De Sc LBS SEZ SESSLER SNe ) << fl re) EEC LENS 2 yo CD CoBNAG ea Ae SNA ae OE WI: PGs I NS CG. Wee Se CAC ATER A Hi ®& W/E EE Pr CANOE Tae owe Cw We GEAR CIR a aD GG Hl my RRS (NS SR AD Fd te FE Revel (Seed (REARS Sie NGS CiINtneENe Zn IL WZZ NG GEPUBLISHED WEEKLY 970) eee TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERSR—— STIS EB OOM CR SIOOSS SIE NTE AF Forty-first Year GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1924 Number 2125 BS The Old Flag Forever! She’s up there--Old Glory--where lightnings are sped; She dazzles the nations with ripples of red; And she’ll wave for us living, or droop o’er us dead-- The flag of our country forever! She’s up there--Old Glory--how bright the stars stream! And the stripes like red signals of liberty gleam! And we dare for her, living, or dream the last dream Neath the flag of our country forever! She’s up there--Old Glory--no tryrant-dealt scars, No blur on her brightness, no stain on her stars! The brave blood of heroes hath crimsoned her bars-- She’s the flag of our country forever! FRANK L. STANTON * Public Reference Library. Library St Ni DF a Weal Cua ak Read Cad Ca ea Cad Fad ad iad a ad Bal td a Wi Feta i] td Elta Ej a Sel a Se Sa Ed a Ed Ca Sy Sa) Eh a Sa El id aE al Ea a a a) Fad a i Sa a Ea Eg a a Now is the time to order IDArowan aa strawberries, ripe red cherries and delicious, juicy raspberries will soon be tempting the housewife to prepare for her spring canning. She will count her jars and glasses and look to her supply of sugar and Parowax. For she knows that to keep her favorite preserves properly, she must use Paro- wax to seal the containers. It keeps the air out and the flavor in. For many years now, Parowax has been necessary for her preserving. It does away with the troublesome strings and paper caps, which did not protect even from the dust, much less the air. It seals air tight, every kind of jar. Parowax assures her that her fruits will be as good, when opened, as the day when they were canned. You will find that the demand for Parowax is steady during the canning season. Every package you sell adds to your profits. Now is the time to order it, so it will be on hand when the fruit starts to ripen. Standard Oil Company (INDIANA) 910 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois Michigan Branches at Detroit, Grand Rapids and Saginaw One of these two color counter display cartons is packed in each case of Parowax. Ty re a 1 bg ef ' } of as + ae ->_____ How Law Can Be Enforced. Detroit, June 10—Why hasn’t some one exposed the fallacy in the current argument that it -is idle to cite the non-enforceability of prohibition as a reason for its modification, that the laws against murder might as well be repealed because murders occur con- tinually? Law can only exist in a modern world by the sanction of the people governed. Laws against murder exist and will exist because the people uni- versally disapprove of murder. Only this and not policemen nor the fear of punishment makes such laws gen- erally enforceable. Murders are not committed by persons who think mur- der proper. On the other hand, a very large pro- portion of the people of America do not disapprove of alcoholic beverages. Until they do drinking will not be comparable to murder and prohibition will not warrant the dignity of the “law of the land.” E. G. Burland. FOR ANTS AND COCKROACHES . 5: USE ew TANGLEFOOT Roach @ANTPowoEn £> crne: OO won an as wm . z : a A Valuable TANGLEFOOT 1 oer Fp ANGLEFOOT OONMMErOZD +4OOnmrOz> Impression OU can make a pleasing impression upon passers- by and at the same time save your goods from damage by spreading sheets of TANGLEFOOT in your show windows, especially over Sunday. TANGLEFOOT will then be at work for you and will not only catch the flies, but attract the attention of people who pass your Store to your efforts to keep your stock clean and fresh. Remember TANGLEFOOT catches the germ as well as the fly and is safe, sanitary and economical. THE 0O.&W. THUM COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN TANSEEFEOOT FLY PAPER - FLY SPRAY - FLY RIBBON -ROACH & ANT POWDER - TREE TANGLEFOOT ——__ en ae as Se a 20 Ml 2a, x 3 > \ >> ry ee 4 enti atn Y « . Sl i r € ae ell oll tence Vu ‘ ‘ e a » ‘ A f ? f a i -+. ee eI a , ’ . ’ + ‘ * uy f q f , 4 ‘ ¥ \ t a os < , { ’ ’ * \ >> wt a Po o~ . a ce fn La * a ale. u, x. : 3 > r ' : € ‘ x a 1 man % ? e sy ’ 4 f retin C ' ‘ “ & fe ad i ae meron Sell: & 2 ’ f , f : ‘ -+. + GR ON as” YR ‘ ¥ ? ‘ + ‘ é . * ‘ d ¥ ’ , ¥ < : { “Nw * June 11, 1924 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Wake Up to the New Situation A system of chain stores is being established throughout our trade territory. Every independent retailer is vitally affected, and should be on his guard. Commence now to safeguard your interests—- Clean Scrub Paint Similarly efficient service in any independently owned store will defeat any chain store ever established. Your personality is worth something in your business. Exploit it. If your store is not in a sanitary condition; if it is not clean; if it is not bright and fresh; Put It In Such Condition At Once Do this, even if it is necessary to close the store for a day to do so. If your show windows are not being used to sell goods for you, put them in shape so they will. The interests of the independent retailer and the independent wholesaler are mutual. Let us protect them. Further postings will follow. [Above is reproduced from the advertisement of a jobber at another market. ] WORDEN (GROCER COMPANY Grand Rapids Kalamazoo—Lansing—Battle Creek The Prompt Shippers MICHIGAN TRADESMAN RY SCA litre) sy ANE tote aw) erie Z —— OSs — oS Movement of Merchants. Lakeview—Eben_ Griffin succeeds D. L. Moore in the grocery business. Shepherd—Lee E. M. Ti. ness, Detroit — The Cadillac Manufacturing Co. has tion papers. Adrian—The Mutual Oil Co. has increased its capital stock from $200,- 000 to $400,000. Rochester—Mac’s Furnishings store is holding a sale preliminary to retir- ing from business. Detroit—Notice has been given of the dissolution of the Victor Jar Co., 1321 Monroe avenue. Detroit—John Evan’s confectionery at 7418 Kercheval avenue has been sold to Theresa White. Thomas succeeds Griswold in the grocery busi- Garment filed dissolu- Detroit—Abe Petrovitzsky will open the Jeffery Jewelry Co. at 410 Wood- ward avenue very shortly. Detroit—Assor Malcoun — succeeds Eugene Ingrao, grocer and meat deal- er at 2000 St. Aubin avenue. Detroit—William Dziamski has sold his confectionery stock to Rebecca Katz, 4626 Roosevelt avenue. Detroit—John Kassally has christen- ed his cigar store at 412 Grand River avenue the Square Deal Cigar store. Mancelona—O. W. Badgerow ‘has sold his stock of general merchandise to S. Coulter, formerly of East Jordan. Grand Rapids — The Majchrzak Clothing Co., 342 W. Bridge street has changed its name to Harry’s Clothes Shop. Albion—The Metal Screen Co. has been organized here for the manufacture of a new type of window Abion screen. Detroit—Rosen Brothers have pur- chased the business of Max Edelman, dry goods merchant at 3700 Chene street. Detroit—John Cxubaszewska has confectionery to A. Males. The store is located at 1957 East For- est avenue. Ishpeming—Anthony sold his LoFaro has women’s. and. children’s store in the opened a ready-to-wear clothing Skoglund block. Grand Rapids—The Bultema Tim- mer Fuel Co., 324 Market street, S. W., has increased its capital stock from $16,000 to $20,000. Saginaw—The Stork Motor Co., 1212 North Niagara street, has chang- ed its name to the Stork Manufactur- ing & Engineering Co. Jackson—Ben Friedman, dealer in shoes and furnishings, is reported to be offering to compromise with his creditors at 25 per cent. Hillsdale—H. J. Gelzer & Son have opened a department store in the Gug- genheim block which they purchased and remodeled. Detroit—The Lind & Marks Co., 2765 West Fort street, manufacturer and distributor of phonographs, has changed its name to S. E. Lind, Ine. the gro- cery stock of Solomon Bros., 412 Tus- cola street and damaged the store building to the extent of about $1,000. Blissfield—A. E. Porter has pur- chased the hardware and_ grocery stock of Rothfuss & Howland and will continue the business at the same lo- cation. Detroit—William H. Snider, dealer in creamery and dairy equipment, has filed a petition in. bankruptcy with lia- bilities $32,618.16 and assets of $19,471.89. Detroit—W. B. LaRue, Senior, suc- ceeds Violetta Martin and her part- ner, Irene Parkinson, in the grocery and confectionery at 4647 Second boulevard. Detroit—An involuntary petition in bankruptcy has been filed against Abe Epstein, clothing and furnishings mer- recently chant at 2412 Hastings street. The claims total $1,038.33. Montague—The White Lake Boat Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, $6,000 of which has been. subscribed and paid in in cash. Detroit—The People’s Electric Shop, Inc., 7863 Gratiot avenue, has been “incorporated with an authorized cap- ital stock of $5,000, of which amount $2,450 has been subscribed and paid in in property. Flint—The Valley Towel & Linen Supply Co., 814 East Second street, has been incorporated with an author- ized capital stock of $10,000, all of which has been subscribed and $4,800 paid in in cash. Fowler—Ben Martin succeeds cc ards & Kidder in the baking business. Richards & Kidder have removed to Maple Rapids where they will occupy a modern brick building, recently erected for them. Detroit—The Frank & Seder Co. of Detroit, 1413 Woodward avenue, de- partment store, has decreased its cap- ital stock from $1,000,000 and 30,000 shares no par value, to $1,000 and 100 shares no par value. Detroit—The Textile Products Co., 743 Beaubien street, has been incor- porated with an authorized capital stock of $14,000, all of which thas been subscribed and paid in, $3,500 in cash and $10,500 in property. Plainwell—The Gless Oil Co. has been incorporated to deal in gasoline, oils, etc., with an authorized capital stock of $5,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in, $1,000 in cash and $4,000 in property. Detroit—The Chinese Emporium, Inc., 1526 Washington boulevard, has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $20,100, of which amount $10,100 has been subscribed and $5,100 paid in in cash. Ann Arbor—Alexander, Inc., 324 South State street, has been incorpor- ated to deal in shoes at wholesale and retail, with an authorized capital stock of $5,000, all of which has been sub- scribed and paid in in cash. Lansing—Fred_ Barratt, who has conducted a grocery store at 830 East Kalamazoo street for the past 23 years, has closed out his stock and will take a much needed rest visiting England. Mr. Barratt will be accompanied by his wife. Saginaw—Of the forty-eight eleva- tors belonging to the Thumb Bean Association, twenty-six have agreed to contribute one cent a hundred on every hundred pounds of beans bought toward a fund to advertise Michigan beans. Milford—The Detroit Panel and Plywood factory building and power plant at this place have been sold to the Michigan Store Fixture Co., of Detroit. The price is said to be $1,200 more than that for which the plant sold at auction, which sale was not confirmed by the court. Detroit — The Johns-Dalrymple- Walker Co., 7811 Gratiot avenue, has been incorporated to deal in autos, accessories, parts and supplies at wholesale and retail, with an author- ized capital stock of $100,000, of which amount $30,000 has been subscribed and $15,000 paid in in cash. Harbor Springs—J. F. Stein has sold his interest in the Harbor Springs Dry Goods stock to Leo and S. E, Edelstein. He still continues his clothing business on the one-price and no special sales plan. The statement in the Tradesman last week that he had sold his clothing stock was an error. Monroe—Kline’s, under the manage- ment of Henry Blum, has opened a store at 14-16 East Front street, car- rying full lines of men’s, women’s and children’s ready-to-wear garments and dry goods. The store is one of a chain of forty-nine conducted in various cities and towns throughout the East and Central West. ‘ Detroit—The Lincoln Washing Ma- chine Co., 4391-99 Apple street, has merged its business into a stock com- pany under the same style with an authorized capital stock of $500,000 preferred and 50,000 shares at $3.58 a share, of which amount $150,000 and £0,000 shares has been subscribed, $332.14 paid in in cash and $328,737.04 in property. Lansing—The fight of thirty gro- cers against Lansing’s Blue Laws,” which prohibit the selling of meats and groceries on Sunday, will be car- ried to the Supreme Court before the business men will consent to obey the Sunday desecration ordinance, counsel for the defendants arraigned in muni- cipal court stated. The thirty men arrested after complaints that they were doing business on Sunday stood mute and were ordered to return for trial June 12. Dwight Wilson, repre- senting the men, says that his clients June 11, 1924 have agreed to stick together until the constitutionality of the ordinance has been determined. 2+ Boyne City Loses a Most Useful Citizen. Boyne City, June 10—Boyne City is to lose one of the best citizens that any town could have. Active in every good way, he has made for himself a place that will be hard ‘to fill. With- al a modest, unassuming presence, by the charm of his personality, the strength and intelligence of his men- tality, and his indefatigable industry, he has bound to himself a host of friends. Not only in Boyne City, but over a wide circle of business associates throughout the State and Nation. Charles T. Sherman is known as one of the best of his profession. For a decade and a half “Charlie,” as he is known to all, has looked after the freight business of the B. C., G. & A. Railroad as General Freight and Pas- senger Agent, and has been a very large factor in building up and hold- ing the business of that road, which is the pioneer cross-state road of the Northern wilderness, and has ‘helped to make it a most desirable feeder for the great trunk lines which serve this sec- tion as its main arteries of traffic. Mr. Sherman, we understand, will open offices in Washington, D. C., as consulting freight traffic adviser and we expect that our loss will be to the very great advantage of the general public of our State. Summer has at last made her re- luctant appearance. Not, we are forced to say, with her usual warm hearted friendliness, but rather cool and reserved. The usual smiles and tears of joy at our welcome, but rather as though her feelings had been hurt and she was punishing our wel- coming hearts by demanding a more ardent wooing, before returning our advances. However, she has brought along her usual gorgeous wardrobe and we are hoping that soon she will resume her usually bright face and welcome our guests and warm our own hearts. Perhaps her confidence has been abused in her visit to the South- land, but she should know that our sturdy Northern hearts are ever hers. All of which bunk means that while it is summer by the calendar, it is only a cold, dry late-in-the-spring weather that we are having. Maxy. —_2++___ Canned Foods Week Changed To Fall. The recent meeting of the executive committee of the National Canners’ Association and a more recent meeting of the board of directors of ithat As- sociation, after thorough discussion, decided to change the date of holding Canned Foods Week from Spring to Fall and decided to hold it in Novem- ber, 1924, instead of the Spring of 1925. The date will probably be Nov. 8 to 15, 1924, though these dates will not be positively fixed until after conferences with wholesale grocers and retail grocers’ associations. This change will be a strong influence in the market as the big selling event will be promoted strongly and the re- sult will be that there will be a heavy distribution of the 1924 pack early in the season. —_+~-+___ Detroit—The Olsen Equipment & Manufacturing Co., 1226-30 ~Dime - Bank building, has been incorporated to deal in auto parts, accessories, me- chanical equipment, etc., with an au- thorized capital stock of $150,000 pre- ferred and 15,000 shares at $1 per share, of which amount $10,000 and 1,000 shares has been subscribed and $1,500 paid in in cash, EARNER ees we FRAT gg . k Ae "a a Oe La : H a L. 4 iy > 4 w - 7 oe t 4. j ( 0 Git ROO RR ENR een . - ” ‘ Oh tlin. in < ‘ June 11,°1924 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Essential Features of the Grocery ers are all claiming that present prices wholesalers lists owing to early orders 36 ----------------------------- $4.25 Staples. are below the cost of production. exhausting supplies. AG 4.25 Sugar—Grand Rapids jobbers hold Alaska salmon is fairly strong, with tctse W4nes-- America ic living out 4 ....._.____._.. a 4.50 granulated at 7.35c. President Babst, higher prices predicted. No change of doors to-day more than at any time 64 and 70 __-------------------- 4.50 of American Sugar Refining Co., says: has occurred during the week. Pink since pioneer days. The active picnic Green Beans—$3.50 per hamper. “Sugar to-day is on the bargain coun- salmon is wanted to some extent and season is with us meaning an oppor- Green Onions—Home_ grown are ter. Whether the price will go up or down is any man’s guess. For sev- eral weeks, however, sugar has been selling below the cost of production. Sugar prices have declined nearly 3 cents per pound since February. Dis- regarding an increase in the tariff, re- fined sugar is at pre-war prices. Sugar to-day is the cheapest food on the American table. With large fruit crops ahead and cheap sugar the war- time supply of fruit jars should be filled and so help reduce the cost of living.” Tea—No material change has oc- curred in the market during the past week, If there was any outstanding feature it was an increased demand for Old Crop Congous. The general demand for tea is fair and the under- tone is steady to firm, although as previously stated, prices in the pri- mary markets on new teas are not always firm. Coffee—The market has had another small slump during the past week, but Rios are a shade lower. Mild cof- fees are also easing off a little in sympathy with the depression in Bra- zils. The news from Brazil during the past week has been weak. All that has been stated so far applies to cof- fees sold green and in a large way. The jobbing market for roasted cof- fee is quiet and without change in price, but with a rather easy under- tone. Canned Fruits—California fruits and Hawaiian pineapple are not big sellers. Most distributors are covering their wants, but do not stock up for the future even where a hardening in val- ues is apparent or where higher prices are mentioned on new packs. Peaches are held firm on standards and choice are quiet. Pears are very scarce. Cherries are mostly a hand-to-mouth proposition. Pineapple is moving in- to consumption and the best selling lines are hardening. The only free offerings are some of the lines which are ordinarily not well taken. Apples are still dull. Canned Vegetables—Tomatoes re- main a slow seller. The call is most- ly for No. 2s and even these are occa- sionally sacrificed in the country, al- though most holders are firm and No. 3s and No. 10s drag. Spot peas are still scarce as new packs have not been much of a factor so far. Nearly all of the important packing sections are jate and canners are not inclined to accept any more business than they now have on their books. Corn is quiet, but steady in standards and firm in fancy. Minor vegetables are fair sellers for the season as stocks in second hands are uniformly light. Canned Fish—Maine sardines are decidedly off .on account of heavy competition to sell and with little in- terest on the part of the buyers. Prices are rather easy, although the easy prices do not always get the best brands of fish. Pack is proceeding in Maine as fast as packers can get fish, which is not very fast, and the pack- Red Alaska salmon Shrimp continues very scarce, as is white meat tuna. Cool weather has interfered with the de- mand for these varieties of canned fish. Dried Fruits—Prunes are dull on large sizes and weaker on the smaller counts. California lines are getting to the point where they can be retailed on the basis of Oregon 40s, at which range the public has become familiar. California 20s and 30s are in only nominal demand. Forties and fifties have the best call. Oregon 40s are sagging, as efforts to boom the market have failed. No sustained buying of apricots occurred. Most operators are on a hand-to-mouth basis and prefer standards, slabs and choice because they are cheaper than extra choice and fancy. Fair business in raisins is re- ported; nothing big, but continuous jobbing attention is given to bulk and package lines. Peaches are naturally a fair seller at this season but are not in speculative demand. Spot current stocks are low, although new arrivals are near at hand. Salt Fish—The demand for mackerel has been very fair during the. past week. Stocks are light, which has a steadying effect. Prices remain un- changed for the week. Reports still indicate a heavy run of shore mackerel, but how much of this will be salted down is not known at this writing. Syrup and Molasses—Molasses is dull. Although the cool weather has lasted considerably longer than usu- al, it is inevitable that warm weather is now but a short time ahead and buyers are therefore buying for im- mediate wants only. Prices are firm in spite of the dullness. Sugar syrups are wanted right along in a very sat- isfactory way. Prices steady. Com- pound syrup unchanged, very fair de- mand and at steady prices. stocks are low. is also scarce. Beans and Peas—The demand for white beans is very dull, prices nom- inally unchanged, but decidedly in buyer’s favor on most lines. Pea beans are easy, red kidneys are some- what stronger and holders are getting firm in their ideas. White kidneys unchanged, California limas steady to firm. Green and Scotch peas un- changed and dull, market being in buyer’s favor. Rice—Assortments are very much depleted. Foreign rices are available more readily on the spot and there is less active buying interest, although prices are sustained. Cheese—The demand for cheese is fair and prices are steady. Provisions—Hams, bacon and dried beef are steady at unchanged prices. Fourth of July Wares—If orders have not been placed covering retail- ers’ requirements in the various arti- cles which go to make the Fourth of July measure up to the small boy’s conception of what the day should be, delays are inadvisable. Some items have already been eliminated from for the alert retailer to cash in on this increasing habit of all of us to spend more of our leisure hours in the great outdors. There is a nice extra volume of business available for some merchant or merchants in every town who really go after this trade with the idea of making his or their stores headquarters for all kinds. tunity supplies of —_—__ Review of the Produce Market. Apples—Michigan Ben Davis, $2 per bu.; Baldwins, $2.50 per bu. Asparagus—$1.50 per doz. bunches for home grown, Bananas—6'4c per lb. Beets—New from Texas, $2.25 per bu. Butter—The supply of butter is lighter than usual at this season of the year on account of the extreme backward season. The demand is nor- mal and the receipts seem to be kept cleaned up from day to day. Most buyers for storage purposes are hold- ing off looking: for lower prices, al- though by many it is considered that the price has already touched bottom. Local jobbers hold extra fresh at 39c in 60 lb. tubs; prints, 4l1c. They pay 20c for packing stock. Cabbage—Mobile commands $3 per crate. Cantaloupes—California are now in market priced as follows: 45, Standards 225 $4.50 Bomas 2320 ee 6.75 Bigts 2 2.25 Carrots—$2.25 per bu. for new from Texas. Cauliflower doz. heads. Celery—90c@$1 per bunch for Flor- ida; crates of 4 to 6 doz., $7@7.50. Cucumbers—Hot house command $1.25 for fancy and $1 for choice: Southern outdoor grown, $2. Eggs—Just when the egg market seemed the weakest, the publication of the Government figures for the twenty-six markets on June 1, show- ing a shortage of over 950,000 cases, starting the market again, driving shorts to cover and advancing country prices to a point where local dealers could not buy. The figures in themselves are no surprise, as the four markets have shown a shortage of over 700,000 cases for several days. However, the last monthly report of the entire holdings published about three weeks ago seemed to indicate that eggs were going into the smaller cities faster than in the four markets and it was feared by many that the same situation was still holding good. The figures for the twenty-six cities did away with this fear and played havoc with what seemed to be de- veloping a good buyer’s market. Coun- try asking prices jumped to where they were above delivery prices. Lo- cal jobbers pay 2lc for fresh. Egg Plant—$3.50 per doz. Garlic—35c per string for Italian. Grape Fruit—Fancy Florida now sell as follows; California, $3.75 per soaring now in market, commanding 25c for Evergreens and 40c for Silverskins. Honey—25c for comb; 25c_ for strained. Lettuce—In good demand on the following basis: California Iceberg, per crate ~---$5.00 EHlothouse Leaf, per pound _____ 20c Lemons—The market is now on the following basis: S00 Smkist 65. $6.00 900 Red Ball 5.50 360 Red Ball; 2 5.00 Onions—Texas Bermudas command $2.75 for White and $2.25 for Yellow per Crate. Oranges—Fancy Sunkist Navels are now on the following basis: Ce $5.50 126 and 150 5.50 $76 and 200 92 5.00 ZUG 4.00 Ose 3.25 285) 29 Valencias, 50c box above Navel prices. Floridas fetch $4.50@S5. Parsley—65c per doz. bunches. Parsnips—$1.75 per bu. Peppers—75c per basket containing 16 to 18. Potatoes—75@80c per bu. for old. New from the Carolinas, $6 per bbl. for No. 1 and $4 per bbl. for No. 2; Alabama Triumphs, $3.50 per 100 Ib. sack. Poultry—Wilson & Company now pay as follows for live: Ereavy fowls 2220.0 20c Heoiers 2@ 2 25@28c Eiant fowls 9-2 l6c Staeqs edn ncn 10c Bucks. 17c Radishes—2U0c per doz. bunches for hot house. Rhubarb—$1.50 per bu. for home grown. Spinach—$1.75 per bu. for home grown. Strawberries—Kentucky Romans are now in the market, fetching $5.25@5.50 for 24 qt. erate. Tomatoes—Southern grown $1.25 per 5 lb. basket; home grown _ hot house, $3 per 7 lb. basket. Turnips—$1.50 per bu. Veal—Local dealers pay as follows: Fancy White Meated —._-__.__ 12%e C600 10c 60-20 fate 08c Podge 200 06c Old Glory. It proudly floats beneath the stars, The Flag we love—the Red and White and Blue The only Banner, old and ever new, The sacred emblem that has carried far With glory lighting every star and bar. Brother, how much does this flag mean to you? You tell us you are true to it. How true? Have you gone forth where its dead lovers are? They sleep in Mexico. They sleep in France. They lie at rest beneath the Seven Seas. Old Glory riots where the sunbeams dance To think that it was loved by such as these! It calls to men of high and low degree: ‘He died for men—and men have died for me!”’ - William F. Kirk. In every marriage one party furnish- es a majority of the love and an equal majority of the obedience. 6 France Rapidly Repairing the Effects of the Kaiser’s War. London, May 14—It is a seven hour run by rail from Cherbourg to Paris through a beautiful country, quite roll- ing, the road cutting through the hills with some four or five different tun- nels. This is Springtime and the coun- try could not be more beautiful. It is carefully cultivated. The grass is up four or five inches. The wheat has started, so that the whole country is a beautiful green. The trees—and there are lots of them—are all out and it is apple blossom time in Normandy. The lilacs, purple and white, are all out, the dogwood is in bloom and the banks on the side of the railwood have a great number of yellow flowers looking like gorse. This section is one of the great wheat growing sections of France. We followed along the banks of the Seine into Paris. It is not much of a river for width, but is deep enough for canal boats, and they seem to be mak- ing much use of it, for we saw a num- ber of them loaded with coal, lime- stone and sand. It is so crooked that on the map it looks like an angle worm. Paris, in addition to its street rail- way, has a wonderful system of motor busses which go in all directions. At all public parks—and there are many —they have big maps of the streets and the routes of these busses in big numbers and letters. With a little study of them you can go anywhere. The taxis are plentiful and cheap. The coaches on the railroads are like the English compartment cars, seating four and six people. Some of them are corridor cars. The suburban trains are double deckers like a Fifth avenue bus. The country from Cherbourg to Paris was out of the war zone, but in going down to Fountainebleau we were in territory that had been fought over by the Germans, who ruthlessly destroyed all the trees. We were pleased to see what a vast amount of reforesting they are doing. Many of the trees are good size already and every available spot not under cultiva- tion is planted. What surprised me most coming up from Cherbourg was the great number of trees in looking off across the country. The hillsides are all wooded. I was more interested in seeing the battlefields than in seeing Paris. The country Northeast at Rheims has not been built up quite as much as some of the other territory, but they are filling up the trenches and shell holes because so much of the under soil is limestone. To rehabilitate the farms they have to haul in good ground after filling in the trenches. Rheims is being rebuilt, but shows in every direction the effects of bom- bardment. Only sixty houses are left standing out of 14,000. The cathedral, which was one of the show ~laces of France, was completely gutted and in every town we visited in the war zone the churches and cathedrals seemed to have been the target for German guns. Running North from Rheims to Berry-au-Bac we followed the Aisne River, along which there was so much fighting. We were in several under- ground shelters and runways not yet filled up. Along the twenty-six mile ridge, Chemin des Dames, South, through Fismes, recaptured from the Germans August 4, 1918, by the forty- second Rainbow Division and seventy- seventh New York, through Chamery, recaptured by our 77th Division July 29, 1918, through Belleau Woods and Chateau Thierry taken by our third Division June 25, 1918. All this is a country of beautiful valleys and hills. One place the road runs along a low ridge for some miles and there are two or three rows of two by six holes. They run along so regularly that some of our party asked if they were graves. The guide replied they were-dug by our American troops for protection MICHIGAN TRADESMAN before starting over the hill. The towns all show the effect of the bom- bardments, but are fast building up and in a few years the country farms will have their trenches and shell holes filled up, so that it will be hard to realize what the war was. We stopped at Quentin Roosevelt’s grave, which is out in an open field where the fell July 14, 1918. I was pleased and I know every American father and mother, wife and sister, will be glad that our American Govern- ment has taken over the cemeteries where our troops are buried and are doing a large amount of work putting walls around and erecting large and imposing entrances. In a few years more they will be beauty spots. They are in charge of the Quartermaster’s Department of the War Department, the same department that has charge of the National cemeteries in America. There are eight of them with about 31,000 graves. 1,200 at Suresnes near Paris 1,700 at Bony on the Aisne 15,000 at Romagne on the Meuse 4,500 at Thiacourt on the Marne 2,200 at Belleau Wood on the Aisne 350 at Waerghein in Belgium 500 at Brookwood Surrey, England When one looks over the battlefield lines it is wonderful to see how France hung out until the American troops arrived. To give you some idea of the struggle and devastation, take the map of Michigan as a base. Use Grand Rapids for Paris, Frankfort for Bologne, Northport for Calais, Boyne City for Ypres, Bellaire for Lille, Kal- kaska for Arras, Cadillac for Amiens, Edmore for Soissons, Alma _ for Rheims, Stanton for Chauteau Thierry, Howard City for Belleau Wood, La- peer for Verdun, Owosso for Berry- au-Bac, Saginaw for Mons, Vassar for Sedan. In 1914 in their first drive they were within twenty miles of Grand Rapids, their line running directly South from Boyne City East to Lapeer. In 1915 and 1916 they were driven back of Bellaire, Kalkaska, Howard City, Stanton. In 1917 they were driven back to Owosso and Lapeer. The Germans then retook all this territory in the 1918 advance to Kalkaska, Cad- illac to Howard City, Edmore, Alma and Stanton. In 1918 the Americans entered the war and commenced driv- ing the Germans back until the sign- ing of the armistice. They were on a line North and South and back of Saginaw, Vassar and Lapeer. From this you will see some of this terriotry was fought over three and four times. We in Michigan should thank our lucky stars that Canada is not Ger- many. C. C. Follmer. —_~++>___ Price Rules in Silk Shirts. Price continues to be the dominat- ing factor in men’s silk shirt demand. While there has been a slight increase in the business done in these shirts over the last month or so, both retail- ers and manufacturers are keeping stocks low, and the former.is only willing to show more than casual buy- ing interest where merchandise can be secured at concessions. Solid colors appear to have the call for immediate delivery, although the trend to novelty patterns is declared unmistakable. Shirts of the latter design will prob- ably be a strong factor in the Christ- mas holiday buying of consumers. Some of the patterns run to very “loud’ colored stripe effects, but they are the ones to be receiving favorable comment in certain sections. ——_2-+___ The only two disorders that make you wish to die and yet don’t kill you are love and asthma. 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The meeting was then adjourned without date and the case closed and returned as a no asset case. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of John Mulholland, Bankrupt No. 2496. The bankrupt was present and by attorney. No creditors were present or represented. No claims were proved and allowed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined with- out a reporter. No trustee was appoint- ed. The case was then closed without date and returned to the district court as a no asset case. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of William Carlson, Bankrupt No. 2500. The bankrupt was present in person and by attorney. Claims were proved and al- lowed. No creditors were present. Ber- nard E. Cook was elected trustee and the amount of his bond placed by the referee at $500. The bankrupt was then sworn and examined without a reporter. The meeting was adjourned without date. June 5. On this day was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Wolmot L. Moore, Bankrupt No. 2487. The bankrupt was present in person and by attorney. Creditors were represented by Sherman McDonald, of Royal Oak, Claims were proved and allowed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined with- out a reporter. Lloyd Gifford was ap- pointed trustee, and the amount of his bond placed by the referee at $1,000. Appraisers were appointed. The meet- ing was then adjourned without date. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Mamie Clark, Bankrupt No. 2504. The bankrupt was present in person and by attorney. Claims were proved and al- lowed. The bankrupt was then sworn and examined without a reporter. Fay Horton was appointed trustee and the amount of his bond placed by the referee at $1,500. The meeting was then ad- journed without date. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Cc. Arthur Carlson, Bankrupt No. 2503. The bankrupt was present in person and by attorney. F. C. Wetmore and A. W. Penny were present for creditors. Claims were proved and allowed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without a re- porter. R. A. Wellman was appointed trustee and the amount of his bond placed by the referee at $3,000. The meeting was then adjourned without date. On this day also were received the schedules in the matter of Olive K. Mc- Gannon, Involuntary Bankrupt No. 2502. The bankrupt is a resident of the city of Ionia and is a merchant. The sched- ules filed list assets of $6,230, of which $2,000 is claimed as exempt, with liabili- ties of $15,897.17. The first meeting has been called for June 20. A list of the creditors of the bankrupt is as follows: Coe Auto Sales Co., Ionia ______ $ 105.50 Dalton Adding Machine Co., Cin- Cinnadt) oo 134.80 Geo. F. Keith Co., Campello, Mass. 275.00 Central Shoe Co., St. Louis ____ 1,901.75 Smith Wallace Shoe Co., Chicago 313.54 Mishawaka Woolen Mfg. Co., Mishawaka: 2200 344.00 Julian Kokenge Co., Cincinnati 6.72 Lape & Adler Co., Columbus ___. 1,123.40 Beacon Falls Rubber Co., Chicago 44.40 Hirth-Krause Co., Grand Rapids 36.96 Endicott Johnson Corp, Endicott, IN Ne 95.88 H. C. Godman Co., Columbus _. 100.00 S. B. Thing & Co., Boston ______ 167.50 A. B. Nettleton Co., Syracuse __ 181.89 Nunn, Bush & Waldron, Milwau- a 7.95 OG ee Hood Rubber Products Co., Grand RUDI, oe a 1,728.87 F. Meyer Boot & Shoe Co., Mil- NOVEL TD IR oe 200.00 Senoll Mite Co., Chicaro 41.75 Rhorer & Co., Orwisburg, Pa. __ 150.00 Sanwear Mfg. Co., Chicago ____ 50.00 Lunn & Sweet Co., Auburn, Me. 82.40 Eboner Shoe Co., Milwaukee ____ 50.0 T. W. Minor & Son, Batavia, N.Y. 18.74 E. G. Shaweker, Toledo ________ 32.61 Not a Seme Hosiery Co., Phila. 155.36 Herold-Bertsch Co., Grand Rapids 26.21 Ferris Shoe Co., Philadelphia _._. 125.00 Wobst Shoe Co., Milwaukee __.._ 174.07 Goodyear Rubber Co., Milwaukee 46.20 Green Felt Shoe Co., Dolgeville, 2S OG See a San a 346.50 Lewis A. Crossett Co., North Abineton, Mass. 22) 103.40 Ralph Ainsworth, Detroit ______ 97.38 Messenger Paper Co., Chicago __ 9.10 Hand Made Shoe Co., Chippewa Pease, VV ts es 127.05 Thompson Ehlers Co., Chicago __ 278.97 Brandau Shoe Co., Detroit ______ 42.64 Servus Rubber Co., Rock Island 230.17 Turned Shoe Co., Burlington, N.J. 69.60 U.S. Rubber Co... Petroit: 81.60 Atkinson Co., Detroit ~__________ 50.00 Continental Mfg. Co., Indianapolis 6.75 M. A. Smith Sons, Philadelphia 1.60 C. E. Erickson Co., Des Moines 36.00 Harrison Shoe Co., Everett, Mass. 50.00 Pyramid Film Co., Dayton ______ 36.00 National Bank, Ionia ___________ 4,150.00 Sentinel-Standard, Ionia -.__.___ 482.82 Dr. Wm. K. Patton, Washington 250.00 Dr. C. C. Marberry, Washington 40.00 Dr. Ferris Smith, Grand Rapids 400.00 Racine Shoe Co., Racine ______ 275.00 Lewis Gold & Co., Washington __ 50.00 me Me Wirtz, Jonia, 2 50.00 W. G Lone & Son. fonia - =. 21.00 Matthew Bradley, Ionia _..____ 75.00 Clarke Welker, Ionia + 67.50 Geo Coe, tonig 2 105.50 lonia County -News, Ionia ___-____ 18.25 mS. Carten. Jonia 2 317.00 Quality Store, fonia =. | | 92.00 Marsh & McCann lonia 2 89.20 Electric Light & Power Co., Ionia 30.96 Eieraid. tiydns 7.30 Textile Leather Co., Kalamazoo__ 2.52 June 5. On this day were received the schedules, order of reference and adjudi- cation in bankruptcy in the matter of Robert Bennet, Bankrupt No. 2508. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The schedules filed list assets of $1,043, of which $243 is claimed as exempt to the bankrupt and with liabiliies of $1,413.53. Of the assets $800 represents the face value of an insurance policy, which may not have any surrender value. The bank- rupt is a resident of the city of Grand Rapids. The occupation of the bankrupt is not stated. The court has written for funds for the first meeting and upon the arrival of same the first meeting will be called and note of the same made here. A list of the creditors of the bank- rupt is as follows: Cantwell: Bros., Lakeview 41.73 Dr... De War, Grand Rapids 19.00 Dr Hurber, lakeview 2 6.00 Merch & White, Lakeview ________ 21.00 Peter Hansen. Wakeview = = | 8.00 Nat. Spring & Wire Co.,’ Grand UADGS 222 es 31.90 Perry Poole, Grand Rapids ______ 27.00 Dr. B. Ll. “Kelsey, Lakeview 8.00 Seli Right Store, Lakeview 6.00 Com. State Sav. Bank, Lakeview 187.00 Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Lakeview tee 300.00 Gustave Schulte, Grand Rapids __ 10.00 Dr Switt, Bakeview 2 2 31.00 Dr. Pyle, Grand Rapids 25.00 E. L. Westgate, Grand Rapids __ 30.00 Frank Williamson, Lakeview ____ 13.00 William T. Kennie, Lakeview 5.00 Nat. Credit Clothing Co., Grand R. 9.90 EK. A. Prange, Grand Rapids =. 26:00 Isreal Deem, Grand Rapids ________ 8.00 Blias Johnson, Detroit =... 300.00 600. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Mastenbrook-Grove-Cartier Co., Bankrupt No. 2481. The bankrupt was present by its president and secretary and treasurer, and by Lombard, McIntyre & Post, at- torneys for the bankrupt. Creditors were represented by Travis, Merrick, Warner & Johnson, attorneys for the petitioning creditors and by George S. Norcross, Benn M. Corwin, Clare J. Hall, Erwin Treusch and Clapperton & Owen. Claims were proved and allowed against the estate. The Grand Rapids Trust Co. was elected trustee, and the amount of its bond placed by the referee at $5,000. The officers of the bankrupt were each sworn and examined without a reporter. The testimony was ordered written and filed. The meeting was then adjourned to June 23. June 7. On this day were received the schedules, order of reference and adjudi- cation in the matter of Lisetta Boozer, Bankrupt No. 2509. The bankrupt is a resident of the township of Muskegon, and is resident on a farm. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The schedules show assets of $50, all of which is claim- ed as exempt to the bankrupt. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of the same a note of the date of first meeting will be made here. The liabili- ties of the bankrupt are listed at $2,685. A list of the creditors is as follows: Joseph Szost, Muskegon ________ $ 900.00 Muskegon Sav. Bank, Muskegon 1,000.00 Garrett Van Bergen, Muskegon__ 50.00 Ravenna Private Bank, Ravenna 1,185.00 Ralph Spoelma, Muskegon ______ 1,500.00 On this day also were received the schedules, order of reference and adjudi- cation in the matter of Thomas Boozer, Bankrupt No. 2510. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a resi- dent of Muskegon township, Muskegon county, and is a farmer. The schedules filed list assets of $3,310, of which $1,965 is claimed as exempt to said bankrupt, with liabilities in the sum of $6,368.20. The court has written for funds for the first meeting, and upon receipt of the same the first meeting will be called, and note of the same made here. A list of the creditors of the bankrupt is as follows: . Garrett Van Bergen, Ravenna __$ 50.00 Muskegon Sav. Bank, Muskegon 1,000.00 Joseph & Anna Szost, Muskegon 900.00 Barbara Boozer, Muskegon -_-. 350.00 Geo. K. Herman, Ravenna --_--- 86.00 Charles Bossett, Ravenna ___~-- 47.00 Ravenna Private Bank, Ravenna 1,185.00 Lillie Boozer, Muskegon ~_------ 85.50 Lottie Vanden Broek, Grand Rap. 175.00 Mrs. H. A. Shafer, Grand Rapids 150.00 V.. BD. Nash. Muskegon —---___- 40.00 Frank Gelderloos, Muskegon ---- 8.50 Watkins Co., Muskegon --~------- 8.20 Helen Salvage, Muskegon —------ 20.00 Kate Bottruk, Muskegon -------- 20.00 5 00 Ralph Spoelman, Muskegon __---- 1,500 William Vander Made, Muskegon 27.00 Which Would You Rather Sell? D ONE MATCH OR e TWO MATCHES || e Diamond Matches ee eee ea your guarantee of quality, satety: PSS TPT rts ae . Say to your customers: ‘Here are two boxes of the new, ‘perfected Diamond Match for fifteen cents—the best match and the safest match to take into your home. They are better value than ordinary matches at six or seven cents per box.” Your percentage of profit on Diamond Matches is larger than on ordinary matches, and your total profit on Diamond Matches—two boxes for fifteen cents—is much larger than on one box of ordinary matches at six or seven cents. And you will sell two boxes almost every time. ‘You may as well increase your match sales. And you may as well make this extra profit on your match sales. THE DIAMOND MATCH CO. Te cA’ oa | Recs THE MAN WHO KNOWS =a | buys “WHITE HOUSE” Coffee in Preference. What We Are Telling YOUR CUSTOMERS Distributed at Wholesale by LEE & CADY — Detroit MICHIGAN TRADESMAN June 11, 1924 PROCESS OF READJUSTMENT. During an in-between period like the present one it is customary to hear from captains of industry, and an occasional private, regarding pects, tendencies, and the like. pros- Theor- ies are usually broached in connection with prophetic utterances, and then come analyses showing influences at work. When anything of the kind is issued for publication it is of an op- timistic character, because it is realiz- ed that no one can be benefited by dwelling on factors and, furthermore, that the general tendency in this country is toward improvement and progress rather than the reverse. deterring A season, or a year or two, may show a reversal of form, but every one this is not the when a taken account. So it is always safe to predict a bet- tering of conditions, provided no fixed date is set for such an occurrence. The manifest inability of knows case decade or so is into even the wisest to forecast when a change for the better will take place detracts somewhat from the value to the or- dinary business man of utterances such as have been mentioned, which have recently been quite frequent and pronounced. He wants to know, if possible, how business will shape it- self for the next season in order that he may prepare accordingly. In many industrial lines there at at present no marks to steer by, nor do any past experiences furnish much of a guide, because none of them were under ex- actly the same conditions as now pre- vail. It is a time for the making, not the following, of precedents. About the only sure things apparent are that industrial affairs are still far from normal and that it is going to take considerable time to bring them there. Readjustment is in progress, but ratios of value are still far from being proportionate. Farmers express this by the number of bushels of wheat or corn it now takes to buy a pair of shoes or a suit of clothes as com- pared with what used to be the case. The exactly fair because the old ratios were not really just, and a readjustment would have comparison is not taken place in course of time even if no war had occurred with its violent displacements and disparities of val- ues. Of the changes made, the great- est were in the increase of wages for both unskilled and = skilled manual labor. Both kinds were in especial demand to provide for war exigencies at a time when many workers were drawn off for military duty. The com- bination of scarcity of workers and an excessive amount of work to be done forced wages up to the highest point they had ever attained in the history of the world. -Most commodities also rose, although not to.the same extent. Since the business slump four years ago the values of a number of com- modities have dropped, and this ten- dency is continuing. Some which are factors in the cost of living remain unduly high, however, and supply a reason for still maintaining high wage scales. It is noteworthy, too, that what wage reductions have occurred and are taking place are not in the industries in which the highest rates prevail. The real serious problem is ~ total of over 178,000 bales. not so much the scale of wages as the quality and quantity of service given in return. Upon this depends the unit labor cost of any article, and this is the thing that must be reduced in or- der to bring conditions toward normal. Frequently, the higher the wage scale the lower is the labor cost. No especial change in business ac- tivity followed the Decoration day holiday. The primary markets remain habit continu- ing of piecemeal buying in small quan- tities. As against this mills and fac- tories are curtailing operations in or- der to avoid an accumulation of stocks. Should there be any sudden spurt in demand, it is not unlikely that a somewhat listless, the scarcity of merchandise will occur which may lead to rising prices. It is, however, pretty well understood that if prices go up much there is apt to be a cessation of buying, and this it is that prevents many buyers from ordering beyond immediate needs. It is an unsatisfactory condition for pro- ducers, but there appears no way to change it. In a number of lines deal- ing with apparel the weather has con- tinued to be a drawback, and this has been so prolonged that lost ground cannot be made up before real summer sets in. Retailers have be- gun to offer clearances at concessions without securing the volume: of sales hoped for. Still, a fair amount of business is passing, and its increase is merely dependent on a few days of high temperature. This has been oc- curring in parts of the country where seasonal weather has prevailed and will take place in due course in this vicinity. Upon the promise of this great hopes are based by merchants. now COTTON ESTIMATES. From a trading standpoint, some significance attached to the first of- ficial estimate of the condition of this year’s cotton crop, which was issued at the begirining of last week. It showed the very low condition of 65.6 per cent. No estimate was made of the acreage planted, but market guess- es appeared which seemed to forecast a yield of less than 11,000,000 bales. The first effect of the announcements was to cause a quick rise in the cot- ton quotations. Quickly the market was over-bought and reaction follow- ed. All the transactions were mere gambles, of no value to those who in- tend to buy and use real cotton. A point noted in connection with the official estimate of condition was that this was of the date of May 25, when field conditions were at their worst, and that whatever change the future is to bring is apt to be an improve- ment unless the boll weevil shows greater activity than now appears. With the possibility in view of a more or less complete slump in the pro- duction of American cotton at some future time, more attention is being directed toward the supplies from elsewhere. Official figures show an increase in area’ planted to cotton abroad of over 2,000,000 acres, with- out counting China and Australia. Production rose correspondingly. Brit- ish Empire-grown cotton reached a The goods market was quite firm during the _ sumers. week, although toward the close second hands let out fabrics at some concessions. It is a question how _ much gray goods are in speculative hands. The mills are contracting out- put and’are declared to be holding only small stocks. In small lots fin- ished goods keep going-.into distribut- ing channels, but there is no vim in the buying by dealers or the public. Knit goods remain about as they were, with the chances of active buying still in the future. THE SITUATION IN WOOL. More so than in the case of cotton, wool prices are dependent on the de- mand for the article by goods manu- facturers. Recently such demand has been more marked on the part of buy- ers from Japan and Continental Eu- rope than from those of Great Britain and the United States, although these last two are usually the largest con- There has been an easing in prices, abroad as well as here, without much buying. The next auction sale of Colonial wools in London is sched- uled for July 1 and will afford some indication of how far the trend will go. In this country the curtailing of production by woolen manufacturers is checking the buying of wool, al- though some purchases are reported of clips in various portions of the country. Not as large a percentage of the shearing this year has been dis- posed of as is usually the case at this time. In men’s wear the buying of fabrics for the next heavy weight sea- son thas been somewhat disappointing, and this is the case, though not to the same extent as regards women’s wear goods. It seems pretty certain that there will be a postponement in the opening of men’s Spring fabrics be- yond the dates in July when it is cus- tomary to display them. Regarding women’s wear cloths, sales of them will depend much on the outcome of the labor difficulties in the garment trades, although it seems fairly cer- tain that the manufacturers will find some way to make up the goods they need. A very few weeks at the outside will make the matter more clear. CANNED FOODS MARKET. The demand for all lines of canned foods is so much confined to pick ups of moderate or small sized parcels on the spot or from nearby markets that the situation is uninteresting and re- flects general dullness. Spot business is not much increased by a demand for futures for in that field also dealers generally are holding off until they can get a better line on the probable mar- kets later in the season. The question of volume of the pack seems to be of secondary importance. Spot offerings are light in most lines, which is an- other handicap since brokers find it difficult to dig up what is wanted in the grades and sizes which are in de- mand. The greatest call is for stand- ard quality packs at moderate prices which can be offered as specials at re- tail. SALUTE TO THE FLAG. I pledge allegiance to my Flag, And to the Republic for which it stands One Nation indivisible, With liberty and justice for all. THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE. The Star Spangled Banner became the National flag of the United States of America on June 14, 1777, when the Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia, adopted it as the Na- tion’s official emblem. The thirteen stars and_ thirteen stripes represented the ‘thirteen orig- inal colonies. The stars on the first flag were arranged in a_ circle—the circle signified eternity, and the stars unity. The stars also denote the sub- ordination of ‘the states to the union— the broad red stripes representing union. The first National flag was made by Betsy Ross. The flag was first recognized by a foreign power when John Paul Jones, commander of the Ranger, carried it into foreign waters immediately after its adoption by congress. The flag was first recognized on land when it was raised over Fort Stanwix, N. Y., August 6, 1777. In 1818 Congress decreed that in the admission of each new state a star should be added to the flag, and the number of stripes, then twenty, re- duced to thirteen. New arrangement of the stars of the flag was made in 1912 and the new flag was officially recognized on July 4, 1912. There are now forty-eight represented on tthe flag. The design of the American flag is said to have been suggested by George Washington’s coat of arms—three stars and three stripes. states THREADS OF GOLD. The Hungarian loan now being ar- ranged in the United States, insignifi- cant in itself, indicates a trend that may in the future have a decisive bearing upon America’s relations with the rest of the world. As in the case of Austria, it demonstrates that Ameri- can financial men have confidence in the integrity of some foreign nations. That fact alone is of significance. France, Sweden, Holland, Japan and several others have been drawn to New York as the world’s banking center. Germany will join the minute the Dawes reparations program is put into effect, if it is ever put into effect. It may not be long before Russia, failing in London, will find in the American dollar her only means of salvation. All the world is being bound to the United States by threads of gold. America may hold aloof politically, but she is playing her in- evitable role financially. History teaches that the two paths converge, and it is almost unthinkable that our future foreign relations will not be fundamentally affected by to-day’s ex- tension of our financial activities, ee The death of Alfred V. Friedrich is a distinct loss to Traverse City from a civic standpoint. Retiring from busi- ness two years ago, after accumulating a comfortable competence from the Pursuit of the shoe business, Mr. Friedrich determined to devote the re- mainder of his life to the work of civic service. It is to be regretted that ‘his Career as a servant of the public Should be so soon terminated. anal -- G. a ~ | } | { } Z “ae 4 } ¥ | } 1 a0 func \ | | June 11, 1924 IN THE HOLY LAND. Three Most Interesting Days in Pales- tine. Haifa, April 28—Leaving Cairo’ at 2 p. m. on two special trains via Is- malia we arrived at Port Said at 5 Dp. m. The beat lett at 7 p.m: Lhe nearest port for Jerusalem is Jaffa, but it is an open port and hard to land in rough weather, so our boat ran North to Haifa, which has a bay and is a safer landing place in case the Mediterranean is rough. Arriving there in the morning we had good luck. We landed by lighter without difficulty, because the em- barking sea was smooth. The railroad runs along the shores of the Mediter- ranean for two hours and the farms running back from it are quite fertile. They are raising grain, some alfalfa and it looks much like the villages of Arizona. There are two or three new towns built by different organizations since the war and they are teaching the natives to farm with American plows, hay rakes and hauling with wagons. Then for two hours we climb moun- tains much like going over the Rocky mountains, with gorges and_ sharp curves, reaching Jerusalem, 3,500 feet above sea level, at 3 p. m. Our travel through Palestine suggests two or three things. First, it seems too bad that while the college professors and some of the high officials of the Episcopalian and Presbyterian churches in America are attempting to limit the power of God in whom they are supposed to believe by discreding the virgin birth, the Catholics have and are building churches on all the hallowed spots of Biblical history and in this connection some people who make light of the location of certain events of Biblical history by saying they don’t know the locations should remember that in the fourth century Constantine and _ his mother, Helena, made Jerusalem a Christian city. Before that time it was captured by David. Solomon built it up. It was sacked by the king of Syria and destroyed by Nebuchadnez- zar. After fifty years of desolation it was rebuilt by Nehemiah and soon became the object of Roman conquest. Under Herod the Great it was en- larged and beautified. This was the city in whose streets Christ walked and in those temples he worshipped and taught and from whose gates he was taken out and crucified. In 78 A. D. it was taken by Titus and Jeru- salem was left only a heap of ruins and rubbish. No fewer than sixteen sieges have destroyed Jerusalem and the city of the present day is the eighth city built on the ruins of its seven predecessors. Some places you must dig down through 125 feet of the rub- bish of centuries. Now with this in mind, you must keep another fact in mind, that when in the fourth century the Christian king, Constantine, com- menced building churches they were located by the people in the different places and provinces where their fathers, grandfathers and great grand- fathers were able to locate with a fair degree of certainty these historical spots. In one new Catholic church we were in they took us into the base- ment to see the floors, fifty feet down below the former church on same spot and then down some twenty-five feet further to the walls of Mary’s home, so while some of the places may not be the exact spot, most of them are, for the old priests of the Roman and Greek churches had more knowledge than we of the present day when they were going to expend two or three hundred thousand dollars and more over a particular spot to preserve it for future generations to have it as accurate as possible, Our next trip was to the Dead Sea. We took autos at the station for a twenty-five mile ride to the Dead Sea and Jordan River, This is a perfect MICHIGAN TRADESMAN mountain road, built by the British during the war. We went out this road where the Bible says, “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho.” This ride took us past Geth- semane and over Mount of Olives tc Bethany, where you stop to see the home of Mary and Martha, Lazarus’ Tomb and the house of Simon the leper, on down through the Jordan Valley with the mountains of Moab in the distance, passing the Apostles’ Spring. There can be no doubt but that Jesus and his Disciples, in pass- ing by, drank from this fountain; on to the Brook where Elijah was fed by ravens; on to the ancient city of Jericho, formerly known as_ Gilgal, the first camping place of thé Israel- ites after they had crossed over the Jordan, driving on through Jordan to the ford where John the Baptist bap- tized Christ. At this point the Jordan is about 100 feet wide and we took a small boat over to Syria on the other shore and back. We took a drink of the water, then on down about two miles, where the Jordan enters the Dead Sea, which is forty-seven miles long and from three to nine miles wide and is 1,300 feet below the sea level and is salt water. We washed our hands in it, then went back to Jeru- salem for the night. The new Grand is a very comfortable hotel. On Sunday, the Greek Easter, we went to their Easter service in the house of the Patriarch, where some hundred fine looking elderly priests put on their yellow golden colored robes, renewed their vows and march- ed to the chapel. We were given candles and marched part of the way with them. Then with a guide we start- ed out to see the historic spots. Jerusalem is built on two prominent hills, Mount Lion and Mount Moriah. We visited the mosque of Omar. It stands where the Temple of Solomon stood and where afterwards the Tem- ple of Herod was erected. The en- closure has an area of thirty-six acres. Here it was that Paul was rescued by Roman soldiers from a mob of the Jews. It also marks the sight of the altar of burnt offering. Traces of conduits which originally carried off the blood of the sacrifice can be dis- tinctly seen. Then to the church of the Holy Sepulchre, enclosing and marking historic events, the stone on which Christ’s body was laid for an- nointing, the chapel of the Parted Raiment, where his garments were gambled for, the spot where’ they crowned him with thorns, down a stairway of thirty steps, where the three crosses were found, the chapel with marble slab under which by tra- dition Christ was buried, the Via Dolorosa from St. Stephens gate to the church of the Holy Sepulchre— devout pilgrims regard this as the most sacred of all streets—past the house of Piloli, thence to the place where Jesus fell under the weight of the cross and so through all fourteen stations, the last five of which are within the walls of the church. Near the Damascus gate is a great cavern called Solomon’s. quarry. It extends 700 feet under the city. Its roof is supported by natural pillars. It is doubly interesting to masons, as many hold that masonry was here instituted by King Solomon himself. In several instances stone from this quarry has been shipped for masonic corner stones in the States. Then by auto for a five mile trip to Bethlehem, passing the well from which the Holy family is alleged to have drunk on its flight into Egypt. With Behlehem in Bible history is associated with romance of Ruth, the youthful home life of David, the birth place of Jacob and the birthplace of Christ. The church of the Nativity is one of the oldest Christian churches of the world. Descending by way of the crypt into the chapel of the Nativity we come into the actual cave or grot- to or stable, where it is believed Christ was born. It is about forty feet long, twelve feet wide and ten feet high. The chapel of the Manger is just op- posite the Manger, the chapel of the Holy Innocents to mark the site where several children were concealed, were found and slain by Herod. Returning to Jerusalem at 2 o’clock we took motors for a 100 mile trip to Nazareth and Lake Galilee going North through Damascus gate to Sa- maria, with a view of Mount Hermon with its snow capped top all the year around, to the East Mount Tabor, the Mountain, of Beatitude, where Christ fed the 5,000, stopping at Jacob’s well, where we all took a drink of the wa- ter. The first twenty-five miles is rather rough and grazing country, the next fifty miles is a fine fertile valley which looks like some of the farming district valleys in Pennsylvania. Reaching Nazareth, the Hotel Galilee is a fair hotel, the best and only one there. It is a hillside city, 1,100 feet above sea level. With a guide we vis- ited the church of the Annunciation built over the cave or home of Mary, where the Lord appeared to tell her about the birth of Jesus. Joseph’s carpenter shop was dug out twenty feet under the present chapel. There are two places in Nazareth where we may be sure Christ must have spent many an hour in his child- hood and youth. One is the fountain or spring on the edge of the village and the other is the ridge back of the town. Then a ride of twenty miles to Lake Galilee, passing Canaan of Galilee, five miles out, is the site of the home of Nathaniel, where Jesus wrought his first miracle. Lake Galilee is twelve miles long by six wide. The Jordan flows into it on the North and out from the South, the Lake looks much like Lake George, New York, with its clear blue water and the hills sur- rounding it rising up from the Lake for 100 to 200 feet. On its Eastern shore is Tiberias, at present quite a modern looking town of 10,000. We took a boat for a trip to Capernium, on the North shore. Returning along the West shore are huts of mud and stone and Magdala, the town of Mary Magdalen. There is probably no other section in Palestine where so much of the life of Jesus was seen and where so many of His mighty works were done, Returning to Haifa at 6 o'clock, after three days of fast traveling from 6 a. m. to 8 p. m. our eyes and head were crammed with location, history and names that for the most of us have from childhood been familiar. Like everything you read about, it be- comes much more real when you see it. Again, my homage goes out to the British. During and since the war they cleaned up these cities so that there is little or nothing disagreeable about them. One traveler here before the war said the streets were so filthy he always wore overshoes. We leave at 8 to-night for a two day sail to Athens. Everybody, I think, is delighted with the three days in Palestine. 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Citizen For Information Call Telephones 4322 Bell M. 4470 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Secret of Success of Cushion Soled Shoes. Those of us in the manufacturing fields, wearing and cham- pioning cushion soled shoes, enjoy the and retail advantage of treading soft surfaces as did the aborigines; among those fore- ours foot troubles never The bottom of the human foot is a surface of many curves. It apparent long ago that nature never intended the soles of our feet to be flattened under the weight of the body, as often occurs by contact with bears of troubled. Was the bottom of the ordinary shoe. The soles of feet and curve to follow the lines of a delicate structure of bones and muscles. To preserve our feet in the best pos- curves must be be accomplished your mine very condition these retained. only by opposite concave surfaces sup- porting the foot where the foot is con- where our feet are sible This can vex and convex concave. That is the secret of the success of cushion soled shoes. The carefully constructed layers in the soles of cushion shoes are made of felt, lamb’s separated cork and wool, and are from the only by a covering of flexible leater. On this sole of the wearer’s foot makes natural stockinged foot conforming “cushion” the impress which soon becomes perman- ently shaped as accurately as the sur- faces of male and female dies in the machinery field. The resilient cushion conforms to every variation in the sole of the foot, yielding at the heel, the ball and the toes, which collectively support the weight of the body—and through this contact the arch struc- ture receives an inconceivable measure of comfort and assistance. If you, my reader, have “gotten the picture’ as it actually exists in the foregoing description, you have real- ized that here is actual relief for “the ” an insurance for the normal foot against most, if not all, the ills to which the “dogs” are so widely subjected. tootsore and weary; poor abused Cushion shoes give the feet soft pads to rest upon. Just as it is easier to walk on thick carpet than it is upon a ward floor; just as it 4s easier to sleep on a downy mattress than it is upon bare boards; just as the soft sands of the seashore or the grasses of a meadow are less tiring to the feet than the hard pavements and sidewalks of the city, so properly made cushion sole shoes take up and absorb the jars and shocks of walking which ordinary hard-soled shoes pass on to the delicate parts of the body. wooden Cushion soled shoes cure some foot ailments and relieve others, because they have a soft, pliable cushion upon. which the foot can rest in comfort. The principal points of contact which bear the weight of the body—the heel, the ball of the foot and the toe joints sink down luxuriously into the cushion Thus the weight of the body does not rest upon pension points, but is distributed uni- formly over the entire sole of the foot. insole. alone these sus- As the heel and ball of the foot sink into the soft cushion of lamb’s wool felt it is forced up gently in the middle forming a comfortable support for the taken off the arch structure and it retains its natural posi- tion and flexibility with no danger of breaking down. arch. Strain’ is Corns and callouses are caused by friction. As the foot spreads against the upper, this pressure often produces acute pain. The only permanent cure for corns and callouses is to remove the causes which produce them; in do- ing this cushion sole shoes perform a genuine service to mankind. As the weight of the body sinks the foot into the soft cushion of lamb’s wool felt, pressure against the side of the shoe is released. The foot sinking into the cushion forms a mould or pocket into which it fits exactly and prevents slip- ping, which so easily occurs on the hard inner surface of the ordinary shoe. It is through the prevention of rub- bing and slipping and through the re- lease of that these shoes make corns disappear gradually, but surely, and give almost immediate re- lief for those who suffer with them. A bunion is the inflammation of the joint caused by imperfect circulation pressure and undue pressure upon the joints. It is seldom possible to cure a condi- tion of this kind through a shoe. But by taking pressure off the joints, bun- ions may usually be relieved and some cases, if the condition is not too seri- be gradually cured. The soft, yielding cushion releases pres- sure from beneath and above the sore joint, and enables nature to do its healing work—helped instead of handi- capped. The arch of the foot needs to be gently upheld. Hard, unyielding sup- port, such as is usually given with metal arch supports, often causes as much trouble as though no support were given them. In cushion sole shoes the soft pad is forced up easily into the arch as the heel and sole of the foot sink into the cushion. Thus a proper arch support is given auto- matically, and those whose foot com- fort is endangered by weak arches find the condition relieved. ous, may Many wearers of cushion soled shoes have been freed from the annoyance of sweating feet. To realize this we must first understand of such trouble. In an ordinary shoe the binding of the uppers caused by the spreading of the foot, compresses the blood vessels and nerves, especially near the sur- face of the foot, and prevents a free circulation of blood. The feet are farthest from the heart and refuse mat- ter in the blood must be carried back through the veins. This impairs the the cause natural process of circulation and forces our bodies to throw off this refuse through the pores. In other words, tight fitting shoes prevent the operation of the natural organs of the body. To cure this condition we must first of all relieve pressure, and the cushion sole accomplishes just this effect. As June 11, 1924 the foot sinks into the cushion, the tension of the foot against the upper is released, permitting free circulation of the blood. Contrast this with the condition in ordinary shoes, where the hard inner sole spreads the foot against the upper, increases tension and shuts off circulation in the thousands of tiny blood vessels which lie close to the surface of the foot. Perspiration is not only an annoying and often offensive condition, but it destroys and rots the fiber, both of hosiery and shoes. 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Fighting between the mother country and her American colonies had been going on over two years before a Na- tional flag was adopted, and accepted by Washington and Congress as the emblem of the new Nation. To-day, after a lapse of 147 years, we come again to doff our hats in re- spect for the old flag which has been kept in the sky, through good and evil report, through wars and count- less battles, down through the years. That flag once waved before Quebec, and from that time on, down through the years, blazoning the way for our gallant soldiers and sailors through so many wars the people of all classes are now calling for the world to out- law war and make universal peace the condition of our world. Peace is an ideal condition, but that it can be universally secured would border on the miraculous. The women of America have borne an important and honorable part in all our wars. In hospital and on the field of battle their efforts for the amelioration of suffering have ever been noteworthy. A woman made the flag; men defended it in desperate battle, and to-day there is no true American who does not honor and reverence the Stars and Stripes above any other flag on earth. Throughout the Revolution it was the oriflamme of war. Down to the later war of 1812 it spread its beacon light of liberty over sea and land. The British tauntingly declared that his majesty’s fleet would soon drive the bits of striped bunting from the ocean. What was the outcome? Where floated but a single flag above an armed cruiser at the opening of the contest, half a dozen were added to the floating fortresses of the United States at the close of the war. Eng- land’s thaughty boast was riddled by Yankee bullets, and from that day to this John Bull has fought shy of com- ing again to battle with Brother Johnathan. The Mexican trouble in the forties again sent the flag into battle, in which the old flag won undying honors. There were Indian wars, too, in which the flag gave notice to the savage enemy that the United States could not be flouted, even by the smallest foe. Then followed the great civil strife which rent the land from Lakes to Gulf, in which many hundred thousand - brave boys laid down their lives. It was not a useless sacrifice, that four year struggle to keep Old Glory float- ing over every foot of the American Union. As a Nation indivisible under the flag, we are now a Nation so strong. should the trial ever come, we could withstand the world in arms. There is something in a flag. It reflects the feeling of patriots throughout this ‘broad land, and no impious hand will dare tear down that flag while a single American lives to protect it. Wrap the flag around me boys, To die were far more sweet With freedom’s starry emblem boys To be my winding sheet. Such was the feeling of the soldiers who died in trench, on the open field and in prison pens during that horrid MICHIGAN TRADESMAN long four years of civil strife, and it is the feeling to-day animating all the sterling American youth of our broad land. Once, during that civil strife, the banners of disunion came near to flaunting their treason in the face of the North. At such a time old men gathered in meetings at the North and purposed offering their services to their country. This became unneces- sary when the next winds from Dixie brought news that the invading hosts of Lee had been signally defeated in Pennsylvania and were moving in rapid retreat across the Potomac. The flag is the symbol of liberty, equality and justice. For that symbol men are ready to lay down their lives on the blood red field of battle. On the sea, aS well as on land. the flag of America floats, the proud emblem of a Nation of freemen. Britain learn- ed to fear that flag as she feared no other under the canopy of heaven. She learned through the bitter experience of two wars to respect the men and women on this side of the Atlantic. Later, when the German hordes threatened the complete overthrow of not only France and Italy, but of the British Isles themselves, the once proud and disdainful Briton gladly wel- comed the fighting forces of the American Nation, and to speak in pride of that flag which Betsy Ross originated, and before which the red- coats of old England were made to dance a ‘thornpipe to the tune of Yankee Doodle. We do well to remember the 14th of June, to hang out the flag in honor of our National progress, pressing on- ward to keep the Stars and Stripes of Our country ever at the front. Old Timer. SS aaERieEnine cia cetiee_eceeeemememead Hides, Pelts and Furs. 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The Old Reliable on. sxx. ra West Michige New System Dentists We've taken pain and high price out of Dentistry and substituted comfort and economy. After all, there’s no place like the New System. : : Just a Step South of Monroe Ave. 4] Tonia Ave. in G. R. One Flight Up; Write for Information. L. H. BAKER, Sec’y-Treas. Michigan Shoe Dealers Mutual FIRE INSURANCE CO. Organized for Service, Not for Profit We are Saving Our Policy Holders 30% of Their Tariff Rates on General Mercantile Business FOR INFORMATION, WRITE TO LANSING, MICH. 12 FEEL — MICHIGAN TRADESMAN aus CUCU eep oan Cut in Income Taxes Will Not Start Buying. Now that income taxes during the current year will be reduced 25 per cent. the question of how this will affect business is being asked. The taxpayer will have more money to If he had paid this money into the Federal Treasury, however, it would still have been spent. The Government would have used it to buy supplies or to pay salaries to peo- ple who would have spent it pretty much as the average taxpayer will spend it, or the Government might have used it in retiring some of its debt. In any case the funds would soon have gone back into the chan- spend or to save. nels of trade. The reduction of taxes, therefore, does not mean that total purchases will be appreciably increased, but it does mean a shifting of purchases from one group to another. The taxpayers will have more to spend, and the Gov- ernment will have less. Under present conditions this is altogether desirable, but any immediate and_ substantial speeding up of merchandise turnover is improbable. The long-run effects will be the more important, but they will also be difficult to trace. In considering the effect of the re- duction of the income taxes on the total volume of trade one should bear in mind, first, the proportion of taxes saved to the total retail bill of the country; and, second, the fact that the money paid to the Government by its citizens is not buried in the ground. The Nation’s total bill for retail pur- chases has been estimated by Dr. Paul H. Nystrom of the Retail Research Association at $35,000,000,000. If the money to be saved the taxpayers this year as a result of the 25 per cent. reduction amounts to $232,000,000, as Chairman Ways and Means Committee has estimated, it will be seen that this represents only a small fraction of the total of their ex- peniditures. Yet, as in case of the bonus payments recently discussed in Green of the this column, the effect will be more pronounced in the case of expenditures for specialties and luxuries than for necessities. It is necessary to repeat, however, that it is not the immediate but the long-run effects that will be important. —_—_-+2—____ Business Men Accustomed To Rising Prices. The present generation of manufac- turers and traders is accustomed to carrying on business with prices mov- ing upward. From 1896 to 1913 price levels rose 50 per cent., or an average of about 3 per cent. a year. Then came the war-time inflation, and in the en- suing seven years the net average ad- vance was 18 per cent. per year. Then the year 1921 brought a net drop of 35 per cent., but in 1922 and the first half of 1923 the trend was again up- ward. The past twelve months have brought short swings in both direc- tions, with the latest swing downward. A tabulation of the average price level for each of the past twenty-seven years shows that in nineteen years prices rose; in three years the general average showed no change from that of the preceding year, and in five years it showed a decline. This indicates that business men for three decades have been accustomed to rising prices about four years out of every five. If the next decade is to be one of gradually receding price levels, as many business statisticians forecast, it is evident that the average business man will have to change some of his former methods of doing business. He has been accustomed for many years to think in terms of rising prices, and this has become almost a habit. It has been shown before in the Trades- man that the decade from 1880 to 1890, which was one of sharply receding prices, was also one of prosperity and development for the country as a whole. By 1880 prices had been mov- ing steadily downward for a sufficient period to enable the business men of that day to adjust themselves to the prospect of lower rather than ‘higher prices and to make all their calculations accordingly. 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What changes have taken place in your estate, or among the members of your family who would be beneficiaries? What conditions did you make to care for contingencies of yesterday that will not exist tomorrow? The most important document a man can draw is his Will. Once it is prepared, it should be revised from time to time to make it meet every possible condition. Have your lawyer read your Will with you to-day! [;RAND RAPios [RUST [OMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ‘ . setaemaamme: ft escanesnene eR atnennames é < ? a . freee ane toe sc 1 June 11, 1924 manufacture and general efforts to bring down costs are also in evidence. All this looks very much like an effort to maintain profits despite any trend toward lower prices. —_+~-~>____ Personal Responsibility Legislation. Plans are already being made in a number of states for introduction of personal responsibility bills in the 1925 legislatures. The men w'io will serve in these legislatures are now being chosen by conventions and primaries and wherever an earnest effort is to be made to obtain a personal responsibil- ity measure, the time to start working is here. The candidate is often more receptive to suggestions than the elect- ed officer. There is particular need for education on the subject of a per- sonal responsibility bill applying to those who cause fires by carelessness or neglect, for the reason that so many of our citizens are not familiar even with the idea of such a measure and a new idea, no matter what its merits may be, always has more difficulty in obtaining recognition than an idea which is familiar. That is another rea- son for starting to educate the pros- pective legislators now. Unless there is a definite group of citizens vitally interested in passage of personal responsibility legislation, there will not be much chance for the passage of such legislation. If one ap- pears before the legislative committee in favor of a personal responsibility bill except representatives of the state fire marshal’s office, the legislators are not likely to be very much impressed with the idea that there is any real de- mand or necessity for such legislation. In some states, local fire prevention committees have been organized by state fire marshal departments and there are now several hundred cham- bers of commerce which have their fire prevention committees. With these as a nucleus, it should be possible to show legislators that there are many busi- ness men and citizens who recognize the importance of taking more effec- tive steps to reduce the American fire waste. +O Carrying Cotton To Carolina. “Carrying coals to Newcastle’ has long been a proverbial expression for a wholly useless activity. Carrying cotton to Carolina may seem an equal- ly superfluous operation, but that has recently occurred, and the cotton has been carried from Massachusetts. The reason is not far to seek. Mills in the latter State had a supply of cotton in excess of their needs under their pres- ent curtailed schedule, and some mills in North Carolina were short of that grade of raw material, and the cotton went back down South. Cotton from Egypt held in bond in American ports has recently been re-exported to Great Britain for a similar reason. These things show the extent to which the textile industry has got out of order. Three abnormally short cotton crops in succession are the real source of the trouble. Not since 1920 has there been a full crop. The out- put of the following year was curtailed by voluntary action on the part of the growers. In the next two years the weather and the crop pests were re- sponsible. The crop for this year is MICHIGAN TRADESMAN off to a bad start again, though the early handicaps may be offset to a considerable extent during the next three months by favorable weather. Not only cotton growers and traders, but the textile industry as well, will keep close watch on the weather maps in coming weeks. Temperature and rainfall in Georgia and Texas will have much to do with the future state of business in New England cotton mill towns. —_2<--___ Blindness Does Not Dim the Lamp of Learning. Blindness hasn’t stayed Mrs. R. G. Holtman of Oskaloosa, Iowa, from following the lamp of learning, the records of the extension division of the University of Iowa revealed re- cently. Mrs. Holtman, who is 50 years old, has already completed three of the division’s home reading courses and has certificates attesting to that fact. She is contemplating further work, Difficulties that would have dismay- ed less ambitious persons have been bowled over by Mrs. Holtman in her desire for further education. 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There are as many as 3,000 towns and smal! cities in this country needing more efficient and better equipped fire de- partments in order to measure up to any reasonable standard of community fire protection. In hundreds of these towns and villages, there are small groups thoroughly sold on the idea of better fire protection. How is this small group to get the support of a majority of the citizens? To answer this question in the right way calls for determined leadership and real states- manship as applied to the local com- munity. In the belief that the story of a suc- cessful campaign in a city of about 5,000 people, would be of value to others who are trying to get better equipment for their fire departments, we are publishing in this issue an ar- ticle tellng how a small group in Lud- low, Kentucky, sold its fellow citizens on the idea of better protection. —_~-~-.__ Rural Losses One-Half of Total. Although fewer than one fourth of the total number of fires in Indiana last year occurred in rural districts, that is, outside of incorporated cities and towns, the loss sustained in such fires was almost one-half the total for the entire State. The defective flue and chimney sparks are as disastrous in the coun- try as in the city. Other principal causes of country fires are burning rubbish, gasoline and kerosene stove and lamp explosions, lightning, and spontaneous combustion. - Over half the rural fires were total losses. This is due, the State Fire Marshal explains, to the lack of ade- quate facilities and organized effort in combatting flames in the villages and on the farms. The cost of providing fire fighting apparatus is considered too heavy by the taxpayers of the av- erage rural community and the farmer has, as a rule, neglected to provide even the simplest safeguards. New- man T. Miller, Fire Marshal, declares small communities can better afford to stretch a point to provide fire protec- tion than to take the risks of total losses. “It would be better to econ- Omize on conveniences or improve- ments less essential to the safety of life and property,” he stated. ———— 732. >___ County Protection. Last year the State of California passed a law empowering any incor- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN porated settlement or district to de- termine by popular vote whether or not it should be formed into a fire dis- trict, at the same time the voters must also authorize the necessary tax levy to purchase, house and maintain the fire apparatus. The tax rate for this purpose has, of course, varied widely, in some cases running as low as 10 cents per $100, while in others the assessment has reached 50 cents per $100. This rate is, of course, directly controlled by the taxpayers themselves and is an accurate measure of their keen interest in their fire protection problems. 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Hamilton j \ | I t June 11, 1924 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN True Function of the Federal Trade Commission. Whatever may be its shortcomings in other particulars, the Federal Trade Commission has done some useful and necessary work in attacking the evil of misbranding which had attained all too wide dimensions in this country. Even in conducting this campaign, however, the Commission has some- times manifested a degree of zeal that strikes the disinterested observer as at least ill judged. An instance in case was noted this week when a well known and highly respected textile concern with a long established repu- tation for business probity and for the high quality of its goods was cited in a complaint charging it with unfair methods of competition. It is alleged that some of its goods are labeled as silk which are not made entirely of that material, but contain some wool or artificial silk. Commissioner Van Fleet issued a dis- senting opinion against the issue of this complaint, expressing the view that while the case called for correc- tive action it should have been con- ducted by negotiation and adjustment rather than by complaint and trial. “I think the true function of the Commis- sion,” said Mr. Van Fleet, “is correc- tive and not punitive. There is no claim as appears in. the record that its goods are not of honest qual- ity, but rather that the advertisement and brands used are not literally true. Where any other material than silk is used, such as wool, it is not used as an adulterant, but to make a distinctive fabric which could not be produced otherwise. To my mind there is no fraud intended.” It is worthy of note that in the case cited above the complaint which legiti- mate business has so frequently made against the policy and tactics of the Trade Commission has been voiced by a member of the Commission itself. Commissioner Van Fleet declares that his dissent does not apply to this case alone, but to every case of like nature where no fraud is intended or the busi- ness itself is not fraudulent and re- quiring the notoriety of a court citation in order to protect the public. In this particular case he alleges that the concern which has been cited will suffer great damage and that such action should not have been taken unless the respondent had refused to conform to the advice and ruling of the Commission. Business men will be glad to note that at least one Trade Commissioner takes such a broad view. The case in question sums up admirably the whole problem of the relations of the Com- mission with the business world. It was the intention of the framers of the Trade Commission Act to set up an advisory body charged with the duty of piloting business so that it might not run afoul of the anti-trust laws. Congress, however, did not take kindly to this idea and insisted on vesting the body with certain inquisitorial powers, and the Commission itself has been prone to lay emphasis mainly on this side of its duties. rr Nothing Cheap in Paris. Buyers returning from France lay great stress on the fact that American travelers abroad this Summer need ex- pect to get nothing cheap in Paris. For that matter, it is said, very few things are to be found in any part of France at bargain rates. This is at- tributed both to the even balance that has apparently been struck between supply and emand there and to the active buying by Germans, both dealers and consumers, when the franc was at a low ebb. At that time the German dealers apparently operated on the “no lot too large, no lot too small’ basis, and they are further said to have bought on the “no lot too old’ basis as well. In more cases than one they are said to have taken goods that had been in stock for very long periods; so long, in fact, that the French sellers had espaired of ever selling them at any price. —_~~-+___ Corporations Wound Up. The following Michigan corpora- tions have recently filed notices of dissolution with the Secretary of State: Peoples Creamery Co., Detroit. Central Aluminum Corporation, De- troit. Dawn Theater Co., Hillsdale. Federal Tool Co., Detroit. The H. B. Kendal Co., Detroit. Nelson-Blanck ‘Manufacturing Co., Detroit. Vandalia State Bank, Vandalia. Ann Arbor Private Hospital, Ann Arbor. Ottawa Investment Grand Rapids. Fenton Improvement Co., Fenton. Corporation, —_—+- > Basis of Success. Any careful study of the principles which surround promotion in business organizations will disclose the fact that men are advanced because their superiors believe in their ability to handle larger problems on the basis of proved capacity in mastering smaller ones. 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We are told that marketing ought to be made more direct by eliminating middlemen; that co-operation will solve our difficulties; that there are too many retailers; that what we need is a reduction in railroad rates; that there is too much duplication of ef- fort in the pushing and advertising oof goods of similar quality; that selling costs are too high, due to inefficiency. One important thing that has come out of the agitation is a better know- ledge of the reasons why middlemen exist. The wholesaler explains that he brings together the products made by hundreds of manufacturers, any of whom alone could not afford the sales organization to reach thousands of retailers all over the country. Suppose every little manufacturer tried to send out salesmen enough to cover the country. The traveling and salary expense would be all out of pro- portion to the small sales that could be made. The difficulty of making collections would be too great. Along comes the wholesaler, whose salesman takes orders for goods made by a hundred different manufacturers. By keeping in constant touch with his trade, he knows the financial standing of his customers, and loses little by giving credit. Although this states only part of the wholesaler’s case, the need of his services becomes obvious. We have also heard from the retail- er. He says that his cost of doing business is necessarily high, because he has to carry a large and varied stock of goods, and give a costly ser- vice, due to the demands made on him by the consuming public. Wages of sales people amount to half or more of his total expenses. An increase in volume of business has very little ef- fect on his expenses, and even causes an increase in his cost of doing busi- ness after a certain point is reached. Chain stores doing a “cash and carry’ business save a little, but the de- mand for full service keeps the chain store from developing as rapidly as one might expect. The chain store is gaining, however, and this develop- ment is the most important single thing that is happening in the market- ing field to-day. This is not a result, however, of the recent agitation about marketing, because chain stores began to develop years ago as_ business propositions, and had become im- portant in many cities between 1900 and 1910. So the question remains: Are there any important changes taking place, as a result of the recent agitation? True, much more scientific study is being given to the problem. Whole- salers and retailers are gradually adopting more efficient methods and increasing their rates of turnover. Bet- ter grading and packing of farm prod- ucts is coming about. Co-operative marketing has wrought improvements in some directions. Better facilities are being provided for handling goods. But no one has been able to dis- cover any reduction in the spread be- tween producer’s price and retail price; and no very important changes have been noticeable in the organization of the marketing process. Brokers, whole- salers, retailers, all seem to be with us, and in as great a number as ever. If people are correct in believing that goods ought to be marketed more directly from producer to consumer, one would naturally expect to see the number of middlemen cut down. As a matter of fact, there is a slight ten- dency in this direction, but it is only slight, and where it occurs, it has little or no effect on the cost of marketing. Such tendency as there is toward di- rect marketing can hardly be called elimination of middlemen. Rather, it is the bringing together of the differ- ent marketing steps under one owner- ship. When a large manufacturer de- cides to sell direct to consumers through his own retail stores, he simply adds the retailer's functions to those that he has already been per- forming. He has to invest more cap- ital; he has to hire more people; he has credit and delivery troubles, ete. He can’t necessarily run retail stores any more economically than can in- dependent retailers. This process of combining the suc- cessive marketing steps under one ownership is coming to be called “in- tegration” by students who are mak- ing a scientific study of the problem. This word was coined years ago by economists, in describing a form of consolidation in manufacturing indus- tries. There have been two kinds of con- solidation in industry. One is ‘hhorizon- tal combination, as where a group of competing paper mills or cotton-spin- ning mills combine under one owner- ship. The other is vertical, where the successive steps in industry come un- der one ownership. A classic example is the United States Steel Corporation, which owns iron mines, steamships for carrying ore, blast furnaces, steel fur- naces, rolling mills, etc. Every step from mining the ore to the turning out of a finished steel bar or plate, is owned by one corporation. This is integration, the term that is coming to be applied to the marketing process. Integration takes place in marketing when a manufacturer does his own jobbing, or, perchance, oper- ates his own retail stores. Integration in marketing is a much more exact term than “elimination of middlemen,” because it recognizes that there are certain marketing functions that have to be performed, and that somebody has to perform them whether or not the performers are called mid- dlemen. The principal marketing functions, or services, that have to be performed in getting goods from producer to con- sumer are as follows: the assembling of goods from various sources; the storing of goods in warehouses and stores; the financing of goods; the as- sumption of risks; the sorting and grading of commodities; the carrying of goods from one place to another; finally, the actual selling—sometimes helped out by advertising. The point is that somebody thas to perform these services and that it costs money to perform them. You can eliminate a middleman, but you can- not eliminate the work he does. A manufacturer decides to eliminate the jobber, but he does not and cannot eliminate the jobbing function. He finds that he has to build warehouses or hire warehouse space in different parts of the country; he finds that he has to tie up a lot of capital in his goods; he finds he has a much greater financial risk and much greater risk of price fluctuation; and he has to send scores of salesmen to cover the re- tail trade for every one that he for- merly employed in selling to jobbers. So this shows why the term integra- tion is more exact. It recognizes the fact that the marketing services still have to be performed and that if a manufacturer decides to eliminate the jobber, he has to do the jobbing him- self. The commonest method of market- ing is through specialized middlemen, such as brokers, commission houses, wholesalers, retailers, etc., and this sys- tem has grown up for the simple rea- son that it has been, and still is in most cases, the most economical meth- od of getting goods from the producer to the consumer. It means that there is specialization in marketing, just as there is in manufacturing, and that the economics of specialization apply to marketing just as to manufacturing. Integration does not do away with specialization. It merely means a single ownership of the successive specialized steps. On the whole, inte- gration in marketing is not very com- mon, but it is gradually growing and most of the cases are of partial inte- gration; that is, it is extremely un- common for one company to control all the marketing processes from pro- ducer to consumer, as in the case of the milk supply of our larger cities; rather, it is commoner for only two or possibly three steps to be integrated under one ownership. The tendency toward integration has developed in different directions— sometimes from the producer reaching out toward the consumer, and some- times from the consumer or retailer reaching back toward the producer. For example, there are local co-opera- tive shipping associations among farm- ers and some of them have been de- veloping their own co-operative whole- sale organizations in the larger cities; and there are manufacturers who have undertaken the wholesaling functions, and some who have entered the retail field. As an example of the movement in the opposite direction, we have chain stores which buy direct from manu- facturers, but which, in doing so, have had to build warehouses and develop their own wholesale organizations. There are some cases of integration which have begun in the middle of the marketing chain and have reached in either direction. For example, there are jobbers who have obtained owner- ship in retail chain-store systems; on the other hand, there are jobbers who have reached backward into the manu- facturing field. The question naturally arises: When is integration possible and desirable? Too many manufacturers are likely to think that there must be a great saving in selling direct to retailers, without realizing the extra expense that they must incur in doing their own whole- saling. Some of the factors that make integration possible and desirable are as follows: 1. Sufficient volume of business. Volume is absolutely necessary. If a manufacturer is to do his own jobbing, he has to have enough volume of busi- ness to keep down the selling costs in his various jobbing outlets and for in- dividual salesmen. This explains why local farmers’ co-operative organiza- tions have to federate into large or- ganizations in order to get sufficient volume to operate wholesale terminal agencies. 2. Perishability. If goods are per- ishable, there is some advantage in having one company control the whole marketing process. This means that there are few handlings, and that there is more uninterrupted expert atten- tion given to the product. The mar- keting of fresh milk is a good example. It is said that the National Biscuit Company decided to sell direct to re- tailers because in selling through job- bers their biscuits became stale before they got to consumers’ hands. This is also one reason why the large meat packers sell direct to retailers. 3. Goods that are branded and ad- vertised. If a manufacturer brands and advertises his goods, he often likes to sell to retail trade, if this is pos- sible. He wants to be in as close touch as possible with consumer de- mand, so that he will know how to give the best service and how to make the best product. He also likes to avoid the danger of brand substitu- tion on the part of the jobber. And in some cases he likes to be able to contro] the resale price. 4. A commodity that is a specialty. Most staples have to go through the regular marketing channels, but such specialties are adding machines, type- writers, etc., which require expert salesmanship, and which also require special service during and after the sale is made are often sold direct to the consumer through the manufacturers’ own retail stores. 5. Where the number of retailers is small. A men’s clothing manufactur- er generally sells to only one store in a town and that store buys a large quantity of goods at a time. Groceries on the other hand, have to be sold through dozens or hundreds of stores in the same town and the sales have to be made frequently and in small quantities. These factors that make integration possible, suggest the principal bene- _fits that accrue to a manufacturer if he can control distribution to the re- tailer or even all the way to the con- sumer. In addition to the thought brought out above, the manufacturer, by doing his own distribution, can often control the flow of goods to con- suming markets in better and more regular fashion. He also has a steadier market, and loss of one ac- YF - ~« i“ r is ’ ’ Vis - ~« ‘ r is ’ ’ ‘ es 4 . a June 11, 1924 count is not as serious a matter as it would be if he were selling through jobbers. On the other hand, the advantages of integration in marketing are not so great as many people might think. The advantages are more in the maintain- ing of good service and in the control of distribution than they are in actual saving of expense. This is a very significant fact. In most cases, integration is simply out of the question because there is not sufficient volume to make it pos- sible. The jobber’s reason for exist- ence lies largely in the fact that he combines the outputs of hundreds of small producers who could not pos- sibly afford sales organizations to take goods direct to retailers. It is true, however, that there is a distinct development of integration in marketing. As manufacturing enter- prises become larger and have plants in different parts of the country, inte- gration naturally results. Also the movement toward large individual re- tail stores and chains of small stores’ represents another step in this direc- tion. Some of the most interesting de- velopments at present are in the mar- keting of farm products. The Calif- ornia Fruit Growers’ Exchange inte- grates the marketing process only un- til its goods reach the wholesale pro- duce dealer, and this is true of other big fruit exchanges. There is a move- ment on foot to associate co-operative creameries into a federation that will sell butter through its own wholesale organization, in large terminal mar- kets. In the marketing of live stock, there have recently developed co-operative commission firms in the principal live- stock markets. A similar movement is in prospect in connection with grain marketing. In ‘Canada, co-operative terminal marketing has been a success for years, but the experience of the U. S. Grain Growers has so far not been a happy one. Such tendency as there is toward di- rect marketing, or the integration of marketing, is not a new thing, and there is little evidence that it has re- ceived any decided impetus from the recent agitation. Certain shoe manu- facturers have been operating retail stores for a great many years. The big oil companies have not adopted direct sale to consumer through their own filling stations as a result of any fiery speeches on marketing. The big packers have been selling direct to re- tailers through their own branch “job- bing houses” for forty years. Wherever there has been any real economic reason for “going direct” it has been discovered long ago. There have also been many attempts that have failed. Everything seems to point to the fact that the old middleman system is to be with us for many generations to come—and for one very vital reason, which is that this system furnishes the most economical method of perform- ing the varied and costly services of getting goods from the farmer or manufacturer into the hands of the consuming public. L. D. H. Weld. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Imported Straw Hats—The Sugar Duty. Cheap straw hats of foreign make, mostly from England and Italy, have been much in.evidence in the small furnishing shops this spring, and now comes news from Washington that ef- forts have been made by the National Association of Men’s Straw Hat Man- ufacturers to have the Tariff Commis- sion investigate production costs here and in other countries with a view to applying the flexible clauses of the Tariff Act. The association will seek an increase of the duty. The present law imposes duties ranging from 35 to 60 per cent. on straw hats, accord- ing to tthe advancement of their state of manufacture. Under the law of 1913 the duty ranged from 25 to 40 per cent., but the increase under the Fordney-McCumber Act has not pre- vented heavy imports. Of more general interest ‘to the con- sumer is the progress of the Tariff Commission’s investigation of the duty on raw sugar. This investigation has been conducted under many difficul- ties, one of which was not a little em- barrassing, as it involved the right of one member to participate in the de- liberations because a member of his family was interested in the domestic sugar industry. The controversy over this and other questions became bitter, but the commissioner whose status was questioned finally solved that much of the problem by withdrawing from the investigation. This matter came up on the floor of Congress and resulted in a provision being inserted in an ap- propriation bill withholding pay from members of the commission who par- ticipated in cases in which they might have a financial interest. The hearings have closed and the commission is now drafting its report to the President, and there are intima- tions that two reports will be forth- coming, one recommending that the duties be reduced and the other that they be left intact. Evidently these conclusions are derived from an ex- amination of the same figures of pro- duction costs, but the figures mean one thing to one group of commissioners and something else to another group. > 2 Little Change in Men’s Wear. Men’s wear selling agents find little change taking place in the goods situa- tion. A little Fall business continues to trickle in, but there is continued lack of anything like snap to the de- mand. Prices on worsteds are a bit unstable, though leading lines are said to be still held at the opening levels despite the concessions reported in the general market. With the buying at- titude of the manufacturing clothiers what it is, the position has been taken that “reasonable” concessions from the opening prices would have but little effect in stimulating business in wor- steds. Beyond a certain price point the mills cannot go and still offer good quality fabrics. A cheap worsted is dear at any price, was the way one selling agent expressed himself yester- day. Whether there will be any “kick” to later business in heavyweight wor- steds remains to be seen. —__++~.___ Service is the only thing in the world that counts. 17 More Sales Per Customer Patented HEN you can sell an additional item to a customer you have created entirely new business. You have made a more profitable customer. And the only way to make each customer buy more is to show merchandise, new things, specials, which may not be known you handle. AYTON ISPLAYS The Dayton Display Fixture makes every customer see exactly what you want him to see. It puts new life into your store; boosts sales; saves time and energy. Model A4 gives you 46 square feet of display in 17 square feet of floor space. Pays for itself quickly. All metal construction, finished in light oak shade. Costs only a few cents a day by our liberal plan. Write your name and address on the margin of this ad and send it to us. We'll give you surprising informa- tion about this Dayton method. Dayton Display Fixture Co. 1834 West Third Street DAYTON, OHIO Desirable territory still open for good salesmen 18 MiclhiGAN TRADESMAN June 11, 1924 7:2? DRY GOODS, - © | WEST MICHIGAN'S LARGEST - . FANCYGOODS * NOTIONS: | Fi; = — — VVyVy > (Que er ) (2 baat =} ea i ——) Ef = i = _ = = Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association. President—J. B. Sperry, Port Huron. First Vice-President—Geo. T. Bullen, Albion. Second Vice-President—H. G. Wesener, Saginaw. Secretary-Treasurer—H. J; Mulrine, Battle Creek. : Manager—Jason E. Hammond, Lansing. Hosiery Box Dimensions May Be Standardized. Standard dimensions of boxes for men’s, women’s and children’s hosiery are proposed in Technologic Paper 253, issued by the Bureau of Standards. Adoption of the proposed standards would reduce the present sizes by 76 to 83 per cent. the bureau _ believes. Hosiery boxes in use at the present time are represented by photographs and a series of graphs which show the waste, defects in packing, breakage and the like. A new method of pack- ing men’s hosiery is explained in the belief that it will provide for a more presentable package and result in an additional saving of space. The results to be obtained from the standard hosiery boxes are discussed from the consideration of waste ma- terials, storage, smaller shipping cases, cost of boxes, decrease of crushing and breakage of boxes. Copies of the paper are obtainable from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Wash- ington, D. C., at 10 cents a copy. > Too Late For Wholesalers. Although a few weeks of more or less sustained warm, dry weather may do a lot toward helping retailers of women’s shoes out of their present difficulties, it is freely admitted by manufacturers of this footwear that the weather has wrecked the Spring sea- son so far as they are concerned. By the time present retail stocks are re- duced to a point where liberal replen- ishing will be necessary, it was said yesterday, it will be time to lay in Fall goods. Widely diversified styles are placed second to the weather as a trouble maker for the retailers, the impression being given yesterday that the various types of gore pumps have been the only articles to show any real movement. In any event, they appear to be the only things on which more than hand-to-mouth duplicating has been done, and they are expected to continue strong for Fall. Though delayed by the weather, a fair con- sumer season for white shoes is looked for. ——-o--o——_———_ Some Dresses Are Selling. Although the dress business, on the whole, has been about as bad this sea- son as it has been for many years, there are certain lines that are moving quite well at the moment. Among them are dresses regarded more or less as specialties, such as wedding gowns and graduation frocks. Of the two, the latter have been the more active, although reports from some quarters indicate that movements in various parts of the country to simplify com- mencement apparel, especially in con- nection with public schools, have had their effect on business. In the higher priced general lines of dresses, the ap- proach of the vacation season has brought about a growing demand for evening gowns. Most of them are made up in blues, greens, yellows and other “Summery” shades, but at the same time there is no denying the strong position occupied by evening dresses made of black chantilly lace. ——++>—____ The Question of Spring Prices. When the question of probable price trend on men’s wear fabrics for Spring is brought up in the goods trade it is very gingerly handled by selling agents. So far, none of the represen- tative sellers desires to commit ‘him- self on the question. Nevertheless, be- lief persists that the levels on the new lines will be lower. The clothing manufacturers are counting on a re- duction when the Spring quotations are named, which will probably be in ‘August. The reduction, according to views expressed, may run around 5 to 7 per cent. Selling agents, however, somewhat deprecate the price ques- tion as a factor in the present dull situation. They question whether lower prices alone would be effective in the stimulated trade that the mills desire. : —__2+>___ Not Much Demand For Underwear. Some unimportant reorders for light weight knitted underwear have been received in this market lately, but be- yond that there has been no change to speak of. Anticipation of future demands is also lacking, and produc- tion is reported seriously curtailed in some centers. Certain Pennsylvania tails, for instance, are reported to be using only 10 to 30 per cent. of their cquipment, while others report from 40 to 60 per cent. of their machinery to be active. The average rate of pro- duction is placed at 52 per cent. ‘The cal for men’s and children’s goods, as limuted as it is, is better than that fo1 wovien’s underwear. Prices continue more or less unchanged, but weak _ ——_+-2____ The dark horses are saying num- erous things, but nothing that sounds like “Neigh.” You can’t always tell. The smartest girls in school spend five seasons learn- to swim. — oo Many men _ holding created them. big positions WHOLESALE DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT “J “ee 5 We take pride in referring to our firm as such. Only after years g of honest merchandising, faithful service and utmost co-operation are we able to do so. = This statement means a lot to us, it should be of greater im- portance to the many retailers in Western Michigan. A place conveniently located to take care of your needs. Service that will command your attention. Co-operation that we furnish “gratis” with every order. Business dealings that are a pleasure to every one concerned. A hearty welcome awaits you at all times. THESE SEEMING SMALL DETAILS ARE REALLY THE BIGGEST FACTORS TOWARD BUILDING AND MAIN- TAINING THE REPUTATION WE ENJOY. GRAND RAPIDS DRY GOODS CO. EXCLUSIVELY WHOLESALE WASH GOODS We feel safe in predicting Warm Weather has come to stay. Our Line of Warm Weather Goods are in splendid condi- tion for your selection. . 20 mi, Vou Feared 2... @17''Yrc “ oO mm Vous, Pina Colom... @32'rc 36 and 40 in. Fancy Voiles __@27rc, 32ye, 75c & $1.00 A Tissue Ginghams, Dress Ginghams in large assortments. n White Goods of all kinds. Plain Color Suitings 23'!4c up. 27 and 36 in. Poplins, White and Colors. Beautiful Crepe Cloths in Flain and Fancy 37yc to 67 Vc. Madras Shirtings in 32 and 36 in. Cloth. Desirable styles in both widths. Ask our Roadmen or call if possible. Mail orders receive prompt attention. PAUL STEKETEE & SONS Wholesale Dry Goods * Grand Rapids, Michigan * - & 3 » ~ an ’ - Vv ve af i 4 ad i a . Ee June 11, 1924 Furnishings Bought Sparingly. Fall buying of men’s furnishings is proceeding slowly, the advance order- ing by retailers so far being practical- ly of the sampling variety. On the other hand, wholesalers are giving great attention to the credit standing of their customers, for the purpose of curbing orders where indications of overbuying appear. In addition, be- cause of the price question, strong arguments are being put forth on the necessity of holding up quality stand- ards in merchandise. Both retailers and manufacturers are held to be in a well liquidated position generally, the slowness in payments experienced be- ing discounted as almost entirely due to the weather. —_+-~+_____ Vestees Top the Bill. Vestees of all kinds are the top of the mode in Summer neckwear, and business in these models has been very large this season. This is true both of the more severely tailored models that are designed to be worn w'th suits and of the lace-trimmed vestees worn with flannel sports costumes and sweaters. Bandings of all kinds, pleat- ed georgette and Valenciennes lace set together in bands ranging from two to six inches in width are also a big factor in the business being done in general neckwear lines. Another im- portant factor in the large business done this season is the production of many novelties making play on colored embroidery. ——_» ++ Knitted Outerwear Spotty. While reports indicate some im- provement in the wholesaling of knit- ted outerwear, the genera! situation in this merchandise is still spotty. The weather is the prime factor now in the further turnover of knitted outerwear, and the disposition is to expect a con- siderable volume of late reorders. There is less heard in the market of the competition of goods at a price, put this is assumed to be due to the slowing up which has curtailed pro- duction practically all along the line. Much of these goods, however, is still believed to be a factor in the clogging of the distributing channels to the detriment of the better grade mer- chandise. —_+-<-___ Brocades Are Taking Well. Despite the slowness with which the Fall season in broad silks has been developing from the standpoint of ad- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN vance orders, some substantial busi- ness has been placed in brocades. The lines of these being shown in the mar- ket are much diversified in pattern and color design, ranging from self tone to two and three color combinations. Floral effects retain their popularity and a good portion of the buying in- terest is confined to them. Stripes, plaids and checks are also said to be an important part of the business be- ing placed. More attention of late has been shown in the so-called block pat- terns. —__>+~—___. Sports Skirts Are Called For. While the demand still lacks marked snap, the buying of silk and flannel sports skirts is gaining more headway, according to wholesalers here. Skirts of crepe de chine, flat crepe and spiral crepes lead in the silk merchandise that is wanted. The wrap-around styles are also selling in silk garments, but more particularly in those of flan- nel. White has become the favored shade in both silk and flannel skirts, with the high colors also figuring very prominently in the latter. Fall skirt lines, in all probability, will not be shown to the trade until after July 4. Novelties will again’ dominate in the new lines. ——_>--—___ Trends in Men’s Neckwear. Men’s neckwear of imported fabrics is being featured by a large number of stores. So much is this the case that the makers of domestic tie silks have taken cognizance of the situation and are urging that less of a play be made on these goods by the retailers. Ina season in which advance ordering ‘has been slight, the tie makers and the goods mills here say they feel the for- eign competition the more _ keenly. Bright colors rule in the neckwear be- ing featured. Bias striped mogadores are prominent. Figured French crepes stand out in the more expensive 1ierchandise. Up-to-Date. “How did you like my sermon Sun- day?” asks the modern clergyman. “T couldn’t get you,” replies the radio churchgoer. “Too much theology?” asks the minister. “No,” replie#” the radio lost sheep; “too much interference.” ee The man chained to his desk cannot have a broad vision. 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So called physics of the air is a new science, and a good deal of it has not yet gotten into text books but is found in the literature of the Weather Bureau and of institutions like the Smithsonian. Just what is weather? The dictionary says it is the condi- tion of the atmosphere of a place at a given time, as regards its temperature, moisture, winds, clouds, etc. But clouds are only a visible form of water, and the winds are set in motion by ex- pansion and contraction of the at- mosphere, due to changes in position of the earth and sun and to the clouds which modify the action of the sun’s rays, so we come finally to sunshiae and rain, just what every small boy regards as weather. The actual quantity of water in the air is considerable. If condensed to a liquid form, it would raise the level of the seas several inches. It suppites a large part of the water used by living thirgs. Even the water in the ground near the surface of the earth :s largeiy supptied by plant life and is taken from the air in minute quantities. \What we see in the form of rain and ciouds is a temporary excess which must oc- casionally be got rid of. But, considering the wonderful! inilu- ence exerted by water in the air, the total quantity is very small, compared with other constituents. Hydrogen gas is not found near the surface of the earth, but it is almost the only constituent of the atmosphere at al- titudes above 50 miles. Oxvgen and nitrogen gases, which comprise most of the lower atmosphere are so much heavier that they support the vast ocean of hydrogen above them. Water vapor also is lighter than eithe: oxy- gen or nitrogen gases, but the tempera- ture of the atmosphere is below the freezing point of water all the time, ex- cepting close to the earth, where life is found. That is why water, although a minor element of the whole atmos- phere, can exercise such a tremend- ous influence on life, which is, in fact, completely dependent on its presence. To illustrate what I mean by the in- fluence of water in the lower atmos- phere, let me read you this typical Weather Bureau forecast for the State of Iowa: “Generally fair tonight and Thursday; heavy frost to-night, if sky clears;” etc. Not only does water vapor appear in larger quantities at altitudes below the freezing point, but the quantity of water in the air depends directly upon the temperature, for one thing, and were it not for the changing position cf the sun and the earth, the quantity of water in the air would, no doubr, be in Girect relation to the altitude. As it is, the quantity of water in the air is constantly changing as it conies un- der the influence of winds set up by changes in temperature. But, speaking practically, all the water in the air lies close to the sur- face of the earth and the closer to the earth, the greater the quantity of water vapor present. So it happens that, since we live and do most of our work on the sur- face of the earth, we are at the point where water exercises the greatest in- fluence. What happens when you place a case of warm eggs into a pre-cooling room? Of course, the water in the air has a long time to adjust itself to a range of temperatures between win- ter and summer, but when you intro- duce winter to summer in a closed room there is a terrible shock to water vapor, whieh runs to cover on shiver- ing wings. We should get down to particulars, no doubt, when we come to apply physics of the air to our every-day . problems in eggs, and it is well to say at the start that the new science does not help us directly to understand what occurs to the air in captivity be- cause it has been developed for the most part by. the weather bureau and by observers working in the open. We have to do a little independent think- ing when it comes to a particular ob- servation such as we can make any day in our work with eggs. But we can learn a great deal about the action of water in the air when in captivity by observing it in freedom and that is why I have been so careful to lay a foundation for you from the new science of physics of the air as it has been developed. What we want to observe first of all is that, when we reduce the tempera- ture in a closed place, there is a dan- gerous surplus of water created in the air which in the open would be car- ried off on winds to warmer regions or precipitated in the form of dew or rain. To show how much water there is in common Kraft wrapping paper, the 1923 annual report of the Freight Container Bureau of the American Railway Association includes on page 36 a drawing which shows the per cent. gain in weight of wrapping paper due to moisture content in humid weather to be as high as 13 percent. Strawboard fillers and egg cases are probably more permeable than Kraft wrapping paper. At any rate, we know that a 12 pound package, case, SEED POTATOES NORTHERN MICHIGAN Pure Round White—You Never Bought a Better Quality—-Examine Them—Cut Them— None Hollow—And they are WHITE as Snow. 150 POUND BAGS $3.00—F. O. B. GRAND RAPIDS PINEAPPLES “PREPARE” IT’S CANNING TIME Place your Order Now if you want Desirable sizes. Cars running heavy to 30 size. KENT STORAGE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS ~ LANSING ~ BATTLE CREEK holesale Grocers General Warehousin 1g and Distributin g M. J. DARK & SONS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Receivers and Shippers of All Seasonable Fruits and Vegetables Red Star Flour 1’ is idle to say that this is the best flour. We have not tested all of the flours in the world. We do know that it is a distinctive flour and a flour of exceptional selling and baking quality. e Judson Grocer Company DISTRIBUTORS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. A) Y June 11, 1924 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 fillers and pads, will vary as much as 3 pounds in weight, according to its state of dryness. This represents a moisture-carrying capacity of 1,200 pounds in a carload of 400 cases, or approximately 150 gallons of water, or enough to raise the relative humidity of a closed room to far beyond the ca- pacity of the air to sustain it when forced out of the packages by the process of cooling. The eggs them- selves do not offer as much surface for evaporation as does the package. But we have to correct the above figures by the lower relative humidity found in air at summer temperatures, which is the humidity influencing the state of the package when placed in the cooling room. Summer air is relatively dry, which can be noticed by the greater tendency to shrink in sum- mer. Practically speaking, a carload of eggs does not give off anywhere nearly 150 gallons of water under the most extreme conditions of cooling. It does, however, give off a considerable quantity, probably from 20 to 40 gal- lons, under some conditions met with in summer, and this is a_ sufficient quantity to form a dangerous surplus if kept within the case any consider- able length of time. For it must be remembered that no moisture-laden articles like we are considering will cool freely unless they give off part of their moisture in the process. The al- ternative to free cooling is cooling that is restricted by heavy moisture in the air which can take up no more and is about the same air that would be found under a cover in a closed dish containing water warmer than the air of the room. A good example of free cooling is a cup of steaming coffee, and an equally good example of restricted cooling is the same cup of coffee with a saucer over it. These few examples are sufficient to show what takes place in a closed room or within the egg case while cooling is going on. They explain why summer-stored eggs are more sub- ject: to objectionable storage flavor, and often to mold, while the April egg held longer perhaps, is sweeter. They account for the fact that summer stor- ing is a more delicate art than spring storing, although we can utilize natur- al laws to meet the difficulties, if we know what the laws are. During late summer the difference be- tween normal night and day tempera- tures is often as much as 30 degrees, providing a natural means for cooling, but also introducing a perplexing daily problem for the operator who only sees that eggs go down in quality rapidly and who does not know the reasons for loss of quality or the means to be used for protecting the quality. It is not trecessary to know the theory of vapor pressures in the at- mosphere, in order to understand that there is a normal relation between the temperature and the right moisture for that temperature and if, through rapid cooling, the capacity of the air to sus- tain moisture is reduced while the product and the package are at the same time giving off moisture, some disposition has to be provided for the surplus water, which follows a law of supply and demand just as the egg market does. On the other hand, if the storage room is too dry, or if eggs are left in the open during the day when the temperature is rising rapidly with no compensating addition of moisture to the air, the relation of moisture to the air is reversed and the now thirsty air is seeking water and will force evap- oration from the nearest body that can supply it. A corallary of this law is one that says no evaporation can take place without cooling. Almost any tempera- ture will suffice for cooling, even tem- peratures somewhat ‘higher than the article to be cooled, if the air is dry enough. On the desert, water is cool- ed by placing it in a porous or un- glazed earthenware vessel so as to afford a large surface for evaporation. Evaporation is necessary to cooling. The point is to do it only once, and when eggs are once cooled off keep them at a fixed temperature. It is the alternating changes in temperature that shrink your eggs. Another corollary is the law of con- densation by which over-moist air is relieved of surplus water. Any cold surface will do for taking water from the air, if the condensation is removed as it gathers, or periodically. Frost on the expansion coils, ice in car bunkers, a cold fountain in the conservatory, the cooling all answer the law of nature for relieving the air of surplus water. shower, All rain is not cold vain, Jf at is forming at or near the surface of the earth, it may be about the same tem- perature as the surrounding atmos- phere, which means a condition of fog where cooling is retarded by satura- tion humidity. The rain is forming just because of a saturation condition and appears as a mist or drizzle. How different this rain from the sharp downpour from higher and colder al- titudes, which relieves our perspiring skins on a warm, humid day when we cannot evaporate freely until the cool- ing shower relieves the air of surplus water! Since changes in temperature are constantly occurring out of doors, there is no getting away from the evaporating and condensing waters but by closing off the rooms to be regu- lated. The more effectively you can close them off from outside tempera- ture changes, assuming that you have a means for regulating the tempera- ture and humidity within, the more surely can you control the air of the storage room, the candling room and the pre-ooler. Within the egg case you have a different problem because you cannot introduce means for regu- lating the air within the case except- ing by ventilation and by regulating the air of the room where the case is stored. Paul Mandeville. STEADY SALES Now in Season California Valley Cantaloupes American Beauty Brand SOLD BY The VINKEM Imperial ULDER CO. Sell HARD CANDY In Summer OUR SPECIAL ARIDOR JAR OFFER Will Surely Appeal to You. Let us mail full particulars describing our Attractive Offer. IT WILL PAY YOU. GET READY & FOR THE TOURISTS NATIONAL CA PUTNAM FACTORY Grand Rapids, Mich. - To Fit Your Business STYLE SALES SERVICE ECKBERG AUTO COMPANY 210 IONIA AVE. NW. Michigan Hardware Company 100-108 Ellsworth Ave., Corner Oakes GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Wholesalers of Shelf Hardware, Sporting Goods and FISHING TACKLE THE TOLEDO PLATE & WINDOW GLASS COMPANY Mirrors—Art.Glass—Dresser Tops—Automobile and Show Case Glass All kinds of Glass for Building Purposes 501-511 IONIA AVE., S. W. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN TYPEWRITERS Used and Rebuilt machines all makes, all makes repaired and overhauled, all work guaranteed, our ribbons and car- bon paper, the best money will buy. Thompson Typewriter Exchange 35 N. lonia Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. Henry Smith Floral Co., Inc. 52 Monroe Ave. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN PHONES: Citizens 65173, Bell Main 173 Soot and dust on window sill KEEP THE COLD, SOOT AND DUST OUT Install “AMERICAN WINDUSTITE’ all-metal Weather Strips and save on your coal bills, make your rouse-cleaning easier, get more comfort from your heating plant and protect your furnishings and draperies from the outside dirt, soot and dust. Storm-proof, Dirt->roof, Leak-proof, Rattle-proof Made and Installed Only by AMERICAN METAL WEATHER STRIP CO. 144 Division Ave., North _ : Citz. Telephone 51-916 Grand Rapids, Mich. ce < e ~ wrt - ~ “ » o~ Noe June 11, 1924 where circumstances warrant. The merchant who produces three or four showers where normally there would have been but one is a real business- builder; as well as a benefactor of the new household. Where the merchant makes a prac- tice of sending out monthly circulars to supplement this newspaper adver- tising and window display, it is a good plan to secure a mailing list of the young ladies who are leaders in the various social activities of the com- munity. Don’t confine yourself in your selection, however, to the so-called “smart set;”’ it is in the middle class that you are apt to get the best re- sults. To this special mailing list circular letters can be sent suggesting infer- entially if not directly the getting. up of “showers” for prospective brides. Discuss the facilities your store offers for supplying the necessary gifts; and the assistance your salespeople can furnish in this direction. A_ circular- izing campaign of this sort can be economically combined with the regu- lar wedding gift campaign; the one circular may be devised to serve both purposes. A kitchen shower display may be put on, as early in June as possible; per- haps two displays of this sort in the course of the month. It is worth re- membering that this is all-the-year- round business; while June is the month of wedings, it is, for the hard- ware dealer, merely the peg on which to hang a good display which will go on producing results all the rest of the year. Because June is the month of brides, however, it is the psychological time to attract public attention to your facilities in this direction. A combination display will often prove good business, including various lines and the suggestive questiol.s on neat show cards: “Why not a tin-ware shower?” “Why not a granite-ware shower?” “Why not a woodenware shower?” Drive home this idea of putting on something new and differ- ent in the way of a shower. Any such display is materially help- ed out by bridal accessories—a dummy bride with veil and orange blossoms will attract added attention to your display. One ingenious display show- ed the bride as the central figure with a parasol over her head, with a shower of kitchen utensils dangling from the ceiling and, to all appearances, falling all about her. Such accessories can, with little variations, be used year after year with good effect. It is a good idea to put forth some * special effort to help your customers in their selection of “shower” gifts. Particularly with a view to avoiding duplication of gifts. Of course almost any hardware dealer will find it good business to sell on the understanding that duplicate gifts may be exchanged afterward for other articles. - However, every purchaser likes to feel that he is using brains in his se- lection and that the article, however inexpensive, which he (or she) actual- ly donates will become a permanent addition to the new home. So some shrewd hardware dealers have trained their salespeople to keep very careful track of the articles sold for certain MICHIGAN TRADESMAN showers, and to make suggestions that will avoid duplication. To make sug- gestions, of course, the salesman must have a pretty good knowledge of the stock; it is a good idea, however, to have a typewritten or other list of sug- gestions for the purchaser to look over. Often the hostess of a shower will be glad to help, to the extent of conning the suggestion list and specifically sug- gesting certain articles to be purchased by individual guests. Whatever ser- vice the hardware store can _ render along these lines will be appreciated by customers. Victor Lauriston. —~+->___ Late Manufacturing and Mercantile News. Detroit— The Stewart Hardware Manufacturing Co., 5259 Western avenue, has increased its capital stock from $20,000 to $40,000. Flint—The Genesee Baking Co., 1023 Bradley street, has been incor- porated with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, $3,000 of which has been subscribed and $2,500 paid in in cash. ley street, has been incorporated to Flint—P age's , 117-119 West Kears- deal in men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings, with an authorized capital stock of $125,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Detroit—The Whipple Automatic Tractor & Appliance Corporation, 6128 Toledo street, has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $200,000, of which amount $104,300 ‘thas been subscribed, $615 paid in in cash and $102,000 in property. Muskegon Heights—Andrews & Pe- trie, Inc, 1421 South: Peck street, been incorporated to deal in autos, trucks, accessories and supplies, with an authorized capital stock of $15,000, of which amount $9,000 has been sub- scribed, $3,000 paid in in cash and $500 in property. Detroit—The Chadwick LeClair Co. 5143 Trumbull street, tool and die manufacturer, has merged its business into a stock company under the same style, -with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, of which amount $12,500 has been subscribed and paid in, $2,000 in cash and $10,500 in property. Detroit—The United Products Man- been incorporated to manufacture and ufacturing Co., 250 Brush street, ‘has deal in electrical apparatus and appli- use, with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, of which amount $13,250 ances for household and commercial has been subscribed, $50 paid in in cash and $12,000 in property. Cadillac—The Union Charcoal & Chemical Co., of Olean, New York, has merged its local branch business into a stock company under the style of the Union Charcoal Co. of Michigan with an authorized capital stock of $12,000, all of which has been sub- scribed and paid,in, $4,000 in cash and $8,000 in property. has —_—_—_+-<-<____ Went To the Head of the Class. When the class was asked to write an essay on “Kings,” one boy turned in the follwoing: “The most powerful king on earth is Wor-king; the laziest, Shir-king; one of the worst, Smo-king; the wittiest, Jo-king; the quietest, Thin- king; the thirstiest, Drin-king; the sly- est, Win-king, and the noisest, Tal- king.” COUNTER SALES BOOKS Size of slip torn out 334x5% inches to fit Account Registers. 25000 White Originals carbonized back. 25000 Yel. Duplicates. Your business card printed on face of original and publicate and advertisement on back of duplicate as may be desired, for $17 f.o.b. our factory. We specializeon Dup- licate and Triplicate Books of all kinds. Let us quote you. BATTLE CREEK SALES BOOK CO. R-4 Moon Journal BI, Battle Creek, Mich. Sand Lime Brick Nothing as Durable Nothing as Fireproof Makes Structures Beautiful No Painting No Cost for Repairs Fire Proof Weather Proof Warm in Winter Cool in Summer Brick is Everlasting Grande Brick Co., Grand Rapids Saginaw Brick Co., Saginaw Jackson-Lansing Brick Co., Rives Junction. Signs of the Times Are Electric Signs Progressive merchants and man- ufacturers now realize the value of Electric Advertising. We furnish you with sketches, prices and operating cost for the asking. THE POWER CO. 23 To the Creditors of Blue Brothers, Grant, Michigan: The undersigned has been appointed Trustee by said debtors for the pur- pose of collecting insurance moneys due them and applying the same to the payment of certain debts owed by them. All claims must prior to July 1, settlement. Creditors are hereby notified to file be filed with me 1924, to share in such certified copies of their claims with me prior to said date. Herman McKinley, Trustee, Grant, Michigan. Bell Phone 596 Citz. Phone 61366 JOHN L. LYNCH SALES CO. SPECIAL SALE EXPERTS Expert Advertising Expert Merchandising 209-210-211 Murray Bldg.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN REFRIGERATORS for ALL PURPOSES Send for Catalogue No. 95 for Residences No. 53 for Hotels, Clubs, Hospitals, Etc. No. 72 for Grocery Stores ~ No. 64 for Meat Markets No. 75 for Florist Shops MicCRAY REFRIGERATOR CO. 2444 Lake St., Kendallville, Ind. SIDNEY ELEVATORS Will reduce handling expense aad speed up work—will make money for you. Easily installed. Plans and instructions sent with each elevator. Write stating require- ments, giving kind of machine and | TENTS ij] FLAGS ERTIES ib en os CHAS. A. COYE, INC. See os ll Bell M 797 Citizens 4261 cs heal We win a « ew saving price. Sidney Elevator Mnfg. Co., Sidney, Ohio 1882 - AWNINGS AND TENTS - 1924 We make a specialty of Rope Pull Up and Roller Awnings with Cog Gear Fixtures. Our stock of White and Khaki Duck and Awning Stripes is very complete. Quality ship, not cheapness, our motto. of materials and workman- has always been Ask for our blanks giving full in- structions how to take measurements. Don't buy until you get our prices and samples. Grand Rapids, Mich. Priced right. Malted Milk Mixers Hamilton Beach, White Flash _____ $23.50 Gilchrist, New Model (Automatic) _ $22.50 H. B. Model No. ! __- Less 5% cash with order. P. S: New shipment of Fountains just in. Grand Rapids Store Fixture Co. Jobbers for Western Michigan A $16.50 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN SSS Sy URE ye SS Wherein Many Hotels Fall Down on Cooking Fish. Gilen Lake, Manager of the lune 9 -Henry Nelson, Hotel Chippewa, Man ayer of the Hotel Chippewa, Manis tee, writes me a most mteresting letter, in which he praises the Trade its work in carrying hotel news to its many hotel patrons and also thanks me personally for what | have idyocated along the lines of servings good cotfee The Chippewa does not have to be in structed in the art of coffee making, but | certainly relish the hearty back ing givenoin any efforts that line, asan $O4 along And right here | want to make an other fupepestion to the culinary de partment of the resert hotel-—the proper cooling of fish A large ma jority of the tourists who patronize resorts in the vicinity of lakes and streams naturally expect to get fried fish on the daily bill of fare Some fines they find them, but in many cases they are disappointed and some tunes when they do, find them poorly prepared and unpalatable 1 think To may trathfully gemtal personality, to do with the John Ti. Lewis, Marquette, Marquette, brovled whitefish. Tor a third century this item has been prom memt on his daily menu. ‘Thirty years ago, when on the road, 1 used te hear travelers plan to stay over Sunday with John to partake of his whitefish, 1 was over the same territory several mcvths back and heard the same story. Mr. Tewis is fortunate in being situat ed whete he Say that, nothing wonderful owner of Next tO a has had more Success ol Llotel famous 1 a can secure the precious atticle, but his) culinary department shaves in the preparation of then. Presh fish—absolutely so—are the only ones fit to be served or eaten. hey can always be selected on ac eount of the fullness ef their eves and the pearl like appearance of their seeles Che eve test applies to every variely Mish should never stand in Wate \s seon as they are dressed, should lin and laid on ice Water should they mus they are firm apphed im be rolled up in clean unt only be ast isa} by os } ~ - mediately before they are placed on the 1 browes \ny variety of fish mav be satisfac- torily “olanh na * li ' 2 Hes > TOR pianwhed r you &afe not sup x } i phed with rock elm planks, use the NONE most a\ ay ladle = the “drip “ * > ‘t . pine pan, fered Place your fish, n the pan eason proper with milk and hen smali-—but numerous ven will do the pests sure they Id hs neduunmatr : c we browned ot burned 4 . Raked fish, ESPECAUN the la RC varieties arte a good het \ ave hh (he prope stuitime nade » tne S4Ti¢ As » Wai TOW With Save a a ‘ OTs Every one W ’ as \ ste 10 © Tf Ly Get, VES a ly : . Te they at their best w are A ‘ rR wal 3 t i y ee “a : + , ay i i . DETELC i cy aX . . SSSI aS SDOOENn Ss tree;x st x tat Aaee WEN Tnew are \ \ \ wt : + oe FEMOVESG Sf \ © 1 See : : RIM MACCG © atk aLeES It ts Of essen? tf oca > a, ? x Hatrw to : rey are vy. bat than his sr hn AA AOE EER A a it requires constant care in process of cooking, te sure that your fish are absolutely iresh and cooked to the brown stage, ind John Lewis will have little on you li you cannot do this, better allow your guests to wonder “why we don’t ret fish in a fish territory.” Some hotel men refuse to serve a guest’s “catch” unless they have been previously prepared—a silly idea when every vou consider that they are supplying the landlord a valuable article of food gratuitously. Don't carry out such a policy, even if you have adopted it, or you will through your injustice lose patronage But try, if you are running a resort hotel, to serve fish regularly, even if you are compelled to procure them elsewhere at considerable expense. You will discover it to be a good in- vestment. Another thing you will discover and that is permanent boarders will soon sicken of fish unless served in a variety Ol ways. | have had guests come to me, after they have had a particularly palatable fish serving, and say they will be happy if they can have fish every meal. I know better. I watch the progress of the game and if they pass up fish later than the third meal, it is a marvel. For that reason more than any other a placard in my dining room indicates that fish will be “served any time on request.” For this very reason I have sug- srested to the fish warden that the law be amended so that five bass shall con- stitute a legal day’s catch. Many prac- tical fishermen here bring in the limit every day-—much more than they can dispose of legally; hence a. tragic waste, A. L. Creamer, Inn, at Charlevoix, the Belvidere to his first bloom torth bay tree. This property formerly with the but who managed last season, has returned love, and naturally it will once more like a green is owned by the Pere Marquette Railroad, and will accom- modate 350 Under Mr. Cream- ers management it was always popular, ind now that he has been re-engaged the company has decided on many improvemefits, among them an enlarged dining room, ball room and a new swimming pier. Che Inn is situated on and with a normal oi proht to the ¢ fuests, as manager Pine season is a SOmpany, Lake source » 1+} yorh 3 aithough it i ai was never built for that reason, the ulroad people — that an at- Surve resort would s 11 ilate > traffic, it has done even mu uch | than ~ Olympia Hotel, | Mt has passed to the sole owner- “Phe »mas E. M atthews, who has anaging partner in the institu- r years. The Oly mpia, ’ bat one of the best known aces iy country and is an ex remely property. Mr. Mat- +r) ¥e BS sto nes ue to de tS active “ee os} 3 popr ular ay Wiul do Nerton, of Hotel an active Ureeter, out- Norton. ] kmed his beneht dan ce at the Statler, same time ago, I was somew! in “hned ta he chantice) Rast Tk are SACPUICAi concern the ourcome, aS several previous affairs a 8 ce we had been mn poorly patronized. I want June 11, 19: The Center of Social and Business Activities THE PANTLIND HOTEL Everything that a Modern Hotel should be. Rooms $2.00 and up. With Bath $2.50 and up. MORTON HOTEL When in Grand Rapids you are cordially invited to Visit, Dine or Dance in this new and Beautiful Center of Hospitality. 400 Rooms—400 Baths At Rates from $2.50 Menus in English W. C. KEELEY, Managing Director. WHEN IN KALAMAZOO Stop at the wmerirat Bye vl . Headquarters for all Civic Clubs Excellent Cuisine Turkish Baths Luxurious Rooms ERNEST McLEAN, Mgr. HOTEL BROWNING 150 Fireproof Rooms GRAND — Corner Sheldon and Oakes; Facing Union Depot; Three Blocks Away Rooms, duplex bath, $2 Private Bath, $2.50, $3 Never higher Hotel Whitcomb AND Mineral Baths THE LEADING COMMERCIAL AND RESORT HOTEL OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN Open the Year Around Natural Saline-Sulphur Waters. Best for Rheumatism, Nervousness, Skin Diseases and Run Down Condition. J. T. Townsend, Mgr. ST. JOSEPH MICHIGAN The Durant Hotel Flint’s New Million and Half Dollar Hotel. 300 Rooms 300 Baths Under the direction of the United Hotels Company HARRY R. PRICE, Manager 188 IRE PROOF One half block £esf of the Union Station GRAND RAPIDS NICH CODY HOTEL GRAND RAPIDS $1.50 up without bath RATES } $2.50 up with bath CAFETERIA IN CONNECTION When in Levering stop at the McKINLEY HOTEL Open under new management and sure to please. JOHN W. SHERRITT Manager ELM LODGE Houghton Lake Board and Lodging or Furnished Cottages with Screened Porches, Electric Lights, etc. Best Fishing in the State, Write for Folder. R. N. Robinson Houghton Lake, Mich, Western Hotel BIG RAPIDS, MICH. Hot and cold running water in all rooms. Several rooms with bath. All rooms well heated and well ventilated. A good place to stop. American plan. able. WILL F. JENKINS, Manager. Rates reason- Lansing’s New Fire Proof HOTEL ROOSEVELT Opposite North Side State Capitol on Seymour Avenue 250 Outside Rooms, Rates $1.50 up, with Bath $2.50 up. Cafeteria in Connection. HOTEL KERNS Largest Hotel in Lansing 300 Rooms With or Without Bath Popular Priced Cafteria in Connection Rates $1.50 up E. S. RICHARDSON, Proprietor CUSHMAN HOTEL PETOSKEY, MICHIGAN The best is none too good for a tired Commercial Traveter. Try the CUSHMAN on your next trip and you will feel right at home. Columbia Hotel KALAMAZOO Good Place To Tie To — Ss fr * | a - s 4 4 4 * . i * a i ; i j ¥ } 4 1 he + « X ff Te ao + ee. wie ai < > < * wo g—* - - Sy te ‘ Ss June 11, 1924 to make an acknowledgement right here and say that when Preston Nor- ton guides the ship all signals fail. In additfon to giving one of the swell events of the season, the Greeters’ ex- chequer was swelled to the extent of 700 and a good time was had by all. The Statler organization contributed the use of the ball room, which in itself was an item of $200. Henry Bohn, of the Hotel World, always to the point, says so many good things one can hardly refrain from copying many of them. Here is one that carries a message to every ‘hotel in the country: “There is reported to be some lull in business travel at present and some hotel operators are complaining a little. That is invariably so in presidential election years. But no business con- ventions are called off on account of it, and the automobile statistics show a large increase of auto tourists so far this year over last. That looks en- couraging and shows that some people have money and want to spend some. There has been a bad slump in the automobile industry, but that was cer- tainly expected by conservative busi- ness men in other fields. Automobile production at the terrific rate it was proceeding was bound to reach the saturation point. Babies are not yet being born as fast as automobiles are produced. While we complain that our export trade is not what it should be we must remember that we have home market such as we never had before. The raise in wages has done it Never in the history of this country have we seen a time when “wo.xing men’ received such wages as now, and so they are building bungalows, buy- ing furnishings, marrying and raising babies! If only we can regulate sup- ply and demand in such production better than it has been done by the motor makers, there will be no gen- eral slump. “High wages have come to stay and that means large expendi- tures and, incidentally, extensive travel. Our ‘hotel operators have been so generally prosperous and the per- centage of occupancy so high that even a presidential year fluctuation makes them wince, but they need not be afraid, the hotel business has a splen- did outlook for the distant days to come if not right now. They should remember there are lots of new trav- elers in these days and the hotel should be kept in the limelight. What a man hasn’t heard about he doesn’t know. So keep your hotel fires burn- ing,” Frank S. Verbeck. i - Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, June 10—Ned Car- penter (Dwight Bros. Paper Co.) has returned home after spending three months in France, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium and England. Mrs. Carpen- ter accompanied him on the trip. Ned says the found Italy recovering from the effects of the kaiser’s war more rapidly than any other country he visited except Switzerland, which is a beehive of industry. The new ruler of Italy insists on everyone working. Even on May 1, when the socialists of every other nation “knocked off,” Italian workmen were forbiden to be idle under heavy penalties. Italy is swarming with 120,000 German ex- ploiters who made themselves inde- pendently rich by profiteering during the war and by the debasement of the German mark since the war. They monopolize the best rooms at the best hotels and their conduct is utterly de- void of decency, morality or courtesy. They thave bought everything they could lay their hands on in Italy— dams, water powers, public utilities, mills, factories, stores, banks and trust companies. They are conducting these enterprises with no regard to the rights of others and treat every one who is forced to deal with them with great contumacy. They boast openly that Germany will never pay another penny of reparations; that she will husband MICHIGAN TRADESMAN the money she is expected to pay France and Belgium and use it to in- vade and destroy France from three to five years hence. They sneer at the idea of there being any starving chil- dren in Germany, asserting that that sort of talk is propaganda intended solely for American consumption. Mr. Carpenter says he has never met such utterly vile men as the German profit- eers, who have no regard for their word and whose personal habits and table manners are detestable. L. Winternitz sailed from New York June 7 on the Westphalia for Ham- burg. He will proceed from there to Prague, Bohemia, where he will spend the summer with relatives and friends. While in midocean he sent wireless greetings to a Grand Rapids lady friend who is celebrating to-day her 94th birthday. The thirty-first session of the Grand Council of Michigan, United Com- mercial Travelers, will officially open at Battle Creek Friday morning, June 13, at 9 o’clock. Thursday afternoon the executive committee of the Grand Council will be in session, as well as the other standing committees—legis- lative, railroad and hotel. At a meet- ing held Saturday, June 7, of Grand Rapids Council it was the concensus of opinion not to extend an invitation to the Grand Council to meet in Grand Rapids until the convention of 1927, for at that meeting L. V. Pilkinton, of Grand Rapids Council, will have to pass through the chairs of Conductor and Junior Counsellor and will pre- side in the Grand Counsellor’s chair. It is expected that this meeting will be very largely attended from all the different councils in Michigan and there will be a large representation from Grand Rapids. At the present time there is some talk of Lansing ex- tending an invitation for next year. Also other councils in other points in the State. Most probable of these is Saginaw. ——_->-__— Items From the Cloverland of Michi- gan. Sault Ste. Marie, June 10—Some good work on the roads was accomp- lished last week by two of our ener- getic business men, Fred Case and R. G. Ferguson, who had a conference with Governor Groesbeck. The re- sult was that the gap on trunk line M 48, near Trout Lake, will be com- pleted in the near future, work being started immediately. On the comple- tion of this gap we will hhave all good roads leading into and out of the Soo. J. J. Pardamo, formerly a resident of the Soo, but now living in San Juan, Porto Rico, where he is serving in the immigration department of the United States, sends to the Soo for his coffee. While he is living in the home of the coffee industry, he is unable to procure as desirable a quality as is sold here. It is nice for us to cultivate such tastes in our home town. William J. Sams, who forty years ago was a resident of the Soo, but for the greater part since has lived in Spokane, Washington, walked into the county clerk’s office here last week and asked for his first naturalization pavers. The call of Michigan brought him back again. When asked by the deputy why he wanted naturalization papers now the said he was afraid he might be deported to Canada. When the deputy asked, “Have you any visible marks of distinction on your face, hands or body?” Mr. Sams re- plied: “No, I’m not married.” E. H. Sheldon & Co. have com- menced the construction of their log- ging railroad at Eckerman to their hardwoood timber, eight miles North of the village from the D. S. S. & A. Railway. They are also building a mill at Eckerman, in which all of their logs will be rough cut before for- warding to the factory at Muskegon. Sheldon & Co. have a large wood- working plant at that point, where they manufacture school furniture ex- clusively. The Eckerman mill will have a daily capacity of 25,000 feet of hardwood lumber. Henry Sheldon, manager of the operations, is building a residence at Eckerman. C. V. Conway and wife returned last week from an extended Eastern trip and report- having had a pleasant trip, but glad to get back to business again. : It looks now. as if the Soo-Snows Railway may be a go. The informa- tion given out states that the contract for the building has been let to W. C. Ross, of Chicago, and Gerald Colling- ham of London, England. ‘These parties have an underwriters agree- ment to take all of the bonds and stock of the company under the provision of the Public Utilities Commission. It was stated that work on the road would start within two weeks and be completed by Nov. 1. Almost time again to dodge cam- paign cigars. William G. Tapert. —_——_-.___ Wheat and Flour Very Much Higher. Written for the Tradesman. The unexpected has happened. The Government crop report just out in- dicates we will harvest in the United States a total spring and winter wheat crop of only 693,000,000 bushels. This shows a loss over the May report and estimate of 44,000,000 bushels; com- pared with the crop actually harvested last year, of 786,000,000 bushels, a loss of 93,000,000 and compared with the five year average of 881,000,- 000 bushels, a loss of 188,000,000 bushels. Canada. it is bushels generally conceded, cannot possibly duplicate its yield last year of 470,000,000 bushels and Broom- hall, the most dependable foreign au- thority, has gone on record as_ pre- dicting smaller crops of wheat for India, Germany, France, Italy and other foreign countries. A new field of consumption for wheat and wheat products has also been opened up in China, quite a large quantity of the 1923 crop having been shipped to that territory. Heretofore China has been about a 100 per cent. rice eating nation. The recent advance in wheat places flour in a particularly strong position in view of the fact that mill feeds have declined very materially. They are averaging about $1 per cwt., or $20 per ton, jobbing basis, f. o. b. Michi- gan points, in bulk, approximately $5 per ton lower than a year ago at this time. Stocks of old crop wheat have been pretty well cleaned up and good stiff prices may be expected on the re- mainder of old crop wheat flour. Of course, it would be very unusual if we do not get a slump during the heavy movement of new wheat, during the latter part of July and August, but every indication at this time points to a higher range of prices on wheat for this crop than a year ago. Lloyd E. Smith. INDIA TIRES HUDSON TIRE COMPANY Distributors 16 North Commerce Avenue Phone 67751 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. OCCIDENTAL HOTEI FIRE PROOF CENTRALLY LOCATED Rates $1.50 and up EDWART R. SWETT, Mgr. UT TH STEAMSHIP Rha To Chicago 8:05 P. M. Daily Grand Rapids Time From Chicago 7:45 P. M. Daily. Chicago Time FARE $4.20 Train Leaves Grand Electric Station 8:05 P. 1 Block East of Hotel Pantlind Route Your Freight Shipments Tat GOODRICH wav “Operating Steamships Every Day in the Year,”’ and Grand Haven, Muskegon Electric Ry. OVER NIGHT SERVICE City Ticket Office Corner Pearl and Ottawa Consolidated Railroad Ticket Offices Citz. Phone 64509, Bell Phone M. 554 W. S. NIXON, General Agent Freight and Passenger Boat Haven M. With Department E'tectric Railway Station One Block East of Hotel Pantlind Phones Citz. 65671, Bell Main 671 L. A. GOODRICH, Traffic Mgr. Muskegon 3 Michigan NG " BARLOW BROS. Grand Raplds, Mich. Ask about our way FREE INHERITANCE TAX SERVICE Call at our Grand Rapids office and ask for Mr. Spratt or Mr. McReyn- olds. Howe, Snow ty BERTLES nc. Investment Securities GRAND RAPIDS New York Chicago Detroit MICHIGAN TRADESMAN June 11, 19°: — > 2 Flint Meeting Largely Attended. The annual convention of the Mich- igan State Pharmaceuticxul Association, which was held at Flint last week, was well attended. The officers found that bv serving luncheon to the members at noon they could hold the :nembers fast during the remainder of the after- noon. The following papers were read at the convention: Greetings from the National Associa- tion of Retail Druggists—J. H. Web- ster, President N. A. R. D. The Care and Preservation of Phar- maceutical Preparations—Frank O. Taylor, Chief Chemist Park, Davis & Co. The Community Paper—Louis V. Middleton. Advance in Pharmaceutical Educa- tion and Legislation—Dean Edmund H. Krause, University of Michigan. Discussion by H. H. Hoffman, Di- rector of Drugs and Drug Stores; J. H. Webster and Prof. E. L. Newcomb, University of Minnesota. The American Pharmaceutical Head- guarters Building Fund—Prof. E. L. Newcomb. The History of the Chocolate Indus- try-—Curtis R. Gray, Walker Candy Corporation. A Talk on the Turnover Question— Harry B. Mason, Parke, Davis & Co. The Boston Convention—John G. Steketee. Trades Interest Committee Survey —John Weisell Monroe. The following resolutions adopted: A resolution opposing the Copeland bill or any other bill establishing a Government censorship over litera- ture concerning biological prepara- tions. A resolution opposing the Cramton bill or any other bill depriving ethical users of alcohol from the right of ap- peal to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue concerning the rulings of the Federal Prohibition Commissioner. were A resolution declaring for a college graduation as a pre-requisite to ex- amination for registered pharmacist. A resolution in favor of an enact- ment requiring the owner of every drug store to be a registered pharma- cist. A resolution in favor of a fair trade law. A resolution endorsing the Ameri- can Pharmaceutical Association build- ing fund campaign. The following officer swere elected: President—John Weisel, Monroe. First Vice-President—E. J. Fletcher, Grand Rapids. Second Vice-President—John Vin- cent, Lapeer. Treasurer—George H. Moore, Caro. Secretary — Louis V. Middleton, Grand Rapids. Members of the Executive Commit- tee—D. N. Hauser, Detroit; John Baumer, Flint; D. G. Look, Lowell. Member of the Prescott Memorial Scholarship Association — Leonard Seltzer, Detroit. —_2>->__ Teaching Boys a Trade. Massillon, Ohio, June 10—Are not trade unions to blame for the fact that so few boys are taught a trade in this country? Is not this the cause of so much juvenile delinquency? In Europe boys are expected to learn a trade, and in Germany no boy is permitted to grow up without learn- ing a trade; even the princes, the ex- kaiser was taught to be a shoemaker. What percentage of American youth are taught a trade? The great horde of boys who are kept in school until 16 years of age, whether they can learn or not (and the federation of labor is now raising it to 18), and then turned out on the public to live by their wits, easily drift into dishonesty and finally to robbery and banditry. If they had some trade by which they could readily earn something it would be a great safeguard; for money they want and need and must have, by hook or by crook. Every boy should be taught some constructive work that would give him self-respect and a compensation in cash. This could begin at 14 or earlier in cities that have night schools where they could pursue their studies. How can this be brought about, through Congress, or by State Legis- latures? Mechanics’ institutes or trades schools would cost the Nation far less than the juvenile offenders do now. Dr. S. M. Siewers. —_+3>___ Odessa Chemical Co. Goes To Allegan Charles F. Howard has sold a half interest in his Odessa Chemical Co. to Leo Hare, of. Allegan, and the busi- ness will be removed to that place. Mr. Howard will handle the manufactur- ing and selling ends and ‘Mr. Hare will attend to the shipping, billing and collecting. The firm manufactures Carb-o-lene, which is one of the most efficient remedies for stock and poul- try lice ever put on the market. Mr. Hare is now sheriff of Allegan county, but his present term expires Dec. 31, after which he proposes to devote his entire time to the business. 27. That’s Why. Little Girl (to grandfather)—Grand- pa, why don’t you grow hair on your head? Grandpa—Well, why doesn’t grass grow on a busy street? Little Girl—Oh, I see; it can’t get up through the concrete. ——2+-+>—__.. The enjoyable part of Who’s Who is the discovery of so many important people you never heard of before. Recalling the Example of Bunker Hill. Grandville, June 10—The month of June has in it several days which hark back to the early history of our coun- try. It was in this month that the flag was first used by the colonists in their struggle for freedom against the power of the mother country. It was on the 17th of this month that the battle known as Bunker Hill was fought, although the conflict really took place on an adjacent elevation known as Breed’s Hill. Nevertheless the record has gone down in history as the battle of Bunker Hill and the monument commemorating that first important conflict bears that name. This was a year before ‘the Declara- tion of Independence and enlisted the attention of the whole country becouse of the fact that it was the first real battle between British regulars on one side and American farmers on_ the other. Three times the embattled farmer militia drove back the redcoats with great slaughter and then abandoned their earthworks because they had ex- hausted their ammunition, fighting the last round with their clubbed muskets. When Washington was on his way to Boston news of the battle met him. “Did the militia fight?” he questioned. When assured of the manner of their acquittal on that day in June, he said, “Then the liberties of the country are safe.” This was a year before the Declara- tion of Independence and two years before the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as our National flag. That conflict, even though the Brit- ish won, served to encourage the colonists, and from that hour the liber- ties of America were assured. There never would have been a United States of America without bloodshed, and the question arises was the object gained worth the sacrifice? A useless ques- tion to ask an American who has had the privileges of citizenship in a re- public all the years of his life. Every advance in civilization has been made at a cost of human life. Knowing this, how dare we say that war has been an unmixed evil? One of the leaders in the North at the time of the secession. of South Carolina stated with considerable feeling that “The Union will not be worth a rush without a little bloodletting.’ That was, perhaps, a harsh expression to use at a time when all ‘hearts were strained with fear and despair over the situation. Nevertheless there was a shedding of the best blood of the Nation before the Union and liberty were placed on the firm foundation they occupy to-day, and it was an assault on the lives and property of our people by the German kaiser which brought out American manhood in another supreme effort to show the world that America could not be trodden on by arrogant and utterly unscrupulous foreign tyrants. There is not a month in the year that has not been reddened by the blood of American patriots, nor is it likely the time will ever come when it will be said of us that we refused absolutely to fight when our rights were assailed. Bunker Hill was the beginning of resistance to tyranny and the United States has kept up its record down through the years as a Nation which prizes its freedom above rubies and refuses to bow the knee or bend the neck to any foreign dictation what- soever. What an unfortunate and untruthful declaration was that which went forth some years ago that “Americans are too proud to fight.” It did not come from the field, the shop, the factory, but rather from a dilettante who had utterly mistaken the temper of his countrymen. Who does not love to read of those olden heroes who defied the might of the most powerful nation on earth i defense of the inalienable rights man? It is those rights which cannot }. assailed by foreign powers with the ex pectation that the American peop! are too proud to fight. The kaiser’ war proved the contrary of that asse1 tion, and although there are a lot «: thin-skinned, too-nite-for-anything peo ple who to-day advocate peace at any price, the fact remains that the robus: population of America is still on th job, ready to defend the liberties o/ the country by whomsoever assailed The descendants of the heroes o Bunker Hill are made of sterner stuff All down the lines of our history gleam the watchfires of military camps, kindled in the interest of the best that is in man, and we shall never forget our Revolutionary sires, nor thos later men of iron who struggled on sea and land that the United States might stand as a Nation among the governments of earth. The history of the world would hardly have been worth the reading had there been no wars. In fact, the human race, without ever having striven through blood and flame for the uplift of mankind, would still be under the cloud of the dark ages, with none of the comforts and discoveries of modern civilization to its credit. If we believe in immortality we must know that the heroes of all our wars who fell on field and wave are not dead, but have been called up higher to partake of that life of pro- gression which has been laid out by the Almighty for all mankind to fol- low. Bunker Hill set an example which we shall not refuse to follow whenever necessity calls for the sacri- fice. Old Timer. —_+~-<.___ Now She May Get Nothing. A sample of some of the things that department store executives have to contend with in handling claims of unreasonable customers is cited by an official of a well-known local store on Monroe avenue. The claimant was a woman who had bought about $50 worth of certain material to make up into a dress. After the dress had been made and worn once or twice she be- came dissatisfied with the material, which she contended was not satis- factory. Thereupon she took the dress back to the store where, acting on the theory that the customer is al- ways right, a refund of the cost of the goods was offered her, although the store would not admit that the fabric was defective in any way. She had asked for her money back on the goods, but as soon as it was offered to her she countered with a demand for the expense of the making, the trimmings, etc., which she _ said brought the total cost of the dress to more than $100. The store executive refused to allow the revised claim, and there the matter stands. —_+2+___ He Knew. “The time will come,” thundered the speaker on women’s rights, “when women will get mans’ wages.” “Yes,” said a meek little man in the vack row, “next Saturday night.” —_+++___ Women really are superior. No man could chatter cheerfully while kicking his wife’s shins under the table. This would be a finer world if the people who are too proud to vote were too proud to whine later on. Anyone can solve problems by spending money. The trick is to solve them by spending brains. * te, a ~~ o 7: be, June 11, 1924 MICH IGAN TRADESMAN Not § “ So ; o Bad. youve b lo een fighti . Th : st another tooth 18 ne again—and t ose signs would to John , said bis ruthful if seem m as oe on oh WHOLES - ’ mother T ; ere tor detou : ” : Fee A ten OF dat tose 3 rists. LE DR 27 tees ve got it i ose it this oe ee se : UG RI plied Johnny. in my pocket” re- Ii If it inspires a senti Prices quoted are nomi PRICE CURRENT light in privately aad iment you de- nominal, based on ma it is called Pa scorn publicly, g on rket the day of issue ‘ ori : po ia eau ---- : @ 25 — Gar’n. wae Bh Cinchona eas = BS Be aac 8h cme Muriatic aes a 6 Linseed bid, --_ 1 50@1 18 Colchicum - @210 . po or gai eeaaare 3%@ 8 ree Sid tose 10 aia Cubes @1 80 ” at Gealic 9 @ 15 I oo raw, bbl. o@i 2 Disitalis __—__ @3 00 Sl n - Sinawis 20%@ 30 M seed, ra. les @1 00 ‘alis ------ on Tartaric __..___. 3%@ 8 po eer a. 07@1 20 Gentian __ - @1% ain tr oo ie 6 cme a . Fao Ginger, D. S. _- @1 35 eet w Ammonia Olive, a ealn a e roi “ Guaiac __ 7 = @1 80 In f 7 oe 8 Gi 5 as age: sue aa ; ront of the best Water, i a -- 84@ i3 ive, Malage. 75@3 00 mae ey S 00 ' s Enemas [oe & oe So 2 75 odine, Colorless | 95 n most of th grocery sto Chloride “Gi Eee 20 @ a Outara: Sweet... 4 coos 00 Iron, Cl sas olny @15 th e small tow any 10y@ 20 Qtiganum., com’ oie @1 35 e country there i ns throughout ET Geo oat pepearys com’ 1 00@1 20 Myrrh @i 40 : . eae nt = See UU wa sign readi Fir (Canada) —__ 60@1 00 oe pure ____1 7 00@7 25 Nux Vomica @2 50 in Fir (O 2 6h osema --10 50@1 Opi — Selli & a eat te oe 251 ge a a @1 55 elling A ia. 3 00@3 - < pee aie d, . 0 oe Camp. --- @3 50 Ch a BGI eteitanieie 28g8 & Robe Dendord @8 60 ras, , 0 ubarb 3 50 as Gaics Barks Spearmi a eal : e & Sanborn’s Cassia (ordinary) 25@ 20 Sperat —————— 1 3002 2 @1 %0 Sass igon)_. 50 a 2 05 amous leas & C es oe Se) S68 ea 6 00@6 25 Paints offees 30¢ _ co 5 ee BE 50@ 65 -ead, red : M See oe 25 oe less 1 g 97% bead ed dry -. 15@1 any of the Cub Berries eo 4@1 17 ee white dry ei se ubeb -___. e020 6 4ead, “white % exclusive agency f stores have the Fish ag Wolreh ee aioe * o ii C : * Sees oo Wintergreen, ar 3 50 chre, been pr 6 y ror our lin e It L Prickly Ash ___-_- 7@ 15 Wanuca art__ sor a Red eh a less wie : ofitable fo - 4t has 39 Wormwood ____ 9 00@9 25 Red V n Am. 3%@ would be f r them. Probabl Hicortcs sgunicae =~ Nae Fut a ia 66 ; or ; a Nice wed 60@ aan 5 : you. Vy powd. 2 709 = Potassium wiles - —— Suse re oes eee ae a ce "2 : ee kk Weta 0@4 25 ,» American oo . How 1 Only ress, Parcel a Cedar Leaf ___- 1 80@2 05 Worm, Levant Jeg Pap Mixture 308 a T I Mixer No. 15 a mOgE Citronella -----_ 1 75@2 00 ~ O@ Soe weet ce 1 = : fee 5 at $23.50 Each ae 1 50@1 75 ee eee 2240 25 : Send Aaa : Cocoanut ___--_- 3 00@3 25 Tinctures ph white castile 25 i ee Cod Liver _---_- 25@ 35 Ac Guan: @ilta cael City___ ; Croton 1359145 Al onite -----—- @1 80 ee a LY nn enn nn ee) otton Seed _... 00@2 -— er bar —- M HAZELTINE G SHIRTS TESST Dace tte a oS ia Bante aa oe eee ee * tO anistee PERKINS DRUG CO. 2 et tee 6 ae MICHIGAN RUG os wae 3 00@3 25 Belladonna --.-.. @2 49 SPirits Camphor —S . Taioer Beevica. 2 00@2 80 Benzoin ___--_-_- @1 35 Suen oe =,,@1 35 Grand Rapid Juni erries_ 2 25 © Benzoin Comp’ rte @2 10 Sulphur, Sobk 3%@ 10 pids per W @2 50 omp’d Tam oe oor wea bee Buchu oe cere aaa 04@ 10 ra ---. 13 5 Canthraradies ___ @2 artar Emetic _. 0 25 d, No 5@1 45 radie 55 T c ae tS oe —— a vane ee Ven. b0O 15 ah 2 x. . [-. ee ue Hazel 1 46Q2 08 sae. Oe 28 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GROCER _ Y PRICE CURRENT crEwiNG oUm. Bert ; Adams Blac : ere Tall ---_-- 4 90 D These quotations ar f ee oe ee ea 4 80 wee Rens in ' e carefully corrected weekly, within six h : caus Oo oe berry ---. 65 Van Camp, Tall __-- 4 90 Apples g and are intended to be correct at time of goin — of mail- ‘Adams Calif. Fruit oe! 4 Van Camp, Baby __-. 375 Hvap. Choice, bulk __ are liable to change at any time, and c going to press. Prices, however, Adams Sen Sen a Apricots filled at market prices d , and country merchants will have their orders oe 8 Pepsin 2 65 CIGARS Evaporated, Choice ____ 1 at date of purchase. oo wean === nn - === Lewellyn & Co. Brands hiatal ey Fancy ____ 26 iy ea 2 Juicy Brat Dixeco ivaporated Slabs --..- 15 —— -eppermint, Wrigleys —_ 1008; 56. 5 Citron ADVANCED DECLINED Spearmint, Wrieleys ee = Wolverine, 50s 20 is = a0 Ib; pox 22 48 Pork Wrigley s. P-K ___..-__ ee supreme, 005 —___ 110 00 Cc Some Cheese Mutton Zeno ¢5 Bostonians, 50s --_. 95 00 p, urrants Evap. Apples Some Cheese Teaberry ----------~---- es Perfectos, 50s = 95 00 Package, 14 02. ______ 1? Rolled Oats CHOCOLATE. au. fie a ee ET Fruit Jars Baker, Caracas, %s .. 37 Gonchas, 50s ------ 75 oo Greek, Bulk. Ib. ---. 15% oe? Caracas, %s ~.. 35 Cohinets, 60s 2... 42 00 Peaches . ersheys, Premium, : Evap. Ch iovehers. Soin i - Tilford Cigars on. a ee ae Premium, %s_ 29 Tixeco. 60s 75 00 AMMONIA Shr , sunkle, Premium, %s_ 32 Peel Arctic, 16 oz. Shred. Wheat Biscuit 3 85 Beefsteak Vines beet ta 3 oe Se Se ; : Arctic. 33 ox. ee E 4 Vita Wheat, 12s ______ 180 Chili Con EO ce 15 COCOA. oe George -—~..$37 60 one presen As Quaker, 36, 12 oz. case 2 95 Post’s Brands. Deviled Ham. Ms 45 sunte, 6 —-....._._-- 43 arvester Kiddies .. 37 50 ae ee 26 ee (5 Grape-Nuts, 24s __-. 3 80 Deviled Ham, %s ___ 3 a4 Bunte, % ib. _ 35 Harvester Record B.--75 00 Ral Grape-Nuts, 100s __.. 275 Hamburg a. [rs 2 28... 32 iiarvester Delmonico 75 00 alsins Postum Cereal, 12s _. 2 25 Onions, No. 1 325 Droste’s Dutch, 1 lb... 9 00 Harvester Perfecto_- 95 00 Seeded, Bulk 0 10% Post Toasties, 362 2125 Potted Beef, 4 oz. 1 hase Cie. tS 37 50 ‘Seeded, bulk Calif. 09% ot a eo eae Potten Meat, % Tabby 1) Dneiss Duh, & aes Noe See -— oe seedless, 15 oz. pkg. 12 Post’s Bran, cic me 70 Poited Mosk iy foeid 50 Hersheys, ee a 33 Webster Plaza —..-_- 95 00 Scedless, Thompson " 094 ---- at ee S “iby 90 Hersheys, Hs TTTTTTTTT 9g Webster Belmont__-110 00 Seeded, 15 oz. pkg. —. 12” Ps BROOMS Potted Ham. G tose 85 myer 2 3g Webster St. Reges..125 00 California Sulanas __ 09% -arlor Pride, doz... 6 00 Vienna ca og 4185 Lowney, 48 .....___ 49 Starlight Rouse ---- 90 00 2 Standard Parlor, 23 lb. 7 00 Vea Seger cee 1 35 Lowney, na ie “~ 49 Starlight P-Club -- California eater at 1 Loaf, Medium 2 30 io 150 00 Prunes coe ie arior, 23 Ib. 8 00 aa -petoorseindg pe 3g La Azora Agreement 58 00 30-100, 25 lb. boxes __@7¥ Bx . Fancy Parlor 25 lb. 9 25 whey, 5 ib. cans _u.. 31 La Azora Washington 75 00 80-90, 25 Ib. b aenat a Fcy. Parlor 26 Ib. 10 00 Baked & Rikon, Ye Little Valentine ... 37 60 70@80, 25 lb. oS -@08% we an nnn nnn nana 226 Campbells _— 2 gRUIeS, 465 —-- . Valentine Victory -- 75 00 60@70, 25 lb. viol ale -@09% isk, No 3 275 Climatic Ga. ik oc 15 Van Houten, ae 16 Valentine DeLux 95 00 50-60, 25 Ib. Lots --@10¥%, BRUSHES Fremont, — s Oz. ‘ 5 Van Houten, %s ------ 15 ae Imperial __ 95 00 40-50, 25 Ib nese ay crub bilder, No. 1 : fiona —--—______-_--_. 00 30-40, 25 Ib. ~~ @ 171: che sae: Gee No 1 -------- 95 COCOANUT. BS an ae bance “@1i7% Solid Back, 1 in. 175 Van Camp, smali ___ 125 %8, 5 lb. case Dunham 42 Nordac Triangulars ' - boxes --@22 Pointed Ends —---- 125 Van Camp, a ae eee 1-20, per M _____ ". 75 00 10 2 Stove : “ —n= £16 = Ms 16 Ib. case. 41 Worden's Havana FARINACEOUS GOODS 4 > balla per _ 8 20 — --------------- 1 8¢ CA oto oe page Quality E a anaes Ss, per do oy NO ° -, per case 4 ualiti i 25 Ib. pails, per ee . ; Pacncas 3 a NNED VEGETABLES. 48 4 oz. pkgs., per pee q - y First Stogie 18 60 Med. Hand Picked —- 0534 BAKING POWDERS : Shoe ee Ne. 1 tee Get CONFECTIO a 15 Arctic, 7 oz. tumbler 1 35 No. 4) ... 2 25 No reen tips 4 50@4 75 CLOTHES LINE NERY Brown, : Swedish ---- 08% Queen’ Flake, 602. -- 1 25 — eo — pie Lge. Green 459 Hemp, 50 ft. —_- ' ian Red Kidney -------- os ueen Flake, 1602. ..223 BUTTER COLOR » Cut —_-_____ 2 25 eactae Catisn GO &. 195. lcs Weal 2 Gueen Flake, 100'Ib. Keg 11 Dandelion, "=" 3 ap W. Beans, 10 30@12 09 Braided, 50 f.-.---" 2 75 Pure Sugar. Stick 400s 426 2 abies ake, 2 3 oz. doz. 28 8 are. 6Beeh Cond c 24 pac Royal, 0c oh ue Se, se ee Gr. Beans, 10s 7 —S— — 425 Big Stick, 20 Ib. ~ 42s co ai oyal, 6 oz., doz. _. 2 CA ’ er. 1 35@2 Mi ae Breer is un’, Gon. gap “Eieokeio egg erie oe ae ‘Goaken’ oe Cieche oval 5 ih 1 99 Plumber, lbs, RR Bet: — 2 ee a. A. AD Pik feiconee oo a mi ” ; ’ r & uccotash, No. PROETEY 33 A. A. Choc rut Oreps —____.__- 70 Papple, 2%, sl. 3 80@4 50 Spinach, No. 2, glass 2 $0 : - Motto Heart siiaseeicmmene <4 FLAVORING EXTRACTS : -- 70 Pp’apple, 2 . i Mel , rts -. 21 Caramels -------------- 0 Pi pple, 2, cru. ---- @3 00 Spinach, No. 2_ 1 35@1 75 Vax aughlin’s Kept-Fresh Malted Milk Lozenges 23 Elinad bacon, laree __ $60 eee rie. 10 cru. _. 14 00 Spinach, No. 3__ 2 00@2 2 ’ acuum packed. Always Sliced bacon, medium 3 25 Bere NO Fee 290 Spinach, No. 10__ 6 00 cesh. Complete. tine of H ‘ Sliced beef, large co eo ee oe ussies we 51 ee high-grade bulk coffees. | ard Goods. Pails Riana bent wamam 8 Plums, No. an “as _ Tomatoes. No. 3 1 — 60 W. F. McLaughlin & Co., zemon Drops ----~--- 20 Grape Jel = Plums, No. 2% -—--_. Tomatoes, No. : @2 25 Chicago O. F. Horehound dps. » one a large ___ 4 50 Raspberries é. 2, bik 3 00 Toretnen’ Lisi . glass 2 60 Anise Squares ___- » Grape Jelly, medium_— 270 Raspb's, Red, No.’ 10 15 00 ee oe ee oe oe Reap egne tly anv wed oz. 470 Raspb’b, Black ¥., per 190 = 12 orehound Tablets —__ 20 Peanut butter, eu = : 00 Rhub 10 ---_ 11 50@12 o CATSUP H k's 50 pkgs. -- 4 25 Peanut butter, Si lay Vane ca — eG Cough Drops Bxs. repared Spaghetti __ 1 40 CANNED FISH. eo ox. _ 3 be CONDEN utnam’s ---------- 1 Baked beans, 16 oz.__ 1 40 — Gn 10% oz. 1 35 Libby’ gg -------- 235 Leader, 4 a oe 6 75 Smith Broa, 50 am No. 3 3 rid + amen 1s Mesie, 4 Gx BLUING Clams, Steamed, he $0 ay Valley, % pint 1 73 eS oe Pac Original Clams, Minced, No. 1 2 50 on 24) a a a MILK COMPOUND : ackage Goods Clams, Minced, No. 1 2 60 Paramount, 24, 165240 Hebe, Tall, 4 4 Creamery Marshmallows condensed Pearl ai ogee 1 oz.. 2 50 oe 10s .. 10 00 Hebe, Baby 8 ped — _. : = oa i cart. 1 05 nicken Haddie, No. 1 2 75 Sniders, eae 185 Carolene, Tall, 4 doz. - Dkg., 488, case 4 00 ij Crown Capped a ong jag nog rg -- : = oval thea, 16 os Soaks 1 oo Carolene, Baby Sanne 3 50 it . og. Bab Roval Red, 10 02-140” EVapoRATED Mit : ‘ 14 doz., 10c dz. 85 Cove Oysters, i. ee EVAPORATED MILK ae — 29 00 __.82 ounce —-_ 38 00 er, No. %, Star 3 15 CHILI Nainut Fudge ---_-___- 3 dz. 15c, dz. 125 Shrimp, 1, wet 2 10@2 26 Snider, 16 oe 35 + eenr ie Fudge . Arctic Flavorings BREAKFAST FOODS are =. y% Oil, ky 6 25@7 00 Sniders, 8 oz. —_____-- 2 35 talian Bon Bons _____- 20 Vanill junet Whest, 28 36s Ce 4 oe k’less 6 00 Lilly Valley, 8 oz. __ 2 10 Atlantic Cream Mints__ 32 1 oz secs Lemon Cream of Wheat ___ 6 90 Sur teanesgyes ‘% Smoked 7 50 Lilly Valley, 14 oz. =) 60 Lot er King M. Mallows 32 2 oz. ring a Pillebury's Best Gerl 220 mon, Warrens, %s 3 00 ze Hello, Hiram, 24s --_ 150 3 oz. T sicker erage e ae Quaker Puffed Rice__ 5 Salmon, Red Alaska __ 2 95 Valnut Sundae, 24, 5c 85 z. Taper, 40 bot. for 6 75 Quaker Puffed Wheat 4 = Salmon, Med. Alaska 1 85 OYSTER COCKTAIL. Neapolitan, 94° he RG Quaker Brfst Biscuit 1 90 Salmon, Pink Alaska 1 65 Sniders, 16 oz _ 3 95 Yankee Jack, 24° Se... 8b e Ralston Purina ___--- 3 60 Sardines, Im. \%, ea. 10@28 Sniders, Sas 2 35 Gladiotor, 24 10ce . 1 66 Smith’s Ralston Branzos ---.. 2 70 > a oe . Mich. Sugar Ca., 24, 5¢ 85 Ralston Food, large __ 3 60 Sere Cal. __ 1 65@1 80 Pal O Mine, 24, 5c _--_ 85 a. Wheat foal 3 sé rons. ie aioneee ae wer Searamouche, 24-10c_ 1 60 Flavorin S Tuna. 4s, Curtis, doz. 220 Kraft Small tins ____ 59 Quaker, Tall, 4 doz. __ 4 60 : Ss Tuna. - Curtis dos. 350 Kraft aes 149 Quaker, Baby, 8 doz. 4 50 Sovren eee SS. naar urtis, doz. 7 00 Chili, small tins See : : Quaker, Gallon, % ox. 4 45 50 Economic grade .. 2 50 4 — a See : " Bae NED MEAT. Pimento, small tins... 1 vied Blue Grass, Tall, 48 4 50 100 Economic grade .. 4 50 z. Vanilla -------- 3 50 Eaon. Med. Beechnut 1 80 Roquefort, small oa @ 40 Blue Grass, Baby, 72 4 40 500 Economic grade 20 00 : Jiffy Punch sot NS Lge. Beechnut 3 15 Camembert, small rr 3 . Blue Grass, No. 10 448 1,000 Economic grade 37 50 3 doz. Carton __.-.._- 2 25 Bere: See Seen ee Wisconsin Of ee ee Where 1,000 books are “S80rted flavors. Beef, No. 2 , Roast -. 2 75 Wisconsin new he Carnation, Baby, 8 dz. 4 80 ordered at a time, special- Beef. 0g 2%, Eagle sli 1 25 Longhorn ______- seen 23 Every Day, Poll 2 6 80 ly print front cover is Mason, pts., per gross 7 70 Beef. a ee 2 : S oe Full Cream 223% ohert A me seit ae eo furnished without charge. ee ats... per aie 8 o Beef, No. 1, ° New York Full Cream 29 ~ ae 4 50 eneon, A eul., gross 12 05 1, B’nut, sli. 56 10 Sap Sago --~---.----.. 30 hey Bab —— 4 90 CREAM OF TARTAR peg Glass Top, pts. 9 20 . Y, 9 OZ. ~~~ 4.80.6 Th. DOROR uu... 32 vn Top, qts. 10 80 SAUON § sage 15 25 : June 11, 1924 3 ; MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 29 GELATINE Pint, Jars, doz ; : en. ‘ 2 a fon ee ain aoe = Dry Salt Meats Lees Salt. 280 Ib. bbl. ‘ as Miracle C., 12 oz., 1 dz-2 25 : Maple. nod Knox’s Sparkling, doz. 2 25 5% oz. Jar, pl., doz. 1 60 S P Bellies -- 16 00@13 00 ae = Old Dutch Cl 4 dz 340 Michigan, per gal.--- 2 50 K Se ) 2 60, 5 ib. Hable = 5 5 Ure Si - Welchs, pe nox’s Acidu’d, doz. 225 9% oz. Jar, plain, doz. 2 35 Lard ; per sak 2 80 I SS : ain, » 2 35 me cote 30.10 Ib. ‘Table 5 39 Queen Ann, 60 oz. --.2 40 Minute, 3 doz. Ao; 20 om Jar, PI doz. 4 25 mure im tlerces (2. 14% j TABLE SAUCES Pl i e 4 60 I ; é 1 : , = eae Se aaseth, ‘White rg ae on Ee sa. a4 90 4a aavancs “A 28 Ib. bags, Table 40 Rinso, 100 Z 5 75 L fs Quaker, 3 doz 270 6 oz. Jar, stuffed, dz. 260 °0 lb. tubs -.--advance ¥% — Rub No More, 100 ,10 ea & Perrin, large-- 6 00 4 = (0 9 oz. Jar, Stuffed, doz. 3 60 20 Ib. pails --_-advance % oS oe te ee 7. HORSE RADISH 12 oz Jar, Stuffed, 10 Ib. pails ___-advance % Rub No More, 18 Lg. 400 Royal Mint 2-72 2 40 Per doz., 5 oz. 115 oe | a ; 50@4 75 : : a ee 1 oe Cleanser, 48, 8 85 Tobasco, 202. —---__- 4 25 oe oz. Jar, stuffed dz. 700 3 Ib. pails ----advance 1 a Sho You, 9 oz. doz. 2 70 ae JELLY AND PRESERVES PEANUT BUTTER. aia Soa 13 ae a 7, kt, See 5 20 Pure, 30 Ib, pails ____ 4 00 f iaa reece Sous 16 a 66 4 OS ‘fs Imitation, 30 Jb. pails 1 90 aaa ra am aia no KS Snowboy, im 06 aie OO aos —- a” ~ «, Gz. ‘ Ce ere oe Snowboy, 24 Large -. 4 80 Buckeye, 22 oz., doz. 2 10 oe =e ALT Speedee, 3 doz. ------ 7 20 : Japan. oe a 41 Sunbrite, 72 doz. ---. 4 00 peo bolt ~----------- 30@35 ‘2. oa S Moneue 6 11 as Wyandotte, 48 ------- 4 76 mo i ee oe: a; per dos. .... $5 Headcheese ____. ____ 14 No. i Nie... wf 62 OLEOMARGARINE Hams, Tite We 21 24 whele Spi in: is sittings Tok / ‘ ‘ Kent Storage Brands. con a Hams, 16-18, Ib. _21@ 24 Sia Allspice ace @13 Gunpowder Goud Lack. 1 ib. .. 2% Bel Car-Mo Brand Ham, dried beef Sous Zantac eu Culkee —__~—_-_.__ ™ Good Luck, 2 Ib. ---_ 25 8 oz., 2 doz. in case _ Sets ae 38 @39 Per case, 24, 2 lbs. __ 2 40 Cassia, Canton ee @25 Fancy -——-——- 38@40 Gooa Luck, solid ___ 24 4 1 ib. pall California Hams _.12@ 13 Hive case lots _...___. 230 Cassia, 5c pkg., doz. @40 Ceylon o ae s ho s. 25% - z lb. pails ee he 46 Iodized, 24, 2 Ibs. ____ 3 00 Ginger, African -__-- @ip Pekoe, medium -------. 52 ‘ . S - Be, | - ibe 25 2 y poe | 6 in crate peice Wa a ez Worcester Ginger, Cochin _._.__ @25 English Breakfast oe 22 a fe a @ Mace, Penang _______ @80 Congou, Medium -__--- elicia, 2 Ib. 21% - a fra oe aoe Bacon 2S = is @30 Mixed, No. I ______ ‘@22 Congou, Choice ---- 35@36 a nawitt Brands. . ee eee a hari 5c eee doz. en Congou, Fancy ---- 42@43 ee PET . Nutmegs, (0-2 ee eB s Special Country roll__ 27 ee fees Barsets on a 23 v0@24 00 Nutmegs, 105-110 - "a8 Medium — 36 Van Westenbrugge Brands Perfection Kerosine __ 13.1 " Mince Meat. . Pepper, Black ------ @15 Choice --22------------- 45 Carload Distributor Red Crown Gasoline, Condensed No. 1 car. 2 00 Fancy ----------------- 50 _Tank Wagon __.__- t8.7. Condensed Bakers brick 31 Pure Ground In Bulk TWINE an ee Gasoline 37.2 Moist in glass ee 8 00 Allspice, Jamaica __. @16 Coton,t 3 ply cone ---- 50 a oe Ca oe So 4m 1 Cloves, Zanzibar -.-- @45 forton, 3 ply balls -- 30 ‘é Ci fee ee 5 Cassi aol 6 ply Sry Te ee ae is bale 30 IDS: — q 00 Gree Ta ae ae csimaael ' inter “lack 2. 2 We 7 00 Mustard "____. @28 Cider, 40 Grai } OF 22 25 : - mo 22 ' : EQ 6 i bbl o. Oe eae 14 15 Wuls. 20-40 cis. Mace, Penang __-___. @85 White Wine, 80 grain 22 oO arine Kits, 15 Ibs. :” oe. 90 Bbls. 60-5 sks. cee, ~-=~ ---_ @55 White Wine, 40 grain 17 tie, Ole 166 fa Fee Wine O3t “orn Mow tm 2414 % ele, 80 tes. ata 22 Bee. spper, White -__--- @31 No. 0, per gross ------ 15 Macoe 2 and 6 he Iron Barrels. Hogs, per Ib. @42 Bbls. 280 Ib. bulk: Pepper, Cayenne ---- @33 No. 1, per gross 1 10 ta Gea Eoce saund ect @ AeButter 2 499 Paprika, Spanish --__ @38 No. 2, pe ae aneacs : eef, round set ____ 14@26 Aa_F - 2, per gross ---- 1 60 : Medium -------------- 61.2 Beef, middles, set-_ 25@30 \A-~Butter --——------_ 4 20 No. 3, per gross _. 4 ‘i Crescent, 144 ________ R25 Peavy oo 64.2 Sheep, a skein 1 75@2 00 Plain 50-Ib. blks. -_ 52 s i Peerless Rolls, per doz. 90 Tiaend 146 tox. 8 ao: Special heavy _.._. 66.2 ' ; No. 1 Medium bbl. ~__ 2 75 cree Rochester, No. 2, doz. 50 Searchlight, 144 box 800 Extra heavy --------- 69.2 RICE Tecumseh 70-lb. farm a Powder, 15c ---- 1 35 Rochester, No. 3, doz. 2 00 Red Stick, 720 1c bxs 5 50 Yransmission Oil ---- 59. 9 Fancy Blue Rose 4 ‘ _Sk. ----------------- 92 Sa * oa to... Rayo, per. an 80 Bad elae ond 144 Ge 6 0p Windl 4 oz came, doz. 140 Eancy Head -... 1a@e. eneee, ivory, 24- Pon ESS oon ae Ms WOODENWARE ' ? Safet Match Finol, 8 oz. cans, doz. 1.90 IBFOK ON on Bags 2 a No. 1 med. 26 G sie SE en 1 35 ° : Quaker 5 ee | Parowax, 100. ib. 2 7.9 Bags 25 tb. Cloth dairy 40 Pon ic ~--.-~-~-------- 1 35 Baskets Uwe. care £15 Ee a's oo ed BOEEED OATS Bags 50 Ib. Cloth dairy 76 Fonelty. 3% oz. ---- 325 Bushels, narrow band, MINCE MEAT Parowax, #0, 1 lb. -- $2 Steel Cut, 100 Ib. ska. 350 Rock “C” 100-Ib. sacks 70 Kitchen Bouquet --.. 450 — wire handles --__ 1 75 None Such, 3 doz. __ 4 85 ae ae Silver Flake, 12 Fam. 2 35 Laurel Leaves ------- 20 Bushels, narrow band, Se doz. case __ 3 50 pe : Resular =. 1 85 SOAP Pore 1 oz. ------ 90 wood handles ~.-.. 1 80 ibby, ees, wet, lbh. 22 uaker, 12s Family N 2 75 ae : Savory, G7 oe 90 Bushels, wide band __ 1 90 MOLASSES Mothers, 12s, Ill’num 3 25 ab Fouty: 100 box 6 00 Thyme, 1 oz. -------_- 90 Market, drop handle 90 : Silver Flake, 18 Reg. 1 45 Le i Race, ser were ae Tumeric, 2% oz. ---. 90 Market, single handle 95 Sacks, 90 lb. Jute - 3 00 a oe Market, extra 1 50 Sacks: 90 Ib: Cotton -. 3 10 Fels Naptha, 700 box 5 50 STARCH Suimt, large ..___ é Grdma White Na. 100s 4 50 i a 3s RUSKS. Roan We Marc White 2 Corn Splint, medium _____- 7 50 “ Holland Rusk’ Co. opines, 160 tox. 60g Minenford. 40 Ibe... 114 SPINE bile Brand Swift Classic, 100 box 4 40 Powdered. bags ———— 03% Churns. Se oll pe ce ek ons, te ee ts eS | eke ee Boe ee oe 18 roll packages =.= 2 ¥5 Wool, 100 box _—.__ = 6 50 Cream, (5) ------—--— *? Barrel, 10 gal., each... 2 56 36 carton packages -_ 475 Fairy, 100 box a 5 4 ere 3 to 6 gai., per gal. 16 18 carton packages __ 240 Jap Rose, 100 box __- 85 Egg Cases. SALERATUS Palm Olive, 144 box re CO Ae 8 1 Glee No. 1, Star Carrier_. 5 00 deen ana Bes 25. bawe, 100 box ______ 499 ‘rso, 48, 1 Ib. pkgs. -- 3 90 No, 2, Star Carrier__ 10 00 Sau ae rn Octieon ke 5 95 Arso, 12 3 lb. pkgs. -- 274 No. 1, Star Egg Trays 4 50 d : SODA Pummo, 100 box 221. 485 Ate 85 Ib. pkgs. --- 310 No. 2, Star Egg Trays 9 00 Granulated, bbls. -_-- 200 5 Silver Gloss, 48 1s -_ 11% ’ Gold Brer Rabbit Oe ia ca eee | ee er, 20 bee 6 Hilastic, €4 pkaz 5 00 Mop Stick Yo 1% Semdac, 12. pt. cane 280 Granulated, [00 tbs. cs ¢ «> §=6 Grandpa Tar, 50 sm. 2 00 ee, 8) pees tro) A cas No. 10, 6 cans to case 555 Semdac. 12 qt. cane4ig Granulated, 36 2% Ib... Grandpa Tar, 50 Ige. 3 45 Tiger, 48-1 ---------- 20 5 en ae -< Gif caus to case & 80 sa peuases 2 eer Hardwater Tiger, 60 the. Cag. ee uate Sree 2 ae 7 ee. a Medium Sour ee a ee CORN SYRUP. ia Me ree : ’ Barrel, 1,200 count __ 19 25 ‘Ppaplets, 1 lb. Pure .- 19%4 Tribe S ar, 100 bx 4 00 12 oz. Cot. Mop Heads 2 56 | Green Brer Rabbit Half bbls., 600 count 1050 ‘ablets, 1% Ib. P 2 rilby Soap, 100, 10c, 16 oz. Ct. Mop Heads 3 00 f | 4 No. 10, 6 cans to case 4 20 10 gallon kegs --_-- 9 50 doz =o 1 40 10 cakes free -.---- 8 00 a | No. 5, 12 cans to case 4 45 Ruisat Small We = pe a Williams Barber Bar, 9s 50 +0 at ake e No. 244, 24 cans to cs. 470 30 gallon, 3000 _-__-- ee ee Oe Moe: per doe. 1 at Galvanised te No. 134, 36 cans to cs. 4.00 5 gallon, 500 __--_-- S40 ee aie eo oe cee Holland Herring 14 qt. Galvanized __.. 3 00 Aunt Dinah Brand. Dill Pickles. Mixed, Kees 1 15 Proctor & Gamble 12 qt. Flaring Gal . = No. 10, pve to case 3 00 600 Size, 4 ee ---- 1200 Queen, half bbis. ___ 8 25 ; 10 at Tih Dele » ca No. 5, 12 cans o case 325 |, | Gusus. bole... 16 00 bee lots accied i at fu pane oe No. 2%, 24 cans o cs. 3 50 Cob, 3 doz. in bx. 1 00@1 20 Milkers, kegs -------- 125 Ivory, 100, 6 oz. _-. 6 50 tas A No. 1%, 36 cans oe cs. 3 00 | PLAYING CARDS ¥. M. Keres: ioe 1 ES Ivory, 100, 10 oz. -_-_ 10 8b Mouse, wood, 4 holes 60 se Gans Broadway, per doz. -- 275 Y¥. M. half bbls. ---.9 00 Ivory, 50, 10 oz. --_-—- 5 50 Ge ee ee Mouse, wood. 6 holes __ 70 ‘ Sere Ooen Gate. & Blue Ribbon ...__— 400 Y. M. Bbls. ___---_ 1750 Ivory Soap Fiks., 100s 8 00 Penick Golden Syrup Mouse, tin, 5 holes ____ 65 en oe Bicyele: {329 4 50 Herring Ivory Soap Flks., 50s 410 6, 10 lb. cans -------- 290 Rat, wood _ c 4 a oe _.. POTASH _. KK KK, Norway -- 20 00 1 6 ih. cone 210 Rat, sprue 8 af a +>__ We can’t help wondering whether students of civilization class knickers as an improvement. $7,500,000 CONTINENTAL MOTORS CORPORATION First Mortgage 614% 15-Year Bonds Price 953 to Yield 7% Surplus account this Company stood at $8,335,000 on April 30, 1924, as against $7,553,000 No- vember 1, 1923. Company reports a heavy and growing demand for its new line of bus motors. This is in addition to its established business in truck and pleasure car motors. Company has resumed quar- terly dividends on its common stock. Fixed assets $19,000,000. Net quick assets $9,000,000. We recommend these bonds for investment. Howe, Snow t& BERTLES xc. Investment Securities GRAND RAPIDS New York Chicago Detroit BIDS WANTED For $20,000 of the City of Owosso, Michigan, Waterworks Con- struction Refunding Bonds The undersigned will his office in the City of Owosso, Mich- igan, up to 7:30 p. m., Eastern Standard time, on the sixteenth day of June, 1924, for the sale of Twenty Thousand ($20.- 000.00) Dollars of waterworks refunding construction bonds, payment of both prin- cipal and interest guaranteed by the gen- eral obligation of City of Owosso, for the purpose of refunding an issue of like amount, dated July 1, 1894. receive bids at Said bonds will mature as follows: $4,000.00—July 1, 1942 $4,000.00—July 1, 1943 $4,000.00—July 1, 1944 $4,000.00—July 1, 1945 $4,000.00—July 1, 1946 Said bonds are of the denomination of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars, and bids will be received on both Four and Three-quarters (43%,%) per cent and Five (5%) per cent basis. Interest payable semi-annually. A certified check in the amount of Three (3%) per cent of the face valuc of the bonds payable to the order of the City Clerk of the City of Owosso, will be required with each bid. The purchaser is to furnish printed “bonds and legal opinion. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids. BATES K. LUCAS, City Clerk.