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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-12-08
CHAPTER ~
West Wins ,hs rlrs, Hand.

Tho newcomer stocd AZ she edge az
s,n se.sar, wsaa~. a.asl .ysssgessss, lnps
runagh TO light cigarette befcrr lie
seentlius His features were rs cleo
rut as though done In marble, an'
about as expressive For The frsi
time. IN the glare ~ the bright tpcrr'
Ing tight, West tcok stock Of Tho FL
lnw. and realized his true nature IN
sttrc,lve,y h. f-lt that here vas he
narticuar nntngunlsI he MAS 81 he
l,.ttsA a.sa!nst. lila cenpanlon uln~t
haSc ss'nset the same fNe'. for she
suit,,y trew hack beneath the shadow
Il me vines,
"yau m,rt h,m." she whispered
"aiNoe world rather hc da az,
tYh Ne together"
Sir Nad vanished before be Cas'h'
irtettNep Slipping sway so nolS'|es4ly
Et WITS Staretfs wwMrr us hr4 ~assI1
at'on, C,sNidse strr3led on. the hine
xnta&r ~ ire cigarette marking h's
nryEw~S Wes, stopped rsr~Ae~sly
fV.1 fr'ni me canrea tissseh ~ wv
HweS waseac,h tnr any chaA-s ~ eS.
presSinn 80 the face NJ the ether
H'Te WIS nn9'" y" even lows ="
>@f'f's" 'f NSNs"f''hs 81 'HF w
M 'prair, ~ said ''Asily toss
'nT MS sinh aside. and draw'es htrfh
~ eas' Ter another "'''Nt"'ss a'f
YES r rntHg 'hc adSsn'age ~ cary
rising N3u 'n9u'ee ! presume
An Arny eah!t ! Bsean 70 d sway
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CHAPTER H. Continued.


~Oniy what my father iett him
whirh was considerable SUES. and q
limited Interest Ia the business He
was very much dissatisfied with his
share. Before | MAS born lie had c"n
hdestiy expected TO inhesl, every
ahing."
'-Ttic estate then ls not setlledf
mot until avn twvnty Eve: within
q Ezra aas& Aas s,...,.,.4.s ,.......,,,s,.,.
"And your motherr'
-she died Al MY birth"
West lcaned forwpni eagerly III
In The estate then that troubles you
he asked swiftly You imagine Il
has wastcdf"
mo, not Mt al They tell me u hs.
Increased In value rercival Coolidge
n q good business mru, but eni"Ihing
strange Is going GA behind the scenes
sece. 10 he iishi.ns aguinst a ghost"
"A ghost T.
Eyes, now don't laugh NJ me po
you suppose would ever have done
anything a. reckless as advertising for
help II had not hren actually d"-
perntef Can you imagine n respect
able girl performing So rtdlcunas an
act. as putting her whole trust In
stranger inviting him 10 her home, IN
Producing him as her promised hus
hand 20 her relatives aud tFisnas'
Why, u almost proves me cruTea and.
IN measure. thias must be- hjt
II In because | have exhausted all or
binary methods do not seem % hv
expressing anything ~ feSh and hl~sl
I sm fighting against shadows can,
not even explain my prcdlcauent 20
snothrr"
"You must try" no insisted nrVniy
affected BY her eyldrn, distress Il
mast be ted everything II atn 70 be-
os any ,aiue A halt way tualdeuve
can accomplish nothing
'i,ut II Sounds 50 foolish, | Hrn re
tng haunted know that YET thai
tr all do know
Haunted. In whit wNyT'
..s-i. NJ Hatt syen AnoM lhel tat N',,
wesnan | Think a woman vhn Nrs'
strangely resemble me she prrtruts
b. 10 mee~to my friends "a u'y scr-
wants ~ my haok pe>vr SEE the
creature. hut hear " her from eIh.
era, She has actually drawn cheeks 10
my aan,e, Initiating ms SIEp and
having them cashed ny ,ltrks sHu
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-12-08

10 ofger me chance. and then. n
unknown 10 m. party inap@fseaattng
me. such 9 one might learn the truth
uhxusp.sten. Do yor believe me. Cap
iaIHT"
II have 40 rsasan 10 doubt what yeu
say nean TO do my very best 10
unraVes the mystery. You have these
fraudulent ehecksY'
"Yes QUE was rwturnad 10 me cnly
yrsteFday"
II s.,gt gAnt them. together with
one you draw yourself reu do na,
mind Il ask yea ct,s or tao fnshsr d..
fpct personal qarstionsf"
"AsSuredly not"
~pbat caused yon 10 announce eur
engagement
She laughed. but from seaden EN-,
barFassaurat
III ws4 -illy. gssat iii Really |
DO not exactly know: sudien iu'
pulsr aHi tGs words WEIR spoken Il,
occurred to ne that our Intimacy
could Ia accounted foe In no other
way
$50 suppressed, Well. there 4. M
harm done. but nos. you understand
W. NEST play out tho game"
~riay 4 o9tr'
a4.,-,s't ~, natural ocr,mlif no ~ an.
glctan H. he aroused Even II | shouia
feel tnpsl.,.d by daiy, TO kiss you. II IL
my privilege
"Nhy-ehy. you eanno, mean that -
"Oh. bat do This Il no threa,
that shall insist on carrying the ma
Ter 10 sncl, an extreme. yet must u
stat au the rsh, II II becomes neces
nary
Hs- eyes fell. the breath palsins he
tween her lips
Il asa nor afraid" xh~ said rather
proudly Yes. | win play the game "
't;nol knew you weuld, And
now tor the Second question why did
you come 10 my room LAST nIshtr
She stared nj him increiEiously,
Your room come TO your room
Assurr,ly 40; what can you mean
Then Il must be that have nj
ready encountered the ghost, he de
clnred sp,lngy "For the very coun.
trrpart ut you certainly visited ME. !
Mad clear view ~ har. ! would have
sworn she was you
n vuirnnr'
Absolutely woman. flesh and
hlAad. no doubt ms 10 that"
Nv hen was thisy'
after midnight"
III Mss not |, Captain we-, r'ea@-
believe that hut hush. there gomez
rcrciyal Coolidge"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-12-08

p~reepsihas sness $50 ac1h's this wzs
. matter VI deep Interest 10 yssa-"
ut sarne iHrwexs. I ccafeSs- se-
xnew ssdged Wet. csmsrasslaz bis toss
per, -slthe0xA ury snfsrssassgn ass
tssN rome tFpsn EagEsry. Miss Natalie
was ksaa eaoagh 10 faik IL me abssnE
hrr sssIsx Bressppossng my interest
In them Ny fafnlsy IL far frpn pes-
erfy strsekeu, ahA have y very god
tspsessieh, II Ia quite right yoa siSoasd
know gEls I"
-wkat prefeSssul, saag ] askY'
civil -nEiaessS =
-Has nog established, lraesgsssef
Z haa Very gasd connsrsAons tTtaTR
she war. Since r~enrning frosa Frsnee,
hats naIp lie Effort tG rra*s these
IN aeek cthsvs /. IL course. expe1t
TO On 10 later. and shall b. To no wSy
sseF.eedeat apSa Miss cocSidgs's tSse
tane,-
"AIfhouFh quite willing to share II.
I presasses
Il thinS yoa have ins,nusted tAs,
csfsn enough" returned West. fluffy
aroused b. The iaselent words ART
manner ~ the ether. perhaps II
may be- weli for US 70 have a plata
understanding without further delay.
Mr.. psrg4vai Coolidge. As under
stand matters. ron are her guardian
under the sgs~5al proyisloas VI your
brothers niBy'
"Yea ars perfectly right. sir, and ]
shooid have bessB consulted previous
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-12-08
DAIRY
HINTS
EXCELLENT GIFT FOR YOUTH
Department ~ AaFssaasass SSsazssss
FvrseFsS Gait, PIC ~ sssus
Qxs<~ ANIMAL

Eyr~sares W ,hs ramss Szsfss EssS@ rsmsst
~ Affasastwt~a
In srtsxttag egFtatsss &lsa ShFsstsisss
gsrts fa~ catlarva Ia rural cosaaaaas-
tlss, uhy Ras give q parebE~a ESe, csst
aS eesiF SbinSsF TTs,x+s raGe ~saesws'
ton ~ thr trhHEsss sTSgss Department
~ AGRICULTURE. waiIA. wlgs the sasseas
skaters Is eg@auagsag the .lsrtses Ssres
--Eeiier Steel" cAgapalgn. A FrSvat
ea~sslocshatrv stady ~ the asisity yAias
Of purvegrsi live stock sAeSrA, agsoas
ether TesalgS, that he%se iniiaesee 10
an smRarAnt facges gaNesHlHs The
hs~eiisg az ssprgAg domestic aaimasA
In tSgt. Il ranks Ia taapartanev neat
&c sales, tslrs. and sAosA. sken cOh
Iec3i,rty, when psreess sa0w their In
rrres; In s0od stock thr thilaren are
nAorv likeiy 10 DO ~
Ore hsts~twr told u reviewing sans
10 reayysi i've Stt@k AZ wedding gtft
.y,aa hss father In iaw That begin
plns vas an isapeytan, iurasncv shleh
rcsg.ir1 ia &c ch,irv herd u we'll bred.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-12-08

- ibis engagement" Coolidge said
with dignity 'f,vrn now !, is sob
iecs 70 NY approval -
II think not. Your guardianship
was merely special provision Of the
viii, with reference 10 tie ss,nte. SO
| understand. az least. Al twenty cue
shs became mistress n her own TER
sona affairs. nnd 20 longer nse,led to
consult you
Il cuntrolipi her Income
only the surplus. certain sua
wa. 10 be paid her each month until
shs was twenty Eve. then the entire
estate came iato her possession Re
You'd this yoa exercised no legal
authority
You se,m well peS,rsi a"
The lady herself Informed me .. 10
thes. facts"
Coolidge gave utterance to An oath
which bur-, frpri his ~, before It
could ~ wholly restrained
~ o jew las; What Ia your
gsmc' h. cxc,slpcd roashly, forget,
TIN. uts pose Are you trying 10 st
s-oar pssc lgla my a-a,r.sl'
Most ceffa MS not returned Wes,
c~olly YET facing the other with a
steady eye nut | mag b. led 10 In.
yrsisate those ~ Miss tsaaigc II,
she should 10 request II srytn, site
possesses az nne 10 rrprr%eut her AZ
present o.. een tho family Ruyrr"
"Nhat d. yoW Imply by that re-
aaykY
That sAe has snae 10. SaA ApA %
the attorney who represents The -
tate relative g. SuHr very s'yBaer uc
cUrrvNsvs ~ latp. eHly 70 bo laughed
nj NJ efnrt has tt1s ulaIe TO ~
uase ,er arxlcty.
You mean that fusi story ah~,t
~lt~e uRe ~ pretending ~ II htg'
Aa8 yrn pre}vsse iHyr~'SEs tiHe Der
wtt,s 4+en asI,.ss,ss, hex bg lagA. 1na
arr g,dAS te have an Interesting 'uae
Il hele s., =, least | am hcfug
to discover sarle tra,h
"t,eei wish YIN well and ~,
t,aae wss uac N d*s3t>l relirt ''lAtr
aayratnyrs oaehl 10 prove Qgls suus-
ing,"
c,.dtlce laughed heartily. the whol,
AFFAIR sppa~atly taxing m rev ns-
t~st row thar We TEL; b., rnrlgveayni
~. tie r'al pwTsSe " We ether
",1A. hy the WY. wcs' yoa mar
rar,ism rae X srra Seyt,m lctn yoa-
nwna for vattse lsf' there Nag
see | ecvagte,i tsa' sul's arf1 yea
rarnr | 10 rat knasg .whr >atslie Az
t4y4eri 10 efnnsv rive tbs ttua~ eafgr.
sh, w{shesi d reserve ne best tys you
| rtvsarHs VA
~yVrg kind ~ hss. | sSs sare Thf-v
IS Sex;oo auw,"
~w19cb msans hrrastNu Is served
Shalt ws 81 In y
TIE -wn RON wa'se.' s'nwlv N.Y. NJ
s-avslevi ra,n. 1eHd.ag ~ tss s4sfH
,ss.sr Vests thoughts we~e , ~ -{tt
tAfs rev discovery sisS Ne ttsA.
yerteurly strrHAlcd HTsN tSae' ~
~ hra s~-egsptsa thr rveNc1 Ssss=lly ~
svvresi fer rerriva' t1y-4ia'-~ Per
hans here wAs fhr eyTSana,taa ~ fts
s,ry-atne NJ mis- Strange yisstg~ West
.saaevt eaiese nj the tac~ ~ his 90
t~susssyns ec~spansaa. aesss Hing eascslr
n, venture rAsnc~ Sacg.
'---~werw yaa ex1s~;iES caller last
sirhtv" lie asAet ea,xiy.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-12-08
Common Sense Counts

Snrcess Ii The dairy business
eg in keepine even a small herd
= hairy euns depends dixie mow
things dol n q great neasase
npHn The use ~ good ceifninon
se0s' Cows prsdues The most
mils asaaiiy 10 the latter part
~ Nav sud June Therefore,
abat Auw the wise tniry farmer
do' he maintain. us nearly M
Possible the YEAR roand. the con
dittous - these months when
yrudn,t|un il 'hs hshessl
rtlatatir fcod n sncrulem
ra'inn Rnd a BALANCED ration,
t4g,,hI With a moltraie TEN
4g,At4rr ppa crmf0y 4hie snr
rugniioes wlIl hiring Il rear tie
ti"s prnige3ng cubaitlrls rs ia
in,s' ic and 10 effort 81 keep
conditions 50 ain pay blk re
turns
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-12-08
cltan utsMln

~ r-rrss eh,et roae IN ~os'art
wfA aD ANA e~psr vt @sst sse krgt
c4thr A. Hii rt~~ts ]. ss sell 90 soc
rsag With = gatsiy ryv~rpd IMP fe-
rxmse 'E,s kevss c8' ~ per csat Il
the F'rr a9A etts- !nsrqrf'5ss which
wpun wthermase 81 lato The mitf.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-12-08
spLAy IT QUIT"

GYNopsla --ARswsssnx an Adyss-
tis~fasat calling fs YeDsg man
wt4stax 10 engage In sefYIes ~ Jan
Ess. Matthew West, on seEvies man
Just returned from France. shefs
he had hsSn eapsain u engineers
meets Aaiaiis Coolidge, writer *
the advertisement, and without be-
.ng instrgctes - To i've proeabls
duties. Ia engaged b. her AMI that
same evening introduced ~ ~r
frtesds a. her fanrs That Night.
IN the C0oliGss home. wesl 10 star
tied by the appearances Ia his f0or
81 a y1lag woman, whom IN taAva
10 be Natalie. haf wh1 - a pes be
fosa hw can ba EIFn
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-12-08

kwcw me we'll am constantly ~
ported sS hpssug sc~N a. restaurants
nes' hesvis Mhecs have nat At'eAa. snd
With ,.arssrs 80 a,s Know THIS hos
h~s,a x,sins mn for @e0tb row
have Nl,itavarsl ~ tiis,-aSs the sfua.
tian With Few rw.srle hgg yaey aaly
tssssh &c the st-snse i3sg4 No ere will
tissce ~ tsv seriously
And ,oa conceived the gaaash; tNsr
Perhaps tatsi stranger ess al prove
ussse xrmpa,hetic'
Yes she aa@itrei, III Ae ~es
,yoang and a9Vrntarcas provided I
eIa8ersstcd hln a. all. Il wpasd seem
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
BETTER men AS
WELL AS PLANTS
BURBANK'S idea

Santa Rosa, Cal. Sept. 16-{By A.
P0-If fu1ilrnent comes to he hopes
and ideals of Luther Burbank. fore
tory also will record his influence in
the developing of better men, as well
as better plants for he regards Inn
provement Of mankind as a greater
wofk than Improvement of plant spe-
cies.
ct hope that the same laws. as far
as practicable, which I have discov-
cred and demonstrated in plant life
will be applied to the improvement of
scientists in his Santa Rosa home.
This in IA. measure, can, must ana
will be DONE" he asserted.
Although every possible minute OF
Bwibank's day is given to his plant
experiments. he is glad to give time
Scouts, playground activities and
school doings, for in these he sees
the beginning Of the application to
mankind of his principles OF plant
breeding.
'tMy time is all too short to do all
I wish and hope yet to do he says.
The improvement of plants &C
cording to Burbank, is in its earnest
infancy, but ''the possibilities are lim-
itIess,' he declares.
"In mechanics and electricity great
progress already has been made. but,
as every scientist knows, it is hardly
beginning" says Burbank, IN com
pairing mechanical and plant knowl-
edge.
After sixty years Of plant breeding
he enunciates the principle plants
are pliable and amenable to the Will
of man, but this has never been sur
missed by the general public until the
last twenty-five years
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
COUNT TOLST0Y
FOUND LIVING
NEAR S0UTHBURY

Southbury, Sept. 16.-Penniless and
ee1f-exiled, Count Ilya Tolstoy, son of
the great Russian writer, has been
discovered living quietly in the South
bury Hills. Forced to flee from Boil
shevistic Russian to save his own life
and that of his wife, he has come
here to seek peace and safety and to
wait until what he calls the "com-
munism of hate i'm Russia is ended.
Count Tolstoy thinks that the pres
ent state of things in Russia can not
last long and that Russia will come
back. Also, the count is Of the opin-
ion that the outcome Of the present
conditions in Russia will be the es-
Establishment of a government by the
social revolutionists. While he be-
1ieves that party far from perfect he
nevertheless declares it preferable to
the existing government, and he pines
for a new revolt.
Within the past week there has ar
rived in New York a cousin OF the
counts, the Countess Anna Zarnekau,
who escaped from Russia by sleighing
across the icec floes in the White Sea
and entering Finland, after she had
pawned her jewels. On her arrival
here she said she hoped to obtain help
from her cousin, Count Tolstoy, and
although the count is now poor IN
this worlds goods, ne declares he in
tends to do all in his power to help
the countess, whom he has never met.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
ARRANGEMENTS ARE
COMPLETED TO OPEN
HOUSE TOMORROW

Garden flowers and autumn leaves
will be used as decorations for the
pen house and tea party to be held
.omorrow afternoon from until b
clock in the Catholic Community
house, 224 Washington avenue. The
general public is invited to attend this
lffair which is the first of the 'Come
And See" expeditions held by social
agencies which were included in the
Community Chest drive.
The decorations were in charge OF
Mesdames James Herman. Anna Sui
Ivan, John McElroy Henry Streck,
Andrew Krouse, William Scott, B.
Gale, ]. H. Reilly, E. l. Sullivan,
patrick, William Buckley, Kathryn
Budds, A. Tomlinson, L. A. Abrfola
and James L. McGovern; and the
Noises Nellie k Dgnn M MaroF se Mas
EIonora Mudvihill, Josephine Heating,
Julia Levi, Margaret Vondran, Helen
Lambard, Della Maroney and Mary
Lyddy.
The musical program was arranged
by Mrs. Molly Daley Ogren and is as
follows
Soprano solos, Rose of My Heart"
Lohr; "Top o. the Morning" Mama
yucca, Miss Bessie Bediger.
Soprano and baritone duets, Dan
Giovanni, Mozart; f'Still as Night"
BerWald; Mrs. Molly Daly OSren ana
Thomas DriscoI1.
Baritone solos, "Thora." Del Riego.
'Trumpeter,' L. Dix; Thomas Dris-
coll
Soprano and alto duet, Venetian
Boat song" Blumentha1; Miss Their
esa O'Rrien and Miss Julia Day.
Soprano solos, ''Homing," Del RE
go Mexican song, La Forge; Mrs. Ma
bel Mccarthy.
The arrangerne nts committee of
which Mrs John Lavey is chairman,
has chosen the following women to
pour the tea during the afternoon:
Mesdames John MlcElroy, Clifford
B. Wilson, Edward Fitzgerald, Lyman
Hill, Nicholas Whyte. John H. Lyons.
VIM. Scott, ANDREW Krouse, D. E.
Brennan, E. l. Sullivan, Charles Deas,
Mrs. Simon Crehan, P. J. Fitzpatrick,
w. J. A. OFIara, TIL onlas Hearn, Hen
ry streck, T. B. Gale. N: J. Sullivan.
John Molloy, Grover Lyon. N; J:
Sullivan, Miss Catherine Tuite; Mes
danes VIM. E. Allen, Mabel God
man, Harry McCabe, Charles O'Brien.
The girls WIG R Will serve R,1rn nae Katb-
leen Murphy. Rose Wall, MARGARET.
Horniker, Lorraine Dunn, Katherine
Brennan, Anna M. Griffin, Geneveve
Kelly, Frances Hurley, Emily Abriola.
Neary, Virginia Seery. Agnes Collins.
Rosalee Gale, Helen Gale, Agnes Ca
rey, Marjorie Mastromi. Justine Lew
is, Helen Hutton, Helen McMurray,
Agnes McMurray, Jane Gilroy. Mary
McElroy. Eleanor MoElroy. Josephine
Heating, Jane Dargan, Anna Davey,
Christine Brennan, Florence Conner,
Helen Reilly, Helen Havershack,
Anna Fitzpatrick, Mary French, Anna
Mallon, Margaret McCornick; Eliza
Kelly, Mrs. T. Joseph Shea. Mrs. T..
Buckingham.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
Smashup Which Killed
Three Accident, Verdict

Accidental death was the finding
of Coroner John J. Phelan today in
the case of Martin Braun, Jacob A.
Dreason and Kenneth GrouDe. pic
nickers who were killed on the out
skirts of Stamford on Sept. S, when
an automobile truck on which they
were riding overturned, pinning them
beneath 1t.
Frederick Nee of Stamford, driver
of the truck. which was owned by
the MapIehurst Dairy Co. of SIAM
ford was shown to have taken three
drinks of whiskey at the picnic, but
nevertheless. in the opinion OF the
coroner, he was sober when his truck
was overturned and there was expert
evidence Introduced to show that he
had applied his brakes and did all
possible to avoid the accident, which
happened when Nee tried to get OUT
Of the way of an approaching auto
mobile with glazing headlights, his
truck crashing into a telephone pole
guy wire and overturning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
100000 LOSS
IN new ORLEANS
RIVER DOCK fire

New Orleans, Sept. 16-Five blocks
of wharves and warehouses along the
Mississippi River front were in ruins
today following a fire which last night
did damage estimated in excess or
100000. The wharves and ware
houses were erected by the federal
government in 1918 and 1919.
In addition, about ~ box cars
loaded with merchandise were de-
stroyed.
The German freight steamer Elsa
Hugo SHINES, moored to the wharf
caught fire, but succeeded in putting
out into the river before serious dam
age was done. Second officer SchaY
and macfinist Kuntzer dove overheard
and Schall suffered a broken leg.
Both were removed to hospitals. as
was the chief engineer of the United
States towboat Sampson, who was
struck by a stream from a fire hose
and knocked unconscious. Three gov
eminent launches moored to the
wharf were destroyed.
The fire broke out in a box car
loaded with burlap bagging Twenty
two cars of burlaD were destroyed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
Submarine Cabling Not
Endangered by Radio

London, Sept. 16.-Submarine. cabl-
ing is not in danger of being super
ceded by wireless transmission, if one
may judge from the activities OF
cable companies since the armistfce
One European company has laid over
$4,000 miles of ocean cable in the
past three years, and it believed that
American companies have done as
much in other parts of the sea.
Today the world is encircled by
$4,000 miles of electrified ropes that
carry messages from man to man.
Fifty years ago there were only 5000
nautical miles of cable. On the mod
ern routes duplicate, triplicate, and
even sextup1icate cables are provided
and the entire system is linked up by
alternative and circuitous lines, so
that if interruption occurs on one
artery another may be quickly pressed
into use. Land lines that link these
ocean cables into one vast network
constitutes the nervous system of the
civilized world. There is hardly any
spot on the habitaIble globe which
cannot speedily be reached by a mes
sage over this great arteriaI system.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16

0NE Of the periodic cries that
~ the Brooklyn Bridge is not
SAFE because Of the terrific over
crowding of trains and motor vs.
hicles having recently been sttlled
by the statements of engineers who
kaow the facts, the whole pictur-
esqus romance OF the building CT
the bridge has been again recalled.
Whom Col Washington A. Roeb-
Hing, who wove the great wire ca
bies over plans made by his IA
thsr, John A. Roep;ing, announced
the other day that tho bridge was
geod fcr nasiry years to come, he
spoke 3rosa knowledge of long
fSsIotS4a FACTS. He knew when
hs bnist it that it would be sub.
ject to oyerstxain in the future.
And ssaasn he built into that first
srest bridge, which .ushered in the
Age OF Steel Wire and preceded
his wire cables for the Williams
burgh and Manhattan bridges over
the East River, a factor of safety
far III excess OF what timid imag-
nations could pfssures, ne built for
centuries, not 2decadea,
The cables are made of 10
strands, each strand containing
PTS wires, continuous like yarn in
a sasin nearly zoe miles long. The
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
Airplane Menace Will
Add to British Taxes

Portsmouth. Sept. 16.-The aerial
menace to the navy was given a fun
dress rehearsal recently when the old
battleship Agamenon was attacked by
four different types of airp1anes.
A total of $50 dummy bombs were
thrown from the air. Out of 4S drop
ped from close quarters, or point
blank range, there were only three
misses. At the 5000 feet range there
were nine direct hits and 223 misses.
Mine pound smoke bombs were used
If war bombs containing high explos-
ives had ben used the Agamenon, ex-
perts say, would certainly have been
very badly damaged if not actually
sunk. The airp1anes operated from a
base 80 miles away.
One of the wonders of the demon
stration was the behavior of the Aga
menon herself. She was under wire
less control, directed from a destroy
er. Without a human being on board
she twisted and turned at a, speed va
rying from six to 5 knots. Her fires
were stocked with oil fuel and she man.
oeuvered throughout long day as il
she had a full crew aboard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16

wires ars not twisted, but laid
pararellei sad continuous and then
bound together. And the oblique
storm braces that radiate like
web from the top Of the towers on
each side to 400 feet of the bridge
floor beneath are calculated to bear
the whole weight Of the bridge for
that distance if necessary. They
are small, but the same engineers
that made possible these great
modern suspension bridges manu-
factured them and set them in
place.
It took from 1870 to 1889 to
build the Brooklyn Bridge, SO it is
now forty-nine years old. Since
the days when it was started the
Roebling plant from it's initial
shops at Trenton, N. j., has spread
to RoebEng, 10 miles farther down
the Delaware.
Col. Roebling still directs ths
work Of his company. Part of ita
war service consisted of the 3d.
o00, 900 feet of Roebling wire ca.
bic, now reposing on the floor OF
the North Sea, which was once
part of the mine barrage. The
Adriatic Garage, which was ready
for laying when the war ended
taok over IL. GEO. 800 feet mora.