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The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-19

liability and ability to solve prob l,ms ao they cameup, on the part of skipper and crew, pulled them thru without mishap.
 Misses 8ermua Islands.
 Tine good ship c. D. was known previously as the Gwalia and was one of several large and powerful tugs in use on the other side by the service of supply. Lieut. Rotch who went to France with the 57th en- gineers, was detached and was doing duty at St. NaZaire as assistant ma rinc officer when the plan came up to send the Gwalia back 10 America with soldier crew. Lieut. Rotch was asked to select the crew Lieut.. Rotch knew that his commanding otttcer desired to keep hin for seV- eraI months longer. After the crew had been selected, the lieutcnant's superior asked him if he knew of any officer qualified to command the tug. According to the story told by friend, which the lieutenant declined either to affirm or deny, ROtch answered that he knew of only one officer qualified tO com mand transatlantic voyage, and that, unfortunately, this officers su- perior would object to his being de tailed for such a journey.
 "rn arrange that all right" the higher officer replied. "l'l fix 1t with his superior. Now, who is this officer of whom you speak,"
 "Who?- Mel" Lieut. Rotch, ac- cording to the story, replied,
 There were some eXclmations, adjectives and remarks. the story goes, but, anyway, Lieut. Rotch com handed the Gwalia. which for the purposes of the journey was re- christened the 0. D.
 The Gwalia went to the Azores, then headed for the Bermudas, and in a heavy fog had some little diff culty finding the latter islands.
 And There Was New York
 But We sailed plunk into New York; Lieut. Rotch said. "I heard something footing and footing and made for it. and as it turned out it was the lightship. and there We were"
 The story of how Lieut. Rotch won the Distinguished Service Cross already has been told. During the last German air raid on Paris. in August, 1918, a low-fying plane dropped bombs on a river ScOW loaded with gasoline The exploding drums threatened to destroy big bridge and menaced an ammunition depot in the vicinity. Lieut.. Rotch leaped into the water, swan thru burning gasoline, attached a rope to the scow, and by his heroism made it possible for the sCOw to be pulled into midstream and away from points of danger He was severely burned. The American and Allied decorations
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-19

and the wound stripe came to him as a result.
 Some fireworks when those drums were being hurled into the air and exploding up there" was all the lieutenant would say about the in cdent
 Lieut. Rotch served in the navy during the Spanish-AmeriCan war and was wounded during the China cam paign Later he was in the signal corps of the Washington National Guard. and was the first top-scrgeant of the old First company of Wash ington coast artillery He has been ordered to duty at Camp Lewis, but is hopeful of obtaining his discharge within a few days.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-19
R0TCH RELATES
 EXPERIENCE ON
 KoMEWARD TRIP
SKIPPER ROTCH SAILS GOOD SHIP e. D. ACROSS ATLANTIC: LOSES BERMuRA ISLANDS AND HAS TO TURN BACK TO FIND THEM; WANTS DISCHARGE.

In the Seattle Times of a recent date appeared an account of how Frank Skipper" Rotch, we'll known m this district, sailed a big tug across the Atlantic ocean with only one man in the crew with experience ut any kind Mr Rotch was formerly ill the employ of the Alaska Engi- ncerin2 commission as captain of the powrrboat Midnight Sun and among the first from the interior To answer the call to colors.
 The narrative follows.
 I've managed to hit the Azores, but somehow or other we missed the Bermudas and had to go back and look for them. Al that it wasn't so much to miss. The Der mudas are only some tweny-eight miles across. and out there in all that water twenty eight miles weren't such lot"
 Home from France Lieut. Francis CBeany'D Rotch of Seattle, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and Certificate of Merit, the decoration of the British Military Order, the French Medaille de Sau ltte and the French Nerdun medal, but who contents himself with wear ing d wound stripe, two gold service stripes and campaign ribbons that would do credit to the most griZzled veteran, today told the story of how he and twenty other soldiers prot the good ship 70. D." across the At lantic. So far as is known, this was the only vessel naVigated and man ned entirely by soldiers to make or undertake such a voyage. Lieutenant Rotch is the son of the late Francis Rotch, twice a member of the state legislature and one of the most wide ly known pioneers of Seattle.
 Lieut. Rotch was the skipper, and his experience with small boats in the Philippines, on Puget Sound and in Alaska waters, after service in the navy, constituted his license to undertake the transatlantic voyage None of his men, with the exception of a quartcrmaster corps soldier who acted as chief engineer, had done like duty before Grit, adap
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-19

liability and ability to solve prob l,ms as they cameup, on the part of skipper and crew, pulled them thru without q mishap
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-19
WILL CONTINUE
 THE OPEN SHOP
FEEL PRODUCERS APPROVE STAND TAKEN BY JUDGE CARY
 RELATIVE OPEN SHOP

NEW YORK, Sept 1S.- -CP) At a meeting held here today one hun dred of the leading steel producers of this country made public their approval of the stand tkacn by Judge Gary in refusing to waive the prin- ciple of open shop in the plants owned and controlled by the United States Steel corporation.
 The steel men here passed a reso- ution which is to the effect that they believe in the open shop prin- ciple and will back up Judge Gary in the issue
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-19
WILSON AGAINST
 POLICE UNIONS
WIRES WASHINGTON CITY GOV FRNMENT NOT TO RECOG-
 NEE POLICE UNION.

WASHINGTON, D, C., Sept. lS.- CAP The local government today re reivcd a telegram from President Will son endorsing its stand taken in the matter of recognizing the proposed police union of the Washington police men. The President declared that he believed any organization of police forces for the purpose of bringing pressure against the public should be neither counlrnancrd nor permitted. Tbc local municipal authorities have 1lrcaAy warned the city police force at it will not countenanCe the or ganiZatiOn of such q union.
 EATON. CRANE and PIXIES STA
 TlONERY-- BOX and TABLETS.
 MINTOSH & kUBON, Druggists. .
 SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CITIZEN
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-19
PRINCE IS MADE
 CHIEF OF TRIBE
Fi'TI'RE RULER OF ENGLAND IS MADE CHIEF OF STONEY
 INDIAN TRIBES.

BANF'F, Alerbta, Sept r.. (4'l The Prince of Wales arrived here yesterday on his tour of Canada, and is visiting many points of interest in this section. He made a trip to the national park near here this after noon where he visited tribe of Stoney Indians living on the govern ment reservation. He was received with elaborate ceremonies by the In dians, who with due formality made him chief of the tribe and gave him an elaborate head dress as the badge of distinction of his new of ficn
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-19
B0LS CLAIMING
 GREAT SUCCESS
SAY HAVE GAINED ENORNOJ S AMOUNT OF TERRITORY IN
 TTRKESTAN PROVINCES.

LONDON, Sept. r.. lP) Wireless despatches received by the war office intercepted from bolsheviki sources, declare that the bolsheviki forces in Turhrstan made enormous terri torial gains within the last few weeks and that all resistance has apparent ly been overcome The bol leaders say that all of south Russia will soon be- in their hands.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-19
BANDIT STICKS
 UP STATE BANK
LONE BANK ROBBER HOLDS UP BANK AND GETS AWAY WITH
 NLL CASH IN SIGHT


 LEWISTON, N. Y, Sept. IT. (H) A lone bandit this afternoon enter ed the First State bank of Buffalo, of this city, and keeping the occu- pants of the banking room covered, secured all the cash not under lock, made good his escape. Released from the presence of the bandit the bank employees immediately gave the alarm, but too late to effect his cap ture. Posses are searching the neigh boring vicinity and a general alarm has been spread thru the adjoining cities and towns. It is possible that the robber made his escape into Canada.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
oday's Events

Celebration of Orangeman s Day, in
honor of the anniversary of the battle
of the Boyne.
The first United States Custom House
in Philadelphia was opened one hundred
years ago today.
The Roman Catholic archdiocese of
Quebec is seventy five years old today,
having been established by papal de
cree, July u, 1914.
The Wisconsin State Association of
Plumbers. Gas and Steam Filters will
open its annual convention today at
Manitowoc.
The fashionable summer colony at
Pride's Crossing. Mass, will be the
scene of a notable wedding today when
Miss Katherine Cumnock Blodgett.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wood
Blodgett of New York and Grand Rap
ids, becomes the bride of Major Morris
Hadley, I. s. A., son of the president of
Yale University
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
OADDY',5 TE,NNG
1fAIRY TALE 81
1YnARY @AI 4 BONNER BOZ!
90 AsAuTHoR ~
MOTHER BEARS,
90 AsAuTHoR

Daddy told the children as they
were about to have their evening
story that he had decided he would
tell them great deal about the zoo
animals, for he had been studying a
good deal with the keepers, learning
all about the ways of the animals. and
he thought Nick and Nancy would like
to hear about them.
SO all of us are going to learn more
and more about the zoo animals. hear
ing the things that Daddy learned
when he listened to the stories the
keepers had to tell We are going TO
hear of some of the trips the children
made to the zoo with Daddy and some
times how Daddy left them alone with
the keeper and the keeper told them
stories of the ways of the animals
when free
Sometimes, too, they would Just
watch the animals and by their sounds
and actions they would tell their own
stories. So we are going to hear all
these things, we shall hear some of
the things the animals in the zoo do
when they are free, and how differ
emily they live in the zoo.
Sometimes, too, we are going to hear
that they do the same things in the
zoo as out of the zoo, for so they do!
AT any rate everything that Daddy
found out to tell his two children, and
which l am telling to you, is quite.
quite true. The animals tell their own
stories by their actions. by their ways.
They don't have to talk the talk of
children or of grown-ups.
So that all these animal stories, of
course, are true, just as they have al
ways been true and always will be
true, for animal stories which weren't
true wouldn't be any fun at all.
When we want make-believe stories
We have fairy tales and all such de-
lightful things to talk about.
But when you read of one of these
animals and of its ways and what it
eats, and how it looks after it's chill
dren you can know that it is quite,
quite true, and that I wouldn't want
it to be anything else.
For here's secret, a true. true
secret. There is so much that is won
derful in animal life and in bird life,
so much that we can never find the
time to half tell about, that we don't
need to make-believe about the ami
mails and the birds. They're so much
much more interesting just as they
are.
OF course, there will be plenty of
bird stories and fairy stories and
other kinds of stories. so we'll have
all sorts, but this is Just little chance
/ have to tell you all that every story
| which Daddy tells to Nick and Nancy
! about the ways of an animal or little
| living creature is quite true. l
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
Today's Anniversaries.

1S11-Alvin Saunders. governor of the
Territory of Nebraska. and L. S
senator, born in Fleming county
Ky Died in Omaha, Nov. /,
1899.
lSi4-Joseph Signay became first Ro-
man Catholic archbishop of Que
bee.
1So9-The emperors of Austria and
France met at Villa Franco and
agreed upon preliminary terms
for peace
lS6S-Bernard j. McQuaid was conse-
Grated Roman Catholic bishop of
Rochester
lS69-Napoleon II granted certain re-
forms in government in compli-
ance with demand of the people.
lS91-Nieholas G. Creole, millionaire
mine owner, committed suicide in
Los Angeles.
l9l5-Severe artillery combats re-
ported throughout the western
war arena
l9l6-British captured German first
line trenches on front of nearly
eight miles.
l9l1-Gen. Sibert arrived in Paris on
his way to the American training
camp.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
SATURDAY. JULY -, 1919.
MUST ACT IN MEXICO.

Washington advices indicate that
definite action toward Mexico is near
at hand. That intervention is newt
able has long been evident to well in
formed Americans. Postponement of
it will only increase difficulties. Mexi-
co has ceased to be a theory; it is only
an unfortunate condition.
There is no government in Mexico, on
" trickster who controls less than
half the country. Order cannot be main
tanned, domestic and foreign obliga-
tons cannot be met, life is not secure
and the holding of property is impos-
sible This country does not know how
many American citizens have been muir
dered in Mexico during the past few
wears but it knows the number is large.
Nor do we know how many Americans
have been robbed by the soldiers of the
so called government but immense
amounts of money have been stolen. We
do know that if allowed to continue,
the future will see worse outrages than
have vet been committed.
Americans are not the only victims of
outrages. British, French and Spanish
nationals have been murdered and prop
erty of all these nations has been con
fscatcd or destroyed. These countries
will. not allow these outrages to con
tinue and this country cannot invoke
the Monroe Doctrine against them if
they should decide to end these wrongs
for themselves. This country must
make Mexico civilized or withdraw in
favor of others.
Another menace that cannot be long
er overlooked is the encroachment of
Japan on Mexico. If Japan is not
forced to abandon Mexico, the same as
the Macmillan government, was the
United States will soon have a danger
Gus enemy entrenched on the Pacific
ocean and on the Panama canal.
There should be no further temper
izing with Mexico, no more half heart
ed, cowardly Intervention. An army
abundantly able to control the whole
interior, navy large enough to block
ade every port and other military equip
ment sufficient to make the suppression
of Mexico quick and decisive should be
sent there at the start and American oc-
cupation should continue until a sta
bic government is firmly established
and a sound financial system installed
to support the government and allow
the citizens to follow industry and
peace. 1t will cost some American
blood and treasure but less than further
neglect and evasion of duty will.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
A Vanished Joy.

When | was but little lad of six and
seven and eight,
One joy l knew that has been lost in Gus
toms up-to-date,
Then Saturday was baking day and moth
er used to make,
The while | stood about and watched, the
Sunday pies and cake,
And | was there to have fulfilled a small
boys fondest wish,
The glorious privilege of youth-to scrape
the frosting dish.
On Saturdays I never left to wander far
away,
lowered near the kitchen door on moth
er's baking day,
The fragrant smell of cooking seemed to
hold me in its grip,
And naught cared | for other sports while
there were sweets to sip,
| little cared that all my chums had sought
the brook to fish,
chose to wait that moment when
could scrape the dish
Full many a slice of apple l have lifted
from pie
mothers eye;
Full many time my fingers small in art
fulness have strayed
Into some sweet temptation rare which
mothers hands had mace,
But eager-eyed and watery-mouthed,
craved the greater boon,
OF being allowed TO clean the dish and
lick the frosted spoon
The baking days of old are gone, our
children cannot know
The glorious joys that childhood owned
and loved so long ago.
New customs change the lives of all and
in their heartless way
They've robbed us of the glad event once
known as baking day,
The stores provide our every need, yet
many time | wish
Our kids could know that by-gone thrill
and scrape the frosting dish.
Edgar Guest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
Lights on Vehicles.
Bennington Banner. J

The law which requires lights on We
hlcles Is being violated right along in
this vicinity and probably is in many
other parts of the state. A prosecution
or two might wake up some of these
don 't-care a-rap owners of lightless car
riages. Automobiles are looked after
very sharply concerning the carrying
of lights, although one phase of the
law is somewhat neglected pro-
per dimming of the lights. But horse
driven vehicles go about at all times of
the night without light showing. This
IS the cause of many an accident when
an auto has to dodge suddenly to avoid
q collision with the carriage which can
not be seen until the auto is almost up
on it. The law for carving lights on
vehicles has been one of the statutes
long enough for everyone to Know it
IS there, so these persistent violators are
deliberately defying the authorities.
Now let 5 have two or three persecu-
tions and see if they will not have a
beneficial effect on the situation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
A Vermont Rascal.

Most every town has got, | guess,
A chronic case of wickedness,
Some scout to whom no sheep belong
Who smells of mutton mighty strong;
Who, minus COW and apple trees,
Enjoys his cider with his cheese;
y gray old rat, with income slim,
\ ct outwardly it does for him:
OF course, if he should break his leg
He'd have to sue the town or beg
He drives a horse that's adder blind
And never has her shod behind
He teams little-morc or less,
With that old long low-seat express,
The tailboard marks on which are thought
Rv most to mean a charge of shot:
He's been a-met past midnight twice
On Cobble Hill by Doctor Price:
The night the butcher shop was burnt
He want to home, the sheriff learnt
His wife's the kind that likes to shine.
md would if she was yoUrn or mine;
She likely comes from down below
And likely dressmaked years ago:
Tier snow-white hair. black silk and veil
Are all that keeps him out of jail:
The moment that her dress departs
FOR church, he grabs his pole and starts
To fish up Barrett's brook, and then
Down Story's brook a-home again.
The boy that builds dam and gets
4 pair OF. pretty trout for pets,
Some summer morning wipes his eve
For old Bill Boyd has seen EN- fry:
The day You put away your meat
He's round a-looking sharp and sweet:
Your new potates however new.
He's sure to taste ahead of Won:
You've got to watch your butnut trees
The very night there comes a freeze.
NJ. fowl will ever roost in peace
Til Bills dishonest breath shall cease:
No corncrib door will rest content
Till Bills suspicious life is spent:
All piggery pens viii feel chill
I'LL exclamation tackles Bill;
The only comfort folks can draw
From this old life opposed to law
Is. that 1t may be counted on
He'll have no gravestone when he's gone
Daniel L. Cady.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
Little Benny's
Note Book
The Park Ave. News.
By LEE PAPE
Weather. All kinds of hot.


Spoarts. All the carpits is off of the
stairs in Benny Pottses house on ac-
count of summer, and last Sundcy aft
irnoon Benny Potts, Leroy Shooster, Ar
tic Alexander, Sid Hunt and Sam Cross
was seeing who could run all the way
up and all the way down agen the most
times without getting tired and make
the most noise doing it, and Mr.. Potts
weak out of nap in the setting room
thinking sumthing serious was the mat
ter and immeeditly aftirwerds the ony
fello left in the house was Benny Potts
mulch to his misfortune.
Intristing Facks About Intristing
People. Pubs Simkinses most popular
dizzert is chocklit and vanilla ice GREEN
mixed on top of a peece of appel pie ser
rounded by cut up peetches.
Pome by Skinny Martin
Excuse the Rhine
! ate II buckwheat cakes
All smeared on top with jelly
Wich was thawt to be proberly the
reason
For some panes ! had in my watts
youcallem.
Sissiety. Miss Mary Watkins has a
new green hat looking even greencr on
account of the green ribbin GROUND it
Advertisement. Are you going away
for the summer? For 4 sents a week we
viii tell people nobody is home wen we
see anybody on your frunt steps, thus
saving wear and tear on your doorbell
Ed Wernick and Lew Davis. (Avver.
tiSementl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12

Nermonters will watch with much in
terest the efforts of the board of trade
of White River Junction to build
houses. This organization has secured
plans which will not make the price of
homes prohibitive. A serious shortage
of homes in the village has existed for
months and at least one new industry
would locate there if houses for en-
ployes can be secured Business men of
all communities will hope that the
business men of White River Junction
can work out for themselves prosperous
developments in their village. II will
help other communities suffering from
a lack of good houses as well as the
Junction town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
CLIPPINGS
With Now a Comment and Then
Only Caption.

This guy who runs the editorial page
Of the Rutland Herald certainly takes
himself, and other folks, seriously. just
because we commented playfully on the
fact that he and the Bennington Banner
shears editor find our column good copy
he comes back with this solemn slam:
The Herald had supposed that reprint
ing contemporary letter-press with
credit, was not only legitimate journal
ism but compliment. However, if The
Reformer feels aggrieved the Herald will
pay space rates for all it lifts" from The
Reformer if The Reformer will pay space
rates for all it lifts from The Herald
Pretty good, ell what? Yer got that
word letter-press, didn't yer? Ezra says
teller who can write like that amt no
mere newspaper man; he must be jour
nalist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
In the DAVIS News

Sir William Osler. one of the world s
famous medical scientists and educators.
is 20 years old today, or 80 years beyond
the age at which, he is reported to have
said, the period of men, usefulness ex-
pred. In contradiction to his own the
DRY, Sir William S activities seem to
have increased with his years, for he
rendered most distinguished service to
the allied cause in the war Just ended.
The famous physician is native of
Canada and was educated at Toronto
university and McGill university, subse-
ouently going broad for special studies.
His career as an educator began in 1884,
when he accepted position as profcs-
sor of clinical medicine at the Univer-
slty of Pennsylvania. Later he went
to Johns Hopkins university, where he
wldened his reputation as professor of
medicine. In 1905 he left Johns Hon.
kins, after holding a professorship there
Tor sixteen wears, to become Reoius
Professor of Medicine at Oxford.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12

struction from Mrs. Nancy Shoon-
maker: "The women must join the
parties and attend the caucuses or pri-
maries where men are picked for NOM
ination. Then they will discover that
the picking has been done before the
caucus or primary, that somewhere be-
hind there is curtain behind which the
real work is done We must head for
that curtain" When we went to
school mixed collections behind curtains
were not encouraged.