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WORKERS' MEALS
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WikT Sees Modotti Cafo-
tsrte In Action
fa! ill i H lH I jlal
.fSSJtyS 200 MEN DUMT
Xiectrkktrfe Prediction
(or StceMeat Week
"Compared with what hn bcon
dons In tha past wo hvo dono much!
but compared with what will no dona
In thr next hundred year 'wo hVa
dene nothing. Tho eloctricnl Indus
try Is only in ltd Infancy and our
engineer: In tho klndcj-Rnrtcn.''
CHARLES P, STEINMETZ,
(
Vialtorn to the great Schuylkill .Water
atda Station or the Philadelphia ll'rtro
Company during1 tha "Electrical ivn "
srYaheo now In pregreas are no less
nmnaed at the monier turbo-generator then
st the mors dainty, but equnlly wonderful
tMlrlo cafeteria that provides tha mealS
it the more than 200 workere employed lit
the station. Buch kllehen, on a amnller
scale, would bo the prldo of any hotise
wife. and would be tonally practicable, na
tha guide who pilot, tht vlaltnr through tha
treat plant explain to women visitors.
Every operation possible haa been elec
trified, avert to tha eigar lighter that ignite
tht after-dinner smoke, Tha huge range,
with. lt shining nlckel-plaled-on-copper
Utensils, Its convenient broltera, grills and
arena and simple heat control. Is. Indeed, a
marvel There are steam table heated
? electricity? with whloh are connected
the ptata warmers i tha big coiTa percolator
ana not-Water hsatsr ahd Its accompanying
up wirnura, both electric, and lout, but
assuredly not least, tha dishwashing and
atrylag; apparatus la electrically operated,
Beatde tht range atanda a whtte.tlled re
frigerator, Thla la not an lea cheat. The
krlne-freealns; solution Is drjven through tho
jMpea' by an electric motor; As an eUctrlo
range does not product mora than two da
KTa variation in tha temperature of a
yoorH, Ita proximity to tha refrigerator
aakee no particular difference.
Cven tha garbage la handled electrically.
A garbage refrigerator la Installed In n
onvenlent place behind tha countar of tha
cafeteria. It consist pr two atop wnuo
Jlntthed metal Welle which receive tha gar
bage and keep It at freesintr temperature
tinUl tha tlma of rtmoval, An tUctrlcAlly
opratd eaah retlitar and a almllarly con
trallad clar llhtr top off tha toulpmint
of thla adjunct to an o,ulpmnt which
ala-ona in Utttra Illuminated by tha am
Towerf "It It Un't oltftrlo, It lan't mod
am." Uurlriff tha Hrat wtnk of Ita axlitanoa,
lat Bprlni, thla kltchon-cafattrla arvd
aiJO paraoU With Innchaona, It now tml
tarty aarvti pver J00 man every day, and
bccftUo ot tha eontlnuoua opamtlan Of the
tatlon tha kjtcherf la kpt ready to aarve
additional mala, hot aoup and hot coftco
st almoat ail houra pf tha doy and night,
beading amontf tha txamplaa of thla entry
f a new faator Into tha probltm of dom
tlo economy la tha accomplishment of tht
kltchena of tha General Electric plant at
Schenectady, N, Y, Tlila part of tha grant
manUfacturlnc atabllhmant 1 equipped
with pppnratua made by tha company Itself
and weekly T800 pefaona arq nerved In It
Tha kitchen In tha restaurant In th main
offlce bulldlns at Sctienecturty la equlppad
With largn baklnir and roaatlpa ovana, atoclt
l:tttkfl, broilers, trldlroni and atawpana.
Than there ara a ateam table, a plate
warmer, hot plates, cereal cookera, water
bollera and coffea parcolatora. A dlahwaohar
takea cara of aolled dlehea and a potato
Waaler paela tha buahala of potatoea that ara
seed radi day.
Soma Idea ot tha alio and extent of thla
electrical cooklns inetallatlon may lie
trained from tha fact that between 1309 utiU
1500 persona ara eerved dally. During the
week ending April 30, lUld, for Inatanca,
about 7000 periona were afrvad, of whom
mora than SQQ0 ordered (i full meat and. tho
Temalnder a partial piio,
BllOP JU5STATJIUNT
Down In tha main part of tlio plant la
located n tared cement liulldlnif ot two
atorlea, which la uaed entirely for reataUrnnt
purpoaea by tha ahop emptoyea. At thla
restaurant tha workman can purchaaa for
a vary amall turn a dean, wholeaonta lunch
or meal. U ha ao deslraa at any time ax
eapt whan dinner la balngr eerved, ha can
yurehaaa a, tunrtwlch, aonta fruit, a, cup ot
cctfae or a glaaa pf milk.
Hundreds of pereonn ara fed each day
at this eltop reetaurant, and every bit of
the cooklnf la dona by electricity The chat
or hla aaatttant haa only to throw a. aaltch
and tha oven la hot enough In a few min
utes. Another twitch ! turned and the
broiler la ready far tlio ettak. The pre
aura of n flnser atarta the heat under tha
ceifea percolator, tha atock kittlea or any
tit tha other cooking utentlia. When the
work, la dona a elmula reverting of tho
smltch t,urn off tha current and the heal
U gone until It la wanted for tho next meal.
TMHf
EVENING LEDdER-PHILABELPHIA, rONPAY, PEQEMBBB jOffg
Skin trouble costs
many a man his job
Na matter how efficient a roan may
be, it he J.s an ugly ikln-cnu'tlon,
there ure positions In which lie cannot
b. tolcraied. Ha may know that It ii
not In itifc least contagtoui, hut CtAf
pionla arearaid, they avoid him. andhe
mutt make way for a man with a clear,
Wn. W
healthy t
Why run thl riaV, when
Resinol
"Cfetmsnt niKSiSnijIaap isppltehlnsr
and sleAr away eciema and .IpUIar
human, 9 quickly and eitily f
w6ihvSrrttt,e JuIm1 tiuOMnt
b-i mnr M nui, Ei dfuijUt wilt Rnlst
fcMunt ?1 Muuil Sji, fei umpl a! tuts,
W, vcke U VpfL r.K, X.tol, 4tisf , W0,
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or it Housewife
A (f'ft that wiy purely b
.prrlatad, Aa It data away
wltb tha ttnjdfary low
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T.TVIMfi PR.om,H!M ,OF ROMANS
IN 301 A. D. LIKE TODAY'S ISSUE
' F (
Emperor Forced to Halt Greedy Dealers With
Death Threat and Regulate Food Prices In
. - stances of Control in B, (X Periods
COMPARISON OF FOOD PRICES
m EARL? ROMAN DAY, AND NOW
AT TIIE present moment, When tho hlffh coat of Ilvlnjr I n lubject which Is
Aconccnilns; tho, economist, politician nnd housekeeper, a It ilia tno
common peopfa of the Ilonum Emplra durlnir tho rol(rri of hmpcror Dioclotlnn,
with thoao of today 1$ Interesting!
VMCH IN 301 A. U. cenla
Duller, bat, pound M
Rrotle pound
eradf, pound I
It, poiid...,.,....i,
CI
T.3
2
33,4
9
M
7.3
t
7.3
11
7.3
1.7
J7
1,7
S.a
Applea, larpa (10)..,, 1.7
Applea, amall (10). ., ...... .,.,,,
tlea, beat (it)..,....
Oyatera, par 100 .,..;.
drapes, beat, 2 pounda,.
Olive oil, nUart...
Wheat, buajiel,,,,,.,,,.
ny, buhtl
Darley, buahel,..,.
I'gBK, doern
Cheeta, pound v'
ailckenn, rhlr
Duetts, pair
rih, fraeh. poUljd
I'lah, rail, pound
Vlnh, common river, pound
Milk. ahen. nunrt
lleef, att gradea, pound. .
Lamb, all erodes, pound.
Ufttn, nil g
Pnrk. fresh.
Cabbage, best, IiaiJ (1). . .
LflttUW, best, UMil (3).,.,
Turnlpa, large (10),.,,...
AopnrniruK, bunch , , ,v,...,.,. i
Artichoke:", lorne (5),,,,.
PIllfJR Dl'aKMDHH, 101 A. D,
, Centa
tlnll.r nrlnf. timllld fift-SO
SC0
22-(0
3E-40
2S.J5
0
ttMleiti
IMMMI
MMteM
iaaaa
MIMUMHHt
1.7
1.7
43
1.7
30
33.0
45
7I.G
l'tftrt. ilnien
Ditfae, paund'. . .
Uhlokena, pout)d.
Diteka, pound...!
Catfish, pound.,.
Kent lifts, poitml.
Klnuhdera, jmiinil
llilp nli. pouna
Waaknalt. pound .".
Frash mackerel, pound....
Milk, cows, quart.. ......
lleef, prima ribs, pound.,.
l)ef chuck roast, pound,
lleef, rump ateak, pound.
Ileef, sirloin, pound
laitlb, foretualri', pound
Lamb, leg, pound
Ijiinlt. !inti. linlintl. . . . . . .
llnm, whole iinms. pound, I. ,,,,
Pork, freeh, noutnl. ,,, ..
Cabbagr, lieml ,
r.sttuco, henil, ,,....,.,....
rTtaaMlai 1. aAtlr . ..........ija,
Aapnrag'us, bunch J;
Artiahnkaa, rncii....,.,.. y
Applea, doioii Irt box. . . . , 3000
Apple, A peek...,, i, i
Klgs, pound, ........ 1
Oyaters, per 100........ $1.80
Ornpes. basket. ',,,, i ,...,., , 20
OlUa oil, quart "
Wheat, winter, il.BSi spring, bUshcl 3.1
llvn. tiushsl. ..,....,.,....,. 1.30
'V
35
13
3S
22
25
10
28-22
22
30
33-35
25
2S
30-35
23
23-30
10-16
P'10
15-20
Darley, bushel.
1.20
ECONOMIC condition! strikingly similar
to those which confronted tha peoplo
of tho nnman Umpire, with tha beginning
of tho fourth century, nre facing the peo
ple of tha United Btatee today.
History records the fact that the year
301 A. p. found the ontlra populace of
tha Jtoman llmplra In a state of aRltntlon
over the unprecedentad high prlco of food
Bluffs Most of tha real necessities for the
auslonnnce of Ufa hart risen so high In
price the poorer class was on the verge
of starvation.
At tho pnychologlcnl moment Empror
Ploelellan, who, utf to that t me, had
fhown morel cdmlnistrntlve ability than
any Jlf hla pmdeeessors, by Ills sweeping
Social reforms, with a Dold atroke laguad
in edict setting it maximum price for
which various artcles of food 'nd cloth
ing wars to ho sold In tlio future, and
prescribing a death penalty for any one
who disposed of hla wares at a higher
figure. ,
It is known that tha poop.e WW!!!?
after the Issuanca of tho edict, and Dloclo
ttan aaw ihat It waa kept, to tho letter un
til hla death.
While food prlcaa of that, day ara In
algnllicant when compared with thoss of
today It must be remembered that the
unskilled workman received on y about
.levari cants a day, Including hla bbard.
Of o?urM, tho skilled Mechanics, such as
bricklayers, carpenters, stona masono and
blacksmith racalved aJmoet twlco that
emountT but with hla small wages his
means for purchasing wna na correspond
ingly email as It may be aalrt to be to.
day.
WIBSKNT-DAY KITUATIOM
Whether or not tho lloninn or tho Ameri
can worklngmnn could buy mora of the
Smmodllle of Ufa with the roturna for his
lalmr can be answered by drawing com
parlson between the average Ihlttg expenses
Incurred by thorn.
A starting, point for such un e stlmata
la furnished by tha report of tlta Untied
L" ?.',. ,.!.- f f nVinr nn "Thn Coat
of Uvlng and llatall 1'rlcea of Vood Whllo
this report was published several years ago,
the conditions throughout this country have
olianged but nine up i i""'
In tht first of these documents, It Is
pointed out that tho expenditure for rent,
fuel, food nnd other nccenaltlos of life In
11,150 normal families In America, whose
Incomes rang from I3Q0 to SliOO per year,
la given. It ahows that the nvrruge amount
spent per year was $817, of which J 206, or a
little less than one-half ot the ontlra
rs!
In-
3Ct -rS3iL -"""1 .i. i -
come, was used In tho purchaso of food
Htatlstlcs for Kngland during tho samo
time ahow n aomewhat larger rclotlvo
amount spent for food Almost one-third
of this expenditure for tho normal Ameri
can family wns spent for meat nnd flsh.
If tha average wags of the Itoman car
penter, twnly-ona csnts per day, In taken
as nn oxatnple and opo-fourth or one-third
for his '1toep," those of tha snmo American
workman na 13 00 to H 30, It Is clear that
the fnrmor received only n ninth or a fif
teenth na much ns the latter, whllo tho
avernge prloa of pork, beef, lamb and Irnm
In Homan daya was about a fourth or n fifth
of tho average of the sama articles today.
HIMIIiAIt CONDITIONS
Of course, It must be taken Into con
alduratlnn that tho ltoman, whllo receiving
loss rolatlvoly than tho American workman
today, never had such obligations na llfo
nnd flro Insurance policies, dross reforms
and bonollclal or social organisation dues to
nay. Consequently, what slight ndvnntngo
tho American workman has ovor tho ltoman
In rolntUo earning powtr Is offset
It must also bo remembered that n
... ...nnnrilnn nt the ltoman nomilacn
raised tholr own cattle nnd grain, mnklng
It unnecessary for them to purennso such
nrtlcloi aB they could produco on their
estates.
Amusements wero paid for by the polltl
clans Of tho tlmo, whllo very often largo
quantities of dellcaclea wero given nwny
by theeo same Individuals, simply for tho
purposu of gaining faor among tho people.
Taken nil In nil, the purchasing powor of
tho ltoman money waa equal to that of tho
present day, nnd tho averago housekeeper
of ItOrno eldontly faced the aame problems
that tho houaowlfo of thla country Is today
struggling with
i;mpcror IMocletlan'n cdlcj, apcclfylng
prices for 700 different articled, ban a direct
benrtng nn the present-day discussion, bo
rauso It contains n dlatrlbo against tho high
cost of living npd records the horolo nt
tempt which tha Jloman Oovornment made
to reduce It. History tolls that Diocletian
mado no half-measure attempts to suppress
combinations In restraint of trade, but
boldly fixed the maximum prices at which
beef, grain, eggs, clothing and other articles
could be sold, and prescribed tho penally of
death for any one who dlsnosed of his wares
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MA1VIA
and
PAP A
GOOSE
ONE QRAND UAUCH
Fjom Cover to Cover
In which
MORHIS H,
PANCOAST
la shown (o be the tlavet
aet Ait-Huenorlitof today
Fun and Heal Art Combined, in Gay Colors,
ft FAMA and Papa Goose "come back" along modern
IVJ, Urtea They mix with eal people They have
j '.j -t:u n.i n .ti n j oLj--
tJtcAutomobile-KQ to Ball GnmcV play Golf-'
''K JCphTtt Mpular people do
4Jid tm mtf ilmu do it matte uij f0qtkffybGdyt-
-." -1,3$ net t lj Bok tStefff
.aaiWAH of lot reuiaJfr nr je rrmxr
jtjM&fwi wi(itjiiHw vu iK.rr iun.r, a
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'l J IS 111 JU
at A hlrher fiurt Thla aystamatlo attempt
to reeuiata trada wa very rniiah in hejphu
With tha character of Diocletian and his
theory of jrOternment
counAOEous teFrortT
rerhepa no lloman Kmpernr ahowed
such extraordinary administrative ability
and proponed so many sweeping social re
farms as ha did It waa he Who Intrc
itueed the motwrehlal prlnrlple, fixed upon
n method of aueeesslon to the throne, es
tablished a carefully grsded system of of
ficials and reorganised tha coinage and
the aystem of taxation. It Is not surpils
Ing therefore that he had the Courage to
attack the difficult question of high price.
The first fragments dealing with Dlbcle
tlan'a edict were discovered In Carta, In
1703. Hlnce then other porta of the wdlct
have beon unearthed In Kgypt, Asia Minor
and Oreeea. At present twrtlona of twen-ly-nlno
copies of It are known.
Aa II Is, the Introduction is complete,
nnd perhaps four-fifth of the list of art
Idea with price attached are extant. The
Introduction Is n state) Hot of the titles
of the two AUgustl ana two uaesara,
whloh nxes tha date of tha proclamation
As 301 A. n. Then follows a long recital
of tho circumstances which led the gov
ernment to adopt this draatli method of
controlllmr prices
The present -day accepted measure of
Quantity, the bushel or tha quart, ha
been substituted for the nnoUnt unit, and
the corresponding price for the modern
unit of measure la given Thus barley
was told hy the kastrorsls modlus
(eighteen and one-half quarts) at 100 do
narll (fortylhree cents). At this rate ft
bushel of barley would have brought seventy-four
cents. Today barley retails for
nbout $1 20 per bushel,
Only a few eelected articles named In
the edict ara given here:
.... .... - .Ahf!nt
Mialftees or ipa piiu. "".'.", ",nert
tendency W prices has tfdJS,S(
en exteat that the unbridled desire o
piunderlnc; Is held In eMk ntith'r by
abundance nor by eeaaona of plenty.
7,. . . ... .. .... ,-m ii.i ii., u,fl fnUna
ir history a a noi in .,.i VlTJht he
en tsbtet slxieen eentur ; tea old It MJl
km i.h T.u alztetn eenturlea old It migni ni nany, n camijen, woura -"".-taMffor
a"naw?paper ; d.alr.ba nga.n.t tho "fi"2& Ww," Mr.
cold-storage plant or he '. 'e p ant then, W up J
fior.n-.Vi m! ?i:.!!i m;n k
there for tna ', ri' V;. rht Cam-
nusiini
Whet
llsrlej' ....
dais ., .,,..
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unr iwrr i,i
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ptl ollvs ,..
VliMiar ...
lloner .....
Olt.0
(luerl
, a,,,, ,..
HI RAT1
L'nlt, unlees othtrwls
noted, pound
wit,,, mil", v.,,.... ,V,., VM..
leer ....,.,,,.,,,,,,, l-
fulion or feat's ilteh...... ,. ,)
ioo., rtir.ruilr fed i),..., a.4
sir o( fowls .,.,,,..,, , n
'atr.of pigeons .li..t. ,. if)
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llyvr nah ....,,
ult flh ..,...,,,.,..,,.........
itr ssa .,,.,..., .......... ....... i.a
Htrdln 11.3
Arlfehocliee lrj (B)
Ultuce. Ust IM . J.J
OsMiaaes, but (1 ).,.., 1,7
Pibbasrs. mnlluO) , 1.7
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trc
ciimi
b-at ,(3) 1.
but, ().,.., 1.1
, ml.(lO),. 1.1
rs (10).. .. ........... 1.1
erf. hunch of SO 4.1
nl.m iiHi . , 1
vstrcrei.
i..
.ramtB hnn.h 1,0
(helled anin lieans. nuart s
r.sss. noun . ..,,, ., n.i
Hnalla. larse (in),... , 1,7
Appii, t-i(ln) , , 1.7
Apple" smal (10) 1.7
Fl. beat r.',)..,.. , 1.7
(Iraiies, lxl, 2 itounds 1.7
Hhrrn's milk, quart ......... it
Cheeis, treeh, quart .. .,., , ... 0
DIOCUTTIAN'H DIATIUni:
In explaining tho situation which con
fronted the world nt that tlmo tho Kmpcror
writes:
For If tho raging nvarlco
whloh, without regard for mankind.
Increased and develops by leaps and
boumln from month to month, could bo
held In check by eomo regard for mod
eration, or If tho welfnro of tho peoplo
could calmly tolerate tills mad license
from which. In a situation like this, It
suffers In the worst posslblo fashion
from day to day, somo ground would
appear, perhaps, for concealing tho
truth and eaylng nothing
but Inasmuch as there is soon only a
mad deslro without control, to pay no
heed to tho needs of tho many, It seems
good to un, to ua who are the fathers
of the people, that justlco should Inter
vano to eettto mnttors Impartially.
Who Is so hardened ot heart and bo
untouehed by n feeling for humanity
tha-. ha can bo unawaro that In tho
sala of wares which nre exchanged In
the market, or dealt with In the dally
. . .. ..... ., . ti(n fcj rirescnten
That me nn coi . .,.... ,-. ,,,. ba.
a problem to mankind almost ''".":
ginning Of t me la evidenced m the fact
that Sie Babylonians in the MantlMh cen
tury II C displayed ft tendency to regu ate
p Ices of commodities when '?"
that keepers of Inns were eomblning w
boost thePw,t These facts are rewrded
an the many thousand of bu slnesa rec
ords Written In cuneiform artetara upon
tablets of baked clay, which are preserved
'Icing Hammurabi In the r ' "
established a code of punlshmsnt to prtvant
extortion and dishonest business i ".?;
the part of the shopkeepers 10n,nt,n1
tablets records the fact that If any Inn
keeper should charge too much , or se
wrong sea es in meswrms i'iiiJ,
sarlbed amount, or made an ll'n"l
proflt, he or she should be thrown Into the
' Tha sam may be rnl.l of the anelent He
brews. Ilecords rhow elrarly that those
people In the year 1000 Tt C-Jiad lawa regii
latlng tho prices of foodstuffs and wearing
apparel Uwswera framed forb riding ex
tortion In any manner, and to charge any
Interest on lonns or purchsses waa punish
able by Imprisonment Tlila raeo'was op.
posed to largs proflta being charged by
storekeepers . ... . .
. In the Second llook of Kings may be
found a striking Illustration of government
action against the high cost of living Dur
ing the reign of King Jahprum In 850 II. C
an edict as Issued rising the price of
Hour A senh of fine flour (about two
pecks) wns to be sold for one shekel (about
forty cents). Two senhs of barley were lo
be sold for the same amount, It waa da-
Wlille mention Is mnde of several other
commodities during these early periods, no
mention of egg can bo found In "aby
Ionian literature It Is supposed that chick
ens were Introduced In Unbylonla by the
Verslana some time later.
i:von ns far back as 2400 n C. records
have been found showing that price for
food wore regulated by the government.
For Instance, In this yoar one shekel was
nil that could be charged for two measures
of flour, barley or rye. One sale of thirty
kllogrnms of woo! for ten shekel Is re
corded At that tlmo n house rented for
threo shekels (about 31.25 n year Serv
ants were hired for one and one-sixth
shekels for .two months. A laborer could
bo hired for the same nirlount, prolded ho
wns given three daya off. Thl" was deemed
necessary because, there being no Sundays,
consequently there v. an no day of rest nt
that time It cost a man thirty shekel to
divorce his wife, while ho could purchaso a
new one for nbout six shekels (13.50),
A gur of corn, equal to nbout sixty
pounds, was sold at that time for one
shekel, or forty cents.
Tho story of Joseph Indicates thnt the
Hgyptlana were In the habit of cornering
foodstuffH In tlm,es of plenty nnd then dis
posing of It during tho days of dlstross.
AUTO VICTIM'S FUNERAL
Classmate of Little Girl Who Wns Run
Down to Bo Pallbearers
The funoral of Anna Korbos, nlno-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Anna K, Forbes, 5330
Chester avenue, who wns struck nnd killed
Saturday night by an automobile owned and
drhen by Holllday Meeds, of Wilmington,
Del, will be held Wednesdny nfternoon In
tho Torbes homo, Tho Ilov. Samuel Cam
hie, pastor of tho Flrnt United Prcsbtcrlnn
Church, Fifty-second street nnd Chester
kVlUO( nil, UIIIUIUIQ Uk HIV DUIlun, 1-
bors of tho llttlo girl's Sunday school class
will act as pauuourort. liunai will uo in
Mount Morlah Cemetery.
Mrs. Forbes Is a widow. There arc. seven
children who survlvo Anna, Mr. Meeds,
whose automobllo killed her near her Homo,
Is n son-in-law of General T. Coleman du
I'ont and resides at 1302 llodnoy street.
Wilmington. Through efforts of ndwnrd T.
Stotesbury, nfter hla arrest following tho
nccldent, 'Meeds was released In 31300 ball
to await tha action nt the Coroner.
Four Big Liners Wilt
He Built in Camden
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defphlawm soon become the world' great
.!, aMnhiilldlna center. His statement waa
Med ilS f cawing particular weight, as
the purchasing companies already haNO de
creed that he should remain head of the
New Vork Shipbuilding Company and direct
hi ! future efrorl toward world supremacy
'""cnpre'dfflhat Philadelphia In a
short time would outstrip the C yda as a
JhTpl u Idlng center, and that this .cUy n
tho near future would take n position In
tho front rank of tho world's ports.
Tho purchase of tho company by Now
York interests, Mr. Knox explained, natu
rnlly would swing a. big boost In trado
toward Philadelphia. He also said tho situ
atlon was Ideal, and that Philadelphia and
Camden have tho best shipbuilding labor of
tho country.
WnUon'a Election Bill, titM
Congressman Watson. Of tongas,
apent mora than MlH to be re-elected, S
eonirlbuted l to the )wer Rn$ nejwfe-,
Itcan Club ofJenklntowns 1109 In tL
Montgomery County ntpublean cowmitT
te i 3500 to Hie Bucks County lUpUblle,
committed, and tha remainder waa for Jn
cldental outlay ahd expenses. I
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