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The Washington times., 1912-04-08
WILL
DISCUSS BILL TO
ELEVATE NAVY MEN
Bates Measure Creates an
Admiral and Four Vice
AdmiralS.

The Bates bill, designed TO create an
admiral and four vice admirals on the
active list in order that the navy may
have additional officers commensurate
with the Importance of their commands,
will be taken up by the Naval Affairs
consideration of the naval appropria-
ton bill.
Congressman Bates, author Of the
measure, and member of the commit
tee, Is in receipt of the following let
ter from Secretary Meyer:
"Thes department believes that the
enactment of measure re-establishtng
the higher grades of flag officers has
now become of urgent necessity. This
opinion is based on the principle that
rank should be commensurate with the
Importance of the command, and should
be higher than that of subordinate Of
hcers in the same command; also on
a consideration of the material national
interests likely TO become involved
Behind Other Navies.
1t is pointed out by Congressman
Bates that the American navy is behind
those of England, France, Germany, Ja-
pan, and perhaps other nations from
gold lace standpoint. While there is
no dispara cement Of the work of rear
admirals, ii Is at times embarrassing to
naval officials to realize that some for
eign nations have as many as 100 Of
! fcers higher in rank than the officers
Of the American navy.
After the civil war;" said Congress-
man Bates today. our navy was put OH
| peace basis. and the grade of admiral
| and vice admiral was abolished. The
country then wanted to do away with
| big fleets. Now we have q great fleet,
| and the command of the fleet should
| be placed in the hands of proper Of
| ficers. The authorized numb Der of flas
officers now IN the navy gis eighteen
rear admiTals"
| The House committee probably will
| make no attempt to dictate the person.
| mel of the five naval officers who will
| be promoted IL the Bates bill becomes a
| law. There undoubtedly will be con-
| siderable rivalry in the service for the
| hoonr.
Selection of Officers.
THE officers to be made admiral and
vice admirals." said Mr.. Bates, would
be selected by the President and the
| Secretary of the Navy, with the con-
| sent of the Senate"
Under the Bates bill the pay of the
| admiral would be $13,500 per year, and
the four vice admirals Sl1,000. with lib
eral allowances for quarters and three
fourths pay upon retirement at the age
| of siNty-five years.
! The bill provides that the President
nominate, .''and by and with the con-
sent of the Senate appoint the vice
admirals from officers on the active
list of the navy in the grade of rear
admirals who have heretofore or who
shall hereafter have served creditably
as such rear admirals in command OF
fleet, a squadron or a division of the
navy" The admiral Is to be named ir
the same manner.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1912.
ILLINOIS MUST MAKE ANSWER.

Tomorrow, Illinois will hold primary to nomi-
nate candidates of all parties, and to name and in
struct delegates to the national conventions.
The Republicans, under the new. preferential
primary act, will either ndorse or repudiate Lormer.
They will indorse him if they declare for his
Presidential candidate, Mr.. Taft.
They will indorse him if they declare for his
gubernatorial candidate, Len Small. ,#,
Illinois is the third State in the Union. 1t is
going to be exceedingly worth while to know whether
that great State can be chained to the wheels of a
corrupt party machine fast that it cannot break
away.
If it fails to break loose, there will be no escap-
ing from the conclusion that it is after all possible
in certain cases, to corrupt majority of whole elec-
torate.
That is conclusion that Americans will be loath
to have forced upon them.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08

An Introductory geographic reader for
the fourth school year is what is de-
signed in Our Country and Its -Peo-
pe," by Prof. Will S. Monroe, head OF
the department of psychology and his
tory of education of the State Normal
School at Montclair, n. j., and Miss
Anna Buckbee, instructor of pedagogy
in the State Normal School at California,
Pa. This little book will commend it.
self instantly to the struggling young
idea, because of its convenient size and
friendly looking exterior as compared
with tine usual formidable geography
text book, and II will sustain this good
impression by its direct. presentation of
the primary features of its subject, es-
pecially by its emphasis upon the sec
ond half of its. title. In how many
biographies of earlier school days did
obscured by the maps and long names
of rivers, mountains, and continental
divisions, and the mere words which de-
scribed products and principal occu-
pations- In the Monroe Buckbee read
er not only may the child learn alb
stractly what the people do. but he may
realize something of how the crops are
grown and the ores mined, what is done
with them after they are sold and what
are the processes in the industries they
support,
The authors offer their book for use
i'm three specific ways: "a AS substi-
tute for the first text book in Seog-
raphy; C2) as a geographical reader TO
supplement the more condensed treat
! CS) especially as an aid to those teach
| crs who continue to present geography
| by means of oral instruction throughout
| the fourth school year.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
TAFT IN LORIMER'S HANDS.

If President Taft does not capture substantially
the solid support of Illinois in tomorrows Illinois
primary, it will be the severest blow his candidacy
has received.
1t will emphasize as nothing else could, the
growing belief that to nominate the President would
be invitation to party defeat
Mr.. Taft's chance in Illinois is exactly the chance
that William Lorimer has of wrestling vindicaton
from the State whose name he has brought into a
national scandal.
That is the status of the Taft campaign today.
If Lorinier WINS Taft wins. If Lorimer loses,
Taft loses is situation perfectly plain and patent
1t would seem to deserve the prayerful contem-
platon of the Republicans of the whole nation.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08

and should be Immediately discontin-
ued 1t is very poor treatment to eX-
tend the fans in return sor their faith
fulness in supporting the team so con-
sistently during the years II has occu-
pied such a low position in the race.
We should and must receive something
better in appfciation Of our loyalty or or
team until we do. This is far from my
opinion. have discussed the
subject with a large number OF rams
and they unanimously agree with me;
Incidentally, ! wish to uphold the
articles by several other contributors to
your paper regarding Gagnier. 1t was a
shame to release this encouraging play
er in view of his remarkable work while
in the training camp, Griffith was actu-
ally afraid to bring this player 70 WASH
ington that he might participate IN the
exhibition games because he realized
that his efforts and playing would de-
mand for him a place on the team. Yes,
Griffith realized only too thoroughly
that the fans sympathized with GaSnier,
and he certainly should have been re-
tained In preference to number or
jolly good fellows and has-beens at
present sojourning at place. where
they should not be. The majority of the
local sporting writers spoke very favor
10 know whereof they speak. 1t is gen.
| orally believed he would have material
ly strengthened the team. Is there any
reason why a satisfactory explanation
| should not be forthcoming?
1t was surprising to learn the other
| day that the seats in the grandstand
| for the opening game are to be raised
| to 81 each. Is this just? 1t would sure
ly be a blessing to the, public il there
was a little opposition in this city; We
| would not be compelled to pay un-
| reasonable prices to witness a popular
| sport. Take Philadelphia for example.
| There they have two excellent bali
| teams and the 25-cent seats there are
| much better than the 50-cent seats here.
| 1t is, of course improbable that the
| increase of a quarter for the opeping
game Will render hardship 70, anyone;
a thing that should never be allowed
| to commence. IF II commences at the
opening of the season in accordance
with notices already given out, II will
be permanently established custom
| and who knows but a custom or regula-
tion that will be in effect at every
double header. WILLIAM b. YONCE.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
"A LONG AND COSTLY FIGHT.

Mans fight against Mississippi floods has been
going for upward of two centuries. 1t is hard to
say what it has cost Up to date the Federal Cow
ernment alone has spent $70,OOO,OOO between the
mouth of the Mississippi and the mouth Of the Mis-
souri,. Levees have been built and the channel has
been improved. Like all work of that nature, it has
proved much more expensive than the engineers
at first thought; but judging by the damage the
present flood is doing, it is good investment
Without it the development of commerce and in
dustry in these big central valleys would be far be,
hind what it is today. 1t possibly pays for itself in
what it saves at such time this. But it will take
long time and another mint of money to complete
this gigantic job
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
DAISY CHAIN MAY BE ABOLISHED.

Jealousy may be the cause of abolishing Gus
tom which has maintained at Vassar College since
the opening of that institution in 1865. The Daisy
chain, institution by which twentyfour of the pref
test and most graceful of the sophomore class carried
q chain of those pretty field flowers each year, has
given rise to much jealousy and i'll feeling among the
pupils. The two dozen we're selected from about 25O
pupils. Some of the girls who candidates for
the honor felt sighted fhe rejected ones felt that
they as we'll supplied with grace and good looks
the elect The faculty has had the subject under
consideration for some time.
The class committee making the selection was no
doubt up against difficult proposition. For the
benefit of the committee holding the good will Of
their fellow-pupis it would have been advisable to
have them remain unidentified, living under mask,
to speak, many of the executioners of the
tries of the old world forced to live. There is
another and more cogent reason offered by the fac
uy for the aboshment of this custom, and it is that
people outside the college may be inclined to believe
that personal good looks are highly valued at
Vassar than scholarly attainment.
Whichever way the faculty decides there are
bound to be some disappointed ones.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
WHERE PRESIDENT TAFT COULD HELP.

Students Of the civil service REFORM retirement,
pension, and efficiency problem deeply inter-
ested in the Cummns measure on which hearings
are being held. Senator Cummins has taken time
for remarkably thorough study Of the manifold
complexities and difficulties of this question, and his
bill represents the conclusions forced upon him by
that study II prepared at leisure, not in haste;
represents the counsel of experts and the expert
ence of many countries and communities, all adapted
to the conditions to be met in our Federal service.
The occasion is propitious, therefore, for all
the forces interested in such legislation, to get to-
gether and press it President Taft could make the
most important single contribution, by sending in
right now, that Compromised message to Congress-
discussing the whole question of retirement and ef
fciency. The President is strongly record as fav
oring better treatment of the civil service workers.
During his campaign four years ago for the Pres-
dental nomination he declared himself in unmistak-
able terms for sweeping changes in the direction of
improving at once the Government service and the
condition of the hundreds of thousands Of people
gagged in that service.
Presuming that that declaration was made in all
sincerity, and not a campaign document, it would
seem plain that the time has at last come for the
President to act Thus far, his Administration has
achieved little reenforce confidence in the sincerity
of those campaign 1t has declined speci-
fcay to abrogate the Executive order that forbids
civil service people making effort in their own be-
half. 1t has set at work an economy and efficiency
commission" whose chief accomplishment seems to
have been the creation of suspicion that it wants to
increase the amount of departmental red tape to add
to the annoyances of doing Government business, and
to reduce civil service workers yet to the level
of mere human machines.
Perhaps this conception of the efficiency COM
mission does it injustice; but there is denying that
it is the conception that prevails generally through
out the Government service, and that is entertained
by many of the most highly placed subordinates of
the Administration.
President Taft by a clear convincing message
with definite progressive recommendations this
whole subject would accomplish vast deal toward
making himself understood. To be effective, il
should not be delayed. There is good chance fol
results this session. Probably the best chance that
will be presented for years to come.
Will the President join with the interests thai
are trying to improve the Government by helping its
employees and increasing the quality of their service:
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
EASTER WEDDINGS IN PHILADELPHIA,

Philadelphia witnessed Easter wedding epi-
demic, which smashed all previous records, in that
city founded on the principles of all loving one
another. Over two dozen couples having adopted
the Penn theory for longer or shorter period de-
cded the time ripe for continuance of this state in
double harness. The Catholic church prohibits mar
lages during the forty days of Lent except, in rare
cases, where dspensation is secured and the English
church does not encourage marriage festivities dur
ing that period. Hence people of those denomna-
tons are more in evidence at the Easter time
nuptials. Philadelphia, undoubtedly, only had ex-
perence similar to other cities but in this particular
case, records left behind. 1t remains to
be seen if the divorce court records will be length
ened by this new marriage crop
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
Julia Murdock Believes 'Fat Boy"
Mcintyre No4u Has His Best Farce

''Billy," the fat football hero in Rob-
crt Edeson's production of strong
heart and that he vas the life OF the
sweater up to his chin, admonishing
and exhortlng the other heroes of the
gridiron TO 10 their best in that mem
"rahlS bM sHGtsai rof sGsne wnsn william qor
Robert Edeson. he was instructed to
create roe for Mcintyre, and he
wrote the part OF "Bubby Dun,ble," the
iyis's big chance. when Games Forbes
wrote The Travelling Salesman for
production. The play remained on
Brcstlway 4 year, with .McIntyre prac-
had two years on the road, with Me-
Intyre still starring in II. "Snobs,"
the plav in which he is now appearing.
took New Ierk by storm, and is con
coded TO be the funniest farce in
which he has ever been seen.
SO now up in Ann Afbor, Mich. where
thev have 4 habit of Dragging about
their locel celebrities, the Ann Arhor
Dig outside world. and gathered some
uf the bacon of fame and wealth, II Is
, moral certaintv that before they
have talked for i've inmutes they VIII
he talking about Frank Mcintyre.
In Now the Idol
Of Ann Arbor Youths.
Every Ann Arbor youth from the time
he first hangs with bulging eyes over
the gallery rails at the Whitney Opera
House, has an idolized ideal, and 1t is
Frank Mcintyre For didn't Frank once
upon a time also pay his quarter for
space in that same gallery? And look
at him now! A Broadway star! When
he comes to Ann Arbor they always
hang out s. r. o. sign, for Ann Ar
Dor Is there en- masse. Even the old
church deacons forget their principles
and go down to see Frank act. Frank
Mcintyre is a, star--probably the biggest
In avoirdupois at least in the theatrical
world, but his head has not become
sweled over this fact.
When they handed him his ticket Tor
@ drawing-rooR In the parlor car In
stead of for a chair; when they had a
carriage waiting for him at the station
when he saw his name in great big let
| ters on the bills, and his picture on the
huge electric sign i'm front OF the the
ater, he confesses that he nearly drop
| ped dead, and while he has grown ac'
customed to this sort of attention now
| he says that only the other night, whei
an old stage door tender said Hello
| Mac" instead of Good evening, Mr.
| Mcintyre" he almost fell upon his necf
| and wept. Being a star has its adVan
! tages, but, after all, he Is still humaf
| being, and would rather be Mac thar
| "Mr McInty~e"'any time, and wants Il
! be zone Of the bunch" as he has Away
lSeen\In the past JULIA MURDOCh.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
NOT LIKE THE OLD SPORTS.

The frenzy of high play is not confined to the
heydays of the Mississippi steamer. In that period
men gambled for high stakes with calmness and
abandon. Winning or losing, it was much the same
to those gentlemen of nerves. The revolver and
bowieknife figured frequently when cases of crooked
play developed Thousands of dollars were staked
on the outcome of single jack pot. Bridge whist
was not known to the scientific gamblers of that
period The last trip of the ocean liner Olympic,
between New York witnessed a remarkable if not
record score in the game. Two Engshmen playing
against an Australian and an American sat into a
social game. The heart declaration with its eight
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

The following Masonic Organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges. Benjamin
r. French, No 1J, NJ. NJ. (accordinS
F. F. I@te9' a. and frsTaF sTand st IS
bury, No. "a, E. 4. Royal Arch Chap:
ters-Mt Vernon, No. 3. p. NJ. and
NJ. f. NJ: Anacostia,. No. Y (by
Deputy Grand High Priest Gude G;nIe an and /
Hhnpters-Temple, No. 1S: Columbia
The following I. o. o. f. organizations
will mees tonight: Lodges-Cnion,
No. Il. degree work; Covenant. No.
20, business. Rebekah Degree-Esther
L,dge, No. 5, degree work
The following knights of Phythias Or
Banizations will meet tonight. Lodges
Calanthc, No: II. rank of page: Equal,
Dramatic order Knights of Khoras-
san--Ascalon Temple. No. 81, cere-
monial session.
Meeting of the Ohio Society at ths
Washington Club. 1710 I street, p. IN.
washington Lodge of ElSs tonight,
Concert by the Marine Band. at the
White Ifouse, $3.50 D. m.
Meeting Of the Northeast Citizens As
s%si3tGn at tTssfa NSgsheSs[ H6Ttnsst Tsm3is
Weekly meeting Central Labor Union,
Typographical Temple, i23 q street,
Meeting Ii % of the Capitol Hill Literary
Frear. 223 Eighth street northeast
Concert by United States Soldiers
Home Band, at Soldiers Home. 3:Sl
Second annual ball, Italian Friendship
club, National Rifles Armory, 81
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
Syracuse CO-edS on
Sightseeing Visit Here

Seventeen co-eds of the Syracuse Uni
versity are sightseeing in Washington
today. The girls. headed by Mrs. Mary
J. Sibley, professor of library economy.
and director OF the university library
school, who is in charge of the party,
braved the rain yesterday. and visited
the Congressional Library and the
library of the Department of Agricul-
ture.
= The co-eds will remain in Washington
until Wednesday when they will depart
for Philadelphia. In that city, New
York. and Newark, \, j., they will also
inspect Libraries before returning to
Syracuse. The trip is taken annually
by graduates of the library department
of the Syracuse University. and is a
requisite that must be compiled with by
the graduating class.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08

points to trick was made by one Of the English,
and was doubled by his opponent. In4he excitement
of the moment the doubling continued for nine
teen times, with point possibility of 2,o97,l5 and
money value of SlO4,S5O to each trick
The Engishmen took the odd trick The losers
claimed it was absurd, and did not realize the ex-
tent they had plunged in the excitement Of the mo-
ment. compromise was effected by the losers pay
ing $500. In the old steamboat days compromises
of this kind were unheard of-the losers took their
medicine and settled.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
DOESN'T LIKE EXTRA
BASEBALL PRICES

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Through the medium of your paper, I
wish to remind the officials of the
Washington ball club that the public
is rapidly becoming disgusted with
their deliberate scheme TO defraud the
patrons of the game by advertising a
certain pitcher TO pitch while they have
no intention OF letting such pitcher
work. The New Yorx- Washington
game of last Tuesday, at which time
they gave repeated notices that Math-
ewson would pitch, Is a convincing
illustration of this practice. According
to my way of considering such things,
l would say that the scheme is moth
ing more or less than a means of OBJ
taining money under false pretenses
The Washington times., 1912-04-08

This Is the story OF a fat boy.
From serving dill pickles and cheese
at $40 a week to being a theatrical star
Is long jump. Frank Mcintyre did II,
despite the fact that he is shaped more
like an elephant than like a greyhound.
Frank Mcintyre, who Is coming to
Washington next week in the New York
success, "Snobs," was once the village
fat boy, and having adhered strictly to
a diet of starchy foods and abjured toll
of every description, he looked, at ten
years OF age, more like a marble than
like a boy. At the age of fifteen he
weighed great deal more than 200
pounds and his father had many letters
from travelling circuscs making offers
for Frank, whom they hoped to display
as a freak. When he was twenty-one
his father called him in one day, and
in a gently sarcastic manner remarked
that he had, UP to that date. cost him
In the neighborhood of 5000 in food
and clothes. and suggested that II might
be Just as well IL Frank attempted
some trifling task which would bring a
little change in the Saturday night
envelope.
Decides to Enter
Grocery Business.
So Frank decided that the grocery
business would be about his speed, and
hired out to a delicatessen shop keeper
for $40 per week. He served dill pickles
and other deIicacies to the gentle danes
Of Ann Arbor, his home town, but after
disporting himself at this occupation fol
some months, Mcintyre tired of the
odor of pickles and cheese, and II was
then that his great ambition to become
an actor laid hold upon him, after ht
had witnessed the performance of 6
travelling repertoire company, which III
attended one Monday night, obtaining
| seat for 30 cents: lady free.
In the play he witnessed that night
| there was a chap who was fattel
| than Mcintyre, and he argued to him
| self--why mt =? lie believed that II on
| fat boy could get away with a stag
| career another could Mt least make :
try at IT, Result-with his hoardet
| savings he bought ticket to ,Jev
| York and departed with his suit cas-
and telescope, with visions of himsel
| refusing offers from managers. I'm
| like the experiences of most of thos
whose krock at the portal OF success
is unheeded by the goddess OF good for
tune. Mcintyre got an engagement y
| the first office he entered, and for tw
wears he he had the most valuable of al
| theatrical training--a long stock season
Then he was engaged for the part o
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
Miners Optimistic.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, April S.-The sec
opened today with both sides confident
that at this weeks conference between
the operators and union committee in
Philadelphia a satisfactory settlement
will be reached. The tie-up in this dis
trict is complete.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS,

Arrived-Patterson at Pensacola: !:
'Vicksburg at Punta Arenas; Nan
shan at Shanghai.
sailed-Caesar from Guantanamo for
Santo Domingo City; Balnbridge
and Abarenda from Shanghai for
OIonERpo.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
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