Show PRESENTATION Of OE SUBSTITUTE SUBSUME PlA TIER IN IM Sit VER SERVICE Persistent Rumor That Surprise Surprise Surprise Sur Sur- prise in the Matter Matter Is Coming R WASHINGTON aSHINGTON NOV i. i That I.-That mat thO those those 01 opposed to the a acceptance of or the silver t service to be pres presented to the battleship Utah In New York next Monday plan to spring a surprise at ab the last minute w was was' wasa 8 I a pe persistent rumor in naval circles here yesterday All of the higher officers of the of-the the navy have gone to New York for tor for the n. n naval review and those left lert In authority here profess to know nothing of of or such sucha 1 a move Nevertheless Ne rumor has It that in tn some way an attempt is to tobe tobe be made to force the acceptance of the substitute u platter latter bearing tarl the figure of or ofa ora J I f instead a woman instead of the on one engraved v with the likeness of Brigham Youn Young How It Is la to be bo done Is told in various arlous ways bU but each relator refuses to be bei I quoted ducted t d. d One n version rf has it that at t t the same Iame time the Utah service is pr presented I Ute the other platter will be offered as a substitute for tor the o objectionable piece This presentation is to follow tollow the other before the commander of or the Utah can have I time to voice his ac acceptance Of Utah's gift It The commander cannot refuse the I II second offering and once accepted those I opposed to the Young piece Will again carry th the matter to the secretary of or the theAt navy At the navy department it was said uld that not until after atter the service had heel been presented presented presented pre pre- resented re- re to the commander of the Utah could the question of or Its acceptance or rejection b by the United St States tes government government govern govern- ment be taken up liP by the secretary of the navy In an official manner The secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of the navy y will not be bound by hj bythe bythe the action of tho the commander of the Utah and while it is 19 generally believed that I the commanders commander's a acceptance will be rati rati- ratified ratified fied tied by Secretary Meyer the assurance of I I tho those e who have persistently opposed the Young likeness suggests that something is I in the air ar |