EON CES AF REQ Ge SAH II ee FL KS bn NT OMEN So G Pca (Si) i ae N My RON AY A Se AS SEE wD ne CR (GCE ABS Al C (da SR) OE A BS KO ORE (ed ~~ Oy bs @ 5 ‘K CoO en / eed a yi: Aes Le SO) S BAC eee ZZ NET aN eS (Gai Gi, TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERSR<@<2:5 ZS SITIO aa IN SELES FEC DISORD OI VWez.-. wi el Forty-fifth Year GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1928 i A SW eae POD PLEA GES tn LES TED RULES for EXECUTIVES | AM RESOLVED — 1. To remember that this my task is God’s work more than mine, and that He is more interested in it than I am. 2. To keep silent about my own feelings, experiences, and opinions. Much talking about these things weakens one’s position. 3. To hold steady under a strain. Nothing is as bad as it looks. An orderly plan and a definite goal may clear away much confusion. 4. To hear both sides and take counsel before deciding large matters. Every man has something to teach me. 5. To leave important decisions until morning. God will meanwhile take a hand if I hold off a little. 6. To treat every man as my equal. Those who feel themselves below me will respond with new values; and those who seem above me are also timid. 7. To believe that every man intends to play fair. Better be imposed upon occasionally than suspicious all the time. 8. To give to my associates not orders, but responsibilities, and due credit for results obtained. 9. To remember that no case is hopeless, and to give every man who fails at least three trials under varying conditions. It may be a matter of finding his place. 10. Having done all things, to decide, and having decided, not to change with- out good reason. 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Y. * Forty-fifth Year GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1928 Number 2325 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN E. A. Stowe, Editor PUBLISHED WEEKLY by Tradesman Company, from its office the Barnhart Building, Grand Rapids. UNLIKE ANY OTHER PAPER. Frank, free and fearless for the good that we can do. Each issue com- plete in itself. DEVOTED TO the best interests of business men, SUBSCRIPTION RATES areas follows: $3 per year, if paid strictly in advance. $4 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 ceitts. Entered September 23, 1883, at the Postoffice of Grand Rapids as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. Items of Interest To Grand Rapids Council. Grand Rapids, April 10—We are re- minded very frequently that the years are rolling by when some of our mem- bers tell us of a birthday celebration they had or are about to enjoy. The latest among these was that of Past Counselor Raymond 'W. Bentley who left the meeting before it was dis- missed Saturday evening to preside at his own birthday celebration. He stated he wasn’t sure of his exact age, as he missed recording~a birthday oc- casionally, but when the birthday din- ner was on, the cake in the center of the table by an accurate count was decorated with thirty-eight candles. It is the wish of the Council and the Scribe that Brother Bentley may en- joy many more birthdays, with cele- brations equal to the last or better. At the ladies part of the meeting last Saturday evening, their entertain- ment consisting of auction bridge, Mrs. Dale Palm won first prize, which was a piece of beautiful cut glass. Bertron W. Rockwell, son of Secre- tary-Treasurer A. F. Rockwell, left Grand Rapids Sunday night for Cin- cinnati to again pick up his work with the Kresge Co. Mr. Rockwell has been on leave of absence to regain his health and his friends will be very glad to know he is able to return to his em- ployment. The Kresge Co. is opening a new branch in Cincinnati and Mr. Rockwell goes there to assume the re- sponsibility of preparing the store, pur- chasing and arranging the stock, train the sales people, etc. He did the same work at Fargo, North Dakota, a year and a half ago before being transferred to Kansas City. Mrs. Rockwell will remain in Grand Rapids for a few weeks. Council No. 131 was _ further strengthened by the initiation of three members and two by reinstatement Saturday evening. Those received by initiation are as. follows: Ralph E. Whinnery, with the Massey-Harris Co., selling farm machinery in South- ern Michigan, living at Lowell; Fred R. Morduff, living at 1425 Adams St., Grand Rapids, representing the Rum- ford Co,, manufacturer of that well- known baking powder of the same name; Paul E. Schmidt, living at 837 Sigsbee street, representing C. & E. Marshall & Co., ‘Chicago. By rein- statement, Mr. Miller living at 52 Lex- ington avenue, representing Life Sav- ers, Inc., Port Chester, N. Y., and Glenn A. Witmer, 130 Prospect, sell- ing groceries for the Worden Grocer Co. George Wood, former salesman for the Tunis-Johnson Cigar Co. has ad- vised us that his company is dispensing with the services of salesmen and is marketing its product entirely through jobbers. Last Saturday afternoon we noticed quite a familiar figure driving a beauti- ful new Hupmobile—wire wheels, trunk, extra wheel, completely equip- ped—and when the driver greeted us, we recognized him as our old friend, John B. Olney. We were glad to see him in that luxuriant cat, for it is a well known fact that the world likes to see a generous man enjoy life, and the fine part about lite is that a truly generous man will enjoy life. Brother Olney has announced that he will fur- nish the prizes to be awarded at the meeting of the ‘Salesmen’s Club lunch- eon next Saturday at the Rowe Hotel at 12:45 p. m., and the prizes will con- sist of some of the finest fishing tackle which can be purchased in Grand Rap- ids. That is a very logical thing for a disciple of Isaac Walton, one who en- joys outdoors of Michigan and gets a thrill from even attempting to induce the finny tribe to take the hook. It is highly commendable that he should unselfishly encourage others to find their greatest recreation and happiness by Michigan’s majestic streams and crystal lakes, pitting the ingenuity of man against the instinct of the fish. The meeting of the Salesmen Club of Grand Rapids (which, as we have mentioned before, is the precocious off- spring of Council 131), held last Sat- urday, April 7, will be a red letter day in the history for quite a while. They did something really big in bringing the Young Women’s Glee Club. of Oberlin college to the meeting and entertaining them quite royally and, in turn, being entertained by remarkable vocal selections. You who are not at- tending the meetings each Saturday at 12:45 at the Rowe Hotel, we wish to suggest to you that you are overlook- ing your best bet. Consider, for a mo- ment, the privilege of listening to the world’s intellectual, cultured and ac- complished for thirty minutes each week without losing any time or incur- ring any expense. True, the luncheon costs 75c and it is worth more than that. Two weeks ago last Saturday Rabbi Waterman delivered an address on the subject “Honesty the Worst Policy” and we are almost ready to ad- mit that he proved it. At any rate quite a number of the boys who had been having trouble meeting their sales quota have gone over big since then. A week ago Saturday, Mr. Dawson, the Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Grand Rapids, talked to the Club on “Citizenship” and the vote in Grand Rapids and East Grand Rapids the fol- lowing Monday certainly established the fact that he did not talk in vain. Last Saturday the Young Women’s Glee Club, consisting of thirty mem- bers, favored us with some wonderful selections and by their presence. As a group they were as pleasing in per- sonality as they were in their tech- nique. They can be described as being aristocratically democratic. At the roll call when the name and address was given of each one present it was some- what surprising to learn that the young women in the Glee Club had come from homes as widely separated as Michigan from Georgia and from Massachusetts to Kansas. They are the very elect in music circles from Oberlin college, Oberlin, Ohio. Sunday morning at 10:45, April 22, the Club will attend the First Meth- odist church in a body. Doctor George H. McClung, pastor, has endeared himself to the Club by his fine spirit of helpfulness and good fellowship. The Auditing Committee of Council 131 consisting of Gilbert H. Moore, Fred De Graf and Perry Larrabee, audited the books of the Secretary- Treasurer, Allen F. Rockwell, last Saturday afternoon and found them very accurately kept. The report was very favorable. H. F. De Graf returned Saturday from a three weeks’ business trip throughout Indiana. He reports busi- ness very good and the dealers on whom he called feel quite optimistic over the possibilities of 1928. The base ball fans at Fort Wayne were wildly enthusiastic over the base ball team and expect to win the pennant and any other prize offered this year. EE, E. ———_-s2— Items From the Cloverland of Michi- gan Sault Ste. Marie, April 10—After a delightful week of spring weather, with the snow almost gone, we were again surprised to wake up Sunday to find the ground covered with three inches of snow and growing colder all the time. The country roads, while pass- able, are not safe, and many autos come to grief in getting over the ter- ritory. The stages are also irregular and travel uncertain. The D., S. & A. Railway has had some washouts on the line near Newberry. On Wednesday the trains were held up twenty-four hours until repairs could be made, after having several carloads of stone hauled to the low spots. Ham Hamilton, of the Pickford Grocery Co., at Pickford, was a busi- ness caller last week. He reports the roads passable to Pickford. The anti-trust proceedings against nearly all of the grain carriers and also the ore carriers on the Great Lakes may delay the opening of navigation this year. John Hotton, one of our old timers in the meat business, has decided to discontinue the sale of meat, after hav- ing been in the business for upward of thirty years. The new chain store competition has made it unprofitable to continue. Mr. Hotton has not an- nounced just what he will take up for the future. The scientists claim that the average man should live to be 150 years old, and right now, in the break of spring, most of us feel that we have lived at least that long. The ferry between the two Soos started last Friday, making regular trips again, which makes more. busi- ness for both sides of the river and is a great convenience to the people. Edward Crisp was elected mayor last Monday by a good sized majority, which means the continuance of the commission form of government. James Jamieson, retired lumberman and a prominent Republican, was elect- ed mayor of St. Ignace last Monday. The $19,000 bond issue for the enlarge- ment of the power plant was also car- ried. E. L. Welch, proprietor of the camp site oil station and grocery, will erect several cabins for the accommodation of tourists. Mr, Welch has had many enquiries from tourists who prefer stopping in cabins to living in tents, as they have been in most cases when stopping at the camp site. To know a great deal is a sign of intelligence. Not to know anything demonstrates more wisdom—at times. Our postmaster, William Snell, has sent a petition to Washington for air line mail service. Since we have been assured of the new landing field, the request may meet with favor, especial- ly after the trial mail delivery by the army plane during the DeTour block- ade, which was the only means of mail delivery. Doing all we can to promote our friends’ happiness is better than to continually drink to his prosperity. William G. Tapert. Keep Flour Requirements Covered For Thirty Days. Cold weather, with freezing nights, has strengthened the bull side of the market, prices showing material strength and advancing slightly over the week end. Prices will continue to be influenced by the weather from now on until harvest time. There has been no fundamental change, much of the damage earlier reported in soft wheat growing sections has been verified, and it appears that Ohio, Indiana and Illinois have severely suf- fered from sections of winter killing, estimates running all the way from ten to fifty per cent. abandonment. Reports from Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska are more favor- able. Apparently that section of the country has good prospects, with the probability that a normal crop will be harvested. Spring wheat seeding is reported on a large scale, claim being made that more will be sown this year than a year ago, but it is really too early to deal in actualities as regards spring wheat seeding. The Michigan growing crop of soft wheat appears to have come through the winter in reasonably good condi- tion. There was a_ larger acreage shown last fall than the year before, and with favorable weather and grow- ing conditions a good sized crop should be harvested. There has been an excellent clean-up on choice grades of soft wheat in every section and the probabilities are the heavy premiums will be maintained on this variety right up until harvest time, or very nearly so. From the standpoint of flour prices, particularly on soft wheat flours, it appears they will be well maintained, for the choice wheat is not only high in price, but mill feeds are bringing big money, and in all probability will de- cline in the next sixty days, which is a strengthening factor in the price of flour. While flour does not provide a good purchase from a speculative standpoint, it appears advisable to cover require- ments for thirty days. L. E. Smith, IN THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. Interesting Features Seen on an Auto- mobile Trip. Fresno, Calif., April 6—This week I was to take the readers of the Tradesman, or at least those who en- joy the Great Out Doors, motor trips and ever changing scenery, with me in their imagination over a trip we re- cently took to the coast cities; also to the Bay cities of San Francisco, Oak- land and Berkley. The morning is ideal, the sun rising brightly over the Eastern Sierras, the air just cool enough to be invigorating and so clear that the mountain ranges on either side of the valley appear to be almost within walking distance, al- though, in fact, they are nearly 100 miles apart. I wonder if my readers realize how vast and great are the distances and area of California. For illustration, just the San Joaquin Valley where we are is larger in area than the Eastern States of Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware. The motor is purring and ready to go. We are starting with great antici- pation of the pleasures and excitement of the trip before us. For the first score of miles we are passing through great vineyards just beginning to leaf, vivid green as far as the eye can see, then for excitement we see ahead of us a crowd and numbers of cars at the side of the road. We come up and stop with the rest. Only a big sedan with the wheels in the air and resting on top of a strong fence. No one seri- ously hurt. Only another example of not being able to go fast enough in this speed craze age. We are now passing through Madera and on into the grain country—great fields, thousands of acres in extent, of wheat and barley just heading out. At Califa we leave the Golden State High- way, turning Westward towards the coast. In the first few miles we notice thousands of sheep in the care of a shepherd and dogs. At one place some 25,000 were rounded up ready for the shearing. Then we cross San Joaquin river and here we see many new de- velopments. At one place 100 teams and as many tractors are at work leveling a section, getting ready for irrigation and settlement. As we go Westward we notice the landscape as far as we can see dotted with sleek, fat cattle, grass fed but in good shape for the market. We are now at Los Banos, a very pretty city at the junction of the plains and foot- hills. Here we will have lunch and, after resting and feeding our motor a new supply of gas, we pass on into the foothills, now-all shades of green and covered with golden hued California poppies and other spring flowers. Now we are climbing, winding around the mountains; now looking down hun- dreds pf feet at the roadway we have just passed over and now we are at the summit of Pacheco Pass and slow- ly descending the West side of the range. Soon we enter a beautiful val- ley of many square miles, all set out with great plum and prune orchards, now in full bloom, a mass of white blossoms, a scene well worth a long drive to view. Hollister, a busy and prosperous city, is the metropolis and center of this rich valley, which extends to Salinus, and produces thousands of carloads of vegetables every season. We are now coming in sight of Del Monte, with its great hotels, its beau- tiful parks, drives and golf links and polo fields. The fashionable coast re- sort of the West—the rival of Palm Beach. Here is where the very rich come to spend their money and in their way enjoy life, and it looks to us as though they were successful in their quest of pleasure, for we see them here in great numbers and they seem to be having their full quota of fun and enjoyment of the pleasures money can buy, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN We find ourselves, after driving a few miles further around. Monterey Bay, at Pacific Grove. Here we get dinner and put up for the night. The morning finds us making the ocean drive round about Pacific Grove, Mon- terey, Carmel—all noted and fashion- able ocean beach resorts, with many beautiful homes. The seventeen -mile drive around the Circle of Enchant- ment is said to be the most beautiful drive in the world. Monterey is one of the oldest cities in the State, a place of history and romance. We visit the old custom house from which was raised the first American flag to claim California to the Union of States. Here the first Constitutional Assembly met at Colton Hall, now the city hall. The first frame and the first brick houses built in the State are here and in a good state of preservation. Here lived Robert Louis Stevenson and_ the the sun. A four mile paved highway takes us to this great wonderland of nature. In the evening we take in a show at the leading city theater and a good night’s rest finds us up and away on the most beautiful mountain road im- aginable, through miles of scenic grandeur, canyon streams, towering rocks and silence you can almost hear, and we drop over into the valley and are at the beautiful city of San Jose with its fine streets, beautiful homes and quaint old missions. San Jose is the largest city in Santa Clara valley— said to be one of the three most beauti- ful valleys in the world. The great orchards of apricot, peach, almond and prunes, all in full bloom, the great gar- dens producing thousands of carloads of celery, peppers, lettuce and arti- chokes at their best, a veritable garden of Eden. We voted it the “best yet.” It is surely a valley of flower-banked I WILL will seek to find the truth of the things of life and then will trust the ultimate, the All-things to human ken. Wht tt tt ed ed fe ed ded ded peed fe ed en will shun the tragical in what’er is named sublime, will trust no negatives as a proof of things divine. will list unnaturals only for imagined needs, will trust to naught that is metamorphized into creeds. will use no colored glass to distinguish aints from ares, will take no backward step, if I know it, to the stars. will think in nature terms and what’er mere men may say will trust in nature’s God for direction all the way. will build with positives on the rock, the primal cause, will turn from negatives to the real in nature’s laws. will stand for all that rests on the merits of the case, will gladly give the doubt to what’er uplifts the race. will never lay a straw in the way of any man, will do him, in my way, all the good I really can. will “say with flowers” what otherwise is unexpressed, will think of those ill-timed laid upon his lifeless breast. will stand for everything that has made my country great, will love the Flag that floats over our great ship of state. will spurn the great long list of the modern fashion frills, will trust to simple fare for the cure of many ills. wil never stray away from the things our fathers planned. will trust the public schools as the safeguard of the land. will try to be a man, true to nature all the way, will, with my hand in hers, and with reason, seldom stray. will gladly bide my time when beneath my bit of sod wi.l lie down to my rest in the care of nature’s God. will find, not knowing it, that when free from mother’s hand, will have no I wills left nor freewill at my command. will do the best I can and for every reason why will trust to nature’s God and all the way while passing by. will, as I’m taught I will, go where I am told and so, will wonder at it all ’till I do or do not know. L. B. Mitchell. West's most famous artists have their homes here at Carmel. It is the larg- est community within the Circle of Enchantment circling Monterey Bay. Its charms are known to travelers all over the world. You may choose what you wish, perhaps Monteray or Pacific Grove or Carmel. Perhaps Pebble Beach or Seaside. You cannot escape from beauty and breathtaking views do not cost a bit additional as they cannot be avoided. After noon lunch at Monterey we turn Northward around the bay, pass- ing through Watsonville, the home of “Big apples with a flavor.” The trees are loaded with beautiful pink blos- soms. We arrive at Santa Cruze. Here we spend the late afternoon, visiting the million dollar casino, tak- ing the beautiful ocean drive and visit- ing the age-old redwoods, the oldest living things on earth. When Solomon was building his temple these great trees were lifting their green spires to homes of radiant health that comes from out-of-doors living, of sport and recreation the year round. Eighteen miles from San Jose we reach Palo Alto, the seat of Stanford university, the greatest and most rich- ly endowed school in the world. Its memorial chapel is the most artistic in the world and is surely well worth seeing. In the early evening we find our- selves comfortably located for the night at San Francisco. We listen to Al Jolson, the jazz singer, with the vitaphone, then we drive to the top of Twin Peaks and view the city, with brilliantly lighted Market street like a great lane of fire, a scene never to be forgotten. In the morning we go up again just to get the view by daylight, then we drive through St. Frances woods and Sunset park, the beautiful home sections: of the city and on to Golden Gate park, 1013 acres of living beauty, the largest man-made park in ror tacedh ncaa eeNeMbleunlicassaeroe eee April 11, 1928 the world; the beaches, the Cliff house, the Seal Rocks, the Presidio, Mission Dolores, Telegraph Hill, Russian Hill, Chinatown—all pointts of interest that no visitor should miss. The California Palace of the Legion of Honor reared on Inspiration Point in Lincoln park by Mrs. A. B. Spreckles as a war memorial, houses war relics from all fronts, as well as an exhibit of the finest of art and statuary in the country, and is a place of beauty that should be seen by every visitor. There is a certain magic something about the city by the Golden Gate that endears it to the visitor. From the ferry building away out Market street to Twin Peaks it is a city of infinite variety and unmatchable charm. It was hard for us to leave, but our time was limited, so we drove on the ferry, landed at Oakland, drove about this beautiful and prosperous city, over to Berkley University and then out over the Berkley hills by way of the won- derful Skyline Boulevard, at the sum- mit of which we stop and look back and down at the road we have just come over and at Oakland, Berkley and across San Francisco bay to the Golden Gate, a vista unsurpassed in our experience. From this point the highway passes under a mountain, through a tunnel half a mile long and then winds down the Eastern slope of the range, along Walnut creek and valley to Dublin and Livermore, where it joins the Niles Canyon highway to Tracey, thence Southeasterly via Golden State Highway, where we pass through the thriving valley cities of Modesto, Turlock and Merced on our way home. We hope the readers who have trav- eied with us enjoyed tthe trip one- hundredth part as much as we did. If so, we can count the time well spent. Lewis A. Smith. +> —— Handicap of Union Card. Why should a laborer be compelled to carry a union card in order to be privileged to work? Why should he want to carry such a union card when it takes the money away from his family? 1. It costs him an initiation fee. 2. It costs him monthly dues. 3. It subjects him to fines. 4. It subjects him to assessments which he knows nothing about and has no say about. 5. He is not privileged to advance in keeping with his ability or industry. 6. He cannot work to satisfy his employer. 7. He is compelled to work to satisfy the walking delegate and the less he does the better it suits the walk- ing delegates. 8. He is forced out on strikes at the whim or caprice of venal and unscrupu- lous walking delegates at times when he can’t afford to strike, due to the fact that he is paying for a home, try- ing to educate his children, or in car- ing for members of his family who are sick. 9. His initiative is throttled, his ambition killed and his star of hope banished from the skies. In view of all this, is it any wonder that many union labormen hail the non-union establishment as a great emancipator, and for the first time see the dawn of a new independence? —_+ + >__ His Philosophy. “Is that all the work you can do in an hour?” asked Sam’s new employer. “Well, boss,” said Sam, “I dussay I could do moh’—byt I nevah was one for showing off.” ~ - . < ¢ 4 ° ~~ - = % . Fe 4 - . ¢ a j a os» 4 » “ os ~”- ‘ i « 4 { i - - + ‘ + 4 ~ a q - - " ‘ < « > A ' 7 i th > - ; ~ ‘ ; ' _ a ee - » « Sad i ™ — * < > ~ ™ a a i ” a a ~ ~ . *. ” y 4 is . ¢ e i a ae 4 ‘ » * 7 oo ‘“- m] ae. ‘ = i ~ 4 » -~* - + ‘ * £4 «ws a : eae * ‘ < « > A . 7 i a April 11, 1928 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 3 IN THE REALM OF RASCALITY. Questionable Schemes Which Are Under Suspicion. Garden City, N. Y., April 6—Re- ferring to your letter regarding the Frontier subscription for Sherman Cole, of Copemish, Michigan, received by us through the H. & H. Periodical Service ‘Co., we cancelled our contract with these people to represent our magazines some time ago, but we have just recently renewed it, after receiving their assurance that our magazines would be represented in accordance with our instructions and all orders would be cleared promptly. Any viola- tion of our faith will result in the im- mediate cancellation of their contract, but we feel sure they will carry on their business on a legitimate basis. Doubleday, Doran & ‘Co., Inc. The above promise was evidently made to be broken, because here comes a letter from Fred A. Wareham, gen- eral dealer at Arcadia, with documents to prove that he paid the same con- cern $2.50 Sept. 16, 1927, for a yearly subscription to Junior Home magazine. Although nearly seven months have elapsed since the order was given, no magazine has been received by the sub- scriber and no reply has been received to enquiries sent to the H. & H. Periodical Service Co., which is very evidently a good concern to avoid hav- ing any dealings with. The National Better Business Bu- reau, Inc., issues the following warn- ing to small business firms seeking new capital: Investigations just completed by the Financial Section of the National Bet- ter Business Bureau should be of in- terest to small business organizations seeking additional capital. When a large corporation is in need of refinancing it invariably utilizes the usual channels provided by investment banking or stock brokerage firms in distributing its securities. When, however, a business of not enough importance to command the use of recognized security selling or distributing facilities, finds it desirable to achieve corporate status, or when a newly organized company is confront- ed with a financial situation, or when a moribund enterprise seeks resuscita- tion, recourse is naturally had to other available means. This situation has invited the devel- opment of what is known as the “front money” scheme, whereby a clever and none too scrupulous promoter purports to become the intermediary for raising new funds but in reality “milks” the legitimate business that enters into a one-sided contract in innocent good faith. The idea of “front money,” or an advance fee to be used by the “expert” in dressing up the project in need of capital and thereby giving it a “front” to appeal to investors, is suggested to company officials by means of adver- tisements, letters of solicitation, and personal calls and appeals. Through alleged channels for stock distribution and purported analytical and other departmental services where- by they promise to improve the com- pany’s technical financial situation, the men behind the “front money” outfit appear to offer all the avenues neces- sary for putting the applicant concern into a healthy financial condition. This work will be done after the all im- portant contract has been signed, the consideration for which is usually as high as the men of the “front money” organization believe they can possibly obtain. ‘This contract is, in reality, little more than a receipt for the advance or “front money” fee, the “front money” concern being obliged to use only its “best efforts” in aiding the company. Later the “front money’’ experts in- duce discouragement by picking all sorts of flaws in the information given by the company when the contract was entered into. The character of the con- tract is then revealed as a one-sided agreement which completely discounts the “front money” concern’s assertion that it has a long record of successful financial accomplishment behind it. How fraud on your own part can rob you of your trademark rights, often the most valuable asset you have, is interestingly told in a case recently handed down in which that very thing happened. The plaintiff in this case was a woman, Florence N. Lewis. A concern called the Federal Products Co. had filed in Washington an applica- tion for trade-mark registration of the word “Velva.” Mrs. Lewis opposed the application on the ground that she had adopted the word “Velva” and used it on her brands for years. Not only that, but she herself registered it as long ago as November 9, 1920. The case was investigated and heard by the Patent Office, where such cases go, and decisions were twice given in favor of Mrs. Lewis. In other words, the Patent Office found that Mrs. Lewis had the brand first and therefore the Federal Products Co. had no right to register it. An important feature of the case was that the Federal Products Co. had made a deliberate effort apparently to grab the “Velva” trade-mark, for not only had they taken the name, but they had imitated the label. The decision said “the marks of the respective parties are the same, except for an im- material difference in the style of let- tering.” A barefaced grab, in other words, and one calculated to arouse the indignation of anybody who in good faith had adopted a trade-mark and built it into a business. The patent examiner and next the Commissioner of patents decided that the Federal Products Co. had no standing. How- ever, the latter concern appealed and raised a point which won them the case. The point was that Mrs. Lewis, in the marketing of her brands, had used the word “Venetian” on them. They are not Venetian, argued the Federal concern, therefore the use of the word is a misrepresentation and deprives Mrs. Lewis of all her trade- mark rights. Greatly to Mrs. Lewis’ consternation, the court sustained this view and threw her out. The court thus discussed the point: : One seeking to prevent the registra- tion of a trade-mark must be guiltless of any false representations, either in the mark relied upon as a basis for Opposition or in the advertising of the goods on which the mark is used, and, if it appears that absolute honesty in either of these particulars is lacking, the opposition should be dismissed. We think this principle is sound, and we will consider its application to the present case. The deception in the label consists -in the misuse of the word “Venetian.” It purports to con- vey to the public mind the impression that the goods on which the label is used originate in Venice, while the record discloses that they are in fact produced in New York. Considering the character of goods on which the mark is used, the word “Venetian,” in- dicating their origin in Venice, is of great value to the opposer, while prac- ticing a fraud upon the public. Notor- iously it is a word in common use in advertising cosmetics, conveying the impression to the public that the goods are imported and of Venetian origin. Conduct of this sort is generally con- demned by the courts, and is barred from standing in equity. “If one affix to goods of his own manufacture signs or marks which indicate that they are the manufacturers of others, he is de- ceiving the public and attempting to pass upon them goods as possessing a quality and merit which another’s skill has given to similar articles, and which his own manufacture does not possess in the estimation of purchasers.” When the owner of a trade-mark ap- plies for an injunction to restrain the defendant from injuring his property by making false representations to the public, it is essential that the plaintiff should not in his trade-mark, or in his advertisements and business, be him- self guilty of any false or misleading representation; that, if the plaintiff makes any material false statement in connection with the property which he seeks to protect, he loses his right to claim the assistance of a court of equity; that where any symbol or label claimed as a trade-mark is so con- structed or worded as to make or con- tain a distinct assertion which is false no property can be claimed on it, or, in other words, the right to the exclu- sive use of it cannot be maintained. Mrs. Lewis therefore lost all she had built up. The Federal Products Co., which had been found to be filchers of her brand and which ordinarily would have been stopped instantly from using it, was upheld by the court in the use of what appears to have been an open imitation of it. All the value which the originator of it had put into it by money and work was lost to her and was to be absorbed by an infringer. Simply because she permitted herself that little fraud or misrepresentation of calling her products Venetian where they weren't. An unimportant thing, no doubt she thought, because no- where did it appear in the case that the word “Venetian” gave the brand any particular prestige. So that for appar- ently nothing she lost everything. It is a striking lesson of the need to be literally honest in all the insignia of your business. Apparently, the silk trade has its own little Teapot Dome. In this de- partment last week an article appeared dealing with graft as practiced by some piece goods buyers. The two salesmen’s associations were queried through ordinarily responsible officers and their views set forth, after which were related a number of incidents to indicate what forms the graft often takes. These incidents, let it be here stated, were obtained from sources other than the association officials. It seems to be quite important that this be made clear because both associa- tions have rushed forward to deny that they authorized the use of their names or that they “instigated” the article. No question has been raised concern- ing the accuracy of the points made and privately, with a good deal of em- phasis upon preserving confidence, a number of parties (again, not the as- sociation officials) have admitted that conditions are quite as pictured—only worse. Of course, the salesmen oc- cupy too vulnerable a position to take action in the matter, if the practice is at all widespread. The evil is one for the employers of both salesmen and buyers to eradicate and for a very appears ce selfish reason, namely, that 1 to be costing them a good deal of money. Garment manufacturers should be able to take individual action and the silk manufacturers might proceed along organization lines. a Luggage Lines Slack. Although a general slackness is re- ported in luggage lines, there seems to be some activity right now in women’s suitcases and wardrobe hat boxes. The overnight bag is not selling so well, either in the cheaper or the In the men’s lines the large- 3rief better grades. size portmanteau bags are active. cases are selling well, but are now be- ing asked for with patented locks. Ac- cording to one authority, no one leath- er is in demand, although there is a decided with light tans and browns leading. —_——__+- + ___ Crepes For Capes Are Wanted. reported in preference shown in colors, An active business is high-grade wool georgette and plain crepes for use in women’s capes. They are being taken in a wide range of colors, of which the most sought are shades of beige, tan. gray, blue and green. There is also a strong tenden- cy toward printed lightweight woolens. In these the chief call is for challies, and an excellent business is being done in them in the higher price ranges. Se Decentralization of both and population is already taking place industry because electric energy can now be had almost anywhere desired for manufac- turers and homes of their employes. To-day there is no village so small that if on a power system, it cannot offer opportunities to new enterprises that would have been impossible without the development of long-distance trans- mission. United Detective Agency, Inc. Michigan Trust Bldg. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN CIVIL CRIMINAL and INDUSTRIAL WORK Only Bonafide and Legitimate Detective Work Accepted PHONE—6-8224 or 4-8528 If No Response Call 2-2588 or 8-6813 Dictagraph and Auto Service Associated With SARLES MERCHANTS’ POLICE 4 MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS. Pontiac—L. Grant Billings, Inc., has changed its name to the Klingensmith Tire Co. Muskegon—Aunt Molly’s Kitchen, Inc., has changed its name to the Bod- dinghouse Co. Escanaba—The Needham Electric Co. has increased its capital stock from $20,000 to $50,000. Breckenridge—Hodge & Son are closing out their stock of hardware and will retire from trade. Detroit—Credit Sam, 14037 High- land Park, has changed its name to the Publix Radio & Tire Co. Marquette—The Marquette Builders Supply Co. has changed its name to the Marquette Builders & Supply Co. Mt. Morris—The Mt. Morris Lum- ber & Supply Co. has increased its capital stock from $10,000 to $50,000. Pentwater—Fred Hansen has sold his stock of sporting goods to James P. Edgett, recently of Detroit, who has taken possession. St. Johns—J. G. Mathews, proprietor of Mathews Dairy, has installed equip- ment for manufacturing ice cream. The plant has a capacity of 40 gallons an hour. Hart—John Bothe has sold his meat market to Glenn and George Blackmer, who will continue the business at the same location under the style of Black- mer Bros. Detroit—Anthony Polak has sold his stock of boots, shoes and store fixtures to Karl Kozak, who will continue the business at the same location, 9029 Mt. Elliott avenue. Mancelona— Dorus Schlienz, who went into the restaurant business here last August, died last week at the age. of 62. His wife will continue to con- duct the business. Battle Creek—The Gordon Drug Co. has added a third drug store to its chain. The fountain, fixtures and stock were furnished by the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. Hermansville—The Upper Peninsu- lar Silver Fox Farm has been incor- porated with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Watervliet—Mrs. Nellie Riegel has sold her property at Paw Paw lake, consisting of grocery and general store and two cottages to Charles Hoffman, who will continue the business. Jonesville—E. F. Mart has leased the store building next to the Gilmer hotel and will occupy it with a stock of dry goods as soon as the interior of the building has been redecorated. Benton Harbor—The Premier Drug Co., 240 East Main street, has been in- corporated with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, all of which has been subscribed and $5,000 paid in in cash. Alma—Cushing & Benedict, dealers in boots, shoes, etc., have dissolved partnership and the business will be continued by William W. Cushing, who has taken over the interest of his partner. Mancelona—Floyd Rodabaugh has rented the building owned and former- ly occupied by Mrs. C. E. Blakely, re- painted and remodeled the interior and will conduct an up-to-date two chair barber shop. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Manistee—Henry J. Kruse and Her- man Raguschke have taken over the stock and equipment of the Ferguson Plumbing Co., 337 River street and will continue the business under the style of Kruse & Raguschke. Bay City—The Dick Bendall Co., dealer in boots and shoes at 514 East Midland street, has offered to com- promise with its creditors at 30 per cent., payable 25 per cent. in cash and 5 per cent. in thirty days. Wallhalla—Mrs. Ellen Robinson has sold her grocery store, meat market and refreshment stand to G. W. Haw- ley and Stanley Austin, of Ludington, »who will continue the business under the style of Hawley & Austin. Fowler—Albert Weber has purchas- ed the interest of Joseph Bower in automobile, parts, accessories and sup- plies stock of Bower & Edinger and the business will be continued under the style of Edinger & Weber. Mancelona—George Z. Medalie, who kas been appointed a special attorney general to prosecute the criminal case against Mrs. Florence E. Knapp, of New York, is an uncle of Sidney Medalie, general dealer at this place. Detroit — The Detroit Sporting Goods Co., Inc., 401 Farwell Bldg., has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, $15,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in, $2,500 in cash and $12,500 in property. Saginaw—The Sager-Ryan Fuel & Supply Co., has been incorporated to deal in fuel and builders’ supplies at wholesale and retail, with an authorized capital stock of $5,000, all of which has been subscribed and $3,000 paid in in cash. Kalamazoo—Clare Beach, who re- cently sold his drug stock on Grand- ville avenue, Grand Rapids, has opened a drug store at 1632 East Main street. The stock, fixtures and fountain were furnished by the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. Detroit—Henry’s Stores, Inc., 11661 Dexter Blvd., has been incorporated to deal in clothing, hats, caps and furnish- ings for men and boys, at retail, with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Detroit—Saunders Michigan Stores, Inc., 1910 Buhl Bldg., has been incor- porated to conduct grocery stores, with an authorized capital stock of 100,000 shares at $1 per share, $100,000 being subscribed and paid in, $75,000 in cash and $25,000 in property. Port Huron—The Home Mill Indus- trial Co., 1520 Thirtieth street, has been incorporated to operate a feed and flour mill, with an authorized cap- ital stock of 1,000 shares at $100 per share, of which amount $1,400 has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Belding—The Belding Co-Operative Co. has been incorporated with an au- thorized capital stock of $20,000, of which amount $7,750 has been sub- scribed and $6,240 paid in in cash. The company will deal in agricultural prod- ucts and promote co-operative buying and selling. Detroit—The General Fender Sup- ply Co., 20 West Baltimore avenue, has merged its business into a stock com- pany under the same style, with an au- thorized capital stock of $25,000, of which amount $14,730 has been sub- scribed and paid in, $3,000 in cash and $11,730 in property. St. Joseph—iMerchants of St. Joseph were hosts to a group of more than 400 farmers in this part of the State at a meeting and banquet in the Masonic temple last evening. At the afternon session an open discussion of farming problems was held. Several prominent speakers were present. Traverse City—Burns & Wynkoop, automobiles, accessories, oil, gasoline, etc., 311 East State street, have merg- ed the business into a stock company under the style of the Burns & Wyn- koop Co., with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in property. Jackson—The Scheele Coal Co., 445 North Jackson street, has merged its business into a stock company under the style of the Scheele Fuel & Supply Co., to deal in fuel at wholesale and retail, with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, all of which has been sub- scribed and paid in, $3,000 in cash and $22,000 in property. Sparta—The A. A. Johnson & Co. store last week celebrated the thirty- ninth anniversary of its opening in 1889. Mr. Johnson, who with his fam- ily had been spending the winter in California, returned home for the cele- bration. Erastus W. Smith, formerly of Grand Rapids, has been his associate for the past fifteen years. Ypsilanti—James F. Warner has merged his dairy products, farm pro- duce, etc., business into a stock com- pany under the style of the James War- ner Dairy, Inc., 928 West Michigan avenue, with an authorized capital stock of $50,000, of which amount $34,- 500 has been subscribed and paid in, $500 in cash and $34,000 in property. Nashville — Quick & Bean, pro- prietors of the South End Grocery, are conducting a closing out sale of their stock, preparatory to engaging in other lines of business. Mr. Quick will engage in the insurance business and Mr. Bean has taken the Michigan agency for the Iteco Co., of Portland, Oregon, manufacturer and distributor of dental supplies. Kalamazoo—The Kalamazoo whole- salers’ first friendship tour for the 1928 spring season will be held Thursday, April 12. There are to be six tours this year in all, three in the spring and a like number in the fall months. This year, as during the very successful tours of 1927, local jobbers will travel by motor bus. This method is much more popular than going in many auto- mobiles. It tends to keep the entire group together and stimulates interest and closer co-operation. _ Allegan—The wholesalers of Kala- mazoo will give a dinner to the retail merchants of Allegan and surrounding towns Thursday evening. Paul Staake of the Crescent Engraving Co., and Harold B. Allen, vice-president of the First National Bank and Trust ‘Co., are in charge of program arrangements for the dinner. Prof. Milton Simpson, of the Kalamazoo College faculty, will deliver an address on “Literature in Business.” Harold B. Allen will act as toastmaster, and Ralph Ralston will lead the community singing. There also will be orchestral music, April 11, 1928 ‘Casnovia—Leon C. Norris, 42, own- er of the grain elevator here since the death of his father, James L. Norris, in January, died unexpectedly last Fri- day. Mr. Norris had gone to the ele- vator as usual and had worked until about the middle of the morning when he ‘became ill. He was carried to his home, where he was seized with con- vulsions and died soon after. Mr. Norris was born and reared in Cas- novia and had been associated with his father in business here for many years. He leaves his widow and three sons, Kenneth and Keith, both 17, and Wil- ton James, 10. Funeral services were held at the residence Monday after- noon. Manufacturing Matters. Bay City—The Clark Knitting Mills has changed its name to the Bluark Knitting Mills. Wayne — The Industrial Electric Manufacturing Co. has increased its capital stock from $20,000 to $125,000. Battle Creek—The Hill Piston Ser- vice Co., 83 West Jackson street, has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $90,000 common and $10,000 preferred, $62,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in in prop- erty. Saginaw—The Modart Corset Co., merged its 500 Lapeer avenue, has business into a stock company under the style of the Modart Co., with an authorized capital stock of $5,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash, Bay City—The Safeway Aircrafts, Inc., Phoenix Blk., has been incor- porated to manufacture and deal in aircraft, motors, accessories, ete., with an authorized capital stock of $30,000, $3,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Lansing—The Lansing Duntile Co., 604 Mt. Hope, East, has been incor- porated to manufacture and deal in building products, with an authorized capital stock of $50,000, of which amount $15,000 has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Detroit—The Joseph F. Dellaire Co., 12870 Auburn avenue, has been incor- porated to deal in sash, doors and mill- work in general, with an authorized capital stock of $35,000, of which amount $15,000 has been subscribed and paid in, $135.02 in cash and $14,- 864.98 in property. Detroit—The Arcadia Pattern & Manufacturing Co., 1291 Wabash avenue, has been incorporated to man- ufacture wood and metal patterns, dies and machine parts, with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, of which amount $5,000 has been subscribed and $3,750 paid in in cash. Pontiac—The newly incorporated Pontiac Sheet Metal and Roofing Co. has occupied its new building. The company specializes in roofing work of all sizes. It is a subsidiary of the Glendon A. Richards Co., of Grand Rapids. Its officers are interested in the latter company as well as the Mich- igan Sheet Metal Works, Lansing, and the Flint Cornice and Roofing Co., of Flint. The new plant enables the com- pany to handle all classes of roofing, :ncluding sheet metal and composition slate and tile roofing, ee i ° & ; $~. i > f- f ; , ¥ oe! \ « es a air | ‘ to @ i i « § ~ - « th ° 4 - < « i 2 { * a April 11, 1928 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Essential Features of the Grocery Staples. Sugar—Jobbers hold cane granulated at 6.75 and beet granulated at 6.55. Tea—The market has ruled very quiet during the past week, with prices more or less easy, although not as easy as one would expect from the dull busi- ness. Here and there a first hands seller will shade prices, but by no means all sellers will. Spot stocks in this country of the desirable fermented teas are small, if they were not prices would be a great deal easier than they are. Consumptive demand for tea is fair, Coffee — The market for Rio and Santos coffee, green and in a large way, has been disappointing during the week from a seller’s standpoint. The market has been very weak and soggy and has gradually worked down until the whole line is a fraction below a week ago. There have been occasional flashes of firmness, but they have not lasted long. The demand for Rio and Santos coffee from first hands is poor. Milds show no change for the week. Jobbing market for roasted coffee is inclined to be easy but without rad- ical change since the last report. It is decidedly not a market to do much anticipating of wants in. Brazil is very anxious to sell Rio and Santos and is expected by a good many to cut prices even further. Canned Fruit—The fruit department is quiet as there is no extensive re- placement business. Locally the trade does not appear to be concerned with the improvement in the peach situa- tion reported in California and some traders insist that the shortage of de- sirable counts and grades is not as marked as represented. Apricots are also quiet for replacement, but pears are wanted and where they cannot be had from first hands are taken in re- sale blocks. Cherries are not as ac- tive as their favorable statistical posi- tion would seem to justify. Canned Vegetables—The whole line of vegetables has been in moderate de- mand for replacement. The census report gives the impression that there are plenty of the major vegetables and it had done nothing to create more ac- tivity. Tomatoes, all along, have been in conservative demand as it is known that it is easy to buy at the market, and the evidence of willingness to sell is taken as an indication that Southern packers have plenty on hand to last through the remainder of the season. Weakness in Southern goods is felt in other packs. Fancy corn and peas are in more limited demand than the other offerings and corn especially is in routine request. The best placed lines of peas are those which combine good quality and a fair price, but they are being exhausted. String beans show strength as they are closely sold up and spinach is also stronger in tone in all positions. Dried Fruits—The dried fruit mar- ket continues a spot affair. Coast mar- kets are out of line with the Middle West and comparatively little business is being put up to packers. Apricots have been in relatively better demand ethan other packs as the spring de- mand is on the increase and where there has been reluctance to take the ordinary grades, which constitute most ef the supply, the lack of extra choice and better is forcing substitution. Peaches are quiet, but are not shaded since stocks in all positions are com- paratively light. California prunes are steady, while Northwestern packs are unsettled since ordinary trade outlets for the latter have been more or less influenced by price considerations. Raisins are about steady in tone with no marked demand here or on the Coast. Canned Fish—No real activity exists in salmon, as reds and mediums are not wanted to any extent and pinks and chums are being peddled out as needed at going quotations, with neither buyer nor seller ready to trade in a big way. Chinooks are well sold up and some subject to approval of price business is being done on new Maine sardines are down to tag ends on many styles and where there is a surplus it is thought it will be needed before new goods of like character are produced. All of the other fish packs are in fair jobbing demand. packs. Salt Fish—The entire salt fish line is quiet this week as a reaction from the previous period of buying for Lenten requirements. It is: reported that retail stocks throughout the trade have been reduced to unusually small proportions following the policy of buying only for known wants. There is a carryover of mackerel, but codfish has been sold up closely and is scarce in all positions. The remaining stocks of mackerel are generally in strong hands, and with the quality good, hold- ers think that the presence of the fish will tend to keep down values on new pack. Herring is firm but inactive. Beans and Peas—In spite of com- paratively light demand for dried beans, the market continues firm, es- pecially on pea beans and California limas, which are the leaders of the list. Both have advanced a small fraction during the week. Other varieties of dried beans about unchanged. Dried peas show no change for the week. Cheese—The market is reported firm on account of light offerings. The of- ferings, however, are ample for the de- mand, apparently, which has been only fair. Olives—Primary markets report a firmer undertone than exists on the spot and importers are looking for a betterment in the undertone as the spring business has increased the turn- over and the uncertainty in the mar- ket at the beginning of the present season has disappeared since prices have been uniformly maintained. Bot- tlers have complete assortments and they have been correcting the short- ages which existed a short time ago throughout the retail trade. Pickles—Salt pickles remain firm, based upon the clos@ clean-up of all grades and sizes. Some retail centers report a better movement of bottled goods and this is shown in the increase in the orders from various outlets. Dills are in broken assortments. Sweet pickles are firm at quotations with stocks comparatively light. Rice—The local trade is in favor of the program for Nationally advertising rice over a period of years to increase the domestic consumption of the ar- ticle as it is believed that a marked in- crease in turnover is possible after the public has been educated to use in- creased quantities of this food, which is cheap and combines the advantages of wholesomeness and palatability. The spot market is steady, with sufficient stocks for the present demand. There have been no heavy replacements re- cently and with a steady liquidation holdings are getting reduced in volume and in assortment. Primary markets in the South report a similar improve- ment and millers are inclined to antici- pate higher prices as the season ad- vances. Sauerkraut—A noticeable falling off in the demand for bulk kraut has oc- curred but packs are selling well for the season. Warmer weather has been a handicap and the whole line is less active than during the earlier weeks in the year. Syrup and Molasses—The demand for the fine grocery grades of molasses continues surprisingly well, but pur- chases are small. The market has shown no changes during the week. Prices are steady. Sugar syrup is in steady demand at unchanged prices. Compound syrup advanced another 15 cents during the week and at the pres- ent writing is strong and the demand continues good. Vinegar—Prices are governed by the scarcity of all types and the tendency is toward a higher basis as shortages develop in primary and secondary mar- kets. The market is unusually firm and promises a complete clean-up be- fore the new crop appears. ———_e-.__ Review of the Produce Market. Apples — Baldwins, $2.25@2.50; Northern Spys, $2.50@3; Western Jon- athans, $3 per box; Rome Beauty, $3.50 per box. Asparagus—45c per bunch for Geor- gia. Bagas—Canadian, $2 per 100 Ib. sack. Bananas—5'%@6c per Ib. Butter — The market has had an easy week and prices are off about lc per pound over a week ago. All butter “Markets seem to share in this weakness. The demand continues good for fine fresh creamery, although not good enough for the liberal receipts to prevent the decline. Jobbers hold June packed at 40c, fresh packed at 42c, prints at 44c. They pay 24c for No. 1 packing stock and 12c¢ for No. 2. Cabbage—$2 per 100 Ibs. for old. from New York State; new from Texas, $4 per crate. Carrots—$1.25 per -bu. for old; new from Texas, $2.50 per bu. Cauliflower — New from _ Florida, $2.25 per doz. Celery—25@60c per bunch accord- ing to size; Extra Jumbo from De- catur, $1.25; Florida, $4.50 per crate. Celery Cabbage—$1.25 per doz. Cocoanuts—$1 doz. or $7.50 a bag. Cucumbers—Indiana hot house, $2 per crate. Dried Beans—Michigan jobbers are quoting as follows: C. H Pea Beane oo. + $ 9.50 a Paght Red Kidney ==. 10.00 Dark Red Kidney -. 10.00 Eggs—The demand for fine fresh eggs has been excellent during the week. The price has remained steady. Jobbers pay 25c for strictly fresh. Grape Fruit — Florida commands $6.50 per crate. Green Onions—Chalotts, 65¢ per doz. Lemons—Quotations are as follows: 300 Sunkist 0. $6.50 360 Senkist 2 6.50 $60 Red Hall 6.00 300 Red Bal... 6.00 Lettuce—In good demand on the following basis: Arizona Iceberg, 4s, per bu. ___-$4.00 Arizona Teeberg, 6s, per bu. ____ 3.50 Hothouse leaf oer Ib. -..._ 10c Onions—Spanish, $2.75 for 72s and 50s; home grown command $4 for white or yellow—both 100 Ib. sack. Oranges—Fancy Sunkist California Navels are now on the following basis: 100 2 $5.75 P6 00 6.50 MO 6.75 176 7.50 70 7.50 PIG 7.50 2 i 7.50 25S ee 6.75 Red Ball. 50c cheaper. All sizes of Floridas are selling at $6. Peppers—Green, 65¢ per doz PotatoesThe market is steady on the basis of $1.66 per 100 Ibs., gen- erally over the State. Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as follows: Eiéavy fowls (22000 26c broht fowls 000 Z22€ Heavy Broilers = 26c Eaisht W. EE. Broilers 18¢ Radishes—65c per doz. bunches for home grown hot house. Sweet Potatoes — $2.50 per hamper for kiln dried stock from Tennessee. Tomatoes—$3.50 for 10 lb. basket of hot house; $1.40 per 6 lb. basket from Calif. Veal Calves—Wilson pay as follows: & Company Baneéy 22000 poe 16c Good 2... 14c Medi (2 12c Poet 22 10¢ +--+. Eggs Acceptable as Legal Documents London, April 6—The recent will of a Manchester ship canal pilot, written on an egg-shell and admitted to pro- bate, is not the only one tn which an egg has figured in a singular capacity. In 1889 an egg was produced, and ac- cepted, as a certificate of birth. In that year a widow named Bell was called upon by the Norwich Union to prove that her daughter had reached school-exemption age. She produced an egg beautifully colored in purple, yellow and cream, whereon, in almost copper-plate characters, the name and date of the daughter’s birth were pick- ed out in white, together wih the texts, “The Lord shall guide thee con- tinually” and “Teach me to do Thy will.” This novel certificate was the only record possessed by the mother. It was accepted.as evidence. —_—__ 2. Three New Readers of the Tradesman. The following new subscribers have been received during the past week: Frank W. Devine, Norway. Chamber of Commerce, Springs. Elmer J. Hanna, Harbor Springs, Harbor ET Sa DE TL LEE RII TIIOIT 6 Farm Problem Is Theory and Not Fact. Grandville, April 10—The advocates of farm relief in Congress do not seem to agree on any bill that is workable for the purpose in hand. This, of course, adds to the difficulty of ac- complishing anything of value along this line, and when we look the situa- tion squarely in the face it is well that this is so. The idea that the farmers are in needy condition is the baldest bunk ever. No tiller of the soil on top of the earth is so well provided for as the American farmer. People who have to buy their prod- ucts for the table fully realize this fact. Everything produced on the farm to- day fetches a good price in the open market, and when a man who owns a farm says that he is in the shadow of the poorhouse those who hear him know full well that he is a cull among farmers. Farming, like everything else, must be carried on by men adapted to the work, else there can be no great suc- cess. Of one thing, however, they are assured, the slack and the energetic farmer alike, and that is a full table supply throughout the year. Anything above this is profit, so why complain? A case in point. Some years ago when prices were low two farmers faced the problem of making both ends meet on farms of equal fertility. Only a country road separated their farms. One was on light cutover land the other a heavier soil. To illustrate the case more fully I will take one year in particular when each farmer planted a field of corn next the highway which separated the farms. The fields were not large, and the season proved one of extraordin- ary dryness. Lack of sufficient rain curtailed the crop of Farmer B. However, despite the long drought, Farmer G harvested about the last of August one of the finest crops of corn in the township. His neighbor’s corn was almost an absolute failure. Why was this? Simply from the fact that one farmer pursued the latest methods known to the times for rais- ing corn, while the other went about his work in the old, shpshod manner of the ancients. Although the summer was an usual- ly dry one Farmer G's corn did not even curl from the drought, while that of his neighbor became yellow under the fierce rays of the sun and was hard- ly worth husking. There are right methods and wrong methods in farming, as there are in any other business. Farmer B plowed his land for corn a week before it was time to plant, sometime near the first of June. The plow turned up dust-dry soil, and this when harrowed and marked for the planter was dry as an ash heap. Naturally the corn was slow germinating and when it did come to life from a small shower made slow growth even though cultivated. Now there must have been a reason for the big crop of Farmer G and the failure of Farmer B’s planting. The latter could not quite understand it, but the man who raised the big corn knew right well where his success lay. It was the drought that spoiled that corn for the one, while the other suc- ceeded in spite of this drawback. How was it done you ask? It was all in knowing how to do the right thing at the right time. Farmer G plowed his field early in April before his soil had dried out, while yet the winter and early spring moisture was still in the soil. Then foHowed a thorough harrowing. The hot sun beat down on the field but the fine dust which Farmer G spread on the surface through cultivation pre- vented the drought from sucking the moisture from below. Every week after this early plowing the farmer went over the field with a fine tooth harrow or cultivator. Thus MICHIGAN TRADESMAN for several weeks, until corn planting time, he kept the moisture, under, and when he planted hs corn the kernels were placed in moist soil. The moment the blades of corn appeared the small tooth cultivator went over it. Later the farmer kept the cultivator going between the rows weekly during all that dry summer, not even “laying the corn by” when the ears had formed. Farmer G conserved the spring moisture throughout the drought, while his neighbor had no moisture to conserve because of his late plowing of his land. It will be seen that it was the man and not the soil which made all the difference in the two fields which were separated only by the width of a country road. The successful farmer is the one who works his farm for all there is in it. The sloth and the careless one makes a failure most of the time. It may well be understood which of these men is to-day complaining to Congress about the hard life the farm- er is leading. No congress, no matter how many laws it may pass, can make a successful farmer of a cull. I know farmers who to-day are liv- ing on the top shelf, enjoying every minute of life, autoing to town to all important meetings, making of life a joy and not a burden, and from them there comes no call for a special act of Congress in their behalf. Farm blocs and all other blocs are a bluff at fate because of man’s own shortcomings. Success or failure is equally manifest- among other callings than that of farming. A successful merchant is one who makes of his business a life study and gets all there is in it out of the work. The man and not his calling is what counts in this struggle to win a competence from the world. A farmer behind a silk counter or a merchant following the plow are as out of place as a square pin in a round hole and should not be encouraged. Old Timer. ——_»-2 > —_ When on Your Way, See Onaway. Onaway, April 10—It is snowing in Onaway, probably as hard as it is any- where. The mud has turned to ice and the spring-like weather of a week ago is only a memory now that doesn’t scare us one bit. Neither is it a hard- ship. We have become accustomed to such changes. It was out of season and too warm anyway. It may appear different to the people just returning from Florida and seem rather severe on the poor robins, but the weather man has a faculty of fooling them both about the same way every year. Any- way, the sudden cold is about the quickest way to stop flood conditions which were doing a lot of damage. A very active and enthusiastic meet- ing of the Community Council held April 2, received reports handed in by special committees who are arranging a mammoth community banquet to be attended by farmers and business men. Speaking and general good-fellowship will be the order of the day Likewise a meeting of the business committee of the Boosters’ Club was held at the office of Jack Brown, coun- ty agent, on the following night. Im- portant business was transacted where- in the members pledged themselves to attend the several meetings of alfalfa and potato clubs to be held in our vicinity and lend their moral support in every way to agricultural matters. An outline of the work in all its branches was advanced by Mr. Brown, touching upon the serious problems with which the farmer has to contend; also outlining methods whereby im- portant changes may be made in some of the methods which will prove profitable. This is the time of year when the street corners are decorated with the usual number of loiterers. Is it per- missible to say “d--n a lazy man?” There may be some excuse for the un- employed in large cities, but I say there is absolutely none for men in the country and smaller places. A man who has a single spark of ambition in his system can and may find some- thing to do. It may not be at a high wage, but employers seeking help will invariably select an active man in preference to a loafer. If you want a good job done, call on the busy man. A busy man, even though he makes mis- takes, is a prince compared with the lazy cuss who is usually a fault finder, criticizing the other fellow who is try- ing to do something. They, however, can tell you how to run the Govern- ment and are imbued with worthless oratory. C. E. Vanderhoof, of Watervliet, has been stopping in our city looking after the interests of the Tri-County Tele- phone Co., formerly the Onaway- Alpena Telephone Co. and _ recently combined with other branches. The company is planning to greatly im- prove and extend its service. Mr. Vanderhoof has a very pleasing per- sonality, is much interested in com- munity affairs and is planning to make his permanent residence in this vicin- iy. We extend to him a hearty wel- come. : E. Howard, of New York City, is making a complete canvass in the in- terests of the above named company and securing advertisements for a complete new telephone directory em- bracing a large territory. Shake hands with our new City Com- missioner, Fred Weingart, and Con- stable Russ Hitzert. When on your way, see Onaway. Our traffic ordinances are strict, but reasonable, and are for your protec- tion. Squire Signal. a Hotel Heldenbrand Opened Last Friday. Pontiac, April 9—The Hotel Helden- brand, Pontiac’s newest hotel, had its formal opening last Friday when the general public was invited to visit the new hostelry by H. F. Heldenbrand, president of the Heldenbrand Hotel oO. Constructed at a cost of $300,000, seven stories in height, and providing 100 rooms and dining service in three dining rooms, the Heldenbrand was built by the Pryale Construction Co., of Pontiac. The Hotel Engineering Co. of Detroit was the engineer. Construction of the Hotel Helden- brand was started late in August, 1927, and was continued through the fall and winter. The house was originally scheduled for opening early in January, but a delay in steel caused a postpone- ment. Officers of the Heldenbrand Hotel Co., in addition to the president, are H. F. Heldenbrand, vice-president, and E. H. Heldenbrand, secretary. H. F. Heldenbrand also is the owner of two other Michigan hotels, the Kimbark, a fifty-eight room hotel at Bay City, and the Kimbark Inn, a fifty-two room ho- tel at Fremont. More than half of the 100 rooms in the Hotel Heldenbrand have private baths. The others have running water and private toilets. The three dining rooms are the cafeteria, the English grill room and a private dining room. The cafeteria will accommodate ninety persons, the grill room fifty-four and the private dining room twenty-five. _The Heldenbrand building also has nine store spaces. Four of these front on Perry street and three of them also April 11, 1928 have entrances from the hotel lobby. , There are five stores on Mill street. Steam heat, forced ventilation, and elevator service by two high speed elevators are features of this new ho- tel which is modern in every respect. In building the new Heldenbrand, provision has been made for the con- struction of another wing of 100 rooms when business warrants. Having devoted his entire life to the hotel business, H. F. Heldenbrand pos- sesses a wide acquaintance among commercial people. He has conducted hotels in Wiscon- sin and Ohio and came to Pontiac to operate the Kenwood, Saginaw at Pike streets, about twelve years ago. The establishment then was the Hodges House at that time but he renamed it Kenwood. Prior to entering the hotel business Mr. Heldenbrand conducted a group of restaurants on tke Baltimore & Ohio railroad system. RED N. 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In other words, the public in gen- eral has a license to enter a place of business for all lawful reasons. How- ever, this license is not unqualified, and a merchant has the right to revoke it at any time as to any individual, and if the unwelcome person refuses to leave the merchant may eject him if this be- comes necessary. Under the above rule, the law gives a merchant the right to use force in ejecting an unwelcome visitor, provid- ing he does not use more force than is necessary to accomplish the expul- sion. By the same token, the question of whether or not more force has been used than was necessary will usually be one of fact, and if found against a merchant may render him liable in damages. From the foregoing it is clear that each case of this kind must necessarily be decided in the light of its particular facts which preclude the statement of a hard and fast rule that would apply in all cases. However, as an example of judicial reasoning on this point, the following case may prove of interest, as tending to show how the courts view cases of this kind. In this case the defendant was en- gaged in operating a retail store, and the plaintiff purchased articles from him from time to time. The plaintiff was, it appears, a hard person to please and frequently complained about the service and quality of articles, until the defendant reached a point where he did not care whether he retained the plain- tiff’s trade or not. Upon a certain day, the plaintiff placed an order with the defendant for an article, which was duly delivered. The plaintiff was dissatisfied with the article and telephoned her complaint to the defendant. The latter thereupon told the plaintiff to send the article back and get a refund, and he added that her trade was no longer desired. The plaintiff took offense at this, and instead of returning her purchase through defendant’s delivery service, brought it to the store herself. Upon her arrival, she immediately engaged in an argument with the defendant. The latter requested her to leave the store, and upon her refusal he caught her by the shoulders and used some force in ejecting her. The plaintiff thereupon brought an action for damages for assault. In this action the plaintiff contended that the defendant had unlawfully ejected her from the store, and the trial of the cause resulted in a judgment in her favor for $200. The defendant appeal- ed, and the higher court in reviewing the record, said: “Before she (plaintiff) went to the store she was advised that appellants (defendant) no longer wanted her patronage and were displeased with her complaint, and had she any desire to avoid the altercation she would have taken her money, and departed, instead of which she showed a decidedly de- fiant and aggressive attitude, which we think provoked what followed. MICHIGAN “The warning in advance that she was no longer desired as a customer was a withdrawal of the general invita- tion which she, in common with the public, theretofore had to enter appel- lants’ place of business, and she came on the limited invitation to receive back her money. Her own testimony shows that if she had then departed as she should have done she would have suf- fered nothing beyond a little rudeness and lack of consideration, which would not have been actionable. “The law is well settled that the pro- prietor of a place of business to which the public is invited may request one making a disturbance to leave, and up- on noncompliance may use such force as is necessary to eject he disturber. The facts here shown would have justified such ejection. The judgment reversed, with directions to dismiss the action.” The foregoing case constitutes a fair example of judicial reasoning on the right of a merchant to eject a person from his place of business. Undoubt- edly he has this right where a person’s trade and presence are not wanted, and if a person after request refuses to leave a reasonable amount of force may be employed in ejecting him. However, the merchant should not lose sight of the fact that where force is used to eject a person, there will usually be some danger of an after-clap in the form of a damage suit. And though the merchant wins in such suit, as in the case reviewed, its prosecution will cost him valuable time and money. With this in mind, a merchant may well exercise great patience before re- sorting to force in ejecting an unwel- come person, and it should only be used as a last resort. For while, as we have seen, a merchant has some well defined rights in the matter of ejecting persons who may be offensive, such rights should be enforced with great prudence and caution if danger from after dispute and expensive litigation is to be guarded against. Leslie Childs. —_+-+___ Easiest Job on Earth. Most anyone can be a country editor. All the editor has got to do is to sit at a desk six days out of the week, four weeks of the month and twelve months of the year, and “edit” such stuff as this: “Mrs. Jones, of Cactus Creek, let a can opener slip last week and cut her- self in the pantry. “A mischievous lad of Piletown threw a stone and struck Mr. Pike in the alley last Tuesday. “Joe Doc climbed on the roof of his house last week looking for a leak and fell, striking himself on the back porch. “While Harold Green was escorting Miss Violet Wise from the church so- cial last Saturday night a savage dog attacked them and bit Mr. Green sev- eral times on the public square. “Tsaiah Trimmer, of Running Creek, was playing with a cat Friday, when it scratched him on the veranda. “Mr. Fond, while harnessing a bronco last Saturday was kicked just South of the corn crib.” — ~--. Kindness wins beauty if it buys her silk and diamonds. TRADESMAN 7 ea NE of the strongest reasons for ; Be, the selection of this Company EsS24] as Trustee is its corporate status and ‘responsibility. Another is the per- manence of its existence; its organization is always maintained and its officers are always accessible. A corporate Trustee is impartial; it has no interests to serve except to carry out exactly the terms of the trust and to protect the beneficiaries. THE MIchic¢An TRUST COMPANY THE FIRST TRUST COMPANY IN MICHIGAN Best Foods Salad Dressing Help Sell Fruits and Vegetables HERE’S no better opportunity to sell fresh fruits and vegetables than when selling Best Foods Salad Dressings. In many stores green groceries and Best Foods Dressings are displayed together. The combination gives the display a more colorful and appetizing appearance. One sells the other — effects faster turnover on vegetables and greater sales of both. There are no finer salad dressings made than Best Foods— none that employ purer ingredients or that are made under more sanitary conditions. See the first page of the big national advertising campaign appearing in Good Housekeeping this month and arrange to get your share of the Best Foods business it is bound to bring. The Best Foods Inc. New York Chicago San Francisco 8 en occ ed antei la aa Mean A a ae MICHIGAN TRADESMAN April 11, 1928 WHAT WILL IT MEAN TO HIM? An experiment of which it should be very interesting to learn the result is to be by Raymond J. Kroger, a twenty-seven year-old business man of Bridgeport, Conn., who is about to en- made ter Harvard. A high school education afforded him enough training to accu- mulate $250,000 during the past eight years and to win a measure of success which comes to few persons, but he is now going to college because he wants to prepare himself for life. We are wondering whether he will find what he seeks. To prepare men tor life is the aim of our colleges, but thev are not often put to the test by a man who has already, in a material sense, succeeded in his own right and enters upon his studies in order that he may best know how to live. “To think of doing nothing else for years but coming to the office every day would not be pleasant,” says this young man; “not that coming to the office is anything objectionable, but I want some kind of background.” In trying to prepare men for life college authorities complain with rea- son that they are handicapped by stu- dent bodies made up of fellows who are at college without any idea that this should be the purpose of their studies and other activities. They are there for social life, for the prestige of a college education, for training which will enable them to make a bigger suc- cess at business or in their profession than the man without a college educa- tion, for instruction in some particular field in which they are interested or for no cause other than that going to college is the thing to do. Few of them realize that more important than any one of these aims is the underlying purpose in attending a college of liberal studies, which should be to gain that cultural background which will make life richer and more satisfying aside from material considerations. In Mr. Kroger the college should have its ideal student—a man with a sense of values which cannot be ex- pected of young students, a man who is coming to college for the very thing which above all others the college pro- fesses to give. He suffers the disad- vantage of being somewhat older than his fellows, and this may—though not necessarily—cut him off from some phases of college life, but it is more important that he goes there with the point of view which so many college graduates have wished they had when they look back upon their college course in later years. Will he find what he is seeking and that college, properly approached, does truly pre- pare for life? ORDER YOUR ROBE DE STYLE. While the cables between France and the United States have been hum- ming of late with the reports of negotiations for the outlawry of war, news of far greater immediate import has also been rushing across the At- lantic from Paris. The couturiers have been displaying their spring fashion collections. From the colorful the Times we learn that there is to be a de- cided return to romanticism, with robes de style outnumbering other evening reports in gowns three to one; that ensembles of sand and putty and silver grays are to be all the rage and that the bustle silhouette is challenging the folded peacock tail gown. If we may become even more technical, Agnes made a sensation with a turquoise taffeta gown having scalloped bands of tulle edged in self-ruching so that the gleaming silver underskirt was glimpsed. Philip- pe and Gaston evoked wild enthusiasm with a rounded shoulder yoke tucked with white chiffon on a navy taffeta gown draped to the front. Doeuillet and Drecoll presented a gown with no shoulders whatever. Patou charmed with a new Patou red. Somebody else won enthusiastic admirers with cos- tumes of quaintly fitted bodices and long skirts flaring out to a great hooped width. It all sounds very exciting, even though we don’t quite understand it. We like the hints of bustles and hoop- skirts. But, above all, it is comforting for those hopeful of Franco-American relations that. while we won't take our treaties from Paris, we still look to the French canital for our styles. PRICE BUOYANCY. In former periods of business re- action it was possible to forecast a re- wholesale commodity A decline in covery once prices became buoyant. ‘prices was brought about when demand dropped and stocks accumulated. The liquidation cf these stocks would check the price recessions and ffinally the level of values would begin to rise. This customary index of business prospects appears, however, to have lost some of its forecasting value, due, no doubt, to the new circumstances of excessive manufacturing capacity and of speedy transportation. These two factors ushered in piece-meal buying and stocks do not accumulate as they once did in distributors’ hands—though they may and do pile up on producers. The point to these remarks is that there has recently come about a rising tendency in the commodity list. The index of sensitive commodity prices, those which usually forecast a general advance, as charted by The Annalist show a sharp gain. The weekly index is-alse up and stands at 1465 as azainst 142.1 on April 3, 1927. But the principal advances have come in farm products and textiles. It remains to be seen whether some of the world-wide inflation that has caught up security values may not finally communicate itself in some de- gree to commodities. That theory is advanced, but the only sound basis for such buoyancy would be in the larger demands which might be expected to follow a final settlement of Europe’s financial and monetary problems. KEY INDUSTRIES ACTIVE. A summary of general business con- ditions is the oft-repeated one of con- tinued progress in the key lines of in- dustry, not much spreading of activity in the dormant branches and reports on car loadings week by week that still testify to a restricted movement of merchandise and commodities. Fail- ures for March were the largest in number for that month since 1922, but with liabilities below the March, 1927, total, indicating that the smaller firms are suffering chiefly in the competitive struggle. Though progress in the key indus- tries is giving a good account of itself and may finally succeed in overcoming the inertia in other directions, two salient points are now given attention. One is the small decline in construc- tion awards last month under Febru- ary and the other is the increased caution of the automobile industry in buying its steel requirements. Motor producers are not purchasing much be- yend two or three weeks ahead, al- though their own production schedules are well maintained. Heavy sales in the stock market have had the effect of jumping up bank clearings, but outside New York the gain is not large. Reserve ratios have been slipping as a result of the credits made necessary by this speculation and he loss of gold, so that money rates are firming. DEMAGOGY AND THE RADIO. Major General James G. Harbord is naturally an enthusiastic supporter of radio, but we rather feel that in his re- cent speech before the Women’s Na- tional Republican Club he ascribed to it something beyond even its miracu- lous power. It was his contention, in reference to political broadcasting, that the radio unmasks the demagogue and gives to the “man who is right” the opportunity to show he is right and to the “man who is honest” the oppor- tunity to make people feel he is honest. The quiet of the library, where Major General Harbord declares we are accustomed to study and reflect, may rob the demagogue of some of the appeal his physical presence may make at the political rally, but we doubt that it reduces all eloquence to the plane of logic and fact. We fear that we do not share the General’s confidence in the good sense of all radio listeners. 3unkum is too deeply ingrained in politics to succumb so easily. Before they can boast of unmasking the demagogue the radio experts will have to devise some sort of filter which will separate the chaff from the grain. We are not sure that we advise this, however. The unfortunate result might be that the quiet of the radio fan’s library would remain serenely undis- turbed when he expectantly tuned in on the night’s speech-making. If chickens can be made to lay more eggs by the simple process of putting electric lights in the chicken house, so that the innocent fowls think it is day- light, although the sun has set, why may not other products be increased in similar fashion? The answer is, they are. A superwheat that reached ma- turity in thirteen weeks without the help of sunlight or even soil has been announced by the University of Cali- fornia. The seed was “planted” in jars of water containing the elements of plant food and powerful electric lights were kept on for sixteen hours out of the twenty-four. Result: the usual five months required for growth were re- duced to three. ‘Science seems able to find ways of averting any dangerous pressure of population upon subsist- ence. DRY GOODS AND GARMENTS. There was little found this year to distinguish the ‘business much what has been the case in the past, except, perhaps, an increase in styl consciousness on the part of customers. To meet this known trend the stores started early to test out the popular- Unfortunately, weather conditions were such that this from ity of new offerings. testing could scarcely be as thorough as required, and funds were tied up in stocks instead of .being released for additional buying on the lines proved to be ready sellers. However, the sales, chiefly of ap- parel, shoes and millinery, that were made last week should have accom- plished a great deal in liquidating re- tail inventories and in permitting more liberal purchasing in the wholesale markets. Last minute calls for mer- chandise were quite a feature this sea- son and indicate that the demand for replenishing should brisk. Cheap accessories scarce and the same held true for the better grade garments. goods be dress were TEXTILES MAKING HEADWAY. A firmer cotton market is held to be in prospect for the crop that is being started owing to improved conditions in Europe. This should aid the cloth manufacturers once they have worked out their problem of a@justing supply to demand. Wool has been quiet at unchanged prices. It is definitely established that the extent of activity in the silk industry has not been over-rated. The raw ma- teral consumpton figures for March show a total only slightly below the record month of January. Unfortun- ately these figures do not altogether measure the prosperity of the industry because complaints continue of large yardage but very and sometimes vanishing profits. sales, small Weighing the earth seems to the ordinary mind an uncanny process, but it is matched by a device for weighing a continuous web of paper or other material without touching the materia! weighed. The web, as the journal oi the American Institute of Electrical Engineers explains, passes between two metal plates which act as a con- denser in the receiving circuit. Varia- tions in the weight of the web change the capacity of the condenser. The variations not only are indicated on a meter but may be made to operate ma- chine controls and thus to maintain uniformity in the weight of the ma- terial. Wonders, as somebody once remarked, will never cease. cetera tele seaees Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap; let it be taught in schools, in sem- inaries and in colleges: let it be written in primers, spelling books and in al- manacs; let it be preached from the pulpits, proclaimed in legislative halls and enforced in courts of justice. And in short, let it become the political re- ligion of the Nation! and let the old and young, the rich and the poor, the grave and the gay of all sexes and colors and conditions, sacrifice ceasingly upon its altars, Attl- « - “a ~ - “ 7 < & . § ' £ 5 is » <8 . i i @ \ e f a Zi. 5 e : a ¢ a8 + E a 7 ‘ : p i i ~“ ct ez > é 4 ed 3 fT Te - ct - ¥ i i t * - - j = , - i . i € > she in | > ~ € 1, . # ~ ¥ * -~>_____ Two Grades of Campbell Soup? Muskegon Heights, April 9—I re- ceived a call last week from a repre- sentative of the Campbell Preserving Co. I told him I was not interested in his goods, because I could buy them cheaper by the can at the chain stores than by the case from him. He then said: “Do you want to handle the stuff we sell the chain stores? If you do, I will make you a price on the goods that will enable you to sell them on the basis the chain stores do.” J. N. Baustert, 10 OUT AROUND. Things Seen and Heard on a Week End Trip. It is a matter of common knowledge that the justice courts of Grand Rapids are time to causes brought by contract and install- than all other business brought before the courts combined. One case was recently brought to my attention which amused me greatly. It appears that a man who had been pay- ing an upper Monroe avenue merchant whose name might be Rumbleberger regular installments for years on his wife’s garments went to the merchant with the statement that he had pur- chased a home and would be unable to keep up his practice of paying for in- stallment goods after the last garment purchased was paid for. Rumbleberger agreed to this arrangement, but short- ly afterward the husband was notified that his wife had purchased another garment at the same store and he would be expected to make the cus- tomary forced to devote more ment houses payments thereon, covering On call- ing at the store to remonstrate with Rumbleberger for having failed to keep his promise, the husband was told by Rumbleberger that he would sell any- one he pleased any time he pleased and that husband would pay every penny of the purchase price and pay dear. Concluding he was undertaking to negotiate with a man whose word was not good, the husband hit the mer- chant in the face and knocked him in- to the front glass door, breaking the glass. Rumbleberger had the belliger- ent arrested for assault and battery and the case was tried in a local court. The husband told his story in plain words and laid all the cards on the table. At the conclusion of the trial, the judge announced his decision, as follows: “You are fined ten cents—five cents for violating the law and five cents didn’t hit several months in advance. the because harder.” A workman who was employed in the Rumbleberger store some time ago was attracted to a fur coat, which he carefully inspected. The coat was marked to sell for $250. Rumbleberger asked him if he was interested in a fur garment and he replied in the negative. Every glanced at the coat Rumbleberger voluntarily reduced the price until the garment marked $250 was finally offered to him at $50, which shows the outrageous margins the poor installment stores pay for the privilege of dealing with sharks. I have met a good many traveling men in but I have known a who observed the theory and practice of the Golden Rule than the late Peter Lankester. Many years ago I was as- sociated with him in the Telfer Spice Co. and, later, the Michigan Spice Co. We went down in defeat, financially speaking, but he never uttered a word of reproach to any of his associates. He took defeat with the same calmness and poise he would have taken suc- cess. When he spoke, you knew that his words were true, so far as he could find the truth; when he acted, you knew that what he did was right, so you your man time he people who patronize my day, never salesman more sincerely MICHIGAN TRADESMAN far as he could find the right. The poise of the man, his serenity and calm, the easy quiet of his words and move- ments, revealed an inward surety and peace which proved the clean-cut virtue of This man never was anxious, for always he was utter- his soul. ly faithful to his own best self. Lastly, I note those gentler qualities which are so rarely combined with effi- ciency. More than all things else, I like to remember that Peter Lankester was a gentleman. He was the very embodiment of courtesy, kindliness and good will. It is impossible to conceive of his willfully doing injury to anyone. Chivalry the adornment of his soul. He clothed himself in modesty as in a garment. Within him there was not a trace of jealousy, envy, malice or ill will. His whole soul was suffused with tenderness and in this clear atmosphere of love there could survive no ugly or ungracious emotion. My Republican friends are anxiously awaiting the action of ex-Governor Groesbeck in the Senatorial situation. Close friends of the repudiated official tell me that he is just as bitter toward the Republican party as he was the morning of the State convention, near- ly two years ago, when he was invited by a State official to attend the con- vention on the assurance that a diplo- matic speech from him would bring him an ovation. With a sneering allusion to the situation, he remarked, “To hell with the Republican party.” This spirit of animosity and vindic- tiveness is still manifested in all his conversations and letters to political friends. It is reported that he has stated that he will “wreck the party,” which means, of course, that he will undertake to destroy the plans of any official or group of officials who do not work in harmony with him in the plans he has matured to elect a Democratic Senator in the primary by inducing several candidates to enter the field on the Republican ticket, so that the vote may be so divided that the Democratic was candidate will receive the greatest number of votes. The poorest Senatorial timber I have heard of is Albert Sleeper, who made so deplorable a record as Gov- ernor that he brought the blush of shame to every loyal Republican. When he announced himself as a can- didate for the second time, he came to Grand Rapids and called on Robert D. Graham, who was then President of the Grand Rapids Trust Co. “IT know so few representative Re- publicans in Grand Rapids,” said the Governor, “I would like to have you make me acquainted with some of them.” “You have approached the wrong man,’ Mr. Graham replied. “I think too much of my friends in the Repub- lican party to accede to your request.” Whoever told Sleeper he was avail- able Senatorial timber should have his head examined or have a guardian ap- pointed. Sleeper has not a single qualification for the job. Think how he would rattle around in the chair once occupied by Zack Chandler! I note that Maxwell House coffee, which was quoted at 43 cents per pound by the A. & P. Tea Co. a few weeks ago, is 1iow quoted at 49 cents, : — Ne a at GRAND RAPIDS PAPER BOX Co. 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The ways of the Cheek-Neal ‘Coffee Co. appear to be devious and past finding out. E. A. Stowe. ——_-+~_ Death of Peter Lankester, One of Nature’s Noblemen. Peter Lankester, who was probably the best known city salesman in Grand Rapids, died at the family resi- dence, 115 Logan street, last Thursday, after a brief illness. Mr. Lankester was born in Franklin, Wis., in 1857, and came to Grand Rapids when he was 13 years old. He had lived ‘here 58 years and had been a life-long member of Central Re- formed church. Mr. Lankester became connected with the wholesale grocery business in 1883 and never parted company with the business he espoused when 26 The Late Peter Lankester. vears old. His first employment was with Shields, Buckley & Lemon. Later he went with the Telfer Spice Co. On the re-organization of this corporation as the Michigan Spice Co., he assumed the management until the company retired from business. He then became city salesman for the Olney & Judson Grocer Co. and its successor, the Judson Grocer Co. On the sale of the Judson Co. to Lee & Cady, Mr. Lankester retired and took an active part in the management of the Coffee Ranch, with which he had been identified in a financial way for many years. Mr. Lankester was active in the civic church and business life of Western Michigan for many years. He was particularly active in politics and man- aged several political campaigns. Mr. Lankester is survived by the widow and a daughter, Mrs. J. Kent Wilson, of Chicago; two sons, Paul and Stephen, of Grand Rapids; a brother, Garrett, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Wennerstrom and Miss Frances Lankester, of this city. Funeral services were held from Central Reformed church Monday afternoon. Dr. John A. Dykstra, pastor, officiated. If there was one quality, more than another, which commended Mr. Lan- kester, it was his sturdy honesty—in action, word and deed. His word was always regarded as sacred as a bond and no one can justly say that Peter Lankester ever deceived him. He was, in addition, energetic, dependable and progressive. Age did not wither his enthusiasm or lessen his ambition to do the best he knew how at all times and under all circumstances. He was first and foremost in all movements for the public good and never defaulted in any service which he could render his friends or the public. —_+++__ Pioneer Town Trampled Under Feet of Progress. Charlevoix, April 10—Probably no town in Michigan has been so roughly trampled under the feet of progress as the little village of Norwood, located on the Lake Michigan shore, twelve miles South of Charlevoix. Every move for the advancement of ‘Charle- voix county has further isolated this once prosperous village, whose history antedates that of any other community of this section. In 1860, Norwood was the leading settlement in Charlevoix county. Al- though it was not organized as a town- ship until 1869, the bulk of the county's commercial activities were carried on from that point. Norwood’s location at the head of Grand Traverse Bay and on the only North and South State road along Lake Michigan, gave it great advantage over other settlements. In 1866 a dock was built and an ex- tensive business in shipping and fuel wood was established. This industry flourished, for in those days boats de- pended wholly upon wood as fuel and both freight and passenger vessels stopped there regularly. A sawmill was built at Norwood the same year the dock was built, it being the first steam mill on the West shore North of Traverse City. This mill cut the first hardwood lumber in Charle- voix county, and afterwards sawed millions of feet. The mill later burned and the dock was carried out by ice. The postoffice was established at Norwood in 1867, mail being carried by an Indian from Traverse City. About this time fate ‘began dealing harshly with Norwood. The Pennsyl- vania Railroad was completed through the East end of the county to Petoskey, and with it came new settlements. In- dustry moved toward the railroad and the first slump hit Norwood. In 1892, when the Pere Marquette Railroad was extended to Charlevoix, efforts to route it through Norwood failed. This was a severe blow. The last blow came a few years ago when the State High- way Department re-routed former trunk line M 11 to a point four miles Southeast of Norwood, through the village of Atwood. Thus Norwood’s downfall as a com- mercial center was complete. How- ever, the village has since developed into a resort on a small scale, and proudly points out to the tourists its old cemetery with grave markers dat- ing back to 1848; the former home of Rex Beach, novelist, and its old church, the first in Charlevoix county. Norwood is said to be the warmest place on Lake Michigan North of Ben- ton Harbor, the mercury never going lower than at that place. In clear, cold weather it will be from 10 to 15 de- grees warmer there than at Charlevoix and other places rgar here. It is free from frost in the fall and in forty years has had only three killing frosts in September. Norwood is situated in the center of a great area of lime stone deposits, now owned by a large cement concern, Hope is held by residents that some day an industry may be started to de: velop the deposits, Z é, 1 I UU Ue eee me > u DE 20 w TRADE MARK REG. U. S. PAT. OFFICE SSS SES iGANS = SS ALLEY CITEX as 8 a a WM, LILY WHITE . & IH MA = ATIIIT : At ne A . +———_ ROWENA : A ;-——tILY WHITE a — -—— THE FLOUR A al —— THEeEST |- = COOKS USE = Ir = a — ley i =r 5 ~S © 8 . Ess Es a om < PSTALLEY CITY MILLING (0. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ane 4 é . 7 < fe. Ia we SS MEN UUUT My ceeg Vues Res CE FUG EPEy FONE o ty ag D gee CANA Uncle Jake says- “Never choose a man for your leader who hasn’t been over the ground and knows the way” Luther Burbank experimented all of his life with flower and food plants, but he never passed anything on to the public until after he had proved its value. For many years we have experimented with all kinds of paper, but we never pass any- thing on to you until we know its use will be to your advantage. 12 FINANCIAL New Era in Rubber Prices. Prime Minister Baldwin’s announce- ment yesterday that the rubber restric- tion act is doomed drove rubber prices down to a new low but in a more im- portant sense it opened the way for a natural market in one of thé world’s most interesting commodities. Partly on reports that the Stevenson act might be abandoned rubber prices this year alone have broken from 41 to 21 cents, or about 50 per cent., but re- striction was not entirely satisfactory either to the British or Americans. Since the law was enacted in 1922 rub- ber prices have run from 17 cents a pound all the way up to $1.20 and back again to 21 cents. Such a per- formance certainly is no very eloquent testimonial for artificial control. “There are those who will look upon the abandonment of control over pro- duction as a victory for America,” says F. R. Henderson, president of the Rub- ber Exchange of New York. “Actually it is a victory for economics.” What the astute president of the country’s premier rubber market means is that in the long run natural and not artificial laws must govern the tides of produc- tion in essential commodities. Artificial control over rubber, sugar and coffee production has brought its temporary benefits no doubt but ex- perience teaches that in the final analysis the old law of supply and de- mand must work its own solution in matters of price. After five years of effort to hold up the price of rubber by holding down production Great Britain finds that she is shouldering the burden without get- ting all the benefits. The scheme has not worked. It has held down ship- ments from British plantations but not from the rest of the world. Even the spectacular rise in prices induced at one time by the restriction proved a boomerang through the encouragement it gave to larger reclamation programs. The new British move should be a boon to American automobile makers since what this country wants is a stabilization of rubber prices at a low level. Wide fluctuations in the price of rubber do not favor American manu- facturers dependent upon that raw ma- terial for the production of rubber goods. this country is not primarily a rubber producer but rather a rubber consumer its major interest will be in the effectiveness of the law of supply and demand in keeping prices steady. Paul Willard Garrett. [Copyrighted, 1928.] —_—_~+--> Increased Production and Higher Earnings For Cement Makers. Unless all signs fail, another new high record in cement production will be established in this country this year. And with a steadier price tone prevalent producers expect to have a more profitable period. Special concessions granted by some producers last year, together with fcar of foreign competition, served to keep down profits to some extent, although in general manufacturers reported a fairly satisfactory year. Production ap- proximated 172,000,000 barrels, and it is expected this year’s output will reach Since MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 190,000,000 in view of the large pro- grams for building construction and new roads. Although registration of motor cars has increased 1,066 per cent. from 1914 to 1925 and cement-built roads have increased in the same period 560 per cent., total road mileage has gained o1iy 22 per cent. This seems to in- dicate thousands of miles of new soads must be built and that cement will be in even greater demand. More than a quarter of this country’s cement production goes into roads and pavements. In fact, this use is the largest single factor. Public and com- mercial buildings take 26 per cent., however, as compared with 27% per cent. for roads. Farms, may be surprised to learn, require 18 per cent. of the out- put, and the remainder is divided as follows: Dwellings, 8% per cent.; sidewalks and railroads, 5% per cent. each; concrete pipe and bridges, dams, etc., 414 per cent. each. These figures are taken from a circular prepared by Frank H. Crehore & Co., which in- cludes a group of several charts cover- ing the industry as well as the im- portant concerns in it. Six companies are included in ‘the one comparison: International Cement Cor- poration, Alpha Portland Cement Cor- poration, Lehigh Portland Cement Company, Canada Cement Company, Ltd., Pennsylvania-Dixie Cement Cor- poration and North American Cement Corporation. The last two recently have arranged a consolidation. The Atlas Portland and Universal Port- land, two of ‘tthe most important. do not publish regular financial statements and are not included. Among the interesting charts are several picturing comparative figures in “dollars per barrel capacity.” Capac- ity is regarded as a fair denominator, inasmuch as data on shipments are kept more or less confidential. The trade figures a plant should be worth at least $2.50 a barrel capacity. The comparison shows JLehigh’s property valued at $1.36 a. barrel capacity, Alpha at $1.69, International at $1.96, Pennsylvania-Dixie at $2.34, North American at $3.05 and Canada at $3.19. William Russell White. [Copyrighted, 1928.] ——_>--____ Money’s Upturn Is Only Temporary. The rise to 5% per cent. in call money for the first time since the be- ginning of ‘the year reflects partly the tightening influences of month-end dividend payments and partly the un- derlying pressure on credit of gold exports. To the extent that dearer money now represents a first-of-the month condition it is temporary, but basis for levels higher than a year ago exists in the permanent influences at work. In the ordinary course of things the flurry that brought money rates up yesterday could continue for several days, but by the end of the week ithe return flow of funds to New York should have an effect in restoring a more comfortable level for call money. In excess of $500,000,000 was paid out as dividends at the end of tthe first quarter, or around April 1, and here is explanation for the shift in call funds. April a1 192 LEWIS— DEWES & Co., INC. GEORGE C.SHELBY_ : Phone 68833 INVESTMENT SECURITIES Chicago, Illinois ~ Representatives ~ HARRY T. WIDDICOMBE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 930 Michigan Trust Bldg Only When Helpful THE “GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK” feels it is “SERVING” only when the things it does for its customers are helpful to them in their financial affairs -- business or personal. Rendering banking service along broad and constructive lines for 56 years has established this institution in the confi- dence and esteem of business houses and individuals throughout all Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK “The Bank Where You Feel At Home’’ Kent State Bank “The Home for Savings” With Capital and Surplus of Two Million Dollars and resources exceeding 'T'wenty-Three Million Dollars, invites your banking business in any of its departments, assuring you of Safety as well as courteous treatment: Banking by Mail Made Easy. | 4 “The Bank on the GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL BANK Established 1860—Incorporated 1865 NINE COMMUNITY BRANCHES GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL COMPANY Investment Securities Affiliated with Grand Rapids National Bank Square" 4 ‘ ‘ C7 » 26 Riana 7% @ RITE K ose 1a * on: Bence ple POR a TES 4 ‘ * . ‘ Psnerneeamemce gl Se" ggg. t April 11, 1928 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 A part of this dividend money stays in New York and passes from _ one metropolitan pocket to another, having no particular influence on rates. An- other portion goes to stockholders scattered over the country and there- fore temporarily draws funds this Until the banks begin to send the money back to away from center. interior New York the payment of dividend checks to interior holders tends to tighten money here. All authorities in Wall Street view this week’s advance to 5% per cent. not as a permanent condition but one destined to pass as the cyclical flow of dividend money is completed. Con- sideration must also be given to the fact that April and more especially May introduces a period of seasonal ease in the money market, which is to say that the weeks that lie immediately ahead usually favor easier rather than dearer rates. What the long-term trend in money rates will be depends more upon the pace of gold exports than any other single influence. Metal to a total of $93,000,000 flowed out during March, although when allowance is made for earmarkings the net loss was only $56,- 600,000. If as much is lost this month and next as in March the conclusion is inevitable that credit conditions will tighten unless an offset is provided. In the autumn heavy gold exports did not tighten money for ‘tthe reason that the Federal Reserve system through a consistent program of pur- chasing Government securities kept it easy. The Reserve banks through these purchases poured enough credit upon the market to offset that loss by gold exports. No such program now is on foot at the Federal Reserve banks. In fact the Reserve institutions recent- ly have been allowing the tightening influences on money to their consequences. Paul Willard Garrett. { Copyrighted, 1928.] work natural oe —— Brokers’ Loans Set New Peak. After Wall Street went home last Thursday for its three-day holiday a $153,929,000 rise in brokers’ loan over a week ago was announced for New York member banks. While far the weekly gain shown by the Federal Re- serve bank since the March bull mar- ket started, and lifts the total of brokers’ loans to a new high record at $3,979,308,000, those who remained in the financial district late yesterday afternoon to hear the totals were not greatly impressed by last week's in- crease for two very good reasons. First of all a wholly unexpected $317,000,000 jump in Stock Exchange loans for March, when Wall Street had reckoned on an increase of less than half- that, failed to disturb the stock market. Whatever the financial district may have thought about the 1928 growth in brokers’ loans three months ago the matter no longer is viewed as one of prime importance. At least ‘instead of increasing Wall Street’s apprehension over the expan- sion in loans, Senator LaF ollette’s en- quiry has lifted a cloud. Not the least interesting feature of yesterday's loan figures is that loans this is by largest for the account of others, which in the last two years have climbed spectacu- larly, shrank last week. The $153,- 929,000 explained entirely by increases in loans by New York member banks for their own account jump is and for the account of out-of-town banks. The other reason that the increase was not taken too seriously is that the period covered extends from March 28 to April 4 and includes the month- end settlement which ordinarily swells the loan volume. In the period from February 28 to March 28 brokers’ loans rose $103,- 000,000 and even if last week’s total of $153,000,000 covering the rest of March and four days in April, were added the Reserve bank figures still would fail by a sizable margin to equal those report- ed by the Stock Exchange. This only emphasizes anew’ what now is fairly obvious that the Stock Exchange has discovered new sources for funds and that these were drawn heavily last month. Precisely what these sources are nobody knows. The presumption is that the addition- al funds came largely from such lend- ers as private bankers, non-member banks, corporations and foreign lend- Paul Willard Garrett. [ Copyrighted, 1928.] upon Grs. ——__ Farmer Who Believes in Trading at Home. The Exchange Club of Rockford re- the farmers patronize the local merchants. During the programme the chairman called on Curtis Graham, of Courtland Center, for remarks and he responded as fol- lows: “No doubt the Exchange Club has many perplexing cently entertained who problems to solve, the same as the farmer, and I expect you would be glad of a little whole-hearted co-operation from us President Coolidge ‘Let the farmers solve their own prob- lems.’ Some of the politicians think the tariff is at the bottom of our troubles. Others think cheaper rail- road rates would be beneficial. Our farmers, as well as the small town, are face to face with problems more far reaching than any industrial problem. Our farmers, as well as the business men in the smaller towns, are victims of the rule of the large cities. With their mail order houses and_ chain stores, they have killed the wholesale trade of the country and are now mak- ing an effort to capture the retail trade of the whole United States. We are all beginning to feel ‘the effects of this. I believe the destruction of the busi- ness of the smaller cities means the further depreciation of the products of the farm and land values. The great mercantile establishments in the big cities of our country are piling up great wealth and declaring enormous divi- dends. They are building sky scrapers with labor that costs $1 to $2 per hour. farmers. says, _They don’t care what they cost, be- cause they get their money from the farmers and small town people. One of our postmasters recently stated that $15,000 per month was being sent out of Rockford—a golden stream pouring into the coffers of big business inter- ests in the large cities from all over this country. “Why is it that a few years back there was a scramble for our farms, and now nobody wants one? A farmer can hardly make interest on his invest- ment, even though he works his head off. “[ know it is embarrassing for the merchants to plead with the farmers to trade with them, but I say to my farmer friends, if you want to better conditions in community, patronize your home merchants, even home our though you have to pay a few cents If you do this we will certainly have a better and more prosperous community. Keep your money at home more. as much as possible.” —__ oo —___ An expert not only recognizes a job is hard, but takes pleasure in doing it. J. 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Both crystal and metallic jewelry are selling well out of town. There has been some call dur- ing the last two weeks for colored stones made up with crystals. —_2 + .__ Arson Ring. Alleged to be members of a Nation- wide arson ring, four suspects are held in Pittsburgh. The four men were ar- rested after, it is alleged, they made an attempt to fire a dwelling house. The information charges that they con- spired with the owner of the building to set fire to it to collect the insurance. —_~---___ The man who is satisfied with little already has more than that. April 11, 1928 OUR FIRE INSURANCE POLICIES ARE CONCURRENT with any standard stock policies that you are buying nexacts 20% Less Michigan Bankers and Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Cs. of Fremont, Michigan WILLIAM N. SENF, SECRETARY-TREASURER Affiliated with The Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association. An Association of Leading Merchants in the State THE GRAND RAPIDS MERCHANTS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 320 Houseman Bldg. Grand Rapids, Mich. Class Mutual Insurance Agency C. N. BRISTOL H. G. BUNDY A. T. MONSON “The Agency of Personal Service ”’ INSPECTORS, AUDITORS, STATE AGENTS Representing The Hardware and Implement Mutuals— The Finnish Mutual —The Central Manufacturers’ Mutual and Associate Companies. Graded dividends ot 20 to 50% on all policies accord- ing to the class of business at risk. FIRE - AUTOMOBILE - PLATE GLASS 308-10 Murray Building Grand Rapids, Mich. Merchants Life Insurance Company WILLIAM A.WATTS e RANSOM E. OLDS President Chairman of Board Offices: 3rd floor Michigan Trust Bldg.—Grand Rapids, Mich. GREEN & MORRISON—Michigan State Agents ee RE oe ggg 4 “bs - - ~ ca 2 a * a. 4 April 11, 1928 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN James Oliver Curwood and His Prog- ress. In the American Magazine for Dec. 1927, page 161, Mr. Curwood states the need for fifty—or the million—to take an active part in establishing pub- lic opinion that will effectually help in securing public action for the best in- terest of each and all of the fifty—or the million. In his judgment of what has been going on for some time, he states that one out of fifty is the pro- portion of those insisting on laws in- terpreted for their particular interest. The particular interests there discussed are quite well intrenched at present, but progress need not stop for that. The greatest item of conservation is before us with possibilities of some- thing being done. There are signifi- cant indications that we, the fifty and the million, can make progress when we give careful thought to the prob- lem and bring to our aid world knowl- edge and world experience for the best interest of us all. The establish- ment of forests of good timber is the transcendant corner stone and bed rock foundation of all conservation. The atmosphere of forests is eloquent of spontaneous all-round use by all. Great benefits flow directly from forest growth for the betterment of individ- ual and community life. State owned forests can be advocated by millions of our citizens with confidence that each individual of the millions will feel the benefit. State forests can be devised in a united effort with the full conscious- ness that they are established for the best interests of all the inhabitants now and for all the millions of later in- habitants. This is an interpretation and a les- son of world knowledge and experi- ence. Knowledge is power and in regard thereto we are heir of all the ages. No lesson is plainer or more to the point than that we should make the best use of that which has been accomplished heretofore in scientific care and pro- motion of forest growth. Timber is a basic need. From round the world the lessons of forest control and protection have as definite application for us as for other peoples. To plan for forests on all State land is to lay the foundation for progress. To use scientific world knowledge in the production of good quality timber on a million acres of State land will build the most enduring progress pos- sible to attain. As leavening vast areas of other millions of acres needing action by setting the pace for safe, judicious ac- tion on private property; by showing how best that can be done and provid- ing laws for just and equitable assur- ance that the doing shall have proper return, this carrying on of a progres- sive plan will prove the soundest in- vestment that we of Michigan can make. We face a problem wherein there is insistent need of action. When we take any proper account of what the land is capable of producing, we can see that a let-alone policy simply per- petuates a condition of inadequate re- turn for the holding costs and amounts to a withering blight on a needed spirit of resourcefulness. You may have no opportunity to plant forest trees, but you can study the facts and be pre- pared to do your bit to influence State action and help onward the establish- ment of forests on all State land. Your forethought and good influence can be of great help in securing positive ac- tion by the State along a needed progressive course. Frederick Wheeler, President Michigan Forestry Ass’n. >>> Stoutwear Lines Show Gain. Business appears to have picked up this week in stouts’ coats lines of the popular price variety. garments are chiefly in black and tan, and trimming. Retailers, however, are still complaining of dull trade on Fall and Winter goods, which they are try- ing to dispose of before stocking too heavily on Spring lines. Manufactur- ers claim that the delay in placing or- ders may be attributed to the fact that retailers feel they are able to procure all the stock they need very quickly. The favored navy blue, have some fur —_+-+____ Communion Gift Sales Good. Reports from the jewelry trade in- dicate a nice business in gift articles for children having their first com- munion at the Easter season. Watches, chains and small clocks were favored for this purpose. Clocks, especially were purchased in some localities, the idea being that they keep the event in the memory of the recipient for years after it happens. Small book holders of marble were also favored gifts. Some of the more expensive of these with small combine colored marble bronze figures. >> Rayon Voiles Have Strong Call. A particularly demand for rayon voiles is noted in the market. 30th retailers and dress manufacturers have been placing substantial orders for the goods. active The former find strong consumer interest, as the voiles can be retailed at prices around 89 and 98 cents a yard. The belief is expressed that buyers will continue to place or- ders through May at least. Printed effects lead in the goods, notably dots and large floral designs. Navy and black grounds have dominated color preference. —_~+++—___ Men’s Cheap Fancy Hose Wanted. An outstanding feature of the hosiery business is the call for men’s fancy half hose to sell at 25 cents. Not only are hose of this type much in demand in practically all parts of the country, but there is an apparent dearth of mer- chandise that can be sold at the figure mentioned and still give wear. Mills that follow trade trends closely are taking steps to overcome this condition, and new numbers are now being of- fered to sell at $1.80 per dozen that are said to fill all requirements on colors and patterns. —_»++____ The only man who can afford to gamble is the one who has nothing to lose. —_2-+___ ‘There is always a big demand for politeness, but frequently the supply is short. guarded. The LIFE of an Estate ANY estates are dissipated with- in a short period of time because they have not been properly safe- Failure to make a will, failure to ap- point a trust company as executor and trustee, failure to arrange for the dis- tribution of life insurance money under a life insurance trust — these neglects mean short lived estates. Safeguard your dependents by safe- guarding your estate. Let us discuss this matter with you. GRAND RAPIDS TRUST CO. Grand Rapids, Michigan WHITE HOUSE COFFEE — And Hard Cash for You! Of course, you're in business to make money. With a good margin of profit assured, you can make the MOST money by giving your customers the best values for THEIR money. In the coffee line, this means selling White House Coffee with the flavor Chhe Flavor is Roasted In / DWINELL-WRIGHT Co., Boston, Mass., Chicago, ilf., Portsmouth, Va. “roasted in.” It means more satisfac- tion on the table, steady repeats, grow- ing good-will for your store. Try White House Coffee in your own home. You'll be eager, then, to send it into other homes—and you can do it at a good profit. oO} 3 32 DWINELL-WRIGHT COMPANY ONE POUND NET 16 What the Tourist Crop Means To Michigan. Grand Rapids, April 9—A few weeks ago, Hugh J. Gray, Secretary of the Michigan Tourist and Resort Associa- tion, spoke before the Salesmen’s Club, which meets at the Rowe Hotel every Saturday noon. His subject, naturally, was Western Michigan. He read a great many facts and statistics which, of course, as secre- tary of such an association, he has at his tongue’s end and among the state- ments he made was that in 1927, over the entire State of Michigan, the amount of money brought into this State by tourists was somewheres in the neighborhood of three hundred million dollars. This did not seem pos- sible to me and [ took particular pains to ask him if this was so and he said that, to the best of his knowledge, the amount was approximately as given by him. In my estimation, this is a big item and should be of interest to everyone in Michigan. Mr. Gray read some statistics which had been gathered by one of the lead- ing National magazines in 1927. It seems that this magazine had some men make a survey of certain districts in Western Michigan, given over par- ticularly to the tourist business in the summer. The people who made this survey in- terviewed approximately 500 automo- bile crowds in three of the larger camps in Northern and-Western Michi- gan. The total number of people trav- eling in these 500 cars was approxi- mately 2,000 or an average of four to acar. This survey established the fact that better than 75 per cent. of the cars were of the thousand dollar class. They found that the average number of miles traveled by each one of these cars was about 675 miles. This also established the fact that the average stop-over of each group was approximately three days in a location, demonstrating that when people come to Michigan from other states, they do not come with the idea of rushing around, but when they find a good place to fish or where the scenery is good or the sandy shores of the lakes, either the large lake or the smaller lakes, please them, they stay three or four days to enjoy these privileges. The object of this survey was to find out how well equipped these tour- ists came into Michigan. [In other words, they wanted to find out if it would not be to the financial advan- tage of the merchants in this section of the State to keep in stock in their stores the commodities which would be used by these foreign tourists. The people who made this survey found that, in a vast majority of the cases, these tourists came into Michigan very poorly equipped with those commodi- ties essential to a successful pleasure trip, like, for instance, hip boots, fish- ing tackle, minnow traps, pails, flash- lights, tackle boxes, landing nets, fish baskets, hunting knives, cameras and compasses. They found that the rea- son why they had not gotten these things before they started was _ be- cause they undoubtedly came from some section of some other state which was far removed from any fishing grounds and, consequently, the mer- chants in their immediate vicinity did not have them in stock so they could buy before they started. The result was that they bought these things, if possible, after they got into the resort section. Also, they found that a great many of them really did not know what was needed before they started. This was especially true of those who were making their first trip. This information, it seems to me, ought to be valuable to some of your readers and subscribers in Northern and Western Michigan, because it seems to me there is a wonderful field for the sale of all commodities pertain- ing to summer vacation. If an automobile load of tourists comes into Michigan for the first time MICHIGAN TRADESMAN from, we'll say, Ohio or Indiana, and they find that they can buy all things necessary for a vacation trip when they get into the vacation district, they will be much more liable the next time they come to buy more things than they did the first time and they also will tell their neighbors and friends that it will not be necessary to stock up be- fore they leave home, as all these com- modities can be purchased when they get into the vacation area. Let me give you a little instance of how this idea is passed around from one friend to another. As I understand it, about six years ago, a man and his family drove up to some place near 3ellaire and stayed three or four weeks at some rented cottage on one of the good fishing lakes up there. The next year he brought with him two more automobile loads and the third year twelve families came up from, I think, down near Akron, Ohio, and that year they formed an association and bought twenty acres of land, which was valued at that time at about $1,200. Since that time they have erected eight or nine cottages and I understand three or four more are to be built this year and the valuation of that property has been raised from $1,200 to something like $14,000. This all goes to help the tax proposition in that particular locality. In the survey made by the maga- zine mentioned above they found that of the 2,000 people in approximately 500 cars, nearly 60 per cent. of them were women. This also ought to be an item of interest to some of the regular merchants in the vacation dis- trict. This report was very interesting to read, so J asked Mr. Gray to let me have it to read over and it was sur- prising to find how poorly equipped a great many of these tourists were when they came into Michigan. Below is a list—a partial list, at least—of some of the equipment that was bought after they struck the vacation district: Baseball supplies Bathing suits Cameras Compasses Fishing tackle Flashlights Camp furniture Golf supplies Horse shoes Hunting knives Sleeping pockets Camp stools Trailers Vacuum cleaners Auto ice boxes Camping tents. All of these things, of course, are in addition to the regular supplies which the tourists must necessarily buy in the way of eatables and undoubtedly a lot of wearing apparel. Personally, I think that if the mer- chants who carry these classes of goods in Northern and Western Michi- gan knew how poorly equipped the usual tourist came into Michigan, they could, by little effort on their part, build up a larger business along these lines. I hope that this item will be of in- terest to you. Roy H. Randall. Maple Sugar Days of Long Ago. Grandville, April 10—The month of April brings the delicious maple sugar as well as schools of fish to the waters of the State. Up in the North woods the denizens satisfied their appetites with hot buck- wheat cakes and maple syrup to their fill. There was plenty for all, no mat- ter how large the crew, and an abund- ance of sugar for weeks after the flow of sap had subsided. So far as gratifying the palate was concerned there was no lack among the first settlers of the river country. Beside the big forests of pine within a stone’s throw of the meandering Mus- kegon were groves of hardwood and hemlock that seen to-day would more than delight the eye. April 11, 1928 STRENGTH ECONOMY THE MILL MUTUALS AGENCY Representing the MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (MICHIGANS LARGEST MUTUAL) AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES Michigan Lansing Coit Assets of Group $45,267,808.24 20% to 40% Savings Made Since Organization FIRE INSURANCE—ALL BRANCHES Tornado— Automobile — Plate Glass Off for Niagara Falls! A Summer trip that is full of thrills. See the Great Cataract, the Gorge, the Whirlpool Rapids, the great Power Houses, the “Home of Shredded Wheat”—at the ex- pense of The Shredded Wheat Company. To school children and their teachers. Tell your customers about it. For particulars address The Shredded Wheat Company | Niagara Falls, N. Y. a VO & ate 4 4 4 < > < » ___ Self-expression is a fine thing, if you have a self worth expressing. SWORN STATEMENT FURNISHED THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Statement of the ownership, manage- ment, circulation, ete., of the Michigan Tradesman, published weekly at Grand Rapids, Michigan, required by the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. State of Michigan, County of Kent, Before me, a notary public in and for the State and county aforesaid, person- ally appeared Ernest A. Stowe, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the business manager of the Michigan Tradesman and that the following is to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in sec- tion 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business manager are: Editor—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. Managing Editor—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. Business Manager—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. Publisher—Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. 2. That the owners are: (Give names and addresses of individual owners, or, if a corporation, give its name and the names and addresses of the stockholders owning or holding 1 per cent. or more of the total amount of stock.) E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. F. E. Stowe, Grand Rapids. F. A. Wiles, Grand Rapids. 3. That the known bondholders, mort- gagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent. or more of total t ss. amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities, are NONE. 1. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of owners, stock- holders, and security holders, if any, con~ tain not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company, but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary rela- tion, the name of the person or corpora- tion for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant’s full knowledge and believe as to the cir- cumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the com- pany as trustees, hold stock and securi- ties in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has any inter- est direct or indirect in the said stock bonds, or other securities than stated by him. E. A. Stowe, Business Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th day of April, 1928. (SEAL) Florence E. Stowe. Notary Public in and for Kent Co., Mich. (My commission expires Jan. 12, 1931.) as so — - SCAN 8 \ NSN At baer Meat a HEKMAN'S Cookie-Cakes and Crackers OI ot WV at cA ("ee . 9% te Sarr iy os aa or every occasion wT) ni = \" CZ, F THE BAKERS ART Pk i ‘tg SSS 0 myn E lg =U Hip # P ei} a fl ea D j I ak oe Aman Biscuit Co Grand Rapids,Mich, Ulbnpy Ny a ASV WS ldo NIASNSS NAV y¥ ae Ss 2 we il 18 DRY GOODS Michigan. Retail Dry Goods Assiciation. President—F. E. Mills, Lansing. First Vice-President — J. H. Lourim. Jackson. Second Vice-President—F H. Nissly. Ypsilanti. Secretary-Treasurer — Charlotte. i Manager—Jason E. Hammond. Lansing. John Richey, Unsolicited Merchandise and Truth in Advertising. Lansing, April 11—We have a letter from one of our Michigan congress- men, from which I quote as follows: “T note that your Association favors the Watson bill, No. 11921, which would curtail sending through the mails unsolicited merchandise. I am quite in sympathy with this principle and know of no reason why the aver- age citizen should have forced upon him some junk that he does not want.” In writing to your members of Con- gress on this subject mention the Watson Bill, H. R. No. 11921. Another member of Congress writes: “H. R. No. 11921 appears to be a very meritorious measure. [I shall be oo nd ° ” mighty glad to give it my support.” In the same letter this Congressman writes: “Permit me to express my ap- preciation of the work your Associa- tion is doing. Apart from its value tc the trade itself, it seems that or- ganizations like yours are showing the way to business in general. In my opinion there is a growing understand- ing and appreciation of business. As- sociations hke your own are doing much to contribute to this*feeling and I rejoice in it.” Truth in advertising received con- siderable attention at the time of our last convention and was included in the report of our Committee on Resolu- tions, which were unanimously adopt- ed. In the next mail after this Bulle- tin was issued, we received a postal card which had been mailed by one of our members into an adjoining city stating that certain garments worth $98.50 were offered for sale for $24.75 and other similar prices were quoted. The card contained several com- parative prices and it revealed one of two things: Either the figures are not true or else the store doing this adver- tising is taking a tremendous loss, as- suming that there is a considerable number of garments to be sold at the prices quoted. We have not communicated direct- ly with the merchant referred to and probably will not do so as i#t may be that he is only one of several who may Le indulging in such practices. We will content ourselves in this letter by saying there is a very growing inter- est among progressive merchants to the end that statements in advertising should be truthful. Stores indulging in misleading advertising of this kind will eventually be the loser rather than the gainer in the opinion of the trading public as well as in the estimation of their fellow merchants with whom they should be on friendly terms. Jason E. Hammond, Mer. Mich. Retail Dr Goods Ass’n. —_+-+___ Jobbers Active on Flowers. One of the large artificial flower makers reports extremely good busi- ness in both dress and millinery items. He states that the biggest business placed this season has been by whole- sale firms, although there has also been considerable activity in the retail end. Milliners are ordering for Summer and from all indications expect to use flowers and allied ornaments freely for Fall. In the Summer dress end, the call right now is for tailored items made of felt, leather, muslin and or- gandie. Lacquered flowers are also coming into further prominence for both dress and hat trimming. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Infants’ Hosiery Selling Well. Infants’, children’s and juniors’ socks and stockings are in active demand in color schemes to blend with the new Spring coats and dresses. Designs are worked out in small patterns on both light and dark grounds. ‘Cuffs are shown in plain and fancy weaves, but in every case are made to conform with the general design. Imported socks are asked for in preference to many of the American-made numbers. Buyers give as reasons for this the bright designs and good fitting qual- ities, especially in lisle numbers. Quite a few orders are being placed by the exclusive shops for silk socks for both infants and juniors. —_2>____ Want Useful Trophies Now. The opening of the outdoor season and the consequent revival of the call for sport trophies have brought to light an interesting trend in this mer- chandise. The tendency in the finer trophies, especially those of sterling silver, was said yesterday to be strong- ly away from loving cups and other prizes of an ornamental nature toward those of a more useful type. Among the latter service trays are very popular and this is attributed to the increased use of beverages at home that has re- sulted from prohibition. Silver flower vases, table sets, etc., are also being chosen as prizes in many cases. —__2+2__ —_ Laces Enjoy Record Demand. Laces for some weeks have met with a demand that in the case of certain types exceeds the supply. The general situation is the best in ten years, wholesalers say. An outstanding fea- ture has been the call for laces to make entire dresses, in addition to the usual demand for trimmings. Chantilly, Bo- hemian and heavier allover laces, 36 inches wide, ‘have sold best. The trim- ming laces having the strongest call Alencon and Bretonne types. Varied shades of beige have figured prominently in color preference, with Italian blue, gray, navy and black also favored. were —_+-.____ Ribbon Orders Are Improving. The demand for ribbons has picked up somewhat recently, although most of the business is still concentrated on widths 3 to 9. The millinery trade has been taking fair quantities of gros- grains and beltings, and lately has shown much interest in cires. The in- dications are that cire effects will go well for Fall. The women’s underwear trade has been taking more ribbons lately, in line with the growing fem- inine trend in this apparel. Orders from jobbers and novelty manufactur- ers have also gained. Red is a popular shade at the moment, followed by navy, gray and white. —__+~-<-+__ How nice it would be to drive on our beautiful highways if there were no other machines to bother us? April 11, 1928 MR. STOWE Says: We are on the square. So will you after you have used our Collection Service. Only one small service charge. ing fees or any other extras. No extra commissions, Attorneys fees, List- References: Any Bank or Chamber of Commerce of Battle Creek, Mich., or this paper, or the Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association. Merchants’ Creditors Association of U. S. Suite 304 Ward Building, Battle Creek, Michigan New York City. For your protection we are bonded by the Fidelity & Casualty Company of eee COYE AWNINGS FOR STORE OFFICE CAMPAU AVE. AND LOUIS ST. —— Phone or write for an appointment. CHAS. A. HOME Estimates without cost. COYE, Inc. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Track Pants and Shirts New Styles, New Prices PHOENIX SHIRT CO. 39-43 Michigan, N.W., Grand Rapids to 7:00 p. m. A Station-to-Station call is one that is to some person in particular. the called telephone. hours. MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CoO. Long Distance Rates Are Surprisingly Low For Instance: for ]25 or less, between 4:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. You can call the following points and talk for THREE MINUTES for the rates shown. Rates to other points are proportionately low. : Day From Grand Rapids to: Gmtion-to-Station AVeORA, Thi oo re $1.00 ee ee 1.25 Seem nen, MICH 1.20 Frome DU LAC, Wis. 0 1.00 Barone, AMO 1.10 Car nverte, IND 1.15 Re 1.10 MACKINAC GLAND, MICH. 1.20 Mee, WIR 1.15 Peery, WICH, 1.05 Res Ae 1.25 PORT HURON, MICH. ss 1.05 ROCKFORO 0 Co 1.10 PACOIY, OF 1.15 WRENS, IN ee ee. 1.00 The rates quoted above are Station-to-Station Day rates, effective from 4:30 a. m. Evening Station-to-Station rates are effective from 7:00 Night Station-to-Station rates, 8:30 p. m. to 4:30 am. Pe °° 990 Pm» and made to a certain telephone rather than If you do not know the number of the distant telepho » give the opera mame and address and specify that you will talk wih ei te oe A Person-to-Person call, because more work is invol ed, ts han Station-to-Station call. The rate on a Personto-Person oni ae pe at all Additional rate information can be secured by calling the Long Distance operator my April 11, 1928 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN SHOE MARKET What the Off Main Street Merchant Can Do. In selecting a location for a retail shoe store ‘the prospective merchant should consider that it is highly im- portant that he place his store where the greatest number of prospective customers will see his merchandise. The easier he can make it for people to see his shoes the easier he can sell them. Ease in selling is the big thing he is after. The farther he gets away from the main business arteries, the harder he makes it for himself. If he intends ito carry a medium priced line of shoes it is to his ad- vantage to place his store where it will catch the eye of the greatest number of people interested in this grade of If he intends to carry a high- grade line, he wants to establish him- self in the heart of the fashionable shoppifig district where the elite trad- ing is carried on. Of course, we can’t all be on the busy corners, or in the centers of the busy districts. It simply follows that if your shop is not so advantageously situated, you have a large handicap to overcome, and you have to work all the harder to get the trade coming your way. shoe. Every person that passes your store is a prospective customer. On_ the main street, you have a steady stream of passersby to draw from—a steady stream of buyers looking at your mer- chandise. On a quiet street, you are losing the greater percentage of all this; you have only a few passers, and only a few are going to see your win- dow displays, no matter how striking it may be. The same window, now seen by only a handful of prospective customers, might likely draw a con- tinuous crowd on that busier street. In a quieter location, the pulling power of your. windows is cut down very appreciably—you must draw your customers to your store by some other means. You must supplement your windows, which by the way, should always be well kept, with a continuous campaign—you must keep customers advertising in touch with your old through an up-to-date mailing list— send them a style card, carrying a cut of some new model—every so often. And then, once or twice each year, try to rent for a week, or even a few days, window space in some temporarily vacant store along the busiest street, or near the busiest corner—put in an at- tractive window display—have some high grade window cards made up, stating that these shoes can be found at your attractive store on such and such a street. Invite them around to see you—perhaps give away with each pair of shoes during that week, a pair of shoe trees, hosiery, or some souvenir; anything which will help draw their attention to that window, and from there to your store. The money spent in this way will probably draw quicker returns than any other scheme you can think of. You must keep your name and your location constantly before the public. Not only that, but you must hold out constant incentives to draw new feet off of those main and busy streets, up your street, and into your store. They will not see your store unless you in- terest them enough to go looking for it. This new business means growth, these new prospective customers are buying shoes now at some live store on a busy street. The chances are that they will continue to do so, except for three things, they may dis- satisfied with the shoes they have been getting, and decide to try some other shop. They may see some style or some new model that someone else is showing, which is just what they want and which they are going to buy. Or —and this is the biggest factor of the three friend highly pleased with her shoes, will recommend that they try the same shoes, which have been found so satisfactory. But as long as their accustomed shoe store continued ‘to please them—continues to sell them the shoes they want at the price they want to pay—continues to keep in touch with them, and solicit their trad ir shoe store does this, these customers are not go- ing around looking for some other re- tailer to hand their trade to; certainly not to some retailer in an obscure loca- become some who is tion. Keeping up this customer con- tact is, therefore, worth while—Geo. A. Webber in Shoe Retailer. ——_--->———_ Worthy of All Confidence. The Mill Mutuals Agency, which is one of the strongest mutual organiza- tions in the United States, has taken the Michigan Shoe Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. into its organiza- making ‘twenty-five constituent associated mutual companies. One of the constituent companies is 100 years old, the Merrinack Mutual Fire Insur- ance Co. having been organized in 1828. The Berkshire was organized in 1835 and the Glen Cove in 1837. The total assets of the companies is over $45,000,000. Their surplus amounts to more than $17,000,000. This wonder- ful organization ‘is officered as follows: President Secretary Baker. Manager—G. A. Minskey. Assistant Manager—H. M. —__+-~.__ Specialize in Children’s Shoes. Children’s shoes offer an attractive retail specialty. A number of stores catering only to children’s shoe needs have recently been started in several cities and are said to be making out well. In the case of one store the pro- prietor worked out a clever way of building up sales. He learned the names of pupils who were taking danc- ing lessons and made them special offers on their dancing slippers. This served to bring these children into the store and to build up a demand not only for the slippers, but for the gen- eral lines of children’s shoes carried. —_2~-~-+___ The morale of an organization is not built from the bottom up; it filters from the top down. —__+-~.__ If we don’t discipline ourselves the world will do it for us. —__»+~-____ Watching the clock is a good thing if the purpose is to speed up. tion, and Treasurer—L. H. Terry. PANAMA HATS Genuine Montecristi — Best Made. Imported direct from Ecuador by the undersigned. Prices, $12, $15, $18 and $20. ALLAN KELSEY, Lakeview. Mich. NEW “The Legionnaire”’ A full grain calfskin young man’s blucher oxford with nickel eyelets, built over a new last. Widths C and D In Stock $3.45 Style 95 3—-Medium Tan Style 954—Black COMFORT GOOD LOOKS co RDUROY TIR OF MICHIG GRAND RAPIDS - ere aN MICHIGAN Manufactured and fully guaranteed by Herold-Bertsch Shoe Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. Henry Smith FLORALCo., Inc. 52 Monroe Avenue GRAND RAPIDS Phone 9-3281 Manufacturers of Quality Foot- wear since 1892. MICHIGAN SHOE DEALERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. Organized for SERVICE not for Profit Weare Saving our Policy Holders 30% of Their Tariff Rates on General Mercantile Business {} for Information write to L. H. BAKER, Secretary-Tresurer LANSING, MICHIGAN RETAIL GROCER Retail Grocers and General Merchants Association. President—Orla Bailey, Lansing. First Vice-President — Hans Johnson. Muskegon. Second Vice-President—A. J. Faunce, Harbor Springs. Secretary—Paul Gezon, Wyoming Park. Treasurer—F. H. Albrecht, Detroit. Minute Knowledge of What Things Cost. Prominent among causes for falure of individal grocers-is the absence of any definite plan. A secondary im- portant cause ‘is failure to stick to and operate a definite plan, even after it has been formulated. Writing recent- ly the head of Loblaw Groceterias, Ltd., says of his success: “T definitely made up my mind to carry out a plan I had mapped out as follows: “No goods to be sold except through our own stores. “No business done on any special arrangement with hotels, institutions or boarding houses. “No delivery. “No credit.” Loblaw has built a business which includes sixty-three Canadian stores and is opening business in the United States, selling $15,000,000 already per year on that platform. But he has done that he has not only planned his work, but strictly works his plan. A book might be written around the second plank in his platform. Suffice it to say that grocers everywhere have lost and now lose untold dollars and stable business because they run after that will-o-the-wisp, “big trade” from because hotels, boarding houses Such trade is always restaurants, and institutions. sold at nothing, takes ‘time that could be used prices which yield little or to infinitely better advantage among our regular retail business and leaves Let him He may then run his own business more profitably. little or nothing eventually. who runs read. Loblaw further writes: “We pay men a certain amount for every hundred dollars worth of goods In the paid 30c per $100 worth, but to-day we pay 19c and they make more money at this rate formerly. into our warehouse we will be able to establish a rate of 10c per $100 worth of goods assembled.” When or where have you ever read anything so simply marvelous? I have gone over it several times, each time with greater admiration for the genius who devised the scheme. No wonder such men succeed. Have you men working behind your back where they cannot always be per- sonally supervised? Have you won- dered what they were doing with their time—your time—which you were pay- assembled in our warehouse. early stages we than We anticipate when we get new ing for? Well, Loblaw does not have to worry. His men are paid for what they do. The more they do, the more they get. Because they want more, they do more; so much more that they become extra proficient. Thereby they show him that he can pay one-third the scale he originally set, and yet un- questionably this men will make more than if they worked on any straight wages plan. ae ceeaeeescetaee nate cet ee naar ee anaes ee MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Does it pay to know what things I'll say it does. Nobody knows the capacity of his cost? home market to absorb fine goods un- til he gives his trade a chance to buy That “folks won't pay for goods” is the assertion of the merchant who better merchandise. never has anything above cut price specials ‘to offer. The famous “Stop & Shop” store in Chicago, is where folks go for extra While tea is sold there at 39c per pound, it is also sold at 99c, $1.49, $2.49 and up to $4.95. But none would be sold above 39c if none higher than that were displayed and offered. A famous food shop is Gimbel Bros., Philadelphia. Coffee at all customary prices is sold; but a special display is made of an extra large berry roasted coffee labeled “Miaragogype, $1 per pound.” ‘There is absolutely no special virtue in Maragogype except size Of berry and appearance in the roast. As a drink it runs about even with a good No. 4 Santos in body and flavor, but it is sold steadily. In a famous big city there is con- stant demand for Bon Voyage baskets of fruits and other goodies at $100 per sales of special bouillon cubes are common at $2 per box, sales of twenty-five to fifty boxes to single customers being not unusual. No merchant must plunge into such fancy lines. But no merchant can sell fine goods unless he has them. Any merchant with his eyes peeled can lead his trade upward by stocking a few items of progressively higher grade goods, displaying them, marking them, selling them, nothing pays as such real merchandising. Paul Findlay. values. each, and does —_+-+___ Last Call For Lansing Convention. Wyoming Park, April 10—The com- plete programme for our convention was published in last week’s Trades- man. We confidently expect the larg- est crowd in recent years, for the pro- gramme of speakers is most attractive. The programme of entertainment is most interesting and the need for get- ting together is greater than ever. As local speakers we have John A. Lake and Chas. Christensen, both of whom are noted for their success in life and the way they have of helping others along the same way. Both have charming personalities and a_ good command of language with which to express their thoughts. You can well afford to travel across the State to hear them. Bob Nesbitt is a wonderful talker and he has a real message. His sub- ject is “Aroused.” We heard Bob in Grand Rapids last winter at one of our Q. S. meetings. Dave Schaffee, also from Chicago, has at his command facts and figures to prove his contentions. He has made a study of the grocery business. _ Of course you will want to hear Na- tional President J. M. Coode, who was brought up in the chain stores. : On the last day we will have a meet- ing of the quality service grocers of Michigan, to which all are invited. Whether or not you are a member of the Association, you are invited to come and join us in the biggest and best convention ever held. _ Your wives are invited and the TLan- sing ladies are prepared to be helpful in giving you a good time. Come prepared to stay for the three days. — Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Hotel Olds, Lansing, April 17, 18 and 19, Paul Gezon, Sec’y Retail Grocers and Meat Deal- ers Association. April 11, 1928 OFITS RESULT FROM RUMFORD The stability of Rumford has been re- flected by the years of service it has ren- dered to the housewives of the country and the steady and fruitful source of profit it has been to the dealers. RUMFORD CHEMICAL WORKS Providence, R.I. QUALITY Don’t Say Bread — Say HOLSUM M.J. DARK & SONS INCORPORATED | GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN = Direct carload receivers of UNIFRUIT BANANAS SUNKIST -- FANCY NAVEL ORANGES and all Seasonable Fruit and Vegetables Phone Automatic 4451 WHOLESALE FIELD SEEDS Distributors of PINE TREE Brand ALFRED J. BROWN SEED COMPANY 25-29 Campau Ave., N. W. GRAND Rapips, MIcHIGAN “ G f * ’ i ‘ _ . * a ‘y § af 4 ° « ' ~ ‘ * , « > . ‘ i é “ H ; i * ¥ , < > « . ) « ; » } . « - > a > - ~ ? « r <= ' ” Re ip a a i f f » i ; > « » ’ * ‘ April 11, 1928 “ aa MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 MEAT DEALER © High Quality Meat in Demand. A consumer-buyer said to us in con- versation the other day that a great many writers on meats seem to stress the advantages in coarser cuts and lower priced meats generally. This lady said that she was continually ‘try- ing to buy ‘high qualitied meats and preferred them even at the higher costs. She seemed to think that more attention should be given to the more valuable cuts and less to the cheaper ones, as she felt those who bought the lower priced meats receive the greater part of the information on cooking. Of course there is a great deal to what this lady said and she represents a large part of our meat eating popula- tion. Looking at the matter from that standpoint, she is certainly right in asking for her full share of considera- tion. Of course, there is a great deal written that helps in the preparation of the higher priced meats as well as those costing less, but it is equally true that a great many writers have cen- tered their work on the kind of meats that might be expected to require more care in their preparation in order ‘that they might come to the table in such a manner that they would be found tasty and tender. But whether the meat is from the so-called coarser sec- tions of the carcass or not, the quality of the particular carcass is very im- portant. It is pretty difficult to get a tough piece of meat from a choice car- cass, or even from one that is well up in the good grade. This presupposes that the meat is cooked properly. Of course, some cuts are more adaptable to cooking with moist heat than fry- ing or broiling, but if they are cooked as they should be there is little fear with respect to their suitability on the table. The reason many writers spend so much time in preparing articles on the cheaper cuts probably is due to their inherent characteristics which must be taken into consideration when they are cooked. They feel, no doubt, that the higher costing cuts will more or less automatically’ cook ‘tender and give full satisfaction. The demand for the higher qualitied meats and the special cuts found in the better finished animals is often better than that for the cheaper ones, and this is a reason why the higher quality needs less attention. The thought expressed is certainly worthy of consideration, and we shall keep it in mind whenever we prepare future information. —_—_>+>—__—__ Bacon and How to Cook It. One of the most appealing and healthful cuts in ‘the meat family 1s bacon. There is ‘hardly a family in the country that does not know this al- ready, because bacon is used very gen- erally, and not only provides a sub- stantial meat dish in itself but adds materially to the flavor of other ‘things cooked or served with it. The Ameri- can hog is usually of very high quality. There is more uniformity in hog qual- ‘ty than in any class of meat produced. Consequently, the percentage of under- grade carcasses is too small to cause very much concern, especially if the family meat is bought in meat markets where the general quality of meat is reasonably high. Considerable of the bacon on the market to-day is cured by what is known as the dry cure method, and if the formula used is right and the temperature of coolers where cured is correct, and if the bacon is removed from cure and sold when of the right age, results are sure to be good. There has been much improvement in bacon curing during the past few years, and quality is no longer confined ‘to any particular packer among the large number in the business. One of the advantages of the new method of cur- ing is that considerable sugar can be used without danger of spoilage. Everybody knows how eggs are im- proved when cooked with bacon, and more people are coming ‘to realize the advantage of using strips of bacon when roasting chickens and other meat. 3roiled or fried bacon, adds to the flavor of the potatoes and gives the system caloric support needed. Bacon should not be cooked carelessly. ___ Something Happened. “Did you tell father over the phone we were engaged?” “Ves,” “What did he reply?” “Tam not sure whether he replied or whether the line was struck by lightning.” 7 VINKEMULDER COMPANY Grand Rapids, Michigan Distributors Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Now Offering: Cranberries, Bagas, Sweet Potatoes, ‘‘VinkeBrand”’ Mich. Onions, Oranges, Bananas, etc. MARY JANE COTTAGE CHEESE MADE FROM SWEET MILK Once used, consumers will take no other. Meat dealers are solicited to order sample shipment. MARY JANE CREAMERIES Kent City, Michigan KEEP THESE SALES AIDS WORKING FOR YOU ALL THE TIME. The Fleischmann Transparency on your door or window will bring many passersby into your store for Y east-for-Healfh— giving you an opportunity to sell them all the groceries they need. 1 And the Fleischmann Package Dispiay on your shelves will act as a silent reminder for you at the time of sale—when many groceries are forgotten. FLEISCHMANN’S YEAST Service a>) aE « SCHUST’S LINE MEANS ==> More Sales Bigger ‘Turnover Larger Profits, and Satisfied Customers This Display Increases Sales THE SCHUST COMPANY ‘ALL OVER MICHIGAN” DISTRIBUTING POINTS Grand Rapids Lansing Detroit Saginaw 9,9 ' HARDWARE Michigan Retail Hardware Association. President—Herman Dignan, Owosso. Vice-Pres.—Warren A. Slack, Bad Axe. Secretary—A. J. Scott, Marine City. Treasurer—Wiliam Moore, Detroit. Suggestions In Regard To the House- cleaning Trade. Written for the Tradesman. In the great majority of homes, housecleaning dominates the early weeks of spring; and by the same token, housecleaning lines are an im- portant factor in the hardware dealer’s spring trade. The cleaning season begins in some homes with the first hint of warmth; the majority of housewives wait until spring has actually arrived and the weather is sufficiently warm to open all the windows; there are a few dila- tory folk who finish their spring house- cleaning late in May or early in June. So that the trade in these lines is spread over a_ consisderable period, and the hardware dealer’s appeal is timely any time from the first of March to the first of June. Right now a good window display would be quite in order; with one or two others a little later in the season. Housecleaning lines are of two kinds; the articles necessary and de- sirable for the actual work of house- cleaning, and the articles that will be needed when the housecleaning is over. In the first class, it is desirable for the housewife, for her own sake, to have the most complete equipment possible; for the better equipped she is for the work, the less drudgery she experiences. In the second class come those ar- ticles the need for which will be dis- closed by a thorough overhauling of the house. The housewife at this sea- son is more than cleaning; she is tak- ing stock. There may be a broken lock to replace, a leaky tap to fix, a room to refinish in flat tone paint, some worn-out kitchen utensils to re- All these are, broadly speak- since it 1s place. ing, housecleaning usually the spring housecleaning that discloses the need for them. Naturally, it is the business of the hardware dealer, in his newspaper ad- vertising and window displays, to treat housecleaning in the widest sesnse. In the early part of the season he will doubtless feature those lines required in the actual work of housecleaning; later he will play up the articles the need for which may be disclosed in the housewife’s stock-taking. But both should be featured in the lines, branches course of the season. Most housewives, particularly those who do their own work, carry on with totally inadequate equipment. They do this as a rule for financial reasons. They imagine that in doing without things they sorely need, they are sav- ing money. This is a mistaken atti- tude. But in his advertising, the does not bluntly tell these people they are mistaken in their refusal to buy the articles they need for efficient housecleaning. Rather, he stresses the results of efficient and complete equip- ment — the elimination of drudgery, backaches, headaches. worry, dissatis- faction; better still, the fact that the dealer MICHIGAN TRADESMAN housewife who does her work with the minimum of worry and drudgery is the one who keeps her good looks the longest. One hardware dealer in connection with a housecleaning display empha- sized the idea very neatly in a big show card. On this he had pasted two figures cut out of magazine ad- vertising. One was a tired, worn, frowsy woman with a broom. The other was a youthful-looking matron reclining in an easy chair. This bit of dialog was appended: “What, Mrs. Jones! You don’t say your housecleaning’s done already. Why, you look as fresh as a daisy!” “Well, Mrs. Smith, good equipment I spend on labor good makes quick work. saving devices and keep my looks.” Now, that is one of the ideas the hardware dealer, in his newspaper ad- vertising and window display, should sedulously endeavor to get across to the housewives of his community. “Spend a little more money, get a few more labor saving devices, find out the most efficient way. of doing the spring housecleaning —- and save your time, your toil, your temper, and above all, your youthful That last is the trump card to play with most prettiness.” women. This idea can be brought out in win- dow displays and newspaper advertis- ing. It is a good thing to stress it in a circular letter to a selected mailing list. Then, too, talk it up with your Tell them how rapidly the women are customers. idea is spreading; more and more coming to realize that it pays to spend money to save un- necessary drudgery. For the idea most emphatically is growing; and the hard- ware dealer who stresses it, year after year, will profit most by its growth. There are many lines that can be featured in connection with house- cleaning displays. The dealer’s correct how plan, of course, is to emphasize the idea of complete equipment. Hence his displays should be as complete and comprehensive as possible. A mop, a pail and a broom, a scrubbing brush and a cake of soap, may be ample to suggest housecleaning; but the hard- ware dealer should not be content to replace these articles when they are worn out. His business is to help make the equipment more complete. For instance, every home should have a stepladder. Then there should be a complete equipment of handy tools for everyday repairs — hammers of various kinds, screw drivers, wrench- There are many kinds of brushes for various purposes; most housewives do not realize how many there are, or how handy. Then, too, there are dustless mops, carpet sweepers, vacuum cleaners, and an endless variety of articles along that line; there are oils, soaps and cleansers for various purposes. es, saw, chisel, etc. It is good policy to have a printed or mimeographed list of housecleaning lines. One dealer features combina- tion outfits to fit various purposes. He has, too, a printed list, and invites housewives to check the items they need, and he will quote a price on the lot, There is no obligation on the April 11, 1928 7 N. IONIA AVE. NEW AND USED STORE FIXTURES Show cases, wall cases, restaurant supplies, scales, cash registers, and office furniture. Grand Rapids Store Fixture Co. N. FREEMAN, Mgr. Call 67143 or write Automobile Tires and Tubes Automobile Accessories Garage Equipment Radio Sets Radio Equipment Harness, Horse Collars BROWN &SEHLER COMPANY Leather Farm Machinery and Garden Tools Saddlery Hardware Blankets, Robes Sheep lined and Blanket - Lined Coats Coats GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN | Michigan Hardware Co. 100-108 Ellsworth Ave.,Corner Oakes GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN | Wholesalers of She e Goods and Fishing Tackle lf Hardware, Sporting GRAND RAPIDS WHOLESALE HARDWARE A WE COMPLETE CARRY STOCK OF HEATH & MILLIGAN DEPENDABLE PAINTS AND VARNISHES foster Stevens&Co. Founded 1837 61-63 Commerce Ave., S.W. MICHIGAN AMSTERDAM BROOMS GOLD BOND PRIZE AMSTERDAM BROOM COMPANY SPRING CLEANING made easier with White Swan 41-55 Brookside Avenue, Amsterdam, N. Y° 4 April 11, 1928 housewife to buy the outfit; the in- vitation merely opens the way to pos- sible business, and incidentally em- phasizes the idea of complete equip- ment which the dealer desires to get across to his public. For a general housecleaning display, the largest window available should be used. Where you have a small win- dow, it can sometimes be advantage- ously devoted to the featuring of some one line. A cleanser, for instance. Here, for instance, is a window trim that takes but small space and yet drives home an idea most effectively. It can be used for one of those little corner windows where there are only a few inches of space each way. A cleanser of some kind is a good line to feature. Pile boxes or cakes of the cleanser in the bottom of the window. Then take a metallic article of some kind—a kettle is as good as any—and clean a portion of it until the metal fairly glistens. Put it that way, half- cleaned, in the window. Also put in a show card with catchy wording, as, for instance: “ will finish this in five seconds,” or “It feels good to be cleaned with — .’ The half clean- ed kettle is a better advertisement than one entirely cleaned; the contrast mak- ing more effective. A good method of advertising house- cleaning lines is to get out a circular letter, or even a series of three or more such letters. Send these to a carefully selected mailing list. The letter should carry out the ideas previously suggest- ed, emphasizing the helpfulness of labor-saving devices in making house- cleaning quick and easy. Specify some of the more important items, and in- vite the recipient to visit the store and see them demonstrated. Enclose a complete list of house-cleaning lines, with prices. It may be good policy to suggest “combination outfits” quot- ing a special price on these. This és worth while, since it takes little more effort to sell a number of articles in combination than to sell a single small article. It might be worth while to emphasize that with modern equip- ment for the work, not merely is house-cleaning quicker and easier, but it is more efficient and thorough. An important factor in house-clean- ing nowadays is the growing tendency to keep the house clean at all times rather than to allow dirt to accumulate and then get rid of it in one frenzied outburst of spring cleaning. Even in the old days, of course, housewives did not really allow their houses to get dirty; they did their best with the broom, the scrubbing brush and the cake of soap, to keep their homes up to the mark. But since then more ef- ficient methods have developed for keeping the house clean; with the re- sult that the spring cleaning can be made a great deal less arduous. The vacuum cleaner is one of the big items in this work; and should be featured accordingly. Dustless mops and various other devices of this type are also useful. With these devices, it is worth while to stress the fact that it is easier and better to keep the house clean all the year round than to clean- up very thoroughly just once a year, the work of the cleanser much MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Prevention can be urged, too; the use of plenty of mats outside the en- trances; the use of foot-scrapers. Waste baskets can be sold as receptacles for the waste paper and other debris that, otherwise, will be left to gather in corners. The preventive feature, prop- erly developed, deserves a window display of its own. Many of the articles used in connec- tion with house-cleaning can be ef- fectively demonstrated; and there is nothing quite so helpful in selling such articles as demonstration. Women will come to see an actual demonstration when they will not come merely to look at the article itself. Even where no formal demonstration is held, the salesman should always be prepared to show the individual customer just how an article works. With vacuum clean- ers it is always a good stunt to go right into the home and show what the cleaner can actually do; but if you haven’t time for this outside work in the busy spring season, a stretch of carpet and some dust, with a con- venient electric socket, will enable you to demonstrate the vacuum cleaner more effectively in your store. —_>++___ Hardware Credit Intrenched. Wisconsin hardware retailers make 56 per cent. of their sales on credit and wait an average of 113 days for their pay, C. L. Jamison of the University of Wisconsin School of Commerce ‘told members of the Wisconsin Retail Hardware Association at their recent short course at Stevens Point. The figure for the State is fifteen days longer than the average for the United States. From a strictly economic standpoint there is no reason why the ultimate consumer should be allowed to purchase anything from a store on credit, because he obtains immediate beneficial use of the goods, said Pro- fessor Jamison. Competition and busi- ness customs, nevertheless, force Wis- consin hardware retailers to the sys- tem. The short course was attended by sixty-five hardware store owners, managers, and their representatives. ——_+-~___ Novelties Not Overdone. Poor retail turnover during recent weeks cannot be held to be due to over emphasis on novelties. Other factors are responsible and the public has lost none of its appetite for novelty in all its forms. In support of this conten- tion it is said that consumer interest in the latest for mof novelty—modernistic effects—is growing by leaps and bounds. This trend, it is further argued, will probably serve to prolong consumer demand for novelties for an indefinite period. —_++<.__ Hides and Pelts. 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Railroad companies vears ago tried to discour- age the custom of tipping on dining cars, but although it was a species of reform very much desired, a certain class of travelers—mostly commercial men—devised all sorts of schemes to circumvent the effect of such regula- tions, and to-day the dining car waiter is just as arrogant as you please and the public generally must practice the custom or submit to mistreatment. Many Pullman porters on busy runs would submit to a reduction of wages rather than give up their tips, which exceed their regular in many cases compensation four-fold. There will never be any strike. There are too many intelligent colored men who would like to take a shot at an easy method of making a living, waiting for just such opportunities as the Pullman people may have to offer, even under present unbearable conditions. The Pullman company probably are in a position where they could afford to pay better wages, but the gullible pub- lic are their undoubted allies when it comes to the ‘“‘channel of least resist- ance” stuff. It looks to me as though Senator Borah is developing into the “granny” stage. He used to be regarded as an individual possessed of good, horse sense, and a statesman of unimpeach- able qualifications, but of late he has wandered away from such standards and is becoming more or less a public nuisance. About the silliest episode of his entire career is his attempt to take up a collection to reimburse lobbyists for their contributions to campaign funds. Why not let them contribute? They do it so readily and with such little apparent effort it looks to me as though it would be rescuing salvage from an otherwise total loss. Laws enacted to safeguard auto- mobile traffic, both those in cars and pedestrians, should have the one aim of punishing offenders, without pen- alizing the innocent. If this were kept in mind and a reasonable amount of co-operation between riders and walk- ers observed, the situation would be easily and readily improved. 3ut there seems to be an altogether different policy in vogue everywhere. If a comparatively few offenders vio- late existing laws, then more extreme laws are passed and, as might be ex- pected, the result is worse than the original condition, especially with the traffic enforcers limited in number. Too much attention is paid to parking regu- lations and not enough to the pre- vention of accidents. The chief de- sire seems to be centered upon rev- enues derived from law violations and not from protection against same. It ought to be given more serious thought. In the first place, those who will not obey moderate laws will as certainly violate statutes whose provisions are more extreme. If the law permits a speed of forty miles an hour and this is violated by certain individuals, re- ducing the speed to twenty miles an hour will never bring such violators into observance of the slower speed regulation. Furthermore, the more extreme are the general provisions of any law, the greater opposition it engenders from the general public, as the law-abiding MICHIGAN TRADESMAN element will resent such invasion of their rights. This has been evidenced emphatically by the constant and in- creasing disregard, for instance, of Volstead legislation. Every time the thumb screws have been twisted, there has been an increase of violations with- out any provision being made to apply the penalties. Hence, if a forty mile rule cannot be enforced what chance is there with a twenty mile regulation? None whatever. The alternative, and the method which is clearly right and proper, is to provide a few well considered laws, which permit a reasonable latitude to the traveling public, and then make a proper distinction between those who violate these simple provisions and those who observe them. Driving when intoxicated, or driving with ex- treme recklessness, should meet with severe punishment. This course any reasonable person will approve and en- courage. On the other hand, the public will not support an ill-assorted collection ot laws and regulations, the chief effect of which is to inconvenience the innocent and interfere with the reason- able use of the automobile, which to- day means rapid transit and transporta- tion. With such simple, easily executed laws, and a proper amaunt of co- operation between those who drive and those on foot, the present aggravating and dangerous situation in every com- munity would be speedily cleared up, and the apprehension and punishment of those who are real offenders would be made more certain. Somebody suggests that the deadly third rail in the old-time bar-room has systematically been converted into brass musical instruments. Such _ be- ing the case non-observers of Volstead legislation may be automatically trans- ferred to the martyr class instead of being branded as scofi-laws, especially if these instruments happen to be saxaphones. At Pontiac, the new Golden Pheas- ant coffee shop of the Hotel Waldron was formally opened to the public last week by W. H. Aubrey, manager of the hotel. It will be operated by the hotel on a continuous schedule from six in the morning until eight in the evening. The Golden Pheasant is located on the right of the hotel entrance and can also be entered through the lobby. It has a seating capacity for fifty guests and is decorated in a scheme compat- ible with its name, with beamed ceiling and with sand-finished polychrome paneled walls. The lighting fixtures add a touch of uniqueness to the place. They are bronzed chandeliers from the beamed ceiling, bronze side lights and table lamps. In connection with the new coffee shop is the installation of a refrigerat- ing system which will supply the Golden Pheasant and which will au- tomatically supply its several large ice boxes and ice cubes as well. There are also two large cold storage vaults in the basement supplied by this sys- tem Everything in connection with this new department is thoroughly modern. The steam tables, electric dish wash- ers, potato peeler and masher are fea- tures, as well as electric dough mixers, waffle irons and toasters. This innovation ought to be fully appreciated by the people of Pontiac as well as the traveling public, and the Waldron operator is entitled to sub- stantial rewards for inaugurating same. The Thomson Brothers Hotel Co. has been incorporated for the purpose of operating the rehabilitated Hotel McKinnon, at Cadillac. The incor- porators are John C., F. Loren and Roderick B. Thomson. This hotel has been conducted for the past decade by April 11, 1928 “A MAN IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY HE KEEPS” That is why LEADERS of Businesa and Society make their head- quarters at the PANTLIND HOTEL “An entire city block of Hospitality” GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Rooms $2.25 and up. Cafeteria Sandwich Shop HOTEL FAIRBAIRN Columbia at John R. Sts. Detroit 209 Rooms with Lavatory $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 100 Rooms with Lavatory and Toilet $2.25 100 Rooms with Private Bath $2.50, $3.00 Rates by the Week or Month “A HOME AWAY FROM HOMBP” Columbia Hotel KALAMAZOO Good Place To Tie To “Weare always mindful of our responsibility to the pub- lic and are in full apprecia- tion of the esteem its generous patronage implies.” HOTEL ROWE Grand Rapids, Michigan. ERNEST W. NEIR, Manager. Warm Friend Tavern Holland, Mich. 140 comfortable and clean rooms. Popular Dutch Grill with reasonable prices. Always a room for the Com- mercial traveler. E. L. LELAND, Mgr. Four Flags Hotel Niles, Michigan 80 Rooms—50 Baths 30 Rooms with Private Toilets Occidental Hotel FIRE PROOF CENTRALLY LOCATED Rates $1.50 and up EDWART R. SWETT, Mgr. Muskegon ote Michigan HOTEL GARY GARY, IND. Holden operated 400 Rooms from $2. Everything modern. One of the best hotels in Indiana. Stop over night with us en route to Chicago. You will like it. Cc. L. HOLDEN, Mgr. HOTEL KERNS LARGEST HOTEL iN LANSING 300 Rooms With or Without Bath Popular Priced Cafeteria in Con. nection. Rates $1.56 up. E. S. RICHARDSON, Proprietor WESTERN HOTEL BIG RAPIDS, MICH. Hot and cold running water in all rooms. Several rooms with bath. All rooms well heated and well ventl- fated. A good place to stop. Amer- ican plan. Rates reasonable. WILL F. JENKINS, Manager MORTON HOTEL Grand Rapids’ Newest Hotel 400 Rooms “i 400 Baths RATES $2.50 and up per day. HOTEL BROWNING 150 Fireproof Rooms GRAND RAPIDS, Cor. Sheldon & Oakes Facing Union Depot; Three Blocks Away, NEW BURDICK KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN In the Very Heart of the City Fireproof Construction The only All New Hotel in the city. Representing a $1,000,000 Investment. 250 Rooms—150 Rooms with Private Bath. European $1.50 and up per Day. _ RESTAURANT AND GRILL— Cafeteria, Quick Service, Popular Prices. Entire Seventh Floor Devoted to Especially Equipped Sample Rooms WALTER J. HODGES, Pres. and Gen. Mgr. HOTEL OLDS LANSING 300 Rooms 300 Baths Absolutely Fireproof Moderate Rates Under the Direction of the Continental-Leland Corp. Grorce L. Crocxer. Manager. Wolverine Hotel BOYNE CITY, MICHIGAN Fire Proof—60 rooms. THE LEAD- ING COMMERCIAL AND RESORT HOTEL. American Plan, $4.00 and up; European Plan, $1.50 and up. Open the year around. April 11, 1928 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 25 Mr. John C.. Thomson. Several at- tempts were made to organize and build a new hotel at Cadillac, but they were fruitless, and I am glad to know that the improvements made will place that enterprising city in a position to handle commercial and tourist trade in a highly satisfactory manner. I pre- sume John C. will retain his position as manager. The Saginaw Hotels Co., Saginaw, has been incorporated for the purpose of constructing and operating hotels, with Emory F. Hubbell, Duane W. Draper and William M. Hill as in- corporators. The refusal of the U. S. Senate to confirm the nomination of ex-Con- gressman John A. Esch, of Wisconsin, as a member of the Interstate Com- merce Commission, is quite significant. The Esch appontment was made dur- ing a recess of Congress, but his ac- tions during the short period of his official incumbency rather excited the ire of Senator ‘Couzens, who set out to defeat his nomination. It seems that Esch started out with the idea that the Commission was something in which public welfare was concerned, but he was disciplined by the controlling ele- ment in that body and they made a pro- railroader of him. His action on a proposed reduction of coal rates, which is said to have cost the people of Michigan a little matter of $5,000,000, did not set well with the Michigan Senator, hence his failure of confirma- tion. I have always claimed that Congress was derelict in allowing the Inter- state Commerce Commission to usurp powers which were granted them, to the detriment of almost everybody in the country except the railroads, and it may be that this summary action will be the means of bringing about legislation to curtail their powers. There seems to be some question out here as to whether Hoover is a resi- dent of California or not. It is claimed he hasn’t cast a ballot of any descrip- tion for twenty years, if ever. Some of these old-fashioned patriots seem to think that exercising the elective priv- ilege is a duty which the ordinary citi- zen owes to his state as well as a safe- guard to liberty. True it is that no- body seems to know just what Hoover’s political leanings are. He was brought out and groomed by Wil- son, taken up by Harding and seems to have fitted in very well in various situations. He has many desirable business qualifications which will ap- peal to the friends of Coolidge, but his position on anti-trust matters is not very clear to many. He seems to have disregarded general legislation on that subject in his adjustment of business economies. In the matter of “silence” I rather believe he has President Coolidge outdone, if possible. Easterners are inclined to the belief, from hearsay mostly, that California has no seasons, having in mind the four very pronounced types served them at home. Of course, if you see Southern Cal- ifornia weather only from a window on a city street, bordered with lawns that are unfailingly green, and stiff, un- changing palm trees, there may be some truth in their statement. But if you live in the country here or if you travel through it by automobile, ob- servingly, you cannot help but be aware of seasonal changes just as un- mistakable as those of the East. Just at present you may visit the crange country or the deserts, now in the high peak of springtime. We have made it, a leisurely trip of a few hours and witnessed this beautiful sight, go- ing out,on Whittier boulevard as far as the town of Whittier. In the heart of this charming city of 15,000 we strike out on the Turnbull canyon highway. Through the canyon, where the syca- mores are beginning to hide their bare white branches with a cloak of small leaves, the road climbs easily to the very summit of the low range of foot- hills. From the top is spread one of the very finest views over the entire San Gabriel valley that is to be found anywhere. Not nearly as high a van- tage point as from the Sierra Madres to the North, but far more interesting, for you stand in the center of the val- ley, and gain a better idea of it all. South, you look over Whittier across the black sea of oil derricks around Santa Fe Springs to the green of more orchards, and then on the horizon the pin-cushion outline of Signal Hill stabbed thick with more derricks. Be- yond, faint against a blue sky are the mountains of Santa Catalina Island. North of West, out of the smoke and haze of Los Angeles, the tall, white spire of the new city hall, fifteen miles away, marks the heart of that city. Pasadena is spread below the foot of the Sierra Madres. Here, from Turn- bull summit, you get the real meaning of the name, ‘Mother Mountains,” as you look at the long, high sheltering wall of peaks that protect the valley on the North. Islip, Sheep Mountain and San Antonio rise above the lower ranges in their true proportions as you see them from Turnbull, and you real- ize why they are crowned with snow. The widing road that descends to the floor of the valley near Punte pass- es through grove after grove of avo- cados (alligator pears). The steep hillsides have been terraced, and here are to be found some of the oldest and most luxurious orchards of avocados in all of Southern California. At the foot of the hills begin the hardier groves of oranges and lemons. Soon the road joins with the Valley boulevard and we follow it East to Puenta and then turn North to Covina, where I discover an old Iowa friend friend, Colonel Shaw, a printer cus- tomer when [ was peddling printers’ supplies thirty years ago. He came out here about that time, bought a large tract of orchard land with ample water rights and is to-day “sitting on top of the earth,” with an income from his water rights alone which would make a pasha feel envious. After leaving the Co’onel’s refresh- ment table we pass through bare wal- nut groves’ and then the orange or- chards begin again. The dark trees are white now with blossoms and behind is the delicate green of the young growth which bears the blossom. The air is heavy with the scent of the orchards as you drive through and in the early mornings and at evening, the breeze will sometimes carry the odor of the blossoms for miles beyond the borders of the groves. Just East of Covina we turn North on Grand avenue and follow it North across the Foothill boulevard clear to Sierra Madre avenue, above Glendora, which parallels the mountains. Here the foothill groves are at their best. We turn East on Sierra Madre to the very foot of the mountains on the East, and then follow a road to the left that leads to the Big and Little Dalton Canyons. Though the road to the Big Dalton at the forks which we soon reach, is nar- row, we choose it, for there are many camping places here to be found. After the road enters the mountains, there are many little grassy flats, with oaks and sycamores, and the forest service has built stone fireplaces for the con- venience of campers, who are already much in evidence. Stretch out in the sun here, half sheltered beneath the buds and new leaves of the water birch and sycamores and surely any- one will recognize a springtime as au- thentic as even Michigan can produce. Homeward bound, we follow Sierra Madre avenue all the way to where it leads into the San Gabriel Canyon road North of Azusa. A brief side excursion toward the mouth of San Gabriel Can- yon, where the beautiful stream of waste water from the Edison power house flows away into the brush lands we find well worth while. There are wild flowers to be found everywhere, purple brodeia on its graceful, slender stem, California poppies, wild roses, pink owls clover and here and there bright patches of cloth of gold. Back to Azusa, and the Foothill boulevard again, we drift with the tide of Sunday traffic along the boulevard through Monrovia, Arcadia and Pasa- dena and home again, from a short and easy journey that has shown us South- ern California’s spring-time in orchard, canyon and desert, at the very crown of its beauty. 3arbers in California are trying to get a law passed to compel other bar- bers to close their shops on Sundays and evenings, just like they do in Michigan. Whether this is because they hope to compel, through class legislation, customers to take time off during a busy afternoon to visit the garrulous tonsorial knight or make others of their craft go to church is more than [I can discover. At any rate manufacturers of safety devices for harvesting spinach will hail the move as advantageous and, undoubted- ly, give it adequate encouragement. One of the major mail order houses of Chicago came here two years ago and established two retail stores at points in Los Angeles remote from the business center. They were much talked about as being ecrzy or some- thing about like that. To-day they are announcing the establishment of three more of these institutions. Now there is nothing unusual about the establishment of branch stores; Los Angeles is full of them; but this in- stitution, headed by some of the great- est financial minds in the country, backed by an enormous buying power, decided that the automobile had come to stay; that most buyers preferred to do their shopping through the auto- mobile route, and the day was fast ap- proaching when parking restrictions in the accepted retail district, now re- stricted, would eventually be prohibited altogether, so they not only procured sites for the erection of their stores but extensive parking areas also, and they have already demonstrated, to their own satisfaction, at least, that they were wise moves. It is true that a limited crossroads stock of merchandise would have re- ceived but scant attention from shop- pers, but in this instance they have all the advantages of the selections offered by large city stores, which they are. With lower ground rentals, facilities for parking, complete stocks to select from, it seems to me this idea, which has the added virtue of being novel, is a mighty good one, the adoption of which need not be confined strictly to the larger cities, but could be utilized in almost any locality where shopping districts are becoming congested. Eventually the establishment of such retail department stores will be follow- ed by other lines, and the first thing one knows a veritable city within a city will be the result. It is for this very reason that I am speaking of this innovation at this time. But it can only be made successful with complete stocks and “down town” prices. Frank S. Verbeck. —_2-<-___ Sweaters Done in Nursery Designs. Children’s sweaters are to be seen in new models that have attractive de- signs for the borders and in the col- lars and cuffs. In those for smaller children these designs are taken from different characters portrayed in various color nursery rhymes and_ have the two-year-old sizes, the sweaters have just a single figure worked out by hand in soft angora on the front. Special attention has been schemes. In paid to the neck treatments, some being finished in student fashion, some with “Vs” with a turn-back collar, and others with square necks others with the regulation turtle neck. Some are made to fasten at the side with a row of pearl buttons, and others slip on over the head. In the sweaters for juniors the waf- fle stitch is very popular at the mo- ment, particularly in models for wear with sports skirts in either wool or silk. They are made up in new color combinations taken from the prevail- For in- with bright red on a background of either ing vogue in Chanel scarfs. stance, navy blue is combined ivory or beige, and again red is used with black and white. Green is also in favor but with beige or gray, and touches of purple blue. In these sweat- “rs neck treatments are very important, too, for most of them are worn over some type of blouse. Peter Pan col- lars, crew necks, a student finish, flat ovals and canoe shapes are also among the new necklines, as well as deep “V” lines that have a lacing in front. —_——_~> > Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, April 10—John J. Berg (Pitkin & Brooks) arrived in Grand Rapids forty-two years ago Good Friday. He has made good use of his opportunities in the meantime. L. H. Baker, Secretary and Treas- urer of the Mill Mutuals Agency, Lan- sing, was in town one day last week, calling on some of his largest insur- ance patrons. ‘He has just been re- leased from his position of Mayor of East Lansing, having positively de- clined to accept a renomination. Mr. Baker is a prominent member of the union church at East Lansing, which represents a combination of several local church organizations. The 14th annual meeting of Post A, Travelers Protective association was held at the Grand Rapids Association of Commerce, Friday evening, at which time the following were elected: Presi- dent, George P. Eddy, of the Klise Manufacturing company; vice-presi- dent, George E. Oswald. A. D. Car- roll was re-elected secretary-treasurer. Gale L. Fox, of the Association of Commerce was re-elected director for three years, with Neal Walker of the Leonard Refrigerator Co. Thirty-four delegates with alternates were elected to attend the State convention which is to be held in Grand Rapids May 5 in the Pantlind Hotel. Secretary’s report showed eighty-nine claims paid during the past year, totalling nearly $9,000. a Climbing Into Cars Too Much For Lady Inspector. Oklahoma City, Okla., April 6—Mrs. J. L. Landrum, noted as the first wo- man in the U. S. to hold a Federal license as a potato and broomcorn in- spector, and more recently engaged in poultry inspection work, has been dis- charged by the State Market Commis- sion in the process of re-organization. Mrs. Landrum was a pioneer in Okla- homa in the field of promoting egg in- spection. She plans to continue this work upon obtaining an egg inspector’s license. Some of her policies have been followed by the National Poultry Association. Her license as a broom- corn and potato inspector was can- celled because Federal agents declared a woman could not climb into cars to make inspections. CODY HOTEL GRAND RAPIDS RATES—$1.50 up without bath. $2.50 up with bath. CAFETERIA IN CONNECTION 26 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN April 11, 1928 DRUGS Michigan Board of Pharmacy. President—J. C. Dykema, Grand Rapids. Vice-Pres.—Alexander Reed, Detroit. Director—H. H. Hoffman, Lansing. Next Examination Session — Third Tuesday in June at College of City of Detroit. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association. President—J. Howard Hurd, Flint. Vice-President—J. M. Ciechanuwski, Detroit. Secretary—R. A. Turrell, Croswell. Treasurer—L. V. Middleton, Grand Rapids. Hair Dyes. The principles governing the manu- facture of these toilet adjuncts, how- ever, may be briefly stated. Most of the proprietary articles on the market contain lead, bismuth, silver, copper, iron or one or the other of the newer synthetic reducing agents used in pho- tography. Lead preparations are less commonly used nowadays than they were fifteen or twenty years ago, be- cause it has been found that solutions of lead applied to the scalp are ab- sorbed and exert an injurious effect both on the scalp and the general sys- tem. Although we have printed for- mulas for lead and sulphur hair re- storers in the past, we feel it neces- sary to sound a note of warning to druggists against recommending them. Hair dyes containing iron are harmless and give good tints from brown to black. A good hair dye of this kind is composed as follows: Purawae) Gm. 0.5 Alcohol (60 per cent) ------ Gm. 30.0 Balsam Perm 2 Gm. 1.0 Solution of iron acetate____gtt. iv. to x Bismuth compounds are harmless, but preparations of this salt are dif- ficult to prepare, and the color yielded is not so dark as that obtained with silver salts. A recipe for the prepara- tion of a bismuth hair dye, found in Koller’s Cosmetics, follows: 100 Gm. of metallic bismuth are dissolved in a sufficiency of ordinary nitric acid (about Gm. 280), the solution being treated with a concentrated solution of 97 Gm. of tartaric acid, and precipitat- ed by a copious addition of water. The precipitate is then washed with water until the washings no longer give a strong reaction with blue litmus paper, after which it is carefully separated from the litmus paper and dissolved in ammonia. This solution is employed to dissolve 75 Gm. of purified sodium hyposulphite, filtered, treated with an addition of 2 to 5 per cent. of glycerin, and filled into bottles. It contains about 5 per cent. of bismuth, and should be applied about once daily to the hair or beard to be dyed. The color de- velops slowly to a deep brown, and when this result is produced further applications are made only as required. The following formulas are taken from the same source: Tannin Hair Dye. (a) In a clear glass bottle— Powdered nutgall ___-__- Gm. 400 Wart oo Gm. 500 Roce water 2. 2 Gm. 500 The nutgall is boiled with the water, the boiling liquid being strained through a close cloth into the rose wa- ter and filled, while still hot, into bot- tles, which should be closed at once. Unless filled while hot the contents of the bottles are liable to develop mold. (b) In a dark bottle— Silver nitrate _._.._ Gm. 150 Water a. 4 together with sufficient ammonia _ to redissolve the precipitate formed at first. Melanogene. (a) In a dark bottle— Silver nitrate _......___ Gm. 10 Distilled water __________ Gm. 80 AgmOnia: Gm. 30 (b) In a clear glass bottle— Pyrogallic acid __________ Gm. 1 40 per cent. alcohol _____ Gm. 500 Eau d’ Afrique. (a) In dark bottle— Silver nitrate Gm. 3 Distilled water ~.________ Gm. 100 (b) In clear glass bottle— Sodium sulphide ________- Gm. 8 Distilled water __________ Gm. 100 Krinochrome. (a) In clear glass bottle— Pyrogallic acid __________ Gm. 10 Distilled water _________ Gm. 180 Aicohot = Gm. 100 (b) In dark bottle— Silver nitrate __... Gm. 12 Ammonia Gm. 60 Distilled water __________ Gm. 300 ——_+-2.>—__ Soluble Essence of Ginger. 1. Jamaica Ginger, ground __ 2 Ibs. Pumice Stone, powder ____ 2 oz. lame, Slaked 2 oz. Alcohol, dilute ~_-________ 4 pints Rub the ginger with the pumice pow- der and lime until thoroughly mixed. Moisten with the dilute alcohol and place in a narrow percolator, being careful not to use force in packing, so that the menstruum will go through uniformly. Percolate until 4 pints of percolate are obtained. After standing a few hours, filter if found necessary. 2. Tincture Ginger __-_____ 480 parts Tincture Capsicum _____ 12 parts Oleoresin Ginger _______ 8 parts Magnesium Carbonate __ 16 parts Rub the oleoresin with the magnesia and add the tinctures; add about 400 parts of water, in divided portions, stirring well. Transfer the mixture to a bottle and allow to stand seven days, shaking frequently; then filter and make up 960 parts with distilled wa- ter. 3. Jamaica Ginger, ground__ 32 parts Pumice Stone, powder __ 32 parts lame, Slaked ... 2 parts Alcohol, Dilute, sufficient io make 32 parts Macerate and percolate in usual way. This makes a strong extract, which may be diluted with water to which has been added from 10 to 15 per cent. glycerin. ——~+->—__ Tonic. Fluidextract prickly ash, 2 oz.; al- cohol, 5'4 oz.; water, 8% oz. Mix. 2. Tincture quassia, tincture gentian compound, aa., 1 oz.; sherry wine, q. s., 6 oz. 8. Elixir calisaya and iron, 8 oz.: alcohol, 2 oz.; water, 4 0oz.; simple syrup, 2 oz. 4. Bichloride mercury, 2 gr.; iodide potassium, 1 oz.; syrup. sarsaparilla compound, 3 oz.; tincture gentian com- pound, 3 oz.; water, q. s., 10 oz. Mix. Teaspoonful after meals. On Surrendering or Renewing Your Lease. : As a general rule, where a merchant rents or leases a business location he desires it for a considerable length of time. It follows, that leases of this kind usually run for at least a year, perhaps for a term of years, and con-— tain stipulations relative to their sur- render or renewal, where this is pro- vided for. In view of this, a merchant should be familiar with terms of this kind that may appear in his lease, and make it a point to substantially comply with them. This is true because a failure to observe the terms of a lease, either in its surrender or its renewal, may result in a liability or loss to the mer- chant. Now, let us see. In one case of this kind, a written lease for certain property was entered into. The lease was for a term of one year, and, among other things, con- tained the following renewal clase: “This lease will renew itself from year to year unless either party notifies the other with 30 days’ written notice before its expiration.” Now, by the terms of the lease the first year expired on Sept. 30. The merchant did not desire to retain the place, so on Sept. 9, a written notice of surrender was given the landlord, and the premises were vocated on Sept. 30. Following this, the landlord failed to obtain another tenant, and, after the property had stood vacant for three months, brought suit for the rent un- der the lease. This action was based on the contention that since the full thirty days notice of surrender had not been given the lease, by its terms, was renewed for another year. The trial court held that the notice given on Sept. 9, was a_ substantial compliance with the lease, and gave judgment against the landlord. The latter appealed, and in passing upon the question raised, the higher court, said: “It is clear that the parties them- selves contracted with the idea that the renewal of the lease was dependent upon thirty days’ written notice be- fore expiration. The very language makes the period of time, to wit, thirty days, one of the essential elements of the contract. “In as much as it clearly appears from the record that the defendant [merchant] was in default in giving thirty days’ notice the court erred in rendering judgment for the defendant, and it cannot be so found on the ground that there was a substantial complaince with the contract, because substantially one-third of the period of time had expired before plaintiff [landlord] had received notice of the intention of the defendant to vacate the premises and terminate the lease. A judgment in favor of plaintiff is the judgment which the court below should have rendered. The judgment of the lower court is hereby reversed.” So much for the importance of care in following the terms of a lease when it is to be surrendered, and now let us turn to a case involving the renewal of a contract of this kind. For purposes of illustration the following serve. In one case of this kind, property was leased for a certain period and the merchant had the option of renewing the lease at its expiration for a further period of two years. Upon tthe expira- tion of the lease, the merchant gave notice that he renewed the lease for a further period of one year. The landlord refused to accept this attempted renewal for one year, and brought suit for possession of the premises. The lower court found for the merchant, but on appeal the higher court in reversing this judgment, and in finding for the landlord said: “Under the judgment the defendant [merchant] may quit the. premises, without incurring any liability therefor, on the 3lst day of Oct. 1924, while, under the terms of the lease, the ex- ercise of his right of renewal would impose upon him the legal obligation to hold the premises until Oct. 21, 1925. In other words, the defendant's option was to renew the lease for a further period of two years, not for one year only.” In the light of the facts and holdings of the foregoing cases, it is clear that where a merchant desires to surrender or renew a lease he should comply with the terms of his lease. To put it an- other way, surrenders and renewals under lease contracts should be per- formed in accordance with the pro- visions of the contracts, or they may not be upheld by the courts. And in view of the possible danger of the loss of valuable rights in situations of this kind, the point is one that merchants may well have in mind, when a lease is to be surrendered or renewed. Leslie Childs. — +2 .—___ Pile Ointment. Resovein 4 Bis Oxvnite 2 8 Zine Oxide 200 4 Siar 10 Hiren far Ol 2 3 Wool Pat. pee 10 Pot. Metabisulphite ___________ 0.22 (Corest ae 2 Water 4 Sott Paraffin 20 0, to 100 —_++.__ Gout and Rheumatic Mixture. FOL Jodid. ok \Y% dr. Pot Bieath. 6. 2 drs. Sod Salicyy oo 2 drs. a COM 2 o.. drs. Inf. Gent. Co. Cone. ~-______ 2. drs. Aq: Chiotol 2282 6 — ozs. ———_>--————___ Rheumatic Ointment. OL Sinmap. Exotess ...... 3 ozs. (Cerae. 2 grs. Camohor 8 40 grs. Paraff. Moll. Flav. ____._____ 3 ozs. Methyl. Satcyl, 22 3 drs —-—~ 2><-.——___ Rheumatism Balsam. “Atophan’ Amyl Ester _. 10 per cent. Phenyl Salicylate _.____ 10 per cent. Campuor (22002. 5 per cent. Superfatted Soap Base __ 75 per cent. —_>+——__ Rheumatism Remedy. Ac, Acetylsalicyl. 2... 5 ers. Cari q.s. Ft. Tabl. —_+-— It is good business to see that work- ing conditions are suitable. —_»-+—_____ If you can’t find the work you like, like the work you can find. s ° f -“ 9’ 4 - » 4 * = . in tnt ctr RE SLE PNR IIN AAPA ie ine Pain ‘~« sosetoatoate sare April 11, 1928 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 27 SEA WAVE ENERGY. and made available at a price as low as WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURREN? — that reached by the most efficient coal It Is Regarded as Uncertain and Costly and hydroelectric plants. These trans- Prices quoted are nominal, based on market the day of issue. : : Power. form energy at a total cost of about Aclds Cotton Seed -_-. 1 35@1 50 Belladonna -_-- @i 44 Lieut. Commander Lybrand P. four-tenths of a cent per horse-power Boric (Powd.) -. 12%@ 20 Cubebs ----.--.. 6 50@6 75 Benzoin -------- @2 28 a : : cies Boric (Xtal) 16 @ w% “igeron _.._.. 6 00@6 25 Benzoin Comp’d- @2 40 Smith of the Navy Bureau of Engi- hour. And it has never been shown Carbolic “38 @ 44 Bucalyptus ~.-. 1 25@1 60 Buchu --_--..--- @2 16 neering has designed a mechanism for that any wave-power plant can be op- itrig, 53 @ 70 ‘Hemlock, pure. 2 00@2 25 Cantharadies -.- @2 62 wan ce > : Muriatic 3%@ 8 Juniper Berries. 4 50@4 75 Capsicum -...—- @2 28 utilizing the energy of sea waves. The — erated at so low a figure. If to save Nitrie 777777" 99 @ 15 Juniper Wood ~150@175 Catechu -.-...-.- @l 44 impact of the wave on a sort of funnel $40,000,000 worth of energy the cost of ae "a aeoeite ae * lant Non 1 oS i 2O1 40 Goleieers ee $i 30 at the end of a pipe drives water up its salvation is $41,000,000, then nothing a 50 @ 69 Lavender Flow.. 6 00@6 25 Cubebs ---- @2 76 the pipe into a reservoir high on a has been saved. On the contrary, a pall axe 4 “ z ea aa <= . stern and rock-bound coast. Thence it net loss of a million has been incurred. Ammonia Linseed, raw, bbl. @ 77 Guatac -_--~----- @2 28 is hg ae eG h ae ‘ a i think Water, 26 deg... 06 @ 16 Linseed, boiled, bbl. @ 80 Guaiac, Ammon @2 04 eturns to sea level in the ordinary I'he world abounds in gold that cannot Water, 18 deg... 05%@ 13 pees bld less ae Q0. fedime .....____ ¢ a water-power - een. eee shat oh we we WwW Water, 14 deg... 04%@ 11 uinseed, raw, less 84@ in Iodine, Colorless { owe plant way, driving a regu be recov ered for w hat it 'is worth. We eo tate ~~ o @ 25 Mustard, artial. 02. Q 3 ae. @1 56 ar turbine engine on the trip down. lose nothing by taking out the most Chloride (Gran. a @ 20 Neatsfoot ...... 1 36@1 35 Kino _..--------- @1 44 Each funneled pipe forms a separate available deposits (first. Nor do we oa a” sagt ao weinion Lames oi - unit, discharging its water directly in- lose anything by utilizing our most oe a. ane on aa 2 85@3 25 Opium ....-----. @65 40 es : ; : opaiba -..--.._ ve, Malaga, Opium, Camp. -. 1 44 tothe reservoir, and the number of available sources of energy first. Fir (Canada) _. 2 75@3 00 green ee 2 85@8 25 Gotu Deodorz’d ¢ 40 units employed is limited only by the Wind power used indirectly via the we ae sana 00 a Sweet . 5 00@5 = Rhubarb —_.____. @1 92 : ; Ce ee | ee ee riganum, pure. length of the reservoir on top of the waves is not likely to be able to com- Tolu 7_____.____ 3 00@2 se Geteanins, pure. 1 0@1 20 bank. pete with the windmill using the same Pennyroyal -.-_ 3 26@3 60 Commenti his “hydrauli . ower directly. A substantial percent- Barks ee -— sate a Paints c ame nting on t is “hydraulic ram p Teo one: Cassia (ordinary). 25@ 30 Wace wiles 1 a@l 50 Lead, red dry -_ 13%@13% and calling attention to the wave age of the West Indian sugar cane Cassia (Saigon). 50@ 60 Sandelwood, E. Lead, white dry 134@13% power that goes to waste on our 12,800 crop is still turned into sugar by means mean Cus ‘powa @ 50 ; I. ae 10 wen bs ote ie ais SS tn miles of coast line, Dr. Edwin E. Slos- of the windmill. True, it is a very — 20@ 30 Sassafras, arti’l ’ ie 1 00 want a > son, Director of Science Service, esti- uncertain tool—due to the fact that the aeons sei 8 cogs 26 Red wee Eng. — 8 mates that over $12,000,000,000 worth wind bloweth where it listeth, and gypep wane oie Tany _._____ 7 N@7 35 Whiting. bbl nee a7 of “potential power” goes to waste when it listeth, and as much or as little Fish ——---_--____- of 8 tee ee Oe uot : i : eo . ‘ ee , ‘ every year which, he thinks, this or as it listeth. But the same might be Prickly Nan cs @ _ Turpentine. less 71@ 84 eee ay 2 sone some other kind of wave-power con- said about any sea-wave motor—and eae Vo 00@6 25 - servation scheme might, in part at for the same reason. Licorice epee 65 he ac Tn 32 least, save. John Yearwood. Licorice, powd. --. 60@ 70 We oan ale a weet a Miscellaneous oe ae aay a eo Worm Seed _.___ 5 50@5 75 Acetanalid __... 57@ 75 eg so many other estimates of the Appropriate Food For Jurymen. Flowers Wormwood -- 16 50@16 75 Alum ._-WW2 12. 08@ 12 work that might be done by the waves, The jury had been out on the case Arnica -________ 1 75@1 85 Alum. powd. and these figures are based on the assump- a ‘ Chamomile (Ged.) @ 40 ; alee igor sang “ int Jars, dozen —_-- : ‘ a Jar, plain, doz. 1 35 5% oz. Jar, pl., doz. 1 60 8% oz. Jar, plain, doz. 2 35 20 oz. Jar, Pl. do... 4 25 3 oz. Jar, Stu., doz. 1 3 6 qz. Jar, stuff:d, dz. 2 25 9 oz. Jar, gern Pigm 3 50 tuffe 12 *- eek Ss ¢ 004 15 PARIS GREEN IGOR LS Aare a 31 ii RUS CE Sipe ca ig Re ae esa era 29 Qn and Se 22.222 27 Bel Car-Mo Brand 24 1 ib Ting 8 oz., 2 do. in case_. 15 lb. pals oo 25 Ip. pails PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. From Tank Wagon. Red Crown Gasoline —. 11 Red Crown Ethyl -_-___ z Solite Gasoline In Iron Barrels Perfection Kerosine _. 13.6 Gas Machine Gasoline 37.1 V. M. & P. Naphtha 19.6 ISO-VIS MOTOR OILS In tron Barrels Pent oo V7.1 Medium 2200 77.1 EIGAVY cc Be. Heavy 2 V7.1 olarine Iron Barrels Rien 65.1 Medtum «oo 65.1 GON oo 65.1 Special heavy -.--.... 65.1 Extra heavy -......... 65.1 Polarine “RY oe 65.1 Transmission Oil ~.. 65.1 Finol, 4 oz. cans, doz. 1 50 Finol, 8 oz. cans, doz. 2 25 Parowax, 100 Ib. __.. 9.3 Parowax. 40, 1 lb. __ 9.5 Parowax, 20, 1 Ib. __ 9.7 prrearrnr Teel ed ne = ; va aera ne ee ( i S ca 7 rot E tcalig eS cans 2.75 cans 4_65 Semdac, Semdac, 12 pt. 12 qt. PICKLES Medium Sour 5 gallon, 400 count .. 4 75 Sweet Small 16 Gallon, 3300 ~..._- 28 75 5 Gallon, 750 -....-.. 9 00 Dill Pickles Gal. 40 to Tin, doz. _. 9 00 PIPES Cob, 3 doz. in bx. 1 00@1 20 PLAYING CARDS Battle Axe, per doz. ; 15 Bieyele 2202 4 75 POTASH Babbitt’s, 2 doz. --__ 2 75 FRESH MEATS Beef Top Steers & Heif. -_ 22 Good St’rs & H’f. 154%@19 Med. Steers & Heif. 18 Com. Steers & Heif. 15@16 Veal Oe 20 Good es eg Mediuny ES Lamb Spripe bamb 2.0). 32 Good i ee Medium ~- i Ae POOR So 21 Mutton O00) 2. oe 18 Mea 4.2... 16 Poor SLT es em eae 13 Pork Pignt hoes... 11% Medium hogs ...-.__- 10% Eeavy hops 220 10% EOin, med. 2.06 222s 7 Butts ee Showmeers 2.2.2.0 + | fate SParerioS ...000 2 ii Neck bones 3 . 6 Trimmings a2 PROVISIONS Barreled Pork Clear Back _. 25 00@28 00 Short Cut Clear26 00@29 00 Dry Salt Meats DS Bellies __ 18-20@18-19 Lard Pure in tierces . 13 0 lb. tubs ____advance % 50 lb. tubs _._._.advance \% 20 lb. pails _.._.advance % 10 lb. pails _.__.advance % 5 lb. pails -_._-advance 1 3 lb. pails _.__-advance 1 Compound tierces ____ 13 Compound, tubs i. ta nae BOOP: 14 EHVOR oe e HPrankfort 20.000 3) Pork (00 i8@20 VeGQl 2 19 Tongue, Jellied ______ = Headcheese Smoked Meats Hams, Cer. 14-16 lb. @22 Hams, Cert., Skinned PG 08 0 2 @21 Ham, dried beef Krnckies 0. @40 California Hams _. @17% Picnic Boiled Hams —o oo 20 @22 Boiled Hams @32 Minced Hams @18 Bacon 4/6 Cert. __ 24 @30 Beef Boneless, rump 28 00@30 00 Rump, new __ 29 00@32 00 Liver BOGE ee 20 Calf a 65 POV oo 8 RICE Fancy Blue Rose ____ 06 Fancy Head 2. 07% Broken). 200. 03% ROLLED OATS Silver Flake, 12 New Process. (8) 25 Quaker, 18 Regular _. 1 80 Quaker, 12s Family __ 2 70 Mothers, 12s, M’num 3 25 Nedrow, 12s, China __ 3 25 Sacks, 90 Ib. Jute __ 3 75 RUSKS Michigan Tea Rusk Co. Brand. 40 rolls, per case _.._ 4 70 18 rolls, per case ___. 2 25 18 cartons, per case__ 2 25 36 cartons, per case__ 4 50 SALERATUS Arm and Hammer __ 8 75 SAL SODA Granulated, bbls. ____ 1 80 Granulated, 60 Ibs. cs. 1 60 Granulated, 36 2% Ib. packages 2020 2 40 COD FISH Middles 00 16% a % |b. Pure __ a Wood boxes, Pure __ 2% Whole Cod HERRING Holland Herring Mixed, Keys ________ 00 Mixed, half bbls. 9 00 Mixed, bbls. 16 00 Milkers, Sepe 2 110 Milkers, half bbls. _ e 00 Milkers; bbis. __._ _ K K K K, Norway __ 3 50 S Ib pails 2 1 40 Cut Luneh og ag gee 10 Ih. boxes __ 15 ake Herring % bbl., < Me. 2e Mackerel Tubs, 100 lb. fncy fat 24 60 Tubs, 50 count _____ 8 00 Pails. 10 lb. Fancy fat 1 75 White Fish Med. Fancy, 100 Ib. 13 00 SHOE BLACKENING 2 in 1, Paste, doz. __ 1 35 E. Z. Combination, dz. 1 35 Dri-Woot, doz. _ 2 00 Bixbys, Doz 1 35 Shinola, doz. 90 STOVE POLISH Blackne, per doz. __._ 1 35 Rlack Silk Liquid, dz. 1 40 Black Silk Paste, doz. 1 25 Enameline Paste, doz. 1 35 Enameline Liquid, dz. 1 35 E. Z. Liquid, per doz. 1 40 Rising Sun, per doz. 654 Stove Enamel, dz. Vulcanol, No. 5, doz. Vulcanol, No. 10, doz. Stovoil, per doz. ___- SALT Colonial, 24, 2 Ib. -___ Colonial, 36-14% —__.-_ Colonial, Iodized, 24-2 Med. No.1 Bbis. .. Med. No. 1, Farmer Spec., 70 Ib. Packers Meat, 50 Ib. Crushed Rock for ice cream, 100 lb., each Butter Salt, 280 Ib. bbl. Bieew, 60 tb. _....... Baker Salt, 280 Ib. bbl. 24, 10 lb., per bale —.__ 35, 4 ib, per bale -... 50, 3 lb., per bale -... 28 Ib. bags, Table __ 100 Ib. be. Do Ne o Oo NNN ~ o Old Hickcory, Smoked, 6-10 Ib. Per case, 24, 2 lbs. .. 2 Five case lots -..-.. TIodized, 24, 2 Ibs. BORAX 4 20 Twenty Mule Team 24, 1 ib. packages —- 48, 10 oz. packages __ 96, 4 lb. packages SOAP Am. Family, 100 box Crystal White, 100 __ Export, 100 box ______ Big’ Jack, 60s .__..... Fels Naptha, 100 box Flake White, 10 box Grdma White Na. 10s Swift Classic, 100 box Wool, 100 box LLL. Jap Rose, 100 box .... Fairy, 100 box 3 25 6 30 3 $5 4 00 4 50 5 50 3 90 6 60 7 8&5 4 00 Palm Olive, 144 box 11 00 4 90 Bava, 100 bo ._....._ Octagon, 120 _..._..... Pummo, 100 box -... Sweetheart, 100 box Grandpa Tar, 50 sm. Grandpa Tar, 50 Ige. Quaker Hardwater Cocoa, 72s, box __.. Fairbank Tar, 100 bx Trilby Soap, 100, 10c 5 00 4 85 - 5 70 2 10 3 50 2 85 4 00 7 25 Williams Barber Bar, 9s 6U Williams Mug, per doz. CLEANSERS / oo mn ape 48 Radium, per dog, .... 1 85 80 can cases, $4.80 per case WASHING POWDERS Bon Ami Pd, 3 dz. bx 3 75 Bon Ami Cake, 3 dz. 3 25 ee 85 Climaline, 4 doz. ___. 4 20 Grandma, 100, 5¢ _..._ 3 66 Grandma. 24 Large __ 3 65 Gold Dust, 100s ______ 4 00 Gold Dust, 12 Large 3 20 Golden Rod, 24 ____-- 4 25 wins, ¢ dom 22 4 50 La France Laun., 4 dz. 3 60 Luster Box, 54 _...- 3 75 Old Dutch Clean. 4 dz 3 40 Octagon, S968 —_.____. 90 Rinse, 406 __..... 3 20 Rinse, 248 5 25 Rub No More, 100, 10 Ce 85 Rub No More, 20 Lg. 4 00 Spotless Cleanser, 48, GC Om oo 3 85 Sani Flush, 1 doz. __ 2 26 Sapolio, 3 doz. ---__. 3 15 Soapine, 100, 12 oz. — 6 40 Snowboy, 100, 10 oz. 4 00 Snowboy, 24 Large _. 4 80 Speedee, 3 doz. ______ 7 20 Sunbrite, 72 doz. ___. 4 00 Wyandotte, 48 ______ 4 75 SPICES Whole Spices Allspice, Jamaica ___. @25 Cloves, Zanzibar ___._ @38 Cassia, Canton —_____ @22 Cassia, 5c pkg., doz. @40 Ginger, African ______ @19 Ginger, Cochin .____.. @25 Mace, Penang 1 39 Mixed. No. i _.. @32 Mixed, 5c pkgs., doz. @45 Nutmegs, 70@90 a sal @59 Nutmegs, 105-110 __ @59 Pepper, Binge 2. @46 Pure Ground in Bulk Allspice, Jamaica ____ @29 Cloves, Zanzibar ine ES Cassia, Canton ____._ @28 Ginger, Corkin _.___. @38 Mustard (2. @32 Mace, Penang eae ae Fepper, Black ss. @55 Nomé¢ce sc @59 Pepper, White ____ @72 Pepper, Cayenne -~- @36 Paprika, Spanish ___. @52 Seasoning Chili Powder, 15c ____ 1 35 Celery Salt, 3 oz. _... 95 Magee, 2.0%) 2 tie 90 Onfon Salt 1 35 Gastic 22350 1 35 Ponelty, 3% oz. __._ 3 36 Kitchen Bouquet .- 4 50 Laurel Leaves _______ 20 Marjoram, 1 oz. ____-_ 90 Savory, 1 oz. 90 Enyme, 1 oz 90 Tumeric, 2% oz. __.. 90 STARCH Corn Kingsfurd, 40 Ibs. _... 11% Powdered, bags __._ 4 50 Argo, 48, 1 lb. pkgs. 3 60 Cream, 48-] 80 Quaker, 4-1 07% Gloss Argo, 48, 1 Ib. pkgs. 3 60 Argo, 12, 3 lb. pkgs. 2 96 Argo, 8, 5 Ib. pkgs. ._ 3 35 Silver Gloss, 48, Is _. 11% Elastic, 64 pkgs. ____ 5 35 ‘ieer, 48-0 2 3 30 ‘Tiger, 50 lbs U6 CORN SYRUP Corn Blue Karo. No. 1% in ag Blue Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 3 43 Blue Karo, ING. 1 °° & 29 Red Karo, No. 1% a2 71 Red Karo, No. 1, 1 dz. 3 81 Red Karo, No. 10 & 61 imit. Maple Fraser Orange, No. 134, 2 dz. 3 22 Orange, No. 5, 1 doz. 4 51 Orange, INo. 10 4 31 Maple. Green Label Karo __ 5 19 Maple and Cane Kanuck, per gal. 1 50 Maple Michigan, per gal. ._ 2 50 Welchs, per gal. _... 3 10 TABLE SAUCES Lea & Perrin, large_. 6 00 Lea & Perrin, small__ 3 35 PGnMGG i 1 60 Royal Mint — 2 40 Tobasco, 2.47. 2 4 25 Sho You, 9 oz., doz. 2 70 Aol, large 2.0 5 20 A-t, amall 2. 3 15 Caper: 2 68. ..<.--~..- § yA) Th Bars Unequalled for? Stimulating and Speeding Up Cooky Sales Obtainable from Your _ Wholesale Grocer Zion Institutions & Industries tae inehasaikd TEA Japan Medium 27@33 Ghee 2 __. 37@46 Waneg (2 54@59 No. F Nibts 54 Il tb. pke. Sifting __-___ 13 Gunpowder Chotee 2... 40 BPatiey 2 47 Ceylon Pekoe, medium ____.... 57 English Breakfast Congou, Medium ______ Congou, Choice ____ 35@36 Congou, Fancy ____ 42@43 Oolong Medium 20 . & Ghoiee 2 4d Ramey 22 oo 50 TWINE Cotton, 3 ply cone ___. 40 Cotton, 3 ply pails _.._ 42 Wook G piv 2. 18 VINEGAR Cider. 40 Grain 26 White Wine, 80 grain__ 25 White Wine, 40 grain__ 19 WICKING No. 0, per grass 75 No. I, per gross 1. 25 No. 2, per gross __.. 1 50 No. 3, per gross ___. 2 00 Peerless Rolls, per doz. 90 Rochester, No. 2, doz. 60 Rochester, No. 3, doz. 2 00 Rayo, per @oz, ______ 75 WOODENWARE Baskets Bushels, narrow band, wire handles ______ 75 Bushels, narrow band, wood handles ____.. 80 Market, drop handle. 90 Market, single handle. 95 Market. extra .__ 60 Splint: large =. 8 50 Splint, medium __.___ 7 50 Splint, small 6 50 Churns Barrel, 5 gal., each __ 2 40 Barrel, 10 gal., each_. 2 55 3 to 6 gal., per gal. _. 16 Pails 10 qt. Galvanized ____ 2 50 12 qt. Galvanized __._ 2 75 14 qt. Galvanized _.__ 3 25 12 qt. Flaring Gal. Ir. 5 00 10. qt. Tin Dairy .._.. 4 40 Traps Mouse, Wood, 4 holes. 60 Mouse, wood, 6 holes. 70 Mouse, tin, & holes _. 65 Hat, wooed 0. 1 00 Rat spring - 1 00 Mouse, spring _. 30 Tubs Large Galvanized .... 8 75 Medium Galvanized __ 7 50 Small Galvanized .... 6 76 Washboards Banner, Globe .____ — 5 50 Brass, single _.._ 6 00 Glass, single 6 00 Double Peerless _____ 8 60 Single Peerless -.____ 7 60 Northern Queen _____ 5 50 Universal 9. 7 25 Wood Bowls IS in. Hutter... 5 00 1& in. Butter 9 00 tt im. Hotter 18 00 1S in. Butter 2 25 00 WRAPPING PAPER Fibre, Manila, white. 05% No. 1 Fibre oe Oe Butchers D. F. __.... 06% Bratt 07 Kraft Stripe 09% YEAST CAKE Magic. 3 dow 3. 2 70 Sunlight, 3 doze, __._. 2 70 Sunlight, 1% doz. 1 35 Yeast Foam, 3 doz. .. 2 70 Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 1 35 YEAST—COMPRESSED Fleischmann, per doz. 30 30 Proceedings of the Grand Rapids Bankruptcy Court. Grand Rapids, March 30—In the matter of William T. Glimn, Bankrupt No. 3124, the trustee has fifiled his tinal report and account, and a final meeting of creditors has been called for April 13. The re- port and account of the trustee will be passed upon. Expenses of administra- tion and a fifirst and tinal dividend to creditors will be ordered paid. in the matter of Gertrude Ruggles Beam, Bankrupt No. 3160, the trustee has filed his final report and account, and a final meeting of creditors has been cali- ed for April 1s. The report and account of the trustee will be passed upon. Ex- penses of administration will be ordered paid, as far as the funds on hand will permit, there being no funds on hand for the payment of dividends to creditors. in the matter of Edward W. Fitzgerald, Bankrupt No. 3224, the trustee has filed his final report and account, and a final meeting of creditors has been called for April 12. The report and account of the trustee will be passed upon. Expenses of administration and, if possible, a first and final dividend to creditors declared and ordered paid. In the matter of Muskegon Scrap Ma- terial Co., Bankrupt No. 33543. the trustee nas filed his first report and account, and an order for the payment of expenses of administration and a first dividend of 5 per cent. to creditors has been made. March 30. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Albert E. Jenkins Bank- rupt No. 3393. The matter has been re- ferred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident of Grand Rapids, and his occupation is that of a herdsman. The schedules show no assets with liabilities of $3,335. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of the same the first meeting of creditors will be called, note of same will be made herein. The list of creditors of said bankrupt is as follows: Commercial State Bank, Shepard $409.00 East Lansing, State Bank, Lansing 600.00 MH. D. Box, Lansing _.___. _1,000.00 Harry Box, Lansing ______ 300.00 Jonn Hull, Lansing __.___.___ __ 400.00 M. A. Gaiderson, Kagie =: 300.09 Farm’ton State Bank, Farmington 335.00 March 30. We have to-day received the schedules of Charles Fred Messany, 3ankrupt No. 3394. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident of Kalamazoo, and his occupation is that of a mechanic. The schedules show assets of $350 of which the full interest is claim- ed as exempt, with liabilities of $1,802.40. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of the same the first meeting of creditors will be caleld, note of which will be made herein. The list of creditors of said bankrupt is as follows: Kal. Loan Co. Kalamazoo Se ee oe Dr. Sherman Gregg, Kalamazozo __ 100.00 Dr. D. J. Scholten, Kalamazoo ~ 130.900 Dr. Clarence Gillette, Niles — ~ 130.00 Dr. R. T. Fuller, Kalamazoo 175.00 Dr. Frances Ertell, Kalamazoo ____ 360.00 Dr. Andrews, Kalamazoo —..__._ 5.00 Dr. B J. Hubble... Kalamazoo ___. 3.00 Dr. J.._B. Jackson, Kalamazoo 60.00 Dr. Hosea Barnabee, Kalamazoo __ 20.00 Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo 116.40 John Boekout, Kalamazoo _ 19.00 M. Calder, Kalamazoo __ _- 26.00 Edwards & Chamberlain Hdwe Co., Kalamazoo 985 10 C. M. Bennett, Kalamazoo __________ 35.00 Frank Newell, Kalamazoo __ _. 200 Dr. P. J. Woolsey, Kalamazoo _.._ 15.00 Dr. Codrington, Richland 160.00 P. Daring Kalamazoo _.......... 10,00 Leon Leonard, Delton __.... 25.08 March 31. We have to-day received the adjudication and reference in the matter of Peter C. Maghielse, George P. Maghielse and John Moylan, individual- ly and as Eureka Brass Products Co., Bankrupt No. 3395. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. This is a voluntary case. Schedules will be filed within a few days, upon receipt of same, list of assets and also list of creditors will be made herein. The coneern is located at Grand Rapids. March 29. On this day was held the finfial meeting of creditors in the matter of George E. Hawk, doing business as Hawk Dairy, Bankrupt No. 3083. The bankrupt was not present or represented. No additional claims were proved and al- lowed, Certain creditors were present in person. Claims were proved ani allowed. The final report and account of the trus- tee was approved and allowed, as filed. An order was made for the payment of expenses of administration and for the declaration and payment of a first and final dividend to creditors of 5.5 per cent. No objections were made to discharge. The final meeting then adjourned without date. and the case will be closed and returned to the district court as soon as the vouchers are returned from the de- positary. April 2. We have to-day receivel the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Eugene Veihl, Bankrupt No. 3396. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bank- ruptey. The bankrupt is a resident of Muskegon, and his occupation is that of MICHIGAN TRADESMAN The schedules show assets of $825.72 of which $500 is claimed as exempt, with Habilities of $1,021.10. The court has written for funds and upon re- ceipt of the same the first meeting of ereditors will be called, note of which will be made herein. The list of cred- a carpenter. itors of said bankrupt is as follows: Wm. Busch Lumber Co., Muskegon $62.00 Mus- First State Savings Bank kegon Heights Cc. J. Olsen, Muskegon ____ James Hibbert, Muskegon 5. Sanitary Dairy, Muskegon —______ 12.00 Joseph Hollenbeck, Muskegon ____ 110.00 Max Koenitz, April 2. MUSKERON: 652.10 We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Henry VandeRiet, Bank- rupt No. 3397. The matter has been re- ferred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident of Grand Rapids, and his occupation is that of a laborer. The schedules show assets of $400 of which the full interest is claimed as exempt, with liabilities of $2,268.82. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of the same the first meeting of creditors will be called, note of which will be made herein. The list of creditors of said bankrupt is as fol- lows: Garet VanderRiet, Grand Rapids $204.40 James VanderHoop, Holland ______ 36.38 George Schrotenboer, Holland ____ 19.00 Holaind City State Bank, Holland 765.00 piate Bank, Holland 9 25.00 Peoples State Bank Holland ____ 50.00 Expert Service Garage, Holland __ 33.07 Yonker Plbg. & Htg. Co., Holland. 63.00 George VanderRiet, Hoiland ____ 55.00 Al VanderViiet, Holland .....-. 35.00 White Bros:, Boland —. 3 91.50 Gast & Sons, Motand: 13.68 Tavern Shoe Store, Holland _______ 8.00 Former Hudson Essex Garage, TAO ee 3.50 Henry Assink, West Olive _______ 18.50 Donald Mokma, Holland __________ 2.50 George Fredeveld, Fremont ______ 200.00 George Meyers, Muskegon ________ 35.00 Home Market, Holland _._....____ 21.50 John Gomers, Helland =. 45 PP. &. Boster & Co., Holland .__... Jas. A. Bromer Co., Holland ____ Henry R. Brink Holland Cc iliod! City Sien Co., Holland 2... DePree Hdwe. Co., Holland ______ Fris Book Store, Hotland =. Geerds Electric Co., Holalnd ______ Holland Co-operative Co., Holland Holland Lumber & Supply Co., Hol. Holland Printing Co., Holland ____ Thos. Straatsma, Holland __..... Model Drug Store, Holland - Seott Lugers Lbr. Co., Holland__ Sentinel Pub. Co., Holland nae be Abel Smeenge, Holland Henry Jacobs, Holland Holland Vulec. Co., Holland — March 29. On this day was held the final meeting of creditors, in the matter of Regent Auto Maintenance Co., Bank- rupt No. 2983. There were no appear- ances on behalf of the bankrupt or trus- tee. The final report and account of the trustee was considered and _ allowed. Claims were allowed. An order was made for the payment of expenses of admin- istration, as far as the funds on hand will permit. There were no objections to discharge. The final meeting then ad- and the case will the district journed without date, be closed and returned to court in due course. April 3. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Gladys Miller, Bankrupt No. 3398. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bank- ruptey. The bankrupt is a resident of Eaton Rapids, and her occupation is that of a furniture dealer The schedules show assets of $4, 367. 22 with liabilities of $5,512.57. The first meeting of cred- itors will be called promptly and note of the same made herein. The list of cred- itors of said bankrupt is as follows: James H. Boye Mfg. Co., Chicago $ 35.08 Michigan Seating Co., Jackson _. £7,560 Rosenberg & Co. Toledo . . 90.93 West Mich. Furn. Co., Holland | van _ 126.00 Lloyd Mfg. Co., Menominee ___... 63.10 Folding Furniture Works, Inc., stevens Point —__. 59.40 G. R. Bedding Co., Grand "Rapids 221.70 Cc. E. Erickson Co., Des Moines __ 80.50 Northern Mfg. Co.. Unknown __-_ 9.45 Nappine Lumber Co., Nappine, Ind. 101. Metal Stampings Corp., Streeter, Ill. George S. Lamb, Nanppine. Ind. __ Golden Star Polish Mfg. Co., Kan- Mee iy a es Charlotte Chair Co., Charlotte Milwaukee Chair Co., Chattanooga Furn. Co. Milwaukee _ Chattanooga 93.: Metropolitan Lamp Co., New York 38.56 Welilngton Stone Co., Chicago __ 115.2! Banenn Furn. Co., Galax 20 85. Caswell Runyan Co., Huntington, MG a 0.75 Lentz Table Co., Nashville _....__ 18.00 Webster Lumber, Eaton Rapids __ 113.00 Spencer, € “*harlotte oe jo ee OD Hard Mfg. Co.. 3uffalo, yo 142.35 Wait Furn. Co., Portsmouth, Ohio 354.00 Union Bed and Spring Co., Chicago 53.75 Fisher Bor’s Paper Co., Ft. Wayne 70.03 Kimlark Rug Co., Neenah, Wis.__ 192.18 rect & Hil Chicago 3. 532.30 Mutschler Bro. Co., Nappanee, Ind. 62.00 A. & Chats Co., Charlottes 2... | 54.50 Mich. State Industries, Tonia -_-_ 58.95 Baldwin Stove Co., Cleveland ~_-- 221.45 Culver Art & Frame Co., Wester- wane: (big 2 es 28.15 Evart Fibre Furn. Co., Evart ---- 10.50 Banta Furn. Co., Goshen —-_--_-- 9.75 Standard Linoleum & Rug Co., Dero 2 29.25 Quality Metal Bed, Chicago -__--- : Thomas Upholstering Co., Muncie 2 S. Karpen & Bros., Michigan City S. Karpen & Bros., Chicago —----- 7.50 P. Steketee & Sons, Grand Rapids Bundy Bedding Co., Lansing Diamond Carpet Co. Philadelphia 52.80 National Felt Co., Grand Rapids__ 58.37 Lima Mattress Co., Lima -____--- R. M. Wilson, Eaton Rapids —__ 2,266.45 April 3. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Fred Marks, Bankrupt No. 3399. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident of Kalamazoo, and his occupation is that of a_ barber. The schedules show assets of $3,500 of which $500 is claimed as exempt, liabilities of $5,567.22 The court has written for funds and upon receipt of the same the first meeting of creditors will be called, note of which will be made herein. The list of creditors of said bank- rupt is as follows: City of Kalamazoo ____-.- _ oS} 62:88 Title Bond & Mortgage Co., “Kala. 100.00 Kal. Loan Co., Kalamazoo _____ 165.00 Home Furnishing Co., Kalamazoo 225.00 Peoples Outfitting Co. Kalamazoo 179.00 Consumers Power Co., Kalamazoo 130.00 Ashby Appliance Co., Kalamazoo__ 104.40 Charles S. Knight, Kalamazoo ___ 325.00 Consumers Power Co., Kalamazoo 50.00 National Cash Register Co., Kala. 315.00 Gibbs Supply Co., Detroit -_--____ 12.50 Kal. Laundry Co., Kalamazoo __._ 14.00 BeBstervelt’s Grocery, Kalamazoo_ 25.00 American Oil Co., Jackson __-__- 20.00 Kal. City Savings Bank, Kalamazoo 720.00 Kal. Nat. Bank, Kalamazoo —_____ 160.00 A. W. Walsh & Co., Kalamazoo __ 54.00 B. Gleenewerck & Son, Kalamazoo 20.50 Kraut & Donnell, Chicago ______~-- 1,230.06 Wheeler-Blaney Co., Kalamazoo__ 135.42 H. L. Vanderhorst Kalamazoo __ 32.81 Kal, Citizens Loan Co., Kalamazoo 830.00 Dr. R. U. Adams, Kalamazoo ___. 130.00 Butterfield’s Corp, Kalamazoo ____ 50.00 Chaffee & Blackburn, Battle Creek 48.50 Fred Dolla. Chicago —. 30.00 N. V. Lovell, South Bend, Ind. —_ 57.00 Fairyetone Co.. Detroit .._ 14.00 Kal. Gazette, Kalamazoo ______-___ 34.00 Chas. L. Hoyland, Chicago —__.____ 30.00 Kal. Symphony Orchestra, Kalama. 25.00 Dr. C. L. Bennett, Kalamazoo __ 30.00 Dr. L. S. DeWitt, Kalamazoo __._ 20.00 Wm. U. Metzger, Kalamazoo ___. 35.00 Grover Dairy Co., Kalamazoo __ 16.00 Roy Curran, Kalamazoo —.... 15.00 tyder Coal Co., Kalamazoo _______ 8.50 Jack Dold Kalamazoo ______-____-_ 16.00 Al. Paimer, Kalamazoo —..___..._ 5.60 EK. Healey, Kalamazoo ________-_- 15.00 Edwards & Chamberlin Hdwe. Co., AIBIATON oe 4.50 Dr. Fredk. Shillito, Kalamazoo 19.00 Hamilton & Williams, Kalamazoo 4.00 Consumers Power Co., Kalamazoo 20.60 Mich. Bell Tel. Co., Kalamazoo __ 7.55 B. & B. Printing Co., Kalamazoo 2.51 Jim Bowersox, Kalamazoo _______ 18.00 Michigan Fruit Store, Kalamazoo 1.25 March 29. On this day was held the final meeting of creditors in the matter of, George Burgess, doing business as Burgess Jewelry Co,, Bankrupt No. 3200. No creditors were had. Claims were al- lowed. The trustee’s final report and account was approved. An order was made for the payment of expenses, as far as the funds will permit and for the payment of a supplemental first dividend to new claims. No objections were made to discharge. The final meeting then ad- journed without date,, and the case will be closed and returned to the district court in due course. April 2. On this day was held the final meeting of creditors in the matter of Johner Sisters Bankrupt No. 3077. The bankrupts were not present, but repre- sented by attorneys Diekema, Kollen & Ten Cate. No creditors were present or represented. The trustee's final report was approved and allowed. Claims were approved and allowed. An order was made for the payment of expenses of ad- ministration, as far as the funds on hand will permit, and for the payment of a tax claim allowed. The case will be closed and returned to the district court in due course. On this day also was held the final meeting of creditors in the matter of Mara-Rickenbacker (Co., Bankrupt No. 3129. The bankrupt was not represented, except by one of its officers, who was also a creditor. The trustee was present. Claims were allowed. The final report and account of the trustee was approved and allowed. Expense items were ap- proved. An order was made for the pay- ment of expenses of administration and for the payment of a labor claim filed. No objections were made to the discharge of the bankrupt. The final meeting then adjourned without. date, and the case will be closed and returned to the dis- trict court in due course. On this day also was held the final meeting of creditors in the matter of Walter Stellard, Bankrupt No. 3236. The bankrupt was not present or represented, with - April 11, 1928 No creditors were present or represented. Claims were proved and allowed. The trustee’s final report and account was approved and allowed. An order was made for the payment of expenses of ad- ministration and for the payment of a preferred tax claim. No objections were made to the discharge of the bankrupt. The final meeting then adjourned without date, and the case will be closed and re- turned to the district court, in due course. April 5. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Charles W. Carr, Bankrupt No. 3401. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bank- ruptecy. The bankrupt is a resident of Fremont, and his occupation is that of a merchant. The schedules show assets of $868.38 of which $250 is claimed as exempt to the bankrupt, with liabilities of $1889.82. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of the same the first meeting of creditors will be called, and note of the same made herein. The list of creditors of said bankrupt is as follows: Hale Wolcott, Fremont ______.__ $188.00 Elmer Davis, Fremont ____________ 110.0) Anderson Packing Co., Muskegon 66.40 Bay State Fishing Co., Cox Margarine Co., Ferris Coffee House, Boston __ 29.40 Grand Rapids 17.84 Grand Rapids 16.30 Gilroy Ice Cream Co., Muskegon__ 12.50 G. R. Paper Co., Grand Rapids __ 9.10 J. L. Hillyard & Co., Fremont __ 6.00 Loose- Wiles Biscuit 'Co., Chicago 17.76 Mary Jane Creamery Co., Kent City 33.75 Muskegon Hide & Rendering Co., PERRO OR) 6 eee 175.00 Mich. Bell Tel. Co., Fremont ___ 3.80 Plankington Packing Co., Milwaukee 96.58 Huber H. Smith Muskegon ______ 52.37 Swift & Co., Muskegon ________ _ 181.40 Thomasma Bros., Grand Rapids __ 7 et Boot & Co., Grand Rapids ________ 76 A. i: Burt, BPremont oo 30.15 Dickery Dick, Muskegon ________ 40.00 Mimer Davis, Fremont 120.00 Tromp Fisheries, Muskegon ______ 9.50 Dornbusn Bros. & Co., Grand Haven 14.50 John Betten. Fremont _____..-__ 25.00 G. H. Po Cigar Co., Detroit 3.10 J. L. Hillyard & Co., Fremont __ 55.80 VandenBerge Cigar Co., Grand R. 14.4! Francis Jiroch Co., Muskegon ____ 332.03 Bert Wastfall, Wart 30.00 Fremont Times Indicator, Fremont 3.09 Frank Gilson, Syracuse N. 10.84 Old State Bank, Fremont _______- 107.00 Consumers Power Co., Fremont 10.0) April 6. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Cleo William Cooper, Bank- rupt No. 3402. The matter has been re- ferred to Charles B. Blair as referee i: bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a resideic of Grand Rapids, and his occupation i: that of a laborer. The schedules sho assets of $25 of which the full interes is claimed as exempt, with liabilities of $4,380.04. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of same the first meeting will be called, note of which wi.l be made herein. The list of creditors of said bankrupt is as follows: G. Konkle, Grand Rapids ________ $ 14.00 N. Konkle, Grand Rapids ________ a2) Doll & Smith, New York City ___. 104.00 Hazeltine & Perkins, Grand Rapids 9.5) R. W. Snyder Co., Battle Creek __ 12.0) Specialty Candy Co., Grand Rapids 37.50 Baynk Cigars, Inc. Grand Rapids 5.68 Rademaker-Dooge Grocer Co., G. R. 16.46 A. E. Brooks & Co., Grand Rapids 19.15 Consumers Power Co., Grand Rap. 35.00 Mich. Bell Tel. Co., Grand Rapids 23.5) Edward N. Cooper. Grand Rapids 6.80 Lee & Cady, Grand Rapids ______ £9) F. V. Smith, Grand Rapids 5 National Grocer Co., Grand Rapids 17 Roseberry-Henry Electric Co., rand RAOIS oe 10.03 Salem Chenia Co., Salem, Ohio __ 10.35 Heyboer Co., Grand Rapids ____ 78.83 Lendt Choe. Co., New York ___.-_ 65.95 Norris Candy Co., Atlanta, Ga. __ 23.65 G. R. Gas Co. Grand Rapids ____ 21.0) Consymers Ice Co.. Grand Rapids 21.0) Wallace & Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. __ 103.11 Bunte: Gros. Chicaso .2 00 55.23 P. Wunderle, Phitsdelphia ... ... 37.19 Heth & Pittenger, Grand Rapids__ 12.50 G. A. Hendricks, Grand Rapids __ 25.02 Rysdale Candy Co., Grand Rapids 50.80 Smith’s Flavoring Extract Co., ASU TE ee 1.50 Harry Heppé & Son, Gloucester, ae ee ee 16.00 J. Shaunessy, Grand Rapids =... 23.00 L. Wells, Grand Rapids os 00,00 E. M. Konkle, Grand Rapids ______ 900.00 Chris Naum, Grand Rapids ______ 25.63 Eberhards Grocery, Grand Rapids 10.00 Harvey W. Darling Grand Rapids 20.00 Corwin Norcross, Grand Rapids __ 51.00 Rent A Car. Grand Rapids —_____ 14.00 S. Sobota, Grand Rapids __________ 125.00 East End Advocate, Grand Rapids 20.00 Breen & Halladay Fuel Co., Grand TR eS 10.00 Specialty Candy Co., Dr, N.S, Vann, Thomas Ward, Grand Rapids ____ 35.00 Eugene Steketee, Grand Rapids __ 505.00 Dr. John VanderStolp, Grand Rap. 16.00 Diekema, Jollen & Tencate, Holland 18. 83 Zi Michael, arand Rapids ______ Freling & Mendels, Grand Rapids Herald, Grand Rapids ____________ 1.86 Cc. F. Adams Co., Grand Rapids -. 31.00 April 6. We have to-day received the Grand Rapids 5.75 Grand Rapids__ schedules reference and adjudication in ~ ” a. es 7 A al ; ¢ - 7 a ¢ vv # gi v | 7 ‘ ¢ - ~ ot a r cw a - . on ° * bi y oe PF ng ¢ We I. ~ ~ ee ' 5 i i ; Le" - t .~ ¢ 1 >. b i] « ¢ >» ; a % mn " & - f * eS & : ~~ «4 © - - ‘gh . ~~ j ” x * C » | i * ee . 7 5 a 2 « i > 5 “ £ > ~ "i ‘ 9 “ means - < ele P gg ee Wn a nam » April 11, 1928 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 31 the matter of South Haven Produce Co., DeCook Brothers, and Franklin DeCook, and Willis DeCook, individually and as comprising the above companies, Bank- rupt No. 3403. The matter has been re- ferred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The bankrupts are residents of Soutn Haven and Park Township. The schedules show assets of $100 with lia- bilities of $3,726.86. The scheduled assets of Franklin DeCook, $350 of which the full interest is claimed as exempt with liabilities of $1,100. The scheduled as- sets of Willis DeCook, $2,800, of which $1,800 is claimed as exempt, with lia- bilities of $2,600. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of the same the first meeting will be called, note of which will be made herein. The list of creditors of said bankrupt is as follows: Hill Bros. Co., South Haven. ____$269.06 Russo Bros. & Son Chicago _____ 198.30 Eugene Pierce & Co., Chicago ____ 37.50 M. Courtney & Son, Chicago ____ 38.25 Kraner Bros. & Magos, Chicago__ 70.00 Kk, i, Malt Co., Bay City 2.0! 35.00 Vinkemulder & Co., Grand Rapids 78.25 Bangor Produce Co., Bangor __ 2,700.00 First State Bank, South Haven __ 300.00 Bangor Produce Co., Bangor ______ 1,100.00 First State Bank, Holland ______ 925.00 Cornelius DeCook, Holland ______ 1,500.00 Reason L. Hitel, South Haven __ 175.00 April 9. On this day was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Witbur E. Smith, individually and doing business as Republic Motor Sales Co. and Grand Motor Sales Co., Bankrupt No. 3383. The bankrupt was present in person and represented by attorney F. L. Williams. Creditors were represented by Grand Rapids Credit Men’s Association. ClaNus were allowed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without a reporter. 4NO trustee was appointed. The first meeting then adjourned without date and the case has been closed and returned to the district coust, as a case without assets. April 9. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the mat- ter of Francis J. Heany, Bankrupt No. 3388. The bankrupt was present and rep- resented by attorneys Corwin, Norcross & Cook. One creditor was present and creditors generally were represented by Grand Rapids Credit Men’s Association. Claims were allowed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without a reporter. Edward De Groot. of Grand Rapids, was named trustee, and his bond placed at $1,000. The tirst meeting then adjourned without date. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in.the matter of Lioyd EK. McKee, doing business as Ber- rien Nursery & Supply Co., Bankrupt No. 3372. The bankrupt was present in person and_ represented by attorney Clarence E. Butler. No creditors were present or represented. No claims were proved and allowed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined, without a reporter. Harris S. Whitney, of Benton Harbor, was named trustee. and his bond placed at $100. The first meeting then adjourn- ed without date. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Elmer B. Olmstead, Bankrupt No. 3381. The bankrupt was present in person. No creditors were present or represented. No claims were proved and allowed. No trustee was appointed. The bankrupt vas sworn and examined without a re- porter. The first meeting then adjourned without date and the case has been clos- ed and returned to the district court as a case without assets. April 9. On this day was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Daniel Burkett, Bankrupt No. 3380. The bankrupt was present in person. No ereditors were present or represented. No claims were proved and allowed. No trustee was appointed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without a re- porter. The first meeting then adjourned without date, and the case has been clos- ed and returned to the district court as a case without assets. On this day also was held the first meeting of geditors in the matter of Joseph Stegehuis, Bankrupt No. 3382. The bankrupt was present in person and rep- resented by attorney Robert S. Tubbs. Certain creditors were present. Claims were proved. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without a reporter. €.: ¢. Woolridge was appointed trustee and his bond placed at $500. An order was made for the payment of current expenses the property having been heretofore sold. —_ ++ >__ Beware of Gang of Fraudulent Check Operators. Jackson, April 10—We have sent out numerous warnings against a gang of fraudulent check operators headed by fraudulent checks purported to have been issued by the advertising depart- ment of the Pet Milk Co., Carnation Milk Co., Morton Salt Co., Sun Maid Raisin Co. Lydia Pinkham Co., Fleischmann Yeast Co., Durham- Duplex Co., U. S. Gutta Percha Paint Co., Lloyds Insurance Co., Barber Steamship Lines, Inc., Coreecilli Silk Co., Smith Brothers Co., Royal Bak- ing Powder Co., and Fresno Vineyards Co. Alfred E. Wurzburg was arrested under the name of Frank D. McKay, at Elkhart, Indiana, on July 9, 1927, and returned to Jackson, on a charge of forgery, uttering and publishing worthless checks, etc., and held in the county jail until October 14, 1927, when he was released on a bail bond which he defaulted and is now wanted here as a fugitive from justice as well as several other charges. Wurzburg was associated with one Louis ‘Slater, alias Hass, alias Dr. Brown, alias Dr. Braun and various other aliases, and Thomas Bracken, formerly manager of the Belding Ho- tel, Belding, Mich.; Dana L. Reed, an ex-convict, forger and bond swindler, Miles, alias George Gebott, another bond swindler. After Wurzburg’s re- lease, he went to Chicago and connect- ed with Slater and Bracken again, then went to Southern [Ilinois, where ‘he laid down a bad check of Smith Brothers (cough drops) on a merchant, going from there to Kansas City, where he was identified for a bad check of the Barber Steamship Lines, Inc., passed on a Kansas City mer- chant. He was next heard from in North and South Carolina and Virgina, where he and some others spread a number of checks purported to have _ been issued by the W. K. Kellogg Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan, the checks be- ing drawn on the Central National Bank of Battle Creek. The present method of operation of this gang is for them to call on hardware and paint dealers and, representing themselves as advertising sign painters for the Kel- logg company, make a small purchase of paints, brushes, etc., which they usually have shipped to some other point, present one of ‘the fraudulent checks, together with fraudulent cre- dentials, and collect the difference in cash. The checks are in amounts of from $50 to $75, are typewritten, pro- tectographed, numbered with number- ing machine in upper left-hand corner and bear 'the signatures of persons sup- posed to be 'the vice-president and as- sistant treasurer. One outstanding identification of these worthless checks is that the name “W. K. Kellogg Company” which is printed in the upper center appears again as a printed signature and which is “W. K. Kellog Co.,” the name be- ing spelled with but one “G.” The names these checks are payable to and the names appearing as signa- tures of the officers of the company are changed on practically every check and do not mean a thing. These swindlers are badly wanted in every section of the United States and in not less than 150 cities of medium size. We should be promptly notified of all information and when any such check as described is presented, the person presenting should be promptly placed under arrest and we notified of all details. Our files on this gang are too voluminous for all details to be given in this bulletin but will be gladly supplied upon request from the proper persons. Wurzburg himself is a very versatile person, is well educated, can carry on an intelligent conversation on almost any subject and is far above the aver- age crook in intelligence. His descrip- tion is as follows: Age, thirty-five; height, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches; weight, 160 pounds; build, medium; hair, brown, thin on_ top; eyes, brown and very prominent; nose, long and prominent; large ears, high shoulders. Is of German parentage and speaks German fluently. Walks with long stride, is of general peculiar appearance and has been call- ed “Eric Von Stroheim” due to a re- semblance to the movie actor. Has an impediment iin ‘his speech which he controls fairly well at times but which is very pronounced when nervous or excited. Wears size sixteen shirt, always with attached collar, size 814 AA shoe. Remember that Wurzburg may not appear on the scene himself, so do not rely upon the description as that of the man who may present one of these checks. Don’t forget ‘the details and please don’t forget to notify us of all infor- mation very promptly. Bankers and Merchants Protective Alliance. —_~--+»____ If you don’t like a man, you should try unusually hard to be fair to him. AUCTION SALES IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. SOUTHERN DIVISION. At a Court of Bankruptcy held in and for said District and Division, at Grand Rapids, this 27th day of March, 1928. Present: HON. CHARLES B. BLAIR, Referee in Bankruptcy. In the matter of HOLLAND STEEL CORPORATION. Bankrupt. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an order heretofore made herein, I shall sell at public auction and to the highest bidder, on Tuesday, April 17, 1928, at 10 a. m., Eastern Standard time, at the premises formerly occupied by the Bank- rupt corporation, in the city of Holland, Michigan, all of the furniture, fixtures, equipment and machinery of said estate, all of which is appraised at the sum of $3,217.00. The Bankrupt manufactured wrenches and steel products. ABE DEMBINSKY, Court Auctioneer. JOHN ARENDSHORST, Custodian Holland, Michigan. —_——_—_o2--2.___ In the matter of BITELY BROS., Bankrupt Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an order heretofore entered herein, I shall sell at auction and to the highest bidder, on Tuesday, Apri! 17, 1928, at 3 p. m., Kastern Standard time, at the premises formerly occupied by the Bankrupts, in the Village of Lawton, Van Buren Coun- ty, Michigan, all of the stock in trade, fixtures and assets of this estate sched- uled by the Bankrupts to be of the ap- proximate value of $3,000.00. The prop- erty consists of groceries and attendant fixtures. ABE DEMBINSKY, Court Auctioneer. M. N. KENNEDY, Custodian, Kalamazoo, Michigan. NOTICE: For further information re- garding the above Bankrupt Auction Sales, an itemized inventory and apprais- al will be on hand at the date and time of sale. The property may be seen prior to the date of sale by application to the custodian or auctioneer. Property will be offered in bulk or parcels to suit dealers. Sales are for cash and subject to confir- mation immediately by the Referee. HON. CHARLES B. BLAIR, Referee in Bankruptcy. ———_o-2-4 CIRCUIT COURT SALE. Present, HON. WILLIS B. PERKINS, Circuit Judge. RECEIVERS SALE. FELDPAUSCH MARKET. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an order heretofore entered herein, I shall sell at public auction and to the highest bidder, on Monday, April 16, 1928, at 2 p. m., Central Standard time, at the premises 10-12 Diamond Ave., S. E., Grand Rapids, Michigan, all of the ma- chinery, equipment, furniture, ete., in- ventoried at $7,468.80. The property is that of a complete wholesale and retail meat market and sausage factory. Sales are for cash and subject to confirmation by the circuit court. ABE DEMBINSKY, Court Auctioneer. Expert Commercial Auctioneer. Cc. W. Moore, Receiver, Belmont, —_—_—---o____ AUCTION SALE. By order of the owner I shall sell at Public Auction and to the highest bidder all the stock and fixtures of HUNTER’S Sand Lake, Michigan. Dry Goods, Shoes and Men’s Furnishing at the approximate inventory of $5,000.00. An inventory will be on hand at the time of sale, Monday, April 16th 1928, at 10 a. m. Central Standard time. Fixtures consist of 3 Show Cases, Cash Register, Safe, Desk, etc. Rent $30.00 month. All sales are made for cash and subject to confirmation by the owner. Stock will be sold in bulk only. For further in- formation inquire of ABE DEMBINSKY, Commercial Auctioneer, Saginaw, Mich., Phone Riverside 3667W,. Mich. Consult someone that Knows Merchandise Value. GET YOUR BEST OFFER FIRST. Then wire, write or phone me and I will guarantee you in good American Dollars to get you more for your store or plant of any description. ABE DEMBINSKY Auctioneer and Liquidator i Saginaw, Mich., Phone Riverside 3667W. Buyers inquiring everyday— No Sale—No Charge. FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF AFES Grand Rapids Safe Co. Tradesman Building Business Wants Department _CLOTHING STORE FIXTURES FOR SALE—Grand Rapids made. Three hat units, six suit units, three overcoat units, three boys’ or trouser units; two ten- foot all plate glass show cases, and seven sections of Shelving. Also eight to twelve- foot tables. All in first-class condition and can be bought at a very reasonable price. Estate of Harry J. Aarons, Man- istee, Mich. 819 BUSINESSES WANTED—Have well-paying business for sale? can sell it for you. Have buyers waiting. All transactions handled confidentially. When writing give full details and one of our representatives will call. Cc, K. HESS & CO., 109 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Hlinois. 820 FOR RENT—DRY GOODS AND notion store wanted. County seat of 2,500. Splendid location and building, moderate you a If so we rent. K. E. Wilcockson, Sigourney, Iowa. 821 FOR SALE — DRY GOODS STOCK. Best location in city of 4,000. Northern Illinois. Bears investigation. Address No. 822, c/o Michigan Tradesman. 822 FOR SALE — Refrigerator, capacity 1,500 pounds of butter. E. J. Beukema, 358 Apple Ave., Muskegon. 823 _ FOR SALE—Store building, five living rooms. Location, corner Summit Avenue and M-31 Muskegon Heights. E. J. Beu- kema, 358 Apple Ave., Muskegon. 824 Wanted—Stock of men’s wear. Greene, Mechanic & Pearl, Jackson, Mich. 616 _ FOR SALE—Grocery and meat market, doing good business. Stock and fixtures. Residential district, lease two years to run. Inventory $3500. Address No 617, c/o Michigan Tradesman. 617 hardware stock, Ma- rion, Mich. 75e on $1 wholesale price. Good store. Basement. Good town. Rent $20 month. No trade, terms. N. D. Gover, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 618 FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES ADJUST- ED—Money furnished to established businesses. If you need assistance, write us. Credit and Guarantee Co., Battle Creek, Michigan. FOR § ue For Sale—Small SALE — Small drug stock with good fixtures and up-to-date equip- ment. Established trade. Located good residence neighborhood in Grand Rapids. Address No. 814, c/o Michigan Trades- man. 814 CASH FOR MERCHANDISE Will Buy Stocks or Parts of Stocks of Merchandise, of Groceries, Dry Goods, Shoes, Rubbers, Furniture, etc. N. D. GOVER, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. CASH For Your Merchandise! Will buy your entire stock or part of stock of shoes, dry goods, clothing, fur- nishings, bazaar novelties, furniture, etc. _LOUIS LEVINSOHN, Saginaw, Mich. — Pay spot cash for clothing and furnish- ing goods stocks. L. Silberman, 1250 Burlingame Ave., Detroit, Michigan. 566 __ Business Openings—Money-making op- portunities in twelve states. To buy or sell a business, write Chaffee’s, 20 E, Jackson, Chicago. 787 Ne CEE 32 UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION. Harbor Springs Objects To Curtailed Railway Service. Taber Hamilton general agent and sup- erintendent for the Pennsylvania Rail- road Company at Grand Rapids, visited Harbor Springs recently in connection with the proposed reduction of service on the Harbor Springs-Petoskey branch. Following conferences during the day between representative business men of the town and Mr. Hamilton, a prelim- inary session attended by interested citi- zens and called by V. A. Pool, local agent for the railroad, was held at the village hall in the afternoon. Discussion of sev- eral phases of the problem took place at this time and at 7:30 in the evening a meeting called by the Harbor Springs Chamber of Commerce was attended by about twenty-five of the town’s business men. Mr. Hamilton explained at some length to those present why it had been pro- posed by the railroad company to cut down the service to a twice-a-week run between October 1 and June With a view of effecting an economy, Mr. Hamilton's proposal is to cut the ser- vice to two trains per week. In reply to inquiries regarding curtailment of ser- vice on other branch lines, he explained that service on the Traverse City-Walton Junction branch had been reduced to one train a day and on the Missaukee and Lake City. line to twice a week. Asked whether the resort train service would be affected Mr. Hamilton answered that, as far as he knew, summer service would remain the same, but added the statement that if a saving were not ac- complished during the slack period it would have to be effected at some other time. There was not a business man at the meeting who admitted making any money during the eight months from October 1 to June 1. On the contrary, all said that they lose money. It was pointed out that local merchants and others re- main here t.roughout the fall, winter and spring months in order that the re- sort season will be made possible each year, contending that transient establish- ments are unsuited to the furtherance of the resort business. It was the conten- tion of those present that the railroad company should be as willing to take its share of the loss in winter as are the permanent businesses here. Other points spoken of in the discus- sion, which at times waxed hot and in- teresting. were the question of the right of way which was built and presented to the company and alleged lack of co- operation on the part of. the railroad in providing proper terminal facilities. The result of the meeting was a motion made that the Chamber of Commerce take necessary action for placing before the Public Utilities Commission a _ pro- test against the railroad company’s pro- posed action. On a roll call the motion received the unanimous support of the gathering. It is the privilege of the railroad com- pany to reduce or suspend service as it sees fit; and, this being done; it is the privilege of the community or communi- ties affected to go before the controlling body. which in this case is the Public Utilities Commission, and present its argument. The company will then either be ordered to replace the service or will be upheld in its action, according to the decision of the commission. Effective March 19 the railroad did curtai! its ser- vice on this branch to two trains a week. one on Tuesday and one on Friday. Elmer J. Hanna publisher of the Em- met County Graphic, and George A. Ne- wark, Secretary of the Chamber of Com- merce, were appointed a committee to represent the Chamber of Commerce and do all they could to keep the railroad from rendering inadequate service’ to Harbor Springs. The situation as expressed by them is as follows. Rigid economy, peculiar in its application has struck the Pennsyl- vania Railroad. It has assumed a policy of ecutting corners and Harbor Springs happens to be one of these projections. It is however, an unwilling one and may become somewhat rounded before admit- ing its angularity. The accounting department of this co- lossal transportation system, with its network of steel rails reaching from New York to Chicago and South to Central indiana, has discovered that the six mil-s of branch line running from Petoskey to Harbor Springs must make a savings of approximately $5.80 a day for eight months of the year to be in line with their policy with the successful operation of the system. In order to make this saving of less than $6.00 a day for eight months the company proposes to curtail the service on this branch from the pitiful one train a day now in effect to a schedule of two trains a week. This proposal which, according to their own estimate approximates $14,000 sav- ing in a year, was considered of sufficient importance to cause the General Pas- senger Agent and Superintendent of the Grand Ranids Division to make three MICHIGAN TRADESMAN trips to Harbor Springs to discuss the situation with local interests. A protest against this curtailment of service has been entered by the Harbor Springs Chamber of Commerce before tue Michigan Public Utilities Commis- sion. At a meeting of the Chamber of Com- merce held last week a unanimous vote was taken in favor of the organization taking such action as was necessary to prevail upon the Publie Utilities to stop turther curtailment of the service. Tne railroad company attempts to jus- lity this curtailment upon the alleged fact that the branch loses money in the period intervening between October 1 and June 1. They further infer that a saving of $14,000 in this period would satisfy them and that this saving could be made by reducing the meager service given at present to that of two trains a week. They also intimate that their law- yers would be brought from Philadelphia and their representative or representa- tives from Chicago would be sent for, to present their case to the Utilities Com- mission. This expense would be added to that occasioned by the three trips al- ready made by the Grand Rapids Super- intendent all in an effort to save approx- imately $14,000, the estimated saving on the branch in eight months. The people of Harbor Springs do not believe this saving is justified when it is compared to the injustice done to Harbor Springs and vicinity by the curtailment of the service, and further. in view of other elements which enter the case. Some of the elements are as follows: The railroad company has made no fig- ures available to show the profits of the branch in question for the year as a whole. We contend that the branch is sufficiently profitable in the four months ot summer to offset the $14,000 needed to make the service justifiable during the other eight months. We believe that if the gross receipts of this branch were received in twelve nearly equal monthly installments, spread over the year that there would be no question of curtail- ment of the service. We believe the com- pany is serving many other towns with better service wherein the yearly gross is much less, though more equally pro- portioned over the year. The rates for rendering transportation service are based on the earnings of the system as a whole and not on individual branches, or divivsions. We believe the rates as they stand are not commensurate with conditions that exist here, but we have to pay them, nevertheless. Con- sequently, what is sauce for the goose is sauce tor the gander, and we believe the earnings of the entire system should be computed by the mile of track and not by individual branches. In other words the railroad company contends that this Harbor Springs-Petoskey branch loses money for eight months. We contend that were rates commensurate with con- ditions that proper effort applied would secure sufficient business to warrant ade- quate service here. The railroad replies that they can not lower the rates, so in which case, why do they assume their prerogative of computing profits by the segment and by less than yearly periods? We also forcefully contend that the Pennsylvania railroad as a public service corporation is obligated to render a fixed minimum of service in order to discharge their duty as a franchise holder whica precludes someone else from. rendering the service deemed necessary. Mr. Taber Hamilton, the General Pas- senger Agent of the Grand Rapids & In- diana Division, who represented the com- pany in Harbor Springs asked the direct question why the Pennsylvania railroad should be penalized for eight months because they entertain a good business here in the four months of summer, im- plying in his remarks that it was not fair that we should ask them to do this. Let us examine this briefly. To begin with the citizens of Harbor Springs se- cured the right of way necessary to al- low the railroad to enter this field which for many years has been highly fruitive, and then built the road bed and gave them both to the railroad, believing that the company would exercise the right given them to the end of furnishing Har- bor Springs and the territory which it serves as an outlet, proper railroad ser- vice. The service has been consistently curtailed without much protest from the town until now one mixed train a day backs into the town and out again, for the major portion of the year. The situation has now reached the crux where the railroad wants to cut this ser- vice down to two trains a week and the citizenry of Harbor Springs are not going to permit this if they can possibly pre- vent it. Based on the policy pursued the nast few vears they are also justified in believing, as they do, that this is not the end, but just the next step which is an- other entering wedge to still poorer ser- vice in the future. Now, as to penalizing the railroad for the cream they take in the summer. Hav- ing first made it possible for the railroad to eater to Harbor Springs, which re- sulted in their obtaining a franchise for exxclusive railroad service to his point, the citizens of Harbor Springs then be- gan to build up a summer resort business from which they can only glean rewards through the summer. It is undisputably and obviously necessary that the citizens of Harbor Springs must remain here twelve months in the year in order to serve the summer resorters four months in the year. It is an apparent fact that these institutions lose money in the win- ter by so doing. Did not these citizens stay nere and prepare for the influx of resorters there would be no resort here because the service required by these summer people can not be adequately handled by transient instituions. As a result of this nursing of the resort busi- ness by the local people the railroad is able to capitalize on the volume of busi- ness it handles through these four- fat months. Therefore, we say, ‘“‘yes,’’ the railroad can afford to be penalized to a certain extent in order to reap the re- wards made possible by the labor and sacrifice of the local people. The two trains a week proposal would discommode traffic, which we do not be- lieve the railroad should do as long as it holds the franchise into this town. Should a person in some distant city wish to come to Harbor springs via rail they would find that the time tables of the railroad showed only two days on which they could reach here. They would then have to plan their leaving to meet this condition whether it was convenient to uiem or not. Furthermore, the listing of only two trains a week into Harbor Springs is not a fair presentation of the matter. A stranger having been im- pressed perhaps by literature sent to him or by the remarks of a friend might form a flattering opinion of this town as a good place in which to spend a vacation. Upon investigating the ways and means ot arriving here he would find that the town was served by two trains a week. This would in many cases, offset any good that had been done by giving him the false impression that the town was of such minor importance that only a twice a week train schedule was war- ranted. We grant that snould someone entirely familiar with the situation be at his side to explain the whys and wherefores he might again be convinced that Harbor Springs with its resorts was the watering place of the elite of the whole Middle West, as it is, and not the crossroads village that the timetable would imply. But no one would be at his side and so Harbor Springs would be given a black eye that it did not deserve. The people of Harbor Springs are right in their contention that such a time-tab.e listing would be preposterously unfair be- cause of the adverse picture that would vwrongiully be painted in the mind of a prospective sojourner in our commendable resort territory. Another fact that puts the Harbor Springs office in a bad light, relatively, is the fact that practically all people from Harbor Springs and surrounding territory, who are rightly patrons of the local ticket office buy their tickets to voints beyond Petoskey, at the Petoskey ticket office. This tact 1s maue necessary yvecause tne local train does not make adequate connections with the main line trains. These tickets, and there are hun- dreds of them, contribute materially to the prosperity of the main lines, and the Harbor Springs office gets no credit for this vast sum of money which annually flows into the coffers of the Pennsylvania railroad company. Were this sum of money added to the receipts of the local office a much greater respect would be given it. There are innumerable other reasons why a minimum service of one train a day into Harbor Springs on the Pennsyl- vania lines is not only just and needed but morally imperative and we _ believe that the Michigan Public Utilities Com- mission will see the matter in the same light. Elmer J. Hanna. George A. Newark. ——_-_-_-$>?> > -- Late Business News and Changes. Marysville—The Buhl Aircraft Co. has increased its capital stock from $300,000 to $500,000. St. Anthony—H. J. Homier has sold his store building and stock of general merchandise to George Melchoir, who will take possession about April 20. Wayland—Fred Mathews, of Battle Creek, has purchased the plant of the Wayland Lumber Coal Co., and will continue the business under the same style with Clarence Calkins as man- ager. Detroit—The Star Dee Water Heat- er Corporation, 2013 Twelfth street, has been incorporated with an author- ized capital stock of $50,000, $7,500 of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Lansing—Myron G. Tucker, former- ne eat ren oe April 11, 1928 ly with the Henkel Radio Shop, has engaged in the radio, radio supplies and accessories business at 210 Hurd building, Washington avenue, under his own name. Wittemore—The Wittemore Dairy has been incorporated to manufacture and deal in dairy products, with an authorized capital stock of $12,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in, $7,000 in cash and $5,000 in prop- erty. Detroit—The Ajax Mantel Corpora- tion, 7209 Livernois avenue, has been incorporated to manufacture and sell fireplace mantels with an authorized capital stock of $5,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in property. Detroit—The Mechanical Develop- ment Co., 2017 Penobscot building, has been incorporated to control trade- marks, patents, etc., with an author- ized capital stock of $2,000, $500 of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash, Lansing—E. R. A. Hunt, formerly engaged in the drug business at the corner of West St. Joseph street, has purchased Hartle’s Pharmacy, and will continue the business at the same loca- tion, 517 West Ionia street, under his own name, Detroit—Starr Dress, Inc., 23 Wes: Jefferson avenue, has been incorporated to manufacture and sell at wholesale, women’s and children’s apparel, with an authorized capital stock of $5,000, of which amount $1,500 has been sub- scribed and paid in in cash. Detroit—The Power Appliance Co., 2017 Penobscot building, has been in- corporated to manufacture and deal in power appliances for motor vehicles, with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, $2,000 of which has been sub- scribed and $1,000 paid in in cash. Jackson—The Jackson Corset Co. manufacturer and dealer in corsets, and accessories of apparel for women, 225 Cortland street, has merged its busi- ness into a stock company under the style of the Jackson Co., with an au- thorized capital stock of $5,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Detroit—The United Plumbing & Heating Co., 3044 Cortland avenue, hos merged its business into a stock com- pany under the style of the United Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc., with an authorized capital stock of $10,008, of which amount $4,000 has been sub- scribed, $1,155 paid in in cash and $2.- 845 in property. Clare—The Clare Hardware & In:- plement Co. has merged its business into a stock company under the style of the Clare Hardware & Furniture Co., to deal in hardware, furniture an: to conduct a department store, with an authorized capital stock of $30,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in property. Grand Rapids — The Fleckenstein Pump Co., 326 Bond avenue, has been incorporated to manufacture and sell gasoline pumps and containers, with an authorized capital stock of $100,000 preferred and 4,000 shares at $5 per share, of which amount $61,200 has been subscribed, $10,000 paid in in cash and $41,000 in property. 4 ¥ j a t atl > He te i - i ¥ > - A . y F ad e => “* 4 ' ‘> - - es > @e 7 oe > Fy Po ig s pe “ 2 re Va ’ s "=