The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-05-07
At NATIONAL CAPITAL
To Improve the Nsvy.-Washing-
ton May Go Dry.
The Tribune Bureau.
BY j. E. JONES

BY j. K. JONES
Washington, D. C.-Many Heads
Better Than One. Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels has announced the
adoption of an Innovation In the navy,
which is regarded as a great step to-
ward more efficient strategical
operation of the fleet, and better
preparation of the navy for war.
Heretofore the war games have been
prepared by the commander-in-ch
OF the fleet and his stat; that is, the
element which had to carry out the
strateRical exercises was required TO
map out its own work. Orders Just
signed by Secretary Daniels give ap-.
proval to war game plans prepared
conjointly by the general board Of
the navy, the naval war college, and
recommended 10y the aid for opera
tlons. For the fist time, therefore,
1 the war game plans are the result OF
coordination Of the various ele-
ments of the navy. What is con-
sidered the greatest advantage is that
there will be built up body OF
officers who Will be dong in time OF
, peace just what some one Ia the
navy would have to do 10 case the
| United States were at war.
John BarleYcorn AT Washington. -
1t seems to be almost sure that with.
in the next year or two Washington
will go "dry." 1t has been estab-
llshed that majority 10 congress
favor prohibition, aud had 1t not re-
quired special rule, while congress
was working at top speed, the last
congress would likely have abolished
the saloon as an institution In the
national capital.
Congress AS A Common Council. -
Washington Is governed by congress
that is when 1t Is not being mis-
governed. Congress has hard time
finding leisure to fix up The district
appropriations, and In providing for
administrative facilities. While 10
passed up local prohibition because
it "nadn't the time" 1T is interesting
to discover some of the things that
have occupied the attention of the
lawmakers on different occasions.
Just as an instance is the experience
Of souvenir book publisher, who
thought his creation should he sold
on the stand at the Washington
monument. He was told that iJ
would be impossible" and upon
pressing for an explanation discovered
that souvenir stand was permitted
at the monument by special act of
congress, and ii was stipulated that
only souvenirs of the monument and
postal cards could be offered for sale.
i. Electric Companies Have A
| OUTdORle I1Ulu.- Il ueIc are bWO StlSCu
railway companies running almost
parallel lines 10 the national capital.
They do not exchange transfers, and
unless one "knows the ropes" they
are Obliged to pay two fares on many
A short trips. Sightseers TO the capital
e usually use up choice protests when
q they discover how they are mulched.
o But the street car companies baye
: put this imposition over on the
capital for many years, whereas an
!. ordinary city council with voters bacl1
v of the local machinery would have
e remedied the difficulty years ago.
Il But no one can vote in the District
of Columbia. The principal COM
v missioner is before the courts trying
= to prove that he is resident OF the
city of Washington-aud he is hav-
il ing hard time doing il. The post
a master is from Texas, the police
te come from all parts of the country
of and most of the local officials vote IL
the different states Of the nation.