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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
INTERESTING MEETING

The Wide Awake club held theil
second bread, candy and seed corn
contest Nov. Oath together with q
fair by the school children under
Miss Cooks direction which was
very interesting. There was a dis
play of bread, cake, candy, vegeta-
b!es, fruit, grain, etc. as we'll as fancy
and plain sewing and the regular
school work. After Judging the
work Supt. Davies gave an excellent
talk to the club on the work it could
do in promoting neighborIy good will
and broadening the character of the
members by overlooking little things
In taking so much interest in larger
subjects. He then spoke briefly on
the good and poor points in the po-
tatoes, corn and apples exhibited,
giving his reasons for judging as he
did which gave a better idea of what
perfect potato, apple or ear of corn
might be. The first premium on
bread went to Mrs. Templin second
to Mrs. FeltZ.
Candy-Myrtle Allen, Vera
Templin.
Candy-VeraT emplin, Myrtle Allen.
Candy-Myrtle Allen, Ella Cook.
Ten ears of yellow dent-Cecil Allen,
Whitney Allen.
Largest ear, first and second-Whit-
ney Allen.
FIint-Lester BeardsIeY.
Pop corn-Dan Worth.
Perfect ear-Whitney Allen.
The exercises closed with Thanks
giving song by the school. At the
next meeting, Dec. 18th, there will be
an election of officers after which the
following program will oe given.
Song, club-America.
Recltation-Miss Frazier.
Music, violin-Otto and Lena Sells.
Recisation-Dan Worth.
Quartette-Geo. McGllvra, Mr..
Keller, Ray Cowles, Ed. McGilvrs.
Recitation-Flora Promo.
Selo-Irene Lusby.
Recltation-Henry Sells.
Current Events-Geo. MeGilvra.
Observation-Disclosures Har mon.
Quartette-Templius.
DiaIogue-Allens.
Song-Home Sweet Home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
South DeItOn.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Borker and daugh-
ter, Grace, and their son-in-law aud
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hoarse,
ate Thanksgiving dinner with the
formers sister and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. E. Waddell. George Wad-
dell of Fairfield was a caller for short
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Holt and son,
Keith, ate goose dinner Thsnksgiv-
ing day with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Odekirk, of Lynn Ave, Bara-
boo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mather and
Dorothy OF Ridge street, Baraboo,
were Thanksgiving guests with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Cratsenburg.
Ernest Weinke attended the meet
ing held at sReedsburg last Saturday
for teachers and memb ers of the school
board.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. BayIes and
daughters drove to Reedsburg last
Saturday to attend the meeting at
the training school building for the
benefit of the school boards and
teachers. They spent Saturday mig at
and sunday with friends In the See
ond City.
Miss Jennie Searle, who teaches the
primary room at Merrimack spent her
Thanksgiving vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Searle, returned to
her duties sunday afternoon.
Mrs. May Graves and daughters,
Violet and Zero, of the Gem City
were visitors of Mrs. Cratsenberg, re-
Gently.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
South WGStfiGId

Eddie Voss and sister, Ida, made a
trip to Baraboo Friday to visit their
brother, Herman, who is still in the
Gem City hospital, but is doing very
nicely.
Mrs. Charles Heintz has bad cold
but is some better at the present
writing.
The Misses Ida and Theresa Kepka
have returned home after weeks
stay with their sister, Mrs. Herman
Kopf.
Mrs. Frank Voss made a business
trip to Baraboo Monday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
Carr Valley

Mrs. Wendell MolI has been very
i'll with Pneumonia but is some better
at this writing.
Pat O'Brien Is getting ready to
build q new barn next summer.
Mrs. August Darrenougue OF Reeds
burg is helping take care of her Sis
ter, Mrs. M oil.
Mrs. F. Gssser spent Friday at
the home of Arthur Gasser.
Little Gaylord Marshall was quite
Iii for a few lays the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Snyder and th rec
sons speEt Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. john Hurn, at Ironton.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

"BACK TO THE LAND"-The
Canadian Pacific Railway offers you
some of the best Farming Land In
Western Canada by paying one-twen-
tieth or about one Dollar an acre down
and the balance in twenty years. They
will also loan you $4,000 for buildings
and $1,000 for stock and seed. Your
first crop on a half section of this
land should at least net you $4,000.
Join our Cheap Excursion December
IL. For further particulars phone,
write or call on T. E. Mead, Over Cor
ner Drug Store.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. E. Crawford and chill.
dren spent Thanksgiving with mis-
brother, Jay, and family of Greenfield,
the former returned home Friday.
Little Billie Powell of Websters
Prairie spent couple of days last
week with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. s. P. Searle.
John Waddell of Alderman was q
visitor at p. e. Waddell's and Will
liam's last Monday and Tuesday.
Jack Hayes bought q horse from
Charles Cone last week.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
East Limeridge.

Born to Mr. and Mrs Will Kahn a
son Tuesday, Nov 25
Mr. and Mrs Albert RotzolI and Mr.
and Mrs Herb Smith spent Sunday at
the Nelson Warren home
Mr. and Mrs john l. Smith enter
tanned their children at Thanksgiving
dinner
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
APPOINTED Humane Office

Humane Officer +. A. Philbrick has
received from Governor McGovern
the commission of Eugene Scharnke
of Ableman to accept as deputy hui
name officer at that place.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

TIMBER FOR SALE-1O acres
of standing timber for sale, white oak,
red oak and poplar; suitable for ties,
timber, lumber and wood, four miles
west of Baraboo on North Freedom
road. n. 81. Smith.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

Mrs Geo Smith of Barron is Lere
visiting her brother and other relatives
Guy Hainstock, accompanied by his
aunt, drove TO Bear Valley Sunday
Mr. and Mrs Albert Rotzoll spent
Saturday at the Herb l. Smith home
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
MebStGrS Prairie

Those that ate Thanksgiving dinner
with Mrs. Ed. Baer were Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Lesuer and family of Baraboo,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Slmonds and family
of Delton, Laurence Simonds of Bara-
boo, and Miss Ethel Simonds of Madi-
son, also Mrs. Baer's father who re-
manned with her until Sunday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
Claim Not Allowed

The claim of Timothy Dougherty
against the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth
has been disaIlowed in
Judge Kelsey's court. The amount
was about 1866 and the question of un-
was over a signature
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
From Minnesota.

Mrs. Richard Barrow and son,
Ralph, and daughter, Verds, and
Mrs. Elijah Barrow and son, Roland,
of Erskire, Mimi, are spending the
holidays with the ladies' parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Tneo. TruehI, and family at
Willmsr, Mimi. They formerly re-
sided at Merrimack.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-for
Baraboo residence property, so acres
of land, level, good soil, all til
liable, mile from town, Juneau Co
Price S25 an acre. T. Edw. Mead,
over Corner Drug Store.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
Spring Green

A surprise party was given to Mrs,
Esther GrinneIl last Friday night by
a number of her friends. Mrs. !Grinnel
will depart for Texas in short time
to live with her daughter, Mrs. J. E.
Campbell. Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell
are here at present helping to get their
mother ready TO accompany them on
their trip south. Mrs. Grinnell is ont
of the earliest settlers in this village
having lived here nearly so years. +
B. Simpson, brother of MRS. Grin.
nell, will also go south to spend TIT
winter in Lone Star state.
Mrs Hurley has sold her residence
and property in town to William Cole
of Bear Creek. Mrs. Hurley and hel
daughter will remain in Spring Greer
for the present having rented cottage
on the least side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Federmap
of the town of Troy have moved their
household goods to town and will &C.
cupy the Cross residence.
Attorney and Mrs. e. A. Evans and
children of Baraboo came down Wed
nesday and spent Thanksgiving at The
home of attorneys parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. w. Evans. The Misses Mary
and Lillian Evans were also home TO
est Thanksgiving turkey.
Otto Schadde and men of BaraboO
were down last week and did q job
of plumbing in the e. w. Evans resi-
dence.
Lee Bear recently sold span of
horses to Mr.. Oglevie of Madison.
This was one of the finest draft teams
in this section of Wisconsin and was a
good example of the splendid stock j.
IL. Baer & Son make a business of
raising on their farm near the village.
The Daniel Morgan family who
have all been sick lately with pneu-
monia and grip, are improving rapid
ly. Miss Emma, who teaches in the
village schools and had to give up her
duties for several weeks, expects to
return to her work in another week.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

FOR SALE-Three.fifth of an acre
just outside Of the city limits On paved
road. House, barn, woodshed and
well. Price $3.50. Enquire at this
office.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

FARM FOR SALE-Consisting &C
81 acres of clay soil with good base
ment, barn and house and other out
buildings just good stock farm, viii
be sold on easy terms. This farm Is
situated miles west of Baraboe. For
further particulars inquire or phone.
J. A. Martiny, Baraboo, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

Kills Wolf

Edwin e. Nichols and son, Nobel,
OF Wonewoc returned from the north
Monday morning with deer each.
The largest weighing It's pounds. The
former also killed large timber wolf,
measuring over feet from tip to top.
Mr.. Nichols was formerly sheriff of
Sank county.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

Mrs. Fred Crouch has received some
Japanese persimm ons from her sister,
Mrs. Frances Kimball, Anaheim,
California. The writer can attest the
delectableness of the fruit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J ames Jefferson have
gone to Charleston, ILL.,, where they
will be guests of their daughter for the
winter. They were accompanied by
their daughter, Miss Lorraine Jeffer-
son, of Amherst, Mass, who has
been q guest of her parents for the past
few weeks, and who will visit in
Charleston for a time before returning
to the east. Mr.. Jefferson ia much
improved from his recent accident.
Miss Marjorie Wiley of Reedsburg
came to visit Miss Gwendolyn Ed
wards until this morning. The
young ladies, together with Misses
Lottie Holmes and Ruth Ruggles
of Baraboo and Miss Marie Nc
Cutchen OF Ridgeway, Wisconsin,
sotored to Kilbourn last evening and
attended the G. e. Rally at the Pres
byterian church there. Rev. Farrow
the state field secretary Of the organi-
cation, was present and seven societies
were represented. A four course ban
was served.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

FOR SALE-190 acre farm, under
cultivation, the rest timber end marsh,
Z miles northeast of city. New nine
room house, good basement barn and
buildings, 2 good wells and cistern.
A bargain. Address 4. 81. DameS
r. /, Box so, Phone 1927. 5.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

John McGsrity, brakeman on the
west-end way freight out of Adams,
fell from q gangway of the engine and
was seriously hurt.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

LOST-On cemetery road or west
Sank road on Thanksgiving Day a
black plush robe. Finder please notify
Harvey OFT, Delton, Wis. Telephone
16O7-F. Is.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

MONEY WANTED-$l5O0 for
years, per cent interest, first mort
gage on farm worth 5000. e. Aug.
Runge, lawyer, BaranoO.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

LOST-Black and white hound
Lost near the George Butterfield farm
in Fairfield. Finder please notify T..
81. veitch, 426 Sixth street, or }. ii.
Baxter, 536 Lynn street, and receive
reward.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

FOR SALE-8O acre clay farm,
house, barn, other Improvements, 40
acres fenced, nice clearing, some
broke, $14 an acre. For information
write Box "a, Lehigb, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

FOR SALE-A Mccormick Pony
Shredder and Woodbury. 2 horse
Oower for sale or trade. p. Kelley
e. ID. r..
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
Complete Road

The road east of Reeds burg has been
completed and the estimated cost in
given as $4,000 per mile.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

Observation-Disclosures in family
of four. Inquire at this office.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

MORTGAGES-We deal in high
class farm mortgages and want re-
sponsiol persons in this community
10 sell them locally on commission.
Write us giving references. UNION
INVESTMENT COMPANY, Minne-
polls, Minnesota.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

FOR SALE CHEAP--Good resi-
dence, two stories, twelve rooms, stone
basement, goUd condition; three acres
good land, well, cistern, plenty of
water. One hundred rods from Prai-
rie du Sac. See L. s. Drew.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

FOR SALE-Cheap il taken at
once, an so acre farm. Inquire at this
office.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
Popular Wants

4sslines,..1 time weekly 15c
4 lines, 2 times weekly Csc
4 lines, 8 times daily and /
time weekly 25c
For longer time at proportionate
rates.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-12
BUREAU TO STUDY MARKETS
Committee viii Lay Matter Before the
President.

Chicago. April IA committee au,
thorized at the closing session Of the
conference on marketing and farm
credits will go to Washington In a
few days and present to President
Wilson the conclusions of the 500
scientific agriculturists, financiers and
economists who have met here for
three days. They will appeal for the
establishment by the government of a
bureau for the thorough study of mar
kets, crops and cost of transporting
food stuffs. They viii assert that the
appropriation of $4,000 for such an
organization. which now is pending,
should be increased to 81 600, 600. They
will ask for federal loans t farmers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-12
Some Very Interesting Facts About the Ford

AT a meeting of the Adcraft club in
Detroit, Mich, last week, N. A Haw-
kins, general sales manager of the
Ford Motor Co, gave an interesting
talk on what it means TO manufacture
200, 600 complete motor cars in twelve
months. His story, bristling with
figures, was foil of the romance of
business. Ten years agt the company
was capitalized at $2S, 900 and did an
annual business of $500, 600. Today
it is the largest motor car factory in
the world; has capitalization of $50,
600 600 and sells annually $500, 600,
600 worth of cars in all the world.
The January sales of Ford cars, /"
said Mr.. Hawkins, were nearly 50,
600, 600 for the month or more than
twice the gross receipts of the Grand
Trunk railway system for the same
month. In the last four months we
did a business of nearly $50, 600, O0C
and two of these four months were not
real good ones He further stated.
The Ford is an organization of young
men, lot an executive head has beer
added to a single department of the
business in more than six years, during
which time the output of cars and
annual sales have nearly doubled eacl
year. We use banks only as deposition
les to lock up money and earn Inter
est and this season in planning pro
duction of 200. 600 cars, we neve-
consulted a banker.
I'VE are at present employing il
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-12
THE LATEST STYLES
What the Ladies Will Wear to
Be Well Dressed

Chicago, April What is the time
by the clock on Nellie's sockP Watch
and see. Fol slashes make IL possible
for n to view the lstest styles in hois-
cry. Slashes are hard to define. for it
is the part of the skirt that isn't. The
eastern critics of dress reform would
term it a trsnsgressiop, but briefly,
it is only an opening ia the skirt ex-
tending from the hem to any place
below the knee.
You cannot be stylish without slash
es; it simply can't be done. The slash
is a necessity and a comfortable device
to give the wearer Of the narrow skirt
room to take the fashionable twelve
inch step. 1t may be found in all the
new evening gowns, even the strictly
tailor suits being considered passe
without ii.
The slashee, alias the modisto, in
troduced this innovation with the
distinctly artistic Bulgarian blouse.
Fond and forgiving husbands say that
woman always calls a thing artistic
when she does not know if she likes it
or not. True it is, the father of the
family would be severely Ieprimanded
if he mimicked the new style and let
his shirt blouse quite so much.
The new blouse reminds one of the
pictures of Tolstoy taken in his peasant
costume, for it is a close reproduction
of that long established style of the
Russian workingmsn. The orienta
sash that goes with the outfit comes
in for its share of mention, too, as
without the girdle of contrasting
color the bsrbaric splendor of the
effect would be lost. They certainly
attract u lot of attention, which seems
to be the idea of style nowadays.
Getting back to the topic of the slit
skirt again. il forces woman 10 keep
her foot and ankle we'll shod. Manu-
facturers. profting by advance MOTTO
es, have put on the market seventy
new colors in hosiery. and nearly as
many in variety. Gray is n very
stylish color. although it resembles
nothing so much as the very thin
black hose. Bronze hose to match the
AtN "ouAO ohOCo may . AuhuN AOl
IL. 80 a pair.
The newest thing in dainty ankle
cover ing will be the delight and ex-
travagance of the June bride. if she
is not siiuted in her allowance, for
they merely cost the t%Iifing sun of
$50 per pair. These are composed of
c~hifonlike silk. with nets Of chantilly
lace of bowknots, cupid and like de-
signs. The real innovation Is the La
Trouville," the fishnet hosiery, com
posed of atmosphere, mostly, the mesh
es in some cases being as large as
your shoe D%utton, and should be worn
over colored hosiery TO be effective.
The principal idea as applied 10 this
important psIt of woman's fneIy is
brilliancy and gauziness, ever the
moderate priced Isle hosiery being re-
duced to the near-nothing line. The
white topped shoes have been re-
placed by shoes with bright tops,
without which your costume is in
complete. and when woman is topped
off with the new canoe hat. with its
single feather sticking up mastlke, she
may float down the stream of life on
the avenue, conscious that she is we'll
dressed. But where in history could
You find another just like itr
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-12

reached her that General Francisco
(Panchio) Villa, former bandit. now
In the field at the head OF 700 consti-
tut~ionalistas, held up a Mexican
Western train near here and took
more than 100000 worth OF silver bull
lion after n fierce fight In which eight
persons were slain. According TO ad-
vices the attack on the train occurred
at San Andreas, twenty miles west OF
here. The bullion which consisted OF
122 bars valued at 1000 pesos each.
was the property OF the Dolores Min
ing company, controlled by Americans.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-12

our factories and at our branch houses
ls,O6l meu, all day workers, not a
piece worker in the plants, ard dis
buIsing nearly $35, 600 a day for pay.
rolls, every day being pay day at the
Ford factory. There is not a wise in
the Ford factory, no chance to do
any bench work to straighten ont de
tects IN any imperfect parts They
must ut or go to the scrap heap.
TO give an idea of the economy of
production in a factory like the Ford,
Just one model or chassis and to con.
tinue building the same car for six
years, heIe are some of the figure:
and items:
we require for u 1913 output l.,
600, 600, lamps, soc, 900 wheels, 500.
600 tires, 80, 600 tons of steel, the hide,
.of 400, 600 cattle TO furnish leather fol
.upholstering the bodies, the hair OF
b~ristles from {, 900, 900 hogs to stuff
into unholstering, -, 600, 900 hicko1
billets for wheel spokes and nearly 90,
600, 90 square feet of glass for the win
Id~owshields.
Jan II last, we built aud shirpe,
1856 finished model ~" a business
for n day amounting to $500, 600 ar
requiring 200 freight cars to handl
shipments. Ia spite of our Increase
facilities for producing, cur dali
orders are in excess of our daily out
put. as evidenced by the fact that il
spite of all the great shipments W
have made, we still have on file fo
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-12
HAWAII TALKS SECESSION
Petition Is Being Prepared Asking
Independence.

Honolulu, April 12.-The Star-Bulle-
tin says that a petition is being pre-
pared declaring that whereas. Hawaii
Is commercially unable to exist under
free sugar. 1t be allowed TO withdraw
from the Union and resume its preyi-
GUS status of independence. IL a free
sugar provision be enacted by con
gress."
The Star-Bulletin says the petition
Is being drafted by an attorney en-
gagged by leading business men and
that the latter IRE giving IL earnest
support. 1t win be put into circula-
ton as soon as the draft Is completed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-12

immediate attention 3S. 326 orders or
quantity to take US through
April 10, at the rate of 1000 carsl
pei day. 1t will take 35, 600 freight
to move the 1913 Ford output.
which, according to the most suthen-
tic estimates of other car makers,
will be every otner car thst is built
IN this country in 1913.
After giving the above figures to The
Forum representative, G. 4. Reynolds.
manager Of the Fargo branch of the
Ford Motor Co, added u few interest
ing figures bearing on Ford sales out Of
this city, which would indicate that
North Dakota was doing its share to
ward marketing this tremendous vol
ume. Mr.. Reynolds states that up to
March l, the LEGAL branch has deliv.
cred SOP cars since Oct. /. as against
222 in the same time last year that il
has !, 100 actual specified orders fer DE.
livery this month and actual signed
shipping instructions for 2,793 to be
delivered before May Is.
Leaving the factory March 20 was
probably the largest trainload of auto,
mobiles ever moved west Of the Missis.
Fssippi river. 1t c%ontaireI City car
loads of seven automobiles each total
ing 800 antomobil 5 to he divided be.
ween Crogkstou, Grand Forks anC
dinot. Fargoans were given an op
portunlty to see this train, inasmucl
as 1t remained here the greater part Of
a day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-12
SAYS CONGRESS- is TO BLAME
Colonel Thompson Thinks Our Navy
Is inefficient.

Washington, April 12.-Congress
stands In the way OF efficient control
of the navy, according to Colonel Rob-
ert NJ, Thompson. chairman of the
executive committee of the Navy
League of the United States.
Younger ~admirals," he declared.
"also were necessary to make an
American feet effective in time OF
war"
For some reason" said Colonel
Thompson, congress always had a
strong prejudice against giving high
rank to officers In the navy. When
the Spanish war broke out u entire
system of promotion was ignored.
Officers to command the feet were
selected even from the captains list.
the senior officers being ignored. and
congress has persistently refused to
provide for the situation which con
fronts IT,"