The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-22
Great Naval Station.


Washington is that Narragansett bay
may become the greatest naval station
on the Atlantic coast. The first act to-
ward this coming about was the order
from Secretary of the Navy Newberry
a few days ago consolidating the naval
war college, naval training station,
naval torpedo station, naval coaling
station, naval hospital, and naval pay
office in Newport under one head, with
Rear Admiral John P. MerreI, u. S.
N. as commandant, with the same Of
fee in connection with the second naval
defense district.
An immense naval dry dock will soon
be finished in Narragansett bay and
with the dry dock there will come a
large repair plant and other depart
nnentS with 1t.
Naval officers point with pride to the
fact that Rear Admiral Charles S.
Sperry, U. s. N, chief
of the Atlantic fleet, could bring his en-
tire fleet into Narragansett bay tomor-
row, coal, water and provision, and
there would still be room enough in the
bay for all the navies of the world to
come in at any hour of the night or
day. The fact is being called attention
to that at the New York navy yard but
one ship at a time may enter.
The waters of Narragansett bay fur
nish abundant room for important
naval experiments of any character,
and some of the most important tests
have been made here.
Q6-
partment sent detail of officers to
look over the lands about the bay, to
ascertain if a larger camp for troops
could be founded. After a weeks work
these officers have completed their
task. and have forwarded a report to
the department. showing that there is
ample room for camping 100000 troops
without the slightest difficulty. with
excellent sites and abundant water
from the numerous springs on both
sides of ARAnSett
The members of the naval general
board spent considerable time in secret
meetings at the naval war college last
summer and the belief is that their
mission had in part to do with the new
and larger naval station in Narragan-
sett bay.-Newport dispatch to New
York Times.
The Tragedy of E'Thru.''
New York, where the simplif1ed SPELL
ling board maintains its word cruel
bles. is soon to be the land OF promise
for poor old Through"
Remember when the sfmplified spell
ling board abetted by President Roose-
welt, pruned, trimmed. and sheared
good, honest through until, skeleton
Of its former self, it was forced out
into the cold, unsympathetic world as
the capsulesque "thru?" Well now
Through" seems to be coming into it's
own again, fully embellished with those
extra symbols which, like good children,
are to be seen, but not heard,
The reason the simplified spellists
give for desiring to restore the amputa-
ted portions of through is that thru
has technically tonal faults as it stands.
Then If you spell 1t ''thro" there's moth
ing to tell you not to pronounce it like
Throw" and if you spell it "throu,
what's to keep people who don't know
any better from pronouncing it like
"thou?''
The movement is being furthered by
the Through Memorial Association,
composed of New Yorks most rabid
roughists.-Chicago News.
Chick Mother to Incubator Brood.
A chicken six weeks old, belonging
to Justus w. Smith, a lawyer, of Oak
hurst, N. J., has stepped forward and
filled a gap left by an incubator
mother. The chick is now proudly
acting as mother to a brood OF Tour
| little incubator chicks as well as a
more mature biddy could.-New York
1 World.