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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27
Proposals
nEPARTMENr or PUBLIC HEALTH
DIRECTORS OFFICE

DEPARTMENT or PUBLIC HEALTH
= DIRECTOR's OFFICE
5M CITY HALL
Philadelphia. May 20. 1922:
Sealed proposals will he received at this
effce until 12 o'clock noon. Thursday. June
!, 1879. when bids will be opened and
scheduled suRsXT 81 ESIiG~o oF HOSPITALS
34th and Pine SITS.
For tho construction Of a flre-alarm sys.
PHILADELPHIA HosPITAk FOR CON
TAGIOUS DISEASES
"a and Luzerne SITS.
, For the construction Of cold-storage boxes.
Specifications. blue prints. forms and pro-
posais and informatio relative to the fore
Soing may he had upon application 10 the
Medical Director and Superintendent OF Hos
pitals S4th and Pine SITS.
: Bids from others than those engaged Or
are asked will not be entertained or con
O!dered.
= Xii bids must be accompanied by Ger.
thcate from the City Solicitor that security
has been furnished in accordance with the
provisions Of the ordinance OF Councils ap
proved May 25, 1860. 1900,
The Director reserves the right to accept
any proposal in whole or in pa!t. or reJec.
: ali the bids as he NAV deem hest FOR the
interests Of tho city. When bid or a8gre
gate OF bids exceeds the sum OF *hoo n,nrea IL %a.
into. the cost OF which and ali Information
Sciative thereto may be obtained upon n
/, quiry at the office Of the City Solicitor. CITY
Hail. tn''IIisS;eCHo'HLS e MiSCoLS rURBusH NJ. D..
!. Director OF the Department.
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STATE OF TRADE

Business continues to reg ster improve
ment In most sections Of the country, and
current conditions. according to Dun's Re-
view. reflect more positive characteristics Of
permanency. 1t is pointed out that prog
ress Is still impeded BY labor troubles IN
certain important Industries. but response 10
constructive factors Is moro clearly evident
In improved sentiment and revival OF buying,
and the reversal Of the price movement has
become more decisive.
Declines In various markets, continuine
for many months" adds the paper, 'have
and demand in different Instances is beins
stimulated by the prospect Of higher quota
tions to follow Except In retail channels
where price concessions have not infrequer,tiy
been necessary TO maintain distribution,
most sellers are now more favorably sit
uated, with orders more numerous and in
some cases extending further into the future
with commodity prices at about the
same general level. bank ciearings this week
are considerably In excess Of last years;
commercial failures, although still above the
average. havo lately diminished In number
and car loadings disclose gains in railroad
tranic. which may become more marked
under the stimulus Of the freight rate re-
auctions Just announced"
Bradstreets review says:
Improvement Ia the keyword OF tho re-
ports received this week by Bradstreet's re-
gardinS trade. industry and crops. Fina,
distributiye trade, that is. retail buying and
jobbine distribution, are ,both better, with
most progress. as for some time past shown
IN the Western surplus srain-prod duclns
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,,or,rc 1O HOLDERS OF THE I.EFIGH
NTGnM NND NAYlOATION co. CON

SScAf An, SHyIiGA;Ti2N SS4HI yIGA; vGTSyES GSE
sXHEnS. Under provisions Of the mortgage
sDstSd ian i, 1914. securing said bonds
ssesisd proposals will b, received until II
S.e.oeFF Ttn eFFcnnsyIvania Company for Insurances
rn' az Lives and Granting Annuities. trustee.
IToos..in9 ~. fund, al the lowest price, not OK
sinSSiin ssinnsSins io2i and .sccrYed interest. Of Us
i'y Xii proposals. should be addressed to the
urSsrs'fPpfEaN rEHt fPpfEaNNsyLvANtA COMPANY Far
5SsyhAiNNGSDzz 5HSNsayNhEAiNS DzzsSGGHir1ss!.v !vls AND
XII Chestnut st.. Philadelphia. Pa.
uprnposais for sinking fund OF Lehigh
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ExIso smoKELEss COAL COMPANY

first MoFtsNEe c% so;Sear ;hs, Goid bonds
.,rNH,nS Fund provision Of the Mortgage
iosSs ss Nns SSy. o Sesn Of dasn the aOGS: ~;
oonCg, ooInsn,,otion OF, July L.. 1923. at l02k 3
"a Accrued interest 70 tina. n.,S.!si Sstsi ,.,,-
,L,s Lne Il, Go omninStured coupons attached. should
~i'I Y Inssssnted for payment at the ONCE Of
e. 'Commerc,ai Trust Company. Trustee.
MS MSs. Tsm Souare, Philadelphia. on or altar
iiuFy /. ioSs. when all interest thereon will
CEASE - SVs 81 lo4 l1s IT'S 1872 2o4 e7s
.,,,,rRcIAL TRUST COMPANY. Trustee.
CohA John II. MASON. President.
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European Winter Wheat Area

WsshlnGton, May 27.---The area OF win
ter wheat for 182i-l022 in European coun-
tries for which figures are now available,
Is ~ ,307 900 acres. according to advices re-
Ssiyed by the Department Of Agriculture.
This Is 1.3l0.o0 acres less than last year.
me countries covered arc Belgium. hui
mania and Czecho- -Slovakia. The total area
sown to rye for thu season lO21.22, in the
same same, coyntries T. Is.S6s.oto acres as COM
crease crease occurs mainly in Poland. where the
are, area sown SOW to rye is i1:04o. 900 acres. as
4tner countries show small decreases,
rlantins Of corn is progressing rapidly in
Eent'ai europe. tho report said. although
sections. The quality Of the corn crop in
ArHentinS is good and fine weather Ia IA
ported as not up to early expectations. The
corn ,I, crop IN Uruguay was reported as fair,
,va nut IN tne Union OF South Africa the crop
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Diyldends
BUFFALO y SIS9UEHANNA KAIIROAI

COKPORATION
:. PURSUANT to resolution this day adopted
there will be pa on June so. 1929. to stock
voting trust certificates. OF record at the
close of business on June IS. 1929. a semi
annual dividend Of 2qS on the preferred
stock and q quarterly dividend of IA % on
the common stock OF this corporation.
The transfer books Of the corpora ton and
close Of business on June l5. 1929, to the
opening Of business on July /. 1929
Dated: May 25. 1929
F. z. HALL. Secretary.
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PROPOSALS FOR AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC
REFRIGERATING PLANT
Department Of Agriculture, Washington, ID, G,

May e, I82g.
Sealed proposals for furnishing and Install
ing in the U. $. chronological Laboratory
tt Riverton, New Jersey, one automatic
electric refrigerat!ng plant to comprise three
compartments and guaranteed to furnish IA
minimum temperature OF minus five degrees
Fahrenheit. to be equipped with one-half
ton double pipe brine cooler placed inside
brine tank. brine TO be calcium chloride.
will he received at the Department until
; O'Clock r. NJ. Tuesday, June 0. 1922, and
then opened. Specifications and blank forms
Of proposal can he had on applica tion to the
Cha irman. Board OF Awards, Department Of
Agriculture. Washington. d. c.
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VhE WILLIAM CRAMP SONS SHIP 4
ENGINE nuIIDlNG COMPANY


m May %. 1929.
Hared quarterly dividend OF 10 (&I.OO per
sqs snare payable r.C"rS June so iesa. to sioekhold'
!D22; The transfer books Of tho company
VIII bS closed Tor the purpose Of this dividend
ar'm s90 T. NJ June 10. 1922. until 1000
/, - CHARLES I. TAYLOR.
+. Treasurer.
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ARTHUR W. DRAYTON
First MORTGAGE Five Per Cent Ten Year Sink
: Nu~

Ing Fund Gold Bonds due 1925
The undersigned invites tenders of above
bonds for sale and delivery as OF July !,
1922, at q price not exceeding 102iaTo and
accrued interest. to exhaust $4,000. u sum
row available in Sinking Fund.
,ro,ns sSasd tenders stating numbers anf
Colonial Trust Company. Trustee. Arthur
W, Drayton First Mortgage SO Bonds" will
TILE COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY. Trustee
Market and Thirteenth Streets
FRANK G. Ewes. Treasurer.
PHILADELPHIA. May 90. 1922.
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FINANCIAL
sPTssISsfkl TssISsflsS MrsgH@HsSp r!ssE s2sESss.
ESISSSs SSsEssFFssFF SSSSssEsFs. FFaiEzSEErHlTz S2sSRE ifT

Nosice 10. hereby given that purspsnt to
tnss.iS tns viii b. received at The office OF Com.
posn,;I peos,r;si Trust Company, Trustee. City Hall
sass,rs, s,ss. on yuiy 1. iees. OF $4,000 par value
sssid bonds. al a price not ito exceed
SoaS% and accrued interest,", The right is is
rseefvsd 10 reject any OF al proposais IN
wnpSle wnpSrcpossIs OF Il should be scaled and marked
,,.5.cncsaia for the sale Of Frederick Wehber
III Mortsnee on Sinking Fund Gold
honds, and be presented 70 the undersiEned
Ssfore ~ o'clock noon. Tucsday. June 9. 1929.
JOHN n. MASON. President.
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OVERLOOK

Corner 6Ist and Columbia ave:
story, having . chambers. 2 baths.
iinc'osed porch and garage suitable
tor physician; price $4,000.
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q. sh. Holdera Of the So Serial Notes Of
&HE WILLIAM CRAMr 4 SONS SHIP &

Notice Is hereby given that the Serial Notes
.n% !,sseT maturing January. 1, 1923. and July J..
1878 x,li b redeemed g On .o July .Ii lSss Z;
pa pa cent t2s ~. or 1o2li. and accrued In
tcr.st ID date OF redemption. at the Bank.
,nr House Of Drexel q Company. Fifth and
rhsstnut streets. Philadelphia.
"interest on the above mentioned Serial
Notes viii cease on July 1. 1922.
THE WILLIAM CRANfP SONS SHIP q
ENGINE BUILDING CO.
CHAS. T. TAYLOR. Treasurer.
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yener soN st.. 6l00 block. ~.r,o-
CORNER property, 4 bedrooms, batb'
inclosed porch and breakfast room,
price S13 900. S~"'
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Narsau road, 800 block: 4 s,o,v
sem!:detached stone home with GA
RAGE: chambers and bath. hard.
Wood noors' central heat, price
The Washington times., 1922-12-18

the bliss of having ones thin
morning slices Drowned to a turn
without being obliged to look
every few minutes to see how
they're getting along!
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
ELECTRIC COFFEE
SETS ATTRACTIVE

There II nothing new under the
sun" statss Ecclesiastes but the
scholars of that day who wrote
this book had never seen the elec-
trical novelties that are on view
in the Chrigtmas shops this year.
Among 6hese very new articles
that are distinctive through their
hand6bmeness as wen as their serv.
ioe are the electric lustreJwear cof.
fee sets THAT are being sold by china
and glassware dealers. They are
Manufactured ffom highly vitrified
porcelain china and, this vitrifica-
tion gives them . high lustre that
accentuatSo their colors Of amber.
orchid and pearl. Each set In made
up OF a percolator and six large
cups or sir small cups. II the cups
are Of the after dinner size they have
silver holders. Each set stands
upon 4 silver tray. They are
charming sifts for any hostess who
combines her love for fine china
with her taste for good coffee.
There II d thsrmostatic control
In the bottom Of the percolator
which insures against damage to
the utensil, for the current n au.
tomatically shut off should all liquid
be cooked away.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
ELECTRIC OVENS
Make CAKE
SUCCESS
None Ever FALL" as in Other
Ranges, Because Of Uni
formity In Heat.

To be absolutely certain every time
she bakes a cake that 1t will be a
success and that 1t will never fall
= the privilege of the housewife who
cooks by electricity.
II know by experience" said one
matron. that 1 could make my IA.
verite three e-egg cake every day in
the year in my electric range and
every time II would come out just
the same, as perfect as ever a cook
eould make it,
There IL simple reason for this.
The heat in an electric oven is al
ways uniform, whereas in the coal or
Sas oven It varies, due to the draft or
TO Sas pressure. AS bread or cake
y baked gases form which lift the
dough In a swell as 1t Is techni.
cally called.
In bread this il carbon dioxide,
given off by the growth of yeast in
the dough. In cake gas Is formed
by the uniting Of various chemicals
in baking powder and other ingredl-
ents.
II the oven is well heated the
dough bakes before the gas passes
Oft. but. If the temperature Ii unevei.
one side may not bake quickly
enough. and the result will be cake
flAt on one side.
This cannot happen In the elec.
trio oven. The housewife who has
electric heat at her command can
work with precision and exactness.
She knows that by mixing her In
gradients carefully always in the
same proportions. and regulating the
oven heat automatically according to
directions. she will invariably obtain
the same results. Her bread win
never fail her, and her cake, "her
electric cake" will never go flat.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18

down trees, too. But try as hard
as they can, none can seem to find
as big and nice a tree to chop ~
does the mayor.
Then Henry Kiel gets on q truck
with his tree and rides into the
city with 1t and right up to the
big front door Of the biggest cleo
trical company in town, and he
calls the manager out and he Al
ways says. "Bnl. how many cleo.
trio lights do you think It will
take for this timberY' and Bin
usually says. MY, goodness graci.
Gus! About q million / reckon"
Then Mayor Kiel says, ~6tring II
up proper and send me the bill"
And he has the tree set up ex.
kctly In the center Of the busiest,
widest, most public street In the
city, and he doesn't care how many
rich people have to ride around II,
for II is for the children Of the
city to enjoy. Az
Then the other men Who have
chopped Christmas trees arrange
them up and down either. side Of
this same street and the lights are
strung from the mayors tree 70
the trees on either side ana all
sorts of slittering little ornaments
are placed among the branches;
and all the little children Of the
city play and dance and walk and
ride beneath the aiming canopy Of
Christmas boukhs.
For two weeks this avenue 81
electrically lighted trees. with the
mayors biz tree In the center.
stands IN the heart, of the city.
and then they are taken down aid
the busy street looks forward 70
the next Christmas 4
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
HOMES To GET
WIRED Up
F0RXM|AS
Complete Electric Fixings Mean
New Birth Of oIadnsss
In House.

The good custom Of presenting q
Christmas gift to the housshold
most often leads the buyers steps
In the direction Of the electrical
shop or department. One home.
for instance. u to have a. a holi.
day blessing. complete wiring for
electric ssrvice. q sort of new birth
for the housshcld. others are 80
isctinE s,ich Indispensable comforts
a. the following:
Elsctric floor lamp or table lamp.
Mleotric firepiaes logs.
Electric furnace control.
Uloctrio player piano.
tl1uminated street number.
Intero0mmunicAting telephone.
Electric table cooking appliances.
grill toastsr and percolator.
Electric ioe cream freeser.
Electric dishwAshsr.
OF course mother wants one or
more Of the electrical comfort. in.
suranc6 appliances At Christmas
time, but don't overlook the other
members Of the household when
Here are some hints which will
help you:
For the giri who's away at
school or college: Electric boudoir
set. sewing or reading lamp. electric
vibrator. electric grin. electric
curling iron and comb.
For father: Cigar lighter. read
ing lamp. flashlights. shaving mir.
ror, electrically lighted: electric
vibrator. radio apparatus. electric
automobile accessories.
For the business woman: Electric
iron. grill. hair drier. curling iron.
lamp. electric vibrator.
For grandfather and grand
mother: Electric footwarmer. warm.
Ing pad. reading lamp. flashlight,
radiant heater, radio set.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
ELECTRICITY IS
SUBSTITUTE
FORSUN
Successful Effort 10 Made to
Grow Plants Without
Sunlight.

r B, Harvey, Of the University
Of Minnesota, In Science, tells the
following interesting story OF max
ing electricity do the work hereto
fore considered the sole preroga-
tive Of the sun:
During the past winter the au-
thor has succeeded in producing
good seed from plants grown In
artificial light entirely. Since no
reference to the growth Of plants
from seed to seed without sunlight
has been found In literature, this
preliminary report Of the first sue
cessful attempt may be of use to
plant breeders and agronomists In
northern regions.
Grow Grain.
A great variety of plants, includ-
ing several varieties OF wheat oats,
barley, rye and potatoes. buck
wheat, lettuce beans. peas, clovers,
radishes, flax and a number OF
common weeds were grown from
seed to seed entirely In artificial
lieht. The seed produced was OF
rood quality, full Of starch. ana
terminated well.
Light for the experiment was
obtained from tungsten filament
nitrogen filled lamps which were
burned for twenty.four hotirs each
day, The lamps are rated TO burn
1 900 hours, but they averaged S.OVO-
1000 hours under continuous use
One set Of lamps was found to be
more than sufficient to produce
an ordinary crop such as the GER
eals. since the time to head is much
decreased by continuous illumina-
ton. Spring wheats produced ripe
seed in about ninety days. At this
rate II ought to be possible now
10 grow three generations from q
cross within one year. The growth
Of valuable plants In artificial light
should be Of consideration advance
n northern regions where the light
n winter IL Of short duration and
low intensity.
Plants Tested.
All of the plants tested, except
cabbage, have bloomed and each va
iiety does not seem 10 require any
particular period of illumination to
cause blooming
-Four fanges of light intensity
were used and a number Of plants
bloOmed In all Of them, although
the illumination was continuous.
The tests were performed in three
unheated basement rooms. 1t was
Unnecessary to supply any heat
other than that produced by the
lamps even in the coolest winter
weather. For cereals the tempera.
ture was controlled automatically
at IA degrees c. by blowing In
cold outside air. The energy used
In heating the ordinary greenhouse
In Minnesota during the winter
would be ample for both light and
heat In such experiments as these.
since nearly all the energy Of the
light finally goes to heat and thus
10 made to serve q double purpose.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
PLAY "R. U. R."ovERl looKS
ONE IMPORTANT FACTOR

Karel Capek's much discussed
play, r. q. r., showins in New
York to full houses. IL satire on
the trend Of the times In having
every service performed BY ma
ehinery instead Of through the
functioning Of human affection:
thereby, the Inference sOes on,
killing the love Of individual
But AR, Capek's theory fails to
take cognixance Of the larger love
Of creative effort which 10 fostered
In the making of these machines,
and In the direction Of the mafvels
Of electric control which ensrgisss
them,
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
Morning et-Away''
Helped a Lot by
Electricity

"The EARLY Morning Get
Away" schedule has been revo-
lutioniSed by the electrification
Of the breakfast table.
The electric coffee percola-
tor, toaster, grill, and egg
boiler used for a hurry-up
family meal or by individual
members insures each ones ar
rival on time for his or her daily
work. The morning cereal can
be cooked In an electric fire
less or by the stored oven heat
Of . range; the coffee pefked
on the percolator while the
water is arriving at the bub-
bling point that insures good
cooking for the three-minute
egg. II hardly takes that long
for the white fresh slices Of
bread to change to crisp brown
ones in the rack toaster that
can toast on both sides at the
same time.
These convenient appliances
and q wired serving table are
blessings from which each mem
Der Of the family can benefit.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
CLEANER USED
TO BLOW OUT
DUST
Vacuum Machine Effective In
Dlslodging Dirt From
Crevices.

Because we all commonly refer
to an electric cleaner as q suction
or vacuum cleaner, great many
of us forget that blowing 10 one
of the most effective uses for this
machine. BY attaching the hose In
place Of the dust bag q strong blast
of air can be secured which is most
operations.
One 81 the principal usues Is for
blowing dust and dirt out Of mac
cessible crevices to a place where
II may be afterward readily sucked
up with the cleaner.
1t also Is effective for blowing
dust out of feathers and trimmings
on ladies' hats; for blowing nut
small deposits Of dust deeply I'm
bedded In upholstered furniture.
mattresses. etc.; for aerating and
renovating feather beds and pillows;
for plowing dust off plano keys,
radiators, books. ETC., and many
other purposes.
The electric cleaner il quite fire.
questly used for drying the hair
after a shampoo. Simply adjust the
hose to outlet tube and the heavy
current of air will quickly diy
the hair.
Where II Is possible the machine
without hose attachment may bo
placed back of a radiator or heater
and the blast of air from the outlet
tube passing over the radiator or
heater will be warmed.
OF course the air blast should
never be used where II II prac.
ticable to gather up the dirt ana
SCOT by suction.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
St. LOUIS TREE
GAY WITH
LIGHTS
Mayor kisl Cuts II Himself,
and Decorations Are
Electrical.

81. Louis has . Christmas tree
mayor.
His name IL Harry Kiel. and he
has moro boosters among the
youngsters that you can count
Every Christmas he Eoes into the
Ozark forest near st. Louis ana ne
chops down . great biz tree with
his own shining AZ, presented to
him Tor Just this purpose by one
OF the biggest hardware concerns
IN the world. He chops down this
tree. and the men In overalls and
fur caps who have accompanied
him. want to be a. useful a. Henry
Klel: % they bring axes and chop
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
For Quicker Boiling.

A new method of heat concentra.
ton makes quick boiling Of water
and coffee convenient on an elec-
trio table stove which has recent.
ly been put on the market by a
New York concern.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

Electrical Editors Would you
please publish how could figure
out the number Of lights and the
size of them for 4 string of
Christmas tree lights which I
am making in q series SO that IL
one light is taken out they all
20 out. do not wish to use q
transformer. ". y.
OF course. the best way to get
Christnas tree lights II to purchase
q regular outfit. II 10 doubtful
whether you could make up Get OF
lights moro cheAply than you can
buy them ready assembled.
The method Of figuring the mum.
ber and sise Of lights for spch /
cluster IL to divide the line voltAse
by the voltage Of the lamps avail
able. Thus. II YOU have 11o.volt
circuit you would want fourteen
swat lamps In q series. II you
had s.volt lamps you would want
to put eighteen or nineteen Of them
In q series. BY putting lamps In
series we mean that you connect
from one side Of your circuit to
the first lamp, then from the first
lamp to the second lamp, and %
on, finally connecting hack to the
other side Of the circuit.
Electrical Editor: In using my
new electric range I find II hard
to get over my lifelong habit Of
opening the oven door to zee how
things are getting along. I wns
told not to DO II. II u really
important that I shouldn'tf
Mrs. D. q.
Someone has said that the only
thing hard about electric cookery ID
that II 10 70 easy. Housekeepera
who have been Accustomed to
temperamentai Gas and coal ranges
all their Hives sometimes do not
realise at once how sure and certain
an electric oven Is, and how little
attention II needs.
Since there is no open flame in
the electric range. and therefore
no draft. the oven heat Ia constant
There IL no variation In the
temperature between one side and
the other; the top Is heated as
evenly as the bottom. and therefore
there is no need to fuss about the
oven heat. There is just enough
ventilation to the oven to insure
brown crusts.
with this certain. even heat. YOU
know to a certainty that your
cake will be baked "to a turn
within a certain length Of time
provided that the oven door Is moi
opened every now and then. II
has been calculated that leaving
the door open fifteen seconds mean,
loss Of is per Get Of heat, with
consequent disturbance of the
baking process and waste of elec
trio current.