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552 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD. "DEATH TO EXCESSIVE ELECTMC BILLS " .Every moving picture man in the country is financially interested in this rheostat killer. WH Y ? Because it CUTS IN HALF present expenses. We KNOW this to be so, and in order to most forcibly demonstrate our perfect faith in this latest TRIUMPH OF MIND OVER MATTER we are going to GIVE AWAY 3,000 RHE0STAT0CID1 under conditions which no sane man or concern can reasonably refuse to accept. Every user of electricity encounters more or less difficulty with the present-day rheostat. Our new device KILLS TROUBLE ON THE SPOT. Its chief characteristics are summed up in the following : '.'.'- ... .' _•. EFFECTS A SAVING OF 50 PER CENF. '....-' Gives perfect, steady white light on AC. current. --'".- Adjustable to any amperes. .'■.'•■•-■-.-' Stops that AWFUL buzzing. Absolutely no heat. , Can be used for spot lights or moving picture arcs. Can be used ONLY on alternating current. -~ .• ; " Here is Otir Proposition . . £ M.. \. .'•. /""■■ — - Send us your electric bills for the past sis months together with a statement showing the exact number and candle power of lights in Hse during the last month be sure to state number of electric fans, projection machine electric motors, electric heaters, and incandescent and naming arcs, if you have them). We will then arrange to install our Rheostatocide at absolutely no cost to you except transportation—you pay us what we save you the first six months and we then give you a clean bill of sale for the Bheostatocide. Did you ever hear of a better proposition? And again, could we afford to put our money into the manufacture of this new device and GIVE IT AWAY if we did not know exactly what we are talking about ? ...... '•'-':' There are no strings to this unprecedented offer, and it is now squarely up to you. Immediate Shipment We have had printed three thousand order blanks numbered consecutively from I.to 3,000. The con- ditions herein named are printed on the back of each blank, and there is no need to waste further valuabletime through correspondence. THE FIRST THREE THOUSAND APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, IF ACCOMPANIED BY THE PROPER STATEMENT AND LAST SIX MONTHS BILLS, WrLL BE TREATED IN THE ORDER OF THEIR ARRIVAL WRITE TO-DAY, DELAY WILL COST YOU .MONEY, AND YOU MAY LOSE THIS OPPORTUNITY Address (DEPARTMENT B) JTJL JL JLfif 259-261-263 Sisfcfo YorR Ci$3r