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the advisory board all organizations
will select men of the highest caliber.
Already some high naval officers
have been studying every new develop
ment brought out by the war in Eu-
rope and have done important expert
mental work This work would have
progressed much more satisfactorily
had these officers and their expert as
sistarfts had the benefit of advice from
civilian inventors and engineers.
country's Genius Available.
I'm a broad way" said the secretary
in speaking of his committee, "the un-
DERIVING idea is to make available the
latent inventive genius of our country
to improve our navy. 1t is American
inventive genius that has made practl-
cal the ironclad, the submarine ana
the aeroplane. In one way it is our
greatest military asset, which in the
past has been of more value to us than
many regiments of troops or ships of
the line and I feel sure that it will
not fail US now. Under the stress Of
actual war conditions other countries
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board. It will then be studied by the
navy's civilian board. If the idea or
device is considered at all feasible one
of the expert officers Of the navy will
take it and put it to a practical test.
If it proves a success the government
will enter into negotiations to purchase
It. If it does not it will be tossed aside.
May Establish Big Laboratory.
At first this will apply only to inven-
tions which may be Of practical use in
the naval service Of the government.
But neither Secretary Daniels nor Mr..
Edison intends to stop here What
they are hoping for is the stablish-
ment Of a great laboratory where may
be put to a practical test all ideas and
inventions which may prove beneficial
not only to the navy, but to the army
and marine corps as we'll 1t is the be-
lief of Secretary Daniels that the time
is not far off before such a laboratory
will be established by the government.
What he and Mr.. Edison are setting
out to do is to show congress the wis
dom of such a plant.
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to make appointments in accordance
With recommendation made by sc1en-
tific societies. This plan was decided
upon in the hope that it would enlist
the support Of such bodies as whole
for the general plan and avoid posi-
bility of charges Of favoritism if Mr..
Daniels himself made the selections in
the first instance.
The eight organizations that have
each been asked to nominate two of
their members of the advisory board
are the American Society of Civil En-
gireers, American Chemical society.
American Institute of Electrical En-
gineers, American Institute of Mining
Engineers, American Mathematical So
ciety, American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, American Aeronautical So
ciety and the Inventors guild.
In the societies named and in others
to which invitations of like purpose
will be addressed are to be found the
most eminent scientists of the United
States. 1t is the belief of Secretary
Daniels that as Mr.. Edison will head
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"At the present time we have small
testing station at Annapolis said Sec
rotary Daniels. II am hopeful that aft
er the advisory committee for the navy
has had an opportunity to show it's
usefulness we may be able to construct
a great experimental station. If we
can show congress the wisdom of ap-
Propriating for this experimental and
development station / don't believe we
will have much trouble in getting ap-
preparations. Already I have had let
ters from a number of members of con-
gress who are pleased with the move
nent we have started to get new ideas
for the navy. A United States senator
told me that it was good thing and
he thought congress would be glad
to cooperate. OF course we have got
to work out a definite plan before we
can go to congress and ask for large
appropriations
Edison Suggests Other Members.
The first step in the organization of
the naval advisory committee, as the
body has already become known, was
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Already among the Swiss Italian
lakes a new generation of Garibaldian
"Cacciatori Alpini'' are advancing upon
their hereditary foe in the Trentino,
and the boom Of siege guns in the hills
around Garda recalls NapoleOn's vic
tory over the Austrians at RivOli.
From the COttian chain marking the
boundary of France in the west to the
Carrie and Julian Alps north and east
of the A driatic, in Austria, there are
literally a thousand passes and routes
of more or less note. The IIncyclopae-
dia Britannica CategOrically enunler-
ates several hundred of them.
Mont Gents pass may have been Han
nibars route when. in the year 21S 3. c.,
the Carthaginlan conQueror invaded
italy with a large army. half of which
he lost amid the Alpine SHOWS.
The conquest of some Alpine tribes
by Augustus, the desultory warfare of
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fifth and sixth centuries and the I'M
ceaSing sanguinary strife Of Swiss
"confederates'' and Austrian oppreSsors
which lasted from the breaking up of
the Carolingian empire in the tenth and
eleventh centuries until the crystalliza-
ton of the Helvetic republic by Ma
poleon Bonaparte's act of media ton in
18O3-all these fill the chronicles and
make nearly every practicable foot of
Swiss territory heroic ground. Historic
in another way is Mount Pilatus so
named. as legend tells, because it was
the last refuge and burial place of Pom
thus PLATE, the Roman procurator of
Judea, who delivered up Jesus Christ to
be crucified.
When Napoleon entered Italy he
crossed the Alps with an army of 30
900 by the Great ST Bernard pass, May
1921, 1900. Later he constructed the
great military road over the Simplon
pass from Brieg, Switzerland, to Domo-
lossola, in Italy, and thence to Milan.
The Alpine passes. from German Ba-
varia and the Austrian Tyrol, and those
guarding the gates Of the Trentino
province-notably the Stelvio, the To-
male and the Toblach, together with
Ploecken and Predil, on the Italo-Aus-
trian frontier, leading into the upper
valley of the Isonzo river-now figure
in the daily war news The Stelvio pass
altitude 9,055 feet, is the highest car
riage road in Europe.
The italian detectives Of Tolmino
Goritz, Gradisca and Monfalcone lie in
this order in the Isonzo valley, be-
tween the Predil pass, near Pontebba,
in the CarniC Alps and Trieste, on the
Adriatic.
Since Italy entered the war her troops
under General Cadorna, chief of staff,
at more than a dozen points along the
Irregular mountainous frontier line
from the Stelvio pass to the westward
OF the Trentino to the gulf of Trieste
on the east. All these movements,
however, cOnverged toward the main
Italian objective, which is the Adriatic
seaport of Trieste. and incidentally the
territory and towns-principally Toll
mino. Gradisca, Goritz and Monfalcone
along the IsOnZo river. The prin-
cipal gates Of entry from Italy into this
particular bit of Austrian territory are
the PlOecken pass and the Predil pass.
in the Carnic Alps, which important
strategic points the Italians seized at
the outset. Further west, in the Dolo-
mite Alps, the Toblach pass has afford
ed another Italian column from Verona
ingress to the Trentino; cooperating
with a third force from Brescia enter
ing via the TOnale pass III the Rhaetian
,
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I have taken up devices which we were
| first to appreciate and utilize and make
practical and, by concentrating the at
tention of the best minds that the
countries possessed, have carried them
to high stage of development and we
should not only keep UP with the pro-
cession, but take our natural place just
little ahead of the others.
ut would also seem necessary, for
the best results. that consultation
should be had with the greatest in
ventive minds of the country in the
working out of the most important sug-
gestions which require special knowl-
edge and special talent for their per-
lection. With Mr.. Edison so willingly
and cheerfully responding to my re-
quest, / feel sure that the advisory
council, when the names are announced,
will be composed of men of SUCH
prominence as to make the country feel
that what it is possible for the human
mind to devise will be devised for our
navy"
Mr.. Daniels announcement of his in
tent to form the advisory committee
which would consider ideas has already
resulted in a number Of persons taking
the opportunity to put forward some
new devices or ideas. Letters are being
received at the navy department daily
from all parts of the United States
telling of these devices and suggesting
ideas for the Improvement Of the naval
fighting force.
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a kindly autocrat. He might do away
with some abuses, but his charges
would remain enemies Of society, upon
whom society. was revenging itself.
while stupidity depriving them Of any
incentive to come to terms. With the
league he is able to reclaim much
waste human material by restoring to
men their self respect and hope for
the future. and by teaching them the
lessons in citizenship which their pres,
ence i'm jail proves that they did not
learn outside
At Sing Sing 1t is a republic within
the prison walls embracing all but a
handful of the 100 inmates. It's form.
its constitution and methods Of opera
ton were decided upon by the men
themselves. In Mr.. Osbornes earliest
conception Of the movement he thought
that a board of reformers from the out
side would have to evolve a scheme
and impose it ready made upon those
whom 1t was to benefit. He realized
this mistake in time. Since self gox-
eminent was to be the most Important
feature Of the league II was inpera-
tive that its members should be free
- "H>>>>~~ norD thAu shohld hA governed
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Osborne Making Men Over at Sing Sing

only part of the plan OF reform, which
is based upon the Mutual Welfare
league. Mr.. Osborne founded the
league at Auburn prison. nearly two
years ago, after he voluntarily had
spent week in that in tuition as a
convict. When he became warden Of
Sing Sing he brought the idea with
him. Any good he may have accom-
plished has been by and through the(
organization. Without it, the warden
of Sing Sing could never be more than
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admit that they had even seen the
fight. There had been no fight, as far
as they were concerned. Consciously
or unconsciously, they had reverted to
the old ethics of the penitentiary, never
to "squeal" upon a comrade.
Some of the men were lying. The
warden explained to them patiently
that the condition Of the victim proved
beyond doubt that he had been engaged
with more than one assailant. Nor
could such an affair have taken place
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-08-12

without attracting the attention of
many in the shop. The silent witnesses,
as well as those who had been in the
fig ut, were lying.
Emphasis is laid on the prisoners
court at Sing Sing because of its fun
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To tIlc l1SIIlIlS LII Cos VI IIIS'
ted States, but as he was without
is and had no pulp with the Off
at Washington his invention has
8 permitted to die a natural death.
|tetary Daniels wants to correct this.
before the civilian advisory COM
lee to be composed Of leading engi-
IS and inventors throughout the
'htry is being formed. Members Of
board are to be selected by eight Of
| leading scientific societies in the
|htry.
homas A. Edison, who has already
lifted his willingness to become a
nber of this board, will be perhaps
- best known member. Orville
|glat, the aviator, likewise has agreed
Eccept place.
then this committee is fully organ
any person, no matter what his
ttion in life may be, will be free
submit any device or idea to the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-08-12
,tos by American Press Association.

Henry Ford. 2.-Thomas A. Edison
Ia Secretary Daniels. 3.-Wrisht
ropIane. 4.-Hudson Maxim. S.
knon Lake, submarine inventor. O.
Hest type of United States subma-
he. 7.-AIexander Graham Bell.
|EOrviIIe Wright.
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Photos by American Press Association.

HE legendary Alps, with their
famous battle passes, once
h again loom large on the war
map of Europe. Switzerland
becomes an overshadowing interroga-
ton point. Her mountains and the men
behind them for twice thousand years
have been the rocks on which empires
have split. Will history now repeat it.
self?
With Italy's aggressive dash into the
fray the Alpine frontiers of the four
great belligerent powers surrounding
the bold, rugged and independent little
republic Of Switzerland assume unprec-
denied strategic Importance. The AL
pine barriers of today are the same that
have challenged the enterprise, re-
sources and courage of mighty warri-
ors of the ages-HannibaL Caesar,
Rnnanarta and Garihaldi-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-08-12

W ANY a poor man has hit
"a upon some device that he
y g believed would be Of benefit
to the fighting forces Of the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-27
Illustrations by c. D. RHODES

of a book may put anything else he
pleases in it and snap his fingers at
the world. If am going to live in the
same town with her. ought to jot her
down on paper before lose the keen
edge Of the first impression"
He considered it for a moment, and
then got UP and went in search of a
pencil and scrap of paper. The doz-
ing night clerk gave him both, with
a sleepy malediction thrown in; and
he went back to the engine room and
scrubbed his word picture by the light
of the swinging incandescent.
He read it over thoroughly when it
was finished, changing a word here
and phrase there with a craftsman's
fidelity to the exactnesses. Then he
shook his head regretfully and tore the
scrap of paper into tiny squares, scat
tering them upon the brown flood
surging past the engine room gangway.
1t won't do" he confessed reluct-
antly, as one who sacrifices good liter
airy material to a stern sense Of the
fitness of things. at is nothing less
than a cold-blooded sacrilege. / can't
make copy of her If l write no more
while the world stands"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-27

the end of the argument the conserv-
alive one had extorted a conditional
promise from her niece. The matter
should remain in allegiance until the
question of conscientious obligation
had been submitted to Charlottes IA
Their and decided by him.
An hour later, when Miss Gilman
was deep In the last installment Of the
current serial, Charlotte let her book
slip from her fingers and gave herself
to the passive enjoyment of the slow
ly-passing panorama which is the chief
charm Of inland voyaging.
From where she was sitting she
could see the steamers yawl swinging
from its tackle at the stern-staff: and
after many minutes 1t was slowly
borne In upon her that the ropes were
working loose. A man came aft to
make the loosened tackle fast.
Something half familiar in his man
ner attracted Charlottes attention,
and her eyes followed him as he went
on and hoisted the yawl into place.
When he came back she had a fair
sight Of his face and her eyes met his.
In the single swift glance half-formed
suspicion became undoubted certainty:
she looked again and her heart gave a
great bound and then seemed sud.
denly to forget its Office. 1t was use
less to try to escape from the dismay-
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DO If she had penetrated his disguise
He had a shock of genuine terror
at this point and his skin prickled as
at the touch of something loathsome.
Up to that moment he had suffered
none of the pains of the hunted flu
gitive; but he knew now that he had
fairly entered the gates of the out.
laws inferno; that however cunning
ly he might cast about to throw his
pursuers off the track, he would never
again know what it was to be wholly
free from the terror of the arrow that
fiieth by day.
The force OF the Scriptural smile
came to him with startling emphasis,
bringing on return Of the prickling
dismay. The stopping of the paddle
wheels and the rafting clangor of the
gang-plank winch aroused him to ac-
ton and he shook off the creeping
numbness and ran aft to rummage UNI
der the cargo on the engine-room
guards for his precious bundle. When
his hand reached the place where it
should have been, the blood surged
to his brain and set up clamorous
DINING in his ears like the roaring
of cataract. The niche between the
coffee sacks was empty.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-27
The Niche Between the Coffee Sacks
Was Empty.

ing fact. The stubb1e-bearded deck
hand with the manner of a gentleman
was most Enthusiastically later rein
carnation of the pleasantly smiling
young man who had courteously made
way for her at the teller's wicket in
the Bayou State Security; who had
smiled and given place to her while
he was holding his pistol aimed at
President Galbraith.
1t was said of Charlotte Farnham
that she was sensible beyond her
years, and withal strong and straight
forward in honesty of purpose. None
the less, she was woman. And when
she saw what was before her, con-
science turned traitor and fed away
to give place to an uprush of hesitant
moment.
She got upon her feet, steadying her
self by the back of her shair. She felt
that she could not trust herself If she
once admitted the thin edge of the
wedge of delay. The simple and
straightforward thing to do was to go
Immediately to the captain and tell him
of her discovery, but she shrank from
the thought of what must follow. They
would seize him: he had proved that
he was desperate man, and there
would be a struggle. And when tie
struggle was over they would bring
him to her and she would have to
stand forth as his accuser.
1t was too shocking, and she caught
at the suggestion Of an alternative
with a gasp Of relief. She might write
to President Galbraith, giving such a
description of the deck-hand as would
enable the officers to identify him
without her personal help. 1t was
like dealing the man a treacherous
blow in the back, but she thought it
would be kinder.
Aunt Fanny" she began, with her
face averted, Il promised you
wouldn't write to Mr.. Galbraith unGil
after we reached home-until Tad
told papa. have been thinking about
it since, and IL think it muse be
done at once"
Griswold had come upon Miss Farm
ham unexpectedly, and when he passed
her on his way forward hG had seen
the swift change in her face betoken-
ing some sudden emotion, and the rec
objection Of it troubled him.
What If this clear-eyed young person
had recognized him? He knew that
the New Orleans papers had come
aboard; he had seen tae folded copy
Of the Louisianian in the invalid's lap.
Consequently, Miss Fsrnham knew Of
the robbery, and the incidents we're
fresh in her mind. What would she
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along her personality laid hold OF him
and the dealings became purely lit
erary.
She is a mas1lificently strong typei"
was his summing up Of her, made
while he was lying fat on his back
and staring ahsently at the fitting
shadows among the deck beams over
head. Her face is as readable al only
the face OF woman instinctively good
and pure in heart can be. Any man
who can put her between the covers
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-27
cro BE coNTINUED.)
Cynical Recipe for Success.

OliVNr Onions. author of "Mush-
room 1Nwn," etc, recently remarked:
"A cynical friend told me the other
day that the secret of success was to
get name for incorruptibility and
then go ahead and corrupt 1t for much
gold. I'm sure there's weak spot in
this somewhere, but Judging from a
good many, both Of writer's and poll
ticians, perhaps there's something in
it. Only unfortunately l can't apply
the recipe to my own work. because
have too much fun writing to think
about corruption one way or the
other"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-27
acozyr Is Hardly the WORD 70 Use.

"Of course said Mrs. M. T Cack.
Ter, ''it is real nice in the newspapers
to describe the new Muehiebach ho-
tel az coy and homelike. but / should
cali building with a tea furore and a
cafe centurion. with marble floors and
pillows of lapsus lfnguae and male
faction, and with cleaning chanti-
cheers impending from the doomed cefi-
ings, great deal more aoEEnd than
coy. kansas City Star.
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SYNOPSIS.
=

Kenneth Griswold, an unsuccessful
writer because of socialistic tendencies
sups with his friend cambridge at Chau-
diere's restaurant in New Orleans and
declares that If necessary he will steal to
keep from starving. He holds up Andrew
Galbraith, president of the Bayou State
Security, in his private office and escapes
he escapes the hue and cry.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-27
La ensenanZa
en- castellano
continuation de la 5a. plana)

continuation de la 5a. plana)
entire ell asunto del joven estudiante y
el del REQ Mateo Conception.
Dice que ese nilo parece haber sldo
expulsado como represalia por la inter-
venci6n que tuvo al ayudar a la CANA
ra en- la discussion del proyecto del ldlo-
ma Castellano, y propone que Sc lie exl-
ia al Comisionado de instruction Pu-
blica, que Embellishments olga los mo-
tivos que ha tenido para ordenar la sus-
pension indefnida de ese alumno.
Ell senor Rivera Zayas, propone que,
tan pronto Sc reciba en- Camara la CO.
municaci6n del Comisionado, sc nom
bre una comisi6n especial que investl-
que la verdad de los hechos, para en- su
case, resolver 10 que prOceda, toda vez
que con ese acto, Sc ha puestO una
vez mas de manifesto la tiranla del
Departamento de Instruction eXpul-
sando de la escuela ese joven por ha-
ber ayudado la labor de la Camara, y
pide que la Comisi6n que Sc nombre IN
vestigue muy detenidamente ell asunto
para depurar las responsibilities.
La Camara aprob6 la moci6n del Sc
nor Coll y Cuch1 con la enmienda del
senior Rivera Zayas, y Sc levant6 la Sc
sion para continuarla las 2 de la tar
de
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-27

otorgada por la National Surety Co. q
favor del Pueblo en- % de Febrero,
1915, para garantir las funciones del
notario Carlos B. Buitrago en- sustitu-
ci6n de la No. 1893 prestada por la re
ferida compan1a en- IA de JUNO, 1911, y
terminada por resoluci6n de diciembre
"a, 1914.
Se dict6 sentencia confrmando la
apelada de la Corte de Distrito de HUI
macao de Nov. II, 1914, en- ell case 776,
Ell Pueblo " Cirilo Ortiz, acometinien.
to aggression con agravantes.
En- ell case de Jose R. Laboy " Miguel
Ortiz, ct. al, sobre reivindicaci6n, sc
dicto resolution declarando con lugar Ia
moci6n del demandante apelado, y de-
sestimando la apelaci6n interpuesta pol
los demandados contra la sentencia de
la Corte de Distrito de Humacao.