SECRETARY OF
NAVY PRAISES
U. S. BATTLESHIPS
Report of Secretary of the Navy
Speaks Highly of Men
and Ships
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g his work here Mr.
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Secretary Metoa'.f of the Xavy pe
partmeut, iu his annual report. dU
cusses, as the most notable naval
event of. the past year, the vovage of
the battleship fleet, which' "has
proven an epoch-makine cruise "
Late in the spring of 1907 it was
decided to send the Atlantic fleet on
a practice cruise to the Pn.ifi,. u i,
the purpose of giving this assemblase
of 16 battleships such a practice
cruise, under severe conditions, was
announced, he states, criticism from
high technical quarters was heard
The undertaking. It was said, was
too monumental; dangers more than
multiplied with numbers In such a
case; battleships should not be sent
around the globe on any ordinary oc
casion; the skeletons of 4omo of them
would doubtless be left in the
Straights of Magellan; and if the
ships should round South America,
they would, one by one arrive with
machineries loose and unserviceable
and with crews reflecting the condi
tion of the material.
The facts are, Secretary Metcalf
says, the ships maintained scedule
time, and have practically taken
care of their own repairs " on this
cruise. The repairs list sent In at
the naval station, Cavlte, P. I., have
Just been received, and are signifi
cant. They show that after the voy
age to the distant borders of the Pa
cific, the needed repairs are negli
gible. The performance of the Ore
gon, in 1898 has, it seems, been sub
stantially repeated.
Passing to certain recent criti
cisms of the new and larger battle
ships now building, ' the Secretary
says that at the conference, convened
and opened by the President at New
.port, the general matter of design of
these ships was approved', after forty-three
days' consideration, by this
assemblage of the best authorities
available in the Navy, consisting of
about sixty officers, all but seven of
whom were line officers of the sea
going branch of the service.
MaiksiUuUauIp he says, uaa Im
proved on the practice cruise. With
respect to the assertion that our 12
inch guns are inferior to those of
other powers, the facts are found to
be that the actual muzzle energy of
these 12-inch guns, which form the
armament of our eight latest battle
ships in commission, is somewhat
greater than that of any gun afloat
In any other navy. '..
As the officer In'coirimand of the
American fleet now in the Far East
holds the rank of rear-admiral only,
he is in a position of subordination
to foreign and naval officers. This Is
true because foreign powers have,
on important naval stations, repre
sentatives of the rank of vice-admiral.
It is deemed highly desirable to
acquire by purchase or to rnnstrui-t
, a "-' in San Franoisco harbor. With
the aquisition of such a dock, and the
brmg:r.g up to high efficiency of the
; lards at Bremerton Biid Mare Island.
another navy-yard on the Pacific
I coast will not be necessary for some
i lime to come.
The Navy Department being a
large business organization, Mr. Mot-
calf suggests rearrangements of the
! duties of any bureau, axe exceed
j ly difficult and complex, and neces
sarily rests with Conaress; but
tlios who speak of the millions un
, necessarily spent annually bv the
' lsi'lf of economical administration do
: "in realize that a comparatively
I small percentage or the annual bud-w-i
goes for repair and maintenance
i of the material of the fleet. The
I greater part Is expended for the pav
and provisioning of the Navy and
I Marine Corps, ammunition, fuel and
i expenditures on account of Increase
I ut ttle Navy. So far as concerns the
last-named Item, the department hr.s
Ions been an exceedingly economical
j purchuser, the contract price of our
latest battleshillS b.lnir hniMlv mora
I than the atual cost of labor and ma
; terial and Incidental expenses, and
r very considerably below the limit
; fixed by Congress. The Secretary
says also that it would be difficult
; to find hi any large manufacturing
I establishment, or other industrial
; organization, greater coordination
j than exists among the heads of the
: great bureaus and oftices of the Navy
Department.
Xow Ship..
The Secretary recommends that
Congress authorize at its approach
ing session the construction of four
battleships, 4 scout cruisers, 10 des
troyers, 4 submarines, 3 colliers, 1
repair ship, 1 ammunition ship, 2
mine-laying ships these two ships
to be converted from cruisers now
on the navy list.
PRUNE DEALERS j
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Cook all kinds of Fancy Dishes and Candies.
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Latest Electrical Cooking Devices In our window.
The El Tosto.
The Water and Milk Heater.
The Goffee Percalater.
The Chafina Dish.
The Curling Iron Heater.
ific Electric Engineering Co.
5J6 Willamette street
A communication has tnvn receiv
ed by the railroad commission from
A. C. Uurdlck & Co.. large prune
packers of Portland. saying that no
tice has been given to the effect that
the rote on dried fruits will be ad
vanced on Oregon lines on the first
of the year from the rest nt rate of
1.0m to $1.10.
The Uurdlck people protest
strongly on this advance in rales,
which are now imposed on the min
imum weight cars of twenty tons
During the time when the fruit In
dustry was in Its lufanoy, states the
communication, the raiho.nl compa
ny solicited the trade of the fruit
urowept on their freinh! lni.w. .nn.l
I gave the minimum weight ar of 12
.tons, but later they have gradually
i raised the weight to fifteen tons,
and are now compelling the fruit
men to lake the Borvice of a 20-tnu
car. It Is apparent that the 20-ton
car Is too largo for the dried fruit
shipments, which are hardly large
enough to properly necessitate so
large u car.
The letter also states that the
present raise tu rates will be largely
responsible for the decrease in the
fruit business In Oregon, and that
at the present time several of tho
fnrmers are digging up their trees,
unable to moot the creumstanees in
volved through shipments.
Tho commission has taken the
matter tinder advisement.
ANNUAL REPORT OF
SECRETARY OF WAR
The total estimates of the war de
partment for the next fiscal year,
as shown by the annual report of the
secretary of war, amount to $189,
755,039, an Increase of about $52,
000,000 over the appropriations for
the present fiscal year. This In
crease is largely for river and harbor
work, and other public works of a
civil character, for which purpose
about $24,000,000 is asked. Of
this balance, about $10,600,000 la
an additional estimate for the sup
port of the army, military academy
and the militia. For military pub
lic works, such as fortifications, ar
senals, military posts, etc., the esti
mates call for an increase of $17,-S00.000.
I lie secretary oi war especially i
recommends an addition of 612 offi
cers to the armyr and also approves
a policy for the elimination from the
service of all officers who fall to
maintain the requisite standard of
efficiency. Iloth uf these proposi
tions were before congress at its
Inst session aud will be strongly
urged this year.
TAFT TO SPEAK AT
CIVIC FEDERATION
New York, Dec. 12. A busy week
Is ahead of President-elect Taft
With Mrs. Taft he will go to New
York to attend and speak at the an
nual meeting of the National Civic
Federation, the sessions of which are
to be held Monday and Tuesday. He
win also be the guest of honor at the
annual banquet of the Ohio Society
of New York at the Waldorf-Astoria
Wednesday night. Toward the end of
the week, the President-elect and
Mrs. Taft will start South for a star
or a month or more at Augusta.
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Its soothing influences as it passes
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CP EUGENE. OREGON
Invites your account, whether larifi
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Your business will receive prompt,
accurate and confidential atten
tion. SAFE DKI'OHIT HOXKH FOK ICKNT
T. O. HENDRICKS,. President.
8. D. EAK1N, Vice-President
P. E. BNODOHAS8, Cashier.
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It is easy to select suitable ,
CHRISTMAS HRESENTS '
FOR MEN .
(young or old)
If you vill stop in our store and ask to sec
some of the following articles; '
Bath Robes and Smoking JackeLs at $5.CO to $8.00 " ,
Dents ond H (Hi. P Cloves $1.50 to 52.50
Fancy Supendrs 50c to $ 1.50
Fancy Arm Bands and Carters 25c to $1.00
Holeproof Hosiery, in Xmas packages cf 'A doz. ptirs$1.50
Leather Collar Boxes $2.00 to $3.0J
A new assortment ifiaiuy Netkwear 35c to $1.00 . .
Silk, Lin an an J Cotton Handkerchiefs
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MALLORY HATS
STETSON SHOES
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