EVENING LEDGER PEOKADELPHIA-. EffOKSDAX OCTOBER 5, 191
POLITICS
IN LABOR.QUERY
ON INSURANCE
...utf Men Chaftre At-
Kpt to Make Federation
a uawpaw
igULSORYACT HINTED
-.-. tht politicians are usln labor
fELH. fo wtn control of the SUte
iSKton Fund and th, fund. , or .nsur.
r.Tmrt'od.nua.I,;
nKSSsr-" J5H-jsh. atsz
M ST h.V.yi;inu" Federation "of
'wl ei. irltntor. The letter
l tin; ""
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I MfCTSTIiVANtA Fr-DERATION OF
i4latlve Question Wat. April 'ISIS.
o&UonNo. 9-AVould you help to
JiT compulsory compensation net
iiklne It obligatory on all 'employers
IT Insure their employes In the State
Ilkmen, Insurance fund, rale ne the
Lr.T,..ilnn scale to sixty-six and
tlTthlrds 1r cent of warS paying;
rfllJ. ih sum of thirty dollars per
U mlh (as In New York State) till
4mU1 or rcmitrrinnc. uu ,.... I-.....,, ...
mtM of payments for disability by at
taut twenty-fit e weeks?
K " 1 B. In the event or no answer
I fciS y?u. by April i wm bo ...
ttnta tnai you no w ....- vy-
tesedtous.
CASUALT? MEN SCENT COERCION
t. ihl. letter, according to S. II. Fool,
Ue president of the State Insurance Fed-
enttlea, the casualty companies scented an
iMtnst by the Fennsyltanta Federation of
... in merca the Stato legislators Into
1' mnrtirr the compensation act so as to
r -teavE It ODIlaavDry uu Mil oiiipwijaio vl i.uvr
F' W hears and to Insuro In the State Fund
B ZirJinA they concluded that such Itglsla-
f- Dm Would naturally put them out of
seeietes.
Wen the aboe letter was shown to
Wwetn Yountr, Jr.. a member of the State
Mettrlal Board and president of Typo
' fMAlcal Union No. 2, he said he did not
few how such a letter came to be sent out,
he at far as he ttnew It did not express
' ilk itntlments of organized labor In the
i of Fennsynania. -iaDor, ne saia,
so quarrel with the Insurance -com
Th mmnATuatlon act imi tri hn
P vtrklsc very smoothly. There Is no desire
l-aatM part of those wno are directing; me
(Marine of business Dy me staie to oe ne
fnttlr to the point of Interfering; with
hftttaate business of the stock and mutual
tetanies. The fact that the companies
feet up to the present collected more than
ItOM.OOO (not 125,000,000 as erroneously
(total) In premiums on this business this
1 year, while the State has collected only
stent (900,000 Is sufficient proof of this
UenL"
BUREAU HAMFEKED AT STAR.T
Join Frlce Jackson, ' Commissioner of
User and Industry, said that to properly
yaeerstand the situation It was necessary
'to ro back to the Inception of the State
Wwtastn's Compensation Bureau.
' "At that time." said Mr. Jackson, "the
ktrtta found when It started to do busl
tttt tbat It had no experience to fall back
a; It bad no rates; it had no figures of
My kind on which to base an equitable
- Mugtment
W? Tfe easmltv ramnantM "which hart hn
Mac business for years had the experience
Mttvltloh they based their rates and from
ikwVe got their figures, but we had no
. Mua of knowing If these rates were fair
Ml JMt. It was then decided to take these
jum and see how they would work out
m mHi luocucd ZV
TBoniy alter the organization of. the
Me Bureau the casualty companies had
a setting at which they adopted universal
relet for the various classes of risks and
a!w discussed many other Important mat
tes connected with the conduct of the
Mloess. We had an expert at that meeting
t4 through him we gained much valuable
Mermatlon wt)!ch we have used to ad
nsUte. "As a matter of fact the State Workmen's
Cenpensatlon Bureau is an experimental
" ttettan from the working of which we are
swats valuable Information all the time
M to actual cost, how quickly relief can
reuh those for Whom It In Intended
Weh la the most Important part of the
nnnesa me reasons for delays, etc.
"We fOUnd at first A fmhI tnanv -
rrrr Are, especially among those Indus.
, ir-i companies mat carried! their own in
JWMce. We had 100 Inspectors out Uearch
Tfor comDlalnts and Invettlratlnr h
J1 We adertlsed extensively all over
: 2SUte with a view of ferreting out any
n(1nu wnne we rouna many at first,
l0 ound that a large number of tjiem
!!?'., h result of an Imperfect under
Masalnr nf fh law , Mni.-n. i
tMklcg- reports. Indeed, we found a num-
fcj.01 cases where compensation was al
I Mat to!ln' Pald Bn1 no eport hBd been
I'jy m'it eene,l, 'clean-up and since
i SaWl We have hftrl verv fan, mmnlqlnfi
getlme we are gaining through expert
'Pt some very remarkable Information.
LW Save reduced the cost of obtaining busl-
UPSH H) that Anil? n amnll a 4.. S.t Jt
t222!l 00 -f" a,lde to "fray the overhead
r ui me Dureau has been drawn
We are gettlne better Ideas nf the
!?' thtt Insurance In the various
runs; we are piling up valuable
iGR that vrllt ti r-u e. fn ,t.
1 tOWard'dlvidendl nfter niittlno- .
1 asiDle reierve ,,ii. t... ..
ruri' At0 thu "PParent antagonism of
Nmaw7rr,crss..x..y " r0M
l .,;.; ::- " uanuquencies or me compa
fr.? oeglnnlnr, but these are all prao-
f5L2iP?,t th8 PPoltlon from labor Is
t5awKJln,t tha lWnsurIng corpora-
rSWWIUCh Carry their nwn Inm,. t- I.
nul kA -L.' .' "" . ..WW, k
cTZi 7, """P"!' desire that their
w. shonld coat them as little as possl
(the mat nkiirii.. . i.i -.-.
SijiaauiWl t0 ,rean that the big steel
r mri'H lor lnatanr tmuM !... ...
ESrrH3P.ffoct or nearly so. with
trWataum hikuf .cc,dent ia "duced to
r IMtTaaS;.. " 'i U considered an em
1 5 APIS? 0, flrst-class worlanen
-,-. lUCBBUro sjp fQ -uj
Diamonds
Wrist
WatcKe's
Z.J.Pec(uignot
mi WtWt StW
n!?- .t.!.Pti.wUh th. 'Mnsurlng corpora
tl0" B they promised ua not to nracllce
"wure U,e. Ji" ln".V"t agencies who
Sh.?? mfn "n.d thr' ,s etaln to be
dlscrtnMnniion in spite of our best efforts.
n.iiJ ?7i t th'8 wrpormtlons were com
Sr other 'SfT '" " Sl.ttl "a " ne
?h inw I ,h8, """i01 ",0;lc eompanles.
In faSS- !? V u 1bJ;ct ,n dlwlmlnating
in favor of the physical y perfect, their In-
ny caw CSt tlww " "e m0""t
miatak!! S?4- Pnle. are making a
mistake. The conduct of the State Bureau
tan0?..!; ' fn.2 Dot "wpe'lUve and an
tagontstlc. But If by their feerlsli agita
tion and .organisation they arouse the public,
fhe m,M6!nimn?.ln h,' "" my ""! that
h..P? b." wl" demand that the compensa.
tlon act be made compulsory and be op
crated by the State." p
"ff'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS
BUT MINE," SAYS MAYOR;
DEFIES BONDING PROBE
"It's a Waste of Time to Ask Me
About It," Ho Replies
When Asked About
Underwriting
ON A COMMISSION BASIS
Defiance against Inquiry Into his city
bonding business was Issued by Mayor
Smith when he was asked about the more
than $1,000,000 worth of municipal bonding
securities which the Thomas B. Smith
Bonding Company, of which he Is nn elghty
per cent owner, under-wrote during1 the
first six months of his administration.
"It's nobody's business but mine." he
said. "It's a waste of time to ask me
about It"
The bonding company, founded by him.
was shown In the appendix to the Journal
of Select Council, to have handled nearly
half the city's bonding business, according
to the sworn statement of Its president,
Charles Lloyd. It was the agent for the
National Security Company of New Tork
on a commission basis.
When Senator McN'Ichol was asked about
his patronage of the Mayor's company, l.e
said: T
"Vor twenty ,years the Thomas B. Smith
Company has written our bonds. The sums
mentioned In the report made today are
Insignificant as compared with the amounts
Involved In the past. Ws had to have many
millions of dollars of surety when the Mar
ket street subway was built and on other
big operations. The Smith company had all
of this business."
On April 15, when It was shown that
Major Smith's company wrote bonds to the
amount of 31,653,927.80 In two days, the
Mayor made this comment: I
"I cannot but consider this a personal at
tack on me. I have. lUed In Philadelphia
forty-six ears, being jorn here. My life
Is an open book. Neter before has anybody
questioned my honesty. I hae been twenty
years building up the Thomas B. Smith
Company. If you were me would jou gle
It up after all these years?"
A day later the Mayor said:
"Every one knew that I was president
of the Thomas B. Smith Company when I
was a candidate for Mayor. I spent the
best part of my llfo making that company
a success. I resigned the presidency, but,
surely, no sane person expected me to
give up my holdings in that company, the
fruits of years of hard labor; simply be
cause, I was going to take a temporary
office In the goi eminent of the city of
Philadelphia."
Competitors of the Smith Company for
municipal bonding business are:
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company, with assets of $10,258,887.72,
Globe Indemnity, of New Tork, with
assets of S5,I02,C44.79.
American Surety Company, of New Tork,
wtth assets of 9,635,523.94.
Maryland- Casualty Company, of Balti
more, with assets Of J9.480.8U. 78.
Aetna Accident and Liability Company,
of Hartford, with assets of 84,383,809.23.
The business done by tile various com
panies in the last half of 1915 and the first
half of 1916 are shown In the following
table:
Flrnt
Pny. three bonds, total. SIS.MOt Uweutfa
the 'Union Faring Company, two bonds,
total, 860,444
PHILADELPHIA rAVINQ COMrANT,
headed by T J Cunningham, twenty-six
bonds, total, HO.OfO.
CUNNINGHAM TAVINO AND CON-
8TP.UCT10N COMrANT, two bonds,
total, 81650.
niCHAIlD P. DENNIS, six bonds, total,
851.895
DAVID M'MAHON ESTATE, three bends,
total. 811,167
EASTKILV PAVING COMrANT, seTen
bonds, total, 825.487
JOHN BAIZLEY IIION WOTIKS, owned by
John II. Baltley. a Common Councltman,
one bond for 35000
The fact that the Smith Company Is
considered an aaet to the National Surety
is said to be shown by the fact that sin-e
last April Its surplus has Increased by
3517,399.70.
rl ef such a Urge Investment as we are
making here.
"It might mean a simitar extension with
one of our proving grounds where already
we have a large factory and buildings and
works, connected with the manufacture of
ordnance material, and where more than
1600 persons are employed within a stone's
throw of the station.
This Is. moreover, situated In a com
paratively thickly populated country- The
location la unfavorable and does not permit
us to make any flight or range tests.
"We can assure you that If we can get
the completed area, of ground d eel red, our
company will not hesitate to Increase the
Investment by large expenditures In many
ways, as we shall here considerable pride
In the knowledge of possessing the greatest
proving ground In the world, and believe
that many advantages will flow out to the
surrounding community from our activities
at thti point, as It surely wilt result In
making this location famoup throughout this
country and abroad
"Incident to the proving of ordnance for
the I'ntted States Ooernment and foreign
countries Is the bringing to the locality
l numbers ef prominent mttttary men
representing their several governments,
which would be a Ycry desirable addition
to the life and spirit of the community.
"In short, while the property extending
from Maya Landing to Tuckahos Is al
most Ideal for our purposes and would be
a great national asset to our country. It
also offers facilities for that distribution
and separation of plants so often desirable
In a business such as ours, and jet not
great enough distances apart to Interfere
with organisation and efficient management"
CaM mf Osattfgt' Onhn IIi'Mbm
STOJM frAKBOR, N. J., Oct , At V J
meeting of the Cape ir County Boar "
of Freeholders It has een deokM to
build bridges oer Mam Channel. MMMIe
Thorouchfare and WeakUsh CnmU. on tha
line of the pumped In read between Ocean ii
City and Corson's Inlet. These brMtres are. ' i
to be twenty-four feet wid. and one will in. U
elude x bascule type draw, giving a clear
ance of fifty feet. Approval of this struc
ture Is to be obtained from the Wat' Department
WHEAT WILL REACH $2,
GRAIN DEALERS ASSERT
Continued from Paie On
will go to ICurone or the United States,
whichever offers the highest bid.
One shipload already Is en route to tpe
United States, and others will probably fol
low. The greatest difficulty lies In th
fact that Argentina Is unable to furnish
many ships to transport grain, and the
United States Is In a similar plight
But etn If a large part of the Argentina
surplus should be dumped on the United
States market, It would make little differ
ence In the price of wheat In the Chicago
market becauso of the shortage In the
United States crop, Lahltte said.
Some millers this week were reported to
get 39 n barrel for flour In carload lots,
but that price was thought exceptional,
rather than average. Second-grade flour
sold today at 38.40 to 38.60, with flour
usually used In pastry and by bakers sell
ing at 37.20 to 37.80
I With flour prices this week the highest
in forty years, spot orders were rew. There
were virtually no deferred orders. Busi
ness for this time of the year Is unusually
slack.
T.t
.!, loir.
National 1,09.181 U J3.484.S57.CIS
Fidelity SIB.Mt.'.HS 728.RM 80
Globe. 471, 7U 80 l,rt7!,93fl Bt
American a.'u.MH 27 1 85,200 'jr.
Maryland 1KJ.U02.21 420.l74n
Aetna 130,208 00 . S80.08S.23
The business done by the af!ous com
panies, before and after the agitation
started against Mayor Smith's participa
tion In the bonding business, is shown In
the following table: a
Jin 1 to April 11 to
April 13 July I.
National 1384,280 24 3301.002.80
Kldalitr 424,10821 185.3S4 7S
Olobo 1711.012 111 204.72720
American .11.403.75 208.054 B2
Maryland 411.418 21 140 44108
Aetna 78.010 00 02,100 00
CONTRACTORS AS CUSTOMEP.3
The principal contractors for which the
Smith Company wrote bonds In 1916 are:
SENATOR B. II, VARK, who Is close to the
Mayor, five bonds, total amount, 399,050.
SENATOR M'NICHOL, through the Mc
Nichol Paving and Construction Com-
MILLERS IN MINNEAPOLIS
PREDICT TWO-DOLLAR "WHEAT
Only Argentina Rain Can Prevent Rise,
They Say
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 5 Millers today
predicted 310 a barrel for flour at retail
and 32 n bushel for wheat to the farmers.
Unless rain falls in Argentina soon, one
said, two-dollar wheat Is almost a certain
ty this month.
Flour opened quiet today with patent
firsts, tho highest grade of flour, getting
a few buyers at 38.60 to 38.80.
ORDNANCE TEST PLANT
BIG BOOM FOR JERSEY
Continued from rase One
will also realize that should we be In need
of land or extensions, which It might not
be possible or convenient to obtain In South
Bethlehem, we. would naturally consider
favorably tracts of land within the bounda-
Grand Banquet
The world's finest eoffee.
So a cup, with pure, freih cream,
at tha
HANSCOM
RESTAURANTS
You will pur lOe to 20c cup for
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MR. EMPLOYER
I KNOW a man you need. A joung
man 25 yeuts of age lis reached the
top in his line. There can be no more
advancements In his present position
for Reverui jears. Therefore, he desires
to make a change. For the past U years
he has served in an executive and sales
rapacity. Hub had road and local ex
perience. His references are of the best.
Ills address Is Box 11 746. Ledger Cent.
fiavlne water for the city
'?!,.? !" money for you.
1S' V,"." I't-UMIIKB or
l'lilla. McIt Co , 043 Ileal
K.talo Truat llullUlna.
lroatproot. tmarantred.
psJ W -.aga
Q Alfred M. Bloqmingdale 9
X Original Ideas tn X
o Electrical Work 0
5 217 Walnut St. j
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Mrs. Happy Homemaker
eW4
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and bURS
" RAVE always found a certain satisfaction in
1 the fact that I am an 'average' woman that
1 am one of the thousands' of women in Phila
delphia consistently striving for the better things
of life," remarked Mrs. rlappy Homemaker.
"And so voir will recognize this story as YOUR story. I was ,
dangerously close, a few months ago, to that irritability of tha
housekeeper whose never-ending routine of duties is beginning to
wear on her nerves., -So when I saw the announcement of the
reduction in rates for Electricity, I said to myself that the time
had come to make a change.
''I knew, of course, that doing one's housework Electrically was,
the ideal way, but I never realized that it was such an economical
way. I found that I could use an electric sweeper for leu than
2 cents per week; that an electric washer would do the washing
for 3 cents; that an electric sewing machine motor would run my
sewing machine for Mo of a cent an hour I .
"I learned that with the new low rates electric light was positively
lets expensive than any other form of artificial light; but it was the
eeenemy of doing the housework electrically, I think, that made
us determine to have our house wiredthat is another story
which you will hear later."
Send for the heokht which iells ghaut th
mt doing hautowork Eltctri6allytt
ftVcf Mmc mrprliing figure.
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So Then,
Tomorrow Officially
begins Our "Fifteen Off9' Sale
Fortunately for thousands we have decided to extend until October 31st the opportunity that
many neglected in our record-breaking September Sale. . , ,
We Have Not Changed a Tag
You Deduct Your Own Discount
At 15 Off Marked Prices
i
m
PoiYp Skin Coats
Beaver, Raccoon or Pony
Collars
46.75
November Price, 55.00
French Seal Coats
Skunk Collars, Full-Flare
Model
59.50
November Price, 70.00
Hudson Seal Coats
Selected Quality, Full Model
102.00
November Price, 120.00
Hudson Seal Coatsjj
6-Inch Skunk Border and
V;
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eaf'i
m.'i.
Coll
1S1.50
November Price, 190.00
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Natural Raccoon
Animal Scarf and Barrel
Muff
42.50
November Price. 50.00
s' Black Fox Sets
Animal Scarf and Barrel
Muff
31.87
November Price, 37.50
Battleship Grey Fox
Set
Animal Scarf and Barrel
, Muff
63.75
November Price, 75.00
Kamchatka Blue Fox
Set
, Animal Scarf and'BnrrcI
Muff
63.75
November Price, 75;00
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Fur Sets
Noifmbtr -x Octobtr
Price Sale Pries
30.00 Hudson Seal . 25.50
32.50 Skunk M. 27.63
80.00 Black Lynx 68.00
110.00 Fisher ....: ,,....'. 93.50
110.00 Mole ! ,l.. 93.50
110.00 Kolinsky . 93.50
1 20.00 Slate Fox ., w.v- 102.00
1 20.00 Dyed-Blue Fox ... '.-. .v 102.00
325.00 Hudson Bay Sable 276.25
850.00 Silver Fox 722.50
Fur Coats
Pfovmbtr
fries
Octobtr
Salt Price
80.00 Natural Muskrat '. . . 68.00
95.00 Natural Muskrat J 79.75
Hudson Seal Collar, Cuffs and Belt s
130.00 Hudson Seal 110.50
45-lnch Flare Model.
1 50.00 Caracal 127.50
Skunk Collar.
160.00 Leopard .....v.... .136.00
Ttaccoon Collar.
300.00 Scotch Moleskin .- .255.00
(Inch Skunk Border and Collar.
300.00 Hudson Seal 255.00
' (-Inch Border and Collar of Skunk.
475.00 Mink Coat ... ..... 403,75
Tall anil 1'aw Finish.
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Mail Orders receive) prompt attention
Vivacious Millinery
Every new shape every new trimming acces
sory blended into chapeaux that are demure
dashing modest gay or picturesque. Hats
for every' mood and taste at prices ex
tremely moderate for value re- O C fl up
We Specialize in Fur Repairs
and Modish Alterations
Our October prices for the remodeling and
altering of your furs will prove an inducement.
Please bring them in early.
Yeur Furs for the Fall ani Winter Season Should Be Purchased Now Because
J Prices cannot bs duplicated after Novem
ber 1st.
e A smalljJepQaU will reserve your purchase
fortaS delivery.
J All Furs purchased in October will appear
on statements rendered December 1st,
upon request.
,j Patrons opening- Charca Accounts may
have bills rendered December 1st.
;J Choice is practically unlimited at title
sen of the year,
.J Every artlele bears W label, wUeh
sures yew of cuteHtf. stele ! irtrim
NOTE Due ( Lath ef Seaet, We Quote- Only Specimen Value: Atterltnertti t Seleet Frem In Every Kind ef Fur.
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