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OF FARE INCREASE
Research Bureau Questions
; Service Beard's Right te Ad
vance Car Rate
SAY CONTRACT IS BROKEN
The Pnbllc Service Oomini'slen's
tight te grant nn increase In rare rates
Je the Philadelphia Itnptd Transit Ce.
questioned In today's ''Citizen's Busi
ness," a publication of the Bureau of
Municipal Ilescarch.
It la contended abrogation of the con
tract of 1007 between the city nnd the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Ce. con
cerning fares may Invalidate ether por
tions of the contract that are favorable
te the company.
"The agreement nf 1007 between the
city and the Philadelphia Itapid Tranilt
Ce. stipulated that rate of fare could
be changed, but only with the consent
of both parties." says the statement.
The city litis net cenNcnted te a
chance. Nevertheless, with the ap
proval of the Public Service Commis
sion, the transit company has been col
lecting Increased fares since Novem
ber 1."
Appellate Court Helding
"The Appellate Courts of this state
have held that although a utility prom prem
ises net te exceed a certain rate if
granted n franchise by a municipality,
the Public Service Commission may ai ai
llew nn increase If the rate agreed upon
proves inadequate. These decisions are
based substantially upon the ground
that te allow a municipality te cripple
the service of a public utility by deny
ing it adequate revenue would be te
violate the state constitution.
"It was apparently assumed by the
Public Service Commission that the
doctrine of these cases was bread
enough te justify It In ignoring the
1107 contract. That the assumption
is warranted isj net universally con
ceded. "That the creation of the Public
Service Commission Invalidated the
contract, or that It deprived the city
of the benefit of Uie fare clause without
Invalidating ether previsions of benefit
te the transit company, is seriously
questioned In some quarters.
"At this Writing no appeal from
the Public Service Commission a order
has been entered either by the city or
bv the transit company.
Complaint Is Appealed
'"The complaint of the I'nltcd Busi
ness Men's Association has been ap
pealed from the Public Service Commis
sion te the Superior Court, which has
net vet rendeied its decision. This
complaint, In substance, alleges that the
underlying companies are receiving ex
cessive rentals, and asks the commis
sion te nsccrtnin the value of their
properties for the purpose of deter
mining the rates te be charged the pub
lic by the underlying companies, or by
their agents or lessees, for the service
actuallv being furnished for public use.
Whether the proceedings before the
commission hed reached the stage at
which thev could be appealed from, and
whether the underlying companies arc
'public service corporations doing
business' within the Intent of the pub
lic service company law, are the prin
cipal Issues In the Superior Court.
"Te the lay mind It will be Inter
esting te learn from the courts the
answer te the questien: is u permissi
ble for the state te Inquire whether
the underlying companies ere conduct
ing their business In such n manner
nn n (ttff1n,n fh fPT1frnl UPll-hpltll- flf
tl. utntii tiltlitn thn mpnnlntr nt thp
Mictien of the stutc constitution quoted.
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGETjMlXJABELPBlXV KMlftx NOVEMBER";
1920
Waltham Boudoir Clocks
Small clocks of attractive
and novel shapes that make de
sirable wedding and birthday
gifts.
One in a thin model mahog
any case, 9 inches high, oval
dial and radium numerals-
$45.
S. Kind & Sens, me chestnut st.
DIAMOND MEIICHANTS JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS
wftk
When the cold wave comes, and that
can't be long, we won't be caught.
Will you?
EXCEPTIONAL VALUE
Suits and Overcoats
55
Qualities you can trust and we can
back by saying your money back if you
want it.
See Window Display
We Encourage Comparison
Ferre & Ce.mc
Clethxcra & Outfitters
Agents for
Rogers Peet Clethes
Chesfresf Street Juniper.
Unusucii
Values in
Fine Period
KiaraittuE'e
Net at certain periods of the year, specially advertised, u.
Out HI Uil liuiua, vucwtt;i auvuikiavu ui iiuv. l liu iiiuii v
woman about te furnish one room, an apartment, a house, or who
only wants te buy one piece, will save money by coming here first,
seeing our vast stocks and noting our values, which we knew
are lower than any place in Philadelphia. Remember
Dining-Roem Suites, Bedroom Suites,
Living-Roem Suites, Single Pieces
at Unusual Prices
We've fifteen years of business success back of us, right here
in Philadelphia, have thousands of customers, the second and
third generation of them, who knew us and our policy.
Our Service Department
This is e complete Furniture Stere in every Jctwl. Our
Service Department with its experts examines every piece of
Furniture that comes in, and then, after the Furniture is sold,
every piece is examined before it gees out one reason why
we have few if any complaints after the sale,
ROSENBLUM & JAFFE BROS.
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! 521-523-525 Seuth 4th Street
BUS CASE GOES TO COUNCIL
Camden City Solicitor te Investigate
Rights of Jitney at the Ferry
The fight of the Camden Ceuntv Itn
Askocletlon against the 1'hiladnlnhtn
and Camden Kerry Ce. for the right of
It members te lead and unload pntrenii
nt the ferry entrance has been carried
te the Camden Council. .Judge William
C. French, of Camden, actlntr as cenn.
pel for the association, declared Yes
terday that there la no law bv nMM,
the ferry company can order jitneys
and buMet away from the parking space
et the ferry entrance.
The City Council has Instructed B.
O. C. IJleakly, city solicitor, te Inves
tigate the case te determine whether
the place from which the jitneys are
being driven is private property, owned
by the ferry company, or whether It
belongs te the city. It Ih en that mies-
tien that the whole situation rests, Mr.
Bleakly believes.
Civic Club Would Plant Tree
The Mner lmx been advised by the
committee en municipal art and tree
nlantlnc of the Civic filnh tl,nt if a..
sired te co-operate with him in planting
ijvc nuu uiuKiuK attractive the recrea
tion center at Tenth, Eleventh, Lom Lem
bard, Itedmnn nnd N'nudaln streets.
HIGHWAY B
L
QCKED
PUBLIC BUILDS SPAN
Enterprising Citizens Refuse te
Have 63d and Market
Streets Closed
WORK DONE IN A DAY
Enterprising citizens In the vicinity
Of Sixty-third and Mnrbet ntrf.pt. rr.
ftMed te atop business because a ccmc-nt
read was being constructed and there
was no detour. In three hours they
built a bridge ever the new cement read
se they could get their big trucks out
te the main thoroughfare. Because the
business men themselves nnd their em em
peoyes did the work, the bridge cost
them only ?3 what they paid out for
spikes.
When the new paving was started
signs were put up that the read was
closed te traffic. Ne detour was possi
ble because Cobbs Creek was en one
side and a railroad en the ethr. The
property owners nsked the contractor
te erect a bridge, but he seemed loath
te de se. ,
Then Leuis Pearl and Jack Jenkins,
owners of a garage, asked permission
of the state Inspector te build the
bridge. The permission was granted.
Pearl and Jenkins interested William
Buckley, of the Kunkle Ceal Ce., and
O. W. Oeycr, of the Mlllbeurnc Mills.
These men. with twenty empleyes,
started work yesterday afternoon, and
at C :30 o'clock the bridge was open for
traffic. Trucks, as well as smaller car,
are making use of the new passageway.
Dreps Dead at Werk
Harry McLaughlin, 2202 Ituffner
street, an empleye at the Budd Man
ufactories Ce.'s nlant. Twenty-ninth
street and Hunting Park avenue, fell
dead while at work today. Physicians
attribute death te heart disease Mc
Laughlin is survived by a widow and
child.
Office Managers!
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BOWIT TELLER &, CO.
rjAeJpeciaftij JJxep efOrlglnatbnp
CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET
Fer SATURDAY ONLY
Exceptional Sale of
WOMEN'S
SHIRTS C& BLOUSES
BLOUSES of
GEORGETTE
6.90
Made te Sell for 10.50
Of exceptional quality crepe
in flesh, white, bisque, navy
and brown. Specialized for
Saturday.
BLOUSES of
GEORGETTE
8.75
Made te Sell for 12.50
Leng roll Jcellar; pleated
frill; trimmed with real
filet lace. In white, flesh
and bisque.
TAILORED
SHIRTS
3.95
Made te Sell for 5.90
Of white dimity, long roll
cellar edged with pleating.
Specialized for Saturday.
TAILORED
SHIRTS
10.00
Made te Sell for 15.00
"Man-type" silk shirts de
veloped in radium silk,
men's-wear silks and crepe
silks.
IL
Founded In 1865
The Heuse thai Heppe built
Inaugurated the One-Price System in 1881
Downtown 1117-1119 Chestnut Street Uptown 6th and Thompson Streets
Heppe's allow 1 year
te pay for your Victrela
Yeu may buy any style Victrela at Heppe's, and secure a
quantity of records with it, payment for the entire amount being
arranged either by full payment at the time of purchase or by pay
ing through the
Heppe 1-Year Rental-Payment Plan
an you may rent a Victrela
ied toward the purchase price,
purchase or return the Victrela
.tfTVC Through thiB pi
i JV"""fcaL 2u and have all rent appl
ryfiPK an remain free te
Four Attractive Outfiti
Victrela IV, $30.85
with six records
Pay $S down, SOe weekly
Victrela IX, $82.35
with alx records
Pay f5 down, tl.SO weekly
Victrela Xf. $164.35
with ten records
Pay tlS down, tS weekly
Victrela XIV, $246,60
with tn records
Pay ite down, H.60 weekly
Call, phone or writ for com
plete list.
0. J. Heppe & Sen
Downtown 1117-19 ChtMnut St
Uptown Ith and Thompeen SU.
SEE MURDER MYSTERY
Finding of Weman's Skeleton Being
Investigated by 8here Detectives
The finding e( the skeleton of, a
woman in a llre-Henrred weeds nt New
Heme, nn abandoned settlement In At
lantic county, thrce miles from Itlch
land, yesterday by II, J. Toemls, of
IiAndls township, Is being Investigated
by Atlantic county authorities today.
Detectives from Atlantic City have
been detailed te the case te investigate
n story tlint n young man had left that
vicinity recently after the disappear,
mice of n young woman with whom lie
lived.
The man, whose name hnd net been
learned by the prosecutor, sold out all
hl9 household goods and left the neigh neigh neigh
borheod. The skeleton was found with n piece
of rene near It and the bones appeared
ns If they had been exposed te the
wrathcr for severnl months.
Shortly after the young woman's dis
appearance the weeds was swept by Arc.
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CLlNICTOR'POUCE
Treatment Will Be Qlven
Thursday te Nervous One
A rllnle for the treatment of peliw.
men suffering from nejveug 0V() menw
dlscompesuro.'wa eriencil ycqte'rdy ,f
the ofllce of the dhlqf Surgeon, in'rit.
""11. ., , ' " "r
Dr. Michael A. Ilurns, of .Teffr..
Hospital medical staff, assisted te,
nec BuiBwun i'" nun. j.ne ellnU
iiei.i iuprv 'i niira.int 'v
vill be held every Thursday.
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BONWIT TELLER & CO.
-" Qhe Specialty Sfup cfOriainatienb
CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET
Special Values Saturday
of the New Medes in
"JEUNE FILLE" APPAREL
' FOR MISSES and SMALL WOMEN
Misses' Daiftime Coats
K SILVERTONE and KINDRED FABRICS
Very Exceptionally Priced at
Plain-tailored coats te wear with one's own peltry. Lined through
out with novelty silks. Sizes 14 te 18.
Misses9 Camels -Hair Coats
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58.00 ''
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88.00
ALSO BOLIVIA SPORTS COATS ?g ss
Made te Sell for, 85.00 0O.
A full-belted model ; wide pleat down back from neck te hem. Lined
throughout with pussywillew.
FOURTH FLOOR
Misses' Coats of Veldyne
INCLUDED ,ARE BOLIVIA COATS
Made te Sell for Up te 123.00
Smart effects in plain-tailored, belted and draped models. Flowered
linings; stitchery trimming.
FOURTH FLOOR
Veldine Wraps and Coats
SPECIALIZED FOR SATURDAY qq l
Made te Sell for Up te 135.00 O0U
Featuring fur cellars of nutria and squirrel. This delightful fabric is
developed in varying youthful styles.
FOURTH FLOOR
Misses' Duvet de Laine Suits
Included Are SUITS of VELOUR and SILVERTONE S ff
Made te Sell for Up te, 85.00 O4.00
This collection embraces plain-tailored tweed models, fur-trimmed
models and suits for sports and street wear.
FOURTH FLOOR
Misses' Suits : Impert Copies
FUR COLLARS and BANDINGS 00 nrt
Made te Sell for Up te 125.00 OO.00
Developed in Veldyne and Velour dc Laine; Radium silk lind. The
unusually high character of the tailoring is only one of the many
distinctive features of these gracefully styled suits.
FOURTH FLOOR v
Misses' Tailored Frecks
OF POIRET TWILL
Very Exceptionally Priced 58. 00
Original and unique style treatments in redingote, straight-line, loose
and loop-panel frocks. Sizes 14 te 18.
Misses' Crepe Silk Frecks
KITTEN'S EAR CREPE and SATIN 0 nn
Made te Sell for 98.50 '0.00
Seft, lustrous fabrics in such desirable colorings as taupe navv old
blue, black, brown, street and afternoon shade! Bafste ceTrs'and
SmmingP am tU"iC SkiftS' """ fur' fading and embroidery
FOURTH FLOOR
Fer Immediate Clearance
350 TRIMMED HATS
Taken Frem Our Regular Stock
7.50
Regular Values 15.00 te 18.50
THIRD FLOOR
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