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IiDHW LAUNDRIES,
AND AUNT "LIZA, TO
JUMP THEIR RATES
fllgh Cost of' Soap and Other
Materials and Scarcity of
Labor Increase' -Prices
: JEW FIRMS HOLD BACK
:i
Trend Toward Shy
in Laundry Trade
Article Price.
Collars Varlnblo at ,02ft
. and .03.
ghtrts Steady at .10 and
.15.
Shirts (silk) Flucutatlng at
w .16, .18 and .20.
Corset covers .....10 and up.
Socks Rising at .05.
Pajamas -'Steady at .10.
Towels Rising at .01 and
Flat work (doz.).. Rising at .33.
Damp family wash.XO and up.
up invn nr Till- Mlltr.T
Ilia. ..,. ..- ..... .
Ue don't know what Jour holill'a been
In P-W for Jrniir lauml'r'nc,
B1 XJ l"1 IxUrT .tart t- Me,
The vennle jon'.e been .atianA'rlnsi
rr laumlriti'e.i their blll anil dim
Mlth urowlne rate are rounljn-.
And nl on rollars, towela. liir ,
Anil ock and snfh are mounting.
The laundrv marUet In In a bullish mood.
Some of tlio b.g laundries declare they
bve withstood tha high price of everything
long enough and that their rates must bo
up within a week Smaller establishments
trimly say they Intend to light It out along
Die present line If "It takos them nil win
ter." Uut tho general tendency Is upward,
Hero and there pennies and fractions of
pennies have hern added to the cost of
rcrsrtK:
laundering socks, collars, towels and family
wash. Funnel ndanccs aro predicted,
specially when the Increased writ or rates
go Into effect. Even tho damp wash,
which, In the last several months has Jump
ed from fifty to sixty cents a bag, Is
threatening to jump to seventy-Ilvo cents,
with the laundrymen Indignantly watching
soap and paper soaring.
JUMP elNnVlTABLK
"A general Increase within a week or
So In tho rates charged by laundries Is In
evitable," said II. M. Anderson, secretary
ef'the Philadelphia laundry Owners' Ex
change, Inc.
"Laundrymen are 'sticking tt out' as long
as possible, unwilling to Increase the prices;
but with everything else going up there re
mains no hope of laundrymon continuing to
run the'lr business without any profit. The
coming rise Is caused by tho scarcity of
labor and the scarcity and high cost of
supplies, soap has doubled in price and
what used to be four cent soap 'promises
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to go to ten cents by the first of the year.
Wrapping paper costs twice an much as It
usually does. Home supplies ore hard to
get even at the advanced figures
"An Increase of about five cents a week
for the average customer doesn't mean
more than a Boda or a cigar. Hut It's tho
difference between business and bankruptcy
for the laundryman, wllh say 1000 cus
tomers. Laundcrjng lelds lees profit, con.
slderlng the outlay of equipment, than any
oUier business."
arrr scant comfort
Housekeepers and bachelors turned, na
turally, to the comfort ng words of such
laundries as the Y-Pay-More and the Enter
prise, where It was said no Immediate In
crease wm contemplated.
But scant comfort was received frqm
TJia, who doe the family wash by the
week, and Ah Wong, who used to do the
collars at the rate of two cer.ts apiece.
"Ah's sorry, but Ah may haf to"chahge
moah money rex' week," aulcl the former.
The latter put an extra puzzling mark on
the laundry slip
, "My pllce on coll' half cent mole," he ex
plained. ,
It was predicted that perhaps we allTnay
vs to do our own washing.
New
Fall
Shirts
You'll notice the
roomy comfort and
the perfect fit of all
R & F. Shirts the
first time you put one
on. Every one mads
according to our own
specifications, Exclu
sive patterns and new
fall cplor effects in Silks,
Madras! Crepes and other
popular fabric. Really re
markable values af the price.
$1.50 and up
1 1114 Ckcrtnut'St.
11 S. 1641 8t
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WILSM MAY GIVE Hour, iv
ai .-. -- a
w FPU THE LABOH VOTrf
Saturday Halt Day Planned for U. S.
Employes In District
Wilson Juit b.fo HI? mad.B by 'resident
tieved here Thu t thc '",cl'on- l
form of an extern. "T11 ) thV ,h
dav n h.i? if iul,re or0,r making Hatur
&?! ftlntt.'? n.'i ,he ' wund for
Proved th.8ttr',arr XeVdeo has ap-
' Aflm"tration is not ytl ready to net
mfdT.'it,?,ln,r- whn ,,k"1 " -
the Bi.y 2K'lM ,0 W.he,h'r h ""'roved
Sec?lev V. bui,,nat ' "! b confidential '
.-secrecy la belnr minn.in.i .. ., ...
partmenta, "' v'"" u"
Republicans suspect the resident's plan
lJ",. '"V.eR.n or1er Just before election
l7. i. .K;tt ,h0 "hort olna 1)M
shrtwd bid. tiny declare, for the labor voto
v"w iini pm mat it win appeal to the
great, army of olllce workers who were not
J""-"" " "i Aaamson law, and even
feel Indignant about Itgulatlon for tho ben
efit of the brotherhoods.
BROTHER AND SISTER
ROBBED AND KILLED
EVENING LBDdEIl-rHILADKLPHIA, VI3DKJfiDAr, CXTTOBER 18, 1816
A VALUABLE TYPE OP HOUSE
Couple Fight Desporntely
Against Assailants Bodies
Found in Woods
IIALTIMORC Oct II The mutilated
bodies of Andrew Krey. thirty years old,
and his sister, Marie Krty, forty )ears old,
were found In the woods near their home at
noscdale. llaltlmore County, last night It
Is believed they had been there since Sun
day night, Tho woman had been attacked,
according to the Coroner
An effort had been made to destroy the
man's body by burning after It had been
saturated with oil.
The house was ransacked and diamonds
worth 1300. together with the couple's life
time salngs. vero taken. The torn ground
in front of tho house bore evidence to the
fierce struggle preceding the murders. A
heavy log bespattered with blood lay at
Krey'si side. His skull and that of his slater
had been fractured.
Miss Krey's body, clothed only In a
nightgown, was found a short distance
awny It was bruised and torn.
A posso composed of farmers and store
keepers Is searching the woods In the neigh'
borhood. Finger and foot pr.nts aro the
only clues. llaltlmore detectives aro on
their way to Ilosedalc
Rosedale has been a rendesous for
tramps recently. Miss Krey told friends a
week ago she had been annoed nj them.
"I can get rid of all but one," sho said.
"He hangs around the place night nnd day,
and when I think I hae drlten him away
I find him some plncn else."
SUCCESS HKRE INSNUKS
Blfi THEATRICAL VENTURE
Chain of Hippodromes Planned by $5,
000,000' Corporation
NKW YORK. Oct. 18. The American
Hippodrome and Improcment Company
has been formed to establish a chain of
large theaters similar to the 'Hippodrome
here. The company has a capital stock
of JB, 000. 000, and Its directors are H. O.
Wlnsor. Charles Dillingham and Byron
Fellows. The success of the hippodrome
production, 'iHIp, Hip, Hooray!" In Phila
delphia led to tho formation of tho com
pany, which has acquired centrally located
sites In Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh nnd
Toronto.
Thcfo "coops" can be DUtit eltfur pk-imaiu'iH or tuovuiue. 'lhay aro
caiily accessible, for cleaning, etc.. through tho side door. Tho open
portions face tho couth. Ono ndvnntnpo is growth of plant by small
units as tho pen increases.
MEET THE HIGH COST OF EGGS
WITH "BACKYARD HENNERY"
City Dweller May Have Eggs Fresh While Suburbanite
Can Pay Feed Bill by Selling to Urban Cousiiis.
Small Cost and Little Time
By the Poultry Editor
WITH eggs now quoted at fifty cents a
dozen and the prospects all for a much
higher price later. It Is a step toward "pre
paredness' In domestic economy for person
who have anything renjmbllng tho'facllltles
for rals ng chicken to keep a small pen at
least, In order to obtain eggs fresh as new
p'eked strawlitrrle for the breakfast
omelet, poached or "with rasher."
It Is not too late to mako n start right
now, and, all things considered, the Initial
costi will not ha any greater than If the en
torprlve was begun In the springtime with
da -old chicks or through Incubator
parentage.
Also, contrary to the general xlew. It Is
not necessary to hae ample acres for
"runs," though a llttlo ground Is desirable
for large flocks. Ilen In a city back ard
a little space can be very profitably utilised
for half to a doten hens. These, It prop
erly cared for, should give enough, eggs for
an average-rlicd family over the winter
and provide the basis for setting eggs In
thc spring for a new pen.
The "suburbanite." with his moro ex
tensive grounds, has abundant room, not
only to "raise" his own eggs, but also to sell
soma at a profit at the prevailing high
prlcestto the city acquaintance who wilt be
willing to Insure freshness at a trifle extra
cost over the cold stornge product The
"suburbanite" also, with his better pro
vision so far as area Is. concerned, can
raise a few chickens for the .Sunday dinner
during tho winter months, and they will be
both fresh and cheap.
INTUXSlVi: MKTHODS
The commercial noultrymen arc applying
tho tntenslxe methods, now In deserved high
favor among agriculturists and the very es
sence of modern efllrlency methods among
corporat'ons and business men, to their
trade. Their hens do not have unlimited
range oer a wide territory, as once was
the custom and still Is on unprogrcssiva
farm, but get their exercise In more con
fined quartern, lly providing a thick Utter
of straw or grass cuttings and working tho
grain thoroughly In this the hens are kept
hustling and bustling scratching for their
rations all day
To start a plant ut this time of year
necessitates purchase of laying hens or
spring-hatched chickens about to lay. What
was said about approximate and relative
costs can be explained here. (The hens will
cost from seventy-five cents to It, or maybe
n bit more, but this cost wilt be no mora
than the cost of Incuhtllon or of day-old
chicks carried over the (several months pul
lets require before doing their duty by hu
manity by laying eggs for humanity's
breakfast
It Is always wise to buy it good stock
to start a pen, even If the Initial cost Is
somewhat more It Is not the part of wis
dom for the amateurvto try to handle more
than one variety certainly not until he has
learned the details of hreedlng nnd suc
ceeding In egg production with that one
kind. Many beginners succumb to the
temptation of attempting a mixed pen. This
Is almost a certain barrier-to success. Also
It Is more costly, as each kind should
be kept In a separate run, costing more
money for doors, wiring, posts, etc,
Tho beginner should select the stock most
adapted to his Individual resources and re
quirements, gel good specimens of yls and
stick to the chosen variety until he has
mastered poultry culture In this one line;
Watches
J The Pe'quignot -tfatch,
H for over 6o ;years a
P standard of perfection,
h in thin models and
vJrist watches.
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H Jewels r
F 1331 Walnut Street b
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This is
Edison .Week
Edison Week
Oct. 16-21
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The Manufacturer
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As the wizard of modern science, Thomas A Edison has an
international reputation. As a manufacturer, Edison, though not
as well known, is just as great a man. The same inventive genius
which has given him fame' in other fields has given him success
as the manufacturer of
Edison
Portland Cement
HwrnaidCdrnv
It is made under his supervision, by machinery of his own in
vention. And, like any product which bears his name, its
quality is unquestioned. Edison Cement has beenhoscn for
many great engineering projects and many giant structures.
Among recent contracts awarded Edison Cement are the Ford
Assembly Plants at Philadelphia, Detroit, Columbus, Cleveland,
Pittsburgh and Long Island City, and the huge Traymore Hotel
at Atlantic City, ,
Edison Portland
Cement Co.
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then he can think of branching out and
tempting the fate with Other speelaltles.
Above alt else the amateur should not
take up a new variety There Is always
more or less, mainly more, risk attached to
this procedure. The novice cannot take
chances with any but a known and estab
lished breed. There are plenty of thee to
choose from and enough variety to suit all
testes, nil facilities and all pocketbooks,
Kxperlenced poultrymen can recall dozens
of varieties Introduced In the last decade,
all with "points" of merit, nil highly praised
and most of them now forgotten, while the
leghorns, the Plymouth Rocks, the Orping
ton and the Wyandottes stilt cackle Joy
fully eery time they lay en egg. whlchls
frequently enough for profit If due attention
la paid to the chicken yard Another cmi
tlon The amateur should not purchase
fancy strains of nny varieties until he Is
competent to qualify as a specialist lie
should purchase Ills stock from a reliable
poultrman whose establlMied business Is a
warrant of hla square dealing. Itetlable
dealers' cards nre found ln newspaper
which censor their advertising, keeping the
frauds nnd "sharks" on the outside.
CAPITAI." XRCKSSAtlY
A run tho length of n city back yard and
about ten to fifteen feet wide wilt be ample
for a doren liyns No rooter s deeded till
the breeding season. In fact Infertile eggs
command a higher price In the market. Tho
hens lay better without a rooster during the
winter, Tho space specified will also allow
rwnt f r the h.rti capji.le of sntiiraoturlly
domiciling ten or twelvo hens. Thc table
scraps from a small family will pruxlde n
goodly share of tho food needed for the
backyard pen, supplemented by scratch feed
and a dry mash This should not cost more
than a dollar or so a month for the pen do
minor scale
With roomier run and quarters the "sub
urbanite" can double the number of fowls
nnd make the eicei.i eggs pay his feed bill.
He also should not bother with a cock the
first season.
As fur tho time taken, half an hour In the
morning and the same nmount In the eve
ning should bo sufllclent for a small pen.
Once a week an hour nr two will be neces
sary for cleaning the uouro and run.
(Next Wednesday: "Chicken Houses.")
Police Court Ghronielt
Constant cat concerts will lest the
patlsncs of any human being Jim Noll,
of Third and Ilalnbrldge streets, endured
such nightly mustcnte tfntll he was actu
ally weak from toss of sleep. The feline
that supplied the music was of the black
species, bronzed somewhat with wear.
Much of Its coat was missing, due to dif
ferences of opinion with other wanderers
In the neighborhood
Jim. who is 1. rather latlint negro, was
wondering how t.i get rid of the visitor
when he was 'horrified by the appearance
of two cats. ICach had a splotch of white
on the face nnd their tails seemed to bo
of the same design when curled In con
tempU
ln looking through his room, the only
thing that Jim had left to throw was a
small step-ladder. It requires strength to
use the average ladder for a missile, but
when a man Is mad hla strength Increases
In proportion.
Jim took itVkood grip on the ladder and
shot it at the cats In torpedo fashion. It
came upon them like an earthquake, and
they were swept headlong to tho .corner of
tho adjoining yard. Two ncgressts ap
peared at the door. V'rom their conver
sation It was ev'dent that each blamed the
other with trying- to kill her cat. Then It
de eloped that tho owner of ono of tho cats
had urged It out on tho fence to whip the
feline who started tho concerts.
Noll couldn't suppress a big laugh when
ho heard the women arguing with each
other. They spied him In n second-story
window. Like a flaHh they became fast
friends and declared he was rcsponslblo
for all the trouble. Jim came down to
express his opinion, and during the argu
ment, which became decidedly- personal, a
Mewst i m sSil
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The Jwdge llsto4 isaUsSpfts anf
that Jim had the rit to attmlMta Usa
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TO CHICAGO TO RRQISTO.
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John Ilarrctt Make Trip From
to U. S. faEfeTM Daft
CmCAQO. Oct It. lTram Mte
battlefield to Chicago In frleren days wffft
the trip John narrrtt, 4rtnor unvtwl ear
the Pan-American Union, of WMsreV
made In order to register for the rsmsesil
fit ct Ion. lie told of his trip today a key
started for the East. .- .
Barrett went to Europe to Mesas' (M
effect of the War on Pan-AmrK hM.
He was invited to visit tho frmt m Prasw.
On October 6 he cabled to. And out recto
tratlon day In Chicago. That night tsst
am.wer came, and. In a fast war autemefctss.
he made, an all-night ride to BordeMc sue4
caught his ship. Ha arrived hers JtMt
few hours before the registration
dosed.
Noted Civil Engine- Die
WItMINaTON. Del. Oct. l-rl
Trederlo 11. Utblnson. former chief ewsjt
neer of Wilmington and former head at the
engineering department of Delaware Col
lege, died at hla home here. .
VICTOR AND HOME VICTOR
Multiple System
Water Healers
for House Healing
Kll'hffl
ton. One store M
en Uro er reuiw. no
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Heats Hath and
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rApt to Olronoe
nnlhlnr Ilka II.
8nJ tor booklet.
S. V. Reeves, Mfg.
43 NORTH HCCOND BT.
Patented
4-Pce. Mahogany Bedroom Suite $
in, ueautmii Loioniai uesign, As Illustrated
Terms
Week
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Figuro it out less than $21 apioco for this beautiful Mahogany Bedroom Suite! Where could you buy
a dresser, chiffonier or bed of such character and quality for even $35 apiece? Note the masslveneas of each pieee,
Isn't it wonderful? When you see it you will nprco that it looks Hko.a $1D0 suite. A limited lot of these four
picco suites now on sale at $82.50 complete. Terms, $2 a week.
Our Clothing Department Has Everything
in Apparel for Men and Women "jft
And the values, dospite tho present-day high cost of
materials, aro as great us over. Everything on the most
"ccommoanting terms.
GOLDSMITHS
722-724
Market Street
Open Saturday Evenings
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HE late nineties saw in each Bell
Telephone central office of the
city an operator rarely more
than two or three who handled
the information records of thet?,.
Company,
To-day, of Philadelphia's daily
total of 700,000 calls, no fewer
than 27,000 reach the Informa
tion Operators. Think what this
traffic of a city of 70,000 people this
volume of calls which Philadelphia's 'U
130 Information Operators aro han
dling daily.
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Varied are the questions asked them!'
"What's the number of John Doe's tele
phone? It was installed last week at 1422
Church St' What's the number of the tele
phone at 126 Bank St ? "Who is the subscrib
er to Filbert. 279fi." Anrl rd nn Then enmn
! of the queries are quite beyond answer. "Can you tell me the
telephone number of a tall, dark-haired man who lives on Wil
low Ave.? I think he works for one of the railroads," "Cap
you give me the telephone number of a grocer who delivers by
automobile ?" Not infrequently, even, is a problem in domestic
science such as "What will remove mildew?" propounded.
But perhaps the least to be expected feature of this infor
mation traffic is the fact that 60 per cent, of the queries are
for telephone numbers that might liave been secured with much
les3 trouble iad the persons calling merely consulted the UU
phane directory. Such is human nature, perhaps, but we sub
mit this particularly to our subscribers' attention.
It is the aim of this Company to orovide an information aarvlc
that is of maximum speed and facility. Moreover, we feel that' our
patrons with a knowledge of some of the difficultiag, will trfbute
towards the same end by confining their demands upon thetsryioe
to those that are reasonable and legitimate.
THE BEI4L TELEPHONE CCHrfPANY
OF. PENNSYLVANIA
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