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New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Riveters Delay
New u. S. Vessels
BY Slack Work
Show That Eff
cheney Of Men Is Being
Seriously Reduced
Big Pay artly Blamed
San Francisco and Baltimore
Make Particularly Back
ward Showing

From rarious sections of the coun-
try reports haze come that the build-
ing of ships for the Emergency Fleet
Corporation of the United States has
bee" seriously delayed By the sloac-
ness of the men auho are at vorE
upon the aaeao cesscls. Tho matter
has already been called to the ntten-
t'on Of Congress and moucs are be-
''ag made to rcctify it If possible.
Port'cular stress is laid upon the
lack Of efficiency among the rivcters,
'rhose tasks arc uital to the harry
'ug foracord of the programme.
Correspondents of The Tribune at
t7ro large shipbuilding points bear
out the truth of the complaints which
haze been made. The qUorst condi-
tions seem to prevail upon the Pa
cifc Coast, Vhere the 7t1ions are par
ticularly strong and Uherc their at
titude is exceptionally independent.
At three shipbuilding ccntrcs-
Philadelphia, Bath, Me-, and New
London, Conn.-deuiols of ineF-
cheney Wcre made.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04

and trolley to the plants, or by otlier
isnonrect routes involving several trana-
.ers and much timc. As a possible i'm.
provement 1t Is suggested that an ex-
press ferry or steamer service direct
~ 20 the plants might be inaugurated, but
sn.s would require tho construction Of
new w piers or ferry slips.
me three plants at the head Of
Newark Boy draw their .labor from
r.nss, Newark. Bayonne and Jersey City" the
are inadequate. According to the best
information available, the eighteen
shipyards in and around New York
employ approximately 81 900 mon and
ooy July will need about $4,000 ad-
ditional men. Even If ali possible
transportation improvements could be
made within the next three months, IA
cilities would still fall far short of fill-
ing the needs.
The would-be worker in the Staten
Island and Newark Bay shipyards is
compelled to live miles away from his
work, for the reason that accommodate
tion in the district is almost impos-
sible to obtain, the report explains.
The committee found location near
the Staten Island yards which it be-
lieves to be capable of DEVELOPMENT.
but little opportunity for housing was
found in the vicinity Of the Newark
Bay yards
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Baltimore Workers
Make Bad Shouting
Especial Corrcspo7,dcmcc]

BALTIMORE, Feb. "a high official
of one of the largest shipbuilding con-
Germs in this vicinity, in discussing the
report that shipbuilding for the gov
crnment has been delayed by the slow
work of the rivetcrs, said:
"1n some instances. by working time
and half and overtime the men have
made as much as $35 a day, and it is
not uncommon for one man to make as
much AS 500 a week.
"This has brought about a condition
which makes the men difficult to con-
troll, and they readily tell the boss f
there is any complaint raised that they
will quit and go to work somewhere
else. Tho result of this is that the
men are working at SO per cent cf1i-
cheney. They work when they want to
ano lay off at any time, no matter how
urgent the work may be.
"rhe government is taking steps to
correct the present evil. and board
has been formed, with headquarters in
Philadelphia, to straightcn out tho la
Dor trouble. The labor problem. as re-
CARDS shipbuilding. is not a local mat
ter, but is general throughout the
country Every shipbulding concern
Us hoping that the efforts Of the gov
ernment TO regulate labor and it's pay
will bring about good results, as the
present conditions have become intol-
cradle"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
City Club Wants u. S.
To House Workers

That adequate housing facilities for
government laborcrs must be provided
before there can be any solution of the
labor problem in the shipbuildinp
plants of Staten Island and Newark
Bay is maintained in a report to Sec
rotary of Labor Wilson by the City
Club.
We understand there is DISPOSE
ton on the part of those in charge
OF the shipbuilding programme to be-
licvc that the labor problem as it af-
iects the shipbuilding plants around
New York City can be solved by the
Improvement of transportation facii-
ues between the plants and those dis
rlctS IN which the workers for the
most part live" wrote Nelson S. Spen-
GER president of the club. in letter
accompanying the report to Secretary
Wilson
Our committee on city planning has
made report which leads inevitably
TO the conclusion that transit facilities.
even If improved to the utmost, could
not solve the problem, that the only
solution is adequate housing, that
oc'ay In providing such relief will be
costly not only in terms of money, but
exceedingly exec costly in the most impor-
tant clements connected with the ship
p'ng problem namely, the efficiency Of
ianor and the element Of time"
There are three plants engaged in
government shipbuilding work on Stat
ca Island, the report states, and one
near by, on Shooters Island. Workers
rom rom Manhattan and Brooklyn. it is
po,hted out, can reach these plants
,,Dy ,n,nly by subway, elevated or surface
Hses To the Battery. ferry to- st. George !.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
by Senator Wadsworth, Republican
member of the Military. Committee.
Replies are planned by Administration

'0PiieS aIc PiuHiIeu ny ADMINISTRATOR
leaders.
Tuesday Secretary Baker will be re-
called before the Senate committee for
ross-eXamination regarding his recent
statement of army achievements. Later
in the week he will appear before the
House committee. Afterward, Admin
istration leaders hope to minimize
agitation for the bills, and they are
confident of preventing their consider
alton in either house.
The railroad bill. as revised by the
Senate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee, will be reported to the Senate to-
morrow, and later in the week the
House committee will present its draft
Committee compromises are expected
on limiting Federal operation Of the
transportation systems after the war,
now eighteen months in the Senate
House committees bill, to insure dis
posal Of the bill rs promptly as Di-
rector General McAdoo desires Capitol
leaders say, however, it will be passed
during the present month.
Another important Administration
measure, which will be introduced si-
multancously tomorrow in the Senate
and House, is the war finance corpora
ton bill, providing $500, 100000 in capi-
tai and also authority to issue 81 ,ooo,-
100000 in one to five-year short term
notes for financing private industries.
With minor amendments, the House
soldiers and sailors civil rights bill is
TO be reported to the Senate tomorrow,
and i. probably will be considered after
the railroad legislation. AS renamed
by the Senate Judiciary Committee. the
civil "relief" bill proposes suspension
of mortgage foreclosure and other debt
processes against men absent in mill
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04

tary service. 1t was passed by the
House without objection last Septem-
Der, but questions on constitutionaiity
have held it up so far I'm the Senate.
War Department bills to extend the
draft law, providing for registration
Of youths reaching twenty-onc years.
basing draft quotas on the number of
draft men III Class /, instead of on
state populations, and empowering the
President to draft skilled industrial or
agricultural experts for military SER
vice: are to be reported in few days
to the Senate by the Military Commit
The Chamberlain alien draft resolu-
tion will be taken up by the House
again Wednesday.
All Congressional Investigations Of
war operations are nearing an end. The
army inquiry may be finished this week
by the Senate Military Committee. The
House Naval Committees inquiry into
naval affairs virtually is closed, and
only few more witnesses are to be
heard in the Senate Commerce Commit
tees investigation of shipbuilding.
The latter committee will hear more
testimony tomorrow about the Hog
Island shipyard at Philadelphia. The
Senate Manufactures subcommittee
which investigated sugar and coal
shortages plans this week to begin
drafting a report on the coal situation.
Next Wednesday the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee plans to consider
various war aims or peace resolutions
in considering composite draft for
emphasizing Americas aims.
Appropriation bills are being rapidly
disposed Of by the House, which passed
tho agricultural measure last week and
plans to pass the diplomatic supply
measure and possibly, huge deficiency
bill this week. The $1,000, 100000 army
appropriation bill also is scheduled for
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Especial Coryespoude7,ce1

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb g. - The
charge is made here that the work Of
rebuilding new ships for the United
States government is being greatly de-
laycd by the SLOW work of the rivetcrs.
Figures given out in this city show
that twenty-five gangs Of riveters
drove in the month Of December but
total of 1.277 rivets a day, when the
same number of men under old condi-
tions averaged an aggregate Of 10000
rivets in the same space of time.
Not only is complaint being made
here of the slowncss Of the work, but
the charge is common that many of the
riveters are in the habit of laying off
when it suits their pleasure, and this is
holding back the construction of much
needed ships for the ocean trade In
Seattle the boilermakers refused to
work on four Saturday afternoons, in
spite of the pleading Of the contractors.
No explanation was given and none has
been found, except that the men were
earning big wages and did not care for
the half days pay
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Hitchcock to Urge
War Cabinet Bills
In Senate To-day
Baker Will Be Cross-Ex.
amined Before Commit
tee Tomorrow

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Little of
'he long and growing programme Of
war legislation has been enacted since
congress convened two months ago to-
day, and Capitol leaders plan ATTEMPTS
TO speed up this week. Important rail
road and financial measures are To be
drought before both Senate and House
auflng the week, with the prospect
'na' they will occupy the centre of in
'ercst for many days to come.
contention over the Senate Militarv
Committee bills for war cabinet and
munitions director, which Pre- sident
wilson is vigorously opposing. will be
renewed in the Senate tomorrow. when
advocates OF the legislation will begin
what they call campaign of educa.
tion. Senator Hitchcock, Democrat
WI ,,l,l speak tomorrow in support Of thu
pllls, and will be followed on Tuesdav
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Big Fund for Sailors Aid

The Naval Relief Society announced
Of a group Of civilians to start cam
paign for the purpose of raising S2,-
100000 as fund to aid the families
of sailors killed during the war.
This committee is headed by Edmund
l.. Baylies. Its plan is to make the
campaign nationwide, with special at
tcntion to states upon the Atlantic and
Pacific scaboards. The body that will
direct the campaign is to be known as
the Emergency War Fund Committee.
Others who will serve upon the COM
mittee are Elihu Root. Nicholas Muir
ray Butler, Cleveland II. Dodge, Ed
ward J. Berwind, Otto II. Kahn. Clar-
ence II. Mackay Ogden Mills, Henry
Morgcnthau, William Church Osborn,
William Thaw. Allison V. Armour and
George +. Baker
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Gen. Woods Wound
Healing, Out of Bed

PARIS, Feb. 3.--Major General
Leonard Wood, U. S. A., who was
wounded recently while on visit to
the French front. was able to-day to
leave his bed in the hospital here,
where he is being treated. He received
a number Of visitors.
General Woods arm is in sling
The wound is still painful. but he cx-
poets to leave the hospital this week.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles +. Kill
bourne. chief Of General Wood; staff
who was wounded in the face, is to be
brought to Paris from hospital near
the front. The attending surgeons re-
port that they expect to save his right
eye, which it was feared at first would
be lost
Major Kenyon A. Joyce, the third
American officer wounded, is still in IA
hospital near the front with a painful
wound in tho arm
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Sailors
Save Records as
Dane Hall Burns
Students at Radio and En-
signs School Also Remove
Ammunition to Safety

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Feb. 3.-Dane
Hall, one of the oldest buildings of the
quadrangle in the Harvard yard. was
destroyed by fire to-day. Thirty thou
sand rounds Of ammunition in the base
ment were removed by men Of the
naval radio and cnsgns school, under
the direction of their officers. Valuable
records belonging to the university and
the government schools also were
saved.
The building contained the bursar's
Office of the university and the execu-
tive Offices of the ensigns' school. 1t
was Of brick, two ari half stories in
height, with a frontage of forty feet on
Massachusetts, Avenue.
The fire started in the basement, near
the furnace Apparently it had worked
its way upward inside the walls and
was bursting through the roof when it
was discovered by naval officer.
Students of the naval school, who
arc ouartered in nearby buildings, we're
Immediately moblized. and, working in
squads. went into the part of the base
menu "here the ammunition used in
rifle practice was stored. The flames
were very close and the smoke was
sitting, but with handkerchicfs tied
over their noses the students groped
their way to the shell boxes and
brought them all out without accident.
Books and furnishings of the bursar's
office and records of the Harvard de-
partments of economies and English, as
we'll as papers of a final examination
taken by some Of the sailors yesterday.
were saved in the same way President
a. Lawrence Lowell said that he be-
licved virtually all documents of impor.
tGnce were removed
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Clergymen Going to Camps
Leave Granted Rev. Watson:
DR.. Eaton Says Farewell

Clergymen of all denominations in
New York City continue to leave their
parishes here for temporary service in
army cantonmcnts. The Second Pres
byterian Church, .Nincty-sixth Street
and Central Park West, yesterday
granted three months leave of absence
to its pastor, the Rev. DR.. Robert Wat
son, for service in the cantonments.
The RN. Dr. Henry Evcrtson Cobb,
of the West End Collegiate Church,
Seventy-seVenth Street and West End
Avenue, will leave shortly for similar
period of service at Camp Lee, Peters
burg, Va. and the Madison Avenue
Baptist Church yesterday said farewell
for three months to it's pastor, the Rev.
DR.. Charles A. Eaton. who will also
work in one Of the Southern camps.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Find Men Efficient
AT Wilmington Yards
[Special Correspondence

WILMINGTON. Del, Jan. 31.-That
riveters in shipyards hero are doing
their bit patriotically for this govern
ment in speeding up the construction
of ships is indicated through records
of the number of rivets driven in ship
yards in this city.
The average daily product of gang
Of riveters in this city is about 500
rivcts in a day of eight hours. All the
pay is by piece, so that if the men do
not work they do not earn any money.
The high mark in rivcting was made
at a shipyard in this city, where the
men are being urged through patriotic
reasons to speed up shipbuilding and
where they are working in hearty co
operation with the management to that
end
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
1000 Fire Hazards Removed
BY State Defence Council

ALBANY, Feb. 3.--More than 1000
fire hazards in $40 industrial plants
have been removed as result of the
activities of the Fire Prevention Bu-
rcau of the New York State Defence
Council according to report by the
bureau made public tonight. Cities
and villages also have been protected
from fire risk due to lack of coal at
pumping stations by arrangements with
the state fuel administration for pri-
ority coal orders.
Fourteen municipalities have adopted
fire prevention ordinances suggested by
tho bureau, giving police powers to the
fire chief or other officials authorized
TO enforce the removal of fire hazards.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Army Camp Athletes
Are Made Captains
Training Directors Commits
stoned to Enable Them TO Go
to France as Soldiers
[Staf Co1.respondencel

lOtUU NOTTc0pOnQeHce
WASHINGTON, Fob. g. Commits
sions as captains in tho National Army
are to be granted by the War Depart
ment to the numerous athletes who
have been serving as athletic directors
a: tho camps Ct draft soldiers and Ma
tional Guardsmen since their training
began, it was announced tonight by
the Committee on Training Camp Ac-
tivitics.
Fifteen of the athletic directors al.
ready have been commissioned and the
remaining fifteen are to be named this
week.
The military title is conferred upon
the civilian volunteers to enable them
more vigorously to prosecute their work
Of keeping fit the soldiers of the Ma.
tional Army and National Guard divi-
sions. and to enable them as soldiers
to accompany the divisions to France
when their training here is sufficiently
advanced.
The athletic directors thus far com.
missioned include the following:
Frank Click, former Princeton foot
ball star and athletic director of Mer
cerburg. Penn, Academy, now stationed
at Camp Upton.
K. +. Nelligan. of Amherst College
now at Camp Deven.
John Booth, A Yale star, now with
the eXpeditiOnary forces
3. r. Murphy: of Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, assigned t<
Camp Lee.
Trevanon G. Cook. formerly at,le.;,
coach at Butte, Mont, high school, nov
a. Camp Lewis.
J. G. Driver, Of Yale. now at Camy
Jackson
B. V. Ogden, University of Pennsyl
vania, on duty at Camp Mcclellan.
John l.. Griffith. Drake University
Dodge.
Lewis Oncr, Northwestern University
man, assigned to Camp Grant.
DR.. Paul Wilmington, Harvard star
now at Camp Funston.
Joseph S. Wright, Chicago higl
school athletic coach, assigned to Cam1
Logan.
John N. Ashmore. University of Col
orado, coach. director at Camp Deming
Walter Camp, jr., Of Yale. son o.
Walter Camp, assigned to Camp Han
cock.
John r. Bender, University of Ten
nessec star, director at Camp ScNier.
n. II. Pearl, director Of recreation o1
Detroit schools, now at Camp Mac
Arthur.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Dead Soldier s Sister
Gets His Cross of War
Medal Awarded by France to
Pittsburgh Man, Killed in
Americans First Battle

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3.-The Cross of
War of the French Republic. awarded
to Thomas f. Enright, private in tho
American cXpcditionary forces in
France, who was killed with two of
his comrades in the first engagement
between the United States troops and
those of Germany, has been received
by his next Of kin. his sister, Mrs.
Mary Irwin, Of Pittsburgh.
Accompanying the medal was a pho
tograph of the little cemetery in
France in which were buried the first
American dead. The photograph shows
the caves of Private Enright. Corporal
James B. Gresham, OF Evansville, Ind,
and Private Merle y. Hay, of Glidden,
Iowa, all killed in the first engagement
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-25
TWO MAURY SOLDIERS
VICTIMS OF INFLUENZA
HERMAN GRADY AGNEW AT
CAMP GoRDEN AND WILLIAM
cRUMLEY AT CAMP SHERIDAN.

Two more Maury county soldiers
have fallen victims to the influenza
epidemic, Herman Grady Agnew haE-
ing died Sunday morning at Camp
Gordon and William Crumley at Camp
Sheridan Monday morning.
Herman Grady Agnew is son of B.
F. Agnew, of Bryant Station. He was
called in the draft and was sent TO
Camp Gordon on June 2S, where he
has since been III training. He was
% years of age and was making a
splendid soldier when stricken by the
malady that has claimed so many sol
.diedh. The remains reached his old
home Wednesday and the funeral
was held at the Haynes graveyard
William Crumley is son of Alex
Crumley, of Pulaski. He had been
employed on the John w. Harris farm
for several years. He was called in
the draft on July and sent to Camp
Sheridan where he has since been in
training. Funeral arrangements will
be announced by the Maury Under
taking Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-25
GIRLS! IT'S YOUR STEP
THAT ATTRACTS
Says Women Pay Too Much Heed To
Their Fact instead OF
Their Corns.

Watch your step! A brisk. lively
step is what charms more than love-
ly skin, but your high heels have
caused corns and you limp little.
That's bad, girls, and you know it.
Cons destroy beauty and grace, be-
sides corns are very easy to remove.
Rid your feet of every corn by ask
ing at any drug store for quarter of
an ounce of freezone. This will cost
little but is sufficient to remove every
hard or soft corn or callus from ones
feet.
A few drops applied directly upon
tender, touchy corn relieves the sore
ness and soon the entire corn, root
and all, lifts right out without pain.
This freezone is a gummy substance
which dries instantly and simply shriv-
els UP the corn without fniaming or
even irritating the surrounding skin.
Women must keep in mind that
cornless feet create a youthful step
which enhances her attractiyeness.-
(Adyt) 4
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-25
MOTHER! GIVE CHILD
SYRUP OF FIGS If
!. TONGUE IS COATED
iF CROSS, FEvERiSH, SICK, BILL.
GUS, CLEAN LITTLE LIVER
AND BOWELS.

Children love this fruit laxative
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels SO nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is,
they become tightly cloged with waste,
liver gets sluggish. stomach sours, then
your little one becomes cross, half-sick,
feverish, don't eat, sleep or act natur.
ally, breath Is bad. system full OF cold.
has sore throat, stomach-ache or dir
rhoea. Listen, Mother! Sec il tongue
IS coated, then give teaspoonful OF
California Syrup of Figs" and in a
few hours all the constipated waste,
sour bile and undigested food passes
out OF the system. and you have well,
playful child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup OF Figs because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it never
fails to act on the stomach, liver and
bowels.
Ask your druggist for bottle
Of california Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
OF all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Beware of coun.
terfeits sold here. Get the genuine,
made by California Fig Syrup Com.
pany." Refuse any other kind with
contempt.-(Advt) 3
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-25
GROUP MEETINGS IN
TENNESSEE CONFERENCE
CENTENARY MOVEMENT UNDER
DIR. w. B. KICKS, CONFERENCE
MISSIONARY SECRETARY.

The Sentenary movement In the
Tennessee Conference, under the lead
ership of the presiding elders and DIR.
VIM. b. Kicks, conference missionary
secretary, has planned for group
meetings in all the districts of the
conference, as follows: A
Franklin district, at Franklin, Oct
ober 23, $3.50 a. m.
Columbia district, at Lynnyille. Oct
ober "a, $3.50 a. M
Fayetteville district, at Fayetteville.
October rs, p. m.
Lebanon district, at Lebanon, Octob-
er 2S, $50 a. m.
Gallatin district, at Gallatin, Octob-
er 80. $3.50 a. m.
GAINESVILLE district, at Clarksyille,
October 80, 10 a. m.
Murfreesboro district, at Murfrees-
boro, October 81, 10 a. m.
Dickson district, at Dickson, Nov
ember /, 10 a. m.
Mt Pleasant district at Lawrence.
burg, November a, il a. m. 4+.
Strong speakers will be at all these
meetings, which will last a day and
night. M
All pastors, charge and district lay
leaders, superintendent of Sunday
schools, and representatives from the
woman's missionary societies and Ep-
worth Leagues are expected to be
present. Possibly no more important
meetings will be held for the big Gen.
tenary drive than these. Nh
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-25
~
NONRESIDENT NOTICE
, State OF Tennessee, Maury County
In The Circuit Court of Maury County
Jessie Shelton, Complainant
Alex Shelton. Defendant.


1t appearing from the affidavit fill
ed in this cause that the Defendant,
Alex Shelton, is nonresident of the
State of Tennessee, so that the or
binary process OF law cannot be sery-
ed upon him. 1t is therefore ordered
tht he make his personal appearance
herein at the next term of this Cir
cult Court to be held at Columbia on
the End Monday in November next,
and plead, answer or demur to the
Complainant's bin, or the same will
be taken for confessed as to him and
set for hearing ex-parte; and that a
copy of this order be published for
-Four consecutive weeks in The CO.
lumbia Herald, a newspaper publish
ed in Columbia, Tennessee This 8
day of October, 1918
J. 7. ANDERSON, Clerk.
BY W. o. WITHERSPOON,
Hat Deputy Clerk.