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Rees in the coxswain's box. Capt
Gridley, although slated for high pro-
motion, died aboard the steamer Cop
tic at Kobe, Japan, June S, just as
he was about to embark for home.
Two destroyers have been named
for Gridley. One has just been COM
pleted and will soon join the fleet.
Dewey's flag lieutenant, Thomas M.
Bunny, died in December, 1899. Flag
secretary of the Olympia was Ensign
Harry H. Caldwell. who died in 1909
Only member of Dewey's personal
staff alive today is the youth who
served as his ensign. William P. Scott.
A resident of California, he is now
retired with the rank of captain.
Scott served as assistant commander.
11th Naval District, with headquarters
at Charleston, S. C.
Three of the young ensigns who
served on the Olympia at Manila
Bay are alive today and have had dis
tinguished career in our Navy's serv-
ice. All reached the rank of rear
admiral before retiring Montgomery
M. Taylor once served as commander,
Battleship Division 3, Battle Fleet,
with headquarters on the U. S. s.
Pennsylvania. Frank B. Upham was
commandant for several years of the
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.
Henry v. Butler retired very recently
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marching in line approximately
parallel to that Of the Spanish fleet.
The enemy's fire was vigorous, but
generally ineffective.
Early In the engagement two
launches put out toward the Olympia,
with the apparent intention of using
torpedoes. One was sunk and the
other disabled by our fire and beached
before an opportunity occurred to fire
torpedoes. At 2 am. the Spanish
flagship, Reina Christina, made a
desperate effort to leave the line and
come out to engage at short range,
but was received with such CALLING
fire, the entire battery of the Olympia
being concentrated upon her, that she
was barely able to return to the
shelter of the point. The fires started
in her by our shells at this time were
not extinguished until she sank.
"At 7;35 am, it having been er-
roneously reported to me that only
is rounds per gun remained for the
5-inch rapid-fire battery. I ceased
firing and withdrew the squadron for
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the destruction OF the smaller gun
boats which were behind the point Of
Cavite. This duty was performed by
Comdr. E. p. Wood in the most ex-
peditious and complete manner pos
sible.
Three Spanish vessels were sunk,
eight burned and two captured. The
Reina Christina alone had $50 killed.
including the captain, and 30
wounded.
THE damage done to the squadron
under my command was inconsider-
able. There was none killed and
only seven men in the squadron
slightly wounded. The squadron Is in
as good condition now as before the
battle.
II beg to state to the department
that I doubt If any commander in
chief under similar circumstances was
ever served by more loyal, efficient
and gallant captains than those Of
the squadron now under my COM
ynpnd sD
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equipped by experience to maintain q
high standard of performance in their
work" They must be reliable, trust
worthy women, with enough initiative
to put the knowledge gained from
their instruction and training to prac-
tical application in homes where they
may be assigned" The w. P. A. adds:
Physical fitness is an essential
requirement and every aide should
possess strength and endurance suf-
ficient for the performance of manual
work, day after day.
I'm addition to physical fitness,
persons selected as housekeeping
aides should have neat appearance,
an ability to adjust themselves to
different situations and interest and
enthusiasm for the work and other.
personal characteristics necessary for
dealing successfully with people.
"Since good health is especially
important, arrangements should be
made with the sponsor, wherever pos
sible, to provide medical examinations
for all workers assigned to house,
keeping aide projects"
Housekeeping aides are assigned to
homes only after requests from public
welfare agencies, which must limit
their requests by these conditions:
l. Only needy families may be
recommended. 2. The situation which
requires assignment Of q housekeep-
ing aide should be a temporary, rather
than a chronic, condition. 8. Serv-
ices should not be requested for homes
in which communicable diseases exist.
4. Services should not be requested
for homes in which serious domestic
Embellishments exist.
The training of the aides is de-
signed to provide them with q knowl-
edge of how to care for house and
straighten furniture, plan menus, pre-
pare, serve and care for food, mend
Ing clothes, laundering and caring
for children.
THE history of the project here,
which has just been established in
its Eleventh street headquarters, goes
back to last summer, when Miss Steele
and her assistant, Mrs. Bernice CAL
vert, visited Richmond to note the
project there.
Satisfied with its worth. the two
women began Q search for sponsors.
Ths Health Department seeding n the
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with the Asiatic Fleet, was ordered by
his immediate superior in Washing
ton to: Proceed at once to the
Philippine Islands. Commence opera
tions at once against the Spanish
fleet. You must capture vessels or de-
stroy."
Dewey's official report of the battle,
written on May 4, 1898, gives the
high lights of the epic struggle.
The squadron left Mrs Bay on
April 81, Immediately on the arrival
Of o. F. Williams, United States Con-
sui at Manila, who brought informa-
ton and who accompanied the SQUAD
ron. Arrived of entrance to Manila
Bay on April 80.
THE Boston and Concord were
sent to reconnoiter Port Subic, hav-
ing been informed that the enemy in
tended to take position there. A thor
ough search of the port was made by
the Boston and Concord, but the
Spanish fleet was not found, although
from a letter afterward found in the
arsenal, it appears that it had been
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land batteries in the Battle of Manila
Bay. and On the 18th was rendered
the official thanks of Congress and the
American people.
The highest rank obtainable in the
United States naval service, that Of
admiral, was conferred on Rear Ad-
miral Dewey on March 2, 1899. To
all appearances the rank of vice ad-
miral was Intentionally passed by be-
tween the two preceding promotions.
Admirals are stationed at the Navy
Department, Washington.
Dewey was made president of the
General Board of the Navy Depart
ment in 1900 and held this important
executive Office until his death II
years later. He served the Navy, Elm
cluding his training period at the Ma
val Academy, for over 81 years. He
died in Washington on January 16.
1917.
A destroyer was named after Ad-
miral Dewey and today is in active
service in the feet destroyer division
OF the Battle Force on the West Coast.
A REVIEW of the Battle of Manila
Bay makes interesting reading.
War was declared between the United
States and Spain on April "a, 1898.
Dewey, then stationed at Hong Kong
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ended this strange course in speech
correction was Ike listening to an old
fashioned religious testimonial meet
ing. Each student in his turn made q
little speech-clearly, unhaltingly,
spontaneously-and all reflected the
same grateful and hopeful message:
A new life ahead. renewed confidence
and assurance. One boy told how he
had dreaded to read poetry aloud in
English class when he first entered
college; now, he said, he enjoyed it.
Another, who had Stunned activities,
now goes to dances and mixes happily
with his friends.
In his closing words to this group
Mr.. Hutcheson pointed out that al
though there was marked improve
ment. each student had to be vigilant
against the return Of the old trouble.
Remember what I've told you about
the man taking the train around the
horseshoe bend-he can't stop or he
won't be able to start it again." he
cautioned.
Mr.. Hutcheson is preparing to start
another class Of Is in corrective work,
including several girls who want to
bring their high voices down to q
more pleasing register as well as those
who wish to lose their lisp. Incl
dentally, there are fewer girl speech
detectives than men because women,
according to Instructor Hutcheson,
have a larger speech tract in the
brain.
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Success of Similar System in Richmond Is
ENCOURAGEMENT to Washington in
Initial Action Here.

projects operation Improvement in
the general health of the city and q
chance for better prenatal and post
nal care, came to the rescue. The
w. P. A. interested Mrs. Buchanan and
Mrs. Prentiss Wilson, wife of DR..
Wilson, a leading obstetrician here.
They organized a money-raising COM
mittee, consisting of these persons:
Mrs. Walter Ufford, Mrs. Ernest
Gruening, Mrs. Thomas West, John
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as 1commandant Of the 9Th, 7th and
Sth Naval Districts with headquarters
at Charleston, S. c.
According to official Navy records
there are Is other survivors of the
Battle of Manila Bay. They originally
served either on the Olympia or on
the protective cruisers that accom-
panied the flagship into battle with
the Spanish feet.
A T THE time of his famous victory
Commodore Dewey, a native of
Vermont, was 81 years old and had
served with distinction throughout the
Civil War. Dewey's subsequent career
was SO noteworthy that it deserves
repeating again and again. He re-
ceived his commission as commodore
on February 26, 1896, and was Or
dered to command the Asiatic Squad
ron on January /, 1898.
On May 7, 1893, Commodore Dewey
was elevated to the rank of rear ad-
miral in recognition of his brilliant
victory over the Spanish feet and
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W. +. A. Housekeeping Aide Project Has
Cooperation of Health Officers
and District Assistance.

aide project, new undertaking In
the District, but a proved success In
other cities, especially Richmond, Va.
The Health Department sponsors the
project, because 1t will mean that,
with more women cared for at home,
some of the serious overcrowding at
Gallinger Hospital will be eased.
THE project" according to Miss
Mary Steele, director Of the Division
of Women's and Professional Projects
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for the District, will employ both
white and colored women as house.
keeping aides who are qualified by ma
tive intelligence and by their own ex-
perience to follow simple instructions
in housekeeping work"
The trained housekeepers would be
sent to homes where the housewife
is Ill in bed or should be in bed.
They would care for the houses and
the children while the housewife re-
cuperates, but the aides would in no
sense act as nurses.
THE existence of the project, which
has just been established on a
modest scale in headquarters at l701
Eleventh street NV, is due to the
needs of the housewives and the w.
P. AS desire to find some undertake
ing for unemployed women which
would not entail the high material
cost attached to the sewing project.
The w. P. A. pays the wages, but
Washington must contribute the
money for the materials and admin
istration.
A general estimate Of the ma
terials' cost is $500 for 20 workers
for months. The car fare for 20
workers for 6 months would be 5000,
or IS month each. If the Lincoln
Congregational Church had not given
the project space in which to train
the aides, another expenditure would
have been required for rent.
Twenty workers, according to Miss
Steele. represent only fraction of
the women on relief who could be
employed as housekeeping aides and
only fraction Of the housewives who
could use housekeeping aides. In
Richmond, less than half the size of
Washington, the project employs 80.
I'VE hope that eventually the Dis
trict of Columbia will have a house.
keeping aide project in every section
of the city," Mrs. Lester Buchanan,
chairman Of the Executive Committee
of citizens supporting the establish
ment Of the project, says. She and
her associates, a distinguished group,
can use all the money that might be
contributed.
IN A BROCHURE on this type Of
project the Works Progress Ad-
ministratiou insists that the hpsse-
hespang aides b "certinsd psEsnns
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By Blair BOlLes.

TINE Works Progress Administra-
tion is preparing to make life
happier and easier for the
hundreds of Ill mothers in the
poorer areas Of Washington, harassed
by the fact If they took the rest they
need nobody would care adequately for
their houses.
The w. p. AS answer to these
women's problem Is the housekeeping
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L. Nixon and Mrs. George c. Ruh-
land.
The patrons include Mrs. Keith Mer-
rill, Coleman Jennings, Mrs. Jennings
Hackett, Frank r. Jelleff, Rev. Canon
Anson Phelps Stokes and Very Rev.
Dean Noble c. Powell. The CO.
operating agencies are the Council of
Social Agencies, the Juvenile Protec-
tive Association and the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society.
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Hemisphere and even into the tropics.
This one has range from North
Carolina and Minnesota northward.
There are about one hundred spe-
cies, including the old-fashioned and
beloved SNOWFALL bush. 1t is not diff
cult to become familiar with the traits
and form of the viburnum bushes so
that you recognize any member Of the
tribe by the blossom or fruit. This is
very pleasant indeed You feel that
your trip in the woods has been so
much more profitable when you can
name SO many of them.
You must study the leaves Of this
clan. In the case of the one chosen
here, the leaves are opposite. oblong
to oval. thick and smooth. The twigs
upon which they grow are scurfy. The
branches are tough, though pliable,
and the farmers have learned how
valuable these branches are for tying
up bundles. AS for the leaves max
ing acceptable tea. so far no one OF
this generation has learned to brew
a drink from them that has any ap-
peal whatever.
In May or June, according to the
climate. the withe-rod is in bloom.
There are dense clusters of perfect,
small, white flowers on short stems.
They have considerable fragrance, and
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Little Stories for Bedtime.
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Mr.. QUACK certainly was hand
AA some. Hes a beauty Yes. sir,
he is beauty" muttered Farmer
Browns Boy. watching from his hid
ing place among the alder bushes.
L didn't suppose duck could be so
handsome wonder why he didn't
fly away when that other one did.
when 1 first came over here? Hello!
That left wing of his doesn't look
just right" Farmer Browns Boy
scowled and looked harder than ever.
Mr. Quack was making his toilet.
He lifted his right wing and stretched
the feathers of it wide apart, then
with his bill he smoothed the feathers
into place under it. He reached over
and smoothed the feathers of his
back He plunged his head under
water and lifted it suddenly. sending
the water rolling down over him.
But never once did he lift that left
wing.
Il know what's the matter! That
fellow has been shot! Some hunter
has broken that wing" muttered
Farmer Browns Boy savagely. That's
why the poor thing didn't fly away.
He didn't fly because he can't fly.
And men call that sort of thing sport.
BAH"
Just then he heard a whistle Of
wings and looked up to see Mrs. Quack
returning to the Smiling Pool. When
she saw Mr.. Quack she did not hesi-
tate to circle around over the Smil-
ing Pool as usual, but dropped right
down beside him at once. Then she
began to fuss over him just as a
mother hen fuses over her chickens.
Farmer Browns Boy felt little lump
in his throat and swallowed hard.
"She knows something is the matter
with him, and she has been hanging
around here just on his account"
thought he. Hes her mate and
she loves him just the way we folks
love each other. And I've heard
folks say that animals and birds don't
have any feelings. I just wish they
could see these two now. I wish I
could understand duck talk. If I
could I probably would hear all about
what happened to get Mr.. Quack in
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with my gun, but never thought
of how they must feel. It must be
bad enough just never to dare go
near anything for fear of danger
hiding there. but what must it be
like to be hurt like that duck out
there? He not only has to suffer
all the fear that the other one does,
but also the, worse fear of knowing
that he can't fly from danger If he
sees it. And then all the time he is
probably suffering pain from that
broken wing. And men call it sport,
which is e. mans way Of saying fun,
to frighten and hurt helpless and
beautiful little people like those two
out there! I'm almost ashamed that
I'm some day going to be man. ANY,
way. when I am man I'm going
to do something to protect the little
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Natures Children
Withe.ROd
(Viburnum caSSinOides).

soon have the concentrated attention
Of nectar-seeking insects.
Later in the summer you will find
the oval berries or fruit. This is the
tangible proof of the partnership be-
tween the viburnum and the insects.
At first the fruit is dainty pink, soon
turning dark blue, and having a
bloom" like that found on the ripen-
ing huckleberry
The withe-rod is found in the wet
ground of the swamp lands along It's
range. 1t Is shrub easily trans
planted. if moist spot on your own
land can be provided. 1t is not a
high-growing shrub, but one that is
most attractive and should be encour-
aged to grow in acceptable places, as
the berries are such good food for our
birds.
(copyright. 1889
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(Copyright. 1889

such a fix. Also I probably would
learn just what ducks think OF men:
so perhaps it's just as well that I
cannot understand.
In that matter Farmer Browns Boy
was quite right. His ears would have
burned If he could have understood
what Mr.. and Mrs. Quack were say
ing. You see, they were trying to
decide what they should do. In their
hearts was the home call from the
far Northland, SO strong that they
fairly ached with longing. But Mr..
Quack could not fly, all because of
a two-legged creature called a man
who had tried to kill Mr.. Quack, not
because Mr.. Quack had ever done
him any harm or could do him any
harm. not because he really needed
Mr.. Quack for dinner. for he didn't.
but for what he called fun. It was
this that made Mr.. and Mrs. Quack
actually look down on all two-legged
creatures called men as enemies who
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lidn't even know the meaning of fair

didn't even know the meaning of fair
ness.
From way over toward the Big River
there sounded the hang of a gun.
Farmer Browns Boy saw how in
stantly fear, great fear, took posses
sion Of Mr.. and Mrs. Quack. They
stretched their heads up, listening,
and fear was in their eyes. They
swan about nervously. and 1t was
a long time before they settled down
in comfort as they had been before.
The face of Farmer Browns Boy
grew thoughtful. He was beginning
to understand a little of what life
must be like with a terrible fear
always ready to take possession at the
least unknown sound.
1T must be awful" thought he.
1T must be just awful never to know
when you are safe. 1 used to think
it was fun to hunt birds and animals
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Azalea Quenn to Attend.

Miss Dorothy Moore. queen Of the
azalea festival held last month in
Charleston, s. c., and officials Of the
Cotton Textile Institute will welcome
guests at the cotton ball and style
show to be held by the South Caro-
lima State Society at the Wardman
Park Hotel tonight at 9 o'clock. Ed
gar Morris S president of the society.
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people who cannot protect themselves;
see if I don't! I wish could catch
that duck without soaring him to
death. If I could, believe could
fix that wing, just as did little Bob
Whites last fall. wish could
But perhaps Old Mother Nature will
take care of it. I guess I'll have to
be content with seeing that he gets
plenty to eat. I can do that much,
anyway, to make up for what the
hunters have done to him."
(Copyright 1889
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Bx LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

PPALACH1AN tea is anOCher
n name bestowed upon the withe-
~ rod. AS member of the
4 a honeysuckle family, it is nat
urally interesting. For among the
members are so many ornamental
shrubs. They have beautiful foliage,
snowy flowers, and fruits that are not
only attractive to look at, but very
acceptable to migrating birds. Lately
there have been many who included
some of the shrubs when ordering for
their gardens or parks.
You will find some of these vibur-
mans distributed over the Northern
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It is said that plants can be made
to grow bigger and produce larger
seed yield by "stuffng" them with
carbon dioxide, the atmospheric gas
they use as the initial raw material in
food-making.
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the waterproof asphalt, the pres
ent mattresses are expected to
last indefinitely.
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MANAGES ESTATE

SINGAPORE. (UP)-A York
shire woman, Mrs. Janet Cowiing,
manages a large rubber estate
and controls a large native popu-
lation single-handed in the terri
tory of Papua, British, New Gui-
nca. She is known even to many
of the natives as Janet"
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the necessity of making a decision
he stands still and usually gets MT
ON both sides by drivers who could
not anticipate his action"
Two of the offenders brought
to the behavior clinic were found
TO be mentally unsOund and were
committed to institutions.
One traffic violator's reckless
driving, which consisted mostly OF
weaving in and out of traffic IN
an erratic manner, was found to
be suffering from a home sltua-
ton which included a nagging
wife and an intruding mother-ln-
law.
1.-THE definite speeder personal
ity," Judge Braudc said, us the
Young man or woman who buys
the snappiest car on the market,
because it attracts attention, and
drives it in a manner that attracts
attention of the police:
"This type, and other faulty
drivers. can be cured by SuggeS-
ton and treatment. Solution of
our traffic problems lies in curing
these sick personalities, not IN
Furnishing them. Ten per cent OF
the 100000 car drivers in Hi
nois commit 90 per cent of the
traffic accidents. They can be
weeded out and cured in the be-
havior clinic. before they come to
serious grief"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-19
NEW BRUNSWICK IS
MAKING WAR UPON
ANCIENT DEBT LAW

FREDERICTON, y. b., Jan. 10.
Motivated by Acknowledgement j.
B. McNair, plans are underway
to renovatc New Brunswick'S an
tiquatcd debt law, long ridiculed
by lawyers and social workers as
the one one which creditors so
bounded Dickens immortal Mi
cawbcr in David Copperfield."
Amendments to the act, said to
be the only one in existence in
the civilized world, were stymied
to permit legislative officials to
attend the coronation last spring.
Agitation against the statute
has been underway for he past 20
years, sponsored by the New
Brunswick Barristers association.
The clause under attack per-
mits the creditor not only to OBJ
tain an execution against the
goods of the debtor, but to obtain
an execution against his body
also. In st. John, largest city in
the province, an average of six
persons are jailed monthly for
debts.
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FIND RARE VOLUMES
IN CHURCH VAULT

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10. =
(UP). "A 1899 edition of the
Bible, hidden for decades among
other rare books and documents
has been found by the Rev. John
Craig Roak in an air-tight vault
in Old Swedes church here.
The old Elizabethan Bible, pub
lished by Queen Elizabeth's own
printer, is in nearly as good con-
dition as it was in the days when
Shakespeare was writing Ham
let" 1t is three-and-a-half inches
thick and weighs several pounds,
Among the other documents
found was a volume of the Code
of Justinian, printed in London
early in 1879, not long after the
art of boOkmaking was learned
there.
Discovery of the rare volumes,
according to the minister, is "the
finest luck any man can have"