Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-27

son of Kentucky is candidate for the
, craftsmanship
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. chief of STAFF
of the army, Saturday. prepared march
ing orders for three battaions of troops
at the first step toward putting into prae-
teal operation the elaborate plans for
the reorganization of the army, which
formed the basis of the conference of
general officers at Washington, last week
Although not yet specified, the battelions
are all in the Middle West, and the re-
suit of their movement will be to perfect
the organization of one full brigade, con-
stituting such military unit as is con-
templated in the War College plan. Other
movements will follow in order, so that
many features of the new plan are ex-
pected. to go into effect in the next few
weeks.
Deans and professors of engineering
from more than 80 State Colleges, Sat
urday. organized the Land Grant En-
gineering Association. ]. P. Jackson.
dean of engineering of Pennsylvania
State College, was chosen president;
DIR. p. z. .Claxton, United States Com
missioner of Education, vice president.
and Prof. A. Marston, Iowa State Col
lege, secretary treasurer. These, with
Prof. w. II. Tyler of Massachusetts In
stitute Of Technology, G. w. Bissell of
Michigan Agricultural College, and
Pres. Riggs Of Clemson Agricultural
College, South Carolina, compose the
executive committee. Effort will be
made to secure federal appropriation
for engineering extension work by the
state colleges and also to affiliate with
the American Association of Agricul-
tural Colleges and Experiment stations.
Denial that there are rate and service
agreements in the steamship trade be-
tween New York and Porto Rico was en-
tered before the House Shipping Trust in
vestigating committee, Saturday, by F.
Kingsbury Curtis. owner of the Insular
Line. Mr.. Curtis declared that A. II.
Bull, president of the a. II. Bull Steam
ship Co., who told the COMMITTEES recently
that the Insular Line belonged to the
"coastwise combination" and was cutting
rates 20 per cent. to drive him out of the
Porto Rican business, was the aggressor
in the fight and that the Insular Line nad
reduced its rates only In self-defence.
The witness said that while his company
and the Red "B" Line had no agreement
or understanding. directly or indirectly.
both had tired of constant rate wars and
as maintenance of approximately the
same rates for the same service was es-
sential in the steamship business, rates
in the Porto Rican trade probably would
go back to what they were before If
the Bull Line would drop out or stop rate
cutting
Assistant Attorney General Denison.
Customs Collector Loeb of New York
and Felix F'rankfurter, the commits
sion appointed by President Taft to in
vestigate the Board of General APP
praisers at New York. conferred with
| Sec. Macveagh, Saturday. about the
| recommendations they will make to
the President. Sec. MacVeagh told the
commission there was not sufficient
machinery in the treasury department
| under the present system to handle
customs appeals adequately. He de-
clared the Board of General Apprais-
ers had outgrown its original func-
tons as an integral part of the de-
partment and was now virtually a
court outside the department. Unless
the board were restored by legislation
to it's former place under the secre-
tary of the treasury, Mr. MacVeagh
held that it was absolutely necessary
for Congress to create a similar board
within the treasury department to ham
die appeals from decisions of collec-
| tors.