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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-23
Firing Big Gun at Fort Wadswortli.

In America there are probably fewer
than POO rifle clubs We are not, In
Il true sense, shooting nation, al.
though the National Rife Association
Is doing everything TO make us one.
It Is gratifying to learn, however, chat
rife practice is on the incretse. Al
though England for some years has
been unable to defeat our teams Of
eight, ten or twelve men, II would be
safe 10 wager that an English ride
team, composed Of 10000 or more, could
easily outshoot IN American team OF
equal numbers.
Congress Is fully aware of the sltua-
ticn as 1t Is today. That body has
been informed time and time again by
high officials in the army Of our de-
ncencies down 10 the smallest detail,
In the event of serious trouble the War
Department must not be censured for
military disasters brought about by any
| lack Of preparedness. The officers OF
that Department have begged and I'M
plored for appropriations and the au-
thorlty to do things, but the!r efforts
have produced but little.
War is terrible calamity, one of the
most awful things Il nation may ex-
perience 1t costs lives. money, and
prosperity. and yet the average Amer.
lean citizen believes this country Inn
mune from 1t. Our position may well
be compared to that Of house owner
who carries too little fire insurance.
He saves big premiums for years, but
when a fire does come and wipes him
out II Is too late to place more in.
surance, and he suffers in consequence.
Americans must realize that If war
ever comes TO us and finds us In our
present condition, it will be too late for
Congress TO make appropriations. too
late for the arsenals and commercial
firms to start manufacturing field guns
and ammunition. Then all our wealth.
our resources, our intelligence. VIII
count for naught: and the invading en-
emy upon whof we may look down
now as being ineffective and not COM
parable with ourselves. will walk Into
the United States just because he has
full equipment OF guus. sufficient
supply of ammunition. and trained
body OF artillerlsts to do the firing.
Ought we not to begin paying our peace
insurance premiums nowI
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-23
A Modern Three-Inch Field Dun In Action.


Inasmuch as years would be required
TO give our army the necessary back
bone Of artillery it behooycs us to set
the wheels in motion now. Our inlan-
try aud cavalry can be increased speed
lily as compared with artillery As re-
CARDS rifles and ammunition for these
two branches, We are. reasonably well
prepared. Gen. CroZier, Chief Of Ord
nance, at recent hearing before the
Military Committee stated that he cX-
pected TO have on hand by Dee, 81, 1912,
GS9,O00 Of the latest model rifles. We
have considerable ammunition on hand
for such rifles. During the year 1911
the Frankford Arsenal at Philadelphia
Firing a Coast Defense Mortar as-S
Battery
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-23

Running twenty-four hours day,
our arsenals and commercial firms
would take sol working days TO make
up this deficiency If they turned out
1000 rounds per day. Our coast forti.
acations, as far as guns are concerned,
are pretty well supplied. Ammunition
for this branch OF the service Is, how
ever, woefully lacking in quantity. The
citizens of this country must not imag-
inc that because our seacoast brlstles
with forts. these alone will prevent an
invader from landing troops. FOrtlfl-
cations are primarily to stop hostile
warshlps from entering waters where
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-23

fire from 300 TO 800 shots per day In
ManchurIa one gun was creditrd with
over GOO shots n q day, II, TO De ron.
soryatyc, We figure an average Of only
POO rounds per gun In action per day, II
would take only 10 guns TO shoot away
our daily output, and II we were 10 at
tempt 10 supply 1900 guns In action
with our present facilities each gun
would receive approximately rs rounds
of ammunition per day The following
table, based upon The requirements in
field guns Of different types by both
regulars and militia, viii give a clear
Insight aus to the stock of ammunition
now on hand and what should be on
hand This table calls for only 90l
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-23

a million, yes, five million Americans
would rise to the occasion and drive
out an army of invaders; but how are
these five millions OF men to make any
showing against an organized body of
trained soldiers, II they are not supplied
forces would unquestionably suffer ut
ter rout at the hands Of the enemy's
artillery alone.
The citizen who reads this may ex.
claim "Bosh! Look at what we have
done In past wars. We licked the Eng
llsh twice. vanqulshed the Mexlcans,
and finished Spain up In no time. We
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-23
RESERVE SUPPLY OF FIELT
ARTILLERY GUNS AND AMMU-
MILTON,

Our supply of field artillery mate-
rial continues 10 be so far short of
what II should be that l again call
attention 90. this condition. Such
material cannot be eEtcmpOrjzed.
II requires months nnd even years
TO manufacture IL, and in time of
wnr I, cannot be purchased abroad.
The amount which we have been
permitted to accumulate would be
insufficient for II single engagement
of the character OF the arrangements
In either the Russo-Japnnese or the
present Balkan war; From The An
nuaI Report of the Hon. Henry l..
simson. Secretary OF War, 1ol.D
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-23
By Burgoyne Hamilton.

VOW many American citizens
have given serious thought to
recent reports of high military
officials regarding our defensive con
ditlons? How many OF these saise
citizens doubt that in the event OF
war we could raise million men,
arm and equip them, and turn them
into the field, trained soldiers, in the
course of few months? Who is there
who dares suppose that with our enor-
nous manufacturing facilities we can
not supply sufficient ammunition at
short notice for the ,lrlous types OF
guns? Is it reasonable to believe that
patriotic manufacturers would not In
time Of war cast aside ordinary busi-
ness and put their energy into supply
Ing Geld guns and ammunition for the
Government? Is not an American the
best average rife shot in the world?
Ask your neighbor any of these ques-
tions and, if he doesn't give you an op-
timisllc answer, The author is greatly
mistaken. 1t is well, perhaps. to look
on the bright side of even the worst
situation; but in the ease Of our Ma
tional defense it is sometimes difficult
TO lind the bright side. In the matter
of ability to copy to improve upon, OF
even to create mechanically, We are
probably second to none as Nation,
Our 6eld artillery materiel is copied
from that of France, our Springfield
rife is a composite copy Of many for
elgn weapons, and is an improvement
over any one. Our coast defense arm
ament is an example of our creative
quality, for this is purely American.
What do we lack, then? may be rea-
sonubly asked. The answer is The
establishment of an effective military
policy In keeping with modern times
and the provisions Of our Constitution,
and its systematic development, par
ticularly in the training Of a sufficient
number Of men successfully to repel
possible invasion.
We lack field artillery. That is, more
specifically, mobile guns of from three
inch TO six inch. We lack ammunition
for such guns, and we have not enough
factory equipment in the whole United
States to manufacture at the beginning
of n war material and ammunition
which could be used in that war. unless
II be long drawn out affair. Modern
wars are short, however, as statistics
prove.
Before showing exactly what our re-
sources are it is necessary TO point out
certain facts regarding the proper bal
ance of a well-organized field army. BY
balance, in this instance, is meant the
apportionment of field artillery to 50
many infantry and cavalry combined.
1t must be borne in mind that an army
without the proper percentage of field
guns is at a great disadvantage. For
arguments sake, let us imagine that
two hostile forces, each composed Of
100000 men. are In position. ready to
commence action. These two forces
are physically, mentally, and mechan-
ically equal. except that one has four
field guns to every thousand of com.
blned infantry and cavalry. and the
other has only two field guns to every
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-23

Type Of gun.
Number Of guns. ........
Number Of rounds required
for guns considered go.
Number Of rounds manu.
factured or for which
appropriation has been
made, de,.................
Number of rounds deficient
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-31
El Ano Nuevo en-
el Sanatorio
del Auxilio Mutuo.

Ell Presidente de sla Socfedad Espa-
lola de Auxilio Mutuo Y Benefcencia
lie Puerto Rico, nos ruega publican, que
dicha Sociedad celebrara ell dia 10. de
Enero de 1914 la acostumbrada fiesta
en- su rSanatorio de Har }
Rey, Parada 81, a las 9 de la manana,
Para ella invita- a todos los socios y
amigos de la INSTITUTION y sus familias
.lue deseen realzar el acto con sus pre-
cencia Asistiran .el limo. senior Obs
30, ell senior Consul de Espana y otras
listinguidas personahdades.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-31
Ito que yendraf


Son neeesariOS los estribOs del Canal
de Panama en- Il Paeifeo. No haee mn-
ehO que los Estados unidoS hicierOn la
gesti6n respective sObre Las islas de Ga
lapagos. Tienen en eartena la gesti6E
sobrr Il GOlfO dc Fonseca. Tai yez apre-
cien que Payta. nnida por. ferroearril
con el Marathon. seria admirable; la
Pnnia Fariha a. Il extreme mas ayanza
10 lie la America haeia ri Asia Y pOr el
ferrocarril dc Payta al AIarail6n, sc po
dria cntrar faeihnente a Ia IiOya del
Ama1onas. que Humboldt estimara come
Ia mas apropiada euna para una nueya
Observation-Disclosures ~rechaz6 indig
nado n plan he Galapagos: Dios quiera
que eStas islas no h. sean Indispensable
4 los Esiaslos unidoS. Nicaragua Sc hs
exeedido II misIna snena hasta con un
proteetoradO inneeesariO. =.
En RI mar CARRIE. 10 que yendra e.
snny elaro. Los Estados lnidos neeesi
tan una Estaei6n naval earbOnera, que
nO puede ser Otra que Guantanamo: es-
II pr6xima al eaminO para el Canal Ne
eesitan mas: evitar que Europa tenga
posibles depdSiiOs para Sus mercaderiai
ga Il transitO haeia Il Asia tai el inte-
rs por las delnAs Antillas. y en- parti
enlar por Puerto Rico
Con refereneia al Canal Puerto Rico
eSia apartado del eaminO lie los Estado'
Unidos; pero en eambiO. esta en el de
Europa. La aeei6n de- los Estados Uni
dos ha de ser Ia de- evitar que en- esta
zOna martina. Europa. pueda adquirir
poseSiones eonerciales 6--hiarse bien-
militars; va one tOda guerra tiene su
raz6n eeon6miea y no ya i ser peqnena
IA que sObrsyendra, como explieare des
pues, 4 los poeos amos en- que Sc declare
alberto Il Canal. Los pOlitieos Puerto
rriquef0S debeh abandonar toda idea
con respecto 4 ane San Juan pueda SCI
algnn dia pAeriO franco, como dep6sito
de- mereaderias en transit0. con indnda-
BILE benefeio para Europa, pero con posi-
two daiO para los Estados UnidOs. Los
Esfados Unidos no pueden aereeentar su
mercad0 de consume en Puerto Rico: les
basta ahora asegnrarlo. Los Estados
Unidos no pueden apeteeer .racionalmen-
te las tierras de Puerto Rico, porque es-
tan ineapaeitados para prosperar en-
efect0-ya 10 demostrare-eomo pais
agrieola tropical: por otra parte. para
Ia adquisiei6n particular de tierras, no
~ necesita ri dominic pOlitico sObre un
pueblo. Los Estados UnidoS saben que
Ia actual poblaei6n hispano-amerieana
de Puerto Rico no puede ser aniqnilada
nj desplazAda: tal vez no puede ser an-
mentada. ponlue mas de 40 habitantes
por kil6metro euadrado va no eneontra-
rian. medios de alimentaei6n y sosteni-
miento. sino con grandes difieultades.
Los Estad0s Unidos necesitan-eso si-
impedir que Puerto Rico sea aprcvecha-
do jamks por Europa, nj eomerciai nj
militarmente; necesitan tai yez algo mas,
one por ahcra no saben; solo podran sa-
berlo. & punto flo. amos despufs de que
ii Canal este alberto; y entonees, sobre
el mapa en- aeei6n, trazarkn Ia linea de-
q. mN.m m.a1 u. a.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-31
Compan1a de opereta
hispano-anlericana
ELENCO


Director Artistico - NHgue! Cutie
rez.
Maestros Directories aHArmando Bu-
'atti Carlos Borrego.
Primeras fiples = Enriqueta Sala,
Angeles Garcia Blanco, Consuelo VIZ
aino y Carmen Caussade.
Tiple Characteristics = Josefna S.
garra.
Baritonos:- Emilio Cabello. Angel
de Leon y Arturo Soto.
Tenores- Ramon Alarc6n Y Fran
cisco Pozo.
Caricatos = Miguel vilfareal y Al
fonso Castillo.
Segundas Tiples - Carmen Lopez,
Luz Gonzalez, Esperanza Real y Maria
Pardo.
"a coristas de ambos sexos.
APITNEADORES. Conception Con
alez Gentil y Julian Gonzalez. SAS-
TIRE Angelo Leccardi. UTILER0.
Alejo Rubalcava.- .jEFE DE MAQUI.
EARIA-Diego Marco ATREZZIS
JAS Hermanos Rubalcava. ELEG-
FRICISTA.- Emilio Zamudio. AR.
gHIyERO. = Miguel B, Lozano. Deco
ado de Rovescalli " Achille Broggi,
3e Milah- Obronski; Impelkoven 4 Cir,
de Berlin sAmalio Ferna1ltlezay Mart.
nez Carl, de Madrid. yestnario della ca
sa de Caramba de MILAN y Achille FIN
Il, de Torino. Atrezzo de Ia Casa Sor,
mani, de Milan. Aparatos#electrico de
la casa Ditmar, de Milan y de la casa
Joseph sMenchen Electrical Co., de New
York.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-31
LA CONF[RENC|A DEL JUEVES
Santos Chocano en- la Camara
(Continuaci6n.)

, de Puerto Rico no puede III debe ser
otra, ahora Y sienpre, que la de cOnsoll-
dar su Ideal de Independence, va que
cuenta para clio con dos aliadas podero-
Sisinas: la llistoria la NaturaleZa. Es-
IA es In verdad
Hoy por hoy ell problema Immediate es
la reclamation que Inglaterra tiene pen
diente sobre el .Tratado Hay-Panceffo-
te I'll problema no eXiste EN- seriO In
glaterra no ha querido percatarse de que
la soluci6n para los Estados Unidos es
sencilla, casi infantil, aun con respeto
.strictO 4 la letra del tratado y al es-'
|piritu con que la prOpia lnglaterra 10
lnterpreta. Pueden los Estados Unidos
seilalar para sus naves y para las ingle-
ias y aun para t0das las eurOpeas igual
contribution. Nj Inglaterra, nj nadie
oodria impedir despues los Estados
Unidos, que en- calidad de subsenciOnes
levolviese los fOndOs recaudados 4 sus
prOpias companies navieras, que algtln
iuxlliO tienen derechO recibir de los
iObienos: solo quedarian, asi, Ell las
areas fiscales de los EstadOs Unidos, los
fOndos recaudadOs las naves europeas.
vi lnglaterra tiene pOr que ganar NADIA
/ la pOstre en- la exclamation, nj nada
tienen que perder por ella los Estados
UnidOs. AdivinO otra vez la sonrisa
aquella de cue he habladO, en- los labios
lei Presidente Wilson. :.
FL Jap0n sabe perfectamente que los
.uatrocient0s millones de los consllmido-
es dc la China. son un attractive podero-
so para los ojos de Europa hasta hoy
para los OjOs de los Estados Unidos des-
de aver. FL TratadO secreto de Russia
eOn COrea, Ell 1891, no alarmo al ,Jap6n
Tai 10 hizo Yer Buneau-Varilla a Ale
jandro Ill. FL Ferrocarril Transiberia-
no fue una provocacion, pero no una sor-
Dresa. Por dicho Ferrocarril, las armas
llemanas v las armas rusas hablan de in
tentar ell dominic del Extreme Oriente
Il Jap0n supO militarizarse en- treinta
AMOS Russia esta enterada del resultado
Los Estados Unidos fueron mediadores
de paz ; porque no les convenia ell que re-
sueltamente Russia quedase aniquilada
La embajada americana de San Peters
bnrgo esta en- el secreto =. . Militarizan-
dose, hizo el Jap6n fracasar en- efecto, ell
plan del Ferrocarril Transiberano pc
70 Ie6mo cOntrarrestar las nuevas fuer-
zas que por ell Canal de Panama han de
ir ahora con igual prop6sito? Militari-
|zandose cada .yez mas, seria desatinado
eel Jap6n no Sc preocupa va por aumen-
tar su Ejercito nj su Escuadra. FL
cambio, desde 1895 Sc esta Industrial,
zando; intenta tai vez industrializars
en- yeinte amos, de la misma manera que
EN- treinta Sc militariz0. DE esta maners
cuandO en- 1915 los EE. UU., ,declarer
alberto el Canal de Panama, es possible
que Sc encuentren en- el Extreme Orientc
con la manufactura japonesa, lista pars
eompetir mejor que la alemana.
Los nifos japoneses sometidos a las le-
yes restrictivas de las escuelas de San
Francisco, no han sido sino el exponen-
te de una rivalidad, que tiene por obje-
to fundamental el dominic del Extreme
0riente.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
NOTED DIVINE IS
CALLED BY DEATH
REV. JOHN RADING, PIONEER LIZ.
THERAN MINISTER, EXPIRES
AT AGE or SO.
HEAD OF WISCONSIN SYNOD
Founded Northwestern University at
WATERFOWL, After Raising Funds in
Europe for It's Establishment-was
in Ministry Sixty Years.

Miiwaukee.-The Rev. John Bading
pioneer Lutheran minister Of St
Johns church. Milwaukee. for many
years prominent in Wisconsin educa-
tional circles and father of Mayor
Bading, is dead after a long illness
He was IS years Old
Rev. Bading was born in Germany
in 1924 and soon after being ordained
minister in 1853 came to America
and took charge of the first Lutheran
parish at Calumet, Fond du Lac coun-
ty, this state, at salary OF $50 a
year. In 1854 he was transferred to
the church at Theresa, Dodge county.
He was transferred to Watertown in
1860 and was chosen president of the
Wisconsin synod. He was sent to
Europe In 1863 by the synod to secure
funds for the establishment of North
western university at WATERFOWL.
After seventeen months of travel he
returned to Wisconsin with sufficient
funds to establish the university. In
recognition of his ceaseless and IN
firing efforts he was elected president
of the board of trustees, which office
he held until his death.
In 1882 he was elected president
of the Lutheran synodical conference
of North America, the highest official
position the church has power to con-
fer.
Rev. Bading was pastor of st. Johns
Lutheran church, this city, for more
than forty years and assistant pastor
until his death. He was in the pas
torate for more than sixty years. He
was president of the Wisconsin synod
twenty-six years and vice president
twenty years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
ARRESTS FOLLOW EPIDEMIC
Selling of Impure Milk Held Respon-
sible for Outbreak of Scarlet
Fever at Jefferson.

Jefferson .-While a scarlet fever
epidemic in Jefferson continues I'M
checked, there have been develop
ments enough to set the town wonder
ing what is coming next Eight farm
ers from the towns of Sullivan and
Palmyra have been arrested for sell
ing impure milk All of them pleaded
guilty and paid fines of SIS. A month
ago at the outbreak Of the fever there
were wholesale arrests on the same
charge.
The event that has caused most
comment was the removal of DR.. J.
Brewer. who has been health officer
here for many years. Complaint had
been filed with the state board of
health, although it's nature was Sc
cret.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
POULTRY
FNI1S
ROOSTER LOWERS EGG YIELD
interesting Tests Made at New York
Experiment Station on Presence
Of Males in Flock.

The belief used to be general many
years ago that hens would not hay
without the presence OF male bird
in the flock. And even today there
are few people that contend the
male stimulates egg production to a
greater or less extent Men who
have raised poultry for years still
cling to this notion and persist in
keeping lot of males hanging about
where only eggs are wanted.
The New York Experimental sta,
ton made up four pens of pullets.
two consisting of pure-bred stock and
two of mixed stock. With one pen OF
each class cockerels were kept, while
with the others none were allowed.
The cockerels were put with the tive
pens two months before any began
laying. Some pullets in each of the
two pens in which no cockerels were
put began laying month before any
in the two containing cOckerelS. The
fowls were Of the Asiatic breeds and
rather persistent sitters. No attempt
was made to discourage any of the
hens from sitting, and there seemed
to be no difference in the relative
number of sitters in the contrasted
pens. Or the cross-bred pullets the
lot without males laid better through.
out the season and also during the
best egg season. OF the other lot
the one without males began laying
earlier and did better than the one
with males during the first part of
the season, but it fell slightly behind
for the latter months, though during
that period they kept even with the
lot which was accompanied by males.
1t was thought that the vice of feath-
er eating which broke out in this pen
had much to do with the falling on
in egg production.
From these experiments it would
seem that the presence of males has
detrimental influence upon the egg
yield. This is also the theory adj
vanced by many in recent years, and
it is now pretty generally accepted
By prominent egg farmers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30

tension or suffrage such as this hin
proposes once made is practically ir-
IeVocable- It is step that once
taken cannot easily be retraced. No
matter how erroneous such a decision
may later prove to be, no matter how
soon the people may discover it to be
a mistake, or how clearly its unwis-
dom may be demonstrated. the privil-
eye OF suffrage once conferred cannot
readily be recalled. Opposed to such
repeal would stand not only most
OF It's former champions and support
ers but all the newly enfranchised
voters. whatever their opinions might
have been prior to the change who
very naturally would resent its subse-
quent withdrawal as reflection upon
themselves. So woman suffrage NAV
be defeated again and again without
being finally denied; but let it once
carry and the contest will be at an
end. 1t is a change therefore that
should not be made precipitately or at
time when only part of the voters
are likely to go to the polls. This I'M
doubtedly was the view entertained by
the last legislature when it submitted
the question to popular vote at pres
ldentiai election. Then the fullest and
truest expression of public opinion
may be had. Then the largest vote
is cast. At such an election last No
vember the proposal contained in this
bill was submitted and was oyerwhelm-
ingly rejected. Were an attempt now
made to resubmit it at the presiden-
tial election in 1916. ! should feel JUS
tilted in Withholding my approval. But
do not consider that the enactment
OF this bill, providing as it does for
q vote next year, when it is, unlikely
there viii be as full attendance at
the polls, is consistent with a proper
respect for the deliberate judgment
OF the people of the state, sosrecently
and fully registered. ,s.sf.se 49,
Ii there is to be reconsideration Of
the vote upon this matter taken last
fall, it should be later and at an cleo.
ton where the popular vote will be
equally large and inclusive. No 9TH
er course will prove in the end either
satisfactory or defensible There is
nothing TO prevent the present legis-
lature from doing this by providing
now for the submission of this ques-
ton at the presidential election in
1916. If this bill so provided / should
sign it; but l cannot approve it in its
present form
FRANCIS E. McGOvERN.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
ALLEGES Hotel Clerk Is. Robber

River Munchausen, aged "A,
is in custody here upon complaint of
Joseph Bailey, wealthy retired far
mer, who claims Munchausen came
to his room at the Parker hotel at
midnight and attempted to rob him.
Bailey says he surprised him at the
work and in q scuffle, which follow
ed, Bailey was badly bruised about
the face and head and but for the in
PREVENTION Of another roomer would
have been seriously injured Mum
chausen is clerk at the hotel.