vSwt'V -, h- 'r. iV c V r v. i .si Jn f 1 'J , Ki C ip y: - u EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1H20 FOOD PRICES FALL; SPECjJLATORS HIT Vegetables and Fruits Lead De cline Holders Unload Sugar at Big Loss CANTALOUPES AT 2 CENTS Food prloos nro fnlllnR rnjildlj vor etnblp. fruits nnd Minnr particularly. Dock street wns thronged with hun dreds of Ktimll buors todav, ensor to buy fnrmetV paidticts nt surprisingly low prices. Dealer admitted the mar ket was glutted. becaue houewlvet generally hnd not been buying iu ex pected quantities, while poor trnnpor tntion faeilitleM had preventel the farmers making their aeeustoined ship ments outside the city. As an example of the prices asked today, cantaloupes wore coins for two cents apiece, lettuce at two to four cents a head, potatoes four centx n quart, and tomatoes forty rents a basket. Sugar to Fall Further Sugar, now selling at the refinery for eighteen and onc-lialf cents a pound, less 2 per cent for cash, is due for a further fall, au official of the McCahan Sugar Kefinery Co. said today. Sugar hfls been dropping rnpidly in price, he declared. White granulated sugar toda) is sell ing nt eighteen cents n pound in the forty retnil butter and egg stores oper ated in this citv and icfnitv bv Clin brow Urns. Although linking twenty one rents for mtenr. Ilanscom Ilro . according to TMwnrd Ilnnscoin. are! Buffering a six -cent los on everj pounu fold, having purchased the present sup ply nt twenty -so en cents. U. h. Smjser. timiincc- of the groom department of (titnbel llros . nid tlii store was selling sugar four cents lower a pound than last week, or nineteen cents. He explained this was possible because so many speculators nre un loading now at n loss of four to six cents .1 pound, sooner than suffer greater deficits later on Mr. Smjser predicted the Gimbel price would probably be ven lower next week. William S. Martin, of Turner Hros . sugar brokers, said he had sold during the da a large iiiautit of I'emml Yania Helming Co.'s sugnr nt seventeen cents per pound, against twent-oiie cents last week. The transaction wns fleeted for a henvily overstocked wholly Baler, who is unloading, he stated. Meanwhile, meats remain the snmc in price, but with few biners Excessive profiteering ou the part of retail food dealers was critici7ed yes terday by the state fair price lommm i sioncr, Frank II. McClain He hud two Quite a Difference in Price of Tomatoes Tomatoes at twenty-five cents a slice 1 , , , This is the price chnrged by n Market street restaurant, despite the fnct that this famous Jersey vege table is selling for forty cents n basket. Of course, the tomatoes In ques tion are encased in crackerdtist, In which there is mixed a dash of egg. A sprig of parsley is also served with the tomato ttlo, but ns parsley Is one cent a bunch, this only costs about one-twentieth of n tent. The picturesque decoration, how ex er, does not nllaj the indigna tion of the dluer when he gets the check. As to the exnet profit nut do by the restn'irant thnt's a Job for K. J. Cattcll. inspectors cmineited with the Stnte Commission of Public Welfare to make out a detniled comparison of the prices nt Dock street with pi ices chnrged In retail store. Corn an Kv.tmple ."It was found." he said, "thnt roast ing enrs of sweet corn sold on Dock street for lift -eight cents a basket, containing four dozen ears, or nt the rate of little more than a cent an ear. But retail stores in the residential sec tions nre selling identically the same corn nt fifty nnd sixty ceuts n do7en, receiving for one do7.en what thev pav for four dozen. Ten large heads of cab bnge iu n basket sold wholesale nt twenty cents two cents n head nnd the cabbage retailed in the stores nt eight cents per head. "Oood-slfed Dock street tomntoes sold for fortj cents it basket, containing 100 tomatoes, when dealers at the Beading Terminal unrket were selling these bas kets at $1 2,". "The snmc difference between whole sale and retail prices applies to apples gieen peppers, cucumbers, eggplants green benn. onions, new potatoes nnd cantaloupes. "In U of the fnct that most m thee commodities inxohc no more labor and expense than thnt of transportation between Dock treet nnd the retailer to tin' dlffeient stnlls in the market, the retailer's profits are outrageous! large. The public is pa.ung far more tlinn It ought to hate to pa. and It is exceed -ingh regrettable that, by reason of the decision of Judge Thompson, of the eastern federal district, we arc power less to put a stop to this, which is noth ing but indoor bandltrj." Bell Phone, Fox Chase 1400 W The Blue Line AutoTransportationto Philadelphia New York Baltimore Write ns now, no that wlini bujrri utt In the murliet untl customers nre clamorlnr for Komi, jour tie llTeries will he insured. 923 PRINCETON AVE. Burholme, Phila. Auto School Practical Instruction Early Fall Classes Course for Auto Mechanics covering complete overhauling and repairing Monday, Wednesday, Fxiday nights, beginning August 23. Course for Auto Owners covering all minor repairs Tuesday, Thursday nights, beginning August 24. Make Reservations Now Y M CA- Central Building 1421 Arch St. Auto School 1G24 Ludlow St. Apartments at the St. James Sevpral apartments ranging from 2 rooms nnd bath to 6 rooms with 5 baths will bo available, on yearly leaso from September 1st now open for inspection. The Hotel St. James is being thoroughly renovated mak ing this always - desirablo hotel still more attractive to discriminating patrons. The St. James Hotel Walnut at 13th Street J. Howard Slocum, Manager re nmJjQ 7Ae BIG NEW BETHLEHEM The owner of a Bethlehem Motor Truck is general man ager of a perfectly equipped, powerful transportation system. Any road is a 'Bethlehem road; any distance a Bethlehem distance. Bethlehem price is made possible only by the enormous Bethlehem output, the production of quality trucks on a quality basis. That means a lower margin of profit a lower profit per truck and a lower market price. Bethlehem Depend ability is built in the most practical capacities 1-ton, 2-ton, 3-ton, 4-ton. Buy safely Buy Bethlehem. MANYPENNY MOTORS CO. 139 North 22d Street Philadelphia, Pa. HEALTHY CHILDREN IKE BEST PUPILS Director Furbush Urges Exam ination for Thoso About to Entor School NOT ENOUGH INSPECTORS I'nrenf of children nbout to enter liool for the first time are urged by ir. C. T,lneoln Furbiinh. director of 'lealtli. to take tliem to a phvsleinn in wlvanoo of the opening of the schools for a thorough medical examination, Doctor FurbuMi ha taken that step Wnuse he feels that the largo percent age of retardation In the firit grade of ehool l mnlnlr due to the physical 'icnlth of the child. He pointed out that with the great irk of sufficient school medical Inspec tors nnd nurses it wns Impossible to make a thorough yearly examination of 'he children now in school bb rcqtiircc )v law. thus almost neglecting entirely the youngest Just entering. The figures of the promotion of the vihlic schools at the close of the last trm idiow thnt in the first grade J7 per cent of the children not ad nuced, nnd thus at the start of their clinol life were being handicapped by I'tnrdatlon. "Kverv child who enters school phys linllv defective is a mennce to itself and " the rest of the community." said Doctor Kurbush esterdny. "If a child tins adrnoids, bad teeth, defective eyes, or other nilment. very nften easily cor rected, they slipuld be properly attended 'o hefore beginning their school work. "If ther are not tnken care of and 70 into the school system they become 'vickwnrd pupils, having a retarding Influence on the whole class, to say nothing of the Immediate elTects on themselves. "l'very parent who has a child about to enter school this fall should take it to a doctor for a thorough physical examination to pro thnt the child is hi every ay fit to take up its work. If there is anthing wrong it should be tnken to a health center or other clinic for correction. "The school inspectors are woefully flliorj-linndcd. The state law requires that every school child should receive medical inspection nt least once each year, but in this cltr wc liavc been for tunate if we can inspect them once every two years. 0 have requested the Honrd of Education to give us four teen more Inspectors, seventeen nurses and fivo additional medical supervisors that wc may comply with the lnw, but so far they have taken no action. "There nre many children going to school today who hnve never been medi cnlly inspected nnd they mny hnve dis eases thnt arc dangerous to those about them. It is a serious problem that con fronts iiH but the narent of the child Just beginning can materially help if they will only take the proper precau tions." A recent investigation made by the Whltc-AVilllanis Foundation, an organ ization that looks after the welfare of school children from a sociological standpoint, has brought out that of sixtv-two average children examined in the kindergarten nnd first grade, fifty two were found physically defective. The ages of the children were from five to nine, nnd twenty-nine were found to have hypertrophled tonsils and adenoids, seventeen were suffering from malnutrition, nnd sixteen needed dental attention, while eight had defective eyes. The rest had defects of the skin, ejes, glands, kidnc.M nnd heart. In order to secure correction of the de fects n social worker visited the homes nnd explained to the parents the seri ousness of the defects. Due to her ef forts there were thirty-one of the chil dren medically attended and cured. In visiting these families, tho worker found forty-one other children, ninny not yet of school age, requiring medical atten tion. In a like manner in the I.ec Special School, out of sixty-five boys known to the worker, fifty-five were found to be physically defective, with under nourishment n factor in almost every ease. This wns due not so much to the amount of food ghen the child as to tho improper food and excessive tea and coffee drinking. 2 BA TTLECR USERS I yard, but ways or adequate slzo hate been prepared. Each cruiser will cost approximately .$24,000,000. Already additional Bhip- workers nro being empiojcu 10 prepare for the Work. Owing to the slow dp- (livery of material the laying of the Keeis lias oeen postponed inter inun " nrlcltinllv Intfcmlcil In order thnt no 1c- 1 lay may bo encountered when the wmk Is once begun, nccording to nnval offi- Construction of Giant Warships Ctrs. TO BE BUILT HERE' Send Flowers to Miss Paul Local members of the National Wom an's nartv jesterdas sent n huge bunch of flowers to Miss Alice Paul, their na tional chnirman, In usliington, con gratuinting her upon her leadership, which contributed toward winning thf vote for American women. The flowers nre of nurnle. white and gold, the nartv colors. SALESMEN We have an attractive proposition to offer several high-class auto salesmen. Men with sales records and best references only con sidered. Applications strictly confidential. Retail sales department. LEXINGTON MOTOR COMPANY OF PENNA. VT. A. KUSr.K, rresldent 851-853 North Broad St. Philadelphia to Provide Work for Many at Navy Yard $24,000,000 COST OF EAQH Keels for two giant battlecrulsers will Boon be laid in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The vessels arc to be larger, faster and will carry far more deadly armaments than any cruiser now afloat, according to naval ofilccrs. Hun dreds of additional shipbuilders will bo emplojed at the yard to complete them. The cruisers will be 874 feet long and 100 feet wide. They wHl draw thirty one feet of wattr and have a displace ment of 43.500 tons each. They will have oil burning engines and be capable of a speed of more than thirty-three knots an hour. Each vessel will havi four armored turrets lu which cicht sixteen -inch HO- caliber gunn will be mounted, lloth cruisers will hnve secondnry batteries of sixteen six-inch fiH-callber guns and will bo equipped with fon. three-inch 50-caliber anti-aircraft guns. Each cruiser will have eight twenty-onc-inch tornedo tubes. Neither of the new vessels will carry any armor except on the turrets, as speed will be relied upon to protect the ships from hostile guns. According to naval autlioritles here, the cruisers will reprcseut the last word in naval con struction, being far superior In every way to nny ships of their clnss pos sessed by nny navy in the world. The cruisers will carry crews of sev enty commissioned officers, sixty-four petty officers, 820 enlisted men and scv-enty-fhe marines, making a total of 1020. No construction on sui h a calc has ever been attempted ut the Philadelphia Paralyzed Girl Taken From Hospital Paralyzed since Sunday, after she dived into the lake nt Clcmcnton Park, AT L PRESS & SONS Snccial While The Public Ledger " says candy sales have fallen off recently. This is not true at ffianscom's Our sales are far ahead of last year, but there is a reason; we have not and will not advance prices as some have done. Boys, why do you want to pay 75c to $1.00 extra for ribbons and fancy boxes? Our fancy Chocolates at 65c lb. are fine enough for any girl and she will love you all the better for saving your money. 02 Market Ht. 1332 Msrket St G?d nnd Mnrkct Ms. S4 Market st. Sale XttJ U,Cy Limited 5t4r ast Lot m nlyl & fVh 7 20-Year Gold-Filled Jeweled $! 00 Adjusted PrV.tJU Regulated Guaranteed Thrre re 100 of thme trnmir to go at this nrlro In our 8 nlorra tomorrow probiiblr enough fur onl one ilnr'n xrlllnjr, Thnt Is why ne ndirrtlM) thrm VUI11.K IIII.V r.Ahf. llirrn It no rrunon for re duclnx th price nlmnat IIAI.i' rurpt that e lime tlilN limited number of thin tmr tlruliir utile In Ktuik. und to rleiu tliem Ui yukkly. ne are rturlchiir tliem ul 7.Vu eiirli, Thcr lire llhrl) JrtteltU. mlJuHttd mid rriculiitrd. Ihln inudrl tle. CaxrH nre Kuuruntecd sto-jeiir nold tilled. l'onitliel nuuriwitetd rell ililc tlmekrrvrrs In eierj f'"l',Vt and euili uup la nuld ultli our uxil.il lilndlnic wurruNii. ,ho note the follow lut exceutionnl value! ti uuiuiuttu kold-llllcd uutili, ? iifj Jeueied incnemint, mm model... N't lu ll-jeweit-u uujunlrd ruutt'iueut, t I fl r-f ik. buiiii kuiu miiu t vtuuu, jew- eieu movement, tliln modal fJ8 Ilk, nuiiiI KOid imtii'n itulili. hncin or Muliimm inutrinriit lull 14k. kuild nuld uiuii'h itutcii, X4- Jewel iidju.tcd iiiuiement U5 14k. solid told iiijii'k wjttli, 17 , Jewel HIIiiuIb. h.lslu or Wi.llhuin. . U(l 14-k. kolld Kold iiiuu'h winch, 1- Ji-iiii. illlnnH. JJnln or ulthuin I.aiirn Gorman, Bcventcen years old, of 2020 "West ScrKcant street, this city, was taken from Cooper Hospital, Camden, by her mother yesterday. Tho doctors at tho Camden hospital pro tested against the Rlrl's removal for fear that it might prove fatal. The girl's mother aald she desired to have her daughter treated at the Ortho pedic Hospital, here. Miss Gorman is our STORE ORDERS ARE AS GOOD AS CASH nnd ennble you to, buy at the. de partment nnd imeclftlty toros you firefer. Our terms are based on tho enth of credit are fair and mod erate. Write for full details. MAimiOTT HROS.,1118 Chestnut In a precarious condition tT Is believed to be broken. n". HITS-IT (mmiDaimi if tri3.T!wra 1 ,,nraiiiiiwiiiiiiimiiiiiiii)S i KM iT" INcviMVl -"HUTU Bed tfug.1 4"thBrJ "'"1118, ' Ants, etc. H1TS-1T On tale erer..),: "". k, j; 415 $25 J36 $48 $65 nurd. with line white diamonds plUU (U5 14-k. whl'tr cold wrlnt wutthl'i J.'UO 14k. white Kuld wrist liiived with it) blue white diamond wntdi. IM AT? hlffi rfltimrtnit. D 14j nn.. .... V. r." '. ." : i"-" ---" . e-uo hhh wiuie cold wrist wutcn. P.ned with 24 Meel blue dlninonill jju iiiaiiniim toil milieu' wrlut watch, piivrtl with HI blue whlto (IliimoniU , St;S nolld nlutlnum l:ldlr' wrUt watch, pined with aterl bluo dlumondit . . JO-'o Kolld platinum IhiIIok' nrlnt watch, paled with 3(1 blue .laser ill imond S800 Milld Platinum watch, nnved with nnd "apphlrei . Mull Orders Illled. ral WU $190 $265 $380 $495 $600 Wc Catnloe Free. ImllcM rlt 7H utiininiidi mm TheTransportation Question Every Business Executive Must Answer "ARE you bringing your transportation equip jlIl ment up to the assured demands of this fall and winter?" The railroad situation is gradually improving, but railroad equipment is admittedly five years behind the tfiisiness needs of the present. Good business 'judgment demands an im mediate stock-taking of your present transpor tation equipment. Motor trucks are being called upon to handle a constantly increasing share of the country's short haul transportation. They can relieve your business of a large part of the delay and annoy ance incident to the railroad situation. By assuming more of the short haul traffic they can help set free to your advantage the full complement of railroad equipment for long haul and bulk shipments. Motor trucks will give your business a valu able measure of transportation independence. THE AUTOCAR COMPANY, Ardmore, Pa., Published iB97 The Autocar Sales and Service Company PHILADELPHIA 23d and Market Streets ALLENTOWN 310 E. Hamilton Street ATLANTIC CITY 342G Atlantic Avenue WILMINGTON 30G-308 E. 4th Street Direct Factory Branchct of The Autocar Co. Autocar Wherever there's a road oIamoNDSWCHES-JEWelr? Cor. 8th & Chestnut Sts. 1017 MARKET ST. 989 MARKET ST. Al.l tiikki: STOUKH OPEN P.VI'.NIMl AND AM. WAV BATURWAV Oh Moat Banuliful Car In America JruckwAm, J:He The treatment the lo.cal dealer gives to owners of his car largely ' determines the popularity- of that maKe in any locality. Have you ever' noticed that there are more Paiges in Philadelphia than any other automobile in its class? OUV A. WIUCY Pmtdettt 3!GEiWUMlV MOTOR C9 ?bgc "Distributors 394 WORTH BR9AO STRECT. PHIUOaPHIA Welsbach "THRIFT" Gas Lights 1 C At Cost AOC To replace wasteful open -flame gul burners. Give more light than openl name burners and use less than half ai much gas. Wn will nlinw vnn Vinw fn instill trinm Complete, ready to fit on any upright fixtattl AM!&.. Broad and Arch and District Offices v r-iei7-'te.-n 7 Iff m0 1 JT"TllRlFlM Uoht Oat Clotll The United Gas Improvement Co. HHHHHHVRDIBBHHHaHHHHHH Sy POWE depends on the piston ring sea The amount of power developed by your engine depends upon a thin film o.f oil only a few thousandths of an inch thick between the piston rings and cylinder walls. The function of this oil film, besides lubrication, is to prevent the escape of hot gas under compression, stop leak age of raw gasoline into the crank case and keep excess oil from working into the combustion chambers. Escape of gas under compression means weakened power. Leakage of gasoline into the crank case means thinned-out oil. Excess oil in the combustion chambers means carbonized cylinders, fouled plugs, gummed-up valves and other troubles. The failure of most motor oils to create and maintain a piston ring seal under any temperature, rubbing speed or piston pressure, is the most prolific cause of motor troubles. Oils fail when they are poor in quality or wrong in type. To guarantee a proper piston ring seal for every design of engine, SUNOCO Motor Oil the new scientific lubri cantis made in six distinct types. SUNOCO, type for type, is higher in viscosity (body) than other oils. It insures maximum power, accurate lubrication and protec tion against carbon. It is absolutely free from carbon-forming elements, as "The Burning Test" proves. SUN COMPANY Philadelnhia Offlce: Finnnr niHr UNO CD MOTOR OIL & .- 1 i. y mill l
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