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CHAPTER I
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JITHEKE was a lliougntiui nown on
$vAithfes of the man who was the
KfimMtkKt of twenty million dollars He
? a tall." spare man. with n fringe
t-'rttMIh-brovvn nair encircling a nam
- JMt. -Hie blue eyes. fled Juat now In
. fc adv case tmon a low of pon-
li aarnus law books across the room.
:'i,rJ'r friendly and benevolent In direct
Kfc.Wtradlctlon to the bulldog, never-let-
t t ....... .-.. 1 1. I .... f . I. r.ltfa ln
S-.feKtow the firm rather thin llp
i'.Vif&STThe lawyer, a vouthfully alert nnn
aixty yearn, inmiy urav no iu ki"
should think there rrere' I trlid 'tifli
once I eot that philanthropic bean In
my bonnet, and I pae thousand", ten
of thousando to 'em Then I Rot to
wonderliiK where the money went
fnrxpected'y the lawyer chuckled
You never dirt like to InveM with
out InveMlRatlnp, Fulton," he oh
observed With only a shruc fur ar answer thf
other plunsed on
".Vow. understand I'm not avlnft
that orRanlted charity ln t all rfEht.
and doesn't dn cood, of course tfelthrr
am I prepared to propose nnythlnc to
take Its place And mavhe the two
or three I dealt with were particularly
addicted to the ort of thine I oblrrtert
to But. honertly. Ned. If jou'rt lost
heart and friends and money, and were
Just read.v to chuck the whole shootlnK
-OSIilr n mustache, sat Idly watching, () , ,0ud you like to become
iWAw; yt with ees that looked so in-, ,rfti(1. number twenty-three
iWiWSilV 't JIC-V "erncd o "f'f" , ' ihmitnil ssven hundred and forty-one.
iiK'r..,u"f., B.. .. . fiT.i-. ..i;. in I ticketed and riockMod. and nuiv appor-
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'-T3 Vj.ibkci urEii I'uiiiii- ni tin,. v........ i Aa.A.i Kff ,m m i-..T-..n!nA r - ftr rin
PWPit"llhmj ,,"nrn,rtoPdo with ' h" " Mo that', 'while a do,en snecta
HiSSM.!?1 nm ' SOlnB to do wltn watched you belnK r enned UP I
li; T lawver'a Ustenlnit Pveia"" reaulated and wound up with a
W&8&. to? a mome". ,h'K -cr ." U,y made of irt w njjjrt and no more
'Tr Afllii.llCDB UU IllC uoca uiuw. -- ! v
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?-'J?eme the answer ....
IvS .''"Spend it yoursel'. I hope fo- eom
tjf.'-.t.'L. Xtr Stnnlpv f! Pulton was cullty of
ShS5fc)htUB and an uplifted pvebrnw cl
Sft1,'T!ianks. Very prett and I appre- j u
:SvvCJAte u, 01 course hui i i-.m i c..
fti?iL.Ut one suit of clothes at a time, nor
pW.Aa.. Kiif nryt, fllnMpr uhlcll llV tie W .1 V
RS,JUt now consists of xomehodv health
Bipcuil ana noi w.ner iw-''n " ,;
Hone-don t really wnai jou mieni mi'
ura.k --.r... nt lt"lt Ml
BSvPsrVThe lawyer frowned
E??r'A-ShUCks. Kulton" he epntula'ed
PfsttWlth nn Irritable twist of hl hind 'I
ft-tlHjugril Detter ot you man mi -'v-'!uw.r
rich man's 'one-suit one-dliT r
iJ&ffi-bed.at.a-time' hard-luck . 'orv
f5,K"iont suit your style Better cut It
I n-
tike It
The lawyer Huched
"I Know , but mv dear fellow what
M-onlrt vnii have? Surely, unorganized
charity" and promiscuous rIvIiik 1
on o
rh vet I've tried thnt wev (no
rhrURRcd the other "There was a time
when every Tom, nick and Harrv. with
a rundown shoe and a ragged toat.
could count on me for .1 ten-spot b
Jut holdinK out his hand nn questions
aked Then serlous-eved little woman
. t. lnU n.a nna lilt' t ll O t tllA It1
rii 'in i'iiu '11 ...it ...... ...- . ...- -. .
.1 .1 1 . ..V.telt. nf -1 .nllllnnnlra '
was not otilv a curse to .inv communIt
nut a corruption to the whole State I
1-.I-. .. .1.. I. ...II,. li..-.ll.tArl flirt tlfltliin
lll'l FlC -Il- l int. irviunvu Hi' "'."'" .
as veil bless her ' And I thought I was
do'ns aoo 1 ' '
What t id iv to voir mere was
..-.r3yv
Wm ,& nmV ' '" . ' ..r,,,, ',; . a whimsical smile in the a.ver's ees
r&AW.& S.V.$Z I -1 u"nu,nr 'V foil.jnl
Bl SS? " i. .1 iii.i, 1. left n' those ten-"po;s m o-ir 1 iai 1 rani"
Vf Ml nivseir the little that Is len o , . ' ..,.,, ., ,.. im .,,i,i nf
t7f .?MAtire
k ' . , d.n. I1.H Irtl... A" O 1
Jt unci rnorr 11 in ' ."",
shed that keenly scnitinlsInK clance.
4. "What was 11. Fulton" A ivlilm-vt
tH' ''rfcbblt. or a wedce of m'tice pi" '10' 'Ik'
;' ..mother used to moke"' Why. ran al've
lyou re uareiv over niiy. yer n-rr "i-
It's only a little matter of Ird'sefon
VThere nre a lot o cood dnvs aid nod
5.. The millionaire made a vvrv fnc"
V-W.""V.ev llkelv If I sUrv Ve the llis-
;F".Cults. But. se'rlouslv Ned. I'm In .!' -
rrK ':
' nh some o' them were all ileht of
)urse. mid 1 inado those IHtics 011 the
1 spot nut the other- t tell ou.
ed m"!iev tint Is" t earnel Is the
, most rlsk thins 111 the world If I'd
I left hrlf thnve wretches nlone they d
hive braved up aiul helped themselves
and made men of themselves, mavhe
I As It was well. ou never can tell as
'to the lesults of a yo-mllcd 'Rood' no
tion from mv ri,ilence I should sa.v
1'iev are everv whlt as d neerous as the
ill ones
The lawver laimhert outr ciit
Vo. I rton'f th'nk 1 p " 'n 1
iiyvTWlS-.,. .. A...l.ll. tl.tt T nn m-rnsa 1'Olinrr I
MliTh; I..I nlirht mt lm hin I I mv ,,Iir fello'v. tints Just
felrbVTcrf'hfmo h- "hn-tncfl here the n.nl1 chr.iltv come. In
&l,e' Ta'k nbUt yUr m1U,,l'"!Dth.Jves"? know-rase No 2,.T'
",rt'ri t know Too had ten bad '" I And' th'it's all ri?ht. of course. Relief
fc5lm-m- vvell that's what oe mM- of some sort Is absolutelv neces-arv
&T.nheri ert l U set me .0 thlnk'n- I Uut I'd like to see a little w-rm sVm-
S3rtae. when I Ket throur'v wltl, ; ; o ... some wav .ive
b v. v .nj
lKjv?r5inr .' The lawyer's llns came 10-
igv - - - K lt1 Htn.l(. 'Vmie not
KVMe your will, I believe "
K??,v:jt "KO. ureaaea 11. pomeu-jw rm n
i&S'tijtfcew a man'li flRht Fhy of a little mimr
F9iiS.Mi that. Isn't it? And when we're su
S33lfMy particular where It Knrs while
M3 Hvlng"
&&"TtK I know, you're not the only
fAtMH. .XDu nave relatives phiucw un ,-. .
Uwnlst."
'?&M-VSIptMng nearer than cousins, th'rd rf
BHJsWw without a will "
?11i'?feiMWhv don't you marry
Wr2'3.SliA. mll'lnnnlra rpnentetl
i"ft of a moment before
the wry
'&t'&i"l'fli not . marryintr man. I never did
ij.tyi muvii iui wmii-u . n, .
sWl enough to think that a woman
Ki Awovaia Dt apt to ion in love who m
TOIUM IiokH nr am I nhllired enouch
ScMto care to hand the millions over to
l! wnmiti that falls In love with them.
Stflttklnir mo a'ong as the necescarv -ack
IJKtrtWftf tinlrfo thn PnlH If it enn".es tO
iJFtHkt, I'd father ri-k the coulns They.
8"4Mn't ancle to fret the money
S " ;-Tou know them'"
al5j"Whyt not pick out a bunc1. of col-
$. rlii. Tnllllnnsille shnn'll his liend
y J "IJoftsn't appeal to me. somehow Oh,
E-. : fif course It oueht to, but It just do n t
KBJ.Th, all. Maybe if 1 was a col eKe
fc'TTn myself : hut well, I had to dig tor
PiWhAt education 1 got
Ka.Tfa' "Very well charities, then There
(QW-iVa e mimhsrless organizations that "
&VAj istoDDed abruptly at the other's up-
IcSNWitM nano.
K.-.O'Organizatlons : (iooa neavens.
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Rptjrp, """VMOiir xiuurs
'Tr? 11 lilt? I ciiusyi winia jrfiu in
iiUJr & Jones Company of Gloucester i
cordinc i
"l the renort Klven out bv the company. I
pew eight-hour-day riveting record
&(!,, bung up vhen I.awience Helnlch, I
TiTOver ; i. uurrow-, nomei-on hiiu m i
hands a id n head "
'Then why don t vou try It yourself?"
"Not I '" His gesture of d ssent was
mplntle "I have tried It. In f way.
md failed That's, why I'd like some
ime else to tackle the job And that
brines me rlcht back to mv original
iiiestlon I'm wondurlns what my monev
will do when I'm done with It I'd
"ke to have one of mv own kin have It
-if I wan suie of lilin Monev Is a
nicer Proposition. Ned. and It's cap
able of 'most nir. thing"
"It Is You're right "
"What I can do with It, and what
sinie one else can do ult! It. are two
lultc different matters 1 don't con
sider in efforts to circulate It wlsel. o
even harmlessly. eactl.v what on'd
call a howlliiK Hticvess Whntevei I'e
done, I've alwavs been nltlclced for not
doing something else If I grve a costly
enterta'nmtnt 1 was accused of show
ostentation If I didn t give It I was
accused of not putting monev Into
honeht clicul'itlon If I donated to a
chuich. It was called conscience mone.v .
nnd If I d'dn't donate to It. thev slid I
vvis ineiii i ul miserly So much for
wlnt I v d' ue I wis iust wondering
what the otl er fi 1'niv'd do with It"
"Whv worry'' Twon't he jour fault
"Iliit it vv II -If 1 rive II to h'm
rireat Scott Ned' Think what money
does for folks fomet'tnef folks that
rrn I uivl to I ' hook at Hltby; and
.ook nt that poor little Mnrston girl,
throwing herself away on that worthless
scamp of a (lowing who's nnly after her
money, ns evervnouy (nut ncrseir) i
knows And If It doesn't make knaves
nnd martyts of them, ten to one It i
does make fools of 'em They're worse
than .i kid with a dollar on cltcli" ,
I day; and thev use Just about as much
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"Now, what am I going to do with my. money?"
sense spending their pile, too You
should have heaid dad tell about his
pals in the eighties that struck it rich
in the gold mines One bought up every
gtocei) store In town and Ihstlttlled a
huge free grili-hac for the populace:
and another dlopped his hundred thou
sand H the d ce lmx before It was a
week old I womlei what th se cousins
of mine back l"at are like "
"If vou'ie feu fill, better take "ase
No L'l.Tll." smllel the lan.vel
"llm-m , I s'uppo'e so," ejaculated the
other Kiimlv getilmr to his feet "Well.
I must be off It's biscuit time. I
see "
A moment later the door of the lavv
ver' Mimptuuiisl cpinlnted oTice closed
behind him Vnt iweny-ioiir hour af
terward, howevei It cnened to admit
him again I'e was tU-i mgei-eyed,
and milling He looked ten eai
.vounger Hven the utile e boy who
ushered him In cnclitd a curious eC
nt him
The man at the great flit-topped desk
gave a surprised iauulatlon
"Hullo, Kulton' Those biscuits must
be agieeing with vou" he laughed
"Mind telling me their mime""
"Ned I've got a scheme I think I
can carry It out " Jlr Stnnlev O Ful.
ton stiode across the room and drop,
ped himself into the waiting chair
"Hemi'inher thoe couslii back Hast"
Well I'm going to find out which of
'em I want foi my heir "
"Another case of investigating be
fore investing, eh'"
"nxnctlv "
"Well, that's Uke ou What s it,
a little detective wnik? Clolng to get
nctunlnti1 with them, I suppose, and
see hoiv they treat ou Then 0ii
can sire them up nt to bents and titb
its. .Hid drop the gorden plum Into the
lap of the worth man, eh-'"
"Yes. and no Hut i.ni the wav
vou sny I'm going to give 'em say
flftv- or a hundred thouand apiece,
and '
"f!lve It to them now"
"Sure ' How 'm I go'ng to know
how they'll i-pend meney till they have
It to spend?"
"I Knov , I ui "
"Oh, I've planned all that Don't
wnir Of course you II have to fix It
up f ! mc I shall Une Instructions
with jou, and when the time conies all
oii have to do Is to carry them out "
The law.ver came erect in hU chuii.
"Leave instructions! But you, jour
elf ?" ,
"Oh. I'nf going to he thcte, Ir Hiller
ton " ,
"There" Hllleitnn?"
"Ye, wheic tli' cousins live voil
know Of course I want to .ee how
it wniks " '
"Humph' 1 suppose you think ou'II
find out with you watching the r eveiy
move" The law.ver had s'l led back 111
his chair, an ironical smile nn lil lips
"Oh. they won't know me, of course,
except at' John Smith."
John Smith'" The lawyer was fit
ting e'ect iigalu.
"Yes I'm galng to take that name
for a lime."
"Nonsense. Fulton! Have you lobt
our ens"? '
"No.' The millionaire tl!l 'oillcd im
pel turbablv "Reall.v, my deai Ntd. I'm
disappointed in von You don't seem to
renllze the pusfibMltles of this thing "
"oh. ves, I do perhaps better than
.vou, old man," ictoited the other with
an eMnessive glance.
'Oh. tome. Ned. listen' I've got three
cousins In Kllletton. I nevei saw them,
and thev never saw me. I'm going to
give thtm a tidy little sum of money
apiece, and then have the fun watching
them spend It. Any harm In that, cspe
c'all.v afl It's no one's business what I do
with my money?"
"No-no. I nippose not If ou cart
carry such a wild scheme through"
"I can, 1 think I'm going to be John
Smith."
"Nice d'stlnctlv" name!"
"t chose a colorless one on pui poise. I'm
going to be a tololless perron, you bee'
"Oh' Add ei do you think Mr
S'anh-v (1 Kulton, multlmlllioiiaiic.
with hln plctuied Thcc- In half the papets
mil magazines ft"ii the Atlant c to ihe
Pile tic. can hide t'.at face behind a
color. ess John South'."
"Maybe not Hut he can hide It behind
a nicy little close-cropped limit!" The
millionaire stroked his smooth chin ie
flectlvely. "Humph! How larg Is Itillerlon?"
"Might or ten thousand Nice little
New K.nRlJlid town, I'm told."
"Htn-in. And your et business In
Hilletton, that will enable you to he the
observing fly nn your cumins' walls?"
"Yes. I've thought that all out. too
and that's another brilliant stiokc. I'm
going to be a getiealog.st I'm going to
be at woik tracing the tHal1"!0!! fainll.v
their naine lh Uialsdell I'm writing a
book which necessitates the collection of
n endless amount of data. Now how
about that fly'o chances of observation,
eh?"
' "Mighty iJoor, If he's swattedand
that's what he will be I Xe.w Kngland
housewives are death on flics, I under
stand "
"Well I'll risk this one."
"You poor fellow!" There were ex
asperation and amusement In the law
yer's eyes, but there wan only mock
sympathy In his voice. "And to think
Irv known you all these years, and
never suspected It, Fulton I"
Th man who owned twenty millions
still smiled Imperturbably.
"Oh. yes, I know what you mean, but
I'm not crazy. And really I'm Interested
in renealogy, too, and I've been thlhk
Ing for (tome time I'd go digging about
the roota of my ancestral tree, ti have
dug a little, In years gone. My mother
was a Blasdell, you, know
''Her grandfather was brother to some
ancester of these Hlllerton Bla'sdells;
and I really am interested in collecting
Blalsdell data. So that's all straight.
I shall he telling no (lbs And think of
the opportunity It gives me! Besides,
I rhall try to board vvl.h one of them
I've decided that."
"L'pon my word, a pretty little
scheme!"
"Yes. 1 knew you'd apprec ate It. the
more 0U thOUtht about It." Mr. Stan
ley O. Fullons blue c.ves twinkled a
little.
With a disdainful gesture the law.ver
brushed this aside.
"Do ou mind telling me how you
happened to think of It, yourself"
"Not a bit. 'Twas a little booklet got
out by a trust company "
"It sounds like It!"
"Oh. thev didn't suceest exactly this.
I'll admit ! but they did suggest that. if.
you were fearful as to the way your
heirs would handle their Inheritance,
ou could create a trust fund for their
benefit while you were living, and then
watch the way the beneflclar'es spent
the Income, as well a the way the trust
fund Itself was managed In this way
you could observe the effects of our
gifts, and at the same time be able to
change them If you didn't like results
That gave me an Idea. I've Just devel
oped it. Thai's all I'm going to make
my cousins a little rich, and see wh'ch.
If any of them, can stahd being voiy
rich."
"But the money man' How nre you
going to drop a hundred thousand dol
lars into three men's lops, nnd expect
to get avvsy without an Investigation as
to the. why and wherefore of such a
singular proceriltig" '
"That's where oui' part enmes In."
sm'led the millionaire blandly "Be
sides, to be accurate, one of the laps
Iser a petticoat one."
"Oh, Indeed! So much the worse.
tna.vbe But and o this Is where I
come In, Is It? Well, and suppose 1 re
fuse to come In?''
"Regretfully 1 shall have In employ
anolher attorney "
"Humph! Well""
"But vou won't refuse" The blue
e.ves opposite were still twinkling "In
the first place, you're my good friend
mv beM friend You wouldn't be seen
let'tlng me start off on a wild-goose
chase like this without youi guiding
hand at the helm to see that I didn't
come a-cropper
"Aren't you getting our metaphors a
Irlfle mixed?" This time tne lawyer's
eves weie tw'nkllng
"i:h? What? Well, maybe. But I
reckon you get my meaning Besides
what I want to do Is a mere routine of
rrcnlnr business. Willi VOU.
"It sounds like It. Routine, indeed'"
"But It is oUr pan. It en
I'm off for South Amer'ca. say. nn an
exploring tour lh-vour chatge I leave
tertaln papeis with Instructions that nn
the first day of the sixth month of my
absence I being unhe'ird from), ou
nre to open a certain envelope and act
nccordlng to Insti actions within Sim
plest thing In the wo.-ld, man. Now, Isn't
If" . .,
"Oh. very simple as you put It
"Well, meanwhile I'll Mart for South
America alone of course: and so far
as nu'ie concerned, that ends It
"If on the viay, somewhere. I deter
mine suddenly on a change of dns'ltm
tlon that Is none of our affair. If, sa.v
hi u month or two. a eiulet, Inoffenslvt
gnntltmati hv the name of h-tiilh arrives
In Hllloiton on the legitimate and pot
fectlv re-spec able business nf looking
up n family pedigree, that alBn Is none of
your concern "
Willi a sudden laugh the lawer fell
back in his chaii.
"By Jove. Kulton, If I don't believe
.vou'll pull this abmrd thing off!"
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sstVI
There! Now you're talking like a
sensible man, and we can get somewhere.
Of course I'll pull It off 1 Now here' '
my plan. In order best to judge how
my esteemed relatives conduct tliem-
selves under the suiiuen accession or
wealth, I must see them first without
it. of course. Hence, I plan to be In
Hlllerton some months before Our let
ter and the money arrive. I Intend. In
deed, to be on the friendliest terms with
every Blalsdell In Hlllerton before that
time comes."
"But can ou? Will they accept you ,
without references or Introduction?"
"Oh, I shall have tne best of refer
ences and Introductions. Bob Chalmeiit
Is the president of a bank there. Re
member Boh? Well, I shall take John
Smith In and Introduce him to Bob some
day. After that, Bob'H" Introduce John
Smith. See? All I need Is a letter,
as to my integrity nnd respectability, I
.reckon, so my kinsmen won't suspect
me of designs on their spoons when
I ask to hoard with them You see.
I'm a milct, retiring gentleman, and I
don't like noisy hotels "
With an explosive chuckle tbe lawyer
clapped his knee.
"Fulton, this Is absolutely the richest
thing I ever. heard of! I'd give a farm
to he a fly on your wall and see you
do it I'm blest If I don't think I'll go
to Hlllerton myself to see Bob. By
George, I will go and see Bob!"
"Of course," agreed the other serenely,
"why noi7 Beside. It will be the most
natural thing In the World business.
ou know. In fact, 1 should think you
leally ought to go. In connec'.lon with
the bequests."
"Why. to be sure " The lawyer frown
ed thoughtfully. "How much are you ll
going to give them?' ll
'Oh. A bundled thnuennH qnUna T fl
reckon "
"That ought to do for p'.n money."
"Oh. well, I want them to have enough.
ou know, for It lo be a real test Of
what they would do with wealth. And It
must be cash nn securities. I want
them to do their own investing"
"But how- are you going to fix It?
What excuse are you going to give Wr
dropplnc a hundred thousand Into their
laps like that? You can't tell your
real puipose. naturally: You'd defeat
.voiir pwn ends "
That part we'll have In n.x up In
the letter of Instructions. I think w
can. I ve got a scheme,"
"I'll warrant you have! I'll believe
anything of jou now But w-hai are you
going to do afterward when you've .
found out what you wanf lo know I
mean? Won't It bo something of ft
shock when John Smith turns Into Mr.
Stanley tl Fulton? Have jou thought"
of that?
,',',vye'1' ,'x'" thought of that, and I
will confess my Ideas are a little hazy. ,.
In spots. Hut I'm not worrying. Time
enough lo think of that part. Roughly,
my plan Is this now.
"There'll lie two letters of Instruc
tions: one to open In lv months, the
other to be opened In. Fav. a couple of
.vears or so. (I want to give myself
plenty of time fe,r my observations vou
see.) The second letter will reaily give
you final instructions as to the settling i
or my estate my wilt. I'll have to
mnke some sort nf one. I suppose."
"But gt)od heavens, Stanley, vou you
' the lawyer came te, a helpless pause.
His eyes were startled.
"Oh, that's Just for emergency, of
course In case anything er -happened.
What I really intend is that long beforo
the second letter nf InstriirtlnnK le .tit
to be opened. Mr Stanley O. Fulton will fT
come back from his South American e. I
plorntlons. He'll then he In n position i
to settle his affairs to suit himself nnd -er
make a new- will Understand?"
"Oh. I rce nu--there's John Smith.
How about Smith?"
The millionaire smiled musingly and
sttoked his chin again.
"Smith? Oh Well. Smith will have
finished collecting Blalsdell data, of
course, and will be off to parts un
known. We don't have te. trouble 6ur
selves with Smith any longer"
"Fulton, you're a wizard," laughed the
Iaw-er "But now nboUt the cousins.
Who ale they? You know their names,
of couri-e."
"Oh. yes.. You see, I've done a little
digging already sonic ears ago look-. '
Ing up the Blalsdell family. (By the
wav. that'll c-nme (n fine tioiv, w.ni t !t?)
And an ncciislotiul letter frbm Boh h.1
kept me posted us to deaths and hlrtln
In the Hlllerton Blalsdells. I always
meant to hum tnem up some time, thev
being my marest kith and kin. Well.
ntiltnurcl rt race Klithtren. Cnlitinn Fnur
in
the
BUILDING THE BOATS TO BEAT THE BOCHE
HELPS TO ADJUST HOG ISLAND'S own band, which enlivens many rallies at shipyard
MAN AND HIS JOB
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B
r"&
-triii-
Trickett", heater, comprising one gang.
KfsSiT4reve a total of 3121 rivets in thlrty
iSAiis .innrhnuni. or a total nf SOS in one hour
fcV4Helnlch also holds the record in the
fiLl-U?-ir wMm. ... tt. Iili.li.iil uiolil.il-ili .11, a
&Wvlns to his credit a total of 827 rivets j
A. Bourner Tells of Aiding
Misplaced Shipworker to
Find Himself
irriKjijeVlven facn aay or eignt nours
HfaSiAJ-.The Pusey & Jones Companv run
jK'f ompetitlon among theii riveters
. ".'i week, as they find they secure gre.
i
jUS L.I.iIiii ttnrl mi.rA ll'npll
S.'ivTs"F"v.- -- ";-. -.' ."
:- A
f'ivlng a sh'pworker another chance
after he has failed in one department
may help him to "And himself" and get
M-
a
each
atei
The one sec.
yrr. -V-.i.. ..-. i. ni.,i. 1.1..W . ..
tiflU 'i'.' ""'" A?..'.'Z'. ";..;i"'.'.".. " A I'.! Oil gOOd terms ulll, the Inh fnr whli.h he
.lBer Ciiouceaver vil.v uanntriuuii mur,wiu ' - -
in ui-m mien ami hi ine same lime neip
supply the enormous demand for skilled i
labor
This Is the view taken b.v Charles A
i Bourner superintendent nf adjustments,
j of the Merchants' Shlnhu'WIng Corpora-'
tlon. at Harriman. He said
"There are men everywhere who have
never been able to nt themselves into the
right niche, who never appear to be ad
justed to the right line of work : In other
words, who have not found their voca-1
tlon. In this great Industrial America ,
of ours, we have been looking for skilled
workers ready-made, just ns men and
women look around for garmenta to
wear What we want we want right
now But we are living in an age whose
demands are enormous, whose pressur
is terrific, whose suppl of man-power i
being drained by the exigencies of carry
ing on a war, the magnitude of which
confuses the mind as we try to think
of millions In men, and billions In money.
"Unskilled substitutes are having h
hard time of It trying to da work fotr
which they have not been trained, but
which they can do most of them. If
there is shown patience on the part nf
those that know, who can teach an un
skilled man to become a skilled worker.
"Many human 'misfits' have been fit
ted into right grooves wherein they not
only could run smoothly, but could and
did produce gratifying results. In other
words, either by the discovery of latent
ability brought out sometimes by ac
cident or on the advice of Interested
friends, they 'found themselves," were
lifted out .of the dumpheap of life's dis
cards Into suitable apherea of usefutnee
and Influence,
"It costs good money In every indus
trial plant to blre and atart men. They
can be discharged In a moment of vexa
tion by their foremen, and many h
potential industrial success has been
flred outside the. gate who ought to have
tfa jfwtnt to the shlpard to do his bit, and
' nnianea Beconn lor me ween, wun
jSVWS!! average of 471 rivets each eight
.AfcoUFfc. While J Miller was third with
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iHS&WORKMEiVS TRAIN RUN
k&:s r-,.. .. v.. ,.,.
..MKIJH iiarucs iiicm iu new lum
iVrr Miipvards
Sj -AfjtA Metal train was started from
baa foint lerrv, t nmaen to tne
south yard of the Xevv York Shlp
ln Corporation. Gloucester Oity,
-Iroornlnr- The train left Camden
ociock ana carrieu more tnan euu
en. from Phlladelpli'a and ("amuen
work, it stopped at King street
ladway. Oloucester. whtre the
te of the new plant under course
ruction Is located.
(train will leave Gloucester this
n at 5:30 on the return trip.
kera are can led from Phtladel
ntoucester for a five-cent fare
.In has greatly relieved the con-
eond'tlon on the trollev road.
fv
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r f . . . . a
t MnBlinW fM TT5.vSiiiij; ' 1
IWUrwie -...' ' --..- 1
Res
inol
3J
the tested skin treatment
r J- -ratte ses mw . .;iwfe84H!j&.-j
eUv'-,
j-.rali:iriattwcBg-gasa
, "Rcsinol is what you want for
your skin-trouble Rcsinol to stop
I the itching and burninfe Resinol
to lieul the trouble. This gentle
l ointment has been ?o effective for
years in treating cciema, ring
worn, itching, burning rashes, and
I torrs, that it has become a stand-
1 nrd skin treatment. It contains
nothing thnt could irritate the
i tenderest skin." i
Your druggist Will also tell you
that Resinol Ointment is excellent
for relieving the smart, itch, and
bifrn of mosquito-bites, .and insect
stings. It soothes and cools skins
burned by wind or sun. All deal
ers sell Resinol Ointment. ,
Men who use Reainol ShnVlng
Stick find soothing lotions unnccea
mry.
to Thirty 'a Week Finished at
-""? torkship Village
I nave Deen place on more man
the bomm for the New York
i workers at Vorkshlp Village
If lower end of Camden They
be finished at the rate of from
Mo thirty each week, and by the
01 nrpiemuer, h la uninru.
wn nait or tne nomes win pe
r occupancy.
there are zwo nomes to oe
cd. but they will not be oc-
- Ifore the streets, are la'd out
It improvements nmsnea dv ine
Camden, the work on which Is
nached. Tne aoipDuuaing nrm
tav the houses ready ao that
(.ooupieo, oy vctooer.
.i.v'il;'i'i i . i
." m l'S Tl- . . .
'
traced to an arbitrary head of depait
ment or leader or under foreman
"How necessary Is the co-operation of
foremen goes without saying, for in
order to carry out such a scheme of
conserving man-power, transfers to
other work will have to take place, ana
when the respective foremen aie wllllns
to agree to such transfers being made,
the writer has no doubt regarding the
possibility of reducing the enormous
figures of labor turn-over, and the reten
tion of hundreds of men who will be
Increasingly valuable with their length
of service,"
PRIZES FOR SUGGESTIONS
Merchants' Shipyard' to Reward
Employes for Useful Ideas
"Vou will be paid for suggestions that
will aid shipbuilding"
Announcement In the foreging Words
has been posted Jn the'Merchaiita' Ship
yard, at Harriman, and probably at oth
ers To the shlpworkera it means op
portunity to distinguish themselves In
their work, and at th aama time help
Ur win the wr ,The men are to write
tiMi' ineirt,if,.iar jiwivvtuiiii iiu
MERCHANTS' SHIPYARD NOTES, SHIPYARD TRAINING
DEPARTMENT GROWS
Live Bits of News About Active
Workers
Miss Kdlth Cex, stenographer at the
Merchants' Shipyard V. M, C A., at Har
riman, enjoys the boat trip to Wilming
ton, but she says If she had to go it
alone It might be different. ,
"Mike" Regan, Shlpway No. 3. Mer
chants' yard, has been Identified .as one
of the characters In "One More Ameri
can," a film shown at the yard "V" re.
cently. '
CUPID DRAFTS SHIPMEN
Men in Merchant!' Yard at Harriman
A'ntwer Love's Call
Men at Ihe Merchants' Shipyard, Har
riman, are doing their best to keep In
the right path. John Helnecken, of the
construction department, was married a
few days ago. P. J, FlrsChlng, of the
plant engineering department, la expect
ed to be neat. , , j'a ,
It ia rtMrtad 'ttrt JM IUt.
New and Larger Quarters
Needed for Useful Adjunct
to. Chester Plant
Th training department at the Ches
ter Shipbuilding Company's plant has
moved Into new and larger quarters In
the riggers' loft.
This la where the men In the skilled
branches gather now and then to boost
their skill, also where the foreigners
gather at times to tackle the various
aubjecta that tend to Americanize them.
A fh'pfltier, for example, take's his
problema from the ahlpwaya right into
the schoolroom and the men In charge of
thla instruction so over It with him
and help. him to solve It. Nothing could
b4 war practical than these little clM-
(nippers and caulkeis aild others do all
their studying In these rooms with their
respective teachers right there to set
them straight when necessary.
F. R. Barrett. A. M. Flsch'er and A.
K. Rltter instruct the shlpfitters; T V.
Mctfermott and T X. Haines, the pipe
fitters; Thomas Keating, the riveters;
J. B. Pegg, the electricians, and W U.
Williams,' the chlppers. and caulkers.
The training department; Is under the di
rection of J. W L. Hale, who Is assisted
by J, F. SCheckler and W. 13. Schulze.
The night school Is in charge of F H
Baker, Jr. Here the foreigners of a.
most every nationality take their les
sons In English and other subjects. Co
operative plans are gone over with J,
H. Loughran. the Instructor in charge
ot this section, who is assisted by WJI1
lam M. Bailey.
Dredges Working in Schuylkill
Dredging operations tp deepen the
channel .of the ijchuylklll River (.6 a
mean low water depth of thirty feet
are now in progress between the mouth
ot the river and Passyuok avenue bridge,
under the, supervision of, United itttata
Water for Lawns
V8.
Water for Munition Factories
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH FOR BOTH
The water works cannot meet the present demand and war'
work in factories and munition plants .is being hampered.
It you are a true American you will stop all waste of water
and all unnecessary use.
LUXURY
vs.
PATRIOTISM
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