It ir- lt i EVENING TufeDaER-PHttADELPHlA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1917 u ERRITT TAYLOR BARES FALLACIES IN LEWIS REPLY ON TRANSIT r.mtlnet from r 0ne lory powers which extsttntr statutes would em to vest In City Councils, or In the De. sartment of City Transit, or In tho Publlo Rcrvlca Commission. The provision for iuch b.' hoard Is of doubtful legality and likely to lrad t0 disputes and litigation, the Vesuft of which Jt Is Impossible to foretell at this time. As the Smith lease now stands a num her of Us most Important consequences result from the concurrent operation of widely separated paragraphs, whose rela tion to one nnpther can bo perceived only lifter expert study. Any such arrange ment between the city of Philadelphia and the 1. It T. Company, should, and can, be embodied In an Instrument tho full meaning of which can easily be gathered by an ordinarily Intelligent clttxen. Tho foregoing facts nro not only clearly established by the terms of tho Smith lease from practical viewpoint as I have denv. iiiistrated In a pamphlet which I havo cir culated throughout tho city but they are rJso tho findings of Messrs. Charles L. Mo Veehan. Parker S. Williams, Thomas Rae burn White. William A. Glasgow. Jr., Hen. ty C. Thompson, Jr., and Owen J. Hob trts, leading members of -tho Philadelphia bar of the highest standing, who, acting In n. public-spirited capacity without compen sation, have studied tho Smith lease and erven their opinion which sustains these conclusions. BKNKFITS FOR STOCKHOLDERS The Smith lease would also make avail able to tho stockholders of the P. R. T. Corn pan", from tlmo to time, additional funds over and above half tho profits and 6 per cent cumulative) dividend on tho stock. Tnesa additional payments would amount to about $10 a share. TRMs, tho stockholders would bo assured approximately $G0 a share for their stock, at the expense of street railway passengers, and tho P. H. T. Com pany would also bo relieved of supplying the rqulpment for the city's high-speed linen, unless It could securo the money required hercfor on a G per cent basis. During my twenty years experience In the management of a number of electric railway properties throughout the country, one of my most Important duties has been to negotiate and draft leases and operating contracts. Therofore. 1 havo made very complete and careful studies of such leases and contracts and matters pertinent thereto. Ilascd upon' this experience, and a most careful analysis of the Smith lease which I -have made, 1 wish to assure the citizens ,of Philadelphia that the Smith lease would tie up the city and Impose upon It and upon the street railway passengers financial bur. dens and obligations of a most seriously onerous nature. ANBWTR TO LEWIS ACCUSATION I regret to note that Doctor !.! imli. lUliea a statement tills ntornlnr that I t" i0Md that the V. 11. T. Company kiiiiiiIu he paid about 848,000,000 for the abolition of the exchange tickets. As this erroneous statement lias been re peated time and again recently by propo nents ot the Smith lease, and as It nlmost Impugns my Integrity, I must answer It. On the afternoon of March 3.", toll, tit publlo meeting held In the V. It. T. Com. nam's office, which was attended by the directors of tho l It. T. Con-.- y, ' joint committee of City Councils, and by ally of11clnls,p 1 publicly declined to become prt to hii arrangement between the cltj mid the company which would liae com pensated the company to the extent of some Hl.000,1100 for eliminating the Illegally dis criminatory exchange tickets. 1 went before the public and Industriously attacked this proposition as unjust, and defeated It. The facts are available to any one who Vlll turn to the newspaper files of March 30, 11)14, and lo any one who mill ask me for u copy of a pamphlet which I alrafted and which mhh then circulated throughout the city. The Tiajlor lease did provide that certain payments heretofore made by the Philadel phia Rapid Transit Company to the city should, after the date of the lease, be canceled. This reduction In fixed charges of the unified system, lidwerer, would have ' correspondingly Increased the surplus In excess of the company's B per cent dill ilend, of which surplus the company was to hate received only one-tenth and the city nine-tenths. The statement, therefore, by Uoctor Lewis, and In Director Twlnlng's analysis, lliat I propose that the cltyshould pay any such sum as they mention for the abolition ii r exchange tickets Is wholly without foundation. LEWIS PROMISES AMENDMENTS Mr. Lewis, legal transit advisor of Mayor Smith, admitted In a letter to Councils Joint Finance and Street Railways Commit tee today, that certain provisions of the Smlth-Mltten lease aro not clear. In order to avoid any ambiguous Interpretations Mr. Lewis promised to submit to the committee nmendments to the lease correcting some- of the defects pointed out by former Transit Director A. Merrltt Taylor. Mr. Lewis's letter was submitted In an swer to tho scries of questions on the lease propounded by Mr. Taylor at the public hearing ot Friday ot last week. In his , letter Mr. Lewis took the position that the majority of tho ex-Dlrectsr's queries are rased upon misapprehensions. Theso Mr. Lewis gives as follows: First. That the proposed lease guaran tees a 6 per cent cumulative dividend. Second. That the proposed leaso re quires the city to purchase tho property ot the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com pany. Third. That the fund provided for In Article XIII and designated an "Oper ating Surplus Fund" Is a working capital fund. I take this occasion to reiterate what I hare publicly stated before your com mittee on several occasions, as follows: First That the proposed lease contains no guarantee or assurance of any specific rate of dividend to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. The city concedes the fairness of a 4 per cent dividend, but goes no further. Second. That the proposed contract does not require the city to purchase tho property of the transit company. ' Third. That the operating surplus fund ilfataiiijY Is not a fund to be used for working cap. itau However, as Mr. Taylor has challenged my first two statements, I beg to assure him mat i shall submit amendments to your committee which will render tho correct ness of my statements frco from the slight est possibility ot doubt NO OBJECTION TO EXCHANGE Taking up the ex-Director's questions In their order. Mr. Lewis admitted that the lease provided for the contlnuanco of the eight-cent exchange tickets until after the operation of the first section of tho llroad street subway, and that their elimination at that time Is only possible after the Pub. lla Service Commission has given Its ap proval. Mr. Lewis also admitted that the city would be Incompetent to lawfully agree with the .Transit Company to continue tho exchange-ticket charge, provided the tickets aro Illegal and discriminatory, as has been charged. He took the position, however, that their Illegality would bo passed upon by the Publlo Service Commission when the leaso comes up for ratification. in reply to the Taylor query as to whether the continuance of these tickets would not be a betrayal of tho people of Philadelphia, Mr. Lewis answered that It would not under the provisions fqr the Itlmate abolition of tho tickets. In reply to Mr. Taylor's Inquiries re garding tho dividend to bo paid the Phila delphia Rapid transit Company under the lease, Mr. Lewis asserted again that there Is no guarantee of 0 per cent and main tained that tho company will get only such dividend as It can earn under the fare rate fixed by the Publlo Service Commission. In regard to the city's obligation to pur chase tho company's system and the city's ability to regain Its own system at the ex piration of tho lease, Mr. Lewis declared that tho city Is not obligated to purchase tho company's system and that It Is not provented from obtaining control ot Its own system. Mr. Lowls denied likewise that the city will be compelled to pay higher carfares un less tho Public Service Commission regards Increases of fare as Just as reasonable. Ho dented likewise that tho city has relln- quisnea the right lo compel the company to I equip tho high-speed lines. Tho contention of Mr. Taylor that the I city has waived Its right to build surface , extensions and lease them to the company i was met by Mr. Lewis with the answer that tho city does not now have any such I right and thereforo cannot waive It He I pointed out In this connection that under the lease tho company has agreed to build and operate such surface extensions as the board of control, provided for In the lease. I may direct, if approved by tho Public Serv ice Commission, ! LANCASTER COUNTY FAIR HAS MANY ATTRACTIONS LANCASTER, Pa., Sept 26. Today's County Fair attraction Is the world's cham pion pacer. Directum I, In an effort to lower the track record. He will be on the track during tho afternoon. f One of the finest featurrn nmoni thn at. hlblts Is tho poultry, seventy exhibitors and about 1700 entries, against 388 entries last year. The exhibit of bantams Is one of tho largest ever mado In Pennsylvania i 553 birds. Among the rarities aro coops I of Egyptian geese and Japanese Phoenix fowls. AH the special prizes in tho poultry exhibit are gold purses. The food conservation train now touring the State Is here for two days, and Is be ing visited by great ciowds of Interested people. I gtaaaaaaaaaaEifaaaWK. aHH K v' , , , Our New 11-Story Office and Bank Building Now Being Erected at 20 and 22 S. 16th st. has a meaning to every live business man in this city. It Is evidence ot the increasing popularity of the first institution to givo Philadelphia a 15V4 hour banking day. Open an account with this progressiva institu tion. Checks cashed, deposits received and accounts opened . . from S.SO A. M. till midnight. The Day and Night Bank. Franklin I Trust C2 , 15TH & MARKET S?S, You Say "T. R." Or "The Colonel" The Only Man in the World Known by His Initials Everybodyknowswhom you mean. But you al ways think of Theodore Roosevelt as a former President of the United States, or a hunter, or. writer, or a statesman. (Few have ever thought of him in the aspect in which he presents him self in one of the most straightforward articles he has ever written; It is another Roosevelt we see here: a Roosevelt splendidly swinging through a subject that is going to be more and more in the minds of us Jail as the war goes on. He goes "straight home" in it, too. It's in, 'the October Ladies' Home Journal Spend 15 Cents on It The Biggest Number Ever Printed 154 Pages 3r;M,JUMJliilsJMl ULSXaaxa 3i'fcTiirgiiirr i i u sss iyi'i i TH i i fj i rf riff sfTTSTrintwrrrrssi mill iTVtTSTTgTtTTriTifriTiriT itrwwtrsTfftTfirrri nmltmil r-"i-: liiiil xm i A vLoIa i hi Ra.rli5f-.b.c viith Ravoraine In JHfty Every Department of The Store WM So Many Wonderful Value Giving Opport unities Were Never Before Known to be Offered in Any Kind of a Sale. Only Seasonable Merchandise is Ottered. Women's 25c Hosiery 18c lllili Wli In fast black and white lisle and cotton. Double soles. Seamless. Slight seconds. All sizes. Women's Fibre Silk Boot Hosiery 55c Medium Tveicht fibre silk boot: hich spliced heels and double soles. Slightly imperfect. All sizes. main FLOOR This is But a Small Part of The Many Bargains! Market and 10th Sti., Philadelphia Save Money By Sharing In This Great Sale Si!! LftK wmk rJjrisVl ZdgagflEp rmr v 4 i A i K nHitll s!ii:!i-: w:r.-:rr :& wo- i mens Swiss a Ribbed 1 Vests 20c Swiss ribbed cotton or lisle vests; low neck, sleeveless. Cro cheted yokes and silk tape. Regular and extra sizes. $4.95 9 I Boys' 2-Pr. Pants Norfolk Suits at Two vatrs of pants practically means two nits for the price of on A nice assortment of good sturdy materials, in brown, gray and olive mixtures. Norfolk style. Slant pockets with belt all around. Sizes 8 to 17 years. Boys' Junior Norfolk Suits, $2.95 Billy Boy and Tommy Tucker styles, in neat cassimcrc mixtures and fanev cheviots, in colors of brown, green, grey, olive and drab. Sizes 2',i to 5 years. KAriLE STORE-SECOND FLOOR "II IS i " h i ft I I w I ft ) lV-a 11 ' t rTT t Yifjff II V I r 11 gagaftaH i M w :: H k Smartest Velvet Dress Shapes, at Women' 50c Union Suit Fine ribbed cot ton union suits. Low neck, lace knee. Regular and extra sizes. 35c each; 3 for $1.00. MAIN FLOOR 35. They are copies and adaptations of Imported Modelsl Anniversary Sale Special They are the kind of shapes many women admire, but nave always iouna tnom loo expensive to own. in our Anniversary sale tnese women can own them at very nominal price. Sailors of every description large Gainsborough effects, those that flare in the front or back, those with high side rolled effect, sou draped or blocked crown, drooping brims or roiled turbans. umcK and colors '!:.!' ki!!!!i The Soft Shirred Velvet Ready-to-Wear Hats t-martiy trim t afM- med with n lib-d) M .CO wm KH:S M& wmmm bon band and bow. Choice (if black and colors. MATJs FLOOR 1 MEN! $14.75 Will Buy You Suits and Top Coats Worth Much More! All the new Trench, belted or half belted Etglish or conserv ative models. Fabrics are tweeds, cheviots, worsteds, cas simeres and velours, in plain col ors and fancy mixtures. All sizes to tit oil builds of men. FIARLH STORE SECOND FLOOR New White Lingerie Waists Priced 79c They are worth $1.00 and $1.25 A score of tho sea son's best models. High and low neck styles, tailored models and embroidery and lace trimmed style. Not many of any one kind. Many ar,e trim med with contrasting colors. Sizes 36 to 46. Charming New $.00 Silk Blouses, at Values Range up to $6.50 Choice of fine quality Georgette crepes, crepe, de chines, washable satins and taffetas, in white, flesh nnd all want ed suit shades. Many beautifully beaded and embroidered. Sires 36 to 46. CARLE STORE SECOND FLOOR Women's House Dresses 50c Mostly small sizes. Made of per cales, ginghams, lawns and chambrays, in stripes, checks and plain colors. Values r to 91.00. S EARLE STORES-SECOND FLOOR Up to $1.25 Dainty E Undermuslins 69c Including niehttrowns. nrHirmtin nn chemise. All effectively trimmed with Another Group of Those Wonderful Women's & Misses' New Sample Fall Suits at $-1 '"7.95 L , ."j I rlr II II ( 1 IrJ $17.95 HyfT 17 S V uriginally Intended to Sell at $20.00, $22.50, $25.00, $29.75 and $34.75. The wonderful response to this offer on the Open ing Day of our Anniversary Sale sent us hurrying to our-niakcrs to get another group of suits to sell at this price. After much coaxing wc succeeded and can again offer these remarkable suits at this very modest price. They are samples naturally they arc the show pieces their tailoring is perfect and their style expressions faultless. The majority aro in sizes 16, 18, 06 and 38 but quite a few range up to 44 bust. Developed of broadcloths, velours, poplins, serges, oxfords, gabardines, burellas and cheviots. All the new autumn shades are represented as brown, green; taupe, reindeer, plum, bergie, navy blue and black. Furs, Kerami plush, braid and velvets are used for trimmings. New Autumn Silk and Serge Dresses t f c qq t r v T afc laces, ribbons, embroideries and medal-II crepe lions. Values to $1.25. " SKCOND FLOOR . Intended to Retail at $16.50, $18.50 and $20.00. Special at 20 models, showing the new draped and tunic models. Others in tailored styles, with chic and dainty touches of lace, embroidery and braid. Materials include luxurious satins, meteors, crepe c cmncs anu nuuus. EARLE STORE SECOND FLOO; ' Wool Blankets, $4.50 That arc Worth $5.50 Wool blankets with a cotton mixture to prevent shrinking. Pink or blue VintvW-i tmunri .:!. .:n- mohair. Double-bed size, also i-bed size. $10 California Wool Blankets; fiR.nn .?.ne. i1'!.1, 'Mjb wool. '"1 a. short soft nap. EiSr. int biH? hor5?" 5 bound with heavy. h tlllJk,Jlbhon-..sl" TOx,() "d 70x84 Inches. V fleht 6 Ibg. EARLB STORE MAIN FLOOR 3-Piece Set Dutch Curtains, QQq H Only 6a pair. 55c Doubl tension Rods, 39c Brass double exten slon rods. Extra heavy. Ready to hanr. THIRD FLOOR 89c value Pretty three piece Dutch cur tains, with ex tra wide inser tion; wide nera sides and ends, F 1 n Ished at top, ready to h a ng, Si BM .1.1.1.. JaJi.l.glT ''sbssK '''ssssssl '''' Mmmmf .:;:lklinp:::s' : .jijsm: WiJ ;.: 'J mmw .,!S,tssA;!l!'!,T: J ;;.!'. Efc' -' 'JP A. MBW ;:'.i'.;':iait:'wW,iy' i&S-jJiP;!::;! jmmw :!i! iOTri:--;: 'i' iiB'.&iiiit'iR'.'.ii! e Ex. tm$mamr MSmm wmw mmw i iV-i.Vi :; "ill Jmmw tmSBm 'ViV,!V:i:WJ: mm 200 New Cloth Skirts at $3 poplins, be Of all-wool serces, Panama cloths and taffetas. Several models for choice. All sizes up to 36 waist. Silk and Cloth Skirla, $5.00 .Serges, poplins, satins and taffetas. SECOND FLOOR . lirnf I Kr men'j Cambric 10c (hem stitched) Main Floor Only In Our Anniversary Sale Can You Buy Women's Smart Boots Values up to $10.00, at This is the special that is attracting many hundreds of wo men every day. Just imagine buying highest grade footwear, in the proper shapes and color schemes of tho prevailing modo at half their regular price. This is just what this salo offers. Lace & Button Boots with Toppings of Leather & Cloth, in Black & Colors. In Datent leather, black kid. run metal. Russia calf, colored kid and colored suede. Some styles havo a complete su;e range, others are incomplete, but the collective assortment is com prehensive. . EARLE STORE MAIN FLOOR Men's $3.50 Silk $.19 & Fibre Shirts, at Made of a fine silk and fibre material. Solid colors, avith self color satin stripe, in white, tan, pink and blue. doft cuffs. Coat style. Men's $2.00 Pajamas; $1.29 Extra heaw nonltn and madras. Niftv strines. in vari ous color combinations. The jackets are V-neck and fasten with silk frocs. Trousers are cut extra full. EARLB STORE MAIN FLOOR 9x12 Seamless Velvet Rugs, $18.75 Extra heavy nualitv. The kind that looks so much like Wiltons. All tho season's neweBt oriental and floral effects, in one solid peice. Regularly sold for $25.00. Same rug in 8.8x10.6 size; $17.95. $11.50 9x12 Wool and Fibre Rugs: $9.95 Extra heavy seamless and reversible wool and fibre rugs. The rug noted for its durability. Rich oriental colorings. EARLB STORE THIRD FLOOR Oval Wash Boilers, 39c lb .Jgg Made of I. C. tin with swedged sides. Strong handles. 31 VW!iw;K:i:y 3 P iStn&ntow Toilet Paper 9 for 25c XXX crepe dual- Ilty, Full 4-os, rolls. "basement VfiWfe'i:: ' ! :i.!i:!i :1CissstissssssssEsBa;.' XllFMm llllilk V'sS-iiiliiJiriiii m. vjiiiiSaaL'fgsV 7 ymmmm. WM i i ! :ilir--isii i:i V'::Ji::::i'!n::il::'il:A :l ':issssfV:;,.: :. " JflsfiBS:::!:-! i lriigm!ll ..ssW. .. ssh ..ssssk. 1N';!Lsflssssb:'1P;n. $o.90 nm ::i!Wsian ;'!l V: :::i:asssBt' : I A xmm m a 57 Hi- !Sk wissmmmx ;.SSLg::::"i V lssssW &4i ' ( risssssssssslssssssssK'm m tV.i Girls' Fall Serge Dresses $2 to $4 A Sample Lot Values Range up to $7.98 Over 100 of these dresses ;but one or two of a model. Being samples they reflect not only the best in style, but they nre perfection in tailoring. Made of good quality serge, prettily trimmed. Sizes 6 to 14 years. Girls' $2 and $2.50 Tub Dresses; $1.69 In plaids, stripes and checks. Trim med with contrasting colors. Sizes C to 14 years. BARLB STORE SECOND FLOOR Little Girls' White Lingerie Dresses 79c Made of fine quality nanisook, pretti ly trimmed with lace and embroidery. Sizes 2 to 6 years. Kiddies' Rompers at 59c Cit frlntvTinmai ni4 kIiawiKvav. Im .t1- blue, tan and white, in checks and striped jj panerus. sizes 2 10 o years. EARLB STORE-SECOND FLOOR Good Fitting Corsets, 79c Medium and low bust models, long hip, with 2 pair supporters attached. Embroidery trimmed. Sizes 19 to 30. An Odd Lot of Brassieres, at 33c jjj Lace- ana cmuroiaery-innimea. tiOOKea front and back. Not many of any one style. Values to tSc. EARLB STORE SECOND FLOOR Washable Kid Gloves For Women, $ 1 .75 Regularly they would sell at $2.00. Made of high-grade tan capeskin very soft and perfect fitting. Embroidered with black. All sizes. EARLB STORE MAIN FLOOR Share in Home Needs The New Collar and Cuff Sets, at 50c Are made of pique and you can choose from the Tuxedo or shapes. Vemse and filet Lace Georgette Collars, 75c New shapes in georgette crepe col lars, edged with filet and Vcnise lace. ?1 and $1.25 values. MAIN FLOOR 75c Table Damask, 420 A highly mercerized qual- 3! jty in goon tjito " length for cloths and nankins. r MAIN FLOOR 12Vac Barnsley Crash Towetfnjr yard, 9c Heaw soft ' r ... ana aDseroeni Barnsley weave. Will not lint. Ash Sifter, $2.89 Saves you fully 10 an rour coal bill, with very Ittle labor; galvanised Iron, and dustless. Furnace Scoops, 59c Hardwood handle; steel body. osbbB I SV I jp 1 Coffee Mills, 55c Fasten on wall Holds one pound of coffee. Wash Benches, 39c Made of hardwood holds 3 tubs. OA BASEMENT 0C iilLll LllLL'rM Cedar Wash Tubs, at 6tc With electrically -weld' hoops. m?4 t'-J&ix VW'J If 'J' rUStor Market and 10th Sts 98igaBUBi8 . -- I t (.-..s.m, . .sgr " mi '
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