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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

THE salesman went back to the shop and
beckoned Mr.. Long, junior partner Of the
firm to follow. He directed the two me-
chanics to nh the tank and start the motor
Of the roadster. He then turned and explained
the situation to his chief. "He looks all right
to me, Henry" he concluded.
ooh, sure, he would look all right to you.
But you know the rule Of the house on checks.
I, personally. don't like his looks"
Together they approached Duke. who was
sitting in an easy chair near the roadster.
AS they came up he reached into his inside
a long, pink misunderstanding slip Of paper.
He spoke before they did. His tone was sooth-
ing and seductive.
"You folks needn't worry" he said, waving
the pink slip This Is q cashiers check on
the Hudson River Trust Co. I can write you
my personal check for the rest
Mr.. Long examined the check. It looked good.
ITS q rule Of the house that all checks must
be verified before the goods are deliverd. If
you wouldn't mind"
'sure, sure, 20 ahead" Mitchell heartily
agreed. Call up the bank. MT. Reed viii tell
you all about me. He's head teller there and
knows me very well"
While Long called up the bank, the salesman
eagerly, greedily made out the bill Of sale.
Duke Mitchell wrote check for 81 1886.
Yes, the account Of Mr.. r. x. Mitchell Of
Cleveland ran well over $4,000. A cashiers
check for $4,000 had been issued to him that
morning. The account was over q years stand
ing Everything was satisfactory.
In q very short time Duke Mitchell was feel
Ing his way UP congested Fifth avenue. The
long, shiny beauty throbbed under his careful
pressure on the accelerator.
He stopped at an inn just north Of Yonkers
and sat down to a rather elaborate meal.
Everything from soup to nuts He had plenty
Of time. Just o'clock Give the bank en-
ployes plenty of time to go home. Mitchell
always made sure everything was lin the bag"
before he started anything.
It was late in the afternoon when Duke
Mitchell pulled up outside the expansive win
dow Of the Vernier Sales Co. Of Abington-0n-
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We'll, I have special reasons for wanting
this car delivered Immediately Is it all ready
to be driven on the street right now?"
The salesman concealed his surprise behind
polite smile.
All believe So sir. Are you ready to take
it now?" The salesman appraised Dukes haber-
dashery and neatly tailored appearance. He
also caught the faint odor Of the liquor on
Mitchell's breath. A sport there ever was
one!
Eyes. III pay cash. will you take check9
Mitchell is the name-F. x. Mitchell" He
added this as If the mere name should allay
any fears or doubts that might possibly enter
an uncharitable mind.
He handed the bewildered salesman an en-
Rraved card and went on to explain rather hur-
riedly and with just the slightest touch OF i'm
patience that he was a silk buyer from
Cleveland and that his wife had taken his car
on an extended trip to Canada He intended
to go down to the tracks in Maryland and
well have q little fun here and there.
VERY WELL sir. Just take a seat over here,
please while have the mechanics look 1t over,
I'LL the tank, and get everything ready"
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UNICE laughed as she listened to the
speed cops motor cycle chug away
back into the night.
Duke Mitchell, at her side, glared
,so,,rv, ~ I,is croadOy,oo tor tt WAS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10
7ere s a Dramatic Accoumf o f the Pog0er
BoatS Debut on the Bay, Which Tells of
the Designing and Building Of the First
Gasoline Craft in These Parts, No10 Still
ON Duty After More Than a Quarter Of
a Century of Ser0ice.
By Joseph A. Fox.

THE day he reached this decision marked q
new era on the Chesapeake, for from 1t
sprung the sturdy little v-bottom "deadrise"
bateaux, so called from their lines OF c0nstruc-
ton, which now are such familiar sight
throughout the bay district where their use
is universal.
So Rogers sent away for an engine, and In
due time it appeared. With utmost confidence
he installed it in his canoe, and then, dis
appointed and not little chagrined saw 1t
give few impotent coughs and stop, but not
until it had moved the craft. Time after time
the engine was started. but always with the
same result So young Perry once more took
stock.
He realized that his engine, in its early stage
of development, was anything but finished
product. The fact, however, that it had moved
the boat at all, was proof to him that the prin-
ciple Of propulsion was sound but that the
medium was at fault; that the boat simply
was too much of load for the machinery.
So he set about to remedy that.
The canoes of the fisher fleet in those days
were anything but the type generally associated
with the name Built of heavy slabs Of pine
to give seaworthiness well as carrying
capacity. they were about as cumbersome as
was possible.
So Rogers had his problem clearly outlined
for him. He knew he must retain those neces-
sary prerequisites of strength and capacity,
but that now, of equal importance, was the
element of lightness and he set about to meet
those specifications In new boat.
Fir from the Carolinas. he decided, would
do for the hull, and standing poplar in the
nearby woods was decided upon for the keel.
Telling . tree for the keel, 1t kicked back
and friends took Rogers home with the broken
leg.
That injury might have daunted lots Of
people, but it only helped young Rogers for it
gave him lots of time to do nothing but think
over his problem, and in the end to reach the
solution.
When the youngster started to design his
boat he had nothing to use for model other
than the instinct gained by life spent on the
water and keen eyes sharpened by necessity.
In watching the engine struggle futilely against
the bulk of the canoe in that initial venture
he had noticed one other disturbing factor in
addition to the excessive weight and that was
that nat bottom, such as that in the canoe,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10
Edible and Drying oils.

THE edible oil situation is getting better for
the consumer all the while. Supplies the
world over are in greater quantity than ever,
with q resultant lowering In price.
The use of coconut and other vegetable oils
in the production of butter and lard substi-
tutes is increasing In the United States, as well
as in other countries.
In the case Of drying oils. such as linseed.
the situation Is not so good, the small linseed
output bringing about real shortage, with
unusually high prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10
Hired Men Lose.

T Asst year was q hard one for the hired man.
Not only did his average pay decline per
cent during the year but the number Of jobs
open had declined from S0B per cent of normal
on July of last year to 8l.4 per cent on July
1 Of this year. With farm prices down and in
come curtailed. many farmers are trying to do
a greater part of their work now than they did
year or two ago. This naturally has reduced
the amount Of hired labor employed. ID, 40
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that engine IN a1t-Wnefe, Uy the way tine
Squared-oh stern was another invention Of his
to provide more stabflity-htted on q cabin,
and, it was then, about 1904, the Princess,
hailing from Shady Side, on the West River,
Maryland, set forth.
1t is a tribute to Rogers craftsmanship that
to this day the Princess Is still in service
Four engines have worn themselves out In her
over span of IS years and the fifth now
turns her blades. The poplar keel which
brought disaster and success to Rogers has
been replaced with another timber, but for
the rest of it the Princess Is as she was the
day she made bay history.
Young Rogers venture had been watched
with wide interest by his fellows, and If
there were skeptics in the ranks they were
routed in the rush to his door by eager Gus
toners who, in q day, caused "Cap'n Perry"
as he had now become-the title is the acco-
lade Of accomplishment = to lay aside nets
and tongs and devote his time exclusively to
turning out the new style craft. The Princess
was success in every sense Of the word. The
day of the canoe was over and the day of
the bateau dawning.
Had "Cap'n Perry" thought along lines Of
big business" he might have taken out pat
ents and incorporated Instead, he's gone along
just as he started, bringing some few compan-
ions or kinsmen into his little shop accepting
the contracts he could fulfill conveniently and
entirely satisfied that other aspiring boat
builders should use his model, whether they
set themselves up in business or simply took
care of their individual needs. Thus the Ches-
apeake fleet has grown.
Rogers has never used q blueprint. The
equipment of his shop Is almost unbelievably
simple, for, with one exception, it is composed
entirely of hand tools "a dze, saw hammer,
Ratchet and plane. The exception Is q ma
chine-operated band saw, and that was only
acquired in the last couple Of years.
The development of the gas engine also has
permitted the use of heavier timbers than in
the early days. and now the boats are con-
structed with Oregon pine keel and sides, oak
ribs and cypress bottoms and are laid down
with 45-foot length and 9-foot beam, instead
Of the 40 by dimensions of earlier years.
But whether Rogers builds the boat, or
whether some one following in his footsteps
as far away as the Eastern Shore, on the other
side Of the bay. the lines always bear, unnis-
takably his trade mark" never deviating
from those the Princess displays.
"Cap'n Perrys" fame also has spread be-
yond the province of the water people, and he
makes as many pleasure craft for visitors as
he does work boats.
And it may be added that Rogers Is one
prophet who is more than honored in his own
country, where the story of his accomplishment
is classic his associates never tire Of detailing.
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A ND then-maybe it was blind luck or more
likely, necessity at work-Rogers the
solution Of his puzzle. It is doubtful that
he had ever heard the term "streamline," or
even that 1t had been invented in those days,
but that Is the principle that he evolved for
constructing the bottom of his boat that began
to take shape as soon as he was able to get
around, and it Is ON that basic principle that
the Chesapeake boats have been built from that
day to this
The bottom IS the last part built in q fisher
boat First, the stanch squared timber that
Is the keel Is laid. Then, at nearly a right
angle the stem Is fixed to the forward tip Of
the keel. Next, the stub Is set In the after
tip Of the keel and across the stub, the
squared-on stern Is constructed. Next, the ribs
are placed; then sides are warped around from
stem to STERN and the hull is completed when
the bottom Is hammered in.
Here is where Rogers brought his ingenuity
into play. In q canoe, the sides would have
been brought straight down, flush with the
keel, which Is below the waterline, or point Of
submergence and the bottom would have been
built straight across, With slightly beveled outer
edges. Instead, Rogers brought the sides only
as far as the waterline, then set the bottom
in V-shaped, with the keel forming the base
Of the 'V." The bottom then not only pre-
sented two slanting or 'deadrising" sections
to the water. but In addition, acquired a sweep
ing curve in these sections because they broke
sharply from the stem, and, of course, followed
the same contour as the sides of the craft to
which they were joined, cutting water resistance
to an absolute minimum.
With hull finished, Rogers once more stuck
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- unwelcome visitation upon young
Perry Rogers a hardy member OF that crew
which travels the bay and its tributaries In
carrying on the immense sea food trade OF the
Chesapeake country, and 1t was while ne lay
waiting for the injury to mend that he solved
the problem that was to revolutionize the in
dustry by supplanting the crude san-driven
feet of the bayrnen with the hundreds upon
hundreds of trim, motorized craft which today
ply those waters.
The stage was set for Rogers venture along
I'm the early part of the present century-about
1908 to be exact-when the sputter of gas en-
gines was slowly beating into steady roar
over the land The automobile was struggling
for a place in the sun, and the gas-powered
boat also had made its appearance, but GER
tainly not in any shape TO herald its future
worth for utilitarian purposes except in the
minds of Missionaries.
THERE is no doubt that Perry Rogers was q
visionary.
He had been born and reared on West River,
one of the little northern tributaries Of the
bay; a land that knew only the water and its
hardships. From boyhood he had gone out
with his fellows; fishing and grabbing by Sum
mer; wrestling with miles of soggy nets that
wracked tired bodies with midday heat; Drawing
biting blasts and icy rollers to ply the trade Of
oyste -tonger-"o ystering' his tribe calls it-as
Winter whips down the bay.
A rigorous existence, and one that was in
tensified by the ever-present problem of ham
ding the watermen's fleet. Heavy numbering
pine canoes, sail-propelled in propitious winds,
but dependent on oars when the canvas failed,
and always slow.
And now because Perry Rogers was vision
airy, the advent of the gas engine meant some
thing to him. 1t held out hope Of a tightening
of labor, an escape from some Of the drudgery
that characterized the calling of himself and
his associates, TO say nothing Of the opportunity
to speed up this labor and make it more pro-
ductive. AS Rogers fgured-and as it de-
veloped, rightly-if an engine could be used for
recreational transportation, 1t could be put to
work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10

BROKEN leg was one of the luckiest
breaks" that the Chesapeake Bay
watermen ever got.
The damaged member was an
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offered the maximum resistance to the water
and created an additional pull" against the
engine. Clearly here was something else that
demanded attention, but for the moment
Rogers was at a loss to know how to circumyent
this.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-27
Loves Reawakening The Story of Wfe's Triumph Over Jealousy
 By ADELE GARRISON
By ADELE GARRISON

any legacy from Robert. But he knows that she would go to you in any trouble, as she would to a sis ter, or as you would so to her.
 But doesn't he know?" l asked 1 yehemently, that Lillian's keen perceptions never could be deceived by such camouflaged beque3t. She will know why the money was left to me, and Mir. Underwood and my husband will guess. All his | scheming will have gone for noti- 1 ing"
 T have thought of that often,' Mrs. Cosgrove said, thoughtfully', but I have dared say nothing to l cross Robert, and he has been 70 wrapped up in his great wish to l provide for Lillian that he has over- looked everything else. The details of the thing have never occurred {" l him. The nurse tells me he is stronger tonight that he has becl | for a long time. If that strength 1 continues. but there---I must prom ise you nothing, for I do not know what I can do. How long are you 1 going to be hare?'
 | The New Boarder eve plan to start back early in 1 the morning. I told her. AS you can imagine, we have much to dc at this season, and even though your brother shnu'd--"
 She considerably interrupted my faltering words.
 1 There is no possible use in Lil- | lian's staying" she said. She has given Robert great happiness, and he is content and so happy Anotn- l CT visit would only harrow his feel 1 ings instead Of soothing him" | Thank you so much for telling | me that" l said. "It agrees with my | own thought, but I needed your Hs- surance that I was right. And now I must so back 10 Lillian. But please call on me for anything, at any time"
 T will" she said. pressing my hand tightly, and then ! was back in the road walking swiftly toward l the Hasbrouck house.
 Mrs. Hasbrouck came out into the hall at my entrance.
 T thought I'd better tell you,' she said. We have another lodger tonight, q travelling salesman whose car broke down a few rods from here. Hes got it down in the garage near the post office, and they've promised 10 have it fixed by morning. He's in the rear room OH your floor. but he seems d nice. quiet man. don't think he'll dis. turb you.'
 "A breakdown is so annoying" l said, trying to make my voice cas- ual. What kind of car was he driving?"
 "A black roadster" Mrs. Has hrouck replied, naming the make of the car driven by the private detec~ tive who had trailed us in the city.
 (Continued Tomorrow
 Copyright, 1880, Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-27
Talks 1o:GA2 &&4z pat'er,ts
TEDDl'S TROUBLE
By Alice Judson PCalc

According to his mother, Teddy is a bright good child and healthy one, but as she says Inhibited" He is shy with other children, physical ly inactive, slow of speech and sits for hours silent and inwardly ab- sorbed
 He has, it seems, an excellent nurse who adores him and who has cared for him all the five years of his life. She has taught him to dress himself and brush his teeth, to so to bed without a murmur and to cat what is set before him.
 His mother feels that his silence and self-absorption. his shyness and day dreaming, could most readily be helped by definite schooling of the formal kindergarten type. This, she thinks, would stimulate him ant take him out of himsclf.' Watching Teddy. however, ont feels that his need is not so much for the definite mental stimulation which his mother thinks necessary as for vacation from that worth, and adoring nurse.
 The child is her joy and her pridc and she without doubt is doing he1 best by him. She never permits hin to get dirty or to play with anything except his own beautiful shiny toys
 The lovely grubby excursions into other peoples back yards and garag es, the informal adventures with oth CT children, which the the right O every child, are unknown to him Nurse has never let him do anything that would tend to make him inde pendent of her.
 The child's only possible escape from this loving and dominating woman has been in that withdrawa from reality which so distresses hi mother. What Teddy needs is free dom and an opportunity 10 discove' for himself the delightful worlt about him.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-27

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 Design 1867 is ravishinc develop- cd in dimity, pongcc, gingham, per- calc. piquc or wash silk. Select a white ground with colored print and use colored braid for binding, and you will have a beautiful frock.
 Designed ony for sizes f, 6, s, and 10, Size 1 requires ? 3-S yards of SC inch material.
 No dresshaking experience is necessary to make this model with our pattern. 1ardage for every size. and simple, exact instructions are given.
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS G5c) in cons carefully wrapped. or stamps, for each pattern. Be sure to write plainly your NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER and SIZE wanted.
 Our PATTERN BOOK of NEW STRING and SUMMER STYLES is FIFTEEN CENTS. but only TEN CENTS when ordered with d pat tern. Address all mai and orders 10 New Britain Herald Pattern Depart mcnt, .4S West 17th St., New York City.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-27

ened and will pull out much more easily. Anyway, it is worth trying"
 So Farmer Browns Boy went into the house and got some wood ashes from the fireplace. Then he wet Elip's face where the qulls were and the foot in which the quill was sticking. Then he put on the wood ashes. He also applied some of the ashes in INlip's mouth where the quills were. He then held Flip quietly for some time, all the time talking to him. Finally he took Flip out to the barn. There he got some pinchers and got Farmer Brown to help him. While Farmer Browns Boy held Flip, Farmer Brown be- gan pulling out the quills, Poor Flip yelped and struggled as each enc was pulled out But badly a5 the pulling of those quills hurt, it would have hurt much moro Lu for those ashes; for Farmer Browns Boy saw right away that those quills had softcncd and cane out much more easily than had tic ones he had pulled out of BoWscr | once.
 When the last quill was out, Farmer Browns Boy gently bathcd 1 the sore place. We washed away a,i 1 the ashes and then he put OH i healing salvc. Then he put Flip down. A more shamefaced dog you never saw than Flip
 ! Copyright, 1880. T. W. Burgcss)
 The next story: "A Lesson | Learned.'
New Britain herald., 1930-03-27

4 New Boardcr at the Hasbrouck
 Homo Proves to Be the "Tra,l'
 ing Detective and NLadge Is
 Worried
 There was so much persuasive h. tensity in Mrs. Cosgrove's voice, an intensity which I knew must be reflected from her sick brothers talks with her. that l hastencd 70 agree with her. After all l reflect ed, there was soundness in tho old adage concerning sheep and q lamb. and if my conscience com- pelled me to keep my promise to Robert Savarin that I would secret lv administer his bequest to Lillian, which he ostensibly had willed 10 me, I might as we'll use his small CT personal bequest to me for the many appeals to which I listened each year, so often, hopelessly, from sheer lack of sfunds.
 What you have said certainly puts 8 different aspect upon things" I told Mrs. Cossrove. 'ls Robert does not release me from my promise about the money he has left to Lillian, I might as well do what he wishes about the othe- beauest. But you can"
 My voice trailed away into a shamed silence. as I realized what I was asking of Robert Savarins sister. But neither her face nor her voice betrayed any disquiet.
 If there is anything I can do, rest assured I shall do it," she sail, oompetently. But you mustn't count on it. The only thing I can think of-but that is so farfetcheI I mustn't mention 1t. However--if Robert-lingers I should send for you. could you drop everything and come up here at once? You would only need to stay an hour CT two if knew beforehand just what time you would be here.''
 tried hard 10 curb my excite- nent, but my voice was tremulouS as I answered her.
 Fear of Publicity
 II will hold myself in readiness t. come to you at any minute" I said.
 She shot a keen glance at me.
 Don't count on anything" she nonished me. But I will do the best I can. Let me get one point clear. It is not so much the taking care of Roberts bequest to Lillian which troubles you, but the publici- ty which must follow the reading of the will. If it could be arranged so that only you and I would know of It you would be willing to act"
 Not willing" I returned, honest ly, but the task would not be the ~ell-nigh impossible thing it is now"
 She nodded, then spoke slowly.
 "Of course, you realize the main reason why Robert wished to leave this in trust to you" she said. He feared that even if Mr. Underwood were to go out of Lilian's life again. her inofdinate pride would prevent her from making use of