CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
Page 15
John II. Ooddurd
13 to 16 Si
Fnknown 21-22 84
tirorgo llumprt
27 to 2 84
Vnkuown ... .80 to 32 M
I'nknown 8 to 14 85
Fnknown ...,19 to 24 85
Fnknown 27-28 US
Vnknown 8 to 18 88
F.IUnbelh Dodrldga
20.21 88
U, A. lirlur 22-28 88
Vnknown 1-2 87
Fnknown B to 10 87
Allnu Peterson . .11-12 87
Vnknown 18-14 87
Crook County lnv. Co,
1H-13 87
II null Perkbnni .27-28 87
f 'rook County lnv. Co.
8 (o 8 88
Crook County lnv, Co.
17 to 20 88
Andrew Vmuli'rlinll
23-24 88
Crook Comity lnv. Co.
1 lit 16 8
Tdurlo H. Cameron 31-32 89
Crook County lnv. Co.
nil 90
M. F, Mellon ,13 to 18 91
Crook County luv. Co.
12 92
I. rltB Hiisho 7-8 92
Crook Comity lnv. Co.
25 to 82 92
K. A. Clclnnd 8-7 9.1
I'nknown 18-14 93
Crok County lnv. Co.
17 to 20 93
Jauin Smith . . . ,21-22 93
Crook County lnv. Co.
, 23 l3
A. U Kent 28 93
Crook County lnv. Co.'
6 U 8 93
ll. M. Moore 9-10 94
Crook County lnv. Co.
15 to 20 94
I'nknown ....23-24-215 94
Ch.t. II. Btnwart . .4-5 95
1. A. Meyers 8 7 85
I'nknown 12-13-14 95
Frnnk (1. Qulmby 15-16 95
.1. K. Tumor ... .17-18 95
I'nknown 19-20 95
Ads K. Botllo .. .21-22 95
0. K. Wtlley . . . .23-24 95
I'nknown ... .25 to 27 95
Vnknown 2-3 98
Herman Krllrh . .10-11 98
Josephine it. Morton
14-15-18 98
I'nknown 18-19 98
I'nknown 1 to 9 99
I'nknown all 100
.lumen It. Smith ..1-2 3 102
.Itni'i II. Smith. .6 to 8 102
tiro. C. Ktigolke 9 to IS 102
Lewi 8. Winter
1 to 30 102
Ceo. II. Harriott 2 to 8 103
Geo. C. Kngclk
11 to 15 103
I'nknown ... .18 to 29 103
II. Benjamin . . .30-32 103
Milton V. Werchkul
1 to 4 104
I'nknown 8-7 104
Vnknown ....13 to 18 104
Vnknown 19 to 25 104
Claud K. Ford 29 to 82 104
John II. (loddurd 2 to 8 105
Crook County lnv. Co.
7-8-9 105
Crook County lnv. Co.
15-16 105
Crook County lnv. Co.
19 to 22 105
Crook County lnv. Co.
27-28 106
A. C. Knudtson29 to 82 105
Vnknown 1 to 28 106
Crook County lnv. Co.
all 107
Crook County lnv. Co.
1 to 10 110
Crook County lnv. Co,
13-14-15 110
Crook County luv. Co.
21-22 110
Crook County lnv. Co.
2.1 to 32 110
Vnknown 1 to 21 111
V. A. Pickett 22-23-24 111
Crook County lnv. Co.
29 to 30 111
Crook County lnv. Co.
6 to 11 112
Crook County lnv. Co.
22 to 30 112
8. II. Kidder 1-3 113
Vnknown .6-7-8 113
Vnknown 11-12 113
Mm. A. C. Soars. 15-16 113
Crook County lnv. Co.
17 to 25 113
A. W. Morey . . .1 to 16 114
Vnknown ... .28 to 29 114
John Tt. Ooddard 1 to 4 ...
1 Innii Torkelson ...5-6 115
John II. (loddurd .7-10 115
C. I,. Iturton .16-17-18 115
Clin. Ilardwlck
19 to 24 115
John I), (ioddnrd
' 25 to 30 115
Mr. Blrcitn Hub . 1 to 4 116
Ceo. II. llorrlott 6 to 8 lift
Stella Fotts . . .9 to 11 116
Maynard H. Weaver
12 to 14 116
A. C. Sears 15-16 116
Mrs, Slrene Hue
17 to 32 116
1. to Flen'ner .11 to 18 117
Vnknown 10-11 118
Flfrled H. Shroedor
12-13 118
Fdlth (L. Denrdorf
9 to 30 119
Frank I.. Moody .81-32 119
Vlnnle P. Ilrady 2 to 21 120
L. K. Slmpaon . . .31-32 121
Crook County lnv. Co.
1 to 7 122
Crook County lnv. Co.
10 to 12 122
Vnknown ... .20 to 23 122
(lust Hallo 24-25 122
Vnknown 27-28 122
O. W. Wilson .. .31-32 12 2
Crook County lnv. Co.
. ..ltoll 123
Coo. Taylor . ,12 to 15 123
- Crook-County lnv. Co.
17-18 123
. M.'w.'i'i.'ni Park or
25-26 123
Crook County lnv. Co.
1 to 7 124
C. C. Coopor ..... .8-9 124
Crook County lnv. Co.
10 to 16 124
Crook County lnv. Co.
21 to 23 124
Crook County lnv. Co.
28 to 32 124
Crook County lnv, Co.
. 1 to 16 125
John Ilelflnch ,17 to 20 125
Crook County lnv. Co.
8 36 21 125
1.68 Vnknown 22 125
Crook County lnv. Co.
2 52 .'....1 to 3 128
2.62 Nlrhnrd 10. (iale 4 to 6 128
7.58 Crook County lnv. Co.
f 04 7 to 10 128
1.B8 W, K. Thlnlvoldt
9.24 11 to 16 128
Mm, (Joo. O'Null
1.68 ; 17 to 20 128
1.68 MIhh Augusta llegardt
108 21-22 128
6.04 Crook County lnv, Co.
1 23 to 32 128
1.08 Crook County lnv. Co.
1 to 16 129
1.68 Norma Call Taylor
3.38 17 to 19 129
Cn.nk County lnv, Co.
2.1)2 .20 to 2 2 1211
Vnknown 24-25 1 29
3.36 Muttln llonthmiiii . .26 12H
Mr, (ino. (VNell . . ,29 129
3.52 A. II. F.Hturbmiiictt .30 1 2 St
Mm. (Ion. O'Null . . .31 129
13.44 (ino. O'NbII 32 129
1.68 ('rook County lnv. Co.
1 to 4 130
26.88 (Yi)ok County lnv. Co.
3.36 6 to 16 130
Crook County lit v. Co.
1 18 to 25 130
18 Vnknown ..,.30 to 32 130
Clint. 8, Cluto and wife
J2 4-5 131
21 Crook County lnv, Co.
1.1" 6 to 11 131
F. L. Wllllnmi . .17-18 131
8.3(! Crook County lnv. Co.
1 22 to 23 131
W. 1). ItolH'itMon 28-29 131
1 !" Cotmtaiicell. Cockran
J.2 3U-31 131
Crook County lnv. Co.
2 52 1 to 3 132
K. F. Doollttlo . .6 to 8 132
Nick dual 10-11 132
" 04 ('rook County lnv. Co.
2 52 12 to 22 132
1 Ch. Carlberg .. 29-30 132
1.68 ('rook County lnv. Co.
2 52 31-82 132
1. "" J. N. Maulo ...1 to 10 133
1-H Anna M. Hoot 18 to 29 134
11 Chan. II. Harmon 31-32 134
168 fnknown 3-4 134
161 (ino. Hamilton & 135
2.63 v,,known 6-7-8 135
1 Vnknown 11 to 18 135
1.68 (ino. Innker ...1 to 18 186
(i. J. Larson all 137
2.52 Voter II. Anderson
1 68 I to 7 138
7 58 a. W. Morey . . .8 to 16 138
15.12 ,.ter li. Anderson
2 52 23 to 32 138
3 86 z, Harper 5 to 12 139
5.8 Z. Harper ... .17 to 27 139
Vnknown ... .28 to 32 139
10 08 z Harper 5 to 12 140
4.20 jninei II. Smith
13 to 20 140
20 Z. Harper ....21 to 32 140
11 76 z. Harper 1 to 4 141
2 52 z. Harper 6 to 14 141
Z. Harper 17 to 21 141
3 38 p. n. Taylor ... 22-23 -141
1 68 Kolph Taylor . . .25-26 141
3.3 Z. Hnrper ... .27 to 32 141
& Z. Harper 2 142
3.36 z. Harper 4 to 10 142
20 w. K. Johnaon . .11-12 142
Z. Harper 17 to 32 143
2 52 v. A. Pickett . . 1 to 16 143
Z. Harper 17 to 19 143
1 Z. Harper nil 144
F.va I,. Swank all 145
3 3 '.. Hnrper all 146
. Terrebonne Co. Creamery
168 ( t H7
3-36 z. Harper all 148
23.62 Fred W. Germain 4 to 7 149
Z. Harper .... .8 to 16 149
26.88 w, T. Kmorson 18 to 20 149
Z. Harper 1 to 12 150
8 40 J. Horg 13 to 16 150
,. Harper ... .18 to 22 150
2. ''2 m. v. Mellen . .23 to 32 150
.lamea H. Smith . 1 to 4 151
1.68 Vnknown 5-6 151
Crook County lnv. Co.
.72 .7 to 82 151
17.84 (. innker all 152
H.28 cieo. Innker nil 153
Crook County lnv. Co.
2 52 on i5t)
Crook County lnv, Co.
5.04 aii 157
Crook County lnv, Co. f
7.56 n 138
1 flR Z. Harper nil 159
2 52 Crook County lnv. Co.
I-01 nil 160
l."8 Kva I-. Swank .1 to 12 161
(loo. I, llrooka 17 to 26 161
6 72 KVfc i awank . . .31-32 161
13.44 Kva i,, 8wBnk .1 to 16 162
3-36 Kva I.. Swank .19 to 33 163
3- 30 Vnknown all 163
1-6S Vnknown nil 164
3.30 Vnknown all 165
2 52 Hnrper 1 to 5 168
A, W. HedHtrom .6-7-8 166
5 01 Z, Harper 9 to 13 166
S. Norval 14-15 166
r ()4 Crook County lnv. Co.
3 36 Bll i67
Crook County lnv. Co.
2.52 Bii ifig
Vnknown all 169
2.52 Crook County lnv. Co.
1.68 all 169
.... Crook County lnv. Co.
13.44 aU ni
6.72 Crook County lnv. Co.
158 an 172
KttKone Nelaon ....all 174
1C8 10. C. Whitney . .1 to 9 175
10, C. Whitney 12 to 32 175
18.48 w v rtiirrows ..1 to 4 176
1.68 w Vi iinrrows .7 to 26 176
16.80 VreA Wi Gorman 1 to 8 177
l.8 Sualo Lockwood
r no 11 to 13 177
5.88 Vnknown 14 to 20 177
... Fred W. German
2 52 21 to 26 177
2.52 uvn L. Swank all 178
1.68 Harper.
1 68 unknown 1 to 10 1
168 Vnknown ... .15 to 26 1
. . Vnknown 3-4 2
. J-24 Vnknown 8 to 24 2
3'88 T'nknown all 3
Vnknown nil 4
1,88 Vnknown 2 to 5 5
Unknown 7 to 26 6
168 Unknown 1 to 12 6
Unknown 14-15 6
J.88 unknown ... .18 to 26 6
' Vnknown 1 to 5 7
nn Unknown 8 to 16 7
5.88 Vnknown 3 to 16 8
Unknown ..... 1 to 14 9
2,52 unknown 1 to 6 10
Unknown .... ,8 to 14 10
4- 20 Unknown ...... 1 to 7 11
Ur.known . ; ... 9 to 16 11
13.44 vnknown all 12
8.82 Unknown 1 to 6 " 13
Unknown 8 to 16 13
1.26 Unknown , , oil 14
1.26 iiikiiown ,,.,..1 to 4 15
Vnknown 6 to 14 15
2.52 Hiunplon Itiille.
2.52 Unknown nil of lllooka 1
to 63 I no
4.20 lnipeilnl Oilvrltiul.
4.68
8.82
2.08
4.68
531.32
17,60
7.04
1.76
2.64
1.76
3.52
10.56
2.64
1.76
10.56
3.62
2.64
1.76
1.76
6.28
2.64
2.64
1.78
1.76
1.76
1.76
2.64
4.40
3.52
Imperial Townalte Co.
UAi 8 to 22 1
Imperial Towimlle Co.
0 1 to 8 2
Imperial Townallo Co.
108 16-17 2
Imperial Towr.alte Co.
8.40 1-2-3 3
Imperial Townaltd Co,
13.41 10-U 3
Imperial Townalte Co.
47.04 15 to 18 3
Imperial TowiihUo Co.
2 53 1 to 12 4
2.10 lnipeilnl TowiihUo Co,
5.88 14-15-16 4
126 Imperial Townalto Co.
126 1.. .19-20 4
126 Imperial Townalte Co.
43.08 1 to 12 G
Imperial TownHlto Co.
4.20 9 to 12 6
Imperial Townalte Co.
10.08 IS to 20 6
Imperial Townalte Co.
-72 11-12 7
2.62 Imperial Townalte Co.
14-15 7
1 68 W. II. 10. Volght .... 1 8
Allen 8. Slmmona . . .2 8
6.04 Joneph lllxl.y 6-7-8
1.68 Imperial Townalte Co.
18-16 8
168 a. MohIbI 17-18 8
168 Unknown 7-8 9
Unknown 11-12 9
1.68 Mr. (iurtle Hunter
13 to 15 9
2- 52 Vnknown 6 to 10 10
3.38 Vnknown 15 to 18 10
168 nrt A. Lawrence 19-20 10
I. II. Sikworth 4-5 11
9.24 vnknown ....10 to 20 11
1.68 Vnknown 1 to 3 12
Vnknown 17-18 12
1 68 Vnknown 6-6-7 13
8.40 Vnknown 1 to 3 14
10.08 Vnknown 6 to 8 14
108 Vnknown 18-19 14
188 Vnknown 1-2 15
84 Vnknown 9 to 14 15
2 62 Vnknown 19-20 15
6.72 Vnknown 7 to 10 16
15.12 Vnknown 13-14 16
26.88 Unknown 1-2-3 17
Vnknown 9 to 13 17
5.88 I'nknown 19-20 17
7.56 Vnknown 1-2-3 18
Vnknown 11-16 18
8.40 Unknown 24-25 18
6.72 Vnknown 12-13-14 19
9.24 Imiwrlnl Flntt Addition,
4.20 Vnknown ... .21 to 24 19
6.72 Vnknown all 20
Vnknown 2 to 5 21
6 72 Vnknown all 22
10.08 Vnknown .........all 23
3.36 Vnknown all 24
7.58 Vnknown all 23
4 20 Vnknown 1 to 4 26
168 Vnknown 6-7 26
168 Vnknown 9-10 26
6.04 Vnknown 13-14 26
126 Vnknown 17 to 20 26
6.72 Vnknown all 27
28.66 Mr. M. Landenklo
13.44 5 to 8 28
23.10 Vnknown 9-10 28
2.62 Vnknown 13 to 16 28
2 52 Vnknown 6 to 10 29
1 80 Vnknown 12 to 16 29
6.88 Vnknown 3 to 7 80
Vnknown 9 to 20 30
15.90 Vnknown all 31
2.52 Vnknnwi 1-2 32
3 36 Vnknown 6 to 20 32
7 66 vnknown all 33
2 52 Vnknown 6 to 20 34
10. OH vnknown 2 to 6 35
3 36 Vnknown 9 to 12 35
4 20 Vnknown 11 to 16 35
8.4 Joseph lllxhy .17 to 20 35
3.36 Vnknown all 36
1.68 Vnknown all 37
Vnknown 1 to 16 38
21 84 fnknown 18 to 20 38
3318 Vnknown all 39
15.12 Sherman Montgomery
'. 1 to 6 40
H 28 vnknown 7 to 10 40
Vnknown nil 41
H Vnknown all 42
Vnknown all . 43
84 Im pine OilKliml.
9 24 i'nknown 2 to 9 16
Vnknown 16-17 16
20.88 Chaa. 10. Harron ...8-9 26
10.08 w. K. Rohrhacker
8-40 14 to 16 26
l-GS J. N. Maaten .19 to 22 27
13 44 Vnknown ......33-34 27
1.4 k. L. Clark 35-36 27
26.88 Herman E. Iludaal
26.88 n.12 28
26.88 Ira M. Cook ....31-32 32
4 20 j, n, Maaten 26-27 33
2.52 Kugenla M. Pratt . .30 33
4- 20 j, c. Coekerham ..1-2 34
1.68 jiary 1.. Iterneron 14-15 34
l,n Vine First Addition
84 Vnknown .... .' .17-18 15
Valdlaw.
13 4 4 F, ij. pnjto,, ...11-12 1
7.56 Krnnk Murk ........ .5 2
Vnknown 7-8 3
"56 v. I). Uarnes 5 4
n Vnknown 1-2 5
13 44 Vnknown 11-12 6
Vnknown 7-8 6
13-44 chas, PInkhntn .... .9 6
26.88 vknown 3-4 9
7.56 Unknown 15 14
17.64 Davidson 23-24 14
3- 36 Vnknown 4 17
16.80 Unknown ....13 to 16 18
6 "2 Unknown 20 to 29 19
Geo, & Jesslo Fisher
2 52 . 23-24 19
5- 88 Unknown 3 20
Vnknown 6 20
5 04 w, D. Barnes ...11-12 20
26.88 Unknown 23 20
I'nknown 24 20
5.20 unknown 1-2 26
6.24 Vnknown 1-2 37
104 Unknown 2-3 46
8.84 Unknown ..... 1 to 10 65
12.0 4 Unknown 3-4-5 68
12.04 Litmontii.
1.56 Unknown 1 to 4 1
10.40 Vnknown 9 to 12 1
6.24 Unknown 1 to 6 2
1.04 unknown 8 to 12 2
4.68 unknown 1 to 4 3
2.60 Unknown 9 to 12 . 3
4.68 Unknown all 4
7.28 Unknown nil 5
7.28 Unknown .... .2 to 12 6
3.12 Vnknown nil 7
8.64 Unknown. all 8
3.64 Unknown oil of blocks
4.16 9 to 12 Inc.
8.32 Unknown 6 to 12 13
3.12 Unknown 1-2-3 14
1.76
1.78
9.68
2.64
1.76
2.64
2.64
2.64
1.76
1.76
6.28
1.76
8.52
1.76
2.64
4.40
1.76
2.64
6.28
1.76
2.64
3.52
4.40
3.62
4.40
4.40
21.12
17.60
3.52
1.76
1.76
1.76
3.52
17.60
3.52
1.76
3.52
4.40
4.40
4.40
10.56
17.60
1.76
14.08
17.60
13.20
3.52
3.52
2.64
3.52
17.60
17.60
14.08
2.64
17.60
11.88
4.40
8.80
8.80
8.80
4.96
1.24
2.02
1.86
14.88
1.24
21J0
1.24
1.24
15.50
1.65
2.64
1.24
1.24
1.98
1.32
1.32
12.21
1.32
1.32
1.32
3.13
3.80
1.16
7.43
1.48
2.64
. 3.46
14.03
1.16
1.15
7.10
6.60
1.98
48.88
2.08
3.12
2.60
. 2.08
2.08
6.24
6.24
5.20
6.24
6.24
.24.96
4.16
1.56
Vnknown 7 to 12 14 3.12
Unknown all of blocks
16 to 19 Inc. 21.20
Unknown ..... .1 to 6 20 , 3.12
t iiknown . . ..10 to 12 20 1.56
Unknown all of block
21 to 24 Inc. 24.96
(iiitetvay.
William Iilalr .7 to 16 2 7.30
William Illalr .....all 8-4 27.74
W. II. King . . . .15-14 6 1.46
W. H. King . .22 to 28 6 2.65
W. 11. King 3-4 7 .73
Unknown 6-6-7-8 7 1.46
William Hlulr . .9 to 16 7 6.84
William Klulr 25 to 32 7 6.84
Wlll'am Illalr all 8-9-10 62.57
W. H. King ... .1 to 19 11 6.94
W. H. King . ..1 to 23 12 8.39
W. If. King 4 to 7 13 1.46
W. II, King . .10 to 16 13 5.11
William Hlulr 21 to 24 13 2.92
William Illalr ..all 14-15-16 38.69
William II. King . .all 17-18-19 18.25
William II. King .1-2-3 20 1.46
William Blair . .5 to 8 20 2.92
.. II. King . . .9-10-11 20 1.45
William lllair 12 U, 16 20 3.65
William Illalr ...ul! 21-22-23 27.01
W. II. King all 24 7.67
W. 11. King . . . 1 f) 8 25 5.84
William Illalr all 26 15.33
Vanillin Original.
L. M. Miller & Co. .1-2 1 2.14
Ceo. Koba 1 to 4 2 22.44
Garden & McKenzle
.2 to 6 4 5.77
AHmIiuI Addition.
Paulina Hall Association
parcel 687x120 in Sec.
34, Twp. 16-23 30.69
Lllllc M. Miller parcel
50x88 In 34-16-23 .. 16.99
Perryvllle.
I'nknown all block 1-2-3 29.52
Koberts Original.
J. K. Ttobert 1-2 1 1.24
J. K. Roberts 1-2 4 1.24
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior,
U. 8. Ltnd otllce at The Dalle, Ore.
November 14th, 1U14.
Notice I hereby K'ven that
Ziiaman Prela
of Barnes, Oregon, who, on April
4th, 1910, made homestead eutry No.
OU396 and on June 6th, 1914, made
additional homeateud entry No.
013383 for aw, mi election 2U
and e) Mt'l ttectlon 27, township 18
Mouth, range zu eut, v uiamette
Meridian, 1 as filed notice of Inten
tion to make dual five rear proof to
establish claim to the land above
deacrllied before Charles A. Sherman,
U. S Commissioner, at Fife, Oregon,
on the tlttt day of March, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Arthur L. liennett, John (. Morris,
Irving li. Hands, all of Darnev, Ore
gon, Lewis W. liennett of Dry Lake,
Oregon. II. t hank Woodcock,
114p lU-Kteter.
Hotics for Publication
- Department of the Interior
V. S. Land OUire at The Dalles, Ore.
January 9th, 1915.
Notice Is hereby given that
Kdgar J. Bundy
of Prlnevllle, Oregon, who, on
March 2nd, 1911, made Homestead
Entry No. 0&.'6 and on June 14th,
1U14, made additional Homestead
No 013321, for w nw J, w'j swj. sej
swj section 4, w uwj, sej nwj
section 9, township 16 south, range
16 east, Willamette Meridian, has
tiled notice of Intention to make
final three year proof to establish
claim to the land above described,
before Timothy K J. Duffy, U. S.
Commissioner, at Prlnevllle, Oregon,
on the 15th day of February, 11)15.
Claliuunt unities as witnesses:
Aaron Hoffman, H. Karl Cross,
Walter C. MeNely, Itlihiird R Klmu
ler, all of Prlnevllle, Oregon.
11. FlU.NK WuoIK'OCK,
fc 114 Register.
li CALL IF
ilE
y
Rural life offers to young men days
of toll and nights of study. It offers
frugal fare and plain clothes. It of
fers lean bodies, hard muscles, horny
hands and furrowed brows. It of
fers wholesale recreation to the ex
tent necessary to maintain the high
eat efficiency. It offers the burden of
bringing up large families and train
ing them in the productive life. It
offers the obligations of usiug all
wealth as tools and not as means of
Belf-gratiflcatlon. It does not offer
the insult of a life of ease, or aes
thetic enjoyment, or graceful con
sumption or emotional ecstasy. It
offers, Instead, the Joy of productive
achievement, of participating In the
building up of a higher rural civiliza
tion. To young women also It offers toll,
study, frugal fare and plain clothes
such as bellt those who are honored
with a great and difficult task. It
offers also the pains, the burdens and
responsibilities of sacred motherhood.
It offers the obligation and perpetua
tion In succeeding generations tb9
principles of the productive lite made
manifest In themselves, It does not
offer the insult of a life of pride and
vanity. It offers the Joys of achieve
ment, of self-expression not alone
In dead marble and canvas, but also
In the plastic lives of children to be
shaped and moulded Into those ideal
forms of mind and heart which their
dreams have pictured.
.16
.32
.32
.32
.32
Co-operative thinking Is the biggest
problem that confronts the farmer to
day. No farmer can afford to buy a thing
ho can raise, no matter how cheap it
It.
Co-operatlon is the force that keeps
the wolf from the door.
I! UNITED STATES
IN; TOO FEW
Personnel Laws Prevent
Promotion of Officers to
Proper Grades, Declares
Rear Admiral Blue.
SKRIOL'S shortcomings of person
nel In the American navy are
emphasized by Hear Admiral
Victor. Blue, chief of the burejiu
of navigation. In his annual report
The principal are these:
Khortnge of expert torpedo officers.
Bburtuge of Hue odicers.
A shortage of 18,000 men In the en
Hated pentunneL
Abnormal distribution of officers of
the line and stngnutlon In promotion
Conditions are such, according to
Admiral liiue, that the Junior ensigns
ut the class of 1915 at the Naval nend
emy cannot under present conditions
be promoted even to lieutenant com
mnuder for forty years, at w hich time
they will be about ready to retire at
the age of sixty two years.
Another abnormality Is that prac
tically all officers on ships In Mexican
waters during the last year were In
the grado of ensign, except the heads
of departments, and nearly half of the
beads of deiartmentn were lieutenant".
This would be a grave condition Sii the
event of naval warfare.
Admiral Blue points out that one re
sult of the shortage of officers has been
Inability to train a large number of
expert torjedo officers. During the
last year, according to Admiral Blue,
this deficiency has been partly over
come, but only purtly.
There Is every Indication that this
feature of Admiral Blue's retort will
attmd attention In congress, partlcu
larly on account of the added lmpor
tance that has been given to torpedo
proficiency by the exploits of the tor
pedolsts of the German navy operating
In submarine attacks on British war
ships In the North sea. Admiral Bine
says In bis report:
Torpedo School on Montana.
"The rapid development of torpedoes
has for some years Indicated the neces
slty for specially trained torpedo offl
cers and men on board all vessels that
carry these modern weapons, but the
continued shortage of officers and the
demand for their services at sea bare
heretofore prevented satisfactory train
ing ofa large number of expert torpe
do officers.
"This difficulty has within the last
year been In a measure overcome by
establishing a torpedo school on board
the IT. S. M. Montana, wblcb vessel has
been fitted with modern torpedo Instnl
hit Ion for this purpose. It is the In
tentlon of the bureau that the course
of torpedo training on the Montana
shall last fur five months, in which
time, by exception!!) application. It
Is hoped that an officer will be able to
qualify for torpedo work In the battle
licet or the Hotlllns and that men may
become competent members of torpe
do crews.
"It Is found that twenty officers can
be ndvantiif-'eonsly Instructed In one
cluss, and by completing two classes
of twenty officers each year It is ex
pected thnt a sufficient number of
qualified torpedo officers can be main
tallied to meet the urgent needs of the
service.
"The necessity for this special course
In torpedo work has been considered
sufficiently urgent to warrant a still
further reduction in the number of
Junior officers and selected men avail
able fur general duty on board the bat
tleshlps, and while the bureau realizes
the present existing shortages of per
sounel In tlie fleet It Is believed that
the Increased efficiency acquired by
the officers and men during their five
months of training will be a sufficient
return for the temporary loss of tbelr
services on board ships."
There are 1.SS1 officers of the line of
the navy, according to Admiral Blue's
report, of whom 20 are rear admirals,
90 captains, 121 commanders, 205 lieu
tenant commanders. 351 lieutenants,
384 Junior grade lieutenants and 704
ensigns. Of Hiese 1.881 officers 793 are
DIFFERENCE IN LONGITUDE.
Fivs Hours, 17 Minutes and 38 Ssoonds
Between Washington and Paris.
Actunl difference In longitude be
tween the official meridians of Pnrls
and Washington Is 5 hours. 17 min
utes and 3U.G5S seconds, naval observa
tory officials have announced after
completing their reduction of elaborate
wireless observations In which French
scientists participated. The observa
tlons. mnde through the wireless sta
tion nt Arlington and the Eiffel tower
at Furls, constitute the first direct de
termination of longitudinal differences
between Washington and Europe.
Wheu the work was . half completed
the scientists exchanged stations.
The velocity of transmission of rndlo
signals given by the observations Is
175,000 miles n second. The naval
observatory announced thnt was prob
ably the best value yet obtained, al
though It wns subject to a probable
error of 10.000 miles a second owing to
the distance, 3.801 miles on a great
circle between the stations,
Ten other Amerlcnn observatories
have made use of the Arlington signals
to determine their longitudes, as com
pared with Washington.
I
T OF 1
School of Instruction on U.
S. S.Montana Has Only
Partly Overcome This
Difficulty.
above the rank of Junior grade lieuten
ant and 1,088 of or below that rank.
"This condition." snys Admiral Blue.
"U abnormal and should be remedied.
The matter of promotion, too. Is a seri
ous question and become worms each,
year ss each new class of ensigns,
numbering ou the average about 10O.
enters the service. If we say that
about 150 members of the class com
plete the three years' service lo grade
of ensign each year, while an aver
age of but about forty lieutenants.
Junior grade, are being promoted np, it
leaves a surplus to be added to the lat
tci grade each year of something like
110, all eligible for promotion, but
awaiting vacancies, not more than
forty of which are likely to occur In
any one year under the present law.
Long Wait For Prsmotion.
"The Junior ensigns of the class of
1915 cannot expect to be promoted to
lieutenant commanders under such
conditions nnder forty years, or at a
time when they will have reached the
statutory retirement age of sixty-two.
"In other words, all the officers In
the service fit for duty would be Junior
lieutenants and ensigns. The lieuten
ants, commanders, captains and rear
admirals would be officers who would
have only recently stepped up from
being worn out junior lieutenants and
would only be waiting to reach tbe
retiring age. It Is needless to com
ment on such a situation. If the mat
ter were not so serious It would be
ludicrous."
Admiral Blue expresses tbe hope
that congress will remedy this de
plorable condition of the personnel and
recommends that speedy action be tak
en Be says further that about 50
per cent of the 351 lieutenants are
now performing duty which formally
should be performed by lieutenant
commanders, while about 10 per cent
are performing watch duty In the fleet,
wblcb should be the normal duty of
the grade.
"The recent Mexican situation,'' saya
tbe admiral, "created an emergency
that made great demands upon tbe
commissioned personnel. It particu
larly Illustrated tbe shortage of per
sonnel compared with tbe number of
ships we possess and would be com
pelled to commission In time of war.
Practically all officers on ships in Mex
ican waters except beads of depart
ments were in the grade of ensign,
and nearly half the beads of depart
ments were lieutenants.
This state of affairs obtains with
more than 75 per cent of tbe line of- '
fleers at sea a greater percentage than
ever known before in time of peace.
A redistribution of officers in the vari
ous grades of the line is urgently
needed" and recommended."
Admiral Blue also points out that
there is a shortage of 18,000 in the
number of men necessary to properly
man the vessels of the navy. During
the year the navy was recruited up to
the full strength of enlisted men al
lowed by law, and many applicants
for enlistment were refused in order
to avoid exceeding tbe uumber allow
ed by law.
"Unusual demand." says the admir
al's report, "have been made to com
mission various ships needed in the
West Indian, Central American and
Mexican waters. These have happily
been met principally because tbe quota
of enlisted men gained Its full strength.
Tbe north Atlantic fleet has been kept
nearly up to full complements during
the year.
"During the coming year and a half
It Is expected that eight destroyers,
ten submarines, two Dreadnoughts and
several nnxniiiries will be reody for
commission, calling for a larger num
ber of men As no extra allowance Is
provided for these ships, retrench
ments v i!l have to be provided In vari
ous ways to meet the situation."
NO LIFELIKE POSTURES.
Pictures of Dead Men Erect In Trenches
Only Exist In Fancy.
That picture of dead men erect In
tbe trenches of France, rifles In band,
eyes open, limbs set as If in life, has
been obliterated by the London Lan
cet Correspondents at the front have,
seut In this narrative repeatedly, va
rying locality and details. Essentially.'
however, all accounts have been the,
same. Briefly, the victims have suc
cumbed to a noxious gas given off by
shells and have perished as they stood
or sat after the manner of occupant
of n castle In falrylnud over which
some evil spirit had cast a spell. But
the Lancet says this cannot be so.
"That dead bodies can remain In the
upright position without support from
without Is, of course, nbnurd," says the
Journal. "But It Is Interesting to men
tion that the favorite modern explos
ive Is tri nitrotoluol, and this gives off
Incidentally a large volume of carbon
monoxide gns, which, when Inspired,
produces a healthy pluk and lifelike
apponrance In the corpse. Imagina
tion has probably filled iu the picture
ns to these victims appearing to re
tain a living posture."
SHOR
EXPERTS