f ,"" ' 'i, . v, ,f,V" '- " i - ' : . ihtiiii fni niTi 'vw ," -.w A?- 1 'I "i , 1 V v '' w, . H-' fj iL Li -M. ?' -'- j fi. i& : t t. 'fl tkl AVI ! r 'v i T ,fC a.'t.i IW.J ,' ITALIA COLPITA Jv - DALLA MORA wkri. WY"ATorremoto ha Devastate Distrutto Citta', o Paosi della Bella Toscana rutillihril anrl Dlntrlbtitecl Under Authorl"! by the set Of October 0 1017. en file lit tho Pojtoftlee of rtilla delptila. Tn. a s ittmMssox. roitmantfr General. Ttornn, 8 sctlembro Pareocble vlte si credo slnno nndnto perdutc per lo fjrnvl bcosrp ill terrcinoto vfrlflcatcsi nolln re jlouo n Rottcntrlotie dt I'lronze. Muu mano clip gitincono I rnpportl, n 11107.70 del telcprrafo c del telcfono, dalle lo- cftlita' colplte si oompreude che 11 dt- 1 satro c plu grave dl quclto che tn , smile prlmo dt credeva. It territorlo "'m'ajrgtormente colpito si citende dal nord dt Ftrenze elno n Modenn. hingo la coatn e verso l'Apennlno per iin mrbIo dt 100 mlclin. Dctto tcrrttorto com- prende parecchlo tra le piu' popolnte Citta", dalle quail non sono ancora fiuntc notizlo. ' A Favlzzano, una citta' dl 17.000 abitantl vlelno Carrara, parecehl fab bricati sono ntati Rravcmentc datmcK- 51att e moltl altrt completamente latruttt. Tra quelli dlstruttl vl e" l'uffirio postale rlie crollo' Heppellendo gll impteatl addettevi Soleria, nella provlncta dt Masxa .Marlttima. e Monti eono state parzialnipute dtstrutte. ItUe aano, Forni c Moiitignoro sono state rapportate In rovlnu. mentre In Marina Carrara son crollntt soltanto poclii edlficl. A Vlarcffgio la cliieaa dl San TaoIo fu dlstrutta e la Chlesn dt Cflstel frnnco ill Sotto gravementu danucgRiata. Un immciiso panleo prevale a Lucca d 1 rapport! da Uavlnnna e Ltmestre annunitano parccchle vlttimc. A Villa franca, Luntgiana, una Intern (amlglia fu seppcllttn sotto le maccrle della propria casn ed il villagglo dl Vigetta e' tato totalmento distrutto. Grnvl daunt 1 sono avutt nel distrctto dt Frignano, ovo le case crollarono, e a Frasslneto, eon un certo numero dt vlttime. Gravi danni sono segnalati da Pievepelago Bant'Andrca, ma it numero dttla vlttime non o' stato nncora 'accertato. La popolailone dl Pisa c' rlmasta tcrrorlzzata tn conscruenra dclle scosio dl terreraoto, che lurouo sussul torie cd ondulatorlc. La popolazlonc ha abbandonato le cae c sic' rlversata nelle carapagnc. La fnmosa torre dl Pisa fu vista osclllarc. Molte persoue rlmasero fertte dalla caduta del cornictont del fabbrlcati. Altro rlmasero ferlte per cssersl gcttatc dalle fincstre. A Pontedern un ragazzo dt 10 unlit morl' ner lo spavento, A Vlzzano la sltuazlone tn con"e giienza dclle scosse dt tcrrcmoto sarebbo gravlsslma. K' titicoia impojsihilp avcre dcttagll del daunt c sul nuniprd drlle vlttime. dato clip le Wire tele graflclic c tclefontclic sono state spcz zate. Koma, 8 icttembre. Da rapport I qut' giuntl nppare cvldcutc cho la Jugoslavia vuol divcnlre padroua (Iell'Albnnla. Truppc .Tugoslnvc hanno oceupnto Tnra boIi c stauno nttaciando Knstrntl, Dilirn c i:ibnssnn. Nci ( oiub.it timent I a Dibra gli jugoslaW sono stati rcplntl ed liauno jienluto ennnont p mitraglia trli'i. SI dice clip la Crocp Hoisa Ame ricana sarebbe statn ritlrata dall'Alba- nln. JULES VERNE'S SEA DREAM Submarine Is Frenchman wm Designed by to Exploro Ocean's Depths TEUTONS CAUSING TROUBLE Summitry nt mcn1 ruble dlPAtthM i todny'ii I'ubllr l.nlcfr. Copyright, 1020. by the l'bllo I'dxrr Co. TRY TO HALT BRITISH STRIKE Miners Agree to Confer With Min ister of Labor Portsmouth. KnrUnil. Sent. 8. fUv A. P.) The executive committee, of tlici millers' federation, uhlch is attending! wie iraues union congress ncrc, lias de cided to accept tho Invitation of Sir Hobert Home, the minister of labor, to meet him at London tomorrow regard ing the threatened coal strike. In nn nilrlrp..q imlnr J. 1?. TlmiTim genera secretary of tiic railway men's oiganizanon, pointed out tliat the rail way men and the transport workers had unanimously decided to support the miners in their claims, which arc re garded as Just and reasonable. "It Is assumed in some places," ho added, "that the miners nre especially anxious for a stoppage, but my an swer on behalf of every member and union official is that the stoppage of the mines is the last thing we desire." Woman Hurt In Motor Crash Audubon, N. J., Sept. 8. Mrs. Samupl Orr was badly injured, recoiling a crushed right leg and other Injuries, tn an automobile crash on the White Horse pike. Tho smash -up happened as Mr. Orr, who was driving tho machine, at tempted to turn tn n crossroad when another car ran into his. Orr's car wns wrecked, but he was not hurt. Parts. Sept 8. The submarine, nftcr hating been the terror of the seas, can now be used to overcome tho ocean's dangers. The announcement of the In vention bv the French engineer, M. Laufpuf, of a submersible deslened to innswer the perpletlng problem of ocean- ograpny was the sensation ot tho Scien tific Institute on .Monday. The submarine of peace, which will cost fiOO.OOO francs, will bo capable of rcalMng the dreams of Jules Verne nnd will permit the closest study of the ocean, including the taking of samples of water to a depth of 100 meters. Germans I'sn Diuiztg Corridor Itcrlln, Sept. 8. A promising sign n Knowledge of Securities for Improving tho Polish -German rela tions is scon in the conclusion of an agreement between the two governments permitting the transport of tho Itus slons interned In J'ast Prussia to tho Interior of Germany by tho railway across tho Polish corridor. German Kadlcais Strong Herlln, Sept. 8. It Is reckoned tn socialistic circles that more than one third of tho rank and file of tho Inde pendent Socialists would obey n Mos cow call to follow the pro-Holshevlst leaders into the Communist camp. The strength of the radical following is ad mitted even by veterans. Chieftains who are standing out for Independence of German organization, but wlio how ever deny the possibility of the Novem ber convention, show a majority In favor of Joining the Third Internation ale on conditions laid down by the Soviet leaders. Millions of Chinese Starving Pcltln, Sept. 8. IteportB of witnesses received by the United Stntes delega tion Indicnto that 20,000,000 arc starving In Chlhll, Hunan nnd Shan tung, in spite of an abundant Mnn churlan harvest, adequate to supply the starving areas, but not provided with a transportation uud n distribution or ganization. Present relief mcasurcsiaro confined to local authorities in Pckiu, who have taken steps to copo with the famine situation. Acroni from Independence Hall Constant handling of securities by the management o f this company, for its own account, has resulted in an experience, of ex ceptional v n 1 u e. While wc do not pniticipate in tho tiadinp of securi ties, advice as to t h p i r soundness will pladly be fur nished to those de siring such information. THE i REAL ESTATE TITLE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA 523 Chestnut Street 1 I K . -i - i ' RWiBI III Hn3BHMHHlMiiIQSK!i I fmSMPirr : mamzmn si 719atmh i 1 1 i . 3 ', ' Sa i I Jv?l - awiMv! vrjiK-ijrcM. w si via . ii HIDDEN CREEK A romance of the West even more absorbing than Mrs. Burt's last great suc cess, "The Branding Iron." Katharine Newlin Burt JAPAN FETES CONGRESSMEN Delegation Now Touring 'Island Re cipients of Friendly Demonstrations Tohlo, Sept. 8. (By A. P.) Al though the American congressional party now visiting Japan ts not on of ficial mission, It is apparent that official Japanese circles are seizing tlifr oppor tunity afforded by the visit for demon strations Intended to show that a deep lying sentlmentof friendship for Amer ica exists In Japan. Everything possi ble is being done to make the visitors welcome. The negotiations now being carried on between Secretary of State Colby nnd Ambassadaor Shldchara In Washington nre attracting great Interest and form the subject of numerous editorials em bodying arguments tn suport of Japan's standpoint tn tho dispute tn California. Contributions made by notable writers to tho discussion nre calling nttentlon to the good qualities of the Japanese In Cnllfoinla nnd asking fnlr trcntment for them lu tho questions Involved. to teach Women politics Audubon Pastor Announces Weekly Sessions In Church Audubon, N. J., Sept. 8. Women of this place aro to bo drilled tn tho differ ent versions of partisan politics, In structed tn election laws and taught every phase of citizenship. They will sen demonstrations of preparing ballots, otlng nnd counting them; they will bo .t..H tlin rltffrAnrnwftl.ffin IhollelHlD- llcnn and the Democratic parties, their principles, piattorms nnu auminwuu tlous. t . ., The Ucv. George Kano, pastor of the Logan Memorial Presbyterian Church, will conduct political classes for women In his church weekly, beginning to morrow. E. L. Illbbs, of Judge John H. Intc's office, will preside. The Rev. Mr. Kane Is enthusiastic over woman's votes, and ho has ex pressed his Intentions, nnd his desire to have every woman tn tho borough to voto Intelligently, frotu, his pulpit dur ing Sunday services. In addition to this programme which he has originated lie promises to have prominent itepubll- llUus., $2.00 net t all bookstores HonzVton Mifflin Co. Boiton & New York Platinum & Diamond Bracelet Watch Fashionable and Moderately Priced $375 Diamond -studded octagonal caso of platinum with white gold back; 17 - jewel Elgin; ribbon wrist band. (n S. Kind & Sons, mo ciwstnut st. DIAMOND MERCirANTS jnWELEnST-SILVERSMITHS irI Democrat! " 1 " -r nnn nnl TlnmnrrntfR anrwiKerff flail rcss .... ... .....- - ,-------- , th women on tho political issues ot tho day. Tho I'rcsbyterlan pastor lias the sup' port of his congregation In this move ment nnd will bo assisted by a nurdber of the women of his church who have been engaged in tho campaign for women's votes for years. ' b-f V W Armenians to Finance WarKS Provldcnco, ;!, ftept 8.28 American branch of tho Armcnlnh v tloiial Democratle party ended it. r" day session yesterday with L, Ul send a mission to Clllcla and tu , gates to Constantinople. It i eI' voted to finance a military tsxnSutT,' from Constantinople Into clllcts ; jKjnffnfflffrnjjffH 1 Jewett Refrigerators THE Jewett Solid Porcelain Refrigerator is tho last word in refrigerator construc tion. From the heavy ash exterior to tho 1J4-inch solid porcelain interior, every part ia scientifically built to give you maxi mum food preservation and minimum ice con sumption. A- few here in our showrooms ready for immediate delivery. 1 Come, sec the Jctcctt or senjt for booklet. DUCO PRODUCTS Iiko Electric Refrigeration "Easy" Vacuum Washer Torrington Vacuum Cleaner Mermaid Dishwasher Jewett Solid Porcelain Refrigerators Simplex Ironer Universal Heaters, Irons, Toasters, Grills, etc. SERVICE Duco Service means less work, less cost, more leisure in the household. It means, too, that every Duco product is selected as the best of its kind and is backed by us to give you satisfaction. Domestic Utilities Co. SSeSSs TSr Ann Hor Tx.,? 8 From PhiladelnMa fceashore - - - - SI. SO t&mmgjgb . .gZX'Kl 2?k Ya,WW SpJay Sen! W iroo"-r;ofM0,,a C1 wiaw.oi.nd-cVp.-M.f:' swstTss; aAS XNew York - - - - SS.OO . . . . . . j'''., oiii i, uin w . Il3!tli55iii flf Un Trmli.l S 00 A. M itoppUr t j tluTlin Nw Yctk. Wut 23il Bt. 7 BO if tii- a. At... StiniUrit War Tax 2o topplac at OolmnbU IF, M Mauch Chunk - - $3.00 c.BX 1ATORDAY AND SUNDAY . teieurtSS uTm 'n'di"T.l- ? S'S?1- ? k cIu.it.) An. Tfttnflvl.. dt ' -.7-""-'W 4.. aLDITDinr I t -luauwn nt, niriis JUBOllftn Tawo -J - - r -. - UtTM Kuch Chunk 6 00 P M. fnr at OolnmlU Aemrru&ff Gettysburg - - . $3.60 .7.18 War Tax 2i A. M. SUNDAY. SKPTF.MTIKR i Spadal train hint Btadlnr T.rmin.i iioypmr ai uoLumoia at... KimH.iM. c. -u:-. : .V.1.H.U.. .J t L7. '" "l'T"' hi JUm, CattiiSSr 5.m"p. wwwn '""'" S-- aimln l.are. (Similar EieuriUni OetoUr 10 and NOTmt4r 7). Philadelphia &c Reading Railway 9 k. I I fflpM m m m & 1 y s m te N m m Write or coll for our tittu ona Inttmiino liookUt "Looking Into Your Own Evra." A Scries of Eye Talks By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr. Our Nrxt. Wfdntudaj, Suit. 22 HI TjASSHS arc necea nary whennwr thero In n. mls shapo or an ab normal shape of thn eve. For Inat&ncn the focus may bo too "long-" or too "short" or there may bo Irregularities In tho shape of the eye Itself. When this Is fully realized the folly of using; "eye lotions" of any kind In the hope of correcting the de fect can be enelly understood. "h lotlonB" can't make good nn IrreRUlarlty of shape or construction of the eye. In ceklnR proper atten tion to eye trouble let com mon sense direct your steps Co to an Oculist If frlapsea are necenarv havo the prescription filled by a Prescription Optician. rrtmerlDUon Opticians C, 8 & 10 South 16th St. H Do not Examine Eyei Thin "Talk" from a Copyright Series. AH IllahU Roaennl. m Founded In 1865 The House fha f leppe built Inaugurated tho One-Price System tn 1881 Downtown 1 117-1119 Chestnut Street Uptown 6th and Thompson Streets DUO-ART Pianola-Pianos The most marvelous of all musical instruments is the Duo-Art Pianola Piano. The Duo- Art will play exactly as a great artist plays. Every degree of ex pression is accurately reproduced. The Duo-Art is made only in five pianos, all on sale at Heppe's. They are the Steinway, Weber, Steck, Wheelock and Stroud. Prices range from $895 up. Settle ment may be by cash or charge ac count or rental pay ment plan. Call, p h o n e or write for catalogs. WmgBmk Grand Pianos Pianola-Pianos Tutwl gwtnniMi The Heppe Piano, as most musi cians know, is the only Upright piano made with three sound ing- boards. This is a patented construction. TJ Prices range from neppe $495 up. Settlement may Pianos made in cash or by charge account or by the Heppe Rental-Payment Plan which applies all rent toward the purchase price. Call, phone or write for c a t a logues nnrl full nnr t,wnwwn ""-id caestnat Bt cuiu Aim yai- Uptown 0th and Thoctpon Bts. ticnlars. - C. J. IIoppo & Son Downtown 1117-10 Cbestnnt 8t The United Gas Improvement Company Office of the President Philadelphia, August 31st, 1920. Hon. J. Hampton Moore, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. My Dear Sir: In a letter to you dated May 19, 1920, and at subsequent meet ings of City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities, I have endeavored to make clear that the greatly increased demand for oil, as a motive force for naval and merchant vessels, automobiles, trucks and farm tractors, has resulted in a marked falling off in the supply available for gas manufacture. In order to reduce the consumption of oil and guard against a shortage of gas next winter, City Council, on July 13, 1920, author ized the temporary substitution, until January 1, 1921, of a 530 British Thermal Unit Standard for the 22 Candle Power Standard provided for in the leaBe. The capacity of the two manufacturing plants is not more than sufficient to meet the estimated demand on days of maximum consumption during the coming winter. This demand should largely increase each year with the growth of the City and the increasing preference of its citizens for gaseous fuel. Upon whether a British Thermal Unit Standard shall be made permanent, and, if so, upon how many British Thermal Units per cubic foot of gas shall constitute said standard, depends decision as to the future development of the gas business. An erroneous de cision on the question of standards, or failure to act promptly, may seriously impair the efficiency and greatly lessen the value of the City's most important asset. At our last conference I stated to you that in the operation of the Philadelphia Gas Works radical changes in economic condi tions brought about by the war have so increased the cost of manu facturing and distributing gas as to render it financially impossible for The United Gas Improvement Company to continue to operate under the terms of the lease; and urged that, in the interest of the City, its taxpayers and gas consumers, and In fairness to The United Gas Improvement Company, an exhaustive study of the situation be made, with a view to establishing conditions under which it will be possible for the Gas Works to be successfully operat:d in the future. I believe that the people of Philadelphia, constituting" In their corporate capacity the Landlord, will with practical unanimity admit that The United Gas Improvement Company has been a good Tenant. I doubt whether more than a very limited number realize how good a tenant the Company has been. In 1897 the Gas Works had a daily manufacturing capacity of 19,440,000 cubic feet. In the Fall of 1920, when changes in apparatus now under way are completed, the daily manufacturing capacity will be 74,000,000 cubic feet. In 1897 the number of consumers was 123,026: at this dato the number of consumers is 418,863. six months of 1920 being estimated), the City's profit Is as follows : Cash paid into City Treasury $30,679,370.00 Betterment and Extension of Plant 25,718,847.81 Free Gas for and Care of Street Lamps. . . 14,889,081.05 Free Ga3 for City Buildings 2,454,898.10 $73,742,196.96 City's average profit $3,206,182.47 per annum During the same period The United Gas Improvement Company's profit averages 634,676.33 per annum When the war began, the Philadelphia Gas Works was the only gas works in the country equipped to produce toluol, the de mand for which was largely in excess of the supply. This made it possible during 1915, 1916 and 1917 to offset to some extent the steadily increasing cost of gas manufacture from the increased profits of the residual business which we have built up at the Philadelphia Gas Works. In 1918 the situation changed. The City's share of the $1.00 paid by consumers was increased to 25 cents per thousand cubic feet, and simultaneously with a reduced revenue per thousand cubic feet the Company was faced by further greatly increased costs, so that for 1918, 1919 and 1920 the results are as follows: Loss of The United Gas Improvement Co. $854,111.94 732,271.13 1918 1919 1920 ) 6 mos. actual 6 mos. estimated ) Total 3 years Profits of City $4,581,171.56 4,414,700.40 5,274,766.58 $14,270,638.54 2,654,089.38 $4,240,472.45 The results for 1920 are based on 5 cents per gallon for oil at both Manufacturing Stations up to August 1st, and after that date on 13 cents per gallon at one station and 5 cents per gallon (under a 1919 contract) at the other, or an average of 9J cents per gallon for the entire supply. We have been unable even at 13$ cents per gallon to contract beyond February 1, 1921, for the Point Breeze Works, and our 5 cent contract for the Twenty-fifth Ward Works will expire about the same time, and cannot be renewed at less than 13J cents per gallon. If after February 1, 1921, oil costs us no more than 13i cents per gallon at both works, our loss for 1921 and thereafter will, under the terms of the lease, greatly exceed the loss of 1920. The following figures illustrate the effect of the war upon tho cost of manufacturing gas in Philadelphia: 1916 iqzn 5 cent, to 13 J cents. $5.90 to $13.75 $4.62 to $13.42 $7.15 to $8.45 The sales of gas in 1898, the first year of the lease, amounted to , .3,633,366,805 cubic feet. In 1920 (the last six months estimated) 15,156,455,000 cubic feet. The plant when leased to The United Gas Improvement Company was worth approximately $14,000,000. It is now con servatively valued at $40,000,000.00. The price of gas in Philadelphia has been $1.00 per thousand cubic feet since January 1, 1894. During the first four (4) years of this period the property was operated under municipal rnanaire ment, at a loss of $981,643.94, or an average loss of $245,410 98 ner annum. " From December 1, 1897, to December 31, 1920, under the management of The United Gao Improvement Company (the last Gas Oil per gallon 3 cents Gas Coal per net ton $3.13 Boiler Fuel per net ton.. $3. 10 Generator Fuel per net ton $4.12 Materials for Construction. Re- Pairs- otc Increaseof Waees 100 to 125 per cent. waBca Increase of 100 to 150 per cent teridThrulifS 't""60" In WaC3 3nd ,n the cost of -abl uSl tri tPl mprCmfnt ComPy would have been aDic, until the termination of the lease, on December 11 1097 provide from $1.00 per thousand cubic feet the hiEh aualitv of service to consumers which has obtained during thelastS tears and to maintain the City's present profit of $5 J7SS00 i S Under existing conditions it will be impossible for us to do so. dateThe Mavor0raendUStl? T thnt at the earlic3t Powlblo Very truly yours, SAMUEL T. BODINE, president. rfipf ft, l V S ')&'!! WW . ..Wr tti LL W"t
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