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The Washington times., 1915-07-26
ANNAPOLIS HAzERS
FACE COURT:MART|AL
Several Midshipmen Reported to
Be Threatened With Dis
missaI From Academy.

ANNAPOLIS. July 26.-That a number
OF midshipmen will be tried by court
martial on charges of hazing. after the
board of Investigation. appointed by
Rear Admiral w. F. Fullam. superin-
tendent Of the Naval Academy, has
completed its work. is definitely known.
IN several cases allegations have de-
Ve!oped which may make dismissal nee
essary under the avowed policy of the
Naval Academy authorities and Secre-
tary Daniels.
1t has been found that nearly all Of
the incidents Of hazing as 1t existed
ten years ago have been practiced since
the opening of the Academy this year.
The investigation does not go back of
that period.
1t is understood the board will not
complete It's work for about two weeks.
1t was in session prior to the sailing Of
the practice squadron. and more than
thirty midshipmen were retained from
the squadron to testify The work has
been thorough. and many instances of
hazing have been brought to light. Oral
abuse o: underclass men. known as
"cussing out" the requirement OF songs
and stories. the answering of nonsensi-
cal quest .ons and the imposition Of long
continued physical exercises have al!
been brought out before the board.
In one case fourth class man was
required to do physical exercises
until he tainted. Under the law. pun
ishment less than dismissal may be
imposed by the superintendent OF the
academy, ratified by the Secretary of
the Navy. A trial by court-martial IN
required before midshipman may
be dismissed
Prior to 1906 dismissal was the only
punishment for hazing. A number of
midshipTcn were convicted of hazing
during the early part of that year
and were dismissed. Rear Admiral
James ii. Sands. then superintendent.
declared the court would remain in
session until stopped by higher au-
thoritN, if every midshipman was dis
missed.
After about a dozen had been dis
missed further trials were stopped
by direction Of President Roosevelt.
During the course OF these trials IL
developed that many midshiDmen had
been guilty OF trivial hazins only,
but under the law they had to he
dhmisscd. Congress then provided
that mipUr CCses might be punished d
hv a penalty Jess than dismissal but
that case Of brutal haZing might
he punished by sentenc" of year
in prison. In addition to dismissal
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
ASTONISHING FIGURES.

men who are trying to stir UP trouble
with the allies because OF their treat
ment Of cotton are making a great rns-
take. He believes that from first to
last the allied countries have treated
American interests exceedingly we'll,
and that IL. at the beginning Of the
war. the present situation could have
been foreseen everybody In the United
States concerned about cotton would
have been ready to express his complete
satisfaction.
Contrasting the business of the whole
war period with the outlook during the
period of prostration last autumn. he
proposes to 20 home and preach the
doctrine that the United States is get
ting off better than 1t could possibly
have hoped u year ago, If the wal
could have been foreseen; that It ls safer
with sea control just where 1t Is now
than with sea control anywhere else
and that the greatest injury that could
come to American cotton interests
would bcfall them through adopting the
advice Of people who want to start trou.
BILE with the countries that dominate
the seas. and perhaps move them &c
adopt yet more stringent measures.
The Washington times., 1915-07-26

Even Mr.. Sims was astonished when
he got his tabulations from the Depart
ment of Commerce. He had expected to
find that the injury to Germany. by
reason Of the hold-up OF cotton "" =
much less than had been supposed; but
he did not dream, until he nau s.du'eL
the figures, that Germany had actually
come off better than either france or
Russia.
Here are the general conclusions that
Mr.. Sims reaches:
That in the first ten months OF the
war this country sold abroad 7,y6,Si6
bales Of cotton. compared to s,72S,ol2
bales in the corresponding period OF
the preceding year.
That at the present rate OF exports,
the sales for the completed first year OF
the war will be just about equal to
those of the year Immediately preceding
the war.
That France received. during ten
months Of war, 4 per cent less tnan
her normal supply OF cotton Tom the
United States.
That Germany and Austria. taken to-
eether, received 80 per cent less than a
normal supply Of cotton from the un'teo
states.
That Russia in Eu=9e received s,n,s - - co, per
cent less IndH llS iAoI SepP'S
ton from the United States.
That Great Britain received 81 per
cent more than her normal supply.
The comparisons are all made with
the year Immediately before the war;
which Is fairly repr esentatiVe loF al
the countries.
Series of Calculations.
Mr.. Sims figures are made up by an
interesting series Of calculations.
First, he ascertained how much cotton
the United States supplied to the dtf-
ferent European countries in the period
Immediately before the war; then he
escertained how much 1t furnished to
the same countries In the period OF the
war. .
1t developed that Germany, Austria,
and the neutral count les bordering
them and serving as gateways through
which cotton mas been IeacnnS them,
r. eceived In ten months or the ante
lellum year just 1856, 6S3 bales. The
same countries received. In the first ten
months Of the war year. 3.OC4.772 bales,
q loss Of only Is per cent.
This tabulation is prepared on the
theory that the neutral countries bor-
dering Germany and Austria were en-
titled to about their normal supplies:
and that II they received hundreds OF
these rormals. as some did. then the ex-
cess may fairly be assumed to have fill
tered through to Germany. Mr.. Sims
assumed this. and he has plenty OF au-
thority for 1t. Here are his figures:
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
MISS T. {. WESTCOTT
QUITS HIGH SCHOOL
Resigns as Principal Of Western
After twenty-five Years,
Giving III.HeaIth as Reason.

Miss Edith c. Westcott, within a few
months Of rounding out a quarter Of a
century as principal Of the Western
High School. has resigned. Her resigna-
tion was received at the office Of Super
intendent Thurston Friday, and accept
cd the next day by the superintendent
The announcement OF Miss westcott' 8
resignation was made public today, and
at the same time the superintendent
announced that he had wired DR.. Elmer
3. Newton. teacher OF chemistry in the
Western High School. to come to Wash
ington Immediately and assume the
The Washington times., 1915-07-26


Through Neutral Countries.
There will be little doubt Of the ap-
proximate accuracy Of the assumption
that the excess of cotton. after the
wars beginning. entered Denmark.
Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and
Sweden. was destined for Germany and
Austria.
Concerning Spain. there might be
some dispute. for at first glance it
would seem probable that a Spanish ex-
answer to this Is that France didn't
need to get cotton through Spain; her
own ports were open.
On the other hand. 1t has been
considerable part manufactured and
then shipped. via Italy. into Austria.
In any case the figures for France
could be omitted without materially
changing the results. The broad show
Ing is made that the neutral neighbors
Of Germany and Austria almost gave
them normal supply of cotton.
Figures for Allies.
On the other side must be placed the
allied European countries. Britain,
France. and Russia. The Department
Of Commerce shows their receipts for
ten months Of the war year and of the
dItc-Wdi year. tnub.
Bales received.
l9l3-l4 lel4-lS
Great Britain ............. 3, 2SO S42 3,s93, Gle
france ................,...... l,0I25 $50 GIL isO
Russia IN Europe '..'...... S6S3 So 90
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4,45l,6O7 4.6i 8Ol
1t will be observed that Great Britain
received 100000 more bales in the war
year than In the preceding normal year:
an increase of 9 per cent The three
allied countries taken as group re-
ceived Az per cent less In the war wear
than In the normal year.
Taking the entire European cotton
business as shown by this statement
it Is found that to the allies. the Ger
manic countries. and the neutrals, all
together. we sold in the ante-war period
a total of S.0Os. 800 bales. and in the war
period corresponding. the same coun-
tries took 7.26907S. In other words the
number of bales was very little under
normal
Prices. it is true. were considerably
lower: but they would have been lower
even II there had been no war, for the
crop OF cotton IN 1914 was by far the
largest ever produced,
On the basis of these figures and his
calculations from them. Congressman
Sims declares that the Southern states
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
Carriages Necessary
In Vera Cruz, Ruling

Comptroller OF the Treasury Downey
today put his official 70. X" on a bill
OF s471.20 for carriage hire for the ma
rine brigade headquarters In Vera Cruz
during the American occupation. the
Comptroller ruled that this expenditure
was not prohibited by the inhibition
hire Of passenger vehicles, as the car
riage In Vera Cruz was a military neces.
sity.
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
ICOalitiOnist Elected
President of Chileans

SANTIAGO. Chile. July 3.-Juan
Luis San Fuentes. Vice president Of
the council of state and candidate Of the
coalitionigts. has been elected President
OF Chile for the period Of 191s-192o He
received the votes of l79 electors, 1t was
announced. to ia for Javier Figueroa.
liberal candidate
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
Gas Works of Smyrna
Destroyed by Aviators

ATHENS, July 26.-British aviators
bombarded Smyrna yesterday, destroy
ing the gas works and petrol depots, ac-
cording to Mytilcne dispatches today.
A French birdman destroyed a Turk
ish munitions convoy near the Asia
Minor port of Avail.
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
German Cotton Supply
Little Affected During
War Months by Allies
Astonishing Figures Prove Central Powers Came
Nearer Normal Imports Than Did Russia or
France-Southern Interests Little Injured
by Present Control of Seas.
By JUDSON c. WELLIVER.

From the beginning Of the European down the end Of
May-ten monhs-Germany and Austria getting
their normal supply Of from the United States than did
France.
Likewise Germany and Austria getting
NAL supply Of American than did Russia.
These may be astonishing statements but they
based the statistics Of the Department Of Commerce. prepared
request Southern Congressman who bent showing
truth about the effects Of British interference with the
This Congressman is Theus w. Sims of He
preparing analysis of facts about
order the charges which have been forth by
public that the allies have been responsible for
injury to the cotton interest.
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
Through Neutral Countries.

1t will be found that the loss. for
this group Of countries during the war
period. was only l8 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05

days when the penalty for insurgency
was death. He couldn't get out and
make speeches against the divine right
OF kings. SO one day he said to himself:
"Fll paint the royal family just as they
are. I'll explode this illusion that people
have about them. I'll show their loyal
subjects that, while kings and queens
may be gods, they look like-anything
else"
Jolting the Divine Right of Kings
SO Goya painted Maria Josefa, and left
her hanging on the wall forever, the
homeliest princess in the world. He
painted her brother, King Charles the
Fourth, also, showing him up as the bow
legged little man he was.
Spain is a monarchy still; but every
time Spaniard drifts into the art gallery
and takes look at this face of Maria
Josefa and at those legs of Charles the
Fourth, the divine right of kings gets
hard jolt. Il. S. Kirunnd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05

Like Marlborough, Boni regarded all the
millions belonging to his wife's family as his
own He erected, at a cost OF ia 100000,
a new Castellane palace on the Bots,
transporting to it curios from various
palaces of Europe. He purchased the
Chateau de Marais from the Duchesse de
Noailles. The Gould millions financed
Boni's celebrated campaign for the res
toration of royalty to the French throne,
and entertained kings, dukes, German
princes, and all kinds of expensive people.
He succeeded in spending the Countess
Annals 81, OOO, 600 year income long be-
fore it became due, resorted to money
lenders to exc out his income, and found
himself constantly pestered by bailiffs.
Finally the court appointed receiver to
take charge of Annals affairs. 1t APP
peared that, in six years, Count Boni had
dissipated $lO,OOO,OOO of good Gould
money.
Hard as this experience was, it did
not discourage the Countess. Once freed
from Bonn, she promptly married his
cousin, the Prince de Sagan, another
nobleman whose pedigree was as long as
HIS dIlceStTdl acres were DIlSl
Not all American girls have Jared so
badly. Many international marriages,
even those in which large fortunes have
played part, have had a satisfactory
outcome. The Duke of RoXburghe, who
married Miss May Goelet in 1903, was
not fortune-hunter. He himself said,
al have an estate equal to that of the
noble woman ! am about to marry AS
Miss Goelet possessed 1925 100000 in her
own name, the Dukes statement sur
prised somewhat the income-taX collectors
in England. The chances are that it was
considerably overdrawn.
Floors Castle, on the Tweed, was not a
dlapidated pile, but, as it has recently
given evidences of new prosperity, the
Goelet millions are probably doing their
work. The birth of a son, two or three
years ago, means that the 100000
which the Duchess holds in New York
real estate becomes an inseparable part
of the RoXburghe patrimony. On the
whole, however, this may be regarded as
an international marriage, involving a
large fortune, that has ended satsfac-
toriy. Another is that of Miss Cornelia
Martin, of New York, to the Earl of
Craven. And reconstructed Combe
Abbey, the Craven seat near Coventry,
is another testimony to the revivifying
power Of American money
Not all international marriages end
unhappily by any means: not all our
millionairesses who sail away with Amer
lean dollars to pay the mortgages on
foreign castles end up in the divorce
courts. Nevertheless, if most of them
We're to tell the deep down truth, they
would probably confess that there have
been many moments in their lives when
they have envied their friends who stayed
at home and married plain, Woodworking
American men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05

In spite of all this external success, the
marriage ended miserably. Like many
European noblemen, Marlborough evil
IDENTIFY believed that, when he married
Vanderbilt, he had married the entire
family fortune. The $lOOOO,OOO or
$4,000, 900 he ultimately received seemed
a trifle. He wished to buy back all the
squandered family properties, all its art
treasures, all its country and town houses.
William X, generous as he was, put his
foot down on this elaborate program.
There We're plenty of other grounds
for disappointment. English society
unanimously championed the Duchess's
cause when she sued for her separation.
The Szechenyi-Vanderbilt Alliance
ANOTHER Vanderbilt marriage, that of
the daughter of Cornelius with Count
Laszlo Szechenyi, has also reconstructed
an old feudal house. Cornelius Wander
bilt, who was first of all staunchly Amer
lean, had always opposed titled marriages.
81 hope sincerely that none of my
daughters will ever think of such STEP"
he said. 81 feel that an individual or
family has very moral obligation to the
country that made that individual or that
family"
Some even say that he made his daugh-
ter Gladys promise that she would never
marry any one but an American. On her
twenty-frst birthday, in 1907, this young
woman entered into her property sum
ranging close to $1O,OOO,OOO. About the
same time, she announced her engage
ment to Count Laszlo Szechenyi, Hun
garian nobeman.
The Szechenyi estate at Oermezoe, in the
Carpathians, still preserved the pomp and
the primitiveness of feudal times. The
castle, built four hundred years ago, had
been re-roofed only twice since its con-
structon. Its battlements were shaky,
and its furnishings We're faded and frayed.
An American mechanic could not have
endured life under the physical discom-
forts Of the place. 1t had no running
water" this necessity being brought by
servants from the yard. 1t had no plumb
ing, no baths, no heat. Candles and kero-
sene furnished illumination.
The Vanderbilt wealth has changed
many things. An electric light and power
plant sprung up almost miraculously.
American plumbing and heating appa-
ratus chased away many discomforts.
Tenants cottages by the score were
torn down and replaced by neat, COM
Portable houses. The "Countess. VAN
derbilt," as the tenantry call her, bought
other country homes, and an elaborate
palace in Budapest. At the present mo-
ment, most of these places are doing SER
vice as hospitals for the hungarian armies.
Perhaps this marriage can be regarded
as a success, though it has had it's disap-
pointments. Count Szechenyi is appa-
rently self-respecting citizen, and, unlike
many other husbands of American wives,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for September 5, 1915

he is not spendthrift. But it seems a
little sad that the Countess, after spend
ing her patrimony to resuscitate a noble
Hungarian family, should not have re-
ceived her quid pro quo. Social recog-
milton, however, is not yet her portion
When her husband goes to court, he has
to leave his wife behind. The best he
could do was to arrange for her presenta-
ton at the court of Budapest.
Compared with many titled marriages,
these instances are glittering successes
dered on really abandoned characters.
Coils p. Huntington gave his adopted
daughter, Clara, $2,O00,O00 with which
to marry and pay the gambling debts of
Prince Hatzfeldt, one of the most dissi-
pated noblemen in Europe. The builder
of the Southern Pacific fought this mar
riage, but without success. The Prince
had the reputation of being the most per-
sistent fortune-hunter in Europe.
Eugene Zimmerman, of Cincinnati,
spent large sums in similar attempt to
reconstruct the fortune and social stand
ing of the Duke of Manchester. This
was, perhaps, the most shop-worn duke
dom in the United Kingdom. Mr.. Zim-
norman purchased Kylemore Castle, in
Galway, spent large sums in improve
ments, and started the Manchester patri-
mony on a new career of success. But the
attempt did not succeed. This American
father-in-law could pay Manchester's
debts, but he couldn't prevent him from
accommodating new ones. Only last sum-
mer his Grace spent several weeks in
New York, paying his hotel bills and other
expenses with bogus checks.
go to war;" was Mr.. Zimmerman
parting advice to his son-in-law. Get to
the front, and get away out in the front
You're a failure in almost everything
Perhaps you'll do better as fighter"
But the Zimmerman fortune will all go
to this ducal family, for Mr.. Zimmerman
died a few months ago, leaving life in
terest in S15,O00,000 to his daughter, and
providing that the principal, on her death,
should go to her children. One of them
will some day be Duke of Manchester.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
The Most Awful Picture of Princess Ever Painted

Make one look at her Royal Highness
Maria Josefa, sister of King Charles
the Fourth of Spain, and see if you
don 'tagree with me that this is the most
awful picture of princess that ever was
painted.
And it isn't Maria Josefas fault al
together OF course, she was homely
enough-most princesses are: that's why
princes so often prefer to give up whole
kingdoms and fortunes rather than marry
them.
But it's an understood thing among
painters that when they do portraits of
royalty, the lines are to be smoothed out
just bit, and beauty made to shine where
no beauty is.
An Artists Happy Thought
ALL painters understand that. Fran
cisco Goya, who painted this picture, I'M
derstood it well enough, too; but he didn't
choose to be guided by his understanding
He was a red-hot republican, in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
The Goulds' Contribution

PROBABLY the most picturesque char
acter who ever waded knee-deep into
an American fortune was Count Paul
Marie Boniface de Castellane. When
Anna Gould, at the age of seventeen, ac-
quired a twenty millon-dollar life interest
her. OF these, a little curly-headed, pink
checked, blue-eyed Frenchman, known
on the boulevards as the "Powder-Puff,
made the greatest impression.
The money-lenders of Paris financed
his courtship. Hardly had the marriage
ceremony ended when the Castellane cred
itors pounced upon him. Annals portion
paid his debts of dissipation and provided
for his out-at-elbows relatives.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19
NOTES FROM MILL VILLAGE

Mr.. Bowers of Flint Ridge visited
his daughter this week, Mrs. Walter
Street and Mrs. Bowers.
Mrs. Julia Hilton has returned
home after visit to her sister, Mrs
w. M. Knight.
Mrs. Alex knight of Great Falls.
is visiting relatives at this place.
Mrs. Perry and daughter, Mrs.
Snipes OF this place visited the form
er's sister, Mrs. Powers in the coun-
try Sunday.
Mr.. Lee Mills is visiting in Camden
this week.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Settlemyer
visited in Charlotte Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Still visited Charlotte
last week
Rev. Frank Funderburk will
preach at the Second Baptist church
next Sunday night
The little baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Barber died SATURDAY. morning
and was buried at Camp Creek Meth
odist church Sunday. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. c..
w Burgess.
Mrs. Willie Simms has been taken
to the Asvlum.
Mrs. Marv McMurray visited Mrs.
NJ. ]. Huey Sunday.
THO little baby of Mr. Will Coins
is very sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aleck MYERS v's'tad
Mr.. and MrG. Frank Griggs from Fri
day until Sunday.
number OF young peonIe eniov-
ed an oyster supper Saturday nieht
~ the home Of Mrs. Effie Richard
son.
The little baby Of Mr.. and Ms n.
"""r's was very sick Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mrs. Annie Ro'iings was able TO
be up little Monday.