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Mt Appropriation Bill in
itory of'S,efvico Reported
a'i'TA Waahlngton. March 14.
-largest naval appropriation bill
ialatorv of tho Un'ted States a
1 to the House tm afternoon y.
nmlttee on Naval Affair. It ap-
tes 11,325,000,000, Including-
,00 for naval aviation, a sum
a large an that originally asked.
Ilgantlc naal drydock at Charlea
t C.'to cost t4.000.000. la author-
,an apiiroprlatlon of 1,150,000 belnr
p,tor the an immediate start on ine
notion worK. ureuainn "' "i
i a depth of forty feet also la
riled., tho. limit of cost to be
UOOO. The committee refused to
construction of another urge.
i at Norfolk. Va.
rge sums for Increasing me uc
r force nre carried In the bill.
Kittie exact allotments are concealed
i general appropriations, so tnni no
nation of alue to the enemy may
nuffht to Iforht.
L. .ll,...l Avannnal IVflf Increased
t.laVtfc rrnitam nf Secretary Daniels from
ASKED,
k l .5r.000 to 22J.0OO, while the marine.
m, Hff wi Jumped from aw.uuu to ov.uuw.
Krie,'ajt) Increase In the marine corps meana
i' iiU, u mirinM scattered In all part
IV'SiJ'Hithe world will be collected and sent
W -?a fighting unit to France. Their
fcr :'Whh at their present stations win no
&!' i-i I.. li..l ..
i jmmn uf new, viiiiovu ........
iSSr ,TiOne million dollars Is appropriated
i& -A AmvU, m toaflnir lfrnund for the big
I 'Wa of the navy in Virginia near the
p ?Mpth of the rotomac Itlver.
H&ioSPITAL SHIP ESCAPES
W. FROM U-BOAT'S ATTACK
E. Mum Disregard Red Cross Signs, but
H&W" Fail in Attempt to Sink
' Guildford Castlo
JiS 'Xiendon, March 14, The hospital ship
TJ 2 0ulMhiv1 Paatl rtlirnlntr In Its home
Rrf toAft wlfh T?H PrnKfl nlirns show Inc.
xn. ...... -.--. - -..--
... .... ..... 1. I
Warine In Bristol Channel Sunday the
-Admiralty announced today ,
-n,. .antnin of the Guildford Castle '
inaii'nfxeaTtiiiv ftTincKru nv n euu
'' .declared his ship was flvlng the largest
. I-.-.. r- .. fl ,.l ,I,UI nil llhfa H I
'Izlv:-.
JL The first torpedo, fired from a range
?. Xt Kmi finn vartls. nnHflftl fortV anla I
Rf Sttrn. A minute later a lolent blow
tW"' Vu felt as the second torpedo atruck '
rK ?!. .. tn ...L.t.. .. --
"tnft vessels uow. win painrjiia weio
.brought on deck ana tne now siauonn
tWer occupied until It was assured there
was no danger.
iin. Hnhmnrlne wns nnt slirhted. hut
I?! . " ..H,nK nt nil ,. n a onnn nfir lha
t Wk MID rtWV , u.. ,...a .. ... t,,v
;Qf from which the torpeuo vvaa tinu.
4 pV i
;v The Guildford Castle Is owned by the
union v.asvio aicamsiup v"'"'"", itii
f ,, .M owned the depart Castle, torpe-
fv 'eed. and sunk in uristoi v.nannti i-eo- ., e(, thcre ,.re more than the popu
C ary 27 with the 18s of 153 1 ves The ,1enn0,t tlu.s0 towns
,V Bulldford Castlo was built in 1011 and
-t Kil a dlsplaLcment of 8036 tons, which
'via W Somewhat larger than the Glenart
$r
gW. g. BEGINS CANVASS
tF5, J'11 ""wo
K'jH'lA- F0R OFFICE WORKERS
E'V-..1,
feJ.iiaA nVt,oonr nnd R .nnoranWa
pVP tT """" ' i
fcCTjrfW'Urgently Needed Good Sal-
li',W1; aries Offered
ty-JMjn,
STWa aneclal drive for 25 000 stenograph-'
fi: bookkeepers. t pew riters and clerks, i
r-ESbeen launched by the United .Stales,
" K, i f mUDnn n Bii,lv '
HT?Sfreat demand caused by Increased
f wk activity.
...ire i-niiauiiiiiii. v.,.!, sir-.n-c v......
---- tlnnril In the Federal Ku d lie.
' KFbeen Insiructed to hold examinations
1 !.!l.Iitont in 1.0.1 olllce
'iff yenlent buildings In which a suillclcnt '
I. ,TiWnber may meet to Juelfy holding an i
m '- rHirninuiiuii.
FJ Th anlarlAa fnr tVlftn tlflRit InnM. MnL'P
& felTrv'lce'lcrhlre, say the
it .demand Is by far the greatest in the his-1
l ,try of the department, and earnestly
K'X We everyone with ability In these lines
fg to-call nt the Federnl Building.
V'w
SJT FAXS $5UU rUK JtUSStiS;
' - nnnnn.. ..r,ny,.. . ,,
t. a .rKUlX-OTO UVJ3UUH.AKUE
P1 it m
"i"
g'A rjirfendant, Sued by Girl, Thinks ?50
, Each is Rank Prof-
P'$i cerin&
V-?R V.-V Ununk 1 J ftao rtinirln
iViiftlRnn'ii klfl?en are worth JB0 c.ich.
SPSJLtPM-V at least, was the -aluatIon jury
ed upon them here today, and Israel
P IBS' Yachelsoii' MOO for en kisses
MSSZh he ChpurioIned from 'the young
& iSnn In the presence of witnesses.
i(Wl4 protested that the charge was ex-
wv eaealve. Dut ne paiq .... .
? i..- Miss Yachelson also alleged that Rold
KL$n!t& be Invariably had somo excuse.
wir i
HUUT IN AUTO MISHAP
l's Skull Fractured When Cor
Skids and Overturns
m
mm
m&,
4t-btnltov,n, !.. March 14 Henry B.
k.1rlt'Ail la In n ...Inn, .nnHlltnn n rlinvl.,
Vf,v i.jjfcpltal here, tho result of Injurv In nn
PA V!i . fcNen. He la forty-six years old and
;A? f-Sntly camo from Pittsburgh to be-
kA P" auperlntendcnt of Duplex Metallic have been received from men for em
KVViQapipany at Conshohocken. He accom- ployment at Hog Island In the preferen
. Urllled two Pittsburgh friends to Phlla- tial class In order to escane the draft!"
3'vsfltd two Pittsburgh friends to Phlla-
lKwPhl Wednesday and was returning at
-7ff"; early hour this morning when at
fc Ji arette street and Kljrntn avenue In
i"?1
mpttng to pass a milk wagon, the
imoDiie saiaaeu ana crusneu against
curb, overturning and pinning Ulely
' rarrW Into the hnm. nf WH
Cl?.vCerrand TaUr WW.
Ital. where it Is said he has a frac -
ed skull and other hurts Hlely'a wife.
nummonea nn wm preparing to
ove to Conshohocken.
. 8. TO STUDY LABOR NEEDS
w. . .. . . . .. .
lesion namea to investigate
on In Hampton Roads District
hlnrton. March 14 A Joint com.
l to study all nhases of the labor
lion In the war Industries of the
ston lloads district waa annolnted
Rafternoon by Secretary of Labor
re. une commission consists or Ad
I Frederick It. Harris, chairman,
tenting the Navy Department and
.hipping board; General Orote
union ana uoionei u. K. num.
t.. reDresentlng the War Denart
T- The commfulon will make rec-
ations covering wages, housing
i and other matters
lampton Itoads district Includes
forismoum, Newport jvews and
aacea in mat vicinity, in which
line plants and war Industries.
LWaie Hate for McAdoo
a, March 14. Director Qen
win receive recemmenaa-
miroaa wage commission
a ror railway wqrKerx
i wlc. nenrAHentatlvAs
. Jyjarrlei employee aaked
&M.AiM
t"9.
w
rciffllJ
7r
Lay Bare
4
CenUn'ned from Tate One t
been checked, he said, by publicity
given by the newspapers. I
Tho whole question of employment.
wages, welfare, housing and meals and
lodg ns? at tho e ant yard was explained .
n an Interesting way by Kennedy
Kennedy described himself at an "In
dustrial engineer," When asked by
Senator Nelson to define that term lie
said an Industrial engineer was a man
who made n prnctlcal study of labor
problcmx from the viewpoint nf the em
,'Plpyer and the employe, c"an talk with
both sides In the language they can tin
derstand and can make arrangements
between them agreeable to both.
lch l'olnta In Testimony
The "hlch points In Mr Kennedy'
testimony were as follows-
llynamlto had been smuggled Into the
jard In sufficient quantities to blow up
more than half tho plant If properly
placed?
Taking tho Job at Hog Island at
$12,000 a j ear, which ha been criticized
an a high salary, meant a distinct
financial Iohm to.hlin.
Ho had come to Hog Island with the
understanding he wns to make condi
tions thero ns favorable to the men as
posslblo and was still proceeding under
that Idea,
Took Job at I.onh
When Senntors rictrhcr and Nelson
showed somo Interest In the snlnry of
$12,000 a voir being ptlil him. In view
of tho criticism that the sum Is exces
sively high, Krnnedy told the committee
he had taken the Job at h distinct tlnan
clnl loss to himself In order to gain th
experience tint would come from taklnc
up the biggest labor problem of the age.
"1 came to the Hog Island pl-int with
tho understanding that I was to make
conditions there as favorable for tho
mm as possible." said Kennedy "It
meant the employing of more men there
than had over previously been emploved
In nil the Hhlpv.mls of tho count rv "
Twenty-three thousand men are now
working at Hog Island and a total ot
87,000 havp been emploved there slnco
the job was begun, he said This libor
turnover was not excessive, he asserted,
as tho turnover at almost all the big
tndufetrlal plants Is from 1G0 to COO per
tent a vcar ,
"The turnover of labor at Henry
Kord'n plant was at one time 400 per
Mni n vear." Kennedy said "Since
.4 1 .1- ...... n fwnnr9intnrittl nf ml it
roru iimm- iicn .,,.,- ...-. - -.- ---
his plant IHh turnover has been less
The minimum of ?& a day wages did
more thin unythlng elso to reduce his
turnover"
K"oi,n,.Hl- said tll.lt lie expected tO CUt
.. ini,n. Mirni tiv half this summer
u hen weather conditions are more ra-
nrnlil(
Conditions at Hor Island were o hid
jrut winter, owtnE to the weather, that
.. j.. .. mint nm unvlnilH nipn
inous-tnua iti wiim'h --
.were forceu to nun, hj uvnnu
What we want Is not a socialistic
lecture, but facts about what ou our
self have been doing," said Senator Nel
son. Interrupting Kennedy sharply
The witness then read a list of popu-
latlons or various cme m nmiBo ,,",n
hlcn tne Senators preunt hud come,
jn or,ier to show and impress on ine
ro.nmilteei he said, that tho men cm-
Senator elon Nettled
This nettled Monitor Nelson, who said
tho population of Alexandria, Minn ,
which hu had mentioned, and which Is In
ti, ii.tninr'i State, had nothing to do
with Hog Island and he did not Intend
to have aspersions cast upon Alexandria
anvw.i). .. . . ...
Kennedy diwiosco vnav. ; '"
alter he went to itog isianu, on .-
v ember 2, the American International
Shipbuilding Corporation had realized
the seriousness oi in hick ui ii.iuih
facUltlw Mr .the; Hog iHlaml emplov es
and Had wruien ... o....i.... "..,.
asking an nppropilntlon of from 110.-
nAA nnn 1 000 000 A rPllll' UAH re-
P.tr(i. he said, that the Shipping Iloard
I r,ttUztd the need of such a develop-
, , t tnat fcpecial legislation voum
"e"1' "ul ' .. ...
be necessary ,o get "-
Since th i he . b en In - ml
board with regard to obtaining housing
facHtle.
rrt.A-n
There nro ncommotlatlons for about
... m i l
bouV-tousanvasa made by the
company In Philadelphia mollis fdf
about 13,000 more had been obtained.
jjany of thee rooms were In the homes
nf I)eopie j,o had never rented rooms
before and did not need tne money, but
i took In the workers as a patriotic duty,
i Kennedy said
'
Pn t An nn jtnt llnnae
I "
At the cantonment houses at the Hog
Island ard, built to accommodate the
6000 workmen, the men pay ten cents a
night for a room. This goes to the
Government, he i-ald, but Is not sulllclent
to pay the cost.
Considerable questioning then fol
lowed ns to the price ut which n man
cud obtain n six-room house for hlm-
I Belf- ,lt and cnlldrrn KnV
I could not be, obtained for less than
I $20 a month Several Senators showed
i surprise at this low estimate, and when
I Senator Heed asked what a man could
, . ia.. .i... v,,,o .. i,i, ,j
ot between 40 and I5 a month This
appeared to meet more nearly the com
mittee s estimate.
About 42 per cent of the Hog Island
-mhlnvse ft i a ulrtfrlu nnrl nnmi JA .
.cent, so far, has been what Is known ns
common labor. The others are skilled
I laborera and these w ill be Increase, na
actual "h,P construction goes on, while
I th IIAPreiltai'A nf Pnmmnn hhnp (ulll
decrease
, ,, ..
"Do you know how many applications
t a c ag n or(ier to ,
nsi(e.i uentttor Hardin
""JfJ1, a,f .7?'"
I .Not exactly V,c
g.
have had a great
many coming from all the States eaBt
of the Mississippi," Kennedy replied
Iteplvlng to Senator Heed. Kennedy
i p0,a ,here are t"elv aW Bt Ho
!" now waiting for steel, and keels
. have beenjald.
Tnere were many transporiaiion proD.
Urns at Hog Island at the outset, but
through the building by the shipbuild
ing company of a shuttle car line to
meet tho city trolley lines and the put
ting on of a boat to bring men to the
yard the situation had been considerably
Improved, Kennedy asserted.
Work Ifonrs at Yard
Kennedy said the men work ten houra
a day, eight houra for their regular day's
pay and two houra overtime.
"Is It not a fact that the men work
8unday for double time, then lay oft
Monday?" asked Senator Kelson. .
"There has been some of toll done,"
Kennedy admitted.
lie told the committee that In order
to keep the workmen In good health
there are twenty full-time doctor at
the yard, one emergency hospital, one
medical hospital, and one contagious
hospital for care of workmen-alck with
mumps, measles, etc
Because there are 1100 l.orsea gen
erally at the yard a veterinary had
been employed. Under his direction an
epldemiq of glanders which broke out
a short time ago, was checked without
serious results by shooting eight horses
affected,
There have been numerous acldents
at Hor Island, Kennedy aald, but not
large number In proportion to the
large number of men' employed, or
iparea wiin aiauiuo on acci
tt todtwtrla) plant. Twenty-
EVENING PUBLIC
Plot to Blow Up
(cratches, abrasions, etc. Tho com-
Pny Insists that men, no matter how
trllnlly Injured, shall go to tho hos-
PHnl for treatment as n safeguard
ngolnst serious consequences, Kennedy
torn me commune.
Tho workmen are protected under the
workmen's compensation laws of I'enn
svhnnla, Kennedy said, and hospitals
and other caro of employes are provided
for under those laws
Dlseover of Djnamlte
The committee was Martlcd when It
began Inquiry Into the percentage of
foreigners or aliens nt the yard to learn
from Kennedy that US pounds of djna
mlla had been discovered on the Job,
secreted In wood piles, unter material,
and some of It burled.
"This dvnamlte, discovered by secret
agents, If properly placed, was sufficient
to blow up more than hnlf the ard."
Kennedy said "It has been i?lbcoered
nt different times, tho last Instanco oc
curring within the list ten data Tin.
matter Is now being Investigated by the
secret service and I doubt If It Is best
for me to sal anv thing more abcut It
publicly."
Not Too Mhiiv Men
Kcnnedv flntlv denied the statements
made by a M I'elton and Charles I'Icj,
of the Shipping Iloard, who said ton
many men were cmplovid at Hog Island
and that half as. many could have dene
more work
"If there were too many men at Hog
Island, the llmcrgency 1'lict Corporation
should have slid so nnd had us Ity
them eff, beciuso we were operating
under their direction," Kennedy de
clared, "What have vou to say about the
report Mr Telton made that there were
too many men at the vard, und that hrv
wcro handled so Ine'idenly that the
mixlmum labor was not rbtnlncd for
themV asked Senator II irdlng
"I luvo been told Mr 1'cltnn arrived
at the ptant at the lunch hour, scooted
through the jard In a limousine, when
tho men were intlng and loafing, and
then drove off before they went hick to
work," replied Kennedy "I don't be
lieve the (.tatements he made were true
There has been, as compared with peace
lime, some waste of labor, but consider
ing the prime necessity for speed I do
not think there has in en any surfeit of
labor or Imlllclency In handling It"
Senator Heed then took the witness
"Mr Kelton s.ivs in his report tint
ho was told by his brother, an em
plover of I ibnr In I'lilladi Iphl i, that so
many men were needlessly omplnvtd at
Philadelphia, and at such exhorhltant
wages that the labor emplov ment sit
uation In Philadelphia has been disor
ganized ' said Itecd.
Plxed age Hrnle 1'iild
''The wages paid at Hog Island were
fixed by the wage adjustment hoard, un
der the Department of Labor," replied
Kennedy. 'When we first went on the
Job nt Hog Island we were told by
the shipping board we must pay the
regular scale of wages to all the tradis,
and that no changes must be made
without consent of the wago ndjunnunt
board Wh have paid the wnes from
the outset dictated by the shipping
boird '
Kennedy then told the committee of
a new wage agreement reached by the
wage adjustment board on March 1,
which Is retroactive nnd gives all the
men at Hog Island nn average Increase
In wages of 20 per cent, from January
15. The total amount coming to the
workers of Hog Island under this
agreement, he said, was about $700,000
"I wont right here to call tho commit
tee's attention to this Kelton report and
Mr Kennedy's stntonent, to shon how
easily n mm can be mistaken about th
ehnrges in ide against the Hog Island
plant, ' said Senator Heed
There nre about 23,000 men now em
ploved nt Hog Island and 87,000 have
been cmplojed there nt different times
since the Job was commenced This was
not n big "labor turnover." he &nld
Alout 700,000 In back pay will go
TAFT IN ALLENT0WN
TO REVIEW SOLDIERS
Made Inspection of Ambu
lance Camp Crane Followed
by Mess With Men
Allentnnn, ra., March 14.
The United States ambulance camp,
now known n Camp Crari. on the
Allentown Fair Grounds, had Its most
distinguished visitor this afternoon,
when ex-President Wllllnm Howard Taft
camo hero on a tour of Inspection to
review the troops nnd talk to the sol
diers. Mr. Taft camo here under ar
rangements made by his old friend,
Mai or A, L Helchenbach. ns chief at
traction of n big day to mark the
fraterlzatlon of the soldiers and towns
people, especially tho men who acted as
the "big brothers" to the various sec
tions of the ambulance service
The program of the afternoon In
cluded Inspection of tho camp, a grand
review of all the troops and n mess
with the soldiers. nftr which soldiers
and visitors will early this evening
gather In the reerentlon hall to hear an
nddross by Mr Taft, who villi be Intre.
ducod by former District Attorney Law
renco II. Hupp,
A commltteo consisting of County
Commissioner IMnln A Dorecker,
aoorgo II. Hardner nnd Hrncst Ashtcn
wont to Philadelphia last evening tn
meet Mr. Taft. and after breakfast at
the IJellevue-Htratfnrd they brought him
to Allentown by automobile.
On their arrival at noon Mr. Taft
entertained at luncheon at the home
of Colonel and Mrs, II M Young, to
gether with a .party of prominent citi
zens, and ho left for the camp shortly
hefore 3 o'clock During his stay In
Allentown Mr, Taft's headquarters are
at the Hotel Traylor. where ho occupies
the private apartment of Samuel W.
Traylor, president of the Treylor Ship,
building Company,
'GASSED' SOLDIERS PROTECTED
American Automobile Ambulances to
Be Ventilated by Inch Holes
With til American Armies In Vranee.
Feb. 27 (bv mall). Iterause wounded
Krench soldiers have died of "gassing'
In American automobile ambulances. In
structloni have been Issued to have one
men ventilation holes nored In the
roots and tailboards of these nbmuiances
Army officials ead many wounded
men died from the effects of gns from
the exhaust, which crept up through the
body of the car.
As a further precaution alt ambu
lance drivers and orderlies will be re
quired to look after the condition of pa
tients every nve minutes on me roaa,
MEXICAN WOUNDS AMERICAN
Bandits Flee After Making Stand
Against Soldiers
laired. Te., March 14 One Amerl.
can soldier was wounded In a battle
yesterday between Mexican bandits and
an Infantry patrol under Zapata sixty
mtlea southeast of here. It waa reported
today. The pursuit of the bandits Is
(till on,
There were elaht or ten Mexicans in
the band. When the patrol wai within
a raw nunarea yarae nt mem tne nan-
maoe a aiana. ana one or me nrai
LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY,
Hog Island
to the workmen at Hog Island under n
retroactive wage agreement reached by
the wage adjustment board on March
1, which gives ninny of tho trades em
ploved there nn average Increase of 20
per cent In vragea from January IS,
The American International Shipbuild
ing Corporation wrote to the Shipping
Hoard In November asking for from
$10,000,000 to M2. 000,000 for a housing
fund for the Hog Island workmen
Iirge numbers of men ha've applied
for work and obtnlned It nt Hog Island
In order to get Into the preferential
class and escape tho army draft.
Twenty-five denths by accidents have
occurred at the jard since oporntlons
were begun there, nnd 1748 men were
Injured by nccldenta last month This
wns not a large percentage, lie said
He denied the statement nade bv 8
M. Kelton, In n report to the shinning
board, that too many men were employed
nt Hog Island and that such high wages
were paid that employment In Phlladcl-1
nhla had been entirely dlHorganltfd
The ilerense of tne American inter
nitlnnnl Shipbuilding Corporation
against clnrges that It has been spend
ing (Jovcrmmnt money In nn cNtrnva
cint minner Is far from completed.
according to George Haldwln, vice presi
dent of the concern He stntid, today,
that he proposed to place all of the
offlclnls In chsrge of the work on the
stand nnd give the members nf the com
mittee nn opportunity to question every
executive officer
When the hearing reopened members
of the committee vvern nnlous to leirn
of various changes which lme been
m-ido In the staff nt Hfg Island The
were peculiarly Interested In a rhange
whirchy Dwlght P lloblnson, formerly
In direct charge had been replaced Ac
cording to Haldwln nnd other olllclals of
the company llcbintnn has bein too
heavily burdened with his duties as
president of the American International
Khlpbulldlng Corporation, and he has
been given nssist.ince This move ac
cording tu Haldwln Is In the Intertst cf
speeding up the work nt the v arils
Mr (loodenough told the committee
Hint a man named Mr Jack, of Chester
Pa. was entitled be believed, to the
credit for originating the Idi.i nf fabri
cating ships Mr Jink, he mid, had
worked nut some of his Ideas on somo
ships built In Kngland
Mr (loodenough slid lie wns gradu
ated In IS1)" from Mlehlgm Agricultural
College ns a mechanical engineer He
specialized In i-hlpliulldlug, and after
leaving college went to work In ship
voids on the (lrc.it Lakes. He went to
sen fur a time after thnt, he s.al 1, lo
complete his know ledge of the subject
Ho worked for three vears for the
New York IMIi-on Compmy nnd then
Joined the fore,es of Mono & Webster
as an cnglnetr He Is now the chief
engineer for Stone & Webster, he said
Not Preak Ships
Thee two tvpes of boats vie are
building nt Hog Island nre good ser
viceable boats nnd can enrry the cargoes
nt the world," said Mr (loodenough
'They nro not the freak chips some
people have called them but will ride
the sea nnd carrv big enrcoes
'They have bien approved by Llovd's
am? other marine experts
' T.hev have been described to vou as
skv scrapers lilng en their sides, but I
don't view them ns such '
'These ships arc being built of steel
of sllghtlv less elasticity than whit ships
nre nrdlnirllv built of, but the lack of
elasticity Is not enough to hurt. Vou
enn't get the old material now nnd must
use this t.vpe nf still emploved usuabv
to bullit bridges, skvscrnpcrs, tanks,
etc"
Mr (loodenough told the committee
that the 8000-ton ships to bo built at
Hog Island would e'ost half na much
agn'n ns the T500-ton vessels, because It
will cost more to build them of n design
to go fifteen knots nn hour ns com
pared with the smaller ships to go 1 1 Va
knots
Cloe to 100 per cent of the ships will
he fabricated awny from the Hog Island
vnrd, he said, and only assembling will
be dono there.
GEN. WALLER STIRS
STUDENTS OF U. OF P.
Marine Commandant Says
America Must Fight to Pre
serve Its Liberty
"America was defended for three
years by the Allies, nnd If It were not
for the Krench and British our country
would be overcome by tho (lermnns, as
their military preparations are so great
that no obstacle could possibly force
them to leld." So said Major (ieneral
Waller, commander of the m irlnes at
League Island, who was speaker at the
fourth biweekly luncheon of the senior
class of the I'niierslty of Pennsjlinnla,
held nt tho Nonnandlo Hotel at noon
today,
General Wnller. whe has seen much
active service In the Philippines, was
engaged In tne quelling of the Hoxer re
bclllon, and has been with tho marines
through nil sections nf the globe, told
the studentH of the task they are to faco
during present conditions He advised
them not to he toe cuger to enlist In
the service before they nr of age, as
they are p'ljslcally Imperfect Hoyti of
sixteen and seventeen who enter serv
ices with enthusiastic thoughts of going
to jiernn rencn the hospital much sooner.
They do not realize the seriousness of
warfare, nnd are often a hindrance. Rut,
on the other hand, every person should
prepare himself to ho In tho best physi
cal perfection for the moment when he
will be called,
"Kverythlng that tho country stood
for," said the (leneral, "Is In danger
Our liberty Is In danger, nnd there Is
only one thing that can be done, and
that is to drive the Germans out of
Fro nee nnd lielglum and lick them In
Ilerlln, for this Is the only way of get
ting peace. The tongue villi never ob
tain peace."
The students were delighted by having
nlso Lieutenant F A. Sutton, who was
In active service with the British army
until he recently lost his right arm nt
Galllpoll, tell Interesting and amusing
relations of his experience with the
Turk a.
He said that the Turk is a good
soldier and fights squarely. In fact, the
Huns were far from being disliked, un
til they began using poison gas, the
most horrible death yet Invented by man,
He felt certain In saying that the re
port that tho Germans are preparing for
a wetter n drive was a bluff. Instead they
will break on the east.
Both speakers were heartily ap
plauded, and the luncheon ended with
a business meeting at which tho matter
of substituting a trip to Camp Dlx In
stead of holding the customary spring
picnic was dlacussed. The prevailing
opinion waa in favor of the excursion to
the New JJersey cantonment, where
many sons of I'enn are training.
FIGHT SHORE GAS BOOST
Atlantic City Commlsiloneri Vote to
War on Proposed. Rate Risq'
Atlantic City, March 14. City Corn
mlssloners voted unanimously this after,
noon to use every endeavor to prevent
granting of the petition of the Atlantic
City CI s Company for an order In
creasing ine price or gas rrom ninety
centi to 11.30 per thousand. Ventnor
City. Margate and Longport were aaked
to loin In the protest to tna Bute
Utllftr CrnmlalSIv-, , . . "',
"faWUM If "TtaM If TN'imiri'
JUDGE STAAKE TALKS
ON 50 YEARS AT BAR
Mnny Tributes for Jurist on
Anniversary Reviews Re
forms Advocated
Judge Wllllnm II Stnakc, of Common
I'lens Court, who Is today celebrating
his fiftieth anniversary ns a member of
the Philadelphia bar, pushed aside for
a moment tho huge bouquets of (lowers
that banked his desk, the letters and
telegrams of congratulation and resolu
tions from court officers, nnd spoke of
his career as a Judge
Ho addressed n crowded courtroom on
some phases of his aellvltles on tho
bench and spoke feelingly on the re.
forms he had nlwavs advocatid In deal-
ln(T with those brought biforo him
In whlom he saw visions of 'better
things"
Judge Stnake referred particularly to
cases In which he was convinced the
offender was not bejond the pale nnd
was n proper subject for reformatory
measures outside of the Jail or work
houfc In such cases (he Judge said he
took a special personal Interest, having
tho particular man or woman brought
Into his private chamber for a heart-to-In
art talk Ho mid lie also had made It
his business to see the family and em
ployers of these unfortunates
In one case of u prosperous salesman
who had lost hla all through n weak
ness for strong drink Judge Htnnkc
took the man In charge and m ule him
promise to make a fight to keep away
from rum
"I took this man under personal pro
bation," snld the Judge 'He n ported
or communicated with me nt regular In
tirvnls. Aftir n time In cfcllid at my
ofllce one day and aid, tudge I am go
Ing to tell jou something for which ou
villi condemn me I battled against
drink nnd even had mis. f committed
to Moinmcnslng for five dais so that I
would be nn ay from temptation I
know vou will think this was wink of
me ' "
Judge .Stauke said he told the man that
he was making the right kind nf a fight
and In a short time the man pulled him
sell together, controlhd his appetite for
drink, was restored to his fnmlly and
obtained his old position ns salesman,
paving him 1C0 a wick
That Is nn Illustration of that part
of mi Judicial labors In the criminal
court which makes life worth while,"
commented the Judge
Juvenile Carh
Judge Staake also told of his exper
ience while handling the enses of
Juienlle delliuiuentH nnd the domestic
troubles of the desertion court These
cases, he said, alwava made his heart
ache especially when he had to ennHder
the future welfare of children of tendir
vears He was a firm believer In exer
cising every power to bring about re
conciliation to keep families Intact nnd
to char the way for man and wife to
come together before applvlng the stern
demands of the law.
Speaking of his activities In civic
bodies and the bar association, Judge
Hto.aKe said he compiled many venrs and
speeches, of which hl.s wife and daugh
ter were nlivaiH considered by him his
best critics
One of the floral tributes which espe-
ffiM
sake, William Stanko Gallagher, agid
two years, son or James J. Oallngher.
amnnucnsls to tho Judge. Another hnnd
seme floral offering was from II. II.
Rattles, a lifelong friend of Judge
Rtarflce, The variety of blooms were
tastefully arranged on the bench, and1
nfter the presentation of each the Judge
arose and thanked his well-wishers.
Judge Staake will be glien n birthday
dinner tonight at the Dellciue-Stratford.
FORESEES U. S. CONTROL
Livestock Man Says Government
Must Take Over Packing Industry
Washington, March 14 Permanent
Government control of tho packing In
dustry Is Inepltable and should be pre
paied for during the vinr, 13 L Rurko,
Omaha livestock producer, declared to
day before the Senate Agricultural Com
mittee Investigating food conditions.
"First, the Government through the
food administration should announce a
clean-cut policy toward producers," said
Ruike "Then It should tighten the con
trnl It has nlreadv npsumed over packers
and carry It aa fnr aa necessary tn In
sure a square deal to producers and con
sumers. If these steps are not taken
the already serlou situation regarding
meat will be calamitous next year."
GROCERY STORE LOOTED
Cash Register Found on Lot Miles
Away Other Camden Robberies
Tho grocery store of Frank Kllllan
at tho corner of Sixth nnd Line streets.
Camden, was entered bv thieves today
and the cash register, containing about
$20 was stolen. Later the reglter.
badly battered, was frund by Chief of
Police Llnderman, of Merchantvllle, near
Pcnsauken Creek
About the s.amo time four other
houses, nil residences In the snme
neighborhood as tho Kllllan nrnrnry
were entered, They were the homes ef '
John C Burton 722 Federal street!
Mrs. Anna Rarawny, 344 Carteret
street: David Clark, 720 Federal street,
and Frank Trout. 727 Carman street.
In every case tho loss was small.
Woman Injured In Motor Crash
Carllnle, In March 14 Mrs T B
Helser, who resides near Hhlnncnsbnrr.
Is In tho Carlisle Hospital with n frac
tured leg and possible Internal huna aa
the result or an automobile accident
near Hogestown. The car In which she
and her hushand, with Robert Myera
and family of Carlisle wero coming to
Carlls'o. was struck by a roadster drlien
by W C. Reunion, a Carlisle contractor,
and overturned.
Ford U-Boat Fighters "EaRles"
Wimhlnirfnii, March 14 Henry Ford's
new submarine-fighting ships being
built In the Ford plant at Detroit will ho
known ns "eagles," Secretary of tho
Navy Daniels announced today. The
new craft will constitute the Eagle class
nnd the boats will be named ,i:agIo No,
1, Lagle .No. i, etc.
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KAROH 14, 1918
CYCLONES ON RAMPAGE
IN MICHIGAN AND OHIO
Houses, Barns and Orchards
Wrecked, Valuable Cattle Killed
With $100,000 Loss
Toledo, O., March 14. Houses, bams
and orchards were wrecked and many
head of cattle killed last night nnd
early today when cv clones swept
through the country nenr Adrian, Mich ,
and Nnpotccn. O. Tho dnnugo Is esti
mated at $100,000. No loss of llfo has
been reported
A dairy farm near Adrian wns com
pletely wrecked Sixty head of cattle,
valued at J25.000, wcro killed,
The storm started nbout file miles
west of here at 9 o'ebek last night nnd
swept east about twenty miles to Deer
field win re heavy damage Is reported
Telephone and telegraph communica
tion la cut tn mnnv points vehlch were
struck by the cyclone which vvnn fol
lowed by n terrific lain and electrical
storm
A hurricane swept through Napoleon
this morning, doing r-eat damage Sev
eral homes nnd business houses were
unrnifed
Near Klorlda, O , numerous orchards
wero felled
WATERWAYS SYSTEM
URGED ON RAIL BOARD
Atlantic Association Has HcarinR
and Asks Restoration of
Coal Canals
11 H.lilncton, Mnrch II The commit
tee on Inland unterwavs of the railroad
nilmlnlstratlnn gnve hearing this after
noon to advocates rf tho Atlantic Deiper
Wntirwai Association's scheme for (m
proilng transportation nlnwr the mast
Wilfred II Schoff, of Philadelphia
secretarv of the association. preinti?
figures showing Importance of the Chesa
peake nnd Dclawaro Canal, the pro
posed ship canal across New Jersey and
the Intraconstnl vinterwnis scheme In
general Sehoff sought to show the ad
vly.abllltv of restoring manv of the nban
drned canals which formerlv did all of
the loal-carrylng for eastirn cities.
Representative Moore, of Philadelphia,
president of tho Atlantic Peeper Water
wain. Assotlatlon, arranged the hearing.
FAIL TO AGREE ON HALT
TO WHISKY FLASK LAW
Liquor Dealers Discuss Matter for
Hojr With District Attorney
Kane
An hour's discussion, with nn definite
understanding, resulted today from the
confereni e called bv Krank L Oarbarlno
nnd I'nlted Stntcs District Attorney
I'rancls Plsher Kane, In Mr Kane s of
fice In the Kederal Dulldlng, with repre
sentatlies of various liquor Interests In
regard to stopping the sale nf all bottle
goods for the period of the war
The representntlies of tho liquor In
terests participating wcro Prank P
I'nrr, I'cnnsvivania liarKeepers associa
tion; J. W Hergner, Hrewers' Associa
tion; James Slnnott Dlstlllirs' Associa
tion, and Nell Honner, Retail Liquor
Dealers' Association
Another session was set for this after
noon at the District Attorncv's oltlro
and Mr. Kane savs thnt he feels opti
mistic over the possibility of a satis
factory outcome.
AND PERSHING
INSPECT U. S. DOCKS
Visit Terminal in France Whcrr
Foity Ships Will Unload at
Same Time
A French Port. Mnrch 1 4 Secretary
linker and Oencrnl rerlshlng today be
gan Inspection or the gigantic docks,
bulldlnge nnd other facilities nf the
termlnnl which supplies the American
forces In France.
The terminal Is tho head of tho Amer-Ican-bullt,
double-tracked railway lead
ing hundreds nf miles into the Interior.
Fpur miles of docks w 111 be built, capable
of allowing forty ships to lond sim
ultaneously. This will also be the
terminus of 1200 miles of telegraph and
telephone lines
Tho rest camp may bo occupied by
22,000 soldiers.
RED CROSS LINEN STOLEN
Two Negro Employes Held for Theft.
800 Yards of Material Recovered
Robert Smith, 2102 Montrose street,
and Carroll Strleirs. 411 Walnut ptreet.
both negroes, wero arrested today by
Detective Asher, on the charge of steal
ing sno v arils of Red Cross linen from
the Red Cross factory, 1023 Filbert
street, where they were cmplojed
Thev wero arraigned before Magis
trate Watson, who placed them under
$B0ii ball ei ch for further hearing on
Thursd ly afternoon. The linen was re
ewvered from tho place where It was
sold.
(0Ae?ep
Plays all records letter
Cheney tone supremacy restB
upon basic patents which cover
an entirely original application of
acoustic principles In tone rc-
nrouuciion.
The Cheney Is, In tho broadest
sense, the supreme achievement
in phonographs.
$60 to
$300
Rental
Purchase Plan
Henry F.
Miller &
Sons
Piano Co.
1105 Cheitnut
Slieratiin
Street
tmr
Convert Waste Into
Comfort
Things that you don't need and never
will use make them aerve our fighting
men.
Send your old gold and silver to the
Melting Pot of the Emergency Aid
Turned into money it will buy smokes
for our men across the sea.
They need tobacco. You can give it
to them. ' ,
Send all you can every bit counts. ,
Btfort March 28
RECEIVING STATIONS
arauuijrar bodi, la , IT-II H. tth St.
r. O. Soda Sona, not Mtrkat Btraat.
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Boiaill State, lilt Ckaitaet Btraat,
Oarmiatewa V. W, 0. A., U0 Oar'U At,
akt, M.jritea, ft'. Una Strait V
iahn D. X yriskt, MM XamUiiak Ave.
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SehMl UbJ OUk, lel Buramar lb
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BOLSHEVIKI CREW
JAILED FOR MUTINY
Will Be Tried nt Norfolk for
Plot Find Arscnnl
on Ship
Norfolk, Vo Mnrch 14.
Korty-seven members of the crew of
the Hussion ship Omsk were placed In
the city Jail here today pepdlng nn In
vestigation Into mutiny which occurred
aboard tho ship vcstonlay. The men
will be tried tomorrow on a chargo of
mutiny
Meantime n thorough search of the
ship waa mado and a smtll arscnnl ills'
covered, revolvers and cartridges being
concealed cv erj where.
The ship Is still at a local dock under
nn ntmed guard.
The Omsk arrived hero with a cargo
of cotton from n gulf port from which
she sailed December 10 She had docked
thero November 10, when tho crew flrt
heard of tho overthrow of the Kercnsky
regime. Tho captain nt that time ex
pressed the belief thnt tho new a would
hale a bad effect on the motley crew.
Shortly nfter arriving hero the men
Insisted thnt the ship should belong to
them and be operated by a committee
upon vi hlch the crew should have chief
lepresentntlon, tho captain to have no
direct authority They also demanded
Incrcnscs In pay. Virtually the whole
crew was removed and American naval
guards placed to protect tho vessel
Nothing daunted, tho Ilusslnns returned
nnd defied the naval guards All were
placed under nrrest and a search re
sulted In tho confiscation of mnny fire
nrms, dirks nnd hludgeons. The ma
jority of tho crew were placed In the
custody of a Federal agent to bo sent
back to Russia, and the ringleaders held
It developed also that the men had
plotted to land the vessol nt a Russian
port, Instead of Liverpool, and hand the
cargo of cotton oicr to their compa
triot. THEATRE "CIUTICS" FINED
Boys Who Broke Up Show Assessed
$5 Each
Special Olllcer Dougherty of the
Colonial Theatre In (Jermantoivn to
dav told Magistrate Pennock that last
night's performance bad been Interrupt
ed by u self-appointed board of critic's
from the gallery. The alleged critics
D.avld Deltose, seventeen years old of
Hast Price street, Prank Mecaldo,
eighteen vears old. of Hast Rlttenhouse
street; "Jlmm'e" D.acrl eighteen vears
aid of Hast Rlttenhouse street, und
Ralph Mecaldo, nineteen "jeara old, of
P.leventh nnd Hllsworth streets, paid
fines nf $5 nnd costs for their vociferous
criticisms.
There was a cry of riot, said Dough
erty With the assistance of ushers
he tried to quiet the Interrupters, nfter
thev had stopped the performance by
loud whistling when a unman perform
er came on the stnge They refused to
bo quiet and were locked up
Bracelet
Their increasing popularity
has created a demand for odd
shaped watches, which finds us
well prepared with an exten
sive assortment.
i real goou timepiece
ovai waitn oi yuiu, wun
band of black moire
$60.
S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st.
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Back of the
Every war activity in the entire Nation is linked
with the Capital and each with every other by
the toll and long distance lines of the Bell System.
Thousands of miles of special wire systems have
been provided for the exclusive use of the Gov
ernment. Right of way is given to Government
business over all commercial lines, and the War
and Navy Departments lack no facility for keepr4
ing in constant touch with every phase of the
Nation's great task.
The men on the firing line are looking to us here? J
at home to back them up with every ounce ofvjj
iU,w' A" ""J" una women ot tne ueii oystenj;
are pledged to count no undertaking too great in& ;
this emergency. A
Enlist for Humanity!
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HUU ISLAND HIGHWAY "1
BIDS INSIDE LUtI
Only Two 'Bidders for New
Boulevard Senator Varo
Did Not Compete
Bids wcro opened" today, by nir.M
of Public Works Datesmanl r ivT
i onstrlietlnn of lUn fln-f.., ,: lfl
land Boulevard which Is to Conntet it
UllBlnn din tm ..LI... - -. V 114
with the big plant, Including (h, el.
structlon ot wooden bridges across iti!
go Creek nnd Church Creek.
Tho only bidders were tho Kmercene
Fleet Corporation nnd the firm r
Molnwnrlng & Cummins The bids ..
submitted nn illlTerxnl ll. . .l . c
.- -. ..v.iin ui inennr
nnd It was stated that some time vioum
bo required to foot up the amounts and
ascertain, definitely, to which bidder ta.
different parts of the work would u!
let It was believed, howcier, that Kiln
waring & Cummins had secured th
greater part of tho work. '
It was also stated that both bids rm.
within tho Jion.noo limit of the annre
prlntlon Senator Fdw In H Vnre ww
bid of $136,705 for this work and th!
permanent rondway was rejected ,,
cesslvo about a month ago, was not
bidder today. gJ
The bouleinrd villi extend for a !
tance of nbout fifteen blocks from the
intersection of Hnrtram avenue tnt
Island road to the entrance to the shin.
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