Show PERSONAL MENTION In tho naval homo In Philadelphia William Wil-liam Mackaboe will celebrate his 100th birthday next September He Is tho oldest old-est living veteran of the American navy Born In Baltimore In ISCft ho Jned the frigate Constitution aa an apprentice in 1M7 He served nearly continuously In tho navy until old age sent I him to tho naval home Edison and Marconi have Joined forces In wireless telegraph the former having become a dIrector of the Wireless Tele graph company In consideration of H largo block of stock he turns over several patents bearing upon the tranMnlsslon of wireless messages He thinks that In a year tho nos system will be in perfect working order Investigation by officials ot the Xavy department lends to the conclusion that the largo number of desertions from Amer ican war vessels arc duo in no small measure tot the fact that recruits nro disappointed dis-appointed Recruiting officers paint the Joys of servIce at sea In colors altogether too rosy nail Instructions have bi ln Issued Is-sued hint they cease doing no Desertions average about 350 per month A man who liar been an Intimate friend of Charles M Schwab for many years BarS The world wonders why Schwab Ln so strong with the sttcl folk Perhaps thcro aro a scoro of men each of whom wduld make just as good a prcMldinl of the steel truiit an Charlie but It It I not us a steel man pure and simple that ho is In such request Schwabs great power lies In his ability to handlo men Ho In tho ablest director of labor that tho world ever knew The vast finny of steel workers work-ers trust him implicitly But for him there would be strike after strike Undoubtedly Un-doubtedly ho has saved the corporation many millions by his amazing Influence over the men In tho mills and furnaces |