COMMITTEE OF 100
OPENS CAMPAIGN FOR
Kolb, Porter, William and Shel
don Potter andNorris Are
Suggested as Desirable
Candidates
ijjglON TO BE DISCUSSED
. -t k tltst Atarttlnn it nt
Lndcnt Mayor nnd Councils stnrted
lfiii.it rush today. following mo can is
K5'1? f ii, liv lh Public Service Com-
flTA of 100 to the citizens of Phlladel
Sll" ' . , If lint nil nurlleH nnhil.
-i lilnh. ttrado men an candidates
SS xtairor. nnd the announcement of a
T of' ave candidates representing the
line Of Mayor "" - .....
The coniui'" u.o- -- ..,.
LVctC . . ..
I ' ". D. Porter, Director or tno De
. oeorfc" ; ,ii e.riv.
William Potter, ex-United States Mln
J to Italy.
, lg j. Kolb, colonel on the staff of
i'irfnor Brumbaugh and closo personal
ffil of the Governor.
?A "".... J -A .v.nir.xlnr nf ti rA.
;rtntent of PUbllo Safety.
' riJorso W. Norris, ex-Dlfector of the
Apartment of Wharves. Docks and
' v-t.tlls.4
fc'i eanipalBn commlteo was selected at
I . " .. .1 1 Irl ,t.A Ann...!....
fiho
meeting "sm u "; .u...u.n:j
Ca.(.mv. ana mis commiiico win
tintl mis corarouico wm ui-
::.f ih Hunt of the Independents. It
(imulstt of T. Henry walnut, cnairman;
WOW""5" .... ivnltn r r.
George """"" ; :.': ' ."
Bcmiih Francis B. nceves, Jr., and Ed-
Serf l. D. Roach, secretary.
F Of the candidates suggested by tho
'aromltteo the names of four wero In
th list of 11 suggested by tho business
men a week ago. They wero Director
Sorter, -William Potter, Norris and Kolb.
None of tho five names on tho commit
tee's list was Included In tho Organiza
tion leaders' list of eight "avallablcs."
Of tho men suggested by tho committee,
i...m. Norris and William Potter have
..aid that they would not be candidates.
The commmeo n vjiuo u.u nut. in
dorse the abovo candidates, and has not
tAnrtiA any. ono man as lis own candl-
date.
I? Accompanying tho suggestions was a
Setatement that announced tho decision of
Srtne committee to tight tho battlo for
'Independence of contractor bosses In poll-
tics, more vigorously than over before.
'Particular attention was called to tho
: necessity for electing not only an In-
dependent Mayor, who wilt conserve tho
Vork, of the Blankenburg administration,
' .fcut also for electing Independents to
U Councils.
S THE STATEMENT.
.n-'h abatement was everywhere d!s-
K :cussed In Independent political circles to-
UUn particularly a part or it wnicn inu
f. mated that a now political party may be
$ formed If the Republican leaders do not
put the right kind of candidates in tho
Held.
"Tho Executive .Committee of the Public
Service Committee of Ono Hundred has
communicated with each of the members
of the general committee for the purpose
of ascertaining tho views as to tho part
the committee should 'take In tho com-
E. Ins municipal campaign. It finds a prnc-
rtlcnlly unanimous response In favor of a
Inrirpr rnmnAlm netlvlfv than over be
fore. In order that tho oxcellcnt results of
the present administration may bo con
irrved and proper direction be given to
the city's advance, and that tho city shall
v Wfuiiy established on a Dusiness- oasis.
"i jh note also that this attitude, which
, lu'been expressed by the members of
ouftnm Committee, has been felt In tho
business world at large, ns Is evidenced
lr tfce letter signed by "Thomas Martln-
,, dale "and others, which has already ap-
. i'A vote of the. general membership of
the Puhlln Sarv'lcn Committea nt One
Hundred has resulted In a very definite.
tuRestlon of tho following for the ofllco
,e( Mayor. (Here follows the list afore-
sfcntloned.l
''Iloweyer, this committee has not and
tamta not as yet indorse any particular
"ttiii' as its candidate.
. INDEPENDENCE REQUIRED.
'.'In consldirlnir candidates the test to
K'spplied will embrace the elements of
tWracter, efficiency and Independence.
We lake It for granted that nona except
t man of character and efficiency will be
suggested by any of the parties for the
'e?ice, and, therefore, we lay stress upon
.the quality of Independence so that who-
er the next Mayor of Philadelphia may
t he shall be known as his own 'boss,'
Tecomlilng no authority except that of
th voters who have placed him In ofllce.
B4lWe urge the vpters of all national par
ies to place upon tho primary ballot
ef jhe party of their choice the names of
tuch candidate ns fulfill this Ideal. AVhile
lit mav becomA necessary to fuse tho
Cfculependent forces of the city Into ono
iSwimon movement outsida or tne lines
(the national parties, as has been accom
plished successfully In ih nnst. vet it
Spiild be unquestionably a great achleve-
t"WW for the citizenship of Philadeipnia
fj.at the respective national party prl-
eiariea a candidate of the qualifications
ive described should bo nominated by
Jtch, thereby Insuring the selection of a
ferthy Mayor.
jMuaT NOT- FORGET COUNCILMEN.
.The Importance of the mayoralty elec
tion Shnillri Ttn rtnrnf yimHIIi ntntl(tn
frem the fact "that all of tho Common
ifpuncllmen and Select Council men from
Awards Will b flprtA.l In Movemhep. In
f ootain .consideration tor names
Jnj municipal election the nomination
mt must be nled by August 31." The
"unite nay appointed a campaign
inifttCA rnnqlltlni. t tm Mlnivlni,.
Nrnwn, t. Henry Walnut: George
worth Carr, Walter E". Dalllnger,
Kit D. Allmnn UniMlli.. RmlVi
cli B. Reeves. Jr.. and Edward Ij.
Poacb. secretary.
committee asks that cltliens in
Ward shall viva immolnln nltrn.
tt the nuestlnn nt wnnl rnrAfienta
to Councils and that the suggestions
yper nominees bs sent to the office
1 rubllc Service Committee of One
ed. 315 Bulletin Building, without
ff SQ that steps may be taken Jmmo-
iy to nhtnln Um nlMiitBHnn nt nnmtm
.jCT" papers for proper candidates.
aSJjpiATH ACTION IMPERATIVE.
iT the schedule of registration days
;,tn nomination requirements made
J7y by recent acts of Assembly, It
rtremeiy urgent that' all preliminaries
P to the November election should
Sxen hold tt vli.nMA.ltf an at nnrfi.
that nominations arid elections may
i to by default" Th.ra three registra
rs. Tnuraday, Sipterober 3; THes-
-wwuioer i, antt tsaturuay, dbp-
17 11. nro ...Ha. .W.a. ...I. an Ana
JJ flrtt duties wltli which the Cara-
vvmmittee will concern Itself WIH
Kcure the lanredt noasibie resist ra
te that alt those who desire to vote
properly qualified.
nrtta the rn.rJnarallnn nt all dtl-
lw havo the j3oa of their munlei-
"rant at hefart
eehalf of the Publto Service Com-
One Hundred:
Wiltoo li.rtuirt D. Allmao
sn Jayn limu aruiui Dodz
Irs'iSai ft&ft.rost...
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tea1
caum M. SMjdb
ft, s
rila
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ZmSmv
r Ballin,
AviulD Gttarsa BtmiWUB. 1
buaineu mn at tiw city Will
J R.pu3Nlea I4adrs." W
MAriin(uiid uihnu fianu hULdea
tlt iri ,;Mi h.i...i.. .. kn lilMd A
Si'!'' ft in UU-
present nn 1.,ntenUo.n'.ftt " "
who tr.it.h-?,rt of iiu business wen
quallnedi'l1.' nftme" ,,
fur.iw ;?,r th. Wayo"iy to take any
the StUS In "J "''empting to intluence
tot Mln,U011,T J t18""8 candidates
tJreif?' "notedly tho business in
tha nL C11 would 'gladly accept
tot Mi5aHt0n ,Mi e,ccl,on of ftny mB"
cxoerUnnl w.h0J,1t',Ha.IIflcd r Ability and
commHn?iJ VA b? hl8 wPtlon In the
tH7?i & ff character and Integrity,
to u?.1.", t",r lhe aftalrs of the cty "
to lnaugurato a new era of construction
?an hSS SI,irent Sn th0 oth(- "and '"
men f ii!i.b5 ! that the business
Eiv cnPi'l!a,!lDhJa "' be tlsnedwlth
nr,uandlafle8 wno d0 hot l" UP to the
requirements of the situation."
!itrB.h,t,WlthJn tjJlnka of tho rem
LXni,!.' "?e Wa;hln8ton party In Penn-
ivJA ?Ver rf.urnlns .t0 the nepubli
can fold Is rabidly developing.
,, Vt?i ,e.ment lucd by Clifford PJnchot
and VViillam Draper I-ewls, urging thlrd-
lZ !T0n l0. filck ,t0 th Washington
paVty, was quickly followed Inst night by
R,nBa m.cat ,rom A' Nev,n Dotrich.
Stnto chairman of tho Washington party.
In which tho Plnchot-Lowle call was
branded "unoftlclal." Detrlch, as Btato
chalrmsn, asserted that, while nny indl-
.. .. .i cuiueii ui me Washington party
nro privileged to express such views ns
they desire, official notion df tho Wash
ington party as an entity must bo taken"
through him.
William Fllnn, lender of tho Washing
ton party In Pennsylvania during the
campaigns of 1912 and 1914, did not sign
tho statement Issued by Plnchot and
Lewis, nlthough It was laid beforo him
before It was made public. Both Fllnn
and Detrlch, It Is said, have been sound
ing out Washington party men for some
time, with a view to returning to tho
Republican party.
Slate Senator Richard V. Farley was
Indorsed for the minority County Com
mlsslonorshlp last night by" tho Uth Ward
Democratic Committee.
Flvo Organization candidates are In the
field for tho thred Common Counctlmanlc
nominations In tho 40th Ward. They aro
James Franklin, former scrgcant-at-ariris
of Select Council: William J. Kendrlck,
Jacob Mathay, a lawyer; Charles Bosch,
a merchant, and Dr. W. W. Weaver,
present member of Common Council.
10,000 SORE THROATS
IN THIS CITY RESULT
OF DAMP WEATHER
Many Victims in Hospitals and
All Walks of Life Affected
by the Malady
PHYSICIANS KEPT BUSY
SORE THROAT STATISTICS
10,000 riilladelphlans affected.
Continued damp weather advanced as
reason far epidemic.
No relief In sight until atmospuerlo
conditions become normal.
Clinics and hospitals kept busy treat
ing patients.
Many cures brought about throuch
massage of nerves.
Washington and St. Louis have similar
epidemics.
Ten thousand Phlladelphlans, members
of tho medical profession declared today,
aro suffering from soo throats, as a
result of tho continued damp weather.
Many of tho patients are confined in
different hospitals. According to physi
cians, this Is tho first epidemic of sore
throats that Philadelphia has had in
years. St. Louis and Washington nt
the present time have Blmllar epidemics.
Prominent practitioners who have been
treating some of the cases Btatcd today
that a majority of the patients were not
suffering with the regular old-fashioned
soro throat. Ninety-five per cent, of the
patients, according to physicians, are
suffering from a new malady In the
throat brought on directly through the
constnnt change in atmospheric condi
tions. Sore throats, physicians said today, can
be found In different parts of tho city.
The epidemic Isn't confined among a cer
tain element. Among those who are af
flicted are merchants, brokers, lawyers,
teachers, salesmen, women, messenger
boys, railway conductors, children and
others. , , ,
Medical statistics kept by physicians
show that soro throat during tho months
of July and August Is scarce. These
statistics are confirmed by official records
on file In the Department of Health.
In one large mercantile establishment
In tho upper part of the city, It was
learned today, 11 men detailed In one de
partment havo been absent for more than
a week. Some of them are In hospitals,
'whllo the others are at their homes.
Thoy are all nursing sore throats.
Dr. Walter I Stolp. a prominent neu
rologist, with offices In the De Long
Building, at the southeast corner of .13th
and Chestnut streets, has had a large
number of sore-throat cases. Doctor
Stolp declared that the epidemic which
now exIstB In Philadelphia is chiefly due'
to the recent continued change In at
mospheric conditions. .
"The damp weather which he have had
for several days." said Doctor Stolp. is
responsible for all the "re throa s. I
havi been kept busy every day In treat
ing patients. Some of my patients are of
splendid physique and have never been
sick in their lives until a week ago.
Among my patients are athletes and men
who spend nst of their time In the open
and also live In tents. These men tell
me that they have never known what It
was to have a headache. Soon after the
dame weather set In thel throats be
came sore. The epldemio of sore throats
fs not composed of the old-fashioned sore
throats. The sore throats of today are
e!Xly different. The neck becomes , s-
ened ana tne iicho, - -...-. -'-- .
tired. Later Inflammation sets in. I look
for tio relief until the present weather
changes
' : -ri-T TTm-ro CJWRVnVT' ATP
P.VTTj ODU.KS rULiLiVXSH on - i
WEST PHILADELPHIA HOLDS NOSE
Hamlets Line Ahout Denmark's Rottenness Applies to
Son Permeated by High, Fetid, Fulsome, Noisome,
Rancid, Putrid, Beasty, Musty, Frouzy Smell
West Philadelphia, half " JJJ
its nose and the opportunity of a Utmo
presents Itself to some young inventor to
day The appliance needed U ridiculous y
S r Almost anyone should be able to
St it. but he will have-to ba .quMJ,
respirators. lnVntloa must be some-
ta3S?aftrs
q&K "SE $r. w
gvEyiyq CBpEBpHirAi)i3irff. frtp-at, snrarrBT m
SCENE OF
B iPnnMTTtlnrtTI1PJilllfTITTrTTlTt'l H I li IHUW Tfiiltiiiriitsisisin,r(i'riTft,rftiaf
House at 627 Catharino street, whero 33 persons wore badly shaken up in
picturo shows damage done to front step.
STOP! LOOK! WATCH! AND LISTEN!
"FRIDAY , 13TH," JINX ON THE JOB
Scrutinize Your Step! Don't Eat Pie With a Sharp
Knife ! Don't Wear a Chest Protector !
. See America First!
Great murky gobs of room today pervade
The' atmosphere and make the world afraid.
Of some catastrophe; no ono knowa what.
Today all evil gplrlts icheme and plot.
This la the thirteenth day, and Friday, too;
A combination all have learned to ruo;
Finding, that it Inseparably links
Itself with countless multitudes of Jinx.
Eschew the ladder, avoid tho smashing
of mirrors, rcgnrdlcsu of the provocation.
It is Friday, tho 13th, tho great day of
the happenings that shouldn't be. Panics
nnd bad luck thrive today.
Commuters surging from a Pennsyl
vania ferryboat at Market street whirf
suddenly came to a halt today when
some one yelled, "Look out, It's Friday
the-13th."
Instead of rushing as usual up the
gangplank, the commuters walked In .sin
gle file and with extreme caution. Ac
cordingly, no ono was Injured.
Tho whole city papltatcd with supersti
tious .fear. Tho closest of friends became
suspicious of each other.
"Beware," was the watchword every
where. Even the,' temperature, against which
thero has been little objection lntely, went
tip. Starch ran out of Bhlrts nnd collars
before floods of perspiration.
Tho careful man avoids everything to
day that might- lead to anything. Ho
walks under no ladders. Ho uses the
utmost enro at street crossings, stair
ways and other points where he might
collide violently with something heavier
than himself or fall nnd get hurt.
Some men did not cat. -fearing ptomaine
poisoning. No one should lend money
SERVICE BOARD SITS
IN TRANSIT JUDGMENT
State Commission May Reach
Decision on Taylor Plan
Today or Tomorrow
The State Publto Service Commission
met today at Harrlsburg to consider the
application of the city of Philadelphia
for a. "certificate of public convenience"
to permit the construction of the Broad
street subway and the Frankford ele
vated lines. Tho Commission received on
the first mall today tho protest briefs for
warded to it, late yesterday afternoon,
by r.uby It. Vale, attorney In the Dallam
taxpayer suit, and Charles L. Fluck. The
transit matter was taken under consldera
tlon aB soon as the meeting was called to
order. 4
"The commission will mako every effort
to arrive at an early decision in tho
transit case," said Becretary Arch B.
Miller today, "and will make public Its
conclusions Just as soon as a settlement
Is reached. This may be today, possibly
not until tomorrow, or wri Monilw.
depending entirely upon the ability of the
Commissioners to get o tho bottom of
the vast amount of testimony and argu
ment submitted."
Director Taylor is laying all plans to
begin work at the earliest possible date.
Yesterday ho made formal application to
the Board of Highway Supervisors for
the approval of a permit for construction
"f the column foundations for tho Frank-
..bone faotory to a chemical plant was
accused or" being responsible for the
stench, but no case has been proved
against anything yet.
CoIneldnt with the arrival of the first
blUowa ol smell the city was dragging
the Gray's Firry Abbatoir Company Into
court on complaints of residents near the
planbHhat the cdor thero was unbearable.
Unhappily for the sufferers. Judge Davis
In Common Pleas Court No. 3. was spend
Ing hut last day on the bench, and was
afraid he couldn't give the case rough
attention, so he continued it until Mon
day, when it will be taken up by hU
successor.
The cKy wants tho Gray'a Ferry plant
reatralasd Xro dlstrfbuttes tb "r.
Attorneys for the plant, however, assert
tbTiroVH thU year U exactly the some
as that give out vrv working day for
ywrs It alo contend that other
olaiu produce bad odorsj lfl Gray's Ferry.
HuSuy. tbt the ssctlw is .
tpuriajT W no rsMrtdwtlal district.
DOWNTOWN BOMB
-'TT.'.
today. He who does probably never will
get It bnck. Borrowing Is different.
Every one should borrow, provided some
one can bo found to lend. It is like find
ing money.
Frank Pollvnlk, 35 yenrs old, a tailor,
of 422 McClcllan street, wns' so terrorized
by tho fear of Friday tho 13th that ho
obtained n marriage license yesterday to
wed .Mlnnlo Stono, of 1D01 Patton street.
Then ho toro It up Inadvertently with a
lot of old letters. Today he returned
to the Marriage Llccnso Bureau for n
new permit, nnd showed so much fear
of a license bearing the fatal number
13 that Clerk Ferguson dated tho docu
ment August 12. Pollvnlk was divorced
from his first wlfo In June, 1915, and Mrs.
Stono divorced her first husband In May,
1911.
Many, many years ago Lucy Stono was
born on tho 13th day of August. She
declined to bo taxed without being rep
resented, and tho minions of the law
took away her household furnlturo to
sell for tho taxes. Today n -hardy band
of her followers, no others than tho
suffragists of New York, led by the In
trepid Drf Anna Howard Shaw, who per
mitted the sale of an automobile rather
than pay taxes, unveiled n monument
to Lucy Stono as the formal opening of
tljo campaign In Now Jersey.
The suffragists are so sure that they
aro going to. win they are not even
superstitious. Others In many walks of
llfo aro not so confident. Thousands of
men who plan to start something or
somewhere 'oday will put It off until
tomorrow, in respect for the great god
chance. Friday, the 13th. Boware!
ford lino along Front street between
Arch and Callowhlll streets and between
Frankford avenue and Unity street.
The briefs submitted to the Publto Serv
Ico Commission by Sir. Vale and Mr.
Fluck both urge that the "certificate' of
public convenience" be denied. Mr. Fluck
asks that the certificate be denied only
until assurance of universal free trans
fers and tho complete abolition of the
8-cent exchange tickets Is given. Th
brief of Mr. Vale, however, argues that
the whole program urged by Director
Taylor Is an unnecessary extravagance.
Mr. Vale advances four propositions
which he contends should constrain tho
commission to deny permission to build
the lines. These are:
VALE'S PETITION.
"First. Publlo utilities are In the
nature of publlo monopolies, and since
competition between publlo utilities leads
to economic waste, the burden of show
ing affirmatively the necessity for a pro
posed competing utility rests upon the
applicant.""
"Second. Inadequacy of service ren
dered by an existing utility must be dem
onstrated by the petitioner as a condi
tion precedent to the granting of a
certificate of .convenience to a competing
utility, nnd the record of the Instant ap
plication Is barren of facta or tending to
show compelling Inadequacy of present
rapid 'transit facilities In the city of
Philadelphia.
"Third. Tho instant application Is de
fectlve and Inadequate In that (a) It Is
duplicate, (b) contradictory and uncer
tain, (o) falls to comply with the rules
of the Commission, and (d) prays for the
construction of portions only of two sepa
rate publlo utilities without regard to the
completion of either utility or (e) the
equipment or the operation of either
Initial portion or the completed whole of
either utility.
"Fourth. The proposed utilities are
neither necessary nor proper, and the
record affirmatively shows their burden
eomo extravagance,"
Final Cleanup is a Man-size Opportunity
Here are STYLE nnd QUALITY and SERVICE backed by tha
Becker Guarantee.
Here are prices so ruthlessly cut they'll surprise the moat
hardened bargain hunter.
And Here's the Reason
We are opening a new Becker Store In the Wtdener Building.
-This means irean nui "
Sntnmslis sinnlH in tlA lmmadiatfilV Cie&r6l
AH original prices cut one-half
Many reductions even greater
Shoes and Oxfords
At 20 and 22 South 15th Street Only
4.00 to?5.00 Short Lines
$4.00 and $4.50 ,
55.00 aad $5.50
$6.00 and $6.50
!
rlE.SHOPS
EXPLOSION
! "-'" l'",".",;,&y"'i'?yffr3i
early morning explosion.
The
33 PERSONS THROWN
FROM BED BY BOMB
Explosion Vrecks Marble Steps
of House, Injures Boy and
Rouses Neighborhood
A bomb exploded at the door of 627
Catharino street threw tho top block of
tho marblo steps Into the middle of the
street early today, smashed windows for
a distance of two blocks In dwellings and
gavo 33 persons living In the houso a
bad shaking up. A boy whose homo Is
across tho street was cut on. tho leg by
flying glass. He was tho only one in
jured. Jnmes Qorclgcl, 23 years old, of 627
Catharino street, ono of six boarders In
the house, was arrested after an' Investi
gation by District Detectives 'Wlrtschaf
ter, Fields and McGinn, of the 5d nnd
Christian streets station, as a suspicious
character.. He was arraigned at Central
Station and held in 1000 ball.
The Catharino street house Is operated
by Michael Massero, who runs an Italian
employment agency. His wife'" and six
children live In tho rear of tho.jflrSjt ijqoi:
and his mother, Mrs. Anna Massero, S3
years old, lives In the third floor. She
Is hysterical from the shock. and under
the care of a physician.
Thrco other families live In tho house
In addition to the boarders. They are
Joseph Darchna. his wife and three chil
dren, third floor rear: Tony Doucclnl,
wife and four children, second floor, and
Tony Cllanlo, wife nnd five children, third
floor front.
The injured boy is Peter Ucclftro, U
yenrs old, of 638 Catharine street He
was treated at the Pennsylvania Hospital
for a severe gash in his leg and then
sent back to his home.
The explosion occurred at 3:30 o'clock.
Most of- tho occupants of 627 Catharine
street and houseB on either Bide were
thrown out of bed by the shock. Tho
front door was blown open, but not torn
from tho hinges. The top slab of the
steps was found In two pieces In the
middle of the street.
Hundreds of men', women and children
crowded Into the street in their night
clothing following the concussion. They
stood around In excited groups for nearly
an hour beforo the police could Induce
them to return to their homes.
Massero says he has no Idea who placed
the bomb.
Civil War Veteran Hit by Jitney
John M. Patterson, 76, a veteran of tho
Civil War, Is In the Hahnemann Hospital
with severe cuts and bruises caused by
being, knocked. dpwn by a Jitney between
Broad Street- Station and the City Hall.
Mr. Patterson, who Is an Inmate of tho
Soldiers' Home, at Hampton Roads, Va.,
was on his way to visit his son, R. M.
Patterson, superintendent of construction
of tho Bell Telephone Company, at
Brldgeton, N. J last night, when the ac
cident happened.
How does your laundry
wash your clothes? Wlth
acid and bleach or by soak
ing and soaping? Our
housewife methods wash
clothes clean and keep
clothes whole. Phone
Neptune Laundry
J501 Columbia Ave.
WfontfAGvette-testf
l" "; M"2, --"
$2.65
??.95
J3.4S
$4.45
f
v $L
mi
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At theso Addresses Only
908 Chestnut Street, Juniper M PHbrt 5tf.,
20 and 22 South 15th Street
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ND!V!DlJJ-5w
trots:
PHILA. ELECTRIC MES
ENORMOUS INVENTORY
72,660 Sheets In 368 Volumes
Given Service Board in Com
pliance With Director
Cooke's Demands
Tho lengthy Inventory of tho Phlladet
phta Etectrlo Company properties, which
tjia company was ordered to fllo with the
Sltato Public Service Commission, fol
lowing the lontf fight conducted by Di
rector Cooke, has been summarized for
tho benefit of tho pubtl by those Inter
ested In the caso. The Inventory Is In
tended to be only a Ilea of properties,
tho nppratsan, which Is tho vatuo of each
property, Is to como later. The elefctrlo
company has naked until November 15
to file this valuation.
Tho rcsumo of Oio Inventory follows:
rrcllmlnnry surveys of the property of'
tho Philadelphia Electrlo Company, In
preparation for making tho Inventory of
tho property, woro mado In July, 1911,
and In August tho Inventory was starteil
with IS men. It has been continued
steadily to dato with such number of
employes as could be economically and
successfully used, being a maximum of
Cd.
Tho results of the Inventory, In all de
tails, comprise 363 volumes of field sheets
and notebooks, having an aggregate esti
mated number of 72.5CO sheets. These
field sheets havo been digested and sum
marized, and tho summaries prepared for
presentation to tha commission.
KINDS OF PROPERTY. -
The total quantities of alt kinds of
property of the company are set forth
In one summary volume of 97 pages. Tho
kinds of property wero divided Into 11
different Items, as follows:
1 Overhead lines. 2 Lamps and lamp
suspensions (being moro particularly
municipal lamps). 3 Underground lines.
i Land. 6 Buildings. C Station equip
ment. 7 Equipment on customers' prem
ises (which Includes meters, scrvlco wire,
transformers, etc.). 8 Horses and ve
hicles used In company's business. 9
Furniture, fixtures and ofllco equipment,
tools and implements and materials and
supplies on hand. 10 Tho commercial
steam (hcatlng syBtcm. 11 Work In prog
ress (which consists particularly of tho
new power station not yet in operation,
but being for tho company's business).
Assocluted with the summary volume of
97 pages, are threo general maps of Phila
delphia, which show tho working districts
by which the Inventory was made, tho lo
cation of each plcco of real cstato owned
or leased by tho company, and tha gen
eral locations of tho company's electrlo
lines In t licclty.
110 VOLUMES IN SUMMARY
Also associated with the summary vol
ume uro 103 other volumes, which glvo
the locations and specifications of the
property. Thcso volumes, In other words,
are volumes of supporting data, showing
the character of the various Items of
property enumerated by quantities.
Ono volume coptnlns specifications and
blue prints of detail devices. Sixteen
volumes of maps show the locations of
poles and of underground conduits and
tubes. Ono volumo shows survey maps
and the deed descriptions of each portion
of land belonging to' tho company. Twenty-six
volumes Bhow general plans of tho
various buildings owned by tho company.
Including the building for the Station A-3,
which Is In process of construction. Four
volumes show photographs of buildings,
equipment and details of construction.
One volume shows tho dotalls of the com
mercial steam-heating system. Forty
eight volumes show details of equipment
In tho various stations of the company,
and eight volumes show details of com
pany's squipment on the premises of cus-
Befmonts
special at
32c Iho
It's, rather difficult to
find a confection, that so
satisfies that candy hunger
as these delightful
Assorted B cl m o n t s. The
variety of combinations
gives them a constant
charm that makes a box
disappear very speedily.
Fruit or caramel centers,
surrounded' by smooth
marahmallow, and this,
chocolate coated. 32c lb.
Mint Souffle A very
seasonable candy "bite" for
after dinner or on the porch
of a week-end afternoon.
You'll rarely find so good a
souffle at 19c lb.
Pineapple and Walnut
Kisses A cream of melt
ing goodness, containing
chopped fruit or nuts.
27c lb.
Chocolate Peanut Crisp
You've eaten a crisp that
was too hard, and therefore
not altogether enjoyable.
This crisp -is just-right.
31c lb.
Chocolate Covered Mai.
low Fudge A combination
of fudge and marshmallow
that is very appealing to
the taste. 27c lb.
Assorted Fudge, an ex
ceptional quality. 23c lb.
Peconut, 3 pkgs. for 10c.
Good things at
the pastry counter
Straight from our own ovens,
connected with the store. Each
rood cake or pastry is absolute
iy fresh, and skilfully baked of
perfect materials.
Soft Ginger Bread, 10c loaf
Berwick Sponge Cake, 10c loaf
White Blountaln Layer Cakes,
30c each
Found Cake, 35c lb.
Estellas, 10c each
Cinnamon Bun, 18c lb.
Pulled Bread rebaked in our
own bakery, a pflrfect bread for
those who must be careful of
their diet, 15c M-lb.j 26c fc-lb.;
50c lb,
Titos. Martlndale & Co.
' tQSh& Market
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totners. four Volumes enumerate furni
ture, office equipment, machine-shop
equipment, general tool and implement,
and material and t'lppllts on hand.
The above 110 volumcg contain In tb
hrgregrote 10,432 sheets, bealdes (he de
scriptions and survey maps of the
parcel of land. In addition there Is in
analytical Index of the velum y
groups of property. Twelve addition!
volumes are also Included for exhibit td
the commission, which are sample vol
umes of field sheets exhibiting the data
as leathered by the field Inventory. The
12 volumes Illustrate the comprehensive
manner In which the original field In
ventory was made crt 72,560 sheets.
CRIPPLE FALLS AND DIES
Tobln, Old Hag Plckor, Noighborhofid
Character, Slips on Step
Injuries sustained when a crutch slipped
on (i marble Step nnd caused him to fall
resulted In the death of "Old John" To
bin, a. one-logKed ragpicker, In (ho North
western General Hospital.
For many years Tobln had been a fa.
miliar character In the neighborhood of
22d street nnd nidge avenue. Ife was T4
years old and said ho "never had no
homo."
Ills death was due to n hemorrhage
caused by a wound In his head.
A four-minute run to the University
Hospital by the police petrol of the BSlh
and Pino streets station and nrst-ald
treatment by Sergeant John Cuslck saved
the life of Mrs. Albert Marquette, of 1643
South Yewdall street, who attempted to
take her llfo with gas late last night.
"Nobody knows my troubles," said Mrs.
Marquette, who Is the mother of five- chil
dren. She was revived by a pulmotor.
SEEK BODYjIN IUVER
Wilmington Polico Baffled by Report
of Woman's Action
The 'Wilmington police are dragging; ths
river for tho body of a woman who was
seen to plunge from tho upper deck of
the steamboat City of Chester from Phila
delphia as It passed through the Penn
sylvania Railroad drawbrldgo, near the
mouth of tho Christiana Itlver at Wil
mington, last night.
Herbert Reedcr, a slnnnlman on ths
draw, who ay he Is positive he saw &
woman either Jump or fall Into the, river,
put out In a small boat and recovered a
handbag. It contatned a door key,
wedding ring, some change and other ar
ticles, but no clue to the Identity of '.ho
owner.
Wilson Lino officials said they .had re
ceived no report relative to a missing
passenger.
President Ren Silently Better
The condition of Samuel Ilea, president
of tho Pennsylvania Railroad, Is slightly
Improved today, according to physicians
In the Polyclinic Hospital, where ho has
been under treatment sinco August T. Tha
nature of Mr.' Ilea's Illness has not been
disclosed. Though his condition Is, critical,
the physicians say there Is no cause for
alarm.
Only till 1 P. M.
Tomorrow!
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1000 Suits that were
$20 to $30!
Alterations charged for.
Last Go!
$3.25 for striped Flan
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T rouse r si $3.75 for
white Flannel Trousers.
$10 Palm Beach Suits, $7.50!
Perry&Co.
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16th & Chestnut Sts.
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