Judge — December 2, 1922 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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Naval Tragedies Coaling the Steam Launch (Continued from page 9) alongside in a minu ke steamer will be snapped the officer of the dec bos’n’s mate descended to the gun deck, where finished his bumper with zance before he proceeded in truant rch “of the Five minutes a thetic dawn wa party straggled the hoist, where they solaced themsel with sleepy maledictions on the steamer uafling great bowls of the ndard,”” black “Java” strong and as pungent as lye. \ PETTY officer had rigged fd “jigger™ on the port crane lowering the coal into the steamer. The port crane’s out of commission, announced the electrician who had ent for to operate it “Well Tl be d officer of the deck, doubt but tha he working party. the for —d! and the should bey rd crane and ne hailed the attracted the who was en- it the sta hear a hand about it!” a hoat. His shouts final attention of the coxswain, grossed in a discussion of movie with — the many “repeats” the general sit finally made clear to that individual, who stuck his head into the engine room to confer with his chief engineer on this new developm The result of the conference, when sufficiently filtered for publication, was that the coaling would probably suffer a severe set-back. Ten minutes when the careworn features of the officer of the peared over the rail, the coxswain was ready for him with a new and most interesting dis- covery. “We still got a line around our propeller, sir,” he wailed, and the tears welled up in his eves as he thought of the shameful neglect that would allow him to lie at the boom all night with a line around his propeller. “What line?” the deck. “The motor-sailer’s stern-l replied the coxswain in a hurt ton “They slacked off on it while we were backed down alongsic This deliberate piece of villainy on the part of the motor-sailer’s crew evoked little sympathy for the coxswain from the officer of the deck. “Well, why the devil didn’t you report it befor the latter. “Here, take a line! haul you around under the crane.” Lines were passed to the steamer and she was soon bumping her way around the ship, the lines leaving great weals on the guns as they passed, provoking vocifer- ous lamentations on the part of the gun- ner’s mates. As the boat neared the starboard crane a black stream of water | and ashes shot out from the ship's side just ahead of her. “Vast heaving!” shouted the bos'n’s mate, and he rushed to the engine room thundered the officer of voice tube. “Shut off those damn ashes! The steamer’s coming along- side!” he roared, Fortunately for pro- | 32) (Concluded on page é Expa A million new subscribers were linked to the Bell System during the past two years— putting into operation a mil- lion new routes of talk, and a corresponding increase in all intervening facilities such as switchboards, cable and long distance lines. No other country is so well equipped as the United States for telephone communication. Yet, because of this—because the telephone is so useful—the demand for service keeps growing greater. The growth of telephone toward Better Service RUSH ore ese oi oa HOW. you ean get this RADIO FeEE ABSOLUTELY - EE. “RADIO. SET Siemes: to Fou oomoncie Sith single slide tuning ewil No Batter Heautred No Experience Write To-doy tor Free Rotie Plsn HOME SUPPLY Co. 121 Oueee St. Dept. 27 New York City “BELL SYSTEM” AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES | One Policy, One System, Universal Service, and all directed a nsion demand in the United States is greater than the growth of population. It is an intensive growth. An increasing per- centage of the population is seeking telephone service. The Bell System is provid- ing for more investment, further more technical achievement, wires, switchboards and sta- tions—and more subscribers. The American people require the best service. The best | service means the most compre- hensive service, not only for the necessities of to-day, but for the necessities of the future. Cultivate, Your Musical “Bum May @ Tune in One fous comicbooks.com