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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-04-07

Quantities of pearl oysters were
brought to the surface, and these Mr..
Oloney stewed personally in a great
iron pot on the beach. The shell was
stored away in the hold and the pearls
went into chamois pouch which never
for an instant was out Of the commo-
cores possession. The coast at that
point being now deserted, frequent
VISITS ashore were made, and the crew
roasted on young pig, chicken, yams
ana other delicacies Captain Scraggs
was almost delirious with joy. He an
nounced that he had not been so happy
since Mrs. Scraggs slipped her cable"
AT the end of two weeks Mr.. Gibney
decided that there was loot" enough
ashore TO complete the schooner's
cargo and at meeting of the syndi-
tate held one lovely moonlight night
VI Geek he announced his plans to
Naptaln Scraggs and McGuffey.
Better leave the island alone"
CounseIed McGuffey. "Them niggers
may be a-layin' there ten thousand
strong, waitin' for boats crew to
come prowlin' up into the bush so they
can nab EN-"
I've thought of that, Mac" said the
commodore trifie coldly, "and if I
I-aue a sucker of myself once 1t don't
S'auu to reason that I'm apt to do 1t
again. Remember, Mac, a burnt child
uIeads the fire. Tomorrow morning,
.lsnt after breakfast, Wen turn the
suns loose and pepper the bush for a
.lne or two in every direction. If
,Aetes a native within range he'll have
BUSINESS in the next county and we
won [ be disturbed none.n
Mr. Gibney's program was duly put
through and the capital of Kandavu
.Oo'ea Of the trs de accumulations of
sSals. And when the matches were
~ suaily battened down, the tanks re-
Leo with fresh water, and everything
- badness to leave Kandavu for the
III 20 Honolulu. Mr.. Gibney announced
=" me syndicate that the profits Of the
bs@ 80 would figure close up to
,1'i1fed thousand dollars. Captain
~. .asgs gasped and fell Imply against
me mainmast.
e.. 9'' my dear boy" he sputtered,
80 '"u sure 1t amt all a dream and
fbo. we Il wake up some day and find
"e re stil In the green-pea trade;
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waterfront, and In the course OF umt
rumors Of his demise by sundry aud
devious routes came to the ears of
Neils Halvorsen.
Hence '"The Squarehead" was puz-
zled. In fact, to such an extent was
Neils puzzled, that one perfectly calm,
clear night, while beating down San
Pablo bay IN his bay scow, the Willie
and Annie, he so far forgot himself
and his own affairs as to concentrate
all his attention on the problem of the
ultimate finish of Captain Scraggs.
SO engrossed was Neils In this vain
speculation that he neglected to OBJ
serve toward the rules of the ocean
highways that nicely of attention
which is highly requisite, even in the
skipper of a bay scow, If the fulsome
title of captain is to be retained for
any definite period As Il result, Neils
became confused regarding the exact
number of blasts from the siren Of a
river steamer desiring to pass him to
port. Consequently the Willie and
Annie received such severe butting
from the river steamer In question as
to cause her to careen and FILL Being
unfortunat. iy, loaded with gravel on
his particular trip, she subsidized In
continently to the bottom of San Pablo
bay, while NeIls and his crew of two
men sought refuge on a plank.
Without attempting to go further
into the details of the misforttnes Of
Neils Halvorsen. be It known that the
destruction of the Willie and Annie
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proved to be such severe shock to
Neils' reputation as safe and sane
bay scow skipper that he was ultI-
mately forced to seek other and more
virgin fields. With the fragments of
his meager fortune, the ambitious
Swede purchased course in a local
nautical school from which he duly
managed to emerge with sufficient
courage to appear before the United
States local inspectors OF hulls and
boilers and take his examination for
a second mates certificate. To his UNI
utterable surprise the license was
granted; whereupon he shipped as
quartermaster on the steamer Ala
media, running to Honolulu, and what
with the lesson taught him in the loss
of the Willie and Annie and the ex-
acting duties of his office aboard the
liner. he forgot that he had ever
known Captain Scraggs.
Judge Of Nells Halvorsen's surprise
therefore, upon the occas on Of his
first trip to Honolulu, when he saw
something which brought the whole
matter back 10 mind They were
standing in toward Diamond head and
the Alameda Law hove to taking on the
pilot 1t was early morning and the
purple mists hung over the entrance
to the harbor. Ncils HalvOrsen stood
at the gangway enjoying the sunrise
over the Punch-bowl, and gIancing
longingly toward the vivid green Of
the hills beyond the city, when he was
aware Of a put" put" put" TO
starboard Of the Alameda. Nells
turned OF the sound Just in time to
see a beautiful gasoline schooner Of
about a hundred and thirty tons head
ing In toward the bay She was so
close that Nells was enabled to make
out that her name was Maggie H.
'yell aye be dam" muttered NeiIs
and scratched his head, for the name
revived old memories. An hour later
when the Alameda loafed into her
berth at Brewers dock, Neils noticed
that the schooner lay at anchor off the
quarantine station.
That night Neils Halvorsen went
ashore for those forms Of enjoyment
peculiar to his calling, snd ii the Pan
theon saloon, whittier his pathway led
him. ne filed himself with beer and
gossip. 1t was here that Neils came
across an item in an afternoon paper
which challenged his Instant atten-
ton. It was Just squib In the ship
ping news, but Neils Halyorsen read
II with amazement and JOY:
'"Ths power schooner Maggie n arrived
this morning, ten days from the Friendly
Islands The little schooner came into
port with her hold bursting w..h the most
valuable cargo that has entered Homo
lulu IN many years. II consists for the
most part OF black coral
1.-THE Ma ggie II Is commanded by Cap
tain PhIneas Ecraggs. and after taking
on provisions and water today will pro-
coed to San Francisco. tomorrow for dis
charge Of cargo"
by yimlny," quoth Neils HalVorsen
AYE bat you that bane de ole man 70
sure as you bane alive. And aye ba;
new hat he skall be glad to see NellA
HaIvorsen. I guess aye hire Hanaka
boy an he bane pull me out to SET
de ole man"
CO BE coNTINUEDl
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Great, great" he murmured. II
couldn't have gotten better island If
I'd had one built to order" He called
aft to the navigating officer: "Scrag-
gsy, there's the ring. Nothin' else to
do now but get the contestants into 1t.
Along In the late afternoon when the
heat of the day is over, we'll go ashore
and pull off the fight. And, by George,
Scraggs, If that old king succeeds In
lambastin' You, I'll set the rascal free"
Seeing that there was no escape,
Captain Scraggs decided to bluff the
matter through. Lets go ashore and
have 1t over WITH" he said careIessly.
I'm man of peace, but when there's
fightin' to be done, I say go to it and
no tomfoolery."
Clear away the big whaleboat with
two men 20 pull us ashore" said Mr..
Gibney to the mate. Five minutes
later the members of the syndicate, &C
companied by the captlves, climbed
into the whateboat and showed off
leaving the Maggie II in charge of the
mate. We'll be back in half an hour"
called the commodore, as they Towed
away from the schooner. "Just ratch
back and forth and keep heavin' the
lead"
They negotiated the fringe of break
ers to the north of the island success
fully, pulled the boat up on the beach.
and proceeded at once to business. Mr..
Gihpau nvn1o4pnd 20 Tob,, Uoh,, who n
was expected of him, and Tabu-Tabu
in turn explained to the king. 1t was
not the habit of white men, so Mr
Gibney explained, to kill their prison
ers In cold blood and he had deci6e5
to give them ali opportunity to fgh.
their way out OF a sad predicament
with their naked fists. If they won,
they would be taken back aboard the
schooner and later dropped at some
inhabited island. II they lost, they
must make their home for the future
on Tuvana-tholo.
LET 'er CO." called McGuffey, and
Mr.. Gibney squared off and made q
bearlike pass at Tabu-Tabu. To the
amazement of all present Tabu-Tabu
sprang lightly backward and avoided
the blow. His footwork was excellent
and McGuffey remarked as much to
Captain Scraggs. But when Tabu,
| Tabu put up his hands after the most
approved method Of self-defense and
dropped into a Crouch" McGuffey
could no longer contain himself.
''The beggar can fight, the beggal
can fight" he croaked, wild with joy
"Scraggs, old man, thisIl be a rare
mill, promise you. He's been aboard
a British man-o'-war and learned how
to box. Steady, Glib. Upper-cut him,
upper-wow
Tabu-Tabu had stepped in and
planted mighty right in the center Of
Mr.. Gibney's physiognomy, following
it up with a hard left to the commo-
dore's ear. Mr. Gibney rocked a mo-
ment on his sturdy legs, stepped back
out Of range, dropped both hands and
stared Mt Tabu-Tabu.
81 do believe the niggerll lick you,
Glib" said McGuffey anxiously, He's
got a horrible reach and a mule Kick
in each nit. Close with him. or he's
due Cor a full pardon"
"In a minute" said the commodore
family. "He's so good hate to hurt
him. But I'll might him to a finish"
Which Mr.. Gibney forthwith pro
ceeded to do. He rushed his opponent
and clinched, though not until his right
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Rather UNFRAMED.

Otto Kahn. the New York flnanciers
objects TO the modern girls bathing at-
tire-a maillot or one-piece suit, no
skirt, no stockings.
"Look therev' he said one morning
at Coronado, as very pretty girl In
black silk malllot ran down tho
beach. "You could never say that girl
had rapt look now could your"
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eye was in mourning and stiff Jolt
in the short ribs had caused him to
grunt-in most ignoble fashion. But
few men could Withstand Mr.. Gihney
once he got to close quarters. T2bu-
Tabu wrapped his long ar,os around
the commodore and endeavored to
smother his blows, but Mr.. Gonev
would not be denied. His great fist
shot upward from the hip and con.
nected with the cannlbars chin. Tabu-
Tabu relaxed his hold, Mr.. Gibney fol-
lowed with left and right to the head
in quick succession, and McGuhIey was
counting the fatal ten over the fallen
warrior.
Mr. Glbney grfnnsd rather foolish
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the matter with me.
/ was tired out all
over anditwas an eff
fort for me to move.
] was irritable and
could sleepnights
and had trouble with
my bowels and at my
periods. 1t seemed
thatnearly every one
around me knew Of
your medicine and
wanted me to try it,
so at last I took
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A small boys idea of a board OF
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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-04-07
NOW DO MY
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Because Lydia E. Pinkham's
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Hornell, N. Y.-'I was in bad health
but there didn't seem to be any one thing
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with an international control OF
armament and general staff.
One of tho bitterest controversies
Of the entire conference developed
around this difference between the
American view and that OF the
French.
The French advanced still another
proposal designed to insure their
own sAfcty--a doctrine OF special
risk--that some nations France
particularly, owing to their geo
graphical position, were more ex-
posed to attack than others and
that. therefore. they should be per-
mltted 4 larger armament than
others. or be protected by special
guaranteed It was tho logic OF this
special risk" that. later In tho con-
ference. led to the agreement upon
a special Anglo-American treaty TO
home to the defense OF France In
case OF attack by Germany. In the
Presidents view this WAS a better
method OF temporarily calming
French fears than the adoption OF
any of the various military guaran-
tees obstinately demanded by the
French. At least II WAS a method
Of peace and cooperation.
President Wilson. strongly sup
ported by Lord Robert Cecil, OPP
posed the French idea OF interna-
tional armament. He saw In ~, as
ne said. a method OF substituting
international militarism for national
militarism," and the whole idea OF
control was repugnant to him.
| But tho formidable Bourgeois
though voted down in the commits
sion. never surrendered In his mair
contention and kept bringing up hi:
proposal for a military league II
various forms. directly and indirect
Iy; and when he failed to make hi,
point. final French acceptance of thu
American British form of the Gov
enant was. in part. conditioned upoI
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stands in the presence OF these
threateri& and unanswered qucs-
tons - threatening because -unan
swered--stands waiting Tor the So
luton of matters which touch her
directly, intimately. and constantly,
and II she must stand alone. what
must she doy"
Here the President was putting
the problem OF the French as clo-
quently as they themselves put II;
but his proposal for meeting II was
wholly different from that OF tho
French. When reduced to its last
analysis the French saw safety only
In military armament. an armed ma
ton or an armed alliance; while the
President saw safety only in a co.
operation of nations, (which will
make IL unnecessary. in the future.
to maintain those crushing arma-
ments which make the peoples SUI
fer almost as much in peace as they
suffered in war;"
Tho French had their entire pro-
gram worked out before the Peace
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adoption OF that principle by tho on
tire world. for II permitted the M
ternational body to require 4 MEM
Der State to adopt compulsory
service on recommendation of the
General STAFF
It's emphasis was on liking mini
mum rather than maximum limits
upon ornaments.
On February 7 the French econ-
omists set up tho third leg OF the
tripod upon which French security
was to rest. This was In a report
OF the disarmament of Germany by
committee OF the Supreme War
Council. headed by NJ. Loucheur. NJ.
Loucheur was one OF the able f1nan-
cial leaders OF France and was serv-
ing In Clemenceau's Cabinet as
Minister OF Reconstruction. This
report proceeded upon the assump-
tion that modern war rests upon an
economic basis. In order. therefore,
to be absolutely safe. tho Allies
must not only impose military dis
armament upon Germany with the
control OF the Rhine frontier, backed
| by an armed League OF Nations. but
Germany must also be dissrmed OF
1 crippled economically, For hero the
french clearly recognized their in
feriority. The Loucheur report
called for experimenting militar,
disarmament by control OF thu
arms and munitions factories o.
Germany to prevent rearming Al
He'd officers were thus TO supervise
German industry to see that mill.
tary supplies were not produced
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the special guarantee by America
and Great Britain, in order TO quiet
French fears, until "the league itself
affords SUFFICIENT protection" to
come to the support OF France In
case OF attack by Germany.
So much for the struggle over a
standard OF disarmament; We come
now to the equally bitter contro-
versy over the terms In tho program,
and the first and most important OF
these was the proposal to abolish
compulsory service. Here were the
exact terms OF tho program as Pres
ident Wilson originally wrote 1t:
As the basis for such q reduc-
ton Of arrnaments, all the powers
subscribing to the Treaty OF PeAce
of which this Government consti-
tutss \ part. agree to abolish con-
soription and all other forms OF
compulsory military service, and
also agree that their future forces
or defense and OF international
action shall consist OF militia or
volunteers whose numbers and
methods OF training shall be fixed.
after expert inquiry. by the agree
ments referred to in the last pre-
csding paragraph
This proposal cut at the very roo
OF tho Continental military system,
and yet the President was here only
giving the commonplace American
Interpretation OF the principle O
Ncir' ar asking that the world
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nized the practical difficulty OF Sc
curing the support OF France and
Italy to a future operation of the
nations with so strong a provision
regarding compulsory service. In
the revised draft OF the covenant.
therefore. the provision regarding
compulsory service became Article
5, and was thus whitfield down:
1t (the Executive Council) shall
also Inquire into the feasibility Of
abolishing compulsory military
service. and the substitution
therefore of forces enrolled upon
a voluntary basis, and into the
military and naval equipment
which II is reasonable to maintain.
But even this device OF mere In
quiry was too strong for the French
and when the article came up for
the FIRST time IN the League of Ma
tons Commission (Feb. 60, which
met in the evening in Colonel
Houses large Office In the Crillon
Hotel. we find NJ. Bourgeois rising
quickly TO object. He did not wish
even the possibility of abolishine
compulsory service to be discussed
This position was further devel-
oped by Signor Orlando OF Italy anc
NJ. Larnaude. the other French dele
gate, and. finally. In order TO meet
this determined opposition even Il
the mention OF compulsory military
service and yet keep door oper
for future action by the League Of
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y ~ farls Conference Wilson Fought Panic
y of Old World, Afraid to Limit Armament!

Nations the President proposed tho
following substitute:
Tho Executive Council shall also
determine for the consideration
and action Of the several Govern
nents what military equipment
and armament In fair and reason-
able In proportion to the scale of
forces laid down in the program
OF disarmament and these limits,
when adopted shall not be ex-
ceeded without the permission OF
the Body OF delegates.
In short, the President here
throws the whole power OF inItiat-
ing action in the matter Of llr1lita-
ton Of armament into the hands OF
the future League OF Nations. While
this proposal was adopted AZ the
moment, IL did not, by any means,
close the discussion, and the final
wording Of the proposal was
reached only after much controversy
and the Introduction OF the idea OF
special risk" so vigorously de-
handed by the French.
In the matter OF manufacture OF
munitions OF war by private enter
prise, though the President did not
secure his full program. yet there IS
an advance over anything in the
past. The President had taken a
positive stand on this subject in his
original covenant. THE contracting
powers further agree that munitions
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and implements of war shall not be
manufactured by private enterprise
or for private profit" This occa-
stoned considerable discussion; it
would place weak nations. with
little industrial development. at the
mercy of great nations. The pro-
vision was cut out of one draft OF
the covenant. restored in another by
the Presidents motion, and il finally
appears in the Treaty as follows:
The members of the League
agree that the manufacture by
private enterprise of munitions
and implements OF war is open 10
grave objections. The couicil
shall advise how the evil effects
attendant upon such MANUFACTURES
can be prevented, due regard be-
ing had TO the necessities OF these
members of the League which are
not able TO manufacture the mu-
nitions and implements OF war
necessary for their safety.
Not only are. there these gains IN
dealing with concrete aspects of the
problem of disarmament but the
treaty sets up machinery which has
been used TO bring the subject Of
limitation of ornaments TO the at
tention Of the whole world. This
provision is in Article TX of the
covenant; which was originally pre-
scented (by Lord Robert Cecil) as a
compromise with the French de-
mand for an international general
staff. II provides that "a perman-
ent commission shall be constituted
to advise the council on the execu-
ton OF Articles 1 and VIII on mill
tary, naval and air questions gener-
ally" This permanent commission
was named at the Rome meeting OF
the council in May, 1920, and It's first
work was not 10 draw up plans for
the use OF League forces, as the
French desired. but to set up In
quiries regarding limitation of
ornaments as the council is empow-
cred to do under Article VIII
But the greatest gain of all
potentially, was in securing the
adoption of new fundamentally
in the League of Nations for guar
auteeing the safety OF nations
thereby relieving them Of the neces-
sit OF keeping up great ornaments
e reserve their own safety. This
is le root OF the problem Of ma
tic.Al safety. Once accepted and
used this would represent the mos,
fundamental factor OF all in reduc-
ing armament. To have got the
League through and 10 have brough,
all the allied nations into IL withou,
admitting the poisonous element o.
the French armament plan, and thus
extending rather than curtailing the
military organization and armament
was in itself a great achievement
although purchased at the sacrifac,
OF part of the actual disarmament
program