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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-11-02
CHAPTER x.
We Accept Adventure.


As emerged from behind the butt
of the mizzenmast, the only person Wis
ible was long-legged cabin boy in
dustriously rubbing away at grease
spot on the deck. He was not aware
of my presence until / spoke, when
he gazed up at me across his shoulder,
with seeming little intelligence in his
dull eyes.
do you know which of these state
rooms the lady was given?"
"Oh, yes, sir; over there; just took
her in a needle an some thread"
"All right-what is your nameT
"Joe-Joe Moon, sir"
crossed over and raped at the
stateroom door, which had figure "5''
stenciled on the upper panel.
'Who is there?" she asked.
''This is Hollis; could you spare me
a few moments?"
Certainly; will come out directly"
she laughed, 81 have been doing some
emergency mending."
i picked out a chair and sat down.
A moment later the door of No.
opened, and the girl greeted me pleas
antly, crossing the cabin swiftly, and
extending her hand, as arose to my
feet.
II feel actually born anew, Mr.. Hol-
iis," she exclaimed. II am almost
afraid l was losing my nerve in that
little boat. Where is this steamer
bound?"
"That is what called upon you 10
discuss. Sit down here, and will give
you the whole story. The captain and
both mates are dead; the fellow on
deck in charge when we came on board
was the chief engineer. The owner of
boat and cargo, however, is here; !
have just been talking with him In
the cabin yonder. He is in poor health
and crippled in one limb"
"What is his nameT
"Foolishly forgot to ask, and Mas
ters-that Is the name of the engi-
neer-neglected to mention IL when he
introduced us. However, that makes
no difference in the facts. I'll tell you
the story, as briefly as / can"
She listened intently, leaning for
ward in her chair, her ringless hands
'clasped, her eyes on my face. The
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faces. noting, 1t seemed to me, charac-
teristics of every race on earth, and
realizing that here before me was
grouped the scum of the seven seas.
'Men," l began, gripping the rail and
speaking swiftly, 'my name Is Hollis,
and l held command in the old Atlas
line. The owner of this vessel and
cargo-Mr. Philip Bascom-has just
done me the honor of appointing me as
captain for the remainder of the voy-
age"
The fellows remained silent, except
for the restless shutting Of their feet
on the deck.
"And what Is the vige to be, misterf"
suddenly asked hOarse voice back In
the group.
"The same one you signed on for, of
course"
"Ter Hamburg"
THAT'S where we lay her head"
"But ter perdltion wild it; we've a
wrecked ship, an they tell US there's
war on"
"Who tells you that?'
"The guy that come aboard along
with yer he told the cook"
"Well, war or no war, this ship
cleared before there was any declara-
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CHAPTER XII.
I Select My Officers.

The die was cast. However the
strange adventure might eventually
end, whatever peril lurked ahead of us,
it was now too late for regret. The
full responsibility l had assumed al
most overwhelmed me as l first
emerged upon deck, but there came to
me also a spirit of recklessness, which
brought laugh to my lips and q shrug
to my shoulders. Why should 1 care
1t was her choice, not mine. A moment
1 fingered at the port rail, staring out
into the smother o. the coming dusk,
wondering how it would all end, before
l climbed the ladder to the poop deck.
The negro was at the wheel, while
Masters stood aft gazing astern. He
was not aware of my presence until l
spoke sharply.
"Mr. Masters"
aye, aye, sir"
~ have agreed to take command Of
the vessel for the remainder of the voy-
age" / said quietly, land would have
a word with the crew."
1.-THE remainder of the voyage, sir?"
eyes; the vessel has suffered no Sc
riOus damage, and there are surely
seamen on board to serve as watch OFF,
GERS"
"The bosun Is a good man, sir"
"What Is his Manner
"Leayord."
"very well; have the men piped aft"
Gall hands, sir?'
certainly, Mr.. Masters. They have
had rest enough. l imagine, the past
few days. Now they are in for a spell
Of work."
I was not altogether pleased with
the engineers manner, a vague suspi-
cion coming into my mind that he also
rather preferred return to Baltimore,
and that the crew might desire the
same decision. AS went forward to
the rail 1 noticed that both Vera and
Bascom had come up as far as the
head Of the companion, and now stood
there in the shadow, where they could
both see and hear. Mccain, however,
did not appear, and was probably
asleep below, or still doctOring his dis
colored optic. had just moment to
observe these things before the men
began to appear aft the mainmast, and
form In straggly line across the deck,
They were indeed a rough-looklng lot
even for n freighter's crew. plainly
showing the effects Of prolonged de.
bauches ashore, with several among
them still manifestly under the infiu.
ence Of liquor. The re-establishment
of sea discipline on board was evil
IDENTIFY to be my first task, and my
teeth clenched tightly as my eyes swept
their faces.
"Come farther aft, men," I ordered
sternly. "Bosun. bring them closer In
where they can hear Whist ] say-ay
that's more like u"
stared down Into ~ upturnse
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"From Now On You viii Mess Aft"

ton, and you fellows shipped with her
for the voyage"
"That's a d lie," sang out an
other voice shrilly. 1.-The most Of us
wus signed on by crimps."
I Strengthened up, determined to end
the matter then and there.
1--WE have had enough of this, lads"
said sternly, staring straight down
into their faces. IL don't know who
among you are doing all Of this talk
ing, but I'll answer you this: am cap
tain Of the Indian Chief, and If any Of
you want to try out whether 1 can
handle my crew or not, go to 1t. Bosun,
come here"
The man named separated himself
from the others, and slowly climbed
the ladder. He was q big, muscular
fellow, with red hair, clipped close to
his head, and intelligent blue eyes.
"Your name is Leayord?"
"Aye, aye, sir"
'"This is your first voyaLe on the
Indian Chief?"
mo, sir; my third"
"Very good, Mr.. Leayord; from noW
on you will mess aft. and rank as fret
mate, serving watch and watch with
me. Is there a man forward capable
of filling the second mates berth?"
He ran his eyes over the group be-
low rather doubtfully.
"Olson might, sir" he answered.
finally. "He is sober, and good sell
man."
"Step forward, Olson"
The mass of men parted slightly, and
a man was pushed to the front. He
possessed a strongly marked Swedish
face, smooth shaven and almost boyish,
"How old are you, Olson?"
"Twenty-eight, sir"
"You know the sea?"
"Twelve years in the fo'cnstle, SIR"
"All right; I'm going to give you
chance to make good as second officer,
Mr.. Olson. Now, lads, that's all for
the present. / take 1t you are sailor
men, and know what that sky means.
The chances are ten to one well have
a storm before midnight, and We'll
meet 1t better with clear decks. Get
forward, all hands, and clear away
that effectively now"
They were bit slow about 1t, grum-
bling among themselves. Olson spoke
once or twice, although l could not
hear exactly what was said, and the
power of sea discipline finally con-
quered. Within ten minutes they were
working cheerfully enough, and Lea
yord had ceased his gruff ordering, and
stood silent beside the lee rail. II
pleased me to observe that Olson took
hold along with the others, and did h:a
full share Of the work. / leaned sar.
Their over to gain view Of the cabin eor
trance, but Bascom had disappeared.
The girl, however, held her place, anA
glanced up, her eyes meeting mine.
"Could / come up there, Mr.. Hob
lisp she questioned.
Certainly; as passenger this deck
is free for your use. Take the star
board ladder"
gave her my hand, and helped hse
to grasp the rail. She glanced abo0
into the mist.
"How gray and somber 1t Is" shJ
said soberly. "The fog Is almost liks
hand clutchlng at YOU"
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simple story seemed to thrill her,
Breathing as II did the mystery and
rofJance Of the sea.
And that, Miss Vera" / said at last,
'Is the present situation. II Is for you
20 furnish the final solution"
FOR mel You tell me all this merely
60 leave the decision with meT
Yes; / shall do nothing against your
expressed WISH"
.why--but what would you do, II
yOu were here aloner'
~That would be en- rely different. ]
have no family, no lear relatives liv-
ting; not even any special friends to
mourn greatly .ovf my demise. j
might willingly risk my life in sucr
mn adventure. and think little OF 1t.
I know the sea and its perils, and such
81 game as this Is likely to have Its
1tfracfiops.
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A Suspicious Note.

A school teacher felt that she had
every right to feel suspicious when
young boy pupil presented her with a
note written in boyish scrawl which
read as follows:
mis- Jones pleas let Johnny out of
school this afternoon as l want to go
to the ball game.
Johnny's mother, Mis- Perkins"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-11-02

One, of the worst things under the
sun is shady reputation.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-11-02

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels. AID.
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Synopsis-Robert Hollis, who tells the guest
Grard Carrngton's yacht Esmerada supposed
and Hollis surprised
wishes to remain unknown aboard She merely
Darlington tells his
engineering pool The a
Hollis McCann millionaire
the a
submit the authority Hollis
The sighted by ship the Indian Chief
them aboard The badly
he taking
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Melted shellac will mend broken
fountain pen barrels.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
UNION WINS FIGHT
IN SUPREME COURT
Highest Tribunal in Land Puts
Crimp in Efforts of Anti.
Boycotters.

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-1t would
appear that the United States su-
preme court has ut the American
Antl-!OycLtt as'cciation ont ct tusi.
ness before this court oy its ruling
that injunctiols under the Sherman
antitrust law con only be obtained
by the government and not by private
persons.
This decision was made in the case
Of the Paine Lumber company, of
Oshkosh, Wis, and others against
carpenters unions, and union con-
tractors of New York city. The lat
ter agreed to handle only union mill
work. This meant that non-union
concerns, doing an annual business of
$S,0OO,OOO, were shut out of New
York city.
Six years ago the Paine concern and
several associates asked that the car
penters be enjoined from striking on
any job where non-union trim was
used; from permitting officers of the
union from telling members when the
non-union trim was being used; from
fln1ng mmbers for working on nom
union trim, or from entering into
agreements with contractors.
The anti-unionists also made the
very modest request that the Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners be
enjoined from publishing or circulat-
in that portion of it's bylaws hich
provides that 1T is the duty of all
district councils and local unions to
promote the use OF union-made trim
and to prevent and DISCOURAGE the
use of non-union trim, by refusing to
handle same.'
In Ac"il, 1914, tn United States
court Of appeals decided against the
anti-unionists, who have appealed in
vain to the United States supreme
court
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meals every day. This may be done
without waste.
Saving in Fields.
The great saving of waste in the
farm home, however, will not be at
the table. but in the fields. The FARMS
abound with implements to produce
food; but they are lamentably Jack
ing in facilities to store and preserve
and distribute food that give the
speculator his opportunity to control
foods when crops are light. When the
supply is large, and surplus appears.
the speculator is not in sight, and the
want of storage and manufacturing
facilities are all the more apparent
Last year in onion-producing sections
dealers paid 2 cents per pound for
onions. During the winter they sold
Tor IA cents pound. On Long Island
farmers sold potatoes for 90 cents
and 81 bushel. In the winter they
saw the same potatoes sold for 1915
per bushel. Last year eggs were put
IN storage at % cents per dozen. They
were sold out at wholesale at IS cents
and retailed to families as strictly
fresh eggs at so cents to IS cents q
dozen in competition with really fresh
eggs that cost go cents to produce in
cold weather. The producer is selling
milk today at AZ cents per quart.
For this grade the city consumer pays
II cents and up. These speculations
and speculative profits are possible
only because the farmer lacks the
facilities for storing and preserving
and is also without the implements Of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
c0MPERS URGES SUPPORT OF
FOOD ADMINISTRATION BILL
Central Bcdes Local Unions and State Federaons Called
/ Upon to Notify Congressman and Senators to
Vote For Lever Bill

Duluth unions receipt of letter from President Gomper
ng trade unon central body state federation
bor national and international organzaon and the individual
embers of orgazd labor to get behind the Lever food
BILL which has been reported favorab by the house committee
agriculture.
This bill creates government control Of necessities prohibits
oardng and cornerng products and egmae speculation
abzng prices at the effective point in the drbutive
hahn.
Since the have not kept with increasing
living President Gompers They have
y stationary while prices have than doubled The only
acca to increase the spending incomes of all
costs Of ving.''
spectators and allied interests postpone action after
uy the OF the Lever bill will contracts
Or much OF this years food products will be made beginning
lat date.
Spectators will caution in passing important egsa
on but you wrench the food of this nation from
nd increase the value OF envelope you today
Urge the passage of the Lever food administration bill
Notify and senators this eect have YOUR
lon do kes also neghbors And the president
the United States of action that supported
oused public opinion. " ~
Let Washington know that the workers relief from the
g cost OF living and that they immediate passage
the Lever BILL f~e
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distribution such as cans and pas
teurizers for milk and cold storage
for butter and eggs.
Lack Credit Facilities.
Another influence that favors the
speculator is the want of credit facili-
ties at the farm. The speculator
places the food in a storehouse and
takes the warehouse receipt to the
bank, and gets a liberal advance on
the goods. This is also done by farm
ers in sections of the state where
farmers have established storehouses
Of their own and developed their
credit. In sections where no store
house is controlled by the producers,
credit has not been developed, and
the farmer is often obliged to sell in
order to secure ready money to meet
obligations. The speculator takes ad-
vantage of the necessity, and refuses
to buy except at prices favorable to
himself AS a result, prices are al
ways low at harvest time, and ad-.
vance promptly when the goods have
left the hands of the producer. An
examination of the records will show
that this rule works regularly every
year in such products as wheat, eggs,
butter and cheese, and a score Of
other speculative products.
In this situation the logical thing to
do is to provide the essential things
we need to save food and distribute it.
The community interests must include
the city or village and the farm en-
vironment. The implements required
are: Markets. cold storage rooms. stor-
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HOOVER AND LABOR
WORKING TOGETHER
American Workers Will Not
starve- Gambling Middlemen
Will Be Regulated.

NEW YORK, June 28.-The people
of Belgium have been better fed since
the war began than the people of Will
Iamsburg district in Brooklyn, N. Y.
or the people of the stockyards dis
trict in Chicago. J
We have Mr.. Hoover's word that
not a child or a mother in Belgium
suffered from undernourishment.
Hundreds Of thousands have so suf-
fered under the walls of great packing
houses, sugar refineries and wheat
elevators in the United States. The
board of health in New York City has
the details for doubters.
American workers would rather
starve under the Stars and Stripes than
be fed regularly from soup kitchens
under the Prussian eagle. They will
fight to enforce that ehaiee. j.
Thanks to Herberf Hoover, and the
power Of organized labor at Washing
ton, American workers will not starve.
Gambling middlemen will be regu-
lated,-their profits reduced from 100
or zoo per cent to some such decent
figure as 10 or 20 per cent. The peo-
pie will be fed, to prevent riots and
revolution, to keep the populace in
order. But they will not eat porter
house, fresh eggs, Strawberries and
cream
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Will RETURN TO WORK NEXT
MONDAY; issue STATEMENT
Strikers Have Made Game Fight Against Great Odds
Recently Elected Spy From Local
Meeting.

Inc strike committee of the have issued the
statement with respect settlement of their
difficulties with their employers: ~
being strike for the past weeks the boiler
handy and helpers the shops the Head of
the Lakes have settled matters satisfactorily to all concerned
July 20 'r VI 0"o' Doinns'
sae out was agreed that nothing further staetment
quoted above should be made public at this time
The boermakers have put up splendid fpht aoa;.t dd
have stood vaenty by the organization spite Of
agencies to break their ranks ~ '"e
recently named c. Fine elected from one of their
after was found that he the the Burns
agency This incident only more determ
IN the ranks OF the strikers and
e M1ke with than made after the Fno
incident WV 0 1"o' "A'ei ene rlne
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pete with the factory and the con-
tractor f. his help. He must reckon
on wages for himself and for the men,
bers Of his family who work. He must
be rewarded for the capital invested in
his enterprise. He must not depend
on the gratuities Of the factory, the
advice of the railroad or the charity of
the city philanthropist. They all have
axes to grind and h. knows it. The
railroad wants freight; the factory
wants heap food for it's operators. the
philanthropist wants the government
to name prices for food, and then he
wants to be the government. Under
the present system, the farms are not
operated on a sound financial basis
because there is too much waste and
too much loss through the speculative
system of marketing. The admission
of short food supply is the severest
indictment of the present system that
can be spoken or written. AS soon as
we make the farm pay, we will make
food plentiful. We must save the
waste and eliminate the speculation
and then pay the cost of production
for the food we need. The farm will
then be on a sound, e onomic basis and
we need never fear a shortage of food.
The Only Solution.
If we except the food spectators,
no one else will dispute the necessity
Of the facilities enumerated above.
There will be differences Of opinion as
to the best methods of establishing
them. So long az we. get them
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promptly, it will not matter how they
are produced. They will benefit every
one who produces or consumes food,
and that means ALL They will paw
their way from the start, and will paw
for themselves every three years. The
quickest and most efficient way would
be to furnish the most important ia
clllties by the state. Others might be
furnished Jointly by the state and cities
ID farm communities, but it is all the
same in the end. The shortest way is
the best. The state could we'll assume
1t all and repay itself through very
modest charges for the cervice. It
would cost less than the barge canal
and be worth a million times more,
Under this system, food will be graded,
preserved. distributed and sold under
state supervision. Distribution will be
made at a reasonable cost Specula-
ton will be eliminated and the pro-
ducer will receive a fair share of the
consumers dollar.
We are spending the cost of these
facilities in temporary expediencies to
increase production. Why not go at
once direct to the source< of the trou-
BILE? Everybody knows that the far
mer will produce all the food we want
If he is paid for the job. We may as
well make up our minds now that
cannot continue to cheat him out Of
his goods after he produces them, and
continue to induce him to produce
food at loss on patriotic grounds.
Give the farmer the facilities to save
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
CAR MEN REJECT
SMALL INCREASE
Chicago Street Railway Employees
Want at Least as Much as
Detroit,

CHICAGO, June 2S.-Organized
street car men have rejected the offer
Of surface lines in this city to sion
4 three-year ontract' with a 32-cent
an hour provision. These employees
re- o accept this rate in the mic st
of a void war, with the purchasing
power of the dollar uimi -:shing,
Editor Bland of tho Union Leader,
official newsc per f thes workers,
says:
"Of course, t'e company assumes
the right to appropriate your patriot
ism and coin it into divi' Ids. You
should forget the 49,. that while the
p 'ple engrosse>> in +he ser4u IS
business of war the company is prose-
cutting a vigorous campaign for one Of
the most lucrative franchises e> r.
proposed in traction history. War or
peace. it matters not, the effort to
establish a dividend-paying property
that will eclipse anything yet realized
never ceases.
But 80 cents an hour is your por-
IN, with potatoe; $3.40 bushel and
IT,. surface lines i-4crease in residue
receipts last year 237z per cent
The Chicago car men are demand
ing incr >ases that will approximate
the Lew scale of Detroit organized
street car men-40 cents an hour
after ore year in service.
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PAPER SUPPORTS
LABOR'S CLAIMS
Says Canadian Labors' Objections
to Munition Plant Conditions
Well Founded.

HAMILTON, Ontario, Can, June
%. There is good reason for this
dissatisfaction says the Hamilton
Herald in an editorial comment on
labor's objection to conditions in war
munition plants.
There is widespread dissatisfac-
tion with the manner in which tie
munitions board j exercising it's au-
thority," says this paper, which states
that the chairman of the board, ]. w.
F-avelle, is a very ablo administrator,
bu: is not distinguished for sympathy
with the 1'or-Ee.s.
His purpose is to deliver as great
a quantit of munitions as possible in
given time at minim I'M cost, and so
long as he achieves his purpose he is
probably not much concerned about
whether, in the production of the
munitions, the workers receive fair
treatment or :. t. In all munitions
cont act; N B tan there is a fair
wage clause; there is no such clause
in contracts. given O. by the imperial
munitions board in Canada, and in
many cases -1le omission of such a.
safeguard has had unfortunate re-
suits for certai classes Of munitions
workers, especially organized work.
men,"