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The sun., 1918-12-14
The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.

Eastern New York, rain and r.,.-
to-day; tomorrow rain and somewb.,
colder; moderate to fresh south wind.
shifting to west by tomorrow
Now Jersey-Rain and var,,s- ,,.
tomorrow cloudy and somevhs,
probably rain In north portion. I,ott.lr'.
to fresh southeast to sou.A wirds Ky, a''
to northwest tomorrow smiling
northern New England-Raln ~
interior: rain near the coast a., ~ t tRHr
winds ~ HoI.a
Southern New England -ps,,
warmer to-day; tomorrow rain '.ro1at4
70 fresh southeast to south winds (. II,,.SS-'e,
to west tomorrow. ''''.i'S
western New York--Rain to-day ,,.z-
what colder west portion. to,r, S9
colder and cloudy probably Rain or ,,, ,E
east portion '"'"
=, WAsHiNoToN, Dec. l3.--The sou,nw,,,sr,
disturbance OF Thursday niEh, I, ,gSrlr,"
over southern Illinois. indiana and no-9.. ~
w w ONO, WITH genera rise In pr,,,1-,
been attended by rain that again goy.-.'
the entire country east Of the ftorky Mon,
tains except the Northwest Wasi ,
mountains the weather was 'a.r 49,
TOT ram in the north Pacific States Ton.
perstures remain above the seasouu ..a.
ohio Valley and the west lower lnk.
gion, where they are from twenty 10 ..,..
weight degrees above the seasona, Axe.
age. Rain Will continue SATURDAY over a.
districts east of the Mississippi River erl
also on sunday In New England essft'
New York, northern Pennsylynria r,-
northern New Jersey, while In the I,ko o.,
gion, the Ohio Valley, the cas-. Gu't art
south Atlantic States and the s'Ita r5..
tion or the middle Atlantic district d.
weather will be generally fair SUNDAY
viii be warmer Saturday In New Eucsr
ana the middle Atlantic states ard som.
what colder In the southern upper a..
and western lower lake region. me Gttn
valley, Tennessee and the east ,g,,
States 1t will be colder Sunday In A..
warnings are displayed on the ts.-s-,.
north Pacific coast.
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SIS Liberator, Bordeaux. Dec {.
S. Mercury, 81 Nazairn Dec G.
IS. Ulysses bordeaux. Dec e.
SIS. Rappahannock, s.. Nazaire, Dec 4.
SIS. Rrabant, Grceuock. Dec. 3
S. Hesperos. Cristohal Dec H.
SIS. Almerante. Galveston. Dec i.
Ss Concho, Galveston, Dec. p
So American, New Orleans Dec. /.
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Chiefly Useful on Long Lines.

Prom the nature Of the apparatus"
Mr.. Vail wrote the Postmaster Gen
eral, land the methods employed the
system is not practically advantageous
on short lines. either telephone or tele-
graph"
Mr.. Gherardi said this meant that on
account of the cost of the multipleX
installations 1t would be cheaper for
increasing the volume OF short line
service simply 10 string more wires
A short line. ne said, is one less than
100 miles long.
an rural districts, where they have
party lines" he said. the use of the
multiplex system would require put
ting complicated apparatus at sub
scribers' stations. Nothing physical
about the system prevents its working
on short lines. but there is nothing
gained providing $40 worth of appa-
ratus to save 81 worth of wire"
AS to the effect the new system,
when generally introduced for long
distance service, would have upon
toll rates. officers of the company
would not give any definite opinion.
Introduction, they said would be
gradual. The initial cost Of apparatus
would he high. They said any one
trying to forecast it to-day must take
account of the steady rise of the
costs of labor and OF copper and
other materials.
The sun., 1918-12-14
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Omitted States Coast and Geodetio survey
Standard Time
sun r1ses. ...7:l2 A M Sun sets. ,..i;29 4 ID
Moon sets......3:90 A M
HIGH WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook. All A M Gov. Island. 4:3s A M
Hell Gate.....6:i7 M
Low WATER THIS DAY. ,
sandy Hook 1913 A NJ Gov. Island II ;i6 A M
Hell Gate......l2l6 A NJ
The sun., 1918-12-14

MUM w lHsN inns IN
Sandy Hook. 4: III A M Gov. Island..4:Ss M
Hell Gate......6:l1 M
Low WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook 1913 A M Gov Island II ;i6 A NJ
Hell Gate.....l2:i6 A NJ
ARRIvALs-TRIDAY. DEC. 10.
SIS. zacapa, Bordeaux Nov. %.
IS. Oregonian, Verdon. Nov. "a.
Ss. De Kalb, Brest. Dec. q.
Sc. gaygowan, Gibraltar, Nov. p.
rs Edlth. Nantes, Nov. Is.
s.. Charles L, Harwood, Clyde, Nov. ~
IS. Teucer. Liverpool, Nov. 30.
IS. II II M whitney, ., Brcst' Nov ). Is
Sc. Tunica, Gibraltar, Nov. %.
Motorship Kronprins Gustave Adolf, Rot
terdam Nov. 20.
81. West Gambo, GLASGOW. Nov. a.
IS. Keresan, Nantes. Dec. II.
SIS. Colon, Cristobal. Deb. 4.
IS. Waccuta, Caibarien, Dec. ..
S.. Lady Sybil, Banes Dec. 6.
S. Victorus Cristobal. Dec. 2,
s. Republic, Cristobal, Noy e.,
SIS. Standard, Lobos Dec. 4.
SIS. Madison, Savannah. Dec. 10.
S. Ell Vale. Galveston, Dec. Z.
So Mexican Newport News, Dec. L.
S. Kas. Kas.Kia. San francisco, Nov. 10.
IS Ravenrock. Norfolk. Dec IT,
ARRIVED FROM NEW YORK.
S.. George Washington. at Brest.
~ ltalNl, at Dunklrk.
SIS. OriZaba, at Brest.
So Santore. at Brest.
IS. Mundale, at st. Michaerh
SIS Hotham Newton. At Plymouth.
IS. RoXen. at Rotterdam.
SIS. hampton, at GFeenock.
So. Francis L. Skinner, at the .AsoreI.
Sc. Nordamerika al Gibraltar.
SIS. Diyatalawa, at Gibraltar,
Sc. Duca degli AbruZLi at Gibraltar.
Ss. Penmowah. at Havre.
SIS. Knight COMPANION, at Portsmouth.
Ss. Evelyn. at Havre
Sc. Bayramcnto. at Bordeaux.
SIS. Cranenest. at La Pallice.
SIS. Abangare8, at la Pallice.
SIS. Waukeshn, at La Pallice.
SAILED FOR NEW YORK.
Sc. Henry II. Mallory, from Bordeaux.
IS. Manchuria, from Brest.
81. Baltic, from Liverpool.
ss. Walmer Castle from Liverpool.
S.. x. |. Luckenbach, from Gitratar.
SIS. Bavaria, from bordeaux.
frnp, T. ,hraI,ar
The sun., 1918-12-14

I'm general" one of them put IL,
the actual figures of the toll rate
may easily be higher ten years from
now, in spite of the multiple use we
shall be making Of the circuits. But
it will not be nearly so high as it
would If the muluplex system had
not been evolved. Prices have been
going up so fast that nobody can say
immediate benefit to the public from
this system will be better, not cheaper,
long distance service"
The official test of the baltimore
Pittsburg multiplex was made last
Monday. The men who as fiVe pairs
talked over the one circuit included
Mr.. Vail, John c. Rooms, David j.
Lewis and William II, Lamar MEM
bers OF the wire committee of the
United States Post Office; n. G. Kings
bury. vice-president of the A. 7. & T.;
Newcomb Carleton. president Of the
Western Union; n. T. Guernsey, Gen
Squires and DIR. b. f. Jewett and Mr..
Gherardi.
Mr.. Gherardi could not say Just
when there would be multiplex SER
vice on lines from New York.
I'VE are planning n number of in
stallations," he said, "some Of which
will affect the New York wires run
ming TO the West Those are the
longest wires, from Pittsburg on TO
Chicago. OF course the order of in
stallations will be determined by the
places at which additional facilities
are required to take care of the trat-
nc, and where 1t Is most oongested."
The sun., 1918-12-14

In his letter OF December II, an
nouncing the success Of the invention
TO Postmaster-Gene Burleson. The
odore n. VAIL president Of the Ameri
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, gives the credit to hundreds OF
men" OF the company's technical staff,
acting as an organization. He says II
is impossible to name any one who is
entitled to the lions share, but for
distinctive contributions" he names
the following: O. r. Blackwell. G. A.
Campbell, II. S. Osborne, j. r. Carson.
Lloyd Espenschied, H. A. Affel and
John Davidson. Jr., OF the A. 7. and
7. engineering department, and E. II.
Colpitts, II. D. Arnold. r. w. Kendall,
r. A. Heising. II. J. Venues. r. o.
Scriven and H. +. Kortheuer OF the
engineering department of the West
ern Electric Company, the manufac-
turing division of the Bell system. Mr..
Gherardi says the theoretical and lab
oratory work was done in New York.
Heretofore the capacity of a tele-
phone circuit has been limited to one
message except where two circuits
were linked by what is called the
phantom circuit, q device about eight
years old that made 1t possible to
carry on n conversation over each OF
the two circuits linked and third over
the pair. over telegraph wires it has
until now been possible at the same
time to send only four messages each
way. The quality of the multiplex
service, the engineers say, is fully as
good as that of the earlier kinds.
The sun., 1918-12-14
Rsirisu


Observations at United Statea Vsa,h.,
Bureau stations taken at +. NJ. ycb,s-dt-
seventy-hfth meridian time:
The sun., 1918-12-14
Bites the Hand That Searches.

So the police cart had a customer
after ALL It rolled around to the
Arsenal precinct. where Jones said he
was AZ. married, born in Columbus,
Ohio. by profession a journalist. and
has lived in New York since January
/. 1909.
While the police tried to search him
a bit OF the satire that made him quite
popular In Life spilled discontinue on
the bluecoats They took from his
pockets several red buttons, some lit
erature and his wallet.
Here, this may help your case"
he told Capt Bourke. Here's one
where the workers OF New York and
all over are asked to present a united
front against capitalism"
Ever been a lawyer" asked the
captain.
mo, I never fell that low" he re-
piled.
Magistrate Ten Eyck in the West
Fifty-fourth Street Court continued
his case until to-day. Meanwhile De-
partment of Justice agents are investl-
eating him.
An so Friday, the Thirteenth. Black
Friday. which. according to the Red
time table, should mark the day of
social revolution, passed with less
hulaballoo than any quiet Sim Fein
meeting would make in Madison
Square. The wen known plate glass
windows In the Morgan. Vanderbilt,
Gould and Rockefeller mansions were
still unbroken. the telephone, telegraph
and steamship lines ran along without
being taken over by the Bolshevikl
and the only sign OF red around the
Central Park stamping ground OF
shevikini was the naughty tongue that
the laughing COOK in the zoo stuck
out at the liberated who helped make
the day . AzlA
The sun., 1918-12-14

Sc Celtic, Liverpool. Dec s
S. Paulsboro, Plymouth. Dec 8
SIS Lewis X. Thurlow. St Nazaire, Dec. :.
So Comet, Port Arthur. Dec. 10
SIS Chippewa. Port Eads. Dec. II
So. Caddo Cristobal Dec. 10
SIS Mar Intolerance. Barcelona, Nov 90
S. FL Paso, New orleans, Dec. -.
The sun., 1918-12-14
INCOMING STEAMSHIPS.
Due To-day,


SIS Caronla. Liverpool. Dec 7.
SIS Thermidor. Liverpool, Nov. go.
SIS City OF Benares. Glasgow. Dec. !
SIS Olympic. southampton, Dec. 3.
So Farmsum. Amsterdam. Nov. q.
SIS Aureoen, Greenock. Dec. :.
SIS Nordland. London. Nov. %
SIS. Col e l. Drake, La Pallice Dee !.
SIS Santa Ana. Brcst. Dec .
SIS Leviath Brest. Dec. g.
The sun., 1918-12-14

So. Henry II. Mallory, from Bordeaux.
IS. Manchuria, from Brest.
81. Baltic, from Liverpool.
ss. Walmer Castle. from Liverpool.
S.. X. |. Luckenbach, from Gibraltar.
SIS. Bavaria. from BORDEAUX.
IS, Owego from Gibraltar.
The sun., 1918-12-14

SIS Crown OF Toledo. Forney. Dec. l.
SIS Standard Arrow, Cardiff. Dec. J.
SIS Wascaus. Cristobal. Dec. O.
SIS. Philippines La Pallice, Dec ..
So. Maui Brest. Dec $.
SIS. FL Paso, New Orleans, Dec. H.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22
PERSONALS

Geo. @. i. Snyder, formerly Of the
Oregon Military police, will make his
home in Salem. He will be employed
at the state printing office.
j. b. Van Handel of stayton was in
the city yesterday registered at the
Bligh.
A. !, Barshone Of Los Gatos, Cal, is
in the city.
Mrs. Ella Watt il home from Port.
land where she has been Attending a
meeting Of state Officers Of the United
Artisans.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

In regard to inquiries as to whether
money in letters may be sent to Ger.
many, Austria or any of the countries
that have been at war with America
and allies, Postmaster HucSenstein says
that as yet no mails have been estab.
lished with these countries. As soon
as postal regulations permit Of send.
ing money orders to enemy countries,
announcement will be made. Russia is
practically on the same basis as enemy
countries excepting in that part occu-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

The police are endeavoring to make
cigarette smoking unfashionable among
young boys who feel they are aping the
ways of men in furnishing a draft for
some cheap tobacco rolled up in a piece
of paper with fire at one end. Yes
terday Frank Headrick, IA, Clarence
Eaton, II, and Erwin Pope were arrest
ed and brought before Judge Bushey.
They were found smoking cigarettes in
Salem, although every dealer % sup
posed to know the law on selling to
minors.
Now is the time to place your orders
for rosebushes, shrdbbery, fruit, walnut
planting, with the Capital City Nur-
sery Co., 1880 Chem. st. Phone rs. 11-31
There is real satisfaction in a tire
that runs over its guaranteed mileage.
The ''Revere' will gfve you this sat
isfaction and is moderately priced, is
first in quality and service Clark $
Tire House, 3l9 N. Commercial st.
Bhone IA. 11-23
Study stenography, bookkeeping, and
commercial subjects. There is no cheap
er or quicker way for young people to,
render remunerative service. This is a
time of specialization. Young people
who wish to succeed must know how
to do few things unusually well. This
is the method used at the Capital Bus
mess college, teaching a few things
WELL A new class in shorthand will be
commenced next week. Plan to enter.
Notice-Through courtesy to the J.
c. club of the high school and the s.
A. T. c. boys l win postpone my reg
ular Sat. night dance tomorrow eve,
that they may use my orchestra for
their annual ball on that night. War
rem J. Hunt, Mgr, Of Hunts Quality
orchestra.
Eggs are rather scarce in the Salem
market and yesterday several stores
were exceeding the speed limit just be-
cause they happened to need them to
fill orders. According to the Portland
quotations shippers are not justified in
paying more than so cents dozen.
One poultryman said that he had lot
of pullets that should be laying eggs
especially since they are worth five
cents each but that for some reason
he had been disappointed in his ex-
pectations.
Dance silverton opera mouse, sat.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

Next Wednesday evening a reception
will be given by the student body of
the high school to the new students
These affairs are among the big social
events of the school and in order to
have things done just right, social
committee has been appointed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends
for the kindness shown us during the
illness and death of our beloved wife
and daughter, Mrs. Lula Lponz-Mrs.
O. w. Brown and family. Tony Lponz.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22


'Ths funeral beautiful webb q
0lough Co. tt
have moved my offices into more
pleasant and more commodious quar-
ters ON the third floor Of the U. s.
National bank building. DR.. O. L. Scott
Chiropractic-S Spinologist, 309-213 u. s.
National bank bldg. If
@. N. Lockwood, county food admin
istrator, win go to Portland tomorrow
to attend state meeting of county
food administrators. It is thought that
the meeting has been called to outline
plans for the gradual closing of the
county offices of the state food admin
istration.
Highways Rapid Transit auto service
to Portland and way points daily. Leav-
es Salem 10 a. m. 1877 s. Coml st.
Phone 1876. If
''The best" is all you can do when
leath comes. Call Webb & Clough Co.
Phone 100. tt.
.
Victory dance. Turner sat. eve. Nov.
23. Salem orchestra. l1-22
.
School children will get but one day. $
vacation next week. Ordinarily the
Thanksgiving vacation included the fol-
lowing day, but this year, in the effort
to make up lost time caused by the
closing Of schools four weeks, all the
extras win not be allowed. There will
be ony one week vacation holidays
and the high school is now grinding
away each day until four O'Clock in
stead Of dismissing at $40.
@. w. Eyre will receive turkeys at
the old Independent market location
South Commercial street, from Satur-
day morning to Tuesday night. Moth
ing but good fat turkeys waited. High
est market price paid. Phone 2206M,
evenings. 11-23
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22
INTERNATIONAL.

Correspondence Schools. Mr.. Perkins
the Field Rep, is at the Bligh hotel
and would like to meet all students
of the /. G. s. as soon as possible.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22
Tonight, dance at chemawa. Aut


truck leaves o. h. depot 7:45. Masqner-
ade Wed. Nov. 27. Cash prizes. Don t
miss it.
The Salem high school is now groom
its champion orators. Last evening
Miss Lucille Elliott, who is in charge
of dramatic work, oratory and debat-
ing Of the school, held a try-out for
those who had developed public speak
/ ing ability and the successful ones
were Donald Ryan, Ralph Wilson, Ar
thur Rosebraugh, Wayne Allen, Robert
Notson and Catherine Gibbard. Even
tually four Of the speakers will be Sc
lected to take part in the debates with
two ready to serve as alternates.
Dance silverton opera house, Sat.
Nov. %. 1l-23
Miss Mary Talmadge, formerly of
Salem, came up from Portland today
Ito play with Hunts Quality orchestra
tonight at the McMinnvillc Elks ball.
Miss Talmadge will also play for the
Julius Ceaser club dance Sat. eve at
the Masonic Temple.
-
Earl Eller was killed In France while
serving with the American forces, ac-
eording to cablegram received in the
city last evening. He was the son of
E. f. Eller, at one time associated with
the Postal Telegraph in Salem. = The
family, now live in Seattle. Young Ell
er was 20 years old. He is survived
by both parents, a brother and sister.
His aunt, Mrs. Theodore Roth, and
grandmother, Mrs. Frances Pealsane,
are residents Of Salem.
.
The funeral services of Mrs. ]. A. Ro-
tan of Portland were held this after
noon at 2 o'clock from the chapel OF
the Rigdon company. The services
were conducted. by the Rev. W.C.Kant-
ner Of the First Congregational church.
Burial was in the Odd Fellows eeme-
terry. Mrs. .Rotan was the widow of
j. A. Rotan, a former resident of Salem
who was in the undertaking business a
number Of years ago here.
%
The flivver is once more to appear on
the market. Wick Bros. received this
morning telegram from Henry Ford
with the information that the Ford fac
tories were once again making cars and
that q shipment would be made to the
Pacific coast at once. Mr.. Wick thinks
they should arrive in Salem in about
two weeks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

Mrs. Ralph Write announces the open
ing of her Junior class, under ages of
IL to 16, for ballroom dancing only.
Sat. 23nd at to $50, Cctillion hall.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

Dance siverton opera house Sat
Nov. %. 11-23
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

Tonight dance at Chemawa. Auto
truck leaves o. E. depot 7;45. Masquer-
ade Wed. Nov. 27. Cash prizes. Don't
miss it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22
COMING EVENTS

Nov. 2S.-Thanksgiving.
Nov. 30.-Election on School
Budget.
Dec. 1.-Elks Annual Mem
orial Services. Opera House
$3.50 p. m.
Dec. 11-14-Fifth Annual
Marion County Corn Show.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

pied by allied and American troops in
Siberia. In sending mail to Americans
who were prisoners, instead of address
ing to the prison camp, the mail should
give the company and regiment address
the SAND as before capture. although
there should be added former German
prisoner.u
The adjourned annual conclave Of the
Grand Commanderv of Oregon for 1918
will convene in Salem Monday, Dec.
IL, to complete the business unfinished
when the meeting at Bend was adj
journed Oct. 10. 1t was at this meeting
that past grand commander Thomas G.
Taylor Of Portland dropped dead and
the sessions were indefinitely adjourn.
ed. The sessions in Salem will be de-
voted entirely TO business affairs and
will be held in the Masonic Temple.
.
A flag will be presented to the High
land Friends church next Sunday morn
ing at 1890 O'Clock by the Woman Is
Relief corps. The ceremony Of presel-
tation will follow the regular Sunday
school hour. 1t is requested that all
gmembers Of the w. r. G. attend these
services There will be short appro
pirate program to include an address
BY Mrs. Charles Koon, patriotic instruc-
tor of the w. R. G. and also by Mrs,
LaMoine Clark.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

One hundred dallors was. voted last
evening at the meeting Of the Elks'
lodge to be given to the United War
Work fund.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

Better dentistry without pain. Two
post graduate courses in painless dem
tistry. DIR. Hartley. Phone ia. If
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22
All Around Town

Dr. schenk has now returned from
bis vacation and he extends a cordial
invitation to his patrons and friends
to visit his institution. If
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22
WANTED

Household goods, harness, wagons, tools,
ranges, heaters, cookstoves, farm ma
chinery, etc. ] pay cash or viii sell
on commission from stock sales con-
Quoted anywhere. Phone $40 or 511
Woodry, the Auetioneer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

Dance silverton opera mouse, Sat.
Now 23. er 1923
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

truck leaves o. h. depot 7:45. Masqner-
ade Wed. Nov. 81. Cash prizes. Don t
miss it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

Dance silverton opera house, Sat.
Nov 23. 1l-23
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

4 ~ < ~ 4 4 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

"Ths funeral oeautiful. webb 4
0lough Co. Il
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

Highways Rapid Transit auto service
to Portland and way points daily. Leav-
es Salem 10 a. m. 1877 s. Com1 st.
Phone 1876. If
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

Victory dance. Turner sat. eve. Nov
23. Salem orchestra. l1-22
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-22

THE best" is all you can do when
leath comes. Call Webb & Clough Co.
Phone 100. tt.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-31
/, BOATS BUILT IN SECTIONS.

Detroit, Mich.rOct. 31.-One Of the
greatest obstacles to placing in the
ocean-going service the products OF
Great Lakes shipbuilding yards is be.
lieved to have been largely overcome
by perfection of equipment that will
permit the rejoining while still afloat
of vessels cut in two for passage
through the Welland canal.
To get a large vessel from the Great
Lakes to the Atlantic seaboard it has
been necessary to cut the ship in two,
bulkhead the severed sections and
after passing through the Welland
locks. put them in dry dock for re-
assembling. 1t was to eliminate the
delay in dry docking that engineers
began experimenting on plans to re-
join a halved vessel while it was still
in the water.
A year of experimental work has
proved the feasibility of the plan, and
already several halved boats have
been rejoned without dry docking
them.
Around both sections of a ship
temporary frames of 6x6 inch angles
are placed at the point cut in such a
position that they can be drawn close
together when the ship is Joined.
these angles are bored for two inch
bolts. Water ballast is used to trim"
the severed ends of the two sections
until they come together. Final
adjustment is made by driving drift
pins in the two inch holes in the spe-
cial frames.