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Volume 19, Number 7 Thursday, February 20, 2003 Chicora-Akeley: The Search Goes On by William F. Keefe

An artist’s conception appearing on a once-popular postcard shows the H.C. Akeley as the ship might have appeared during her final hours. (Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University) Another winter has shut down efforts to identify Akeley, a ship of the same general configuration and the lonely hulk that lies in Lake Michigan some 15 dimensions as the Chicora.” miles off the City of Saugatuck. But the shipwreck, The Akeley sank in a wind-driven blizzard on victim of a sudden storm that churned the lake 108 November 12, 1883. Measuring 240 feet overall, she years ago, in January, 1895, remains a wreck hunter’s was carrying a load of corn bound for a storage ele- consuming nightmare. vator in Buffalo, New York. Six crew members, includ- Originally thought to be the luxury passenger- ing Capt. Edward Stretch, were lost. A dozen others cargo vessel Chicora, the wreck today continues to defy reached land safely. researchers. Neither the divers who have visited the With the onset of warmer water and weather, the hulk nor others who have viewed it through the MSRA plans to have divers revisit the hulk. “We “eyes” of a remote-operated vehicle (ROV) have found want to get a core sampling—a small specimen of the a telltale ID, whether number or name. 54,000 bushels of corn that the Akeley was carry- The divers have had to brave descents of about 280 ing,” says Miller, who is president of the Michigan feet into bottom regions as dark as the inside of a stone. Shipwreck Research Associates. “If a lab test shows They have visited the wreck at least a dozen times in that the cargo was corn, the wreck will have to be the the past two years. Their theory? Akeley. “We now believe the wreck isn’t the Chicora,” said “Whatever happens with the sampling, our group, Jan R. Miller of Holland, Michigan. “We have pret- the MSRA, plans to resume our search for the Chicora. ty convincing evidence that it’s the steam-barge H. C. Search Continued on Page2 Page 2 February 20, 2003

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Search Continued from Page 1 We still believe that we were on the right track when we found the one ship’s remains. We just didn’t continue the search.” What’s historically unique about the sunken vessel may be the manner in which the MSRA and predecessor orga- nizations found it. First, Miller decided that earlier unsuc- cessful searchers had been looking in the wrong places. He hatched a plan that would work from known evidence and direct search attention wherever that evidence led.

Under construction in 1892, the H.C. Akeley (with derrick near stern) dwarfs a smaller vessel docked alongside it. (Source unknown) Second, to ensure that the new wreck hunt would have a chance of success, he went scientific. Armed with reports showing where and at what times debris from the Chicora had come to rest on the shoreline shelf ice, he contacted two scientists: David Schwab of the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Jan Miller of the in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Arthur Allen of the U.S. Michigan Shipwreck Coast Guard Research and Development Center in Research Groton, Connecticut. Associates works An informal triumvirate took shape. Computers con- on his projections of likely areas in nected the group’s bases in Holland, Ann Arbor, and which to search for Groton. Miller provided not only all the available the shipwreck later information on the debris finds; he also obtained found some 15 miles off weather reports on conditions on Lake Michigan for Saugatuck, the entire month of January, 1895. That information Michigan. came from the National Climatic Data Center in (Miller photo) Asheville, North Carolina, and included what Schwab needed: detailed data on wind directions and speeds as well as barometric pressures and other information. The roles played by Miller, Schwab, and Allen over the period of nearly a year were fundamentally different. Miller was not only providing weather data along February 20, 2003 Page 3 with detailed information on the debris discoveries; he would take over in the third and final stage. Open ‘til 6 p.m. Miller’s theory was simple: analyzing backward from Evenings the debris finds, he would attempt to map an area in which the Chicora might be found. In effect he would try to run an imaginary film of the entire tragedy in reverse. Schwab and Allen had worked together on other www.littlehousefashions.comElegant Apparel for the assignments. In the Chicora case Schwab would pre- [email protected] Conscious Woman pare computer models showing wind movements, Women’s Apparel wave strengths and heights, and water current pat- terns for the days immediately before and after the ship’s loss. Using Schwab’s models, Allen would do sets of drift simulations. As Schwab has noted, “Allen is an expert on the types of materials that break away when a ship sinks: what are the characteristics of each in terms of how each is affected by the winds and cur- rents? Some things sink, some drift below the surface of the water, some go pretty much with the wind.” By November of 2000 Miller had all the models and simulations. Over several months he worked and reworked possible theories on where the Chicora might have sunk. He had found essential information on the dates, places, and even times of wreckage Spring sightings and recoveries in a book, Chicora: Lost in Lake Michigan, by Kit Lane of the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society. What he lacked was critical. The “mystery ship” 2003 Chicora had disappeared with all hands; all 24 men on board had drowned. No one could specify the exact time and date when the waves closed over the wreck. Big Shirt $114 Sweater $139 Capri $110 Plain Pant $112

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Watching the progress of the remote-operated vehicle M-Rover, taking photographs more than 200 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan, are 50-70% off Prof. Guy A. Meadows of the University of Michigan, owner of the Rover, and Craig Rich of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates. BOSS IS AWAY SALE! Meadows is engineer-operator of the ROV. (Keefe photo) Feb. 19th +15% off the sale price Miller carved out a “corridor” within which the Feb. 26th +25% off the sale price vessel’s remains would most likely be found. He ago- nized for weeks before he put the finishing touches March 5th +30% off the sale price to his leap of faith projections. “I literally stayed up nights trying to put all the computer work together,” 409409 AlexanderAlexander StreetStreet LaPorte,LaPorte, IN IN 326-8602 OnOn Hwy Hwy 35 35 - - 55 BlocksBlocks South ofof Lincolnway Lincolnway he admits. TTurnurn RightRight on Alexander MondayMonday-Friday - Friday 9:3010 to to 6 7 Saturday Saturday 9:30 9:30 toto 55 Search Continued on Page 4 Page 4 February 20, 2003

Search Continued from Page 3 Earlier searches for the Chicora had focused on stretches of the lake that lay no more than a mile and a half from shore. Miller’s corridor placed the wreck well out in the lake—as far as 12 to 15 miles or more. In 1991 Miller and several associates had formed the MSRA as an explo- ration and shipwreck preservation group specializing in deep-water missions. If the ship were to be found in the corridor designed by Miller, it would be 200 or more feet below the lake’s surface. Using the services of a professional wreck hunter, the MSRA launched its new search on May 21, 1991. Four days later, in the afternoon of a balmy day, the sidescan sonar brought up images of a sizable wreck. On board the research vessel Laurentian, docked in Muskegon, Michigan, Jan Miller checks out the yellow tether that connects the remote-operated vehicle M-Rover to on-board con- trols. The Laurentian was about to embark on a September, 2002 research voyage to the Akeley-Chicora. The research effort failed to make a positive identification. (Keefe photo)

“We all assumed it was the Chicora,” says Miller today. “We were obviously hasty in that judgment. Our dives in 2002 have convinced us that the wreck is the Akeley. “We had used extensive evidence relating to the loss of one ship, the Chicora, and found another. Now we plan to find the real Chicora. Starting in May, 2003, we’ll be using probability distributions developed by Art Allen of the Coast Guard. We’ll go back with the sidescan sonar and try again. “From Allen we’ll have grids on which the locations in which the Chicora most likely lies will be indicated with number values. The most likely spots will have the highest numbers. The 33-foot Sundancer Marilee undergoes preparations before setting out from Holland, “The search goes on.” Michigan on the May, 1991 search for what was believed to be the Chicora. (Miller photo)

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by Paula McHugh Think “peaceful army,” and a goodly number of the expanded church. Soft light sparkled through people would consider the term an oxymoron, espe- the original diamond stained glass windows despite cially at this time in U.S. foreign affairs. “Peaceful Army” the overcast outside. Over on one side, brass instru- is no oxymoron when one thinks of the mission of the ments and a big bass drum awaited their next oppor- Salvation Army. tunity to make a joyful noise. More than 96 nations today embrace the Salvation Army’s religious and social service activities. Michigan City families and individuals have benefited from its presence in the community since 1892. For the past two years, the Army had rented space at 113 East 4th Street until they could return to the facility that had been home to their programs for the past 30-plus years. Before purchasing the church in 1972, the Salvation Army had moved its location around the city no less than 16 times. With an updated 7200 square-feet of interior space, it’s safe to say that the facility at the corner of Franklin and Greene Streets will remain the local Army’s home for a long time to come.

Maintenance man Don Nelson proudly shows off the expanded space (and donated items) in the food pantry. We followed Don as he led us to the new, enlarged food pantry. In addition to shelf upon shelf of donated canned goods and several freezers, several dozen bags of groceries were waiting to be distributed to needy families. Gil Pontius, co-chair of the building fund cam- paign, donated the shelving, we learned.

Captain Mike Wolfe beams as he settles in to his new office at the Community Center. Don next took us to meet Captain Mike Wolfe. The Salvation Army recently celebrated the dedication of its renovated building at Franklin and Greene Street. Captains Mike and Kathy Wolfe, we learned, moved to Michigan City last summer from Kenosha, Wisconsin. In early February, shortly before the Corps To commit to serving as an officer, each follows a Community Center building dedication, The Beacher two-year course which includes residency at the toured the renovated and expanded space that had Salvation Army School for Training. The former originally been the Zion Lutheran Church on South Methodist minister also revealed that he is an Indiana Franklin. Maintenance supervisor Don Nelson led us (University) basketball fan, so he’s happy to be in the through the front door so that we could get a view of state renowned for its Hoosier Hysteria. Captain February 20, 2003 Page 15

Wolfe beamed as he showed us his brightly lit office from Chester Inc. was completed, DeNita found her- a few steps away from the food pantry. self looking out the window at the same view as she had for the previous thirty years. She is ecstatic about the placement of her office in the newly constructed addition. And DeNita praised the work of Potratz and Chester for maintaining the vision to blend the old with the new. The crew, assisted by volunteer construction consultant Sam Johns, preserved the original Garden of Gethsemane mural painted in 1901 by Louis Hanson, as well as the original stained glass windows in the church. The ample seating arrangement in the church now faces the rose, blue and gold translucent windows along Greene St.

Community Services Director DeNita Ton looks out the window at the same view as she had for the previous thirty years in old building. She is ecstatic about the placement of her office in the newly constructed addition. Next we were escorted to the northwest corner of the new addition where DeNita Ton’s office is located. As community services director, DeNita said that she has spent 30 years of her life “in this very building.” She said she cried as she watched the wrecking ball destroy the old parsonage when the renovation project commenced. But then, when the work by The original stained glass windows from the building’s original architect Roger Potratz and construction engineers occupants, Zion Lutheran Church, have been retained. Don Nelson, Captain Mike Wolfe and DeNita Ton expressed delight with the spaciousness of their new/old building. Families and individuals who come for assistance can now enjoy an enlarged reception room offering more privacy. Presently, the Michigan City Salvation Army serves around 300 families, providing services that include, in addition to food distribution, help with rent and utilities, clothing and fur- nishings, prescription help, counseling, youth programs and camping opportunities, and fellowship. DeNita keeps a large scrapbook in her office containing the history of the Salvation Army in Michigan City. On one wall is a picture of Field Major Emma Westbrook, a pioneer Army officer who was one of seven “lassies” who held the first outdoor service in New York when the Salvation Army first established itself in the United States in 1880. Emma Westbrook came to Michigan City approximately nine years after the Army opened a post here, and served from 1901-02. In 1901, the Glathia Gordon family formed the nucleus of the Salvation Army Band in Michigan City. Glathia served as Army drum-major for thirty years; his wife, Maria, played the tambourine, and son Albert played coronet. Glathia’s father had come to Michigan City with Isaac Elston when the town was first being platted. Glathia was the first Caucasian born in the city. The year was 1837. (From the News- Dispatch, May, 1955). DeNita and volunteer Rose Pritchett pose by the 1901 Louis Hanson mural which was saved from the wrecking ball. Salvation Army Continued on Page 16 Page 16 February 20, 2003

Salvation Army Continued from Page 15 The Salvation Army has maintained a more- than century-old presence here, helping who knows how many thousands of needy people throughout that time span. The Army’s restored Community Center promises to carry on its mission well into the future.

Community Services Director DeNita Ton is delighted with renovations made, especially the blending of the old (mural and stained glass) with the new (expanded interior space).

DeNita keeps a large scrapbook in her office containing the history of the Salvation Army in Michigan City. On one wall is a picture of Field Major Emma Westbrook, a pioneer Army officer who was one of seven “lassies” who held the first outdoor service in New York when the Salvation Army first established itself in the United States in 1880. Emma Westbrook came to Michigan City approximately nine years after the Army opened a post here, and served from 1901-02.

A history of the Salvation Army is not complete without Maureen Van Etten is one of several volunteers who serve as a receptionist at mentioning its famous band. This mellophone the Community Center. Maureen also is a former Beacher writer. is waiting to make a joyful noise.

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foodstuff by carolyn mcconnell The Great Chefs of Harbor Country

The chicken pot pie was not only delicious, it was We were a big crowd and once we’d seen the pie large enough to satisfy the likes of Yao Ming, the sud- assembled and asked Chef Sam and his assistant Seth denly famous 7’5” basketball center. Part of “A Cozy all our food questions, we were seated in the Brass Winter Menu,” an evening of the Harbor Nights Room. We were graciously served by that evening’s Enrichment Series, that pie was not only delightful, elegant wait staff, Grant and Merritt Bender, own- it was, yes, filling. That was back in January on a cold ers of Jenny’s. Once seated, we tackled part of that and blustery evening, when we attendees gathered lovely pot pie, then many of us had the remaining half around Chef Sam Luna of Jenny’s Restaurant and packaged to enjoy at home. Next came the dessert watched him create culinary comfort food in Jenny’s demo/tasting – when Chef Sam served us the classic large and gleaming kitchen. Bananas Foster, flamed, rum-flavored and delicate- ly decked over with ice cream (recipe below).

A few for Yao, the rest of the pot pies for us

Chef Sam and Chef Seth to entertain us and feed us

l to r: Milda Rudaitis, Hillary Bubb, Chris Karaitis, Marcie Ritter and Donna Shmidt

Chef Sam grew up in this neighborhood and like most teenagers, couldn’t wait to get away. Well, after culinary school in Hyde Park, New York, and working several well-known restaurants (including Spago Chicken Pot Pie on its way and Wolfgang Puck Catering in Chicago) he then February 20, 2003 Page 23 couldn’t wait to return to Harbor Country. He firm- book group that meets regularly at the Harbor Grand ly states, “Michigan is the best.” He enjoys all facets Hotel, décor demonstrations (like Easter eggs and of food preparation and calls cooking a genuine labor Christmas trimmings) at holidays throughout the of love. Chef Sam creates the menus at Jenny’s, all year, and several programs featuring interior design- made from scratch and using seasonal fruits and ers. vegetables, such as Peruvian asparagus. But back to food (my favorite subject, as you sure- ly know). Coming up February 27, Chef Javiar Cardenas of Casey’s will present a hands-on class in Mexican cooking. There will be a meeting at Timothy’s for a cooking demo March 13th, and “Amuse Bouche,” amuse- the-mouth, a 10-mini-courses program at Miller’s on March 24th. Reservations are required. Phone 269-469-1515 for details before the seats are all taken. Use the same phone number for questions about those interesting non-food programs, too.

My chicken pot pie neighbors -- Mary Nenius, Karen Cummings, Mary Ann Farina Vanderbrook, and then I got lost. Most attendees that evening were real foodies, curi- ous about edibles like that exotic sounding Peruvian asparagus, and asked many questions about the staged preparation of the chicken pot pies. It was a super mid-winter comfort food meal with great, friendly service. This was just one of several food programs presented by Harbor Nights Enrichment Series that are centered around our local chefs. The group was established about Marcy Ritter and Kris Karaitis, of the Harbor Nights Enrichment group six years ago to benefit the students at St. Mary of the Lake School in New Buffalo. During those years, along with the outstanding food presentations, they’ve Bananas Foster offered a wide array of versatile programs. Included, (serves two or, if it’s Yao Ming, one) annually, there’s a Spring garden walk, an ongoing 1 banana sliced lengthwise 1 T. sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 t. nutmeg 1/2 t. vanilla extract 2 T. dark rum 2 scoops vanilla ices cream 1 T. butter Melt butter in saucepan. Add bananas and sauté until lightly brown. Add sugar, vanilla and spices, and stir to mix. Add rum and cook until a syrup forms. Pour over ice cream. Enjoy.

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Bill Stark returned from the 2003 Scout Jamboree with photos of friends and the king’s summer palace. Bill Stark has cooked for Italians and Thai, has exchanged e-mail addresses with Malaysians and Indonesians and has heard music from many cultures around the globe. Before Dec. 26, the member of Troop 876, which meets at Queen of All Saints Church, had traveled no farther than Canada. Now, having been to the 2003 World Scout Jamboree in Thailand, the eighth-grad- er has made an acquaintance with people of many cultures. “I felt it was going to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience and that there would be a lot of people that I would meet,” he said of the trip, adding, “I was right.” Weeks before the jamboree, Scouts attended an orientation session in Indianapolis. There, they learned about Buddhism and other facets of Thai culture. They were told, for instance, that a likeness of the king is on Thai currency. With the image of the king on coins, it is considered disrespectful to stop a coin with a foot.

Bill holds up Thai currency. Thai money contains a likeness of the king. During the Jamboree, Scouts from other countries got to know each other through joint projects, workshops and activities. One night Bill’s patrol was to invite patrols from other countries to have dinner with them. They cooked for Thai and Italian patrols. As a service project, he joined a group in painting a wall on the beach that had “Protection Against AIDS” as its theme. Language was explored in a workshop on the art of language. There, Scouts learned how to make writings that looked like ancient transcriptions. Bill was able to help with the celebration of Ayutttthaya, the old capital of the country, by weaving a paper fish. Among the patches that Bill brought back were ones from Thailand, Jamboree Scout staff from Thailand and Holland Canada, Bangladesh and the United Kingdom. showed them how to make phlai oil, which soothes mus- February 20, 2003 Page 27

One did not have to go far to see sites unusual to a U.S. Scout. Bill recalled an elephant trainer rest- ing in the tusks of an elephant. A popular activity at the Jamboree for the Scouts is to trade Scout patches and uniform attire. “I have an entire Thai Scout uniform,” Bill is able to boast. He secured that by trading an old uniform. However, he did not come back with one of the most popular items – Dutch wooden shoes. “The entire Holland troop had them,” he said. “You had to trade a whole uniform or a ton of patches.” In trading patches, Scouts were able to ascertain the friendliness of others. “It’s very easy to trade with Pakistainis,” Bill said. “You trade with one Pakistani, they all want to trade with you.” Scouts from Bangladesh dropped off numerous items with Bill’s patrol, not even wanting to trade them. “They were very nice,” Bill said.

Trades brought Bill Thai neckerchiefs, berets and a shirt. cle pain, through ingredients such as palm oil, cloves, camphor and ginger. Scouts were asked to share their culture through drawings. Bill’s drawing of a person playing baseball was sent to a grade school. Among the entertainment were fire dancers, a Brazilian band and Scottish bagpipers. During recre- ational hours, Bill watched fellow Scouts play soccer and takraw, a game with a smaller ball in which players use body parts other than legs and arms to Bill was able to secure a complete Thai uniform through a trade of an old uniform. move the ball along. During the trip, the Scouts visited the king’s summer palace, which consisted of two modest build- ings. Bill explained that extravagance is contrary to Buddhist beliefs. “Buddhism basically states that to be happy one must not have many wants.” After leaving the Jamboree, U.S. Scouts spent time in Bangkok visiting five Buddhist temples. They saw the Emerald Buddha, one of the oldest Buddhas, as well as the Reclining and Golden Buddhas. Bill’s parents, Donna and Bill Stark, both teach- ers at Wanatah School, felt the Jamboree would be beneficial for their son. Bill’s father said, “I thought it was an opportunity that he would have only once and that it would be a good experience for him.” Bill is e-mailing friends from the Jamboree and looking toward to the next international assembly of Scouts in four years. “Hopefully, I’ll be able to go to Among the items Bill brought back was a takraw ball, medals and a fan. the one in the United Kingdom in 2007,” he said. Page 28 February 20, 2003 Are you tired of looking at your drab walls? Long Beach Let our design specialists help to make old artwork Women’s Bowling look new. February 11, 2003

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Pearl Strieter models her New Year’s finery. Her mother Sue is in the background. Sometimes you don’t have to travel far to really travel far. Please consider the following dispatch from your faithful “Travels with Charley” correspondent whose passport has long since expired and whose memories of actual travel in Asia are as distant as 1969: “Happy New Year” greetings reverberated through the hallowed halls of Three Oaks Post 204 of the American Legion on Sunday, February 2.

Sue Strieter (middle) leads a class in Chinese calligraphy. Some members of the Berrien County Families with Children from Asia and their guests even went so far as to join their hands together and bless one another by repeating: “Gong Xi” which is a Chinese way of bestowing prosperity on loved ones for the coming year. Sue and Mark Strieter, of Harbert, organized the event for the second year in a row and were absolute- ly thrilled with the turn-out of more than 50 people, including three exchange students from China, and, of course, the Strieter’s six-year-old adopted daughter from China, Pearl. While Pearl happily played in English and Chinese with her friends from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, South Korea, Guatemala, and Haiti, Sue Strieter Pearl (l) and Maren Greve live it up at the Chinese New Year explained that the informal organization grew out of celebration in Three Oaks. happy fortune. February 20, 2003 Page 35

Performing a Chinese song and dance. In addition to the Chinese New Year’s celebration at the American Legion in Three Oaks, the group also gathers for a beach party in July and an “August moon” picnic. Many members, such as the Strieters, are planning to take their adopted children back to the lands of their birth. “We see these children as a bridge between two cul- Chinese New Year wouldn’t be complete without a feast. tures,” Sue Strieter said. “They are clearly growing “There we would be at a grocery store or in a up in America and being educated in our system, restaurant — a white couple with an Asian child — but we are ensuring through events like this that they and we’d just start talking. In our case, we were with appreciate their heritage, customs, culture, and lan- Pearl and my mom and dad at the Featherbone guage.” Restaurant in Three Oaks about four years ago, and China Continued on Page 36 there was a mirror of us at a table across from us.” That mirror turned out to be Art and Debbie Stolte and their adopted daughter from China, Sara. Such coincidental contacts quickly grew into an ad hoc organization that not only provides support for those undergoing the lengthy and often convoluted adop- tion process, but offers three annual social events.

Emily Sarra of Sawyer shows off the symbol for Chinese exchange student Ling Qin (l) with her “long life” painted on her cheek. Chinese-American hostess, Lilly Vande Zande. Page 36 February 20, 2003

China Continued from Page 35 “Just look at the way they’re holding those paddles,” one of the American men said. “I don’t think I’m ready for that level of competition.” But if you are ready to adopt a child in a country such as China or Vietnam, please feel free to call Sue Strieter at 269/426-4322 for ways in which the Berrien County Families with Children from Asia can provide support and encouragement. Meanwhile, may you have “Gong Xi” throughout the year of the Sheep.

This chorus was in full voice. To demonstrate, the children ceased playing in English and performed a series of songs and dances in Chinese. One was a dance with song about a clay doll. Watching Pearl and her friends perform with the ease of native speakers of Chinese, Sue Strieter said: Pearl becomes one with the dragon. “The song helps them learn the Chinese words for their body parts.” Ling Qin, an exchange student at River Valley High School from Chongqing, China, said she was delighted to have been included in the New Year’s celebration. Ling Qin is living with the Vande Zande family in Bridgman. She has thus been able to provide tutoring in Chinese to the Vande Zande’s six-year-old daughter from China, Lilly. Ling Qin, along with her fellow exchange students Yuan Gong and Yu Shi, also demonstrated to one and all why China dominates the sport of “ping pong.” A group of native-born American males gathered around the table to watch the Chinese women play what is called “ping pong” in China and all wisely resist- ed the urge to take a turn at the table.

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It’s not surprising that Clay’s current murder case Off the Book Shelf has to do with the “screw up” of Max’s client. However, by Sally Carpenter the questions become fewer and farther between when Max announces that Clay’s fee for this job will The King of Torts by John Grisham be ten million dollars. If Clay isn’t interested, Max tells Find ‘em, sign ‘em, file, negotiate, compromise, him that he will go to the next lawyer on his list. Carpe and settle. Then, just wait for the money to come rolling diem time? in. That’s the life of a mass tort litigator. You know, It doesn’t take a Rhodes scholar to figure out what when that 800 number comes on your screen for you Clay will do next. His new best friend Max helps to call if you have used a certain drug, for example, him find some swank office space, fancy furniture, com- and now the law firm of X, Y & Z is filing a class action puter system, and a whole army of more lawyers, para- lawsuit on your behalf because the drug has been found legals and secretaries. Clay steals away several of his to have adverse effects, cause cancer, whatever. Forget friends from the OPD and the Law Office of J. Clay what his clients collect, take a look at what the law Carter II is born. firm gets. We’re not talking fees in the hundreds or How much is enough? After this case is settled, Clay thousands, we’re talking millions here. Mucho dinero. could settle down to a normal law office, taking on nor- Dino dollars. Is it legal? Of course. Is it ethical? mal cases, or, he could even retire with the kind of money Hmmmm. he received from this settlement. But Max has other Our story begins with our hero (?) Clay Carter ideas and other game. He puts Clay onto another pos- slaving away in the Office of the Public Defender in sible drug company law suit with some information Washington, D.C. He’s done this for five years now. no one else seems to have. This case has the poten- He has a girlfriend, Rebecca, whose parents don’t tial of adding three more zeros to Clays’ last take. Like approve of Clay’s job or his prospects for the future. sharks circling for the kill, other tort lawyers across After a very civil (and non emotional, to me) breakup the country seek out Clay and a chance to jump on with her, it is apparent that author Grisham’s forte his latest bandwagon as soon as the lawsuit is filed. is not in boy-girl relationships. Anyway, back to our Is our boy Clay being carefully molded and shaped into story..... something ugly and obscene? “Clay was burned out at the age of thirty-one, In less than a year, Clay’s photo and story has stuck in an office he was ashamed to show his friends, been plastered all over money magazines and news- looking for an exit with no place to go, and now sad- papers. The press has dubbed him the “King of Torts” dled with another senseless murder case that was grow- and he is truly riding high. Instead of seeking a bet- ing heavier by the minute.” The murder case involved ter car or nicer clothes as he dreamed of in the OPD, an inner city black man who walked away from a rehab he now found himself looking at a jet and property in unit and shot another black man for no reason at all. the islands. Friends, and especially his accountant, Funny thing, another PD in his office received a sim- tell him his expenses for the office space and salaries ilar case. In a city that is known for senseless crimes, of his huge staff are enough, why not be a little more these two stood out for their lack of any kind of cautious for the possible lean days ahead? motive. The clients in these lawsuits, the little guys, are not While investigating his case, Clay is approached by forgotten by Grisham as he introduces us to several Max Pace, a self-proclaimed “firefighter” for large of them and we find out a little of their lives and strug- corporations (in other words, the highest bidder). “I gles both pre- and post litigation. get hired by big companies to put out fires. They That’s all I’m going to give you. Grisham has writ- screw up.....they hire me to quietly enter the pic- ten an interesting story about an interesting subject. ture, tidy up their mess, and, hopefully, save them a I highly recommend it. For those of you who have been bunch of money. Questions?” I think so.... disappointed with several of his last offerings, I ask you to give him another chance. While lacking the depth of his early books, The King of Torts has great entertainment value. Till next time, happy reading!

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