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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
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MEXICALI, Lower California,
July 18.-A city ommercializing
Its vice to better It's civic condi-
tions-that is what this dusty lit
tie town of Mexicali. twin sister
to Calexico, just across the bor-
der, is doing.
With its hidden hop" joints
and its open gambling houses. 1t
is deriving an income with which
to establish educational facilities
and permanent Improvements.
Mexicali's dens Of iniquity
have been painted in the most
lurid colors. So lavish have been
the descriptions and so fertile
the imaginations of those who
have visited the place that tales
of appalling crimes and atroci-
ties have been circulated for the
credulous. AS a matter of fact.
the place is so thoroly policed that
serious disturbance is impossible.
Pays $500 a Day.
In the Owl theater, said to be
the biggest gambling house In
America, and which on Saturdays
and Sundays operates more
games than Monte Carlo, IL Mex
lean police are on duty. Each
wears an ugly automatic pistol
which bangles in true frontier
style from a cartridge belt on the
hip. In the three years the Owl
has been in existence there has
never been a killing in the place.
This, however. is not in eulogy
of gambling. 1t is a mere state
ment of facts.
Some idea of the profits from
the games in the Owl can be OBJ
tanned from the tax of $500 day
paid to the government.
There is also a tremendous in
come over the bar, 1.-The longest IN
the world"
Many improvements.
Besides the Owl and the in
Vulnerable smaller Joints" there
is a Keno Palace, where nothing
but keno is played. This is
the society" game of the gamh-
ling world.
Because of its gambling Mexi-
cali is rapidly assuming city pro-
portions. The governor intends
to pave the streets and extend the
filtered water system of Calexico
to the town.
He has already built q theater,
a $4,000 wireless station, q $40
900 school, a telephone and tele-
graph office and many substantial
dwellings. A hospital with space
for 100 beds and a large machine
shop are under construction.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
LOTTERY
IN NEXT
Sc HOURS

WASHINGTON, July 49,
PickHS Americas first big army
by lottNy will be staged within
Sc hours. according to indica-
tions today. Either the great re-
ception room Off Secretary
Bakers office or one of the his
toric chambers of congress will
be the scene.
Everything is ready for the hui
man lottery-except few daily
ing registration districts.
An air of mystery has been
thrown about the lottery. Offic-
ials refuse to be specific as to
just how and where they will pull
the numbers. though they did say
the draft will occur just as soon
as the last lingering red ink draft
numbers are tabulated.
Almost Immediately after the
lottery. local exemption boards
will summon men for physical
tests, Every man summoned
must take this test, whether or
not he intends to make an ex-
emption claim. Heavy penalties
attach to failure to appear.
Federal authorities have not
overlooked possibility of draft
troubles in New York and other
big cities and are prepared to
deal with any outbreaks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
PERMITS
JITS TO
OPERATE
Special to The Times.)

SEATTLE, July 1S.-While re-
fusing to modify his order of last
week barring the operation of jit-
neys from the streets over which
the Puget Sound, Traction, Light
& Power Co. was granted fran
chises to run cars, U. S. District
Judge Neterer, yesterday, by order,
allowed the operation of motor
vehicles during the time the fran
chise is not being used by the
plaintiff company.
The matter came before the
court on a motion of w. r. Craw-
ford, attorney for the jitney bus.
men.
Counsel for the Puget Sound
Traction, Light & Power Co. re-
sisted the motion and presented to
the court an affidavit signed by
Vice President William III. Nc
Grath in which among other things
McGrath deposed that Crawford
has for more than six months been
actively engaged In efforts to
bring about strike of the
plaintiffs employees.
Crawford denied the charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
RUSSIA SPLIT BY
HOME RULE FIGHT

MAS views, but not to sign an
agreement. On Sunday the two
ministers returned and the cabi-
net met for a long session at
Prince Lvoff's home. Early Mon
day morning Tereschenko and
Tseretelli brought out the agree
ment they had signed.
There was an immediate storm
in the meeting. The cadet MEM
bers refused to ratify the pledges.
Prince Lvoff sided with the social
lists and radicals, who approved
the step. The cadets finally quit
the meeting at 3 O'Clock In the
morning. Later they resigned.
The cabinet crisis caused in
tense excitement here. All night
Monday there were crowds on the
streets and there was the greatest
display of arms Size the revolu-
ton. At midnight automobiles
carrying rapid-fire guns and sol
diers dashed up and down the
Nevsky Prospekt, dispensing the
crowd.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
ARREST UNION LEADER
FOR SWAPPING PICTURE

Thomas Bishoff, secretary of
the Tacoma Cooks and Walters
union, was in group at 10th
and Pacific when a street car
passed. Taking a small camera
from his pocket, Bishop snapped
photograph of the motorman.
Police Chief Smith ordered Bish-
off to cease taking pictures, and
demanded that the crowd dis
perse.
Bishoff replied that he had a
perfect right to photograph all
non-Vnion operators, and de-
clined to move. Chief Smith ar
rested him, taking him to jail in
police machine, where Bishoff
was booked on a charge of dis
orderly conduct. He later OBJ
tanned his release on $25 bail.
1t is probable that all of the
10 non-union street cars will be
returned, to the barns early In
the evening. Police officials have
suggested that it would be dan
gerous to operate the cars al
night.
Manager Bean announced We'd
nesday that a larger force of cars
would be in service Thursday.
I'VE don't care a bit whether
or not the public rides on our
cars" said Bean.
! I'VE are providing service, and
will continue to Increase 1t until
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
ALL BUT
2 CAMPS
SHUT UP

The roundup of |. w. w. con-
tinues thruout the Northwest.
Reports today detailed the arrest
of additional leaders, extra pre-
cautions taken by the authorities
to curb the |. w. w. uprising and,
In some sections, renewed activ-
tiles by the agitators.
Only four saw mills are rum
ming in Grays Harbor today and
all are heavily picketed by the 1.
w. w. All but two lumber camps
are closed. The situation in
Washington is generally quiet.
Over a score were arrested in
Clearwater and Latah counties,
Idaho, yesterday and today.
A citizens committee of 200 is
being organized at Klamath
Falls today to protect the town
from the l. w. w. Fire late yes
terday destroyed practically all
the buildings on Straws dairy
farm, the largest in the southern
part of the state. The I. w. w.
are believed responsible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
GETTING MANY MEN,
DECLARES MANAGER BEAN

1--WE are getting a large num-
Der of men together for operation
of the street car system, and it
won't be long before every car is
running again on full schedule.
Il certainly hope that no one
is injured. If street car rails are
torn up, or trolley wires broken
or any other damage done to the
lines, it will simply mean a
greater delay in obtaining full
service. We have no time now
to repair damage done by strike
sym, athizers.
Police Chief Smith had 40 uni
formed men and all his detective
force on duty Wednesday. Plain
clothes men were scattered thru
out all crowds on the downtown
streets, with orders to arrest any
person caught in an act of vlo-
lence. At late hour no report
had been received by the police of
any damage being done or any act
of violence.
Union strikers declared that
they had investigated the labor
situation carefully and had
learned that the T. r, & P. Co.
was hard pressed for men to OPP
crate cars. They declared that
there would have been more cars
running with non-union crews
Wednesday had the company
been able to get them.
Four more "old timers" among
the street car motormen and con-
ductors took the union obligation
Wednesday, leaving only five vet
arans in the company's employ.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
FLAMING SAWDUST
STARTS BIG fire

back" at one Of the furnaces. Fine
ly pulyerized sawdust In the engine
room became ignited, and before
any machinery could be stopped, a
huge blower fan near the furnace
had shot flaming dust to every part
of the mill.
1t was like blowing liquid fire
thruout the mill. Within two or
three minutes after the minor ex-
plosion in the furnace room. the
big plant with it's valuable ma
chinery and large piles of complet-
ed doors and sash, was ablaze.
Loss 100000
The loss to property is estimated
at $150,000. John Snyder, presi-
dent of the company, said that the
plant was insured for $102,5O0.
Because the plant was filling an
order of thousands of doors and
sash for the American lake army
post, suspicion of incendiarism was
aroused when the first reports
were circulated.
Police Chief Smith with three
autos Of detectives rushed to the
fire and made a complete investi-
cation. The police proclaimed pos
1tively within a few minutes that
they were satisfied the origin Of
the blaze was purely accidental.
Fire Boat In Action
Several hundred workmen were
thrown out of work by the blaze.
SO quickly did the fire spread
that none of the employees had
even time to save his street clothes.
Fire boat No. II was the first
apparatus on the scene, six engine
companies arriving moment later
Ftremen devoted their attention to
saving piles of finished lumber,
and railroad trestles. in the vicin-
ity.
The mill had a capacity Of $780,
600 output a year. 1t will probab-
ly be rebuilt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
SAYS HUBBY WAS
ALREADY MARRIED

Charging that William Larkin,
whom she married in Seattle June
IA, was already married, Helen
Larkin filed a suit for divorce
Tuesday, asking that the mar
riage be annulled. She alleges
that the no marriage service was
performed, as the defendant
claimed it was not necessary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
GERMANY
BACK OF
MONARCH

TOXIC, July 1S.-Confirma-
tion of reports that Germany H.
nanced the attempt of General
Chang Hsun to restore the mon
archy in China was received by
japanese officials today.
The condition on which the
money was furnished, the advices
say, was that the restored en-
peror would resume China's old
relations with the kaiser's gov
eminent. simultaneously, it was
learned that a number OF Ger.
mans participated in the recent
fighting in Picking on the side of
the monarchists.
President Id Yuan Hung, who
sought refuge In the japanese le-
cation at Picking during the brief
occupation of the capitol by the
monarchists. has left that refuge
and resumed the presidency.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD,

United Press Staff Correspondents.
PETROGRAD, July 18.-Rus-
STA Is in the throes of a home
rule fight" which today has as
sumed Importance second only to
the war. 1t was the direct cause
Of Russia's cabinet split.
Ukrania, Finland and Kron-
stadt are all seeking home rule
not independence.
The cabinet designations of
cadet members followed revela-
tons that Foreign Minister Tere-
schenko and Minister of Commu-
nications Tseretelli had gone to
Ukrania and signed an agreement
that Ukranians should be re-
sponsible only to the Ukranian
congress.
This agreement was signed Sat
urday when Tereschenko and
Tseretelli at Kieff were in con-
slant touch by telegraph with the
cabinet in Petrograd. The cabi-
net instructed them to get Ukra-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
Court May Act

'Soutiuueu rTOm rage Oue.
to do this, to take over the
street car lines and operate
them.
One question that might have
to be settled would be whether
the court or the public service
commission would have jurisdic-
tion
Meanwhile, while the company
is being given reasonable time"
by the city to attempt to operate,
City Attorney Harmon has in
structed Chief of Police Smith
that he has authority to put spec
ial policemen on all cars. Just
as the company is required by law
to give service, the city is re-
quired to give adequate protec-
tion, Harmon held.
II these men are sworn in by
the police department, they will
not be paid by the city. The
company will have to furnish the
men and pay for them.
I'VE are not going to put any
of the regular men of the police
department on the cars; that's
certain" said Commissioner Pet
tit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18

One Of Tacoma's most spectacu-
lar fires in years occurred late
Tuesday afternoon when the large
factory of the Tacoma Fir Door Co.
on the Puyallup river bank at East
@ street, burned to the ground in
less than 80 minutes.
The blaze originated in a blow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
SHOT MISSES
U.S.. STEAMER

AN ATLANTIC PORT. July Is.
"A torpedo missed a big Ameri-
can liner by 80 yards when II was
attacked By . submarine July
II, according to Col. A. G. GrearAe
Harrison, a British army officer.
who arrived on the steamer today.
Col. Harrison said none Of the
passengers saw the submarine. but
the naval gun crew made ready
for action. No shots were fisad.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
WIFE PREFERS TO
STAY OUT OF JAIL

Twenty days in the county
Jail, or support your baby" was
the ultimatum to Mrs. Ester
Stemnark Tuesday by Justice
Linck, after she and Ole Stem
mark, her husband, had been ar
rested on the complaint Of Nellie
Grant. sister OF the woman. Mrs.
stemnark chose not to 50 to jail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
browns
In a Crock

SALEM, Ore, July 18.-As the
result of finding her one-year-old
daughter, Madeline, drowned in a
10-gallon crock of water, Mrs.
George Brown here today is pros
trated with grief. Efforts to
rescusitate the child with a pull
motor failed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
FEW CARS RUNNING

Continued from Page IL
every car to stop before passing.
The first street cars to move
along Pacific ave. attracted as
much attention as a circus par
ade. Hundreds of persons lined
the streets, jeering and crying
'scab" and rat to the non
union operat tors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
ATLANTIC CABLES
ARE ALL CENSORED

Omitted Press Leased wireD
WASHINGTON, July 18.-The
navy department today extended
the censorship to all cables leav-
Ing New York and other ports on
the Atlantic seaboard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18

TURN no THE GA SSIFTED
WANT ADS ON PAGE z FOR
REsULTs. SEE PAGR SEVEN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18

all our cars are running again. If
the public prefers to walk, it is
none of our business.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
PLATES

you are thinking of having your
old roots out and new set put In
&--come to US and join our thous-
ands of satisfied plate wearers.
We are the largest plate-makers
on the Coast. A guarantee with
Each plate.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
HAL MOTOR CAR MAKES
STIFF MILEAGE TESTS

The Hal Motor Car Company, of Cleve-
land, and all Hal Twelve dealers. are
very careful in making fuel mileage
statements
In their advertising the Hal Motor Car
Company speaks of gasoline mileage as
the car weighs 1876 pounds. and its
gasoline consumption you will probably
fnd to be not less than twelve miles per
gallon" or gasoline consumption is low
for a car OF such power. averaging ten
to thirteen miles to, the gallon"
Before these figures were given the
Hal Twelve was tested out thoroughly
for fuel consumption under all condi-
tions.
On one test a Hal Twelve. carrying q
load of 80 pounds, and with the top up
and side curtains on. was driven by an
amateur on an average Of IA miles to
the gallon. against a wind velocity OF
sixteen miles per hour.
On another test the Hal twelve went
from Sandusky to Cleveland and return
lsS miles, running between one-half mile
per hour On high and sixty-five miles per
hour through all kinds of roads, good
and bad, and using the very cheapest
grade OF gasoline as fuel. on an average
of lis miles per gallon,
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
EXPERIENCE TEACHES
M0TORIST SOME THINGS

Experience with a motor car teaches
one many things that are never men,
tioneo In books. Here, for instance, are
two things / learned last year:
No. LII wanted to fasten a flag on
each side OF the radiator and I stuck a
piece OF wire In through one Of the radi-
ator openings and out through another
and the curved. rough edge Of that wire
cut through the paper-thin side OF one
OF the radiator cells and produced a
leak OF serious dimensions. had not
known before how extremely thin those
little radiator partitions are. 1 tried
soldering the cell full but the solder
only filled up the ends or openings, and
that merely passed the leak on to the
next cell By pouring into the top with
the water some preparation made for the
purpose, I stopped the leak temporarily.
but in the end I had to send the radia-
tor into the factory.
No. al had the car overhauled and
q good deal OF waste was no doubt
used in wiping out the inside of the parts.
The lint from this waste, when I began
10 use the car, was taken up by the oil
and picked up by the oil strainer. with
the result that the strainer soon hlleo
up SO tightly that no oil would go
through. and 1t required the application
Of gasoline under air pressure to clean
II out
No books ever warned me Of those two
things, though common sense might have
done so. IL had used moro Of it.-Amer-
ican Motorist.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
AUTOMOBILE LICENSES.

The following auto Hosnses were issued yesterday:
5S6-I II. Maxwell, Mas. ave: StutS nl0
aSe-Thos 4 Patterson Is ElTin ave. 81 Over
GSG-o. A. Machlin. s9s R st. AHIburn lslS
5Ns-Mis II. Portnsr. z19 oonn. ave-; Detroit
1917
5Iue-John Davidson. 800 s.; Ford lg5.
5GO-Adolph weyl. E0 7th st.; Marion 1917.
5lql-AIbert B. Sembergsr. SIS W&rdsr ST Ford
isi7
5lH2-Enren. Myers 81 st. sw.; Fogd 1914
5l5I5-wm. n. Goblin, lilo sth st.; Moline 1872
5lN4-C. d. DrEyton. Colo. Bldg; Franklin 1915
5IS5-H c. weiSkittsl. Baltimore; Packard 1911.
ESl6-F e Boa. The Highlands; Cadillac 1911.
5la7-EzizaO.th sorE Baltmorei DodSe lsiT.
5lsls-wn- n. Keeter. Westminster. Nd; Buick
5ias-ch,a R. Kenrih ir. aOR P st. Ford 81.
5ls9o-SarAh F. wSlksr. owlnss Mills. Nd : Ford
sls2l-s. T. Howard. Amer Sec a Tt. o.
SSz-M A. oolton. Annapolis Nd: Ford 1871.
5ipl-A. o. Potter. Bellevue Hotel: Loder 1874
aS5-Ed. n Res, s0 n. Cap.; Ford 1871
5lz6-C. P. Telephone Co, eN lSsh ~; FOrd
aE-MAis @. Pearson Baltimore; Ford IsI7
5l.&-A. Y. Greer. Brsnland. Nd; FoEd 1911.
a9-ChaA R. RuVpst. orntOn, Nd; Pathfinder
5ioo-A P. Nea. N z. csp; Maxwell 1874
a55l-A B. Orousr Baltimore; studebsker lah
5l5ss-L J. Beeli. Baltimore; Ford 1911.
9Sc-F. q. VEndsrTerker. Ss Z. Gap; Dodge
GDs-P. p. Burke. le1 y c. ave nr; Ford lg7.
Sl55-G. D. Steele lT55 nth s.; bort lsl6.
5lSss-I saidm.n. 1913 Good HOPE I'd; Ford 1915.
a1-Car HAnser. e0s E St Sc; ChSlme1 1911.
$3.50. F. Rearss, 2sS Maconb s.; Buick 1871.
5l3a-C. P. CAnhsld. SIS Tth s. Sc; DoTt 1876
634O-A. L. Fak. 80 Liyinzton: Saxon 1917.
5l5A-M B. HaNEy. En.dne Co. No. Is; Ford 1911.
5lSf3-T. d. Lyon, liz eth st. ne; Ford 1914
5sJ C O. Musr0ve. Bethesda Nd; Ford 1914
5lsH-Geo. Howard, loo5 18th St Ford 1911.
a2g-J; R. 4Rdcssoo; ~ F St sEj Oakland 3s,z ls-2
5lSE-wm. G. Becker. Silver SIEtng Nd; Ford
5is4s-G. Harold Shaw. rs St; Saxon 80.
5lSfs-Frances d. NshOuse, spencsrTille. Nd
5iSso-Air, 4 Harry Sole, sz sh st. Ne; chsuO-
aS-j. Il. Kircy. la5 10th st. ne. Ford 1915.
sls62-H B. Callahan 5o2 II st Westoo<t 1871.
5ls2-Estella B. GTsanouEh. Rockville. No; Ford
5iS4-EmnI C. Pratt. FOves GIsn. MAJ Saxon
1877
5lss-M W. Baker. Mon=Uria, Nd; wiIlys Knight
as5s-Frank ]. o'oOnnor. sss st Oakland 1914
ElS7-wsuen NJ. Mitchell. I7os KiISOurne; Haynes
5iSs-F. o. MGdurt-is 9Th and Pa, ave; Ford
1917.
5sSs-HETry A. Peck. vienna, Va; Ford 1874
6lUl-John s. Caputo sl5 llth ST. ne; Ford 1915.
5lJ62-Geo. woodysrd. ~ sth st. sE.; Ford lsll.
5lS3-laS A. Davidson, 1855 Irving St; Ford 1871.
5l3j.-Jos. G. wiUiamsol 4a & st. Chevrolet 1871.
5l36-Fred A. Tracey. Hyattsyi0e, Nd; Ford lsl2
SlSee-J. W. wolhrSer. snithsburE. Nd; Mitchell
e.sl87 -Wm Hammond, l250 10Th st FoEd 1911.
5l3es-D. H. Shreye, DicS5rson, Nd; Ford lSl7.
5ISsa-M. NJ DOYLE. lil5 ass. ave; Ford 1911.
5lsTO-E. A NeAtse. GsIl-a ntown, Nd; Ford lsl3
blsIl-Ira " Wright PisEah Nd; Ford 1917.
MoTORCYOIE ITCENSIS.
Iels4-Lluyd J. Payne. Z3B Nichols ave. Sc E1-
celsicC 1913.
i6s5-NoTrs MaedanIsl. ISL 18th 81 Harley
Davidson 1917.
lssss-H. E Finsszn, SIS Tth s. se Indian 1875
lslsc-John A spellhCins Walter Reed HosIt-
Indian lsl5.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
NEW YORK PENALTIES
DRUNKEN AUTO DRIVERS

New York's decree that any person
found guilty Of driving an automobile
while intoxicated will be sentenced to a
year In the penitentiary and q hne Of $500
errs only on the side of leniency. II
should be i've years in the penitentiary
and 500 fine. A private corporation
which would permit an irresponsible per-
son Of this class to operate dangerous
machines. run a train. manage a boat, an
elevator. or have charge OF anything
where he could endaRger the lives OF
other people. would be guilty OF criminal
negligence. Under the safety First
policy Of most large companies irTespon-
sible individuals are being eliminated
from important positions. For anyone
10 permit such persons to drive an auto
mobile is also criminal neglect, and those
guilty OF II should be severely punished
in the only way they can be punished. l.
e., by depriving them Of their liberty and
their lucre. Automobiling has quite
enough to answer for without being held
responsible for the criminal acts of
drunken car drivers. whether chauifeurs
or owners matters not-American
Motorist.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISEASE.

The new order has seldom found a bet
ter Illustration than can be seen in the
voluntary payment by a large corpora
ton OF compensation for the deaths of
It's employees through an epidsmic Of
typhoid fever. Hardly a generation ago
typhoid was a blight as mysterious to
the public mind as a stroke OF lightning
or as a storm at sea Today it Is a pub
lie responsibility. a witness Of common
neglect, to be paid for-so far as money
can compensate human suffering and
death-just as any other variety of care
lessness must be requited by damages
judically assessed. A complete cycle Of
progress has been registered--Chicago
Herald.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
A Second Jonah.

The proverbial cat with nine lives can
not claim more honors than one Charles
Dunn. a seaman; though while the former
is regarded as a charm against evil, the
latter is not looked upon as mascot to
the ships he favors.
A recent case brought by the admiralty
against Dunn at Liverpool for failing to
join his transport disclosed the fact f5at
the sailor had been in four notable ship
wrecks, and though others had suffered a
watery grave, he had come up smiling
on each occasion. Both the Inflated. IT,
tanic and the Empress Of Ireland carried
Dunn on their last voyages, and he also
served on the Lusitania and Florizan
when they were torpedoed.
Charles Dunn, consequently. is shun-
ned like the plague by the superstitous
sailors, who have on occasions hatiy re-
fused to sail with him, and his luck in
this connection has proved his greatest
misfortune.
There are many similar cases.
A remarkable coincidence that bears out
a sailor superstition occurred some while
ago at Belfast A firm built ship that
left Belfast Tough and was subsequently
wrecked. A second ship bearing the same
name suffered the same fate The build
ers then gave the name TO a third vessel
they had created.
The ship ultimately left the Tough and
has never been heard OF since.-Pearson's $
Weekly.