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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-18
MILITARY TRAINING
FOR NEW YORK BOYS
senator Slater Introduces Bill
to Create Committee to
Study Scheme.

ALBANY. n. Y. Jan. 17.-Statc Sena-
tor George A.. Slater Of Westchcster In
troduccd Il resolution tonight providing
for the appointment OF a Joint leg islative
committee Of three Senators and five As
semblymcn Ia investigate and report on
the practicability of providing for the
military trailing and discipline of the
youths of the state between IA and II
years OF age.
The committee il to have 1000 for
expenses and the plan II urged AS "a
means Of New York state developing a
spirit % preparedness independent of the
Federal Government.
There Is another hin in the I.cgisla-
ture authorizing the training In military
tactics of pupils Of the high schools OF
the state. The State Education Depart
mcnt Is opposed to II.
In discussing his project Senate
Slater said tonight
"A study of the military situation In
Europe and the condition that exists
there to-day a led me to believe that
We should investigate and look into the
question Of preparedness, not ~ a ma
tional proposition but as a State affair.
The question of national preparedness,
carrying with II the idea of "A larger
army and "A greater navy. an | of Federal
control over the militia, Is one for CON
eress. The preparation Of the young men
~ the state, however. IL a matter that
should be looked into by the people Of
our State.
"A war may or may not come within
the next few years. hut in that time
We will have the trade OF the world. ana
a majority OF the money of the world,
and, Az a greater democracy. we must
not he Laundering about with untricd
and unframed men but be ready to
make a reasonable defence with IA citizen
soldicry that will nave some preparation.
1t should not be in the province of any
one legislator to suggest by a bill what
should he done to prepare the youths
of our great State, hut the matter should
be handled in a zane way by a COM
in!ttcc of Senators, A~ssemhlymcn, clti-
zens, educators and military men"
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l.. S. NAVY NOW FOURTH.
Franklin n. ROOsc welt Knew II Ia
April, Says Gardner.

WASHINGTON. Ia l7.-Disclosure
That the American navy so far hack as
last April had dropped 20 fourth place
among the Uavies Of the world. In an
estimate made ny Franklin D.. Roosevelt.
at tnc time acting Secretary of the
Navy. was made to-day by Congressman
Gardner Of Massachusetts In an address
20 the wonin's branch OF the National
civic Federation, meeting Ia this c:ty.
MIR, kouScyrlts conclusion that tho
I nitcd states probably stood fourth was
expressed in a letter 20 Mr.. Gardner
last April. part OF which WAS read in
his address.
The letter says IN part
"a all OF the be.ligersnt nations ar"
rushing naval construction with the
greatest possible yigor and as they have
al taken possession OF vessels building
IN home ship yards FOR foreign govern
meIts. the actual present strength OF
their nav1es Is greatly In excess OF what
Il was al the outbreak OF the war. II
has been estimated 10y some writer's
that tho English will have in commits
sion before the end Of this ear sixteen
new ~dreadnoughts OF the latest type. |
am therefore forced to the conclusion
that our navy probably stands fourth
on the list ~ the present time
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DANIELS DENIES, GARDNER
UPHOLDS, NAVY ATTACK
Says Two Battleships Are Tied Up for Re
pairs, Gardner Asserts Reports Are Shelved
and That Navy Now Is Unfit.

The ships In question are undergoing
repairs. on April "a, 1915. the port
tail shaft OF the Connecticut was found
to be cracked. In April II was estab-
lished that excessive vibration OF the
shaf,ing on the Minnesota limited the
speed Of that vessel to 10 knots. SINH
lar shafting troubles have been discov-
cred on the New Hampshire and ver-
mont.
Secretary of the Navy that experience
has demonstrated that these vessels,
with the exception Of the Kansas. are
unserviceable at fleet speeds between IL
n 10 knots. h condition Ia be-
lieved to- be due in large measure TO the
tiexibili OF the sterns Of these vessels.
iteplag & broken sections of shafting
Is Of tie avail"
TOY NEEDY this situation. IL wa ex-
plaiT at the Navy Department to-day.
the ,hips have been sent to the yards
for pairs.
claim was made at the Navy De-
pal .nent that the personnel of the navy
AS authorized by aw is sufficient to keep
these and other vessels fully manned and
ready for instant action.
The United States navy, said Mr..
Daniels, Keeps IA larger percentage Of
men on Its ships In time OF peace than
any other navy in the world. There are
at present. according to Mr.. Daniels, a
larger number Of ships manned for ac-
tive service h ever before and the per-
some OF the navy has been Increased by
many thousands Of men during the pres
ent Administration.
II Is estimated by the Navy DEPART
ment h a there would be available in
time OF MAR 10000 additional men ready
for sea duty who are In service with
other Departments Of the Government or
who have received training IN the navy.
81 do not doubt" added Mr.. Daniels,
that We would receive 10000 kilograms
from experienced men Offering their SER
vices to the navy the day after a decla-
ration Of war"
Without replying TO Representative
Gardeners accusation that the Navy De-
partinent Is "dawdling'' in CONSTRUCTING
battleships for which Congress made APP
preparations. Mr.. Daniels explained that
the delay In beginning work on battle
ships 43 and ~ vas due to experiments
designed to render them more secure
against attack and TO meet dangers IN
phasized by the European war.
The keels fc- these vessels will be laid
early IN the autumn. said Mr.. Daniels.
Mr. Gardner claimed that there was little
hope for beginning work until after
Christmas
For similar reasons there has been a
delay IN commissioning the oklahoma
and Nevada, because II was deemed ad-
Nisable to change the type OF turbines OH
these vessels. The turbines called for
by the contracts have proved unsatisfac-
tory in the case of the North Dakota.
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secretary Daniels In his annual re-
port las; year told Us that the navy was
In a state OF preparedness. H.. testified
that the navy needed no additional men
A, that very time Admiral Badger and
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Roose-
welt testified that the navy WAS snort
from $4,000 to 10000 men. Soon after
ward Admiral Fletcher sent IN a report
10 the House Committee on Naval Al
fairs tina tho atlantic bat,iesh.p nee.
was short 5000 men. Meanwhile Adj
iniral S:rlus testified that the entire
hattlesn.p ileet. except new ships not
Vet completed. was a.mcd with obsolete
toluedo.S
command,r Stirring testified tNat a.
the mobilization in November. l"li, ne
had only one submarine under his CONF
mand that could dive. Admlrd' kn's"'
wrote 20 the Committee or NaNa' MAN.
thai there was no cooperation between
he Navy War College and the Nee
Admiral Fiske testified that IT would
take five Years to put the navy in condi-
ton to meet An efficient enemy. AsSlN-
,aut Secretary Roosevelt said that ten
o. twelve hattleships and about seventy
other craft We're laid up without crews
or with partial crews.
Nov AS TO the condition of efficiency
to-day the Committc" on Naval .Nnalrs
IAN ind out all about II If they really
want 10 do so.
"Lc, them SEND for .idmi ais VINO
commanded IA both sides of mau"uNr"S
this last ycar. let them send for the
umpires. Let them ask Admiral Fletcher
the caus" of his confidential tarset prdc-
tice report of February II. 1915, Then
let it b. thoroughly understood that
none Of thes" officers will got in bad
with the Department for telling the
whole story.
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$4,000 P. S. G. SALARY
NO LURE TO ABLE MEN
Governor Says That Size of
Pay Is Not a Factor With
Type lie Seeks.

Gov whitman spent much Of his day
he Yesterday comforting on the APP
go,atment Of Public Service Commis-
siouers 10 succeed Commissioners Will
.ains and cram. who viii retire on fep-
rla7y ! Despite the lure OF $4,000 "A
year tho Governor is finding II not such
az easy task, he said. to get the right
kind OF men.
He explained that he knew where TO
lOok FOR those he wanted, but hat at
east siX OF those to whom he mas
SPOKEN have declared that much AS they
appreciate the offer they do not care 10
f'sE their regulations. to say nothing or
'nsses In private business, on a commas
sipn that e. vrry likely to be Investigated
ercry time the LEGISLATURE feels ! X H.
The Investigations of the Thompson
committee have directed much attention
10 'An commission. There IL constant
criticism ot everything that is done. The
men who would make GOOD Commission
es don't relish that sort of thing.
cos. Whitman didn't mention the
name. OF any Of the men who have de-
".n'd appointments to the commission.
T.".c has been discussion OF tho posi-
,.,y hat either Bridge COMMISSIONS
k't 10 900 secretary Travis H. Whitney
q ".' ~ named to I'll one or the Na-
'.'.'r los. Both are brooklyn men, ana
"'ii" rp'hjng in the Publ" service ON
missions las cuinpels il, the understands
T. is That at least one membe Tor the
i'.' District should be from Brooklyn
Recently iu discussing his " retire
n.'' Commissioner Williams SAID no
NH..' ~l!rooklyn ought to have two
n.Ji,Is.
lD" Governor will return to Albany
'N' morning He will he In New YORK
EtN.r .u Friday to reyle" the Legion OF
li".n. "f tn" Police department ana %
h'.0L the dinner o! Amherst alumni
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WAsHiNGToN, Jan. 17.--Rcpresentative
Gardner of Massachusetts. who has led
the fight for national preparedness.
agrees with the distinguished naval OIL
Ger who in an interview In The Sun to-
day asserted that the Administration,
and especially Secretary Daniels. Is Civ
Ing a false impression as to the efficiency
Of our first line battleships.
"rhe trouble with the statements that
Secretary Daniels gives out" said Rep
resentative Gardner, us that they do not
tell the whole story. Fol example. he
gave notice last May OF the wonderful
run OF two divisions of the submarine
feet from Key West to New York, a dis
lance OF ! 200 miles. lie enumerated the
nine submarines In these two divisions.
lie did not state that three of the sub
marines, D-i. Dc aud D-3. failed to JOIN
the fleet until 1t reached Delaware Bay.
lie did not say that the E-2 and one of
the X boats were towed part OF the dis
ance. lie did not say that the fleet was
accompanied by IA tender. All OF these
things were true and detracted from the
performance of the two divisions making
the trip from Key West to New York.
ITS Cont IN risOns LAulty.
81 remember his comparison early in
May. 1915, between the broadsides OF
the British d~readnough;s and the broad
sides of our d~readnoughts. lie COM
pared tho Queen Eliza beth. then operat-
Ing in the Dardanelles. with the Penn
s~ylvania OF our fleet. Which as yet ~
unfinished. \ proper comparison. OF
course. WAS with the Texas New
York. the most recently completed
American dreadnoughts. Both OF their
brotdsides are lighter.
I'm his annual report this year Sec
rotary Daniels says that IN 1921 We
shall have twenty-five battleships OF
the secon line. accepting the General
BOARD estimates OF survival for present
vessels, This is a 'npst misleading
statement. The General Board esti-
mates "a battleship az s~uperannuaied
when IL reaches the age OF twenty years.
Mn OF these battleships will be over
twenty years Old at the end or ls2l.
These very same twenty-five battiesh!ps
which Secretary Daniels places ~ tn"
second line are classified by the Gem
eral board as follows: predreadnoughts.
second line. 10 s~uperannuated predread-
noughts. third line, .? harbor defence
battleshps. 3 twenty-five IN all.
by the way. the three harhor defence
battleshlps wh.ch secretary Daniels In
Cludes ia the second line are the OLD
veterans OF the spanish war. the OREGON,
the Massachusetts and tho Nevada.
They We're authorized as long AGO -
1890 II will be thirty-one years old
from the date Of their author dtio'.
IN 1921.
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OTHERWISE.

rs suspected. the monthly payroll was
entered twice and was pad out of the
same tuud This amounted 20 sl,l124s.
In lHll, It - alleged, tho monthly pay
roll. S5?s 30, was again entered on the
books twice. Again in 1912, 1t is as
serted. the payroll WAS recorded on tho
hooks As Sl.SS3.7S. though the correct
dmoun; IS said to have been $50 less
than this.
Chevalcr. with his attorney. former
NsSombl' man John \. Goodwin OF Whta
Plains. called AT the Comptroller's of.
!"%st"i',F. and, it is said. told pepu,r
Comptroller Lee that he ~purposcl 10
make restitution of al! amounts which
might be found due.
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COAL $40 A TON IN ITALY.
Nation suffering Severely From
Cold Weather M u Result.

ROME. Jan. l7.--On account of the
high price Of coal Italy Is suffering
during the cold weather. The
only smoke seen il from railroad engines,
factories and II few hotels. The peasants
and the poor in the cities can only afford
occasional Ares of wood.
what American roal there il lies I'M
sold In The seaports, as the high ireights
have brought II to p%rohibitive prices.
Anthracite costs over $40 a ton.
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"In compliance with Senator Lodges
resolution the Secretary of the Navy
has sent to tho Senate Admiral
Flctcher's report on the condition or the
fleet. Unfortunately the Secretary has
marked It confidential and is not
available 20 the public. For several
months ! have been in possession OF a
portion of that report.
81, gives in detail astonishing shortage
nr officers and men AZ tn" very time The
Department claimed tia the fleet wa
fully manned | thing tn" committee on
Naval Affairs would do well TO insist on
the publication Of this report and a
letter from the General Board ~ the
navy to the Secretary. written August :,
1914. This letter. which warned the
Secretary Of the necessity Of getting
ready, has never been referred to by Mr..
Daniels.
while 7 have no means OF checking
up all cnlistmcnts made IN TIE SUNS
interview with the naval officer. | am
thoroughly convinced that the public is
not being furnished with the informa-
lion on naval matters to which ii is en-.
titled"
Mr.. Daniels while rcfusiu. TO assume a
controversial attitude. took ISSUE to-day
with tho unnamed distinguished naval
officer who in an interview in THE Sun
asserted that the Administration was
giving the public a falls" impression as
to the efficiency Of first line bittleships.
The officer. whose name IL withheld
f,r obvious reasons, said that the Min
nssota and Connecticut are tied up at
Philadelphia II the Vermont and New
Hampshire ARE idle at the Norfolk yard
because there are not sufficient men to
man the ships.
This. Secretary Daniels said, IL partly
true. but the situation as described by
officials of the Navy Department is diff
fcrent from the situation as presented
by the officer who criticises the Admin
istration.
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A~uHrRN, la, Jan. l6.-Lavcruc NJ.
mpson, &. rescued Clayton Brooks, :,
from death In the Coon River here. al
though in doing 80 she risked her own
life. The boy. while crossing. had broken
through the ice on the river. The little
girl. his playmate, rushed to his aid and
crawled out on the Srumbling ice. She
extended her hand to the struggling boy
and drew him 10 "A place where he could
grasp firm ice and lift himself to safety.
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H." ~lIoratio Seymour Tammany
CIb vii hold its annual bah AT Ter
'1.' Garden tomorrow night n II
expected that all the big braves will
w .N hind to enjoy The dar," and
." t'r.'ii entertainments, Ald' rman
FRANK bowling, who will be vlce-chair-
nan Of the board after this week (.
Deputy ctty CLERK Goodwin and
Thomas i. smith. secretary of Tam
mar lIlll. who are active members %
~" club. say that n BIG crowd Of their
1Ii-nds VIII he there.
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"You cannot possibly nave any mill
tary system worthy Of the name based
upon forty-eight separate armies. oper-
ating under forty-eight separate authori-
ties. raised. differed and trained by
forty-eight separate mand IN
chief, who are by law absolutely in
control Of every authority that Ia neces-
sary in military affairs. And the sug-
gestion that this hybrid, incoherent.
utterly insufficient system Is turned into
an effective and trustworthy system by
merely providing that the men who go In
to the State organizations must agree 10
serve the national Government IN time
II war, IL deceptive In the extreme,
$50 long as the Constitution OF the
United states remains az written, no
act of Congress can legally give the
rational Government any right to raise.
recruit, officer. train or control these
state troops. Excepting when they are
called out for one of the three specihca-
lions in the Constitution, they are no
more subject to the authority OF the
Federal Government in the essential ne
cesslties Of military management than
n they were troops OF an alien country.
This was the very purpose OF the m
Of the Constitution. and Is plainly and
specifically set forth therein.
"All proposals to build a military sys-
tom for the United States upon the basis
NJ state troops are proposals to create
or IN continue a situation that Is illusory
and not real, that is "A sham and not
substantial. that IL "a mockery and not
honest.
what number Of men there shall he
m the regular army what system shall
DO devised for tho national forces that
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Fired After ship Halted.

According to Capt. Thompson. he was
In his cabin on the morning OF Deem
Dor 8 when his second officer reported
the presence. about four miles as,ern. OF
a submarine. The captain had just
reached the deck when the submarine
began firing. Immediately. he says, he
gave the order to stop. and swung tho
vessel around broads.de TO let the sub
marine know the identity OF his ship
state Department officials on
the fact that at this point In the recital
the captain omits TO say that his orders
were a once carried ont. an omission
which 1t Is thought desirable TO have
corrected.
According 20 af,dav!ts OF the second
officer the submarine, even after the
orders were given by Capt. Thompson.
continued firing, fourteen shots beins
counted in all. The captain himself
tates that one OF these shells hit he
Petrolite anldshlps INC exploded within
the engine room. severely injur!ng LAR
sen. a Danish member OF the crew.
Afte- the firing stopped. the captain
goes on 10 say. lie put of in a SINAI!
boat with several sailors and rowed &,
the submarine, which. he says, was flying
the Austrian flag. The commander Of
the submarine. he adds. demanded pro-
visions. saying that he needed them
badly and offered payment. Thompson
odds that he refused to sell. although he
omits TO gay whether he subsequently,
accepted any money.
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FOR SALE-Bicycle in good condition.
with new tires, seat and chain. Price
$500. Phone 422 or call at 420 E. Bel
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POSITION WANTED.

In memory Of Mr.. Frank L.
Mayes, and in recognition OF the
spirit of fslpfulness that was his.
The Journal win insert under this
classification free advertisements
for those In need Of employment
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LEGAL NOTICES.
LETTERS PATENT

LIE ERS PA EN- I.
Take notice that the undersigned Will,
on October 18th, 1916, apply to the Gov
ernor of the State of Florida, at ITALIA
hassee, for Letters Patent Incorporating
us and our associates and successors I'M
der the following charter:
We. RIO. Hoffman, NJ o. Baggett and
S. NJ. Wallace, do hereby make appliCa-
ton for Letters Patent incorporating US
and our assigns and associates into cor
poration of the State of Florida under the
following charter:
l. The name of the corporation shall
be HOFFMAN CIGAR COMPANY, and
its principal place of business shall be
in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida.
2. The general nature of the business
tGre Se bug fmp or export Gs S4 and gen
orally deal in and with cigars and to-
bacco; to buy, sell, own, use, exchange
lease operate, improve or mortgage tools.
appliances, machinery, inventions, patent
rights, copyrights, trademarks, real es
tate houses. factories and structures of
every description useful or necessary to
facilitate the carrying on of said bust
ness, and to pay for the same in cash,
stock, bonds or other securities of the
corporation.
g. The amount of capital stock author
lied is Five Thousand Dollars, to be
divided into five hundred shares of the par
value of Ten dollars each, and to be paid
for in cash or in property at just val
uation to be fixed by the Directors.
ninety nine years.
5. The business of the corporation
shall be conducted by a President, Vice
President and Secretary Treasurer, and
a board of three Directors. The Directors
shall be elected annually at a meeting
of the stockholders to be held on the
second Monday in January in each year
The officers who are to conduct the
business of the corporation, until those
elected at it's first election shall have
qualified, shall be as follows: r. O..
Hoffman, President; S NJ. Wallace, Vice
President; NJ. o. Baggett. Secretary
Treasurer; and these three shall con-
stitrrte the board of Directors.
s. The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability to which the corporation can
at any time subject itself shall be Fifty
Thousand Dollars.
Z. We hereunto subscribe our names
followed by the residence of each and
the amount Of stock subscribed for by
each.
r. o. Hoffman. Pensacola, Florida, $50
NJ. o. Baggett. Pensacola. Florida, 10
shares.
s. NJ. Wallace. Pensacola. Florida, 10
shares.
state of Florida, Escambia County.
r 0. Hoffman, NJ. o. Baggett and S. NJ.
Wallace. personally known to me, ap-
peared before me, an officer authorized
to take acknowledgements Of deeds, and
acknowledged their signatures to the
foregoing instrument
Witness my hand and seal this 18th day
of September. A. D. 1916.
MANLIUS z. MOREY,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Dec. II. 1918.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALES. C. w. Leghorn pullets at
75c and s1.00 each. Satisfaction guar
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JACK SONyIJIE

Jacksonville, Sept. 27.-The spirit
market was firm at Is Id, with sales
of 794 casks.
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NOTICE

NO ICE.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed will on the 30th day of March, a.
D 1917 make to the County Judge of Es-
Gambia County, Florida, final returns of
his accounts as administrator of the
estate of SaIlie E. Cummings, deceased
and ask for a final discha rye from such
enthusiastically.
This the 2sth day of September, A. D.
1916. A c. ELLIS
As Sheriff of Escambia County, Florida,
and Ex-Oficio Administrator of the
Estate Of Sallie E. Cummings, De-
ceased.
10S0-A-2Ssept- oam-6m
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Phone 1900
Before ppm.

Pensacola, Fla, Sept. 25th, 1915.
We, the undersigned have formed our
selves into a co-partnership and will,
from the above date, conduct the drug
business located at 509-511 West Bel
mont street, known as the Palace Phar-
macy
The business from this date will be
known as The Belmont Pharmacy
JAS. r. POLKINGHORNE. Phi. G.
NJ. c. BEvERETTE, NJ. d.
State of Florida
County of Escambia
Before the subscriber personally ap-
peared Jas. r. Porkinghorne and NJ. c.
Beverette and acknowledged the execu-
ton of the foregoing instrument for the
purposes herein set forth.
Witness my hand and seal this 25th
day of September, 1916.
r. E. WASHINGTON.
Notary Public.
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