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striking an uncharted rock while on sur.
veying duty, and temporary repairs will
be made by her own resources and with
native labor, after which the Princeton
will return to this country for more ex.
tensive work. the Fortune remaining Al
Samoa as station ship.
The War Department has arranged fol
a practical test under field conditions OF
a type of rolling kitchen. vehicle OF
this character has been acquired and
has been shipped to Texas, where ite
operation will be observed carefully by
q board Of army officers. Of which Mai
F. ]. Rooster. OF the cavalry arm, now
OF the Adjutant Generals Department, Is
the president.
There has always been more or less
doubt as to the practical value Of the
rolling kitchen and the determination OF
its employment with a force In the field
II adds to transportation.
In the vehicle to be tested in Texas il
will be possible to provide coffee and a
hot stew for 80 men, and while this
has its advantages in increasing the
facilities for the subsistence of troops
it is appreciated there may be disad-
vantages which will Offset any benefits
derived from such a system. In the par
ticular case now under trial il is appre-
hended that the vehicle is too light In
construction to have it successfully re-
sist the hard usage to which 1t is bound
to be subjected in rough country.
The Secretary of War has approved
the new regulations. which took effect
May is. providing for the parole OF
prisoners confined at the U. S. dis
ciplinary barracks and its branches,
as authorized by clause in the
Army appropriation act of March 4.
These new regulations provide for
parole in the case Of a prisoner con-
fined at the barracks or any branch
under a sentence or sentences Of more
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that oficer. now in command of the
L. s. S. Georgia. may be detailed to
duty as chief of the Bureau Of Navtga-
ton when Rear Admiral Victor Blue
goes to sea. presumably In command OF
the Oklahoma.
There is a possibility. too. that the Of
fice of aid for material may be placed
under the chief of naval operations. and
1t Is understood that Rear Admiral Ben
son and Commander Sypher favor that
arrangement. as do others in the Navy
Department. as logical disposition OF
the two branches which are so closely
related. This. of course, would operate
to make the aid for materiel subordin-
ate OF the chief Of naval operations and
would. presumably. remove him from o.
rect communication with the Secretary
Of the Navy, for whose personal ad-
vantage as an adviser the place was
created.
The next examination for commissions
in the Navy Medical Corps will take
place July 6. A candidate whose quail
fications are satisfactory will receive a
formal permit to present himself for ex.
animation. Examining boards will con-
duct the examinations at the following
naval stations: Washington, d. c.; Bos-
ton, Mass; New York. n. Y; Philadel.
phia. Pa; Norfolk, Va: Charleston,
c.: Great Lakes Chicago. ILL.,; Mare
Island. Cal: ana Puget Sound. Wash.
The professional part of the preliminary
examination viii be conducted by local OF
supervisory boards, but marks will be
assigned b. a central board of not less
than three medical officers which Will
convene at the Naval Medical School.
Washington, D. c.
Applicants who attain a general aver
age of not less than so per cent. in the
preliminary examinations and are deemed
otherwise acceptable will receive an ap-
pointment in the Medical Reserve Corps.
The applicants will be selected for as
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Annapolis Notes.

! Annapolis. Md. May 22.-Three midship-
| men, members of the class which will
| graduate June 4. may lose the oppor-
| tunity of becoming officers in the navy
| through an escapade which took place
! Saturday night. The three are under ar
their cases are being investigated by the
Academy authorities. For the present
their names are withheld. 1t is under
| stood the absence of the three first
classmen was discovered at the last in
spection Saturday night, and a watch
was set for them. They attempted to
| reach Bancroft Hall by the under
ground" route, known to midshipmen,
but were discovered and apprehended
1t is said all gave evidence OF having
used intoxicants. a severe offense against
the regulations, and that one was no.
ticeably under the influence of liquor
In anticipat ton of graduation the MEM
bers Of the first class began on Wednes-
day, after the custom OF many years, to
execute the snake dance" and make the
welkin ring with There's one more river
to cross. e., the final examination
The proceedings afforded much amuse-
ment for the undergraduates and other
spectators.
Rear Admiral W. F. Fullam. superin-
tendent of the Naval Academy, is plan.
ming to attend the Army-Navy baseball
game at West Point on May % and will
remain over Sunday. During his stay he
will discuss with the head of the Military
Academy matters tending to the mutual
benefit of the two academies.
Mrs. James c. cresap. mother of Lieut..
Logan Cresap, U. 6. N. spent several
days recently in Washington with her
sister. Mrs. Robert s. Bibb. Of Beatrice.
Nebr.
Rear Admiral Albert Ross. L. S. NJ,
retired. has been visiting friends here.
The members Of the board of visitors
to the Naval Academy are Representa-
tive J. Fred c. Talbot. Of Maryland,
chairman; Senator Penrose. Of Pennsyl-
vania; Representatives Williams. Of ILL.,
nois; Estopinal. Of Louisiana; Roberts.
Of Missouri: Riordan. Of New York. and
Browning. of New Jersey. The board In
expected to arrive May 81 and will have
headquarters at Carvel Hall.
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Local Army and Navy Items

Rear Admiral W. S. Benson, who Tues
day assumed his new duties as chlef OF
operations at the Navy Department,
comes TO Washington already well known
and generally liked throughout the serv-
ice for although this Is his first Wash
incton detail both the Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Benson have made many visits here
I = relatives and friends Mrs Benson was
Already identified with the navy at the
time of her marriage since as the grand
daughter of A naval officer, the late
Commodore Pope, and the niece Of the
late Commodores Farquhar and Macomb,
she was well known and liked. The rear
admiraIs eldest son. Lieut.. Howard H. ].
Benson. is at present commanding the
L. s. S. h.. His daughter is married to
a naval officer, and his youngest son Is
now at Annapolis.
Maj BOYD Taylor. former disbursins
oficer of the District National Guard.
son of Brig. Gen. Asher TAYLOR. Z. g. A..
retired. is prominently mentioned for ap-
pointment brigadier general of the
local militia to succeed Gen. George H.
Harries. retired. Maj. Taylor is assistant
treasurer of the Washington Loan and
Trust Company. He served for years In
the militia and is thoroughly posted on
matters relating thereto. He Is a member
OF the. Army and Navy Club.
Mrsa Eugene winslow Watson. widow
Of ReAr Admiral Watson. and her daugh-
ter. Miss Katherine Watson, are giving
up their home. 1907 Twenty-hrst street
northwest. and will leave June I for
warrenton. Va. to spend part Of the
summer.
Mai. Joseph c. Cashier. infantry, Y.
s. A., on Thursday reported for duty in
Washington as adjutant general Of the
District of Columbia militia. He has
been commissioned as such, with rank
In the militia Of lieutenant colonel He
succeeds Lieut. Col. Almon I. Parnen-
ter. L. S. A. who completed his tour Of
duty as adtutant general Of the militia
March 30, and now is with the Nineteenth
Infantry at Galveston. Tex Mai Cast
ner has been pursuing the course OF in
struction at the Army War Collexe.
Lieut.. Ridley Hunt. u s. n, retired.
and Mrs. Hunt entertained At dinner
Tuesday evening in compliment to MIsa
Helen Hunt. whose marriage To NJ.
Barnaby Conrad took place Yesterday
and Miss Madse Stokes, whose marriaee
to Mr.. r. King Stone will take place
Wednesday. June 2. The xuests were
the members OF the two wedding parties.
Gen. Horatio Gates Gibson Celebrated
the ssth anniversary OF his birth yeetor.
day IT his restdence In this CITY. Wo6n.
oers OF .tAs Aseac cut - ~, $500
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than one year. after he shall have
served one-half Of the full period OF
confinement imposed. or, II sentenced
for the term of his natural life, after
he shall have served fifteen years.
except that no prisoner shall be pa
rolled who has an Indictment pending
against him. or who is wanted as a
deserter from the Navy or Marine
Corps
The regulations further require
that the conduct of a prisoner must
be good for the six months preceding
his release on parole: that he must
remain in the locality to which pa
rolled, unless he first obtains author
ity from the barracks authorities to
leave such locality; that he shall en-
gage in some reputable business Cor
himself or obtain steady employment
unless there 10 good reason to the
contrary: that before he shall be pa
rolled some person in the locality in
which the prisoner desires to reside
while on parole must qualify as
first friend and adviser; that while
on parole the prisoner shall remain
in the legal custody and control or
the commandant of the barracks
from which paroled until the expi-
ration Of the term or terms OF con-
finement imposed. less attachments
for good conduct, and that paroled
prisoner must make a full report at
least once each month as to his en-
ployment. conduct, etc. which report
must be certified to by his first friend
and adviser.
The Secretary of the Navy is proceed
ing with elaboration in the selection OF
a successor to Rear Admiral A. G. VIM
terhalter as aid for materiel. and in the
meantime Commander J. H. Sypher is
acting in that capacity. for which duty
he is we'll qualified by virtue of his con-
nection with the office. 1t is said Capt.
f. r. Coontz was under consideration
for the place. but it Is intimated that
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signment to attend the course Of instruc-
ton at the Naval Medical School In order
of merit as determined At the preliminary
professional examination. There are At
present twenty vacancies In the Medical
Corps which are to be Allied from the Re-
serve Corps. Omcers In the Reserve
Corps to be eligible for active service
must be not over 80 years of age. Under
the new system all vacancies In sthe
Medical Corps will be filled from the Re-
serve Corps after candidates have taken
q course at the Naval Medical School
The Washington herald., 1915-05-23
CARROLL LAW CLUB DIMES.
Chancellor J. J. Honan Gives Prin
cipa1 Address.

cipa1 Address.
The Carroll Law Club, Of Georgetown
University Law Schol. held its annual
banquet last evening at the Capitol Park
Hotel. L. l.. Field. Is Law. retiring
comptroller, acted as POSTMASTER. The
principal speech was made by Chancellor
]. J. Honan. of the graduating class. who
took as his subject The Future"
Comptroller William B. Turiey, I6. gave
a sketch Of the life Of Archbishop John
Carroll. founder of the University. Our
Duty to our Alma Mater" was the sub
1ect Of q speech by r. z. J. whalen, I6.
Chancellor Francis B. Conden. 1e. told
Of plans Of his administration for the
next school year. J. NJ. Dervfn. II.
chose a. his subject Our Seniors The
Single Tax" was the theme of an inter-
estins speech by J. p. Rossiter. '1e. Other
speakers were: Thomas Clements. Ii:
Clarence Miller. Is; Daniel Bowss. Is:
J. T. Raftis, Is; r. T. Shea. Is: J. R.
Clark. II; q. W. Kennedy. 10; Pablo
Riverio. Is; c. B. Rout, Is; =. b.
echanss. u: c. W. Baker. 1S. and
Thomas Carver. II.
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Mexico Seeks Enlightenment Delegation Teachers and Engineers Are
Studying Our Educational and Legal Systems Cabinet Progressive He
Seek. Americas Tese and Friendship Has Great plans for Meo Future

Vera Cruz. May r.-Reneved evidences
Of the esteem in which Mr.. Venustiano
Carranxa, first chief Of the constitution
alist government, holds Americans and
their institutions was given q few days
ago when he addressed q delegation OF
hfty-ive men and women teachers. leav-
ing for the United States on the steamer
Monterey. Mr.. Carran1a told them that
he considered the American public
schools the finest In the world and he
wished to introduce into Mexico q sys-
tenn on the same lines. Quoting Secre-
tary Of State Bryan. Mr.. Carran1a said:
"A democracy should be sustained by
education"
These teachers are sent to Boston par
ticularly to study the primary school
system. all their expenses being paid by
the oongtitutionalist government.
Few persons in the United States real
lie the extent to which the constitution.
alist Government u going to cultivate
the friendship and, good viii Of their
powerful northern neighbor. The deisga-
ton referred to u but one Of . number
which Nh. CaSransa has sent to the
United States to study IN institutions for
the purpose q introdueing them IN Mex.
win Be necessary IN some directions II 10
IN opsn secret that the First Chief II
modelling his government aftsr that Of
tho Omitted States. Mr.. CAxransa u e.
ssntially Q civn govsrner-and hts plans
arc lai9 for The upbuildinG Of Msxieo.
He 1ooks toward the peGenegation and
foooustruction Of this rioh and fruitful
repubho IN H. ysars - coma
It 10 not gsnsfally known that for
months Mr.. Carransa had IN Washing.
ton brilliant and Distinguished Mexican
lnyOne A -
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he is one Of the seven primary members,
called upon him and extended felicia
tons.
Lieut.. and Mrs. W. W. Smyth have
taken apartments temporarily at the Far
.ragut. Lieut. Smyth recently was or
dered to duty at the Washington Navy
Yard
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CARRANZA. HIS CABINET AND
AMERICAN VISITORS.
Standing Oeft to rightD-Sr. Rafael
Nieto, subsecretary Of AnanceSS Lie.
EliseS Arredondo, confidential agent In
Warrington; Ignacio Bonillas, sub0ee-
rotary Of communicatisns, Mr.. A. r.
COrwin, of PfttsburEh, Mr.. A. z. l..
Leekie, of Washington GIRL. Ig1acio L.
Pesqueira. subsecretary of wars Lie.
Jesus Urueta. subsecretary Of foreign
afIairs, Ing. Felix F. Palaviei.i. subSee-
retiry Of public Instruction.
Seated-Lic. Rafael ZubaraA Cap
many. secretary Of the interior; State
senator John s. Weller, Of Ptttsb1rEht
sr. Venustiano CsrranHa, First Chief Of
the constitutionalist army, in charge OF
the executive power OF MexieOs Mr..
Charles A. Douglas, legal adviser, and
Lie. Luis Cabrera. secretary Of 1naAces.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-22
"HoMING INSTINCT" IN BIRDS
Attachment to First Home 10 Much
the Same as Is Evidenced
in Humanity.

The habit of birds in migrating
South when winter comes on is in
fuenced by the need Of finding a suf-
ficient supply of food. As food grows
scarce when winter approaches in the
farthest northern places where birds
live they naturally turn to the South,
where, their instinct tells them, food
will be plentiful. The return of the
birds in the spring to their accustomed
haunts in the North is one of the evil
dences of their possession of an in
stinct which is also strong In man.
The environment in which bird or
human being is brought up generally
becomes a permanent part of its ma
ture. Ornithologists have not yet
made it clear just what enables the
bird to find its way back and forth to
the same spot every year, and our
knowledge Is confined to the fact of
what the "homing instinct" does.
After they mate and build their
first nest and bring up their first fam
lily, birds cherish fondness for that
spot much the same as the attach.
ment that man feels for his early
home. The spring migration of birds
is their joyful return home after a
temporary sojourn abroad to secure
the means of livelihood
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-22
HARM DONE BY OVERSEEING
Great Many pry.Farnnins Failures May
Be Attributed to Practice-Rate
Of Planting.

(By JAMES d. MARSHALL. Colorado
Experiment Station)
One Of the most important prob
lens associated with dry farming Is
the determination OF the rate OF
seeding per acre. A great many
failures in dry farming may be at
tributed to overseeing. The one
limiting factor Of crop production on
dry lands is moisture. and 1t is large
ly because Of its deficiency that care
must be exercised in the rate OF plant.
ing. Each plant in the soil takes
out large quantities of water which
are eyaporated into the air through
the leaves consequently when a thick
stand Is obtained exceptionally large
amounts OF water are drawn from
the soil A thick. luxuriaDt stand in
the spring or early summer is no In
dieation OF good harvest. as the
probabilities are that such heavy
stand will deplete the soil OF moisture
and prevent complete maturity OF the
crop, while thin stand would be
able to Withstand the dry periods and
yield fairly well when harvested Thin
planting does not OF necessity mean
thin stand. Whenever the moisture
conditions are favorable the plants will
stool or branch out and make stand
that will warrant a satisfactory yield
and at the same time be heavy enough
to shade the ground and reduce the
losses from excessive evaporation.
When plants are crowded very little.
II any. stooling occurs and the plant
10 unable to adapt itself to its imme-
diate conditions. As general rule
the rate Of planting for dry lands is
Just a triie more than half OF what
would be used on irrigated lands.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-22
Why He Went to A Concert

Josef Hofmann has a story which
illustrates the attitude of many peo.
pie toward recitals of piano music.
A pianist was to give concert, and
as the audience was filing in the ticket
taker stopped man who presented
two tickets.
You can't 60 in" the official said
You're not In fit condition"
Didn't pay for my tickets" ques-
toned the would-be auditor Aren't
they In order?"
They're perfectly in order" was
the reply, "but the truth is you. =
drunk"
Drunk Drunk?" unused the other,
solemnly placing the passports in his
pocket "0f course I'm drunk. II
weren't drunk would come to a
piano recital?'
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-22
EXPLAINING SONGS OF BIRDS
Beautiful Notes Of the Nightingale,
for Instance, Are Inspired by
Paternal Love.

II Is generally assumed that bird
sings because he is happy, sbdt sci
ence goes deeper for an explanation
Of the why and wherefore of the
birds song. Natures optimistic joy
in constructive progress is expressed
In the singing of the male birds who
charm their mates to further their
wooing. and continue after eggs are
laid to encourage the fulfillment of
Matching.
The song stops when the little birds
come out OF the shell. The nightin-
gale, for weeks during the period Of
nest-building and Matching, charms
his mate and human ears near him
with the beautiful music OF his love
song. But as soon as the little night.
ingales come from the eggs the song
changes TO a sort Of cultural croak,
implying anxiety and sense of respon.
sibility.
II the nest and contents were de.
stroyed the nightingale would at once
resume his beautiful song to inspire
his mate to help him build another
nest and start all over again the low.
ing work of being fruitful and multi
plying
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-22
COUNT TOO ABSENT MINDED
Principal Reason Why One lnterna
tionaI Marriage Was Permanent
Iy Called OF.
nss sss.aSa ssssAsv. sss vsss en-.

Henry p. Dawson of the Morgan
banking firm was talking about inter
national marriages:
Well" he said, Il know of one in
ternational marriage that failed
thank goodness, to come off. The gir
was the daughter of a Paint Rock
millionaire. The man was a count, q
Spanish count.
"The count was absent minded
That was his undoing. The girls
father gave dinner for him In the
Paint Rock castle overlooking Paint
Rock, and at the dinners end the
count got up to light a cigarette, and
then, by jove. started to remove the
plates.
The guests watched him In an
open-mouthed silence. His napkin
slung over his arm. he had got nearly
all the plates removed when his mil
lionaire host said to him gently:
Wake up, George. You're not
waiting in the beanery now. you
know. You're pretending you're a
count In Paint Rock. Wake up, man
for gracious sake!."
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-22
MAKE PASTURES A FEATURE
Variety Of Grasses Should Be Selected
to Conform to Soil Conditions
Use Little Thought

We often hear people say that. they
believe dairying might do pretty well
in certain neighborhoods II they only
had pastures. The idea these people
intend to convey is generally that all
the land Is cropped and that there is
no low land too wet or high land too
rough to crop. In other words. these
good people do not know what ras-
ture Is. They have misinterpreted the
Lords intentions when he made land
too boggy or too billy for cultivation
An ideal pasture should contain a
number OF grasses and cloyers SO that
in Its turn some one Of those grasses
or cloyers is coming to its best each
week during the pasture season, writes
Ben r. Eldridge in Utah Farmer. The
variety OF grasses planted In pasture
should also be selected so that II there
is a variety Of soils or OF soil condi.
tions In the pasture there will be some
variety OF grass especially adapted to
each variety or condition of the soil.
Some grasses, for instance, provide
excellent feed in the spring. They lie
dormant In the warmer weather OF
summer and make another very excel
lent growth in the fall. and these
grasses are excellent In their way, but
should be planted with other varieties
that are dought resistant and grow
fairly well.during midsummer
Some grasses do we'll on we'll
drained soil; others require low land.
where the soil Is continually damp and
where the surface water is at a shall
low depth below the ground level Lay
Ing of permanent pastures the ground
should be built up; that is. well ferti-
lized. laid off II 1t is to be irrigated so
that the greatest amount of good can
be gained when water is applied.
Then. II proper variety of grasses is
selected. sod can be produced that
will stand a wonderful amount Of
tramping and for many years. furnish
feed for several animals to the acre
during four to FIVE months OF the year
That is what pasture really is. Our
swamp lands and our rocky hillsides
are misnamed. when we call them
pastures"
] don't think It's much to the credit
OF some Of US who call places pastures
that have been used for forty years
and never known the planting Of
single seed from the hand OF the own
er. We can have most excellent pas
lures II We only use little thought
and make them.
A few acres OF good, well-made pas
ture will furnish more and better feed
ing than can be gathered from a quar-
ter section Of much OF the ground that
we dignity In Its unbroken state by
the name Of pasture" There are
many places where there is a fair
natural sod, but is very seldom those
places cannot be immensely improved
by reinforcing the native grasses by
few seasonable seedlings OF domestic
grasses.
Why leave these things all to the
Lord? He has done a great deal for
us. Let US do our share and make
some pastures.