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EVENING LEDgEB-PHILADELPniA, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1916.
CONTRAST IN PRICE OF GAS
HEREANDIN BALTIMORE
Consolidated Company in Monumental City Celebrates
Centennial by Reducing Minimum Cost to
Consumers to 35 Cents Per 1000 Feet
Price of Gas Here Exceeds Rate in Smaller Cilics
The price of gas is a subject of deep interest to the head of every
family in this city.
Residents of Philadelphia arc paying SI per 1000 feet for gas, while
consumers in both larger and smaller neighboring cities arc paying much
less.
The Evening Ledger sent a special representative to inquire into gas
conditions in Baltimore, a city with less than half the population of Phila
delphia, His report fotlom.
One hundred years ngn the city of Hat
tlmore was the first American city to
adopt Bas as an lllumlnant.
The Consolidated fins Company, which
today supplies Hiiltlmnro with pas, Is tho
direct successor of Hip orlqln.nl parent
company. The I'oniolltlittr-il company
has Ukrn a unique and rutins method of
celebratlnK this centennial by vlrtunlly
maUlnff the consumers of Ban In HaltU
more profit sharers In Its business.
It besan the celebration hist year by
mafclns a rate of 33 cents per 1000 feet to
manufacturing plant.', which naturally
consume very large fiuantltlcs of kms.
H continued the celebration this year
by reducing tho price of ens for do.
nieslle consumption from M cents per
liKX) feet to "" cents tier lend.
A few days ncn It put n climax to the
centennial celebration by offcrlm? to
every domestic consumer whose largest
consumption of bus Tor any one month
In 1515 was 1000 feet or over, n rate of 33
cents per 100) feet on all gas he may
consume In any month during 1016 In
excess of his largest month In 1915.
For example. If a householder's largest
consumption In any one month In IMS had
hecn COOn feet, with this liberal offer he
may wIeIi to use gas during lObi for a
great manv purposes, which mi sn-eent
or even n 75-cent rate would mnko pro
hibitive. Hut with only a 3"-cent rate to
consider for his excess consumption, he
may conclude that gas Is cheaper and
cleaner than coal for the heating of his
house, for a constant hot water supply,
for nil cooking purpurea 'nr for one or
all of the many modern household uses
to which gas can be put.
If by using gas In this manner he should
double his former maximum monthly con
sumption he has tho satisfaction of know
Ins that the excess gas used Is only cost
ing his 33 cents per 1W feet a into which
Is only 3 cents per 1000 more than natural
gas costs consumers In such favorable
locations In the natural gas belt as Pitts
burgh and surrounding cities, whero tho
rate to domestic consumers for nnturnl
gas Is 30 cents per 1W.
53 CUNTS I'BU 1000 TKET.
Or If ho wishes to look at the matter
from another point of view, he can tlgure
out that, while ho has doubled his normal
consumption of gas, he has brought down
the average cost to fci cents per 1C0O, and
that a greater consumption will still
further reduce his average cost. This
Is a well-known prlnclplo of co-operation
where Increased consumption reduces the
' cost to the consumer.
It Is nlso a plnln business proposition
without a thought of philanthropy.
The gas company Is In business to man
ufacture and distribute Rim. Tho more
gas It manufactures and sells tho more
money it will make.
Like all gas companies that supply largo
cities. Its equipment must be equal to
the heaviest possible strain which any
emergency may Impose on it. This maxi
mum strain occurs in midwinter, between
the hours of S p. m. anil midnight, when
the company is called upon to supply gas
to all tho street lamps, to stores nnd
dwelling houses, which are then con
suming their maximum for the day. At
other times all this machinery for tho
manufacture and distribution of gas is
more than 60 per cent, idle, but tho ex
penses of running it must go on all the
same.
PARALLEL. CONDITIONS IIBRB.
The condition Is parallel to our city tiro
stations, which wo must keep up to
the point of greatest efficiency to meet
tho greatest possible emergency, although
80 per cent, of the time they aro Idle.
Tho ofllccrs of the Consolldntd Mas Com
pany, in naltlmore. reason that tho aver
age householder, if ho cnulil obtain gas
at the lowest possible rate, would use
moro of It day and night. Therefore in
making this .Vi-ccnt rate for excess con
sumption tho company has only taken
Into consideration tho additional cost of
manufacture and distribution without re
gard whntever to tiio capitalization or
cost of tho present established plant or
tho present llxcd charges of operation.
At the ofllces of tho United Oas Im
provement Company Lewis J.illle. third
vice president and treasurer, said ho was
very much Interested In hearing of tho
Baltimore experiment, but that the mat
ter was a purely local one, and whllo It
may work out satisfactorily In llaltlmore.
It did not follow that It would do so in
other places. Ho said the Consolidated
fias Company deserves stoat credit for
having worked out tho problem as it has
done, and ho hoped It would llnd It suc
cessful. city pixks rnicu TO consumku
When asked If tho United Una Improve
ment Company mado a special low rato to
Industrial plants in Philadelphia. Mr. Lilllo
explained how tho company had nothing
whatever to do with tho rates charged to
Philadelphia consumers under tho present
sas lcaso with tho city, and said the
making of rates for tho consumor was up
to the city government. "Philadelphia gas
consumers aro paying a rato of 51 per
1000 feet," continued .Mr. I.lllie. Tho city
Pays the United Gas Improvement Com
pany SO cents per 1000 feet at present un
der tho lease, tho difforenro of 3) cents
peflOOO being turned Into the city treas
ury and ostensibly goes owaid tho reduc
tion of taxes. Last year this payment
mounted to about $2,000,000. I" addition
to this tho United Gas Improvement Com
pan, under the terms of tho present
Jeaso, furnishes freo gas to all tho street
lamps, and all city departments using
sas. It keeps tho street lamps In repair.
Providing them with Welsbach mantles,
also free of coat. In addition at the
termination of the present lease, all per
manent Improvements, additions, service
Pipes, eta, which tho company adds to
the present plant, and which amounts to
MRS. MOHR WINS POINT ,
IN TRIAL FOR MURDER.
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Judge Rules Evidence Against;
Negroes Must Not Weigh j
Against Wife of Mur
dered Doctor I
the stand when court adjourned last Frl- place some time after 9 oclock on the I day ai the recruiting office during the
She relntcd statements made to her by
Victor Drown. Henrv Spellmnn nnd
Oeorgc I leads in ttrlstol jail. She said
they nsked her about Mrs. Mohr. and
Hrown asked her to teU Mrs. Mohr to
Ret him n lawyer. Tho Attorney Urneinl
rend to the Jury the note Identified by
Miss Stevenson, which she said Hi-own
nsker her to give to his sister. She gave
ii u imp ponce, i no nine lom m muwiis i
night of the murder.
Mrs. Mohl flushed when Itobert Root,
Deputy Clerk of the Court. Identified tho
papers In the divorce suit nnd equity
action pending between her nnd the phy
sician at the time of the tragedy.
(SKIP TAK15S THUKK SISTKItS
week of tho campaign. The offices will
bo open from 9 to 5 every day for regis
tration nnd enrolment In the movement.
Borne of the leaders aro Mrs. Georgo
Malta Dixon, Mrs. J. II. Hutchinson,
.Mrs. John H. Thayer. Mrs. Robert C.
Wilghl, .Mrs. Simon C. t.ong, Mrs. Gard
ner Cassatt and Mrs. Itobert II. Large.
T-anshornc family, All More Than 80,
Die in n Week
from 5on.n. lit $7ro.uo0 a year, become the
pioperty of the city.
"There would be nothing gnlned." said
Mr. LllllP. "llV lllSellSBlIlL' whnthor tlift
United Gas Improvement Compniiv could
carry out In Philadelphia a program slml- '
mr io mat inaugurated by the Consoli
dated Gas Company In llaltlmore. be
cause, n.i 1 have said. It Is n loeftl propo
sition and wov.'.d have to be llgured out
very exhaustively, and hocaUFo the terms
of our present lease preclude even Its con
sideration." "After next year l believe." said Mr.
I.lllie. "the price which the city will pav
us for gas under the lease will be 75
cents per KiOfl. so that unless the cltv
government reduces tho price to con
sumers, which It has the right to do un
der the lease, the amount to be paid to
Into the city treasury should be largely
In excess of $2,000,1)00. "
MOTHER OF DROWNED
BOY CRITICALLY ILL
Gilbert Shislcr Died Hero, Try
ing to Save Harry Story
From Ice
Thin Ice nnd n double drowning, which
ended the Daviil-aiid-Jonnthau friendship
of 1li-year-()ld .1'. Gilbert Shlslrr. of M57
Moio stieet, llolmeshurg, a hoy hero, and
S-year-old Harry Storj, of S020 Krnnk
ford avenue, has caused the serious Ill
ness of tho Inlter's mother, Mrs. William
It. McCartney, who today Is In the care
of n physician at her home.
The mother, with her husband, a dry
goods merchant, was one of the score of
persons who yesterday stood on the
Hhawii street bridge watching hurrying
men with boats searching the broken lee
of Pcnnypnck Creek for two drowned
hoys. When the limp form of her son
was taken from tho water she fainted
and for a time was In critical condition.
Young Shlslrr, ono of ' 12 children of
Walter .Shislcr, a City Hall engineer, died
n hero In a vain effort to save his friend,
lie could have saved himself, spectators
said, but chose to gamble with death
when thin Ice cracked and broke under
his friend. Desperate efforts to save both
tho boys were mado by Thomas iMnguire
and AVilllam Smith, both of 2S13 Jnspen
street, who wero among the first to ar
rive on the scene. Tho former was pulled
from the water unconscious, and both
were sent to bed. Tho bodies wero re
covered nbout halt an hour nfter the ac
cident and hurried to the Frankford Hos
pltal, where efforts were mado In vain
to revive the boys.
lMtoVtnKNVK. It. I.. Jan. 21.
The State Just before winding up Us
cn.e todny put In its most damaging
testimony ngaliut the two ncgloea mi
trial for the murder of Dr. Ch.itlcs P.
Mohr.
Mrs. KliMilieih Frances Mohr, rharged
with being an accessory before the frtrt.
scored an unexpected advantage when
Justhe Steams Instructed the Jurv not to
let the evidence weigh ngnlnsl Hie woman.
Miss Geitru.lc Stevenson, of tloston.
gave the damaging evidence. She was on
I plan for an nllbl and asked the sister to
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ttMiii .. .,..i,.. I AXtlliiillNK Pa. .Inn. Sl.-A double
. llllnm II. Lewis, he Huston negro funeral was held here vesterdnv for two
lawyer, mnde her admit that she bad the f three ulsteis. nil three ..f whom died
I connivance of the police when she saw r within it week as a result of the epidemic
j the negroes and that she allowed them to , of grip. The time lived together and
I nssume that she came from .Mrs. Mohr, . rrteh was more than S vents of age.
but the negirt lawyer utterly failed to The two hurled vesteidnv were Dr.
I shake Mips Stevenson's stor; . ' tinnnnli Whltson t.o'vnll :l,d Mrs. Lydla
Miss Mtevpiirm won the sympathy of ! W Wiley. The third sh-ter was .Miss
' the women when iff the end of her nttlcnl ! Angellne Whltson. All were burled In
1 she broke down and toft the loom crying the Mlddletown I'i lends- Hurylng Ground.
; hysterically. -
The cioss-cxamllintlon of the girl and f I'ish on timlny and (So In .Inil
I R Hedland, who foll.iwetl her. was so, lllJVUIiLV. N. .1.. Jan. !4.-ll.iulel Van-
Ions Hint the State was not ready tn rest. , RL.Ver atnl Itule Klple have been nriesled
. as expectod. nt luncheon recess. i fot. UShlng on Sundays and lined $10) nnd
Thomas Sharp, n g..ign owner, tesll- costs. They were tumble to pay the line
1 tied that llrow-n left n lilotnreyele In his nn, wet" ent tn Jnll
SUNDAY SCHOOL HOY HURT
Three-Ycnr-Old Milton Dround Went
to Hospital Instcntl
Three-year-old Milton Dround. who lives
nt o23 Do t.nncey street, has not yet re
tut tied home from his first trip to Sun
day rcltonl, which took him out of the
house jesterday. He is nt the Pennsyl
vania Hospital, where physicians arc
treating compound fractures of both legs
I and trying to alleviate the pain that
; comes from his Internal Injuries.
! Five minutes after the hoy left the
' house ho was run down by n delivery
wngon of the Manchester t.nundtv Com-
I jinny as he was ciosslng Rib street at
j lie Laucey.
NOT LIKE THE POLITICIANS
TJut the Harmony These ChlMrtn
Sought Wag In Dclawrft
Annie and Johnny j'eamed to return
to Harmony.
They are safe at home, at 09 Whurtbii
street, today, but still they long for th
scenes of their late home nt Harmony,
that Delaware vlllnge The street car
and the noisy people of the cll do not
appeal to them.
Annie, who Is 7 years old, and. Johnnie,
who Is S yenrs old, took 75 cents And a
box of candy and began their venture
some pilgrimage back to Harmony" yes
tordny. They rode to Darby on rt Irollej
and then changed to another enr which
took them to Chester. Here the nwftil
ncss of their bold trip appalled them nnd
they forgot how to go to Harmany nhd
were so frightened they could tell no
one. The police took charge of them,
and their father, John Stowmah, brought
them home Inst night. Pet haps Annie
and Johnny will like Philadelphia better
as they become accustomed to It
Thievery of Jam Laid to Boy
A fondness for Jam Is nt the bottom of
the sorrowful story of 14-year-old William
Kellner. Kith street and Hnverford ave
nue, who Is nt the House of Detention
today, nccordlng to tho police, who accuse
him of breaking Into tho sto-e of his
employer, Benjamin Hose, Slth ud Arch
streets, and stealing it number of things.
Chief among them, though, the police
point out, are 10 Jars of raspberry Jam.
This Is said to have been tho motive for
tho tobbcry.
10-Koom Arch St. Apartment Sold
A -10-ioom apartment at 1933-35 Arch
street has been purchased by John F.
Lewis from Albert K. Koch. Tho prop
erty, which measures 40 by 131 feet, was
held fot salo at $32,000.
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ibung people need
clear complexions
If you find yourself "left out"
because of a poor skin, and want
a clear, fresh complexion, use
Rsinol
Soap
at least once a day. Wash thor
ought with a warm, creamy lather
of it, then rinse the face with plenty
of cold water.
It does not often take many days
of suclt regular care with Rcsinol
Soap to show an improvement, be
causethe Resinol medication soothes
and refreshes the skin, while the
perfectly pure soap is cleansing U
In severe or stubborn cases, Resinol Soap
should be aided by a little Kcslnol Ointment.
All drujisU sell them. For samples free,
write to Dcpt. JM Keslnol, Baltimore, Md.
White Buck
Tennis Oxfords
for the men who
are going South.
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$275 Hallet & Cumston, mahogany. $75
$275 Grovestein & Fuller, mahogany. $80
$275 Boardman & Gray, rosewood. . . $80
$275 J. C. Pardee, walnut $85
$275 Sherman, Clay & Co., mahogany $85
$275 Cohan & Hughes, mahogany... $90
$300 Webster & Co., mahogany $90
$300 Marshall & Wendell, mahogany. $95
$300 Smith & Barnes, mahogany. . , . $95
$300 Kohler & Chase, mahogany. . . .$100
$300 Lyon & Healy, mahogany $100
$300 Crown Piano Co., mahogany. . .$100
$300 Francis Connor, walnut $100
$325 Decker & Sons, walnut $110
$325 Winter Piano Co., rosewood. . .$110
$325 Sherman, Clay & Co., oak $110
$325 Harvard Piano Co., mahogany. .$110
$325 C. Lichtie, mahogany $115
$325 Wnlraven Piano Co., mahogany. $115
$325 Stultz & Bauer, oak $115
$325 Schubert Piano Co., oak $120
$325 Francis Bacon & Co., mahogany. $125
$325 Ramsdell & Co., mahogany. . . .$125
$350 Everett Piano Co., mahogany. . .$125
$325 Bellak, mahogany $125
$325 Marcellus, mahogany $125
$350 Keller Bros., oak $125
$350 Davenport & Treacy, mahogany. $125
$325 Henry L. Smith, mahogany. .. .$125
$325 R. E. Dayton, mahogany $125
$325 New York Piano Co., mahogany. $130
$350 Cable Piano Co., mahogany. . . .$130
$350 Chas.' Becker, mahogany $135
$350 Albany Piano Co., mahogany. . .$135
$350 Brown & Simpson, mahogany. . . $135
$350 N. B. Shaw & Sons, walnut $135
$300 Anderson & Co., mahogany. . , .$135
$325 Chandler, mahogany $135
$350 W. C Fuller & Co., mahogany. .$135
$325 C. F. Wing & Co., mahogany. . .$140
$325 Ludwig & Co., mahogany $140
$325 N. Steinert & Son, mahogany. . .$140
$350 L. J. Schreiber & Co. mahogany.$145
$325 Conway Piano Co., mahogany. .$145
$350 Albrecht Piano Co., oak $145
$300 N. W. Brown Piano Co., mah. . . . $145
$325 J. B. Robinson, mahogany $145
$350 McPhail Piano Co., mahogany. .$145
$325 Hallet & Davis, mahogany $145
$350 Mahlan Piano Co., mahogany. . .$145
$325 Gordon Piano Co., mahogany. . .$145
$375 Everett Piano Co., mahogany. .$150
$350 Bell Piano Co., walnut $150
$400 Hazelton Piano Co., walnut $150
$325 Girard Piano, walnut $150
$350 Schomacker, mahogany $150
$350 Painter & Ewing, mahogany. . .$155
$350 Behr Bros. & Co., mahogany. . .$155
$375 Ivers & Pond, mahogany $155
$400 Weber Piano Co., mahogany. . .$160
$400 Decker Bros., mahogany $160
$400 Schomacker, walnut $160
$350 Girard Piano, mahogany $160
$400 Blasius & Son, mahogany $160
$400 Hardman, Peck & Co., mah $160
$400 Bradbury Piano Co., mahogany. $160
$400 Newby & Evans, mahogany. . . .$160
$400 Painter & Ewing, mahogany. . . .$160
$375 Lester Piano Co., mahogany . . .$160
$425 Chickering, mahogany $160
$425 George Steck & Co., mahogany. $165
$425 Weber & Co., oak $165
$450 Hazelton Piano Co., oak $165
$450 Kranich & Bach, walnut :$165
$425 Henry F. Miller, mahogany $165
$450 Knabe, mahogany $165
$450 Baldwin Piano Co., mahogany. .$165
$450 Everett, mahogany $170
$375 Girard Piano Co., mahogany. . .$175
$450 Cable Piano Co., mahogany. , . ,$175
$450 Sohmcr & Co., mahogany $175
$450 Conover Piano Co., oak $175
$425 Cunningham Piano, oak $175
$450 Blasius & Son, mahogany .$175
$450 Baldwin & Co., mahogany $175
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$450 Mason & Hamlin, mahogany. . . .$185
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