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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24
BRYAN'S PEACE
IDEA TO HIS 1e TO 1
Parker Calls It Equally Fool
fish at Meeting to Aid
Preparedness.

EAST ORANGE, N. j.. Nov. 2S.-Aton
D.yX.. 5000. =. n...
a. rs'Ne'' 'po"N'"s 'o"e"'
meeting In the High School under tne au-
spaces Of the National Security League,
....,,~ uu-,.. o.oc. n, INV pr,re
"'u "''""' ' ,
policy In scathins terms' Juoso rArHer
said
..r.. p,..,a.n, man ~ nescs from
N.-
his youth up. charged with the weishty
responsibility of steering the Ship Of
s,.,. .a,.,v ,hro,,., ,urbu,en, ,n,.rna.
49,
tional mas round OUT ina the ohiy
way TO insure our peace AGAINST var 10
to make adequate preparauon-not FOR
war. but for the defence OF our country
and every part OF It This conclusion
reached, he presented the matter TO the
whole people, ~ he was in duty bound
to do.
Therefore the most distinguished ad-
vocate Of himself. for himself and by
himself. Of his generation has constituted
himself the leader Of the opposition to
this movement to insure the young men
Of this and later generations against
the sad fate now Detailing tho young
men OF Europe. Through the issue OF
the press succeeding the one containing
the Presidents speech on The subject
he secured the position OF critic extraor-
I'M or his FORMER cnier.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24
VEX DANIELS,
Publicity and Changes Demanded
After LittIe's AcquittaI,

WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.-Pians for
radical change In the navy's court
martial system and the addition OF fresh
fuel to the personal controversy between
Secretary Daniels and Rear Admiral
Fiske. retired. were aftermaths to-day OF
the court-martial's acquittai Of Rear Ad.
miral Little. retired.
The verdict generating Admiral Lttie
Of neglect Of duty In accepting the sub
marine k-2 following that generating
Lieut.. Oak Of responsibility for the
boiler explosion on the San Diego was
declared by Mr.. Daniels to-day to show
necessity for reforming court-martial
proceedings. He proposes that hereafter
court-martial officials must publicly show
how they voted to fix responsibility for
what the Department contends are mis-.
carriages of Justice. Both the Little and
Oak verdicts were d%isapprOved.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24
NEW BIDS ASKED FOR
BATTLESHIP STEEL
Daniels Seeks Another Method
to Beat Down Prices Of
Private Builders.
LOWER FIGURES OF YARDS

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2S.-fn another ef-
fort TO beat down prices Of private con-
tractors for the construction Of naval
vessels Secretary Daniels announced
this afternoon that he would call for
bids from steel makers TO supply the
Navy Department with 81. 1000. 900 pounds
Of plates. shapes. rivets and castings for
use by Government navy yards in the
construction Of battleships - and ~, the
latest authorized additions to the fleet.
Tho Department received bids last
week o private ship builders for the
construction of these vessels and de-
clared the bids excessive. Mr.. Daniels
believes that with the Government buy
ing The steel direct from foundries the
navy yards can do the work much
cheaper.
These were the bids Of the private
builders for the two ships: New York
Bodybuilding Company. 3s.075.00 each
Fore River S~hipbuilding Company. S.
0e7. 300 each: Newport News ~Shipbuild-
ing and Drydock Company. ss.240.bo0
each
As the limit Of the authorizing act Is
$780, 900 for each ship Secretary
Daniels has obtained from three of the
navy yard estimates OF what they could
build the ships for with the Government
buying the steel direct from the maxi
ers. These estimates follow: Philadel-
phia yard. 3S,744.1&4 each New York
yard, Ss.ss7.ss7 each: Mare Island yard.
oan Francisco, s7.413,167.
The Philadelphia W. yards esti-
mate does not include the several hun-
dred thousand dollars which would have
to BE- expended in changing the con-
struction plant to permit building . bat.
tleship there. II being commended that
tahese changes would be Of n permanent
character. The Mare Island estimate
includes the cost Of such changes.
Pending receipt Of bids from the steel
makers Secretary Daniels 10 Withholding
action on the bids recently opened Tor
armor plate. Justifyiag his BELIEF thai
tho Government navy yards an con-
strvct the vessels cheaper. Secretary
Daniels said:
Advocates Of navy yard construction
are pointing to the fact that the navy
yards hnA costs of new construction
have been mostly below rather than
above the original estimates. 1t -
claimed that during the last fou years
Marc Island has completed now work
amounting to a total cost Of 3S.12+,600.
while the estimates were s3,623.00o. the
saving over estimates being S+SS.+O0.
"A notable case vas hat pf the two
river gunboats for service in China, cOm-
paeted about a year 9 The limit OF
cost for boat was $215.000 and the
only private bid was from q Pacific
coast hrm amounting to S212.6o0. or
practically the limit Of cost. The De-
partment refused to accept this figure
and the private irm finally reduced It's
price TO $4,000 as = rock bottom
1Sure.
'The Mare Island yard estimate was
@iA0.76s each. and the award was finally
given I O Mare Island with the expecta-
ton Of Department officials that the yard
would overrun this ngure. The final
cost. however. was $122.1s1 a boat. or
OlS,B97 below the original estimate"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24
r REPORT IS T
Defence society Makes Public Let
ter From Garrison.

The American Defence Society en-
phasized yesterday in making public a
letter from Secretary Of War Garrison
the fact that as yet the General stan OF
the army has not been asked to make a
report on the present defensive needs of
the land forces OF the country. Thu let
ter IL In reply 10 one sent to the Secretary
Of War by Gushing Stetson, secretary OF
the society. who also wrote to President
Wilson and Secretary Daniels for infor-
nation as TO what military experts deem
the Immediate defence needs OF the
country.
Under the rules laid down by the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24

President with respect to the matter OF
reports writes Mr.. Garrison. "the fol-
lowing Is the chronology OF their publ
cation: First, Presidents message to
Congress; second. reports OF the diff
ferent members of the Cabinet third,
reports made to the latter. There Is no
report OF the General Stan OF the United
States army concerning which you
wrote. There liz a report OF the War
College division OF the General StaT and
hat will be made public after my an
nuai report to Congress Is made public"
e. s.. Thompson. chairman of the board
of trustees OF the American Defence So
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24

ciety. commenting yesterday on the Ear.
rison reply n u reply from Secretary
Daniels that the report OF the General
Board of the navy would be included In
his annual report, said:
what we are DESTROYS OF getting from
Secretary Daniels is the special report
made in August last by the General Board
of the navy. Needless to say. We also
feel that Congress and liz the Amer.
can people are entitled to a report from
the General Stan of the army quite "a
much AZ from those few officers repre-.
senting the War College division OF Tho
General Staff"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24
Scouts VIII Try to Raise 100000
In Four Days.

The Boy Scouts OF America will COM
mence or Tuesday. December 7. a four
days campaign to raise 100000 az a
three year budget to permit increasing
h membership In Greater New York
from 5000 to $4,000.
Plans for the campaign will include
. short campaign OF solicitation for gifts,
TO last actually only thirty-twO hours.
or eight hours each OF the four days.
Each $1,000 raised will mean outdoor
instruction In scout craft for 43O New
York boys, There will be- sixty-five
teams. each TO consist OF a captain and
six workers.
The committee includes Judge Frank
lin C.. Hoyt OF Children's Court, DR.. C..
Ward Champion, director of physical
training In the Department OF Educa-
ton Victor +. Ridder, Howard S. Had
den. Woodruff Leeming. NJ. Il. Stone,
Frederick c.. Bates, George w. Foran,
John +. Weller. Walter w. Price and
Stacy Richmond.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24
DECEMBER / Is DEFENCE DAY
Women Patriots Organise 70 Urge
Preparedness.

A group Of women In favor of ma
tionai preparedness arc organising Q
campaign to influence those opposed to
defence plans.
A special committee composed Of Mrs.
William Alexander. president If the
National Relief Sooicty: MN. William
C. Potter. Mrs. Charles Van Rensselaer,.
Mrs. Dudley Davis. Mn. c. Knox and
others hav arranged for a Defence Day
Tor December !. when the campaign will
be- inau&urated. The COMMITTEES recon-
mends that all those who wish to offer
thedr services apply by telephone to the
headquarters Of the committee. Murray
Hill 85l4.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24

HAcxnNsAcx. N. j., Nov. 33.-For the
information Of thousands OF AUTOMOBILE
lists of New York and Jersey It IL an
nounced that the Dyckman street. f:ngle-
wood ferry will close or December / for
the winter, the company having planned
extensive improvements to their ferry
houses on both sides OF the river.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24
DEFENCE HUMANE, SAYS WOOD.
led Govern0r-General Of N. Y,
MayaoweP society.

Major.Gen. Leonard Wood told tho
Society Of May6ower Descendants in the
State Of New York. who had Just elected
him governor-general Of the society.
about the military needs Of this country
at the society's dinner last night In the
Hotel 81. Regia A q mere ~ of
humanity. II devolved on us to be pre-
pared against war. he said.
Among the other speakers were Will
lam d. Guthrie, Gov. Richard II. Greene
and Col. Thomas s. Hopkins.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24
Socialism Wants Too Mech.

"As long as Socialism represents an
effort on the part of different groups
and classes to get everything they could
u Of the State and give as little a.
possible. the socialistic State has no re-
semblancc TO the orderly family. 1t 10
at best a family of spoiled children.
only one nation appears to have
avoided this misconception OF Socialism.
and that is Germany. The cause for
this Is somewhat curious. When Napo-
leon in 1907 tried to reduce Prussia to
a state Of powerlessness ne prescribed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24

NORWICH, Conn, Nov. 23.-ln an ah-
dress made puddle hers to-day o "ths
for military education Presi-
dent Hadley OF Yale for the nrst time
since the start Of tho war. came out
strongly for q defence programme and
advocated not only ~iDcreaseS In the
army and navy. but . national pre-
~paredness in the political and moral
sense He saidsthat after ths war ths
United States 10 In danger Of being At
tackled by any nation which shs may
offended.
zone OF the most disturbing effects
Of the D1rupcan war to the intelligent
American citizen IL that It has upset
tho poaitical philosophy" he said.
Two years ago most Of US believed
that our American policy could be based
on the expectation Of permanent peace
Home of us regarded the Hague Confer
ence a. likely to develop Into . meant
Of almost entirely preventing war.
Nearly all Of us believed that intorna-
tional law had made such progress that
the treaty rights Of neutrals would be
respected and that war Itself would be
conducted with . humane regard for
the interests Of non-combatants: and
that In any event America was &c far
remot from Europe M Asia that our
could keep US secure from attack.
Hague Powerless.
But In tho course Of tho last year
and . half w have seen that tho ma
chinery provided by ths Hague confer
nee was worthless In . crisis. that
treaties were not held sacred when they
conficted with bellieerent interests, that
was in the twentieth century was con-
Quoted with almost avaR disregard OF
the welfare Of non-combatant and that
in the face Of modern scientific Progress
tho ocean furnished no such safeguard
to ourselves a. we had fondiy assumed.
I'm view OF these facts nearly every
n within reach OF the Atlantic SEA
board In recognizing the need Of IN.
creased means of national defenca Many
of those who two years opposed n
increase Of our standing army and nav
now recognise this a. a necessary means
of self-protection
But It n doubtful whether an in
crease OF our standing army navy
however desirable In itself. will solve the
problem. 1t would make Us safe sgains,
sudden onslaught for the moment. II
would not save us after the war 10 over
History gives no warrant fur the beliet
that ut the close Of the present wal the
b~elligerent nations will be 90 tired with
fighting that they will b unwilling e
wage another war for many years e
come. After this war u over We an
In danger OF being attacked by m,
nation whom We have offended.
The history Of France In 1870 show,
how q we'll trained standing army o,
moderate sixe car have all it, opera.
lions p~aralyzed II its movements ar,
governed by politicians or by a peopl,
who know little Of military conditions
We need more than ar army. We meek
public understanding Of tho use am
management of an army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-07
OLDEST STUDENT GRADUATES.
Goes to Salina Wesleyan with Chill
dren-Will Finish i'm June.

Salina, Kan, May Tn all prob
ability the oldest member of the grad
uating class in college of liberal arts
anywhere in Kansas this year or for a
number of years is Fayette A. Smith,
age So, of the Kansas Wesleyan Uni
versity, of Salina. Mr.. Smith will
graduate this year with the degree of
Bachelor of Arts. Mr.. Smith has
taken his entire college course at the
Wesleyan. He moved here several
years ago in order that his daughters
might have superior opportunities for
education, one of whom graduated last
year and another of whom will grad
uate in the same class with her father
After arriving in Salina he himself de-
termfned to satisfy his life long de-
sire to go to college, entered the COL
lege and is this graduating with the
class of 1915
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-07
New Wash Ties
for MEN

Every man likes a plentiful
supply of clean looking, wash
able ties for wear during the hot
weather. Now is none too soon
to get them.
We announce the arrival Of
the new 1915 patterns in fine
mercerized ties in white and col
ors at-25c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-07
| NO Al UM
| ROYAL BAKING POWDER

presiding judge said the burden OF
proof that Mrs. Burkham is not the
daughter of Campbell rested on those
who are contesting the will and that
if it had been shown in the evidence
that Mrs. Campbell gave birth to a
child in March, 1893, that child must
be regarded as Mrs. Lois Campbell
Burkham, and as the daughter OF
James Campbell.
Upon application of attorneys for
the defense, Circuit Judge KinSey i'm
mediately after the verdict was re-
turned, dismissed the entire case,
thereby denying the contestants the
right to a trial upon their allegations
that Campbell was of unsound mind
and that he was unduly Influenced by
members of the Jesuit order.
L. F. Ottofy, attorney for the con-
testants, announced he had asked for
a grand jury investigation in the con-
duct of the trial. He said he had laid
before the circuit attorney evidence of
the intimidation of the plaintiffs wit
neSSeS.
IF 1 go before the grand jury
will impart some startling informa-
ton he said.
Ottofy said he would not appeal for
a rehearing, but would file new suit
for a new heir to the estate he claims
to have found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-07
RUFF NECKS NOW
Women Consider 1t Quite the
Swagger Thing.
Margaret Mason on Latest
Styles and Fashions.
BY Margaret Mason.

It's little ruff on Paris
Everywhere you look this spring
All the ladies fair are ruff necks;
1t is quite the swagger thing
Paris. May 7.-Shes right there
| with bang and a vuff these days.
The short fringe of hair. over her
| brow and the wide expanse of cor
rugated white muslin around her
throat seem to be the two truly essen
| tial parts of a chic Parisienne's toll
| cite.
It's quite the same old ruff we had
with a couple of seasons ago of
pleated white muslin or batiste. 1t
is worn up around the top of a high
collar like an aureole under the chin
or halo out of place. More often
| it is like a floppy white clowns ruff
outlining round cut out neck.
Rufus are especially used on the
omnipresent short full Skirted taffeta
frockS of navy blue or black. sPleateG
cuffs to match the ruffs usually finish
the long or elbow sleeves
Gold braid is another fetish just
now of the Partisan. She wears it in
Belt of her gabardine suit a
flat half inch wide braid outlining
the bottom of her taffeta frock, a
touch on the belt, the bodice, and
sleeves and outlining the base of her
outstanding ruff.
| AS for buttons well-"Button. but
ton who's got the button is no kind
of game to play over here. Every
body's got it. There's an. epidemic of
buttons. They spring out like spring
| rash in the most rash places. You're
buttoned up and you're buttoned
down.
The modistes have gone to their
kitchen tables for inspiration and COW
cred lovely woman on top with OIL
cloth. All the rainy days of April and
May, the best heads have been
crowned in chic little hats of ordinary
black and white oilcloth.
Isn't it FUNNY how the stamp 'im-
ported" is the stamp of approval with
out equal? Just we in America
strive to acquire a Paris bonnet or
Paris gown and English coat or an
comes from that dear "Etats Unis''-
Ma fois but it is tres chic
Like in London the short vamp snub
nosed little slippers and high shoes
with their gay white, grey or biege
tops are dubbed Americana, and re-
American lasts-first and always.
Then there are the signs on the
smartest tailor shops "Roddy,"
Teddy and Jack de New York. to
say nothing of High Life which the
French pronounce "1ig Leaf" Their
pronunciation certainly makes it de-
liciously apropos title for a clothing
store since it only misses sounding like
a fig leaf at the start off.
The best joke of all in the Import
ed line is that those highly colored
and priced futuristic silks which we in
America have been wont to reverent-
ly designate as MARITIME and Poiret,
the Frenchiest of all France silks are
as reverently designated Satayama
silks over here. They are believed to
hail from far Japan. Probably if we
were to put an old sleuth on their
shimmering train we would discover
their habitat in the silk mills of Pater-
son, New Jersey. They really ought to
be Lyon silks, oughtn't they?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-07
FOUR HELD IN MURDER
Robbery Not Motive When Woman
and Child Are Slain.

Chicago, May -Four men were
held by the police today on suspicion
of having knowledge of the murder of
of q commission broker, and their
2-year-old son, whose heads had been
crushed by blows from a hammer and
their threats cut.
Detectives abandoned the theory
that robbery was the motive, as a dia-
mond ring, some currency and bonds
valued at $500 were left untouched in
the apartment They believe the slayer
is a maniac, who, failing in his at
tempt to attack Mrs. Coppersmith
killed her and then took the life of
her son.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-07
TO LOIS CAMPBELL
Jury Gives Her Half of $16,-
100000 Estate.
Is Declared Daughter of the
Rail Magnate.

st. Louis, Mo-, May IA unanimous
verdict in favor of the defendants in
the Campbell will case was returned
by jury here tonight. The verdict
declares Lois Campbell, now Mrs.
Elzey Burkham, to be the daughter of
the late James Campbell and, there
fore, entitled to half of his s16,OOO,-
600 estate, willed her by Campbell.
A suit to set aside the will on the
ground that Campbell was unduly in
nuenced by Jesuit priests to name st.
Louis university the ultimate lega-
tee of the estate after the death of
Mrs. Campbell and of Mrs. Burkham,
has been brought by the sisters and by
nfeces and nephewS of Campbell.
In the instructions to the Jury the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-07
Discover New Breakfast Food.

Fort Collins, Colo, May IA new
breakfast food may be born if plans
announced today by local capitalists
materialize. Emmer is the name of
the new kind of hardy grain, much
like wheat. and the Emmer Products
company has been organized to make
breakfast food out of 1T. It is being
trfct.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-07
MANY CATTLE DYING
New Epidemic in Texas Causes Scare
Among Stockmen.

Fort Worth, Texas, May Cattle
dying in large numbers throughout the
western range have caused DIR. w. T.
Chrisman, state veterinarian, to leave
here for Bowie, to begin an investiga-
ton. Reports from ten towns de-
scribe the epidemic as a new disease.
DR.. ChriSman has advised cattlemen
to isolate their stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-07
Texas Doctors Convention.

Galveston, Tex, May 7.-All the in
side dope on how to be well through
osteopath, instead of the old fashioned
methods. was slated for discussion at
the state osteopaths' convention here
tOday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-07
Tomorrow the Last Day
OF the Canal Exhibit

a perfect Working Model of the Panama
instructive
task
mus
this model all the will
engagement US
haven't better is wonderfully
is
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-13
W.iahina Transfer.

The nimsy transfer slips taken In on
street railroads by the tens and hun
dreis Of thousands each day are now
counted In many company offices In
simultaneously by scales. thus saving a
great amount Of clerical labOr. All
the transfers that are to be counted
are dumped on the main pan Of the
scales. Then a few transfers Of the
same kind-about twenty-five. for In
stance-are placed In a small pan up
among the balances Of the machine.
and the operator slides weight along
q bar: uiiti1 Tie scales balance. Fig
ures ON the bar then show that II there
are twenty-five transfers In the small
pan there are. say, 462 20 tAat number
Of transfers in the main pan. or 1850
transfers. and the machine even dies
the figuring.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-13
The Olushina Trss.

The blushing tree gets its name from
the change Of hue II assumes when
the rnin falls On It. As the drops
drench the leaves. gradually but On
mistaknbly the green tint gives way to
pink. In few minutes the green
fades from sight Only In few half
hidden spots beneath broad branches
and on Its trunk Ia there tinge Of
green to be seen. After an hour or
more. when the shower is over. the
tree assumes its familiar green once
more. Certain tiny insects. and not
the tree itself. change color These
peculiar parasites are possessed Of the
power Of chameleons. In the warm
sunshine they are greener than the
tree on which they live. brit when the
chilly rain falls upon them they con
tract their tiny backs and become q
pretty pink In tint. Millions Of these
change the entire appearance Of the
tree and make It seem to be blush'ng
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-13

Muscular Christianity found nm ex-
ponent in the cunte OF an English do
cese of whom James Bryce tells In HIS
Studies In Contemporary Biography"
He 4had once. under the greatest prov
ocation. knocked down person who
had insulted him. and the bishop wrote
him a letter Of reproof. pointing out.
among other things. that. exposed us
the. Church Of England was to much
criticism on all hands, her ministers
ought to be very careful In their de-
meanor. The offender replied by say
ing. Il must regret that. being grossly
insulted and forgetting in the heat Of
the moment the critical position OF the
Church of England. did knock the
man down." The bishop 1t was
Fraser Of Manchester = retaliated by
asking the curate to dinner.