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W.F.M. PLAN TO
BOYCOTT HEARST
Resolution Marks Further Step in
Labor's Antagonism To
ward Publisher
WANT "TO SHOW HIM UP"
Miners Assert Homestake Mine,
Owned by Editor's Mother,
Is Non-Union
[Associated Presal
DENVER, Colo., July 21.—Delegates
to the convention of Western Federa
tion of Minors are holding their ses
sions bare under adverse conditions.
The driving of rivets In a now build-
Ing, adjoining the ball In which the
convention meets makes such noise
thai •eiiloni hold In the day time are
possible only with closed windows.
This, In view of the hot weather, Is
a great discomfort. Most of today's
day session wus given over to the
work of registering, and there was an
adjournment at 3 o'clock.
The .sensntlon of thn day will tho
placing ">n the clerk's desk of a reVolU
tl'in asking the Western Federation of
Miners to declare a boycott against all
of tho papers ownod by Wm. Ran
dolph Hearst. This is a further step
in tho antagonism toward Hearst that
already has been attempted In Cali
fornia as the result of the lockout at
the Homeetake mine In South Dakota
owned by Mr. Hearst's mother.
Tho miners assert that Mr. Hearst
could Influence hla mother to have the
mines unionized, and also they make
the assertion that he owns stock In
them.
The effort. If the resolution prevails,
as it is expected to do, will be Inter
esting because of the fact that In de
claring an open boycott the federation
will be courting a lawsuit, boycotts
being against the law. Tills, It is Inti
mated, is thotr desire—"ln order," as
orio miner expressed It, "to show up
Hearst."
MILL WORKERS TO VOTE
ON CALLING OFF STRIKE
PITTSniTRG. July 21.—The strike be
gun over a year ago by the Amalga
mated Association of Iron. Tin and
BtMl workers against the American
Bheet and Tin Plate company, it Is
saiil, is to be referred to a vote of the
mill workers soon to determine whether
it shall be declared off. It is believed
the vote will be called for before Sep
tember 1.
Tho strike was declared because the
company abolished its Joint agreement
with the association and entered into
Individual agreements with the men.
This was hold by the unions to bo an
open shop policy, at which they re
belled.
STILL FIQHTB BOYCOTT
NEW YORK, July 21.—Declination
by tho American anti-Boycott associa
tion to abandon on Ita part the liti
gation between the American Federa
tion of I^abor and the Bucks Stove and
Kanße company, settlement of which
between the federation and the com
pany was recently reached, was an
. nounced by the association today.
TO OBSERVE CENTENARY
OF ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
Will Start Pan-American Exposi
tion at Buenos Ayres
IU'KNOR AYRES, July 21.—The
Chilean delegation to the Pan-Ameri
can conference, now In session here,
h;is proposed that as a fitting recogni
tion of the centenary of the establish
ment of the republic of Argentine,
which occurred this year, a building
be erected at Buenos Ayres to be used
for a permanent Pan-American exposi
tion. The cost would be charged to all
the American nations.
Prof. Paul R. Relnch of Madison,
Wlb., one of the American delegates,
■poke eloquently in Spanish on Colom
bia's independence.
Senor Lugo, the representative of
the dominlcan republic, stated that
the chapter of the program en
titled "the general well being" was
too brief and asked that a commission
be appointed to interpret it In a more
ideal and liberal sense, permitting the
conference to take up the, question
relative to the intervention of Euro
pean, North American or South Ameri-<
can powers in the domestic political
questions of the American nations.
LIGHT ON KITE LOOKS
LIKE AVIATION WONDER
NEW YORK, July 2V—The appear
ance of a strange light In the sky
above New York an hour before mid
night last night gave many thousands
of persons in the upper part of the city
the Impression that a skillful aviator
was paying the town a visit. The light
moved slowly over the roofs of tall
apartment houses and business blocks.
After an hour or two it drifted
slowly to earth and watchers were
able to s»--e that It was a. light hanging,
from a big box kite. The aviator by
proxy who controlled the kite was a
Columbia student making atmospheric
observations frpm the roof of one of
the university buildings.
TO BE TRIED FOR SALE
OF DECOMPOSED EGGS
PHILADELPHIA, July 21.—0n th?
charge of soiling decomposed eggs that
were shipped to Philadelphia from Ne
braska, William J. WUson, freight
claim agent of the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad company, is under
bail here for a hearing Friday.
The arrest was the continuation of
a case in which a commission firm
here was fined $200 for selling bad
eggs.
DKLAHOMA GROWING RAPIDLY
WASHINGTON, July 21.—According
to the census returns Muskogee, Okla.,
has 25.278 inhabitants, as compared
with 14,418 In 1907; Tulsa, Okla., 18,182,
as compared with 7298 in 1907, and
Muskogee county, Okla., r«2,743, as
jompared with 37,467 in 1907.
W. G. GANO DEAD
PAUKVILLE, Mo., July 21.— W. G.
GJano, after whom the Qano apple-Ms
laid to have been named, died at hta
home near here yesterday. He was 71
years old.
King George's Oldest Son to Wed
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PRINCE OF WALES AND PRINCESS VI CTORIA
DIPLOMATS DECIDE TO
MAKE EDWARD BENEDICT
Prince of Wales Scheduled to
Wed Wilhelm's Daughter,
Princess Victoria
1 Special to The Herald]
LONDON, July 21.—European diplo
mats have now elbowed their way into
the midst of the private affairs of
Edward, Prince of Wales, and the
schedule that they have mapped out
is that he marry the Princess Vic
toria, daughter of Emperor Wllhelm.
Instead of hopping on his favorite
cob and prancing gaily over the beau
tiful greens surrounding Windsor
castle, the heir to the throne must sit
down on the edge of the royal pallet
and meditate on the bountiful Joys of
married life. All this la according to
tho decision of the British court, the
members of which have shouldered the
grave burden of launching the crown
prince into the ranks of the benedicts.
Princess Victoria is a second cousin
of Edward and has Just reached the
age which marks her as a promising
bride in the eyes of diplomatic circles.
Rumor has had It that she might be
selected as the bride of the young king
of Portugal but the reports did not
gain much momentum before the Eng
lish court took a hand.
The proposed marriage, It is Jocosely
said among British subjects, might at
least call a halt In the increased build
ing of dreadnoughts, so far as Eng
land and Germany are concerned.
JUNE, 1911, FIXED FOR
CORONATION OF GEORGE
England's King and Queen to
Formally Ascend Throne
LONDON, July 21.—The picturesque
ceremony attendant upon the accession
of King George was re-enacted today
when the varioun officers of arms pro
claimed his majesty's pleasure that the
coronation of the king and queen take
place In June, 1911, on a day to be later
determined.
Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty, garter king
at-arms, mounted the colonnade of the
Friary court In St. James palace and
read the royal proclamation. Grouped
about him were the officers of arms,
the high bailiff of Westminster and the
Life Guards.
The duke of Connaught and others
of the royal family looked on from
Marl borough house.
FAMINE FOLLOWS FLOOD
IN VALLEYS IN CHINA
VICTORIA, B. C, July 21.—News of
terrible floods In Chung Tlch district
of Hunan, China, causing heavy loss
last month was brought by the steamer
Chiyo Maru. The floods are being fol
lowed by great famines, and an upris
ing 1h anticipated In consequence of the
calamities.
News was brought that the Chinese
government has dismissed all Japanese
railway experts In the Yangtse valley
district and will shortly discharge those
connected with the Yeh I'l.tn and So
chuan Han roads.
ORDERS INSPECTION OF
N. Y. ICE CREAM CONES
NEW YORK, July 21.—Following the
receipt of advices from Washington to
the effect that some unscrupulous man
ufacturers of ice cream cones are using
borax as a preservative, the New York
board of health has ordered the collec
tion of specimens of cones by Its
agents In all parts of the city. An
analysis will be made, and the board
announces that it will deal vigorously
with any dealers who are found to
have violated the pure food laws.
RAID CANDIDATE'S TILL
NASHVILLE, Term., July 21.—A dis
patcb from Anlston, Ala., says United
States revenue officers have returned
from CtabOUHM county after having
destroyed one of the largest moon
shine stills found in years. The still
was In the home of Charles Pessnell, a
prominent candidate for sheriff, who
lacked only twenty-two votes of re
ceiving the nomination. No arrests
wero made.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 22, 1910.
CLEVELAND CHOSEN FOR
NEXT DENTISTS' POWWOW
Electron of Officers and Difficult
Operations Features of
Closing Session
DENVER, July 21.—The National
Dental association today selected
Cleveland, 0., as the next meeting
place and elected officers as follows:
President, E. S. Gaylord, New Ha
ven, Conn.; vice president for the east,
Charles S. Butler, Buffalo, vice presi
dent for the west, E. R. Warner, Den
ver; vice president for the south, John
W. David, Corsicana, Tex.; corre
sponding secretary, Charles W. Rod
gers, Boston; recording secretary, Dr.
H. C. Brown, Columbus, O.; treasurer,
Dr. A. E. Melendy, Knoxvllle, Term.
Some remarkable operations for cleft
palate were performed in the clinic
today. Dr. Truman W. Brophy of
Chicago, the originator of the method
of correcting cleft palate which bears
his name, conducted the clinic.
At a public meeting In the Auditor
ium Dr. William A. Evans, health
commissioner of Chicago, said It was
the duty of the dental profession to
see that no person needing dental
work and unable to pay for it should
be neglected. He advocated dental in
spection as a part of the regular phy
sical examination in public schools.
"Bad teeth make bad citizens," said
Dr. Evans, "while efood teeth preserve
a nation."
MAN THOUGHT TO BE
MINE CONSPIRACY VICTIM
Man Well Known in Northern
California Is in Jail
REDDING, July 21. — News has
reached this city that Marion Beck
wlth, who was formerly well known in
Shasta county as a mining man, is
now in Jail in Mexico. Beckwlth held
responsible positions in the copper
mines of this country and was sent tv
Mexico by the United States Smelting
and Refining company to take charge
of a large copper mine in that country.
All his employes were Mexicans. A
short time ago he warned them to
drink less pulque and attend to their
work with more diligence. He showed
a disposition to enforce his order In
regard to drinking and soon became
unpopular at the mine. It is said he
Is the victim of a conspiracy of the
men in his employ and was arrested In
an effort to get rid of him. /
COLORADO'S INSPECTOR
OF BOILERS ARRESTED
AUBURN, July 21.—A. T. Whitney,
chief boiler Inspector of Colorado, was
arrested here last evening on a charge
of embezzlement. A Colorado officer
Is on his way here for tho prisoner.
Whitney states ho was charged with
the offense some weeks ago, Is under
bonds and is not a fugitive from Jus
tice, having been prepared to return
to Colorado for his trial, which he un
derstood was in September. He ex
hibits his return ticket to prove his
statement. He claims his arrest now
is a political scheme of his enemies
to humiliate him and advance their
interests. «
Whitney on July 12 purchased a
fruit ranch two miles from this city.
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240 POSTMASTERS IN 36
STATES APPLY^IR BANKS
WASHINGTON, July 21.—Applica
tions for postal savings banks have
been received by tho postofflce depart
ment from 240 postmasters in 36 states.
Banks to the number of 535 in 44
states have applied to the department^
for designations as postal bank de~
positorles.
FIRE DESTROYS RECORDB
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., July 21.—
The Torrance county court house, the
Commercial hotel, a laundry and a
saloon WW« destroyed by fire thin
morning at Eatanda, N. M., there being
no water to fight the (lames except In
wells. The lohs la $10,000. All county
records except tho tax rolls of 1909 were
destroyed.
PULLMAN CO. WILL
FIGHT TAX BOARD
Denies Jurisdiction of Equaliza
tion Men and Will Battle
in Courts
CONTINUATION OF DISPUTE
Refusals of Company in Years
Past to Divulge Fact will
Be Considered
[Ainoclated Presi]
SACRAMENTO, July 21.—1n Its re
port to the board of equalization the
Pullman company sftill denies the Jur
isdiction of the state board of equali
zation and the dispute of this year as
well as that of last year and those up
to 1907 will have to go into courts. The
board had everything that transpired
today taken down in shorthand so that
the facts may bo used in the courts in
case it iti necessary.
The Pullman company asserts that
it. has no adequate means by which
It can estimate the amount of money
it makes in California to present to the
board. However, In the report It gives
the number of cars used In California
and the valuation thereof.
How it obtains the number of cars
it uses In this state is by a method
which the equalizers have had diffi
culty in understanding.
In previous reports turned in the
Pullman company has failed to give
the amount valuation of cars brought
into the state on excursions. How
ever, this time the company reports
fifteen more cars used for this purpose.
Thesij figures are given at the request
of Chairman Brown of the board, who
wrote for them some time ago.
Total valuation of cars used in the
state is $1,202,283.24, according to the
report of the committee. Of this val
uation $925,151.74 is for 109.50 standard
sleepers and $277,181.50 is for 53.31 tour
ist cars and $105.63!' Is for excursion
cars. The report says the company
uses in this state 6.40 parlor cars, cost
valued at $54,071.81, and 103.102 stan
dard sleepers valued at $871,079.93.
The capital stock of the company is
given in the report as $100,000,000.
PERFECTS PATENT ON
COLTON HARVESTER
Machine, Will Enable Planters to
Increase Acreage
WASHINGTON, July 21.—Patents
■were Issued today to Crawford Elliott,
the inventor of the book typewriter,
on a cotton picker or harvester which
he has perfected as the result of near
ly seven years' constant effort. The
basic patent granted covers forty dif
ferent claims. The machine has been
tested for two years In the cotton
fields, and with it one man and a team
of mules will do the work of forty
hand pickers. Only the ripe cotton is
picked, and this is done without injury
to the green cotton or the flowers.
The successful cotton picker has at
last arrived, and will enable the plant
ers to greatly increase the present
acreage under cultivation.
The principle of the machine is a
double row of bristle brushes about
one and one-half inches in diameter
and fourteen inches long, spinning rap
idly in such a manner that the re
volving: brushes are introduced into
the plants close to the ground and
drawn up in a vertical line through
the plants, the brushes penetrating the
bushes from both sides of the row.
The ripe cotton adheres to the brush
es while the rest of the plant is not
in any way affected, the brushes
traveling to a receptacle where they
are stripped of the cotton and the op
eration is repeated.
It has been thoroughly tested and
demonstrated that it will do the work
at a quarter of the cost of hand la
bar, which means a saving of $150,000,
--000 a year to the cotton growers.
The invention, which has been pur
chased by the National Cotton Harves
ter company of Chicago, 111., means
much to the growth and expansion of
the cotton industry, and it will un
doubtedly add Immensely to the annual
wealth of all the cotton-growing
states.
TORPEDO FLOTILLA WINS
TROPHY FOR ACCURACY
SAN DIEGO, July 21.—Further hon
ors as a result of their accuracy In fir-
Ing torpedoes have been won by the
men of the Pacific torpedo flotilla, ac
cording to unofficial announcements
received by Lieutenant Commander
B. C. Richardson, senior officer of the
fleet. The torpedo trophy for the entire
navy has been awarded the men, mak
ing two trophies they hold now, the
trophy for gunnery having been won
by the destroyer Perry last spring.
The trophies will be contested for again
next October. Two divisions of the
fleet now off San Pedro will arrive In
the bay here Friday, and the third di
vision is expected from San Fran
cisco either Saturday or Monday. As
soon as the fleet assembles it will en
gage in battle practice off the Coro
nado islands.
CLAIMS LAND ONCE OWNED
BY CONTINENTAL GENERAL
TRINIDAD, Colo., July 21.—Claiming
title to a large tract of land In Penn
sylvania, a portion of which is occupied
by the city of Altoona, Mrs. 1,. S. Bell
and thirteen relatives have taken
steps to obtain possession. Mrs. lull
claims to be a descendant of General
James Galbraith, a Revolutionary War
officer, who she claims owned the land.
The alleged ownership was discov
ered by Mrs. Bell while going- through
some papers of the late general which
recently came into her possession.
BROKEN HEART CAUSES
THE DEATH OF YOUTH
CHICAGO, July 21.—John Tyka, 21
years old, died at his home last night
of a broken heart, friends say, about
an hour after he had returned from
Atlas hall, where he had acted as best
man to John Kiupa in his marriage to
Victoria Kaddon. Tyka loved the bride,
and seeing hpr married to another man,
friends say, they believed was the
the cause of his death.
"I can't bear this any more," Tyka
explalmed aw he left the hall. "Prob
ably you will never see me again."
Cut Ont Middle Profits
t J^ fjf' Our system of selling Woolens
(r^yiJß /h /*? and Tailoring them from "Mills
\^*W^/ /f Direct to Man," has struck
jT*i if f / the popular idea both in Europe
«amt r^m^BPsxexnm^r anc America. The result is we
mm m m^^^liiK make t0 measure over 500° suits
WmmJKim l\ daily in North America alone — at
B^M l-fa A Smgle Price
;«' l^^'^Tni It is the one study of our high
Bpi\V, ShHH staytape^^,.^salaried Cutters and Tailors to
5" "^^ continue to perfection the "Vi
'^mMtU^ST^) tals for Correct Fitting Coats"— our now
P1 f f*i 11|| f famous Concave Shoulders-Close Fit
1181 liiilf tin^ Collars—Never Break Fronts.
If You Consult Your Own Interest—Yon Will Investigate Our System
137-139 South Spring St., Near 2nd—Open Evenings
OUTPUT AT IDITAROD IS
ESTIMATED AT $200,000
Brigadier General Maus Says
Many Are Not Able to
Secure Work
SEATTLE, July 21.—"A fair estimate
of the season's output of the Iditarod,
I believe, will not run over $200,000,
certainly not enough to support the
more than 2000 men now there," said
Brig. Gen. Marlon P. Maus, command
er of the department of the Columbia,
on his return from a tour of inspection
of Alaskan military posts, including a
special trip to the new gold fields.
"Some method of supervising the
rush to this gold field should he do
vised," said General Maus, "for there
is bound to be much Buffering. As we
came down from the camp we met
many men going In, and only a few of
them have any money. They are ex
pecting to work, and there is no work
for them. They are bound to become
public charges.
"Sis far there are only a few finds on
Flat, Otter and Willow creek, and they
are small, suitable for sluicing by
hand. The Iditarod is a good small
camp, but there must be now noarly
3000 men scattered around that vicin
ity. \ \
"I inspected the camp thoroughly and
had accurate maps made. The Idltarod
river is one of the most crooked in tin'
world.
"Rumors which result in a rush up
there only delay the legitimate devel
opment of the territory. Alaska has
now reached the point where it is a
case of big development projects. The
day for the small miner is over, be
cause there are no more places where
a man can get rich by a little ■cratch
ing." -.. ;
JAIL BRIDEGROOM FOR
SMOKING CIGAR ON CAR
Mayor Busse Promises to Re-
turn Husband to Bride
CHICAGO, July 21.— Lillian Leh was
married a week ago, i>ut s'»' ha« no
husband now. In a letter to Mayor
Busse yesterday she asked thß chief
executive to make her a wedding pres
ent by bringing about the liberation of
her husband, who was matched away
from her by the police on the way from
the church to the newly furnished Hat.
After the wedding the party boarded
a Fourteenth street car, bridegroom
and best man each chewing the end of
an unllghted cigar. The conductor of
the car ordered the men to throw away
their cigars. They met the command
with contemptuous silence and retained
the weeds.
The motorman strolled Into the car
waving his controller handle and
struck the bridegroom with it. The
best man retired as the controller vic
tim arose to avenge the attack. The
ensuing rough and tumble fight was
interrupted by a policeman, who ar
rested Leh and the beat mun.
The trial came, up the next day and
was continued to July 21. Mrs. Leh
said she has no money to pay a pos
sible fine and fears that her husband
might be sent to the Bridewell. Mayor
BuKse said he would pardon Leh If he
was fined,
NAVAL APPROPRIATION IN
JAPAN CAUSES FRICTION
Leaders May Be Divided for
Many Years, Says Minister
VICTORIA, B. C, July 21.—Accord
ing to advices received here yester
day the proposals for naval increases
by Japan are being worked up to cause
friction between the Satuma and
Chosusa Chelan leaders, who have
been divided for many years.
A native writer in the Oskosa Ashiha
in the course of a long item in fea
turing Japanese politics says the prin
cipal factor is the clan strife. It is
understood that no extensive naval
program will be brought forward, al
though Prince Yamagata and his party
have been bringing strong pressure on
Premier Katsura to this end.
Premier Katsura maintains that the
national finances must be first con
sidered and a few million dollars added
to the ordinary expenses will repre
sent the whole of additional naval ex
penditure, which will be devoted to
Increasing the tonnage of vessels al
ready contemplated.
t Irders have been given the Mitsu
bishi dock yard of Nagazakl by the
Japanese navy for a second-class
cruiser of 4050 tons, with h/irse power
developing 25 knots.
PUGET SOUND PORTS ARE
RUSHING FLOUR TO ORIENT
Quarter of a Million Is Estimate
of Orders Received
SEATTLE. July H.—Orders for
thousands of barrels oC Hour are pour-
Ing into Puget sound miller* from the
orient, marking a revival Of a busi
neaa thut has been at a stand still
for several years. The orders have
been coming in for two weeks, and al
ready enough business has been booked
in the, sound for the delivery aboard
steamers sailing during July and Au
gust to keep the mills constantly
busy at a time when they are ordi
narily idle undergoing summer over
hauling. Local millers estimate that
the July and the August llow of ship
ments to China will aggregate a quar
ter of a million barrels.
A feature of the business that Has
developed such proportions in such a
short time is the Insistence of buyers
that delivery be made at once, July
preferred. So much flour has been pur
chased, however, that millers u-ill be
unable to fill the orders until August
sailings.
MOSQUITO BITE ALMOST
CAUSES SURGEON'S DEATH
NEWARK, N. J. ( July 21 —As a re
sult of a mosquito bite received while
performing an autopsy In the Newark
city hospital, James D. Fort! of this
city came near losing his life.
It was announced at the hospital
this week that a aeries of operations
performed for the purpose of stopping
the spread of the poison had proved
successful and that the surgeon Is now
OUt of danger.
According to the ipeclaliata who have
been in attendance, the mosquito had
evidently gathered up poisonous sub
stances "from the cadaver over which
Dr. Ford was working. These were
injected into his blood when the mos
quito bit him.
DOMESTIC WORRY CAUSE
OF CORNFORTH'S SUICIDE
Dead Man Identified with Lon
don Stock Broker of the
Same Name
LONDON, July 21.—Athelston Corn
forth, who committed suicide at New
York yesterday, is said to be identified
with a London stock broker of that
name whose creditors, Ignorant of his
fate, met today in the bankruptcy
court.
Cornforth was a man of 9plen<Jid at
tainments. He had been a clergy
man, serving pastorates in this city
ami at Nottingham. He was married
and leaves a family.
Some years ago he left the ministry
t igage in business. .Beginning in a
small way as an outside broker, he
built up i big patronage and during
the South African boom the turnover
of his brokerage house was larger than
that of any similar rlrni in London.
But while he was outstripping his
competitors in the street, domestic wor
ries preyed severely on his mind. Last
year ills physicians ordered him to
take a lons sea voyage. He sought re
cuperation by absenting himself from
ills offices, and in the meantime his
business was allowed to drift until
today his affairs reached the bank
ruptcy. His creditors met today, un
aware that the bankrupt had taken his
Ufa. They were under the impression
thai he had gone to Africa.
No statement of Cornforth's finan
clal affaijf/ has been filed, but it is
believed by his friends that his lia
bilities are not great.
His acquaintances are at a loss to
account for the fact that Comforth was
living in New York under the assumed
name of Rev. Athelson Hall. He had
often tohl his intimates that some day
he would go upon the lecture plat
form, but it is not known that he ever
spoke of returning to the ministry.
AWAIT INSTRUCTIONS
NEW YORK. July 21.—At the burial
rooms where the body of the suicide,
Athelson Cornforth, reposes. It was
said today that a telegram had been
sent to Harold Cornforth, the dead
j man's brother, who lives in San Fran
cisco, asking him to make known his
wishes as to the disposition of the body,
but that no response from him had
heen received.
CITIZEN SAILORS GET
USE OF BATTLESHIPS
NEW YORK, July 21.—When the
members of the naval militia of eight
of the eastern states leave Saturday
for their annual cruise and practice In
the art of naval tactics at sea, the en
tire Atlantic fleet, under the command
of Admiral Schroeder, will be at their
disposal. For the first ti"ne citizen
soldiers are to undertake maneuvers in
the latest type of modern battleships.
In former years they have been as
signed to second-class vessels and aux
iliaries.
The militia of New York state will
occupy seven of the battleships, whllo
the other seven will be used by tho
citizen sailors from Maine, New Hamp
shire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. When the
men embark on the battleships they
will be at once assigned to veteran sail
ors, who will work Bide by side with
them.
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