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MAY BEJECESSARY
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scription Discussed Here
by Shipbuilders
BPEED VITAL TO VICTORY
The Immediate necessity for conscription
commandeering of labor In order to aid
M Government's shipbuilding program was
ttecussed this afternoon at a conference
the Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders' A-so-station
In the Bellevue-Stratford at 4
'clock. The meeting was held behind closed
4oor. So'crltlcal has the tonnage situa
tion become that a prominent otll6ial of ine
INw York Shipbuilding Company raid today
that conscription and commandeering of
IMtor la the only method In night of provld.
tam sufficient ships to combat the submarine
Menace, and to arrange for the transporta
tion pf an army of 1,000,000 to France by
prlng,
. The need of prompt action was empha
sised by Lord Northcllffe, epeaklng before
the Chicago Chamber of Commerces last
night, The head of the special English
mission to this country said that unless e
feed up the shipbuilding program all our
recruiting and all our war preparation wilt
have been In vain
Cheering news came to the shipping men
from Washington this morning In the form
mt an announcement that skilled workers
needed In shipyards nnd other war Indus
tries would be placed In a special class In
ttie next sclcctle draft The shipping men.
koweyer, said It was not the fear of losing
the men they now have which Is causing
worry, but It Is the Inability to get skilled
artisan? they need Immediately
The warning of Lord Northcllffe. shipping
Men admitted here today, Is of the highest
Importance to Philadelphia, for. as Secre
tary of War paker told the war convention
of the United States Chamber of Com
merce In Atlantic City recently. Philadel
phia has become the shipbuilding center of
America and as this Is a war of ships. It
has become In a sense Philadelphia's war
Frankly admitting the graveness of the
Ituatton, the New York Shipbuilding Com
pany official said that the shipbuilding pro
gram was facing partial failure, first be
cause of lack of co-operation at tho begin
ning between the army heads and the ship
ping board, and second, because the shipping
men themselves made their calculations of
what they could do In the line of building
hips upon the basis of what their trained
Men had been doing and without consider
ing that their fc:oe of trained men would
kc greatly depleted by the establishment of
sew yards and plants.
WOULD GET SKILLED LADOH
Illustrating how this would work out In
a specific case he said that by conscription
cf labor the Government would gain con
trol of all classes of artisans and mechanics
and next would come the actual com
mandeering. "For Instance, we will assume." lie said.
"that the Federal authorities decided It was
not essential to the proper prosecution of
the war for the plant of some big non-war
company to be continued at full force, and
we will assume that there Is a certain class
of skilled mechanics at this plant which
could be used In the building of ships.
The Government would then take these men
a a group, transfer them to the ship
building plants, where their efficiency would
be a hundred per cent greater than the
average workman picked up anywhere.
"The shortage of labor Is not so serious
as Is the shortage of trained labor. Take
for Instance a plant employing 1000 trained
men who understand their work. Wlththe
erection of the big. new establishments for
shipbuilding it Is likely that this plant lost
fully 50 per cent of Its men. Hut that is
not all. With the Imperative demand for
peed this plant doubled its force and in
stead of having a ratio of one trained man
to every two you would have one to every
fftur,"
NORTHCLIFFE SURPRISES TRIGU
The answer of Mr Trigg to Lord North
ellffe'o criticism follows.
"The statement made by Lord North
cllffe In his speech before the Chicago Asso.
elation of Commerce last night to the effect
that he saw no signs of concerted effort to
ulld the 6,000.000 tons needed to transport
,bur army to France is received by the peo
ple of Philadelphia with considerable ur
prlse. "The need for ships to act as transports
and to carry munitions and supplies to the
army which the United States Is to send
to France was clearly seen by our Govern
ment when entering upon the present war
program. One of the first acts after the
declaration of war with Germany was the
creation of a War Shipping Board
"This board, through the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, Is now at work upon a
construction program Involving a total of
1019 ships. Of these 35S, with a total dead
weight tonnage of 1.253,900, are wooden
hips; fifty-eight, with a total dead weight
tonnage of 207,000. are composite; 225,
with a total dead weight tonnage of 1,663,
(00, are steel; while 403 vessels of various
types above 2500 tons, building for private
account, both foreign and American, and
aggregating 2,800,000 dead weight tons,
were commandeered In course of construc
tion, and nearly all of these will be com
pleted by the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion. "This gives a total dead weight tonnage
under construction at the present time ot
6.924,700 tons.
"It Is to be regretted that Lord North
cllffe did not come to Philadelphia before
he made his speech In Chicago. Had he
tone so, he would never have said that he
caw no signs of the required 6.000.000 tons
by 1918. We, In Philadelphia, know that
the shipyards along the Delaware are now
working tp their utmost capacity ; that new
yards 'are springing up almost overnight.
This city has for many years led the coun
try In the construction of ships. To the
great plants that have for years lined the
Delaware there have been added, since the
beginning of the great European war. seven
new yards.
"For obvious reasons, figures cannot te
given which Indicate the amount of ton
nage that Is now being built In the great
shipyards of Philadelphia; but It Is a source
'of just pride to every Phlladelphlan to
know that a large percentage of the great
Emergency fleet which Is now being built
by the Government will, within the next
few months, be launched from the ship
yards of Philadelphia."
PHILADELPHIANS NAMED
TO TAKE HANCOCK VOTE
Governor Brumbaugh Also Appoints
Commissioners for City at
Camp Mcado
HARRIBBima, Pa., Oct 25. Governor
Brumbaugh this afternoon appointed the fol
lowing Phlladelphlans to take the soldier
vote at Camp Hancock; General James B.
1 Coryell, Twenty-eighth Division headquar
Htet George W. Henry, 109th Regiment
Infantry; Harry R, Howland, 10!th Regl
Mtent Infantry; C O. A, Baldy, 103d Regl
MHt Infantry: Charles II. Grakelow, 103d
munltlon train r J. Lewis Goode. Fifty
th and Sixty-sixth Infantry Brigade head-
rters. Firty-uiird Field Artillery head
Barters and Sixty-third Depot Brigade
(adquarters.
Camp Meade commissioner, for Phlla-Mp-ila
were named as follows; 'Philip
Krltnff, division headquarters. Including
tlpitquarters troop fflnltary detachments
pmcers assigned to division neaaquar
I Henry T Uauerle, 311th Field Ar.
ry: James Franklin, all electors of
yivania in me military service or th
i f-fnf at rmn M-aHm tint tnaAlflAnl.
1far name In the, Governor's list John T.
fiaall, qf Bast .MoKeeiport. was appointed
tv Utah the vote at League Island Navy
Yftf. rntutueipma.
jQovenvor Brumbaugh named In all today
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DR. F. Dc SALES TUCKER
A graduate oi St. Joseph's College
nnd (he University of Pennsyl
vania, who has been commissioned
first lieutennnt in the Dentul
Reserve Corps. Doctor Tucker, who
lives at 922 North Sixty-third street,
has been assigned to Camp Merritt,
Tennfly, N. J.
APPEAL FOR FUNDS TO
END "MURDER RULE"
John C. Winston, Chairman of
Town Meeting Finance Com
mittee, Issues Call
John C. Winston, .haliman of the finance
committee of tho Town Meeting party, today
Issued nn appeal for funds with which to
conduct the light against the government-by-murder
organization. Mr. Winston's ap
peal follows:
"The great movement to redeem J'Mlia
dclphla from the domination of a political
faction and sinister contractor rule has
overwhelming public sentiment behind It.
Public sentiment to be effective, however,
must be organized so that it may bo ex
pressed at the polls. This requires work
and money, and we want your help.
"No better candidates nave ever ncen
presented All over the city hundreds of
workers arc volunteering their services un
neWlshly to secure their election It Is abso
lutely essential, however, tint tho Town
Meeting committee shall havu money for
r..nrv nnd lecltlniatc expenses. Watch-
era on election day must be secured and
paid Wo have recently witnessed the
methods by which our opponents undertake
to carry elections by fraud and Intimida
tion, by the use of the police and otllcc
holders". resulting In murder.
"We must be prepateil to guard the polls
ind see that citizens may cast their votes
and have them counted. There arc moro
than thirteen hundred voting places which
must be manned on election day. Each
division must be canvassed to bring out the
vote. Many will do this work without pay,
but very many can less afford to lose their
wages than pel haps ou can afford to con
tribute money.
"Tho amount of money required for these
proper and necessary expenses Is large, and
should be freely and liberally contributed
by those who desire to ee the cilmlnal
political conditions which disgrace our city
ended. If Independent citizens wish to re
tain control of this movement they must
support It now In earnest
"A number of public-spirited citizens hive
volunteered contributions in amounts from
$100 to $1000. and we iro sure others will
do likewise, but we have not nearly enough
and must ask your help. Do not hesltnto to
send a small contribution if you cannot send
a large one. Be as liberal as you can and
remember election day Is November 6. We
have little time and yet time enough to win
If ou respond Immedl itely.
"Please send your check to Theodore J.
Lewis, treasurer. 1527 Chestnut street."
Lecture on Man's "Palate"
"The Palate of Civilized Man and Its
Influence on Agriculture" will be the sub
ject of an address by David Falrchlld.
Sc. D.. agricultural explorer in charge of
the office of foreign seed and plant Intro
duction of the Department of Agriculture,
at tho Franklin Institute tonight at 8
o'clock.
nuiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuini
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and prove -your
right to be
caiiea
"wll dpessed"
The importance of being
correctly attired is recog
nized by most men
scrupulous regard for
niceties of dress affords sat
isfaction and assurance.
Our aim is to present ap
parel conforming to the re
quirements of men of all
ages and of all walks in life.
In the wide variety of styles,
models, fabrics and pat
terns ottered in our new
Fall Stocks will be found
garments that meet prac
tically every demand.
Fall and Winter Suits
Models and Proper
$15 to $50
Overcoats $15 to $75
Jacob ReedS Sons
1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREET
EVENING LEDGEK-l'BXLADEIiPHIA, TfiblJSDAY, OCTOBER 125,
ALMOST A BILLION
SOLD LIBERTY DAY
Treasury Department Be
lieves Total Tabulations
Will Show $3,500,000,000
ENTIREf COUNTRY AROUSED
WASHINGTON. Oct. 25.
Ruhscrlntloris to the second Liberty Loan
.. . ,-.i ....--lv nnn billion
on Liberty nay wmicu !.
dollars.
TrAfiaiirv Tl.narlment officials
believed
this afternoon that the minimum total for
the loan $3.000.000,000 was oversub
Rtrll""! ' half a billion dollars ymterdny.
This statement was Issued:
believe total
Many careful observers
....i,,iinn. ,iiv nmiroxlmatc three ana
a half billion dollsris although there is
no olllrial basis for this They "n"Lp'
however that official re urns 'om ,h
three missing trlct will J'rlnB the toto
to the neighborhood of $2.r.00.0 00.000 nn 1
added to this amount then wm''?v whlSi
srrlptlons made before estfid.iv whir h
Sitve not been reported to the tea.
.1.1 Heserve banks and s""''' "".''
.Ince the close of business fftc"l
fnder ordinary circumstances It would
be safe to calculate that the official fig
ures now would be $1.000 ,000.000 less
than the unofficial amount. At all events
the sale in a tremendous success no
j-i 000 0(10,000 maximum mark no longer
seems improbable and it certainly H pos
sible if the committees will continue tne
pase set yesterdav
The pucccrs of yesterdn's bond selling
offensive shows that no section is any
longer asleep to the country's needs.
The Dallas and Atlanta districts, which
had given officials a great deal of concern,
rame through with flying colors.
St. Louis reported today that It had
passed Its maximum quota of llJO.OOO.ooo
In the face of pro-German preachments, and
Is now feeling on to its al.ottment of
$:00.000,000. Tho lower part of Illinois,
Arkansas and Mississippi, where apathy
had hindered bond sales, leported sub
scrlptions In excess of expectations
The President of Panama, his cabinet ana
many other officials of he Government
have subscribed to American Liberty Honds
the American Minister to Panama reported
to the State Pepartmcnt Unlaw Mote than
$1,000,000 has been subscribed by members
of the military establishment at J1"";1'""
the Minister reported, and more than ?tH.
000 bv canal-zone employes.
The District of Columbia this afternoon
reported subscriptions totaling $t-000,000.
GAS RECEIPTS OF CITY
SHOW DECIDED INCREASE
Beginning January 1, Approximately
$700,000 More Annual Revenue
Will Be Forthcoming
For gas bold during July, August and
September the city will receive $501,832.10,
as compared with $408,511.06 during tho
corresponding period last ear.i Sales dur
ing the quarter totaled 'J.51O.3S7.0SO cublo
feet, according to a statement submitted by
tho United Gas Improvement Company this
afternoon to Controller Walton.
Tho total revenue derived by tho city
from the sale of gas duilng the first nlno
months is $l,G31,63(i.0G. as compaied with
$1,518,835.22 during the same period la.t
vear. Sales of gas so far In 1017 total
8,001,301,000 cubic feet, as compared with
7.181,052,230 duilng the lirst nine months
of 1916.
Today's report Indicates that tho total
city revenue from the sale ot gas In 1017
will be several hundred thousand dollars In
excess of the $2,011,360.77 realized fiom
the same source last year. The city re
ceives twenty cents on each thousand feet
of gas sold by the company. Beginning
January 1. 1918, the city's sharo In each
thousand feet will be increased to twenty
five cents. This will Incrcaro tho city's
revenue from this source approximately
$700,000 early.
POSSE GETS BANK BANDITS
Masked Robbers Fail to Loot, but Shoot
Official
MOUNT VERNON, Wash., Oct. 25. Two
masked bandits this afternoon entered tho
Farmers and Merchants' National Bank, at
Kdlson. eight miles from here, shot and per
haps fattally wounded Patrick Halloran,
an official of the bank, and then fled with
out obtaining any booty.
An armed posse of citizens pursued tho
robbers. A report reached tho bherlff's
offico later that both bandits had been shot
and captured and were being brought to
Mount Vernon. One of the robbers is said
to bo fatally wounded.
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New Yorker, Dubbed "The
O'Reilly," Helps Struggling
People Oust Autocracy
One of the most thrilling chapters In all
history Is tho strugglo of tho Cuban "Insur
rectos" against tho oppression and tyranny
of Spain before tho United States camo to
the aid of the "Island patriots." It Is now
nn acknowledged fact that mon ot the
money nnd arms and many of tho fighters
came from this country.
Among the fighters was "The O'ltellly," a
dashing, debonair ndventurc-lovlng young
man, who solved tho secrets of tho Varona
treasure at tho samo tlmo that he helped
defeat tho Spanlrh tyrants. Ho Is tho
hero of "Ilalnbow's Hnd," tho new noval
by 'Ilex Beach, which will run In dally In
stallments beginning In Saturday's Kvenino
LEDOEn.
In this story you will meet Itosa Varona,
"Pearl of the Antilles," for whom and with
whom O'ltellly battled IiIh way through the
thick of the Cuban revolt; Hsteban Varona
and his American sweetheart, Norlne Kvans,
the "rebels' angel" ; Leallo Branch, "El
P-emonlca Americano," who fought to foil
tho "creeping death" ; Pancho CUoto and
Cobo, "the baby killer," determined to
thwart O'ltellly In his strugglo for the
girl and tho treasure all these and rporc
nio to be found In this new novel of love,
n ystery nnd ndvonture by tho author of
"Tho Spoilers," "Tho Harrier," "Heart of
the Sunhct" and "Tho No-cr-Do-Well."
"Ilalnbow's Knd" begins In Saturday's
r.vE.vixo LEnaEn.
Soldier Gets Fivc-Ycar Sentence
CAMP LUWIS. Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 25.
Dishonorable discharge from the National
Army, forfeiture of all pay and allowance,
nnd confinement at hard labor for flvo
years was the sentenco Imposed by mili
tary court-maitlal upon Kno It. Larsen,
selective service man from Snn Krnnclsco,
for failure to submit to physical examina
tion for contagious diseases Tho sentence
was approved by Major General 11. A.
Greene.
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HANCOCK SOLDIERS
T0PMILLI0NMARK
Camp's Liberty Loan Is Ex
pected to Exceed $1,000,
650 Listed
PENNSYLVANIANS PROUD
CAMP HANCOCK. August, Ga., Oct
!5.
Tho Liberty Loan campaign at Camp Han
cock, which closed last night at 12 o'clock,
produced more than $1,000,000 at that hour.
Tho amount tabulated was $1,000,050, and
thcro were sovcral companies to bo heard
from. Yesterday was observed as Liberty
Day at tho camp, having been declared a
holiday by General IV. G. Price, acting
commander of the division. Ilallles wore
held throughout tho camp, all of the com
pany commanders making speeches to their
men. urging them to Invest In Liberty
Bonds.
Tho showing made by the division Is
excellent and reflects credit upon Captain
W. B. Churchman, Jr., and Lieutenant E.
O. I-rank, who have been In charge of the
campaign. Kor tho first tlmo since the
arrival of the Pennsylvania division soldiers
In Augusta, the streets of tho city have
been deserted during the last twenty-four
hours, soldiers on tho streets since Mon
day at midnight have been "scarcer than
hen's teeth" and many Augustans not ac
quainted with the situation have marveled
at the unusual circumstances, for with the
few khaki-clad figures discernible the
streets presented the same appearance
which they did several months ago.
Military police were the chief members
of tho Twenty-eighth division In the city
yesterday and last night, nnd cv'ery soldier
w.ho was fortunate enough to get to town
on a pass, and there were very few. was
literally pledged by tho "M. Pa." whb
stopped them on every corner, Inquiring for
credent lain. Where credentials were avail
able the soldier passed on his bllthesomo
"way, but In case where tho necessary passes
were missing, the soldier was gently, but
firmly, escorted back to camp. Soldiers
minus passes were few and far between,
for fighters of any description wcro con
spicuously absent.
No, the soldiers at Camp Hancock are
1917
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Jewelry
In buying your khaki toilet case a most compact and
useful member of your outfit you will see a little loop meant
lor a tube of tooth paste.
The tooth paste to put in there is Kolynos Dental Cream
freely testified to by the best equipped and most experienced
soldiers on the other side. Its extra efficiency for war use is
generally recognized by the military dentists and military
hospital authorities.
This letter addressed to our British office, in London, by
the organization- in charge of the military hospitals of Great
Britain, bears witness:
Gentlemen :
"With further reference to your call here to-day, the: Committee
have lrutructcct, me to offer you our very sincere thanks for your gen
erous gift of Tooth Paste. '
"The good qualities of your Tooth Paste are, of course, generally s
known, and therefore your gift will be most useful and highly appre
ciated by the sick and wounded.
Keep Kolynos in Your Kit! It will be fully as much ap
preciated by you while you are sound and well and it will
help to keep you so. Price, thirty cents
Tlie Kolynos Company
New Haven Cpi-W '
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not hibernating.
Instead, they are simply
ohftvlnr nrHAm frnm illvlittnti
neaaquaners,
Issued Monday night, which directed that
rrom midnlgnt Tuesday until mursaay
morning at 8 o'clock soldiers and officers
were to remain In camp, tho occasion being
Liberty Loan Day,
Artillery practice began today with thf
entire 108th Ileglment engaged. Several
batteries from the other two regiments
also began firing today. The troops hiked
to the range with equipment the first thing
this morning.
CONVICT 27 GEflMAN SOCIALISTS
SIOUX FALLS, S, V., 6ct 2S. After
being out three hours, a Jury here found
twenty-seven German Socialists, of Hut
chinson County, South Dakota, guilty on
three counts of an indictment charging
violation of tho esplonngo act
H yOMPLAINTS about the wear of M
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Wm Over purchasing and tanning facilities. H
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I .C. C. MAKES SCHEDULE
OF R. R. RATE HEARING
Will Consider Propriety nnd Reason,
nblenesa of Increases by Country's
Leading Lines
WASHINGTON. OcIlB.-Informal hear
Ings were scheduled today by the Interst.u
Commerce Commission to take testl
on the propriety and reasonableness ora!3'
Increases proposed by the country's nri
clpat transcontinental railroads, ti.. .
Iffs which the carriers asked prmls.?n .
fllo are voluminous. Attorney Exami
Thurtell was assigned to hear evlaen?.n!J
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