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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-12
CAR FAMINE
Shortage Of Freight Cars, Early
in the Season. is Worrying
shippers

CHICAGO. III. Aug. ti..-so grsat
aud constant 10 the demand from
shippers for cars. that conditions
have developed which seem 60 jus
ufy the conclusion that the short
aEr Of eauilmsnt vii probably con
tsuue Indefinitely.
An actual car famine has practi-
eaiiY already ergun, and unless
there IL unexpected Improvement a
repetition 81 last winters expert
sncc. VIXEN tbs hsxh tbs IT activity
arrives. appears Inevitable. not
"a Outstanding the amount u new
rolling stock and the Increased yard
facilities acquired since then b. the
various roads.
N a large Measure this early
Shortage Il due 90 the larger grain
rslnXemrut that WAS delayed BY the
artfunrd mary afnutiist - ether
. - 81 YAs 49,. eIsI 4.S-a.21.ss 49,
e4fiiar fu TIE sfaauns
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-12

hereby Il called 70 meet a. the office
q the company, rnom spi Globe Build,
Ing In the city Of Seattle. Washing.
ton. on Thursday, the nth DAY - AuE
uat isa3 AZ the hour o. 10 a. IA foi
the purpose Of Increasing the capital
stock u said Investment company
from two thousand shares o. a pal
value Of one hundred dollars 60 three
thousand shares ~ par value % one
hundred dollars
Dated az Seattle. Washington. this
g1nd day Of June. iao3
]. W elise
" " elise
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-12
CONFERENCE
OF w. C.. T. u.

OLD ORCHARD. Ne. Aug. IL
m conference and Institute u the
Woinens Christian Temperance un-
icn hirh opened here tasiay mas At
sraeted = host Of leaders Of the
movement from various paFta of the
country. Nfu T. ~ y. Etevens
national ". e. 7. Y. president. and
Ms Anna Gordon. natluuai sscres
tary. are among the participants.
The prunrafufue provides Cor the
ferenoous "a b. devoted 70 Institute
work and the afternoons - plat
form addresses - risrKyulsu ana
ether prominent speakers. Congress
mar Charles r Lfttlsfisld. Rev. Or.
Smith HaksF and Rev. J, W Ma
tsifFeF aaffaaFss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-12
REFUSED
Merchants Must Not Use Side.
walks to Display Goods

The board Of public works set a
-rurafsnt yesterday IN the refusal
Of the application Of Stone Fishsf
3 Lane for = permit % use - inches
% space Oh the University street
side % THEIR annex on Second ave.
rue for the display ~ aeedH This
beard decided that n watsid refuse
this and ali similar applications IN
ire future
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-12
HE'S An OLD
INDIAN TIGHTER

Gen. n " anftan T. A. vsf
stan Indian fighter snd former friena
- chief Seattle arrived n fhfa ciss
YESTERDAY lie spmsN to Inspect Gos.
sfHfnsnt property heated - Seattle
Including FuFt fHNten. GsHsfsi Hur.
tau vas graduated from West roini h.
isl9 and fu tbs alta years ss5ru.sdins
80 - YES an ofacsF 10 Washineton
military paafH.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-12
JUVENILE
COURT
Efforts Are Being Made to Is.
tablish One

The Charity Organisation and the
ciuidrsn'H Friead society Rre cuAsax-
crtNs 90 establish a iaVsnils court IN
this city. The plan ia Go have a sep
nfatS uauntripai ceurt for ths punish
rsent - fHssuiie Offenders and a. keep
taem separated r-em the dlsreputahle
crifrinais vtte whvsu they come tn
eentNct Shsa placed r. isfl and tried
fn TIE FskHiaf court TIE plan suls
braces the faFrnattau 90 regular
eorps q assteers. VITA whesa the Youshs
are kiNeu suspended sentence Will be
empowered q accept pafete
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-12
WILL GO ON
the CLALLAM

The Seattle Press club Will give It's
next excursion Thursday on tha fu-
at Sound Navigation company p
new and pretty steamer ciallan. A
ran viii be made 10 Nha tcofn.
where several hours Will be sprat by
the aawH paper men a. the guests II
the thriving Rockingham hag CITY,
Various paints ~ interest aionE the
route, which Includes beautiful De
csptsca pass viii be visited The
STEAMER will call al a salmon trssp,
and possibly those aboard WI Het
a chance Ia sec the tfApfnra tna he
a "lift"
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Nili b. rendered NJ Mcpherson
ssea elected superintendent 81 fnis.
sims for the northwestern sfatss AZ
the recent session - the Cainss4
HaufiNt state convention re wfii
leave ihs rssy sa = few says fer \
l~ctafinK tour IN the interest % fnis-
efHn sraft
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WHERE?
COMMISSIONERS LOOK ron a
PLACE TO HOLD THE TRANe
MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS-

city Comptroller ttiplingef. Park
Cammiaaionef blaine. J. u. Black.
well. Donald Fletcher. aud william
Htuffrn, members ~ the local
anHMlhaiaaipn congress arrange
ment committee. spent the afternoon
Al Leschl aud Madinun pnrka They
locked over the facilities At each
place. 10 determine az which. N az
either n viii be best 60 hold the
session ~ the coming congress, II
la thought that the paNiiianH at
either 81 the two parks would be az
ideal convention hall,
The harness races AZ The Mead
owe will commence az 1850 daily. ="
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-12
CONTRACTS
b. Of p. w. Awards Them fos
Street Improvement

The board q public wuTks yestsTsisv
awarslsd the failaainH straaf improve
ensut contracts
! kaiusrN. ruucrstr wsiaa On Twuu.
- ssrofGa eYsuusl from Fast Union -
East Marion streets. ku1 C11ic yards.
f1fssE
r Ryan 4 Co eorersts saikH or
re-isf Way a al. a.ee eahla yards.
Iia 80 -
= A Haifev. concgsts walks on Val
isv seest fram Qusen Auus avenue
- sxtsr ayenus 80 r.
g J Efsekean. sraains aut eanrrete
Naiks On tsee street. fFetn QUE "a
Anne aeenus 70 WiiiArd avenue. So
1za0
cssFrrrte wAlas on East srFlfure street.
srugu broadway % Twstfth avenue.
Ga aEE
-
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TESTIMONIAL

A testimonial musical Tor the Rev.
Gordon ~ FfiTfHsn. formerly pastor
Of the Mount Zion Baptist church.
vii be given at Hanks hail this
rvanina. b the Cuiofed People -
tna city A IntrrrallnR rfnErarn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-12

To 90 East over the Northern Pa
cine, AZ vsfY laN rates Tickets on
sale August 18th. 18th. 18th and
18Th. A. Sadesu. general agent
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AmussmEnrA
AMus Sc MENrA
si.00 ROUND TRIP Si.00
SECOND ANNUAL
Seattle Press Club Excursion
Tie Nsss. csmHtedious ard speedy
STEAMER cLALLAM

VII leave seattle (Pisr No. 1. feo,
u YsHlefl at 80 a. m. on T'hurs
aay. August - for a daylight trip
taun the sound. with three hours
~ Whatooul. returning 10 seattle in
s.s-. s-s- ...81 49, - - l. :
provided Meals ca board may D.
haa for 40 pei plate.
On ths trip down the clhliafn vii
pans Mradoe Point. hukiltre. Wild
b Island camano iaiand. 0ednef
Island. AnanufIFs ans Chuekanut
Hay. running IN the waters pf Har-
ataea Passage Deception Pass Hos
rafi1 strait aa4 BelliuEaau Hay,
rhe raising Of sish trap fos the
haHsflt % the arcufsioniNts vii be
= feature of the stop near Whatc1m
Returning she glsilafn passes Las-
mi falanA Cypress Island. 0usmss
Island. aniith's island and the frian-
Ealaf series II Qualifications At Al
faifaifY Head. Marrow stone Point
aus polat wilson. Ths crossing ~
the ptrnlls w4ii 30 b. mccall light.
AMI The return 70 Seattle vii - by
Afsaifalf, Inlet
Tickets aud Htateronfns may be
had A. tiis office - the Puget Sound
SANisatiou Company. COS First ave-
nUe.
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We will carefully examine
your Teeth and tell you In adj
vance exactly what your work
will cost. free of charge.
All work guaranteed for Is
years.
LADY ATTENDANT.
Hours a. m. to 8 p. m.
Sundays a. m. to n m
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-12

North Seattle thieves are robhing
private mali boxes IN that part of
tie city. Humane Officsr Clark
yesterday lost a letter containing a
craft Tor q cousidsrabis sum u
money. n vas taken from his let
ter box.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-12

OAK AND MAPLE FLOORING
Can be had OF
a - - Is = 80
faff HNAHafathf tnHNAhfNa s1AHAN ~ nv
Railroad ave. and Connecticut St,
one block south OF Moran Bros.
Phones Sunset Main 1876. indepen-
dent 1856.
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lIcENsEs 70 WEp

George wsldnck and Mette Lam
ereuE % legal aRr. both 81 Seattle.
fsorRe Oueourf. "a. and Olga Klein,
~. both 81 Seattle.
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NOTICE

fFafif'E - itFfF0f Bffvn ~ tfff utifirf-
HiEned a majority Of the trustees 81 the
Globe Investment Company that a
meeting Of the stockholders OF tho
Globe Investment Company be and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-12

Iaais. samittr.f ire as 1'hs Meadows
eysry day thia pe-k 81 Saturday 80
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TomorroW's
Specials

scotch 1awua. PRETTY patterns.
fasf colors. g. value. toinef-
roN .ssssssass ststs.sssss'S -
PRETTY pearl Walat Ests. &c val
ue. tomorrow .ssss.ss 5000 Hse
Large sire mother q pearl shirt
Vast sets. oliver trimmed.
80 value. tomorrow .ss.. &he
a. IN wide Fancy Taffefa rib
bon. beautiful style. pc value.
tomorrow s.- ...s. I've
Ftns Rlaak ard Gray Cnutll Cor
set. s and hook ienstfii "
ana 81 u value. tomorrow sue
f.aalss' sleeveless Vests. fancy
pink ard blue stripes. pretty
crochet neck 90c value. 70
morrow ........ s..sss.sa.s We
.-hii.;F~n.s g.T=sT Blssses Ah!r,s.
ali sizes. worth zse and sc. 20
FTFuTTUW sH4assss fsfFsFsss sf' =
poys Golf Caps, sc value. %
morrow ssss.s sss+tss 5000 Toe
r.,,s' Pine perCais Shirt Waists
with patent detachable belt
regular 1se value. tomorrow
a.4aa4.ssss4ss.sss Que
ladies' fine Nac0 Cotton Hose
IN pretty shades n TN am
wins color. regular ~ Faiue,
per pair 49,. ..s.s.ssssss''i"e
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-17

Bernardino. Los Angeles and San Diego.
Other settlements in the newly opened
territory include Rodrtgue, Kramer,
Daggett, Ludlow. Klondike. Amboy and
Blake. The end of the Sierra Nevada
range of mountains touches this terri
tory. and Barstow is over 2,100 feet
above sea level. but this altitude is ex-
ceptional Mojave being but 275 feet,
Amboy less than 600 feet. and the Nee
dies, on the boundary line between Cali
fornia and Arizona-a town OF 200 peo-
ple-only IS feet. AS has been said,
the possibilities Of this territory are de-
pendent almost solely upon irrigation;
and while the section is not likely to be
rigation project on large scale. there
is some chance for private irrigation
work, there being in or near this strip
of land several streams and bodies of
water OF fair size
The Land Office officials at Washington
had not anticipated any such rush for the
new lands as now appears to be threat
ened, and have made no arrangements TO
send force of clerks from Washington
as was done at the time OF the land rush
in Oklahoma. The management OF the
distribution in southern California Will
therefore rest solely in the hands of the
registers and receivers of the land Offices
at Los Angeles and Independence, Cal,
and Carson City, New.
TIE head of g family, or a person who
has arrived at the age of twenty-one
years. If citizen of the United States or
intending to become such, may acquire
title to one quarter section, 100 acres, by
establishing and maintaining residence
thereon and improving and cultivating
the land for the continuous period of five
years. residence elsewhere than on
the land entered for more than six
months at any one time is construed as
an abandonment of claim.
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Typical Battleship Without Her Superstructure.
Drawing of the Rhode

place Of the other four 6-inch rifles Of
the Maine they will have eight 8-lnch
guns-of course very much more weighty
and more powerful. The projectile of a
6-inch rife weighs 100 pounds; the pro-
jectile of an S-inch rife, $50. Four of
these 8-inch rifles in each of the new
ships viii be contained in the novel
superimposed turrets mounted on the
two main Pinch turrets fore and aft.
In view of the difficulty with the
Maine, it may be interesting TO note
the extraordinary precautions which
Uncle Sam takes in his newest ships to
see that his mighty guns are securely
fastened to the vessel that must bear
them. Battleships like the Rhode ISL
and and New Jersey are practically as
well as theoretically floating forts and
must furnish stable and well protected
gun platforms. The heavy protective
deck. a "turtleback" o5 nickel steel,
serves as the bomb proof of the fort.
but also as the subfoundation for the
gun mounts. The novel superimposed
turrets. each containing two 12-inch and
two 8-inch rifles. rise from the main
deck but turn upon a cylindrical steel
foundation which rests upon the pro-
also rise the barbettes. cylinders of 10
inch steel which protect the turning
gear and ammunition hoists. The
amidships barbettes for the S-inch ri
ies are sustained by bulkheads which
rest upon the protective deck. But the
most massive framework OF the whole
ship Is really that which upholds and
protects the huge s and 12-inch rifles IN
their circling turrets
So also, with the broadside guns Of
the Rhode Island and New Jersey. Thay
are lighter weapons, 1t is true-100-
Founders OF six-inch caliber. These
guns stand upon the gun deck, sheltered
behind armor six inches thick. The deck
beneath them, to which the gun mounts
are attached, is powerfully strengthened.
This deck is of steel plate TO begin with.
Underneath at distance of several
inches is fastened an extra plate. The
interval between these. two plates-the
deck plating and the layer Below it's
filled in solidly with hard wood and bolt
ed through again and again, making an
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-17
UNCLE SAM WILL OFFER
A MILLION ACRES FREE

Uncle Sam is preparing to open to set
Element 100000 acres of public land on
the main line OF the Santa Fe Rail-
road in southern California. and from
present indications 1t is reasonable 10
expect a tremendous land rush when
this slice of public domain is opened to
entry in June. The opening Of this
territory, which comprises a strip TWEEN
ty miles in width and between 200 and
300 in length, is under direction of the
officials Of the local land Offices at Los
Angeles and Independence. Cal, and
Carson City, New, and at each of these
points thousands of letters have been
received from all parts of the country
making Inquiry as to details regarding
the new Mecca.
The General Land Office at Washington
is rather at a loss to account for the
tremendous interest which has been
aroused in the territory to be opened in
the Golden Gate State and officials ex-
press the fear that many persons who
go West to find homes in this domain
will be grievously disappointed when
they discover that the holdings are al
most exclusively desert land and of lit
tie value without the expenditure of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-17

considerable money for Improvement. 1t
| is conceded that this land has q future,
but little can be accomplished until
the transforming power of irrigation has
been called into play.
A surprising circumstance in connec-
ton with the present excitement over
this new territory is that similar land
in this identical locality is and has been
open TO settlement for some time past
with few takers. Perhaps the unusual
state of affairs may best be explained
by brief review of the events leading
up TO the present opening OF territory.
In accordance with the usual custom
governing railroad construction in the
West, the United States Government
made grants OF land in southern Cali
fornia 10 the Atlantic and Pacific and
Southern Pacific Railroad companies. in
each case the Government retained half
of the land along the projected line of
railroad and relinquished the other half
to the railroad company. For the sake
of uniformity the Government kept the
sections in each township designated
by even numbers, and let the railroad
people have the sections designated by
odd numbers.
1t happened that in the stretch Of
territory between the town of Mojave
and the Colorado River (the scene OF
the coming land rush. the grants TO
the two railroad companies overlapped,
and thus Uncle Sam kept full half OF
the land while the two railroad cor
porations were obliged to divide be-
tween them the odd numbered sections
each company receiving. Il will be
seen. one-fourth Of the whole amount
of land. The Southern Pacific Company
still holds its land. or such portion OF
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the glare from his wife's dark eyes.
The hand holding the knife began TO
tremble
You ought o be ashamed o Yourself
suggestin' sech a thing Our Bobbie to
marry into that family, I'd rather he'd
marry an Injun from up the valley.
Don't set there with that look on your
face as If you blieved sech thing could
happen"
She threw her head up swiftly, keep
ing her eyes on her husband. meaning to
look him out OF countenance
His glance dropped. Don't let's quar-
II, mother. Got anything for me to do ?
Got plenty O. wood in?''
For a moment she was silent Her
husband must not be permitted to imag-
inc that her indignation could be ap-
peased by such trifing overtures.
Yes she said. cutting off the word
fiercely, II have somethin' fer you to
do Strengthen up that trench where it
makes the sharp turn mex Mary Longs
field Wen be irrigatfn her corn patch
the frs thing you know" She spoke
contemptuously; then she laughed, low
and malicously. That dry trench O.
hers with only a foot or two of solid
ground between it and that fine little
stream of ours. And some time, father,
between this and bedtime, I want you
to take stick and scratch two or three
little channels down toward the toma-
toes. The other garden stuff is fairly
CROWN up out OF the swamp; but,
somehow, the tomatoes has been for
GOT
Clawson rose and slowly left the room.
While Mrs. Clawson prepared the
noon-hour dinner, she frequently peereti
up the long slope leading from the
kitchen porch. 1t was planted in mo-
thodical patches of garden truck Some
of the green clumps had outgrown their
strength and could be seen to sprawl
as If for support, over smaller, stockier
growths. Mrs. Clawson's gaze was
bounded by q hedge of manzanlta, whose
small trunks and twisted limbs showed
q soft red, like dressed cedar. A wide
ditch ran along the hedge, the water
turning near the group of pines and hur-
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ryfng down through the southwestern
corner of the CIawson ranch to the
creek.
When Mrs. Clawson ssw her husband
bend to pick up an armful of broken
rock she sat down contentedly near The
open door: she braced the small, square
coffee mill firmly between her knees,
and turned the handle with fierce.
spirited movement.
"Clawson. dinners ready" she called,
half an hour later.
AS she went along the path she pull
ed off the withered roses from the
bushes. When she came to the barbed-
wire fence. she stood looking out critt-
cally across her neighbours blighted
cornfleld. Not a healthy stalk to be seen
anywhere among those sickly plants:
each one thirsting for water.
The ditch flowed rather noisiIy at her
feet as it ran along the steepest part of
the hill. Three hundred feet west the
creek sang unsteady in a muffled roar.
Mrs Clawson's thin lips curved in a
downward crescent.
OldWSOn, she called aRaln- But ne
was at her side; and followed her heav-
lily over the plank laid across the trench
Whatever has become of that boy of
our" she said, affectionately. Took his
rods and hy-book out with him early
this morning. Said he'd be back at din
ner time, sure. Well, Clawson how
you git along with the work?' She
turned a suspicious eye on her husband.
81 frightened the WALL" he replied.
meekly.
They walked along silently to the
kitchen door. Mrs. Clawson went on
going round to the front of the house
She looked about in every direction,
shading her eyes with her brown. knotty
hands. She tried to decipher the spaces
of shadow among the thickets and trees
near the creek She thought she saw a
splotch of dark red and gold color.
Must be the sun strikin' on the back
o. wild cattle. They been a-strayin'
round here lately
She started toward the creek. Then
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over the bank in a darker. thicker
| stream. at last trickling down into Mary
Longs trench, Mrs. Clawson chuckled
grimly
Certainly 1T would surprise no one that
through loose wall water should find
for itself an opening. nor that afterward
the refreshing stream should be allowed
to pursue its own benefeent way.
Mrs. Clawson continued o laugh as shs
slung the lantern over her arm and pick
ed her steps across TO the tool shed,
where she had found the hoe half an hour
earlier.
It had grown very dark When she
started down the hill she could hardly
see three feet before her.
II come after yeh. Sue" her husbxnd's
voice said out of the shadow of an lie
tree. rs there anything the matter v b
yeh?"
"Nothin' that I'm aware Of" she re-
piled. in a noncommittal tone.
"Yeh Amt sick, are ye. Sus7 Well peo-
pie don't wander around after dark"
People should mind their own affairs.
father" she replied.
tern, Sue?"
She thought she heard note OF covert
triumph in his voice.
Take 1t II yeh want" she spoke In
differently. I'm cold. want % git
back to the house"
He took the lantern from of her arm
She watched him curiously as his dara
figure stumbled up the hill and stopped
over the broken wall.
When he returned to her side, he said:
why didn't yeh tell me. I'd done "a
for yeh.''
Done what?" she asked.
He burst into a laugh. 1t was the first
laugh of unalloyed satisfaction he had
enjoyed for years.
She clutched his arm.
81 expect yeh1I hold that over my
head like the sword o. Damocles all the
rest O. my life. That wall broke itself,
DunceI"
They hurried down the hill He was
in the lead tonight, holding the lantern
down close to her feet.-Tne Argonaut
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ufacturer; third. the Identification num-
Der. and fourth. the regulation Govern
ment stamp; and no material is allowed
to go into a navy ship unless it bears
all these four.
Even after the steel has been in
spected and approved 1t may be rejected
at the building or the navy yards.
Standard medium steel must have ten
sile strength of at least 10000 pounds
and hard steel of $4,000 pounds, and a
piece of steel eight inches long must
stand an elongation of 25 per cent at
rupture. Steel rods from which rivets
are made must be capable of bending
over fiat on themselves without show
ing any cracks or flaws on the outer
surface. Castings for stems. stern
posts, turret tracks. and so on, weigh
ing more than 1900 pounds, must be
raised TO a height of at least ten feet
and be allowed to fall freely upon a
concrete or macadamized road surface.
while castings weighing less than 1,500
and more than 1000 pounds must be
let fall from a height OF not less than
twelve feet. After the material has
passed this rough and ready test. it
must be suspended in chains, land ham
mered all over with a heavy sledge
hammer" and the navy book of instruc-
ton adds. almost ironically. mo cracks,
flaws. defects. or weakness must ap
pear after such a treatment
Every lot of steel which is being work
ed into the Rhode Island and New Jersey
these ships are good examples because
of their class they are furthest along
has had to pass this rigid inspection.
these strenuous tests OF thorough go
ing Navy Department. If. in spite OF
these precautions a little defect did
somewhere appear. when high powered
rifles are fred al an unwonted elevation,
it would perhaps not be surprising. But
the development of even such small de-
fects in our navy has been the exception
and not the rule, and it is quite possible
that with the help of precautions which
grow severer and more exacting year by
year the new steel battle line of the
United States will even improve thai
reputation for freedom from serious mis-
chance which has made it the envy of
foreign services.