Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, April 07, 1920, Night Extra, Page 3, Image 3
'3 ii , i i ' ' " .. i, ',, l" , , , 5J. 4 . ' 1 i I V- ' --", v , r T" vt7T (?, ' f V' , ' t " r j- A. J-1 I i ,1 11 ' ? EVENING ''iPliBLlCf LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1920 fc'vL'j; COAL PROFITEERING MRGEDMt North Phila. Business Mon Ask pnlmor and McClain to Investigate RIDICULOUS, SAY DEALERS 1 rhsrcn "'flt "ome coal (,cu,ers ""! XcrlM nnd planning quietly to Bend pr fit.C. , o they will l.e several i.. mi now r ""-j d In advance of the prcAent rates Xn the fall demand come vcro made L the North Philadelphia UusIuchh jien'8 Association last iilRht. Otters have heen sent to Attorney ficuoral Palmer, at Washington, nnd v nk 11. McClain. head of the fair "ico commission In tl.N -lty. asking .almmllatelnvwtlBatlon. (Ienlcrs. "' iiresldent of the association, I sssisiBtsiw if a assW ' w r 1 m V- n'l BBBBBV ? -?. SJffffffffJBJJ SK CONFERENCE SEEKS RELIEF IN HOUSING "Coal !lr policy XcVforrwUhont-nd. , Since that they are Slipping the price "p; 'So coal for anybody except our .tiula'r customers,' one coal concern In Iff city Is quoted as saying, no further 5ot Wns advanced for refuel to tke orders. l'ear Advance to $t(l "One of our members went to a ileal- to buy a ton of chwtmit coal, 'lhe ,,ir? for thla Hlxe right along has been Si9 2"i ner ton. Yet when ho nt to SrcWt he was charged $i:i.OO. This irCMbcrcn awured by several men Interested In tho coal business that it is he purpose of dealers to advance coul of Uiriieto?10 a ton by falL "The Mfi s t,mt iJr'y,nfi low Vow d refusing to taltc orders the ilea crs an meet protests about the high prices the fall by saying that the prices were advanced in the spring. Usually at this time of the year there Is a drop In the '"K''Lj-l, President of the Philadelphia Coal Exchange, admlta tha the prices will in all probability ml tance a dollar or two withlu u short time. . . . , ... Tlie Loai .'if" s ivci.i Ledger l'hoto Bervlec JIKS. KLI k. pition C'liiiiriimn of (he general coinmltice (Iml Is arranging for (lie East In Thi Pageanl soon to bo given by tho I'cnnsylvaiilii Museum nnd School of Industrial Art Builders, Renters and City Offi cials Meet in Tustin's Office to Effect Solution IHLDER TELLS HIS PLANS PLAN DRIVE FOR $300,000 To Discuss Campaign for Chestnut Hill HosDltal Fund PhiiiM for n campaign to raise n fund i bankers, trust companies, the of S300.000 for permanent improve-1 ""' .J,1,'!' ""'"'"V,! , Hospital 'flic idea of big housing companies which 'would build small homes for mod crate profits will he urced this aftcr- i.oon at a housing conference in City Hall, The conference linn been called by Director Tustln, of the Public Welfare Deportment, who will preside. The ob ject is to find remidtcs for the city's hotiHlng stringency. lluilders nnd bankers, real estate men, union repre sentatives nnd welfare workers will at- Mend. The idea of housing companies to he financed by bauks, trust companies or wealthy men will be stressed b.V John llildcr, of the Philadelphia Housing As sociation. "Philadelphia must have more houses, nnd to get them nil elements involved must pull together." Mr.. Ihlder said today. "If any person holds back he'll block evcrj tiling, nnd on him would rest tho responsibility of serious trouble that might develop next w Inter. Housing Companies a Solution "Housing companies offer a solution, 1 lll'llcw. mill to brlnir this nlnn In niitm there must be complete nu'ord among workers PLAN OPERA HERE to of Metropolitan Company Expects Play Philadelphia In 1921 I M ward Zelcler. renrcscntative fliullo Oattl-t'azaaza, general manager of the Mctronolltan Oncra Co. of New York, declared last night that tho New York company would give n sensou of onern In Philadelphia next sear "if con ditions arc at all possible." Mr. Xelgler said the snlo of the opera house hero will occur early cuoukIi to allow arrangements necessary for the promised season of sixteen performances in 11)20.21. "This is purely a local affair," he said of the sole, ''and does not luvohc the Metropolitan Opera Co. of New York in any way. The best relations exist between the two compniiies. We arc prepared to give sixteen perform ances of grand opera in Philadelphia next season." BOOM MRS. RINEHART WASH-BASIN ISSUE SNORTS MR WIN incuts far the Chestnut Hill will be discussed at n mass meeting to be held in Consolation Hall, 1". Knst Chestnut nvenue, this eenlng. The meeting will bo addressed by Mayor Moore, whose two daughters nru grad uate nurses of the hospital. 1-. T. Stotcsbury will be the chairman of the meeting. ( AVitli the funds obtained in the drive it is proposed to erect n new wing, which will furnish accommodations for sixty ndditiotml patients. The commit tee on enlargement is headed by .lay Cooke, and includes Knhert (llendin nlng. Dr. John V. McCloskey, K. N. Heutjou, Jr., Thomas S. (lutes, Charles Henry, Joseph A. Hniuiey. Jr., and the lte. J. II. Orlffln. Tho women's committee is composed of the following: Mrs. John Ucury, nut charges that the dealers nie j chairman ; Mrs. Ciurencu ('. Zantzlnger. profiteering are ridiculous an.... clinnlil liivpstlcnlc lilt pmit. - --" . -. nnrthlnir. We have not nilvaucen Novelist Proposed for Delegate to Republican National Convention Holrvjesburg's "Country Gentle man" Makes Light cf Attack on Voting Residence SASSY REPLY TO McLEAN Senator Martin today defended his light to vote fiom the Nineteenth ward, even though he lifes ns a ' country gen tleman" at Holmesburg. Mnrtln'iT'rcshlcncc in the ward was disputed last night by John It. Moenn, Jr., administration candidate for the state Senate from tho Fifth district to I'll ill K rillI LH IMiyAi IB B2i mHL IHF IS Pittsburgh, April 7. Petitions for bucceeil tlie rs'lnctecntli wnr.l leader, the nomination of Mrs. Mary Hobcrts "McLean's wash-basin lsuc is not ninehart. the novelist, whose home i ilaugoroas at nil," Martin asserted, in Scwlcklcy, n suburb, as a candidate ,..,. ,., f . t for dclegnte-nt-largc to the Itepnbll-1 e ' not going to get any votes on can national convention in Chicago nicthat or any other issue, being circulated hero. i "I have voted thirty-four enis in Mrs. Kind"" is Pjojmbjy the only , ,Hio d from t h woman in the field for election. Lucre Is nothing in the stututes to prevent lift -four" jears I have voted n the her being elected to tho place. Mrs. ward and have necr voted elsewhere. Illnchart ban always trfken an active in-.T1i(( isHc wnH ruH0lI 0I1CP bcfore whcn terest in national affairs, nnd it is be- ('iiulon nogerH "Woodruff was a member llcvcd would have little trouble. wln-of l)ic bonr(i o rCKUtrnrion commis nlng in this section of the "tute. sioners. Mr. Woodruff decided I had a Mrs. Uluchurt's husband, -Dr. Stan- r, llt to vot( from tlmt i10UHPi ley M. ninehart, was formerly a tuber- , l ()W , 10URC ,. nll thp fllrni. culosls expert for tlie suue. nim "'- tiirc in it. I have n room there. I ing the war hci-vod both hi tills country mid overseas it the army medical corps. 100 PASTORS DINE Y. the price of coal anywhere near as much as they have advanced the prices of most of their commodities. "The retail dealers never made much profit on coal until the fuel administra tion came nlong nnd fixed the gioss margin of profit ns fair at $W2 Per ton. We have mado no more than that Inoc and in mnny cases less. Our only adiawcs lioe been to meet the advances of the operators. "Sow when coal is scarce, dealers are forced to buy wherever they cuu, hence the fluctuation in prices. "We have been limiting tho sale of coal to our old customers, simply be ue our supply Is restricted to begin with and because we do not know until after the miners' present demands nrc adjusted just how much coul is going to cost us. So. for that reyson we nre I tcrtnini) not going to uiko orurrs wnicn up may have to deliver at n loss." f The North Philadelphia lluslnehs Jlon's Association hns filed u cowir plaint with the Public Service Com mission against the proposed increase k rates of tlie Hell Telephone Co. The association passed a resolution akhig that a cross-town trolley, line be constructed to tun from Adams street, Fraukford, to Wajne Junction over the Northenst houlenrd nnd by way of Courtland and Wingohocking streets. A nimilnr resolution was recently adopted hr the North Philadelphia Ileal IMatc Board. Mrs. It. II. Unyuid Howie. Mts. Ii. j Franklin Popper, Mrs. Walter Itoss, Mrs. William K. (loodmnn, Jr., Miss Helen Trotter, Mrs. IMgur L. Shep pard. Mrs. Hied A. Morgan, Mrs. 1M waid W. Chirk, lid, Mrs. Samuel Not ris. Mrs. William W. Ilariwr. Mrs. John S. Jenks, Jr.. Mr. Henry N. Paul and Mis. Kvun Itnndolph, Jr. William It. Tucker, mwiptnrv f tl,,. Hoard of Tiode. will attend tiie con ference in behalf of that body. Tlie Chamber of Commerce will be repte fccnted also. Daniel McICcnnn, Walter llrown, Wlllinm J. Haggcrt and George It. Stewart will represent the Council of Associated Building Trades. Drncst D. Ilanncfeld, sccrctury of the ouauua tion, said that the representatives would he guided largely in their suggestions by plniiK of other delegate. "They have a well-defined plan." he said, "but it would not bofair to di vulge it before the meeting. Thc will listen to the others first. "I may say, however, that the pies cut situation is due Inrgely to lack of labor and lack of materials. If the con ference is able to overcome these han dicaps, much will have been nccom pushed." Hall lo Represent Association Will!.. i it ctr.il .,!.:..,.,.,.. r .i. .ii. .tin ... i. tin, ,-iiuii mull ,l lilu . 11. housing committee of th Philadelphia st,r?, "J , -iiu. a.-.t.b J.vlllll, ..III ILIIIV-IVIH IIII1L I . , . !.. in.. .1... ..in ' . . . streets. i u ucmiiiiii, inn liuiii win inn oe mane ; rni. -,,,, :a ....t b,w.-n .,.1 tl.- ! .. l.ii.. ..ii fi... ...!...i.. 11....1..1 n time. Tlie cause is not known and tlie I K VT, " ' n.Vr,i..iM" " . V: damage has not as yet been estimated. Ministers Guests at $1,000,000 W. C. A. Fund Dinner One hundred ministers of this city were , the guests for Iunahcon at the ltitz Carlton Hotel today of the campaign committee for the $1,000,000 expansion! fund of the Young Women's. Christian Association. " I Speakers were Miss Harriet Taylor, , who was in charge of war work hi I France of the Y. W. C. A., nnd the Tt... I.-.I.. .. .l U Vl...l.. nf 1.n T?llufl 1WV. I-.UWMMI ,3. .IlilUV. Ul lilt -. Methodist I.piscopnl Chutch of Oer mnntowii. Tlie niinlstets represented all denominations, as the association Is attempting to secure the co-operution of all Philadelphia churches In its drive. sleen and cat there when T feel like it nnd I sleep nnd eat in the country when I feel like it. I nm hi the ward more tlinn McLean is day nnd night."' McLean's speech, mndc nt a meeting o the Republican Alliance workers of the Nineteenth ward, at Howard and Iliinh Terminal Co., 41nt HI . N Y. tl'ni. lliaainionl ItelmU rf VorVett, .Ijtoc. IrcillcclJ. "Turner for Concrete" Placing the contract for your building in safe hands is another way of saying "Turner for Con crete." We have built 22 times for this client. TURNER Construction. Co ITlr! Nunanni Street Diamond Streets, was tlie "zero hour" for the beginning of the clly-wldo ad ministration tight against the Vnres for control of the Philadelphia delegation to the state Legislature. Another feature of the opening of the fight wns tlie denunciation of the Vnres liy Joseph Fay. former assistant direc tor under the Smith administration and foimer Vare leader of the Thirty -second ward. Vnre lenders of the Fifth Congression al district will meet to caucus on a choice for congressman to suicecd Con gressman Peter E. Costcilo. One report hns it that tlie Mire men will indorse Alfred M. Wnldron for tlie nomination. yjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuniiiiiiiiiHiiuniiimimiiig ajiiiiiiiiirs itv il rlr W I M I x i , ft 51111111.111 I, ; Qi Boxcar Office Burned A boxenr. used as nu oflice by tlie Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was de file last night about U:;tO Thirty-seventli and Morris No one was in the car nt the SAN DIEGO GREETS WALES British Prince Pays Second Visit to United States San Diego. Calif., April 7. (By A. P.) San Diego was all smiles and In gnin nttlie today to greet the Prince of Wales when he paid his second visit to the I'nited Stutcs, u brief stop en loutc to the Far Fast on the Ilritlbh buttle cruiser Itcnown. The prince arrived off Point Loina this morning and there the cruiser Itcnown, which is carrying him to the Antipodes, lay to and awiiited events planned here for today and tomorrow. A citizens' committee in launches sailed out to the entrants, to Sun Diego bay to cheer anil greet the prince before he wos received officially, by (jnwiiior W. U. Stephens and a Stale Depuit munt lepresentiitive "TIGER" HAS BRONCHITIS of the Operative Bnildeis' Assn. elation, said tlie plan of that organiza tion nl'o would be kept a seoiet until bro.iclied at tlie gntheiing by (Jeorgc II. Detweiler, the representative. l Tlie Octavla Hill Association will he represented by a member of the bomd of dliectors. i Financial institutions lepresented may put forwaid a plau of financing I homes. Other organizations to be lepresented I include : Mnster Bulldeis' AsMitiutiou; Build ing Owners and Managers' Association, I Contractors Association, Muster Plumbers' Association, National Fed eration of Construction Industries, Bricklnyers, Masons; and Plasterers' Villous. District Council of Carpenters. hPhlludclphia vbrauch American Institute of Architects, Board of Cltj Trusts, I.und Title Hud Tiust Co., Ileal ICat.itc Title and Trust Co.. Commonwealth Title nnd Trust Co.. Tenants' Piotec tivo Association and Miiuufucturcih' Club. UNDERWEAR SPECIALISTS &lflJ .rdiih. mJUU v J3I ONLY STOKH 11th and Chestnut I M En- Deaths of a Day Edward J. Durban Edward J, Durban, senior member of tlm firm of Durban & Co., insur nce brokers, .1.10 Walnut street, died ' night. He wus president of thu Pari Schlatter Dye Works, director of the H. K. Mulford Co., and the Fire Insurance Patrol, a member of tlie Union League, tho Philadelphia Coun try Club. Hamilton Whist Club ami the Phi Kappa Psl fraternity. Mr. Dur ban resided in the Bartram. Mr. Durban was born in Philadelphia lebruary H, 1840. He served in a Pennsylvania volunteer regiment during the Civil War nnd was graduated from Franklin nml Marshall College, Clnss of w, nuer wnicn lie entered tlie insur ance business. Funeral services will be conducted at the home of his son, Ed ward M. Durbnn, Cyuwyd, at 2 p. in., "Way. Besides his son he leaves a daughter, Mrs. E. Ward Sh'arwood, "Kiel Apartments, Overbrook. Rev. Dr. David R. Workman Lancaster, April 7. The Itcv. Dr. ijavld It. Workman, sixty-nine years Id. of Paradise, died yesterday. He wj Kraduntcd from Princeton Theolog ca Seminary in 1878 nnd had Presby 'erian charges at New London, Pa. j .anesviiio, O., ami Paradise. From Jow to 18S0 lie was one of tho faculty the nncsville Ladies' Seminary. Olahop Joseph 8. Key .A""". Tx.. April 7. Bishop Jo-iTr,?- Kc'' al the Methodist Fplsco F. j hu,rrh' (ltci1 nt IlIs hom hero yes rday. Ile ns born July 18, 1820 j was ordained n minister in 18-18. and haif P R bishop since 1880. He came to r iu 1880. Clemenceau, Now in Egypt, feebled by Illness Cairo. April 7. (Bj A. P.) (ieotges Clemcnteau. former French premier, since his return here from Luxor, hns been suffering" ftom bronchitis, but is now somewhat better. Tlie aged states man went out for the first time since ills illness on Tuesday. He is slill very feeble and bis bieatlilng uui.es some anxiety. M. Clemcuceuii is scveuty-uiiio years old. Real Estate and Building Exposition I'iist Regiment Armory Op,n 1 to 11 1. M. ntKB DRAWINO TONIGHT New Premier Vacuum Sweeper ovl. lntereitlne ana attractive Ubor-vlng- device. Admission Free ' - Thercs something about thin you'll lflcc Killed by Live Wire Willie working on top of n Iimouio tivp iu the Mursla freiglit yaul, Twenty-first street and Lehigh avenue, last night, a brnkcinan brushed iiguinst a live wire nnd was electrocuted. He was A. M. Gravitl, of Caindeu. A pliysiciiui from the Samaritan Hospital pio nounced the man dead. F ADVERTISING had no other mission than just to "sell goods" these "oversold" days should record a decrease in adver tising on the contrary, ad vertising is increasing. HERBERT M. MORRIS Advertising Agency Every Phase of Sale Promotion 400 Cheitnut Street Philadelphia jPZ Val ue It is true the price of Renl EtUto has gone upi but it hat not advanced in proportion to other necca.itie.. Tho "Real EttB Dollar" buys more today than tlio ilollnr you mrn! on t i i -.. looti, ciolliei, or amuie menta. Buy nowl MEARS &' DROWN Real Eatnte , V.'l9Tt1 YJV'tf T itL. W '- CHERI Popular Pricesor Particular People n In the Spring, one's hungered fancy lightly turns to thought of Chri. The day-of-the-week matters not, for at least one Cheri is open all-seven and providing Special Platters at Special Prices on Sundays. For Buiinen Men and Women CHERI Palace Theatre 1214 Market Self Service Prices to Suit Oally Lunch, Dinner A. Supper (Not Open Sunclayt) CHERI . 124 South 13th j Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner j (Not Open Sundays) I CHMl- ! 132 South 15th Breakfast. Lunch &. Dinner (Not Open Sundays) CHtiRl- ' 1604 Chestnut" v Dally Lunoh, Dinner . 8uppr MHWHT" 1.TIU" - - " ".! . i ii mth i , ' ' '. ' -r rr IIJ MANY men are mis- wj -- informed ns to what w Uu r o a 1 1 y constitutes CJ) m "siyc" m I yAi Rendu-tO'Wear Suits of fl ?AK Rendy-to-Weai- Suits of Scaaonablo Weights and Fabrics, $45.00 to $100.00 Top Coats, $35.00 $80.00 diatom Tailored Suits, $75.00 to $180.00 The idea us exploited iu m n ch i n e-mnde clothes, is that style is expressed by a hard, uncompromising im mobility of outline in which there is more buckram than beauty. Tho stylo of Jacob Read's Sons clothing is essentially different. In tho first place it is designed by artists, not by nrtisans. (a (j In the second place it is largely tailored by hand, not coerced by muchinery. J Heed's clothes hang easy, look easy, feel easy and without ease you cannot have style. JACOB MEEDS SONS K-24-M26 OicdnnlStect BS Wedding Gifts ' Knives - Forks - Spoons d Serving Pieces Single PSecea and Sirge Dozens encased in diesis of mahogany j'n combinations of five anaonehaJP dozens, to Jarge chesta containing tweniy-tsvc dozenstxiih their full complement of serving jjicccs. Under the Shadow of "N. B. T. " rl 'here's no shadow over it, that's a certainty ! Wherever you find that label you arc in the presence of quality. Other labels may sometimes compromise with inferior merchan dise, but not "N. B. T." Not in a hundred years ! It's a label that stands for it squarely and stands for it al ways. It may be a little extreme sometimes in accommodating the style demands for the young, but on the score of quality, in all its myriad manifestations in the woolens, in theAvorkmanship, in the finish, and in the everlasting dependability Of its values the N. B. T." label is as rigid and unbending as aoi old-fashioned New England conscience! Spring Suits and Overcoats $35 to $8o PERRY 8C CO. Sixteenth and Chestnut Streets im i illlllllllUM iUIIIIIIIIlK SiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinuimiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.'iiifS 11. V" The shortcomings of shorthand You want to dictate when you want to at 7.51 A. M. or 9.56 P. M. You dictate to The Ediphone any time, day or flight or holidays it has no office hours. - -Tlprinnl Spruce 295fcr" , Fur Storage and Remodeling at Reasonable Rates LUIGI RIENZI CORRECT APPAREL FOR WOMEN 1 714 Walnut Street Women's Suits TRICOTINE P O I R E T TWILL, SUPERBLY HAND TAILORED; MANY BRAID TRIMMED OR EMBROID ERED. 59.50, 87.50 to 225.00 Special GENUINE ENGLISH TWEED 59.75 Coats Capes DUVETYNE BOLIVIA MARVELLO TRICO, EX CEPTIONALLY ATTRAC TIVE MODELS, MODER ATELY PRICED. 65.00, 99.50 to 175.00 DUVETYNE Special cape ' 125.00 DRESSES NEW MODELS OF UNUSUAL BEAUTY INCLUDING THE MAN-TAILORED STREET FROCK, BRAIDED OR EMBROIDERED A VARIETY OF TAFFETA SATIN GEORGETTE FOR AFrERNOON AND SHOWERS OF LACE OVER SATIN OR TAFFETA FOR DINNER AND .EVENING. PRICED FROM 42.50 TO 225.00 SKIRTS WAISTS FURS YOU XRVER PAY .MORE AT RIENZI'S- - c' m t The easiest way to dictate a letter ediphone Telephone The Ediphone Spruce 6303 Guaranteed Jointly vy George M. Austin 1627 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia ftcmo 0L cdtoon.&tc. Jvi ,5.; ,'Ai J v , . I . r? V I I V J riiiuiinimiuuiuitumiuutMUMiiiiutuuiinihHutiiiiiiiirTTrTTg ,; Healthful .surroundings and healthful foodl.. ; healthy children. Pure, rich, good-tasting, ow j milk, such as Abbotts "A" Milk. nouriohelR ' , ' builds up little bodies into sturdy, manhoolt z womanhood. Iw', ,f z 1 Phone Ue to Deliver a Bottle Tomorrow Baring s. I , a - I ABBU 11 b ALDERNEY i ,?i I ! DAIRIES. INC. - 1 I 31st and Chestnut Both 'Phones 3fevg2 fM, I Branches--Atlantic City lESlPQnA '1 i '' ' I" Ocean City, Wildwood flnolfi I 'r nave xov. irrea aoooiu ice ureaml xammumi. m , , , I- iiii,iiiiir,i,iiMMulM,- i HLHBiS ' $UJkA .. f,y L-. V'-l ,' ' V'' i r i,j,2',-. IS-')'' ..I'll. .jjiLL-. . 'vjwUta.i WP"1W1 p'- "M