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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02

The high-browed young man was
explaining the stars to the nil-browed
young lady.
And there IS Taurus, the Bull" he
continued, pointing upward.
Gee, what do you know about
tha,l" cried his pupil viyaeiously, 81
never had no idea astronomy was So
up-to-date. That word gets into evc-y-
thing. don't it,
Whcreupon the young mans sigh
was as the wind passing through the
pine trees.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02

~FILRTMICNON. FRANCE. II
suppose / was a little careless" unused
Paul Chatnoir Of the Sacrebleu zou-
evsg "but In thai last ehAfae | DO not
look where ! am going aud ] vet my
feet sopping wet, 20 over my
rubbers twice In the icy water Of that
dear Aisacc. Sacre homdepinmcl
DID ] not know what would happen
Ny old complaint 81 neuralgia M the
face. Forthwith | remember that the
nerve Of a back tooth Is exposed. Ny
dentists warning Il come over me like
a-what 10 Il you says--a fash, and
sapristii here ] am" Paul thinks Il
would be foolish to return to the front
until the cold Is entirely out Of his
system.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02
HE PLAYED NO FAvoRIrEs.

Inc IFAmp Elephant On Jungle Tes-
taufant) You may bring me a bale
Of hay, garsongl
The Waiter Girane-Yes, sir.
Clover or timothy
The Tramp Elephant (haughtily).-
II doesn't matter which-Im not paid
10 Tout any special brandt
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02

~ ne
Eecond F7ddbA g

Nw Jar, a y nlackwood's maya
M zine. IL a nuisance. II Is at
" least that.
-
If IN DOUBT, ask the Turks.
~u-
OR the Belgians.
-
or tbs Rcd Gross.
o.
"HIDINo PLACE o. North sea
Fleet Found~-headiine. les a Ions.
long way from ripperary.
o.
Jim FLYNN badly beaten by
giant Irish man. says a sport head
line. Fine. It's a cinch Jim had u
coming.
WHEN 10 use the automobile
horn" II the subject OF an article In
a DENNIS paper. II could be con
densed 70 read when one owns an
automobile"
FIRST SEA LORD n named
headline. shortly, too. he will be
kussed.
CAUSE AND EFFECT.
CT would be interesting for a
Psychologist to work out the acien-
tinc relation Of these two items which
appeared az reproduced below, In the
Springer Stockman lost week.)
Temperance Lecturer Here.
Rev. J. 1. seder OF Albuquerque,
n. NJ, a well known prohibition lee
turer. was here Tuesday and We'd
In the interests OF the Nation
Prohibition association. Rev.
lectured AZ the Methodist
church on Tuesday evening and was
heard By a large audience.
New saloon.
a new saloon Is 10 be opened in
the building recently vacated BY the
Central by Dave Wuksan-
and associates, formerly az
Arlz. The new saloon will
the name OF their former place
IL Globe which was known as the
Morning STAR Cafe.
o.
WHAT no. THE GAME WARDEN.
(From the santa Rosa sun. May IS;
season opens June ID
A local angler caught n fine brook
Ia the creek south OF town We'd
afternoon. The FISH, which
Was a beauty was 10 inches In length
and weighed three pounds.
10
THE SAID local angler showed
considerable nerve alone In springing
a nineteen inch fish at this season.
quite without regard to the law en-
game warden.
q
DOWN AT ROSW ELL they
wouldn't let a man appear on the
street with a tlsh pole prior TO June /.
o
ONE PROMINENT citizen was
for carrying bait.
.
NOW. however, We can all tell 'em.
D
EVEN THE WOOD WAS PICKLED.
(Fcrt Sumner Reyiew.J
Prof. Osborn. while In Fort Sumner
Thursday. afforded considerable
amusement for the o~nlookers when
he tried to drive tacks In the post o.
petrined wood on the Enterprise sa-
loon corner.
o
THE RELATIVE standing %: Car
rama ana villa II indicated Ia the
table Of dollars II takes each 10 buy
a pair OF shoes. a 50 United States
pair cost $40 In villa currency and
$50 In Carranza cOin. No credit FOR
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02

Phone 3. Red barn. sii Yves, Cop
per. for first class livery. w. L.
Trlmble a Co.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02
THE coouETTE.

Tbs maiden Is an artful one,
Her weapons we'll We know;
She has a culver Ia her voice.
Designed to hold her beau.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02

a new saloon Is 10 be opened in
the building recently vacated by the
Central By Dave wuKsan-
ovich and associates, formerly o.
Globe, Arlz. The new saloon will
have the name OF their former place
IT. Globe which was known as the
Morning Star Cafe.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02

CT would be interesting Cor a
Psychologist TO work out the acien-
tinc relation Of these two items which
appeared as reproduced below, In the
Springer Stockman lost weekD
Temperance Lecturer Here.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03
HOW TO U A FARM.

Never buy a farm during the win
ter season. Many a farm has been
bought with the snow on the ground
which later turned out to be a stone
quarry.
Examine closely into the title. Ev
cry good lawyer will do this for You
and his bill, with the fees added
should about equal the total cost Of
the place.
See that the farm is well waicrcd
II is not necessary for the farm to be
so located that IL is entirely covered
with water At high tide. A lew good
springs will be sufficient.
Remember, "A farm might he ON
pletely covered with a large and
threatening mortgage which IS in,isi-
bic TO the naked cye. The county
clerk will divulgc this sccrc, Tor a
few dollars.
Test the soil before buying, II the
ground is run down and exhausted.
proceed with due care.
See that the fences arc in good re-
pair. There are several kinds Of
fenocs-the line fence. the rail fence.
the stake-and-ridcr the board fence.
and the wire fence. You will have no
trouble IN identifying the b~arb-wirc;
the neighbors will show you the line
fences.
When you have found the very
farm YOU want, one with a good
house, we'll shaded. fine barns and
outbuildings. fair meadows. and thick
~wood-lots. hurry 10 the nearest real
estate agents office and invest-in
something else.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03
The Markets
tBy Evening Herald Leased wirel
New York stock Markc-.

New YORK.. July Stocks were
only temporarily depressed today on
ncWs OF the shooting OF j. =. Morgan.
The market showed an uncertain tore
at the outset, m6iaiy as "A result Of
renewed weakness In 81. Paul. United
states steel. which Is tegarded as a
Morgan specially. broke Ia points
while the selling was az It's height
with losses of one TO two points in
other induatrials. including some Of
the war shares. Railroad stocks, par
ticularly the Pacihcs and grangers
had shown an early inclination 70 re-
act In sympathy with ST. Paul. Re-
assuring adyices regarding Mr.. Nor
CAMS condition caused q general wip-
ing out OF losses. The closing was IT.
regular. Bonds were easy.
Close:
Amalgamutcd Copper. I3Nc.F
American sugar Refining, los bid.
Atchison. 100.
Chino Copper. -.
Northern Pacific. i05.
Reading, IA.
southern pacinc. S6A.
Union Pacific. i27.
United states steel. $3.50.
Uaitod States steel. pfd. 1895
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03

Chicago. July Prospects of .
heavily Increased mo, cmcnt of new
wheat from hrst hands led 10 "a de-
c.ded setback In values today In the
wheat market. Opening prices which
ranged from &c of Zoo sc up. were
followed spo by a sharp decline all
around.
The close was heavy at lc to 2h e
under last night.
Favorable weather cnscd of corn.
The market was nc8rishly affected
also by the weakness of wheat After
upcuiug Csc lower a. &c advance,
prices underwent % material sag. Sell
ing on resting orders carried down
oats
The close WAS unsettled at hc 10
q. N a. net decline.
Provisions weakened owing to los"
cr prices io hogs. Lard especially
was under pressure.
CLOSE;
Wheat-July. Si.O9; Sept. &t.O2A,
Corn-July, 7ihc; sept. 12asc.
Oats-Juiy, 80 g; Sept. a7#c.
Pork-July, S17.75, sept $t7.O5.
Ia,rd-July. S9.25; Sept, $9.i5.
R%ibs--July. S1O.32; sept, 5000.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03

together with an improvements.
buildings and appurtenunces thercun-
TO pertaining.
For the purpose Of satisfying a debt
due the plaintiffs In the SUN Of Four
teen hundred dollars with interest at
the rate Of eight per cent per annum
from the 2ist day Of JuTe. 1914. until
paid: for the further sum Of forty
three and 2s-iO0 Dollars taxes with
interest thereon at the rate Of twelve
per cent per annum from Dec. 2lst.
1914 ur-il paid. for the further sum
of one hundred forty-nirp and 3s-l00
Dollars allowed a. attorneys fees, for
the further sum ~ sixteen dollars
ninety cents Insurance: for the FUR
Their sum Of Twenty-Five dollars Trus-
toes fees. and for all costs and cX-
penscs OF the said proceeding. includ-
ing this sale. which have accrued or
may accrue. for an OF which the
pluintins ontoincd judgment against
the defendants in the aforesaid cause.
a. .. WAHA.
Special Master.
JOHN +. SGMMs.
Attorney for plaintiffs,
Albuquerque, y. NJ.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03

Chtngo julia 3.-Hogs- Receipts,
ti.O00. slow, 5c to Toe under yestcr-
days average. Bulk, 1885, 7.Gj.
light, S1.i5 ~ $50. heavy. SG.9OW 100
piss. S5.25g 100.
CatDc-Bcccipts. 100, steady. Ma
tive beet steers. sG.N5 $50; western
steers. $7.2aHs.t5i cows and heifcrs,
$3.50 $50. calves {l.2SH 1880.
. sheep - Receipts, 5000; steady.
Sheep. t5.55H6.S5, lambs, $500 ~
lU.1I.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03
Money Market.

New York, July g.-Mcrcantilc pa
per. 3G3th per cent.
sterling: g0-dny bills. 4.7250; de-
mand. 1880; cables. 4.7725.
Bar liver. iShc.
Mexican dollars, sac.
Government bonds, STEADY. railroad
bonds, easy.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03
SWEILED-

Mr.. Woggs-im through with
Bump. ! told him we are going 10
name our baby after some great per.
sonage. aud asked him for a sugges.
ton.
Mrs. Woggs-What did he sayp
Mr.. Woggs-He said: Name Il
after ours"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03

Denver. colo, July 3.--Cattlc-Re-
ccipts, 400; market, steady.
Hogs-Rccoipts. 100, market lower.
CIV sold at $3.50.
Shccp-I;eccipts. none.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03
PROGRESS.

Friend-I tell you, old man. inven-
tons make wonderfully rapid progress
nowadays. don't they'
Aviator-You betl II they gran,
rs the patent on our new engine by
1914. and we get rid OF the infringe
ments by 1925. and finish our suit with
the Highhier Co, which is r~eturnable
in 1854. wen show the world what an
aeroplane really IS.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03


FOR SALE-At auction IN front Of
city hall. AT 10 "a. M. Tuesday. July
9, "a small sound. young horse.
large tracts suitable for coloniza-
tion or stock raising. small suburban
tracts for gardening or chicken rails
Ing. We can suit YOU la a piece of
land.
CITY PROPERTY.
Have some exceptional values Ia the
CITY. Now l. the time for buying "a
home. I'riccs are right and terms
good. lust u little wave Of prosperity
and you cannot do a. wen as now.
FOR RENT.
Furnished aud u~nrurnishcd honscs
and apartments In all parts OF city.
FOR TRADE.
We have listed for exchange lands.
businesses, city property, etc, In G '
eral states. See Us " tou desire an
exchange. Come aud see "a and talk
IL over.
NEW MEXICO REALTY CO,
207ia West Gold Ave.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03
WANTED-Salesmen.

SALESMEN-Whole time or side line.
10 minutes time pays YOU $40.
Pocket samples. prompt commissions.
state territory covered. Elwood Mig.
Co.. Inc, his Michisan Ave. Chi
curo.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03
FOR Houses.

FOR RENT-3-room bungalow. sleep
ing porch, front and rear porches:
strictly clean; furnished, nice shade;
no children. Can mornings, 1908 w.
Roma.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03

New York. July cooper. nomi-
nal: clcctrolytic, s20.25 a $3.50.
Iron, UNCHANGED.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03

As he gazed at the package upon
his desk he realized his time had
come His watch had been returned
from the jewellers.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03
WANTED-Agents.

ACTIVE AGENTS Something new:
sells on sight In every home. store.
office and cafe. Sanitary Cork. For
MIX, liquor, catsup, etc. Opens and
closes in bottle. Lasts "a lifetime. Big
profits. sanitary Cork CO.. suite
EGGS, ego Finn Ave, New York city.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03
nnticr Market

Butter, esgs and poultry, unchang-
ed.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03

CI'Icngo nonrd NJ Trndc.

Kansas cts, Jul 3.-No live stock
market today. holiday.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03
TWO SIDES.

Wiilis.-Why don't you go to
church,
Gillis.-Too far. Why don't you
gol
Wiilis.-We live next door 70 one.
and | hate 70 get all dressed up just
10 go that little way.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03

For Sale Miscellaneous.
FOR Sale second hand safe Ia
good condition. Tho Evening Her
aid.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03
WANTED.

WANTED 10 hear from owner OF
good farm for sale. Send cash
price and description. -. T.. Bush
Minneapolis. MINI.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03

BOARD AND ROOM for healthscek-
ors. Sleeping porch or cott1gei
shade. Jersey milk and fresh eggs.
IA miles FROM city; free c~onveyREee.
Pfam ranch. Phone i590W.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03

MARRY IL YOU are lonely. The Re-
liable Confidential Successful club
has lafge numbers Of wealthy, oligl-
bio members. both sexes, wishing
early marriages. Descriptions free.
Mrs. Wruhei. Bcx 20. oaksand raiss.
denton Albuquerque Evening Herald
when writing.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03

Kirby stone-l hate to mention Il,
dear. but / must tell YOU that business
has been awfully poor lately. II you
could economic a little in dresses
wear something palmer.
Mrs. Stone-Cer,ainly, dear. l
shall order some palmer dresses TO-
morrow,
There's many a true word spoken
behind our backs.
CONSISTENT TO THE LAST.
McRooney-How long was Pal
sick, Mrs. Clancyl
Mrs. Claney-Oniy two days, Mr.
MeRooney.
MeRooney-sure, Pat wss Away,
a hustler!
BETTER.
Wliiis-Tm raising hvo hundred
chickens on a hve-foot lot,
Giilis-That'S nothing. You oughl
10 SEQ the female relatives my wife Il
akAEk saEs 81 u gu thk
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03
m TIME b


On onoct Sunday, Feb. 7th, 1870
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03
InHN Z. sIMMs.

Attorney for plaintiffs.
Albuquerque, ~. NJ.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-03

There's many a true word spoken
behind our backs.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08
london's Treasures Guarded,

Extensive precautions have been
taken In London to guard art treas
ures against the menace of air raids
The custodians of art galleries and
museums long ago removed to vaults
or similar places the most precious
of their portable exhibits. At the
British museum a number of priceless
manuscripts, books, and other objects
have been stored away in safes. Some
measure Of risk must, however. be
borne in building which contains
40 miles of bookshelves and massive
pieces of sculpture. Visitors to the
National gallery find the major part
of the building closed At the Guild
hall the most valuable pictures have
been placed in the basement The
magnificent Gainsborough, "Fcrding
the River" has been removed from
the walls. In the corporation stro. g
room In the basement is stored what
is probably the finest collection Of
municipal records in the world. 1t
includes the charter of William the
Conqueror ito William, Bishop and
Gosfegdh, Portreeve. and all the bur-
gesses within London" securing TO
them their ancient liberties. Every
reign since the Conqueror is repre-
sented in the charters.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08
Golf on a Battlefield.

Golfers of the Mexico Country club
at Mexico City who were recently
barred from their games for two weeks
because the Carranza and Zapata
forces were using the links for bat
tleground, had an unusual experience
when, on the day after the retreat Of
the soldiers they resumed play.
Notwithstanding that the links had
been torn up by shells. all went well
with the game until the drive-off from
the seventh tee had been followed up
to the green. 1t was then that the
man who had the best lie waved to
his companions excitedly to hurry on
up. They thought that he had holed
out with his midiron, but found that
his discomposure was caused by the
fact that he could not use his putter.
Between his ball and the cup lay the
body Of a revolutionist. who had been
killed in an exchange Of shots the
day before.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08
"Hot" Newspapers.

Sensational French newspapers, es-
pecially in these times of war, contain
plenty of hot stuff in the way OF
reading matter. They are also provld-
ing heat in another way and one that
is probably more useful.
French soldiers shivering in the
trenches have found that they can
keep themselves warm by padding
their uniforms with old newspapers.
Large quantities of newspapers find
their way to the front, and these.
when read, are used as coat Innings.
The value of paper as heat retain
er has been recognized in other armies.
Japanese soldiers, for example, are
provided with paper shirts, which are
not only cheaper than wool or cotton,
but in some respects are quite as sat
tsfactory
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08
SEEMS POOR ECONOMY
ROUNDABOUT WAY OF KEEPING
FIRE HOUSES CLEAN.
Story Told by Writer In The Public.
Whether the Real Thing or Not,
May Possibly illustrate
Sad Truth.

About two months ago l happened
fellow in the smoking car of a train
pulling out of Philadelphia. ! wanted
| to smoke, and on discovering that
had no matches, / turned to my seat
mate and asked if he could spare me
one
Certainly" said he, that is one
thing | can get all l want for moth
| ing"
Seeing that he was inclined to talk.
humored him by asking "Hows
| that"
why, you see," he replied, Il work
for the city, In the fire department,
and we can get all we want OF any
thing like that. Just turn in requ1-
sition for them and along they come.
But there is one thing we cant get
all we want of, though
whats that"
"Brooms. We can't get a broom,
We can requisition as much as we
like, but we can't secure a single
broom"
"How's that"
Don't know. but we can't get one.
How do you keep the place clean,
then? | always thought they were
very particular in the fire department
to have everything spick and span
That's it" said he, nudging me in the
ribs, that's it, How do we keep
it clean? Must be clean for inspec-
ton Know what We do? I'll tell you!
We use blankets Yes, we take blank
cts, tear EN- up into strips and make
mops out of 'em and keep the place
as neat as you please! You see we
can get all the blankets we want. but
we can't get a broom. So we take
turns requisitioning blankets.
but the blankets must cost lot
more than brooms would"
Sure. Blankets must stand the city
at least a dollar and a quarter each,
while the best brooms bought In large
quantities would not cost over twen-
ty-flve cents apiece. And one broom
would last longer than half dozen
blankets. But we can't help 1t. Must
keep the fire house clean for fnspec-
ton or would all get fired. No mat
ter how often we requisition brooms
there isn't one forthcoming. while we
can get all the blankets we want, and
no questions asked
Seems funny. How is 1T, do you
SUPPOSE"
"Only reason I can give is that the
new administration Is short OF funds.
Possibly somebody in former admin
istration got some graft for laying in
a large stock of blankets and got no
brooms. But it costs somebody some
thing in the long run. Fierce, isn't
it"-W. p, Jr., in The Public.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08
PORT ARTHUR MAN
FINDS GOOD HEALTH
Sufferer Is Restored and Makes Re.
markable Gain in Weight on
Few Doses.

]. F.. Stoneburner Of Port Arthur,
Texas, suffered from stomach ailments
for long time. He fell off in weight
and took treatment without apparent
benefit. He tried physician after ply
stefan until he almost lost hope.
He at last took Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy, then wrote:
Il have taken all Of your wonderful
stomach remedy and got good results
from it. l have gained in weight since
starting on your remedy-twenty-o
pounds so far. I was under the care
Of five doctors for about six months
before got your medicine. / am en-
tirely well now"
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per-
manent results for stomach, liver and
intestinal ailments. Eat as much and
whatever you like. No more distress
after eating. pressure of gas in the
stomach and around the heart. Get one
bottle of your druggist now and try it
on an absolute Cuarantee-if not salts
factory money will be returned.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08
viii Create Precedent,

The first instance in Europe of the
use of a submarine cable for the trans
portation of high voltage electric pow
er current will be in connection with
the project for supplying practically
all of Denmark with cheap electricity
for both light and power, generated by
waterpower in Sweden. When com
pleted, power sufficient to provide for
an area Of 500 square miles will be
brought across three high-pressure
cables laid under 1.-The sound" at the
entrance of the Baltic sea. The cleo
tricity is to be generated with power
from the Swedish river Lagan, supple
mented with the use of low-grade coal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08
STORM SAVED BURNING ShiF
Waves. Breaking Over Abandoned
Craft, Extnguished the Blazing
Eenzine.

A strange shipWTeck story, unrop0rt-
at New York from Horta, Fayai. by the
Holland America freighter Zaandyh.
| which was forced to pat into this port
by heavy weather that reduced her
coal supply. Captain Barendsen says
he learned from the skipper OF the
Norwegian tank steamship La Habra.
which arrived at Horta on February 4,
bound from Talara bay, Peru, by way
of the Panama canal. for London, that
her cargo of benZine caused an expo
sion aboard as she was nearing the
Azores to replenish her bunkers.
La Habra was quickly ab.aze from
stem to stern. About half of the crew
were on the forward part Of the tank
and the other half aft. Fearing that
the falls and other boat gear would
be burned, the tanks skipper ordered
all hands to leave her in lifeboats and
stand by. The engines had been
stopped and La Habra drifted into the
trough and, as she was deeply laden.
the seas, which were very high, washed
over her.
The chief officer and five men were
in a boat towing astern when the
matches of the tank were blown off and
cataracts of blazing benzine shot over
her sides and stern. The boats painter
was burned off and the chief officer
and his men went drifting down the
blast, being without oars or sail, and
disappeared. The other boats were
threatened with destruction by the
burning benzine, which spread out all
around La Habra, making her look like
fire ship in lake of flame.
The skipper Of the tank expected
her to be destroyed utterly befofe his
eyes. He was elated when a giant
comber broke around her, dousing the
fire almost completely. Other seas
helped in the work, and all hands ex-
cept the chief officer and those in the
vanished boat went back on their ship
They found that all charts, books and
instruments of navigation had been de-
stroyed