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The Washington times., 1925-01-03
BATTLE To SAVE
SHIP |MPER|LS
PASSENGERS
Actions Of Mohawk's Captain
AssaiIed-Night Of Terror
on Doomed Boat
BY International News Service.

LEWES, Del, Jan. S.--Thc 2S7
passengers taken of the burning
Clyde liner Mohawk near here yes
terday have arrived at their homes
or are en- route South today.
The Mohawk today lies in forty
feet OF water in Delaware Bay, hav,
ing been scuttled by her master,
Captain John M. Staples. who said
this was the only way to put 'Nlt
the the fire in the hold and save
part of his ship. The Clyde Line
officials said they. believed the
Mohawk is a total loss.
Safe Landings.
Safe landings were made here late
yesterday at the fish wharves after
a northeast gale had driven the res.
cuing boats--the revenue cutter
Kickapoo and the tugs Mars and
Kaleen from the Queen Anne pier.
According to an officer OF the
Mohawk the fire was discovered by
Miss Amelia Bulkeley, Of New York.
a passenger, at II o'clock Thursday
night.
Stories told by passenger and
members Of the Mohaw!S's crew
agree that Thursday night was one
of danger, dread and excitement.
Prayers were said in the crowded
social hall Of the doomed vessel
while smoke filled the place.
AS the fire came nearer the IN
tense heat. declared one OF the ship q
officers, drove some Of the passen.
gers out into the storm on the open
deck All wore life preservers.
Several women tainted. SOME CT
the men demanded from the ships
officers that something be done I'm
mediately to save them from death.
Passengers i'm Terror.
Captain Staples determination to
save his ship added to the pas
sengers' terror, it is said. He tried
to get his ship to Philadelphia and
only gave up the attempt when the
officers Of the coast guard cutter
Kickapoo agreed with him that the
destruction Of the Mohawk was
inevitable, declared a member CT
the cutters crew.
It was the battle to save the ship,
It is said, that brought the storm
Of indignation from the passengers
after they were landed.
Doctor D. Villamena declared that
the passengers were placed In
deadly peril Of our lives and we
lost all our baggage because the
ship was not landed and aid not
accepted when the fire was discov-
ered."
The Mohawk left New York City
Thursday afternoon for Jackson
VILE, Fla.
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against our 6eet with it, homeless
planes would be az five TO one.
u. s.. Overpowered9
The British naval air force with
its seagoinE landing fields could
quickly overpower the United States
air force many hours before the
fleets could come into contact. ana
they could then proceed leisurely
to bomb and torpedo our ships OF
the seas, regardless Of the battle
ship-ratio." Furthermore, by shoot.
ing down our "spotting planes
they could render our big guns
quite useless at ranges beyond TO-
II is admitted that guns cannot
hit at long range without the az.
efstance Of airplanes overhead to
note and signal the fall OF sue
cessive salvos.
Here again the ''battleship ratio
Is OF no account. The "air ratio
il the key to victory. And, despite
this fundamental truth our Eek
perts insist on increasing the
elevation of our guns while giving
other natives the Command Of
the air. which will enable them to
hit while making our guns uselesS
in battle.
Verify, this ignores truth and
places the cart before the horse.
Il accounts for the depressing fact
that our naval policy since the
arnistice has led US straight to
the rear, not to the front, In naval
preparedness.
Menace May Increase.
The superiority Of the British
fleet in its ability to carry air
power at sea and bring airplanes
into battle cannot be questioned to-
day. And this dominating advantage
will exist for at least three years.
In the meantime, II France
Japan or any other nation can
get even one efficient carrier ready
for battle at sea. they can com
mand the air over our battle fleet
and menace its existence.
It is amazing that some naval
experts-or "inexperts," more ap.
propriately-can ignore the present
helplessness Of our fleet in air
power. They continue to shout
vociferously for gun elevations
tribute nothing to victory in the
II the enemy commands the air
with bombs, torpedoes and poison
gas, our fleet will remain a help
less target. Our enemy may plan
to sink it at his convenience from
q distance Of 100 miles.
While we are busy preparing
naval targets, our possible enemies
may perfect weapons to sink them.
1t is a case Of targets VS..
weapons.
Which will win?
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Arthur I. Waters. ~
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Tilghman Humphrey ~
Emily O., Doyle. 80: 1g
Paul r. Turner. 10
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Robert H. Graves. IL
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u. 8. OverpowerI

against our neet with its homeless
planes would be az five TO one.
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This is entirely consistent with
the policy which the Postoffice De.
partment for years has followed OF
unjustly favoring the fourth-class
mails.
The remedy is one which can be
applied without any injury to any
body.
Let the parcel post rate be in
creased by a service fee" Of s
cents on every package.
This fee will still leave the Post.
OGfice Department carrying all par.
eel post packages in at least all the
nearby zones" at rates with which
the express companies cannot pos
stbly compete.
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An Investigation into the cO11df-
tioms of the American macy sUiu be
launched By Congress on JG'aat-
arg 8.
Statements recently SUere made
to Congress By 1sGvGI Officials that
orr nGvat AIR force is superior to
ann IN the ,aCorId. In the GccOT1s
pGnvjnu article, Rear Admiral Full
lam EXPRESSES Violent dissent from
those statements and gives has
ViesOs.
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written for international News Service.
Copyright, 1925. by international
News Sefvicel

From this it would logically FOL
low that the British fleet Is tive
times stronger than ours today, as
FAR as air power at sea- is con-
cerned.
IF air forces are Of any use what
ever in battles at sea, the chances
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23
is MAKING GOOD

TARDINE, the new secretary of ag-
y riculture, is making good. It is
early, very early, to deliver blanket
approval of his activities, but all
those who have come in contact with
him are very sincere in their express
sions of admiration for his ability
and his methods of administration.
The department of agriculture, it is
generally admitted, has become ra-
Their unweildy organization with so
great number Of bureaus and divi-
sions that many of these sub-chiefs
have for some time been functioning
according to their own vision and in
their own way. That the thots con-
tributed by those chiefs have been
valuable in many instances is not to
be denied, but for all that it is agreed
that the lack of coordination makes
for danger. The new secretary has
pledged himself, and in this he has
the complete support of the president,
to restore at least unified control,
and the spectacle which we have wit
messed in the past of various divisions
of the same department conducting
campaigns against one another and
spending the taxpayers money in
their battles, will be stopped. The
secretary is going into the country
during the summer period to talk to
the people. This is wise decision.
The trouble with reforms in general
is that in too many cases the pro-
motors start the reforms before the
people have been made acquainted
with the purpose of the same. Sec
rotary Jardine, during his tour, will
take the people fully into his conf
dence, and it will, it is believed, Sc
cure their confidence and their ap-
prevail of what he is trying to do.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23
THE LESSON

III EFT your memory go back eight
- years. That may seem like 8
long time, and yet how well we car
all remember those first few months
after the United States entered the
World War.
When we first realized then tina,
American dollars and American lives
were to be expended in the struggle
on the other side of the Atlantic
most of us thot that the trouble would
soon be ended. "Peace will soon come
we said, "and then the world will be
back to normalcy within a year OF
two"
But eight years have passed, and
still the nations of Europe are facing
bankruptcy. A few weeks ago the
French government was changed
again. The Painleve ministry repre-.
sents the sixth French attempt since
the signing of the Versailles treaty
to solve the colossal problems created
by the war. And study of French
finance will show that France is in
worse straits than at any time be-
fore in the past fifty years.
England seems to be curing her war
illness little better than other Eu-
ropean countries, but even in that
country millions of unemployed are
walking the streets, and government
doles are necessary to prevent revo-
buttons.
Russia seems as far as ever from
putting her affairs in order, condi-
tions in the Near East are chaotic,
Italy has been trying one experiment
after another, and Germany and Aus
tria, well their unhappy plight is too
well known to need repetition.
Thus the past eight or ten years
should have taught the world the
greatest lesson in all history-name-
ly that war does not pay. Many great
scholars have declared that another
war will spell the doom of modern
civilization. The editor is inclined TO
the belief that this is true.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23
WHY THEY FAILED

SHAMPAlGN, Illinois, is not a
large city. True it is somewhat
larger than Kennewick but it is new
ertheless classed as a small town,
and business conditions there are very
similar to business conditions in ev-
cry city like Kennewick.
Recently a ready-to-wear store
failed in that place. And the mana
gers there did not say the failure was
due to lack of sufficient capital
unfavorable conditions in the town
lack of support of local citizens.
E. L. Murdoch, general manager,
came right out and attributed the
stores failure to lack of advertising.
Four years ago the firm decided to
reduce expenses by disseminating all
advertising. For two years Murdoch
Brothers tried in every possible way
to put their message before the peo-
pie of Champaign, but they could find
no substitute for newspaper advertis-
ing. Finally they realized their mis-
take, but too late.
They found it expensive to win
back the patronage they had thrown
away SO freely. They had begun to
feel financial pressure from outside
and while the advertising of the past
year did delay the end some, they
had neglected to advertise too long.
A story such as this requires little
additional comment. But you can bet
that when Murdoch Brothers get
started in business again, they will
regard their advertising as important
as buying, office management, and
keeping up with the trend of the
styles.
1t is simply impossible to run a
modern, successful, and progressive
dry goods or ready-to-wear store
without advertising.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23
MAIL ORDER HOUSE
ADVERTISING

A RECENT issue of the South BenG
AJournal gives information upon
the amount of money mail order
houses spend for advertising, which
should be of particular interest to ev.
cry business firm, and the public as
well, for the buying public has very
vital interest in the subject of adver-
Using.
A conservative estimate was made
of the amount of advertising circu-
lated in the South Bend district by
out-of-state mail order concerns, and
it was found to total about $4,000 for
the year.
The money order records for the
community show that during the
same period South Bend folks sent
close to $4,000 away to mail order
concerns.
This indicates that the mail order
concerns spend between five and six
per cent Of their gross business for
advertising. If they didn't spend that
money for their advertising they
wouldn't get the business.
A mail order concern in New York
knows that it must spend money for
advertising if it expects to get South
Bend or Chehalis business. 1t knows
also that at present it cannot buy
newspaper advertising, although they
are rapidly breaking down the wall
of prejudices raised against them by
editors trying to refuse their money,
for their ads are appearing in news
papers to a greater extent all the
time.
The answer to this is very simple.
Heads of mail order concerns have
said many times that their best fields
were communities where local con-
Germs do not advertise. The hardest
fields are those where local business
men invest certain percentage of
their income in telling the public
their business story.
Very few community stores spend
as high as five per cent for advertis-
ing. AS matter of fact, they do not
have to but it is always noticeable,
and borne out by figures in the last
issue of Editor and Publisher that
the successful merchants always use
the largest appropriations. For in
stance, department. stores doing less
than $25O,000 volume average IL per
cent while those doing $10,000,0O0
or over, spend 80 per cent. The same
proportion holds in other lines of
business.
The moral is easy to find. There are
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23
FINLEY HAS WOW.

Finley Circle, No. 1853, of WOW
was instituted at Finley, Washington
April IA by Organizer Haight of Sc
attic.
After the meeting, the new organi-
cation then proceeded to the WOW.
hall, where the Woodmen were pleas
antly, or otherwise, surprised. A big
feed of sandwiches, cake, doughnuts
and coffee was served. This was fol-
lowed by dancing.
On Wednesday Is, their first real
meeting was held in the WOW. hall,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23

and the following officers WON,
stalled by Mrs. Haight: P.G.N.. Ran -.
A. Gardner; GIN. Retta M. Ricb.s. ''
ADV: Aithea ]. Graft; Mag. T,s'
Mcclure; clerk, Mary E. Reed. L Li
Nettie 9. Tewalt; Att, Ethel HAN fam
cock; LIS, Marion Powell; O.S.. Ess a.
Hedington. mary
Interest in the organization i,
been great, and those who bsya nae
working for the lodge, express ~. gsef
appreciation to those who tool zen
to listen to the organizer and i Sals'
get our circle. N Heip
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23

two lessons for business men to draw,
one is that mail order houses have to
advertise to get their business, and
the other is that the most successful
stores - all of which started from
small establishments - spend the
most for advertising.
The South Bend situation is not ex-
ceptional, it is typical Of every small
town in the county-Lewis County
Advocate.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23

RUT four states in the Union have
ratified the so-called Child Labor
Amendment to the Federal Consti.
tuition. The latest 10 reject was
Pennsylvania. Yet in the face of this
there is small group of women in
the state, paid legislative workers,
who are demanding that it be result
mitted to the Washington Legisla-
ture next fall. Even if submitted and
ratified which it will not, nothing
will have been accomplished.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23
OLD STUFF

MOST SO called progressive politi-
AZ cal ideas were invented at about
the same time as the motor car. But
the motor car has undergone some
improvement, remarks a Kennewick
cynic.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23
NEW DISEASE

A NEW disease is breaking out
= among many local citizens called
fisheritis. The only cure, they say,
is to innoculate the streams and lakes
with plenty of fish fry.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23

IN THE SPRING
A READER wonders why one finds
: so many cars stalled along the
road at night.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23
A MODERN WONDER

MOST business is conducted on
Az credit, they tell us. But when
we see some people driving cars, we
are inclined to say that most pleasure
is too.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23

DOESN'T AFFECT THEM
A KENNEWICK man declares that
4 cigarette and cigar smokers would
be affected but little by law pro-
hibiting the use of tobacco.
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MANY WELL STARTED
WHEN a man makes fool of him
~ self, he can take consolation in
the knowledge that others find it easy
to do the same thing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23

FOR SALE-Tricycle in cool shape.
Inquire j. B. Thomas. Phone 2251.*
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OVERHEAD

SPEAKING of overhead expenses,
just how much does the price of
hair bobbing add to the family bud
get.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-09-18
CHAPTER XII
In Which a Rolls-Royce Runs
Amok

Some ten minutes later he emerged
from the bathroom carefully carrying
a saucer in his hand. The girls an
nOuncement that Number 13 had start
ed at once had been received with a
satisfied grunt, but he had spoken no
word. And the girl, glancing through
the door, saw him, with his shirt
sleeves rolled up above his elbows,
carefully mixing two liquids together
and stirring the result gently with a
glass rod. He was completely alb
sorbed in his task, and with faint
smile on her face she went back to
the sofa and waited She knew too
well the futility of speaking to him
on such occasions. Even when he
came in, carrying gloves on his hands,
she made no remark, but waited for
him to relieve her curiosity.
He placed the mixture on the table
and glanced round the room. Then
he pulled up one Of the ordinary stuff
armchairs to the table and removed
the linen head-rest, which he carefully
soaked with the contents of the
saucer, dabbing the liquid on with
sponge, so as not to crumple the linen
in any way. He used up all the liquid,
and then, still with the same meticu-
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-09-18
RAU-BAKER WEDDING

The soft glow Of numerous candles
was Shed on an improviscd altar
banked with palms and flowers We'd
nesday evening, at which time the
wedding Of Miss Josephine Elizabeth
Baker, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
J. Baker, and Mir. VIM. j. Rau of Co
lumbus, Ohio, was solemnized with
Rev. J. V. Stone reading the ring
ceremony Preceding the ceremony
Miss Wilma Delong gave a short
musical program consisting Of melo-
dies, humoresque and "The Bridal
Chorus Of Lohcngrin.' The bride
was attended by Miss Anna Mae
Baker as maid Of hoIor. Mr. Cliff
ford Stoessel, Of Columbus, attended
Mr.. Rau as best man.
The bride wore a gown CT white
georgette with head band Of silver
laurel leaves. The brides boquet,
shOWered with narrow white satin
ribbon, was made Of white roses and
sWainsOna. A handsome scarf Of
satin bordered tulle completed the
bouquet. The maid of honor wore a
frock Of orchid crepe with a head
band to match and carried an arm
boquet of Columbia roses. Clusters
Of late summer flowers were used
throughout the rooms.
Miss Baker has been employed at
the Church Street hat shop, while Mr..
Rau is connected with the Brown
Lamp Manufacturing Co. Of Colum-
bus, Ohio.
The guests were Messrs and Me-
danes j. Rau, c. j. Baker, VIM. Geig-
er, J. V. Stone, Gail Baker, the Misses
Catherine Rau, Katherine Faulds,
Nettle Faulds, Wilma Delong, Anna
Mae Baker, Clara Evelyn Butler,
Dorothy Brown, Florence Perry,
Grace Baker, Bessie Everetts, Mary
Baker, Betty Marie Jones, Messrs.
Ihos. Faulds, Bernard Baker, Cliff
ford StOessel, Paul Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rau will be at home
after October 1st, at 9512 Welsch
avenue, Columbus, Ohio.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-09-18
Football Game

Two strong football teams-the C.
& c. Schalls, of Columbus, and the
Newark Merchant Triangles, will
play at Handel's field, on National
Drive, opposite Kent's greenhouse,
Sunday, September 27, at half-past
two o'clock. The Columbus boys
have an unusually strong team, in
clading Widemyor, East High star of
1928; Huffman, formerly with the
Springfield Bulldogs; Sunker, 1924
High school star, and Voltz, late of
the Dayton Mascots. The Newark
lineup is strong all the way through,
and red hot game from start to
finish may be expected.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-09-18
Shriners' FolIies of 1928

The Shriners' Follies of 1925, the
minstrel-musical event of the year.
will be given at the Auditorium We'd
nesday and Thursday, September 23
and "a. A cast Of upwards of 100
Newark people, composed of pretty
girls, classy vocalists and clever
comedians will present an entertain
ment never equaled in Newark. Tick
cts, to be exchanged at the Audto-
rum box office, beginning Monday
morning at ten o'clock, are now being
sold by members Of the Shrine Club.
It's Shrine Show,
You'd better 90.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-09-18
DON'T NEED 'EN
State CGssacks Are Removed by Gov
ernOr PinchOt of Pennsylvania

PottsviIle, Pa.-Govenor Pinchot
has removed a company of state po.
lice from this section, the heart of
the anthracite region. The command
has been ordered to Reading.
The mine workers Justify the gov
ernor's action. They say there IS no
necessity for the state police being IN
the coal region. The workers point
70 their orderly conduct during the
last strike, when $4,000 miners were
idle SIX months and not a single case
of violence was reported. The miners
have pledged that this record will be
repeated.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-09-18
Eagles Basket Picnic

On Sunday, September 20, the
Eagles will hold big family basket
picnic at Moundbuilders Park, to
which all members, their families and
friends are invited. There will be
games and contests of all kinds and
ice cream, cake and coffee will be
furnished free This is an event
which no one should miss, as the
Eagles have the reputation of max
ing things move lively and a grand
good time is promised to all who at
tend. In case of rain the art hall
will be used.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-09-18
Back From COnvaptio,

A. P. Teuscher, the West Nam
street barber, returned last week
from attending the national conven-
tlon Of dealers in barber supplies at
West Baden, Indiana. The leading
manufacturers Of the country were
represented, and the display was
complete in every detail.