NIGHT
EVENING
LEDGER
NIGHT
EXTRA
VOL. I NO. 12
PHILADELPHIA, SATU11DAY, S15PTISMBER 26, 1914.
PRICE ONE CENT 1
HUGE LAND GRAB
HID IN COURT BILL
BY ITSJPROMOTERS
Acquisition of City Block Contemplated
in Measure Jammed Through Councils
Over Mayor's Veto Map of Property
Defaced to Conceal Northern Boun
dary.
Executive Clark Says Public Is Not In
terested, and Judge Brown, Asked to
Explain Omission, Declares He Is Not
Answering Conundrums.
A great land grab to be put
by the Vare-McNichol-Penrose-contrdled
Councils is back of the bill to condemn
land for the Municipal Court at list
and Race streets. The bill was ;,assed
Tuesday over the Major's veto. On the
surface the Municipal Court plan meant
the purchase of a small corner lot at
21st and Race streets.
thiouch I "But don't you know why the street
Was blocked out?"
Judge Brown tuined on his heel and
walked toward his office.
"I'm not answering conundrums," he
said at the door.
The vote by which the opening wedge
was forced through over the Mayor's eto
was that of Dr. William D. Bacon, a
l enroso supporter and noted pane man
REAR ADMIRAL McLEAN
WAITING FOR HIS SHIP
Beating Minnesota to Port, He Is
Staying at Hotel Here.
The battleship Minnesota has been
found nnd Itenr Admiral Walter McLean
U lmppy. Since yesterday he has been
conjecturing as to Its whereabouts, for
he came here with much speed from
Washington to hoist his flag, but there
was no ship In sight.
Word reached the navy yard this after-
noon that the Minnesota would arrive at
League Island at 5 o'clock, but ns there
Is many n slip between the dock and tho
ship, the Admiral Is going to stay right
at the Bellevuc-Stratford until he hears
that she ii In. The Admiral had ft
wearisome trip around League Island
yesterday looking for the boat.
Tt Is possible that the Minnesota had
to dode some alien warships, which
would account for her delay, but no one
at the ynnl knows why It Is taking her
s,o lung to come here frqm Hampton
Iloads.
The ship will be here late this afternoon,
unless she loses her way In tho Delaware,
the passed the Brenkwntcr many hours
ago. Trlends of tho admiral ray they arc
not ui prised to hear that he bent a
battleship to port, for he Is known as
a man of quick action.
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But the real scheme Is the acquisition , ---- " " ' S",'" . "au.no r.gm
a re.
count or the votes In the Forty-fourth
Ward. Dr. Philip II. Moore was the man
legally elected, according to Jude Auden
rled. But Justice D. Newllh Kell, of
me supreme court, granted Bacon the
until tho
Supreme Court reviews the proofs against I
mm.
of an entire city block and the construc
tion of buildings which would cost J'0.0-
Real estate agents say the speculative
possibilities are enormous. This explains
the frantic mustering of a vote big ' privilege of holding his sat
enough to override the Mayoi's veto of
the preliminary bill. i
The scheme nil! cot Philadelphia ,
nearly $.',0u0.W0 unless It Is blocked. Tho ,
price of the land needed will exceed ,
Jl.OOO.O'W, and the buildings will run the
price up another $W,rO.
The opening wedge was the bill to con- i
dermi land at list and Race streets, I
now the property of the Magdalen Home.
STEAMSHIP DOMINION'S
CABINS BRING 220 TOURSTS
680 Steerage Passengers on Vessel
Due Here Late Tomorrow.
Cabins crowded with returning Ameri-
It seemed innocent enough, as the cost j " "' "' American Line steam-
of the property would not exceed $150,
000. For buildings on this site 4M.0OO of
the loan bill money hud been appropri
ated. Maor Blankenburg and many
others opposed even this expenditure as
extravagant
HUGE SCOPE OF THE 'iRAB.
To all appearances the Municipal Court
plans were to be confined to the pur
chase of the Magdalen Home property
nd the construction of buildings cost
ing no more than $400,000.
But the Municipal Court offlces at City
Hall gave out an architect's sketch show
ing the proposed buildings.
This was the key to the grab secret.
It showed that the Magdalen Home
property was less than a fourth of the
land the court proposed to use. And the
buildings to be put up could not be built
for less than JS0O.C00
The land to be condemned for the
Municipal Court i3 not big enough to
accommodate even one of the proposed
buildings. Yet thus far there has not
been even a whisper that more land
would be needed.
Only three boundnn.-s of the Municipal
Court site weie given in the architect's
sketch map. The name of the street on
the fourth side was im strriou-Oy miss
ing. This was important, because It left
the size of the grab open to conjecture.
EoiT.e who saw the map said that the
tiact shown must De intended to run
only to Winter street. Others believed
it went ill the way to Mne street, thus
extending the grab more than 100 fet.
In any case the property on the map
extends M0 feet and possibly UU fet I i,,,,.iPk
GIRL ACCUSED OF STEALING
HELD NEAR PITTSBURGH
Cedar Avenue Physician Took Her
From Reform School.
Alexandtla Kaminski, employed until
ten das ago, by Dr. James C. Hlgglns,
of S31S Cedar avenue, who took her from
the Glen Mills Reform School, Is under
arrest at Pittsburgh today, charged with
stealing $1000 worth of Jewelry from the
Hlgglns home. Detectives Ford and Pat
terson left for Pittsburgh this morning to
bring her to Philadelphia.
Dr. Hlgglns secured the girl's release
from the reformatory on September 1. On
September 13 she complained late at
night that she had a toothache and was
rent to look for medicine In the doctor's
office, where the Hlgglns' Jewelry was
kept.
Next morning she dlsappc.it ed snd J10O0
In diamonds and other stones was miss
ing. Detectives Ford and Patterson
learned the girl had a bt other In New
Kensington, Pa., near Pittsburgh, and
notified the police there. Yesterday the
received a message stating she had been
arrested. It Is not known whether the
Jewelry was recovered.
POLICEMAN BRUIN PATROLS FACTORY BEAT
m ynly
HB?aSL. :; flK flHBHSBn'
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HOW HE CAN TREE A THIEF. JOHN N. RIGBY, ENGINEER, AND THE NIGHT WATCHMAN BEAR.
O-
MEN WITH 43 CHICKENS AS
LUGGAGE PUZZLE POLICEMAN
ship Dominion is expected to dock at the
foot of Washington avenue late tomorrow
or early Monday morning. The vessel,
comniamlcd by Captain Ingham, sailed
from Liverpool on September 14 wtth L'ifi
cabin and tso steerage passengers. Two-
mirus oj me cabin passengers are wo- i hill street, early this morning, aroused
the suspicion of Policeman Reeves, of the
Hranrhtonn station, when he met the
men at l ork Road and Township Lane.
Two Early Morning Travelers With
Three Sutcases Arouse Suspicion.
Three suit c.ises rilled with dead chick
ens, in the possession of Pasquall Gallaro
and .Julius sandlno, of 1033 North Fair-
men. Among the pnsvengers arc
Mrs. W. Alttnan. Miss E. Altman. G.
Altman, Miss J. (J. Becbe, Miss Mary
j-iniiri, u. u. nowen, .Mrs. U. Bowen.
I Mrs. M. A. Bradney. Mrs. A. J. Briggs
, Miss M. A. Brigg. Mhs Julia Brown.
Mrs. N. Bruck. .Miss Helen Brurk, Dr
Joseph Crooker. Mrs. Florence Crooker.
Miss Annette Cunningham. Miss Eliza
beth Cunningham. Mrs. J. Hull Davidson
Miss Anita de Lagnna. Miss C. S. Drerr'
John Duffy. Mr. and Mrs. H. Fleisher'
Miss Mabel Freel.ind, Mrs. K. Gable, Mrs'
S. Gartner, Miss E. Gartner. Mn n w'
Haight, Mrs. Martha Harrison. J U. Iroo- !
man. Mrs. Levering Jones. Miss Char- '
lotto Jones, A. Katne. Mr. c Kock. Miss
Kovarlck, Miss Elsa Lawh.-wh nt' u- I
I Learned. Mrs. .V. C. Learned. Mr. and
Mrs. Llndblad. Miss Minnie Lo. Mr. ati.i
Mrs. I. Lungard. Carl Lungard. Miss F.
Lungard Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Mattheson. !
C. A McCnnu. .Mrs. S. J .m,i, Mts.
Beatrice Moranz. Rudolph .Moranz Vin-
, cent Mor-inz, Beatrice Moranz. Rosaline I
Moranz, Mis Mary Murray. Miss n i.
. ,'m Al I,onne. -Mr. Mary O'Don
nell. Miss Louise olsen. Mr. and .Mrs. It.
Sintell. Mrs. l.ueJ .. Sctttergnod. N c,
Schmutzler. Mrs. Shakleton. Miss Agnes
t-hal;Ieton, H. Squire. Miss J. i. titt
I -Miss H. Tomey. Mrs. R. Walters. Miss A.'
' ilni .". Rcv' fIenrv and Mrs. C. H.
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r-aung, itoDert McCracken,
Gallaro and Sandino were arraigned for
a hearing later hefore Magistrate Ren
shaw at the Central station.
Ileeves did not stop to count the fowls
I when lie discovered the contents of the
uit cases. He took the men to the
Bianchtown station and obtained tho
assistance of the night house sergeant
ctnd several members of the night force.
' They found 43 chickens In the suit cases.
1 Each fowl had been dispatched by
( wringing Its neck.
I The police believe Gallaro and Sandino
1 stumbled into a hennery somewhere in
Montgomery County.
further north than the Dromoters evr i:... ,, . """ l ".rai.Ken, t'r.
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naid It would. i ...
ORIGINAL MAP DEFACED
But a close look at the map explatiifd
why the name of tho northern uoundar
line failed to appear.
It had been blocked out by ctlcMns
a piece of paper over the name on the
original sketch and photoffrapUlns It Be
fore sending the picture to newspaper
offices.
Instead of the missing name there was
a strip of dead white three Inches long
v hiih entirely wmceal-d. the name of the
street. '
The Magdalen Home site is relutivelv (
so small that only a part of the "Ad
ministration tiulldln?" would lit in tt.
The "Courts Building" is at least "
feet from th" northeast earner of the
Magdalen property, the "Hospital
Group" is far off to the east, and more
than 100 feet west is shown th "l- '
teution Group." i
Oillcers of the Municipal Court grew
reticent when asked to talk ubotit the
map
Fied r Simon, executive clerk to tho
court, was said to know the name of
the northern boundary. He refused
point-blank to tell what it was. He '
refused to say who drew the map.
"The public Is not interested " Simon
declared. "It Is not news. .S'o one cures
about that. The public knows very well '
what tine work this tourt is doing. I
and when we have any information to
give out the now ..papers will get jt." '
Pressed for the name of tho an hltoU
GULF OIL COMPANY ORDERS
ANOTHER BIG TANKER HERE
Craft 406 Feet Lon?. With Capacity
of 3,205,000 Gallons.
Despite the handi. aps under n hi, h
shipping is lahnr.ng be due n' the huru
pean conflict, the Gulf OH .-..mpanv ,on
tlnues to have -hips omit for Its ser.i. e
between North Atlantic and Texs p,n
It has Just phucd an order with the x,
York Shipbuilding f.mpany for t' con
sirgctlon of a HrSc tanker, similar ,n
detail to tho Gulfol!, Gulfllght and Gulf
stream, meritly completed by the ,.
den shipjard for the oil company The
vessel will coat about a quarter m..il.m
dollars.
lik iter sister ships the ne ,-r.ift a,
et qnpamed. will be m feet S Inches It.
Unuth, M fppt beam with a depth .if
feet .' Inches. She will have a ua. In
r carrying W.'-i gallons ..f oil in her
28 tanks. Her nigines will he tittle", t
burn cither oil or i-nal A titverful autu
mat. machine will etuble her to ti.w
b irges In safet whenever nei-essarv
Tne olMiers of the tanker will l.. '
spacious iuarters
BOY RUN DOWN BY AUTO
So Slightly Injured He Insists on
Going to Work.
Sixteen-vear-old Raymand Mathews, of
W,2 East Orleans street, thought so little
of Mi injuries he suffered eaily this
morning when he was run down by an
automobile on Broad street, above Erie
avenue, that after being treated .-v. the
Samaritan Hospital he insisted on going
to work.
The autolst took him to the hospital
in the machine Mathews had srti.ied
with contusions to the scalp and bruises.
BOSS,' A BLACK BEAR,
DOES NIGHTLY DUTY
IN PLACE OF POLICE
Besides Having a Mighty
Punch in Each Paw, This
Watchman Does Not
Sleep Soundly.
There Is a black bear doing police duty
In Eddlngton, Pa.
Eddlngton does not know Just what to
think of Its force, but some persons, espe
cially the children, are enthusiastic over
it. Others regard th rorce with suspi
cion, but all treat It with tho greatest re
spect. It weighs In the neighborhood of
:00 pounds and has a mighty punch In
either paw.
The bear was sent to D. C. Hanna,
manager of the Philadelphia Pure Re
Distilling Company, from the Maine
woods ns n Joke. But the bear was no
Joke. Mr. Hanna decided that ns a little
pet at his home, 4262 Patkside avenue, a
bear would not he a hit among the neigh
bors. He recalled that he was In need of
a night watchman at his plant, so he
named the bear "Boss" and gave him
the Job.
Tile distillery covers nearly 20 acres of
land, and "Boss" patiols all that. At
night his headquarters are In the com
pany's offices.
Bor is six months old and already is
as large ns u Newfoundland dog. He lias
Phslelans thought ho should take a nn amiable disposition nnd plays with the
rest, but the bn Insisted on going to his oats of the distillery, but he has an ln
wurk at thr National Biscuit Company. herited aversion to dogs. Rocks, the bull
dog at the plant, he chases, and Malt, the
Irish terrier, he Ignores.
It was decided yesterday that a bath
would not hurt Boss. What is more, the
bath was deemed almost Imperative. Cap
tain Albert Qulgley and John Hart, Gov
ernment officers detailed at the distillery,
and John Rlgbey, the engineer, escorted
Boss to a pond on the company's prop
erty. Boss waded til one side of-the pond
and out the other and disappeared in the
underbrush.
Captain Qulgley, Hart and Rlgby gave
pursuit.
Tt was an hour later that they met a
Negro walking along one of the roads.
He was looking anxiously over his shoul
der and walking ns If in n hurry,
"Ah you look in' fo" a dog, ah maghty
big deg?" asked the Negro.
"We nre looking for a bear," returned
the rescue party.
"Mali goodness me, dat was him, tint
was him," exclaimed the Negro, and he
hurried along without further explana
tion. Boss was found n mile further on. He
hud locuted tho Delaware River and was
having a swim. Rib Rlgbey called him
and the bear came ashore. Ho climbed
a tree nnd, there ho stayed until he was
dry. Many a bear has had a. iBan up
a tree, literally and figuratively. Now
"Boss" was up a tree.
It was different with the track Inspec
tor's train on the New York division.
He saw the bear yesterday, stupped his
train and had it backed up to get a sec
ond look. Then ho climbed out of his
observation car and made Boss' ac
quaintance. Both seemed to be pleased
at the meeting,
Rlgbey Is the man to whom Boss shows
the most respect. Rlgbey s not afraid
of a bear, but Boss did not know that
ut first. Boss nipped Rlgbey on tliu
hand. He may have been Joking In a
beailesh way, but Rigbey Uld not ap
preciate the humor. Ho slapped the hear
on the tip of the nose, and If there Is
one tiling which disgusts a bear and
takes the fighting ambition out of him
it Is Just this.
The hear eats, just like a policeman.
He Is not particular what he eats, and
stays at It for hours.
SAFETY CARNIVAL
OPENS; CUP AWARDS
BY DR, BRUMBAUGH
German Singing ' Societies
and Boy Scouts Also Take
Part at Convention Hall
Exercises.
SIX ACCUSED OF MURDER
Men Plead JJot Guilty and Will Be
Tried Later.
SU alleged murderors wire arraigned
htfure ludge .St-arle, In the Court of O.wr
and Terminer, today. All mtereii nie:,
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Simon nnally declaied that he ivas the "' n"1 u" . . v " "e '""' later' 'rhe'
juugo or news me siuntilpal t'oqrt
and lie denned the architect's name of no
Valuo to tho public.
"The plans are not yet definite and I
caunui tell juii the name of the street."
he said
Jl'IXiK UROWN VNlNFOR5JHt.
I.ater Judge Hrown was. asksd, about the
northern boundary.
'It Is Winter street." he saia. "and the
architect who drew the sketch is John
T. Wlndrim. That is what you warttj
to know, isn't it?"
"Do you know why tiw name, of the
Street was omitted?" he was asked.
"I don't know anything about it." was
the answer
Pldn t you notue the white mark in
stead of the name of the street when you
saw the ketch''',
Jails Brown slid he hsdn t noticed It
err as fo'.luws:
I.OUIS lrvcraux. :?ll Ann street, for
billing Anna Ma Laikens. on July 13;
AKilli Shlpiun', Si West Venango street,
for killing Granvlll.' S. Morgan, on Sep
tember t, SalV3tore Porta. Pleasantville
N. J., for killing David Snoslto, on August
J- Janus IiaU. N'egro. 509 South Nine
teenth stre't. for killing Allan fir inks, mi
Jum. ST. Uesebiah trothcrs, Negro. 517
Watt street, for killing David Speller.
on Juik IS: John Bradford. Nearo. V(-
UalnjrWgo stre.t. for killing Irene Brad
lurd. on June X. John Hlnes, 360 Lom
bard street, entered a plea of not guilty
to a bill if indktrnent. charging him with
voluntary manslaughter In causing the
death of Prank Massey. on August 36.
Housework Brings On Fatal Attack
Mrs Kutherttte HeKerson. of 812 West
Arizona street, orypped dead In her home
this mni-nln. A nu...i,..n -.!.
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mjned said that death was due to heart
disease-brought on by household work.
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Philadelphia's great "Safety Klrst" car
nival was formally opened this aftornoon
under the auspices of the Home and
School League at Convention Hall, Broad
street and Allegheny avenue, with music
by the Police Band, and unfurling of a
flag by the Boy Scouts, and singing of the
national anthem.
The celebrations this afternoon and to
night at the Convention Hull arc In the
way of a wind-up to the preliminary
campaign. Thcic were drills, demon
strations and gymnastics by children of
the public schools this afternoon, tho
presentation of the Mary V. Urice Cup
to the primary school answering In the
most practical way questions on safety,
a (lemons tiatlon of Boy Scout activities
and an exhibition drill by 32 members of
the Police Special Drill Corps.
One of the most significant features of
the exhibition tonight will ho the parade
of the "Reconstructed Fourth Associa
tion." A mp will be presented tonight
by the Home und School League to the
grammar school answering questions in
the most practical way. Dr. Martin G.
Biumbaugli, the Republican candidate
for Governor, will present the cup.
The United German Singing Societies
of this city will join In songs Just nre-
i ceiling win uig pageant or woilil peace
and safety. This will consist of a scries
i of pictures contrasting war and pcaco
I and has been worked out on an elaborate
I scilc.
Members of the local Klre Department
will paitlcipate ill an exhibition drill In
connection with which there will be
shown lantern slides on accident preven
tion and safety flrtt work. The firemen
also will give it demonstration of how
I they work in quelling a big blaze und in
i making rescues.
GIRL CRUSHED BY CAR
Critically Injured When She Loses
Footing on Tracks.
In at. effoit to iliu-li across the street
before the uppioaUi of u, tiolley car
yisterila ut .Sixteenth stu-et unit Itide
avenue, Ma Itlcver, 8 jtars old, lest
her footing und was i-riiiilied beneath the
car's weight.
She was taken to the St. Joseph's llos
Pltil unconscious. Her condition Is
critical. .
KEY TO MUNICIPAL COURT LAND GRAB SECRET
Architect's sketch made public by Municipal Court which shows that a whole city block is wanted instead of
small plot a3ked for in Councils. This small plot is shown by the dotted lines in the upper centre of the plan.
The sketch was sent to newsDaners with the name of the fourth side boundary blocked out as shown, supposedly
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to conceal the huge extent of the contemplated grao-
WIFE CHARGES CRUELTY
Woman Declares Man Dragged Her
About by tho Hair,
Thomas Ellison. " Qiuiibbach ttrvci
whoa wife accutes him oi dragging her
around the mom by hur hair, was held
today under MW ball for com t by Mas-is-tiate
Campbell at the Prom and West
moreland streets police station
According to Mia. 1,'lllson, her husband
snatched a 13 bill she had received from
one of her lodgers and run out of tho
house. He returned late at n.'ght ami
dragged hei out of bed l the hair, "
curding to the story told th.. ii.. .1
llceuuui Hojnton utisvvered her crlis fur
iiL-ip uuu aires it'll l.lllbon.
THE CHAUFFEUR'S LUNCH
TiaVBlIjig through .N.v." Kngland in his
touring cm. u Cincinnati ,.,, wi
wife and tv daughter. toppJd o ," day
for tunih at a gou hotel. Alter the inoal
ivas over the uutomoblllst said to the
'Bring me the bill, please. We have
had four sandwiches and four piece, of
apple pie Wuit a moment, though What
has the chauffeur had downstairs?"
'The chaorfeui. sir, ' rerlled the waiter
"had a parmVsan omelet, a grilled brook
trout. Iamb rutlcts and peas, an Ice, a (Up
of blnck colfte. a J5-cent cigar and a
Vint of champagne." Houston Post.
PASSING OF ROACH
SHIPYARD ENDS ITS
TROUBLED HISTORY
Sheriff Sells Plant Which'
Furnished Many Vessels to
United States Navy and
'Merchant Marine.
"CJoIng, golnsr, gone." These words ana
tho bang of the si,nriiY' i
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sounded the death knell today of one of
tho landmarks that has mndo the port
of Philadelphia Internationally famous
The words marked the passing of th
shipbuilding plant established more than
tO years ago by John Iloach at Chester
It was sold at n Sheriff's sale at lj
o'clock this morning.
The ealo marked tho fifth financial re.
verso tho plant, consisting of 20 acres
of land, shlpways, mnchlnory and other
equipment, has had since its tnaugura
tlon In 1872. nut It Is believed that thl,
famous old shipyard will never nEa
"como back" as It haa done previously!
FINANCIAL VICISSITUDES,
John Roach, founder of the company
opened tho way for this country to build
wnrshlpn unsurpassed by any other na
lion and blazed the trail for tho estab.
llshment of the now all-powerful steel
Industry. Ills financial vicissitudes are
history. His plant went Into the hands
of n receiver upon four occasions, but
always managed to struggle back to a.
paying basis. Before Roach took over
the plant it was known as tho Ralner
shipyard. After Roach's death his son,
John B. Roach, operated tho shipyard!
It later became tho Delaware River Iron
Ship and Knslno Building Company, and
as such failed four years ago.
HUNDREDS OF IRON SHIPS.
One hundred and fourteen fion vessels
wore constructed under the Roach man
agement. Nearly 300 were completed later.
Among them were vessels which proudly
fly the American (lag todav. Mn f
vthe Ward Line vessels were built there.
as were a number of steamships for
me ucean steamship Company of Sa
vannah. The Persian, Quantlco and
Lexington were built for tho latter com
pany. They now ply to and from this
port in the Merchants nnd Miners'
Transportation Company's service. The
Harvard and Yale, Long Island Sound
steamships, and the American and Ha
waiian, pioneer vessels of the American
Hawaiian Line, were also built upon tlia
shlpways sold by the Sheriff today. Tho
City of Savannah, constructed for the
Ocean Steamship Company, completed
seven years ago, was tho last big steam
ship to use these ways.
Shipping men recall the days when
as many ns 10 vessels under construc
tion at one time were to he seen at
Roach's. The work done at the plant
did much to earn the appellation of the
"Clyde of America" for tho Delaware
River. A famous old clipper ship, tile
Tlllle L Starbuck, wus one of the first
vessels ever built at these yards.
BIRTH OF NKW NAVY.
The fame of Roach's shipyard is as
closely aligned with the growth of our
navy as It Is with the history of the
merchant mailne. Some of Uncle Sam's
first Iron ships were tuined out by John
Rouch. The gunboats Alert, Huron.
Chicago, Atlanta, Bennington, Boston.
Concord and Puritan were completed
under his direction.
In 1SS1 the Secretary of the N'avv caMd
for bids on four vetsels, the At.anta,
Boston, Chicago mid Dolphin. Roach Has
one of tho bidders. He then owned in ad
dition to the shipyard, the Morgan lion
Works and a steel making plant at Thur
low, lust above Chester. His bid amazed
other shipbuilder and the Navy Depart
ment. It was $315,000 below the next lon
fst bidder and $771,100 below the estimate
of the Advisory Hoard. Roach had
lound, by experiments, he could product
steel of required quality at a price lower
than his competitors could.
Politics played all important part In
the fulfilment of thesu contracts and
when the Government Kjected the Pol-
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Roach was broken and he dlid a few
years later. He had labored sincerely
nnd curntMly to mako the ship nn honor
to his nnme. The proof that he did so
Is shewn In the fact that tho Dolphin,
which was liter accepted, te doing netlve
work In tho navy today, when other craft
built later have passed Into oblivion.
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, Sept M.
For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer
sey Fair tonight and Sunday, with lsnt
fiost tonight In exposed places, inodi-i.it
northwest winds.
TIih Southern storm caused rain yester
day along tho middle mid south Atluntlo
i oast, but has paused northeastward er
the ocean und l apparently at sum- ins
tance bouthuiBt t w Knl'"'d tn!
mornln-j. Tho skle3 have cleared over
the Atlantic Stutcs, and fair weather is
reported from till parts of t ie cotitry
this morning. The tempeiauues riave
fallen slightlv at most places ua-t oj
the Mississippi River, and flst ocinu-eJ
last night In some places in the I aka
region and the Ohio Valley The tem
peratures are rising in the northern plain
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