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M'ADOO IS URGED
TO SEIZE CANAL
Chesapeake and Delaware
I Called War Necessity by
Bourse Members
AID FREIGHT MOVEMENT
Improvement by U. S. Would
Relieve Railroad Congestion
Is Argument Advanced
Military nnd commercial necessity de
mands the acquisition nnd Improvement
of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
by the Government. '
This Is he opinion of William R.
'ItfP Tucker, secretary of the Board or
VTrade. The submarine raid alonp the
coast and the congested condition of
railroads are the strongest arguments
In favor of Government-owned (nland
waterways, according to Mr. Tucker.
The Philadelphia Bourse Is also strong
In Its belief that the Government should
..acquire and Improve the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal.
Members of th Bourse believe the
Secretary of War should utlllie the
powers nested In him by the recent
rivers and harbors bill and take Im
mediate nctlon looking, toward Govern
ment acquisition of the canal through
condemnation proceedings They Bay It
Is necessary from a military standpoint
In addition to the commercial Im
portance. Would Have Helped Hallroad
"Recent embargoes and freight con
gestion would have been eliminated had
j the action been taken when It was first
ngUHiea, stun .i inmcn
'Just at nrescnt the railroads nre
overwhelmed with offerings of freight.
and submarines lurking In the waters off
the Jersey coast aie a menace to coast-
wise shipping. The railroads would
have been relleed and the danger of
coastwise shipping removed nad mis
canal bcn so Improved at this time as
'to accommodate schooners, barges and
other craft. Virtually all of that coun
try In the vicinity of tho canal Is at a
standstill through the Inability of con
utners to obtain raw materials In the
outh and to ship manufactured products
to the south by water. "" .
"Many of our shipyards and other
war Industries hae been held up be
cause of tho slow movement of freight.
This also would never have occurred had
the canal been Improved .so as to take
larger vessels. Lumbermen In the
vicinity of Philadelphia have found It
almost impossible to gety lumber from
southern markets. Repeatedly there
have been embargoes against Philadel
phia, Wilmington, Carney's Point and
Chester, where great building opera
tions are undi-r way, both for the Gov
ernment and to house the workers.
,".'ever before has the need been so
great for an Improved canal as at pres
ent. All Government commissions and
bodies who tune examined this water
way have advised Its purchase, ah("
commercial men cannot understand why
Congress has not seen the necessity for
this action.
Great Defense Value
"Of course, I have only touched upo., ,
it from a commercial viewpoint, but high
navy lOtllclals who are recognized as
autnontles have said tnat the canal
would be of Immeasurable defense valuo
in case our shores were besieged by hos-
til wnrshlm
"There Is nothing of greater lmpor.
tance both from the standpoint of a war
necessity as well as In connection with
the general problem of transportation ,
than the carrying out by the Secretary C,R'5' insorar as pnysiciana are con
of War of the authority vested In him I cernen. an organisation to be known as
wi nur oi me autnoriiy vestea in mm I ,,, rjhilortolnMsi ATertloal TWllli-..., r.
by a provision- In the last rivers and
harbors bill, which authorized negotia
tions for the purchase of the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal, or in the event
of failure to agree on price, to Institute
condemnation proceedings." declared
Emll P. Albrecht, president of the Phlla
delphia Bourse.
"This action Is a necessary prelim
inary to the actual appropriation bj
Congress of the amount of money re
quired to make the purchase. Govern
ment acquisition of this canal would
be a big asset to the railroad admin
istration in connection with Its control
of the inland, waterways of the coun
try, and It Is a matter of Interest still
further to the Navy Department on ac
count of the use thata could be made
of it Tor moving the smaller units of
the navy between the Philadelphia and
Norfolk navy yards."
PIONEER PRESS AGENT DIES
Jerome H. Eddy Was First in the
Theatrical Publicity Field
New York, June 8. Jerome H. Eddy.
who Is generally credited with having
been the first professional theatrical
press agent, died at the age of eighty
three years at his home In Brooklyn
yesterday He had been falling rap-
rTj. v imco ncenn irom complications
There has been for years no more
familiar figure on Broadway than Je
rome liaay. it was his boast that he
"put the press agent prpfesslon on a
business basis." He also claimed to be
, Jqe first to make his living by supply
ing Information about theatrical stars
?.nd JWl Productions to newspapers.
He had been In the business for up
ward of half a century. He was em
ployed by both Edwin Booth and Law
rance Barrett.
, ..Mr. Eddy obtained much publicity for
Mme. Rhea, the French actress, when
she visited this country thirty years ago.
u- jjuuiuaiy circulars wnicn ne edited
for many years, "Eddy's Weekly Squib,"
was known everywhere In theatrical
circles.
Mr. Eddy deprecated modern press
agent methods ana boasted that he never
sent a fake story to a newspaper.
BROTHERHOOD IN SESSION
Local Assembly of' St. Andrew
Meets This Afternoon
The annual spring meeting of the
Local Assembly of the Brotherhood of
St. Andrew was held this afternooon
In the Church or the Epiphany, Flfty
aeventh street and Baltimore avenue.
" George H. Streaker, president of
the junior department, presided at
the Junior Conference. Alexander M.
Hadden, brotherhood secretary at the
Newport Naval Training Station spoke
on "The Junior and the War: Ills!
Place In the Drive at Home."
The Rev. William Newman Parker '
conducted evensong at 5 o'clock. The
Rev. Dr. Louis C. Washburn, rector of i
Old Christ Church, spoke. A supper I
will be given In the parish house. After
the supper the twilight conference will
X c hem on tne lavvn aajoinlng the
N. church. The speakers will fce 8. Men I
, u,UOOUHil u-titi, f w .- iuw 0Cirjr
& At CamD Hancock. Georgia, and Dr.
$? John Wilkinson, president of the Phlla,
ucipma jjvt-i.t 4n?iiHuijt
Stepi Pie Biking Until War Endi
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v'not bakea " i-rane ice cream
Su.. company aner June id,
Officials of
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inlnlstrator for
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NEWS OF SHIPYARDS "RIGHT OFF THE WAYS"
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LAUNCH BIG TANKER
AT WILMINGTON, D0L
J. A. Bostwick, 12,000 Tons
Capacity, Takes Dip at
Bethlehem Yard
The growing supremacy of the Dela
ware Hler as a shipbuilding center was
accentuated today at noon, when the
.1. A. Bostwick, the largest steamship
eer built In the State of Delaware took
Its first dip Into the water at the Wil
mington plant of the Bethlehem Ship
building Company.
The J. A. Bostwick Is a bulk-carrying
tanker of. 12,000 tons' capacity and
measures 481 feet In length, 60 feet
beam and 36 feet depth. Kqulpped with
triple-expansion engines and boilers of
the Scotch type, experts say It will be
able to hold Its own with the best and
fastest steel ships of her kind afloat.
Tlyyessel was built for the Standard
Oil Company, but has been taken over
by tho United States Government. As
soon as It became known that the Gov
ernment was going to take tho Bostwick
work on herkvas speeded up and the
capacity of Wlaware River plants to
turn out big ocean-going vessels In
double-quick time was ngaln demon
strated. The same plant hopes to send
off another big ship on the Fourth of
July.
The attendance at the launching wan
small, as the company preferred to make
the ceremony as Informal as, possible.
"Ships and plenty of them" Is the
motto at this yard, as well as at others
on the Delaware, and as little fuss as
possible Is being made over any par
ticular one. Miss Dorothy Bostwick, of
New York, chrlbtencd the boat and It
slid Into the river to the accompaniment
of cheers from employe and others
present.
Following the launching the guests
were entertained at luncheon at the
Hoted du Pont by Joseph B. Weaver,
general manager of the Bethlehem plant.
The same speed that was demonstrated
on the hull will be put Into finishing
the vesel for i-crvlee It Is thought she
,m be ready for overseas cargoes with-
m a month or so
VILLANOVA DIAMOND JUBILEE
Two Women to Get Degree at
Commencement Next Week
Villanova College will celebrate her
diamond Jubilee and hold commencement
exercises Monday and Tuesday.
A feature of the occasion will be the
blessing of a service flag presented the
college by the nenlor class by Chaplain
George .1. Waring, U. S. A.
Vice President Marshall will be the
recipient of the degree of doctor of
jurisprudence. This degree has been
conferred only upon William Howard
Taft and Grovcr Cleveland at the time
each was President.
For the first time In her history Vil
lanova will confer degrees upon women.
The degree of bachelor of arts will be
given Sisters M. Cosmos and M. Dolora,
members of the congregation of the
Immaculate Heart.
Archblshon John Bonzano. Anniitnlle
Delegate to the United States: the Bel
glan mlnl&'ter tn the United States. E.
de Cartler; the Rev Charles M nrlcoll.
provincial of the Augustlnlans In tho
I'ntted States, and Senator Jnsenh K.
Ransdell, of Louisiana, will be among
me many noiaoies present.
The salutatory will be delivered by
l Edwin Stanford, and Joseph J. OXeary
'cSSfiSd t priSS'SI tt."
college, the Rev. James A, Dean,
nt iii . rUIICT All nnfTAnc
rLAN 1U tiNUM ALL UULlUnj
Age or Sex No Bar in New War
!f-vin Mnmmn(
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To place this city In the "no slacker'
the Philadelphia Medical Military Re
serve, which plans enlisting every physi
cian regaraiess tu bkp, in some move
ment to aid the Government, Is now be
ing formed.
Plans for the organization were ten
tatively made at a meeting In the City
Club.
rhyslclans who are over fifty years
old and have been rejected for regular
service will be accepted for member
ship. Women physicians will also be
admitted.
Among the, leaders of the movement
are Dr. James M. Anders, Major W. A.
Garrett, of the Remington Arms Com
pany, Eddystone, and Dr. William Out
field Robinson. At the meeting1, Major
Garrett told of his trip to France and
predicted the American cannon'x.wlll
make che German long-range guns 'look
like popguns."
LL.D. DEGREE FOR LENROOT
Wisconsin Senator to Be Temple
University Orator
Irvine L. Lenroot, United States Sen
ator from Wisconsin, will be given the
degree of LL. D. at commencement ex
ercises of several departments of Tem
ple University In 'the Academy of Music
tonight.
Senator Lenroot. who was Wisconsin's
"loyalty" candidate In the recent elec
tion, will make the commencement ad
dress. Previous to the exercises Senator Len
root will be given a dinner by the board
of directors and the faculty of Temple
university hi ino union league, tie will
arrive late this afternoon from Washing
ton and will go immediately tq the Union
League.
Those to be graduated tonight are stu
dents In the departments of theology,
liberal arts and sciences, law, medicine,
pharmacy and the Philadelphia Dental
College.
WATCHES FINGERS SEVERED
Boy's fortitude During Amputation
Amazes Hospital Surgeons
While surgeons In the Women's
Homeopathic Hospital amputated four
of his Angers, fifteen-year-old William
Kerner, a butcher's helper, watched
them work. He refused to take an an
esthetic, saying he wanted to "see Jt
done with my own eyes."
The doctors marveled at the pluck
of the vouth. who never even whim-
.pered while the operation was being
done. Kerner caugnt nis rtgnt hand in
an electric meat chopper while at work
In the butc'ar shop yesterday, He
pnuld not extricate the mangled hand.
and, carrying the meat chopper in. his
ir hand, walked to the hosnital. a dis
tance of several squares from the meat
store. Kerner Is weak from loss of
blood, but will recover
Build Five Ship Tons
For Every Ton Sunk
Washington, Juno 8. For every
ton of shipping destroyed by U
boats during the raid the Ameri
can shipyards turned out more
than five tons. This was the score
of destruction:
Steamships, 16,531 tons.
Sailing vessels, 7800 tons.
Total, 24,331 tons.
The output of shipyards for the
period Muy 25 to May 31 was:
Steamships, 87,500 tons.
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A Tennessee man has Invented a de-l
vice to prevent a torpedoed ship from
sinking. It consists of a string of cone-
f . .. ...
shaped buckets whlcn are sucked Into
the opening made by the missile and
thus nutomatlcallv damn .1 sttel disk
on the hole
The fear of the deadly torpedo In each
heart is quenched by the thought cf
this remedy true. To the U-boats a lot " """' ',"l '", ln. mn ?l
of bad hours we Indeed owe; hut these "a': ftnd "ost c'us' Vko "r- Schwab,
we'll discard for the disc that is newjj!v' .e",OUKhpo.r1!lnB J.'1001 to l,0,,CX'
Right willingly "III wo both buy It andl hllarated by the thought of a speedlng
try it when we have occasion to UK. " contest betvveenjhe two countries,
a sea trip. When safety's desired, what , ...
can better supply it than tho little, hlch brings us to a consideration
cone bucket attached to tho ship? our i,ih", lel?tlon, ,ho wftr W" 'o the
cvvn known cone bucket, our rubberized
bucket, our disk-attached bucket that
snvesany ship
Real freedom of the seas will come
when the U-boats are all destroyed.
Doubtless the only reason for the fact war gardens. Is now rapidly approach
that the Rehoboth lightship Is not Ing the time when .he will be able to
equipped with wireless is that tho Go-v- raise enough food within her own bor
ernment can't think of everything. 1 ders In feed her own people a condi-
tlon which had not existed since she
The Bolshevlkl have given up the became a great commercial nation
Black Sea fleet to the Huns. "Giving This means that much cargo space
up" Is the best thing they do. saved.
I It Is a safe bet that the "war garden"
It Is as hard to catch a U-boat tn the 1 has come to stay on both sides of the
Atlanti as a rat in a barn. But Atlantic. In England there will he the
though It does much damage, the rat I determination never again to run the
does get cau-ht eventually. And tho
story of the farmer and the rodent is
the story of humanity and the Hun.
Motto of the U-bcat: Let us prey.
War steel has already made a "rep"
for Itself.
John OmIr,.of Belfast, drove 11,209
rivets In nine hours At times, he drove
as many as twenty-six In a minute.
When Omar twanged his blooming
lyre and warbled like a blooming linnet,
he had no rivets In his fire nor drove
them twenty-six a minute. A change of
HOOVER'S "FAIR FOOD PRICE"
VIRTUALLY ANTICIPATED HERE
Plan Similar to That Announced hy National Administrator
Has Been in Operation Several Months
in Philadelphia
THK nation-wide "fair food price
plan of National Food Administrator
Hoover, announced In Washington, will
have little effect upon prices In this
city.
This was the view taken by offldals,
at the office of the Philadelphia County
food administration today,
A plan similar to that announced by
Mr. Hoover has been in operation In this
city for several months, according to
Jay Cooke, Philadelphia food adminis
trator, with the exception of the propo
sition of a county committee of four,
representing the wholesaler, "cash-and-carry"
merchant, "credlt-and-dellvery"
merchant and the people.
The local food administration has been
Issuing a "fair price" list dally for some
time, the prices being fixed at a con
ference of the food administration of
ficials on reports made by Investigators.
When reports of prices ln excess of
those fixed as "fair" are reported, a
representative of the food administra
tion calls upon the offender and Informs
him of the fact and appeals to his
patriotism. '
He Is Informed that he Is profiteering
CITY OFFICIALS TO TESTIFY'
Controller, Mayor Perhaps, Will
Be Transfer Bill Witnesses
City officials and clerks of Councils
have, been summoned as witnesses In the
Ijural hnttlA nrp thn I2fin.000 transfer hill
passed by Councils without a two-thirds
vote, ine case comes up iur iieruiK in
Common Pleas Court No. 2 on Monday,
City Controller Walton has been sup-
poenaed to show that he needs the $115,-
169 that Is being transferred from the
Interest on new loans and to show the
funds available, and It Is possible Mayor
smith may be asked to testify as to hi. .
reasons ror vetoing u 1'a.v ... in c uriKiimi
bill now in the courts. For a second
time the two-thirds rule will be aired.
as Judge Barratt recently pronounced It
legal on the single question of a major-
Hy vote. ... .n, ...m
New features claimed as Illegal will
he pressed by attorneys for Oelrge W.
Mlntzer, the taxpayer attacking the
legislation. In the bill Is the 3100,000
for Mayor Smith's "emergency expenses
Scldent to the preparation for war.
,t Tho Mavnr Is given another an-
proplratlon of I7B00 toward defraying
expenses of the Pennsylvania bridge
commission, Including a 34000 salary to
.Tames rc. ijennon. iJr?Biiein 01 ceieci
Counoll and secretary of the bridge com
mission.
.REFORMED SYNOD ELECTS
Will Consider Admission of Women
and Union With Episcopalians
A.burj- Park. N. J., .'line I. Th
General Synod of the Reformed Church
In America. In session here, -111 con
sider the admission of women to synod-
leal memDer'WP ano j ,"'v: pt"
Hr. union .-"- wf"."",
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LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1918
M Ani? aiTIDCtrA Ol? '
irMfmMu uuu wii11 u ;
vowels does the stunt and brings this
mlr t0 tlio front.
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Here, as In England, the opinion Is
growing that while Individual riveting
records are Interesting enougli as "flll-
rrs " "'' can never he licadllners on
a worth-while shipping program
There Is therefore more real Interest
n the news recorded that both England
and America broke all previous records
"'i'i"t ""'
Last year we worked In our little lots
and we have Mr Hoover's word for It
that the food we raised went far in,
neiping 10 xeen me Ames
This year we learn that England,
which has had a longer experience with
I danger of being starved Into submls-
slon. In America delight In producing
one's own vegetables will become a habit.
Wonder if there Isn't room In the
Hog Island housing plan for a few war
gardens I
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"The critic who dr.esn t get down to
his Job at knocking the work Is eternally
busy. Ho thinks he's a helluva fellow,"
says Schwab. "But Is he?"
Schawb Is a big man because his
Executive Ability has Contagious Op-
tlmlsm for a running mate
and urged to suffer a "voluntary pen
alty" In the form of a certain sum pay
able to the Red Cross, being warned thst
In event of his failure to pay the amount
his business will be closed through
orders to wholesalers not to furnish him
with any more goods.
About fifty cases of profiteering have
been Investigated by the local food ad
ministration and Invariably the offender
has submitted to the "voluntary pen
alty." Wholesalers have been "kept In line"
with the plan through the food ad
ministration's power to have licenses
revoked, It was stated, and virtually all
reputable dealers have made their prccs
conform with the food administration's
"fair" list.
The local food administration is in
clined to regard Mr Hoover's plan as
a "shoppers' guide," by which consumers
may force retailers to sell at a "fair"
price.
It Is anticipated that there will be a
few changes In the present plan of the
local food administration, and probably
appointments for the proposed county
committee, but these are "for future
discussion," It was said.
SLIGHT RISE IN MORTALITY
Deaths During 'Week Total 5J.1,
Compared to 458
Deaths throughout the city numbered
E31 as rompared toi458 last week and
53D during the corresponding week last
year. They were mviaea as touovvs:
:,,, ..,. females '78-bovs 87 and
Males, 253, females. -78, noys. si, ana
girls 85,
. The caUses of death were'.
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vvwoln-'cduih '. " ' '. I '. '. '. '. '. '. '. IS
ninhtC1a!and "croii : :;::::::::;::: : s
influenza -
Epidemic disease 4
Tuberculosis of lunta fl
Tuberculosis menln.ltls 7
g.hjj0? f J" ;; ,,;,;,;, 4?
Apoplexy and Vo'ftenlnc of brain II
orranle disease, of heart . , B4
.Acute bronchitis .., 4
I Pneumonia -I
. nronchopneumonla . 2n
' n ".aw. of th. respiratory ssstem n
I RfntoemtVru,V ! . ! '. ! '. '. l. 1$
. '.""L1!.....!. .52 .UiiTi.Y. ' ",
,H?rnla
cirrhosis of liver
(Acute nephritis and nright's disease
i v"..-.-"- .....
Puerperal septicemia ,
Puerperal accidents .,.,
ronaenltal debility .,
(tenuity .-'
Kftect. of heat ., .....' .1
Itomlelde D
All other violent deaths
32
Bulclde .,,
All other diseases ......
Coroner's cases pendlnar
Total
7
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Tanker to Be Launched Tomorrow
The 7000-ton tankrMlentoyn will
GIRLS ARE VICTORIOUS
IM CUinVADn n PrTIAM
1H Onif 1 rtllJLf JDLtEiVj 1 1UH , '
! Feminine Faction's Man Wins
Place on Board of Pusey
& Jones Club
Olrls In the main olllce of the Pusey
1 & Jones Shipbuilding Company, Olou-
cester, elected their candidate, Edgar
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ivappapori, in one 01 ine noncsi con- 1
tests for the board of control of the
Pusev & Jones Club The names of
the thlrty-slx successful candidates were
announced today
I One of Itappaport s opponents was J
.T Ftpan. tinnlllnr nthletie rilrprtnr w lin
! run a clnup sprnn.l In snli nt ihp
women's nnnosltlnn. .'oli?i Klannerv tlio
third main nfllro candidate, ran way be-
hind Each of the thlrtv-slx onart-
ments elected one representative.
Another close contest occurred In the iermn nov-nnm-m .-i....- ... ,, ,K ,,,
machlno shop, where rharles Sheldon stlvP ,,le reflection and due weight to
defeated Robert Coulter by a vote of I tn!" consideration
78 to Tfi The shlpworkers adopted the' "r '"K ,1,at ,ou "'" Koocl "'ough ,n
constitution by unanimous vote. The ' hrln ,he foregolnc statement to the at
electlon results were 11s follows ' tuition of the German Government
Plant endneirlni and cotiitrur-tlon - "Accept, sir. the renewed assurance of
partment nnd dn.irtnmnt of tnalntenanre
offl.'e A I) CM'trk
Watchmen William Clllmnro
niectrlral department Joaeph N'ettletnn
tarn tieparimeni j I, Armstrong
.viain onire. aranemm
jM-Bfllrdnn-
Other main office em
parmrt
port
Joiner nhop Janm D Eastwlek.
no ler and 1 ght p ate shoii Will am
Keck.
Ma.hlne ehop Charles Seidon
rSlmr-V. Ancklr.
,ennnlvanU receiving and stores de.
paTtment No It N W Campbell
Pennsylvania mold loft and lajerouts
Clarence Tarbottnn
Tennajlvanla fitters John Ross.
Pennsylvania plate and anaie Charles
nesa.
repnslnnta
burners and w-eldcra Jo.
aeph T rinod
Pennsylvan.a ship outfitters and rlusers
I M. Oeckle.
rennslanla erectors riepresentatle, if
jnv. tn be appointed
lennslanta bolters Charles Malese
PennsvUanla reamers and drillers.
wnite,
Pennsylvania chlppers. caulkers and test
ers James Walker
Pennslanla riveters Frank Simmons
PennaWanla cleaners and laborers Hep-
resentative. If anv. to be appointed
renns5lvanla carpenters John Turner
Pennslanla machinery erectors Georce
Fisher
l-ennaMvania Pipe snop jonn MrL.ermott
Pennsylvania hull executive. InsD. ctlon and
nu
fore
tteneral office force Ralph qithens
Instruction and emnlovment den.rtments.
warren towe
New Jersey' receiving and stoies IVank
Newrjersey mold loft department .1 At
J
T".illn
m?k- JTpy vlate aml flncl" " H
New Jersey riveters .hlrers and caik-
.Tr-pv rlstirfi r rilr-ntTs. and fa'Ik- I
ers. reamers Hnrt drillers Kr.tnrls P. Twl-
nem
New Jerse rip outfitters rWuers llen-
resentatlve. If anv to be appointed
a' Jersex hollers, .leaners and Uhnrers
Daniel K lllenn.
New Jersey pipe shop VV llllim Shuts
New Jersey carpenters and erectors
William II. Ajers.
Nw Jersey onup. hull executive and in
spection N. K. Southard.
Nctvs Items Launched
From Chester Ways ,
The steamer Avondale. launched about
a month ago at the Chester yard made
her trial trip yesterday.
M. Hood, manager of the Chester
Shlnbulldlng Company's emnlovment de
partment, haK returned from Harvard
University, after taking a special course
In employment and service work.
The gun club of the Chester yard met
last night and took In several more
members. There are now twelve on the
roll, and they are counting on lots of
sport at the traps. Charles Stant is
president of the club
Thomas Coe, Earl Pluminer and Clark
F. Sanford are working hard to make
the new choral club of the Chester vard
a great success. The boys practice every
day at noon.
SHIPYARD NINES PLAY
Baseball Teams of Chester and Glou
cester Plants Clash
The Chester shipyard team crossed
bats with the Sun yard team this after
noon, at the S,un's grounds, Chester.
Twining was picked for the mound
by Manager Frank M. Miller, while
Marks worked behind the plate. The
game began at 3:30.
On the Pusey & Jones diamonds, at
Gloucetterjctbday. the Hull Department
played 'ine uurners. tne .vew Jersey
Vard airalnst Company K. the Middle
Yard against the Pipefitters, and the In
struction Department against the Office
team.
MEDALS FOR SHIP FORCE
Token for Every Msn Who Worked on
Tuckahoe
About 2800 medals are to be dlstrlb
uted by the New York Company to men
who finished the Tuckahoe ln twenty
seven days. They are not yet com
pleted. Every man who worked on that
ship is duo to get one.
The llbfary department of the New
York vard has planned a Ashing trln to
Anglesea tomorrow. Many employes of
the, denartment will take It In. The,
party will be headed by Walter Huff and
Elwood Lacey.
Big Police Force at Shipyard
The New York Shipbuilding Corpora
tion now has a police force of 210 mem
bers, lu charge of Jacob Farrell. The
'coiui- will wear otue uniform.. it
rnir I srrsri ti-s unini An.
GERMAN THREAT WILL
NOT SWAY U. S. PLANS
Complete Punishment lo Be
Inflicted Upon Convicted
Teuton Plotters
V anhln-rton, .tun" S (
NV threats by Oerman acnlnst
American citizens will sunj this On-
I ernmept from Infllcllns: complete punlRh
ment on Herman plotleri within the,
t'nlted Stales, Thoie agnlnxt wh'ini evi
dence U secured lll be proceeded,
agalnil nnd In every Initance Hie rjov-
prnment lll demand the supreme pen
1 ally death where that I possible under
ihe law nnd will decline to compromise
no matter whaf threats are made b
America's enemies. This was made vers
plain by ofllclals of both the Department
of Justice and the State Department to
daj.
PrnhfiKl, rtn tnntmrtyt n 111 rltntn
matlc correspondence of the war has .
been tecelved with more open evidence
1 of satl'fnetlon fts Secretar.v Lansing's
' reply to the demand for the release of
Captain Lleutenint Kranz von Itlntelen.
now serving n term in Atlanta, coupled
with the threat that American will meet
with reprl"al" If the Oennan nprnt 'vas
not exrhniiged for the unknown Sieg
fried Paul Ixindon
The reply of Secretary of Slate !,ans
nK. sent to the Minister of Switzerland
. on June 4, follows
I "Sir 1 have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your memorandum of
prll 13, 1!H8, communicating a transla
tlon of a note verhale from the Herman
j Clov eminent, transmitted by the Swiss
I Political Department, proposing the ex
1 change of Captnln Lieutenant Franz
Itlntelen for Siegfried Paul London, an
M American citizen, condemned to
en years' penal servitude In fSermany
The Herman flovernment threatens
measures of reprisal If Ulnlenlcn Is not
reieaseo or exenangeu ror uonaon
"In reply. 1 have the honor to advise
vou that this Government cannot con
sider the exchange of Rlntelen for I.on
don, nor can It consider thf release of
Rlntelen nor nny Interference with the
due process of law In his case.
"The thrent of the German Govern
ment to retaliate by waking Americans
In Germany suffer clearly Implies that
the Government proposes to adopt the
prlnc'ple that reprisals occasioning phvs
I Inn t Dfflni, fl fl lAvltltiatn nnrl HA.,,
"" i,u,,l,,"n "" "' " '
,!T n order to enforce demands from
one belligerent to another The Govern
ment of the UMted States acknowledges
no such principle and would suggest that
It would he wise for the German Govern
ment tn consider that If It acts upon that 1
i principle it w ill Inevitably be understood
1 to Invite similar reciprocal action on tho
I Part of the United States with respect to
"lr great numbers of German subjects
' ln mfl country, it is arsumcti mar tne
, my highest consideration
flpnp.lV "RnRIinT T AVMtVG "
1 l,'K.n .? , ' . i, . , . J .
State Department officials today had
nothing to add to the original letters
' ""hanged with C-ermanv. They do not
, look for any reply from Germany. And
I thev An not exneet anv renrlsal will
, .. , , ,, .,, ,. ., , ,
be attempted Until they are, officials
declare here will not be anything to
announce as to what Secretary Lansing
win nave to say.
Incidentally there are held In
terned within the United States certain
Influential enemy aliens, who are ex
ceedingly precious In the ees of the
Hohcnzollern dynasty. Withdrawal of
1 privileges from them because of action
In uermatiy would result in action ne-
1 ng taken by their relatives in Ger-
., - .. tn nt-Arihnn. tho nfflMaU there.
whose policy had brought about that
result
JKanwhlle officials made It very plain
today that the Indictments returned
against suspected German agents In New
York yesterday, are simply the start of
, general campaign to clean the United
States of spies. The Indictments against
, iVt.enrv and his associates charge con-
unlrai.v to commit treason and con-
Mt.ln.v tn cnmnilt esnlonaee. This wat, !
the opening gun In a general campaign,'
and agents of the United States are In-1
-'outtcrntlnt liintlV nthPf tlP THO lift rpCTiiril-l
!inK whose lo.a.ty thero Is -suspicion
NEAR-TRAGEDY AFTER DISPUTE
Mother Tries to Kill Herself and
Children by Gas
A milkman, suspicious because no one
answered his knocks, broke In the door
of the home of John Mullnowskl, 1514
South Tenth street. Camden, today, and
found Mrs. Hailetta Mullnowskl and her
I room
two cnlldren unconscious in a gas-niieu
m ,
The, milkman. Joseph Dera. onened
windows and called for help, then car
ried the children. Walter, five years old,
and Duma, four years old. to his wagon
Hd drove to the West Jersey Homeo
pathic Hospital. Tne momer was re-
moved to the hospital In an ambulance.
All were reviveu, uul aio in tx DC..UU9
nnHlllon.
According to the woman's husband. It
was her third attempt at suicide. He
said they had quarreled last night.
This morning after Mullnowskl left
for work his wife Is supposed to have
gono to the children's hedroom, arousing
them and carrying them to the bath
room, where they were found. Both chil
dren were clasped In their mother's
arms.
Mullnowskl. upon reaching IiIb work,
had a premonition that something vvaB
wrong at his home, and returned to see
the children being carried out,
WILLS PROBATED TODAY
Testaments of Recently Deceased Re
corded at Recorder's Office
Wills probated todav were those of.
Marv A. Free. 1820 pace street,
which. In private bequests, disposed of
property valued at $48,000: J. William
Alburger, 513 Arthur street, J23.000:
William C. Luti, 679 North Forty-first
street. ,11,300; Kate Bradley, 5629
r-timrlno street. S8100: Elizabeth Bren-
nan. Front and McKean streets, J7430;
Jonn J. nest, e.;u -inompson street,
,4300, and Charles Benz, 255 Rublcam
street, $3200.
ATLANTIC CITY'S
IXtrwast and most Attractive
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A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE
Our Grandchildren Will Regard Homes of
Today Curiosities
It was only a few sears ago that electric
lights ere regarded as novelties -expensive
tovs for the tlch. Today - da not con
sider a house thoroughly modern unless It
Is wired from cellar to roof.
And many of the things we now regard
as unattainable, luxurlss our grandchildren
will enjoy as a matter of course. For In
..,- th- time will soon be hers when
very horn will . hive,, hardwood t Boors
throughout. Hot.tuTr.-.d'estyearwU will
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The on of Plate Representative,
Jame A Dunn, wounded" while
fighting llie Germans in Prance.
Iii regiment i llie Firft U. S.
r.npincers
LEGISLATOR'S SON WOUNDED
Injury lo hmircnre T)min Ma)
Unit Sister's Wedding Tonight
State Representative James A. Dunn,
r, 1 3 7 Mllner street, received word today
from the War Department that his son,
Laurence, who is attnehed to tho First
Regiment, United States Engineers. In
Krance, was seriously wounded. On May
27 No other information was conveyed
ir the telegram from tho War Depart
ment. Miss Katherlne M Dunn, a daughter
of Representative Dunn, was to be mar
ried this evening to Nathaniel La Rue
The wedding may be postponed as a re
suit of the news from Krancp
Dunn Is twenty vears old. He enlisted
ut the outbreak of the war. Prior to his
enlistment he was employed In the Bald
win Locomotive Works
EDISON SPENDS NIGHT HERE
Inventor RefiW to
Discuei
U-Boat Raid
Thomas A Edison, en route to Wash
ington, spent the night tn this cltv, but
declined to discuss the extension of Ger
man tT-boat warfare lo the American
coastal water.
The Inventor and his party, which
Included his son. Theodore S G War
ner, of New VcTk, nnd Charles It Han
ford, of Washington, left here this morn
ing for the capital. Mr. Hanford Edi
son's unofficial secretary, acted as
rpokesman for the Inventor nnd declared
"It would not be ethical for Mr Edison
lo talk of the submarine raids along th
coast,"
Contrary to rumors of Illness during
the last feu months as the result of his
untiring work for the Government, Mr.
Edison appeared tf be In perfect health.
Mr Edison Is on a vacation for a
few days, according to Mr. Hanford,
who is a retired actor, but will continue
his Government work throughout his
trip, which will take him south from
Washington. Mr. Hanford said the trip
"could not really be called-a vacation,
becauso of the work to be done."
ARMY TRIAL FOR ACCUSER
Court Martial Awaits Man After
Appearing Against Attorney
Antonio Mastantuno. the Government's
chief witness against A. P. Gordon
navis, an attorney cf thin city, who is
charged with Inducing Mnstnntuno to
desert the army, must face court-martial
after his appearance against Davis,
Assistant United States District At
torney T. Henry Walnut, In committing
Mastantuno to Moyamensing Prison, an
nounced he would be turned over to the
military authorities following the Davis
trial. The penalty for desertion in lime
of war Is death, but Mastantuno will not
nueR. aitfr- thlo. fte. because of the
conditions of his desertion, Mr Walnut
said
Mastantuno as home on a one-day
furlough from an embarkation camp
wi.,n he deserted He asserts Davis de
manded $400 to obtain his release from
army duty ,
Davis Is still In llie Pennsylvania Hos
pital in a serious condition as the result
of a nervous breakdown which followed
i.iu iiotncr Acriised. The Federal war
rant has not vet been served on him,
and will not bo until his health Im
proves, according lo Mr. Walnut.
Flier Makes 109 Loops
Miami. FIs.. June 8. Lieutenant F
I, Fleer, of the marine flying school
here, is said to have established a new
military aviation record, making 109
successive loops.
Devon War Relief
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C 212. -LEDGER OFFICD
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Ifnln lemt. Jfnrfcet Jit.
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NAVAL BOARD 11
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Investigating Admirals Ft
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Metal Chins in Hold ats
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The tanker Herbert L. Pratt, on;
the first vessels to fall a victim pff
German U-ralders' "blockade" of 11
Atlantic coast, was sunk by a mine la
by a U-boathnd not by a rubmarineVlf
warn nt nrstl believed "V.1t
This decision was reached by a navkrV
board, comprising three admirals frotWVi
IhU district, after a thorough Investing
tlon nf the Incidents leadlncr tin to mil!
directly after the sinking jjisfc
.vietni chips found in me Hold of tnax
vessel and which could only be parts" 0f
a floating mine, nlded the admlralaj'.lrfi
reaching this decision It has also betX
learned that the 1 '-boats spread maflyf
mines in 111 run tern In winch they have
been operailnc. particularly around -th RK
Delaware cape, where the PrattwtiaJfj5
sunk 'W'
A jagged hole twenty-five foet JonHlfS
was torn In the tanker's bow, Deapltf(fi
this Injury the vessel was only partly?
submerged her how nnd the top decksfpft
MW 111, mioiniii", nn uiu CitUin einKing j
beneath the waves. i
Within twenty-four hours of 'Hiifftl
sinking the tanker was floated on" anSS
cf-u nvt-i t iiiu mtiiwai rouaaeipnia,u
nnd towed to the piers of the StahdaMi
un company nere a.ua
PATRIOTIC SPIRIT AT SCHOOL
Si
St. Leoiiiirtrs Academy Uses PriseS
iloncy for Chaplain s Outfit
rarulty and students of St. LeornKK
umr. rfiaiinii,, jiuriy-ninm ana vnepi-jj
nut streets, demonstrated the prevail;?
Ing spirit of patriotism today when, n
stead of distributing the annual prists
to students. It was nnnounced thov32
money had been used to purcha.'a!KsS
uuuiirir rimiuaill H OU11IL. II Will m$
presented to the United States Arrnvrilnfl
Ihp tmmp or flip npnrtpniv , .rt"1
Six Graduated received the high schoolS?
diplomas of the Catholic University ,ott
America irom tne lianas or 11 snon MWiw
fort. They were- Misses Katheiinn iPRi
Rardv, ConFtance Burns. Anne Mootuh-x
imnnvy, .nurKitrei .viary J .aner, liiea.tiasjifsfSi
McCarey, and Madeleine Sternberg. '"ln)a
Jtir ' i-l-lll.f null ill UIIIMII!UH TW?
preceded by n concert of vocal and ln
ptrumentnl music given bv the Tiunlta.?
ItnA eW ttin ffiaftl rdo ti no IUa AjhllCA.'s?. s
of a patilotlc twnff, "Your Flae andzUS
T,. li-lio,' II.A mtisln rt .. t.t.l- , itnCfli
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REAR SHAFT TO SILESIANS:
Dedicate Monument in Schwenkfelder-'
t.emetery Tomorrow ''$
A monument, in tne scmnkrelder5
i cmricrv, near v layion. ITMPJ M'lll JiU
dedifatrri tomorrow nftdKhron. Thej
granite shaft, nine feet high, has beetil
erected to the memory of Slleslan l3
migrant!) of 1731-1737. and marks Hf
spot where the first of these lm mUsK
grants semen. ".-..
Severnl,Phlladelphla families have ails '
cesiors nurien in mis cemetery. JOna
K. Schultis. chairman of the commltte
in cnarKe oi ine erection 01 ine
ment. said today his great-great-i
fnther, great-grandfather, grandtath
fattier anu a nroiner were tiurien tl
The dedication exercises will be-I
o'rtcd over hy Mr Scbult7. OwerUJj
Kchuitz ana uaivin u. KrieDel ?, n
make addresses) ' J ?
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ASKS FLAGS FOR MINES '2
&
Garfield Calls on Coal Miners toll
I'.mhlcni on June 14 o
. , .-
vvaMiiiifftan, June s. woai minenii
aFked by Fuel Administrator-, Garfield
raise nags over tneir mines to- sua
tne patriotic ooservnucc ut - j-y
.tune 14.
Thev nre nsked tn devote a few
utes to Flav Day exercises, "If If'
be done without the loss In proau
of so much as a pound of coal."
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