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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-08-24

through white foam close enough to
throw line over them. If Macalpin
had been less than the engineering
miracle he was, disaster must have
snatched victory from their grip.
Three times, Seymour, heart in
mouth, gave orders to stand by to
slip the tow-rope, so as to give his
own gallant ship chance. 1t seemed
as if it would mean disaster to both
craft, and the Minotaur was too good
to lose.
But there were bright gleams,, too.
Munro came along to report-the
smell of hot oil preceding him by
hundred feet-that the pumps were
more than holding their own with the
inflow and that such interior damage
as he could discover consisted simply
of connections knocked adrift with
sIedgehammer, and so easily repair
able. He was plastering on wild
patches of canvas smeared with tar
and red lead, and they were holding.
His Doric profanity was unprintable,
for he hated to see honest metal mu-
tilated. But he said that if he was
only allowed chance and an oil-can
he'd haul the spare propeller out of
the hold and ship it.
Daylight showed Seymour exactly
what he'd attempted. Harsh, high
rock was close astern; throughout
that screaming night not real faith
om's Roadway had been made. But
the ships had held their own; so much
was evident, since both remained
afloat.
Concluded Next Week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-08-24
eRom !. nee i ! ROUGH 4l& Seas"

at the defiance, massed itself for a
spectacular attack, and for fifty ter
rifle minutes laid the Bolsover over
so far on her side that the white
water creamed in like Niagara over
the lee bulwarks.
IF her matches go west now, she's
spitchered!" thought Seymour. The
ship would fill and sink like any stone
in that event; no mortal power could
save her. But the matches held-ex-
cept when one weakened, and then
the Volunteers-men who had learnt
through Seymour how the impossible
was the one thing that could be done
tore down the cargo derricks and
chain-lashcd them over the breach,
all. Then they breathcd again, and
sent one of their number-the oldest
and weakest--to the galley to brew
boiling coffee by the gallon, because
their bones were iced, and their brains
were numb. Seymour laced that brew
with such whiskey as he could find
in Jason's cabin.
The Minotaur's second engineer
came along just as the last wedge
was hammered home in the hatch
lashings and grinned.
"Hear We that, Cap'n?" he de-
manded. A dull pulsing was audible
through the devils chorus that ragged
all around and about. "She's pump
in'-d'ye ken-I've glen we steam."
Chats the talk, Munro!" cheered
Seymour. "Give us deck steam and
We'll think about getting home"
Aboard the Minotaur they bent
the towing hawser-a good wire
to the late lifesaving rope and the
Bolsover's windlass dragged it across
though the capstan almost came up
by the roots during the job.
"None of your homeward-bo
bitches this time!" raved Seymour,
fired with determination. "We1l
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-08-24

make it so they'll tow the keel out of
her before anything slips"
So the strong wire was coupled with
the cable and forty-five fathoms of
chain were paid out. Over there in
the Minotaur Morgan drove his skel-
ton crew to bride his own cable over
the stern, Stacking the two ends on
the poop so that the entire fabric of
the powerful ship should be behind
the tow. 1t was honest sailoring, done
under difficulties.
"Go ahead and try her" signaled
Seymour and he himself took the
wheel of the Bolsover just as the gale
made final frantic attempt to vindi-
cate itself. When that squall was
expended the Minotaur and the Boil
sover looked like two ice hummocks
YEARLY adrift but the tow rope was
taught and humming and the Bolsover
was bow-on to the towering waves.
Munro hauled himself to the bridge
to report that the donkey pumps were
gaining on the water in the wells,
judged by the sounding rod.
Pump her dry and see what dam
age is done below" ordered Seymour
scraping slush from his eyes. He was
foul with salt and grease, he ached
everywhere, he was almost flayed;
but he found himself happier than he
had been since the day when Dawn
dicovered for herelf how much of a
full-sized man he was. Here was
something approaching achievement.
"I'll dae just that" said Munro.
otis blawin' a thoct."
Things did not all come right all
the time of course, The drag of
water and weight of wind set back the
Minotaur with her tow so savagely
that on seven different occasions
the ships were in the backwash of the
breakers and rocks sharp enough to
cut armorplate to ribbons stabbed up
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
MORE DEALERS
JOIN CHRYSLER
Total of 1914 Now Aid
Organization; 387 Sign
in April.

According to information given by
Joseph w. Frazee, general sales
manager of the Chrysler Sales Cor
poration, 387 new dealers were add
ed to the roster of that company
during April, one of the most i'm
pressive shoWingS ever made by any
manufacturer. This brings the total
of new dealers signed since Jan. /,
to 682 and the total under the
Chrysler banner of 1874.
This list includes only dealers
allying themselves, with Chrysler
for the first time, and not those
whose agreements were renewed.
The new Chrysler dealers signed in
April represent forty-two of the
forty eight states. Illinois heads
the list with twenty-nine.
Included in the list are many new
points, as well as those where
Chrysler has strengthened it's rep
resentation in territory previously
covered.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
ASSEMBLING OF
CHEVROLETS TO
BE FAIR EFFORT
Exposition Visitors Will See
Actual Work at
Chicago.

The actual building of automobiles
on the Chevrolet assembly line in
the General Motors building at A
Century of Progress fair in Chicago,
began yesterday, according to an
announcement ny Dudley Frazer,
production manager of the line, to
E. w. Berger, Indianapolis zone
manager.
Thus, with more than ten days
before the official opening day of
the 1884 exposition, Chevrolet work.
men will have ample opportunity to
familiarize themselves with the new
ly installed assembly line machinery
and the special precision tools with
which they will demonstrate to the
exposition's visitors all summer the
smooth and painstaking manner in
which all Chevrolet cars are built.
The assembly line will operate
daily, except Sunday, from 1:30 to
5 and from $50 to 9 o'clock each
day, Mr.. Frazer stated. Working
hours, therefore, are predicated on
the thirty-SiX-hou week set by the
NRA automotive code.
Coaches and four-door sedans of
the knee action" Master Six line
will be assembled this year Pres
ent plans call for approximately
twenty cars to be turned out each
day.
Although the worlds fair assembly
line is a duplicate of that in oper-
alton in each of the nine assembly
pants throughout the United States,
the cars will be assembled in more
or less "slow-motion" in order that
watchers may keep track Of each OF
the many intricate operations.
Each Chevrolet built this year at
the General Motors building will
bear a specially designed medallion
on the instrument panel.
More than two hundred employees
will be engaged in building these
cars, it was stated. Material for the
bodies and chassis will be brought
into the plant each night after 10
when the exposition closes.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
fabrication Failures Take
Most of Entrants Off
Speedway.
BY JOE COPPS

Almost two-thirds Of the splendid
field which started in the annual
5O0-mile race at the indianapolis
Speedway last May 80 fell victims
to the grueling pace of more than
1O4 miles an hour and limped in
with mechanical troubles.
Most of the grief which shattered
the high hopes of twenty-five
drivers out of the starting lineup
of forty-two can be traced to fail
ure of lubricating systems.
Worries will be added this year
on Decoration day with the llmlta-
ton of cars to the consumption OF
forty-five gallons of fuel for the
entire run. A limitation of oil to
six gallons and two quarts last year
did not seem, however, to have been
disastrous. 1t was the systems
which failed. 1t was freely pre-
dicted by protesting drivers and car
owners before the race that there
would not be special job in the
competition at the end of 300 miles
because of the small oil allowance,
but Miller-powered cars finished
one, two, three and four.
The definite failure of oiling
systems sent four cars out last
year; three threw connecting rods,
five had axle and ring gear trou-
bic, two broke pistonS; there was one
broken crankshaft, one down with
general ignition trouble, and two
broken timing gears, one cracked
manifold and one peculiar mechani-
cal accident caused by the starting
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
Nearly Two Cars Out of
Three Crippled in Race

crank nut going through the front
of the motor case.
Louis Schneider, winner in 1881,
stopped before he had completed his
first lap when a nut was dislodged
from his starting crank and went
through the motor.
Two cars went out at thirty-two
miles, Paul Bost's four cylinder JOB
breaking an oil line and Rick Deck
er cracking a manifold.
Ray Campbell went out with an
oil leak and ignition trouble COM
bined at the sixty-mile post, and
Ralph Hepburn threw connecting
rod at seventy-two miles.
Ira Hall, noted dirt track ace, fell
by the wayside at ninety-two miles
with a broken piston. His car
stopped suddenly against the wall
in the southeast turn with little
damage, and Hall won the sports
manship award for the year when
he jumped out of his mount and
held it against the wall to prevent
it from rolling down in the traffic
of the race.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16

today Miss Sidney is one of Holly
woods most important and most
sought-after stars.
The fact is that Miss Sidney
could not get a job on Broadway
after she left the Theater Guild
school in New York.
She took a bit in the first pic
ture that Lye de Putt made. After
three years in stock, Miss Sidney
went movies" again and appeared
in Through Different Eyes" Both
she and the movie were buSts.
Disheartened, she returned to
Broadway and entered the cast Of
Bad Girl" After seeing her in
that play. B. P Schulberg. the
movie producer, decided that she
had great movie possibilities.
Mr.. Schulberg talked for hours as
he tried to convince her that he
knew what pictures would make her
star. Her first Paramount picture
was City Streets" and she has been
successful ever since.
The other day 1 was invited to
see preVleW OF "Thlrty-Day Prin-
cess in which she plays two roles,
and this movie actually guarantees
the movie future Of this actress who
failed twice.
1t is essentially a woman'S pic
ture, but the men will get big kick
out of it. I'll tell you more later
about the movie.
"Thirty-Day Princess" opens Fri
day at the Circle.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
DETROIT ORCHESTRA
EMPLOYED BY FORD
Symphony Group Will Be
Heard at Fair.

Under terms of an agreement
signed by the Ford Motor Company
and the Detroit Symphony Society,
the Detroit Symphony orchestra
will appear at A Century OF Progress
Expedition, Chicago, for twelve con-
secutive weeks, beginning June 16,
giving two concerts a day in con-
junction with the Ford exhibit, &C
cording to r. A. Hayes, indianapolis
branch manager.
Announcement of the agreement
was made by Murray G. Paterson,
secretary of the symphony society,
who signed for it, B. ]. Craig signed
for the Ford company.
The orchestra, as it will go to
Chicago, will be composed of seventy
musicians, with Victor Kolar as con-
ductor. Concerts will be given in an
especially constructed shell in Ford
Gardens, on the shore of Lake
Michigan, adjacent to the Ford Ex-
position building, and will be broad
cast by several national radio net
works.
The contract gives the Ford COM
pany the right to extend the concert
beyond the twelve-week period,
which ends Sept. 7.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
Educational Campaign on
Auto Prices Succeeding

lovski, indianapolis zone manager
for Buick and Pontiac.
These three prices are list, cash
delivered, and time delivered. List
prices are those established and ad-
vertised at the factory, less extras.
Delivered prices, for cash, are
those quoted in the purchasers
home community. Here is where
handling and extra equipment items
enter
The difference between list and
delivered prices can be evaluated by
the purchaser and he should always
compare two or more cars at or near
the same list price. Often it will be
found that a car with lower list
price delivers for more than an
other car with a higher list price. 1t
is good business to compare list and
delivered prices before deciding
upon a specific make.
Time delivered prices affect five
out of seven purchasers and as these
prices include service and insurance
charges, they require close scrutiny
Mr.. Pavlovski asserted. Besides, it is
only good business to compare the
time and cash prices if only to es-
tablish the fact that the carrying
charges are in line with those of
recognized finance companies.
Pontiac, Buick and other General
Motor dealers have been conducting
an educational campaign among
buyers of new and used cars because
they regard it as good business to
give their customers the best of
time-finance service at low cost, plus
adequate insurance protection
through General Motors Acceptance
Corporation. Purchasers have been
benefited in numerous instances
and public reaction is most favor
able, Mr.. PavlovSH concluded.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
MORTICIANS INVITE
PUBLIC TO SESSION
State Funeral Directors
Convention to Begin.

For the first time in its history.
the Indiana Funeral Directors As
ISOLATION will have a session OF its
state convention open to the public
during this years meeting to be
held next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday in the Manufacturers
building, Indiana state Playground.
Tuesday will be public guest day.
Admission will be cards which will
be given out by members of the as
sociation throughout the state.
In announcing the innovation,
John Paul Ragsdale. indianapolis,
association secretary and treasurer,
said:
Our profession now is operating
under a code of fair competition,
and we wish to acquaint the public
with our aims"
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
DETECTIVES
TO PLAY BASEBALL
Cops Get in Training for
Diamond Clash.

Emulating the prowess Of their
most dangerous foe, John Dillinger,
city police and detectives will vie
for the honor Of their separate de-
partmentS on the baseball diamond
tomorrow afternoon at Willard
park.
Dillinger, it will be remembered,
was no mean first baseman for his
own colleges" Indiana reforma-
tory and Indiana prison. In order
to avert the menace of a ringer in
the person of Public Enemy No l
being thrust into the game, the rules
committee has requested that all
participants check their "gats" be-
fore going on the scene of battle.
The two team managers, William
Marks of the police, and Donald
Tooley of the detective bureau, have
warned the would-be baseball
flashes to get in condition for the
contest. Since the police have taken
to riding in squad cars, muscles
have loosened- and pauncheS have
grown.
Fred Simon, detective chief, will
be umpire.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
STUTZ HEAD SERVES
IN AVIATION INQUIRY
Edgar S. Gorren Aids Group in
Army Investigation.

Edgar S. Gorrell, president, Stutz
Motor Car Company of America,
Inc, has been named to serve on
the army air service investigating
committee in Washington.
Organization of the committee,
which is intended to make COM
prehensive survey of army aviation
in general, was begun early in
March by Secretary of War Dern.
Mr.. Gorrell was chosen to serve
both because of his extensive busi-
ness experience and his intimate
knowledge of aviation affairs.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
On View Here TODAY

INDIANAPOLIS theaters today Of
l. fer: Vaudeville on the stage
and Merry Wives Of Reno" on the
screen at the Lyric; Viva Villa" at
Loew'S Palace; Twenty Million
SWeetheartS" at the Circle; Janet
Gaynor and Charles Farrell in
Change of Heart" at the Apollo,
and The Trumpet Blows" and "As
the Earth Turns" at the Indiana.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
DRIVERS PERMITS LAG;
STATE PLANS REMEDY
Operators Licenses $4,000 Behind,
Finney Declares.

Estimating that approximately
$4,000 more automobile drivers Ii
censes should have been sold, Frank
Finney. chief of the state auto Ii
cense division, announced today a
drive to obtain more widespread
compliance with the drivers license
law
A total of 688,835 automobile IL
censes were sold together with 763,-
365 drivers licenses. The driver Ii
cense figure amounts to ITO per
cent of the automobile license sale
where the percentage should be at
least 100 per cent, Mr.. Finney said.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16

other ports of
the Bahamas,
were six hun
dred Philco ra-
diO distributors
from all parts Of
t h e U nj t e d
States.
The ship was
chartered by the
Philco organiza-
ton for the pur-
pose OF bringing
together its dis
t r i b u t o r S
throughout the
country, for a
sales and adVer-
tjSinO COnVen-
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
LUDLOW LISTS EXPENSE
$40 for Dinner Party Included in
Cost of Campaign.

Social expenses of carrying on a
campaign for the unopposed renom-
ination for congressman were list
ed today by Representative Louis
Ludlow at the courthouse. Of the
$3.50 spent, $40 was for dinner
party, $500 a contribution to the
Democratic county fund and $40 to
the Non-partisan League.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
GENERAL MOTORS EARNS
Dividends Declared on Common and
Preferred Stock.
BU Times Special

BIZ 7 ImcS Npfc!Hf
NEW YORK, May 16-Directors
of General Motors Corporation,
meeting here, declared the regular
25 cent dividend on all outstanding
common stock of the corporation
payable June II to stockholders OF
record tomorrow.
The regular $125 dividend was
also declared on SIS preferred stock
payable Aug. l to holders July 9.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
NEW TRUNK IS OFFERED
Ford Accessory Available in COlOrS
to Match Cars.
BIZ Times Special

% y
DETROIT, May 16.-A new ac-
cessory brought out by the Ford
Motor Company for all 1888 and
1884 Ford VS. automobiles is a
metal luggage trunk complete with
rack, spare wheel and bumper ex-
tension.
The luggage carrier will be pro-
vided in colors to match the color
of the 1884 V-8.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
-The Theatrical World
Sylvia Sidney, Two-Time
Failure, Now Real Star
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN

XXTHEN one gets the facts about
w movie stars, part Of their ca
reers sound far from being success
stories.
When one throws away the Polly
anna primer about Sylvia Sidney,
who left the legitimate stage in
New York, where she was a star,
one learns that Sylvia failed twice
in the movies before she made good.
After the two-time failure, Miss
Sidney had to be begged to try
again.
The third time fortune smiled and
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
JURY FAILS TO INDICT
No Bill Returned in Case of Motor
Freight Line Official.

A no bill has been returned in
the case Of Norman H. Sackrider,
Logansport, an official of the Ma
tional Motor Freight Company.
The no bill as returned by the
Marion county grand jury after in
vestigation based on alleged mis-
use of funds of the freight COM
DanV
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
Timken Bearing Shares

BIZ Times Special
CANTON, O., May 16. - At the
regular monthly meeting Of the
board of directors Of the Timken
Roller Bearing Company, cash
dividend of 25 cents a share was
declared, payable June 5 to stock
holders of record at the close of
business next Friday.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
Auto Sales Doubled

Sales of automobiles in Germany
during February of this year were
double those during the same
month in 1888. This large increase
is said to be due to abolition of
government tax on new cars.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
General Motor Explains List,
Cash and Time Pay
ment Figures.

While the buying public is check
ing values as it has never done be-
fore, nevertheless, it is not generally
aware that every new car has at
least three prices, states w. L. Paw
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
Five Sneed Kings

Only five men have ever driven
an automobile faster than 200 miles
an hour. They are Sir Malcolm
Campbell of England. Major H. o.
D. Segrave. also of England; Ray
Keech. Frank Lockhart and Lee
Bible, all Americans.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16

Among those to sail was Art
Rose, head of the Rose Tire Com
pany. local Philco auto-radio and
Miller tire distributor, $50 North
Meridian street.
Mr.. Rose left indianapolis Sun
day afternoon for New York where
he Joined other members of the
Philco distributing organization
for this novel combined business
and pleasure voyage.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
Burglary Confession Claimed

Police today claimed a confession
involving robberieS of six north side
homes. Lawrence Thompson. 80,
Negro. 1929 North Senate avenue, is
said to have made the admission.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
Strict Law BalkS Death

The death rate from auto acci-
dents in states with strict drivers
license laws is about 80 per cent
lower than in those not having
adequate statutes.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
RUN ENDS
Sedan Driven $4,000 Miles in Fifteen
Days.
BIZ Tim eS ,SnecinI

TORONTO, Can, May Is. - Bob
Mckenzie in a Studebaker Special
Dictator st. Regis sedan, has COM
pleted a $4,000 mile run.
At the finish, the Studebaker
sedan had driven a total of 1880
miles in just exactly three hours
more than fifteen days, thus main
tanning an average speed of Alt
miles an hour every day and night
for over two weeks.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
II DIE; 80 TRAPPED IN
BELGIAN MINE BLAST
Entombed Men Doomed, Is Fear, as
Rescue Is Rushed.

Rescue Is Rushed.
By United Press
MONS, Belgium, May 16.-Thirty
men were entombed today in the
Fief de Landbrechies mine near
here, and twelve charred bodies
were at the surface, after terrific
explosion. Five survivors, rescued
before fire made further search i'm
possible, suffered broken limbs and
burns.
Fire damp was believed to have
caused the explosion. There was
little hope of rescue for the thirty
entombed men.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-05-16
CITY MAN GOES
ON PHILCO TRIP
Radio Distributors Sail for
Bermuda on Unique
Voyage.

Sailing from New York yester-
day aboard the Queen of Bermuda
bound for Bermuda, Nassau and
The Nome nugget., 1934-05-05

the Attorney General will lose his chance to become President by succession. If the President the vice-President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treas ury, and the Secretary of War were removed by death, the At torney' General would occupy the White House The Attorny Gen eraf. of course, does not .coyet the place of the Chief Executive thru any such calamity as that, and no doubt will take his place on the islands without giving thought to the fact that so far as the next three years are concerned, his chapce of sitting in the White House has departed.
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