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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-08


were upon the enemy. There was no
longer a reason why the fleet should
be shrouded in darkness. The time had
come for the use of the searchlights.
Their use revealed the whereabouts of
the enemy. Incidentally, also. they
might pick up an innocent fishing
smack that all inadvertently. had
come to anchor almost in the path OF
the titanic force that was being hurled
through the darkened waters, and al
ready wondering fisher folk might be
borne further on toward belief that
the day of reckoning was at hand. The
dawning of a new day might be the
means OF revealing to the hostile fleets
their relative positions, and the things
that showed out of the darkness in
that dawn might mean death Crap
pie upon which hinged the destiny OF
nations.
In this case the pursuing fleet had
assured itself that the result of its ALL
night chase had been the overhauiinE
Of the enemy. In that brief period
every craft had been spotted and the
into action and the trainers and the
pointers had conferred the crossing lines
of their sights upon their targets ana
were ready to drive home suen broad ,ora.
sufficient to raise themselves six feet
out OF the water. The dawn broke with
the maneuver of the Blue force sue
cess and with the Red force at bay.
1t often happens after one of these
maneuvers at sea that a battleship ia
theoretically disabled. 1t is then that
the bugler sounds the abandon ship"
call and in ten minutes the 900 men
aboard are concentrated on the main
deck, with a life preserver on every
man and all hands ready to go over
the side. The great cranes OF the ship
are already swinging out the llfeboats.
and IL the emergency required the men
might be loaded into them and they
might be launched with never hitch
IN the ORDERLY execution of the drill
Copyright, 1912. by w. A. Du PuyD i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-08

F the wayfarer
over the h lily
roads to the south
of Washington and
on the east side OF
the Potomac viii
cross II e n s o n S
branch, or as Ii is
called near its en-
trance to the river,
b roa d ere e X /,
climb the long hill
to the crossroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-08

hounds. in which the hare was represent
ed by five battleships each weighing up
wards Of 10000 tons and valued at about
$12 OOO. 600 or an aggregate of 1Oo.UO tons
of floating steel with value of 100000
OOO This combination Of battleships flee
ing into the darkness carries with it
score of destroyers worth $1.oOOOOO each.
The value of equipment would bring the
capital investment up to about S1oO.OO.-
600. On each of the battleships are $50
lusty American fighting men and on each
of the destroyers there are SO more.
making approximately population OF
$3.50 people. as many souls live in
Cheyenne, Wyo, or in Phoenix. Ariz.,
that are thus being hurtled into the
darkness of the vast deep on fleeing bat
tie craft.
In hot pursuit comes the Blue force"
of equal size. Here is another 100000
GOO worth of Uncle Sans lighting ma
terial and 5000 or 5000 more of his fight
ing men, making a total OF more than
10000 people and 500. 100000 invested in
400, GOO tons of material being precipitated
into the darkness in a make-believe sea
fight that the 10000 may be prepared if
the real thing develops.
pound anchors Of the fleet is weighed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-08

HEN Uncle Sam
assemblies his fight
ing ships on the
New England coast
and directs them to
simulate a grapple
to the death as be-
tween two great
navies. he is set
ting the scene and
rehearsing the per
Torrance that i'm
ponds In case OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-08

THE American Navy As
/ sernbles Each Year and
Stimulates Those Titanic
Struggles That Would Oc-
cur. If Two Great Modern
Nations Should Go to War
Nothing Is More Dramatic
Than That Portion of the
Maneuvers in Which Two
Great Squadrons of Battle
ships Play Hide-and-Seek in
the Darkness of the Vastly
Deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-08
EnPR1zI SHE
:DELEWARE

lights and the enemy would be appraised
of the wherea bouts OF the ship I'm ques-
ton. Yet the need OF these lights has
been great. There are eight of them on
each of the later ships and they are the
most powerful in the world. They are
thirty-six inches across and can pick up
an enemy at distance OF six miles.
While they have been hooded. how
ever, q destroyer has had fair chdnns
of creeping in and firing home torpedo
or two or three This would be a fooi-
hardy thing for destroyer To undertake.
for II would result in its being placed
in the spotlights by one OF the ships
while guns played upon II. The result
would be almost certain destruction. bur
ii is the destroyers that are intended for
naval Balaclavas.
Finally. the pursuing squadron begins
to close in upon the pursued. In the
darkness 1t is difficult To determine just
when the enemy is overhauied, for guns
can shoot farther than eyes can see.
Upon the bridge Of the Delaware on this
night of darkness there seemed to grow
an appreciation of the presence OF thu
enemy before any ships were actually
seen. One of the great ships seemed to
feel the proximity of another one
individual can feel the presence of an
other in a pitch-dark room. Finally
patches upon the surface Of the water
were dimly discerned and made family
visible by the powerful glasses of the
pursuing ships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-08

~ar Nth q battlesome nation. The mag
nif,cence of the stage settings and the
bencu)ean massing of fighting force is
beyopd the powers of the Inauguration
and almost balks the senses of him VINO
sees The putting on OF this greatest
of rehcarsals with the vast Atlantic as
a stage is a showing Of the most forml-
dable fighting machines that the world
has ever produced. and a putting OF them
through their PAGES against the time
when il becomes their mission to destroy
and to resist destruction.
The great rehearsal Is quite necessarily
staged at sea IT is not so arranged that
many of the 100000 may be there as
spectators. Only the men of the navy
who direct the work know its real import.
The mass of the men of the fleet see
only the outer show and fail to apprec-
ate the strategy behind the given ma
neuver.
At rare intervals it happens that the
Navy Department issues permission to
q mere scribe in whose discretion 1t has
confidence to accompany the fleet on
these maneuvers. This season the writer
was granted this permission and has just
returned room an extended cruise with
the big battleship fleet in action.
For the annual maneuvers there Is an
assembling of all the battleships of the
navy that are in fighting shape. There
are twenty-one of these floating fortress
es now in the navy. 1t happens, how
ever, that almost half of these ronclad
monsters are in the different navy yards
undergoing repairs or being generally
overhauled. When the battleship roll
was called at Newport. r. L., there were
were the Florida Utah. Delaware, LOU
isiana and Kansas. forming the first
squadron and commanded by Rear Adj
mfral Fiske. The Rhode Island, New
Jersey, Nebraska. Missouri and Ohio
made UP the second squadron, command
ed by Admiral Winslow. Rear Admiral
Hugo Osterhaus. aboard the Connecticut,
was the directing head of the whole
fleet.
The battIeship is the center of impor-
lance about which all other craft Of the
ships to support, protect and arrange OPP
portunites for the battleship. Next in
importance are the armored cruisers,
which are nearly the size of the battle
ships. but carry less armor and smaller
guns. and are consequently speedier than
battleships. The cruisers are usually oc-
cupied In covering the outlying portions
OF the world. We always have cruisers
in the Caribbean. in the orient and in the
Pacific. They are all occupied at present
In this police duty. and none of them
participated in the annual maneuvers
Next In Importance to the cruisers. and
ship in actual war is the torpedo boat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-08

lights Of the ships have been held In
leash. But the flare OF one of these
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-27

We fail to follow Wayman.f
We don't know anything Of the
aristocrats of the Union Lacquer
that would lead us to believe they1
would object to the existence of
vice. s.
The Peoples Gas Co. walls
that it always has been a bene-
factor of the people.
The gas company has. It att
least has kept them from become
ing reckless spendthrifts. S
Daily statement of POLICIES
Handsome Jack Koetters will be-
under arrest within the next 24s
hours.
Only u days to Christmas. Dol
your Christmas shopping now
and help the poor Department.
stores get rid of that old stock ?
o-o-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-27

A BUNCH OF JABS
"Do Evanston women smoker
asks Lucy Page CASTOR in hushed
tones of horror.
We haven't any dope on it,
Lucy, but we wouldn't be darn
ed bit surprised. They're all
highbrows out there.
The attorney for the Peoples
Gas Co. says that company looks
to the courts for relief from the
oppression" of the people,.
Thus explaining why the peo-
pie are beginning to get so anx-
ious to be able to recall judges.
And so that great patriot, Viii
liam Waldorf Astor, gets some of
his money from New York
gambling house.
Auditor James Hall, who de-.
cides what the city's IS per cent
rake-off from the traction COM
panies will be, also is employed
by1 the traction companies to
audit their private" books.
The more we find out about
the traction companies of Chi
cago, the more we pity the child
like simplicity of burglars and
hold-up men.
Peter Bartzeh appears to have
been thrown into the discard by
the Hearst politicians who call
themselves Democrats.
States Attorney Wayrnan says
its funny there was no kick about
the vice district at the time the
old Union League club building
was used
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-23
Farrell Discusses
Trust Regulation
DROPS TO DEATH
Wealthy Aviator. Flying ylrs: Day
After Receiving License.
Takes Fatal Plunge.

LOS ANGELES. Jan. a2-Ruther-
ford Page. wealthy young graduate
OF Yale college. flying on the first day
after receiving his license ms an
aviator. fell $50 feet to-day at tho
Dominguese field. and was killed. His
engine fell upon him, and his body
was badly crushed.
Page was endcavorinE to turn on
pivot" when the swell OF air over
the hangars caught his planes. he
made an effort to regain his balance.
but evidently fearing the acropizne
was beyond control. gave up and when
about sixty feet in the air jumped.
In the first heat Of the five mile
handicap, In which he and Lincoln
Beachey. the Curtiss veteran. were tho
contestants. Page thrilled the crowd
b. his sensational manoeuvres. All
the dips and sharp turns made by
beachey were duplicated by Page.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-23

OREGON. ID. Jan. 2=-L.r. Harry
Webster. of Chicago. was today sen.
fenced TO lifo imprisonment by Judge
Richard :. Farrand Tor the murder a!
Bessie Kent Webster last October.
Before pronouncinS 90" sentence.
the court said in uari:
The crime go which Ion pIsaa
guilty was cruel and cow1Ily In
DER the na,u" of husband. YOU be
EniI"d Bessl" keUi 10 - lonely SPOT
where IN ch.ldhood days you had
passed hours % p,a'. and there yon
;oOk her lie
In ,our biii of oice which ..,-
"irm I~sed ar "a fraud and imposition
on the court. you sought to hiactsn
III" character o.. 90. dead l.
pT"n'P'd hs Iu-" motives and a.
"n'sf CONVECTION a. an iuwsfic. done
90 instructed Nour attofrr,. 20
ihdrav ti- 'aArge~ mnd@ alaips.
.fr chastity. % is fhe orlv arf or.
'"ar pirt 90 ooun., lion sIth Fe- 90
TOP '- 'f' f'--imon. d d--Io.es tss-
N"I.4 ru.sa'" .if. ,.4 tol.--ed ,ov
-".--- u. rtl o..l or h.-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-23

100000 FIRE
AT NORTH FORK
- III 'II.DINGS LOST
IN DISASTROI = Blaze
Vain Portion Of Mcdowell County y
Mining Town Literally
Wiped Out.
Fire Could Not he controlled by
Ill-Equipped Volunteer
Fighters.

sy~yiil B.-rst,a To til. Intciiig.ncer
CH hRLESTON. ". Va. Jan. 30
Fire originating in IN" plant OF the
Fiat Top lee and Cold Storage Com
pany literal. wiped ont III" nlaiu
part Of the mining town of North
Fork. NcDoV-ll COUNT. today caus.
ine = loss estimated al about 500. 900
The town has only a volunteer fire
department and the fire n once rot
beyond control and burned from the
Norfolk and Western railway tracks
10 the waters VI Eikhorn creek
About two-thirds OF the loss is coy.
cred by insurance.
NA5t or tAt buiidinsY destro, ed
wcr" recently built and were sub.
stdut.al. Tho main Losses are: Fla,
Top ice and Storage Co. .60.n00
Tone aud Thomas. general mei.
chants. s3o.O"": Hotel North Fork.
s2n."up: Armour and 20. sI.oO0. \
score Of dwelling buildings wore
burned
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-23
MITCHELL WINS
MINERS REFUSE TO
CENSURE OLD LEADER.
he Brings Charges Against In.
emies That They Packed Co.
lumbus Convention.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. ~
Enemies OF John Mitchell In the con-
Fention OF the United Mine Workers
or America failed in an effort TODAY
10 pat fhe organization on record az
censuring Mitchell for his attitude
toward the National Civic Federation.
Tie obtained the Passage az a reso.
Iut"n providing for an invesfiga: ion
~ MS charge that the miners con.
Vent'on last year a. Columbus. a..
vas packed against him when II
demanded hEs Resignation as paid
omc.ai OF the Civic Federation
haN" aihdavits supporting my
charge. said tho former presidenf
oi ~" miners and n thsv an. not
Upheld. discipline and punish me
Mitchell. Congressman ~ y MI
son, ~ P"unsS lvaEia. President Jonu
Waller. ~ The Illinois Miners. and
Prank HaNes. HIr" pres dent ~ th.
rational organization. app-ared 10
fnr" 'h- convention 20 explain Utv
'hev had not u-ed their Influence. -
instr4f'nt ~ IN. g0Iun. bis su-rsu.
rnr. 90 Lave fh- Amer rar Feesr.
'..l ~ Isl.ur a. Is Af.a-ra so-. o.
u- cor .sirr ne Nsf.onaI civic
Fsls-sflnr
lfa lz-E H.4 lo-.'t --- ..-rsr--o-
@ Dol r .Hr-.Gsf a 20 l'ior r-r
-rs fh" is gate tr -.~ Arssr~ar
fs. n -ao-
- -ra.r-a-
f ..~.-.-
-trf -e-
EH- Anrs.~ re
r.a.-r .t- -...4 ..r-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-23
HITCHCOCK is
NOT DISLOYAL
DECLARES PRESIDENT
TO CAPITOL VISITORS.
No Break Between Taft and Post.
master-(eneral Over Polit-
ical Matters.
Cabinet Members Have Not Urged
Removal of Hitchcock From
the Cabinet.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22-rwice to-
day, President Taft denied emphatic
ally 10 White House callers that he
placed any 'redence in reports thta;
Postmastert;cneral Hitchcock had
been politically active to prevent his
denomination. Once at least tho
president denied that cabinet officers
had urged him Ia oust the postmaster
general from his official family be-
cause OF alleged anti-Tnft activity
and visitors Nho talked with the pres
ident gained the impression that he
had not the slightest doubt OF Mr.
Htchcock's loyalty. The president
was reported tonight to have said
that II his postmaster general were
proved disloyal he would be the
most badly fooled man in the
country He was willing that his
altitude toward Mr. Hitchcock be
made public.
Some OF the presidents advisers
were inclined tonight to the view tha,
a concerted effort was being made 10
force an open break between Mr.. Tai;
and Mr.. Hitchcock. so that the latters
services and his political advice might
be removed from the TAFT camp
Friends OF the president did not dis.
count tho worth OF the political as.
sistance the postmaster-general migh,
give Mr.. Taft. Although Mr.. Hitch.
cock has declared himself out or poll.
tics. IT was admitted that there we're
few Of the presidents advisers so wei
Qualified at present TO give political
Information that might be useful 10
the Taft supporters. with the post.
mastergeneral eliminated from the
cabinet. this information scarcely
would be available.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-23
ADVISES SUPERVISING
BOARD BE CREATED
To Investigate All Corporations
for Purpose of Preventing
Extreme Rates.
President of Steel Trust Asks
Stanley Committee to Protect
Trade Secrets.

! WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-James J.
Farrell. president OF the United States
Steel corporation. protested before the
, Stanley steel investigating committee
today against unnecessary publicity OF
manufacturers cost of steel products
in this country as ruinous to foreign
trade OF domestic manufacturers. The
Steel corporation head also discussed
with the committee the Gary din
ners" and ideas OF trust regulation.
which differed somewhat from sugges-
tons previously made by Ebert "a
Gary. executive head OF the Steel
corporation: Andrew Carnegie and
others
President Farrell asserted that the
Gary dinners" at which steel manu-
facturers assembled TO discuss the
trade. had no influence in firing or
maintaining prices. though he thought
they had Influence in maintaining the
stability of the market
! Il do not believe he said. that
the prices OF any TWO steel manufac.
turers in the United States to-day are
alike
Why has Judge Gary said that the
day OF competition has passed." asked
Representative Beail
Steel Men Lose Money.
Il think he referred to destructive
competition" said Mr.. Farrell. As a
matter OF fact. steel prices to-day are
very low. There is no doubt that re-
poris OF some corporations soon TO be
made will show that they are not
getting the cost oF manufacture out of
present prices"
Are you Oh. o. tie apostles OF this
new cult OF industriElism advocating
government control of corporations as
suggested by Judge Gary. Mr. Carnegie
and others-
believe that thcr,. should be pub
: iic'ty OF corporations: that this should
SHOW profits and losses aud general
conduct or business" said President
Farrell. Il think thr' there should be
supervising board. but believe that
II would he impracticabie. almost i'm
possible. for a governmental board TO
hN prices. even To fiN minimum prices
TO determine the cost OF articles
manufactured IN the steel business
alone requires corps OF hundreds OF
experts
Urges Supervising Board.
i would hay" a SUPERVISOR board
; which would hsv. suthority to ,nyes,i-
gate all corporations for the purpose
~ preventing not unusually high rates
but also unusuaily low rates VIII. .ch
would result Ia reduced wages snd i'm
l'airme1t o. plants
f. Nr. Farroll said he did not beIiev .
'haj the sherman law should be- r,-
p"dlHh. but thst 81 should be- clarified
80 mat business men would know sN.
y 81 Il
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-23
ON IRON ORE DEALS.
SAYS HERBERT SMITH.
Commissioned Of Corporations
SAYS Transportation Profits
Are Excessive.
Urges Necessity of Segregating
Ore Roads From Giant
Corporations.

WASHINGTON, Jan. CT nreasoE
able profits are made on iron ore OF
the LAX" region: excessive earnings
low into the treasury o. thr ni'ed
States Steel corporations from i's ore
transportation facilities. which SuS
;sst the necessity. from the standpoint
% public policy. OF segressting the
ore railroads from the giant corpora
ion. and large inter-company profits
arc made by consolidated ore. iron
and steel companies. according 10 q
preliminary report ON the cost OF pro
'iuction IN the steel industry by Her
hert Knox Smith. commissioner oi
corporations. made puhlic tonight.
Tho report VAS presented TO Presi.
lent Taft and sent on TO the house
committee on ways and means Tor
consideration nv connection With the
proposed revision of IN" steel ;ariu
>chrdnlc. upon y hich IN" Democrats >
Ntli Caucus 10 morrow
Prices Too High
f'o prices OF lake orc" tho report
'@ciare~, "haNc been kept for many
ears ~ an uureasc1ablN high level.
compared with tho cost OF production
I'd :n" cost of the Investment IN 'hc
producing ore Properties"
In connection with fh., alleged cx.
'@s>iN" profits realized bv the Steel
CORPORATION from i's ore railroads.
Commissioner smith says that the
control Of public agencicS cf trausDor
'stion carrie with IL such possibili.
tios of abuse mat the question -
raised whether the public interest
"a this industry does NO; require So
. sreGation or the ore railroads from
he Steel Corporation.
In so far as III. Steel Corporation
enjoys TaouopOlisiIc power" tho re-
bort states. II les chicr- IN It's holG.
'nSs OF ore aid il railroad transpor-
tstlon facilities. This company. tho
leport Gcc.ar-s. las acquired unduly
la.gc ore reserves. holding ~ Inc
close OF 1871" at lei1st lift. years sup.
ply AZ the present rate az consurnp.
fion. eyclusiv" OF tho great northern
ore prOre rites. IN" lease of which has
peen cancelled. effective January /.
as. l. Is estimated thar the corpet
ton las tully Zoo. .GcO. .0yJ tons ~
''ler ore in the lake region.
Trsnsportation Costs
Tho average cost OF Ia k- or. gen.
orally. delivered ~ lower lake ports
rom 80: 10 1906 vas S2.Gi per ton
The average transfer profit on orc WAS
- csnts per tan. This il regarded rs
"xcess,v" b. N" commissioner. r"pre
sehtine In Lis judgment from 10 To- D.
per cent on The Investment. with the
presumption In favor q" tho higher
rate" and including earnings on the
arg" orr reserves which ar" entirely
inactive a. this tiri"
f. may b" stated -sa r.pof. add,
- a uofO-tpus and ipetnfrl.t..ff. 1, D..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-23
J. T. HARAHAN
WRECK VICTIM
FAST TRAIN PLOWS
INTO PRIVATE CAR.
Killing Former President or the
Illinois Central and Three
Companions.
Three Investigations Begun to Fix
Blame for Illinois Central
Wreck.

CENTRALIA. His. Jan. .2-Tbe
state Of Illinois. the coroner OF Mar.
ion county. and the Illinois Central
Railroad Company itself. to-day be-
gan three fold investigation OF the
fatal collision on that railroad in
which earlF to-day four men. high in
the railroad world. were killed at
Rinrnuney. thirty miles northeast OF
here. In private car of wood con.
structior attached to train number
%. the New Orleans cypress. four
men were instantly killed. four other
men in the forward end OF the same
car escaped unhurf.
The four victims Of the wreck wcre
sleeping IN the rear end of the pri.
vate car which was telescoped by the
engine pulling train number :, the
Panama sIpr-ss. running fifty miles
an hour
The dead
JAMES 4. ilARAHA\. OF Chicago.
former president OF the Illinois
Central
FRANK q. AEIGHER. second vice
pr"siden; Of the Rock Island. whose
car vas crushed
3. u. PIERCE. general counsel OK
The Rock Island
I'll RIDGE - WRIGHT, of Nom.
PLiS. vice president of a Rock Island
bridF~ company. and a son Of Luke y.
Nr gfI former secretary of var.
The tralag.sn injured are
Roh-rt SfuArr. enElrr.r
Hsrt fireman both % limited.
Isss- S.lb"r' fireman % express
Th~v were ,.sen 20 their homes =
Fharn paFr ferf has = fractures
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