The evening world. Newspaper, February 14, 1916, Page 9

ee io her uncle a mean man and had re- et along the lines of my philos fused to take money he left her. : fore I die.” “I am surprised, because Miss Miss Kitching was asked { Kitching seemed to think a great deal ’ ult of her uncie when he was alive. She wal by came here to visit him at least twice lost track of them.” A moment later He was not the least bit she said, “As Goethe says in ‘Faust,’ and not only lived well, but ‘We are on the earth's breast to suf- mmer until the war he went fer’” Suropean trip lasting ten or No olassio was mentioned uniess| twelve weeks, During the last few ——_—. —— Miss Kitching quoted @ sentence or| years he went to the mountains. two from it. She ended the interview ie had a few rusty guns in his i Hh Kitcht , by. saying: but I am mre he was wot Miss Edith Kitching Won't Ac-|%"i2¥ bon molested for the past of robbers. He was careful ¥ two months with letters and ‘#| about his apartmen' eCause cept Uncle $s Money Made | f¥°un0 lawyers and the ‘Truot Com: | not want papers disturbed. As for '. In refusal this mone) how he made his money, w - in Mortgages. Rot violating any law, am 1? Perha: it ts an inconvenience to them. WI stand he had many first mortgages on which he got 6 per cent. interest.” =| Miss Edith Kitching of No. 4 Bank |/I want to know je—wimt is all t ——_—— . hue and cry about, anyway?” Swann Makes Two Appointm Street, Greenwich Village, won't ac- | some friends to-day wished M! District Attorney Ba Bw cept $40,000 left her by her uncle, He| Kitching a long and happy life “un-|¢to.qay appointed A, Welless Stump burtened by wealth.” ” No. 233 Broadway, and John R. Fits- made his money out of mortgages.| “Unburdened by wealth, Si trick of No. 256 Broadway mem- peated in her soft, »recise Miss Kitching thinks mortgages are PSice, “That is @ beautiful thought— bers of Ris lone) state, Stu immoral. Sig |b engl th ot | Sue" fice, Fits; atrial, w Mrs. Mary Curley, the owrer 1 etary to District “I wouldn't have it, even if he bad) 0° Furnished room house at No, 80! Swann left me millions,” she says, “And it I had to have it, I would try to give if all back to the people it came from originally.” Miss Kitching’s uncle was Francis F. Ripley, who died recently at No. % State Street, Brooklyn. Instead of ® will he left & memorandum indioat- ing that he wanted Miss Kitching to have $40,000 of his $200,000 estate and suggesting that various sums go to different charities. In a tin box at his home were found mortgages worth $65,000, which had been assigned to these institutions, but they were never transferred, and the courts must decide whether the memorandum and assignotents have established a trust. The Hamilton ‘Trust Company of Brooklyn has the ‘papers. Legally, Miss Kitching ts the only heir. Her prosent income is $300 a Enjoy Life! Stop Headaches, Sour Stomach, Bilious- ‘All the best things in life,” she as-/ serts, “can be had without money, | ness, Bad Breath, Bad Colds, Constipation. po They’re a Treat! Cascarets is Best Laxative for Men, and none of them can be obtained with it, Th» only three things in the universe that have any intrinsic value are Intelligence, love and will, To acquire these I have all the money eam ee Women, Children—20 Million Boxes bd be fives in a ball bedroom. She has Sold Last Year. a little gas stove, and her bed ts @ N sort of table of boards which, to save| Straighten up! Remove the liver and [ever experienced? You will wake up fee!- voom, leans against the wall in the | bowel poison which is keeping your head |ing fit and fine. Cascarets never gripe | daytime. Next to the stove is @ sec- | dizzy, your tongue coated, breath offen- e stomach sour, Don't stay |T! tional bookcase full of volumes on|fi 1m ti dnchy, constipated and [realize “you have. taken. a” cathartic. philosophy. full of cold. Why don’t you get a box | Mothers should give cross, sick, bilious ‘They are telling Miss Kitching to- | of Cascarets from the drug store and eat |or feverish children » whole Casceret | day that she is not practical. one or two tonignt and enjoy the nicest, |Jany time—they act thoroughly and are "Nothing in the world,” she replies, | gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you | harmless. “is 80 practical as a moral tdeal. My uncle made a cowardly arrangement. | He died with all the worst things on his conscience, Misorliness is the one | sin that Kills all the humanity tn «| pers His intellect was keen, but | his nature was so ugly that no man | could bear his company and only a “CASCARETS” | en like salts, pills and calomel. | = act so gently that you hardly | few women, | never saw a man more | ashamed of what he had done, “Things aren't right because they legal,” Miss Kitching continued. is by protesting that we make Better ‘laws. It is on the ground of bumanity that I refuse this money. I did not refuse it because it is ‘tainted’ money. I refused it because it js that | only from a moral standpoint. My | uncle knew I would cut my bead off before I would take it.” | Mise Kitching said things in Gor-| man or in French now and then,! She said she had spent most of her life in Germany, France and Switzerland, where she could go barefooted, and that she speaks eev- eral languages “like @ native.” Mi Kitching also eaid she has deal of time in Africa. SI uothing in African, however, “I am a. believer in ‘Thomas Davidson,” she said. “I believe in Remedy educating the wage earners, I believe in colleges and universities for work- i ‘ for Rheumatism with which to endow them. I would FOR SALE AT ALL DRUGGISTS luke to find some persons who would met down to hard facts and would Write for Rheu- matic newspaper to W. A, Varney, Lynn, Maes, BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD Boston, Mass., February 11, 1916. To the Noteholders of the Boston and Maine Rallroad: You are asked to extend your notes to June 2, 1916, under the following terms: ANY HOLDER OF NOTES MAY EXTEND THE TIME OF PAYMENT OF THE AMOUNT DUE THEREON TO JUNE 2, 1916, WITH INTEREST DISCOUNTED AT THE RATE OF 6% PER ANNUM, A plan of consolidation has been formulated which has recelved the approval of the Di- rectors of the Fitchburg Railroad Company, of the Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation, and of this Company, The Board of Directors of this Company has recommended to the favorable action of the | stockholders agreements for consolidation with, or purchase of, some or all of the lines leased to or operated by the Boston and Maine Railroad based upon the fundamental terms so approved, 0 Your security will not be in any way diminished by this extension, if granted, as no mort- gage can be placed upon the property without securing your notes, and it will enable us to continue our efforts toward a sound reorganization under favorable conditions, Acceptance of this offer must be construed as conditional upon action by the Directors, not later than February 29, 1916, declaring the plan of extension effective, | Noteholders are requested to advise the Old Colony Trust Com- r pany, 17 Court Street, Boston, Massachusetts, before 2 p. m., Thurs- day, February 24, 1916, of their acceptance of the plan for extension, stating the numbers, including prefixes, denominations and dates of issue of the notes they hold. Noteholders will subsequently be * asked to present their notes for extension. ‘ By order Board of Directors, | J. H. HUSTIS, | President, | THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, FEBKRUAKY 14, 1916, have been trying to get into the souls | State Street, Brooklyn, where Francis @ | of others and trying to let others get|Riptey lived for fifteen years before I have sat up all night! his death, was indignant to-day when & 1 rohists eialists, Tlehe learned Miss Kitching had calied HAUT IPAHEIUSATOIUTEUATEUO HEE ost of a Ton of Anthracite Coal from Mine to Cellar A Ton of Anthracite Stove Coal (weighing 2240 pounds) and delivered in the Coal Bin in New York District at $7.25 Averages at the Mine $3.55 and Yields a Return, on the Investment, of 20 Cents. The lack of accurate information relative to the production, carrying and marketing of coal has caused many fair-minded men to ask questions, believing that there was a tremendous profit for some one connected with the coal industry, either in its production, transportation or sale and delivery. That there may be no further doubt on this subject, there is set forth below a plain, easily-understood statement showing the cost in detail. Cost to Consumers, Per Ton... aedereaveivivinuisveaveniie $7.25 (E EVR Retailing Cost (Average) Per Ton Rent of office and yard, lighterage, handling at yard, —_ cartage, administration expenses retailers’ profit, POE AOE isc ctdeccercccevetetcccccccvccccetedececccnses GUIS Transportation Cost (Average) Per Ton Freight from Lehigh ard Schuylkill regions to New York har- DOK, PEP CON vecedrvcccccccsscccscocscccccssccccscces > LOS Production Cost (Average) Per Ton Colliery cost, per ton, labor (approximately $1.80); materials of all kinds, royalty, taxes, depreciation of coal lands, anc equipment, administration expenses and accident indemni- GE; PEF CON cevciecsrcccressecsesoscrsesoenevercssstss SAO Losses on small sizes of coal, sold at less than cost of produc- HOH, PEF CON. cdvciccrrecocescccccctdecvecvecteonsss | OB Operators’ Earnings, available for return on investment, aver- age per ton, (Latest report of U. S. Census shows less).... 20 $7.25 The ‘ators have no part in retailing coal and the figures of cost and it for retailer dittarence between the price to the retailer and the cost to the consumer, ie ton or $6.50 per short ton varies in different cities and towns because of varying freight rates and conditions governing the handling and delivery of coal to the consumer. In order to encourage the buying of coal, in the months of low consumption, and to insure mine operation and labor employment, the prices are fixed below the average in the Spring and above in the Winter months, varying in the same town with the seasons of the year. Average Receipts of Various Sizes of Coal at the Mine retail value of 345 per ong varying the of average Anthracite, as it comes from the mine, is a mixture of all sizes, from lump to dust, and contains a brow amount of rock, slate and bone. extensive and expensive manufacturing process. The proportion of the resultant sizes control of the operator and depends on the character of the coal he gets fro centage of each size varies as between different collieries and at different times at the same colliery, In order to remove the refuse, break down the lump coal and screen product into nine commercial sizes, the mine coal is dumped into a “breaker,” where it is subjected to an the mine. he is more to the point, the market price of the different sizes varies more widely than the percentage of each. The report of the U. S. Geological Survey for 1914, page 717, gives the amount and percentage size produced in that year in the entire field. By using these percentages and by assigni of cach to each size of coal] the average net receipts at the mine actually realized by some of the larger companies, it can Shar on _ determined that each 100 tons of coal dumped into the breaker would produce the following average Sire of Coal. Part of Each in 100 Tons. Average Price Realized. =e Lump and Broken 5.30 tons at 82.05 x + 12,40 tons at 3.45 42.78 + 20,60 tons at 3.55 73.18 + 28,00 tons at 9,78 86.95 + 11,80 tons « 18.40 tons Aver. 900.81 6.80 tons 50 6.70 tons " — 100.00 tons 9208.10 Vatog, of 300 Average value per ton ; 92.08 Losses from shrinkage, rescreening, on account of storage and rehandling, bring the price down to about $2.60 per ton at the mine—the last figures reported by the United States Geological Survey, to which adding loss on small sizes of coal sold below cost of production (95 cents a ton) makes a total of $3.55 per ton. At some mines the cost of labor is Jess and the proportions of profitable sizes are correspondingly larger, but there are just as many where the proportion of domestic coal is less and the greater and the profits returns lower. Public necessity requires the output of all the mines, and the price of the entire product must be high enough to enable the continued operation of those mines which yield the smaller returns, but which must be operated in order to supply the needs of the public. The situation is much like that of the butcher who buys his beef on the “side” for 10 cents a sells his choice cuts at 80 cents a pound, less desirable cuts at 20 cents a pound and brisket and bone at 9 cents a pound. His profits are obtained from the choicer cuts. The anthracite operator gets from 55 cents to $3.75 per ton for his coal, selling 40 per cent. of his output below the cost of production. He cannot get more for his small sizes, because they are in competition with bituminous coal for steam purposes. Freight Charges Determined By Law Those who question this item should realize that the making of freight rates on coal, as well as on every other commodity in the United Stat: s in the hands of the Interstate Commerce Commission, which has full power to raise, lower or confirm existing freight rates, On April Ist, of this year, an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission becomes effective, establishing a compre ensive schedule of freight rates on Anthracite Coal throughout the entire section of the United States bounded by the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac Rivers and the Atlantic Ocean, What a Twenty (20) Per Cent. Increase in Wages Will Mean The anthracite industry as a whole is now conducted on as low a margin of profit as is possible if the operators are to continue to serve the public. Among other demands, the miners ask for an increase of Twenty (20) per cent. in wages. The cost of this one demand alone to the anthracite industry will be $23,000,000.00 annually, which is mately twice the total profits made by the operators, as stated by the latest report of the Unit: Bureau of the Census. roxi- tates the Wet DODBON COAL COMPANY, By ALAN ©, DODSON. THE DBL. 'UDSON COMPANY, w. WILLIAMS Wiest eresigent, bad OREEN, RIDOB OOAL COMVANY, By W. L, CONNELL, KINGSTON COAL COMPANT, By F. EB, ZERBEY, Gen- eral 5 A Seven-time World Want works all the week. Order one to-day and prosper val COAL COMPANY, By ¥, M. CHASE, LEHIGH AND WILKES-BARRE COAL COMPANY, By C.F, HUBER, President, MADEIKA. HILL & COMPANY, By F. ©, MADEIRA, G, B. MARKLE COMPANY, By JOHN MABKLE, President. A PAKDEK & COMPANY, By FRANK PARDEE, VENNSYLVANIA COAL COMPANY. By W, a, MAT, President, THCOMERST, BSW. at MICARRDS, Prectameee SCRANTON COAL COMPANY, By J, B. DICKSON. SUEQUMANNA COAL COMPANY, By MORRIS WILI> bates Mt | foaL COMPANY, By 6. B, THORNE, 2. 4. WENTZ & COMPANY, By D, B, WENTE. WEST END COAL COMPANY, 4y ©. D, SIMPSON, WHITNEY @ KEMMERER, By J, L, KEMMERER, Commitlee Representing Anthracite Operators pene | ¥