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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29

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II T is a far cry from the tall. digniiied
ard soldierly looking officer who
Il walks the quarterback of the super
intendent's house at the United States
Naval Academy and whose word is law
10 the 7j0-odd youths whom Uncle Sam
is training 10 command his forces a7oat.
10 the tall but sad faced youngster who
for thirteen blessed Saturday afternoons
paraded the academy grounds, carrying
the black flag, back In 49, but the fact
that they are one and the same only goes
TO prove that there is a generous amount
If human nature I'm the man who now
presides over the destinies OF the 7J0-odd
embryo admiTals. Furthermore. il con-
stitutes strong Contributive evidence
that human nature, and especially boy
nature. has not changed much from 1878
10 1912. But the melancholy tale Of the
death OF liberty" and the black flag which
marked II must give place TO more seri-
Gus matters for the present
IL was in May. 1911, that Secretary
Meyer, whose administration of the Naval
portfolio has done so much for the eff
cheney OF that arm of the service, de-
tailed Captain John II. Gibbons as super
antendent of the Naval Academy. Cap
tain Gibbons had recently completed a
tour Of duty on the Asiatlc station. where
he commanded the cruiser Charleston,
and had been assigned 10 the General
Board when the late Captain Bower
failing health compelled him to resign
the superintendency Of the Naval Acad-
ieny Captain Gibbons was chosen to
succeed him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29
AROUND THE HORN IN 80.

Fully half the new superintendent ser
vice had been spent at sea, and twice
he ha6 circumnavigated the globe. He
had seen service on the little old train
Ing ship jamestown, and rounded the
Horn in her back in 'S2. and one of his
tours OF shore duty had been as naval
attache of the American Embassy to
England. Thoroughness had marked all
his work. His courtliness of manner had
won for him, almost back Of his ''plebe"
days, the sobriquet Of Marquis de Glib
bons," and, above all, he was imbued with
the spirit Of the navy. II is not surpris-
ing that his selection should have been
greeted with expressions Of approval from
all who knew him well.
Neither is il surprising that all he has
achieved and sought 10 achieve as super
intendent of that educational institution,
which was awarded the gold medal at the
Paris Exposition as the finest govern
mental educational institution in the
world. should have been of a nature to
commend itself 10 popular as well as TO
professional approval.
II is not necessary to talk TO Captain
Gibbons to perceive that he takes his
work seriously, but when one does talk
70 him and hears him modestly discuss
his aims and aspirations for the academy
which Is so dear to his heart one is i'm
pressed with the full measure of thought
and study and perhaps, even worry which
this quiet, determined man is giving to
what Secretary Meyer has well pro-
ncunced the most important work in the
navy. AS Mr.. Meyer has said. poor ships
may be made 10 give a fairly good ac-
count Of themselves in the hands OF skill
full officers. but the best ships can accom-
plish nothing If they are not well COM
manded. Moreover, on the brains and
skill and energy Of the young men now
being trained at the Naval Academy must
depend the future efficiency Of the feet.
for on them will fall the responsibility of
designing as we'll as fighting the navy of
the future.
Five distinct reforms has Captain Glib
bons set himself TO achieve during his
present tour Of duty and, with the cordial
cooperation of the Secretary OF the Navy
and his aids. using that term In its
broadcast sense. much has been accom-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29
Captain Gibbons, Superintendent Of the Naval Academy
Annapolis, Has Had Varied and Well Rounded
Experience AAoat and Ashore, the Fruit Of
Which, He Hopes, Will Be Higher
Standard in Institutions Graduates.

plished. These reforms are % the facili-
tation Of admission Of candidates 90
the simpllfcation of the curriculum; go
the substitution OF naval officers for
civilian teachers wherever practicable,
- the absolute elimination Of hazing,
and go the "dignifcaton." If the coming
Of a word be allowed, of the first class.
Sad experience-for every occasion for
severe discipline is an occasion Of sad
ness to Captain Gibbons-has taught the
evils Of the training or coaching schools
for candidates for the academy, especially
those which involve absence from home, an
absence free alike from the influences of
the home and the restraints Of military
discipline. Boys preparing for their en-
trance examinations are usually young
and impressionable, and too often those
who go away from home to coach form
habits and associations which remain
to hamper them throughout their career
at the academy, which sometimes destroy
their chances OF success. At many Of
these schools are met what are known in
academy parlance as "blgers," young
men who for one reason or another have
failed in their studies and have been
dropped, but who can command sufficient
political influence to gain re-entry. That
there may be young men Of worth among
them is not denied. but that in the gen
crafty OF cases there is some grave de-
feet Of character is the contention Of the
academy faculty, and it is emphatically
asserted that contact with them rarely
fails to injure the boy who Is preparing
for his initial examination. For this rea-
son Captain Gibbons has made a serious
and successful effort TO modify the en-
trance examinations in order to obviate,
as far as possible. the necessity for special
coaching for the boy with a good high
school education and sufficient brains to
carry him through once he gains admis-
sion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

on March 3. 1852, Mr. Gibbons, tneh
midshlpman only a year out OF the aos"
envy. sailed from San Francisco on '"e
little sloop-of-war jamestown. saliihe
vessel less than two hundred feet IONS
bound for the long trip around the Horn
TO Newport, a distance APPROXIMATE
fifteen thousand nautical miles Inc
monotony of this trip, when oceup'eu
only ten days less than four months can
be only vaguely imagined In these days oi
steamships. AS an offset to this mono',
ony. the junior officers prepared anu
published" EACH week little paper !"
which they gave the name Of THE James
town Horizon" and each Sunday evening
the contents of the current issue were
read to the assembled officers. Few more
entertaining publications have been pro-
duced on land or sea, and one OF the
chief contributors OF satire in prose ana
verse was Midshipman Gibbons, his ar
ticle entitled "A Regulation Gale" beihs
regarded as one OF the best pieces OF ma
rine satire ever penned Nor did the mid-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29
Reforms Which He Has Initiated Include Facitation Of
Admission; Simphfcaton Of Curriculum; Subst
tuition Of Naval Officers for Civilian Teachers;
Elimination Of FIazng and "Dign-
Gcaton Of First Class.
SH~&M
" j

complimeutins the superintendent on tbs
appearance OF the cadets, as they we're
then called. General Sherman observed q
huge black flag slowly unfurled from the
cupola OF the building. II bore skull
and crossbones and Washington's oml-
nous declaration. THE sun Of liberty has
set" General Sherman, gravely bowling
TO the admiral, warmly congratulated
him on his new stand OF colors Admiral
Rogers promptly suggested that the COM
pany proceed to the opposite end OF tho
grounds. but there. to his horror, ne
found the Tripoli Monument with its
every figure swathed in deepest black.
1t was impossible to fix the individual
blame for this escapade. but young Glib
bonss class was held responsible, and he.
as its president and as its tailest member,
was singled out for special discipline.
THE ADMIRAL EvENs THINGS.
With a severity not unmixed with hu-
NOR. Admiral Rogers ordered that on
every Saturday half-holiday until fur-
Their orders" this class should spend mo
afternoon paradng the academy GROUNDS
in strict military formation. Cadet John
Gibbons was detailed 10 carry the na'S'uI
black banner, his Jove-like head anu
powerful shoulders looming far ABOVE o."
fellows" as one OF his classmates puts
il. while the most dlminutive member OF
the class preceded it in command. Ths
promised further orders" were not is
sued until the unfortunate class had spsh'
thirteen spring afternoons paradins WIN
their new "colors." which informed tho
academy world that the sun OF hoer'y
has set"
Washington's Birthday eSpears 10 naVe
been a somewhat eveutful day in captain
Gibbons's career, for Il was on anoY~
anniversary that he perpetrated VIZ
cism which is still going the ROUNDS IN
navy circles. He was on this occasion
officer OF the deck Of the hagship OF Aa-
miral Luce. whose punctilious regard TOT
detail has long been proveroiai' Cofnins
an deck the admiral noticed that the
aac hslvards had stretched, permitting
the flag 10 sag some little distance below
tho truck "Mr. Gibbons" said the ad-
mlral In his most sarcastic tone, VINO u
dead?'' But Mr.. Gibbons was not feaIed
In the slightest. Drawing himself up 70
his full height. he gazed down upon MS
tiny commanding officer as he saluteo
and REPLIED bravely, George Washington
sir" +.
Those who know Captain Gibbons onis
slightly doubtless little appreciate INC
ouickness OF his wit or the artistry OF MS
satire, but fortunately he has placed MN
self on record in such manner that some
Of his best products have become par
OF the archives Of the navy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24

NIrrllflII|
some soft Of tfcahle ana lhai ! Fss
IN Peeksyiiie Tor me spurpose 6f keep
ling out Or sight. Tho last Nords he
said; Wers:i 4
Don't worTy, old man. Were your
frfends. The bunch here ID right. =
Two days later thesfake letter came
to me from the Chicago once. IL
was mailed in a plain envelope apd
protested to come from my brother,
It read: q, S "
Dear Dave: afS Re-.
II have been talking with Mr.. Grim
; mer. and you are mistaken In beliey-
ing that. he only wants to hurt yoh;
all that he cares bout Is getting his
money back, l told him that he could
take his, choice. either go on and stir
up q lot OF noise and discredit you
here forever. and get no money back,
or else get his money, and keep quiet.
He said: Give me my money that's
all f,care about then told him that
he was mistaken when he said the
amount you had got was $4,000,
said that you had got less than $25,.
600. and that in moving around the
county you had spent $1,000, so all
you had was about $4,000. He didn't
believe 1t, but he is 50 greedy for
money that he agreed to drop every
thing, and sign a paper clearing you
IL he gets back $4,000. -
Now, ] think that was a pretty fine
piece Of business on my part, and that
1t is the best thing you can do. Even
II you go into court and fight him and
show him up for what he Is, he 'fs
going. to show you up, and you'll be
ruined II he does. II you return $22,.
900 you clean up $4,000; which will
help some. My. advice is that you do
this, At all events let me. know at
: once what you are going to do.
Don't forget to burn this.
= . Your brother.
= f'f 49, irit, =s,t 81 APP EN- 1,
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oh no mira lss q litter nom Tie
l0llce directed no 70 come IA 10 I'D
New York oillcs that evening.
go IN and zee the chief,g said the
once manager when / reported. The
chief was In .hig private once With my
reports on hIa desk before him.
y ssweilas 10 said without troubling
shout a!gfeetinS you're showing con.
siderable speed for a. big fellow. /
guess you'd 1hetter4begin to do the
crook stall right away You're from
Chicago. You got into a little trouble
,ept there and you had to leave. You
are keeping out Of sight OF the Chi.
eago authorities, and you picked out
gPeeksTille as q likely tpiRce to hide
;ins You lndefptand. don't your"
sTm to pose as y crook?"4
b .1-certainly. Thislman 5DonlIn is a
natural blabber, who'll talk II you. get
close to him. You have got good
start by pretending to be, looking for
Q house. Now. tomorrow you stall
about being afraid OF going out SO
much; keep under cover. Stay in your
room q lot. Begin to fight shy Of the
house proposition. Let your man
know that you're a little afraid Of
him. Keep away from him. Make
him come to YOU, Then let him pump,
II out OF you that you're hiding, and
that you cleaned up big on crooked
! deal In Chicago. We'll have a,ietter
written to you from the, Chicago OF.
nee. Lose this letter where your man
VIII find and read II, and your stall
as crook will make good. And II he
begins to show any inclination to tell
you his own secrets, at first tell him
you don't want to hear them; that
you've got troubles enough of your
own. Understand? And the next
! time you come into the ONCE cover
your tracks, BY going through some
building with two entrances before
looming here.s Il
I went. back IN peekaville and tina
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24

~ f4tft I..- " n rI ~ NJ
ting KIND 81 tin 81 this place NJ
seH, What do you ayr
I'M 10 soh.f 10 fststi. y don't
care Hhers Isgo. Damn Il ! A fellow
! can get into more trouble when thinka
aren't jrtght al home than no kro9s
how to handle. II she was the lind
OF woman you could ten, things to-
Don't talk 10 me about TINT, Harry, 7
Iintefrupted3 I'm tho one who knows
what that means. To besfrlnt, .thsf1
why ] left Chicago, because things
weren't right at home"
y "Yes, but take my case here.r he
protested. IT, y 49, sf5s+t
/; Il don't want to hear your troubles
i said. I've got sii j car. do 70 hold
down my own. Let's 60 down 70 New
York y on the next train and hans
around .thsre sodayi and 10 sup DO
river on the might boat a ; A .j x
Come on nc, snid. sss ~.
Had 4 given him q chance TO taIR
he might have spouted OF hts whole
story on the train going down to tho
city, Th1t4wss an that }Sas troubling
him; he needed SOMEBODY. to whom
he could tell the story Of his crime.
But j kept sinterruptfng and heating
the conversation away. toaother sub.
jects, AS soon as We reached !, New
York ! made q pretexts et calling up
to And at what time tho boats Sleft,
and called up the ONCE and told the
whole situation. } ~
"Weil," said the manager IN a cab.
uill sort Of way. rwe ought to setshini
tonight on, the boat. I'll reserve i
stateroom for you on the c. W. Morse.
Of the Hudson Line. I Yon Just hold
your man of until you got him ID
there and then get him 70 talll. That'b
all you need to trouble; about well
do the rest. You get your boat at $3.50
at One Hundred and Twenty-ninth
street, and when you enter your state.
room take on your hat and wipe your
.lforehead SO our men will have q SPOT
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24

next day I stayed in my room. I had
my meals sent up and sent boy out
for some magazines to read. Invent
out for walk at night, keeping en-
tirely to the dark side streets. The
clerk eyed me rather strangely as
returned. and I knew that soon Dom
lin would hear about my strange con-
duet - ~ ,s.. D"
4. The next day did the same thing.
In the evening, there was a knock at
my door.
"WhoLis it?p3T demanded, sharply.
"Donlin," came the answer. Whats
the matter. old man? Feeling sick?"
After delaying a moment opened
the door little, looked out, asiif to
assure myself that it,was Donlin, and
let him In. He looked at me curl.
ously. 9-.a
you aren't sick, are you?" he. said.
gitS@!No,"I said. II inst stayed in my
room. that's all" 81 's,j -,
I He kept looking at me steadily.
Anything gone wrong?" he said.
"0h. no." said. mo, Just got
tired Of allowing myse!f-of running
around 80 much" flt ri
'ia1shad never had any experiepce in
acting before. but let me say here
that such successaas l have. had !as q
detective has been due more to the
fact that l possess certain natural
talent for playing parts in a way TO
win the Confidence of'ther man i am
after, than anything else. Before Don.
lin left me that evening he hadIfully
drawn the conclusion that I was in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24
and poor Donlin relieved bis soul.

on you and know that everything Ia
ALL right. 80, 49,, -,
t came out and told Dohlln that
had reserved stateroom for Ms by
phone. I3had, no'idea ofthow all this
was going to work OUT but I followed
directions implicitly. The New York
American Leaguers were playing De,
,troit that day, and Donlin being fan
we went to the game. It was my
purpose to keep him in crowd so he
would have no temptation to begin
his tale Of woe until we got on the
boat. 1t seems strange to think OF
a detective working himself into O
sweat to keep his Quarry from max.
Ing. q confession. but that is what
did this afternoon. After the game
We hurried from the ball grounds to
the boat. where, as we entered our
room, / removed my hat and wiped
my forehead, as per directions. Two
young fellows. apparently clerks,
had staterooms on either side OF ours,
but II was not until later. that u knew
what part they were playing in our
. programme. ~
i waited until the, boat, had cast
of beforel'I, began the, line OF talk.
had decided upon, u, began, TO curse
my luck, my supposed former employ.
er, my alleged brother, my assumed
wife, and everybody that could
think Of. played the part Of a whim,
perer to finish.
III they'd only. stuck by me In the
first place." I walled. II would never
have been In any trouble. and now
that I'm in they're throwing me
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24

at another house that afternoon. We
were chums by: this time. When
left him I managed to slip the letter,
without the envelope. into the seat
where ] had been sitting without be.
ing observed.
never saw or heard of that letter
again. but Donlin found It and read 1t
and 1t did its work, as l discovered
later. One day Just three weeks after
! came to Peeksville, he came up to
my room slightly more under the In.
fluence Of liquor than usual, and told
me that he had qnarrelled with his
wife. And through that got" my
man. l had won his confidence; he
trusted me even before his wife.
That's been my. whole trouble all
the Time" he said. my wife won't
let me alone. First It's one thing she's
nagging about, then another. I'd never
been in any trouble If 1t hadn't been
for. her. She's always hollering about
me not giving hex enough money.
Well, here short time ago i had q
chance to put one over, and ! did
$500 worth. And now she starts
asking me where I'got the money. I'm
giving her and begins to bawl me
out quit. Just walked out. and
she'll whistle another tune before l
go back" '2
The truth was that his wife was
dlsgusted over his drinking.
Skip out for a couple days and .ct
her ooldown, ~ suggested. "L.tell
YOU what let's do; let's take night
boat up to. Albany and hang around
there for couple of days. I'm get
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24

In 1908 some $4,000 elephants must
have been slaughtered in Africa to
supply the amount Of ivory imported
Into England alone.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24

Through the agency of goose club
club in South London 6O,O6o penple
arc provided IL Y 4 saBsssatiaf
Christmas dinner every year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24

MrsD: 2. Eortney, who yuad erweit
an operationsfor, appendicitis Tuesday
evening, at; Cooks Hospital Is some;
s.siiat Improved sbst atifisla ,ettlli
can condition. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24

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10 qndlno eql eH4&, t,sqoRe sun u je
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24

The Dutch rlcolor was Originally
orange. white anil blue. the colorsIoI
William Prince Of Orange. The greas
Dutch leader. and liberator. n ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24

The recent ,fnternatioS horticni-
tural exhibition in j, london covered N
area ot,eIsht acres; It included col,
lection or orchids the equal 81 which,
an expert claimed, has never been
seen anywhere.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24

The coal consumed by the, ocean:go-
Ing steamers OF the world Is estlmat,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-24

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