Show Capt 1 Robert Hobert Dollar Works forks Usual Eight Hours on Birthday By GEORGE D. D D CRISSEY United Press Staff Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO March With hope for the future and gratitude tude for rewards of the past Cap tarn Robert Dollar dean of American Amen Ameri- can deep sea skippers today ce cele e his birthday Th The observance was marked by eight hours of oC labor To Captain Dollar despite his many millions work Is akin to worship and a combination combination com com- of the two spells happl- happl nessI n I have been I 1 am thankful that I permitted to work these years eal for work brings happiness and 1 am I happy happ he told the United Press l My Iy Idea of a full life Is to do my days day's work as usual on my last the following fol- fol oJ- oJ day on earth and wake up lowing morning In eternity Reminded that Thomas A A. A Edison Edison Edi- Edi son said Xo No man is happy Dollar Dollar Dol- Dol lar commented I am sorry Edison feels that way about it ft My own view t Is that I am amIn In perfect health and can do a ahard ahard hard days day's work ork yet ft That ought to make any man happy PLANS AHEAD p does doe Captain Dollar betray bey be tray SeldOr hi 85 5 years eat His eye ee clear cle r Continued Continued- on page 6 5 i Capt obert Dollar Works Y i Eight Hours on Birthday Continued from page 1 hIs firm and his itis step sure A still sUIl stronger mark or of youth however Is hrs his attitude toward toward to- to I ward time lIe ire c discussed Intends to do ten fifteen or r twenty years from now seem with never a. a thought that already al- al ready he Is far ahead of the average span of life Edison's electric light Is tile the most l important Invention of past year accordIng to Captain dollar but l he thinks the radio noW In Its Infancy Is not fa behind Th claim of some moralists that modern youth flan flames too much and andI that g Is going to the clogs doAs conflicts wIth Captain Dollars Dollar's views lews I Morally or religiously I dont don't think th the world is IA 1 but better Its It's no worse th than n it was 50 years ears ago go he saId But he belle believes there is JI more opportunity now making the road to success easier for boys bos Rapid progress In oil all fields fields- eq education ca lon anc and makes ons It So 80 he said The famous skipper per was born In Fal Falkirk Scotland In 1844 Because ot of a a. youthful vow after his father started drinking l he has never ne touched liquor starting at 12 lie he was as a machInist In Scotland and later a lumberman at t Camp Cook CookIn In Canada He came to california lit in 1887 and engaged in Difficulty in obtainIng ships prompted hi his first schooner purchase purchase pur- pur chase and from that little lithe ship the Newsboy bought 37 years fars ago has grown the present Dollar line of 50 vessels operating around un 1 th tue world |