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Show SECRETARY DANIELS TRIES OUT NEW NAVAL CRAFT Washington, Sept. 1 Secretary Josephus Daniels has tried out many nnval craft since ho desected tho edl- Itorlal chair to direct tho sea fighting forces of the nation, but he announced announc-ed today that never again would he cruise In n nnvy" yard automobile truck. Ho tried It yesterday. When ho limped Into his office today nnd glngtTly seated himself, oven tho negro neg-ro messenger who guards tho door of tho office of the secretary of tho navy apprehensively looked forward to a bad day. Secretary Daniels, busy with n crowded desk, ordered a taxlcab yes-teray yes-teray to tako him to tho capltol to hear President Wilson read his McxI can message. When ho bounced down tho steps of tho big navy building no taxlcab was Iki sight and ho had no tlmo to lose. "Avast there," ho called to the skipper skip-per of a passing navy automobile truck, who was tacking toward Pennsylvania Pen-nsylvania avenue. "SWnd by, my hearty, and I'll board you. My own craft has slipped Its cable. Tho secretary as a passenger In the navy truck reached the house Just In tlmo to hear tho president. The skip-por. skip-por. of tho craft said today tho going was not any rougher than usual. Mr. Daniels said Friends of tho secretary aro author. Ity for the statement that his Injuries nro not serious. |