Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

Things are going along quietly-very
ouietly-at the Philadelphia Today and To-
,norrow Civic Exposition in the Commercial
Museum, 34th and Spruce streets, particu-
iarIy in the afternoon. Today proved more
ouIte than usual, as 1t had been assigned
10 no organization for the spread of its
particular propaganda
The nice beautiful lawn about the Mu-
seun grounds or more properly those por-
tons which border on the pathway, are
siving evidence of thousands of feet tramp
Ing toward the exposition building. En-
trance must be gained by special doors.
II a man is fortunate enough to get in un-
.csthed and minus scars of battle, he may
And himself after n due search before the
exhibit of the Bureau of Weights and Meas
ures. Some of the sights to be seen there
arc seyen potatoes in a measure. With
thousands of people passing continually to
and fro during the last 10 days, the seven
notatoes have remained where they were
INIT But suppose they were peaches or even
pickles?
The exhibit of this bureau is due to an
edort to reduce the high cost of living. 1t
has on view this placard Don't kick or
complain about the high cost of living or
business conditions IL you make no effort to
protect yourself and others"
II summarizes short weights In coal by
declaring that consumers lose SIZE, ,542 year.
ly through the negligence" of coal dealers
10 give full measure, and that before the
bureau was established this loss amounted
10 s299,999. In three months of 1914 there
were ia tests of wagons. The percentage of
overweight was exactly the same as that of
underweight, with the difference that the
average underweight wagon defrauded the
consumer of Al pounds, while the average
overweight wagon gave him only 2s pounds.
Concerning the potatoes, placard in
formed the public that a family OF four
purchased with the measure displayed they
will lose S38,50 per year.
The bureau warns the public against the
''accommG dating and obliging butcher who
takes tho trimmings from the beef, leg of
lamb, etc, after the housewife has paid for
full measure. He sells those very self
same trimmings the next morning, declares
the bureau, which advises that you insist
Upon taking the trimmings home with you
\ Following are some of the pointers which
the bureau gives to housewives:
Insist upon the butcher saying just how
much meat weighs, not how much it COSTS
Always watch him carefully and keep
your eye on the scale. (If you don't know
how to read scale, call at the bureaus
office and you will get the instruction free
of charge)
Don't let the butcher touch the scale
There is no necessity for his doing SO.
Don's be afraid to ask questions, It's
your meat, purchased with your money.
Don't be afraid of your tradesman. If
you believe he is giving you short weight.
or not the proper quality of goods, do not
hesitate to insist upon your rights. The |
competition in trade In this city today is |
sufficiently keen to warrant your insisting |
upon proper measurement.
Don't leave your shopping until the last |
minute and then be in hurry. 1t is fre- |
quently when a customer is in a great hurry |
tn the dishonest merchant takes advan-
To- . OF her.
haCther invention of Philadelphia police |
men, to aid In facilitating the work of the |
bureau, was placed on view this afternoon. |
It is a motorcycle emergency patrol, de-
signed to carry three persons besides the |
driver, on hurry calls.