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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-25

The cultivation of the bay tree ana
the extraction Of the oil from it's leaves
provides for the island Of 81: John. Dan
ish West Indies, it's most important IN
dustry: and the distillation Of the OIL
and its subsequent manufacture ln'o
bay rum furnishes for the sister islam
OF st. Thomas it's only article Of local
manufacture and the most important
Of all the exports.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-25

Municipal janitors in San francisco
receive $50 a month wages. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-25

For defense against invasion our real nation
guard is the millions of stalwart, young Amer
cans in all walks Of life, who must respond
their country's call for training and service
the ranks of our army and navy. For defen
against invasion of the elements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
DRAWING UP THE PLANS
FOR MODELLING ARMY
Secretary Garrison Cooperating
With Committee of Railway Of
fcials for Use of Roads.

Comprehensive plans for use Of the
railroads in mobilizing the army are
being drawn up by Secretary Garri-
son in cooperation with a committee
of railroad officials headed by Fairfax
Harrison, president of the Southern
railroad.
Secretary Garrison announced today
that the committee has been author
lied by all the railroads to give him
full information as to equipment and
other data to supplement that already
in possession of the Army War College.
The work is in line with President
wilson's suggestion that full informa-
ton is necessary for the mobilization
of the nations resources. Secretary
Daniels and the navy advisory board
already have begun collecting data on
manufacturing plants. Secretary Hous-
ton has informed the President the De-
partment of Agriculture constantly has
in it's possession accurate Information
regarding food supplies.
The President has discussed the ques-
ton of industrial preparedness with all
the members Of his cabinet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21

own fighting. I believe in universal
service on the Swiss and Australian
models. adapted to our own needs; that
is. to military training in the schools
after the age of sixteen and. too. Tor
six-months service with the .colors IN
the field for every man some time pc
tween the ages of eighteen and twenty
one.
1.-The proposed continental army is, a
sham. 1t would be merely an inefhclent
rival of the National Guard. For
year or so, during the period of nov
city. it might attract some men. But we
cannot expect men to sacrihce thelr
business interests and put themselves
at a disadvantage compared to their
less patriotic business rivals as per.
manent thing. They ought not TO 90
it; and it is an outrage to ask them 10
do it. Military training should be re-
quired as a matter of right ana not
asked as a matter of favor OF al our
citizens. In a free democracy the ma
ton has a right to the service OF It's
citizens both in war and in peace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21

to assist with tho organiza ton and
management of the convention of the
National Security League at the New
| Willard Hotel.
| About six months ago Mr. West went
to New York to become executive sec
rotary of the National Security League.
| DR.. J. E. Hausman, secretary of the
| recently organized American Legion,
| is in Washington to attend the con-
League. DR.. Hausman said the legion,
which aims to enroll the names
| and addresses Of all former members
| of the army and navy and others who
may be called upon to fight in case the
| United States ever becomes engaged in
war, has now obtained about $4,000
| such names and addresses. No propa-
Ganda work is being carried on by the
legion, which has it's headquarters at
No. 8 Bridge street. New York city.
Most of the delegates to the conven-
ton are registered at the New Will
| lard Hotel. although the Pittsburgh
delegation is at the Raleigh.
Gov. Whitman designated Mayor Proc
tor of Utica as his personal representa-
tive.
Included in the New York delegation
are Henry L. Stimson, former Secretary
of War: George w. Wickersham and
James NJ. Beck, both former Attorneys
General of the United States; Gen. John
F. Organ, head Of the state National
Guard, and Henry A. Wise Wood.
Officers of the National Security
League received an interesting letter
from far-ofr Hawaii. indicating that
there Is much interest there in
the topic Of increased military pre-
paredness. The letter. which is from
Alfred L. Castle. a Honolulu lawyer,
who is secretary of the league for
Hawaii. is. in part. as follows:
Hawaii, for its size. is probably
better. prepared than any other state
or territory In the Union. because the
present administration here, aided by
the very active brigadier general of
the National Guard, is making a vigor-
Gus campaign to enlist the young men
In the National Guard with splendid
results. Besides that, the leading
school here has just decided to try
military training. This is In addition
to the Hawaiian school. which has had
military training for many years.
The Hawaiian branch of the league
appointed J. X. Kalanianaole, delegate
70 Congress from Hawaii. ana 8. NJ.
Baiiou delegates to the leagues con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
DAISY CHAIN IN DISFAVOR.
Vassar Students Say Commencement
Feature Is Mere Beauty Contest.

POUGHkEEPSIE, N. Y, January q
The daisy chain, a feature of Vassar
College commencement, will be elimi-
mated next June and perhaps abolished.
The senior class at Vassar voted re-
ing twenty-four of the prettiest girls
in the sophomore class to carry the
famous chain.
This decision is attributed to the
growth of a sentiment among Vassar
students that the daisy chain is not in
harmony with Vassar's democratic
ideals and that the selection of the
girls to carry the chain has become a
beauty contest.
Miss Dorothy Bailey, chairman OF the
class day committee, announces that
the whole sophomore class will take
part in the exercises next June and will
carry small garlands of smilax and
daisies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
CONTINENTAL ARMY
A SHAM" he SAYS
Col. Roosevelt Scores Pre-
paredness Plan in Letter
to Security League.
ADVOCATES A SYSTEM
MODELLED AFTER SWISS
Former Chief Executive Asserts
President Wilson Has Permitted
Slaughter of Americans.

The name OF Theodore Roosevelt ana
his attitude toward increased military
preparedness was cheered to the echo
last night at the convention of the Ma
tional Security League, when his sister,
Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson, READ
a letter from him urging the country
to arm.
Former President Roosevelt's letter
declared that the proposal by the ad-
ministration for a continental army rs
a sham" He took issue with President
Wilson declaring that the President
saws that when the naval program is
finished we will have twenty-five effec-
tive battleships for the second line of
defense-the general board. on the con-
trary, shows that we will have but
thirteen and that the other twelve are
fit only for harbor defense. or third
line" He advocated universal military
service for the United States ION the
Swiss and Australian models. adapted
to our own needs.
The former Presidents letter was. in
part. as follows:
During the last three years we have
been technically at peace. But during
those three years more of our citizens
have been killed by MeNicans. Germans.
Austrians and Haitians than were kill
ed during the entire Spanish war. 1t
is true that the American citizens Killed
during the past three years have been
mostly non-com batants. including wom-
EN- and children. although many men
wearing the national uniform have also
been killed, some of them on American
soil. But the fact that women and chill
dren are killed instead of full grown
men in uniform surely increases instead
of dinii.ishes the horror.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
SAYS BUSINESS MEN
FAVOR PREPAREDNESS
Gen. Harries, Former D. C. Militia
Commander. Tells of Sentiment
in the West.

Mai. Gen. George II. Harries. ID. q. n.
O., retired, has arrived in Washingt
to serve as delegate TO the conven-
tion and a member of the committee
on resolutions of the National Security
League.
Gen. HaTries, who came from his
home in Omaha. Neb, with the delega-
ton to the convention from that far
off city. said he was surprised and
gratified to ind SO many prominent
business men m Washinatou fr"m all
over the country TO attend he conven-
tion in thu. interest of inc '-a.sed mill
tarN preparedness.
Talking "lth u number OF these
men, Gen. Harries said, ~ found that
many of them We're only TOO glad to pay
their own expenses for this trip. and to
give of their time. in the public inter-
est. Many of them thought they could
not spare time from their affairs to get
away, but partners friends and others
urged thena to come, on the ground thRt
this is no time to hang back. or in
other ways to withhold support from
the movement to put the country in q
state of defense We must all put our
shoulder to the wheel at this time
particularly-that is the view of men
with whom | have talked at this con-
vention. from New York. Boston and
the middle west. where l now reside"
The first meeting of the resolutions
committee was held this afternoon in
the cabinet room of the New Willard
Hotel Gen. Luke T.. Wright, former
Secretary of War. is chairman of the
committee. other members include Gen.
Woodruff of Washington, Robert Ba-
con. former Secretary of State; Henry
IL. Stimson former Secretary of War.
and Sidney Ballou of Honolulu. II. l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21

cooperation our next wars probably
will determine Meanwhile. it is upon
the assumption that we shall have to
bear in full the brunt Of our defense
against a coalition of powers making
common cause against US that we shall
have to formulate our naval policy.
ut is not that we should assume
vaguely that we shall have to meet
any two or more powers, but that we
should accept as a military axiom the
likelihood of our having to face any
two of the powers with which our
policies conflict already whose inter-
ests and aims would be served by their
conducting operations in common
against u.s."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
Plan to Transfer Consul Higgins.

Arrangements to transfer American
Consul Edward Higgins from Stutt-
CART. Germany. to some other country
are being made today by the State De
partment. Higgins will not be recalled
or granted a leave of absence He has
become Objectionable to the German
government because of alleged criti-
cism against Germany, and is said to
be persona non grata.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
Henry Woodhouse Explains
Needs of United States Navy
for Its Aviation Equipment

Rear Admiral Colby NJ. Chester, q. S.
n. retired. presented today at the con-
vention of the National Security League
at the New Willard Hotel an analysis.
made by Henry Woodhouse of the Aero
Club of America. of the needs of the
United States in the way of military
and naval aeronautics. Mr.. Woodhouse
was unable to be present. His paper
was. in part. as follows:
The navy needs Immediately:
"G) At least three more aviation sta
tions at important naval centers In the
important naval bases in the Philip
pines. Guam. Hawaii, Guantanamo. the
Panama Canal Zone and Porto Rico.
with between twenty to forty sea-
"(2) At least two fully equipped
mother ships for seaplanes. with at
least one dozen aviators and twice as
many seaplanes permanently assigned
to each ship.
"(3) The navy should acquire large
seaplanes for submarine warfare and
torpedo launching.
"The army has at present only one
aviation station. at San Diego, The
station consists essentially of half
dozen hangers. The army has charge
of the work of coast defense, and the
half dozen aeroplanes at San Diego
coast
Eight Aviation Stations.
There should be at least eight avia-
ton stations at or near different mill
tary centers. with at least two full
suuadrons at each station.
IN Europe they allow an aeroplane
for each battery; We might allow one
aeroplane to three batteries.
ITO start this work for the army
would cost 100000.
1.-The militia is the backbone of our
defense and has formed the bulk of our
fighting forces in all past wars. The
militia has not any aeroplanes, except
ing the few secured by subscription.
Forty eight states have a National
Guard, twenty three states have also
naval militia organizations. If each
were supplied with the equipment in
aide of a year there would be seventy
,.Ie militia aero companies with four
Aeroplanes and as many trained mill
tia flyers to each company.
ITO create this valuable reserve of
tS4 aeroplanes and aviators would cost
only $7,100.000 to provide, or $780,,
900 for each company"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21

BILE from strategic point of view.
Either project will provide for free
access to the navy yard.
The increase in the size OF SHIPS mas
not yet reached its limit.
Through injuries received IN oattle
a ship could readily be drawing more
water than normally at a time when 1t
was most necessary to dock her.
1T is, therefore, most urgent that an
approach channel to the New YORK
navy yard be maintained of not less
than thirty five feet depth at mean low
water and 1000 feet wide. and l cannot
too strongly urge the serious attention
of Congress to this matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
OPPOSED TO HUGHES BILL.
Minnesotans Tell Senate Committee
of Convict Industry in State Prison.

Charles S. Reed. warden of the Min
nesota state penitentiary, and Ralph
w. Wheelock of the board of control
of the prison, appeared before the Sem
ate committee on education and labor
Wednesday in opposition to the passage
of the Hughes bill to regulate the in
terstate transportation of convict
made goods.
The two officials explained that the
Minnesota convicts were engaged in
the manufacture of Irvine and harvest
ing machinery in competition with the
International Harvester Company, and
that it was highly desirable for the
success of the undertaking that the
surplus production, particularly in
years of poor crops in Minnesota, be
sold outside that state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
Porto Rican Bill Favored.

The Porto Rican government reor-
ganization bill, pending for several
years. has been ordered favorably
reported by the House insuar affairs
committee. 1t would liberalize home
government on the island, providing al
elective senate as we'll as the present
elective house, create a public utilities
commission and give the island fed
eral Judge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
Miss Boardman Discusses
Duty of American Public
Toward National Red Cross

Miss Mabel Boardman of the execu-
tive committee of the American Nation
al Red Cross delivered brief address
today before the convention of the
National Security League at the New
willard Hotel on the duty of citizens
of this country to prepare adequately"
for the sick and wounded men who may
be called upon to defend their coun-
try.
Miss Boardman said. in part:
Japan, with a population of 100000
900, has a membership in it's Red Cross
of 100000. Germany, with a popula-
| ton of 67.O00,00o, has more than a mil
lion members in its Red Cross, 100000
of whom are German women. The
United States, with a population of
! 90, 000, 900, contributes to this great in
| ternational organization in its Red
Cross a membership of $1,000. Japan
| has an endowment fund of thirteen
millions, and there are millions in the
endowment funds of other Red Cross
societies. The American Rcd Cross has
an endowment of less than 5000, 600
And yet with this meager membership
| and this small endowment it has pro-
vided already a definite plan and has
an organization of great value. 1t is
| far from perfect. 1t is far too small.
Duty Toward the Red Cross.
| ut is the duty of every man, woman
| and child in this country to do their
share in adequately preparing for the
| care Of the sick and wounded men who
defend their country. through the me-
dunn of the American Red Cross. the
official organization for volunteer re-
| lief of the United States government,
| created by act of Congress for this
purpose, and recognized under the
| treaty of Geneva by every one Of the
signatory powers. Patriotism is not a
virtue, 1t is a duty. And only by active
participation in the Red Cross may we
give expression to our patriotism.
"In the centuries of mans existence
| his invulnerab ility to weapons of war
| fare has not increased one iota, where
as the inventive genius of man creates
today the most terrible weapons ever
produced for the destruction Of human
| life. Against these weapons the men
| of our army and navy must place their
| human bodies in the protection Of their
country. These men have q right to
receive from the great mass of their
fellow citizens adequate provision for
the proper care Of the sick and wound
ed. In war, all government energies
| must be devoted first to the fighting
forces. No medical corps of any army
| has been, or ever can be, therefore,
equal to the demands that war will
make upon it. Upon the civilian popu-
lation. therefore. falls the duty of being
adequately prepared for this service.
| and the American Red Cross has a
definite organization for such work."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
SENATE TO RESUME MONDAY.
Adjournment Taken to Give Com.
mittees Time to Work.

In order to permit the committees TO
work steadily on the preparation of
legislation. the Senate adjourned last
night until Monday. This course was
decided on at a conference of admin
istration senators. The Philippine bill
will be taken up Monday and vote
probably Will be reached within a few
days. BY that time it is hoped that
conservation measures and the rural
credits bill will be ready. There is no
expectation of national defense meas
ures being reported for many weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
Investigation Is Desired.

Investigation of interests seeking to
influence waterways legislation is
asked in resolution introduced by
Representative Frear of Wisconsin. 1t
names specifically the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress. the Alabama
Power Company, the Atlantic Coast
Dredge Owners Association and The
Mississippi River Lobby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
BETTER SHIP INSPECTION.
Proposed to Repeal Law Placing
Limit on Assistants.

The law limiting the employment of
assistant steamship inspectors to ports
clearing more than 225 ships annually
would be repealed by a bill reported
favorably yesterday by the House mer-
chant marine and fisheries committee.
Since the law was passed. ships have
increased greatly in size and as a re-
suit a hardship is worked on ports
clearing small numbers of large boats,
it Is said. The inspectors would re-
ceive from $1,000 yearly on the great
lakes to $1,000 in the ports Of New
York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
Brooklyn Navy Yard Channel
Not Deep Enough to Insure
Safe Passage of Warships

The fact that there Is not sufficient
water. at times. in the channels leading
to tho Brooklyn navy yard to insure
entering or leaving the yard of the
larger battleships recently built was
made public today at the convention of
the National Security League at the
New Willard Hotel. as the result of the
reading Of a copy Of letter from Sec
rotary Daniels to Speaker Clark, dated
January 8, 1915.
The letter was read by Representa-
tive Murray Hubert Of New York in
an address he delivered on tho value
Of waterways as a means of defense.
In his letter Mr.. Daniels describes the
situation outside of the Brooklyn navy
yard as serious. He said, in part:
"At present only one battleship can
be handled per day. and then only pro-
yided tho weather conditions are nor
the water out of New York bay. then
the depth Of water in the approach
channel is not sufficient to safely navi-
gate largo ship.
Considers Condition Serious.
Secretary Daniels described an occa-
sion last fall when the battleship Tex
an was held UP twenty four hours, and
continued:
This condition is a serious ono and
might cause grave complications. I
understand there are two propositions
before Congress, one providing a chan
mel IS feet deep and 1000 feet wide In
Buttermilk channel, and the other
north Of Governors Island up the East
river through He'll Gate. The second
would provide for ships possibly from
the yard to lower New York bay or to
the sound, . condition highly dssira.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
CONVENTION NOTES.

Henry l. West, former Commission
er of the District of Columbia and a
former newspaper man of Washing
ton, arrived in Washington yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21

| Frank Il. Measley, seventy-five. died
| at his home near + iceland. Md. He 10
| survived by twelve children. twenty
one grandchildren and two great
| grandchildren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
SECURITY LEAGUE
SPEAKERS ATTACK
FOREIGN POLICIES
Continued from First Pageo

Hall. at sis o'clock, and will be open
to the public.
The presiding officer will be John
Purroy Mitchell, mayor of New YORK
city, sent to the leagues convention as
the personal representative OF the
Governor of New York. A great dele
CATION of New Workers is attending the
convention. and this morning $50 prom
inent MarylanderS, members or the
Maryland League for National Deiense;
arrived in Washington on speclai
train and marched into the convention
hall to take part in the proceedings.
amid cheers from the other delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
Only On. .nRoMo ou,NIyE-

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
KILLED on Our Own Soil"

I'VE have had a great many more citi-
zens killed during this time of alleged
peace, and thanks to the activities of
the emissaries of foreign governments
with the torch and the Womb on our
own soil, We have had much more
American property destroyed than was
the case during the open war with
Spain: and whereas no benefit whatever
has come from this loss of life and de-
struction of property during the last
three years. the short war with Spain
brought incalculable benefits to Cuba,
Porto Rico. the Philippines, not to
speak of ourselves. February IL it will
be Il year since the time when we noti-
fed Germany that in case any of our
citizens were killed we would hold her
to q strict accountability: and during
these eleven months many passenger
ships have been sunk by German or
Austrian submarines in defiance of our
warning.
The total deaths on these ships since
March last amount to between 1000
and Zoo. The campaign against them
has been campaign of sheer murder,
on vaster scale than any INDUCED in
in like time by any of the old-time
pirates of the Indian ocean and the
Spanish main. Now, the total number
of lives of non comoatants, including
many hundreds of women and children,
thus taken exceeds many times over
the aggregate in all the sea fights of
the war of 1912. both on the American
and on the British side. 1t is over
double the number of lives lost by the
British sailors in Nelson's three great
victories at the battle of Trafalgar, at
the battle of the Nile and the battle of
the Baltic combined. 1t much exceeds
the total number of lives lost in the
Union navy-and, indeed, in the Union
and Confederate navies combined
during the civil war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
Robert Bacon Says the Call
on Americans by Americans
Sounds From House to House

Robert Bacon, former ambassador to
France and former Secretary of State.
delivered an address at last night s
meeting of the convention of the Ma
tional Security League, at the New