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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-05

From Miami, Florida, where he has
been recuperating, Carl G. Fisher, the
moving spirit of all motor racing In
the United States, has returned to In
dianapolis to throw his influence in
the balance in preparation for the
Sixth Annual international Sweep
stakes race on the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway, May 80. Fisher is presi-
dent of this track, and is credited with
being the originator and promoter Of
most of the new and improved fea-
lures of automobile speed contests in
this country.
The story of Fishers life is more
exciting and thrilling than fiction. His
meteoric rise by his own efforts has
made him not only a captain of indus
try, but is one of the country's great
est sportsman. His ambition behind
the Indianapolis Speedway is ever
greater than to merely entertain. He
sees in this track a school for all auto
mobile engineers, and these car build
ers willingly credit Fisher with hav
ing furnished the way for improved
constructions in many instances.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-05
PARIS PAWNSHOPS.
Run by the State, They Arc . 3oon /
All Glasses CT Pee pc.

The "mont-de-piete, a IN
french equivalent of the pawnsho
is called, is a state Institution. Co
sequently there is not that frieno
communion between the lender
the client that o,ie sees in Londo
There is n, private ofii,
where the perso temporarily e
barrassed for uacv may scre
himself from inc tive eyes.
If YOU are in of money
you have any p' ole property
the value of francs or more Y
take it to the nearest branch Off
of the "mont-de-piete"
+ The first thing that meets yoe
gaze is "guard municipal patro
ling up and down the pavement oui
side the entrance.
With a feeling of wholesome re
spect for the maje ty of tbs law
you now enter a large room o.
which one side is occupied b.
benches (very hard and rncomforta
/, ble onesI and the other bv half &
dozen emnIovees behind . connter.
Uov;ng handed voyr =. ntrtv t.
. clerk whose desl b A.. the II
, scription, 'Receptioa f Articles,
you receive a num5cled metal cheaE
& evcbongo and tIaf a the rank,
81 # tba ex1ectant barra rers or tn,
49,
, ~ Tbare ora all sort s,d condition.
- mon anl Uooo.o t,o,, rbe worl
,, o;rl who Lr;nos Lo~ S.nday hat t,
! e. aro.t - v, > brincs he
;anols ono ~ "a no.or car IS wait
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-05

A Big woode. filled with
warm. rof hc soapsuds, to
w!ici. a fev ~, household am
NO.: h. oeen added. should be
e.,,,s,e ID eaG NO, of china
crs >. So - !, ms, sing 4
clsre 8. il 1~ = <c7 plain
plat -, &c = so't n.u-l. "a
sai,. r. l "a best) tor elab-
.2ete., 4. seasa! articles.
Ri;sSs j.. ac le- t,ooden howl OF
dean w.. ,asez snG dry Nth lin
en- clotbo. Ne o,1amsnts may
be wash - - me way, but
shoald be tnaL polished with a
chamois lea. .er. Some people con-
ddef , -ab with rag on which
there i .ae asst suspicion of par
Attn ,,-v-s 4e a nice appearance.
Glass ,hou ne Is ed in warm
vs.er that title Il. an"nia IN
f. but no eso. and tnan linsed In
quite cod te.. Crt glass aould
be washed m .,-usn nr 4 elxb-
orafelv tu and M u is
rather 20 rf.r 49, - "a 4sh /.
G. II. bui Nt " lIuAg
s .~alerv fait il i r
- Oh 10 -. 'e1la'ins
v. ~"i 5naa.
- f.a .u1ker
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-05
The STOCK EXCHANGE.
pxts of the First Agreement Among
kew Yorks Brokers.

New Iorks Brokers.
In the early part OF March, 1872,
the first notice was printed of the
opening OF stock exchange Office
at % Wall street by \. l.. Bleecker
& Sons, J. Pintard, McEvers & Bar
clay, Cortlandt 4 Terriers and Jay
& Sutton. Those several firms he'd
auctions of stocl. each day at nooa,
selling in rotation to insure eq2al
opportunities for each other
Some of the broker specialists re-
sented such a restricted organiza-
ton, and on March 21 a meeting
was called of the dissatisfied brokers
for purposes of protection, and
committee was appointed to pro-
vide a suitable room in which to
assemble and to suggest such rules
and regulations for conducting
their business as the committee
deemed necessary. The final result
of this meeting, says Moodys Mag
azine, was the first signed agree
ment among dealers In securities,
the Oldest record now in the ar
chives of the New York Stock Ex-
change. The agreement reads as
follows:
"We, the Subscribers, Brokers
for the purchase and Sale Of Public
Stock, do hereby solemnly promise
and pledge ourselves TO each other,
that we will not buy or sell from
this day, for any person whatsoever,
any kind of Public Stock et less
rate than one-quarter per cent CON-
mission on the specie value, and
that we will give a preference to
each other in our negotiations. Il
Testimony Whereof we have set or
hands this 18th day Of May, at Ne7
York, 1892"
This organization had no local
habitation for conducting e1chaage
business. Like the curb brokers to-
Cay, transactions were carried on IN
the open air at point between the
present numbers of GO and 70 Wall
, street, under a famous old button
wood tree that stood there with
} widespreading branches, which pro-
tected them from the suns rays and
: ordinarily inclement weather.
. Business in those days was not
rushing, and there was an air OF
: leisure and quiet about the gather
: ing. Securities were not sctive
enough to employ all the time Of
! the brokers, SO between times bst-
ting on the results of domestic and
foreign political controversies and
dealing In merchandise were in
\ cluded.
I The first inside quarters Of the
9 exchange were secured In 1898,
when the Toptine coffee house, at
T the northwest corner of Wall and
t William streets, was completed
T The old buttonwood tree was aban-
y doned, and the dignity Of the bro
a kers' organization was elevated by
g the change. The Tontine coffee
t, house was controlled by chartered
a company composed Of 2o} subscrib-
ers at $500 each, organized as q
q merchants exchange
l. The dealers in seouritie7 md the
4 merchants were al iumbll up to-
It gether, ed a. times when trading
=. was brisk there v J. wi'd excitement
it and shoats that have done
. credit to md C3nanche In
} dians. 70 co4 -t.-l IN for a stocs
y exchance was ador'el until ISL
q when the New Yosa ock and ex
Il change board was finally organ
Y lied and a constitution adopted
10 Nathaniel Prime We appointed
q president and John HIrson secrs
, tary.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-05
"SpEED sQUINT" KNOWN WORLD OVER

I OUIS CHEVROLET came to the
/. United States in 1908 to ride as
mechanician with Victor Hemery.
Chevrolet stayed And today his is a
name that is known almost as well as
that of Henry Ford or John N. Will
lys, for he is not only race driver
of unusual ability and courage, but
his engineering genius has been i'm
mortalized in car bearing his name:
Its his eyes" Bill Pickens, King of
the Transforming impressarios used
to say. Chevrolet drove for Bill dur
ing the lurid Buick racing days, and
it was Chevrolet's eyes that ne
guarded and cherished their safety
over all other parts of his anatomy.
Chevrolet wears goggles but not on
his eyes. They only serve to hold
his cap tightly on his head. His
"Speed squint" is famed the world
over and is expected to serve him well
in the Sixth international Sweep
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-05

Some time ago there lived a genr
tleman of indolent habits who spent
his time visiting among his friends.
After wearing out his welcome in
ais own neighborhood he thought
be would visit an old Quaker friend
some twenty miles distant. On his
arrival he vas cordially received by
the Quake,smho, thinking the Wis
ltor had tassa much pains to come
so far to $ -, treated him with .
great dealS attention and polite
ness for several days. As the Wis
itor showed no signs of leaving, the
Quaker became uneasy, blt bore !.
WITH patience until the eighth day,
when he said to him;
NY friend, am afraid thee viii
never come again"
ooh, yes shall, said the visitor
At have enjoyed my visit very much
I'D shall certainly come again"
But" said the Quaker, "if the
= never leave how can thu com
.xainr-PhiladslphA Le4CA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-05
The Manager Wa cutA
The crowd swayed sVuu3 0s

Iut CIUNU bWuICU 49, -
manager of the open air sAoA
"What did you mean by advcfeh
In thet tight rope walkerI" cried
the spokesman.
"Just what 1 said," replied tbs
unabashed manager.
'But the rope wa, laid On tn
zround," cried the spokesman, "sn'
your fraud of a rope walker Just
walked on it a step or twol Do you
call that tight rope walkingT
Certainly" shouted the man
agsf. "The man was tight, want
30 r-Cleveiand Plain Dealer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-05
ENGLISH BEAUTY CUP.
Wsak Tee Invites Sleep and Improves
the Comple Sion.

I advise those who consult me
upon the tired complexion to in
dulge in what is called the English
beauty cup. Mr.. Gladstone took il
each night of his Life as long as he
bad health, and it is the cup which
keeps many an English beauty go
ing. 1t is simply tea, but tea made
xitheut the nerve destroying at
tributes. If properly made it in
vites sleep.
You take half a small coffee
spoon of tea, and you scatter it in
the bottom of a very large cup.
The German coffee cups are best
for this purpose. Over this you
pour as much boiling, bubbling wa
ter as the cup will hold
The saucer is placed ON the top
of the cup in Chinese fashion. Now
comes the big wadded tea cozy,
which must be thrown over all. II
ia an oddl, shaped cozy, made to
cover cup md saucer. 1t stands fol
five minutes to steep.
Now comes the scientific part OF
the cup. Yon take three very thin
slices of lemon, and you lay them
in a big hot cup. On top of the
slices of lemon you place bie
maraschino, and then on top of al
you pour in the tea, putting Il
through a strainer.
The result will be a fine, weak
hot, but healthful cup of tea witt
just the right flavor of lemon. Yol
can have sugar if you want it, ant
Gladstone's rule of three big lump
will do you no harm, for sugar is ;
great builder up of the muscles.
By the wav, if you are tagged oat
DAY or night, try eating a Iittl'
sugar. A lamp of 81 gar will re
store the stomach and take ava,
that tired feeling. Sugar is recon
mended to women whose cheeks ar
hollow. 1t has way of building "
tissue.
a big cup of tea at night is ex
cellent, but the trouble is that mos
persons make it too strong. tn
weaker the better. The same Ia tra
of coffee, which, if taken weal
enough and with plenty os goo
sugar, acts as rightcap. Not on
person in a thousand can make
right In Paris the French beaut
takes her foaming cup of whippe
chocolate after the theater with
biscuit, or she sips her safe au la
which is mostly milk. - Loado
American Register.
Nailed 70 q ooeee's Ese.
A Hungarian blacksmith recently
ent as a present to the emperor OF
Austria horseshoe, pair OF pinch
srs, a file and a knife, all In
reniously nailed to q gooSe's egf
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-05
ELECTnlClTY.
Why II ls Difficult For the Lsymsn .
Understand What IL Is.

"What is electricity ?" is favor
tie query with people who desire to
@get a rise" out of a scientific man.
And when he fails to answer it in
the same simple fashion that he
might treat the question "What is
a biscuit?' the ouestioner cries out:
"Ahal You profess to know all
about electricity. Whv. YOU can't
even tell what It is"
Now. to tel what thing is
that is. to dofne it, 70 state It's
relations viz se.1pth.ng more fa-
miliar - n.~ .u'ar familiar
thinq oecst.oner is think
| inc q is o,lirarv mat
ter oao ox,'ained to
hin ,oa-ariql par
ticlcs ~. told. is
,ra -ao ,.'..7 arl he
undc, ~ T. 10 = Kind
of J. .an.l resem-
bling ..r i.>.. ..rtjculars.
It not - *. ,,tacl that no
such sin t. ceoera ie.atjcnship
can be sated Between electricity
and mattor R.r MS being 50. il
would be list IS correct to saw that
we 90 not know what matter il az
that we do not know what electrici-
tv Is. As a matter of fact. we do
not lcnow vbat matter is and the
Is+est nlansiblo theory ~ Il b,,;lds
II nm On an electric basis 40 that on
tbis +hnorv tba ;daa of electricity ;s
more fundamental than that OF
matter Unfortunately our sense,
I.ro hoor ovolvea bv CONTACT with
matter and are trained to detect
onlv waiter Electricity thev know
ONLY seoondarilv through its action
rnon m.+ter-tbe l;obt or heat tha,
r. causes matter to give out. the at.
+rac+;on tbst Il causes certain sub.
.+.nosa ~ ovort ord oo on To N.
Toan N tf,e stree+ therefore mat. q,
., fono;l;,r ord bo demand. q etat a
ment Of the latter in terms of the
fo-,n.r ;lloo;col thoncb tb;e mo-
=. M Af+ar the sc;ant;st hos stafe5
All this the renly comes hack. scYes
In understand all that and It !
mos+ cIoor T am sire bnt fell ma
tben wba+ ia electricity ANYWAY 2''
IL u
Another source Of confusion t,
+bo Low MD !. that scientific me,
40 ro3 olwov. nee tho word ~elec
tTc;+yn 70 mesn tbe sams th;no
Tbo ero;naor often emnIovs Il {,
a1nrsss ~ {ha +biur tbot tPe tbeoret
, ;oaI eIsotr;c;on co,Is "electr;c ensr
wn
To 4,d tho onerov ~ e,ectr;cit-
.ba+ i =. ob;l;t1 n do work.
. tbe electrician multinlies the ouan
} t;tv - elontr;c;tv b1 tba notsnt;a
or tension under which t exist,
pn, - ~. eng;neer this nroduc
iteolf reos,,res the thing that h
cali, ~eIectricitv."
m 81 +bo+ Wound ~ vote
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-05
Nailed 70 a ooeee's Eea.

A Hungarian blacksmith recently
,ent as a present to the emperor OF
Austria horseshoe, pair Of pinch
srs, a file and a knife, all in
reniously nailed to goose's egg
sithout the egg being broken. The
mreror sent in return his photo
fraph, a gold medal and 80 dacahs-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-05

held the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway oil May 30h
In this Chevrolet will drive Frontena of his creation
which little nothing will
Indianapolis who Chevrolet knows
His spectacular
he is no o
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-15
GAlICIA GRAvEYARDs 700.


LONDON, July 15.-Under the
caption More than 700 Graveyards. '
the Berliner Vorwarts recently pub
lished an article referring to the bat
tlefields Of Galicia and to the efforts
being made by the Austrian authori-
ties to bring some sort Of order into
the chaotic conditions prevailing in
the military burying grounds scat
tered over the province.
The writer according to sum-
mary of the article printed by the
London Daily Chronicle. estimates
that between the town Of Gorlice and
the heights of TarnovO no fewer than
4l9 graveyards have been cleared OF
their unsightly surroundings, and
says that wherever possible neutral
beauties in the landscape have been
utilized to lend dignity to the enor-
nous cemeteries
All along the Dunajec graveyards
are thickly strewn over theentire
countryside Russians. Austrians.
Germans, Hungarians to the number
Of 10000 are buried in the cared for
graveyards a number which does
not include those Puried in masses in
one grave. In west Galicia about
600 graveyards exist, and in other
parts more than 100. From the Dun
aieet eastward the multitudinous
graves Of the Russians are seen
away into the eastern
plains, an awful record of the death
grapple Of last year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-15
FARMERS TO TALK BONDS.
Road Improvements to BE Issue In
Wasco This Fall.

DUFUR ore July 1.-THE pro-
posed county road bond issue will De
considered by the Wasco County
Farmers Education and Cooperative
Union at an open meeting to be helr
in this city.
The matter Of voting bonds for per-
manent highways in Wasco county
has been under discussion for several
months, but only recently petitions
were circulated requesting the coun-
ty court to submit the matter to the
voters The bond election will be
held this fall,
1t is expected that if the voters ap-
prove Of the bond issue the money
will be expended on the Columbia
Highway from Mosier to Fairbanks,
and on The Dalles- California High
way from The Dalles through Dufur,
Tygh Valley, Maupin and on south
to the jefferson county line.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-15
FRUIT MARKETING PLAN
PROPOSED FOR OREGON
METHOD DEVISED IOR NORTH
WESTERN GROWERS MAY BE
PUT IN Effect.

PORTLAND, one July I5-The
weekly news letter cf the United
States deuartment lr agriculture re-
lates that plan 'or ne ht,r" efGi-
cient marke ting Df r It crora in the
northwest has been worked out hy
the office Of ma.F'' ; and rural ur-
ganizatior wh,:h d. is believed. may
offer SUES 81 ,nS 'Nr the solution TO-.
somewhat similar orlblems with Cth-
er perishab,c crpps it, other se.-.Cns
Of the coh0tr' IRIS market NJ Tiau
is based upon a inform c,Ltract
which mus, he u.adc part o. selling
contracts beJw'eL tire growers and
their regulont gems The ag. .Uta in
turn are reqDrel ~ coope IT, IN
carrying Oh certain ri ecific activities
which are onsldacad as essential to
the prosp5"'y o. .ne fruit industry
in the four st:cs ar oregon. Wash
ingOn, Idaho aLi Montana DoSpio
the fact thai tie tacific nortltwC.t
has been fega 'ded 1s the homc Of
| cOoperaioH IN the -t.e businrs the
{
ties has become o:rarent in recon,
years. In u't .e' tons of tn cnup
try where lhe tropics of cot pera-
tiOn have mt rt-1 s eXtens, { ) dc.
veloped this n"2, : wen more ocgte.
ly felt. The arl"1 results of tn plat
will theref'te ar watched with much
interest and >"pu,d throw ig1' upon
the probler' of h efficient d.,r!Ibu-
tion Of uerL-nt ',e c'ops Throughout
the country
In the past it is stated, at lelst -
or 50 per cent of the apple grow
ers in the four states named ha Jc
signed contracts with resident selling
agencies. The new plan requires that
these contracts will contain certain
uniform provisions which make it
possible for the agents 10 cooperate
legally and effectively in carrying on
the activities which the growers have
demanded from them for some time,
TO enable them 10 do so a fruit grow
ers' agency has been formed. To be-
come a member Of this organization
a selling agency must handle an
average of not less than 100 cars Of
fruit because it was believed that an
agency handling less than this can
not conduct an efficient selling ser
vice. This fruit growers agency is to
be managed by a board Of trustees. to
consist Of not less than II active
members five Of whom are to be fruit
growers, five selling agents. and the
eleventh member selected at large
bership fee Of so and passive mem
bers fee Of S. 1t is desired, how
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-15
Doty GIRL Gets Scholarship.

CENTRAL1A, Wash. July IL
The scholarship offered by the Cen
tralia Academy OF Music to the pu-
pill making the highest average in
the recent eighth grade examinations
held in Lewis county has been won
by Alice Klndel. of the Doty schools
Miss Kinde attained an average bet
ter than "a per cent Two hundred
and fifty took the examinations. Miss
Kindel has been neither absent nor
tardy in the past three years,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-15
CHRISTIAN LADIES
AID HONORS HELIX
WOMEN At A PARTY
BIRTHDAYS OF MRS. JANUS
KERN AND MRS. HARRY
HICKS ARE OBSERVED.
Many Attend and Enjoy Afternoon
Mrs. d, Kindall Gives Birthday
Dinner ON "Wednesday for Nlts.
Luke Hutchison; Body of Drowned
BOY Not Yet Recovered,
east oregonian Specially


HELM, ore. July 15.-The Chris
tian Ladies Aid entertained THURSDAY
in honor Of the birthdays of Mrs
James Kern and Mrs Harvey Hicks
Z Those serving We're Mrs. d. Kendall
Mrs. V. v Kerley, MIS- L. D. Smith,
Mrs. Ervine King, Mrs. Guy Smith
Mrs. John Peterson, Mrs Luke
Huteheson Those present other
than members were Mrs. W. H. Albee
and Mrs. J, Griswold
Mrs. d Kendall gave birthday
dinner Wednesday in nonor OF Mr..
Luke Hutcheson. Those present we're
Mr.. and Mrs Luke Hutcheson. Mrs
Hazel Kennedy, clifford Kendall
America Hutcheson and the hostess
The body of Ernest Watson, who
was drowned in a whirlpool in Snake
river, Sunday has not been recov.
cred. The Watsons we're former res
/ idents here, Mrs Watson being The
daughter of the late Ben. f. stanton
former state representative. and q
prominent pioneer or this section.
NJ l. Morrison's FAMILY and guest.
Miss esta Morrison. left Thursday for
several weeks outing at Lehman's
springs.
Miss Mildred EphIln is visiting at
the Ed Ringle home IN Vansycle for
few days,
Mr.. and Mrs, T. N. Cook, their son
Randolph, and Miss Letha Albee left
Friday for two weeks stay at Leh-
man springs
The Rex Musical Comedy company
played here Tuesday ana Wednesday
nights
Mrs A F. Benson Of Walla Walla.
who has been visiting her mother.
Mrs. Catherine stanton several days,
returned home Friday.
Mrs. Walter Ash of Wallula. was
Wednesday visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs E. f. Eheler were
Pendleton visitors Tuesday
Miss Monta Guest is spending the
month with her friend, Mrs. Achilles.
in Vansycl
Ernest Kelly was Walla Walla
visitor the first of the week.
Mrs. Amanda Ketchum, who died
near The Dalles recently was sister
of Mrs. VIM Stroud of this city
Mrs. Arnold Planting of Adams, is
at Clay's hospital for treatment
Mrs, Catherine Zimmerman has re-
turned from a trip to Walla Walla
Mrs. NJ. Anderson Is preparing for
a trip to Nebraska wnere she has real
estate interests.
f. Callison left Friday for Portland
and Eugene
Miss America Hutcheson let
Thursday for Lacrosse for few days
with relatives and friends.
L d. owens left Tuesday for Wal
lula. He has property interests nea=
there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-15

ever that the growers who become
members should represent whole
communities and not individual in
terests, and that their membership
dues should be paid by their respec-
tive communities In this way it is
believed that adequate representation
in the agency will be secured to the
growers.
The cooperation among the selling
agents, which is the primary purpose
of the plan, is designed to improve
conditions by securing accurate ir.
formation, by Cttaining much need g.
ed Improvement IN transportation
and storage achties, by developing
markets, by expanding the foreign
outlet, by eliminating consignments
by insisting upon setter methods OF
preparing lrui, tor market and bet.
ter business methods on the part OF
the growers. ano by fostering in
other ways a better spirit Of cooper
alton among growers and selling
agents.
The financ.ns ~ the organization
is to be based upon the tonnage
handled by each of the selling agents,
although th2Ie win 'e a small rev,.
nue. from the membership dues.
Such a plan is not recommended
for all sections cf the country. In
some regions. where cooperative or
sanizations Of farmers has been we'll
developed already, It appears to De
the better pact # wisdom to leave
conditions undisturAed The plan,
however offers possibilities Of eHmi-
mating much unnecessary waste and
its actual operation should throw
light on number of problems.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-15
TOXIC DENIES NAVY REPORT.
Department Asks for Five Capital
ships Within seven Years.

TOXIC. July 14.-Dispatches to
America saying THAI Japan has au
thorized the construction of four su-
per-dreadnoughts are misleading
Ehe navy has submitted to the fl
nance department a program to be
introduced in the japanese Diet, in
volying the expenditure Of about ESQ.,
100000 yen in seven years. This
program calls for the construction Of
three superdreadnaught and two bat
tie cruisers.
The reported program would full
fill the naval ambition by the crea-
ton of first-line fleet Of eight su-
perdreadnaughts. Officials of tbs
navy department declined today t.
discuss the program