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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
NEW EFFICIENCY
REFORMS FOR NAVY
Daniels AbOlishes the Three
Months Overhaul Period
for Battlcships.
TO RI ONLY ONE MONTH

VasptNGroN, Sept. 5.-Secretary
n,rtels announced tonight the abandon
.,o,, Of the customary three months an
anal dackagc period for battleships.
!, MACE of this annual overhaul he
.i substitute two docking periods q
,e,r Of not more than W weeks each,
nuriur these periods all repairs which
IN. ship's forces are mo- able TO make
,H 10 Elected. Docking Of battleship'
Tor repairs ut any other time will not
no permltted except after examination
NJ, A board Of inspection and survey.
The purpose OF this change In battle
,b,n routine Is to avoid the disruption
NJ the hattleship organization and i'm
palrment Of efficiency.
Commenting on the change Secretary
Daniels said tonight;
"Eficient training requires a con
slant effort 20 reach a standard OF ex'
cellence In skill OF officers and men ir
ali their wartime duties. the cultiva'
ton Of the spirit Of contentment and
morale. and those things are attained
nv d~eyoting the energy OF the personne'
IN all necessary drills and exercises, tc
athletics, leave and other recreation
all in due proportion.
ANY serious or prolonged Interrupt
ton to a well balanced schedule of EN-
rloyment of both men and officers can
not but be harmful TO progress TOWARD
,fnclency and usually 1t results In thu
hating of proper effort and In retro
erosion.
when a ship was sent 20 Its HON,
ward annually for overhaul officers ant
crew were given extensive leave and o.
necessity all drills and exercises hat
10 he either wholly suspended or in
perfectly carried out. This necssslt,
followed from the facts that the crew
.pmaining on board were reduced by thu
large number on leave, that much ex
traordinary repair work had to be dom
hv the ships forces and that the ship
filed with yard woNsmen. was neces
sarIly more or less disorganized through
out the whole repair period.
The consequence Was that upoI
completion of the repairs II was foun'
that the ship and crew, instead of re
suming active service in a state o
trained efficiency comparable to what |
possessed on entering the overhaul pc
rod, would have suffered in discipline
in morale and in ship spirit and It
Quired several subsequent months o
active drill and exercises before the.
could he restored to their former stat
OF readiness for war"
Secretary Daniels said that provision
would be made under the new pro
sramme for adequate leave for officer
and men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
NORFOLK FIRE LOSS SO, 500, 900.
Only One Person Prrishes In the
burning of Elevator.

NORFOLK. Va. Sept. 6-Only one life
was lost in the burning OF the Chesa-
peake and ohio Railway grain eleva-
tor. which caught fire carly this morn
ing from an unknown source. Other
buildings were burned, The total prop
erty damage Is placed at 81, 100000 by
railway officials.
william Butler, night Waterman, is
unaccounted for and II is believed he
was trapped in the elevator building.
In addition to the grain elevator the
offices Of the railway containing many
valuable records, the offices of the clyde
Steamship Company. the United States
shipping Company, the headquarters Of
the British Remount stttion and "A small
grocery store was burned, There were
b26. 900 bushels of wheat in the elevator.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
KILLED AT HIS OWN PARTY.
Three Arrested for Stabbtng In
Fight After Celebration.

John Doherty. 80 years old. of PA
Franklin street. Williamsburg, was
stabbed and killed late last night follow
ing "A small party which he had held In
his apartment. He received two knife
cuts. one through the heart and the
other in the abdomen.
The police made an Investigation in
the house and 'three men were arrested,
John O'Connor, "a, who lived in the ten
ement Christopher McCauley. IS. of "a
India street, and Michael McCarty. IS,
OF lo55 Manhattan avenue. All were
10 the police station and held on
the charge Of homicide.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
NAvAHOE DISABLED AT SEA.
Liner Being flowed Bnck-All
boa safe.

The clyde liner Savahoe, bound from
New York to Wilmington. y. C., was
disabled last night about 100 miles south
of Sandy Hook, according TO a wireless
message picked up by the station at the
Hook. The cause Of the accident was
not given,
II was later reported that the Co
manche, also Of the Clyde Line, heard
the Navahoe's call and went to her as
sistance, The Comanche was passing
on her way from Jacksonville to this
port. 1t Is believed thai the crippled
steamer Is In no danger and that all
passengers OF board her are safe, She
Is being towed back to this port by the
Comanche.
The Navahoe Is an iron screw steamer
of 1,27S tons, 2S6 feet in length. She
was built in 1880 in Hamburg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
ACCUSED OF AUTO THEFT.
Charles McMahop Arrested After
Machine Hits La mppost

Theodore +. Sloan Of Patterson, y. J..
left his automobile In front OF Reisen-
weber's restaurant. Eighth avenue. and
ifty-eighth street. for a few minute
Saturday night. When he came out the
machine was gone.
Shortly after midnight a car crashed
into a lamppost at Tenth avenue and
Thirteenth street. Patrolman Mcclure
of the West Twentieth street station
captured one OF the occupants. who
came.
The machine was Identified later by
Sloan. Charles Mcmahon. 10. Of $40
West Fifty-third street. was held under
$1,000 bail by Magistrate McQuade Of
the West Side court on a charge Of
grand larceny.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
REFUGEES HERE FROM MEXICO
Liner Brings JIO-Wu Take
Them to spain.

The Spanish liner Manuel Calvo, which
arrived here yesterday on her way "a
spain brought 566 passengers. all but
forty-seven OF whom we're refugees from
villages and towns in Mexico.
There were ass storage passengers
These were being sent home to Spain n,
the expense OF their Government. They
were taken on board the Manuel Cafvo
at Vera Cruz in n pitiable condition,
many being nearly lead from starva.
tion.
or the III cabin passengers. forty.
seven landed In New York. The others
Will sail on the ship for Cadiz to-mor-
row.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
LINERS HELD BY CANAL SLIDE
X roonInnd and Finland Blocked In
Culebra Cut.
Special cable Despatch TO rnr SON

PANAMA, Sept. 5.-Another slide &C.
CURED in the anama Canal to-day at
the Culebra cut and as a result the
liners Kroonland and Finland with TWEEN
ty-siX other vessels are being held up,
The carat authorities say that the
channel will he cleared within two days,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
Business Hours until September 18TH:
9 A. M. to S p. Nj. IL Noon ON Saturday.
g.. AItn1a1t & On.
Girls and Childrem's Attire

Girls and ChiIdrem's Attire
sizes 6 to 10 years
now being displayed, is distinctiveEy represer.
tative of the Autumn fashions i'm every detail
for the younger set. Special care and CON-
sideration have BEEN given to the assembling
of styles suitable to the larger girls, and tho
. prices quoted will permit of a varied choice of
selection.
Tailor-made Suits . 1880 to $500
Practical and Fancy Dresses, $50 to $500
Silk Dresses for afternoon and evening
at . $3.50 to $500
Washable Dresses . 3.2!5t to 1000
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
Misses Apparel

is shown i'm a prOfusiOn of the dominating
styles for Autumn wear; made i'm all the
mOdisn fabrics and coIorings, and offered i'm
a wide range of prices.
TaiIor-made Suits . $3.50 to l45.OO
Fancy Worsted Dresses, $3.50 to $500
Luncheon&M atineeFrocks, $500 to 1000
Dinner and Theatre Gowns, 52.0 90 to $1,000
Street Coats 1880 no co. 90
Evening Wraps . $500 TO 1880
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
ARMY ON ALERT TO WARD
OFF MEXICAN INVASION
War Department, Worried by the Situation, Will Not
Admit Any Expectation of an Organized Expe-
dition-More Raiders Killed.

forts nave been called to arms. No
end OF the trouble Is In sight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06

This II the second time the Kroonland
has been delayed in passing through
The canal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
CITIZEN SOLDIERS
ON The WAY HOME
Plattsburg ManGuvres End
With Grand Review by
Gen. Wood.
READY FOR SECOND CAMP

P%LArrsBuRa. n. ". Sept. b.-wtth
flags flying n the men In the best CT
spirits. the provisional regiment of busi-
ness and professional men. together win
the regular troops. entered the city
shortly before Q o'clock this forenoon
and marched through the business sec
tlon to Plattsburg Barracks. where they
were reviewed by Gems. Wood and
Dougherty, after which the different
organizations marched to their camps
and began preparations for dinner the
last meal at the camp.
At 5:t5 this morning the first call
for reveille was sounded and fifteen min
utes later the entire camp was drawn
up for reveille and breakfast. The
automobile trucks and wagon train were
eoon loaded with the camp equipment
and started for Plattsburg. Shortly be-
fore z o'clock Gen. Wood and his stan,
accompanied by Gen. Dougherty OF
the Pennsylvania state militia. o out
OF the camp, and a few minutes later
Col. Mccoy. brigade commander. gave
the order which set the brigade In
motion. Before . o'clock the head OF the
command had entered the city limits,
but 1t required over an hour and a hall
ftr the long lin OF engineers, infantry,
cavalry, artillery and hospital and sig
nal corps men TO pass a given point
on the line Of march.
Ready TO Leave.
Immediately upon the arrival OF the
provisional regiment at its camp there
was a quick movement on the part oil
the members to arrange for their de-
parture. The turning back to the proper
officers of the regular service the
equipment. consisting of rifle. blankets
shelter tents and pouches, occupied the
greater part of the time up to dinner
call. When the time for breaking camp
came this afternoon the men parted
company with warm feelings of friend
ship.
That the members OF the provisional
regiment appreciated the work done for
them by the regular army officers at
tached to the different companies was
shown in the fact that at the dinnes
hour there were sev sral presentations oi
handsome and valuable gifts to com.
pan officers.
A special train OF twenty sleepers left
this city at IL o'clock tonight. carrying
the majority of the New Workers
Another special will leave here at !
o'clock tomorrow morning. This tralr
will be made up of twenty-five chaii
ca RS and day coaches.
The. entire Third Field Artillery will
arrive here on Wednesday OF this weel
to take part in field OF the
first BRIGADE of the first division, which
commence the latter part OF the week
continuing for three weeks. The troop.
to take part in the are tn.
Third n Thirtieth Infantry, SeconC
Cavalry. Third Field Artillery. Company
ID, Engineers, and Hospital Corps.
Business and professional men for tn,
third camp of military instruction
which opens In this city on Wednesda,
are already beginning to arrive. but tn,
great influx is not to come until Tues
day. when II Is expected that about 500
will be here ready to begin their dutie,
the following day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
A special feature is made of
Boys and Girls School Shoes

a sufficient quantity of sizes and widths
being carried to cover every possible require
ment as to fitting. Expert salespeople are
ready to advise patrons regarding proper
lasts and styles.
Shoes for dress and sports wear
Fifth Aurmr Mahisnn !Aurnmr. -
a4th ami 35th ftrrrts Nrm Vnrh
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23
SWISS PAPERS CONSIDER
UNITED STATES UNNEtITRAI

+. BERLIN, Dec. 23-The Berne cores.
pondent of the "Berliner Tageblatt"
says that the attitude of the United
States in the present war is even
more bitterly critisized in Switzerland
than in Germany.
Many Of the Swiss newspapers are
branding the enormous American trade
IN arms and ammunition as immoral
and crime against civilization - tho
correspondent writes. "As Switzar.
lahd IS strictly neutral and does not
furnish was materials of any kind to
one group of the belligerents nor the
other the citizens of the little republic
cannot understand the American kina
of neutrality
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23
NORTHWEST GROWERS
PLAN APPLE cAMPAl6l1

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec 2s.-Ins
season of 1915 has given the appae
growers of the Northwest some ex
perience and knowledge that tne5S
never before have possessed vn'e.
VIII be of inestimable value. It IS saw
IN evolving a campaign for 1915 ~
viii mean profitable returns TO "
orchard industry. Never before ID u'e
history of the apple industry OF us
Northwest have growers, sellers, seas
ing organizations, bankers and oass
ness men given such serious thouep
TO the fruit industry as at present. ~.
it is realized that every ten GEM
extra per box obtained on app's1
means s1.0O0,0O0 more money to n'
Northwest.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23
hat Boy AGAIN.

The boy stood on the burning deck
whence all but he had fed. The
smudge pot filed the air with smoke.
the red fire glowed real red. The
thunder roared. the lightnings flashed.
and still ne would not go. For If I
did I'd spoil" quoth he, the motion
picture show" The camera clicked.
the film rolled on, the boy was burn.
ing money. That picture made him a
repute, and bought his bread and
honey.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23

going to pay taxes under the new form
OF charter? If they are, naturally,
they should be contributing their pro
rata share of the necessary taxation
for the upkeep of the city. 1t is the
opinion of many good loyal citizens
and it is an incontrovertible fact that
citizens who are not paying taxes
now cannot have THEIR taxes re-
duced and it is the most natural thing
IN the world for those citizens who
are paying taxes to look with sus-
picion upon those who are not paying
taxes for advice as to the proper man
ner in which their taxes should be re-
duced
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23
'sWATCH YOUR SNEEZE!" is
CRY IN NEW YORK SCHOOLS
use q Handkerchief" Children Told
Careless Sneezes Spread Diseases"

Twenty-four cash prizes have been
awarded to pupils in elementary schools
for poster designs to be used by the
bureau of public health and hygiene of
the New York Association For Improv-
ing the Condition of the Poor in its
watch your sneeze" campaign.
There were 500 contestants for the
prizes. With the slogan. "SneeZeS
spread diseases; coughs fill collins; use
test was initiated as an opening
wedge in a novel educational cam
paign against the menace of unguard
ed sneezing in the transmission of res
piratory diseases
Delicate pastels, strong water col
ors. charcoal. erayon, ink and pencil
suggest the versatility of the youthful
competitors. while in the drawings sur
prising originality was shown. 1t is
in the lettering for the posters that
the youthful ingenuity of the school
children was most apparent Typical
captions to be read were "A Sneeze
Behind "a handkerchief Saves Nine"
Block That Sneeze. Interference Does
it Use Handkerchief" Smother
Your SneeZe In a Handkerchief "A
Careless Sneeze Will Spread Disease
Use a Handkerchief. if You Please"
Philip S. Plat. superintendent of the
bureau, asserts that In recent years
sanitarians have come TO place more
and more Importance upon unguarded
sneezing and coughing as a serious
factor in the transmission of colds.
pneumonia. influenza, diphtheria. tu-
berculosis and other respiratory dis
eases This is particularly true. he
states. in any crowded city with its
extreme congestion of transportation
at certain hours. and il was very
largely the health menace of close con-
| tact of this kind. with its attendant
/ sneezing and coughing. that prompted
| the health department last winter to
| undertake the control of overcrowding
| on certain of the city's transportation
! lines. If handkerchief were placed
I In front of every sneeZe in New York
| city the spread of these diseases would
be surprisingly reduced The most eff
| fective posters in the contest will be
used in the proposed campaign.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23
> . . . . - . Q . Q Q . 8 Q .
5 WHAT AND WHO WOULD G
) LOWER THE TAXES? 6
. Sc 80 90 a@a eco 8

vote for the commission form and
lower your taxes" is the wording of
a poster which is to be observed at
tached to trees and other places in
various vacant lots in different sec
tons of the city. 1t is a singular
coincidence, however, that few or
none Of these posters have yet been
found SO that they can he seen in
any business or other place the own
er of which contributes materially to
the support of the city-in other
words PAYS TAXES. 1t is matter
Of general knowledge that the advo-
Gates of this particular slogan either
pay no taxes at all or the amount is
so slight that it would be necessary
for microscope to be brought into
use to discover it Now, What is
going to happen If this slogan is
brought into actual practice?" is the
question that is occurring to the
minds of certain citizens Is Daytona
going to forge ahead without anyone
paying taxes? Or are some of these
people that are not now paying taxes
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23
To Clean an Old PAINTING.

/ J. Williams Of the Welsh National
museum cleans old paintings by rub
bling the varnish with cotton batting
dipped in four parts of methylated
spirits and one of turpentine. but it re-
quires considerable skill to stop at the
right stage.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23
Her Criticism.

Wee Mabel had a little disagree
ment with her grandmother one day.
she was relating the affair next morn
ing to her parents and in conclusion
she said with a sigh, well, Grandma
Is certainly a very tweer lady"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23

Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Green and
Miss Elizabeth Green. of Ansonia,
Conn, friends of Mrs. NJ. A. Jackson,
proprietor of the Prospect hotel. are
visiting Mrs. Jackson over the Christ
mas holidays
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23

j. A Clark. general manager for
the Tomoka Land company, left this
morning to spend Christmas with his
family at his home in Clarkton, Ga.
He expects to return to Daytona in
about ten days
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23
iHEARD ON
.sTHEE-e,
IRE:ETa

Mr. and Mrs A. ]. Chambers, Mr..
and Mrs. f. S. Simmons and Joseph
Griffith, all of Millville, n. j., are
guests at the Prospect hotel
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23
WHERE TROOPS WOULD %
AND PROPOSED NufssERs.

Under Secretary Garrison's
plan for the. increase of the
army. the troops would be dis
trfbuted at the following places
in this strength:
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23

j. B. Moore. of Hartford, Conn. a
well-known winter resident, has just
purchased new eight-cylinder 1916
Cadillacs touring car from the Daytona
Auto Supply company. The car was
delivered today. The lights" seem
to be coming more and more into IA
vor.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23
Daily Thought.

Persons and events may stand io1
time between you and reckoning,
II is only postponement. You nv
pay at last your own debt.-E
son.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23
While You're MAKING plans

Do not allow the making Of p'.
ior tomorrow to interfere with doa
"nat you planned yesterday to 90 8
day.-fouth's Companion.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23

In a note to the Gazette-News COM
pany. requesting change of address of
his copy of the paper from Boston to
Port Orange, ]. w. Wilbur, of Wilbur
blythe Sea, states that he expects to
remain in Florida until next April
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23

Another Improvement is being made
at the F. E. c. railway passenger de-
pot by the use of ground Ojus rock
for filling in the low places in the
grounds to the east of the building.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23

Varying Wind Pressures
The wind pressure on wires strung
On poles is estimated at half of that
On fiat plates of equal area
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23

Mrs. M. E. Leach and daughter,
Miss Julia May Leach, arrived
Wednesday evening from Gloucester,
Mass, and are temporarily with Mrs.
ID. A. Rodgers and daughter, Miss
Ruth Rodgers, corner of Orange and
Palmetto avenues. with whom they
will remain over Christmas and then
go to their home at Blake for the
season. Mrs. Leach and daughter lived
for number of years at Blake and
have many friends in this city and
vicinity who will be pleased to know
that they are to be here for the win.
in Addison Gilbert hospital at Glou
cester.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23

Capt. Samuel Baker, master of the
steam yacht, '.Thetis," owned by Chas.
H. Fuller. of Providence, R. l., ar
rived last night from Washington, N
c.. where they have been on a hunt
ing trip. This is Mr.. Bakers first
visit to Daytona and he is much i'm
pressed with the city. He will be with
his family ON Live Oak avenue for
about two months
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23

To live in Daytona is to enjoy life.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-23

All-steel equipment. Electric
fans, lights. Pullman draw
ing room sleeDers. Dining
cars on trains $3.50. Local
sleeper Savannah. PaSsen-
gers may remain until Z a.
m Free reclining chair
coaches.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-18

grower of Durango reports in 1914
that he had 4 pickers in his field who
consistently picked 375 pounds of
Durango seed cotton per day. These
might have been extraordinarily good
pickers and their records are no,
necessarily as convincing as the fur
ther statement by the same grower
that every picker (of "a in the field
was getting 200 pounds or more per
day. This would be a very good aver
age in short staple cotton. In the
light of these reports it is quite un-
reasonable to pay more for picking
Durango than for picking short-sta
/ pie.
1t might be added that the pickings
noted were made in well grown fields
of Durango cotton, with full-sized,
well-matured bolls. Poorly grown
/ Durango has as little place in the in
dustry as high prices for picking well
grown Durango. The only use poorly
grown Durango can serve is to force
the slovenly grower to grow a better
crop, because of the expense of pick
ing a poor crop. or to get out of the
cotton growing business. Poorly
grown cotton of any sort should not
be tolerated in the irrigated valleys
of the Southwest. 1t may be taken
as automatic that we'll grown Duran
go cotton is easily picked and should
be picked as cheaply as short-staple.
That the idea of extra expense for
picking may be absolutely divorced
from Durango cotton, it can he fur
ther said that in both 1913 and 1914,
while the ruling price for picking Du-
range was S1.25 per hundred pounds
of seed cotton. a number of growers
contracted their picking (Durangol at
the price paid for short-Staple. Thev
had well-grown cotton, they insisted
that the pickers could make good wa
ges at the price offered them. and the
pickers did and were contented. The
further fact that for two or three
wears after cotton growing was start
ed in the Imperial VALLEY short staple
pickers demanded and received S1.27
per hundred for picking shows that
the price of cotton picking is largely
fixed by the pickers. The failure Of
growers in their organization to man
age and adjust the labor supply is
partly responsible for the hiph price
paid for picking cotton in Imperial
Valley 1t is probable that. through
overpaid picking, fully $4,000 hes
been lost to the growers, which could
have been saved without denying the
pickerS a fair wage.
Returns From Durango.
The larger quantity of seed cotton
of the Durango variety required to
make a 500-pound bale should have
a bearing only in connection with the