Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-06
TWICE FOR HUGHES; FIVE TIMES FOR WILSON
TOOT AND WINK PLAN
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are going TO be popular tomorrow night.
For the first time perhaps these contrivances
will come into their own and receive the
attention which they deserve.
Wink and whistle parties are being
planned in all sections OF Philadelphia. A
number OF neighbors will congregate on n
particular front porch and look and listen.
A person who will be known as the ofilcial
"winker" will keep tabs on the nearest arc
light, while the rest OF the party enjoy
themselves with music and refreshments.
The minute the light begins to wink the Of
fetal "winker" will shout a warning and
everybody. including Republicans and
Democrats will start counting. Also. n per-
son Of sound hearing will he selected 10 keep
his ears peeled" for the factory whistles.
In order that there will be no mistake about
the result. Il is probable that the wink and
whistle parties will be divided into two sec
tions one to count the winks and the other
TO count the blows. The EVENING LEDGER 8
wlnk-blow plan will give the entire family
an opportunity for the first time OF par
ticipating In the thrills of a national cleo
tion. The wife, brother Johnny and sister
Nell can count with dad and Aunt Mary.
Thousands OF housewives today are
grateful to the EVENING LEDGER for con-
ceiving the wink-blow system. They feel
IL will keep their husbands at home on
election night. There will now be no ex-
where to find out how things are going
The arc lights and whistles will hand out
the dope"
The thousands of operators with the
phone companies are blessing the EVENING
LEDGER's winks and blows today. They
figure that the winks and blows are going
to lift a great burden from their shoulders
tomorrow night. II will not be necessary
TO swamp the wires with inquiries about
the election, for the winks and blows will
be on the job when the time comes.
Twenty-Five expert operators who pride
themselves on their speed are in training
today to get the winks and blows out quick
TO Philadelphia tomorrow night. They are
being drilled hourly and every drill shows
Improvement
The minute the decision is flashed into
the EVENING LEDGER editorial rooms, these
operators will seize telephone receivers and
shoot the news to the blow and wink oper.
ators.
Two plants were added to the list Of
blowers today one Is the Midvale Steel
Works at Nicetown. which will blow five
whistles when the EVENING LEDGER flashes
out the news. These whistles have a whist
ling range OF from three to four miles. The
other addition is the GTiswold Worsted
Mills, of Darby, whistlng range two miles.
All manufacturers who have good healthy
whistles are invited to participate In blowing
particulars phone the Whistle Editor of the
EVENING LEDGER, at Walnut 5000. Other
manufacturers on the blow list follow:
Henry Disston & Sons, Tacony; Phlladel.
phia Paper Company, Manayunk Nelson
Valve Company. Chestnut Hill Ado Manu-
featuring Company, Orthodox and Large
streets; w. & r. Ford Manufacturing Com
pany Tacony and Pennsylvania Railroad;
David Weber & Co, Fifth and Locust
streets; Smith, Furbush Company, Hancock
and Somerset streets; william Cramp q
Sons, Beach and Ball streets; John b. Stet-
son & Co.. Fifth street and Montgomery
avenue; Friedberger-Aaron Manufacturing
Company, Eighteenth and Courtland streets;
j. @. Brill Company. Sixty-second street and
Woodland avenue; Jacob Miller & Sons. Six
teenth and Reed streets: Harshaw, Fuller &
Goodwin Company, Swanson and Jackson
streets; Joseph Scatchard & Sons. 443 East
Chelten avenue; A. l.. Allen & Co.. Fifth
street and Glenwood avenue