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LIPTELE AND

Strewed acorns on the lea;
And one took root and sprouted. up,
And grew into a tree.
Love sought its shade at evening-time,
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And Age was pleased, in heat of noon,
To bask beneath its boughs.
The dormouse loved its dangling twigs,
The birds sweet music bore—
It stood a glory in its place,
A blessing evermore.

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A traveler on a dusty road

A little spring had lost its way
Amid the grass and fern;

A passing stranger scooped a well
Where weary men might turn;

He walled it in, and hung with care
A ladle at the brink;

He thought not of the deed he did,
But judged that Toil might drink.

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By summer never dried,

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But strong in being true.

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And, lo, its light became

A lamp of life, a beacon ray,
A monitory flame.

The thought was small; its issue great;
A watch-fire on the hill,

It sheds its radiance far adown
And cheers the valley still.

A nameless man, amid the crowd
That thronged the daily mart,

Let fall a word of hope and love,
Unstudied from the heart;—

A whisper on the tumult thrown,
A transitory breath,—

It raised a brother from the dust,
It saved a soul from death.

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CHAINS ARE IN A JAM

Forced To Face Innumerable Ex-
penses

I don’t believe | exaggerate a
particle when | express the belief
that the grocery chains are in a
tough spot. A spot so tough that
it may change the whole scheme
of chain store merchandising.

Every student of economics
knows that a far-flung system of
chain merchandising can become
so diversified and so unwieldy
that the economies that volume
brings are more than eaten up by
increased and innumerable ex-
penses. There is much reason to
believe that some of the big
chains had already reached this
point, even before the present
problems arose. If I am right in
this, the present problems have
unquestionably made a bad situ-
ation worse. The chains’ present
problems are these:

|. They are being heavily
taxed all over the United States.
The details and the figures on this
have been published from time to
time. In some States the chains
have been able to pull strings so
as to prevent the passage of tax
laws, but this is probably only
temporary. The tax scheme is ex-
ceedingly inviting to states that
need money—and _ what. state
does not? Moreover the way to
tax is clear. There are no legal
complications about it any longer
and the chains are helpless, be-
cause the United States Supreme

Court has upheld it, and all that °

any State needs to do is to model
its law on the statutes which the
court has upheld. How important
the matter is to the chains can be
seen from the Kroger Co.'s ad-
mission that the tax law of one
state alone will cost it $200,000
in taxes if the law is upheld.

2. Under the new Industrial
Recovery codes the chains will

  

positively have to increase the
wages of a lot of their employes.
They have only gotten through
the depression by cutting wages
to the bone. The increases they
will now have to make will run
into millions of dollars a year.

3. The whole system of secret
rebates, discounts and allowances
which have cut down the chains’
purchase costs is being threat-
ened, not only by the investiga-
tion of the Federal Trade Com-
mission, but by the codes.

4. The loss leader system by
which the chains have attracted a
lot of business is also being threat-
ened by the codes, and also by
the growing belief on the part of
manufacturers of trademarked
brands that if it isn’t stopped they
must do something in order to
protect themselves from reprisals
by the independent grocery trade.

These problems are all in-
tensely serious to the chains. And
added to them is the growth of
the co-operative idea among in-
dependents, the growing public
belief that chain stores are detri-
mental to local communities, and
the undoubted fact that greedy
ambition has led the chains to
open too many stores, and that
the competition among the chains
themselves has had disastrous re-
sults. The effect of all of them is
to increase the chains purchase
costs, and its overhead, and de-
crease its ability to get business.
Which from a competitive policy
is vital, and might even be fatal.

If there is anything in this argu-
ment, the logical result of it would
have to be some change in chain
store methods. What shape would
that take? I believe it would take
the shape of closing a lot of local
chain stores, and concentrating
upon fewer stores, and those larg-
er than the average chain store
has been in the past. Some of the
big chains are already trying that.

Whatever is done, however,
the independents stand to gain
from it, as I see it—Modern Mer-

chant and Grocery World.
selsaea Nu" eaten

Crooked Camera Deal Nipped in the
Bud

The Petoskey daily newspaper con-
tains the following:

Two boys from New York left Pe-
toskey in a hurry last night after run-
ning afoul the law in a scheme to pro-
miote the sale of cameras in. local stores.

They are Carl Osberg, a dark, hand-
some, smooth-talking salesman, and
Alfred Wilson, a quiet, mustached fel-
low. They spent most of yesterday in
the county jail awaiting word from
New York which would start them on
a fast trip out of Michigan.

It all started over the word “exclus-

ive.” Four Petoskey merchants told

Prosecutor A. T. Washburne tthey pur-
chaser exclusive rights to the camera
deal from one of the two men. The
dark fellow dealt with Lake’s drug
store and the smaller chap with Eck-
els’, Henry’s book store and the Cen-
tral drug store, the merchants said.

Each said the had signed a contract
which provided for purchase of 200
film packs to fit an odd size camera.
The merchant was to be given 200
cameras. These cameras were to be
given away with each purchase of 75
cents. The company was to make its
money from the sale of additional film
packs later.

“Exclusively it was a good deal,”
said John Lake. “But with a lot of
stores in on it, the deal wasn’t worth
a nickel.”

It was that the
quadruple dealing was discovered. Sus-
picious of the deal, Mr. Boehm pur-
posely failed to give them his check
when he signed the contract. The sales-
man thought he had it and left.

Yesterday morning the came to the
store in Mr. Boehm’s absence and
asked Mirs. Boehm for a new check,
saying he had lost the first one. Skep-
tical, Mrs. Boehm asked ‘him to return
liter. Then she proceeded to enquire
at various stores to learn if the first
check had been cashed.

At Eckel’s she learned the check
hadn’t been cashed but discussion de-
veloped the duplicity. Further investi-
gation showed Lake’s and the Central
drug store had subscribed to the same
deal.

Mr. Lake started on the trail of the
two men and found them checking out
of the Perry Hotel.

“Tt is all just a misunderstanding,”
declared the dark chap. “Just a misun-
derstanding.”

After considerable discussion, it was
agreed there would be no prosecution
if the men returned the money, agreed
to leave the state and to secure can-
celations of the four contracts. The
money was forthcoming and _ they
signed agreements to leave. They were
freed last night.

through Henry’s

Petoskey, Aug. 14—We surely fixed
these birds right. They left Michigan
by way of the Soo. We are notifying
Mr. Parr, aslo the N.A.R.D., as well as
the company they pretended to repre-
sent. Their scheme was much the same
as the free razor deal and the resale of
blades for profit. The jail did not look
good to them. :

I may see vou about Friday, as I ex-
pect to speak to the salesmen of the
New Era on that date.

John A. Lake.
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Business Outlook For Next Three
‘Months

With uncertainties of the N.R.A.
Codes and inflation, business appears
to have entered a quiet hesitant mar-
ket; not only in business but in com-
modities and securities markets. Busi-
ness, however, shows only a moderate

The unfilled
S. Steel shows
a decline which was somewhat larger
than expected. Retail distribution for

indicated a

recession in some lines.

tonnage statement of U.

July moderate imiprove-
7 j < liprove

ment. Cotton reports were about two
billion bales above estimates. Electric
power production was about the same

increase in percentage as the preceding

period.

It has become very evident, if the
N.R.A. program is not completely suc-
cessful, that inflationary powers in the

hands of the President will be used, if

necessary, A definite plan for higher
commodity prices is still very appar-
ent. The halt in the upswing was pre-

dicted ‘by many and resumption of
strength will probably take place this
fall, This will probably be due to gen-
eral business improvement and also the
Administration’s plans.

There is a distinct relationship be-

tween purchasing power and prodnuc-

tion. Everyone realizes that five
months ago stocks in the hands of
wholesalers and retailers were low.
Raw material in manufacturers’ hands

were replaced and now there is a pe-
riod ahead where both manufacturers
and retailers will not buy more inven-
tory until their present reserves move
into consumers’ hands. There is bound
to be a breathing spell. This probably
will be taken care of by the “Buy Now”
campaign. Some writers, however,
claim that this campaign will succeed
on the strength of rising prices rather
than propaganda.

The general prediction is that busi-
ness outlook will be steady in August,
will show an imiprovement in Septem-
ber, this due directly to natural re-
covery, inflation and better purchasing
power of the consumer and farmer.

J. H. Petter.

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Fall Bedspread Demand Slower
After large

volume of ‘business early last month

on Fall styles, bedspread mills now

booking an unusually

find that orders have dropped off con-
siderably and that the higher prices
have caused buyers to hesitate. Before
lines had been officially opened whole-
salers and retailers had covered a good
portion of their initial requirements,
and for a while after the showing or-
ders appeared steadily. The volume to
date is considerably ahead of that for
the correspondinig period of last year.
At the present time, however, the labor
differentials have halted new business.

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Attracts Trade in Rain

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“Shower Sale” is used by a Chicago
market to attract trade to the store
during rains. He offers a discount on
all goods bought while it is raining.
This is reported to have attracted
women who would otherwise have
done their trading at stores nearest
their homes.

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A BARNEY ROMANCE

 

A Leaf From Grand Rapids’ Early
History

A few evenings ago I had a delight-
ful experence when Theodore Williams
dropped in upon me and offered to take
me for a ride anywhere I desired, and
I replied to his proffered kindness that
I would like to go and see a barn. We
traveled Kalamazoo avenue Southward
to the Michigan Central Railroad cros-
sing and then one mile beyond. Turn-
ing to the left, we found on Section 28,
Paris Township, the barn I wanted to
see.

We drove into the farm entrance and
enquired of the man who lived there
if we could look into the barn, and he
said ‘he was a tenant, but would be
very glad to grant the request, and we
sauntered to the front of the barn and
I looked at it with the deepest interest.
It was the first barn built in Kent coun-
ty 100 years ago, and I am inclined,
after having gone into the barn and
rubbed my ‘hand over the big timbers
and looked at the interior framework
with a loving gaze, to tell the story
which is attached to an unusual ro-
mance.

Grand Rapids is now in its second
century. One hundred years ago, in
1833, the Guild families and Barney
Burton and his brother, Josiah Burton,
came to Grand Rapids to make their
permanent homes. Joel Guild built a
house on the site of the present Grand
Rapids National Bank building. It was
the first frame building in the settle-
ment and, owing to the hospitality of
the Guild family, the newcomers made
it a sort of central meeting place.

Barney and Josiah Burton took up
from the Government 320 acres of land
niow bounded by Divison avenue, Bur-
to nstreet, Madison avenue and Lara-
way road. Members of the Guild family
took up areas adjoining this. Barney
Burton was a vigorous young man and
decided that this piece of land he thad
taken up would eventually be his farm
home. Like a thrifty farmer, he decided
that the most important thing connect-
ed with a farm holding was a barn and
he personally entered upon the erection
of a barn upon the premises and
walked to and fro from the central
trading post to his domain, working out
from timber on the place the new barn,
Each night he slept at the house of one
of the settlers and each morning
walked out to his task. .

There was in the Joel Guild family
avery attractive daughter, Harriet, and
Mr. Burton fornred a sort of habit of
changing his clothes when he came
from building of the barn and spend-
ing the evening with Harriet. They
became very intimate friends and he
‘confided to her the plan he had for a
future home.

The barn was completed and one
evening very soon thereafter Barney
said to Harriet, “Don’t you think we
better get married?” And Harriet re-
sponded, rather coyly, “I am _ not
averse to it, but I am not willing to
change my father’s house as an abiding
place to a barn.” Barney replied
promptly, “I am not that kind of a
lover and I’ll not be that kind of a
husband. If you will agree to enter
upon pioneer life with me, there will
be a house erected within a week, for,

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let it be known in this colony that we
are to be married, as this will be the
first marriage in this valley, every man
will rally to us to build a house.” The
frankness and attractiveness of this
outlook under the pioneer conditions
attracted Harriet sufficiently so that
she entered into the agreement.

In a week’s time a log house was
completed a few rods in front of the
barn and they were married and en-
tered upon their honeymoon in the
new house attached to the first barn
erected in Kent county. It proved to
be a very happy marriage and their
home was a center of hospitality for
many, many years, Settlers coming
to Grand Rapids stayed with the Bur-
tons until they should have a place in
which to live. And although there were

CHARLES W.

no children born into the Burton fam-
ily, when I became acquainted as a
boy with the Burtons and other early
settlers in Grand Rapids, I heard from
time to time stories of boys and girls
who had been brought up in the Bur-
ton family and called her Mother.

In time all of the Burton holdings
were sold except twenty acres of the
original domain, and this piece of land
Mr. and Mrs. Burton expected to keep
as their home and enjoy during life's
decline. In 1856 my father and mother
came into the situation and decided to
live in Michigan, rather than. the Badg-
er ‘sate, where I was born, if a suitable
location could be selected. Mother took
very kindly to the Burton place and,
as the result of long negotiations, Fa-
ther purchased the remainng twenty

 

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acres of Burton Farm and deeded it to
my mother. Adjoining lands were se-
cured, so that Father had a farm of
ninety acres and we came to live
there in 1858. Not long after the log
house was erected in which the Bur-
tons began housekeeping, Mr. Burton,
having been thrifty, erected a frame
home, and it was into this home that
our family came when we transferred
our allegiance from the Badger state
to the Wolverine state.

The ‘barn was very substantial, An
element of sentiment in the make-up
of Barney Burton led him in the build-
ing of that barn to put into it every
Vind of timber growing on his forest
domain. This was very interestng be-
cause there was a wide range of spe-
eics in this forest. When our family

GARFIELD

came to live in the Burton residence,
I became as a lad very much inter-
ested in the kinds of timber which were
put into this barn, and everything at-
tached to the barn became interesting
and dear to me. It was in this barn
that we had our big swing over the
central floor; it was through this barn
that we children climbed in playing
hide and seek; it was on this barn floor
that neighborhood gatherings had their
picnics and it was in this barn that we
had great’ times in connection with
haying, jharvesting and threshing and
those accompaniments of farm life. I
have etched in my memory the most
interesting associations connected with
this barn.

The remnant of Burton Farm came
from my parents’ ownership to the

August 16, 1933

ownership of my sister and myself, and
I have lived there all of my life after
coming from Wisconsin, except the
years I was attached to the Agricul-
tural College, until now. There came
a time when the barn had lost its use-
fulness, as the farm holding was dimin-
ished and the city came out and ab-
sorbed that part of the township of
Paris, and I decided that inasmuch as
it had lost ts usefulness, it could be
spared and the remantn of the farm
would lose nothng of value connected
with its activities. My favorite cousin,
Mrs. Fletcher, desired to live near our
family and suggested tha it would add
to ther happiness to have a cottage
upon Burton Farm and near my fam-
ily. I said to her that she could choose
her location and I would be very hap-
py to see that she could carry out her
heart’s desire. After a good deal of
surveying and counsel with Mrs.
Fletcher’s brother, Ossian Simonds,
the landscape gardener, it was thought
that the location of the old barn was
really one which would satisfy her
heart better than any other spot upon
the farm. I immediately decided to
take down the born, and while there
were some emotional expressions con-
nected with my attachment to the old
structure and the historic reminis-
cences attached to its ‘history, I con-
cluded that the establishment of a new
home upon its site and the removal of
the old structure was in the interest of
everybody.

It became noised about that the old
barn was to be taken down and a Hol-
land boy, Roy Slot, living in the town
of Paris, negotiated for the old struc-
ture and an agreement was entered
into that he should take it down and
have it for his very own if he would
erect it again upon his farm and. util-
ize all of the material in it, so far as
practicable, in rebuilding the structure.
The barn was put together without
nails. It was pegged together and
there were in it many remnants of the
early days in the way of implements
and appliances which had been used,
and these were distributed to any peo-
ple who desired to keep them as me-
mentos. I did not follow up the mat-
ter, as I was perfectly satisfied with
the way in which the barn was taken
down and the area upon which it stood
cleaned up, and until a few evenings
ago I had never seen the structure
which thad been transferred from Bur-
ton Farm to central Paris township. I
looked lovingly upon the structure and
recognized many details that were
identified closely with my boyhood
days. There was no change particu-
larly, except the shape of the roof,
which was transformed into what is
called a gambrel roof, but this was alc-
complished. through the service of the
material that was in the original struc-
ture. The barn doors which used to
swing on hinges, however, now are on

1 rollers.

I recalled that years ago a picture
was taken of the barn in its original
location, and I looked up this photo-
graph and am glad to-day to make this
record of a few facts in the history of
our city and bring to life again the
story of a “Barney Romance.”

Charles W. Garfield.
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MORE ENCOURAGING WORDS

 

Concerning the Tradesman’s Fiftieth
Birthday Aniversary

Grand Rapids, Aug. 11—Congratu-
lations on the fiftieth anniversary of
the Tradesman. I do not see that |
cam add to the many kind leters you
have received other than to say I en-
dorse them all. They have not said
too much, | am sure you may justly
feel proud of your fifty years of in-
tense activity as manager and editor of
the Tradesman, and | am sure that
every one of the nine that are left who
started with you at the first issue are
still proud to be with you. You have
done a noble work.

1 am glad to see that you feel kindly
toward the colored people. Many ot
them, as you state, are very needy. One
stopped at miy store not long ago, ask-
ing if | had any paper to sell. I told
him not any. He closed the door. 1
called him back. | noticed his small
wagon, not worth ‘ten cents tor any
purpose. | asked shim if he made much
money in his business. He said, “Not
much, sir.”’ He said, “I'll tell you what
I made yesterday: twenty-ive cents;
and with that | bought a five cent loat
of bread, ten cents worth of meat and
ten cents worth of coal.” | asked what
he would have done ti he ‘had not made
the twenty-five cents. He said he would
have gone without anything to eat,
“that’s what we do, sir.” t a seen
him once since. He said, “Vhe other
morning we were very short. We
poured the coffee we had and then took
the coffee grounds, put it on the bread
to eat and that was our breakfast,’ and
in it all he seemed happy. He was no
fraud, We have much to be thanktul
tor. And when the end comes with us,
as come it will, 1 hope you will hear
trom the Master’s lips, “Well done,
Stowe.” F. C. Beard.

Lansing, Aug. 11—My theartiest con-
gratulations upon your completion of
tty years of continuous service with
the tradesman. In those years you
have placed the Tradesman in that en-
viable position where a human product
becomes an institution, Lhis is the sort
of immortality that might be called
“{muniortality as a fact.’ The finest
reward in lite, | think, is to achieve it,
that one’s future may ibe livingly asso-
ciated with human service. But may
time be generous with you and leave
you within the flesh for yet many years
to guide the fortunes of the trades-
man. George N. Fuller,

yec’y Mich. Historical Conumission.

Philadelphia, Aug. 9—Please accept
our sincere congratulations on the oc-
casion of your publication rounding out
titty years ot “keeping everlastingly at
it.” You have our ‘best wishes for con-
tinued success. N. W. Ayer & Son.

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Nashville, Aug. 14—I have read with
great pleasure the many letters you
have received following the issuance
of the ‘“Fiftieth year of the Trades-
man.”

Trying to interpret the code to find
out when | should open and close my
place of a the prover salaries to
pay and follow with a report on which
the sales tax is. levied ‘has so engrossed
my time and attention that I have de-
layed writing you and expressing my
appreciation of the wonderful service
you have rendered the retail interests
of the state through the many years
you have published the ‘lradesman,

I recall with pleasure trips I have
made with you when you were organ-
izing Business Men’s Associations.
Later your Kealm of Rascality col-
umn has continued to hold out a lan-
term of warning against the many pit-
falls that line the way of the unwary
retail dealer and has saved him; many,
many good diollars and ‘bushels of re-
gret.

You have not only given of your time
to business of the dealer, but if re-
ports are true, have ‘been most gener-

MICHIGAN

ous with the numerous industrial and
commercial activities of your city, both
with cash and personal service and
these are some of the important quali-
ties of good citizenship. Your “straight
from the shoulder” opinions, and your
quick response to the request for help
from your subscribers entitles you to
their miost sincere thanks, which I
know you receive.

I join your host of friends and ad-
miuirers in congratulating you for the
joy you appear to ‘have from the serv-
ice you render and I with them wish
you many years of continued physical
and mental vigor ‘by which you may
continue the work for which you are
so eminently fitted.

C. L, Glasgow.

 

Flint, Aug. 9—Your brief words ex-
press to me more honesty and _ sin-
cerity in the welfare of pharmacy than
if you had written volumes. Some day
I will be in Grand Rapids and will
call on you where I can express my
thanks to you personally for things
you have done. I cannot help but con-
gratulate you on the fifty years of
service the Tradesman has given. It is
a wonderful achievement. You perhaps
do not know my father has been on
the sick list for several weeks, other-
wise he would ‘have written you also.
He is on the gain, but it is rather slow
and for one who has always ‘been ac-
tive it makes a hardship to be laid up.

J. Howard Hurd.

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Interesting Observations Made in the
Upper Peninsula
Pickford, Aug. 8—Most of the people
in the Lower Peninsula would be sur-
prised to see the development in farm-
ing which thas taken place above the
Straits. This is especially true in Chip-
pewa county, which is noted for its
grazing lands and the heavy production
of hay. This is also true about the vil-
lage of Pickford in the South part of
Chippewa county. Here is a country
village with fine business ‘blocks and
good stores well stocked with mer-
chandise. It has a fine bank building
and athigh school building which would
be a credit to a much larger town. The
farms about the town are well kept
and the ‘buildings are in good repair.
The local creamery provides a market
for its wide dairy interests. At one
time the town had a woolen mill,
which has ben converted into a feed
mill, This town and its farming com-
munity are a credit to its people and

their enterprise and thrift.

Newberry, Aug. 9—I was much
pleased to note that the people of New-
berry have erected a monument to the
white pine tree. A perfect white pine
log, sixteen feet long and about thirty-
six inches in diameter, with bark in-
tact, has been set upon two concrete
piers. Over all has ‘been erected an
artistic shelter, same being placed upon
the boulevard parking in the center of
the street, just outside the business dis-
trict. Wire rings have been placed
about the log about every foot of its
length to keep the bark intact. Tihis
city is to be commended for its
thoughtfulness in thus preserving a
specimen of the best white pine ever
grown in any land. The merchants at
Newberry had a meeting at 2 p.m. at
which [I was invited to speak and did.
Every courtesy was shown me by the
merchants taking the Tradesman. At
this meeting there was a merchant
present from MicMillan, When I en-
tered his store later he greeted me
heartily and handed me three dollars
for ‘his subscription.

Seney and Shingleton, Aug. 9—The
former ‘thas one store fighting to live
The latter has two small stores, one
closed for the day and the other kept
by an old man who is entitled to the
oleo refund but was afraid I was a
crook. Said he had no use for store
papers. His place bore evidence of his
lack of fitness for a merchant.

Munising, Aug. 10—Dollarville has
two stores. One placed a subscription,
The other is a ‘branch of Westin & Co.,

TRADESMAN

of Newhberry, who have the Trades-
man. I viewed this almost deserted vil-
lage, thinking of the man (the late
Robert Dollar) who gave his name to
it and who subsequently became one of
the ‘best k-own men in the commercial

world. The site is in a swamp, having
a pond upon which the mills were
erected. There is much flat and low

country all the way West to near Mun-
ising, where hardwood appears. This
city is surrounded by high wooded
hills, except toward the bay. It has a
beautiful setting. I am staying at the
hotel facing the shore of the bay, giv-
ing a picturesque outlook over its
waters. I consider this the most at-
tractive town I have thus far seen in
the Upper Peninsula. Population is
about 4500. The big paper mill is the
chief industry and is working an in-
creased force.

A. G. Schneider, formerly of Ona-
way, recently opened the Home Town
Bakery on Superior street. Mr. Schnei-
der has a very attractive place of busi-
ness and one can see at onice by the
fine quality of ‘his product that he is a
master baker and deserving of the pat-
ronage of the food merchants and
home people. Every city and town can
have the best of baked goods if they
will give loyal support to their home
bakery.

Marquette, Aug. 12—The_ grocers
had a meeting ‘here Thursday evening,
and Friday evening a meeting was held
in the city ‘hall for all merchants. Had
several invitations to this meeting,
which I attended, It was called to set
the code ‘hours. Stores will open at
7:30 a. m. and close at 6 p. m., six
nights im the week, beginning Monday,
Aug. 14. This city is badly chain rid-
den. [ am told the local Chamber of
Commerce favors them as well as the
one newspaper. Also was informed the
Welfare secretary gives orders on the
chain stores, even when the applicants
request that the independent merchant
be permitted to furnish supplies, As
matters stand no home food merchant
is making any money. This, and the
Government regulations, have left them
in an abnormal state of mind, which
has made it difficult to interest them in
even a small investment in a good trade
paper. I called upon tte managers of
all the leaiding business houses in vari-
ous lines, but short cash prevents con-
sideration “of anything outside of reg-
ular necessities,

Referring to my suggested plan to
fight the chains, I am ‘briefly outlining
this plan to intelligent food merchants
and, without exception, they would like
to help give it a trial. I called to-day
to have a chat with the manager of the
only local paper, the Marquette Mining
Journal, ‘but he was not in. Some of
the chains here have given ‘him some
advertising, others have not. I believe
local publishers are in sympathy with
the homie merchant, but prefer to re-
main neutral, rather than take a stand
either way. However, I ‘believe they
would stand by the home merchants,
if they saw they were determined to
protect their own interests and wil-
lingly publish educational articles to
show up the evils of monopoly and its
blighting influence upon their fair city.
I have in mind preparing a series of
such articles, which might be used in
a local paper to show the people how

3

they are being deceived; that instead
of saving money ‘by ‘buying of chain
res they are actually losing instead.
[ do not believe it would ‘be difficult
to get the signature of practically
every ‘business manager to favor a
move against the chain system, also an
agreement to give advertising support
to his local paper or papers, so they
will experience no loss in rejecting
chain store advertising. After a year of
educational propaganda, I believe many
would desert the chains and become
loyal to tthe home merchant, and in
time these stores would move out, The
consumer cannot be driven, but he can
be led by sensible appeal to act for his
own best interests. I feel here is a
mighty field for action; that city after
city and town after town might be
organized to his end. From my many
conversations with merchants upon this
subject, I would not hesitate to under-
take this plan. I would work it out
quietly and get it into operation with
no newspaper publicity, just a silent
flow of educational arteries going out
constantly, touching every angle and
economic aspect. I outlined this plan
to you a few weeks ago to get your
views of its merits. This is a changing
world, so I offer the plan as a sug-
gestion, with a view of its helping to
drive back and. eventually give Amer-
ican ‘business men relief from oppres-
sive monopolies, which are sapping the
vitality out of towns and cities through-
out the Nation. Chain store blight has
caused the loss of more Tradesman
subscribers than any other thing I have
encountered. Dozens have told me
they will be back when they have the
price they cam spare. You have the
faith and conifidence of Michigan mer-
chants to a remarkable degree for hav-
ing served them so faithfully during
the past ‘fifty years. They still need
help and need it much. This is why
I have attempted a few suggestions.
E. B. Stebbins.

>
Men’s Hose Prices Doubled

Men’s low-end hosiery prices have
practically doubled in the last month,
principally under the influence of the
new imdustrial code, Some of the num-
bers that were priced at 80 cents a
dozen cannot be obtained for less than
$1.60 at the present time, taking them
from the 10-cent retail class and put-
ting them in the 20-cent division. In
branded goods the volume ‘business is
now expected to be done on the 35 and
50 cenit numbers.

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Corset Outlook Notably Favorable

Orders for corsets are being placed
in substantial volume for early delivery,
Marked attention is being given models
featuring the use of new rubber-woven
materials in ‘both girdles and founda-
tion garments. The Mae West influ-
ence is crystalizing asia notably impor-
tant factor in the latest corsets and
brassieres. Models giving the high
bustline, typical of this vogue, are be-
ing purchased in good volume. The
general Fall outlook is regarded as ex-
ceptionally favorable in the trade.

 

Great spenders are bad lenders.

 

 

 

 

 

M. E. Davenport
President.

 

 

BUSINESS EDUCATION

At the DAVENPORT-McLACHLAN INSTI-
TUTE is of higher grade because this school is
Chartered by the State as a Class A College with
power to grant degrees.

College training for business is just as important
as for any other profession. It is always a pleasure
to give information regarding our courses.

Fall terms start September 5 and October 1.

DAVENPORT-McLACHLAN INSTITUTE
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MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

August 16, 1933

 

MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS

Holland—Mrs. S. A. Leath has
taken over the management of the
Holland Sandwich Shop.

Detroit—The Lake Shore Sugar Co.,
8047 Hamilton street, has increased its
capital stock from $5,000 to $100,000.

Detroit—The Electrical Warehouse,
Inc.. 470 Brainard street, has changed
its name to the Turner Electric Supply
Co.

Detroit—I. Joffe & Co., 1043 Wood-
ward avenue, dealer ‘in furs, has in-
creased its capital stock from $1,000
to $5,000.

Holland—J. J.
ice business at Tenth street and River
avenue, to the Superior Pure Ice &

Jansma has sold his

Machine Co.

Lansinge—The Michigan Butter &
Egg Co., 101 East Kalamazoo street,
has decreased its capital stock from
$100,000 to $50,000.

Kalamazoo—Mrs. Grace Shaffer suc-
ceeds Mrs. Ralph Travis as manager
ot the Neumode Hosiery Shop, 102
South Burdick street.

Detroit—The Bendix
Carburetor Co., 2739 Woodward ave-
nue, has decreased its capital stock
from $1,125,500 to $243,100.

Detroit—The Adelaide Meat Mar-
ket, Inc., 915 Adelaide street, has been
incorporated with a capital stock of
$2,000, all subscribed and paid in.

Port Huron—The Streamline Cop-
per Pipe & Fitting Corporation, 1925
Lapeer avenue, has changed its name
to the Streamline Pipe & Fittings Co.

Detroit—The Pros’t Brewing Co..
9920 Knodel avenue, has increased its
capital stock from 300,000 shares no
par value to 500.000 shares no par
value.

Ann Arbor—The University Brew-
ing Co., with business offices in De-
trot, at 515
changed its name to the Arbor Brew-
ing Co,

Niles—The Niles Metal Products
Co., has been organized for the refin-

Stromberg

Barlum Tower, has

 

ing and reclaiming of metal, with a
capital stock of $1,050, all subscribed
and paid in.

Detroit—The Fort Dearborn Brew-
ing Co., 1109 Lafayette
been incorporated with a capital stock
of $1,000,000., $200,000
scribed and paid in.

Detroit—The Right-Fit Shoe Store.
Inc., 8120 West Jefferson avenue, has
been incorporated with a capital stock
of $5,000, $3,000 of which has been
subscribed and paid in.

Battle Creek—The Maurice S. Goz-
don Co., 22 West Michigan avenue,
dealer in furnishings and clothing for
men, has decreased its capital stock
from $50,000 to $30,000.

Detroit—Canyon Placers, Inc., 416
Stormfelts-Lovely Bldg., mining, con-
centrating, etc.. has been incorporated
with a capital stock of $250,000, $1,000
being subscribed and paid in.

Monroe—The Hattner Forwarding
Co., Elm and North Monroe streets,
has been incorporated to deal in waste
materials, etc., with a capital stock of
$1,000, all subscribed and paid in.

Detroit—The Columbia Brewing
Co., 818 United Artists Bldg., has been

Bide., has

being sub-

organized to manufacture and sell beer
with a capital stock of $50,000, $5,000
being subscribed and $1,000 paid in.

Detroit—The Talo & Solin Co., 209
Capital Theatre Bldg., merchant tailor
and dealer in clothing at retail for
men, has been incorporated with a
‘capital stock of $5,000, all subscribed
and paid in.

Battle Creek—L. S. Udell and Canie
3enfield have leased the store at the
‘corner of East Michigan avenue and
Madison street and are occupying it
with a modern bakery under the style
of the Butter Kist Bakery.

Detroit—The Joseph A. Lobsinger
Co., Inc., 1312 Michigan avenue, has
been organized to deal in new and used
fixtures for restaurants and_ stores,
with a capital stock of $10,000, $2,500
being subscribed and paid in.

Jackson—The Grossvater Beer Dis-
tributing Co., 103 South Columbia
street, has been organized to deal in
legal beverages with a capital stock
of 250 shares at $10 a share, $2,500
being subscribed and paid in.

Plymouth—The Mayflower Druz
Co., Hotel Mayflower Bldg.. has
merged its business into a stock com-
pany under the same style with a cap-
ital stock of 500 shares at $10 a share,
$5,000 being subscribed and paid in.

Detroit—The Greenfield Avenue
Lumber Co., 12680 Greenfield avenue,
has merged its business into a stock
company under the style of the Green-
field Lumber Co., with a capital stock
of $25,000, all subscribed and paid in.

3enton Harbor—The King Equip-
ment Corporation. Second and Miller
streets, has been organized to deal in
machinery and devices with a capital
stock of $2,500 preferred and 6.600
shares at $1 a share, $9,100 being sub-
scribed and paid in.

Detroit — Recordings, Inc., 3606
Union Guardian Bldg., has been organ-
ized to manufacture and deal in elec-
trically transcribed records, distribute
films and machinery, with a capital
stock of $1,000, all
paid in.

Flint—The Mahar & La France
Sales & Distributing Co., 1403 Union
Industrial Bldg., has been organized
for the distribution of beverages and
equipment for sales, with a capital
stock of $5.000, $1,000 being subscribed
and paid in.

Pontiac—The Joyce Style Shops of
Pontiac, Inc., 7761 West Vernor High-
way, has been incorporated to deal in
wearing apparel for women and chil-
dren. with a capital stock of $5,000, all
subscribed and paid in.

E. Kuyers, dealer in general merchan-
dise at Stanwood. renews his subscrio-
tion and writes: “I have read the
Tradesman for more than forty years
and I still look for it each Thursday
morning as much as I do for the morn-
ing Herald. I like it more each year.”

Detroit—Distillers’ Importing Corp-
oration, 1248 Free Press Bldg., has
been incorporated for the importation,
storage and sale of vinus, spiritous and
fermented liquors for all legal pur-
poses, with a capital stock of 2,500
shares at $1 a share, $1,000 being sub-
scribed and paid in.

subscribed and

wholesale shoe center.

Nashville—George Watts, of Chi-
cago, Ill., is opening a garage at the
service station owned by
Evans. Theo. H. Bera, who for years
was associated with the Bera Hard-
ware Co., of Nashville until its dissolu-
tion two years ago, has purchased the
cream. poultry and egg business of
Kenneth Lykins,

Detroit—Return of the name Men-
zies to the shoe field in Detroit is
noted in the organization of the Hia-
watha Shoe Co., Inc., with offices at
300 West Jefferson avenue, Detroit's
The company
lines of

George

is carrying, at wholesale,
women’s shoes exclusively, and is sell-
ing in the Detroit territory.

Rapids—Harry A. Knapp,
who has lived in Eaton Rapids all his
life and has been associated in differ-
ent business enterprises for a number
of years, has now engaged in the hard-
ware business on his own account, and
has opened a new store with a full and
complete line of hardware in a very
location. The Michigan
Company furnished the

Eaton

attractive
Hardware
stock,

Grand Rapids—The Hotel
was taken over Monday by the Amer-
ican Hotel Corporation, which con-
ducts forty-six hotels in the United
States in behalf of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co. The hotel organ-
ization has placed J. B. Morris in
charge of the hotel. Ernie Neir, who
has been acting as manager for sev-
eral years, is undecided as to his future
career.

Rowe

i.

Ishpeming—R. I. Carlson, clerk at
the Mather Inn since the place was
opened, in January, 1932, has resigned
his position and has left for Duluth,
where he will be associated with his
brother-in-law, Carl Quigley, who
conducts the Spalding Hotel in that
city. He is succeeded by E. Arthur
3ennetts, who for a number of years
past has been employed in the offices
of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.

Manufacturing Matters

Paw Paw—The Puritan Winery Co.
has been organized to manufacture
and sell grape products, with a capital
stock of $150,000, of which $40,050 has
been subscribed and paid in.

Detroit—LaSalle Wines & Cham-
pagne, Inc., 2205 Dime Bank Bldg.,
has been organized to manufacture and
deal in wines and champagne with a
capital stock of $800,000, $6,000 of
which has been subscribed and paid in.

Detroit—Eunice Esther Flour Prod-
ucts, Inc., 897 Lawndale avenue, has
been organized to manufacture and
deal in cereal foods and products, with
a capital stock of $5,000, $1,500 of
which has been subscribed and paid in.

Detroit—The Chic Dress Shops,
Ine., 9035 Twelfth street, has been in-
corporated to manufacture and deal in
wearing apparel for women, with a
capital stock of 100 shares at $100 a
share, $6,000 being subscribed and
paid in.

Jackson—The Devlieg Milling &
Machine Co., 120 West Michigan
avenue. has been organized to manu-
facture and deal in milling machinery

 

 

with a capital stock of 5,000 shares at
$10 a share, $20,000 being subscribed
and paid in.

Detroit—Sterile Washer, Inc., 2288
First Nat’l Bank Bldg.,
ganized to manufacture and deal in
washing machines and other products,
with a capital stock of 500,000 shares ai
$1 a share, $500,000 being subscribed
and $1,000 paid in.

Detroit—The Wu Kong Laborator-
ies, Inc., 2756 West Philadelphia street,
manufacturer and patent
medicines, has been incorporated with
a capital stock of $10,000 preferred and
5,000 shares at $1 a share, $15,000 be-
ing subscribed and $1.000 paid in.

—_—_~>~-.___
Twenty-seven New Readers of the
Tradesman

The following new subscribers have
been received during the past week:

O. C. St. Johns, Sault Ste. Marie

Julius Peterman, Sault Ste. Marie

R. B. Hough, Sault Ste. Marie

Wm. H. Jordan, Rockford

Fountain Bros., Newberry

W. L. Wilson, Newberry

Chas. B. Beaulieu, Newberry

George A. Clark, Newberry

H. J. Skinner, MicMillan

F. N. Belfry, Munising

Walter's Cash Grocery, Munising

Albert G. Schneider, Munising

Hankin & Co., Munising

Conrad Denman, Munising

Vincent Truden, Forest Lake

Matt Pantti, Rumely

Arthur J. Toupin, Marquette

Queen City Bakery, Marquette

C. J. Anderson & Son, Marquette

Frank La Bonte, Marquette

Workers Co-Op. Society, Marquette

John Koller, Marquette

Wm. Parent, Marquette

S. Mattson, Negaunee

Thomas Bros., Neganee

Harsila Bros., Negaunee

Ishpeming Furn. & Hardware Co.,

Ishpeming.
—_—_~e-.—__
Son Will Continue the Business

Sheridan, Aug. 14.—I wish to let
you know how much my mother and
I appreciate vour very nice letter and
also those copies of the Michigan
Tradesman, which you sent to her after
my father’s death.

It may be of interest to you to know
that Dad was in the drug business here
in the same building continuously for
forty-eight years last spring. Had he
lived until the first of this coming No-
vember he and mother would have
been married fifty years.

Two men of Grand Rapids that Dad
respected and thought very much of
was Mr. Lee M. Hutchins and your-
self. Very seldom a week went by but
he would say, “Well, E. A. Stowe says
in the Tradesman—and so on.” I only
hope that I may live to be in a meas-
ure somewhat like dod

I expect to continue the business
here at Sheridan and the Michigan
Tradesman will always be more than
welcomed every week.

James B. Wood.
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Store Records Every Merchant Needs

Cash in banks and on hand.

Cash received from sales.

Cash received on accounts.

Cash deposited.

Cash withdrawn from bank.

Charge sales,

Outstanding accounts

has been or-

dealer in

(total owed
by customers).
Invoices paid.

 

 

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August 16, 1933

MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

 

Essential Feature of
Staples

Sugar — Local jobbers hold cane
granulated at 5.20c and beet granu-
lated ait 5c.

Canned Fruits—The cling peach
code submitted to the California can-
ners has been accepted by approxi-
mately 80 per cent. of the industry, but
there still remains the difficult task of
getting buyers who covered future re-
quirements at low prices to agree to
pay the minimum contained in the
code. The buyers, of course, might
be expected to agree to a plan unan-
imously carried out, but they will be
much concerned by the possibility that
some here and there might not live
nu to the agreement and thus continue
to have an advantage. Furthermore,
there is the chance that wholesalers

the Grocery

and jobbers have made certain com-
mitments to the retail trade which may
also have to be revised, The price ad-
justments called for are a pretty prob-
lem and any agreements reached has
to be all inclusive if further mischief
is not to be worked in the future.

Canned Vegetables—It is understood
also that something of the same nature
applies to tomatoes, where a movement
is on foot to get large distributors to
agree to revise their future contracts
upward, so that higher labor costs and
higher prices to growers may be pos-
sible. The very low prices at which
future contracts for tomatoes were
made in past months make it impossi-
ble for canners to foot increased pack-
ing costs which have developed since
the contracts were made under circum,
stances ‘beyond their control. The ma-
jor vegetables have shown additional
strength in the past week. Standard
peas are currently being held in Wis-
consin at around $1.10 and prices on
other grades are up much above those
so freely quoted a short time back.
There is not much activity at these
higher prices.

Dried Fruits—Interest is chiefly in
new crop California figs, which have
sold well at prices quoted. There has
been a substantial call for packaged
figs and bulks have done very well,
too. Prices on new figs are reasonable,
considering the fact that growers are
getting substantially more for their
fruits this year than last year. Im-
ported figs are expected to be consid-
erably higher in the fall because of the
depreciation of the American dollar
and a ‘better market for domestic varie-
ties is looked for. New crop raisins
have advanced on the Coast both for
prompt and future requirements, The
spot market is up 4%c on regular bulk
Thompsons with midgets stronger in
sympathy. Muscats thave advanced
much more rapidly as they are in short
supply in growers’ and packers’ hand's
and the radical reduction in the new
crop of this variety has resulted in in-
crease’. California prunes and apricots
are not doing much on the Coast at
present. Recently apricot prices show-
ed a slightly easier tendency in higher
grades and Imperial prunes were also
off slightly. Otherwise the primary
market remained firm,

Nuts—The shelled nut market shows
a good seasonal activity this week.
There is nothing spectacular about the
demand, but satisfactory small busi-
ness is reported. Almonds and walnuts

are up as the week closes. Shelled pe-
cans hold firm and scarce, Brazils are
also in light supply. Large users have
been trying to book future require-
ments, but importers here are not tak-
ing any chances on making such com-
mitments now. Practically no offerings
are being made from abroad and new
crops are reported short over there.

Olive Oil-——The olive oil market con-
inues very firm abroad. Holders are
making no concessions, either in Spain
or Italy. The spot situation is consid-
ered fair for this season of the year.
While stocks are generally light, there
is a satisfactory replacement business.

Rice—The market is miore active and
domestic ‘businéss on the whole has
been accelerated. Buying for early fall
needs is under way and the strength of
the new crop prices has further stimu-
lated demand for spot holdings. Old
crop Blue Rose has worked into rela-
tively short supply, and the long grains
are firm at higher prices. First sales
of new Prolifics have indicated a fu-
ture market considerably higher than
to-day’s spot levels.

Salt Fish—The catch of fat mackerel
for salting purposes in New England
waters promises to be light this year,
none having ‘been brought in to date.
On the other thand, the run in Canadian
waters has been very good. Salt goods
from ‘this catch should be on the mar-
ket within ‘ten days. This Canadian
mackerel wails reported averaging about
250 to the barrel. Nothing has been
offered from Norway, prices being too
high to compete with the American.
Some carryover of American fal re-
mained, Demand seasonally slow, with
litthke expected in the way of business
until the middle of September.

No new salmon prices are in yet.
Pinks are reported on the Coast as
very scarce, with arrivals from Alaska
slow and’ 'the catch light. In the South-
eastern part of Alaska the catch is
running around 50 per cent.

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Review of the Produce Market

Apples — No. 1 Transparentts com-
mand $1.25 per bu.; No. 2, 75c per bu.
Dutchess and Red Astrachans, ditto.

Bananas—5¥%4 @ 6c per bh.

Beets—New, 40c a dozen bunches
or $1 per bu.

Butter — The market is without
change from a week ago. Jobbers hold
plain wrapped prints at 20c and tub
butter at 19c. Sentiment regarding the
near and more distant future conflicts.
Dealers who are statistically minded,
and there are many of them), refuse to
recognize anything but supply. The
excess in holdings compared with last
year, according to statisticians, can
only mean a trying situation to the
close of the season. On ithe other hand
the operators who have followed the
market because of anticipated improve-
ment in general ‘business and resulting
increases in consumer purchasing pow-
er believe the long season, in that sttor-
age butter is salable until the lst of
April, will witness a change in general
conditions. Then, too, longs refuse to
ignore the possibility of further infla-
tion,

Cabbage — Home grown, $1.25 per
bushel,

Cantaloupes — Southern Michigan,
$2.75 per crate; honve grown, $1.25 per
bushel.

Carrots—Home grown, 40c per doz.
bunches or $1 per bu.

Cauliflower — $1 per crate contain-
ing 6 @ 9 from Arizona.

Celery—Home grown, 30 @ 40c per
dozen, bunches.

Cocoanuts—90c per doz. or $5.50 per
bag.

Cucumibers—No. 1 hot house, 60c
per doz.; No. 2, 40c per doz.; Southern
or ‘home grown, $1.50 per bu.

Dried Jobbers
pay as follows for hand picked at ship-
ping stations:

C. H. Pes trom farmier___-_____, 8f
Light Red Kidney frem farmer__ 4.2:
Dark Red Kidney from farmer__ 4.00

Beans — Michigan

2

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SS

Jt

Eggs—Jobbers pay 7c per lb. for
mixed eggs and 8c per lb. for heavy
white eggs. They hold candled hen’s
eggs at l4c per dozen, pullets at Ilc
and X seconds at llc. It is rather dif-
ficult for dealers to adopt a bullish
position for the moment. With fresh
eggs slow in middle August at 12% to
l4c, dealers question the movement of
storage eggs in October at the current
figure,
in August but so far this mionth con-
sumer demand ‘has been slow. It has
‘been impossible to move storage eggs
in quantities because of the relatively
much higher costs. The situation in the
egg trade is greatly muddled,

Usually fresh eggs move up

Grape Fruit — Present prices are as
follows:
Biomda Mor jarce $3.50
Florida Sealed Sweet____-_______ 345
Pexas, Chore =) 4.60
Werde Raney 6 4.50

Green Beans—$1.10 per bu. for home
grown.

Green Corn—Il5c per doz. for Yel-
low Bantam.

Green Peas—$1.25 per bu. for home
grown.

Green Onions— Home grown, 25c
per dozen.

Honey — Combs, 5 @ 6c per Ib.:
strained, 5 Ib. tins, $4.50 per doz.; 60
lb. cans, 8c per lb.

Lettuce — In good demand on the
following basis:

Imperial Valley, 6s, per crate--~_$4.25
Imperial Valley, 4s and 5s, crate. 4.75
Hot thouse, per ‘bushel__________ 95
Lemons—The price is ais follows:
S00 Sunkist oe $6.50
G00 Sunkist. 6.50
560 Red Bal 5.50
SU) Red Bal 5.50

Mushrooms—28c per one lb. carton.

Onions— California, white, $2 per
50 Ib. bag; yellow ditto, $1.25; home
grown, $1 per bushel.

Oranges—Fancy Sunkist California
Valencia are now sold as follows:

[0S ee Sa sala $4.25
ee 4.25
CO 4.25
ee. 4.00
oe ., 3.75
oe
as 2S

Red Ball, 50c per box less.

Parsley—40c per dozen.

Peaches — Elbertas from. Southern
Michigan $2 @ $2.25; Hale’s Early,
$3.

Potatoes—Hiome grown sell on the
Grand Rapids market to-day at $1.75
per bu. White Cobblers from the Car-
olinas and Oklahoma, $3.25 per 100 Ib.
sack or $6 per ‘bbl.

Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as

follows:

Heavy fowls 0 lc
Eight fowls .2.. 050. 8c
Dawes 8e
Tupeevs 0 Elc
Geese 8 7¢

Radishes—1l2c per doz. bunches hot
house.

Spinach — 90c per bushel for home
grown.

Tomatoes—Out door grown, 75c per
% bushel.

Veal Calves
pay as follows:

Wilson & Company

Paney 2 7(a8e
Good 2 __5(@6¢

Water Melons—35 @ 45c for Flor-
ida.

Wax Beans—$1.10 per bu. for home
grown,

Whortleberries —$2.75 per 16 qt.

crate.

+» 2
Says Man Must Be Put Above Dollar

E. B. Stebbens of The Mich. Trades-

man, and former Montcalm banker,
told Rotarians at their noon luncheon
at the Hotel Ojibway Monday that in
the recovery program of the United
States

dollar.”

“we must place man above the

“Business men must take a new in-
terest in affairs outside their own bus-
inesses,” the speaker said. “The doi-
lar has been placed above the man in
the past. That is what brought on the
depression. In the future we must
place man above the dollar.”

Mr. Stebbins urged Sault business-
men to pay close attention to condi-
tions of social welfare and to boys and
girls in schools and colleges. Eco-
nomic conditions, he declared, have
caused much of the great increase in
crime among young people. “If young
men had jobs and had an opportunity
of earning money, crime conditions
would be better.”

The: speaker said on his trip from
Cedarville and Pickford to the Sault
he noticed the evidences of dairy farm-
ing in Chippewa county. He said he
noticed much hay was raised here and
dairying could be developed to great
advantage. He also said he believed
the Sault “has a splendid manufactur-
ing position with your power and fine
transportation  facilities.’—Sault Ste.
Marie Evening News.

——__2-.___
Buyers Here for Fall Pottery
suyers seeking decorative pottery
for Fall promotion were active in the
wholesale market last week. They fa-
vored merchandise to retail at $3 to $8,
but also took fair quanitities of higher-
price goods, Staple lines were wanted
in the popular price ranges. There was
a decided trend toward modernistic
styles in ‘better merchandise. Manu-
facturers thave advanced their prices
from 10 'to 15 per cent above the Spring
level. In some cases producers limited
orders to goods for delivery in Septem-
ber, but the majority were willing to
accept later commitments.
—__»+.___

Every government official or board
that handles public money should pub-
lish at regular intervals an accounting
of it, showing where and how each
dollar is spent. This is a fundamental
principle of democratic government.

 

 

 

6

MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE

 

The Cost of Insurance

The matter of rates of premium to
be paid for fire insurance has been a
problem since insurance companies
were organized. The first fire company
in the present confines of the United
States was the Philadelphia Contribu-
tionship which began business in 1752
and is still im business.
miums did not much bother this com-

Rates of pre-

pany for it is a mutual, and the mutual

rates are based upon the number of
losses, of fires, in the different classi-
fications into which the entire insured
property is divided. Some of the ear-
her mutuals did not bother to divide
the risks into thus
assessing all risks at the same rate.
This method made the matter of rates
to be charged comparatively easy and
When fire in-

classifications,

certainly very simple.
surance became a matter of profit on
invested money, elaborate plans had
to be devised to fix the rates to be
paid equitably, or at least in such a
way that the fire insurance rate should
be miaintained at as high a rate as the
traffic would bear. Like taxes, the fire
rates ‘have always been a subject for
unfavorable discussion. The rates are
always too low for the companies and
too high for the policyholders,

The fixing of rates is always a ques-
tion of averages. Thus the making of
equitable rates becomes a matter of
statistical facts combined in an actual
way. The larger the number of risks
combined into a group the less uncer-
tainty there will be as to the probable
amount of the loss. Probably the best
rating system that can be devised is
the mutual plan of dividing the entire
body of risks into several classes hav-
ing the same probable loss liability in
each class. If the classification be
nearly right, the number of losses will
automatically fix the right rate to be
paid for the big policyholder in the en-
tire class.

If the classification is made with care,
the mutual plan for fixing the cost of
insurance must be as fair and equi-
table as one can be devised.

—_——_> + -+___-
Chance to Lower Fire Risks

There is one phase of the National
Industrial Recovery Act that should
not ‘be overlooked by municipalites—
the chance it offers to perfect and re-
build defenses against fire.

Thirty per cent of the cost of mate-
rials and supplies for needed public
work will be donated outright to the
town—and at a time when prices are
abnormally low. As an added induce-
ment, the Federal government will pro-
vide the remainder of the funds allowed
to finance improvements at an unusu-
ally low interest rate.

Practically every kind of work that
will better fire departments is allow-
able under the act. The construction
and improvement of water facilities, a
primary necessity of fire prevention, is
an exanyple. Such work includes added
facilities to insure against depletion of
water in time of drought, increased
pumping and distributional equipment,
larger main capacity, and so on. An-
other field is in building and housing
projects which will eliminate areas of
high fire risk. Still another is the con-

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struction of alarm systemis. It has not
yet ‘been decided whether the purchase
of fire fighting apparatus is allowable
under the act, but it is a possibility.

Municipalities which wish Federal
funds should hurry—there will be a
rush, and the quality of the requests
will be a decisive factor. Construction
projects which will start within 30 or
60 days are to be favored, by Presi-
dential order. And the progressive
community will put ‘fire protection well
up on its list of projects when it en-
ters its application.

 

2<- o>
Good News for Distressed Stock Com-
panies

The stock market advances have
caused the value of investments held
by many stock insurance companies to
advance in value to such a degree that
companies which at the beginning of
the year were in failing circumstances
are now again showing a surplus. The
Globe & Rutgers insurance company
is now said to show a handsome sur-
plus on the right side of the ledger to
the great relief of the stockholders.
The rise in prices has had a beneficial
effect on the insurance business in gen-
eral and the future is beginning to look
more rosy. Soon the time honored: ar-
guments will ‘begin to make their ap-
pearance again. But the whole stock
fire insurance plan has received a jolt
from which it will not soon recover.
The entire stock plan of insurance has
not proven as impregnable as it was
advertised to be. Now is the time for
the really most practicable and effi-
cient plan of insurance to assert itself
and fulfill its real destiny.

—_—_e~—-<—
Iems From the Cloverland of Michi-
gan

Sault Ste. Marie, Aug. 14:-NRA—
codes — minimum wages — maxima
hours-—re-employment—the air is full
of these. There isn’t anything else to
talk about these days. And what a won-
derful spirit of co-operation is being
shown by the American people. Em-
ployers and employes alike are rush-
ing forward to do their part; to show
President Roosevelt that they are with
him 100 per cent. in his mighty effort
to restore prosperity and ‘happiness to
the country. It is a thrill to be living
in these momentous times, to be able
to feel that each and every one of us
can help our President work his plan
to a successful conclusion. It will be
like a dawn of a new day as soon as the
ditferent codes are all operative, when
our competitors will cease to sell their
goods at cost or less in many cases,
making it hard to make any ‘headway,
which will now be changed to a fair
and honest way of doing business or
on a live and let live proposition.

EK. Bb, Stebbins, representing the
Michigan Tradesman and an authority
on economics, was present at a meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce at
Newberry last week. He spoke at the
meeting. It was his sentiment that the
NRA will give the principle of coop-
ration, especially in the small towns,
a fair test and he believes that it will
work out successfully. Mr, Stebbins
also addressed the Rotary Club at the
Sault last Monday. He spoke on dairy-
ing in Chippewa county, telling the Ro-
tarians what a great dairy country we
have and the possibilities which are in
store for this part of the Peninsula.

The new Trail Inn on US 2 at Daf-
ter Corners was opened for business
last week by Mrs. F. H. Coons, who
has enlarged the building so as to ac-
commodate the tourist trade by spe-
cializing on chicken. dinners, lunches
and also carry a line of confectionery.
Mrs. Coons needs no introduction to
our Sault folks, as she has been con-

 

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nected with the Trail Lunch on Ash-
mun street for a number of years. Mr.
Coons will continue the Sault business,
while Mrs. Coons will devote her en-
tire time to the new Trail Inn.

One thing in public Ife a man has
to get used to—having every act inter-
preted plausibly in fourteen ways.

H. Brunn, who for the past two
years conducted the Happy hamburger
lunch, has sold the ‘business to D. i,
Nelson, who will continue the business
in the last location in the West end
of the city.

A new home bakery was opened two
weeks ago by Mrs. Weatherly and
Mrs. Sowry, at 520 East Portage ave-
nue. The new bakery will specialize on
home made baked ‘bread and pastry.
They hhave the advantage of a choice
location with no bakery within half a
nile to compete and they should be
able to build up a profitable business.

It seems as if the wholesale groceries

August 16, 1933

are getting the big end of the thieving
business of late, as thieves entered the
Gannon grocery last week and loaded
a truck full of cigarets, tobacco and
tires. They also took along the big
iron safe with the money and papers,
and the week before they did the same
job by taking a truck load of cigarets
and groceries from the Hewett Gro-
cery Co., at Manistique, ‘but they did
not take the safe, as they did with the
Cannon. grocery.

We have safe automobiles now and
safe highways. The next important
thing is to get safe drivers behind the
wheels. William G, Tapert.

——__~+~-<.___

Desk helps: Press on a new closed
pin container and a pin places itself
head up between the fingers. Ink is
kept at bottleneck level in a new bot-
tle—a well inside the neck fills when
the bottle’s tilted.

 

 

 

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4 Recommended by Wholesale Firms.

Federal Hardware & Implement Mutuals

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OUR FIRE INSURANCE
POLICIES ARE CONCURRENT

with any standard stock policies that
you are buying

No interruption in dividend payments
to policy holders since organization

Michigan Bankers and Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
of Fremont, Michigan

 

WILLIAM N. SENF, Secretary-Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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August 16, 1933

MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

 

IN THE REALM OF RASCALITY

Questionable Schemes Which Are
Under Suspicion

Particularly active in the solicitation
of retailer memberships a few months
ago, and promising practically the
world in the way of prizes, the Retail
Merchants Association, Inc., has re-
turned to the limbo of forgotten things.

A letter, signed “S, L. Fitzpatrick,
former President of the Consolidated
Retail Merchants Association, Inc.,”
and addressed to I. A. Capizzi, Assis-
tant Prosecuting Attorney, advises that
all officers have resigned and the “as-
sociation” has been dissolved. This
concludes the latest chapter of lottery
operation and small merchant exploi-
tation in the Detroit area.

The Detroit Better Business Bu-
reau’s attention was first directed to
this subject by small retailers who had
been solicited for membership. Mem-
bers paid $5 to join and $5 per week,
thereafter, to defray the expenses of
“business stimulation.” The “stimula-
tion” took the form of coupons to be
distributed with purchases, entitling
customers to participate in weekly
drawings for an automobile, cash and
merchandise prizes, followed by a
grand drawing at the end of the year.
The winner was to get a house and
lot; the runner-up a trip around the
world.

In response to enquiries, the Bureau
pointed out the general ineffectiveness
of such stimulating schemes and the
open violation of the lottery laws.
Various attempts were made to get
around the lottery angle, while com-
plaints began to come in with increas-
ing frequency from ‘winners’ unable
to get their prizes, or who had received
“rubber checks” in Leu thereof.

An investigation of advertised claims
that seven cars shad already been
awarded showed that only one car had
actually been purchased, and that the
“winner” of this car had subsequently
been ‘hired as scenery in the further
solicitation of small merchants.

Consumer and retailer complaints,
alike, were referred to the prosecutor’s
office and a thorough investigation
was started by Assistant Prosecutor
Capizzi. Shortly thereafter the letters,
advising of the resignation of all offi-
cers and the dissolution of the associ-
ation, was received.

With the public turning market-
minded, it is once more “open season’’
for the tipsters, their sheets and serv-
ices,

Half a dozen of these high pressure
specialists are making hay while the
stocks rise, flooding Detroit with liter-
ature and flattering prospective vic-
tims with long distance phone calls.

One day last week a Bureau inves-
tigator, who thad been deluged with
mailngs of Jerome Whitney’s tipster
sheet, “Financial Profits,’ was advised
that Boston, Operator No. 83, had tried
to reach him at his home. A few min-
utes later, Bureau representatives (in-
cognito, of course) were listening to
the following tipster patter:

“Mr. Blank, this is Jerome Whitney,
of Boston. You thave probably been
wanting to know the name of the stock
I referred to in my last issue of Finan-
cial Profits. It’s the Polymet Manu-

facturing Company. Polymet is going
to go to 20—yet sir, I said 20.

“Now Mr. Blank, I want to prove to
you just what my service will do. I’m
trying to pick up a block of 10,000
shares at 3%. I’m going to let you in
on it and the only thing I insist upon
is that you sell when | tell you to and
be satisfied with a reasonable profit—
No, we're not interested in long pulls.
This is going to be fast and I mean
Polymet is going to 20 inside of thirty
days.

Now Mr. Blank, just give me an
idea how much you'll be interested in.
You say you couldn’t handle more than
a hundred shares? OK. I'll tell you
what [ll do. If I make connections
on my 10,000 shares at 3%, I'll wire
you in the morning, I may not get it,
‘but I absolutely won’t pay more than
that figure. If I don’t get it, I'll get in
touch with you and we'll decide what
we want to do. I appreciate your con-
fidence and assure you it will not be
abused. All right, Mir. Blank, I’lt get
busy now—and look for my wire in
the morning.”

Person to person calls from Boston
to Detroit at 11 o’clock in the forenoon
are expensive. Multiplied by several
hundred daily, the total would run in-
to rather important money. The only
answer indicated is that the callees are
“coughing up.”

Needless to say, the wire arrived the
next morning, advising that Jerome
Whitney ‘had been successful in picking
up that ‘block of 10,000 shares at 3%.
We knew he would. The wire follows:

“In accordance with our instructions
our ‘brokers bought for your account
100 shares of Polymet Manufacturing
Corp. at 34%. Total amount due in-
cluding commissions, $317.50. Remit
immediately. Polymet now selling 314.

Jerome Whitney, Financial Profit.”

Should you ibe favored with one of
these long distance calls from Tipster
Whitney or one of his friends, don’t
feel flattered. Like the Bureau repre-
sentative mentioned above, you'll be
just one of many on a long “sucker
list.”

Whitney’s activities have been called
to the attention of the Federal Trade
Commuission, to see if they do not vio-
late the new National Securities Act,
and data is being submitted to the Post
Office Department for investigation.

——_>+-___
Fall Millinery Volume Steady

While the delay in the adoption of
the millinery code has made for some
uncertainty in the trade, a steady vol-
ume of Fall business has been placed
by retailers. Predictions are general in
the trade that higher prices will pre-
vail shortly and that final action on the
code will result in a large number of
orders from retailers who have been
holding back in their commitments.
The trend toward satin styles contin-
ues strong, with hats of ribbed silks,
wool crepes, novelty weaves and felts

also in. active demand.
—_~+<-.+__
Automatic pottery-making machin-

ery has been developed which, it is
estimated, will turn out up to 14,400
dozens of dinnerware shapes in 24
hours. Clay is fed in at one and; the
finished product, ready for the kilns,
comes out at the other. Three men
and the machine do the work of 100
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TWO BILLION YEARS OLD

We are celebrating this year, accord-
ing to a consensus of opinion among
geologists who recently met in Wash-
ington, the two billionth anniversary of
the world. They do not state whether
this terrestrial globe has at last come
to age, but they imply that it is get-
ting along in years.

Anniversaries are often the cause of
a period of stock-taking and though we
do not suppose the scientists would
vouch for the absolute accuracy of their
figure, such a nice round number of
years as two billion should serve as a
reminder that there is a past as well
as a present and a future for the world.
We have made some progress. The
first billions years of our existence was
spent in cooling off after the cosmic
explosion which brought the world in-
to existence, to accept the “exploding
universe” theory, and another 800,000,-
000 was necessary for something like
man to develop out of the first forms
of life. Since then we have been get-
ting along faster, although there are
those who question whether “progress”
is really the word to designate what
thas been happening in recent years.

In any event, our two billionth birth-
day finds the world pretty well satis-
fied with its past if somewhat dazed as
to its future. We have peopled the sur-
face of the globe, devised a number of
complicated political systems, erected
a huge economic ‘structure which we
don’t quite know how to manage and
invented an immense number of odd
contraptions to make life a little easier.
We can now send messages about this
fragment of the original super-radio-
active atom which was the universe in
a few seconds, and even fly around it
in} a lithe more than a week. Compar-
ing the status of modern man with his
original ancestors, we have things
pretty well under control.

There are still some problems. Cer-
tain aspects of the earth are as far be-
yond our understanding and our power
to influence them as they ever have
beer. Nor do we always get along to-
gether as well as we should. But on
the whole the birthday would seem to
be a cause of congratulations. The
earth is two billion vears old. Many
happy returns of the dav!

 

 

FEDERAL RESERVE POLICY

Federal Reserve policy now definite-
ly appears to have settled down into
a rut. Week by week our central banks
continue to purchase an insignificant
volume of Government obligations.
The amount is so small in fact—$10,-
000,000-—that the money market in so
far as interest rates are concerned
scarcely would notice if the purchases
were discontinued. Nevertheless, it is
quite probable that the adoption of
such humdrum buying has been the
wisest course open to our Reserve
authorities.

The reason such a policy has reflect-
ed’ wisdom on the part of our Reserve
bank authorities is found in the posi-
tion which our central banks occupy
in ‘the “new deal.” On the one side is
the authority vested in the President
under the Thomas inflationary amend
ment to have the Reserve banks buy
$3,000,000,000 of Government obliga-
tions. On the other side is the fact
that in the determination of financial
policies the Administration, in so far

MICHIGAN

as there is any public evidence, does
not consider it worth while to consult
with any of the heads of our central
banking system.

In consequence it is desirable for the
Reserve system to give the impression
of co-operating with the “new deal,” or
at least to keep from providing any
evidence that it is antagonistic to its
monetary tenets. The simplest way to
do this is to keep making a few pur-
chases of Treasury obligations in the
open market each week in order that
the volume of excess reserves of the
member (banks remain at a more or less
fantastic figure.

If it does not do this the Reserve
system must be prepared either to fight
financial policies of the “new deal” or
to put in force an order from Wash-
ington which it knows full well can
have only the effect of materially weak-
ening its position and in the long run
be of no value to the country. This
will be an order. to start pumping out
funds through the purchase of Govern-
ment bonds, either in the market or
directly from the Treasury as condi-
tions may necessitate,

That the Administration would not
hesitate to give such an order has al-
ready been made clear. In the week
ended May 24, in the face of declining
commiodity and stock prices and a ris-
ing dollar in the foreign exchange mar-
ket, the Treasury instructed the Re-
serve banks to buy bonds. That week
the system purchased $25,000,000. Be-
cause of the bloated ballyhoo issued
from Washington about the move the
public accepted this as the start of
positive inflation and consequently
commodity prices and security prices
started upward again and the dollar
weakened.

This rate of buying was continued
with slight miodification until about a
month ago, when weekly purchases
dropped to $10,000,000. This, in com-
bination with other factors, has been
sufficient to give the commercial bank
of the country over $500,000,00 of ex-
cess reserves. So long as this figure is
maintained the Administration should
accept it as ample evidence of good
faith on the part of the central banks
and not subject them to further igno-
miny.

 

CONGRESS’S “BABY”

Residents of the District of Colum-
bia, who frequently comiplain that Un-
cle Sam treats them like stepchildren,
may have acquired a sympathizer in
President Roosevelt. At least he has
discovered that the power of Congress
over the District is absolute, both for
proposing and for disposing—a power,
incidentally, which Congress either for-
got or was unwilling to delegate to the
President.

The District of Columbia has long
been governed ‘by a board of three
Commissioners, appointed by the Pres-
ident with the approval of the Senate.
Mr. Roosevelt thas been represented as
favoring, in the interests of economy,
a plan to abolish the board and sub-
stitute a one-man government. The
appointment of an “administrator, for
the seat of National Government would
be quite in keeping with the Adminis-
tration program, but, to paraphrase an
expression which is sometimes used by
members of the Administration, it has

TRADESMAN

been found that the District is dis-
tinctly Congress’s “baby.” All the
President can do about it is to formu-
late recommendations and then wait
for Congress to consider them.

 

SPRAY GUN ADVANCES

Several years ago there was some
discussion as to whether a _ painter
might not be taught to increase his
speed by thaving a standardized route
for his ‘brush strokes on each job.
Likely enough, increasing use of the
spray gun in factory operations was
what caused the argument to be for-
gotten.

But now the spray gun itself is to be
taught regular steps and put through
its paces in ordely fashion. Two hun-
dred square feet per minute of hides,
wall board, glass, tile or any other flat
material can now be finished with a
battery of guns moved from side to
side at controlled speed. Or the same
method may be applied with a single
spray gun moving back and forth while
the niaterial passes slowly underneath
on a conveyor,

Another recent feature in spray guns
is the development of what might be
called finger tip control. No muscular
effort by the operator is required to
start or stop this spray; merely the
pressure of his: finger releases air pres-
sure to start the flow, while relaxation
of the slight finger pressure permits a
strong spring to stop the flow.

CARE OF THE EYES

Of all cases of eye trouble likely to
lead to blindness which are diagnosed
in American eye clinics, nearly half are
neglected by patients who fail to re-
turn for the necessary care. The Na-
tional Society for the Prevention of
Blindness, which has noted this state
of affairs, seeks a remedy on a National
scale. It will concentrate on an: effort
to urge every hospital possessing an
eye clinic to engage a social worker
whose sole duty it will be to follow
up cases in an endeavor to get patients
to return for needed treatment. A wide
variety of reasons is given to explain
why patients who at clinics have had
glasses. prescribed for them by the best
eye specialists never get the prescrip-
tion filled—even when ithe glasses will
be free; or why patients, told they are
suffering from glaucoma, which will
destroy their sight unless treatment is
provided, fail tto take the treatment.
They are generally very “human” rea-
sons, far removed from the realms of
medical science. Sponsors of the pro-
posed plan hold that social workers can
deal with such situations more satis-
factorily than can clinic physicians.

DEADWOOD CELEBRATES

The “days of ’76” mean one thing to
persons in this part of the country, but
quite another to the people of Dead-
wood, S.D., who have been observing
the fifty-seventh anniversary of the
founding of that city. In a three-day
celebration they revived the lusty leg-
ends of that once “wide-open” town.
Deadwood is proud of its history. Tak-
ing action rather than age as a meas-
ure of value, it is fond of recalling such
characters as “Wild Bill” Hickock,
Poker Alice anid Calamity Jane. Its
old-time prospectors, placer miners,
cavalrymen and Indians form a color-
ful cavalcade. Perhaps there are yet

August 16, 1933

living men and women to whom the
anniversary procession following the
trail up the gulch will recall their own
glorious adventures in one of the wild-
est gold rushes of the West. The his-
tory of the West is well worth the at-
tention it receives, That it is both hur-
ried and recent does not diminish its
value. It is fitting that the people of
Deadwood should enjoy and dramatize
their legends.

 

LO, THE POOR INDIAN

Indians of the Menominee tribe, in
Wisconsin, after a tribal council, turned
down an allotment of $30,000 from the
United States Government for building
roads on their reservation. They were
grateful but felt they could handle the
job themselves without help, and: that,
under the circumstances, they ought to
try to do so. Government officials who
got this word in the midst of a land
office rush of applications from) all
directions for some of Uncle Sam’s
money were distinctly shocked. They
were, in fact, flabbergasted. There may
be another side to this story, but view-
ing it as it stands we have no longer
any cause to wonder at the ease with
which the paleface took this country
away from the Indian, This tribal
council puts to utter shame the aver-
age City Council of America, which is
not only out to get every cent that it
can from Washington, but is probably
looking around to devise still more
adequate ways and means to make the
“take” larger.

 

 

AN OLD-TIME REMEDY

Fresh evidence that human nature
remains a constant quantity in a chang-
ing world comes from Wakefield, Va.
An almanac of 1782, just donated to
the museum at George Washington’s
birthplace, contains the suggestion:
“Take ye heed, those among ye who
may be bald and rub that part morning
and evening with onions till it is red;
then rub with honey.” Apparently
even during those “times thiat tried
men’s souls,” men’s scalps were not
forgotten. Then, as now, the absence
of hair from a mian’s head constituted a
public invitation to counsel and reme
dies. No governmental decree, from
the Declaration of Independence to the
current industrial codes, has been able
to give any man the right to endure
his baldness undisturbed, One cannot
help being suspicious about the effi-
cacy of the onions and honey treat-

ment,
EEE

SELF-TIMING TEA

Nearly twenty years ago, an acquain-
tance in Wisconsin showed the writer
a self-timing egg boiler which he had
invented, and which depended for its
time control on the gradual escape of
the boiling water through a tiny hole.

Now a Tradesman reader in Wis-
consin sends me a description of a
teapot which works in somewhat the
same fashion. You can set your tea to
brew three minutes, four minutes, or
what you like, and when the time is
up your basket of tea leaves will auto-
matically rise out of the steaming
water. What happens is that during
the appointed time, water has been
escaping drop by drop from a “time
cup” which weighs the tea basket
down. When the time cup is empty,
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August 16, 1933

OUT AROUND

Things Seen and Heard on a Week
End Trip

Judging ‘by appearances there is
nore activity in Muskegon to-day than
there has been. for months, If the fac-
tory workers are as busy as the out-
door workers, Muskegon is well along
on the road to recovery. Needed re-
pairs to buildings already in existence
are in evidence in every part of the
three Muskegons and new construc-
tion frequently stares you in the face.
The work of creating a new cold, stor-
age Northeast of the old) Goodrich
dock is being rushed with all possible
dispatch. Workmen were engaged in
every department of construction on
Sunday, speeded up to the highest de-
gree consistent with efficiency. The
new warehouse and civic auditorium,
now under construction, next to the
cold storage plant, looms up suggestive
of what is in store for Muskegon along
the lines which will be encouraged by
the new undertaking. Evidence of en-
largement and improvement of the
docks along Miuskegon Lake indicate
that the people of the once known
Sawdust City are alive to the advan-
tages of deep water lake navigation
and propose to utilize it to the fullest
possible extent.

 

Judging by our frequent visits to
Marquette (Lake Michigan) park this
season, that remarkable source of
health, pep and comfort has been used
by tthe people miore this summer than
ever before. The cement road construc-
tion ‘has been planned and carried out
with the idea of furnishing good serv-
ice to the most people.

 

Our rcal mission to Muskegon Sun-
day was to pay our respects to the
widow and son of W. J. Carl, who de-
voted forty-two years to the service of
the people as a merchant in the two
cities—-twenty-six years in Muskegon
and sixteen years in the Heights. He
died Tuesday and was buried Thurs-
day. He was a most remarkable man
in many ways. He leaves a large circle
of friends and admirers. He was sev-
enty years old. His mother, who is
91 years old, resides in Howell, in
fairly good health.

 

Mr. Carl was the most. lovable of
characters. Endowed with a wonderful
personality, he enhanced it with a kind-
ly whimsical smile that wound its way
unerringly to the hearts of men, A a
friend he was unsurpassed. Intensely
humian, absolutely unselfish, loyal, af-
fectionate and: true, he drew the friend-
ship of others as naturally as a mag-
net draws steel—and he kept each
friendship to the end.

 

His knowledge of merchandisirg was
wide and varied, and was allways given
to those who sought it. Many firms
and individuals found in him a sympa-
thetic uaderstanding of their problems
and an unerring devotion to their in-
terests which extended far beyond the
accepted responsibilities of business.
Many of them freely credit to him a
large portion of their business success
and prosperity.

MICHIGAN

For ten years he faithfully served
those whom the represented. For forty
years he asi faithfully served the indus-
try round which his life's work cen-
tered. He has earned the right to those
wonderful words, “Well done, good and
faithful servant.”

Mr. Carl thas passed from our midst,
but he is not dead. He lives and will
continue to live so long as the spark
of life remains to kindle memories in
the hearts of those who knew and
loved him.

 

Frank S. Verbeck has ‘headed for his
winter home in Los Angeles after
spending ten most delightful weeks
with Michigan friends and acquain-
tances. He addressed the Rotary Club
at St. Joseph Monday evening and left
the next day for Chicago, where he
will devote a week to dissecting the
great exposition. After a few days
spent with Milwaukee friends he will
proceed direct to the earthquake city
on the coast. He left Michigan. solely
because he was completely exhausted
as the result of the efforts of his friends
to enetrtain him in a manner befitting
the service he has rendered the hotel
fraternity as Secretary of the Michi-
gan Hotel Association and historian
and chronicler of the industry and its
operators.

The State Department of Agricul-
ture is in receipt of a request from the
Fruitful Manor Farms, wholesale and
retail farm products, Perry Highway.
R. F. D. 1, Zelienople, Pennsylvania,
for the names of some responsible
wholesale honey producers of Michi-
gan. Merchants who have customers
who keep bees and have been unable
ito dispose of their supply of honey
would do well to call their attention: to
this opportunity to secure a purchaser.

Governor Comstiock has mlade a good
selection in the appointment of Frank
T. Gillespie, of St. Joseph, to fill out
the unexpired term of J. W. Howard
Hurd as member of the Michigan
Board of Pharmacy. Everyone who
has: spoken ito me of the situation, in-
sists that he is one of the most capable
men for the position in the drug trade
of Michigan.

 

Surface indications lead to the belief
that some very underhiandied work was
done to accomplish the defeat of the
pharmacy bill, which was put to death
during the closing days of the legisla-
tive session. I firmily believe that this
bill would have helped the wholesale
grocer. It ‘would have helped the
retail grocer and it ‘would have
helped the retail druggist I do not
believe it would have been any real
assistanice to the wholesale druggist,
but the other three groups would have
received great benefit. The bill was
carefully drafted by Director Parr, of
the Board of Pharmiacy, who has al-
ways enjoyed an enviable reputation
for fairness and straightforwardiness.
When he conducted a drug store in
St. Johns he enjoyed the friendship of
every grocer in that city, as well as the
admiration. of that prince of wholesale
grocers, O. P. DeWitt. During the
miany years he was dean of the phar-
macy department of the Ferris Insti-

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tute, lhe possessed the friendship of
every grocer in Big Rapids. Before
handing his! ‘bill to the Legislature he
secured the hearty endorsement of
many retail grocers, who could readily
see that it was one of the fairest meas-
ures ever presented to our law making
body. For certain reasons which no
one appears to be able to explain and
which many leading wholesale grocers
strongly condemn, certain wholesale
grocers took it upon themselves to op-
pose the measure and kept a lobby at
Lansing to accomplish its defeat along
lines which are not sanctioned by broad
minded men, and which should not be
enmployed by men of prominence in
the wholesale grocery trade.

I very much wish ito see the two
great branches of the retail trade work
together in sntoothing out the wrinkles
which have, very unfortunately, been
created by the recent activities of men
who have evidently permitted their
zeal in behalf of the grocery trade to
obscure their better judgment. I felt
impelled to make the same criticism of
men who pretended ito ‘be acting in be-
half of the drug trade some years ago,
when they undertook to accomplish
certain concessions at the hands of the
Legislature to which they were not en-
titled, No one ever gains any per-
manent ground in this world by secur-
ing temporary advantages at the ex-
pense of their neighbors in trade.

Thousands of pounds of butter have
been weighed by the inspectors in the
Bureau of Dairying of Dairying in the
State Department of Agriculture dur-
ing the past two months Twelve per
cent. of the prints were found to be
short in weigh. As a result of the
check-up this fault has been corrected
and the inspection of fourteen cream-
eries in the city of Grand Rapids dis-
closed all samples up to weight. The
inspectors in other cities report the
same improved condition.

Frank Hamilton, who has long been
conceded ito be the foremost citizen of
Traverse City, leads a charmed life,
judging by a recent occurrence in that
city. Driving ‘his car with ‘this usual
carefulnes's he was ‘hit broadside by a
large truck which completely demiol-
ished this car. He escaped without in-
jury, which is regarded as ithe most re-
markable outcome of such an accident
which ever happened in the queen city
of Grand Traverse Bay. If Mr. Hamil-
ton lives unitil Nov. 20 the will be able
to celebrate ‘his 85th birthday. He came
to Traverse City from Saco, Maine,
about sixty-five years ago. His first
employment was as manager of the
clothing department of Hannah, Lay
& Co. James W. Milliken came with
him. from Saco to take the manage-
ment of the dry goods department of
the same establishment, then the larg-
est mercantile institution in Northern
Michigan. About fifty-five years ago
they formed a co-partnership under the
style of Hamilton & Milliken and en-
gaged in the clothing and dry goods
business on their own account, As
dhowing the esteem in which they were
held by their former employers it may
be stated that Perry Hannah and Smith
Barnes, general manager of the big

store, each took quarter interesits: in
the new mercantile house. The new
business prospered as the town grew
and tthe country round about dievel-
oped. Mr. Milliken died fifteen or twen-
ty years ago, since which time the dry
goods business ‘has been conducted by
his son. Mr. Hamilton continued the
clothing business until about a dozen
years ago, since which time he has
lived the life of a retired merchant in
peace and happiness. He was the ear-
liest exponent of good roads andi made
Grand Traverse county famious for her
good gravel roads before the days of
construction. He
plished this by cash contributions by

cement accom.
merchants and ‘business men and vol-
uniteer labor assistance on the part of
farmers. Not a dollar of bonded in-
debtedness was created ‘by him in this
undertaking. Huis interest in this sub-
ject gave him a National reputation
and his enthusiasm, enlisted others in
the work, most of whom looked to him
for guidance, In later years the people
of the Grand Traverse region honored
him by designating a large section of
US 31 as the Hamilton Way. This
public recognition of the service he had
rendered the people naturally gave the
recipient great pleasure and satisfac-
tion. Mr. Hamilton lives quietly in a
comfortable home, deriving great pleas-
ure from reading, meditation and dis-
cussing matters of mutual interest with
his personal friends, whose name is
legion,

Plans for curbing expensive services
to customers, appointment of a com-
mittee to hold apparently excessive
wholesale price advances in check and
a setback to efforts on ithe part of some
stores radically to curtail hours of store
operation under the retail code were
major developments in the retail field
during the week.

H. J. Tily, president of the Retail-
ers’ National Council and head of
Strawbridge & Clothier, Philadelphia,
said that in the current emergency the
need for curbing expensive store serv-
ices had now become vital. He indi-
cated that plains aimed at achieving
this were discussed at a meeting of
major retail bodies during the past
week and foresaw quick regulation fol_
lowing the hearing on the retail code
on August 22.

“Abuses of these service privileges
of stores fall into two general classi-
fications,’ Mr. Tily said.
first the abuse by ithe retailer of his
right to give these costly services,
which through ithe force of competi-
tion ‘had virtually become a race to-
ward unlimited privileges.
There is also the abuse by customers
themselves of the privileges, which has

“There is

almost

been allowed to continue by merchants,

 

“There is no questioning the fact
that in addition to hurting the mer-
chant, these developments have also
worked to the injury of customers. The
privileges availed of by the compara-
tively few must be paid for in higher
merchandise costs by the many. The
unlimited return of goods by customers
has ‘been unchecked andi is an outstand-
ing abuse which adds to the costs of

(Continued on page 23)

 

 

10
FINANCIAL

Confidence in Sound Money Not Jus-
tified

In the last few days the possibility
of inflation again has been appearing
on the front pages. This outburst is on
the positive side or to the effect that
something further will be done in the
way of giving the country another shot
in the arm. At first it consisted of re-
ports from Washington to the effect
that the Administration is moving to-
ward using the Thomas bill, and: more
recently has concerned a conference be-
tween the President and his financial
advisers, Professors Warren and Rog-
ers and Mr. James P. Warburg.

Only ten days or two weks ago, it
will be recalled, the whole tenor of
discussion about inflation was that this
part of the recovery program has been
pushed into the background. At that
time it was explained day after day,
through what were accepted as in-
spired dispatches, that the President’s
interest had shifted from monetary
policies to the NRA and that it was
hoped the Thomas bill would not have
to be used.

Curiously enough these stories about
the abandonment of plans to debauch
our currency still further coincided
with a bond offering of the United
States Government. Further, there is
no question. but many people accepted
the stories as having a real foundation,
anid as a consequence the subscriptions
to the bond’ issue were heavier in the
face of assured currency depreciation.
It leaves a rather unpleasant taste, ac-
cordingly, to have the dispatches swing
to the other side in less than a week
aiter the issue was sold.

 

Necessarily the mere publication of
such stories does not mean that any of
them ever had any real foundation, in
the sense of their having been encour-
aged by the Administration. Neverthe-
less largely because of the dispatches
of two and three weeks ago many peo-
ple have become convinced that there
is no immediate danger of inflation.
Some now even go so far as to say
that only a severe break in business
activity would cause the President to
use the powers given him in _ the
Thomas bill.

Unfortunately there is little or no
basis for such a belief in the lack of
danger of inflation. The President by
adopting an inflationary course, rather
than making a fight to save the gold
standard, reveaied a lack of ideology
about a sound currency. We have no
reason to think, therefore, that he will
make a real effort to keep from adopt-
ing an inflationary policy. Rather, we
must assume, on. the basis of his past
record, that he would just as soon fol-
low an inflationary course as one lead-
ing to sound money anda stable stand-
ard.

When one comibines this situation
with the fact that there is an inflation-
ary party in the country of immense
political power it would seem that the
odds are very much in favor of infla-
tion. This does not mean that it must
start to-morrow or next week, but it
does mean that unless a noninflation-
ary group of at least equal political
force develops there is every reason to

 

MICHIGAN

believe the Thomas ‘bill powers will be

used in due time regardless of the busi-

ness trend. Ralph West Robey.
[Copyright, 1933]

—_2+ + >__
Threats Weaken Chances of NRA
Success

General Hugh Johnson, NRA chief,
has been the main reason many people
have been willing to ‘take a passive at-
titude toward this part of the Presi-
dent’s recovery program. They have
seen in Johnson, as revealed in his
public statemtns, a man who was fight-
ing for an overhauling of American
industry with a view of getting a bet-
ter distribution of income in the coun-
try, and through this, to provide a per-
manent ‘basis for more employment and
a higher standard of living. It is a
distinct shock, accordingly, to find
Johnson, in his Cleveland spech, taking
just the opposite poin tof view.

In this speech Johnson falls to the
level of using fear as a weapon to help
the NRA. He attempts to club con-
sumers into spending money. The
threat he holds out is that we are to
have “higher prices just as sure as the
sun sets.” Further, such increases are
to come soon — not gradually over a
time beause of increasing consumption
power resulting from greater prosper-
ity. The cause of the higher prices
will be the larger wage bills necessi-
tated under NRA codes.

a

Combined with this assurance of
higher prices is a plea for a boycott.
The General specifically advises those
who spend to buy “under the blue
eagle”. Other spending, it is: pointed
out, is destructive because those who
do it “are hurting the chance to end
unemployment.” The curious logic
back of this differentiation between the
effectiveness of dollars is that spending
other than “under the blue eagle” helps
“to destroy the business of the men
who are paying more for help.”

This type of reasoning is not a sound
basis upon which to build a recovery
program. No country ever has been
able to scare itself into prosperity, and
the United’ States thas no reason to be-
lieve that it can be the first exception.
Prosperity must involve greater spend-
ing by the public, but it must be spend-
ing based on confidence in the future
and not on fear and uncertainty.

Every such threat made by the lead-
ers of the Roosevelt recovery program,
accordingly, weakens the chance of its
ultimate success. If that program is
to win out and bring prosperity to the
United States, it miust do so by caus-
ing people to have confidence and con-
sume goods, not merely by making
them hoard commodities because of the
fear of higher prices.

The job facing the NRA is to make
industrial conditions that will enable
the public of the United States to buy
the output of our industrial machine.
There is only one way to do this. It
is by getting production, purchasing
power and consumption. to move up-
ward together.

Those members of the Administra-
tion who are using fear as a club over-
look the fact that spending and con-
sumption are not synonymous, Spend-
ing may be mere hoarding of commod-
ities. It will be such hoarding if it is

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caused by fear. Such spending means
economic collapse, not prosperity.
Ralph West Robey.
[Copyright, 1933]

—_+-+___
Code Operations Studied by Mer-
chants
Retailers all over the country took

steps during the week to bring their
store operations within the provisions
of the temporary code agreed on last
Monday by
the field -of

On Aug. 15 a hearing will be held

SIX major associations in
distribution,

by the Recovery Administration on
the code as proposed by the six asso-
ciations which comprise the National
Retail Dry Goods Association, the Na-
tional Retail Hardware
the Mail Order Association of Amer-

Association,

ica, the National Association of Retail
Clothiers and Furnishers, the National
Retail Furniture Association and the
National Shoe Retailers
At the hearing, it is understood that
regulations covering fair trade prac-
tices, not covered in the present tem-

Association.

porary code, will come up for consid-
eration.

A code for variety chains was ten-
tatively developed during the week by
the newly formed Association of Lim-
ited Price Variety Stores and is ex-
pected to be presented at the hearing
on Aug. 15. The problem of adjusting
wages and hours in this field of mer-
more difficult
than in other retail lines and will en-
tail a higher added expense than in
the case of other types of retailers.
Reports from Washington have indi-
cated that a pay-differential from the
minimum already indicated for the re-
tail field will not be granted to the
variety chains.

chandising was held

In analyzing the changes required,
it was brought out that the store sales
staffs will be staggered for different
periods of the day. A small percentage
of the sailes personnel will come-in at
the opening of the store, the greatest
percentage will be on hand from 10:39
to 4 p. m. to take care of peak cus-
tomer attendance, with the sales force
again dropping to a minimum from 4

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or 4:30 to 5:30 or 6 o'clock, as the case
may be.

In working out their solutions, the
executives said they were analyzing
each department separately. Questions
of peak customer attendance, handling
of lunch hours and types of merchan-
dise carried said to be important fac-
tors in the shaping of plans.

A question interesting store exec-
utives aside from the minimum wage
forty-hour provisions for

was. the

and most

employes determination of
those coming within the scope of the
forty-eight-hour ruling for store main-
tenance employes. An official ruling
will probably be made on this question,
as, for example, whether or not store
garage mechanics should come within
the store maintenance class or be sub-
ject to the forty-hour week. Execnu-
tives earning over $35 a week. profes-
sional people, outside salesmen and de-
livery men and maintenance employes
are the sole exceptions to the forty-
hour code. These employes may work
forty-eight hours per week, with one
and one-third pay for overtime.

— 72 >__

A new machine has also been de-
vised for packing fruits and vegetables
in small bags. It requires three opera-
tors, is said to be capable of handling
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GOOD MAN GONE

W. Jj. Carl, Leading Merchant of
Muskegon Heights

Muskegon Heights, Aug. 8—W. J.
Carl, 70 years old, leading merchant
of Muskegon Heights for 42 years and
active in the civic affairs of Greater
Muskegon, died at Hackley hospital
this afternoon. Mr. Carl was taken to
the hospital about ten days ago and
Sunday night he suffered a relapse and
failed rapidly until his death came.
Members of his family were at his
bedside.

No man was better known in Mus-
kegon Heights than Mr. Carl, who
established his store in that city. May
12, 1891, and conducted it until the
time of his death. In addition, he had
been active in various civic activities
in Greater Muskegon, having served
six years as a director of the Chamber
of Commerce and in a number of other
pccitions.

Mr. Carl really grew up with the
Heights. He saw the Heights progress
from a hamlet to the city of today.
Many of the families of that city had
been his customers from the earty
days.

Mr. Carl came to Muskegon Heiguis
from Howell, where he was born Jan.
8. 1863. He never remembered his
father, Andrew J. Carl, who was killed
by a stray bullet during the Civil war.
Pensions from the government enabled
Mr. Carl to start in the grocery bus-
iness at Howell.

About ten years later, Mr. Carl was
considering a new location. He heard
of the development of Muskegon
Heights and became interested. So in
March, 1891. Mr. Carl decided to visit
the Heights. He left the train at Mona
Lake and walked through a blinding
snow storm to Muskegon Heights.

All about him were pine stumps,
while a clay road connected this “God
district with Muskegon.
Fewer than a dozen families resided
in the Heights. However, Mr. Carl
found the Morton Manufacturing Co.
plant, the Alaska, and the Shaw Crane
in process of construction. He decided
that the Heights held much promise
and that he would locate there.

As a result, Mr. Carl returned to
Howell and prepared to come to the
Heights. He arrived with his wife and
one daughter, Una, five vears of age.
The trip to Muskegon Heights was

forsaken”

made by train by way of Holland and
the family walked from Mona Lake
carrying their luggage, as their horse
was being driven through.

Mr. Carl’s first store was in the
Mason block on East Broadway in the
same block with the old Vogel house
and near the Maccabee hall. The fam-
ily lived on the second floor for two
years, when a home was bought at
1017 Fifth street. There the family
resided for twenty-six years before
acquiring the present home at 1716
Peck street. That was 16 years ago.

3roadway in the days when Mr. Carl
arrived was just a wagon road. There
was not much business the first year.
It gradually increased, however, as
the Heights: grew and it resulted in
Mr. Carl moving in 1893 into the Har-

rison block. Since that time the Carl
department store building with its
large floor space was erected at Broad-
way and Peck, where many clerks have
been employed to handle the business
in recent years.

In speaking of his first days in Mus-
kegon Heights, Mr. Carl explained:

“For the first few weeks we ate
smoke for breakfast, dinner and sup-
per. The smoke was caused by the
burning of pine stumps and the at-
mosphere was so hazy that even the
outline of the sun was obscured.”

Mr. Carl soon became a leader in
Muskegon Heights and also in Mus-
kegon. In addition to serving on the
Chamber of Commerce board he was
interested in several industrial enter-
prises.

3aseball was Mr. Carl’s hobby. He
gave freely of his time and money to

 

The Late W. J. Carl

provide organized ball in Muskegon
and was a daily attendant at the games
here during the league days. In re-
cent years when spending the winters
in the south he obtained much pleas-
ure watching the major league teams
in training.

Mr. Carl was married to Miss Julia
B. Barber in Howell. June 26, 1883.
He and Mrs. Carl observed their
golden wedding anniversary last June.
There was an open house and scores
of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
called during the day. There were
other events in connection with the
anniversary. a dinner party at the
home, June 24, for relatives, and a ban-
quet at the Occidental hotel Sunday,
June 25.

Mr. Carl’s aged mother, Mrs. Caro-
line Walker, now 91 years of age, sur-
vives him as does the widow and one
son, Lawrence, who was _ associated
with his father in business in recent
years. The daughter, Una. who mar-
ried Samuel Phillips, died a few years
ago.

Aug. 9—The city of Muskegon
Heights and the community will honor
the memory of W. J. Carl, one of its
foremost citizens and business men
for 42 years, during the funeral serv-
ices which will be held in the First

Congregational church to-morrow at
3 p. m.-

The city council was summoned into
special session to-day at 7 p. m. by
Councilmen Anton Seifert and Frank
P. Rockenbach to arrange the city’s
part in showing its respect. Tentative
plans called for closing all offices dur-
ing the funeral, and the police and fire
departments will be represented with
delegations in uniform at the services.
City officials also will attend.

The flag was placed at half mast
at the city hall today and will continue
through tomorrow.

A committee of business men ar-
ranged for all mercantile firms and
business establishments to close from
2:30 p. m. to 4 as a token of the esteem
the business men held for their asso-
ciate.

Members of the Muskegon Heights
Board of Trade, of which Mr. Carl was
an active member, will be attending
the services.

Rev. Archibald Hadden, pastor em-
eritus of the First Congregational
church which Mr. Carl attended, will
preach the funeral sermon. Assisting
in the services will be Rev. James A.
Stegeman, pastor of the Covenant Re-
formed church in Muskegon Heights.

The services at the church will be
preceded by brief services at 2:35 p. mi
for the members of the family at the
Lee chapel. Mr. Carl’s body will lie
iii state at the chapel until 1:30 p. m.
to-morrow. It will not be viewed at
the public services in the church.

Interment will take place at Oak-
wood, with members of Muskegon
Lodge No. 274 B. P. O. E., to which
he belonged, having charge of the
graveside services.

Aug. 10—The pioneer spirit, citizen-
ship, and friendliness of William J.
Carl, one of the foremost citizens of
Muskegon Heights and the entire
community, were emphasized by Dr.
Archibald Hadden, pastor emeritus of
the First Congregational church,
speaking this afternoon at the funeral
services held in the church building
which was crowded with relatives,
business ecquaintances, and other
friends of Mr. Carl. Mr. Carl died
Tuesday.

“Mr. Carl was a great friend of the
community. His business contacts
made him many friendships and he
knew his friends by their first names.
Friendship is one of the finest and big-
gest things in life,’ Dr. Hadden de-
clared.

Mr. Carl’s diversified interests in
the welfare of the comimunity, not only
in business, but also in its sport,
churches, its bank, the chamber of
commerce, and local improvements
towards developing the city, gave Mr.
Carl a leading place in its citizenship,
and for this reason everyone was much
interested in him, the pastor said.

The audience was reminded of the
forty-two years Mr. Carl spent in
Muskegon Heights where he pioneered
in building the settlement of a few
houses into a modern community.

“Mr. Carl came with a _pioneer’s
vision and saw it fulfilled. Like the
pioneers in lumbering, he was a
pioneer in the field of business. He

drove his stakes and remained for 42
years,’ was Dr. Hadden’s tribute.

Assisting in the services with prayer
vas Rev. James Stegeman, pastor of
the Covenant Reformed church in
Muskegon Heights who was chaplain
for the private services conducted in
the presence of the immediate met-
bers of the family at the Lee chapel
prior to the public services at the First
Congregational church.

Beautiful floral tributes of sympathy
decorated the church. Mrs. Charles
Burnett was organist for the musie
used in opening and closing the brief
service.

At Oakwood, members of Muskegon
Lodge No. 274, B. P. O. E., had charge
of the impressive graveside services.

The entire community of Muskegon
Heights paid its respects to its former
distinguished citizen to-day.’ Flags
were at half mast, and the offices of
the city hall were closed for the after-
noon, All places of business were
closed from 2:30 p. m. to 4 p. m.

Mayor Edward J. Lorenz with mem-
bers of the city council and city offi-
cials, and representatives of the fire
and police departments attended. Wil-
liam HH. Whitford, night captain, and
Sergeant Harold Tupper with officers
William Mauch, Austin Craymer, and
William Hlall, represented the police
department, and Harry Ridout, assist-
ant chief, Alex Heisser, Sid Schott,
lloyd Siplon, and John Hawkinson,
represented the tire department. Of-
ficials from the Muskegon Heights
Board of Trade also attended.

Pedier, Alfred
Nielsen, Bert Ketchum, Gustav Jas-

chek, Harry Lowes, and Earl Fritz.

Bearers were T. J.

The honorary ‘bearers were William
Collier, J. H. Lee, Edward A. Poulin,
B. G. Oosterbaan, Martin Schoenberg,
S. R. Parsons, Charles Cunningham,
and Henry Morton.

Most of Mr. Carl’s relatives and im-
mediate survivors were able to attend
the funeral. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Julia B. Carl: a son,
Lawrence A. Carl; his aged mother,
Mrs. Caroline Walker of Howell; three
half-brothers, Frank Walker of Flint,
Grant and Lewis, of Howell; one half-
sister, Mrs. Herbert Lawson of How-
ell; two grandchildren, Sabra Ana
Carl of Muskegon Heights and Mrs.
Charles Wright of Shelby, and one
great-grandchild, Robert Wright of
Shelby —Muskegon Chronicle.

—_—__~> +

To Feature Larger Dinner Sets

Fall promotional activities of manu-
facturers of dinnerware will be con-
centrated on increasing the demand for
sets of fifty-three and 100 pieces, ac-
cording to reports in the trade yester-
day. For the last two years the manu-
facturers have ‘been called upon to fur-
nish thirty-two-piece sets which were
retailed around $5. Costs for handling
and packing and shipping the small
sets, it is argued, are out of proportion
to the amiount involved in selling price.
The manufacturers feel that the pick-
up im industry affords them their first
opportunity in three years to re-estab-
lish the scales volume on the larger and
higher-price sets.

——_>- +

Honesty is put to a hard test in hard

times.

 

 

MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

August 16, 1933

 

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—Rudolf Eckert,
Flint.
Secretary — Elton W. Viets, Lansing.
Treasurer—O. H. Bailey, Sr., Lansing.
Directors—Holger Jorgenson, Muske-
gon; L. V. Eberhard, Grand Rapids; A. A.
Boyce. Bay City; Vincent A. Miklas, Man-
istee; Ward Newman, Pontiac.

 

Avoid Blah and Ballyhoo in Adver-
tising

In my last I reviewed the “1-2-3
Plus” plan of a grocer advertiser and
indicated that I should have to pass
adverse criticism on the next circular.
This is easier than it might be other-
wise, because this present cicrular is a
year old. Hence it is—I hope—ancient
history and marks an epoch out of
which the grocery trade is passing.

3ut it carries a hangover of absolute
chicanery which remains today, and of
that I expect to speak emphatically.

This circular surely is as destructive
a bit of advertising as anybody ever
issued. There are about sixty-six main
quotations and everyone is a cut price.
Among them are fourteen hourly sale
items, cut to the very bone and “lim-
ited” to one, two and three to a cus-
tomer. There are two drastic combi-
nation deals on which no limit is
mentioned. And there prices quoted
are so ridiculous that it seems clear
that the hardly known item which evi-
dently carries the load can have little
intrinsic merit, in which case the back-
fire is rather certain to come with un-
fortunate results.

There is a special combination offer
which was freely made by grocers at
that time. Values appeared to be low
enough in any event, but it did not
move rapidly. And in this case it is
cut still further. Inasmuch as this com-
bination included goods of the h'ghest
quality, known to all consumers in this
territory, what better indication could
we have that ballyhoo is not advertis-
ing, and that, after all, the people who
buy groceries are not easily misled?

It probably goes without saying that
this circular announces a special Fri-
day-Saturday event, for that foolish-
ness persists even now among gro-
cers. Here the answer would be that
this is a country town, hence depend-
ent on farm trade and that farmers buy
only on Friday-Saturday. But that is
just why such offerings should be
made—if at all—on Mondays, Tues-
days and other normally slow days.
This because Friday-Saturday trade is
brisk in any event while other days
drag along. Hence, if any sacrifice is
to be made for new trade, make it for
days when you want more trade—not
for times when all your force js al-
ready overdriven.

But this is not all. After all the spe-
cals and cut prices, the combinations.
hourly sales and limitations, there is
the offer of “a truck load of groceries
free—not samples, real full sized sacks,
boxes, etc.” Lastly the “kids” are told
that balloons will ‘be released and. that
“it may rain candy chews.”

Well, in the days out of which we
may now be passing — whether into
better or worse, nobody yet knows —
anybody was free to give away his
goods; and if that process gave him
any satisfaction, he was at liberty to

enjoy it. It was, truly enough also,
one of the pains of development to-
ward narrowed grocery margins which
have inevitably come and will come
more fully. So we should not be too
harsh in our judgment of it. But let
us hope we are graduated out of it by
now. Let “Beat these prices if you
can,” as here quoted, cease.

But there is here the indicated ch‘-
canery—see dictionary for real mean-
ing—which ought to be dropped by all
grocers. That is found in the follow-
ing:

“Remember, also, folks: Every dol-
lar you spend in the John Doe Gro-
cery goes a long way, but it never
leaves Home town.”

Now ‘think: Printed advertising is
necessarily aimed at ‘folks who can
read. If they can read, maybe they
can think. In fact, experience shows
the extreme danger of counting on the
fellow’s inability to reason for himself.
And if we assume that readers of this
advertising also can think, what will
they conclude when they read offerings
as hee set forth?

Put yourself in the customer’s place
and then note offerings of sugar, toilet
paper, packaged salt, H-O oats and
other similar things listed. If you re-
flected at all, you would know that
money can not remain in Hometown
if such items are to be brought in; and
in that event your reaction would be:
“Well, you can’t depend much on. ad-
vertising’ or you might smile and
say: “Old John Doe does talk a lot of
bunk when he gets started.” In either
case would you have the reaction de-
sired ?

Fact is, if you carry this home-
money idea to its logical conclusion, it
will teach that the best use for money
is to bury it in the back yard. It won’t
do to put it into a bank, for then it
will be loaned and used by others—
probably by an out-of-towner at that.
So bury it and it will stay in Home-
town for keeps.

The day that Hometowners are de-
prived of liberty to send money to
Pittsburgh for Heinz beans and rice
flakes—both here on special offerings
—to near Boston for Lifebuoy soap,
to Minneapolis for Wheaties, to Brazil
and Colomibia for coffee—by whatever
way it reaches the store finally—to
Alabama for cotton ol, however it be
processed ‘before it arrives, to Mon-
tana for wool and across the broad
waters for pepper—on that day my
friends, Hometown wll dry up and

blow away, and we all know it.

We fought a devastating war once
to establish the contention that this
was one country; that our states were
integral entities, not independent com-
monwealths; and under that plan we
have developed so that we like to talk
about what we have done. We ad-
vance neither our own interest nor
that of any community when we
preach or promote sectionalism. More,
except for certain restrictions which
have justification on bases altogether
aside from commerce, interchange of
commodities w'th all the world is the
surest basis for business success, het-
terment and consumer service.

If you doubt this, look at your own
stock, unbiased, just facing the facts
of the case. I rather incline to believe

that you will then abandon such kin-
dergarten ballyhoo,

You may remember that I said in
the last issue that one of the few
merits of the former circular was its
emphasis on something that might
easily be obvious. Let me go farther
now and reiterate something long
since discovered—that emphasis on the
obvious is usually strong—often the
sitrongest—advertising.

Because all cravat manufactuersr al-
ways have used barathea silk, nobody
ever said anything about it until Kaiser
came along and advertised widely—
Ka‘ser’s Barathea Cravats—and walked
away with the cravat trade to riches.

An oil dealer in Omaha drew prof-
itable attention to himself by heralding
the fact that buyers got certain mieas-
ure from him because his pumps were
regularly tested and kept true. He did
not say that all other pumps were sim-
ilarly tested,

Grocers scales are everywhere tested
now and have been for years. But no
grocer ever has drawn attention to his
own uprightness via strictly accurate
scales, Is there room for such propa-
ganda? Let any grocer advertise such
a challenging message to his customers
—then ‘back up his advertising by dis-
playing ‘his scales prominently and
keeping them in apple pie order each
and every day and hour, and he won’t
have to cut prices to attract a profit-
able clientele. Some grocer with imag-
ination will some day reap a golden
harvest from this idea—but I have not
seen ‘him yet. The idea is free.

Paul Findlay.
—_—_++._____
Nothing is perpetual save truth.

 

 

KEEP SUPPLIED WITH.....

LILY WHITE FLOUR

VALLEY CITY MILLING COMPANY

Portland — Grand Rapids —

 

Expect Stores to Reduce Variety of
Beer Brands

A keenly competitive battle to hold
the retail grocery outlets they now
enjoy will develop among brewers be-
fore Fall, a prominent brewer pre-
dicted yesterday. At the present time,
according to a survey completed last
week, the retail grocery store is han-
dling up to twelve different brands. of
bottled beer, with an average of nine
and one-half ‘brands to a store.

“With the demand for beer now set-
tling into difinite channels, we must
expect a ‘weeding out’ process by gro-
cers who will reduce their present wide
selections to two or three varieties of
beer,” the executive continued. “To
prepare for this situation we are con-
centrating on bu'lding up our dealer
connections in order to hold our place
when the inevitable sifting out occurs.”

>
Fast Weighing

Pre-heating of air ‘has long been im-
portant in getting maximum efficiency
out of heating devices. Now comes
pre-weighing, to speed up weighing.
A new automatic filling and weighing
device turns out 1,000 one-pound pack-
ages per hour, and guarantees accur-
acy of the contents within 1/16 of an
ounce. The material is first divided
automatically into ‘batches which have
the correct weight w:thin a small per-
centage. Each ‘batch is then automat-
ically dumped into a final hopper
which sifts in just enough more mate-
rial to bring the weight up to the de-
sired amount before the container is
filled.

—o
Jig saws seem to have jiggered.

“The flour the best cooks use”

Kalamazoo -— Traverse City

 

A
Big-Profit

Sales Stimulator

date tomer e
20 cents per dozen
Kaha ate.

Sells at:
2 cakes for 5c

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Fresh Compressed

 

 
     
  

RED STAR YEAST

Grown from Grain

RED STAR YEAST AND
PRODUCTS COMPANY

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Strictly Independent — Since 1882

 

 

 

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August 16, 1933

MEAT DEALER

Progress of Meat Trade Told ‘n Ex-
hibit

The Century of Progress livestock
and meat exhibit in the Foods Build-
ing features every branch of the indus-
try, the producing, marketing, proces-
sing and retailing, and shows the prog-
ress which has been made along every
line. The food value of meat is dem-
onstrated by food value charts of the
National Live Stock and Meat Board
which show the ranking of meat with
other foods in terms of protein, iron,
phosphorus, calcium, vitamins and cal-
ories,

 

The exhibit is sponsored jointly by
units representing nearly all phases of
the live stock and meat industry, in-
cluding the United States Department
of Agriculture, the Association of Re-
tail Meat Dealers, the National Live
Stock and Meat Board, the Institute
of American Meat Packers, many live
stock organizations and others. The
exhibit. Another diorama, — slightly
cultural building, occupying the entire
center wing on the east side of the
building.

As the visitor at the Fair enters the
main door of the Agricultural build-
ing, his attention is directed at once
to the main diorama of the meat ex-
hibt, showing .a range scene, with a
cowboy on horseback, almiost life-size,
and with a background of range and
mountains. This diorama is believed to
be one of the largest in ithe entire Fair,
and has drawn many admiring com-
ments. The large diorama directs the
eye of the visitor to the entrance to the
exhibit. Another diorama, slightly
smaller, showing a typical scene in a
feed lot, with cattle, hogs, and sheep,
occupies the opposite side of the front
of the exhibit. This is also set at an
angle to direct the attention of the
visitor to the enitrance. As one walks
through the entrance to the exhibit, he
feels the chill of cold air, and is im-
pressed by the glistening white walls
of an immaculate meat cooler. Here
hang full size reproductions of meat,
in exactly the same manner in which
one would see the meat if he were to
walk into a packinghouse cooler or a
big wholesale market. The cooler has
been constructed with all the care that
is used in building a regulation cooler,
with insulated walls and a carefully
worked out refrigeration system. The
temperature 1s maintained at a level to
a considerable degree below the tem-
perature outside, in order that the at-
mosphere may resemble as closely as
possible that of an actual packing
house.

Leaving the cooler, the visitor walks
over a loading ramp which leads to a
model refrigerator car. The arrange-
ment is identically the same as that
used in a packing-house, and in the
car the method by which carloads of
meat are arranged is shown, Quarters
of beef hang from the rails, and boxed
products are shown carefully loaded
into the car as they would be if the
car were ready to leave a packing-
house for some distant consuming cen-
ter,

Leaving the refrigerator car, the vis-
itor at the exhibit finds himself in a
larger area, showing other phases of

MICHIGAN

the meat industry. To his left is a re-
frigerated truck, showing how the
meat is transported from the packing-
house or wholesale market to the retail
meat store. Near this space is a third
diorama, portraying the many forms of
transportation used in handling meats
and meat products.

To the right of the truck is a model
retail meat store window display, show-
ing various meat itemis as they would
appear in the window of a modern up-
to-the-minute retatl store. Beyond the
store window is the model retail meat
store, with especially constructed dis-
play cases, in which meat and meat
products are shown.

Above the diorama showing the
transportation of meat products is a
beautiful mural, showing the methods
by which live stock were driven to
market years ago. Above the model
retail meat store is another mural die-
picting old retailing methods, contrast-
ing with the sanitary, attractive model
store below. The murals are the work
of Charles Holloway, one of the out-
standing painters of murals in the
United States, whose work decorates
the Auditorium theater, one of the
show places of Chicago.

Past the model store is the first of
the several exhibits emphasizing the
value of meat in the diet. The first
exhibit, sponsored by the United States
Department of Agriculture, shows a
model kitchen, in which various meat
dishes are being prepared. Beyond the
kitchen is a display in three levels,
showing various cuts of meat, each on
the level indicated by the price at
which the cut sells. For example, on
the top level are the choicer cuts. On
the next shelf are the medium-priced
items, and on the lower level such cuts
as spareribs, pork shoulder roast,
chuck roast of beef, and veal shoulder
are shown.

Next the visitor sees a “Style Show”
in which the desirability of meat in the
diet is shown. The next exhibit por-
trays the balanced diet, and shows in
an interesting way the products, in-
cluding meat, which physicians and
nutrition experts ‘believe are essential
for a person’s well-being.

On the visitor’s right as he is walk-
ing by the “meat in the diet” exhibits
is a case showing the many live stock
by-products, and a board on which the
names of all the sponsors of the ex-
hibit are shown.

Thus the exhibit tells the story of
meat and its merits as food—-from the
range and feedlot, through the pack-
inghouse, the wholesale market, the
retail market, and into the home of the
consumer,

 

———
Average Person Eats More Fish
While import and export trade in

fish is falling off, the American public
is eating more seafood, the Tariff Com-
mission announced Aug. 5 in making
public a tariff survey covering fishery
products.

The investigation is the largest in-
quiry into this industry in more than
a decade. Much of the data will serve
as a basis for later reports under a
Senate resolution which calls for new
tariff data on fish with a view to tariff
bargaining with other countries.

Reviewing the industry in general,
the Commission finds that this country

TRADESMAN

produces about one-tenth of the world
output of 23,000,000,000 pounds a year.

The future for the industry lies in
presenting more attractive types of
seafood to the public, the Commission
says in pointing out the possibilities of
using new methods of packing and
freezing.

In the last 20 years, only four new
sea products have been introduced to
the American table on a large scale.
They are Atlantic haddock fillets, Pa-
cific pilchard, tuna, and herring.

Trade in salt fish has been receding
in recent years but canning and freez-
waste
fish, sheels, seaweed have been finding
a better market in the form of by-
products.

American fisheries use largely high-

ing have been expanded and

speed vessels which can return to port
with fresh fish. The same is true in
foreign countries but they have been
developing large floating factories
capable of freezing, canning or render-
ing the catch at sea. The difficulty of
recruiting factory hands and fishermen
for long voyages at low wages is re-
tarding this branch of the domestic
industry, the Commission finds.

The trend toward consumption of
fish is slower in the United States than
in many other countries, where grazing
and crop areas are limited and fresh
seafood is available at all times to all
of the population. The amount of sea-
food consumed by the average Ameri-
can increased from 15 to 18 pounds a
year between 1908 and 1930, the sur-
very shows.

The industry has perfected the freez-
ing process so that frozen fish, when
thawed, cannot be distinguished from
fresh fish, but large quantities still are
frozen by older methods.

One of the important tariff
problems affecting fisheries is the com-
petition in obtaining fish from inter-
national waters, says the Commission,
pointing out that most other countries
encourage their
bounties or other subsidies.

—_~++2.___
What Meat Stamp Certifies

Few
affect so many people as Federal meat
inspection. Two-thirds of all the meat
and meat products prepared in the
United States is now inspected by Fed-
eral inspectors. The remainder is not
interstate
does not come within the scope of the
meat inspection law passed in 1906.

Last year nearly 75,000,000 animals

most

vessels with cash

services of the Government

subject to commerce, so

were converted into meat and products
under Federal
Department of Agriculture. Of this
number almost 99 per cent passed in-
spection and were designated as suit-
able for food. Almost one-fifth of these
were slaughtered in Illinois, which
headed the list of States last year with
nearly 14,000,000 animals.

Prior to the enactment of the meat-
inspection law food animals were con-
verted into meat products without a
uniform system of inspection. Public
sentiment demanded wider Federal
supervision of meat packing. The
result was the Meat-Inspection Act.

3esides protecting the consumer, this
law aids the livestock industry in lo-
cating animal diseases on farms and

supervision, says the

13

ranges as each animal is inspected be-
fore and after slaughter, and the rec-
ords indicate areas where diseases are
so prevalent as to require special at-
tention. It also affords certification re-
quired by foreign governments for our
exports and helps the packers to stand-
ardize their products.

The average cost of inspection ‘s
about 7 cents per animal, or less than
one twenty-fifth of a cent per pound
of dressed meat.

The main objectives of the meat-
inspection law are to insure: First,
that meat for human consumption is
from healthy animals; second, that
these animals are killed and the meat
under conditions;
third, that no

chemical, dye, or other prohibited su)-

prepared sanitary

harmful preservative,
stance is allowed in the preparation;
fourth, that no false or misleading
statement appears on the label or prod-
uct; and fifth, that the supervision of
the preparation of the meat and its
products extends from the live animal
to the final product.
— >.

A Business Man’s Philosophy

I’, R. Webber, of Cleveland, reports
that during the past season the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra broad-
cast twenty-nine Sunday
concerts, playing 105 notable compo-

afternoon

sitions, Hofmann, Horowitz, Zimbalist,
Gabrilowitsch, Prokofieff, Milstein,
Petri and thirteen other noted soloists
were heard. World air premieres were
given to such compositions as the Vi-
valdi-Bach Concerto in A minor, the
Bach-Schoenberg Prelude and Fugue
in E flat major, the Wagner Symphony
No. 2 and Jensen’s “Passacaglia.”

It is estimated that 6,000,000 people
listened to these broadcasts, but all
told, the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tem received a total of exactly four
appreciative letters.

Mr, Webber also notes that a small
Cleveland conducted
an audition contest during which, ac-

org

station recently

some of the
c ”
performed.

cording to a newspaper,

world’s worst amateurs

This contest brought in more than
38,000 fan letters.

“What does it all mean?” asks Mr.
Webber.

In his opinion, it doesn’t mean. that
jazz and nonsense have _ triumphed
over beauty and nobility. He is con-
fident that classical music is ‘still good
and will survive the banalities of jazz.

Something else to remember is that

people whose favorable opinion is val-

uable are not ready letter writers. If
you try to measure their interest in
your advertising by counting their let-
ters, they will discourage you.
William Feather.
+e
Develop Pure Cellulose Items

Development of a variety of prod-
ucts made of a cellulose which has
been purified by a patented process is
announced by a Mine concern. The
purified cellulose is being spun into
yarns which are credited with unusual
strength, controlled stretch, high ab-
sorbency and uniformity. Rugs are be-
ing made of these yarns in combination
with wool. The material, accordinig to
the manufacturers, is also finding a
market for roofing, shoemaking, paper
towels, upholstery fabrics and acoust-
ical cloth.

 

 

 

14

MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

August 16, 1983

 

HARDWARE

Michigan Retail Hardware Association.
President—Wm. J. Dillon, Detroit.
Vice-President — Henry A. Schantz,

Grand Rapids.

Secretary—Harold W. Bervig, Lansing.
Treasurer—W illiam Moore, Detroit.
Field Secretary — S. Swinehart,

Lansing.

 

SELLING SUBSTITUTES

Only Safe and Honorable Policy to
Follow

The question of the liability of a re-
tail merchant for the unauthorized sub-
stitution of merchandise, when a cus-
tomer asks for a given article under its
trade name, has been the cause of con-
siderable litigation. And the courts
have quite uniformly held that any
practice of this kind constiutes a clear
violation of the rights of the owner of
the trade named article asked for, and
may subject the merchant to an injunc-
tion and damages if the facts warrant.

Of course, this does not mean that a
merchant does not have the right to
sell a customer some other make of
article than the one called for if he can.
And so long as he lets the customer
know just what he is getting, well and
good. But when a customer asks for
an article under its trade name, and
the merchant delivers an imitation or
substitute without explanation, he is
treading upon dangerous ground. Now
let us see how the courts have ruled
in cases of this kind.

In one case of this kind, a manufac-
turing company put out a cleaning
powder under a trade name and. built
up a reputation for it through years of
national advertising. A retail grocer
stocked this powder and avdertised it
for sale. He also stocked a similar
product of another company, and when
his customers asked for the nationally
advertised powder delivered the other,
without any explanation to the cus-
tomer. This went on for some time.

Finally the manufacturer of the na-
tionally advertised powder had this
practice called to its attention, and
brought suit in the Federal Court for
an injunction against the grocer. In
finding for the manufacturer and in en-
joining the grocer, the Court said:

“The acts complained of are unlaw-
ful. The customer at a grocery is not
compelled to inspect every package
called for to see that he gets what he
orders. He thas the right to assume
that he gets what he orders. The mer-
chant, by assumini to fill the order,
represents that the goods put up and
delivered are those ordered. The man-
ufacturer of an article placed upon the
market for sale has the right to die-
mand of the dealer who purports and
advertises ‘to sell it that he deliver ‘his
product when called for by the cus-
tomer.”

So much for that case, and the rule
announced therein is supported by the
great weight of authority, and the
courts are open to grant relief to any
manufaicturer or seller of goods under
a particular trade name, where it ap-
pears that the good will of such trade
name is being impaired by the substi-
tution of other goods under its color.
As was said by the Court in another
case of this character.

“Tt is a fundamental priniciple of the
law that one cannot make use of a rep-
utation which another thas acquired in

a trade name or mark for the purpose
of deriving such advantage in the man-
ufacture and sale of the goods as arises
from the good will and reputation of
the original manufacturer. Courts de-
mand a high order of commercial in-
tegrity in the use by competitors of a
name under which a rival gained busi-
ness reputation, whether that name is
strictly a trade-mark or is descriptive
of quality merely, and from all filch-
ing attenypts to obtain the reputation of
another.”

And in another case of this kind a
manufacturer of oil, which was mar-
keted under a trade name, found that
a retailer was substituting another oil
when motorists called for his product,
and brought suit for an injunction. The
evidence showed that the customers
were not aware of this substitution, but
accepted the substitute thinking they
were geting what they called for. On
the above state of facts, the court in
granting an injunction against the re-
tailer, said:

“The authorized and
substitution of one article of sale for

undisclosed

another is familiar ground for injunc-
tion against the seller.”

In the light of the foregoing it is
clear that a retail merchanit may let
himself in for a costly dispute by en-
gaging in ‘the practice of substituting
goods without the customer’s consent.
Of course, the great majority of mer-
chants are above indulging in this prac-
tice; if they do not thave an article
called for or for any other reason de-
sire to sell another brand, they will
state the case frankly to the custonyer
and let the latter decide, which they
have a perfect right to do. And need-
less to say, this is the only safe and
honorable policy to follow, and one
that will pay big dividends in the long
run. Leslie Childs.

—_++<-_____
Is the Laborer Worthy of His Hire?

If you can tell me any organization
that delivers half as much as your
hardware twice the
dues, I'll send you a receipt for 1933

association for

dues, free of charge.

Your organization has extended its
service in 1933 on an expenditure ap-
proximately half that of last year (60
per cent. of the association bank ac-
count on February 14th is still frozen).

May I briefly review a few of the
activities during 1933? You are judge
and jury—then hand down your de-
cision.

Price competition. A statewide sur-
vey of hardware prices was made last
November on 256 most commonly sold
items. The survey indicated a situation

that required united action to adjust.

The remedy was outlined in the Price
Committee Report sent all paid-up
members. A supplement to that report
is being mailed to such members this
week This shows, on each item, Sears’
and Ward’s prices, the average deal-
er’s costs, and thas space for his own
cost and selling prices. Copies are
available as dues payments are re-
ceived.

Utility competition. The Association
Utility Committee, charged with the
duty of drawing up a code of fair
practices to ‘be observed by utilities,
succeeded in securing a statement of
merchandising principles which permits
the dealer to make a fair profit in the

sale of gas and electrical appliances.
This statement was sent all miembers
the first of the year. Additional copies
are available.

Sales tax. Before and during the re-
cent legislative session, the Association
energetically opposed the passage of a
sales tax. When it became obvious
that a sales tax would become law,
efforts were concentrated to miake pos-
sible the passing on of the tax. This
was done, in co-operation with other
associations, by securing the inclusion
of two clauses: One mkaing it illegal
to advertise absorption of the tax, and
the other that the tax could be passed
on. Members were sent the schedule of
rates, instructions for handling the tax
charge, and a large card to be placed
on the cash register, announcing the
tax. Such a card must be prominently
displayed to make tax collection legal.

Sales Manual Shopping surveys.
conducted by the Michigan Associa-
tion, showed the need for more effec-
tive salesmanship in hardware stores.
Salesmen had the
edge, doubtless, but the arguments
were not effectively presented. The
hardware selling manual, prepared to
meet this need, contains 225 pages of

necessary know!l-

selling information on specific items—
indexed by items for ready reference.
Supplements will be issued later. The
manual has been sent paid members.
Industrial Recovery Act. Immedi-
ately on the enactment of the Indus-
trial Recovery act, the Hardware Asso-
ciation prepared a preliminary code
which was presented to the govern-
ment. This code contained clauses rel-
ative to hours of labor, minimum wag-
es, and unfair competition. The “un-
fair competition” section will control
many practices of business that have
proved detrimental to the interests of
legitimate retailing. As soon as ac-
cepted by the Government, the hard-
ware code will supersede the blanket
code recently placd on all business.
Special Services. I have not men-
tioned the many special services which
have been so largely used by hard-
ware retailers. The store arrangement
service is proving very popular this
year as changes can be made cheaper
than at any time in the past ten years.
The business control service is contin-
uing to assist dealers in, showing a
profit. The information service answers
questions every day as to sources of
supply, where repair parts can be ob-
tained, information as to sales, and
credit and collection agencies. The
postage saving ideas developed by the
association have proved very popular—

dozens of dealers are now using the
customer statement and merchandise
order forms that can be mailed for lc
postage. This idea alone has saved
many a merchant more than his year’s
dues. Hardware Retailer with the
monthly merchandising program shows
how to display merchandise right.

Therefore, looking over this list, is
it not obvious that the Association is
delivering the goods—is proving not
only helpful, but invaluable to the
hardware retailer of Michigan? It
would have been easy to find excuses
for relaxing efforts. It thas been: hard,
on the severely reduced income, to
maintain service, but it has been done.
Your help is needed ito make a contin-
uation possible.

Is the laborer worthy of his hire?

H. W. Bervig,
Sec’y Mich. Retail Hdwe. Ass'n.
—_++ +

Expect Electrical Prices to Hold

Assurance ‘that prevailing prices on
electrical household appliances will
hold at least until Oct. 1 was felt by
buyers Aug. 10 when a number of
larger volume appliance producers
announced that they would accept or-
ders for delivery up to that date. Last
week the manufacturers were limiting
sales to goods for delivery up to Sept.
1. Buying continues brisk throughout
the market, but most of the orders are
confined to smaller wares in the popu-
lar price ranges. Producers yesterday
predicted that if the current pace of
buying is sustained throughout the
month, the volume of sales will be the
largest since June, the record month
of the year to date.

—_+ +--+
Buyers Here for Silverware

Rumors of impending price advances
on sterling silverware brought a large
number of buyers into the wholesale
markets. The store representatives
were looking for low-end merchandise
which can be offered in coming promo-
tions, Manufacturers were able to sup-
ply most of the demand but took only
such orders as called for shipment be-
fore Sept. 1. According to reports cir-
culating throughout the trade, produc-
ers contemplate advancing low-end sil-
verware 10 to 15 per cent. around the
first of the coming month. Further in-
creases, it was said, will be made be-
fore Oct. 1.

—_+->___

Exterior wall surface and backing
are combined in a new wall unit con-
sisting of a concrete block into one
face of which is cast any of the com-
mon facade materials — brick, lime-
stone, terra cotta, marble, granite, etc.

 

Offices at—
15 Market Ave.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Phone 4-5571

 

ASSOCIATED TRUCK LINES, INC

Nelson-Carmody Motor Freight Division
DIRECT DAILY SERVICE OVER OUR OWN LINES
GRAND RAPIDS — CHICAGO
GRAND RAPIDS — CADILLAC
PETOSKEY — MANISTEE — LUDINGTON

— TRAVERSE CITY

1152 W. Austin Ave.
CHICAGO, ILL.
Phone, Haymarket 4431

 

 

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DRY GOODS

Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association.
President—Thomas Pitkethly, Flint.
First Vice-President—D, Mihlethaler,

Harbor Beach.

Second Vice-President—Henry McCor-

mack, Ithaca. , :

Secretary-Treasurer—Clare R. Sperry,

Port Huron.

Manager—Jason E, Hammond, Lansing,

Interpretations of Certain Measures of
the Code

Maximum, Hours
Q.—May any employe whose sal-
ary exceeds $35 per week work in ex-
cess of the forty hour week agreement?
A.—No. Unless such employes have
managerial or executive responsibility

they must observe restricted hours
provided for in the Code. Executives

earning over $35, are not restricted by
the code as to hours of employment.

Q.—Are executives (such as floor-
nyen, buyers, assistant buyers, etc.)
whose salary is $35 per week or less
restricted to the maximum hours pro-
vided in the codie?

Q.— Wha constitutes
employes?

A.—Such executives are restricted to
the maximum hours. They are exempt
only if their salary is in excess of $35
per week.

A.—Our interpretation of
sional employes includes such persons
as: registered pharmacists, doctors,
dentists and registered nurses. Aiccord-
ing to official information, store detec-
tives and artists are not properly clas-
sified as professional employes and are
restricted to 40 hour maximum, Also
according to our interpretation, sign
writers, window trimmers and display
men are not properly classified as pro-
fessionals. The ‘hours of work for pro-
fessional persons are unlimited by the
code.

Q.—Whiaat

salespeople?

professional]

profes-

hours apply to outside

A.— Outside salespeople regardless of
method of compensation are not re-
stricted by the code as to the hours
they may work,

Q.—What constitutes outside deliv-
ery men and what are the hours they
may work?

A.—Outside delivery men comprise
drivers and helpers on package and  fur-
niture trucks and include also contin-
gent drivers and ‘helpers. The hours
which they may work is the maximum
of 48 hours per week and more than
48 hours per week when paid for all
time over 48 hours at the rate of one
and one-third of their regular services.

The daily working hours for such
employes may be adjusted to meet in-
dividual store requirements provided
that as soon as an employe coming
within this category has worked 48
hours within any one week he is to be
paid at the rate of time anid one-third
for any additional hours he is required
to work during that week, and further
provided that the continuity of his
daily working ‘hours shall not be brok-
en by unreasonably prolonged or ex-
tended rest, relief or luncheon periods
based upon present personnel practice.

Q.—What constitutes
employes?

maintenance

A.—The Association’s interpretation
for maintenance employes includes the
following persons if they are engaged
in maintenance and repair work,

MICHIGAN

Night Watchmen,
Maids (exclusive of
cleaners employ-

Carpeniters
Enigineers
Repair Mechanics

Electricians ed to dust and
Firemen clean merchan-
Oilers dise stock as fur-
Boiler Cleaners niture and china-
Paintres ware who are re-
Janitors stricted to the 40
Plumibers hour week.
Porters

The ‘hours the maintenance employes
mfay work is the maximum of 48 per
week and more than 48 hours when
paid for all time over 48 hours at the
rate of one and one-third of their reg-
ular salaries. (See answers to previous
question daily hours of
work.)

Q.—Are stores allowed to work all

regarding

employes 48 hours a week during spe-
cial periods to take care of Christmas,
inventory and other peak demands?
A.—Yes. All employes may work
on a 48 hour week three weeks in each
six months period. Such 48 hour week
may ‘be applied consecutively or may
be applied on a daily basis over the
six months period depending
management requirements.
Q.—Can employes work more than
8 hours in any one day under the pro-
vision of the 40 hour maximum week?
A.—Employes can work in excess of

upon

8 hours a day under the provisions of
the retail provided that their
total working hours for the week do

code

not exceed 40 hours maximum (or 48
hour maximum under the exceptions
mientioned in the Code),

Stores, however, must be governed
by State Labor laws in connection with
this problem.

Q.—What are the working hour re-
strictions for advertising copy writers?

A.—Some stores have reached the
collective agreement that adivertising
copy writens where they are regarded
in ‘the store as divisional advertising
executives directing
the advertising activities: of one or
miore

supervising and

related merchandising depart-
ments and where their weekly salary
is in excess of $35 they are properly
classified as executives and do not ob-
serve the hours restricted by the code.
Copy writers who work independent-
ly of any merchandising division and
who have no managerial or executive
responsibilities are nit classified as ex-
ecutives regardless of salary and are
restricted to the 40 hour maximum.

Q.—What are the restricted hours
for telephone operators, street door-
men, elevator operators, elevator start-
ers and restaurant employes?

A.—These emiployes are restricted
to the maximum 40 ‘hour week. If,
however, the Administration approves
a code for the restaurant industry, the
provisions of ithe restaurant code, we
believe, may apply to department store
restaurants.

Q.— What thours
operator employes?

govern beauty
A—Beauty parlor employes of de-
partments owned and operated by the
store are restricted to 40 hours per
week, In the Association’s interpreta-
tion, beauty parlor employes im leased
departments. are similarly affected.
Q.—Can employes in the grocery de-
partment operate under ithe retail code
for food and grocery establishments

TRADESMAN

Which provides maximum hours of 48
per week?

A.—The Association has asked for
an official interpretation of this ques-
tion and is ‘hopeful that the “Food and
Grocery Code” will apply to grocery
departments in department and general
merchandise stores. :

Q.—What hours govern workroom
employes?

A.—The Association’s interpretation
of the blanket retail code is that all
workroom employes are governed by
the 40 hour maximum week.

Q.—What governs working hours in
relation. to store hours?

A.—Our interpretation of the maxi-
muni working hours as defined by the
code is to be based upon the time an
employe is required to report for duty
until the time he or she is permitted
to go off duty.

Q—Do special business meetings for
store employes count as part of their
working time?

A.—Yes, if employes’ attendance at
such meetings is compulsory it is prop-

15

erly counted as part of their working
time. If attendance at meetings is op-
tional, it need not count as part of
regular working hours.
Minimum Wage

Q.—What are the wage restrictions
for junior employes?

A.—Junior
ages of 16 and 18 inclusive with lesis

employes between the
than six months experience in any re-
tail store may be paid at the rate of
$2.00 less than the minimum for a work
week provided for in Section 3A of the
code, with the understanding that as
soon as such junior employes shall
have accumulated more than six
months experience in any retail estab-
lishmient or establishments (include
combined experience) their wages shall
be raised to the minimum established
depending upon the population classi-
fication.

Q.—What are the wage restrictions
for apprentices?

A.—Apprenticse over 18 years of age
with less than six months experience in

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its cost for years.

absolute necessity.

in emergencies,

time and trouble.

 

MICHIGAN BELL
TELEPHONE CO.

 

SIX PEOPLE EXPRESS
THEIR OPINIONS ON
THE VALUE OF
TELEPHONE SERVICE

Each day, a metropolitan newspaper asks
several persons a question and publishes their

answers. Recently, six were asked, “Do you
consider a telephone in your home a luxury or
a necessity?” Each answered, “It’s a necessity!”

A MERCHANT said: “The other day our youngster had an

accident, and my wife immediately called a doctor and me.
That one call was worth the cost of the ser. -¢ for a year.”

A MUSICIAN said: “1 get many cor tracts over my telephone
that I would not get otherwise.”

A SALESMAN said that he could economize on many things,

but not on his telephone, as in emergencies it might be worth

ANOTHER SALESMAN replied that he and his wife

cancelled their telephone service to save money, but after
a month of inconvenience decided a telephone was an

A MANUFACTURER referred to the value of a telephone

A MANAGER regarded the telephone as worth

more to his wife than its cost, by saving her

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

August 16, 1935

 

HOTEL DEPARTMENT

Verbeck Bids Michigan Friends a
Temporary Farewell

Chicago, August 14—And now I am
headed once more for California, but |
cannot leave my Michigan friends with-
out at least an acknowledgment of the
very many kindnesses which they have
extended to me during my regular, an-
nual “farewell” appearance on any
stage. | anticipated a wonderful re-
union with my old colleagues in the
Michigan Hotel Association and had
made a reasonable allowance for time’s
lapses, but my horoscope was away
off and the old suggestion to the effect
that “absence makes the heart grow
fonder” is still one of the basic laws
of the human race. Certainly, Michi-
ganders have their lines, thoughts, and
desires tuned to a nicety. Maybe I
will be able to acknowledge by per-
sonal communications to all my friends
some idea of my personial feelings in
the premises, but in the meantime
please rememiber that I amy still, and
always will be, with you in spirit. You
have all been good to me and my
fondest hope is that I may prove to
you that I deserve it.

 

 

_

On Sept. 7, 8 and 9 the Michigan
Hotel Association will hold its annual
convention at the wondrous establish-
ment of Frank Johnson,
Houghton, Lake Resort, near Pruden-
ville. The formal program has not yet
been announced, but undoubtedly will
be forthcoming in a few days. This
year, particularly, it is highly impor-
tant that the organization put its best
foot forward and give a visible indica-
ion of its strength. There will be rad-
ical changes in the minutae of hotel
operation, due to governmental de-
mands, and information hardly obtain-
able by other methods, will be offered
at the state convention, Be sure and
remember the time anid place.

Proprietors and managers of eight
of the leading hotels at Muskegon have
joined in a petition to the police de-
partment of that city asking for a lib-
eralizaion in the parking laws so that
cars will be permitted to park on down-
town streets during the night. At pres-
ent no parking is allowed from 3 a. m.
to 6a.m. The petition stated that en-
forcement of the local ordinance had
seriously curailed business just when
it was beginning to show signs of life.
The statement was added that most
commercial travelers checking  ac-
counts had been reduced to such an ex-
tent, or their commission earnings are
so small, that they cannot afford to pay
for storage on their cars. This sug-
gestion might apply to numerous other
cities as well,

 

Daniel Swavely has succeeded Mrs.
Anna Mitchell as proprietor of the Mt.
Morris hotel.

 

The annual convention of the Wis-
consin Hotel Association will be held
in Milwaukee Oct. 25, 26 and 27.

 

W. H. C. Burnett, who took over the
225 room Hotel Lewis, Detroit, from
receivers for John J. Barlum, some-
thing over a year ago, plans to reopen
the establishment as the Hotel Palm-
wood. The hotel has been redecorated
and partially refurnished, box springs
and inner spring mattresses have been
added to the equipment, and a modern
coffee shop will be conducted in con-
nection. therewith.

The new 50 room Lakeside Hotel,
located on the Lake Michigan front, at
Benton Hiarbor, has been opened for
business, with Donald Coon as) man-
ager.

Prominent thotel men from all over
the Nation have been in session at
Washington for the past two weeks,
engaged in ironing out the difficulties

Johnson’s -

encountered ‘by operators all over the
country and more especially to find out
exactly just what is required by the
Government in its reconstruction pro-
gram, No association ever brought to-
gether a group of more serious minded
men for the discussion of their com-
mon problems and the manner in
which their meetings have ben con-
ducted is almost a warranty that they
will accomplish what they are there
for. One of the results of the con-
ference and of the official information
supplied by Government representa-
tives, will be the preparation of a brief
setting forth the hotel industry’s claim
for exemption or partial exemption
from the requirements of the blanket
code which seem unsupportable in the
operation of hotel business. No com-
mitments will be made, but hotel men
all over the country will be placed in
a position whereby they will know
what it is all about.

After much discussion by the direc-
tors of the American Hotel Associa-
tion, the program for the annual con-
vention at Del Monte, California, will
be carried out. It was thought that a
meeting at a more central point would
meet the demand of the times, but
California will have it and the date will
be Sept. 12 to 15.

 

Raymond Reid and his most charm-
ing wife, at Reid’s Hotel, South Haven,
have been among my recen'test hosts.
David Reid, founder of this institu-
tion, was a personal friend of mine of
at leasit twenty-five years standing. He
was more than an ordinary friend—a
real pal—and' always backed me up in
my efforts to secure coniverts to the
fold of the Michigan Hotel Associa-
tion. Surely I felt the shock of his
death very keenly. His son, Raymond,
however, seems to have inherited his
father’s many good’ qualities, especially
the arts invoked and most essential in
successful hotel operation. There was
never a hotel in Michigan which re-
ceived as many finishing touches as the
Reid. There always was, and prob-
ably always will be, something stirring
there which has to do with the com-
fort and pleasure of the guest, The
same old bunch of traveling men con-
tinue to hang out there, and have
about the same old stories to tell of
Reid ‘hospitability. The rooms, as
usual, are immaculate, equipped with
the very best obtainable in the shape
of “slumiber’” toggery; the lobby has
been quite extensively improved with
the addition of new furnishings, but it
is of the feeding end I have something
specially ito talk about. Feeding at the
Reid Hotel is, in reality, its middle
name. They have easily some of the
best selected menus I thave seen any-
where, and the product of ‘tthe kitchen
is A-l. A spacious dining room is aug-
mented with a very attractive, all-night
coffee shop. I was surprised to learn
that a community like South Haven
could support such an institution, but
they do, and on a strictly paying basis.
Here is a menu giving you a hint of a
meal offering, at 55 cents:

 

Spaghetti Italian Soup
Indian Relish Olives
Fried Lake Michigan Trout
Roast Prime of Beef, au jus
Grilled Pork Chops with Apple Sauce
Bacon and Eggs, Country Style
Small ‘“T’’ Bone Steak
Mashed and Steamed Potatoes
Fresh Garden Peas
New Beet Salad
Assorted Home-Baked Pies
Ice Cream and Pineapple Ice
Beverages

And when I say “home-made” pies,
I mean it. You realize they are that
before you puncture one of those lib-
eral portions with your fork,

Was it a pleasure to have Mrs. Tup-
per Townsen d call in at the Whit-
comlb, the other morning, and try to
make me believe that she was inter-
fering with mv morning repast? Well,
I should say it was a surprise to see

her, for she and her late husband were
among nuy staunchest friends, when
they were operatinig the former Whit-
comb. We surely did ‘have a nice visit,
talking over the multitude of happen-
ings of former days. Mrs. Townsend,
who is enjoying the very best of health
—and looks the part—resides at Ham-
ilton, Ohio, but is visiting former
friends there.

I had bulletined myself ‘to make a
call on Mr. andi Mrs. Charles M. Heald,
at their summer home at Bangor, but
just couldn’t make it. I know they
read: the Tradesman and. ‘this will tell
them: that as soon as they return to
their winter home, in Pasadena, I will
resort directly to them.

Somebody tells me that W. F. (Bill)
Jenkins: is back at Big Rapids, where
he so successfully operated the
Western Hotel for many years, “Bill”
has ‘been connected with Hotel Knight,
Ashland, Wis., for some time, and now
operated by W. F. Rick, formerly of
Hotel Benton, Benton Harbor, but I
am led to understand that he contem-
plates re-entering the Michigan hotel
field, and I should say it serves him
right. Go ahead, Big Boy, and add
many more scalps to your belt, I am
with you.

Some character assassin has started
the report that the title of “Judge,”
bestowed upon the writer iby the en-
thusiastic electorate of Pentwater,
really came from another source—pas-
sing upon the qualities of certain Ken-
tucky products. As the only Kentucky
products I am “advised” of are, viz:
Fast horses, beautiful women and vile
liquor, [ am shy of understanding and
pass it on 'to my good friend Dr. Blu-
menthal, for proper interpretation.

I notice by reading a Los Angeles
paper that the periodical attempt to
release Tom Mooney from the Cali-
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vears ago, is to be renewed, in some
other form. The last attempt was made
when former Mayor Walker, of New
York, interceded with Governor Rolfe,
of the Golden State, to try and have
him pardoned. It didn’t work out so
well with the governor, who assembled
a tribunal of several members of the
state supreme court, gave full rein, and
waited results. After calm deliberation,
which included a careful reading of all
the testimony, they decided Mooney
was mighty lucky to be able to avoid
a neck-stretching, A ‘bunch of labor-
ites, and a few fool preachers are now
trying another attack ‘by ostensibly
pleading guilty to the change, but
claiming Mooney ‘has been sufficiently
punished. I might be inclined to agree
with them, but this man has never
shown any evidence of contrition and
brazenly asks for exoneration and a
full pardon, The commission of judges,
in their report, seemed to intimate that
he has shown no evidence, whatever,
of veing a good boy or by regretting
what he had done. Then there is that
particular individual McNamara, who
is sojourning in San Quenitin prison,
because ina spirit of playfulness, twen-
ty years ago, he participated in the
massacre of twenty odd employes of

the Los Angeles Times, during a labor’

dispute. The records show distinctly
that he pleaded guilty as charged, but
now he, too, has changed ‘his mind and
is innocent. McNamara was not the
only one who was guilty of participat-
ing in the Times outrage. Some of the
other union fiends who were parties to
the outrage really got prison sentences,
but others went scot free, and thave
been on union payrolls in some form or
other ever since, unless they have been
caught up with by stern justice. I al-
ways admired the record of Gen. Ottis,
now deceased, in his fight against so-
called unionism. He owned the Los
Angeles Times, but opposed the crea-
tion of monopolies in any form, and
stuod absolutely for the freedom of
employes. When other newpapers and
the politicians were kowtowing to the
unions he was fightinig them to a stand-
still, although ‘he was willing at all
time3 to trealt such maitters fairly and
openly with his employes. The walking
delegates didn’t like him in the least
and it was in the carrying out of a
program. to vent their spleen that the
Times building was dynamited at an
hour of the night when all loyal indi-
viduals were at their posts of duty. A
beautiful statue, erected at the head of
Wilshire Boulevard, is a memorial to
General Otis and carries the inscrip-
tion: “Liberty under the Law.” Oppo-
site this statue is an-art gallery, donat-
ed to Los Angeles by this wonderful
individual,

So long, folks of the Michigan Ho-
tel Association. Maybe I will see some
of you in California this winter. If not,
then look tor another manifestation: re-
miniscent of grasshopper days in. Kan-
sas, on my next “farewell” visit.

Frank S. Verbeck.
ee

Report General Gain in Business

Higher conumodity prices, increasing
inventories, easier credit and improved
collections ‘have all been factors in the
substantial improvement in business in
the last four weeks, the business sur-
vey committee of the National Asssoci-
ation of Purchasing Agents reports.
The business gains have reduced unem-
ployment, the committee adds, in every
section of the United States anid Can-
ada, According to members of the
committee, who make monthly reports
on tthe general business situation, the
only drawback in the present miove-
ment is the undoubted element of spec-
ulation in much of the current buying.

—_++-

Corporation reports begin to reflect

business improvement.

MEN OF MARK
J. Harvey Mann, Secretary Foster,
Stevens & Co.

J. Harvey Mann was born on a farm
mear St. Ehomas, Ont, January 27,
1861. His father was a New Yorker.
His mother was a native of Pennsy!-
attended the
country school nearest his home. He

vania. As a youth he
then went through St. Thomas high
school on the literary course. He then
took a two year course at the collegiate
institute at St. Thomas, supplementing
it with a commercial course at the De-
troit Business college.

July 23, 1883, Mr. Mann entered the
employ of Ducharme, Fletcher & Co.,
wholesale hardware dealers of De-
troit, as bill clerk. Two and a half
years later he was requested to come
to Grand Rapids and take a similar
position with the Gunn Hardware Co.
He was promoted from time to time,
finally locating at the general desk. On
the retirement of the Gunn Hardware
Co., eight and a half years later, he
& Co. as

Stevens. Six

went to Foster, Stevens

assistant to Sidney F.
years later he was elected secretary of
Foster, Stevens Co., a position he still
holds.

Mr. Mann was married in 1885 to
Miss Lillie Morris, of New Glasgow,
Ontario. She died in 1919, and the fol-
lowing year Mr. Mann married Miss
Effie Turner, of Algoma
Kent county.

The family reside at 805 Madison
avenue, having occupied the
house forty-two years.

By his first wife, Mr. Mann had one
son, Morris, who resides at 727 Madi-
son avenue, and travels for a manu-
facturer of mattresses and springs at
Indianapolis. His territory comprises
Michigan. He was recently married to
Miss Genevieve Gray, of Grand
Rapids.

Mr. Mann has attended Grace Epis-
copal church for many years and five
years ago became a member of the
parish. He joined the Masonic frater-
nity twenty years ago and has since
embraced DeWitt Clinton Consistory
and the Saladin Temple, Knights of
the Mystic Shrine. He is a member
of the U.C.T., having been through all
the chairs of the local lodge.

Mr. Mann owns up to but one
hobby, which is golf. He has not been
doing much at it lately.

He attributes his
vork and those who know him best
feel he has certainly earned the rich
reward which has come to him in the
way of long and faithful service to one

township,

same

succes to hacd

house.
a
Should Answer the Command “For-
ward”

During the past ten days the daily
papers have carried news items from
many Michigan cities and towns in re-
gard to opening and closing hours of
retail stores. Of course, the N.R.A.
blanket code was the starting point of
all discussion on this topic. Retail as-
sociations in most towns’ and cities
held meetings to determine what
should be done. By reading the news
items one gets the impression that the
retailers are going in for a big vaca-

tion, are cutting store hours to the
minimum of 52 hours per week.

I attended one meeting in which a
dozen different dealers had had the
floor discussing what time they should
open and close for business, Each one
presented the idea that for their own
best good they would have to operate
the minimum number of hours, curtail
expenses here and there and, in fact,
the air was getting bluer and bluer.

Finally the chairman called on one
young man for his ideas on the sub-
ject and although I cannot quote him
exactly, this is the substance of what
he said:

“Boys, you will probably feel like
throwing me out of the window for
what I am going to say, but as I sat
here it made my blood boil to hear
what has been said. When I was in
France in 1918, when the command
“Forward” was given, we did not hesi-
tate. Our commander had spoken and
we obeyed. To-day we are fighting a
war on depression and our commander
has spoken. There is only one thing to
do—go forward. Let us keep our stores
and shops open the same as in the past,
we should conform to the code of our
business. It may mean hardship and
struggle for a while, but we did it in
1918 and we can do it to-day.” That
was the highlight of his talk and in-
stead of throwing him out the window
his fellow townsmen cheered him to
the echo. The air cleared and so far
his town has kept out of the news
items as far as curtailed store operation
is concerned.

I am sure that had this man been
able to present his message to every
retailer in Michigan the news items
would be much more encouraging to
our president and Mr. Johnson. And
I believe that the independent retailers
should keep their places of business
open the same as in the past. To do
otherwise is to defeat the purpose of
the N.R.A.

Let us keep our places of business
open as usual, at least until limited by
a code for our particular group, which-
ever it is. The idea of the N.R.A. is
to place more men in jobs. This can-
not be accomplished by shortening
hours of operation. Let us push for-
ward for the success of the N.R.A.
program and eventually succeed in our
own field.

Some large units may wish to have
a limit written into each code, but we
should use what means we can to see
that such limits are omitted from the
code, or at least the independent deal-
ers should have a voice in the estab-
lishing of such limits.

Nineteen thirty-three is not so far
removed from Nineteen eighteen but
that we can still hear and answer the
command “Forward.”

Sam Sugarsax.
—_+-+—_
State’s Food Dealers Agree on Work
Hours

Lansing, Aug. 10+—Directors of the
Michigan Retail Grocers and Meat
Dealers Association Thursday adopted
a NRA code which will close stores
at 6 p. m. every night but Saturday.
The closing hour for Saturday night
was ‘fixed at 8 o'clock. The code is
expected to end rioting in several cities
as a result of independent merchants
remaining open longer than others.

Under ‘the code, all merchants who
are members of the Retail Grocers. anid

Meat Dealers Association, agree to
close New Year’s day, Memorial day,
Fourth of July, labor day, Thanksgiv-
ing and Christmas.

Discussion preceding the adoption of
this schedule brought out the fact that
unemployment in the food retailing
held ‘has ‘been only about 15 per cent.
of the peak employment which was en-
joyed in 1929 and ‘that the differential
between 63 ‘shours of store operation
and 48 hours maximum labor would
require a 30 per cenit. increase over the
present working staff,” Paul Schmidt,
of Lansing, President, said.

“Somie of the members felt that ‘this
was hardly fair as it would place the
employment figure of the retail food
distributor in excess of those of 1929,
also it would require approximately 3
per cent. additional gross profit in or-
der to absorb the overhead created by
the increased pay and number of em-
ployes. However, all present were
eager to co-operate with Gen. Johnson
and readily agreed to conform to a
sixty-three-hour store operating week.

‘The discussion then centered about
the adoption of the fair trade practices
as set up in the tentative code by the
National Association of Retail Grocers.
it was brought out that immediate
adoption of a set of trade practice rules
was absolutely necessary in order to
protect the small independent merchant
so that he might be in a better posi-
tion to continue in business in spite of
increased overhead.”

>> ___

In remitting the Tradesman recently
for past and advanced payment upon
Ronna, 289 BE. Di

vision street, Ishpeming, says he at-

subscription, J. A.

tributed fifty per cent or more of his
success in the grocery and meat bus-
iness to reading and following the ad-
vice found each week in the Trades-
man. He says he entered the business
with very little experience, but by ap-
received from

plying the advice he

reading the Tradesman each week, he
has made excellent progress, consid-
ering the times. Mr. Ronna has a fine
store and an excellent stock of all food
products. with the

prompt and courteous service he rend-

This, together
ers patrons, assures his future success.
Many a merchant who has lost out in
business could have saved and_ in-
creased his investment if he had taken
the course Mr. Ronna did and followed
the counsel and advice of a good trade

paper.

Some ductcun Wee A a P. Ca.

An increase of $8,264,152 in its pay-
roll is reported by the Great Atlantic
and Pacific Co. for the first week of
15,358 under
the President's re-employment agree-
ment. The

operation of its stores

company reported also
8,340 more employes. In every one of
warehouses in all
parts of the country, bakeries, coffee-

its stores, offices,

roasting planits and laundries, fish and
produce warehouses, and food plants,
the A. & P. organization is operating
100 per cent. according to the code,
the management announced. Hours
and wages have been adjusted to meet
the new scale, and employment oppor-
tunities in various branches of the busi-
ness are being provided for thousands
of men and women as rapidly as pos-
sible.

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18

DRUGS

Michigan Board of Pharmacy
President—Earl Durham, Corunna.
Vice-Pres.—M. N. Henry, Lowell.
Other members of the Board—Norman
Weess, Evart; Frank T.

Director—E. J. Parr, Lansing.

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.

Officers elected at the Jackson Con-
vention of the M. S. P. A.

President—Duncan Weaver, Fennville.

First Vice-President — Paul Gibson,
Ann Arbor.

Second Vice-President—J. E. Mahar,
Pontiac.

Treasurer—Wm. H. Johnson, Kalama-
zoo.

Secretary—-R. A. Turrel, Croswell.

Executive Committee—A. <A. Sprague,
Ithaca; Leo J. LaCroix, Detroit: J. M.
Ciechanowsky, Detroit; M. N. Henry,
Lowell; Benj. Peck, Kalamazoo; J. E. Ma-
har, Pontiac.

Public Enemy No, 1—The Patent
Medicine

The “patent” medicine is. the real
and only true cause of the lamentable
plight in which the American pharma-
cist finds himself today.

For the past quarter of a century I
have witnessed the passing of pharma-
cy and its transformation into the pres-
ent drug-toy-lunch empo-
rium, that reminds one of a physiolog-
ical, chemical and pharmaceutical in-
compatibility, all in the one container.

What were the causes that brought
about this metamorphosis of the drug
Scores, per-
been

grotesque

store of the past eras?
haps hundreds of reasons have
advanced for this transformiation, and
all of them without doubt were con-
tributory, but tthe one real, doubtless
and certain cause is the “patent medi-
cine.” It has grown into the struc-
ture of pharmacy like a malignant
growth, spreading its tentacles to every
vital organ of the pharmaceutical body,
until now it is almost impossible to
save it from utter destruction. Whom
are we to blame for the progress of
this destructive malady? Primarily the
pharmacist himself and to a large ex-
tent, the physician.

The pharmacist has never hesitated
to give quarter to the patent medicine.
He has stimulated its sale by window
displays, counter shows, placarded: his
store and willingly distributed free
samples supplied him by the manufac-
turers that were ultimately to get a
strangle hold upon his weakened body.
And finally, he prostituted many U. S.
P. and N, F. preparations by having
them put up for him by John Fakum
& Co., pharmaceutical magicians,—re-
sulting in the creation of the new fan-

gled “brand” curse. To-day it is
Davis’s Epsom Salt; Sibb’s Bicarbo-
nate of Soda and Hokum’s Milk of

Magnesia. The U. S. P. and N. F. is
so strange to the modern druggist that
if he was asked the official title of a
dozen of their preparations, chances
are that he would probably be able to
name only a few correctly. Can you
then imagine the conception the public
has of the words U. S. P. and N. F.?
Most of them connect it up with some
Insecticide or Talcum powder. The
timid druggist unhesitatingly confirms
the customer’s claim that Quibb’s Bi-
carbonate of Soda is the best or that
Hocum’s Milk of Magnesia is unsur-
passed. It never occurs to ‘him. that by
telling the customer that U. S. P. or

Gillespie, St.
Joseph; Victor C. Piaskowski, Detroit.

MICHIGAN

neat

N. F. stands for the ‘highest quality of
the land, whether made by Tom, Dick
or Harry, he can help to destroy this
new parasitic nuisance called “Brand.”
In fact, the druggist thas alienated. him-
self so much from the U. S. P. and
N. F. that the “patent medicine” vend-
ers have capitalized on them to such an
extent that we now speak of the Bil-
lion Dollar Drug Trust.

The physician has contributed his
share to the destruction of real phar-
macy and the practice of ethical med-
icine. We now have customers asking
for 10c worth of 10% Solution of Sil-
vol, Arfyrol, Protargol, etc.; one or
two tablets of Allonal, Atophan, Bi-
chloride of Mercury, ad infinitum. And,
all on advice of their physician, This
information is passed along by Mrs.
Jones to Mrs. Smiith, and self-medica-

- tion by the lay public is thus encour-
aged by the aid of the unsuspecting
physician, to the mutual pecuniary loss
of both doctor and druggist.

A concrete example of a daily occur-
rence proving the futility of trying to
accommodate customers by handling
patent medicines and trying to meet
prevailing prices and the subsequent
destruction of ‘trade and good faith of
your customers, may best ‘be illustrated
by this dialogue:

Mrs. Smith meets Mrs. Jones,

Good morning, Mrs. Smith.
you done your shopping?

Yes, I ran out of Sickodent tooth
paste and hurried to Cob’s Pharmacy
and bought a tube.

How mach do you pay for Sicko-
dent tooth paste, Mrs. Smith?

Cob charged me 37c, Mrs. Jones.
(Cost $4.00 dozen, profit 3c.)

Why, Mrs. Smith, I get it at Tom’s
Drug Store for 33c (loss Ic).

Is that so? Well, it will be the last
time that burglar Cob will see me in
his place.

Have

So, for a profit of 3c on an invest-
ment of 34c we are daily branded as
robbers, ‘burglars, thieves and damned
to the gods of Hades by John Public,
while the manufacturer sits perfectly
content with collecting the unalterable
price of his product from the strug-
gling retailer.

It is about time that the pharmacist
awakens to the reality of the present
Situation and carves out that malignant
and destructive malady called the “Pat-
ent Medicine” and confines himself en-
tirely to ethical pharmacy, handling
nothing but U. S. P. and N. F. prepa-
rations, and giving no quarter to any
medicine or drug bearing any other
name than his own. This is the only
way out, and I know. I have done it
after twenty-four years of battling with
the prevailing practice and now sense
than the dawn of a new era is in sight.

Ernest T. Taborelli.
—_2~-~-____
Earthworms as Medicine

In the “Ancient Pharmacy Collec-
tion” which forms an important fea-
ture of the professional exhibit of E.
R. Squibb and Sons at A Century of
Progress Exposition in Chicago, there
are hundreds of drug containers of
earthenware, majolica, metal and wood,
many of which are of interest on ac-
count of their great rarity and beauty,
and others of which will attract atten-
tion on account of the curious and un-

TRADESMAN

usual drugs and preparations which
they once contained.

In tthe latter class there are several
containers for medicines formerly
made from earthworms.

Yes! Earthworms.

Wien a sixteenth century apothe-
cary was seen in his garden digging
worms it was no sign that he was go-
ing fishing. He was probably securing
“raw material” for one of his impor-
tant medicinal preparations, for a num-
ber of such were employed by physi-
cians of that and even later periods.

The earthworm was known as Lum-
bricus terrenus or terrestris in Latin.

It was used in the form of an oil or
ot a spirit, and tthere are two contain-
ers at least, in this collection as it will
be seen in Chicago which bear labels
of preparations of earthworms.

One of these containers is a half gal-
lon earthenware jug labeled “Ol Lum-
bricori” (oil of earthworms); the other
is a small glass bottle whose label,

translated, means “Spirit of Earth-

August 16, 1933

worms.” Both of these containers. will
be found in the section of shelving im-
mediately to the left of the entrance
of the exhibit from the main rotunda.

Now in the days when these prepa-
rations were prescribed by physicians,
there “were no large scale manufac-
turers or supply houses and when. the
apothecary of that time needed one of
these preparations to replenish his
stock he had to provide himself with
the and then make the
preparation himself,

ingredients

And this was no easy task as will
be seen.

To make oil of earthworms, the for-
mula of that time called for two pounds
of earthworms, six ounces of wine and
three pounds of olive oil, all of which
were to be cooked together until all
moisture was removed and the earth-
worms were then strained out andi the
oil bottled for use. This preparation
was used externally for rheumatism
and gout and when rubbed on the loins
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MICHIGAN

GROCERY PRICE CURRENT

The prices quoted in this department are not cut prices. They are regu‘ar
quotations such as jobbers should receive for standard goods. Because of present
day uncertainties, sharp buyers who are in good credit may sometimes be able
to induce the jobber to shade some of the quotations, but we prefer to quote
regular prices on regular goods, because cut prices obtained by duress or under
force of circumstances never accurately represent the actual condition of the
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ADVANCED DECLINED
Fruit Jar Rubbers
Am.. Family Soap
AMMONIA BREAKFAST FOCDS Pears
Pride of Mich. No. 2% 2 25
Parsons 3207. _ sss 3 35 Kellogg’s Brands
Parsons, 10 oz. ___ 2 70 Corn Mlakes, No. 136___ 2 50 Black Raspberries :
PAMEOns, bOc, Le Corn Miakes, Nott 250 Ne 22 2 60
Little Bo Peep, med.__135 Pep, No. 224 __._ 215 Pride of Mich. No. 2__ 1 60
Little Bo Peep, ieee 225 ep Me 250 1 05
Cuaker 32 of 216 Krumbles, No. 412____ 1 40 Red Raspberries
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APPLE BUTTER

Table Belle, 12-36 oz.,
M02 1 90

BAKING POWDERS

Royal, 20z7.,doz. __ 93
Royal, 40z. doz. ___ 1 80
soyal, 60z.,doz. ___ 2 20
Royal, 12 oz., doz. oe Be

Royal, 214 lbs., doz.__ 13 75
toyal, 5 lbs., doz.____ 24 50

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10 0z., 4doz.in case__ 3 40
150z. 4doz.in case__ 5 00
250z., 4doz.in case__ 8 10
30 0z., 2doz.in case__ 7 00
5lb., 1doz.in case__ 6 00

10 lb., % doz.in case__ 5 75

BLEACHER CLEANSER

Clorox, 16 0Z., 245 3 25

Clorox, 220z., 125 3 00

inzzie, 16 0z.. 12s... B45
BLUING

Am. Ball, 36-1 0z., cart. 1 00
Boy Blue, 18s, per es. 1 35

BEANS and PEAS

100 lb. bag
Dry Lima Beans,100 Ib. 7 50
White H’d P. Beans__ 4 35
Split Peas, Yell., 601b. 3 &5
Split Peas, Gr'n, 60 Ib.
Scotch Peas, 100 1b.___

BURNERS
Queen Ann, No.1 ___ 1 15
Queen Ann, No. 2 _____ 1 25
White Flame, No. 1
ana 2, doz. 2 25
BOTTLE CAPS
Dbl. Lacquor, 1 gross
pEe., per gross... 15

Bran Flakes, No. 624__ 1 90
Bran Flakes, No. 650_. $5
Rice Krispies, 6 oz.____ 2 25
tice Krispies, 1 0z.____ 1 10
All Bran, 16 0z.__._ 2 25
All Bran, i0joez. 2 70
AS Bran 5% 07, 1 1¢
KKaffe Hag, 6 1-lb.
CAS 2 57

Whole Wheat Fla. 24s 1 83
Whole Wheat Bis., 24s 2 30

Post Brands
Grapenut Flakes, 24s__
Grape-Nuts, 24s ______
Grape-Nuts, 50s ______
Instant Postum, No. 8
Instant Postum, No. 10
Postum Cereal, Nc 0_
Post Toasties, 36s
Post Toasties, 24s ____
Post Bran. PBF 24 ___
Post Bran PBF 36 ___
banka 6-115...

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Amsterdam Brands
Gold Bond Par., No.5% 7 50
Prize, Parlor, No. 6___ 8 00
White Swan Par., No.6 8 50

BROOMS
Quaker, 5 sewed______ 6 75
Warehouse 6 25
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Winner, 5 sewed______ 5 60
Whisk, No. 32.0.0: 2 25
BRUSHES
Scrub
Solid Back, 8in. sss 1 50
solid Back,iin. _____ i i
Pointesd nds 1 2
Stove
Shaker 1 80
BV; ty 2 00
Peerless 2 60
Shoe
No 10 2 25
No.2) 3 60
BUTTER COLOR
Dandelion _____. 2 85
CANDLES
Electric Light, 40 Ibs._ 12.1
Plumber, 40 Ibs._______ 12.
Parafline,6s 14%
Paraitine, 12s. 144%
Witham 40

Tudor, 6s, per box____ 30

CANNED FRUITS

Hart Brand
Apples
Ne. 200 4 75
Blackberries
Pride of Michigan_____ 2 55
Cherries
Mich. red, No. 10_____ 6 25
Pride of Mich., No. 2__ 2 60
Marcellus Red_________ 2 10
Special Pie. 1 35
Whole White... 2 8@
Gooseberries
N nil ceuinbaec dea migle

No.2 8 en

Ne.t 1 25

Marcellus, No. 2______ 1 70
Strawberries

NO. 2200 3 00

BOC i 20

Marcellus, No. 2______ 1 45

CANNED FISH

Clam Ch’der, 10% oz._
Clam Chowder, No. 2__
Clams, Steamed No, 1
Clams, Minced, No. %
Finnan Haddie, 10 oz._
Clam Bouillon, 7 oz.__
Chicken Haddie, No. 1
Fish Flakes, small____
Cod Fish Cake, 10 oz.
Cove Oysters, 5 oz.___
Lobster, No. 4, Star_
Shrimp, 1, wet.
Sard’s, 4 Oil, k’less__
Sardines, 4 Oil, k’less
Salmon, Red Alaska___ 2 10
Salmon, Med. Alaska__ 1 70
Salmon, Pink, Alaska_ 1 45
Sardines, Im. 4, ea.__6@11
pardines Cal 9716
Tuna, % Van Camps,

1 Ae 1 45
Tuna, 4s, Van Camps,

1

WOH NH ee bobo tonp te be
Go
on

Al 35
Tuna, is, Van Ca:nps,

CC A 3 60
Tuna, %s, Chicken Sea,

Gem. 1 85

CANNED MEAT

Bacon, med., Beechnut
Bacon, lge., Beechnut_
Beef, lge., Beechnut___
Beef, med., Beechnut _
Beef, No.1, Corned ___
Beef, No. 1, Roast |_|
3eef, 21% oz., Qua., Sli.
Beef, 4 oz. Qua., sli, __
Be>fsteak & Onions, s.
Chiti Con Car., is...
Deviled Ham, 4s _____
Deviled Ham, %s _____
Potted Beef. 4 o0z._____
Potted Meat, 4 Libby_ 45
Potted Meat, % Libby_ 75
Potted Meat, % Qua.__ 55
Potted Ham, Gen. %4__ 1 45
Vienna Saus, No. %4___ 1 00
Vienna Sausage, Qua... 80
Veal Loaf, medium___ 2 25

Rb Rr DD Doe Be DO co bo
nw
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Baked Beans
Campbells 48s_________ 2 35

CANNED VEGETABLES

Hart Brand
Asparagus
Natural No 2. 3 00
Tips & Cuts, No. 2_- 2 25
Tips & Cuts. 8 oz. 1 35
Baked Beans
1 1b. Sace, 26s, cs... 1 75
No. 2% Size, doz.._.___ 1 05
No. 10 Sauce... 4 0

Lima Beans
Little Quaker, No. 10__ 8 25

Baby: No 2... 1 60
Pride of Mich. No. 2__ 1 35
Marcellus, No. 10_____ 6 50

TRADESMAN

Red Kidney Beans

Ne 100 4 CO
Moe 90
B02) 48

String Beans
Choice, Whole, No. 2__ 1 55

Cut, NG. 30 7 25
rat Oe oe 1 35
Vride of Michigan_____ 115

Marcellus Cut, No. 10. 6 00

Wax Beans

Choice, Whole, No, 2__ 1 55
Cut, Nei 7 25
Cun Ne 2 1 35
Pride of Mich., No. 2__ 1 15
Marcellus Cut, No. 10_ 5 50

ae

Beets

Extra Small, No. 2____ 2 00
Fancy Small, No. 2___ 1 75
Pride Of Mich., No. 2% 1 35
Hart Cut, No.10 — 4 00
art Cut, Ne.2 85

Marcel. Whole, No. 2% 1 35
Hart Diced, No. 2____ 90

Carrots
iced, No.2 90
Diced, Ne.10 _|. 4 00
‘
Corn
Golden Ban., No.2 ___ 1 30
Golden Ban., No. 10 __10 00

Little Quaker, No, 1__ 90
Country Gen., No. 2___ 1 20
Pride of Mich., No. 1. 80
Marcellus, No. 2__.___ 1 (0
Fancy Crosby, No. 2 __ 1 15

Fancy Crosby, No. 10 6 50
Whole Grain, 6 Ban-
cam ING. 2020 1 45
Peas
Little Dot, No. 2______ 2 15
Sifted E. June, No.10 _ 9 50
Sifted E. June, No.2 __ 1 75
Marcel., Sw. W No. 2_ 1 45
Marcel., BE. June, No. 2 1 35
Marcel.. E. Ju., No. 10 7 50
Pumpkin
OD) 4 75
NO24 oo 1 30
a
Sauerkraut
O18 2 4 25
NWO 246 1 20
WO 90
Spinach
No. Cie 2 25
NO 2 1 80
!
Squash
Boston, No. 3. 1 35
Succotash

xolden Bantam, No. 2_ 1
Hart, No. 2

Pride of Michigan_____
Tomatoes
MG). 5 25
NO 2h 1 £0
NO ee 1 40

Pride of Mich., No. 2% 1 35
Pride of Mich., No, 2__ 1 10

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Tomato Juice
Hart: No. 10: 4 75

CATSUP
priders, 86Z- , oo
»niders, 1407. _____ 1’ 55
sniders, 80z. _____ doz. 9o
sniders, 14 0z. ___.doz. 1 5d
Quaker, 80z. __...doz. 90
Quaker, 14 0z. ____doz. 1 20
Ruby, 14 oz.____--doz. 9d
CHILI SAUCE
Sniders, 8o0z, __... 65
sniders, 140z. 2 25

OYSTER COCKTAIL

sSniders, 11 oz... 2 00
CHEESE
soguefort 68
Wisconsin Daisy _____ 144;
Wisconsin Twin ______ 1s};
New York June_________ 24
SAD SACO 40
Perici 15
Michigan Flats ___ 14
Michigan Dais:es _______ 14
Wisconsin Longhorn____ 15
Imported Leyden _______ 23
I ib: Limberger. 20
Imported Swiss__.______ 52
Kraft, Pimento Loaf____ 24
Kraft, American Loaf___ 22
dsrait, Brick Loaf  _____ 22
Kraft, Swiss Loaf.______ 27

Kraft, Old Eng. Loaf___ 32
Kraft. Pimento, % lb._ 1 60
Kraft, American, % lb. 1 60
4sraft, Brick, % Ib.____ 1 60
Kraft, Limbur., % Ib._ 1 60

CHEWING GUM

Adams Black Jack______ 66
Adams Dentyne ________ 65
Beeman’s Pepsin _______ 66
3eechnut Peppermint___ 66
Deubiomint — 66
Peppermint, Wrigleys __ 66
Spearmint, Wrigleys ___ 66
amicy Hrait 66
Wrigiey’s P-K. 66
Teaberry | 66
CHOCOLATE

Baker, Prem., 6 Ib. %_ 2 50
Baker, Pre., 6 lb. 3 oz. 2 42

CLOTHES LINE

Riverside, 50 ft....____ 2 20
Cupples Cord _________ 2 99

COFFEE ROASTED

Lee & Cady

1 Ib. Package
asTow Brand: to
Boston Breakfast_______ 23
Breakfast Cup... 21
Competition ..-__-_____ 15%
a. ae 19
Majeeie 29
Morton House __________ 31
Nedrow — 26
Quaker, in cartons_____ 21
McLaughlin’s Kept-Fresh

 

Coffee Extracts

MY. per 190. 12
Frank’s 50 pkgs._____ 4 25
Hummel’s 50, 1 1Ib.____ 10%
CONDENSED MILK
Eagle, 2 0z., per case__ 4 60

EVAPORATED MILK
Quaker, Tall, 10% oz._ 2 85
Quaker, Baby, 4 doz.__ 1 43
Quaker, Gallon, % dz._ 2 85

Carnation, Tall, 4 doz. 2 95
Carnation. Baby, 4 dz. 1 48
Oatman’s D’dee, Tall._ 2 95
Oatman’s D’dee, Baby 1 48
Pet, Tak oe 2 95
Pet, Baby, 4 dozen___ 1 45
Borden's, Tall, 4 doz._ 2 95
Borden's, Baby, 4 doz. 1 48

August 16, 1933

CIGARS
Hemt. Champions____ 38 50
Wevuster Cadillac ____ (5 00
Webster Golden Wed. 75 00
Websterettes ________ 33 50
CinC Oe 38 50

Garcia Grand Babies_ 338 50
Lbradstreets So 38 50
la Falena Senators__ 15 Ou

Oging 38 50
R G Dun Boquet____ (a v0
Verfect Garcia Subl._ 95 bu
BudwikGr kes i c0
‘hango bantellas_____ 13 09
Hampton Arms Jun'r si 56
(Progam ae ae Ob
fkancho Corono_______ 35 CU
MeOnWAYy 2. 20 Ov
CONFECTIONERY
Stick Candy

Pails
Pure Sugar Sticks-600c¢ 3 90
Big stick, 28 lb, case__ 16
Horenound stick, 120s ia

Mixed Candy

Kindergarten _... 14
ender 22. 09%
Hrench Creams_______ lit,
Faris Creams 12
JUpIter 8 ee . U9
Fancy Mixture... 14

Fancy Chocolate
5 lb. boxes

Bittersweets, Ass’ted_ 1 ra)

Nibble Sticks... 1 25
Chocolate Nut Rolls__ 1 50
lady Vernon 145
Goiden Klondikes_____ 1 0d
Gum Drops
Cascs
dey Strings 4
‘Lip Top Jellies________ 0914
Orange Slices. 0944
Lozenges
Pails
A. A. Pep. Lozenges ____ 13
a. A. Pink Lozenges ____ i2
A. A. Choc. Lozenges ___ i3
Motto THieants: lo

Maited Milk Lozenges___ i9

Hard Goods
Pails
Lemon Drops... iD
O. F. Horehound Drops_ 12
Anise Squares _______ lJ
Peanut Squares ________ 13
Cough Drops
Bxs.
Sinsth. Brog. 1 45
ugen a 1 45
Vicks: 49/10¢... 2 40

Specialties
italian Bon Bons_______ 16
Banquet Cream Mints__ 17
Handy Packages, 12-10c 80

COUPON BOOKS
50 Economic grade__ 2 50
100 Economie grade__ 4 59
500 Economic grade__20 00
1000 Economic grade__37 50
Where 1,000 books are
ordered at a time, special-
ly printed front cover is
furnished without charge,

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CREAM OF TARTAR

6 4b, boxes
ORIED FRUITS
Apples
m. ¥- Hey.. 501b box. 13
N. Y. Fey., 14 0z. pke. _ 16
Apricots

Evaporated, Choice __

Evaporated, Ex.Choice 14%

Paney 72. _. 16%

Ex. Fancy Moorpack__
Citron

10 1b. box 24

 

 

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ICHIGAN TRADESMAN “
Currants
et : MATCHES
ackages, 11 0z.--.__-- 11% Diamond, No. 5, 144_- 6 15 -iausicaesa pune HERRING SOAP
ee 144 box___ 6 15 Beef Holland Herri Am. Family, 100 box__ 6 10 pc
ewan, 14 ns ' / ing Crystz eee ( @ En apan
aol Dates : Diamond. No. 0_ 5 20 Top Steers & Heif a 11 Mixed Kerg 2.0 Pb ge Ww hite, 100___- 3 ov Medium a " 72
Imperial, 12s, pitted __ 1 35 aeaae 490 Good Steers & Heif.___- 64 | Wiced hall bhi F.B., 60s___-______---. 220 Ghoie ~-~~--------- 18
Imperial, 12s, regular _ 1 15 Med. Steers & Heif.____- oe tec foc ee ie a pace ee
~ ; a apa S. ------------ “ake White s > @- Maney 2 geass
R Safety Matches Com, Steers & Heif. -._.. 07 peta kegs Ce a ro oe Malaise 2 > No. I Nibbs oe ot
Peachae Hoe oe 5 gross case_ 5 25 ee hee bbls.------- Fairy, 100 box _____--_ 3 00
Evap. Choice ..____.--. - gnal | ight, o gro. cs 5 25 Veal o TS, DDIS, ----------- Palm Olive, 144 box___ 8 00 Gunpowder
fae ee a ees 1 on 09 reve, 50 box......... 295 Choice -~------------ 32
ae Goa : Summo, 100 box______ 485 Fancy fe as
Meghan 7 % bbl none Pehla 100 box__.. 5 70 ---- 40
Peel [ foe en oe zrandpa Tar, 50 sm. -_ 2 10 Ceylo
e American...) + 24 ao Ferree ee Tar, 50 Ige.__ 3 50 + Pekoe wenn 11
< i 6 ACALOMI, J O4.--~----- Pri , Soz rc i z = ’ decdicverec selec ]
oe eee - Spaghetti, . 02 2 2 10 Spring ioe 18 1 . _Mackerel Willems Berber Bar de a .
Wihow Macaxvori Soz 310 Good Tubs, 60 Count, fy. fat 6 00 Williams Mug, per a English Breakfast
Raisi Egg Noodles, 6 oz. _--- 2 10 Medium ie ae Pails, 10 lb. Fancy fat 150 Lux Toilet 50 ae ~€6CCongou, medians oe 28
Sak ee Eee Wie 6c, 516 For i Re oer ae choice 35 36
pct aerate ome as 6% See Alpha Se een mers Smee eni nr cuireet ed 3 ongou, fé »
Quakers s S’dless blk. 6% Cease Siaenetn, Sie 210 pepragmene White Fish a oe"
uaker s'dless blk.__-- 1 one . oer ets aniieee moe Fancy, 100 lb.__ 13 00 SPICES Oolong
Ll ” ae tte ee n > ee
Quaker Seeded, 15 oz._- 7 Good 0414 ee bbls. -__----- 18 50 _ Whole Spices Medium aa 39
Medium _ 03 12 3 K K Norway--- i 50 Allspice Jamaica_ @24 Choice : 1D
Boor oo a 02 Cc sae ee Svar esto - Pe) Cloves, Zanzibar______ @36 Haney oo ed
-..rrrtr~—~”——(“( iCr*COCSC..CUFFUCUC CCU ei sh en yeh ara eer 50 Cassia, Canton -_-.--. @24
90@100, 25 lb. boxes __@ vo Ss Boned, 10 lb. boxes_-____ 16 oa 5c pkg., doz... @40
80@ 90, 25 Ib. boxes —_ ole iinger, Africa -___ «
70@ 80, 2E bie bor a Peerless -.._ 15% Loin, med a 10 mea No. L ---- @ Cotton, 3 ee
Sant ee aa --@ azil, large ____ ea aad Mixe Seg Sone , 3 ply cone 36
ee tee ee 2 fo eB Aacunine Cee ee a, Cn ee 5
50° 25 Ib. --@08% Filberts, Naples ______ Ste ue re ee ar G'2 in 1, Paste, doz.____- fa Mutices ie 50
$0@ 30, 25 1b. boxes —-@09" Peanuts, Vir. Roasted. fe ee 05° EB. %, ‘Combination, dz. 1 30 Pome Hee ae
20) 20 9% lh hos a ea Cue ane Tem ri-Foot, me ee 9 , -- -_ @23
30@ 30, 25 lb. boxes _-@12 oe eae 7% UOrimmings __-_____. 06 3ixbys oe ‘og ae “eg | a VINEGAR
18@ 24, 25 lb. boxes _-@14% Pecans, S ee Se 25 Siok. den 90 Pure Ground in Bulk as O. B, Grand Rapids
Pecans, Mammoth ______ 50 Allspice, Jamaica @17 White oo fare =
: ecans, Mammoth -_~-__ vs ae cere See 7 J 2 e rai 9
cans Walnuts, Cal.—__--- nan fee eS ae @30 White Wine, 80 erain.. 25
tan re , § assia, F yn G99 Ms € ae
Pearl, 100 lb, sacks__-- 3 50 ee 07 PROVISIONS STOVE POLISH { Ginger, Corkin__- ade
Clear boon 16 0001 00 Blackne, per doz.----~ 1 30,, Mustard __- @22
Salted P d ok _-—_- @1% Black Silk Liquid, doz. 1 30, Mace Fonans -_--__- @65 WICK
oo Goods _ Fancy, No. sihcipani ae Short Cut, Clear. 12 00 _ Black Silk Paste, ‘doz._ 1 25, i - Pepper, Black 23 NO. 9 eee 80
He a a 20 1b.bx. 1 05 12—1 Ib. Cellop’e case_ 1 30 = Enameline Paste. doz. 1 30 ;Nutmegs @oz No.1, per gross 1 25
gt @, 10 ibs. a2 oe sins ecu as Bnameline Liquid, doz. 1 305 ‘Pepper, White @2¢ No. 2. per gross cc 50
Ds ei _ shee E. Z. Liquid, per doz.. 1 30. Pepper, Cayenne @oq No.3, pergrosg ____ | 9 40
Rear B Shelled Belles__18-29@18-10-09 Radium, per doz... 1 30 Paprika, Spanish -_- 39 Peerless Rolls, per doz. 90
0000 avtey 00 Almonds -_____- 29 tan ae Sun, per doz._-- 1 30 * Rochester, No. 2, doz 50
> Sa or ea ee Deane aueeganl aon | 7 54 Stove Ene 2 le Rochester, N . ee a
arley Grits... —_- 5 eo aig con aaa 125 facd aot nn ae : i Seasonic ae ne 3, doz._ 2 00
Ohester (0 co thn. ou ae in tierces____ TY Stovoil, per aan 8 | Chili Powder, 114 0z.__ 65 (2 ie CU
3! 6 Ib: tubs 2) advance Celery Salt, 1% Oz. 80
oe salted __________ 15 50 lb. tubs ___.-advance a maga. 208. 1 80
Sage alnut California ______ 45 20 1b. pails ____- advance % Onion Se a. t 353 WOODENW
. 4, oC ARE
Bast India 0 10 101b. pails advance % SALT 7 Ganie ee 1 a Baskets
5 Ib. pails ____- advance 1 F.O.B. Grand Rapids t Ponelty, 3% oz._---_-_ 3 25 Bushels, Wide Band,
Tapio SRAM <—cRNES 1 colo ag HTS SAO, STS ur" grab, dip nae”
ioca M Z srces______ 8% Colonial, 36-1144 __-- oy Se 9 Market, drop handle. 90
Pearl, 100 lb. sacks__._. 7% None eo Compound, tubs_____-~ 09 Colonial, oe 24-2_ : - eee, bom go Market, single handle. 95
Minute, 8 oz., 3 doz._. 4 05 Quaker 3 doz eet : a Med. No. 1, hols 2 90 races £OZ 65 Market, extra 4 66
Dromedary Instant ___ 350 Yo Ho, Kegs “wet Tien Med. No.1, 100 lb. bk._. 100, T A © ee yo Splint, large _______- 8 50
: : S, , lb... 16% Sausages Farmer Spec., 70 Ib... 1 00'° umeric, 14% oz. 5 Splint, medium 2 86
foe ty ee 10 Packers Meat, 50 Ib... 65 Splint, small ~ 6 80
Jiffy P ne aT ae 13. Cream Rock for ice ,
3 doz Padre a 9 OF Pork ooh oe) ee 12 oa 100 lb., each 85 STARCH : _ Churns
ia ha N__--~----- 2 290 OLIVES eee Soe ko Butter Salt, 280 1b. bbl. 4 00 Barrel, 5 gal., each_ 2 40
Assorted flavors 7 o7 ; Tongue, Jellied _ 21 Block, 50 Ik Corn Zarrel, 10 gal ‘ ” © kr
. 7 oz, Jar, Plain, doz 105 Headcheese [oe > Bs oY ee eer aa 40 Kingsford, 24 lbs 9° ae ) gal., each___ 2 55
16 oz. Jar, Plain, pang 1 93 ‘ Co ee i3 Baker Salt, 280 lb. bbl 3 80 Bawd eee ‘ Eas ae a 00 3 to 6 gal, per sak ___ 16
Quart Jars, Plain, doz. 3 25 o ay! ae per bale______ 93 Argo, 24 oT anid es : 65
R Gall Kees each 6 KI 20, 3 1b., per bale_____ 1G ene oe KgS.--_ 1 92 Pai
: oz. Jar, Stuff., doz. ne ; - Hams ere oa 15 28 lb. bags, table__-~- 40 Cream, 24-4 _____.--_ 4 20 10 qt. ate 2 60
‘ = S . M, VOTL., -16 pec ee ‘ ‘ i afoot oe
FRUIT CANS Soe tee eet eee 2 te Bae, Cort, Sitencs : fil eS eee - 2 85
1 ou : a Stuff., doz. _ 2 65 16-18 ib @i5 i. ‘ 4 Pau i qt. Galvanized 4 240
al. 3 - pes Pere dice shea megeuaare se t i go, i core me 2 ._Flaring Cc: mis he
Presto Mason ugs, Stuff., dz. 195 Ham, dried beef “Argo. i “1h ip 7 a ‘oat rd osha Jr. 5 00
F. O. B. Grand Rapids oo a @a Gtiraea we Ae es ee “ 7 airy 4 00
any oe aT 15 ee @09 : Silver Gloss, 48, 1s____ 11% trace
Bei ec le ii 5 ec SINS 28) 116 H RVics caktee 4 ee s roe oN
One guart_ i Boiled. Hams_- IR Mir h Mastic, 32 pkgs._------ 2 55 Mouse, wood, 4 holes 60
CU ae ees 8 65 PARIS GRE H ars : Tiger, 48-1 Mouse, w . >
Half gallon_ Be ay EN Minced Hams - @12 See a se, wood, 6 holes... 70
gpallon_-____------- il 56 is Pee a Tiger, 50 lbs 9 7-7 M Spear =
1a i ae ee eS Bacon 4/6 Cert. __ @14 lODIZED lentes Ue DS.--- - = to rat « ’ a + holes_ 65
Pe ee es 39 Se Lat, WOO 1 00
23 and bs. 2 tat, spring )
ee : Beef Jat Mouse, spring i
Boneless, rump___._@19 00 aa alt at oe
FRUIT CAN RUBBERS Seer Blue Kara No. 1% 9 49 Tubs
Presto Red Lip, 2 gro. PICKLE : ey lace Blue Karo, No.5, 1 dz. 3 “- Large Galvanized 8 75
eaxton) 78 s Liver htt eile Bina kare. N -5, 1 dz. 3 24 Medium Galvanized Ba
. Ln a ; aro, No. 10 > O7 b ralvanized 7 75
Presto White Lip, 2 adie “Re pect a 12 cs 7 Red Karo, No. 11%4 - 362 omall Galvanized 6 75
ero. Garton = go 5 oF alf -- a ee ao go” Red K To. 5 i ” =5
5 gallon, 400 count____ 4.75 Pork 05 ~ r ive No. 5, 1 dz._ 3 52
Seas ee erent ae ‘ cA ted Karo, No. 10 9 97
Free Run’g, 32, 26 0z.- 2 4() : a
Sweet S Five case lots_-------- 2 3() Banner — Pe
5 gallon, 500 — f lodized, 32, 26 oz.--_-- 24). !mit. Maple Flavor as ae a
a 7 25 Five case lots___------ 2 3) Orange, No. 114. 2 dz._ 2 98 Glass, single ae
GELATINE R ’ Z-, AOZ, ____ 90 2 RICE Orange, No. 3, 20 cans_ 4 39 Doul le Peerless _ x UU
Se ae anner, quarts, doz.__ 210 Fancy Blue Rose 4 65 double Peerless___ _ § 50
attania va cea j ie Paw Paw, quarts, doz. 2 80 Fancy Head se uh nets Peerless____ 7 50
Le, o GOZ.___ ee ee ne eT oy ot Norther ¢ PA eer
Plymouth, White_-___- 1 5S BORAX SE ioisdaos a Gane Tateceeal ease ay
demmert, ¢ dow. 1 40 Dill Pick Twenty Mule Team wan sal 1 BO eae ek ie
As a ickles 24,1 Ib. packages _ 3 3h é 5 gal. can 5 50
Ok Clan Gira. 1 48, 10 oz, packages... 4 40 w
. Glass ee RUSKS 96, 14 Ib. packages__._ 4 00 13 ced Bowls
Postma Biscuit Co. Grane ha 3in. Butter ___-- 5 00
Dill Pickl 18 rolls, per case _____. 2 10 Welch. +3 atiart kg ie Butter 9 00
JELLY AND PRESERVES 5Gal, 200. cea oe a - Welch, 12 pint oa ee iin eee se
Pure, 30 Ib. pails. = 260 16 Gol. GAN Re ae hee oe | a fo per case ___ 2 35 WASHING POWDERS Welch, 26-4 oz. case_ 2 30 - Butter __- . 25 60
Imitation, 30 lb. pails_ a G64 Go MS cartons, per case ___ 157 Bon Ami Pd., 18s, box- 1 90
Pure, 6 0z., Asst., doz.. 90 te iat ee 30 00 Bon Ami Cake, 18s_--- 1 65
Pure Pres.. 16 oz., dz.- 1 40 srillo oo 85 COOKING OIL _.WRAPPING PAPER
boli ae a ee 3 85 Mazola Bor Manilla, white__ 05
‘limaline, 4 doz.__---- 3 60 Pints, 2 doz 460 Ne. 1 Fibre ” ney
SALERATUS qe é 5 35 arts ; ey Sutchers D F —-. 06%
Cob. 24 PIPES Arm and Hammer 24s_ 1 50 peciaor atey a. ; a i ly ag doz , ao oar aly ro 4
* - = Ay & arpe_--- v ¢ « ae Ss, Wa. 5 4 « eas eeek ()
Pe doz. in bx. 1 00@1 20 Snowboy, 12 large ---- 1 80 Gallons, each__- a : g1 Kraft Stripe 93%
JELLY GLASSES Gold Dust, 12 large--- 1 80 5 Gallon cans, each___ 3 35 ae
4% Pint Tall, per doz.___- 35 solden Rod, 24-_-__-- 4 25
ake seca pone Laun., 4 dz. 3 65 YE
Yd Dutch Glean., 4 dz. 3 40 AST CAKE
PLAYING CARDS Granulated, 60 Ibs. es. 1 35 Octagon, 96s -- 3 90 TABLE SAUC Magic, 3 doz.__- 2 70
Battle Axe, ner doz... 2 65 Granulaited, 18-2% Ib. ee ae 4.30 Lee & Perrin, larg ES _ _. Sunlight, 3 doz. 2 70
a per G07. Aa packareg 2s 1 10 Rinso, 40s eo 95 Lee & Doce: ples -2 (2 Sunlight, 1% doz - 1235
MARGARINE orpedo, per doz.__-_- 2 50 Spotless Cleanser, 48, Pepper os cp Least Foam, 3 doz. 2 70
: 20 02%. -------------- 3.85 Royal Mint_- 2 Oo 4G Yeast Foam, 1% doz.__ 1 35
Wilson & Co.’s Brands Sani Flush, 1 doz.____- $95 Fobaseo, small_._____- 3 75
Oleo Cop FISH Pe ‘ — ee $15 Sho You, 9 0z., doz.___ 2 00
Speedee, 3 doz.__----- A- a 73
Pia ah 09 POTASH Peerless, 1 Ib. boxes 12 Sunbrite ee ‘ pe oe oe _47% YEAST--COMPRESEr
pecia Ol ___-__------ 11 Babbitt’s. 2 doz. 975 Old Kent, 1 1b. pure__--- o- Wvra. dot ‘Clea Toner est wi aes small _2.85 Fleischmann, per doz._-. 30
ie ee eo Jets : 9, pure----- “9 yandot. Cleaner, 24s 1 85 Caper, 2 02Z.----------- 330 Red Star, per doz.__---- 20

 

 

 

MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

August 16, 1933

 

SHOE MARKET

Michigan Retail Shoe Dealers Association.
lresident—Elwyn Pond, Fiint.
Vice-President—J. E. Wilson, Detroit.
Secretary—Joe H. Burton, Lansing.
Asst. Sec’y-Treas.—O. R. Jenkins.
Association Business Office, 907 Trans-

portation Bidg., Detroit.

 

What Prices at Retail?

The merchant had better watch out
that he is not caught between the sup-
per and lower economic millstones.
His decisions for the next few weeks
as to prices for Fall and Winter foot-
wear are even more important than the
blanket code itself. Never forget this
one principle, the primary motive
which actuates man to embark and
continue in the retail shoe business is
to make money. The shoe merchant
is the natural selector of merchandise
for his community and for that service
must be recompensed. Through his
eves the public first sees all footwear.
Through his store the public buys all
footwear. He is the most important
part of the entire system of foot serv-
ice. He has now got to face the facts
squarely on how to invest his time,
his energy, his brains and his capital
that he may make a profit on each ef
these investments.

We can best express the pressure of
the upper economic millstone through
giving you a picture of the rising costs
of production due to the increase in
commodity prices, labor, ete.

You may remember the Recorder's
measuring stick of costs and that twen-
ty years ago we took a shoe then selling
at retail at $3.50, wholesale $2.35. We
kept that shoe as a_ cost-model all
these years with one change. The first
shoe was a Bal: but since boots went
out we have changed the model to a
low shoe. The table reveals the meas-
uring stick: Between last March and
present day replacement costs (estim-
ating the increase in labor and over-
head on account of the code) there ts
an increase of 15 per cent over the
pre-code figures. Note here the start-
ling difference between the March tig-
ures and the replacement figures of
today:

March August
1933 1933
Upper Stock 3 ft. 3 1.05

Cloth lining 09 U2 15
Sheep leather trimmings 514 18
Hooks and eyes 0414 0434

Bottom stock—outsole, welt,
insole, heel, box, counter,
figuring No. 1 heavy Union

Back 71% 1.17%
Se 217
Labor .83 | 931%
Carton, box 06 _ 0%
Royalty 0916 09%
Factory and general factory
labor expense 32014 39
Findings, laces, tongues 16 181%
Administrative and selling
expense 236 -42
Discount and interest 12 45
$3.6314 $4.74%4

You need little more than this to in-
dicate the burden of costs that will be
thrown upon shoes made from this
day forth.

At this point the merchant might
sav: “Well, it’s up to me to pass it on
to the consumer. I can do no other.”
Well and good. But remember shoes
must be sold—no man can eat them or
consume them and hope to. profit
thereby. What's to be done? Mark all
shoes at replacement prices or strike
a difference between owned shoes and

new shoes? That’s for the merchant
individually to decide, but let him also
take a look at the lower millstone--
purchasing power of the public.

This week the President sets up an
association termed the consumers’
Council, a-division of the Agricultural
Department’s Economic Bureau. This
bureau will attempt to show not only
what a fair price should be but will
indicate how much of the higher prices
go back to the farmers and laborers.
At first the price will be confined to
bread, milk, meat and other food stuffs
but clothing and other textile goods
will be taken in later.

Remember you have signed a blan-
ket code that says:

“Not to increase price of any mer-
chandise sold after the date hereof
over the price on July 1, 1933, by more
than is made necessary by actual in-
creases in production, replacement, or
invoice costs of merchandise. since
July 1, 1933, or by taxes or other costs
resulting from action taken pursuant
to the Agricultural Adjustment Act,
and, in setting such price increases, to
give full weight to probable increases
in sales volume and to refrain from
taking profiteering advantage of the
consuming public.

To Restore Domestic Market

And also remember that every act of
theNational Recovery Administration
is based on the statement by the Pres-
ident of the United States outlining
policies of the National Recovery Ad-
ministration and termed Bulletin No.
1. It is as follows:

“IT am fully aware that wage in-
creases will eventually raise costs, but
I ask that managements give first con-
sideration to the improvement of oper-
ating figures ‘by greatly increased sales
to be expected from the rising purchas-
ing power of the public. That is good
economics and good business. The aim
of this whole effort is to restore our
rich domestic market by raising its vast
consuming capacity. If we now inflate
prices as fast and as far as we increase
wages, the whole project will be set
at naught. We cannot hope for the full
effect of this plan unless, in these first
critical months, and, even at the ex-
pense of full initial profits, we defer
price increases as long as possible. If
we can thus start a strong, sound up-
ward spiral of business activity our in-
dustries will have little doubt of black-
ink operations in the last quarter of
this year. The pent-up demand of this
people is very great and if we can re-
lease it on so broad a front, we need
not fear a lagging recovery. There is
greater danger of too much feverish
speed.”

Still another caution comes from
General Hugh S. Johnson, Recovery
Administrator, saying: “Of course the
consuming public will pay eventually,
but all the President asks of you is
that you lean over backward not to
mark up prices further or faster than
you have to in order to absorb these
actual increased costs. Everybody
knows what that means. It is simple
and easy to ‘be fair. Speculative price
advances are the best way to kill the
goose that lays the golden eggs. There
is a starved demand here such as never
before — worn-out automobiles, un-

painted houses, shabby shoes and
clothing. If we take away the fear of
unemployment we will start a real buy-
ing power.”

So, there you stand, between the up-
per and lower economic millstones and
it’s for you to decide, remembering al-
ways that a business if it is to con-
tinue must take in a little more than
it spends out and that much more is
termed — profit—Boot and Shoe Re-
corder.

—_>—____
Marquette Cursed By Too Many Chain
Stores

Entering a food store of and old-
time merchant I was attracted by his
conversation with a man well past mid-
dle life who was in an emaciated con-
dition. He was leaning against the
showcase for support, as he was
scarcely able to stand. He was telling
the merchant ‘how he had collapsed
while at his job and been compelled
to go home. He had come to buy a
half pound of beef to rally his strength,
so he could return to work.

The merchant told me he had known
the man over twenty years and that he
always paid his debts anid he esteemed
him as a man who always lived within
his means. Now his family had been
increased to ten andi they were living
upon bread and potatoes, meat being a
luxury they could not afford. He told
the man he should have a half pound
of meat each day he worked in order
to keep in health and fit to doa day’s
work. He said it was a shame that
honest people should be compelled to
live under such conditions and that the
law that taxed the poor man’s necessi-
ties was an unjust law, as the rich
often did not pay as much as the poor.

As I saw this man stagger home-
ward with his small piece of beef, it
brought home a thought of the un-
equal burden borne by the poor, com-
pared with the ease with which the
rich escape. In my calls upon hun-
dreds of food merchants, I wonder how
the welfare department in towns and
cities would get along were it not for
the home merchants. Almost all of
them do a credit business and feed
many families while the home earner
is out of work, Were it not for these
sympathetic merchants, who tide over
laboring men and women, the taxpay-
ers would feel a far heavier tax burden
in supporting welfare work. Those
who condemn the home «merchant for
helping his patrons in time of need
should commend ‘him for humanity.
Were all the food stores owned by tthe
greedy chain store corporations, God
pity the poor who need temporary re-
lief. It is a sad commentary upon the
constitution under which our Govern-
ment was formed. In it we find this
language expressing its object: “To
establish justice, promote the com-
mon welfare and happiness of the peo-
ple of the U. S.”

The queen city of the Upper Penin-
sula, in which I write, is burdened
with Wall street owned chain stores,
which come here to harvest the crops
the independent merchants and other
business men have planted. They do
not come to build up the city as they
care not to own a dollar of local prop-
erty. Thoughtless local citizens fall
for the rentals offered, little thinking
of the welfare of other property own-

ers and their neighbors who helped to
build up the city and its institutions.
They do not realize the hardship and
loss brought upon others. The glam-
our and display of the big chains draws
to their coffers the patronage of many
in the professions, who really depend
upon the public for support. They
forget the local merchant who pays
the bulk of taxes. I was told the Wel-
fare department send the poor with
their food order to the chains. No rec-
ord of progress has yet been made in
any chain ridden city, but there is vis-
ible evidence everywhere of empty
stores and residences caused by loss
of business among independent mer-
chants and those depending upon them.
I learned from the fair Chamber of
Comimerce secretary, that the chain
store mianagers here are quite active
in the organization. She said she
thought tthe chains kept prices down
where they should be and that before
the chains came the local merchants
were too ‘high in their prices, also that
she supposed there were some bad fea-
tures about them, along with the good.
There are hopeful signs on the horizon
that the people are awakening to the
invasion of
midst. They begin to see they come
not to contribute wealth for building
up the community, but instead, they
come to take away. They come pre-
pared to leave within a day, if the peo-
ple get wise to their methods. They
have no school, church, or welfare
problems to solve. They are fair
weather birds that fly away from local
duties and responsibilities,
E. B. Stebbins.

monopolies into their

—_+>~--___
Black Leads in Early Reorders

The early reorders now being re-
ceived on women’s Fall coats, dresses
and accessories indicate blaick is be-
ginning to move well in retail channels,
with marked favor also accorded to
gray and brown hues. It is expected
that black will retain leadership until
the season is well advanced. The eel
gray and taupe tones are being well
received, with the rust, wine and purple
blue shades having gained in popular-
ity during the last ten days. Bronze
green has also come forward strongly.
The color trends are being carefully
watched for the appearance of special
hues which may dominate during the
season.

—_2~--___

Distress Goods Slow Clock Sales

The presence of distress merchandise
in the electric clock market is hamper-
ing manufacturers in pushing Fall sales
programs, The producers, hoiwever.
feel that the distress goods are being
cleared rapidly and normal trading ac-
tivity can be looked for before the end
of this month. A number of buyers
ate in the market this week, looking
for electric clocks in wood and onyx to
retail for $5 to $10. The lower price
goods, it was said, are wanted for im-
mediate delivery. Purchases of more
expensive merchandise are limited to
orders for September and October de-
livery.

—_2--___

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OUT AROUND
(Continued from page 9)
distribution. Preferential discounts are
another example of giving an advan-
tage to a few customers, with all the
others carrying the burden. Albuses in
credit practices and in deliveries also
demand regulation, which is absolutely

essential under current conditions.”

Mr. Tily viewed the recovery move-
ment as sound socially and economic-
ally. He ‘had no fear, the said, of the
labor provisions of the codes, and held
that industry is finding its way out by
elevating standards of living through
proper use of the machine and by pro.
gressive reduction of hours of lalbor,
“so that despite technological advances
there will be employment for all in this
country.” While the “compulsory” fea-
tures seem essential in the recovery
program because of the ‘human ele-
ment,” ‘he said the small store must be
protected, and nothing should be done
“to put it out of business.”

 

It was learned during the week that
a comnuttee of merchants, headed by
J. R. Pridday, president of Lord &
Taylor, has been appointed by the Na-
tional Retail Dry Goods Association,
to determine ways and means for the
control of apparently excessive price
advances at wholesale.

Mr. Pridday described the basic pur-
pose of the committee, which will in-
clude heads of stores in various sec-
tions of the country, as the “preserva-
tion and increase of the existing con-
fidence and good-will between. manu-
facturers and the recognition of the
equities of both parties in order to
best facilitate the flow of merchandise
under the recovery program.”

Many protests have been received
from merchants regarding
prices and added surcharges placed by
manufacturers on goods ordered some
time before code regulations went into
effect. In many cases, it was asserted,
the merchandise was manufactured,
but delivery was held up until the filing
of their code, which manufacturers be-
lieved entitled them to a higher price.

increased

In one instance a lot of 2,000 items
of merchandise was ordered in May at
a price of $2.10. The retailer unavail-
ingly sought delivery during June and
July. The second day, however, after
the code of the group to which this
producer belonged was filed, the store
was informed the goods were ready,
but the price was now $3.60. Numrer-
ous similar examples were cited by re-
tailers,

 

Opposition to the radical restriction
of store hours gained headway during
the week among retailers themselves,
following the condemnation which such
practices evoked from General John-
son. Recently in ‘the grocery field, but
in. other retail fields as well, efforts
had ‘been made to form. local agree-
ments to cut store ‘hours radically. It
was ‘significant, however, that tele-
grams of protest were received by trade
association executives from a number
of retailers to the effect that such ef-
forts “were a subterfuge to avoid add-
ing more persons to store payrolls”

and would also “discriminate against
the neighborhood store.”

The National Recovery Administra-
tion advises. that it does not require the
manufacturer of food or other grocery
product, who is entitled to display the
blue eagle emblem, ito use that emblem
upon the consumer label or package of
his product. But the Administration ex-
pects each such manufacturer to co-op-
erate fully with the government in
otherwise publicizing complianice with
the Industrial Act, ‘by the display of
this emblem. Upon enquiry I learn
that prominent manufacturers will not
use this emblem upon the consumer
label or package of their products, at
this time.

Lew Hahn will sever his connection
with the Hahn Department Stores,
Inc., on Aug. 31. His contract with the
department store chain will expire on
that date and will not be renewed.

Owing to his temporary withdrawal
from ‘tthe department store field, Mr.
Hahn also tendered his resignation as
president of the National Retail Dry
Goods Association, but the board of
that Association refused to accept it.

For the last two years Mr. Hahn has
been chairman of the board of the
Hahn stores. He joined the corpora-
tion as president at the time of its or-
ganization on Sept. 1, 1928. He was
succeeded in that capacity in 1931 by
Paul Quattlander, who had been exec-
utive vice-president.

 

Mr. Hahn said ‘he had no immediate
plans for the future, adding that “after
twenty-five years of employment in the
retail field I find myself in the unique
position of being without a job.”

Mr. Hahn has long been a prominent
figure in retail merchandising. Prior to
becoming affiliated with the Hahn De
partment Stores, Inc., he was for ten
years managing director of the Na-
tional Retail Dry Goods Association.
Under his guidance the association
grew to number more than 2,000 prom-
inent stores throughout the country.

——_+—-

Details of the formation of the Hahn
Department Stores, Inc., were an-
nounced on Dec. 11, 1928. Twenty-two
stores were acquired, the largest of
which was the Jordan Marsh Com-
pany, Boston, with the expectation
that addiional units would ‘be taken
over in the creation. of a ‘huge depart-
ment store ‘chain which, it was pre-
dicted, ‘would have annual sales of
$1,000,000,000.

iA change has been made in the man-
agement of the local Hahn _ store,
known as the MHerpolsheimer Co.
George C. Pratt, who ‘has been gen-
eral manager for several years, has
retired. He is succeeded by Myron Sei-
bert, of the Hahn organization, his last
activity being with the Jordan-Marsh
store at Boston. His title will be gen-
eral manager. His associate in the
managerial department will ‘be Orra
Drake, who came to the Herpolsheimer
organization eight years ago as secre-
tary to the merchandiser. His present
title is store manager. Many plans for

the re-arrangement of the various de-
partments are wnder consideration
which I am told I will be given an
opportunity to play up in this depart-
ment later. E. A. Stowe.

—_—_—_ +.
Interpretations of Certain Measures of

the Code
(Continued from page 15)

any retail store may be paid $1 less
than the minimum for a work week as
provided in Section 3A of the code. As
soon as jsuch apprentices shall have
attained a combined experience of more
than six months in any retail estalb-
lishment or establishments they shall
be paid not less than the minimum pre-
scribed in the code.

Q.—What are the wage restrictions
covering part time employes?

A.—New part time employes are to
be paid not less than a pro rata basis
of the minimum wage as set forth in
the code. For example: the hourly
rate of employes working the maxi-
mum forty hours at a minimuny weekly
pay of $14 a week is 35c. Part time
employes doing this class of work must
be paid not less than an hourly rate of
35c for the hours so employed. Old
part time employes whose wage is now
in excess of the hourly rate based upon
the minimum prescribed should not be
reduced since such reduction is a vio-
lation of the spirit of the retail code.

Q.—With regard to restaurant em-
ployes, are meals furnished employes
considered “paymient in kind” and miay
the cost of such meal be applied as
part of the minimum wage?

A.— Yes.

Q.—Are tips and gratuities received
‘by employes properly included in meet-
ing minimum .wage requirements?

A—tThe unofficial interpretation in-
dicates that such
counted as making up the minimum
wage.

Q.—Is the store responsible in pro-
viding minimum wages and enforcing
maximum hour restrictions for em-
ployes of leased departments?

A.—The Association’s understanding
is that the leasee is responsible.

Q.—What is the stores’ responsibil-
ity for manufacturer’s salespeople
(such as those selling washing ma-
chines, vacuum cleaners, etc.) who are
paid directly and solely by the manu-
facturer?

A.—It is the Association’s under-
standing that the manufacturer is re-
sponsible for such employes as to min-

gratuities may be

imum wage and working hours.

Q.—Are stores responsible for man-
ufacturers’ demonstrators whose sala-
ry is paid partly by the store and partly
by the manufacturer?

A.—Yes.
such persons’ salaries, it is responsible
to see that minimum wages are paid
and working hours observed. — Na-
tional Dry Goods Association,

—__2-<.___

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—_—_2++>—__—_
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If the store pays part of.

Hardware Dealers Discuss the Code
The retail hardware dealers, under
Retail
Hardware Association, ‘held a meeting

the auspices of the Michigan
Friday evening in the Rowe Hotel to
discuss the United Retailers code un-
der which the hardware stores will op-
erate. The Unified Retailers code has
been approved by the Government as
to the labor section.
held in Washington Aug. 24 to con-
sider possibie changes, also to con-
sider the “fair price’ section of the

Hearing will be
gS

final code, which is expected to be
approved by the Government the fore
part of September,

Discussion was opened by L. F. Cal-
ahan, who discussed general features
of the National
act and the method's used by the Na-
tional Recovery administration in car-

Industrial Recovery

rying out the provisions of the act.

Mr. Calahan was followed by H. W.
Bervig, Secretary of the Michigan Re-
tail Hardware Association, who out-
lined the reasons for the enactment of
the recovery act, the work which had
been done by the Association in help-
ing prepare the unified retailers code.

Through the efforts of the Hardiware
Association a provision was included
in the labor section of the code per-
mitting retailers to employ their help
forty-eight hours per week for three
weeks in each six months period.

After these talks Mr. Calahan and
Mr. Bervig answered questions from
the floor relative to provisions of the
Recovery act.

C. H. Kutsche, of Kutsche’s Hard-
ware, officiated as chairman of the
meeting.

This was the largest meeting of
hardware store owners which has ever
been ‘held in Grand Rapids, outside of
state conventions. Some of those at-
tending came from surrounding towns
as far as sixty miles away.

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24 :
THEY MAKE OR BREAK US

Wives and Mothers Sow Seed of Dis-
content

“One of my best clerks has fallen
down on the job,” said a veteran gro-
cer.

“He seemed to have lost his interest
in the business. Yet he used to be one
of the best clerks I ever had. All of
the customers liked him.

“But lately this man has gone to
pieces and I can’t understand the
trouble. He seems to think I don’t
appreciate his services, that I do not
pay him enough, and to make matters
worse he is always complaining about
this, that and the other, particularly
when it comes to doing a little extra
work, I expect I'll have to let him go.”

The clerk lost his job. A few months
later I saw him, working for another
grocer in my city. He was bright, en-
ergetic, full of pep, and was evidently
giving this grocer real service. I asked
his employer a few questions about
him.

“I suppose you were surprised to see
John here,” he laughed. “When I heard
he had been fired and the reason for it,
I sent for him. It didn’t take me very
long to find the cause of the trouble.
I put him to work and I telephoned

the iboy’s wife. That's where the
trouble was.”
“His wife?” I asked.

“Yes,” he answered with a smile,
“At least half of the trouble I have
had with clerks can be traced to their
wives or some close relative, and that
holds good in nearly every business, I
imagine. I expect you think it funny,
but I am telling you it is true.

“Take John’s wife, for example.
John was making a fair salary. He
was kind and loving and thought a
great deal of his wife. She thought he
Was just simply the greatest fellow that
ever lived. She was disappointed that
everyone else, including his employer,
didn’t feel the same way she did, so
she began to sow the seed of discontent
in his mind.

“You know how wives do. They usu-
ally start in by airing their
views to their husbands. At first the
husband forgets what his wife says and
pays no attention to it. But after
awhile, he has listened to her tirade so

gently

much he begins to take himself too
He loses his enthusiasm and
h's respect for his employer and unless
a redeeming force is brought into play,
he loses his job. Being constantly re-
minded that he is underpaid, over
worked and down-trodden, he forsakes
his employer's interest and broods over
his fancied injuries. It all has a tellling
effect on his work.

“It is simply a matter of wives,
wives, wives. You know when a man
begins to slip his wife can usually brace
him up and start him on the up-grade
again. That is, of course unless she is
the cause of his slipping.”

This grocer’s statements set me to
thinking. Probably many other gro-
cers are of the same opinion about how
much the wives control their husband’s
work, but even if a grocer is convinced
that ‘hs clerk’s wife is the cause of the
trouble, it is a rather delicate propo-
sition, to handle.

“T’ll admit,” he confessed, “that it

seriously.

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complish what you want. I made a
mess of it several times in the begin-
ning myself, but someone finally gave
me a few pointers about these wives,
and how to handle them,

“When John’s wife came here at my
request, it took me only a few min-
utes to find out whether I was right
or wrong. She seemed to have a hunch
I knew what it was all about and that
John was the reason for my calling her
to see me. That’s just a womian’s in-
tuition.

“I began talking to her about John.
I praised him to the skies and had no
difficulty in selling her on the fact that
he was a very wonderful man. So far
she agreed with everything I said. I
knew I was on very dangerous ground,
and I progressed very slowly for fear
that I might make a blunider,

““You know,’ I aid, “men are just
a lot of babies, and we have to be
babied all the timie in one form or an+
otiher,’

““T am ‘taking John on because I
believe that there is not a better gro-
cery clerk in this part of the country,
but unless someone looks after him
and convinces him that he has to show
that he is a good clerk, the same thing
might happen in this place that hap-
pened in the last job he had.’

“And so we went on talking, and
when she left I was convinced that she
would do her part to enthuse him in
his work.

“And she did. John is doing well in
the job now and there is really no tell-
ing where ‘he'll finally get if his wife
keeps on boosting hitm.

“T'll tell you something else that I
think had lots to do with it. When he
stayed out of work for three or four
months, she learned the importance of
his keeping a job and now she is for
his employer one hundred per cent.

“A man with a nagging wife can
never accomplish anything. It is quite
impossible to convince some of these
irritable wives of the folly of using
their husbands as something on which
to exert their tempers. Nevertheless,
when one of my clerks begins to slip I
always look for a woman behind the
trouble,

“A clerk’s wife can make or break
him. Through encouragement she can
keep him interested in this work, but
if she keeps reminding him that other
women’s husbands are getting far more
money though they are not nearly so
good as he, the husband in question
will immediately begin ‘to lose interest
in his work.

“A man plaices all ‘his ‘trust and con-
fidence in the woman he has chosen for
his life’s companion. He comes to her
with his grief, expecting consolation,
and if she loves him ‘he usually gets it.

“Naturally, he is proud of his wife
and wants to win the world ito lay at
her feet. The moment that he begins
to feel that his wife doubts th‘s ability
to do things that other men do he
begins to lose his conifidence and cour-
age.

“Tt is true that wives should not mix
up in their husbands’ affairs, but it is
also true that if one’s jhome life is to
be happy a man must be spurred on to
do his work in a ‘better way by the
women who rules his home.

“Of course, if I call the wife of a
clerk in to talk to her about her hus-

TRADESMAN

band, I don’t attempt to tell her how
to run her home. I simply tell her how
important it is that she do what she
can to make ther husband a success. I
explain to her that he can do a whole
lot ‘better with her help than he can
do without it.

“Frequently, I find with unmarried
clerks that the same is true of their
mothers and fathers. Their mothers
put the same kind of ideas in their
heads that their wives do. A mother
can make her son think that he is much
better than the really is and deserves
more money ithan the is getting and
much better treatment than he is re-
ceiving, anid she can make him. thor-
oughly unhappy. So I find that I have
to talk to the mothers as well as the
Wives.

“You may wonder where I learned
all this about talking to the mothers
and ‘the wives. Well, I'll tell you a
secret. My own wife told me how to
talk to them to get them on my side.”

—_+>~->—____
Do This for Acute Blood Poisoning

Call the doctor in whom you have
most faith, do what he tells you to do,
but try to have these things done also.

Lay the patient on the left side, bring
up the right knee, have a two-quart
water
containing the juice of one lemon and

enema can full of lukewarm

keep on washing the bowels out until

‘they are clean. Twice a day as long as

the infection persists wash the bowels
out clean.

Give nothing to eat excepting water;
honey, raw ripe fruits; raw green leafy
vegetables and nuts. Let the patient
have as much of these as he asks for.
Never offer it to him. Do not have food
in sight. Fasting during an acute infec-
tion is very healthful.
kind of a food at a time during acute
illness.
centered at the place of disease or in-
There is little or no vitality
for digestion. so food put in a sick
person’s stomach is more laible to fer-
ment and harm than it is to digest and
benefit.

After the
cleaned out, put the person with acute
blood poison in a tub of hot water and
keep on adding hotter water until the
person gets very uncomfortable, even
weak. Keep ice or cold wet towels on
his head.

Give only one
The vitality of the body is

fection.

bowels are thoroughly

Never mind drying too thoroughly,
wrap him in sheets and in towels and
give him fever therapy. Let the heat
from the hot water be so thoroughly
retained by thorough wrapping in
sheets and hot blankets that it kills the
blood poison germs. High body tem-
perature does kill germs.

Leave the person in the hot blankets
until he thoroughly sweats and until
he starts to get cold. If the blood
poisoning is still threatening, repeat
the hot bath and hot blanket sweat.

I know a Southern doctor who says
he never has had a pneumonia patient
die who had strength enough to get in
a tub of hot water. He kept his pa-
tient in the tub of hot water until he
begged to get out. Then wrapped the
patient up in newspapers to prevent
loss of heat, then in blankets, and left
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for two or three days if the crisis did
not come earlier.

He let the bowels and urine pass in
the newspapers and stay there. He
kept his patient so hot that germs cou'd
not live and he says he never lost 3
pneumonia case.

I know that with diathermia to pro-
heat,
baths to sweat out poison, ultra violet

duce internal electric cabinet
to kill germs, enemas to clean out the
bowels, and fruits, vegetables, honey.
nuts, and water to build resistance, that
I have little or no fear of blood poison-
ing.

One may have to lance, but usually
the patient
operated upon.

recovers. without being

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A Business Man’s Philosophy

One of the tragedies of life is that
experience gained in one situation at
great cost often is of no ‘help in han-
dling another situation,

I am thinking of the heartless de-
flation that drove millions of people
frantic during the depression,

Lives there a man who owed money
during the bleak years when values
shrank fast, who did not say to him-
self: “Once out of this and I'll never
borrow another dollar as long as |
live!”

Millions must also have promised
themselves that they never again
would ‘buy common stock, real estate,
or second-grade bonds.

Now that the outlook is for some
kind of inflation, the experts tell us
that we must unlearn the lessons of
deflation and repeat the insanity that
got us into so much trouble before.

This outline of procedure during in-
flation comes to: me from a man who
spends most of his time studying econ-
omics,

Buy common stocks, speculative and
second-grade bonds.

Buy commodities with payments ex
tended as far into the future as pos-
sible.

Buy commodity common. stocks.

Borrow as much money as you can
for a five-year term,

Get out of “sound” securities,

William Feather.

—_>~-.-__
Loss Ratio of Mutuals Low

The Associated Factory Mutuals re-
ported losses from fire, tornado, siprin-
kler leakage and use and occupancy for
1932 were 17 cents per $1000 fo the in-
surance carried. This loss ratio was
considerably less than were the losses
for 1931 and one-third below the aver-
age for ten years. Over half of the loss
claims were for less than $250. while
the average for a total of almost
2300 losses was reported as being less
than $725. The amount of insurance in
force decreased due to the decrease in
property values and general business
conditions.

Figures like these quoted state a rea-
son for the growth of mutual insurance
throughout the country. One of the
troubles of mutual insurance is that
they are not in a position to take a
large proportion of the risks offered.

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