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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25

ours are from twenty to twenty-five
years older. The average age of an
American aGmiral is from hfty-nine
to siXty-two. and he has only from
one to three years to stay in his grade
and train himself for command in
battle. Some English admirals are
forty-nine, and many have had the
experience of command of big fleets
for eight years. Admiral Taylor wrote
some years ago officially: Unless the
ages of our captains are diminished,
disaster ~ practically certain to
ensue' But congress has not yet
acted on the new personnel bill which
will afford the whole service a more
modern system of promotion.
True, we are making progress
Within the navy tremendous strides
have been made toward higher ef-
ficiency. The long-range accuracy of
our gun pointers Is equal to that of
any foreign navy, and in engine-room
efficiency the American navy is
ahead. In the individual handling Of
battleships during elementary evolu-
tions there has been a remarkable
Improvement; on n small scale sever
al scouting problems have been work
ed out, numerous destroyer attacks
have been made under war conditions
and within the fleet the study of
strategy and its application to tactics
has received an attention hitherto un-
known. Mr.. Myer, the ablest Secre-
tary since Whitney, has untangled the
red tape Of the old bureau and pro-
vlded a cleancut organization on
navy's expenditures on the sea and
trying hard to do away with it's
greatest encumbrance, the useless
navy yards. But Congress has so far
failed to legalize any of his reforms.
Public Opinion and Congress
The truth is that Congress has al
ways been hostile to legalization
which would better the navy as an
instrument of war And nothing will
he accomplished in Washington un-
less our people awaken to this nee
essity. Confronted by solid public
opinion, which is backed by the press.
Congress can be made TO act on the
measures which will help to make
the navy reader for war.
As an effort at mobilization the re-
view has shown the material weak
nesses of the fleet. If II, as a spec.-
avular show. has stimulated the peo-
ple's earnest interest in the navy's
immediate needs and future, much
has been achieved.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25
TEN PERANC CE

The war against the liquor traffic
IN the Crusade state grows fierce. At
the last session of our Legislature
the attempt was made to repeal the
county option law. The combined ef-
forts of the temperance forces alone
saved the day. Brewers agents from
Chicago are now marshalling the vets
to bring back saloons into our dry
counties.
The final aim of the enemy is 10
put nigh license in the new constitu-
tion. The constitutional convention
VIII meet January first. Against this
effort TO make our state direct part
ner In the iniquitous traffic. Ohio
white ribboners will make the very
strongest protest possible TO ballot
less women. The w. c. r. U. aim is
to secure statewide prohibition. We
would not minimize the excellent re-
suits Of our local option laws. but we
believe the time is at hand, when
the traffic should be outlawed in our
great cities. as we'll as in our smaller
communities, when every brewery
and distillery, as well as every sa-
loon, should be closed. We believe in
the educative power of a statewide
prohibitory law, with the strength
of the state government behind it.
We shall work, not only to secure
such law. but to write it in the
peoples hearts by temperance eluca-
ton, by law enforcement. by train
ing and organizing the boys and girls,
ana the young men and women. and
by enlisting more and more of our
good women as active workers
AS token of our earnestness, we
come bringing In the sheaves" OF
l'lSl new members, each one Of
whom will help to hasten the VIC
tory-f'rances II. Ensign, President
Ohio W. c. T. T. in the Union sig.
nal of Nov. 16. 1911.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25

Whatever may be said in regard
to the effect of law intended to re-
strain the use of liquor no one will
deny that total abstinence il the
Christian specific for the evils of in
temperance. But the Christian must
act in conjunction with others as well
as by himself; as a citizen he is
jointly responsible with his neighbors
for legislation on all subjects, and
he cannot lay aside the obligations Of
his religion when he goes to the
polls. A Christianity that does not
make a man better citizen would be
difficult to defend. I shall not at
tempt to lay down rules to cover
every phase of the liquor question
that must be met by legislation. but
! Will venture to suggest principle
that is universal in its application
and that can not be ignored at any
time, at any place or under any cir
cumstances, viz, that the liquor
question is moral question which
must be dealt with as question of
conscience and not as a question Of
profit. Whatever decision one reaches
as to the position he should take on
any legislative phase of the liquor
question, he must be able to defend
IL before the bar of his conscience. No
advantage that he could secure in
business, no money that he can
take out of his decision, directly or
indirectly, that he can secure for his
party can be allowed to weigh in the
balance. Hon. w. j. Bryan.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25

tire fleet goes to sea and splits In two
forces to practice the problems Of
naval warfare. No such maneuvers
have ever occurred in the American
navy. and besides, there is no money
available from congress for this pur-
pose.
We Have No General Stan.
In every important navy abroad
the general staff makes continuous
study of war, covering all the fields
of operation. Few, II any, officers in
our navy are free to devote their en-
tire energy to planning for war, and
none are by law responsible for the
preparation OF war. AS there Is no
staff organization for the purpose.
these preparations would have to be
made by officers who have received
but little training In the arts of war,
and their execution would be carried
out by officers who had still less Of
the maneuvering experience neces-
sary to the successful handling OF d
great fleet
l hear the taxpayer ask why we
have established a new navy at a
cost of over 100000. 900 a year. but
have failed To provide for the per
sonnel which would make this navy
available for war. This dangerous
condition has been REPEATEDLY and em-
phatically pointed out by President
Roosevelt and his secretaries of the
navy. The answer is again-Congress
The admirals and captains of the
big foreign navies are comparatively
young men. a British ibattleship cap
tain may be as young as thlrty-flve.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25

In this day, when some branches
oil the liquor fraternity are trying to
persuade themselves and assure the
public that the movement for woman
suffrage Is favorable rather than in
imical to the liquor business IL is
interesting to hear the positive and
emphatic testimony OF a prominent
delegate to the Methodist Ecumenical
Conference which met recently at
Toronto, Canada. Rev. Levi Gilbert.
editor of the Western Christian Ad-
rocate, of Cincinnati. Ohio, in declar-
ing that the giving of the franchise
10 women would mean the downfall
OF the saloon, says, ''I lived for a
time in woman suffrage state. !
went there prejudiced against the
idea of suffrage, but | found the evils
prophesied against women voting had
failed to be realized. 1t is the upris-
ing against the saloon, more than
anything else, that has given victory
to the cause of woman suffrage in
the elections just held in California. /
read constantly several of the liquor
papers of the country. In nearly
every column there is confession of
defeat. The liquor forces are on the
run. In one column, prohibition is
denounced and in another, state
ments are made that there is more
liquor sold under prohibition than
under license. They all agree in an
awful fear of woman suffrage"
The Conference passed a strong
resolution, protesting against the
shipment of liquor from a license
state into prohibition territory. thus
making the government partner i'm
the business" copy of this reso-
luton was ordered sent to President
Taft.--rhe Union Signal of October
26, 1911.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25
WOmen's Votes Necdcd.

Dr. Harvey w. Wiley, in address
ing the National Suffrage convention,
hHld last week at Louisville. Ken
tuc,'y expressed himself as most
heartily in favor of woman suffrage
in these words:
believe the country needs the
Womens votes. in order to make #
possible that what is right in public
atiairs may be enacted / have never
known an organized set of women to
be on the wrong side Of any ques-
ton. In the large undertaking be-
iore us of enacting justice and right,
the women are the ones to save us"
-Ihe Union Signal of October 2G,
1911.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25
Vote Your Presidential Preference

In effort to ascertain the presidential preference
of it's readers, The Mirror bishes herewith coupon
ballot through which Ohio vDers may make known their
wishes
If the reader objects to signing his he is urged
to be particular to give the part of the county in which
he lives, that information will be particularly valu
able in the tabulaton of the returns
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25

Diamonds can be made from sugar,
but. scientists regretfully state, the
earbons are so small as to have no
commercial value. If sugar goes up
again II may yet be profitable to make
sugar out of diamonds.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25

The materials that go to make up
our paper money are gathered from
all parts OF the world-linen rag
from the orient. silk from China an1
India, the colors from Germany and
Central America.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25

Mrs Craig Biddle. Philadelphia So
ciety woman. created a sensation by
snloking a cigarette in window OF
,ne beiieVue-Stratford the city's
leading hotel In full view OF the
passerspy' When a crowd collected
outside, she calmly went on smo,.
ing' evidently amused at the atten-
ton she attracted.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25

Out OF 100000 tons OF ore pro
duced In Canadian mines 5000 ounces
of palladium are secured annually.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25

The Animals Friend society OF
England suggests that one day in the
year be set aside for cats and that
friends of the tabbies observe 1t by
sending a gift to the nearest cats
nome.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25

Ammonia caused II deaths In Eng
land during the past year. 3S OF them
being accidents. the rest suicides.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25

One of the finest coast lights in the
world is being erected so miles north
of Hong Kong, China.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-25

The destroyer Is the batteshIp's 3
worst enemy. on a stormy or foggy
night searchlights do not protect the
battleship. so a swarm of destroyers
may easily get the big fellow at their
mercy. A fleet can only be protected
against torpedo attack by its own de-
stroyers, which In daytime scout and
search and at night maintain a screen
against the onslaught Of the enemy's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06
Missionary Society
Elects Officers

The Women's Missionary So
ciety of Olympia Presbytery here
yesterday elected the following
officers:
Mrs. ]. A. Whitaker, president;
Mrs. Frank Magill, vice president;
Mrs. Carrie Brisbane, PuyalIup,
second vice president; Mrs. Mil
lard Lemon, Olympia, third vice
president; Mrs. F. T. Voris, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Geo.
Chesbrough, recording secretary;
Mrs. Henry Allen, secretary OF lit
erature: Mrs. j. A. Hayes, secre-
tary of mission study and guilds;
Mrs. Fred Beebe, secretary of box
work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06
BY III. Ii. II. Briggs


MONTREAL, Can, April e.
Montreal is the metropolis and
great port of Canada. Here center
the dominion's railroad, banking,
shipping and manufacturing inter-
ests. And all are united against
any form of reciprocity with the
United States.
Why? Because they have been
built up by protection" just as
Big Business in the United States
has grown fat behind the American
tariff wall. Canada isn't as trusti-
fled as we are-YET, but her cap
tains of industry are just as
,shrewd and far seeing as ours.
They KNOW. No reciprocity for
them.
Take the railroads. Canada
main arteries run east and west,
linking the broad grain fields of
Manitoba and Saskatchewan with
the flour mills and the docks of
Montreal. The United States tar
iff that shuts the western farmer
away from his natural nearby mar
ket in Minneapolis forces him to
sup Aio w hCuJ ny SduduldH d.
|cific or Grand Trunk to Montreal
The Canadian tariff in turn forces
him to have all his necessities
shipped the same great distance
The Canadian railroads have a
great monopoly. Why should they
favor reciprocity?
Sir William Van Horne, master
builder of the c. 2. rand an ex-
patriated American, by the way
sees James J. Hill on the border,
ready to extend his seven or eight
lines of railway into the Canadian
rthwest-lines which have for
years rested their noses ON the
boundary waiting for reciprocity"
Canadian Pacific stock sells
around 237. Let we'll enough
alone!
This shameful thing" says Sir
William, was put through hur-
riedly, without consultation with
any of our business interests.
THE United States looks to us
with covetous eye," he says, "and
this proposal Of reciprocity is the
result. 1t is humiliating and dis
gushing to find such a deal being
seriously entertained.
And he, too, sees the nightmare
of "annexation'-ann to
his native land! 1--WE are making
a bed to lie in and die in" he
says.
Take the milling industry. It
has developed wonderfully in a few
years. Does it want Canadian
wheat milled in Minneapolis? My
word, no! But l went to the chief
men of the two big concerns to
make sure.
I'm dead against reciprocity,
and that's all I've got to say!"
snorted F. w. Thompson, the keen
head of the Ogilvy Milling Co.
That was sufficient.
Then l asked Robert Meighen.
president of the big Lake of the
Woods Milling Co. He's an imper-
ialist of pronounced type. To him
the empire is first, last and always.
He dreams Of great preferential
tariff wall built up around all the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

to playfully squelch the demo-
Gratis. They got taste of the
steam roller themselves.
After the reception of President
Taft's special message on recipro-
city by chilly silence, Chairman
Henry Of the rules committee Of
fered a gag resolution providing
for immediate consideration OF
the rules as presented yesterday.
His dictum was that there should
be four hours of general debate,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06
Elks To Build
Fine Clubhouse

The Tacoma Elks will erect a
10-story $150,000 building at
Seventh street between G and
Commerce the coming year which
will be the finest clubhouse in the
Northwest.
The Elks own 120x175 feet Just
north of Seventh street and as
soon as $4,000 debt is wiped out,
which will be done in short time
through life memberships which
were planned at the annual meet
ing last night, then the work of
erecting the club house will be
taken up.
The Elks have $50 members
now and property worth over
100000. The new officers were
Installed last night, Arthur Ma
gill being exalted ruler for the
ensuing term.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

British possessions, each favoring
the other at the expense of the
rest of the world. England, he
says, should put a high duty on
American wheat and flour, while
admitting Canada's product free.
Reciprocity with the United
States means commercial suicide
for Canada" he told me, and
painted a vivid picture of silent
factories, devastated forests, i'm
poverished farms.
Canada, like the United States,
has talked about her meat trust. +"
This the packers vigorously deny,
in the same breath that they tell
their farmers and workinSmen
how ruinous reciprocity will prove
All Canada's beautifully patriotic
trade with Great Britain will be
spoiled IL her farmers begin cater
ing to the peculiar and unstable
American markets. And If Amer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06
NAMES STILL
kept SECRET
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PULLMAN, April 6.-Regents
of the State college have refused to
divulge the names of the students
who raided the girls dormitory
and dumped the girls out of bed.
Mrs. Holgerson of Tacoma is here
to try to protect her son, who is
charged by three girls with being
one of the boys. Holgerson de-
MES 1t and says he was asleep in
bed at the time and his roommate
confirms this. The girls are UNI
shaken in their belief, however.
Holgerson has always had a
good reputation and never has
been disciplined.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06
California After
the Railroads
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SAN FRANCISCO, April g.
Under the new railroad rate law
act the new state railroad COM
mission, within the next three
weeks, will begin its task of read
justing railroad and express
rates. The fact that Gov. John
son will sit in" at the hearings
lends added interest, as it is be-
lieved the government has deter
mined to lead the fight against
alleged exorbitant rates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06
MARINE NEWS

The Panama Maru brought in
$50 bales of raw silk on this trip.
The Buchanan got away with
passengers and freight for Frisco
today.
The barge Washington, without
masts or other distractions to the
view above decks, was towed in
with gypsum from Alaska yester-
day.
The Ava Maru is loading wheat
and flour at local mills.
The Tricolor is in port loading
wheat for the West Coast.
The klamath shifted to Seattle
yesterday to finish cargo for Fris-
co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06
ELK PERISH

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
ABERDEEN, April 0. - Elk
have been decimated by death in
the Olympics this last winter ow-
ing to the heavy snow, according
to reports brought by residents of
the frontier. The small elk would
break through the snow crust and
could not follow the herd and per-
'ished from starvation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

one vote on a republican substi-
tute resolution and a final vote on
the adoption of the rules.
AS this program practically pre-
vented any amendment of the
rules program decided upon, Mr..
Mann (Rep., Ill.) and Norris
(Rep., Neb.) vigorously protest.
ed.
Henry tried to shut off debate
on his gag measure. His motion
carried, EOS to 1879. Then Henry
moved that his gag measure be
adopted.
At this point former Speaker
Cannon said his first word as
plain member of the house. He
propounded parliamentary IN
quiry. Speaker Clark answered
him briefly and Cannon subsidized.
Henry's gag rule was then put
to a vote and carried, 1913 to 1875.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06
From MONTREAL STAR.

lean live stock is imported. Can
ada will have to fight CHAMBERS,
mango, hog cholera and the dread
foot-and-mouth disease, so preva-
lent in the United States!
John Gum, president of the
produce merchants association,
told me of the dire disorganization
of Canada's produce trade with
England, If Canadian farmers get
a wider market in the United
States!
Always that love for dear old
England in the hearts of Canadian
Big Business men - always that
Notwithstanding fear of American
annexation - first commercial,
then political!
Aside from those dealing with
natural products, Canadian manu-
facturers are hardly touched by
the Taft-Fielding reciprocity pact.
The small reductions and equaliza-
lions OF duties on manufactured
articles are too slight to affect
them seriously, NOW.
The attitude of all Canadian in
terests is hostile. To them this
first start on reciprocity is the
thin entering wedge leading ulti-
mately to free trade,
They are afraid to face free
American competition.
Tomorrow we'll take up the at
titude of the producer and the
consumer and get a Toronto view
point.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

this season. In
a certain act a
lamo horse was
needed. ''Tom"
was trained to
limp in a most
distressing man
ner. An officer
of the society
for prevention of
cruelty to ami
mails deman ded
that tom" be
removed from
the stage. When
the officer start
ed to lead the
horse away his
foot suddenly
became well;
and just to show
that he WASH t
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

The electric clock at the central
fire station was out of gear and
struck for noon yesterday 20 min
utes too soon and it had every
fireman in town guessing for a few
minutes until explanations were
made. 1t has been fixed now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06
City Briefs

Songs in English and Norweg-
ian will be given by the Norman
desc Singing society at the Taco
ma theater Sunday afternoon un-
der the auspices of the Y. M. G. A.
The Tacoma military band will
furnish instrumental music.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

TON, d. c., Apr.
6.-Republicans
in the house
yesterday were
brought to a
realization that
the times have
changed from
the days when
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

Tacoma Shriners will go to the
annual meeting in July at Roches-
ter, N. Y, this year, travelling
over the Milwaukee. The delega-
ton will go in style and will be
Joined by other temples along the
way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

The members of the Mems club
of the Ethical society of Tacoma
were the guests of Mr.. William
Seymour at dinner at the Com
mercial club Tuesday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06
why CANADIAN Big BUSINESS FIGHTS
RECIPROCITY AND CRIES "ANNEXATlON''
Tariff Breeds Same Children i'm
Canada as United States, and
Manufacturers Are Afraid to
Face American Competition.

Editors Note-This is the sec
ond of Mr.. Briggs dispatches from
Canada on reciprocity. Others will
follow.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06
MAYOR Is Fl

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
KENOWA, Okla, April Ga
count today shows that Orel Bus
by was elected mayor of this city
at the first election at which he
has been old enough to vote. Bus
by was 81 last December.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

Pyramid Flour, the Great
Breadmaker, Is universal family
flour. 1t will solve the bread
question for you. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

John Swanson, an aged man,
was found dead in bed at the
Berkeley hotel yesterday morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

EVERETT, April 6.-The police
commission will hear charges
against Chief of Police Kraby
Tuesday night. Fox and Haskell,
two discharged cops, say Kraby
was drinking in a saloon on Sun
day morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

NORTH YAKIMA, April G.
The Commercial club here is TAX
ing a hand in the local water and
light fight and has appointed a
committee to inquire into the sew
age situation with view to rec
ommending that instead of going
into the water and light business
against the private company now
operating that the city build sew
age system.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

Want good garden or lawn
Get Tacoma Imp. & Seed Co.
seed. *ssI
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

OLYMPIA, April 6.-The state
has over 100000 invested in
bonds and receives over 100000
a year interest or more than
$1,000 a day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06

lame, "Tom" did a cake-walk and
a two-step in the presence Of the
surprised official.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-06
TOM FOOLS S.P. C. A.

This is "Tom," one of the feat
ures of the New York Hippodrome