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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-12-11

elemeuto americana de las ciu-
dades limitrofes q Mexico, '
cuando. como en- NacO, eSas
de~sgracias Sc repiten con al&--
mante frecuencia porque con
aIarmante frecuencia Sc provee
tambien = los c0Etendientes d2
cuanto necesitan para aniQui-
larse, e. Gobierro de Washin-
ton hace IN gesto de diSgusto Y
ordena perentoriamente, como
s. nuastro pals fuera IN feudo
de Il Casa Blanca, CUE cesc
de momento el est&do de cosas
Que eS 0bjeto de 81 desagCado.
' ahi esta Ia inconsecuenci&.
ST los Estados Unidos proper
ciOnan : Hill 0 .oIeran que Sc
lie proporcione les ejemento&
de guerra que necasita para
resis5ir q Iaytorena, NADIA
mas raZonable nj NADIA mas
iu,,o que sopc-taran, en- Ia par
te que les corresponds, las
constituencies de ~ conducta.
Pero lejos de clio, el mismo
ola cue Sc ordena cue las fuer-
1as del General Bliss hagan
demonstrations btiicas de este
Lado de Ia frontera para init
midar de esta manera & las fac
clones armaGas de Sonora. 81
rultaneameE.e Sc 9rovee & u
NJ de esas faccioncs de los Pc
urechos de guerra recesarios
para proseguir n lucha.
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Sc necesira nj poca nj mucha
Dcrspicaci& para !;egar al fOn-
30 de es,as &rgucias de Ia po-
l.-.ca americana.
les Estados UnidoS en- 81
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/ sidades de Ia vida.
In poem, a pesar de traba-
lar sin descaHsO pOr IN mime
! 70 eXtraordinGric de horas al
| dia y durante muchos amos, no
ha podido-esta es una YER
dad muy Observation-Disclosures
SOLO. mucho meltos ~sostener q
. Ia familia, que es en- Ia mayo
ria de los casos, numerosa.
C5nao podcia hacerse ell au-
nen:o dc salaries.
Pero eI aumento de los sala-
rios no dcbe h2ccrse !ajo una
base de idealismo. Is necesa-
no cue clio sea el producto de
IN pgofunGo : scGio cstudio de
las condolences especiales de
eau" region oai pas para que
pueda dar cl resu!tado favora-
bic que sc dcsea, porque no es
possible uniGicar el salario en- TO
da la Re9Iblica. ! no es posi-
DIG So.1.iI"Nle".c' poIQue ESQ
2Touucl-Ia feS"-,""OS contra
P'ouu's"-'S'
'e"l!'oS po' que . st i@HN"-
Il" u" F'I Z S"O'GI"o'
liJ"t!'o ID" peso como '"l|tl"
d Ola Ell 1000 C.! g"!S, SuLFi-
ran muy SCGoS PeIJuic-o5 los
ooTeros "e %I9Hh"S reSioH2&'
como Pof e}emb!o Ia LAguA2
) q Eas"uo nc 4I~%1an' en-
Ioh"e '0S 2e'AeS g2H"h ofo!-
naEiamente mayor Sa-arlo- I'm
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5ldo-mlI-ares de peones reel
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propIcI"@' IN sai"lo q tluctua
entire dos J medic J cuatro Pc
sos poE Ola. rs mauda0Ie cue
para estoS peones' en- vez de
.er provechosa "a ley sobre
o0reroS, resuLtari& altamenIe
PerJudlc!a!.
FOR ESQ d!so que eI aUmeh-
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sc coni"-''t l"1 c'""IS''"'.
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CaLCCGS-QuH SCR ltgluLSS ED-
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NECESITAMOS: ageHtes para cJIocar
seguros de Socicdad MutualiSta. Logia Me
xicana. Iguales cuolas para SeIorls ca
ballcros. Sc ~ofreccE bueras condic:oncs a
agcntes acIivos. -Dirjasc a Box j3j. Gu
dad.
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GRAN COLLECTION DE
NOVELAS

Las noyelas anotadas a CONT
nuaci6n cstan seleccionaGas en-
ire las rneiores, siendo Ell precio:
a a. rGstica 0.S5
Empastadas en- tela---,, 1.25
He AQUI LA LISTA:
La Kcrencia de Bellecroix.
Los hijos del Are.
81 Bale de las Wctimas.
FL secreto de Ia Solterona.
Ell hombrc sin cara.
Uarda.
Sc ha cornetido IN crfmen.
81 Sill6n Tragico.
La Reina Misterio.
Sin nOmbre.
f! Rey de Ia Pradera.
Ell Secretario Millionaire.
En- las fronteras del Fart West.
La Montana de Luz.
Ell Captain del Djumpa
FL Mistario del Coraz6n Verde.
Los BaMdidos del Sahara.
Ia viaje al Pole.
La Casa de I6came Rogue.
Ell Punal de Gro.
La Campana de Huesca.
La Costa de Marfl.
FL DorceI de D. Enrique ell Do
lie e.
La A!dea Perdida.
La Nina Robada.
La Ciudad del Rey Leproso.
FL HGroe Y ell Cesar
Ell Testamento de IN Conspira-
dor.
Amaya o los Vascos en- ell Siglo
Wa.
Aventuras de Mr. Pjckwick.
Cowa Ia Misteriosa.
SUI imporbe g:
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Europa Sc va, por Zamacois S1.25
Las PaImeras Gel Oasis, GO
Como l. Estreila de! NcrJa ;, @ so
La Hora SeXual-----,, LOO
Fl domador de demonjO3--,, G.6O
Ia Bajiariua del Teatro
Real, 2 tOmOs-.-,, 0.S3
Curse Comylato de Ajedrez, $50
Map2 Ge la guerra euTCpea ., OBS
GUia completa De laguorra
10
PasionariGs, Poesias dc
Manuel N. Flores, onpas-
tadag. N.75
La guerra Turco-ttaiiaEa-,, $50
La Guerra de los Baikanes, 1.50
Los Piratas dc las B9C-
mudas 0.I5
En- las Montanas &c Africa, ;, 0.75
Il hijo del corsariG rojc---,, CTS
La ReconQuista de Nom
La CabaLa Gel Ito Tomas
O Ia csciavitud de los ne
Rosas de Passion. Poesias
de Carlos Miranda---,, ESQ
FL perfacto secretario ga
Iarte. OTIS
Iniciaci6n a Ia fisica LOO
Cultura ffsica 0.85
Ell niEo y Ia viI.--,, 0.80
In Iibro para las j6yenes--,, $50
FL Parnaso Espanol Con-
temporane0 -----., l.25
Atlas de Geografia Univer-
sai, con mas de 250 map&s
& dolores NATURALIZATION l.35
Compendio de Historic de
Espaha INSTRUMENTATION, 0.55
Curse compendiado de Geo
giraffe. --,, 0.30.
Collection de cuantecitos en-
estuche de metal. 0.5GI
Historic de Pelusa--,, 0.50I
Aventuras de Pinocho---, ESQ
Historic de Espana---,,3 800
Ben ESQ
ESQ
VeIadas de ia Quinta--,,2 $50
Csc
Los Mineros de Alaska, 8
ONO 100
Estilo general de cartas--,, OBS
Haganse los pedidos enviando
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

lie, you must be more partlcular
sDout yodr speech. You use more
slang than a newsboy ON the
street. it Isn't nice. my dear
know IL, but when you hear
IL all the while you unconscious
~ drop into IL. Besides, l never
use much slang except when 1 am
talking of my boss. You iust
cant talk of him except in the
ldlom of the street. He Is that
KIND or man, you know"
What do you mean by that
Mollie?" | asked curiously. for
the idea was new TO me.
Why, he is the kind of a man
that diselaims any interest i'm
anything which he describes "a
highbrow-the kind that has no
use Tor any woman unless she is
pretty-why he'd leave Jane Ad-
qams any time to follow Lillian
hussell. He is the kind that
must have a cocktail before and
wine after his dinner-the kind
that in its own mind is lord of
creation. but In the minds of even
the women who accept the atten-
ton OF this kind of a man and
reed his vanity. he is just a plain
boob"
What an arraignment from a
girl of nineteen. And yet many
men would be surprised II they
only knew the opinion their
stenographers have of them.
Well, yesterday, about half
past one" continued Mollie. Tin
came the boss, having one of those
little mouse-colored women In
tow. She really looked about fen
years older than he and am sure
that she stays at home always and
takes care of the children while
her husband turkey trots about
the restaurants where the lights
are brightest.
she looked at me rather sus-
peciously, and said, in a framed
tone of voice, Il see you have a
new stenographer, James,.
James wheeled about in his
chair and said: Yes, dear. and I
want you TO know Miss Waverly
because she is one girl in a thous-
and
Thank you, Mr.. Denton I
said demurely as l acknowledged
his wtfes very cool greeting.
You see, dear, yesterday /
asked Miss Waverly to go to lunch
with me just to try her and /
found out she is a girl of the
strietest principle-my dear, she
wouldn't CO.
II wish you could have seen his
wife's face. 1t was another case
OF pretending. She knew he
didn't ash me because he wanted
to find out about my principles.
Il was furious, and said: 4
am somewhat curious to know
what, under the circumstances,
you would have done had &C
cepted.'
Poor man, he had not thought
OF that, and he suffered and
stammered while trying to find
an excuse until rather pitied
him and continued, 4 don't know
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. H.
Four-year-old Arthur Kennedy
started recently to make a trip to
China and japan on the steam
ship Chiyo Maru very much
against his will.
When, little Kennedy started
home one of the taxi drivers saw
him and believed that Mrs. Doc
lan's son was leaving his mother.
Despite a vigorous protest, Ar
thur was bundled back to the
ship.
II wanta go home," yelled
young Kennedy.
Sure you do, my son." agreed
the officials of the steamship
company at the dock fearing that
a mistake had been made and a
series of messages were flashed
out to Capt. Greene of the
steamer.
A basket was rugged from a
cargo boom and the young adj
venturer was lowered into a boat,
together with Pilot John e. An
derson. He was then brought to
port by the pilot schooner Adven-
turess.
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about my having the strictest
principles. Mrs. Denton, hut I do
know Il is not policy 20 mix so-
cial relations with business rsl.-
lions and ! am not going to do 50
IL l can help it,
oh. how | wanted TO tell her.
Margie, that II l hadn't a prin-
ciple ON earth | would not so with
him. | am glad l am In a posi-
ton to talk up to him. but. Mar
gle. l am thinking of all those
other poor girls who are afraid Of
losing their jobs. What would
they do when an occasion like
this arises"
Il do not know. Mollie--I do
not know"
tTo be continued Monday
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

CALCUTTA, Aug. 11.-An cpl
demnic of suicide among girls of
manageable age is sweeping over
Bengal.
The high cost of husbands is
responsible for this curious and
terrible situation-for these Ben
galese girls are choosing horrible
and dramatic methods of ending
their lives.
Each day some new incident of
self-destruction is reported. Girls
I'm school openly plan for their
own deaths. They speak in terms
of reverence of girls who have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

sought death rather than bank
rupt their fathers or face what is
worse for the Bengali girl-an
unmarried life which makes her
an outcast and a pariah.
New educational requirements
have been demanded by the state
for husbands, limiting the supply
of available candidates. The
fathers of boys who have grad
uated from advanced schools are
demanding fancy prices for their
sons. A common price of a grad
uate is 10000 rupees. or about
$3.50 i'm American money.
And the girls whose fathers
cannot raise these sums are taxi
ing their own lives to escape un-
welded lives.
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ian, Miss Pendergrast.
Glendale camp, Royal Neigh
Neighbors of America, will give a
picnic at Manzanita beach Mon
day, members leaving the Mu-
nicipal dock on the 3 O'Clock
steamer.
mountain are II. ID. Cole, Miss
Kate Cole, Mrs. e. W. Vest and
w. c. Vest.
The Altar society of ST. I.eo's
church will give an ice cream so
cial Tuesday afternoon at St
Leo's school. Ashort program
will be given in the evening.
MIR. and Mrs. ID. l.. DemOrest Of
North 29th street are entertaining
for Miss Alice Lance and George
Lance of Birmingham, Ill.
The Sc. Paul's Guild is holding
sale of home baking this after
noon at Kennedy Brothers Arcade
store.
Miss Marian Freestone, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. S. Free
stone, gave a jolly dancing party
Thursday night at the Freestone
summer home on Lake Steilacoom,
guests including the younger set
of summer residents at the lake.
Mt. Tacoma court No. 1165,
Court of honor, will hold a basket.
picnic and dance at American lake
next Wednesday. evening. Those
in charge include X. Palmatier, M.
Buston, Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Havel
and Miss Bone.
The Lady Moose will give a So
cial dance at Moose hall, 18th and
E streets, next Tuesday evening.
The funds will go to the Lady
Moose benfeit fund.
A basket picnic will be given at
Gig Harbor tomorrow by the Cath
Ollie Order of Foresters. The
steamer Atlanta, leaving the Mu-
nicipal dock at a. m. and IL a.
m, will carry the crowds.
General Wright circle, Ladies
of the @. A. r., will give a card
party at the Armory next Thurs
day afternoon at O'Clock. Re-
freshments will be served and all
comrades and friends are cor
daily invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

Mollie came up
to dinner I a 5 {
night a n d a 3
Dick a lid n o /
come home I had
plenty of time to
listen to the lat
est news In re-
gard TO her
job.
You simply
have to hand Il
to my boss, Mar
gle, she said in
her slangy way.
He pulled an
entirely new one
ON me this
morning.
"hollia Nj
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Il Society

The Misses Genevieve and
Edna O'Keefe have as weekend
guests at their Steilacoom lake
home Mrs. McGill and daughter
Florence of Everett.
Mrs. Paul Jarvis of Toledo,
Wn.. one of the recent Tacoma
brides. formerly Miss Marie Pen
dergrast, is visiting in Tacoma for
a week with her sisters, the
Misses Williams, and her guard
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15
CYNTHIA GREY'S
LETTERS

o. am nearly 20 years
old and have had a very hard
life. My mother married my
step-father when | was about
eight years old. and since
there he has done everything
in his power TO make things
dtsa sreeable for all of us. lie
is an habitual drunkard and
my life when at home is any
thing but pleasant.
| have succeeded I'm getting
two years OF high school and
a business college education.
i am employed as a stenog-
rapher I'm a law office. My
ideals are high and IL hurts
me that my mother has none.
l have tried to correct her
grammar and get her to the
point where her language
would not annoy me in the
presence of my friends. IL
has all been of no use.
Miss Grey, you have helped
so many people. You seem
to get right down to the lit
tie things that touch the
soul. | have no one 20 ad-
wise me. A GIRL.
Al can fully realize your Pc
sitiOn. and I do know that Ons
wishes hts family 90 come up to 4
certain standard; but | cannot bu
warn you not 90 let these less Inn
pOrtant things overshadow tn.
love you should feel toward you
mother, the gentleness we all ow'
TO each other. IL may be she ma,
OvertOp us In her possession of ,
virtue that far exceeds polish amt
education. DO you remember
man of old said that all withou
eharity Olove) Is as sounding
brass and tinkiing cymbal. I d.
not mean to preach, but with al
your getting, get understanding
love so big 10 vii
embrace those who need us most
the uneducated, the unkemps
those we call ignorant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

Q.-I have owed a bill for
over a year and am not able
to pay il. The party l owe
it to has put it into the
hands of a collector and they
say they are going to sue
me. The bill only amounts
to four dollars. Can they
take my wages IL l am not
T of age? It keeps me busy
making enough to live on.
Please let me know at once.
/ thank you. G. NJ.
- A.-Debts incurred or contracts
made with minors that are not
cOuntersigned by parents or
guardians are not legal. You
should settle the account as soon
as possible. but they cannot sue
you.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15
! CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE
"can You Beat It"

(Copyright. 1914. by the News
paper Eaterpriss Association.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15
HRS. Ce o.
Zf1f1 7ffS ffndn.

FREMONT, o., Aug. IA
Federated clubwomen have many
interests educational, artistic
and social-but no part of their
club programs receives more
sympathetic attention and intel
ligent direction than the civic
committee.
One of the very efficient lead
ers of this national committee
is Mrs. George Zimmerman of
Fremont. She has been espec-
tally active I'm organizing civic
committees in Ohio and every
federated woman's club in the
state is working for child well
fare, better housing conditions.
pure milk supply, Fairgrounds.
and other phases of human well
fare.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

Dear Miss Grey: II J. p.
X. will sprinkle sulphur on
the rose bushes while they
are wet the mildew will
leave, as I cured some of
mine in that manner.
A. M. B.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

Q.-Can you please tell
me how to make corn starch
beads? GLADYS.
A.-Two tablespoons corn
starch. 2 tablespoons salt, ? ta-
blespOOns rose toilet water or per-
fume. Get tinting from a wall
paper store and add until desired
shade is obtained. Cook until
hard enough to roll into beads.
String ON hatpints 60 dry.
This mixture does not shrink as
the rose petals do, so make beads
lust the size desired.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

Q.-My parents were both
born in France. They moved
to Canada, where I was born.
They later moved TO the Unit
ed States when l was three
years old. l have just pass
ed my 21st birthday while
living in this country. Am
a citizen of the L. s. or
Canada?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

My parents have never
taken out their naturaliza-
tion papers In this country?
ANNIOUSLY WAITING.
A.-Nou are n citizen of
Canada.
Helen; August .. 1902, fell ON
Thursday.
May; May o. 1876. fell ON
Tuesday. CYNTHIA GREY.
Q.-I wonder II you can
tell me what "a leader" and
"a cut-leader' means I'm re-
gard to motion pictures. 1
will be thankful for the in
formation. f. l.. t.
A leader means the in
troductory words. just before the
picture ~ flashed. "a cut-Iead-
err" is a leader that Is flashed In
the middle of the picture.
Owe, several girls, have
had a long discussion as to
the wireless" meaning OF
IS. o. s." VIII you kindly
enlighten us on this sub
Jeet? With appreciation.
JUST GIRLS"
As. O. -" applied to WIRE
less biography Is supposed 10
mean ''save our ship" but it Is
merely an international wireless
sign of danger. When an IS. d.
=" Is flashed all ships take notice
and are supposed TO go 60 the aid
of the ship i'm difficulty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

Q.-Will you please tell
me what is good for a goiter?
Thanking you very much.
WAITING.
A.-Cynthia Grey regrets that
she cannot take the responsibility
of prescribing I'm such a case. See
a first-class physician.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

The Lady Moose will give a So
cial dance at Moose hall, 18th and
E streets, next Tuesday evening.
The funds will go to the Lady
Moose benfeit fund.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

Q.-My father died seven
years ago leaving no Will for
property to mother or chill
dren. Can mother at her
death Ave property to
whomever she pleases, or will
ii be divided with all the
children? s. r.
A.-When deceased leaves no
WILL. One-half of the property goes
TO the wife and the other half in
equal shares 20 the children. The
mother may dispose of her half as
she chooses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

Q.-Please answer the fol-
lowing and oblige an admirer
sof your columns:
A married woman moves
to this city and is called on
by several ladies, who leave
their cards, also two of their
Husbands cards.
When she returns those
calls. is IL proper to do the
same thing, or Just leave her
own card? will look for
your reply I'm an early issue.
MRS. ID.
A.-The lady left two of lac
cards Zone for you an
Dne for your husband) signifyin
That ii was not convenient for hiH
TO call. IL your husband canno
return the call, you should leav
two of his cards when you call.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

A basket picnic will be given al
Gig Harbor tomorrow by the Cath
Ollie Order of Foresters. The
steamer Atlanta, leaving the Mu
nicipal dock at 3 a. m. and IL a
m, will carry the crowds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

Mt. Tacoma court No. 1f65
Court of honor, will hold a basket
picnic and dance at American lake
next Wednesday. evening. Those
In charge include II. Palmatier, M
Buston, Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Have
and Miss Bone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

ian, Miss Pendergrast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

The st. Paul's Guild is holding
a sale of home baking this after.
noon at Kennedy Brothers Arcade
store.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-07-11
Want Uniform Postage Rate

About the most favored business
people of the country have been the
seedsmen, who previous to the passage
of the general parcel post bill, sent
their goods through the mail at exact
ly one.half the. price paid for other
forms of merchandise. When the par
eel post measure came along, the
seedsmen we're not benefited to any
extent because of the zone system, and
having been the pampered sons OF for
mer days, the gentlemen in this line
of business, at their recent gathering
in Washington, made a strong protest
IN favor of uniform parcel rate by
which their packages could be sent to
any postoffice at uniform rate.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-07-11
Internal Waterways

The country has long felt that the
pork barrel" method OF appropria-
tons for rivers and harbors was not in
keeping with good principles of govern
ment. Senator Newlands of Nevada is
making fight for government COM
mission to map out systematic plan
OF internal waterways Improvements.
While vast sums of money are actually
necessary for the interal highways of
the country. yet the present system has
produced 10 end of scandal, and millions
of dollars of the government money
has no doubt been absolutely wasted
under the pork barrel" methods.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-07-11
OUR BATTLESHIP MASTS.
Perilous Perehes For Range Finders
Strapped to Their Tops.

Perilous Perches For Range Finders
Strapped to Their Tops.
A smudge of smoke on the horizon.
then two skeleton towers Of steel lat
ticework just above the sky line
A battleship. A United States battle
ship!
Why? Because United States battle
ships are the only ones that have
masts of latticed steel tubing-towers
that look as il they we're meant TO
train crimson rambler roses and hun
dred or more feet high
Fighting tops are obsolete in the
United States navy. The men who oc-
cupy the nests at the top OF the masts
nowadays are unarned. Their sole
usefulness TO the ship consists in find
ing the range for the gunners down be-
low
The towers are made of the latticed
steel so they will remain upright al
though riddled with shots from an en-
emy's ship. Shells may pass through
the network of tubing until every
strand Is severed and still the tower
will stand
The old style steel masts with a sin
gle support could be cut in two and
sent crashing TO the deck with a single
shot from the enemy's gun The new
masts are used as wireless towers and
for searchlights and signal platforms
as well as for range finding
The range finders. usually three men.
pass canvas belts around themselves in
action Otherwise they might be thrown
far aboard by some sudden lureh. The
top of the "wastebasket'' mast is like
the lower end of clock pendulum
when it comes u swayiug The ship
leans over just a foot OF two maybe,
the mast six or dozen feet,
When the guns are firing below the
concusSion sets the steel tubes vibrat-
ing like suspension bridge with a
crowd crossing Sometimes the vibra-
ton is SO strong that the range finders
can't work Then the guns are stilled
for a minu;e.-kansas City Star.