The evening world. Newspaper, December 28, 1920, Page 13

BREAKING OF COAL LEASES IS LIKELY TO LOWER PRICES anes. Ra End Seen to System of Royal- tes Which Caused Consum- {ees to Pay High Figure, 4 f (Epretal to The Brening World.) PUTTSVILLE, Rec. 28.—The struc- @are so carefully reared for years ag &@ justification for high prices of an- thracite is tottering to its fall and in the not distant future the anthra- cle consumer will be afforded reitet from the extortion now practiced. ‘The system by which interlocking anthracite interests leased coal lands from each other and then’ calmly placed in each others’ pockets hun- dreds of’ millions of dollars of con- sumers’' money by virtue of high roy- alties is doomed to receive a fatal blow. soon In the house of his friends, who are unable to withstand pub- Mosty and the threatened investiga- fon by the United States Spnate. How far this system of royalties hag built up profits exceeding tho richest California gold mines can be grasped by the single fact that on a tract of land hardly big enough for @ one-man Pennsylvania farm, half @ million dollars is ly he ever to the owners as “royalties.” ‘A weak link in this “royalty bev that is likely to snap any moment xposed in the action of the Philadelphta and Reading Coal and | 00: ron Company, the owner of billions of tong of coal tn place, and the larg- est owner of virgin anthracite coal mines in the world, leaving much of its own vast tracts unworked and leasing from the Girard estate tracts which It mines on whtoh it pays heavy royalties for the product, not- withstanding the fact that its own supply in sight would last for han- dreds of years. Of course the con- sumer pays for the .Reading’s Idle and pa; the Girard Ei wt tn the estimated “coat per ton” * That the Reading may surrender these high-priced leases is said to be under serious consideration, These leases are aileged to have oped two years ago, and the ery Bad free to give them ap when the whose dissolution is required by the Anti-Trust lawa, its ownership of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company and other Interests, has 85 per cent. of the anthracite output under Its con- trol and thereby has a definite price- fixing power. Whether the Reading '* merely about to surrender these leases in order to develop its own virgin ter- ritory {s not known. It may be 4 move to get rid of some o the sur- plus holdings In order to present a etter front than it did when it was whown that It had a strangle hold on practically all the mineable coal in the southern ~egion. ‘The fact thar the extortiohate roy- alty rates asked by the Girard estate were recently exposed by an agency oe: by the Reading points ly to the probability that the pie led Morgan interests in the anthracite feid realize that the era of high prices has ended, that recon- struction must strike even anthra- cite coal, and that royalties which amount to as much almost as a ton of coal cost at the mines several years ago can-no longer be tolerated. Pending developments can mean only one thing—moré reasonable prices. pesreadl sunicumets TELEPHONE BOOK CHANGES. First Three Letters of Centrals in Capitals. Users of the new telephone direc- tory will be surpriged to ee the Innovation is that every than 1000 has been bulit in four digits mit Bnew For example, 78 {s now ob, tain provided with telepeane instraments equipped with dials for making cal pro trio of dialing letters ts therefore capitalized and set apart humbers are made to contal four nite gurrendering comes of Interests | The Reading, by # —- An announcement ts expected tn a day or two by the Interborough Rapid ‘Transit Company that it hes the funds pvailaiie to meet the $2,900,006 1,800,000 notes representing money rowed inst July to meet the inter- wal be partly paid off and the ainder extended six months. uichly! Ready when Vollrath Triple Coate bowls, regularly 2.75 5th Avenue Vollrath Triple Coated White Enameled Rice or with “blue band; set i 50 ond combination cap any 3g A Sale of Useful Housewares Have you everything you need for the preparation of Holi- day Dinners? Have you a Double Fry Pan in which you can cook two foods at once? Or a: Tea Kettle which will boil your rice while the water is being heated? Everything which adds to the pleasure of cooking by eliminating care and attention will be found in our Housewares Department. d White Enameled Lipped Saucepan; S-qt. every: Vollrath Triple Coated Mirro Tea Ball Teapot; regularly 115 GSe White Enameled Tea Ksttlg highly polished aluminum; regularly 8.95 detachable wood . handle} 134-qt. capacity, 1.95 regularly 8.50 ify Mirro Aluminu Tea Pot or Coffee Pot, highly pol- ished; 2 qt. capacity. eee 1% "55 regularly 5.00 3.50 Omelet Pan, turnover reguitrly 8.00 atyle. It can also be used as a double fry pan to cook two foods at one time. regularly 2.60 1.40 Mirro Aluminum Combine tion Tea Kettle and Rice Vollrath Triple Coated Boiler; capacity of | Tes / ; ettle § qts.; capacity of White Enameled Covered tice Boiler 2 qts. bso Ratoppens ; one Pear e-75 regularly 9.00 Mirro Aluminum Double SOERIRTY fe . Lipped Sauce Pan; gat. capacity. 95e ' Kitchen Cutlery set made of best American steel with cast aluminum ban- Mixing Bowls made of des; act_consiste of bread Avoari in; wh knife, slicing knife, spatula, marion porcelains) Wola te) forts paring alte opener, regularly 4.! Fis (Seth Floor) dames MeCreery & Co. Mirro Aluminum Double Mirro Aluminum Oval Dish Pan: t-qt. capacity. regularly 6.00 3,95 ee regularly 1.60 3th Street THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1920. | i BR. T, TO MEET MORTGAGES. For Mie 14 to 20 Our Fine Wraps and Coats $89.50 $98.50 $125 $150 Until now: prices were from $130 to $250 © —~in many instances original prices were rably more. Day wraps and coats—mostly individual mod- ‘els are fashioned of the finest woollen materials of the season. Evening wraps are of beautiful velvets. Luxurious fur collars and trimmings, Suits $29.75,°$35 to $125 Until now prices were from $39.75 to $175— many of the original prices were more. Wednesday, Second Floor, Old Building—Tenth Street The Sale of Women’s Fashion continues Wednesday ‘Women’s Coats Fur-collar coats at $82.50—were $50 to $79.50. Day-time coats at $52.50—were $79.50 to $965. Coats and wraps at $72.50—were $100 to $125. Evenjng coats at $100—were $126 to $276. Women’s, Dresses Afternoon dresses at $82.50 - were $39.50 to $59.60. Daytime coats at $52.20—were $79.50 to $95. Dinner and dartce dresses at $58—were $69.50 to $125. Exquisite, dresses at $72.50—were $89 to $185. Women’s Suits $49.50—were $69.50 to $85. $65—were $89.50 to $110. Blouses at $5.95 and $7.50 tte crepe blouses at $5.95—were $8.75 to $12.50. Gor made and French blouses, $7.60—were $9.75 to $15.75. \ Second Floor, Old Building High grade, standard Sheets and Pillow Casee—Sate fen ener +9 “4 oA 90108 in..$8.35 $2.20 54x90 inm,. $i ‘90 $1.25 68x90 in...$2.10 $1.38 oe aga 63x99 in...$2.25 $1.50 | 45x36 in... 420 683x108 in..$2.45 $1.65 | 45x381%4 45c 72x90 in.. $2.35 $1.55 | 50x3814 i B0c 72x99 in.. $2.65 $1.68 | BAx3814 i BBe 72x108 in... $2.85 $1.80 Measurementg quoted are all 81x90 in...$2.65 $1.68 | «perore hemmnics 81x99 in...§2.85 $1.85 | — Sale begins Wednesday. 90x99 in...$3.15 $2.00 First Floor, Old Building | Adjusting stocks in \ the Children’s Shop, brings For the 2 to 6 girl 175 white dresses, $1.95 to $7.50—were $2.95 to $15. Organdy, voile, dimity. 100 colored dresses, $3.95 to $9.50—were $4.95 to 13.50. § Imported chambray, Devonshire cloth, ging] ‘ham, 200 flowered dimity frocks, $4.95—were $8.50 to $10.50, For the 2 to 6 boy 80 Oliver Twist suits, $2.95 to $7.50—were $4.95 to 15. § Imported chambray, Devonshire cloth with dimity blouse. Colored. 60 white Oliver Twist suits, $2.95 to $5.95—were $4.95 to $10.50. Pique trousers with dimity blouse. 200 wool jersey leggings, 50c—were $1.95 to $2.95. Navy blue and white, Sizes, 4, 5, 6 years. Third Floor, Old Building” Another list of Furniture at Half and less There are 517 pieces including a few suites—all taken from our floor stocks, to make room for the goods coming in for our greatest Winter Sale of Furniture. Odd pieces, small novelty furniture; of good quality. A good investment. Easy chair, mahogany and tapestry, $174 grade for $87. Settee, arm chair, arm rocker and bench, ivory enamel and Wing chair, mahogany, tapes- cretonne, $328 grade for $164. try and velours, $198 grade for Muffin stand, natural reed, $99. $12.75 grade for $6.25. Arm rockér, walnut and ve- Lamp, natural reed, $86 grade 5 7. . for $18, lours, $215 grade for $107.50. Reclining wing chair, mahog- Chaise-longue, Freneh gray any and mulberry velours, $98 and cretonne, $131 grade for grade for $49. $65.50, Desk chair, black lacquered, Cretonne sofa with down silk damask seat, $116 grade for cushions, $282 grade for $141, $58. Sofa, arm chair and wing Smoker's stand, fumed oak, chair, mulberry velours, $1,319 $18.50 grade for $6.75. grade for $659.5 Humidor, mahogany, $60 Sofa and chair, blue velours, grade, for $30, $698 grade for $346.50. Fernery, mahogany, $42 grade Rocker wing chair, mahogany, for $21. $231 grade for $}16.60, Sofa, arm chair and arm rocker, mahogany and leather, Screen, antique lacquered, $90 grade for $45, Tea wagon, pprhoanoy, $53 $860 grade for $430. grade for $26.50. Reed table, frosted brown, Library table, William and $40.75 grade for $20.25. Mary, mahogany, $76 grade for Bird cage, reed, in ivory, $12 grade for $6. Table desk, baronial style, $29.50 grade for $14.75. janp. gray and black, $41 grade for $20.50, PT iresy table, Queen Anne, mahogany, $96 grade for $48. Paper rack, fumed oak, $125 grade for $62.50, Fifth Gallery, New Building JOHN WA NA faded A. T. Stewart & Co. Sa PT aR ae inl % Te bhetndestr onesie it 4700 Wednesday Women s Fars Enter the Holiday Fashion Sale’ Offering a Furrier’s stock of ‘ 334 V7or.ren’s Fur Conts at Halt Price and Less —Half of early season prices 987 pieces of Small Furs ata Third to 40 per cent. less AND— From a large furrier and from our own stocks, reduced to meet these new values, From our knowledge of what is in the fur market, we are compelled to advise everybody who is looking for an in- vestment in furs not to be guided by prices alone, The only way to be absolutely sure that you are getting the most for your money, is to SEE and COMPARE. During December we suid many fur couts to women who had shopped around town before deciding. They told us that Wanamaker coats were of decidedly better quality than others at the same Valea Those coats, and the coats in this sale, were Baa the same furrier. Beautiful skins! Well-matched. ionably cut. Charmingly lined. Hadoon Seal Coats (dyed muskrat) $295 $395 $575 86 inches, 40 inches, and 45 inches respectively; models with belts; self-trimmed or with beaver or skunk collars and cuffs. Hudson Seal Dolmans,.$495 Hudson Seal Wraps, $595, $695 The coats at $695 have large collars of Kolinsky; al) the other coats have large cape collars. Bay Seal Coats (dyed coney), $150, $165, $195 86 in. with belts, some 45 in. at $195; collars and cuffs of skunk on'some of the coats at $165, of beaver or squirrel ‘on coats at $195. Bay Seal Wraps, with sleeves am cure of skunk). ee Necr-seal (dyed coney) Coats Moleskin Coats, 30and semen Marmot, dyed holinsk , Coats, 36-inch Natural brown Pony Coats, 45-inch Sable Scarfe Russian sable, 1 skin.. Russian sable, 2'skins.. Tipped Russian sable, 2 ski Hudson Bay, 1 skin....... Stone Marten Scarfs One and two skin scarfs ieee dist wari Scneete ccc Two skin scarfs Mink Scarfs Animal scarfs ..........$16.60, $28, $25 Black Lynx Scarfs Animal scarfs Extra large animal scarfs. .$80 Black fox scarfs. . duimal shapes . naan ts . $90 prow wn fox animal sear t i seeeeeee ‘on! Ra ee Te os Taupe fox scarfs...,.. 1$83, $40, $46, Sie ie Novelty Capes Beaver Furs Taupe squirrel, roll collar....... «++-$120 and capes........ ree Sable squirrel, roll collar..... wnaees fiz Beart = Floor, Old x! May $50,000 Men’s Fur-trimmed and Fur-lined Overcoats for $30,000 Wednesday—In the Motor Shop, Burlington Arcade. 25 overcoats—were $85.... (nutria collars) 29 overcoats—were $115... | $45 (otter collars) 21 overcoats—were $85.... (sealine [coney] collars) @ 4 93 overcoats—were $165 to | #185, Collars of raccoon, ot | OS $135 25 coats, were $175 to $295 (Beaver and otter collars) 87 coats, were $165 to $245 (Half lined with lamb, marmot or wallaby; collars of beaver, otter or opossum). 40 chauffeurs’ overcoats.... —Spanish lamb, were $116. —dogskin-lined, were $145 to $89.50 75. -—wool-lined, were $115, ~dogskin- lined, raccoon collars, , were $115, $2 Fur-lined Overcoats, $190 to $675 to half below the prices of this The coats are lined with muskrat and wallaby; collars of beaver o! Burlington A These prices—for Wednesday—are a third The SMALL FURS Moleskin, nptis At acaei eae toh i Skunk, roll collar, tails..... Mink, with tails 7 Skunk Furs Animal scarfs (double fur and silk tee: Areade Floor, New Building