EVENING EEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1915.-
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PROSPERITY HITS !
MOST INDUSTRIES
IN BUSY LEBANON
Skilled Labor Is Needed in
Big Steel Plants Now
Working Overtime
SAVINGS FUNDS GROW
This is the 16th of a scries of
article revicwinn the commer
cial and industrial situations in
the larfter communities of eastern
Pennsylvania, southern New Jer
tcy and Delaware. The articles
tet forth chart the renewed ac
tivities of various industries,
alonq with and in some instances
because of the new business cre
ated by i'ic '"" ,n Europe. The
next article, to be published next
Tuesday, tells of conditions in
and about Columbia, Pennsylvania.
l "Is Lebanon prosperous?" This qtiea-
f. tlon was put to one of Lebanon's pros
f ' ptrous Iron nntl steel manufacturers, and
tia answered oy xeuing me louomng
tory:
"Cast Sunday It was necessary to keep
our plant running because we arc under
men Rrcat pressure. At I walked over
to fee how matters were getting nlonir
one of our 'rouKhcrs.' passed mo In his
automobile, nllchtod nt the works and
gave the chauffeur Instructions when to
return."
When the horny-handed sons of toll
rldo to their work In their automobiles
the mere wonl "prosperity" seems too
ncak to describe conditions In Lebanon
Eight months n?o thousands of men,
"roushcrs" among others, were looking
for Jobs Today no man In Lebanon who
wants work need bo without It.
Lebanon plants that were running part
time at 40 or 60 per cent, of their ca
pacity eight months ago are now i un
pins M hours n day at 100 per cent, ca
pacity Some woikers In the Iron and
steel plants In Lebanon are earning from
(12 to Slo a day.
Lebanon hni a population of 21,000. It
Is located in the centre of a rich farm
ing district Lancaster County ranks
first for wealth and production per capita
In the t'nltcd States, nnd Lebanon Coun
ty Is a cloie second.
The city of Lebanon lins many diver
sified and prosperous Industries. Iron
nnd steel nnd their products predominate,
but there ate also plants for the ninnu
macture of oi trans, handkerchiefs, ho
sier)., silk, nnd a large shoo factory Is
now nearlng completion.
The huge plants of the American Iron
and Steel Company overshadow every
other Lebanon Industry They have just
completed a stupendous addition to this
plant by the erection of a complete
up-to-date steel mill with electric fur
naces As these have only been two
das In operation no opinion as to their
merits or demerits could lie obtained.
This concern employs 4000 persons and
Is working II hours a day. President
James Lord says the present activity
Is due only In part to Indirect war or
ders, as domestic orders now exceed for
eign orders by a large margin. Indeed,
If they did not hook any more orders,
they have enough on their books to keep
them until next April- He believes tho
country Is due for a great wave of pros
perity Mr Lord says that up to tho
N present he has been able to obtain all
the labor necessary Somo of his men
were tempted to leave by the nattering
offers of munition manufacturers, but
have come back again. Asked If tho
height congestion had Interfered with
their shipments, he said they had only
fcepm to notice It within the past few
daa.
On this subject he quoted a Russian
with whom ho had been talking recently,
who told him that a ship taking a cargo
from this country to Archangel, Rus
sia, would earn her own value in one
voyage, because of the high rates.
Th American Iron nnd Steel Company
manufactures all kinds of nuts, bolts,
rods and railroad materials and has a
large export business.
The Lebanon Steel Foundry Company
employs about 100 persons. They manu
facture smnll steel castings of a superior
hlfh-grado steel, which are largely us,ed
In tho automobile ma, .facturlns busi
ness. They are nlsd working hours a
day They have not vaken any direct
war orders, but bollevo that some of
their products are used In tho manufac
ture of auto trucks for war purrsses.
They also make their steel in an electric
turnnce and claim to turn out the finest
quality of steel In the world. They are
at present working full capacity of eight
heats each 21 hours, with Hi tons to the
heal The outlook for their product Is
everythlg they can wish.
The Lebanon Holler Works employs 10
persons and Is tunning full capacity and
overtime. Their business shows a marked
Improvement In the Inst b x mouths.
They have . o ,nr orders nnd find labor,
especially skilled labor, scarce. 'Hielr
principal ciders present are for plates
used In the oonstiuctlon of large tanks
Lebanon has also nn nrgnti factory.
This business is not nulte as prosperous
as formerly. A great deal of their nut
put was exported, principally to Euro
pean countrle". notably to Clrcat Ilrltnln
nnd Hollnnd. This trade Is practically
cut off. I'nnuestlonably the player-piano
nnd disc machines have cut into their
business in the domestic market.
Tho Lebanon Chain Company manufac
tures the largest and strongest chains
made In the United States They em
ploy about 100 men, and are working
about 70 per cent, of their manufacturing
capacity, mostly on tho larger chains.
They turn out tho big hawsers nnd an
chor chnlns for our dreadnoughts. With
the present revival of shipbuilding tliev
expect to tecclve many largo orders In
the near future.
Herman Aukman & Co. manufactures
cotton nnd linen handkerchiefs cxclu- I
slely. They employ poo persons, mostly i
girls, In their extensive factory, besides i
giving employment to many other per- I
sons in their homes. They turn out I
about 3,CO),poj dozens of handkerchiefs a
cnr, and the annual value of their out
put Is about J2.5flO,C. Six months ago
they were running nt TO per cent, of their
capacity. They are now running nt 1") !
per cent. As thei do not exDort they I
attribute this activity to generally Im
proved conditions all over the country.
Asked If they were embarrassed by the
dc shortage, they said they had antici
pated the shortnge and prepared for it.
They have arranged for supplies for more
than a jear to come
The I'cnnsjlvnnln Steel Company nnd
the Lackawanna Steel Company have
also large plants In Lebanon, nnd condi
tions in both are of the same prospcious
nntuip ns exist In all such plants In the
United States.
The Frnckville Manufacturing Com
pany Is an extensive plant which turns
out enormous quantities of shirts, pa
Jamas and night gowns.
Thero are live banks and two trust
companies in Lebanon. Within tho pnst
month the deposits and additions to sav
ings accounts have Increased very mate
rially. Tho clearings nvcrnge about $60.
000 to $65,000 daily.
The First National I5ank has Just paid
out $100,000 In Christmas savings funds
on 4000 checks.
I'ostolllcc receipts nlso show a decided
Increase within the past month. Pos
tal savings am nint to more than $40,
ind aro rapidly Increasing, due large
ly to deposits by torolgners. who finding
they cannot send money orders home
particularly to Austria nnd Hungary
deposit their money with "Uncle Sam."
There Is not much building activity In
dwellings. A new Ktnte nrmory Is under
construction and will cost $100,000, and
a high school is being built at a cost of
$300,000.
Twelve squares of streets havebeen
paved with wood blocks and plnns for
extensive wood paving have been made.
Lebanon Is served by two tinnk rail
roads the 1'hllnilclphla nnd Reading and
tho Pennsylvania. Besides the regular
street inllwayu, two Interurban lines enter
the city, both cnirylng freight as well as
passengers, giving direct connection with
Lancaster and Hnrrlsbuig.
Tho retnll stores are enjoying a marked
Increase In sales. Two prominent, lone
established retail merchants said that last
Saturday was the "biggest day" since they
were In business.
TRE C0RPI D'ARMATA
ITALIANI SBARCATI
A VAL0NA E DURAZZ0
Un Caccintorpediniere ed Un
Trasporto Italian! Afiondati
da Mine Austrlache Du
rante lo Sbarco
FIRE! FIRE! FIREMENt
Don't you dare look on page 17
In our Rainbow Corner. We're
havinc a Christmas 'sprise and
YOU'RE in it!
THE CHILDREN OF THE
RAINBOW CLUB.
43 UOMINI SONO PERITI
ROMA, 1 DIcembrc.
K' stnto uMlclalmente nnnunclnto oggl
qui ehe 11 corpo dl spedlzlone Itallano des
llnato alia Pcnlsola Halennlcn c' sbarcato
gU' In Albania II comunlcato uftlelalc
die- che lo sbarco e" stato fellcemcnte
com pluto.
N'al d, guerra nutrlncho tcntarono dl
Impedlre lo sbarco facendo fuoco sul
trasportl e semlnnndo mine lungo In costa
nlbanese, ma le navl nemlcho furono
messe in fugn da una squadra nnvale
Italian i. Nnndlmono II cacclatorpcdlnlcrc
Intrepldo cd 11 trasporto Re Umberto af
fnndarono per evere urtato contro mine
subacqttee. con una perdlta totale dl 43
tinmlnl.
L'annunclo dell'avvcnuto sbarco del
corpo dl spedlzlone Itnllnno per la Pent
sola Ralcanlca, sbarco che si attendeva
da pnrecchlo tempo, ha prodotto cccel
lente Impresslono In questl clrcoll politic!.
e si rltlene che so lc forzo ledesche
opereranno nell'Albnna contro I crbl,
una dlchlarnzlone dl guerra tra. Italia c
ficiminla sarn Inevltablte
Nnturnlmonle nulla, dice II comunlcato
ufllcl.-ile circa lc forze che costltulscono
la spedlzlone Itnlinna ncl llalrnnl, ma dn
notlzle imii ulllclall si apprende che si
tratta dl tre eorpl d'armatn con ndeguate
forze dl nrtlgllcrla e dl cavallerla. SI
tratterebbe dunque dl circa 12O.0-O uomlnl.
Si dice che lo sbarco e' stnto opernto a
Vallon.1, Durazzo San Olovnnnl dl Me
dua. un corpo d'armatn In clasctm posto.
M ignnra pero' so qucsto for-c prende
rjnno sublto l'offcnilva a sal anno lm
picgnte ad arrestnre la posslblle mnrcln
delle forze bulgare e teutonlche verso la
costa nlbanese.
Noll'nffondamentn del caccintorpediniere
Intrepldo e del trasporto Re I'mbcrto
perlrono 10 uomlnl che crano a bordo del
trasporto e tre dell'equlpagglo del caccla
torpcdlnlere. L'IMPRLSSION'i: A LON'DRA.
L'nnnounclo utllclnle Itnllnno dcllo
sbarco gla'a venv.o dl un corpo dl spedl
zlone dl tre corr. d'nrmata In Albinln,
ha prodotto t-rccllcnto Impresslone a
Londrn, secondii nfferninno dlspaccl da
quella capltnle. lVdubblo pero' se quete
forre Itollane snranno ndlblte nlla pro
tozioni' ilelln costa albnnese o cntreranno
In nzlone piendendo l'offenslvn. SI rltlene
plu' probnblle che si llmiteianno per ora
almeno ail Impedlre che le forze teu
tonlche e bulgare facclano la loro ap
parlzlone sull.i costn albancse
Nulla dl preelso si puo' snpere ancorn
circa lc future opernzlonl del bulgnrl, ma
si rltlene che le forze dl ro Ferdlnando
non M fermeranno al punto dove sono
glunte. Telegramml da Atene dlcono che
Snlonlcco e' stata trasformata In una
fortezza quasi imprendlblle dagll nlleati
e che II genernle Serralt, che comanda lo
forze anglo-francesl nel Unlcnnl. rltlene
come cosn ccrta che le forzo bulgare e
tff Electric Heating Pad
Ycr-
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S able hot water bap.
tCOUPLETE 1. H.ctc thc re.f
)iva.tiso n time of health
-.Ki:HiL i as ivell as sickness
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Open Evenings.
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U No. Thirtrenth SX.SZy
II FOR
y eooics
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JACOB REED'S SONS
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Vallcing Sticks
at $1.50 to $8.00
Make Admirable
C nristmas Girts
At $1.50, either plain or with
silver cap trimming. Made in a
variety of woods, with straight
handle, opera or Prince of
Wales crook.
At $2, $2.50 and $3, an assort
ment of Partridge, Pimento,
English Ash, Malacca, Macassar
and Cornell woods, and a num
ber of attractive styles in new
gray woods. Many new shapes
this season oval, three-cornered,
square and hexagon.
Novelties in Walking Sticks,
with new shapes in handles, are
the "Connaught" at $3, and the
"Derby" at $4.50. Another at
tractive style is a cane with
"Rhino" Handle and Malacca
Stick at $5 and $10.
In addition to the above in
finer grades, we show Snake
wood and Ebony woods, trjm
med with silver caps or bands,
at $4 to $12.
Cane Umbrellas. $4.
Many Novelty Walking Sticks,
to $13.50. A variety of plain
sticks in all colors, unmounted,
$1.50 to $5.
Cloiing Hour 6 P, M,
Jacob
Reed's
Sons
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1628
CHESTNUT
STREET
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NEW AND INTERESTING BOOKS in every de
partment of literature attractively displayod for
your nspection with an intelligent and courteous
force to tell you about thom.
Artistic Christmas Cards and Calendars in largo
variety.
ENGRAVING AND PRINTING of the finest
grade at reasonable prices.
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ME AT JACOBS
1424-1426 Chestnut Street
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The
Ideal Gift
From a quaint little Elec
tric candlestick for the
dressing table or desk to
an exquisite Cloisonne
table lamp, the Electric
Shop offers a generous
range of that most accept
able gift an attractive
Electric lamp.
The prices begin at $3
and you can pay as much
more as you wish.
We mill be glad lo have you visit
the Electric Shop and loo over
the display, It is well worth a
Visit, There is, qf course, no
obligation to buy.
teutonlche Invatlernnno fra pochl glornl
nnrho II tcrrltorlo Kreco. Altrl dlspaccl
dlcono pero' clip sollnnto r11 auMro
tcdechl lnvndernnno la Grccla c die 1
bulffarl so tie astcrranno. Altrl dlspaccl
nncora nffermano che la cavallerla hul
Kara avrehbo dl gla' paato II confine
delta Grccla,
Intanto I franco-liiRlesI hanno costrulto
forllailmc illfose nttorno a Palonlcco,.
Tutte le rolllne che clrcondano le cltta
sono otnte formicate con rlrlotte e con
trlnccramcntl c .ono dlfc.c da adfgtiata
nitlsllcrln. o la llnea fcrrovlarla cho
porta a Snlonlcco e stata mlnata Nelta
Bloniata dl lerl Rlunscro a Salonlrco altrl
tro tra.portl portalitl tmppe e tnunlzlonl
per gll nllcatl Anche parccchl grossl
cannonl furono sbarcatl dal trasportl.
La cltta" o' stata evacuata dalle tfUppo
Brcche, c solo pochl soidatl cllenli I vl
sono rlmastl, coilcche' essa o' completa
monle a dlspol2lonp dcell allcatl.
pi:rt rk rtnTito n nn nicola.
In Italia sono state presc ttltte lo mlsure
neccssarle per rlcevere re IMctro dl Ser
bin e t-e Nicola dl Montenegro In caso
cho 1 loro pacsl slano completamcntc
soggloRatl dagll Imperl centrall. II palaz
zo reale dl Caserta e" stato prcparnto c
messo a dlsposlilone dl re l'letro. tie
Nicola e' ancora con II suo cscrclto. ma
si spora poco che esso rlesca qucsta volta
ad arre.'taro le eolonne austrlache.
Dlspaccl da Washington dlcono cho II
DIpartlmcnto dl Stato ha nvuto un som
marlo della risposta del governo aus
trl.fco alia nol'i dl pntet.i ruuiidante
l'Anconn. tna II testo completo si nttciulo
per oruI o ier questn sera I.'Austrla
domundn ulteilorl partlrolarl circa 11 rl
sultato doirinchlcsta fntta dnl governo
nmerlcano n doniatula splcgazlotil dl come
II comandante del sottomurlno che af
fondo' l'Alcon.i si saronbbe comportato
In modo Innmano. I.'Austrla domanda
Inottro I noml dl coloro sulla cut depo
slzlouc si c' bnsata 1'luchlcsta.
A Wnshlnctnii ! iltlrne clu- II Rovcrin
nmerlcano lnvlera' aublto una nuova non
rrdntta In tono plu' cncrglco iloman
clando Immedlntaniento la punlzlone del
comandante did hottotnarlno. cd nffer
tnando die In Autrla 11 punto dl vista
del go erno nniPilcuno era ben noto
peri'he' rlchled.i ulterlnil pleg.izlonl
Come See These
D I a. m o n
PuImo(or Saves Phlldclphlan Life
The quick use of a. pulmotor prevented
the death of Thomas V. Tatton. helteved
to be a riilladelphlftn, who was found In
n room In the Exchange Hotel, Atlantic
avenue, Atlantic City. Patton paid his
last 33 cents for a bed la the hotel list
night, according to tho Atlantic City
police. They say he tursed on the eras.
Frankford Man Falls, Breaks nip
A fall of a few feet on an ley pavemsnt
resulted In a. broken hip for Robert Ott
way, 47 years old, of 441 Qriecom street
Frankford. Ottway fell as he was leT
lnic tho Peoples Theatre last night at
Kensington avenue and Cumberland
street.
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three line, white, full-cut dla
mnnd lne of Mitchell's lllg
Ilnrgaln ".Specials " You will
be delighted with nur large as
sortment of nings, Itrooclics
and Iji
Valllcres
Prices
very
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Illustrated
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Diamond Stores
56 North jBth 37 South 8th
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expressed than in this nine-inch, laced
SHORT SKIRT
BOOT
A typical HALLAHAN
production of quality work
manship in a fascinating
variety of leathers.
Imported Bronze, Tobacco Brown, Ha
vana Brown, Dawn Gray and Royal Jet Kid.
Others with Cloth Tops, vamps of Gunmctal
or Patent Leather. Tips or plain toes as you
prefer; stitching of uppers done entirely in
White Silk. Leather Louis heels.
Royal Jet Kid $5.50
Other Leathers $6.50
The Short Skirt Boot is a most adaptable type
of footwear for every use a Shoe that is in com
plete accord with the "loppy" Winter styles.
SPECIAL LOTS Samo style Boot, for Friday
and Saturday selling In Imported Bronze, Tobacco
Brown, Havana Brown, Roynl Jet Kid, Patent
Leather and Dull Cnlf with cloth topi, and Dull
Calf with gray buckikin tops, $5.00.
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and Branch Stores
2Phiudelphia (O Eeqric (pmpaI
How One Little Girl
with a Burroughs
Keeps the Evinrude
Books
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BOOKKEEPING had become a prob
lem for the Evinrude Motor Company.
Posting ledcers, taking thc trial balance, and
eerrine out statements by hand, took more
and more time as the business grew and
accounts multiplied.
400 Posting a Day
This was painstaking work and took all
the time of two bookkeepers. Still they
could have managed if it hadn't been for
that other job which loomed big at the end
of the month.
Over 1000 Statements
Even working overtime wouldn't get those
statements out on the first of thc month. So
the work dragged along, often to the tenth.
Yet the management knew that early state
ments ect the money.
Something had to be done.
Finding the Way Out
It was a Burroughs Ledger Posting and
Statement Machine that solved the problem.
It enables one little girl to do all the work
posting thc 400 items each day, getting a new
balance on every changed account, getting
cut all the statements on the first with time
to spare for other work. The Evinrude
Company saved its cost the first year.
Old balance, date, memos like PTS for
parts, debit, credit, and automatically com
puted new balance, arc quickly entered on
the ledeer page, and thc work is automatic
ally proven as it is done. No special training
is necessary to operate thc Burroughs.
A Little Girl Can Keep Your Books
This story of the little girl, the Burroughs,
and the Evinrude books, is typical of hun
dreds of other stories. No matter whether
you deal in rowboat motors or what, you can
save money, insure accuracy, and increase
speed by letting the Burroughs help post
vour books and get out your statements
promptly.
Let the Burroughs representative show
you, without obligation, the one model of
our 98 that will keep your books in the
way pu want them kept. Your telephone
book or your banker will direct you to the
nearest of the 170 Burroughs offices. Or,
write to the factory. Address, Burroughs,
Detroit, Michigan.
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