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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
NJ. C.. Brush Says 81 Ships
Could Have Been Deliv-
cred by Concentration
BEFORE SENATE BOARD
|. ). C.. Head Denies Quist.
conck Was Not Successful.
Had Minor Defect

Washington. Jan 3u--M e. Brush.
president Of tn" American lntcrna-
tional ShipbuHdmg Corporation. which
IS operating the Hog island shipvard,
WAS before the Senate Commerce COM
mt!cc today 80 report what had been
accomplished a. TN" mUcU.attacIled Nard
and to toll Of some Of tho difficulties "n.
countcrrd. lie said fl," ships had bccu
delivered to the shipping board and
nine others launched and thal many
NOR" could have h"'u delivered il the
yard. efforts had h"'u concentrated on
the $50 contracted for with the govern
ncnt
NJ, &. Brush. president Of the Amcrl.
can International Shiphuilding corpora
tiou. which is operating tho Hog Island
shipyard. wa before III" Senate Com
mcrco Committee today to report what
had been accomplished at the much.at-
tackled yard and to tell Of some Of the
difficulties encountered. lie said five
ships had been delivered TO the shipping
board atl min" others launched and
that many NOR. could have been dcliv.
'''u ID '"' N'iu '"oi'S na" o'th con
''ntrat'd on " '"" SN'pS instead OF d.
NI"cd among IN" IN" contracted Tor win
'he government
The cost OF the Hog Island yard com
pIctc was placed today at SGG 2Oi, 600 by
Mr.. Brush. The last estimate given the
committee several weeks ago placed the
approximate cost at upward Of sG3.-
""",ouu. Mr.. Brush said his figures rcp-
resented the cost OF the yard complete,
including all the improvements the ship
pug board had asked for. and the cost
OF construction Of the fifty ways.
MI Of the five ships turned ont 10y the
yard. tn" committee. was told. have
either made Successful Voyages or are
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
STRIKE HURTS IRISH INDUSTRY
Electricians at Belfast Private
Plants Join i'm Walkout

London. Jan. 30.--,By \. PD-The Sit
uatiou hoth ON the clyde and in Bel
fast. wh"r" strikes are in progress. with
widespread paralysis Of industry. be-
came moro serious today.
In Belfast, manufacturing firms. which
were generating their own electric cur
rent for power purposes. had TO close
private electric installations Joined the
strikers The hlackSmitES. the '-,'ler-
makers and tn" shipwrghtS decided 10
notify their employers that th" conditions
of the settlement they asked should cm-
body an increase of 30 per cent in the
gross earning powers If picccworkcrs
Along the clyde many corporation
electricians struck. compelling tho cor
poratiOnS to stop the current for pub
lie works. retaining such current as they
wore able to general" for the use Uf the
hospitalS and for street lighting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
Government Policy to Let
the Job Stand" if Men
Quit, He Says
CONTRACTS MAY CEASE
Doubts u. S. Will Continue to
Furnish Work at High
Labor Prices
h, The Associated Press

Washington. Jan. 3o.-It will he the
policy Of the government in shipyard
strikes to 'let the job stand" Charles
Piez. director general Of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. said today
lie referred particularly to the sittn
ton at Seattle. where. he said men had,
been out a week. and at San Francisco I
where II is reported workers in twol
trades intended to so out soon and tiel
UP all work I'm the district
Mr.. Piez said most of the yards need-l
ed q breathing spell" that he thought
the government would not continue toI
furnish work at extremely high wagesl
unless increased skill and output justi-E
fed ii. and that in his view it was high-I
lv'lInwise for shipyard workers in thei1
own interests TO call strikes at existing
scales.
Most of the Yards need breathing
SPELL said Ar. Piez. and an oppor-
tunity to 60 over their organization with
a view TO eliminating production factors
that have tended to increase costs How
greatly the costs have been increased
is shown by the fact that in one Pacific
coast yard. typical to some extent or
the general situation wage scales now
give each worker Si.T0 for putting in
the same time that he would have been
given 81 for year ago, and in the
same period the average output Of work
for an individual is only 20 per cent Of
what IL was year ago
In an Atlantic coast yard that 7 have
in mind worSmen today receive 81 for
putting in time that brought them 81
year ago. and the average individual
output has dropped in the same period
TO G6 % per cent Of what it was one
year ago.
combining this decreased efficiency
with the increased wage. tho result has
been TO make shin construction costs en-
tiroly unreasonable. Some contracts for
ships already have been Cancelled by the
government In my view the present
temper of Congress and its attitude to-
ward ship construction makes il highly
unwise for shipyard workers, in thcir
own interests TO call strikes against
existing wage scales
"In Seattle. where the men have heen
out week, the demand is for 81 an
hour pay as n minimum for all workers
in the yards. skilled. semiskilled or un-
skilled. | think the government will not
continue 10 furnish work at extremely
high wages unless ii is justified by the
increased skill of the workers and the
increased individual output that high
wages ought to bring
A bill by Senator Jones OF Washing
ton to take from the shipping board the
authority to restrict construction of Ships
in American yards for foreign account.
was ordered favorably reported today
by unanimous vote of the Senate Com
merCo Committee.
senator Jones read a letter from James
y. Donald, acting chairman Of the ship
ping board, stating that officials of the
board here were favorable to lifting the
restrictions on steel ship constructions
but at the direction of President will
son it had not been done. Restrictions
on wooden ship construction in American
Uyards already have been lifted 1t was
stated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
40 GUESTS FLEE
FROM HOTEL FIRE
Famous Rising sun Hos
tclry Damaged by One
of Morning Blazes
PORN FEEDS FLAMES
Flames kill 10 iiorses-Thrcc
Alarms From West Phila.
delphia Stockyard.

Tu, 0rcs Threatened mHu,. lives and
,.,... ... o....,,,, ,.,,,,. 60. .,,.,, ,,,.,,,..
~ "
in Inherent sections "t the 'i'I carry
this morning
I'll. r,.s or ar,. r.r,,,. ,,,r,. .r-
""uE'T'd ana 'otlN-'lEh' "o'aeS were
burned to death In fire in stable in
the rrar or IN, nistur sun Hotel ali
$50. .,...,
>"' O." '''"''" 9"'''
y thr'c-aiarm five badly damaged the
plant Of the f.. e. NoCi & Co. pork
,,,,,i..,. .r,fr,,,, ,rd pa, o,,o,,,
stocks OF dressed meats N"u"" AT
$50. .0Uu were destroyed. The damage 10
tI,, hu.rJf,- ,yas estimated .t s1o oOo
~.
Inc o'a"' Was S'""o"'" an" "'' P"'
ouj for several hours
uyraan p,npcr proprirtur Of the H;s-
.,.,. y,,, ,,.r IT,, ic, ,.,.,, ,r,,,... .t,it-
''H '''' '''''
"f'h "h' more ''"h I"i'! guests H''
from fhr building after the III" had
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
GENERAL COLE REINSTATED
Pcrshing Orders Him Restored To
Old Command After Inquiry

Boston. Jan. &o--jBy \ PD-Briga-
dicr GENERAL Charles H. cole, commander
of the Fifty-sccoud Infantry Brigade,
of tnr Twcuty-siNth Nankco) Division.
who was removed from his command a
short tim" previous To- the signing Of
the Hrinist 'cc. was rcinststcd by Gen-
eral rcrshug after the latter had per
sonaily investigated the case, according
TO informant Ton received here last night
by tho Boston Post. \ copy of tn" Amer
icau commanders finding and r"assigu-
men' order. sent General cole, according
TO ri, information. says:
II" iS Of the opinion that the facts
did not warrant your relief and hc has
therefore, directed that YOU be rrnstatod
to your former brigade
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
TO NAME VESSEL LANSDOWNE
Delaware County Town Honorcd
by Shipping Board

10 Lansdowne. Delaware County. be-
longs the distinction OF being the hrst
town in Pennsylvania to be honored by
the naming of a ship under the policy
announced by the United states ship
ping board. Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion, during the fourth Liberty Loan
campaign.
The decision was announced in q let
ter to william 4. McEwen. chief burgess
of I.ansdowne, from Edwin Wilde say
Tor. of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Last night. at a meeting In the high
school auditorium In Iansdowne, Mr..
Saylor's letter was received with en-
thusiasm, and resolutions were passed
recommending TO the Borough Council
that steps be taken TO nttingly com
memoratc the launching of the l.ans-
downe. which will take place at llous-
ton, Ten, on February %.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
U. S. OFFICER WEEDS COUNTESS
Pittsburgh Captain Announces
Marriage to French Woman

Pittsburgh. Jan. 30.--(By A. PD--Thc
marriage Of captain Winthrop VI. Allen,
Of Pittsburgh. serving with the SiNticth
Coast Artillery in France. and Countess
May Borcl, daughter Of the late Maurice
Borrl. French ambassador to Russia. was
announced in a cabegram received here
today by his father, William II. Allen,
Pittsburgh capitalist.
RI" ceremony took place January ~
At the home of the brides mother,
Madame Borel, in Paris
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
SUGGEST new WARSHIP TYPE
4 Admiral Mayo Would Combine
Features of Battle Cruisers
and Drcadnoughts

Washington, Jan "o,--CBy A. pD-
obstruction Of now typoof big naval
ships, whiCh "InholH features Of tho
sup rr-dreadnought .ud tho hatIc
cruiser. was recommended today by Ad.
uirdl Mayo b.for" the House Naval
committee,
stead Of sixteen iuuh now carried by the
gp"r-dr"adnOught and urged thar
better deck protection he provided ON
'hc big capital ships
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
JOHN BEASTON DIES
Three Times Mayor of Gloucester.
Was Sixty Years Old

John Bcaston, sixty years old and
former Mayor of Gloucester. died at his
home, col Market street, Gloucester. to-
day.
Mr. BcastOn was Mayor Of Gloucester
three terms. He was also a member Of
the city Council for three terms and
president of the Council for two terms
lie served on the Board of Health and
the Board Of Education of Gloucester
and was president of the Camden
County election board for several years
Mr. B"aSton'S death resulted from a
complication of diseases. lie leaves a
widow. Mrs. Ella BeastOn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
ARMY OFFICER ROBBED
Chicago Thug,' Victim Called Frank.
ford Arsenal Man

Lieutenant Joseph Taylor uf the
medical detachment. Frankford Arsenal
was beaten and robbed Of Si7i in CHI
Cago, according TO a dispatch today
There is no record OF such an officer
az the Frankford Arsenal, however The
S"huylkill Arsenal also, does not know
him,
The dispatch says the officer was visit
ing in Chicago The assault and robbery
woman was killed W week. The OF,
ncer was lured thertby the tA9Ss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
OLD EXPLORING ship LOST
Vessel Shacklcton Used in Ant
arctic Dashed to Pieces

NurmOnth, EngIand, Jan. "W---IBV \.
PD--Thc exploration ship Endurance.
once tho scaling steamship Nimrod.
which Sir Ernest ShaCklcton used in his
explorations In the Antarctic, has been
lost Ten mon were drowned.
The vessel had been engaged in the
coal trade between France and England.
She was dashed to pieces on tho sands
off Yarmouth today. only two members
of tho crow were saved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
SHIPW0RKERS GREET HEROES
Plants Close So Employees May
Welcome lIlycrford

As the liayGflord, rrp'""d'd o' ,he
Island shiryard Tho sun Shpbud.ug
Company ana the Chester ship Com
pany lined the water edge, sang and
waved flags
shipyards on the New Jersey side and
~ the navy yard.
Work at all the ship plants was stop
ped from 10 o'clock 10 ! o'clock Ia give
the employees opportunity to greet the
ssI5iA<l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30

eft of mankind, especially for un-
civilized mankind, only the test Of
actual operation will show.
When one regards some evidences
of reaction here. il becomes possible
to take the pessimistic view that the
settlement is just the same sort of
settlement the old school Of diplo-
macy would have worked out, en-
cept that it is ornatcd with new and
fine sounding names by President
Wilson.
Possession in Perpctuit,
Once a mandatory. a power GER
tainly always will be mandatory
until some new convulsion destroys
the combination Paris now is setting
up. Therefore, pessimistic persons
here say that territory grabbing
merely has been cmbellished with a
new name, the Powers getting cN-
actly what they want. namely, pos
session of coveted lands in per
petuity. wilhelm form only-pay-
ing some measure of respect to the
advanced views Of mankind. There
seems little doubt, also, that. despite
the open-dooI regulation, man
datory power will enjoy the inside
economic advantages in territories
of which it is mandatory.
But, like the admission Of the
press to all full sessions Of the
Peace Conference. which gave 20 the
world view of the highly significant
protest of small nations. this formal
PRONUNCIATION of the doctrine that
mankind in general has an interest
in the responsibilities for admin
istration of undevclopcd regions that
is superior to that of any single
power is great step forward in
establishing world wide Justice.
Mandatory Accountable
The admission is made explicitly
that the administrator Of one Of
these new sort of colonies owes an
accountability to universal public
opinion. The colonies. il is true.
may continue to be maladmin-
istered, and it may be hard TO be-
lieve that the league Of nations will
he willing to disturb the peace of
the world to rebuke mandatory
thus falling in its duty and, per
haps. take from i. the territory
committed to its charge; but the
sense that it is acting for an interna-
tional organization cannot fail to in
fluencc the nation appointed man
datory. In word. plain land grab
bing has had the official stamp of
disapprOval set on il.
The adoption Of the principle gov
erning disposition of colonies, al
though the first substantial action of
the conference. does not throw
enough light on the spirit Of the
conference to make possible any
prediction whether the final result
will be progressive or reactionary.
As it looks now il will be neither
enc nor the ether. but probably a
compromise. This, however, can be
told only when the conference de-
cides issues like the disposition of
Kiaochou and Frances claim for cx-
tending her territory to the west
bank of the Rhine.
President Wilson appear, 10 be
avoiding any straightout fight on
any issue. He seems TO be compro-
missing and getting as much Of his
position accepted a. possible. The
substance of the secret treaties goes
into effect, but the spirit of them is
abandoned. Tho appraiscmcnt Of
the result depends upon the impo~-
tance one attaches ;o The substance
or the spirit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
III WIS

AUSTIN. OF pn,urnorls. Jan go ELIZA
Il SIIH GSSa ISS@ spr,,, s""rI1 'rTy,gT pria,, Sat"
CARL FECKELER, FORMERLY of rhiladoIphia
GO7 y Main st., B"th,,hrm, Pa,
uNEiL LI--'hester Pt. Jan. 90, ELIZA
Elizabeth oNeill, Eo.atiyes. and friends
.nylted TO funeraL, sat, ."'l3. a. m, 500
rhurch 10 4. m" Int. ST. Michaels Gem,
omit flowers,
RANDALL AT her residence. iUi N Sal
ford st.. Jan. 30, MILlICENT CARR RAN
DALI, widow Of Charles VI. Randall aged
20 Relatives and friends are invited to
the service. sat, 2 o. m, at oliver w. Rair
Rldr.. is"0 Chestnut st Int private.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-29
MR.. VAIL FOR CHAIRMAN

The suggestion of the Burlington
Free Press that Hon. Theo. N. Vail
of Lyndon, head the Vermont delega-
ton to the next republican national
convention should meet with the hear
ty approval of all members of the
party throughout the state. One re-
calls with much pride Mr.. Wallis sue
cessful efforts as chairman of our de-
legation in the last convention by I'M
iting all factions in the choice of Gov.
Hughes as standard bearer, and only
those who are there know how much
MI. Vail contributed to bring this
about by his strong personality and
nationwide acquaintance. There is
even more need at the next conven-
ton for such a leader because Yer
mont has a native son in the presi
Dental race whose chances for sue
cess will be greatly strengthened
when backed by the support of man
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-29
~" SERVICE
FOR FIJI ISLANDS
Anzac Fighters Have Own
Red Triangle Secretary

Paris (By MaiD-The 1872 FIJI
Islanders included in the fighting per-
sonnet OF the Australian Expedition
airy Force have had their own Y. NJ
! c. A. secretary with them in Fran e
/ From this association has grown
plans for extension of work in the
Fiji Islands when the Austria ian
/ troops return home. Further il is
reported that the success of the
! Fijian work will doubtless lead TO The
extension of the Association through
/ the Australian field to other nearby
islands.
! This is but one example Of the
universally of the Y. NJ c. A. war
work. An equally great work was
performed with other nationalities
and their appreciation showed the
works value.
In one of the Chinese labor camps
in France, the Orientals wishing to
honor some of their friends OF the
British and American Y. NJ. c. A.
who were visiting the camp asked
permission to provide the decorations
at a dinner which was to be given for
them by the camp officers. One
| feature which was kept secret until
the last minute was a table covering
of hundreds OF little paper triangles,
each containing Chinese characters.
Translated, the characters spelled the
Chinese word Happiness" Sir
Arthur Yapp tells this incident to
show the appreciation of the Chinese
regiments of the "Y" work and Incl
IDENTIFY to illustrate the delightful
courtesy of the Oriental in paying
subtle compliments.
As indicating the international
character of the work done in the
huts of the Foyers de Soldat (Union
Franco Americana it was reported
that sc different languages were
spoken by the men who made use OF
the facilities offered at the "Y" huts
to the fighting men. Among these
were many dialects particularly those
of the French colonial troops.
The success of the Association work
in China Is due to three facts, ac-
cording to J. ]. Chuan, of the Chinese
Department. First, keeping all the
work on an inter denominational
basis; second, placing emphasis on
the development of local and native
leadership. Third, recognition OF
local leadership when developed.
In commencing the "hut" idea 10
min, STEERING to the needs OF the fight
ing man, DIR. Thomas Carlyle, of Ok
ford University, member of the
IntorAllied Labor Commission who
was heard by the Peace Conference
described it thus Religion has taken
on material form in your hands" lIo
urged the extension of the methods 10
everyday life when the fighting forces
are all demobilized.
In connection with the work done
by the British Y. M. G. A. in pro-
tecting the soldiers and sailors from
temptation on the streets of London,
the Hospitality Committee has Sc
cured the opening of hundreds OF
homes to these men where they can
get a bit of real home life.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-29
f such a broad vision as Mr.. Vail.

of such broad vision as Mr.. Vail.
Vermont is one of the smallest
states in the Union, but she has help
cd make presidential candidates when
her convention delegations were head
ed by such men as the late Redfield
Proctor and Mr.. Vail. The latter will
not be found wanting when duty calls
and the Caledonian- Record hopes that
Vermonters will unite on Mr. Vail as
chairman as he is unquestionably not
only the strongest man in the state
but one of the great men of the ma
ton.
Hon. Alexander Dunnett of St.
Johnsbury has been very favorably
mentioned and would have been glad
to have been delegate, but in view
of the large acquaintance of Mr.. Vail
with the powers who are likely to
control the convention, it is so much
more for the interests of the state !
and its position in the convention chat
MI. Vail occupy the position of chair /,
man that Mr.. Dunnett is more anxi-
Gus to have Mr. Vail head the YER
mont delegation than to be delegate
himself.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-29
LOCAL "Ys" AID
RETURNING MEN
Over $4,000 Doughhoys Cared
for in Two States t!ccc.

Boston, over $4,000 Of New
England's soldiers and sailors have
been taken care of in seven months
period, ending July 50, by the Wal
Service Department of the MasSa-
chusetts and Rhode Island State Y. N.
c. AS, organized to render service to
ex- service men, is revealed in a re-
port just made public by Samuel f.
Bumpus, State War Service Sccrc-
tary; 46 local associations OF these
two states having had their facilities
taxed to the utmost by the applica
tions of discharged. men for the ad-
vantages offered. Figures for Vermont
New Hampshire, Connecticut and
Maine, not yet compiled.
80 special War Service secretaries
are now employed in the two states,
the majority OF whom are returned
soldiers themselves, and for this rea-
son, perhaps, better able to get the
returning doughboy's viewpoint in
handling his many difficulties. These
secretaries, according to the report,
had 1889 personal interviews since
the first of June, and a total of So
090 since the inception of the service.
OF the men interviewed 1921 have
accepted the from three to six
months free membership privileges
extended by the Y. NJ c. AS Of
New England to all service men. 233l
during the month just ended. 70 per
cent. are making use of the member
ship thus obtained, 349l are attend
ing educational or religious classes,
6279 men have been assisted in OBJ
tanning their $50 government bonuses,
and were aided in properly filling out
naturalization papers. So far in July
Is day period shows that over 49,
900 men have been assisted in obtain
ing the 800 State Bonus; one asso-
citation alone having helped 45O0 men
and given them free notary service.
Employment has been directly OBJ
tanned for 2,714 men and 1872 have
been indirectly assisted, and during
the time that the Federal Employ
ment Bureau was in operation "Y"
War Service Secretaries werc loaned
the bureau and assisted in placing
1858 men, Over 5000 men have re-
ceivcd guidance and assistance along
vocational lines, 1857 having re-
ceived special service, which includ-
ed practically everything from taking
cinders out Of boys eye TO getting
men OUT Of Jail who were unjustly
confined. Special entertainments
pep" nights. and receptions, have
been given to the number of 223, with
an attendance of 21,2S0.
That these figures indicate only
small part of the service being len
dered by the local US in corporation
with tho War Work Council, is evil
denced by the fact that the present
report covers The activities of only Is
of the As Massachusetts and Rhode
Island Associations enlisted in the
War Service Work.