Show american boys to build battleship new aug 15 W rankin bood and harry J price the cincinnati boys who are raising a fund to buy a battleship to replace the maine called on acting mayor today to explain their purpose and seek bis good asked the acting mayor to recommend them to the school commissioners and to act as treasurer of the monay raised or appoint a committee which should take the matter au charge ithe boya produced endorsements mckenley members of the cabinet and the majors of several cities mr said that some difficulty might be experienced on account of a rule of the school board of this city prohibiting the raising of of any kind among the children but he promised to give young good all the assistance in his power |