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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
NATIONWIDE PROSPERITY
REPORTED BY INSURANCE MEN
Provident Life and Trust Company Agents. in Fifth
Annual Convention Here, Report Booms in
All Parts of the Country

General agents Of the Provident life
and Trust Company are holding their fifth
annual meeting at the AdeIphia Hotel
lnese men come from all over the
united States, and from the very nature
OIL their business are In close everyday
touch with all kinds OF business interests
IN every part Of the country.
A number Of them from widely scattered
states were interviewed to get a con-
uensed view OF general business condl-
uohs John Moyler. Of Richmond, Va, the
president Of the convention, gave glow
ing account of general business condi-
tions In Virginia. He said the du Pont
works at Hopewell. Va, EMPLOYS 5000
workers, all at good wages Coal mines
are working day and night One OF the
staple crops OF Virginia is peanuts, which.
ne said. have advanced % per cent. In
price, making the farmers rich and happy.
Tobacco Is not bringing as high prices
as two years ago. A good deal OF the
virginia tobacco was formerly exported
TO Austria, Italy and some of the other
war countries of Central Europe. and. OF
course, this demand is now curtailed.
Farmers. says Mr. Moyler, are paying off
their mortgages and buying autos. Every
one seems to have money. Virginia is
famous for the Albemarle pippin, better
known a7 the Queens apple. There was
a good crop this year, but the demand
from England Is not as large as usual
and transportation rates very high.
CHICAGo'S BANKS FULL
James w. Janey. OF Chicago. said busi
ness generally never was better The
banks In Chicago are fun OF money. He
said there was no unemployed. but smil-
ingly said he believed II was due to the
establishment of municipal woodshed
rather than an unusual demand for labor.
Every one knows. he said. that the Gary
steel mills and all kindred industries In
and around Chicago are very prosperous
and are voluntarily increasing the work.
ers' wages.
PROSPERITY IN MINNEAPOLIS.
I'VE have two banks in Minneapolis"
said Warren NJ Horner, "one with re-
sources of sTo,o0O 900 and the other with
resources of S55.O0o.0o0 OF course, we
have others, but two such banks in Il
city of 100000 population is pretty good
evidence of the condition OF things In
the Northwest.
Agriculture and dalrying are the two
great pursuits In Iowa and southern Min
nesota and, of course. we are In the corn
belt. Everything Is prosperous and prices
for stock good. A great many horses
were exported from our section of the
country for war purposes and that has
brought in a lot of money.
Mr. Horner is trying an experiment at
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his own expense. He employed first
class engineer TO deliver lectures and
give advice TO farmers to supervise the
construction of sios and other farm
equipment free Of cost. lie advertised
the plan In the local papers and farm
journals The experiment has been very
successful in every way and has brought
him business.
Mr.. Horner Is n great believer In pub
licity and was the first to advocate n
campaign in life insurance education,
through the press. by combination OF
all life Insurance companies.
CALIFORNIA CITRUS CROP GOOD.
Walter e. Vail, of California. said they
are still feeling the great impetus given
to California by the great fair. Recently
there has been sudden demand for dried
fruit from Europe, which has almost
cleaned up all stocks on hand Lumber
interests, he says. are suffering from the
scarcity OF ships. The citrus crops are
exceptionally good and prices much
higher.
HIGHER WAGES IN FALL RIVER.
Cotton manufacturers in New Eng
land are handicapped by the dye short
age" said Frank J. Hammer, OF Boston.
but general business conditions are very
good" Boston, he said. is the great CEN
ire of wool and leather. and. of course.
SnOeB, All OF these industries are In n
healthy. prosperous condition. In Fall
River the cotton operatives have just had
their wages raised the increase being
$4,000 IA week.
BUILDING BooMs IN OMAHA.
Business especially in the building
trades, is booming" said Thomas r. Hill.
OF Omaha. Besides numerous small
houses there are four large steel fireproof
buildings going up in the centre of tho
city. One is being built for the World
Herald, one for the Rose Realty Company.
one for the First National Bank of Omaha
and one for the Omaha Grain Exchange
Our banks both in city and country and
small towns are bursting with money.
Crops have been wonderful. Farmers are
buying autos. We have one automobile for
each % OF the States population. Farm
labor scarce and earning $40 to $50 a
month and board. We haze had the
largest wheat and corn crop In our his
tory"
THREE STEEL PLANTS FOR PITTS
BURGH.
According to Graham c. Wells. in
Pittsburgh there are Mt present three
new open-hearth steel companies building
new plants Labor is very scarce and
wages were raised TO hold those at work.
All the retail stores claim the Christmas
trade was the best they ever had.
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PLENTY OF HIGH-GRADE LENSES
FOR OPTICIANS IN SPITE OF WAR
Plants at Millve, N. j., Are Manufacturing Goods
Equal to Europe's Best-Piano Business Never
Was Better Says F. j. Hoppe

AS the hammers and strings are the vitals
of piano, you can see how important
these two items are.
we have never gone into the export
business, although I recognize thers is
a big field opening up In South America.
but their tastes and requirements are so
entirely different from ours that II would
require a separate department in both
manufacturing and sales. South Ameri-
cans look more at the appearance and
ornamentnton than the quality. and their
ideas ot orhamentation are radically DIFF
ferent from ours.
The business We did In victrolas last
year has been simply phenomenal. In
almost every style we are sold out. II
you were to ask for a 800 Victrola today
we could not sell II to you. We would
take your order and you would have to
await your turn.
Asked about records. Mr.. Hoppe said
that there was no difficulty In obtaining
them. II may interest persons to know
that approximately 100000 John McCor-
mack's records were sold last year.
There Is. of course. a big demand for
all the operatic favorites, such as Caruso.
Melba. Schumann-H Heink, etc, but Nc
Cormack is the favorite. and during his
recent visit to Philadelphia his records
were in great demand"
NUN" ESlAN ALL MlNUM PLANT.
A huge aluminium smelter is being or
ganiZed in Norway at HoyanfJord, where
a waterfall can furnish more than $1,000
horsepower. II is proposed to develop
D.Ooo horsepower at once for the produc-
tion OF 1000 tons of aluminium per annum.
Almost all OF the $3.50 900 OF the capitaI
stock of the company Is subscribed, and
Norwegian banks have signlhed a will
ingness TO underwrite a loan OF $1,000 900
for the company. The company has Sc
cured number OF bauXite beds in South
ern France. where the ores will be par
TALLY refined and shipped 10 the Nor
wegian plant for final conversion.
WHAT FOREIGN COUNTRIES WANT
The Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic
Commerce OF the Philadelphia Chamber
of Commerce announces the following
buslnss opportunities and any firm
wishing further information will get II
on application. whether a member of the
chamber or not:
Brazil-A Arm wants American fruits
Peru-Machinery for culuvating pea
nuts. fibre machinery and cocoa machin-
cry.
Holland-Table glassware.
Portugal-RailwRy freight cars.
Spain-Umbrella frames steel axles.
wheels. tires. safety signals
Norway - Pneumatic tools, emery
grinders. etc.
England-LAnoline.
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WAR CAUSES EDUCATOR TO ASK
COURT TO CHANGE HIS NAME
DR.. Scott Nearing's Successor Doesn't
Want to Be Thought Pro-German


The war In Europe has been Oinnof
for various and sundry things. The latest
is that one OF the leading educators In
the United States Dr. Charles r.. Reitzeia
lecturer and writer on economic subjects
at the University of Pennsylvania, sue
cessor to DIR. Scott Nearing, has changed
his name to Charles r.. Reittel because
he says that Y" makes II sound Ger
man. and people reading his books might
consider him a pro-German writer and
not take his views FOR their face value"
lie says he Is really "Pennsylvania
Dutch" but his name sounds so much
like German that It Is embarrassing. Evil
IDENTIFY the professor has no desire to
change his name TO his friends and
classes because no announcement of the
action he recently took In Harrisburg has
been made at the University OF Pennsyl-
vania.
II Is understood the doctors colles CUES
nt the Wharton School urged flm TO take
this step in view OF the fact that he and
Prof. Simon y. Pstten. also or the Uni
verslty OF Pennsylvania faculty. are pub-
fishing a book, Taxation After War
which will be off the press in short
time.
The doctor even hints that he Is not
through changing his name. and that
later he may even Americanlze II more
and make It Wright or some other one
syllable name
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BOY GETS INCOME ON 100000
LEFT THROUGH STETSON WILL
Henry Roelofs, I'd, 10 Years Old, Gets
Sum From Hatmaker's Estate

Henry Roelofs I'd, lO-year-old son of
the late John p. Roelofs, hat manufac-
turer, will receive the Income on 500 900
and interest, which has been accumulat-
ing on account OF an adjudication OF the
second account OF the executors OF the
estate or the late John b. Stetson. Ac-
tion was taken In the Norristown courts
this week The boy, who Is a great
grandson of Mr. Ststson. and his mother
are living in West Philadelphia.
Mr.. stetson died In February. 1906. In
his Will the sum Of 100000 was set aside
Tor MS daughter. Mrs. Wilhelmina s.
hoelofs. The will stipulated that she
was to have the income therefrom, and
that az her death 1t should revert to
her child or children. She died In Feb
ruary, lsl4' and the trust reverted 10 her
son. John r. Roelofs. Several years be-
fore that ne had married Miss Edith
Peters daughter OF Jenkintown phys
ieian. They had son. Henry Roelofs
I'd. The father OF the lad survived his
mother but little more than a year, and
hedied September ls. 1915.
At the time OF the fathers death the
boy had drawn but $3.50 OF the Sl275 ac-
crusd interest. Henry Roelofs 2d will
get the difference in interest. This and
the Interest on the $4,000, about 5000
year. will be handled by the boys
guardian,
Mrs. John B. stelson. widow Of the
manufacturer, later married co1nt santa
Eulzha. Part Of the time she lives In
Portugal ana the remainder of the time
she spends At the stslson country seat,
san Idro. On the ferk road near osontz.
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up to the present al. the glass used for
optical purposes has been manufactured
In Europe, principally in France. Ger
many and England" said John Flanagan.
president of the Flanagan Optical Com
pany, 3 South 18th street. but If that sup
ply were cut Off altogether / believe we
could make all the fine glass we need in
this country. There are glass plants at
Millville, N j., that are now manufac-
turing glass that Is equal to the best Inn
ported chemical glass. The war has not
created any scarcity of glass for optical
purposes. We are still getting supplies
from England and France. OF course
there has been a slight increase in the
price of blanks the technical name for
the pieces of glass from which we make
our lenses. These blanks come packed in
barrels and are just plain disks of glass.
We have to cut and grind them to the
desired prescriptions Ordinary glasses
hurt some eyes.
'If you analyze an ordinary glass in
pair OF spectacles II Is really built up OF
a number of prisms. A prism decomposes
light into the colors OF the rainbow, and
some of these colors harm certain eyes"
About two years ago Sir William
Crookes, of England. invented glass
known to the trade az Crookes' glass,
which overcomes this objection In ordl-
nary lenses. If you look through a lens
made of CroolSes' glass at the colors OF
the spectrum the colors disappear. This
glass has a slight tint which Is not no
ticeable.
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President Afrey also .complimepted those pres
ept on me work being done by the Counc Z
or the association, The next meeting Of the
ineton Council. No 4f9 18ii Columbia ave
nue.. The Church COMMITTEES will report 81
during February.
Ma large a r.. district sT meeting shortly WI be
hutchins3n street and. Girard avenue, when
hs Grace eNoeTs 3d. es e VIII AH R'cgs M No a.
doanccr SSs GSsp nor SS
the deputies. wiii be in sttendance The
combined membership Of the three Councils in
this district Is $500.
Thomas II. Burrows Council No. 7sl viii
and viii have ma5v yisinS bryg'BE pEEcsnt
IN addition to Its large mcmbershp. The In
HHhlat0n Hha,s VIII be exemplihed by state councillor
Miller and others.
oITSbsIss TSI0Isl p 9or Hogs.On c9gncp 10 40 i
eiass Initiation. with goody number Of can
Shenernan and state Council Secretary Ford
have promised 20 attend.
The semlmonthly meeting of the Employment
Amelia Council &c., SGd ad 5opY5oW Street sy'S3 Sn3 cS
mIsla aaIss pu, AZ meWbets and NJ esgefISly
order in Pknoddeip5hifia 5if important O''"'" OF '"0
state Councillor shenemAn Ia working hard
IN pertectlng plana for the important general
siass initiation In lu Lu Temple, Sprlng Gar
Efforts being made by all members TO make Il
susces-ful Not only viii many members from
delesations win be received from the states oi
New Jersey, New York, Virginia and District
Of 20O. 600 members
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JUNIOR MECHANICS
Debates on Popular Topics Increase
Attendance in Council Chambers

John r. Marlin Council. No. 90. held
an interesting meeting Thursday evening
last, with Brother william Lewis in the
chair. The members are taking an inter-
est in the work of the council and many
candidates were initiated, with several
new propositions entered. circular let
ter is being arranged to notify the MEM
bership of the class initiation to be held
Saturday evening, February s. The de-
batting team had an interesting session,
the debate being "Will restriction OF i'm
migration be necessary after the Euro
pean ware" Brothers Lynford S. Wal
teTs and Joseph II. Ferguson spoke for
the affirmative and Walter Beaumont
and William Lewis spoke on the mega
tive. BY popular vote of the members
present the affirmative side was given
the decision.
The officers OF the council Will have meeting
Saturday evening AZ the home OF Councillor
purpose Of discussing new plans for the eoun-
GUS welfare, The report Of the otficers shows
with ai 'ss a' sota worth 81 s6isios. having fI'a
membership OF 1913 members, or a gain OF %
new members for the term.
General Grant Council, No. So, held an in
teresting meeting Friday evening. Grant
Council has a mem6eTshP lo,til p at present Of lO4
hye new members on Friday evening with
several propositions on the books February
Initiation. there being 2i candidates promised
for that night with several others In view.
Visitors present were State Councillor Samuel
g. Scott Past State Councillor Thomas II
Walters, ID. d. s. c. Henry Weilenmann and
% s. c. Alexander Hunter.
West Philadelphia Council No. 81 held a
social evening t0T the h,s members Of the sogneil
the installation OF the officers by Deputy state
Couneilor George s. White. OF lone CouHeII
No T85 Installation was we'll attended by
members and visitors After the Installation
lowed and vas enjoyed by an present. The
members OF the council are LOOKING forward
to a large class initiation In the near future
District Deputy state Councillor George s.
in his district uP9n visiting Beniamln Hart
they wer working hard 10 Increase thelr mem
bershlp and attendance. d. ID. s. c. George
s, White and equity state Councillor viii
lam MoeTSS 1ds g9id9 sIss,B yiss 9 BENJAMIN Prank
found that council hsd also started an active
Campaign for new members. Deputy STATE
Counciior Moore Installed the officers for ths
ensuing term -
lone Council No. T6a held an intsre.tins
meeting Monday evening. The meeting sas
well attended. The new officers were instailsd
sy psPHty wsErs7 % A A,S.ien Sss5 age age The council
February. wheE they hope 70 have oyer 55 can
dioates.
Ths .oasnssi conr q lehn r. Marlin csuz-
sanssy 81 az so Al @snsss SAT snsas sass sspiEHS ss Eks
s5afss ko dssTs u fsks lis asels, a, ~. 81
vitsd = b r1zsent not izker than : Isl y Il
~ i sFerS alsa1h " tha futlre.
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OBITUARIES
William Goldman

william Cohlman. clothing manufac-
turer. who died yesterday at his home.
453S North Carlisle street, will be buried
on Sunday In the Chevra Blltur Cholim
Cemetery. Funeral services at his resi-
dence will he attended by members of the
many fraternal ORGANIZATIONS to which he
belonged Mr.. Goldman was 81 years old
He was active In the religious and social
activities OF the Jewish community and
was a member of the Rodeph Shalom
Synagogue He Is survived by his widow,
two daughters and son.
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Yelled Prophets

The annual meeting OF Koran Grotto,
No. "a, will be held tomorrow evening, at
o'clock. in Lu Lu Temple, Broad and
Spring Garden streets. Ohicers win be
elected at this meeting for the current
year.
Tals new and attractive Mystic Order Yelled
Prophets OF the Enchanted Realm, 70 which
only Free and Accepted Masons are eligible.
OF the craft and Is growing by leaps and
bounds. It's ritual Is UNIQUE and its success
true, Masonry, and yet In no sense Masonic
HimebRck, secretary, OF Koran Grotto. and its
members come from an the Blue Lodges In
the city and many 32d degree Masons.
The monthly notices issued BY the grotto
are a distinct innovation. surprising any siIn-
ia this section OF the country. The iliustra
tlons are unique faa ne text 6l..ia ersnt an, and
organizsd; and 2 drilled qanltoEm'ssd, I 's !, Hess7E
height or over. Is being organized By Harry
81 Warford. secretary Of the driil corps.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
TWO SUICIDE METHODS FAIL
Despondent Over Death of Wife, Aged
Man Tries TO End Life

Gaorge BaItz. 81 years old. 27l7 North
mn street, was found unconscious In
his he'd at an early hour this morning.
with his throat and wrists slashed ana
30 rushed 10 the Samaritan Hospital,
where ii was found that his condition was
not serious.
His wife, Anna. died on January and
.,,cs that time Baltz has been despondent.
Il told friends recently that he had no
th;nS no live for any more. He Is thought
80 have used a broken dish found In his
room, covered with blood 20 sssh ms
wrists and throat. seversl o.hsr sa,. foon So,ns
'.,ion,as s,s by the fumes OF the gas The
nnn,s Ife was saved by C. w. Roberts.
Who Who smelled the gas and broke In the
door.
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FIRE SWEEPS DWELLINGS
Two Women and Child Carried to
Safety From Flames

A are Of unknown origsn swept tnTss :,
,rsms dwellings at 2ais-n-ss East MI MI
lam street. and drove ssEe1s .So.h,ns ,srf narsS
10 the street in their nisn. s.oSsrsa S, h 4 ny
toaay' Mrs, Laura Wallace BY her son
house " ne carried his mother 20 the
Geols .ns aroused occupants In the ad-
NJ Elizabeth clarkson, 90 years old.
sii ..s,ssd when the fre spread 10 the
49, ~as ~ hsr daughter. Mrs. Aarsaret
e9.s es,.ssell. Four-ysar-old Helen Anderson 90,
=, 80 vas carried from ass.nns. ,sso the
- ssssl damage WAS estimated - '''"'
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THE WEATHER
Official Forecast

WASHINGTON, Jan, 20,
For Eastern Pennsylvania: Rain to-
night and Friday: warmer tonight;
warmer Friday ip east portion; increas-
Ing 5outh winds.
The area OF high barometer is passing
on the Atlantic coast this morning and
reaction to warmer has followed In all
districts east of the Rocky Mountains.
In the Ohio basin and In the immediate
valley of the Mississippi the "a hour rise
has exceeded 20 degrees generally. while
In the middle Atlantic States It has
averaged about Is degrees. Cloudiness
has increased rapidly with the rise in
temperature and light rain or snow has
covered most OF the great central valleys
and the Lake :egion.
U. s. Weather Bureau Bulletin
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1915 GOOD YEAR FOR PIANOS

Last year was our banner year" said
F. ]. Hoppe of C. ]. Hoppe & Son, pianos.
lll7 Chestnut, land this year gives as
good promise. There are certain parts of
pianos which have increased In price
owing to war conditions, but in the aggre-
gate the war has had little or no effect
on the price of the finished plano. The
great increase in the price of brass has
affected the price OF hinges and pedals.
and. in fact. everything in pianos made
of that metal The copper wire used to
wind around the base strings has also
gone up in price. The strings themselves
were largely imported from Germany,
where more care was taken In the manu-
facture of wire than in this country; but
the big steel wire concerns In the United
States are beginning to realize what an
opening there is In the plano manufactur-
ing business for very high-grade steel
wire, and they are making II now just as
good as the European product
"Then take the matter OF fine wool felt
used for the hammers. Germany excelled
in the manufacture OF that commodity.
since the German supply has been cut
off wool felt manufacturers In the United
states are producing first-elass article