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BILLINGS YACHT RAMS SOUND LINER BUNKER HILL
IN FOG OFF EATONS NECK; TWO PASSENGERS DIE
Many Say Crew Rushed fOr1
Boats. but No Panic
Among Passengers.
OFFICERS QUICKLY
ENFORCE DISCIPLINE

been killed instantly. Mr.. Kendrick was
,he only one In the wrecked staterooms.
About seventy Of the $50 passengers
were In the dining room, at the Tune
OF the collision. The side through whlcn
the prov Of the Vanadis came was the
most crowded at the time. and 1t was
considered unusual last night that 80
few persons were hurt at that spot. only
one. Mrs. Elizabeth Walsh OF Brighton.
Mass, who was with her husband, vas
injured so that she had to be helped
from the boat.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07
Army Officers Promoted

The following twenty-three officers Of
tho army are to be advanced one grade
in rank upon retirement of those officers
who served three years or more in the
lsthmian Canal Zone ill connection with
tn" construction and maintenance OF the
big waterway:
First Lieut. A. II. Acher. engineers:
'apt. c. w. Barber. infantry; Chaplain
VI. \. Brown. engineers: Mai. e. H.
Crabtree. Medical Corps: Brig. Gen. G.
y. DevoI. Lieut. Col T. {. Dickson.
ordnance; First Lieut.. G.. r. Goethals
engineers: Lieut. Col. Chester Harding.
engineers: Mai. G. NJ Hoffman. engi-
ne"rs: Mai. Edgar Jadwn. engineers;
Mai. J. T. Jervey. engineers: Maj r. G.
Lystcr. Medical Corps: Lieut.. Col. e. T.
Mason. Medical Corps: First Lieut.. p.
Mears. cavalry: Capt. c. Nixon. infan-
try: Mai. Il. Z. Noble. Medical Corps;
Col. I. l.. Phillips. Medical Corps: Capt.
W. II. Rose. engineers: First Lieut. W.
ID. Smith. cavalry: Capt. H. W. Stickcl.
engineers: Capt F. A. Whitlock. cav
airy: Lieut.. Col. F.. T Wilson. retired.
and Capt. Z. f. Wood. cavalry.
Lieut. Col. Harding now engineer Of
maintenance of the canal. formerly was
Engineer Commissioner of the District.
Lieut. Col. Jadwin is one of the as
sistants Of the chief of engineers at the
War Department.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07
Local Personal Items

Major George T. Langhornc. military
attach" at the American Embassy in
B"rlin. has been recalled to WASHINGTON
Tor duty with The general staff and was
received hy the Emperor on March l with
Il farewell audience. Lieut.. Col. Joseph
T.. Kuhn. ono of the American army Of
iiccrs who have been observing the war
at the German front. will act as military
attachc until the arrival of Maj. Lang
horne $ successor.
Capt {. c. Marsh. L. :. ". retired,
and Mrs. Marsh have arrived in Wash
inGton from a trip through Switzerland
and Italy. and are spending some time
with Mrs. Marsh's mother. Mrs. Eobley
u. Evans
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Tuckcrnan and
Commander l.. s. Thompson. I. :. n,
retired. Of Newport, r. l., are at the
Willard for stay of some length in
Washington.
Col. Harry L. Rogers. Guartcrmaster
corps. and Mrs. Rogers left Washing
ton recently. Mrs. Rogers has gone to
West Point and later will Join Col
Rogers at his now station at Texas City
JoSephus Daniels. Secretary of thu
Navy. wrote an editorial in his own Of
flee at Raleigh. y. g. recently. and while
at his desk received from a local adj
mirer ice cream battleships enough to
feed the whole Daniels newspaper
family
Mrs. Morrison had Mrs. James Rev.
nolds and Mrs. Deckins to luncheon re-
Gently at Fort Myer. afterward attending
III" drill and tea dance. Tho same tiav
Mrs. Love. wife of Capt. james Love-
stationed in Washington. entertained at
luncheon in honor OF Mrs Edwards. OF
Lynchburs, house guest of Mrs. Gallup.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07
West Point Notes

West Point. y. Y. March 6.-Miss Nina
Cameron. OF Washington. is the guest
of Lieut.. and Mrs. Hughes.
After the skating on Monday evening
Lieut.. Sohlberg' gave a little party for
Mrs. Davis and Miss Davis. mother and
sister of capt. Davis: the Misses Towns
ley, Fiehcgcr. Treat. Oler. Aleshire. Ba,-
kettle. Capt. Davis. and Lieuts. Hall,
Al"shir". Sellcck. and Lockwood.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Jacobs have said good
by and Lieut.. Russell has reported to
succeed Lieut.. Jacobs as assistant pro.
fessor of French. Lieut. Graham has re-
lieved Lieut.. Wilson in the department
of tactics. and Capt. Ennis has relieved
Lieut.. Sturgil.
The Misses TOwnsley entertained at
luncheon on Wednesday for Miss Ale
shire. WHO has been the guest of Lieut..
and Mrs. Gocthals. The other guests
were Misses Farmsn. Miss McNair. Miss
Cameron. Miss Ereger. Miss Oler, and
Miss Katharine Jones.
Miss McNair. of Washington and Miss
katharine Jones. of Saugerties. were the
weekend guests of Lieut.. and Mrs.
Baird
\ very pretty tea-dance was given on
Saturday ny col and Mrs. Wilcox IN
honor of their cousin and guest Miss
Mary Webb. of Washington. Among tn,
guests present were the Misses Webb.
Fiebeger. Heroy. Evans.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07
Annapolis Notes

Annapolis Nd. March S.-pepartinS
from til Ic-honored custom the mid
shipmcn. instead Of giving a minstrel
show on Friday night OF last week and
again on saturday night presented.
through their dramatic organizations
The MaSuucraders. play entitled
Facing tn" Music a farce-comedy, in
three acts. by James Henry Darnley.
produced by especial arrangement with
samuel Fr"nch. The plot hinges ON the
mistaken Identities "f Mrs. Smith.
CrIrdt.'S wife. and another Mrs. Smith,
with very amusing cOrtretemps.
ON saturday tho members of the second
Of the foreign commissions to the Pan
anna Pac ific Exposition made an inspeC-
ton OF the Naval hcademy. They rep
resented the republic OF Uruguay. and
We're headed by Dr. Juan carlos Elanco.
tho UruGuayan MInist",. several ladies
We're in the party. which also Included
Capt. Powell clayton. /. :. y. Super
intendcnt Fullam entertained the visitors
a; luncheon. and they saw some of tn.
athletic events that afternoon.
Mrs. Edward augustus Weeks. Of Eliz-
abeth. y. J.. was the guest for the week
end of her sister. Mrs. Raymond Stone
Lieu; II. r. Manley. L. :. y. was most
recently at dance and supper At the
Lucky Rag Inn.
Rear Admiral John SchoUlcr. L. :. y.
and Mrs. Schoulc-, gave = dinner re-
Gently at their home in Maryland avenue.
Miss Janet Montague. daughter of Rep
rcsentativc \. J. Montague. of Richmond.
Va. and the guest of Medical Director
James G. Field. l.. :. ~. and Mrs. Field.
III the Naval Hospital here. was enter
tained recently at 4 surprise party given
her by number of midshipmen of :ho
first class. at the residence of her hosts.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07

Krayenbuhl. Pallen. Weed. Mowry. Orc.
McNair. Katharine Jones, Gatewood.
Hulen. Fleming, and Ereger. CaptS.
Lindsey, Card, Alexander. Sultan, AMI
Godfrey. and Lieuts Richardson. Rus
sell. Brice. Lee. Morrissey. Harrington.
Kalloch. Garrison. DeArmond. Chase,
Bradford. Aleshire. and Farman.
Mrs. Cocktails was hostess OF the read
ing club at its last meeting. reading her
paper on "Violins and Famous Makers
Current events were given by Mrs Meade
Wildrick. and Mrs. Undertake read the
history selection for the day.
Mrs. Howe. Of WATERFOWL. y. V. ~
the guest of her daughter. Mrs Goeth2tl
The charming young daughter OF Lieue.
and Mrs. Crissy was christened on SUE.
day morning. the sponsors being Ma
Undertake and Lieut.. Harrington. Ia
the afternoon Lieut. and Mrs. Crissy en-
tertained a few friends at tea in honor
OF Neville Crissy, who was. of course.
the guest most admired. Among thoz.
present were Maj. and Mrs. Undertake.
Capt. and Mrs. Glade. Capt. and Mrs.
Downing. Capt. and Mrs. Coburn. Lieut..
and Mrs Booth. Mrs Harrington. Lieut..
and Mrs. Goethals. Lieut.. and Mrs. Old
field. Lieut. and Mrs. Holmer. and Lieut..
Harrington. Mrs. Timbcrlake served
champagne so that all present might
drink to the babys health.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07

places before the public hiCh-Gradc car
at a minimum price. also furnishes the
user requirements at CorcSpondinGly-
low cost. But this is still not all To
replace a worn or broken part upon a
car made by tn" methods which are
employed in factory such IS ours is
a comparatively inexpensive operation
because such parts must necessarily ne
interchangeable in order to permit these
ears to he manufactured NJ such low
prices.
You take II from me- continued Mr.
WHY'S. that when the street car inter-
csts attempt through political influences
Ia deprive the public OF the convenicnces
ing To have to reckon with the peopl"
themselves. Electric street railways. with
their congestion and noise. to say moth
ing of the street dangers such iugSer-
raUt cars create i'll our cities. are not
going to he permitted to smother n more
desirable more healthful and rapid means
of lOcomotion. even if the incomes from
inflated capitalization are threatened. 1t
is a question of the survival of the fitest
and tho electric line may be doomed to
follow into oblivion the horse-drawn cab
from tho city streets as they have done
in many foreign cities already
Mr. WHY'S is OF the opinion that man.
ufaCtu-ers Of mOd"rste-priced cars Will
soon he turning their attention to the
production Of u special type of autOmo-
bile. which will serve better than the
standard touring ear as used today for
service makes a splendid outlet for Sec
ond-hand cars. and promises to solve
most complicated problem for the aIto-
mobile INDUSTRY
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07
PEAe ADMIRAL VIZ S coWIEs.
Army and Navy Jottings

The naval authorities are in posses
sion of tentative plans for the two bat
tleships, six destrOycrs two sea-going
submarines. sixteen defense-type sUbma-
rines, and the fuel-Oil ship the COnStruC-
ton Of which Is authorized In the newly
enacted naval appropriation bill The
naval general board has reported in
favor of a duplication Of the P"nusyl-
vania class. with no material changes
in the chief characteristics. That is
the battleship design. so far as it stands
at present. hut at any Lime it is ap-
preCilted there may be occasion to make
notifications of more or less importance
The dcstroyers will undoubtedly be re-
productions OF those authorized last year
in as much as Congress refused To give
authority for the construction OF more
than six vessels Of that type. II was
desired by the Navy Department that in
providing this Year for dcstroycrs the
naval act should authorize six or more"
il being estimated that with a slight re-
duction in displacement it would he pos
stble to obtain an additional destroyer
within the aggregate limit "f cost.
Tho acroplanc equipment for tn" first
aero squadron. which now is being man
ufactured under contract. is expected to
the squadron will be established at the
Signal Corps Aviation School at San
Diego. Cal. The personnel of the squad
ron viii! consist OF twenty officers and
nin"ty-siN enlisted men. AS soon as some
sort of accommodations for the squad
ron can be provided at Fort sam IIous-
ton Tex. il will be transferred to that
place. 1t was estimated by the signal
corps authorities that SIno11 would hc
needed to erect accommodations for the
squadron AT the Texas post. but the Sec
rotary of War was willing to allot only
st"cO for the purpose, and this amount
lures of temporary character
The chief exhibit of the navy at the
Panama Pacific Exposition in san
Francisco will be the navy itself. The
Atlantic and Pacific fleets will he at
San Francisco at various times dur
ing the exposition. 1t is planned to
keep 4 considerable section Of the
fleet there at all times. including the
Oregon and Solace, which will he
moored to a wharf All vessels will
be aCCcssibl" to visitors each dav. The
main exhibit of the navy on shore
will hc in the Palace of Machinery.
Her" the principal attraction will he
a revolving cyclorama depicting the
evolution of the navy. The CYCLIC
and new navy. and will show the
gradual but steady development aChiev-
ed from the days of John Paul Jones
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07
Fort Monroe Notes

Fort Monroe. Va, March 6.-Col.
and Mrs. Ira V. a. Haynes gave 4
dinner recently for Capt. and Mrs.
lie Vert Coleman. capt. and Mrs. Cow
ard. Capt. and Mrs. Fenton. Capt. and
Mrs. Ohnstad. Capt. and Mrs. Mastel-
Ter. and Mrs. Bradley.
Mrs Thomas T. Knox had card
party recently in honor of Col. New
comb. Other guests were Lieut.. and
Mrs. Wildrick, Capt. and Mrs. Baker.
Mrs. Bradley, Maj. and Mrs. Pettus.
capt. and Mrs. Gray. Capt. and Mrs.
Totten, Mrs. Nichols. Col. and Mrs
Haynes. Capt. and Mrs. Masteller, and
Capt. and Mrs. Brigham.
Rev. Father Wilson. rector of St
Mary's Star of the Sea, who under
went an operation in Norfolk, was
brought back to his home recently
Father Wilson is slowly recovering
his strength and the members of his
congregation are hopeful he will soon
lie restored to his former vigorous
health.
DIR. Claude, of Annapolis. visited
Lieut.. and Mrs. Welshimer recently.
Capt. and Mrs. James Totten had 4
dinner recently. before tine dance at
the Artillery School. for Col. and Mrs.
Haynes, CaptS. and Nesdames Nc
Kenney. Baker. Taylor. Rhoades, Mrs.
Tyler. and Lieut.. kingman.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07
London TURNING
TO" J|TNEY BUS
J. N. WHY'S, Manufacturer Of
Overland, Tells of
Revolution.
SURPRISES PREDICTED
England Installing Economic Service
in Country. Too-Chances Better
in U. S.. He Says.

Tho tremendous political influence OK
erted by the electric street railway in
tcrests may succeed for short period
in retardinS the sudden and great de-
velopmcnt of the 'jitney bus but it will
never be able to suppress that new and
popular means of transportation" de-
clared John y. WHY'S. president OF the
Willys-Overland Company. in the course
of an interview at his winter home in
Pasadena, Cal. OF the 'jitncy'' situa-
tIon. Since arriving in California Mr..
WHY'S has mad" q study Of the 'jttney
bus i'll tn" cities where its rerSarka BILE
ris" TO popularity started.
I'm London the electric lines. known
over there as trans. are owned and opcr-
at"d by the London County Council Mr..
WHY'S continued. This body Is OK
trcmcly jealous of its abilities, and has
bran'hcd out into numerous paternalis-
tic schemes. As soon as tho motor bus
became factor in transportation. nine
or ten vars ago, the council began ex-
"rtinS every effort within its great power
to suppress motor buses in the interest
Of the huge investments in which that
body had involved the tax payers, in the
construction Of electric street railways.
The public. however. rallied to the
defense Of the newer and more popular
means of transportation. and today. not
withstandinE the act that the councils
pet street railways are facing certain
bankruptcy as result of motor compe-
tition. the people stand by the motor
BUSES and refuse to see them unjustly
dealt with
Mr.. WHY'S believes that the world is
just upon the eve of most startling
developments along this line.
In England the jitney business is
no longer confined to the cities" he
said. There have been dozens of bus
services established between smaller
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07
District Signal Corps

Routine work was the order for the
evenings drill last Tuesday by the Sig
nal Corps. Capt Terry commanding
infinitely inspected the company. prepara-
tory to turning the command temporarily
over TO his leutenants. George NJ Lam
dis and r. NJ. McLennan. until after he
is relieved of extra duty i'm inspecting
property of the infantry companies. Aft
or maneuvering the company and noting
the degree Of excellence attained by the
section chiefs in handling their men. Capt.
Terry gave the members a talk on gen.
Cral appearance and discipline.
The flag. acetyline lantern. and hello
graph squads were next inspected
and points needing more attention
were located and the proper remedy ap-
piled. Altogether the preliminary insnec-
ton Tuesday night was extremely salts
factory in every way. Capt Terry de-
clared. and Lieuts Lands and McIennan
will have little TO do but maintain the
interest until Capt. Terry can again give
his entire attention to the corps
The following have been appointed by
Capt. Terry: Private Oswald Fiener 10
be corporal, Private Lewis Newhouse to
be corporal, Private George H. Potter to
be corporal. Private Howard J. Walthour
to be corporal. Private ]. L. Welsh to be
corporal. anu frlSate oreD IL. ffauleN TO
be corporal The following promotions
have been ordered: Corporal James T.
EisenStcin to be sergeant. and Corporal
Thomas A. Reed to be sergeant. The
following have ben ordered discharged
on account of removal from the District
Of Columbia: Privates Allen Il. Washer
and William n. Rogers Private RiChard
VI. Collins has been ordered discharged
without honor for absence from drill for
longer period than three months.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07
Fort Bliss Notes

Fort Bliss, Tex, March 6.-Col. and
Mrs. Edwin \. Root. Sixteenth Infantry.
have arrived from Washington. u. C.. for
duty and station. For the present Col.
and Mrs. Root are at the Paso del Norte
Hotel. in the city.
Lieut.. Dale F. Mcdonald has left for
his home in Nebraska, to make 4 short
visit before sailing on the March trans
port for duty in the Philippines.
Maj. William u. Sample. Twentieth In
fantry has returned from two months
leave spent in California with his family.
Maj. George d. Moore, Twentieth In
fantry. has been called to Wisconsin BY
serious illness OF a relative.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07
Norfolk Navy Yard

Norfolk. Va. March 6.-Rear Admiral
Joseph Straus. chief of the Bureau OF
Ordnance. Washington. spent Satur-
day at the yard.
Mrs Frank E. P. Uberroth. guest OF
Miss Alice Browne. Pittsburgh. Pa. ha 8
returned to her home. Westover ave-
nue..
Lieut. Comdr w. r. Ciuvcrius. L. s.
s. North Dakota, left last Monday for
Washington to be with his family
Mrs. Z. c. Hathaway has left for
guest of Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Claud
c. Bloch.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Ethelbert Talbot
have taken an apartment in the Court
land. Portsmouth.
jolly dinner was given at the
Country Club recently for Ensign and
Mrs. p. \. stevens. Ensign and Mrs
Laurence Wild. Misses Marjorie Ed
rcdEe. Marjorie Russell. OF PhiladcI-
phia. Ensign G. W. Nelson. and Sur
geon NJ. Donelson.
Naval Constructor. Mrs. J.. l.. Zahm
and Miss Zahm have taken an apart
m"nt in the Argyle. Portsmouth.
Lieut.. Comdr. Charles l.. Shaw made
an address at mass meeting al Pyth-
ian Castle recently in the interest of
II change OF the form OF city govern
ment.
Mrs. Ellsworth Fl. Van Pattcn has re-
turned TO her home in Portsmouth
from Raleigh. n. C.. where she went
to attend the funeral Of her father
Mrs. Jonathan Old has returned to
her home. Portsmouth. after being the
guest of her Son-in-Iaw and daughter.
Lieut.. and Mrs. John 5. BarIeon. An
napoliS.
Mrs. Louis II. Maxfcld and little
daughter. guests of DR.. and Mrs
George Rose. Gloucester. and of rcla-
tives in Winchester. Va. have returned
to Norfolk and are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Mel. Tunstall
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07

rines of the coast-defense type, and one
fuel oil ship
There is again left for a succeeding
Congress the problems of army reor-
canization and the increase and relief OF
the navy personnel From the House
Military and Naval Committees come the
assurance that both subjects will re-
ceive careful attention in the Sixty
fourth Congress. In both instances 1t Is
hardly likely that the departmental OBJ
Scrvations on these vitality important
subjects will he followed to any great
extent. although the recommendations
from the heads of the War and Navy
departments are bound to serve as
basis of legislative action. 1t is certain,
Congress will have to proceed in large
degree upon its own responsibility. and
it i conceivable that the measures, as
eventually reported to the next House
from the service committees. Will be
departure from ANYTHING regarded as ac-
Ceptable by the military-naval authori-
ties.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07

towns. out of London lines run in all
directions. carrying pa ssenEers into the
country to points which have never
before been available to the rank and
file.
1T is true that great protest has
gone UP from the exclusive element
which heretofore has practically mo-
nopolized these rural districts, but the
authorities nav" been true to the motto.
TIL" greatest good for the greatest
number.
Al the heGinninG Of the war tire
me"doUS movement was on foot 10
natiCnalizc motor bus transportation.
"rd compete more and more with
storm railways. which in their subur-
tan rlssenger traffic ALREADY are being
hard nit by bus competition. In his
t"ric old oxford tn" trans have en-
tirely disappeared from the Streets
Here Mr.. WHY'S discussed the con-
ditions which he believes are bound to
bring about complete revolution in
traffic in American cities.
In London il has been demonstrated
that the motor bus can, without at
tanning dangerous speeds. so complete
" outstrip the electric street car in
the transportation of passengers as to
mako the matter unattractivc to the
public. The street car gets tied m
every time 4 driver of any other sort
of a vehicle gets on the track These
delays make car schedules extremely
slow and uncertain.
ON the other hand. despite the fact
that the bus itself weighs from 1000
to 5000 pounds il accclcrates quickly
runs around obstacles. and delivers and
picks up its passengers next to the
curb.
'But the foreigners have never en-
joyed the advantages which America
has nj its door in the form Of possibil-
ties of light car. or 'jitney bus trans
portation. for the reason that prices
at which automobiles sell over there.
and the cost of upkeep. put the light
car out of competition. About the
cheapest light car fitted for 'jtney'
work abroad would cost the operator
s1,150. Gasoline costs fully double in
London what II does in this country in
a wholesale way. because in addition
to the cost of transportation from the
distant countries in which il is pro-
duced. there is tax of cents per
gallon upon gasoline used in pleasure
cars. and cents per gallon for that
used in taXicabs. omnibuses and for
purposes.
But the important point which prom
ises cheap and satisfactory TRANSPORTS
tion to the American public is the won
derful strides which have been made in
this country in the construction of good.
serviceable automobiles at only about
half the price at which they can be pro-
duced abroad. This means more to III,
'jitney' business than might at first he
supposed, when one thinks only Of frs,
cost or the original investment carried
as a fixed charge.
such concerns as the Overland, which