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[2 u = is ¢ Ess SOON ONZOSNE bictitecha Oe ie 1 SZOLGONGON FON GOR ISAS FOS GOR GON GOR OE 9 eS FEFFEFEFIETIF 7 Tr Tre FESFEFEFEF EEF EF ESTEE ESE EEE TESTE FETTER ~ Your Customers Ask For “VANILLA” Give them Jennings’ Pure Jennings Flavoring Extract Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN and packed in your home state? W. R. Roach & Co., Grand Rapids, main- tain seven modern Michigan factories for the canning of products grown by Michigan farmers. Fase the canned foods you feature grown Nhe brand a you kno ee G.U.S.PAT. OFF. A complete line of canned vegetables and fruits 14a hundred table needs uperiority such as only Hekman Bakers can impart I = CS naBhauil Grand Rapids, Mich. Make more Money on Golfee this Fall Consumer demand for coffee goes up with the first signs of Fall. Get your share of the in- creased business and make extra profits by pushing Chase & Sanborn’s Dated Coffee. In addition to regular profits, this popular item gives you all the advantages of the modern merchandising plan under which it is sold— frequent deliveries, small stocks, small capital investment, quick turnover. ,__ And the more you push this cof- fee, the speedier and larger will CHASE & SANBORN’S DATED COFFEE A product of STANDARD BRANDS INCORPORATED WE GIVE YOU An Audit of your Policies Correct Insurance Coverage Engineering Service Fire Prevention Advice Rate Analysis Prompt Loss Adjustment Saving in Cost GIOLM SO For sound insurance protection write THE MILL MUTUALS AGENCY 208 NORTH CAPITOL AVENUE LANSING, MICHIGAN Phone 20741 BRANCHES GRAND RAPIDS—Grand Rapids Trust Building DETROIT—Transportation Building (Michigan's Largest Mutual Insurance Agency) | iil iat POT Ree era eoresnonsteee anne ee \ (Sa (aN (We Dane > IGA CRS Viftieth Year 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 are as 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 cente each. Extra copies of current issues, 10 cents; issues a month or more old, 15 cents; issues a year or more old, 25 cents; issues five years or more old 50 cents. Entered September 23, 1883, at the Postoftice of Grand Rapids as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. JAMES M. GOLDING Detroit Representative 507 Kerr Bldg. SALIENT SELLING POINTS Involved in Handling Oysters To Best Advantage. Oysters “R” in season again, which is good news for lots of folks. Particularly pleased over this $17,- 000,000 industry’s resumption of ac- tivities are the 20,000 men who are be- ing put back to work. The lover of blue points on the half shell and oyster stew is smacking his lips, with no little pleasure, over the prospect of being able to satisfy his longing for such kingly dishes. The housewife is de- lighted to find something new and dif- ferent to serve her finical family. And, finally, the alert, merchandising-mind- ed retail grocer is happy to find oysters again a popular item on the Nation’s ‘bill of fare. For the once lowly oyster perhaps offers the food merchant greater profit possibilities than any other item in the sea food line. Of the several old foods which have met with a new and grow- ing appreciation in late years none stands out more sharply than the oyster. The oyster to-day is used more abundantly than any other shell- fish. As Mr. Post would say: “There’s a reason.” This widespread popularity is at- tributable first of all, of course, to the delightful flavor of the oyster and the great variety of attractive ways in which it may be served. Yet the time has passed when we are eating a luscious blue point and remaining con- scious only of its succulence. Science, in late years, has put the oyster under its microscope and un- earthed many important facts which establish the oyster as a practically perfect food. In fact, the food chemist tells us, oysters supply more nearly than any other food, except milk, the balanced diet for all of us, even the convalesc- ing patient. The oyster is particularly rich in those elements so essential to human life: GRAND RAPIDS, V The mineral salts in which land products are so deficient. Iodine for those threatened with troubles of the thyroid gland (oysters contain 200 times more iodine than eggs, milk and beefsteak. Iron, manganese and copper for those anaemically inclined (the oyster is already a serious competitor of liver as a preventative of anaemia). Glycogen—a_ non-fatty starch—for those inclined to obesity. Similarly raw oysters contain an abundance of the three very important vitamins—A, B and C. There are strong indications that Vitamin D is present to a limited extent. All of these vitamins are essential to good health and the total absence of even one of them is quite detrimental to the well being of the body. One pound of oysters, according to the Department of Agriculture, con- tains 7 per cent. of the energy, 28 per cent. of the protein, 35 per cent. of the calcium, 53 per cent. of the phosphor- ous and 136 per cent. of the iron need- ed by man daily. At the same time, the scientist has refuted many “old wives’ tales” label- ing the oyster as a bad mixer. You have heard that oysters and ice cream at the same meal, for instance, were dangerous. That rumor and similar ones have been proved to have no more foundation than the old story that thunder will sour milk. And since the American homemaker no longer buys on appetite appeal! alone she has paid particular heed to these findings. Yet despite the new patronage that the knowledge of the oyster’s food value has won, it is of real significance to the retailer that the per capita con- sumption of oysters is unusually low. In 1931 approximately 18,000,000 bushels of oysters were supplied to the domestic market, according to W. H. Raye, a General Foods expert. If every oyster lover ate only a half bushel, it would mean that last year’s crop went the rounds of 36,000,000 people. And therein is a situation. In the first place, a half bushel of oysters for an inveterate, can’t-do-without oyster fan is a pitiful quantity. Five bushels during the eight “R’” months would be meager for him. As a matter of fact, the oyster grow- ers’ demon statistician found that about 2,000,000 real oyster eaters con- sumed 10,000,000 bushels. The remain- ing 8,000,000 bushels, they claim, were divided up among some 6,000,000 to 10,000,000 people. That is less than a bushel to a person. And it means that only 12,000,000 people, at the most, ate oysters regularly in 1931. For some 100,000,000 people who eat meat every day in this country the present oyster rations are slim indeed. These figures can best be interpret- ed by the grocer as “handwriting on the wall” that reads about as follows: “Regardless of the increasing popular- ity of the oyster the market has hardly been scratched. The opportunity for new profits in selling oysters is un- deniably there. The merchant who will energetically get behind the oyster and do some pushing is going to cash in handsomely on his efforts.” “Pushing the oyster” calls for no greater inventiveness on the merchant’s part. It involves merely the practice of those sound fundamentals of mer- chandising that are applied to every other item in the store. To begin with, it is highly import- ant that the merchant and his clerks become “oyster conscious” and know the product thoroughly. That is basic in selling anything. Once aware of the oyster’s salient selling points, the next step is passing the good word on to the customer, as often and as en- thusiastically as possible. Painting a delectable word-picture of steaming oyster stew for a cool evening; a tasty oyster cocktail for her next company dinner; acquainting her with all the convincing “health facts” science has recently learned about the oyster; stressing the economy angle (there is no waste in oysters)—here is the first job, the big assignment, in your cam- paign to ‘build extra profits out of oysters. Reiterating the ‘“‘sales talk” through regular publicity channels is another prime requirement. Local newspaper advertising, handbills, post cards and other mailing pieces, these are all mediums that will aid you, Prominently displaying oysters and calling attention to them through dis- play cards will also stimulate sales. Creating displays with associated items, such as crackers, catsup, chili sauce, sauces, condiments, lemons and all the other fixings—will also help boost the volume in other departments of the store as well as your oyster business. Much helpful information concern- ing the oyster is contained in Eco- nomic Circular No. 58—‘‘Oysters: An Important Health Food, with ninety- eight recipes.” This publication, issued by the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, may be obtained iby writing to this govern- mental department in Washington, The material it contains can be used to ac- quaint the merchant’s sales force and, in turn, their customers, with the many facts they should know about the oyster. Incidentally, it may be pos- sible in many cases to get the assist- ance of local newspapers in publishing the story of the oyster. The informa- tion in this booklet—and, we hope, in this article—will be found of service in such instances. Oysters R in season again, gentle- man, and new profits R in order. Let’s go after this vast potential market. James W. Hume. Number 2558 Egg Situation Favorable To Farmers. Much attention was called early in the summer to the rise in hog prices and later to the phenomenal advance in raw cotton on the ground that quo- tations for these products affect un- usually large numbers of producers and, consequently, have far-reaching repercussions on general purchasing power in the United States. A recent sharp rise in the price of eggs is also very significant from this same stand- point, as the egg and poultry indus- try is also widely scattered and ranks fifth among American farm industries in the total value of its products. The advance in wholesale egg prices, which has amounted to about Sc per dozen during the past month, is partly of a seasonal nature, but is based pr:- marily on an extremely strong statis- tical position which has gradually at- tracted a substantial volume of specu- lative buying. Stocks of eggs in stor- age were estimated bv the United States Department of Agriculture to amount to 5,955,000 cases on Sept. 1, that 1s less than two-thirds of the aver- age holdings on that date for the previous five years and ‘smalier than since 1916. As aggregate withdrawals from sur- plus in the months of September, October and November of recent years have averaged 6,160,000 cases, it is obvious that a similar volume of de- on any corre*ponding date mand for storage eggs this year would result in a total exhaustion of stocks prior to Dec. 1. Such an eventuality is certain to ‘be averted, however, by the law of supply and demand, which causes prices to advance as supply de- creases. Such a rise in prices normal- ly has a double effect—on the one hand, it results in reduced demand, and on the other hand, it encourages an increase in supply. However, it should be noted that demand for eggs is usu- ally rather inelastic, as many consum- ers shave ‘habits of egg consumption, such as regularly eating eggs for break- fast, which they will only alter under stress Of a very sharp rise in price. Egg production is also inelastic over short periods of time, as it is difficult to increase rapidly either the number of laying hens or the weekly output per hen. The fact that storage stocks of eggs are unusually small and _ steadily shrinking and that both demand and supply are relatively inelastic make probable a substantial further increase in egg prices before winter. Such a development should result in a con- siderable additional increase in farm purchasing power, which should, in turn, be very helpful to other types of retail trade in rural regions. oa ee Perhaps the only convincing answer to the philosopher who argues that wars are necessary to reduce the sur- plus population is to include him in the surplus population. DETROIT DOINGS. Late Business News From Michigan’s Metropolis. Twenty-five per cent. of a billion dollar tax bill passed by Washington a few months ago, is directed at the automotive industry. Motor vehicles and accessories are estimated to yield 55,000,000. There is a tax on inner tubes, casings, lubricating oil and gas- oline, which combined, makes a grand total of $273,000,000. And the eyes of the Nation look to this great industry as the Moses that will lead them out of the wilderness onto the road to progress and prosperity. Perhaps few people have really stopped to think what this staggering burden means to an industry that is already overtaxed almost beyond en- durance. To the motor truck branch of the industry, this is particularly dis- tressing. Trucks have been paying at the rate of $293,000,000 yearly in taxes, which represents approximately 28 per cent. of the total tax paid by motor vehicles — although trucks represent only about 12 per cent. of all auto- motive vehicles. Add to this tremen- dous total the new taxes which have just been levied, then figure out the result for yourself, if you can. Consider, also, what a blow this will be to the country at large, not only by handicapping the motor truck in- dustry in doing its part to promote prosperity, but in clogging the wheels of industry and distribution. There are today 3,500,000 trucks on the highways, because American industry and the American public must have rapid, dependable, flexible, economical transportation. Green vegetables and _ perishable fruits are hauled over-night as far as 300 miles. The equivalent of more than a thousand car-lots of peaches is haul- ed yearly from farms in New Jersey to New York City. Seventy-three per cent. of the shipments of produce from Southern Michigan for distances of twenty miles are by trucks. Reports published by the U. S. Department of Agriculture prove that in the North Central and Southeastern parts. of the United States, shipments of such articles as spinach, snap beans, mush- rooms, asparagus, tomatoes, strawber- ries, cantaloupes, grapes, peaches and many other fruits and vegetables are made largely by truck. These commodities, as examples of the use to which trucks are put, are hauled direct from farm to market. The daily carriage of fruits and vege- tables by motor trucks effects an econ- omy in transportation which enables retailers to distribute commodities to consumers at a cost much less than would otherwise be possible. Think also what this means to the farmer! Quickly and economically the truck carries his perishable produce to the best available markets—assuring top-notch prices and eliminating loss from spoilage. The truck is also be- ing used more and more by the farmer for the transportation of livestock. The number of cattle, calves, hogs and sheep marketed yearly by motor truck, totals approximately 17,000,000. In marketing livestock by truck the farm- er substantially reduces his transporta- tion costs as well as practically elim- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN inating loss from shrinkage. All this adds to farm profits. The Detroit Board of Commerce has ‘been designated by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board as authorized agent for stock subscriptions in the Federal Home Loan Bank, according to authority received from Franklin W. Fort, chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. The ‘bank in. which stock shares are now available is that of the Sixth District, which includes the states of Michigan and Indiana. The bank is located in Indianapolis. The bank covering this district is allowed a minimum capital of $8,000,- 000. It is expected that shares in the new ‘financial institution will be taken principally by building and loan asso- ciations, homestead associations, sav- ings ‘banks, co-operative banks and in- surance companies. The Federal Board has limited eligibility to partici- pate in the stock offering to institu- tions of those types. The subscription books were opened Sept. 14, and will remain open until Oct. 15. Harry L. Shearer, assistant secretary of the Detroit Board of Commerce, has been officially desig- nated as the local representative of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Through his efforts, subscriptions in this area are being taken. Applications for the stock have been distributed to all eligible organizations in Michigan. When the application blanks have been filled, they will be forwarded, with accompanying check, to Mr. Shearer, who, in turn, forwards them to Washington. It is expected that the Sixth District bank will open on Oct. 15, and no loan will be made by it until that time. Arrangements have been completed whereby Loft, Inc., will operate the candy departments of the sixty Eco- nomical Cunningham Stores in De- troit. Loft candy will be sold ex- clusively in these stores. Warehouse space has been secured for Loft in Detroit and Loft candies will be ship- ped in carloads from the Loft plant in Long Island. Loft will have its own organization to supervise counter and window displays, and will do its own newspaper advertising direct to the Detroit public. The ‘first shipment of Loft candies, amounting to 150,000 pounds, will leave within a week and it is estimated this Detroit connection will result in additional sales for Loft in excess of $1,000,000 per year. ——_2>>___ Housewares Volume Gains. Consumer response to seasonal housewares promotions has improved steadily this week. The slump in sales observed in most stores last week has been overcome and volume continues to gain daily. In addition to kitchen articles, goods in demand this week include dinner sets, hollow ware in pewter, plated and_ sterling silver, decorative pottery and a wide range of household utensils including brooms, clothes hampers and such Winter hard- ware products as ash receptacles and coal shovels. —_2~+ +___ Floor Wax. Melt together hard paraffin and powdered talc. Allow to cool and then force through a fine sieve, Lines of Interest To Grand Rapids Council. While in Jackson last week the re- porter met Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Brower, well known and very popular in Grand Rapids fraternal circles. Most of their friends will recall that they had extreme difficulty in com- pleting the technique of matrimony, owing to the day they selected for the happy occasion being a holiday and other unexpected tribulations. How- ever, the resourcefulness of a travel- ing salesman enabled “Al” to meet all the emergencies which arose to plague them. They were successfully married and are living a retired life on the “Aj-Ada” estate, located between Homer and Concord. Their time is largely occupied in entertaining their friends. In addition to their name on their mailbox, they have “U. C. T.” in lange letters, which means to mem- bers of the order that if you want to ‘borrow money, remain for a meal or stay over night, the “Welcome mat” is down for you. Both declare they are 100 per cent. happy and satisfied on the farm and have no desire to return to the bright lights and noise of the city. We congratulate both of them that they are living in retirement dur- ing this period of time through which we are passing, and Brother Brower feels that, as a farmer, he is much more fortunate than the man who is seeking orders for his firm and fre- quently not finding them. True, we are not living in the miil- lennium, ‘but by intelligent, well directed effort as individuals we can improve our conditions quite material- ly. We are many times inclined to be guided by axioms or proverbs that had their origin a few centuries ago when conditions were more primitive. To illustrate, ‘Self-preservation is Nature’s first law” and the “Survival of the fittest” and other misleading proverbs. In our complicated living at the present time, it is as essential that my neighbor prospers as it is that I prosper, for if one of us prospers and the other does not, eventually the one that prospers will have to contribute toward the support of the other. A large, well-equipped factory may be- come a liability if that factory is not engaged in producing something that is wanted and needed ‘by society. And when engaged in such production, a part of society is employed receiving a living wage. In the final analysis of life’s activities, most of us are engaged in exchanging a day’s work with some other man. He manufactures, produces or contributes the things we require and we do likewise, and the one essen- tial of the complex situation is that we continue to be employed. Then, this talk of self-preservation, industrially, is meaningless and obsolete. Preserva- tion of society and not the individual, must be the revised axiom if this coun- try is to endure. “Rugged! Individual- ism” means very little to the skilled automobile mechanic who walks the street looking for a job; it does not carry the salesman, a great ways if September 28, 1932 there is no purchasing power left those who would consume, but cannot, be- cause unable to obtain. Prosperity will be but a mirage unless the great mass of common people, the people whom Abraham Lincofn said, God loved, be- cause He made so many of them, have an opportunity to engage in producing the needs of society, and receive fair wages for such production. Let us help this cause by thinking in terms of the community, rather than the indi- vidual, and continue to enlarge the boundaries of the community, until we include the county, the state and the Nation. Charles A. Dunakin, residing at 441 Ethel avenue, member of Grand Rap- ids Council since March, 1908, recently suffered painful injuries to his back, due to slipping while loading pumps into his car. While unable to work, he is using the time during con- valescence at factory office conferring with officials relative ito future busi- ness policies. He is employed by Flint & Walling, Kendalville, Ind. Raymond J. Shinn, Michigan: repre- sentative of E. R. Squibb & Sons, while in Ypsilanti last week had the misifortune of his machine being broken into while parked in front of the hotel. His samples, apparently, were thoroughly inspected, but nothing was taken. It is presumed someone addicted to ‘the use of drugs was the offender, and was disappointed, as Brother Shinn carries nothing in the line of narcotics. Raymond W. Bentley, chairman of the New Years Annual Ball Commit- tee, has appointed the following to as- sist him: Clyde J. Laraway, R. P. Dolson, Paul Schmidt, Darcy Wilcox, Frank Holman, Walter E. Lypps and B. C. Saxton. They will have the next committee meeting following the Council meeting Oct. 1. This meeting will be held at the cottage of Clyde J. Laraway, at Cascade, and will be attended by the wives of members also. Mr. Laraway promises a very sumptuous lunch for the committee and their wives. Thomas Fishleigh left last Friday for a three weeks’ trip in the Upper Peninsula. Before leaving he handed the Senior Counselor an. application for re-instatement. Senior Counselor states that when a member does ‘that before leaving Grand Rapids on an extended trip he is a mighty level headed: indi- vidual. Chaplain Rutledge W. Radcliffe, in his ambitious search for knowldege, recently discovered many interesting things in connection with original laws on the statute books of Michigan. He states that some laws refer back to the beginning of time and apply to almost every subject ever discussed. We suggest that any member of Grand Rapids Council in need of legal enlightenment get in touch with Mr. Radcliffe, as we feel that he is now qualified to answer all questions per- taining to the laws. of Michigan. We regret to report that David Reid, proprietor of Reid’s Hotel, South Haven, is very ill. Mr. Reid is known as being a very loyal friend of the traveling salesmen. His son, Ray Reid, manager of the Herkimer Hotel, this city, was called to South Haven on account of the illness. ' { wt September 28, 1932 The next meeting of the Council will be held Saturday evening, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p. m., temple of Loyal Order of Moose. . The Ladies Auxiliary will meet in the ladies parlor at the same time. A class of candidates will be initiated into the mysteries of U. C. T. of A. At the initiation ceremonies it is highly desirable that we have a large attendance of members. The officers are “right on their toes” and this will, undoubtedly, be an exceptional meet- ing. Mrs. Ro P. Dolson, wife of our genial Past Counselor, R. P. Dolson, returned last week from an extended trip to Minnesota, visiting her mother, who resides at Fairmont. The trip was made by auto and very pleasant throughout. While her mother is reaching an advanced age, she is in excellent health and maintains a keen interest in the political affairs of the times. The first of a series of pot-luck luncheons, which will be held by the Ladies Auxiliary, was given last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Walter E. Lypps, 539 Scribner avenue. This was followed ty a benefit bridge in which there is no fixed charge, but a collection is taken. The net proceeds are placed in the Widows and Orphans Fund of the order. We commend them very highly for this worthy ob- jective. Twenty ladies of the Aux- iliary were present. First, second and consolation prizes were awarded to the fortunate and unfortunate. I 1) Pozier. ——_»~-~+ ——- Proceedings of the Grand Rapids Bankruptcy Court. Grand Rapids, Sept. 20—We have re- ceived the schedules order. of reference and adjudication in the matter of Harry Barrows, Bankrupt No. 5004. The bank- rupt is a resident of Grand Rapds. and his occupation is that of foreman at the Keeler Brass Co. The schedule of the bankrupt show assets of $375, with lia- bilities listed at $923.50. The bankrupt claims as exempt. according to his sched- ules, the sum of $725. The court has writ- ten for funds and upon receipt of same the first meeting of creditors will be called. Aug. 23. On this day adjourned hear- ig on composition in the matter of Budd Jewelry Co., of Kalamazoo, a Michigan corporation, alleged Bankrupt No. 4960, was held. Martin M. Fox, president of alleged bankrupt corporation, present in person and represented by Warner, Nor- cros & Judd, and John McNeil Burns, attorneys. Creditors represented by Cor- win & Davidson and Hilding & Baker, attorneys. Claims proved and allowed. Offer of composition of 10 per cent. cash and 15 per cent. notes considered and majority of creditors voted acceptance. Hearing adjourned without date. Certifi- cate of referee will be made and files returned to district court in due course for confirmation proceedings. Aug. 23. On this day adjourned hearing on composition in the matter of Martin M. Fox, alleged Bankrupt No. 4959, was held. Alleged bankrupt present in per- son and represented by Warner, Norcross & Judd, and John McNeil Burns, attor- neys. Creditors represented by Corwin & Davidson, Charles H. Lillie and Hilding & Baker, attorneys. Claims proved and allowed. Offer of composition 10 per cent. cash and 30 per cent. notes considered and majority of creditors voted accept- ance. Hearing adjourned without date. Certificate of referee will be made and files returned to district court. in due course for confirmation proceedings. i In the matter of Tony Varisco, indi- vidually and doing business as Twin City Grocery and Market, Z3ankrupvt No. 4859, return of compromise. show cause and snecial meeting of creditors was held un- der date of Sept. 20. No creditors were present or represented. Trustee repre- sented by Willard J. Banyon, attorney. Tt was determined that compromise offer he accepted and that notice to creditors be served providing appeal period. Bill of attorney for trustee approved and or dered paid. A first dividend to creditors was ordered paid in an amount as yet undetermined, which said amount will be determined after the expiration of the appeal period on the compromise offer. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Special meeting then adjourned without date. In the matter of B. EE. Krasner Co., Bankrupt No. 4806. The final meeting of creditors has been called for Oct. 7. The trustee’s final report will be approved at such meeting. There may be a first and final dividend for creditors. In the matter of Vander Werp & Fol- kertsma, Bankrupt No. 4803. The final meeting of creditors has been called for Oct. 7. The trustee’s final report will be approved at such meeting. There may be a first and final dividend for creditors. In the matter of Dewey C. Allchin, Bankrupt No. 4796. The final meeting of creditors has been called for Oct. 7. The trustee’s final report will be approved at such meeting. There may be a first and final dividend ‘to creditors. In the matter of Edith M. Blair, Bank- rupt No. 4677. The final meeting of cred- itors has been called for Oct. 7. The trustee’s final report will be approved at such meeting. There probably will be no dividend for general creditors. In the matter of Gilbert Sluyter, doing business as Cadillac Hardware Co., Bank- rupt No, 4649. The final meeting of cred- itors has been called for Oct. 7. The trustee’s final report will be approved at such meeting. There will be a first and final dividend for creditors. Sept. 21. We have received the sched- ules, order of reference and adjudication in the matter of Reint R. Troff, Bankrupt No, 5005. The bankrupt is a resident of Kalamazoo, and his occupation is that of houseman and chauffer. The schedules of the bankrupt show assets of $500, which sum is set aside as exempt to the bankrupt. ‘The labilities listed are $3,- 438.48. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of same the first meet- ing of creditors will be called. Sept. 21. We have received the order of reference and adjudication in the mat- ter of Family Circle Stores, Inc,, Bank- rupt No. 5000. This is an involuntary bankruptcy matter. We have ordered the schedules filed and upon receipt of same we shall publish herein the list of sched- uled assets, liabilities, and the creditors of said bankrupt concern. In the matter of Weber Bros., Bank- rupt No. 4997. The first meeting of cred- itors has been called for Oct. 10. In the matter of Maynard Stauffer, Bankrupt No. 4992. The first meeting of creditors has been called for Oct. 10. In the matter of William Carl King, 3akrupt No. 4993. The first meeting of creditors has been called for Oct. 10. In the matter of Jacob Schumacher, formerly doing business under the name of Banner Bakery, Bankrupt No. 4873. The first meeting of creditors has been called for Oct. 10. In the matter of Clark M. Hoxie, Bank- rupt No. 4924. The first meeting of cred- itors has been called for Oct. 10. In the matter of Harry Barrows, Bank- rupt No. 5004. The first meeting of cred- itors has been called for Oct. 10. In the matter of Louis J. Hinken, Bank- rupt No. 4984. The first meeting of cred- itors has been called for Oct. 10. In the master of Metzzar Co.. Inc., Bankrupt No. 4985. The sale of assets has been called for Oct. 7 at the premises formerly occupied by the bakrupt at 503 Grandville avenue, Grand Rapids. The tollowing property will be sold: wood and metal machinery. mscellaneous’ factory tools and equipment, motors, miscellane- ous stock and office furniture and fix- tres, appraised at $2,830.75. All inter- ested in such sale should be present at the date above stated. In the matter of Central Electre Co., Bankrupt No. 4725, final meeting was held under date of Sept. 19. Bankrupt was represented by attorney John G. Ander- son. Trustee was represented by Ber- nard E. Cook, attorney. Russell Straley was present tor certain creditors and cer- tain other creditors were present in per- son. Balance of blls, notes and accounts receivable was sold to Edward T. Healey, of Muskegon. Certain attorneys’ bills were approved and ordered paid. Order was made for the payment of expenses of administration and for the payment of preferred tax claims as far as_ the funds on hand would permit. No dividend to general creditors. No objection to bankrupt’s discharge. Final meeting ad- journed without date. Sept. 23. We have received the sched- ules. order of reference and adjudication in the matter of Ernest Listander, Bank- rupt No. 5006. The bankrupt is a resident of Pere Marquette township, county of Mason. His occupation is that of a farmer. The schedules of the bankrupt show assets of $3,162.75, with liabilities Isted at $2,025.56. The sum of $517.50 is et aside to bankrupt as exempt. The eourt has written for funds and upon receipt of same the first meeting of cred- itors will be called. Sept. 23. We have received the sched- ules, order of reference and adjudcation in the matter of William Brummeler’s Sons Co., a Michigan corporation, Bank- rupt No. 5007. The bankrupt has had his residence in the city of Grand Rapids. The schedules of the bankrupt show as- sets of $42,395.04. with liabilities listed on the schedules at $54,808.82. The list of creditors of said bankrupt is as follows: (Continued on page 22) Would you consider for a moment tak- ing out a lite insurance policy with an individual rather than with a well- established company? Hardly. Then why leave your lite insurance pro- ceeds to be managed and invested by an individual? Why not put your lite insurance in trust with this established institution as trustee — to protect the proceeds, to pay both income and principal to whomever you wish whenever you wish? THE MICHIGAN TRUST co. GRAND RAPIDS THE FIRST TRUST COMPANY IN MICHIGAN 4 MOVFMENTS OF MERCHANTS. Detroit—L. Sandoz-Vuillee, Inc., 701 Stephenson building, agent, and = as- sembler of clocks and watches, has changed its name to Sandoz, Inc. Detroit—The Arrow Supply Co., 9530 Livernois avenue, plumbing and _ heat- ing, has been incorporated with a cap- ital stock of $1,000, all subscribed and paid in. Cleaners & Detroit Sunbright Dvers. Inc. 11000 East Jefferson avenue, has changed its name to Mitchell's Sunbright Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. Deckerville—Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wyatt, formerly of Detroit, have op- ened the Wyatt Inn, i larest residences converted hayin naving in town one Of tne nto a hote Flint—The Tuscola Sand & Gravel Co. 1405 Broadway, has been incorpo- a capitalization of $10,000, $1,200 rated with of which has been subscribed and paid in. 1 ae ae ~ i & Sunnis € Detroit—Avers Fuel & Supply ©o. too. nresniced to deel to tember as peen Organized (oO ucet ts LUTOCT, hay cen til f.0) anal All wath 2 OL Suppiltes, fur ANG Obi ih a =? OOO } 33} “mhed ca Or 31, UUl wii Subscribed >? A para r 4% ray oo ss 2 i pe staal rT} oo ‘ ~ at Borgess Hospital, tolowmg an €x- tod iline tended Min ess De ; fead Srrew > atc I a Detroit— Mead Screw Products, inc., 2221 DP so ee 5 a &o Brookivn avenue, has peen organ- , : ’ + e cn } penta char ff ) a : ed with a capital STOCK of o,t 00 snares ne ch ‘ ac . + > } hare t. +7 or a at So.0U) a Share. $5,400 being sub- ra 1 in Se read and pal : : ; ner > ; rare lat " s Detroit—Packers Outlet, Inc., 12541 : ‘ . i t Ve i. Sa cr 1 LTOCeries > cts s bec CV 20- ‘ ~ » - > " G Wie u > > cm < i a - SC CA A bent } pott ate } Yet \ Vis ors c 1313 Detroit | : Produce b > OR corp r ee W < CK sO _ which St ef > se Ce Pate W \ »,9Te x \ THO ms A X\ ‘ Las tron, fF oOUrtn t _eGgar streets ¥ 7 ee c > xv to 2 > ) 2S a yor > : Yr . with > Ore’ v Cila u ct> Wit a cap stock S15.00 subseribe aa a Kalama re «©6Colum bi ote 348 tect Uichiocan arenr hac A I40 > MAN ~ ve as erge S$ pusimess to a STOCK COrMm- > \ er the same stvle with a cap- ’ ~ ~ . x STOCK OF SO > re ¢ cnb-~ OF DOU : if scribe paid . year + ~ ~$r _ ¥ * c ~ OCtr rocesses E i > ~ ce r al tec sig ct ¢ e \ stack af 5 s es at $3! s e & reine e Ye .- ). Cancahdate : “pe x C WV APEE> Ma OU Metals - an i 28S Dariun e oe f . . -~ 4 ower is — + . tt Ox Ors © 0 et alrovs . - = i. + anaes . RAK tL > ~ Ww a capita: STOCK OF QIU SILRAF O Ww Cit 2s CS SuUOSCrIoe AKC < QTPET? ~ 4 y Dia on Oa . wD ATYS avenue nas ~ +. + $.. erge . simess Oe a stock com- pan} er tre SX e stvie With 2 Cap- ‘ ~= , —s San stock $5,000. of which $1,300 has a ae . EE acl Si . ee SuDSCIIDS 3 SiO Par IM. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Detroit — The Davison Cut Rate Hardware & Furniture Co., Inc., 2733 Davison avenue, has been incorporated to conduct a retail business with a capital stock of 100 shares at $10 a share, $1,000 being subscribed and paid in. Battle Creek—Miss Anna M. Pfan- stiehl, who has conducted a millinery and corset shop at 32 West Michigan is closing out the millinery stock and will continue the other branch of her business at the corner and North McCamly avenue, of Champion streets. Detroit—Burns Shoes has moved to West Grand River avenue, taking shoe store, a a shoe store, >>") me iS ever the former Rapp’s location which has been under various ownerships, continuous- forty-five years. Burns Shoes taken stock of Baines Bootery on the same street. Fe» ¥ - ly tor over the has Detroit—Joseph A. Sominsky, dealer furnishings and for men, 9910 Gratiot avenue, has nereed the business into a stock com- UMact the styie O1 loe > & ut Rate u Inc., with a cap- $1,000 being sub- Department Store, it 270 000 DeV, ital stock © scribed and paid in ‘tint Activities of the Chevrolet Moter Co. are expected to be increased n~antially as a result of the an- ‘at of the permanent closing of the concerns assembly plant in asville, Wis., and the transferral of ‘ s fu to Flint. Part of erations of a Fisher Body unit sile } } also to be closed, will be to the Fisher unit in Flint. nsrerrec th Maple Rapids—Orrin J. Jolls has enec new store in the building re- cently purchased from C. D. Crook. tq .* . . CS He expects to add a line ot dry goods Mr. twenty-four years ex- stock in the future. near : 4 the counter in Maple been employed by J. Horr and C. D. known by the local M. Roberts, 5. FP. Crook, and is well Walker which was closed recently Owesseo—The plant of the \ > appointed, may be re- anal a receiver . ’ an afer made ot Detroit, to of the estate of the company’s assume the Union Guardian Detroit, and take over all its n approved he offer Federal assets. by the Thirty Ishpeming busi- pledged their support calls the to ve a mardi gras, which for an celebration on three ‘hts. The promoters plan start : with a mardi gras street parade Tharsday evening and on Friday night here will be an open air amateur box program on a special platform to ected near the city fountain. Ses eral of the county's amateur boxers will take part in the show. One of the n features Saturday night will be a street dance on the city square, with an orchestra occupying the platform which WW tl be used by the boxers Friday eht. Rusiness houses will be open on the three evenings of the mardi gras Manufacturing Matters. Muskegon—The Orion Electric Co., West Laketon avenue and Sixth street, has been organized to manufacture and deal in electrical transformers and other electrical goods, with a capital stock of $10,000 preferred and 1,000 shares no par value, $10,000 being sub- scribed and paid in. Detroit—The J. E. Erickson Manu- facturing Co., 1274 First Nat'l Bank building, has been organized to manu- facture and sell clothes wringers at wholesale and retail with a capital stock of 390 shares at $10 a share, $3,900 being subscribed and paid in. Manistee — The sale of Century Boats, Inc., to Ard E. Richardson, of Lansing, has been completed with the approval of the referee in bankruptcy. The terms of the sale have not been announced but it is understood that the plant will be maintained here. ——_+2+2>__ Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids office of Standard Brands, Inc., serving virtually all of the Western Michigan territory, is now occupying its new two-story brick building, Increasing sales and requirements for additional office space made larger quarters necessary. An electrically refrigerated stockroom occupies a large part of the first floor. Connected the ‘building is a garage housing the fleet trucks serving this territory as a part of the Nation-wide Fleischmann delivery sys- tem which makes it possible to keep grocers and bakers supplied with fresh with of yeast and Chase & Sanborn’s dated coffee. Lester J. Smyth is the sales Che personnel includes, among delivery man_ for agent. others, a special special service and a traveling service assists solving who The new building is a representative, their problems. part of the Standard Brands expansion program. C. L. Corey, one. time traveling salesman for the defunct National Grocer Co., engaged in the canning business at Zeeland about ten years ago. The enterprise failed after one or two seasons and Corey then en- gaged in the same line of business at Holland. Tiwo or three years later this organization made a_ disastrous failure. Corey then moved on to Hartford and organized the Van Buren County Canning Co. This un- the Corey has transferred himself Shore, created a new organization known as the Pride Products Co. It will Italian and dertaking is now in bankruptcy court. to Jersey Penn., where he Local confine its operation to Chinese foods. Four Grand Rapids landlords will attend the annual meeting of the Mich- igan Hotel Association at Traverse City Friday and Saturday of this week William R. Duffy, A. A, Frost, Ted Beecher and Tom Luce. oo Trade Divided on Cheap Swim Suits. With showings of 1933 bathing suits the week in November, selling agents cen- tered thet the on the action to be taken on the cheap definitely scheduled for second interest during week kk nlow- ina reports that one large mi'l would the : made introduced Jast season, discontinue its that cheap range on yround higher yarn prices September 28, 1932 it unprofitable, agents expressed the hope that the action would be taken generally by all important producers. Some were inclined to doubt the soundness of such a move, however, feeling that there was a good isarker for the low end goods, provided the mills did not start another price cutting. weve of —_—_$_~»->—____ Cheap Housewares Sell Freely. Re-orders on small kitchenwares are in substantial volume this week. The call for utensils retailing in the 10 to 75 cent ranges is especially strong this season. Other lines aided by the sea- sonal promotions include kitchen fur- niture, which has scored exceptionally well on moderate-price cabinets s well as on breakfast nook and similar pieces. Bridge table demand is repori. ed good in stores featuring such mer- chandise, but limited in other arta] e3tap- lshments. Higher price lines of all descriptions are being neglected by consumers in favor of low-end and medium goods. ——_+-+—___— Window Glass Sales Gain. Increasing of window glass feature current business in the glass trade. The rise has ‘been gradual and insistent. Early figures regarding turrover of pressed and blown giass- ware in the country-wide houseware sales have encouraged producers of these lines regarding the prospects for Fall trade. Stemware and a variety of specialties enjoy the call. The present demand from furni- ture houses has added to the opera- tions of mirror makers. The peak de- for bottles and containers, es- pecially for home use, has been passed. Sales the wide best mand —_.2. > Activities of Fred G. Timmer, Trustee in Bankruptcy. The assets of the Metzgar Co., Grand Rapids, of wooden will be sold at auction Oct. 7. The assets of the Currey Publishing Co. were sold at public auction as a going business, Sept. 19, to Jack Ko- sofsky. manufacturer wheels been made of the sale of assets of the Century Boat Co. to Aard E. Operation of the plant was not discommoded on ac- Confirmation has Richardson. count of bankruptcy and it is under- that Mr. Richardson will tinue the business. Final meetings in the case of Charles Grand Rapids, and William D. Guidotti, Grand Rapids, were held on Sept. 26. Both of thes« pay dividends to creditors. stood con- F. Thompson, cases will —_——__-.>-~-e————_ Fourteen New Readers of the Trades- man. Che following new subscribers been received during the past week: Cohodas Co., Ishpeming. Evening News, Petoskey. L. G. Crisp, Elk Rapids. Julius Magnuson, Grand H. B. Beattie, Elbridge. Floyd E. Marsh, Walkerville. Chas. Midland. Frank F. Holman, Grand Rapids. J. H. Harm Grand Rapids. Parisian Cleaners & Dyers, Granc Bros. Rapids. Ein rise rtass, iL ink, Rapids, vids. he i Clarence Yared, Grand Ra Gea Brinks, Grand Rapids. _ De Py > = C, Brugma, Grand Rapids. Claude L. Peifer, Grand Rapids. — September 28, 1932 Essential Features of the Grocery Staples. Sugar — Local jobbers hold cane granulated at 4.70c. Beet granulated is all sold out. Tea—The market has shown but little change since the last report. Primary markets have been doing bet- ter on Indias so far as the demand is concerned, but prices are unchanged. Consumptive demand for tea is not quite as good as it was when the weather was warmer. First hands demand is moderate. Coffee—The past week has brought no relief to the Brazilian coffee situa- tion, speaking particularly of Santos, which has done most of the advancing. The supply of Santos in this country is still small and is getting smaller all the time, because it is not being aug- mented ‘by much receipts. The revo- lution is still on in Brazil and the Santos ports are still closed. Santos coffee could come to this country through other ports than those which are closed, but for some reason Brazil is not doing this. Both Rio and San- tos have shown further advances dur- ing the week and there is hardly any limit to where Santos will go if the Brazilian revolution continues. Mild coffees show no change for the week. Jobbing market on roasted, coffee is feeling the effect of the Brazilian situa- tion, not only on Rio and Santos, but on other grades as well. Consumptive demand for coffee is about as usual. Canned Fruits — California fruits have been well worked up, and, the large carryover last summer has been well moved out of finst hands at deast. The amount of old’ and new peaches held by canners at this time is put at upwards of 7,000,000 cases, which is a much more favorable showing than existed a year ago. California pears have strengthened also. Formal open- ing prices have not as yet been named. Canned. Vegetables—The final phase of tomato packing is now on, and un- sold stocks ‘have worked into much firmer hands. The advance produced a spurt of buying, which helped con- siderably to carry it along until at present prices have reached levels at which commission houses offered neiw. pack tomatoes for future delivery sev- eral months ago. Other major vege- tables are holding very firmly. Corn is quite strong in the East, and stand- ard white corn has even showed a little more strength. Occasional offerings of better grades from the Middle West thave proved mildly upsetting to the Bantam market, but fancy yellow corn is held well in Maine and New York State. Prospects of a small pack of ‘beans keeps the refugee market firm, although price depends largely on seller and this particular need for an outlet at any given time. Canned Fish—The sales movement of salmon for the week ended Septem-. ber 14 was reported in the Northwest as 159,493 cases for domestic and 14,- 935 cases for export. Pinks showed by far the best movement to domestic markets, being 95,283 cases of the total. Fancy salmon is in very short supply, with Blueback practically sold out. The pack of fancy Columbia: River chinook was very light, and Puget Sound sockeyes are in extremely nar- row supply for the coming year, Dried Fruits—The Jewish holidays and the return of weather have taken some of the snap out of the dried fruit market, but satisfactory activity is reported in raisins by job- bers and packers. The spot raisin market finds itself adjusted. to the low- er prices which developed some weeks ago on the Coast. A shipment of raisins is due in to-day, and will come warmer on a market practically bare. A good volume of ‘business has been booked against this arrival, so far. Dried fruits are likely to settle down to a trading basis here now that no im- portant developments are likely on the Coast. The prune pool is functioning well and has the market from the standpoint of the growers under con- trol. Packers given the pool sympathetic support. The problem is one of keeping up volume consump- tion at the higher prices. This market consumed an enormous amount of medium sized prunes last year, large- have ly on price appeal. Nobody made much money and selling prunes was more or less of a headache, with a sloppy market and hand-to-mouth buy- ing. The coming year bids fair to cor- rect the demoralization of the previous season. Apricots holding well here in California, with buying now on routine The dried apple market in tthe West is somewhat easier and peaches are less firmly held. Beans and Peas—The weak spot in the dried bean market during the week has been in marrows, which are lower. Other varieties remain steady to finm and are in good de- mand. About the middle of the week, however, pea beans and red kidneys showed some light signs of weakness. Dried peas, green splits, etc., are fifm- er and higher. Cheese—Cheese is in moderate de- mand, but the offerings are rather ample and the market has been weak on that account. Nuts—The market is featured this week by announcement of opening prices on shelled almonds. Although the price opened higher than last year, a very active market has been report- ed. Word from abroad indicates that the almond crop in both Sicily and Spain is going to be quite late. Spot prices on Jordans and Alicantes have eased ‘slightly. French walnuts are steadv, and shellers abroad look for a cleanup of old goods before the new crop is ready. The new it is said, will be only 40 per cent. of last vear and ‘humidity is reported as hav- ing damaged even this reduced crop, with the result that there will be a smaller supply of halves. Olive Oil—The Spanish olive oil market shows a slightly declining tendency, quotations from Spain being about 1 peseta less on last enquiries. The outlook, it is felt here, is for a lower market ahead, with prices re- ceding through the fall months as the new crop develops. The crop looks fairly large and Greece expects a considerably larger crop. Italian oil is acting in sympathy with the Span- ish market. Rice—The market is slowly settling down, but the point has not been reached yet where millers are prone to cover their requirements very far ahead. Prolifics ‘have shown an easier are basis. only crop, new MICHIGAN TRADESMAN rice has become available in larger quantities. Further tendency as new Blue Rose declines are seen in rough rice as stocks accumulate in the hands of the farmers. Prices are unchanged Salt Fish—Demand, for mackerel and other salt ‘fish the been light, but prices are firm and the during week ‘has undertone is healthy and strong on ac count of light supply. Syrup and Molasses—Demand for sugar syrup has been quiet during the week. No particular change in price. Compound syrup is dull at about un- changed: prices. moderately active. Molasses unchanged, 5S Vinegar—Vinegar prices remain firm because of the statistical position. A large producer reports the demand as running even with the previous year. —_+-.___ Review of the Produce Market. Apples —. 25@35e per bu. for Wealthy, Strawberry and Dutchess; selected fruit commands 50@75c; Mc- Intosh fetch $1 per bu. Bagas—Canadian, 75c per 50 lb. sack. 3ananas—444@43%c per lb. Butter—Butter has been fairly steady during the week, the only change being a decline of le per lb. At the present writing the receipts are moderate and the demand about sufficient to absorb them. Jobbers hold plain wrapped prints at 2Zlc and 65 lb. tubs at 20c for extras. Cabbage—50c per bu. California Fruits—Plums, $1.25 per box; Bartlett Pears, $1.75 per box. Cantaloupes—Michigan Osage are nearly exhausted. They are sold as follows: x PE ee $ .50 2 Ea A5 UPA =~ 100 Carrots—25c per doz. bunches; 65c per bu. Cauliflower—$1 for box containing 6@9. Celery—20@30c per bunch. Cocoanuts—/75c per doz. or $5.50 per bag. Cucumbers—No. 1 home grown, 40c per doz.; No. 2, 75c per bu. Dried Beans—Michigan jobbers pay as follows for hand picked at shipping station: ©. H. Pea from elevator _..__- $1.60 Pea ftom farmer 82 1.30 Light Red Kidney from farmer__ 1.80 Dark Red Kidney from farmer__ 1.80 Cranberry beans to farmer _____. 2.40 Eges—The price has advanced 4c per doz. Jobbers pay 21c for 56 lb. crates and 22c for 57 and 58 lb. Jobbers sell candled eggs at 23c. Cold storage are now being offered on the following basis: Mme candied = = Ze Me Gang@le¢h 18¢c @heeks: 00 17c Grape Fruit—Isle of Pines command $6@6.50 box. Grapes — Wordens Niagaras command $1.60 per doz. 4 lb. baskets; Delawares, $1.75; Wordens in bulk, 75c per bu. Green Corn—l10c for Evergreen. Green Onions—l5c per doz. Green Peas — $1.75 per hamper for Calif. or Wash. Honey Dew Melons—$1.60 for crates of either 9 or 12. and 5 Lettuce—In good demand on the following basis: Imperial Valley, 6s, per crate __$3.00 {mperial Valley, 4s and 5s, crate 3.50 Home grown leaf, per bu. _____ 0 I.emons—The price is $1 lower than a week ago, as follows: 300 Stnict (2 $11.00 S00 Sitnkist 20. 0 11.00 300 Red Ball. 10.00 300 Red Bat 10.00 Mushrooms—40c per one Ib. carton. Oranges—Fancy Sunkist California Navels are now sold as follows: 6 $4.50 SQ) 4.50 7G o 450 20 4.50 CAG 4.50 ee 4.25 AOS 2 400 624 —. 400 Red Ball, 50c per box ou Q Beets—30c doz. bunches: 6 per bu. Onions—Home per 40c Growers grown, per bu. for medium yellow. are re- ceiving 30c per 100 Ibs. for their crops. Parsley—40c per doz. bunches. Peaches—The local crop is nearing the end. The price range is about as follows: Bibeetas = 75c@$1 Pneaiis $1.00 Lemon Frees 7 5 Pears—Bartletts, No. 1, $1@1.2 bu.; No. 2, 50@75c per bu.; Sickl Pickling Stock—Onions, 60c per box of 20 Ibs.; cukes, $2.25 per bu. or 15c per 100. Plums—Prices range as follows: Lombards a 65¢ Prge _. 45@90c 75@90c Potatoes—Home grown, 65c per 100 NMelow i209 Ibs. on the local market. Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as follows: Preavy fowls 13c Eneht fowls 2 9@10c Dueks 12¢ Bight Brotiers 2 ibs 12c Rock Broilers, 2% lbs. up ____ 15@17c Quinces—$2.25 per bu. Radishes—10c per doz. bunches. Spinach — 65c per bu. for home grown. String Beans—75c per bu. Tomatoes—Home grown, 25c per 1% bu.; 50c per bu. Veal Calves — Wilson & Company pay as follows: Paney (2 8@9c GO0@ 6c Medtam: 2 _. Se Wax Beans—75c per bu. Watermelons — So cheap that no price can be quoted. Good melons sold on the local market to-day at Ic apiece. 2s? >____ A dietitian says a well balanced diet will enable a person to This is cited as an additional reason why one should feed only soup to nuts. write and memorize poetry. —__+~-<-____ These days, it makes very little dif- Four out of talk about the depression, and the fifth denounces the four who don’t talk about anything except the depression. ference. five 6 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 99 vm September 28, 19 MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE Selling To the Insurance Companies. Unless an insurance company, whether stock or mutual, exercises the greatest care in the selection of the holders of its fire insurance policies that company is liable to be a prefer- red purchaser for the buildings, or other property covered by the policy. That is, the insuring company is per- haps not a purchaser but a preferred paver of the value of the insured prop- erty. Whatever may be said about the absence of the moral hazard in pres- ent day insurance losses it is quite evi- dent that insurance carriers are paying for many losses which should never oecur and which would not happen if times were normal. Much real estate, consisting of the buildings, is ‘burned by the indebtedness which rests on the owner. Many lazy farmers who ride about the country instead of remaining at home doing farm work, see the in- surance company as the only source of relief from the overwhelming load of debt which threatens the loss of their lifetime work. When the fire comes it is liable to appear in the loss reports as being due to “cause un- known”. That cause “cause unknown” covers a multitude of sins of commis- Honest farmers for protection sion and omission. property misfortune over- insure their against loss when takes them and they are glad to con- tribute to their neighbors who may have a like misfortune. 3ut honest farmers do object to paying for losses for their rascally neighbors who have a fire to liquidate ¢heir debts. It is the bounden duty of the officers of any mutual insurance company to thoroughly investigate all losses re- ported as resulting from “cause un- known.” Weed out the rascals. They should not have insurance in a com- pany composed of honest men. The only way it appears in which the rascals can be detected before a fire is to investigate and inspect, not only once a year but whenever the oppor- tunity presents itself. These investi- gations and inspections, to be worth anything, must be thorough and com- prehensive. A perfunctory inspection will mean very little in the detection of the rascally minded member of any mutual. —_—__~+ ++ When Honesty Pays. One very simple way of running the risk of losing a lot of money is to be inaccurate in making out proof of a fire loss under an insurance policy. The uninformed may suppose. that if the over-states his loss, or under- states the amount or value of property saved from the fire, he is merely get- ting a chance to receive from the in- surance company more than he is en- titled to. It is easy for insured to be- lieve that he needs the money more than the wealthy insurance company does. But those few holders of insurance policies who have taken the trouble to read them—and thereby to find out i1 advance just where they will stand in are familiar with a little = case of loss clause to the effect that if insured tells any fibs in his proofs of loss, and so on, the insurance company need not pay him one cent—need not even re- turn what he has paid by way of premiums. That provision ought to make the insured quite “religiously” opposed to making, or swearing to, a false proof of loss. A Nebraska man, and, in another state, a New Hampshire man, made the very plausible excuse for over-stating their losses that they did not expect the insurance company would be will- ing to pay the full amount of the claim and therefore added a bit on, so that it could be knocked off by compromises. The highest courts of those two states said that the excuse was not good, and that the insurance companies did not have to settle under the policies. Yea, verily, it pays to be honest— sometimes. way of —_—__+-+___— Fire Prevention Week, October 9-15. Fire Prevention Week has reached the status of a National institution of very real importance. While it has found its place on the calendar as a memorial of the great Chicago Fire, it is not an occasion of mere com- memoration but a practical campaign to reach educational and constructive results in the safety of life and prop- erty. In this time of economic stress it becomes of surpassing importance. Preventable fire losses constitute a terrible drain upon the energies and resources of the Nation. Property values have decreased nearly 50 per cent. and yet our losses by fire have not been reduced. America burns al- most a half billion dollars in property values annually. With the Nation harrowed by financial emergencies and high tax burdens, this needless waste is not only inexcusable, it is tragic. Varied progrants may be suggested, but individual initiative and practical application produce the most perman- ent results. ——__» + + Ideals Held By Some Bankers. I see that my friend Follmer is laboring under the impression that Erroneous Michigan banks are required by law to pay depositors on demand or close their doors. Many persons, including bankers, have the same impression. Bankers have said to me during the last year, “I wish we had the same protection the building and _ loans have.” As a matter of fact, they have the same protection; they only need the nerve to apply it. There is noth- ing in the Michigan law which requires a bank to pay its deposits on demand, on thirty or sixty days’ notice or any other definite time. The only section in the law on this subject is Section 26 which reads as follows: “Any bank which by its articles of incorporation shall designate its busi- ness as that of a savings bank may receive on deposit money offered by tradesmen, mechanics, laborers, ser- vants, minors and other persons; and all deposits in said banks shall be re- paid ‘to the depositors when required at such time or times and with such interest and under such regulation as the board of directors of the bank from time to time prescribes, which regula- tion shall be printed and conspicuous- ly exposed in some place accessible and visible to all in the business office of said bank.” By this you will see that the matter rests entirely with the board of di- rectors, which can adopt regulations following the ‘building and loan law if it wishes. I am glad to say that some banks during the last year have so changed their regulations and without There is no rea- solvent bank any adverse results. son why a perfectly should be compelled to pay out all of its liquid funds to frightened de- positors to the detriment of those who are loyal, when by regulation every depositor would be protected. Charles N. Remington, Pres. G. R. Mutual Loan Ass’n. —__.--——_—_ 3uilding and Don’t insist on hearing both sides of everything—especially bass drums. Deodorizers. 1 Memic chloride 2 282 208 4 Jane chloride — 222 5 Aluminum chloride =. 3085222) 5 Calcium chieride (2) 2. 4 Maneanese chloride 2222) 2 0 3 Water @: 6) =22 225050 oe 90 2, Sulphate iron —2) 5-22 222-26 ozs. Crude carbolic acid ___-__--24 ozs. Water 225 250 96 ozs. 3; Sulphate ton =222 1 lb. Plaster matic 2222550 as 3: 0ZS. Intusotial earth = 92 22 2 ozs. A Sulphuric acid 22-52-92 90 Pot, permanganate —.2 5 45 Water: 0 3 4200 Dissolve the potassium in water and add the acid. 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You can find out what honest pro- tection means at an honest price by writing one of the com- panies below. You will be promptly supplied with complete FEDERAL HARDWARE & IMPLEMENT MUTUALS Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Minnesota Implement Mutual ‘Fire Ins. Co. Owatonna, Minnesota Stevens Point, Wisconsin a ee Sonera peat ee I Bieri EEN BE NT easement enierieemeianie ana sc ed Ng Sonera peat See ne ere aE ESOT OMnCNUrTOTE NTO Se ere en September 28, 1932 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN able retail meat business. and cured pork. Two Wave Yo Use te Eich Pen (od OF) The two ways to use the fresh picnic as given here require first the removal of the hock. 1. Remove the skin, or collar, from the outside of the shoulder. Saas Cuts From the Fresh Picnic Shoulder Suggestions for creating a greater demand for the fresh picnic shoulder are presented in the following illustrations. The bones in the picnic make this piece of meat dif- ficult to carve. By following the cutting methods given below it can be made highly satisfactory for the consumer. 2. Lift meat from the bones by cutting in from one side. Rolled Picnic Shoulder The boneless piece of meat used for on one side to insert a dressing. customer. CASH IN ON PORK How To Create More Profitable Meat Business. Slow moving pork cuts are one of the problems of the retail meat dealer. Any suggestions which will aid in stimulat- ing the sale of such cuts as ham shanks, ham butts, end cuts of pork loins, etc., are a real contribution toward a more profit- The National Live Stock and Meat Board has assembled a wealth of up-to-the minute ideas on this subject. These ideas not only take into consideration the movement of slow selling cuts, but offer ways of ‘dressing up’’ the more popular cuts to develop a new appeal for all parts of the pork carcass. All of the ideas are thoroughly practical. Many of them originated in retail markets in various parts of the country where they have been used extensively and found to be highly profitable. Through an arrangement with the Board its modern methods of cutting pork are to be explained in detail in these columns. The first installment appears in this issue. Others will follow at regular intervals. The series include both fresh The Fresh Prenic With the Hock Removed Cushion Style Picnic Shoulder The Cushion Style Picnic Shoulder not only provides a roast that is easily carved but one that may be stuffed with a dressing. 4. The counied Cushion Style Pic- the Cushion Style Picnic can be rolled to t nic Shoulder with edges sewed make a juicy, easily carved roast which b a) together. A small opening is left will appeal to the most discriminating The Completed Rolled Picnic Shoulder MICHIGAN TRADESMAN September 28, 1932 UNDER THE EARTH. Scientific confirmation seems to be accumulating in support of the biblical phrase which refers to “the waters un- der the earth.” For some time certain geologists have held that the earth’s crust is a shell surrounding a vast sea of molten rock, below which lies the solid core of metals and minerals mak- ing up the mass and weight of the world. How deep it lies below the sur- face remains a matter of conjecture, although studies in gravity made by Dr. F. A. Vening-Meinecz in the West Indies and reported to the American Geophysical Union seem to confirm its existence. If there is such a molten sea beneath our feet, forty miles down or more, i's movements must be immeasurable n+ the surface, for at such deep levels the pressures from above are incredible. But the existence of a semi-liquid found>tion for the visible world would account for variations in gravitatonal pressures and for the slow rise and fall of continental masses, which go on at a measurable rate in many places. An extension of the same theory permits a fascinating speculation as to the origin of the present contours of the continents. Some scientists think they have drifted like great islands on this subterranean sea. It can be shown, indeed, that the two Americas might ence have fitted neatly into the out- lines of Europe and Africa, as though there was once upon a time a vast continent which came apart. What lies beneath the crust of the earth must probably remain forever a problem in speculation. The deepest mine is less than a pin prick in the world’s surface. The deepest hole in the ocean and _ highest mountain on land would be imperceptible on the earth if it were reduced to the scale of the ordinary geographical globe. Only by delicate measurements of such forces as gravity and by the interpre- tation of what happens at the surface can the nature of the earth below be known. But by similar observation and reasoning science has measured the firmament and weighed the stars in their courses, coming slowly but surely to knowledge which once seem- ed hopelessly beyond human reach. QUANTITY BUYING. Congratulations are to be extended to the Boston Conference on Retail Distribution for the excellence of its program last week. This was the fourth annual session and distinguished above its predecessors for the wealth of valuable material presented. The con- ference has left to the trade associa- tions the task of ways and means of snaring the immediate dollar and has concerned itself, in most cases with detailed analysis of the broad problems affecting distribution. Worthy of special comment was the able survey offered by Dr. William H. Lough, who attacked with facts and figures the charge that distribu- tion costs have greatly mounted and that waste and inefficiency is rampant. His former study of caprice goods and their effect in deeping the depression aroused widespread attention. In the present instance, his thorough-going treatise on marketing costs indicated that there has been little change in twenty years. He placed the spread at 35.76 per cent. in 1909 and 34.81 per cent. in 1929. “On whatever basis the ratio (of distribution expense) may be com- puted,” he concluded, “no evidence exists, so far as I can find, of any large variation in the ratio during the twenty years from 1909 to 1929. Ac- ceptance of this simple statement un- dermines the validity of such criticisms and loose statements as those cited at the beginning of this paper. I do not deny that wastage and inefficiency ex- ist. But they can scarcely be so great as they have been pictured.” Particular interest attached at this conference to the suggestion put for- ward by Robert Amory, treasurer of the Nashua Manufacturing Co., that a group of retail leaders, mill men and converters confer for the purpose of finding what savings might be. possible if volume purchasing was done. Mr. Amory offered this as a substitute for the kind of group buying now con- ducted and which he was inclined to criticize. This criticism took the shape of pointing out the disadvantages of con- ference or committee action in deciding upon what goods would be chosen and what orders placed. When orders are really consolidated, he said, there are benefits, but careful study showed that actual saving to the manufacturer on these larger orders is very much smaller than popularly supposed. Agreement will, no doubt, be granted to Mr. Amory when he includes only staple goods in his plan, although ex- ceptions are bound to be taken with respect to merchandise having a pro- nounced style element. And the ques- tion is bound to be asked, of course, if style has not crept into most mer- chandise lines. So far as the suggested study of quantity buying goes, however, retail- ers will probably be more than willing to undertake it, particularly. at this time, when forward purchasing can perhaps be carried on with less risk of inventory losses, due to firmer mar- kets. ERADICATION OF RACKETS. One of the strongest indictments of racketeering that have appeared in re- cent months was made last week by Gordon L. Hofsetter, executive direc- tor of the Employers Association of Chicago. Speaking before the Nation- al Conference of Government at Wash- ington, he held this “new and repulsive phase of American life” largely re- sponsible for making the Nation’s an- nual crime bill to-day greater than its yearly cost of carrying on the kaiser’s war. According to Mr. Hofstetter, the an- nual extortion toll in Chicago is equal to the cost of the entire city govern- ment. He believes it is just as high proportionately in other cities, and uses such a basis for estimating the National cost of racketeering. But in- definite calculations seem to make lit- tle impression upon the public. Mr. Hofstetter therefore strengthens his indictment by declaring that there is scarcely a commodity offered for sale that does not cost more as a result of this widespread evil. “Racket” is an indefinite term when used in this connection. It is made to apply to many forms of~ organized crime which do not prey directly upon legitimate business. Mr. Hofstetter at- tempts to establish a cleare definition by describing a racket as a “conspiracy to control an industry or a line of trade and to commit extortion by intimida- tion, force, violence, blackmail, arson, murder, kidnaping, bombing and other forms of coercion used by trades unionists in their illegal attempts to dominate the world. This definition emphasizes the fact that the extort‘on- ists use every kind of coercion as a means to achieve their ends, which are illicit profits, and that legitimate busi- ness is the direct victim. It is not quite adequate, however, to bring home to the average individual the fact that the price which legitimate business has to pay is passed on to him in the form of higher prices. SHORTER WORKING HOURS. Out of the work-spreading move- ment now under way there may well come some major changes which would serve to correct basic faults in our present economic system. Adoption of schedules which will take in as: many workers as possible will not add to to‘al payrolls and is therefore only a relief measure. Nevertheless, it will permit experimentation which will probably pave the way toward shorter hours in more normal circumstances. A number of leading economists and engineers have come around to the be- lief that a shorter work schedule is about the most effective way of deal- ing with unemployment. Our machin- ery and production facilities are such that it seems to be the only answer, and National legislation toward that end is favored in many quarters. Once the idle ten million are put to work through the forces of recov- ery and shorter work schedules, then, no doubt, earning rates will increase and the mass purchasing power ac- quired thereby may prove adequate to support the markets in a way that will prove less subject to the wide fluctuations which have been experi- enced. A logical step to accompany this stabilization would be the use of unemployment insurance or some other method of attaining job security. Some may argue that the farm prob- lem is left on the outside in this pro- gram, and yet it is reasonable to be- lieve that if employment and security are reached for industrial workers, then they will not only provide a better market for agriculture but industry will attract men from the farms and there- by cut down on surplus output. RECENT UPTURN IN TRADE. Wider appreciation of the recent up- turn in retail trade and recovery of the stock market after a rather sharp dip were features of the general business situation during the past week. Com- modity prices receded and _ business statistics failed to disclose much real progress beyond seasonal gains. There was cheerful news, however, in the report that requests for loans from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation have dropped and that the adjusted figures for money in circulation are still falling. For the time being it would seem that the advance in commodity prices has been checked and depends for its resumption upon the appearance of larger demands from expanding busi- ness. Surpluses of raw materials in so many lines act to cut down purchases unless there are actual orders in hand. The business index has fallen back, due chiefly to the sharp decline in the electric power series. Holiday in- fluences rather upset the basis of cal- culation in the preceding week, so that it cannot definitely be determined whether this decrease marked some reaction in industrial operations or not. There were indications last week that business had come under campaign influences, although it is entirely pos-. sible that the effect will not prove so marked as in other years, since all agencies are aimed at speeding recov- ery. FIGHTING THE BONUS. The three points in the National Economy League’s attack on immedi- ate payment of the soldiers’ bonus are familiar and have been expressed by the league before. They coincide with President Hoover’s stand and with the recent statement of Alfred E. Smith on the matter. The three points are that payment now would put such a financial burden on the country that unemployment and depression would be prolonged, that the demand has no fair or meritorious basis and that a yielding to the demand would be a surrender of vital public interests to the dictation of an organized minority. The Economy League was first planned as an organization to work for a sound reduction in unjustified pension outlays and to oppose just such a bonus demand as has been made. But the purpose of the League was broadened at the time of organization to include a program of economy in every phase of government. It now appears that the original task will be one of the first real tests of the league’s strength. Because it is nonpolitical, is National . in scope and includes many prominent veterans in its membership, the League can do much good in this struggle. DRY GOODS CONDITIONS. While trade held up to a fair level for the week, warm weather caused some further recession from the vol- ume which was done earlier in the month. This was true of the local stores, and reports from other sections of the country indicated that the re- cent spurt had slackened. Active de- partments here were dresses and ac- cessories, rugs, china and glass ware and small housewares, Some slackening of new orders was noted in the wholesale merchandise markets during the week, but there were demands received by mail and telegraph to expedite deliveries on or- ders already placed. Re-order business has been heavy enough to prove that trade throughout the country started the new season at a high rate of ac- tivity. September 28, 1932 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 9 OUT AROUND. Things Seen and Heard on a Week End Trip. The Tyler Sales Fixture Co., at Muskegon Heights, has purchased the factory building in Niles, formerly occupied by the Arco Electric Cor- poration and expects to be in opera- tion in Niles Oct. 1. A force of forty men and eight office employes are moving to Niles. The company manu- factures a general line of steel store equipment, specializing on grocery stores. One of the products which has met with special favor is a vapor cooled fruit and vegetable display counter. The new building in Niles is much better adapted to the purposes of the purchaser than the present plant of the company in Muskegon. The building in Niles, a one-story brick, with concrete floor, contains 25,000 square feet. When Mr. Tyler decided, to make the change in location, he called his employes together and offered them steady employment in Niles if they wished to remove to that city. A canvass disclosed that all but two of the men owned their homes in Mus- kegon or the Heights, but they de- cided it would be better for them to leave their homes behind and pay rent in Niles in order to secure steady em- ployment than to live in their own homes and walk the streets, with no prospect of securing lucrative employ- ment. A mile North of North Muskegon, in what was once the oil field, three torches are burning constantly, day and night, on natural gas. I may have the wrong angle on the situation, but to me this looks like a woeful waste of nature’s bounty which no one has any right to treat with such prodigal- ity. When Cyrus G. Luce, of Coldwater, was governor of Michigan, nearly fifty years ago, he used to assert that the farmer who robs the soil by cropping his land continually without replacing the humus he consumed in raising crops, is the meanest thief on earth. I feel the same way about the men who waste the valuable material which comes to us without cost from 2,000 feet below the surface of the earth. No one has any business to uselessly deplete the supplies of fuel nature has given us in such unmeasur- ed quantities. A call on the Oceana Canning Co., at Shelby, found Manager Royal at his office, superintending the removal of one end of the plant to a remote location on the other side of the street on order to secure a lower insurance rate. He is also making many chang- es in ‘the cannery proper, so that when times improve he can increase the capacity of his plant to meet the in- creased demand. Mr. Royal sold sev- eral carloads of canned goods at St. Louis and Chicago on his recent trip to those markets. I was pleased to find greatly chang- ed conditions at the Wigton House, at Hart. The last ttime I crossed the portals of the hotel I was assailed by foul odors resulting from obsolete plumbing, sewer gas and wretched kitchen conditions, making the place a disgrace to the city, owner and land- lord. All that is now changed. Clean- liness and order prevail in every de- partment. The food is good, well cooked and well served. On account of the absence of Landlord Stevens, I was unable to congratulate him over the improvement. Hart always looks good to me. In the old days Senator Flood was a leading spirit in the city. W. R. Roach has done much to sustain the morale of the city and maintain profitable conditions for the farmers who grow raw material for his great cannery. In fact, because the lumbering industry has passed with the departure of Mr. Flood, the cannery is the backbone of the city’s growth and prosperity. No finer town. is to be found anywhere in Michigan. The drive from Hart to Walkerville is accompanied by a suc- cessicn of high hills and deep valleys, which renders every mile of the eleven replete with interest. , H. B. Beattie, who has conducted a general store at Elbridge, five miles East of Hart, for several years, will be a regular reader of the Tradesman hereafter. At Walkerville I had the pleasure of renewing an acquaintance of many years with E. L. Bunting, postmaster and novelty dealer. Mr. Bunting has been actively engaged in business in Walkerville ever since 1888 and has always been first and foremost in the advocacy of any movement for the good of the town. He is certainly en- titled to the distinction of being a “town ‘boomer” in all that the term implies. When the project of build- ing a broadgauge railroad from Grand Rapids to Ludington was under con- sideration some years ago Mr. Bunting insisted, both personally and in the columns of his newspaper, that the line be routed via Walkerville. He was sO insistent in his demands and furnished such cogent facts to sustain his position that he would probably have accomplished his purpose if the construction of the road had not been abandoned. I was told that Jacob Caplan, who has long been engaged in the dry goods and clothing business at Walker- ville, has decided ito turn over the business to his son, Myer, who has ‘been connected with a large mercan- tile establishment in Detroit for a number of years. Mr. Caplan has been a painstaking merchant for many years and has earned a respite from business cares and responsibilities. Floyd Marsh, owner of the Walker- ville Hardware Co. and a meat market on the opposite side of the street, is carrying his right arm in a sling as the result of an accident in his market which caused him the loss of three fingers. He accepts the situation stoically and has already started to learn ito write with his left hand. Walkerville is beautifully situated on an elevation which gives it a com- manding appearance from an approach in any direction. Without manufac- turing of any kind, due, largely, to its remoteness from any railroad, the town depends for subsistance wholly on the agricultural interests tributary to Walkerville. When the farmers prosper the town flourishes. When the farmers suffer from low prices for farm products the town languishes. I had not visited Hesperia before for about a half dozen years and was greatly pleased to note the improved appearance of its main business street. Its stores are well filled with fresh merchandise, attractively displayed and reasonably priced. The business men of the place have been assured that five miles of concrete will be con- structed on M 82, between Hesperia and Fremont, during the coming year. I was told that the “Hesperia move- ment,” which gave the town an inter- national reputation when it was es- tablished about fifty years ago, is still maintained. It is now held about Thanksgiving ‘time, instead of later in the winter. No radical change has ‘been made in the character of the programmes presented, which are edu- cational to the nth degree. I had sup- posed that the advent of good roads, the automobile and the radio would tend to lessen interest in an under- taking of this character and am glad to learn that such is not the case. The Grand Rapids Herald applauds Senator Conlon for coming out so wholeheartedly in support of Senator Mapes, ‘but ‘before he takes such ac- tion there is a little preliminary to be attended to—an abject public apology for the infamous lie he uttered over the radio the night ‘before the primary election. Until this matter is properly acknowledged and atoned for any friendly attitude on the part of Con- lon must be regarded in the light of a Judas kiss. The Herald is also undertaking to whip George Welsh into line to con- gratulate and support Governor Bruck- er, but Welsh seems to be more in- clined to follow the example set by ex- Governor Groesbeck when he was de- feated by Fred Green the ‘first time Green ran for governor. On this oc- casion Groesbeck was invited by a member of the Michigan Supreme Court to sit on the stage at the nom- inating convention and congratulate Green on his success. He declined the invitation and vehemently uttered an offensive reference to Green which no self-respecting newspaper man would broadcast in his paper. His companion then remarked that he thought he owed such action to the Republican party, who had repeatedly honored him with election to the highest office within the gift of the people of Michi- gan. “The Republican party can go to hell for all I care,” replied the then governor. Despite this sweeping denunciation Groesbeck presented himself as a candidate for governor four years later and ‘solicited the support of the party. The result was so disastrous a defeat that he hardly knew he was on the ticket. George Welsh has now received a second mandate from the voters of Michigan that he is not wanted for He will do well to accept the verdict of the people to go into retirement and remain in the obscur- ity his public career richly deserves. governor. F. L. Keech, whose store building and general stock at Moseley was de- stroyed by fire some months ago, is erecting a new frame building at Moseley Corners, 28 x 74 feet in di- mensions. He expects to occupy it with a general stock in about six weeks. W. A. Jack, formerly manager of the American Paper Box Co., has leased the home of the late Peter Klein, cor- ner of South Logan street, and will take possession of the property with ‘his family Oct. College avenue and 15. This change of residence places Mr. Jack in the forefront of the colony of the idle rich. Fred Schneider, the local banker, who has the reputation of doing nice things on the least provocation, re- cently suggested that every subordin- ate Miasonic lodge in Michigan send in to the Masonic Home at Alma one cent for each member to be utilized in installing a talkie picture apparatus at Alma. The response to this very modest request was so generous that the necessary equipment was immedi- ately purchased. It was installed last week and the first exhibition of the machine was given the inmates of the Home Saturday evening. About thirty leading Grand Rapids Masons. made the jaunt to Alma to see how the new machine performed and to participate in the pleasure of the occasion. To say that the old people were delighted is to state the matter very mildly. They were enthusiastic to the nth de- gree and showed their appreciation by vociferous applause at frequent in- tervals. I am sorry to note that the Chamber of Commerce of the United States has issued an official circular advocating the general adoption of the trade ac- ceptance “when goods are actually sold on time and title to the goods at once passes.” As a matter of fact, nearly all the trade acceptances which have been used im the past are those handled by shysters who inveigle the merchant into signing for goods of a questionable character never reach the buyer. which may Either the seller neglects to make shipment of the goods or the buyer refuses to ac- cept them from the transportation company ‘because he learns the goods are not legally saleable because of their inferiority or because they are held to be fraudulent because they do not conform ito standards established by law. Then the holders of the trade acceptance assigns the evidence of in- debtedness over to an alleged third party, who is always a confederate of the crook who sold the goods, who undertakes to effect collection of the (Continued on page 23) September 28, 1932 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN y j > an ime 2 subje is re- i Financial System $2.300,000,000 necessary to pay the FINANCIAL will be an important subject, this re Too Much Strain on y : a ee — form should be urged by the Adminis- Already. bonus demands. irst would be to : : : ; Las 2a. ee : : : start the printing presses and issue Hinders Wide Public Holding of tration with all the oe ee a tm President Hoover in his statement see E } oo i Public Debt. mand. Ralph West Robey. ge flat money to this amount. his : : : : “| nie : on the bonus a few days ago erred on
  • A ses > Sca SVS- : y > 32 : oe oan . a NV ¢ ( aC ¢ “DE oi ; ire One of the curses of the fiscal sy {| Copyrighted, 1932.] ie ie cern. The mipos- Gk ne ae of the Uinied Gites i- ase ——_o+.__ ' : ye currency, would lead to unparallelec tem of the United States is ait ee Sinn Pats Th Be Ohi ie tion of such an additional burden upon it me 4 iad be a eG Ce a ek camciies at . : 8 withdrawals o S ir Ss mar- ence of tax exempt secur ae aeigae aides the financial system at this time would iy ek a Se ee i eds Ss ars Oj . : ; : cet and, ally, 'w as C:O- it Pads of millions of Collars oF — _ mean inevitable collapse. oe income are removed ‘beyond the reach [he average trader trades in the nomic chaos. of the taxing power of the Govern- ment. It vitiates our entire income tax structure, makes a farce of the prin- ciple of taxing according to ability to pay and creates a privileged class of those whose incomes fall in the high- est brackets. The United States Treas- ury, nevertheleess, refuses to lead the way in the elimination of this abuse. All told there is some $35,000,000,- 000 of tax-exempt securities outstand- ing in the United States. Approxi- mately $15,000,000,000 of this is com- issues of states and municipalities. The remainder con- sists of United States obligations, the posed of the majority of which is only partly tax exempt. The aggregate income so freed from paying Federal income taxes probably is close to $1,000,000,- 000. This is only part of the story. The amount is increasing constantly. With- in ‘the last few days the Treasury has sold $1,115,000,000 of notes and cer- tificates which are exempt from all in- come taxes. The general policy of the Treasury at present, in fact, is to finance itself by only short-term, tax- exempt obligatons. As the deficit of the Federal Government grows, there- fore, the volume of tax-exempt securi- ties outstanding increases. The reason for this policy is that it enables the Government to sell securi- ties at a lower rate of interest. This is because those who otherwise would have to pay an income tax of, say, 40 per cent., find it advantageous to buy low-yield, tax-free obligations. It is very probable, however, ‘that the Gov- ernment is a net loser in this process through giving up more in taxes than it saves in interest. The policy, however, has an even worse aspect. This is that it makes Government issues which have the tax- exempt feature relatively unattractive to the investor of small income. It is impossible, therefore, to get our Fed- eral debt distributed with the public in a satisfactory manner. Rather, it tends to concentrate in the hands of and banks. At present our banking system alone, including savings banks, is holding approximate- ly 50 per cent. of the entire National debt. the wealthy Ultimately we either must give up the idea of our income tax system be- ing based upon the principle of ability to pay or eliminate tax-exempt obliga- tions from our investment portfolios. If we do the former it means at least a degeneration in the method by which we distribute the cost of government. We must, therefore, eliminate exempt securities. tax- This, needless to say, will be ex- tremely difficult because the feature is so desirable in those states which do not have income taxes. No will ever be made along the right path, however, unless the United States Government leads the way. In the next Congress, when again progress taxation stocks between fifty and one hundred. The knowing this, should trade in the active fast movers. Trade investor, in stocks of a company which is old, has a good record of earnings and has paid dividends for a long period of time. floating this stock is usually small and the majority of its common stock is held by in- vestors who will not be frightened into selling and will hold their investments through any rallies. This enables the operator in this particular move it up fast without meeting a lot of stock at the resistance points on the way up. A good rule is outlined by a leading writer who states that a good stock The supply of stock to various with an up trend never shows losses in three consecutive days. Investors should keep in mind the fact that the volume of sales increases as the stock advances. This study of volume on your charts -or through your news- papers enables you to watch the trend. In manipulation of stocks, there are decline sales’ always less wash sales on a than on an advance. Actual Iquidation occurs while stock is being bought. A good rule to follow is to wait to sell your holdings when the market is very active and’ if it is mov- ing in your favor and you can follow it with a stop loss order. Investors should also not trade in socks they are dead or moving in a side- ways movement. Wait until a stock gets into new territory before buying when as this will afford you a better oppor- tunity to place your stop loss orders. A rule which is usually very successful and which should be remembered by anyone buying securities is to very seldom place a buying or selling order at an even figure. much selling at even figures, as the public usually sets a price which they want for ther stocks and places an or- There is usually so der in at an even figure, that the pools will not take it at this figure until a re- action has taken place and it can be pushed down until the buying public places buying orders at lower, even figures. You usually will find the aver- age trader will put in a buying order at an even figure and the stock will go down to one-eighth or one-quarter of his price and he will fail to get execu- tion as there were many buying orders at the same price ahead of him, and the demand is so large that the pool supported the stock just even figure price. I would. mention this point as being one of the import- ant things to remember by not only stock traders, but investors who are buying stocks or bonds. Place your orders at fractions of a point either below or above the price you have in mind, depending upon whether you are buying or selling, jay Ti. Petter: ——_>~+<___ It’s a wise man who laughs at him- self, because only a wise man can look the world over and realize there isn’t much else to laugh about. above the It is not merely a question of mak- ing the Government spend $2,300,000,- 000. We, as a Nation, unquestionably could amount, The danger arises from the particular way in which the funds would have to be stand such an provided and the shock this would give to our financial and economic system. There are two possible ways by which the Government could get the Analysis of any se- curity furnished up- on request. e J. H. Petter & Co. Investment Bankers 343 Michigan Trust Building Phone 4417 The second means is to have the Government issue bonds. These bonds would have to be purchased almost in their our Danks. The banks would pay for them by writing up credit for the account of the United States Government. then would draw checks against these deposits and hand them over to the entirety by The Government veterans. 3 West Michigan's oldest and largest bank solicits your account on the basis of sound poli- cies and many helpful services . .. OLD KENT BANK 2 Downtown Offices 12 Comm unity Offices GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL BANK UNITLOF! ' GUARDIAN DETROIT UNION GROUP INCORPORATED Established 1860 Incorporated 1865 THE ONLY NATIONAL BANK IN GRAND RAPIDS The Largest National Bank Western Michigan September 28, 1932 These checks upon presentation to the banks would have to be met with cash. The ordinary process of offset through clearings would be so. dis- rupted that a large additional supply of paper money would be necessary. This could be obtained only by having the Federal Reserve banks put further Government bonds back of its issue of Federal Reserve notes, The net re- sult, therefore, would be exactly the same to a very large measure as hav- ing the Government start its printing presses, The ‘financial system of this country already is under terrific strain. It has been enormously weakened by the bad financial policies and fiscal difficulties forced on the country by Congress during the past two years. The im- medfate and paramount task is to bring some relief from these earlier errors. Placing a still further burden upon the financial system should be absolutely unthinkable. As a matter of fact the worry about the bonus is unjustified. It is probable that the bill can pass the House in the next Congress and pos- sible that it may get through the Sen- ate. It is certain to be vetoed by the President, however, and every indica- tion at present is that it cannot be passed over his veto. Of course the fight against the ‘bonus must be con- tinued, but it is a fight on which there is every reason to anticipate success. Ralph West Robey. [Copyrighted, 1932.] a We Need More Statesmen and Fewer much of Politicians. Since the very foundation of the American Republic, it has been the practice of the voters of this country to vote almost entirely along political lines, and in so doing they have been forced to give their votes to the men who think that they are. themselves qualfied for the offices to which they aspire. This practice has built up in this Nation a class of men who prac- tically give their entire time to politics and in far too many cases, give too little time to the actual study of political needs and conditions. It is not our wish to try to discredit these men who fill our offices or who desre to fill them, but we do wish to em- phasize to all of the people within the sound of our voice that this Nation itself, and every part of it, would be in far better condition to-day if there were more statesmen and fewer poli- ticians in office. While it is true that men feel there is very poor payment for services in political offices—so poor, in fact, that business men can ill afford to give their time to these offices—it is equal- ly true that unless there be more busi- ness management in the affairs of our states and our Nation that the people themselves must continue to suffer in ever increasing degree. The deplorable fact is that cnce a man has been elected to office, he is not free to give his best thought to the problem of his office, but must always temper that thought with political con- sideration. He is never permitted to forget that unless he renders his de- cisions along the lines which are pleas- ing to the electors of the municipality, he shall lose their support and be de- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN feated at this next attempt for office. This condition forces men to tempor- ize. It requires a supreme quality of courage for any man to render de- cisions against those who have ad- vanced him, and there are very few examples in the whole Nation of men who have gone straight to the mark regardless of friendships or policy once they have been elected to office. The most peculiar feature of this is, this type have, invariably, advanced to the high- est places, but that does not seem to appear to most of the tempt office. however, that the men of men who at- They forget that after all, the. Nation does admire courage. They forget that even though a friend may be struck, that friend knows whether the decision is just or unjust, and while he may feel injured for a time, he will not long depart from a man who always is fair with him and will respect him far more and support him far longer than if he knew he was purely political and partisan in all his decisions. The Team Work Group believe, as that the better hands salesmen and business Nation if the people would stop longer to con- sider the actual qualifications of the men who offered themselves for office. men would be in far The mere fact that a man has occupied an office for an indeterminate number of years is not a qualification for his fitness for that or any other office. We are to-day overburdened with taxes because in all the years that have pass- ed, there has been no man with enough courage to deny to the people the things which made taxes heavy. It has been a matter of policy to give as long as the people demanded without regard for the which must come, and to day we face the payment payment for those things and taxes are unbear- ably high. We believe that this would not have occurred had the same type filled our offices as have been filling the chairs of management in our busi- ness concerns. There has been a woe- ful lack of business management in our governmental affiars. been an objection on the part of a great group of There has even people to permitting business men to have anything to say about the management of the and the Nation. states It is time to end this particular policy; it is time to consider a man’s qualifications before we place him in office; it is time to set aside purely partisan consideration and think along lines of patriotic consideration. No man is too good to occupy a political office; no man is too well qualified to handle the affairs of the people. We believe that men in our offices should be representative of the best thought and the most courage. We believe that the only way to lower taxes and better government is for the voters of this Nation to consider care- fully the type of men to whom they give their votes, and then vote for the best qualified. short will be called upon as voters to select the chief executives of our states and Nation, the law makers, the managers and the in a Very time, we general officials of all grades. The welfare of every community in the United States rests upon the men whom. we place in: office at this next election. We have no party to recom- mend, but we do urge upon the people to think carefully and to then vote. In the last several minority of the people of the United States and of every part has elected the officials of the Nation and_ the states. This condition should not exist. Of the eighty million voters in the elections, a small United States there should never be less than seventy-five million votes cast. The officials would then be selected by a majority vote. Any man who neglects to vote is in our opinion neglecting to do his full citizen. If is return for the protection and security duty as 4a a small thing to do in which is offered you, the voter. [t is a duty and responsibility of citizen- has a right to ship which no man shirk. Vote this year and urge every man whom you meet to vote and also urge these men to think carefully and We thank you sincerely for your attention and com- ments. A. G. Guimond. —————————E Buys $135,000 Worthless Bonds To Protect Friends. Luer, retired packer, of Alton, Ill, four years ago bought $65,000 worth of $200,000 in issued by the Alton Company, a with then vote patriotically. August meat bonds 3arium Products chemical which he manufacturing concern was not con- nected, and his friends and_ others bought the remaining $135,000 of bonds. Then the firm went into bank- ruptcy and the bonds became worth- less. Because he considered he had to a certain extent sponsored the bonds, Luer began buying at par the $135,000 of bonds which he did not own, ‘to his “good preserve name. i Now he owns all of the $200,000 ‘bond issue, and while he holds ‘first mort- gage on the company’s property, it was problematical whether he would recover any assets from its bankrupt affairs. —__ 6 __ Adopt Silk Examination Method. A standard method for the examina- tion of finished broad silks for the use of merchandise inspectors of silk firms, dress producers and department stores was adopted last week by the board of managers of the Silk Association. The new method defines and classifies im- perfections and irregularities, so that the inspectors following it can arrive at the The board also adopted a revised standard con- tract goods. same conclusions. covering the purchase of raw A. E. KUSTERER & CO. The Oldest Investment Banking House in Western Michigan. 403-406 Michigan Trust Bldg. Phone 4267 UNDER THE TOWER CLOCK ON CAMPAU SQUARE and _ its connection here. Ally Your Business with a bank that will help you, in every way, to take advantage of the opportunities which you enjoy here in Grand Rapids - - a city of diversified industries. THE GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK has been an essential factor in the develop- ment of Grand Rapids for over 61 YEARS, EXPERIENCED, PERSONAL SERVICE adds much to the value of a CWQAOLO GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK “The Bank Where You Feel at Home” 17 Convenient Offices 12 RETAIL GROCER Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Associa- tion of Michigan. President—Paul Schmidt, Lansing. First Vice-President — Theodore J. Bathke, Petoskey. Second Vice-President — Randolph Eckert, Flint. Secretary — Herman Hanson, Grand Rapids. Treasurer—O. H. Bailey, Sr., Lansing. Directors—Holger Jorgenson, Muske- gon; L. V. Bberhard, Grand Rapids; John Lurie, Detroit: E. B. Hawley, Battle Creek; Ward Newman, Pontiac. Business Basis on Which Los Angeles Rests. [All rights reserved] (NOTE—Any local sketch in a busi- ness paper like the Tradesman must be designed to answer the question: What are the business opportunities, the basis of local industries so that “conditions,” either transient or per- manent, may be judged. But during extensive travels into every state in a dozen vears the question always shot at me has been: “How do you find conditions?’ Yet if we look back on 1919-1929 we are now apt to feel that a lot of prosperity obtained rather generally during those years, and the apprehension then manifested was founded in our disposition always to imagine the green grass is in the next pasture. Right now you may go any- where asking about “condi tions” and vou will be told they are “terrible yet, as I have always seen it, basically there are grand cep in virtu- ally every county in our broad land. Hence, to get a correct picture, we have to go down to fundamentals which endure, regardless of passing waves of wild optimism and_ blind pessimism. Such is my aim as I write). “Tt’s all climate and boost,” says one, “The oil did it,” reports another. “That town would be nothing without tourists,’ announces a third. “The movies is the only real industry,” chimes in a fourth. We can take our lazy choice if we like, or we can do some thinking on our own account. My first job in California was sell- ing olive oil in Los Angeles and vicin- ity in 1906. Population then was around 190,000. To cover virtually every grocery store and wholesale house in the city took me five weeks with a little cart and grey horse. An- other five weeks were required to cover the “Kite” trip on the Santa Fe and the Beach and other towns reach- ed by the Pacific Electric Railroad. We lived in the Pasadenas, so I was around, over and about the entire Los Angeles district, continually for ten months. I believe I got as accurate an impression of the place as anyone could achieve, regardless of how long he might remain there, and my judg- ment is that the basis of all living, expansion, prosperity and therein is that it has y unlimited room for homes. growth, “conditions” virtuall The factors mentioned in my first paragraph have their effect—no ques- tion about that. Every element in the makeup of any region influences it for better or worse. All these—and countless others—contribute to the solidity of life and progress in Los Angeles. But each of these rests pri- marily on the one underlying fact I have indicated. Let us seek into this a bit. Note, then, first, Los Angeles visedly, for the four times that I speak of the district. JI do that ad- tributary district is the area of the city, stated most con-ervatively—and the city is superficially the largcst in the world, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Los Angeles holds now within its city limits some 700 square miles, equal to more than half—56 per cent. to be exact—the area of Rhode Island, and it is forty miles across. But if you look at the map of that region we can make things clearer. Draw a line North from San Diego just Eastward and stopping at the meridian of San Bernardino. Thence run Westward to the ocean. That is seventy-five miles, East and West, and eighty-five miles North and South. Figure it out and halve it because this is a triangular space and you will get 3,18744 square miles. Add, with ex- treme conservatism, the hundreds of little nooks and valleys East and North of our boundaries and our total will easily equal the combined area of Delaware and Rhode Island, 3618 square miles. Consider then that this is a region which rises easily, gently from the seashore to the foothills, every square foot whereof is suitable for a home, and we can see the endless possiblities for increase of population. For with- in that area one can get a home some- where for $75 up. He can begin in a tent-house and have living conditions which our pioneer Lincolns, Boones, Pedersons, McCartys and Schaefers would have regarded as the ultimate word in luxury. He may not have fuel for mere heating comfort, but neither he nor his children will suffer any approach to real hardship in consequence. He will breathe the same air, have the same climate, send his children to the same marvelous schools, for a few cents he can have the same flowers. Mostly he can tap the same water mains, but even if he must dig for water, it lies but a few feet down. The same paved highways run before him or within a few yards of his door. With such a basic stake, he can then : grow upward as far as his ability en- ables him to do. How does this affect “business con- ditions?” Let us see. In 1906 the region scraped 100 persons daily off the tourist crop—one hundred new in- habitants every twenty-four hours. The ratio expanded in geometrical fashion, increasing in proportion as the region filled up, until the last fig- ures I got were 400 per day. Hence, the city proper, 190,000 in 1906, was accredited with 1,238,000 in 1930. What’s the answer? Surely, obvious- ly, that such an influx of permanent residents brings with it expanded in- dustry and business. People must eat and be clothed, have homes and fur- nishings, be provided progressively with all civilized living facilities. Los Angeles is the only place I know of where—up to a few years ago—the telephone company could not keep pace with the current demand. So, taking all factors together, op- portunity is superabundant. It is not the pot of gold at the end of the rain- bow, but it is the uncut diamonds on the doorstep. What is overlooked by tenderfeet from the “East”—anywhere from Reno Eastward—is that one must cut the diamonds himself. It must not be forgotten, therefore, that jobs do not hang on trees or bushes, ready for the chance picker. Los Angeles is a free labor market. Dozens stand ready to take any job anywhere. This is always true. Wages are always surprisingly low to new comers. It is emphatically true now that “conditions” are maybe “not so good.” This is why the Los Angeles Cham- ber of Commerce frankly, emphatical- ly, warns all comers not to trink of remaining in Los Angeles unless they have the funds to live: on for six months at least. This also is why the place is known as the “easiest to get into business—but to succeed in it is something else again.” This is why you can buy into any business on a moment’s notice. Hun- dreds stand ready to sell—those dis- illusioned ones who had discounted warnings against looking for some- thing “easy” That is why the town contains examples of great and rapid success and vastly more specimens of precipitate failure. So we get back to homes as the basis. And temporary homes—a few furnished rooms, tastefully provided, clean and cheerful—are abundant and amazingly low-priced. Anyone with a modest competence, a little “money from home,” or a stake sufficient to tide over six months, can go there and September 28, 1932 find his place of delightful comfort and the “calm security of home,” pro- vided he be willing to fit into what- ever work presents itself and works diligently to produce results. Homes are the permanent founda- tion of the steady growth of the Los Angeles district. All other factors— wonderfully ‘beneficial and important as they are—are collateral thereto. Paul Findlay. —_22>___ Corporations Wound Up. The following Michigan corporations have recently filed notices of dissolu- tion with the Secretary of State: Saginaw Implement Co., Saginaw. Cranbrook Development, Detroit. Washington Co-operative Co., Wash- ington. Hertz Drivurself Managers’ Secureties Corporation, Pontiac. Pine Holding Corporation, Lansing. Harris Lumber & Coal Co., Owosso. The Home Dinette, Inc., Royal Oak. Raymer-Dynes Co., Jackson. Ocean Beach Operating Co., Detroit. R. F. McDowell Co., Flint. F. I. Chichester Co., Inc., Marquette. Stiles Brothers Co., Grand Rapids. Edward W. Stiles Land Co., Grand Rapids. Mount Forest Rabbitries, Detroit. Fuller and Sons Manufacturing Co., Kalamazoo. —_2-+>—___ The skies have brightened. Anchor Red Salmon Rademaker-Dooge Grocer Co. Distributors of Red Heart Med. Red Salmon Surf Pink Salmon Bull Dog Sardines Red Crown Sliced Beef The House of Quality and Service NUANTA Varisnisrnivniva ade Lom 1 golden grains of me ts eepeness. as 4 Bafta! rf oa MOI ih? ys ei es Eh is. ae IAAI vA CR Se An 7 2 pc VILSSUILAS ANTAL TAS UALS, uk Address the VALLEY CITY x. MILLING CO. 1 Grand Rapids September 28, 1932 MEAT DEALER Michigan State Association of Retail Meat Merchants. President—Frank Cornell, Grand Rapids Vice-Pres.—E PY. Abbott, Flint. Secretary—E. J. La Rose, Detroit. Treasurer—Pius Goedecke, Detroit. Next meeting will be hetd in) Grand Ranias date not decider Turkey Crop Largest in History of Industry. The opening of the dressed poultry deal of 1932-33 appears to be the most favorable in many years in that the merchants are determined that there will be no repetition of the disastrous deals of recent years. Chickens put into the freezers during October, November and December, 1931, and January, 1932, at prices ranging 23@ 32c per pound, were generally sold during the late Spring and Summer months at prices varying 15@21c, and some of the remaining frozen roasting chickens are now going into consump- tive channels at 7@10c per pound be- low the cost out of warehouse. Chief interest in the present situa- tion is centered on turkeys, and receiv- ers are determined to reverse their methods of operation. Last year they put turkeys away at 25@30c per pound and sold them at 171%4@22c, but this year they will start at the other end. That the growing crop of turkeys is now the largest in the history of the industry is attested to by most prac- tical operators and shippers through- out the producing sections of the United States. The increase in the crop, compared with last year, is esti- mated at 30 to 40 per cent. and the birds are in the most advanced state of maturity ever recorded at this time of year. This is borne out by the fact that the fresh-killed young turkeys now coming into the market weigh 10 to 14 pounds each and some lots aver- age as high as 16 to 17 pounds. The Texas turkey crop will not only be the largest on record as to the num- ber of birds, but the tonnage will make new records, as a large portion of the birds now average over nine pounds. It is estimated that 1,600 carloads of turkeys will be shipped out of Texas this season. A report from Minnesota is that the turkey crop there is much heavier than a year ago, also in the Dakotas. Advices from operators now investi- gating the turkey situation in Texas confirm the reports of the bumper crop and suggest that the f. o. b. cost of No. 1 Texas turkeys for Thanksgiving should not be more than 15@16c track. W. W. Johnstone, who moved more cars of turkeys last season than any other operator, and has been in touch with leading turkey shippers of the West, Southwest and the Mountain States, is fearful of the outcome of the Thanksgiving turkey market. “Every shipper,” he says, “seems anxious to forward as many turkeys as possible for the holiday. Regardless what the price is, it must be low enough to at- tract consumers, as banks and ware- houses will be reluctant to make ad- vances on Thanksgiving turkeys going into freezer.” The intervention of warm weather during November, as was the case last year where ice and pre-cooling facilities are not available, may curtail holiday shipments. A New York mer- chant, who recently visited packing MICHIGAN TRADESMAN plants operated at Iowa City, reported that fifty young tom turkeys averaged 14 pounds dressed. This indicates that there will be an abundant supply of fully matured turkeys for the Thanks- giving market. The reserve supply of frozen tur- keys in the freezers of the United States on Sept. 1 totaled 4,287,000 pounds, which is nearly 1,000,000 pounds more than a year ago. The reduction in the holdings during 1,700,000 pounds. Im- portation of Argentine turkeys is dis- couraged by the high tariff and our present low prices, and will not be a factor as in former years. Regarding the possible prices for the Thanksgiving holiday, the con- sensus of opinion points to an 18@20c wholesale price on average South- turkeys, but finished and graded birds will go higher. August was western ——_—__? -.____ Sausage Good For Every Meal. This is sausage time, sausages and buckwheat cakes and maple syrup— what could be better for breakfast than that?) Yet people who like sau- sage especially well may wish it were not so essentially a breakfast meat, which it really isn’t after all, for it can be served just as well for dinner or supper. Fresh sausage may be variety of ways so the family won't get tired of it. Here are some sausage recipes which can be suggested to cus- tomers for meals other than break- fasts: used in a Sausage With Cabbage. Shred a medium-sized head of cab- bage. Add one teaspoon of salt and one-fourth cup of water. Simmer gently until tender. Add one pound bulk sausage; mix thoroughly. Heap on a shallow baking dish and brown to a golden brown in a hot oven. Serve with baked sweet potatoes. This is a whole meal and can all be prepared in the oven. A dish of can- ned peaches and a piece of fresh home- made cake is all you need for a com- pany dinner, Sausage Loaf. Mix bread crumbs into sausage; shape into a loaf. Add a little water to the pan and bake. Serve on a plat- ter surrounded by alternate mounds of creamed carrots and ‘buttered peas. The next recipe is a fine luncheon or supper dish and it offers a good way to use up left-over mashed potatoes which are always hard to dispose of. So, if you have some left-over mashed potatoes and don’t know what to have for the light meal of the day, try Sausages in Blankets. Brown link sausages in a frying pan. Cool them and cover each link with left-over mashed potatoes. Roll each one in beaten egg and brown in the oven for about twelve minutes. To the sausage fat in the frying pan add four tablespoons of flour; ‘brown it. Then add two small onions, minced, three tablespoons of catsup, one and three- fourths cups of water, and season to taste. Cook slowly for five minutes, stirring constantly to blend well. Lay the sausages on freshly made toast and pour the sauce over them. ——_—_—_~> +. —___. To extract a promise by force is useless unless you are prepared to con- tinue the pressure of compulsion. Publications Financed By Food Men. Magazines containing information on styles, radio and motion picture per- sonalities, are the latest device adopted by grocers to win patronage of women One large wholesale gro- cer this month will start distribution of a standard-size customers. magazine, edited and published at his own expense and supplied to retail cost. The publication, stores at grocery profusely il- lustrated with pictures of actors and actresses and with illustrated jokes, will be given free to women customers. A chain organization, meeting the move of this wholesaler, plans to dis- tribute a somewhat similar publication, put out by a syndicate for the use of chain stores throughout the short stories and country. Although small house organs pub- lished on cheap paper ‘have familiar trade builders in the drug field and to a smaller extent, in the grocery field for some years, nothing so elaborate as the two magazines to be distributed by the grocery stores has been attempted before. been A Learning a Trade. News that a daughter of the Hun- garian Minister of Finance has passed an examination to qualify as an assist- ant pastry cook should not be regard- ed as an example of the younger gen- eration’s search for novelty or thrills. Instead, it represents compliance with an old Hungarian custom requiring children of the aristocracy to become skilled in some occupation. Similar traditions are not unknown among wealthy families in the United States. Sons are required to learn the family ‘business, and frequently daugh- ters are required to become proficient in some craft or occupation. In many instances this requirement is made as a Matter of rather than with the intention of pro- viding a means of livelihood. discipline or education Since periods of depression tend to create groups of the “new poor,” the mastery of an occupation becomes of increased importance. Without doubt many children of the old Russian aris- tocracy, now impoverished and exiled, could testify to the wisdom of such a policy. ———__# . <._____- A Business Man’s Philosophy. If all of us did our bit on the little problems we should have few big Na- tional problems. Even periodic un- employment could be much reduced if each owner of a business or employ- er of labor developed a scheme to pro- tect his employes from disaster. If we fail to do what we can as individ- uals we shall have the Government doing the job for us by taxation. Each day we should ask ourselves what we can do that will make life easier to-morrow. Those who speak and write for the public should think in terms of what individuals can do and less in terms of what the munici- palities or the League of Nations can do. The world will get better as in- dividuals get better. The man who mows his lawn, cleans his back yard, chains his vicious dog and trims his shrubbery is doing his part to make his neighborhood and city attractive. His contribution, 13 though small, is real. It is better than big talk and no deed. William Feather. —— Statement From Bon Ton Baking Co. Petoskey, Sept. 23—The report got out that we had bought out the Home Bakery at Mackinaw City, with John Veimer as manager. We have never even contemplated buying out any bakery. This man worked for us about three years, resigned and opened a bakery on his own accord. We have nothing to do with it and don’t intend to. Would like to have you make a statement to this effect in your next issue. Thomas Travis, President Bon Ton Baking Co. >—>-<—>— Many a good man has strayed into the crooked path by following the direction of a corkscrew. Store, Offices & Restaurant Equipment G.R.STORE FIXTURE CO. 7 lonia Ave., N. W. Phone 86027 FRIGIDAIRE ELECTRIC REFRIGERATING SYSTEMS p RODUCT OF GENERAL moro WITH FAMOUS COLD CONTROL ANB HYDRATOR All Models on Display at Showroom F. C. MATTHEWS & CO. 18 E. Fulton St. Phone 93246 GROCER’S! Tell her to make __RUSK PIE Delicious! Different! when made with Stock Postma’s Rusks for steady profit! POSTMA BISCUIT CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 14 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN September 28, 1932 HARDWARE Michigan Retall Hardware Association. President—Chas. H. Sutton, Howell. Secretary—Harold W. Bervig. Treasurer—William Moore, Detroit. Suggestions For the Hardware Dealer in October. In connection with October window displays, it is always sound policy to give your windows a seasonable touch. Not merely should the seasonable lines be displayed; but seasonable acces- sories will emphasize the message of the window display. One dealer devoted a large window to a display of heaters, and accessories. He filled in the open spaces with har- vest items—potatoes, cabbages, tur- nips, tomatoes and the biggest squash and pumpkin he could find. He added a scattering of autumn leaves. The accompanying show card said: Harvest Is Done Winter Must Come A Blank heater will keep out the winter chill. Of course, more elaborate displays could have been devised. But the basic principles involved in this simple trim were sound principles. The dis- play involved the three essentials—sea- sonable goods, seasonable decorative accessories, and a show card tying the two together. The decorative accessories are help- ful. But they should never be allow- ed to submerge ‘the goods. Their pur- pose is, merely, to emphasize the time- liness of the goods. In October, ranges ‘and should be featured; and the dealer’s “push” on these should gain force as the season advances. Instead of letting up on the individual pros- pects, he should canvass them more in- tensively, Keep in touch with your individual stove prospects. Follow them up. It is often the little bit of extra effort that clinches the sale. Keep after the individual prospect until you land his order or until it is too late to land it. In the latter event, transfer his name to next year’s prospect list and go after him then. In October, fall housecleaning should still be a considerable item. House- cleaning displays should be compre- heaters lines hensive, and should ‘bring out the idea of saving labor ‘by having a complete equipment for the work. Show every- thing you have that is calculated to labor for the housewife; and show these that the complete display emphasizes the idea of saving labor and time by the utilization of complete equipment. It is often a good stunt to send out a circular letter to a selected list of housewives discussing this phase of save time and busy lines so housecleaning, and giving a compre- hensive list of time and labor-saving devices. Use this idea in your news- paper advertising. Follow it up from year to year. It is good policy to offer combination outfits for a lump sum. The dealer’s aim should be to educate his customers to the “complete equip- ment” idea. It can’t be done in one display or one season; but it can be done by per- sistently following up the idea from year to year. In connection with heating goods, one dealer put on a very compre- hensive display of accessories, and parts. The central feature was the heater itself, and the big show card announced: “The Blank heater rarely needs service—but we're here to give it.’ Another card announced that the store carried a complete stock of parts for Blank heaters. A display of often a good stunt. alone is As a matter of fact, nine out of ten ranges, however perfectly they may jibe performing, usually lack some one item. A _ stove lid may ‘be cracked, the stove lifter may be missing, the stove may need polish for black metal or nickel, the pipe may be worn out, the coal scuttle may be a wreck. To be effective, a display of stove accessories must be comprehen- sive; and October is a good time for such a display. Show cards should emphasize the basic idea, of spending a small sum in order to secure perfect service and eliminate inconvenience. With the short dark days coming, the need of light will be appreciated. It is a good time to display electric lamps and accessories, if you handle such lines. accessories For those who don’t use electricity you can show oil lamps, burners, wicks, kerosene and. similar items. Candles and candlesticks are handy where electrical current may be interrupted; and are also decorative accessories to any home, A “Light in the Darkness” window trim will be a worthwhile stunt; and if you can de- vise some original and ingenious fea- ture for such a display, so much the better. It will usually be advantageous to link up the fall housecleaning with necessary preparations for holiday visitors. “Get ready for Thanksgiv- ing and Christmas,” is a good slogan for October. Getting ready for the holiday season involves setting up the heater, putting on the storm windows —with incidental replacement of any broken panes—checking up the light- ing of the house, and brightening up generally, Housecleaning lines tie in with in- terior paints. The fall housecleaning is pretty sure to disclose scratched woodwork and furniture, metal work that needs polishing and walls that need a fresh coat of wall tint. the season for exterior paint draws to a close, interior specialties, varnishes, radiator paint, flat wall tints, polishes and similar lines should be played up, linked with the idea of brightening the home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. So, as In October it is not too early to plan for your Thanksgiving and Christmas campaign. If you have not already done so, it will pay, as oppor- tunity offers, to map out your plans for the Christmas holiday campaign. Outline your advertising ideas, map out your window displays, and think up selling stunts. Whatever work you can do now by way of preparation will reduce by that much the “crowding” which always becomes more or less evident as Christmas approaches. Careful plans now will result in a bigger Christmas trade and one handled with less strain and effort. Meanwhile, put all the punch you can into your October selling effort. Use show cards that say something significant and put on window dis- .to the guaranty. plays that carry a distinct and season- able message. Remember, that people are less interested in the goods than in the results they will produce; and wherever possible make your window displays ‘‘talk results.” Victor Lauriston. —_—_# 2-2 Speak Up When Your Name is Forged. It goes without saying, that no one can ‘be held liable on a note or other contract where his name has been forged thereto. So far so good. But this rule, like most rules of law, is sub- ject to certain qualifications that may result in its reversal, unless a person whose name has been forged) takes reasonable and proper steps when the matter is called to his attention. In other words, when a person ob- tains knowledge of the fact that his name has been forged to an instru- ment it is this duty promptly to de- nounce his signature and brand it as a forgery. And if he remains silent in the face of such knowledge, and in- nocent third parties act to their detri- ment because of such silence, in the belief that the signature is genuine, the person whose name has been forged may be held liable thereon. For ex- ample: In one case of this kind, a man sought to obtain a quantity of mer- chandise from a wholesale firm for pur- poses of resale. The wholesale firm required that he account guaranteed by two responsible per- sons before it would ship the goods ordered. In compliance with this re- quest, the man forwarded a written guaranty which purported to be signed by two persons of known responsibil- ity. Upon receipt of this document, the wholesale firm wrote both of the sup- posed sureties on the guaranty inform- ing them of the fact that their names appeared upon the instrument as sureties in the amount of $500. These notifications were sent by registered mail and duly received by the persons addressed, have the Not getting any response from these letters, the wholesale company shipped the goods, in the belief that the guar- anty contract was regular in every way. Following this, the wholesale sought to collect for $447 worth of goods, and upon failure to collect from the customer sued the sureties on the guaranty. company Then for the first time one of the sureties came forward with the de- fense that his name had been forged He admitted receiv- ing the notice that ‘his name appeared as surety on the guaranty, and that he had paid no attention to the letter. But he contended ‘that, even so, he could not be held liable in the face of the fact that he never signed! the guar- anty. In answer to this the wholesale com- pany contended that it was the duty of the defendant to notify it of the forgery of his name when he was first given knowledge that his name ap- peared on the guaranty and _ surety. That it would not have shipped the goods had it not believed it that his signature was genuine, and that be- cause of this silence it was led to ex- tend credit that would never have been extended ‘had it known the true facts. Upon the trial of the case, the trial court upheld the contention of the wholesale company taking the position that the defendant was estopped from denying liability as a surety, because of his failure to speak when he was informed that his name appeared as a surety. From judgment on this, the defendant appealed to the higher court, and here in passing upon the question raised the court reasoned, in part, as follows: “Plaintiff (wholesale company) acted in good faith, believing the signature of B (defendant) to be genuine, and, when B received the quoted letter (letter telling ‘him he appeared as surety on the guaranty), it was his plain duty to have notified plaintiff that his signature was a forgery. It was his duty to speak, when he remained silent. His silence caused plaintiff to ship goods to defendant D. (customer) when it would: not have done so had it known the signature of B to the con- above tract of suretyship to be a forgery. “A person, who by his acts or repre- sentations, or by his silence when he ought to speak out, intentionally or through culpable negligence induces another to believe certain facts to exist and to act accordingly, is estopped. We are convinced, therefore, that the plea of estoppel was correctly sustained by the lower court, and the judgment in favor of plaintiff and against the de- fendant B is correct.” So that was that, and the defendant was held liable on the guaranty as a surety in spite of the fact that he never signed the instrument, and his purported signature thereon was a forgery. A nice case, indeed, on the subject involved, and as an illustration of how one may incur serious liability, merely by failing to speak when he should speak, this case is hard to beat. Leslie Childs. Manufacturers and Distributors of SHEET METAL ROOFING AND FU SHEETS, EAVETROUGH, CON Wholesale Only. 342 MARKET ST., S. W RNACE SUPPLIES, TUNCAN IRON DUCTOR PIPE AND FITTINGS. We Protect our Dealers. THE BEHLER-YOUNG CO. (SAME DAY SHIPPERS) GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 500-508 Monroe Ave. AWNINGS, TENTS, COVERS and SAILS Complete Line of Camp Equipment For Sale or Rent. WE MAKE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE MADE FROM CANVAS. CANVAS BELTING MADE TO ORDER. GRAND RAPIDS AWNING & TENT CO. Phone 85145 Call us for Awning Storage. Grand Rapids, Mich. 3 - 3 - September 28, 1932 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 15 DRY GOODS Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association. President—Geo. C. Pratt, Grand Rapids. First Vice-President—Thomas P. Pit- kethly. Flint. Second Vice-President—Paul L. Proud, Ann Arbor. Secretary-Treasurer—Clare R. Sperry, Port Huron. Manager—Jason E. Hammond, Lansing. - Retail Gains Again Swell Orders. The sharp pickup in retail sales to- ward the end of last week found re- flection in heavy mail orders for mer- chandise Monday, while the number the New York market increase, contrary to The vol- of buyers in also showed an the usual trend at this time. ume of the business coming through was largely of a re-order nature, in- dicating that consumer demand has cut heavily into retail stocks on hand. Most of the orders, ‘however, continue requirements, with done in for nearby sales little advance buying ready-to-wear, which is the key line Coats are still slow, mainly in being in Fall selling. with interest centering dresses, knit wear, hosiery, millinery, handbags, neckwear and accessoreis. seo Premium Trade Sees Active Fall. Manufacturers of premium merchan- dise look forward to the busiest Fall season of the last three years due to the renewed interest which producers of foodstuffs, laundry supplies, drug and pharmaceutical goods, smokers’ articles and other products have ex- hibited in premiums for use in Fall and Winter sales programs. Aside from the grocery trade, which is normally a large user of premiums, the call from other industries is regarded as exceptional. Ash trays, tooth brushes, mirrors, bridge score pads and a wide variety of children’s toys are finding a ready sale as premiums at present. Companies are spending money chiefly on premiums costing from 1 cent up to 35 cents each. —____> Shoe Purchases Continue Large. The volume of shoe business booked by leading manufacturers this week shows a substantial increase over that of last week. The bulk of the pur- chases continues to originate in the West, and the volume from that sec- tion of the country in recent weeks has been very large, exceeding the com- mitments for the corresponding period of last year. Low retail stocks and confidence created ‘by a rising market are held mainly responsible for the gains. While the largest manufactur- ers have advanced prices only 24@10 cents per pair, other producers have marked up -quotations as high as 25 cents per pair in the last two weeks. 9 Buyers Cautious on Rug Orders. Wholesale demand in the floor cov- erings itrade tapered off this week due in part to reports that several pro- ducers were releasing goods for im- mediate delivery at special prices. These reports, denied by mill sales executives, dampened, the ardor of many buyers who went into the New York market to place orders for future delivery. Recent increases in raw ma- terials prices persuaded retailers that price advances in the rug field are im- minent and they were inclined to an- ticipate requirements. Retail demand for floor coverings continues brisk, onsen esate et et enc emdnmeesnmntenacncay emacT Saeacret jammer tenement oni nTime coe trance rararnt nro ane with merchandise in the $20 to $65 ranges moving in quantity, ——_°-<-__ Part-Wool Half-Hose Active. Approach of the cold weather brought a flood of orders for wool and part-wool half-hose into the New York market last week. Main em- phasis was placed on the _ part-wool styles, selling from $1.85 per dozen up, while many requests were received for the wool numbers, priced at $2.75 per dozen and up. Large chain store op- erators showed a preference for the cheaper part-wool styles which can be retailed at 25 cents per pair. Agents reported that they expect a very large business on the part-wool numbers exceptionally good values are offered at present prices. ———__+ + + Millinery Orders Hold Gains. Orders for millinery have continued Producers in the East are very busy, with high-grade this season, as to show brisk gains. hats sharing well in the business be- ing placed. Small shape beret types, turbans and tricornes are outstanding in calls from retailers, Felts now are strongly to the fore, with marked in- terest displayed velvets and hats of novelty materials. In also in colors there is a trend toward the brighter shades of red and green, together with brown and black. For the dark cos- tume the shades are being pushed, while for the bright dress the brown and black hues are favored. bright —_—_2-.+____ Millis Drop $1 Gym Pants. Rising cloth prices have apparently doomed the $1 per dozen gym pants, which some mills brought out at the close of last season to keep business going. Such goods were made of commercial dyed. percales, and their introduction a few months back result- ed n tremendous volume of business being placed on them, allowing mills to move left-over cheap cloth. With the recent Of 2 cents per yard in cloth, however, mills are find- ing it practically impossible to turn out a garment at $1. per dozen, and slightly higher prices are being asked. advances wearable —_+ <-> ____ Brand Food Sales on Increase. One result of the business improve- ment has been to revive the demand for Nationally branded merchandise in the grocery trade. An unofficial sur- vey conducted among representative wholesale houses in New England and Middle West discloses that calls for Nationally advertised goods turned up- ward toward the latter part of last month and have steadily ever since. Chain stores and jobbers giving special promotional attention to private labels, however, report that volume on private label goods has in- creased 10 per cent. faster than the National brands over the last month. improved ——--> +. Spring Underwear Lines Delayed. The recent sharp decline in cotton has temporarily halted the plans of knitted underwear producers to open their 1933 Spring lines at this time, and indications are that the new ranges will not be ready until the middle of next month. When vancing many large chain operators cotton was ad- made enquiries about quotations, but since then this interest has. slackened somewhat. While Spring prices have not been settled definitely as yet, it is believed that in will be fairly close to last opening levels. most instances they season's —_+- + Stores Re-order Artificial Flowers. Re-orders on artificial flowers reach- ed the market in New York Monday from stores throughout New England and the Middle West promotions of Fall where special products were opened last week. Consumer response to the sales this season is better than that reported for Spring. tailing at 10, 25 and 50 cents sell freely. Blooms Ee- Higher price sprays are fairly active in $1.25. Producers are encouraged by FaNig@es up to particularly re-order business at this time in view of the fact that initial purchases exceeded ex- pectations. —_—__ > ——_—_—_ Chatham Advances Blanket Prices. The Chatham announced a 5 per cent. advance in the Manufacturing Co. price of its part-wool blanket styles, effective immediately. The rise was quotations The working at necessary due to higher prevailing in raw materials. Chatham mill is now capacity and ‘the lateness of buying is While no other blanket mills took any action creating a delivery problem. on prices last week it is expected that they will follow in line and additional advances are looked for at the close of this week or next week. MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. “IVE HAD SO MANY GOOD TIMES SINCE WE GOT OUR TELEPHONE” “Before we got a telephone, I missed many good times with the crowd. But now they can reach me easily, and I’m always included when parties are planned. “Mother says that she feels much safer with a telephone in the house, too, for in case of sudden sickness, fire or acci- dent, it enables us to summon aid im- mediately, day or night. “Considering how little it costs, we decided we should not be without a telephone.” GRAND RAPIDS PAPER Box Co. Manufacturers of SET UP and FOLDING PAPER BOXES SPECIAL DIE CUTTING AND MOUNTING G R AN D R A.P I DS, MI C HIGAN 16 HOTEL DEPARTMENT Wilson Thrilling Trip To the Mt. Observatory. Los Angeles, Sept. 24—The local newspapers chronicle the passing of Abe Frank, president and general manager of Hotel Ambassador, in this city. as the result of a major surgical operation. I doubt if any hotel oper- ator in the entire country enjoyed. a wider acquaintance of the fraternity than Mr. Frank. By a peculiar co- mecidence I enjoyed an acquaintance with him covering a period of nearly fifty vears. I remember him as a youth in his teens at Fond du Lac, ee i where he was born, and where I spent my boyhood days learn- ing the printing trade. Afterward he became a clerk in a railroad office, but I caught up with him again in the late ’80s, at which time I was ticket agent for the Wisconsin Central Railroad at Neenah, Wisconsin, while Abe was conductor on a dining car for the same line and made my office his headquar- ters for a long time. He became in- terested in hotel affairs in Michigan, being associated with the Barneys, at Muskegon, and was, I think, with the Pantlind interests for awhile, as well as with Fred Postal in his operation of the Griswold Hiotel, Detroit. J remem- ber attending a dinner party given by J. R. (Jim) Hayes, at the Wayne Ho- tel, Detroit. at which Fred Postal, W. J. Chittenden of the Russell House, and C. C. Schants, of the Cadillac, were present. All of these individuals have since passed to the Great Be- yond. Mr. Frank was guest of honor, it being the occasion of his departure to the Far West, where he went to ac- cept a position with the Fred Harvey system, with whom he was associated for many years. Afterwards he be- came manager of Hotel Oliver, South Bend, and from there was transplanted to the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, be- coming personally in charge of the College Inn, an adjunct of that institu- tion. In 1921 he came to Los Angeles, associating himself with the Amrbassa- dor interests, soon afterwards becom- ing president and general manager of that, the finest hotel on the Pacific Coast. Six years ago on a visit to Los Angeles, I renewed my acquaintance with this most genial of hotel execu- tives and enjoved many courtesies at his hands. Only a week or two ago I made mention of the fact that James C. Pond, former general passenger agent of the Northern Pacific road, now retired on a pension and living in Los Angeles, calling on me, had pro- posed a visit to see Mr. Frank when he discovered that he was in the hos- pial, And now he has gone from the field in which he was such an import- ant factor, forever. In civic affairs he was a powerful unit, being deeply in- terested in everything that contributed to the welfare of Los Angeles. He was a director in the Chamber of Com- merce, of several banks, clubs and other institutions, besides being high up in the hotel affairs of the state and Nation. I shall miss him much. Motoring on an adventurous journey to one of the outstanding wonders of the West—the Mt. Wilson observatory —is probably the most sensational, thrilling and interesting trip within close range of Los Angeles, and yet little known to the average Angeleno. Eight yersons in ten will admit that they have yet to visit this international- ly known spot, where scientists from all parts of the globe gather to delve into the mysteries of space, via the gigantic 60 inch and 100 inch_ tele- scopes. 3ut I am no longer to be counted among those who, seeing this mountain peak nearly every day, have never explored it. The other day a good friend of mine, bent upon adven- ture, with a perfectly good motor car, eleated to take me along to make a journey into the heavens to study the MICHIGAN TRADESMAN vastness of space to the sun, moon and the billions of far-away glistening stars. The journey to the stellar bodies was begun when our _ party wended its way through the Northern portion of the city, Pasadena and Alta- dena bound. At Foothill boulevard our car gained momentum and rapidly arrived at the beginning of the famous Mount Wilson toll road, a curving, winding stretch of highway that is unique for scenery and impressiveness of nature’s grandeur. With the in- vigorating warmth of an early sun, we pursued the rolling uplands, that rapid- ly change into loftiness of extreme al- titude as the mechanical steed emulat- ed an airplane in its climb to the 6000 foot mark that is Mount Wilson’s place in the heavens. Changing pan- orama encountered while en route is typical of the versatility of Southern California. Rapidly were the lowlands, with their golden sheen of solar sun- light radiance, left behind, while the atmosphere ‘became clearer and bluer as the higher altitudes were attained. The wooded slopes which adorn the base of the mountain, gradually under- went a transformation from the semi- tropical flora to the hardier and stern- er pine that thrives despite cold. Nine and one-half miles of roadway, with an average gradient of 10 per cent., were rapidly covered and our party entered the bounds of science as the astronomical units of Mount Wilson observatory of the Carnegie Institute. of Washington, were reached. When the eminent Prof. Hussey of the Lick Observatory chose Mount Wilson as the site for a greater institution of re- search, Southern California was sig- nally honored. The problem that these scientists had to face was to find an ideal vantage point for solar cbserva- tions under ideal weather conditions. It was significant that Mount Wilson, in the heart of the romantic Southland, was readily recognized as the ideal spot. In April, 1904, the Carnegie In- stitute granted sufficient funds to in- stall a snow telescope here and. obser- vations began the fallowing year. The possibilities of the site were soon demonstrated and further improve- ments speedily followed until now such savants as Einstein and Midlikan base manv of their conclusive theories upon findings made through the med- jum of the 60 and 100 inch telescopes, as well as through the 150 foot solar lens. An idea of the perfect conditions for observation may be had when the astronomical report indicated that 290 out of 365 days are so clear that they may be utilized advantageously. In- cidentally we were permitted to gaze through these discerning “eyes,” which I might add are accessible to the gen- eral public on Friday evening of each week. What we saw were immense suns, ‘huge furnaces of incredible en- ergy, that were many, many so-called “light” years from the earth. A “light” year, incidentally, is the sum total of the speed of light. As light travels approximately 186,000 miles per second, an appreciation of the im- mense distances covered ‘by these powerful instruments might be had. Our experiences of the day terminated with a visit to the Mount Wilson Ho- tel which is the stamping ground. for more than 22,000 visitors who spend the night there during the season. And so, with the thrill of the sights we had gazed upon, uncanny to a degree, we left behind us the multitudinous suns, moons and stars, to return ‘to the City of the Angels, the lights of which, to- gether with those of sixty-two other municipalities we viewed from our vantage point—over a mile above the lowlands. Thos. D. Green, president of the American Hotel Association, spent several days, early in the week, as the guest of the Hotel Biltmore, in this city. Interviewed by local newspaper men, he had this to say about the re- cent election in Maine: “The American Hotel A’ssociation has finally come in- to the limelight as definitely opposed to prohibition, and the result in Maine was, ina large measure brought about through their efforts. In addition to being ‘held, by the courts, responsible for infractions of the law in their own hotels, they have seen their restaurant business go to nothing on account of the prevalence of the speakeasies. In the midst of a ghastly tragedy wrought by National prohibition, the United States has been helpless. It has sent its choicest troops into the fray, its cleverest strategists have been assign- ed to the task of dealing with the enemy, ibut all in vain. And on its record National prohibition stands be- fore the Nation an impliedly self- confessed failure. For such self- confession is plainly to be interpreted from the prosecution of notorious il- licit liquor operatons—for tax evasion or fraud. The hotel men finally defi- nitely concluded to enter the political held for the purpose of electing to Congress men who are consistent and conscientious in their responsibilities to their constituents, and the result in Maine was, in no ‘small way, brought about by a war against hypocrites in the National legislative body.” : : Me : . : lave some effect. and that stores will cient to himself he resigned, after very Memphis, Tennessee. This promises Better Clothing Sales Improve. make more determined efforts to mer . . , TY : c 7 OFe FEC ine erro + tG €rF- successful performances, and announc- to be the most important meeting ever Manufacturers of men’s Nationally : i ; ; ' sie ee ca ” Cleats + : ‘ Bt : . c "He Se ¢t : 5 * Stvies cd that he was oe net California. held by the organization, for reasons branded clothing report that sales of chandise the better styles. } y e IAS ¢ a0 - e 2 y . . a ‘< ees pee I doubt if in Michigan there was a I have spoken of elsewhere, but more thej, higher price goods have picked ++. more popular operator than this self- particularly om account of the effort S cabsietly Gn the faci £ k Sou en ae te Be whale ‘ s s - 7 ai toe Alesis reekec . 1 ‘ : MT lars lit same Duggan and when he left there advanced by the hotel fraternity to I ee: i roe Few Weer ; : was much sorrow expressed by a translate prohibition legislation into and that they are enjoying a better Otners acquire the art easily legion of friends, not only among his something ‘tangible. While the em- volume of business than they have To oe 2... hotel colleagues, but by patrons of the phasis of the convention will be laid witnessed in many months. Houses Fools also rush in while other peo- institution with which he had _ been connected. I knew him very well and it was always a source of much satis- faction to fraternize with him on my frequent visits to Detroit. I had plan- ned to see him in New York, but the unfortunate physical collapse which overcame me and prevented an Eastern. trip, made it impossible. However, now that I have finally located him in Los Angeles, an early contact 1s presaged, when I may have more to say about this popular young man. Frank is reported to have gone back to his original profession—legal—and you may rest assured he will make the grade if some hotel magnate does not discover him and place him where I would like to see him—back in the fold. In these days when the tendency of hotel rates is to skid down'wards, with- out regard to economic and: other. laws, it is interesting to know that in at least one ‘part of the world they are steadily stiffening—that in the Balearic Islands the demands upon hotel ac- commodations are so great that the cost of living there is steadily mount- ing. The good old law of suvply and demand seems to *e working there in perfect order. I don’t know where these islands are, but some _ radio diagnostician can probably tell you if you are interested. Some time ago dining car companies deemed it mecessary to provide sep- arate quarters for their tobacco con- suming patrons. Now they are an- nouncing separate quarters for non- smokers. I see no reason why the resources of the Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation should not be called into use in the refinancing of ‘hotels which have become financially embarrassed in late years. There are thousands. of commercial and family hotels in the hands of receivers to-day, which are making desperate struggles to get back into the black. It seems that financing this class. of property is a most difficult task, and when these in- stitutions are once placed in the hands of receivers, there is very small chance for investors to find any cloud with a silver lining. Now, it as claimed that the hotel industry is the third largest in the country. Provision has been made for financing railroads, banks, insurance companies and the like, but the hotel man has been shunted, off in the corner to shift for himself. Now, I think that the R. F.. C. could reason- ably advance say not more than-20 !to 25 per cent. of the total outstanding bond issues of these institutions and be making as judicious investment as they would be in financing the other lines I have mentioned. I am sure that in many cases it would help to induce the mortgage bondholders to deposit their securities promptly with the proper committees, if it» were known that the Federal authorities would consider a helpful loan of this character. I believe it is a phase well worth considering at the forthcoming meeting of the American Hotel As- sociation. Frank Hanna, past national presi- dent of the Hotel Greeters of America, on the ‘business side, entertainment will not be overlooked and it has been arranged for in a generous manner by the local committee. No doubit Mich- igan will be well represented. Dele- gates will be elected at the forthcom- ing convention of the Michigan Hotel Association, which jis to be held at Traverse City, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. By the way the forty-second annual meeting of the Michigan Library As- sociation, is to be held at the Park Place Hotel, Traverse City, Oct. 6, 7 and 8. J. J. McDonald, manager of Hotel Downey, Lansing, reports an appre- ciable increase in the commercial lines. According ito Mr. McDonald, men who have not traveled for a year are now out wiith their samples and call- ing on former customers. Travelers generally report that Michigan ter- ritory is a more active buyer of goods than it was six months ago. Reports also are to the effect that manufactur- ing concerns in the State are ordering raw stock and have put more business on their books within the past month. It is felt by travelers, especially those selling steel and metals, tthat indus- trially October and November promise greater employment. The Detroit hotel men are still ham- mering away at the telephone charges and undoubtedly will try to get the incoming legislature to do something for their relief. But that will be about all. They will continue to pay and pay, and the only solution to tthe prob- lem that worries them most is to ab- sorb the charge for switchboard ser- vice in a general addition to the room rate or charge it off to advertising ex- pense. The phone service in a hotel is a most important consideration. and the expense is naturally a necessary evil. Frank~S. Verbeck. ———_>>_____ When On Your Way, See Onaway. Onaway, Sept. 27—This invitation applies openly and is continuous to Editor Stowe, who speaks about the “perfect day” while on his Out Around, trip last Saturday. We have anticipated this visit so long that there is danger of “The end of a per- fect day” should the trip be postponed for to long a time. Glorious are the colors of the foliage up North just now. As though hav- ing been visited by that great artist, Maxfield Parrish, excelled only by the supreme great artist, nature, the world is now aglow, presenting a free and complimentary exhibition to be en- joyed by the vast audience of nature lovers. The ninth annual Presque Isle and Cheboygan counties fair swings into view, commencing Sept. 27 and con- tinuing four days and nights, embrac- ing agricultural features, field sports, racing, midway and carnival. The East Michigan Tourist Associa- tion headquarters at Bay City is issu- ing its annual invitations to members for the meeting to ‘be held at the log office Oct. 6. After the business meet- ing a banquet will be held at Hotel Wenona. It is expected that over 400 delegates will attend. 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Remarkable Opportunity For Five Merchants Midland, Sept. 22—-As mentioned in the Tradesman some time ago, we have recently remodelled our building and inaugurated a new system of merchandising which is proving very successful even in these peculiar times. In the rear, the building itself operates a non-profit gro- cery which drags from three to fourteen hundred people daily through the other departments and it will be easy On our ground floor we still have space for a shoe store and a fairly good sized dry goods store. balcony we have space for three departments, ready-to-wear, millinery, etc. We really have some splendid openings for good mer- chants with small capital and in a town that is supposedly On the such as E. L. GARDINER. DRUGS Michigan Board of Pharmacy. President—Clare F. Allen, Wyandotte. Vice-Pres.—J. W. Howard Hurd, Flint. Director — Garfield M. Benedict, San- dusky. Examination Sessions—Three sessions are held each year, one in Detroit, one in the Upper Peninsula and one at Ferris Institute, Big Rapids. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association. President—F. H. Taft, Lansing. First Vice-President—Duncan Weaver, Fennville. : Second Vice-President—G. H. Fletcher, Ann Arbor. Secretary—R. A. Turrel, Treasurer—William H. Johnson, mazoo. Croswell. Kala - Some Fountain Drinks. Egg Phosphate. Small quantity cracked ice, one and one-half ounces lemon syrup, one egg, thirty drops liquid phosphate. Shake together with hand shaker and add enough plain soda to fill the glass. Mix well by pouring from glass to shaker, and serve, after adding a little grated nutmeg. Golden Buck. Yolk of one egg, orange syrup, two dashes acid solution phosphate, one- fourth glass ice. Shake, strain, toss and serve. Egg Foam. Pineapple syrup, two ounces cream, one egg, a little fine ice. Shake and fill with soda, using fine stream only; strain before serving. Sunset Sizzle. Sarsaparilla syrup, one and one-half ounces; yolk of one egg, two dashes of Angostura bitters, a little ice. Shake, fill with soda and strain. Moon Fizz. Lemon syrup, one and ounces; white of one egg, three dashes of Jamaica ginger, a little ice. Shake, fill with soda and strain. Celery Egg Tonic. Celery syrup, one and ounces; one egg, three dashes of phos- phate, a little ice. Shake thoroughly, fill with soda and strain. National Punch. Three-fourths ounce of strawberry syrup, three-fourths ounce raspberry syrup, three-fourths ounce orange syrup. juice one-half lemon, one-half glass shaved ice. Fill twelve ounce glass with coarse stream carbonated water, mix with spoon, decorate with fruit in season, and serve with straws. Fruit Sundae. Sliced bananas, eight; sliced oranges, eight; whole cherries, eight ounces; sliced pears, eight ounces; strawberry syrup diluted, two gallons. Mix in punch bowl. Use two ounces of the above to one ladle of ‘ice cream. Dress with whipped cream and one whole cherry. ounces; two one-half one-half Pineapple Snow. Pineapple snow is a mixture of shaved or cracked ice, cream and pine- apple syrup with or without carbonat- ed water, the whole being topped off with shaved ice and dispensed in a glass with a spoon. Another dispens- er employs the following formula: Pineapple syrup, one ounce; powdered sugar, one teaspoonful; shaved _ ice, one-half glassful. Add some carbon- ated water, stir vigorously in a shaker, strain into an eight ounce glass, fill the latter with the coarse stream of car- bonated water, stir again, and add a piece of pineapple or some crushed pineapple. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Fruitade. Juice of one-half lemon, two tablespoons pine- apple juice, two tablespoonfuls pow- dered sugar, one-half glass crushed ice. Fill glass with water, shake well and serve with straws. Seltzer Lemonade. Juice of one lemon, one tablespoon- ful powdered sugar, one-fourth glass cracked ice. Stir with spoon and fill with seltzer water. Stir again, strain and serve with straws. Washington Dazzle. Into a mixing glass draw 34 ounce of orange syrup, and into another 34 ounce of white grape syrup. Into this separate the white of an egg and add an ounce of sweet cream dropping the yolk into the orange syrup and adda little ice to each glass. Shake the orange with yolk and add enough soda to fill a 12 ounce glass one-half full and strain into one. Now shake the other mixture, add enough soda to ‘fill balance of glass and strain This must be ‘fin- When syrup over ‘first mixture. ished rapidly to have it nice. there are two dispensers, one can finish each part. —_3~2>___ Pear Is a Distinct Asset To the Menu. The pear is distinguished for cooling deliciousness. This. is temptingly stressed when served coolly. In sea- son, particularly, pears are inexpensive and pleasingly furnish a fruit “air” which I wonder why is noticeably ab- sent in confectionaries. If I were being served, I would con- sider the cooling pear encountered in the five given ways as very excellent —an inspiration to call again for other impressive pear servings. First. The menu reading meat, vegetables, potatoes, pear surprise des- sert and beverage would mean special luncheon to me. And if it offered a sandwich, with salad, pear surprise dessert and drink, that would signify a very special cold luncheonette to me. And pear surprise dessert, once tast- ed soon becomes a general favorite, made thus. Crush one good-sized macaroon and cover with a generous layer of vanilla ice cream. On top of this lay a luscious creamy-skinned Bartlett pear—unpeeled so as to retain oll the freshness of nature. Around the macaroon and the pear pour a choco- late sauce and serve at once, ice cold. Second. A menu presenting cold meats, rolls, relishes and gingered pear beverage—what a cold cut. Gingered pear beverage is simply made. Fill tall, thin glasses—or other preferred container—some two-thirds full of pear juice. Drop in two or three bits of candied ginger, add cracked. ice sufficient to insure coldness and serve. Creamed pear punch assures pleas- ant change—and repeat orders—when you are serving for parties. Peel, core and press through a sieve two quarts of ripe, sweet pears. Add two cups of powdered sugar, a teaspoon of ginger and put on ice to chill for half an hour. Have ready two cups of sweet cream beaten together with whites of two eggs and whisk this with four quarts of slightly sweetened pear juice. Add cracked ice in the servings. This makes six quarts. Pear shortcake can appear, very in- expensively and appetizingly, on any one-half orange, juice of menu during fresh pear season. Split a roll, rather generously sprinkle the halves with sugar. Close with a filling of chipped ripe pears and crown with the whole with thick whorls of whip- ped cream, each whorl centered with a ripe white grape. The latter is op- tional. Pear pick-up is deliciously like its name suggests: whether styled a salad or dessert. On a bed of ice cream lay a ripe pear half and “garnish” about the edges with thinly sliced banana. Vanilla ice cream seems to blend best with pear. Gertrude Shockey. —_—_+ +. __—_ Sympathetic Ink Made Visible by Sun or Arc Light. We ‘find only the following refer- ence to an ink made visible by strong sunlight and again fading out in the dark: A solution of oxal-molybdic acid yields an “ink’’ the characters made with which are invistble in the lamp- light, or in weak daylight, but which, exposed to strong sunlight or electric arc light, suddenly appear in deep in- digo blue. adding to a boiling September 28, 1932 The acid is prepared by solution of molybdic acid one of oxalic acid, also boiling, letting cool, and recovering the crystals which form. Dissolve these in cold water to make the “ink.” A BROOKSIDE BRAND WHISK BROOMS he ROTARY PRIZE Whisk AMSTERDAM BROOM CO. AMSTERDAM, N.Y ALL STYLES AND PRICES DPhnams POPULAR CANDIES FOR HALLOWE’EN PUTNAM FACTORY NATIONAL CANDY CO., INC. Grand Rapids, Mich. MICHIGAN’S LARGEST CANDY MANUFACTURER PENCILS, Grand Rapids SCHOOL SUPPLIES PENCIL AND INK TABLETS, ERASERS, PENHOLDERS, PAINTS, INKS, MUCILAGE, COMPASS- ES, SLATES, CRAYOLAS, CRAYONS, CHALKS, PENS, COLORED PENCILS, NOTE BOOKS, DRAWING TABLETS, ARTISTS BRUSHES, SPELLING BLANKS, THEME TABLETS, COMPASS SETS, COLOR BOXES, LOOSE LEAF COVERS, SCHOOL COMPANIONS, PENCIL BOXES, PROTRACTORS, BAN- NER NOTE BOOKS, NOTE BOOK FIL- LERS, MUSIC BOOKS, ETC. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. 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ADVANCED DECLINED Split Peas Baked Beans Dates AMMONIA BROOMS Pears Parsons, 64 0z. __-__- Leader, 4 sewed ____ 3 45 fP?ride of Mich. No. 2% 3 60 Parsons, 32 oz. ______ Parsons, 18 oz. Parsons, 10 oz. Parsone, 6 pz. —-- = 1 APPLE BUTTER Quaker, Musselman, 12-388 oz. C7 ee 2 BAKING POWDERS Royal, 2 0z., aoz. ____ Royal, 4 oz., doz. ____ 1 Roval. 6 oz.. doz. ___. 2 f0yal, 12 oz... dez. 4 Royal, 2% Ilbs., doz. _- 13 7 Royal, 5 tbs.. doz.____ 24 DAALY 239 5¢ S° Ze KC, 10c size, 8 oz. —- KC, 15ce size, 12 oz. —- KC, 20c size, full 1b.-- KC, 25c size. 25 oz. —- KC. 50c size. 50 oz. -- Kae 5 i: Rive Ka, 10 ih. kize —_____—_ 6 5 BLEACHER CLEANSER Clorox, 16 oz., 24s ~-- 0 lizzie. 16 oz., 12m _.__ 2 15 BLUING Am. Ball, 36-1 oz.,cart. 1 00 Boy Blue, 18s. per cs. 1 35 BEANS and PEAS 100 lb. gd Chili Beans Dry Lima Beans 100 lb. Pinto Beans White H’d P. Beans Split Peas, Yell., Split Peas. Gr'n 60 Ib. Scotch Peas, 100 lb. -- BURNERS Queen Ann, No. i __ Queen Ann, No. 2 -- White Flame. No. 1 and 2, dez. BOTTLE CAPS Dbl. Lacauor. 1 gross pie, per Eress ______ BREAKFAST FOODS Kellogga’s Brands Corn Flakes, No. 136 Corn Flakes, No. 124 Pen, No. 224 wep, No. 202 Krumbles, No. 424 ___ Bran Flakes, No. 624 Bran Flakes. No. 602 Rice Krispies, 6 oz. ~- Rice Krispies, 1 oz. —- Ail Bran, 16 oz. ...- All Bran, 10 oz. All Bran, &% om: — Hag, 6 1-Ib. Whole Wheat Fla., 24 12-38 oz., doz. 7 60 Ib. Ol pro Og, on mH Dobe DOH EE DODD Don bo ‘ ‘ Our Success, 5 sewed 5 25 Hustlers, 4 sewed ___ 5 50 Standard, 6 sewed __ 7 50 Quaker, 5 sewed ____ 6 25 Warehouse 6 50 BOSR ee 21D Whisk, No. 3 2 25 Amsterdam Brands Gold Bond Par., No.5% 7 50 Prize, Parlor, No. 6__ 8 00 White Swan Par., No.6 8 50 ROLLED OATS Purity Brand Instant or Regular TE « wae =) saT| ume oe as ses i Ber | as | PRemuuN | | Sy PURITY oa nt SS - ) eee” Simall, 245 2 1 53 Large, 25 = 185 @ China, large, 12s __ 70 2 Chest-o-Silver, 12 lge. 2 Glassware, 12s, large 2 25] Purity Oat Snaps, 24s 2 } Post Brands Grapenut Flakes, 24s Grape-Nuts, 24s -____ Grape-Nuts, 50 —_____ Instant Postum, No. 8 Instant Postum, No. 10 Postum Cereal, No. 0 Post Toasties, 36s Post Toasties, 24s Post Bran, PBF 24 Post Bran PBE 36 — bo DS bo bo fH OTF CO Do bo on BRUSHES Scrub Solid Back, § in. 1 bf pod Back, 1 in. _.. 1 7% Pointed Ends a 2. Stove Shaker 1 8t No. 30 2 01 Peemess 2 6 Shoe No. 4-0 2.2 2 25 Ne: 2-8) 2 3 00 BUTTER COLOR Dandelion — 2 CANDLES Electric Light, 40 lbs. 12.1)}*Potted Beef, 4 oz. ____ 1 10 Plumber, 40 Ibs. --__ 12.8 }!Potted Meat. % Libby 52 Paratfine, 65 2. 141% '|Potted Meat, % Libby 80 Paratiine 12s 2... 7 — Meat. % Qua. 175 Wicking 9 Potted Ham, Gen. % 1 45 Tuder, Gs; per box —_ 4 CANNED FRUITS Hart Brand Appies No. 10 22 4 75 Blackberries Pride of Michigan ____ 2 55 Cherries Mich. red, No. 10 ---. 5 25 med, No. 2 oe 3 00 Pride of Mich., No. 2 : 60 Marcellus Red. Se 2 10 Special Pie 1 39 Whole White —. =. 2 8 Gooseberries No. 10 50 im Beef, Med. Beechnut m 35 Choice, Whole, No. Choice. Cut, No. 10 Cut No. 2 1 60 Cnt, Wo, 4 Pride of Mich., No. 2 1 25 Marcellus Cut, "No. 20° 7 25 Beets Extra Small, Fancy Small, No. 2 —_- Pride of Mich., No. 2% 2 00 Hart Cut, No. 10 -.-- 5 00 Marcel. Whole, No. 2% 1 35 Carrots Diced, No. 2 Diceg, Ne: 10) 22 5 25 Corn Golden Ban., No. 2-. 1 20 Golden Ban., No. Little Quaker, No. 1__ Country Gen., No. 1__ Country Gen., No. Pride of Mich.. No. 1 Marcellus, No. 2 —___ Fancy Crosby, No. 2.. 1 15 Whole Grain, 6 Ban- tam, Wo, 2 | 1 45 Peas iittie Dot, No. 2... 2 46 Little Quaker, No. Little Quaker, No. 2__ Little Quaker, No. 1__ Sifted E.-June, No. 10 Sifted E. June. No. 2__ Sifted E. June, No. 1__ Belle of Hart, No. 2__ Pride of Mich.. No. 2__ Marcel., Sw. W, No. 2 Marcel., E. June. No. 2 Marcel., E. Ju., No. 10 Pumpkin No. 10 No. 246) 2 1 15 NG: 2 Spinach No. 2% Ss Boston, No. 3 Succotash Golden Bantum. No. 2 2 10 1 80 Hart, No, 2 Pride of Michigan _. 1 65 Marcellus, No. 2 -___ 1 15 Tomatoes No: 10 No. 2 22522 1 80 INO; 2) Pride of Mich., No. 2% Pride of Mich., No. 2_ CATSUP Sniders, 8 oz. 2. | Sniders, 14 oz. Sniders. No. 1010 —___ Sniders, Gallon Glass_ 2 2.25 No. 2 -_ 2 50 10 11 25 Ores OT -1bo ououon eee ee 2 25 NO. 2 1 80 CHILI SAUCE Sniders. 8 0Z. —---__.. 0 Sniders, 14 oz. ------ 3 00 Sniders, No. 1010 -_-_ 1 25 Sniders. Gallon Glass_ 1 45 OYSTER COCKTAIL Sniders; S$ oz. _---. 2 10 sniders, 11: 0%. 220222 2 40 sniders, 14 oz, -.. 3 00 Sniders, Gallon Glass 1 45 CHEESE Boquetort 2220s 55 Wisconsin Daisy ------ 15 Wisconsin: Flat 2... 15 New. York June 0 24 Sap Sarto 226 a 40 BS TACN ed ie 15 Michigan Plats =... 2 5 14 Michigan Daisies ~___-- 14 Wisconsin Longhorn ~--_ 15 Imported Leyden —____- 23 1 lb. Limberger —_...-__ 18 Imported Swiss ~------- 52 Kraft Pimento Loaf —-_ 20 Kraft American Loaf —_ 18 Kraft Brick Loaf ~..__ 18 Kraft Swiss Loaf ~___-_ 22 Kraft Old Eng. Loaf__ 33 Kraft, Pimento, % lb. 1 35 Kraft, American, % lb. 1 35 Kraft, Brick, % lb. __ 1 35 Kraft, Limbur., % Ib. 1 65 CHEWING GUM Adams Black Jack ____ 65 Adams Bloodberry ____ 65 Adams Dentyne ________ 65 Adams Calif. Fruit __ es Adams Sen Sen Beeman’s Pepsin ______ ee Beechnut Wintergreen_ Beechnut Peppermint __ Beechnut Spearmint -—- Doublemint 2036. 65 Peppermint, Wriglevs __ 65 Spearmint, Wrigleys —__ 3 suiey Hrait 23. Wrigley's P-K ___.____ ee ZENO 220 65 Teaberry 22 65 CHOCOLATE Baker, Prem.. 6 Ib. % 2 50 Baker, Pre.. 6 lb. 3 oz. 2 55 CLOTHES LINE Hemp, 50 ft. __. 2 00@2 25 Twisted Cotton, 50 ff. 2 1 50@1 75 Braided: 50 ft... 1 90 Cupples Cord _ 1 85 COFFEE ROASTED Lee & Cady 1 Ib. Package Arrow Brand Boston Breakfast -.. 26% Breakfast Cup -.... 24 guperiat 222 38 Oe Ve oe 20 Masestic® 2 oe Morton House —_--..__ Nedrow 22000220 a Quaker’ 22.002 32 McLaughlin’s Kept-Fresh Coffee Extracts M. Y.. per 100 Frank’s 50 pkgs. Hummel’s 50, 1 Ib. 10% CONDENSED MILK Eagle, 2 oz., per case 4 60 EVAPORATED MILK Pare, Tan 3 2 55 Page, Baby ~_________ 1 43 Quaker, Tall, 101%%6 oz. 2 20 Quaker, Baby, 4 doz, 1 15 Quaker, Gallon, % dz. 2 30 Carnation, Tall. 4 doz. 2 55 Carnation, Baby. 4 dz. 1 28 Oatman’s Dudee, Tall 2 = Oatman’s D'dee. Baby 1 2 Peto Wall 22 2 50 Pet, Baby, 4 dozen __ 1 25 Bordens Tall, 4 doz. 2 50 Bordens Baby, 4 doz. 1 25 CIGARS Hemt. Champions -_ 38 50 Webster Cadillac ____ 75 00 Webster Golden Wed. 75 00 Websterettes ________ 3& Cincos 38 Garcia Grand Babies 38 50 Bradstreets 38 La Palena Senators_ 75 00 O@ging 22.00 38 50 TArOw Outs 220 37 50 R G Dun Boquet __ 75 00 Perfect Garcia Subl. 95 00 Budwiser 2205.2 19 50 Dry Slitz Stogies -. 20 00 Tango Pantellas -_.. 13 00 Isabella-Manilla ---. 19 50 Hampton Arms Jun’r 37 50 CONFECTIONERY Stick Candy Pails Pure Sugar Sticks-600c 4 00 Big Stick, 20 lb. case 17 Horehound Stick, 5 lb. 18 Mixed Candy indergarten 15 hie@aGger 2 li Hrench Creams 2...) 12 Paris Creams 22. 13 PUBICr uy Hancy Mixture: 2 2 15 Fancy Chocolate 5 lb. boxes Bittersweets, Ass'ted 1 50 Nibble Sticks 22.070 1 50 Chocolate Nut Rolls — 1 60 Bhie KHibbon 2. 1 25 Gum Drops Pails Champion Gums _______ 14 Jelly Strings 14 Lozenges Pails A. A. Pep. Lozenges __ 14 A. A. Pink Lozenges __ 14 A. A. Choc. Lozenges __ 14 Motto Hearts —.._______ 18 Ma.ted Milk Lozenges__ 20 Hard Goods Pails Lemon Drops 2.0 12 ©. EF. Horehound drops |} Anise. Squares. .________ 1 Peanut Squares —______.. 14 Cough Drops __ Rxs Putnam’s 1 25 Smith Bros. = 1 60 RMGeN Ss 26 1 50 Specialties Italian Bon Bons __--_ 16 Banquet Cream Mints__ 18 Handy Packages, 12-10c 80 COUPON BOOKS 50 Economic grade 2 50 100 Economie grade 4 50 500 ISconomic grade 20 (0 1000 Economic grade 37 50 Where 1,999 books are ordered at a time, special- ly printed front cover is furnished without charge. CREAM OF TARTAR 6 ib) boxes 920002 42 DRIED FRUITS Apples N. Y. Fey., 50 Ib. box 13 N. Y. Fey., 14 oz. pkg. 16 Apricots Evaporated, Choice _. 10% Evaporated. Ex. Choice 11 exo Mamiey 22 10 Ib. box September 28, 1932 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 Currants Margarine PLAYING CARDS HERRING SOAP TEA Potting Page OZ. 222. 17% aes Axe, ig doz. 2 oo Holland Herring Am. Family, 100 box 5 85 reek, Bulk, Ib. ~----- 16% 1. VAN WESTENBR GE icycle, per doz. ---. 4 70 Mixed. Keeps 2.2... 76 Crystal ‘saab £0@ __. ¢ 50 Se aoe” Torpedo, per doz. ---- 2 50 Mixed, half bbls. ------ Be, Gia 2 15 : Japan Mised. bbls, ........_._ Fels athe. 700 box 5 00 Medium —_____ ee 17 oe ava Milkers, Kegs =___.-__-__ S96 BWiake White. 10 hex 285 Chotee ._..______ 24@31 ates POTAS Milkers, half bbls. ___— G@xdma White Na. 10s 356 KFaney -.........__- 38@42 oT ae, Deka 1 75 Babbitt’s, 2 doz. .._._ 2 75 Wiiliers pbIs:. 2. Yan Rose £06 box 1 40 No. = Nibbs —_._____._- 35 mperial, 12s, Regular 1 35 Kairy, 100 box —...- 4 00 Palm Olive, 144 box 9 90 FRESH MEATS Lake Herring Bava, 50 box ---_- 2 25 oo Gunpowder Octazon, 120 -.9) £00 Cholee . 40 Peaches Beef = wee. dics oe Pummo, 106 box _____-_ a5 Baney oo = 47 Evap., Choce ~------- 09 Top Steers & Heif. -_-- 13 Tubs, 60 Count, fy. fat 6 00 Sweetheart. 100 box __ 5 70 Nancy... 10% Good St’rs & H’f. ----11 pails. 10 Ib. Fancy fat 150 Grandpa Tar, 50 sm. 2 10 Med. Steers & Heif. -. 10 Grandpa Tar, 50 Ige. 3 50 Ceylon Ga uk No. i 13 Com. Steers & Heif. -. 09 zal Heer, et We 7 os Pekoe, medium —______ 45 Peel Percola, No. 1 ------- 09 White Fish Willams Mas per doa 45 Lemon, American ----- 24 Veal Med. Fancy, 100 lb. 13 00 English Breakfast Orange, American —--_--- 24 Top 25205 11 Milkers, bbls. sae eta 18 50 Congou. medium ______ 28 Good 2 10 KK K K Norway -- 19 50 Congou, Choice ____ 35@3¢6 Wilson & Co.’s Brands Medium 22 139 ploy ae 7 1 40 SPICES Congou, Fancy -_-_ 42@43 Oleo Pe ol ee 8 Atiace goneien ae 10 : : : -- spice, Jamaica ---._ @24 Sepded, we Se 1% Becia Rol 13 Lamb Cloves, Zanzibar ---. @36 : Oolong Thompson's s’dless blk 7% Yearling Lamb -----.--. 14 Cassia, Canton --_--- q@z4 Medium 39 Thom a Good 22. 13 SHOE BLACKENING @assia, Se pke.. doz. @40 Choice -—— 45 es seedless, : 5 : . a 9 epee eae oe | Sin t Paste. doz. 1 30 cone ao - lee en Haney 0 gt oor —--._-_____________ 08 # &E. Z. Combination, dz. 1 30 Mixed, No. 1 -------- @3 Seeded, ao ° Diamod, No. 6, 144 6 00 Dri-Foot, doz. _--_-. 300 Mixed, 10c pkgs., doz. @65 Searchlight, 144 box 6 00 Bixbys. doz... 130 Nutmegs, 70@90 ----- @50 . TWINE Swan, 44 2... 5 00 Mutton Shimola. doz. 2.22 909 Nutmegs, 105-110 ____ @48 Cotton, 3 bly cone 25 California Prunes Diamond, No. 0 ------ 475 Good (2202) 08 Pepper, Black ---- @23 Cotton. 3 ply Balls ____ 27 90@100, 25 lb. boxes__ gaa ----=------——== . 80@90, 25 lb. boxes__ = STOVE POLISH 70@80, 25 lb. boxes_- cee edu 3S aca oe worl 600, 25 Ib. boxes_ Safety Matches pee aie ge Clee, 0 Ge 50@60, 25 lb. boxes..@07% Red Top, 5 gross case 5 45 ' Pork Cee ee 4 ao, Geiss Jamas -—- Oe white Wine 46 coun 40@50, 25 lb. boxes__.@07% orm, MACE. —— 13 Enameline Paste, doz. 1 3 Pi aa on A gd ee Ww fdta ine, eM ieee a 30@40, 25 Ib. boxes-_@09 in he oer eS i ee a ee eS 7 Yoo s rH’ Ox ue oulderg 2850 09 et , : : inger, Corkin ...___ @ 30@30, 25 Ib. boxes--@14 = mULLER'S PRODUCTS Spareribs —----------- 05% EZ iiauid, per doz. 1 30 Mustard, --..---------- @26 ee ' Macaroni, 9 oz. ------ 220 Neck bones ---------- 04 Rising Sun, per doz. 1 30 Mace. Penang -----—— OF Na WiGICInG Spaghetti, 9 oz. -_---- 3 2 «Tring .__.______ 06 654 ; : Pepper, Black -------- @25 NO. 9. ber Bross ----__ su Stove Enamel, dz. 2 80 Nutmegs @26 No. 1, ver zruss 25 Elbow Macaroni, 9 oz. 2 20 Wuleanol Woe 10 doe 130 + (~----------- Ge Na 3 PF BLUSS -_____ 1 25 Hominy Egg Noodles, 6 oz. ~~ 2 20 Stovoil a aon " 3 00 Pepper. White _..__._ @38 e ber gross —_____ 1 du Pearl. 100 Ib. sacks __ 350 Ese Vermicelli, 6 oz. 2 20 PROVISIONS ' + o2--- Bouuey. Cayenne —- @e ie noe a 2 3u ay Egg Alphabets, 6 0z.-- 2 20 Barreled Pork Paprika, Spanish ---- @36 | ©eless Rolls, per doz. 9v Egg A-B-Cs 48 pkgs.__ 1 80 Clear Back ___ 16 00@20 00 oe No. 2, doz. 50 Short Cut Clear ---_- 16 00 =e bs an a Bachency, No. 3, doz. 2 vu Elb ne Ib. 05 Colonial, 24, 2 Ib. ses “95 Seasoning oe " Ow 1 Colonial, 36-1% 90 Chili Powder, 1% 0z.-. 65 NUTS—Whole Dry Salt Meats Olonial, 36-1%2 --~--- 2 1 . 5 Egg Noodle, 10 Ibs. 2 12 Almonds, Tarragona__ D S Bellies 18-29@18-10-8 colonia. Todized, 24-2 1 35 Celery oe 3 Of (22) 95 WOODENWARE Brazil, large -~------ * i : : Bbis. 2 90 Saute. So : = oo Baskets Fancy Mixed ______-- - - aoe 100 Ib. bk. 1 00 ee alt ----___-___ : - = nae ” ide Band, Pearl Barley Filberts, Sicily —-_---- : _ Lard a. pec., 70 lb. 1 00 sar Pee as ------- a z= 1 handles Be 2 0c 0000 26 700 Peanuts, Vir. Roasted Pure in tierces -------- 6% ackers Meat, 50 Ib. 65 Kitet y. B S Co 4 56 M: oe lrop handle._ 9¢ Barley Grits 5 00 Peanuts, Jumbo, 12, if i, eile advance 2% = CRee Fock for ice fot. lL a ae po gaa ee a Be RED 3 50 oR case 105 50 lb. tubs -_-_-advance %4 cream, 100 lb.. each 85 Laurel Leaves ee 20 Markel. extra = 1 6C oo eee Pecans, 3, star _...._-- 25 20 lb. pails -_.advance % Butter Salt, 280 lb. bbl. 4 00 Marjoram, 1 oz. ------ 90 Splint, large -________ 8 50 eee ae 40 10 lb. pails __--advance % Block, 50 Ib. --________ 40 Savory, 1 oz. ~------- 65 Splint, medium -_____ 7 56 > 5 lb. pails _._._-.advance 1 Baker Salt, 280 lb. bbl. 3 80 Thyme, 1 OZ. -----~--- 90 Splint, sro" — 6 &0 Pecans, Mammoth ----- : : _ Sage Walnuts. Cal, _...__ Bers 3 lb. pails _-___-advance 1 6, 10 lb., per bale ___. 93 Tumerci, 1% oz. ---- 65 East India 6 foes 07 Compound tierces ___. 7% 20, 3 lb., per bale ---_ 1 00 [oo Compound, tubs -----. 8 28 lb. bags, Table ____ 40 Heer oe rel, 5 gal., eac 2 40 STARCH Towel le i een 4 ‘ — Peanuts Sausages Gatun a tog © oat ad ber | ee . Tapioca . Wanes Ma ft 2 Bélecua 13 Kingsford, 24 Ibs. __.. 2 30 ae Pearl, 100 Ib. sacks -- a Ot & Colewe casa £95 ya 15 Powd., bags. per 100 3 25 Minne Fon. | Oe fe wea is Argo, 24, 1 Ib. pkgs. 1 52 Pails Pen ere ae Cream, 24-1 ---------- 220 10 at. Galvanized ____ 2 61 Shelled Veal 0 19 12 qt. Galvanized -__ 2 85 Almodns, Salted —_------ 95 Tongue, Jellied —-----__ 25 14 qt. Galvanzed _____ 3 lu Jiffy Punch Peanuts, Spanish Headcheese . = lo Glo 12 at. Flaring Gal. Jr. 5 00 $ doz. Carton —.-..-- 2 95 125 1b. bags — =. 516 ss ss 0 at. Tin Dairy |. 4 00 : Filberts 39 Argo, 24, 1 lb. pkes. 1 52 Oo i oe Smoked Meats Argo, 12, 3 1b. pkes. 217 Walnut California ---- 40 Hams, Cer. 14-16 lb. @13 ae 8 ee Traps Hams. Cert.. Skinned Silver Gloss, 48. ls -- 11% Mouse, Wood, 4 holes. 60 ! FLOUR 1618 1 @13 oops ai = 2 5 our. wood, 6 holes_ 7C C. Milling Co. Brands Ham, dried beef a Soe -_ Mouse. tin, 5 holes -_ 65 ag White 0 fe: 5 10 MINCE MEAT Knuckios 02 @25 Tiger, 50 lbs. -------- 2 Hat wood... 1 OC Harvest Queen ------ 5 20 None Such, 4 doz. --- 6 20 California Hams -- @12% rah spring ---------- 1 00 Yes Ma’am Graham, Quaker, 3 doz. case -- 3 15 Picnic Boiled Hams @16 louse, spring -------~ 2 Sie 140 Yo Ho, Kegs, wet. Ib. 16% Boiled Hams ------- @22 SYRUP Bacon 4/6 Cert. @10 oe gk cannes oe Be ae ee 2 Bus ve, No. 6, 1 du 384 Medigm Gateatieed 7 00 Lee & Cady Brands 7 oz. Jar, Plain, doz. 1 05 ites ce a Clue Kare, No. 10 __ 318 Scan G Galvanized -_ 7 75 Home Baker -_------ 16 oz. Jar, Plain, doz. 1 95 Beef ladined. 22: 36 a 4 Bea ce . oA) 1y os mall Galvanized ____ 6 73 Cream Wheat ------ Quart Jars, Plain, doz. 3 25 Boneless, rump ----@22 00 Wicc case lots ag aq " a oe 2 7 ‘ ea a Hokus Ro iG a Washboard 3 oz. Jar, Stuff., doz. 1 15 Oe ee aS . oards 8 oz. Jar. Stuffed, doz. 2 25 Liver ao ‘Glohe = 5 50 FRUIT bie 10 oz. Jar, ay ser : . Beef 2 10 BORAX aia ae --------- : x Presto ason 1 Gal. Jugs. Stuff.. dz. Calf j2e 2 40 Twenty Mule Team : oa — 00 F. O. B. Grand Rapids Pork 04 94 1b _ ackage 3 35 imit. Mania Flavor Double Peerless ~_____ 8 50 Half t 7:15 ’ - packages -- Orange, No. 1%, 2 dz. 310 Single Peerless ______ 7 BC alf pint ------------ 48, 10 oz. packages -- 440 Orange, No. 5. 1 doz. 474 Northern Queen 5 50 a= pint ------------ 1 40 a Poe CREE . 4, 96. 4 Ib. packages __ 4 00 inte. UO a me quart —.-__-_____-_ § --------------------- RICE 2en osc - 5 o Half gallon 222055 1150 (ie z Fancy Blue Rose -- 3 50 Maple and Cane 2s and 5s -------------- Fancy Head --------- 06% Kanuek, per pal. ___ 1 50 Wood Bowls ae ee a Kanuck, 5 gal. can __ 5 50 183 in. Butter __ 00 on mi - S, DOX © cas ee ee re FRUIT CAN RUBBERS PICKLES RUSKS ty Awd Guke 1és_ 1 G5 ee 9 ou Presto Red Lip, 2 gro. .- Medium Sour cian oo 85 . Iv in, Butter ----_-__ 18 00 Postma Biscuit Co. : ‘ z Grape Juice 19 in. Butter 25 00 carton) _2.2 1 = = 5 gallon, 400 count -- 4 75 Climaline, 4 doz. ____ 3 60 ' Presto White Lip, 2 18 rolls, per case ---. 1 80 aa 10. ¢ 3 50 Welch, 12 quart case 4 40 ro. carton oe me 12 rolls, per case ____120 Grandma, 100, 5c ----$ 0° Welch, 12 pint case__ 2 25 BLO. Carton _--_----- > 18 cartons, per case-_ 215 Grandma, 24 Large -- 3 50 Welch, 36-4 oz. case__ 2 30 Sweet Small 12 cartons, per case_- 1 4d er es - ny a WRAPPING PAPER 5 Gallon, 500 --------- 7 25 a San ot or arge , an Fibre, Manila, white-_ 05 _ GELATINE : ye ' COOKING OIL No. 1 Fibre ---_-____- 08M Jell-O, 3 doz 55 La Frace Laun., 4 dz. 3 65 Abani Buconers BF 05% Mi fe 3 dos. nares oe 4 05 SALERATUS Old Dutch Clean., 4 dz. 3 40 Pints. 2 doz 4 60 erate 04 Biomoutn. White. 1 66 Dill Pickles Arm and Hammer 24s 150 Octagon, 96s --------- a = Quarts, 1 idoz ....._ 450 ‘Kraft Stripe -_______ 09% Quaker. $ doz. _.... 175 Gal. 40 to Tin, doz. -- 7 60 ee oa Half Gallons, 1 doz. 7 75 a ee is Hub No More, 100, 70°” Gallons, each oo 5 30 32 oz. Glass Thrown -- 45 SAL SODA x e oz. ergo ee 3 85 5 Ce son eans, each —. 5 50 YEAST CAKE Granulated, 60 lbs. cs. 1 u No More, & Magpie. 2 daz. .-. . 2 70 ee ee Granulated, 18-2% lb. _ Spotless Cleanser. 48, | hg i agi .,. Sumisnt, 3 dos ...... 2 @ Imitation, 30 Ib. pails 1 60 Dill Pickles Bulk packages ----------- | Ta | ea a i ee ee be Pure, 6 oz.. Asst., doz. 90 5 Gal., 200 ---------- 3 . Somalia, ¢ dos. a i ae. — "4 aa acon “bs a fon ; a Bue Pea oe SF 48 Gal $300 eRe es 30 00 Saanine. 100. 12 oz. 6 40 Hoyal Mint -._____ 2 40 : oo ____ Items From the Cloverland of Michi- gan. Sault Ste Marie, Sept. 26—The Chippewa county fair came to a close last Friday. It was one of the finest exhibits in its history. The weather was all that could be expected, per- mitting the fair to close without a deficit, which was gratifying to the association. Dr. C. J. Ennis returned last week from a four months’ trip to Ireland. The doctor gave some interesting sidelights of the Irish political situa- tion. He said: “The Irish are peaceful people and yet they love to fight. What I mean by that is they don’t really want to kill anyone, but they do like a good scrap. That is perhaps the rea- son why there are three armies in Ireland. One is the republican army, another is the free states army and the other is Higgin’s army to protect the republican army.” Dr. Ennis has a great deal of respect for De Valera, even though his people are all free staters. Everybody liked Teddy Roose- velt and De Valera is about as fear- less as Teddy, while other ministers have many bodyguards, De Valera goes about the city to public affairs, entertainments and his own private business entirely unguarded. He said that if De Valera can keep his promise of returning the enormous Irish an- nuity to the farmers he is the coming man of Ireland. Depression is not to be found in Ireland, the doctor de- clared. He never saw Ireland in such a fine condition, but he got tired see- ing so many relatives and was glad to get back ta his old home town among his many warm friends again, A. W. Dawson, vice-president of the Michigan Northern Power Co.. left last week on a ‘business trip to West Virginia. After all knowledge is no good un- less vou have reason to keep it from skidding. The firm of Booth Brothers is now solely owned by Arthur Booth. The office has been moved from Bingham avenue to the new offices of the com- pany at 128 Spruce street, West. The new offices have all been redecorated. They are the largest and best arranged ° ° . ry . g offices in the city. The business now is an experi- tanners to business of includes storage, carting, wood crating and packing and the bus line between the Soo and Newberry. Art is one of our live wires and successful business men. He is always doing something to keep his home town on the map. James Cochrane, the well-known DeTour merchant, is ‘building a large veranda around his place of business, which has added much to its appear- ance. This is the right time to make improvements while business is not rushing and gives employment which will help bring back prosperity. D. B. McIntyre, assistant superin- tendent of the Chicago & Northwest- ern Railroad at Escanaba, has just re- turned from Chicago. He said that more optimism prevails in railroad circles than has been in evidence for some time. The fair at Marquette this year showed a deficit of about $1,400 and the gate receipts fell off nearly 50 per cent. The board of supervisors has voted informally against dispensing with the exposition next year. The Government has decided to spend, $150,000 here to enlarge the Federal building as a part of the Fed- eral Government's building program for relief of unemployment, American men are funny too. A man who hadn't kissed his wife for a year has just shot an iceman who had. Approximately ten and_ one-half miles of the twenty-three between St. Ignace and the Sault have been paved and there is a possibility that the en- tire stretch will be finished by Oct. 1 fifteen days ahead of the deadline for concrete laying in the Upper Penin- sula. The grocers and meat merchants are going to hold their first annual picnic next Thursday at Alcot Beach in the Michigan State park. This is the first time in twenty vears the grocers and meat dealers have celebrated at any get together picnic. The stores. will close at 10 a. m. for the day. A good program has ‘been arranged and a good time is expected. This is a move in the right direction and will give the merchants a chance to get better ac- quainted and stimulate a friendly feeling. One hundred and forty-eight years ago the first daily newspaper in the United States was published. Some of the jokes it used for fillers are still in circulation. E. Rose has purchased the Kewpeeke Hotel, at Pickford, and will continue serving meals and lunches as well as sell candies and tobacco. Mr. Rose will give the hotel his personal atten- tion. William G. Tapert. —- Se 2. > Even laughing at one’s self has its dangers. The more introspective a man becomes, the more he realizes there isn’t any reason to stop laughing. And -there’s serious work to be done. ——_>-<-____ After being landed by the girl who has been angling for him a man naturally feels like a fish out of water. Proceedings of the Grand Rapids Bankruptcy Court. (Continued from page 3) secretary of Stote 22 oc) $ 254.00 City Treasurer, Grand Rapids __ 4,309.48 Walter Mackosky, Grand Rapids__ 19.77 Tull Snyder, Grand Rapids ______ 52.50 Loa B. Winegar. Grand Rapids __ 234.00 Victor Hether, Grand Rapids 13837 R. J. Brummeler, Grand Rapids__ 13.54 James Jeffers, Grand Rapids ____ 386.16 Old Kent Bank, Grand Rapids __ 150.00 Joseph Adamson, Ada ________ — 2 606.66 Alden & Judson, Grand Rapids __ 3.41 J. G. Lloyd Alexander, Grand Rap. 62.50 Ault & Whore, Cincinnati 6.00 Burrett Barber, Grand Rapids ____ 1.05 Benj. Agency. Grand Rapids ______ 18.00 A. J. Brummeler, Grand Rapids 9,795.05 Frank W. Gertrude B. Brummeler, Grand R. 5,356.13 DeVries, Grand Rap. 400.00 R. J. Brummeler, Grand Rapds__ 141.12 Wm. G. Brummeler, Grand Rap. 1,249.32 Buckeye Forging Co., Cleveland __ 1.44 Chicago Smelting & Refiining Co. 7 B. D. Coats Co.. Grand Rapids d Co ba Consolidated Freght Co., Grand R. 6.08 Reuben Donnelly, Chicago ___.____ 5.00 Dr. R. B. Denham. Grand Rapids 4.50 fed'l Steel Corp., Detroit __..___ 62.11 Fire Equipment Corp., Detroit ____ 4.40 Foster Stevens Co., Grand Rapids 8.00 +. R. Blow Pipe Co., Grand Rapids 19.13 x R. Gas Light Co., Grand Rapids 17.10 > KR. Paint & Hnamel Co. G Ro 331.35 G. R. Plating Co., Grand Rapids __ 15 R. J. DeVries, Grand Rapids __.___ 455.00 a. R. Water Works, Grand Rapids 37.39 x, R. Wire Products, Grand Rapids 10.00 Earl Hall, Grand Rapids ____ ss 3309.95 Hayden Supply Co., Grand Rapids 6.60 Hynes Steel Co., Youngstown, Ohio 56.85 Hinde-Dauch, Sandusky, Ohio ____ 22.24 Hoekstra Ice Cream, Grand Rap. 182.89 W. C. Hopson Co., Grand Rapids 50.00 Herman P. Hergenholtz, E.G. R. 27.00 Imperial Metal Products, Grand R. 3.00 irwan Co. Grand Rapids — 42 25.84 James Jeffers, Grand Rapids ______ 153.65 Knickerbocker Press, Grand Rap. 11.00 Lamberts Elec. Co., Grand Rapids 1.50 Mr. Lieffers, Grandville ____._ > __ 8.00 Wm. MoGill Co. Chicapo |. 1.45 Metal Craft Heater, Grand Rapids 7.50 Metal Trades Ass’n., Grand Rapids 37.50 Meatis Mutual Ins. Meyers Transfer Co., Grand Rap. 65.49 Mich. Bell Tele. Co., Grand Rap. 40.00 Mich. Cen. Railroad. Detroit ____2,974.55 Michigan Tag Co., Grand Rapids 5.00 soun Miller; Cadillac 99: 25.04 Mills Broderick Co., Grand Rapids 20.57 Modell-Friedman Steel Corp., Det. 1,172.46 AE Co., G. R. unknown John Moget, Grand Rapids 7.56 Walter Makoski, Grand Rapids__ 49.78 National Lock Co., Rockford, Ill. 38.91 Nottingham Steel Corp., Cleveland 80.40 Olson Co:, Grand Rapids _____ 10.50 Pipe & Raap. Grand Rapids ______ 1.95 Proos Mfg. Co., Grand Rapids __ 7.93 Joseph T. Ryerson Steel Co., Chicago 3.79 Rhodes Mfg. Co., Grand Rapids__ 15 Arthur Roberts, Hastings ________ 11.82 ©. A. Roberts Co,, Chicago . =.” 8.63 St. Mary’s Hospital, Grand Rapids 30.00 A. Silverman, Grand Rapids ______ 2.67 Wm. P. Smith, Washington, D. C 30.75 Paul Steketee & Sons, Grand Rap. 6.13 Telephone Directory, Detroit ____ 6.00 H. W. TenBroek & Sons, Grand R. 6.75 @exas ©o.,, Grand Ramids |. 1.50 Tice Tinsley Co., Youngstown, O. 49.56 Tisch-Hine Co., Grand Rapids ___ 5.00 Union Bank of Mchigan, Grand R. 1,064.64 U. S. Pressed Steel, Kalamazoo __ 22.85 Vv. C. Plating Co., Grand Rapids__ 23.51 Van Overen Printing, Grand Rap. 12.75 Wim. K. Watson, Grand Rapids ______ 98.93 Welfare Union, Grand Rapids ____ 18.75 J. B. Williams, Grand Rapids ____ 10.00 Loa G. Winegar, Grand Rapids ____ 742.19 Citizen’s Industrial Bank, G. R. 4,555.21 Hoekstra Ice Cream Co., Grand R. 550.00 Phil Osterhouse, Grand Rapids __ 180.00 David E. Hokin, Grand Rapids __ 937.36 Old Kent Bank, Grand Rapids__ 16,400.00 Loa G. Winegar, Grand Rapids ____ 300.00 Tull Snyder, Grand Rapids ________ 535.97 ositive protection plus profitable investment is the policy of the Wy MICHIGAN 244 SHOE DEALERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Mutual Building . . : Lansing, Michigan September 28, 1932 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 23 IN THE REALM OF RASCALITY. Questionable Schemes Which Are Under Suspicion. In reply to an enquiry from the Realm, James H. Crawford, Sheriff of Benzie county, states that Mr. Mann, the long-time swindler, is still in jail at Beulah. His trial has been. post- poned in order that he may sell some property he owns in Minneapolis, from the proceeds of which he proposes to reimburse George Weaver, of Beulah, for the money he obtained from him dishonestly; also reimburse other mer- chants whose warrants are in the hands of Sheriff Crawford; also the costs incurred in other counties where warrants were issued. This done, all Mr. Mann will have to do to secure his liberty is to pay for the board he has enjoyed for the past two months in the Beulah jail. If this item reaches the eye of any other merchant who was swindled by the old rascal, now is a good time for him to get busy and swear out a warrant for the arrest of the scamp. Fowler, Sept. 24—It is with much interest that I have read the various letters published in the Realm of Ras- cality regarding the various complaints of merchants against the Simplicity Pattern Co., as I also have had my troubles with this outfit. Their pat- terns are all right, but they have done all but live up to their agreement. It has been a continuous battle with them from the very first exchange to keep down the inventory, until at last I became so tired of it that I simply refused to have any more dealings with them. Had they lived up to their agreement and exchanged patterns as was outlined to me when I bought this deal from C. J. Farley, Grand Rapids, I could have done a profitable pattern business, ‘but as it is I find myself stuck with over 500 old pat- terns which are absolutely dead prop- erty. I know there are many more merchants who have had the same ex- perience with this company, as I have had occasion to learn in talking this over with my neighboring merchant friends. Now I would like to see more reports from other merchants and I feel that if we all combined we should be able to bring this company to terms. By their not having lived up to their agreement they have caused us a direct loss of so many dollars, depending. of course, on the number of patterns in stock. Frank A. Becker. St. Louis, Sept. 23—Have enjoyed your Tradesman since we first started business but have never had occasion to write you before. Last week we had a salesman call on a lot of our country trade and also some city trade. This is the story he gave us: He wanted one student from here to be the first in this territory and to get one he would be glad to give him a $179 course for $39.50. He asked $10 down, but would take any amount he could get. Will the parents have to finish paying for this? It was sold to them under false statements, as he told the same store to each one. Can they refuse to pay the balance? Is there not some way of warning others of this scheme? The name of the salesman in this territory is W. A. Schneider and the company he represents is the Ameri- can Technical Society, Drexel avenue at 58th street, Chicago, Il. Thanking you for your trouble in this matter. A, Adam & Son. It is no trouble for the architect of the Realm to take up matters of this kind and ‘by next week he hopes to have sufficient information on file to make a complete expose of what bears every evidence of being a very crooked transaction. South Haven, Sept. 23—I am not a subscriber to the Michigan Tradesman, but have had copies many times and have heard many references to your experiences with certain trade crooks. I would like to (briefly relate a deal of very recent date: We have a small dairy farm just out- side of the city limits of South Haven and retail our milk in South Haven. One day a salesman drove in to our place representing the Bordeaux China Co., of Chicago. He said he had been sent to our place as a dairy of rather exclusive trade on a special quality of milk. He explained how we could in- crease our business by giving china sets to our customers. So many coupons for so much milk, etc. Well, it sounded very good and we bit. We were to make the purchase of the coupons in the first place and see that they were returned by the cus- tomer or ourselves and they would pay us ‘back as coupons came back to them. I asked the salesman how they were going to get their money out of it. His reply was, “We expect to solicit your customers to complete their sets of dishes.” He emphasized the fact that it would take ‘big because it would be no expense to the customer and not much expense to us if we saw to it that the coupons were returned. No mention whatsoever was made of a one cent extra charge on each quart for return of counon. We paid him an advance charge of $1 per thousand for the coupons and $3.50 per thousand when the coupons arrived, They came C. O. D. and up- on opening them, they said this cou- pon and one cent will do so and so. We asked the salesman when he was here to show us one of these cou- pons, but he was unable to do so. Now we are out our money because we would not think of passing these out to our customers. We have the sales- man’s car number and address. Car No. 615,836. His name, A. B. Dun- ning. 62 Corrine street, Grand Rapids. The Bordeaux China Co. is one of the various trade styles used by Wm. C. Steffv, General Manager of the Secur- itv Silverware Distributors, Inc., 189 West Madison street, 1402 Security building, Chicago. We would be very glad to have you give these »eople some good publicity. I have written twice to the company in Chicago, but have received no reply. Mr. Dunning showed me his order book and our order was No. 1366. He had secured orders from Saugatuck, Grand Haven and Muskegon. George Chatfield, Proprietor South Haven Dairy. Weare in receipt of letters from merchants in Eastern and Southern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula stating that Lamar & Lamar, alleged to have headquarters at St. Louis and Milwaukee, are distributing their “XX Snow White Washing Compound” in those localities. This fraud has been repeatedly exposed ‘by the Realm and the crafty frauds who handle this ar- ticle evidently seek their victims in places where the Tradesman ‘has no reading clientele. The goods were sold in this city at $1.35 per dozen. Buyers were instructed to sell the stuff at 25 cents per bottle and give one extra bottle free. The bottles given away free were to be replaced by the sellers within 30 days without charge. In no case have the crooks returned for a second call, although 90 days have elapsed since they were here. Few bottles have been disposed of by any local merchant because of the exposure played up by the Realm at the time the chaps were undertaking to make their initial sales. Ludington, Sept. 22—Yesterday I stopped at a country customer of mine who had subscribed for the services of the West Michigan Detective Bureau of Muskegon at a cost of $15—$8 cash and ‘balance in 90 days. C. Boynton, agent, placed a plate on both back and front doors and also took some ac- counts for collection. Will you please advise as to the re- sponsibility of the company. Can bal- ance due be collected? Leo Gunderman. On receipt of above letter Realm sent a letter of enquiry to its repre- sentative at Muskegon, who replied as follows: Cannot find any trace of this party or concern. License clerk of police department does not know them and Merchants. Service Bureau ‘thas had no knowledge of them. The end of the operations of a pair of bad check experts, believed to have passed more than $500 in worthless checks in Battle Creek Friday and Saturday and others in large cities throughout the State recently, was ‘be- lieved ‘by local police to have been ef- fected here Saturday night. After a chase through the Arcade from West Michigan avenue to the Jackson street entrance, Max Kern, 38, Chicago, was arrested by Patrolman Childs. Kern had been pointed out to Childs by an employe of the Wood Furniture Co. as the man had passed a bogus check for $57 at the furniture store a short time before. At the police station Kern was positively identified ‘by other employes of the store and police had received reports of the passing of three other checks of $57, $75 and $65 on local merchants by the man and a companion. All of the checks were payroll checks of the Michigan Central Rail- way, issued on the First National Bank of Detroit and dated Sept. 16. While local detectives were carrying on a search for Kern’s companion, the arrested man at the jail remained mute. On his person was found $419 in bills and $2.49 in change. His companion was reported to be a man of dark complexion, about feet, seven inches in height and weighing about 140 pounds. Chief Gordon said Saturday night that if Kern failed to talk he planned to make a trip to Jackson this morn- ing to confer with Captain Dwyer re- garding the case. Besides the furniture store, Brandl Bros., clothing store on Southwest Capital avenue had accepted a check for $57 and had sold one of the men $10 worth of goods, which was after- wards recovered. The Armstrong pool room at 10 Madison had taken the other two for $65 and $75.—Battle Creek Enquirer. o-s:-.hlhc + who five A New York specialist says doctors should understand humor so they can tell a patient a good story when it will do the most good. Unfortunately, the doctor is seldom there when the patient opens the bill. —_—_2-.+___ Only despair is defeat. OUT AROUND. (Continued from page 9) trade acceptance by law. If the man who signed the acceptance under- stands his position he makes a defense which is always successful. The trade acceptance has, therefore, become as- sociated with fraud to such an extent that no honorable house will resort to its use at this time. I am in receipt of a supply of blanks for use by merchants who wish to se- cure a refund of the tax paid on nut margarine during 1929 and 1930. The refund can only be secured by those dealers who ‘handled vegetable fat margarine exclusively—better known as nut margarine—during the years 1929 and 1930. margarine was handled at all, regard- less of the amount, no refund will be made. The Supreme Court rules that If any animal fat oleo- a product whose fat content was de- rived exclusively from vegetable oils was. not until the Haugen bill went into effect July 10, 1931. This blank will be mailed free to any merchant who applies for same. E. A. Stowe. —__+ +. ___- Anesthetic Shaving Lotion. Borie Acid =) 160 gr. Menthol Benzocaime Aleoho! =... 6 oz. Water 6200 te | pet. Dissolve the menthol and benzocaine in th ealcohol and add gradually to the water in which the acid has been dissolved. oleomargarine 8 gr. 6 gr. A Dandruff Remedy. Ammotnim carbonate _.--- _--.. | 5 Aleolig: (2208 30 Glycenm 2 20 Rose water 2 8 ee GREENE SALES CO. SPECIAL SALES CONDUCTORS Reduction — Money-raising or Quitting Business Sales. 142 N. Mechanie St. Phone 9519 JACKSON, MICHIGAN Phone 61366 JOHN L. LYNCH SALES CO. SPECIAL SALE EXPERTS Expert Advertising Expert Merchandising 209-210-211 Murray Bldg. Grand Rapids, Michigan Business Wants Department Advertisements inserted under this head for five cents a word the first insertion and four cents a word for each subse- quent continuous insertion. If set in capital letters, double price. No charge less than 50 cents. Small display adver- tisements in this department, $4 per inch. Payment with order is required, as amounts are too small to open accounts. 24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN September 28, 1932 Bright Sidelights From Hardware store, open “show windows” on the The Association will appreciate crop of officeholders is the most effi- Secretary Bervig. side wall, another Association store hearing from any of its members of cient, painstaking, hard working and Lansing, Sept. 27—An association is only as good as its membership. No person can expect to get anything out of any organization unless he is will- ing to put something into it himself. He cannot “wish” his responsibility onto the officers. Their job is to exe- cute the wis hes of the membership. Utility competition, through the efforts of the Association, has eliminated many phases of unfair competition. The time is now ripe for the adoption of a more complete, detailed and thor- ough policy in regard to utility com- petition. For that purpose President Sutton has appointed a committee with J. Charles Ross as chairman and Henry Schantz and John Kerr as as- sociate members. Before formulating a policy. the committee wants more information regarding utility compe- tition. A questionnaire was sent each member of the Association. If you filled it out, your Association thanks you. If you did not fill it out, do so immediately. Give the committee the benefit of vour experience and advice. When adepted, it will be your policy —sce that you express your opinion. it’s your battle. — : Every member of the Association received a letter concerning the sale of clocks by the Western Clock Co. to Roebuck & Co. at prices very much ‘below the market. These clocks are supposed to be discontinued models, but are not advertised as such by Sears. The inevitable result of lower prices is that people, generally, believe the retail hardware man is a profiteer, not only on clocks, but on other merchandise. The matter being brought to the attention of the West- ern Clock Co., their mistake was acknowledged and the trade offered clocks through regular sources of sup- ply at prices competitive with Sears. This type of price discrimination is receiving the attention of your Trade Relations Committee. A new organization has been started, the Federation of Independent Mer- chants, with National headquarters at Chattanooga, Tenn. This organization purports to be a combination of inde- pendent merchants to combat harmful legislation and unethical and unfair methods of merchandising. However, nothing is promised—no plan is sug- Sears, gested. The application for member- ship beccmes an order for ‘Prosperity Coins” at a cost to the merchant of 2% per cent. on Sales. \ new trading stamp scheme is be- in} eset -World’s Fair Dollars. TI £ promoters expect to reap a profit tl couch unredeemed stamps. Write vour Assceciation before deal- ing with the following: Best-Yet Products Co., Burlington, North Caro- lina; Continental Manufacturing Co., St. Paul: Customer & Merchant Co., Columbus: Franklin Adjusting As- sociation, Sytacuse, No ¥.5 C. C. Lot- quist, Industrial Engineer, New York Citv; Midland Finance Co., Kansas Ciy. Puritan Salt Co, Columbus, Ohio; Vitamized Products Co., Tiffin, Ohio. With regret we mention the resigna- tion of S. R. Miles from the staff of the National Retail Hardware As- sociation. He has retired to his fruit farm ~=oat Sturzscon Bay, Wis. Mr. Miles is a pioneer in Association work and a past president of the Iowa and National associations. Many of those now engaged in service work received much of their training from him. Merchants over the State are more interested than ever before in store re- arrangement and better display. Fred Olson, of Ovid, looked over the ar- rangement made for the George Hub- bard store, in Flint, called in Field Secretary Swinehart for assistance in store ae ement and ordered display stands t through the Association. J. C. Bushouse. of Kalamazoo, is carrying out a plan made for him by the Association last spring. He 1s using ledge display throughout the y s } I arrangement idea. Your State Association, i. Glasgow, of Nashville, is represent- ed on the “Michigan Council of Gov- ernmental Expenditures.” He js also on the special committee which will very shortly make a survey of gov- ernmental expenses—county, city, township, village and school districts —analyzing the various services per- formed, the extent thereof, together with miscellaneous appropriations and expenditures. This will be the first step toward getting information that will support the efforts of business men to secure lower expenses of gov- ernment—hence reduced taxes, The Montcalm thardware and imple- ment dealers had their annual picnic the last week in August, at Clifford Lake, near Stanton, Dealers, employes, traveling salesmen and members of their respective families joined in the festivities. There were sports galore races and contests of all kinds— croquet, base ‘ball games—wholesalers against retailers. Everybody had a fine time. Rudy VerPlanck, of Ed- more, is President; Pete Peterson, of Sidney, is Vice-President, and Marion as. Sagendorf, of Greenville, Secretary. It is reported that the wife of one of the officers won the rolling pin throw- ing contest for accuracy and distance, while her husband won the fifty yard dash. Practice pays. Anyone living in a community where the banks have closed knows that busi- ness conditions which may have been “hard” before, become “tough.” Some are inclined to throw up their hands in despair, others only work harder. Wells Smith, of the Smith & Ladner Hardware Co., Reed City, is one of those who work harder. When the bank closed, it looked as though he would have to let off an employe. He and the employe got together, decided the salesman should go out on a com- mission basis for three days of the week and work in the store three days a week on salary. The salesman was interested in mantle lamps and had been successful in selling them in the store. Using ‘his own car, he took a couple of lamps with him and stayed out until they were sold. plan was developed to trade in old gasoline and kerosene mantle lamps. Over a period of less than two months on this basis, eighty-two lamps were sold and thirty- seven lamps taken in exchange. These lamps were reserviced and placed on sale. On the first of September, even before the good selling lamp season has come on, only three of these re- serviced lamps were left. Wells Smith has a good idea on dis- play of electrical specialties and sup- plies. Smith believes in making every foot of display space pay and in check- ing up sales. He ‘has a 7 foot stand- ard display stand near the front of the store. For a year this was retained for electrical supplies, changing the display occasionally to keep it fresh in appearance. He recorded the sales from this stand and, last year, they amounted to $800. This is at the rate of about $130 a lineal foot of display space—a ‘figure which can be reached by other stores, as has been proved ‘by studies the Association has made elsewhere. The Smith display was made differ- ently than most and proved to be ex- tremely effective. The front corners and the center rear had glass enclosed bins, open at the top, 16 inches high. These were filled with bulbs with a flasher underneath which could be turned on at will. At the rear were glass bins open at the top and front with sides 6 inches high, also filled with bulbs. The balance of the dis- play stand was in small glass com- partments for electrical specialties and supplies. The glass enclosed bins at the corners and center rear and the open bins at the back were made from window glass. The remainder of the glass was the Association bulb edge. through C. any particular display they ‘have that has proved to be ffective in sales. Let’s pass this information around. H. W. Bervig, Sec’y. ———_s-- =< Prepare For Hardware Convention at Grand Rapids. Howell, Sept. 27—From Sept. 6 to 12 I attended all the fall series of group meetings scheduled for the Lower Peninsula and had a most in- teresting time. The dealers, general- ly, were optimistic over conditions and not at all discouraged, by the diffi- cult ‘business conditions. I want to publicly thank the group chairmen for their work in promoting and carrying out the meetings: Wells Smith, of Reed City; E. M. Briggs, of Scottville; Hugo Will, of Elk Rapids; George Ford, of Gaylord, and Alexander Gib- son, of Alma. With the support of men like these we cannot fail to put across the Association program of service and co-operation. In addition to the group meetings I had the pleasure of calling on sixty- two hardware dealers in their own stores and picked up some mighty good ideas for use in my own store. Our convention is only four months away but plan now to attend. We have one of the finest halls in- America— the New Civic Auditorium in Grand Rapids. For the first time in our his- tory, the exhibit and convention will be under the same roof. You will see the most interesting and constructive program, entertainment, and exhibit ever held by the Michigan Retail Hardware Association. May I impress upon you the dates of Feb. 14, 15, 16 and 17? Chas. H. Sutton, Pres. ——_+-+___ A Warning To Political Campaigners. The desire to perpetuate himself in office may be a natural one on the part of the office holder, but as a practical propsition it has considerable to be said against it especially by the tax- payers. We hear much these days about the man who has been in office many years, how he has become a valuable member of a certain committee and how others look to him for guidance ana counsel. The inference created at all times by his partisans is a belief in the minds of the public that the people in general and those of a given district cannot afford to dispense with his ser- vices. All of which borders closely on a line drawn from North to South through the well-known and over- worked Hokum and Bunkum, the Siamese twins of politics. No man is so valuable that he can- not be replaced in the event of his loss. Nor is the average voter guillible enough to believe if a certain states- man and patriot with which the woods are overcrowded at election time is sent home for a much needed (?) rest, after two to twenty years of arduous labor representing the dear peepul, the country will go to the demnition bow wows, our liberties (?) will be lost and hell will be to pay in general. Evidently our spellbinders and ora- torical high-binders are under the im- pression the audience sitting in front of them or better still, in front of the radio are mostly saps and darn fools and do not know anything except what they are told or read in the politically controlled daily press. This year of all years no one has forgotten the promises of 1928 and 1930. No amount of high sounding phrases and political blah blah by smooth tongued hirelings can beguile the public into the belief the present abused people ever to hold office, and no one ever had such a time running the affairs of state except Lincoln. Ye gods. imagine comparing the present crop with Lincoln or Washington. Can anything be more absurd? If all the enemies these two great Americans ever had could be rolled into one person and this person could be endowed with all the hatred and vindictiveness in the world, he would also have to be totally insane before stooping so low as to defile the name of these illustrious men ‘by associating them with our present day crop of politicians and officeholders. | Why must the names held in reverence by all good Americans be dragged in the political mud every four years in order to keep in or elect to office someone whose only claim to election is his party label? Who cares outside of the political ring which party wins? What difference will it make to the average man or woman if every man in office at the present time was dis- placed Nov. 8, and an entire new crop of officials were to take the places now held by our chair warmers and rubber stamps, to say nothing of our sadabouts? Would the country go to the dogs? It certainly would not. For out of all this turmoil and confusion there might emerge a new but as yet unknown Moses to lead us out of the wilderness and back to the high road of sanity and plenty, where we as a people properly belong. It might not be too late or out of place to remind our campaigners the voters are not in- terested in any comparisons of the present with the past. What he wants to know is what about the future? The party that offers the most promising Outlook, based on good sense and logic, is the one which will win. Com- parisons with the past are odious and get us nowhere. While the future lies before us let us forget what has gone by and strive to go ahead. Introspec- tion of politics is an art being rapidly developed at present. A.C. Martin. > >—___ Retailers Making Better Payments. The active dress demand at retail has contributed in no small measure toward betterment of the payments on merchandise by retailers. Payments now were termed satisfactory, and in numerous instances are better than a year ago. The betterment was noted particularly in the South, in the North- west and also in certain Pacific Coast centers. The better payments facili- tate the shipments of re-orders, which have been coming through in a steady stream, although the size of the aver- age order is small. —~»+->___ Sharp Drop in Hardware Sales. Affected by a sharp change in the weather, hardware jobbers and retail- ers suffered a sharp drop in sales vol- ume this week. The slump, which the trade believes is only temporary, came at a time when the prospects of set- ting a new monthly volume record for the year appeared bright. Drapery, hardware and _ electrical appliances were the only items on which sales were maintained at previous levels. A volume drop of from 20 to 30 per cent. from last week’s levels was reported on other types of hardware. — eermeincrmaginee ggiitae sear Nhe amie etiee ~