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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-07
Doesn't Like Way Case Was Handled

Sheriff Bells openly stated he was
not at all pleased with the manner in
which the case had been handled. hav-
ing received no official notification of
the crime until hours. after it had been
committed and suggesting there had
been a delay in getting the prisoner
to this city. Then. he stated. he was
placed in the city lookup, instead of
being taken to the Jail. Isaacs reached
here some time after midnight, the
sheriff stated, and said the manner of
his coming would be complained about
to the governor.
Drs. Carr and Hopkins have an in
teresting report to tell the coroner's
Jury Of the result of their autopsy.
One of the first suggestions concerning
the medical examination of the body
was that particles of cuticle from the
face of the Young woman's slayer
might be found beneath her finger
nails. an incident that figured SO prom
inently in the Lottie Brandon murder
case few months ago and which, it is
believed. had much to do with the con-
viction Of John snowden, colored. of
the murder. DIR. Carr was the chief
medical expert witness in that case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-07

EQUITY DIVISION 21Justics Gould.
No assignment for Monday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
SHIPMENTS HOMES
ARE BEING RUSHED
Work on New Houses for New
York Plant Employees
Nears Completion

The work IN the new homes for the
workers at the New York shipyard at
NorkShip Village. which is located in the
lower end of Camden. is progressing so
last that quite a number Of them will
he finished within the next two weeks
II Is expected that by the lst Of Sep
temher nearly 6ne-halr of the 1000 homes
will he finished and ready for occu-
pancN. There are about $500 men em-
pioyed on the buildings and these are
being constructed just as fast as the
men can work.
The work on the buildings Is con-
tinuatton of the fast work that has been
done at the New York shipyard since
war was declared by the United States.
The new homes are badly needed by
the shipyard workers many Of whom
are now occupying rooms in privarc
homes in Camden. Gloucester and their
suburbs. Some are occupying Earrets.
waiting for the new homes to he fin
ished.
It is believed there will be a ready
occupant for every house as soon as 1t
is finished The streets and avenues are
being laid out and Camden expects to
have all of the improvements finished by
the time the houses are ready for oCCu-
pancy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
SHIPYARD BASEBALL
ATTRACTING INTEREST
Change of Positions in League
Expected After Satur.
days Games

Saturday promises a revolution in the
Delaware Shipyard Baseball League
The leaders are threatened by the teams
in the second division.
The strong New York shipyard team,
of Camden. will play the Merchants
shlpyard team at the Third and Erie
streets grounds. Camden. and Chester
will play the Hog Island team. Chester
is at present leading the league and
Hog Island and the New York yard
teams follow in the order named
The Hog Island team, which is grow
ing stronger every week. is confident
that it will defeat Chester. and the
dope strongly favors n victory for New
York If the dope figured out by the
Hog Island and New York managers
runs true, Hog Island will forge into
first place. leaving New York and Ches
ter tied for n close second
The New York yard team is seriously
OF Rex Allen. the crack shortstop ana
captain. who has left this section of
the shipbuiding industry.
The manager of the team feels conf
dent that he has obtained a most capa-
BILE substitute to take Aliens place. and
If reports are true he Is a player with
plenty of experience. His name will not
be announced until Saturday Hank
Iennox will cover third Walker of the
University of Pennsylvania. second. and
Chief Barcklow, of Gloucester, will cover
the initial bag.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER
SPEAKS AT SUN YARD
Capt. W. J. Denny, Wounded
Several Times. Addresses
Shipbuilders

captain W. J. Denney. an officer in
the Australian forces fighting with the
British army in France and former A.
torney General Of South Australia ad-
dressed thousands of shipworkers in the
Chester yard of the Sun Shipbuidiug
Company at noon today at a patriotic
rally.
Captain Denney has seen strenuous
service at the front and has been
wounded several times in action He
emphasized the Importance of shin con-
struction in carrying on the war and
gave some idea of the enormous quaint
ties of supplies needed to supply the Al
lied forces. This lawyer. patriot and sol
dier. was engaged to speak at today's
meeting through the good offices of the
national service section of the FINER
gency Fleet Corporation. George A.
Miller, a member of this section. was
another speaker. j. y. Pew. Jr.. prcs-
dent Of the un company, opened the
meeting. and presided.
Preceding the rally the Shipworkers
formed in line and marched around the
yard finally drawing up about the
speakers stand The parade was led
by the Sun Company's own band of
shipworkers of thirty pieces, under the
leadership of J. n. Grill.
All the shpways at the Sun yard are
filled. and rapid progress is being made
on the hulls now under construction.
Several will be made ready for launch
ing at an early date
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
CAMPS HEALTH SATISFACTORY
Meade and Grant Have Best
Records Among Cantonments

washington, July ll-iby L. y. So.
Health conditions among the men in
training in the United States continue
very satisfactory" according to the re-
port of Surgeon General GorgaS for the
week ending July 5, made public today.
The death rate was slightly higher than
in the previous week. when it was eX-
ceptIonalIy low, the report states. The
number of new cases of disease is
slightly higher while the noneffective
rate remains virtually the same. Measles
and social diseases show an increase
due TO the recent influx of new men
into camps There are 21S new cases
of the former and 1906 of the latter
noted in the report.
Camp Cody. of Deming, y. NJ. with
1876, and Camp Sewer Greenville, s. G.,
with 1919. have the lowest and highest
noneffective rates, respectively, of all
the larger divisional camps Camp
Meade, at Admiral, Md, and Grant. at
Rockford, Ill, have the best health
records for Cantonments.
Measles is prevalent in all camps. and
there were ninety-four new cases of
pneumonia, compared with 1l3 during
the preceding week.
There was a total of 1l2 deaths dur
ing the week, divided as follows: Camps,
sixteen; cantonments, fifty-siX depart
mental troops, forty. This is an increase
of thirty-one over the preceding week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
BLIND BEGGAR ON STREETS
HAS GOOD EFFECT ON PUBLIC
This View of Mrs Isabel W. Kennedy of Relief Fund.- Who
Says We Are Too Prone to Shun Tragedies
of Life

Just as surely as the sun. the wind
and the rain have their place in the de-
velopment of growing things. so surely
has the beggar on the streets his proper
niche in the broadening and educating
of human nature in general.
This is a psychological theory in
which Mrs. Isabel w. Kennedy, eXecu-
tive secretary of the blind relief fund
for Philadelphia, firmly believes. While
she admits that begging on the streets
infits a man or woman for earning
livelihood and hence is detrimental TO
the individual, she says the erect on
the public is a good one.
I'VE are too prone to shun the TRACE
dies of life" she said today as she sat
ing and discussed the work of the relief
fund organization. We push the un-
slightly things behind us as we smye
and say, It's good old world. isn't it,
Looking only at the stars we forget the
gutter till we stumble across 1t. So ii
is with the sorrows and hardships of
life
ut is good for us to have tangible
reminder that there are tragediea or
we will become too SNUG in our con-
tent and cease to do our bit to allie
yiate the suffering. We are IMPRESSION
able beings, and, confronted by the men
and women who have lost their chance
to work as normal beings, we are more
ant to accent the world as 1t really is
and to give our help where 1t Is needed.
There has been the criticism she
continued, that many of these street
beggars are rich. | do not believe H. 1
have implicit faith in the blind peo-
pie of Philadelphia and / believe tney
are honest, self-respecting, appreciative
of generously given aid and thoroughly
human | might tell you one incident TO
illustrate the point.
'One of my blind friends came to me
with his bank book, Mrs Kennedy
he said they say I'm rich and own
houses | want to show you my bank
book protested that ] did not care
to see it; that / believed in him and
would always be glad to help him. But
he was proud of his bank account and
he wanted me to see the book, which
showed that he had eight whole dollars
on deposit That constituted his riches
For more than ten years MRS. Ken
p.!y has been associated with the blind
people of this city, and she knows 1900
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
SHIPYARD UNIONS
TO BE RECOGNIZED
Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton Concede Right of
Men to Organize
POLICY OF PRESIDENT
Announcement Affects 6OO..
900 Workers-Women to
Get Equal Pay

Right of approximately 500. 900 en-
ployes in shipyards controlled by the
Emergency Fleet Corporation to organ
lie trade unions and right of employers
to form similar organizations is recog
nized by the corporation.
This labor policy, which also provides
that women doing mems work shall
receive equal pay, affects $50 shipyards.
1t is based upon the national labor war
program publicly proclaimed by Pres-
dent Wilson. which emphasizes there
should be no strikes or lockouts during
the war"
Declaration of a labor policy was an
nounced by the fleet corporation because
it considers the maintenance of proper
relations between the workmen and the
employers is essential to the maximum
effectiveness of shipbuildng. 1t was
pointed out that the morale of all the
forces may he improved by a reason
able and consistent handling of labor
problems
Follows Administrators Policy
1t is pointed out that the Emergency
Fleet Corporation can have no separate
labor policy" and that as IAN arm of the
national Government for the perform
ance of certain special functions during
the present emergency" ii must look to
tho larger national program" for the
general lines of its labor program.
Howard Coonley. vice president of the
Emergency Fleet Corpora ton. explained
today that the war labor conference
board was the predecessor of the present
war labor policies board, directed by
Felix Frankfurter. under the Department
of Labor. and consisted of five repre-
sentatives of the American Federation
of Labor five employers. chosen by the
national war industries board. and Will
liam Howard Taft and Frank Walsh,
representing the public.
S-Hour Day Recognized
It is further provided that "estab-
lished safeguards and regulations for
the protection OF the health and safety
of workers shall not be relaxed" Where
the existing law requires the eight-hour
day it shall he recognized as basic. ana
in all other cases the question of hours
shall be settled with due regard to
governmental necessities and the well
fare. health and proper comfort of the
workers.
The right of all workers. including
common laborers, to a living wage IL
again declared, and in fixing wages
minimum rates are to be established to
insure the subsistence of the worker
and his family in health and reasonable
comfort.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11

SHIPMENTS HOUSE
PROBLEM SOLVED
A c C O m m o d a t ions for
$4,000 to Be Ready End
of Year, Says Taylor
CAR SERVICE AS WELL
Street Railway Lines Extended
to Yards in Many
Cases
CAR SERVICE AS WELL
Neu Housing Facilities
for 1906 Ship Workers

The Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton has today actually under con-
struction for shipyard employees the
following housing development. all
of which will be completed this
year:
At Bristol, 2O9 houses. "a apart.
ments. AZ bunk houses and IA
boarding houses; at Camden. 2O07
houses; at Gloucester. $50 houses:
sor Hog Island. 1860 houses and 4
dormitories; at Essington, 200
houses and 1 dormitory: at North
Chester, 622 houses: at South
Chester. 277 houses. dormitory
and % apartment houses; at VIII.
mington, sos houses and apart
ment houses.
These housing facilities. all of
which are now actually under, con-
struction, will provide accommoda.
tions for 1906 shipyard and ship.
Sard.plant workers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
ON TRAIL OF AUTO THIEVES
Phila. Police Find Cars Stored on
Farms Near Royersford

Discovery by, members of the )PhiIa-
delphia police force of three high-priced
automobiles stored in outbuildings on
farms near Royersford, Pa, by man
answering the description of one wanted
for the attempted larceny of a car here.
led the police today to believe that they
were on the trail of an organized gans
of motor car thieves.
Mancill Stoll was arrested here Mon
day on the charge of attempting to steal
an automobile from the corner of slx-
teenth and Chestnut streets. After a
hearing before Magistrate Pennock AT
the Central Police Station, Stoll was helu
under $500 bail for further hearing
yesterday. When he failed to appear
for the second hearing, Detectives
Swain and Ferris went TO Royersford in
search of him, with the result that they
found three costly cars had been placed
in storage with farmers by man whose
name they did not know.
This man told them. the farmers said,
that he intended to dispose of the cars
at an early date, and wished to save
charges for garage storage meanwhile:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
HOW JIMMY WAS WOUNDED
Fought Four Fokkers anC
Downed Two First

New York. July 1l.-Counciman
Marion Ackerman. of Plaintield. has
known for a couple of weeks that his
aviator son. Jimmy. had been wounded
in France. but he didn't learn until to-
day that 1t took four German FOkker
airplanes to put one bullet into Jimmys
arm and two of the Fokkers Immediately
thereafter hit the ground nose first
This shocking but, on the whole, pleas
ant information did not come from
Jimmy ACkerman himself, but from a
brother lieutenant whom the censor
permitted to sign himself only 'Jims
Pal"
Alderman had been flying over the
German lines with companion from
South Africa when the Fokkers dropped
out of the clouds. the nameless pal"
wrote. Attacked by all four of them
he had shot down one as he was wound
ed, and then had started for home. his
convoy dropping another on the way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11

of them, most of them bv name. II was
in December of 1909 that she and tine
late DR., Robert C., Moon founded the
Blind Relief Fund of Philadelphia. 1t
really rose out of the PENNSYLVANIA
Home Teaching Society and Free Cir
culating Library for the Blind. but 1t
Immediately became distlnct organlza-
tion, with its own peculiar junction
that or providing the needy blind with
coal groceries and warm clothing, espe-
cially at Chrtstmastime. and giving
these people at least one days recrea-
ton during the summer.
Il nave no sob stories Mrs. Kennedy
is wont to tell the reporters who besege
her now ana then for human interest
yarns She says 1t is partly because she
is indeed friend to the blind and their
stories and condolences are as sacred to
her as the most intimate secrets of her
own family; and 1t is partly becasue she
is the sort OF optimist that sees the
tragedies and the problems OF life and
considers 1t all the more worth living
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
FRIEND OF PRISONERS DEAD
Mrs. Fassitt Had Visited Jaila
Weekly for Thirty Years

Mrs. Annie o. Fassitt, 220 South
Twentieth street. known 10 inmates Of
the Eastern Pententiary as Mother
Fassitt." is dead at her home.
At Moyamensing Prison Mrs. Fassitt
was also known to inmates. For thirty
years she had made weekly visits to
each of the big prisons. leaving sunshine
in each cell after her visit. Hundreds of
men who have served sentences in both
institutions. and whom she has helped
into better life after release. will
mourn her death, which occurred yes
terday.
Mrs Fassitt dealt as an individual
with the prisoners and few persons eX-
cept the beneficiares knew Of her work.
She often visited the homes of the men
after their release. and kept up a cor
respondence with those whom she could
not visit.
Her purse was always open 20 the
released convict and many of them owe
their new starts in life to her kindness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
N. J. FIREMEN MUST PAY TAXES
State Board Rules Only Soldiers
and Sailors Are EXEMPT

Trenton. y. j.. July l1.-Firemen of
New Jersey are not exempt from any
AXES. it is stated in a letter sent today
by Frank B. Jess, of Camden, president
of the State Board of Taxes and Assess
ments, in reply to request of a ruling
from Benjamin +. Jones, chairman of
committee representing the State AS
sociation of County Tax Boards.
Mr. Jess declared mat the New Jer-
sey Legislature has plainly decla ped
its purpose to grant an exemption from
the poll tax and a partial exemption
from the property tax to all persons
engaged in any branch of the military
or naval service of the State of New
Jersey or the United States during the
period of the war; but adds that the
highest court of the State has declared
that the attempt partially to exempt
them from property taxation is invalid
To that extent, the exempting act is
nugatory. so far as the other exemptions
are concerned. they should be allowed :"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
PREACHER SNEAKS HOME
Chased From West Hope, Ohio, After
Trampling Flag

West Hope. Ohio, July ll-tBy l. n.
S.).-The Rev. Philip Peters, expelled
under cover of darkness last night. SIM
ultaneously with the arrival Of Federal
investigators.
Peters is charged with being |. w.
w. leader and a director of German
propaganda,
Threats of violence have been~-made
against Peters, who Tuesday night tram
pied on an American nag
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
SUICIDE WILLS ALL TO u. S.
Directs Money Be Used by Govern
ment to Win War

West Chester, Pa, July IA will
has been discovered among the papers
of the late William Hemphill, who killed
himself a week ago after burning his
workshop, which is one of the strangest
Government is given all his property and
all which may be due him later to use in
the prosecution of the war.
The will was made on the Wednesday
preceding his death and that suicide was
contemplated is shown by certain para
graphs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
WOULD RENAME GERMAN ST.
All But Few of Residents Peti-
ton Woodbury. Council

The residents of German and West
German streets, Woodbury., N. j., have
petitioned the Council of the borough to
change the name TO Myrtle.
Council has directed that an ordinance
be prepared and introduced at the next
meeting of the body.
All but six of the siXty-seven dwell
ings On the street were represented in
the petition, and the signers threaten to
report the others to the Department of
Justice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
RECORD WORK ON BULKHEAD
Twenty Workmen Set New Mark
at Gloucester Shinyard

A gang of twenty workmen, including
their three leaders. working under the
watchful eyes of officials holding stop
watches on the time, erected in the
gloucester yard of the Pusey & Jones
Shipbulding Company yesterday bulk
head No. 120 on ship hull No. 2O2 in
exactly fifty-nine minutes
This surpasses a record set for the
yard some time ago by gang of thirty
men. and is considered a feat so remark
able that 1t has attracted the attention
of sh pmen in other yards along the
Delaware
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11

action was taken after the comnniesi0n3
ers had heard the school directors and
supervisors of the township. who 4lj2t
pealed from the commissioners receuI
decision striking off the assessmenI,'
which was charged to the Government.
Attorney Makiver. representing the
Government, presented proofs that tha
property was leased by the United
States. with an option of purchase. and
that the Government could remove IT.
buildings whenever il sees fit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
WOULD DRAFT" CHAPLAINS
The Rev. S. Z. Batten Has Plan
to Get Baptists Into Army

A plan for drafting" Baptist clergy
men who do not want TO serve as chap
lains in the army has been suggested
by the Rev. Samuel Zane Batten, secre-
tary Of the war commission of the
Northern Baptist Convention.
Doctor Batten says ne is finding it
difficult to obtain 400 Baptist chaplains
who will be needed as the result OF the
passing of, the bill by Congress inereas-
ing the Number of chaplains In the army.
He SAYS more than the number needed
have applied but have not had proper
Qualifications. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
NEW SHIPPING RECORD
Twenty Men Build BuIkhead in Fifty.
nine Minnies

Another record was broken at the
PENNSYLVANIA shipyard when n gang of
twenty men headed by Joseph krause.
Joseph Boyle and Frank SChleiff built a
bulkhead in fftN-nine minutes.
The previous record. one hour and
thirtN-fiVe minutes, was made few
days ago by gang of twenty men in
the same yard Two men he'd watches
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
Third PROBER AT DAYTON
Kellogg Joins Hughes and Greg
ory at Airplane Plant
By the Associated Press

Dayton, o., July II. - The aircraft
production inquiry, under the direction
of the Department of Justice, which is
in progress here, with Attorney General
Gregory and Charles +. Hughes in the
principal roles, took new turn today
with the arrival from Washington of
n. w. Kellogg, nationally known as an
Investigator.
Mr. Hughes again declared that moth
ing will be made public Of the commit
tees findings i'm the aircraft inquiry un-
I'll President Wilson, having been given
the report, makes II public.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
BOY, 9, ARRESTED AS THIEF
Lad Said to Have Confessed Number
of Robberies

Ekis Jozef, nine years old, was ar
rested today at Twenty-second street
and Allegheny avenue, in connection
with numerous robberies which have
occurred recently in Germantown ave-
nue.
He was arrested by Detective Brandt.
few minutes after he is alleged to have
stolen IS from tho office of the American
Ice company, Twenty-second and Vest
mcroland streets.
Absorbing "a the police, the boy made
. &>nfession whieh clears W number Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
SHIPYARD ATHLETES BAND
Merchant Corporation Employees Form.
ing Athletic Association

The Merchant ShipbuiIding Corpora
tion Athletic Association is being
launched under the auspices Of q G.
Gourdeau. superintendent of service
WITH the assistance Of Athletic Director
Edward Flagg
The membership costs 81 a year and
Will be taken in small iustallments from
the pay of all men who desire to Join The
proposition is meeting with enthusiast ic
response. The employment and service
department Is organizing baseball
team among the members of its force
and will soon challenge the Admin!stra-
ton Building to game.
rho Merchant baseball team has
gained permission to have three practice
days each week. instead of one. as for
merly. and Manager Hart expects TO
have one of the best clubs in the league
before many days.
A fiag-raising was held on hull yes.
terday at noon and a brief address was
made by Charles A. Bourner super'n-
tendent of adjustments. The presence
of the band and some vigorous chorus
singing marked the occasion