EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1916
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mF? NOW AT STARVATTrm
MARK; GROCERS SEE NO HELP
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rnment Ownership
Advocated by German-
tfwn JYiercnani., vvno
Watches distress
irpn Cited to Prove
rgmall Dealers Are Not
Getting Big Profits.
Farmers Are Blamed
-m 4-.ti of rour courtship, Mrs.
rL-ar Housekeeper, you and the man
LfTTnovr the h.ad of your 1 lo but M-
v-,-1 r family wouiu sxruu uh. unci
MSrih. romantic wooded
r". t -..t.irknn In the mansion-
0I . .m, nftrmintavrn. In
!T!dreams of a domestic castle you
r jT.i w.a him nf course "ltv-
Iwfwlly over after" In one of the many
rbrPu' ". v.. .i. nf that suburb.
rP Ht In vie of
rSve ho.se. to the east of German.
""':: i.. ...... n nwr there ere
i msonable. and. besides, tho llvlng-
ilfWere full of wifely resolve, as most
. 'T- ..... -m. ,r s-nlnir to nut by
br little from your .table allowance.
' .. ,. i-iia.nnit. until one BDcdal
Mown " jv ir -
. vou were irolnit to surprise him by
v ...J1. rtAnA n.ntai-ff
tMnS your sacrcuijr u- ........
. .--. in r.nn tha reward of your
lr ..i ..... onnvnrt tha treasure Into
HLrmont on the purchase of one of those
r . - a ei,t t.nm that vnti Admired
Mr coi own i..-v .. . --
leowted In the days of your wooing;.
CAN'T SAVE A TENNT
Bit tou didn't take Into account, did you,
i rlelnc cost oj iwuu, uwi - w j
I your husDana out in aniro ui j-u'
) and Happiness mun iiuvdi u- .unico
nlfhtly from tne snop or mm, uu
work is p.eni.iui nu mo in-jr cu
i. . nwh&t fatter than It was a
f7or two ago, you can't save a penny
,.. ..lj-' ,nd rnmea. although you
act a bit extravagant In your household
And yours la no exceptional case. Tour
fetors ten uu .. o.,.u ' "
problem. Some ot tnem, iiko mo
keepers or oiner parui wi io -,jr, .-w
.., th.l,. n.ml.Tllv tn tha nvENINO
. Tn turn thA Evknino Ledger has
Bitted the matter to tho corner groccry-
rours, perhaps, unowine "'. '"
hl he Is the domcstlo "confessor"
VI. j!lt-i
Bo your case was laid before Frank B.
rer, wno nas conaucicu t umt-i f -i'
I Uw corner of Pcnn strcot and Uacnolla
9 for iweniy-eigni years.
"JUST CANT HELP IT"
"Conditions today, as I see them." said
If. Flower, are unpreventaoie unaer our
rittlng methods of business, and I think
i tbna the small eTocer. such as I am will
ne a thing: or tne past. Tne uovemmem
r have to take over this Industry, as well
others, and control Its conduct, unless the
EMf men change their course. Today all Is
k4aeentrauon ana monopoly, a lew per-
m control production, ana wnue sucn a
Lt bf affairs Is permitted to continue I
ot see how prices or living conditions can
nany better. The time is not ripe
ut It Is coming1, .when Government
rshlp must be employea it tne worje
san. the small wage-earner, la to live as
i should.
"Actually, It looks to ma as If we are
king a weaker generation, under tne
sent living cost the man ct moderate
tns simply cannot buy the proper food
himself ana his family, no cannot
i his children the education they should
ve and that he wants them to havevln
ser to mine their Jiving in tne woria
ben they leave school. He works every
ay. Is sober and frugal, yet his wages do
t rise In keeping with the Increasing cost
5K the necessities of his household, so he
to do without many things, both for
self and his children, that they abso-
My need.
This can have only one result In spite
eomoulsory education, more strlneent
JHeitary laws and other precautions wo are
ag to raise up a weaker generation, for
i simple reason that an Industrious man
fat Moderate salary cannot afford to feed
a eiothe his children as he should.
SOAIUNO COSTS
Take the mills around here. I know
SlMMIes that are In want, although the
and and father is working to the ut-
t ot his ability. We feel this condition.
We cannot ee such n. famtlv. nur
tabors and worthy people, starve. When
wwnan comes Into tho store and asks
r credit, I often give It out of pity, know,
f full well that I won't be nald.
Tt me Illustrate. A man A.irnii. mt
iflL Out of that he sets aside $ toward
t. jmow, witn clothing and coal, milk
tee, light and other expenses, ha can-
five the grocer more than IS a week.
witn prlcos as they are today IS a
t Will not keep a worklnir man and his
rily In food.
ftomt prices have doubled; others are
n promotive. I sell as close as pos
. yet the people can scarcely pay. But.
' eoata me forty-three cents a pound ; I
at loriy-elght cents. Eggs that I
! forty-eight cents cost me forty-four
dozen. Sausage retails at twenty
i eents. I pay twenty cents for It Po-
are one dollar a lmlf.himhl hw
wharf, with ten cents extra for
i retail them at fifteen cents a
pack, a profit of ten cents a
Flour that eoata m flfrv.fnur
for a twelve-pound bas: I sell for
'tents. Bacon at thirty cents a pound
USS SlX Oenta nraflt fmm wh!f.h mtiat
i4ucted the cost of wrapping, delivery
wane, Tne same with lard, which
waiten cents ana sens at twenty-one
l Bacon was alrhtecn cents a vmf
, and' ten years ago could be had at two
a for a quarter. Lard In those days
I KX Of MVAn tttl m tiAtinit M
Jfr. Flower exhibited bills from BUpply
to vcrny nis quotations ot current
no rtpeatea nls prediction that
nent ownerahlo sAAmad tha onlv bo-
I tO thft fnrf r4t.saAsii-lmni tamitaMitw
LwUUm Kee, at WIster and Waketleld
k naa nad thirty years experienco In
ina a trail thf la Urvalv mail tin
Istttl Workftra and (vtoll V.n,i..trA.n,.a
FH ' P ' I could." declared Mr.
wim emphasis. "If an outrage.
Grocer's Figures Show
Small Profit Margin
OPECIMEN profits of tho grocery-
man on staplo articles of food,
?,"! y Frank E. Flor
l enn street and Magnolia avenue
Gcrmantown: ReUU
tj... Cost rric
uUer fO.43 ?0.48
K&5 44 .48
Potatoes (half bush.).. 1.10 1.20
Flour (12-lb. bag) 54 .00
"n55" .24 .30
Lard 18 1
The Government should put a stop to It
The money power Is to blame. They want
to get us little fellows, nnd they will get
us unless Congress makes laws to stop
them. Why eighteen dollars today only
fs ,; aa nine-dollars a year ago. A
man with twenty dollars a week cannot
-iPi wlfe and couple of children. They
5 bI5r funn.0 Uvo' rv k'Pt account, and
l know that It cannot be done,
n!ho mlllnrnpba AaH ... .t.11 .-
Si w m'f U or ,f lher d0 t " they buy
Sli.-Jf . PJ twUe to fifteen cents a
Kd- ,0Tr ihV- M' nn outrM n
shame. I used to sell three to four crates
or eggs a week, now I sell about fifteen
doien. a half crate. It costs a dollar to
aay ror a dozen eggs and a pound ot butter.
UNABLE TO LIVE
"And don't thtnk the grocery man Is get
ting the benefit of these prices. I've been
in business thirty years at this corner, and
this Is a good neighborhood. Yet with
work good and the people employed, It has
como to such a condition that I have to
leavo the store In charge of my wife and
go out once In awhile and do a day's work.
If I didn't wo couldn't live.
"Not only are prices higher, but wo In
dependent dealers are not getting the cash
when our customers hare It They use
us for the two or three days when they
have no money, then when payday comes
they go off to the cut-price man and give
him their cash. Wo help them through sym
pathy and they cut our throats.
"There will have to be something done,
mark my words, for things can't go on as
they are, either for the grocer or the small
vunuimcr.
For forty-sir years Thompson A Co.
has supplied housekeepers In Oermantown,
Nlcetown and Tioga. The firm operates
three stores at 3SS Armat street 41J8 Oer
mantown avenuo and at Fifteenth and Tioga
streets. Their customers Include employer
and employe, tho man of wealth and the
laborer. Conditions at their three stores
are Identical, according to Caleb 1L Col
tins, of the firm.
FAItMEItS INDEPENDENT
"The farmer Is growing too Independent
and is holding back for big profits," as
serted Mr. Collins. "Of course, alt Imported
stuff Is up double. In fact but It is a
strange fact aa we find It, that In spite
of higher prices our customers of all classes
still want the cream, the choicest cuts of
meats and the fancy groceries. They do
not seem to be economizing.
"Meats aro down a bit today, but It
seems that the women will buy sirloin
steaks and chops when they are at the
(op prices. We sell stewing meat but they
don't want that na they do the finer cuts.
We ore selling yellow turnips nt )1 to $1.16
a basket, as much or more than whlfo po
tatoes. Shoepeg corn Is out of the market
and tomatoes that we jay J 1.3 5 a dozen
for retail at twelve cents a, can. I believe
-It Is the farmer who Is to blame, and the
extravagance or the peoplo Is encouraging
him. A break ought to come soon, and I
believe It will come, and then those who
hnvo been holding out for big prices will
surrer. The goods are not in the market
although the crops are good. There is
plenty if we could only get It"
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MGIL KAYANAGIl'S MOTHER DEAD
rarent of High Archdlocesan Ecdesl-
astlc rasscs Away Suddenly
at Ago of 81
Mrs. Mary ICavanagh, mother of the Ttlght
Iter. Monslgnor Charles F Kavanngh, of St
Katherlne'a Catholic Church, Wayne, died
at the age ot eighty-one years at her home,
1111 Spring Garden street last night
Mrs. Kavanagh, who for seventy years
was a member ot St Francis Xavler's
parish. Is survived by six daughters and
three sons besides Monslgnor ICavanagh.
Iter husband, Charles J Kavanagh. died
nineteen years ago. She was n member of
tho Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality and the
Legion ot the Sacred Heart
Relatives and friends are Invited to the
funeral other late home Saturday morning
at 8: JO o clock. Solemn requiem mass will
be sung at St Francis Xavler's Church at
10 o'clock. Burial will be In Old Cathedral
Cemetery.
Sirs. Alary C Crouse
Mrs. Mary C Crouse, widow of D. Vf.
Crouse, died at the home of her son. Nor
wood. Pa., late Monday night She was
prominently identified with the Immanuel
Lutheran Church. She la survived by one
son, n&ymond. The funeral will be con
ducted tomorrow by the P.ev. Stanley Bill
helmer. Interment will be In Mount Zlon
Cemetery. Darby.
MISS LILLIAN BRIGMAN
JOHN L. SWEENEY
CHILDIIOOD DREAM TO BE TRUE
Boy and Girl Romanco of Lillian Brig
man and John Leo Sweeney
Leads to Altar
Tears ago, when John Leo Sweeney, of
ISO North Wanamaker street and Miss
Lillian Brlgman, ot 1510 North Wamock
street were children, they frequently told
their playmates that when they grew up
they would get married. Some ot their
former playmates, and who are now grown
up, this afternoon will see them united In
marriage. The ceremony will be performed
in St Stephen's Cathollo Church. Broad
and Butler streets.
Mr. Sweeney Is superintendent ot one of
the departments ot the Remington Arms
Company, at Eddyatone. A. number of
munition makers will attend the ceremony
and wedding feast which will be served at
Miss Brlgman'a home.
After tho wedding dinner, Mr. Sweeney
and his bride will leave for a trip through
the Middle Wost On tholr return they
will make their home at 15 4 S North War
hock street
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Elmer E. Ifew, Si 8. Iledntld st, and Mary E.
l'lckett. 21 d. Hedneld it
Mryer I'crkli, 8U20 Ilrumwlck it., and Lena
Factor, tur-tf Urunawlclt at.
John J. Curmn, 1'UJ N. 10th at, and Asnaa
Oorman. 2328 E. Thompaon at.
Helmer O Olaon. 267 Heralda at., and Jannla
J. Nordkrlat. 2307 3. Hamtxrser at.
John A. Kcnahaw, 2S21 'Wharton at., and Emma
D. llurton. 422B Iterant at.
John Manning-. 2118 8. Hancock at. and Be
atrice Moron. 2118 8. Hancock at.
Harry A. Cooper, Flourtown, Pa., and Italan
A. MacFarland 100 rt Rnarpnack at,
Jarob Endera, 2317 E. Cumbrland at, and
Florence A. McUurk, 800 N. 20th at.
Henry A. Lallou. Jr., Atlantic City, N. J and
Lena I,. Towneend. Atlantto City, N. J.
Sam Uolditeln. 1712 McKtan at., ana Eather
Cohen, 707 Dlcklnaon at.
William L. jonea, SM3 Mt. Vernon at, and Ida
Cochran. ISUD H Uouvler at.
Adolph Hhwarb, 607 N. Alder at, and Emilia
Uocdllewlcs. 837 Wood at.
Tbomaa W, Itoblnaon, 11)09 Taylor at, and
Klllabeth Hmlth. 11)00 Taylor at.
Itusaell 1. Klnc, 1303 Cambridge st, and Emma
Ware. 1631 Cabot at.
Bamuel L. I.utiner, 612 N. 0th st, and Minnie
Abrama 1032 8. 4th at.
Hugh J. Dougherty. 2133 Morris at, and Mart
O, Schafer. 403 New Market at.
William L. Ilrlghtman. Long Branch., N. J.,
and Mary C. Iye. Lone Branch. N. J.
Moaea It. (Iran. 821 N. Htate street, and Mattle
llrown. 831 N. Stata at,
Harry Dore, 73BS Clarldge at. and Florenoe
Moore. 12 E. Weatmoreland ft.
Bylveeter N. Moore, 3848 Mt. Vernon at, and
Beeale Cochran. lfSOS 8. Uouvler at,
Martin Oli. S41S Ormes at., and Anna Appel,
0431) N. Bth at.
Arthur II. Aleiander, 2010 Carpenter st, and
Era Monroe. 11)37 l'emberton at.
John M. Wlckereharn, 0134 I'arkalde are., and
Martha A. Halaton. l'lttaburgh. Pa,
Rodrlco Orailano, 1781 N. 18lh at, and Vlo-
torlne Itoblnaon. 1731 N. 18th, at.
Joaeph J. Kelly, 4002 Arch at., and Margaret a.
Flynn. 4I)0J Arch at.
Frederick. V. Henry, Perth Amber. JJ. J and
Marie P. Iloiigera Burlington. N. J.
Peter 11. Brown. 2100 Mt, Vernon at. and Cath
arine a. Faber. 823 Windsor aquare.
Stephen J. aitlord. Cheatnut Hill, Pa., and Ella-
aheth lloth. Cheatnut Hill, Pa.
Oliver K. Frankenheld. 323 N. B2d at, and
Ooldey A. Young. 8th and McKean ata. .
James jonea, Jr., 248 8. &7th at., an Rebeoca
W. Kelly. 665 Catharine at
Samuel M. Kennedy, 2832 Keed at, and Franoea
U, oiengenoerger, do 0,,it3.u7fc..
Caj
lr( J. OerhardUbauer, Jr.. I860 N. 7th st, and
Helen U. Detweiler, 1726 U, 8th. at.
Maurice llachlld. 1723 N, Marsna 1 au. ana
neeele Jlradburd. 172J N. Marahall at.
William V. Craven. 42i nichraoni at. and
a.iii. xt iArfr. H003 N. Fran kill
Oeorg, Coulter. 1405 B. Columbia arj. . ,
Eva" L. Roberta. 44 N, jVarnock at, and
Qraea U Ferguaon, B2J B. Indiana are.
st, and
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Mocha
Gloves
$2 & 52.25
These are the genu
ine Mocha better
still, we have them
at last year's prices,
owing to our placlrig a
big order before "the
skins became scarce
and before the advances
in labor. Perfectly cut
and finished a , big
R. & F. value.
1114 CfcNtattt St
11 S. 15th St
1119-21 Mark St
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Smith
Mrs. Rllsaheth V. Smith, custodian at
th Mary J. Ball Homo and Day Nursery,
of Camden, dlrd yesterday in Cooper Hos
pital of cerebral hemorrhage. Mrs. Smith
was slxty-nlns years old and lived at 1819
Van Duron street Camden.
Miss Mnry McDcxmott
Miss Mary McDermott only surviving;
sister of the llev. Daniel I. McDermott
rector of St Mary's Itoman Cathollo
Church, In this city, died suddenly last
night nt her home, 144 West Carpenter
street Miss McDermott wns born In Irelnnd
elghty-rUe years ago. She had been III only
a few days and previous to that time had
enjoyed excellent health.
STRIKING COAL MINERS
RETURNING TO WORK
Many Rochester and Pittsburgh
Company Men Resume, but
Somo Hold Out
rONXSOTAWNKT. Ta.. Oct . Miners
employed by the Itochester and Pittsburgh
Coal and Iron Company In seven mines In
this vicinity, who went on strike a week
ago, started returning to work this morning;.
The Adrian and Helvetia mines resumed
operations today and three others will start
tomorrow. The Florence miners have re
fused to return to work and that mine
will remain Idle, while the Kleanora mine,
wrecked by an explosion Saturday, has not
yet been repaired
Seven ot the eight locals voted last night
to return to work pn ftctlon fee tew
district board of the. United Mine Workers,
Tha strike was not backed by the board,
somo of the demands being In direct viola
tion ot tha contract signed with the oper
ators, Th miners today put their grievances
before the district board, and It no results
are forthcoming In three weeks an effort
will b made to call a special convention
In this district.
The nochester and Pittsburgh Company's
plan to sua the miners for damages for
loss ot production during the strike will
probably be held In abeyance, though legal
representatives ot the company continued
making up a statement of claims today.
The company can file tha suit at any time
within the next six years. Many minors,
frightened by the threatened suit, went to
the county seat yesterday and transferred
their properties to their wives.
Five Inspectors penetrated the drift of
the Kleanora mine yesterday, but It Is re
ported they reached no conclusion as to the
causa of the explosion.
nnnARD DKouirn ft yak
AFTER MKKTIXfl MtMtMBtT
Says Ha Cannot 1Mb bum PeNHI r
Relations With OeriMnjr
A8BURT PARK. Oct 3-AM ltata
admitting he had "talked ever every jinsss
ot the situation In Germany" wWi rrijl
dent Wilson yesterday afternoon, JmnW.
Gerard, Ambassador to Oermaar, mull
not discuss for publication the thru hew
talk he had at Shadow Lawn.
"I am not In politics," explained Oentr;
"and I cannot discus, politic) or the bear
ing the situation that exlets In Oermar
may have upon the future welfare of tMa
country."
Asked If he had discussed with the Pre
dent the possibility ot a reewnfHIen e
U-boat warfare In case Wlleen Is defeate
at the election, Gerard asked to be ex
cused from replying.
20 OVERCOME AT ?100,000 FIRE
IN CHICAGO LOOP DISTRICT
Grocery and Meat Houso Burning Slnco
Last Night
CHICAGO, Oct 15. Twenty firemen
have been overcome and the loop district
Is filled with smoko today ns the result of a
fire which has burned since early last night
In a grocery and meat houso on Madison
street.
Efforts are being made to back through
a wall ot the building to put out flames
near an ammonia tank, which It Is feared
will explode. The loss already Is placed
at more than $100,000,
Lard stored In the basement Is held re
sponsible for the oily smoke which pre
vented the firemen from penetrating to the
Interior ot the building.
Funeral of Doctor Uhlo Today
runeral services for Dr. Alexander A.
Utile, one of the foremost specialists In The
country on genlto-urlnary diseases, who was
stricken with an attack of heart disease In
the om.ee ot Dr. It P. Itldpath and died later
In the Medlco-Chlrurglcal Hospital, will be
held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the un
dertaking rooms of Andrew J. llalr & Sons,
Nineteenth and Arch streets. The Interment
wll be private In Ivy Hill Cemetery, Chest
nut ItllL
Rodeph Shalom Members Elect
I'lvo hundred members of Congregation
Itodeph Shalom attended a banquet and
nnnual meeting last night In Mercantile
Hall. Rabbis Henry Berkowltx and Kit
Mayer were among the speakers, and these
officers were elected: President Albert Wolf;
vice president Penrose Flelsher: treasurer,
William Gersley: secretaries, Esther Dav
idson and Henry Jacobs.
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