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The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-05
r, . PRESCOTT DAILY NEWS
 Published by r,o News Printing Company ~

r.orsd as second class mail mat nn, n,ors,,ber 4th, 1905, at the post te. ~ ot Prescott Ark, under the act Ol 's Congress, March 3, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-05

The Prescott Dsily NsUs
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28
Little BcnBy'S Notebook
inIIMInSS.

iplIa hlINNs
o Columbiss discovered America
In tts2.
Those that know the date ARE meny
And those that don't are fcw.
tlc got the idccr ono morning
While he was balancing eggs
with the king.
Sed he, The wcrld As round not flat
bet you enytning'
flo sct sale across the ocean,
Sed he. 'f'Il soon lind out"
But mthing kepp on happening,
Making all the sailors doubt
They called Columbus To one side,
Sod they, "Thc erth is flat,
And n We ever fell over the edge OF
1t
Ware wood we go after that"
But Columblss Jest mffcd at their
tiEnOTauts.
Sed hc. Il admit It's annoylng,
But eyervth.ng comes 10 them who
So Keep the boat on going"
So Columbiss discovered America
In lA92.
Wlch he woodent of did by staying
home
Liko other people do.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28
Everyday Wisdom
AEIEK HNNMG

Night fortunately Is as regular Az
day Night is more interesting than
day. II has more possibilities. II
has more variety.
IN the first plac@ night has that
after supper period when one may
sit around smoke. sing sew, read,
talk. or play sweet music on any
one OF any number Of musical IN
struments The day/has no such
periods.
Night IL more rostful than. day. II
one wishes one may 20 20 bed.
one may even work at night
Night-watches are good examples OF
night workers, and they are well
paid. And one may do extra" work
at night and get extra pay for it
There is no extra pay for dav work.
There are theaters, parties, etc. to
20 10 at night In the daytime
there TX hardly anything 10 20 to-
except work
The Lighting scheme OF night Is
more interesting than that OF day.
There is moonlight, IN ever varying
quantity, moonlight for every mood
and purpose, Also, there IN electric
light coal oil light gas light and
candle Fight Also darkness
At night one is usually with peo-
PIE he llkes-or II he isn't there are
plenty ~ other people TO be with.
and plenty of places TO 20 besides
home.
Night Ia fine Institution
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

feminine novelties, has It's draw.
/ backs" 'H'
True true; but for the bcpcyg, a.,
those who suffer kcenly at ih. ,b
turo, / should like to recall a -,
that ] Witnessed at the Rantn NJ,
ca road races some time AGO.
young chap named jackson wins -
opposite for excitement. a do,,s.
Tor gain or q fever for uotprIc,y
while tearing round tho track s,
ninety miles an hour, lost control y,
MS racing car, plunged thruu.h tbs
renee ana was wrapped about "a tr.a
In such fashion that his bod. b.d
TO be collected In sections U. r'.
new into bits and those bits trEt
three Innocent bystauders. one a WA
man keeping "A Understand by tho
track side ''
inc papers wrote editorials r.
lore. They dcplored the uccido,t.
they regretted JaCkson'a uriflps'.
bklng off ana the death ,,F a.,
spectators, but nobody smoke nf ,To
spectacle OF a man doing u,rS
things SUN
The cold fact Is that It is ,u., d,
unseemly In "a man as I'm "A ,,n,r,,
Neither the male nor tho ren,'.
racer planned the accident th.r rs.
suited 80 tragiCallv both ,.s-.
equally foolish; and II II take, , t.,
accidents caused hy women r1 sh.r
men how this kind OF thing look,
society can stand IL,
! am sorry that women sbouId mn.
their new found liberty In such fool
ish fashions; but after all they are
nut doing the things that men have
made popular, And it Is my little
private opinion expressed 10 my
niece that the pnpers would do bet
Ter TO emphasize this phase OF the
matter than 10 emphasize the uu-
womanllness Of racing accidents
object to you racing. equally
a M Just az cmphAUCalN should
OBJECT tp your brother Ned racing.
Gambling with death with your OK
as criminal II IL looks worse In
woman than "a man II is because
the men have boon at II longer and
the world has grown accustomed TO
the sight oG their folly.
II would bc beautiful II they could
now realize that they arc being
taken as models ~ conduct and
make II their pride to set, womcn
good examples,
so far as women go. the mon have
done many fine things that We can
with profit initiate, go why initiate
follics because men have established
them? Lovingly your auuuo
THE WAREHOUSE.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28
KNbsorVdtions >gG
Horse Ittt;ss5;;:ss5sss;;; ts;ssss;;
My Dear Niece.

MY Doar Niece.
or course you crave eNcltementl
the idle always do; that is why we
find 10 much dissipation among the
children OF the very rich.
You are not rich. but you are Just
az useless AZ II you were; and your
supply. OF youthful energy. finding
no outlet through the channels df
regular employment, Is running riot
In Your veins and shricklug for
something to do, But | suggest that
YOU think matters over before YOU
decide how 70 answer the call
When IL comes to applying for
permission TO drive an automobile
at the races, strenuously object,
not because OF danger TO YOU but I'm
tho interest of women In general
and humanity In particular More
over OF you, insist further on en-
gngtng I'm ths special form OF ex-
citvWcnt ! shall ask Prudence to
fOrhit H. / do not like asking Pru-
donce 90 forbid anything, seeing
that her natural tendencies move
her to function In the objective
case without any urging, so | hope
you viii consider my feelings and
give up the idea OF racing
Don't hv wy objections to a de-
Ske TO preserve Frudence's car in
.ust though u gives me feeling OF
personal pain TO see any excellent
thing destroyed
ln Justice to you | wish To say
that ! rather admire your willing
ucss to face danger, ana II you were
facing II in a good cause, or even
"a necessary activity | should be the
first to cry bravo"
What ! object to IS that tho vanity
.of my niece should increase the
profits Of the tombstone markers =
union and rejoice the souls OF edi.
torlal writer's who ncc waiting TO
prove that women stand willing and
eager 10 abuse their newly found
freedom
Such an editorial lies before me
on my desk called forth hy the re-
grettabic fact that u woman racers
car did leave the track during tho
recent automobile raccs at stockton,
Cal and snuffed out three lives
Tho editorial writer IS justly
severe ON the occurrence and ends
his remarks thus.
The picture OF woman plung-
Ing through board fence In an
automobile AT the race Of eighty or
ninety miles an hour To her destruc,
uon, 70 crafty either her own lovo
~ excitement. desire for gain or
To satisfy "A morbid appetite for
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28
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Yes this - opr country Nul wr
are goins hohec'"r'h 'o innEc u moro
Fuly 40 ihhn over h'lore. Tho pa
'Flot'' American fp'Il' ~ I""H'' 'Vo
VIII NOT oo d'nl'd We h''A nor i'
sort 10 mons "r Nn'h.hE8 TOR H''
k"V'rnih'n' VIII "'"' ~ 70" 'h'
people wake nP' "od moro WIZ h'
Sh"r' shrh' ''F '""s' VINO h''' con
Tempt Tor our country, our tl'F oh'
our language. h'"l Americans are
poW"r'nl enough ANA hHn'FN"'
enough TO 'rnHh out from our ihlr
lnnd every N'a''Eo OF lh' I'n'Fhn
Ism that ls hCfoulrr the land We
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28
ks'j{sss7akg9gefi'icnenE
TX F,-,l'Vft- zs:s e: ~

Nuu remember in the leW story
mat tho Hireug elephant gave l'ueio
Lucky ana Wlly bunny tickr'n g. 20
20 The show Well. ln RWfully sorry
10 iril You tucy didn't go. ana tb,
ON fr~ ANA before the rrrWcu u
luun'iuWn could put out the flames
IN" spWgl's were Hll burnt or of
~" circus uucruq dress nuI tho ioy
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

I'm going 90 take come crumbs
out 80 that ch"trfuI little bird, sud
klrtd Uncle Lucky, and he crumbiod
up lovely sponge Cukc and sprlnk
led the crumbs an over the porch.
and the sparrow and her little
brides had "A s.rumptuous feast
And after that the telephone rang
ana Mrs HuurN called Up to find
out how BiFy Bunny awas And
when l'ucl" 9urky said he was yory
well she said ahc was glad, because
II he had been sick she would have
wanted him brought home i'm m-mo-
dl-ate Eut az long as he wasn't
she wanted him back anyway, be
cause she was 40 lonely without han,
And then of course the little rabbit
had 10 sRy good bye 20 his dear kind
uncle ana start right or for the Oli
liriar patch
Well sir, he, hadn't gone for
more than a million hops, md may
bc few ships and Jumps when he
came across his old friend the
Brown Horse Hello. therC'' said
the good naturcd animal. how is
your bunny lllghness''
nm an right" said the little rah-
bit but what arc YOU doing hore In
the woods
SSH whispered the Brown
Horse. Il ran away today and I'm
afraid the policeman will catch me
for exceeding the speed limit. So I'm
hiding here" Aud lust then they
heard whistle, but yuul have TO
wait 10 find out whether It's po-
lceman or locomotive cngin1 un-
IN the next story for i've no more
room in this one
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28
Handling a Hush and
BY MARY DOUGLAS I

raphy and typcwrlung You can do
II IN three months. n you work
hard"
"But mhRt can ! do about the
money" said, Il haven't enough. d"
"Tyc thought Of that too" she
said why don't YOU take your
rings and your pin and pawn
them %"
Uucon-clously / claspcd my hand
over my rings
Yes I know II sounds daring TO
YOU" said Constance, putting down
her knitting she looked At me sor-
iously "liut YOU have 10 be daring
Il you want TO succeed Oyercuu-
ton"
"I'll do H." broke IN.
That's IT, said Constance "Now
well doclde where youl go. And
when. Ana how
tTo b. Cuntinuc,D
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

Now that bombing roprisaH h1y,
been put into practice against G'r.
man cities. F0uo OF thom nro pc.
tuouiug the ka'sor 60 have this
bombing business stopped ], was
very funny while the other follow
was rotHug hurt but allied air
planes have carried the realization
Of tho horrgr 600 mo Germans them
selves and ihey nre HQuouinr
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28
PHONES:
Daily Food
April a.

April 2A
Draw nigh 10 God, ana he VIII
ernw night TO you JAh 4 s.
Come, " weary heavy laden.
Lost and ruined by tho fan,
II you tArry mi you're better
You viii never come Al all;
Not the righteous.
RinnerS Jesus came 70 call
7, IL good for me 10 draw near 10
God. Pna. 1888
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

Speaking OF Henry Ford's propo-
,ation TO put into the water every
day one 70 his new boats. an cx-
shnnge facetiossly remarks; "a Ford
a day Keeps L boats away"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28
Soldier Letters

Tho two following letters were re-
ceivcd recently by Mrs II. w. Sin.
dorf OF Sapulpa from her son, Mnu-
rico a, slndorf, who left on Monday,
April 10, for the naval reserve re-
cruitinR station AZ Now Orleans. Ia.
The young man had been employed
nine months previous to his enlist
mcnt as II driller by the c. q. Tib-
hens company, near sRpulpn, and en-
listed In the navA reserve as a
plumber and steam filter.
New Orleans. In, April ls. 1913,
Dear Mother and Ali;---will write
you few lines today arrived
hero All O. X, and enjoyed tho trip
very much. We left Oklahoma City
At y. m, Monday Arrived here at
l2:4i p. M Wednesday and only
stopped twice. once AT Little Rock,
Ark, and three hours at Memphis,
Tenn. | was vnccinated the day We
got here and took one shot In the
arm today. II made me little sick
for awhile and my arm is all swelled
up. Mother, we sure have an easy
time OF II here We get mp at $50
and have breakfast at $50. Then
we are Off until s. We have -two
hours marching and gun practice
untn 10 A. m. Dinner at l2, noon.
We are Off until y. m; then We
march ant have gun practice until
2p. m: titeN we are off untll p. m.
when we are called To place tad
stand at attention for 10 minutes.
Then we are dismissed and can get n
pass and go to town and stay until
the next morning.
They sure feed us good Twenty
eat at one long table, ten on a side
We haven't any particular place to
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

One way OF making the world 30
round is for bunch of good f"l-
lows 90 meet each other In The cen
ter Of the sidewalk and stop thcrc
for friendly chat
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

IL Is alleged that not one Of the
famous musicians which Germany
has produced has been u prussinn.
OF course. the rrussians are not
composers, but decomposcrs.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28
Oklahoma Outbursts

~" FNat'iH ar" almost ms nom
h'i,.l,. "i "l"'"n h''''nFs '" lAb'r'y BOND
Want has become of tho old-,lt..
'' Jul" nom" town
Ih" Hlh'"r or fashion. uu.. iu'
..i,..I.' Leader saws ih" straw hat
IDsim" N.ii be officially ,nausurated
AVA girls who have always been
Vol f'l. prefer tp iIpnycrigr IN
CLOTHES rather than huyu tho food
pnr5 Omitted
when uNH a written mat SENATOR
core nr'a nn' ryNrnt tho support OF
'll' NfdM'I' AIlmurrIt'
the urI uu suulh Main hesltnt.s
200 DuIHt for zor.Icr In France b.
m4h' bn stationed ln No Mans
lIHl. q
When the OkahomRu made its
rutd map mLIIrhod last Sunday II
mp ntl. Nff n'tIr poryrd M ll
Mrrnad.7, uui,rrs.ty
-
rf, f.c. ,..r,. ,...,t,,. ,.. ....,,
atr.... ,I il, I, - ,,,,l. "' W. T''.' -,
.rn.. ,n man ',...,' ',..'',,' IN,
rn1urn tp ra, n .,,,rc dc,I ,r,r'
r.. "''I ''""'
a.,
''' ',''".n1n 10 lne TACT that
,''' 'i 'tNW'hN "hIy p'rt'auy
''s lI'"'5rl'h editor last
Nt,H' u', me A'lh hoit WA llH"It
'''n.'' '''J 7h''N'd ny 'ho col
''''".
hcFo1 ltuN comedy now aud then
N good fpy tho atddeFf or men, and
lnrn hru,Ns tho cunnection by ad-
NlAur Perry people 80 see the Ken
inrky uiusircH
lhFt w,cE II looked IIkc gon,rpl
Winter Npa going 10 urigc n dancer.
uus wcdrS into our pnrdnp Nut lt1o
Iuntcnbu-c. ho failed Ia ne, flr
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

II IS said that Lord Nuthcnff
owns more newspaper properties
than any other man In tho world.
How. does It happen that Randolph
Hearst let him get 80 far ahead
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

Too many people are inclined ol6
u.e the flag for spite work. \ great
many OF the charges OF dlsloya'iy
rmana,e from personal grievances
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

II Is al right to have good
pull" but sometimes n little push
win bring better results
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

Our soldiers in France have dis
covered thnt II 10 moi wise 10 call
n fellow naInus nnless you can pro
nounce them
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

II we arc TO obey Mir Hoovcrs
decree 20 ont moro potatoes, We
must change that slogan DO Your
bit- and make n iDo your bite"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

The young lady across the way
says she mW Ia the paper that the
tanks were performing heroic sery-
ice on the battlefieldsl ~ France and
isn't u strange how gOmcilmes the
fastest and most reckless young men
make the best soldiers?
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

New Orleans, La, April 81, 1915
Dear Mother and AlI:-IIoW hN
every ono there at homer ax
getting used to this place lbsHN
fine now, II is about the same ~
being on vacation. although II \
little harder for some OF the hot
that are in the second and thlrt
classes But | am in the first and
viii not have anything pnrticulal
to do unul ! go TO sea And II maJ
he some months before ] 20. am
getting pretty well acquainted Win
our chief. His name Is McGrcgory,
He told me yesterday that there wal
a setter chance for Advancement oul
at sea than there Is hero on Ihi,
receiving ship, and that he would
put me out first OF the plumberi
and filters II ! wanted g. 20. ] told
him the sooner the better iut !
cannot go before two weeks ironl
Friday, on account OF the lnklnt o'
the seruns.
There are about 96 in our Seep'
ing quarters and everyone but my,
self and two others went to Io"g
last night Well. ! will close ana
write some more tomorrow Your
son. Maurice Sindorf, L. ), n H.
receiving ship. New orleans, La
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

Washington Hooks was mingling
mn chuf- last Sunday and acct
WI lchur.h last Sunday and acct
dentally brought home a song book.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

sit. but take our places as We marcl
in
we have Y. NJ. c. A. here On no
grounds and there Is not stranger
here IN camp
Mother. II there is anyone there
thinking or enlisting, tell thcm nj
to put It off one day. 1t may t.ost
any time. And that land pfofs'
tiUn is closed at present. But WIEN
II opens again We can file by nln'
ber. WIN close this time MautN
sindorf. L. + n Il. receiving ship
New Orleans, La
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

IH" Urhior or fashions ou. tho
''H.hIr Leader mys the straw hat
Dsim" N.ii bc officially iuaukurated
.u May o.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

on gushors are almost ms num-
"ua around hiilIngs as Liberty bond
holders
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

Tho NubIn county Sentinel be-
llcro1 a ltllN comedy now aHd then
ls good fDr tho atddeFf of men, ana.
inru lrutks tho connection by ad-
Nisiur Perry people 80 see the Ken
turky Julugtrcln
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

AVA girls who have always been
Vol f'I, prefer tp iIpuycrly. IN
'lnih'H rather than hpyo tho food
unpy limited
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

When thr OtiahomNu made its
r"'d mnp uuhUHhoI last sunday il
n'y h'Nn f.I' lI0ln pocyc1 nt El
I'," '.r 'Enr ea hard tu land that
Muth"d.7t uui,rrNiy
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

lhfi wooN Il looked like Gonerul
Winter we going to arrive q. danger
oua Wcdna into our garden but, like
lllntcnburc, he failed To get FAR
enough with u tu DO any great dam
age. ,hickuahl ExprefH
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

T@S column 4 ocE not know
whether = leopard can change its
spots or not, hut We have heard ~ a
Few Schmidts who have Chniacd
mon nRmo 10 smith rcrhaps thoy
mlRht throw some light ua tho Sub
Jort
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-22
SHEFFIELD PLANT NO.. |
MAKES BIG SHOWING

SHEFFIELD, Ala. Nov. %. (Spl,)-
Officials of nitrate plant No. / are de-
lighted with the recent successful oper-
alton of the big plant and point with
pride to the fact that on one day re-
Gently more than 400, 900 pounds Of am
monia were made. When 1t was taken
into consideration that the plant was
begun as an experimental plant, the
Performance Is considered to be remark
able. The General Chemical company,
owners of the process which is being
used at plant No. /, are more than
pleased with the results, The recent
visit Of a company of Japanese chem
lists, accompanied by Frederick de jain,
the originator of the process. takes on
new Significance when 1t was learned
here that 1t has been practically de-
cided that a plant similar to the II
in Sheffield Is to be built in Japan.
It has been necessary to remodel a
part Of the machinery in the process
building of the big plant here because
1t was found that under the strain of
actual production many of the parts
used in the machines failed to stand up
under the pressure to which they were
subjected, but these difficulties have
been gradually ironed out and the big
machines are functioning in excellent
style now, and shipments of ammonium
nitrate are being regularly made,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-22
WOULD Give CHARITY
HOSPITAL TO MERIDIAN

MERIDIAN, Miss, Nov. %. (Spl.)-
The proposition made by the corpora
ton trustees of the Matty Hersee Char
ity hospital, offering the property, val
ued at approximately SIS, 200, to the
city, if the municipality will assume
outstanding obligations aggregattng
$4,000, Is still hanging fire and moth
ing has been done to clarity the situa-
ton so far as can be learned.
The hospital debt was created while
private individuals were attempting to
keep the hospital in operation pending
an effort to secure a state a%ppropria-
ton. When the state appropriation
was made, political controversy arose.
which resulted in the debts. not being
paid out of the state funds. The af-
fairs of the hospital then went into
the hands of the state trustees. who
have refused to allow the accounts.
The hospital is maintained by an ap-
| preparation of $4,000 per nnu from
the city, 1000 from the county and
$11,O0 from the state. The city and
county have representatives on the
board of trustees. but the state has
five, appointed by the governor.
The proposal was for the city to
take ovar the property, principally for
public ownership, in the hope of secur-
ing a larger appropriation for its main
tenanCe. The proposition offered, 1t
was believed, would clear a muddled
situation. but for some reason has been
allowed to drop.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-22
INTERALLIED OIL MEN
VISITING SCOTLAND

LONDON, Nov. 22.-The interallied
petroleum council has been visiting
Scotland during the past few days, at
tending the formal inauguration of a
pipe line laid across Scotland along
the Clyde-Forth canal to secure a con-
tinuous supply Of fuel oil for the Brit
ish naval base at Rosyth, The primary
object of this pipe line, which can de-
liver 100 tons of oil per hour and is
the longest in Europe, Is to avert the
necessity of tank steamers going
around Scotland to the east coast and
thus to diminish the list Of tank steam
ers sunk by submarine attacks.
Construction a begun In March
and completed Nov. IL. Rear Admiral
H. H. D. Tothiil, fourth British sea
lord, who performed the inaugural
ceremony. said that the speedy compile
ton Of the scheme was largely due to
"our good friends in the United States
who went over the pipe line and pro-
vided pipe and also the necessary hus-
tie and determination to overcome all
difficulties