EVENING LEDGER PHItADELPniA", FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1915:
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SWINDLING OF CITY STOPPED
BY DIRECTOR LOEB; RECORD
SHOWS HOW "GRAFT" CEASED
Business Methods Replace Favoritism
and Dishonesty in Department of
, Supplies Traps of Contractors
Detected in Dealings
Written repcrlallr for the Ktenlng; Ledger and Public I-edrer
SWINDLING the city through the me
dium of a politically blindfolded Direc
tor of the Department of Supplies had so
lontf. been the practice that contractors
were genuinely surprised four years ngo
at the attitude of Herman Loeb, a manu
facturer, who In his prlvnte business lor
jears had studied methods of obtnlnlng
low prices In the purchase of raw mate
Hals. Philadelphia annually purchases
Irom $2,500,000 to $3,000,000 worth of sup
pliescoal for the various publlo build
ings, milk, dour, beef, flsh and other edi
bles for the different publlo Institutions,
and hardware, paints, glass, lead, water
pipe, stationery, lumber, packings and
other materials for the sundry municipal
departments.
"No private business can stand up for
long which does not follow the fluctua
tions of the market In prices for raw
materials," he snld. "I simply did for
the city what any business man does for
himself. For years I had been purchas
ing leather, Btrawboard, glazed paper,
glue, cane and various fibre goods, and
my system possessed no novelty, Judged
from the rules of private business. In
stead of going to my desk at the factory
I went to my desk In the City Hall. It
was the same Herman Loeb, same brain,
same Ideas, same methods."
NOT A SPOTLIGHT SEEKER.
Being a quiet sort of man, et practi
cal, the accomplishments of Mr. Loeb in
getting a dollar's worth for every U ex
pended by the city have received small
exploitation. Somehow he lacked the fac
ulty Of achieving a headline triumph after
coring each victory in the expenditure
of public funds.
''Many of the contractors dealing with
the city during prcious administrations
wfere old personal friends," explained Mr.
Loeb. "Because I was the Instrument dis
ciplining their ways of business a former
laxity that primarily rested in the office
I held was no reason for me to rush into
print with the chronicle of their dis
honor. In many instances I had to go
to law with them, and it was more In
sorrow than anger that I was forced to
make their old practices a part of the
documentary record of this office.'
Here Mr, Loeb related an instance in
point:
"This particular contractor, whose
name I do not care to mention, and my
self were well enough acquainted to call
each other by our first names. He put
Irr a very low bid to deliver steer meat
to city Institutions, and was awarded the
contract. He had been the lowest bidder
for many years. Later, I discovered that
Kls price to the city was an attempt to
deliver my integrity as a business man,
for he had counted upon no inspection of
the meat at the institutions. I found that
hn. was sending us Inferior meat, and was
not complying with the specifications un
der which he obtained the contract. I
had to notify him that he must comply
with the terms of the specifications, and
Incidentally I had to reject the Inferior
meat.
AN ANGRY MEAT DEALER.
"Well, he came down here as mad as a
hornet. lie assured me that the meat he
was delivering was the same as he had
been sending to the city Institutions for
IS years, and concluded with the personal
plea:
" 'Herman, do you want to ruin me?'
'It nover occurred to him that his put
ting in a low bid for one kind of meat,
apd then delivering another kind, was a
fraud against all the other meat dealers
of Philadelphia. After threatening me
with his influence if I did not yield, he
had the boldness to go to the Mayor and
lodge complaint against my action. I told
him that if the Mayor sustained him I
would resign insldo of five minutes. When
his Honor had heard both sides, he re
marked to me:
'" 'If you had done anything In this
matter different than you have done you
would not have remained In your office
Ave minutes.'
'That Is the sort of man Philadelphia
has had at the helm for the last four
years.
'I went In the open market and bought
the- kind of meat this contractor had
agreed to supply, and later he sued the
city for f93B.ll, the amount I withheld to
eover any dlfferenco In price between his
bid 'and that which I was compelled to
pay for meat In accordance with the
specifications covered by his contract.
CITY WINS LAWSUIT.
"My contention was that, through the
refusal of this contractor to deliver meat
In accordance with specifications, the city
Had been put to a total expense amount
ing to $18,132 through purchases made in
the open market, and that, In addition to
the $9363.11 withheld, the said contractor
was still Indebted In the sum of $8S8.89.
The judge at the close of the case ordered
the jury to bring In a verdict In favor of
the city for the full amount of 118,132."
The following Is an excerpt of a letter
received by the Director of the Depart
ment of Supplies from a meat contractor
who is a follower of the Organization:
"Have you ever calculated how much
the city has saved by rewriting specifica
tions during your term on meats and
poultry? I have calculated that the va
rious changes should mean a saving of
at least $200,000 during your administra
tion, also giving an opportunity to other
than favored contractors to secure bust-
Probably the greatest difficulty Mr,
Loeb had to contend with was Invisible
osJIUalon between favored contractors
net holdover city employes. He gave this
iMtance.
EMPLOYES DISHONEST.
Knowing- something about the oil busi
ness, at -the start I called Into conference
thr rival dealers and had them make up
Km&&3;b
The Golden Present
Any time is the psychological moment to advance
y4trfi but there s no time like the present. Action
brinf 8 ppertunity,
Today reliable employers are seeking your services
through 'LtMfr wont de. Look over today's col
umae, trnd if you -aitp't fmi the exact job you want,
insert your own want a4 and attract business men
to yott. Youll draw de-uWe attention by approach
ing business people in a businesslike way. Why
wait? Now's the appointed time to get that job.
and agree upon specifications. A dealer,
new to suppl)lng the city, got the con
tract nt 19 cents a gallon, oil that wo
hnd been paying 30 cents for. It was re
ported by a city cmplojc In one of the
departments that this oil was so Inferior
It could not be used to run the machin
ery of that department. So I took It
away, and, unknown to this city cmploje,
poured the same oil Into empty barrels
of tho pnrtlcular contractot I had Infor
mation he favored. This cmploje an
nounced that tho 'new oil' was perfec
tion I reported this to tho head of his
department, and 1 understand that he
Is no longer In the emplo of the city "
Asked to cite Instances of a decline In
the prices paid for city supplies, Mr.
Loeb said:
"In 1911, the last year of the preUous
administration, tho price paid for ordi
nary milk was nlmost 7V6 cents per quart.
In 1912, under our system of Inviting all
of the milk dealers to participate, tho
price was reduced to 6'4 cents per quart
In 1913, the price was still further re
duced to (!'i cents per quart. In 19H.
wo got milk at 5H cents per quart. I
hae tho testimony of the Inmates of
city Institutions that, although tho price
went down, the standard of milk pur
chased went up, and one must realize
the thousands of dollars saved annually
when over 1,230,000 quarts of milk aie
consumed each year in the municipal In
stitutions. "In 1912, we bought flour at $1 a bar
rel cheaper than it was purchased dur
ing the last ear of the former admin
istration Flour was still further reduced
by 34 cents per barrel In 1913."
TEAMWORK SAVES.
Teamwork with the heads of arlous
other city departments Is responsible for
savings made In connection with the pur
chase of many commodities, explained
Mr. Loeb. He cited coal as nn Instance,
the saving being partly due to the more
efficient and economical stoking at the
pumping stations, at City Halt and else
where, and partly to the fact that coal
purchased was actually delivered to the
city. Full-weight tons were bought and
delivered for the uses of the municipal
ity. "Not n scuttle of city coal has gone for
private consumption In four years' time,"
said Mr. Loeb, "and had I been allowed
to buy coal to cover a full year's con
sumption Instead of from time to time
as the money was appropriated by Coun
cils, there would have been still further
savings. In one year alone on coal the
city lost $18,000 through the failure of
Councils to appropriate at the beginning
of tho year sufficient money to purchase
the entire year's supply."
The following letter was received from
a coal contractor who was an ardent
supporter of the Organization by Director
Loeb on September 17 last:
"I wish to take this opportunity to ex
press my deep appreciation for your cour
tesy and fair treatment accorded me In
my dealings with jour good offices.
"The records, of your office will show
that during oiir term of office there have
been by far a larger number of bidders
than ever before for supplying the city
with coal and other supplies, due to the
fact that we had explicit confidence In
the fact that we knew if awarded the
business we would all get a square deal."
FUNDS LACKING
On taking office Mr. Loeb found the
city completely out of supplies. All his
term he has pleaded In vain with Coun
cils to appropriate a lump sum adequate
to cover supplies for a whole year. He
has been compelled to readvertlse for bids
In the midst of the season. Often con
tracts advantageous to the city annulled
themselves automatically by reason of
there being no funds available. Under the
the law contracts cannot be made In ex
cess of the amounts appropriated by
Councils, neither can the department sup
plement existing contracts when Councils
make additional appropriation. It be
came necessary each time additional ap
propriations were made to readvertlse for
bids and enter Into new contracts, al
ways to the financial disadvantage of the
city.
"This remedy Is," said Mr. Loeb, "for
Councils to make adequate appropriations
for all supplier that are actually neces
sities, such as coal, flour, forage, etc.
AH these aro In the nature of fixed
charges, and the actual amounts required
are easily ascertainable In advance, I am
sure that If Councils had appropriated
sufficient funds at the beginning of each
year to cover the budget for a year's
supplies that the cash discounts, which
are now entirely lost to the city, would
aggregate a large amount."
COUNCILS DEAF.
Both publicly and privately has Mr,
Loeb made this appeal to Councils. His
pleading fell upon deaf ears. The coun
cllmanlo majority dd not want to have
Mr. Loeb make a showing above that
which he had already accomplished. The
attitude of the Councilmen was a part of
the program of discrediting the Blank
enburg administration in the eyes of the
general public
Leading merchants, without regard to
party, know that under the administra
tion of Mr. Loeb In the Department of
Supplies that they can bid upon city
contracts for supplies with a guaranteed
assurance of getting "a square deal."
This restoration of the confidence of the
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HANSCOM'S
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W C 3 delicious Choc
Utea and Don
Ban distributed fro daily to patrons
of too Hanscom rteataurante.
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business community In tho Integrity of
municipal purchases Is no small gain,
alike to taxpayers. Inmates of city Insti
tutions and heads of other city depart
ments. The great majority of merchants I
Mcorn fn pay for trade cither In re
bates to crooked city cmplo)rs or the
tiuiiwij vi Hiicn uii piecuun tiny 10 ine
political overlords of these dishonest
city emplocn. Merchants now dealing
with the city express great admiration
for the change that took place four years
ngo
Of course, there are kickers In tho
business district, a few of tho old ring
constrnclors no longer privileged to walk
off with profits agreed upon beforehand
with their friends and sectet partners In
the city employ. These disappointed mer
chants profess a profound grievance
against Mr. Loeb and all of the officials
of tho niankcnbiirjr administration, and
they air their discontent In an ardent
support of candidates for office who
privately agree to a icstorntlon of tho
old order of political preferment after
tho first of the coming enr,
LOEH'S WORK ON RECORD.
Mr. Loeb'B conduct of tho Department
of Supplies is down In black nnd while.
He installed a Requisition Record Book,
which shows tho progress of cery re
quisition made upon his office, nnd a
card sjstcm for a statistical registry of
the cost of city supplies' In the
Requisition Record Hook Is set forth the
complete trail of a requisition ft out the
date of Its tecelpt up to the time tho,
commodities called for nrc delivered
while tho card wjstcm shows quantities
nnd unit prices, with explanations as
to their increases nnd decreases.
"I hold Inspection to he the hub of the
wheel of purchase," snld Mi Loeb.
"Councils did allow my department four
additional Inspectors, making sK alto
gether, with one weigher, nnd I would
be a very small sort of an official not
to make full acknowledgement of this
Councllmanic concession. Inspection
guarantees a superior quality of supplies
nnd full weights nnd measures whm the
supplies are delivered. Ecr foot of
fire hose purchased in my regime ha3
been given the most rigid test. The
same is true of all nrticlcs curchascd.
The Insertion of two very Innocent
looking words Into specifications has been
productive of n great saving to the city.
The words are "equal to " This bold
attack upon patented, proprietary and
standardized brands was particularly ef
fective In jettiiiir lower prices for packing
and gum goods, nlso stationer). The
threat behind tho words "equal to"
brought down the prices to the city of
many patented, propi Ictary and stan
dardized wares A few packing items
tnken fiom one buieftu In the Department
of Public Works show an avcrago sav
ing for a single jear of 201l4 per cent ,
and. nccordtng to the certification of
the chief of the Bureau of Water, tho
the new material procured was as good.
If noc better, than the material obtained
under the old method.
SAVINGS EFFECTED
Here follows nn interesting table,
showing In a few instances what business
methods In the City Hall have accom
plished. ft n a
s rs c "
3 - I 8- S-
c c M 2
Klnj f paeklnjy c c. S" 35
an.l jrnrnltitMtr ? 5.
quantities used g. 5
annually. ;r 2 d
i 1 .
? s :
? :
C ft
-la"
? or :
c 5
Metal wedge pknRo
iiackliii. IXXW lbs. 11.55 2.1e 7JOO 13SO 4
Max paiklng, 2.-,o
Ibi- . , 67 ?0c 15 Gil) 120
alc stem pack-
ine, Kup lbs bO Uc JSO 189 47
Rubber bhect pack
ing, cloth inner-
tlon. 1100 lbs ... 35 14c 420 108 150
Superheat 1. e e t
packing. MK) lbs.. 1 25 bOe 1000 652 81
Rubber sheet imck-
inK with brass
wire Insertion,
1200 lbs. 87 SOc 1014 O0O 74
Average totals. . $lft,G0 $1539 201V4
During the last jear of the Reyburn
administration the city purchased $35.
021 37 worth of packing, gum goods and
belting. In the first year of the Blanken
burg administration theso same aitlclcs
cost $22,60193, a saving of $12,302.42 The
cost of these articles in 1913 and 1911 was
approximately the same ns In 191.'. and
this year the cost was even further re
duced. Philadelphia spent $71,617.01 for lumber
in the last year of Mayor Reyburn. In
1812 there was spent for lumber $13,476.23,
a savin of $29,141.36. In 113 the total
spent fcr lumber was $39,7S2.22, a still
further reduction of $.V?9t 06. In 1914 lum
ber cost the city $38,427.20, a stilt further
cut of $3331.02. In meats and flsh alone
Mr. Loeb has saved the city many thou
sands of dollars Rated hay, of which
the Police and Fire Departments alone
use upwards of 3,000,000 pounds annually.
Is being purchased this year at $104
per 100 pounds, ns against $1.13 and $1.20
last year. Many other comparisons
equally as pronounced aro shown In tho
transactions of tho Department of Sup
plies. Mr. Loeb frankly admits that he has
only begun the work of getting the pur
chase of city supplies upon the basis
that it ought to be conducted. Ho con
cluded: "There Is no reason why a great city
like Philadelphia should ever buy its sup
plies when prices are high. However, of
this I am hopeful that our city will
never return to the disgraceful and scan
dalous methods In vogue prior to the
advent of the Dlankenburg administra
tion." HENRY F
MILLER
PIANOS
There is no guesswork when a musician buys
a piano. Tone values are accurately weighed.
That so many discriminating musicians have
the Henry F. Miller Piano in their homes and
studios is the surest proof of merit.
The musician finds in the Henry F. Miller, a
tone sympathetic and vibrant. A piano having
behind it half a century of experience; made
throughout for lasting worth,
The Colonial Upright gives you Henry F,
Miller excellence at a moderate cost. '
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ENGLAND WILL PAY
FOR SEIZED COTTON
British Bonrd of Trade Makes
Important Concession in
Contraband Protest .
WASHINGTON, Oct. Sl-The British
Hoard of Trade will pay nt market volue
for all cotton taken over frbm the British
Government, which had seised It because
It was not accompanied by sale con
tracts, at market valuo at the port of
shipment, nccotdlng to a cablegram from
Consul General Skinner nt London. This
is the first substantial concession to tho
cotton interests, as the Hoard of .Trade
will pay tho "prevailing price," plus nil
expenses.
The ctblegrnm from the Consul General
leads ns follows:
"Tho llrltlsh Hoard of Trado has de
cided to mako finnl settlement for all
American cotton which It haB purchased,
but which was not covered by sale con
tracts, at the market value at the port
of shipment on tho date of shipment,
raiment will bo mndn plus all expenses.
Including freight Insurance, war risks
and Interest In making settlement ns
to these contracts which are In dispute,
contracts which were made on the date
of shipment will bo considered ns a fur
ther guidance for the benefit of the ship
pers "
Officials today Interpreted this an
nouncement as tho opening of a scries of
concessions by the Dritlsh Government
designed to meet In part the objections
to tho Order In Council.
SUNDAY HELD UP BEER SALE
Glasses Saved Three Months After
Evnngclist Left Would Clink
Across Continent, Says Dowic
Knough beer to reach from here to
California If poured Into glasses stood
slri by side, according to the Rev. George
G. Howie, general secretary of tho Coun
ty Sundny School Association, was not
sold in tho three months following the
"Billy" Sunday campaign In this city.
Mr. Dowle assorts that wns a falling oft
of 70,000 barrels for the three months In
the sales here
Those statistics nnd many otheis were
presented tn nn audience of 5000 evan
gelistic converts, Blblo students nnd re
ligious workers In a mass-meeting at
Convention Hall last night, under the
auspices of the Philadelphia Sundny
School Association The men took a
standing pledge to support the movement
for evangelism and temperance spirit
ually nnd financially
"Our program of work." said the Rev.
Mr Dowle, "Is not to take men away
from liquor, but to take the liquor awny
from them, so they cannot backslide.
While this State has shown the great
est lnciease In Christianity, It also has
been the grentest State for political cor
ruption, graft nnd liquor selling. What
we need Is n city and Stntc evangelism
that will put tho political trickster and
liquor seller out of business.
"To tho last Legislature joung men of
Philadelphia suit 41 reprt sentatives or
misrepresentatlves Of this 41, only 6
voted for liquor Will vou send the samo
kind of men back ngaln r ext year, or
will you start a campaign to wrest the
city and State from tho contractor-liquor
combine' It Is your duty to lift the city
nnd State from this llquor-graft-polltlcal
combination."
LIQUOR TRAFFIC DENOUNCED
Sunday School -Association Calls it
Source of Many Evils
LANCASTER. Va., Oct. 25. Resolutions
branding the liquor traffic ns the cause
of "Increased taxation, waste of publlo
money, creation of paupers, criminals
and idiots, wrecks of human lives, dis
grace of homes, violation of laws, dese
cration of tho Lord's Day, corruption of
politics, sending souls to perdition and
working against tho church and what It
btands for," were adopted last night by
the 21th annual Sunday school conven
tion of the Lancaster Sunday School As
sociation. A report that during tho last year Bi
ble class membership had Increased from
207 to 7186 cnused a movement to be
launched to form a federation of Bible
classes.
Four addresses were mado by the Rev.
Charles 13. Schacffer, D. D., of Phila
delphia. Dr. B. B. Wilson 87 Years Old Today
Dr. Benjamin B. Wilson, of 1903 Chest
nut street, who has practiced medicine
In this city for more than 63 years, Is
celebrating his 87th birthday today. lie
was honor man of the class of 1847 of
the Central High School and Is one pf
the Institution's oldest living graduates.
Ho began to practice medicine following
his graduation from tho University of
Pennsylvania, In 1800. During the Civil
War he took part In the capture of
Now Orleans and the attacks on Port
Hudson.
Trousers cost less
here than we
would have to
charge If we did
not make
TROUSERS
A SPECIALTY
JONES
1116 Walnut
Custom
Tailoring Only
EST.
1863
Dr. W. W. CihhrUt ,,,;
Tht Htnrf ?. Mnitr
planoi ia at ttaiia nj
aoni havt had hard m,
and, far I rem aVftrisraf
iXi thy havt improttd.
Colonial Upright, $4 SO
- Th Lyric Grand, $700
Player-Piano, $850
It oi trail ttrmt Lib (rat dlKOvnt for caik
Other makes from $150 119
Henry F. Miller & 5ts
Piano Company
1105 ChettnutSt.
PHILADELPHIA POOR
AND SICK FORGOTTEN
Councils Ignoro Almost All
Needs in Face of Dnnger
of Suffering
The need of tho poor of the city are
almost entirely Ignored In the small
transfer bill awaiting action at the next
session of City Councils two weeks hence.
The request of Mnyor Blankenburg for
JSO.OOO for supplies nnd care of patients
nnd Inmates of the Philadelphia General
Hospital and for $2600 for a pavilion for
consumptives Is 'overlooked
Superintendent Scltxer, oC the PhlladcN
phla General Hospital, In a letter Urging
that provision bo made f r the thousands
of helpless charges savs:
"If these appropriations nrc not mndo
at the cnrllcst possible moment It wilt
bo tipposlble to keep the patients and
Inmates properly clothed and fed. I do
not caro to have It said In the latter
part of December or perhaps even earlier
that our patients nro without shoes?
socks, undctvvear, blankets nnd other
necessltlrs, or that tho hospltnl Is with
out gauze, lint nnd other supplies. But
unless these appropriations nrc made n
once tint condition will exist"
This letter, together with other com
munications nlong the same line, were
mumbllngly read In Councils yesterday
and could not possibly have been heard
by nny but a very few members In tho
Immediate vicinity of tho president's
desk. Ah a matter of coutso the latter
was referred to tho Finance Committee
which has ohcr communications of a
simitar character before It at the present
time.
Councils reply to this urgent nnncal for
help will be found In the transfer bill
now awaiting action. This measure pto
vldcs that JIOOO be allowed the Bureau
of Health for salaries and wages; $750')
to the Bureau of Charities nnd J10,000
for the attendants' payroll. These sums
nre for tho entire bureaus of which the
Philadelphia General Hospital forms but
a part.
BOSTON STRIKE MAY SPREAD
Freight Handlers Tie Up Tcrminnls
nnd Shipments Wait
BOSTON. Oct. 22. The strike of tho
700 union freight handlers that tied up
the freight terminals of tho Boston nnd
Maine Itallroad threatened today to
spread to the terminals of tho Boston and
Albany and tho New Haven roads nnd
to Involve from 2000 to 3000 freight han
dlers and freight clerks.
Tho first day of tho Boston and' Malno
strike left the freight terminals packed
to the doors with freight.
Baby Drinks Brandy; Near Death
While her mother went to -the Howard
Hospital sto sco her husband, Leon Man
einelli, of 1714 Kedernl street, who was
seriously Injured In a fight, 3-ycar-old
Catharine Mnnclnellt, lefl alone In the
houpe, obtained a bottle of brandy and
drank part of It. The child was un
conscious when the mother returned
She was rushed to St. Agnes' Hospital
and wns soon out of danger.
We've brought this "Po
cock" cloth from England
for your full dress suit.
A fine, smooth, rich
looking fabric it Is, too
dressy, shape holding,
distinctive nnd distin
guished. Or perhaps you'll
prefer our "Armltage"
material, likewise Im
ported. Whatever you
wish you can get it here
reasonably 'priced
faultless In style, fit and
workmanship.
$50 to $80
E.H. Peterson & Co.
Tailor
1119 Walnut Street
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INDIAN SUMMER AT
ATLANTIC CITY
THE ALL-YEAR SEASIDE RESORT
weather makes yoU feel like rfrjing the Pall days at tho ....hore
I . "The
une That save Yur
rVeiielLH wJiwSrm agagBaleV'
WANTS TO BE MISSIONARY
Rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Ask" Foreign Assignment
Surprise was expressed nmong tho
members of St. Mark's Protestant Hpls
copal Church todnv when It was learned
(bat their rector, tho Itcv. Klllot White,
had asked tho Board of Missions to end
jpfcs. Hk
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crowds a full day's wash into aj
few hours and
hard
The napthaand other won-?
Horfnl rlpnprci wnrk cm fhai
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dirt and grease
dissolving them. Hard rubbing,
is unnecessary.
Use Fels-Naptha for aU
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Mill & I & $ O ISvSS
m MmMJUJJvask ?
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from famoua Bedford Springe i
Bedford Mineral Water, for medic.
Inal uie (white label), Bedford
Springe Natural Table Water,
non-mtdicinal (green label), and
Bedford Springe Sparkling Table
Water, non-medicinal (yellow
label).
BEDFORD SPRINGS CO.
Limited
Bedford Springs, pa.
ISarinfi JlKotxrtiin 1804)
Yellow Lahml Rr.n &.f
rfEAS'SHKS NATURAL
TABLE WATER TABLE WATER
(non-medicinal) (non-medicinal)
At all the best duU hoteU and calea
Time" , xiw ueaatng's
ri.idA WZ ""- "eiiueni,, last, steel ye"'
annrS8 trIns ke it poaaible to enjoy
ffmm, flt0 v?ction at the world'g most
SH? all-year pleasure awl health resort,
Slionfic"tf.yOUr bU6ln88 r th( WiT
rHrifrum
For th courrnlenre f
u-.i:.: i. -.7...V r'" .-"
him to the Phlllnninixi fn J- .- . '
woik - OI,fr,j
The bonrd refused Iho re. . s tt., 3
because it bolieves he nouM t.n. ..TA'Sl
to bear the ringed woik and lisni.k 4
which tho missions les usually Tnco?nt.4l
Father White Is said to lie nreativ ,
appointed over tho hcsltWy of ,,3
vounger nrlests to iiilirt,i,. .. 'Ml
In foreign lands and desired to co trT! VS
nh example and nlso Ucoauso he is et.M
ly Interested In missionary work "J
saves you the
work.
loosening and!
m
soap-and-water work. ;?.
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Keep Your :
Health and :
Complexion by '
Nature's Way
Your health is "re
flected " in your com-
lexion. And your
ealtn depends on the
normal condition of
your system.
The answer
is:
WHITE!
label;
MINERAL WATER
(medicinal)
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