The evening world. Newspaper, December 5, 1903, Page 10

GENERAL STAFF URGED FOR UNCLE SAM'S NAVY Secretary Moody in His Report Also Asks for More Money, More Men, More Ships and Younger Command- ers for the Big Fighting Ships. CHANGES ADVOCATED BY NAVAL SECRETARY. Younger men to command big fighting ships. General staff similar to that of the army. Consolidation of tne various bureaus. Reorganization uf the navy-yard staffs. More money for ships and additional men. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—In his an- ual report to the President, made pub- Mic to-day, Secretary Moody recom- mends tlie establishment of a General @tafl in the Navy which shall have @uties similar to those of the General Btaft of the Army except that Its ex- ecutive ‘powers shall be at all times Mefined and restricted by the Secretary, On this point the report reads: “Bureau chiefs, often admirably ted by their character and attaln- ™ments to perform duty, are engrossed 4m the administration of their respective ‘bureau ve little time for other duties, are tempted to consider all ques- tions from a point of view of their own us, and hesitate to assume duties which by law are not Imposed upon them, This led to the enlargement et the function of the Chief of the Bu- eau of Navigation and the creation of the Gencral Board. The proposals for changes may be classified as follows: Changes Proposed. “Pirst—Alterations in. the organiza- ion of navy-yards which will increase the power and responsibility there over and for work progressing therein. “Second, ‘The consolidation of bureaus in the Dapartment. “Third, ‘The creation of a general staff, which shall be responsible for the efficiency of the vessels afloat and the personnel of the Navy, collect and @igest military information upon which @lans for active operations may be . formulated, and act as the military ad’ Viner of the Secretary, having no a thority except such as may be con- ferred upon it from time to time by the Georetary. “The Admiral of the Navy, whose ex- Porlence and mdvice, always fully avail- ‘able, have been of inestimable value, is the President of this Board, and the the Ohief of the Bureau of Navigation is Chairman of {ts executive committee. Through these two officers the deliber- FORMER SHERIFF TOM DUNN, WHOSE BALL WILL BE A WONDER. | | | ations and opinions of the Board, based) not only upon thelr experience as of- ficers, but upon the, work of the bodies above enumerated, ‘are brought! to the attention of the Secretary. Together the Admiral of the Navy and the Chief of the Buteau of (Navigation are in a considerable measure performing the dutles of a chief of general ata Board has no existe cept by vir- tue of the departmental regulation. which may at any moment be modified or repealed. “It 1s not my purpose to recommend specifically at this time any of these proposals, but only to bring them for- ‘d for the earnest discussion and Gonsideration which thelr importunce deserves, hange is not’ seform, and none should. be attempted ‘until tt aprgare, clearly, that conditions would “T venture, however, to express’ tho; hope that Congress may sare to ‘the whole subject of the organization of our naval establishment its beat thought and attention. The cost Of our naval estab- Ushment, as well as the importahce of the efficiency of our Navy, would amply Warrant all the study which can be ‘The Becretary that during the last year 1.6 4 iit ot the nun enlisted men in the Navy deserted) but Auds that that Is only the average tor any year, ‘The effective force of the navy was increased during the fiscal year by t addition of twenty-five now ‘These vessels were the Maine; the four harbor-dete: tors, ‘Arkansas, Nevada, Flori Wyoming; twelve torpedd-boat. destr ers, one torpedo boar and seven 3 marine boats, Since the close of the fiscal year, and therefore not included in this enimeration, additional vessels have been accepted ns follows: One Protected cruiser, the 4, one torpedo-boat des Gonough. July 8. t. |wine contract. <i wine contract, To the upper, east side, in fact, to the entire political world, and espe- cially to Tammany Hall, the annual ball of the Hon. Tom Dunn's Delaware Club fs the most important pchfal jason. Mrs, Astor has rand spends quite a lot of money on it, but Tom Dunn's ball means more to this towns than three of Mrs, Astor's exclusive affairs and each one represents a small jtune in money, ‘here is nothing mean about ‘Tom Dunn, and this yeav's ball, wich takes Place ‘on Monday night, is golng. to the finest that the Delaware Club has ever given. Most of the presont city of- felals, all of those who succeed them big portion of the public at large, We been snvited and will attend, Pub: io persons who don’t go to any other dances i the winter go Dunn's fault and this year Mayor-elect McClellan and most of the men who vere active in making his campaign a iccess Will be present. Terrace Garden will be transformed for the affair. The scheme of floral dec- - oration 1s on a larger and more magniti- cent scale than anything ever done by political club in, thia city before, and ded to it will be @ lavish electrical making the big auditorium a beauty spot. | ‘She ‘wine agents are already bothering the Committee of Arrangements for the big thing, this Sertabi They dri for-} jan. J next, the bench and the bar, | 3 to Tom | 2: | CLOSE FAIRLY WELL pay _{étined rather sharp night. as they. do et the Arign-ball: fact, they don't drink much of fai if Dunn has his y night a hd tie Rolders, of Invitations wil miss one of the times of their lives {f they don't take a night off and get in the fun. For on the will Fiias hearing om Dunn's nev crop of funny stories. They may hear echoes of them afterward, but that isn't Mke hearing ‘Tom tell them; | Noone can, tell unt story in just the way ‘To fewest eee himself, A number of acceptances have ent been received to the. invitations whic Were sent out several days ago. Amon) these are promises to be present trom Col, McClellan, Leader Murphy of Tam- many Hall, Comptroller Grout, Charl . Fornes, John F. Ahearn, Louls Hi fen, Josenh Cassidy, Sheriff-eleat gheil. 1, Erlanger, Congressman Timothy nd Little ‘im, Senator Fadrview and Patrick Hf, toCarren, ee ROUGH TRIP FOR YACHT. Col. Spectacuint affair Leland's Safa-El-Bahr Dam. aged on Voyage to Italy, LEGHORN, Italy, Dec. 5.—The Amer- jean steam yacht Safa-el-Bahr, owned by Col. Francis L. Leland, who is now: iy Florence, has arrived here from New York after a bad passage of twenty some during which she sustained TERRE NE ENOTES 7S eR STOCKS WAVER, BUT Brooklyn Rapid Transit, with Metropolitan and Manhattan, the Main Stay of the Market, Which Was Under Pressure. Stocks were erratic, with a downward tendency, to-day, although the market at times showed signs of real strength, afd on the whole was actepted as sat factory, The bank statement was good, | M ‘Dut after it was announced prices de- and almost every issue on the list except the tractions this decline the market became steadier and showed a tendency to advance and ing generally was that the market had acted very well considering that it was Saturday and that it had hed a very sharp advance. Houses with Westera connections ad- vised thetr customers that the short in- | we terest had been pretty well eliminated and that this would result in a general wealcening of prices. There was enough to kk source ls not ‘be Brooklyn Rapid Transit was probabi; the strongest stock on’ the list and t radling was very coy the stock wale in Too shares. wwihlch wees 0 ord Metropolitan and Mi Is9 very strong and even atta close came showed @ net gain, Feline that as s00n. pe th at end is disposed of the protefred will advange sharply. The Grangers ‘and coal roads were also very strong, and there is a gen feeling that on Monday. with eas! money and better quotations from Lo) don, the market will continue its rise. rise. ‘The total asles of stocks were 348,900 shares and of bonds $1,819,000. pedis eects CLARKE BANK FAILS. Firm Makes an Assignment to Van Norden Trust Company. William Clarke & Sons, bankers at No. signment to-day for the benefit of crud- {tors to the Van Norden Trust) Com- pany. ‘The firm ts composed of James and Hudson Clarke. 8 Centre street, sre the et- 154 Nassau street, made an as-| Mari Johnston & Johnston, | otis Estabhshed 1869 B.KARSCH ANNOUNCES the presentation of a heaw- tiful and thoroughly up-. to-date assortment of a DIAMONDS, JBWELRY, WATCHES, SILYER WARE of every description FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Art and Merit combined with} LOWEST PRICES for equal grades. cLosiNe QUOTATIONS. |POTTOHRALLIE Rlehest, Jowest and closing SSE SAERES| 1 ORI MARIE High. eae: 1 nl a Re Sl ty Leads in the Buying and 78 7 Favors March Option, While = Prices Which Had Been De- —2 | pressed Take a Jump. 3 Sentiment before the opening of the cotton market to-day seemed to favor #4] reaction owing to the argument that outstanding accounts had probably been pretty well evened up; while cables were distinctly below expectations and the outlook was for heavy receipts. Reflecting this, thé market opened steady at @ net lors of 3 a 1) points. ‘A good demand developed at the lower lever, however, and while realizing con- tinued heavy offerings were prompity absorbed and prices rallied to about yesterd, finals. Trading Was fairly active, but fluctuations comparatively narro Bull leader Sully was among the buy- ers, he taking generous offerings. of the March option. The ‘general demand was scattering and it looked like a market in which the trade was even- ing up for the end of the week. The early prices were: Eris S: FRESESE FFF ESE F LPBSIUSRt sway eagetbee! eysss ies eh FT Every article is guaranteed to * be exactly as we represent tt, WEDDING RINGS A SPECIALTY. 8th Ave., cor. 41st St} gest teesceteal. "UE BANK STATEMENT GOOD. ‘The bank statement was a'good one|vored and on a good demand jumped 20 in ‘that tt showed an increase in cash | points. The closing peices were; Le. Jane and increase 1: reserve when 5 the Prellminary sotiateoes 12.80 to 12801 March, a¢fl| SUNDAY WORLD WANTS WORK market | MONDAY: MORNING WONDERS. In ‘oa Jate trading December exeperis ind! 2,000,000 tn th amounted to $62, fang Din in legal tenders War’ $1 14690), make ng @ pain In cash of $017.00. The in- — crease in loans in view o} eat ac- a) ee in the ‘stock ‘market was much less than had been expected, amounting to, but 1,162,600, Deposits increased 3 | $948 100, The statement follows: JAMES McGREERY & 60. Sale of . Silk Waist Lengths, _ On. Monday, December 7th, Waist lengths: of fine novelty silks. Delicate shades and:deep colors for evening or day dress, Suitably arranged in boxes for _| presentation, ete. Brocades, heavy silks and handsomely embroid- ' ered Paris patterns are included in this sale, “1.§0:to 5.60 © i “per pattern, reais 5 reserves now amount ‘to’ jast a Seon 675 two years ago, area! e a CURB STOCKS QUIET. , The curb market was qufet but steady, to-day, with Seaboard Air Line, and In- ternational Mercantile Murine the active issues of the list, the latter selling about 400 shares at 4 1-2, \ts closing Price of yesterday. Northern Securities Was off 3-4, at 89 ‘The bid and asked ot the' principal outside ‘securities Big, Aoked: ae American Can American Can Greene Copper ‘arin Twenty-third Street. it ae ill TAKE HOLD OF TRADE } and bring it to your own doors, Sunday World Advertising furs nishes the “grip.” Advertisements in ‘the Special Sunday World Want Directory . reach more people who, buy, sell, hire help, loan, rent, and all the multitude . of the minor business things of life. es Remember. that Sunday World — Wants are not scattered about in many ‘ sections, but are to be found in.a single’ § compact, convenient. sheet, clearly in dexed.and classified.“ SMALL WANTS BRING: BIG RESULTS. H. B. Young, of No. 1015 Arch street, Philadelphia, writes of the results: of an “Agents Wanted” advertisement in-the Sunday World's. twelve-page | WantDirectory: “We are more than pleased: with the number:of replies:that., -have already received. one insertion.” A TEST FOR YOURSELF . Had no idea-so.many agents would be reached IN... K. E. Clarkson, of No. 1942. Fifth ‘avenue, Pittsburg, writes to: The Workh: Pye “I inserted an advertisement fora Situation as mechanical engineer in The | World of Tuesday, Nov. to. I received twelve answers, among them. one offering a position: at $3,500, which I accepted. World Wants do certainty work wonders.” ‘THE. ‘ | SUN DAY. - WORLD