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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
Pay OF Ayistors.

Attention IL directed by the report to
provision In the bill relating to the
pay OF avlators In the navy and marine
corps. The report says:
"Offccr-student aviators are granted 80
per cent increase OF pay and allow
anccs officers qualified az naval aviators
stu performing duty. involving actual
| flying In aircraft receive 80 per cent
increase OF pay and allowances enlisted
men receive an increase Of so per cent
OF their pay, including allowances and
pcrmanents incident to their rating and
service.
The number OF aviators Is restricted to
forty-eight officers and nnety-six enlisted
men OF the navy and twelve officers and
twenty-four enlisted men Of the Marine
Corps. In the event OF the death OF an
enlisted man Of the navy and Marine
Corps as the result of an aviation acct
dent. not the result OF his own misconduct.
he shall receive an amount equal to one
years pay At the rate received by such
! officer or enlisted man at the time Of the
accident resulting In his death.
AS officers and men engaged in aVia-
ton are unable to obtain life insurance
the pension allowed is double that author
lied to be paid In other cases"
An extensive chapter is devoted TO a
discussion OF the amendment authorizing
the creation OF a naval reserve to he made
up OF honorably discharged enlisted men.
II dwells upon the great need of such a
reserve in time of war. The report says
concerning the proposed reserve:
This will provide an organized and
! trained reserve of which the navy and the
country stand in great need Should war
| unfortunately occur there will be ready at
hand men who have successfully under
| gone training in active service. available
without delay and TIT to MI the places
which must be filled at such times 1t IS
| estimated that within a few years naval
reserve OF $4,000 men can be organized.
There will he no transfer to the naval
reserve of men with long service during
the first year as the provision is not ef.
fective the first two years therefore the
expenses Of the first two years will not b,
great and an appropriation Of 100000 Is
! recommended.
THE committee Is OF the opinion that
the organization OF naval reserve il es
sential 20 the increased efficiency OF tn,
navy and necessary to the adequate de
fence of the country. and therefore favor
ably recommends the passage Of this pro
vision"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
WHITMAN TO PROTECT
MILITIA FROM POLITICS
Guard Association Not in Favor
Of COnstabulary-COl. Aus
tin Elected Head.

AG.>Y. Jan. l6,-"There win he no
ro1uDs .u the National Guard, am in
sympathy with the work of the guard and
FI do my best to keep 1t above the
ave. OF politics"
'"N. Whitman made this declaration
l.-uay at the meeting OF the National
,'IHrl Association In the Assembly Cham
D. ~ where the business meeting was held
Io" guard association failed 10 go on
record rs favoring a State constdbulary'
- The result of the report Of Major
a T. Tuck of Rochester. who Investigated
me need Of a constabulary. to the nect
mat there was no demand at present
Tor the organization OF such policing
t'stom
TN" association also failed to take any
rou upon the suggestions of Gen. Win
-" th1t the association urge the repeal
o' Oh, negro regiment law, which Is still
up"n the statute books.
NI1II'rY OF Sew York, was elected presi-
''Ii ~ the association. The other officers
,'''rd We're First NiCe-president Col
James NJ, Andrews. Second Infantry
S~deDeetady Second e-President, Col
,'1n II. Footc, Fourteenth Infantry
".o"N}n, secretary, Capt william r.
"n'r'onk. Tenth Infantry, Albany treas
"'f capt william r. Fern. Seventh IN
''N''', New York
u solutions Wero IA Ssod providing thal
h'uh'r. Of thu National Guard tor o.
'''lf On more be given tho same privileges
~ 'INI service examinations as an exempt
h'mIu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
Gardner sees Conformation.

Representative Gardner contends that
the report of Secretary Garrison confirms
in every detail his charge that the sea-
coast defences are wofully deficient lie
said
with the exception of the fact that
twenty-nine OF the ll3 ~ inch guns
are mounted on barbettc carriages ,ne
facts given by the Secretary of War are
what ! expected However. the Secretary
might have gone on to say. as he did in
letter recently received from him, tha:
II would take ten months to make the
necessary changes in order to get the II
creased range for our coast defence guns.
Moreover. the Secretary has admitted
one point that to me At least seems iua-
teriaL Gen. Crozicr. chief OF Ordnance,
states in his annual report that Ia order
TO get this increased range at 10000 Yards
with i2 inch gun 1t will he ncccs-
sarN either TO reduce the bursting charge
or the power 90 the proiectile for ariuur
penetration However the Secretary has
recently appointed board TO consider
THIS question and ! understand that the
board has recently made a report
Gen. Weaver, Chief of the Coast Ar.
tillery. evidently understands the serious
ness OF the situation, for he II asking FOR
l6 inch so calbrc guns FOR the fortfica-
tons OF Cape Henry at the mouth 81
Chesapeake Bay"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
DINNER TO JOHN J. STURGEON.
Good wishes From His Former As
socintes In Newspaper work Here.

The new executive editor Of the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger. John j. Sturgeon.
who was day managing editor of the New
York World, was the guest of honor last
night OF his former associates here at
dinner in the sun parlor at the Wal
dorf-Astoria Regrets and good wishes
Were expressed by every one of the sew
enty-hve or more diners. .
Mr.. Spurgeon received a silver tea SER
vice from his old workaday companions.
Among the guests were former members
Of the World stan. including Fire Com
missioner Robert Adamson, David Fergu-
Son. supervisor OF the Citp Record. Frank
Prrley. Il. c. Buchgnani, Il. g. Carroll.
Barton Curry and f. l.. Anderson also
CYRUS II. X. Curtis. owner OF the Public
Ledger. and Mr. Surgeons brother Will
lam of Washington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
DESTROYER CUSHING LAUNCHED
She Is Christened by Miss Marie l.,
Cushing of Fredonin.

QrlNcY, Mass. Jan. l6.-The new de-
stroyer cushing was launched at the Fore
River shipyard this noon. Miss Marie L.
Cushing OF Fredonia. y. Y. daughter OF
commander William B. Cushing, chris
tened the craft.
As the boat took the water, the Fore
River band played THE star Spangled
Hammer" "Tipperary" and Annie Laurie
When Miss Gushing swung the gold en-
rueshcd bottle of Champasn against the
bow OF the boat as it started down the
ways. she said:
commander Cushings name | bring
tree | christen thee the new Cushing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
nilors Snug Hnrbor Advances
HuiIding Plans.
sailors

At a meeting of the trustees Of Sailors
snug Harbor on Friday it was decided to
erect a recreation building An architect
was appointed and plans are to be pre-
pared at once.
The decision to build earlier than had
been intended was suggested by present
lack Of employment OF so many men
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
NEW BALLOT FRAUD INQUIRY
Government VIII In,e,tir,t,
Charges Involving Rhode Island.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-Attorney-Gen-
eral Gregory issued orders to-day for
an Investigation into charges OF fraud
relating to the recent Congressional
elections in Rhode Island
II was said at the Department of Jus
tice that newspapers In Rhode Island
have been CARRYING on agitation for an
investigation alleging that the elections
were corrupted. \ summary of tn.
charges which was laid before Mr.. Greg
org caused him to direct an investiga.
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

For the first time in the history Of the
university complete curriculum Of both
day and night courses is announced for
students entering in February The
courses In finance. commerce, organiza-
ton, economics and commercial Spanish
are included in the new plan, which en-
ables students entering during the COM
ing month to double up" on certain sub
Jects from February to June
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

Embodied in the report are tables show
ing the present rank Of the naval Powers
and changes that will take place upon the
completion OF vessels now building. The
United states. according to the report.
now ranks third among naval Powers.
The report says that on the completion
OF present building plans the United States
will drop to fourth place. The present
order follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

The naval bill carries total appropria-
ton of $i4S. $50, 5S6, which Is s3,7l3,070
in excess OF the amount made available
for the current year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
GUNS ON j. s. COAST
0UTRANGED 4 MILES
Secretary Garrison Says De-
fences Are at Mercy Of -
Inch Navy Cannon.
ADMITS GARDENERS CHARGE

WAsHiNGroN. Jan. l6.--Thc startling
acknowledgment was made In report
submitted to the House to-day by Secre-
tary Garrison that the new Is inch as
calibre guns now being mounted On for
eign superdreadnoughts of the British
Queen Elizabeth type far exceed In range
any guns mounted In the seacoas; de-
fences OF the United States.
In other words. the Secretary of War
practically admits that in the present
state OF our seacoast defences thu new
superdreadncughts of Great Britain and
Germany could stand off with their new
guns and lombard the American coast
without exposing themselves to the fire OF
guns on the shores Of the United states.
The data forwarded by MIR. Garrison
came in response to a resolution passed
In the House at the instance Of Repre-
sentative Gardner of Massachusetts,. This
resolution propounded a series OF ques-
tons as to the strength OF American
coast defences.
In a statement made before the
House Committee on Military Affairs Rep
resentative Gardner contended that a hos
tile feet could lie far beyond the reach
of our own guns, say of SANDY Hook.
and lombard tn, coas, without fear of
damage to itself. This contention appears
to he borne out by the report OF the
Secretary OF war
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
YOUNG GRADUATES INCOMES.
Figures show That The, kecp rae.
with the Increasing Cost Of LI,ipu.

That the earning capacity Of COLLEGE
graduates has more than kept pace with
the high cost OF LIVING Is shown by A sta
tistical report contained In the special
feorudrN bulletin Of New York Univer-
slty School of Commerce. Accounts and
Finance. The report shows the earnings
or graduates from the class of 1902 to
the present day as follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
Defence Urged in House
Report and by Garrison

rine corps.
The committee recommends a provision
whereby officers OF the navy and marine
corps will be eligible to receive medals
OF honor in accordance with the prac-
tice that obtains In other naval estab-
| lishments
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
cites old Military Law.

Former Assistant Secretary Of War
william Cary Sanger caused laughter
when he cited the military law of the
United states passed in l792 and repealed
IN 1908. He said the law was absurd and
gave one example. The law required that
every militia officer should be armed with
a sword or hanger and a spontoon. lie
produced spontoon from the Metropoi-
tan Museum of Art, cross between a
battle axe and lance.
The Rev. Mr.. Holmes made his usual
peace speech. concluding by daring the
military men to carry their programme
out to logical conclusion. II the country
needs an army, then IL must have an army
OF 100000 and a navy twice as big az
Englands. he said
Mr.. Stimson began his talk with n quo
tation from Abraham Lincoln: "Neither
party wanted war, but one was willing to
undertake 1t in order that the republic
should not survive and the other party
was willing to engage in it in order that
the free institutions should not perish"
And from that he instanced one innocent
country. Belgium, which neither prepared
for war nor invited It. He spoke OF the
hopeless fight and massacre OF the Greeks
at ThermopylH. and then declared there
Is a higher law than ruined homes and
dead men.
Mr.. Stlmson paid high tribute to Sec
rotary Garrison. who. he said. is carrying
out the plans and policy adopted by the
best military thought OF the country, add
ing, IF we spend money at present APP
propriated II would be adequate for that
policy. and in that / am not casting any
reflections on the present Secretary. The
fault lies with you, with the American
people as represented in Congress"
The luncheon was very largely attended,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

'''ro assist this officer in preparing gem
eral and detail plans OF war ifteen ofr-
GERS of and above the rank Of Lieutenant
Commander Of the navy or Major of the
marine corps are TO be assigned for these
exclusive duties.
at Is the opinion OF the committee after
a most thorough investigation and ma
ture elaboration that the necessity for
quch an office exists in the naval estab-
lishment At present there exist general
board and the Naval War College, neither
OF which seems 20 be equipped for ade-
uuatcly performing this duty, nor have
th.y sufRc cnt officers under their jurls-
d;ction to do this fundamental work OF
nreparation Of plans OF war,
"Thc demands on The STAFF OF the war
College and the members of the General
Board for Othe, questions involving the
inefficlency of the personnel and material
of the navy are such that they have not
had time and opportunity to fully pre-
mare and perfect this work, and II is
therefore recommended by the committee
that the proposed provision he enacted
into law.
at will be noted that the Secretary Of
the Navy retains absolute control over
shc fHcers, and The chief of operations per
forms only such duties as are assigned
nv The secretary and all orders are is
sued under the authority OF the Secre-
tary OF the Navy. The principle ot civil
ian control Of he Navy Department is In
no way affected by the provision recon-
mended,' ,.
The report points out that under exist
TIM law there is no authority TO award
10 any officer a media or honor 70! dis
tInctlye service in battle or extraordinary
herolsm displayed in the line OF his pro-
fession, although such authority exists
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

not tue that the range OF those guns
may remain so restricted since by a
slight change in the mounting their range
will be practically equal to - inch -
calibre guns above referred to.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
bigger Guns rged.

Mr. Garrison suggests the desirablity
Of mounting new guns on American coast
defences equal in range to those of any
In use by "A possible enemy. Here ~ the
series of questions embl died IN the Gard
ner resolution and the answers given in
reply by the Secretary of War.
@. Is there any gun in the for;hcatons
OF the United states proper larger than
twelve inches in diameter? \. NO
q. Is the range Of this 2 inch gun
as at present mounted more than $4,000
yards? \. For IL inch guns mounted
on disappearing carriages, the standard
carr iage for coast defence. no. but for
guns mounted Oh barbette carriages, yes.
There are twenty-nine Of these guns
mounted in the United States. and their
range Is approximately $4,000 yards
Q. Are the larger dreadnoughts of thu
Queen Elizabeth type being equipped with
10 inch g. calibre guns? \. Yes
@ Is the range Of these guns $1,000
yards \. Yes
O. Is 1t not true that that range ex-
cceds by more than four miles the rang
Of the best guns mounted in the defence
OF the United States proper, either on the
Atlantic or Pacific coasts not including
the Panama Canal 4. II is true tina,
The range OF the guns just mentioned
exceeds by more than four miles the range
of the guns "a mounted in the defence of
the United States proper. either Oh the
Atlantic or the Pacific coasts but it Is
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Continued from First Page.

expire. lie wants American business men
to reach out for them so they will he
insured steady work. Then he added,
II will know that / can have specific
number OF men, at q specified place, at a
specified time" He wants to do similarly
with officers who resign from the army,
ana with zen from the colleges. schools
ana academies where there Is military
instruction. These men will be needed 20
command the great citizen army
For first emergency line. in addition
To the regular army and the militia ~
the country" the Secretary said. 1--WE will
need $4,000 more men than we have
The murmurs about Mr.. Bryan and his
army OF million between sunset and
sunrise were heard when the Secretary
continued, "Jut these would he a rabble
aud mob, utterly useless. unless W.
have the officers to mould them INFO an
efficient force"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
Attitude Toward BattIeship..

while the committee believes in the
effectiveness of submarines and airships
IL does not believe that sufficient has
been learned from the European war to
warrant any change in the battleship
programme as has been heretofore au-
thoriZed.
While the submarine has been effective
in the defence of the harbor and coast
IL has not been able to control the as
the superbattleship fleet has done. causing
an enemy with an inferior battleship fleet
TO suffer great loss of merchant ships.
blockade its ports and drive its commerce
off the seas. The committee therefore at
this time deems it wise to continue a
two battleship programme"
The committee discusses at some length
the provision proposing the creation OF a
bureau OF operations. bureau in which
the plans for war will he perfected aud
such plans tried out in games by the
fleet.
Discussing this provision Of the bill the
committee report says:
THE committee recommends a provision
whereby a new Office Of chief of naval OPP
erations is created. This office is to he
filed BY an officer of the navy on the ac-
tive lie. not below the grade Of Rear Adj
uiral and appointed for term OF -four
years by the President by and with the
advice and consent OF the Senate
This officer under the Secretary of the
Navy is TO be held responsible for readi-
ness of the navy for war and charged
with its general direction. lie is to per-
form only such duties as shall be assigned
To him by the Secretary of the Navy and
such duties shall be performed under the
authority of the Secretary of the Navy.
"Ue is given the same authority re-
garding orders issued by him as Is now
given under existing law to the chiefs OF
bureaus of the y Wy Department
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

The following table shows how naval
Powers will stand upon completion OF
vessels now building:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11
SOUND ADVICE FROM
COMMISSIONER McRAE

The two addresses made by Com
missioner of Agriculture w. A. Nc
Rae on the subject of good roads, one
before the board of county commits
sioners, the other at the fair grounds
were full of meat. The commission
er reasons we'll, and bases his reason
ing upon practical experience. He
brings no theories. The News holds
his speeches to be events of moment
in theefforts Of this county to get a
permanent system of good raods.
AS much as six months ago, this
paper was preaching dire necessity
for the hiring of competent good
roads engineer to lay out highway
system and to see that it was main
tanned after it's completion. Since
then, good many thousands of dol
lars have been squandered on worth
less dirt roads. 1t is time to call II
halt on the present eXtravagant
system.
The making of a definite plan, by
which the people of the county may
know that their money is going fol
roads and nothing else is another eX
cellent point Mr.. McRae made. Th'
News has insisted upon this idea, IL
| two inhtances, one the propose,
building of municipal docks, and thu
other the proposed building of sys
TEN of good roads.
Mr.. MeRae brings to us bust
ress-like plan. He brings the onl,
business-like plan. 1t is free from
the curseof petty county politics
and has the ring of real efficiency II
the spending of the peoples money
1t is to be hoped that the commits
sioners will employ competen
road engineer, and by that we mea
man capableof lying out high
way system that will fill the need
of this county, and then adopt tn
plan suggested in Mr.. McRae
speech of going before the peopl
with a straight out business prope
s:tion, free of chances of squandel
ing the money, and containing
guarantee that every penny OF IN
money will be spent on roads an
nothing else.-Pensacola News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11
EAT LESS MEAT
If BACK HURTS
Take glass of Salts to flush Kidneys
if Bladder bothers you-Drink
lots Of water.

Eating meat regularly eventually pro-
duces kidney trouble in some form or
other, says wcll-known authority, be-
cause the uric acid in meat exctes the
kidneys, they become overworked; get
sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts OF
distress, particularly backache and mis-
cry in the kidney region; rheumatic twin
ges, severe headaches, acid stomach, con-
situation, torpid liver, sleeplessness.
bladder and urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or kid
neys aren't acting right, or if bladder
bothers you, get about four ounces of
Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
take tablespoonful in glass of water
before breakfast for few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations TO
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them
TO normal activity; also to neutralize the
acids in the urine 80 it no longer irri'
,ates, thus ending bladder disorders.
Ind Salts cannot injure anyone;
makes delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which millions of men and
women take now and then to keep the
iIncvs and urinary organs clean, thus
II ~ serious kidney disease.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11

came through by the way of the Cen
trail route last week. Mr.. Dilsaver,
the driver of the car, in giving his
experience of the trip from Chicago,
was asked where he found the best
road along his route and replied that
the very best piece of roadway he
had found anywhere was the ten
mile strip of sand-asphalt between
Altoona and Eustis.
A bulletin just issued by the U.
s. department Of agriculture tells
of the splendid progress in highway
construction that has been made in
Florida. The department reports
that Florida has 6,625 miles of sur
faced roads, while other Southern
states have less mileage, as follows:
Arkansas. 1,0S5 miles.
louisiana, 697 miles.
Mississippi. 1900 miles.
Oklahoma, 500 miles.
New Mexico, 900 miles.
Florida has 1884 miles of pub
lie roads and the surfaced highways
ir the state constitute 1916 per cent
Of the States total mileage. The
department reports that Floridf
spent sS,45O,OOO in road building in
1914.