-qp
Mr***
^ ~ * f * j l ¿ l j L , r~
■T > * *
- i ^ * m * ‘ V ' ' I » . . w % % «■ **ÄL«. * * V * lß -
S tandardization
CUTS FLEET C0S1
I
---------------
¡Ships Built Cheaper Than Wa:
Believed Possible Before
the W ar.
TAKE THEIR REST ON FLOOR
Russtan Peatgnt* Have Bed« That Ara
Co&tly. but l'ney Do Not Slum
ber on Them.
In the home of a Russian peasant
Penis Oars tin discovered the great
bod. according to the Youth'a Com
panion.
The is Him, says Mr. Garstln, was
small, scrupulously tidy and ooiVtvd
with ornaments. The walla were en
tirely bidden with Ikons—some .'!•' of
them— sacred pictures, cheap litho
graphs o f die czec, czarina and their
cliliui-u, calendars decorated with
saints alid lovers nnd crude photo
graphs e f their owu family taken Ht a
fair. But by far the most Imposing
article, dogiinutli g ever all in the room
and insisting on a»! o'»s» rvasice, was
the tied.
It was a massive creation iu Itself,
made still more imposing by layer on
layer o f bedding and amttresses ami
pillows reaching high u;> the wall and
covered with black and red embroid
ered counterpanes.
It was a monu
ment of lyusstut. iieus.iut respectability
rather than a suggestion o f any repose.
I was marveling ut it when tbe baba
returned, laden with title» |«>iato
pasties and wine aud fruit. W e sat
down to eat and tuy companion ex
plained who we wore aud gave tin* mes
sages. Tlie old woman nearly em
braced us in her effusive welcoming.
A boy was sent to cull in the husband,
who was out on the hillside gathering
fagots. A little girl went toddling
down the village to round up all the
relatives she could find, uud soon we
were fhe center o f a crowd of rough
peasants, who tried to cover their shy
ness by pressing us continually to eat.
The husband, a shock-headed old
peasant, came last. Ills wife jioured
out all the news to him, referring every
moment to us for confirmation of euoh
detail, and whenever we said "truly"
to her remarks he turned his hut round
in his hands and said: "Thank Clod,
but eat aud drink some more.”
“ You have a very flue house," I s.tid
to him. He stuVed at me. puzzled l>y
unusual “ you."
"Yes," he said finally, struggling In
to the plural, "we b:.ve. Tell Lukyan
he must come to visit us with every
one. There is much room.”
“ But only one bed?" I said.
Again I puzzled him. "Yes,” he said,
“ there is a bed, of course.”
My companion nudged me. “ No one
sleeps in a bed,” he whispered.
The baba, glad o f any reference to
that piece of furniture, had stripped
off the covering. "See,” she said, “ one,
two, three, four— 15 mattresses. That
is enough for every one, is it not?”
"They all sleep on the floor," said
my companion. “ My grandfather u-ed
to. tis>, when he was staying In the
country.”
LOSE DUKHQBORS
/
/
Peculiar Scot in Canada Going
Back to Russia.
Their Departure a Few Veer« Ago
W ciid Have Been Hellei. With
Delight, but Sentiment Mae
Undergone a Change.
The announcement that Peter Veri
gin, the leader of the 10.000 to 11.000
Russian Dukhobors. or Dfikhobnrtay,
basMlednml his Intention o f returning
to Russia with hip follow er* hast caused
Great Saving in Cert and Meinteipnc
r mild setisatlon In Canada. Fifteen
of Ships by Adopting Standard
years ago « simllnr announcement
Size* snd Patterns— tong
weald leave been received by tlie pet»-
Hauls Cut.
pie of woelerti Caiuid’n with etpres-
st>.1 is o f devout gratitude. 'the Il
Washlnittno.—An Item »Mc?i even
literate pennant “ splrlt-wrestlera," as
nally will appear iu treniomlons H-.
the^r name Iinptle’, \vs»rr disliked a*
ur«*s on tl:e ert“ !!t side of the cr m
religious fanatics, who herded tie
w rr livl^er to help 'Net some o! th
g»tner in community houses, and
sttwseriujr figure' * the debit side wil
though iieaeenhle and Industrious
in* the added we h to the nation <
peasants, refused to conform to Cana
« moroltaui lie«
. tti«* lingo Amor
dian laws nnd regulations or to ac
■ of the war luivi
»lil. li the domn
cept nationality. But now everywhere
brought into osisun co mid which, pes
1« western Canada they ore Recognized
siioists to th* contrary notwIlUsimi1
a* remarkable colonists, even If bad
iug. will not lias« with the passing o
citizens, while Peter Verigin Is m*-
hostilities.
knowledged to be a genuine lender o f
The Tnlted States Is turning out a
men.
this time not only many more ship»
The Dukhobor has never been a wan
than ever before In the history of tin
derer of Ills own free will. He 1ms
nation, bur many more thau any olhei
moved from place to place In Europe
nation ever turned out in the sam«
ns the rv«ulf o f consistent iwsecutlon.
‘ apace of time. And. too, they are be
Church uad state went for him "hnm-
ing built cheaper than before the wai
na r and tongs,” the one telling him
that all religious sects must lie brought
it was believed within the range ol
it to conformity with established Greek
possibilities. And the great secret ol
Catholicism, the other that he must
1 this rapidity of construction and econ
lieconie a soldier under the conscrip
omy o f cost Is summed up iu one wore
tion act o f 1NS7. At first he complied
—standardization.
with the military law and wont off to
In times o f peace the building ol
battle, but with the distinct under
nierchaut ships in the United State?
standing between him and the elders
J was not quite a lost art. but it certain
that If he were compelled to discharge
ly »a s far from being one of the great
his rifle he would Are it In the air.
and important industries here. The
For he has always been a consistent
'United States pevernment was keep
bonreslxtant. and so consistent nn op
J Ing hands off iuid there was little eu-
ponent of war o f all kinds that, in exile
ieouracoliuut for private capital to gc
lr the Caucasus, th** community threw
I into the enterprise. But when the war
away the weapons thut had been con
• came all was changed. A great fleet
sidered necessary to protect Us mem
¡of merchant ships became necessary
bers fr"tn wild animals.
¡for the successful prosecution of the
In the first year o f their settlement
i war, for the conveyance o f troops and
In Canada, the men scattered In ordej
j supplies to the eouutries overseas. The
to earn wages on farms, on railways,
Uidted States government undertook
nnd sawmills. Meanwhile, the women
the task. Time became an important
built the future residences and. luck
¡factor and then it was discovered that
ing horae«, plowed the land by har
laek of standardization Vas a serious
nessing themselves. 12 pairs of wom
handicap and must be overcome if rap-
en to a plow with one plowman to
>id progress and economy in cost were
drive them!
|to be considered. Standardization was
Brilliant, In British Columhln. is one
necessary and standardization was put
o f t ie great Dukhobor centers and the
into practice.
socialist's Utopia. Here tlie commu
Benefits of Standardization.
nity is wholly self-contained and has
t The manufacture of clothing, hats
realiz'd something of that equnlttss of
and shoes is largely stuydurdiz-'d us
It.« eomimnent citizens for which there
to aiz -s and patterns. For th
rea
is so mueh striving in the world to
son a standardized suit of clothes or a
day. In contrast to the modern city,
pair o f shoes costs much les.« than so-
Thought Curb a Pantomime.
there are no anxieties concerning the
called made to < rdtr apparel. It is be
Tw o English orticers, accompanied source o f the next day’s needs. There
cause standardization permits of the
liy uu American lieutenant, were >ut are evidently no divisions between
use of labor-saving machinery, plus
sight-seeing the other afternoon, and “ mine" and "thine" no Jealousies or en
quantity of production. Other familiar
bs they wended their way dow n Broad vies over the possession* o f another, for
examples of su< • < **ful standardization
street were amazed at the crowds r.o man is richer than Ids fellow. No
are found in tie dollar watch and the
*• ¡Hiding in front of the subtreasury, money Is in circulation.
One member
corresponding flung in automobiles.
where the glee club of the police de of the executive does all the outside
America's problem, then, is to make
partment was giving a concert us u selling and buying, and nil moneys
a dollar ship, «o to speak, or, if you
part of an effort to sell ti. ¡lets for the received are turned over to the
p •■fer it, a seagoing “ flivver," some-
police lield day, the New York corre- ttensury. Money, In fact, has no
.. g easily replaced in whole or In
sp indent of tlie Pittsburgh Dispatch purchasing value within the commu
p. rt, but at the ■ nine time a thorough
writes. A little farther down was an nity.
Ail the necessaries of life are
ly sound proposition from the stand
orator selling W ar stamps, while over doled out without It by the various
point of utility and economy. This
on Broadway Uie party was entertained
Everybody
mei.ii . standardization all along the by u man climbing up the side o f a departments in charge.
has the wherewithal, which Is not o f
line, i'he mor< nearly the fabricated
building. Then they came to tbe curb silver and gold, and there Is no theft,
shapes for hulls and all ship machinery
market and naturally thought this was any more than there Is visible machin
and ship equipment conform to
further entertainment. " I say,” re ery o f government.
The govern
standard sizes or patterns, the greater marked the elder o f the Englishmen,
ment is the people. Once a week they
will be the saving in initial cost and “ I can understand the chap going up
crowd Into the latge assembly ball and
maintenance o f ships.
the building and the ‘bobbles' singing, discuss the affairs of the commu
It Is the purpose o f the United but I cawn’t get the Idea of this pan
nity, and the managers of tlie sev
States Shipping Board Emergency tomime.” The American officer has
eral departments are given their 'n-
Fleet corporation to effect this, some tened to assure his guests that this
structions according to popular sen
thing it has already accomplished with was not un entertainment, but the seri
timent.
The Dukhobors possess the
respect to many things. The fact ous business o f trading in stocks.
system of initiative, referendum and
that no such thing existed when "Now stop your spoofing,” said the
recall in an admirably simplified
emergency shipbuilding Ix-gan made Englishman. "Don't I see u chap made
form ; their officials and tempo
early progress slow. There were not up like Ht-my Irving?” He had seen
ral representatives hold office us
only the p.obums o f organization, but Percy «iuard. dean of the curb brokers.
long as they do their work well.
the further complications always at In the crowd.
What is the explanation of these
tending large construction enterprises
peculiar people who live so simply
before materials and methods have
Columbus’ Name Perpetuated.
on n farm or ranch which may
become fully standardized.
Cristobul-Colon, the Joint city of stretch for miles along the road and
Long Hauls Eliminated.
Colon in the republic of Punaina. and stately Columbia river?
Apd can
Under standardization it is possible Cristobal in Hie ennui zone, is the
Canada afford to lose the "sisters”
to let contracts on u geographical as
Spanish name for Christopher Colum and "brothers” o f a community who
well as cost basis, thus eliminating
bus, the first limn who sought an all- have budded better than they knew,
long distance hauls. Under tbe old plan
water route arrow the isthmus, in tils who have created a unique «fate in
It was sometimes necessary to ship
quest for a new patli to Asia. But the midst of the wild?— Christian
boats and rafts from Vancouver,
history shows that Columbus never I Science Monitor.
Wash., to Bristol, i’ a. This meant
bore that name while living. He was
high transportation cost.
born of a family known as "Colombo”
Lest ef Kin ef Great Novelist Dies.
In the early days blocks came iD
and when In- entered the Spanish serv- !
William Dickens, the last kin of
¡¿00 different sizes. Blocks and fittings
ice he changed his name to “ Cristobal
the great novelist, Charlex Dickens,
have been so < ut In size as to increase
Colon," yet we insist on calling him
d‘ed recently at his home In Hamilton,
plant facilities about 35 per cent.
“Columbus.”
The
Panauian
and
Out. Mr. Dickens w h s born in Hiuiin-
Manufacturers are now concentrating
American cities o f Colon and Cristo
stone, England, where his father,
on production »h e re formerly a large
bal, situated at the Atlantic entrance George Adams Dickens, kept the Ad
part of the business included the mak
to tlie Panama canal, are so nutned In
miral Nelson, an old public house.
ing o f new dies with attending in
recognition of the great explorer, and
William Dickens came to this country
crease in cent.
a massive bronze statue represent ing
about ten years ago, accompanied by
In the case o f costly machinery,
Columbus presenting before the court
his wife, Etnily Ktennes, and his young
such as boilers and engines, standardi
of .Spain one of the native Indians of
est daughter. Mr. Dickens was seven
zation has eliminated many intermedi
the new land he find di-o-nvered waa
ty-five years o f age, nnd |s>»seesed a
ate
sizes.
Nautical
Instruments,
ereeled many years ago on the s< a n net interesting character, resembling
plumbing flxtnrcs, winches, wlndluvxe*
front of Cristohnl-Colon, and still
In some wavs Ids great cousin. When
—In fact, all of the thousand snd oo<
stnnds as n monument to the memory
Charles Dickens was passing through
things tilt*« go to make a fully equip
o f one o f the world s most Intrepid ex
the little town of Braudetone he
ped sh p— will be entirely standard
plorers.
stopped at his cousin's Inn, and. no
ized whenever It Is possible to accom
ticing the little bright-eyed hoy, patted
plish it. Standardization has Invaded
Sheep end Wool for Japan.
him on the buck and <fhnintly told him
even the galley and is lieing applied to
It is Interesting to note that after a
to grow up to be a better man II ihu tils
stewards' outfits. There will be no
thorough Investigation In this country
father. Mr. Dickens treasured that In
longer miscellaneous s-ts of equip
regarding the plan of cmnptilgp for
cident uniting the fondest memories o f
ment that may meet the requirerrentu
more sheep and more wool by Issa
of one ship hut not those of another. Tsnimitra. commissioner of live stock his life.
Linen, bedding'ami furniture are Lie for Japan, that It Is the purpose of the
ing «In ndu rdized.
Air Speeds.
lending Japanese live stock men to
Every airplane has a minimum air
create a bureau, consisting of seven
£ vee Hie Kray Though 30.
expert wool men. together with a score speed at which It must be thrust
Lon ton.- Althoffgti a veteran o! •>f assist mis aiid
h irt< .. The plan through th“ l(|r If If I- to he inain-
faith tin* Indian and Crimean wars
of aeti.n outlined alii require ten fid'xd aloft, and a maxim un air speed
ls>nl ituihven Joined tip the day war years to work nut, hut It i- the inten lr cg'-es« of which it cannot “ iifely he
nun declared and has been s< rving tion to make Japan m ¡f-sup|w>rtlng n* nres -dlvcd for tlie various components
»luce «
an extra king's messenger f i r as the country'.- wool requirement* • .ill n< t -rend tlie strain beyond a cer
end assistant provost marshal In Lou
me coucerucd.
, tain given point.
r-'O. ll* i ilghty years old.
ÂB3S WEALTH TO NATIO!
»V ,
I
'*11
y>
\ A - {{S a
«SO»—- «
:
-
W hen the Engine Stalls on
Dead Man’s Curve!
H E Y climb nboard their loaded
truck at sundown, fitteen miles
behind the lines. T h ey rv.-nbia
through the winding streets, out on the
white road that leads to Germany I
T
T h e man at the wheel used to be a
broker in Philadelphia. Beside him sits
an accountant from Chicago. A news
paper man from the Pacihc Coast is
the third. N o w they all w ear th j uni
form o f one o f these organizations.
"W h -r-r-o o m !” T h a t one w*»s close
fceh»nd. T h e fragments o f tlie shell a rj
rattung on the truck.
N o w shells are falling, further bnck
along the road. And the driver feels
the summit as his wheels begin to pick
up speed.
Straight down a village street in
which the buildings are only skeletons
o f buildings. H e wheels into the court
yard o f a great shell-tom chateau.
T h e road sweeps round a village and
on n tree is nailed a sign: “ Attention!
I/Ennem i Vous Voitl * T h e Enemy
Lees Y o u !"
“ W ell, you made It again I seel" says
a smiling face under a tin hat a face
that used to kx>k out over a congrega
tion in Rochester.
T h ey »¿lance far up ahead nnd there,
suspended in the evening light, they bee
a Hun balloon.
“ Y e p !" says the driver glancing at
his watch. “ And w e came up Dead
Man's Curve in less than three minutes
— including one stall!”
“ Say. w e can see him plain tonight!"
murmurs the accountant from Chicago.
“ A rd don’t forget,” replies the Phila
delphia broker, “ that he can see us just
cs plain."
T h e packing cases creak and groan,
the truck plods on— straight toward that
hanging menace.
T h ey reach another village— where
heaps o f stone stand under crumpled
walls.
Then up they go, through the strange
Bilence broken only when a great pro
jectile inscribes its arc o f sound far
overhead.
T h ey reach a turn. T h e y take it
T h e y face a heavy incline. For half
e mile it stretches and they know the
Germans have the range o f every inch
o f it. T h e mountain over there is where
the big B o d ies’ guns are fired. This
incline is their target.
» T h e three men on the truck bring up
their gas masks to the alert, settle their
Bteel helmets closer on their heads.
At first the camion holds its speed.
Then it slackens off. The driver grabs
his gear-shift, kicks out his clutch. The
engine heaves— and heaves— and stalls!
“Quick! Spin it!” calls the driver.
The California journalist has jumped
H e tugs at the big crank.
“ W h-r-r-r-r-r-r-room l"
The shell breaks fifty yards behind
Another digs a hole beside the road
just on ahead
And then the engine comes to life. .
It crunches, g ro a n s and an sw ers.
Slowly, with maddening lack of haste,
it rumbles on.
Later that n!ght tw o American boys,
fresh from the trenches bordering that
shattered town, stumble up the stairs
o f the chateau, into a sandbagged r<xim
where the Rochester minister has his
canteen.
“ Get any supplies tonight?” they ask.
“ You bet I did!” is the answer, “ W h a t
w ill you have?"
“ W h a t’s those? Canned peaches?
Gimme some. Package o f American
cigarettes — let’s see- -an’ a c^ke o f
chocolate— an’ some o f them cookies!”
"G osh !” says the other youngster
when his wants «r e filled. “ W lia t would
w e do without you?"
You hear that up and down the front,
a dozen times a night— “ W h a t would
w e do without them?”
Men and women in these organiza
tions are risking their lives tonight to
carry up supplies to the soldiers. Trucks
and camionettes are creeping up as close
as any transportation is permitted.
From there these people are carrying
up to the gun-nests, through woods,
across open fields, into the trenches.
The boys are being served wherever
they go. Things to eat, things to read,
things to smoke, are being carried up
everywhere along the line.
W ith new troops pouring into France,
new supplies must be sent, more men
and women by the hundreds must be
enlisted. They are ready to give every
thing. W ill you give your dollars to
help them help our men?
UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
# »•»■« «..J ■
F a Ù i j l l »
N A T L C A T H O LIC W A R
C O U N C I L — *, m l C
JE W IS H W F L f A l I
•O AAD
WAR CAMS
C O M M U N IT Y C A R V IC 8
A M P AtC A M I I A H A R V
A tlt O C IA T t O N