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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1907
Page
4
The Navy announces a shift toward younger officers to command battleships and lead global deployments. President and Secretary Metcalf aim to replace aging captains with capable younger officers, expanding sea duty and reducing traditional promotion delays while sending a circumnavigating fleet to showcase American naval strength.
Hydrographic notes point to equipping every ship with range finders and gun control systems. Officials discuss cost for British chart data, wage of installation, and potential Pacific ocean deployment to project ceremonial good will and deter rivals.
The beef trust tops a broad rise in prices across staples with dealers estimating a 30 percent average increase in food costs. Milk butter eggs meat and canned goods are up. tomatoes and peaches face sharp hikes as drought and shortages bite, while California dried fruits and beans expect sizable gains.
Friends of Clarence Riner, a Wyoming naval cadet reputedly twice expelled from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, press for his reappointment. His father is in Washington lobbying Navy Department officials and the President, using letters from Congressmen to influence action as Capt Badger and President Roosevelt had advocated resignation. The fall term at Annapolis begins soon, and officials seek to fill openings promptly.
Armored cruisers Washington and Tennessee, hailed as pathfinders of the battleship fleet, will depart for the Pacific. Washington heads to Hampton Roads from New York after today’s yard work, joined by Tennessee from Boston. They will travel the same route Admiral Evans will use with the battleships in about ten weeks. A complete log will accompany the voyage with copies for navigation offices to guide future movements before Christmas.
President directs Admiral Cowles to inform American bidders that the contract will be awarded if bids are within ten percent of the lowest. Bidders have until Wednesday to reply. awards will be made that day. Foreign-built vessels cover about a small share of total needs, leaving 16 percent of the work to foreign owners.
A special meeting of the Navy General Board was held yesterday to evaluate a newly prepared signal code for the fleet. Admiral Dewey presided as eight president. Capt. John E. Pinebury authored the proposal while Admirals Goodrich, Niblank, and Deut. Comsellers urged its passage. The current code is said to be obsolete.
Dr Young, secretary of the Maine State Board of Health, attends the American Public Health Association meeting in Atlantic City. He was in Washington over Sunday inviting Mrs ZL. J Young to join. At the Congressional Library he secured dates for papers to be presented, which Boston and other libraries had not provided.
A fragmented plea extols Postum as a brain and nerve nourisher while denouncing coffee as a subtle narcotic poison. It argues that proper feeding leads to success and preeminence, contrasting nutrition with coffee’s alleged destructive effects on the nervous system and digestion.
A list of Army postings and detachments detailing officers and units assigned to Forts including Wasne Huntington and Fort Warren with stations such as Fort Govbte Fort Philip Kearney Fort Getty Fort Wether HI and Fort Adams. Also notes assignments of Lieuts Heath and Cardlon and various naval officers to special duties and postings. Movements of naval vessels from New York to stations in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters are listed.
Mr Morgan rode the palace car Mount Vernon from Twelfth Street to Mount Vernon with a party including Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts and Mrs Amy Townsend. The group traveled to Richmond for the general convention of the Episcopal Church and returned to Washington around 3 pm after a brief delay caused by tourists.
Episcopal bishops from many dioceses arrived in the city to lay a foundation stone at the Cathedral of St Peter and Paul. They prepared to travel to Bicmond for the Episcopal general convention, accompanied by delegates and clergy from their presiding bodies.
Peking and Mukden welcome revived American interest as Japan advances new demands in Manchuria. Chinese officials resist Japanese terms while Russia-China ties improve on postal and rail collaboration. Troops modernized for winter service to replace 19000 forces in Manchuria.
The Cuban tailway strikers declare their movement will not disrupt mail delivery. A War Department dispatch notes the Post Office asked workers not to interfere with mail routes while unions and posts send a committee to Havanas to coordinate. The Postal Service will not be interrupted as long as the strike actions remain confined to railroads and do not affect mail operations.
Bernard Bettman was named collector of internal revenue at Cincinnati, succeeding resigned former collector Merman Cellenus. The appointment, announced at the White House, followed support from Senator Foraker and George B Cox, with backing from Representative Longworth. Coinciding reports suggest the reappointment of the former official will not face objection.
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