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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.
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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
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'In Tty tocA cos-
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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
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ammmnt.
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ARMY SUPPLY CO.
631 Market Street
4
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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.
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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
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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.
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