Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1908 — TEST WARSHIPS FOR RACE [ARTICLE]

TEST WARSHIPS FOR RACE

Scout Cruiser Salem Wifi Get Standardization Trial Today.

Rockland, Me., Dec. 15.—The scout cruiser Birmingham was given her standardization trial on the Rockland course in preparation for the'competitive tests with the scout cruisers Sa lem and Chester. The average of the top speed runs was 24.326 knots an hour.

Today the scout cruiser Salem will be given her standardization trial over the same coin sc.