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EVIi OF "WAR-TIME
, PROSPERITY" SEEN BY
ELECTRICAL EXPERT
.President of Indiana and Cincin
nati Traction Company Says
Present Situation Ap
proaches Hysteria
BUSINESS DISORGANIZED
ATbANT'C CITT, Oct 10. So-called
war-time prosperity" has disorganised In
rfuetry and created 'a condition approaches
hysteria throughout America. Charles U
llYnry president of the Indltmpolls nnd
Cincinnati Traction Company, declared to
Sir In hit annual address as president at
fh ooenlng session of the American Klec-
trio && A"8OC,tt,0f.'1'!thlr,y',?fthrrn
sua. convention on the Million Dollar Tier.
"The treat European war, In whtch
there aro now fourteen countries Involved
Jnd which has been In progress for more
than two years, still continues with tin
.hated fury," President Henry said. "So
wonderful and far reaching has been the
Jnnuenc of this war that tho United States
net only has not escaped from the Influence,
but on the contrary, every channel of busi
ness, all the Industries of tho country,
all the peoplo ot tho country bankers,
tradesmen, manufacturers, workmen and
Jrmrs all to a greater or less extent
k. bteand are vitally affected. Many
of our manufactures Industries are crowd
d br the production of vtnr munitions and
ether war supplies. Exports of the products
of our factories and farms, furnished to
the nations at war. have In turn brought
back a stream of sold Into the pockets of
the American producers. ' Tho profits arising
from this export business, occasioned by
this unusual and extraordinary demand
from acros the sea. havo been such as to
Intoxicate the American people, and spread
Ins out from the business centers Into al
most every channel of trade and Into overy
community throughout tho land, thero has
dovelopcd a feverish, unnatural and un
healthy condition, until tho American peo
ple have almost lost their mooring i
"Prices of all commodities, products of
the farm and workshops, have Increased to
such an extent au could not havo been antic
ipated In a country not In actual war; spe
culation of all kinds has been stimulated,
and a quiet people, who havo heretofore al
ways been content with ordinary business
conditions, hao been carried away Into tho
whirlpool: usual everyday business has be
come Insipid, and nothing In a business way
that does not promise quick returns nnd Im
mense profits sooms to satisfy their desires.
Employment under ordinary conditions nnd
at even reasonably advanced wases Is by
the workmen looked upon with contempt
In order to secure tho necessary workmen
In factories producing war supplies bring
ing enormous profits, wages have been ab
normally advanced and workmen have been
enticed thereby from their ordlnnry avoca
tions. The whole Industrial body has be
come restless .and dissatisfied, demanding
Increased wages, sometimes justified, but In
many cases -wholly without the bounds of
reason. This very naturally has been ac
companied by a decreased Interest In the
work, and altogether there have been
Atcd conditions whtch make It Impossible
ran ordlnnry business to be conducted In
3fc4fcX'cessful and profitable manner.
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA:, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1916
NO PANIC AS U-BOAT
SANK THE STEPHANO,
PHUADELPHIANS SAY
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T.v Evans,
ofGcrmantown, Home After
Thrilling Sea Adventure
Off Nantucket
SHE TELLS OF RESCUE
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Evans, 101 West
Walnut lane. (Jermantown, the only Thlla
delphlans on board the Ited Cross liner
Stephano when she was torpedoed by the
U-BS last Sunday off Nantucket, today save
a vivid description of their experiences. Mr.
Evans, who Is In tho Insurance business at
i!LBUl.'t2't.,,ft wlth M- Evans for
S...?.0i- '" NetwfunJ'" lst August to
(v',l'h.,lr 80n John, who Is a missionary
to the deep-sea fishermen with Dr. Wilfred
?.tyn(ait 3$Z "" ,h"r ta
,"Su?t,-an ""ling to a pleasure trip."
Mrs. hvana said today, speaking ot her
!Xfi.h"2K.t. "W.8 nrr,Vtd "" hardly
enough clothes to cover us, or. at least
not with the clothes that wo would wear"
on the street We lost everything we had
on board and so did many others, who
probably lost everything they had In the
world.
"Wo had Just finished eating when we
heard a shot above," said Mrs. Evans "It
was the signal for us to stop. Mr. Evans
nnd I went above Just In time to hear tho
command to man tho boats. We rushed
back to our state room and I had time to
get my big coat. That was all. 1 did not
even take a hat or my hand bag. All the
presents I was bringing back to my grand
children went down with the boat When
!V RTrl,d ,n Philadelphia last night I
looked like a witch, with my hair flying
nnd In a queer woolen cap. Mr. Evans
brush"" l VCn B6t m " Comb Bnd
"The sinking of the Stephano made such
an Impression on mo that I can hardly col
ect my thoughts. I now can clearly see
tho women and children crying, though
strango as It may seem, there was llttlo
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The appearance of your rooms would
be greatly improved if those old pine
wood floors were renovated. You can
have the job perfectly done by expert
workmen, at moderate cost, without
trouble, tf you give the job to
PINKERTON
or no confusion. The attitude of the pas
sengers was heroic to aay the least
DAT HAD DEEN IDRAU
"We probably have Just spent the two
most eventful days ot our live. It all
happened or started about sundown on
Sunday. The day had been Ideal. The
sunset was glorious: It was so beautiful
In fact that Mr. Evans and I hated to
leave It We dragsed ourselves away from
the beautiful reflection nnd glow on the
calm, sea to go below to the saloon for
supper.
"Men, women and children were there
all chatting and happy. Itealty, as I re
member It pleasure beamed on many faces
when suddenly we heard shots. Three
came In rapid succession and all at once
knew that something must be wrons. First
we thought our own ship was firing
signal, We soon learned, much to our
sorrow, that such was not the ease.
"We all were ordered to the boats. We
could not see the little derman 'devil' ex
cuse the expression but so many survivors
called the submarine by that name that I
find myself using the word unconsciously.
We were told to get Into the boats In
double-quick time and even by the time I
reached the deck several boats already had
.been lowered.
"As I have said there was no excitement
Women were crying and children were In
tears, but therp was no panic The officers
I noticed were pale, but not excited.
PIIA1SES AMKIUOAN SHIPS
"Women with Infanta In their arms were
lowered Into the boats with ropes, or at
least ther had to climb down the rope lad
ders, and the children were lowered to
them. The brutality of It all)
"I want to say right here that all the
survivors seemed to reallie what an Im
portant part the American ships played In
the rescue work. Had It not been for thlr
quick action I feel sure the loss cf life
would have been terrino. Furthermore,
everything was done for our comfort at
the nnvnl station at Newport
"More than two hundred of the survivors
ot the five ships were placed In three
coaches for New York. We did not have a
special train. Of course, we were lucky
to scape with our lives, but then I have
always thought.lt was customary to do the
utmost for women nnd children after such
a disaster. We did not have Pullmans and
Value in
flowers
FLOWERS that are
x strictly fresh havo
twice the value of
" those that have stayed
long on the shelf
they retain their beauty
and fragrance twice as
long. You pay no
more.
C&rie& Henry Fox
Vfo &ig ef&e Jfae
221 South Broad Street
In tn middU of tha block
1
M- Hfccessful and profitable manner. dUJ4 West York t. Thine. I J
IS I Now Three Flavors .
Ywt1' I Have a package of each
IflL, Always in reach
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many were forced to stand MT for nearly
an hour after the train got under way.
"Speaking of the American ships. It
seemed, to me that we had hardly heard the
hots before the destroyers were seen com
ing at high speed Jrlth dense smoke pulling
from their funnels. Our boat had been
adrift but a short while when the Ericsson
drew alongside and we were taken aboard.
Many women and even men prayed and
gave thanks to Ood. How could they help
ItT
'The Stephano was not sunk at once. It
was dark by the time we were rescued and
the ship could be seen In the dtstance'and
on the calm water with all her lights
ablate; she made a wonderful sight The
moonlight then was as wonderful as the
sunset had been.
"We did not see the submarine when the
command to lower the boats was given,
I saw her In the distance after we had
taken to the boats. Many of the survivors
told ot seeing the submarine's mother ship.
They said a ship stood nearby and that
It ran up the German flag when approached
by an American warship." i
Accept Rectorship in Newark
The Itev. It, W, Demand, rector of St
James's Episcopal Church, Prospect Park,
has left that charge to accept the rector
ship ot Christ Church. Newark. N. J. He
Is a graduate ot the Philadelphia Divinity
School.
POLICE SEIZE RIFLES
IN NEW JERSEY STRIKE
Bayonne Oil Workers Suspected
After Storehouse of Arms Is
Discovered in Hall
DATONNR, N. J., Oct 10. Flfty-flve
rifles and as many swords were seised by
the police early today In raiding a halt on
Trospect avenue where they had been stored
by a society for drilling. It was feared
that the weapons might be Vised by the
lOOp strikers In the Standard Oil Company
plant here.
Ticket lines formed by strikers today pre
vented $000 workers In the Constable's
Hook section from going to work. Four
plants were affected. Strikers barricaded
the crosstown car tracks and threatened vio
lence to those willing to work. The
entire Dayonne police force Is on duty In
the section, and motorcycle police are pa
trolling the city.
A-.
At our other Becker
Stores
926 Chestnut Street
Juniper nnd Filbert SU.
we have a complete line
of other things that men
wear.
For the sms who prefers a, g
In the vanguard rather Hmm
rearguard of style we are sfcoar
inr many hat and feetwewr at
interest at
1338-40 S. Pen Smew,
Wtdener Building Art mti
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What a Quarter of a
Century's Experience
Means to You
During the past quarter
of a century hundreds of
Piano dealers have taken
down their shingles be
cause the instruments
they sold would not live up
to the promises the dealers
had made and exploited in
their advertising.
Many dealers by side
show methods have man
aged to keep their footing
in the Piano business, but
sooner or later their end
will come, as the public will
realize that the safest and
most satisfactory way to purchase a Piano is by going to the maker,
whose business has been built on the production of a Piano that
embodies durability, quality and a value that is consistent with the
price.
For over a quarter of a century we have been making Pianos, into
which we have put the best materials and workmanship obtainable,
and we have priced them as only a manufacturer can.
25 to 30 is a conservative estimate of the extra profits all
dealers must charge when you consider the jobber's profits, dealer's
profits, freight and hauling that the manufacturer does riot have to
consider.
To purchase a Cunningham-made Piano is not only to own
the best, but to save 25 to 30, with the experience of over a quarter
of a century's Piano making in each Piano.
Cunningham-Made
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Guaranteed by the Maker
for a Long Period
of Time
A full-size 88-note Player-Piano that cannot be
equaled by a dealer for less than $600.
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