.1 .AT-i.rt'j .'i -- lk.' ,, j,:v. '' v- "v "HV.T- c.j i - -. ,rarcf', w - sfs up; tti u 5 'jta; i ,!.' v l" 5 l'-U P. .. - 1 "fer . . o Rv ' EVEKENG- PUBLIC iDGER-PHIIAJbfetPH TUESDAY, 'AUGUST 24, 1920 L m' f ir.V ldT 1111 p;'.' x CO- 'SERVICE-AT-COSr F LAN AVID fr Federal Eloctric Railways Board Rocommonds Sweop ing Roforms in Report TROLLEY FINANCING IS HIT Waihlnjrfon. Aug. ?!. Satlsfnrtorr nolntlon of tho problem presented by the fits-trie itrpot rnllwny Industry onn be reached through nppllrntion of prin- ,VlplM "of ordinary economic and busl- , ?nts common srnsp" in the unanimous orlnlon of the seven men who composed -rhc Federal Rlectrlc Railway Commis- elon appointed by President Wilson In 1P10. The report of the commission. prepared after exhaustive hearing and examination of nenrly 100 witnesses. Vvn made public today and says : "The eommission can po no further 'than to point out the principles upon which the readjustment should be based. The task really is that of the state and Teenl authorities upon the one hand and of the companies upon the other. "Failure to rehabilitate the industry and the service is possible only if those Upon whon) the responsibility rests foil to undertake the work or pursue it in a rplrit that makes settlement impossi ble." Outstanding among the recommenda tions is that of the installation of the flcrricc-at-cost plan of operation, now operative in Cleveland. Cincinnati, Dallas, Montreal and other cities. Summary of Conclusion Y In a summary nf its conclusions and 'recommendations the commission said in part: "The electric railway industry as It now exists is without financial credit and Is not properly performing its pub lic function. "This condition is the result of early financial mismanaccment and economic rauscs, accentuated by existing high price levels of Inbor and materials and the failure of the uniform unit fare of five cents prescribed either by statute or by local franchise ordinances or con tracts to provide the necessary revenues to pay operating cost, and to maintain the nropertv ou a reasonable basis. "The industry can be restored to a normal basi only bv the introduction of economic- in operation, improving Its track", equipment and .ervice and securing a reasonable return upon the fair value of its property ufd in public service when lionetly and efficiently rnanaged. "Restoration of credit involve a re adjustment of relation- which will re move public antagonism, provide public co-operation and insure the investor the Integrity of his investment and a fair rate of return thereon." Improve Working Conditions Full co-operation of labor is esen tial to the prosperity and usefulness of the electric line-, the report says, add ing that employes should receive u liv ing wage and have humane hours and working conditions. "They should have the right to deal collectively with their employers." it continues, "through committees or representatives of their own "election. All labor disputes should be settled vol untarily or by arbitration, and the award of such a board -hould be final and binding upon both parties." "It U intoh rable that tae transpor tation service of n citv should be subject to occasional paralysis, whether bv strikes or "nckout." A .satisfactory solution of tae prob lems of the industry cannm be reached without considering the fair valuation f the properties, tije top. irr a; . Vlin this is done, it adds. roir.pnm- should voluntarily reduce capitHlhation to the basis of that valuation. The commissioners held that while it aeemed best for state uutliontn tn li.-ne jurisdiction owr electric lini . eith.-r directly or ou appeal, that there ua Ina i Individuality POSSESSIONS no less than speech and actions express one s individuality. Skeltan Looms Automobile Upholstery Fabrics in a motor car reflect the owner's appre ciation of distinctiveness, discerning judgement and good taste. A wide variety of beau tiful designs and appealing colors. THE SEAL OF DISTINCTION Sidney Blvmekthal cS Co. Inc. 395 Fourth Avenue, New York "no Insuperable objection" to large and "wide-awake" cities exercising exclu sive regulatory powers over rate and service. Discussing cost-of-servlCe contracts, the report say they are In an experi mental stage, but "seem to have secured a fair return upon capital, established credit and effected reasonably satisfac tory public sendee. "Such contract may safely be en tered into," it continues, "where the public tight eventually to acquire the property is safeguarded." Public Ownership Opposed This lead the commission into n dis cussion of public ownership of street VnlllVfirg. frnm lvhti.fi tMa f.Atinlllalnn ta derived : "While eventually it might become expedient for the public to own and operate electric railways, there 1 notli -lug in the experltnce thus far obtained iu this country which will justify the assertion that it will result in better of chenper service than privately op erated utilities could afford if properly regulated. "Public ownership and operntiAn of local transportutioft systems whether or not it be considered ultimately desir able. Is now. because-, of constitutional and statutory prohibitions, financial and legal obstacles, the present degree of re sponsibility of our Ucal governments nnd the state of public opinion, prac ticable in so few instances that private ownership uud operation must as a gen eral rule be continued for an extended period. "If the reforms incident to public regulation which we suggest in this re port should upt result in milking private ownership satisfactory to the public, such reforms should at least enable pub lic ownership to be established upon a just and equitable basis." Should Regulate Iltney Development of motorbus and jitney service has been "a serious although not fatal competition" to trollej lines, the commission finds. Where such convey ances are operated as public carriers they should be subjected to "equivalent regulatory provisions" with the trolleys, the report adds, and declares that they might well be used to supplement trolley service to advantage. The commission recommends that special assessments against trolley com panies for construction and maintenance of bridges ontl streets nlso used as pub lic highwas be eliminated. It urges also that trolley extensions Into new territory where property values were specially benefited should be paid for bv assessment of such property "nnd that the amount of such assessments should not be added to the phjsieul value of the corporate property. ' In this connection the report enumer ates among factors that have contrib uted to the "present plight" of the trol ley lines overbuilding into unprofitable territory or to promote real estate en terprises, involved sometimes with po litical improprieties. PLAN RAT-PROOF BUILDINGS Public Health Service Working to Stamp Out Bubonic Plague Washington. Aug. 24. iRv A. P.) Standard plans for rat-proofing busi ness buildings, dwellings and wharves are being drawn up by the Public Health Service a part of its campaign to stamp bubonic plague out of the couutrv. The plan are to be furnished to states and cities for incorporation in building codes. "While bubonic plague is under con- ' frol In this country, there will always be scattered infection until the rat can be exterminated." said Surgeon Gen eral dimming. "According to authoritative estimates there is one rat for every one person in the T'nited States. To maintain this huge uumber of rats costs the people of this country approximately one cent per person everv day for rat food, an in tolerable and unnecessary burden for the people to carrv." WIRE YOUR HOME on 12 MONTHLY PAYMENTS FIXTURES INCLUDED WHALEN-CROSBY i 140 North 11th St. fe Rare SO 34. Wol. 3962 & SDKS SULLE PRETESE DEI SOVIET IN POLONIA II Comunicato dell'On. Giolittl o Lloyd George Emanato a Lucorna PubllihM ana Distributed Under . ,s THERMIT NO. 341. Authorlied by the net of Octob.r . 1 , Ci nnl9 at th rostoftlce of Phila delphia. Pa. A. S tlUm.RSON. Postmaster 0nerl. Luccrrui, 24 ngosto. II Prlmo Min istto (I'lnghilterra. Morel George, rl spondendo ai corrispondenti del giornall hn detto rite egli eonsldera la presentc polltica del Trcsldente Wilson, nei rlgu itrdi dello Hussin. come inconsistcnte con le dlchiarazlonl delta conferenza dl Pritikipo. I.loyd George hn soggiunto che non nvevn deslderio no' intenzione di immlchlarsi con le cose interne dell' America. I'n comunicato ufflclale emesso, oggi. riguardo la conferenza tra l'On. Glolitti e Lloyd George fllce che essl sono d'accordo nelln necessHa' di ri stablllre la pace del mondo at pin' presto possible e che la prima garanzla per una tule pace e" basatn sui varii trot tati gla' condusi. "I vlttorjosi in gtierra continun II comunicato dovranno snieirnre imo splrito di moderazione neH'npplicare I loro termini cd I vlnti uno splrito di lealta' nelPcsegulrli. Inghllterra ed Italia credono che la buona intesa rag giunta nella conferenza di Spa dovral essere II futuro sviluppo per coprlrc tutte le questlonl tuttora pendent!." "Primn che lu pace siu pleuRiuente rlstabillta, vi sono un certo tiumcro di important! question! da essere decise, una magsioranzn dello quail e indis solubilmente connessa con la mnrcln degll cventl nei terrltori dell'ex-impero russo. Fino a che una completa pace non sara' stata ristabllitn tra la Rus sia ed II resto del mondo. una ntrnosfora di irrequietezza e disordiue contiuuera' a mlnaccinre il mondo. I'ercio inghil terra ed Italia hanno prrso i passj dl fronte a tale rappresentazione erronea per ristorare le rclazioui tra la Russia ed II resto del mondo." "Inoltre. con profondo rincresci mento, essl hanno oru inteso che II Governo Soviet, nonostaute le rinetute iissicurazioni in contrario date n Londra, cerca n imporre unn I'oionia condl .miii incompatiblli con la indlpendeuza nazionnle." II comunicato seguita coustatando che i Soviet con la qunrta eomlizione imposta uel termini di pace ruira no ad organizzare una forxa col proletarlato per rovc8ciarc con la violcnza la cost tuztnne -tlemocratiea della Polonla n sostltulrvl un regime di dispotlsmo a favorn dl pochi che hanno nssorbito lo dottrlne bolsccviche. Per una nnzione che Insist); come coudizione dl pace con un'tltradlcc il comunicato cho la forza organlzzata per la protezlone dcllc vltc. della pro prleta' e del buon online debba essere prelevata soltanto da una classe di cittadini, con la escluslone di tutti gH altri, rapprescnta lo schiacclamento della llberta' c dcllu indlpendeuza della nazlone alia quale la condizlonc si vuolc imporre. DRY LAW AIDS CANDY TRADE But It's Because People Have More Money No Substitute for Liquor Washington, Aug. 24. (Hy A. P.) Candy has not taken the place of al cohol for men who formerly Indulged in beverages now under the prohibition ban, according to Walter C. Hughes, secretary of the National Confectioner!' Association, In a letter to the State Department relative to the coming session of the International congress ngalnst alcohol lsm..Mr. Hughes today placed the con fectionary industry as fifth among those benefited by prohibition. Savings banks, the soft-drink industry, ice-cream mak ers nnd movlng-plcture theatres in that order had drawn greater propor tionate profits out of the dry edict than the candy trade, he said. "The theory that men uddlcted to the use of alcohol have become randy eat ers is based entirely upon wrong prem ises nnd is not logical." he wrote. "More candy is being consumed be cause the people hnvo more money to spend." LIGHT KEEPER DIES Was Veteran of 36 Years' Service In Fourth Nnval District William T. Maltman. seventy-three rears old, the oldest lighthousekeeper In the fourth naval district, dlrd Sun day. He was u veteran of thirty-six years in the lighthouse service wheu retired in 1017. Mr. Maltman entered the service on October 1. 1881, uud served at various points. Including the River Range light house nt League Island and the Horse Shoe Shonl station nt Fort Mifflin, where he was stationed when retired. Tho funeral will be held on Thursday afternoon from the home of the. son-in-law. A. C. Woodley, 2731 South Right eenth street. 55.1 MEMBERS SOUGH! BY LEGION BIG BOOK BARGAINS For Vacation Reading They are by popular authors anil have been used In our library. Good, clean condition. 30 Cents each, or FOUR forA DOLLAR Womrath's Circulating Library 15 South 13th Street, Philadelphia I Commander Davis Sooks to Put Stato Second in National Representation FALL" MEETINGS BEGINNING A membership In the American Legion of fiti.OOO paid up in Pennsyl vania U the goal set by Commander David J. Davis by August 128. This is the date on which the basis of representation in the nntional con vention in Cleveland will bo computed. If Pennsylvania can Increase its present paid-up membership to (55,000,- the dele gation to Clevelnnd will number sixty and the Keystone State will rank sec ond among all the states tn point of representation in that important gath ering. Each Rtate department is entitled to five delegates for the department, and one additional delegate for each 1000 members whose current dues have been received by the national treasurer thirty days prior to the meeting of the cou entlon. The gathering will take place September 20, 27 nnd 28. Commnndcr Davin announced from state headquarters, 841 Chestnut street, today, that 15000 additional members should be enrolled throughout Penn sylvania in the M2 posts of the Legion by August 28, In order that this state Why do so many have their developing and finishing done at HAWORTH'S (Eastman Kodak Co.) 1020 Chestnut St. KODAKS w may receive the recognition it deserves iu the national bodyi . . Tioga Post No. 310, of: which Dr. William B.- Itaken is the commander, Is the second post to conduct' a news service among its membership. It has just issued Its latest edition of the Post News better, devoted to the interests of ,l.. T i(am Im tin TMnfffi ftfttlnn nf the eltv, It is prepared and edited by Mll fofd Ilendiner, post adjutant, of 1818 West Erie nvenue. The post trill open its fall meetings Thursday evening:, ncpicmucr , oi. mc NlcetoWn Free Library, Seventeenth street nnd Hunting rarit avenue. ;uem hernMn Is helne nollcd to nsccrtaltl whether or not this particular night is the most acceptable in the wccK. Oeorco V. Uaer Post No. 312, com- nrlsed of Heading Railway comrades principally, will conduct it tirst fall session Tuesday evening, September 7. -JI : i aVi-iJItljQ ' 908 Chestnut S "thrr , . M Bamplm Sent rj, jy fT.wi fcEra-ars 1 CtU dl t-j."ii'ii!iiiiiiiiFMigCharge Accounts Invited! Did you ever try MILTON lor your i?V n ? rmi FEVER f'b JuL MILTON has only recently derful success abroad. A nasal 1 douche or spray of half a tea- spoonful in n glass of tepid water brings almost instant rdijf. Don't 'suffer fronTthe' Trouble when you can so easily control It. Use MILTON three or four times a day. LAST EXCURSIONS NIAGARA FALLS sr.NMi io'o J&UirdciySseptcmber 11 via Picturesque Reading-Lehigh Valley Route H fii80:.y.T" -- ,J Additional Round Trip T"kMK tfrj' 1 ir rrhS alan par- 'r r slinne rt-h upon r"'-mnt f iri .tr lu. ni.r T.; ml -up'hdr;:e - ' ui tr.r i. ' ! , l i b 'la i -.,1 an A M Philadelphia & Reading Railway DetcrtpUra Lulat lilllllilllllllHIIIIHIIIilli1 IMail Orders Filled m m ( juvfTCcbduA 75cm 41 14-A V - I valuat Siiijl U peffc ' 71 wltbcai The toftnetj of tunburn it toothed by MILTON, ths pain of lntect bitrt en-i Ungi relieved, the dan ger from Infectious germt mlnimucrt when MILTON il uied a a n.outhwath or sorgle, or for uterillJEing traneedrlnkinc water. MILTON hai a hundred valuable tummer uies, er you may be, and fectfv iafe Dooklct each bottle, from your Druggist or Grocer AUXDSHAW&CQ- I 13 Stone St., New York 2 sizes 50c & $1.00 EACH MAKES GALLONS A . Executorship has liecome a special ized busines.-. Few in dividuals combine the necessary knowledge ind facilities with which the modern Trust Company is equipped. We know from long experience what to do and how to do it. H'e Imitr You to Consult Ua The Real Estate Title Insurance and Trust Co. of Philadelphia 523 Chestnut Street (Arrofs from Truleprudrnr Hall) Illustrated Catalog on Request MllilllililillllllllliillllB. gy Mavson & DeMan Charge purchases in August billed November 1 i2 15 Chestnut Street Fws and Millinery Extra-large-size Fur Coats up to 50 bust Annual Fur Sale Savings of 20 to 45 Per Cent! mm irK'ifik.i1 r w Tliis Announcement is specially important because of the impending raises in prices of Dependable Furs: There is an actual shortapc of fine pelts The demand is greater than the supply The Fur-trade strike is holdins back production Retailers who didn't place orders early are now desperately seeking Furs and Skins And the resulting demand is sending prices sky-high! Choose here from $600,000.00 worth of Furs manufactured by ourselves the Skins being bought when the drop in prices came last spring. A Small Deposit Will Reserve Your Purchase EXTRA ! i EXTRA f Leopard Cat Coats (9 Only; 88.00 Regularly 125,00 to 145.00 Loos sports models of beautifully marked Fklns . I.irse shawl collar and cuffH of Sfal or Black Lynx. French Seal Coat Sale ) 111.00 y Scarfs Regularly Annual Sale Price 17.50 Taupe Wolf 14.00 1 7.50 Brown Wolf 14.00 17.50 Black Wolf 14.00 30.00 Taupe Fox 24.00 30.00 Brown Fox 24.00 55.00 Red Fox 44.00 72.50 White Fox 58.00 Sets Regularly Annual Sale Price 55.00 Brown Wolf 44.00 55.00 Natural Raccoon 44.00 60.00 Black Fox 48.00 67.50 Black Wolf 54.00 97.50 Cross Fox 78.00 97.50 Beaver 78.00 Stoles' Regularly Annual Sale Price 85.00 Moleskin 68.00 92.50 Nutria 74.00 110.00 Skunk 88.00 614.50 H. B. Sable 494.00 Chokers Regularly Annual Sale Price 17.50 Natural Squirrel 14.00 20.00 Jap Mink 16.00 20.00 Australian Opossum . . . .16.00 Siberian Wolf Coats (10 Only) 98.00 Regularly 155.00 to 167.50 A wide, full-flare, three-quarter-lem?tli model with large shawl-collar and culta of contrasting fur. Fine Fur Coats ReKular,y Annual Sale Price 122.50 Marmot Coats 98.00 155.00 French Seal Coats. . .124.00 155.00 Trim. Pony Coats. . .124.00 180.00 Nutria Coats 144.00 217.50 Trim. French Seal. . .174.00 242.50 Natural Raccoon. . . .194.00 22.50 Trimmed Muskrat. .194.00 305.00 Jap Mink Coats 244.00 367.50 Hudson Seal Coats. . .294.00 405.00 Moleskin Coats 324.00 435.00 Trim. Hudson Seal. .348.00 467.50 Natural Squirrel 374.00 492.50 Trim. Hudson Seal. .394.00 742.50 Moleskin Wraps 594.00 742.50 Beaver Coats 594,00 1117.50 Squirrel Wraps .... 894.00 1180.00 Nat. Mink Coats. . .944.00 1560.00 Broadtail Wraps. .1248.00 Store Closed All Day Saturdays During August Liberty Bondff and Purchasing Agents' Orders Accepted Last Days of Our Great Mill Clearance Sale The wonderful response to our recent announcements has taxed to the utmost even the capacity of our uncqualed sources of supply. BUT the resources of our great factories have marshaled a larger assort ment than we ever deemed possible, embracing the fullest scope of design, shading and coloring. THENthe range of sizes think of 125 different sized Rugs cannot bo matched by any other store in America. Savings of 4 to Vz From Regular Prices We cannot impress too strongly ths importance of promptly supplying your needs in Floor Coverings at these m ' ' REMARKABLE REDUCTIONS It is well worth your while to anticipate your future needs. The thought suggests itself that a handsome Rug makes a very acceptable Wedding, Birthday or . Holiday Gift. Why not take advantage of the OPPORTUNITY of these last few 'days. Philadelphians are familiar with the wonderful wearing qualities of our well-known Wiltons, the product of our own looms, made in PJiUadelphiaThe World's Greatest Workshop. Hardwiek A Magee Co.' a Celebrated Durable as Iron 0 Rugs and Carpets Savings of to (Note the wide variety of sizes carried in stock and the Savings in dollars, on each rug. The list is only partial more than 125 sizes are obtainable.) Regular Size Price 6 x D ...?79.00.. 6.0x10.6... 100.00.. 6.0x12 ...106.00.. 6.0x13.6... 134.00.. 8.3x 8.3... 105.00.. 8.3x10.6... 126.00.. 8.3x18 ...238.00.. 8.3x19.6... 258.00.. 9x9 ...106.00.. Sale Price $62.50 78.50 85.00 105.00 , 85.00 95.00 185.00 200.00 85.00 Size 9 xl2 Regular Price .$128.00... .159.00... .176.00... .218.00... .238.00... .278.00... Sale Price $230.00 , 140.00 . l'55.00 . 170.00 230.00 205.00 225.00 230.00 310.00 Similar reductions prevail on choice selections of discontinued patterns in our grades of FRENCH WILTON RUGS I HARDWICK WILTON RUGS Fine as Silk Perfection in Weavery xl3.6.. xl5 .. xl6 .. xl8 .. x21 .. 10.6x10.6... 164.00. 10.6x12 ...176.00... 10.6x13.6... 108.00... 10.6x15 ...220.00... Sale Price $98.00 125.00 140.00 170.00 185.00 215.00 123.00 140.00 155.00 170.00 Size 10.6x18 . 11.3x12 . 11.3x13.6. 11.3x15 . 11.3x18 . 12.9x13.6. Regular Price .$295.00... ..176.00.... ..198.00.... ..220.00..., ..295.00....' 268.00. 12.9x15 ...288.00... 13.6x15 ...298.00... 15 xl6.6... 382.00... Bundhar Wilton Carpets Regular Price $7.25 per yd. Sale Price $5.00 per yd. Linoleums All Printed Linoleums at 75c Per Yard Regularly $1.25 to $140 Ready-Made Carpets Nicely sowed, ready to lay, at Savings of 13 to 1-2 You will also be interested in oar unusual and extensive assortment of Oriental Rugs. HARDWICK & MAGEE CO. 1220-1222 MARKET STREET Efl Do You Realize That Philadelphia Is a Fine City in Which to Live? There are nearly 2,000,000 people in Philadelphia and these two million live in an area equal to the combined size of Milwaukee and Boston, Paris and Berlin. Of the 130 square miles of territory comprised in this beautiful city. 8000 acres have been given up for parks, squares and boulevards. Over 400,000 children go to school in Philadelphia In this the greatest workshop of the world there are 1 6,000 manufacturing plants employing over half a million people, and which turn out $100,000 worth of goods every ten minutes of the working day. Every two hours,' day and night, a railroad locomotive is made here and more steel ships are built on the Delaware than on any other river in the world. In Philadelphia the first American flag was made and the first Congress of the United States met. The Declaration of Independence was signed here the Liberty Bell first rung here, and stays here, the best loved relic in America. In Philadelphia there are more individual homes than in any city in the world. There are 397,000 separate homes here and if these were placed on 25 foot lots side by side, in one single row, they would stretch from Philadelphia to Denver 1881 miles away. A wonderful place is Philadelphia and not least among its wonders is its 397.000 homesl Philadelphia Real Estate Board ." m Jut Ij, M A13 ,r .H'J. .rtdS iMKWlV j. rfrr tedttiA. rfftdL - J
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