davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23
An Encounter Between a Giant Squd or Octopus ane
Vessel OF the United States Navy in 1857.
From Old Engraving.


~ I.''''' uo'"s.oI "o".S Oh 'tc t'Iou
.,s',' ts"''E i.,.,l H'cneu up Icii'a Us
'NtI's ~ - t"i.,! si'"t aq"lus ~ ~
'''sl5'o, !,oou 81 1e.isn 'hP' near ~ ~
i'HhUI.H". ana useo 'oc'l ior Oalt' ms
80 tr,,f5s r,ho bniv -, ono of nom wa,
c,,, ~, .,ud nac,,oa ir,o = -5-qa,lon hogs
hoa., .ri n.,'icr :, sliod mo wo;rht boint
i,. -on ,,a,d
Ano,ber snnc;ner coprd diving which
had e,rrnrod 49, p,utiIat;on nossesset
rcntaclas thirty.fyn foe; long This was
,,hou mo sizn OF tho Ito model of sian
,,tI 'Linr ,.,, Co.,, H. ,a;E,g of
o,sat Mi IN rho Sni.hson;an institution al
Nosh;nrton
., ?,
,'". i'' t 81, ~. am ,,,nit,, oO arne
,'.'Ut' -, on. lortii'oS' a"'noi, ny ~, NO
~. Ns'' 'lV". s'S :, ~ 20 nv ',h
- - ~ ,i'S '".mi'! ''I','I :; a,,or.
40 800 20 80. iii' ''Nno, ,e ,r,,or
iuD 'r,. .0t '"g W. i!"Jo' Yen t -; I'D
~ ''EH Sn"i, UT arms ,or si"sp.ns as
'o!u'"s ny P''9 "'''c" i"e TWO 'ons oAe
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23

ncouslv NV Il German tramp steamer md
by the British brigantinc Del Grata about
300 miles west If Gibraltar
The German went on hui the Del Gra'ia
found the brig SCOo'in" about like brnin-
less chicken under topsaiis. forcsail jih
and forctopmast staysail, with yards
squared. The cangway was unShippcd. the
fore hatch was lying bottom UP on Tho
for'ard deck The lonrhCat was gone. and
her jolly.boat. too. The log-bcok was Lett
behind, bu, The chronomctcr and the ships
papers were missing. The last entry IN
the !oG-hook was on November 25th ndi-
eating the brig had been cruising without
crew for eight or nine days.
Upon the cabin floor lay 4 naked Cutlass
with some dark stains upon its blade which
af,crward proved to be only rust. \ vial
OF medicine stood upon the table. together
with pieces of cloth needle and scissors.
The pumps were dry and the cargo Was
intact
When the Del Gratia which had SEIZED
from New York five days after the Nlarc
Celeste. ovcrhauled her the briggs tongal.
lantsail was snUgly furled and the head
sheets were flowing. She had evidently
been running before a strong breeze pre-
viouS to her abandonment
No trace was ever found Of the lost
crew Of the Marie Celeste. Some OF the
greatest and most ingenious minds have
tried 10 solve the mystery among them
Edgar Allan Poe and Conan Doyle Their
solutions are not generally regarded as
convincing by seafaring men Now n new
solution is offercd--hat some gigantic
squid caught the Marie Celeste in it's ten
tacles. Who can say?
There is abundant evidence that the
giant members Of the octopus family are
very dangerous enemies TO man and at
least 90 moderate sized craft TO say that
the squid is a creature mons.rcus and hor-
rible beyond comparison with any other
animated product OF nature is not 10 put
the fact too strongly.
There is no good reason for smpposing
that 1t is Il rare animal, though seldom
seen. 1t is creature Of the remote re-
gons of the ocean. seeking its prey far
below the surface, and not often present
itig itself to view by human eyes. Appar-
emily its worst enemy is the sperm whale.
which, when captured. is commonly found
to contain in its stomach great chunks of
the tentacles or other parts Of sluids.
This mighty fighting whale is, however.
only able to overcome young members Of
the squid family.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23

officials as the most probable Of her dis
appearance.
The Cyclops. though of deep draft and
broad beam. carried remarkably high
and heavy Supcrstructurc Eight great
steel derricks lowered over her hull, and
there was other heavy framework placed
above her decks to give her maximum of
efficiency in loading or discharging coal.
In case Of Il heavy list to port or to star
board. perhaps to the extent OF 10 degrees.
the Cyclops, burdcned with her heavy der
ricks. was perhaps unable to swing back
To equilibrium. crashed over to one side
and quickly settled. The heavy cargo
might have shifted and hindered the vessel
from rInhting after n severe list.
after the antics of Hun submarines off
the Jersey coast and the capes OF Virginia
and the New England coast many inclined
10 the belief that the Cyclops had been be-
irayed into German hands, and was scrv-
ing somewhere off the coast OF Mexico, and
Great Britain Rights Reserved.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23
The Unexplain
States Naval
to Discuss the
Fantastic
Possibilities
Of Encounters
Between Ships
and Giiga ntic
Octopuses

STgilr, disappearance of tho great unitcn
States naval collier Cyclops during
4 the wear lNlS has now boon ranked
among the famous unexplained mysteries
Of tho sca. like tho fate OF the crew of the
brig Marie Cclcstc and many another
ocean tragedy.
Tho Cyclops, a ship OF 10000 tons, sailed
from Barbados in the West Indies IN
March last ON war duty and has never
been reported since This great steel ship,
with All hcr crew and arms and cQupmcrt,
her wireless ana her boats has vanished
from the seas just as feeble sailing ships
did in auciOut tiNoS when tho ocean was
an unchnrcd wilderness.
Nv order az the Navy Department all
avnilablc naval craft in Southern waters
have been making y dracnct for the ship.
but steadily the conviction grows among
officials that the great modern mystery of
the sea will remain umsOlvcd
Cruisers and patrOl boats have rctraccd
tho route of Tho collier Every island
among the scores that dot that portion OF
the sea has boon carefully scrutinizcd for
any clue iiut uurCmitting search has
fnilcd 10 disclose any trace OF Il ship appar-
emily puchcd in moment from the busy
lanes Of the Southern American trade
routes
What can have happened to tho Cyclops?
George Noble. y writer in tho National
Marine magazine" after discussing various
suggested cyulauation sinking Ivy a Ger
man submarine destruction Ivy trcachcry,
capsi2ing i'm n storm. ctc-takcs mp the
most startling possibility of all-that some.
M least of the vanished ShipS OF the past
and pertains the CNcops may have owed
their doom 10 gigantic Cnt'lcfifh. specimens
Of which arc known to attain lcnEt' OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23

there was acting
as the mother ship
To a flock OF sub
marines, DESTROYS.
yet incapable, OF
preying OH our
coastwisc com =
merce, with n base
OF some sort.
"Yet. il this were
the answer. she
would surely have
been seen by some
body in the Garth
bean who would
have reported her"
i nc vanishing ~
OF the Cyrlops
seems dcstained 10
take its y lace
among the many
similar mysteries,
most puzzling OF
which, perhaps. is
that OF the brig
Marie Celeste.
Sho sailed from
New York 'Or
Genoa with Il cargo
of alcohol in ISL.
On December 4 nf
that year she was
= U ht q Il Simu,tl-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23

How Giant Cuttlefsh, Called in French the
pou!pe Colossal" IL Alleged by the Old French
Historian, De Montfort, to Have Sunk a Warship
IN the West Indies in the Eighteenth Century.
From on actual Painting in the Chapel OF St.
lhornas at Saint Mao, France.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23
The u. 5. Naval Collier
Cyclops, Which Sailed

I T Q m barDa COS,
w e st In dies,
March 4, 1918,
with 295 Men,
w h ose ate
H as Remained
an Utter Mystery
Ever Since, in
Spite of All Eff
forts of the Navy
Department to
Clear 1t Up.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23

@ruydght. 1919. hy star COMPANY
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-09-18

The manner In which blind hors.,
get about without coming 10 mara
harm than they do Is remarkable
They rarely. II ever. hit their heads
against fence or stone wall and
will sheer OF when they come near
one. II appears from careful obser.
walton that II is neither shade no,
shelter which warns them OF the dan.
ger. On an absolutely sunless ana
MINDLESS day their behavior Is the
same. Their olfactory nerves douht.
less become very sensitive. for they
will poke their heads downward in
search OF water fifty yards before they
come TO stream crossing the road.
way.
IL cannot be an abnormally deyel.
oped sense OF hearing which leads
them to do this, for they will act alike
though the water be staguant pool
Men who have been blind for any
great length OF time develop some.
what similar instincts to blind horses
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-09-18
Catch the Ooals

Mrs. Howe was always thoughtful
OF animals. During the reign at 24l
Beacon street OF the little FOX terrier
Patch. II often fell TO her lot 10 take
him out to walk. and she felt this to
be grave responsibility
zone day Patch ran away on Bes,
con street. and would not come when
she called him. AT this instant Doctor
Holmes. passing. paused for friendly
greeting.
Mrs. Howe he said. 1 trust this
fine morning
Catch the dog cried Mrs Howe
One author flew one way one the 9TH
err: between them Patch was caught
and brought In triumph home %. From
the Life OF Julia Ward Howe. by her
daughters.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-09-18

r.ea. u.,., read
-My Dear William w men a',
,osr letter telllns ME how hafa you
~ tea to ea-n that SO YOU nave n ,l
vested in War SAVINGS stamps . ""o
mar YOU exre,, 90 increase II 10 60 ,,,
.s.s-s the end o, the year /. maze ,',1., NO
nD Of a pict4rs that Ralph fsTo icy.
an srt.st drew one day during inc Il,
.or, Liberty Loan 1t was picture o.
n.le Sam shasns hands with a WORK l.'
man nho had just bought a Liberty
a,sd and Uncle sam Was say ms a. 10
looked the workman sqaareD in the
e,e You are my kind OF an Amerl.
Your letter made me think OF
lst picture because You are my N'"u
d. an American After this "hen
rr.rE Of that picture ! Wil! see You IN
Stead Of the workman shaking hands
with Uncle sam
Yours 10. America
&C. A. FARNSNORrH."
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-09-18

A Want Ad in Tines saves nine
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-09-18
Women and Mice

II is contended that woman's fear
OF mice arises from their being classed
rs vermin. The fact that rats carry
disease and plague is not disputed
Mice may not be quite 50 dangerous
Their bites and scratches sre trihlng
But they carry disease and dirt, and
baby sleeping Ia cradle FOR In
stance. may suffer IN consequence
Mothers have for ages been affected by
this dread. and in seeking 10 prVeci
their offspring from contact with mice
have unconsclOusly. We are told bred
that feeling OF nervousness which has
provided the comic artist with bis
periodical picture.
A Want Ad in Tines saves nine.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-09-18
HIGH COST OF LIVING

The federal government has launched
a relentless war against profiteerlng.
Various states are following this exam
..- ana .aantless cities are also taking
Stems 10 s.e .AAt the high cost OF living
is reduced
All these efforts however. arc
doomed 10 failure unless the people
themselves take hand 10 the matter.
rrl,ss the men and women who do the
A..ins insist on getting fuli value for
their none, aud p4,rouize only those
mer. hants who are sat SIZED with le-
ultimate profits. !, Viii be impossible to
reduce prices 10 where they should be.
Careful buying will ieaye almost
VERY family a marg. o. savings out
II The family earnings Dollars saved
.o5sv are CHEAP dollars because their
,ag.as power is less than In years gone
D., and less than il viii be in the not
ar distant future The government
.fsers The opportunity ot putting these
.sesn dollars 10 work. earning interest
While Ley are returning 10 their nor
uAi value
This opportunity is the Registered
Treasury Savings Certificate. the War
savings Stamp and the Thrift Stamp
Investments In these are guaranteed
5y the government Money Invested
IL these securities with the accrued In
terest will be returned by the Govern
u-ut on ten days notice II Registered
Treasury Savings Certificates or Wal
/ SAVINGS stamps Are held until matu
-.ty. 50 much the better But whether
held that long or not. they form al
excellent way OF lighting The high cos
/ p. living Work and save.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-09-18
Twelve YEAR
OLD BOY LENDS
100 DOLLARS
Earns Money After School and
Invests Il With
Uncle Sam


81 pa s--t- N-Is ~ z-e cab
--E I'D 80 c1u t--= DAYS Ann,
---s-1rz g co----1--1- % the asr and
F-rt7rT. -Es tr=s- s--s-z b-ss-a
---ss l=--s- t-rz tzsirsres--oia
9---a--s--1 t'-T sE=- --ify.rz The zs--
----fl--t-1- 20 A-er.cz L us- "A.
-i=sss1 . tts Director O. The Var
Losa C-szz-zzt1z @ re Tre-f,h FED
=rz- Reserve --s-r.e-. az rssss
Lear SRI tzTe r-- ,e- -e-.h
= Way Savings S-zurs az an --rirv
20 ss- s-99 ross1 -e.o-s ne -as- is
OH
A tTslTs Tssrs Oh and har.
szr-s1 e7s-y 1c--z- q j. zorr-.r eor
-T -s-E-tcTs. Getting .a-z IT, az.
- an r---i1g s-rz-1s. ne ss~snzs
-irsr-or tsfs sad ~ ~ n ---,a II
Eo- AID To- Eo1l5 send ne bsrs
sls1a1s oa-E g i-1sre esrnes .vo
e. Savings STAMPS d-r.rz nv vsra.
'-o-- have canned TX zi-ssdr sn6
expect 70 gst a least tzo -crs tsso-a
7rtool stars Hor.z- Ian 6ssarv,1x
- c-s, I remain.
FsTy trrlF yorrs.
WILLIAM BADER-
Eds ? Street
Szc-sUslto. Czlit-
Z 4 Pans Vcrth. associate director
. ne Var Lozn Organization sor "a.
IEelith FEDERAL Reserve district -
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-21

All women do not NAN: husbands,
The only kind who want hu>bahls ar
those who have none.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-21
The Speaker and the Clutch.

When rainy day comes, it behooves
every driver who has any regard for his
own safety or that Of others to guard
carefully against skiddins. The cars that
have turned turtle or exhibit wheels and
tenders smashed lying at the side Of
the roads, are mute witnesses Of the
folly Of reckless driving.
Special treads and even skid chains
merely cut down the percentage of ac-
cidents. Perhaps the most dangerous
time on rainy day is when the pave
mcnt is just filmed with moisture. Put
ting on the brakes will not always stop
skidding; it often leads to it. 1t is
unreasonable to expect that the brakes
themselves will stand rough usage in
definitely. The service or foot brakes
should be inspected every little while.
To ascertain the difference, if any, in
adjustment Of the brake bands, the rear
axle should be lacked up SO that both
wheels are off the ground. Next, start
your engine, then thrown in the clutch.
II you find on putting on your foot
brakes that one wheel revolyes and the
other does not, or that wheel revolves
faster than the other, you may be sure
that the tire on the wheel turning least
will receive more strain, with proper
tionately greater friction on the tread
rubber
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-21
FARMERS WIFE
ATLAST COMES
INTO HER own
Electric Light Plants for Modern
Homes Minimize Toll of
Former Years.
Power Now Runs Churn, Wash
ing Machine and Does Other
Monotonous Jobs.

The farmers wife, after generations
or irksome toll, IS coming into her own.
With the universal adoption Of the
automobile and the more recent perfec-
ton of individual electric lighting and
power plants her home-life has under
gone an epochal change.
The toll and monotony which attached
itself to woman's place in rural life, long
has been proyerbial. Removed from the
city the country woman for the most
part was without the scope Of those many
advantages which during the last cen
fury. have come through invention and
development
ing the reaper and binder, the gasoline
engine, the tractor. the truck and other
machinery to aid the farmer in increas-
ing the acreage and production Of his
land, it did nothing Of vital Importance
to relieve the work Of the farmer S
wife. She still was forced TO adhere to
methods which came into vogue in the
time of her grandmother. For the most
part she churned by hand, washed by
hand. swept by hand and sewed BY un-
certain light. The result was that she
grew old before her time ard enjoyed
none of the pleasures to which she right
fully was entitled.
No development Of the era has done
quite SO much to better her condition as
plants With the perfection Of ihcse a
decided change has been wrought III her
daily life Where once she bent ,'tY
tub she now has power washer. The
hand churn she has discarded for one
operated by an electric motor. The old
broom has been supplanted by a vacuum
cleaner. The smoking oil lamp has been
replaced by an electric portable. Tie
sewing machine and milk separator are
NOW au,IipppI with motors. The ironing
is done by electricity. There is modern
sanitary plumbing and running water in
the house-improyem which may be
traced directly to the new plants which
furnish the necessary power FOR pump
ing.
For the first time the woman folks
Of the farm are living like their city
cousins
The recent announcement and dem
onstrations of new electric lighting
and power plant. known as WHY'S Light.
by the Electric Auto-Lite Corporation of
Toledo has done much to bring lie no-
tential value Of these modern home eiec-
tric systems 70 the attention ct the
farmer. Through an extensive tl5trlb-
utor and dealer organization and by
means Of a concerted campaign of plb-
licty, the WHY'S Light Division of the
Auto-Iite Corporation, is furtherlng the
universal adoption of electric light and
power in the rural districts.
The WHY'S Light plant is said to have
been particularly designed for rural
homes. The compactness and simplicity
of its design, made possible with the
simplicity, qnietnesS and economy nf its
operation. made possible by the WHY'S
Knight sleeve-valve engine, are descrb-
ed as among the outstanding, exclusive
features which make this plant cspec-
Tally adapted to the farm home.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-21
Talks onAutonloble Tires
Series Of Discussions Interest Which Appearing
The Tribune's Pages

While we are talking about brakes,
we may as well consider the clutch. The
latter is all important factor in the ef-
ficiency of the car and in the mileage
which you may reasonably expect to
get out of your tires with judicious
handling.
The clutch must be in good working
order if it is to take hold smoothly
when the gears are engaged. The main
points to emphasize in this connection
are Tightening up the bearings and fire.
quent fabrication. Another item: Don't
throw your clutch in too fast while the
engine is running at high speed. Car and
tires alike suffer from such treatment.
Occasionally you run across tire
the cover of which has been snagged
along the entire wheel circumference.
And you say to yourself, What monu-
mental carelessness on somebody's part.
Quite so-but if you have looked into
the matter or had a similar experience
yourself you know it is the result of
spinning the driving wheels in mud or
snow, or on slippery roads. Frequently
the tread rubber is ground off and it
sometimes happens that the tread is act
ually torn loose from the fabric. For
the sake Of safety first and always.
economy on tires aud the general eff
cheney Of your car, be careful in apply
ing the brakes, avoid skidding and give
your brakes and clutch thorough ex-
animation every little while.
Don't jam your brakes down too hard
save your tires
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-21

v1ded not only separate factory build
ing. 1t has provided also a special cot
ton mill and special organization, from
offices to compounding room. During
the king day management aud work
ers think nothing but three AMI one half
inch tires. The investment renIIred was
$1,000, 600
Many Small Cars.
More than half the 100000 passenger
cars now in operation iii the United
States are of the small car type The
Firestone directors decided that this
great majority are deserving Of special
consideration. Therefore, even before
the United States went into war with
Germany, they decided upon this special
factory unit
When the war came the big building
had been erected. but Uncle Sam needed
dirigibles and il was given over to their
manufacture. With the signing of the
armstice it was turned back to its orig
inal purpose. Installation Of machinery
required many months and it reached
major production only last month.
With the idea Of offering extreme
values in small sized tires, quality with
quantity ideal has governed in the organ
ization of this tire making unit.
Straight Line Basis.
Production is on the straight line"
basis. Crude rubber. cotton fabric and
pigments coming into the building con
stantly move forward, never back, until
the finished tire results.
C0nveyors, large and small. carry q
never ending supply of materials to the
workers, each of whom has highly spec
ialzed task.
Four men tire buildings machines. de-
signed by Eirestone engineers, are in
manufacturing industry. Each Of these
machines makes the carcasses Of fifty
tires an hour. This is twice the number
wrapped in the same time BY the old
tWo-men machines.
Recently worked out cooling and dry
ing devices prevent costly delays. Huge
curing pits each swallow thirty tires at
time.
Little storeroom space is necessary
since, the company $ officials report, the
demand for these tires far exceeds the
supply and they move from factory to
distributors soon after they are com
pleted.
With this unit in operation. Firestone
has the largest tire capacity in America
-36 900 tires A day.
The maddest Prohibitonist in the
c0NntrT lives in West Virginia. A boy
mistook tie roor mans nose for a red
bird and took 4 shot ut him.
All women do not NAN. husbands
The only kind who want husbah,ls aaa
thasn uha have mono
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-21

ketbal, indoor tennis, bowling and field
hockey are among the games that are
being prepared for. The girls of this
big rubber company go in for athletics
as enthusiastically as the men. During
the present summer season the girls have
a wonderful baseball team, which has
met and defeated teams of other rub
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-21
FL|VVER TIRES ARE
BAND ROUND WORLD
Firestone Factory Turns Out
Four and One-Half Million
Annually for Rear Wheels
Alone.

Daily production Of 10000 pneumatic
tires of the rear-wheel flivver size, with
non skid tread, is a task set for one Of
the recently completed units of the Fire
stone factory at Akron, Ohio.
The annual production will be approx
imatey S4,5OO,0oO If set up as boys
rolling for hoops would set them up
these tires would form a band around
the world.
For the production of this number Of
tires the Firestone company has pro-
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-21

nual field day Of Goodyear employees held
Labor Day, one of the main attractions
was a game between these girls and a
team from another Akron rubber fac
tory, which the Goodyear team won
handily.
One of the strangest things in this
world is how hard it is for some men to
give up their ideals and get job.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-21
Goodyear Plant Girls
Plan Winter Sports

Girls of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber
company, Akron, Ohio, are making plans
for carrying out their usual program of
winter athletics Indoor baseball, bas-