JUspl W". "i j WW j .. . mi . 1 t v,wMmm'vmmBvmpe imjmMM?v,Emwmm "vnw wmmwm uuj ' g r mm -... (wm?. ramM;ii"wr-: .i- y ,d HMBwwtiMwnaiTw.ir F '.. i v " i: , " ,.", ,ir v. v. - 'i nit rem j 'I- jt - '1'iRinfluwt'' -jr?.nfnvTw t- '." 'M j .w mnwvf. mt j-. ft tkaWkuum 1 . . -. " r. J t 'mif r . " - 1 .'' , ' 1 way l - fiuiisT CHESTER MAYOR r- William T. Ramsey Announcos Ho Will Soek Sonato Election on "Wet" Platform HE WILL RESIGN HIS OFFICE r.nTPrnr Snroiil wUl opnnp ilic cf- Jf Ch-" or. to Brt into the state Senate n n "vft" platform. ... Air rinniw has announcwl Jib In i lu'n of rpslenliiB if immlclnnl of -i'nli,nntP? tho flilit for tl"1 "fflrr loft M S Senator "lllclmr.i J. Ilald- I)olaw"r" county are rW: n .mim tlelit nRdlnst the enm- nni Tit MnWr ltumJoy. This nctfon 0 vernV'8 M M that the, liquor ques ton to a dd ln t1"1 Valc- MTor namsor acknowledged ywter J'tV'hiid Wn In conferenr with i.m and I local publican Iwilfra re iSdlnic hta cindMaey for the Senate Smi M deilre t" promote harmony be "& tl ic '3prml an.l MeClurj faction, n Delaware connty. In that covmoc Ion. h Kal.1. he trmiM make n Ntatc nont today In which he would outhuo hMaturc political cotirM. It nlra wn.; leaned he Had dbnnH the matter of his rudsnation a mayor with Gov ernor fiproul. Mr. namsey wn thrt "wet" lemlor In tW lant I-oxlulaturC and sneceodod In havinir enacted what tirflM kunwii as the nam4r 2.75 per cent l-eer bill. Tfir (lorernor vetoed that raeaurc nftcr the AMembly hud ratified the clRhtcenth nmendment to the federnl countitutlon. Late. In n bitter fisht between tin-Sproul-MrtClure factious in Delawnre county. Jr. Kamtey. backed by thn McClures. wan elected Mayor of Chester orcr the Sproul candidate. Mr. Ilainiey, principally because ho desires to nssuro himself a political fu ture and ulso because he Is Intereiitcd In obtaining liberal enforcing legislation. Is cnxer to so back to HarrisburR. Ill frlend say he undoubtedly will make tL Att nnti If ( ni.itnif1 flta nnnn. IIH" UgUll MUM fc J..........!. ... f'U Jient will ne lonncr xjisinci. iwrucy MeDade, whom tho Sproul forces arc rrnflmlne for thfi battle. (lovernor Sprout's friends Fay ho has nigu regard lur Bir. liann-py. hut lie ould feel it Inconsistent unou his tiart to support a "wet" candidate, esTteelnl Jr ai he 1 of the opinion that tb liwcis. laturc dlpoed of the "wet" and "ufy" question lust year. If Mr. Hnmsey doci tske tho field as a candidate for the Senate it is understood Senator Baldwin, who in Irongly opposed by the Sproiil forces, will gladlv withdraw, and tho McClure forces will throw their entire strength to Mr. Itomscy, who, if elected, will undoubtedly assume leadership of the "wi-ta" at Harriebure in 1021. For necks past politicians hnvo been natchfug Delawaro county, fcr it baa ben predicted the threatened battle be tween the Sprotil-McClure forces would be unusually bitter,. I.ate limt week, when it was reported the (governor EYEmNG'' .PUBLia, LEDGER HIL'ADEDPHIA; tnESDAT, 1MAR0H inlght uupport Mr, Hamscy for tho Scu utc, It was expected eiicb. an arrange ment would heal the breech between tho factions. Tho information supplied by the Qovcrnor'tf friends yesterday that he would opposo ltnmscy reopened the old wound. Women prepare to vote Germantown Y. W. C. A. Inaugurates six Suffrage Lectures Germantown Y. W. C. A. has Inaug urntcd n campaign iu tho form of nix lectures to prepare the women of that section to properly exercise the privilege of suffrage when it comes to them. Starting Wednesday afternoon, March 3, and Friday evening, March fi, the courto will consume six successive weeks, with the same lecture gicu at both fccsslons each week. Miss Lldu Stokes Adams Is the first speaker on the list. She will discuss "Tho Call of Citizenship." Others In sequence are Miss Lucy IxswIh. "Tho Legislative' Department of tho Govern ment"'; Mis Helen Moore Fogg, "The Kxtciitlve Department of tho Govern ment" 5 "The Judiciary Department of the Government," by a speaker to b announced; Mrs. Georgo A. Plcreoi (Wednesday) and, Mrs. Samuel II Scott (Friday), "Election Laws arid Methods" and Mrs. ISdward Blddle (Wednesday) and Thomas Ilaeburn White (Friday), "Philadelphia Charter." LOST BOYS SOUGHT BY CAMDEN POLICE Lads Disappear Aftor Display fng Revolver's, Indicating Am bitions to See "Wild West" KEPT, THEIR PLANS SECRET Soon nfter tho phrents of George Curtis, thirteen yerira old, ot" -iHII Spruce street, Camden, reported the mysterious disappearance of their s-oti, armed with n revolver, to the Camden police today, the parents of Howard Mallen, fourteen years old, of fill Spruce street, snld their boy was also missing, He, too, went away with a revolver in his pocket. The fact that both of the boys left their homes yesterday afternoon nbont the same time has convinced investi gators that they have gone together on some sort of adventure. What their plan Is no one knows. The A Mammoth Sale of 3241 Regulation,. S;-Army WMKCfATK JL A1 J V ll. us Direct .from 'U. S. Quartermaster l r v r W , 'iff, UfKLriA mm 1 1 SIM I L XU I iilllk I l J V mwi y Each Reclaimed 7byUiS. ' Govcrnrnent Thtit rotti wtr pnrchtiH f r n th Doiirmmjnt. , Sllrttlr Dted tmt 'In Tty tocA cos- I dlnan iurint! to be Tr itrfln BMclillr idtptid ftat out-of-door wtir (Btomobtl. lar, fihlajr. as- tMtreltar. VMc. mtn ind rallroiil rata iheaKn't ba trllbmit cot. When ordrli rl ckett tnen- ammmnt. Tuttl rt vrtiiUd. . ARMY SUPPLY CO. 631 Market Street 4 10,000 Khaki Work Coats tdeal for7!woHf Pa BEkn ""BDUy Ud "AUONAL UNIFORM !ilQUIpMENT CO. boys, living so near one another, were acquainted, but uo one in the neighbor hood can recall hearing- them discuss plans fur seeing tho world. It is supposed that the boys, hav ing seen the "Wild West" in motion pictures, uro oa their way to tbat land of romance. Young Curtis Is described ns n boy with blno ejes nnd light complexion." He wore a cap and a blue suit when he was last seen. His companion, Mallen, nlio has blue' eyes and a light Cdmplcxlon. Ho wore a sHllor cap und n serge suit. Tho Camden riollco have entcndod the scorch for tho boys to I'hllndelphlu. Multivane Wheel Cupptd rni nM Slur' tynt Multtrn Fan to deliver largest rdunta of air at amallft cot. Ideal for drying, cooling, heat ing and allkindioirentilntingnotk. YOUR employes can't give you any more than they are able. Perhaps it is bad air that hinders them. Records taken in many fac tories show that a slump is frequently the result of -poor ventilation. Let a Sturtevant represen tative tell you what he knows about this way of speeding up production. Telephone: Market 1130 B. F. STURTEVANT COMPANY A. I.. JlurUmnn, Dlntrirt Manager 135 Morth Third Street -Fans Blowers Engines Turbines S-S-STAMMERING lid .lt eTefects In pch cured, g Afternoon nnd evunltiK ctaimei 3 Call, Write or Ihone 1'oplar 1882 for rartltulnr THE QUIGLEY INSTITUTE I ror "jrSuafilivH'Trl'ElrT"""" I Navy Retail Store Outside Navy Yard Gate Open From 0 A. M. to 6 P. M. AH If ten rrlcw AreMot, nary . M.00 pr. Dultete. coalln 1.75 en. nianketfi, 66x84' drab, nt. No. .1.. 0.25 ta. Dlanket 8.1.1 en. Doota. niMifr. nnrr 3.73 ir. Iloe. dltfr. navr .1.00 m. Hrooin, whltk 3.', en. UrusIiM. hair 3.1 est. llrunlien, ("Tub 12 rn. Druibeo, ulion 10 ru. Ilufkeld, iralT. Iron, re-enforced . . .87 rn. rioth, 30 or. orerront. nnvr lilue. . . 0.00 yil. Cloth, 18 01. nultlnr, natr litue... n.83 d. Cloth, 10 01, tultlnf, nary blur... 3.fi0 d. Cloth, nalnnoflk, 34-ln. w Ide ,10 y&. CoalK. rubber, mnrlim .' r.23 en. Dninerx. hriivy woolen 1.03 rn. Druuers, medium 1.83 e.t. Drawer, nainsook 00 ea. Flaiihllthtft 78 t. (iloie. wool 80 pr. Ilata, rubber 73 ca. JacknlTe 63 ea. Jersera, WMt 4.73 ea. I(i1ns, narr 1.15 ir. Oilcloth, table. Bl-ln. wide HI yd. Orerfthoea, rubber 1.10 pr. roll.li. metal, t nt. can 20 ea. HrlKNorn, 0-1 n. blunt 23 en. Hhretlinr, cotton, unblraebeil. 4(Mn. . .32 yd. MieetJmr, rolton, imtjIiMfJlwI. 72-jn. .M yd. HhlrtM, tlnnnel. imvy 4, ho en. hhoex, ryninaklum 1,00 pr. Noi. laundry. 2 oakea in ea, Hookn, wool, henry 80 pr. Hocka, blnrk, cotton 2,75 dz. Trunka, fibre 3.00 en. ITnde rahlrtu, rolton no ea, ITiidemhlrt. henry 1.03 ra. Undershirt, medium 1.85 ea. Car routes Noa 2, 29, 40, G3. 60. 63, 64, 79 and 81 transfer to routo 20, which comes direct to pate; Blgm point tho way to store. Information may bo obtained by phono. Dlcldnron 6300 Branch 223. J- louare the Paymaster! WE have something like 16,000 operators, line- '' men, installers, accountants and clerks on our pay roll. Wlio pays them? You do! Its your money that goes into their pay envelopes. How much goes in? Two things de termine this: The amount their services are worth, and the amount you permit us to pay. Good telephone service depends on no one class of these employees. In every department we're working full steam to restore the old "before-the-war standards. This can't be done with before-die-war wages. Our employees have to pay the same prices for food and clothes and coal and everything else that you do. Their earnings must keep pace with the rising costs, just as yours must To keep the service adequate and al ways improving, we must have revenues sufficient to keep our employees' wages in step with conditions around us and them. This we have so far done. The safeguarding of your service depenfds upon your willingness to pay proper wages to these workers for when you." pay your telephone bill, you re putting money in a pay envelope. The Bell Telephone Company vof Pennsylvania f, r ' 'j irn" 1 "'." r"" ir -"t--- 1 1 -1 n 111 pun,,. - 4r " V : l 1020 13" 'V,: h Tkr tw Lf. m kKf II K II I km I -' ' I Food fllP Drinking jj f H g 34 and Pound 0 - Package I CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS I 1 H r- ' ' :' OFFICE OF THE UNITED GAS IMPROVEMENT COMPANY N. W. COR. BROAD AND ARCH STREETS Philadelphia, March 3rd, 1920. " The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of The United Gas Improvement Company will be held at the ofiice of the Company, Northwest Corner of Broad and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, on Monday, May 3rd, 1920, at 12:00 o'clock noon, for the purposes of electing a President and six Directors, to serve for the en suing year; of considering and acting upon the subject of a proposed increase in the authorized capital stock of the Company from 1,221,456 shares of the par value of $50 each, to 1,521,456 shares of the par value of $50 each, all of which increase shall be Seven Per Cent. Cumulative Preferred Stock, also entitled to preference on liquidation to the par value thereof and accrued unpaid dividends, to be redeemable in whole or in part at $55 per share and accrued unpaid dividends, to have the same voting rights as the Common Stock, and to have such other rights, privileges, preferences and limitations as may be deter mined at said meeting; of authorizing the issue of 122,060 shares of said Preferred Stock to be issued and disposed of by the Board of Directors at such time or times and upon such terms and conditions as said Board shall approve, provided, however, that said shares shall first be offered to the stockholders pro rata for subscription at par; the balance of the authorized shares of said Preferred Stock to bo issued from time to time, but only when and as authorized at a subsequent stockholders' meeting; and of transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting. The stock transfer books will be closed from 3:00 P. M. April 21st, until 9:00 A. M. May 4th, 1920. By order of the Board of Directors. G. W. CURRAN, Secretary. OFFICE OF THE UNITED GAS IMPROVEMENT COMPANY N. W. COR. BROAD AND ARCH STREETS Philadelphia, March 3rd, 1920. To the Stockholders of The United Gas Improvement Company: This letter is written in explanation of the enclosed notice that at the Annual Meeting, to be held on May 3, 1920, you will bo asked to authorize an increase of the authorised Capital Stock of the Company to provide that said increased Capital Stock shall be Preferred Stock, and to authorize the issue and dis posal by the Board of Directors of $6,103,000 thereof. It is the policy of State Utility Commissions and Municipal Authorities to discourage the establish ment of competing companies where the existing company gives good service and extends its plant to care for new business ofTered at remunerative rates. As all of the properties in which The United Gas Improve ment Company is interested are located in prosperous and growing communities, this policy involves tho annual provision of considerable sums for Working Capital and for Extensions. Prior to the War these funds were mainly provided by the investment of the undivided profits of The United Gas Improvement Company, and by the sale to the public of securities of the local companies. War conditions havo narrowed the market for securities of gas and electric companies, largely because the increased cost of labor and materials entering into the production of gas and generation of electric current have not been fully offset by increases in rates allowed by public authorities. Your Board of Directors believe that it is wise to now make provision against a possible continuance of these conditions for two or three years by creating a security so attractive to our stockholders and others that it will find a ready market. After conference with bankers well qualified to pass judgment on such matters it is believed that the proposed issue of Preferred Stock of The United Gas Improvement Comnanv will constitute such a security. uuujuny If you approve tho policy outlined above I will appreciate it if you will execute and mail the enclosed proxy for use in case you are unablo to attend the meeting. Very truly yours, SAMUEL T. BODINE, President. & i JJ i -3 i , H . i-l . '. r- . f' x-L -MSt '', Ml M w.v!ki (1 afc m. . aum :P.Liu "2u