The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-21
A JOINT ARMY AND NAVY BOARD
WILL LAY PLANS THlS WINTER
AND MAKE ESTIMATE.
MANY OFFICIALS VISIT STHMUS DOESN'T BELIEVE IN FORCE
In 1905 a Denfense Board Recommend.
ed the Expenditure Of ) Millions in
Fortifying the canal-A New Study
TO Be Made.

Washington, oct. -H Tine imuor'.
ant work of coustructu- Notifications
tor the entrances to .u. Panama Ca.
nal will be- given careful consideration
oy q Joint army and navy board dur
ing the coming wiu... This board
VIII visit the isthmu. and study ta,
entire ground So tina. coup.o.s may
be- prepared to ACT H'cug,u.y as
soon as it j. decided .ult rn, uorR
of the terrifying shall begin
>ol,ucl GoethalS, tu. chairman and
the chief engineer of .H. canal com
mission. has promised CHAT the cana.
shall Dee ready To b, ppru.d b, Jam.
nary t. 1919, and tH. President and
his cabinet feel that 90. work uf plar.
ing that waterway iu 1000 mprcgnabl,
position should be- finished or %, least
wcll under way by the time the caua.
is ready fer practical uses.
The general qucsti.r of the fouif.
cations for tn" canal hu, been discuss.
I'd by tn" army and navy fer wear.
1t is possible that il the report OF the
board is made in tim, congress ma,
at this session appropriate money for
the work
The new board will have a,ailab,,
considerable data ON hich to inausu-
rate work for in 1905 the na,ioua,
coast defense board Of which prrsi.
dent TAFT was then the head mad,
a thorough examination into the whole
subject Of Qualifications and recon.
mcnded an expenditure of siN27.sS2
Since that time conditions have
changed and It may be- found desirable
by the board to make other recon.
mrndatlonS involving differences
found necessary as result Of dcvcl.
opm"ntS in national defense
The board in 1905 took the po,itiop
that while it might appear that the
ultimate defense OF the canal must
rest with the navy, the fleet should
not be- tied so closely To IL as To los.
It's offensive power Moreover il was
readily conceivable that the control
OF the sea in the vicinity might be
lost temporarily either on the Atlantic
or the Pacific coast, making land
d"i"nScs necessary and advisabl.
since the cost of tortirication, would
be but small porccntagc of the dam.
age which could be quickly inflicted
upon the plant and operations of tn.
canal
The board recommended the ipstoI
'atlon at th" entrances Of eight H..
inch guns, eleven 3-inch gun, and ,hir.
iy-two Pinch mortals. with tine n.,.
"ssary accessories
The lsthmus of Panama may be Wis.
It'd by a number of officials of the
government this winter. If their pres-
"nt expectations are carried out. Pres.
id'nt TAFT, while at San Francisco Pc.
Gently, expressed the hope that he
would be able to go to the isthmu,
IN December Secretary Dickinson
/ also has indicated his desire 10 so,
/ the great waterway under construc.
ton The appropriation committee
OF the house Is scheduled to sail from
New York for Colon early In Noyem.
ber
. ~"N-~0-~~0~--~-~~-~~~-~-O-~
disubrdirnc" was "a b. the n-t"u,
closing up Of the house.
Thousands Of followers Of the pa
raiders stopped in thc district wher
the parade passed and the saloons
dane" halls ana windows took OF