Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
BIZ FREDERICK MONROE.

1t has been proved by the navy de-
partments own official figures that it
costs between rs and 80 per cent more
to have munitions Of war manufac-
tured in private plants than it does
in government plants Secretary Of
the Navy Josephus Daniels in his last
report stated ION page 81:
Contrary to popular idea the navy
department in what 1t manufactures
does so. from a superdreadnought to
q gallon OF paint or q pound Of pow
der, cheaper than the same can be
purchased. This is particularly true
Of the most expensive Instruments Of
war. but is equally true Of gasoline
engines. electrical supplies, engines
for dreadnoughts. shrapnel, clothing
for marines and sailors, accoutra-
ments and a multitude Of other aTti-
cles required for the feet and shore
stations.
In the face Of these facts the Navy
league refuses to take a position ii
favor Of government manufacture and
against private manufacture. The list
of names Of its officers and directors
may give some clue as TO the reason
why And yet this league has the
edrontery TO appeal to the women Of
The country. JIM the name Of sacred
patriotism" of their homes and
shores, TO work with it for adequate
defense"
The most sensational element OF
the work planned by the women's
section" says the Navy leagues an
nouneement. "is the organization Of g
series of patriotic, national defense pa
geants TO be held in the fall Proba-
bly, the first Of these will be held in
Washington, to be followed by others
in all portions Of the country"
Prizes are 10 be given for scenarios.
SO the league says. and this is the COM
mittee which is to award the prizes:
David Belasco. Colonel George Har-
vey, Mrs. William Cumming Story,
president general Of the D. A. r
Julia Marlowe. and Mrs. Daisy Me
LaUrin Stevens, president general OF
the II, D. c. Some of our very best
people you will note
And now listen to the list of the
founders Of the women's section OF
the Navy league, Here they are:
Mrs George Dewey, Mrs Medill Ne
Cormick, Mrs. Finley j. Shepard. Mrs
George Lauder Carnegie. Mrs. Phoebe
A Hearst, Mrs. Ralph Beaver Strass-
burger, Mrs Moncure Robinson, Mrs.
Christine BiddIe, Mrs James H. Aid
rich. Mrs. Charles Fl. Baldwin. Miss
Marianne Biddle Mrs william W.
Blaclmar, Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs.
Willard H Brownson. Mrs William
Brownson, Mrs. James Buckley, Mrs.
George Mason Chester, Miss Fannie
B. Coleman, Miss Corinne de Aguero,
Mrs. Emily H Emmett, Miss Mary F.
Failing, Mrs. Fitz-Simon. Mrs. ]. e.
Fuller. Mrs. Adolph Ladenburg, Mrs.
Harry Lowering, Mrs E. Rollins Morse,
Mrs. William Fl. Porter, Mrs Thomas
Stevens. Mrs. Augusta Tyler. Mrs.
Henry Maker Warren, Mrs. John J.
Borland, Mrs, Molly Elliott seaweu.
That bunch Of names goes nicely
with the board Of directors, doesn't it.?
It's a list that's pretty familiar on the
registers Of the hotels at our best
places. Palm Beach and Bar Harbor
are familiar TO most Of those ladies.
Not many Of them earn their living;
most of them draw their incomes from
the capitalistic system which supports
their class
Mrs. George Dewey will be recog-
nized. Of course. as the wife OF the
admiral Of the navy Mrs. MedilI Nc
Cormiek has the label of the Harves-
ter trust. She is daughter of for
mer Senator Mark Hanna. and mar
rLed into the Mccormick family. which
draws its millions from the farmers
Of the country through the Harvester
trust, Mrs. Finley J. Shepard was
Helen Miller Gould before her mar
riage to the railroad official Finley ].