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1" i -c ,4. t "J V r 3 Grovei's Pot of Gold faTraced to Romig wtl.M ft r" 0n M . . . ...Koninir Crcedon about Ms trip to ffi .?? Mr McAvov askrd : tyhS did V?u in : Baltimore, and .'lone did you tnv there? fcVe did ome flablng wid'thtn I ipt . l.frk nnd I to d Erwln that 1 ."iCto go back to Philadelphia. Ho Eft me It would be nil right, but that T should moke t my business to ; e karley nim t,,fl vcr,y Vext day Whr?" he was asked. "To iet come money for Erwln, be cause b wanted to buy tho autorao- fcU''When did you next eeo Charley "rinaw blm the next morning at his effice." "What did Charley say nbout p "He told me that any time Erwln cdcd money I could get it from blm Jt bis office." Got $1000 for Erwln 'Then what did Charley do?" "He handed me a package which be -Id contained $1000. The package m wiapped In linen." "What did you do with the money?" "I was to have taken it to Erwln it Baltimore. I met Braun nt Sixty third and Market Htrccta because I told Mm I was bdriB watched, nnd I didn't want to be caught with the money on at Charley handed me the money in W'automobllc while he was driving me to Wilmington. At Wilmington 1 boarded a train for Baltimore and flraun went home. At Baltimore I ent to the Hotel Joyce, opposite tho Baltimore and Ohio station. I regis ternl under tho namo of Harry Carter, ,nd as soon as I registered I went up to my room and went to sleep." "What did you do the next morn Ins?" "I got up nbout noontime nnd loi tered around tho Baltimore nnd Ohio station." "Then you didn't give the $1000 to Erivln?" Onve tho Money Back "No, I didn't do that, because I didn't want to give the money to nny one, although I didn't like to refuse to do tliif faor for Brnun. I cot the nfit train out of Baltimore and enme in Philadelphia nnd went to my house. Jly mother becamo curious at tho pack age nnd I gave it to her to hold for me iuiie t went out to me pool room. Next morning I took th" package and weut back to Charley Brnun's office, litaun and his stenographer were there. J hnn'M (. haricv the package and tola lira that I couldn't find Erwiu. Brnun tM that Erwln must have become frightened and gone nwny without the money. The truth of it is I didn't even try to find Erwin." "When did you see Brnun next?" "Tno months later, at his house. Hrauu told me that Erwln must be in fiermsny by now because (hey hndn't team irom mm ior mo momna. "When did you next see him?' "It was some time later, when I went to nil house because Mr. O Connor, the Department of Justice agent, asked me to do to." "What occurred then?" "We were talking nbout Erwin and Braun (.aid that Erwln now had $5000 and that he must bo working his way to Canada to get n passport and then trcntunlly get into Germany. Uraun Was Suspicious "What else did Brnun say?" "Brnun told mo Furey bad been to m blm, but that he had suspected Furey was just looking for information. and that Furey had told him that O'Connor had also sent him to Braun." "Whut else did Braun tell you about train naung been in his .house wneu th aseuts searched it on January 7, 1920" "Up told me Erwin was in his house ami that when the Government mrcntA raided it Erwln wns upstairs. As the federal agents went up ono flight of Mails, Erwln went down another nigni nairs, leit tne nouf-o by way of the lack door and was not seen thereafter for tewa! weeks." This ended the direct examination oi the ultncKs and Theodore L. Bean, foawel for the defense, began the cross examination. Mr. Bean SDent flv mln. ftes trjing to makn the witness admit iUas two weeks instead of two months iwr i,run had escaped that he heard the story from Braun. Admits Being Accomplice jlr lll'nn thpn ilAmnnilArl tn 1.H.M "ocmer tnc witness admitted that nt .n nccompuce or the Beredo I'Talins the draft. At this stago tue iltnes showed signs of nervousness 'irisR. Alter waiting for a mo rat for him to recover himself, Mr. MeAvoy jumped up and protested, ask- .nidge Dickinson to protect the k.T rl r,cP"etI that counsel for r- ""i-iiw nnu a penect right to un fw what Interest the witness m!ht d. . "1 CB8e nml Permitted the im. lu uv repeaiea. Li.u r. Lyol3 an nccomplice in the fated? lhe fuitlvM'" Mr. Bean re- 'I was," was tho answer. &'! l'o BeridolhwhU." they "Utives in mi7. It began, he I August la. mi7 .3 i.'.fij vtccnon then said he made his first were said. WLta,B"- T'10 s until .What as your next trip?" Tho firr rln i nL . wrton replied. "",rnin' Mr Benn ,Viam . 3. . .. f ..." , "":ue reenon tell r.l r,i- eedoP 1M ue worked in Hev i.n&p.SPtaB tLe Eddyfltono waon replied in answer to a quei- Has Job in I'ostonice At nrpkonf n-..j. ... iW.,i ,l ' ',c"on saw, he Is em ll?2 rl P'tofBne nB 'clerk, hav- ' pita rccommrnrinri k rr, 't him ftM ,lmt O'Connor did' not "im the loh no n ...., . ltla,h'aSd ehviaenC nd "tlmt no im-' 'Wh. a ,Kcen, Promised him. 'Last Mnrli n..'i. ,, .... ame tn i ' icr"on saio. "lie rK wYto'i n?,i!i,ew bout th 'tdoUs." nl1 l knew of the rini C?t,0n, th,cn devoted his time to 'SKonj. reak d0,vn Creedon'a minor rdercdt"!"1:,' Crcedon I" Mr. Bean wWoSh0uk.inR at you'" th witncss 'Ceaccord!10 r0M Bmiled ,n Sym' ltnes?.tllf WQ,"''1 ,n confusing Joms at times, largely because of Grnr Reported Nearby, Mother's Trial Goes On day Z1!1 "pott circulated to- "u din- ,K':; '""' llle I'cuerni "Porh'of , Crdayml Wt frequent ung ml " In,0the',,8 trial. Many ol dt"10'18 t0 SH tl10 "ward lly,h"BlrwJ" -'- thbiilld. --"- v- '' 'm l Stfl ,.', Ctcedou's dlfflcully Jn nnsWeJring bo cauo of his speech Impediment. Mr, McAvoy protested at this, and Judge Dickinson ordered the defensive counsel to give tho witness nil tho llnie necessary to answer tho questions with out Interruption. In the main Crcedon stuck firmly to his story and apparently little damage was done the prosecution. Crecdon seemed to have tho sympathy of the court, tho spectators nnd tbo Jury bo cause of his difficulty in speech. In the cross-examination Mr. Bean Eictured Komlg as a martyr by pointing Im out as n friend, who saerificed him self In nn effort to get the Bcrgdolls to surrender. Taints Romig as Martyr In the cross-examination It wns brought out that Erwln's automobile was hidden under n haymow while stored nt his Broomnll home nnd thus csenped detection by tho authorities. Crcedon mentioned thnt Erwln had money to bo to Canada nnd then to Ger many while he was n ifugltlvc, but this unc was not ionowtd out in tbo ques tioning. During Crcedon's recital the eyes of Mrs. Bergdoll, Braun, Itomig, Mitchell and Schuh never left his face, but lie never hesitated other than that hesi tancy caused by a natural impediment in bis speech. Crcedon Identifies Defendants Before leaving the stand nftcr his cross-examination, Crcedon identified Schuh, Mitchell, Itomig, Erwln Berg doll. oil of whom stood up. The next witness wns Miss Alberta Sweet, of 312 Cricket avenue, Ardmore, nnd hnd known Grovcr and Erwln for the last nine years. On May 1G of last year, sho testified, Crcedon came to her and said thnt Mrs. Bergdoll wanted to ree bcr. "I went to sec Mrs. Bergdoll," she said, "and she said she wanted me to collect some rents for her, on several properties belonging to Grovcr, nnd thnt I should also asMxt nbout the house n bit. I said I would." She testified she had helped prepare tho sandwiches and coffee which the party, composed of Erwin, Grovcr, Romig nnd Crcedon. took with them when they went to Hagcrstown the sec ond time. Sho said sho rcmailncd in Mrs. Bcrgdoll's employ until August of last year. The girl is a pretty blonde, nbout twenty-five years old. She wore a blue coat, u blue straw hat to match. Bergdoll Posed as "Brown" Sho was followed by Mrs. H. O. Cost, who gave her address ns Hagcrstown, Md. She said that nbout April 20, 11)10, she was a clerk in the New Vivian Hotel at Hagcrstown, and on that date "Edward Brown," whom she identified ns Erwin Bergdoll. " ames Carson," whom she identified as Grover. "John Smith," identified by her as Crcedon, and ''H. Watt," identified as Bomlg, registered at the hotel and remained un til early In June. Romig nnd Crcedon, she bald, occu pied the same room on the same floor, and Grovcr and Erwin the same room on the floor above. She testified thnt the members of the party spent little time tn tno ioddv. itomig, she said, al ways took the elevator to his room, but the young men walked upstairs. During the second trip to Hagcrstown, in July, she Identified Ralph Schrocdcr, a chum of Grover's, ns the man who signed himself "Richard Snyder" on the hotel register. Snyder and James Car son registered at the hotel on the second trip. After n brief cross-examination she was permitted to leave tho Btnnd nud her place was tuken by John II. Joyce. who said he was tho proprietor of the Hotel Joyce, Baltimore. He pro duced a register which showed that a Harry Carter, of Philadelphia, had reg istered there. He identified "Carter" as Crcedon. The last witness of the morning ses sion wns E. A. Rlttcr. who Hald be was thn proprietor of the Maxwell Apartments jn isaitimore. He, too, pro duced a hotel register showing 'that Thomas E. Furey nnd George Brown vHbyurdlctaohrd ahm amamaumantt had registered there. "Brown." be said, was Creedon. The court then adjourned until 2 o clock. W. h. Alexander, teller In the Treas ury ivoparimcnt nt Washington, was mo urst witness when the caso was re sumed after recess. Tho only question asked him by Mr. McAvoy was what position he held in October, 1010. He answered he was a teller in the Treasury Department. Thcro was then a side-bar conference between Judge Dickinson, Mr. McAvoy and Mr. Bean and tho witness was withdrawn temporarily. Glbboney Abwnt Wien Called Mr. McAvoy then called for Glb boney, who was one of the Bergdoll counsel, but ho was not present when his nnmo was called. Ho could not be found In the hall by court officers. Colonel T. Q. Donnldson, of the in spector general's department, Washing ton, was called whllo waiting for Gib boncy. On May 25 of this year, he testified, he saw Romig in tha district attorney's office whllo conducting nn in qulry into tho escape of Grover Berg doll. "Did Romig tell ydu ho had n largo quantity of currency exchanged for gold at tho Treasury Department at Wash ington?" Mr. McAvoy ntked. "I object," interposed Mr. Bean, "unless the district attorney can prove that Romig guvc tho gold to Grover per sonally, and furthermore unless Romig's testimony wns reduced to writing." Judgo Dickinson then inquired of Mr. McAvoy what he proponed to show by this lino of testimony, and the district attorney answered : "I propose to prove thnt Romig, In company with Mrs. Bergdoll, got gold on two occasions from tho Treasury Du partment in Washington. Mr. Romig said that the gold was for Grovcr. I cannot prove, however, nn actual de livery." Colonel Donaldson then stnrted to read, ns follows, from tho notes taken when Romig testified at the Inquiry Into the escape: "Pot of Gold," Glliboney's Talo " 'Did you know that Grover buried any money?' " 'No.' " 'When did you first fiud out that ho did?' " 'It was on tho Tuesday before tho escapo from tho two armed guards. Grovcr never told me that ho burled any cold, but Mr. Gibboncy did, and tho first tlmo I found out about a bidden treasure was when Mr. Gibboncy asked Grovcr about the money.' " Then, still reading trom the notes, Colonel Donaldson quott-d Romig ns follows: "I changed n considerable umount of. money myself, nud tho money was for Grover." This ended the direct examination of tho colonel. He wns turned over to Mr. Benn, who pointed to it certain sec tion of the notes, which said: "Nono of this Is to be used against you." Im mediately there was a big, ilarc-up. Mr. Bean jumped to his feet nud pointed bis finger nt tho officer. "Did you make this promise to Romig?" he demanded. Colouel Donaldson replied: "No, I didn't. Mr. McAvoy did." . Hint of Immunity Thereupon Mr. McAvoy replied: "I dou't remember limiting such a state ment. But if 1 did, I am satisfied to bavo all the testimony of Colonel Don aldson stricken out." Thfre was then unotber side-bar con ference, nnd at tbo end of it Mr. 'Mc Avoy instructed the stenographer to cross out all of Colonel Donaldson's tMHmnmr f jJtadgsvJDIcklnson then Instructed tho f;-v .NUPyVT, 7- ,n T-. ' '5-S '.i '"- KVr . ' "' EVMlNG- tfBMd i BBlMStER-iBiLAUBP'IHA, TUESDAY, gEPTOMBEB 21. ,1920 iiiiwBLiiiiiiHHiLiBfl vaBBBXPJSr PBKJPBPHPHPHPHPHPHBHPHMPOBB llllll4 t : 'Si'' '' ttmttfKk IbiiiiiS ' ': iM,""!siiBiiB iiiiiiiiiiiVEiKSfLB iiiiiiiiiiiiiV'JilviBk ft'"- 'jilaiiiiB Ledger Photo fcfrvlc FITZIIUGII LEE CREEDON Tho government's "surprise wit ness" agai'nst Mrs. Emma C. Berg doll and lier alleged plotters to aid her sons dodge tho draft. jury to "shut their ears to statements made by the colonel." Gibboncy was called for again. The spectators craned their necks to seo him. Erwin Bergdoll appeared to bo inter ested in the nppearance of tho attorney, leaning forward in his chair to hear. Mr, Glbboney hod slipped into the courtroom while Colonel Donnldson was testifying. Erwin Bergdoll arrived at tho Fed eral Building shortly after 0 o'clock this morning to attend the trial. Q He was not tho Jauntv Erwln of old. the spectacular driver of racing motors and the idol of followers of the racing game. Todav he wore khnkl iumners and handcuffs. And he tried desperately to hide his face. Erwin was brought to Philadelphia from Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where he has been confined since his recent conviction by court-martial In New xork. He is hero for purposes of identifi cation, thn authorities stated, but it is expected ho may bo used as a wit ness an well. Few persons witnessed the arrival of Lrwln nt tne federal Building. Ho was brought to Philadelphia quietly yester day, and lodged with his guards at Frankford Arsennl. With him enme Ser geant McCabagc and Corporal C. Goctz. Tho party was In command of Colonel Julius A. Pcnn, of Washington, who has charge of the army prison there, and who was cent here so there, might be no duplication of Grover's sensational escape whllo in Philadelphia. Guarded Closely All NJglit Colonel Teim nud the two noncom missioned officers snent the nlarht at the arsennl. McCabage nnd Goetz spent the night in the cell with Erwin, All three locked In securely. This morning Erwin was shackled to one of tbe soldiers when all four men took their places in a government car at the arsenal with an army chauffeur to drive them to the Federal Building. The shackles were not removed until Erwln was ushered into the office of United States Attorney flieAvoy. The party entered the Federal Build ing nt tho Ninth and Market streets door and were taken up In the elevator to the united states attorney's office. Council Gets Plan for Water' Supply Continued from Tnte Oat gestcd for the near future Is made up ia Construction of nn Impoundiug reser voir nt Pcrkiomcn creek. StM.OOO.onn. Improvements and extensions to the ueiawaro river supply works, $0,000, Improvements and extensions to the aciiuyiKiu river supply works, $4,000,- Extension of distribution mains nnd construction of distribution reservoirs tor nortnease section, 58,000,000. .Aicugiuua uuu oeiterments to ex isting reservoirs and main pipe lines. General improvements for safe main tenance of plant. S4.00O.fl0O. Estimated costs of a System using the Perkiomcn creek section ns one of the principui sources or supply are as fol lows' Htorapo reservoirs and hcadwork, ?UU,lMl,,Vl, Aqueducts, $50,810,000. Filtration plants and changes in dis trlbution system. 82S.000.0OO. A system based on the Susquehanna river as n principal supply source, tbe 5ort -y.nl,nuea woum cost $203,287, 000, whllo one based on tho upper Le- Siftl ,V1venrnwoul1 MBt approximately All calculations were based on present-day prices. Recommendations of Report The report In part follows: "First. The present snnrv nt ,m. ply at local points along the Delaware and 8chuylklll rivers must of necessity bo continued for a time, and. barring occasional wastes duo to Industrial drainage, enn be made to furnish a safo and nd'quato supply. "Second. Extensive improvements mm iiuuiuuun hiuoi ue made nt the pres ent water woras at once In order to insure un amine quantity at a reason able pressure and of a satisfactory dual ity throughout the entlro city. This requires extcnsivo changes in, and ad dltions to, the filter plants, re-enforcement Of the distribution ftvntnml. nml increased pumping capacity sufficient to secure a saio reserve to meet nil emer gencies. "Third. In order to curtail waste-. conserve supply nnd capacity, reduce Investment and operating costs, nud more equitably divide tho water rates, the meter system should be extended as rapidly as possible. "Fourth. The draft from the Schuyl kill river has practically exhausted its low-season flow. This source of sup ply Is polluted at all times nnd often has objcctlonablo tastes and odors due to trndo wnste nnd should bo nbandoned as soon as practicable. Anticipating tins time, tne ary wenthcr How ot tho stream should be tuppleinented with water stored on tho watershed of Per kiomcn creek'. It in essential that one storage icservolr should be constructed immediately and be so located as to form the first uult of a semlgravity supply to the part of the city now supplied by the Schuylkill river. "Fifth. When it Is found practicable to abandon tho Schuylkill river, the Perklomen nnd Tohlckon watersheds should be progressively developed by the construction of stornge reservoirs, from which tho water should be brought to the existing Schuylkill river plants ns Improved and extended. , "Sixth. When tbe pollution of the Dclawaro river at Torreadale is mate rially increabed by tho growth ot eom merco, industry uiid population lu tills vicinity so as to make the water at that point undesirable for use, htoragu reser voirs should be constructed on the Ncihamlny creek, into which water from the Delaware river above Trenton should be pumped, when necessary, and from which tbe water inouia flow by fr,rn.1i, tn lin IVlVMaff aTa AltM. ... l-. ,,.,.., ,., w vv -..v....v f..kt u im proved and extended. "Seventh. A water snppV from dis ,7,, ,- - ; , ; . . - - TVu.. .. i. 'V" . tant sources, mich as the' tributaries of tho Lehigh and the upper ueiaware nei Water Gap, or the Susquebannn river above tbe Maryland State boundary line, Is beyond consideration nt this time ty reason of Its prohibitive cost, and should not bo developed until all the suitable nearby sources are fully appropriated. Tho commission stated in lis P" that proposed artesian well supplies In South Philadelphia, so far as bad been shown, furnished only small quantities of water. The artesian well water, they continued, was highly Impregnated with mineral matter and would be un suitable for domestic or industrial pur poses. ilio experts exploded a popular be lief that mountain water is always pure. "Water from the dlstnnt mountains," tho report stntcd, "always appeals to tho sentiment of tho general public, who think of it ns crystal-clear, ns they have seen It in the bubbling hillside brooks on their excursions afield, cool, refreshing' and satisfying. "This is seldom If ever so, nnd in tho present case," referring to Dela wnrif river tributaries above the Water Gap, "it is a highly idealized senti ment and far from the facts, although the mountain sources have many points of excellence." Need $10,000,000' Yearly It is proposed that the city spend from Sn.OOO.OOO to S10.000.000 annually to arrive nt tho completed plan nnd after providing relief for present dangerous conditions, start to build for the futnra by creatlug immense reserves. "The accidental stoppago of water Sunday may serve a useful purpose In bringing public attention to the city's needs in this regard," said the Mayor yesterday. By manipulation of the pipe line sys terns and drawinc on the scanty reser voir supplies tho city's residents were given a supply of water cany approxi matlnr tho uSuol nuantltv used. The reservoirs throuhgout the city bold less than a one-day supply of water, Chief Davis said, discussing tho i PUSBIUIUI." Ul uuutilUi u-iuauunui a... Schuylkill river system is distinct from that on the Delaware, however, be as serted, and this might to a small extent meet tbe demand for absolute necessi ties. "The break on Sunday caused be tween 1,000,000 and 1,200,000 people to suffer inconveniences nnd probahle hardships." said Chief Davis. "We have partly met the situation by pump ing nn Increased supply through pipe running parallel to that, which broke. "Every bit of water wasted in times like this means tho possibility of seri ous loss later on. With our reserve supplies depicted we nre in very bad condition to meet with future trouble thnt might develop and it behooves every one to economize on tho nn ot water to the greatest extent possible. "Permanent repairs to the broken main will require at least a month," Chief Davis added. "We don't know how much of a Job it is yet, for the pipe is eight feet below the bed of the vices, at this point nnd the repairs should prove difficult. We have no money witb which to meet the issue." Mitten Says City Must Save P. R. T. Continued trom Pace One from under by forming nn operntlng company, nnd then tho foolish public bought the stock and you arc trying to help them out of the hole? Isn't that It?" i Without waiting for Mr. Mitten to reply, Mr. Horn continued, "Would not the city be better off if the under lying companies would realize that their contract was not bo sacred." "I am asking the landlord to do the best-he can." rem cd Mr. M tten. "If fl t blackguarded blm, be would not help." Councilman Conuell then asked if tho strnight five-cent fare would ooivo the company's dimcuitics. To this Mr. Mitten reiterated his former nsscrtion thnt it would only afford n temporary relief. Question of Zone Fares Mr. Horn then interjected with the question, "Would the granting of this straight fare be a good argument to the underlying companies to change their rent?" Mr. Mitten replied thnt he did not think so. At this point President Wcgleln be gan n brief discussion of the zone sys tem, nnd it was here that Mr.Mitten intimated that a zone system might eventually bo established, although he did' not touch on the word "zone" in the course of his comment. Beasley Opposes Action C. Oscar Beasley, counsel for tho United Business Men's Association, which organization has repeatedly op pohed tho rentals paid the underlying compnny, said: "Wo feel tha nothing should be done in this mutter until the question of the suit against tho underlying companies, brought by tho United Business Men, has been decided." Referring to tho Mitten proposition for a straight five-cent fare, Mr. Beas ley said: "This money Is merely to pay rent. You arc asked to help the tenant con tinue to pay the landlord. His argu ment is 'I am short of rent, you helped mo out in 1007 in the way of paving, and I want you to help mo again." "Any city government that would approvo this proposition is not acting' in accordance with correct business procedure. It's a pninful thing to real uo that the city, instead of joining in proceedings against these rentals, should bo considering a plan to help pay thfhi This is only one more spike which to ucinK uriven into tno right of the people. "The trouble is that tho whole tran sit situation is suffering from n disease dating from 1002. which disease might justly be called megalo-rentalltis meaning too much rent. This underly ing rental proposition is a crime ngalust the city of Philadelphia. It should bd remembered that the Public Service iommiKsion uas junsutction in the mat tcr nnd has reduced rentnla to underly ing comnnnlcs iu two other pIHp After hearing the varloua views of tno memoers, tne committee decided to postpone further consideration of Mr. Mitten's proposition until next Mon day at 10:30 o'clock. Mr. Mitten's) Statement Mr. Mitten's complete statement to the committee follows : "I appear before you this mnmin. In nrnpllficntion of my letter of Septem ber 14, and to describe our present emergency to you man fashion: "Under the terms of the 1007 agree ment fares 'may bo changed from Um to time, but only with thn nn e both parties. Acting under this pro vision, P. R. T. has petitioned the city to assent to the collection of a straight five-cent faro, without transfer or ex change tickets; this as a measure of temporary relief, to continue until the value of tho company's property, for rate-making purposes, can be finally de termined, as required by law. "The full inventory nl P n m , property will be ready for presentation to ine i-uDiic oervice I'ommisslon Thursday next : tho pricing of the parts is proceeding, but us yet is incomplete, but can be accomplished with sufficient rapidity to keen ahead of tlio l .i Public Service Commission representa tives, bo iimi mem nu oe no delay "In spite of this foot, however, the xcerlence in similar valuation m-L.. lags elsewhero, notably Pittsburgh, bows that the verification of P. & T Valuation cannot be completed so that !??'Wf h 1 . it mar be usable for rate'tnaklhg pur poses for many months to come. Foresees C 1.000,000 Deficit "Meantime, P, It. T. must ha7e more money or go to tho wall. P. R. T.'s operating statement, just mado public, shows a deficit of $423,304.21 for the month ot August. An accumulated deficit has been built up by months, In varying amounts, until the deficit now represents $1,101,028.77 for tbe eight months ended August 81. "The operntlng deficit for the next twelve months will exceed $4,000,000, against which tho straight five-cent faro, without transfers or exchanges. Is estimated to bring In nbou,t $300,000 per month, "The need of Increased earnings is two-fold; tho amount required to pay actual operating costs being necessary in order that the cars may be kept run ning ; the amount tn pay the agreed 5 per cent dividend on P. R. T. stock Is required In order that P. R. T. credit bo sufficiently established to make Its guarantee on bonds issued for desired extensions of sufficient valuo to make them salable. "Under the agreement of 1007 it was evidently Intended thnt nny change In fares should be justified before being agreed to by the city. "Tbe true test of a contract, after its having been in effect for thirteen years, and the fairness of its terms, Is best determined by a review of the benefits nctually received by each of tbe parties. "THe. 1007 agreement was accepted by the press and public representative, after much publicity and investigation, as being the most perfect solution then possible, "The P. R. T. stockholder had a). ready paid in $18,000,000, nnd whs Induced by the making of the 1007 agreement to pay in the remaining $12. 000.000 of the $30,000,000 P. R. T. capital stock, ih tho hone and expec tation that be would receive 0 per cent per annum on both the $18,000,000 of money wnich he had formerly paid in, as well as 0 per cent per annum ou the $12,000,000 of new money which he was required to pay in under the terms of the 1007 agreement. Does Not Get Returns "What has been the result to this hopeful P. It. T. stockholder? As against his having received 0 per cent per ns-num on the whole $30,000,000 of S aid-in capital, as he had been led to elieve, and which would In total repr resent $24,000,000, he has actually re ceived In dividends but $0,847,000. "P. R. T.'s stock is, nt present mar ket, worth but $14 per share, or nn ag gregate amount of but $8,400,000. as ngninst Its paid In capital ot $30,000, 000. "The P. R. T. t,tockholdor has never received any return upon his $18,000, 000 paid in prior to 1007, and has re ceived an average of 3 per cent per annum? upon the $12,000,000 pnld in under the terms of the 1007 agreement. The entire $30,000,000 of capital stock. If sold on today's market, would bring but S8.40U.0U0. or &I.G00.000 less than the money paid in by the stockholder alter the maKing or the JIHIY agreement. What has been the result to the citv of Philadelphia during this same period, since 1007? Better Service at Less Cost "Tho city secured the completion of tbe Market street elevated by which West Philadelphia taxable values were in- ! creased considerably over $100,000,000. This high -speed lino is over $0,000,000 short of having earned 0 per cent per annum upon its actual cost, but it has been, and is still supplying, a combined elevated and surface car ride for five cents, which cannot be continued, and which compares with other cities as follows: Chicago, eighteen cents; New York and Brooklyn, ten cents; in the latter two of which, however, millions of dollars of city money are invested in new subways, nnd upon which there is no financial return. ' "Philadelphia has today better street car scrvico at a less price than any other city. "P. R. T. stands alone in supplying uninterrupted street car service during the war, and has given Philadelphia freedom from strikes and labor dis turbances during the entire nine-year period of present management. "It has been urged that city's con sent to Increased revcuuo should be withheld until valuation is determined, or until something could be done to re duce the rentals to underlying com panies. "If the city now makes tho mistake ixramisiMiiM George 1214- -Chestnut Present Luxurious Velvet Hats in Fashionable Autumn Models Hats of Allen's well-known quality made of the finest velvetH in the richest autumn colorings; these velvet hots ure also com blned with duvetyne and include shapes becoming to ecry face They ore all very moderately priced. Allen's Autumn Ribbon Display Philadelphia's flneat display of ntbbons. Imported brocaded rib. bona with dainty deal In metal relieved with rich silk barhRrouiiUs, and a wonderful flection of every wanted sluul. and kind down to the narrow waahable ribbons for lingerie. And all tho ribbons that wo ar Bhowlna- are- very special values. Showing the New Fall Silks The coloring, weaves and designs In the new silks for autumn wear are prettier this year than ever. Duvetyne seems to h, ffi Ion's favorite for the ear y Kail; tho complete color range Is here And wa are splendidly ready with an almost endless line of shades in millinery and dress velvets. We invite your InsDectlon. Bnaes , bloves ior tne tooler Days All our atoves arc of the dependable" kinds, which assure you nt style and service. 'uu nl' Trefounne French Kid .p1"" In long and 2-clasp lenirthM In uM and shades for the new Kail dresses and suite. 5IM ,n whlt8 Fown nd Itajnr Fulirlo Oloves In a wonderful selection of styles and anodes. "Harvard" Knit Underwear for Fall The new welg-hts and otylea for Fatt ore now here Ther 1. , ....1 to aiilt every need. In cotton, wool or combination of .11 and wii The etylw vary. too. either long- or ahort aleevea, and lo ?? soS?i' nck or sleve4ew stylea. And you may aolect from .eparau S ffSrSSSSJ Phl"' represegqJ: The New Autumn Veilings Imported French Veiling In all the newest fancy meb.. ,i.. deelrnB and spots In contraotlnir colors that Fashion decrees for v. 11 And then there ore drape veils In square and oblone ohanes in n .1 wanted shades. These aro all tnodorately priced 0,,ar?s. In all the New Showing ntey come In tan, brown and ldM! S1.7B. IMS and ll.ltll K-V thj WnoYthar VMTCpoffi "?hl. ISM SrtS08 ne valuaa ar battar thn m will h K1. . . - tycu-. ine fttlnTIHM. 11. 7K 19 tR nrtA 11 Kn PMSK I r ! trf of refusing to cdnsent to nn Immediate increase in revenue, r. ". x ,"."' and tho city will have exchanged the substances of a management which has already saved millions in operating costsj for a shadow which Is repre sented In the hopo of decreasing P. ll. T.'s fixed charges, through the valua tion of lta property, or a reduction in underlying rentals, neither of which can possibly offset tho loss which would follow a return to conditions of labor and management such as were formerly here, nnd do now generally continue elsewhere. "Cleveland may be cited as an ex- trmn pnmnli whim. under Tom Johnson's resime. the valuation of street railway property was reduced to its bare bones, the eervice regulated by a city representative and Its pnvement maintained by tho city, without ex penso to the company, ns against the $500,000 here paid annually. Service at met tirpvnlln and vet. starting Oc tober 1, 1020, a nix-cent fare with one cent for a transfer will ne paid, wuiic the service, entirely by surface car, is more crowded nnd tho accidents three times us expensive ns in Philadelphia. Gives Praise to Men "Tho men and management of the P. 11. T. in these days of difficulties between labor and capital represent an asset to Philadelphia far creater than seems to be generally appreciated. That which is necessary to preserve this great asset, to tno community is nut mo meas ure of temporary relief, as represented by the straight five-cent fare, as set forth in my recent letter to Council, now under consideration. "Except for tho go6d work of P. R. T.'s menfihore is no reason why tho Public Service Commission would not beforo this have been obliged to give tho same relief to P. ll. T. by way or a ten -cent fare as tho commission has already allowed in Pittsburgh. "No street car company in the state has STved its city during the war la any way to compare with P. R. T. "N6 company serves its people so well and no company has such a priceless asset to the citv it serves ns Is repre sented In the loyalty nud faithful service of P. R. T. employes : and yet P. R. T. is tbo only street railway company iu Pennsylvania thut has been thus far re fused Increased revenue at tho bands of the Public Service Commission. "The Mayor and City Council have urced that the ouestion of Increased revenue Is for the city to decide under tho terms of tho 100i ngreement. The company has met this suggestion by withdrawing Its July application from tho Public Service Commission , and now rests its case, hoping that the city, having assumed the responsibility, will rise to the emergency and nssent to tho temporary relief required to save P. R. T. from bankruptcy." Rotary Club Meets Tonight Tho first fall meeting of the Rotary Club will be held at 6;30 o'clock to night iu the Bellevue-Stratford Clover WBTA Allen, inc. Street- -1214 , A of Golf Hose tho popular heather Bhutan in h Tk. S.;.. i "lL-..,n. thr -u --- . a. . ' -... 111 l;i H zfii H a'aa'aaB jWUMJm jHH flH fc,itait 'H faaaBBBBi i Jajaaaaaaa ,ffV i" Room. Ira Jewell Williams will nd dress tho club on "Carranza, First Chief of tho Army of Murderers ot HTBAMBHIP NOTICKfl LUCKENBACH LINES Philadelphia to Rotterdam Amsterdam S S WATONWAN (U. 3. 3. Board) September 30 Rotterdam Philadelphia SS HOMESTEAD (U. S. S. Board) October IB Philadelphia San Diego Los Angeles San Francbco SS HATTIE LUCKENBACH September 23 SS PLEIADES October 5 San Francisco -Phila. -Via Los Angles and San Diego SS ARCHER (U.S. S. Board) October 3 SS LAVADA (U. S. S. Board) October 12 SS SHORTSVILLE U. S. S. Board) October 20 SS HANNAWA (U. S. S. Board) . November 1 LUCKENBACH STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC. 32S Chestnut Street, Philadelphia LOMUABII S340 L The eoit of transatlantic travel niAt forced hiahtr bv the ermAUiom. vet tl ti bv no means excessive. The valut of the dollar is hish and a trib to very moderate figure. Travel on one of our steamers. Accom modatxons general appointments and cuisine are unexcelled. f VERBAMA PHILADELPHIA to LONDON SEPT. 21 River Araxet PailadelpBia" Piraene, Siloniea, ConiUntinople nd Smyrna. Sept. 22 Italia New York " Pairai, Dobrovnilt & Trieite.Sept.23 - Carauuiia New York" Liverpool Sept.25 Oct.23 Nov.Zt nianrataaia New York" Cherbourg and Southampton. Sept. 30 Oct. 28 -- Imperator New York" Cherbourg and Southampton.. Oct. 7 Nov.ll Dae 9 K. A. Victoria New York" Liverpool Oct. 9 Nov. 6 Dec. A Columbia New York" Londonderry and G!aiow. ..Oct. 9 Nov. 6 Dtc.lL AqaiUnia New York" Cherbourg and Southampton.. Oct. 12 Nov. 2 Not. 23 Caronia .., New York" Plrmouth and Cherbourg.. . .Oct. 21 Nov. 25 Js"-1" Saionia New York" Plrmouth, Cherbourg and Hamburg. .Oct. 30 Dec. 9 Paanoaia New York" Patrai, Dobrovnik and Trieste Oct 39 Pasaenser and XVelcht Service .For Later Palllnt Applr to Pasaenger Office, 1300 Walnut St., Phila. Freight Office, Bourse Bldg.. Phila. NAWSCO LINES FREIGHT SERVICE Between PHILADELPHIA & LOS ANGELES HARBOR, SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE, PORTLAND West Bound Steamer East Bound Snlled "Arti&as" Oct. 5 Sailed "Lehigh" Oct. 20 Oct. 8 "Vosomito" Docs not mnke Portland. For Rates, etc-, Apply to NORTH ATLANTIC & WESTERN S. S. CO. Agents U. S. Shipping Board 136 S. Fourth St., Phila. Phones Lombard 5564-5 ; Main 830 FRENCH LINE Compagnie Generate Transatlantiquc Inward and Outward Fnt 1'rrtilit brrvlce 1ICDM PHILADELPHIA TO LE HAVRE AND BORDEAUX And Other French Atlantic Port SS "LA PEROUSE" (Fr.) 10,000 tona btcel 100-A-l And or SS "NORTHERN" (Br.) 7500 tons steel 100-A-l Sihfdnled to sail CKTOltKK 2JHh and Mld-monthlr SalUnic Thn-rnriir AGENTS-NEW YORK OCEANIC COMPANY, INC Tor nstrs and Space Apply GEYEUN & COMPANY, Inc., Philadelphia Representative 108 South Fourth Street l'hone Lombard HOI KERR LINES! Sailings from Philadelphia FOR ROTTERDAM S. S. KEUKENNA Oct 10 5. S. CHARLOT Nov. 5 S.S.ALAMOSA Dec. 3 FOR HAMBURG S. S. HERMIT Sept 23 3. S. KERKEKNA Oct 10 S. S. CHARLOT Nov. 5 S. S. ALAMOSA Dec. 5 via New York Kte nnoted and thrntixh bill of lad ing iMiivd to ull Scandinavian and llaltle parts tU Ilsniburc. Kerr Steamship Co., Inc. G15-1S LAFAYETTE BUILDING PHILADELPHIA, PA. nI! Trlrpliona Kerdonr Telephone Lombard SSOt Main lit PHILADELPHIA to Scandinavian Ports Christiania Gothenburg, Copenhagen Regular Service V. 8. Shipping Ilnurd Mrrl Strumem S. S. Lake Ellsbury, Loading (FYovi Pier 78, South Wharves) Tho Charles T. Meee Co. Agents for U. S. Shipping Board Drexel Building PHILADELPHIA Lombard 5100, Main SOGi LIKE NEW YORK to ROTTERDAM Via Plymouth and Boulogne-snr-Mer RyaJani Sept. 22j0c. 27 Rotterdam Oct. 2JNot. 6 Noordtm Oct. lSjNor, 17 Nw AUriUa Oct. 19 Not. 23 oaua, M Wslaat 8U riuia, . :;! 3-3 Americans.' KenneUi B, Hu elght-yearoi impersonator, niso entertain thn guests. HTKAMHWP NOTIfKH. ( neneralh brtvaxtint Eurabe can still be made at 0 West Bound Steamer East Bound Oct. 25 .."M.C. Brush".. Nov. 2'4 Nov. 8 ... .A Steamer. ... Dec. 5 Nov. 23 ..."Springfield"... Dec 24 -LINE Inrorpnratrd 1801 U. S. Shipping Board Steel Steamer General Carno Regular Service Philadelphia-Manchester S S "Lake Foxboro" Sailed S S "Des Moines Bridge". .Oct. 15 Philadelphia Havana A Steamer . . . . .Sept. For rates" and particulars apply to Earn-Line Steamship Co. 139 South Fourth St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. CVM s LINE U. S. Slipping Board Steel Steamer Regular Service PHILADELPHIA to Rotterdam or. Antwerp S - S "Arizpa" . . . . .Loading S ' S "Lake Harminia" .Sept. 25 (From Pier 34, South Whnrvea) For information apply A. D. Cummins & Co., Inc. H. P. DILKES, Manager 139 South 4th St., Phila. Lombard 4127-1138 8107 Main ISIS Atlantic-Gulf and Pacific Lines Freight Service Only PHILADELPHIA to LOS ANGELES (Harbor) SAN FRANCISCO SS "Weat Haven". About Oct. 5 CUAS. HUBS CO.. Ine.. Aa.nl. EARN ft. 'IV"-. ' - l Mm $:tt ffl '; $ tl I! t ' v u ' :V v ri ifl&'K-S'. -. -vSytftte"1 w' i. 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