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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
LONG OR SHORT Term
Question of Regular Army En-
IistmentS Discussed.
VIEWS OF ARMY CHIEFS
Consensus of Opinions Gathered
Favors Three-Year Period as
Against Five Years.

Seldom has the army been so stirred
over any question affecting it's welfare
as it is over the fierce issue that has
been made before the House military
committee by, the advocates of the long.
or five-year, term of enlistment as OPP
posed to the general staff proposition of
a three-year term. The majority Of the
House committee secured opinions from
a number of army officers to support
their provision for five-year term, in
cluded in the annual appropriation bill
now before the House.
Presidents Message Quoted.
The President. in a special message to
Congress in December last, said:
Another feature of the bill which l
believe to be a mistake is the proposed
increase in the term of enlistment from
three to five years. 1 believe it would
be better to enlist men for six years, re-
lease them at the end of three years from
active service and put them in reserve
for the remaining three years. Re-en-
listments should be largely confined to
the non-commissioned officers and other
enlisted men in the skilled grades This
plan. by the payment of a comparatively
small compensation during the three
years of reserve, would keep large
body of men at the call of the govern
ment, trained and ready for service and
able to meet any exigency.'
In answer to requests from other MEM
bers of the committee, the general staff
has secured great mass of opinions
from what it regards as the highest mill
tary sources-namely, the officers Of the
general staff itself, the officers Of the
Army War College the Army School Of
the Line, the Mounted Service School,
the Coast Artillery School and the United
States Military Academy.
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men will be younger, he says. when
there are few or no Refreshments. and
within the last century all wars have
been won by young men. Maj. johnson
Hagood, general staff, points out that the
idea of professional soldier such as
would be credited under the long-term
enlistment was repugnant to the Ameri-
can people when a separate government
was first established The intent Of Con-
gress to secure general military training
such as would be obtained by passing a
large proportion of the young men
through the army in short terms was
evidenced, he says, by the statute, which
for 100 years. provided that every soldier
should be enrolled in the militia.
One of the most notable opponents OF
the short term is Maj. Gen. Thomas H.
Barry, superintendent of the Military
Academy, who believes that the greater
the number of old soldiers the better the
army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
OPINION FAVORS DISTRICT.
Verdict for ST. 500 in Damage Suit
Is Reversed.

The Golfers of the District government
are saved from depletion to the extent Of
81 500 by a decision of the District Court
of Appeals, rendered by Mr.. Justice Van
Orsdel Laura v. Donaldson recently re-
covered judgment for 1.5OO against the
District of Columbia as compensation
for injuries received in a fall which. she
claimed, occurred on a city sidewalk.
In reversing the judgment Justice Van
Orsdel says the evidence disclosed the
place where the accident occurred is not
q public sidewalk, but is a path lead
ing from the sidewalk across the park
way and temporarily used by the public
during a period Of snow and ice to avoid
passing over the sidewalk. The variance
between the allegation and the proof the
upper court held to be fatal, and declared
the motion of the District to instruct
for the defendant should have been grant
ed by the trial judge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
NAVY WIRELESS PLAN
FOR LOCATING SHIPS
System Practically Covers
Positions of Naval Vessels
on High Seas.

The United States Navy has about COM
pleted a system of wireless telegraphy
which will practically cover the positions
Of it's ships on the high seas everywhere
and with the principal foreign countries
Of the civilized world. The application
of wireless biography to the determine
ton of the longitude Of ship at SEA,
in the opinion of scientists, is destined
to be classed as one of the few great
and useful discoveries of the age.
The time signals Of the Paris observa-
tory are distributed by wireless telegra-
ply. The standard clocks are kept in
the "Catacombs'' ninety feet under
ground, where there is practically con-
slant temperature of 11.S centigrade, the
variations in several years being under
.O2. The sidereal and polar clocks can
be compared at a distance, their beats
being audible by micrOphones.
First Time Signals in 1910.
Wireless telegraphy was first used for
distributing time signals May 20, 1910.
1t is probably only a question of time
before those or similar signals will be
available to ships in any part of the
world, which would completely solve the
problem of longitude at sea with an ac-
curacy formerly unOreamed of.
This and the gyro-compass are two
revolutionary improvements in navigation
during the last fifteen months. The mean
solar clock is put right at Greenwich by
an electromagnetic that can either aid OF
oppose the action of gravity on the pen
dulum, warning signals being sent by
hand in prearanged manner to give
notice of the actual signals, which are
sent automatically by the clock and q
through relay of the Eiffel tower
whence they proceed by wireless teleg-
raphy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
JAMES BERRY EXPLAINS.
His Version of the Trouble About
Boys Brigade Guns.

To the Editor of The Star:
In Sundays Star there appeared a
gross misstatement of an occurrence in
connection with what is known as the
Boys Brigade of Washington parish,
the guns of which are in my custody un-
der the written sanction of the chief of
police. The boys" who attempted to in
refused to leave after repeated requests
on the part of myself and my wife, now
ill as the result of this occurrence, are
not innocent, rosy-cheeked little lads. as
your report seems to infer, but are in
reality members of an undisciplined
clique of men, The self-constituted lead
er is twenty-six years of age, married
and the father of a family; one of his
lieutenants in this military travesty has
had considerable experience. am told,
as a foot ball player. All the others
who took part in the disturbance are,
with probably one exception, more than
twenty -One.
Furthermore. Judge Pugh preached no
He expressed regret. most properly, in
guarded and we'll chosen language, that
church disputes should thus be publicly
aired He did, however. make hignly
sarcastic allusion to these boys with
their perverted notions of military dis
cirline and respect for authority, civil
and religious.
The position which l have taken with
regard to the equipment seemed to be
necessary by reason of repeated disorder
on the part of the brigade so-called. In
cidentally the management of this COM
pany has been seized upon by several
individuals who have no real connec-
ton with the parish. Two of the Off
GERS are said to be members of other de-
nominations: two others attend services
at the parish church only as members
of the paid choir; one apparently does
not attend at all. The majority of the
we'll hammered youths and boys of the
parish, and there are many of them.
have been disguised with Kerby and his
clique and have taken furloughs.
| have merely tried to enforce the
authority vested in the church officials
by the church canons to put an end to
the abuse of church property and to dis
graceful disorder carried on in the guise
of christianity. and finally to keep faith
with the police and War Departments in
regard to the use of equipment sold by
the War Department under the stipula-
ton that the vestry was to be responsible
therefor Accordingly l request suspen-
sion OF final judgment in this matter
pending the action of the Bishop Of
Washington. JAMES BERRY.
Warden, Washington Parish,
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District Made Defendant.

Lydia A. Wagner today brought suit
against the District of Columbia and the
Warren +. Bremzer Company to recover
5000 damages for injuries alleged to
have been received June last by falling
over an ungiiarded projection in the side
walk of 9Th street northeast. The con-
tractors were repairing the sidewalk and,
it is alleged. left board across the
pavement, over which the plaintiff trip
ped. Attorneys H. f. Davis and e. B.
Kimball appear for the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
Awarded $l7,5O0 Damages.

The Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
Sngton Railway Company must pay
Jacob karr $l1 800 awarded him DAM
ages by a jury for injury done to his
property at 1st and e streets northeast.
by the building of the 1st street terminal
according to an opinion by the District
Court OF appeals, rendered today by
Justice Van Orsdei.
The court held the railroad company
was responsible for the injury of the
damage resulted from the construction
OF the tunnel, whether the work was
ODgformed negiigently or not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
ALL ACCOUNTED FOR.
Report Covering 7,4A, 661 ,796 In.
ternal Revenue Stamps.

Every one Of the 7,444. 661, 100 internal
revenue stamps handled by agents of the
federal government during the past two
years has been properly accounted for.
according to report to Secretary of
the Treasury MacVeagh by. committee
appointed to make the biyearly exami-
nation Of the vaults Of the commissioner
of internal revenue This vast number
Of stamps ranged in value from one-quar-
ter Of cent to several hundred dollars.
During the two years about 1000, 600, OOU
stamps were issued to dealers in liquors,
tobacco. Oleomargarine, etc. The remain
der, valued at $1,000 600. are in the
vaults of the revenue bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
GEN. WHIPPLE WOULD RETIRE.
Col. g. r. Smith May Become Head
of Army Paw Corps

Brig. Gen. Charles III. Whipple, pay
master general Of the army for the past
four years. today applied to be placed
on the retired list under the thirty-year
service law. to take effect February Is.
Gen. Whipple is moved to this course
by regard for the state of his wife's
health and desire to take up his resi-
dence on the Pacific coast.
Gen. Whipple was the son OF Bishop
Whjpple, who was commonly known as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
ASKS $4,000 FOR FALL.
Plaintiff Alleges That Ladder Fur.
nished Him Was Defective.

George Nj. Hulse today filed suit to re-
cover 5000 damages from NJ. G. Cope
land Company for injuries alleged to have
been received when he fell from lad
der June %. 1909, at Washington bar
racks.
Hulse was employed by the Copeland
Company. and alleges that he was told
to use ladder furnished him by the
GuartermaSter AT the barracks, and that
the ladder was defective.
Through Attorneys j. n. England and
w. j. Neale Hulse says that when he was
about eighteen feet in the air rung in
the ladder broke and threw him to the
ground.
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Regulated From Paris.

A note in the Observatory recently
stated that a clockmaster at Canterbury
regulates his clocks by Paris signals,
which were recently changed to accord
with Greenwich time. Germany has also
system of signals dispatched from
Norddeich and Rio de Janeiro is about
to follow suit The French propose to use
the method for the accurate determine
tion of the difference in longitude be-
tween Paris, Bizerta, Tuns and Athens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05

| the apostle Of the Indians" in the
northwest. He, was born in New York
and appointed to the army from Min
nesota in 1881, entering the Pay Corps as
major He has seen extensive service
as chief paymaster in the Philippines,
Porto Rico and Cuba. Previously he had
had an unusually brilliant record of work
in the Indian country, involving great
hardshps. exposure to billiards and
hand to-hand conflicts with highwaymen.
The impression prevails here that Col.
<ieorge r. Smith, the senior officer Of the
Pay Corps. and at present depot quarter.
master in this city. may be made pay.
master general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
LOWER COURT UPHELD
IN J. {. DUKES CASE
Suit Against the B. & O. Rail-
road Co. for $500 DAM
ages for Injuries.

The Court of Appeals today, by an
opinion rendered by Justice Robb. con-
CURED in by the chief justice, affirmed
the judgment of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia in the case of Jo-
seph c. Duke against the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company for $3.50 DAM
ages for alleged personal injuries. Justice
Van Orsdel dissented.
Mr.. Duke was injured while acting as
express messenger for the United States
Express Company, riding in a passenger
coach of the defendant running from
Cumberland to Washington, which had
been struck by a train of freight cars.
His face was cut and he received a Sc
we're cash in the forehead, which left a
permanent scar
Company's Contention overruIed.
When Duke entered the employ of the
United States Express Company as a
helper he signed an application by which
he expressly assumed all risk of injury
in the course of his employment while on
railroad trains, and ratified an agreement
between the express company and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. in
which agreement the express company
agreed to release and hold harmless the
IdlIIOdu COLHpdHS 1TOHl all dCtlOnS LOT
personal injuries that may be brought by
its employees against the latter.
1t was contended by the railroad that
under this application Duke had waived
all of his legal rights in case of injury.
The court held that the evidence dis
closed that this application was not in
effect. because Duke, from time to time,
had been raised to the position of driver,
at an increased salary, and on the Oc-
casion when he was riding in the car he
had been deputized to act as an express
messenger for a different compensation
and under different terms of employment
than those contained in the application
for position as a helper when he was
first employed by the company.
Claim as to Pass Rejected.
1t was further contended that plaintiff
was using a pass with conditions exempt
ing the company from liability.
The court rejected that contention on the
ground that it appeared consideration
had been given by the express company
for the pass.
Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert and r. HI.
Yeatman appeared for Mr.. Duke and the
defendant was represented by Attorneys
John w. Yerkes and A. A. Birney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05

While no authorized statement from
COL Roosevelt has yet been quoted by
any one, every day or two some anony-
nous source fushes an alleged letter
from the colonel. purporting to give his
views and sometimes his exact language.
The New York Times publishes such a
letter. said to have been received by a
Huntington, w. Va, man.
Col. Roosevelt is quoted as writing to
him as follows:
IF / should consult my own pleasure
and interest, I should most emphatically
and Immediately announce that under no
circumstances would I run. If, as deem
it probable. Mr.. Taft is nominated, and
my name continues to be mentioned, my
opponents will all say that l secretly or
openly strove for the nomination and
was defeated. If MIR. La Toilette is NOM
mated the same thing will be said
IF the utterly unexpected happens. and
1 am nominated, l may very probably be
defeated in which case / shall not be
only assailed. but be derided, If l won
should take office carrying burden for
which l am not responsible and facing
conditions such as to make it almost
certain not only that l should not be
able to accomplish all that l would like
to accomplish, but that / should be very
severely condemned probably by con-
siderable majority of the people, for fail
ure to accomplish what it would probably
be beyond the power of human being to
accomplish.
IF at this particular crisis, with the
particular problems ahead of us at this
particular time, the people feel that I am
the one man in sight to do the job, then
should regard myself as Sinking
plain duty if refused to do it."
Philippines for Taft.
The Philippine Islands will send two
delegates to the national convention in
structed for Taft. The territorial con-
vention in Manila carried through the
Taft program without opposition.
President's Advices Cheering.
From sources friendly to the Taft can
didacy came the following statement
last night:
''The chairman of the New York county
committee reported to State Chairman
William Barnes that the Empire state is
strong for Taft. In order that there
might he no misunderstanding, the New
York county committee adopted reso-
luton indorsing President Taft for re-
nomination by vote Of 592 to 8. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
Noted for General Ability.

These institutions are supposed to in
clude the very pick of the army in point
of intelligence and general soldierly abil-
ity, and of the 3S7 officers on record no
less than 81 per cent of them declare
themselves unequivocally in favor of the
short, or three-year term. of enlistment.
In this they supplement the strong dec
larations of Secretary Taft in his an
nual message and of Secretary Stimson
and Gen. Wood, chief Of staff, in special
reports to Congress.
A great many reasons for advocating
the shorter terms Of enlistment are dis
closed in these opinions.
Maj. Gen. w. H. Carter. chief Of the
Mobile army DIVISION says that the civil
war showed the marked advantage Of the
three-year period, and his own experience
in the line was that practically every
man in troop of cavalry he commanded
took his discharge at the end of three
declares that the five-year term would
constitute an error which would be far
reaching in its ultimate effects upon the
defenses of the United States.
Three-Year Type Commended.
Brig. Gen. E. NJ. Weaver. chief of coast
artillery, says that the three-year pri-
Yates were a better type than the five
year men and that their discipline was as
high. Lieut.. Col. Leggitt. acting chief of
the War College, points out that more
men can be trained and more experienced
soldiers will be available for war with the
three-year term. as the regular army can
be used as a training school. Col. e. ST.
j. Greble, general staff, says it would be
almost fatal to the efficiency of the fight
ing army we're there no trained reserves.
such as could be had only under the
three-year service system. Answering
the assertion that the five-year term
makes for economy, he declares that any
saving which vitality affects the efficiency
of our army is no economy. and the leg
islation that permits 1t is bad.
Lieut. Col. John Mcmahon of the general
staff believes it will not be found practi-
cable to keep the army recruited to full
strength with the five-year term. Mai.
William I.assiter, general staff, says:
I'VE cannot possibly act on the idea OF
maintaining standing army big enough
to meet the needs of war" The small
piece army cannot safely be expanded by
bringing in raw recruits, and a system
Of trained reserves, such as would be
turned out under the three-yeaf term, is
inevitable. Maj. Henry T. Allen holds
that a short enlistment assures better
personnel Maj w. s. Graves, secretary
of the general staff. points out that a
five-year enlistment would keep out many
young men who desire to enlist Simply
to see the world and get military expert
ence and training.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
Brings Suit for $4,000.

William Wheeler, who was injured by
the falling of a section of fireproofing at
the Wilkins building December last, to-
day filed suit to recover damages to the
extent of $4,000 from the National Fire
proOfing Company. Attorney L. J. Mather
appeared for the plaintiff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Iablets Drug.
gsts refund money II II fails 10 Nurc. Il W.
GROVES signature Is on each box. Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05

Mrs. Martha Grim, member of an old
Frederick county family. died on Satur-
day at the home OF her son, Clinton Grim.
near Winchester. Va, aged seventy-eight
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
REMOVAL SALE9

Must vacate this store by February 10. as
p. x o. r. X. has leased building
Solid LAX Gold Jewelry, Rings,
Brooches, Scarfpins, Buttons,
Lockets, ETC., at 2o% off regular
prices.
Henry G. Karr, 1436N.YAv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
Wars Won by Young Men.

Maj. Carl Reichmann. general stan,
insists that short service is more in keep
ing with our national characteristics OF
restlessness and desire fog change. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
Aflanflc f.oasf Line.

Florida Augusta Cuba South.
Ail-steel, electric-Iighted Pullmans
It'd. trains daily. 1419 New York ave. NV.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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ANNUAL MEETING OF BOARD OF MAN
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knowles Cooper make address. Public are
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THE FIRM or DANIELS x KALDENBACH.
plumbers and gash''"rS At i",M SSnn: ave" ni
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same address -
MRS. BEI.vA A. LOCKWOOD TESTIMONIAL.
TUESDAY, evening at O'Clock. All who
arc interested are cordially invited.
TmE. LAW FIRM OF RALSTON sIDDONS &
Richardson and the Suburban Title and In
ycstment Company have removed their offices
from the Bond building aud will hereafter oc-
cupv the eighth floor Of the Union Savings
Bank building no ltth st. nw
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE sroCk,
holders Of the Rosslyn Brick Co. will , be held
Va. at 10 am. Monday. Feb. =, 1912.
W. w. BARNES Secretary
FIVE PER CENT INTEREST. WITH ALSO
lutte security for money invested In monthly
payments of S1.o0 per share mouth. Is
offered h. the HOME BUILDING ~ASSOCIA-
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IT. Galliher. " pres; J. Morris Woodward,
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W. Linkins, G. N. Moore W. X. Reeve, j.
Paul Smith. Fred l.. Vogt, Madison Whipplc.
Jackson III. Ralston. attorney.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., OFFICE OF THE
Comptroey of the Currency. Washington. D.
e., January 10. 1912. Whereas by satisfactory
evidence presented 10 the undersigned. 1t has
been made to appear that THE FARMERS AND
MECHANICS NATIONAL BANK OF GEORGE
TOWN. located I'm the CITY Of GEORGETOWN
1n the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, has complied
with all the provisions of the Act of Congress
Ito enable National Banking Associations to ex-
tend their corporate existence and for other pur-
poses,' approved July IL, 1882. as amended BY
The Act, approved April IL, 1902 now: there
ACTING Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby
certify that 1.-The FARMERS AND MECHANICS
NATIONAL BANK OF GEORGETOWN" located
in the CITY of GEORGETOWN in the DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, is authorized to have succession
for the period specified in its amended articles
of associa ton. namely. until close Of business
on JANUARY Is, 1882 In testimony whereof
witness my hand and Seal of office this FIF
TENTH day of JANUARY, 1912. L. p. KANE.
Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Cur
rency. tSeal)
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The Star above an ad jn-
diCates it has won the $1.OO
cash prize. For details see
Classified Pages.