^*\avy Sinking to * Inferiority, Says Retirin''Admiral I — [• Hear Admiral Huse Deelareg Britain Ahead of lT. S. in Naval Preparation; New Ships Are Needed. iy AKTIIl K NKAKS IlKWIMi. 'imalu lie*. Leased Wire. Washington. Dec. 9— How (treat Britain is modernizing its navy with • in the limitations of the Washington 5 5 3 naval armament reduction agree ment while the United States is per mitting its navy to decline to a plane of marked Inferiority was disclosed today by Rear Admiral Harry McD. P. Huse, 17. S. N. I Great Britain not only is building -v new battleships permitted by the agreement hut is .strengthening and modernizing old ships and making ! many other changes ns a result of ! which two-thirds of our battleships aro outranged in gunfire by British j ships of tho same rank. The British and American navies are to l>o maintained at a parity under tho terms of the Washington agree ment hut tlie American navy will re main far Inferior to (lie British in 1 strength unless the United States adopts a modernization program. To ureservo a navy second 4o none, ac cording to Admiral lluse, it also will be necessary to increase the personnel \ and build not less than 1G 10,000 ton cruisers. Admiral lie tires. Admiral TIuse retired yesterday on reaching tho age of 64, after 44 years of artive nnd distinguished service. Having retired he deemed himself at liberty to disclose what lie knows of tlie manner in which tho British are outstripping the Americans In naval strength nnd consented to an inter view. f The admiral was asked how the naval limitation agreement is work ing out. "At first.” he replied, "the gen eral idea was that Hie only effect of the treaty would he to scrap a lot of American battleships and to stop all further construction of capital ships except such ns Great Britain, . Franco and Italy would lie allowed to build under its provisions. "Since all work was stopped on the construction of the new battleships, practically nothing, or at least very little has been spent on the old bat tleships in this country. Meanwhile, Great Britain has not only proceeded with the task of building two new Bat tleships which she Is allowed to do under the provisions of the treaty and which will naturally embody all the very newest developments In naval construction nnd ordnance but she lias spent very large sums In modernizing her old ships." Put ‘‘Blisters” on Ships. Tlie changes made. Admiral lfusc said, include putting "blisters” on the j sides of tlie ship, increasing tlie thick ness ef tlie deck armor, Increasing the elevation that enn be given 'u turret guns find improving tho ballistic qualities of tlie but*erles. "How has it come about that our pens aro outranged hv the British ^ guns?” the admiral was asked "The answer is tho development in aeronautics nnd the use of airplanes in directing the fire of ships," re- . plied Admiral lluse. "Everybody ' knows that after fire has been opened on a target the range must he cor rected by ‘spotting.’ That is, by ob serving when shots fall beyond the target and when shots full short of it. tlie skillful spotter can estimate very closely the necessary change to lie made In tho elevation of tho guns, to bring them on the target. When tiie correct range has been found, salvos from the firihg ship will ' ‘straddle’ the target, some falling short and some going beyond, due to 1 tho dispersion of the salvo. The area j within which tho projectiles fail Is I called tho ’pattern;' and tlie more ac- j curately the guns are caliberated and ■ laid the smaller will ho tlie ‘pattern’ nnd the greater will he the probable , nurtiber of actual hits when the range , is established. Could Destroy Enemy. “It is evident that if a fleet can reach its target at a range of 30,000 yafils while the range.of the enemy's guns Is 31,000 it can destroy its enemy from a position of perfect security.” "The English have placed large swellings on the sides of their ships extending practically tho whole length of the ship which they call ’blisters',^’ ^ he explained. "Their purpose Is to ^ give additional protection against tor pedoes and against depth bombs close along the aide but as the result is an Increase in the buoyancy of the ship It makes it possible to add to the thickness of the armored deck and the oil fuel capacity. "The treaty of Washington forbids any increase in tlie thickness of side armor or of turrets and any Increase | in the caliber of guns. It also forbids any change in the arrangement of tho battery. It can easily be seen that without some such restriction a ship | could practically be entirely rebuilt so as to evade the restrictions placed up on new constructions of capital ships. Want Armaint’iit I .united. "Of <-ourso we all knew that it was the desire ef the United States to limit naval armament in all its branches; cruisers, destroyers, submarines, etc. But this was not er. 9.—It's pleasant to take jour stick in one hand and >-our gloves in the other and stroll down the boulevards these snappj’ winter afternoons—when It doesn't rain. The flashing stones and tempting pearls In the windows of the jewelers are too good to be true. The art dealers show jou rare old furniture—you wouldn't dare to sit on any of the chairs, perhaps—but it's pretty stuff just the same. The modistes' windows, with the dear little hats, are very attractive, and the hats are really very dear—It isn't the hat that's so dear as it the feathers they put on it. Shoes, cravnta, handbags and lots of things keej) your neck lame and make your purse slink deeper and deeper into jour inside vest pocket. The people, too, are Interesting. Tile girl in the tiger skin coat guid ing her sporting roadster—with James up in the .rumble—across the opera and not hitting a thing but a pretty good pace. The dark lady In flesh colored stockings looking into the windows—probably deciding how much it's going to cost hubby to get out of his Christmas duty. Then there's the group watching the no handed artist painting j'oung master pieces with his teeth. And above all the old man with the Pekinese pups trjing to get a llolls Boyce price for a Ford size dog. ft's really very In teresting on the boulevards—when It doesn't rain. The diplomats are having some fine sport. President Millerand has In v.ted them on several occasions to take part in shoots held on Ins private game preserve. All the diplomats— Ambassador Herrick included—have had very’ good twigs. The only one that didn't seem to have very good luck was the president himself. He ! doesn't shoot. The others, however. | piled up many rabbits, partridges and 1 pheasants. There is another diplo matic shoot on for next month. Any system can be beaten. The Paris traction companies thought they had an unbeatable one. But try to j put anything over on the office boy. iou’il find it a hard task—the traction companies did. When one wants to get aboard a trolley car or an autobus one tears off a littlo ticket—from a block of them attached to the poles in the ! streets—upon which is a number, then waits in turn to get on the car. First come, first served. At noon hour, when everybody in Paris goes home to lunch, and at ] night after office hours, there is a ! grand rush for the numbered tickets. But the office boy is generally the first to climb on—bo has beaten the system. He managed to sneak out on a supposed errand about 5:30 p. in. Ho hies himself to the trolley stop and allowing enough numbers for the next half hour, he tears off—un derneath—enough tickets for himself and friends. At 6 he dashes out of the office and at the stopping point ho distributes to the boys of his gang the latest numbers. “Going, going -. Well, who's offering more?" Is the cry one hears from all sides at the Salle Drouot, the city auction rooms. Here are sold all the fine things of a once mil lionaire or the humble belongings of some poor family. Everything Is treated alike, good or bad; it is placed on the auctioneer's block and he gets as much, or as little, as he can. There are 18 salesrooms in t lie building on Ilue Drouot, and what a conglomeration one sees in them! An old bathtub, a secondhand safe, a cook stove. handmade lace, rare • stamps, dislios, coins, fragile china ware, umbrella stands, hats, wines and rugc are only a few of the hun dreds of things on show. These things usually have been seized by the sher iff and sold for the benefit of the state. But sometimes they are • ol untary sales by owners themselves, lii this case the state takes a cer tain commission on the total. But let the layman from the street beware. He'd better not try to pur chase in the Sail© Drouot. One’s first Idea of "What a fine place to go to furnish tho flat” is all wrong. The flat will cost you double if you buy here. Seems quite Impossible, doesn't it? Nothing is more possible. The place is fairly alive with "deal ers” anti they feel that the sales are run for their sole purpose—and they are pretty nearly right, too. They buy at a very reasonable price—take the purchases to their stores and fix them up—a nail or two and a hit of polish—and they resell at a hand some profit. Of pourse, such a good thing must be protected and they take strong measures to do tlie protecting. All the dealers know one another very well. /They will bid up to a certain polht And then stop. They all know how - mudh the object on sale will bring in the open market. Once at a certain price the auctioneer knows his cltdnfs well enough not to ask for .more. But let the poor, unsus pecting chap who's trying to furnish a flat liappen in. When the bidding starts he has It all his own way, but If it s a beauti ful soreen, we’ll say, that he knows his wife would he glad to have, he's willing to pay a little more. The price goes up—he wonders—but feels that his judgment must be good— there are others that seem to know its value. Up, up. goes the price and he keeps along with the crowd until he feels certain that the price is more than that of a new one In the store. He ventures one last hid. "Sold,” and he finds himself the proud owner of tho. screen. lie inarches home with it. Tak.es a taxi—because he knows that he couldn’t get on the street ear. ftets home. Shows It to wlfey. "Fine,” says she, “how much was it?” He replies, "So much and the taxi." Wlfey falls into a chair. The "dealers” have done they duty. "But.'’ you ask, "what if the young fiat furnisher hadn't bought it,” Oh, that's simple. If the flat furnishing gentleman had not given the last hid the article would have gone to one of the dealers, and he and his broth ers In coBjmerce would have shared the loss and considered it cheap at double the price. Strangers, keep out of Salle Drouot! Nash Motors Plans for National Shows Preparations are being made by the Nash Motor company for its display of six and four cylinder caTS at the New York and Chicago Automobile shows. Nash models on display at this season's shows, it is said, will eclipse in point of appearance, com fort and construction any car ever produced by Nash Motors. • Interest on the part of the general public and by dealers will be greater at the automobile shows this year than it has been for several years past," said Charles B. Voorhis, vice president and director of sales of the Nash Motors company. "This Is due to the fact that conditions generally are for better than they were last year or the year before and to the further fact that developments In motor car construction have been very great during the last 12 months.” The Nash exhibit will Include closed as well as open models on the four and six-cylinder car chassis. The raw Nash sport model, completely equipped fpom nickel bumpers to combination stop and tail light and tho Nash Six roadster, in deep ma roon with silk ecru top, are likely to attract considerable attention on the part of show visitors, it is expected that they will divide honors at the Nash exhibit with the four-cylinder Carriole and the six-cylinder sedan for five passengers. Buick Service Clinic Reported Big Success •'With nearly every Buick service station in our territory represented at our service clinic Tuesday and Wednesday, we believe we have bene fited every Buick dealer and every Buick owner. Our service stations will have a better idea of how to do the best work in the quickest time," said H. E. Sidles. Officials of the Nebraska Buick Auto company were very enthusiastic over the results of the clinic. The clinic was in charge of A. H. Sarvis, head of the service at the Buick factory, and was accompanied by C. E. Walk er from Delco factory, K. R. Pierce from Marvel Carburetor company, C. J Slater from the factory and H. T. Fielding, also from the Buick Motor company, Flint. A complete display of accessories and automobile supplies was one of the features of the clinic. The clinic, it is reported, probably will be held next year either In Lin coln at the home office or in the Omaha branch, which is opening a large automobile accessory and supply department January 1. Omaha Pastor Chosen for Meeting in Grand Island Rev. John L. Barton pastor of Im manuel Bnptlst church, lias been chospn ns the speaker for Young Peo ple's week at Grand Island, Neb. The dates for the meeting are Decem ber 11, 12, 13. The work has to do with the students of Grand Island college, and the young people of the First Baptist chureli of Grand Island. Mr. Barton will deliver two ad dresses to the students of Grand Isl and college, hold personal interviews with them concerning their life, work and their personal religions problems. In the evenings Mr. Barton will de liver addresses at the First Baptist church. Gas Service Contract Upheld hy High Court Lincoln, Dee. ?.—The supreme court in a decision declared the Lincoln Gas and Electric Light company must con tinue to supply gas to the consumers at University Place, a suburb, at the rate of J1.50 a thousand. A contract was entered Into between the Univer sity Place municipality and the gas 1 company several years ago making | this rate perpetual. The court said it cannot take into consideration the in I creased cost of labor and fuel to | which the company Is subjected. Letter to Harding Stirs 11> Election Puzzles in House DiscU'.-ion of Alleged Over Representation of South in Congress and in electoral College, Renewed. Uj t.l OKt.K F. VI THIKK nanhiigloii ( urrrsiMimlcnt Tlie Omaha Bee. Washington, Dec. —(Spocial i—By writing a letter to President Harding on the subject of violation of the 14th amendment to the .constitution, Repre sentative George Holden Tlnkham of Massachusetts, has renewed discus sion of the alleged over representation of the south in congress and in the electoral college. The discussion has an intimate bearing on the agitation which Senator Norris of Nebraska has started to secure election of presi dents by a total vote of the people rather than electing them by states in the electoral college, l’.y this system, the south, which votes almost unani mously democratic on a local issue, would he able to outvote more popu lous sections where voters divide on party lines. On the other hand, the south would not be able to vote Us solid electoral votes for democratic candidates, the representation in the college being based, not on the votes cast, but on the total population. Stirred l p Hornets' Nest. Mr. Tlnkham wes desirous of stir ring up sentiment on the Volstead amendment by his letter to F’resident Harding, but instead, has stirred up a hornets' nest relative to the south. The 14tli amendment provides that where persons are deprived of their franchise, representation in congress and in the electoral college shall be cut down accordingly. It is a well known fact that the large negro popu lation In the south Is denied the right to vote on one pretext or another, yet the representation in the house and tlie electoral college is based upon the combined tiopul.ition of voting whites and non voting blacks. Kvery effort heretofore made to remedy this situation has been vigor ously and successfully resisted by the south. The solid south, including the states . of Alabama. Arkansas. Florida. Geor gia. Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland Mississippi. North Carolina. South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee and VIr ginia. casts lit votes in the electoral college. Comparisons Show Difference*. Some conception of the differences in voting populations In these states compared with northern states which have the same representation In the college and In the house, may be gathered by a few comparisons. Ala bama has 12 votes in the electoral college, but its voting population lti 1916 was 131.177. California with its in electoral votes, the same year cast 999.551 votes. Virginia with 12 elee to*\a 1 votes cast 153,900 votes In 1916 while Iowa with 13 electoral votes polled’ 516,495 votes. Georgia with 14 electoral votes east a total popular vote of 168.600 while Michigan with 15 electoral votes cast 648,507. Arkansas has a representation of nine votes In the electoral college, and in 1916 east 168.310 votes while Nebraska with eight electoral representatives cast a popular vote in the same year of 2S6. 177. Florida with six electoral votes cast 80,803 while South Dakota with five votes in the college cast 128.942 votes. Texas with 20 electoral votes cast 372.461 and Pennsylvania with 38 in the college cast 1,297,079. These comparisons hold throughout the southern and northern states. The same thing is true of representation in congress. Congressmen in Nebras ka, South Dakota, Iowa and Michi gan, represent from three to four times os many voters, frequently, as do southern members. This situation has been going on so long that It has come to be accepted, yet it Is bound to cause friction In the future and the figures give food for considerable thought. Fastidious Politicians. London, Dec. 9.— Members of the London county council have perfumed air blown Into their offices. Bee Want Ads produce results. Newspaper Men Honor Salesman Given Promotion George S. Foxwortli) V ill Go to Pacific Coast as Man ager of 'W estern News s paper Union. Lincoln, Dec. 9.—(Special ) Thirty years ago George S. Fox worthy was bending over a printer's ‘'makeup'' desk endeavoring to tell the public, in black type, that a Lincoln retail establishment was selling goods at cheap prices. In the parlance of the printers he was an "ad setter." Last night, nt the Chamber of Com merce in Lincoln, George S, Fox worthy was the guest of honor of 150 Nebraska newspaper men and news paper women, who had learned to love, honor and respect a man who had made good and played square with them. For in those 30 years, George S. Foxworthy lias become Omaha man ager of the Western Newspaper Union, he has learned the financial and family secrets of the great news paper life of Nebraska, and has put the firm he represents in the same respect and esteem that he, George S. Foxworthy, enjoyed in their busi ness and at their hearthstones where he was often a visitor. Association in ( barge. The dinner tonight was directly in charge of O. O. Buck, secretary of tlie Nebraska Press association, and was in honor of Mr. Foxworthy's ad vancement to tlie head of tlie branch of the Western Newspaper Union on the Pacific coast with headquarters at San Francisco. ^ J. I'. O'Furey, president of ttie as sociation, presided at the dinner. The toastmaster was C. D. Traphagen of Lincoln. There were five-minute speeches by Harry Dobbins, Lincoln; Jacob Baer, Lincoln; Will M. Maupln, Gering; Chattle Coleman Westenius, Stromsburg; Arthur Thomas, pub licity bureau Omaha Chamber of I'ommerce; tleorge Johnston. Omaha. tit Milan ami personal guest of honor. Cartoons thrown on a slide and drawn hy Oz Black, Lincoln cartoon ist, was another feature of the en tertainment They sketched In graphic, humorous style the trials of the "ad setter," the salesman, the office man and the manager, much to the amusement of Foxworthy and the newspaper folk present. Cartoons Explained. Frank llelvey. Lincoln, an old time printer and newspaper man, ex plained to members of the younger newspaper generation the meaning of "pied type," "type lice." "printer’s devil" and "hell keltic," which were depicted in the black screen cartoons. The program committee was com posed of Horace M. Davis, Lincoln; Will Owen Jones, Lincoln; James Lawrence, Lincoln; C. K. Verity, Western Newspaper Union; Frank Helvey, Lincoln. Members of the reception commit tee were; A. II. Backus, Columbus; J. P. O'Furey, Darlington I'hattn man Westenlus, Stromshurg; ^ Israel, Havelcx C. l-’. Clark, < t'.ty. G. i:. Carpenter, Oinah/ an honor guest nt dinner. Mr. Foxworthv gave a sho dress reviewing his life In Ne and expressing regret at leavl ( friends he had made durmg th 1 ness days of his life. Sioux Lily Hanker Dies Following Long 1 Sioux City, Dec. 8—F. W. Irrann. prominent Sioux City and clubman and a resident • city for many years, died follov illness of many months. Drat! ; one day prior to his C»0th birth Mr. Kammann "as born Louis. l>eoember 0, 1804. and s] boyhood in that city. Early in with bis father, entered the l business In St. Louis. lie came to Sioux City In 1 was connected with the Con National batik prior to bis i 11 n Telegram ; from Santa Claus H. PELTON, THE NEW BUICK DEALER. 2019 FARNAM ST. YOUR XMAS MORNING DELIVERY ORDEF ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF AS FAST AS RECEIVED. BUT THIS IS THE LAST WEEK I CAN GUARANTEE XMAS MORNING DELIVER ON BUICK CLOSED CARS. SANTA CLAUS HEADQUARTERS (OLD ST. NICK HIMSELF) Concerning PAC KARD We pledge to every Packard owner and pros pective Packard owner the utmost in courteous, efficient and economical service. Quite naturally we feel good over the fact that we are the newly appointed sales and service representatives of the Packard Motor Car Com pany in Omaha and vicinity. We have a thoroughly modern sales and service building at 3016 Harney Street where complete service for Packard cars and trucks may be ob tained. Full advantage has been taken of improved methods and efficient shop lay-out. We are here to serve Packard owners as quickly, effect ively and economically as is possible. Come in and get acquainted when you have the opportunity and let us explain some of our busi ness policies. g ' ... There is now on display a representative line of Packard Single-Six cars. Whether or not you are a Packard owner or even an immediate prospect you are most cordially invited to in spect our facilities and cars. RICHARDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY 3016 Harney Street HA rney 0010 cAsk. the man who owns one