. 3'"nw-MH,w?!fWj- 8 r EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, 111 -- ' DECEMBER 81'. 1915. DEATH TAKES HEAVY TOLL" OF NOTED MEN , AND WOMEN IN 1915 Victims of the Lusitanla Sub marine Disaster in Long List of Thoso Who 1 Passed On MANY SCHOLARS GONE Theatrical Profession Loses Several, Among Them John Bunny Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Doad Death claimed many noted men women In 1915; both In America Europe. Among the victims and unci nml the date of their passing were: JANt'AItY 10-Mnrshnll r. Wilder, hum orist. In St Prful, Minn. iXUVXnx 13-James McDonald, Stand ard Oil man. In New York City. JANUARY 18-John V. rarsons, noted lawyer. In New York City. JANUAUY IT Lnmon H. TInrkncss, Standard Oil man, near Holllstcr Cal. jANtfAllY 19-Ocorgo H. Frothlngham, 'actor. JANtfAIU JO-Iilshop Thomai M. A. Burke, Koman Catholic, of Albany, N. T : Trof. A. J. Phillips, of Yale Uni versity, mathematician FEBRUAllY 4-Slary Elizabeth Braddon. novelist, at Illchmond-on-Thamcs, Ens. FEBIIUAKY 7 Thoophllo Pollpot, French painter. In Paris. FEBRUARY 8 James C. Fargo, express man. In Now York, Mnrquls of Lon donderry, In London. FEBRUARY 9 Norman B. Ream, cap italist. In New York City. FEBRUARY i!-Fnnny Crosby, hymn writer. In Bridgeport, Conn.; James Crcelman, writer, In Berlin. FEBRUARY IS Frank James, brother of Jesso James, outlaw, In Excelsior Springs, Mo. FEBRUARY 21-Dr. Jamos F. Donnelly. American physician, killed himself whllo Insane from hardship In lighting Serbian typhus. MATICH 4 Gcorga Honey-Boy Evans, minstrel. MARCH 6 Ex-Senator Thomas A. Bard, In Huemenc, Cal. MARCH 12-Mrs. John D. Rockofeller, wlfo of the world's richest man, at Pocantlco Hills. N. Y. MARCH 15-CaptaIn Henry King, editor, in St Louis. MARCH 1J 'William D. Sloano, ruff man, In Alkln, S. C; Charles Francis Adams, hlstdrlan. In 'Washington; Car dinal Agllardl, Catholic Church Chan cellor, In Rome. MARCH 21 Morgan Robertson, story writer; Mrs. Mary Anna Jackson, story writer, widow of Stonownll Jack son. MARCH 31 Baron Nathan Meyer Roths child, banker. In London. APRIL 7 Ed. Hopklnson Smith, author, In New York city. APRIL 9 Prof. Thomas R. Lounsbury, English scholar, In New Haven, Conn. APRIL ID Charles F. Bitter, sculptor, In New York. APRIL 13 Eben Plympton. actor. In Now York. APRIL 13 William R. Nelson, editor, in Kansas City, Mo. APRIL 16-Ex-Unlted States Senator Nel son W. Aldrich, of Rhodo Island, In New York city. APRIL 24 John Bunny, movie actor, in Brooklyn. N. Y. MAY 19-Gencral T. H. Hubbard, civil war veteran. In Now York city. . MAY 25 Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, social leader, in uarrison, .. x. MAY 23 R. D. Bucknam, American born Turkish admiral, in Constantinople. MAY 31 John W. Alexander, artist. In New York city; Elliott Gregory, artist, in New Yjirk city. JUNE 25 Jeremiah diO'Donovan, Irish patriot, in New Yorkjcity. JULY 4 Charles A. Conant, financial ex pert. In Havana. JULY lft Archbishop Qulgley, Chicago, Roman Catholic, in Rochester, N. Y. JUL I&-Dr. St Clair McKelway, news paper editor. In Brooklyn. JULY 20 Joseph Herreshoff, yacht build er. In Bristol, L. I. JULY 23-WtllIam M. Ivlns, lawyer. In Now York city. AUGUST 6-3eneraI Benjamin F. Tracy, once Secretary of War, in New York city. AUGUST 13 Rear Admiral McGowan, U. S. N.. retired, at Haines Falls, N. Y. AUGUST 14-John "W. Harper, publisher, in Biddeford, Me. AUGUST 13-Cardlnal Vannutelll, in Rome. AUGUST 20-Dr. Ehrllch, Inventor of sal vason and other remarkable remedies and pioneer in medical science. In Ger many. AUGUST JS-John D. Long, onco Secretry of Nary, in Boston. MAY 7 Alfred Gwynno Vanderbllt, Charles Frohman, theatrical manager; Justin Miles Forman, author; Elbert Hubbard, -writer, and Charles Klein, playwright, on the Lusitanla. SEPTEMBER 9 A. O. Spalding, pioneer sportsman, in San Diego. SEPTEMBER 10-J. H. Van Amrlnge, once dean of Columbia University, in Morristown. N. J. BEPTEMBER 11-SIr William C. Van Hornt, Canadian railroad builder, in Montreal. eEPTEMUEJR 12 Brigadier Georga For syth. Civil War fighter, in Boston; Mar tin L. d'Ooge, Greek scholar, in Ann Arbor, Mich. SEPTEMBER l-Sereno Pratt, financial expert, in Troy, N. Y. SEPTEMBER 20-James Mortimer. lead ing dog Judge, In Hampstead, L. I. BEPTEMBER 21-Anthony Comstock, vice crusader, in Summit, N. J.; James W, Alexander, life insurance president, Jn Tuxedo Park, N. Y, BEPTEMBER 22-Dr. Austin Flint, alien ist, in New York city. BEPTEMBER 26 James Keir Hardle. labor leader, In Glasgow, OCTOBER 4 George Edwardes. theatro manager. In London. OCTOBER lS-Robert B. Ward, baker and baseball magnate, in New Rochelle, N. Y. OCTOBER 21-Blanche Walsh, actress, in Cleveland, OCTOBER 23 Thomas W, Stpry, sculp tor, in New York city; W. G. Grace, world's greatest cricketer. In England, OCTOBER 25-Paul E. Herrvieu. drama tist. In Paris. OCTOBER SO-Sir Charles Tupper, Can adian statesman. In England; Paul Ful ler, International lawyer, in New York city. KOVEMBBR 1-Louls Waller, English ac tor la London; Sir Arthur Rucker, dentist, in London; Edward Pretor- lous. editor, committed suicide, in St. Louis. NOVEMBER J4-Booker T. Washington, negro- educator, in Tuskegee. Ala. NOVEMBER lS-Dr. E. L. Trudeau. tu berculosis fluhter, at Saranao LaLe, N. Y. NOVEMBER 17 Theodora LtsehiUky, famous piano teacher, in Dresden. JKOVE1IBER 23 William B. Demls, Stand- and Oil man, in Port JervU, N, Y. BBCEMBER 9-Stepbeo Phillips, poet and dramatist at Deal, England. SPECEiMBER 13 Francis Marion Cock- rl. l,n the United States Senate 31 years, in Washington. DEQPiiBER 1$ Lord Alverstone. former British Chief Justice and friend of America, Jn I-cndon a Jeuiiitttown jPosttjiaster Seriously 111 T- JXersoo Doimtll. postmaster q( jcnkTiitown, la ct1Ucull HI at tu home. loilatu- a rokft of paralysis. Buffered ut WdnwOy- M Is about 59 years cia -jjL i ib fattur ot Rohuri Poiinell. t.-m of. tia city, Ife u Appointed ati.-s.icr ft ytut star w ft r ao- If mESmt - m ir wp . jm Photo by Phillips Studio. HEADS U. S. MEDIATORS Gcorgo Grny, former Senntor from Delnwaro and former Fed eral Judge, who has been chosen ns tho American "national mem ber" of the International Com mission which will mediate in any disputes between this country and Great Britain which may nriso under tho treaty negotiated by former Secretnry of Stato Bryan. 3IEDIAT011S FOR u. s. AND 1IRITAIX NAMED Judge Gray, of Delaware, Member of Peace Commission WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. The entlro personnel of tho International Commis sion which will renreseiit Gre.it Itrltnln and tho United States In nny dispute which arisen under tho feo-called Investigation pcaco treaty negotiated by ox-Secretary Bryan has been chosen and Boon will bo announced formnlly. Former Fcdcrnl Judge Gcorgo Gray, of Delaware, ns pre viously announced, will bo tho national member for tho United States. Domlclo Da Gama, tho Ambassador from Brazil, will bo tho non-national member for tho United States. Great Britain has chosen Viscount Bryco ns her national member and Max Korcskl, of the Imperial Russian Council, ns her non-national member. Fridtjof Nnnsen, tho celebrated explorer and former Premier of Norway, will b tho umpire. Tho treaty provides that If any of tho British colonial possessions nro Involved In a controversy they shall bo repre sented. Sir Charles Fltzpatrlck has bcon chosen from Canada, Sir Georgo Hous toun Rcld from Australia nnd W. P. Schrclner from the South African Union. Tho personnel of tho commission to Administer tho twimo kind of n pcaco treaty with Italy also has been completed. Gcorgo L. Mackintosh, president of Wa bash College, Crawfordsvlllo, Ind., has been selected ns tho American commis sioner, nnd Eduardo Suaroz MuJIca, tho Chilian Ambassador, will be tho non nntlonnl member for tho United States. Tho commissioner for Italy will be Eduard Mayor des Planches, formerly Italian Ambassador here, and the non national member for-Italy will bo Mr. Van Iseghau, n member of the Supromo Court of Belgium. Tho umplro will bo Gregor W. Gran, of Norway. CITY SHOWS DECREASE IN DEATHS FOR 1915 Figures Indicate Fall in Mortal ity Rate Despite Decem ber's Severity Despite the exceptional high death rato during December, tho city's death rate for the year is lower than last year, when tho rate was 18 nnd a fraction per thou sand of population. The birth rato for tho past 12 months cannot bo compared with the birth rate for the preceding year, as tho reports for both tho 13H birth and death rates are mado up in tho mlddlo and not tho end of the year. Up until 5 o'clock Wednesday evening, tho number of deaths reported this jear totaled 23,703. Tho last annual report of tho Health authorities show that for tho department year of 1314 tho number of deaths reported was 2S.91S. Births throughout the city this year, with the exception of the last threo days total S3.13L For the department year of 1914 tho births numbered 41.0J3. This yenrs death-rate, as calculated, corresponds closely with tho rate for tho department year of 1312. nnd shows a re duction over most of tho years for which reports havo been kept In November tho statement was mado that tho city was en joying its most healthful year, but tho fact that December has proven the most unhcalthful month slnco July, 1S01, has altered all the early calculations. The death rate for 1315 is based upon an estimated population of l,633,C6t and the rato for 1311 upon a population of 1,657,810. The principal cause of death given in the reports compiled by tho Bureau of Vital Statistics are tuberculosis and heart dis ease. Tho unusual number of pneumonia cases reported during the closing months of the present year brings that dlseasa well to tho front In the list of causes of deaths. TWO NEGROES BURNED TO DEATH BY POSSE Five Others Killed in Fights Following Murder of Georgia Plantation Overseer BLAKELET, Ga., Dec. 31. Two negroes were burnod to death and five shot and killed during the night In a ceriea of clashes growing out of effors of a possa of white men to round-up the slayers of Henry Vllllplquo, a plantation overseer. Vllleplqua bad been shot from ambush. Rewards of ?100 each were offered for Grandlson Goolsby and his sons, Mlks and Ulysses. . Several posses, with dogs, took un the chase. Eaily in the round-up Karly High- tower anu jamas uanon, relatives of Qoolscy, were killed by ono posse. Gools by and hla son -weie Ideated In a cabin by Sheriff Howell and a posse. Tho ne groes fired, wounding two while men. Four negroes tried a dash, for freedom. Goolsby and two others were shot dead. Thi Sheriff ordered the cabin fired. One negro was burned to death here. Later the survivor of the four, who tried to run away, was surrounded In another cabin and burned. Two Boys Hurt in Runaway Two boys are in the West Philadelphia Homeopathic lIofcptal today, la a serious condition, us the result of a runaway on Haverford avenue last night Thy are Arthur NorrU. IS yean ell, of 221 North 2d street ?.nd William Breruun, 13 years old, cf HI North $21 street NorrU wan driving a delivery wagon and Brennan was riding with htm, when the horse took fright at a passing automobile at (id street and Haverford avenue. The tors galloped to 6Sth street, vrher the vagoa was wtnet -while turaUg the aeraar. SHIPPING FREIGHT RATES SOARING FOR CARGOES FROM HERE Schooner Chartered for $40,000 to Take 200 Ford Automobiles From Philadelphia Port to Australia LOCAL BUSINESS NOTES Shipping freight rates from tho port of Philadelphia aro soaring out of all bounds. Tho Ford Motor Company has virtually completed negotiations for tho charter of tho sailing schooner John Twohy from A. D. Cummins & Co. for 40.000 to tnko 200 Ford enrs to Australia. The John Twohy Is just In from Buenos Aires with a cargo of bones, which sho Is now discharging at a wharf on the Delaware. This vessel was purchased outright about a year ago for $30,000. Tho deal with tho Ford Company Is only awaiting tho final arrangements as to Insurance. Tho Marltlms Iloglstor published tho freight rates on coal by ship from this port to Boston on September 11 last ns SO to 00 cents per ton. Today tho rates nro $2 per ton, nnd from Philadelphia to Newport or Providence t o rates nro $2.10 per ton. Everything thft can flont has been pressed Into tho scivlco nnd the do mnnd Increases Somo of tho shipowners are loud In de nunciation of tho new shlnjlng bill de claring that It Interferes seriously with tho obtaining of tho proper sort of crows to work tho vessels. American-born sailors, they say, nro not shipping under tho new law, nnd only colored sailors aro available. "There are a lot of poor white run aways." said ono shipowner, "but they cannot pass tho examination required by the now law, nnd even they are not avail able In nny great number." Tho enormous number of ships com mandeered by Great Britain at the out break of tho war and since thon, and tho number that havo been sunk has created a demand that Is out of nil proportion with tho supply. It Is a well known fact that tramp steamers sailing from Atlantic ports with freight for Great Britain, Tranco and Mediterranean ports, and re turning In ballast aro earning moro in freight In threo trips than tho original cost of tho steamers. Somo of tho steam ers carrying oil In cases to Europo aro getting 70 cents, whore a fow months ago they wero glad to get 17 cents. Ono such stoamor sailed from this port not many days ago with a cargo of about 7000 tons, and her freight bill for tho slnglo trip was $77,777. Tho freight rates on lumber from Gulf ports to Brazil aro now quoted at $33 per 1000 feet. Offers of a profit of 100 per cent, on ships now building on the Delnwaro have been mado and ro fuscd. Some of the largo department stores are anxiously watching tho condition of the linen and linen damask markets. Al ready prices for damasks In Ireland nnd Scotland havo gono up as high In some cases as 210 per cent., with no prospect for lower quotatlonn In sight. There are no linens or damasks coming from any of tho continental countries In Europe. Belgium, Germany and Ilussln. wore the countries that In addition to Great Britain supplied tho American market, but they aro hopelessly cut off. Tho most serious fcaturo of this linen situation is tho cha otic condition of nffalra In tho neighbor hood of Riga, In Itussin, where virtually all tho flaxseed Is raised to supply tho flax growing countries. Flax Is nn an nual plant, and must be planted each year, and If no seed Is available thcro can bo no linen. Everything in tho form of velours is go ing up In price The principal manufac tories In Europe for theso goods, and also for tapestries, are at Lyons, Franco. So many of tho workers In theso factories have been called to tho colors that tho plants nro nearly all Idle, and therefore there aro no goods to meet tho demand. Somo months ago tho largo department stores In Paris had placards hung up In their establishments warning their cus tomers that In future they could not guarantee fabrics, principally silks. In certain colors, on account of tho dyo shortage In France. Up to tho present none of the silk manufacturers In tho United States havo sent such notices to the department stores, nor havo the stores been warned In nny wny that there Is likely to be a withdrawal of certain colors In the near future. Wholesale paint manufacturers find themselves almost In tho same position as tho dyers, on account of tho embargo on aniline colors from Germany. Thev are falling back to a large extent on chromates. A promlnont chemical manu facturing house In Philadelphia has an nounced that they aro manufacturing red prusslate of potash, said to be the first made In the United States commercially. That beautiful dull red color, known as Pompolan red. Is becoming very scarce. It Is a red oxldo of Iron and comes from the territory around the Persian Gulf. It exists In veins from two to four Inches In thickness, about 20 to 40 feet below the surface. It is the Earns Ingredient that was used In tho temples In Egypt and after the lapse of centuries is as bright and fresh today as when it was applied. As to the dye situation, virtually every one engaged in the business Is szreed that It would require a capital of not less than J12,OCO,000 to erect a plant to manu facture dyes to compete with Germany. They explain it by using a tree as an il lustration In this way; A chemical plant starts out to make a certain base for colors. This Is repre sented by the trunk of the tree. In the process a certain byproduct develops, which In turn develops another and that still another, etc., till you have branches and ramifications spreading out In all directions. These by-products are utilized, many of them as standard drugs and for other purposes. Finally come the colors known as aniline dyes. Because Germany has utilized these by-products and found a market for them, sho can afford to sell the dye3 at a smaller profit than If they were allowed to go to waste. For that reason H is said that a chem ical plant In tho United States Intending to compete with Germany must not only utilize all these by-products, but find a market for them as well. And It Is de clared that this cannot be accomplished without a tariff sufficiently high to pre vent the importation of cheap German dyes when tho war is over. Otherwise capital will not take the rik. ALL WELL ABOARD GREEK LINER T1IESSAL0XIKI Storm-tossed Steamship Awaiting Ar rival of Assistance ' NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-AI! is well aboard the Grtek liner Thessalonlkl and the vessel la awaiting the arrival of the steamship FloriMl, now rushing to ber assistance, according to a wireless mes sage received here today from Cfcptaia Goulandla. The ThesaalonfU'a entineroom la flood! as a result of the terrino storms she en countered in her voyage toward New iTork from Piraeus, Greece, but wire less reports from thi ship today indicated shu was in no danger of foundtnng. Her position was estimated 1W mJl;s south east of iautket. Sale of Football Tickets . minarmeat or mo D Fll The minarmeat or ui 3(cCnir-Vlncan football simV.to fee cly4 Kw Teu'sTu! NEW LABOR MEASURES WITH WORKMEN'S ACTS BECOME LAW TONIGHT Employers Already Have Mado Provision for Meeting Em ployes' Compensation Rules . Under Now Statutes CHILD LABOR REGULATION HAnniSBUnO, Dec. 31. Most far reaching of tho new statutes which go into effect at midnight tonight aro the series of optional workmen's compensa tion acts passed last winter. Next comes tho new chllil-lnbor bill. About 200,000 employers and almost 10 times aa many employe") aro affected by tho comj miatlon nets. Alt automatically accept Its provisions unless they speci fically reject them by filing notice with tho Workmen's Compensation Bureau here. No employes havo done so. Com pensation does not have to bo paid for Injury to farm and domestic labor. Tho new laws are optional because tho Legislature lacked tho power, under the Constitution, to mako them compulsory. But n proposed nmendmont to the Con stitution, permitting compulsory laws of this character amo wan ndoptcu, anu mo laws mado virtually mnndntory by re moving the defenses formerly allowed an employer In court. No compensation la nltowcd for the first two weeks of disability. Tho maxi mum compensation Is GO por cent, of the wages for 600 wcoks for total disability. In caso of death tho widow and other dependents will bo paid as high ds 40 per cent, for 300 weeks. To nclju.it dis putes referees will travel to tho places where they arlso. CHILD LABOR LAWS. Working children como under tho com pensation nets, but under another law may not work at nil If less than II years old, and, If undor 16, mny not work moro than nlno hours per day, nor Gl hours per week, nor between 8 p. m. and 0 a. m.j and eight of tho 61 hours must be spent In "continuation schools." School authorities nnd employers all over tho State nro co-operating In estab lishing theso schools, which will bo a a Ewttittg SENTENCED FOR LIFE Matthow A. Schmidt was convict ed Inst night of first degrco mur der as tho accomplices of James D. McNamarn in tho blowing up of tho Los Angeles Times Building five years ago. part of the publlo school system! as soon ns they nro ready attendanco of workers under 16 will bo ns compulsory as at tendance of ether children at regular public schools. OTHER NDW LEGISLATION. Othor acts which b -rro effective to morrow Include: A tax of 2 cents on each $100 face value of stock, paid by nfllxlng stamps pur chased from tho Stato Tho escheat act, requiring financial in stitutions to report In January of each year all deposits which havo bcon in actlvo for 14 years. Such monoys will escheat to tho Stato aftor being inactlvo for 17 years. "People treated Christmas not as Christmas Aiot What Used to Be" Thinks Zapp "Sure, I know," says Birsky, spreading a slice of rye bread with mustard, "People is getting too wise already, Zapp." And then the two old friends have a sad humorously despondent talk about the days when the retailer "could push stickers handkerchiefs, socks, neckties, oder gloves! All you got to do was wait till December First, mark 'em up 50 over the regular price, put 'em In red paper boxes, and custo mers would use blackjacks on each other to get at 'em!" Montague Glass never wrote anything funnier. The chuckles you, got out of Potash and Perl mutter don't begin to compare with the hearty laughter one gets from Birsky and Zapp. Listen to this: "This Christmas stuff is all a thing of the past," said Zapp. "And who done it? The feller that invented 'Do Your Christ mas Shopping Early.' " Tomorrow9 s g yify y- FwrSKm m RAILROADS RIDING TIDE OF PROSPERITY AS THE YEAR ENDS All the Companies Show Huge Growth of EarningsDe cember the Banner Month of 1915 INCREASE $168,955,548 The railroads of the United States are enjoying prosperity. All nt Oia muntrv's railroads have had a good year, nnd tho latter part, the last six months In particular, has been very good when comparison Is mado with 1914, which, Indoed, was n very lean year. Throughout nil of last year It was tho custom of nearly all carriers In fact, tho great majority to show decreases in tholr monthly statements of earnings, but now things nro different, substantial In creases being Sliown monm ay monui, Somo roads, notably tho Pennsylvania nnd St. Paul, havo como through with record earnings for ono given month. How tho railroads havo fared Is very amply shown In n statement of earnings given out by tho Bureau of Hallway News nnd Statistics. That statement gives tho Incrcaso In tho revenue as $101,623,000, whllo expenses fell oft J69.3I7. 8S3 in tho year. This leaves n net Income Ihcreaso of $168,955,518 over 1914, after de ducting taxes. These figures were based on complete returns to tho Interstate Commerco Commission nnd on partial re turns from November and December esti mates. Whllo November was n very good month for tho carriers, 1'. Is expected that December will bo even better. Gntns in November ranged from 21 per cent, to 32 per cent, ns compared with Inst year, but during December somo of tho trunk lines will exceed tho latter percentage, namely, 32 per cent. WAK TItAFPIC A FACTOR. A good part of tho better allowing of tho railroads nnd, In fnct, a very largo part, haa been due to tho exports of wnr munitions to tho Allies, although It Is ad mitted that tho domestic freight move ment Is very much better, with signs of a holiday, but as ap excuse." Briggs, the inimitable, illus trated Birsky and Zapp. He has caught the spirit of the two quaint characters and portrays them with a rollicking pencil, which runs their creator pretty close. You cannot affoi-d to miss these articles the first Monta gue Glass has ever written for a newspaper. Get in on the Birsky and Zapp series now. The third article will be published in UMiger further Iraprorement with tho turn .t year. " CI It is eafo to eay that had the k enough ships available at tho bot J? York to take all of tho outgelne VJR J to Europo the earnings from frellht . h,1 i flo of tho carriers would havo been migBi. xicwusq oi me inahll ty to ... shlpo, embargoes on different cla.t..1'! commodities havo been declared hr..6' cral roads, nnd the New York. Nw t$T ven and Hartford has gone Vo far ??" withdraw from soliciting freight for J present until the export situation M Tork has become bettor. ",w Officials of trunk lino rallroann i that the situation, with wErt? $ tlon of exports, I, better tharhaTli't for several weeks, evldenco of -hmX given by tho nctlon of , tL ?.' Railroad In lifting the embargo off , of tho commodities w.Moh it i.. 5 -,..? tho list. That a great quantity of frSLJ 1 3 Is still waiting at points f iih '! shipment to New York is admitted. s! thta will mako Its -appearand "& !? rails whenever restrictions are rIu?4 WHAT WILL CONGRESS DOf What legislation will Congreis .... which will affect the railroads and h$ earnings? This Is tho question of pari! mount Importanco In the minds of En road ofllclals at the present tlmo. A, , railroad man said: on "Tho Interstate Commerco Commlf may order nn Increase In rates, anduT.i Increase bo nullified by nctlon of thi State i commlslons. One Stato may mlvl a rul ng which Is contrary to the rul! prevailing in nn adjoining State ri railroads aro rnmpelled, under the fih! man net. to compete, but tho Hcrtmm law. which In effect, Insures that ratS ?,VOf, tf1 f,on(la bclw,ion nny two potau shall bo tho snme, t a matter of fait provents any competition In rates." Coal Goes Up $1 n Ton ATLANTIC CITY. Dee. at.rvi ..... ers last night announced nn advance of $1 per ton In tho prlco of coal, tho result lio result oi nn cmoargo on siupments by tho Pcnn. shortage. The Jumn in tn h ... tr u.9 ti ICHUIL nr .. four 25-cent ndvancos weekiv. ( ... opcratlvo Saturday. GALVANIZED COPPER AND ZINC SHEETS L. D. Bcrgcr Co., 59 N. 2d St. Bell, Market ei Keystone, itatn Hit It
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