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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
AMOS P1NCHoT HITS DEFENCE.
DenOunr~s ~ Especially Siciou,
T~ratntng NJ SchOOIboys,

Amos II. =. Pinchot asserted before
the Bronx Open Forum IN the Morris
itieh school auditorium Yesterday tina,
n~'lltarfs'n does not "oiisis, IN the pos.
session OF a great army and navy, but
TN" stat" of min (Which goes with mill.
tary establishments.
Tn most vicious element IN Tn. pre.
h~aredneSs campaign" he said, ''wor-.
even than the proposal of universal
nllltdrH service. is the plan TO star;
military training IN our schools. To-
tax" a boy at the age. when he is mos,
impressionable and instil in him tn.
id'as al subS"rvicnc" to autocracy and
inc duty tn fight when Ii. is told to. righ,
or wrong. Is 20 take away from his in
Of thought his usefulness as
"a citizen. and especially from his in
tegrity ~ character"
Mr.. Pfncllot added that military train.
ing. according TO the best educational
authorities. such AZ Dr. Sargent Of uar-
ward University and members OF the
Ne" York State Board of Regents, is
not even good from a purely physical
point OF view.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
HAWLEY TO BENs0N-ExPLAN
''ead OF Aero club Nmased a. plan
q" Gut <SNs's Airship Estimas~s,

Alan ~ Iiawley. presriep, or tho
Aero club. has written a letter IN Rear
Admiral William :. Benson. chief OF
naval operations. asking him 10 cxplain
why he advocated the cutting Of sII..
'""'""" from Inc estimates for naval
a~eronautics. ~
We are amazed that you stated "a
Tho Committee on naval Affairs Of Tho
Houre OF Representatives says Mr..
ifawleN that You arc directly respon-
sipie Tor cutting This amount from the
estimates. that sou plan To have aero.
piahes only for scouting and that YOU
are satisfied wiih having a single ayi,-
ton station for IN. United states and
the possessions. leaving even tho Pan.
anna canal a~eriaily unprotected
You take his position iespi,e rho
lessons OF the European war. despite
the expressed desire of the people OF
this country TO get a navy i~npregnable
To- the uaNies ~ the world ami con.
trary TO the recommendations of the
General Board and the %aeronauticaI ex.
pc-ts Of .hs navy"
Mr.. Hawiey points on; tina; Admiral
Benson's action tends to continue a prac.
;ice which has proved so detsrrlng tina,
AT the u of five years the navy has
not even the skeleton of an a~eronau.i.
cal organization. He calls the Aimiral,s
10 the feats OF ayiators In the
war IN Europe and 10 the larger aerial
fleets of the European nations. saying
t'iat IN. personnel OF III. British air
serNi'" Includes NOR. Officers and men
than We have In the United states navy
submit tina, your action was not
Tor the nest inter- SIS OF the navy" con-
GUIDES the letter. and g.; il our duty
to request that You maxi, Z rubllc
statement giving Your reasons for at
tempting TO prevent IN" establishing Of
" substantial ~aoronau'ical Organization"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
HIGH PRICES PLAY HOB
With NAVY ESTIMATES
Secretary Failed to Consider
Jump IN Cost ~ Materials
for New ships.

WAsHtNGroN. March Ia.-M,ch RON.
Germ Is sNo"a AZ several bureaus OF the
Navy Department over the rapidly grow.
ING increas. in IN. cost of material.
used Tor snip construction. which
threatens to play havoc with mi
OF cost gwen TO Congress by Secr.,nr, e.
Daniels. II is expected that the cs,l-
mates VIII not be sufficient Ia cover the
increased cost OF material and that I'm,
nala' "u''dhhs programme will suffer
seriously as a consequence.
since Secretary Daniels's renor, h.,
been compiled the price of steel has ,1.
Nan""d anout 20 per cent The Navy
department IL confronted with the neces.
sity If paying 3 cents a pound for s,e.,
which last year was bought for ~,
cents.
Copper has Jumped proportlona,ely IN
price and the Department must nov. nav
y cents a pound for copper. which In u
year was bought for - or Is cents.
zinc mas JUMPED enormously, and so 1t
eo"s for nearly all essential material
winch Is imperative for ship parts
In some cases the United states viii
nav" to pay treble price for necessary
materials.
AZ the Navy Department the increase
IN price is attributed TO the Europasn
war party. and partly to the great lie.
mand at home. II is explained that
Secretary Daniels could not have fore
seen this entirely unexpected contin.
cency. and the belief prevails tina, he
will take immediate measures to fore
stall any detrimental effect II can have
on getting ships built without unneces.
sary delay.
Congress will have TO take this situ.
alton intO account. II Is said. or the new
ships will remain on paper for a long
period. Contractors in some cases have
informed the Navy Department that
steel deliveries cannot nov be made in
under one year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
$500 REWARD IN FAKE DEAL.
Brokers Intend Ia End Inauthor.
ised Use Of Name,

4 reward OF $500 is offered by Did.
rlchsen a Co. stock brokers OF 81 Pine
street, In the advertising columns Of
to-day's SUN to any one who can pro-
duce evidence resulting In the discovery
OF the person or persons who unwar.
rantedly used the firms name IN connec-
tiOn with y transaction In Gulf state
steel first preferred on Friday last. It
was a telephone transaction by which
Didrichsen 4 60. were supposed to have
bought ffty shares from la wson 4 Lyon
and then to have sold them to Tobey &
Kirk. whereas the brokers knew nothing
about II,
Ferdinand v. Y. Didrlchsen said last
night that these fake telephone orders
have happened before aud he Intends TO
do hts best 70 etop "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
ALLIES NOT PINCHED,
SAYS MORGAN, BACK
Banker. Returning From
Europe. Reports No Appar-
ent Lack Of Money.
No OPINION ABOUT WAR

=. pierpont Morgan reached New
York yesterday afternoon on the Amer
lean liner Philadelphia. lie had little
to say as to his mission abroad. After
the liner had reached Quarantine he re.
maincd In his stateroom until II came
time to land. Then he slipped unno.
ticed down the crews gangplank. pass.
ing from his cabin through the ships
pantry and the Storage and entered al
automobile IN which his wife was wait
Ing.
Mr. Morgan talked with reporters in
his cabin. or rather he answered ques-
tions with polite refussls 20 say any
thing. He could not talk about his
trip to Europe a; this time, he cx-
planned.
~ don't wan. 10 appear discour-
teous." he said. but I really can't talk
Then he denied the rumor. already de-
MED al his office here. that he had
gone to England with the idea OF buying
American securities which have been
collected by the British Treasury as
the basis for a future loan.
AS far AS I can see he said. 'they
ShpS'b ~ ndlule tut SECURITIES III tne
same fashion as In the past without
any change. The securities will be
taken care Of in a way that will not
liurt the market"
As TO the possibility of his undertake
ing q new loan he was noncommitai.
He did not know. he said. hat any
new loan was imminent. They don't
seem to be suffering for ack OF money
he explained.
Mr.. Morgan WAS asked " nc knew of
the new developments In the INTERIOR
ough investigation and the possibility Of
his being called MS a witness before the
thompson committee in connection with
the ~o-called 100000 '.lush fund
1--WE heard nothing of it," was all
he would say. And AS 20 the war, he
would not give an opinion. I'm not
a military man. you know he said.
II can't give an opinion on such things.
But did not see any Signs of weak
ching over there
Among the other passengers on tho
Philadelphia were Mrs Chee,hain, "A
daughter Of Ellen Terry Miss Marta
Wittkowska. the opera singer Charles
II. Entwistle. j. NJ. r. Francis. Edward
j. Dodd and ". X. Dukeshlre. There
were li5 passengers In the firs, cabin,
las In the second and 80 in the steer
age.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
TAGGART SURE FOR SENATE,
Gov. RalstOn Will Appoint Him tn
succeed shively.

INDiASAPorIs. March ls.--Thomas
TagKart, II became known definitely TO.
nicht, IL to he the successor OF IN, lp,e
benjamin +, Shi,ely In the United state,
senate,
Gov. RaNton. who has tho appoin,ive
power. Is expected to issue the com.
mission Tomorrow or Tuesday, and II
is probable that Mr., TagGart Will he
end OF the present week to receive the
oath OF office and begin his official
duties.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
JEWS SETTLE IN CORSICA.
ESQ Expelled From Palestine Live
Under French Flag.

The New York branch of the Alliance
1sraelitc tniversclle ha- received from
the headquarters of The society In Paris
a report on the settlement ~ Ataccio.
Corsica, Of about $50 Jews expelled from
I'ales,in" last August by the Turkish
authorities because Of their allegiance 20
France du" to their Algerian or Moro,-
can origin.
This is the second time the alliance
had 70 help these refugees settle. The
nrs' time they we're anded in Crete, be-
ing brought over from Turkey in A,neri-
can wtrsnipS.
When they were brough, 20 c'or,,c-,
under French auspices there WAS no, ,
single Jew on that stand. Nevertheless.
AZ official of the alliance Was able 10
transform once more this helpless horde
of refugees into an Organized comnu-
nifty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
SPRING DUE. BUT ITS WINTRY.
SNOW and - Degrees Above NJ.
N~rmaI season R~utus,

Spring Is officially due To usa,r la ner
ethereal mildness this after noon. The
Weather Bureau forecast promises clear
skies which may tie inferred fr,.. the
forecast Of fair
Winter, whose frosty a~utogvapl, stlll
fingers on land II water. Was dying
hard. II hs - dying at All. IN a w%luiins
sheet OF snow early this morning While
It might ave been only = furry, Their.
may be more, The forecas,.rs made no
mention OF us coming. They nav. been
fooled before. however, by snows,orns
The temperature at midnight was 81.
which Is not n hit ~spriuglikc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
MENkEN A BILL,
~secusitS League Head calls Ia " .
Danger Ia the Couutrs,

;. Stanwocl Mehhen. president of the
NATIONAL security League. has mailed to
every senator AMI member Of the House
oi Representatives a letter %condemning
me Ray army bill. Mr., Menkcn says
tna' the Dill Is thoroughly unscieutifc :
'nat II would not provide an effective
army that 1t il u waste of public money
ana a danger To tho country, as Il would
give a false sense OF security. lie says
would rather see our present army
abolished or reduced TAI a mere con-
tabulary force than 10 have public
money used for an organization such AZ
Is proposed by Mr. Hay. In <ese times
N"eh "" people nave 50 many demands
MAD" upon them improper us. of public
FUNDS tn It's results is As much 10 no
condemned as is actual theft from the
Treasury"
re urges universal obligatory training
ana says that the peopl. favor this.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20

The above are only a few OF tn& est.
mates which make our army more
cosi.y than that OF Germany. All or
them are due 20 the system We employ 10
maintain our military forces. There are.
~ course. "a number OF items which rem
der the cost Of the army unduly high
which are really imposed on the country
as a result OF political considerations.
one of these il the maintenance OF the
larg" number OF park like army posts
scattered all over vast country.
Conditions Of this nature are us
cept.ble - correction by legislation and
really AFFECT only a fraction OF the cost
of our army, The great cos, Of our army
H. due TO the system We employ, and Jus,
80 long as We continue to rely OH a vol
uniary military system we will have to
continue to pay AN excessive amount for
national preparedness.
Taking into consideration the handi.
caps under which the Government has TO
worl; in maintaining our army under tho
present system II will he found tina, Il IS
administered a. economically as that OF
Germany or any other country
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20

nds' win the support Of the Secretary Of
the Navy. been recommended for passage
ny IN" Senat" Committee on Naval Az
1aifs providing ioi the building by the
Government at an expense Of S11 900. 900
OF an armor plant with Il capacity of
-".ooo tons Il year.
ms capacity provides for more than
noub'e what have been the average
actual requirements of the United states
Tor ar,nor over the past twenty years.
ANA II such n bill is passed the value Of
existing irlnor plants in this country
VIII be Virtually destroyed. Bethlehem
"tcci company has more than $1,000. 900
now invested In its plant devoted to this
use, and useless for any other purpose.
Oner 90 the erm
'~R"cognizing that though the inter-
ests ~ your property should he carefully
conserved by your officers on "A matter of
th's kind-your corporation also mas AN
important ohligatiou to the nation of
wh'ch 1t - a either your officers ha We
appeared before the Scnat. Committee ON
Naval Affairs and urged the defeat of
me pending measure. A. il W frankly
declared mat the sole purpose Of the
proposed enterprise is that the Govern.
ineit may secure its arinor AZ "a lower
price. your officers have submitted tn.
Following proposition To- the Federal Gov
eminent:
we VIII agree to permit any we'll
KNOWN hrin ~ chartered public account
ants TO inventory our plant and make
careful estimates Of the cost of manu-
facturc with that data IN hand We vii,
meet the Secretary of the Navy and
agree TO manufacture arnor At n pric,
which Will be entirely satisfactory TO
'h' secretary Of IN. Navy as being
quite as low as the pricc "A,
"n,'h me Government could pos
sihiy manufacture armor ON it's own
account after taking into accom-, all
pr"l''r charges. As "A conrre,. working
nas's Tor such negotiations Bethlehem
steel company has offered to manufac-
lure one.third of the armor plate re-
auired Tor the contemplated i've year
naval programme ESTIMATED a, spproxi-
IhateIy 10000 tons) for a price OF $685.
per ron Tor SIDE arinoi. As compared with
the price Of f2j per ton now obtaining,
1T may he added that while all other
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
BETHLEHEM'S VAR GAINS
IN YEAR ARE S24.83|,4O8

steel prices have greatly Increased the
foregoing figure "a, which We now offer
to make armor for the United States IL
not only a lower price than has been
paid by the Government, for more than
ten years but IL Is also a substantially
lower price than Ii paid for armor
by Japan, Austria. Germany. France or
England
'Hethlchcm Steel Company entered
upon the manufacture of arnior plato
~ inc request OF the United states Cow
er'hheht. " has during all these years
cooPera'eh WIN the Government to The
en-" li'at inc United states should have
Wv" peheht "i the highest development
u 7. AIRY.
N.ose,her ASIA" rom the financial
a. sour 'orporatioh' we. as ct,-
.hnr,i wv ~ ,"e hsn' vi our experience
,mun,a 10 81 eAtIcn,e'! Juror
,,n" i. on,.e" STATES snould enter
hninr 49, s.ou'" preNen. tnere
In iii. iu,na.n, u.s ~ "s "'SIosa'
..,cn Oh" e'a vi na.'onai ne,
Tho ,n,,io,iyo y, ,no - ."'o,rnlse wv
ind,,s,r, .s ,b' Misunderstanding
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
COUPLE MARRIED e5 YEARS
Mr.. aud Wrs. Leopold Hsas Oh,
serve Nnntversav, In uor,.

Surrounded by their seven children.
thirty-two grandchildren and . hos, of
friends. Mr.. and Mrs, Leopold Has
commemorative Yesterday the sixty-n.,h
anniversary Of their marriage in their
nome, 10 West Thirty-siAth street. Mr..
Haas Is Il retired fur dealer.
They received valuable gifts, including
IA large star OF clustered diamonds and
precious stones presented by the grand.
children,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20

II Was announced Yesterday tina, IN.
Rev, rm charles u. Meyer, formerly 4,
minister Of the Episcopal Church. with
rcrt"rships In Wisconsin,. viii ID. or
dain.d a roman Catholic priest i'm June
hy the Right Rev. john !. oCounor
r. H., bishop ~ the Newark uinrs,.
who elevated him tn the dea cunate
week ago, For IN" las, three years the
Rev. Mr.. Meyer has heen "a seminarian
Al seton Hall College.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
Rrtsish CompsrisOu

The conNara'i,. cost OF these two
soldiers IN dolla~ AMI cents. therefore
mans li'ti" except TO emphasize tho
cost 10 our ,;'vernmen; and Indirectly
30 the citizen Of maintaining 4 mili,ar,
establishment On the Noluntar, prin.
clpI". " We wish then Ia the
cost Of our army with the COS, OF those
Of Other nations Ne must limit our
comparison to those nations which EN-.
iIoy INC same general system as our
selves. We will find thai only on. Other
nation IA the world does so-Iirea; Brit
ain.
I'm sixteen trades and cailinge. data FOR
which were obtained in both the United
states and Great Britain in 1912. we
hnj ;hat the average wage was I59 Der
cent. higher iH this country than in
Great Britain hut the difficulty doe
NOT end here, for the price we pay 10
induce our soldiers 10 enlist and 10 main.
tain them thereafter is affected by the
standard of luxury and the COS, OF living
IN the two countries under consldera.
ton.
Again. taking British figures, which
are well known to he higher than the
terman we find that the cost of the
food consumed by the average working
man in this country was Sc per cent.
higher than in Great Britain. the cost
OF mel ~ per cent. higher and the cos,
or rent ~ per cent. higher.
I'm addition. there are many other
factors which enter into the necessarily
high cost OF our army under presen,
conditions. only a limited number o;
which cah be- mentioned mere. One Of
The many items Of expense N this coun.
try is that Of transportation. both OF
men and supplies.
IN his country the Government must
pay IN cash AT the commercial rite for
~! transportation. while in Germany the
r"I;ways arc state owned. Everything
which we buy in this country for the
maintenance "' the army is higher than
corresponding articles IN Germany and
after purchase must he over
vastly greater distances.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20

HNs Wilson Will disrsss In tenor.
80 article ~Iermsay's ~relstisss toward
""a'' blaming Rsssis fOr.ths ssslitisa
" the people there,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
GARDNER ISSUES A.
DEFENCE MANUAL
It's for Debaters-Army Sys.
tenn Run Economically.
lie Says.
POLITICS ADDS RIO COST

! WAsHiNGroH, March Ip.--Representa-
tive A. r. Gardner OF Massachusetts. the
evangel Of preparedness. has !ssied a
manual designed to guide those who are
Interested IN national defence.
II IL entitled New Preparedness
Manual for Debaters and Others. Facts
shown by extracts from the official docu-
ments." To which Mr.. Gardner adds II
challeng. contradiction of these facts"
The manual is divided INTO three
parts: Part One-The facts. Part Two
The Arguments: Par; -hree-where
u money goes"
on the title psRc appears this extract
from n speech delivered by George WASH
ington TO both houses OF Congress on
January \. 1890: ITO be prepared for
war Is one of the most offectual means
Of preserving peace"
The chapter dealing with facts 10
made up of official reports and state
ments by army and navy experts. In
tended to show that the United states Is
far from being adequately equipped for
war with a first class Power. Mr.. Gard
ner Includes in this chapter a statement
10y Gen. CrOzier. chief OF the bureau OF
ordnance. that the total number 81
rounds Of field artillery ammunition on
hand and under manufacture ~ 9SI.500.
OF which $4,000 have been completed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-18
COLLEGES ENTER
FOR RIFLE MEET.
Thirty Nine Universities
and Colleges Compete in
Ten-Man Contests.

Washington, D. c., Jan 1S.-Prac-
tically all the big universities and col
1eges this year have entered teams for
the intercollegiate rifle Championship
OF the United states which viii be con-
tested for under the auspices OF the
National Rifle association Of America
Thirty-nine colleges and universities
have selected teams Of 10 men each and
a series Of 10 matches wiz De shot
These matches began jan 10 and con-
tinue until April s. Each team viii
shoot on its home range against team
shooting elsewhere The scores OF the
five highest men on each team VIII con-
stitute the record for the team Inc
regulations call for the use OF % cali
Der rifles, each man shooting 20 shots
prone at so feet The 80 teams have
been divided in three classes me
championship trophy will be awarded
70 the class "A" team having the hlsn-
est score at the end OF the competition
and medals will be given to the win
ming team Medals also will be given
10 the winning teams OF class ''B' and
class &C"
Teams composing the three classes
class ~A~-Washington state college,
Pullman. Wash; Massachusetts Agri-
cultural college. Amherst Mass; state
University Of Iowa, Iowa City; west
Virginia university, MorgantoWn; Cor
nell university. Ithaca n. y Cnltec
States Naval acacemy. Annapolis, Nd;
University of California. Berkeley; NOR
rich university. Mortified. Vt: Uni
versity Of Minnesota Minneapolis: Uni
versity of Illinois. Urbana- Michigan
Agricultural college, East lansing
University OF Pennsylvania. Pniladel-
phia; University Of Vermont Burhng-
ton
Class B''-University OF Maine.
Orono; Worcester Mass, Polytechnic
Institute; Notre Dame university Notre
Dame. Ind, Princeton university,
Princeton, n J.; Oklahoma Agricultural
and Mechanical college, saltwater, Uni
versity Of Wisconsin. Madisons Kansas
state Agricultural college. Manhattan'
T7nfversitv Of Nebraska. LincOlns Uni
versity OF Michigan. Ann Arbor; UNI
versftv Of Arizona Tucson; Mississippi
Agricultural and Mechanical coueSe-
University Of Idaho. Moscow
Class ~C'-Lehigh University. South
Bethlehem. Pa. Oregon Agricultural
college; Corvallis; Massachusetts In
stitute Of Technology. Boston; Har-
vard University. Cambridge. Mass
Rensselaer,. Polytechnic Institute. Troy,
n Y Connecticut Agricultural college,
Storrs: Pennsylvania state college, Pa
Iowa state college, Ames; ONO State
university, Columbus; Johns Hopkins
university. Baltimore, Nd. Williams
college WflliamstoWn. Mass. Colum-
bia university. New York city; College
of St Thomas, St Paul, Mimi
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-18

raw material If the Braves get away
10 poor start, viii Haughton permit
Stallings to tinker with the machine
as he sees fit. OF will HaughtOn jump
in and, because of his right OF owner
ship, attempt TO pun the team out Of
the rut2
What would happen If Haughton. the
owner. stepped in and tried to tell
Stallings, in plain words. just how he
wanted the team run2 Would il be a
meeting Of the irresistible force with
the immovable object
Gaffney Was Well Liked
The popularity OF a ball team often
depends upon the personality Of its
owner, or that member Of the associate
ownership who comes in contact with
the public
Jim Gaffney ranked as one OF the
most popular men that ever graced the
diamond game Gaffney was genuinely
loved by most sporting writer's CAT
1neT's affability, his honesty and sin
certify, his willingness to deal out news,
and his genuine sportmanship made a
friend OF every man with whom he
came in contact.
Because Gaffney was so square, so
clean and so almighty kind, every sport
writer who knew him was only too
glad to say kind words about him
and about his team In Boston. CAT
fney was a general favOrite- In the
spring 1914 when his team was in the
rut, the boys pulled" for him; they
even alibied for him And when CAT
fney's outfit DreeZed under the OcLO-
Der wire ahead OF the field, the VIC
tory Of the Braves gave 10 the news
paper fellows just as much joy as II
gave TO Gaffney.
Haughton. in temperament and N
his conduct toward the newspaper boys
seems TO be the exact opposite Haugh-
ton may change his colors-he may
develop into what the newspaper
folks term "a regular fellow he may
shed his cold exterior and make him.
self really popular, and then, again ne
may not He may think he doesn't
need the friendship OF the newspaper
boys and the public to whom tney
speak
That is up to Haughton- But some
day he may realize that's better 70
have the friendship OF the newspaper
fraternity and have them boosting ms
feel just a lukewarm interest IN MIN
and to be passive ever the achieNe-
ments Of his ball club