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The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

. steam schooner like the Cleaner want Of
an anchor chain cable that would hold .
superdreadnaught in . gale Of wind1"
That's your end Of IT," Garnnkie returned,
and summoned Henry again
He gave his orders curtly: I'm away for
forty days and forty nights. Henry. II you
want me wireless me the Steamship Enter
prise. first cabin. sail for Honolulu on the
sonoma at noon tomorrow. I join the Enter
prise a. a passenger ten days hence. The
Enterprise Is due in San Francisco SIX days
thereafter"
That said the capable Henry. accounts
for seventeen days. Where shall you be the
other twenty.three7-
Garnnkle rose. That b what puzzles me-
he remarked. He turned to me- please 70
Cleaner 10 loading cement for Astoria Cap
tain Howard needs mate. Sign on with him
for the voyage and stay With him till you
hear from me-"
What II he won't leave met.
Garfinkle shook his head reprovingiy. IT
you wise a. think you are you VII
convince him that you are a irst chop tug
boat man. You have sood papers and plenty
Of experience While the fact is unan.
nounced and you viii not allow him to sus-
pect that you have any inkling Of II. have
good reason to believe that Howard II going
viii represen. yourself to BE- would be s1.
trsmely valuable. Besides. you are an utter
stranger to him-which u % much the bet.
ter"
But II he doesn't want msf-
Garnnkle stopped in his preparations to
leave and met my eyes squareiy.
Just let drop that you were quartermas.
ter with Hubbard some years ago. Don't be
specific"
left his once puzzling heartily over the
intrigue that seemed ripening about the
Enterprise. with all the facts that Garfinkls
had supplied me with made little Of It
had long since learned that my friend worked
slowly until he had made all possible deduc.
tons from his painfully gathered data Then
b acted with . swiftnsss which none could
follow until the event made the affair clear
as water. But what he would ever mako Of
that faraw.y drowned girl the mystery Of
three boats adrift at long intervals in the
same spot. the calling out three times Of
name which was still in doubt . half sug.
gested feud between Martin Hubbard and
Theodore Howard. and $50 fathom of huge
chain cable on q steam schooner.tug bafied
me- The gist Of 1t was he suspected peril to
the Enterprise and her passengers and cargo
and was bent on avertins It. But howl
wheref whenf
gave the problem up. and went to Oak.
hnd and sought the Cleaner. found her
lying In the shoals On the West side Of the
long wharf. A small force Of stsvedores
were loading cement into her half empty
hold. A cursory glance told me that when
all the barrels In sight had been put aboard
their steam schooner would bs LEES than
hah laden. I went On board ana discovered
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

Howard In his little cabin aft under the
bridge.
Garnnkle's talk had buift up for me q
mental picture Of . Theodore Howard who
was a patient. tireless. vigilant singlemind-
ed seeker Of revenge The Captain Howard
who received me was a middleaSed seaman
Of mild and worried expression: . little
awkward In his movemerts. ungainly Of ng-
ure, and sparing OF spe-sh. A. he sat in
the cramped room and studied my creden-
tials he gave me the impression Of being
fatigued by the endless endeavor to make
pront out Of petty voyages. There was moth
ing large about him: nothing dashing nor i'm
aS1native. He frowned over me like an old
woman confronted with q bargain in an
article badly needed and fllarorded. He
questioned me about my experience. about
my knowledge Of handing cargo. He sug-
gested that the Cleaner was small, unhandy
and dificult An unsatisfactory kind Of
ship Z" was his expression.
While thought over an that Garfnkie
had suggested about THU man. I answered
his questions. professed my competence. and
signifed my willingness to put up with his
ship. At iast Howard pushed my papers back
to me-
Il need q mate. mister" he said. and the
compact was made.
The rest Of the day I spent getting 40
quainted with the steam schooner She was
fitted with little that was modern, and waa.
in fact. one Of the old fashioned craft con.
structed to carry cargo up and down the
coast on the least possible draft and With
the least possible expenditure Of coal. I
Judged her gait 10 BE- about eight knots m
hour. and fancied that against q heavy Nor.
wester she would do well to keep stserags
way. She was dirty. also, as old ships get
for lack Of paint and minor repairs. But
for all her oommonplaces she had one aston
ishing feature: . modern towing machine in.'
stalled AFT where TIE surerstructure had
been cut away. "A ns7 and WHY heavy wire
hawser completed thu outnY
It struck me. wh-es i that chain cable1-
found 1t slowed in Ne. . hold e
No man Of womanitAe feeling can look IT
. huge anchor cable without profound In
terest- 1t Is 80 unbS& ylhfy tremendous.
Each link weighs % sa-ch. is % carefully
forged. From shackie q. SAackle II Ia marked
with the hieroslyphs ~ workmen who war.
rant their Job. who offss tseir honor in pledge
Of the integrity Of their handiwork. It rep
resents the ultimate u human faithfulnsss
and material endurance strength and loyalty.
I looked mp to nnd Hoss I'D gioomily watch
Ing me. I remarked on sse oddity Of seeing
such a cable on the GleanIr. and be told me
somberly that II was cosAtSn>d to . nrm In
Astoria
It's second hand" he went on "A devn
Of . Job II was to stow IT.
Since whom are thsy building dread.
naughts in the coiumbiaf" ssksd. with an
attempt to b humorous.
Freight u what pay tns bills Of this
packet mister"
30 We sailed for the North on what wss to
prove the nnal episode n the drsar his.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

tory of Theodore Howard II was the b-etn-
ming of the Northwest weather. and the old
steam schooner bucked the driving seas day
long with dogged and almost futile persist,
ence. As We gained Northing the air grew
chiller and the gale fresher. on Heceta
Head we came to q standstiIL and Howard
cursed. II was my nrsr glimpse OF the smol-
derins fires that ate at his vitals-
-one must expect this kind Of slant this
time Of year" I reminded him
-one never gets over hoping for better
luck he confessed. SOLDERING Instantly he
luck on my side.- he said In an altered tone.
:. A man gets sick Of r."
Later he remarked: -rve always missed
things by an hour. Only by an houri Nov.
II . man II q day late. or q week out Of his
reckoning he can't blame himself 20 much.
latel"
That reminds me Of the story OF capn
Hail. remarked. with every intent to divert
his mind You rsmembsr--
&2oWSAe hu8Sfb ooB inSo ny ~ N oao hAs
furious tSos was thrust oioss TO mine.
-Rsmemberf he shouted 81 DO nothing
but remember it, And he hung away and
went below.
THE truth ID. ] have q little scheme on TO
make some good money he told me- II
don't make much on this craft, owning her
as I do
Mentally I said. And you paid s2s.ece
for a chain cable which you try to make me
believe - freight for Astoria Aloud re-
sponded. I hope this won't interfere. SIR
There's IN easht-hundred foot log rsft
lying In the Columbia waiting for some ves-
sci to tow It down South he went on ~Ev.
erybody steers clear Of the job There's
thirty thousand in n for the man who can
manage NJ
laughed Garfnkle's carefully detected
plot simmered down to nothing at all: the
Cleaner was going on q perfectly legitimate
erraud. which might use even that enormous
chain cable Howard had invested heavily on
the chance Of getting the Job that other ano
more careful owners shied at felt sud
den relief from q strain.
-can the Cleaner handle one Of those
rafur' I asked. and promptly added. We
can try. at all events
If we get there IN timer he answered
He went on to explain that the raft which
wss eight hundred feet long and drew thirty
stz feet Of water. had been bar-oound against
rising market for logs for a month. Those
scary skippers and tinid owpers are letting
the money lie They won't ante he told me-
Il rsckonsd I'd just bet . little and draw
eards for The poi
We discudAsd the matter during the ns1t
two days and called the chief engineer up
to have his opinion. He pooh-poohsd rs both.
and sisninsd that he would quit rather than
risk weak engines and untrustworthy boilers
on such Job. Better found steamships
have been lost trying tt he concluded.
No help thsrs- told Howard
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

Ioentin.ss sa fsnsvias pas.l
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26
REQ SPEED WAGONS
FIRST VEHICLES TO
ENTER FLOOD AREA
Travel Over Roads Considered
impossible, But Plough
Through Mud.

REQ speed wagons were the first
vehicles OF any description TO enter
Pueblo after the recent flood. These
speed wagons. loaded with food.
tents and bedding for the stricken
city were forced to travel over roads
considered impossible. but they sue
cessfully ploughed through the mud
with their full supplies.
Adj. Gen. Hammock, OF the L. s.
army, who took charge OF the relief
work, selected the REQ speed wagon
in preference to all other motor We
hicles of any description for this
work. His experience with the
speed wagons in France led him TO
make this selection.
In addition to the first Reos which
entered Pueblo under their own pow
er. Gen. Hammock requisitioned all
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26
Average Per-Car
Gas Consumption
Yearly 452 Gals.

Gasoline consumed by the aver
age automobile during 1920 amount
ed 20 452 gallons.
This figure has been reached by
the American Petroleum institute
from figures showing the amount OF
the fuel consumed by the automo-
biles of u states.
In conjunction with tho motor car
registrations throughout the coun-
try. the institute statisdcians esti-
mate the total gasoline consumption
in the United States in 1920 amount
ed to 4,01s. 100000 gallons. The gas
oline output OF the L. S. reflneries
last year was about $4,000. 900
gallons, showing surplus OF $751;
600, 600 gallons.
The latest buresl Of mines deport
shows that the average daily gaso-
line consumption for March was p
900, 900 gallons greater than that of
March, 1920. Yet the stocks Of gas
oline increased during March to
71S. 043, $50 gallons, the largest stock
Of gasoline on record.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

that he could obtain in Colorado
Springs. sending them by train 20 a
point as close 10 the city as the train
would take them. Twenty-seven
were furnished by o. G. Sellers. REQ
dealer at Colorado Springs.
These speed wagons were immedi-
ately set 10 work at assisting IN the
clearing OF debris caused by the
flood. With relief drivers alternst-
ing they were kept busy "a hours a
day. Speed wagons with power
pumps were used 10 drain cellars
where the water had settled.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

A good way TO spend a hot sum
ner afternoon IS to sit around and
listen 20 Pay Reynolds and Warde
Mack argue about the fish the latter
caurht ut Bass Lake. The point of
difference Is that Ray claims the
fish were only haf as large and
considerably less IN number than
Warda claims they were.
HERES AN onD COMBINATION.
II. W. Brewster was seen tearing
into the west end in a bus that Tom
Lee bought froE1 Ed Colmer.
We asked Art Macdonald II he
knew any good automobile jokes and
he replied.
"Yes-Ott Scherman tried TO sell
me a Studebaker sed2n and he knew
darn well i couldn't buy one"
Among those VINO went out 70
meet Mayor Thompson of Chicago
Thursday was Frank Nanwarning
and his high-pcwered hat
Harold sage. the well-known
Franklin salesman. looks so much
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26
TO TRY NONSTOP
AIRPLANE FLIGHT
COAST TO COAST
Wealthy Young California
Sportsman and European
Pilot to Seek Record.

Los ANGELES, June 25.-Pians
20 attempt a nonstop airplane flight
from the Pacific 10 the Atlantic
coast in the near future have been
announced by David r. Davis. a
wealthy young California sportsman.
and Eric Springer, veteran pilot OF
Europe and America. The flight, II
successful, not only would prove
epoch making as the first OF its kind,
but probably would bring TO Amer
ica and 10 an American machine,
two Of three most coveted aerial
records-marks now held by foreign
flyers.
In completing the coast TO coast
flight, a distance by air OF approx
imately $500 miles. the flyers
would break the nonstop distance
record OF 1870 miles, made by AL
cock and Brown in crossing the At
lantic shortly after the war.v Indica-
tons are that a successful trip would
establish a new record for continu-
Gus flying, the present mark being
"a hours. Is minutes, seconds.
held in France. The third OF the
most coveted achievements OF flyers
the record for straightaway speed
probably would not be affected in
a coast to coast flight.
OF American Design.
The plane in which the attempt
will be made IS an especially con-
structed machine in which every
modern mechanical appliance tend
ing to insure the success of the trip
will be installed. Every detail OF 1t
Will be of American design and man
ufasture. Designed by Donald w.
Douglas it has been christened the
! "CloudsteT." 1t will not be a pardcu-
larly large, the wing spread being SIS
feet, the length 35 feet and the
height 10 feet. Many war planes
were larger.
The tanks will carry $50 gallons OF
gasoline for the 400 h. p. Liberty en-"
CINE. An instrument of special con-
struction Will enable the pilot to tell
whether the plane is flying level,
even though he is in a fog which
makes the earth invisible.
Other instruments will register the
! gasoline consumption per hour, the
oil consumption, the direction and
speed of the wind, the air speed and
ground speed Of the machine and all
other data useful TO an aviator in
attempting such a record-breaking
| flight.
The plane has been completed for
nearly two months. Its speed has
been found TO be close to 10 miles
an hour as a maximum.
Present plans are TO start the
/ flight in July.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

last Is years. has left the Goodrich
company and has been made mana
ger OF branch OF the W r Rankin
Advertising agency which VIII be
opened in Akron on July l. In his
new position Mt. TSb6ftts viii have
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26
MOTOR ROW SCANDAL
By Neal WEIGH

like Doc Trulson that hardly a day
goes by but that he has to fight TO
keep from pulling somebody's teeth.
Frank Thorpe either isn't in town
or he's getting so upstage he won't
come. and see his old friends any
more.
John Farneman, the golfing auto
mobile dealer, is expected to re-
turn TO the city today in his doued-
up Cole car.
We note II. r. Beale advertised
a nice milk-fed Ford for sale the
other day A good beer-fed bort
ought to bring a quick sale.
Take II. c. Burgess, ferfnstance.
He used TO sell Overlands for Ernie
Bennett. Then he went TO Indiana
polls with Ernie and sold Dorts and
now he's running around with an
air-cooled motor in his pocket sell
ing FranklinS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

charge OF the affairs OF the Rankin
company in Ohio. Western PENNEY
vanfa. New York and West Virginia.
Mr.. Tibbitts also has been made a
director OF the Rankin agency.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26
ROAD RULES IN FRANCE

Motorists in France have been
given more liberal use of the roads
by a decree issued by Priest Miller
and. Heretofore, barnyard stock had
the right of way along country
roads.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26
E. G. TibbittS to Head
Rankin advertising Branch

z. c. Tibbitts who has been ad-
vertising manager Of the B. P. Good
rich Rubber Co, at Akron for the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

The U. S. postoffice department
introduced motor mail wagons in
1896.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

!. W. Nikart is going back into
the automobile game again with his
old Ine-Maxwell and Chalmers.
They all come back sooner or later.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26
Lower Prices
on Nash Cars
Effective July D

Nash prices will be reduced,
effective July 2.
This conforms to our statement
made last October that Nash
prices would be maintained until
at least July 1, 1921.
The reasons were plain. Until
manufacturing costs were lower
we could not cut price without
cutting value, as Nash prices
were not inflated.
We pointed out then that while
the average rise in the price
of motor cars for a four year
period had been 7695 the price
of Nash cars had been raised
but 31%.
This 3196 included the addition
of cord tires as standard equip
ment and many other additions
advertisements which addedma-
terially to the value of Nash cars.
Sowere-affirmed our fixed inten-
ton of rigidly UNFOLDING the
high quality of Nash cars.
The Nash Motors Cong
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

Since then every effort of the
Nash organization has been CEN
tered ON effecting sound manu-
featuring economies.
New labor saving devices were
added and production practice
so perfected that every process
of Nash manufacture is a model
of efficiency and economy.
The savings have been substan-)
tiaL And they demonstrate as
nothing else could demonstrate
the remarkable Nash ability to
produce fine cars at the lowest
possible cost.
Even while working production
costs downward we were inn
proving Nash cars still further.
Now we can announce for July 2
a greater NaShvalue than ever at
reduced purchase price.
At the new prices the leadership
of Nash cars is even more en-
phatically apparent
v. Kenoshs. Wisconsin
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

firm OF Sullivan and Shaw Is grow
ing nicely in its new pasture.
Henry Grieger says its kind of
hard TO figure an automobile dealer
being interested in horse races.
Don't pass up the automobile show
at the Exposition the latter part of
the week. All Of the brothers are
polishing UP their sales talks in
preparation for the big event.
Your probably get an earful of
sturdy motors. beautiful finishes.
wonderful lines. handsome designs,
original equipments. wheel-bases,
over head, undressing, chassis, ct
cetera, ct cetera," but it's worth
while listening to and you'll enjoy it.
Paul Roovaart drove up in front
Of the office the other day and if he
hadn't had Goodyear" painted all
over his Ford we wouldn't have
known hints been so long since
we've seen him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

Try NelUS-TimeS Pant AdS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

The mustache which was recently
purchased by Sullivan OF the big
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

firm OF Sullivan and Shaw Is grow
ing nicely in its new pasture.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

Harold sage. the weu-known
Franklin salesman. looks so much
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26

BQUIPAiENT<4u-S- ROYAL Cord rir.s,
thing sreerI1gDEis NOrorneS.r, bump
er' aluminium military srsps on SsGrr
HlodslS- ! he DEzISISoszzpLetzl,eeynIppsd
Evening journal., 1921-08-29
rHE SHIPPING BOARD SITUATION.

IN presenting TO the House OF Representatives the de-
i ncency appropriation bill for the Shipping Board,
Congressman Madden briefly summarized the situation IN
which the governmentowned merchant marine is now in
lyolved This appropriation bill the first Mr. Madden
presented chairman OF the appropriations committee
and it was probably the most difficult he will be
called upon to explain Briefly stated his summing OF
shipping Board affairs disclose the following facts.
The Shipping Boards operations represent total IN
vesment OF $33O0o00OoO- The Board now 100
ships 300 Of which wooden The cost Of the wooden
ships approximately s3OOOOOOO0 The wooden ships
practically useless and the government might profit
by taking them out to and sinking them in order to
save cost Of maintenance.
At present the steel ships operated under contracts
which provide that the government shall apply all the
money operate the ships keep them repair pay port
charges and pay the men the operating manager
shall receive five per cent Of the receipts It is es
mated that the losses from operation last year were
800 100000
The accounts Of the shipping Board have been kept IN
such that it impossible to determine with any
degree Of accuracy the financial status the Boards
affairs the amounts OF its losses All figures are ap-
proxmations
According to Maddens statement There is no chance
OF selling the merchant fleet today you could not
give a ship away. There is chance Immediately to
modify the contract the way would like to have it
modified" The appropriations committee would like to
have the ships sold at the. present time there is
market for them
There four proposals before the Shipping Board and
Congress relative to a future policy a. To sell the
ships 2 To make bare-boat charter leasing the ships
TO responsible persons who would pay all expenses OF
operation maintenance and repair and pay the
ment a fixed compensation per annum per ton of ship.
(8 To the ships under contract which would
qure the essees to furnish half the money and the Ship
ping Board the other haf share the profits
losses (G TO discontinue the operation OF the ships
entirely
The Shipping Board asked for an appropriation OF
1925 10000 but investigation disclosed that s25 10000
that for purposes already by appropriations
The House committee appropriations investigated the
items covered by the remaining siOOOOOOOO estimate ana
decided that slightly less than half, sis5OOOOO would
be sufficient which sum recommended
The Board has what it calls s5OOOOOOOO OF live assets
amounts the Board-and there are claims pending to
the amount OF S35OOOOOO0 process litigation Mr.
Madden estimates that it might be possible to raise
100000 the socalled "ye assets" within sixty
days
Although IL is apparent that the Board must continue
TO operate at a loss for indefinite time it is deemed
best to make appropriations to continue operations until
there shall be adjustments in ocean commerce so that
some definite policy be adopted.
Evening journal., 1921-08-29
is 1T oLNEy?

Though the Olneys Of this country
are Of English origin the name is far
better known here than there. The
founder Of the family here was
Thomas, a native of st. Adams.
Hertfordshire, member Of a family
apparently well established in that
county at the time. He came to this
country in 1886 and settled near
Salem. Apparently he did not get
along with the authorities of the
colony as well as he might have OBJ
viously through religious disagree
ment with them. At all events he
was an adherent of Roger Williams
and was one of the thirteen proprie-
tors Of Providence. Rhode Island, and
was said to be one of the founders of
the State Of Rhode Island itself. He
is also said to have been the founder
of the Baptist church here.
Although the Olneys soon dis
agreed with the Puritanism of the
Massachusetts, colony they retained
to a striking degree certain strong
characteristics Of the Puritan
fathers. They possessed the same
logged resolution and often an
Evening journal., 1921-08-29
oNE MonE SERVICE no couNrRY.

Ut Is matter Of satisfaction to the country at large
Il that General Wood has consented 10 accept appoint
ment as Governor General OF the Philippines
Probably there person in the United States better
fitted to discharge the duties OF that office General Wood
nrs was sent to the islands IN March, 1905 and for IS
years he has kept in close touch with the development Of
the population and the policy Of the towards
its far eastern possession.
For three years General Wood governor Of Moro
Province admittedly the most dincut OF administration
the whole archipelago and for two years COM
mandng officer Of the military division Of the Philip
pines
His recent tour Of investigation in the islands has
familarized General Wood with conditions in the islands
they today and the present needs OF the people
The University OF Pennsylvania is to be commended for
its generosity granting General Wood leave TO perform
another great service to his country