Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-28
NAVY SECRETARY
! REBUkES M|DD|ES
annapolis Students Scored for
{. Behavior After Big
: Football Game.
SAYS CONDUCT DISGRACE
lscnby Holds Guilty Ones
I. Brought Shame Upon
(. Entire Academy.
GBy Associated Press.l

10y NSSvtihICu JTtSS.
/. WASHINGTON, Nov 27.-Midship-
men from the Naval Academy. who
Celebrated over-indulgcntlya after the
Sriny-Navy football game Saturday.
were held up 10 public scorn today
w Secretary De:ny in one OF the
@ost singing rebukes ever admins
tired by Secretary of the Navy.
Many members OF the corps Mr.
benhy declared IN public state
1nent. not only disgracod themselves
ind the uniform but their conduct
m bali which followed the game
IN Philadelphia. brought suc, shame
upon the Academy itself as it never
Ind known before.
Says Majority behaved.
The secretary said he did not know
how RiHny OF tho midshlpmen drank
heavily" and was convinced that the
great majority conducted themselves
with propricty. But he added tina;
enough of them had failed in their
DUTY TO bring shame upon all" lie
Hnounced that an investigation
you'd be begun at once ana steps
token to insure that such an occur
rance Will never be repeated"
None Of the guilty was .naned in
the SecretarS's indictment, nor did
* appear certain tonight that tn.
department would find II possible. TO
single out any individual midsh!D-
iDen for punishment II was indi-
Gated that the inquiry probably
wvrricf- take the Direction OF a gen
'iGI oHort to establish what the
c"aa4t'ons were tina; made the Incl
dent possible. and that any dis
cplinnry action prorably would fall
upon the entire Annapolis establish
lnent in such ii way as to keen the
cSTps within more stringent !!m!;a-
;.ons
- Cnuct> Apparently Orderly.
'.13ot.l secretary DENLY and Score
thry Weeks, OF the War Department
together witt. many of the highest
ulcers OF the army and navy, az
iahdcd the aame in Philadelphia. but
!I.wna said today that IN. War DO
i'Hrtmcnt had no Information that.
;.ny OF the cadets ,rom WcSc Point
conducted themselves improperly
oFfn!ng's festivities.
SIN another spectator Il; the game
vast Acting Commissioner Jones. Of
the Prohibition Bureau. lie likewise
declared he had observed no viola
lion OF the Nolstrad Law and had
taken no steps TO investigate reports
that The statute had been broken.
1ic indicated. however. that state
FERTILIZATION Director Duv.s, of Penn
syivahia. probably would make an
lave si--4,ation on his own initiative
Secretary DENLY said IN response
To mVl tnut he would not bring
up AZ the Cabinet meeting tomor-
row the question OF the relationship
hetwEen the midSn pnen's conduct
and prohibition. He drew sharp
Inc Sdemarcutio and said that ;hc
Investigation 10 hH conducted would
ie irScd on :aattvG ~ military
G!sciGrn, ".::.r!y
cadets Returned Home.
Win his att.N;iou wms called TO
the slatcmrn; OF III, Nav. Secretary.
Secretary Weeks declined TO make
amy Idmmout Tho West Point ca
fo.Mec In special trains in accord
amce ~ IN thc practice OF the War
bcpu.3inient The West Point team
aud substitutes went TO New Yori.
N,uora.. tncy spent tue might at the
hotcI--uudev The ey. OF the coaching
>tmIf.----. NJ no timj were any OF ,b,.
W"s S.-rointcrS scattered in rhila-
deiil.!a. Nvir nr*.vnl h%vms been
tmcf~s0 they W-ou!I reach the Held
just before the game and their de-
partnrc coming Immediately after
,nc game WAS over
The IVES, Pointers. :; further was
pointed out, We're in Philadelphia
undck dircc; command OF Br!gadier-
Gcncsal Siaydcn, superintendent of
the Itademy. while tho superlntcn-
dent spf the Naval Academy Rear
AdHliTSl Wilson. was forced 10 leave
for sIInapolis Immediately after the
gaHa--o on account OF the illness OF
Mrs. Wilson. confined At home with
pncuIGnnia. IT is assumed that az
the head Of the Annapol!. ias,i;u-
ti0n tsre irst inquiry of the Navy De-
part M4nt VII. hc directed To Nd
mirai--Wtlsun, however. even though
the tst den, complained of occurred
in hfs absence.