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MANY THOUSANDS SHUT OUT
ALL OVER COUNTRY ---ORDER
TO CLOSE QUIETLY OBEYED
plants to exempt. Consequently he
allowed al TO run.
PLANTS OPERATED 5N WATER
ARE RUNNING.


BUFFALO, Jan. 1s.--Twcnty-ilve
hundred industrial plants, employing
between 10000 and 10000 men, were
idle to-day az "A result Of the suspension
order issued by the Fuel Admlnlstra-
tion.
Several plants using electrical power
uncertain as TO whether the order ap-
piled to them, decided to continue op-
erations. sixty per cent. OF the elec-
trical current used I'm the CITY comes
from steam generating plant ano
forte per cent. from the Niagara fais
power houses The current from both
sources is combined and It Is impossl-
bile to say at factory switches when
Kind of power is being received. tHe
General Electric Company decided TO
keen on a full head Of power pendlnB
a decision from Washington.
ODGEN NSBURG, y. u, Jan. Is
Although there was belief that
plants operated by electricity derived
from water power were exempt from
Administrator GarHclds industrial
suspension order mdnutactories so
operated closed down to-day along
With those dependent on fuel-cOnsum-
Ing mower plants. Manufacturers are
awaiting further Information on this
point.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Jan. IS
Only trreo Industrial plants were IN
operation In This city to-day, thc
United states ArmorN tho Smith q
Wesson Company and on" large hoN
shop which burma it3 own waste. Ihe
Smith & W,ssou Company iS working
| under direct orders TO provide pistols
| for the Government and ia running
| full time. Tho holiday trolley sched-
ulcs effective to-day somewhat de-
/ layed the arrival OF workmen.
ALBANY, Jan. ls-lt was esti-
mated that approximately $1,000 wage
carncrs in this city and vicinity were
/ .dle to-day. Manufacturers generally
! in Albany. Troy, Cohoes, Watervliei
and other nearby places complied
3 with Fuel Administrator Gartields
| fuel conservation order. but many
were anNiously awaiting authoritative
, Interpretation OF some of the restrie'
/ tions.
CHICAGO. Jan. lS.--Tllinois ant
her reiRhhorlng states bowed to-day
to the Garfield closing order. Almos
universal observance Of It's provisions
were reported from every manufac
turing city in tho Nildlc West terri
tory affected.
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CITY HOME HoNoRS GOODWIN.
EN-CbRrIties Deputy Pays Visit
with New OmcInI and Gets Flag.

stephen A. NuEcu., recently appoint
ed Deputy Commissioner Of Public
Charities. made his first visit to the
Ncw York city Home on Blackwelrs
Island to-day. accompanied by Frank
] Goodwin. who was Dtputy Commits
sioner under Mayor Gaynor. II was
the first visit of MIR. Goodwin in four
years but the inmates and employees
remembered him and turned out to give
him warm welcome. Mrs. Mary &.
Hartigau the mHtron. on their behalf
American has and made an appropri.
ate address.
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KAISER GETS new MAN
As PRIVATE SECRETARY
Names Herr Won Berg for Civil
Cabinet in Place of Rudolf
Won Valentino.

COPENHAGEN, Jan. ls.--Rudolt Won
Valcntini. who has been head OF EN-
peror williams Civic Cabinet since 1905,
has been replaced by Herr Won Berg,
Governor uf the Province of East Prus-
sIa according to the KreuzZeitung.
As chief OF the Civic Cabinet Won
Nalontini was private secretary to the
Emperor and held an influential post
ton ms intimate adviser to the Emperor.
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y the United stateA. state, county or
municipal governments, transporta
lion eompsnes-physieiars or den.
ists."
VIII a single steamship company SIX
,ors above the street In the financial
ilstrlct, or der list, or doctor fifteen
floors above f1fth Avenue. bring i'm
munlty TO tho whole buildIng7 An
elevator must run 10 take patrons to
these c1,mp1-ihcy mus have heat
How may heat no 60 single once
without sufficient number OF poundu
~, fbr b,tsr g. nor, ru cthar ,fficroY
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supposed Aids u spoermann Are Dis.
charged.

BALTIMORE. Jan. is.--After being
held for several days by Federal authori-
ties. suspected OF being connected with
Walter Spoermann. alleged German
agent, arrested at Norfolk Va. and now
n jail In this city, Frederick Spoermann
and Marius Asch were released from
custody late to-day. There was no
evidence against them officials said.
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TWO N. Y. SOLDIERS DIE.
One struck by Train mud Anothet
L. Pneumonia Victim.

WASHINGTON. Jan. ls.-Gen. Per-
shing to-day reported the following
deaths from pneumonia in the overseas
forces:
Corpl. George G Watts. Corvallis
Ore Private William W Whalen,
Grand Forks. y. L.; Claude D. Perrin
Monroe. ore. and John II. ConnellS
No. 1875 Brandhurst Avenue, New Yos
city.
Private Thomas O'Nen was killed l5
q train. lie lived at No I69 10th stree,
New York city
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Capt. Crank, 4. :, ", Dies on Shis
lie Commanded.

WASHINGTON. Jan lS-Capt. Rob
ert X. Crank. L. 5. n. died OF apoplexy
last night on board the L. S. S. Prairie
Of which he was in command, the Navy
Department announces to-day ENs
brother, james Crank. lives at No. 6s
West 5Sth street. New York city.
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UrGes That All brewery Tracks
Haul Coal,

g. NJ GelEer general mane ger OF the
Doelger Brewery suggested to- day that
as all the brewrries are going TO take an
enforced holiday thelr trucks could be
used for hauling coal our company
has seventy truck" he said and we
would be- very glad tl turn them over 20
IA, Government AS q patriotic lulN We
would want 40 compensation
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ITHACA PLANTS TOLD
TO DISOBEY GARFIELD ORDER
County Fuel Administrator Says to
Go Ahead and He'll Assume
Responsibility"

BINGHAMTON. Jan. Is. This
Tompkins County Fuel Administra-
tor, Prof. ID. S. Kimball of Cornell
University, has instructed all manu.
featuring plans in Ithaca to continue
operations to-day despite the Garfield
order.
He has promised the manufacturers
there that he will assume the entire
responsibility.
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Brokers on the floor OF the Stock IN
change will in all probability wear
ovcrcoats next Monday, The big ould-
ing win be heatless and the elevator
1.ctcd however. that the lighting srr-
vice VIII not be interrupted
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BILL FOR MUNITIONS HEAD
IS FAVORABLY REPORTED
Measure for Establishment Of War
Council Is Nearly
COmpleted.

WASHINGTON, Jan. is. A bill TO
create a Director OF Munitions, not hav-
ing Cabinet membership but with broad
authority to centralize control OF all war
munitions. was reported favorably to-
day By the Senate Military Committee.
Another bill to establish a war coun.
oil was nearly completed.
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Fuel Closing order rostpones opera

II was announced at the Metropolitan
Opera House to-day that the perform
ance OF the new opera, "Lodoletta,
scheduled for Monday, viii ba given
Tuesday night instead, because of the
Garfield fuel order The cast will In
clude Caruso and Farrar
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DIED..

sEAIuNG.-At San Diego, Cal. Mr.. ..
7. SEARING.
Services tcAMPBELL'sl. 1910 B-osS.
way. Later.
siIErPtRD. SHEPPARD
Services at CAMPBELL FUNERAL.
CHURCH, Broadway, 66th st.. Friday.
$50 l.. VI.
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5000 CLOTHING WORKERS ARE
THROWN C,yT.

In many quart 10, especially among
rho piecoworkefs IN the garment
trade, tho gravity ol the situation hs
il would effect slender incomes was
realized early to-day. Al over tGn
east side and In Uthe. sections OF tho
city union roller committee. ard Jnw-
ish benefit societies hcld ueAtings ~
dlScuss tn dlgtibl'irU o. relio 70
those rendered need by '.r Imminent
shuttink Of oi fourteen GDy-' lr.'me.
II was said that rmouS ~ majority
pf tho easi sldo garment workers five
dependGnts relied upon the income Of
each workc! hnd that thu enforced
absention from work would bring in
yitablo sufioriuE.
Joseph Schossburg. Secretary OF
he Amalgarnnted Clothing Workers
~ America, said that $4,000 workers
IN 1000 shops throughout the city
rad been thrown out Of employment
temporarily by the Garfield regula
Nm. Between ten and nfteen thou
sand OF these were working on Gov
erumcn, uniform contracts.
on an average Of. nvi' persons %
Zach worker losing fourtcc! days' rng
represented the percentn OF do
pendents upon the workers. he added
The salary loss was approximately
100000 daily.
Harry Cohen, President Of th'
Cloakmakers' Association aaid tha
at meeting Of the association yes
terday afternoon Il was voted &
abide rlgurcusiy by the Gnrheid order
None Of the members OF the manu-
tacturers' .roup Mould pay employee
yor lost time. nc added.
"on it's face Mr., Garfleld's order !
very drastic and will bring great los
snd distress TO tho cloak and sui
,rade," said Cohen. we Will try {
adapt ourselves to conditions, how
over"
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RENr.FREE OFFERS FOR DOC
TORS AND DENTISTS.

The supoTintrndrnts OF inHny Offisu
DuiidingR wpyl promo to-day to look
npon their doctor or dentist tona'.t aa
mn 4,srt .. rrs saiI TINT Offices.
rcnt free wnr. being surreptltiously
offered professional men OF tho pill
aud rorcops
Wliem . Hobb, manager o: uo
New York F,ro Insurance Exchange,
has received dlroct ruling from
State Fgd Administrator wigRin con
ceiulnR the conservation OF automatic
sprinkler systems used for fire protcc-
tion In notice sent out to all ;acss
responsible lJg The maiutenanco Of
Huch syt:oGs, Mr.. Robb said
"Ststs Fuel Administrator
Wianin has Issued a general or.
der allowing the use of fuel for
heating buildings protected by
automatic sprinklers 10 such a
degree ss may be necessary 10
prevent froorinq."
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SAYS EDlcT WILL PARAlVzE
SUIT AND CLOAK TRADE.

A. Cohen, OF Cohen, Prokio q Katz,
No. 2s Washington Place, prophesied
that the closing order would probably
result in his firms going out OF
business.
Like many other firms in the cloak
and suit trade" he said. ours works
inder contracts with the sales houses.
The loss OF fourteen working days will
put US 10 far behind IN our contracts
that we win be unable TO make dcliv.
cry. But the greatest distress will fSll
upon our workers and those IN similar
lines OF production. Most OF them hrs
piece workers, receiving no stipulated
salary, and the loss OF fourteen days
income will bring disaster 10 them"
EpicT STRICTLY OBSERVED BY
THE EDISON COMPANIES.
TAs soon as we received copy ~
Mt. Garfield's order" road a state
ment issued by tho Edison Com.
pssnieS. I'VE had II interpreted by our
isSai department and called n meet
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Goldheld Consolidated Mines Cone
profits for November We're sS,3ip,
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Company, No. 90 jay street.
10000 RENDERED IDLE IN THE
BRONX ALONE.

scventy thousand men and women
I'm the Bronx, II was estimated, wero
taken Off thclr regular work to-day as
result " tho Garfield order. There
was confusion everywhere. At some
plants, including the Mathushck
Piano Company ul No. u Alcxandvr
Avenue, small percentages Of tho
working forces were put at odd jobs
that require no fuel, IN order TO keep
thom ou tho payroll Skilled work
men chopped wood und cleaned out
building
Il ia estimated tho five-day shut
down unl tho Monday holidays Will
mean a D. 900, 900 losa IN wages In tho
Bronx.
Albert T.. Goldman, manager OF the
Edison plant in the Bronx, said he
had received no orders from any.
body and that the plant was runnin4
az usual.
The big factory OF jacob Doll q
Sons at No. 100 Southern Boulevard
shut Oft all heat and power, but found
some work for l50 OF lts 900 en'
/ ployeeS 10 do.
Thc American Bank Note Com
! pany lot out all but few Of .ts l,jo
/ employees and used only enough 81.
to keep It's pipes from freezing.
The DE Lavcrgne Machinery Com
puny, al lSsth street and the Eas
River, has been taken over as q ship
yard for Government work. and al IL
! 700 men were OH the job to-day. Thi
concern Is subject to orders crom th'
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silver quoted at So% cents an ounce
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Garfield order. was the information
received early to-day ~ tho Manu-
facturots' Association. Many manu-
facturcrs' who considered their status
In doubt aud trusted they would come
under the favored class OF food pro
ducers or bc protected by specia!
orders through loss cntalled by a
flve-day shut down. had nevertheless
closed to-day cnd were abiding more
Gpecific ruling from tho National Fuel
Administrator
Iiere are soinu oi tho piGuts u
nationwide Importance which have
closed their factories iu tho vicinity
" New York:
The EdieJu Companies ut
Orange. n J. omplovirr 6oOO
men,
g1 Singer sewing Machine Coil
s'pany. Elizabeth, v. j.. employing
$500 men. A inrge part OF .
output Is sold TO manufacturer,
engaged On Government con-
aracts for clothing FOR the army
Aeolian Company makers ~
player planos. with plants in Cat
wood. \. j.: Manhattan ana Com
.secticut employing 5000 men and
q daily payroll OF $4,000.
MerEanthalcr f.inutyp' Com
.pRny, with plant tu BROOKLYN em
ployinz 1,S0o men.
Mehl Machine, Too. aLD Dc
COMPANY, Lorraine, \, j. en-
9agod on contracts for the Gov
nrnrnnrL md nrnnlnYlnr 100 mon.
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100 PLANTS CLOSE DOWN IN
ROCHESTER.

ROCHESTER,. Jan. lS.-Approxi-
mately 100 manufacturing plants In
this city obeyed the order OF the Fed
eral Fuel Administration and sus-
pended operations to-da" throwing
81, 900 employees idle, including 1900
garment workerG from the big cloth
ing factories and about $500 in the
Eastman kodak plants. About 1900
workers are affected in plants out
side the city, II is estimated that
the five-day suspension will entail a
loss in wages OF Sl,000,00O,
pITTSBU Jan. ls, ere Fully
zoo 900 men In the Pittsburgh district
did not report for work this morning
an u result OF the Federal order clos
ing factories for five days and manu-
featuring industries said that this
number would be increased by $4,000
others when the Westinghouse Elec-
tric and Manufacturing Company
| and other factories still in operation
! had cleaned up their work for the
shut down.
Coal mines were running where II
was possible to secure cars,
Among tho closed mills are many
making supplies for the Government
Including one which had a contract
! Cor iOO, 900 tons Of proJectilo steel,
ITHACA, n. Y, Jan. 1S,-lndus,
trial plants In Ithaca we're pursu.ns
business as usual to-day, while Ia,
! County Fuel Administrator, confused
by the orders from Washington, Wen
10 New York to get aid In unravelllnl
their mysteries. The plants were al
lowed TO run for to-day only, with IN,
promise that they should shut dowI
for day after the flve-day periot
slapses TO catch up, The admins
trapor said be could not veil whlcl
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Al y COTTON EXCHANGE.
CHICAGO CORN MARKET
,rEms FOR INVESTORS.

Crpcible steel CO. directors decided
"a unwise 10 consider dividend on
ommon stock under present conditions
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steel Co,-PrelimlnarJ

Iackawanna steel .Co;-Prelimlna
estimates Of earnings indicate that ne'
for stoCka in laat quarter will be az
l,ast as large as that for June, This
means that balance for dividends aftGI
allowing for taxes viii be nearly $40
share on the stock.
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WHAT'S THE SENSE PlLINo UP
FOOD AND COAL"

What's the sense Of plllag up food
and GOAL" demanded George w.
Gnir, riee- President OK the company,
~ at the ssme dine sou Guprive the
working people OF the noley 1t takes
to buyY IL was H. CouBideraJion Z,
that question that we decided to pay
our people in advance tor future over
time"
The Alsiere Shoe Manufacturing
Company, employing 700 workers, an
nounced that It would "seo the en-
ployees through" In much the same
manner as that adopted by the Galr
concern, paying now aud collecting
later on overtime.
brooklyn department stores are
open to-day pending the result OF a
meeting of the Retail Drygoods Asso-
citation, pt which the Garfield order
was 10 DE studied and interpreted
Hut many OF the department stores
have factories IN conjunction and
| these were closed Around the en-
/ ployees' entrances grouIs OF weeping
women and girls we're observed this
/ mUInink
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CAN'T STOP MAKING SOAP, SAYS
MANUFACTURER.

The sonp making industry faced a
problem all It's own, illustrated by
the case OF the Kirknan Soap Com
pany.
"rhe chemical process OF making
soap" said the secretary william
wright TO nm Evening World re-
porter, takes about three weeks
We received absolutely no advance
notice OF this Garfield order, and II
catches US In MID process. our watts
are full OF soap which must be kept
heated, we will continue until somo-
body stops us We have closed our
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SOME eRooKLYN PLANTS TO
WORK OVERTIME.

In Brooklyn to-day many employ
ers nrc Interpreting the Garfield or
der In accordance with their own
wishss Others. moro cautious. are
acting with discretion. Some "lnte~-
pret .hcmsolycs open." Others "lnter-
pi'. :YgME3,ysa gioEed"--and nobody
knows vino hus tho right intorrrota. q.
tiou.
Ons lac, developed IN Brooklyn to-
lay whlch indicntes that the Uarfcld
order vii have 20 be amended n Il a.
TO accomplish ils purpose. Factories
propose 10 oifsct the extra holidays by
workinE overtime on tho days when
work IS permitted In this way II Is
proposed that there shall ba a. many
working hours IN a week ~ previously
and by consequence as great q weekly
consumption Of coal.
Thig overtime plan brought a roy Of
hops 20 thousands OF workers be-
cause II assured them that what thoy
lose now la wages may b. made up
In tao noag future by overumo pay.
1'hr Robert CaiF Company, nanu-
farturerg of parcr boxes, announced
that &; would pay !ts employees regu-
larly Tor the lost time. but would
charge the amount against them and
collect II later from their overtime
ppY. Tho amount involved IN this
case, It was announced. viii be about
$4,000 The company employs 3,jot
l rrnu NM uLn-nnn
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PUTS GIRLS TO WORK, BUT FIN
ALLY CLOSES DOWN.

The Ellis a. Lamb Company,
Brooklyn. which employs girls in
making knit goods opened its doors
this morning and put the girls to work
on the plea thnt many OF them had
made long trips from the suburbs and
that IL would b. unfair To send them
back without any pay. The shop was
closed AT ~ o'clock. however. Hnd the
girls win receive a full days pay
The J. y. Bailey Company depart
ment store planned TO keep it's retail
buslness run ION a sunday heat ba-
sic" This firm closed It's factory.
Among tho firms that Interpreted
themselves open" was that of G..
Kenyon a Co, clothing manufacture
crs. It was explained that they had
navy contracts ana believed II was
all right 10 no ahead
The w II, Sweeney Manufacturing
Company occupies only part OF its
great building az Water and Main
streeta. Btooklyn, II leases other
parts to dozen manufacturing ten.
ants. Hut the whole building was
closed to-day, The Sweeney COM
pany make wire goods. brass and COP.
per utensils AMI employs 5000 mer
and wpmAr
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CONCERNS WORKING ON v. 8.
ORDERS cLoeE.

ORDERS CLOSE.
Ninety per cent. Of the work donu ~
j. =. Davidson 81 Co, makers OF steam
Iumps, Is for the Government, but the
company closed everything but It's o.
fees and sent telegram OF inquiry TO
WuahiaRton as to whether It may re-
sumo buEincss Another concern work
ina. on Government orders, the Lidgcr-
wood Manufacturing Company, boiler
mixers, remained open and await"n o
specific closing order from tho Fol
Administration.
rbr mail order concern, Charles VII
'uus stores, classified Itself as a retail
merchant on the ground that Il doos
not come under the Factory InspecuYl
law. SO It kept working. II did cloac
ita printing department.
Tho T.. w Bliss Company. which ls
ma'Jnr iorpcdoca for tho Navy, did not
know whether It was classified M an
exception or not, 30 90 took o. ch2roa
anl kept on wJrking
Ton thousand families. many hospi-
tails and the BrOoltlyn Navy Yard may
hava 70 E1t LlonR without clean linen
because VI the closing Of tho Holland
Laundry in 1rooklyn. Tho 900 om-
ployees were sent home this morning
and the management petitionod Wash
in,ton for permission to open again.
The Hanan Shoe Company sent
nome It's 900 employees without assur-
anco Of nay or OF overtime. The Ma
tonnl Lead Works, paint makers
turned away 300
one firm announced that It had re-
cciycd special permits to-day from botl
fuel and food administrations to keor
open. This was the Grand Union Tea
ronnnny. No. GS Jaw Street.
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traffic department and dismissed 50t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06

Here's the secret: Wrap yourself
in voluminous folds with the non
chalant. know-it-all air. just as
Louise Croody is giving you the
tip with this mink scarf. Then
add a hat that is just as casual but
quite as subtle, and one of the
straieht-line gowns with fringe
hounces.
Hot. dress and turs from Russek's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06

Here's Dame Fashions pet recipe for her new fall d,e.s
ing: axe generous length of san-pussy willow pre-
R silk Jersey in lines long and narrow la
serve on Carroll McComas the heroine Of Tbe vii.
with fringe. ~, 1 $780,. ' .~'s @'N VIC gag
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-12
No GENERAL CUT IN
RAILROAD WAGES IS
IN CONTEMPLATION
Secretary McAdoo o Proposal That
Roads Remain in Government
Control Meets Criticism From
Republican Senators.

Washington. Dec. i2.-The railroad
administration has no intention OF re-
ducing wages OF railroad men general
" after peace Is declared. IL was stat
ed authoritativesy today. and II the
period of government control In ex-
O., dod for five years, az suggested by
Director General McAdoo. Il IL prob
able that wages will stay at their
present level
Secretary McAdoo's proposal 10
keep the railroads under government
control until 1924 met criticism from
the republican side today when the
senate convened. Senator Kellogg of
Minnesota, declared that "a PROPOSE
ton for permanent government own
crship Of railroads n at the bottom ot
the whole thing
Referring 90 Mr. McAdoo's letter
10 the congressional Interstate com
merce committee. made public last
night, Senator kellogg said IL IN IA
most remarkable document. coming
as II does Immediately after the ad-
dress of the president Ia which the
president said he had no Judgment OF
his own"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-12

Washington. Dec. H. Approprln
tlons To provide "a navy Tor the Uni
ted states by 1928 as large as that Of
any other country was urged today
by Admiral Badger OF the general
board OF the navy before the house
naval committee.
Had the United states been fighting
alone iu the present war. the admiral
said. rs lack 90 ships would have been
serious aud perhaps fatal because II
had been learned that the navy must
be strong enough not only 20 protect
from lnNaniou but also a. drive the
cncinY's navy from the seas
He told the committee that the
country nSyer has been and probably
never will be aHaln aa we'll prepared
10 build "a powerful fleet as az press ni
Hundreds of thousands ~ men have
become skilled la shipyards which
have been bailding vessels for the
merchDnt marine he said. and a. fast
as these Yards are released from that
work the training and experience of
these men should be utilized 60 the
greatest extent possible
On August I. last. ADMIRAL Badger
said. the Germans had 10 subma-
rlnes operating Ia the Atlantic and