The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-04-28
HARTLEY MADE
NAME IN WAR
I.eviathan's New Captain Is Typ
ical Son of the Sea and Won
Promotion by Merit.


ley, the new skipper Of the Leviathal
is a typical son Of the sea. He ha
spent most of his life on ships, ha
seen and served on the old sailin
beauties and remembers the skept
cism that greeted new tangled wire
less ideas.
He is the sort Of a sailorman VIII
truly pities the people in the cities
on wild, stormy nights. Ocean wealth
er to him is divided into two cate
gorles: 1t is either "a bit fresh o.
"calm as the palm of your hand" HI
seems to have heard or read of hur
ricanes or gales, but in his tongue
they are no more than little squalls
or "kickups"
His associates on the American
| line-he has been with that company
ever since he began his nautical
career-say he is lucky; not because
he landed the prize post in the Ameri-
can merchant marine but because In
all his career he has never had an
accident to his ship or any ship on
which he has sailed. 1t is partly be-
cause of his reputation that he has
advanced through all grades In the
American Line to the bridge Of the
largest ship in the American fleet.
Hunch Falls Him.
His worst half hour on the high
seas was when during the World war
a giant German submarine came to
the surface within gun range Of his
ship, the Louisville, and opened fire.
1T was just after daybreak," he
said, "and we were about two days
sail from France when lookout
sighted this sinister black body about
a mile away and slightly astern of u.s.
"This object broke one Of my real
lunches because / had a distinct
feeling on starting the trip that we
weren't going to have any trouble,
and usually those lunches work out
for me.
Hardly had the sailor given the
alarm when column of spray raised
by shell almost showered our port
bow. I had four six-inch guns, two In
the bow and two in the stern, and l
made up my mind right there that the
only ones TO be used were the stern
guns, because intended to 60 away
from there as fast as / could.
''The Louisville could outsteam any
submarine that l knew of, but whether
she could get out of range before she
vas E1ortally hit was the question
most vital to all of us just then. I |
gave every full-speed signal that I
,ould help us and turned tail in the
Erection that would take us away
second shot just about where our bow
would have been If we hadn't changed
'ur course.
1T took US more than thirty-fve
minutes to get out Of range. During
hat time the submarines other shots,
Which were plentiful. did not come as
lose as her first two. Ours, l am
orry to say, did her no damage and
Id not brighten her enough to make
er submerge"
wears navy cross.
The Louisville, under Captain Hart
.y's command, was the first armed
nip to leave an American port after ,
resident Wilson decided that Ameri-
IN vessels should carry their own |
AS the old st. Louis she r
i'd served with honor In the Spanish
merican war, and, while Captain c
artley doesn't say so. 1t is evident {
at the Leviathan will have difficult
me replacing her in his affections.
Captain Hartley wears the Navy
oss for efficient command of his ship :
ring the war. and 1t Is the only +
nor which he does not seem to take
,htly. The cross, he says, is his H
ost treasured possession and he
,uldn't trade it for the Leviathan or 1
y other craft afoat- d
He is forty-eight years old and is a
E first cadet of the American line to q
e to the position Of commander. He q
)k the place of Capt. John G. Jami- -
4 as commander Of the ST. Louis I.
1917 when that skipper was taken =
on board, and he brought the ship
and locked her so s.sillfully that q
Job as a skipper in his own right le
S secure. His most recent COM
nd has been the big liner Mongolia 81
the American line. II
lie began his career twenty-eight y.
rs ago as cadet on the training -
p Saratoga with Rear Admiral w.
Sims. loaned BY the navy, rs one M
his instructors. CO