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HURLEYHIP POLICY
- ISATTACKEDBYP1EZ
"Suicidal Scuttlo" in Contract
Canceling Will Bring Disaster,
Warns Retiring Director
SEES 1,300,000 JOBLESS
Director General Oliarlcs ricji of. the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, told the
Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders', Association
last night that he linil "quit" his .iob
at 5 o'clock nnd could say "what I
damn please." And he did.
lie declared rMtyaril N. Hurley,
chairman of the United States Shipping
Board, has adopted n "suicidal policy
of scuttle" in tlio program of cancelling
2000 tons of shipping; predicted a har
vest of receiverships, "particularly among
tho yards building wooden ships nnd
declared thnt 1.. "00.000 workers will be
thrown out of employment, with re
sultant waste nnd industrial stagnation.
He upheld the Macy wnge scale,
praised Hog Island nnd indorsed ship
subsidies.
About fi00 shipbuilders, including rep
resentatives from the Pacific Coast and
Great Lakes Association, heard Mr.
rlez make his fnrcwcll address at n
dinner given in his honor in the Bellc-vuc-Stratford.
"I left my job nt fi o'clock this after
noon," said Mr. Tiez. "I nm no longer
an official. I can say what I damn
please.
Sees Many Jobless "
"More than 1,300,000 uoikcis in our
shipyards will be thrown out of employ
ment by such n sweeping program of
cancellation ns is now proposed. Ma
terial worth hundreds of millions of
dollars now in our t.liip.ards will go to
waste, and industrial stagnation will
result. Receiverships arc imminent in
the shipbuilding Industry, particularly
among the vtood shipbuilding jnrds.
Many of the steel ards alo arc in
danger.
"Future wars will demand Ihe entile
lebuilding of the shipyard facilities that
will be lost under buch a policy," he
added. "To replace what we are scut
tling now will mean nn expenditure in
the future of$lS,'000,000O00. It will
cost us moie in the coining jear to can
eel our contracts than we will sate."
Labor union officials, sliiptnrcl heuds
and other speakers upheld the lonten
tions of .Mr. I'Je.. The nsociution
adopted a icsolution to send a long
cablegram of protest against the can
cellations to President Wilson, urging
Ifim to lialt the process of suspensions
until he can institute an investigation
into its need.
Representatives from every shipynid
in tho United Stales joined with Mr.
Fiez in demanding that tho s-ale of
ships to foreign countries be permitted
to offset losses due to cancellation.
Calls Sale Embargo Unfair
"It is unfair tn stop the sale of
ships to foreign flags if the arils are
to be subjected to wholesale concelln
, tion" the retiring director general said.
."We can still sell the excess over our
rldeal merchant licet for normal times
. to buyers of other countries. If provi-
' sion is mndc for the sale of Ihe boats
'of tho United States shippiug board
first and then the right to build for
foreign order is granted wc can become
""a nation of shipbuilders, even if tin
opportunity to become n nation of ship
operators is denied us. There willbe
n constant demand for ships for ninny
years to come, and the jnnls of Ung
land will be fully occupied in caring for
their own needs. This is our clinme to
become un active, virile ami aggtessivc
nation of builders."
' Ship subsidies to indemnify for pos
bible losses of operation under Un
American ting were also indorsed by
Mr. Tie in his address.
"We enn better afford to pay sub
s sidles than we can to pay out .flS.OOO.
000,000 to replace the facilities that wc
will need during emergencies." he de
clared. "Wc need a merchant marine
for dofctin-, as wc know, for we fell
far short of our needs when the emer
gency came to us. Subsidies arc- the
only alternatives to the expenditure of
that huge amount of money."
Cancellations involving it.JiOO.OOO tons
lit bhipping already have beeu made,
Mr. Pie: said, in pointing out that nil
the cuts in the program thut could be
economically made had been cured for.
Announcement of additional- cuts of
2.000,000 tons, with tin- imminent pos
sibility of more to come, he diameter
ized as n policy of scuttle thut Con
gress ought not to countenance. '
"It's loo soon to clip our progrnm.
We don't know how the new trade
routes will operate," Mr. Piez Said,
"nor do wc know that our foreign trade
1 will be rehabilitated.
Han est of Receiverships
t "A harvest of receiverships is coming.
Several are pending already, particu
larly among the wooden ship builders,
most of whom hnvc lost money on their
Y-enturcs. Wc look forward now to
many more receiverships among the
' makers of steel ships. Some of the
' older yards will be able to weather the
storm by voluntarily cutting their con
tract prices. One jaid already has con
tented to reduce its costs by ??u n ton,
Tvhlch will save us aboitt $25,000,000 "
Costs of cancellations now exceed the
savings that will be made a year hcucc,
' ho said. He .gofended the Macy board
scales of wages and praised Hog Island
for Its aid In turning out ships.
Mr, Fiez was followed by Congress
man Gcorgo 8. Graham, wlifrls attorney
for the WllliamCrnmp shipyard. Mr.
Graham pleaded for nu open market for
employes, which, lu said, would ho pro-
cnted by the restriction of emplojment
If cancellations vero continued, nnd
predicted thnt the next Congress could
caro for tho situation,
Louis Titus, of Seattle, a representa
tive of the Skinner & Uddy Corpora
tion, spoke for the northeast shipbuild
ers, and presented Mr. l'lcz with n
silver clgnrctto case. A. .1. llcrres, of
Hie metal trades department, Ameri
can Federation of Labor, also sup
ported the staud of Mr. Piez on cancel
lations.
"I tried to talk to Mr. Hurley about
this policy," Mr. llcrres said, "but he
had left town. We're going to keep
right after him when he returns. Mean
while wc shall put forth every effort to
have Samuel Gompcrs intercede for us
wlUi the President."
MACKAY ASKS WIRE
LINES BACK AT ONCE
Postal - Telegraph Company
Says It Wants No Extra
Compensation
PIEZ AND AIDES QUI
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FLEET CORPORATION
Director and Seven Other Ex
ecutives Return to Affairs
Dropped to Aid U. S.
New Yorli, Mny , The Postal
Tclegrnph-Cable Company mndo by
telegraph to Postmaster General Ilurle
son yesterday "formal application" for
the return of its telegraph lines nt once
The application was made, Clarence
H. Maikay, president of the company
said in his telegram, in accordance with
n published .suggestion attributed to the
Posloffice Department. He said, ns he
hnd announced, he wnnted his prop
erties back immediately nnd did not
desire the legislation suggested by the
posunusier general lor saieguartiing tin- i business man it
interests of the telcgruph companies. He, ... .' .
nnntr.,1 n iii,itui,.i uiinn,.nt wo. !.,. i polnleil Inter to
Unit the Postoffice Dcpnitmcnt "viewed
with some skepticism" Mr. Mnckny's
wishes in this respect.
"Wcdcsiic to state," Mr. Mackay's
lelegiam lead, "that the Postal-Tclc-guiph
C'ompnnv nsXed no additional
legislation to snfeguaid its interests and
is prepared to take its lines back on
one Hour h notice. V c further desire.
Uight of the executive officers of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, includ
ing Director General Charles Piez, who
resigned somo time ngo, went out of
office today to return to private busi
ness. Vacancies will be filled in most in
stances by promotions from' the ranks,
to be made by Kdvvard X. Hurley,
chairman of the United States shipping
board and president of the fleet cor
poration. Mr. Hurley will return here
Mondny. when he is expected to make
definite announcement of the return of
the corporation's offices to Washington
in the summer.
Mr. Pie, who has been with the fleet
lorporntlou since September. 1017. will
lcsumc his duties as president of (he
Link licit Company, of Chicago and
Philadelphia. He entered the govern
ment s seivice as ice president and
general manager. Upon the retirement
Inst December of Director Oonernl
Charles M. Schwnb he succeeded to that
post.
With Mr. Piez's letirement. the of
fice of diicctor general is abolished.
Lieutenant Commander James L.
Ackerson, who has been closely ns
socked with Mr. Pica for more than a
car as vice president and nsxistnnt
general manager, now Decomes vice
piesideut in charge of construction. A
is snid. will he np
liQiulle the financial
affaiis of Ihe corporation, heietofore
handled by Mr. Piez in addition to his
oilier duties.
Hovvaiil t'oniiley, vice piesidenl
HUGE GIFT FOR EMPLOYES
General Motors Corporation to Give
$15,000,000, Duplicating Savings
Wilmington, Del., May 1. Tho
General Motors Corporation will dupli
cate the total amount of money saved
by its fiO.000 emnlovcs. according to n
lcsolution adopted at it meeting of the
siocKnoiuors ncrc. it is unacrsioou
tho board of directors nt its meeting in
New Tork tomorrow will indorse tho
plitn.
Any employe may place in the savings
fund up to .$.'100 n year. The company
will then place n corresponding amount
to his credit. If every employo takes
full advantage of the offer the company
will donate $15,000,000 annunlly in
common stock or other securities, ns It
may see fit.
Tyrone Has $40,000 Fire
Altoona, Pa., May 1. tl?y A. I)
An early morning fire damaged the
Itoecking block in Tjronc and caused
a loss of S 10,000 to the owner of the
building, the M. and M. grocery store
and the C. M. lrvln drug store tenants.
But One Drink
A Fortnight
Americans arc the light
est cocoa drinkers of any
civilized people. Wc aver
age only one cup apiece
every fortnight. As a matter
of fact only 15 per cent, of us
ever drink cocoa but it is
to state that wc shall not ask the gov
ernment to pny to the Postal-Tclecranh
Cable Company one dollar for the use
of its lines during the period of the
government control, but shall merely
nsk to be allowed to keep what the lines
have actually earned fiom the transac
tion of the tclegrnph business during the
peilnd of government coutiol. In order
that we may. formulate our plans, an
early reply will be upprecialed."
Apr.ll Work at the Mint
A total output of O.f)."i0.000 pieces
with a value of R17D.G0O was the April
record at the Philadelphia Mint for
I'nited States coins. This included
l.SDO.OOO dimes and 10,000,000 pennies.
The Mint also turned out -0.105 gold
blnnks for Peru, each of the value of an
Kuglish pound. -'
ljn III llifrtil ill
i I" " lur-lllilll HI i f
charge of administration, who leaves the gUllllHg lilSt 111 popularity,
corporation to return to lsnstou as
president of the Wnlnnith Manufac
turing Company, is succeeded bv S. M
It
Kvans, of Orange, X. .1., former chief
of the statisthal department, and later
of the i-.iiu ellations bureau.
Other resignations effective today sue
those if Hear Admiral II. II, Itnsseaii,
head of the ship,nid plants division:
Chailcs V. Wal.nce. assistant to the
director general: Daniel II. Cox. head
of the ship lonstiiU'tion division; Gor
don Wilson, general auditor: It. W,
I.eathoibce. head of the industrial rela
lions division, and M. 1). Kerris, head
of the contract division.
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Holla and Uutter
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Herbert B. Blake, Successor
1100-1102 WALNUT ST;
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A Grouping of Women's and Misses'
New Suits, 7
Dolmans,
& Dresses c
Vaules Up to $35.00
The very best values we have
ever offered, nnd at this low
price theie is a having of real
money to you.
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Waists
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Larue variety
o tailored, lace
or embroidery
trimmed
models.
Street Floor
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Bloomers,
Envelope
Chemise, f
Petticoats
I,arKe variety of lace and ein
bioldery trimmed styles.
STUHKT l'LOOIl
$5.00 & $6.00 New
Trimmed HATS
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shapes with
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ribbon bows and flower wreatliB,
HTRCKT KI.OOH
$4.00 New
Skirts
$2.45
Novelty plaids,
811k i o p 1 1 n H.
B e r e e s and
wool poplins In
several models.
Street Floor
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SILK DRESSES
SHU poplins In several very dretsy
styles All tho popu'ar colorings. All
sizes
WOMEN'S SUITS $
I and DOLMANS
A. reduction from
itnd $14.98 stocks,
our own $12 75
5.75
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Girls $1.25
Gingham
DRESSES
69c
Also plain
rotor 'cham
brays. Sliea 6
to t4 years.
Children's
SPRING
COATS
$3.00
O t checked
mixtures Sliea
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Boys'
WASH
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Striped per
vales nnd lin.
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$ years.
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Infants'
Long &
Short
DRESSES
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Lace And cm.
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STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER
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Straw-Hat Day
Saturday
WE ARE ready with 12,000 brand-new Straw and Panama
Hats in a range of new shapes and weaves which insures the
meeting of every man's individual taste conservative or up-to-the-minute.
Every style authentically correct. The qualities and values
are well up to the Strawbridge & Clothier standard which has won
and held thousands of Philadelphia's best dressed men..
Sennit and Fancy Straw Hats $1.85 to $5.00
Hats of Split Straws $4.00 upwards.
Cravenette (rain-proof) Straw Hats $3.50 and $4.00
Soft Mackinaw Straws, light weight $4.00 and $5.00
Henry Heath & Co., London-rjadc Straw Hats $5.00
AND THESE SPECIAL LOTS FOR TO-MORROW
Smart New Sennit Straw Hats $1.85
South American Panama Hats $3.50
Panama Hats, a Very Fine Grade $4.95
In each case the savings average almost a half.
A-- StranbrMB" . Clothier Second Tlnnr Mrkt Slr-rt Kh(
Spring Suits, Overcoats,
Trousers Thousands of
Garments Below Value
FORTUNATE indeed we have been this season in having made the'
largest preparations in all our experience ! Never before had we known
such volume of April business as in the month just closed. The
demand has been constant and increasing since January 1st. A great por
tion of this wonderful business comes from RETURNING SOLDIERS, who
are glad to get into civilian dress, and who most of them are determined
that the very first Suit they buy shall be in top-notch, distinctive style.
One day this week, no less than eighteen of these young men in uniform
were buying new Spring Suits at one time in this Clothing Store. THESE
ARE THE BOYS WHO WANT SMART STYLE, and know where to get
it HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX, STEIN-BLOCII, "ALCO," or one of
the other well-known makes for which Strawbridge & Clothier are sponsors.
But the specific information which we wish to emphasize for to
morrow and Saturday is that we have a number of special lots of Men's
and Young Men's Clothing at considerably LESS THAN PRESENT
MARKET VALUE. These groups comprise 3250 Men's Suits (including
1000 of serge), 1500 pairs of Trousers, 500 Youths' Long-trousers Suits,
and 500 Men's Light-weight Overcoats.
Many of these are lots from our immense stock marked ai reduced
prices, some are lots obtained under specially favorable conditions from
our various manufacturers. In many instances the values represent 1 lie
entire elimination of overhead charges, selling expense, etc, Everv gar
ment in the following groups is marked atA SUBSTANTIAL SAVING:
Six. Hundred Smart New Spring Suits for Men and
Young Men Are Now $32.00
From Hart, Schaffner & Marx and other high-class manufacturers.
Single-breasted and double-breasted models, of standard spring fabrics.
An average saving of one-fourth.
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1500 Pahs of Men's
Tro users 'Reduced
Chieflv stripe effects. Now
reduced to $3.00, $3.75, 54.75
and $7.75.
Youths' Long-Trousers
Suits Reduced
Smart styles (or younc men
of 16 to 20 years now $11.50,
$19.50 and $25.00.
Men's Light-weight
Overcoats Reduced
Grays, blacks and mixtures,
now $21.50, $24.50 and
$27.50.
11125.00
Fie Hundred Men's and
Young Men's Spring Suits
Smart, single-breasted and double-bicasted Suits,
in a ariety of attractive colorings.; both outhful
and conservative models. Average saving ulmo.sl
23 per cent.
"Four Hundred and Fifty CIQO AA
Men's Stylish Spring Suits tjP.UU
The favorite models for the men who are young
and those who want to stay young. Neat fancy
fabiics, also some plain Flannel Suits. Average
j.ainR almost 25 per cent.
Four Hundred Men's and
Young Men's Spring Suits
Neat mixtures, in light and dark colorings; thor
oughly dependable Suits. Would be excellent value
at one-third more money.
$18.00
$15.00
Three Hundred Men's and
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This is leally a "befoie-the-war" price fop
Suits! Wonderful value now. A group chiefly made
up of Suits closed out to us by a good manufacturer
cleaning up stocks to prepare for autumnbusinestt,
1000 Men's and Young Men's Blue Serge Suits ";"
Special, at $25.00, $28.50, $34.50 and $42.50 -
If we had to buy these Suits now, it would be impossible to duplicate them to sell at thesj
They weie oulcted when .serge was lower in price than at piesent. (Perhaps you know there
was a downward tendency some months ago, but there i a scarcity now ana prices are going up.j serge
has never been M popular. This collection includes Blue Se.ge Suits- WITH TWO pairs of Trousers at
prices
$34.50.
-. Slrawbridjn & i'lo'Jr Sfcond Floor, Kaat
Men's Soft
Shirts at $1.15
And a Most Unusual
Value at This Price
In fact, tho present retail price
for similar grades is fully 20 per
cent. more. They are of excel
lent percale, in a wide range of
patterns, including many of the
desirable neat black-and-white
stripes. Made full and roomy,
and with soft turn-back cuffs.
Only 1200 to sell at this price, so
choose early.
Strawbrldxe & Clothier
Eat Store, Eighth Street
It's Time to Store
Your Furs
The moths have just been
waiting for Jack Frost to
leave, and moths or no moths,
FursUse their life and lustre
if kept in a warm atmosphere.
Our Storage Vaults arc now
ready for Furs and Clothing
charges based on your valua
tion. Notify us, and a thor
oughly reliable, uniformed
messenger will call for your
ftarments,
Strawhrldeo & Clothier
Second, Floor, Filbert btreet
Men's Neckties
Four-in-hand, Knitted Ties
and New Bat-wing Bows
Distinctive, new patterns new
stripes, new figuies, new allover
designs, and new plain tones t
some exclusive with us.
Fabrics aro foulaids, ciepcs
meteor, poplins, failles, grena
dines and other good weaves.
They have been chosen with
greatest caro to conform to the
tastes of a discriminating clien
tele. We do not believe better
values can be found anywhere.
Elranbrldge & Clothier
Aisle 1. Market Street
Golden Special Tomorrow
6500 Yards of
Cretonne
Wonderful Variety
Wonderful Value
At30c
SAVINGS of ONE-FOURTH TO ONE-HALF. Beautiful pat
terns pnd colorings suitable for draperies, slip covers, rillows, and
various other summer home decorative uses.
S-V Strawbrldx & Clothlir Third rioor. Market Street
Gingham House
Dresses $1.95
Useful day in and out about
the house, and so unusually
good at this price, it will pay
a woman to buy several.
In blue and white, gray and
white and pink and white
stripes; fashioned on becoming
straight lines, with collar of
white pique, always wanted
pockets, detachable belt. Sizes
36 to 46. We've thought of
every good point possible to,
give you a pretty, practical'
Dress at small cost.
Strawbrldga A Clothier
Third Floor, Filbert Street. Weetj
and Filbert Street Croen Alala
Silk Hand BagsV
Richly Elegant
Tho quality of tho idtk, the,,
giaceful pouch shape, thr$
hand-carved shell frames com-i,
bine to give these Hags an air,
of quiet, refined richness thatj.'
makes them appropriate for.
eieganr, cosxumes.
The silk is heavy moire or
faille, in black, taupe and other
popular colors and plenty in
navy; the linings are pretty,
and there is a mirror and,
purse. The frame is imita
tion tortoise shell with handles
of shell or pink. We got them,
at a saving or we could not'
offer such bags at this price"
?7.50.
Just a special lot. Wi
are sure they'll go quickly.
Strawbrldftft L. CInthf.n
Alslo 8. Centre.
Kitchen Toweling.
Always neeaeu. incso tjuamii
not always to be louna at the
prices:
At 24c a jard Half-lineM
suitable for hand or roller towel
Heavy and absoibent;
At 30c n jard All-linen, Ttei
wnlte or blue border.
M 35c a yard Close wovi
linen for hand or roller use.
border.
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