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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19

nesa-istD. During those eight years my heart-h.a
S LUZ OF thee. and nothing Will change 1t, thon
century," ~ 0's f'os'n
took the mathematicaily logical French mint
70 produce OF most poetic OF lovo 1e,ors,a3
'hat atter years OF possession.
nc very beginnings OF the wooins by George rv.,as
'.'e oi Nhies OF the beautiful Mrs. Fitzherbert re-
NO. no." ehoalhed In a series of letters that show
me- accomplished gallant eager for a new nono ma
.n. woman OF discretion who. happily. had moro
f'uuchee IMAM many whose charms knd,od
passion III high places History has about reached Tho
t0ncusion that the royal did honestly love hor
however discrcd!tublo his act In allowing lator hs
' ma royal alliance to repudiatc morganatio
put perfectly genuine marriage by which Mrs Fitz-
herbert united TO him II wa s,o ,yhn 80 = 80
'SircSPohuence with Bit verse:
,rr!nscs. ilhe women have few rea, friends.
Lovers and are seldom Nv" true s""' pu''u'
so spakc bard well used 10 Courts ana nv se.-
10 you, my Prince ought to the style Of
nose VINO surround sou 10 implicit obedience,
anu meet You as YOU desired quitting ball
room last night. Meet you:--what you?-the Prince of
wares whose character in the annals gaIiantry is
tea Well known for suppose that after such /,
meeting should have any character n, all This MAJ
ne too freel address ncople of excessvs
rank-ny manners are ,nnnec,od-I k,ow mn, - go,
,h'nt mat would wish to disguise. I should DO
HAPPY to know only that behaviour from your Royal
iighness that must command silent respect from-Your
iathers ahectionaic subject. Margaretta"
Her royal admircr took the cue promptly; and no
lover. under like crcun stances. senta woman q
more tactful reply:
II ind but too often cause to Lament Nh. r,rt g,
life-that perhaps is mo by all III. world
Princes indeed have few real frends-Iven your sex
NY mc-and does the amiablc Margaretta allow her
better Judgment to be blassed by public calumny? n
is beneath The heart that reisns lovely bosom
\ do not command--inr from i'll only entreat ,
further knowledge OF you. where is tho impro-
pIiety of permitting meeting--a condesconsion
that will make me mos, happy-pot your prince 49,.
son OF your sovereign but admirlng your ador-
Ing Wales
That proud. sad strain woud nave conquered any
woman OF the didn't mean what she saId
But Mrs Fitzherbcrt did IT,: was afraid OF
heF reputation She did hesitate dsappoint her
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BROWNING'S DEVOTION

lis @ite nehe IN eTs ft 10 the OF GSSsc Browning to
NS dna1yes ath D Of J 1Y OF tho
,a5 the please PIE A. me gondoa chair and let s s
s r2e 5SSe y Sa ndrnss
ses Know u mn shat is IT, not any reap PHI III
,5 got tired with the long walk from nne pc
tenand talked chafacerstiea,jhiv to hearts con.
Try G's s KY He has the eo d
se eH t Mn@ was o On visit Croydon s hS %is
s Msr 80 say 10 ysef some,hg Is dear as o%
ifror cut Io o SCARED as when looking iny
~ the same iace Twenty times repeater sSgfy sde
:!y-eyeT Gear dearest Ba-'what peffeet my one:
% long as let ys aaG Die bSl
Pp sye caa wfs Snd9wsd w Sit Of
ephy and the other TO utter nonsens e''g9 phios
ton but tongue-ied When 0e bs The ac
PTovnd TO be ena on t eve 70 write
oeots. 49, 1872 Noon, cadiz f. r. "'fra 1he vetory:
fs l2 sa IL sf5
bosom the signal has BEEN 1nod e dear friend OF my
fgsa Ss' have Very aqf ,p 9W aS out 81
hopes OF seeing them before ionorr r9 ihat have
e viii n0W d care a mrs With At all
most dear 10 you and oraa both Of s wbnh be
IN, hs S % s Tl nj Be IN F Con sh.
bless you prays your Neson ae Battle may Heaven
,ouf 0s Of 29 IN e he aornng We're close to the
5ar enough 70 ios 9aa G GS1 eGs
s eonned as far ns s Sh9a ss of but
suppose 70 be "a OF the Line and 2f Wsr which
enaeis US 70 e, Pease| ''e'' fellows and
open unhished 'f s2ay fonnd the
Lady Hamilton II bears the ENDORSEMENT In tS - to
oh missT a,sd, and wreehea Emma, oh. eoron,
That anorous pobhie Burns. who could be as oa,
snens the pes,sany Byron h
%tn the very soul OF woman Pretty Eilisor w 1
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When 1t is fully realized how completely yeloU
fever wiped off the face OF the earth tho
discovery transmission by mosquitoes. II cannot
fail impress with the value In annihilanG
black fever. which Doctor Patterns discovery will
prove. For with the knowledge of the bedbuG the
int ermediatc host of the Leshman Donovan tho
disease Will be stamped out by removing each
patient from all approach of the insect this Is
done. there will be for the newb insects to
become infected with the microscopic agent and ;ha
inalady will be prevented for all future time.
Captain Patten is the young assistant
director the Kings Institute Preventive Medicine,
in Madras, India. He describes the parasite of DUN
dunn fever as having three stages. There is stage
when tiny hairs or naGelaethe limbs of ocomo ton
Visible. -Aageae and gcllae stage
The haGellate stage is the found stomachs
OF the filthy insect.
Once the protozoon parasite itself in such
strange place the bcdbugs stomach, IT assumes a
dineIsnt appearance and cncysts Itself into
like ball 1t was puzzling TO Doctor Paten at this
point to FIND what then became of the germ. Happily
he caecd upon DIR. Patrick Manson o ria tama
who suggested the solution encysted CORN,
worked Its devious way Into the salvary glands or
biting apparatus Of the Insects "stingers" or ceta
This proved to be correct.
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1eturn-and shall do-and he that you wish! cannot
1850 NN"-''
veto" Hugos account OF the first hours of love
spent with Julette Drouet. who remained for half
century his inspiration addressed to her In her
album: " '
"Dost thou remember. my beloved, our Arst day?
~ was The time Of Carnival In 1893. There was being
given az some ticatcr bali We both were
70 70 go Il interrupt my writing to imprint a kiss on
1nS sWe.i mouth ana then continuc). Nothing moi
even Death am certain. eftace that recoleo.
tloh Wlthin ali hours duy trayerse
my thoughts at this moment after the like
stuIS passing before sou POI reiI
what beauty and love thine my little apartment
was Iul! OF adorable silence. hear ris
singing ana laughing. masked jewellers pas
ing ny. shouting. Amid the general
We had: set apart and tho shade our own
biissfulness " ~ vac '''''
THAT day spent eight with thee Each
OF those hours has already given birth 10 Il year
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Hczo~HAzo zs> hzIfs cc7zx~y

'ut her father had risen be marquis of Dorchester.
ne demanded form settlement for :. marr,nrs
Whch her lover would accept. She was on when
"ef iather arranged a match for her with another
man ana insisted that she obey She appealed TO
nef rover lie proposed elopcmeut and clone the u
u'o after this little letter which might serve as :.
MODEL from any girl her lover when she has de.
ermtned to give up all for him
Friday night G5th Aug, 1712)
Il trenblo for what doing. Are YOU sure
YOU VIII love me for ever? Shall we never repent?
'e"r ana nope foresee all that will happen on 4 his
o1casion' shall incense my family to the birhes,
degree The generality OF the world viii b,unc nv
vent thousand stories of yet It's possible YOU
may recompense everything TO me. In this latter
Which am fond OF. YOU promise me ali that 1 wish
since writ SO far. received your Friday letter 7
VIII be only yours and j will as you please
You shall hear from again tomorrow NOT ~,
contradict but to give some directions. Ny resolu-
''oh Is taken Love me and me we'll"
He didn't her WELL for he was paipfpuy
penurious. From 1879 i762. when she died the =
H'ed apart and she tho striking s,ar,I,nc
sensational female figure in English letters
such letters. written in the very crisis of romance
are almost numerous enough make a vo!um. hy
themselves Lord Byron. Venice had been for
carry on his amour with the beautiful Countess t;uic-
cioii whose husband proved one of tba bltndns,
OF guardians for wifes honor. lie wrote to her in
Deeember, 1919:
Gusomed sublimt! has gained the We de
ieayy ~, could not summon up resolution enough TO
H Hf Wheiher ever again shall leave you. ::
beth bot Tor your and that of Your family Woui
o haze 0eef b 10 depa ana go far far away from ou
been for Impossible YOU have hoWeveG See adsa
'h"t am 10 return to Rnvenna, shnl accordingly
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AoV Hy77lIIaz e HI5o07 IsLso7 N>7o;
ZhcIfS5< H5S/c o[ Love Letters

prince who reproached her with certain OF dis
comhture In his passionate plea:
Cold. unkind. MarErctta. Why am forbid that
attention which Is your due-which all the world
must pay you Why am doomed pass insipd
evening with woman Of fashion only. iny
md my better Judgment would lead
elegant tho most accomplished fair that Britain has
to boast Mrs. O. IS heauteous. but Il
beauty adrnire-t la expression. IA aomc thing than
beauty dearer.' You know my opinion Lady c.
b; her rank entities her hand. nothing
Sides could induce respect her Grace tha
sake OF the best OF mothers S--'s-and there
fore comply with what politcncss and etiquette
qu!res but Why must give up the enjoyment of
conversation. Be superior to common talk.
II felt your absence from the BAH and rejoice tina.
Will grace 1t this evening. is Impossible
you with indnerenee In vain would you exact
persistenGe and all the ,HoyaI means of making op-
ball He made such snergetic love TO her whenever
hat she took real ,!gh and declared his attentions
insult to her self-respect There except for
useless from him and It crushing quotation
OF half dozen stanzas of poetry from her the cor
respondence closed. But. this being a real love,
romance went on leading complications that
engaged the attention Of historians for nearly
fury.
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TENtiE romance ot Thomas Carlyle and the charming
Jane Welsh was the opposite. was Il
Il woong thar called for persistence if not in win
hihe the maid then At least in clearing away tho
oetAtes Of circumstances that barred him her So
there exists long series letters filled with love and
worldly philosophy. which Ike TWO big volumes and
we'll worth the eye of tina, famous yolpr MAJ, %
ehecdote who when he asked another volume by
Carlyle In tho English library and was refused for
tne best OF reasons, cried in dtsmay: What aren't
there any morc?' lie would have been re ioicnd Ia
know that such mass OF letters been preserved
CaFiyie was writing TO Miss Welsh from IIoddam
Hill on Monday. the 9Th OF July, 1926 he and his
Hlo'heF we're expecting visit from her. Ills knowI-
seEe OF German, which served such quaint purpose
CT style OF his Sartor turned TO affectonate
hi'!aness III addressing her simply My Love" in
beginning his letter:
Meme Liebe. Tho is not yet a week since
'Ae utmost speed Of postage could nave brought me
our Letter have begun long for II with no u,,.
eeEeFness Letter from you is like little rose in
tie garden OF love; with patience I'm
the sun and the dew have Enclosed the bud and son,
for'h the leaves; not pluck IT unripened and mock
re promise OF its blushing fragrance I nigh, ,,
e"!t your love OF me, and awaken doubts about ,vb
l. not doubtful, II made any apologies abo,,,
the rudeness insufciency and so form f -, 80
e"mmodation you like to meet with j. - No, 49,.
own vanity rather than my wish for vour h,n,,i,as
."', would prompt me 10 date that head OF
matters? lorsoOth the PHILOSOPHER is af-aid ,o., 49,
CHOSEN Darling should out that he is nor ,i.t
enough OF OF rich enough cxtraction that he is -,
i@Nt 4 sort OF elod- hopper unworthy In. ~,
,,,. !Iot 10 sd! the affection of like her: poor
Philosopher! he but :, young apurcn,ina >, ~.
80, go Il 'nese things moved him do know SO
i''''t OF you as to think that pomp and crcumsta,c
might TO MOI SGu m sGRmfG ane1 dst al
a"J' toLie IN! darling, II IA the
sn Hon m Psdie net you WI epe9 /"
II . f a # A hs 'ht ion ai mad sguis deh
Say Gng cruel Word YOU? WY Should h st
N..th, untk eyes ever look WIN NJ e.ose
tpef fo ihsn mn he melting light of love- DINER
ouI ils.!aue sons There Z.
= "SsXsHly g G WYNN Ma rs f a
~ .!n me sous out we OF the mace
Fla among the no. s6t is cast on Earth The IRE les
makes me sad +" Nm cnahee, not We ios,et r.
lieat trade Was ~ row men strugsie with dhs
Of how tbi tni ana currents which they knew me me
.,d no" at last tired nature casts AVA pbeceved'
.to c"nes the par to float random. Heif'
bear it" ''o sunny tide
l,, fhb as With Senseance In the midst Of lava
asnces OF spirit that held the HERES ample eyi-
tHthraied until their marriage. 'sS' ne wrote TO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
BRoWNING's DEVOTION

The Indian department of the imperial English
government is now proceeding disinfect the Rufs'
cabins ships canoes and bedding throughout ali in. In.
fected regions with the hope OF eliminating the dis.
as quickly os possible The natives resist clean
The last English Indian war was fought because The
English Insisted procedure oil 10
Brahmin religion. !"
by one who professcd know that they yond 9T h
ito load their guns by biting cartridges covered Win
tho and pigs" Cows are the most sam
OF all animals, and pigs tho object of more abhora
EN- the Hindu than HEIR IVitho,,.
losing caste he may neither handle pork nor tssta
OF fapaticsm, the work sanitation viii OF neoe em
sty be carried out less aggressivcly than might h..
$50 ~"
Tho,cty of Madras. where tho great inyestIea+,on
o. splehie or kala aza fever Completed by Doctor
tle bay Of Bengal upon fiat. sandy plain The he
walled city is densely populated IJindus 1,hoo
spreading beyond walls where tho En- Wn %
have their homes schools and hospitals. Among the
one mentioned are the Med!cp school School Of Enc
School and some nfty-odd other schools and coeras
education and intelligence concerned 80 80
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may be added the emisratng and mniigrating chinch
In India. as is well known by those no have come
In contact with our returning soldiers sailors.
there is terrible malady called DUN fever, o
ltala azar This vicious black has only
known since 1900 In hen 1t
G9n6Ised VIII numerous diseases Of the such
i 1ong Then two English army surgeons by name
curious mcro parasites that were to be observed
,. Werd has Just been carried to tho seentGe world
as the cause OF ma,a:ia has received notification
equally important observation made by ono of his Junior
The United States government, the all
Americans who have relatives In the Philippines.
Wp NH raW it or o,ner or our troplcal
ingihh. mas Just dscoyered not only the complete
blood of dunn dunn patients slmultaneo usiy pro-
lnulSatcS the important that il O
bedbIgs, there could be black
There three forms illness" Doctor
Patten in his communication. due Leishman-
Donovan microbe.' kaa fever,
as work in India is concerned. far tho worst OF
these. Tho discovery of life cycle, O
parasite In Euch domestic insect the bedbug will
for all time clear away and dIflculty
which have until now surrounded the Insignificant and
propagation of this disease"
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Nc IrlEzzez %lzo Gaw-
aScGGE Z2zw Z2xw ESHe>s,
wxGA. NaoLLs181IeLsS ~

Enpinida az th9 Romans knew name. In
ti7d anu ms country 1T has been known for
Will bug, flats bedb,ps " 1900 - 80 '
ana me- .as,y habits Of This bird" have made i
is ip among clearly people and the fact that 1t
With whnst, of man living upon the blood of those
vinSC1 ,h Ia, ai"rt honsekeepers gould never be
''' NV transmit uiseaso from Hiai 10
HithonEh this has always by
Been addnc real proof has ever hitherto
ana in support of this general notion. Even
Ieen due m smd GLOW feyers We're shown to have
swollen ie t6 M tlnd other parts Of the body become
ii1us iToiioI SXas fever and numerous other nfec
nInc. ,ni,'h We're proved to be transmitted by
'"':ttth blame. But no moro " - - "
rno'iE the number OF parasitic diseases spread
o s'rnncutality of biting insects has been
added tho tsetse NJ the itch mite the
e'us' me cattle tick and the typhoid ny. and now
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Poets, hilosophers,
Heroes and Wits Have
Left Behind Them Pas
sionate Appeals That
Bare | eirInmostH Hearts

Y 7 or s'cry long ago a lose ieiicr of no
" less poet than the great DRYDEN
- sceni 10 the auction block, in London
There it st6s, inscribed "To the Fair Hands
OF Nine. Honour Dryden" just as the ad-
anU'', destined TO fame, had addressed it TO
ne charming cousin sriih sthom he had fallen
III ioqe
Il kiss yonr letter" Dryden syrote "The
s;hltc and rcd OF the st0s and paper are but
!IadozrS Of The 1crmiiiion and snosu on your
iips and forehead, and the inkhoyne if it pre-
same 10 Eye in srhiteness svith your skinne,
'H"Sf confess itself blaeker than the liquor il
contains
Nor AT al poor attempt al lovemakiug,
md gearing The air Of all sincerity. Bill
Drydf" didm'f seed her; and nobody else did,
for thai matter Nine. Honour Dryden died
nnma1ied Some Of the other masterpieces
Of !o5t literature svtre fnNy as futile.
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lay HSEr H51ZZey No1LZlzL VIZ
more Lts .HIo0e( HSoe<L[ HsS

10 ihiest me grasp every in the arms ~
universal benevolence and equally participate In tho
treasures or the happy. ana syinrat hze witn the
eIten LOOK up 10 the Divine Dsposer OF events with
daa uoS 10 pest9w on me in hestowing This my
map cna ana q, vii add WORTHY Of a Christian"
OF inc most picturesque o he early
tighteenth century in England was Lady Mary Wort
,e! NbohtaSu, whose father Evelyn
Ssn the duke Of Kingston AR Montagu
much her senior. became deeply Interested in her
When sne became older she fell in love with him
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
G5I/aJo051caI 1--we ZGLSsLS or

inspired Burns Bonnie Peggy Also, ",,o,,
Gomerys Peggy aud others among his sweetest
verses Eillson BeSbie wouldn't have him: but she
uio ADMIT that 1T cost her some heartachse IN not
rio OF tho affair. So this is love letter. by a past
master IN the art of writing chem. that failed:
Il verify believe. dear j.. that the pura ren-
uine feelings of love the world as the
pure genuine principles of virtue ana picty.
whenever tho thought my L. warns my heart
every feeling of humanity every principle of gen
crosby kindles In my breast 1t extinguishes every
art! spark of malice envy which are but TOO mt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
=. THIRD stage OF the dun dunn fever germ as
It nfeets human beings.
BY DR.. Leonard Keene Hirshberq
\. b. NJ. D. tJohn, nopk!na,.

\ / is the simple peasant that often s,artlcs the
scientific world; toothpcks have been known
IL to explode the tissue woven by the greatest
OF metaphysicians, while out Of the mouths
OF 5nbes may come the solution of complex phi!o.
s s, questions. The tiny spark that Mrs.
,n npgley COW ignltGs may wreck metropolis,
while the decline and fall If the greatest cnnrcs
Is now known to have been brought about by an
insect, the mosquito.
~, IN the old Engsl Bible Of 1851. passage in
to be afraid for eny buggcs by nigb, y s;nao
i i,t mock rnodcsy ha- advanced to the MONT
"here The name Of this particular bug is taboo IN
poIie s9clety shall no doubt be before our Social
back upon the holy book to yitncsg NV, '"'
intention. FOR that in the Palm rrfcrs "a
nothing moro or less than our mahogany cb;ncl ),
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80" s, oissu",hG Parasite ID Justiy consiae,o1
shouat +, syeTy GOOD housokeoper eyen
=, 81, Ing az times 10 irnocSn ho,. 80, ., "t m'kTat-
10 '' 'Ne'''ngh The ancient peopios Of .s.ia
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-27
LAWSUIT AGAINST
HILSENDEGENSi SETTLED

The suit brought by Attorney
Louis Smilansky against Louis and
George Hilsendegen and some of
their relatives, owners of the Hill
sendegen block, to enforce the per-
Torrance OF contract to sell the
was settled in Judge Colds
court at noon, Tuesday. after a con-
ference which lasted all morning.
The attorneys refused to give the
terms of the settlement, but II was
announced that satisfactory terms
had been agreed upon. and that the
property will remain in the hands of
the Hilsendegens.
Attorney Smilansky based his &C
tion on an agreement signed by all
the Hilsendegens 10 sell the property
for $4,000. OF which amount $10,-
900 was to 90 to Smilansky. Louis
Iiilsendegen was in Paris at the time,
and Attorney John b. Corliss signed
his Lame to the agreement, claiming
he had been given power OF attorney
Ivy Louis. The latter claims he was
not aware of the nature OF the agree
ment TO which he empowered Corliss
to affx his SIGNATURE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-27
Three II. s. Cowb0ys
Killed By Mexicans

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 27.--
Three American cowboys were killed
in an encounter after an EFFORT to re.
lieye the employees of the Nelson
Morris ranch. at Sierra Blanaca, op.
posite here, according to reports re-
ceived today. Pascual Brown, man
ager of the ranch and several OF the
employees were besieged by Mexicans
when they refused to supply them
with horses. saddles and arms. The
cowboys left Polares last night to re-
lieve the ranchers.
Twenty-seven cowboys were in the
party which set out, after the COM
mander OF detachment OF troops had
told. them he had no authority to cross
the border and aid the Morris EN-
ployes. Seven or eight Mexicans are
reported to nave been killed in the
engagement.
With the attempt OF. the COWBOYS TO
relieve Pascal and his men having fall
ed. reports here say Americans are
forming on this side OF the, Rio
Grande at Sierra Blanca TO cross the
river and participate in the fighting.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-27
DECLARES SCHIFF
FAILED TO TELL TRUTH

NEW YORK, Feb 27.-The direct
charge that Mortimer l.. Schiff, fail
ed TO tell the truth when he said that
while acting as Folke Brandt's at
torney, Carl Fisher Hansen produced
letters alleged to have been written
by Brandt to Mrs. Schiff. was made
TO the grand jury today by Hansen.
He asked District Attorney whitman
to permit him to swear out war
rant charging Schiff with misde-
neanor in giving false statements to
newspapers, but this Whitman re-
fused. Then Hansen told the grand
Jury that at no time had he heard OF
Mrs. Schiff's name being used in the
Brandt case and he alleged that the
statement given out by Schiff was
designed to "becloud the real issue
in the case"
after considering the application
tina; Brandt be admitted TO bail,
Judge Grain fixed bail in the assault
case at $4,000, but finally decided he
could not take cognizance of the bur
glary indictment and remanded this
application back to Supreme Court
Justice Gerard.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-27
MEYER PLEADS FOR
MORE BATTLESHIPS

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-Japan by
1916 will have wrested the position OF
third naval power from the United
states, and this country will have din
Guilty In maintaining Itself in fourth
place, unless It builds two battleships
year.
Secretary Meyer declared this to
be fact In his testimony yesterday
bcfure the house naval affairs eeffA-
mittee. The secretary urged greater
liberality by congress In dealing with
the naval establishment.
Mr.. Meyer asked also for an appro-
priation of si,OO0,O0O to establish a
globe-gifdllng wireless system, by
which United States warshlps could
keep In constant touch with Wash.
ington, with their bases and with each
other.
The committee Is pledged to econ
omy and, although appropriations for
battleships have not been acted upon,
many are said to be inclined TO sup
port the caucus which decided against
a two-battleship program. The wire
less suggestion, II Is believed, will not
be agreed TO for reasons of economy.
The secretary told the committee
that even with the construction OF
two battleships a year the United
States, in four years, would be forced
to drop behind Japan In the naval
scale. IL only one ship year be
built. he said, the country would find
itself outstripped by Great Britain,
Germany. France, and Japan.