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One banner is o’er us, one future before us, To Liberty still we are true. So a tear and a rose for the graycoat’s repose, And a rose and a tear for the blue. IS es a | AS o¥/7 uN “) or ORE TORE ae THR Se OK F i i efit ee "hte ®eee® pe Peace” Hie ®ee0* “te ®ea0c® 2 ie “fxs See0* pees, corfeens eo" DRtoecesTieoeseeh Public Reference Library. st ye : “o Library 'Q O° eX ye? ° e ed ete Joey ron * “° i } = ~, x *ee e eo" f oe e e e e e ee e e e e e *, Pi Whee ee? a m= Start vam e e ® e e e e e ° : Set oe? Se Aone e ° ° ° Peenee® Swe Pesce? i Boo, ° e C0 aE I eT ORE “f a Dei ihe, ae“ a “y Blossoms Now Forecast Luscious Fruitof Summer Parowax Seals in the Fresh, Fruity Flavor of Jams, Jellies and Preserves. A Sure Selling Product For Every Merchant--A Necessity for Every Housewife. HE enterprising merchant thinks ahead — and thinking ahead now, he places orders for fruit jars and jelly glasses, for spices and for PAROW AX. The time is not far distant—a few weeks—when vine and tree, now blossoming, will yield their wealth of deli- cious fruit. Some will be eaten at once, but much will be canned, pickled or made into preserves, jams and jellies. Every housewife knows that to preserve her fruit and vegetables, she must seal them in containers with an air- tight seal. She knows that unless air is excluded they will ferment and become unfit for use. She has learned, either from costly personal experience or from the experience of others, that this is true. She knows now that PAROW AX will seal them tight, keep- ing the fresh, fruity flavor in, excluding mold and elim- inating danger of fermentation and spoilage. Its cleanliness and purity, together with the ease with . which it is used, makes PAROW AX the first choice of the housewife, who has found it ideal for sealing her fruit and vegetables in jars, glasses and bottles. e Standard Oil Company (INDIANA) 910 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois Michigan Branches at Detroit, Grand Rapids and Saginaw PAROWAX is a product which every dealer should stock in the early spring and have on hand throughout the summer. An attractive two-color count- er display case is packed in every case of Parowax. It helps sales. There is a liberal profit on Parowax for the dealer. The demand throughout the sum- mer is heavy and the turn- over rapid. Your customers will expect you to have PAROW AX for them, when they call for it. SSS SSS EE EE ee | | eR ’ ~“N ww . 4 aa r’ SMAN Forty-second Year MICHIGAN TRADESMAN (Unlike any other paper.) Frank, Free and Fearless for the Good That We Can Do. Each Issue Complete in Itself. DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF BUSINESS MEN. Published Weekly By TRADESMAN COMPANY Grand Rapids E. A. STOWE, Editor. Subscription Price. Three dollars per year, if paid strictly in advance. Four dollars per year, if not paid in advance. Canadian subscription, $4.04 per year, payable invariably in advance. Sample copies 10 cents each. Extra copies of current issues, 10 cents; issues a month or more old, 15 cents; issues a year or more old, 25 cents; issues five years or more old 50 cents. Entered Sept. 23, 1883, at the Postoffice of Grand Rapids as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. Somewhat Caustic Remarks From a Clever Pen. Muskegon, May 26—Governor Hard- ing, of Iowa, at a recent meeting of advertising’ men, at Chicago, 1s ac- credited with this statement: “We paid our share of the costs of the Panama canal, and we received no benefit from it. On the contrary, It was a hindrance to our development, and now we demand that the St. Lawrence river be made navigable for ocean going vessels so that we will not be taxed without benefit.” Governor Harding also further made the assertion that water rates are one- tenth of rail rates. The Governor is evidently talking through his chapeau. Uncle Sam spent upwards of one billion in Mississippi river improve- ments, some portion of which quite likely came out of the pockets of Iowa farmers, on the distinct assertion that grain would be shipped from St. Paul to Liverpool in ocean going vessels without breaking bulk. Did one ever hear of a single bushel of grain being shipped through this channel? Certain- ly not. If Mr. Harding had made the claim that it would be possible to ship via water at less than rail rates, there might be an atom of reason in his statement, but the gentleman is of ma- ture years, ripe in experience, and he ought to know that so long as sub- sidies are in fashion, the rail lines will never permit water transportation at any less rate than their own. Every water transportation company in this country which might offer a semblance of competition for the rail- roads is dominated over by the rail lines, and there is no such an element as competition. Right here at home we have oc- casion to know of this truth whenever we pay a freight bill or purchase a travel ticket. Asa rule, the water lines quote a rate somewhat higher than the railroads, because of what they term “express service,” and the rail lines, acquiring great benefits from this ab- sence of real competition, “split the swag” with the sack holder. No, my dear Governor, don’t con- tinue your dream about possible bene- fits of water transportation. It is not there. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1925 Some years ago the bulk of all coal used in the West was hauled by ves- sels to Lake Michigan and Lake Superior ports and reshipped at a marked saving in cost. Now there are not to exceed three ports on Lake Michigan which receive fuel by that method. As usual, the water rates are as high or possibly a trifle higher than those by land. A few years ago, if you wanted per- sonal transportation from Chicago to some West Michigan resort, you went to the steamboat man and had the benefit of a low rate. It was the natural order of things. Nowadays you go by train for the reason that the fare is identical with that of the water line and, as a rule, the accommodations are much better. If you happen to want to make a freight shipment you will do better to ship by rail, at an even rate, and save from 10 to 25 per cent. dockage charg- es at the destination. The steamer lines are making no ef- fort to handle either class of traffic for the reason that it is much easier to handle “contributions” than traffic. Just at present there seems to be more or less conjecture over the re- cent disposition of the officers of the Grand Rapids & Muskegon interurban railway. The recent transfer cannot affect the dear public in any sense. The service once established by this line, excellent in character, and at moderate cost to the public, was in effort for- gotten several years ago, when they arbitrarily raised their fares and dis- continued concessions in the way of excursion rates. The error was com- mitted in not taking the public into their confidence, especially at a time when patrons of the line were interest- ing themselves in motor cars and high- way transportation was being consid- ered. : Now this company is once more ad- vertising excursion rates, which may help some, but unless regular fares are reduced at least 33144 per cent, or placed on the basis of 2 cents per mile, the bus lines will never hear of the change. There is really no way of knowing whether the fare reduction will affect traffic. Possibly a test of public sentiment might be worth while. If it is not successful, it will make little difference with the investors but will remove one element of doubt as to what the trouble really is. The once was Michigan Agricultural College, now known as the Michigan State College, is about to install busi- ness courses and later on we may rea- sonably expect theology, phrenologv. zoology and quite likely Grecian classic dancing. All interesting to the farmer who has a clean-cut boy who wants to get some knowledge of the science of agriculture. Dean Clark, of the University of Illinois, paid a visit last summer to his own home town in Michigan, and has ‘the following to relate of his experi- ence there: “T was at the train when Bob. Lord returned to the farm from his last term at the farm college. He was dragging a reluctant bull pup by a chain, carrving a heavy golf bag re- splendent in the tartan of the Mce- Gregors or some other Scotch clan, and he was up in togs and colors never before seen on the streets of the little village. There was not a golf links within fifteen miles or a dog fancier in the country, so that what Bob brought home from college was likely to do him little good on the farm. “A few days later George Fosberner blew in from the same institution lug- ging a saxophone and ukulele. From noon, the time of leaving his com- fortable bed, until midnight or later when he went to bed, the strains of the latest jazz music kept time with the rvthm of the mower, which his father operated until dark, and with the whipperwill later. “And the neighbor's Marie, lately returned from a course in domestic science, was comfortably curled up in an easy chair. As no one in that neighborhood kept servants it is a safe bet that Marie’s mother was out in the kitchen washing the breakfast dishes or preparing some dainty for her daugh- ter’s luncheon. Marie’s domestic science was theory only. ‘But what about that dullard, Sam Warren, whose fond parents, as a mat- ter of pride, sent him to the same in- stitution, not to be outdone by the neighbors. “Well, Sam went to the college for one short month and returned home to disgrace his kin. His excuse was that he was too strong for mah jong, and as there were no chores to do, he had decided to “read up” while he was working the old farm. The soil was impoverished from long usage and the farm buildings were beginning to look dilapidated, but Sam studied the bulle- tins sent out by the Bureau of Agri- culture at Washington. Now the fences are as trim as they could be made: the buildings are shining with fresh paint, and everythine about the place is neat and orderly. There are fields of alfalfa and clover, sheep graz- ing in the pasture, everything is being modernized, and Dad is taking a little rest.” The Michigan State College is just as good a name as any. The ribbon salesman and manicurists will not bear the stigma of having attended an agricultural college, and a_ decade hence the wily politician will again pull the wool over the eyes of the dear farmer and milk him for some similar fad under the guise that he is getting some return for his tax paying pro- clivities. Frank S. Verbeck. >>. Beware of the Guardsman. The Michigan Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation, through J. L. Lovett, manag- ing director, has issued another warn- ing to the manufacturers of the State not to subscribe for a publication la- beled, “The Guardsman” if, in doing so, they may believe they are assist- ing the purposes of the Michigan Na- tional Guard organization. The pub- lication, which receipts under the name of the National Guard Pub- lication Bureau has no official connec- tion with the M. N. G., it is explained by the manufacturers’ association. issues —_++>—___ Will Add Meat To Groceries. The Tradesman has it on excellent authority that the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. will add meat departments to the grocery stores it already has and those which it proposes to add to Its present plan is to in- stores in its system. crease the number of its Michigan to an even 1,000. Number 2175 Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, May 26—Richard Bean, Manager of the National Candy Co., leaves to-morrow for Boston, where he will attend the forty-sixth annual convention of the National Confectioners Association, of which organization he was President during 1922-23. He expects to be gone about ten days. Casper B. Dutmers, druggist at 657 Michigan street, has put in a branch drug store at East Grand Rapids. The stock, fixtures and soda fountain were furnished by the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. W. F. Barth has removed his drug stock from 405 South Division avenue to 401 South Division avenue and in stalled new fixtures furnished by the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. L. T. Van Winkle, confectioner at 746 Wealthy street, has added a me- chanical refrigerator soda fountain, furnished by the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. A very good, but old-fashioned, traveling salesman was in the house. While he was there a dealer in his ter- ritory wrote an extremely critical let ter about him to the president. The president handed this letter to the salesman. The salesman blew up and wanted somebody's gore. ‘Let me an swer that letter.” he said to the presi dent. “but I wish vou to write a nice. pleasant. gentle letter in reply.’ “I sure will!” said the salesman. “How- ever,” said the president, “before your answer goes, I wish to read it over.” \ little later the salesman handed the president his composition addressed to the dealer in his territory. “How do vou like that letter?” asked the sales- man. “Splendid,” said the president, “but there are only two only one ‘r’ in ‘liar’ and only one ‘f in ‘thief.’ I think, if you will correct these small errors in spelling, your letter will just fit the case.” Edward Lesperence, the rubber soods man, has returned from a two weeks’ trip to Boston. A. F. Rockwell, of the Brown & Sehler Co., is driving a new Nash sedan on his territory. Rav Bentley, of the Woodhouse Co.. is general chairman of the annual Salesman’s Club picnic.. The commit- tee in charge will decide on the date at a meeting Saturday noon in the Elk Club rooms. Cards have been received by several Grand Rapids salesmen announcing the opening on June 7 of Cedar Springs Lodge at Glen Lake. This is Frank Verbeck’s hotel and most every sales- man in Michigan knows Frank. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Wright will drive the Upper Peninsula in June. Mr. Wright represents the Chicago Paper Co. A. Harry Behrman,’ until recently with the San Telmo Cigar Co., of De- troit, will sell the Van Dam line in Western Michigan for the Tunis lohnson Cigar Co., of Grand Rapids. Mr. Behrman has made many friends among the dealers in the ten years he has handled cigars. Rov C. Spicer has engaged in the drug business at 435 Fourth street. The Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. fur- nished the stock. “o's” in ‘asa’; With sincere purpose as a pen hold- er, and ability as a pen, dip into the fluid of ambition and write your own Declaration of Independence. pirccnnstiemnischitic weslltaae: Sapsdbyinst parce Dior tne nae his mmc mi saateetomndiireeeamnitind 2 IN THE REALM OF RASCALITY. Cheats and Swindles Which Merchants Should Avoid. New counterfeit bank notes are re- ported by the Treasury Department. One is a $10 Federal Reserve Note on the Bank of Boston which is particu- larly dangerous. Extreme care should be exercised in accepting of this par- ticular issue. The counterfeit is print- ed on a single piece of paper, without silk threads or imitations of them. The bill is nearly a quarter inch longer than the genuine. It has the portrait of Jackson and the back of the bill is a darker green than the genuine. In the counterfeit the manufacturing scene on the right of the back shows many differences, the most noticeable of which is in the last building to the left, which, in the counterfeit, appears to be broken apart and falling down. A counterfeit $20 Gold Certificate, Series of 1922, is well made and de- ceiving. The printed face of the note is about one-sixteenth of an inch shorter than the genuine, while the printed portion of the back is longer than the genuife. The color of the seal and numbers is dead yellow in- stead of golden yellow, and the fine lines of the hair on the top of the portrait of Washington are missing. In fact the whole portrait is ragged and scratched. Still it is a good coun- terfeit and great care must be exer- cised in handling bills of this denom- inaion. A crude counterfeit is a $20 Gold Certificate, Series of 1922, face plate No. 299. It has a portrait of Wash- ington but it is so poorly done that it should not puzzle any one who is ac- customed to handling money. Apropos of the necessity for the carrying out of the plan to combat the securing of goods on false or as- sumed credit ratings, a furniture man- ufacturer describes the operations of one crook which were the swiftest he ever experienced. This $windler, ac- cording to the manufacturer, repre- sented himself as a retired merchant who was going back into business. He gave as his name that of a person who was found to have an excellent credit rating in the agency books. Ac- cordingly, this manufacturer together with a number of others granted him a reasonable amount of credit. Goods were shipped to him at the town nam- ed, and, following the arrival of these, the crook made urgent requests for other merchandise, without, however, putting up any money to cover orig- inal purchases. This continued for about three weeks, during which some of the creditors sent him additional merchandise. Last Saturday, however, one of the creditors sent a representa- tive to the town. He found the place closed, with nothing there except emp- ty boxes and fixtures. Creditors are now following up the case. The Federal Trade Commission has ordered the Civil Service School, Inc., of Washington, D. C., to cease and desist from further use in its corporate name or upon its stationery or adver- tising of the words “Civil Service.” The order also prohibits the school from circulating or publishing adver- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN tising wherein it is stated, implied or imported or held out to the public: That it is a part of the United States Government or of the United States Civil Service Commission or in any manner connected therewith. That the United States Government is in need of employes to be selected, appointed and employed from the reg- ister of eligibles of the United States Civil Service Commission when such is not the fact. _ That the United States Government is seeking employes through respond- ent. That its customers or students will secure employment in the Civil Ser- vice of the United States. That an examination or examina- tions prescribed by Civil Service Com- mission 1s or are pending when not announced by said Civil Service Com- mission, That respondent guarantees to its customers or students employment by the United States Government. Popular interest in civil service oc- cupations has grown to such an ex- tent that there is undoubtedly a legiti- mate market for bonafide correspond- ence instruction providing some of the educational requirements, both gen- eral and special. By this is meant correspondence courses which actually teach by requiring home study of pre- scribed courses over a considerable period, and periodical review of the student’s work. A number of institu- tions have built up a substantial busi- ness and goodwill by advertising such instruction as and for what it is, with- out misrepresentation or wild exag- geration. This instruction approxi- mates in subjects and time required that given by schools requiring resi- dent study. Others, like the school cited by the Federal Trade Commis- sion, have filled their periodical ad- vertising and their literature with such tricky and misleading copy that the reputation and future of such corres- pondence instruction have been ser- iously endangered. The intervention of the Federal Government has been required in the public interest. The files of the National Vigilance Committee and of the United States Civil Service Commission contain many letters from students enrolled by such schools, which indicate clear- ly that they thought they were dealing with some agency of the Federal Gov- ernment and that they had been so misled by the school advertising. Some of these letters indicate, also, that several schools have pretended to train the writers for civil service occupa- tions from which their almost illiterate ignorance would automatically bar them. Many show that the student has been led to believe that civil ser- vice positions are going begging; that the school possesses a pull which makes appointment certain; and that salaries and promotion in Federal ser- vices are greater or more frequent than is the case. The United States Civil Service Commission has received numerous letters from disappointed students who demanded of the Com- mission the return of money paid by them for tuition. There are a few civil service occupa- tions in which the available supply of candidates frequently falls short of the demand; but these are almost en- tirely in the professional and scientific May 27, 1925 Strictly Private Your bank account here will be kept strictly confidential. As easy to bank with us as mailing a letter. 2 4% interest compounded _semi-an- nually, either Certificates of Deposit or Savings Account. Extra safe, as we make no unsecured loans, hence have no credit losses. A STATE bank and a member of the Federal Reserve System. Send check, draft, money order or cash in registered letter. Money can be withdrawn any time. Send for free booklet, “Banking by Mail.” A Bank Statement You Can Understand RESOURCES LIABILITIES Real Estate Mortgages $2,218,466.23 ‘ U. S. and Other Bonds’ 801,812.66 Capital Stock -_--_- $ 250,000.00 Collateral Secured Surplus: 2000 62,500.00 fieans 2 505,193.64 aS Banking House See 41,682.00 Undivided Profits Bere 23,952.44 Furniture and Fixtures 25,760.55 Cachiers Checks _ 18,993.54 Cash on Hand and in Banksi¢o2) 223,739.46 Commercial Deposits 328,441.41 Stock in Federal Re- : : mat 9,400.00 Savings Deposits __ 3,142,167.15 MOtAl $3,826,054.54 otal Gk $3,826,054.54 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT Charles B. Kelsey Frank A. Harvey VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT AND CASHIER William J. Breen Martin D. Verdier VICE PRESIDENT ASS’T CASHIER Justice John S. McDonald Neal Van Ostenburg H. N. BATTJES—Secretary, Grand Rapids Gravel Co. WILLIAM J. BREEN—Pres. Breen & Halladay Fuel Co.; Pres. Grand Rapids Gravel Co. : JOHN G. EMERY—Realtor. JAMES C. EVERETT—Vice President, Perkins, Everett & Co., Investment Bankers. ALBERT FOCHTMAN—Owner Fochtman Department Store, Petoskey, Mich. P. J. HAAN—Druggist. TOM S. HANDLEY—President, Johnson Furniture Co.; President, Johnson, Handley, Johnson Co. FRANK A. HARVEY—Secretary, Grand Rapids Refrigerator Co. WM. A. HOULT—Vice President, Furniture Shops of Grand Rapids. WM. A. JACK—Gen. Manager, American Box Board Co. E. BERKEY JONES—Vice President, Wm. A. Berkey Furniture Co. CHARLES B. KELSEY—President. FRED H. LOCKE—City Manager. JOHN S. McDONALD—Justice State Supreme Court. A. LINN MURRAY—President, Double Fabric Tire Co., Auburn, Ind. JOSEPH W. O’BRIEN—Capitalist, Grand Haven, Mich. MILO SCHUITEMA—FPresident, Tisch-Hine Co. MARTIN D. VERDIER—Vice Pres. and Cashier. M. THOMAS WARD-—Attorney. HOME STATE BANK FOR SAVINGS GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN Si: od Saad may ta + = ¥ 4 af { d + | “ » j } A s oe a @ . | A ve at > y v4 ~ + 4 May 27, 1925 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 3 grades for which very few schools of- fer correspondence training. As to most of the occupations for which special coaching is so widely and lur- idly advertised, the supply of candi- dates usually exceeds current demand. The passing of a civil service examina- tion does not, as some advertisers have implied, guarantee appointment. The United States Service Commission conducts enough examinations so that a sufficient number of qualified and examined persons shall be eligible in the event of National need or emerg- ency. It cannot regulate the volume, growth or shrinkage of the personnel requirements of any service. These are controlled by the appropriations made available by Congress, by the policies of the departments oF services, and by the volume of which must be con- ducted. In the selection of employes, moreover, Federal executives are al- lowed some personal latitude. Three eligibles are certified for each vacancy. Candidates from the eligible list are certified and considered in the order of their standing on the list, but an exe- cutive may select from the three cer- tified the candidate who seems to him to be the best qualified. Or he may elect to leave a vacancy unfilled if re- duction of force is necessary. Thus it may occur that a competitor may at- tain the highest rating and never be appointed. War veterans receive some special consideration by augmentation of their earned ratings but cannot be guaranteed employment any more than any others. Many ex-service men have been misled on this point by un- warranted advertising claims. business A number of further advertising tricks not cited specifically in the Federal Trade Commission’s order have been brought to the attention of the National Vigilance Committee with increasing frequency. One of the commonest of these is the use of such headings as “Uncle Sam Wants You” and “Uncle Sam Needs You” and the insertion of advertising material, of- fering teaching and instruction, in the Help Wanted columns of newspapers. As the Natioal Vigilance Committee has had occasion to point out here- tofore, copy which does not offer im- mediate employment, but is simply in- tended to interest prospective students in enrolling for coaching courses, is improperly placed under such a classi- fication. Some schools have also used Help Wanted columns for blind adver- tisements in order to obtain prospects. This is a practice vigorously con- demned by classified advertising man- agers of reputable papers. A number of advertisers lead the prospective student to believe that he will receive, in addition to the neces- sary instruction or training, special in- formation concerning appointments which is difficult to obtain. Enquiry of the United States Civil Service Commission elicits the following state- ment: No school can furnish information of value regarding announcements of examinations for the Federal civil service. “dates of examinations, ex- amination requirements, application blanks, manner of filling out applica- tion blanks, scope and character of examination, and civil procedure gen- erally, which cannot be obtained with- out cost from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., or its representative at the post office or custom house in any of ap- proximately 3,500 cities. The United States Civil Service Commission sends free to all who ask for them sample questions for all or- dinary examinations. In_ several in- stances: the follow-up literature em- ployed has led prospective students to believe they might obtain immediate local employment as postal clerk or carrier in cities where there is a wait- ing list of eligibles and no vacancies existing or imminent. Some schools, with all the necessary facts concern- ing a student in hand, have deliber- ately ignored the minimum or maxi- mum age limits of the occupation or some obvious physical disability of the student, apparently on the theory that he wouldn’t finish his anyhow. One school offers a railway postal clerk course to women pros- pects despite the fact that the an- nouncements of the examinations for this service state that the Post Office course, | pointment of women in this service. Some advertisers guarantee to refund tuition to any student who completes his course and fails to obtain Federal employment within a year. To all in- tents and purposes this is merely bet- ting with the student on the chance that he will not complete his course, for it is not within the power of the school to give or ensure the employ- ment so promises. Such guarantees as this are catch-penny tricks which have no place in sound advertising. The time for a house-cleaning in the advertising of correspondence in- struction and training is at hand. Ad- vertisers in this field who wish to achieve normal selling effectiveness for their own copy will not only re- port objectionable advertisements to the National Vigilance Committee; they will also review their own copy candidly and eliminate or reconstruct every sentence which may lead pros- pective students in need of such train- ing to misunderstand the facts. Pub- lishers who have interests of their readers in mind will scrutinize care- fully advertisements containing such claims as those reviewed herein, and assist the advertisers to get their copy on to a truth basis. Only by such means can reader-confidence in this field of correspondence instruction be won and held, and reader-confidence is essential to the welfare of every ad- vertiser and publisher. —_22>_—- The Twilight Zone. Modern industry with its great com- binations and great aggregations of both capital and employes has neces- sarily brought many new problems for solution in our effort to work out a righteous human relationship. These new conditions made necessary new rules of conduct. Many of these have already become well established and are believed to have been productive of good. But there still exists a consider- able area, sometimes designated as a twilight zone, in which the proper standard of action is as yet undeter- Charles M. Schwab. mined. Friendsfof the Retail Grocer QUAKER FOOD PRODUCTS Vaan BEST VALUE FOR THE PRICE TT TCS Lee eA Quaker anned Peas Cheaper because they are Better Ty aa Lee WoRDEN GROCER COMPANY Wholesalers for Fifty-six Years The Prompt Shippers . { i i fre a x MF CANirane ress 7 Pe a eS {(CBESS MICHIGAN TRADESMAN nm ay [2 a mee eT STC ie SOSH Movements of Merchants. Allegan—Baker & Co., Inc., has in- creased its capital stock from $250,000 to $300,000. Grand Rapids—Stiles Bros. Co. has increased its capital stock from $325,- 000 to $400,000. Muskegon Heights—The Broadway Oil Co. has increased its capital stock from $15,000 to $30,000. Detroit—A large plant addition which will increase the capacity of the Grennan Bakeries, Inc., 50 per cent. will be completed about July 1. Grand Rapids—The Boes Fuel & Building Material Co., corner of Hall street and Century avenue, has chang- ed its name to the Boes-Mulder Fuel Co. St. Louis—George Morrow has pur- chased the Central Michigan Baking Co. and will convert it into a wholesale and retail bakery at property of the once. Battle Creek—The Maurice S. Gor- don Co., 22 West Main street, dealer in men’s furnishings, clothing, ete., has increased its capital stock from $15,000 to $50,000. Chelsea—The Hindelang Hardware Co. been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $30,000, $15,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. 3ig Rapids—The has Northern Furni- ture Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $50,000, $2,200 of which has subscribed and paid in in cash. Detroit—The Bell Restaurant Co., 1151 Clay avenue, has been incorpo- rated with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, of which amount $3,000 has been subscribed and $1,200 paid in in been cash. Detroit—The Buhrer Cowan Hard- Co., 1051 Holden avenue, has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, all of which ware has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Coldwater—The Jobbers Service, Inc., has been incorporated to act as manufacturers’ agent with an author- ized capital stock of $50,000, of which amount $32,000 has been subscribed and $5,000 paid in in cash. Detroit — The Harper Automatic supply Co., 406 Lafayette building, has been incorporated to deal in food vend- ing machines, with an authorized cap- ital stock of $10,000, ali of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Allegan—William Epley, recently of i Kalamazoo, but formerly landlord of ‘the New Sherman House. has again gtaken over the hotel and will remodel “it, installing running water in every room, refurnishing and _ redecorating the house throughout. Elk Rapids—T. J. Hogan has pur- chased the grocery stock and_ store fixtures of C. I. Wood and will con- tinue the business at the same location. The building in which the store has been located for the past two years is owned by Mr. Hogan. Battle Creek—The Hagadorn Lum- ber & Coal Co., 57 South McCamley str°et, has been incorporated to con- duct a wholesale and retail business with an authorized capital stock of $75,000, $50,000 of which has been sub- scribed and paid in in cash. Lansing—William Williams, who conducts a chain of three confection- ery stores in Saginaw, is fitting up a confectionery store at 135 East Grand River which he expects to open for business about June 1, con- ducting it in connection with his other stores. Detroit—A. C. Courville & Co., Inc., 4423 Grand River avenue, has merged its wholesale cigar, tobacco, gums, etc., into a stock company under the same style, with an author- ized capital stock of $15,000, all of which has been subscribed and_ paid in in property. avenue business Lansing—F. A. Peters, who was raised in a smal] Michigan town, but who now ranks as one of the largest makers of frozen sweets in the British Empire, as head of the American Ice Cream Delicacies Co., of Sydney, New South Wales, is in Lansing to help celebrate the one hundredth birthday of his father, long a resident of Dex- ter. The ice cream magnate left this State forty years ago. Grand Haven—Twenty years ago May 20 Cornelius Van Zanten and Charles Fisher formed a copartnership under the style of Van Zanten & Fis- her and engaged in the grocery busi- ness. They expectations and are conceded to be among the most progressive and sub- stantial Grand Haven and Western Michigan. - They have both careful readers of the Tradesman ever since they embarked in business. have succeeded beyond merchants of been Bay City—Emeil Levy, for the past thirty-four years in the shoe business here, died May 25, after an extended illness. Death was due to heart dis- ease. He was born in Jackson, Feb. 17, 1867, and came to Bay City when a young man. In 1891 with Isaac Op- penheim, now of Saginaw, he started in the shoe business. As the business of the firm increased it was decided to open a store in Saginaw and when this was done. Mr. Oppenheim moved to that place and assumed manage- ment of the store. Detroit—Friends of S. S. Kresge say that few people outside of his spheres of activity appreciate the ex- tent of his wealth and his easy ability to finance his continued expansion in the department store field. Owning 200,000 of the 265,000 shares of Kresge common he has an asset of $75,000,000 in this venture alone. His other in- vestments, it is said, place him com- fortably in the very select group of individuals worth $100,000,000. Kresge, 57, and enjoying the good things of life, is curiously enough an ‘avowed prohibitionist. Manufacturing Matters. Muskegon—The Maring Wire Co. has increased its capital stock from $500,000 to $750,000. Bay City—The Aetna Portland Ce- ment Co. is planning a new unit to its plant which will cost about $1,000,000. Battle Creek—The H. B. Sherman Manufacturing Co. will add a large foundry and brass finishing shop to its plant this summer. Manistee—The plant and stock of the L. Sands Salt & Lumber Co. has been purchased by the H. Rirschfield Sons Co., of Bay City. Muskegon Heights—The Campbell, Wyant & Cannon foundry is now em- ploying more than 1,200 men, with business outlook very satisfactory. Lansing—Sixty-two hammers are pounding away in Lansing’s two lead- ing forge plants, the Atlas and Fed- eral, and for the next three months will be operating at full speed. Jackson—The Ideal Piston Ring Co., 1305 East Michigan avenue, has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in property. Mt. Clemens—The factory of the Mt. Clemens Sugar Co. is being over- hauled and greatly enlarged in prep- aration for the 1925 campaign. When completed the plant will have slicing capacity of about 1,200 tons daily. Cadillac —— Cummer Manufacturing C@s in addition to its output of hard- wood headings and egg crates, is turn- ing out coil springs used in auto seats. A bake oven will be installed in a new building that is now under construc- tion. Detroit—The Sheeton Wartikoff Co. 1453 Farmer street, has been incor- porated to manufacture and sell furs, with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, all of which has been sub- scribed and paid in, $2,000 in cash and $8,000 in property. Detroit—The B. Pharmacal Co., 3036 Virginia Park, has been incor- porated to manufacture and sell drug specialties, with an authorized capital stock of $3,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in, $1,000 in cash and $2,000 in property. Coldwater—Extensive improvements are under way at the plant of the Western Reserve Condensed Milk Co. Aside from remodeling the plant, ad- ditions of two buildings, 40x80 and 40x50, are under construction. They will enlarge the capacity of the plant considerably. Lansing—An increased demand for heavier trucks is being noted by the Duplex Truck Co., according to of- ficials. Up to recently a very fair business has been maintained in the lighter truck types but the recent trend has placed the production of heavier vehicles in the lead. May 27, 1925 Grand Rapids—The Grand Rapids Food & Fertilizer Co., R. R. 2; Pennell! Road, has been incorporated to con. duct a slaughter house and rendering plant and to manufacture and sell soap, glue, poultry food, etc., with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, $9,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Kalamazoo — The Bermingham- Prosser Co., formerly of Holyoke, Mass., will remove to Kalamazoo, oc- cupying the North building of Fuller and Sons’ Manufacturing Co., and will turn out colored kindergarten papers, fancy box papers and fancy box tops, both plain and embossed. The plant will start with twenty employes. Lansing—The Reo Motor Car Co. went on its summer schedule May 106, with Saturday holidays the rule from The schedule was adopted two years ago by a poll of employes and officers, two propositions being put, either a ten-hour day with Sat- urdays off or a nine-hour day with Saturday half-holidays. The former plan won by a large majority. Lansing—Continued heavy buying of machined parts, such as are pro- duced by the Michigan Screw Co., in- dicates that the automotive industry is not slackening its pace as summer approaches. Tractor, threshing ma- chine, truck, and gas engine manufac- turers are making considerable de- mands for parts. Manufacturers in many lines are demanding immediate delivery instead of waiting the usual 30 to 60 days. Detroit—James A. Venable, man- ager of the operating department of the United States Radiator Corpora- tion, has severed his present connec- tion to become President of the Beals & Selkirk Trunk Co. Mr. Venable has been prominent in Detroit busi ness circles since 1889, when he came to Detroit as an executive of the State Savings Bank. He will take an active part in the affairs of the Beals & Se! kirk company, after an association of more than thirty years with the com- pany as a director. now on, Plymouth—The General Machin« and Iron Works, Plymouth’s newest industry, has started operations in it: new plant on the Toledo division of the Pere Marquette. The new plant is the last word in plant construction, and is equipped with the latest ma- About fifty men will be em- ployed at the start. The new plant will fabricate structural steel, orna- mental iron work, architectural iron work’and bronze work of all descrip- tions. The plant has been located in Detroit since 1916 and is a prosperous concern. Wakefield—William C. Hart, gen- eral superintendent of the Wakefield Iron Co., has resigned his position and is succeeded by A. J. Cayia, who has been an assistant to Mr. Hart for sev- eral years. Mr. Hart has been in charge of the property since the be- ginning of the operations and it was largely through his engineering ability that the pit during the first years of its operation was the largest iron ore pro- ducer on the range. It is expected that 600,000 tons of ore will be shipped from the mine this year, which is a larger tonnage than has been shipped for the past seven years. chinery. ot MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Essential Features of the Grocery ings a strong undertone. Tuna is in syrup is steady and fairly active. California Iceberg, 4s ---------- $5.00 Staples. seasonable demand. Stocks of compound syrup are not California Iceberg, 5¢ ----.-.-. 300 Sugar—Local jobbers hold cane Canned Vegetables—The three ma-__ large. Hot House leaf, per Ib. ---------- 12c granulated at 6.35c. The market on jor vegetables are proving a disappoint- Onions—Texas Bermudas, $4.50 per raws advanced 10 points in New York to-day. Tea—Ceylon teas have shown an- other advance in primary markets dur- ing the past week, probably amount- ing to a cent a pound. Indias and Javas are also firm, not only abroad, but in this country. The general feel- ing in these lines of teas is strong. The demand, however, during the week has been light, although the consumptive demand keeps up about as usual. Coffee—Desperate effort has been made during the past week to bolster up the coffee market, meaning particu- larly Rio and Santos, which grades have led in the recent slump. The effort has been successful to the ex- tent of perhaps a cent per pound, but the basic weakness of the coffee situa- tion is the lack of demand and this tas not been improved to any great extent by the declines so far occuring. Brazilians are working hard to sup- port the market, but most unbiased ob- servers feel that the only way to rescue the coffee market is to reduce prices still further until Brazil coffee is sell- ing at proper valuation. All grades of green Rio and Santos ruled in a large way about a cent higher during the week and in sympathy Maracaibo, Colombias and washed Mexicans also advanced a fraction of a cent. The market on everything, however, is still several cents below the highest point. Canned Fruits—The depression in pineapple is disappearing since the in- fluence of wider consuming outlets is felt. The readjustment in prices in the wholesale market is being repeated at retail and special sales are quite common of sliced packs in No. 2%s and No. 2 cans. The disposition among wholesalers is to move present stocks before going extensively into replace- ments. California fruits are being picked up here, in transit and to some extent on the Coast, even where it is necessary for jobbers to join in taking pool cars to clean up canners oF second hands. The demand is purely routine, since all factors prefer to keep their pack with minimum reserves. Ap- ples are quiet at quotations. Canned Fish—lIndifference is no- ticeable in new and current pack Alas- ka salmon. A short pack of reds is predicted, but this will normally be the season for pinks and with a good sized pack of the latter in sight, carryover is not attractive, especially as it is not moving freely. Good pinks cannot be had for Jess thah $1.35, spot, but some reprocessed packs are to be had at less money. Reds are no more than a nominal seller. Spot chinooks of fancy grades are well maintained. What new pack sardines have been canned in Maine have been of styles and grades absent in the carryover, enabling pack- ers to have a complete assortment. Factories are slow to open and those in operation have put up a light pack so far, since fish has been scarce. Spot offerings of all foreign fish are light and quotations vary considerably, ac- cording to the brand, pack and seller. Very little shrimp is being packed in glass or in tin, which gives spot offer- ment. Spot tomatoes have been on the toboggan for some time and although stocks are being liquidated in canning sections the group of canners who have held off from selling have not been able to cause a reaction. Weak sellers and indifferent buyers keep the market irregular. Twos and threes are slow and tens are taken only when needed. The sagging market in fu- tures has proved the domination of the buyer and apparently he has not made up his mind that the bottom has been reached, as he is not contracting for new packs. Peas of nearly all grades are offered at a wide range. Some weak sellers are pushing sales and will grant inside prices which others will not allow. Like the chain stores, other distributors are following the market from day to day to make their replacements. Canners are using every effort to get the trade interested in new packs, but without result. Corn is quiet at quotations. Golden Bantam and Crosby are in nominal demand. Asparagus continues to gain strength in the West and continual withdrawais occur among canners of various grades and sizes. Dried Fruits—California and Oregon prune packers are talking of advances in the near future on carryover stocks in first hands but sufficient improve- ment has not occurred in Eastern job- bing centers to allow them to revise their quotations. Raisins are a staple seller and are in constant demand, but they are like other grocery products which are not in their usual spring de- mand since only actual needs are be- A fair amount of Coast business is being booked. Apricots are in the most favorable position of all dried fruits. The crop is cleaning up so rapidly that there is no pressure to sell since replacements are difficult. Only a comparatively few grades of Blenheims and Northerns can be had, such as standards, extra choice and fancy. Peaches are held firmer as the spring demand and the scarcity of ap- ricots are centering interest in this product. Spot currants cannot be duplicated abroad at their original cost and the tendency is to sell at full quotations or hold for advances. Beans and Peas—The volume of business being done in dried beans is very light, with almost everything quite easy. Only California limas are well maintained. The rest of the line is dull and easy. Dried peas are sell- ing at steady prices. Cheese—The market has stiffened up a little. New cheese is a little steadier than it was while old held cheese is still firm and scarce. Demand fair. Salt Fish—Mackerel is in light de- mand, with no particular change in price. The market, however, is steady. Provisions—The market has shown no particular change during the week. The whole situation in hog and beef products is steady at a slight advance for the week on some lines. Syrup and Molasses—The price of good molasses is still firm in spite of the light demand. Sugar syrup is weak and neglected, but compound ing covered. —_~++ > Review of the Produce Market. Apples—Baldwins command $2 per bu.; Spys command $2.50. Asparagus—Home grown, $2@2.25 per doz. bunches. Bananas—/7@/7"%c per Ib. Beans—Michigan jobbers are quot- ing as follows: GC i Vex Beans .-_..-..-.3.-. $ 5.75 hient Red Kidney __.________ 9.75 Dark Bea Kidney ____.--..._- 11.00 Brown Swede -2.- 5.00 Beets—New from Mississippi, $2.25 per hamper. 3utter—The market has been steady during the past week and prices are unchanged. Local jobbers hold fresh creamery at 41c and prints at 43c. They pay 18c for packing stock. Cabbage—$4 per crate for new from Mississippi. Calves—Local dealers pay as fol- fows: Davey 14%c Giod (3 es 13c Memoir (2050002 1lc Poen ee 9c Carrots—$1.35 per bu. for home grown; $2 per hamper for new from Mississippi. Cauliflower—$3.25 per doz. from Florida. Celery—Florida, 65c for Jumbo and 85c for Extra Jumbo; crate stock, $5. Cucumbers—lIllinois hot house com- mand $3 for extra fancy and $2.50 for fancy per box of 2 doz. Egg Plant—$3 per doz. Eggs—The demand for fine fresh has been good during the past week and practically everything brought in was immediately bought at full prices. Early this week the receipts increased, as is always the case with firm mar- kets. Local dealers pay 29c for can- dled stock. Field Seeds—Local jobbers quote 7%: follows, 100 Ibs.: heads amet. faney 2. $ 7.50 ‘imothy. choice — 4.29 Clover, medium choice —~------- 32.00 Clover, Mammoth choice —----- < 32.00 Clever, Alsike choice ..--_-.___ 25.00 Clover sweet =. 13.00 Alfalfa, Northwestern choice ~~ 23.50 Alfalfa, Northwestern fancy ~--- 24.50 Alfalfa, Grimm, faney __------- 42.00 White Clover, choice ---------- 55.00 White Clover, prime ---------- 48.00 Blue Grass, choice Kentucky -- 32.00 Red Top, choice solid -------- 18.00 Metch, sand or winter ______-__- 9.00 Soy Beans, Ito San __.-______ 4.50 Millet’ German —_..__.-______.. 6.00 Millet, commion ._-__-__--____- 5.50 Millet Huneartan —._-.___._- 6.00 Ganda (rasa 20S 7.00 Garlic—35c per string for Italian. Grape Fruit—$5.50@6, according to quality. Green Onions—Charlots, 60c per doz. bunches. Honey—25c for strained. Lemons—Quotations are now as fol- lows: comb; 25c_ for S00 Sunkist 2-6 $8.50 300 ited Bau 225000 4. 220 8.00 360 Red Ball 2.4 8.00 Lettuce—In good demand'''on’ ‘the following basis: Yellow. Sunkist crate for White or Oranges-——Fancy Valencias are now on the following basis: 6. $7.00 0 ea 7.50 6. a Be OO) ee O16 | ee 8.50 ee Gee ae SAA a ae Red Ball, 50c lower. New Potatoes—Carolina stock com- mands $8 per bbl. for No. 1 and $6.50 for No. 2. Parsley—60c per doz. bunches for home grown. $1 per doz. bunches for Louisiana. Parsnips—$1.25 per bu. Peppers—Green, 60c per doz. Pineapples—All sizes Red Spanish command $3.75@4.25 per crate. Potatoes—Country buyers pay 80@ 90c a 100 in Northwestern Michigan; Greenville district 80@90c. Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as follows this week: Heavy fowls ____........_2...-. 24c Light fowls (2... 5... 18¢ Bruiers, 2 iy 2200. 50c Broilers, 134. 1b. to 2 Ib. --__. . Radishes—30c per doz. bunches for home grown. Spinach—$1 per bu. for home grown. Strawberries—Receipts this week are from Kentucky. $7 per 24 qt. crate. Sweet $3.50 per hamper. Tomatoes—$1.25 per 6 lb. basket for Florida. They command Potatoes—Delaware Sweets Veal—Local jobbers pay as follows: Fancy White Meated __-.._-._. 14%c C660 (2 12%c 6.70 Pai 8 10c Wax Beans—$4.50 per hamper. ee Another Fireplace Motto. Following is an admirable fireplace motto written for. the Tradesman by H. j. Larson: Hail guest, we know not who thou art. If friend, we greet thee hand and heart. If stranger, such no longer be. If foe. our cheer will conquer thee. Alma—The Crandall Scott Co., fur- niture, carpets, undertaking, has been dissolved and E. C. Crandall and his son, Paul, who have been associated with the some years, have purchased the stock and _ will continue the business under the style of E. C. Crandall & Son. —_+<-.——__ Monroe—The Stores,, of Toledo, Ohio, conducting a chain of business for Kroeger grocery, meat and baked goods stores, building at 18 Washington street and will occupy it June 15, with a similar stock of goods. —__.2.>—__— 3irch Run—The Birch Rpn Rard- ware Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $35,000, of which amount $25,000 has been subscribed and paid in, $3,446 in cash has leased the store and $21,554 in property. +> Fishing for compliments is about as useless as dangling a bent pin on a line in a pail of water. 6 Opening of Ramona For the Summer Season. Attractive in all its spring-time splendor, with every amusement at- traction running full bloom, Ramona Gardens’ beautifully decorated and more attractive than ever Ramona Park Grand Rapids favorite resort at Reed’s Lake, invites the public to participate in the summer opening of Ramona theater Saturday afternoon and night, Memorial day. General Manager DelLamarter an- nounces that for this big theater open- ing event he has arranged a special bill of the Keith vaudeville acts, with Frances Kennedy, the merriest com- edienne, in a song monologue, as the headliner. Mr. DeLamarter has book- ed Keith’s vaudeville for the season and high class acts will be given twice daily; matinee at 2:30 and night at 8:30. Seats may be reserved at popu- lar prices. A down town reserved seat sale office will be continued at Peck’s drug store. The special Memorial day bill will be followed by a new show Sunday, May 31, which will run seven days. The bills will be changed each Sun- day thereafter. Ramona theater will book through Keith’s New York office an assurance of the best acts during the summer season. Ramona theater presents a new and pleasing appearance this spring. Ex- pert decorators have shown their skill by transforming the boxes and en- trances into veritable flower gardens, roses predominating. Ramona dancing casino also has un- dergone many important and delight- ful changes, principal of which is in its name. Hereafter this popular joy spot for dancers will be known as “Ramona Gardens.” Its new interior appearance, a typical rose bower, makes the name appropriate. By their ingenuity and dexterity with artificial flowers, expert decorators have pro- duced one of the prettiest, most attrac- tive dance gardens in Michigan. Small arbors with trailing vines and flowers make one look twice to discover the clever artifice that has been employed to produce this beauty spot. Enchant- ing electrical effects seem to make the dancers’ dreams come true. In keeping with this dancers’ para- dise, the Ramona Garden management has booked the Fraternity Favorites orchestra, composed of skilled musi- cians and each an.artist on his own instrument, for a four weeks’ engage- ment. This spirited, peppy organiza- tion is one of the best in the Middle West and comes direct from Chicago. During the past week it has proved its merit by pleasing the crowds that have enjoyed its programs. The Gar- dens were formally opened last Sat- urday night with a “Mardi Gras” car- nival party. The orchestra’s programs will be broadcasted by Station WEBK each Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- day night. Painters and decorators and other artisans have wrought many changes at the park for the new season. The Fun House has been enlarged and a $1,500 chute installed. New York scenic artists have transformed the dens and grottoes of the Mystic Chutes. All of the concessions stands MICHIGAN TRADESMAN and booths have been enhanced by at- tractive coats of paint. The picnic grounds have been cleaned, the bench- es and tables repainted and now the seven acres of beautiful grove offer every convenience and pleasure for picnickers and evening dinner groups. Free parking space for 2,000 autos has been provided for the convenience of motorists. Because of the thousands of dele- gates and others who will come to Grand Rapids this summer to attend the many State and National conven- tions and other meetings, General Manager DeLamarter is co-operating with Grand Rapids associations and residents in offering every enjoyment and courtesy to the visitors during their stay in the Furniture Capital of America, that Grand Rapids’ fame as a hospitable, royal welcoming city may be further spread. — +2. Items From the Cloverland of Michi- gan. Sault Ste. Marie, May 25—The new hotel! and dance pavillion at Castle kKkock Point, near St. Ignace, is now open for the season. J. P. Delmore, the proprietor, has spared no pains to make the new club house attractive. Being situated on the Dixie Highway, it affords the numerous tourists ac- commodation and being located near the water it is an ideal spot well worth while visiting. Chicken dinners will be served and the new place will get much business from the Soo, as well as from the surrounding community. The rains and snow storms of Thurs- day and Friday were a life saver to our forests in Cloverland, where the for- est fires were raging. With the start that the fires had and the strong winds the situation was a serious one. The Women’s club convention here last Wednesday and Thursday was a huge success. The delegates were en- tertained at our country club with a banquet. The last day they were en- tertained by Mrs. Fred Raymond at her commodious summer home on. River drive. The city was decorated with flags and the merchants also dolled up for the occasion. About 100 delegates, besides many visiting guests attended and left the Soo with many pleasant memories. Economy consists in knowing how to get others to supply our wants. Not only is the horse and buggy going into discard, but our old fire bell will be heard no more after this week. It is being replaced with a large siren which will be operated by a five horse power 220 volt motor. The mad rush to Canada last Thurs- day to clean up on the 4.4 lager did not materialize; in fact, the traffic was much lighter than usual. Of course, there were some who investigated and report that the brew was too new and not as good as in the days of old. Hav- ing gone without it so long many have lost the craving and have taken to soft drinks in preference. H. C. Lawton, of the Soo Creamery and Produce Co., has returned from a short business trip to Marquette. A jail sentence for the man who fails to keep his appointments and a fine for the one who is late would add about 10 per cent. to the working effi- ciency of the business world. George LaFleur, at Cedarville, has returned from the South, where he spends the winters and expects to open his confectionery store about June 1, which will keep open during the tour- ist season. The low water has made a big change at the Les Cheneaux Islands. The boat houses are high and dry and one must do some walking to get to the water’s edge. If Chicago does not quit taking all of the water out of the lakes, the summer resorts will have ap Se mre May 27, 1925 CAPITALIZE on this convenience to women More and more women are coming to appreciate the convenience of a full shelf of Domino Package Sugars. It gives them a wonderful opportunity to vary their menus and to have the best cane sugar specialties to serve at all times. Make this convenience pay you by push- ing the entire Domino Package Sugar line. Display them all and suggest the “Domino Shelf” to your customers. There is a Domino Package Sugar in a clean, convenient carton for every use. And Domino Syrup for a table spread and for flavoring cooked dishes and desserts. Let the Domino idea help you put sugar sales on the most profitable basis possible. American Sugar Refining Company “Sweeten it with Domino” Granulated, Tablet, Powdered, Confections, Brown; Golden Syrup BEECH-NUT | Prepared Spaghetti 3 ? + WITH el aelaaw \_ TOMATO SAU Ready to Serve! The ideal quality product for the progress- ive Grocer to sell. Display it, thus telling your customers you have it. It is nationally advertised. BEECH-NUT PACKING COMPANY **Foods and Confections of Finest Flavor’? CANAJOHARIE NEW YORK -_ - — 4 May 27, 1925 to be moved, as well as the docks fac- ing the river, which must be lowered in order to unload passengers and freight. When a man begins to give as a business excuse that he didn’t get around to it, he’s getting old. William G: Tapert. —_—_—_~+ +> Warning To Other Villages. The spire of the Methodist church, at Dexter, was struck by lightning Saturday, May 16, and the’ building destroyed at property loss of $15,000 to $20,000, with only $2,000 insurance. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN When. the blaze was first seen it might have been put out with a few pails of water or a hand fire ex- tinguisher, but there were no ladders or other means of reaching it, and the efforts of 300 men were limited to protecting near by houses and remov- instruments and ing pews, musical other movables from the church. A motor, a pump in the mill race, hydrants and hose afford one stream protection to the stores. Beyond this small section of the village the only protection is a hand fire engine which may or may not afford any service. Action as regards fire protection is evidenced by the following from the Dexter Leader: A question long patent was brought home most forcibly by the recent fire— the need of fire protection. The council had been considering the matter for several weeks and at its first meeting had appointed a com- mittee to investigate. Tuesday evening a demonstration was given on Main street by a repre- sentative of the Howe Co., of Ander- 7 son, Ind., the machine being mounted on a Ford chassis, and is a combina- tion of both chemical and pump. Representatives of other companies are expected to visit us in the near fu- ture and a careful investigation will be made before definite action is taken, but it can be said that the Council will undoubtedly purchase some standard make of fire apparatus. In the mean time, any suggestions from those in- terested will be gladly received by the Council, as this is a vital matter and citizen and property E. Whitney. concerns every owner. E. always protected. Grand Rapids’ favorite resort at Reed’s clean fun and old fashioned happy times than ever western Michigan’s popular playground where jollity at 8:30. A special Saturday bill will b will run seven days. ‘The bills will be c will book through Keith’s New York office, Ramona Dancing Casino Opens e effects give the Casino an alluring attractiveness. Ideal free checking service! ‘The best dancers ALL dance at Ramona.” FRATERNITY FAVORITES FAM which is one of the best in the mi This peppy orgnization, i he Casino. These skilled musicians, four weeks engagement at t instrument, come direct from Chicago. They promise to ma for those who enjoy unexcelled music and broadcasted by station WEBK each Tuesday, Ramona Dancing Casino has formally opened. New decorativ Same faultless floor! Popular prices! e follow delightful programs. Thursday and Saturday night. RAMONA New Ramona Park Open Now Lake starts the season with new atiractions, more before. Ramona park again becomes reigns and women and children are Keith’s Vaudeville at Ramona Theatre Ramona Theatre will open Memorial Day, Saturday, May 30. Keith’ booked for the season. High class acts will be given twice daily—matinees at 2:30 and night ed by a new show Sunday, May 31, which hanged each Sunday thereafter. Ramona Theatre assuring the best for Ramona. s vaudeville has been OUS ORCHESTRA ddle west, has been booked for a each an artist on his own ke Ramona Casino the mecca Their program will be Give You Real AMONG -RAMONA’S AMUSEMENT ATTRACT JACK RABBIT DERBY RACER | The Reliable, Exhilarating Whirl-wind Safety Ride. ~~ AEROPLANE SWINGS Flying Thrill as | Through the Clouds. ~ MINIATURE RAILROAD > The Children’s Delight. THE FUN HOUSE WHERE MIRTH AND JOY PREVAIL SYLVESTER’S SKOOTER Joyous “Every Which Way Ride.” - Steer Your Own Car—No Traffic Rules '——One Happy Bump After Another. Absolutely Safe! IONS ARE THE MYSTIC CHUTES Spooky, but Joyful Lagoon Boat Ride, Heart Leaping Climax. THE RAMONA PONIES Are Waiting for the Children to Enjoy a Happy Ride. MERRY-GO-ROUND The Kiddies’ Favorite. Ramona’s Seven Acres of Beautiful PICNI (Call Automatic 21-511 or M C GROVE Are Clean, Have All Conveniences ain 350 for Picnic Reservations) POPULAR PRICES, ORDERLY CROWDS, COURTEOUS ATTENDANTS MAKE YOU FEEL AT HOME AT RAMONA PRICE IS STILL STRESSED. In the many business for which provision has to be made much in advance, the prospects for Fall are being rather eagerly scanned now. Nobody, of course, can predict with any feeling of certainty how things lines of just will turn out, because there are still SO many indeterminate factors. But nearly everything that has come’ to light so far is of a favorable character. Crop prospects appear bright in prac- tically every portion of the country, whatever the yield, and the improve- ment in marketing methods promises to assure better returns to growers. Constructional activity, which had been somewhat checked, appears to have resumed its stride. While the metal industries are not quite as well occupied as might be, they are still fairly busy, with indications of im- Perhaps the softest spots at the moment are in the lines of tex- tile endeavor, or rather in certain of them. provement. This is due to a series of cir- among are changes in methods of doing business cumstances prime which due to economic and other reasons. Along with the higher levels of value in the last ten years or so have come different standards of living, which are reflected in the purchases and the way they are made. The influence of the frequent style changes and of. the piecemeal buying which is the vogue have introduced elements of a distract- ing character that were entirely lack- ing in the old ways of doing business and that have to be taken into account now in any effort to interpret pros- pects or to size up the situation. Primary markets are somewhat de- void of features in most instances at the present. It is an in-between per- iod and dullness would usually be ex- pected now were it not that the initial purchases at the opening of the season were so sparing as to induce the belief that much reordering would be neces- sary to meet even modest requirements for fall. The underbuying has not, however, been followed up in quantity as yet, although there is no doubt that it must come in time. There continues the resistance to anything like price advances and even to paying what are reasonable prices, considering raw ma- terial Trying to meet the situation by curtailment of output, which is being done in some cases, Is a procedure of doubtful value, because this results in increasing over- head and thereby adds to the cost of production. and production costs. Seasonal demands, which are increasing with the approach of warmer and more settled weather, are bringing more activity in distributing channels and promise to be reflected in the primary markets before long. Real active business is not looked for in the latter until after July 4. Mean- while, the retail stores are trying to push sales and are meeting with a fair amount of success. The big stores have been crowded on every pleasant day and have put out some very at- tractive offerings. ed in card. Price is still stress- most instances as a drawing The range of purchases is ex- tensive and comprises not only ap- pare! of various kinds but all manner of household goods and articles of luxury and adornment. Luggage and after all, business, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN travelers’ goods generally are showing special activity with the approach of Decoration Day and the vacation period. i ee eee WOOLS AND WOOLENS. A six weeks’ lull in the sales of 3ritish Colonial wools, which has just started, will afford the opportunity for the trade all over the world to exam- ine the situation carefully. No public offerings of stocks are to be made during the Australia and New Zealand, even private offer- the fact that the determination to stop the sales has brought out no protest from any quar- ter, it is reasonable to infer that there is no: immediate hunger for supplies in any quarter of the manufacturing For some time ahead, at least, period and, in ings will cease. From trade. there appears to be wool enough avail- for all the the fall season. This is certainly the case in this country which appears to more than a full year’s supply within able needs. of have its boundaries. Nor is the consump- tion of wool called for by fabric or- ders in hand large enough to induce a belief that there will be any hurry call for the raw material. Nobody is quite sure that the recently low levels set for wool represent the final rock bot- tom prices, but all feel that something near stability must be reached before much business can be done. Trading in domestic wool is very nearly at a standstill. fabrics have been inclined to use the lowering of wool prices as a pretext for trying to get lower cloth prices. Buyers of The mills, or some of them, have been offering cer- tain at reductions but these not to be the same al- though sometimes resembling, those put out at the openings. The best and the cheapest cloths have been selling much better than the medium grades. Woolens attractive enough to go into suits retailing at about $25 have been in especial demand. Gar- ment manufacturers are showing sam- ple fall lines and will be in the market for supplies as soon as retailers’ re- fabrics are said as, very sponses can be had. TAKING THE LARGER VIEW. There is a marked contrast in the tone of the utterances at the conven- tions of business organizations to that which the individuals composing them indulge in when they meet privately to talk over conditions. Among them- selves their immediate difficulties and personal apt to loom up disproportionately large, each having his individual stock of these. Their limited and molehills be- come mountains in the perspective of the This state of mind changes when numbers meet to- gether, especially if they come from different sections of the country and bring with them varied aspects of larger scope and variety. A_ better sense of proportion results, as well as a more truthful view of the general situation. Local difficulties come down to their real, as distinguished from their fancied, importance. For, as a whole, is a composite of many factors, some fav- orable always and some _the reverse, and it is the preponderance of the one or the othery which makes for good times or the contrary. In a worries are horizon is myopian view. Se PRS 4 ene a country of as wide and varied resources as this, there is a constant tendency toward betterment which may be re- ‘tarded at times but which is never wholly checked one of the forces that may be depended on. It is a recognition of this fact that serves to account for the flavor of optimism in last week’s session of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and at a number of conventions of various and is trade bodies recently in session. OUR MURDER RECORD. A survey of munici- palities in the United States, conduct- shows seventy-seven ed by insurance statisticians, an average of 9.9 murders per 100,000 The figures are about double twenty-five years ago and indicate an annual mur- der toll of 11,000. In this period op- position to capital greatly increased. There is no question that the aver- age juryman to-day is reluctant to be- come responsible for sending a man Criminal lawyers play greatly upon this reluctance, and while the result has been to double the num- ber of murders, the State must take into this reluctance in convicting for this crime. A recent proposal to allow a jury to decide the penalty has been brought forward as offering a surer deterrent for murder than capital punishment. of population. what they were punishment has to execution. consideration It is argued that fewer murderers would escape on sentimental grounds alone. Advocates of capital punishment contend that the tendency of patole boards and welfare workers to make reform records for their institutions would prevent this plan from acting as a deterrent, since it would result in a wanton murderer spending only a few months or years in jail. But there should be a middle ground between these two contentions. The power of parole and pardon could easily be limited, especially if this power were subject to review by the seasoned jurists who sit in the higher courts, where sentimentality has no place. —_—— Sir Daniel Hall, described as Eng- land’s foremost authority on agricul- ture economics, visiting in America, says the solution of the farm problem lies in the direction of big- scale corporate farming to take the place of the small, independent one- man farm operation. The small manu- facturer, he says, found it good busi- ness to incorporate himself with others into the huge industrial organization with adequate capital and equipment, and he prophesies the rapid develop- ment of big business farming in the near future. Sir Daniel contemplates this development with something of the enthusiasm of a prophet. The lonely, isolated farm is to disappear and with it the lonely farm family. The farmer is to become a capitalist. Farm workers will live in urban centers and go to their work as other workingmen now go to the factory. Farm life will become urbanized and the young men and women will no longer feel the lure now _of the city and be drawn away from agricultural pursuits. All of which, thinks Sir Daniel, is not remote, but already at hand. May 27, 1925 COTTON AND COTTON GOODs. From the statistical position of cot- ton there seemed to be good argu- ments for the advances in cotton prices in the ‘early part of last week. The takings by spinners, especially those in foreign countries, have be: exceptionally large as compared wit! those of a year ago, while domes:i- mills have also made a very goo: showing. It is contended, on the oth er hand, that the quantity of cotto: taken abroad is, by no means, a fai: measure of what has been put to use. No such added amount of cotto: goods has been produced as the extr: raw material would call for, and it j thought that reserve stocks have been piled up. In this country the mill, have more raw cotton on hand than their needs call for and a number of them have also more fabrics than were ordered. The slowness with which most of the staple goods have been moving prompted the National Coun cil of Cotton Manufacturers to pass their resolution for a curtailment of production. This advice has been fol- lowed by many mills in the South as well as in the East. The mills up Fall River engaged on plain goods are said to be running at about 50 per cent. of normal with fine goods mills operating at 70 per cent. In New Bedford, where many of the finer con structions are made, operations are at normal. A number of Rhode cotton manufacturers are try- stimulate selling, by education of the public to new uses for cotton goods, as an alternative to restriction of output. But even price declines in gray goods during the past week did not do much to stimulate buying. < The man who stops to calculate how much good will come out of the good that he does will never do any good. 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Sell Sport Shoes For Sports. Some say it’s because of the war, others contend that it is prohibition. Many feel that it’s just because the average man enjoys more leisure and has more money than ever before. Whatever the cause it is perfectly evi- dent that most adults are giving more time to sports and recreation than they ever did before. Golf and motoring are two sports, if the latter can be classified as a sport, that seems to engage the attention of the greatest number of people so far as actual personal participation is con- cerned. But while these pastimes at- ract their thousands there are other games and = sports that have their thousands of devoted followers, while ten years ago, perhaps, they formed the recreation of the very few. It has been pointed out rather fre- quently of late, that in the matter of outdoor interests, Americans are be- coming more and more like their Eng- And along with their wide-spread adoption of out-of-door sports and recreation has come an in- creasing apparel, which quite logically and properly has been fostered by the manufacturers who produce and the merchants who sell the various garments and acces- sories that make up the sport costume. And notwi‘hstanding all of the prominence that is being given to-day lish cousins. interest in sports vc, to sports and sports wear, it appears that many retailers of footwear have not been as quick as they might have been to grasp the full significance of their opportunity to get more volume through sport shoes. In the matter of golf, for example, the foundation and beginning of the correct costume for the starts It is perfectly possible to game with shoes. attain a score that will place one in the class with the professionals in a flannel shirt and a pair of outworn trousers, but if one is to make any progress whatever as a golfer he needs to have golf shoes. Most shoe stores sell them, but only now and then does one find a merchant who makes a real study of the preferences and require- ments of his trade, or who makes it a point to have on hand at all times carefully sctected stock of the best sell- ing types and then proceed in a sys- tematic way to let the golfers know what he has. One merchant told the writer that he had built up a very satis- factory business on golf shoes by keep- ing in very close touch with the sev- eral golf clubs in his town and through his friends and acquaintances in these organizations making the fact known to the members that he had a particu- larly good selection of golf shoes. Advertising is as important a con- sit RRS B AY SS RST AE LE 0 sideration in the successful retailing of sport shoes as of the other types of footwear. Nevertheless, out of hun- dreds of advertisements clipped from newspapers all over the country, the writer was able to select only a dozen or two of good sport shoe advertise- ments. The shoe man might learn much from studying the methods of the clothier in this regard. “Like in most things, self confidence is the secret of a good ‘approach’ in golf,” said a recent advertisement by a well-known men’s establishment in which all sorts of sportswear, shoes in- cluded, were featured. “Proper ap- parel has a lot to do with that. Look- ing like a golfer is half the fun of be- ing one. We’re not here to improve your game, but rather to improve your appearance, for though the wind be against you, the ‘Gallery’ never is, if you're correctly attired.” This is constructive advertising of a kind that might well be practised by the retail shoe merchant in featuring sport shoes. It has been the writer’s observation that the average men’s clothing and furnishings house oper- ating a shoe department does excep- tionally well with golf shoes and sport shoes cf every description. There are two reasons for this, first the fact ‘that the clothing store seems to have a better realization of the bene- fit to be derived from advertising: sport apparel and, second, because these stores make very effective use of sug- gestive selling. The up-to-date men’s clothing store and the progressive wo- display sport shoes in the other departments where sportswear is sold and the sales- people are trained to suggest shoes when other sport apparel is being pur- chased. Of course, these stores have an advan‘age from the fact that they sell other items that go to make up the But there is also an opportunity for suggestive selling of sport footwear in the shoe store. men’s apparel shop always sport costume. It is an easy thing to ask the cus- tomer if he or she plays golf and if so io call attention to some of the attrac- tive sport shoes which the store has stccked. Very often extra pairs can be sold in this way, and the same thing is as true of hosiery as it is of shoes. Indeed, some enterprising shoe stores, like the Eastwood stores in Rochester and Buffalo, have recognized the im- portance of sport shoes and stockings and their intimate relation with other items of sport attire to such an extent that they have added lines of smart sweaters and even considered going into knickers. There is another recent development that has a very important bearing on the sport shoe situation with reference to men’s shoes especially. This is the fad that has been adopted in so many colleges, high schools and prep schools of wearing knickers to classes, about the campus and on all sorts of ordin- ary, every-day occasions. The fad had its origin in a certain Eastern univer- sity, and although it is already on the wane there, according to latest reports, it has been adopted in other institu- tions all over the country, including universities, colleges, high schools, etc., where it seems likely to retain its popu- larity for some time. Most of the boys prefer a sport shoe, preferably wi‘h crepe sole for wear with these knicker costumes, which, of course, likewise call for sport stockings. Re- tailers in towns where this fad has been taken up, either in colleges or high schools, have a wonderful oppor- tunity to increase their pairage of sport shoes by finding out the kind of sport shoes the boys prefer and letting them know they can be purchased at their stores. But be sure to consult the boys and don’t take the word of the salesman alone as to what you should buy. This is important, for prefer- ences differ in different localities and the young fellow of to-day is just as fussy as his sister ever was about the fine details of his apparel. As applied to women’s footwear, the term ‘sport covers a_ broader field, perhaps, than is true in the case ef men’s shoes. It may mean almost any type of shoe which is appropriate for wear with a sport costume, and the term “sport costume” is likewise a little vague and indefinite, although, the average woman knows. ~~ ___ Predicts White Hose Scarcity. Consumers are going to run into a marked scarcity of white silk hose of the better grades this Summer, accord- ing to one of the best-posted men in the industry, unless retail buyers start laying down orders in larger quantity than they have to date. Despite the demand that is presaged by the popu- larity of white in other Wearing ap- parel, most,retailers are making, few if any, efforts to anticipate their demands. As stocks in the hands of the manu- facturers are said to be very low, there can be nothing but a paucity of goods when the demand sets in. Retailers in California and the Southern states are said to be doing a big business in white hose, but merchants in other parts of the country have been inclined to take things as they come. shoe” May 27, 1925 Wili Seamless Goods Benefit? There are certain authorities in th. hosiery trade who profess to see in th: present jam affecting full-fashioned hose an opportunity for makers of seamless stockings to get a larger “cut” of the business than has been their portion of late. One authorit, goes a step further and suggests thai now is the time for makers of seamles: goods to show what can be done in the way of turning out fine merchandise of this character on a large scale. Ther: is no question, in trade opinion, that « real market exists for seamless hosiery, and that it can be materially extended if proper attention is given to turning out the merchandise in fitting and wearing qualities as closely approx: mating full-fashioned goods as_ pos sible. The element of price, it was said yesterday, will take care of itseli if quality is right. ————_+>_____ Dainty Fabrics in Summer Hats. Organdie, net and maline play im portant parts in the bridesmaid and garden party styles of millinery that are among the various types of this merchandise offered at the official opening of the retail Summer season last week. The drooping curtain is generally seen with this kind of hat, with a floral rosette poised high at the right side of the crown. Floral shades of velvet, in combination with white or flesh organdie, are shown by lead ing specialty shops in vivid color har monies. The rise of velvet to a dom- inant position, both for crowns and brims, has kept the jeweled ornament in the running for the new season. The vogue for these trimmings is also kept alive by maline hats, many of which show medium or wide brims made o/ several layers of this material. —_————-——————————— Hides, Pelts and Furs. Green, NO) ae a 08 Calfskin: Green, No; 2 16 Calfskin, Green, No. 2 ~:--------- 14% Calfskin, Cured, No. 1 202 2c o. 17 Caliskin; Cured; No. 2) 22000 15% Horse: NOs We ios a 3 50 Horse, No.) 2) ce 2 50 Pelts. Old Wool 2205 1 00@2 50 lambs 250 ee 1 00@2 00 Shearlings (2205 ieee 50@1 00 Taliow. Prime 07 No. 1 06 No. 2 05 Wool. Unwashed, medium ______-__------ @35 Unwashed, rejects _2..- 00) io @28 Wnwashed) fine @35 This Mark Means Real Value HEROLD-BERTSCH SHOE CO. Grand Rapids, Michigan, U. S. A. nh - + 4 a EAR gee tA ERINR SIE teens ‘| \ cu in d ‘ ? g j ke + - iy gy , ° < « re 3 © « t - ? -\ as ; : my 4 oo ee % s 4 -> What Is Pep? Pep is the thing that makes colts prance, old men dance and the spring calf throw up its tail and gambol like a lamb. Pep puts in us a contagious courage an unflagging determination. It works when the world sleeps. It’s the salesman’s silent partner. With Pep, the salesman of service ap- proaches his prospect or customer with a confidence born of vitality. Pep is the paprika, not the black pepper. Merchants with Pep are always profitable and usually on the pay roll permanently. Pep is the thing that puts over a public meeting. It causes the birds to sing and the bullfrog to croak for his lady companion and call her attention to a wedding certificate. Pep is anything that makes a man happy in his heart and gives him a longing to share this happiness with someone else, CLINCH THE SALE You have seen the buyer and he is interested— but the sale has not beenclosed. He is “think- ing it over.” A Long Dis- tance call may decide him—a reminder, the final argument, additional in- formation—and clinch the sale. Long Distance steps in ahead of the waiting competitor. MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. BELL SYSTEM One System—One Policy— Universal Service May 27, 1995 7 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ——== oe eH Or Y i 4 = ‘f vw COU ECL LCL CCCUC CUCU FINAN CIA WS Ss = ~s = — = A ea 1 li i. How About the Alien Property Fund? The question as to what shall be done with the property in this country of nonresident German aliens which was taken over for safe-keeping by the United States during the war, under the Trading with the Enemy Act, and known as the Alien Property Fund has agitated the last two sessions of Con- gress and will undoubtedly be sched- uled for final action at the session in December. Bills have been introduced in both Houses providing for the immediate return of this property to its former German owners upon the ground that its further retention by the United States will amount to confiscation of private enemy property, contrary to the historic policy of our Government ~ and the enlightened conscience of man- kind. It is said by some that our National honor is at stake in this matter, and one of our foremost senators has gone so far in the course of debate as to assert that the retention of this prop- erty is in violation “of the soundest principles of morality, international de- cency and common honesty.” Others charge that further delay in its return will seriously endanger our trade with foreign nations. On _ the other hand these charges of confisca- tion and threatened loss of foreign trade are vigorously denied and it is with equal vehemence that, for reasons hereinafter referred to, the surrender of the Alien Property Fund at this time will be nothing less than a betrayal of the Lusitania victims and of thousands of other Americans who have claims against Germany, aggre- gating hundreds of millions of dollars, on account of loss and injury suffered during the war, and for whose benefit this fund stands pledged to the United States. It would seem that proposed con- gressional legislation which raises such important issues as those above men- tioned, merits discussion and the care- ful consideration of the business men of the Nation, and it is with that thought in mind that these personal views of the writer upon that subject are submitted to the readers of the Nation’s asserted Business. Whatever may be said regarding the earlier history of the Alien Property Fund—and the writer knows of nothing in that connection which reflects upon our National honor—it is difficult to understand the charge of confiscation based upon its present retention by the United States, in view of the explicit provisions of the Treaty of Berlin upon that subject. The treaty was entered into by the United States and Germany in 1921 for the expressed purpose of “restoring the friendly relations existing between the two nations prior to the outbreak of war.” It dealt specifically with the Alien Property Fund now under con- sideration. After providing that the United States and its nationals should have and enjoy all rights and privileges which have been stipulated for its or their benefit in the Treaty of Versailles and which included the express right to apply all property, rights and inter- ests of German nationals in the United States to the payment of designated claims, debts and reparations, and the undertaking on Germany’s part to re- compense her own nationals for any property so applied, the Treaty pro- ceeds as follows: Section 5. All property of the Im- perial German government, or its suc- cessor or successors, and of all Ger- man nationals which was on April 6, 1917, in or has since that date come into possession or under the control of or has been the subject of demand by the United States of America... from any source or by any agency whatsoever . shall be retained by the United States of America and no disposition thereof made, except as shall have been heretofore or specifi- cally hereafter shall be provided by law, until such time as the Imperial German Government shall have made suitable provision for the satis- faction of all claims against (it) of all persons wheresoever domiciled who Owe permanent allegiance to the United States of America and who have suf- fered from the acts of the Imperial German government or its agents .. . since July 31, 1914, loss, damage or in- jury to their persons.or property ... in consequence of hostilities or of any operations of war, or otherwise. This provision gave to Germany a redemption right in the Alien Proper- ty Fund which she did not have under the Versailles Treaty. If the language above quoted means what it says there are but two pos- sible grounds upon which the im- mediate return of this property can be seriously urged; first, that the treaty is invalid and unenforcible, or second, that Germany has performed her ob- ligations thereunder and already made suitable provision for the satisfaction of American claims. Let us consider these possible grounds in the order stated. It has been asserted that the Treaty of Berlin, like the Treaty of Versailles, was a coercive measure, forced upon a defeated nation without its real con- sent, and therefore not binding upon her. But Germany herself has never made that claim. 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[RAND RaPins TRuST|‘OMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ——————— 4 ‘ oor RRR ¢ t 4 = e 4 t May 27, 1925 ascertainment of claims for damages filed against her, on behalf of Ameri- can nationals, before a Mixed Claims Commission, created to liquidate such claims and her representatives before that Commission have insisted that the treaty was a voluntary one on Ger- many’s part and that she is therefore entitled to certain benefits arising from that fact. It remained for members of the United States Congress, which ratified and approved that treaty, to ' make this extraordinary assertion. Nor do the facts attending the mak- ing of the treaty bear out the charge of coercion. It was entered into three years after the Armistice, when the bitterness of war had largely disappear- ed. The United States had already, on July 2, 1921, on its own initiative, de- clared the war with Germany at an end, so that peace then existed between the two nations. Germany undoubtedly desired the restoration of friendly social and trade relations with America and was pre- pared to pay for that privilege, but her situation in that respect did not differ in principle from that of every party to a contract who makes concessions in order to secure certain rights and privileges desired. Furthermore, she made no conces- sions in appropriating the property of her nationals to secure the payment of her own obligations, which she had not the sovereign power to make, and which other nations, including our own have made on numerous occasions; and in that connection her express under- taking to compensate her own nation- als for property thus applied is to be noted. Finally, it is unthinkable that the Congress of the United States would have extorted from Germany, particu- larly in a treaty declaring its purpose to be that of restoring friendly rela- tions, terms so onerous and uncon- scionable that they should now be re- jected as indefensible by the very body that imposed them. We must conclude, therefore, at least until Germany calls her own acts in question, that the Treaty of Berlin was freely and voluntarily entered into on her part and should be accepted at its face value as a binding international compact. If other views prevail and, in consequence, the Alien Property Fund is surrendered at this time, the real question of national honor in- volved in this whole subject may easily turn, not upon the question of our treatment of German nationals, but up- on our disregard of the rights of our own American nationals, for the satis- faction of whose wrongs that fund now stands as security. Whether Germany has as yet made suitable provision for the satisfaction of private American claims depends upon the view which Congress takes of her acceptance of the Dawes Plan, and the value which it place upon the al- lotment out of the proceeds of that plan, recently made to the United States at the Paris Conference to ap- ply on the claims of its nationals against Germany, as finally allowed by the Mixed Claims Commission. That allotment, being 214 per cent. of the amounts paid annually by Ger- many under the Dawes Plan, applic- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 able to reparations, can never exceed, under the terms of the agreement, the sum of forty-five million gold marks, or approximately $11,000,000 annually, and in actual practice may not yield over one-half that sum. It is to be noted, moreover, that this allocation of payments was not made by Germany which was not a party to the Paris Conference, but by the other powers entitled to reparations under the Treaty of Versailles. Germany’s only act toward making the provision for satisfaction of Ameri- can claims referred to in the Berlin Treaty has been its acceptance of the Dawes Plan, which fixed the amount of its installment payments on account of reparations to all the allied and as- sociated powers. In consideration of such acceptance Germany was released under the pro- visions of the plan from all or further payments on account of claims against her arising out of the war, so that the Paris allotment now constitutes the only source of payment of these Amer- ican claims, aside from such rights as the United States may have in the Alien Property Fund. That the proceeds of the Paris al- lotment will be wholly inadequate, if directly applied to the payment of these private claims of American na- tionals, is at once made clear when we consider that the lowest estimates of the total amount of these claims, which will have been allowed by the Mixed Claims Commission when it finishes its work, is between two hundred and two hundred and fifty million dollars. These awards bear interest at 5 per cent., so that the maximum annual al- lotment of eleven million dollars will just pay interest on $220,000,000 of awards and leave nothing to apply on principal, while five and one-half mil- lions would pay interest only on $110,- 000,000 of awards. This allotment is made, however, to the United States of America directly, as the official cred- itor of Germany, but for the benefit of its injured nationals, and it is for the United States to distribute this money as it may see fit among its citizens en- titled thereto. It may be that Congress, whose duty it is to determine whether Germany has made such suitable provision for the satisfaction of these claims as en- titles her to receive back the Alien Property Fund, will decide, upon full consideration of all the arguments ad- vanced in favor of a speedy surrender of this property, that it is to the in- terest of the United States to accept the allotment from the proceeds of the Dawes Plan as such suitable provision, notwithstanding its apparent inade- quacy, waive all further rights against the Alien Property Fund, and there- upon surrender to Germany the secur- ity which she has placed in our hands. Such action should. only be taken, however, in connection with, and as part of, a plan by which the American nationals entitled to reimbursement from Germany would be paid at once the full amount of their awards. Their case is wholly in the hands of their government and justice towards them demands that they be given first con- sideration in any such surrender of the security held for their benefit. YOUR BANK HE Old National Bank has a record of 72 years of sound and fair dealing with its depositors and with the community of which it is a part. Its facilities are available to you in all fields of progressive banking—Commer- cial Accounts, Securities, Safe Deposit Boxes, Savings Accounts, Foreign Exchange, Letters of Credit, Steamship Tickets. The OLD NATIONAL BANK GRAND RAPIDS THE CITY NATIONAL BANK or Lanstne, Micu. Our Collection and Bill of Lading Service is satisfactory Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits over $750,000 “OLDEST BANK IN LANSING” 5% paid on Certificates in force three months. Secured O by first mortgage on Grand Rapids homes. GRAND RAPIDS MUTUAL BUILDING ‘and LOAN ASSOCIATION A Mutual Savings Society GROUND FLOOR BUILDING and LOAN BUILDING Paid in Capital and Surplus $6,200,000.00. Kent State Bank “The Home for Savings” Capital 1,000,000 Surplus 750,000 Grand Rapids National Bank The convenient bank for out of town people. Located on Campau Square at the very center of the city. Handy to the street cars—the interurbans—the hotels—the shopping district. On account of our location—our large transit facilities—our safe deposit vaults and our complete service covering the entire field of banking, our institution must be the ultimate choice of out of town bankers and individuals. Combined Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits over $1,500,000 GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL BANK GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 14 It would be unfair to compel them to finance, through a partial or long- delayed payment of their just claims, an act which would be taken for the advantage of the nation as a whole. The nation, not its war sufferers, should foot the bill, even if an appro- priation from Congress were found necessary for that purpose. The only possible alternative to the above plan consistent with justice to American claimants and with the terms of the pledge itself would seem to be the retention of the Fund until the terms of the Berlin Treaty are com- plied with, or if that is shown to be impossible, then until the pledge can be foreclosed in accordance with recog- nized rules of law upon that subject. An appropriation by Congress 1s not necessarily involved in a plan for pres- ent payment of the American claim- ants. Suggestions have already been made both in and out of Congress looking to such payment through the issue of bonds by the United States, the interest on which could be cur- rently met and the principal amortized or called and paid from time to time out of the annual receipts under the Paris agreement already referred to. Under that agreement there is pay- able to the United States annually in addition to the 2’ per cent. for repara- tion claims, 55 million gold marks, the equivalent to thirteen million dollars to reimburse it for the costs of its armies of occupation, which payments are made a first charge on-Germany’s remittances under the Dawes Plan and are cumulative. By postponing reim- bursement of the army costs and using both of these sources of payment, the necessary bond issue could apparently be taken care of within a relatively short period of time. This is primarily a question for our Treasury experts to settle and may prove to be impracticable, but it would seem to be well worth considering even though it might involve a_ possible deviation in so good a cause from usually recognized rules of Treasury procedure in such cases. Another suggestion has been made that the Alien Property Fund with its accumulated earnings of some thirty million dollars, might be utilized in the interest alike of American and German claimants. This suggested action may offer a full or partial solution of the problem. This whole subject of American war claims and the Alien Property Fund Should be disposed of by Congress at its next session. All the pertinent facts will then be before the legislators, in- cluding knowledge of the utmost Ger- many can hereafter do in the way of reparation payments; and there would seem to be no occasion for any further delay. Already more than ten years have passed since many of these claims arose, and for a like period the original owners of the present fund have been deprived of their property or recom- pense therefor. Justice toward both sets of claimants demands prompt ac- tion in the matter. But even more important than prompt action is right action on the part of Congress. at that next session, as has been said Much will be said - MICHIGAN TRADESMAN at earlier ones, in connection with the immediate return of this fund to its German owners, regarding our sacred obligations toward enemy private property. As to those obligations there can be no dispute. It is to be hoped, however, if jus- tice is to prevail, that more will be heard in the future than has been heard in the past to the effect that the in- herent duty of our Government promptly and fully to redress the wrongs of its own citizens is no less sacred than its self-imposed duty of holding inviolate the property of alien citizens during time of war. W. P. Sidley. —_-2.—_____ Fire Drill Proves Its Value. Fire Chief Albert Herring of Mur- physboro, Illinois, keeps all the citizens of Murphysboro busy working with the fire department There might have been a time away back when the chief wasn’t taken very seriously. But for many years now, citizens there have respected his leadership in fire protection and prevention and have never had cause to regret it. Chief Herring has conducted weekly fire drills in the seven school buildings of his city. Possibly some teachers and parents thought it was a waste of time. Strange to say, proof of the value of disciplined control of children, gained through many fire drills, came not as a result of fire, but as a result of wind. When the teachers in the seven Murphysboro schools saw the tornado approaching on March 18, they sounded a fire alarm, and in each building the children marched in per- fect order to the hallways of the buildings. Teachers told Chief Her- ring that the weekly fire drills saved hundreds of lives. Although the roofs and the outer walls of school buildings were crushed in like paper, the loss of life among the school children was very small because they and _ their teachers kept cool and collected dur- ing the excitement. There was no panic. There was no mad rush for the exits. There was no breaking of the line. There was the orderly procedure that comes only as the result of drill. The fire drill is a drill to inculcate discipline and firmly that panic may have no chance when the hour of excitement arrives. —— 2. 2.—____ Some Things Boy Scouts Can Do 1. Keep crowds back. 2. Keep vehicles from driving over hose. 3. Notify persons in vincity of fire to shut off water. 4. Keep automobiles away from fire area. 5. Patrol vicinity of fire for sparks on. roofs. 6. Run errands for chief. 7. Report fire hazard in assigned area to chief. —— >>. Strategy plays an important part in outwitting competition. As in war, sc in business, brain power at the di- recting end counts more than mere weight of numbers and other advan- tages. Good generalship has pulled many a waning business out of the jaws of failure, order so OUR METHODS IN TRUSTS Quotations from Our Circular Entitled “TRUSTS IN GENERAL’ . 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SENF, SECRETARY-TREASURER May 27, 1925 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 15 Cutting Douwn Our Fire Losses. Richard F. Grant, president of the National Chamber and chairman of the Board of Judges of the Inter-Chamber Fire Waste Contest, announced the unanimous selection of Indianapolis as the winner of the grand award for the best record in fire prevention during 1924 of all cities in the contest. Fresno, Calif., got the award for competing cities with a population between 50,000 and 100,000. Findlay, Ohio, led all cities having a population of between 20,000 and 50,000. Albany, Ga., was given first place in cities with popula- tions under 20,000. The results of the contest are most encouraging. Sixty per cent. of the cities showed a reduction in fire losses to property; 68.5 per cent. of the com- peting cities reported a reduction in life loss. Taking all the cities report- ing to the Board of Judges as a whole, there was a reduction in fire losses of 10 per cent. while the population was increasing 11 per cent. The records of the competing cities show an actual saving of $4,000,000. During 1924 the loss due to fire for every man, woman and child in the United States will be about $5. Dur- ing 1923 the per capita fire loss for cities in the Inter-Chamber Fire Waste Contest was $3.24, while in 1924 this was further reduced to $3.10. This indicates that fire waste can be reduced when properly approached. The number of cities interested in the contest has been rapidly increasing. To-day there are 375 cities’ represent- ing more than 30,000,000 inhabitants which have filed formal entry blanks. Each of them has an organized fire prevention committee representing the outstanding business men, city officials and local civic organizations and func- tioning through the local chamber of commerce. In order that they may have the best information and assistance pos- sible, the fire prevention organizations comprising the National Fire Waste Council are constantly sending their experts to various cities in the contest for consultation and addresses. The Insurance Department supplies, at regular intervals, printed material and suggestions for local service. All this is intended to help local chambers of commerce render the most effective service to their community in the sav- ing of life and property from the ravages of fire. It is hoped all will volunteer their services to the secretaries of their local chambers or civic associations for this purpose. The experience of the con- test indicates fire losses can be reduced, but it is up to the policyholders, acting collectively through their chambers of commerce, to do it. Regardless of the excellent assistance and leadership of the conservation ser- vices of the fire insurance companies, no one but the policyholders can ma- terially reduce the $500,000,000 lost an- nually to America as well as 15,000 lives. — They Learn That Profits Are Involved Frequently, skeptics question the value of the community fire preven- tion effort. Whether the work is done under the direction of a state fire pre- vention association, state fire marshal department, the local fire department or the chamber of commerce, the ques- tion is often asked, “Do the efforts lead to any permanent results?” Continuous, consistent and intelli- gently directed fire prevention efforts always bring direct and permanent re- sults. W. K. Greenebaum, executive manager of the Michigan City (Ind.) Chamber of Commerce did a real ser- vice for fire safety when he told the National Fire Waste Council about the benefits which manufacturers in his city had received as a result of adopt- ing the fire prevention suggestions of the Chamber and of the local fire de- partment. He let the manufacturers speak for themselves. These manufac- turers, as successful business men na- turally do speak of tangible, measur- able and profitable results. Expres- sions in letters of some manufacturers show that they were agreeably sur- prised to learn how profitable it is to practice fire protection and fire pre- vention. It is worth while noting, too, that the executives of these companies show a justifiable pride in their achievements. ence el Ae Corporations Wound Up. The following Michigan corpora- tions have recently filed notices of dis- solution with the Secretary of State: Dodge Estates Corporation, Detroit. Chicago Packing Co., Detroit. Michigan Business University, Grand Rapids. C. B. 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Fremont, Michigan. | Merchants Life Insurance Company | | WILLIAM A. WATTS © RANSOM E. OLDS President Chairman of Board Offices: 3rd floor Michigan Trust Bldg.—Grand Rapids, Mich. GREEN & MORRISON—Michigan State Agents 16 What Small Checking Account May Lead To. That the small checking account is very often a losing piece of business for the bank was the subject of an article a short time ago in the maga- zine. A banker in discussing the arti- cle said: “While there might be a direct loss at the start, we would be very glad to take any small checking account offered. “It is the small accounts that often develop into the large and _ profitable ones,” he said. “In every business there are operations that can be figur- ed as being a direct loss. If a depart- ment store were to figure the cost of selling a five-cent article, there usually would be no profit shown on the sale, but it prepares the road to a fifty-dol- lar transaction. Banks are more and more being operated along the lines of merchandising institutions, “In some banking houses to-day it is still necessary to be introduced to be permitted to open an account. That custom is passing rapidly. “There was a trust company locat- ed on a busy corner in an old-fashion- ed bank building with only one en- trance. It remodeled its building and put an entrance on the other street, making a diagonal Passage-way which became a popular shortcut. One of the directors protested, saying that all people would be walking through the bank. The president, who had been a successful merchant, said he hoped they would; it would be only a ques- tion of time before they would find that it was a very convenient place for an account, and the whole note of his advertising was that you were wel- come in that bank and that a dollar would start an account for you. “The open-door welcome policy made the bank one of the largest and strongest in the town in a few years.” —_2+>—____. Get Right Down To Business. Written for the Tradesman. It is fine and splendid and glorious to think big thoughts; but it is what you do that counts. You may be full of fine theories of business, but—are you getting the sales? If you aren’t, it is time right now to get down to business. The man who wants to do things should think them out, of course. and man carefully, and study every side of the question—but the first and great- est essential of accomplishment is to ret right down to business. Usually, if you do that, the incidental items will take care of themselves. The man who is selling things—the man whose livelihood depends upon Not Now in Evidence. Mandy, weary of matrimony, had brought suit for divorce on grounds of cruelty. “You say,’ asked the judge, “that vour husband threatened you, a de- fenseless woman, with a wooden roll- ing pin?” “Yassuh. done.” “Can you produce the rolling pin?” “Nossuh. Ah’s ’fraid not, such. Yo’ see, Ah jus’ tuk it away f'um him “t de time, an’ busted it ovah his haid.” Dat’s what he up an’ MICHIGAN TRADESMAN his ability to sell things—must, first and foremost, see to it that he sells things. He may be an employer. He may be an employe. But if he wants to live, it is up to him to make sales. One good, fat sale is worth a dozen pretty theories about selling. And the man who knows make one good sale can make a and a hundred and a thousand, so long as he goes at it and keeps at it with an enthusiastic determination to sell. If you want sales, it is up to you to go right after them. Don’t wait for them to come your way, or think how nice it would be if you could only sell two or three times as much. Go right after the sales. Hustle for them. You can go after them by having:a store that is clean and bright and up- to-date—the kind of store that puts every customer in a frame of mind favorable to buying. You can go after the sales by meet- ing every customer half-way, with a cordial welcome; greeting him by name; showing a keen and eager in- terest in seeing that he gets good ser- vice and first-class satisfaction. how to dozen You can go after the sales by study- ing the customer’s wants, and then giving him, not any old thing you want to get rid of, but the exact thing that will suit him best. You can go after the sales—and this is also important—by handling re- liable lines that have a full-grown reputation back of them and that will give satisfaction, bring repeat orders and build permanent business for your store. Don’t wait for the customer to do all the buying. Dig right in yourself and do some selling. Don’t say to yourself: “It would be nice if I could sell this dollar article instead of just the fifty cent size.” Go to it and push the the dollar you are worth. Don't reflect: “I’d like to suggest So-and-So but I’m afraid the customer would think me cheeky in offering him something he right to it, tell your customer what So-and-So is for, and why he’ll find it the thing to buy later on, even if he doesn’t need it right now. The way to do things is to get right down to business and do them. And the way to sell things—which is your business, upon which your livelihood depends—is to throw yourself, heart and soul, into the job of selling. Victor Lauriston. —_~-2.___ Life and Business. I don’t know any life better than that of the honorably successful busi- ness man. To have endured early hard- ships with fortitude, to have overcome difficulties by perseverance, to have conducted and developed a large busi- ness, useful in itself and giving em- ployment to many; to have achieved position, fortune, independence and in- fluence, to have established a char- acter above reproach, to have accumu- lated the esteem and confidence and friendship of one’s fellows, and ‘to have gained all this in the world with- out sacrificing the soul to avarice OF Starving the heart into hardness: ~T say that he who has so lived, has nobly lived, David B. Forgan. ~ RE Ay Ser 5. sale of size for all and hasn't asked for.” Go ‘ ao eee May 27, 1925 Michigan Shoe Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Company LANSING, MICHIGAN PROMPT ADJUSTMENTS Write L. H. BAKER, Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 549 LANSING, MICH. —$—_——— ] AUTOMATIC 4267 BELL, MAIN 24355 A. E. 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ACCOUNTANTS and AUDITORS Telephone 51443 G.R. SAVINGS BUILDING Cost and Financial Systems \quemeasucneessasunsssmasansenans —~- b at’ : : a « —~- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 Foe PIES 71% ‘oe SAE 7 ES — — =~ WOMANS WORLD An Old Folly That Scrapped. Written for the Tradesman. At this time in May there should be broadcasted from every radio station in the land a message to the June brides and bridegrooms to be. This should be heralded as an aphorism replete with the boiled-down wisdom of the ages. All those who are to take the step should be urged to hear it and assured that heeding its warning will save mental anguish, and will prove one of the best preventives of martial disruption. The messages should be just this— “Don’t try living with the old folks,” the term being used as it often is in this connection, as referring to parents Should Be of whatever age. Strange indeed it is that in this year of grace 1925, it should be necessary to caution against a domestic situation that for generations past, in forty-nine cases out of every fifty, has been found utterly impossible. This old folly of two families in one house, is like booze or dope in that it is invested with a deathless delusion. All can see just how it works out for other people, but nearly all believe that they themselves will prove exceptions to the rule. There is a difference between living with his folks and living with her folks. As to getting along at all smoothly, the odds are greatly in favor of the latter. Indeed, if the incoming son-in- law is extremely tractable, and has an angelic disposition and no faults what- ever, and if he keeps up his full share of the expenses, and if he and _ his father-in-law do not try working to- gether and do not enter into any busi- ness partnership, and if no one, least of all her mother, tries to boss anyone else in the crude, ill-considered way that makes the person bossed notice what is going on and resent it—then they may get on peaceably for an in- definite time. A son-in-law who measures up to these requirements is extremely rare, nor are the other conditions of har- mony often present, but once in per- haps a million tryouts, there is such a case of perfect concord. And gen- erally speaking, living with her folks involves less of serious disagreement than does living with his folks. But it is the latter arrangement that is far more common, for it is law and custom that the husband shall pro- vide the place of residence. If the young man owns no home, where is he likely to take his bride but to his father’s house? When the pros and cons of the young couple’s remaining there are be- ing discussed, the financial argument looms large. In these days of high rents why should the poor boy pay out so much money for a good apartment or even what it costs to get any decent little place to live, when there is room and to spare under the parental roof? The dear girl is just a slip of a thing and can’t require much space anyway. Other considerations enter in. The elders hate the thought of having no young person in the house—it would be so lonely. The dear girl will be company for mother and can help her with the work. Then, too, the elders have a feeling, subconscious, maybe, that the youngers will be far better off right under their eyes, where any tendencies of either one and especially on the part of the dear girl—that are not in accordance with the estab- lished ideas of the family, may be promptly curbed. So, little girl, the program is arrang- ed quickly, the role assigned to you being that of obedient daughter-in-law. All that is expected of you, all that ever will be expected of you, is to ac- quiesce. If your compliance is perfect you never will have the least bit of difficulty in getting along. But, dear Little Girl, don’t you do it Don’t try to live with his folks at all. Don’t stay in that house a day longer than it takes to get out with a fair de- gree of grace. In accounts of Egypt have you ever read the grave of a woman is marked? For a man a plaster turban is a suitable headstone, but for a wo- man there should be a slate. She was passive—the one written upon. If you should stay there with His folks, and should continue in the role that has been assigned to you, you might just as well die and be buried so far as your own individuality and the traits and qualities that distinguish you are concerned. Under that roof you never could call your soul your own without first rising in rebellion. If you would have any peace you must consent to be the slate that is written upon. There could be no more fitting symbol to indicate the grave of your real self. Either you would submit or you wouldn’t. Most American girls are too strong-willed to yield to being pressed into a mold. The ruction comes quickly, and long years of bitter feel- ing follow the short duration of an ex- periment that never ought to have been tried. If you are one of the few who are really meek, and should you succeed in holding your tongue and keeping down what little temper you have—then so much the worse for you, because it would be a case of if you win, you lose. It is not for her who tells to the world her harrowing tale otf woe, for whom the angels shed their tears of pity; but rather for some poor little thing who endures repres- sion in silent agony of soul. The most poignant suffering of discord may be concealed by an outward semblance of entire agreement. Let us suppose, little girl, that al- ready you tactfully have put the idea over to your adored and adoring young husband that there must be other liv- ing arrangements. At first he couldn't see the least bit of need, but finally you make the desired dent in his resilient masculine brain. Now a word to both of you. If you just haven't the money to make any kind of a home, and can’t afford to rent a small plain house or two or three housekeeping rooms, then scrape together a few dollars and buy a little cheap lumber and possibly a discarded piano box or two. Find a spot of ground than can be leased at a low cost and is not too close to the folks of either one of you. On this, with your own hands, if need be, build a little shanty. Therein set up your household goods, trusting that before the mercury goes down to zero, next winter you will be able to stop the cracks of your humble dwelling with tar paper on the outside and plaster board within. strong and ambitious, you won't expect to remain long in such rude quarters, but in all essential things you will be far better off there than you would be if living with the parents of either one of you, even though, as we all along have assumed, the folks on both sides are the very best people Moreover you will be very happy, for you two will be as Being in the world. highest Heaven wants you to be now, alone by yourselves and on your own. It cannot be made too emphatic that the difficulty of getting along peace- ably together is not the only nor the chief objection to living with the old folks. That is the one that shows most on the surface, but not the one that reaches down deep into the roots of things. The power above has de- creed that every married pair ought to establish a family life that is an independent entity, not a mere adjunct To do this they must have a place where they can work out their owm problems, manage their own affairs, make the blunders that bring discipline and bene- to some other family life. fit, be at the head of their own es- tablishment, and have opportunity for the development of character. Doing the other thing is a choking of God- implanted impulses, and involves an unnatural constraint that causes de- formity of growth and, if long con- tinued, atrophy of powers. This is what was meant by if you win, you lose, and is the reason why the rare situation of real or even ap- parent harmony is not so good as to results as the vigorous clashing that soon brings its own remedy. It is also the reason why submission to the will and wishes of perfectly good elders may be little short of a crime, and why the radios could perform no more beneficent service than that of broad- casting the message, Don’t try living with the old folks. Ella M. Rogers. ek yarns * ad Paar a et ae : ma: CHICAGO One Way $4.20 Round Trip $7.30 GOODRICH TRANSIT COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, HOLLAND and CHICAGO RAILWAY Freight and Passenger Line. Leave Grand Rapids Tues., Thurs. and Sun. 6:30 P. M. Grand Rapids Time. Leave Chicago Mon., Wed. and Fri., 7:00 P. M. Chicago Time For Information Call Telephones Citizen 4322 Bell M. 4470 #9 Vox . Be £ LP gy * Sait ke pe “WT laa 1:5 fhe pe PEN THOT i Ys had A SUMMER HOME ON WHEELS The Clare Auto Tour Trailer is equipped with comfortable beds, a 12x14 ft. waterproof tent. Space under tent in which to cook and eat meals. Every con- venience for comfort. Light and rigid, trails perfectly. Ideal for tourists. Write today for catalog and prices. CLARE MFG. CO. Clare, Mich. Camping and Commercial Trailers 9 Chocolates Package Goods of Paramount Quality and Artistic Design We buy and sell property of all kinds. Merchandise and Realty. Special sale experts and auctioneers. Big 4 Mer- chandise Wreckers. Room 11, 200-204 Monroe Ave., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Big 4 Merchandise Wreckers Room 11 Twamiey Bldg. GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN i a SPRATT ie MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 27, 1925 — = = = = —_ UT ie = = * si PEA & S DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS “> NOTIONS fe OC = = . sayy} meaner dC (C4 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. Dry Goods Business Better Than Last Year. The demand for flat silk crepe con- tinued far ahead of supply in the local dry goods market last week, according to the special review of the situation by Claflins Incorporated. The activity in bordered silk prints in radium and crepe continued very strong as well. Crepe de chine and radium in practical- ly all colors held their own. Road sales for both immediate and Fall delivery are considerably ahead of the corresponding period a year ago. “Orders for wool dress fabrics show- ed quite an improvement,” the review “Lightweight French flannels were being reordered by the Northern trade. The requests for cream flannels showed a decided strengthening. Or- for Fall business were satisfac- In wash fabrics, 40 inch floral in pastel shades and tints are selling very well. These patterns are a new development. Silk and cotton crepes are particularly good, and silk and cotton rayon fabrics continue ac- tive. “Sales in the lining department on plain materials used for costume slips and foundations continue to increase. Street colors predominate, and a mark- ed improvement was evident in the lighter or Summer shades. The de- mand for whites has been especially Sales this past week were far ahead of those for the same week last year. Mail business was very good. “The response to a few special prices on domestics, offered to the trade this past week, greatly increased the sale of 36 inch muslins. Sales on sheets and pillow cases were consider- ably ahead of these for the correspond- ing period a year ago. The business in the drapery and upholstery department was largely on materials for slip cover- ings. While there is usually a good demand for 50 inch linen for this pur- pose, a great many English shadow warp prints were sold, as well as heavier cretonnes in linen finish. The trend seems to be for conservative de- signs in bright colorings. Ruffled curtains continue active. “Lace orders showed a very good increase over the previous week. Ecru ‘Vals’ were in great demand. White ‘Vals’ sold in generous quantity. Road orders for immediate delivery goes on. ders tory. voiles strong. also showed a preference for men’s fancy silk and crepe de chine handkerchiefs and women’s flowered handkerchiefs on silk and on net. “Sales for the entire house showed a favorable for each day over the corresponding period a year ago. Road and mail orders were very good on certain wanted fabrics. Collec- satisfactory.” very increase tions were —_2-.___ Offers Novelties in Canes. Novelties in canes are being offered by a manufacturer here that incorpor- ate ideas of value for the sports lover. One is a “pipe cane,” the handle of which -when unscrewed proves to be the bowl of a pipe. The stem and bit of the pipe are carried in a section of the interior of the cane and are easily removed to form the completed pipe. The handle or bowl portion is of brier or cherry wood, while the cane proper is of malacca. The smoker is thus able to “light up” at any outdoor event, without the annoyance of carrying around an otherwise bulky pipe. Along the same line the manufacturer in ques- tion is offering a “seat cane.’ This features a divided aluminum handle that opens fan shape and provides an emergency seat which is fairly com- fortable for witnessing a game. This cane is made of hickory which affords a strong supporting structure. When closed the handle of the cane does not appear different from the regulation type. o-oo Use Leather on Little Dresses. That leather trimmings will be a Fall style feature in dresses for children and juniors is indicated by the models en- tered in the designers’ contest sponsor- ed by the United Women’s Belt League of America and to be shown at a style show at New York this week. Many of these garments make use of leather and suede in novel ways and in effective color combinations. A fav- orite device of designers is to repeat the scheme of the belt in the cuffs, which are sometimes turned-back bands of leather or suede and some- times small replicas of the belt, buckl- ed around the wrist and-holding in the fullness of the sleeve. Pockets are also seen in leather or suede, often with a decorative note of metal to harmonize with the belt. Leather and suede appliques on skirts or bodices are likewise used. Emerald green, red and other high shades are seen most, although a good deal of tan and brown is in evidence. ————_»2.—___ Offerings of Summer Clothing. With the coming of warmer weather retailers are planning early drives to stimulate the sale of men’s Summer clothing. in the way of added buying of these garments lately owing to the sizeable stocks which many of them have as the result of the poor turnover last year. Manufacturers, however, see this as a The stores have done little - temporary condition that may _ be changed substantially for the better if the stores get good results with their early offerings. Flannels‘are said to be receiving more attention this year and have possibilities of becoming a very important factor in the Summer styles. Gray, tan and biscuit are de- scribed as three of the leading new shades, with little interest shown in white flannels. Tropical worsteds and the suits of cotton and worsted weaves in a large number of patterns likewise rank high in the new offerings. —~+2.__ This Doll Jumps a Rope. The newest thing in doll importa- tions from the toy centers on the other side of the Atlantic is one that jumps a rope. It is claimed to be the self-balancing rope-jumping doll in the world. It is of British invention and manufacture, but is patented in this country as well as abroad. The description of the doll in the direc- tions for making it do its stunt is peculiarly British. Part of it goes this way: “In this wonderful doll equilibrium is secured by a new ap- plication of mechanical laws, wherein the equal but oppositely directed forces of motion—action and reaction—alter- nate to produce the skipping effect. The impact lift of the rope, its race against the doll’s inertia, etc., all op- erating together in perfect balance un- der the influence of gravity, forms an interesting example of the harmonic action of mechanical forces.” 2 Silk Conditions Stay Favorable. A good immediate delivery business continues in Summer silks. Prints re- main in favorable demand from many sections of the country and wash silks are meeting with an exceptionally good call. The mills generally, however, have now about caught up with the bulk of their seasonal business and are concentrating their attention on Fall lines. The wide silks offered for that season have had a broader sample piece distribution, owing to the greater pro- duction facilities available for the Fall. No doubt is felt that these 54 inch goods will be popular, both with the cutter-up and consumer. The level of raw silk prices continues favorable to the manufacturing trade. The most important development watched in connection with raw silk is the opening of the new cocoon sea- son. only —_~++.__ Summer Neckwear Demand Good. Orders for men’s neckwear continue to shape up satisfactorily. In a period in which haberdashery items are gen- erally not moving as well as might be the case, retailers are described as having a good turnover of neckwear. Summer merchandise is now getting a broader demand, and the prospects for lightweight cut silk ties are held to be satisfactory. Foulards and crepes fig- ure well in this class of goods. Stripes remain the leading patterns and there is lessening of interest in bright colors. While, so far, the bow tie has not done as well as was expected, this is said to be due mainly to the lack of real warm weather. The tie silk mills have booked a nice advance business for Fall, according to statements made by their representatives yesterday. Long Trouser Suits Taking Well. The introduction of long trouser suits for little boys, as reported in this department some time ago, is develop- ing into quite a vogue. Retailers who sensed the appearance of the long trousered suit to boys and “played it up” properly are said to be having a very satisfactory turnover. The suits have. vests as well as long trousers, and so meet in every respect the boy’s desire to be garbed like his big brother even if his years are still few. The bigger cities have furnished most of the buying of these suits thus far but that there will be a demand from the smaller centers is not doubted. —~+>>———__ Lack of Luster a Factor. While there has been some demand for ribbed woolen coatings for the Fall the call is said to have not measured up to expectations. One reason for this is held to be the lack of luster in the most of these woolens, this giving them a kind of flat appearance that has not proved attractive to designers. On the other hand the silk and worsted ribbed coatings which the silk manu- facturers have stressed for the coming season have taken well. This is said to be because these ribbed weaves ‘ possess the luster which the woolens do not have. now being ” TABLE OIL CLOTHS 1000 Pieces on hand for Quick Delivery. A complete stock of Plain White, Printed White and Tan Fan- cies in both 5/4 and €/4 widths. We also carry the Sanitas Line of Wall Coverings, and Black Muslin and Drill in different widths in the Meritas Brand. In the Whites we car- ry two grades, 5/4 and 6/4 widths. SPECIAL—Six piece Case Ass’mt. 2/white Fancy, 4/Tan Fan- cies Assorted Case $20.40. Your Mail Orders Given Prompt Atten- tion. Paul Steketee & had Wholesale Dry Goods Grand Rapids, Michigan - M+ May 27, 1925 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 19 Great World-Changing Inventions. Two weeks ago we spoke of that freight airship—the beginning of a definite transportation service. Chem- ical development has made such things possible. The chemists take two or several metals, some strong and heavy, others brittle and soft, others light and shape. The Emperor watched _this Delicious cookie-cakes and crisp without great strength, and by fusing glass man and considered. Tribute a . 2. Th . them in varying proportions produce was then paid in glass—it was as os appetizing crackers — Inhere 18 a ' an alloy at once as strong as steel and precious as gold. Its very fragile qual- Cooke Cakes A Hekman food-confection for every as light as thick paper. By working out these alloys they are able to make an airplane strong enough to hold its parts together and yet with but a frac- In the life of Tiberius the Roman Em- peror it is stated that a citizen invented a method for making ‘malleable glass. He brought to the Emperor a beautiful glass vase which was thrown to the ground only to be dented. With a hammer the dent was rounded into ity kept it valuable. If it could be handled like this vase it would sink to the value of copper or iron. So Tiber- ius asked this man if any other knew At Every Neo meal and for every taste. y tion of the weight of steel. They are his secret. When he answered “No,” oe @ i also working out new gases of superior the Emperor promptly had his head ec man ISCUl 0. lifthig power, and new forms of en- Cut off and the secret died with him! e , gines with the power of an eagle and There are, perhaps, those who think G IQ e Mi h the size of a bantam. These things are that the world would have been saner rand apid Ss. cn. constantly being worked out, and will, and surer if the invention of gunpowder before long, be utilized by the manu- had been held back several centuries, . facturers to produce light airplanes OF if the discoverers of poison gas and which will rank with our present light new explosives had been handled like cars. We have every belief that within that glass man—but we must all ac- 10 years the air will be nearly as well cept the freedom of the human mind, ONE SALE LEADS TO ANOTHER i filled with these metal birds as our and accept these great world-chang- Each new sale of Fleischmann’s Yeast means not only a Yeast roads are now filled with cars. They ng inventions as they come.—Rural customer but a regular customer for other foods as well, because KS will be practical and useful. They can New Yorker. Yeast makes healthy, satisfied people. ; even be used by farmers to carry light > o——_ Fleischmann’s Yeast is a familiar name in every home in your ' loads of high-priced produce to mar- The Three Stages of Man. community through our advertising campaign. Make this campaign , ket. We might as well admit that these The first time he went to church work for you. ' things are coming, for we can literally they threw water on him. The second We've created the demand. It’s up to you to supply it. see the portents in the air—although time they threw rice on him. The i we do not think the coming of these last time they threw dirt on him. i steel birds will be an evil thing. Ask oe hese FLEISCHMANN’S YEAST yourself whether the coming in suc- New Name For It. ° 5 t cession of the telephone, the gas en- “T hear George is spending all his The Fleischmann Company | 0 gine, the radio and the tractor have time drinking these days. What’s he SERVICE brought good or evil to the people. At supposed to be?” : any rate, you cannot stop their coming. “An interior decorator.” | Michigan Canned Foods for Michigan People | art Brand Canned Foods FRUITS VEGETABLES Red Sour Cherries Black Raspberries Peas String Beans ~~ al Corn Green Lima Beans Blackberries Peaches —. Red Kidney Beans ’Gooseberries Apples Succo Squash HART BRAND canned foods are prepared from the finest products of the garden, orchard and farm. They are gathered and packed in the most prime condition. HART BRAND canned foods are conditions. JUNE GARDEN PEAS fresh to sterilized by heat alone and packed under the most sanitary your table from HART BRAND cans ready to serve. Put the Summer Garden in Your Winter Pantry. HART BRAND gives you selection from the finest garden peas, the best succulent sweet corn, the highest quality string beans, lima beans and succotash. Ww. R. ROACH & COMPANY sie lp ng Prepared by ! Main Office: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 20 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 27, 1925 — = — = = How To Tell Quality in Beef. Three recognized points designate grade as refers to carcass meats, name- ly conformation, finish and quality. The first two points or grade factors concern the wholesaler and_ retailer more than the housewife, since they influence the money value more than the flavor or palatability. formation refers to build or shape,, and since very blocky form meat is high- Since con- ly desirable, such cuts as rib roasts are particularly influenced by conforma- tion. Finish refers to color, character and amount of fat, and the thickness of fat on your rib roast is again im- portant, but speaking generally about retail cuts, these two factors are not so vital to the housewife as quality. Excess fat, for instance, may be trim- med off by the retailer and its color and character are closely allied with quality, and it may properly be said that both of these factors designate quality rather than being a part of it. The tenderness of your meat, the flavor, the juiciness as well as the color or appearance are all according to its quality. Meat is structurally made up of muscle fibers, held together by connective tiysue. Through the muscular tissue, fat cells are more or less abundantly distributed. The abundance and fineness of these fat cells influence meat quality. Their by a sort of marbled appearance spoken of in the trade as grain or marbling. If marbling is present in a marked degree and if it is fine, rather than coarse, high qual- i Coarse grained meat is usually older and not well fed, and is stringier and tougher. Corn and other grain produce the best quality meat. In coarse beef, such grain as is present is largely deposited along the lines of the connective tissue and is rather deceptive unless carefuliy ob- served. The tenderness is largely in relation to softness of bone, the latter indicating age. Hard, flinty bones be- speak age and tough meat. The part of the backbone exposed on ribs is an excellent place to look for age indica- tion. If white, tinged with red, you may be reasonably sure the animal was young and the meat will be tender. You must, however, distinguish be- tween the- white cartilaginous bones and white, flinty bones. The age is also indicated by the appearance of bones sawed and the resulting bone dust. Firmness of the lean meat also presence is indicated Ity is present. indicates quality, though young, soft boned meat need not be so firm to be tender and flavorful. Color is a strong, deciding factor in meat, the most de- sirable being a light cherry red, the lightness of the flesh being due to presence of fine fat cells. Color is found in various shades—to blackish red, and when this shade is found it does not indicate unwholesomeness, but unusually few, if any, fat cells are deposited in the muscular tissue, and so it does not possess the appearance tenderness, or flavor so highly desired. The grade of beef recognized by the United States Department of Agricul- ture as good is moderately firm, slight- ly dark red, marbling moderate in de- gree and fineness, bones slightly hard and grayish, muscular tissue moderate- ly thin walled and moderately small fibers. This grade may vary in some of these factors but the foregoing represents a fair average. The bulk of steer beef coming on the market is. found in this grade. —~++>___ The Value of Asparagus. There is absolutely no fair excuse for any man who owns a fair-sized piece of land, and does not provide his fam- ily with all the asparagus they can eat—and more. We put out a perman- ent challenge to any farmer to come forward and give such an excuse. It may be impossible for some over- worked people to keep up and care for a regular garden, but aspagagus re- quires little more work than a patch of weeds or Timothy hay. Once prop- erly started the asparagus will, even with the most moderate care, continue to give crops for a dozen years or more. We have one old patch that we tried to kill out. It was as hard to subdue as quack grass. Of course as- paragus will respond to good culture like any other crop, but it will actually grow and thrive with practically no care at all, and it is perhaps the most useful vegetable growing in the North- ern garden. It comes at a time when the average garden supplies little else except rhubarb. The colored people call it “Dr. Green,” classing it with grass as a Spring tonic. than a tonic. It is more It is a food. We make many a full meal on bread and butter, asparagus and rhubarb. When we con- sider how small an outlay of labor and money will be needed to put this re- markable vegetable upon any farm table, we are amazed at the fact that so few farm families have full enjoy- ment of it. Yes, we challenge any farmer to give any reasonable excuse for not having a full supply of aspara- gus.—Rural New Yorker. —++>___ Clerk Was Accommodating. Clerk: Now that you’ve seen all the blankets in the store, which one do you wish? Lady: Well, I was only looking for a friend, and didn’t expect to buy. Clerk: Well, ma’am, if you think she’s in that remaining blanket up there, I'll take it down for you. RED STAR No matter what your particular re- quirements, RED STAR Flour ac- complishes the unusual in _ baking. Flour made from wheat so carefully chosen, and carefully milled in the world’s finest mill by skilled opera- tives, is certain to show up in excellent baking results. There is a degree of uniformity in RED STAR Flour that can be depended upon in any season, year after year. JUDSON GROCER COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN WE STORE GGS WE SELL GGS We Sell Ful — O — POULTRY FEED Oyster Shells EGG CASE MATERIAL, EXCELSIOR PADS, GRANT DA-LITE EGG CANDLERS. Get Our Prices. WE BUY GGS Pep EGG CASES, KENT STORAGE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS_~ LANSING ~ BATTLE CREEK ‘holesale Grocers . : General Warehousing end Distributin if STRAWBERRIES Season is early this year. Carlot receipts are liberal now. Berries are beautiful and price is within reach of all. Send your order to us. PINEAPPLES Good ripe Cuban Pines now plentiful and reasonable in price. The most desirable sizes are abundant now, later on sizes will be smaller. Buy liberally now. THE VINKEMULDER CoO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. May 27, 1925 Decision Which Is Wonderful Boon To Business Men. A most important court decision has just been rendered by the United States District Court for the New York District, which if it is sustained on appeal, as I predict it will be, will greatly enlarge the powers and useful- ness of mercantile associations, and therefore lead to the organization of many new ones. The decision in substance is that the members of an association may agree with each other that where a customer owes money to any member, all the other members may refuse to sell such customer except for cash. It has gen- erally been believed that this would be illegal, but it unquestionably affords a splendid against loss through dead beats. The law has for a considerable time been settled that a mercantile association may operate a credit department through which the names of the delinquent customers of the members can be circulated among the general membership. If the in- formation has been carefully assembled and is not maliciously circulated, but only for the benefit of the members, it is privileged like the credit informa- tion circulated by mercantile agencies. Never before, however, has any court given an association the right to unitedly refuse credit to a buyer who had failed to pay a member. The en- tire mercantile world should pray that the decision be affirmed on appeal. protection The case in which the decision was made was interesting. It was brought by the United States against the Fur Dressers’ and Fur Dyers’ Association, Inc., and the charge was conspiracy in restraint of trade. It seems that the members of this association have for years been losing money by reason of bad debts. Not only were the debts bad because the debtors were financial- ly irresponsible in many Cases, but alsu because many of them were for small sums and it would have cost more to go to law about them than they worth. Therefore the members devised a scheme to send to all the members each month a list of buyers who owed any member money, and to unitedly refuse to do business with such buyers except for cash. The plan was won- derfully effective, but the Government attacked it as a conspiracy in restraint of trade. My own opinion, if any one is in- terested in it, is that no court will de- clare this plan to be in restrait of trade for two reasons: first, it does not de- prive the buyers who suffer from it of anything to which they have a vested right. Nobody has a right to credit. You can’t compel anybody to sell you on credit, no matter how honest and substantial you are. Therefore in losing credit you lose nothing which you can demand. Second, refusing credit to a buver who has proven un worthy of it by defaulting on a right- eous obligation is just and fair. The court took this view, citing the * enormous number of insolvencies in the business covered by the associa- tion, which had come about because the members had no adequate method of protection. This lay in prevention, the court thought, rather than in ef- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN forts to collect after the debt was in- curred. I quote from the decision: The provision that lists of customers who have failed to pay their overdue accounts to members of the association shall be distributed to members of the association for their information, and that no delivery of goods shall be made to any person by any member so long as the name of that person appears on the list except upon payment of cash or by check upon the delivery of goods does not go beyond the reasonable re- quirements to correct the abuses which have crept into the trade. The pro- vision discriminates against none other than those who do not pay agreed prices for service rendered to them. Not every agreement which sup- presses competition or restrains trade is illegal. ‘Only such agreements and combinations as unreasonably sup- press competition or restrain trade are illegal. The rules of the association provide every conceivable method to prevent the listing of customers other than those who have failed to pay their bills and every conceivable method for the immediate release of every customer from the list upon the payment of his bills. Only the names of customers who have not paid their accounts are listed, not the names of the members nor the amounts that the customers Owe the members, nor the names of customers who owe less than $100 or who hon- estly dispute unpaid accounts. Information as to financial responsi- bility of customers and the lien which the law gives are not sufficient to pro- tect. Although the association has been operating nine years, the Government has not proved or even attempted to prove any injury to any one. There you have the basis for the most valuable plan of protecting trade fro mabuse that I know of. The main reason dead beats flourish as they do, keep going as they do, is not that they can cheat one merchant once. Any- body can do that, and it isn’t apt to be a killing matter. It is because a dead beat has been able to cheat one mer- chant and then go to another and an- other, who not knowing of the fate of the first would freely grant credit. If all the merchants in a ter- ritory were banded together in an as- often sociation to carry out the plan upheld by the court in the fur case, the dead beat would be limited to one killing and that probably not very large. It is one of the greatest things that have ever happened to business men. (Copyright, 1925, by Elton J. Buckley) oe. Business Oddities and Romances. Why brown eggs for Boston and white eggs for New York? Here’s an- other color scheme in food: There are many kinds of salmon, some red, others pink and some just white. The white-meat fish is good food, but only the pink and red find a market in the United States. So the canners developed a market for the white salmon in the South Sea Islands and each can bore the legend: This salmon guaranteed not to turn red after canning. And to-day the South Sea people will not touch salmon that carries even the slightest tinge of color. And the French want their oysters green as one of our editorial writers points out. Another contributor tells us that the failure in the fashion for ostrich feathers cost the farmers in South Africa £2,000,000 a year. M. J. DARK & SONS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. oe a | _— Receivers and Shippers of All Seasonable Fruits and Vegetables | | | | You Make Satisfied Customers when you sell “SUNSHINE” FLOUR Blended For Family Use The Quality is Standard and the Price Reasonable Genuine Buckwheat Flour Graham and Corn Meal —— J. F. Eesley Milling Co. The Sunshine Mills PLAINWELL, MICHIGAN Watson-Higgins Milling Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. NEW PERFECTION The best all purpose flour. RED ARROW The best bread flour. Look for the Perfection label on Pancake flour, Graham flour, Gran- ulated meal, Buckwheat flour and Poultry feeds. Western Michigan’s Largest Feed Distributors. Moseley Brothers GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Jobbers of Farm Produce ~ "The Wholesome “orcad for Pread™ “THE ORIGINAL” QUALITY PREMIUMS SELLS NUCOA I. VAN WESTENBRUGGE Muskegon-Grand Rapids-Holland _>» NaS etapa May 27, 1925 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 23 can afford to adopt a receptive attitude to complaints. For one thing, the goods he handles are all right, and he should know it. He can have every confidence that the defect, if any, is trivial. And, furthermore, the com- plaint is an opportunity to further prove the merits of his article. The dealer who makes a practice of prompt- ly and courteously adjusting any little difficulties that may arise is the man to whom the farmers look when they come to purchase some other imple- ment. A source of much difficulty in some localities is the practice, common among a certain class of farmers, of leaving their implements exposed to all kinds of weather. Some men who wouldn’t leave a_ buffalo nickel lying around loose leave machinery worth thousands of dollars out all winter with only the flimsiest protection, or perhaps with no protection at all. The result is that implements which ought to give ten years’ service go to pieces after a couple of winters, and after the first year rarely give anything like satisfaction. Of course, the shiftless farmer blames the implement, or the man who sold the implement—anybody, in fact, except himself. The only remedy for this sort of thing is education. The dealer can help a great deal in the good work. One dealer in his canvassing throughout the country takes note of the accommoda- tion his customers have provided for their implements. If the spreader is protected from the rain only by a dead tree, and the binder and disker are openly exposed in a weed-grown back yard, it is an easy matter to tactfully suggest better protection for them. The dealer can always base his suggestion on the money-saving in- volved; the small cost of an implement shed compared with the heavy loss in- volved through the rapid depreciation of farm equipment. The financial side of the question, strongly put, will ap- peal to most farmers. One dealer works hand in hand with a carpenter in the same town who has designed a commodious and compara- tively inexpensive shed. To his car- penter friend he turns over the ad- of customers who need ac- commodation of this sort. Where the handles metallic roofing of course there is a first for developing busi- dresses dealer also and _ siding, rate opportunity ness in these lines. dealers take the philosophic “The quicker the implements wear out, the sooner the farmer will have to replace them.” That is true but the dealer who sells the sell Some attitude, enough, frst lot of implements will not The farmer blames, first the implement, and second, th> dealer. The result is that the next time he buys, he takes his business else- where. Often his complaints have a detrimental effect on the first dealer’s farmers who do not the second lot. business among understand the real source of the trouble. Incidentally, one implement man takes the precaution of keeping a record of every sale, with make of im- date and information likely Thus, when he can- plement, to be of help. * vasses John Smith for a binder, and John Smith says, “That binder you sold Frank Jones went to pieces after the first year,” it is a matter of an in- stant to refer to the memo. “What sore of implement shed did Frank Jones have?” If Smith doesn’t get the idea, the dealer goes on to explain that Frank’s implement shed was merely an open pasture field. Furthermore, knowing exactly where the implements he sells are properly looked after, it is easy for the dealer to leaf over the record and quote in- stances of satisfied customers. “Wil- kins, on the tenth concession road, bought a binder three years ago. You can call him on the phone—655 ring 2 —and find out what he thinks of it. Then there’s Frank Pelkey, on the eighth—ask him—.” And so on. Having kept an after eye on his im- plements, and jotted down, in his memory or his note book, a word or two of his more vital observations, the dealer when he wants to influence a doubtful customer can with certainty call upon the witnesses whose testi- mony will help him most. Victor Lauriston. —_+2>——_ Rapid Delivery Equipment For Light Trucking. Announcement is made by the Ford Motor Company of a new light truck- ing unit. The equipment is a com- bination of the standard Ford Run- about with rear deck replaced by a pick-up body. This will prove of unusual interest to retail merchants, dairymen, farmers and others who are faced with the problem of securing rapid transporta- tion of light loads at low cost. Now, there is an all-steel body avail- able, securely attached to the frame of the chassis, with rear door adjust- able chains, side flanges, and_ steel floor strips with sunken bolt heads. The inside dimensions of the body are 4034 inches by 56 inches. Height from floor to top of flare is 13 inches. Orders are being taken now for im- mediate delivery at an announced price of $366 f. 0. b. Detroit, including elec- tric starter and demountable rims. a ein Silverware Sales Are Irregular. With the retail trade on the thres- hold of the biggest matrimonial sea- son of the year, some wonder is ex- pressed as to why more business has not been placed for merchandise that is of a distinctly wedding gift nature. Earlier in the year a fair amount of trading in these lines was put through, and it was expected that better busi- ness would follow. This has not work- ed out in full, and one of the reasons attributed for it is that consumer put- chases of silverware for April wed- ding presents did not measure up to their usual standard. In any there has not been the activity of late in wholesale circles that is usually seen at this time of the year, nor has there been purchased the number of high- priced articles of a gift nature that is seen when things are “right.” event, ——s2s oa Only An Imitation. Fond Uncle—Do you like riding on my knee very much? Niece—Oh, no. I have ridden a real donkey. The Indispensable Wholesaler. Every little while some new expert stumbles over a concept played with by thousands of other experts who have come along the same way, and gravely announces to the world that he sees no reason why the chain of pro- duction and distribution of goods can- not be simplified by the elimination of one or more links regarded as indis- pensable before he and his nimble brain appeared upon the scene. The wholesaler comes in tor a good this condemnation to ex- termination, notwithstanding the fact that the wholesaler is an indispensable reservoir of merchandise and service— an element which maintains an ample, even flow of seasonable merchandise. He is an efficient aid alike to the pro- ducer and retail distributor. It is im- possible to forecast how, without the wholesaler, the fluctuations of public demand could be speedily and ade- quately provided for. share of —_2+>__ 51,000,000 Mouth Organs. Trossingen may not mean a great deal to you, unless you are a very close observer, but Trossingen has made a business success, and it is now cele- brating the hundredth anniversary of its outstanding industry. Mouth organs are the product turn- Trossingen, Wurtemberg, To-day, some- ed out for one hundred years. thing like seven thousand persons are employed in its three mouth-organ factories. Last year the factories of Trossingen provided the world with than 51,000,000 new mouth or- by more gans. —_+>>——_- Novelties in Hardware. A manufacturer of novelties in hard- ware is having success with a popular priced shaving cabinet in white enamel- ed metal, with a mirror about 8 by 10 inches. The interior is fitted with re- ceptacles for shaving soap or powder, razor and brush. The price wholesale is $15 a dozen. Another article which many begun to feature is a regulation size waffle on, sold at $5.50 wholesale. The same department stores have house is also showing a patent bread cutter priced at $15 per dozen. —_++>——_ Great is insurance. Many of us are worth more dead than alive, and many a property is worth more burned than existing. Awnings, Covers Are You Prepared for Week-end Fishing and Camping Trips? BOAT SUPPLIES, OARS, OAR LOCKS, BOAT REPAIRS, OAKUM, MARINE GLUE, CANVAS, LIFE PRESERVERS, RING BUOYS, CUSHIONS, CHAIRS, STOOLS, COTS, TABLES, TENTS. Tents to Rent CHAS. A. 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Call us on either phone. 1—3 IONIA AVE. for DEPENDABLE high grade oak tanned or waterproof cemented LEATHER BELTING. Ags belting manufacturers of twenty-four years experience, in a position to render any kind of prompt hand, SPECIAL MADE BELTS to fit a particular requirement, or REPAIRING leather belts that GRAND RAPIDS BELTING COMPANY Leather Belting Manufacturers ; e, we are belting service, either GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN cre nameameprtac tt eR D A EE ITE occas comcecreeaters encourage aaron ceeeinencennamrmmmenents ce RG ARP ONS ES MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Tu etl C ra 9 wy News and Gossip About Hotels. May 26—I have learned with much. satisfaction that James R. Hayes, the veteran hotel operator, who has been suffering with rheumatism for several months past, is greatly improved, with every pros- pect of a complete restoration of health. Jim Hayes is one of the big men in hotel affairs in Michigan. It is hardly essential to write his biography here, as a successful landlord, but it is suffi- cient to say that he runs the Park Ho- tel, at Sault Ste. Marie, and Wayne Baths, Detroit, but he has, ever since its organization, been one of the stand- bys of the Michigan Hotel Association and probably enjoys the acquaintance of more of its members than any other Michigan landlord, and has the pro- found respect of all of them. Hence it will be a message of joy to the fraternity to know that he is with us in the flesh. as he always has been in spirit. It was my pleasure to call upon him last winter at his Detroit home, in com- pany with Charley Norton, but while he was bed ridden, he had lost little of the vim that has carried to a suc- cessful finish his various undertakings and was optimistically looking for- ward to a renewal of activities. I trust he will be with us at our next con- vention and that beside meeting many of the old timers, the younger mem- bers will have an opportunity of get- ting better acquainted with this virile individual. The completion of our campaign for new members of the Michigan Hotel Association brings me to, at least, a temporary parting of the ways with its active president, Walter Hodges. It has been some campaign, covering thousands of miles of good, bad and indifferent highways; in all sorts of weather, but the results have justified the means and the comradeship with such an individual as the Kalamazoo boniface has been a handsome divi- dend. And not the least of my pleas- ures has been the association with his delightful family during the past win- ter. I cannot hope to repay the debt. but I can, at least, acknowledge it. Billy Chittenden, of the Morton Ho- tel, at Grand Rapids, entertained me at luncheon the other day, and I will say that in addition to the feast we Michigan Muskegon, just had some visit, incidentally talking over old times at the Russell House. in Detroit. The Chittendens, father and son, were bright lights in Michi- van ote! affairs for a half century, and in the davs when service was sub- ordinated to hospitality, though I pre- sume to say that that good, old-fash- ioned hostelry was ever up to date in the first requisite. Chittenden, Sr.. had the happy faculty of remembering individuals and names, and when you once entered the swing doors of that popular institution knew you you were in the hands of friends. After the Russell was torn down and replaced by the Pontchartrain, there was no cessation in the hospital- ity features, but we all missed the old home and the fond associations which we formed there. All of the famous hotels of that day— the Russell, Detroit; Bancroft, Sag- inaw; American, Kalamazoo, and Mor- ton, Grand Rapids, have either passed out of existence, or been replaced by modern affairs, but fond memory re- verts to them as examples of the high- est type of hospitality. But in their wake we have, and al- ways will have a type of hotel oper- ators true to form, and when we meet them we recognize such as are born to their positions, and feel that life’s little perplexities are. minimized. Roscoe Tompkins, lately of the Book-Cadillac, will, on June 1, assume the management of the Sea View Country Club, in New Jersey, a New York social institution. I believe, not- withstanding this is a new departure for this experienced and popular op- erator, he will continue to show that he is a born executive. It is a good job and Mr. Tompkins’ friends are feeling happy about it. John Lewis has been operating the Hotel Marquette, at Marquette, for upwards of thirty years—thirty-four, I believe, would be about the correct figure, and during all this time it has been entitled to be called strictly first- class and Joohn will very naturally keep it up to that standard. The Mar- quette is one of the very few hotels which is favored with a good Sunday trade. Many commercial men, awav from home, head that way for the week-end. Mr. Lewis, through all these years has made an honest effort to be right with the public, has given them comforts which some opera‘ors would not consider essential, but it has gained him the universal friend- ship of all travelers. If you have never known the flavor of the broiled whitefish served at every meal and on the very day they are caught, you have missed much, but if you have never enjoyed the friendshi» of John Lewis, you are very far from having arrived. He is as good natur- ed and accommodating as he is rotund, and that is going some. In speaking of a_ newly-installed Michigan hotel, a traveler takes oc- casion to tell me that its rates are much too high. Is it that the rates are really exorbitant or that the trav- eler cannot afford to pay them? Too many hotel patrons are inclined to arrange a schedule of prices for hotel service with absolutely no knowledge whatever of what it costs to produce same. The hotel I refer to is a model of comfort and convenience and repre- sents a very large investment. If the owners are to get a fair return on their investment, they certainly must get the rates they are now asking. It is unfortunate if the guest is so situat- ed that he cannot afford to pay its rates but that is no reason for saving iis charges are excessive. Go where you may vou will find the public clamoring for the best of every- thing. They rush into the best hotel and demand its best accommodations and service and yet dislike the prices charged. Most modern hotels have rooms with running hot and cold water at $1.50 per day. If the room is well cared for and the furnishines are comfortable, this is a fair price to charge. If one makes an advance reservation he will usually secure one of these rooms, but the hotel guest is very apt to rush into the hotel lobby and demand the best they have, and then repent this action when he pays the bill. I have heard of a country hotel in 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 The Durant Hotel Flint's New Million and Half Dollar Hotel. 300 Rooms 300 Baths OCCIDENTAL HOTEL FIRE PROOF CENTRALLY LOCATED Rates $1.50 and up EDWART R. SWETT, Muskegon 434 Mgr. Michigan Under the direction of the United Hotels Company HARRY R. PRICE, Manager CUSHMAN HOTEL PETOSKEY, MICHIGAN The best is none too good for a tired Commercial Traveler. Try the CUSHMAN on your next trip and you will feel right at home. CODY HOTEL GRAND RAPIDS $1.50 up without bath RATES } $9'30 ub with bate CAFETERIA IN CONNECTION Columbia Hotel KALAMAZOO Good Place To Tie To 52 Monroe Ave. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN PHONES: Citizens 65173, Bell Main 173 Henry Smith Floral Co., Inc. ST. JOSEPH Hotel Whitcomb Mineral Baths THE LEADING COMMERCIAL AND RESORT HOTEL OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN Open the Year Around fatural Saline-Sulphur Waters. Best or Diseases and Run Down Condition. Rheumatism, Nervousness. Skin J. T. Townsend, Mgr. MICHIGAN rooms. rooms well heated and well ventilated WESTERN HOTELI| BIG RAPIDS, MICH. Hot and cold running water in all Several rooms With bath. All A good place to stup. American plan. Rates reasonable. WILL F. JENKINS, Manager. MORTON HOTEL GRAND RAPIDS’ NEWEST HOTEL 400 Rooms—400 Baths BARLOW BROS. Ask about our way. Bell Phone 596 Citz. JOHN L. LYNCH SALES CoO. SPECIAL SALE EXPERTS Expert Advertising Expert Merchandising 209-210-211 Murray Bldg. GRAND RAPIDS, CLARE, MICHIGAN Absviutely Fire Proof Sixty Rooms All Modern Conveniences RATES from $1.50, Excellent Coffee Shop “ASK THE BOYS WHO STOP HERE” Rates $2.00 and Up 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. HOTEL CHIPPEWA European Plan HENRY M. NELSON Manager MANISTEE, MICH. New Hote! wit all Modern Conveniences—Elevator, ttc. 150 Outside Rooms Hot and Cold Running Wate $1.50 and up 2 Dining Room Service r and Telephone in every Room 60 Rooms with Bath $2.50 and $3.00 HOTEL BROWNING GRAND RAPIDS Corner Sheldon and Oakes; Facing Union Depot; Three Blocks Away. Excellent Culsine Turkish Baths 150 Fireproof | Rooms | Rooms with bath single $2 Rooms with bath, double $3 to $2.50 |], None Higher. to $3.50 WHEN IN KALAMAZOO Stop at tne Headquarters for all Civic Clubs Luxurious Rooms ERNEST McLEAN, Mgr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Phone 61366 | MICHIGAN | HOTEL DOHERTY i ns yr. ema SES preertannnyeatevtemy eet Sa May 27, 1925 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 25 Southern Michigan which is charging $1.50 for a very ordinary room, with bowl and pitcher service. This price is too high by at least 50 per cent. Nowadays running water is almost a necessity in a guest room. And it may be properly valued at 50 cents. But the ladlord who charges the long price for the short service does not deserve the trade, and probably will not con- tinue to receive it very long, if the gasoline supply continues to hold out. A traveler said a lot of nice things about the Allendorf Hotel, at Holly run by H. L. Barrett. It has been some time since I visited the Allen- dorf, but my impressions of it have always been favorable. Mr. Barrett is very capable and has a full knowledge of the culinary art. He sells worlds of chicken dinners to satisfied cus- tomers. His hotel equipment is good. He deserves much praise. When a jolly boniface sends you on your way with a full stomach and happy, his knowledge of advertising is technically correct. And living advertisements, they are the best ever. E. N. Manning, of the Valley Inn, at Newaygo, advises me that he has just completed the installation of new plumbing in his hotel and that hence- forth his guests will enjoy the luxury of running water in rooms. This will be an innovation which his patrons will certainly appreciate, though it may be said they have always had value received ever since Mr. Manning pur- chased the property, something like a year and a half ago. The old Court- wright Hotel, as it was called before the change, at one time, enjoyed a yood reputation for some years, but eventually deteriorated to the extent that it was not paying, but with the - advent of its latest owner, it began to regain its former prestige and to-day has a good trade and deserves it. Any hotel man who displays as much en- terprise as Manning deserves his re- ward. In these days when there is such a strong inclination on the part of cater- ers to supply so-called balanced ra- tions based on the calory theory, it may not be amiss to quote briefly from a survey recently furnished the Ho- tel Monthly, Chicago, by a prominent dietician: “The old adage that it is not what one eats, but what one digests should be given thought in the calory craze. If one is trying to gain or reduce and is doing so by eating improper food, especially that of high caloric value, in large or small amounts, nothing but failure will attend his efforts. “Foods of high caloric value are, with few exceptions, acid forming, and unless the foods of low caloric value, which are rich in mineral com- pound, which form the bases that neutralize the acids, are added to the diet, there can be but poor digestion, little or no assimilation, and if weight is gained, it is of an unhealthy kind. “Celery, carroots, spinach, lettuce, cabbage, turnips and greens of all kinds are all of low caloric value. These, added to milk, bran, oranges and whole unadulterated grains, give bulk and are rich in the compounds of potassium, magnesium and calcium. The pre-named compounds form alka- line bases, they bathe the tissues, guard them against acid attacks, and in other words keep the tissues healthy. High caloric, acid-forming foods, when they constitute the major part of the diet, make oxidization almost im- possible and the acids are not neutral- ized because the foods are lacking the essential bases.” During the past winter the writer has attended various domestic science clinics and noted the tendency to place a great deal of stress on the theory of calories, believing all the time that is just about that much nonsense. I still make the claim that the chief aim of the cook should be to prepare palat- able food, giving strict attention to the - matter of proper seasoning, and leave it to the patron as to whether he shall, enjoy it or have it measured out the same as though he were being stall fed. Our forefathers enjoyed good food, and most of them lived to a ripe old age. They could say with reason that they never cheated their stomachs. Some of them inclined to obesity, while others were of the primeval architecture, but they enjoyed their victuals and worried little over the consequences. Nowadays one-half the people you meet are taking nostrums to reduce their weight and the other half are ab- sorbing tonics, and neither enjoy the comfort of mind with which their ancestry were endowed. Wholesome food, consumed accord- ing to nature’s demands, will probably meet all general health requirements. Illy prepared food will work greater havoc than over-indulgence. When you find anyone with a normal, healthy ap- petite, you may feel assured that he will never be very far wrong from either a physical or moral standpoint. But let the basis remain: “Living to eat,” not “eating to live.” I wish that the Michigan hotel op- erators would indulge in greater pub- licity, especially in calling the atten- tion of guests to their feeding facilities. If you are operating, for instance, on the European plan, which includes a cafe, coffee shop or cafeteria, why don’t you include in your room equip- ment, small, neat announcements to that effect. You are particular to post proper signs showing the location of parlors, writing rooms and toilets, but stop shy of confiding to your friends the knowledge that you also. serve meals. A very good plan is to place menus in all your rooms in a conspicuous place. Better still, you can specialize daily on some particular dish in your restaurant and see that your patrons know about it. If, when you call your guest of a morning you add to the customary “Good morning!” the phrase, Have you tried the coffee shop?” you may be doing yourself a good turn. Frank S. Verbeck. —_+2> + __- Ordinary Potato Said To Pack Death Wallop. Columbia, Mo., May 23—-Now it is disclosed that the ordinary Trish po- tato carries around a death wallop. M. P. Ravenel, professor of preventive medicine at the University of Missouri says: “The ordinary potato belongs to -a poisonous family of plants and al- ways contains a certain amount of sola- nin. The point to be remembered is that the poison increases under some conditions, such as exposure to the sunlight, through ripening and sprout- ing. Potatoes which turn green on ac- count of exposure to light should not be eaten. Very ripe and sprouted po- tatoes should not be eaten.” He winds up with a word of cheer: ‘However, the United States has been singularly free from any ill results in connection with this vegetable. In Germany and some other foreign countries serious cases have been reported from time to time.” —_+ 2s Progressive Street Manager. Most Railway L. J. DeLamarter, Manager of the- Grand Rapids Railway Co., is giving Grand Rapids much notoriety by the effort he is making to revolutionize the manufacture of electric street cars. Mr. DeLamarter has long held that cars weighing 50,000 pounds are unneces- sarily: heavy and should be superseded by cars weighing only 25,000 pounds. After repeated importunities he has succeeded in inducing the three leading manufacturers of electric street cars to make up sample cars embodying mod- ern features not heretofore used in the construction of cars of this character. The result is so novel and striking that street car managers from far and near are constantly making pilgrimages to Grand Rapids to note the innovation. Electrical and street car journals are devoting pages almost without number to minute descriptions of the cars, ac- companied by profuse illustrations. No one can say that Grand Rapids does not possess one of the most progres- sive street in the railway managers country. All Aboard for Dubuque. Michigan the annual convention of the National Retail Gro- cers Association plan to leave Chicago at 6 p. m., June 21, arriving at Du- buque at 11:21 p. m. They are routed over the Chicago Great Western Rail- road, which gives them a de luxe train, a full course dinner for $1.25 and chair delegates to car and observation car service for 50 cents. ——_.>>——_ A man’s dollars are not necessarily a measure of his service. And GRAND RAPIDS REYNOLDS SHINGLES Beautiful appearance alone should not be the reason for choosing a roof-covering. It must be combined with practicability. REYNOLDS SHINGLES have gained a wide-spread reputation for practical beau- ty. Their colors are nature s own and cannot fade. combined with their handsome appearance is a lasting durability that makes their use a real economy. Leading lumber dealers are handling Reynolds for profit and satisfaction. H. M. REYNOLDS SHINGLE COMPANY “Originator of the Asphalt Shingle” - MICHIGAN Sn TABLISHED 18654 * ~ a. “Ennis tgs LABOR MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ‘ “ AHS) a] S“~DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES | Neon, Yio, = =\ —_— _ ~ \\ Preiiminaty Look In on the Muskegon Convention. Grand Rapids, May 26—Plans are rapidly shaping themselves around for the coming convention of the Michi- gan State Pharmaceutical Association at Muskegon. The convention days will be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 5, 6 and 7. It was found out that this plan gave great satisfaction, as it did not break into the week as did the old Tuesday, Wed- nesday and Thursday plan. The offi- cial hotel is the Hotel Occidental and the Secretary recommends that you make your reservations early. Among the speakers will be Dr. H. >». Noel, with the Eli Lilly Co., of Indianapolis, who will give us a talk on the turnover question. Dr. Noel is a deep student of druggists’ economics and will give us a fine paper from a dollars and cents standpoint. There will be a paper from J. L. Buell, of Parke, Davis & Co., of Detroit. Mr. Buell will tell us “How to Make Two Louis V. Middleton. Blades of Grass Grow Where One Grew Before.” This comes right back to the dollars and cents proposition again, for all of us would like to increase the cash register crop 100 per cent. Everybody who has heard him likes Mr. Buell. Both of these papers will be given during the Trades Inter- est Committee sessions and the Trades Interest Committee are promising us a paper that will be an eye opener. In the scientific line, there will be a demonstration by Walter Pitz, with live guinea pigs, on insulin. Mr. Pitz is a fluent talker. He has done con- siderable research work along this line and with vitamins and will be able to present this topic in a clear and un- derstandable way. Mr. Pitz comes by the courtesy of Frederick Stearns & Co. Dr. Dixon, of the Detroit Vene- real Clinic will present us an illustrated lecture on this subiect and we feel that every druggist will have a different conception of the work these clinics are doing after this wonderful lecture. Along entertainment lines, Muske- gon has promised us that she will not sit back for any other city in the State. r. eR The Walker Candy Corporation is go- ing to furnish a dinner party for the ladies at the Country Club. There will be a hyena party for the men. Then there will be a ride on Lake Michigan for everybody. This is just a preliminary statement. There is a lot more to come. But re- member that the convention is merely a crystalization of the benefit that vour Association is to you all the year round. While you are enjoying the convention these three days, don’t for- get that there are 362 other days that your Association is out looking after your interest. For this reason we have waited until the last to tell you about the report of the Legislative Commit- tee. This Committee will have a mes- sage for you this year that will make you sit up and take notice. Be sure and get to Muskegon on the first day to get this peep behind the scenes at Lansing. Another feature that will take vou back to the days when you could buy beer for five cents a glass is the speci- men competition. This is by the cour- tesy of the Penick Co. It will make you brush up a little to get back to the days when you had to have eyesight for other things than hairnets and films. Louis V. Middleton, Sec’y. —_~2 2 >___ The Pharmacist as We Know Him To-day. Recently there have appeared sever- al articles in certain of our contempor- aries criticizing the pharmacist for counter-prescribing—and other sup- posed errors of omission and commis- sion. The injustice of these attacks cannot be too strongly condemned, for they have no basis in fact. Thanks to the noteworthy progress that has been made in pharmacology, chemistry and associated branches of science, and the development that has taken place in our colleges of pharmacy, the phar- macist to-day is a member of a scien- tific profession. He is so busy keeping in touch with pharmacal advances and the countless details of his business, that he has no time or inclination to counter-prescribe. One has only to become familiar with the average busy pharmacist to appreciate the truth of this. To-day the druggist does not find his sales so largely made up of such items as “ten cents’ worth of gum camphor,” “two ounces of pare- goric,” “an ounce of gum arabic for making mucilage,” “a package of sage leaves,” or “an ounce of chamomile leaves in eight ounces of spirits of juniper,” as once was the case. On the contrary, his calls are much more complex, time-consuming and import- ant. He cannot give the time nowa- days to listen to a patron’s story of his cough, and fix him up a quarter’s worth of honey and tar, or a mixture of rock candy, glycerine and spirits of frumenti. While the pharmacist was giving his thought and attention to the foregoing to-day, he would be very apt to lose a dozen other much more > se anime ean eat nr peer TET ee profitable and important sales. This is the purely business side of the ques- tion. But there is another, which is of far greater influence in establishing the pharmacist in his true relation to medical practice. This is presented by his education and _ training, which teach him that he is a professional man, with functions and obligations as dis- tinct, and in their way as important as those of the physician. In other words, the educational and scientific require- ments of the present-day pharmacist have defined and emphasized his ac- tivities and professional duties: to an extent that leave him no inclination or desire to trespass on the work of the medical practitioner. The onward march of pharmacy has given him plenty to do in his own field of activity and in his efforts to meet the multi- plicity of demands constantly arising that are definitely within his sphere, he has no time to engage in counter- prescribing. Indeed, the educated pharmacist, as we know him today, very properly looks on any such viola- tion of his profession as_ stultifying, and beneath him. His professional as- sociations and his organizations have brought the ethics of pharmacy to the front, and accomplished a_ splendid work in demonstrating that the prac- tice of pharmacy is indeed a learned and dignified profession, and not mere- ly the pursuit of a business calling. And in exalting the professional and scientific character of pharmacy, the druggist’s organizations have not only taught him the deepest respect for his work but shown him that he owed it to himself, and to his standing as a pharmacist, not to encroach on medical practice, or to violate the ethics of the pharmaceutical profession. Too great praise cannot be given to the admirable code of ethics which has been adopted by the American Phar- maceutical Association. No one can read these principles of ethics without recognizing the important place phar- macy occupies to-day in the promo- tion of human welfare. The promulga- tion of this code of ethics, and the widespread dissemination among the people of the slogan, “Your druggist is more than a merchant,’ have ac- complished a great deal, not only in establishing the true status of the pharmacist in this country, but in plac- ing pharmacy on a plane of scientific service and efficiency that deserves the hearty approbation of every thinking person. Especially is this elevation of phar- macy to a higher and better plane a matter of importance to every mem- ber of the medical profession, for it means better and truer progress in the scientific selection and preparation of modern remedies in the treatment of disease. A pharmacist who is true to his calling, and alive to its scientific opportunities, is worthy of every con- sideration. He deserves the hearty commendation, support and co-opera- tion of every practitioner of medicine and of the community, for he is play- ing a leading part, both in our present- day conflict with disease, and in the advancement of human health and well-being—American Medicine. May 27, 1925 Give Pharmacist and Pharmacy a Definite Standing. Pharmacy is now experiencing an era of effective propaganda, to create in the mind of the public a comprehen- . sive conception of the profession of pharmacy and its relation to public health. The pharmaceutical journals have been publishing articles each month, very often written by very eminent pharmacists, with the sole purpose of enhancing the profession and promoting better pharmaceutical ethics. There is, however, a great obstacle that is standing between better phar- macy and those who are striving to better existing conditions, and that is the usage of what might be designated as pharmaceutical nicknames or syn- onyms such as—druggist, drug store and drug shop. The indiscriminate use of these terms by pharmacists and the laity have been the means of dark- ening the public vision of pharmacy and have retarded, by the commercial atmosphere created by them, the ex- pediting of professional pharmacy. It seems quite unnatural and extra- ordinarily unusual that a profession would not want to use all of the dig- nity and respect in a community that its standing will allow. This is true of all professions excepting pharmacy. Thus the dentist uses the impressive title Doctor of Dental Surgery, and the veterinarian the professional title of Doctor of Veterinary Surgery; one has yet to see the dentist or veterin- arian who has failed to use the adver- tising value of his title and call him- self a repairer of teeth or animal doc- tor. The impression established by- the use of the title doctor by physicians cannot be over-estimated and yet we who graduate in pharmacy and are qualified by state boards as pharma- cists, have adorned ourselves with the commercial, non-professional title, of druggist. The title druggist has grown rapidly and because of its growth it is very difficult to create in the minds of the laity a definite vision of pharmacy, as it appears in the world to-day. The average person does not seem to con- nect pharmacists with druggist; for this reason there should be only phar- macists who conduct pharmacies (not drug stores or shops); when this change in title is made, in the writer’s mind, pharmacy will have laid the cor- nerstone of a general public identity. There are some pharmacists who seem to have dodged the word drug- gist and used such titles as Prescrip- tion Chemist, Prescriptionist, Pharma- ceutical Chemist, which probably seemed to them to create a profession- al atmosphere far superior to that created by the title pharmacist. Pos- sibly this is true, but in using these titles, which are all covered by the word “pharmacist,” the pharmacist is making it extremely difficult for the laity to conceive of the profession of pharmacy. The word pharmacist is an extremely comprehensive word of Greek origin and signifies “one who is engaged in the practice of pharmacy.” Let us then eliminate these trade names and all other delusive titles and have the laity know us as pharmacists who practice pharmacy. John C. Krantz, Jr. -€ May 27, 1925 the time. INSECT POWDER, SLUG SHOT, WHITE HELLEBORE, Etc. If not well supplied order at once. We carry complete stock all Manistee HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO. MICHIGAN Grand Rapids THAT’S eee a PUTNAM FACTORY | [Just GOOD CANDY a Pure and Wholesome of Grand Rapids, Mich. Blue Vitriol, Bordea. Mix Dry 12% Hellebore, White powdered ----.. 20@ 30 Insect Powder _-- 50@ 10 Lead Arsenate Po. 17@ 30 Lime and Sulphur Dry --------———- 2 Paris Green ----—— 22 39 Leaves Buchu .._.....__ 1 ae 30 Buchu, powdered 1 30 Sage, Bulk ------ 25@ 30 Sage, % loose -.- @ 40 Sage, powdered__ @ 35 Senna, Alex. -—- 50@ 175 Senna, Tinn. ---. 30 35 Senna, Tinn. pow. 25 35 Uva Ursi ---------- 20@ 25 Olis Almonds, Bitter, crue 7 60@7 76 Almonds, Bitter, artifi = 4 00@4 25 Almonds, Sweet, true —---_—-— 1 40@1 60 Almonds, Sweet, imitation _----- 75@1 00 Amber, crude .. 1 50@1 16 Amber, rectified 1 75 2 00 Anise ---------- 1 00@1 25 Bergamont ------ 5 76@6 00 Cajeput -------- 1 50@1 75 Cassia __------— 4 256@4 50 Castor --_._---- 1 90 2 15 Cedar Leaf ---- 1 es 00 Citronella ---..- 1 50 1 75 Cloves -------- 8 00@3 25 Cocoanut ---.--- 25@ 35 Cod Liver -...-- 1 80@2 00 Croton _.------- 2 00@3 25 Cotton Seed —— 1 + 4 60 Cubebs -------- 7 25 Bigeron -------- 6 00@6 25 Eucalyptus ----- 1 25@1 50 Hemlock, pure__ 1 75 3 00 Juniper Berries. 3 25@3 560 Juniper Wood -1 50@1 75 Lard, extra ---- Lard, No. 1 —_— 1 36@1 & Rosinwood, powd. @ 40 Sarsaparilla, Hond. ground ~~... 1 00 Sarsaparilla Mexican, ground -....-.-- 1 26 Squills ~-......-- 35 40 Squills, powdered 60 70 Tumeric, powd. 17 26 Valerian, powd. 40 50 Seeds Anise ~.--.---.--- 36 Anise, powdered 360 40 Bird. 6 ......____... 13@ 17 Canary .......... 13 20 Caraway, Po. .30 25 30 Cardamon ---.--. @4 00 Coriander pow. .30 .20@ 25 an wooe 12% 20 Fennell .....----- 25 40 ras ubs DECLINED AMMONIA Arctic, 16 oz. ________ 2 00 Arctic, 22 os... B85 Quaker, 36, 12 oz. case 3 85 pease cache 6 25 ils, per doz. 8 20 15 Ib. pails, per doz. 11 20 25 Ib. pails, per doz. 17 70 BAKING POWDERS Arctic, 7 oz. tumbler 1 35 Queen Flake, 25 Ib. keg 12 Royal, 10c, doz. Royal, 6 oz., Royal, 12 oz., moval, 6 ib. Rocket, 16 oz., doz. BEECH-NUT BRANDs. ere) mr WITH CHEESE AND De BTV RY Ua all flavors ______ 60 aie 70 Fruit Drops 70 WUBIN 70 Sliced bacon, large __ 4 50 Sliced bacon, medium 2 70 Sliced beef, large ___ 4 50 Sliced beef, medium _ 2 80 Grape Jelly, large ___ 4 50 Grape Jelly, medium__ 2 70 Peanut butter, 16 oz. 4 70 Peanuts butter, 10% oz 3 25 Peanut butter, 6% oz. 2 00 Peanut butter, 344 oz. 1 25 Prepared Spaghetti ._ 1 40 Baked beans, 16 oz._. 1 40 Mints, ‘Gum BLUING Original condensed Pearl c | Crown Capped 10c dz. 85 BREAKFAST FOODS Cracked Wheat, 24-2 3 Cream of Wheat, 18s 3 Pilisbury’s Best Cer’l 2 Quaker Puffed Rice__ 5 Quaker V’nffed Wheat 4 Quaker Brfst Biscuit 1 Ralston Branzos ____ 3 Ralston Food, large __ 4 Saxon Wheat Food —. 3 Vita Wheat, 12s ______ 1 Post’s Brands. Grape-Nuts, 24s Grape-Nuts, 100s Instant Postum, No. 8 Instant Postum? No. 9 Instant Postum No. 10 Postum Cereal, No. 0 Postum Cereal, No. 1 Post Toasties, 36s 'ost Toasties, 24s __ $ Post’s Bran, 24s BROOMS Parlor Pride, doz. Standard Parlor, 23 Ib. Fancy Parlor, 23 Ib. 25 tix. Fancy Parlor 25 Ib. 9 25 Hx. Fey. Parlor 26 lb. 10 00 Toy 2 26 Whisk, No. 3 2... | 2 75 BRUSHES Scrub Solid Back, 8 in. Solid Back, 1 in. ___. 1 Pointed Ends 1 5 25 BUTTER COLOR Dandelion, ....-...._ Nedrow, 3 oz., doz. CANDLES Electric Light, 40 Ibs. 12.1 Plumber, 40 ibs. 8 a: e, 6s acd araffine, 12s -_._____ 14 — capi tenet ee Tudor, 6s, per box —. 30 CANNED FRUIT. Apples, 3 lb. Standard 1 50 Apples, No. 10 _. 4 50@5 50 Apple Sauce, No. 10 7 50 Apricots, No. 1 1 35@1 90 Apricots, No. 2 __.__ 2 85 Apricots, No. 2% 3 00@3 75 Apricots, No. 10 -... 8 00 Blackberries, No. 10 10 Blueber’s, No. 2 2 00@2 Blueberries, No. 10_. 12 Cherries, No. 2 3 Cherries, No. 2% ____ 3 Cherries, No. 10 ___ 11 Loganberries, No. 2 __ 3 Peaches, No.1 1 25@1 Peaches, No. 1, Sliced 1 Peaches, No. 2 27 Peaches, No. 2% Peaches, Peaches, i Pineapple, 1, sl. Pineapple, 2 sl. 2 80@3 P’apple, 2 br. sl. 2 65@2 P’apple, 2%, sli. 3 35@3 P’apple, 2, cru. 2 60@2 Pineapple, 10 cru. __ 11 wears: No, 2 3 2 Pears, No. 2% __4 00@4 Plums, No. 2 __ 2 00@2 Ploms, No: 2% __. 27 Raspberries, No. 2, blk 3 Raspb’s, Red, Raspb’'s, No. 10... Rhubarb, No. CANNED FISH. Clam Ch’der, 10% oz. 1 Clam Ch., No. 3 3 00@3 Clams, Steamed, No. 1 1 Clams, Minced, No. 1 2 Finnan Haddie, 10 oz. 3 Clam Bouillon, 7 oz.. 2 Chicken Haddie, No. 1 2 Fish Flakes, small __ 1 Cod Fish Cake, 10 oz. 1 Cove Oysters, 5 oz. _. 1 Lobster, No. 4%, Star 2 Shrimp, 1, wet 2 10@2 Sard’s, 44 Oil, ky. 5 75@6 Sardines, 4 Oil, k’less 5 Sardines, % Smoked 7 Salmon, Warrens, %s 2 Salmon, Red Alaska__ 3 Salmon, Med. Alaska 2 Salmon, Pink Alaska 1 75 Sardines, Im. \%, ea. 10@28 Sardines, Im., %, ea. 25 Sardines, Cal. __ 1 65@1 80 Tuna, %, Albocore __ 95 Tuna, 4s, Curtis, doz. 2 20 Tuna, %s, Curtis, doz. 3 50 Tuna, 1s, Curtis, doz. 7 00 CANNED MEAT. Bacon, Med. Beechnut 2 40 Bacon, Lge Beechnut 4 05 Beef, No. 1, Corned __ 2 70 Beef, No. 1, Roast __ 2 70 Beef, No. 2%, Qua. sli. 1 365 2 85 2 50 Beef, No. %, Qua sii. 1 75 Beef, 5 oz., Qua. all. 2 60 Beef, No: 1, B’nut, sli. 4 60 Sap Sago CB Beefsteak & Onions, s 2 75 Chili Con Ca., Is 1 35@1 45 Deviled Ham, 4s ___ 2 20 Deviled Ham, %s ___ 8 60 Hamburg Steak & Onions. No. 1 ___.._ 3 15 Potted Beef, 4 ee RO Potted Meat, % Libby 52% Potted Meat, % Libby 90 Potted Meat, % Qua. 85 Potted Ham, Gen. 4 1 85 Vienna Saus., No. % 1 35 Vienna Sausage, Qua. 965 Veal Loaf, Medium __ 2 30 Baked Beans Campbells 1 15 Quaker, 18 oz. 95 1 20 Snider, No. 95 Snider, No. Van Camp, Van Camp, CANNED VEGETABLES. Asparagus. No. 1, Green tips 4 60@4 75 No. 2%, Lge. Green 4 50 W. Bean, cut 22 W. Beans, 10 __ 8 50@12 Green Beans, 2s 2 00@3 Gr. Beans, 10s 7 50@13 L. Beans, 2 gr. 1 35@2 Lima Beans, 2s, Soaked Red Kid. No. 2 1 20@1 Beets, No. 2, wh. 1 75@2 Beets, No. 2, cut _.__ 1 Beets, : Corn, . 2, Ex stan 1 Corn, No. 2, Fan. 1 80@2 Corn, No. 2, Fy. glass 3 Corn, No. 10 __ 7 50@16 Hominy, No. 3 1 00@1 Okra, No. 2, whole __. 2 Okra, No. 2, cut -._ 1 Dehydrated Veg. Soup Dehydrated Potatoes, ib. Mushrooms, Hotels Mushrooms, Choice Mushrooms, Sur Extra Peas, No. 2, E. J. 1 50@1 Peas, No. 2, Sift., 25 . Fine, French 25 Pumpkin, No. 3 1 356@1 50 Pumpkin, No. 10 4 50@5 60 Pimentos, %, each 12@14 Pimentos, %, each __ 27 Sw’t Potatoes, No. 2% 1 60 Saurkraut, No. 3 1 40@1 60 Succotash, No. 2 1 65@2 60 Succotash, No. 2, glass 2 80 Spinach, No, 1 _2:. 1 25 Spinach, No. 2__ 1 60@1 90 Spinach, No. 3__ 2 10@2 50 Spinach, No. 10__ 6 00@7 00 Tomatoes, No. 2 1 40@1 60 Tomatoes, No. 3 2 00@2 25 Tomatoes, No. 2, glass 2 60 Tomatoes, No. 10 7 50 CATSUP. B-nut, Small _______ 8. 79 Lily Valley, 14 oz. _ 2 60 Lily of Valley, % pint 1 75 Paramount, 24, 8s ____ 1 45 Paramount, 24, 16g __ Paramount, 6, 10s _ Sniders, 8 oz. ________ 1 95 Sniders, 16 oz. _._____ 2 95 Quaker, 10% oz. ____ 1 60 Quaker. 14 oz, ______ 2 25 Quaker, Gallon Glass 12 50 CHILI SAUCE Snider, 16 oz. Snider, 8 oz. Lilly Valley, 8 oz. Lilly Valley, 14 oz. __ 3 50 OYSTER COCKTAIL. Sniders, 16 oz. 3 50 Sniders, 8 oz. CHEESE Roquefort -___________ 52 Kraft Small tins Kraft American (hil. small tins — | Pimento, small tins__ Roquefort, small tins Camenbert. small tins Wisconsin New ______ Bongehorn 2 . 28 Michigan Full Cream New York Full Cream Sap Sago CHEWING GUM. Black Jack Bloodberry Dentyne Adams Calif. Fruit Adams Sen Sen Beeman’s Pepsin __ ___ Beecnnut 20 Doublemint Jatey rat 0 Peppermint, Wrigleys __ Spearmint, Wrigleys __ Wrigley’s Zeno SORDEITY. oe Adams Adams Adams CHOCOLATE. Baker, Caracas, %s Baker, Caracas, \s Hersheys, Premium, \%s Hersheys, Premium, 8 Runkle, Premium, %s_ Runkle, Premium, \%s_ Vienna Sweet, 24s ___ 2 Bunte, Bunte, Bunte, ib. 2 Droste’s Dutch, 1 Ib.__ 8 Droste’s Dutch, % Ib. 4 Droste’s Dutch, % Ib. 2 Hersheys, \%s Hersheys, Huyler Lowney, Lowney, Lowney, Lowney, Runkles, % Runkles, %s __________ Van Houten, \%s ______ Van Houten. %s ______ COCOANUT. %s, 5 Ib. case Dunham 4s, 5 Ib. case —______ %s & %s 15 lb. case__ Bulk, barrels shredded 48 2 oz. pkgs., per case 4 48 4 oz. pkgs., per case 7 CLOTHES LINE. Hemp, 50 ft. 2 2 Twisted Cotton, 50 ft. 1 Braided, 50 ft. 27 h Cord HUME GROCER CO. ROASTERS MUSKEGON, MICH COFFEE ROASTED Bulk BG ee 25 Santos: 20) Maracaibo 31 Gautemala 36% Java and Mocha _____ 45 Speote 2 eras | 37% Peaberry 34 McLaughlin’s Kept-Fresh Vacuum packed. Always fresh. Complete line of high-grade bulk coffees. W. F. McLaughlin & Co., Chicago Telfer Coffee Co. Brand Bokay. Coffee Extracts M. Y., per 100 ____ 12 Frank’s 60 pkgs. __. 4 25 Hummel’s 50 1 lb. __ 10% CONDENSED MILK Leader, -4 doz. Eagle, 4 doz. ______ 9 00 MILK COMPOUND Hebe, Tall, 4 doz. Hebe, Baby, 8 doz. _. 4 40 Carolene, Tall, 4 doz. 3 80 Carolene, Baby _____ 3 60 EVAPORATED MILK Quaker, Tall, 4 doz. Quaker, Baby, 8 doz. 4 385 Quaker Gallon, % dz. 4 30 Blue Grass, Tall 48 __ 4 40 ~~ 4 45 Blue Grass, Baby, 96 — 4 Blue Grass, No. 10 Carnation, Tall, 4 doz. Carnaion, Baby, 8 dz. 4 65 Every Day, Tall ___. 4 50 Every Day, Baby -_-- Pet, Tall Pet, Baby, & oz. Borden’s, Tall __ Borden’s Baby -----._ 4 65 Van Camp, Tall __.. 4 90 Van Camp, Baby -_.. 3 75 30 40 CIGARS Worden Grocer Co. Brands Canadian Club --_.. 37 50 Master Piece, 50 Tin_- 37 50 Websteretts 37 50 Webster Savoy -... 75 00 Webster Plaza _..... 95 00 Webster Belmont___-110 00 Webster St. Reges__125 00 Starlight Rouse —_-- 90 20 Starlight P-Club -_ 135 00 Tiona 30 Clint Ford Nordac Triangulars, 1-20, per Mm Worden’s Havana Specials, 20, per M 75 00 CONFECTIONERY Stick Candy Pails Standard 22.5 oes 17 Jumbo Wrapped ____ 19 Pure Sugar Sticks 600s 4 20 Big Stick, 20 lb. case 20 Mixed Candy Kindergarten ...._____ 18 der oe 17 sas, Op See eee 14 French Creams —..__ 19 amen. 2 es 21 Grocers 22 ee 12 Fancy Chocolates 5 lb. Boxes Bittersweets, Ass’ted 1 70 Choc Marshmallow Dp 1 70 Milk Chocolate A A__ 1 80 Nibble Sticks ~_______ 1 95 Primrose Choc. __.___ 1 25 No. 12 Choc., Dark _ 1 70 No. 12, Choc., Light — 1 75 Chocolate Nut Rolls — 1 76 Gum Drops Pails MISS) so ee a 17 Orange Gums ..: |. 17 Challenge Gums ______ 14 WAVOTATE: 2 20 Superior, Boxes —_.___ 24 Lozenges. Pails A. A. Pep. Lozenges 18 A. A. ink Lozenges 18 A. A. Choc. Lozenges 18 Motto Hearts ..__ __ 49 Malted Milk Lozerzes 22 Hard Gooas. Pails Lemon Drops ____-.__ 20 O. F. Horehcund dps. 20 Anise Squares ________ 19 Peanut Squares ______ 20 Horehound Tabets ___ 19 Cough Drops Bxs. Putnam's) oo 1 30 Smith Bros. ~_-_______ 1 50 Package Goods Creamery Marshmallows 4 oz. pkg., 12s, cart. 9d 4 oz. pkg., 48s, case 3 90 Specialties. Walnut Fudge —________ 23 Pineapple Fudge ______ 21 Italian Bon Bons ______ 19 Atlantic Cream Minta_ 3] Silver King M. Mallows 31 Walnut Sundae, 24, 5c 80 Neapolitan, 24, 5c ____ 80 Yankee Jack, 24, 6c __ 80 Mich. Sugar Ca., 24, 5c 8C Pal O Mine, 24, be ____ 80 COUPON BOOKS 50 Economic grade 3 50 100 Economie grade 4 50 500 Economic grade 20 00 1000 Economic grade 37 50 Where 1,000 booxs are ordered at a time, special- ly printed front cover is furnished without charge. CREAM OF TARTAR 6 Ib. boxes -___._.___ = 32 May 27, 1925 DRIED FRUITS i Appies Domestic, 20 lb. box ll N. Y. Fey, 50 Ib. box 16% N. Y. Fey, 14 oz. pkg. 17% Apricots Evaporated, Choice ____ 24 Evaporated, Fancy ____ 27 Evaporated, Slabs ____ 21 Citron 10 Ib. box ~_____ 48 Currants Package, 14 oz. Greek, Bulk, lb. Hollowi Peaches Evap., Choice, unp. ___ 15 Evap., Ex. Fancy, P. P. 20 Peal —- 24 24 Ralsins. Seeded, bulk 9 Thompson's s’dles sblk 1 10 Thompson’s seedless, ORS eee ee -_ 11% California Prunes 70@80, 25 lb. boxes _.@09% 60@70, 25 lb. boxes 50@60, 25 lb. boxes 40@50, 25 lb. boxes - 30@40, 25 lb. boxes _. 20@30, 25 lb. boxes __ FARINACEOUS GooDs Beans Med. Hand Picked __ 07 Cal. Limas 5 Brown, Swedish Red Kidney Farina 24 packages -._______ 2 50 Bulk, ve- 100 Ibs —_L 061% Hominy 100 Ib. Macaronl Domestic, 20 Ib. box 08% Armours, 2 doz., 8 oz. 1 89 Foulds 2 doz., 8 oz. 2 25 Quaker, 2 doz. -..____ 2 00 Pearl Barley Chester. ooo 5 00 00 and 0000 ~_________ 6 50 Barley Grits 06 Pearl, sacks __ 05 : 1% Split, Ib. yellow ~_____ 08 Splut green — 2. 10 Sago Hast. India 2. 10 Tapioca Pearl, 100 lb. sacks __ 91% Minute, 8 oz., 3 doz. 4 05 Dromedary Instant __ 4 6u FLAVORING EXTRACTS Doz. PURE Vanilla % ounce 1% ounce 2% ounce 2 ounce 4 ounce 7 20 UNITED FLAVOR Imitation Vanilla ounce, 10 cent, doz. 90 _ ounce, 15 cent, doz. 1 25 ounce, 25 cent, doz. 2 00 ounce, 30 cent, doz. 2 25 Jiffy Punch 8 doz. Carton ________ Assorted flavors. 2 25 FRUIT CANS Mason. Ralf ink 68 ie 6 95 One pint i 7 30 One guart 8 55 Half gallon ________ 11 60 Ideal Glass Top. Rubbers. saat ping. Coe oe: 8 50 One pint 3 oo 8 75 One quart _.._- | 10 60 Half gallon --.---_ 14 80 eee Qo eQqoo ww oo oo o Non May 2 7, 1925 MI CHIGAN TR AD ES MA N 29 a Jell GE . nee i" LAT e ox’ ~38 & INE Kn sS OZ : ox’ parkli Minute ebee oe Pi ae cidu'd,” a4 ovet 18 ep ot ag: doz. - doz. aa > ae doze u ker, 3 White _. - 2 26 he — 2 sien on ' doz e Loe 405 20 oz. 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Spanish, oe an - 14 B amaline Sone doz. ; 40 24, 1% Hb. ca ine 3 70 Doubie Peer! : -— & ¢ - - Pecans ags --- 2 Meaium aoa 08 re ilas. per ee 35 ie Ib. cans — -- $28 North Peerk sooo" 6 00 cG oF oa Medi Zs . oc adlum ’ ’ ‘ 8 co 40 North "ee a a c at et 13 Heavy | a a ann i. Paina : 35 80 can case BI a : a ( arora one a : “ a 01 2 Sa Pee a ® Ss x % . ases 3 3 " "SE Juee ea o : ies wa Soe a aS eae ay 15% aio aa i per wae 1 “ WAS , $4.80 Slue ave rn y Ryle n - "7 BO : Bulk, 2 ok ate ce shoul ee e 16% Vuteanel, es oz, 1 > Son ae Pe aa ta Blue Pah ; 12 _Windo eS 5 50 Bulk, 3 £ . keg Snoubiers —---— win 15 o Stovoi ol, N 2D, , az. 2 oo Glin aoe Pda. 4 DER e Red Karo No. 5 Y% 9 14 “a oa w Cle 25 Quar' 5 ioe BE ipa: : ae - 26 il, Dp 0. 10 doz. au “ uane Cak dz. S Re Kar , No. , 1 dz 2 58 16 oo aners uart _ oe coe 3 6 eck oa ee eee 22 er doz. doz. 1 95 Grandin, 4 er 3 bss 8 75 — ace. No. Be a 3 60 in. W222 an 1 - i a Lees ae = Coloni SALT ---- 3 00 Grandia, 100 fee a . : 25 ed Karo a 5 2 a 3 re 13 i Weed & ae” = a 5 ee ae 1a, 24 6c ‘ , No. 1¢ ds 3 15 in. Metz Co., Chicago _..__.. 124.00 A. B. Morse Co.. St. Joseph —_-- 16.25 Moulds Brass Fdy., Benton Har- Te a 10.82 Chas. Newton & Co., Chicago —___ 91.80 N. Y. Beitine Co., New York ___ 385.78 Orr Felt Co., Piqua, Ohio ~_____ 239.20 Dyes Distributing Co., Chicago 398.75 St. Jos. Iron & Metal Co., St. BOSRN oe ae Dan Sax & Co., Benton Harbor 63.37 Stanley Belting Co., Chicago ____ 10.00 Schuiler Benninghofen Co., Hamil- Cr ON es a 1,829.61 Startle Bros., Middleton, Ohio __ 244.00 Sanford Riley Stoket Co., Wor- cester, Mass. _- 128.54 St. Joseph Iron Wks., St. Joseph 23.95 Sterling Midland Coal Co., Chicago 526. Scully Steel & Iron Co., Chicago 70.65 Stein Hall Mfg. Co., Chicaeos —.. 127.00 Standard Oil Co., Grand Rapids_ 1,520.19 S. B. Supply Co., South Bend __ 376.07 W. M. & M. W. Providence U. S. Rubber Sup. Co., Chicago 14.55 Talcott & Co., Vacuum Oil Co., Chicago ________ 612.57 Western Paper Makers Chem. Co., Maston, Pas 2 308.84 Whitlock Mfg. Co., Cleveiand __ 68.40 John Wallace Sons Co., St. Joseph 677.10 Willett Co., Chicago Sa eae, 102.00 H. QO. Wilson, St. Joseph —...-___ 47.69 Continental Paper Grading Co., CUICRPO 2 ee es 4623 30 Paper Roll Plug Co., Menasha __ 56.75 Chamber of Commerce, St. Joseph 15.00 Brum & Co., Chicago 25 Fiintkote Co., eo Be by notes given: The following debts are all evidenced 3. as Warner 2 s200 2 85 000-00 W. FF. Benning 1,000.00 J. L. Warner _. 3,020.00 Plintkote: (00) ee 4,019.04 Francis Mughs _.. 2. 6 000.00 CK Biley Coal Co. 2 9s 74 The receiver has noticed an auction sale of the lands, buildings, stock, ma- chinery and equipment of the bankrupt, located at St. Joseph, for June 1, at the premises of the bankrupt at St. Joseph. The reason for the sale under the re- ceiver, rather than waiting for the ap- pointment of a trustee, is the urgency of disposing of the property to save in- terest. and insurance charges on the bond issue. The inventory of the prop- erty may be seen at the referee's office in Grand Rapids, and will be on the premises at the date of sale. The prop- erty is a complete paper manufacturing plant at St. Joseph, and was formerly known as Mullen Brothers Paper Co., Any one interested should be present at the date and time fixed for sale. May 21. On this day was held the Boston first meeting of creditors in the matter of Samuel Schensul, Bankrupt No. 2686. The bankrupt was present in person and No cred- by attorney, Reint P, Schuur. May 27, 1925 The Mill Mutuals Agency | LANSING - MICHIGAN STRENGTH ECONOMY REPRESENTING THE MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES Combined Assets of Group $30,215,678.02 20% TO 40% SAVINGS MADE IN 1923 Fire Insurance —All Branches TORNADO - AUTOMOBILE - PLATE GLASS The Birth of a Nation’s Drink Back in 1864, while Abraham Lincoln was still President, Chase & Sanborn started in the coffee busi- ness. Thirteen years later they startled the Coffee trade, being the first firm in America to pack and ship roasted Coffee in sealed con- tainers. That was the birth of SEAL BRAND, which has steadily grown until it is today the largest selling high grade Coffee in the country. CWO Chase & Sanborn CHICAGO aa ¥ + f y Ry i eB Ny t i “4 é | t + of i . + ‘ | 7 : ! > « my a, . ray . | . &§ i. — a f ay ¥ * - Uo id i ti a] . “aif es oe mS » May 27, 1925 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 31 itors were present or represented. No trustee was appointed. One claim was allowed and one disallowed. The bank- rupt was sworn and examined without a reporter. The first meeting was then adjourned without date and the case closed and returned to the district court. On this day also were received the schedules, order of reference and adjudi- cation in the matter of Harold De Leeuw, Bankrupt No. 2703. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankrupt. The bankrupt is a resident of Kalamazoo and is a woodworker by occupation. The schedules list assets of $200, all of which is c.aimed as exempt to the bankrupt, with liabilities of $1,666. 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 fol- lows: Home Furnishing Co., Kalamazoo $590.00 Adolph Tayor, Kalamazoo -------- 50.00 Neal De Leeuw, Kalamazoo ------ (2.00 G. Hoffiens, Kalamazoo ---------- 45.00 Wiliam De Leeuw, Kalamazoo 250.00 Frank Miner, Kalamazoo -------- 50.00 Dr. A. BE. Henwood, Kalamazoo -. 40.00 Dr. F. Shilletto, Kalamazoo _-~--- 45.00 Old Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo Dr. Edward Ames, Kalamazoo -- Dr. Jas. Barnabee, Kalamazoo -- 5.00 17.00 7.50 The Union Store, Kalamazoo —--- 98.00 Cc. M. Brown, Kalamazoo -------- 100.00 Garrett Bushouse, Kalamazoo 10.00 Nicholas Keyser, Kalamazoo --—-- 4.00 Kalamazoo Storage & Transfer Co., Halamacoo _..__..-----.--_-—- a 3.50 Dairyman’s Mi:k Co., Kalamazoo 5.00 EF. wS. Vahue, Allegan ----------- .00 Cc. W. Van Tassell, Kalamazoo -- 70.00 Costlow Clothing Store, Kalamazoo 40.00 Nat. Clothing Store, Kalamazoo -- 2.00 A. L. Hubbard, Kalamazoo -—-----~ 15.00 Women's Home Companion, Grand Rapids —------------------------- 2.00 Sprague Hardware Co., Kalamazoo 2.00 May 22. On _ this day was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Anton Rittgasser, Bankrupt No. 2688. The bankrupt was present in person and by attorney, J. P. Zuescher. Creditors were present in person. Claims were proved and allowed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without at reporter. No trustee was appointed. The first meeting was then adjourned without date and the matter closed and returned as a case without assets over and above the exemptions a.lowed the bankrupt. On this day also were received the schedules, order of reference and adjudi- cation in the matter of William H. Hois- ington, Bankrupt No. 2704. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident of Grand Rapids and is a laborer by occupation. The schedules show assets of $200, all of which is claim ed as exempt to the bankrupt, with lia- bilities of $1,510.50. The court has writ- ten for funds for the first meeting and upon receipt of the same the first meet- iig of creditors will be called and note of the same made here. A list of the creditors of the bankrupt is as follows: Commercial State Savings Bank, PaAkeview 220002552 $ 25.00 -Farmers & Merchants State Bank, bakeview 225.5. 471.00 Peter Petersen, Lakeview —------- 250.00 William Beardsley, Lakeview ---- 170.00 E. G. Ninberger, Lakeview 100.00 Meach & White, Lakeview -_----- 40.00 F. L. Stebbins. Lakeview -------- 60.00. J. W. Skutt, Lakeview ---------- 50.00 Cc. F. Ferber, Lakeview --_-------- 9.50 W. P. Kinney, Lakeview -------- 6.00 Cantwell Bros., Lakeview -------- 8.50 BE. A. Herron, Lakeview —------- 5.00 William Charnley, Lakeview —_---- 8.50 General Ward, Lakeview —------- 10.50 George Ferris, Lakeview --~------ 65.00 oO Burleson Sanitarium, Grand Rap. 100.00 National Salesman’s Training As- aociation. Chicago __..._..-...—- 100.00 National Clothing Co., Grand Rap. 31.50 May 22. On this day were received the schedu'es, order of reference and ad- judication in bankruptcy in the matter of Heman Van Wormer. Bankrupt No. 2705. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankrupt- cy. The bankrupt is a resilent of the city of Grand Rapids and is a traveling salesman by occupation. The schedules show assets of $1,125, of which $400 is claimed as exempt to the bankrupt. The liabilities are fixed at $8,525.85. The court has written for funds for the first meet- ing and upon receipt of the same the first meeting of creditors will be called and notice of the same made here. A list of the creditors of the bankrupt is as follows: Jordan & Jordan, Grand Rapids $235.00 Chaffee Bros. Furn. Co., Grand R. 14.00 Right Clothes Shop. Grand Rapids 18.00 Lyon Music Shop, Grand Rapids - 70.00 Peoples Auto Co., Holland __--__ 575.00 Dr. A. Muir, Grand Rapids _----. 9.00 Dr. James Henry, Grand Rapids -_ 10.00 Breen & Halladay Fuel Co., Grand Rantgs 200 ee -u.' 12.00 Consumers Ice Co.. Grand Rapids 16.00 Elston Storage & Packing Co., Grang Rapids 2. 41.60 State St. Garage, Grandvil'e --_--- 92.00 Helmus Bros., Grand Rapids —___-- 18.00 Dr. Clapp, Grand Ranvids _--_---- “7.00 M. lL. Cooper. Grand Rapids ____~- 50.00 Black Monument Co.. Grand Rapids 50.00 T. Wepman, Grand Rapids — ---- 44.50 Consumers Fuel Co., Grand Rapids 13.30 Elenbaas Bros., Grand Rapids -_ 56.9¢ Paul Gezon, Wyoming Park _--... Pauels, Jergens & Holtvluwer, Grand Rapids ---------------.--- 45.28 Donovan Clothing Co., Grand Rap. 6.75 BE. A. Prange, Grand Rapids ------ 10.00 Arthur R. Sherk, Grand Rapids .. 58.42 Lee Tire & Rubber Co., Grand Rap. 76.25 pr. Edward Vis, Grand Rapids -- 25.00 Dr. C. H. Bull, Grand Rapids ---- 42.00 Dr. S. L. Rozema, Grand Rapids -- 69.31 Dilley-Souter & Dilley, Grand R. 335.00 Dr. Ward Moore, Grand _Rapids_- 16.00 HH. Sackreiter, Wyoming Park ---- 50.00 Suburban Fuel & Ice Co., Grand- PORN a cee 19.24 Strong Electric Co., Grand Rapids - 13.72 H. K. Boer, Grand Rapids —------- 100.00 Cc. R. Miles, Brohman —------~---- 150.00 C. W. Tubbs Oil Co., Grand Rap. 16.55 Vander Wal & De Putt, Beverly -- 25.00 Crescent St. Floral Co., Grand R. 5.00 Doornbos Garage, Grandville -~-- 11.00 Handy Dimmer Co., Grand Rapids 100.00 Dr. Bell, Grand Rapids ~----------- 85.00 Wilburt Ley, Grand Rapids ----- 18.00 H. Bergman, Beverly -------~---- 35.00 Western Hydro-Electric Co., How- ara Clty 2.20 2-3 4,000.00 Ira Diephorst, Holland -_~-- _. 66.08 Dr. McCready, Grand Rapids - _. 15.00 G. F. Rodgers, Toronto, Canada__ 1,500.00 Lillie Van Wormer, Grand Rapids 237.00 May 25. On this day were received the schedules, order of reference and adjudication in bankruptcy in the matter of Carroll Walker, Bankrupt No. 2706. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The schedules show assets of $1,520, of which $250 is claimed as exempt to the bank- rupt, with liabilities of $6,977.80. Funds for the first meeting have been deposited and the first meeting will be called and note of the same made here. A list of the creditors of the bankrupt is as fol- lows: Security Trust & Savings Bank, Fort Dodge, fa. -_--_____________- 366.25 New Amsterdam Casualty Co., Baltimore, Md. 906.00 Ft. D. Laundry Co., Fort Dodge 3.75 Ft. Dodge Telephone Co., Ft. Dodge 5.70 Ft. D. Cr. Co., Fort Dodge ------ 16.43 Kt- D. Clinic; Fort Dodge —____.___ 39.00 Ft. D. Nat. Bank, Fort Dodge -- 14.05 Man’s Fashion Shop, Fort Dodge 55.00 Physician’s Clinic, Fort Dodge -- 7.5 Dr. W. F. Carver, Fort Dodge -- 5.00 Dr. H. W. Hines, Fort Dodge ---. 73.00 Dr. Mulholland, Fort Dodge —----- 10.00 D. W. Chalstrom, Fort Dodge ---- 54.35 Frank Munn, Fort Dodge -..----- 16.50 Theide Muller Co., Fort Dodge -. 14.20 Leary’s Grocery, Fort Dodge ---- 47.00 Martin Entle, Fort Dodge -------- 12.26 D. J. Collins Co., Fort Dodge ---- 3.25 W. V. Shipley Co., Fort Dodge -- 4.04 Gatew Dry Goods Co., Fort Dodge 35.68 Highland Green House, Fort Dodge 3.50 CG. & Frost, Fort Dodge. --___--__- Crystal Ice & Stg. Co., Fort TRodge Prussia Hardware Co., Fort Dodge 5.30 E. H. Williams Lumber Co., Fort Dodge .....__-___-_________..___ 36.80 C. Isaacson, Fort Dodge ---------- 80.00 J. L. Parsons, Fort Dodge —----_-- 37.00 American Educational Society, St. Wows, ee ee 26.50 La Salle Extension University, @hieazo 22550000 130.79 International Y. M. C. A., New Y. 100.00 Paul Steketee & Sons, Grand Rap. 59.64 Dr. F. Larned, Grand Rapids --.. 40.00 Herpolsheimer Co., Grand Rapids 27.00 Dr. J. D. Hastie, Grand Rapids -- 180.00 Frank H. McLachlan, Grand Rap. 200.00 Al Sorenson, Grand Rapids —-_--- 100.00 Drake Market, Grand Rapids —_---- Hammer & Cortenhof, Grand Rap. _6.00 C. F. Petersen Coal Co., Grand R. 14.00 Mrs. Osburn, Grand Rapids -------- 67.00 Mrs. Minnie Shippee, Belding ---- 11.00 Wolverine Metal Specialty Co., Grand Rapids .___--_-_---__-_.__- 66.23 Mrs. A. E. Lane, Valley City, N. D. 106.00 Mrs. E. Knello, Lisbon, N. D. _. 60.00 Mrs. David Allen, Jamestown, N.D. 26.50 A. A. Carroll, Grand Rapids -~---- 113.00 EK. W. Munshaw, Grand Rapids. 25.00 B. W. Smith, Grand Rapids —----- 174.93 Olive Walker, Grand Rapids ---~ 3,500.00 Producers Fuel Co., Grand Rapids 8.15 May 26. On this day was held the sale of assets in the matter of Willard A. Hoebeke, Bankrupt No. 2678. The bank- rupt was not present or represented. The trustee was present in person. Claims were proved and allowed. The property was offered for sale and the same sold to J. Brunger, of Grand Rapids, for $1,610. The sale was immedjately con- firmed. A first dividend of 5 per cent. was ordered paid to general creditors. The special meeting and sale was then adjourned without date. —_22>—__—__ Tomatoes Have Become Popular Only Recently. Washington, May 23— Tomatoes were probably first grown in the six- teenth century in Peru. They were grown in ancient times in Mexico, but they did not become an economic fruit until about 100 years ago. Up to that time, 1830, they were grown for orna- ment and were called the love apple. It was not until about 1870 that de- cided steps were taken to improve the tomato commercially. A. W. Livings- ton, seedsman, of Columbus, Ohio, brought out the old variety known as Trophy. The tomato was grown as early as 1596 in England, mostly in hothouses, Italy. and as early as 1812 in chicken or ser L dining car to members of N. R. G. A. friendly line. vention fare and full particulars. ALL ABOARD! for the NATIONAL RETAIL GROCERS CONVENTION DUBUQUE, IOWA, June 22-25, 1925 via the er Sf - Rio THE OFFICIAL LINE Special service on the famous Great Western Legionnaire DeLuxe Train Leaving Chicago 6:00 P. M. June 21, 1925 Specially prepared $1.25 Table d’hote steak dinner served on N. R. G. A. members will combine at Chicago and travel aS a group over the CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN, the Official Line. § ments now to use this special service. We shall be glad to assist you with your travel plans. trip Convention fares via the CHI- CAGO GREAT WESTERN. Be sure to specify this route between Chicago and Dubuque. Make your arrange- Special low round You will enjoy your trip on this Write today for Con- from your home town ROBERT J. SEFTON, General Passenger Agent 4122 South Michigan Blvd. CHICAGO, ILL. Sidney Ele SIDNEY ELEVATORS for you. Easily installed. and instructions sent elevator. Write stating as height. saving price. PROFIT FROM CONSUMERS POWER PREFERRED SHARES INQUIRE AT ANY OF OUR OFFICES FOR ALL THE FACTS ~ Will reduce handling expense ard speed up work--will make money Plans with each require- ments, giving kind of machine and size of platform wanted, as well We will quote a money vator Mnfg. Co., Sidney, Ohlo 20,000 PARTNERS 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, Rapids Saginaw Brick Co, Saginaw Jackson-Lansing Brick Co., Rives Junction. Grand BUSINESS WANTS DEPT. Advertisements inserted under this head for five cents a word the first insertion and four cents a word for each subse- quent continuous insertion. If set in capital letters, double price. No charge less than 50 cents. Small display adver- tisements in this department, 93 per inch. Payment with order is required, as amounts are too small to open accounts. Shoe Stock For Sale. We offer a well-selected stock of fully located in shoes, with equipped repair department, center of fine growing residence district. For business reasons we will make a great sacrifice to effect sale—giving 30 per cent. less than actual value. SQUARE BOOT SHOP 1316 Madison Square, Grand Rapids For Sale—Variety store, large North- ern Michigan city. Fine location. Sick- ness reason for selling. Few hundred handles it. Box 935, Care Tradesman. 935 FOR SALE—Bakery in a live western New York town of 5000 population, doing $42,000 to $45,000 business annually, mostly retail. Completely equipped, only bakery in town. Good opportunity for a live business man. Emil A. Saenger, Inc., 360 Elm St., Buffalo, N. iv 936 For Sale—Jewelry business, stock and fixtures, $2,000. Reason for selling, Im- paired hearing. R. N. Fisher, Jeweler- Optometrist, Newaygo, Mich. 937 For Sale—Grocery and meat market. Stock and fixtures will inventory about $5,000. Good location in good factory town. Address No. 938, c/o Michigan Tradesman. 938 FOR SALE—Modern up-to-date store, “The Adam Drach Co., Ludington, Mich. Will sell the entire stock of dry_ goods, shoes, ready-to-wear, fixtures, and lease; or fixtures and lease separate. Excellent opportunity, Established forty-five years. The best store and location in Ludington and Mason county. Inquire Wiliam Pal- man, Ludington, Mich. 939 For Sale—Grocery and small stock of dry goods, inventory. $38,700 stock and fixtures. Doing good business. Good location, Tuscola county. fest town in Thumb. Address No. 940, c/o Michigan Tradesman. 940 FOR SALE—Thriving drug store in small Southern Michigan town. Under present owners over thirty-eight years, are retiring because of age. Practically eash business. Will sell building and stock, or stock only and rent building. Good opening for physician-pharmacist. Address No. 941, c/o Michigan Trades- man. 941 FOR SALE—Old established men’s fur- nishines and dry goods business, on main thoroughfare in Grand Rapids. Stock and fixtures will inyoice about $4,000. Will sacrifice for quick sale. All cash not needed. Other interests reason for selling. Address No. 924, c/o Michigan Tradesman. 924 FOR EXCHANGE—MODERN TWO- story brick store, room 50x90 occupied. I want general merchandise. A. L. Red- man, Olney, Ul. 925 For Sale—Stock general merchandise, $15,000 to $18,000, in Northern Michigan town of 1000 population. Must be sold to close estate. Address Thomas. J. sailey, Administrator, Petoskey, Mich. 926 For Sale—Detroit automatic computing, 100 Ib. capacity, $50. Closing out estate. Citizens phone 61-006, 151 Langdon Ave., City. 928 Wanted—Cash register, scales, ease, Burroughs Add machine. Redman, Olney, MW. floor 929 — Wanted Dry goods or general store, or a location in a prosperous town. Ad- dress No. 931, c/o Michigan Tradesman. 931 Refrigerators—Nearly new, all _ sizes. Scales, show cases, cash registers. Dickry Dick, Muskegon, Mich 919 _ Pay spot cash tor clothing and furnish- ing goods stocks. L. Silberman, 1250 Rurlingame Ave.. Detroit. Mich. 566 CASH For Your Merchandise! Will buy your entire stock or part of stock of shoes, dry goods, clothing, fur- nishngs, bazaar novelties, furniture, etc. LOUIS LEVINSOHN, Saginaw, Mich. _ or Sale—Modern store building with living rooms 3 Talman, above. B. Greenville. Mich. 934 CASH PAID for Shoes, Men’s Clothing, Women’s Wear and other merchandise stocks, also surplus merchandise. Will buy, lease or furnish tenants for business properties. Investigation and _ offer made upon request. JAMES H. FOX, 425 Pleasant, S.E., Grand Rapids, Mich. 32 Waste Makes Want in Every Walk of Life. Grandville, May 26—The American people are beginning to awaken to the fact that all that glitters is not gold. It is well that the awakening has come before the whole Nation is bowed down under a burden of taxa- tion which has well nigh mortgaged every home in the land. Reckless extravagance has marked all our public doings since the begin- ning of our entrance into the kaiser’s war. Throwing money to the birds has become an every day pastime, seemingly in the belief that there could be no end to such sublime idiocy. Nevertheless the people are coming to their. senses. . In the name of public improvements, in the name of educational needs, we have bonded our cities and villages, even townships, until the last dollar has been extracted which the people who pay in the end can dig up. Some of our professed philanthro- pists have gone sled length in urging taxation for every imaginable public need until there looms a debt against the property owner that it will require a generation of close pinching to pay. It has been so easy to raise money by bonding, the thought that there must come a day of settlement not once in- tervening to worry the voter of the bonds. Taxation has increased by leaps and bounds. Little wonder is it that there are so many abandoned farms. These have been taxed out of existence, which, of course, serves to add more taxes on those who are able to pay. We have had a gay and happy ex- perience, but the day of settlement drawtth nigh. Now will come the days of hardship and close economy to meet the extravagencies of that happy-go- lucky time when every conceivable ex- pedient was adopted to raise money to father more extravagencies. Farmers, mechanics. laborers—the rich as well as the poor—have come to the turning of the ways. It is root hog or die from now on. It is a noticeable fact that the rais- ing of money for any purpose however worthy the object may be, is less easy now than it was even as late as last year. Towns which have voted on bonding for building new schools vote down the proposition, and we can hardly blame them since the time to call a halt on wild extravagance is here. One considerable village iust out- side of Kent county has thrice voted against bonding for the purpose of building a new school edifice. Some there are who harshly criticise such action, but unless this method of em- phasizing the need of a halt to public extravagance is adopted what will halt the waste of the peoples’ substance? The frightful extravagance of both State and National governments is a travesty on our boasted liberty under the constitution. We are fast becom- ing abject slaves to an oligarchy which threatens the verv liberties of the Re- public. To-dav they are building a palace in Washington to house the various agricultural exhibits of the country. In order to carry on proper- ly it seems necessary to emplov an army of over 5,000 persons in the single department devoted to agriculture. The pay of this army of employes amounts to several millions. This is only one of many departments work- ing under Government supervision. Are we getting value received for all this expense? What are the farmers receiving in return for this expensive outlay? This new palace is expected to cost around seven million dololars. How many farmers in Michigan realize what large benefits are coming to him be- cause of this outlay for agriculture at Washington? Are these five thousand farm clerks farm MICHIGAN TRADESMAN at the capital of the Nation earning the pay they receive? If so, why not give a bill of particulars, so that the farmer taxpayer, as well as others, may know exactly where we stand? There will be no such bill forth- coming. It would simply be flying in the face of fate to explain away the useless servants of Uncle Sam slaving from six to eight hours per day in the service of the American people. As if expenses were not large enough the congressmen raised their own salaries a paltry twenty-five hundred dollars to help in meeting the ex- penses of a life in Washington. Per- haps it would be less nauseating had we a Congress worthy the name. So many incompetents one cannot help wondering what the outcome is to be. Here and there appears a beacon light above the dark night of public extravagance. President Coolidge has sounded the tocsin of reform in these extravagant methods of government, but true re- form must come from the people them- selves. It is a noticeable fact that the everyday men and women seem to be awakening to the situation as recent election returns where bonding propo- sitions have come up attest. There is scarcely a hamlet above a hundred inhabitants which has not some time or other bonded itself for some real or imagined building im- provement, learning later to regret hasty action. One of the worst systems in the business world is the granting of credit to Tom, Dick and Harry in the matter of goods for the person and the home. Such methods breed extrava- gance which is to-day the greatest menace to the future happiness of home, state and Nation. Old Timer. —_+ >> Glad They Burned Their Fingers. I don’t know when I have been so tickled over anything as I have over the collapse of the coffee market. I am sorry for any American coffee dis- tributors, wholesale or retail, if they got caught, but certainly if they got caught badly it was their own fault. If any market slump ever announced its coming in advance, this one did. Prac- tically everybody has seen for weeks that the Brazilian coffee had bitten off more than they could chew. They couldn’t swing it. They expect- ed the easy American consumer to go on paving whatever price they in their swinishness wished to ask. So they did for awhile and if the Brazilians had only been content with a moderate success they would have gotten away with it. The sky, however, was their limit, but when they pushed Santos coffee milds of better quality, the American consumer struck and the result was a very decided fall- ing off in the consumption. This finally reached Brazil and stocks began to pile up there, until in spite of every- thing the Government could do, the market smashed. They may be able to put it back, but I doubt it. This serves these hogs right. I hope they burn their fingers so badly they swine way above will never try it again. Elton J. Buckley. —____ ++ —___ Spring Lake—The Sterling Co. has been incorporated to deal in all kinds of merchandise, with an authorized capital stock of $25,000 common, $5,- 000 preferred and 2,500 shares at $1 per share, of which amount $20,050 and 25 shares no par value, has been and paid in, $20,000 in property and the balance in cash. subscribed Advisable To Carry Sufficient Stock. Written for the Tradesman. Private crop report by Murray, of Clement, Curtis & Co., places the con- dition of winter wheat at 73.5 per cent. of normal, forecasting an out-turn at harvest of 437,512,000 bushels, a reduc- tion of 7,321,000 bushels from the Gov- ernment crop report of May 1, which predicted a winter wheat crop of 444,- 833,000 bushels. The out-turn of the crop last year was 590,037,000 bushels, so according to the Government report of the Ist of May this year’s crop will fall short of last year’s by more than 145,000,000 bushels and according to private esti- mates the shortage will total better than 150,000,000 bushels. Since the 1st of May, wheat in the states of Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, Miss- ouri and Colorado has declined in con- dition; prospects are not as good now as a month ago, while a slight improve- ment has been made in Indiana, Ken- tucky, Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. The decline in the Kansas crop in- dicates a loss of 6,000,000 bushels in that state, the less favorable prospects being attributed to thin stands and to fly and chinch bugs. Generally speaking, there has been insufficient rain fall over most of the wheat section. Furthermore, freezing temperatures recently have produced unfavorable results. One thing is certain, favorable weather sufficient moisture are positively essential from’ now on to the harvesting of even 437,000,000 bushels of wheat in the winter wheat section of the United States this year. Spring wheat is looking better. Pres- ent indicate a somewhat larger yield in the United States than was obtained last year, although the increase will be nominal. winter and prospects The Canadian spring wheat crop ap- pears in excellent condition and pres- ent estimates indicate considerably more wheat will be raised in Canada this year than last. Stocks, however, are light. The trade are buying wheat and flour in a limited way, not looking with favor upon high prices in the face of a new crop. It is apparent, that the United States and Canada combined will not raise as much wheat as last On the other hand, the Euro- and Far Eastern requirements are increasing, so that while present prices appear too high for new crop wheat, it is becoming more apparent every day that new wheat this year will bring a much higher price the first months of 1925-1926 crop vear than it did a year ago. This does not appear to be an’ op- portune time to anticipate future re- quirements; nevertheless, it is advis- able to carry sufficient stocks of both wheat and flour to meet normal trade demands, as old wheat is not plentiful and the new crop is facing rather un- favorable conditions. Lloyd E. Smith. however, year. pean six +--+ Produces New Berry Without Ary Seeds. Fla.,. May may develop into a real Florida berry, Fort Meade, 23—What worthy of extensive cultivation, has been evolved by a local farmer with an experimental turn of mind. He has May 27, 1925 successfully crossed the raspberry and blackberry, producing a fruit as large as the blackberry, of a dark red color, with a delicious flavor, claimed to be far superior to either individual berry from which it was obtained. A feature of the unnamed creation is its freedom from seeds, as compared to the others, and the exceptional juice content. It is prolific in bearing. The discoverer believes that in it he has something superior to the Marcel blackberry for marketing. As a flavor for drinks it is also desirable. The possibility of its utility for this purpose is favored greatly, as it is deemed more palatable than grape juice. —_—_22>—__—_ SINS THAT ARE OUT OF STYLE Carrying an umbrella was once con- sidered a sin. Getting shaved another. Photographs were the works of the devil. The man with only one wife was considered queer and the man who did not drink booze was queerer. We who are so sure today—how do we know but fifty years hence our present ideas will be out of fashion? For in spite of the lamentations of our lamenters every time we lose a virtue the world grows better and we may find in the end that the saints were the sinners and the sinners were the saints. They used to send people to jail for smoking. At that time cigars were awfully strong. In Grand Rapids there is tobacco now in cure under a new process that will eliminate the poison- ous gum. But it takes time. When cigars from this tobacco are on the market you will be able to buy a cigar that has a soothing effect. Then to sit down and realx and meditate while you blow the clouds of smoke will be one of the joys of life. G. J. Johnson.—Adv. NEW ISSUE $4,200,000 Western Public Service Co. First Mortgage 6% Gold Bonds, Series “A” Due April 1, 1950. Secured by an absolute first mortgage on _ fixed properties of the Company which have been appraised by Day & Zimmerman, Inc., at $6,600,000. thus making this less than a 65% mortgage on all the properties. Net earnings for the last 12 months. ended Febru- ary 28, 1925, were at the rate of 214 times interest charges. We recommend these bonds for conservative in- vestment. PRICE 98 and Interest, Yielding 6.15% Howe, SNow ty BERTLES ix. Investment Securities GRAND RAPIDS New York Chicago Detroit