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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, i9i8
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IQG ISLAND REAFFIRMS COLUMBIA'S RIGHT TO ASSUME HER PLACE AS "GEM OF THE OCEAN
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IStHWAB'S GREAT DAY
SSProuucst of My Life, Snys
fcj tne Director General ot
t-W
U. S. Shipping
&-., The nrtnv nf Rnertntnrs started to
$, tnove on Hop Island ixt nn early hour
V mis morning, in met, wnon hip urii
Jj, ruargs"gc& on the Job nhd opened the
V main gates to the" btc plant they found
IT few hundred enthusiasts outside.
,i? "Reminds me of n world's erle
"' tame," remarked a formcr..riillnde)phla
)'Ji eP who hnd b"een on duty several tltyiei
t at Shibe Tark in tho days when Mark
famous White Klcphnnts were busy
winning world's championship"
"Virtually nil the first comers brought
their lunches' and were evidently pre
pared to spend the day. They pleaded
with the guards to bo allowed to enter
ana grab ""posts of vantage, but. act
ing on. orders, tho pates were not opened
until 9 o'clock. Dy that time several
thousand person' were waiting outside
Had 'tho crowd .'was Increasing every
ti minute.
Ibf Trains and trolley cars were Jammed
with people hanging on nt every point
whore'they could Ret a toehold.
""'' Cohfunlon nt Stnnd
There was somo confusion nt the grand
stand .reserved fqr persons bearing spe
clal InVitations. Jinny who had these
Invitations were unablo to pet In, and
the fight they made for admittance
caused tho Jam In which most ot the men,
women and children taken to the hos
pitals collapsed.
Some of tho mot prominent persons
In "Philadelphia were refused admittance
by" the guards at the stand, desplto their
special invitations.
J. L,. Ackcrson, Director General
Schwab's special assistant, was one of
these. Mr, Ackerson appeared at the
r gate .-with his v?lTc and two children,
nd the guard refused to let them In. Mr.
Ackerson explained who he was, but the
.... guard was obdurate.
4 Trie argument between Mr. Ackerson
and the guard drew tho attention of
J. home who already were In the stand,
'knd finally Mr Schwab lenrned of It.
VT He rushed to Mr, Ackerson's assistance
n " and passed him by thc guard.
y- .. . '
r . nerry r.T"irn"!
Wlllldm H, Berry. Collector of the Port I
i- o TJhiirtpinht:i hnA a. similar cxner-
$ ..lence.''He appeared at the gafo with a
At cpeojal inItatkn,
tKwn frlMids. Th
nnd brought with him
o guard refused to let
J . - 7 . . . -n,!..!..!..
.- them pass, but woru was sem l" """-'"'",
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pack to let .Mr. nsrry in, mi i"-i ""
friends must stay out.
Some "of these who could not get In
' vrere-iortunato enough to bo In the shade,
Hbut most o'f them had to stand In the full
glare of the sun, "packed like sardines,"
and Jamming the street 'in front of the
staml. Those In front wero crushed up
against tho fence stockade that had been
built to keep the crowd In chcx-k, and
those deep In the crowd suffered Intense
ly from the hent,
Hlg Hush of. Autos
By 10 o'clock thc two .roads leading
..to Hoc Islam! which -are available for
motorcars were choked with machines. I
I ('.The line stretched in solid array all the i
I .way to Broad street on the east and as
jil,- far along Tlnlcum road on the west as
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i Two parking places for cars naa Deen
I. bi astae, one ouisiue mo main ki"
lf ftther fnstde 4hn enrlnsurn nnd not far
EK"from the scene of the launching for the
' machines of tho special guests.
-, Nearly a thousand uniformed guards
were on duty besides "several companies
pCf'soldlers and hundreds of plain-clothes
IteSmen. Tho mounted police of the yard
BS,lwre held In reset vo .ready to .respond
EEE.tkrnmntlv tn nnv Hllddrn Cftlt. fjuftrds
t'.fWere stationed at fifteen-foot lirtetvals
'- along the roads leading to the yard and
along the three -streets Insldo the yaid
'1 which were used by spectators. No
J straggling was permitted and no one
)i wag allowed to wander aimlessly around
lJhe place. Visitors wero firmly but
4 courteously snepnrruen to tneir piuces
1 u ana requested to rcniuiu ivntre uiry
JL-J , 1 9 ....tit tl.A ln.tnAl.l ...na
flfiia Deen JUIVCU uiilil iiiu iuuttt.itttib ua
iver. -
! Reasonable rumor
AFFECTS QUISTCONCK
Yi
rt'Iederal Agents Seek Circula-
"Xotb of False Reports Among
nog island luen
Agents of the Department of Justice
arc close on the trail of a number ot
Hiployes of Hog Island charged with
living' started treasonable rumors as
-the Qulstconck
s,Theee lies began circulation on Sat-
Jay evening, following tno Ml lure of
J attempted launching at tho nrlstol
yard, yesterday they gained con
rable circulation and report of the
fct was made to the local headquar
rs of the Department of Justice.
kt.i Federal agents started an Investlga-
Dn Immediately nnd found that the
seemed to havo originated tn tho
ttheastern section of .the city and In
rUIn parts of southwest Philadelphia.
y '-fbne story had It that all the rivets In
l tfce Qulstconck had Deen put In wrong
L jM that tho vessel would sink tho- mo
ilnt she got Into the river Another was
(rv the effect mat me snip was top-
AVy and wouiu capsize u soon as
itnched. Still another stated that the
l&tWel was heavier on one side than on
EKnw other and would topple over as soon
ar'tha wooden supports werercmoveOv
trftl! these lies are directly attributable
r ti German prpp.aganda, and were
Sw shipyard, and were proved to be so
ky the eraccrui way in wnicn me yuisi-
oonek took "the,' water today.
The ftiveByKatlon,. of tho .Department
, tf"iJuiIB agehts "reviyiled,. It Is said.
r certain employes ci mo ouis ibihuu.
had been responsible tor starting
Ilea 'on Ilieir rounas. jnuie men
. by, Mw agents,
GIFT FOR MRS. WILSON
Workmen Who Duilt Qtiislconck
! rrcscnt iiugc bouquet
Workmen who built tho Qulstconck
presented Mrs. Wilson, the sponsor,
and wlfo of the President, with a hugo
bouquet of flowers nt the launching.
William McMillan, who drove the first
rivet Into the Qulstconck, mado the
presentation address.
The bouquet was purchased through
subscriptions of the shlptvorkeia, and
tho fund was so largo that after tho
flowers had been purchased there re
mained 180. This will be contributed to
the overseas tobacco fund.
QUISTCONCK'S BED
HAS NEW TENANT
Another Ship Started Im
mediately After Hog
Island Launching
PRESIDENT ASTOUNDED
Sees Four Plates Placed
Within Twelve Minutes Fol
lowing Rig Event
Refore the Qulstconck had fully slid
ofT the ways, this afternoon, workmen
at Hop Island were laying a new keel.
In full view of tho Prcildent and Mrs
Wilson, the shlpworkers lowered four
enoi mous steel plates from a hupo crane
In the same way on which the initial
ship was pradually sliding Into the wa
ters of the Delaware, with n deafening
cracking and crashing sound that was
equaled only by the shouts of the spec
tators. Ono by one the plates were slid Into
place, marking the construction ot ine
thirty-ninth keel laid at tho shipyard. A
hand was sending out thunderous brass
strains of "The Star Spangled Banner,"
out the workmen, believing their demon
ut rn tlnn nf nn .!.., I... 1.... i .. , i
, n, "te ""Yhan .,W, i" TX.
tentlon and dolling their hats to the na
tional anthem. Industriously labored with
me giant places of steel
The rapidity of the work astounded
both President Wilson and "the first
lady of the land," and It was not until
Charles M. .-Schwab, geneialltslmo of
the ship program, explnlned what was
taking place that the Chief Executive
was able to account for tho work.
"Wonderful 1" exclaimed President
Wilson.
The first plate had been lowered Just
thirty seconds after the Qulstconck had
started for its water baptism Thc ship
had hardly moved 100 yards when the
new "hlrth-platc" was testing In the
way and the crane was raiding It neck
skyward to grip the second plate and
rest alongside of thc first. Just 120 feet
in the bowels of thc big ship way.
Ilefore the, Qulstouclc had fully en
tered the water the second plate was In
placij.anil before. the cheering had fully
I . . . ,.orkmnn ' hl
Into thc way to begin fastening the steel
"Ide of the new ship together.
At 12:36 p. m. Mrs. Wilson christened
the Qulstconck, nnd four minutes later
the crane had laid the first plate to the
now keel. The four plates were placed
ln twlove minutes.
LAUNCHING OPENS
ERA IN INDUSTRY
Ships Will Be Manufac
tured, Not Built Hereafter,
Says Charles A. Stone
SCHWAB DEEPLY MOVED
Charles A Stone, president of the
Stone & Webster Corporath.'n and lce
president of the American Internatfon.il
Corporation. Issued .this statement In
connection with the Qulstconck's launch
ing this afternoon:
"Tho launching of tho Quistconck
marks the passing of ling Island from a
construction undertaking like tho Pan
ama Canal, ri'hlud forward at top speed,
to a manufactuilng plant like a great
locomothe works, to be operated at lt
full capacity for the manufacture of
ships. .
"Heretofore ships have been built
, net manufactured From now on, an
I long lis our country mn.v require It,
I i
ships will he munufitoturril In qunntlt).
on the same plan that has made America
mous for Ivr watches, sewing ma-
I chines, automobiles and locomobiles.
The Emergency Fleet Corporation has
already ordered fifteen dczen, and more
will bu needed soon.
"Viewed from the construction side.
Hog Island Is nearly 100 per cent com
plete, and Is now running cffectlely as
a manufacturing plant
I'llum Ilnrren Waste tn Ilusy t'lty
The final decision on the pari of thc
17 H S. B E F C to order the con
struction of this plant was reached fewer
than eleven months ago, and the con
tract was not signed until September 13.
1!U7 Hog Island was then a barren
waste. Today it is a city equipped with
every modern convenience, with manu
facturing equipment of many kinds, and
with a population of 30,000 people. And
this is not all , beyond the plant Itself,
to make It fully effective, has been pro
vided all sorts of subsidiary facilities,
imnortant extensions of steam and elec-
Ltrlc railways have been built ; whole vil
lages for housing tne employes navs oeen
constructed ; some 4000 factories of vari
ous kinds In nil parts of the country are
running at full speed to provide the ma
terial and supplies necessary for the
ships. Some of tho greatest manufac
turing plants in the United States havn
been enormously enlarged at the expense
of our Government to provide the ca
pacity necessary for fabricating the
parfti and constructing the machinery
required for the ehlps being buili at Hog
'Island.
Wondrons Increase ln Scope
"AH this has been accomplished In a
little more than ten and a half months,
and cheaper than ships have ever been
built before.'
"Rome was not built ln a day, and to
attain the maximum of speed and ef
ficiency will reau'r time at Hog Island,
as everywhere else.
"There is nne important iaci mat me
and IU Vpubllc doe not fully understand, and
rw'to.'TiiMi if -you snu mu
PRESIDENT'S WIFE
SWATS KAISER
So Hog Island Spectators
Agree When She Chris
tens Quistconck
DELIVERS MIGHTY SMASH
Bottle Brcnks Into Hundred
Pieces and Wine Drenches
Her Arm
That was an awful swat for the
Kaiser.
At least, that was the verdict of the
few thousand men and women who were
prMleged to witness Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson smash the bottle of wine ngalnst
tho steel prow of the Qulstconck.
It was Mrs. Wilson who played the
stellar role at today's launching and
he played It In a manner that stamps
her as a woman nf nerve, determina
tion nnd force The latter element she
has In great nhUndnnrn. for nfiror ti-na ft
bottle of sparkling champagne hurled IIoK I,lnn1 Bnd by the presence of the
nirnlnst iho .,..... ., ... . ' First I-ady of the Land as sponsor for
against the prow of a ship with such , thc ,,,,,, Mr. ur,pv.
vigor nnd earnestness, j -n ns no ,ncr8 incident In a nnllort's
.Iut as Mrs Wilson prepared tn spill I shipbuilding program thai brought the
th- wine she looked nt the President I president ami Mrs Wilson to the scene
. .,, i , , "."i ot tn nchlevcinent. It was thc begin-
i.iko everybody else, he was smiling nnK ,,f Iin epoch In tho nation's history.
He leaned toward her and said some-1 "This launching marks another mile
thing Just whnt It was nobody but Mrs i sln,,e ln Amerlcn'a progress In the war
vii i,,... ki. .. ' against the German Government It
V llson knows. A bit nervous, the words niarlts lnc beginning of quantity produc
apparently gave her fresh courage, nnd tlon of ships In all the yards of tho
taking a firm hold on the neck of the ' United States.
bottle, she gave
It a mighty whack
ngalnst the steel plate. So hard did she j
hit the prow that the bottle smashed Into
a hundred pieces. ' tlon " It mean", the production of any
commodity Ir. such large quantities that
President Joins In l.niigh ( the cost of production continually dc-
Thc wine spraed over her skirt and creases .as the quantity Increases.
ntiM-niiv ,ip.i,.,i i,- ,, . , "America achieved front rank In quan-
llterally drenched her right arm nnd , tv I)rortuc,on of nutomoblle, before
shoulder. For a moment thc President the war, hut quantity production of ships
thought that her hand had been cut, was neer undc-tnken' by nnj- nation
but when he learned that she 'had bus- i because It was believed to be lmpr.ic
talned nothing more serious than a ' tlcable.
drenching he joined in iho general "It Is doubtful whether any nation ever
laughter. would hae undertaken a shipbuilding
It was a mighty swat and the crowd program on such a large scale If Ger-
catchlng the spirit ot that tremendous mnny had not pluntjed the world Into
wallop sent up a tremendous cheer.
"Mj ijluit n Ktniisli' yelled a brawny
shlpworker "It rertnlnlr was." re-
sponded a navy captnin who stood near
the little stand upon which Mrs Wilson
stood, tonnage that was lost In the days when
President Wilson congratulated his . "'e werp fT behind In the nervc-rack-wlfe
nnd well he might, for slio had lnS race with the sharks of the sea.
sent thc Qulstconck on its way to the ' "It was general Joffre, who, nt the
Delaware with the most forceful chain- Marne, said "They shall not pass," but
pagne smash In history. I the real turning point In this world-
war wns marked when President WIlBon
Amuses hntliuslmm proclaimed that war would follow ruth-
Mrs Wilson was beautifully gowned less submarine attacks; upon our ship
In a frrck of blue-gray georgette, with ping. The Oerinan Government flaunted
close fitting toque to match, and wore this nation because it believed we could
a small bouquet of her favorite orchids not build ships in sufficient quantities to
She aroused great enthusiasm In tho carry a large American army Into
crowd 'France, because It believed wo were a
Looking as cool and charming as If , pleasure-loving, commercial nation
nn long railway Jrurnov lay behind her, j thinking only of our own prosperity. In
she performed her part in the launch- tne ,la5's wnen t,,e war clouds were
ing to perfection. I gathering, there was considerable specu-
After the Qulstconck had slipped down : 'atlon as to the extent to which this
the ways she stood for -;ome moments ) country could participate There was a
acknowledging the plaudits of the spec- Pretty general thought that the best we
tators by waving an enormous bouquet coultl d0 because of our distnnce from
of orchids, which she had been glen'
b- Charles M Schwab, director of ship-
Hoth the President and Mrs Wilson
foimally saluted the Qulstonck as the
esscl took the water, and a large ma
jority of thc spectators followed their
example.
Mrs. Wilton's (town
Mrs. Wilson's customary good taste ' navy,
was npp.it ent In her selection nf hei xho crowd surged up to the I'resl
gown, which was eminently suitable tor dent's private car ns It backed along
the occasion The pale bluish-gray shade ' n spur to shlpwny No. 1,
toned In with the lavish decorations of , j,ccrot Sprvc mcn an(, Uo jMantt
the grandstands, which were literally cuarda croW(icd about thc car. Mr.
smothered with Allied and American , nurlcy wns nrst to alight, the I'resl
flags, set off by southern smllax and (,cnt ,, MrSi Wlvon following.
uunuies or nowers.
1L w u'e1J b""i "?.e.
i'.u" T.k ,'.,,.,'..'", j"B, "y,
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severely plain, being set off only by a
white fichu, a
black velvet girdle and
black band around thc bottom. She
wore white kid pumps and a small black
nose veil.
Mls Margaret Wilson, the President's
daughter, who was also one of the party,
woru a peacock blue frock, with while
georgette sleeves, n big white hat and a
flowing white veil Mlsa Edith Benham,
Mrs. Wilton's social hecretary, was
gowned In white.
Thc presidential party returned to the
special train which had brought them
from Wnshlngton immediately after the
Ifiuiwlilnp iot ntnnnlrs wore ner. Thprp
was a delay of some fifteen minutes bo-'
fore the train pulled out, and during this
interval tne i-resideni aim .iirs. v. nson
stayed In full view, bowing and waving
to the crowd that surged around them as
close as the Secret Service guards would
permit.
hhe lte elves Rohes
Just after reaching the train platform,
Mrs Wilson was presented with a won
derful basket of roses, the basket itself
...nillnn ..nma ?mi fn.t hlirH ftnrl h.tnrr
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American ueauties.
Comparatively few persons In the big
thrrng had ever seen Mrs. Wilson, and
they wero greatly impressed with her
beauty and her charming and gracious
manner The President was by no
means neglected, however, the crowd
cheering him time and again and voic
ing their opinion that he was "all right"
ln no uncertnln tones
The President was obviously pleased
and continued to smile and now
his appreciation until
the train finally!
ck.y disappeared
got under way and quickly
from view.
INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY
Rebating Charges Against P.R.R.
and Pncking Firms
By the Associated Press
New York, Aug 5 Federal Indict
ments were returned here today charging
the Pennsylvania Railroad, Armour
Co . Swift & Co. and the Jersey City
Stock Yards Company with conspiring
to violate 'the Federal statutes which
prohibit the giving or accepting of re-
The alleged offenses have to do with
the routing of traffic
"Hello, Gcorgq," Presidents
Greeting to College Friend
"Hello, George."
President Wlison leaned from the
launching platform at Hob Island
this afternoon with this salutation
to a man he espied ln the crowd.
Tho man singled out for the
honor of this attention was George
M. Henderson, who had attended
I Princeton with Mr, WlUon. , I
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LAUNCHING OPENS EPOCH
IS ASSERTION OF flURLEY
Shipping Board Chairman Points Out the Significance of the
Quistconck in Making of New
America
ANOTHER milestone In America's
rt progress In tho war ngalnst Ger
many, tho launching of the Qulstconck
has a double significance, B. X. Hurley,
chairman ot' tho United States shipping
board, declined In an Interview after the
launching this afternoon.
It Is an epoch In American history,
he said, ana 1. significant brcauso It
marks the beginning of quantity pro
duction of ships, which before the war
was thought Impossible, nnd because It
clearly demonstrates tho determination
of the President to build a barrier
ngalnst the aggressions of militarism.
Praising the shlpworkers who built the
Qulstconck bb "makers of a New Amer
ica," Mr. Hurley declared It was through
their efforts that the large American
army Is now driving tho German army
back from Paris.
All nf us have been honored today by
the presence of the Commander-in-Chief
i of the army and navy at the first
Iminnhlnl? trnm Ihn wm-n fnnstriirtprt nt
Meaning of "Quantity ' Production"
Since this war began you hae heard
a creat deal about "aunntlty produc
war. We aro In It now, and we ate go
Ing through with it. We urn producing
more tonnage today than the submarines
nre sinking nnd from this fine rorward
ollr great task will be to replace the
-
flyfl tffl Jg
AT HOG
fnntlnuetl from Taite One
board and tho Emergency Fleet- Cor
nnrntlnn nnd nfllcpra of tho armv and
Q ,he stnn(1 Mr Schwnl, nlet the
President nnd pointed out various
features of the world's greatest ship-
n.vnrl. Mrs. Wl son meanwlil e took
ner Dlnce near the ship's bow. bottle,
1 ln handi awaiting the signal to strike,
Her face was nglovv with enthusiasm
ns she stood encircled by mnny bou
quets, tho gifts of the shlpworkers nnd
ndmirers.
Mrs. Wilson Scatters Roses
After the launching, when the partv
started back to the train, the crowd
pushed closer to the ropes, persons
everywhere veiling for a speech
President "Wilson smiled and walked
on. MrB. Wilson, tearing npnrt one of
the bouquets, scattered roses over the
crowd. A
near-riot ronowea as tne
.urH fmitrht for the flowers. Again.
, rrom tne platform, she scattered more i
flowers over the en
rowd.
As tho President stood on the plat
form some person shouted: "Hello,
Mr. Wilson."
The President anxiously glanced
over the crowd, espied tho person and
cheerfully called hack:
"Hello, George."
The man thus nddressed was George
M. Henderson. 7205 Lincoln Drive,
I Ufinljnt. litis, r I
banker who attended Princeton with
the President.
Many Overcome By Heat
So great was the crush of humanity
. . ,
In the "stockndes about the Bhipway
that scores of persons were overcome,
by the intense heat and had to be
carried away.
Not one person ln the vast crowd
wns more enmusiasuc man ine rreai-
dent as the Qulstconck, gaily dec -
orated wlth natlona, color8. here and
there the flags of the Entente Allies
showing, a huge photograph of Mrs.) Shuttle trains ran constantly be
Wllson on Its bow and another, a tween Ninety-fourth street and Tlnlcum
-ti.. nn ., .v.- TrnsM.r, nr, ih. avenue and Hog Island to accommodate
OJIlUtlul uilVi l( Vtlu 1 vsiuvuv ua nits
starboard side, dipped gracefully into
the river.
The presidential party inciuaea, De
Ides the President and Mrs. Wilson,
Xflnu fnrff.rpl Wilson Hnnrhtpr nf thA
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President; Joseph P. Tumulty, the Presl-, "uu motorcars naa Deen mm out at tho
dent's private secretary; Rear Admiral northeastcrnvend of the yard, and there
Carey M' Grayson, the President's per-t was a special entrnnce to this field. De
sonal aide, and Miss Benham, secretary t" of. "os Island guards, assisted by
to Mrs Wilson. Federal Secret Service men and Phlla-
u. ',, .. , .j. . i.- .v... I delnh'a police, were assigned to direct
The President made it clear that l trafflo and h d, ,h cr0wds.
he was attending the launching merely .,-,,,. . ' , , . '
as a guest and not In his official 'm,,?8 and their friends went Into
eanacltv I th yanl hroueh a special gate to which
. ... .v . . .. j . ... I,hey were directed by large Blgns and
Among the others Included ln the re- by the police, and had a clear path
ceptlon committee were Rear Admiral to tllcir own sectIon ot tha waterfront.
Bowles, Major Case, Frederick Hoi- Those making the trip to the yard In
brook, president of the American Inter-, motorcars also had ihnir own mm. m
national Shipbuilding Corporation; C. O.
Munireia, r: w. vooa ana vvaiier 1400a -
enough, vice president of the American
International Shipbuilding Corporation;
Howard Coonley and Charles E. Pier,
vice presidents of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation; I. W. McConnell, assistant
reneral manager of the American Inter
national Shipbuilding Corporation j Rear
Admiral Helms, commander of, the
Fourth Navml District, and Rear .Ad-
mlral Benjamin Tappajy coramawfcint of
m ff Jf&at.Wt)'i
the battlefield, would bo to give moral
and financial support to the Allies.
Prerldent' Wilson fixed thc courso 'of
America when, ln his famous war mes
sage, he dedicated all the resources ot
the nation to humanity's cause.
Due to President's Vision
"Wo have mado tremendous strides In
the shipbuilding program nnd 1 doubt
whether I will ever hnve a better oppor
tunity to stnto that the vast scope of this
program was duo to tho vision of the
President. Throughout the world, even
In Germany, It Is admitted today that
America has made herself effective In
the wnr. Not only America, but all the
civilized nations of the world hnd OC'
t" m", " " "' " ''"V.,- ..'.. .iE i
....-. .. t u .-! lUnl lists nnillitrn i n r1 lift '
, .,Y,, ,.nM h,v irnt ni ' nf it if V t
country would have kept out of It if lis
, i,.i ,m i,. ..,m ona h
own honor had not been assailed and the
welfare of all humanity had not been at
stake.
going through with the ship-
.-,.. t tho oni-ii n,i iv.
"We arc
building program to the finish, nnd we
arc going through with tho war to a
finish. Th.e American Government Is
planning for a long war, becauso endur
ing peace will not be In sight until the
militaristic system of licrmaqy Is
broken. Nothing else will convince Ger
many of the supremacy of right over
might. Nothing else will convince her
thnt weak nations arc not tho natural I
I'lft ui iiiu niiuiif,
I'ven then, tho shipbuilding program
of America must go on. It will tako
fle yenrs to complete thc program nnd
place at tho service of mankind a
merchant fleet that will make enduring
pence by bringing nations closer, as the
eastern and western nnd northern and
southern States were brought closer by
a natlon-wldc system of railrouds. The
end of the war will find Amerinca master
of the process of quantity production Of
ships. Wo will build ships for ourselves
and for the world.
Shipbuilders' Orent Achievement. j
,. . .... ,... ...t,r..i ,hi i,i
The men who have worked on tnis ship '
launched today and on other ships that J
are being launched, iind will be launched,
arc makers of a new America. They may I
well tnlte pride In tho thought that they j
An. h-lnlnir tn t.mkn Alllprlnfl pffW-tlvR
In the wnr. Through the efforts of the
shipyard workers, a large army Is now
in France, nnd through their continuous
work, nn army steadily growing larger
and larger, centunlly will overwhelm
the carefully constructed military ma
chine with which Germany has sought to I
dominate tho world i
Significant as this launching Is with
refcicncc to the enormous production'
of ships now in sight, It Is rtlll more i
.; i.L., ,i. iii,i- -..,,11.
of the "pols; "and termination of the,"""' exceedingly difficult one.
Commander-in-Chief of tho arlny and In tho first place lie had a hard time
navy, who, moro than a year ago, gave getting enough fruit to comply VTlth the
the word that set tho energy of tho na-, specifications, which called for n peach
tlon nt work and set .up the barrlenand a banana In each "lunch box" at
against the growing aggressions of mill- l well ns two sandwiches. Next he had
tarimi to hustle hard to round up enough Ice
"it Is a happy augury thnt Mrs. Wll-i cream to provide for some 6000 persons
.n. i,,ii.i !,.,, nnm.,i hi. chin ..and finally ho could not fill tne order
well as thc other new ships that are
being built by the Government. It is "mion oi uioul-cbut -uum, uuiv. i
nn evidence of the interest which Presl-'let him have enough sugar,
dent Wilson has taken In the shlpbuild- By staying up all night and stopping
Ing program from thc very beginning every farmer who came by he did get
that he should bo here to witness the hold of sufflc'ent fruit and he managed
beginning of. tho quantity production of to have the sandwiches made and to pro
ships that will reduce the potency of cure thc Ice cream. All the "eats" were
the submarines, constantly reinforce the shipped to tvie Arch street wharf early
army In France. Insuro victory, and. . this morning nnd loaded aboard the
finally, act as one of tho chief Instru-.
ments of an enduring peace.
,
GUEST
ISLAND LAUNCHING
Invitations sent out were accepted,
while each one of the Hog Island work
ers wns Invited to bring two friends
Tho 4000 employes of the Kmergency
Fleet Corporation's oxeeutlvo officers In
this city were taken to the launching ,
in six chartered steamers, and Mewed !
the affair from the waterfront. The
general public was permitted to oc-
h fl ,
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- - - mo.
uaieu. i
Visitors from Washington. Including
tho President and Mrs. Wilson, made
the trip In special trains over the I
Pennsylvania Railroad that were shifted
to the Hog Island tracks at a con-1
venlent point In the West Philadelphia '
yards and run straight to the shipyard. .
It was only about a two-minute walk
from the placo where they left
their trains to the scene of tho launch
ing. A private gate was set apart for
their u.e, and they had a clear path to
the waterfront.
Sperlul Trains for Guests
The invited guests from this city and
those who come from other cities be
sides Washington were taken to tho
Island In special trains over tho Balti
more and Ohio Hallroad fiom the Twenty-fourth
and Chestnut streets station.
inese trans slnrtprt rnnn nn- at in. oft
o'clock this
... -" - -- -
morn ne. and w.-r i
off at flft
at fifteen-minute Intervals from then
until 11 .0 o clock.
nlnnl. Tnlorvnl f .." I
on
Only persons bearing a card of Inv I- I
tatlon wero permitted'to use these trains
After the launching and the subsequent
luncheon for the Invited guests, trains
were started back to Twenty-fourth and
Chestnut streets as soon as they were
filled
Hoc Island employes nnd their guests
--..-... . .. .,..., .... ...... 1,1,11 fiUL-aia I
and the general nubile were renuestnrt ,
to use tho Baltimore and Ohio trains '
j flom street nor.,i,f
JZT ?r JU? "venS i5SgBArVU.rhh,'tt-
, station Trains left Forty-ninth street ' Reading, Pa. ; William i F. Irons and
i uiie;iiininuio imervuis irom in
! 'lock ,"''" -30, and at flfteen-mlnute
, '"av-enue Bfr?m ' lO-Vto 1lo"
o'clock. 10,20 U"
..
j '""', pcr.son8 wh0 may take iHe trlP
by trolley.
Parking far 2500 Automobiles
A parking place capable of holding
0-Aft . - . . . - -..-.- : . -
the scene of the launching. A check and
. call system, such as Is used at theatres
and hotels, had been Installed to enable
owners to get their machines promptly
after the ceremony Is over.
The stand for the Invited guests was
built on Pier M, right alongside
the Qulstconck. so that every one could
have a tine vlev of .the launching. Just
behind this stand 'and raised slightly
above It was the platform for the Hog
Island employes. The.0
. t v&W
noo mn who built
E.F.C. EMPLOYES
CHEER NEW SHIP
Forces From Inroad Street
Offices March to
1 Wharf
4000 AT LAUNCHING
Five Boats Convey Clerical
Workers and Their Friends
to Hog Island
Headed by the Police Band the 4000
employes of thc Emergency Fleet Cor
poration stationed at the three Broad
street offices of the company, nnd as
mam- ""re friends and relatives of these
,vorI'T-. marched along Arch street thl:
,--! . ,. Ai. --. . .- .i.AM,
""ornlng to the Arch street wharf, when
here
they hoarded five steamboats and were
carried down the Delaware to the
flaUAn, " !'fjrs",1n,l:
A" me boats were lav
ere lavishly decorated
with the flags of the Allies, entwined
wllh the Stars nnd Stripes. The orchestra-band
of the fleet corporation vas on
the lending steamboat, nnd played as the
flotilla steamed down the river.
' Trip Down the ntver
The trip down the river was without
Inc'dent. except that the protection
pommltt'ce grew nervous when too many
couples tried, to dance on the i larboard
side of the vessels, where thc floor space
was largest, nnd kept chasing tham
back to the port sides In nn effort to
equalize things and keep the boats on nn
even keel.
Once during the down trip the crowd
on the Fearless, which carried tho Fleet
Corporation Hand, clustered so thickly
on the stnrbonrd side that thc vessel
l'sted badly. The protection commlttco
was promptly on the Job, however, and
soon hnd mntters equitably adjusted.
Arriving nt Hog Island the steam
boats were lined up just oil snore ana
as ciose ns was connisieni wun saieiy
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X & v'&0n
The fleet of essels got under way for
'he ,ret,"rn lr,lp n", Moon.ns the Q"1"1"
VOnCH nail UlRcn 1MB WHirr
Luncheon
wns served on the return trip and on
reaching this city, thc employes formed
In line nnd marched back to their Broad
street offices, there to resume their reg
ular work.
No Sugar for Lemonade
Frank D Hall, proprietor of tho
Bucnk Vista Hotel, Gloucester City,
"".. ..:.. " "'"''" '""'-"
' luncheons for the 'Pl V f
their relatives and friends, founa. his
(tor lemonade becauso the food admlnls-y
steamboats which carried the employes
to Hog Island.
Instructions to Employes
It was distinctly stated In a circular
of Instructions gotten out by the cor
poration that today Is not a holiday, but
that the necessary time off to attend the
launching would be given to all who de
sired to witness the spectacle.
Those who did not wish to view the
ceremony were expected to stay on thc
I Job. So far ns could he learned, now
eve'r, no one cared to accept this altefria.
llvo.
A" employes reported for duty at the
X&i? Int";3 "main" ft.ldtn".!
ho North Broad street, marched out
as though having a fire drill, nnd lined
uji on Cherry street
Fmnloves from tl
building,
-orlh Broad street, mobilised out
,.. ....... ,. . .,,in rtnn
.J...... ..... . J.n in ..i,inn ih rtle.
' ' , Wom'ihe main building.. The
......i.n ..ori.,1 hnnt n nnnrler of
gitlon rrom ine main huiiiiiiib.
rte
J0 o'clock and moved south on Broad
trect to Arch, then east on Arch to
tnP riverfront. As the tear swung Into
Arch street, the contingent from the
corporation's garage, at 329 South Broad
street, came along and fell In behind,
Itel-vtlves b Guests
Following Instructions Issued Satur
day, employes had notified the relatives
and friends thy wished to take with
them to wait for them along Arch street
between Broad street and Front. As
they "spotted" their hosts In the !ng
line moving past, these guests took their
places In the ranks either beside or
behind their hosts.
J F. Spauldlng was ln general charge
of the parade; w J steinnacn nau
.- -...,' ... , . . i
.'nnrirA ni kpui'ik nil riiiinu.rn vui u
7.77 r...i ..-. -.i -i- i, i. n
Und handled his difficult task most ef-
Iflclently C. W Kld.der had charge of
U,e. "'"" '" J "" V. "Z"'-'" " , .
checking up the employes and their
guests at the flock.
Elkton Marriage Licenses
Elkton, Mil., Aug. 5. The following
marriage licenses were Issued. hera-to-
rfav ThninnM P Pjlfnn nnd Xlav
Halkly, Charles R. Belssol and Marlon
iiiXI-, uttiica 4V. ucieaai unit .,,
Hoffa. Robert Delross and Jennie Reglo,
Robert Grey and Bessie Morse, Anthony
Ainriha t ivaeuier. unesicr. i'a. : i
George
"?"'IUV- "5,delCJ,,l,V ?" 'J
' & aid Vel
Whl.ely. Ches.ertown Md ; Jose,
Iva M.
George E.
Pearl V.
Josenh W.
Bryant and Margaret Warfel. Chester:
Frtwnrri1 r Pammlll. Gloucester. and
Jennie Elwee. Westvllle, N. J.; William
H. Drake and Helen M Fourratt, Trn
ton, N. J, : Paul Wlegan and fjarali
Camp, Mlllvllle. N. J.: Fred C. Bouch
yard, Frederlcktow, Va., nnd Madeline
Grand, Port Deposit. Md. ; David Selverd
and Helen Bennington, Chester; Nelson
Weaver and Onal Shank. Xenla. O.. and
Carl Iefevre, Laurel Springs, and Haly
con Fawctt. Philadelphia,
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
William E ttrttnn. Windsor Hotel, and arte
B. Clark. l,ncster. P. '
Code Archtr, Tma. Is., and Emma II.
lUrmann. idSS N. llancroft at.
Hsrry Karpatva. MT N. Franklin at,, and
Dora Phaplro. 1234 N. 6th at.
John M, McParUne, 8T01 Cbeatnut at,, and
Phlca Stone, lloiw. Ark, ,
Harry 8. Whit. STSfl N, Randolph at., and
Jeaale M Walker. M N. 4th at. .
Harry F VoiawlS2R Warner ave., and Eu
)- r'MiiJVnBn. anas N. fith at.
Alfred Jlawann. 3022 N( "th at . ana Annla
Bammnn. 22B N. Palthorpat,
Ororgr Mohn, SUA At'antle at., and Mar-
irnret Pflaer. 2015 Qlrard ava.
WM1 Wrlsht. 1141 8. AMtr at., and Minnie
. Banka. Rt E. Aahmeade at. 1
Robert Ooodenow, NowTork elty. and
Jenne 11, I,naan. New Tork clt. S
Joe Wartman. ent Balnbrldse at., and Either
Cohen. 2024 B. Oth at... , . M ,
Henry Sp-llman, B19 H. loth at., and Anna
E. Harbase. i4S Hope at.
Thomaa Cleveland Tlbrt. V. g. nsval aerv.
Ice. and Elale 8. Qrlndrod, 20t E, Chel-
ten ave. '
Benlamln Lunts East
tiorenr cMiroisa,
".rL-8- .tl"8.u-Ti
BIG JUMP IN PORT EXPORTS
Increase Exceeding $180,000,000
Shown by Maritime Exchange
Exports through tho port of Philadel
phia Increased $180,900,000 In 1D17, ac
cording to the orty-thlrd annual report
cf the Philadelphia Maritime Exchange
directors. The exports of 191T were of
a total valub of 1501,234,069, as against
(321,044,815 In, 1918.
ilmports through this port decreased
about. $9,000,000 because of the suspen
sion of manufacturing for' export In
Europe. '
a rain export Increases were: Oats,'
6,350,000 bushels; rye, 117,000 bushels.
Wheat exports decreased 8,000,000 bush
ell and flour, and barley also decreased.
Ot sugar, 608,846'tons were received, as
against 598,131 in 1918.
PRESIDENT'S TRIP
MADE WITH CARE
Every Precaution Taken
. for Comfort and
Safety
ARRIVES HERE QUICKLY
The President's Journev to Philadel
phia, prepared with all the precaution
ior sarcry tnst experts of the Pennsyl
vania Ttallroad and the .different
branches of tho United Plates Secret
Servfce could devise, was uneventful and
brought the Chief Executive Into the
Hoc Island shipyard at exactly the
scheduled time.
Realizing, ns nil the world does now,
thc Importance of thc President of the
United States as a leader of the Allies,
the most extraordinary measures were
taken to guard Mr Wilson's life
Nobody, with the exception of one or
two high railroad officials and the Secret
Service men who continually guard him,
knew what time his train was to leave.
Particular -pains were even taken to
keep the newspaper men from following
Mm or learning 4of the time of his de
parture. Thc President, with Mrs. Wilson, who
christened the' first Hog Island ship;
Joseph P. Tumulty, his secretary, and
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, his prl
vato physician, were whisked away from
the White House at 8:45 a. m. and
taken to the Union Station, where a
special train consisting of nn engine, tho
President's private car and a buffet car
was waiting with steam up and all
ready to leave. It pulled out at 9:05
o'clock.
Train rs Special Section
The President's special, was run over
the Pennsylvania roa1 as a second sec
tion of the special train bearing other
notables from Washington the "first sec
tion serving as a'Vpllot" "or guard train
for the section bearing the Chief Execu
tive. It had been expected that a large
number of Senators, Congressmen and
other high Washington officials would
come over to be guests nt the Hog
island inuncning out so many were out
of the city either vacationing or spending
the week-end that but a few persons put
In an appearance.
On the special train bearing the vis
itors from .Washington were Robert
Dollar, president of the Dollar Steam
ship Company, and a director In the
Aim i lean International Corporation;
Congressman nnd Mrs. William Cary, of
Wisconsin : Congressman Edward T.
Taylor, of Colorado; Clay Tallman,
Commissioner of the General Land Of
fice: Major General Jesse Mel, Carter,
and Colonel Heabey, of thc General
Staff, U. S. A. ; Captain Snugge, It. X
naval attache at the British Embassy;
J. G. Lay, of the British Embassy ; Ed
win K. Gay, director, and H, S. Dennl
son. director of the division of planning
and statistics, United States shipping
hoard ; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Morss, of
tho priorities committee, war industries
board ; Captain, and Mrs. C. E. Stamp,
United States army, detailed with tho
war Industries board ; J. W. Uuzzell,
manager and Leonard W. Brown, as
sistant manager of the Washington of
flcte of the American International Cor
poration: Lester Staler, secretary of the
United States shipping board; Joseph
H. O'Xell, of Bostqn, R. B. Maudlin, of
Shanghai, representing th Chines
Government shipbuilding j-nrds; Ross
Smith, of San Francisco, of the Dollar
Steamship Company, and J. J. Cooper,
and A. J. Sentman, assistant passenger
agents of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Made Rapid Trip
The President's special came over
from Washington In a little less than
three hours, which Is somewhat under
the usual time consumed even by ex
press trains.
As a part of the plan to guard the
President from any one bent' on mis
chief, the special train did not pass
through Philadelphia, but was switched
off at Sixtieth street over a newly built
track and shunted on downto Hog
Island, where It arrived at 12:30.
The President was perfectly at ease
throughout his Journey trim Washington,
having absolute tatth 111 the officials,
who have so well cared for his safety In
tho past.
He arrived at the Hog Island vsrd
as ".fresh as a daisy." Indeed, .so well
and free from care did he appear that
nu irre irum cure
i,............ ,k.n. ..., ...,. , .. -
.""""Af."" "' .'.""B.'. .""" "unessea tne
i President and Mrs. Wlison. remarked
Ion the President's unworrltd appear-
'"""S"'"? """. ""? ,neJ.?V 0t 'ng tile
atice,ln spltfe of the encrmous cares of
the nation on his shoulders.
Many who had not,-eeen him for three
or four years remarked that he ap
peared as youne today as before the
European war started and It fell to
his lot to guide America throughout the
world's war. ,
OLDEST MAN AT LAUNCHING
The Rev. W. E. Griffis Journeys
from Ithaca to Attend
The oldest man to view' the launching
was the Rev.. William Elliot Grldls. who
Journeyed from Ithaca, N. Y. Doctor
Griffis, a veteran of the Civil War and
one of the leadlng;educators In the coun
try. Is seventy-five yearq old, and as the
Qulstconck slid Into the water he gave
vent to hla enthusiasm by joining In the
cheering.
. Tnis is tne greieBi isuncning In my
time," said the educator "In the Civil
War days we had many notable launch
Ings In this city, but today's event
eclipses anything ln the history of ship
building.' Doctor Griffis organized the present
public school system ln Japan. He
visited Hog Island In the capacity of a
reporter for the Ithaca Journal.
HER ARM NEARLY SEVERED
Negreit Severely .Cut in Fight at Sc
lectivei Depart
Mrs. Mamie- White, thirty years old.
negress.'.lS20 South Twenty-ttrst street,
was badly Cut on the arm tn a general
fight )n a crowd of negroes who gath
ered at Tjventy-thlrd and Sansom streets
today. to say farewell to negro selec
tlves departing for camp from the Bal
tlmore and Ohio Railroad ststlon.
Mrs. White, It Is said, paid too much
attention to one of the departing negroes
to suit .another .negro who walked at
her aldJ When he remonstrated, an ar
gument,led to blows, and others'stand
fng arpbnd were Involved., When the
nolle nuellad the disturbance Hfr-a
White's arm, was found to be pearly
severed bya rsiorislash... .
v- BerarsJ -were arreeU4-fcy
38EX
SIDPMEN TACKLE
LABOR PROBLEMS I
Yard Owners and Union v
' Men Discuss Wages
and Hours ,
AT CONFERENCE HERE
Standard Scales for Western
Plants One of Clyef Diffi
culties of Gathering
Representatives nf thn nwnera nf Pa
cific coast shipyards and of the IabotJ
unions of shlpworkers mcj at the Belle-
vuc-Strntford this afternoon to confer
on n new wage scalo nnd tp try to settle
other differences ns .to hours of labor
and so on that have arisen between cm- !!
ployers and employes
Charles Piez, vice president of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, and sev-
eral of his associates were present to
act as umpires and also to endeavor j
to pour a little oil on the troubled ,
waters.
Mr. Plez called thc meeting to order
and appointed himself chairman, with.
Dr. Mnrshnll, of thc Fleet Corporation's
Industrial department, ns vice chairman.
The fixing of a uniform wage scale for
shipyards in Senttle, Wash ; Portland,
Ore., and San Francisco, Ca., Is ono
of the most Important problems to bo
considered. It appears Seattle has cor- '
nered the- skilled labor market' by of
fering higher pay than the yards In
other cities felt Justified ln peering, and
thereby the shipbuilding program In
those other towns has been greatly ham
pered. Tho christening by Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson, wife of tho President, of the
first ship launched at Hog Island was
witnessed today by the Pacific coast
shipbuilders.
The western ofnclals went to .Hog
Island as the guests of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, and while there wera
presented to tho President and Mrs.
Ington.
SEES GREATER TRADE FOR U.S.
Poor Richard Guest Says Ships
Bring Australia Closer
Fifteen minutes after the Quistconck
slid Into the Delaware this afternoon
Norman S. H, Catts, secretary of the
Advertising Club of ajdnev, Australia,
told members of tho Poor Richard Club
thnt tho great fleet of ships now build
ing ln American yards would bring
America and far-off Australia nearer
together.
The Australian was the guest of the
club at a luncheon In the clubhouse,
239 South Cnmae street. He explained
that his mission to this country con
cerned the establishment of commer
cial schools to ho patterned after
American Insttltutions, but Instead of
discussing education he touched upon
the possibilities or a greater trade be
lw"n the two countries.
"The great Heel of (.hips now bul'dlng
ln this country," he said, "will bring
nhout better commercial relations. The.
leason why they have not been better
In the past was due to the lack of ships.
But It Is getting better and will In
crease as you better the shipping faclll-,
tics. In 1913 wo sent but 3'1I-,pr cent ".
of our products to America, but In 1917
we sent 26 per cent."
INFECTED TOOTH FATAL
Miss Bernkdlne I.. Fltler, 18 Rock
land street, died today at the German
town Hospital fmm blood poisoning
caused by nn Infected tooth.
She Is the daughtei of James W and
Mary A, Fltler, and Is survived by
four sisters. She Is n graduate of the
Germantown Hospital Training School
for Nurses, and ilnce her graduation
has been a nurse ln the Ordnance De
partment at Taconv. The .funeral will
i hnlil on Wednesday
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her I'oualn, Mia tinrn Schick. 2.M(i N. Leo
at., Kcnalnston. Int. Mt. Peace Cem. .
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