Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1933, Page 61

N D (' MARCH 12, 1933. = e —— 1 ____ fight before him. It became, all at once, With. the.approack of Labor day, there was Ik of the Summer's end.. Some of the camps re already closed. Mrs. Evans (Ursula’s_ other) wrote that she was returning in three beks. When “Mrs. Halliday announced this t at luncheon, Peter, glancing at Ursula, bticed that she went oddly white. A few days later there was a cable for the 1. An important little boy rode up on a ycle and handed it in at the door. Peter iced an air of suppressed excitement about sula as she read it. ‘Peter, Peter! It's happened!” she whispered, ldly. “He's coming! He's sailed! I'm to him in New York!” “But you're not going to, Ursula. You can’t this crazy thing!” “Oh! Can't I?” she made an impudent face him, and scampered away. [Peter was never to forget the two ensuing vs. e knew that if an entire Summer's efforts d availed him nothing, no arguments that couldputrmhumehuminmevcre ing to do him any good. [He thought, and paced up and down; paced and down, and thought. G gradually a plan took form in his -brain. - detail, he figured it out. At last'l “Well, Ursula, you I give in.” Peter was astounded at how easy it was to be dishonest. “There’s nothing like being a good loser.” He had rehearsed all this, even t9 the wide friendly smile. “I'll drive you down to San Francisco in my car.” To her ecstatic “Oh! Peter darling!” he replied, gryfly, “When do we start?” “Soon after dinner. I'll leave a note for your mother, Peter. Peter, am I getting you into a lot of trouble?” < At a quarter.of. one, they were speeding down the winding road. Now and then, Peter trusted himsel a glance at her small, intense profile. - “You're taking the wrong turn” said Ursula, mildly, when he headed east at Truckee, in- stead of southwest, Peter murmured something about the rcad being washed out, and continued. But at ,Calaneva—that little town, whose main bar and gambling room is half in California and half in Nevada—he deliberately took the road to Reno. “Peter, where are you going?” The time had come. “To Reno, Ursula, where you will get rid of Eduard and marry “Peter!” she fairly screamed at him. Some- thing in his voice precluded the possibility that he might be joking. “You can’t do this crazy thing on the spur of the moment!” “The spur of the moment! Good Lord, you didn't - really think I ever had any intention of letting you get away from me, did you?" “But—but—this- is ridiculous! Obsolete cave-man stuff!” He drove on.- ‘The speedometer touched 77. iy a Debt of Five Million- Dollars ADAMS d on June 6. 894, the President ordered the ° vywbereodyknervlee On October 5 he id. “There is nothing left for me but a hommendation of strong measures.” H2 re- ited his efforts to induce Prance to pay; the~ King credit for *intemding to' prevail - on the Chambers $6 do so, but said. that if m the omission.of the Chambers in five ses- i to provide for the executicn of a :olemn aty Congress sheuld doubt their intentikn should determine itself what course should followed: He concluded: . ‘Our institutions are essentially pacific. ice’ and friendly intercourse with all nstions as much -the desire of our Government as are the interests of our pecple. But these s are not to be permanent’y securcd by ring the rights. or permitfl;ie the n treaties for their indemnity in s of nt wrong to be abrogated or set aside.” #t was his final recommendaticn that, if Prance did not pay, the United States should - enough French property, public or private, katisfy th> debt that raised a storm of anger Piris. France and the world then kncw the Goverrment at Washington was in t. Indeed, Livingston reported that a respect for America was at once dis- in the attitude of his fellow diplomats khe Prench capital. rance, of course, did not acqui:sce in Jack- 's view. Her Mini ter, Serurier. at Wash- ton was recalled and Livingston was notified t his passport was ready. He was under ruction, however, to. remain pending the t moves by the French Parliament. The hmbers finally pas ed the law prcviding for payment, but nct. however, until “satis- cry explanation” had been made of the guage of Jackson's message. Livingston st sal’ed for hcme on the tamou- frigate Con- tion. eantime, the Frenelr charge at Wa hingtcn, eot, cought to read the Chambers’ payment to, Secretary of State Forsyth, but President on, forbade such recognition, declaring: We would nct permit any foreign nation to such a wubject. Nor wculd we permit or all foreign maticns to interfers ‘with dur = eoncern o ‘SO Krf gate to themselves right ‘to take offense at the moce, manner ° h ology ¢! the President’s mes:ge or cfficial communiication between the differ- co-ordinate or other branches of our Gov- nt.” Mflcsn charge in Paris, T. P. Barton, was instrueted to refuse to discuss the message and inform the minitry that the- Rothxhlldl were our agents to receive the momey, due. Upon refusal of his demand for pa)mem. he was to closé the legation arid come hcme. The rep’y of the ministry was’ that France woulg' T pay as'socn as the United States £h-uld decla that it “did net intend to call in quecstion- the ‘good- -faith of his Majety’s government.” Jackson was in no mocd to cffer any such an apology, holding that the Prench government had received “all the explanation which honor and principle permitted,” and in due ocourse the legation at Paris Was clcsed and Barton, too, came home. 2ot, too, was recclled and the two ‘nations seemed on the brink of war. When Congress ccnvened in 1835 President Jack:on's message to it contained a long review of the debt negotiaticns, expressed with re- straint, and :pecifically denying any intention “to monace cr insult” France. But it closed with these wcrds: “France having now through all the Itanches of her government acknowledged the validity of our claims and the obligation of the treaty of 1831, and there reatly existing no adequate cause for further delay, will at length, it may bc hoped, adopt the course which the interest of both nations, not less than the principles of justice, so imperiously require. The treaty being once executed on her part, little will remain to disturb the frierdly relations of the two countries—nothing indeed which will not yield to the suggestions of a pacific and enlightened policy and to the influence of that mutual good will and of those g2nerous recollections which we may confidently expect will fhen be revived in all their ancient fcree: In any event, however, the principle involved in the new aspect which has been given to' the contro- versy is so. vitally important to the independent administration of the Government that it can neither be surrendered nor compromised with- out national degradation. I hope it is unnec- cessary for me to say that such a sacrifice will not bc made through any agency 6f mine, The honor of my country shall never be stained by an apology from me for th> st'\tement of truth and the performance of duty.” Inevitably the strained relations of Prance and the United States caused a ferment in Congress’ #ind the 'Whigs made thes most of their opportunity to attack the President. There were many furious®debates at both ends of the ~ Capitol. Congress ‘had ~before n a measure calling ' Comtivied on Fifteenth Page ' 9 She tried again: - “Do you want me to hate you?” “No.” This time he answered. “But you would hate me if I handed you over to Eduard and let you find out afterwards thad I was the one you really loved.” Ursula muttered something about “all the _ conceited,” and then lapsed into silence. Peter glanced at her, wondering if perhaps she was planning a wild leap from the car. He wouldn’'t have put it past her. He laid his right hand on her arm, and she said: “I don't like one-arm driving at 75 miles an hour. Don't worry, I'm not going to jump, I'm waiting 'til we get to Reno to make my .scene.” Whereupon he stopped the car, and turned her around so that they faced each other. “Ursula dear—— When he wanted to, Peter cculd put such a wealth of feeling into one small word, as to render it practically irresistible. It was an unworthy acccmplishment, really, having becn acquired through years of practice in many lands, on many susceptible maidens. An un- worthy accomplishment, but this time it served him well. “Ursula, dear——" Her haughty glance nvered and fell. “There’s Eduard, landing in New York.” “We'll wire him.” “But the notc I left for your mothe=." “I didn’t leave it, naturally. I wrote one of my own. Here’s yours.” He handed it to her. “Your arguments are getting weaker, darling.” So was her voice. She took the note—and tore it into tiny pieces. She had known, of course, that he hadn't left it—knew that perhaps this very minute Peter's mother was reading the one she'd given the maid. The note marked “personal and confidential” that read: “Dear Aunt Adelaide: I am running away with Peter. I have loved him des- perately and consistently from the first moment I laid eyes on him. I know he will be happy with me because I under- stand him, having given much thought and study to the subject, I it seems strange to you—our tearing off like this —remember that you, yourself, once told me he was ‘a strange young man.’ So, under the circumstances, you can see that we could scarcely be married in the or- dinary way—"' Peter needn't be told that Ursula had had the most difficult time restraining her emo- tions and that E. de Courcy Ravelle was the somewhat surprised, but thoroughly n»- tered old family gouvernante. For the present, anyway, since Peter was content to hold her close, tilt back her head, and put into practice another of those un- worthy accomplishments, (Copyright. 1933.) W aits 35 Years for Congress to Call Him a Hero Continued from Third Page nightglasses, saw the tiny black speck =lip through the opening. - “For 10 minutes hearts beat faster and faster, and then suddenly a Spanish gun on shore spit her first venomous fire, and in a moment the dark mouth had become a cauldron of flame and shell, the water whipped into a phos- phoreseent glare by the rainfall of bullets; while the echo of the huge guns' loud mouthings reverberated from hill to hill, and finally swept out over the water to us who were vainly trying to pierce the hzllish glare for a glimpse of the Merrimac. “Hearls sank at the awful spectacle and prayers went up for the safety of the little crew, but it seemed as though there could be scant hope. For 35 minutes this terrible baptism of fire continued. the entire harbor apparently being covered by the guns, while the searchlights of the enemy would be seen seeking here and there for the stranger, and then, at 3:50 o'clock, all was sudienly silenced and darkness curtained the scene. “Until daylight we sat.anxiously awaiting for a possible sign of life from the harbor. In the early morning the little steam launch that had followed the Merrimac out a few hours previously steamed from near the mouth of ‘he batteries and announced, ‘Nobody has veturned. But, acded the boyish commander (Ensign Joseph Wright Powell), as the launch steamed away, his enthusiasm for Hobson's splendid action overwhelming for the moment his loss of a friend, ‘He did it just the same!"” But by almost unbelievable good fortune Hobeon and his men had escaped death end only two were even injured. The entrance of the Merrimac had been discovered before she had reached the spot where she was to be sunk and she was subjected to a terrific bom- bardment from the shore batteries and tor- pedoes from the Reina Mercedes. A Spanish picket boat approached and shot away. the Merrimac's rudder, rendering her largely un- manag:able. When she did reach the spot where she was to be sent down some o! ihe torpedoes refused to work. A harbor mine assisted the sinking and finally the collier plunged. but not in a position to entirely block the. channel. The Spaniard garrison cheered wildly, believing they had destroyed an Amer- ican warship. As rhe made her death plunge, Hobson und hn men, who before starting had stripped to their underwear and donned life-preservers and revolvers, were swept over the side into water churned by exploding shells and bullets. The _ lifeboat upon which they had hoped to make their escape had been carried away, but.they did find a catamaran and about it the refugees assembled. The shivering men mustered and all were found present. For more than an hour they clugg to the catamaran and then the sun roee. “Frogs croaked up the bight,” Hobson nar- rated. “and as dawn broke the birds began to twitter and chirp in the bushes and trees near at hand along the wooded slopes. Day came bright and beautiful. It seemed that nature disregarded man and went on the same, serene, peaceful and unmoved. Man's strife appeared a discord and his tragedy received no sympathy. About daybreak a beautiful strain went up from a bugle at Punta Gorda batiery. It was pitched at a high key snd rose and lingered, long drawn out, gentle and tremulous; it seemed as though an angel mght be playing while looking down in tender pity. Could this be a Spanish bugle?” A’r Jength a steam launch, bristling with rifiemen, discovered the self-shipwrecked octette. Hobson sang out that if a Spanish officer was aboard an American officer cfenred to surrender himselif and his comrades as prisoners of war. The rifies came down and Hobson swam to the lttle craft, onto' which he was assisted by Do less a. persen thanm . Admiral Cervera himself, who had come out" to sec what manner of men were these who woyld underteke so cesperate an adventure. A few weeks later Cervera was to be rewarded, when American sailors rescued him and his son when the Spanish fleet was sunk. “With Cervera were two other efficers, his juniors,” Hobson wrote. “To him I surrenderad myself and the men; taking off my revolver beli, glaszes, canteen and 1ifc-preserver. ‘The officers * looked astonished at first, pethaps at the singu- lar uniforms and the begrimad condition of us all, due o the fine coal and cil that came to the surface; then a current of kindness seemed to pass over them and they exclaimed: ‘Valiente!' " The prhoners were t.aken aboard thc Mm Mercedes, where they were courteously re- ceived and given dry clothing, the injuries of Murphy and Kelly treated and Hobson penned to Admiral Sampson his brief report: “I have the honor to report that the Merri- mac is sunk in the chafnel. no losses, only bruises, We are priscners of war, being well cared for.” Hobson and his men were incarcerated fep a few days in the Morro and were under fire of the guns of their own ships when the stronghold was bombarded. - They were not harmed, however, and presently they were transferred to the Cuartel in Santiago City. After 33 days as prisoners of war the little band was exchanged for Spanish prisoners in the hands of the American Army and Hobson returned to his ship and the plaudits d his comradeg and the American peopl-. In the meantime, as -feared,- the sunken Merzimac did not entircly close the channel and on July 3 Cervera's fleet crept out of the harbor only to be sunk by the waiting American -warships io provide one' of ‘the most stirring “Fourth- of July presents- ever received by this <Nation. - Hobson's: deed did not prove a 'com- plete practical success, for it did not keep the Speniards bottled, but as an inspiration to his countrymen it still shines with high brilliance. The most striking indivicual hero of the brief but snappy - conflict with Spain was born in Greensboro, Ala., August 17, 1870, the son of James Marcellus Hobsan. He was graduated from Annapolis in 1889 and studied subse- quently -in PFrench technical schools. = After varied- naval service afloat. and ashere he_wus engaged just before the’ outbreak,\ol the fi.an- ish-American " 'War in establishing-and direct- ing & pest-graduate course for young naval officers destinei for the construction. cosps. - After hostilities with Spain.ended .he was placed in charge of the attempi to rahe the sunken Spanish fleet at Santiago and was swe- cessful in bringirig up tha Teresa. He served construction duty in the Far East apd in United States and in 1903, holding. a captainey, he resigned from the Navy. In 1905 he mar- ried Miss Grizelda Houston Hull of Tuxedo Park, N. Y. He became interested” in polities and was élected to the House of Repre- sentatives from Alabama in the Sixtieth Con- gress and was thrice re-elected. New Potato Continued from Seventh Page has produced a yellow hybrid which should prove a success in the market as soon as # has been introduced on a commercial scale. It has already been tried out under actual farming conditions cn the Arcostook Farm of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station at Presque Isle, Me. There it gave a yield of over 500 bushels to the acre, well above the average for favorites being grown now. It was found to be hardy in that potato-growing climate, and to be reasonably diseasc-resistant. It will be a number of years, however, before all the tests to which-a new variety of potate is subjected can be made. If it survives these tests it will require further time to cremflmnockm'hatltcanbeprodueedh quantity by growers. The next step was to find what the con- sumer wotftd *hink of the fiew v-riety After all, the proof 6f ‘potatoes as well as puddings is in the eating. Samples were thereférs turned over 10 the department’s Bureau of Home Economics for & test of cooking quaiities and of pahhbnm “Very good!” was the verdict of these equa . As for taste- if you like potatoes, you wi like these. For the new hybrid does not - like its Peruvian ancestoer, but like the ofdt‘!! white potato wiih which all are ‘familiar,