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was the feat of three young men
the army of riveters at Hog
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r4'SS,5iJrh three nre Raymond Curatola,
IiJmil Tlolfer and Arthur Burnley.
v'sSh: Curatola formerly was a chauffeur In
A.1 &--,, .1j. lalnnrl tMnannrf allnn ilftnnrt-
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i-l'S'wimimWnx, room at the Krankford
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!-Mi?iW..l.v 1(i- rn 'fllrton Helnhts. thu
Wit'oihtra in Philadelphia.
'VwfVtTIlt three, youns men entered the
IIW .Shipbuilders' Training School at Hog
lf Island June 26 nt noon. They spent
iJ the 'afternoon driving rivets out of
atel elate with n punch and hammer
The next morning the mechanism of
the air gun was explained to tfiem. They
begun driving buttonhead rivets and in
(fee Afternoon began acquiring the knack
of pounding In flush rivets
They spent Friday morning in driving
In flush or deck rivets In n downward
position,-and In the afternoon urttnnc-d
to the more difficult Jf- of driving home
Overhead rivets, continuing th same
ItMons Saturday morning. When the
noon whistle blew Saturday tliey were
told to start Monday as riveters
The young men's achievement was un
ncual, because ordinarily from ten day
to two weeks are required ti learn the
mysteries of the riveting gun
HOLD TWO FOR SHIPYARD FIRE
Million Dollars Damapc and Two
Lives Lost at Orange, Tex.
" f By the Associated Prcrs
Or n ire, Texan, July 4 Two men were
arrested last night b Government,
Bnf In connection wish the fire which
rly.ln the day destroyed the Orange !after ,h(, a,,, Admiral Ipsliur. and , cluster of red ioes. Miss Helen Scun
Warltlme Corjiora.Ion's sh!pards with a it was Mrs Kate fpshur Drown, oi 'on. sponsor for the vessel, soon arrived
less of two lives. The plant and three rtlchmond. Va . granddaughter of Ad- wlln 'i" father. XL J. Scanlon. president
nearly completed Fchooners. valued at nilml I'pshur. who did the christening. ' of ""' nrookr-Pcanlon Corporation, of
1125.000 each, were consumed with a Promptlv ,-it 11 o'clock, or just one i Xllnn-iipolis. aftir whom the Scanlon
tetal loss estimated at about Sl.0on.o00.
The origin of the fire has not been
determined.
The two victims were George York and
John Erlckson. employ s of the yard,
who were trapped In the shed where they
Slept.
The yards are on the Ixutsinna side
f the Sabine River and the Orange lire
department was unable to cross the
stream.
i i SHIPYARD BATTERS EAGER
New York Team Kejetl Up for Game
With Chester
The New York Sh'p bnseba;I team's
,, batsmen are Itching for the first fray
with the Chester team, still leaders of
! Itte Shipyard League, at tho New York's
rounds. South Camden, tomorrow after-
Ci" noon, until last Saturday the New York
Y -. Boys were Chester's c'osest rivals. The
r fmAMT foam la In third rtfi with t wr
fames oeiween incm anu me icauers.
"...A bis; attendance of rooters on both
Mderri anticipated. XIanager Miller, of
tne unester team, win prooamy put n's
.tar twlrler. Early Twining, on th
mound to make cure of victory. The
1 New York boys are doing a lot of
ft'S, practicing with the willow and are con-
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UrBOAT TOLL IS TOPPED
BY DAY'S LAUNCH TONNAGE
Continued frera finte One
the Kaiser's policy of sea frightful-
ness.
Many records were smashed yesteday.
When four great cargo boat slipped
from the ways at San Francisco the
world's recod for totau tonnage launched
In one day from one yard was shattered
completely.
Philadelphia, the world's greatest ship
ping cente, had the honor of launching
the largest of all the ships sent Into the
water on tha Fourth of July. The big
gest ship was the Indianapolis a 12, 500
ton cargo carrier, launched from the
Pennsylvania shipyards at Gloucester.
Of the eight shliw launched here, five
were cargo carrlurs, one was a transport
and two were destroyers.
Cramp Pet Ilecord
A record for eastern yards wan estab
lished ai the shipyard here of the Will
lam Tramp Son Slip and 1-iiglne
Uullding Company with the launching of
three big vessels.
One of the ships will hit Indirectly at
KaHrlm. for. as a transport. It will
convey thousands of fighting Ameri
cans overseas
The two others, destroyers, tru? to
the traditions of the navy, will ileal
directly with Germany, matching their
peed and guns with warships of Von
Tlrpltz.
No sp-echmaklng nr other formalities
attended the launching, but the 40.M00
sureiators. mostly workmen, many o'
j them
nrcoinnamea ny ineir rei-
tlvex and friends, naueci wun en""
r H Mull, president ot tne tramp
Shipbuilding Company; W. A. Liobson. Messages of congratulations from
naval constructor : John F. Metten, su- president Wilson. General Pershing and
perintendent ot the machinery depart- i chairman Hurley, of the shipbuilding
ment : Geotge H. Kocherspergcr, man- board, were read by Lawrence A. Rupp,
ager of the yards, and W. H. Glocker. 0f Allentovvn, cx-Ulstrlct Attorney of
suiierintendent of shops, and their fel- LohlRh County.
low workmen helped to carry out the Following the launching, about 700
task ! invited guerts wero served luncheon
It required Jurt one hour to launch i on the rpaclou lawn of the Traylor
the three ships, the honor of being the clubhouse V diamond ring was pre
dict falling to the destroyer L'lllot. for senteil by Mr Hervey t Miss IVAIton
whtrh Mrs. Joan i;iiiot, vvtuow ot j.ieu -
tenant itlchard -Me' all i.niot, in wnose
honor the ".cssel was named, and who
lost his life when a depth bomb ex
ploded aboard his ship when In collision
off the French coast March 19 last with
a British cruiser, was sponsor.
letro.vfr Launched
Th rletr. .. T'fiahnr :i - named
I hour after the Klllot slipped off the
ways, the Santa Teresa, a single-screw
passenger and freight ship built for W.
It Grace & Co , of New York, and taken
over by the shipping board, started
down the ways The sitonsor. Miss Jean
Mitten, slstir of John F. Xlltten, an otll
clal of Cramps', hurled the bottle of wine
against the needing stem.
The 10.5"". ton cargo boat Neponset
was rammed by a tanker lis if r, ached
midstream '.n the Pelaware Ilivcr after
leaving th vvaya of the Sun Shipbuilding
Company at Chester.
XIany of the S000 people who saw
the christening were turning awav to
tavc the yard when the crash of the
collision bounded. The taifker was the
N'elson outward-bound from this port.
The Sun Company said tho Nelson's
master disregarded signals from the
launching officials.
NeNnn'i How smashed
The Nflson was the principal sufferer,
her bow beng smashed In completely.
One steel plate on the new ship was
broken, causing a leak.
Worker'- from the ship plant were
"lurried to the Neponset In tugboats.
Tne steel piate w-as temporarily mended.
Howeve.. It was necessary for the new
shlp to be pulled lnlo drydock for re
pairs. Mrs. Leslie May foonley. wife of How
ard foonley. vice president of the Emer
gency Fleet Corporation, was the spon
sor. After the Neponsei had slipped
awav about tuo feet trom the grand
stand Mrs. Coonley crackitl the bottle of
champagne over the bow. With her was
.1. N. Pew. 'Jr. president of the Sun
Shipbuilding Company.
ALSATIAX MAIDEN
ALAPAUA SPONSOR
AT TRAY LOR YARD
A descendant of an A"saee-I,orralne
family was sponsor for th" Alapaha, a
.ISOO-ton vessel launched at the yard of
the Traylor Shipbuilding Company at
Cornwells.
With the senrtlnz rf the Alanaha down
the wavs. vvhtcli vms the second ship
launched at the Trrylor plant since
June 1. patriotism was rampant In Corn
wells. As th flh.p started down the ways
Miss Jeanne d'Alton of Petersburg. Vr. .
whose mother vi as horn In Alsace-Lor
raine, pirformed th" christening cere
mony fcpeccli l) Mr. Ilnriey
t; If. Harvey, manager of Industrial
relations of th" Traylor Shipbuilding
Company. In . short address told of the
nart this launching played In vester-
day's natmn-witie demonstration of
American shipbuilding prowess.
i the sponsor
Ten thousand persons saw the launch-
Ing of the Sinn-ton cargo carrier huan-
Ion yesterday morning nt the yard of
the New York Shipbuilding Corporation,
Camden.
At 11 o'clock the launching parly ar
rived and mounted to the stand that
"a" l":'-" """ "v Hit- io larijms u
w named, and her mother, Xlrs. M. J
Scar.Iou.
Our GreatM I'onrlb
l They wet Joined on the platform by
XI A. Neeland. president of the New
York Sh'pbulding Corporation; H. A
Xlagoun. vice president, nnd Captain"
Thomau i:. Y Seddon. XL P. of rlie New
Zealand division, who recently cam?
ftom France
Captain S 'dilon made the launching
speech calling yesterday our greatest
Fonr'h of July
The blgge"t sp'ash along the Pelaware
River was mail by the ndlanapolls at
the Pennsylvania, shipyard. Gloucester,
for it not only was the biggest vessel
set afloat yesterday, but it had to make
a drop of more than six feet from the
ways. The great hull was sent sideways
Into the river
More than 20.000 perrons In the yard
sent a combined cheer rolling r.ver the
river as XIIss Margaret Hunt, of India
napolis, broke a bottle of wine over the
hull and declared. "I christen thee India
napolis." As the cheers died down Mayor
Charles XI. Jewett, of Indianapolis, was
introduced to make the launching rpeech.
The launching was preceded by a
eWuMm.
patriotic meeting that began at J'.SO
o'clock on the Tusey Jones athletic
field.
Secretary Hedfleld Speaki '
William C. Itedfleld, Secretary of Com
merce. Kiioke yesterday at the Wilming
ton jard of the Puscy & Jones Com
pany. He was the orator at the launch.
Ing of the Aurora, which was named by
Miss Agnra KIrby, of Aurora, III.
The Secretary told the launching party
Ihat the President was carrying a great
load bu that he wns being greatly helped
by the shlpworkers of the nation,
THREE DESTROYERS
LAUNCHED IN HOUR
Newport News, Vn July " - Newport
News celebrated July 4. launching day,
most fittingly. Three destroiers for the
I'nlted States navv wero launched at
the plant of the Newport News Ship
building and Drydocl: Company between
8 and n o'clock In the morning. The
launching were successful from every
standpoint, and established a new yard
recohd, the greatest number of ships
launched before this time on one day
being two.
The destroyers sent over the ways
here were the Thomas, Haradcu and
Abbot.
For the first time since this country
entered the war the public was admit
ted to the yard to witness the launch
lngs and nenrly lfi.OOO persons saw the
fighting ships leave the ways.
Immediately following the launching
n great parade, composed of organiza
tions from the army and navy, civic and
fraternal organlz.it:ons nn5 the lied
Crosy. was helw.
A feature of the pageant was the
presence of 1800 bluejackets 'rom the
naval hare, headed liv the famous hand
of 1JH pieces. Following the p.irade.
Fourth of Julv ceremonies were held In
the city auditorium, after which a gigan
tic community sing was held
The parade was reviewed by Hear
Admiral miliary P. Jones. General
Grote Ilutcheson, president Homer L.
Ferguson, of the shipbuilding company,
and other army and navy officers.
HEAVY JOB FOR LIGHT MAN
"Toin" Casey in Kndurapcc Contest
Willi Hivet Hammer
Tom" Casev. a holder-on for one of
I the riveting gangs at the Chester bhlp-
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n -"liu y" hliM saying
.silt up! You ought to be glad you
l"'t over on the other side digging
trenches
I "I don't l-now- about that." retorted
Cawv. "'I only weigh 10.) and this ham
mer hits a 100. pound blow I don't
know which Is going to hold out longer,
me or the hammer."
KEEL LAID L I'-j MINUTES
Vessel N Startcil ?s nothcr Leaves
hake Wavs
iy the Arsorialed Press
Diilutli. .Minn . Julv ." Workmen of
the XIcDougall-nuluth Shipbuilding Com
pany todry were claiming a record In
living the keel plates for ,i new boat
As the Lake Helen was launched yes
terday, a trained crew of me-i tumped
hito position and In thirtv seconds ha-1
the first plate in place l ne tun neei
of thirteen plates was laid in four and
one-half minutes
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USE OF TRACTOKS GROWS
Pcnnfvlvania Fielils Now Kmploy 1700.
Plate Own .15
Jy the Associated Prers
llnrrlnbiirg, July fi .Men connected
with the State gov-rnment in Pennsyl
vania say there are about 1700 tractors
employed In the fields this year and that
the number wl,I he materially Increased
by fall The State has thirty-five trac
tors and It needs arise It will Increase
till number.
The State repartnint of Agriculture
has arranged to s'art the schedule' for
plowing with Its tractors on July 15,
which Is unusually early.
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POTATOES ARE DUE
TO FALL IN PRICE
Jersey Crop Reaches Market
and Should Bring Drop, Says
Food Investigator
These days when potatoes are more
than ever the mainstay of life, their slid
ing price t-calc lins been a ma'ter of In
tense Interest to food buyers, and board
ing houpe" keepers will be especially
overjoyed with the announcement that
they arc again abundant. The wholesale
price dropped today, and potatoes arc ex-
pected to retail for less next week.
"Oh, when they're up, they're up; nnd
when tli're down, they're down," Is
the song of the .spud this season. There
seems no halfway price. In the early
spring ana up to three weeks ago they
retailed aw low as $11.35 a barrel and
this week they range from J6 to $8
barrel.
"It Is easily explained." R!ild an In-J
esugaior for tho food administration
bureau here. "There was an unusual
supply of old potatoes left from last
winter and also a good output of new
potatoes In the far south. With so
great a supply, naturally the market
price went down even below the normal
spring price. Now the old potatoes are
gone, .the supply from the far south is
exhausted nnd the crops in the farollnas
and VJrglnlas, from which we draw n'
this time of the yar, are not as heavy
as usiml. We find ourselves short for a
few days, and the price soars
'The fact that New Jersey potntors
have como on the market this week and
wi bo here more abundantly the re
mainder of this month, will, 1 bellevt,
decrease the price again. No one can
say just how the price wil range the
rest of the summer, because it is im
possible' at this lime to estimate the
local supply."
The average dally suppl.v of pnta ors
needed In Philadelphia l thirty-live car
loads. About ftmy cnr!oads come in to
da. The food administration estimates
that potatoes should sel vvholesole today
from $6 to JC.50 a barrel, and retail at
$0.60 to $8.25 a barrel, or from HO to 75
cents a peek.
Fire Destroys
Big Naval Base
Contlnurd from Pace One
and the Wlssahickoii Barracks ot the
Navtal Iteserves and motor-driven ip
paratus responded. But the efforts of
the Cape Muy firemen proved useless
when a stiff northwest wind sprang up.
A few minutes after the lire begun
couriers were dispatched to town.
three miles from the station. The
paraue was Dispersed, every man was
oraereu into motortrucKs ana automo ,
I biles of the townspeople nnd summer
visitors and hurried to quarters. Lines
of sentries were hastily formed at the1
Hotel Cape Mav. now United State '
Army Hospital No. 11. and a deadline j
for spectators was established. I
Other enlisted men were detailed to
save as much as possible of tho pro
visions, clothing and other htores. The i
powder magazine and the gasoline j
tanks were the chief anxiety of the
of'lcers, but heroic work saved all the
explosive and Inflammable material p.v- I
cept a' few boxes of cartridges, which
popped dangerously while the lire was
at its height.
The barracks, a two-story building
surmounted by a tower, was the piin-
clpal building and the llrst to go.
It
was burned to the ground In fifteen
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minute. lrvna hero the flra started,
RU the walls apparently taking fire In
an Instant.
Fifteen minutes later tho tower feu
in, carrying with it the new powerful
searchlight that was said to bo tho
finest along tho coast. By this tlmo.
tho flames had reached the store
houses and tho strong wind speedily
finished the work of destruction.
Any hope that the sailors might
havo of saving their personal belong
ings, photographs and jewelry was
speedily abandoned us the fierce heat
drove them back. Two enlisted men
wore overcome nnd wero treated by
naval surgeons from the hospital nt
Vlssahlckon.
When the out-of-town flremntt ar
rived they directed their attention to
saving small sheds to tho rear of the
station. These were occupied by the
Y. M. C. A., and, though scorched, re
mained standing.
The principal item in the loss was
the provisions, valued nt $100,000.
These and spare nrtlclcs ot clothing
nnd eoulnment can be replaced In n
few days, tho naval officials declared, j
hv requisitions on l'nnaaeiphia nnd
New York.
Another serious loss, trom tho .sH.
ors' viewpoint, wns n number ot boll, i
K Market Street Store Opens 0 o'clock. Closes 5 JO .'
I INCLUDING SATURDAY jl
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Midsummer Clearance
of Women's
Pomps and Oxfords
At" R
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Regular Values $0.50
Women's While Custom Canvas Laced Q OC!
Boots, covered or sport heels JOiJ
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Regu'ar Values to $8.50
White Snobuck Ixiced Dools, white A Q E?
welted soles and high or sport heels... &OQ
SPECIAL Men's and
canvas outing shoes
with rubber soles.
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COth and Chestnut Sts.
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The enlisted men had planned little
celebrations tonight to round out a,
rinv nf atirtrfp ntiil nnrnHes. llttt fhesA
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liau to be called off for tne uouDie.'iiuni i-ruiHr uuu nuraiunmi ana
renson that liberty was suspended nnd
tun dainties were burned. The nrter
trior) athletic events were abandoned,
The Kowells Point station was built
eight mm i s ago by N. Z. Graves, the
paint manufacturer, as an nmusement
plhce. Tho barracks, originally known
as the Howl, with otner leiuurcs, in
cluded devices to lure strav nickels
trom lesorl visitors. The placo wns
called the Fun Factory and Its cost
wns SSU.000. Tho liovei-nment pur
chased the property, together with ad
jacent sites owned by the Corinthian
Yacht Club and others, nnd established
what wns Intended to be the most com
pletq submarine and aviation patrol
Plutibri between Barnegnt and Assa
teagtio Inlet. If not along tho whole
const. J I was Intended, too, to bo the
chief defense for Philadelphia o,galnst
submarine ntlacks.
The rene ot tho lire was part of
the greut million-dollar Improvement
plan by the Government which was
hi."K sponsored by Peter Shields, a
Pittsburgh real estate promoter, and a
, ,iiio t,,it.ri Urt Tvnni. ' .-n
the Pittsburgh politician. The aviation
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Smart styled in white Nubucli, Koko
tan, mahogany, gun-metal, patent
leather and kid; some with turned
soles and covered heels: others with
welted soles and sport heels.
A wide variety of fashionable mod
els in fine white Nubucli, mahogany
calf, Havana brown hid, gray kid and
other leathers; turned soles and
I.oui3 heels or sport heels and welted
eoles.
women's white
and oxfords,
2.00 Quality
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constrrictctf by Captain- Marshal .Held,
of Phllarif Iphjla. Thetharbor tittfie In
let is deep enougn to nccommoaaia
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v, Ide enough to glvo anchorage to ,the
hundred or more scout, pntrolboats-:
Two Cclcliralors Shoot selves
George Finger, nineteen years old,
Clementon, N. J., and William Blee,
twenty-six years old, 132 XIaster street,
this city, were' Injured while' celebrating
the Fotnth pf July In New Jersey.
Finger shot himself In the left.., band
nnd 'litre wounded himself In. the .left
leg. Uoth had becri fifing revolvers.
Finger ,was celebrstlng in (wtementon
nnd Hlee wns nt Gloucester, The Injured
arc In Cooper Hospital, Camden. ' '
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Skirts
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Narrow or wide
stripe.
Perfect 'fitting
and graceful in
line. The two
inch box pleats,
front and bait;,
with narrow ac
cordion plcatsi'al
aide, produce la
$4.98
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belt,
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Skirts of White.
Gabardine silk
poplin, Radium
satin, stockinette,
or Jersey silk;
white, black, tan,
liberty blue, sand.
$4.98
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