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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
1716 SHIPS BUILT
OR UNDER ORDER
Total u. S. Tonnage 10,404,-
288, of Which 100000 Has
Been Completed

Washington, April .. Official hg.
ures made public by tho statistical de.
partmcnt of the executive and admins.
trativc division Of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation show 1916 vessels com.
plctcd or under construction, with a
total dcadweiGht tonnage Of 1O.4Oi,.
2SS. This does not include thirty ght
tugs but does include vessels contracted
for. kcels for which have not yet beer
laid
These figures represent the grand
total of all construction undertaken 10y
the Fleet Corporatio for the shipping
Board. The odd 100000 tons has been
completed and is already in service
leaving "A round 100000 as the build
ing program Of tho Fleet Corporation
officials are confident the rotar ueliv-
cries for 1917 will reach 100000. which
will double the prospective British con-
struction for the year.
OF vessels included in the total, 1855
are cargo carriers Of 6.j23,3S0 tons
contracted for by the Fleet Corporation
Among these are scveuty-0ve combined
cargo and transport ships Of 100000
tons deadweight and twenty-scveu tank
ers Of 2Gl,30O tons, making the total
of contract vessels 1890 with a dead
weight tonnage Of 739i6SO or the
thirty-eiGht tugs. which arc contract
vessels, twenty-four are Of steel and
fourteen OF wood.
Vessels under requisitiou, including
golfers, combined passenger and cargo
carriers, refrigerator vessels and trans
ports, total 325 in number withsa dead
weight tonnage of 2,255,5i2.
The requisitioncd ships will be tho
first placed in commission. All the old
yards in the East were filed with them
when the Fleet Corporation started to
distribute its contracts and many were
already under construction.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
Loan Campaign
Begins in the Schools
Continued from Page One

NVH'lhuVu from ihEe une
solutcly true. nevertheless. The Germans
have slaughtered the women and kid
dies II you could have seen the sights
saw at Nimy Ridge. and II the Amcri-
can people as a whole could see them.
then there would be no trouble in raising
the loan in record time"
The Marine Band furnished music for
the meeting, which was opened with the
star Spanglcd Banner" The Liberty
loan song, What Arc You Going to
DO to Help the Boys?' was sung by the
entire audience, led by Mr. Stotesbury
from the stage
Addresses were made by Simon GratS,
vice president of the Board of Educa-
ton; William Rowen, chairman of the
elementary schools committee. and 4. G..
Ncary and Christian Hagen. Of the Lib
erty Loan committee. Dr. John p. Gar
her. superintendent Of Schools, presided
Arrangements FOR the opening of the
drive next saturday have been COM
plcted by the committee Secretary Nc
Adoo viii be met at Broad Street sta
tion by Mayor Smith. Il. - pasSmore
and Lewis ~. Parsons. At 1880 he will
lunch at the Belleyuc-Stratford Hotel
with Governor Brumbaugh The unveil-
ing OF the replica of the Statue of Lib
erty on South Penn Square by Secretary
McAdoo's granddaughter, four-ycar-
Mona Martin, will officially start the
campaign at p. IN.
At noon 1900 high school girls in Lib
crty costumes will start a parade at
Broad and jackson streets, Five thou
sand sailors and marines also will march
from League Island. Boy and Girl
Scouts will participate, The paraders
will line up on Broad street, making a
solid l1halanX from Broad and Locust
streets to City Hall
Following the parade, a meeting will
be held in the Academy of Music, with
an overflow meeting on Broad street
Addresses will be made by Governor
Rrumbaugh. Mr. Passmore, Mr.. Parsons
and Secretary McAdoo.
Ehiladelphia's quota in the third loan
is $136, 900, 900. That Of the entire Third
Federal Reserve District, including east
ern Pennsylvania, Delaware and part Of
New Jersey, is $3.50, 100000. The OK
tension of the time 10 four weeks instead
of three weeks in previous campaigns
gives the local committee every conf
denco the quota will be almost doubled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
NGERS0LL AGAIN
Is JUDGE AT SHORE
Former Recorder and Sheriff
of Atlantic County Takes
Judicial Oath
MORE DRAFTEES START
Atlantic city. April >.


Robert II. lngorsoll. former city Re
corder. former Judge of the District
Court and former Sheriff. Atlantic
Countys new Judge of Common Pleas
by appointment of Governor Edge. took
the cath of Office without ceremony be-
fore Edward A. Parker. County Clerk,
at Mays Landing. lie entered upon his
duties at once.
Judge InCcrsoll is to receive a salary
OF $500, $4,000 more than was paid TO
former Judge Shnn. his Democratic
predecessor. The bill t. raise the Judges
pay and that of Prosecutor from $1,000
to $4,000 caused a protest from the city
Commission and allegations OF legls-
latiNc extravaganza. Tho commissions
ers' objections went no further, how
ever, and Governor Edge approved the
bill. Retiring Prosecutor Moore de-
clincd to accept the bonus due him under
the salary raise and turned It over
to the Red Cross as free will offering
Several Philadelphians were included
among seventy-seNcn draftees who left
Atlantic city for Camp Dix at wrights-
town 10 do their bit with tho coors
They we're escorted from City Hall 10
the railroad station by the band of the
Fifty-ninth Infantry from Camp Dix
which is here to infuse purse opening
interest into the war fair which is
being conducted in the Boardwalk cx-
position by the Atlantic City Red Cross
The Philadelphians leaving were John
J. Kelly, n former newspaper man;
Antonio Ferrsra, Henry A. Collins, Men
del B. Kramer. Giovanni Catalano, Mi
chael Durahto, Jack Perlsteln, Louis
Cleft Benjamin a. Heagncy and Albert
Miller.
Carrying "A revolver 10 bed with him
in order that he might have 1t handy
TO emphasize threats about what he pro-
posed to do to his wife, cost August
Wecms 800 in the City Court.
That will do" Judge GoldenbeTg said
after Mrs. Weems had briefly sketched "A
tale of torty-eight hours Of constant fear
that she would be shot. I'm going. to
establish a penalty Of 500 in this case
as warning for husbands in general"
John Nelson and Max Kisenblat who
annoyed Easter visitors by importunng
them TO ride in Boardwalk rolling chairs
at 81 an hour, were required to pay $50
each for "barSing,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
OPEN JERSEY DRY FIGHT
War Plant Districts Being Lined Up
Against Booze

bridgeport. y. j., April 2.--Rirer-
front districts are being lined up for the
dry drive in Gloucester County under
the new local-option law, The Logan
township committee has set April so
as the date for its local-option cls,-
ton Paulsboro Council will act tonight
upon petition for local-option election
in that town. The petition contains
more than the required number of
6igners.
Should Logan township and Paulsboro
go dry 1t would drive liquor from Yir-
tualy the entire riverfront in the terri
tory embracing munition plants in
Gloucester County and as far south as
Pennsvllle, in Salem County Penns-
grove, in the latter county, is already
dry. 4 special election has been set for
Pennsville and also for Salem city, the
only other wet places in the vicinity of
the big powder mills and munition fac.
tories,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
ATLANTIC CITY GAS
RATE HEARING ON
Public Utility Commission
Hears Con. umers' Protest
Against Rise

The New Jersey Public Utility Com
mission will resume in Camden today
hearing of the application of the At
lantic City Gas Company for an increase
in its rates.
The company asks permission TO in
crease it's rates from 81 to $3.50 per
thousand cubic feet. The application is
being opposed by Attorneys Carlton S.
Godfrey and Harry B. Wooton for the
consumers.
Attorney Godfrey declared that there
Is not at present a uniform rate for
consumers. il being his contention that
il there was there would not be a neces-
sity for the requested increase.
At a meeting held in Atlantic City
recently and attended by many consum-
ers the allegation was mado that there
is discrimination against housekcepers.
II was charged that large consumers pay
as low as sixty cents per 1000 cubic
feet, and 1t was averred that an attempt
was being. made to place the burden
upon the poor man,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
CITIES HAVE MONTH
TO FIGHT HIGH FARE
Jersey Utilities Board Allows
Municipalities League Time
to Prepare Protest

Newark, y. j.. April 2.-Thc League
Of New Jersey Municipalities has been
granted one month to prepare it's case
in the fight against the Public Service
Railways Companys application to in
crease trolley fares in New Jersey from
i've 10 seven cents. with two cents extra
for transfer and one cent for a trans
fer on transfer. Marshall Van Wrinkle,
COUNSEL for the league, asked for two
months. April 80, at Newark, was set
for the next bearing.
The Utilities Commission announced
that It would hear argument at Trenton
.onay on the application of Jerome
7. Congleton, city counsel for Newark.
ior reopening of the commissions order
kIantng the Public Service Gas and
fpouc Service Electric Company leave
g raise Its rates on February business.
M, Congletons contention is that the
goafo exceeded it's authority i'm allowing
~ company to increase rates on bust
~ sss oone prior to the handing down of
ny oeeislon. The manufacturers coun-
-. 81 the New Jersey State Chamber Of
SvmInerce is going to contest the cleo
,'S "pA pSdNlOH OF COnlGdCtS.
became public that the pub
no service Railway Company had an
1pPralsal OF its property made in 1918,
~ which TO base an application for an
rT,sLsAse Te In fares. Questioned by L.
Lqyard Hermann, counsel Tor the COM
MISSION, Mr, McCarter, president of the
sorporaton, said this appraisal was
~ ,n11s ny Dean Cooley, of the University
y michigan, and fifty engineers, cost
ftrSNVVv and took a year to complete.
az. Ihomas Conway, professor Of
,s ."shee al the University of Pennsyl-
,sn, slA, testified for the company that
iare Increases have been al
s,srso throughout the country in the last
~ ~ months. The majority of these in
\ laes We're in New York. New Eng
:. ~. 49, ana Pennsylvania and have been
''s,n nye to six cents, he said.
van Winkle said the league has
WsAsea Prof Delos f. Wilcox, of the
s.-sssacnusetts Institute of Technology,
.nu mat 1t would take him several
ssns 70 go over the company's books
AT hccarter Informed the commits
p,a 'rn le was not opposed TO allowing
,ns,'sr ,s'sor wilcox to see anything ger
f-ns 70 the cause. but he would not al
nun 10 go on fishing excursion"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
alLDTERS GUESTS
OF JERSEY TOWN
wildwood Entertains Mem
bers of Battery D, Trench
Mortar Battalion
HOMES OPENED TO MEN
Military Drill and Flag-Raising
Features of Exercises at
Shore

wudrood. n. j.. April 2.-All roads
!, cape May County led to wildwood
"a every means Of conveyance was
"a, into use TO bring persons here TO
,,te mart in the reception and entertain-
M Of Battery D, Trench Mortar Bat-
alton. which left Fort du Pont carly
....,..aov nv Government boat for Salem
~ thence by special train to wildwood,
ssrivlne here shortly before noon.
Tha city Commissioners, the reccp-
.,.r committee of the Wildwood war
ea,srps committee and hundreds OF clti-
ANS including relatives and friends OF
,.sn,bers Of the battalion from all parts
rcape May County met the battery at
she station and. headed by the Clty
psrd marched to the Hotel Seacrest
tSere ranks we're broken and the men
..sra taken by automobiles to homes Of
v,.l..rs who had volunteered to enter
..,n them until their departure this
morning, ,-,..-
rba men assembled at headquarters
.,en m. and, headed by j. Albert
fIarris chief marshal and his aides,
~. citv police and the military band
49,, WissahiclSon Barracks, Cape May,
ara suarded by police squad of sixty
s,sr from the same barra cls, the bat
.silop moved east in Oak avenue to
Atlantic, to Maple, to Pacific and south
a. Andrews avenue, where 1t counter
srsrched OH Pacific avenue. Passing the
TiIdwood High School the procession
was jolned by nearly 1000 school chill
dren.
Al the City Park, after the inVoca-
,,on by the REV. l. w. Fisher, of the
t,irst Baptist Church, hag-raising
,ook place, under the auspices of the
n o. u. A. NJ. A large American flag,
~ well as a service flag containing 200
stars was unfurlod to the strains of
,hs "star Spangled Banner" by the COM
blned bands.
A military drill then followed by the
battalion. in command of Captain Leslie
CALDWELL and First Lieutenant Lloyd
Harris The men made an excellent
showing,
The opening address was then deliN-
srsd by ]. Thompson Baker, former
conpressman. He was followed by the
orstor of the day the Rev. qhomas j..
cross who represented the State, as
covernor Edge and Adjutant General
c,Iltyson, on account of war orders,
we're unable 10 be present. William II.
Bright, chairman of the Cape May
county war-savngs committee, made a
plea for contributions for the purchase
Of Red Cross ambulance.
Last evening the boys were enter
tsined with a dance at the Holly Beach
Yacht Club. 1t is estimated that more
than 5000 persons witnessed the mill
tsry drill and services.
The committee of arrangements con-
sisted Of Chairman Robert q. Eier-
mont, Vice Presidents George Banks, G..
g. Eldredge, Glenn !. Folsom. John j.
Keatlng, Frank d. Colson and Samuel
J Coombs; Secretary II. e. Schlicht-
ing. Treasurer Jed Du Bois and o, l.
Blackwell J. Albert Harris, W. II.
Bright, George n. Smith, Robert J.
Kay, G. II. Huppert, L. p. Coney and
W.sGross.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02

Reading. Pa. April >. -- William u.
Gross. who promoted many hors IRA cling
events in Reading, is dead at his home
here. He was siNty-three years old. lie
was stricken with heart disease two
weeks ago while on duty at City Hall
where he held the position of assistant
meat and milk inspector, For many
years he was veterinary surgeon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
WOULD REOPEN SUIT
ramps Ask U. s. Supreme Court for
hehearing on Empire Patent

~osshlnEioh. April 2.-WuIiam Cramp
f.s, ns snip and Engine Building Com
efst mas petitloned the Supreme Court
Al. united States for a rehearlng of
.,.,, involving the use Of patented
rsss,' es IN oestroyers for the navy, re-
n, uecided In favor of the pateneee.
c,'e,s ~,er hauonal Curtis Marine Turbine
tns shipbullding company, offered a
,s' py Franklin ID. Roosevelt Assist
"A s.sIelafy OF the Navy, dated March
NV 'ssAng the interest Of the Govern
"a. y asoertaining whether as in the
,se,,. oAse. the department can enable
'.|., ,',,-c.or \, lawfully to aid Che Govern
H.. Al operations that may require the
|.| f.lS lpe'snted Inventions" Mr. Roose-
IS. that a clear determination OF
f,stion by the supreme Court ~
W UTMOST importance ia the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
win Shortcn RniIons

That the Allies viii have to shorten
the rations temporarily seems certain
for at present there arc not enough ships
to carry the wheat allotted.
whatever extra sacrifices are needed
however, will tend to shorten the war, the
authorities point out with added
strength the Allies will slaughter more
Germans and the whole struggle now
resolves itself into "A question of maxi
ing such heavy inroads in Teuton man
power as to cause Germany to quit.
1t is pointed out that where Germany
suffers four casualties. she takes four
men out OF the Empire direct. but where
the Allies suffer four casualties. the
burden is distributed between England,
France, Italy and the United States.
Multiply this by thousands, and Ger
many stands an uneven chance as
against any single ally, it is pointed out.
Army men still view confidently the
battle outcome OH the west line. The
prediction that Amiens will not fall
into Teuton hands is taken here as
safe forecast. especially since the
Tcutons are making no general head
way. There is bitter lighting ahead.
however. and experts say the offensive
is liable to vccr elsewhere il the Tu.
ton continues checked on the present
salient
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02

New York. April Prank I. Cohen,
nephew of Lord Reading, British ann
bassador TO this country, Is dead at a
hotel here. lie was formerly master
of works of the city of Glasgow, Scot
land. Mr.. Cohen had been lccturing
in this country and was associated in
food control work with the food ad-
ministration
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
star athlete promoted

Hasleton. Pa. April Word has
been received here from Camp Hancock.
Augusta, Ga. that Lieutenant Donald
Markle, Of the ordnance department OF
the army, has been promoted 10 can
tain. He was halfbacls and star ptlnter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
Washington, April

W dSTIIIIEIUII' NTTlT .,
The United States and her Allies are
striving to make the great west of.
fcnsive the last enormous battle of
the war.
This is the answer today behind the
American.Allied arrangements for brl.
gading some United States troops with
French and English forces and hurry.
ing all trained forces abroad before
summer is done. Announcement from
England overnight of the plans for
fastened American troop transports
meant in view of many authorities.
that the Allies will sacrifice somewhat
on their already shortened rations and
get more troops in return.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02

There is more juice in TROPIKo pine
apples than in other pineapples. The juice
is more delicious. The meat is white and
tender all the way through. You don't
cut out and throw away the core of
TROPIKO pineapple
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-22

The American Red Cross is the largest and
most efficient organization for the relief OF suf
fering that the World has ever seen.
1t is made up almost entirely OF volunteer
workers the higher executives being without ex-
ception men accustomed to large affairs, who are
in almost all cases giving their services without
pay.
1t is supported entirely by its membership
fees and by voluntary contributions.
1t is today bringing relief to suffering human
ity both military and civil, in every War torn
allied country.
1t plans tomorrow to help in the work of res
toraton throughout the world.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-22

1t feeds and clothes entire populations in
times Of great calamity.
1t is there to help your soldier boy In his
time of need.
With its thousands Of workers, its tremen.
dous stores and smooth running transportation
facilities, 1t is serving as Americas advance
guard-and thus helping to win the war.
Congress authorizes It,
President Wilson heads It,
The War Department audits its accounts
Your Army, your Navy and your Allies en-.
Enthusiastically endorse it.
Twenty-Five million Americans have Joined It.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-22

CIRETCHING forth her hands to all in need
\ to Jew or Gentle, black or whites knowing
no favorite, yet favoring ALL
Ready and eager to comfort at time when
comfort is most needed. Helping the little home
that's crushed beneath an iron hand, by showing
mercy in healthy, human way; rebuilding it,
It tact, with stone on stone; replenishing empty
bins and empty cupboards bringing warmth to
hearth and hearths too long neglected.
THAT BLIND
TO JEALOUSY AND MEANNEss
ER-BUT
THAT'S
REACHING OUT
CHEER WITH WARMER
WAIT IN sTEhcHEo AND CRAWLING
TRENcHMENTs WHERE O
SANDS FROM N
SAYS STOP
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-09
Medicine

Medicine. This prescription was compounded for the Reverend Father John O'Brien at the old drug store on that date, and was so success ful in treating Father Johns ailment, which recommended the medicine to his friends and parishioners. In going to the drug store and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-09
Rheumatism Goes
TOrturing Pains and Swollen Joints Vanish When
 RhelIma Is Used.

At last a real remedy for rheuma- tism! And good one it must be when Hartigans Drug Stores and good druggists everywhere sell it on the no-cure no-pay basis.
 Rheumatics should hail the news with great rejoicing, for it is surely remarkable remedy and has record of almost unbelievable cures. Read what J. F. Oliver of Albany, Ga, says about 1t:
 q had sciatic rheumatism for two years. and tried every medicine offer ed for rheumatism. Tried many doc tors, was treated at one of the best southern sanatoriums, and if l inn proved and I did not realize it. I am a conductor on the Central of Georgia Railroad, and had secured a pass to Hot Springs, Ark, to take treatment. About that time I saw Rheuma advertised and concluded to try it. I abandoned my trip, took
 three bottles, and now feel as well as ever. I am going to make everybody | I see who has rheumatism try it. I would not take a hundred thousand dollars for what Rheuma has done for
 me I would rather be dead than live as I was before the use of
 Rheuma"
 If you have rheumatism in any form, don't delay-try Rheuma today | A large bottle, sufficient for two weeks' treatment, is not expensive | and your money back if 1t does not give you quick and joyful relief | Adv
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-09
IN MERCHANT MARINE

Boston, Mass, Sept. 9-Todays lis of men accepted by the United States Shipping Board, after final physical examination at Boston, for enrollmen; on it's Merchant Marine training ships included Cornelius Brawley, of 698 Beechmont Ave, and Abram Krentz- man, of 126 Beers street, Bridgeport, Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-09
Pretty Plaid School Dresses Specially Priced ~
at S3.

The dresses are really less than it would cost to buy the material, trim ming and buttons and maare them.
 Unusual plaids in beauti- ful colorings and designs with collars, cuffs and poe ket flaps or bands of pique or harmonizing chambray. Some have skirts gathered all around, others have pleats but all have belts. All sizes 6 to l4 years.
 Special Values at S3