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DECLARES 7-CEtfT-FARE
. - DECISION CANNOT, STAND
Lawyer Says Contract With P. ,2?..Z,. Antedates Creation of
Service Commission City Solicitor Can Block Increase
TiiorMt. Iii tli nucstlon of trolley
. spcms still to' bo ncutc and tho"
rights of tltc company, tlio city and the
Mrvlce commission find their chain
'nlons from every hurIc. .The fo1lwinit
letter -rom n well-known lawyer who
has represented the city In imiwtant
cases presents nu' argument from a
lecnl stundpoltit nnd tiro writer evidently
feels that thp fare decision recently
handed down will not stand, tho test of
the higher courts.
Jo the VtUlor of the Ever.tnp rubllc t.tiaeri
In your editorial lastl Friday under
the heading "One Contract Disregarded
the Other Is 'Sacred.' " You nny:
"At tho present tlmo every official
authority seems to admit that a public
utility contract can bo .disregarded
when a public scrvlco company seeks
a higher rate of pay for Its service."
Xow It seems to me that you unln
tinilotially do an injustice to the Coun
cil of the city of Philadelphia in making
that sweeping statement. Not only did
tlif Council consistently refuse to give
Its consent t6 any chnugo In the con
tract obligation of the P. It. 1, but It
expressed its opinion Hint no such
change could be lawfully made by in
structing the city solicitor to oppose
arty iucreaso In the existing rntu of
'Wo therefore have one public, bo'dy
that believes that the people havc.cquul
rights with the stockholders of private
corporations under a lawful contract.
It now remains only for the city's Inw
officer to act on his instruction and
titer an nppenl In tho superior or the
fciiprenip court from the seven -cent fare
order of the Public Service Comniis
tion. The existing contract between the city
and tho P. It. .T. wns executed by
authority of nu act of Assembly. It
has all the "sneredness" that at
taches to tho contracts of tho under
lying companies, nnd is protected by the
Mmo constitutional guarantees that arc
Invoked to safeguard tho rights -of tho
stockholders of- those priviito corpora
tions. There has been no ruling by
the courts of Pennsylvania that the
Public Service Commission cnu Impair
the obligations of such a contract.
That Is the very question that wns
argued before the Supremo Court this
werk nn the nppenl of tho underlying
companies from' the order of this com
mission which nffected their contract
rights. It will not be settled until the
Pupreme Court, nnd perhaps tho
Supreme Court of the I'liited States,
has finally determined the power of the
commission In the business. "With the
commissioner's power to impair tho
obligation of a', lawful contract, then
pending 'In the courts It Is not to bo
suntioscd that the law officer of the
citywlll permit its scVcn-ccnt fnro order
to go into operation.
He will undoubtedly act on his In
structions from Couucll to oppose' nuy
Increase In the existing' rate of fare nnd
file on nppenl from tho order of the
Public Service Commission asking for a
stay until the rights of the parties cnu
be determined by the court. , -
It Is i',i-entlnl to keep in mind the
fact that the city's contract antedates
the Public Service Commission -laws by
several years. The state- and other
federal constitutions botli protect that
contract by their provisions that "no
law shall' be passed impairing the obli
gation ttf contracts." ' . '
There seems to be n misapprehension
In Borne quarters ns to thq decision of
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania In
the Scrantou case. The city of Scran
ton nppealed from nn order of, tho Pub
lic Service Commission increasing the
rate of fare, claiming thnt it Impaired
the obligation of a contrnct. But, in
that case, the fare fixed by the city of
Kcrantoh wns a condition attached to
Its grnnt to the street car cbmpanies. of
the right to construct their lines over
Its streets.
In that case the Supreme Court held
thnt no contrnct existed for tho reason
that the power to fix a rate of fare had
never Leon vested in the city of Scrnn
ton. Thnt decision docs not touch the case
of the city of Philadelphia. By the act
of assembly of 1H07 the city was ex
pressly authorized to enter Into it con
tract with passenger railway companies.
The existing coptrnct was executed In
mirsunnco of and by authority of thnt
law.
It is therefore a lawful contract and
Its obligation cannot be impaired by any
subsequent law. As all Public Serv
ice commission ncis arc suuscqucm to
the date of tho city's coutrnct with
P. B. T., It follows that they gave that
commission no power or jurisdiction
over that' contrnct.
The city's law officer is perfectly
nware of this state of the law and It is
only fnir to await his action under the
instruction he lins received .from tho
Couucll to oppose flny Iucreaso In the
fare. He may be relied upon to see
that the order does not become effective
on November I.
For before that date he will have
filj-d his appeal and secured n stay until
the court can hear nnd determine the
rights of the people of Philadelphia
under their contract with the Philadel
phia Bapid Transit Co. JUSTICE.
Oct, '22
nvcnuo and Nlcetown Junction, and
between Veon street nnd Chelton ave
nue has been put down. Bui there jU
remain over seven nnd n half miles to
bo repnyed at an rstltnntcd cost of
$025,000 ., s
Other Improvements Planned
'Ono 'of ihc most Important streets
demanding attention is Fifth streets It
has in part goqdpavlng. From huzerno
Unrinv, fJnrdrn. n distance of three
and nhdlf miles; and from Walnut street
to Snyder.avcnue,. more than a mile. nnd
a 'half, It should be repnved. ltvquld
relievo, the, crowded traffic bri Market
street, nnd the total cost of .the lyork
would, amount in round numbers to
mn linn.
Bnco'and,CallowhlU streets, are In
cluded "In 'tho comprehensive scheme of
the department. Tho repaying 6f these
streets from uroan 10 mc 'UtinHuri'
river would directly divert much travel
now' tiBlng Arch nnd Market streets
Vine street from Broad to "Delaware
nvcriuc will bd completed this year. With
the repaying of Unco and Callowhlll.
nnd Improvements at the eastern 'end of
Spring Onrden street nnd Fnirmount
avciiuc, all the streets from tho lnttcr
avenue to Spruce street and running
east from Broad would be in such, con
dition as to' Invite traffic of nil kinds.
Tho ubovq is only a partial outline of
tho plans of the department. West Phil
adelphia. South Philadelphia and the
northeast avenues, whose. Improvement
would relieve congested trnlBp and with
emnntli nnv nc would render travel nnon
thoin a joy to the nutomoblllst, will .bo
considered in another nnd Inst article
on this vital subject.
Woman Reported Missing
Pollen have been asked to search for
Mrs. .Emily "Wilm, 122a Cnbot street,
missing since October 11.. According
to relatives, Mrs. Wilm said she was
going to Detroit, but failed to arrive
there.
FlRE IN READING OlL TANKER
A fire of unknown origin, starting
In the hold of nn uncommissioned oil
tanker at Pier 2.", Delaware nvcniic
and Ca'llowhljl street, early' today,
caused cxcltc.mcnt along ' tho water
front until It was extinguisneu vj n nr
company. Tho firo wns discovered by
wharf employes, Who saw smoke pour
ing through the tanker's portliocs. The
boat, which belongs to the Philadelphia
and Bending Bnllwoy, was only slightly
damaged.
Patchwork Paving
All Now Possible
fonllnufd from Viiko One
now demolishing the buildings in the
line of extension of this avenue to u
width of 150 feet from Fnirmount ave
nue to Laurel street, nnd will tnrt con
struction work on this part of the ave
nue early next year.
The $:.000.000 loan to be voted upon
this fall hna nn item of ?7t"0.000 for
fcriiring property for the extension of
the avenue from Laurel to Dyott. streets.
It alo includes nn Item for its repay
ing from Snyder nvenuc smith to 'the
great (Jnvernmeut piers at the foot of
Oregon avenue.
Port Needs Tills Repaying
With the tremendous increase in the
business of the port, which is making
Philadelphia the secoud port iu the
I'ulted States, the improvements sug
gested are almost-imperative.
The repavlug of Delaware nvenuc
from tjucen street to Fnirmount ave
nue, n distance of. one nud.threo.-(iinr.-ter
miles, will not only furnish a wide,
vell-pncd thoroughfare from Snyder
tiH'iiuc to Fairmount nvcnuo, but will
villi the extension to Laurel street on
the north and to Snyder nvcnuo on the
fouth give four miles of a splendid high
way for all kinds of traffic from Oregon
avenue to Girard avenue.
A little later it will reach all the way
to Dyott street.
From Cramps shipyard on the north
to the government 'piers nt the foot' of
Oregon avenue, there will bo a route
ef four nnd n half miles flint Is uow
not In like. .It will be of Immeusureuble
advantage to those trucking to nnd
from the wharves to the center of the
city. It will furnish n highway for
pleasure cars that now stream iuto tiie
city along Broad street and cust on
Market, Arch nnd Chestnut.
It will furnish n direct route to West
Philadelphia by way of Oirurd avenue,
cutting out much of the traffic down
Broad street and down Market street,
thoroughfares no? used by practically
all motorists.
Our Natural Highways
nidge avenue is a naturul line of
traffic now used ouly as a necessity,
due to rough paving. It Is the only
outlet for the Brent manufacturing
enters in Matiayunk which aro com
pelled to use it as far f.outh as Alle
gheny nvcnuo, where they branch off
to add to the existing congestion.
Grays Ferry nveiiun is the most con
venient means of reaching southwest
IlNlfflt
Rummage Sale
11S3 C1IK8TNUT STKKOT
Of! flrt. 7 it awl n Oil fAu. an i v
Iiabttf. 1i!Jb!Ii?J",(" Uf0atimtnt ot "
1 W.'J'.n i 'wue.twl nn tliln. erj thlnt.
llfnf tend on Turtdajr. Oct 20 to
. "33 CHKSTNUT HTIIEKT
Philadelphia from South street over the
bridge to Woodlund nvenuc. If it were
placed in tirst class condition at would
divert n large amount of traffic from
Market, Chestnut nnd Walnut streets.
It. is two miles from South street to
Woodland avenue nnd the repnving cost
lu nutlmntn.l nt SflO (100
(iermnntown avenue is file ' qld
natural highway to Beading, Pottstowu
nnd Norristown. It is ns old ns tho
city Itself. There is u tradition still
maintained that somo of tho original
paving remains in the street. A good
many nutomobilists traversing this
highway are ready to swear to their
belief in the trutli of the claim. The
Bureau of Highways denies It,
It is'n fact, however, that owing to
the rough, uneven and thoroughly dis
reputable paving this great diagonal
'.avenue of traffic from the center of the
.city to the northwest corner" of, the
county, Is unused 'except In spots. And
then it is only from necessity.
A certain amount of modern paving,
ns between Montgomery nvenuc and
Erie nvenuc, between Hunting Park
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UNSING
M
WHEN you shop for
winter underwear for
the family-you"3re assured
of the utmostquality, com
fort and economy, simply
by saying "Munsingwcar."
Millions of people find it
worth while to ask for
Munsingwear instead of
underwear.
Made in everywanted style
and fabric for men, women
and. children. Get your
winter supply now. ,
Let Munsingwear' Cover
You With Satisfaction.
No Mail-Order
Advertising
Buttcfick magazines carry no mail-order ad
vertising, We believe that the distribution of
merchandise can be best effected through retail
stores.
,Mr. Julius Roseriwald, president of Scars
Roebuck & Company, recognized as the genius
of j'the.mail-ordcr business, said recently that the
mail-order business is a forced and unnatural one
and that the retail store is the logical place to buy
goods..
The public generally undervalues "service."
To shop conveniently has become so habitual
that we don't realize our dependence on pre
arranged stores for our imniediate wants.
If you had to wait for everything to come
after an interval of from three days to three weeks
from a distance, you would think the arrangement
intolerable.
Even thesmallest store can carry goods of
world-wide reputation and standard prices, and
almost literally "if is just around the corner."
idterit3)tff spucc in' the Buttenck Publications in
for ealc through accredited advertising agencies.
B'Utterick Publisher
The Delineator u , , The Designer
x Everybody's ($2.00 a Year)
Magazine
($t.7S a Year)
AHVKKTIHKMKNT
AIIVKKTIAKMISNT
liC3,Z
It was at a suggestion of tho Women's Roosevelt Memorial
Association thnt Mayor Moore took action to commemorate the birth
of Theodoro Roosevelt on October 27 by the dedication of tho Roose
velt boulevard. None are moro interested in doing honor to the
memory of this great American than the proprietors of. the Chestnut
Street Shops.
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EDMNj.SCHOETTLi&Od
BM30XESM
1 PHIlLfr.
SHEETROCK.
m1
Era wr
WALL BOARD
Easy to Erect
A uniform tlieet of pure typium
Jck, lakes nny decorative treatment.
" can be papered, painted or paneled.
Jier it what you wanted wulle nnd
celllnri that lny put rrcurdleu ot
8) KKTIIOOK U fireproof. An In
"uutor of heat, makes the bulldlnr
" In summer, warm In winter.
.. J18" construction, nlterntlaua nnd
"pairs cont U actually Ut than tlmt
rll, umatltfnctory wall bouriU.
Large Stock pf, AH Sizes
PEARCE FIHEPROOF CO.
NE. Cor, Broad and Arch 8U. .
THERE is no doubt about it
good-looking gloves are the
last thing a man can afford to
do without at this" time of year.
Buckskins, in both butternut and
natural color, are decidedly in favor
this season, and I saw some very
good-looking ones at tho store of
MacDonald & Cnmpbell, 1334JG
Chestnut Street. They have a very
fine assortment of gloves, and they
sell only those of the very best
quality and workmanship. I was
surprised to discover that they are
priced so very reasonably, lt.avy
cordovan capeskins wear very well
and the mochas are warm and com
fortable for winter wear. Tfio soft,
heavy chamois gloves are always in
good taste, too. MacDonald &
Campbell's gloves rango in price,
from 53.75 to $7.
I
N tho nineteerth century a cer
tain man named William Mor
ris declared that the utensils and
implements we. use in our daily
tasks should bo not only useful, but
beautiful as well. And in this cen
tury we seem' to be coming much
nearer to his way of thinking. Tako
Pyrex transparent oven dishes, for
'instance. Certainly, no more prac
tical baking dishes have Dcen in
vented. They absorb tho oven heat
quickly, thus saving fuel. They
save food, for less expensive meats
and vegetables cooked in them re
tain their color and flavor. They
save labor, for they aro easy to
telean, and they never discolor, dent
or chip. And withal, tney are Beau
tiful, well worthy a place beside
one's finest china and silver. Thoy
are sold by J. Franklin Miller, 1012
Chestnut Street.
iQ HE looked exquisite, with her
r arms full of lilies, in a moy.
- en-ago gown of white satin
nearly covered with yellowing rose
point lace," reads the description of
the bride's costume at a recent
fashionable wedding. And, of course,
her ring came from tho store of
Bailey, Banks & Biddle Company.
Exquisite, indeed, is the tiny circlet
of platinum and diamonds, worthy
complement of the engagement ring
set with a Polished Girdle Diamond.
This Polished Girdle Diamond, you
know, is exclusive with the house
of Bailey, Banks & Biddle Company.
It is perfect in color, nnd the cut
ting and polishing are done accord
ing to a patented process which
brings out as no other method could
the exquisite beauty of the stone.
THERE is an air of chic decid
edly Parisienno about the frock
of black chiffon velveteen nt
"Millards" Dress Shops,.1337 Chest
nut Street nnd 127 South Thirteenth
Street. Such touches of individual
ity as the clr6 ribbon girdle and tho
"slightly different" way in which'
its black silk brad trimming is ap
plied set it apart from other after
noon dresses that I've seen this sea
son. Its price is $30. Ch6ruit in
clines to Oriental lines this seasonr
and likewise, a fino French serge
frock at "Millards" has neck and
sleeves cut a la chinois. Its em
broidery, too, is Oriental in in
spiration. It comes, in navy blue,
with embroidery in Chinese red or
Adriatic blue. It's the sort of all
day frock that you can wear shop
ping in the morning nnd to a tea in
the afternoon.
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USTOM-TAIkORED 'thaword has an "expensive" sound, yet it
does not always mean that clothes are prohibitive in price, Chas.
Adams Co., tailors, 1617 Chestnut Street, are making suits to indi
vidual measurement at most reasonable prices.
d 1
Its and overcoats, ve
to have his clothes made to measure for fear that the price Svill be beyond
materials used are of excellent quality an
man who is dissatisfied with readyTmade ults and overcoats,
Not only that. but. the
unusually good colorings. Any
et hea
icsitates
his reach, would do well to visit th .store 0f Chas. Adams Co., where ho
will receive courteous attention and will find that his clothes will be
tailored to his entire satisfaction. The store is open on Mohdav and
Saturday voriings. mnewm aa '
j-njt.xm ngjuim.n 1 mwuiMsmwnt ii.m. ri ,.
THE
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ARMY
TEACHES TRADES
F
Figure up the time-it would take
you to become a good machinist
and. what it would cost you for board
arid clothes and all the other expenses
while you were learning.
If you could get paid while learning
have money in your pocket at the end
01 every month ana no
bills to settle wouldn't you
call that a good job ?
Well, that's the kind of a
job the Army offers you.
You earn a good living
and while you're earning a
good living you learn to be
a skilled man in one of a
hundred trades.
There are few better jobs
open these days.
Ask a recruiting officer to
tell you when you can begin
, and where.
EARN, LEARN
and TRAVEL
paM
BUSINESS HOURS NINE TO FIVE THIRTY
DTN
RAWBMDGE & CLOTHIER
Economy for Men
OUR prices as based upon cost of merchandise this season have
been absolutely fair, and th e sweeping reductions in prices
now being made in these departments involve a sacrifice of the
greater part of the legitimate profit without which no business can
continuously exist. But, while manufacturers' prices for this sea
son were at the peak, there are signs of a future decline, and we
are giving our customers the advantage of reduced prices NOW,
reducing stocks to be ready to go 'into the market, hoping to pay
less for goods than we have been paying.
Our Entire Stock of
Men's Suits Now Reduced
This includes every sack-coat Suit, from the'low
est priced to the finest and that means the finest
ready-to-wear Suits in America. Every HART, SCHAFF
NER & MARX Suit, every "ALCO" Suit, every STEIN
BLOCH Suit, and every Suit from every other maker
represented in our matchless new autumn and winter
stock.
Suits That Were $35.00 to $95.00
Now $22.50 to $71:50
These Suits have the new price tickets in addition to the tickets they
already bore and you can plainly see the amount of the reduction.
Also, Special Lots of Suits Worth $35 to $65
Now $19.50, $25.00, $31.50 and $44.50
1000 Winter Overcoats that Were
$40.00 to $75.00, Now $23.50 to $54.00
Trousers worth $5.00 to $16.50, now $3.50 to $12.75
Jr - Strawbril & rjolhlcr ScroM Floor. ICait
Our Entire Stock of Men's
Shoes and Oxfords Reduced
This includes every pair of High Shoes and every pair of Low Shoes
in our whole great stock the smart new Autumn styles from the James A.
Banister Co. and the new models from other equally famous Newark manu
facturers. Every pair of fine bench-made, custom-finished Dress Shoes, all
the swagger Brogues and winter-weight Oxfords, all our high and low Golf
Shoes, all the Buckskin Sports Shoes
$8.50 to $22.50 Shoes, $6.75 to $17.50
All (he Shoes from our regular stock have a new price ticket in addition tn the
regular ticket, showing the exact reduction. THE SPECIAL LOTS that had already
been reduced have a ticket showing the reduced price MANY WONDERFUL
VALUES.
A few Examples of the Reductions
Dark Brown Brogue Shoes, full wing tips, perforated (were $8.50) now $6.75
Black Kulslcin Blucher Shoes, full round toes (were $16.00) now $11.50
English-last Shoes, chestnut or gun-metal calf (were $16.00) now $11.50
Tan-grain Brogue Shoes, full icing tips, double soles (were $16.50) unw .it i. inn
Brogue Shoes, of mahogany-colored cordovan (were $19.00) now $15.00
Banister Shoes, of calf and cordovan (were $21.00) noiu $15.00 and $J6.00
Golf Shoes and Oxfords (were $0.00 to $lJf.00) now $7.50 to $12.00
.- HtrawbiMin. K Clothlrr nichtli mid nibort 8trt
Extreme Reductions in These
Small Lots of Standard Rugs
Every Carpet-size Rug in our entire stock has been marked at a reduced
price for the Semi-Annual Floor Coverings Sale now going on. However, for
to-morrow, we have prepared an EXTRA attraction one that will prove
notable indeed. From our stocks we have selected 40 Rugs of which there
remain but one or two of a kind. These will be marked at CLOSE TO HALF
PRICE to-morrow. Their speedy clearance is thereby assured. The details
Six fine Wilton Ruga, 6x9 fret now $HT.5()
One fine, Wilton Rug, GrO feet non $.',T,50
One fine Wilton Rug, SJxlo.G feet now $110.00
One fine Wilton Rug, 8.3x10.6 feet now $05.00
Three fine Wilton Ruga, 0x12 feet now $125.00
Two fine Wilton Rugs, 0x15 feet now $175.00
One Wilton Rug, size 0x15 feet now $125.00
One Wilton Rug, aisc 0x15 feet now $115.00
One Wilton Rug, size 10.6x12 feet noie $05.00
Two fine Wilton Ruga, 10.6x12 feet now $tT5.no
One fine Wilton Rug, 10.Gxl2 feet now $135.00
One Wiltone Rug, size 10.6x13.6 feetnow $05.00
One fine Wilton Rug, 10.0x13.6 feet now $185.00
One fine Wilton Rug, 10Jxl3.6 feet now $145.00
One fine Wilton Rug, UJxl2 feet now $185,00
One Wilton Rug, oize 11.3x12 feet now $125.00
Nine A r minuter Ruga, 11.3x12 feet now $55.00
Two Wilton Ruga, .tize 11.3x13.6 ft. now $115.00
Two fine Wilton Rugs, 11.3x15 feet now $105.00
One fine Wilton Rug, 10.6x10.6 feet now $135.00
One Wiltone Rug, size 10.6x12 feet now $75.60
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OF EXTRA INTEREST IN THE LOWER-PRICED DEPARTMENT
Printed Cork Linoleum Remnants 65c square yard
Short nnd lonjr lenRths
V Hlrnwhrlilgr A Hnthlr -Knurlh Klonr, Filbert Blrwt
Strawbridge & Clothier
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