tSffiSV t'Y''n"1 l,JtwSR r5y3?' TCTl J.t-5"iaJi .. (ES?r 3" OPV( l"TffTi V ri5PiWf'fr T' - " r-i'ss .-51. t--f'S' V " (in . r-rv. " t - r .' tf - T X JEVENING i?tBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA,. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ll) 1918 '., !& ",." fi 4s ' j 5 It ii r i L IV' f. Sv f l Urs Irey 1 I . m ;a NEWS OF SHIPYARDS CRAMP WORKERS SLUG HARD IN RING BOUTS Johnnie lradley and Young George Chip Provide a LivelyScrimmagc FREIGHTER WATHENA LAUNCHED AT BRISTOL Wife of Vice President of Mer chant Shipbuilding Com pany Is Sponsor The hottest sunshine la nothing to the fighters working at the Cramp ship yard. There were no Icicles on the rays that beat down upon the ring In the shipyard jesterday at noon, when four of the men, staelnp two bouts, danced around the ring slugging at one another. They seemed to be having a nice time. The fans, mofct of whom had high seats upon the ways and other struc tures, didn't enjoy the flrst bout. This was between Young Smith, a copper smith, and Willie Costello, a crano operator. What the crowd wanted was to see the fighters go after blood and then get careless with their fists. Once In a while during the three rounds one would tap the other and Costcllo's face did show somo excitement. But neither seemed to have lost any wind or strength. From the fans came fre quently such shouts as "Work or fight," "Send for the draft board," etc. Johnnie Bradley, a fltter-up, and Young deorge Chip, driller, furnlshei the wind-up, with a much better exhibi tion that seemed to satisfy everybody. Chip has a reach of the most elastic kind. Ho also had an advantage of Beveral pounds, but Bradley kept right after him all tho time and kissed Chip's left glove often. He showed m 111 effects, though. In the last lap of the bout Bradley put much more speed Into the mixing and Chin's lone left and right failed to stop him. Bradley should have started that gait a little earlier. The ring nas Deen moved from its original place to make room for a new concrete shlpway. It Is now further away from the hospital. After thn flchtlnir w83 over' two spec tators who thought they wanted to fight' climbed into the ring, but ueorge siuie, head of the riveting department, didn't want to see any blood shed and chased them off to work. nEItnERT T.ANK IS AT IIOMK with tils iobHB superintendent of plant construction , Hofore goinit to the shipyard In WIT he was with a Inruo comp-inv hero specialising- In heavy machine tools for ordnance work. lie has charpre of the Installation of all ma. rhlnrry. foundation-!, etc. In tfce shlitwd Mr. line Is a Krailuato of the Central Man ual Training School, class of W10. , EDGAR 8. McKAIO, of tho Delaware dis trict national service section, was dined at the Adelphla last night by the Cramp Shlp ard Athletic Association. Mr. McKale nss enlisted and this was a farewell from these friends. , MERCHANT SHH'YARn KMPI.OYEShsj.vf l.een faired by-the nurllnsrton and Bristol Steamboat Ferr9, Company with a "Pe'' boat leavlns JlurllnKjon at T.M a. m. tor shlpworkers only, dally except Sundai. ino rates hao been reduced. FRANK fiOSSLER, of the Pusey Jongs machine shop at Gloucester, bought 1100 worth of savings skimps last wecx. . .rmamiVKW RJ.S have be.n HrjJ vy me nun amp muiiw nS ,. Mlas rharire of the draft office at the Plant. Miss nertha Smttn. a stenocrnpher. who has been working- In tho Bun emp'""??' ""''J '! .some time, has been put Inch"''" i",' till girls. Tho Sun Company will to It that no employe misses his . ' notinrat " J Sun band, led by J. H. Urlll. will narcn round tho shipyard tomorrow at nn. maklnir as much noise as possible- ,P' the men will carry a large banner warning all employes within the drsft ages that they must register. I.ate Posters to the m. effect hae already been hung up here ana there In tho jara. Although Miss Rosalind Itoblnson, flf- teen-year-old daughter of It. H. N. Itob lnson, president of the Merchant Ship building Corporation, was unable to en act her part ns sponsor for the Wnthenn this morning, Mrs. W. P. SmltH, wife of tho vice president of the company, swung the bottle of champagne as the 8800-ton cargo carrier gracefully slid from the ways at Bristol. Only oflllclals of the shipyard and Emergency Fleet, with their families and the shlpworkers, were present to cheer the launching of the second ship from tho Merchant Com pany yards. The keel of the Wathena was laid February 19, 1018. It left the ways 00 per cent completed. At the last min ute a telegram reached officials stating that Miss Itoblnson and her mother had been called to the bedside of the spon sor's grandmother, and Mrs. Smith was asked to officiate. At exactly 8,04 o'clock she swung the champagne bottle In her right hand, and the blocks holding the vessel were re moved. As It started molng tho shlp lard band began plalng "The Star Spangled Banner," and a mighty cheer went up from the workmen and other spectators. On the reviewing stand were: W. A. Harriman, president of the board of di rectors of the corporation ; Major John F. Itogers, Captain S. M. Trace, It II. N. Robinson, president' of the corpora tion, and virtually all the other otllclals of the company with their families. Company C, Fourth Battalion of the National Army, In command ef Lieu tenant Hugene E. Itobertb, was In attendance. Two other steel ships, cargo cnrrlers, were launched from Eastern shipyards today. The Chariot and Monana, both 5000-ton carriers, were launched from the Submarine Boat Company's yards nt Newark, N. J. The keel of the Char lot was laid February 1 and that of the Monana February 18. MACKMEN BUILDING SHIPS Diamond Stars Divert Their Skill to Real War Work Nearly all of Connie Mack's hall tosbers started In at the Cramp shipyard yesterday to play a little game with steel plates and other strange equip ment. Rube Oldrlng and McMoy are both reaming. Johnson and Watson are In the boiler shop, and Jamleson and Muench In a rigging gang. "They're all doing their bit and don't forget It," said their bosses "They're not warming the bench here. Thev're all going to make good shlpworkers " Rube Oldrlng keeps his car outside in Richmond Btreet and used It yesterday to take several friends to lunch some distance from the shipyard. He onlv had three-quarters of an Jiour to do It In, but he made It and got a square meal JOHN B. CRESCEXO, formerly of tho recreation center sen Ice of Philadelphia, Is now with the service department of the Hun Ship Company, at Chester. Each day at noon ho puts on an enterlnlnment for tho shlpworkers In tiro sen Ice department's schoolroom. There the men gather right after bolting their lunches, and sing and dance and play "Swat the Kaiser" and other games. HARRY OREOORV. FOREMN of the hull engineering department at Cramps' Rhlp vard. Is taking his Mlcatlon on one of the destroyers recently launched at that jard and now Off on her trial trip. Solomon Iftla. dnamo operating engineer, also chose this trip for his acatlon. Gregory thought It useless to take his golf sticks on this trip, and with tho ponies Just starting at Havre do Grace, lffla Is going to miss his dally dope sheet. Tno snip nas her wire less, but lffla can't communicate with the rare track HIM, IIAMRURflKR. a leader In the hull engineering department. Is back from Ills Naratlon, spent at Atlsntlo City, and every, body at the resort had a good time, while ho was down there, MISS MMlTI.Tt RMtTIT. a nurs at trs Cramp 8hlpard hospital, Is back from her home at ZanesUlle, O., and her hay fever came back with her, Miss Smith Is pray ing for frost. That'll kill the fever. Kit) WILSON, hull engineering depart ment nt I'rnmnl. fnusht In the ring there two weeks ngo, when his shoulders were severely sunburned Those shoulders are now worse than eer and he thanks, nls opponent for It Sheepssln Is not good for sunburn. Wilson Is sure ot that, CORDON TWKK1I. of the Tusey Jones drawing room, went to Willow flrme, lost his hat. but found old friends and got home safo and sound, all in one evening. WANAMAKERS Store Opens at 10 Store Closes at 4:30 WANAMAKERfS Pfaii MISS DAT 139 South. 13th Street Announces Display of Hats for Fall and Winter Week of September qtK Comprising the newest ideas in imported and original designs, which await your inspection. VEILINGS, NECKWEAR AND NOVELTY BAGS gflllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillW guuwiiiiiiiniiraM Tomorrow, Thursday, Septem ber 12, s the date for registra tion under the new draft law, and the place is the polling place in each election district, or suck rther place as has been desig-f nated. It is the duty of eveiy man between the ages of eighteen and twenty, inclusive, and be tween thirty-one and forty-fivt, inclusive, to register himself. Dominie cufi.l fiu si ptmnalty tuperintends th making e each and etery garment. DOMINIC 1702WfilirMrt St. Last Week For Special Prices on Fall &Winter Suitings The special price concessions offered by Dominic to encourage early buying will be withdrawn after Saturday. Dominic distinctive qualities arc retained this; fall and winter in face of the shortage in all-wool materials and those who order now are not only saving in price, but are obtaining materials that will be impos sible to duplicate during the war. No Alteration Made After Thi Week Ttii LtuuuuiuHUi on: tiin uu eui in uiu mttaiumur hjiuii m t n ru nt n :i ua 1 1 1 m 1 m jiuih 11 m 111 tu r unm iiuioiuruu uaoj iuoiimiai u 111 a in nn 1 1 r nun tinn HEJinuuininiHi in an .mini riHnm;jrui Hello! Wake up! Read 1 "gfP 1 VANITY FAIR Don't be a x Social Back Number 2f you are out of step with the whirling progress of our times If you ro removed from Its magnetic Inhuenccsi If. despite your youth, you are becoming an old fogey, or an eld maid, or an old bachelor, or an old bores If your ioit de vlvre la dying at the roots- then you must read Vanity Fair, and presto! Jou will be n'nS'fiwUt.,"n1u".,ilr,"l.n?S again the Joy of the picnic the life, of th; party h ray of uunshlne In the gloom ot (ho grillroom. Six month ot Vanitg Fair will en able you to ignite a dinner party at mtg yaraa 1 If too do not know Vanity Fair, or would lite to know ft better, you may hare the next lire. issu for ,1X II fill U1HM HID I.VWI'v-a MW n , II Tou think nothing m your poor deluded way of spending 1 for a new novel, or a seat at me mcie. x,iiu ;"- ;,-, ,,. rnay have Ave months of Vanity Fair six If L,. mn the. counoh now and with It more ent.rtalnmsnt than you would cat from 5;.n of aex clays, or a five-foot abelf of novels, r ! .iiv.,. r ' 1 niutrstloai "TlM I Don't sleep In the past! Be a Modern! Tear off that coupon! vanTtV"TaTr It WEST 44TH ST.. NEW TfORK CITV Flags snd ma the. next FIVE Issues of Vanity fair. I will remit H on receipt III. lulu ciiviubv 9 iMioni.ii. 1 ii.st). u inn oroer is time. I understand that nzintvdian avrwa yoi of your bill. (Oil) 1 enclose II nerewi (Canaai me a complimentary copy of vrrent Uu. iswwfflfeiHftB ,1 lt4Ml4tMft The Branch House Man This is one of he Swift & Company Branch House Men. They are all pretty much alike in the way they feel toward trieir work and that is what this ad is about They know that most people couldn't get such good meat promptly and in good condition if it weren't for the branch houses of which they are in charge. . They know that the branch house ia one of the most important links in the chain of preparing and distributing meat for a nation. They know that Swift & Company must have its branch houses run at the highest notch of usefulness; that even a Swift 8c Company branch house won't run itself, and that it is up to the branch house man to run it properly. Any branch house man who doesn't see his work in this light is transferred to some other place with Swift & Company to which he is better adapted. They are picked men, these branch house, men. Every time you sit down to a steak or chop,- or cut of roast, you can give a grateful thought to the whole crew of them. And remember, in a general way, that everything that makes life smoother and more convenient for you is the result of the thoughtfulness and effort of a lot of people of whom you have riever heard. Swift & Company, U. S. A. Seven Wholcialc Distributing Markets Central Office, 9th and Girard Ave. P. M. Hall, District Manager W0 V rh l tf f . 1 itB2 .-! .? 7WT if .- JPV. THE DOWN STAIRS STORE is an integral part of the Wanamaker business, originated by the Founder and continuously maintained under his personal direction. Its merchandising service is an important part of the daily lives of all with whom economy counts. Doesn't that mean everybody, these days ? Men's Neckties Special at 35c m :! ' ' A f 1 The Beauty of Black Velvet Both paon and Lyons velvet are used in all their prcttiness to make new and lovely hats wrenthed around with colorful flowers that are beautifully formed and delicately shaded. They will make cheery the duller days of Winter with their brightness. The hat that is sketched is from this new group at 58.85. Many at $5 Many, many really good hats on becoming lines are trimmed in various ways at this price. (Market) I White Lawns for curtains, aprons, children's frocks and such. In stripes and plaids of various kinds, 27 inches wide, at lCc and 20c the yard. Practical Cotton Cheviot for hoys' blouses, little girls' play frocks, apions and shirts is 28c a yard. It is all whito and 30 inches wide. (Central) Rubber Gloves Save Your Hands Instead of indiscriminately using your bare hands for the many wearing things of house work, why not get a pair of rub ber gloves? You will find that your hands work ns easily, and you also save their appearance. 35c a pair. (Central) Negligee Daintiness is shown in two pretty new styles of silk and lace at 5G.75. One of crepe dc chine has rows of Valenciennes lace trimming it all around, is gathered in a bit with hemstitching in back and adorned with wee rosebuds and ribbon. Another, also of crepe de chine, has little ruffles of lace, ribbon and rosebuds trimming it. Both may be had in lavender, maize and blue. (Central) Serviceable New Frocks of Serge at $1.6.50, $19.75 and $25 Three new styles aie now introduced into the already large number of frocks to choose from at $lf.50. One of these is sketched. Notice the wide band of braid down the side and the shiny patent cloth bolt. The navy blue serge is good, and the style of the dress is charming. Another model has a plain, straight bodice and is trimmed with self-covered buttons. Accordion Pleated Accordion pleats are quite fashionable this Autumn, so you will be glad to know that tho entire skirt of this other $16.50 dress is so pleated. The frock is made of good black or blue serge and is lightened by a white satin collar. Much Black Silk Braid At $19.75, a new model of black or navy blue serge of excellent quality well lepresents the special values that the Down Stairs Store offers. The black buttons arc good and the sleeves of the dress fit snugly to tho wri3t which is a good point in any frock. Rows of black silk braid and bindings of black silk braid adorn the dress neatly and with smartness. Among Many at $25 Two of the many styles have round necks. One frock has straight front and back panels over an accordion-pleated skirt, while the other has a short, full oveiskirt trimmed with braid. (Murkrt) JrWr I !' School Girls Want New Ties to wear with their white blouses and frocks. Windsor tics in plain colors or pretty stripes and figutes are 35c to 60c. Middy ties in navy blue, red or black and some foulard dotted ones are 55c to $1.25. Either the long or triangular shapes. (Central) Tea Aprons Special at 38c Fine dotted Swiss aprons that shape down to a point in front are trimmed with inser tions of good embroidery. Thoy have pockets and long strings. (Centrnl) Warm Bed Coverings Are the Best Ammunition Against Winter The Bedding Store is piled high with warm blankets and with comfortables softly filled with fluffy white cotton or wool. They're -the warmest, softest things imaginable and, since many were bought a long time ago, the prices are rather lower than is to be- expected. Blankets White or gray cotton blankets measuting 72x84 inches and plaid cotton blankets measuring 06 x 80 inches are $6 the pair. Wool-mixed white blankets for single beds are $8.50 the pair. For double beds they are $8.50, $10, $12.50, $15 and $20 the pair. All-wool blankets in white or in pink or blue block plaids are for single beds at $15 the pair and for double beds at $18.50. Khaki-Color Blankets Wool.mixed blankets measuring 70 x 84 Inches are $10 each. Cotton motor robes in various plaids, 06 x 80 inches, are $6 each. Soft Comfortables Wool-filled comfortables, with cambric or sateen covers, in many, many colorings and designs, are ?8.C0, $10, $12.50 and $15 each. Cotton-filled comfortables are $3, $3.50 and $5. Jacquard cotton comfortables in lovely colorings are pretty o fold across the foot of the bed; they measure 70x84 inches jond are $5 and $6 each. (Chestnut) SPECIAL Wanamaker Tablets of BATH SOAP 2 Cakes for 25c Rose Verbena Lavender Buttermilk Good, large-sized cakes that will soften the water and will yet last quite a while. (Centrnl) A Dainty Nightgown of soft white nainsook is simply trimmed with shirring and pretty embroidery. A plain casing nround the neck and sleeves is run with ribbon. SI. 50. (Centrnl) A lot of good, lustrous knitted ties in plain colors and stripes of; various kinds. They are "sec onds," but the imperfections arc slight and will not impair their wear. (Gallery, Market) School Shirts for the Boy They arc for boys wearing 12 to 14-inch neckbands and are tns.de' of sturdy white madras, with col ored stripes and soft cuffs. Special at 90c. (Oallery. Market) Snug and Warm And Oh, So Comfy! That is what the new coats are! The one that is sketched, for instance, is roomy and yet snug enough not to allow the wind to touch you when the days are icy. It is made of soft bolivia in taupe, burgundy and brown and is fully lined with lovely figured silk. $30. Other new coats at $25 and at $23.75 are made of mixed velour or of burella in various good shades of brown, navy blue, green, taupe, gray and burgundy. They are half lined and most of them have big pockets. (Murkrt) After the First Days of School you boys and girls know so much bet ter what you need school supplies that you never thought about! These things are easy to find if you stop in the Commercial Stationery of the Down Stairs Store any day after school! Everything is ready for you notebooks of all sizes and kinds, pencils, crayons, paints, drawing paper and so on through tho list of all the things you need. (Central) .BfjBBBC I i "ill -A Ji r-' iSrtM Soft Velveteen Dresses for Junior Girls Velveteen of the better grade is used in a delightful way in frocks for girls who wear sizes 15 and 1G. Blue, brown, black and burgundy are lovely shades in the soft ness of velveteen. Tho frocks are mado in four styles one with a round neck and silk-and-gilt embroidery has a satin sash, and collar. Another with a V neck has an unusually pretty bodice, with but tons and a white collar. Tho pockets are embroidered with silk. The third has the excellence of simplicity, for it is perfectly plaii with a square neck, satin-lined pockets and a white satin collar. Tho last is embroidered with bright-colored silk on the pockets. $19.75 $22.50 $23.50 (Mnrket) Uniforms for Maids and Nurses Gray or blue chambray and striped gingham form regulation uniforms for maids or nurses. They have collars that can be worn high or low, breast pockets and pockets on the skirts. $3.50. Fine Soiesette Black soiesette of excellent quality is about the best thing that we know for maids' uni forms. The collars of these can be worn high or low, and tho whole effect is neat. $3.75. (Central) New Little Hats for Wee Folk Jaunty little ve lour beavers and felts in all tho pretty colorings that children wear have lately put in appearance. There are tiny hats with ribbon streamers and others with fiexiblo brims that can be bent just the way that Jerry Ellen or Master Tom may like them best. Prices start at $2.50 and go upward to $6. (Central) .m. j sssssssssssssssssssssssV VsflssH 9Hsk'1 II ; Bathrobe Blanketing ' This blanketing is reversible and makes especially pretty, warm robes for the kiddies. For that purpose there are plenty of blue-and-white and pink-and-white combinations, as wll a8 the colors and t designs that grown-ups like. It is 27 inches wide and 65c a yard. Blankets With Cords are also ready to be made into the comfy robes of Autumn and Winter, The colorings and the variety of patterns are lovely. The Indian designs and colorings that men like so well are all here, with raany& new additions of this year. Women, too, will find designs peculiarly 4 suited to them. Every blanket is reversible. $4.50 each. ' (Central) 'j Walk Proudly and Well Onll . -r-r-r n mi, i. l$ hoat won I lariT ikm J. V,l. IlVIi V"iU. ? 0 The newest footwear for women is of dark tan calfskin. tnno of fi Hunter shade of tan leather that is much liktrbuckskln. shoes have imitation wing tips and are made on the new lft, sle lasts, with welted soles and medium heels. $5.90 a VW-A? " Xi'J v To Show JRfet tlif . u' . :. Gray and Black The tops of these black calf skin shoes are of soft, gray leather. The imitation wing tips are attractively perfprated, The medium heels and the welted poles are for people who enjoy walking, $5,40 a pair, - TU-i l I i H ii. , " I' " " '" ' I -ill' ., CCkMtuM j.i ;f .. ..vvv ii ."w-.w ' .n . ... i. Aera-.". . .-.. . i .-!-:; n'i ir. ".r. t'.i m - . - .. '..r .? a ' v. -." - fi 'i ill' '--.....'t'.i... -1 ..Ms-sm.& Xssv j:.tw itoh, j r a.- -ti c ii .. df ' n rr u - im .- T.vr a i. .. . . . - i . - - - ! sMprV 'tAw-Wi s ) t .. kTrY-i.;;, . 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