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EVENING LEDGER-PHIL'ADELPIIIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1G, 1917
0
iwi. m nnnm in-
flTCf IRAQ SHAW .WWANCE MEMBERS
I lUUAilJKJ kJJUL IT
THIS PORT BEST
FOR SHIPPERS
domparisons Made at
E New Orleans Prove
i This Fact
Charges cheapest
ALONG ATLANTIC
Study of Expert Report
'Demonstrates Advantages
of Philadelphia
DOES IT PAY? IT DOES
flxporters Need Only Examine
Unbiased Testimony to Sat
isfy Thcmselve3
VIII
This l tho ilny of tho efficiency expert.
TliO cold science of fncta nntl llRures havo
the center of the commercial Htnue. Tlia
folden text of nil modern enterprise It,
Does It pny?" Tlic plumlillne nnd the
trl. the time-clock and tho slnp-wiilch illo-
I tale tho business policy of nil lilg entcr
r.i... , After tho Huropcnn war la over this con
dition will apply In a still creater deKrcc.
Of what nilrnnlnee would It lip to show
up nil tho rooiI polntn about tho port of
Philadelphia If tho shipper, tho rxnortcr or
the Importer should nnd that with nil our
''modern appliances and natural nilvnnttisefl.
the Port charRO were creator thnn other
porta on tho north Atlantic rcaboard : or.
In other words, that ns far as their busi
ness Is concerned It "Does iiol pay" to ra
tronl'o tho home port?
recently tho ltonrd of Commissioners of
the port of New Orlenns engaged the wHl-
iw Known iirm ui i'uim, iiiufiii rc u,i iii, em
15' tlency expert engineers of both national nnd
International reputation, to ninko ti mm-
j riaratlvo estimate of port chaitfcs ut Nw
', OrleanR, rmivcuoii. .Mobile. I'hllnilelplila.
New YorK n.m Man J rarawii on n veisel or
l specified draft and tonnage with a speci
fied carso.
B Owinc to tho marked dlfferenco In wharf-
tee rates, dorkngo rharRes, etc., at tho va-
Bfcrlou.i ports a satisfactory comparison of
(.port cnargea ran oniy lie ninuo ior a nyjio-
. uiencai snip una cargo
1 In this c.iho a ship that had docked at
;Kew Orleans, and uns typical of tho olasi
'of ships and cargoes nciiiihniodjlcil at that
Import, was taken as n hauls'.
ino lonowing iucis rcganiuifr mm snip
tnd Its Inward-bound mid outwnitl-bound
cargoes wero used:
I ' Description of vessnH. Steam vessel In for-
f .un iraoe.
i T)rft of Vt'ni.'l Inward. fet...
Pratt of esml uutunrd, feet..
"VToUl tlmi In port, dan
-. Tims at public vrh.irf. dn....
'Tlme at rnllruatl wharf, diiys .
Time Jlsi-nrirlnir onrwii. ilays..
Tun loading rurxo. Wyi
. Gross tonnace of esnel
t" Nt tontine of ves1.? t
Deadweight caimi'liy of vt'ssel
Ifcarro apace, cubic feet
01
SISI
illTa
33t.7UI
itrtT
300!)
' 3!)7ll
lllvil
III
10)
ll'lS
mil
.'III
11114
Inward enro
Kanlt In bulk short ton
General carso. short tuna.
Total, short tons ,,
Outward rami)
' Cctton. short tons
', Whnt. short Inn
5" Provisions, short tuns
-Arricuuarai implements, snort tons.
i rem. snort tun ,
w Fl"ur. short tuna
P i ..
itufiel Ihptlit xhnrt tutiM
iat. lumber and stiites. short tons.,
lerchandlso. short tons
Total, short, tons
S07U
i The following table shows the port
charges computctl on t'.io above basis of
f, facts, that would luivo been levied on tho
hypothetical ship and cargo at tho ports
lot Galveston, Mobile, Philadelphia, New
ETork and San Francisco nnd, In addition,
tho charges actually assessed nt New 1
uneans unuqr tno present system or rates
i. I'hlli
LPllotaes lisiiiin
Tovim
lll.'i on
Hi Local port chorses
I'i'O.r.a
rious on cargo
aiai.'iiii
Jll 00
Rww
tVliMlIaneous ....
Total expenses, ship and careo 13701 10
San Francisco may be eliminated nlto-
lether In this comparison, ns It Is not an
Atlantic port, and very different conditions
prevail on the Pacific.
THIS PORT CAN DO KVE.V BETTCR
Vt nia n. sn.. )inf iftla mnnrt mnfln llV
independent experts, was Intended to favor
the port of Philadelphia. Yet that Is what
It truthfully had to show, based on hard In.
controvertible facts nnd figures. Experts
connected with tho port of Philadelphia who
have examined this report, claim that tno
favorable showing for this city could be
made still more so, that tho figures for la
kor as far as this city Is concerned are too
high, and should be very materially reduced.
This comparative showing of the charges
and costs at various ports Is taken lYom
documents published by the United States
Government Its unbiased origin with the
Board of Commissioners of the Tort of New
Orleans, who wanted the truth, but who had!
no doubt expected that the result would be
favorable to their own port, places it be
yond the range of criticism.
i In view of all this, nml nf thn statements
Ralready published, showing that railroad.
Straight rates from a majority of Interior
rawjiui 10 l'lmadelphla are lower than to
(ny other north Atlantic nort. and that
ocean freight rates from this port to foreign
Ports are not greater, there remains but
' conclusion, namely: that In every re-
ircci me port of Philadelphia Is tho most
economical for shippers of any eastern port
In the country.
Obituaries
Joseph Elversort
Swoseph Elverson died yesterday at his
Some, 506 Linden street, Camden, N. J.
J was a native of London, England, and
Brne to this country when ho was eight
JE?rs old, settling first In Newark. N. J..
Mt later moving to Camden
r. Elverson, who was eighty-two years
pd, was a hatter by trade. 'About fifty
til Bo e became connected with the
ismmess department of tha Katimkv Nluht.
BrPpilulaf Periodical, and continued with It
Kjm ii suspenaeu publication. This, and
-J-. . uumen uays, were puniiaiieu Dy
S$ late. James Elverson. a hrathnr of the
greased,
IrMr. Elverson tn .anv .,.... ....... n .,.-
nS'ln Broadway Methodist Episcopal
tii ' o ' -amu-n. na was superintendent
At, a r BCno' ot twenty-flva years.
t " lHU cnnuren, Allca and J. Sketchley
jOfSCJl. Of Cataiuitiniin tia lh. fntta,.
wylvlas him. '
Mrs, Anna Lee
f. Anna I.J. nf 79 Phnmh Inn, n
3kllOWn rfiJllflcinf nf Oannanlniiin .IIaiI
the honiA nt Via onn I7.R. TXT T &
Kilt j Pr,c tret- Germantown, early
T.-jr morning a short time before
jwuuer uied, Lee. who Is postmaster at
L-WOUOt AtrV Station wasi ramnvvA in tha
Wmaatown Ho.pltaI with a severe attack
E Daetlmnnia ILT, V ,. ,n -.S ... ...
9r n, iaa Lee, ad a daughter. Mrs.
, Wagner Mrs L was a member of
.r ooctery or, St. Vincent's Churca.
Ixiantr.M... ,,.,- . ..... .
mr " me luncri wuj tw nem
" ''! interiBsut will be mad tu
w new CiUiearB,i Cemetery.
GET
WAGE BOOST APPEALS
Requests for $3,000,000 Deluge
Committeemen, Who Have
$821,227 to Distribute
With a aurphu of JE21.22? S5 nnd n bal
nnoo available for appropriation of (19.300
membern of Councils' Finance Committee
wcro today besieged by city employes nnd
their backers, anxious to have salary In-crense-
demands rorolto nromnt attention
Should even n few of the demnnds ha
rrnntcl, the nest egg of $Hfi,527.3B would
dwindle tn nothing, ns deparlmentnl heads
have oltlrlally recommended Increases total
ing 3, 000 000
Tho first bill approved, to reduce the
surplus, appropriate-) $25,000 to Director
Krusen, of the Department of Health nnd
Cnnrltles. so that he may tetaln the serv.
ices of thirty-two nurses employed In work
In the poorer sections of the r.ty. The
second demand routes from the Utireau nf
aler for a general wnge Inerense which
woul.l cit $150,000 annually. Thlt (pies.
Hon hn.t been laid over until such time ns
others are taken up, so that no notion can
he tnken ns n precedent
'hall ninn Mnffney, of the Finance Com
mittee, cannot ptss through the corridors
pf t'lty Hall without being stopped num
berless tinier by wnao earners or their
friends anxious to present their renuesti
or clrmnntN for "more money." Pallv these
demands become morn Insistent, and the
fact that the city firemen have gained the
kltidlv fonslderatlon of many members of
the I'lnance Committee has led to n more
naive ninpalgn nf policemen nnd workers
In other bureaus and departments who feel
that they nro underpaid nt the present
rcale of sahrles
Mum members of the Finance Committee
aro stewing clear of tho public buildings
In the hnp. of avoiding being drawn Into
any of the discussions, whllo others nre con
tenting themselves with openly declaring
their belief, that nil of tho demands aro
Justified hut cannot bo granted because
sulllclent money Is not available, and It
would iKt bo fair to rnlse ono set of wngo
nnd not another,
Ho Iiu Urn campaign, of the city firemen
has been mnro successful than has nnv
of the others. Jinny Finance Commlttco
members and many members of both houses
of enure Is aro committed to tho plan
which would cost the city In the neigh
tiorlumil of 200.000 this year. In tho gon
.'ml scramble for new places departmental
heads nr- likely to have an active part,
an n number of them havo unomclally been
told to come hack to Councils after the
nooks or tho city aro formally opened for
19 1 1
U. S. WILL RECOGNIZE
FRENCH IN MOROCCO
KcKotlntionn for American Approval
tif Protectorate Established in
1911 Reach Successful End
WASIlt.VOTO.V, .Ian. 16 The United
States will soon formally notify tho French
rioxerninerit that It recognizes the French
protectorate over Morocco, It was lenrned
todey. Negotiations to that end have been
conducted by Secretary of Htato Lansing
and French Ambassador Jusserand for
some time.
The tpiestlon of the Toiled States re
linquishing Its extra-territorial rights In
Morocco will necessitate n French-Amerl-cin
treaty, which will go over nfter the
war, It Is understood the Stnto Department
linn decided.
Tho French protectornto over Morocco
was established In 1911 by a Franco-I3or-ninn
treaty and In 1912 by a treaty be-twot-n
France and tho Sultan.
FIGHT SALOON SIDE ROOMS
SIWUURY. r.i Jan. IC Declaring for
tho closing of sldo rooms permanently
and of all bars at 11 o'clock at night,
Northumberland County church people are
preparing u petition that will bo presented
to the eouit when It meets to grant North
umberland County saloon permits on Jan
uary 22. it Is understood. This petition has
hundreds of dinners.
I'eisons experienced with the liquor busi
ness declare thnt bide rooms aro harmful
and not necessary. Conditions In tho coal
rcgons aro especially criticized,
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JESUITS HOLD MISSION
AT ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH
Morning nnd Evening Programs Ar
ranged Children From School
Provide Music
A mission Is being held this week nnd
next by the Jesuit Fathers at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church, Fourth street and Wllllngs
alley. Programs for mornings and nights
have been arranged. There will also be
noon talks by Father Walsh, which will bo
followed by tho benediction of the Most
Blessed Sacrament. Tho music will be by
the children of tho parochial school, who
march from the school to tho church each
day
Father Walsh at noon today spoke on
"The Temple of tho Holy Ghost." Tho
subjects of his talks for the remaining
days of tho mission follow: January 17,
"Wounded Unto Death"; January 18, "Pit
falls of Pride"; January 19 and 26, "The
Devotion of the Wny of the Cross" ; Jnnuary
20, "Tho rtoot of Evjl"; January 22. "Un
clean! Unclean!"; January 23, "Revenge Is
the Lord's"; January 21, "lie Not Greedy";
January 25, "Tho Soul That Is Small";
January 27, "Slumbor and Sleep."
The talks begin at 12:05 o'clock and last
until 12:30.
ARRESTED IN HIS CELL
ON NEW ACCUSATION
Prisoner Awaiting Extradition Faced
With Charge of Swindling New
Jersey Man
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J- Jan. 16. A
captive In default of 12000 ball, awaiting
extradition to Pennsylvania to answer a
charge of Belling worthless stocks to well-to-do
residents of Norrlstown, C S. Raker,
fifty-six years old, a nattily dressed pro
moter, was arrested on a new charge this
morning In his cell In the city prison.
Baker was stunned when a constable ap
peared at the grated door of his cell and
told him he was wanted also for selling
1600 worth of the stock of the Automata
jdUBloal Company, a New York concern, It
Is sald,to Sherman Bowen, one of the lead.
Imr citizens of Mlnatola, this county, a pros
perous glass town, where a great deal of
boom money Is said to have been Invested
In stocks of a doubtful variety.
Baker was ' taken before Magistrate
Marts, of Pleasantvtlle, sitting in the City
Hall Court, and was held In 11000 ball to
await trial on the charge preferred by
Bowen, who is a member of the Grand Jury
now sitting. This action means that Penn
sylvania's claim to the prisoner will have
to wait until that of New Jersey has been
disposed of.
Licenses Up In Clearfield Court
CLEARFIELD, Pa., Jan. IS. Judge Bell
heard remonstrances against nearly all of
the thirty applicants whose cases were
tailed. Few violations were reported.
The hotels of Houtxdale received the most
severe handling at the hands of the ' drys."
Tomorrow a bUt delegation will be here)
from Jefferson County to assist la the fight
against tho Dubois House.
TYPES OF SHIPS ENTERING THIS PORT
I'r-1 I'm !
lip f ' ! ;:i
Site
At tho top is nn ocean freight nnd passenger liner. Below aro two types
of general cargo carriers which bear ore, fertilizer, coal, oil and manu
factured good3 to and from Philadelphia. At the bottom is n typical
fruit ship bringing the products of Central America and tho West
Indies to this port for distribution.
Explosion in Factory
Called Bomb Outrage
Cnntlntiri! from I'niro Ono
police think he may know something of tho
affair. He wns burned about tho hands
and body, and went to the hospital for
treatment.
Officials of the company say tho ex
plosion wns caused by crossed wires on a
switchboard. The snark caused by tho
blowing out of tho wires Ignited gas from
a gaH.machine. they said.
POLICE SKEPTICAL
The police, howover, are skeptical of this
explanation. Detectlvo Italpli (lold snld ho
believed It wns caused by a bomb Kovcral
policemen expressed tha same opinion.
Tho police say efforts have been made
by striking members of the American Gar
ment workers' to Induce the employes of
tho Klrrchliaum firm to Join them for sev
eral. There havo been several armll fights
and nenr-rlots near the plant In tho last
few weeks. Police and City Hall nnd
speclnl detectives havo ben on duty thero
for the last week.
Tho efforts of the Amalgamated Gar
ment Workers to Inilucnco tha Klischbaum
employes evidontty met with little success.
The Klrschbaum firm Is one of the largest
manufacturers of clothing In the country.
Its eight-story building occupies the block
on Uroad street from Carpenter street to
Washington avenue. Tha engine room Is
In a building In the rear, which faces Watts
street.
The first Intimation that the employes
had of the explosion today was a shock
which was distinctly felt. Then came tha
terrific blast. Women Bcreamed nnd the
workers rushed for the exits. Overseers nnd
the firm officials succtedeJ tn qulettne
them, though several becamo hysterical.
Israel Senderoff, H20 North Lawrence
street, becamo so hysterlc-il that he had to
be taken to the Howard Hospital f jr treat
ment. Ho said ho thought strikers had at
tacked tho plant.
INJURED MAN UNCONSCIOUS
When tho debris In the engine room had
been partly cleared, Chosh was found un
conscious with his face, hands, body and
clothing burned. Ho works as a presser
on the second floor. He told the police
he went to tho engine room to have an
Iron repaired and noticed a small blaze
in a corner. When he tried to put It out,
he remembers a big Rare and nothing else.
The pressor's explanation of the explo
sion differs from that of the firm. Doctors
said there was an odor of powder on his
clothes.
Deteetlve Gold said he had learned that
Chosh came to Philadelphia from Milwau
kee last June.
"Chosh'8 Injuries, that is, his burns, nre
not serious," the detective explained. "It
may be that he Is Injured Internally and
for that reason he Is being kept at the
hospital. When he recovers sufficiently, he
will be photographed and copies of the
photographs will be sent broadcast in an
effort to find .out if he Is known by the
police In other cities.'1
According to detectives, the Injured man's
explanation for going to the epglne room
Is a plausible one, Irons are repaired there
several times dally, it was said.
A preliminary examination showed that
a hole two feet in diameter had been torn
In the concrete floor; the machinery was
crippled. Doors and windows also were
shattered. One large and heavy door was
blown more than thirty feet and over a
high fence. Parts of the fence also were
blown away,
Many of the employes were sent hotpe
after the accident. Part of the plant, the
police say, was closed for the day.
PASTOR TO FACE TRIAL
Rev. G. A. Cooke Refuses to Withdraw
From Ministry
WILMINGTON. Del., Jan. 16. There
were more developments In the Wesley
Methodist Episcopal Church troubles. A
committee of ministers of the Methodist
Episcopal Church called the nev. G. A.
Cooke, pastor of the church, before them
and offered to drop charges to be made
against htm provided ha would withdraw
frnm thA mlnlstrv f?onlra rafiijfenl ami was
notified that charges would b preferred I
tpday. I
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DEMOCRATS PLAN TAX
TO RAISE $525,000,000
Inheritance and Excess Profits
Levy With Bond Issue New
Revenue Scheme
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS Revenues. In
cluding bond Issues, totaling J525,000.000
will bo rnlsed by means of nn additional
Inheritance tax, nn excess profits tax of
eight per cent on corporations nnd co
paitnershlps, nnd by bonds. Democrats of
the House Ways and Means Commlttco de
cided today.
The decision has tho approval of tho
President and Secretary of the Treasury
McAiloo.
Chairman Kltchln was authorized to
draft a bill Incorporating tho decision.
Inhcrltnnco taxes will bo Increased by n
total of $22,000,000.
A speclnl tax of from one.half per cent
on $50,000 estates to 1 1 and 15 per cent on
hugo estates will bo levied.
The excess profits tax will bo nn eight
per cent levy on net Incomes of corpora
tions and copartnerships of moro than
55000, and nfter eight per cent normal
profits on capital Invested has been tie
ducted. For Instance. If n firm makes
S1B.OO0 a year on a capital of $100,000
58000, or eight per cent of the capitaliza
tion will be regarded as normal profits.
A tax of eight per cent will bo Imposed
on tha excess $7000 of tho $15,000 profit,
an excess of $560.
Hand Mangled, Drives to Hospital
SCRANTON, Pa., Jan. 16. With his left
hand hanging by a mere thread, Louis Er
ben, general manager of tha Kcranton Box
Company, coolly wrapped a handkerchief
about the mnlmed member, leaped Into his
automobile and drove to a hospital, where
the hand was amputated. Erben met with
the accident while working about a machine
in his shop.
IVIahh & Dilus
1102 CHESTNUTS"!".
Tyrol Wool
prmg
Suits
In the New Light Colon
Ladles' aaaMuiej' Suits and
Top .Cost J are in Mo Jell here only
The Shades in the New High
'Light Colors Are Exclusive
and Unusual.
Mann & Dilks
(IPS CHESTNUT ST.
PRINTER OF COAL
PRICE CARD FOUND
M. J. McCullough Asserts He
Did Work for "Ex
change" Member
CONTAINED BOOST PRICES
M J. McCullough, proprietor of a print
shop nt 1511 Federal street, printed the
price cards which wcro distributed among
many coat dealers prior to tho December 20
tdvnnca of twenty-five cents In tho rctnll
price of coal.
Mr. McCullough said that the card wero
oulered last fall by A. K Cohn, n member
of tho Coal Etchnnge, nnd McCullough
stated that when Cohn ordered the inrclt
to be printed ho snld they Wero for the
Coal Denlers' Assoclntlon Tho Informa
tion offered by McCullough U In the hands
of United Stntei Attorney Francis Fisher
Kane, nnd Mr Knnc will plnco It nt tho
dlsposnl nf Dlstilct Attorney Samuel I',
Ilntan Mri'ulloiigli wns questioned ns fol
lows by a leptesentatlvo of the Evemi.no
l.nnami:
"Did you print so lie cards with coal
pi Ices last fall."'
"Yes; I gut out between 200 and 300 for
the Coal DenlerV Association."
"Who ordered those cards nnd to whom
did ou deliver them?"
"To Mr. Cohn. of the Coal Dealers' As-j-oclnllon
"
"Hnc you been doing much work for
the Conl Dealers' Asoclatlon?"
"Quito a little off and on. The Inst tlmo
I printed a big bunch nil together with
chnnges In the price by the month. One
mouth, for trample, the price would bo
?fi 25, nnd on nnnthrr batch of enrds tho
price would be mlsed twenty-five rents"
A. L. Cohn, who. It Is alleged, left ono
of tho cauls in tho rnal olllce of Frederick
c.ett., 1321 Wnshlngton nonue. with the
tnformntlon thnt tho enrd wns from tho
Conl Exchange, wns quizzed na follows:
"Aio you n director of tho Coal Ex
rhnngo?" "No, I nm not."
"Aro you n member of the Coal Et
hnnge?" "Yes."
"Did you distribute for the Coal Er-
chnngo cards beailng the December 20
prlcos?"
"I did not."
"You had nnu or the raidt posted In
your ofllco?"
"Yes."
"Where did you- get It?"
"I bought my card."
"Where did you buy It?"
"I don't havo to tay."
"Did you not visit tho office of n printer
nt 1511 Federnl street nnd have thoso cards
printed?"
"I did not: T don't know nny printer nt
that nddrcss, and certainly never pntron
Ized one."
"Then you nro not willing to ray where
you obtained tho rnrd?"
"No. 1 nm not "
ANOTHER DEALER GRILLED
Frank Mathers, n coal denier at Wash
ington avenue nnd Tenth street, nccuscd of
having left one of the cards In the ofllco
of Daldl Brothers. 1220 Washington nvenue.
Is a dlroctor of tho Conl Exchange. Ho
was questioned as follows regarding tho
part ho Is alleged to have played In the
card Incident:
"Did you distribute thoso cards for the
Coal Exchange, Mr. Mathers?"
"No, I did not"
For whom did you dlstilbuto them?'"
"I didn't distribute any.''
"But other deadcrs In your vicinity say
you left tho cards In their olllccs last fall.
They sny you told them tho cards wero
from tho coal exchange."
"I did not distribute any cards.
"How docs It happen that you havo one
of thoso cards In your own ofllco?"
"That Is my business card a card to ad
vertise my business nnd my prices."
"Eut there Is no name on the card ; where
did you get It: who printed It?"
"I refuse to answer tho question whoro
I got tho card, for I consider that my
business I have n right to go out nnu buy
n card If 1 want to."
"But how does It happen that nil tho
other dealers In your vicinity have tho
ramo sort of card with tho same prices?"
"How do I know? I supposo they have
the same privilege of going out and buying
cards ns 1 have."
"Then you win not ten wncre you got
the card, or where It was printed?"
"No, 1 will not."
"Don't you think It would help to clear
up matters If you did7"
"No. I don't."
Ono of tho dealers In tho South Philadel
phia section, who received one of the price
cards, stated that It was brought to him
by n messenger from tho Coal Exchange.
Ho also stated that he was given to under
stand that the prices quoted on tho card
were arranged by a "prica educational com
mittee." of which J. Ernest Richards, presi
dent of the Newton Coal Company, was al
leged to bo chairman.
Mr. Richards In a statement to the
Evdnimi Ledoeh denied with considerable
emotion that any such committee exUted
In the Coal Exchange. He stated further,
and with much excitement, that he kqew
of no one connected with the exchange or
anywhero else who had distributed such
cards.
"There Is no such committee m tne coal
exchange as the 'price educational com
mittee,' " l.e declared, "and I know nothing
of any such card. I nave taiKeu witn jonn
Lloyd, president of tho Conl Exchange,
and he says he has never heard of any
such card.
"Tho prices that are enforced: by this
company nre caicuiatea oy us own or
ganization. If the retail coal dealers
today were reclving their just compen-
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fltHs9JlsiK!JiisHit ?
sntlon the price of Coat would bs from
fifty to seventy-five cents higher than the
prices today."
"Then you havo never seen oi heard of
these price cards?"
"Never,"
"Do you know Mr. Cohn?"
"I never henrd of the gentleman before."
"Rut don't you 'think that It Is nt least
Interesting whon It Is discovered that prior
to the December 20 price boost a certain
number of dealers received enrds with the
boost prices?"
"I don't believe there were any such
cards." '
"Tho United States Attorney Is In pos
session of ono now "
"WoM, I don't enre to have my namo
connected with this thing I know nothing
about tho cards And before dragging my
namo In again consult me. Ask me about
tho coal situation, 'and t will put you
straight, for I knowiyiie situation In Phlla.
delphls Don't go nround to a lot of Irre
sponsible conl dealers who nre not busi
ness men. If you wnnt the truth, come
to me. We arc. to n certain extent, de
pendent upon public opinion, nnd It Is
shameful to give tho public the Idea we nro
gouging It. Tho Coal Exchange represents
n big Industry, nnd such reports are dam
nging. Why don't you get nfter the De
partment of Seals, Weights nnd Measures
and linve It arrest dealers who aro giving
short weight In conl? No wonder a lot of
thebo dealers arc ablo to underprlce us nt
least sixty rents when they aro giving short
weight In conl."
District Attorney Rotan has received a
letter from United Stntes Attorney Knno
In which Mr. ICnnc- stnted thnt hlH rcpre
sentntlve would call upon Mr. Rotan and
confer with him concerning tho conl gougo
situation.
"I expect also," said Mr. Rotan, "to have
fJXuCIXnuiirsiior iieue unnss
MAIIi OIIDKIIR promptly filled when aecompanled by Peilal Money
tinier far full amount. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.
ELEVENTH &
Additional Entrance from
TIae S
Offering such astonishing values and such magnificent styles
that 2000 Coats will fairly fly out between
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ThU Fur
Trimmed Silk I'lush
Cant,
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5L '9-90
Extraordinary 6-Hour Sales Also in Waists,
Furs, Suits, Dresses and Skirts
rnxrxrjxsrnrrrn:n32 frank
At the Show
We invite your inspection of the nev? Fiat
models chosfes, open and closed cars
lower, longer and more distinctive.
Exhibited January 15 to 20 inclusive.
Illustrated booklet on request.
FIAT 1827 CHESTNUT STREET
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FOUNDED 1858
DeweeS
Quality and Standard Famous Over Half Century
Announcing the Opening of a
New Department
for
Smart Sports Hats
A CHARMING display of temptingly Stylish Hats for Southern
Climes and early Spring wear. The shapes are. fascinating and
unusually becoming. Simple in style, Radiant in coloring-.
Made of new Peanit. Chrysanthemum. Pedal. Hlnokl and Banekok
Braids and Straws.
Many new colorings Chartreuse, Cherokee, Sand, Jersey, Gold,
Cerise and all the usuat attractive colorings intensified by a new
softness of lustre. Trimmings are mostly a simple ribbon band
with a bow. But, such bows!
We most cordially invite you to visit this New Department
B. F. DeeeS,1122 Chestnut St.
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a conference 'with Mr. Kane In the near
future.
"I have been conducting a quiet Investi
gation the last' few days Into the ceat Situ
ation here. A man just left my office who
Is Interested In the situation. If the evl
dence Is sufficient I shall certainly Issue
warrants tor the arrest of the guilty par
ties, If there are nny guilty ones."
PERMITS ELECTRIC CO.
TO MERGE ITS HOLDINGS
Public Service Board Approves Plans
to Consolidate Subsidiaries,
To Increase Bonds
The Philadelphia Electric Company Is
permitted to merge Its fourteen subsidiary
companies nnd proceed with Its plan of
financial readjustment, through a decision
of the State Public Service Commission.
Approval of tho plan by the commission
followed tho company's agreement to put
the cost of readjustment on stockholders
nnd not pay for It by Increasing rates.
Dy the new plan all the subsidiaries,
Including a number of suburban properties,
will be merged with the Philadelphia Etec
trio Company, nnd Ii. order to finance all
m the new organization stock, and bond
Issues will be Increased from (117,000,000
for the present Philadelphia Electric Com
pany to (110,000,000.
Santiago to Aid of Stranded Milwaukee
WASHINGTON. Jan, 16. Admiral Cap.
erton's flagship, thn Santiago, has arrived
at Eureka, Cnt to take command of tha
situation where the cruiser Mllwaukco went
ashore, tho Navy Department announced
today.
smartly save monev t
MARKET STS.
Klerenth Rt. Snbway Station.
easai' Greatest
oaf Sale
9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Wednesday
Your Choice of Coats
Worth $17.50 Up to $30
at $990
Silk pluth coat, fur and Chase'
fur trimmed and attn lined; rich wool
velour coat! ilh Beaver Coat lustrou
Matetamb coat with large tilk pluth
collar satin lined silk Corduroy caatti
Furtcx coat and others, all at $9.90 a.
SECOND FLOOR NO MAIL, PHONE OR
C. O. D. ORDERS
IN THE BARGAIN SUBWAY
Coats Worth up to fc Qf
S1G.50 at ,, V4-.?"
For 6 Hours Only
9 A. M. to 3 P. M.
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