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from vandal hands, Captain Scraggs,
sobbing audibly, scattered the contents
of half a dozen cans of kerosene over
her decks and in the cabin, lighted
fires in three different sections of the
wreck, and left her to the consuming
flames. Half an hour later he stood
ON the battered decks of the gunbCat
beside Gibney and McGuffey and
watched the dense clouds of smoke
that heralded the passing of the Mag
gle.
"She was a good old hulk" said
Mr.. Gibney. "And now, as the spe-
cial envoy of the Liberal army of Mex
leo. here's a draft On Los Angeles for
five thousand bucks, Scraggsy, which
constitutes the balance due you ON
this here flibuster trip. OF course,
needn't remind you. Scraggsy. that
vou'd v have earned this money if
il hadn't been for Adelbert P. Gibney
workin' his imagination overtime.
I'VE made you a chunk of money. and
while | couldn't save your ship. | did
save your life. AS a reward for all
This. don't claim one cent of the
money due you, as | could if / wanted
to he rotten mean. I'm goin' to keep
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CHAPTER Ix-continued.

AS the first muzzle burst raked the
Mexican Captain Scraggs saw that
most of the terrible blast of lead had
gone too high. Nevertheless, it was
effective, for to a man the crews of
the one-pounders deserted their posts
and tumbled below; seeing which the
individual in command lost his nerve.
He was satisfied now that the Internal
Maggie purposed ramming him; he had
marveled that the flibuster should
use shrapnel, after she had ranged
with shell Che did not know 1t was
percussion shrapnel) and in sudden
panic he decided that the Maggie, NOR
tally wounded, purposed getting close
enough te sink him with shell-fire If
she failed to ram him whereupon the
yellow streak came through and he
waved his arms frantical1y above his
head in token of surrender.
"She's hauled down her rag"
shrieked Scraggs. "Be merciful, Glib.
There's men dyin' on that boat"
Lay alongside that craft" Mr.. Glib
ney shouted to the helmsman. The
schooner had hove to and when the
Maggie also hove TO some thirty yards
to windward of her Mr.. Gibney in
formed the Mexican, in atrocious Span
ish well mixed with English, that if
the latter so much as lifted his little
finger he might expect to be sunk like
a FOG. 'Down below, everybody but
TIE helmsman, or I'll sweep your
decks with another muzzle burst" he
numbered.
The Mexican obeyed and Captain
Scraggs ven up in the pilot house and
laid the terribly battered Maggie
alongside the schooner. The instant
she touched, Mr.. Gibney sprang
aboard, quickly followed by Captain
Scraggs, who had relinquished the
helm to his first mate.
Suddenly Captain Scraggs shouted,
Look, Glib, for the love of the Lord,
look % and pointed with his finger. At
the head Of the little iron-railed com
panion-way leading down into the en-
CINE room a man was standing. He
had a monkey wrench in one hand and
greasy rag In the other.
MI. Gibney turned and looked at the
man.
"McGuffey, for a thousand !" he bel
lowed, and ran forward with u
stretched hand. Captain Scraggs was
at Gibney's heels, and between them
they came very nearly dislocating Bar
tholomew McGuffey's arm.
"McGuffey. my dear boy" said Cap
tain Scraggs. whatever are you
a-doin' on this heather battIeship?"
Me- calculated Mr.. McGuffey, with
nis old-time deliberation. why, I'm
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-10
The Maggie ii sails for
the South seas.
Gro BE
WORLDS DEBT TO THE MOON
Orb Is One of the Most Dependable of
Utilities, and the True Friend
of Lovers.

AS an overhead system of lighting,
the moon is one of the most depend
able Of public utilities.
1t rises and sets like the village
loafer and decreases the working
schedule of a watch.
If it were charged for by the kilo-
watt, hour, or the cubic centimeter, It
would cost a lot of jack to become
engaged.
The theory that the moon was made
of green cheese gained some credence
In the past, but has since been proved
erroneous by able astronomers with
highly developed oIfactory centers.
The moon makes an old man Wish
be was twenty and a young man wish
he had two sets of arms.
1t softens the heart, tongues. head
and any tendency toward verbal
thrift. Statements are made in the
moonlight that wen a police court
lawyer wouldn't try to prove.
Before marriage a man believes that
a dog barks at the moon as a tribute
to the splendor Of the orb at night.
After marriage he learns the real mo
tive.
A combination Of limpid eyes, lam
bent beams and placid lake will make
even a deacon swallow his Adams
apple 40 times in succession and feel
capable of playing an oboe.
1t makes them all edible.
Lincoln got his education by the
-
light of the fireplace.
Countless savants have gained their
knowledge Shaving away with the mid
night oil.
Many have burrowed into great
tones by the sputtering flame of the
gas jet.
But the real wise birds-the guys
who are hep and jerry-learned most
of their lessons in the moonlight l.
Judge.
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the chief engineer of this craft. Ihad
a good job. too, but / guess it's all of
now, and the Mexican governmental
fire nae. Say, who chucked that buck
shot down into my engine roomT"
admiral Gibney did it," said
Scraggs. "The old Maggie's along
side and me and GIBBS flibusters. Bear
a hand, Mac, and help rs clap the
matches on our prisoners"
THANK God" said Mr.. Gibney pious-
ly, 81 didn't kill you. Come to look
into the matter, 1 didn't kill anybody,
though / see half a dozen Mexicans
around decks more or less cut up
Where you been all these years, Mac?'
II been chief engineer in the Next
can navy" replied McGuffey. "Have
you captured us in the name of the
United States or what2"
We've captured you in the name OF
Adelbert P. Gibney," was the reply. Il
been huntin' all my life for a ship OF
my own. and now I've got her. Lord,
Mac, she's a beauty, amt she? All
hardwood finish, teak rail, well found,
and just the ticket for the island
trade. Well, well, Welt I'm Captain
Gibney at last"
"Where do l come in, Gib?" asked
Captain Scraggs modestly.
"Well, SEEM as the Maggie has two
holes through her hull below the wa
t~erline, and is generally nicked to
pieces, you might quit askin' questions
and get back aboard and put the
pumps on her. You'ref lucky If she
don't sink on you before we get to Des-
canso bay. If she sinks, don't worry.
I'll give you a job as my first mate.
Mac, you're my engineer, but not at 10
fancy Mexican price. I'll pay you the
union scale and not a blasted u
more or less. Is that fair?"
McGuffey said it was, and went be-
low to tune up his engine. Mr.. Gibney
took the wheel of the gunboat, and
sent Captain Scraggs back ABOARD the
Maggie, and in a few minutes bot
vessels were bowling along toward
Descanso bay. They were off the bay
at midnight, and while with Mr.. Glib
ney in command of the federal gun
boat Captain Scraggs had nothing to
fear, the rapid rise of water in the
hold of the Maggie was sadly discon-
certing. About daylight he made up
his mind that she would sink within
two hours, and without pausing to
whine over his predicament, he
promptly beached her. She drove far
up the beach, with the slack water
breaking around her SCARED stern, and
when the tide ebbed she lay high and
dry. And the rebel soldiers came
trooping down from the Megano
rancho and falling upon her carcass
like so many ants, quickly distributed
her cargo amongst them, and disap-
peared.
Captain Scraggs sent his crew out
aboard the captured gunboat to assist
MI. Gibney in rowing his prisoners
ashore, and when finally he stood
alone beside the wreck of the brave
old Maggie, piled up at last in the port
of missing ships, something snapped
within his breast and the big tears
rolled in quick succession down his
Sun-tanned cheeks. The old hulk
looked peculiarly pathetic as she lay
| there, listed over on her beam ends.
She had served him well, but she had
finished her last voyage, and with some
vague idea of saving her old bones
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Troubles.

If you cannot get rid of your
troubles you can try being stronger
than they are; you are not bound Ia
live under their tyranny. They are q
cowardly throng for the most part.
Fear them, and they will crush ycd
Try to run away from them, and they
will overtake you. Face them, s3d
they will cower and ever vanish.
No one ever yet rid himself of an
enemy by hating him. Hatred only
brings him from the outer life to thu
inner, and gives him lodging and
power to work greater mischief than
ever.
1t is possible to be so intent on good
manners that we attain nothing else.
Even need a heart to make
them of much real worth. and sin
certify, however polite, 1t still lnsincere.
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be when we arrive there. Captain
Scraggs. you will nave your mate pipe
the crew to muster and ascertain their
feelin's on the subject of takin' a
| chance with Commodore Gibney. If
they object to goin' further, We'll land
'em In Panama an pay 'em off as
agreed. If they feel like followin' the
Jolly Roger Wen give 'em the coast
seaman's scale for a deep-water cruise
and a five per cent bonus In case we
turn a big trick"
Captain Scraggs went at once ON
deck. Ten minutes later he returned
to report that the mate and the four
seamen elected to stick by the ship.
Bully boys" said the commodore
bully boys. l like that mate. He's
a smart nan and handles a gun well.
While l should hesitate to take ad-
vantage of my prerogative as commo-
dore to interfere with the normal work
ms of the deck department, / trust
that on this special occasion our es-
teemed n~avigatin' officer, Captain
Scraggs, will not consider it beneath
his dignity or an attack on his office
if l suggest to him that he brew an
other kettle Of grog for the crew."
Second the motion" replied Nc
Guffey.
Carried" said Scraggs, and pro-
ceeded to heat some water.
Anything further?" stated the pres
ident.
How about uniforms?" This from
Captain Scraggs.
We'll leave that to Glib" suggested
McGuffey. Hes been in the Colombo
an navy and he'll know just what to
get u.s."
"Well, there's another thing that's
got to be settled" continued Captain
Scraggs. IF I'm to be navigatin' Off
Ger on the flagship of a furrin' fleet,
strike me pink if I'll do more cookin'
in the galley. It's degradin'. l move
that we engage some enterprisin' ORR
entail for that job"
Carried" said Mr.. Gibney. ANY
further business?"
Once more McGuffey stood up. Gen
tlemen and brothers of the syndicate"
he began, "Im satisfied that the back
bitin', the scrappin', the petty jeal-
ousies and general cussedness that
characterized our lives on the old
Maggie will not be duplicated on the
Maggie III. Them vicious days is gone
forever, / hope, an from now OF the
motto of us three should be-:
All for one and one for all
United We stand, divided we tall"
This earnest little speech, which
came straight from the honest McGuf-
fey's heart, brought the tears to the
commodore's eyes. Under the inspira-
ton of McGuffey's unselish words the
glasses were reflled and all three
pledged their friendship anew. AS for
Captain Scraggs, he was naturally of
a cold and selfish disposition, and Nc
Guffey's toast appealed more TO his
brain than to his heart. Had he known
what vas to happen to him in the
days to come and what that simple
little motto was to mean in his BAR
ticular case, it is doubtful if he would
have tossed off his liquor as gaily as
he did.
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Has One Good Point.

Scribbler-"Do you find any merit
in my poem?" Editor-"Well, 1t isn't
very long."-Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-10

If a pair of shoes are too small they
may fit a woman, but If they are too
large she has q Mt
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-03-03

but shows scientific evidence that In
dustry rested upon management rath-
er than upon labor and largely be-
cause management had been unwil-
ling TO cooperate with labor; because
management took n position which
made il impossible TO cooperate.
Let us look for a moment Mt the
manufacturers In this state. Coal
miners, machine tool manufacturers,
weaving and all the various branches
of industry. They have their state
associations, then they have their ma
tional associations, and they In turn
are federated with the other assoeia-
tons of employment. So nobody
could be much better organized than
are the manufacturers of this coun-
try. They come TO us as workmen
and they say, so far as you are con-
cerned you have a legal right TO or
ganiZe IL you want TO, but we will
use all Of the strength and influence
Of our organization 10 prevent you
from enjoying your right to organ
iEe. In other words, setting up fW
themselves class distinctions and class
rights: denying 10 the workmen the
right to organize right which
they have found absolutely essential
b. their own welfare as employees.
How can there be cooperation III one
group of men-American--deny 10
another group who are Americans,
the right TO enjoy the same opportun-
tiles, the same privileges, which they
themselves enjoy? IL has become
one Of our greatest problems. There
is no chance for peace in industry;
there is no opportunity for employer
and employee to sit down and discuss
their problems together as they
should, If the employer Is going TO
enjoy not only the benefits of the or
ganization, but denies the laborer the
right to maintain an organization.
What Is done in a good many indus
tries today will be illustrated by
what took place not long ago, and
perhaps concrete illustrations are
much better than general. The Unit
ed Shoe Manufacturing company un-
dertook to control the selling Of shoe
making machines TO shoe manufac-
turers by working out a system un-
der which no shoe manufacturing
company could have any shoe machine
in its plant that was not sold by the
United Shoe Machinery company.
They built up a monopoly but they
didn't sell many Of their machines,
they leased a majority of them and
collected a royalty on the number Of
parts that go through them. Most
Of the shoe manufacturers are un-
able to buy outsides machines from
anybody except this one corporation.
Now, their workmen, or at least
one department of the plant, had
trade union. They had organized.
They, the company, served notice OF
the union men some months ago, tell
ing them they must leave their Or
ganization-their trade union, and
submitted to each one a form Of con-
tract which among other things call
ed for their Withdrawing from the
union, and to agree not TO join any
union as long as they remained in
the eompany's employ. The maehin-
ist who did not sign this was imme-
diately discharged. But the United
shoe Machine Manufacturing com
pany is a member of the Metal Trade
Association, National Founders As
sociation, Massachusetts Employers
Association, and the Federated Ma
tional Organization that exists TO
Continued on Page Twol
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VICIOUS SALES
TAX OPPOSED
BY WORKERS
iA. n. Of l. Nova sxrxleel

Mashin9lon. ikaHa~~1n6
stands 100 per cent for the soldiers
bonus, but In opposed To sales tax
AZ a means Of raising revenue for
the bonus. just aa II Is opposed 70 =
sales tax TO pay for any debt con-
tracted by tho government said
President Gompers. In u public state.
ment.
Labor recognizes In the proposal
to attach the sales tax to the SOL
diefs' adjusted compensation bill
subterfuge intended either TO defeat
the bonus or TO create n feeling OF
resentment against the veterans Of
the world war by placing the burden
upon those least able TO bear II and
who profiteered 40 relentlessly dur
Ing the period OF the war and since
the war.
The bonus should have the APP
proyal Of congress. but TO create a
sales tax would be 10 turn q measure
u justice into an imposition and an
injustice upon the whole people. The
position of labor upon the sales tax
is stated officially In the following
resolution;
Resolved, That the A. r. of 4.
In convention assembled, declares
against the imposition OF a retail tax
on consumption, and demands that
the highest rate Of taxation levied
during the war upon incomes and ex-
cess profitA be retained until the full
money cost of the war has been
paid"
Congress refused to adopt the
sales tax as part of the general
revenue provisions. That proposal
should not now be- sued to bccloud
the merits of a measure intended TO
do justice TO those who patriotically
defended the country In Its hour Of
need
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-03-03

Grand Chief Stone Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers has
sent out letter TO the membership
in the United States and Canada, ask
ing all members Of the order TO lend
their moral and financial support to
the striking coal miners In West Vir-
ginia, who have been on strike for
some months. The membership ia
now taking up subscriptions for this
cause. The subscription Of Local Di-
vision No. COZ is in the hands of VIM.
G.. Tucker. All members Of the b.
Of l.. f., and any others interested
may pay their "bit to him.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-03-03

and their families will be held The
Mass Meeting committee Is inviting
those other than unionlsta, who havc
have taken part In the past meetings
as guests OF the evenink. Tickete
for this feed. and social gathering
have been issued al 30 cents each,
and those desiring same can secure
them ut the Review office.
As IL has been many years since q
man of Mr.. Wolls standing In the
trade union movement has Waited the
Twin Cities. let's make this q real
big gathering and get your tickets
early SO the committee will know
how many TO provide for
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-03-03
Aged Engineer DangerousIy MI.

John Grnney, residing at the corner
Of Neil street and Springfield avenue,
is dangerously i'll at his home with
pneumonia. He was recently PEN
years Of which were spent as an en-
gineer Mr.. Graney's many friends
may live To enjoy the pension he has
so richly earned
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-03-03
MATTHEW WOLL
NEXT SPEAKER
ON THE PROGRAM

The next mass meeting viii he held
Sunday afternoon, March IL. It 3
o'clock at the Rialte theatre, With
Matthew We'll and Rev. [. c. Long
as the speakers.
Mr.. Moll Is vice. president of the
American Federation Of Labor and
president OF the Photo Engrayers
linton Of North America. He viii be
in the Twin Cities for couple Of
days.
On Sunday evening from $50 10
1850 the Momen's Label League viii
scrye luncheon at Labor Hall In Mr..
Woll's honor. after which meeting
Tor the members of organised labor
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-03-03
LABOR NOW
GETS LESS THAN
BEFORE THE WAR
LRy CHARIES M. kEILEYl

Washington, ID. C.--Notwith-
standing the American worker IL to-
day receiving less real wages than
before the war, the American en-
ployer la determined to force him
back TO still lower wages.
An accurate comparison Of uniun
wage scales with living costs cover
ing period or twenty years shows
conclusively that, measured by the
amount OF food, shelter and clothing
his pay will purchase, the worker
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MUCH IMPORTANT
NEWS MATTER LEFT
OUT OF THIS ISSUE
v
..,-i-,-,.

On account Of the length of .
!. the Frey Baer debate on the :
!. open shop question at the Ri :
!. alto Theatre last Sunday, and :
\. our desire to print the debate .
!. In full, much important news .
!. matter has been left out of I.
!. this issue. However, we feel :
!. Review readers will appreciate :
!. this effort to bring before them .
J. i'm their homes the debate word :
!. for word, and we hope our re- .
! port win be read by all. :
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-03-03

Each speaker, in his turn, entered
into the debate well prepared to up
hold his side of the question. Mr..
Frey spoke with conviction gained
from long years of experience in the
cause of unionism, and held his audi
ences attention throughout his en-
tire talk. Mr.. Baer, while not the
finished orator or debater his oppon-
ent was, ably presented the stand
point of the "open shoppers" and
presented, probably, every argument
possible against the collective bar
gaining plan as advocated BY the
aares unions. We
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-22
Birmingham Retail Grocers and Butchers Association

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 Ranson & Sons 52s 17th St., Ensley Ensley 3el
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 Ransom Grocery Go. 5000 Underwood Ave. Woodlawn s6s Robinson & Mukey Grocery Co.
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 1901 Valley St., N.
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