritan experiments, would be con-
victed and sent TO Jericho In response
TO the demapd OF congress that some
body be held responsible. But Cap
tain knights wife died about that
time, and II seemed rather hard lines
that heSshould be selected as the goat
for one OF those unavoidable happen
stances which will occur In the worst,
regulated governments. so Captain
Knight received friendly tip that
he had been exonerated Captain Mar
shall, who was first choice for tho
goat, he being in charge OF the Nor
folk Yard. into whose slip the Puri'
tan should have been towed, had un-
! fortunately been previously exonerat-
ed. This left the supply of goats
peculiarly short. In fact the demand
seemed so insistent and the supply so
scanty that Admiral Mason at the
head OF the Ordnance Bureau began
TO feel a bit uneasy. He discovered
| that suspicious glances were cast by
the goat committee In his direction,
and remembering that his retirement
was only few months of, he duck
ed. He filed at once request that
he be placed on the retired list and
that some other officer be appointed
to his duties. This eliminates Admir-
al Mason from the goat class, and
now 1t looks as II Armour or the
Swift Packing Company would have
to come to the rescue.
| An excellent speech on popular
/ government was delivered April II,
by Senator Chamberlain OF Oregon,
speaking to the text OF the Arizona
and New Mexico Statehood bill. Per-
sons interested can get a copy free
by sending a request to Senator
! Chamberlain.
Senators Gallinger and Murray
Crane are working on Townsend OF
Michigan, the near-Insurgent, and
hope TO add him to their ranks Town
send is receiving every attention ct
the hands of the Tory senator's, who
are hard pressed to maintain the Spe-
cial Privilege ring rule. Constituents
OF Mr.. Townsend will do well to brace
hi mup.
The income tax amendment has
been approved by twenty-eight states
and disapproved by eleven. This
leaves seven states from which to
secure the three votes necessary TO
make this amendment a part OF the
Constitution. Some OF the states
which have acted favorably have fail
ed to notify the state department.
Since Senator La Toilette moved
to abolish the Monetary Commission,
the adjustment OF commissions, has
become quite popular. Frank Clark,
OF Florida, proposes Democratic in
vestigation OF all commissions. He
wants to know particularly about the
Canadian Boundary commission,
which is at present a refuge for those
distinguished lame ducks" Tom
Carter, Jim Tawney, and L. White
Busbey, former secretary to the
speaker.
In New Jersey, owing to the &C.
tivities OF Governor Woodrow Will
son. there Is a new law providing
that delegations to national conven-
tons shall be selected by a statewide
primary. This means a La Toilette
delegation from New Jersey in the
next Republican National convention,
and Wilson delegation in the DEM
ocratic National convention.