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The Washington times., 1916-08-30
Naval Program
Will Tax Capacity of
Private Shipbuilders
Six Plants Expected to Bid for Construction of So
War Vessels Just acknowledgements
Yards Already Tied Up So That
Delay Is Feared.

had signed the naval approximation
bill. These include four dreadnaughts.
four scout cruisers, twenty destroyers
and thirty submarines. BY October l
the department will be In position to
call for bids on the four battle-cruisers
gram; and by November / the drawings
and specifications will have been COM
pleted for the new ammunition ship.
The fuel ship, hospital ship and gun
boat. respectively. are to be built at the
Boston. Philadelphia and Charleston, 8.
The dreadnaughts will be known for
the present as battleships, Nos. u to ~.
inclusive. and will be slightly larger
than their immediate predecessors. the
Both the California and Tennessee
were allotted for construction to Gov
eminent yards. the California to Mare
Island and the Tennessee to the New
Of Mr.. Daniels that one Of the new
dreadnaughts at least might be built
at each Of these yards. but owing to
the fact that the Tennessee has not
even been started ~ New York. on ac-
count Of the delay in completing the
the delay In starting the California on
account Of the necessity OF building a
slip there. this plan had to be aban-
doned,
To Have Twenty-one Knot Speed.
The four new dreadna lights about to
be contracted for will have the follow
ing chief characteristics: Displacement,
1900 tons; speed, q knots; main bat
terry. eight l6-inch guns; secondary bat
terry. eighteen b-inch guns, four 3-inch
anti-aircraft guns: complement Of
ficers and men. 1.0z2.
The scout cruisers are designed to be
N In IN NJ A
class ever laid down for any navy. Their
characteris will be: Displacement
100 tons; speed. IS knots; length. $50
feet: beam, So feet; armament. eight
3-inch anti.aircraft guns; complement.
$50. A distinct departure for vessels OF
such powerful type will be their COM
pletc equipment for carrying, launching,
and operating the largest sized hydro
The hospital ship will be the first vc.-
sci ever built specially for this I,,i, pose
for the United States navy, these now
In use being converted merchant ship3
Every feature Of an up-to-date and coih-
plste hospitai yin be embodied n the
for 800 patients. Its displacement will
be $500 tons. length 400 feet. beam 81
feet 10Is inches. draft 10 feet inches
, and speed 15 knots. Under the terms OF
the Geneva convention. which makes
hospital ships immune from capture 81
attack. the vessel will carry no arma-
ment. either for ofrense or defense.
Gunboat for Tropics.
The gunbont will be OF n type specially
designed for service in tropical winters
and Of light draft for use in shallow riv-
crs. Its arnctcristics will be- Dis.
puacement. l.575 tons: length, 24t feet.
inches: beam. Al feet 2h Inches: draft
guns. two 1-pounder guns. four 30-calibeI
machine guns, two 3-lnch field guns. two
8-pounder guns; speed. u knots, compile
uent. 10.
The Washington times., 1916-08-30

Ffdelis. Charles. Hilary. Paul, and An
drew
The Rev. Brothers Flamian. Martin
Raymond and Charles will be profcs'
sors In the pre-medical studies. and the
preparatory engineering and law clAee-
es will DO instructed by. Brothers Al
fred. Isadore. and F'famian.
The courses for West Point and An
napolis will be in charge ~ Brothers
Adolph. Bernardine.i and Hilary. and
the preseminary course. Brothers Al
fred. Fidelis, and Martin.
In the military department the senior
battalion will be In charge Of Brothers
Martin and F'idclis the Junior battalion
and band will be I'm charge Of Brothers
Fidelis and Bernardine,
The Washington times., 1916-08-30

With all the Government navy yards.
capable Of building warships. overtaxed
with work. six private shipbuilding
plants are expected to compete for the
contracts to build the sixty-three war
essels included in the first installment
OF the three-year naval building program
Just authorised by Congress and ap-
proved by the President.
How the private yards are going to be
able to handle the work In anything ike
reasonable time without devoting them
selves exclusively to Government work.
is a problem Of growing concern. not
only to the Navy Department. but to
private shipping interests. Also 1t 10
matter Of some concern to the sponsors
Of the Administrator ship-purchase
bill. designed to build UP the merchant
marine of the country through an ex-
penditure Of $4,000 900.
While II 10 presumed that eventually
the Governments naval expansion pro-
gram will induce existing private yards
to expand, and induce private capital
lists to establish more plants. officials
Of the Navy Department In charge OF
construction work are authority for the
statement that thus far there has not
been the slightest intimation Of such
thing from responsible quarters.
Allow Three Years for Building.
In mapping out their plans for the
Forthcoming naval expansion. officers
Of the department have estimated that
all of the ships authorized to be started
this year should be completed by 1919.
To what extent the limited number OF
private yards Is going to interfere with
these hopes remains to be seen. =.
Inasmuch as the designs OF nearly al!
Of these vessels have been completed
by the naval architects. the fault Of any
delay Is going to lie against the limited
ship buildings facilitiesof the country.
1t is conceded In navy quarters that
the present congestion might not have
his efforts at economy. delayed the con-
struction Of ships authorised last year
by rejecting bids from private con-
tractors and finally directing that the
work be done in Government yards
consider water that has passed under
the bridge. They are concerned with
the present and future. and there Ia
considerable chewing OF mustaches over
the outlook.
likewise there is anticipated that the
private yards. finding the Government
forced to rely on them for the new
| ships will be inclined---some of them al
least-to bolster up their prices to ar
extent that will more than overcome
! the various economies which Mr.. Dan
iels has effected In the last two year,
through his policy Of rejecting bids not
altogether favorable and playing tho
Government yards against the private
plants.
Bids on Fifty-eight Called For.
or the ships authorized to be started
this year. bids for fifty-eight Of then
were called for in advertisements pub
lished yesterday by the Navy Depart
ment Immediately after the President
The Washington times., 1916-08-30
Wrist Watch, Ear Screw,
And Brooch Gain Favor

MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. so-The wrist
watch will be more In vogue than ever
before, la vallieres will remain popular
for at least another year, and ear-screws
and brooches will he worn more general
ly than for several years, according to
speakers at the annual convention Of the
American National Jewellers Association
here today.
''The wrist watch not only is orna-
mental, but TO many has become q neces-
sity," said J. X. Tack, Of Newark, N. j.,
second vice president Of the association.
"The diamond solitaire set close to the
ear will lead in popularity"
The Washington times., 1916-08-30
Patent Examiners Wife
Asks For Limited Divorce

Non-support and cruelty are alleged
In a suit for a limited divorce filed
in the. pAtrict Supreme Court by
Elsie Armstrong from Howard NJ. Arm
strong. an assistant examiner in the
Patent Office.
In a rule issued by Justice Siddons.
Armstrong In required to show cause
September / why he should not pay
temporary alimony and why he should
not be restrained from molesting the
plaintiff. The petition was filed by At
torney Frederick C. Handy.
The Washington times., 1916-08-30
SLAVE AGENT FIRED
CR|TTENT0N HOME
Paw York Vice Dealers Thus
Sought to Regain Control OF
Girl Witnesses.

NEW YORK. Aug. n.-Half dozen
Of the district attorneys detectives
have been sent out to arrest three men
indicted by the grand jury on white
slave charges growing out of District
Attorney Swann's vice Investigations.
At the same time, other detectives
we're assigned to run down an East Side
white SLAYER who is alleged to have been
concerned last week In a plot to burn
the Florence Crittenton Home. AZ West
Twenty-first street. where Mr.. Swans
vice witnesses have been sheltered In
the last three weeks. The fire was set
and some damage was done.
Four indictments were returned to
Judge Rosalsky, In geenral sessions.
Three we're against the men whose ar
rests have been ordered and the other
named David Parish, known as David
trial for living upon the earnings OF
women.
Fur Dealer Involved.
Names of the three men sought were
withheld, as they had not been arrested
when the prosecutor left his office for
the day. One Is a dealer In furs who
maintains a handsome apartment He
was married less than three months
ago. His wife recently discovered he
had been embroiled with women and
whose story, told to the grand jury. re-
suited In the warrant for his arrest.
Great effort was made to keep secret
the origin OF the fire In the Florence
started It was admitted that a woman
inmate had been responsible. but no
motive could be assigned. 1t was re-
called later. that this woman had been
and was friendly with witnesses who
had been before the grand jury.
Slavers Threatened Witnesses.
Officials Of the home also knew that
several OF the witnesses had beer told
by men Of the underworld they would
be beaten IL they did not stop making
revelations to the distr1c- attorney. Be-
cause Of the threats Of these men who
was necessary for Mr.. Smith to take
the witnesses from and to the home
under gaurd.
How the district attorney learned of
the arson plot he refused to say. Mr..
Smith even declined to admit the fire
had been inspired by white slavers
but the information was obtained from
a reliable source In inQuiring into
this phase of the crusade 1t wa
learned that suspicion Of plot was
a man was arrested. but he proved he
had no part IN the affair. 1t was not
until yesterday that the name OF the
real perpetrator was obtained.
The plot was Matched that white slav-
ers might drive the girl witnesses to
the street and regain control Of them.
At tho time of the fire several men
who prey upon women were In the
neighborhood. They were acting for
their brothers In crime and prepared to
ship the witnesses to Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1916-08-30
ADJOURNMENT DELAY
AIDS DISTRICT BILL

Last-minute efforts to bring about
an agreement on the District bill are
being made by some OF the friends of
the bill. 1t was pointed out today
that II the session were prolonged
by the railroad situation the prospects
for an agreement on the bill would be
improved.
Friends OF the bill have not entirely
given up hope of an agreement and
think one Is still possible.
No sign appears that the half-and-
half viii be sacrificed II there Is an
agreement.
The Washington times., 1916-08-30
Hundred Killed in Riots
Over Liebknecht Case

LONDON. Aug. 30-The Hague corre-
spondent OF the Central News has a
report that eighty-nve civilians. twenty
killed In riots in Dresden last week.
The disorders are said to have been
brought on by a demonstration against
the imposition OF an increased sentence
on DIR. Karl Liebknecht Tor appealing
from the findings Of military court
after 200 persons had been arrested.
The Washington times., 1916-08-30
Civil Service Test
To Be Held in October

The Civil Service Commission today
announced the following examinations:
Highway bridge engineer, male, 1900
to 100. October L.
Blue printer. male, 1900. October l.
Senior highway bridge engineer, male.
". 400 to 5000 October 3.
Scientific assistant Department OF
Agriculture, October II and ~,
Junior civil engineer, grade 2. male.
T1 to 1850, October l.
100 to 81. $50. October l.
Junior structural engineer, male,
grades / and Q, 81, 200 to 3i.sso. and S7s6
to 81 $50. October 4.
sf SSnaor an. Ms'sssSs n kssS ana ; ;s
to II, 900. October 4.
The Washington times., 1916-08-30
HENRI J. HARPIGNIES
NOTED PAINTER, DIES
Former Associate Of Corot Expires
In Ninety-eighth Year.

PARIS, Aug. 30.-Henri Joseph Har-
pignies. noted painter, is dead at st.
Prive. France. He was ninety-seven
years old.
The Washington times., 1916-08-30

I'll September 1. 1920. r. r. Marbury,
first ward; w. w. Ballenger. second;
John T. Harrison, third; and J. b.
Fitzgerald. fourth. The four other al
dermen. who began their terms Sep
TENDER 1. 1914, are Jacob Brill, first
ward; George II. Robinson. second
ward; Maurice wilkins, third; c. J. w.
Summers, fourth.
Newly elected members OF common
council are: George II. Evans ana
Harry II. Burke; Howard w. Smith ana
William Desmond; A. J. Pohl ana I. w.
Bales; Albert Bryan and c. 8. Ba,Ien-
ger. Besides these. eight other couu.
cilmen have terms holding over until
September /, 1918.
About three hundred persons mar.
ticipated in n Joint rehearsal Of the
choir OF the local Protestant cburches
last night In the First Baptist Church
The Joint choir will sing the hymns
in the BILLY" Sunday hymnaI AT re.
vivals under the direction Of Profe ssor
Cole. musical director for Gyosy
smith, who Is TO conduct services. Be-.
ginning Sunday.
Excursions will be given tomorrow
by Alexandria Lodge. No 75S, b. p.
o. e.. and Martha Washington Chap.
ter, No. ~, Order OF the Eastern
star. The Elks will go to Colonial
Beach. and the Eastern Star to Mar
shall Hall.
The Washington times., 1916-08-30
The Roll of Honor

List Of Recruits for District National Guard
Wednesday, August 80, for the Preceding "a Hours
David T. O'Connor, i44z w street northwest.
Thomas A. Frederick, 2i8 D street southwest.
Edgar R. Chatham, as c street southwest.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-07
The Voice Of the PEOPLE
Profcn>or Ei.h., u,,,,,

To the l:ditol Il Tive Times IJispntcn
Str.--MN attention has ,..u calm r., 49,, t.
torial. Health Insurance ana Dutth E,,i, 49,
which you take issu" with the vieN, nave
expressed With much Of what YOU wrl;. Arm
in entire agreement. ~ YOU - well san ~.
diseases Of infancy and youth have been fo,!.h-
with increasing success. while ,hos. Of mimi.
age have not" The great health probIc,n az
nc future, therefore. is to conha, tire diseases
OF middle life. which So-callcd d.rcnoratjvo
or wear tear diseases I,i. to no ,a.,i..
OF individual hygiene.
The solution viii DOUBTLESS require many
measures My contention is simply mat hoalih
insurance will b. OF the most pn,y.rfti
pnrhaps the most powerful. OF measures n
VIII create strong stimulus both i'm tho .,n.
poyer and the employee 10 prevent sickness
As To the reality of the FIRST stimulus va nav.
merely 10 sec how the worltmrr,.s com,pcns,.
iion &C, has operated Although II Mad b@el
cident, the added responsibilities .rcat.d ~. ,b
workmsns compensation ACT s.otu 10 work +,
Neritabie miracle in climinatim: accidents and
inducing employers II adopt safcrua,ts ! do
not see how any one can doubt That employers
viii be equally stimulated To- find v3ss To inn.
prove the health of their workinon - SON, oe
they feel the same responsibilities to DO 50 as
they have been made to feel The score Of
safety.
As to The employee. his stimulus viii come
his health is in his own control fio NH
be made realize this. FIRST through his o,n.
tons, which will hc adopted FAR NOR. With
than At present. We already rtuow instant IS
to how TO keep well have helped tho cnInIay o.
and as chairman Of the hygiene References hoard
of the Life Extension Institute know that
medical examina tions have saved uauv iVos
Of employees and chsnccd the habits Of iiyirr
have already sufficient basis Of facts to iusiir,
the claims made for health insurance as a
experience abroad.
You speak as though ii would he necessary
10 include compulsory obedience to health laws
This would not be practicable desirable. tut
The continuous economic pressure from health
than thousand general health statutes to
lead people to obey health laws
Yale University. September .
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-07

The men OF a nation seldom win
arise inuch above the standard %
courage and Uns"lhshncss set FOR them
by the women ~ The nation. Spartan
soldiers did not leave Lcsbain wivc,
and mothers behind them and Roman
republican lcrionaires did not march
cut with their women running after
:h"in wcrping and !mploring them 20
ROMAN at home
II the woman Or tho nation are weak
aeltish and timiI tn. men will reflect
Re minnie attributes. y comfortable
householder objects violently enough
10 hcins taken from safe pursuits end
cas- circumstances Ills conscience
might command him, but II the women
81 MS household GIN phasizc the char
acteristics from which he is trying ia
escape hc is likely 10 accept ignominy
and avoid danger.
noble minded womanhood can
make courageous manhood not only
possible, but anything else than a
courageous manhood utterly impossi-
bic. II Is an unusual craven who can
withstand the scorn OF woman's con-
tempt for his lack OF courage. The
instinct Of tho male is 10 be esteemed
brave ny the female 1t hardly mat
tors how many generations OF soft
living have tended to break down tho
courageous impulses and hard muscles.
the scorn OF a woman will revive de-
termination to be q man in a mans
part
II women reconcile themselves 10
soft living and cowardicc. 10 selfish
ness and timiditv. they viii make the
men in character what they want
them To b" in condition. The character
s'not handsome even II the condition
bc comfortable.
= nation Of good men Is a nation OF
courageous women. II Is that or it is
nation or unconsidercd women
Women either arc rejected from tho
scheme Of the nation for other than
breeding purposes. or, being respected
rs thinking. Influential parts OF It,.
thay affect It's character.
1t is possible for male children TO
jc born in the harcm and have manly
attributes when they are grown, re-
2ard!esS OF feminine influence. This
is because tho man takes tho boys
training in hand ana disrccards the
woman. What she thinks or is be.
comes OF no consequence. In rightly
ordered nation the woman VIII set the
standard Of behavior. She will give
either courage or cowardice. Chicago
Tribune
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-07
SEEN ON THE SIDE
Two Can Away, pin.


Says BLUM johnny Bull to his friend 1,n,,. Sam,
us sricved TO my inncrmost being 1 ann
But because of the strife
That in Europe's now rirc
I'm forced to give law and old rusto,,. :, s,,,,
Know We'll The Hague has decided that mail
"hcn IN neutral ships. Is entitled TO sail
tHGht across the wide sea-:
I'ut. or course, you'il agree
In times like the present such laws don't avail
Slack lists ana cmbarSocs 1 have to n,posc
because IL $ my duty as every ono knows
so hope you'll not mind,
But remember I'm kind.
AS all of the facts. when inspected disclose"
Thcn replies Uncle Sam TO his friend Johnny BuIl:
cs' Know OF the best OF intentions you're full
And TO show don't fret
Der examples you set
Across the same course am planning TO null
When YOU work the boycott. why IN do the
same
when YOU stop my letters. I'll play that game;
when you hold up YOUR slips,
Then I'll lock up my slips
Ana OF course emulation, dear John YOU can't
blame
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-07
News of Fifty Years Ago

Wood toulains Of Charlotte coug ,,,, was 70, Ncs
Southall. resigned.
the ToSat waS S ws
OF manufactured tobacco brought - cents pcr
ing leaf brought from s. to j per ioo 'rhrSc
SToushi s25c sssc s, mG s2 PIP '' ''s
;, the Eclectic Magazine edited by Rev. pr.
peasane s and is cstSa 10 'i cm "e as ap
popular publication
cool dHe rssiSs" nah MS ~, Gr n% r
o on and 81 two or three brief stops the PARTY
eyer "A, some points IN. president was mildly
GaS and fSighi" Or the r M M
received.
nc co in" 'a"rS % HSGsfsPM formerly Of
iederate States navy. died in New Orleans yes
t-riaI.
nently successful he having Cotton ali Of The
cuuip,uent Of the Sew orlsais and N",ihws .g
Railroad
pn TIE ;tanical Convention. now in session in
rage. y large majority of the Northern dele
i1t to the negro unrest ictcdly. claiming ma,
Ing and receive some edi,.atio . 5"me trnin,
he trusted with tho privilege OF The ballot ho>
shows as fSll" owp Svntsmsn issuea yeSterday
coin Interest heaitns o, cnTre i%af INK
s?S4iS: ON Wish interest has ceased Sail 5a7
s able s7s ssll$ lrsncv ron & HrY;s", a
Total, si$a;3 ~ total ne, debt s25a5.f>aiGS
sarSsy y E'ss"snns ro%sh' Y@rk yrs
from Paris and Bordeaux ''"'S
an" Il" NsT 10 y@r dSo }eg,,srds{ ~, cotton ses
poand The price Of sold wrs I - ''S per
me cool spell has given away 10 very unsea
fails 70 rememb.r cyay mS 9ld~s' inhana
hsa! arfr r AnGus had Tho iionoia
street ut T. N. yesterday '''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-07
THE "GRAZING HOMESTEAD" Bill
One of tho Days Best Cartoons
ny FREDERIC j. MAsKIN

government reports. Suffice II 10 sny
that land Of soddy houses and dug
outs became one OF brick and stone
houses and schools and churches, with
a populluOu that gained 80 per cent
in zen gears. The farmers are raising
enough folder on their lands 10 keen
their cattle In tn" winter and enough
cattle TO keep their families ali the
year around
or course. many Of the grazing lands
of the West are not as rich "a those
81 Nebraska Agents OF the Land Once
Ih other Western states. however. re-
port mat laws allowing patents on
o4p-acrc tracts arc needed and thew
estimate that II will he possible for
"a" hoinesteadera 10 make q living on
even IN" poorest Of tn" range lands
so the grazing homestead man
Hrous :" have the hest OF the argument
80 far lie ais. has the lead N Con-
Hrcss a law providing for "a grazing
homestead on all public lands suitable
for IN" purpose was introduced into
~" House several years. ago and waa
passed last January. j; met with alb
solut"ly no opposition on the floor
Bills which VIII help tn" common peo-
pie never meet with auE opposition on
IN" 'lour ono" hofor" Tho House they
are rs sure Of passing as Democratic
momiHc" in Texas Is ~ election
hut they DO not always have an easy
time getting 10 tho noor The grazing
homestead lnw is nov Experiencing
tha; difficulty in thu senate Having
been passed by tn" House. II has been
reported ~ the senate committee. aud
~ nov on tn" S'nat" calendar. and has
been Tor several months som. az the
Senator'S do not want il passed. They
sNiuphih%o with tn. men who want "A
leasing Hi SO the .hit,!c rrazinr
homestead Inn continues 20 nil a small
and un.mportant place on the Senate
calendar. hut II IA among the reason
able ccr'aiHiies that it VIII pass in
'.hrse o; time. unless leasing bill IS
PASSED hrS' The question is 81 suT;-
cicut Importance 10 warrant thorough
consideration from every american
voter
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-07

/ have seen. in an inland city,
With Il sweet, sudden surprise.
y man who has come from the wide
with the wide sea in his eyes.
And he laughed, as Il little boy docs,
At all things gray and wise.
('The men who watch horizons.
They arc NOT like me or YOU,
For the evil that is in them
Shines up through leagues OF blue,
And like great sails in tho sunlight
Are the good things that they dob
have passed Him on the pavement
And he never knew | had seen
Behind The smoke Of the factories
The Atlantics\ stormy green
And felt the waves on the Devon coast
Washing my body clean.
SO in the midst OF she'll fire
U.ke Il man from the wide sea)
The strong rcck OF tobacco
Has come as II friend to me.
| have known great peace III the even-
ing
such~as there used to he.
In tho deer slums OF horror,
There was that familiar thing.
Md Instant into the trenches
Its good blue smoke could bring
The unwailiko fields OF England \
Where the sane man is king. 7
--Tipuka, in the Westminster Gazette