Show battleships are Exper ulve toys tile the of the big gun on the iowa involved a deplorable sacrifice of life for which there Is no repair it is now declared that the cost ost of put ting the steel monster again in fight ing trim will be BOO involving six months stay in some ship hospital this does not cover the whole hole loss the great gun which exploded with such frightful consequences cannot be replaced without heavy additional ex pend ture iture the report that the ta fa oregon has been so wrenched and disabled in her late tussle with a pacific typhoon as to make her worthy anc aff ancus c us s still further proof of the costliness of the game in which battleships and cruisers are the pawns when neptune takes a hand in the performance philadelphia record |