Evening journal., 1915-08-25
COUCINC, HAZINC
END At Annapolis
Secretary Daniels Looks TO
Other Institutions for
Pointers on Management
ASK CONGRESS TO
WEAVE NEW SYSTEM
BY Z. 4. CONNOLLY.


United Press STAFF Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-secre-
tary Of the Navy Daniels isn't too
proud to listen TO suggestions for i'm
proving Uncle Sans private school
for naval officers at Annapolis. The
institution is being run on a credit
able plan at present, the Navy De-
partment contends. but any idea worth
while will receive Mr. Daniels due
consideration. All the late scandal
there wouldn't be scandal. It is ar
gued, if the school did not have a
good system of government and a fair
reputation 10 uphold
The late "gouging revelations" d"
however, have shown there is room
for Improvement. So the secretary
realizing that his is not the only
academy in the country, has been
trying to find out how the others are
run. There are at least fifty other
educational establishments where
young men arc governed by strin-
gent systems Now the head Of the
navy figures that in fifty such places
there must be some difference in reg
ulations and discipline II any Of
them have better than Uncle Sam, he
wants to incorporate them into his
own. Secretary Daniels has written
to the presidents of these schools,
asking concerning the rules and
practices observed in their institu-
tions
The secretary expects these quer-
l ia To I.A 4
time and is in no hurry about them
When he gets them all he will look
them over and pick out the ideas
that he can use He will weave the
best of those that he can into the
Annapolis system and those that he
can't he is very apt TO ask Congress
TO weave in for him.
"Gouging" and "hazing" are 20
ing to 60 The secretary is espe-
cially interested in the way cxamin-
ations are conducted elsewhere. and
is going TO apply some Of the safety
first principles In the examination
room The next modern language test
won't be cribbed, and the upper class
drill masters won't drill under class
men in matter along the same lines
as the coming exam" the night be-
fore that event takes place If he
has TO, Mr. Daniels will lock the pa
pers in a steel box as soon as they
are made up or carry them in his
vest pocket to prevent young pros
pectives from getting at their COLI
tents
Hazing doesn't occur often. There
is a law agains. that and It doesn't
Ttfha ha d
or insignificant. the law is law Oc.
casionally a first offender gets of
with a severe reprimand, but second
offenders get the boot" and they
know what 10 expect. In this re-
spect discipline isn't often broken.
Uncle Sam has been wondering
what has become of all the informers
From the Treasury Department re-
Gently came the answer, We're pay
ing them too much money"
Prior to August 21, 1913. one who
gave information leading to convic-
tion of a moonshiner received only
$40 and was happy Then the fee
was boosted to $50 just to encourage
others TO give away their lawless
neighbors, but strange to say the
increase has had a markedly contrary
effect With the business all but gone
TO the bow-wows, Secretary McAdoo
restored the old fee. The result is
awaited with interest.
California has a monopoly on bor-
AK, says the Department OF the In
terror In 1914 the State produced
62,400 short tons valued at S1,464,-
400, an increase over 1918 Of more
than Z per cent.
West Virginia produced 71.707 ,62t
tons of coal in 1914. worth about 81
a ton at the mine. No other State
did this we'll
The United States produced s5,707.
7S7 worth OF slate in 1914.