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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
LA VERNE w. MOVES DEAD
Chicago PhIIanthropist Established
S2.5Oo,0Oo Foundation for Children

Chicago. July'24. krBy 4. P,-Lu
Verne w. NoyeS, manufacturer and
phlanthropist died early today of n
complication of diseases.
Most recent of his philanthropic
gifts was the establishment of what is
known as The La Verne W. Moves
foundation fund of S2.50O 900.
the income of which is to be used for
the education of American soldiers.
sailors and marines in the world war.
their children and descendants.
His purpose in establishing this fund
as stated by Mr.. Noycs. was to "cx-
press his gratitude to those who ven
tured the supreme sacrifice of life for
their country and for the freedom of
mankind
The Ida Noyesr Hall, $500. 900
social center and gymnasium at the
University of Chicago. for women stu
dents. was his memorial to his wife. a
well known writer and artist, who died
in 1912.
Mr. Noyes was born in Genoa. y.
Y. in 1S49. He was a Fellow of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science and president of the
board of trustees of the Chicago Acad
envy of Science, to which he made many
contributions,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
MAN THOUGHT SON IN BED
AS HE LAY DEAD IN MORGUE
child Killed by automobile Remains Unidentified Because
Father Thought Mother Had Put Hin, to Sleep

by the death of relative to Thirty
eighth and Spring Garden streets. The
father. upon his return from work.
learned Of the death of the relative and
went to the house. An aunt Of Billie S
was in the McFnll homo. but when
Billie did not return she thought he
had stopped at the home Of ncighbor
whore he had frequently visited. The
father returned from the home of the
relative and went to bed. believing that
the child was asleep i'll tho next room.
II" left for work yesterday morning
bPfOr" the child's rising hour. The
mother did not return from thc home of
the deceased relative until about 10
o'clock yesterday morning. She thought
nothing of the fact that Billie was not
there. taking it for granted he was at
a neighbours.
About II o'clock Mrs. Herbert Jones,
sister of Mrs. MrFallS. went to
Sixty first and Market streets shop
ping. There she heard of the killing
of child and also that the body had
not been Identified. \ moment later
some ono said the boy had been in a
shoe store pricing sneakers. Then Mrs
Jones remembered that Billie had lost
his sneakers and had been anxious tc
get another pair. Greatly worried
she told James McFallS. an uncle OF
Rillie'S. TO go to tho morgu". Nc
. Falls. together with tho boys father
found little Billie dead.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
ASSORTED TITLES FOR SALE
saronetcy offered for $125.ooo
Helps Stir British Scandal

London, July a BY \. + Dis
pensation of titles is the tender spot
in British political life toduy. They
are awarded by the king on the prime
minister 5 recommendation. Roformcrs
complain that for long tmc titles
have been awarded by prime mini -tprs
for purely party services and virtually
bought by contributions to party funds.
The new National party. which has
few members in the House Of Com
mons. has taken up the question. Gen
eral Page Croft, its chairman. has
written to the newspapers proposing to
prove before any judicial committee that
since 1910 one member of Parliament
has rejected an offer of a title in re
turn for cash payment to party funds
and that the father of Il member of
the House of Commons was offered a
baronetcy for S125 900. He charges
also that a member of Parliament who
was created peer after the beginning
o. the war subscribed shortly after
ward a very large sum of money to a
newspaper that supports the premier.
He mentions instances One title. he
says. was granted to a politician so no =
torious as to be regarded unfit to be a
candidate for Parliament. another to q
politician deemed INSCRIPTIONS and a
third TO a man previously involved
In notorious social scandal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
FOR SABOR'S RELEASE:
Counsel Employed to Seek Free
dom Of Man Charged With
Wife's Murder
WEAPON USED NOT FOUND

Freedom for Charles Sabor. tho
county jail Mt Woodbury.. charged with
the murder of his wife Clara. who was
shot and killed in the bedroom of hCr
home yesterday. is to be sought through
writ Of hnhraS corpus.
George Marshall was retained as
counsel for Sabor today by Harry J.
krasnc. Of Wilmington, Dol. a
company with Mr.. Krnsnc. Attorney
Marshall visited Mrs. KraSnc in Cooper
Hospital and obtained hcr signed state
mCnt of the occurrence of "Wednesday
morning. 10 use in tho habcas corpus
proceeding.
The guilt or innocence Of SHbor may
be determined by the hngorrrint Sys
tenn which tho Gloucester county au-
thoritirs will make uso Of today.
Search for the pistol which was used
to fire the fatal shot at Mrs. Clara
Sabor has proved futile. although tn"
house aud the surrounding premises
have been thor"ughly ranSackcd by tn"
authorities.
Searching inquiry directed by Coroner
]. Preston Potter. of Clayton. y. j..
and County Prosecutor Oscar r. Red
row. of Woodbury.. y. j.. at the coro
ncr's inquest which will be held at
Glassboro. on saturday. is expected to
result in the discharge of Sabor.
Says Arrest Not Justified
II don't think much Of the arrest Of
Sabor. said Coroner Potter today.
I'VE know moro than tho Gloucester
people did and w"rc doing more than
they wcrc, but could not see where
tho arrest Of Sabor was justified.
"IIc was arrested and given hear.
| lug aud held without bail, being in
mcdiatcly committed and sent to The
jaiI at Woodbury.. without either Prose-
! rutor Rcdrow or myself being present
! In fact. We had no know ledge of the
| hearing until il was over. We wore
! not consulted in tho matter. We had
Sabor under constant surveillance ana
/ there was no chance that he would not
| be nj hand if we wanted him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
HOME FOR MILLIONAIRE BOY
Court Grants Petition Of Heirs
Guardian to Spend 100000

New York. July pa ndcr ruling
of the Supreme Court John Arthur
UinrkIcv, thirteen years old who will
have an cstat" of 50 ,1OoOOO when be is
twenty one rs an Inheritance from his
father, j. Arthur IIinckloy. famous
vachtsman. who died in 1911. will be
permitted to move from tho narrow lin
it's of room at the Hotel Lorraine
tn n home of his own in Dut"hCSN roun
tv. surrounded by forests and noun
taine and overlooking the majestic Hud
sou.
This transplanting of the prospective
millionaire was made possible by an
order of Justice Ford permitting Mrs
Josephine Wood, the boy : grandmother
and general guardian, to spend 500,
900 from his estate to acquire 200
acre property at Hamburg. y. Y
Cameron ODay Mcpherson. eighteen
Years old. grandson Of the late Daniel
O'Dav. Of the Standard Oh Company.
and heir to an estate of $500 900. OBJ 70
tanned an order from Surrogate Coha
Ian yesterday for an allowance of $3.50
a month from the estate. When he
reaches his ma ajority he will enjoy an
income of $1,000 year from this
source
Mcpherson says he is engaged in the
, leasing of acreage for oil in Okla =
homa. Texas. New Mexico and Arkan
sas. his father providing the capital. He
is making $500 month which he told
the court does not cover his travelling
and other expenses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
70 COMMITTEE TO ARGUE.
viii Ask Striking OF of Unnatu-
rallied Mems Names

Representative of the committee Of
seventy will appear today before the
board of registration commissioners to
resume argument for striking from the
assessors lists the names of unnatural.
lied mon who declared their intentions
to become citizens.
+. l.. D. Roach, secretary of the
committee of seventy. has offered the
board of registration commissioners the
services of the committees ; corps of de-
tectives who conducted Investigations
to the filing of the commit
tees petitions to strike names from the
assessors lists. as inspectors of regis
tration without expense to the city.
Mr.. Roach said these detectives are
especially fitted to be inspectors by the
training they had acquired in their in
vcstigations of the assessors lists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
BOY WORKS TO ALLOW
CHUM GET VACATION
Youths Return for Services at
Club Will Be Week at Sea-
shore for Friend

One of the happicst boys at the Ger
mantown Boys Club. West Penn
street. Germantown. is Abraham Omer
of 20 Armat street. who is working at
the club to gain n weeks vacation.
What makes Abraham SO happy is not
the prospect of week at the shore.
which will be his payment for his labor,
but the fact that he's going to let boy
chum take the weeks outing.
II all happened yesterday when 1T
tie Abraham-he's only nine years old
wont into the club to inquire of Su
pcrintcndcnt Bainbridgp about certain
rule of the club that gives any boy
who works there week, the privilege Of
spending an equal length of time at
the clubs summer cottage at Ocean
City. expense free.
Mr.. Bainbridgc told the little fellow
that such was fact. but remarked
that Abraham was rather small to do
any work. although he appreciated the
little fellows desire to get week
outing at the shore.
"Oh. please lot me work. pleaded
Abraham 1T ain't because | want
to go to. the shore: my mother says
I'm too small. But I want Jimmys to
90 and he aint got time to work here.
Then Abraham explained that Jimmy
is a friend. another youngster. who
has to work all of his spare time in
drup store and turn his money over to
his mother so that she can keep their
little family. That settled it. Abra
ham was engaged for weeks work at
the club and Jimmy will go to the shore
rs Il result.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
SCHAPPELLE BAIL AT $500
U. Of p Professor Who Killed Bur
gar Is Quickly Released

DR. Benjamin F. Schappclc. as
sistant professor at the University of
PENNSYLVANIA, was held without bail for
the action of the Grand Jury by the
cor0ner'S jury today for rausing the
death of Anthony W. HOIfelner. twcn-
ty eight years old, the second year
medical student who was shot and
killed while attempting a robbery at
fraternity house at 219 South Thirty.
sixth street.
The law forced the coroner to hold
Doctor Schappelie without bail. Cor
oner Knight advised the professors at
torney, however. to gain his clients re
lease from the district attorney. This
was done. bail being fixed at S25OO. DR..
Schappelle was free fifteen minutes af-
ter the jury's verdict had been rem.
dered.
Holfelner, whose home was in Buf.
falO, \. Y, was killed on July IA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
WILLS PROBATED TODAY
Many Private eequests Made II
Estate Settlements

Wills prcbated today were those of
Helen II. Robins, 2113 Pine street,
$50 900. private bequests; Charles
Mecky, 6620 Limckiln pike, $50. 300.
private bequests: and Rose Fig 1854
East Stella avenue, 5000, private be
quests.
Accounts of personal estates filed
were those of William Kelley. $3.50. ,
619.15; James W. Cortncy. $7244 93
Angelo Jackovelli. $l6. 202 90. and Eliz
abeth Berkenstock $5440 94.
Letters of administration were grant
ed the estates of Mary f. Peterson
1854 North Twenty second street, S12,
600. and Fred c. Eckhardt, 62S East
Berks street, $4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Charles T. Mccall. i2O +, Livingston st,
and Eths! n Boyer Boyer IA, a. Msrid" stI st ,na
fi%TeHTe sner EfinFer, aI5o = 2Sth "st s. and
Rpth \ Harris. 245e \ 2sth st
william G. Cohen. sos Hoffman st, and
Ida l. Cherry, s1l5 $. sgd 81
chaiies ,%SS" J. GreenherE. lial y. 11th ST. aud
Freda Parker, 1927. = Passyunk ave.
Albert II Couard lI6o r., l7th st, and
lillian Galbraith, l5S2o Vine St ,
Rfsf Hsen II s ads8 @ Hrfas5 S and
Benismin II. Vsyhart, 5536 woodland ave
and CRYSTAL F. Miles. 1914 $ Allison st.
BENJAMIN Mattee, l40G Center ST, and Car
RE Nichoa 1900 Chatham st.
Raymond Scull, 24ol OXFORD 81 and Bertha
Lundei 455l S Front ST
Alpxarder Plinsky. CrumlynnC Pa, and
Martha shoffino oes eSsruml%,11SS Pa , Ma
ssret II, so@mers,. ,.ddI hslS yinf }s,& i and
Co1detta Di Vaiero, i418 S 10Th st
Malcolm J. Harkins,- San Fra4cisco, Calf:
and Veronica NJ MAJ Gon4noT, n, 6l2 s 46th St
Haas sosi ss4s Sh s and
water rfe'S THandssrift,, ciementGn, j. and
Lester A Davies. 1889 Porter St. and LII
lie n Medlsy ssIEo BSlt'@SH!5e 20! $ Md io,b st and
Agnes Panzalio, 1916 Lsncas ster ave,
Abe Abraham, iva shington, y G. and Bes-
sic banner 222s I,di l7ts s.ssou st; :, ana
Gna GotsssssSw ssS 4a2t n aad "a Mary
rIEtro Brownstsin. i1stsh New New York citH w
FrSss5 Nae p pVtslson %asasr 5si Almond ' st " ana
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
MYSTERY IN STORE ROBBERY

Both Doors Found Locked, But $500
Is Missing
Thieves robbed the safe in the store
of the United Cigar Stores Corporation
at Twelfth and Market streets early
today aud stole $500 in cash.
The circumstances of the robbery are
peculiar. the police say. The front
door, securely fastened. was not forced.
nor was the rear door, opening on
Twelfth street This door is secured by
n double lock. the hasp securing it be
ing fastened with heavy staples.
When the store was closed by the
clerk in charge at | O'Clock this moru .
ing the outer door of the safe was
open The thief or thieves forced opcu
the inner compartment continuing the
money. The robbery was discovered by
Alfred Patterson. "a clerk. who opened
the store at o'clock today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
J. A. MCKINLEY DIES
Never Recovered From
Overwork In Influenza Epidemic

OVcrwork IN lnfluehZa ePioemlc
John A. Mckinley. an undertaken.
died at his home. $3.50 Spring Garden
street Tuesday. after an illness of
seven months. Last January Mr.. Nc
Ginley. who was thirty four years old,
suffered a breakdown from overwork
during the Influenza epidemic. lie never
rcgaincd his health.
Mr.. McGinlcy is survived by widow.
Mrs Gertrude Mrtiinl"N. aud son.
James. four years old. Funeral scrv-
ices will be held at his home at 10 30
o'clock on Saturday morning and sol
cmn requiem mass will b" said at st.
Agatha's Church. lnt"rmCnt will be
made in St. peniS'S Cemetery Ardmorc.
Mr.. Mckinley. who was in the under
taking business six wears. was a member
of the following organizations: West
PHILADELPHIA Couuril, No. 44. *. of
C.; West Philadelphia Catholic Club.
Division "a. \. q. H: Command"rY
No. s. Knights of Red Branch \. o.
NJ p. Southwestern Assembly, Fra
tcrnol Mystic Circlc. Ruling No. 2llI;
St patrick's |. E. r. T.. Drcamon
Alumni. s. F. I. s. and Twenty fourth
Ward Republican Club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
rwo.Year Terms in Abduction Case

Frederick Bender and George leon.
the latter Chinaman, today were sen
fenced to two years each in the county
prison by Judge Ferguson. in Quarter
Sessions Court. on charges of conspiracy
to cnticc fourteen year old Edith Bear.
Before imposing sentence, Judge Fer
guson overruled a new trial motion
made on behalf of the convicted defend
ants. An appeal was taken to the Su-
preme Court from the decision of Judge
Ferguson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
DEATHS

BAUN-July -. CHRISTIANA tnee Trefz).
wife OF David BAUM, aged 10. Relatives
ana friends, also msmbers Of the Ladies' So;
Ciety OF st Luca' 5 Reformed Church, invited
TO funeral services Sunday, = y m, at 254.
Girard ave. Int. private, Mt Peace Gem.
DOE. - July "a, BLANCHE C., wife of
Charles A. Doe ieldtiVes and friends in
yited to funeral services, Fri D. m, At
Armstrong & Sons, l827-29 Broad st
Int. private.
KAIN.-July "a at 1902 n 5ith st.
WILLIAM w. husband OF Jennie V. Kahn
(nce Royal Relatives and friends also
Ivanhoe Lodge No +49, F. and A. Nj, St,
Assembly. No. 1. A, O. NJ. P. Employ es
and Veterans Associgtton, p Fl. r., and
Fletcher NJ. +. Bible Glass, invited to fune raj
services, Monday, 9 p. m. at the Oliver II
Bnir Bldg. 1890 Chestnut St Phla, Int.
private, Arlington Gem. Friends may view
remains sun evening,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
CONFESSES MURDER
Man Arrested for Theft Tells Of XIII.
ina Man Two Years Ago

Confession of a murder committed by
him two years ago. when he shot man
with whom he had a quarrel, at Clay
ton. \. j.. was made to the Camden
police today by Giuseppe Gcnevorardi
following his arrest on suspicion of
having stolen $500 from the John ].
O'Lcary Construction Company, of
pasSaiC
Gcncvorardi. alias Samuel Bruno.
lived in Fairhill street near Pike. this
city. According to William Schrcglcr,
head of the Camden detective force. he
confessed to the Clayton. y. j..
murder.
His identity was established through
a photograph forwarded after his arrest
TO the Passaic police. The prisoner lc-
MED the theft.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24

Little Billie was sent on an orrand
to SiXticth and Market streets by his
mother Oh Tuesday morning. On his
return he stopped in shoe store at
Sity first and Market streets TO price
4 pair of sneakers. He had had onI!
one pair and they had been stolen
from him week or :wo before. while
he was in swimming. Having priced
the sneakers he left the store and.
starting to cross the street, was struck
by the truck.
Meanwhile Billic's mother was called
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
Small Fire In Drua Store

Smoke, penetrating the living apart
ments of Joseph Cook, above the drug
store of William Croft. Seventeenth and
Federal streets, early today led to the
discovery of fire in the store. The
family turned in an alarm aad the blaze
was soon quenched. The fire -+~'ted in
a rear room of the drug store, behind
the prescription counter, the place be-
lag closed ut the time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
Glass Makes Objection

Leopold {. Glass, Of tho Republican
city committee, objected to the strike
off petitions being accepted by the
board. on tn" ground that there was
no evidence to show that they had been
signed by qualified clcrtor
Robert Read. an inspector for the
committee Of seventy who lives at 5O4I
Brown street. then testified that he had
signed the petitions. Before Mr.. Read
was called upon to tell where he lived
he consulted an assessors book and then
stated Eighteenth division Of the
Forty fourth ward
Lee Patton, for the Republican city
committee. argued that the commission
ers had only the power to strike of
the names of men on tho assessment
lists who have moved or who are dead.
Mr.. Elliott declared that an I'm
naturaliZod resident is not n qualified
voter and therefore has no right IL
have his name upon the assessment lists
All of the 900 petitions filed to strike
off the names of uunaturaIized residents
are for downtown wards in the First
Senatorial district.
Richard r, McSorlpl. attorney for
the Democratic city committee. asked
the board to accept petitions for regis
trars filed luter than last Monday The
time for filing these p"tition~ rNriroG
Sunday night, but til" commissioners
gave the Democrats another day in
which to enter them. y" action wa,
taken by the commissioners today uu
Mr.. McSorley's request.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24

-
tion. while the lad'S $
father. who later
identified it. boliCv
ed his son tucked
safely in bed.
The boy is vii
liam MrFalls. .Ir..
of 31G North lIor
ton street. who was
killed by an auto
mobile near Sixty
first and Market
streets Tuesday aft
crnOOn. His father
is a Hog Island pc
liCcman aud former
member Of tho traf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
Two Held on Tax Fraud charae

Jacob Blumberg and Bernard Blum
berg, of 1904 East Susquehanna avenue.
are under $4,000 bail each for a further
hearing on July 30. on the charge of
making fraudulant INCOME tax returns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24

Fire. believed TO have been caused By
sparks from a passing locomotive. last
night destroyed a two story cement
building in smedley Brothers lumber
yard, Church and Tayny streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24

Advised to Keep Open

saloon owners crowded the hCaduuar-
tors of tho Liquor Dealers Association
in tho Penn Square building aud yoir"d
vigorous protest against the methods
employed against beer sellers by Dis
trict Attorney Kane. They were met
BY Bonner and Frank !. Namely roun.
sol for the organization, who advised
them to disregard the government :
rampaign against beer sellers and 10
keep their saloons open and 60 on soil
ing beer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
ARMY CRUELTY PROBE
TAKING WIDE SCOPE.
Committee Investigating Hard
Boiled Smith and Others May
Call High Officers
EIGHT CULPRITS SENTENCED

| Washington, July 24-Thc special
House war investigating committee.
which Yesterday heard read War De
partmcnt records showing that three
commissioned and five nonrommisSioned
officers had been court martialed be
cause of brutalitics in handling Amer
I ican prisoners at camps in and near
Paris. today were considering the ad
visibility of calling additional witnesses.
| II was believed that if moro witnesses
are called they will include number
of army officers of high rank.
! The records submitted othe commit
tee yesterday by General March. chief
! Of staff, gave the first official contirma
! tion to reports of cruel treatment by
their own officers of American soldiers
! in France.
! Names of the officers court -martialcd
wore given in a cabcgram from General
l"rshing aud from reports Of BrigadiCr
Genera Edward r. Krcsgcr. acting
judge advorate general They included
, Lieutenant +. Fl. Smith. known in the
service as Hard Boi1ed' Smith. who
is serving sentence Of eighteen months
al Governors Island for his part in i'll
! treatment of prisoners under his charge
at farm No. >. near Paris.
! 1t is charged only officers of lower
grades were convicted and their superior
officers allowed TO go free.
San Diego. Calf. July 24.-Tho
loSth Infantry. some whose commits
stoned and noncommissioncd officers
have been sentenced in connection with
charges of "ruplties to American sol
dicrs. prisoners in France. went over
seas from Camp Kearny in command Of
! Colonel E. p. Grimstend. Government
inspectors had referred to this organiza
tion. which originated in Arizona. as
the best National Guard infantry
regiment in the country. II was Presi
dent Wilson's guard of honor when he
arrived at Paris. December. 1918. All
/ of its officers signed a pledge when the
/ i'nited States went into the war to
drink no intoXicants until peace was
declared and it was called "thc dry rcgi
! mcnt -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-24
TUO Super-LinerS
Planned BY 4. S.

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HN 1o care for III" passengers and
freight handled by tho now liners.
other improvements necessary at
MOutamk Holm will hO Soa walls to
protect the ships from northwest gales
and n customs hou~o aud immigration
station. H> well rs Wharv"S and ware
houses.
Supervisory Board
Plans for tho great American liners
were formulated nt meeting of naval
constructors and private builders. and
Chairman Hurley has recommended to
Secretary Daniels that tho construction
be supervised by committee to b."
composed of Roar Admiral David W
Taylor. chief of the Bureau of Con
Struction. nS chairman; Homer l.. Fer
Guson, president of tn" Newport News
ShiphuiIdlng and Dry Dock Company {;
J"Senh W. PoW"II, president of I'll" Fore
k'"r Sh1pbuIIdlnG Company \. 4.
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