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HEAVY DEMAND
FOR HOMES LEADS
TO MANY SALES
Building Unable to Keep Pace
Willi the Growth of
the City
Real estate sales, while decreasing
slightly toward the close of 1919, In
dicate that houses nro still In demand.
During the last week amon£ the sales
reported were those of the ninrv ex
pensive properties In tlio city, one
selling, It is said, for $12,000.
Reports are that vacant ground will
he disposed of readily during the next
few months In case another big
building program Is contemplated by
private Interests. During this year In
the outlying districts many tracts of
ground were sold on which dwellings:
have since been erected.
Although building permits for al-i
most 300 houses were issued the lious- j
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DENTAL
KVlftvlV OFFICES
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Don't Let Wash Day
Wash day is bad enough at any time, but during the holidays,
with all of the Christmas preparations on hand, there are few who
can afford to waste a whole day of killing drudgery over the steam
ing wash tub.
Now, then, early next week, go to the "phone and call Bell 733
or Dial 3723—that's the Sanitary Family Washing Co. —and just
say; "Have your driver call."
Almost before you know it your laundry—every piece of it—
will be back to you clean, sweet and snowy-white, with all flat
work carefully ironed and folded. And wash day hasn't robbed
you of a day which you owe to the family in your preparations for
Christmas.
As a Matter of Economy
Figure up the cost of wash day in your own home. There'll
be soap, and starch, and bluing, and soap powder, and fuel to heat
the water. Ihe house is all steamed up and the day ends with an
aching back and a lot of tired muscles. Is it worth it?
Do it the Sanitary Family Washing way and end all of those
worries. Besides, it costs you hut a few cents more per week AND
EDC MOSi Oh IHE JRONINO FOR YOU. Oive us a call
—that's all!
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SATURDAY EVENING,
ing situation is a serious one, nnd
I many more dwellings are needed to
jient or sell at moderate figures.
Among the properties sold during
the last few days were:
| Dr. J. 11. Kretder to Bertha F. Win-
I field, 718 North .Sixth street, thrc -
story brick, $7,600.
| 11. A. Hippie to John IV. Kirkpat
irick and William A. Pennington, two
story brick dwelling with storeroom.
,2826 Berry street, stamps indicating
Iconsideration of $7,000.
i Margaret B. Krichbaun to Mary A.
| Baker, three-story brick, 1121 North
Second street, stamps showing up
| proximate sale price of SO,OOO.
I Samuel Katzntan to Charles 11.
Scandalis, vacant plot, 139 by 100
feet, northwest corner Maclay and
I Susquehanna streets, revenue stamps
showing probable consideration of
! $5,500.
11. K. Barnhnrt estate to Charles
!W. Stephens, three-story brick. 63J
' Camp. $4,000 sale price Indicated by
> revenue stamps.
Columbia Trust. Company to Rebec
ca W. McCarrell, three-story brick,
,203 l'ine street, revenue stamps indi
cating consideration of $1.2,000.
State Farmers Deny Right of
Gompers to Speak For Them
Syracuse, X. Y., Dec. 20. —The Now j
York State Federation of County]
Farm Bureau Associations adopted
a resolution calling on Samuel Ootn
pers "to ntako public a statement
making clear that he is not authoriz
ed to speak in the name of the New
York State Federation of Farm
Bureau Associations."
The farmer, the resolution states,
realizes his position in regard to
labor and capital "and will work fyr
American institutions upon 3ound
economic and patriotic principles."
Another resolution was adopted
urging prompt return to their own
ers of the railways of tlio United
States "under such conditions as will
insure reasonable returns on thai
value of the properties and reason
able rates for transportation
throughout the country."
MRS. FLORENCE FLETCHER j
Mrs. Florence Fletcher, 38 years
old, died this morning at her home, |
1224 North Seventh street. She isi
survived by her husband, Ernest]
Fletcher; son, Theodore Fletcher,;
and three daughters, Mrs. Lucy Tate, I
Miss Priscilla Fletcher and Miss]
Alice Fletcher, and one sister, Mrs..
Cornelius Lawrence. Funeral ser-1
vices will he conducted on Tuesday i
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock in Asbury
M. 10. Church, conducted by the Rev. j
Solomon Bedford. Burial will be in I
Lincoln Cemetery.
GEORGE C. PEIFER
Funeral services for George C. |
Peifer, 40 years old. who died yes-i
terday at his home, 322 Reily street, I
will he held on Friday morning in !
St. Lawrence's Catholic Church, con-j
ducted by the Rev. P. S. Huegel. He j
Is survived by two sons, George and j
John; his mother, Mrs. Frances
Peifer; three brothers, Albert Peifer, i
Louis Peifer and Thomas Peifer, and ]
four sisters, Miss Theresa Peifer, \
Mrs. Charles Snyder, Mrs. William
Lnusle and Mrs. Harry Kurle. j
KEMPmLSAM
Will Stop that Cough
GUARANTEED
RAILROAD NEWS
RAILWAY DEFICIT
STILL GROWING
Railway Age Points Out Mis
leading Statement;
Low Figures
1 That the railways incurred a clefi
; cit in every month except two in
! the year ending October 31, 1919, is
! shown in an editorial published by
the Railway Age in its current issue.
The. net operating income earned
in these twelve months is shown to
have been $337,972,000 less than the
average net operating income earn
ed by the railways under private
operation during the test period,
which was the three years ending on
June 30, 1917. It is pointed out
that including interest on the in
vestment which has been made in
the railways under government con
trol the deficit incurred in the year
ending with October, 1919, was about
$375,000,000.
"Statements being issued by the
Railroad Administration are adapt
ed to give the impression that before
the coal strike came tlio railways
had ceased to incur a deficit," says
the Railway Age. "It has been in
dicated in these statements that in
the months of July, August. Septem
ber and October the traffic of the
railways had approached normal;
that during these months they more
than earned the government guar
antees to them; and that the very
largo deficit incurred in the earlier
part of the year was due to the com
paratively small amount of traffic
during that part of the year.
Facts Misleading
"These statements of the Railroad
Administration, while doubtless not
intended to be misleading, are
adapted to give the public a false
impression regarding the existing
railroad situation. The way in which
the Railroad Administration arrives
at its conclusion that the railways
have ceased to incur a deficit is very
simple. The government guarantees
amount to an average of about $75,-
000,000 a month. Therefore, when
the roads earn more than this
amount of net operating income in
a month the Railroad Administra
tion announces that they have earn
ed a surplus. But the railroads al
ways have earned more net operat
ing income in the last six months
than in the tirst six mo'nths of each
year. The government guarantees
are based on the average amount
earned tinder private operating dur
ing the three years ended on June
30, 1917; and if we are to know how
well the railways are really doing
under government operation we must
compare their actual results month
by nionth under government oper
ation with the actual results obtain
ed by them In the same months of
the test period.
Conditions Grow Worse
"The total deficit, including inter
est. incurred in the year ending with
October was close to $375,000,000,
and the deficit for the four months
ending with October, including in
terest, must have been about $38,-
000,000. The deficit in October it
self, in which it has been stated a
surplus was earned, must have been,
including this additional interest,
about $22,000,000; and the ratio of
operating expenses to total earnings
was 80 per cent.
"It is necessary to emphasize the
fact that the government when the
coal strike came, although it was
HARRISBURG (filfe TELEGRAPH
handling almost all the business
. the railroads could move, was still
incurring n large deficit becuuso
Otherwise shippers and the public
may get the idea that the railways
can lie safely returned to private
operation without an advance In
! rates. The facts show that the rail
roads under the most favorable con
ditions have boon unable lo earn
the guarantees under government
operation, and undoubtedly the coal
strike will have 1111 effect upon botli
earnings and expenses which will
largely lncicase the deficit."
Must Operate All Trains
on Grade With Air Brake
Bending. Pa., Dec. 20. —According 1
of orders Issued by the United ,
States railway administration, all j
trains must he operated 011 grades,
by air. This includes not only Frack
vtlle, but all other heavy grades on
the Beading and Pennsylvania rail
way systems. For years experienced
men have been employed in bringing
these trains down steep grades with
hand Jirakes. One train is brought
down the Frackville grade every day
by air. but trained brakemen con
tinue to accompany it.
Not so long ago one of these trains
got the best of the engineer on the
Frackville branch, but nothing hap
pened, as the track was set for it at
the foot of the grade, and it was
brought to a stop some distance
south of the scale.
Railway officials claim that the
reason that hand brakes are used on
all grades 18 because of safety. The
law, however, calls for all air and
this means that it will be necessary
to employ in large number of in
spectors at the head of the grades.
The brakes on each cur must be per
fect.
Misuse of P. R. R. Passes Is
Disclosed in Court Case
Biifl'ulo, Dec. 20. An alleged
widespread misuse of the railroad
pass privilege was disclosed yester
day with (he appearance before a
United States commissioner of Wil
liam D. Keefe, a clerk in the office
of the general superintendent of
the Western division of the New
1 ork Central railroad. His arrest,
Federal officers said, was only the
start of a country-wide campaign to
stop traffic in passes.
Keefe was charged with having
made out the forms requesting pass
es for members of his family and
issuing the tickets himself. The
passes were subsequently sold, it is
alleged. Keefe was held for the
Federal grand jury.
Standing of the Crews
11 titnisnt nti SIDE
I'ailnilt-lphlu Division. The 126
crew to go first after 4 o'clock: 128,
120, 118, 123, 119, 103, 107, 104, 129
109, 116 and 122.
Engineers wanted for 128, 123. 134
and 109.
Firemen for 120, 129, 116.
Conductors for 109.
Brakemen for 118, 134, 103.
Engineers up: Tholan. Gaeckler,
Anderson, Lambert, Ream, Grayblll,
Beinhouer, Andrews, Blanßenhorn,
Baston, Klineyoung, Brown.
Firemen up: Bressler, McKonkley,
Shiskoif, Vogelsong, Chorpening.Roup
Lower, Hoch, Kase, Fry,* Harnish,
Owens, Webb.
Conductors up: Billett.
Brakemen up: Shields. Wouretz,
Coulter, Klinepeter, Martin, Shire,
Arndt, Berkestresser.
Middle Division. —The 26 crew to
go first after 2.30 o'clock: 28, 35 19
29, 33. 17, 31, 34, 25, 32. 36, 22 21
and 20.
Engineers wanted for 35, 29, 17 34
32, 22 and 20.
Firemen wanted for 26, 25, 19, 25
| 32, 21 and 20.
Conductors wanted for 28. 19.
Brakemen wanted for 25, 25, 22, 21.
Engineers up: Krelger, Fisher, Kist
ler, Sweger, Gray, Dunkle. Rathefone,
Corder, Tltler, Moretz, Kreps, Earley,
Richards, Shelley. E. R. Snyder.
Firemen up: Kauffman, Berkheim
cr. Barton, W. D. Bowers. Naylor, Hol"
singer, Turnbach, G. M. Bowers, My
ers, Arndt, Rowe, Hess, Acker, Ging
rich Ulsh Wright Rumberger, Sun
derland.
Conductors marked up: Brubaker,
Miller, Biggan, Crimmel, Wagner.
Brakemen. up: Hoffman, Deckard,
McNaight. Beers, Forbes, Kurtz. Bak
er, McFadden. Depugli, Nicholas, Fen-
Ical, Shllloy, Anders, C. M. Hawk, Cas
satt. Stelninger, C. B. Hawk, Linn,
Clouser, Leonard, Reineckcr, Bupp,
Bitner, Alter, Disslnger, Roushe, Den
nis, Yingst, Lauver, Roddy, Gross,
Hoover, Hollenbach, Buffington, Dare
Lake.
Yard Board. —Engineers wanted*
for 1. 7C, 2, 7C, 3, 7C, 4, 7C, 3. 15C,
4, 15C and 23C.
Firemen wanted for 1, 7C 2, 7C 5
7C' 4, 7C, 4, 15C, 30C,
Engineers up: Snyder, Myers, Hef
flcman, Buffington, Auman, Miller,
Firemen up: J. E. Lauver, Bartiess,
Shopp, Swab, Hoover, Holtzinan, Rico
Roberts,
F.XOI.A SIDE
Philadelphia Division ■— Tile 213
crew to go first after 3.45 o'clock:
216, 255, 231, 221, 214, 228, 249, 237
205, 254. 232, 246. 215, 231).
Engineers for 237, 230,
Firemen for 216, 221.
Conductors for 55, 14, p5, 46,
Flagmen for 16. 22,
Brakemen for 213, 21, 14, 22, 37, 36
15(21,
Brakemen up: George Kroli, Car
roll, H. R. Smith, E. R, Morgan. Mc-
Connell, Batullo, Swartz, Shank.
Middle Division.—The 116 crew to
gc first after 2 o'clock: 123. 115, 127
103, 124, 126, 114, 102, 107, 113, 121.
Engineers for 113.
Conductors for 115, 113,
Brakemen for 127, 114.
Yard Board Engineers for 140
3rd 102, 2nd 129, Ist 104, 108,
Firemen for 137, 145, 2nd 126, 135
Engineers up: G. L. Fortenbaugh.
McNally, Foas. Herron, Bruaw, low
ing, Motz, R. H. Fortenbaugh, Quig
ley, Smith.
Firemen up: Kenneday, Albright,
Sanders, Benser. Casliman, Boyer
Meek, Shuey, Smiley, White, Cram
mer, Walters, Conlcy, Elcholberger
Campbell.
THE READING
The 71 crew to go first after 12.15
o'clock: 72, 60. 64. 66, 62. 57. 3 67.
Engineers for 60.
Firemen for 57.
Conductors for 62.
Flagmen for aone.
Brakemen for 60, 66 72
Engineers up: Walton. Munroe.
Ditt.row, Schubouer, Xeldlinger
Firemen up: Kline, Klrtland." Ket
(er. Saul.
Conductors up: Hilton. Hetrlck.
Flagmen up: Snader. Spangler Wi
ley, Phanlc, Walhav. Hoover
Brakemen up: Culllson.
DREXEL MANSION BURNS
By rtssociaiej Press
Philadelphia, Dep. 20. —The An
thony J. Drexel mansion at Drexel
HIU. Pa., near here, was destroyed
| early to-day by fire. Tlio loss Is osti.
*<? d at betwoen 150,000 and $75-
000. I . '
PRAISES WORK OF
STATE TROOPS
Chief of Military Affairs Bu
reau Speaks at Officers'
Conference
;
l Philadelphia, Dec. 20.—The Na
tional Guard divisions acquitted
' themselves so creditably in the late
war that now regular army officers
i have only the highest admiration for
i the state troops, said Major Gen
! eral Jesse Mclver Garter, chief of
j the Bureau of MUltaiy Affairs, in an
address before the higher officers of
| the new National Guard of Fenn
j sylvania at a conference here yes
terday. The general predicted that
Jin the future there will bo a more
; harmonious co-ordination between
the regulars and the militiamen
which, he pointed out, will bring
about a betterment of the service
as a whole.
General Carter highly praised the
work of Pennsylvania 2 Bth division
find added that from present indi
cations, the organization now being
formed to take its place will prove
a worthy successor in every respect.
He advised the Keystone officers that
the new regiments will be equipped
with new accoutrements as soon as
they are recruited to full strength.
Regular army instructors for the
National Guard are being trained at
Gamp Benning, Oa„ uccording to
General Carter. One sergeant in-
Kelley's Coal For
Near Zero Weather
When the weather drops
below freezing, then is
when the real test of fuel
comes. Kelley's "Blue Rib
bon" coal is the coal to de
pend upon for comfort in
extremely cold weather.
It is highest in heat units,
meaning that it is richest in
carbon and has less slate,
hone and other impurities
than any coal mined in the
anthracite regions.
It is carbon that produces
heat impurities cause
waste and expense—and
cold houses.
H. M. Kelley & Co.
1 N. 3rd St. 10th & State Sts.
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. Make each of them a Christmas present of a membership in this
Thrift Club. Here are the three classes:
$ .50 a week, for 50 weeks, gets you $ 25.00
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2.00 a week, for 50 weeks, gets you 100.00
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Seal your gifts with American Red Cross Christmas Seals,
which are being sold here by the Pennsylvania Society for
the Prevention of Tuberculosis. You may buy them from us.
structor will be assigned to each bat- '
tuliou of the Pennsylvunlu division !
as soon as It is completely recruited,
he said. Later each company will
have a non-commissioned instructor !
and each regiment a commissioned j
regular army officer, who will sup
ervise the training program.
The War Department proposes to I
equip the militia with the 30-30 j
model 1903 Springfield rifle, instead!
ol' the heavy Enfield. The artillery;
will be supplied with modern guns. ■
The Philadelphia regiment, which <
will be motorized, will be Issued 155- j
rifles and howitzers. The Luzerne i
county and Pittsburgh regiment will j
use the famous French 75's.
Commanders of the various regl- |
ments reported that enlistments are |
proceeding at an encouraging rate.
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DECEMBER 20, 1919.
Freight: Car Damage on
Middle Division P. R. R.!
During the week ending Decem
i her 13, twenty-three freight cars
j were damaged on the roadservice on ;
j the Middle division, the repair cost,
jin labor and material being $1,013.79. i
Seventeen cats were damaged in the l
] Altoona yard at a cost in repairs of j
! $254.39 and two in the Hollldays- !
J burg yard at a cost of $4.
CLOSE FOR HOLIDAY
111 tola, Pa., Dec. 20.—The public |
| schools of K:ist Pennsboro township |
| were closed yesterday for a ten day i
vacation.
No Cooking
A Nutritious Diet for All Ages
Quick Lunch at Home or Office
Avoid Imitations and Substitutes 4