EVEKIKa LEDami PlilLADELMllA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1015. & i IE' ITEMS OF $4,500,000 IN ELECTRIG COMPANY VALUATION UNDER FIRE Willlft"1 Draper Lewis Riddles Corporation Expert's Ap praisal of Property as Indefinite I ASKS CONCRETE FIGURES Counsel for Complainants Calls Pro fessor's Statement a Guess . rigid Imniirj Into two Itmcs. nmount- . lo nenrlv ,8rt)ii00. of ,,,c nPPnlsAl oTthe rl""!'"1 vnluntlon of the fhlln- MnWii i:icrtilo Company vvni made by .'.i..i,ii x.tferv Ira Cnminl-nlon nt to- L'g silon "' " hcnrlim of elinrRes IrousM ln "Hector Cooltc, of tlio lie Mtlmenl of VMc Works, that tlio com Mr,' -tM nle oces,,vr nn,, Us serv Ice Inmlcdiiiitc i y. W l,el" ncclt'11tc(' to ",,1'c,1 cort clue to cnnntruclliiK ilnrlnt; opera tion of l''-""" ,l1"1 t0 1eecnicn1 vvoik" uml n l,er rllt n,l,,ci1 "1'ownntto. or ik.ii1' tl.'fno f01 nuporliitemicHl-j. time keeper. pavninilPii" unit like olllclnW, ord u,e atnnnnf timid llic. Attunpts irc nnile In William Drupel l.cuK ... . i lit. ilm i iimiiliilnnnls. to ,' how Hint tluxr ovrrlnn tl" npprnli.nl of ryrnii f"r nil iniitiurtlon. viiuliimrnl iiictl-MllPK "emu nmilo by I'lof. Dil MM C JneUon. of llio Mmwieluisctts . j'utute nt Twliniiliwy. the comtmny'H enprnl-il "pcil. Profc-or JniUion. under eiosx-oxninl-tuition 'ot the w ruth conrccullvo dav f lie licmliiK. tvits imkoil to illHtlnsulah I t.'ecn the f..-tol In the I3.500.ftn0 Item nivl the total vnlu itlnn. but win unable iodefUnate n n IlKiiri". tor sets of llBurci l,e rompi.in I100M to hIiovv how ho tcachM the total "fn i voin stntPinenl n pi city Indef inite IhoiiKli educated KUPS.S7" naked Mr. Lew If. who vvMictl upeelllr dnlu. Nil iinplmtlcnll icplled JackHOn, b'cnii-e It l b.i.scd on m experience of mnitruitlo '. To be spccllle. In ono In slinoc it iol. -0 per cent, more to elect jmall numbcrn or poles than larKC E,.Vo conucto tlKUies ttcrn nvnllnblc, he mimlttul. lo support IiIm 3 per cent, al lowance wlih h. bo nmlntalned. was n fnir nml Just estimate based mi his cx pcrlrmc is n i.itc c.pcrt with other com- pnnles .... Thai this allowance rbould lie support -Kl b concrete IlKines was the VuIIiir of the ioinmlplon. The company iiKrccd to submit them, under piotest, however, tint I' entailed u fjreat nmount ot labor ami time "You have already had a enr nml debt montni since the lienrliiK began.' ob served Conmiliwloncr Monnshnn, who wns the onls commissioner this morning. The npprals.il of more than $31,000,000 la a llilul too Irish, tlio complainants ns icrted. and they hope to slice several bundled thousand aollars from the 3 por cine, allow nice. scuks to pin kxprrt down. Mr. Lewis, attempting to pin Professor JacKton down to llsurcs, learned that the company's annual payroll Is nhout $1,000. MO, but 'vim unnblo to learn whnt per centage of this makes up the salaries of .the superintendents, timekeepers, pay master mil others vvho-nro included in the 3 per cent, allowance. When the expert piotestcd to the com missioner, Mr. MoiuiRhnn expressed sur prise that the company's hooks were not u oiKnnixcd that 11 would be possiblo to kIo the monthly nml annunl llBures Instead of estlmntes based on theoretical ippmlMil methods. "The commission must deal with con crete llgures Instead of abstractions," he tald Of almost eitual Importance with this development nt the morning session was the statement that tlio commission In tended to continue the enho for six ilajs R week until It Is completed. Owing to the great importance nttached to the Issues nt stake, Mr. Moungliitn said, and the fact that delays of many months were ncicsaltnted b the company's prepara tion of appialMil, tlio commission now In tends to d.i everything possible to bring the case tu u conclusion before the end of tlio jear. NOP RIWDV KOIl McCALL. It was the belief when the session opened that Joseph It. McCnll, president of the lompany, would bo cnlled to tho stand today and that cioss-exninlnntion of I'rofcshor .lac I, son would be ended this monilnx. Owing to tho conttoversy over the 3 per cent, allowance nnd several other points. It Is not likely thnt Mr. MtCall will tnko the stand today. William D. II. Ainoy, chairman of the ComniLblun, and the other members navo k'iiic to llnirlstiurg to tnko up otber cases Kentucky Governor Bars Liquor LKXIXGTON, Ky.. Dee. 7. Kentucky's new Governor, Augustus Oivsley Stanley, who will be Inauguiatcd today, has mounted tho water vvngon. He Issued a Mateini'iit last night that ho had turned temperance himscir, and that during his four jears of otllco not oven one llttlo drop of Intoxicating liquor will be al lowed In tho Stnto House, that Js, on the outside. J. E. vi Vases Tea Sets Ornaments Jewel Boxes Tea Caddies Sugar Shakers Bon Bon Spoons Dishes and Trays Woman begs for her brother's life Continued from I'mtc One who had shot down Herman Fischer as he walked toward Moorcstown, on July 11, 1911. At the trial It had been called a cold-blooded murder, Involving blng In wait on the part of Murphy at Taylor's lane. The motive ascribed by the prose cutor was Jealousy over a woman. Hut this was not necessarily true, Mrs. Ilulllngs said. The testimony wns not convincing to her thnt her brother had llred the fatal shot, or, If he did, there vvn nothing lo show that he had no provocation, she told the Governor. She li'Vlewcd the testimony In detail nnd threw doubts upon the vcrnclt of the witnesses. Already she wns In tears, but stifled back her sobs and kept nt her task. It wns evidently not her Idea to make nn emotional nppeal to the Governor: sho wanted to appeal to reason. Hvcn If lit i" brother were guilty, he wns Insane nt the time of the cilmc. She could piove that, she said. If only the elocution could be detncil: If only there were more lime than the shrinking hours of day light which remain for Murphy before his doom. "CANNOT KIM. tNSANH MAN." Tho Governor dcmuried. He held up a hind to slop her. There wns no evidence to show the i nn wns Insnne when he shot. He bigRcil her to renllrc thnt he hid no power to Intervene, that tho Hoaid of Pardons hid noted; but she did not want to hear thnt he was powerless. "Hear me out," she cried. The Governor hoived. "I will hear everything you have to so. I will not Interrupt." he said, and kindly urged her to tnke her own time nnd proceed with her nigumeul. Weil, then, grouted her In other ICdwoul wns not Insnne when the shot wns llred that killed I'lscher, she proceeded. Still, the law said that nn Insnne man could not legally bo put to death. Her brother had become lnanc In prjson. "lie Is Insane now, nny one can sco It, Cinvernoi." She begged that he put Murphy In nn nnjluni "for life," or In prison for life, nn.v thing but the electric chair. She wns told thnt the Hoard of Pardons had In vestigated the cno completely. In vari ous investigations four physlclnns had found thnt without a doubt Murphy was sane. "I am unnble to commute the sentence or In any way stay the execution. I wish I could help jou. My hands nrc tied by the law by duty," tho Governor pleaded 111 much the same tones the woman had used. She burst Into tcais. "Snvo him anyhow; lie must not die;" she fell on her knees nnd there wns n pnlnful half minute during which the Governor could do nothing but beg her to compose hciself. She rose and asked his pardon for her weakness. Sho hnd worried continuously; she would soon bo herself ngnin. And in a few minutes she hnd Indeed recovered her remarknblo fortitude and brought more arguments to bear. After the interview Mrs. Hulllugs and her son left the ofllcc and sat for n while In an adjoining room. Their eyes were red from weeping. After lunch they went to the peniten tiary for u last Interview with Kdwnrd Murphy, who had been told ho must go to the chair tonight. Mysterious Fire in Allies' Food Plant ST CATHARINE'S, Ont Dec. 7 - A mysterious llro destroyed the big mill and storehouse of tho Maple Leaf Mill ing Company today, with a loss of be tween three and four hundred thousand dollars. The Maplo Leaf Company' had huge contracts for supplying foodstuffs to the Allies. Pays $100,000 for Chestnut Street Lot Edward M. Hnrrls, who built tho Harris Building, which houses the postofflco .substation at 22d and Mnrket streets, hns purchased from tho First National Bank tho vacant plot of ground nt tho south cast corner of Chestnut nnd 23d streets. Tho consideration was $100,000. Interest on Deposits This Company invites the checking ac counts of corporations, partnerships and individuals. Interest at the rate of 2 is paid on daily balances of $200 and over, anil a slightly higher rate may be obtained for idle funds of substantial size when subject to notice before withdrawal. Philadelphia Trust Company Main Ofllcc 115 Chestnut Street Thomas S. Gates President John Slory Jenks Vice President Vice Caldwell & 902 Chestnut Street DUTCH SILVERWARE Baskets Ice Tongs Ash Trays Candlesticks Jewel Trays Cigar Lighters Bon Bon Dishes FAME OF MUMMERS' PARADE WIDESPREAD P. R. R. Advertising Event by Posters at Distant Points South, West and North The mummers' parade In Philadelphia every New Year's Dav has nttrncted so much favorable attention from points outside this ell that the Pcnns.vlvnnla Hnllroad Is displaying posters advertis ing the event In nil stntlons between Norfolk, (Juebec, Plttsbuigh nnd HulTnlo. ln order lo facilitate the visits of those who Intend to come to this clt on that ilny, the rnlliond hns Announced that special excursion trains will be run from points within 130 miles of Pliolndelphln fare will be reduced l:. 1 Stevnrt, assistant advertising agent of the inilroad. toda held a ror ferenre with ergeant Hnrr.v Dale, whn has charge of the Issuance of penults foi tlio Now Year's parade, to nsceitnin tin' numbci nnd .pntlty of tlio parading lubs Serge.ilil Dale assured him thnt mote than 10 filths nre expected In line, that special ptl7rn w be Awarded nnd that the event will Vie weirthv of nil the publieltv thnt the railroad run give It. Mr. Stewart expressed the belief ilint the advertising of the piundc by the rail road would be responsible for the attend ance on New Year's day of upwnids of 100,01)0 peisons. lie stated that toilrlU clubs ore being formed In points outside the city composed of persons who will witness the parade A permit wns also Issued toila.v to the ralrmount New Yen's Association, through Its captain, A. L h'ouuen. or 2VM IMrrlsh stiect, for permission "o parade with the mummers on New Yeot's da. VAItK GETS HIGHWAY WORK JInyor Approves Passyunk Grading Bit! New Kccrcation House Maor lllaukcnhiirg today appioved several contracts for highway improve ments and for the construction of a building at the Westmoreland Heercntioii Centre. Tlio hlghwnv contract, which wns awarded to lMwlu II. Varc for $I9,Mi1, calls for the grading, paving nnd repair ing of Passyunk avenue, from 23d street to n point cast of 2Sth street. The contrnct for the now building nt the Westmoreland Recreation Centre goes to Frank W. Van Loon nt his estlmoto of $23,2:S.6S. Black Hnnd Blast Imperils 21 Lives CLEVELAND, O.. Dec. ".-The lives of 21 persons were endangered todnv when n bomb, evidently planted by black banders, exploded wiecking the home of Antonio Vltnlc, In tho Italian district The explosion tore awny the whole front of tho building nnd part of one side In tho last month Vltnlc hns received three black hnnd letters demanding sums rang ing up lo $2CH Pa. Compensation Law EXPLAINED By R. J. Brodsky, Ph. D. Compensation Expert Write 3210 Chestnut St., Phila. 23c copy Broad Street Office 1415 Chestnut Street llenry G, Brengle President and Treasurer Co. Epergnes Table Sets Coffee Sets Compotieres Sugar Baskets Serving Trays Salts and Peppers Cigar, Cigarette Trays ITALY DENIES BARRING VATICAN DIPLOMATS Envoys Not Interfered With in Discharge of Functions, Oflicial Declaration HOME. Uec 7 That Teutonic envoys to the Vatican had met with no Interference In earning out their diplomatic duties Is the asser tion nnde In nn ofllclil statement Issued bv the Italian Government todav. The I statement was an answer to on Implied nciusatlon made by Pope Uenediet XV In his allocution to the Sacred College Sugggvg m nonrenal S iiODDinaldrit! Xr IO y jeaonaHcjIttggetions btjTRcliaWcOTetrcJtant W crfT- ,TfeCfffi IRA D. GARMAN Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry Odd 'IIiIuru Not I'timid IlUruhrrc llth Street lielow Chestnut Thomas A. lidison's Diamond Disc two? RUtMf PHONOGRAPHS ISSH t.xrlllolvrlv l.s TIIKVIS Blake & Burkart 1100 Wnlnut St. "Mil IIIM, HIT i:illONS' everything foi Ihr Fireplace CHARLES A. SUDDARDS nj.t riiKsr.MT vrm:i:r Sharpless&Sharpless Shirts and Neckwear for Christmas. Gilts that men HKc to wear 125 South Broad Street Opposite Union I-rnEue "AS YOU LIKE IT" PERFECTO The Acceptable Gift-Cigar $5.00 per box of 50 r.icrr lien n Mflnl Humidor 11th A- Chrntmit SIh. il ,t Chestnut M. 13th & Clirotnut his. OI.DKbT l'lANO IIOI'M: IN I'llILA. tnlilMird IHIt VICTROLAS Easy Terms if Desired $15 to $400 I'll.I. LIST IlKCKMIIKIt IIIX'OKDS BELLM J 129 Chestnut ipsXmas Suggestions AT MIIDKItATi: I'HIC'IIS Hats, Canes, Umbrellas, Imported Top Coats, Silk Hats H. M. LAW 137 South 13th Street Open Evenings. . i ll r J m I XI gMgyjffgjft ". R KB yT7. TV m illustrated cata- If BELLM " tnicKcnng x is Upright Uf I In rine CiinUltlon ti I $1AS 1 JLFF J ?3.50 52.50 j Howard Vmcerit iOipCJPRIZ liSj 34 and 36 So. 15th St. j ' feSrfl?rS- 1itgB Trr-'iM; Tl, V i r ii : . . w W mecinc Vk I BOOKS 1 Store X I PICTURES IsThe 1 SESSLER'S Tipnj7.F.fi 1 p,ace W I BOOKSHOP CHRISTMAS EiectrL W 1314 Walnut St. CARDS Goods L ? Pl,:iaj.inl,i'a Hi wd2 of Cardinals at tho opening of tho Con sistory. llcferrlng to the many dlulcultles whlfli tho war had brought upon the Holy See, the Pope said: "Certainly those who govern Italy arc not wanting In good Intentions to elimi nate Inconveniences, but It Is clearly demonstrated thnt the position of the Itomnti Pontiff Is dependent upon the civil authorities With n change In men or In circumstances the position Itself might change for the worst." In setting forth the Inconveniences which, the Vatican had met, the Pope continued: ' We shall limit ouisclves to observe that some ambassadors nnd ministers ae ci edited lo us b.v their soveielgns were constrained to depnrt to piotecl their per snnal dlgnltv nnd the pierogntlves of XR3AS CARDS t. THOUGHTFcL. LITTLE GIFTS In choice variety MRS. a. RICHARD I113CHESTNUT STREET Hemstitching Smocklncj Cut Glass- $2-90. 1 torn) and MHrr Cuttlnff h!ijc$ if tttiro of name nnd nridros The Crystal Shop 102 n. ioth st. :jar r" Glass Exclusively A Useful Gilt What woulel be nicer or lonRcr appreciateel than a handsome ami iruTJrv comfortable cnair, upnoi stcreel scat nnd back, beautifully finished? Forest Green, silver, gray or nat ural shellac. Joseph L. SlioemakerS Co. Library, Office nnd Hunk Furnlturo 926 ARCH STREET 4 tfolZttttvi UA& qraxU For Christmas Gifts fvtO"f U$Vlt WiilnutSt. Waterman Pens for Xmas Gifts The new refilling type. Just raise the lever, insert :.. : :i- Jrg (JCIIJJUIIlL III inrw, dt i. M J ... -1-o ij snap u u w n wit m lever and the pen TJ is nueu. Waterman Pens in all styles and p prices from $2.50 to $50 Write f o r our illustrated cata logue, showing many new and at tractive Christ mas gifts. SsJf I rtd&iffiffi&bn Celery MP , ! JMMmi&. T' .LilWF I mm g $8.50 Hko Cut W A m their ofllce. all of which means for the Holy Sco n. curtailing of its power anil Inherent right nhd the weakening of a necessary guarantee equal to deprivation of the ordinary nnd most bcllltlng menns which It Is accustomed to use In Its denl Ingf with foreign governments. "And ln this connection wc must call attention to the fact thnt suspicion wns aroused among some of the wnrrlng na tions that we, by the very force of cir cumstances, let ourselves be guided In the treatment of tho affairs of the con tending nations by tho suggestions of those who had nccess to us by word of mouth." The Government statement denies thnt nny restrictions were placed on the lib erty of action of the diplomatic repre sentatives to the Holj See, saying, "Tho Italian Government gave ample guar antees to protect the diplomatic nctlon by representatives of the Central Em pties who left Home of their own free will." PAINT BOXES I DRAWING Outfits for TYROGRAPHY Brass Craft Work IMIMM It PIl.N-I'MV'l'IMJ TM'iivriti-riivriNu .t sTnisriMiso F. WEBER & CO., 1125 .! Optn Utcnlngn, Dec 18-23. Inclusive $JjiM4z "V. vV i " I I. -r Diamonds Watches and Jewelry Krom the point of variety nnd price nttrnrtfveneffH our stork Is pnMthelv Inrnmparnlile t'lioonn low If jou haven't tho read umli take n.lvnntnco of our EASY PAYMENT PLAN FRED. G. SUTOR 106 S. 12th Street J. Franklin Miller, inc. 1G2G Chestnut St. '77ic House Furnishing Store" Sonic useful and ornamental Bifts as suggestions for Christmas; Cnpc Coil Fire Lighter, 9n.n0 GlnsH I'ercoliitiirN, 9.1.00 to S7.."0 ChnlliiK IllnhrN. 9.1.00 to SliT.OO KimikliiK MhikIn, (13.00 to 91S.00 -SS?5'&SiSs?XSSrJ. ;" ' N vj .va 57th Christmas G. A. Schwarz 1006 Chestnut St. SEND FOR CATALOGUE NWNONfr-.wpRi.s.i Useful Christmas Gifts Umbrellas, $1 to S25. Walking Sticks, fiOc to $15. Parasols. $1 to $10. Children's Umbrellas, Parasols and Canes. 23c to $3.50. Everything in Lamp, Candle and Electric Shades, at most reason able prices. Harman's, 115 S. 13th St. SEE OUR NEW UPRIGHT PIANOS $5 Mtilr. Others Up to $1000 1129 Chestnut Have ever used a broom? A Carpet Sweeper? A Dust Cloth? A Vacuum Cleaner? Of course you have, and you know each of them has its gootl qualities. Did you ever think what a wonderful clean er it would be mat combined the good fea tures of all, provided it e 1 1 m mated their objec- t i o n a b 1 e points? We have it and will demon strate to you. Price $19.75 at i29lMjfcw4irk v vxri s iwi ffiiTtv. imrs :Jl - m. am ITS SA'v ji ,wir 07AVLcW . IE " I f TOYS TObb hat mi ii Why you can depend upon Perry's to give you the right thing in Suit or Overcoat at $15 $18, $20, $25 b V V Vf 7 h ' k V'i'"" &' ' '' V" ''A C It requires as much business ability to know how, when and where to buy woolens as it requires genius"1-' and skill to cut artis tic and stylish clothes. We're always on the woolen job At Perry's T.We have none of the distracting minu tiae from linens to leghorns to divide our attention. A whole firm of clothing men gives all its thought to Suits and Over coats for men, for young men, for on coming young fel lows. Results CT, Not a wrinkle in the woolen market that we're not familiar with; not an idea in style - development we're not next to ; not an opening for an im provement but we're ready to stop it with a betterment in "N. B. T." cut or making. That's the difference between the specialist j and the "J general practitioner T, We eat and sleep with our proposition always on our minds; and when we play, the points of the game translate themselves in terms of better clothes for men, for young men, for manly Juniors. Perry&Co. "N. B, TV' 16th & Chestnut Sb. f At Lowest Prices UK II If 'I Bib ft nsB v iirjj estnut Street II. 17X9 Chestnut Street
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