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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04

we lose" he answered in reply to a uuestio,
Of Chairman Donges to the effect that ~
cost might be less II the consumption wetS
greater
Franklin said that S1.43 per 1000 cubic "a,
and running expenses without any fet,,rr
on the money invested by the stockholdere
But" he added. "it must be remembers1
that we are facing extraordinary coua,
tions and that the cost Is becoming Rreater
all the time For instance, we have had A
increase the wages OF our laborers. but tbs
office force has not had an increage com.
mensurate with the increased cost OF liv.
ing, and we will have to raise their salarles
in January"
VINELAND CHARGES DODGING +
S. .. Hurd. representing the borough a,
Vineland, accused the New Jersey Gas Com.
pany of not living up to it's franchises nv
asking for the increased rate and charfed
its representatives with lodging He asked
that the company produce its records, show.
ing what 1t actually costs to make gas ana
distribute IT in Vineland rather than for M
entire territory covered by the cunnpanv
which embraces about seventeen communh
ties in south Jersey
Chairman Donges adjourned the henrine
until Saturday, October l3. to allow this
testimony to be presented. II, c. Bartlstt
represented the Citizens Gas. Companies
and Theodore J. Grayson and Norman 0rev
the New Jersey Gas Company. Mayor Ban.
iamin Stevens. of Vineiand, was present n
behalf of Lands township,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
FRANK A. FREEMAN DEAD
Vice President of Methodist Hospital
Succumbs to Heart Disease

Frank A. Freeman. vice president and
acting president of the Methodist Hospitai.
died suddenly Of heart disease in his home,
6446 Drexel road at o'clock this morn
ing. He leaves wife, Margaret Jackson
Freeman, and an only son, Richard. Jr..
who is secretary and treasurer Of the
Matthias Freeman Paper CO
MIR. Freeman was ffty-hys years old. and
had retired from business three years ago.
He was at that time president OF the
Pioneer suspender Company. lie has been
for many years president Of the board of
trustees OF the Park Avenue NJ Il. Church
and was actively interested in Methodist
charities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04

communities and compel the Citizens COM
panics to raise theirs accordingly.
Gilbert l.. De Huff, attorney for the Mill
Vile Gas Light Company, which Is oper'
ated under q lease by the Citizens Gas
Companies, testified that the company was
selling gas at loss pf eleven cents or
August I, and that during the last four
months the cost of manufacture had In.
creased 20 u, cents per thousand cubic feet.
He presented a mass OF figures, showing
that coal had increased 81 per cent, oil
81 per cent, general fuel 55 per cent, boiler
fuel - per cent, and labor II per cent,
a general increase of "a per cent for raw
materials
For the last eight months, he tod the
commission. the actual cost of manufactur-
ing gas was $1.O1 and that this cost had
increased 2Oi5 cents. making the total cost
S1211a per 1000 cubic feet for gas that is
being sold at 81.
MORE SOLD, GREATER LOSS
$. ]. Franklin. general manager of the
Milville Gas Light Company, said that
under present conditions the companies
foccd a deficit of $45.S3s in the actual cost
of manufacture at the close of the year,
unless an increase to the consumer Is al
lowed I'VE have either got to make a
readlness-to-serve charge of sixty to seventy
rate of S1.5O per 1000 cubic feet, ii the
commission will allow IT," he said.
THE more gas we sell, the more money
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
HALF OF CITY'S
BARS MAY CLOSE
New Act May Make Illegal
Financing With Brew
ers' Funds
TEST CASE COMING

Trouble for the slloonkeeper Is brew
ing, It would seem, more quickly than the
usual commodity.
His business crlmped by the prohibition
OF the free lunch. according = the act of
June II, 1917, now the saloonkeeperis very
life is threatened by a new construction
put on the same act
letter sent out by the philadelphia
Lager Beer Association to the retail liquor
dealers and botters states that prominent
Philadelphia lawyers have advised them
that the act also prohibits the lending or
giving OF money by the brewers 70 the sa-
loonkeepers IL has been estimated that at
least so per cent Of the proprietoTs OF the
swinElng-door emporiums are financially de-
pendent upon. II not actually owned bv
the brewing frfn, from which their supply
IL drawn.
A test case, according to Nell Bonner.
president of the Retain Liquor Dealers AS.
ISOLATION win be made TO ascertain the
scope OF the law. In Mr.. Bonners opinion.
the brewers association has misapprehended
me meaning OF the act. Should the test
case prove their contention to be correct
however, Il Ia thought that at least half Of
the saloons In Philadelphia will have 20
''shut up shop"
The saloonkeeper has never been made
10 stand on his own feet" a representative
or the berBner Engel Brewing Company
said TN commenting on the letter simply
force OF habit has made the brewer con-
tribute TO his support. II should not he
necessary. ! consider this act very like
the anti-truHt law, or many other lava In
its indehniteness. IL viii be hard 10 tell
Just what ne an about until We set ruling
on test case.
Thomas tIalley Of the Finkenaner Brew.
~ cpWntnN ano representative u other
NfHN Nt@Ifu<aIlo await the ou|ront oI
ne ''| case nt|tte commenting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
GAS COMPANIES WANT
TO INCREASE RATES
Say They Are Doing Business in
Vineland, N. j., and Lands
Township at a Loss
MORE SOLD, MORE LOST

Gas is being sold to the consumer i'm Vine
land borough and Lands township at less
than it's cost of manufacture and unless the
Citizens Gas Companies of those communi-
ties are permitted to raise their rates from
81 to $3.50 per 1000 cubic feet they will
face an enormous deficit at the close of the
fiscal year.
This, in substance. was the testimony Of
the officials Of the companies before Chair
man Ralph w. E. Donges, Of the New Jer-
sey Public Utilities Commission, i'm Cam
den today in answer to the petition of the
New Jersey Gas Company, which seeks to
increase its rate from 81 to Sl5O in those
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
Wool Workers Get Wage Increase

LAWRENCHl MaBs., Oct. IA WAGE
'-crenae NJ 10 per cent, effective next Mon
day In the woolen mills here, will beneft
approximately $4,000 operatives. The in
crease Is a nat one, II was announced 10.
day by the american woolen Company. ana
Affects the Wood Aver American, Pros.
pect and Washington mills hers
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-30

tied railroad situation their request
for wage raises would meet a better
response at "A later time.
Creation OF a government corpora
ton for handling railroad securities
ana for financing the purchase Of rail
way equipment is the best plan, Off
cials believe, for handling this end of
the financial situation. The govern
ment financial system, II is held, is too
cumbersome
Under the scheme proposed the
railroads would submit to the corpora
ton all refunding issues for approval
as well as all new issues Of securities
The corporation then would buy them
in and hold them for sale to the pub
lie at a convenient time.
In this way the government could
keep railroad securities off the mar
ltet when il was offering for sale Lib
erty bonds and other government Sc
curities.
The feeling among railway eNeCu-
tives that government assumption ~
control makes government ownership
inevitable is based on two premises.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-30

II Truesdale OF the Iackawanne. Will
liam q. Besler OF the New Jersey
Central and r. +. Loomis of the Le-
high Valley.
At the same time a committee OF
public officials headed by Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Harlan,
meeting in New York, decided 10 put
into effect a drastic plan of forcing
consignees to remove their freight
promptly from terminals
In all these preparations for clear
ng the channels of transportation, the
immediate thot uppermost in the
minds of the men in charge is to get
coal to market, to relieve the shiver-
ing Of hOuseholders in many sections
where a cold wave is now being felt.
to provide fuel to make the wheels OF
various industries turn faster or TO re-
lease the ships now tied up in harbOrs
for lack of bunker coal.
Labor Situation PcrplcNing.
The labor situation presents one or
the most perpleNinR problems with
which the government has TO deal as
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-30

a decision on it will of necessity ire
sent the governments general labor
policy during the war, which as yet
has not been clearly defined. Those
who have studied the situation believe
that government officials responsible
Tor policy are for paying abor on
basis of the present cost OF living
and many are of the opinion that the
government is about to take measures
thru its spreading control over the ne
ccssities of life to regulate in a more
general way prices charged for COM
modities the people must use.
The brotherhoods' demands were
presented TO the managers committee
Of the railroads December | and an
answer requested by December 81.
The men asked that the wage in
creases be made effective January /,
but in n recent conference with PIasi-
cont Wilson promised not to strike
while the negotiations We're pending.
1t appeared likely tonight that the
brotherhoods might not press their
demands for perhaps some time in
the belief that in the present unset
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-30

parallel lines. wiping out competitive
problems and waving competitive
control or solicitation CT traffic The
result of this action may bo the as
sicument ot thru traffic moving one
way 20 certain systems and the reser-
walton OF other lines for traffic NOV
iug in an opposite direction.
Committee of Presidents.
committee OF presidents of rail
ways entering New York was np-
pointed TO report as speedily as pos
Slllo what Te-arrHnEcments of pass
cnler and freight traia operations
could tc made lt the New Jersey
water front Of the New York harbor
10 increase efficiency. II was especi-
ally suggested that the railroad heads
arrange for pooling docks, car floats
and lighters and mark katiug facilities
now controlled by individual rail-
roads.
The committee consists of Samuel
Rae OF the Pennsylvania, Frederick ID.
Underwood Of the Erie. Daniel VII
lard of the Baltimore X Ohio. william
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-30

Bl~Htt former managing r-..;or vl
iur bsl.y uk.Aauual aal rvN Fr...4tat 20
it, Ba-lt.ton uI & Rafr,-y So el u.A
homa tif.. was iu Tulsa y~>'-rta,. Nr
hisb,e closed deal tnl dr..lur operations
oH leases of s,s rompau, near Nosats. where
Dee cEpcst- io develop production 'or ..s
ruuYau.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-30
lltNl TIL FIGURES.

WASH\IGTON. Dec. s9--
Figures compiled at the office OF
Surgeon General Gureus and
made public today show that
with more than 100000 soldiers
u training iu this country from
September II 60 December IA,
there were only 1891 deaths
from all causes. an average rate
or less than two per thousand.
The records show that the aver
age strength Of the army IN the
United states during the period
was pl6.7ss men. Among the
2O2. .OOg regulus there were l4i
deaths; there were 4g4 deaths
in the SS72lJ national army. ana
7b3 deaths IN the S2i,sSQ ma
tonal guitdsmcn.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-30
MADOO APPROVES
TEMPORARY STAFF

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
ed recommendation of speedy moving
OF freight m the Chicago CouEestcd
center and made number OF other
suggestions Tor economies and ettl-
cheney under the new uuincaticu plan.
The railroad chiefs freely predicted to-
day that the advantages of the great
non competitive system now being de-
Nyloped. would soon become So ap-
parent that the country never would
revert TO the old plan of private CON
troll They even went SO far as 10 pre-
dict very definitely that government
owncrsip. as we'll as control would
hc a dcN cNclopmcut OF only Few years.
Special Significance.
This attitude OF the railroad prcsi-
dents gave special Siguificanc" To the
first official instructions of Director
General MDAdou designated as Order
No. L. tclcEraphcd today To every lal,
road executive head. The order FOL
lows.
An officers. agents and employees
OF such transportation systems may
continue in the performance of tHcir
present regular duties, reporting TO
the same officers as heretofore and
on the same terms OF employment
- Any officer, agent on cmploNe
desiring to retire from ms employ
mcut shall give the usual and season.
able notice to the proper officer, To
| the end that there may Ice no intcr-
ruptiou OF impairment Of the trans
I portauon service required for the sue
/ cessful conduct ~ the war and tho
needs of general commerce.
- All transportation systems COW
/ cred 10y said proclamation and order
shall bc operated as "A national syS-
tenn Of transportation, the common
land national needs being In all in
I stances held paramount to any actual
/ or supposed corporate advantage. Al
/ terminals. ports, locomotives, rolling
stock and other transportation faCil-
. tiles are TO hc fully utilized To carry
out this purpose without regard TO
ownership.
Disregard Designation.
"A The designation Of routes 10y
/ shippers rs To hc disrvEardcd when
speed and efficiency of transportation
service may thus be promoted
"5. Traffic agreements between car
Iricrs must not I've permitted TO inter
/ frrc with expeditions movement
g. Thru routes. which have not
heretofore been established because
of short hauling or other causes, are
. to he established and used whenever
expedition and efficiency ot traffic
will thereby hc promoted. and N dit
/ fculty II experienced in such thru
routing. notice thereof shall by car
rlers or shippers or both, be given at
once to the director by wire
"1. Existing schedule OF rates and
outstanding orders of the interstate
commerce commission are TO be Oh
/ served but any such schedules or
I rates or orders as may hereafter oe
I found TO conflict with the purpose CT
| eaid proclamation or with this order,
shall be brought Immediately by wire
TO the attention OF the director"
Thru the railway war board Mr..
MoAdoo called on all railroad presi'
dents 60 take MP vigorously the ques-
tlop OF common use OF terminals and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-30
COUNTY RECORDS
SHOW BUSY YEAR
More Than Two Thousand
Civil Suits Filed; l,l50
Felony Charges.
DIVORCE MILL 0V[RW0RKEO
Marriage Licenses Go Faster
Than Ever; Realty Trans
fers Mount.
DIVORCE MILL OVCRWORKE0

Public business. the concerns Of the
people I'm their government of Then.
selves. has shown o. remarkable loo.
crease during the last ycur Officials
in every county office sry chat thrN
have used more paper forms required
for every kind of public rc,ord than
I'm 1916. clerks and deputies declare
that they have worked moro. Iu gcu
eral every Indication points Do tho yor.
ification Of the statement That th"
year that is about io pass has been
the busiest in Tulsa's history.
Dockets of the district courts and
superior court show That zoos civil
suits were filed during the year This
is an increase of several hundred over
1916 Criminal cases also showed an
increase. 1850 felony charges having
been filed during the year.
Activity ia real estate. shown in the
records of the registrar of deers. ndl-
Gates "a substantial inCrotS, over 1916
and approximately 100 per cent over
1915. Transactions, including mort
EaEes. leases and transfers ~ deeds
for Tulsa county property numbered
1886 Figures for 1915 and 1916
were S.S74 and l3.o6l. This is GER
tain indication OF business hustle.
members OF the county clerks office
declare Dealings in property corrc-
spond m their number To The amount
uf the years business.
Marriages Increase.
Some time before April prophets
predicted that marriages would de
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22
Estate of WILLIAM l.. WILSON
Commissioners Notice

The Undersigned, having been APP
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Manchester
Commissioners, TO receive, examine,
and adjust the claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of Will
liam l.. Wilson late of Manchester in
said District, deceased, and all claims
exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the pur-
pose aforesaid, at the late residence
of the decedent in the Village Of Man
chester Center in said District, on the
9Th day of August next, from O'Clock
p. M. until o'clock p. m, on said Gay
and that six months from the Sth day
of February A. d. 1917, is the time
limited by said Court for said creditors
to present their claims to US for exam
ination and allowance.
Dated at Manchester this Sth day Of
February A. ID. 1917.
HERBERT N. SHAW,
HORACE j. FULLER,
Commissioners.
Mary C. Wilson and Frank M. Will
son, executors. 44-3
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22
Estate of EDWARD NJ. MOREY
CommissiOncrS' Notice

AblIlIllADplOIl@lo AtbNANN
The Undersigned, having been APP
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District Of Manchester,
Commissioners, to receive, examine
and ADJUST the claims and demands Of
at persons against the estate 81 ~
ward NJ. Morey late Of Rupert, in said
District deceased, and all claims cX-
hibitcd in offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the pur-
pose aforesaid, at the late residence Of
in doecdont in the town of Rupert ~
said District, on the 18th day Of
August next, from ! O'Clock p. M,
until o'clock p. m. on said day anc
that six months from the 18th day 81
February A. d. 1917, is the timc Limit
ed by said Court for said creditors u
present their claims 10 US for examin
alton and allowance.
Dated at Rupert this 18th day Of
February A. D. 1917.
ALBERT II. FLOWER,
WILLIAM y. POTTER,
Commissioners.
f. r. Hayc, Executor. 42-S
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22

Estate of ALVAN c. COMMON
Order of Notice Allowance of Account
State of Vermont, District of Man
chester, SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District Aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the es-
tate of Alvan c. Conner late of Man
chester in said District, deceased,
GREETING:
Whereas. said Court has assigned
the 18th day of March next for exam
ming and allowing the account of the
administrator of the estate Of said de-
ceased and for decree of the residue
of said estate to the lawful claimants
of the same, and ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons
interested in said estate by publishing
this order three weeks successfully
prvious to the day assigned, in the
Manchester Journal newspaper pub
lished at Manchester in said District.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to
appear at the Probate Office in Man
chester in said District, on the day
assigned then and there to contest the
allowance Of said account if you see
cause, and to establish your right as
heirs, lcgateos and lawful claimants to
said residue.
Given Under My Hand, this goth
day Of FEBRUARY, 1917.
l5-3 EDWARD GRIFFITH, Judge.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22
Estate of PAXTON G.. WILDER
Commissioned Notice

The Undersigned. having been APP
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Manchester.
Commissioners, TO receive, examine.
and adjust the claims and demands Of
an persons against the estate Of Pax
ton G. Wilder late Of Arlington IN said
District, deceased, and all claims ex-
hibited in Offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we win meet for the pur-
nose aforesaid, at the late residence Of
The dccedcnt in tho town Of Arlington
IN said District, on the Goth day q
July next, from / o'clock p. NJ, until
4 O'clock p. NJ, on said day and that
six months from the Goth day OF
January A. d. 1917, is the time limit
"a BY said Court for said creditors to
present their claims TO US for exam
nation and allowance.
Dated at Arlington this 2Gth day Of
January A. d. 1917
HORACE N. LAWRENCE,
A, +. BUCK,
Commissioners.
Truman z. Martin, administrator.
43-3
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22
Estate of TIMOTHY HAYES
Order of Notice Of Will.

OEutT VI INoJiCt VI VIII.
State of Vermont, District Of Man
chester SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District of Manchester. To all
persons interested in the estate of
Timothy Hayes late Of Arlington in
said District deceased.
GREETING:
At Probate Court, holden at Man
chester within and for said District on
the 14th day of February, 1917, an in
strument purporting to be the last
VIII and Testament Of Timothy Hayes
late Of Arlington in said District, de
ceased, was presented to the Court
aforesaid, for Probate.
And it is ordered by said Court that
the 9Th day of March, 1917, at the Pro
bate Office in said Manchester, be
assigned for proving said instrument;
and that notice thereof be given to all
persons concerned, by publishing this
order three weeks successfully IN the
Manchester Journal a newspaper cir
culating in that vicinity, in said Dis
trict, previous to the time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified
to appear before said Court, at the
time and place aforesaid, and contest
the probate of said will, if you have
cause.
Given Under My Hand at Manches-
ter in said District, this 18th day of
44'3 EDWARD GRIFFITH. Judge.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22
NORTH RUPERT

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ferguson, WHO
have occupied o. 2, Blacks tenement
the past year, will move 70 Luzerne.
&. T., March lgt.
ar. and Mrs. Horace Winchester
and daughter, Ada, and Miss Jane
williams attended the supper and en-
tcrtainment at Pawlet Saturday even
ing.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22
TREASURER'S ACCOUNTS
Repair Account
Under Act. No. 21S, Laws of 1916

Balance on hand from last report. .........
Paid outstanding orders $2,878 q
Transferred to General Account ...... u 69
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22
TREAsURER's NOTE OUTSTANDING

ISSUED under Act No. 248, Session Laws Of 1879
December Is, 1915 First National Bank, Bennington,
at cent S5,l35 10
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22
ORDERS OUTSTANDING

No. l745 January 10, 1917, H. M Tuttle Co.....$ 40
No. 1746 January IL, 1917, The Hale Company Is
No. 1748 January IL, 1917, R. c. Elmer 20 95
No. l749 January IL, 1917, Harry Wloughby. 80
No. 1751 January 90 1917, R. E. Piing 246 Ia
No. 1852 January 90 1917 Onota Chemical Co... 10 so
No. 1854 January 90 1917 j. j. Stakeholder. ... IA 33
1884 81