The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-02-16
Doctors Now Cause Friction in
the War Department.
IT'S WOOD VS.. AINSW0RTH
Sea Service Had It's Trouble Over
Medical Commanders-surprising
Prevalence Of Opinion That
Training lsn't Needed for
Military Men.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

+ XII III ttA tAaa mon lt.i N cen tue lHV
ranking officers of the army, Major
Generals Leonard Wood and Fred c.
AiBsWorth. one the chiefof-staf and
the other adiutant general Of the serE.
Ice Both OF these men started cut in
! life as doctors. ard the trouble is
spoken of as case when doctors
disagree. In this instance congress
must decide, for the present difficulty
arises from contrary views taken by
the soldier doctors of bill introduced
by Representative Hay of Virginia
making changes in the army system
The navy is now laughing at the
army. because the navy itself had
row of somewhat similar nature, al
though in the case Of the sea service
there was Il doctor on only one side
Of IT,
The trouble In the navy department
was over the decision to allow mod
ical officer to take command of ship
OF course he won't attempt to nayi.
gate the ship. but he viii be captain
supreme in everything. A medical
officer today. commands, under the
president, the army of the United
States. The army and navy are sis
ter services. Together they are hav-
ing visited upon them in a way the
layman dictation.
Think Training Not Needed.
No civilian president, save Abraham
Lincoln, perhaps. ever has thoroughly
understood the necessity of training
Tor army men and navy men There is
apparently an impression that cannot
be erased from the civilian mind that
the profession Of arms is the only pro-
fesston for which no education is nee
essary. Naval officers and army Off
GERS In Washington today say that
they constantly meet people who be-
Heve that any man of average intel
hgence, good voice and sufficient
physical strength can take command
o. an army or feet ana by sort OF
Intuition lead them into battle as well
as any general or admiral OF the serv-
ice
This, of course, is putting it to the
limit of eXaggeration. but the main
truth holds, and army experience and
navy experience show it, that the or
binary civilian, whether he be presi-
dent OF the United States or president
OF soekmaking factory. believes that
tAe military man is born, not made,
and that military education and ex-
perienee. while possibly helpful. are
Tot among the necessaries.
Hhe decision of the authorities to
place the medical officer III command
of ship OF the navy was parallel to
the action of President Mckinley in
appointing a politician who didn't
know the right flank from the left
flank of his regiment. to command
body Of men who within two months
might be called upon to go on the
field In the face of the enemy. there
probably. though Individually as brave
as Ney. 10 meet with defeat because of
the ignorance of their commanding
officer
Building Episcopal Cathedral.
The Episcopalians of Washington,
aided by their brethren of the coun-
try, are erecting a huge cathedral on
hilltop which overlooks Washington
and the glorious scenery of the Poto-
mac river and the fields OF outlying
Virginia,
The cathedral tract consists Of forty
acres Of finely wooded land with the
OAKS and naples combating It Is en-
tie brow of the hill nearly coo feet
above The Potomac Ia the deep ra-
wire rear the cathedral is an immense
natural amphithealer and there ire
qaently open-air services are held.
Time after time the ground now
owned by the church has been sought
for private residence purposes. but
the parishioners of the little church
of ST. Adams held the finest spot in
the Enclosure and, refusing to sell.
Kept the place for the greater building
which before long viii stand finished.
In the Senate Storehouse.
Every year Col d. NJ. Rams
dell. the sergeant-at-arms of the
United States senate, is compelled b.
law to send to the vicepresideut OF
the United States, who is the presld-
ing officer Of the senate, a statement
Of the property belonging 10 the gov.
eminent which remains il his posses
sion. The senate orders this state
ment to be printed for distribution on
request so that. If the country wishes,
Il may learn what property It owns
and what ii gives TO the senators tor
their use during the hours OF legis
latng
After Colonel Ransdcn has cnumcr.
ated the chairs and the tables in the
various committee rooms and the pic
lures on the walls and the carpets on
the floors. he tells the vice-president
that IN the store house of the senate
among ether things are these articles:
One lemon squeezer Uarge), one
pound OF snuff, one bottle OF yaseline,
&ne wash bowl. one tin box. eight bot
AZ coekroaen paste, one poker. one
NMA,e OF tonic. iorty-eight bottles OF
NSNe. thirty cakes OF violet soap.
WNour cakes oil white rose soap.