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c* CQNSOIIMTE OUftyWYTflRDS t .r. clary of the U. S. t..» backed by that coterie of fit-friratH officers who arc hi* counselors. ha* been cher ishi if for the past year or two an ticjaortatil aew scheme Wf.cb many peisons believe on cress w ill be compelled to indorte. -tsHimalely if not in ic ini modiste future. The new s heme is nothing less than a fto.nt for consolidating a »utVf of >or > s»y yard" and thus eliminat •««C a portloa of the industrial J no* • , r i aloes our seaeoasts as »-• *,>ar and r>-;u r stai urns for t'a« le Sam's raft. VirtMi advantage* are claimed for he r.-» » »u| of man—cing things. but one f t» ; -. pal arguins nts. as may lie »ttr - '••I I* that i »iil ett.ibie the government So »a*e a to* of money every year. *■ r. ’ •t.c r. urrrsa of the Imted States r»-. j !* '■ ■■ tins |iro;i> si c tn be car '• si ra m anythin* like its inti scope, but al " -' ■ ktdi E 1 Hm vttfc lae i -W policy Ti:me see two r.avv yards. !i*. e at ■ m end pea. ..eel*. Florida, rtrtaatiy abaadaaesi aava ft and " - •» wh;«h . ,*s for::, riy ii >•• the.-c trans ■rr~<i o o ter p';i! t* a the south where, with - r e- f<- . of wort.m* a available, it can t» ’ 'led mar. e» .-o";oi-’y. If the officials e-u »rry the ns.y yards at San Juan. 1 er1 •.ysi X- Lut'oa Sac’.ctts Harbor, i er.4 Ca *.e « .11 also be aba dotted in ■^rds-r Bur of course this if easier said ',a- - **f for sc :omt or ritv war s to see .ts *s*y yard abaaiaaed any more than it want* ^ one of it - local nus'i fact tiring plants eo*»»ed to soait rival «i;y and consequently rash ummsBilf 'ha* *J?<*c*ed can be depended -pot tt t rrc t - prop.'. •! through members of .'Ottijrca# aad a’-y otuer national authorities «dma whom iatamcr ca n be brought to bear. To ..ppr«' iate the pos: un of the naval ofli : oa »*: aoctcf q;: ion it is necessary .. ar in is.nd 'tv f ur.etions of a navy- yard. they retard ritem *- ft.* head of the navy c*" part met: • mounds tr.*' nary yards are pri r tj tar w.-e in time ©f war and only inci ' “’•> «- e Is tin* of peace Tiiey are Tc-tr.VF scr :iZ!'/ifA&rGAr' supposed t® he establishmen's for the dock **» r :r taJ rest mg of *tr re—li and not. *r.:iu*nly. plants tor the construction of new w*r*hips although facie Sam baa from time '* ***•• <«Mtrnfl»d a number of warships in *a*> yard, and b building battleships in “rf jaida at the pcreert time The function ^ ***T jrtidi (kmfm la to maintain t;. . t*wae> of *ke ship* of the fighting fleet and ’* y -b -old be p'arod at strategic points. *,je *>•»■ tils untend tba* «» hare considerably jiore ca' yrrtfi ■ hat the re<ju,remen'« of the beet ftwtUy The eteurj of the aary recently did some •a.c tig Mat to a*eer:*tn how fncle Sam «* pared is parson**,otsa of this kind with the - >in« foreign potent and the result will snr *1"** *«ar ftoople It was disclosed tnat the atted Stal-e has twice as nuv first-class -me easy yards as are possessed by Great 'air aitho-*fc >obe Bull has a navy about dot ble the sire of ours and that furtbe-more ' e have owe more iui y yard of the second • ’-•» *fcs« Great Britain has In other »onls •* eirven first and second class nary i*-da to the I ni'ed States while Great Britain * •'•crying alone with sis of the same S;ind Ormany ha* thrwa. and France flve Doubtless •■r fsxdang coast line on two ocean* to say twit*! of the Omit of MwaJco. ha. been large •f 'e»pa*u.«*e 'o* oar prodigal investments in nary jrarda ill the MM ’hi* p.-r-t-stlt:«*ar* in nary yard* •»* '»»* fil'd* &nm a prnif si nr*- be W-ya* to acquire such boW.r.g* mure than a ertt'tsry itsi The » for some of our nary yard* a*4 narai station* 'also coaling eta U'mm> acre gift*. bat furl* Ssm bad to pay «ood bard rash for moot of ih«-m and in the s-.-rr-gate sort first inv«!n*nii totaled the **dy xnt at nearly three minion dollars But -hat was hot a drop in the bucket <-otnpared < » tic espmae of equip; ring and maintaining ttrs* hoe hires of actiu'y Indeed the total ■so for buildings loyrnw tuent*. machinery, etc. for these natal Itail-.lions has been to date more than f-.tille for tbe last half de adr the yenriy mrintainence of these fltan's :-as la r aired as annual drain of more •ban t»dr* mlllim. dollars upon Uncle Sam's The *dh of it s that some of our nary yards near la existence actually hate not suffi ' «-»t renter Zodiac to them to allow modern to apt mch aid lie at the dock* Tbe *-«{»-nation of this q-.*err state at affairs I* to hr footed in the conditions during (he oarly his Ian of the repubh when Mr coast defenses »er» of a minor character and it was (bought We to place tbe nary yards some distance hock from the coast for tbe sake of protection. 1 i«r i«*.-U of the c id nary were of light draft no (Rat location did not much matter, but this *»t not help matters today when the nary se-m -tare to ’ake into account battleships of r.M toes instead of sloops of !>« tons such as (he famous old Ktsrtsrp in (he old days when U»»- war craft were de pendent .-poo sails far mot-re power and dis SAT <zzpy-1 C/cT sEiS&zy' 'fbr 1L ' ^ _______________ || sV&fr'- s27' G&Z&Zf&T&Ji'Tf tances were not so easily traversed as at pres ent it was considered necessary to have places for the repair of naval vessels at frequent in tervals along the coast. This explains, in a measure, how it happens that we find on the Atlantic caost some ten naval institutions, whereas the Pacific coast has but two such OOOCiXXmiQOMtyvvyywyyyyM ■yyyvwv rendezvous. However, even on the west coast the sit uation does not entirely satisfy the naval experts. The navy yard on Puget Sound is pronounced pret ty satisfactory in almost all respects, but the one on Mare Island, near San Francisco, is objected to because there is an inade quate depth of water to accommodate our heaviest warships. Of course the people at the Golden Gate will not hear of the re moval of their naval sta tion. and, indeed the naval officials do not want to abandon this locality alto gether, consequently, as the only alternative, congress will be appealed to for monej to build a new and up-to-date navy yard on some new site on San Francisco Bay. Easily the most radical of all the proposals having to do ^i'ith navy yard consolidation and the one that has resulted in the greatest storm flfiftnwv»(yyv»oooO£300000000000000( <42" 2212' 0r<O2?2<L, -SV&ZIS’ Cy&jPjL'sK-ilOrjpfjgry of protest from the cities to be left out in the cold is the suggestion that the navy depart ment abandon the navy yards at New York, at Boston and at Portsmouth. N. H. (in reality Kitterv Point. .Maine) and handle ail the work now entrusted to these three yards at a new and thoroughly up-to-date navy yard to be established at some joint on N'arragansett Bay. Congress can scarcely be expected to sanction such a radical move in a hurry, al though it may permit some of the other details of the main scheme to be carried out because of the plea for greater economy in running the government. if the big station were established on Narra gansett Bay it would become the chief rendez vous for all our warships in the North At lantic. whereas the common objective point In the more southerniy seas would be the new naval station at Guantanamo Bay. Cuba, which is now declared to be the key to the defense of our entire Southern Atlantic coast, the Calf coast and the Panama Canal.—which latter will have to be taken into account in all fu ture calculations relative to our naval doings. Guantanamo Bay offers deep water for accom modating at anchor a fleet* of thirty-five bat tleships and is ideal in almost every respect and it will be strange if this island outpost does not become in time the chief naval base of Cncle Sam on the Atlantic just as Pearl Harbor will on the Pacific. Dry docks complicate the situation with ref erence to abandoning existing navy yards. A navy yard without a dock capable of accommo dating such warships as need repairs to the underwater portions would be at a most se riou~ disadvantage. Thus while undoubtedly the repair and manufacturing work required for the navy could best be done in fewer yards the fact remains that Uncle Sam has a lot of money tied up in docks and repair facilities and the navy department cannot arbitrarily abandon ; ards with dry docks capable of receiving bat tleships. >ccocooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo MARRIED IN WHITE MAN’S WAY John Lodgepole and Mary Steep Hill, full blooded Indians, came over from the Crow res ervation last week to get married in the white man's way, says a dispatch from Sheridan, Wyo. They brought with them numerous rela tives, and when the Rev. Mr. Carney of the white church called them before him to per form the ceremony there were enough Indians around the court house to start a wild west stow. But a marriage in the white man's way by the white man's preacher is not an every day occurrence on the Indian reservations, and when one does take place every Indian within 40 miles comes, if he can possibly do so. So, when it becomes noised or was announced over the Crow reservation that Lodgepole was to marry Mary Steep Hill, daughter of Short Boy and Buffalo Robe, every “buck" who got wind of the coming event came over to Sheridan to see how it was done. The bride was only 17 years old, while the bridegroom was 22. She was dressed in a gown of bright-colored talico, with a gorgeous blanket over her shoulders .and she came as near to looking pretty as is possible for a Crow girl. Dodgepole was dressed to ‘'kill.” He wore a cowtoy costume and around his waist was a sash of so many colors that Joseph’s famous ciiat would have looked like a piece of burlap beside it. A metal badge, nearly as large as a saucer, was suspended around his neck by a buckskin thong. Every move showed the white spectators that he thought he was conferring a great favor on the Indian maid by giving her his name. After the ceremony the bridal party started off down the street. John, the bridegroom, i his new father-in-law in front. Then came the motheHn-law with a papoose on her back, and aiong behind came the bride, walking by herself. Present!; John halted and motioned to bis bride. As she approached he threw a package be had been carrying into her arms. *'Cgh:'' he said. “Squaw carry.” Then he i^WiAWWwuM. w\AAAJVWWWvvvvwwww---<. stalked off down the street The honeymoon was over. But John will treat Mary according to the old Indian law or he will lose her. She Is mar ried according to the white man's way, but that will not prevent the squaw from leaving his tent and returning to that of her mother if she feels inclined to do so, and nothing John fan say or do will have the least effect in forc ing her to return to him. For a number of years the government has done all in its power to force the Indians to marry in the white man's way and to reman married after the ceremony, but very little progress has been made. Once in a great while there will be an Indian wed ding performed after the white way, but a large majority of them take place under the old Indian customs. The Indian word for marriage is the equiva lent of "she followed him,” and that phrase tells the whole story. Literally, when an In dian girl marries a “buck” she simply walks out of her mother's tepee and into that of her fu ture lord. Anl likewise, when she wants a divorce she takes the back trail and returns to her mother. The Indian law will not permit the deserted husband to interfere wdth her in any way, once she leaves his tent. She is then free to "marry” any other Indian she may wish to. Where a divorce is so easily obtain able the marriage vows are not regarded very highly. In fact, there are no marriage vows whatever in the-Indian ceremony. The parents of the bride and bridegroom do most of the "courting." and, contrary to the general belief that the girls are sold to their husbands, this is rarely dene. The older ones make all arrangements and then the young "buck" calls on the girl. They sit in the tepee with the other members of the family, but so close together that the old squaw throws a blanket over them, hiding them from sight of the ethers in the tent. Finally matters are ar ranged to suit, and the young man, for four consecutive nights, serenades his inamorata, the serenade consisting of music made on a kind of flute. On the fourth night, however, in stead of turning away after playing his tune, he boldly enters the girl's tepee and sits down. After a few minutes' wait he gets up and walks out. The girl follows him. He goes to the tent or cabin which he has previously pre pared and enters. A moment later the girl en ters, lays aside her blanket and starts cooking dinner. The marriage is over. The bridegroom, before the courtship, has made a “present'* to the girl's father. Some times it is a bunch of cattle or ^horses, or what ever may be agreed upon. The older man holds this present for several months and if the young people are getting along together nicely, he then gives it all back to them as a kind of dowry. If, however, they have trouble, and there is a “divorce," he keeps the gift and later gives it to the girl. And the mother-in-law is supreme. The girl's mother can, at any time she chooses, go over to the young people's tent, take her daughter by the hand and lead her home. The husband can say nothing what ever to an action of that kind, and for that rea son, he cultivates the god opinion of his mother in-law more than he does that of his squaw. That is the kind of marriage relation the government has been trying to discontinue, and all efforts have been made to persuade the Indians to be married according to the white man's ways, but with so little result that a marriage a la “white man" is a rarity that at tracts the attention of both the whites and the Indians. WANTED. “I should think." said the woman of the house, “you would have too much self-respect to make your living by begging." “Lady," protested Ruffon Wratz. straighten ing himself up. "self-respeck Is wot ails me! 1 wouldn't do this fur no other man on earth.” ■ DANDY WAS CAUGHT NAPPING Up and Gail Hamilton a Now York (JM nattt <«nac Mr. HUImi im U >|»«trr of t*e ftouw. Mrs limine uf (jail Hamilton amt to tbe spued taf «M« aftowB to (lie speak •Y* private room to avail adjourn •ml of (*• twill, then la m*Ut aoo The weather was frightfully hot. the hour late. Boon arter the estab lishment of the ladies in the apart ment. which was dimly lighted, they were conscious that a deserter trom the conflict bad sought the same re treat and was audibly asleep on a luxurious couch In the corner. Gall Hamilton, who was something of a tease, and loTed to get a Joke on friend or acquaintance, tiptoes to the sleeper's side and was convulsed witn mirth when she found the greatest dandy in the house, a member from New York city, decidedly hors du combat. Coatless, cravatless, with wilted collar, dishevelled hair and unbut toned vest he lay there, unmistake able snores issuing from his wide opened mouth. The ladles seated themselves at a table with their backs to the Bleeper, and Mr. Blaine, when he joined them, was Induced to do the same. When they heard the man on the | sofa stir, they became engrossed in a low-toned conversation, appearing not to notice him when he slipped trom the room. While they were still laughing over what would be his feelings if be fcnew he had been seen at such a disad vantage, the member appeared be fore them, smiling and debonair. His short absence had wrought a great change In his appearance. The house barber had procured a fre-'h collar for him, and with a few deft. touches erased all trace of his recent collapse. The surprise and pleasure the three conspirators manifested on see ing him, quieted any lurking fear he had of haring been seen en dishabille. Miss Hamilton played with him as a cat with a mouse, the speaker joined in the fun, and just as they bad raised him to the hight of his usual self-complacency, he was cruelty made aware by the distinguished author's vivid word picture that his feeling of security was groundless. IMPORTANT PRE-INCA FINDS Dr. Hiram Bingham, assistant pro fessor of Latin-American history in Yale university, who set out in June to find lost cities of the pre-Inca pe riod in Peru, has returned quite sat isfied with the results of his expedi tion. With him were Prof. Isaiah Bowman, geologist; Kai Hendricksen, topographer, and H. L. Tucker, ar chaeologist-engineer. The expedition found one of the lost cities covered with a cornfield on a plateau about 2,000 feet above the valley of the River Urumbamba. The explorers were attracted to the pla teau by Indians who told them of marble relics there. A goat path led from the valley to the plateau, which was almost surrounded by precipitous rocks. Professor Bingham says: “We found ruins of buildings al most palatial constructed of white granite, or, as the Spanish despoilers called it, marble, some still more than ten feet above ground. We were the first white men, I fancy, that had ever seen this city since the time of Pizarro, 400 years ago. The stones of the houses were beautifully joined ami the cutting was perfect. The buildings were made without mortar. The foundation stones were very large, some being eight feet wide, six feet deep and twelve feet long. We could not bring any of the specimens with us, as the Peruvian government will not let any of the ruins be taken from the country “The city is called by the natives Macchu Pichu. The pre-Inca remains are much more interesting and denote a higher condition of civilization than the Inca relics.” KAISER A BUSINESS MAN If all the rulers of Europe should make a bid for the title of "business” monarch, it would undoubtedly go to the emperor of Germany. He is an un tiring worker, and loves work better than all else except his army. Nobody can be in Wilhelm’s employ, whether he occupies an important position in the army or is servant in the royal household, and be an idler. His rational mode of living is one of the main reasons for his ability to do so much work. Though he has a beautiful palace in Berlin the royal family live most of the time at Pots dam, a suburb, so that the emperor can work quietly. He goes into the city every day by means of a fast flying auto car. He meets the empress at eight o’clock and they breakfast together. The meal usually consists of coffee, rolls, butter and cold meat. tsy 8:30 he is seated at his desk in | \ /"V/ / XW / / / I his study, which belongs to his royal suite, where he has absolute quiet. Here he is awaited by his adjutants. A glance at the room shows that this is a “business office,” not a lounging room l'or a king. On the wall are hung a few interesting but simple pictures. The polished floors are covered with a few handsome rugs, and there are several tables used for documents and typewriters. The secretary is always ready for work when the emperor reaches his desk at 8:30. He is a hustler in the fullest sense of the word, and has such an appre ciation for American energy that when he wishes to compliment Americans he says, 'I can use only Americans for my work.” He Is a thorough business man. and has studied all the important industries of Europe and America. He has been most enthusiastic in improving the interior waterways, enlarg ing harbors and building new docks. He owns a large porcelain factory which he visits frequently, and every check paid out is signed by him. TO BRAVE BRIGANDS AGAIN Miss Ellen M. Stone who, ten years ago, while a missionary In Bulgaria, was for six months a prisoner in the bands of brigands, who held her and her companion, Mrs. Katerina Steph anova Tsilka, for ransom, is arrang ing to return to Turkey in the capac ity of a missionary. Miss Stone is completely recuperated in mind and body from her terrible experience of a decade ago. Miss Stone says she is interested in some pending legislation in con gress and that as soon as this is set tled she will go abroad. She is very hopeful for the future of Christian missions in Turkey. Miss Stone is not afraid to return to Turkey. "I want to see young Tur key,” she says. “I am interested in the attempt of the party to rise out of the ruck and embrace modern civili zation. I want to help Christianize the Turks.” In September, 1901, Miss Stone was one of a party of sixteen persons traveling from Samakof to Salonica. Near Tatnoko they were held up by brigands. Fourteen of the party were released, but Miss Stone and Madame Tsilka were held captive and carried ofT to a mountain lair. The brigands demanded $110,000 for their release at the time. It was asserted that the affair was a plot hatched by Bulgaria to impli cate Turkey in a diplomatic brawl with the United States. NEW PRESIDENT OF PRINCETON Princeton, N. J.—John Grier Hib ben, Ph. D., LL. D., professor of logic and philosophy at Princeton univer sity, has been elected the fourteenth president of the institution by the unanimous vote of the board of trus tees. He succeeds Woodrow Wilson, who resigned October 20, 1910, to accept the Democratic nomination for gover nor. Dr. Hibben is fifty-one years old. Many names had been considered by the board at various times, includ ing that of Dr. Hibben. Dr. Hibben said that he accepted the presidency of Princeton with a feeling of gratitude as well as one of deep responsibility. He said he want ed it understood that all factional feeling and strife had been eliminated at Princeton, and he felt he could en ter his new office with no fear of hindrance because of any controver sies among members of the faculty and the board of trustees. Immediately after his election Dr. HIbben vas summoned before the trustees in the Chancellor Green library, where he took the oath of office. The popularity of the new president was demonstrated by the flood of messages and congratulations that were sent to Dr. Hibben from all parts of the country and by a huge undergraduate celebration which ended at Dr. Hibben’s house, where he addressed the students. Educators throughout the country wired congratulations to him. Dr. Hibben was born in Peoria, 111, in 1861. After being graduated in 1882 he studied at the Princeton Theological seminary. From that institu tion he went to the University of Berlin, where he was graduated in 1887. Man’s Hard Lot. Gee, but It’s tough to have to tell a bright, pretty, attractive, fascinating girl, the fervor of whose proposals shows how undying her affection is. that you can only be a brother to her! —Boston Globe. Hardest Kind of Work. "I want you to understand that I got my money by hard work." "Why. I thought it was left you by your uncle.” "So It was. but I had hard work getting It away from the law yers.”