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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

-BERE are a certain number OF pro-
motions among officers in each
1 grade Of the navy July Of every
year and to make room for these ike
number must be removed from the serv-
ice. This years list includes five cap
tains, four commanders, four lieutenant
commanders and two lieutenants. The
"plucking board consists Of i've ad-
mirals chosen for the purpose Of select
ing the men who must be retired.
Recently there has been some effort
made to abolish this board and have the
Secretary Of the Navy make the elimi-
nation necessary. Representative Brit
ten Of Illinois. q member Of the naval
affairs committee. introduced such a bill
in the House recently. Secretary Dan
iels Is for the board. To him 1t Is an in
stitution, and. saying 50. he did not stop.
but proceeded to tell why this was his
opinion. He said:
Between the two systems. the one
suggested by Mr.. Britten and the pres
emit system, I told Mr.. Britten I thought
the one which had been tried was the
better. An admiral can't be 'plucked,'
and those constituting the board from
time to time are, therefore. beyond the
possibility Of being 'plucked.' in turn.
for their findings. They are men who
have come up through all the grades and
have served in every corner Of the navy.
They know the personnel from beginning
to end, from top to bottom.
As q matter Of fact, there is in the
navy . unique situation. or rather, its
men are in a unique situation. The navy
is something like the gulf stream. 1t is
In the world. but its waters do not min
gle with the other waters Of the world.
This Is more true of this part of the
government than any other. The men
who are shipmates. from the captain
down to the youngest. come into such
relationship in their cruises that 1t en-
ables them to measure each other.
through Interchange Of views. There is
a sort Of mental telepsthy that astounds
men outside.
Mr.. Brittcn says they don't know
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could mobilize 500 nurses ready to go to
the front inside of twenty-four hours.
THE 5000 are all of them picked
nurses. It is not every trained nurse by
any means that makes a good war nurse.
Sturdy physique is prime essential and
there are other qualities that are essen
tial, such as steady nerves and the habit
of GOODNESS. In selecting nurses for en-
rollment such matters are carefully con-
sidered; they figure in each woman's rec
ord. Many applicants are unavoidahly
rejected always with the understanding
that 1t Is no slight upon them person.
ally. but merely that they do not seem to
be adapted for war work.
Every nurse on the roll has had at
least two or three. years experience in
hospitals, which means that she is ac-
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wonderful experience. Southern Califor-
MIA with it's almost tropical climate. flow
ers the year round. and sunshine $50 days
a year seems a paradise to people living
in a locality with severe winters. And SO
to us this snow carnival, with its skiing.
sleiehing, skating and tobogganing, Is
something to be made much of. OF course,
almost any climate to be found In this
country can be duplicated right in Cali
fornia. But, somehow. we Of the south
never until recently realized the wonders
of these snow froltcs.
cat Truckee old and young Join in the
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at minutes notice If called. We could
mobilize the whole 5000 in a few days
II they were required. A short time ago
we got word from Cleveland that sixty
nurses in that city were ready to start
that day II needed.
Suppose We have an emergency call
for nurses. We telegraph to the chair
man Of the nurses committee in New
York. say. telling him that 50 many nurses
are wanted from him Immediately. The
chairman has q list OF every nurse in the
metropolis or its vicinity who has been
enrolled, He calls up each one In turn
by telephone and asks. Are you free
one of them will offer her services who
can possibly escape from duty immedi-
ately at hand. If they were wanted We
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

demanding succor. is obliged to depend
upon outside contributions.
THE work Is already in progress. Yes
terday we sent to Vera Cruz by torpedo
boat 500 vaccine points. 10000 Quinine
tablets. 10000 cholera mixture tablets
and other medicines. On the Wyoming.
from New York. went q large conAgn-
ment Of condensed milk. matted milk. bis
cults in paper cartons. canned corn,
canned beans. etc.
In the event Of war much money
will be needed by the Red Cross to pro-
vide for the personnel Of its orBaniza-
macists. cooks. hospital attendants. lit
ter bearers, laborers. etc. The govern
ment provides for the transportation and
subsistence Of all these people. but 1t
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fun. Parties are met at the station by
resident committees and given sleds.
suppose the idea makes you of the east
laugh, but we are ready and waiting for
the opportunity to go racing down a
snow-covered hill. Snow men and snow
battles. too. have their place in this win
ter playtime.
Regular programs also are arranged.
ski experts are secured. who give dar-
ing exhibitions and teach those who wish
to learn. AS usual thing people go to
the carnival prepared to camp for week
or two"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

Mrs. Peterson is acting as hostess for
Mr.. Curry. who is widower. The Curry
home, just a short distance from Wash
ington's fashionable Dupont Circle. re-
minds one of a southern home-almost
But lest the visitor stray. there Is a sofa
cushion bearing the California poppy and
the Great Bear, the seal of the state. en-
broidered upon il.
Mrs. Peterson accompanied the visitor
to the door. and again laughingly re-
marked:
BE sure not to forget that We are wild
and woolly."
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does not pay them. The Red Cross must
attend to that. ~
I'VE are fairly flooded by applica-
tons from women all over the country
who are anxious to be war nurses. A
great majority Of them are unframed.
But we do not want them. However
much their patriotism and willingness
Of self-sacriice may be admired, they
would not be useful for our purposes
We have plenty Of trained nurses already
at hand. women Of experience. whose rec
ords in every instance are fully known.
Five thousand trained nurses are al
ready enrolled for service with our
armies in case of war with Mexico.
Hundreds Of them are actually holding
steady employment, in order to be ready
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withdraw the esteem they have for such
admirals.
believe there should be any selection out
1t Is a hard condition. and I have no
criticism to make of those who are OPP
posed to all systems Of selection out.
But, under our present laws in the navy.
IL in order to give the command to men
before they have reached old age, We
must facilitate promotions by q system of
selection out which retires a certain
number each year, then I say the present
law is better than that offered by Mr..
Britten.
las Secretary of the Navy. should feel
compelled to oppose any law transfer
ring any power from the board OF FIVE
admirals to the Secretary, even with the
safeguards Mr.. Britten throws around his
proposition to change the method. II We
are to continue any system, the selection
should be made by naval officers Of high
rank. who have the confidence of their
brethren and their country, rather than
by the Secretary. who necessarily can
not know all about the officers Of the
navy 30 well as can a board of admirals
Il have talked with many ofIicers in
the navy about the results of the pluck
ing board, and / find almost unanimous
feeling that the boards in the past have
done their duty, and most justly and
fairly.
The public is in danger Of getting the
Idea that a man is 'plucked' because he is
no longer capable and efficient. This is
not the theory. The men who are retired
by this board have no black marks upon
their record. The navy does not feel that
they are proven inefficient by this act but
In considering who shall come to the su-
preme command in the navy the board
considers the high qualities Of initiative
and resourcefulness. f.Ff-:
When there are two men. one to be Sc
lected and one TO be retained, the ad-
lnirals judge all the qualities Of the men,
him who would make the best.
in time of crisis, and pluck
ing him who 10 safe and prudent per-
naps, but lacks imperial qualities. This is
the spirit of the law. and think it has
been carried out in this way.
IF there Is to be any selection out. and
Upon that question there. 4s room for
ieep and wide differences Of opinion. the
present law. i think. - n good as can
De advanced. I should regret very much
y see the law changed" - =
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exercised in its expenditure. Certain
things are absolutely needed and there
is not much left over for extras. Accord
ingly funds contributed from outside
sources accomplish good in two ways.
furnishing many comforts which other
wise the sick and wounded would not
enjoy, and conserving the resources OF the
medical service, so that what money II
has goes farther.
In case of war the Red Cross will
need funds for the purchase of medical
supplies Suppose that there are
wounded Mexicans in a base hospital.
buy medicines and invalid foods for
them, yet they cannot be allowed to
suffer for lack of such necessaHes.
Accordingly the Red Cross, in whose
view friend and foe arc equal when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

and ,ntelligently-the oriental exclusion
act and woman suffrage
People of the east have practically
no Idea of the conditions of orientals.
Here the Japanese are 80 scarce as to
be a negligible quantity. while the
Chinese are too few to become a aues-
ton But with US both have become
vital one.
LAS for conditions in the entire state I
cannot speak with authority. but I do
mento valley. one Of Calfornia's most
fertile spots and one in which the ORR
entail question has become acute.
First of all. the Japs live as white
people cannot. What to them repre-
sents comfortable living to a white
man would be a mere pittance. And,
then, they are natural farmers. In the
Sacramento valley the chief crops are
Strawberries, asparagus and potatoes In
other parts OF the state they raise fruits
extensively.
"One illustration will suffice to show
conditions as they exist in the whole
valley. At Florin. near Sacramento. Is
the principal strawberry district At
town. AS happens so often in semi
country districts, as the children grow
UP the parents feel that city advan-
tages- are needed. 1t was In this way
the farms to Japs. who did all the
work for a one-third share of the prof
it's. At the present time but two white
families live in F1orin. Little by little
together to buy a small plot Then he
story Of one is the story Of ali. Now
they have practically a colony there.
season to open when California as
paragus and strawberries can be
found in the markets. little appreciate
the fact that 1t is not true California
-
For instance. one Of your potato
kings" is Japanese.
Perhaps even less understood than
the actual conditions which we face in
California is the strong race feeling
we have toward all orientals. Fortu-
nately this has prevented many inter-
marriages. There is also a law pro-
hibiting such marriages within the
state. 1 can recall but two which oc
Cured in the portion Of the state in
which / live.
"one was between the daughter of 4
high church official and the Japanese
butler. The family was Frustrated. The
girl lived with her husband for two
years, but is now with Aer people. an
invalid, with two small children. The
other girl remained with her husband
but a short period. and fortunately
there were no children. That is what
we all shudder at: the possibility, Of
having a future generation Of half
breeds
Other phases exist which are as dis
agreeable to us. however. as the fact
that the Japanese have monopolized
many Of our most important indus
tries. California does not provide DIFF
feFent schools for them. Japs. negroes.
what few we have, and Chinese are all
entitled to attend the public schools
with our white children. That. on it's
face. may seem of little moment. But
with the Japanese and Chinese it is
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Sister of Representa-
tive Curry of Califor-
MIA, Tells of Condi-
lions in Her Native
State Why Califor-
MIA Objects to the jap
anese - She Believes
the Question of Votes
for Women Should
Be Decided by Each
State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

RS. A. NJ. PETER
SON. sister of Rep
resentative Charles
+. Curry Of Cali
fornia. came to
Washington sew
eral months ago;
came from Sacra-
mento. the state
capital of Cali
fornia. to Wash
ington. the Ma
tional Capital Of
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vastly different than with the negroes
of the eastern states. 1t is not the
small children who attend school, sit
ting side by side with ten and eleven
men.
Il remember one case of an eleven
year-old girl sitting next to Japanese
who was married and had family.
changed caused more or less trouble
because others felt the same way In
regard to their own children.
You know. Of course. that We Cali
fornians are all wild. and woolly? Yes.
indeed! No matter how great may be
our progress. to the east we will always
be rust that-wild and woolly. I don't
know why 1t Is, but the east will never
give US credit for becoming civilized.
Never, don't believe II California
reaches the age of 800. and the east is
still here, we will be considered anything
but savages.
II have a son in the high school here
in Washington. The other day he came
home and told me what he thought was
a good joke. Two boys had been having
a dispute and one called the other q liar.
A bystander turned to my son and re-
marked: II anybody out in your coun-
try called you a liar you would have
pulled a gun and shot him dead,
wouldn't your Sure" replied my son.
alive to the possibilities, I sure would
and he went on to recount just what
might have happened-in a f1fty-year old
novel of the west. Nor could make him
understand that it was just such things
as that which won for us the title Of
wild and woolly,' and excluded the pos
sibility of our being able to live It
down. And yet. 1t is hard to blame q
real live western boy for taking such an
attitude.
Quiet and Enthusiastically a gentlewom-
an. Mrs. Peterson is q striking example
Of one Of the important planks in the
suffrage platform-that a woman can
vote and still be all that .'womanly" i'm
plies.
while we have not yet had the fran
chise long enough to tell definitely just
what 1t will mean for women she said.
I'VE still feel that many questions nais-
course. coming from California, 1t Is but
natural that I should be enthusiastic re-
garding suffrage. At the same time l de-
plore militancy. Nor can l say thaty
agree with the movement to have the
Constitution changed It seems to me
that suffrage is state matter.
IF we in the west have gotten the
vote 1t is because we were ready for 1t.
Suffrage ia. believe, one of those things
that will come at the right time. To
give the right to vote to the women Of
the entire country at one time would be
foolish. to my way of thinking. Let them
make 1t a state affair. each state to give
them the vote when they are prepared
for it.
TT 10 many times said. and 10 true.
that the western men have never re-
garded the question in the light Of a
tragedy, 40 many eastern men do. West
ern women have always had q broader
field of endeavor than eastern women
Many of US are the grandchildren of
women who stood. shoulder to shoulder
with their husbands in the days OF 40
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HoCLD there be
war between the
United States and
Mexico American
women would play
a more important
part in il than in
any previous con-
f1ict. Miss Mabel
T. B o ar d m a n.
chairman of the
national reli e (
board of the Red
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with describes what that part would be
and tells what has already been done
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the United States. And just as she loves
her home. because it Is her home and
the state capital, too. she came pre-
pared to love Washington, because 1t
stands at the head of the entire country.
But Mrs. Peterson's attitude of respect
toward the nations capital did not az
feet her powers of observation.
Many things were entirely new to me
when l first came" confessed Mrs. Peter
son. For instance. l recall seeing small
paper sacks on delivery wagons. They
were not groceries | used to wonder
what they could be and was almost
tempted to buy one Just to find out
Finally I asked some one and they told
me they We're ten-cent sacks of wood
and coal Imagine buying wood and coal
like that. To me il was terribly pa
thetic. You never see anything like it
In California
Mrs. Peterson, in looks. at least. is
southern rather than western. Small
and slender she has large. expressive
brown eyes and dark hair. She also
iaughingly admits that in Sacramento
she is called 'Manana' means to
morrow-because of her habits of pro-
crastination.
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Quick at repartee. she has at the same
time a depth of understanding which
charactsrizes so many western women.
Light as was much of. the conversation.
there were two big topics upon which
Mrs. Peterson talked both in -eres -inS.y
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customed to discipline. Working con-
tinually as she does under doctors orders
she has learned how to obey. For such
work women are wanted who have
acquired the habit of obeying orders.
THE service they are required TO un-
dertake is a military service and disci-
pline is essential. An unframed nurse
might say to the doctor. I think an
other way would be better The trained
nurse would never think Of making such
a remark. She does what she Is told to
do.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-05
STATE UNIVERSITY SEES
GROWTH IN ENROLMENT

Seattle, June 5-Twenty-eight hundred ten students were en- rolled in the University of Wash tugton during the college year I013-14. This does not include the summer session registration.
 The college of liberal arts leads the University with Ian enroll ment of 1,lGS. Here is the enroll ment by colleges and schools: Grad uate school, l54; college of liber- al arts, 1,16S; college of science, 389; school of education, 25; col Iege of engineering, 489; division O fine arts, 70; college of forestry, .l17; school oI law, 2O4; college of mines, 113; college of pharmacy Isl; total, 2,S10.
 By classes-Graluate students, .154; seniors, 229; juniors, 298; sophom0res, 494; freshmen, 99G; unclassified, IF; third year law, Al; second .ycar law, 42; first year law, 30; special students, 334; short course students (forestry and mlnes), B; total, 2S1O.
 Summer session of 1913, 6G7; to- tai, 3,447; deduct summer students now attending the university, 137; net total for the year, 334O.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-05

There is, " says the London TtM- "a steady-eyed alertness about the average American soldier He .s besides, welI-otuccred. Much that .s cleauest and best in American l.u is Co be found scattered through r-a army posts of the country. The average American officer is before all things soldier, and a s-.l-..- liant soldier. He has, as a rule, been educated at West Pou, ,.o United States Military Academy in praise of winch Lord ktJghe"ar a.a Lord Haldauo have both spoken. He has nearly always sgeo active service. He may have had rac bone fit of special courses at the War college iu Washington or the ol-a- CTS school at Leayeuworth Drawn usually from the middle class that is the backbone of the country he has scant opportunity OF patience for carpet soldering"
The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-05
Hs Was the Whole Cabinet.

The record concentration of office into a single hand was achieved by the Duke of Wellington in 1884, when Wll- liam ". suddenly parted with his Whig ministers Sir Robert Peel, who was to form the new ministry was in Rome and jt took between three and four weeks for the kings messenger 10 reach him and for him to return, traveIiug almost continuously night and day. Ia tnc meantime Wellington was practically the entire government. Uc really held Jhe offices only of first lord of the treasury and home secretary, but any one of .ar sccrcta- rics of state nan perform rhe duties of any other or al ul rnDm. and this Wellington aytuaIIy did Westminster Gazette.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-05
4 NAME WANTED
For II. NL. Hartwigsen's Cigar Store,
 Cor of 9th, and Broadway.

I want an appropriate name for my cigar tobacco and news store 4 name that when once Q person has heard it, they will always re member it. For such name, l am going to give some resident of Skagway ten dollars C$lOOO) in gold.
 Write your suggestions on a sheet of paper, and your name and address on a separate sheet, mail or deliver to the store before noon on June 9th. It will then be left to the decision of three judges. Two suggestions are allowed each per son. 5-26.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-05

Tastes differ. Great Britain i'm ports more than ten times as much tea and coffee; the United states imports more than nine times as much coffee as tea. Euglishmen each drink more than six pounds of tea in a yearand less than a pound ot coffee Americans each drink more than nine pounds of coffee, and about a pound of tea.-Nouth's l.w...Ieu.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-05
The AnL---.-- encr.aLe-

Phonetic spelling has many recon mendHtioDs but if you spell by speech and car rom wo" print amaiguuusIy. For instance. Mr Esuun. in his "CIUb Makers and Club Members" gives the history of Whites club "tiIi It reached its present proprietor and analyst |" Now "anuaIist' and analyst" are pro Uounccd 0Ii&e but printing would lose in clcarness if they were spelled alike. -L0ndon Standard.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-05
S5O.OO REWARD

Above reward will be paid lar return to me of purse containing about S4y0.00 in currency, and draft drawn by Commercial Nation al bank of Washington, D. C., iu favor Of Elwood Bruner.
 6-4-tf ,. AI. TANNER.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-05
TONIGHT's CHANGE OH
PROGRAM
GO AND HAVE GOOD TIME

Children of Saint AuHe.-A spec ial feature production in g reels, by Forrest HaIsey.-Jack and Marie find a new friend
 Love will find way.--A JcaUtl- ful drama.
 Jolly Good FelIow.--A strong comedy.
 3 reels for Saturday eth, and 5 uew reels for Sunday 7th.
 We will give you a good sho"
 Doors Open at s D. m.
 Show Begins at 8:30 ?. m.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-05
AT DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT

The dance at the W. P. 4. club gymnasium tomorrow night promises to be a very enjoyable affair, as are all the social events that come off under the auspices of this as sociation. Let every one go and have a good time.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-05

Have you seen the "Ideal" 4O- yard, nickle plated multiplying fish ing reels that KeIlers' are selling for 75c? Have a look. They're worth the money,
The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-05
TIEEllENS lIEkTING.

There miu be a meeting of the members of the sh0gway Fire Department Saturday night, March 7,h. 8, s o'clock at the fire hall. A full attendance is requested.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-05
Stone Ace love Lstters.

"Whar do voU suppose a rejected suitor did in the stone age when a young woman sent back all his love Icttcrs:"
 of he was a sensible sort of fellow he probably built 0 house with them and put another woman in it"-Bal. timOre Sun.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-05

No. Ions ago The Companion des- artdg. how rhrir.ilv the people of Minnesota have managed the for cs.s a mines that belong to the a...a {. has many million dollars in trust funds tHa- t lends to its ,.w.= and counties, and to other states. Ar present. it has S5,54S,- ..0 invested ta the bonds of Ala H... n..eware, Massachusetts, Virginia, and U-0n.-NouJhs Com g..Iou.