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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26

ware River District Council, urging
the continuance of the building program
BY the United States shipping board.
More than 100000 workmen in ISL
shipyards are vitally interested in what
ever action Congress may take.
President Wilson cablcd that the
shipyard men 'can certainly rely upon
his continued aud constant interest in
the industry which they have done so
much TO stimulate.
Ninety five per cent of the men en-
ploycd in the eastern shipyards are
affiliated. through their local councils,
with the general coast council, Mr..
Doyle said. Efforts are now being made
to get the views of these men on gov
crnmcnt ownership and leasing Of nfer-
chant fleet. and the result he laid before
Congress by representatives of the sew
cra councils. Senator Jones. chair
man of the Senate commerce committee.
Il few days ago said publicly that the
views of the workers themselves would
have great weight on any future action
of Congress.
Mr.. Doyle said that the shipbuldcrs
had organized for the purpose of max
ing the American merchant marine the
greatest in the world. and that they feel
in the rcadiustment of industry to peace
conditions. they should have no less
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
3 SPECIAL TRAINS FOR
FRIDAY LAUNCH|NGS
Five Ships to Take Water in
Hour and Twenty Minutes,
Breaking All Records
HOG ISLAND TO BE CROWDED

Seven special trains will be operated
between this city and Hog Island on
Memorial Day by the Philadelphia ana
Reading Railway and two by the Penn
syNania Railroad to handle the crowds
expected to attend the launching OF hv'
ships at the worlds greatest shipyard.
No other shipyard in CXistcnc" ever
put as many vessels of any type INTO
the water on single day. The Hog
Island ships. all Of the 1900 ton steel
cargo carrier type. will he launched
within one hour and twenty minutes
beginning at 30 o'clock.
The Readings trains will he opor-
atcd between Wayne Junction and tn"
gates of the Shipyard. and tho l"nn-
sylvania : specials will rnn out OF BROAD
+, Street Station and Washington avenue.
In addition. the Reading will run othc"
spcctial trains from Reading and Allen
town for tho convenience OF persons
there who wish to witness tn" christcn .
ing of the steamships Maiden Greek and
Lehigh. so named in honor of the Nt-
tory Loan campaign results in brrkS
and Lehigh counties. respectively.
A special car will bring largo dcIc
CATION from Iipcstonc. Mimi. for the
launching Of tho stcnmShip Pipc~ton".
70 be so rhristcncd in honor "f the
county Of that name. sponsor for this
vessel will bc Miss Lois Gaithcr.
In addition to the extra train service.
the regular trains will he operated over
the Hog Island line ON the usual daily
schedule and extra trolley service will
he provided hy the Southwestern Trac-
tion Company.
Gates of the shipyard will bc open
Friday from 9:30 n. m. until 5;3O
y. NJ. The day will hc a holiday for
all workmcn in tho Shipyard except
those who will actually got the five
ships off tho ways.
Following will he the order Of
launching:
l 80 o'cIock-St Steamship Maiden
Creek. from Way No. 43. Division
No. G.
Craftsmanship Ncdmar. named in
honor of Camden county. y. j, from
Way No. 80. Division No. 4.
2:10-Stcamship Lohigh. from Way
No. IS. Division No. ?.
:30-Stcamship Pipcstoue, from
Way No. 1G. Division No. >.
> 90 Steamship Shavano Cor Eux
palile) from Way No. /. Division No.
Total tonnage. $4,000
For the first time in the history o
Hog Island or any other shipyard visit
ors on Friday will be able to sec be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
WILLS PROBATED TODAY
$500 Left to Jewish Seaside Home
by Rose loWenstein

4 hcUucst of $500 to the Jewish Ma
tcrnity Association for the benefit of the
jewish Seaside Homo. is made by the
will Of Rose Lowcnstcin. which was pro-
batcd by Register of Wills Shcchan to-
day. Mrs. LowcnStcin died on May II.
at 311T Diamond street. The balance of
her S:ll 900 estate is left to her seven
children.
Other wills probatcd we're: Maria $.
Shields. Wilmington. Del. $4,000
Joseph +. Mc'irath. Misrricordia Hos
pital. $3.50 and Mary A Hoover, 1859
North Fifty third street. $500.
Personality appraiScments filed today
were: William q. Beam, S39.31S.94
John r. Williams. S41 .2JG.21 and En-
ma l.. Potter. $34OG. O6.
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ARMY PLANE HITS CHIMNEY
West coIlineswood Scene Of Acct
dent Caused by Inferior Gasoline

An airplane en- route from Atlantic
CITY to Aberdeen. Md. struck the chin
nsy on the. farmhouse Of William Dew
srS. near West ColliugswoOd, y. j.,
yesterday afternoon and was wrecked.
Captain George l. Richmond was cut
on the nose and Sergeant II. e. Will
cox, his companion, was unhurt.
The plane had stopped at West Col
Iingswood for gasoline and Captain
Richmond says the quality of this was
so poor that he could not reach an ele-
yation quick enough to avoid striking
the chimney.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
CRASH DELAYS TRAIN
Passenger Cars and Freight Collide
Near Harrisburg-No One Is Hurt

A PENNSYLVANIA Railroad passenger
train ran into the rear end of dis
abled freight train north of Harrisburg
last night. as result of which it
reached Philadelphia about two hours
late this morning.
The passenger train was the one lcav-
ing WilliamspOrt at 1913 o'clock last
night. due here at ) this morning. The
freight train had stopped, but some
misunderstanding in the signals cause!
the engineer of the passenger train It"
run forward and into the cabo"Sc Of
the freight train.
No one was injured. The engine Of
the passenger train and the freight ca
boose were damaged. but when the
wreckage was removed the passenger
train continued.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
POWER TRANSMISSION

sH4!thg, hangers ana highest eTade IcatheT, canvas
and rubber betting 1t pays to buy power transmission
equipment that is tagged with '"The Fairbanks Com
Fany OK" This mark guarantee, the quality and
aftsr-service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
VALVES
ENGINES AND PUMPS

Oil engines and other types from to 400 HIP.
which operate on low-grade fuels. And don't forget
the Bull Dog concrete mixers and air compressors and
the full line of engine and driven rotary, centr
tuga and straight line piston pumps also pumps
''Ihe Fairbanks Company OK" assures you of fair
price and long service all engines and outfits
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
QUARANTlNES UNITE SOON
State Ship Station to Be Taken by
United States May 81

Enforcement of quarantine regulations
at the port Of Philadelphia will he sUs-
pended by the state on May 81 and
handled thereafter by tho federal gov
crnmput. \ proclamation TO this effect
has been issued j." Governor Sproul.
This action follows arrangements
made with the federal authorities where
bv the quarantine inspection now made
in the Delaware river and bay will be
conducted solely by the national author
tiles. The new arrangement will do
away with a duplication of federal and
state authority.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
'ILE AND SERVICE STATION
EQUIPMENT -.

few Of the articles Bearing Burning in machines,
motor test stands, sleeve Puller, piston clamps, and
special tools All these machines and tools sold
under "The Fairhank, Company o. X"
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Harry Miller, Patrolman. Dies

Harry Miller, sixty one years old. |
21S Arch street, Camden, a patrolman
of the city since 1856, died this morn
ing from complication Of diseases. Mr.. !
Miller had a good record in his long,
years of service and was popular
throughout his district. lie resigned In
1894. but was rcappointcd in 1899. lie
has two sons in the service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
AID TO SH|PWORKERS
PLEDGED BY WILSON
Continuance Of Building Pro-
gram Indorsed by President in
Message Announced Here
LEASE. OF VESSELS URGED

Shipworkcrs took heart in tho future
of the shipbuilding industry in this
country today, when Michael Francis
Doyle. general counsel for the Atlantic
Coast. Great Lakes aud Gulf ship
builders Council. announced the rc o.
ccipt of n cablcgram from President
Wilson assuring them of his sympathy
and interest!
Tho Presidents S message was in reply
10 one sent him on May II by tho or
ganization. which embraces the Della 3
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consideration from the government than
the capitalists who have invested money
in the shipyards. Business interests
right here in Philadelphia do not seem
60 realize the importance of keeping the
Delaware river shipbuilding industry
alive added Mr.. Doyle. "They arc
not giving the support to the workers
that they should have"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Hospital at Rheims To Be
Tribute to American Dead
Additional Funds Sought to
Assure Memorial for Boys
Who Lost Their Lives

a permanent memorial hospital to
American soldiers who gave their lives
IA the war is to be built this year at
Rheims, France, by the American
lund Tor French Wounded
me plans for the memorial will be
announced next Wednesday Ivy Mrs.
benjamin Il. l.athrop. Mt "A mass meet
i,ng In the Hotel Commodore. She
hhs been in charge of the organizn-
ton'a work in France since 1914 and
hss Juat returned from Paris 20 OBJ
tain additional funds for the memo
rial.
Mrs' Charles NJ. Chnpin. ehairmo,
pi .ne tund, said yesterday that tho
,hosp''a' would contain 100 endowed
o.us' ana wii' be ono of many in
o. Su,u.'ohS TO be erected in thc larger
,..,.,. Vne woman has given bed in
sfatltude Tor tho return of hor son /"
Mrs Chapin said. "Many pcrsons and
s0mc of the smaller towns which havc
i" pech unable TO give az much us sG'-
wv the sum required for memorial
oeu' are giving funds to buv eo,,in-
,neht. Inc hospital building itself has
Dech provided by the fund. The French
government has given us sixteen acres
OF land as site" NN'0 20
mrs. Chaplin said that tcmnorarv
n,peaoquarters have been opcned in
hheims IN one of the bombarded build
ln3S' and that natives of that nIace
1eturned TO their homes as soon as
srcy learned that the American Fund
ior French Wounded had established
ltsclf in the town.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Seven Ships Bringing
1880 More Troons

WASHINGTON, April 26.-sail;n.
of six transports and the batt,esss
Connecticut, bringing 1880 OH
and men from France were annonnsas
to-day by the War Department tsu rt
Will arrive at New York and nney
News during the week of Nav ~ sp1rV ,n
The battleship Connecticut. dno w a. z
Newport News May 5, has on Se Seo az
"a battalion Headquarters and s na.a cos,
panes, 53d Pioneer Infantry ssnat sVn,-
Military ,sl,y Police Company, casual -sv,a eoml
panles and IA casual officers. 'O'n
The President Grant will arr;r.
New York May with the 3O4th M 81
chime Gun Battalion. 302d Ammnn;t;asE ss-
Train, 302d Train Headquarters s"'slon 71os
DIVISIONS quartermaster rail h ''@
detachment, detachments S04th F;aal aeaG
Artillery and 305th Infantry. 30oa oe iela
itary AND Supply Trains, detachmaann.. an.
S06th Field Artillery, two casnal I'insnt a"
panies. Brigadier General He,I Som-
Deakyne is on board as casual -Oe''
The Black Arrow is due a. NJ
York May 6 with headquarters ,s"sV New
Field Artillery Brigade. headonorr.oo.sua ro.u
neld veterinary unit and Comnan;aS r.
+ and G.. 307th Ammunition a"les res. T.
third heavy mobile ordnance raaai fam,
shop. evacuation hospital No. "A aepsir
casual companies and "a casna1 ota
fcers. 'ua' Oh
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Fleet Prepared to
Entertain ThrOne
Last Sunday Here
Admiral Mayo Is Expected
to Announce Tomorrow
the Cruising Programme
on Leaving New York

Preparations we're made yesterday TO
entertain record number Of vieitorg
today aboard the 103 warshipg Of the
united States fleet anchored in the
hudson. This will be the armnda's lnst
Sunday in port.
Admiral William r. Mayo is cxpcctcd
TO return TO the feet tomorrow. He
WIZ then announce the spring and sum
ner cruising programmes for the varj-
0us aquadrons, which will scatter upon
leaving New York. The newest super
dreadnought, the Idaho, is now on a
trial trip TO Cuba, but will return be-
tore It's sister ships weigh anchor
Men of the fleet on liberty yesterday
enjoyed varied programme, which be
gan with a special morning circus per
formance by the Ringling- Barnum e.
bailey show. Nearly G,000 sailors at
tended
The War Camp Community Service
the Knights Of Columbus, the Salvation
Army and the Y. NJ. G. A. had sight
seeing buses going all day. Dinners
were served last night and dances given
by welfare organizations at various
halls throughout the city.
Announcement WAS made that the
naval ship Isabel, with destroyer. a
submarine, three chasers and two flyinp
boats, manned by officers and men who
have seen service in the war zone
would make trip up the Mississippi
River to st. Louis to assist in the Vic
tory bond selling campaign in that sec
ton of the country The submarine
40 has been detailed for the trip.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Army Officer Reported
liz Casualty List as
Killed Arrires Home

The happiest mother III Brooklyn to-
day is Mrs. Virginia Fiannon, OF l16i
bedford Avenue. for yesterday her sor,
Lieutenant Ira !. Hodes, who had been
officlaliy reported killed in France.
came home on the cruiser Huntington.
Lieutenant Hodes enlisted in Com
pany /, 14th Infantry, with which he
went to Spartanburg for training. He
was later transferred to Company X,
of the 106th Infantry, and went over
seas with the latter organization. On
October 3, 1918, Mrs. Flannon. who
married second time, received word
from the War Department that her son
had been killed in action on Sen+ombe,.
/. She wired 70 Washington and to
the commander of her sons company
IN France for confirmation. Then she
received cable from her, son from a
hospital nc at hartford, England. sayinr,
Fl am living. Who says differently" A
lew days later Washington informed
her that an error had been committed
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Last Doubt Of Parade
OF 9Th Division Ends
BY official Statement

WASHINGTON. April 26.~-A1l doubt
that the nth Division will parade in
New York 100 per cent complete was
removed to-day by Acting Secretary Of
War .Crowell, who made this statements:
"The embarkatfon Of the Camp Upton
division troops has 20 far progressed
that the War Department is able posi-
lively 70 assure New York that the
division Will parade 100 per cent COM
plete."
At the same time the War DEPART
ncnt announced the smiling Of the last
units Or the nth Division aboard the
transport President Grant, due in New
York May &.
The remainder Of the bod Pioneer In
iantry. formerly the old 9th New York
National Guard regiment, also Is en-
route home on the battIcship Connccti-
cut, due at Newport News May s.
The 77th Division units en- the Prcsi-
dent Grant total 1926 officers and 4,4O3
men, as follows:
3o4th Machine Gun Battalion, com
plete, a officers and 3S5 men; 302d
Ammunition Train, complete, 32 officers
and l,744 men; 302d Train Headouar-
ters, 6 officers and 20 men; Quarter
master Railhcad detachment, officers
and 2G4 men; detachment of 304th Field
Artillery, officers and 247 men, de-
tachment Of 305th Infantry, IL officers
sod Sanitary Train, complete. 20 Off
GERS and S52 men; 302d Supply Train
complete, 10 officers and 624 men;
casual company No. s24, Ia officers and
~ men; detachment of 306th Field Ar
tilery, 4 officers and 236 men
Camp Upton has been listed as The
demobilization centre for l04 officer.
and 1888 men OF the nth Division
while Camp Dix will get one office,
and 22l men. The remainder will pt
to other camps, following the New Yorl
City parade
OF the total of 20 officers and 1,o74
men in the 3D. Battalion Headauarter,
and Companies II, |, X, L and NJ of the
53d Pioneer Infantry, aboard the Con.
necticut, officers and 396 men will be
sent to Camp Upton and officers anc
ls5 men to Camp Dix for demobiliza,
tion.
Other troops listed for camps UPTON
ana DIX Tor muster out, include the
following units of the 2Sth and sgd
Divisions:
Aboard the Liberator, due at phila.
delphia, May "a officers and 245 nav
81 the lo5d Field Signal Bottalion and
tV'd Engineer Train, for Camp UPTON.
oHieera and 7Al men Of load Field
.,gnai battalion, losd Supply Train
io@d Engineer Train and l03d Ammuni-
tion Train. for Camp Dix
Aboard the BLACK Arrow. due 8, Ne.,
York, May "a officers and $50 men
o. The lo7th Field Artillery brigade
neAaquhrtera. a0gth Ammunition Train
evacuation hospital Ma, "a. sienai
eorpH easuals and chemical wnrfa -
sasua.s. ma ni Tor muster out at Camps linton
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Baker Back i'm Paris
After Inspection of
Army in Germany
War Secretary Ends Reviews
With Pershing and Gives
Medals; Prince Charles
of Belgium With Him

PARIS, April 2G.~~General Porshing.
The American commander in chief. mr.
rived in Paris to-dny from Coblenz.
ilc was accompanied by Secretary Of
War Baker and Prince Charles. the
second son Of the King OF Belgium.
COBLENH, April rs (By The Associ-
ated Press. ).--Sccretary of War Baker
yesterday had his busiest day since he
arrived in occupied Germany. After
breakfast with General Pershing and
other officers in the former royal suite
in the largest hotel in Coblcnz, and be-
fore o'clock, he had crossed the
Rhine and in an ~utomobilr made bis
way up the promontory crowned by the
fortress of Ehrcnbreitstcn.
The Secretary then went to the car
nval being held by the Third Army.
lie saw horse Jumping contests and
athletic exhibitions and inspected mod =
ern wartime automobile apparatus and
several new types OF airplancs. Cen
eral Pcrshing also visited the carnival.
and at noon the Secretary and the
commander in chief were Interested
spectators of the work Of the five army
welfare organiza.ions-thc Salvation
army, the Knights of Columbus, the
Ked Cross, the Jewish Welfare Board
ana the y. NJ. G. Ain feeding the sol
dlers and visitors. Secretary Baker
and General Pershing went to a hangar
and watched fifty German girls, hired
tor the occasion, working side by side
with the girls Of the welfare organiza-
tions in handing out sandwiches,
doughnuts, cake, cocoa and coffee to
$500 men an hour. From 10000 to
25,OOO men are being fed each day OF
the carnival, which will last five davs
While Mr.. Baker and General Per
shing were at the carnival American
aviators in German airplanes did vari-
Gus stunts overhead
Secretary Baker had lunch with
Major General Hines, commander Of
the Third Corps, in the palace of the
Prince OF Wicd at Ncuwed, In tho
afternoon he dedicated "A welfare hut at
Andernach and inspected several hos
pltals and welfare camps near Coblen1,
Whom General Pcrshlng decorated
four colonels with Distinguished Ser
vice Medals at the Headquarters Of the
Third Army tho Secretary waa present.
'fhosc decorated were Colonel II. Ii.
Williams, assistant. chief of stnIf of
the Third Army; Colonel Earl Atkin-
aon. commander Of the LIST Engineers:
Colonel Adna thancc, assistant chief
OF stail Of the Third Corps. and Colonel
George Furington. in charge Of the
motor transport Of the Third Corns.
In the evening the Secretary and
General pcrshing loft the Rhi& for
France.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Official Reception for New
York's Own Division Be-
gum at Big Affair Given by
W. C.. c. S. at 18th Armorv
Rarade Plans Unchanged
Schedule of Arrivals of the
Remaining Units Set Back,
but Review Date Stands

Official reception to the men of the
own-began last night. when the big
dance of the War Camp Community
Service, arranged for the men of the
Victory Fleet, was opened to the men
who were in the city ON leave from
Camp Mills. Hundreds of soldiers
mingled with the "gobs" at the 18th
Regiment Armory.
To make it as easy as possible for the
men of the Liberty Division to see their
friends and relatives, Major General
Robert Alexander, their commanding
officer, announced yesterday that the
nen would be given As hour leave in
stead OF the usual twenty-four.
Fltty per cent of the 305th Infantry,
about 1900 men, were given short leave
at noon yesterday. They return to
other half will get leave for an equal
period at noon to-day
Asked whether there would be any
change in the date of the parade, Cen
eral Alexander said at the Biltmorc
yesterday.
The preparations are going ahead at
iu!l speed. You may be sure that it
will be held on the date set, for the
''th Division never changes its plans"
iHc eSHcuule Oh arrival Tor the fleet
OF swift transports bringing the rest
OF the division across the Atlantic was
moved back few hours yesterday, but
General Alexander was confident that
all the men would be here in time to
take part in the parade. The new
schedule posted yesterday read: Amer
ica, April 2s Agamemnon, April 20;
st. Louis, May 2, and Frederick, May q
General Alexander was the guest of
honor yesterday at luncheon at the
links Club, given by Major Allan
Llndley,,, of the advance party of the
nth. Major General David C. Shanks,
Lieutenant Colonel Campbell Major
Archibald Thacher, T. c. Bertrand.
Major S. Fullerton Weaver, Stephen
Olln and DR.. William T. Manning, of
Trinity, chairman of the Home Asso-
citation of the 77th Division, were
among the guests.
When toast was proposed to "the
major general of the 77th," General
Alexander rose and said
Il cannot respond to that toast ex-
ccept as q member of the 77th Division.
In simply a member of the division"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

meanor of the men in the hardest of
the fighting. Their predominating
asset, he said, was their incomparab]e
aggrcssiveness. Tired, worn, shell raked
the men Of the division, products Of
every. phase Of the city's life. pushed
ahcad every moment The men are
returning to civilian life with conf
dence; physique and efficiency, he
"The men We're told from the first
that they could end the war quickly
only by mastering the art of open
warfare,' General Lenihan said. "They
proved very apt. Then. after learn;n :, .
this type of desperate fighting, thev
began to demonstrate their aggre ssive-
ness ny pushing ahead fearlessly.
"They pushed forward through the
Argonne to the Meuse, over country
that the Boche had strongly fortified.
and on November 7 reached the west
bank of the Meuse. Part of battalion
OF the S05th Infantry crossed the river
on bridge constructed by the 302d
Engineers under shell fire. The division
stopped only because it was ordered to
await new Instructions
All Feel Fine
II went through these men after thew
had weathercd the severest type Of
warfare. l wanted to find out whether
they could stand the strain Of renewed
assaults on the retreating line. NV
attempts properly to gauge their
strength from their replies we're fruit
less. The responses to my inquiries
were chiefly: Feel fine, sir, or Tip
top, sir"
General Lenihan organized the SD
Infantry Brigade of the 42d Division
at Camp Mills in May, 1917 The old
G9th was in his brigade. He joined the
I|th Division in the latter part of Oc-
tober, after fighting with the AID Di-
Visinn