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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18
Navy Lacks in Strategy.

AS to the personnel and operations OF
the navy, Mr.. Dadmun said it was the
opinion of the officers of the Navy
League that much emphasis should
he given to these questions as to that
of the material strength of the navy
The American navy, from the stand
point of efficiency and strategy. is SAID
by many naval experts to be far be
hind those of England. Germany and
Japan. Mr.. Dadmun said. and the blame
for this was laid on the lack of "a
real general staff.
admiral Fiske has estimated, the
speaker continued. that it Will take
our navy five years. under the careful
direction of q real general staff. to at
tain the efficiency of the English or
German navy. If that is true, and Ad-
miral F'islle is surely a good authority,
it is equally a. important for Congress
to provide a general staff as it is 10
add battle cruisers to our fleet. now
totally lacking in that type of ship
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18
Bonding Companies Protest.

Representatives of bonding COM
panies entered a protest yesterday be-
fore the House committee on post Of
fees and post roads against the efforts
of Daniel q. Roper. first assistant post
master general, to obtain Legislation
which would deprive surety companies
of the privilege of bonding postal en-
ployes. Spokesman for the American
surety Company defended the bonding
business, and declared that bonding
company business practices are correct
and free from corrupt transactions.
New Zealand factories in 1913 manu-.
featured clothing valued at 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18
Straight Plan by Corporations.

"On the other hand. while We have
been considering this question during
the ten years, many corporations have
introduced the straight pension or serv-
ice annuity plan and if those business
corporations. which for the most part
pay higher wages than does the gov
ernment to men in the same grades of
work, can pay dividends and yet give
the pension without contributions from
the employees. we must be ready to face
the argument that the government
which pays smaller salaries and has
Instituted and vigorously enforced a
civil service law. should not take from
those meager earnings contributions
for any purpose
= oday great corporations. such as
the American Telephone and Telegraph
COMPANY. the Edison Company. the
American Tobacco Company, the Amer
lean sugar! Refining Company. the In
ternationall Harvester Company. the
United States Steel Corporation and
others in MANY lines OF industry. pay
Ing higher wages than the government
TO the same classes of men, give free
pension after certain number of years
o. service. That being so. the question
persists. Should the government. which
invites men into . life work. call upon
them to contribute toward their pen
sions?
while. as stated. | have always ia
vored the coutTibutory pension. when
as a public official during much of the
last ten years. instead Of seeing wages
for government employees increase I
have witnessed III the advancing cost
Of living stationary scale that
amounts to a reduction. and on the
other hand observed the DEVELOPMENTS
of straight pension systems among cor
porat}CES, a coullarISOn OF the business
methods and results in view makes me
"a use Ia one national department an
eTtrayagaut additional service, Great
NHH l.
In" erect, and an attempt at the same
tinr made 20 make up those deficits
by Hot giving Increases in salaries and
~" klnS few men perform the scrv-
-" for which more had heretofore
been required. Yet the government
ought ." be a model employer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18

thoroughfares. in order that they might
be taken over by the District govern
ment and some Improvement effected.
At present the authorities cannot make
any improvements because almost all OF
the highways are privately owned. Tho
Commi ssioners have included in their
estimates provision for acquiring these
streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18
Various Forms
Of Headache

1t is necessary in order TO treat headaches
properly 10 understand she causes which pro-
dure the Affection. SAYS DIR. Is W. Ray OF
{ Elockton. Ala. Continuing. be says: 'l'lNsi
J clans cannot begin the treatment OF
\ disease without knowing what causes give
I rise To il. and mus remember that head
ache is 70 br treated according 10 tpe same
J rule. We must not only be particular TO give
} remedy intended 10 count"ra"t the cause
( which produces the headache. hut we must
{ also give a remedy TO relieve the pain until
Y the of the trouble has been removed
> To answer this purpose antikamnia tablets
will he found n most convenient and satisfsc-
tory remedy. one tablet every one 10 three
} hours gives comfort and rest in the most Sc
we're cases of headache. neuralgia and partic-
f, uiarly the hcadac hes Of women.
Z When we have patient subject TO regular
} attacks of sick headache. should caution
\ him 10 keep his bowels regular. for which
nothing is better than "Actoids. and when
! he feels the least sign Of an uncoming at
} tack he should take two A X Tablets. Such
! patients should always he instructed 70 carry
( few anti kamnia tablets AS to have them
Z ready for instant use. These tablets
} prompt in action and can he depended on 10
produce relief in a very few minutes. Ask
( for AK Tablets.
Anti-kamnia tablets at all drusgists-.i
vertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18
Coupled With Contributory Plan.

Nor should this method he the sole
one. 1t might be coupled with the con-
tributory plan. the employees making
small contributions and the govern
ment adding to the fund. My present
views are that in the beginning there
might be small contribution from the
beneficiary. with provision that after
a certain period of service he could
be retired on part pay. This, it is my
hope. might establish a pension fund
which would at once be sound and not
burden either upon the employees or
the government. 1t is TO be taken into
account that retiring man on part
pay, without augmentation of the fund
in some way, would leave no provision
20 increase the pay of those who at the
inception of their employment get only
about half the pay OF those retired. In
ca Sc of promotions and consequent IN
crcases in salaries and wages. the law
itself provides for definite Increases.
This calls for more money, which must
come from contributions, in the abb
sen"e Of appropriations.
at is to be observed that our report
contemDlates. on the one hand pen
sions from federal. state andH municipal
governments to their employees. and on
the other hand from Industrial estab-
lishments to their employees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18

cedins the war perhaps an increase.
may he expected. In view of these
facts the report says. reasonable pro-
lection should be given the American
workinGman against any large influx
that would lower his standard of liv-
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18

States since the outbreak of the pres
ent war
In speaking of the strength of the
German navy. Mr.. Dadmun stated that
Germany has a fleet of large, sea-
going submarines. thoroughly seasoned
in the practice of actual war: we have
Heterogeneous lot of small non-sea :
going submarines. which. in the recent
fall maneuvers, were able to make only
five knots in the moderate seas which
preVailed'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18
Incapacity for Life.

1T IS to be borne in mind that the
incapacitated for life by accidents in
industrial enterprises are pensioned as
a burden on the industry. This has no
place in our plan for pensions.
we have not ventured into the field
of old &c pensions in general, such a.
are given by the governments in Eng
land and Germany to that class of the
population having an income below an
amount assumed TO be sufficient for in
dependent subsistence. So far as our
information goes. there has been no de-
ndud on the part of labor for such
pensions III this country, though among
the many movements for social amelI-
Grafton there is one along this line
The report Of our committee on pre-
liminary foreign inquiry into the En-
gllSh system, made at our last annual
meeting, should cause us>to hesitate 70
inaugurate such a method in this coun.
try until further inquiry furnishes a
solid basis Of procedure"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18
Should Provide for Defense.

In view of all these facts it seems
to me il would he criminal folly on the
part of any administration to fail to
provide an adequate national defense
for our nation.
Speaking of the political aspect of the
question. Mr.. Hammond said that he had
lendcaVored to obtain republican sup
port for the policies of the admlnlstra-
ton. ON this subject he said in part:
This is not the moment for elthel
party to endeavor to make political
capital for campaign purposes, ana Tor
that reason. together with others be-
longing to Il different political party
from that of the present national ad-
ministration. | have endeavored to ar
ray the support of republicans behind
the democratic administration in an m
SiStent demand that no time he lost
III eXpediting the carrying out of an
American program for national defense
through the injection Of partisan is
sues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18
Under Exacting Regulation.

~ j. 4" be remembered that corpora
tons. especially public utilits corpora !
ti"us, have during TINS same period Of
ten years come under uore exactiug
supervision and regulation BY state
and national authorities Moreover. as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18
Explains Eneland's Fleet.

Since the outbreak of the present
war, MIR. Dadmun declared. England
has put into commission twelve new
battleships, five battle cruisers and
more than seventy thirty five knot de-
stroyers, whereas the United States
has but eight dreadnaughts in commits
sion and no battle cruisers. England
can be said to have laid down, built
and put into commission q navy equal
in strength TO that Of the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18

Mr.. Hammond said "s upward of
hundred and eiEhty-five billion dollars:
l. is estimated that the expenditure of
one billion dollars beyond our present
naval and military budget, over pc
riod of five years. would provide navy
and an army that would afford the ma
Ition- adequate protection against any
considerab BILE foreign military agrees
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-26

WARSAW, III, Oct 26.-Another OF
Warsaw's aged German citizens pass
ed away at 80 p. m. Tuesday, Octob-
er "a, at the home of his daughter,
Mrs Lena Mckee. in this city, in the
person of Maximillian Buttgen, who
was born in Siegelahr. Rhine Prov
ince, Germany, in the year 1884; Mr..
Buttgen died on his eighty-second
birthday. He came to this country
in 1S47, and to Warsaw from Men
dota, ILL.,, in 1855; in 1851 he was
married in Mendoza to Miss Catherine
Leizen; the children from this union
were Mrs. Jake Harmaak (who died
in 1903 in ST. Louis), and Mrs. Lena
rage occurred in 1888 to Miss Rose
shipley; from this union, five chill
dren were born: Ed Buttgen (who
died in 1879, Peter Buttgen and
Mrs. Jack Price of Warsaw, and
George and Francis Of Marblehead,
Illinois. Besides the above children
he leaves twelve grandchildren and
three great grandchildren. One sister
Is living in ST. Louis, and one pre-
coded him in death. Mr.. yButtgen was
man of good parts, quiet and I'M
assuming, and was we'll informed on
many subjects; his death was very
sudden. due to the disabilities of old
age; on Monday he took his accustom-
ed walk down Main street and was
apparently as we'll as usual. Funeral
obsequies a. m. Thursday, october
26, from Church OF the Sacred Heart,
| Warsaw.
Warsaw Commercial club will hold
its monthly meeting Thursday, Octob-
er 26, 1880 p. M, in Masonic hall.
Business of vital import will be dis
cussed and full representation
| (fifty-two members) is hoped for.
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat OF
Thursday last had several columns OF
description of the recent church
pageant which was originated and
designed by Rev. DR.. George Long of
ST. Paul's Episcopal church, Warsaw;
he also wrote the music for the same.
We have had plenty OF rain the
past day or two for all practical pur-
poses; but it has made some of the
country roads almost bottomless.
Warsaw IS also in the strawberry
class" Adam Buckert, of the ]. A.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-26
MANY BASEBALL
SUGGESTIONS
Players and Bosses Alike Are DIS
satisfied With the Way Worlds
Series Games Are
Run.
WANT CHANGES MADE
Too Much Money Charged For Ad-
mission and Too Much Given to
Players Taking Part,
some Think.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The baseball
season is no longer confined 20 those
balmy months during which it Is
pleasure to get out on the diamond
and play the game either for fun or
for financial rewards. 1t can now be
INDUCED in for IL months in every
year if one considers the player and
the magnate as integral parts of the
national sport.
The player begins his activities in
February with his preparations for
spring training and completes his al
lotted tasks with the close OF the
worlds series about the middle OF
October Just as soon as the player
has housed his bat for the winter the
magnate unpacks his tool kit and pro
ceeds to take the machine apart and
before it is assem- bled satisfactorily
the call Of the southern training camp
is heard throughout the land.
As a result of this feyerish activity
the coming winter promises to be a
banner one for the magnates- Even
before the worlds series was finished
the nervous club owner and execu-
tive thought he detected knocking
in the baseball engine and today he
has his tools all laid out in shiny rows
ready to dissemble the machinery for
the major leagues.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
two pennant races were closely con-
tested right UP to the final days OF
the season and the worlds series es-
tablished new records in attendance,
gate receipts and players profits,
there are numerous suggestions put
forth with the idea Of improving the
status OF the sport. These cover a
wide range of proposed changes and
if hal. of them are put into effect the
grand old game is facing series of
renovations which will be revolution
airy.
President John K. Tener Of the Ma
tional league, states that the player
limit in the senior association must
be raised from 81 to % in order to
give the pennant winner chance IN
the worlds series. President B. B.
Johnson OF the American league, de-
m snds lowering Of worlds series
ticket prices. Other prominent mag
mates think that the players receive
too much money from the series
while players who do not get into
the final believe that they should
have a share of the receipts as well
as the club owners.
One prominent player suggests. that
the pennant races could be made
more exciting by dividing portion
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-26
uNsHAkEN TESTIMONY

Time is the test of truth. And
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test in Keokuk. No Keo1zuk resident
who suffers b. ckache, or annoying
urinary ills can remain unconvinced
by this twice-toid testimony.
Mrs. Mary Lange. 209 Bank street,
Keokuk, says: Whenever I get a
cold 1t is sure to settle in my back
and for several days it is misery for
me to get around. At such times
sharp pains dart through my kidneys.
During one of these spells I began
using Doan's Kidney Pills and they
soon put me in good shape" (State-
ment given August, 1869
On April 3, 1915, Mrs. Lang said:
"Doan's Kidney Pills have cured me
of kidney weakness and don't hesia
tate to give this medicine praise
when 1 can"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs LANCE has twice publicly recon-
mended.- Foster-Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-26
P[zl2z5[!EIl!G RK|!!@zAaEz

of the players share among the MEM
bers of the clubs TO finish second and
third in the two leagues. Some OF
the magnates take an opposite view
and propose that each PLAYER on the
winning worlds series club be paid
81 900 and the losers $500. the re-
mainder to be divided among the
receipts on a basis OF 50 and 20 per
cent for both players and owners.
New schemes &c. both the league
pennant races and the series are also
advanced. One calls for two seasons.
the first ending on July 1 and the
second September Is. with the win
ming clubs meeting in 3 final nine
games TO decide the club 20 represent
the ieague in the worlds series An
other would cut the schedule TO IS
games. 10 be followed by 5 round
robin worlds series II which every
club IN each league would play one
or more games with the teams OF the
rival association
In addition 20 these suggestions big
circuit gossip Is already busy selling
and shifting climbs IN nass he AaasEE-
can and National leagues Il would
appear, therefore, that the maSnsces
viii not De IDLE during the next few
and it may he thai some new
parts will be Incorporated before the
baseball motor starts or its 1917
grind
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-26
Barney Dreyfuss, President Of the
Pirates, States That National
Commission 10 Influenced
by Wire Pulling.
URGES QUICK CLEANUP
Thinks Evil Can be Removed by the
Election Of Three Outsiders
Would Take Politics
From Game.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. CA general
| cleanup" is the "only solution" OF the
| national commission evil which has
| been dominating organized baseball
since its infancy, according to Presi-
| dent Barney Dreyfuss of the Pirates
| In a statement made here today. An
entire new body Is the Pirate owners
idea.
Dreyfuss' plan would take the com.
mission control away from the big
leaguers and place 1t in the hands of
disinterested men, who could be de-
pended upon to consider the interests
Of the minor leagues as well as the
majors, and who would have no other
motive in their deliberations than to
get at the truth and facts in every
case and hand down just and fair de-
cisions in accordance with the evil
dence.
In short. Dreyfuss would do away
with the present system altogether
and install not only new chairman
three competent and responsible men
of baseball.
Abolish Present Body.
my idea Is to abandon altogether
the present system said Dreyfuss,
three men not connected with any
club or league. Thus it would be pos
sib1e not only to have chairman
holding no interest in club, step
that cannot be taken too soon for the
good Of the game, but also the com
mission would be made worthier Of
general confidence by eliminating
the presidents Of the two major
leagues!
"A general cleanup is the only so
luton. The members should be elect
ed by joint vote Of the two leagues.
so that both organizations would have
voice in the selection of all commits
sioners Then the three, unswayed
by outside influences, could pass upon
all cases. The terms of office should
be arranged so that each year would
find the terms of one OF the members
expiring.
THE commission then would be out
OF politics and beyond the reach of
w.re-pi.lers and speeial-fsvcr seekers
and baseball control would be in the
hands OF men whose only object
would be to keep it clean and see
that justice Is done.
81 do not see how any persons can
object to this plan. unless the dissent
er must feel himself able to get
special favors for any person means
that some one else is getting the
worst of IT,"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-26

White Office, having a fine bed OF the
ever bearing variety; vines bearing
green and ripe fruit now, OF good
size.
II. A. Roth of Boelus, Neb, is here
visiting friends; Mr.. Roth is in the
meat market business, is doing well
and likes the west.
John Markham Of Hamilton was a
business visitor in Warsaw Monday.
A. J. Buckert, the dry goods man.
has returned from Chicago, where he
went to buy his winter and holiday
goods; he found everything advanc-
ing in price.
Warsaw was treated to such sur
prise Monday morning that she could
hardly believe her eyes; the street
gang was actually sweeping Main
street, with hard wood brooms; let
the good work go on, whenever need
ed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-26
NOSE CLOcGED FROM
COLD OR CA1ARRH
Apply Cream In Nostrils To
Open Up Air Passages.


All What relief Your ciogge2
nostrils open right up, the air pass
ages of your lead are clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawk.
ing, snuffling, mucous discharge.
headache, dryness-no struggling for
breath at nigh, your cold or catarrh
is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up! Get small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from
your druggist now. Apply little OF
this fragrant, antiseptic cream in
your nostrils, let it penetrate through
every air passage of the head:
soothe and heal the swollen, inflamed
mucous membrane, giving you in
slant relief. Ely's Cream Balm Is
just what every cold and catarrh
sufferer has been seeking. It's just
splendid.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-26
BIG TEAMS ARE
SHIFTING men
injuries to Players on Eastern Eiev-
ems Makes Necessary Some
Changes In the
Line-ups.
YALE rs UNFORTUNATE
Some Of the Best Players Are Out
Considerable Gloom In Cornell
Camp over Team
Prospects.
IBy H. G. Hamilton. United Press STAFF
Correspondent

10y Il. W. I1dlIlJOu, ouiLCu IIcbS olhu
Correspondent
NEW YORK. Oct. .6.--Wildly shift
ing players. experimenting here and
there as time approaches for the hard
contests, coaches Of the big eastern
elevens are all about ready to admit
today they have little idea of who will
be who in their elevens in the Satnr-
days contests
Yale and Cornell are switching play.
ers with reckless abandon and Speedy
Rush SENS to have decided at the last
moment that his picked back field will
not start the game against Dartmouth.
Yale should win from Washington
and Jefferson. But that isn't the point.
Tad Jones wants his Blue warriors to
do 1t with a certainty that will leave
no room for criticism and to gain that
end he Is trying all sorts of expert
ments. The illness Of Club Sheldon
has had much to do with this, for it
has been hard to find some one who
will fit into his place. Scant material
II on hand for the tackles and it does
not leave a great deal to choose from
Art Gates, who has been at end for
two seasons. now finds himself a
tackle. Baldridge. right tackle. has
been limping 50 badly, he probably
will watch Saturdays contest from
the side lines. Emil jacques lack of
form has earned him a seat as a
looker-on also and Jim Braden will be
given chance at full-back. Moseley,
. veteran end. is being given another
chance at that position.
Harvard Is letting up some on the
driving practice that has been a Cam
bridge feature for two weeks
Coach Sharpe at Cornell still is chas-
ing his players from one position to
another in the hope OF finding a strong
combination. Speed. who has been
running the second team, has been
placed at left half in Benedict's place
and Haucke has gone to right half
back.
There IL considerable gloom in the
Cornell camp. It is realized the elev-
en- Of this year does not compare either
az an offensive Or defensive machine
with the grand aggregation Of a year
ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-26
No Exhibition Games

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Oct. a6.-It will be a
hard winter for some of the major
league ball players Even though the
baby needs shoes, they viii not be al
lowed to play exhibition ball games or
take part in baseball. football. or even
basketball.
This was the answer Ban Johnson
gave David l.. Fultz. president of the
Base Ball Players Fraternity, when
Dave protested against the filming OF
players by the national commission for
playing in exhibition games.