South Bend News-Times, Volume 35, Number 9, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 9 January 1918 — Page 5

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SEES ONLY 3 MILLION TONS SHIPS IN IM

BEHIND THE SCENES

With Rulers and Leaders of Wartime Europe By the Princess Radziwill

Packing Aeroplanes for "Over There

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Newport TJcvs Company Head Tells Senate Committee Big Problem Now is Housing for Workers.

WASHINGTON. Jan. America's probablA output of nrrchint ships in 191S was put at three milium tons Tuesday b Homer L. Ferguson, president and general mana

ger of the Newport Nvs Ship I i J i 1 . J - ;

in company, testifying at th- tr-n-ate fhip building inquiry. Intimate:? frequently made of from live to eight million ton., ho declared, wer.' misleading to the public and shoulJ rtfit be permitted to ro unchallenged. The greatest obstacle now in the way of rapid construction. Mr. perffuson wild, is poor housing facilities ffr ship yard workers. His ttory of housing conditions at Newport News so stirred the committee that a sub-committee comprising Chairman Fletcher and Sen. Harding was appointed to confer tomorrow with the proper government officials with a view to obtaining immediate relief there and elsewhere. The testimony of Mr. Fergi.-on. for 17 years a naval constructor, made, a visible Impression on the committee and he was kept on th stand most of the day. He did not hesitate to criticise the shipping boaid and the emergency fleet corporation pnd he'd thern to blame in .Virile measure for the slow development of the government's program. Honshu; the Ills Problem. 'The housing problem," Mr. Ferguson de la red, "is ope of the most vital facing the government in th conduct of the war. You cannot gt the ships unless houses are provided for workmen. We want to add 5.000 men to our force and there is nowhere In NVwport News for them to live. I understand that conditions elsewhere are equally as' bad. "Thre is no limit to the amount of ships this eounfry can build if ft really sets itself to the task. The shipyards already built and those building can turn out ".,000,000 tons of ?hips annually under proper conditions and the country could, if put to it add still other yards and produce ten milium tons a year. Put it anr.rt be done without man power and man power cannot be oMairud unless housing is provided." Declaring that .'T.OnO.OOO tons is the probable maximum production this year. Mr. Ferguson said that Idoyd's special report estimates the steel output at only 2.300,000 tons. Although he did not condemn the wooden ship program. Mr. Ferguson said that he doubted if the vessels if they were built were tit for trans-Atlantic service. They could be used to great advantage, he said, on coastwise runs. 1uirg No Coordination. M embers of the committee were Interested to know what had caused the delay in the government's providing housing facilities for shipyards and Mr. Ferguson replied that he thought It was due to a lack of coordination V.y the war and navy departments, the shipping hoard and the council of national defence. Concentration of shipyards in the Philadelphia district was criticised by Mr. Ferguson as likely to increase housing difficulties and to add to railroad congestion. The industry, he said, should have been scattered more along the coasts. hip building in established yards was hampered Instead of expedite!?. Mr. Ferguson ?aid. when the fleet corporation commandeered mnHtruction. Until December, he declared, the corporation was unwilling to pay additional costs for speeding up building operations. although the private owners of ships under construction always were ready to pay for speed Wooden construction was delayed Mr. Ferguson said, because the corporation attempted too ambitious a program at the start. Changes in specifications caused delays, he said, when if the corporation had started with a few ships and developed the type it wanted few vessels woul I have had to be changed. ramm laractk-al Man. "Weuld the program in your opinion have moved any taster if a practical ship builder in the first place had teen put in as general manage c.f the fleet corporation 7" Sen. Martin asked. "Yes." Mr. Ferguson replied. "So far a.s I know this is the :irst time since the program was put under

wav that a practical shin bulkier j

ever was asked officially for his advice cr sucgestions as to ship building." At the time Hear Admiral C'app resigned as general manager of the licet corporation. Mr. Ferguson was

vm;ui; aim: tin: KPSMAN CHOW.V .NAVFI.S? lie-ports fro:a Petr gnu de.-.riho th- wholesale beding of the winter palace, the contents of whPh have beep offered for sale l y the drunken soldier, who in', aded the ar. dent

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j heavy, and on the day of his coro'nation Nicholas II. overtired by the long ceremony, dropped it from his hand as he entered the cathedral of the Arch-angel. one of the niot important churches of the Kremlin, whither the crars repair after the

ceremony of their coronation. The Incident caused an immense sensation at the time of its occurrence

13 land was interpreted as an ominio.is

concerning i i-n jV rnany Kussi.ms. most fate of tiie whom are painfully superstitious.

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The imperial globe js aPo a pa it of the regalia. It is surmounted i v

room in the pal-, what is prokably the laiK'.t rule in ac and rumors ; existence, one which formerly be

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tb.e empress before h r departure caused them to lie se'te-tly conveyed to Darmstadt for safety. This.

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from w hose castle of Niesu icge, in Lithuania, it was removed during the Xapoler.nic wars am1, taken over te Petersburg to be included anion.; the crown jewels. It is an immense but not at all beautiful stone, in view of the numerous flaws it ios-

Princr-vs Itadiwill. however, is but , esses. and it is suoooved to hnve

idle gos.-ip, i;ecause in spite of the Corne into the possession of the omnipotence of Nicholas II. it would pad.iwill family together with many have leen extremely difficult for her other priceless gems, thanks t tiie to have done .s0. For one thing ! alliar.ee contracted by one of its these jewels were never in his per- j nu-mbe r;- with the heiress of the foi -sonal custody or in that of the em- tune of King John Sobieski of I'o-

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DECLARES ALSACE HAS NEVER BEEN FOR GERMANY

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press, but were in charge of a treasurer whose duty was to deliver to the consort of the reigning sovereign those which she liked to wear, but only on special occasions, a.s most of the time the czarina only put on the pearls and diamonds that constituted her private property. Alexandra Feodorowna in particu-

land. Tradition will have it that it once formed part of the treasures belonging to the famous Turkish eirand Vizier. Kara Mustapha. who together with his armies was driven away from Vienna by King John.

The pearls which formed one of the very valuable ornaments of the

lar disliked to adorn herself with j pussiau imperial treasury, were per-

precious stones which did not belong, to her personally, and a.s she hardly ever appeared in public at any state ceremony, the treasures accumu-

haps the most wonderful collection of their kind in Furope and comprised some absolutely unique specimens. Put the most remarkable

bated by the pussian sovereigns re- j Kf.m n the magnific ent collection of

rnained for most of the time in the

safe which had been specially con fctructcd to receive them.

Among these treasures the gigantic crown of the czars is the most conspicuous object. It is composed entirely of brilliants of the purest water and enriched by two rows of inatchle.su pearls, the equals of which do not exist in Kurope. The crown of the empress is made after the same model, hut is of smaller size and dimensions. It formerly belonged to Catherine II, and had

the czars was a diamond necklace, consisting of three rows of stones, each the size of a pigeon's egff This the Km press Marie Feodorowna liked to wear cm state occasions. It was supposed to I.e worth 20,000.000 rubles, and together with the huge tiara whose centerpiece consisted of one immense pink diamond, constituted a parure. the like of which will probably never l e seen again. Anion),' all of these treasures whose complete description would sound as extravagant as an Arabian fairy tale, there is one ring with a strange and sinister history. It be-

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.deputies icsumtd its sessions Tuesday after tb.e holiday recess. It wa called to order by Jules Siegfried, i n natie Alsatian, who in the a'osenco of Haren Anne de Mackau,

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was the liest member present.

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of the provinc s. f u- th.

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world, i he lnpjstp'" rair.e liad b.en the

later injustices to .err.a and Hd giuin. he pointed out, and the fr.

PARENTS AND STUDENTS CAPTURE DEGENERATE

INDI ANAl'i 1.. Jan. !. Irington. a siii'Urti of Indianapolis, n'eted for its loe of peaee and quiet. Ti:'sday was tip' s'tiu' of wild e-iten'-nt whci' an infuriated mob of parents, high scliool . boys and Putl'T ccdh'ge- students chas-'d anc captured a man accused of mistreating children of the village. The man gave his name as Kverett Klkins. 22 vears dd. He was turned over

to the police and charged w;th contributing to tb.e delinquency of children.

BERLIN PROMISES TO TREAT AMERICANS RIGHT

AMSTKPDAM. Jr n The fol lowing statement ha h'en issued by the- Wolff bureau, tae semi-ofTicial news agency in PerHr: "The report is published from American head'uartcT3 th it the Germans intend to .-ft American

prisoners systematically

Pritish. French and Italian prisoners, and is i.ased allegedly on an official G'-rman iat-nient that Amerl-

l cans are nard of understanding and

unable to conduct themselves like gentlemen. Such an official statement was never made. "American prisoners will be treated .past as kirdly and considerately as all other prisoners."

Don't pay you saw it !n the newspaper. Say News-Times.

open-

ing speech entirely to the subject i of Alsace-Lorraine. When he was worse than ! ,i,.ie..i fr-m in .,-

invaders of his native lan!, he said, lie little expected to occupy the position he was holding today. "My native Mulhouse,' he went on, "have never been German. My Grandfather was a citizen there when in 7.9 the little republic of its own fr?e w-ll asked to lie united to Franc?. Alsace-Lorraine was then already French. Metz had been French since l".ö2. Alsace since 104 rind Porralne since 1 7 . M. Siegfried recalled the protest

I of the A'sace-Porraine deputies at

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of the two proinees was th reserved for .-"erbia and Ih-lgit

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they remained in (lermany's hanl3.

POPE ASKS MURDER OF DEFENSELESS STOPPED

WASHINGTON, .Tan. . The Cnr.. his sent autocrnphei letter to th-i emperors of Austria an.! German v Insisting on the cr--ation of ninss.i' ies of d fen.-eb ss women and children nnd protesting ag.i.-r. et t h. i iestruction of art feis ires in a:r raids oer Padua, ac. -or, ling to o::;-

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been made especially for lier, a-s she

found the large crown too heavy and I longed to Peter the Great, who had

massive for her head. When the former Tzar Nicholas II was crowned, his mother, the Dowager empress, according to etiquette, had to appear at the ceremony in full regal attire, and the question arose as to whether she was to wear the crown of Catherine or the new one which had been especially made for this occasion, when two empresses were to present themselves before their subjects, wearing the full insignia of their dignity. The Dowager would have liked to retain for her use the diadem she had worn on her own ceronation day, but the czar decided otherwise and it was the new one which he obliged his mother to put on, much to the disgust of the latter. Next to the crown stands in im

portance the imperial scepter, which

given it to his daughter Elizabeth,

later to he empress in her own right. This princess wore it for some time, but discovered that whenever she put it on some misfortune befell her. Peinir superstitious to the extreme, she gave orders that the unlucky jewel be sold. Her nephew and future successor, hearing of her command, bought the ring for himself. Thenceforth he constantly wore it on his linger from whence it was removed only after his violent death. It will be remembered that he was strangled by Alexis OrlotT, the lover of his wife, the future Catherine the Great That empress had the gem removed to the treasury and for

bade it ever being used again. This ; order was obeyed during her whole i life, but after her death Paul I, findintr the jewel beautlfai, took it out ',

is surmounted by the lug jewel I of its safe and began wearing it. lie ;

known as the Orloff diamond and I also came to a violent death ana it which was presented to the Fmpress i became a popular belief that the unrnttirrino it he her fimmu fivnritn tluckv ring was a kind of Italian Jet-

orlofT. It is supposed to be one of ! tatura. which should never be touch- : V-oj

the eyes of an Indian idol, the either one being represented by the KohiNoor of the English crown. This gem. although of course quite unique, has. nevertheless, one flaw.

ed. This ostracism of what was a wonderful ornament continued until one day when Alexander II looking over the crown jewels, took a fancy to this cursed ring and carried it

stain on one of its faucets, which! away to hIs private apartments. It

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blemish could be easily removed if it were subjected to a recutting; but to this no Pussian sovereign has ever consented for fear that something might happen to the wonderful jewel were it handled even by experts. This scepter is immensely

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William Penman. wh n chairman, sought to ha' e Mr. lVr-ruson beiome a member of the corporation'; .taff. but Mr. Ferctison said !v had reccped no definite offer. Sen. Martir wa? aroused oer the ho using problem. "If housing is needed that badly."

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go eminent can get

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V.ie the city. "Then ''11 stay." Mr. Ferguson -aid. "1 have been t r: ing for ninö months to cd housing at Newport

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sent it as a gift to his moiganatic: wife, the Princess Youriewsky. but! .i i ....)

ne was assassinated neiore ne couiu j

give it to her. So this famous ring j jjxj fell once more under ostracism and i .J remained so for a good many years, j

but the Empress Alexandra declared V .1

nothing but nonsense and

ranged to fit her own lir.

now she also has come to grief and 1 lj

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N these days of high prices, it's poor

economv to worrv along with a bad

back that makes the simplest work a torture, and a full day's work impossible. If every day brings morning lameness, sharp pains when bending or lifting, nervousness, and a dull, tired state, there's surely something wrong. Likely it's kidney weakness. Urinary disorders may give further proof. Don't neglect it! Though easily corrected at first, delay may run

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! speakiu-; of the order. Mrs Paniels I said. "A your.g cjuaker o.ficcr was I court-u.artia!'d and reduced for :n- ' top ation. Hi- uncle came ard se-i-r!y upraided my husbar.d, ia-

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Paissian state, have, during the turmoil of recent weeks, disappeared, together with the marelous collection of silver which was stored in the winter palace. The Empress Alexandra, when arrested, was re-iuested to give up her jewels to the new government, but she absolutely refused to do :-;o. saying that they constituted her private property, and after an acrimonious discussion Kerer.sky at last allowed her to retain them in her possession.

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EAST BROADWAY. Wm. Poy. retired farmer. 127 E. Proadway. says: "I had a weal; back and any effort sent sharp pains through it. Then my kidneys began acting ton oft- ' en and the kidney secretions became unnatural. The lir.-t box of Joan"s Kidney Pills, procured at Kuss' Drug Store, L-ae me gi eat relief and after 1 had taken tiie third box. my kidnejs regained strength and I was in better health than I had been in a long ;ime." EAST KEASEY STREET.

Mrs. E. H. Emery. 4P E. Kcasey .'t.. says; "I hae used Poap" Kidr.ey Pills and have found that they go right to the cause of kidney complaint an i cure, as they sure'y did in my case, j praise Doan Kidney Pills whenever the opportunity presents itself." Mrs. Emery gave the above account f her experience with Dean's Kidney Pills on June 22. F'0. and over nine j ears later, she added: "I still have a hirh opinion of Doan's Kidr.ey Pills and am glad to hae my statement used as before."

NORTH MAIN STREET. Mrs. P. Potier, SOU N". Main St.. says: "I as well as others of the famih can vouch for Doarfs K)dnpy Pills as a good medicine. In the j,ast I hae had attacks of kidr.ey diso "der and my bark has become very stiff and lame. My kidneys have acted lrr.-u-ularly and the kidney secretions lav" caused me anr.oyar.ee. 1 1 o a ever, I piic-kly ward otf any serious trouble by uFing a box of Po.m'.s Kidney Pills, procured from Coonle-y V "o.'s Prug Store. They .-uuii free me frrro such suffering." NORTH FRANCIS STREET. Henry Longakcr. enrpentr-r. "? X. Francis St., saj s: "I can cheerfully recommend Poan's Kidney Pills. I hae used many medicines but Doan's Kidney mils are the Ses". f.r kidney medicine that T hae ever taken." Nine years later Mr. In-k--r said: "! shall never forget the cure D '.tn's Ki lr.ey pills gae me and I am certair.lv willing to h i e my re-comnienda-

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