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made to cheat Neptune. Providence
seems TO be friendly. for the beach is
making" on the south shore OF the
inlet. Time and the next storm prob
ably will tell the tale.
The present Barpegat Light was
erected back in 1s40. Its predecessor
fell victim to the sea and It was placed
far inshore. but perhaps not far
enough. Since then 1t has been the
most noted landmark along the coast
1t is navigating point for all coastal
traffic, both steam and sail.
From the New York harbof en-
trance the coast line. the beach which
separates Barnegat Bay from the
ocean, runs almost due south. At
Barnegat Inlet It swings southwest
in practically another straight line to
Hatteras and Diamond Shoals Conse-
quently Barnegat Light is the turn
ing point for all vessels making up or
down the coast. By day the great
conical tower, 1876 feet high. a bright
white from the ground midway to the
top and a bright red from the half
way point to the light, is the principal
landmark along the entire coast. "A
hundred or more vessels passing every
day set their courses by II and all pass
within view. Consequently every one
who goes up or down the coast knows
Barnegat Light. At night the great
beacon, an 10000 candle power flash
ing white light. can be seen for nine
teen nautical miles to seaward ON a
clear night. In thick weather the
range is Of course shorter. hut the
light is as powerful as any on either
coast 2 f"s ~
Fine Piece OF Masonry. t1' i
The tower is ro~arded as one OF
the finest pieces of masonry extarit in
the United States. The brick work is
practically perfect and shows none OF
the marks Of time and the storms II
has withstood. In the tremendous
storm of August 13 last, in which tho
Melborn cottage Of Barnegat village
slipped into the sea, the tower oscil-
lated as much as six inches, according
to the records shown by Old Man
Cranmer, head keeper. The Old Man.
like old Capn Woodmansee, his pred
ecessor, is one OF the characters OF
Barnegat waters. He watches the IN
roads Of the ocean with keen eye, but
offers no protest Mrs. Cranner, how
ever, who lives with the Cap'n in the
triple cottage at the foot OF the tower,
is not so self contained. She views
the ocean with alarm and each sue
ceeding storm with something akin to
dread. Rumor has Il that she was
the Paul Revere who reused the Bar
negat folks to the dangers Of the
ocean that resulted in campaign to
save the light.
There are three keepers at Barne-
gat, all living In the white triple cot
tage at the foot OF the tower. They
live separately. but all Apparently In
the. same dwelling with It's white walls
green shutters, and red roof that can
be seen for miles at sea, ,...,,.
The southern point, OF the. inlet,
where the tower stands with the cot
tage nestled beneath II, bears the
brunt Of every northeast storm, II is
this constant force Of the elements
combined, with the tremendous tide
that runs through the inlet. that is
regarded as responsible tor the shift
ing shore line. The inlet must empty
and MI Barnegat Bay with each rise
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Problems of | 900 Foot Ships

w THEN the question OF the new
M 1000 foot liners to be built
W by the Emergency Fleet
Corporation comes up among local
shipping men nowadays they are apt
TO ask: How are we to man these
great shipsf How are we to compete
with Great Britain profitable with our
expenses probably 80 per cent. greater
These are vexing questions. For
these great liners will be merchant
ships. operated probably by the Ship
ping Board. and the navy can no
longer be called upon TO man them
The navy ON a peace basis will hardly
be able to man the ships of the feet
unless higher pay and strenuous re-
cruiting are permitted. r
Where will the Shipping Board get
500 stewards for each of the new ships
when 1t is very likely that vessels like
the Leviathan will have to be laid up
or turned over to private corporations
after the transport service Is finished
Perhaps they will get them from Eng.
land, for IL is reported that British
sailors and stewards are deserving to
american ships every day In English
ports, But such a nakeNhift as this
cannot be counted on. ~ F.
- The probability of a bitter maritime
warfare with Great Britain brings to
the minds Of old shipping men the first
great transatlantic rivalry in which
these nations participated as far as
steamships were concerned. This
initial rivalry in speed and passenger
service on the Atlantic concerned tho
Cunard Line and the Collins Line,
organized here for the express purpose
Of combating the British monopoly OF
transatlantic business.
As the Government win have TO pro.
vide subsidy for the new 1000 foo,
ships II they are 70 succeed, SO the
American Government Of is47, when
the Collins Line was organised, gave
that company mail subsidy OF $685.
600 year. This seemed like a
great sum in those days. but Is very
tneagre when compared TO the Govern.
ment subsidy necessary for successful
operation Of mail steamships such as
those now planned.
II was In November, ls47. that a
contract was concluded with Edward
*. Collins and his associates for a new
lire to buck the Cunard combination
which was getting about an there Wa,
- the Atlantic trade of those times
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80 you shave yourself?'
was the astonishing in
quiry," said Mr.. GosIing-
ton, contained in letter from the
friend to whom 1 was about to pay
a visit at his summer place on the
New England coast. 1 was obliged to
answer that I did not; and then
quickly in response l got this:
"'All right! Wen see that you
get shaved and they did, beginning
on the morning following my arrival.
"'Ars you ready?' That was the
voice of our hostess. calling to me
from the car, in which she was al
ready settled with the children.
II was glad to note that she was
q careful driver: rarely did she exceed
a speed OF twenty miles an hour. and
she observed faithfully all the rules
Of the road. You felt safer riding
that way, and 1t gave one a chance
to look at tho country, a very pleasant
country to see.
farm land, part pasture, with here
and there on one side a bit of salt
marsh and a glimpse or an open view
of the sea. Good road all the way.
No towns or ages en- route, but
the whole country occupied. You
saw a church now and then, and a
school house, and you came to a bury
ing ground in which you saw monu-
mental stones of modern design con-
trasting with the old fashioned tomb
stones of generations long gone.
This is long settled New England
country. and those who dwell here
now are still mostly the descendants
OF the original settlers. But this is
an attractive country, and so you find
now and then along the road big,
modern house, likely to be occupied
in summer only, and you find con-
siderable numbers Of less pretentious
houses built within comparatively re-
cent years; but the houses that most
satisfy the eye are the old houses
whose several ages may be practically
determined by the dimensions OF their
chimneys. In old days, before stoves
were common, or before stoves were
used at all. when rooms were heated
from fireplaces and food was cooked
in fireplaces. they built not the little
narrow spindling chimneys of the
present day that bend and twist and
lose bricks at the top under exposure
to the weather but big. square, solid.
massive chimneys that stand up TO-
day Just al they did when they were
first put up on their widespread solid
foundations. a hundred. two hundred
| or more years ago.
Along this pleasant road you find
plenty OF old houses with the big
chimneys: some OF them good, big, old
fashioned two story and attic hopses
some OF a story and half with the
old time sloping ceilings to the rooms
upstairs; but the massive chimney
gives dignity to al, And then for a
very modern touch along this road
you may come upon a gasolene sta
ton, and you smile as you note. in
barns along the road, not horses but
automobiles. And now here you are
approaching the town that all this
time you have been making for, a hne
old town long antedAtinE tbs Amsri-
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The Prayer of the Bell
BY MARY UREssA HOLDER.

uCKED away among the silent
hills and half hidden by the
shadows of the beautiful old
trees OF Verbena, little town In the
southern part of Alabama peopled by
quiet farmer folks, nestles the quaint
little church OF verbena When the
world was at war at this little church
was established the prayer Of the
BELL" or ''angelus of strife" Every
afternoon at 6 o'clock this little church
bell rang for two minutes. and while
it's peal reverberated the people OF Ver-
bena stood and prayed. with heads
uncovered and bowed each man,
woman and child, Christian and sim
ner alike, repeated these words:
God bless our President, our SOL
diers and the nation, and guide them
on to victory"
At the sound OF this bell every
thing was Etilied for the observance Of
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great phenomenon. The sandy beaches
of the Atlantic from Montauk Point
to the Florida Keys are constantly
changing. Assistant Superintendent
of Lighthouses Conway calls to mind
the old lighthouse on Cape Charles.
The ocean encroached upon this struc-
ture to such an extent that years ago
it was regarded as dangerous. A new
lighthouse was built much further in
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and fall of the tide and the current is
tremendous. Its constant action is
building the northern point further
and further to the south and the
waters are relentlessly cutting away
the southern point. The foundations
OF the original lighthouse are now 900
feet out to sea.
Officials at Washington say that
the changing shore at Barnegat is no
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~ ARNEGATs LIGHT, the great
* beacon that has guided mari
- ners along the north Atlantic
coast since before the day Of the clip
per ship. seems doomed TO destruction.
Tho masonry tower that has for up
ward OF century stood as one OF the
greatest landmarks along the entire
Atlantic shore. famed in fiction and
history Of the sea, is in fact a house
built upon the sands, and, like the
Biblical structure, II doomed to fall.
The sands at Barnegat are shifting
Barnegat Inlet Is moving steadily
southward. and though for safety the
lighthouse was built more than half
a mile inland the waves OF every
northeaster now thunder at the very
foundations. The ocean has been
marching steadily upon It like an in-
exorable fate, and alarm has spread
from the villagers to officials at
Washington, who are scheming to
deny Neptune his prey.
One by one six cottages built upon
the sands have tumbled into the ocean
as the beach was cut away. Almost
every recent storm has had its victim,
but now. to protect the liehthouse,
man Is making a puny effort to stem
the relentless ocean.
Barnegat villagers have been aroused
as they were never aroused before.
F1sherfolk and seamen, and even the
pickers in the cranberry bogs. watch
every storm. Almost as one they
stand in the attitude of q Francis
Scott Key after every great blow to
see II the lighthouse Is still there
when land winds roll away the thick
weather.
These folk along the, entire length
of Barnegat Sound. from Toms River
to Great Bay. have come to Washing
ton with an appeal to save the light,
which is regarded almost as much a
part of nature in that section as are
the wrathful ocean, the sandy beaches
and the cranberry bogs.
Many Favor Lightship.
In the capital they found an infiu-
ence quite as sinister as that of the
ocean, and one that to them, fisher
folk and seamen of legendary days Of
American sailorcraft was quite in
comprehensive. Present day COM
mercialism and modern efficiency.
with huge steel freighters and passen-
ger ships. have come to look upon the
once indispensable beacon as little
better ,han useless. A big lightship.
with fog and submarine signals, FIVE
miles outside the five fathom curve,
would be much more serviceable. Big
coastal steamers and equally large
freighters must keep far off shore. To
them, it is declared, the light is In
some sense a danger, as in thick
weather they may come in too close to
look for Il and be dragged upon the
wreck strewn beach.
Barnegat folk want their light. To
. them II is not only part OF their very
physical surroundings, but a utility.
Fishermen and small craft must make
the inlet in all kinds of weather. How
could they run the bar. and the mid
die ground. they say. with no light
10 guide them? Then. too, their whole
history and tradition is inextrlcably
woven into the red and white tower
that Is landmark by day and
beacon by night.
Hearings were recently held by the
Department of Commerce on the sub
ject. Assistant Secretary Sweet pre-
siding. Ancient mariners as good as
told him that the end Of the light
was the END OF the world. and the
end Of their world 1t would be. They
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told him of the wrecks and the dead
strewn upon the beach, and of the
terror of run before noreaster with
the whole coast blanketed in snow
and fog. Neptune and the Storm
King played tricks with them. Many
times the channel has changed almost
overnight when the weather swept
the meadows. These things came as
the passing years like child's growth,
but in Barnegat Light there was con-
stancy. 1t was the way to the haven,
no matter how devious. And every
man among them. with the light for
his bearing, knew the channel as he
knew his own mother.
Representatives Of the great mari
time interests were more prosaic,
more practical. They thought per-
haps It would be better II the old light
did go. They thought nought of
Barnegat Village and the other beach
communities. nor of the fishermen at
Ware nor of Tuckerton. The steamer
lines would rather have light with
fog and submarine signals far out.
perhaps seven miles and across the
74th meridian, where a skipper MAX
ing the coastal curve would not have
to approach the five fathom line to be
sure of his bearings. They want
lightship. far off the inlet. so that
IL the liners run afoul of the coast
they can make out. even though. they
make the shore side Of the signal.
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land. By some freak of nature the
erosion of the beach on the north en-
trance to the Chesapeake stopped with
the installation Of the new light and
the old one still stands upon the very
brink of the ocean but untouched
Similar good fortune may sava the
light at Barnegat. Erosion of the
lighthouse point was slow up to April
OF this year. In April and May the
land washed out rapidly. the sea COM
ing up to the wall about the lighthouse
reservation, advancing several hum
dred feet in a few weeks. It was this
rapid shift that spread the alarm all
through Barnegat Bay. and brought
tho hearings by the Department Of
Commerce. II was decided to build a
sea wall and jetties about the light
house reservation. The work was we'll
under way when the storm of August
1S broke. II was one OF the worst in
all Barnegat history, and Barnegat is
noted for bad weather. Six to eight
inches Of rain fell In few hours, the
wind blew 100 miles an hour, ocking
the great tower out OF plumb. the tide
rolled in as high as ever recorded, and
tremendous seas pounded upon the
beach. N..
Nature May BE savior. ..
Villagers. huddled under shelter In
the beach and bay villages. feared for
the light and the homes on the point.
but Providence was kind Instead of
carrying away the rest Of the beach.
the storm built up the south posAt 20
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Noreae Now Thunder Very Foundations Famous
Beacon Well Inland When Built 1840-S Cottages
Tumbed Into the Ocean and Others Are Threatened
Villagers Appeal to Washington
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Might BE Lured Too Close.

Cold blooded business representatives
of the Clyde Line, the Mallory Line.
the coal towing companies and other
business interests talked Of the needs
of progress and the new merchant
marine. A vessel, they said, coming
in in very thick weather to be sure
of position might be lured In too
close, and five fathoms was not enough
water under keel. with combers break
ing thirty feet high.
After hearing all of these argu-
ments officials are in a mood of COM
promise. The Lighthouse Service is
pot without sentiment. 1t could not
be. with its traditions, but it mus
meet the march of progress. Consid-
GRAFTON is being given to lightship.
but in the meantime efforts are being
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

I left and starts boring away at Jess
stomach the ex-circus owner may
find himself in trouble.
Dempsey has shown that he can
put knockout kick in a blow that
travels only a few inches. Demp-
sey's youth and speed combine to
give him this kick. His muscles
are elastic and respond readily.
Willard never has done effective
work at close range. He is built
too rangy for that. He is older
and his muscles are not as flexible,
probably.
Jess Needs Distance.
Jess never has done deadly work
with short blows He needs dis
lance to put the kick in his
punches. If Dempsey plays so close
that Willard cannot often uncork
the long boys Jess will be handi-
capped.
OF course, how much Jess will
appreciate Jacks close range work
and maneuVer to keep Dempsey at
long range remains to be seen.
To size up willard now as to
Row far he has slipped or how out
Of condition he is would be fool
hardy. At his age, go days train
ing will bring about a wonderful
change-too great to estimate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
FATHER CLAIMS
PROPERTY DEED
Guy Jameson Brings Suit IN Cir.
cult Court to Quiet Title to
Part Wife's Estate.
MINOR SONS ASK GUARDIAN
Petition Probate Judge Frank ].
Landee to Appoint an Uncle,
william G. Lound.

Roland and Lee Roy Jameson,
minor sons OF Guy Jameson and
| Lille Jameson, his deceased wife,
have petitioned Probate Judge
Frank ]. Landee to appoint an I'M
Gle. william G.. Lound, as their
guardian, for the reason that their
father has brought suit in circuit
court to cancel deeds and quiet
title to a 40-acre land tract of the
estate left by their mother.
The Jamiesons are residents CT
south Moline township. Lille A.
Jameson, mother of Roland, Lee
now with the American forces in
France, and wife of Guy Jameson,
died Jan. 20. 1918.
AS husband and nearest Of kin,
Guy Jameson was appointed ad-
ministrator Of her estate. Inven-
tory of the property showed that
she left two farms, one OF so acres,
valued at $4,000, and another of
20 acres and appraised at approx
mately $4,000, both in South Mo-
line township. Title to each tract
was in the deceased woman's name
In making his report Guy jamie
son, as administrator, declared that
the 40 acres was his property and
was merely held in trust for him
by his wife since April 4, 1908. The
estate was found to be legally that
of the deceased and the probate
court could not take cognigance of
Jamieson's claim Finding that he
has no legal right to make a valid
lease or valid deed to the 40 acres,
Jameson, through his attorneys,
Floyd E. Thompson and E L.
Eagle, instituted suit in the circuit
court, naming his sons, Wallace V.
and Lee Roy, a Moline attorney,
Walter s. McClurg, and the Me-
chanics' & Merchants Savings
bank of Moline as defendants. The
complainant is suing to cancel
deeds and quiet title to the 40-acre
tract.
Land Decided to Wife.
Declaration sets forth that on
April 4, 1908, the complainant was
in partnership with J. R. Weimer
in the operation of a coal mine on
the 40-acre plot which is located
near Coal Valley. A lease of the
land was necessary in order that
operations of the partners could
continue. Complainant asserts that
prior to April 4, 1908, the title to
the premises was in his name. Bill
sets forth that Weimer refused to
lease the ground from partner in
the firm. Accordingly Jameson
claims that through the Moline
bank title to the 40 acres was first
transferred to Walter S. McClurg
and then conveyed to his deceased
wife, the transaction taking place
on the date of April a, 1908. The
deal was made, the complainant al
leges, with the understanding that
his wife was to be only the nomi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
He has the psychological adj
vantage of being champion.

He has the psychological adj
vantage of being champion.
Dempsey's recent victories most
Of them decisive ones-cannot be
| used as a basis for belief that he
can lick Willard. The public does
not know what short work Jess
would make of the same field. But
the public has had chance to OBJ
serve several points about Demp-
sey that can be reckoned with in
doping out his chances against
Willard
Dempsey has these elements
in his favor:
He is younger.
He is more aggressive than
Willard.
He is game to the core.
He has confidence.
He is clever at infighting-
Wizards weak spot.
Personally 1 believe that Demp-
sey's possibility of success lies in
his infighting ability If he stays
away from Jess and tries to outlook
the champ Willard will have all the
advantage. He will throw his left
at Jack until he let's Dempsey to
defeat.
Dempsey's Big Chance.
But If Dempsey fights as agrees
sively as always, gets inside that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
SCHIEBERL SAYS
MEANOR'S CLAIM
WITHOUT GROUND

Peanuts Schierberl takes excep-
ton to the announcement made by
Promoter Babe Meanor of the Rock
Island Athletic club from ringside
Thursday night, in which Babe
stated that Peanuts had, until now,
always refused to talk business re-
garding a match with Mike Dundee
before local fans. Here's what the
Wops' manager has to say:
Thursday. night when Bob York
and Stock Yards Tommy Murphy
fought at the Empire rink, Babe
Meanor introduced Mike Dundee,
who challenged any boy in the
world at lis to 120 pounds. After
making this announcement Babe
stated that he would have used
Mike before, only Dundee's mana
ger, Peanuts Schieberl, had re-
fused to talk businesses. Babes on
ly intentions were to hurt me and
make himself right with the public
I want to declare myself and let
the fans know how I stood in this
matter and still stand.
81 approached Babe Meanor two
weeks ago and asked him for the
next fight for Dundee. Babe said
Dundee hasn't fought for awhile
and should be taken out of town for
a couple of fights 1 pleaded with
Babe and told him that Dundee was
boxing better than ever, as anyone
would say who saw him work out
at Dams gymnasium. Dundee is
faster than he was last year, hits a
harder punch and is fighting in the
elinches, his only drawback last
year.
But Babe said that he had too
many good boys from out of town
who he was planning on using.
"As for Dundee not drawing a
crowd. He drew $500 more in the
Illinois theatre last year with Pal
Moore than Babe has ever got at
the Empire skating rink out of any
Of his fights. That should prove
that Dundee is drawing card. The
people know when they see Mike
fight that he does not stand for any
love fest.
81 am taking Dundee to Balti-
more on March 20, where l have
him booked to fight a number of
battles in the east. I have letters
from promoters in Baltimore, Phil
adelphia, Scranton and Pittsburgh.
saying if we ever get over that way
they will use him.
after the fight the other night
Meanor wanted to re-match Murphy
for the next fight with Len Row
lands Murphy said he would let
him know in five days il he would
accept or not. If Meanor intended
to do the right thing with our local
fighters he could have Dundee's
services before we leave for the |
Gsst- There are enough bantam |
9eights available to give Dundee a