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Life is such a serious proposition to most of us that we are grateful for the relief of seasonable humor; the persistently cheerful man who is neither a grotch nor a professional jester is made welcome everywhere. The habit of the cheerful visage has a high medicinal value, both for its owner and for those. * t : : : with whom he is brought in contact. Many a seem- : ingly hopeless case of defeat or melancholy has been cured by the sunshine of honest laughter. "Aa even temper should be cultivated just as assiduously as any other business asset. It pays big . dividends in friends, lack of trouble and the solving of knotty problems. Smifes help more, when things go wrong, than many things which cost more in effort and time. A good disposition makes living so much more comfortable and joyous. 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Published Weekly by TRADESMAN COMPANY Grand Rapids. E.. A. STOWHR, Editor. Subscription Price. Two dollars per year, if paid strictly in advance. Three dollars per year, advance. Canadian subscriptions, $3.04 per year, payable invariably in advance. Sample copies 5 cents each. Extra copies of current issues, 5 cents; issues a month or more old, 10 cents; issues a year or more old, 25 cents; issues five years or more old, $1. if net paid in Entered at the Postoffice of Grand Rapids under Act of March 3, 1879. WELCOME THE YOUNG PRINCE Fifty-nine years the grani- father of the present Prince of Wales, the then Prince of Wales, traveled in the United States under the guar- dianship of the Duke of Newcastle and the name of “Lord Renfrew.” The then rather unformed youth of nine- teen was to develop into the accom- plished man of the world, the mirror of tact, the able and quietly influential ago statesman whom the world learned to know and admire as Edward VII. Vast different are the relations hetween the United States and Great Britain, wonderfully transformed is the general American feeling toward Great Britain, then. The car- British since the Navy through the war, the unfailing hero- of the British Army through all discourage- ments and disasters, the fact that American and British soldiers have fought together side by side and in the same great cause, have removed dinal work of ism and dogged resolution the ancient prejudices and grudges from the hearts of Americans. he co-operation of the two great de- mocracies in war is felt to be a prom- ise of their cordial co-operation’ in the long peace for which the world hopes. They have stood together for freedom and democracy. They must stand together for the maintenance of freedom and democracy. The young Wales has the reputation of a brave, modest and democratic young man. He comes to us, however, rather as a symbol than as a person, although both for him- self and as the son of his democratic father, George V., whom Americans respect and like, he would be more than amply welcome. He comes not as the representative of a family, nor of a sovereign who is himself but a symbol of the sovereign Parliament and people of Great Britain. In him the Government and people of the United States will honor that mighty people and nation wherefrom the traditions and foundations of our lib- Prince of erties, our law and representative in- stitutions sprang, in all the course of its splendid history never so great and so heroic as in its desperate battle with Germany. They will honor our gallant comrade in that battle where- in it made sacrifices far exceeding ours, our friend, our honorable competitor the fellow world. works the and associate in arts and of peace, a guardian of peace of the FLOUTING THE LAW. 3usiness men should continue to refuse to accept fire insurance poli- cies bearing the iniquitous surcharge insisted upon by the stock companies in defiance of the State Insurance Commissioner and the State Legis- lature. To do otherwise is to become an accessory to a crime—the crime of violating a fundamental law of the commonwealth. Every local agent with whom the Tradesman has discussed the subject condemns in the strongest possible terms the action of the companies in joining the ranks of law breakers. Even the district and State agents de- plore the unfortunate position the companies have placed themselves in by joining hands with the I. W. W. in defying and creating disrespect for the law. There are enough mutual compan- ies in the United States to assume the obligations which the stock compan- ies have shown themselves unworthy of continuing to carry because of their illegal and arbitrary flouting of the law. Nothing is more tnappropriate than a funeral conducted by a stranger to the deceased, especially where the clergyman undertakes to say some things about the subject of the dis- course without having definite knowl- edge on which to base his remarks. There is certainly one occasion when the achievements of a deserve to be related by his friends and life long associates and that is the hour in which his remains are consigned to their eternal resting place. To per- mit such a duty to be undertaken by a stranger is a sacrilege. Funerals should be changed from set, gloomy and verbose affairs of the stereotyped sort to occasions of reminiscence and relation of the good qualities of the deceased. Those who have been so fortunate as to attend affairs of the latter sort will agree with the Trades- man in the belief that a wholesome change can not be accomplished too soon. man One can not imagine a more de- luded person than he who says he wants to see the world made better, and yet will grow, manufacture or sell tobacco. WORLD'S WHEAT SUPPLY. That the United States Grain Cor- poration will have around 300,000,000 bushels less wheat to handle this sea- son than was expected a few months ago is evidenced by the deterioration of the wheat crop and a reduction in the estimates. Indications are that the crop may not equal the 1,026,000,- 000 bushels of the record up to that time, as some of the statisticians here see it. A reduction in the wheat estimates in the United States with Canadian prospects for 180,000,000 to 200,000,- 00 bushels in the three Western prov- inces, coupled with unfavorable har- vests in many of the European coun- tries, make it necessary to re-adjust the world’s supply, although there are no definite figures available as to the exact quantity that will have to be deducted from. early As reserves in Europe and in all coun- tries outside of Australia and Argen- tina were practically exhausted at the end of harvest, the world’s surplus of wheat, while more than sufficient for all requirements, is not as large as early expectations. Estimates on European require- ments are for 540,000,000 to 640,00u,- 000 bushels, with ample supplies in the exporting countries to furnish all the foodstuffs that there is ocean ton- nage available for transporting. The United States even with a crop of 1,000,000,000 bushels could spare Eu- rope more than it could furnish ships to transport, 400,000,000 bushels be- ing available under such conditions which would leave 600,000,000 bushels for 1915, which was estimates. home consumption and carry over at the end of the crop season. ee In pursuance of the plan announced by the Tradesman last fall, it is now proposed to compile a list of the sons and relatives of Tradesman who yielded up their Kaiser’s war, with an appropriate tribute to each one. Will our read- ers kindly furnish the data for this compilation by early mail, so that the plan may be carried into execution? Whether William Hohenzollern’s alleged intention to move is due to lack of parking to noisy children in the streets or to a prof- iteering landlord not be _ de- termined from the meager dispatches. To an increase in rent he should not object, for Hohenzollern means “high toll.’ The ex-Emperor is at least wise in having some his house-hunting for him. In this way he escapes having a deadly shade in blue inform him that there is a floor to rent: Five rooms rear, $150 per month—this by way of fore- stalling inspection. Once he had houses all over Europe, from Trond- hjem to Corfu. Now he is seeking readers lives to the space or can one do night- He look There he could muse by night himself for just one. might over Heligoland. day and meditate by on the and _ his that the greatest happiness to be derived from difference between own Faust, who decided life was to see a free people on a free soil. the Early statements 3ritish were to have a mandate for East Africa, but now we have a annoucement that Belgium will have a share of it. Its northwest corner is to be added to the the British taining the remainder. In all German Brussels Belgian Congo, re- the Belgian portion is not large, but it size is excellent grazing territory and is inhabited by some of the most indus- trious natives. 3ritish hesitation to Jelgian mandate has been based on the claim that Belgium has all she can manage in the Congo, that she has been lax in protecting the epidemic diseases, and that the natives express consent {0 2 Congo herds against a strong preference for British rule. The British also attach a sentimental value to the region because of its as- sociations with their own explorers. But the concession is small, and it is left wholly clear that British rights to the Cape-to-Cairo route are safe- guarded. The Cape-to-Cairo railroad, now building, which to Bukama, 2600 miles north of Cape Town, gian Congo; but the British: probably hope more than ever for one through was completed last year, traverses, the Bel- “all red” territory. The Tradesman gives place to a communication from Marshall this week solely to demonstrate how rad- ical the hatred of England is in the hearts of Sinn and their sympathizers in this country. In the the number of Feiners Tradesman words and not be. tol- publication. interest of decency eliminated a innuendoes erated in The communication verifies all the Tradesman has garding the utter Sinn Feiners to which would any dignified said in the past re- inability of the govern Treland, can not bridle their control their own ugly tempers are not capable of self matter of his- be- cause who own men tongues and government. It is a tory that the Sinn Feiner movement owes its origin to German propa- ganda and that it was encouraged and sustained in the early days of the movement by the lavish use of Ger- man money. In order to remain popular with his countrymen, Hindenburg would steal from the ex-kaiser the honor of being the instigator of the wickedest features of the war. The higher a fellow is promoted in a bank, the more solemn he gets, wae oe jess - fo ate Se ae + bears ao eS 2 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN August 6, 1919 GONE TO HIS REWARD. correspondence and acquaintance Vice-President of the Leonard — > pa gai note dated $ 400.00 oe with his old friends in Grand Rapids. Crockery Co., in which corporation Louis Spitzig, note dated May 2, Sek Continuous Road Service of Forty- In 1879 he resumed his place with the uo ; eee b ball James A. Brink, note aated May ie ; Ons se it is city, wa r. Reed’s hobbies were base ba 14th, 1907 a eae ,369.45 _ Seven Years, Leon ard house in this city, then do ! | ot = ae a en Joseph F. O. Reed dropped dead ing business under the style of H. and fishing for bass and perch. Ac- O S0It ros ees BOLE in a depot in Chicago last Friday Leonard & Sons. When the business cording to his ideas, wading a stream $5,449.07 while en route home from his sum- mer vacation. The funeral service was held at Spring’s undertaking parlors Monday morning, temporary internment being made in the receiv- ing vault at Oakhills. The was conducted by Rev. Williams, as- sistant pastor of the Fountain street service Baptist church. The pall bearers were Y. Berg, R. A. Utter, Fred Drilling, C. Folkersma, J. Zweedyk and William Venema. Mr. Reed was the son of a Baptist clergyman and was born March 31, was merged into a corporation in 1906, Mr. Reed was rewarded for his many years of faithful service by be- ing made a stockholder in the insti- tution. Instead of taking a position in the office, however, he preferred to retain the road work he had so long followed. His territory included all the available towns on the G. R. & IL, north, from Grand Rapids to Macki- naw, the Pere Marquette from Pe- to Baldwin, including the Manistee branch and the Pentwater branch, and the Ann Arbor from toskey The Late Joseph F. O. Reed. 1848, in the State of New York. His parents soon after moved to Zanes- ville, Ohio, where his boyhood was passed in attendance on the common schools and where he remained until 18 years of age, when, his father hav- ing been called to the pastorate of the Second Baptist church in this city, he came with him. In 1867 he began his business career as clerk for Heman Leonard, who then kept a wholesale and retail crockery store at 31 Monroe street. In 1872 he suc- ceeded Charles H. Leonard as travel- ing representative for the Leonard house, and from that time dated his career as a commercial traveler, he having made that calling his constant business and having been engaged with only one other house in the past forty-seven years. In 1874 he took a position with Geo. W. Dillaway, wholesale crockery and glassware dealer at Muscatine, Iowa, being as- signed portions of Iowa and Missouri for his territory. Here he remained five years, keeping up, however, a Frankfort to Cadillac. trade every six weeks. He saw his Mr. Reed’s long experience in the same line, with only one change is sufficient proof that he made a suc- cess in his line of business, his sales having always been satisfactory and his customers well selected; and he always enjoyed, to a marked degree, the confidence of his employers and the friendship of his customers. Per- haps no personal trait served to make him more popular with the trade than his characteristic good nature, which never forsook him, and which he in- variably imparted to those around him, thus paving the way to favors which a crabbed or more persistent salesman would fail to secure. Mr. Reed was married May 11, 1898, to Mrs. Eliza Lathrop, of Petoskey, He had been a member of the Foun- tain street Baptist church for more than fifty years and belonged to the Michigan Knights of the Grip during the life of that society. Mr. Reed never held any office except that of for speckled trout was altogether too strenuous an occupation to come un- der the classification of recreation or sport, Mr. Reed was regarded as a patri- arch by the traveling fraternity—but he insisted that he was as young as any of the boys and that he could get over the ground as fast and effective- ly, call on as many customers, book as many orders, collect as much mon- ey, tell as good stories and cast around as many in- fectious smiles as any man on the road. He leaves behind him a rec- ord for probity, for steadfastness and for uprightness which made his life a blessing and his memory a benediction. many wholesome Se Recent Bankruptcy Proceedings. Grand Rapids, Aug 5—John Tazelaar, a draftsman of Holland, has filed a peti- tion for adjudication in bankruptcy. The order of adjudication has been entered and the matter referred to Mr. Corwin. The schedules of the bankrupt show lia- bilities amounting to $5,449 97 and assets amounting to $350, consisting of house- hold goods $250 and machinery and tools $100, and all of which is claimed as exempt to the bankrupt. No meeting of the creditors has as yet been called. The creditors shown by the schedules are as follows: Louis Spitzing, Grand Rapids ....$300.00 James H. Firth, Grend Rapids .... 300.00 James A. Brink, Holland ......... 300.00 Frank R. Buck, Grand Rap‘ds .... 300.00 The following notes given by the fol- lowing parties to Veit Mfg. Co., also bankrupt, and sold by it and transferred to First State Bank of Holland, were endorsed over against Veit Manufactur- ing Co., and upon each bankrupt was an endorser. In the matter of Suliman A. Sheehan, bankrupt, Grand Rapids, a special. meet- ing of creditors was held Aug. 4, at which meeting the report of sale of the assets was approved, and a first divi- dend of 50 per cent. declared and ordercd paid on all the partnership debts owing by the former partnership of Sheehan & Cattan, doing business as the Grand Rapids Garment Hanger Co. Certain ad- ministration expenses were also ordered paid. In the matter of A. N. Stough, bank- rupt, Ludington, the final meeting of creditors was held yesterday. The final report and account of the trustee was approved. Certain accounts receivame still on hand and which are considered of doubtful value were sold for $15. Cer- tain administration expenses were or- dered paid and a final dividend wil ve declared, the amount of which has not yet been determined. In the matter of Ferman Clark, bank- rupt, Ludington, the final meeting of creditors has been held. The trustee's report, showing $792 on hand, was ap- proved and allowed. Order for distribu- tion was entered, directing payment of administration expenses and_ secured mortgage claim. In the matter of George Morris, bank- rupt, Olivet, the final meeting of cred- itors has been held. The report of the trustee, showing $551.17 on hand for dis- tribution, was approved and allowed. Or- der was entered for the payment of ad- ministration expenses and a final divi- dend, the amount of which has not yet been determined. ———_.- D. Stall & Son have leased the store building at 621 Bridge street and will add it to the three-front em- porium they now occupy, giving them one of the most complete department stores on the West side. Their lease for the new store calls for a payment of $50 per month for twenty years. By lifting the burdens of others we lose our own. Come to Saginaw of a century. Goods. Our 1919 Holiday Line will be on display there for three weeks after August Ist. Choose your time and come where you will get individual attention from men who have been associated with the Holiday Business for a quarter We have a record for long and continuous service which should attract to Saginaw every Eastern Michigan Druggist who handles Holiday Headquarters at the Bancroft. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. Grand Rapids, Michigan ak acre August 6, 1919 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Third House Added to Our Organization During the period of the war we endeavored to dis- miss from our minds the idea of promoting our own interests in any way, except by endeavoring to give our customers and the people of Western Michigan the best service that we could. Aside from this, the Manager of our Company, together with a ‘arge num- ber of the employes, gave a large portion of their time and thought to helping to administer the food regula- tions, without any regard to promoting the Company’s interests. The war is now finished and it is the duty of all of us to assume our positions in business and to con- tinue to promote our own individual interests, insofar as they are fair and reasonable to our fellow men. It is also our duty, and we hope to be able to do our part in helping to solve the many problems that the changed conditions have brought, and to studying the situation to the end that our progress may be along reasonab‘e and constructive lines. Business in the future, as we see it, will be conducted more scientifically than in the past. It will be handled by good merchants who will learn to eliminate losses from poor management and poor credit, and the coun- try will continue to demand that the wholesale and retail grocers shall continue to be the mest economical method of distribution, if we are to continue in the business. We have had an opportunity to acquire the splendid business of Northrop, Robinson & Carrier Company, at Lansing, and we wish to announce to our friends and customers that we have taken over this company’s building, business, property, formulas and trade marks and added this to the business we now have at Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. This means a greater buying power, which will mean a saving which will extend to our customers and through them to the consumers of our community. The manufacturing business which they have estab- lishe2 will mean furnishing a large number of items at first cost, which will mean further economy and better service. The increased business which we will obtain will mean the building of a larger organization, which will enable us to give to our customers the very best service and co-operation that it is possible to maintain. It will mean to that large number of customers and friends which we have in and about the Central part of Michigan that we can maintain a better service than we have in the past, and the large stocks of mer-, chandise which we are compelled to carry in Grand Rapids, will assist the Lansing house in rendering a better service to the customers than they have been serving in the past. It will continue to be our motto to make our Com- pany bigger and better and we ask our friends to co- operate with us in advancing our mutual interests. WORDEN (;ROCER COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS--KALAMAZOO--LANSING The Prompt Shippers MICHIGAN TRADESMAN August 6, 1919 Movement of Merchants. Ashton—White & Tozer succee! Henry Swem in general trade. St. Charles—Charles Clipper will have his retail bakery completely re- modeled. Laingsburg — Mrs. Ezra Morgan succeeds Mrs. Mary Tripp in the mil- linery business. Holt—The Young-Randolph Co., of Owosso, will erect a grain elevator here and conduct the business as a branch. Belle Oak—Ellis Nemer has sold his stock of general merchandise to Charles Wellas, who has_ taken possession. Bellevue—Z. W. Blackner and j. G. Sawyer have formed a copartner- ship under the style of the Bellevue Garage Co. Caledonia — George E. Newall, formerly of Coral, has purchased the drug stock of W. D. Day, taking im- mediate possession. Fowler—The Fowler Farmers’ Ele- vator Co. has been organized and is erecting its plant which will be ready for business about Nov. 1. Belle Oak—Roy D. Cady has pur- chased the Bullen store building and will occupy it with a stock of general merchandise about Sept. 1. Frankenmuth—Rau Bros. have pur- chased the vacant lot adjoining their store building and will build an ad- dition to their general store. Ishpeming — Gustave Lindberg, meat dealer on Cleveland avenue, died at his home, July 30, following an illness of several months. Hillsdale—The First State Savings Bank has purchased the Stock-Van- derzee block and will remodel it into “a modern bank for its own use. - Owosso—Thieves entered the cloth- ing store of Albert Koffman July 29 and carried away stock and Liberty bonds to the extent of about $2,000. St. Louis—Audrey Sias will remove his jewelry and silverware stock here from Edmore as soon as the store building his father is erecting is completed. Detroit—The Daylite Electric Cc. has been incorporated with an auth- orized capital stock of $5,000. $2,500 of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Detroit—The Detroit General Tire Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $1,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Detroit—The bakery and _ confec- tionery business at 880 Woodward avenue, formerly conducted by Chas. A. Stenius, has been sold to Klein & Lipschitz, who will continue same under their own name. Lansing—The Union Garage Co. has opened a retail store for automo- bile repairs and accessories in con- nection with its garage at 127 West Washtenaw street. Detroit—The American Auto Ac- cessory Co. has been organized with an authorized capital stock of $50,009, of which amount $25,000 has been subscribed and $12,500 paid in in cash. Charlotte—Milo Osborn has sold his interest in the boot and shoe stock of Harmon & Osborn, to Ira Smith and the business will be con- tinued under the style of Harmon & Smith. Holland—J. A. Vander Veen has sold his hardware stock to Arend Siersma and Dick Van Tatenhoven, who have formed a copartnership and will continue the business at the same location. Owosso—John H. Evans has sold his stock of confectionery and soft drinks to O. L. Brown, recently of Lansing, who will continue the busi- ness at the same location on South Washington street. Saginaw—The J. C. Musser Co. has been incorporated to conduct a gen- eral mercantile business, with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, of which amount $6,000 has been sub- scribed and $2,500 paid in in cash. Muskegon—The Toggery has been incorporated to conduct a retail cloth- ing and men’s furnishing goods store, with an authorized capital stock of $7,500, all of which has been sub- scribed and $4,500 paid in in cash. South Haven—Charles Winkel, en- gaged in the lumber business for the past thirty years, has sold his interest in the lumber business of Winkel & Son to his son, Walter, who will con- tinue the under his name. Flint—N. A. Herren, of 407 Detroit street, has purchased the stock of groceries, baked goods and store fix- tures of the Dayton Baking Co. store No, 2, at 1602 Oren avenue, and will continue the business at the same lo- cation. business own Saginaw—The Kaufmann Hide & Fur Co. has purchased the property at 217 South Washington avenue and 216 South Water street and is re- modeling it into a branch house which it will occupy in about two weeks. Detroit — The Walker Brothers Catering Co. has purchased frontage of 30 feet on Griswold street, just north of Grand River avenue. The price paid was $3,500 per foot. The purchaser plans remodelling the pres- ent three-story building on the prop- erty into a modern lunch room some- time within the next twelve months. Litchfield—The Moss Mercantile Co. sold its stock of shoes to Albion merchants and the remainder of the genera Istock to Detroit parties who removed it to that city. Dimondale—The Exchange Bank of Harris, Corbin & Co. has been merg- ed into a State bank under the style of the Dimondale State Bank and its capitalization increased to $25,000. Jackson—P. K. Doyle, who has conducted a shoe repair shop at 317 East Main street for the past year, has formed a copartnership with his brother E. J. Doyle under the style of Doyle Bros. and purchased a stcck of shoes which they have installed in the same store building. Portland—Russell L. Cardy and George A. Foland have formed a co- partnership under the style of Cardy & Foland and purchased the Leon E. Hoxon jewelry stock of the special administrator, taking immediate pos- session. Union City—C. E. Keagle has sold his grocery stock to Bater & Moore, who will continue the business at the same location. Mr. Bater was en- gaged in the grocery business at Ba- tavia about ten years under the style of Bater & Troutman. Detroit—The Weiss-Kennitz Co. has been incorporated to conduct a general baking and restaurant busi- ness, with an authorized capital stock of $75,000, of which amount $50,000 has been subscribed and _ paid in, $2,300.44 in cash and $47,699.56 in property. Detroit—The Robinson’ Foreign Patents Co. has been organized to buy, improve and sell coffees, and to acquire and deal in patents and pro- cesses for improving coffees, with an authorized capital stock of $40,000, all of which has been subscribed and $5000 paid in in cash. Ishpeming — The Lake Superior Produce Co., a Houghton house which has been selling fruits, vegetables and dairy products in Marquette county for a number of years, has closed its Ishpeming office and warehouse and retired from his field. Charles Thom- as, who has looked after the Mar- quette country trade, has not an- nounced his plans for the future. Tecumseh—Butter sold for 10 cents a pound here for two days last week. Forty-three tubs, each containing 70 pounds of butter, were disposed of at that price and it sold “like hot cakes,” as the old saying goes. A short time after the last tub of butter had been sold, three men, special officers for the Michigan Central railroad. ap- peared on the scene and arrested C. L. Grant, the salesman. on a grand larceny charge. According to the of- ficers he stole the butter from a freight car in the Michigan Central yards in Detroit. He was taken back to that city where the charge will be preferred against him. All the loot with the exception of one tub has been recovered, according to the of- ficers. The missing tub was lost oft the automobile truck between De- troit and Tecumseh. Grant arrived here in a large truck, bringing the butter with him. He passed off as a government postoffice inspector and after securing the confidence of some of the residents, he confided in them that he had some good butter to sell for 10 cents a pound. The deal was made and the arrest followed. Manufacturing Matters. Dundee—L. E. Perkins recently re- cpened his bakery under the siyle of tae Riverside Bakery. Benton Harbor—The Palace Lamp Corporation has engaged in the floor and table lamp making business. Shelby—Fire destroyed the basket factory of J. E. Harrison, entailing a loss of about $50,000, partially cov- ered by insurance. Bay City—E. A. Robertson, of Sag- inaw, is arranging to establish a shirt- waist factory in Bay City to give en- ployment to fifty people. Detroit—The Detroit Pressed Steel Co. has purchased the Springfield Body Co. plant on Carlton avenue from the Detroit Shell Co. Selding—The Belding Foundry Co. has increased its capital stock from $25,000 to $100,000 and is building a large addition to its plant. Perry—J. K. Finneran, recently of Medaryville, Ind., has purchased the Stichler store building and will oc- cupy it with a bakery about Aug. 15. Detroit—The Banner Manufactur- ing Co. has opened a factory in Ox- ford for the making of children’s play suits. About fifty girls will be em- ployed. Detroit—Reports of a large steel plant on the riverfront North of the reat Lakes Engineering Co. prop- erty and said to be owned hy Lodzoe ros. have been current agaiii. Detroit—The Allen Air Turbine Ventilator Co. was incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $150,- 000, of which amount $75,000 has been subscribed and $15,000 paid in in cash. Detroit—The National Screw Prod- ucts Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $50,000, of which amount $26,000 has been subscribed and $20,000 paid in in cash. oO - Worden Grocer Company Now Has Three Stores. The feature of the week has been the conclusion of negotiations which have been conducted for the past six months contemplating the purchase »f the building, stock, book accounts and good will of the Northrop, Rob- ertson & Carrier Co., of Lansing, by the Worden Grocer Company. The sale was effected Aug. 1 and the purchaser took possession § the following morning. M. R. Carrier will remain with the house tempor- arily as manager and H. U. Bigger will continue as assistant manager. The patrons of the Lansing house are assured that the liberal policies which have’ characterized the old house will be continued without in- terruption and that new features will be inaugurated from time to time to enlarge the service and increase the usefulness of the institution. Man- ager Rouse has large plans in view in the way of busines sextension which he will put into execution from time to time as circumstances justify. No change will be made in either the office or traveling forces. i ' peng EAR RIIC oer tgp ORS ereee cn i i . = | 4 ereasgrees respectable and required outwad form. As the years go by, Cornel’us De Jongh will be remembered with love and affection by scores—yea |-y hundreds. of men and women whom he substantially befriended, by men and women whom the inspired by his life, as well as by spoken word to stand by, to“look up and to press on with a heart’ of cheer and a hope for better things. Sométime, we know not how soon or how long deferred the time may be, we confidently ex- pect to meet our friend again, to clasp his hand, to hear his voice, to see his smile and we know—at least we know we believe—that we shall find him busy there as he always was here, doing a man’s work in a manly way. el It takes four things to make a gen- tleman. You must be a gentleman in your principles, a gentleman in yorr tastes, a gentleman in your manners and a gentleman in your person. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN August 6, 1919 Exceilent Example of Sinn Fein Propaganda. Marshall, Aug. 5—A few days ag», I happened to come across the July 2 issue of the Michigan Tradesman. The leading editorial contained a warning to Americans, not only to render no aid in the settlement ot the irish question, but to do all in their power to sustain England in her cam- paign of plunder and devastation 0! freland. The writer’s presentation of the subject was such a glaring outrage on historic truth, and his language so outrageously indecent and offensive, that in noticing it at all one runs the risk of sacrificing his self respect and descending to the level of the brawl- er and pander. But, as it affords an opportunity of placing the truth be- fore the readers of the Michigan Tradesman, it may be worth while to expose some of his grotesque false- hoods. 1. He denies that Ireland is a na- tion,. even geographically. He con- tradicts himself in the very state- ment. Ireland is, in race, language, custom, traditions, temperament, as well as geographically, radically dis- tinct from England. Moreover, she is one of the most ancient nations in Europe, and for 750 years of blood- shed and tyranny she has never re- linquished her demand, but in every generation vindicated her claim to nationhood. No historian worthy of the name ever denied this. 9. He has the temerity to say that the whole trouble in Ireland is “a religious controversy” and squabble. This is at once a libel on Irish Cath- olics and an insult to Irish Protes- tants. There is no religious question in Ireland. This is a slander exploit- ed by her enemies to throw dust in the eyes of the world and of the American people in particular. Does not the veracious editor know that all the leaders of public and political opinion in Ireland, for a century and a quarter, with one single exception, were Protestants. Does he not know that many of the so-called rebels and victims of England’s brutal laws were Protestants. Wolfe, Lord Edward litzgerald, Robert Emmett, William Orr and the Shears brothers were Protestant martyrs for Irish freedom; John Mitchell, John Martin, William Smith O’Brien, Thomas Davis, Isaac Butt and Charles Stuart were all Protestants who suffered for their National fate. So are many leaders in the present movement, including Arthur Griffith, the founder of Sinn Fein. No country in the world isj so united in regard to National policy as Ireland is to-day. The only ele- ment in the country opposed to in- dependence is the English garrison in Ireland. The late elections made that as clear as the noonday sun. The Orangeman is in Ireland, not for Ireland’s benefit, but to keep it in subiection to England. hence he glor- ies in calling himself not an Trish- man, but “the English garrison.” It was the Orange faction only that sought an alliance with Germany. That faction was the only one that received munitious and arms from the Kaiser. This is so notorious that the leader of the faction, Sir Edward Carson. boasted of it. 3. The editorial writer denounces the Sinn Fein as “the cheapest kind of hirelings and assassins;” in other words, the whole of Ireland is a na- tion of robbers and cutthroats. What castigation does the man deserve who makes such an outrageous accusation as this against a whole people? For me, I must be content with telling him that he is mistaken. It is incor- rect to state. as he does, that the Sinn Fein referred to the Germans, as “our gallant allies.” It is a de- liberate lie to say that the “move- ment was financed by Germany” The Sinn Fein received no aid whatso- ever, either in money or arms, from Germany. 4. [I come now to the strangest part of the document. By a singular infelicity he recalls the Alabama epi- sode and advances England’s chief reproach and disgrace as an instance of her chivalry and magnanimity. I have no desire to open up sores. | woud leave them buried in the dead past, did not this man resurrect them. There is an impression that Ire- land is the only country with a griev- ance and—that the Irish Catholics are the only people who have had occasion to bring a serious charge against the British empire. The old world is not the only place where the English have trampled on human rights. England endeavored, in the past, to hold and reduce America as an industrial dependency (see the proclamation of independence). When oppression became intolerable and the spirit of the manhood of America rose up to cast off the yoke, the English nation resorted to the most abominable means for the sub- jugation of this continent. srand and sword, fraud and brute force were employed. “What name does England’s conduct deserve and what punishment is in store for the men who have destroyed millions, involved thousands in ruin and plunged num- berless in unspeakable woe?” This indignant question was asked, not by an trishman, but by the peerless patriot, the father of his country. George Washington. The struggling colonies rose against oppression, so- licited the aid of friendly countries, France responded, Spain followed but Ireland was the first. “I found tke people of Ireland disposed to be the friends of America’? wrote Benjamin Franklin, “in which I endeavored to confirm them with the expectation that our growing weight might in time be thrown into their scales and justice be obtained for them likewise.” On July 28, 1775, the American Con- tinentel Congress published an ad- dress to the people of Treland, the1k- ing them for their sympathy and sup- port and expressing the hope that America would one day be able to make a return for the invaluable as- sistance rendered to her by Ireland. America did then what Ireland is doing now. She appealed to the moral sense of Christendom to vindi- cate the justice of her cause. Is it strange that the United States Con- gress should pass resolutions sympa- thizing with Ireland in her struggle for independence? In 1783 England signed a treaty of peace in Paris de- claring that these colonies “were and of right ought to be free and inde- pendent states.” Her conduct in 1812 shows how sincere she was. 5. Now to come to the Alabama incident. During the Civil War Eng- land recognized the slave trade of the South and granted it belligerent rights. She built and manned priva- teers to harass American ships, prey en American commerce and sweep the American flag from the ocean. When the war was over, England was called to account for these glaring violations of justice and international law. At Geneva a fine of $15,000,090 was imposed on the pirate nation— a very small sum considering the crime and ridiculously inadequate to repair the damages inflicted on Amer- ican ships, trade and commerce. Did England promptly pay the award, as the writer says she did? Nothing cf the kind. She begged and whined for time, asserting that the substraction of so much gold would involve Eng- land in a financial panic. As a mat- ter of fact, as Gladstone declared in Parliament, the English people drank themselves out of the Alabama elaims.. I should not be surprised if honest John Bull, who is a compound of the bully and sneakthief, compelled Queen Victoria to make an abject apology with a view to mitigate the damages. Now, Ireland simply asks that America be true to her traditions and ideals and to vindicate the mo- tives for which this country went into the war.” George Clarson. INCREASE YOUR BISCUIT PROFITS IDEAL SUNSHINE Advantages of an BISCUIT DEPARTMENT Perfect Display —Clean—Neat—Attractive A Complete Stock with Smallest Investment It Creates Interest and Consumer's Demand Ask the Sunshine Salesman—He Knows Joose-Wues Biscurr (pMPANY Bakers of Sunshine Biscuits CHICAGO ; i await ~ sera enna nerapeneip fin + aren ae ene Rene SERENE ae 3S PRR ARSNC RO NRE SI erRNEE August 6, 1919 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN é Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Aug. 5—-The writer attended the funeral of Joseph F. O. Reed at the Spring undertaking par- lors Monday morning and was struck with the simple and_ unostentatious manner in which the veteran road salesman was laid away to his eternal rest. The service was just such an affair as “Joe’ would prefer if he was to plan it himself. I imagine, however, that, instead of a set ser- mon by a stranger who_ probably never shook the hand of the genial salesman, he would have requested Manley Jones or some other traveler of the old school to say a few words and make a few remarks of a per- sonal character. Mr. Reed’s life was rich in good deeds and helpful acts. This side of his nature could not be brought out by a stranger, but Man- ley Jones could have paid a tribute to the deceased which. would have added greatly to the interest of the occasion and given those present a new insight into the vision and as- pirations of the deceased. Lynch Bros. have engaged to con- duct a sale of the stock in the Cash Bargain store, owned by the late W. B. Fishbeck, at Howell. The stock inventories about $14,000. Charles Berman, buyer at Berman’s department store, Kingston, was in town last Friday to place his order for holiday goods with H. Leonard & Sons. He says he visited all the large Eastern markets and found the Leonard line better than any he had found at any other market. Men get queer notions in their heads some times. For instance, the writer thought he was paying Mr. Race a compliment in the reference made to the King Hotel, at Reed City, last week. Mr. Race read the article hurriedly—too hurriedly—and immediately sat down and wrote a brief description of some of the diffi- culties he has had to overcome, as follows: | “You will remember the writer called at your office before coming up here, at which time I was connected with the New Hotel Mer- tens, and had quite a chat with you. Upon arriving here and taking charge I found a proposition on my hands I had not believed possible. The rooms, dining room, kitchen, sample room and heating system were in such state of repair that it has taken all the money I could get together to make things liveable. The kitchen utensils in use here were not fit to cook a single article of food in, as they were chipped and could not be kept clean. These all had to be re- placed. There was not a sheet in the house of law-abiding strength and they had to be replaced with new ones to meet the requirements of the law and the comfort of my guests. And you will realize what it costs to buy linen! In order to keep the place warm I had to expend about £150 on the heating plant. Also I have decorated as many rooms as rossible. including the dining room and office and men’s toilet. Then, coupled with all this, you know what the business conditions have been, especially last fall before the war was over. In regards to the dining room, will say that up to October I was vetting 65 cents per meal and was losine money and then I put my meals strictly European and now my averave meal brings me in 50 cents andi the dining room is just breaking even. T am at a loss to account for this. as most of my fellow hotel men np and down the line are getting from 75 cents up for their meals and T am sure that mv menu will compare verv favorably with the majority and still I am getting only 50 cents. I really do not see the sense of charg- ing every man 75 cents or more for a meal when some are eating—or at least eating at—twice as much as some other guest. Ejither one is get- ting more than value received or the other is getting stung. One of the hollers that hotel men have been put- ting up for the past few years is that the Greeks have been getting all their rightful business. So if the fellows patronize those places I can see no reason why the hotel can not meet the opposition with the same thing without unfavorable comment. We realize that for the past year we have been unable to obtain efficient help, particularly in the kitchen, within reach of our pocketbook, for you well know that wages have gone up with that class of help far more than hotel rates have been boosted and faster than the salaries of trav- eling men have been raised.” I am glad to give place to Mr. Race’s let- ter, because I believe he is making an honest effort to serve the travel- ing public the best he knows how and that he is doing all that any man could, considering the handicaps he is under. The death of Cornelius De Jongh, of Burnips Corners, removes a life- long friend of the traveling fratern- ity. Mr. De Jongh was always cour- teous and genial to the traveling salesman, both while engaged in busi- ness at Muskegon and Burnips Cor- ners, and his untimely end—he was only 59 years of age—will be mourn- ed by every traveler who ever called on him. Industry is the mother of geod, luck. The trouble with a white lie is that ‘t so frequently leaves a black mark belond it. The man who can not get out of debt is frequently envied by the man who can not get in. All things come to him who writs. The right way, of course, is to wait at the proper place. If an honest man is the noblest work of God, it is just as well to tcok these self-made men over very carefully. ———_o-2-. The tragedy of the recent Chicago rioting will not end with the deaths, injuries and immediate property loss. Negroes by hundreds are still fleeing the city, some with their possessions and some without, for the most part seeking Southern refuges like Mem- phis and Nashville. So it was after the Springfield and the East St. Louis riots, for Lincoln’s State has dis- tinguished itself by three such affairs within a few years. At the Stock Yards, where one-third the employes are negroes, not one appeared for work during the days of stress and fear. Order can be restored, arrests and convictions can be obtained, but great numbers of decent and law abiding citizens were forced out of employment and out of their homes to seek shelter wherever they could; great numbers of others are left with an abiding fear; and enterprising ne- groes throughout the South who have thought of going North to better their condition are served notice that their immigration is likely to be resented by a class of whites who will resort to wholesale murder to discourage it. We are manufacturers of Trimmed & Untrimmed HATS for Ladies, Misses and Children, especially adapted to the general store trade. Trial order solicited. CORL-KNOTT COMPANY, Corner Conmmerce Ave. and Island St. Grand Rapids, Mich. “We’re Out of That To-day” cools friendships makes enemies loses business But so long as you are stocked up with a full line of Lighthouse and Red Cap brands you Il never lose anything ! MAKE SURE before you close tonight that your order for necessary goods is mailed to us NATIONAL GROCER COMPANY Grand Rapids Lansing Cadillac Traverse City FRENZIED MERCHANDISING. Evidence multiplies that the com- plaining stage concerning the high cost of living has been passed and that some form of action at Wash- ington, either from the President or Congress, is inevitable. However, contrary to popular un- derstanding the statement may be, it is nevertheless true that no one will welcome this any more than the gro- cery and food trades, but in the work- ing out of the solution of the prob- lem, there is much trade misappre- hension, lest hasty and unwise action may cause needless disturbance and adversity to orderly distributive pro- cesses, without commensurate hope of a successful outcome. That the high cost of living is a matter of compelling and dominant importance every grocer knows. But, after years of thought and study and “probes” and enquiries without num- ber—plus some very honest effort on the part of the grocery trades them- selves, latterly intensified by the best economic and mercantile brains in the country working under the stimu- lus of patriotism and war necessity— all studies have failed to in any wise suggest to real economists any hope of direct solution. Such causes for the high cost of living as have been discovered have generally been traced back to economic conditions which show no sign of change or of yield- ing to the popular clamor. To out- line these is far too intricate to dis- cuss here, but the chief are high wages, short hours and advancin:z living ideals. Meanwhile, there is imperative need for relief and with political med- dlers on the one side, a genuine dis- tress on the other and a widespread, vague and misunderstood opinion as to the causes, there is fear that trou- ble will result. It is recognized by trade leaders as a time for cool heads and open minds; also for tolerance and a helpful spirit. Contrary to the common belief, there is no marked opposition amonz grocers to having Uncle Sam sell the army surplus of foodstuffs by pea- dling it out through municipalities, parcels post, etc, or by the process of auctioning. The whole amount to be disposed of is not enough to seri- ously affect trade, save in a tempor- ary way, and it is recognized that while the fever is on there is no use in preventing popular experi- mentation, even if the schemes are doomed to be ineffective. It may be that a familly here and there—per- haps thousands of them—will buy a few staples more cheaply than they would of the grocer, but the whole available lot is not enough to mater- .ially change ruling values, least of all solve any of the problems of the old h. c. 1. There is a trade belief that it repre- sents unfair competition for a city or the Nation to sell goods at a loss, using already overburdened public service for the work and then dump the loss and the cost of the -experi- ment onto the taxpayers, of whom the grocers themselves are no small portion. But it would be futile for a MICHIGAN TRADESMAN grocer to offer either protest of argu- ment. It seems strange that so much of the complaint against the high cost of living has to do exclusively with foodstuffs and that in consequence most of the reprisal proposed is against the “food profiteer,” which, with the average citizen, means every grocer, butcher or other victim whose lines are cast in the manufacture, handling or sale of food. Perhaps it is not unnatural, in the face of the fact that nothing comes so compell- ingly or personally home to every man, woman and child as food and no class of merchants are so numer- ous as the grocers. But if the public would only pause long enough to investigate, it would be found that food is only one of many classes of commodities which have advanced, the advance being so uniform—not only here, but in every other land—as to suggest that funda- mental causes rather than the com- monly attributed machinations. of groups, trusts, speculators, etc., are really to blame. For instance, a Canadian govern- mental board has lately compiled cer- tain statistics of prices in that coun- try—and what is true in Canada is virtually true here—before the war, at the time of the armistice and now, covering foodstuffs, staple materials in the hardware field and a group of common and varied staples. These show surprisingly uniform advances, representing for the food list an aver- age of 140 per cent. advance, on the hardware 148 per cent. advance, and on the staples 136 per cent. If one had taken such things as shoes, cloth- ing and other lines of manufactured products, the percentage of increase would probably have been’ even stronger than in these directions. The grocer, therefore, objects to being made the goat for things which are just as true of many other lines of commodities than foods. Are there “trusts” everywhere and in every commodity? If this is a trust result or the product of the wicked specu- lator and profiteer, why is it equally true of England, France, Italy, Ar- gentina, Australia and Japan? Why not approach the high cost of living as an economic result and not the mere vagary of a wicked gouger? The grocers are rather disposed to be amused_and to look forward to a demonstration through experience of the impracticability of the scheme. They point to the fact that the postal service is already badly congested and intolerably inefficient, showing up at the end of the year with a deficit. They are quite willing for the housewife who wants a line of foods to walk a couple of miles to the postoffice, read a circular posted on the wall stating what the prices are to be, make out her formal order, pay the money in advance, wait for it to be sent to Washington, com- piled with millions of other orders and then apportioned to the amount available—which will quite as often be oversold as undersold—and then eumbersomely weighed out, wrapped, directed to her address, sent to her city and then delivered at her door by a pack-horse postman in whatever condition it may arrive—and when- ever. The grocers conjure up inter- esting pictures of it and are wicked enough to chuckle at the situation that will very likely result. The leaders in the wholesale trade contrast it with what might have happened had there been less clamer and less prejudice against using es- tablished channels of distribution; ex- perienced and of proven For, let it be recalled, that, weeks ago, a responsible committee of wholesalers offered the Government- al authorities to handle the whole surplus through regular channels, at whatever prices the Government wanted to set and at whatever rea- sonable compensation of limited mar- gin the Government would set; guar- anteeing that speculators would not get it. And now people have bought large lots of food who were never in the business before and are selling it freely, at whatever prices they choose, if they offer it at all. The feeling in the grocery trade is less one of resentment than of amusement and disgust. And yet no one likes to oppose any honest effort to lower the cost of food. No one doubts the sincerity of many who are planning these fanci- ful schemes for carrying out the man- datory orders of Congress, unless it may be that politicians are suspected f currying favor. efficiency. oO There is full sympathy in grocery circles with any effort to lower prices, but the grocer can not discover in the suggested plan any signs of ef- fectiveness. None of the essentials of distribution are eliminated, unless on the basis of ‘do it yourself,” and the feeling is that experienced men, with lifetimes of competitive effort back of them, can do it better than novices. Least of all have they any confidence in Governmental opera- tions to really serve the public. No one in trade believes that the public will be pleased with its ex- perience nor that even a dent will be made in old h. c. 1. They do re- gard sadly the waste of honest, earn- est effort in what they feel sure is a hopeless cause and yearn for the day when politicians and the public will really wake up to the deep-root- ed causes of advance in living costs. The more experienced men are, the more thought they have applied to studying the problem, the less they confess to knowing much about how to solve it. The soldier who did not pass through dark Gethsemane before he entered the army could hardly have had high hopes or extensive plans for life. And in that night of test- ing he came to see a greater oppor- tunity for service in which all his study, labor and training for a life of usefulness had not been in vain, and would be augmented many fold by war experiences if he survived the war. Yet before him always loomed the possibility of a sudden end to the earthly career. And when that end came to many a soldier he knew he had finished a good work——-had com- pleted his task and passed every test. August 6, 19i%+ WOULD BE DANGEROUS. Bad as the sugar situation is, it is open to question whether the sugar men or the politicians are the more annoying. Every time anything goes wrong with the law of supply and de- mand, or prices get out of joint, there rise, like mushrooms over night, fifty-seven varieties of “remedy” in Congress to correct the situation—- and make a good showing for an aspiring politician. More than occa- sionally, the remedy is far worse than the disease. For instance, here is an Indiana Congressman backing a bill to prohibit the export of sugar for two years, with penalties running to the full value of the sugar. The careless exportation of sugar to Europe, combined with certain other features, is unquestionably the reason for the present scarcity, but it doesn’t take two years to catch up by any means. Besides, what of the need for co-operating with our Allies and lending a hand in_ restoring Europe, which might very well be done normally without inconvenience. But, above all, it seems to have es- caped the statesman wholly that the accumulation of two years’ produc- tion of refined sugar would be a white elephant to carry, both as a matter of physical storage and carrying charges. Even the few months pro- duction that did accumulate here while England deferred taking her allotments became a matter of some seriousness for storage and as a financial load. WHO DEFEATED GERMANY? The resistance of Belgium held back the German army two weeks. Was not that a determining factor? The English navy’s constant guard restrained the’foe. Italy took sides with the Allies at a critical moment. Russia struck hard before Germany expected her to be ready. American soldiers stopped the Germans in their last drive on Paris, when they seemed sure of victory. Many other factors were indispensible, ‘but after all it was Germany’s overconfidence that defeated her. ’ The Tradesman urges its friends in the dry goods trade to ally them- selves with the Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association. The organization is on a good financial basis and is officered by men of high character who are recognized leaders in the mercantile field. A strong man has been engaged to serve as manager of the organization which ensures the efficient discharge of all duties the Association is created to undertake. There is no dry goods dealer in Mich- igan which this organization can not benefit greatly in excess of the ex- pense of maintaining a membership therein. To perpetrate the lie that Germany fought a war of defense against ag- gressive England the benighted heathens of Germany must be taught that Germany won the war—and her uninvaded territory and unharmed cities are sufficient proof to the aver- age German mind that they are the victors. ~ PR NA RNAGETEON AAC ARO ROCA tae regwe Ahern h August 6, 1919 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 9 FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN Made strongest where the wear is hardes RSENS ESTE AER HE OTe 4 meee ss asseben Sosicsmr nen eseaeaste me Made for Solid Trade-Building Durable-DURHAM Hosiery is a dependable seller. ‘There is honest value in every pair. People buy it—and buy it again. That is why it is so popular with the public—and so profit- able to the dealer. It is a business getter—and a business holder. You can supply every need of the stocking trade if you have the complete line. There are sizes and styles for every member of the family—for every season of the year, including fleecy lined hosiery for winter wear. Every pair is made stronger to wear longer—and they do. Furthermore, Durable-DURHAM is the most widely advertised hosiery in the country ——and this year’s publicity will be greater than ever before. The demand is steadily increasing. Thou- sands of consumers have written us because they couldn’t get it from their dealers. If you haven’t carried Durable-eDURHAM Hosiery— or if you are out of it, order from your jobber now, in order to supply the stocking need in your community. Amory, Browne g Co. Sole Export Agent New York DURHAM HOSIERY MILLS, Durham, N. C. ECON Ree CO aN Sales Offices: 88 Leonard Street, New York 208 So. LaSalle Street, Chicago 582 Market Street, San Francisco © ain niente Se 4 ees si! es 10 August 6, 1919 ‘\ ie Poy “ (\ 5) TO yn L\ f\ n\s ih vw aN ae A \ ‘| (Wa apa) axa O ert) Fa ADL MIU MY, 39)), aan wi sy Michigan Retall Shoe Dealers’ Associa- tion. President—J. E. Wilson, Detroit. Vice-Presidents — Harry Woodworth, Lansing; James H. Fox, Grand Rapids; aera ithe ———— A. E. Kel- logs. raverse y. retary-Treasurer—C. J. Paige, Sag- inaw. What Is Profiteering In the Shoe Trade? Just why the retail shoe trade should be forced to go through an era of facing the charge of “profiteer- ing,” as it is to some extent at pres- ent, is hard to understand. As com- pared with many other necessities, shoes have not advanced more than the average degree, yet the retailer has to face this accusation occasion- ally. It is, therefore, not out of place to look at the matter calmly and broadly, and find out, first, what a profiteer really is, and second, if the shoe trade in general can be sub- jected properly to indictment on the charge. In the first place the fact must be admitted at the outset that the shoe dealer, like any other merchant, is entitled to a legitimate profit in re- turn for his investment of capital and his energy as a dealer in commodi- ties. There are in the shoe trade, as in the grocery, hardware, or any other business, men who are successful and not successful. There are men who are honestly building up a trade by rendering merchandise and service in exchange for money, and as in all businesses there are some whose only ambition is to make money by any method, honestly or otherwise. Hu- man nature, shrewdness, fair minded- ness, and that indescribable trait of personal equation are common to shoemen as to any other group of men in the retail field. Hience there is no exact standard which determines exactly what a “profiteer” may be, but unfortunately, through the channels of a few mis- guided minds in the newspaper world, the term of profiteer has been flaunt- ed before the public mind as the terms “buccaneer” or “pirate.” It has been used as though the shoe mer- chant were a gambler, a speculator or a reaper of illegitimate profit. Therefore, the first thing a shoe dealer should be prepared to do is to defend his own trade as being en- titled to earn a fair profit, and not be frightened out of his own self- respect by thinking that he must re- duce himself to a condition where his capital earns only what it might draw at ordinary interest rates in a savings bank, without worry as to depreciation, or other problems com- mon to buying and selling goods. The dealer must start with the manufacturer’s wholesale price as a basis. That is something out of his control, and is not to be confused with the problem in hand. The manu- facturer’s wholesale cost is determin- ed by cost of materials plus labor, plus other manufacturing expense, plus reasonable net profit. The deal- er’s retail price likewise is composed of cost of goods plus operating ex- pense, plus reasonable net profit. Re- tail shoe prices have advanced be- cause the wholesale price, a figure al- together out of his control, has prac- tically doubled in the last few years. They have advanced because rents, clerk-hire, cost of advertising, and all other operating costs have advanced. To illustrate, if three years ago shoes of a certain type cost $3 per pair, and the cost of selling each pair was $1.50, then the retailer in order to live properly started at $4.50 as the retail price he must obtain to break, even. If he added 50 cents for net profit, making the retail price $5, surely there was no profiteering or piracy there. To-day this same shce costs $6, principally because leather and labor have advanced to the manu- facturer to that extent. In addition instead of costing $1.50 per pair to sell shoes, the average is nearer $2 per pair. Therefore, to break even the starting point is $8. Granting for argument sake that the dealer adds $1 as his legitimate net profit per pair, the retail price is then $9 against $5 a few years ago. Only those who will not think fairly will contend that $1 is unreasonable profit. That $1 to-day will buy only one-half as much as it did thtee years ago. And these fig- ures do reflect the average situation, and are far away from such ridiculous talk as an $18 retail price for a shoe costing $4.50. But there is another phase to the situation that is fair to consider. Three or four years ago the retail shoe trade was not on a basis of re- Oxfords Are Selling We have to offer some new numbers in leather. Also in white canvas. Hirth-Krause Co. Tanners and Shoe Manufacturers Grand Rapids, Michigan Our Salesmen are now out with their new lines, showing NEW IDEAS HOOD TENNIS Snappy lines of LEATHER SHOES for immediate and Spring delivery. Don’t fail to see the new HOOD LEATHER shoe, made with TIRE Fibre Goodyear Welt soles. They are presenting a special proposi- that you will want to know about. Say the word and salesman will see you without delay. Now calling on trade as fast as they can. Grand RapidsShoe ® Rubber Grand Rapids The Michigan People The ‘‘Bertsch’’ shoes are shoes your customers want. Reasonably priced ---quick sellers---they will give you a larger volume of sales with increased profit, and the unusual value will mark you as the leading shoe merchant in your city. Herold-Bertsch Shoe Co. Manufacturers of Serviceable Footwear GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 1 ARE HP NER EPI eine ees haere nT CREE Se SU NRT Me eine ees haere August 6, 1919 turning a decent earning on capital invested. A certain group of 200 stores returned a net profit of less than 5 per cent. on their gross sales. What other business, where turn- overs of only two times a year were possible, and involving the complicat- ed problem of widths as well as sizes in addition to numerous styles, was on such a meager margin of earning? It is true that grocery stores earned 3 or 4 per cent. net, but they obtained anywhere from six to ten turn-overs a year. Therefore, a 4 per cent. net profit earned ten times a year estab- lished what may be called forty points of profit making per year. It is also true that an average de- partment store earned perhaps an 8 per cent. net profit, and made four stock turns each year, thus establish- ing thirty-two points of profit mak- ing. In this same era the shoe busi- ness earned a 5 per cent. net profit two times a year, or only ten points of profit making. There were, of course, exceptionally well handled stores which did better than this in all groups. There were many more in all groups that didi much worse. Therefore, if the fair thinker will ad- mit from these figures that three years ago the shoe business returned a sub normal earning for each dollar in- vested, he can only criticize if to-day’s basis is out of reason as compared with the other groups. What are the facts about to-day’s business? They are hard to ascertain except for 1918, but certain groups of stores of an average type show that a net profit of 9 per cent. was earned, and that the average turn-over was still less than two times. That means only eighteen points of profit making, which does not put the shoe business on a par with groceries or dry goods then or now. In another sphere the public has been misled by some thoughtless pub- licity on the part of the self-appointed profiteer detective bureau. If three years ago this average dealer sold 5,000 pairs at $5 with a net profit of 50 cents per pair, that would mean a total of $25,000 and a net profit of $2,500. On the other hand, if he sold last year 5,000 pairs (and the dealer who held his pair volume did well) it would mean $45,000 at $9 per pair, or a total of $5,000 net profit. To do this 5,000 pair volume most dealers carried at least 2,500 pairs average stock which would indicate two “turn-overs a year. While some stores are getting faster turn-overs to-day, most stores are still carrying 2,500 pairs for their 5,000 pair volume. The style game and the demand for more careful fitting calling for more sizes and widths, aggravated by de- livery problems, have made faster turn-overs hard to obtain. Therefore, three years ago 2,500 pairs at $3 pec paid represented an investment of $7,500, and to-day that same 2,500 pairs represents an in- vestment of $15,000. An earning of $2,500 on an investment of $7,500 is 3314. per cent. on capital invested, and an earning of $5,000 on an investment of $15,000 is also 33% per cent. with an excess profit tax MICHIGAN TRADESMAN that hits the shoe business as hard as any retail field. All these figures reflect a stock and turn-over that is better than the aver- age condition. This is the line of thought that every dealer should follow for him- self. If the time comes when styles do not change and deliveries are de- pendable then the shoe dealer can get faster turn-overs and take shorter profits. And if it becomes possible to get four time stock turn-overs then smaller net earnings per pair will quickly follow. There has been altogether too much emphasis, placed on the occasional gross profit of 40 per cent. The public has in some cases misinterpreted that as a net percentage. Net earnings average 9 per cent.—not 40 per cent. It is a rare shoe store which to-day earns much over 10 per cent. net on its gross sales. The 40 per cent. gross profit is offset by the quick and sub- stantial depreciation losses on chang- ing styles. A gross profit of 33 to 35 per cent. on sales is not profiteering because expense is running from 22 to 28 per cent., and there is no reason in the world why every shoe dealer in the country should not hold his head high and defend himself and his colleagues on the basis that a net margin of from 8 to 11 per cent. is entirely out of the zone that can be properly called profiteering in any sense. ——_o<+~—__-—— Failure. Failure’s just a resting place On the road to Try Again, Just a slackening of the pace And a pause for sturdy men; Just a temporary halt On the march to wealth and fame, Where you can correct the fault And go on and play the game. Failure’s not a thing to dread, It is just a hint to you Ere you dash too far ahead To be careful what you do. It’s the sidetrack, where you wait For the passing fast express; Get up steam! The run is straight Gut of Failure—to Success. STORE for RENT 821 Division Ave. S., 20x70 Has been occupied successfully as a shoe store for years. 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Connection with 750,000 Telephones in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. CITIZENS TELEPHONE COMPANY ll acini Assets $3,099,500.00 & MercHants Lire INSURANCE COMPANY Offices—Grand Rapids, Mich. Insurance in Force $55,088,000.00 Has an unexcelled reputation for its Service to Policy Holders $4,274,473.84 Paid Policy Holders Since Organization WM. A. WATTS President RANSOM E. OLDS Chairman of Board CLAUDE HAMILTON Vice-Pres. JOHN A. McKELLAR Vice-Pres. RELL S. WILSON Sec’y CLAY H. HOLLISTER Treas. SURPLUS TO POLICY HOLDERS $477,509.40 Se B oth 12 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN August 6, 1913 sah ot CU ety (ete = 4 FINANCIAL —_ )) nape ee aan REIL E pdb Cede ae end DEe Jb fi Pomme, (Ge SS LW ee 47 ( Some, Results of the Aftermath of the War. By far the most significant econom- ic development of the present year is the downward movement that has oc- curred during the past few weeks in the foreign exchanges. Sterling has been quoted as low as $4.26, a dis- count of 12 per cent. from parity. Francs have been at a discount of 30 per cent. and Italian lire at a dis- count of 40 per cent. These are by far the most extreme declines that have been recorded in the memory of living men. During the war sterling at one time fell to a discount of 8 per cent., but only temporarily, while francs fell to a discount of 17 per cent. Most bankers and business men seem to be agreed on the cause of the decline in exchange rates and on the remedy. They see the world demand- ing and receiving from us more goods than ever before, and failing to send a corresponding amount in return. They see, on one hand, the prospect of a continuance of this condition, without, on the other hand, a con- tinuance of the war time advances that were made by our Government to our European Allies—up_ to ten billion dollars—to enable them to pay for the things in this country that they needed. Thus, briefly, they summarize the cause of the decline. As for the rem- edy, most observers are agreed that it must be an extension of credit; and some, expecting the impossible, have become greatly agitated because New York bankers have not immediately announced a remedy, and restored ex- change rates to their former normal levels. But are the cause and remedy as simple as most people believe? Cer- tain broad principles have often enough, lately, been laid down. How- ever, it has been found by those who have undertaken -to apply those principles that the task is not so sim- ple as at first glance it appears. To determine the extent to which foreign purchases in the United States shall be supported by credit. and to formu- late the actual plans upon which that credit shall be extended, involve diffi- culties that are more peculiar in their nature than commonly recognized. Need for Early Action. It is true that the situati.a 1s one of exigency. No time should be lost in financing effectively the urgent in- dustrial requirements abroad, in order that foreign demand for our goods may be maintained, Europe’s present crisis tided over, our markets con- served, and our general position in world trade protected. The difference between our exports and those of oth- er countries can not be settled, as in normal times, by shipments of gold; there is not enough gold available to meet the obligation. The difference can not be settled out of the credits advanced during the war by the Unit- ed States Treasury; those credits are now virtually exhausted. Further still, the difference can not be settled out of commercial banking resources. Apart from the inadequacy of 90-day and 6-month loans, there is a danger of extreme inflation—a danger, that is, of creating billions of paper cred- its that are not readily self-liquidat- ing nor based upon a commensurate increase in the production of goods. There is a common agreement that whatever advances are ‘made to Eur- ope shall be made quickly and shall come for the most part from invest- ment rather than banking sources. But there is also a common = agree- ment—certainly among those men who have given most thought to the matter—that it would be inadvisable at this time to arrange for extending credits—up to sums variously estimat- ed from $3,000,000,000 to $10,000,- 000,000—out of which Europe could meet its payments for goods, without first measuring the problem from every possible angle, and, more espe- cially, without first thoroughly appre- ciating the relative importance of the factors involved. Factors That Are Involved. From the outset, we shall perhaps act most wisely if we do not exag- gerate the situation. It is true that in the first six months of the present year we shipped $4,055,000,000 of eoods to foreign ports, and received $1.611,000,000 in return, leaving the rest of the world in our debt $2,444,- 000,000. This would suggest credits at the rate of nearly $5,000,000,000 a year. Moreover, exports for June, the Kent State Bank Main Office Ottawa Ave. Facing Monroe Grand Rapids, Mich. Capital - - - - $500,000 Surplus and Profits - $700,000 Resources 10 Million Dollars 345 Per Cent Paid on Certificates of Deposit The Great Opportunities OF FOREIGN TRADE cst a ptatpet es ABT Hibs eee now are open to America as never before and WESTERN MICHIGAN BUSINESS is offered thru our Foreign Trade Department | the same facilities as are available anywhere in the United States. NAL BANK GRAND RAPIDS The Home for Savings FACTS you should KNOW There are certain definite facts you should know about the manner in which your Executor will proceed to settle your estate when the time comes. The GRAND RAPIDS TRUST COMPANY will be pleased to furnish you with these facts, such as the steps that will be taken to safeguard and hand‘e your property; how the securities and papers belonging to your estate will be protected; the care and courteous attention your heirs will receive; the cost of the service; and any other information you may desire. It will cost you nothing to satisfy yourself re- garding these important details. [;RAND RAPIDS [RUST | OMPANY OTTAWA AT FOUNTAIN BOTH PHONES 4391 Send for booklet on Descent and Distribution of Property aod blank form of Will. EC ET ene ON TN AN RENNER: cA fe ene eectemenmemnsan anne , Fn ene ON TN AN RENNER: cA fe , Fn August 6, 1919 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 last month reported, were $918,000,- 000, the greatest monthly total in our history, and nearly four times as large as the greatest exports in any single month before the war. 3ut several factors signify that credits need not be as large as thus indicated. In the first place it is probable that the rate at which we are putting the rest of the world in our debt will diminish rather than grow. In the months immediately ahead of us, our present unparalleled export trade will doubtless remain large, especially in view of the open- ing of German and other Central Power markets. Further, June, in peace times, has always been one of the two months of lowest exports, the other being July, while exports normally have risen until in Novem- ber and December they were from 75 to 100 per cent. greater. But our present sales in large part reflect the fulfillment of demands accumulated through years of war, whereas our present import trade is checked by circumstances that are not abiding. European industry is gradually re-° organizing. As the re-organization makes itself felt, production will in- crease and enable Europe not only to supply a large part of her own needs, out to increase her shipment of goods to pay for what she buys. The for- eign exchange rates themselves are operating to bring imports and ex- ports more nearly to a balance. More than that, outright investment pur- chases of European securities on the part of American investors have late- ly been increasing, while immigrants returning to their homes are taking back with them their savings. Final- ly, tourist travel may shortly resume, and Americans will again make large traveling expenditures, especially in I‘rance, Belgium and Italy. All these factors will operate to bring down the volume of organized credits we will eventually have to ex- tend abroad. But even apart from the consideration of these factors, there is a wide variance of opinion regard- ing the degree in which it is desirable that we should provide funds for pro- longing an enormous movement of goods out of the country. The ex- tent to which a continuing great ex- port balance would be advantageous to the United States is debatable. So also is the extent to which we ought to go in making a distinction between demands originating from abroad for necessities, as against questionable demands. Effect of Exports on Prices. It is becoming a habit to say that American industry faces an overpro- duction of goods that will blight the Nation’s prosperity unless Europe is supplied with ample credit to buy all our surplus output. A sweeping state- ment like this is subject to much modification; in the end it will prob- ably be found that we shall arrange credits primarily for Europe’s essen- tials, and for the purchase of goods that can be spared without great sac- rifice to ourselves. Instead of an overproduction, there is now in this country an actual shortage of many essential materials and commodities. The movement of American prices in the past few weeks has been so persistently up- ward that the general level is now actually higher than at the cessation of hostilities, nine months ago. Any attempt to finance our exports in ex- cess of our surplus supplies, or be- TLS ST aT Te 33,000 CI Satisfied Customers Path a cit anor specialize in yi and Service. THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOME . “Gran RarinsG avincs Rann WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR ACCOUNT TRY US! WM. H. ANDERSON. President J, CLINTON BISHOP, Cashier Fourth National Bank United States Depositary Savings Deposits Commercial Deposits 3 Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings Deposits Compounded Semi-Annually I 3% Per Cent Interest Paid on Certificates of Deposit Left One Year Capital Stock and Surplus $580,000 LAVANT Z. CAUKIN, Vice President ALVA T. EDISON, Ase’t Cashier GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL CITY BANK CITY TRUST & SAVINGS BANK ASSOCIATED CAMPAU SQUARE The convenient banks for out of town people. Located at the very center of the city. Handy to the street cars—the interurbans—the hotels—the shopping district. On account of our location—our large transit facilities—our safe deposit vaults and our complete service covering the entire field of banking, our institutions must be the ultimate choice of out of town bankers and individuals. Comb'ned Capital and Surplus ............- .« -$ 1,724,300.00 Combined Total Deposited .........c.ccccccceces 10,168,700.00 Combined Total Resources ........ evr edie wcigs 13,157,100.00 GRAND RAPIDS NATIONA CITY TRUST & SAVI ASSOCIATED som KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES re We TRUST ont) “THE CLOCK CORNER” PEARL & OTTAWA THE MICHIGAN TRUST CO. OF GRAND RAPIDS Organized. 1889 The first one organized in Michigan. Resources now $2,700,000.00 Takes responsible charge of business affairs, little and big. Has Twenty Departments: Appraisal Public Accounting 3onds Real Estate Engineering Registrar Farms Safe Deposit Federal Taxes Securities Fiscal Agent Statistics General Taxes Storage Insurance Systems Legal Trusts Mortgage Wills 14 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN August 6, 1919 yond our ability readily to produce, would raise prices still further. The result of any large, export financing, it must be recognized, would be to place the credit of the United States at the disposal of Europe in bidding up prices for do- mestic products in competition with ourselves. The Federal Reserve Bul- letin for July touched on this very point. “In the circumstances existing to- day,” said the Bulletin, “an extension of credit for the purpose of purchas- ing goods for export is to all intents and purposes a loan of capital, and has an effect similar to the latter. The goods we are shipping abroad might have been used at home in pro- ductive enterprises, but instead they are parted with, presumably for pro- ductive purposes in other countries. When asked to finance export trade, the domestic consumer should re- member that the outstanding effect of such financing upon too great a scale would necessarily be an exag- geration of the prices which he him- self must pay for the things he needs, This necessarily means that he is in a sense bidding against himself when he enables others to purchase over- freely with the funds which he has supplied.” Exchange and Currency Deprecia- tion. 3efore we can undertake to say how urgently a remedy is required to correct the exchange discounts, the exact effect of these discounts must it has hitherto generally received. We know that erratic fluctuations in the rate of exchange, irrespective of the actual level, themselves help to disorganize foreign trade. An _ ex- porter, quoting a given price, does not know (in the absence of definite arrangements) whether he will get less than the present exchange rate for his draft on a foreign country when an order is placed and a ship- ment made. The importer, accepting a price, does not know whether it is going to cost him more than it would be given more careful analysis than z The Petoskey Portland Cement Company CAPITAL STOCK $1,500,000 All Common Stock. Fully-Paid and Non-Assessable No Preferred Stock. No Watered Stock. No Bonds. No Debts. THE INVESTMENT. The Company owns 377 acres of very high-grade calcivin lime- stone and 28 acres of the finest shale ot Michigan. : : : = : a The capital stock is sufficiently large to enable the company According to reliable geological authorities there is sufficient : 3 : : oe to carry out all of its purposes, and yet sufficiently small to permit of both limestone and shale to maintain a large cement plant for ee : oo. . ee the earning of a substantial dividend on the entire capitalization. over one hundred years. oo : : : a An investment in the stock of this company represents just that This property is completely paid for and in addition the com- : i : : . : : Se : : many dollars in tangible, gilt-edged assets, for the money which pany owns a large crushing outfit which is being run at full capacity — 2 : oe : ee : Q : : is subscribed goes directly to expand an already well-established furnishing limestone to the Newaygo Portland Cement Company, : : : business and back of every share purchased is a real estate value iron furnaces, foundries, road commissions, and villages. : of at least $33.00. The Company’s shale located 30 miles south of Petoskey has . : : : —e : i : ; y No Industry has a brighter future than the cement industry been tested for the production of high grade tile and brick and has : : : : : : ce : owing to the Great Good Roads Boom as well as the increased been found to produce equal to the best. This is considered by all ee : ce : i : activity in all of the other lines of building. a very rare piece of property. : The Cement Industry has enjoyed remarkable prosperity for TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. The company has access to the Pere Marquette Ry. and in the the last five or six years and this is sure to continue on account of the great demands for Reconstruction. near future will have connection with the G. R. & I. by means of A more opportune time to invest in cement stocks never was a spur. presented, and specially so when the company offering the oppor- In addition the company is building a large dock which is fast a has every natural and elementary advantage that could be being carried to completion. This will permit vessels of 20 ft. draft desired. MANAGEMENT. to load both Cement and Crushed limestone for Great Lakes Cities. ‘ In addition it results in an appreciable saving in transportation of : PP 6 : The men at the heart of an enterprise are important to the coal to its plant. : : : : s : Company and in this respect the Company will have the advice and ae | : : wie [his gives the company the very best transportation for the expert management of men who are beyond question men of ability distribution of its finished products and is recognized by all who and integrity, having in the past shown their ability to manage know transportation problems as a very strong feature in favor successfully. of the success of this company. : : . s Pany So far as the Company’s claims are concerned it can be said that many prominent business men of the State have visited the THE PURPOSES OF THE COMPANY : property and have become interested. are first to complete its dock enabling it to take advantage of the ; a ys many profitable contracts for crushed stone that have been offered We Invite YOUR investigation of the Company's claim. from Great Lakes Cities. Secondly, to build an additional crusher plant with a capacity of 2,500 tons per day giving the company a total output of 3.500 Stock is selling at $14.50 per share and an early advance is anticipated. tons per day from the completion of its dock. In doing this the officers are expanding a part of the business F. A. SAWALL COMPANY, Inc. 405-6-7 Murray Blidg., Grand Rapids, Mich. that has proven itself very profitable and one that alone will be able to earn a good profit on the entire capital stock. Aeeerae > Acer miniern coment pinot aihe comely ot 70 Gentlemen: Without any obligation on my part, send me all in- barrels of cement per day will be built, with the remainder of cap- formation you have regarding the Petoskey Portland Cement Company. ital secured from the sale of stock of the company. The Michigan Securities Commission does not recommend the purchase of any security, and its approval must not be construed by investors as an endorsement of the value. AGGPOEE: os 6.052. oss Soeieee seus cease Ooh sul ee ete cas pe ae — ae —— — — epee sein omy August 6, 1919 under the present exchange rate to make the remittance. But in regard to the level itself, only one force governing the rate— the balance of trade—has up to this time been generally dwelt upon, while another force—the depreciation of Europe’s currencies—has quite generally ignored. It has been frequently pointed out that the de- cline in exchange on European coun- tries discourages our exports. The European buyer, in addition to the high prices and ocean freight rates he pays for articles bought here, has to pay a premium to make a dollar remittance. At the extreme quota- tions of last month, it cost the Eng- lishman $1.14 (in his currency) to buy $1.00 worth of American goods, the Frenchman $1.42, the Italian $1.67, the German (were he buying) $4.00. The American seller received no more than $1.00, and if the trans- action was financed by his drawing a draft on the European customer, he had to accept corresponding dis- counts, There existed an encourage- ment, on the other hand, for the American to buy from Europe, for he could obtain a dollar’s worth of goods for 88 cents from England. 70 cents from France, 60 cents from Italy, and 25 cents from Germany. been These figures are accurate enough, but they carry significance only inso- far as the different adverse exchanges are due to Europe’s adverse balance of trade. They are misleading when applied to that part of the discount due to depreciation in Europe’s cur- rency; and it must be understood that no small part of the present discount on some of the exchanges is due to just that factor, —_>-.____ Elevators, mills and farm barns are especially subject to the lightning hazard which hazard may be very largely reduced, if not entirely pre- vented, by the installation of a prop- erly constructed lightning rod, Every well equipped elevator, mill and barn should have water barrels and buckeis and chemical extinguishers for use on gasoline and electric fires, a fire axe and ladder, an electric lantern, a number of good brooms, a small fire- proof room for storing odds and ends, extra fuses where electricity is used for light or power, and above all, a careful manager who. keeps every- thing clean. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN The Value of the Dollar. Detroit, Aug. 5—Is it the high cost of living or the low cost of the dol- lar? I have not such a clear and defi- nite recollection as to make a positive assertion to that effect nor have I statistics at hand to verify it, but my impression is that the relative value of food, clothing, etc., is approximate- ly the same now as it was fifteen or twenty years ago; that a barrel of flour or a bushel of potatoes will ex- change for approximately as much ‘clothing or shoes as formerly, but a dollar (a definite quantity of gold) will not exchange for as much as formerly—that gold has become rela- tively cheap. There have always been known gold deposits which were not worked because the yield would not pay the cost of getting out the gold. If the foregoing is the correct explanation of present high prices, we should ex- pect that some mines which formerly were worked would become unprofit- able and mining stopped on them, Has anything of that sort occurred? A person who bought a house ten years ago and paid $2,000 of real American spending money for it is taking a loss if he sells it to-day for $3,000, because he is getting cheap dollars. This is the time for debtors to get out of debt. A dollar is worth as much as it ever was to pay off a debt. Pay off your mortgages! H. B ——--2-.-. Automobile insurance is increasing by leaps and bounds. The business has for the past ten years been going through a period of transition and constant change as regards classifi- cation and rates. The riders that may be attached to policies have also mul- tiplied until they are in great variety. The system has become so intricate and puzzling in its many branches that it requires an expert to be able to write such insurance, without be- coming confused over its many de- tails and exactions. When a policy covers fire, property damage, theft, accident, liability and collision, the agent needs to have a cool head and trained memory if he is to make no errors in writing the policy. et ft Receiving back lost policies when the insurance has been cancelled or transferred, is often a vexatious prob- lem. Ordinarily a lost policy receipt is filled out and sent to the policy- holder for his signature. When no answer comes and no receipt and re- peated letters are unanswered. the question arises how to get it? Under certain court decisions it is neces- sarv in most cases to secure the pol- icy in order to avoid possible liability. charge for fire insurance. Wm. N. Senf, Secretary Fire Insurance that Really Insures The first consideration in buying your fire insurance is SAFETY. You want your protection from a company which really protects you, not from a company which can be wiped out of existence by heavy losses, as some companies have been. Our Company is so organized that it CAN NOT bose heavily in any one fire. Its invariable policy is to accept only a limited amount of insurance on any one building, in any one block in any one town. Our Company divides its profits equally with its policy holders, thus reducing your premiums about one-third under the regular old line “MICHIGAN BANKERS AND MERCHANTS’ MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. FREMONT, MICHIGAN 15 What is Mutual Fire Insurance? It is the principle of self-government of gov- ernment “of the people, by the people and for the people” applied tothe fire insurance business. Do you believe in that principle? Then co-operate with the Grand Rapids Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Co. 327 Houseman Bldg., Grand Rapids, and save 20% onyour premium. For )0 years we saved our members thousands of dollars annually. We pay our losses in full, and charge no membership fee. Join us. Michigan Shoe Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Company Fremont, Mich. Note the Wonderful Growth of This Company During the Past Seven and One-half Years Gross Dividends or Balance Amount at Premiums at Losses Savings to on : Members Risk Board Rate. Incurred. Policy Holders Han¢. Dec. 31, 1912 91 $ 141,350.00 $2,232.78 None. $ 744.26 $ 460.29 Dec. 31, 1913 168 305,150.00 4,985.04 None. 1,424.30 1,258.98 Dec. 31, 1914 211 401,450.00 5,316.22 $2,381.48 1,518.99 1,202.96 Dec. 31, 1915 391 926,150.00 13,561.04 3,201.82 3,874.58 3,087.11 Dec. 31, 1916 552 1,353,925.00 19,621.40 9,049.61 5,606.11 5,885.33 Dec. 31, 1917 633 1,671,900.00 23,266.16 11,193.54 6,647.47 7,191.96 Dec. 31, 1918 901 2,211,775.00 38,122.25 8137.59 10,519.98 12,110.81 For 6 months to July 1, 1919 1,040 2,667,475.00 27,032.04 7,594.15 9,010.68 17,110.71 PRON ee ee $134,136.93 $41,558.19 $39,346.37 Increase for the Past Six Months: Mets Aygicsiigt "eresicaay Sgretve Insurance on all kinds of stocks and buildings written by us at regular board rates, with a dividend of 30 per cent. returned to the policy holders. No membership fee charges. GEO. BODE, Secretary. Bristol Insurance Agency FIRE, TORNADO AND AUTOMOBILE Insurance FREMONT, MICH. We specialize in Mutual Fire Insurance and represent three of the best Michigan Mutuals which write general mercantile lines at 25% to 30% off Michigan Inspections Bureau rates, we are also State Agents for the Hardware and Implement Mutuals which are allowing 50% to 55% dividends on hardware, implement and garage lines. We inspect your risk, prepare your form, write your policy and adjust and pay your loss promptly, if you meet with disaster. If your rate is too high, we will show you how to get it reduced. Why submit to the high rates and unjust exactions of the stock fire insurance com- panies, when you can insure in old reliable Mutuals at one-half to two-thirds the cost? Write us for further information. All letters promptly answered. C. N. BRISTOL, Manager and State Agent. cs a an sparen nent eects 16 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN August 6, 1919 $ 2 = 7 P 3 = 7 ¥ \ (= 2 7 DRY GOODS, ced : s FANCYGOODS “- NOTIONS: This week our SALESMEN ss : ‘ Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association. President—D. M. Christian, Owosso. First Vice-President—George J. Dratz, Muskegon. Second Vice-President—H. G. Wend- land, Bay City. sg fei tage Ww. Knapp, ng. Shall An Order Be a Contract. Have retail merchants come to the point where they are willing to have every order placed with a manufac- turer or wholesaler, when it has been confirmed by both concerns, consti- tute a legal contract binding upon both parties and from which neither party may depart except with the agreement of the other? For some time some of the shrewd- est and most progressive merchants have felt that an order should be a legal contract. These men have en- tertained this idea in times when there was no such frenzied scramble for merchandise as there is to-day. If the average retailer were asked what he thought about the matter as it stands to-day he would be very sure that an order should be a contract be- . cause the market is so distinctly a seller's market and so many retailers are having difficulty in securing the delivery of merchandise, ordered per- haps at lower prices than prevail to- day, that there is scarcely a retail merchant in the country who has not had the experience of having the man- ufacturer slip out from under his order and either refuse to deliver the merchandise at all or demand in- creased prices. To-day the retailer feels that an order should constitute a contract but when the balance turns the other way, as it some day will, and the market changes over to a buyer’s market and there is more merchandise than manu- facturers know how to dispose of, will the retailer then also feel that an order should be a contract? It is to be hoped that he will feel so, For, after all, the present loose system by which a retailer orders merchandise and accepts delivery if it suits him to do so, or cancels the order if he thinks that is to his ad- vantage, the system by which the manufacturer accepts the order but does not deliver unless he thinks it is to his interest to do so, is a bad sys- tem and one which should be super- seded by a system under which the retailer would order only what he wanted and the manufacturer would accept the order of the retailer for only what he intends to deliver Under the present circumstances the retailer who, months ago, foresaw the big demand for merchandise which has arisen, in many cases is worse off than the merchant who never sees anything until he bumps into it. Let us assume that Jones several months ago ordered a lot of merchandise at the then prevailing prices and the prices have since gone up. T\he manufacturer, taking ad- vantage of a situation which 1s dis- tinctly in his favor, has not delivered the merchandise to Jones at the old price, but instead has sold it at a higher price to Smith, who was Jones’ competitor, end who did not see the conditions so astutely as did Jones, but who nevertheless, gets the mer- chandise while Jones, relying upon the manufacturer who took his order, finds himself late in the day without the merchandise. This is happening not occasionally but pretty constantly, judging from the complaints received from some of the readers of the Tradesman. The question is, what-can be done about it? Has the retailer any cause for action against the manufacturer? Our Counsel, Judge Hatch, is of the opin- ion that where the retailer has placed an order which has been accepted by the manufacturer who then fails to deliver, the retailer has the basis of an action for damages which might approximate the sum of the difference between the price at which the order was accepted and the market price at the time that the manufacturer re- fused to deliver. On the other hand, is it good policy for the retailer to bring action? It is very difficult sometimes in the face of a very flagrant instance of such abuse by the manufacturer to refrain from trying to compel the manufac- turer to make good. But is that ‘the best course to pursue? It is possible that the manufacturer might be forced to pay some damages to the retailer but the sum involved probably would be insignificant and henceforth it would be pretty certain that the re- tailer would not get merchandise. What are the clever operators doing to-day? They are going fre- quently to market. They are keeping in close personal touch with the entire merchandise situation. They are visit- ing manufacturers and wholesalers and every possible source of mer- chandise and playing the part of good- fellows. Where merchandise has been ordered at a fixed price and the manu- facturer shows that his labor and ma- terial costs have increased materially over what might have been expected when the order was taken, the smart retailer is meeting the manufacturer’s demands on the best basis possible and is getting the merchandise. After all, it is necessary ‘to have merchan- dise in order to do business. A good many manufacturers to-day, or their salesmen at least, are not above paying off an old grudge against a retailer by turning him down in the are back on the road. They are ready to show you a very complete line of SEASONABLE merchandise at RIGHT PRICES. We especially invite ALL our customers to visit the store at any time and any day. | Quality Merchandise—Right Prices—Prompt Service Paul Steketee & Sons WHOLESALE DRY GOODS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Fall and Winter Opening Beginning Monday, August 4th, and continuing during the month, we will make a special showing of Dress, Semi-Dress and Tailored Hats for early fall wear; also a complete stock of merchandise in every department. You are cor- dially invited. Corl-Knott Company Commerce Avenue and Island Street Grand Rapids, Michigan Manufacturers of ‘Criterion’? and ‘‘Wolverine’”’ Hats Wholesalers of Millinery August 6, 1919 hour of his need for merchandise. Talk of that sort of thing is met with frequently about the market. This is the manufacturer’s day and he is making the most of it. It can be tak- en for granted that this condition will not always continue and the manu- facturer every time he rubs it into the retailer ought to remember that the time is surely coming when the retailer will have a chance to rub it into him and the wise manufacturer is refraining from rubbing it in just as much as he can. It is only human nature for one to pay back in the coin he has received and the manufac- turer who is really onto his job will recognize the opportunity now to build for the future upon the rock of friendship with the retailer. LETT ae ee eT MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Buying Fur Hats Early. With the temperature what it has been for the last few days it seems somewhat inconsistent, according to the bulletin of the Retail Millinery Association of America, to talk of fur hats, but inasmuch as they are al- ready being shown and sold for win- ter wear the inconsistency is some- what abridged. “As the situation was explained to ’ the bulletin goes on, “the rea- son the manufacturer is making much of his goods this early is that buy- ers may effect a great saving by buy- ing so much in advance. It has been found that a number of buyers throughout the country are very de- sirous of taking advantage of this op- portunity. us,’ No ¢ RRM grays nema Tem “According to what one manufac- o Chance - Stevens Bill This turer had to say on the subject, the ession. The friends of the Stevens bill are making a desperate effort to secure its consideration by the House Com- mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce in spite of the general un- derstanding among House leaders that no general legislation is to be attempted at the current session aside from the few special bills that may be brought out of the Ways and Means Committee. The enactment of a price-maintenance law is just now a decidedly popular proposition on Capitol Hill, but the House leaders appear to feel that, if this measure is permitted to come through, they will be subjected to great pressure in the interest of other and less desir- able bills. The Federal Trade Commission is co-operating in the movement to ad- vance the Stevens bill, but its influ- ence can not be brought directly to bear upon the House Committee. The Commission has already filed a strong report in favor of the legislation and that is about as far as it can go. It is not good form for commissions to bang away at the doors of Congress in the interest of special measures. The Tradesman ventures the pre- diction that the Stevens bill will not be acted upon by. the House at the present session, although its friends may succeed in obtaining a favorable report from the Committee. ——_- 2-2 What is the first thing to greet a customer’s eyes when entering your store, and what effect does it have? short-haired furs will be used almost exclusively for hats and trimmings. The reason for this, obviously, is that these furs are rather flattering, while the long-haired furs are very trying. Of course, the number of styles is very limited and confines itself al- most entirely to the turban and the tam. One feature shape is a small cuff-brim tricorne which can be worn with the long side to the’ front, thus giving a parallel side effect. It can also be worn with one of the short sides to the front, thereby giving the effect of one long and one short side, or else with the long side to the back. “Beaver, nutria, sealine and Hud- son sea lare, of course, the principal furs used.” Gingham Week In September. A movement is now under way to hold a Fall Gingham Week in Sep- tember and it is expected that the trade will co-operate to make this event successful. Inspired by the success of the spring campaign, which was backed by man- ufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, it is expected that the fall event will arouse still more interest. Ginghams are immensely popular and are about as staple as any mer- chandise, so the merchant may join this movement, which cannot but be successful in selling more and better ginghams. The clerk who is so anxious to make sales that he shows it will make less rather than more sales as a re- sult of his anxiety. NT SE aE ES eee eee ST 17 REG. U.S. PATENT OFFICE THE ECONOMY GARMENT ¥ o No. 037 The Summer Quterall This is the newest addition to the Outerall line. The low neck and short sleeves add greatly to its comfort in warm weather. Nothing e e Opportunity Awaits the Manufactu r er need be worn underneath. Stock is ready for prompt delivery. Phone, wire or mail orders now. Over 2400 dealers sell the Outerall line. Let AT us send you a sample assortment on approval. No cost, no obligation, In face of rising prices, we have some exceptional bargains to offer. MICHIGAN MOTOR GARMENT COMPANY Home Office: Greenville, Mich. BRANCH OFFICES: 405 Lexington Ave., New York; 1016-Medinah Bldg., Chicago; 3429 Ashland Ave., Indianapolis; 222 Marion Bldg., Cleveland; 615 Locust St.. Des Moines, Ia.: 147 Dwight St., Springfield, Mass.; 618 Lyceum Bldg.. Pittsburg, Pa.; 661 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, Md.; 45 N. Third St., Philadelphia. FACTORIES: Greenville, Carson City and Lowell Michigan. Marquette, Michigan THE Logical location for Woodworking Industries, Stee] Mills, Trap Rock Crushers, Paint Factories, Metal Working Plants, and Diversified Manufacturing. Write to-day to the Marquette Commercial Club. 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN August 6, 1919 Prospect For Higher Freight Rates. Much interest has been aroused in the probable legislative programme of Congress with respect to the rail- roads which are soon to be turned back to their private owners. With practically all of the big systems run- ning behind many million dollars per month and with the dear old taxpay- ers of the country footing a bill that promises to exceed a billion and a half dollars for the goes without saying that the Govern- ment must do something more than current year, it merely return the roads. When Uncle Sam took the away from their private owners he promptly boosted wages all along the line to a limit that is the height of absurdity, and fell for every increase in the cost of materials that confront- ed him. At the same time he took the position that the shippers of the country were entitled to moderate transportation rates, and thus a con- dition was created that has been steadily growing more and more ag- gravating and more and more serious eco- roads from the standpoint of sound nomics. It has now become apparent that the railroads not live on their present revenues, and, as the Gov- ernment is committed to the main- tenance of the existing wage scale, it is clearly apparent that no important enforced to wipe can economies can be out the red-ink figures on the rail- road ledgers. Something must be done, and it must be done before the roads are returned to the owners. In this dilemma, sentiment is grow- ing in the Congressional committees on interstate commerce that the rail- roads should be encouraged to raise their freight rates, and possibly their passenger rates as well, so that the cost of transportation shall be paid by the people who ship goods or who travel, and that the general payers who neither ship nor travel shall no longer be burdened to make tax- up the current deficit. This would seem to be good sense. Certainly no one can advocate freight and passenger rates under which a number of people enjoy service cost- ing more than they pay for it while another and perhaps larger contingent of the taxes to make up the deficit which they in no way assist in creating. people pay heavy Of course, it must be borne in mind that low freight rates tend to keep down the cost of living, which is of interest to every citizen whether he is a shipper or a traveler, but, on the other hand, it is a sound prin- ciple of economics that freight should pay the cost of transportation and that passengers should do likewise. However unwelcome the fact may be, business men throughout the country should prepare themselves for a substantial boost in both freight and passenger rates. —_———o—o__——— Liberal Demand For Dress Trim- mings. -Coincident with the liberal demand for dress trimmings manifested daily, it seems that dresses have never been so much trimmed as are the new fall models. The large retailers report a splendid business that ranges from sameness tee AO OTE Ce AACA A staple soutache, pig tail and narrow to the elaborate bands, embroidered motifs and garni- combinations of novelty trimmings tures in wonderful colors. There are few, if any, trimmings that carried in stock in the past few years that are not find- have been ing a steadily increasing sale to-day, indeed to who were left with large sized stocks While the demand for plain colors contin- ues to great call for brilliant combinations; silver, gold and steel tinsels are found in most of them. continue in vogue and, it is predict- ed, will be an important factor through the fall and winter. Chenille and tassels are being featured in de- partment and specialty stores. pleasing news merchants when sales began to drop off. show an increase there is a Fringes in colors Prices are generally high with no hope in the near future of a decline. Many of the trimmings used in this country come from France and, ac- cording to a leading Eastern journal, importers are complaining that France is selling so much of this mer- chandise to Germany that little is left for America and England: Eng- land, because of the wonderful de- mand, is buying all it possibly can at any price asked. This,sadded to competition in buying, has a natura! tendency to send prices skyward. The general outlook for a big trim- ming business this fall and winter is the most encouraging in years, a fact that is appreciated by buyers gener- their pur- ally, judging by liberal chases. SAVE MONEY by insuring in the Michigan Mercantile Fire Insurance Co. Mich. Trust Bldg. Grand Rapids, Mich’ OFFICE OUiFITTERS LOOSF }.EAF SPPCTALISTS 237-239 Pearl t. (near bridge) Grand Rapids, Mich. To Chicago Daily—8:05 p. m. Daylight Trip Every Saturday. Leave Grand Rapids 7:36 a. m. From Chicago Daily—7:45 p. m. FARE $3.50 Piles 28¢ War Tax. Boat Car Leaves Muskegon Electric Station 8:05 p. m. Goodrich City Office, 127 Pearl St., N. W. Powers Theater Bidg. Tickets sold to all points west. Baggage checked thru. e W. S. NIXON, City Pass. Agent. WHAT One Manufacturer DID When we first began to arrange for our BIG $100,000 CITY DAY to be held September 10, we went to the Mills and told them that we desired to do one of the biggest, if not the biggest day’s busi- ness in the history of the Dry Goods business in Michigan; to hold a merchandising event which would never be forgotten and which would put us on the map as one of the biggest and best Whole- sale Dry Goods Houses in the Central West. We told them that we wanted something BIG for that day and we were more than pleased at the co- operation which we received from them. To give you an idea of how much we desired to have a REAL DAY and how much we shopped, we can say that this proposition was taken up with over 224 Manufacturers and Manufacturers’ Agents. They were all more than anxious to help make this a big success. What one Manufacturer did particularly will illustrate how far they went. Even with prices jumping every day and their product more than over-sold, he gave us an ex- tremely large quantity of his product at prices positively way below those paid by other Houses even months ago. Then on top of that he agreed to give us advertising matter and told us that on September 10 we could break their “hard and fast” rule and cut the prices on their merchandise or give it away or do anything we wanted to, for that day ONLY. THIS IS ONLY ONE IN- STANCE. THINK OF WHAT WE WILL HAVE TO OFFER ON SEPTEMBER 10, AND PLAN TO BE HERE EARLY. All of the sales- men will be in and we will arrange to see that you are taken care of even if there is a mob here. HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR FALL MER- CHANDISE YET? IF YOU HAVEN’T SEE OUR SALESMAN, PHONE, WRITE OR COME TO SEE US. DON’T DELAY. $100,000 CITY DAY, September 10th, 1919 GRAND RAPIDS DRY GOODS CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. nectar meg mnt tei — August 6, 1919 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 19 ‘The Master Cigar hen pel 5m. «. Wt 1s akeceaioas og Cc a 0 x Manufactured only by the G. J. Johnson Cigar Co. Grand Rapids, Michigan MICHIGAN TRADESMAN August 6, 1919 A" Michigan ney. Sear and Egg Asso- clation. President—J. W. Lyons, Jackson. a Hurley, De- troit. Secretary and Treasurer—D. A. Bent- ley, Saginaw. Executive Committee—F. A. Johnson, Detroit; H. L. Williams, Howell; C. J. Chandler, Detroit. Confusion Worse Confounded in Sale of Government Food. No greater confusion and tainty existed anywhere during the uncer- war than exists now over the Gov- ernment’s plans to unload its surplus stock of food products. This con- sists of canned tomatoes, corn, peas, beans, salmon and_ other canned goods, canned meats and meat prod- ucts, hams, bacon and _ the general line of staple foods. The quantities have been variously stated; nobody knows exactly how much there is to sell, probably not even the Govern- ment, but there will be several mil- lion cases enough to ease the mar- kets in some lines, particularly peas The Government has had_ several plans for getting rid of this stock, none of which have amounted to any- thing or been out as yet They have not gotten beyond asking To begin with, the Secre- carried for bids. tary of War is strongly accused of holding the army’s food stocks off the market in order to keep the mar- ket up and thus favor the packer rather than the consumer. There will probably be a Congressional investi- gation about that. The Secretary ad- mits he did this,, but justifies it on the ground that it was necessary that the staple markets should not be dis- turbed, as they would have been ha. the stocks been thrown on the mar- ket all at once. One of the Government’s fantastic schemes of selling the stocks, viz.: to cities and towns for resale to con- sumers, had to be abandoned, because so few cities and towns had legal authority to go into the merchandis- ing business. It is now proposed that it be sold direct to consumers by parcels post, but that will prob- ably not be done, for it would resuit in absolutely swamping the Post Of- fice Department—which can’t decent- ly handle its present business—with millions of parcels, many of which would never reach their destination. The Government doesn’t want its surplus stocks to fall into the hands of anybody who would manipulate it for an excessive profit. In other words, it wants it to get into con- sumers’ hands as soon and as cheap as possible. The Government cannot be blamed for taking all possible precautions against the goods falling into the hands of people who would use them for their own swinish advantage. If the canned goods, for instance. offered in the open market without restriction at the reduced price which were the Government would probably put on them, there would almost certain- ly be a pool of operators, either pack- ers, or commission merchants, or brokers, or jobbers, who would buy everything in for the purpose of sup- porting the market. For instance, the Government is reported to have on hand about 2,000 Dodge cars c‘ which have not ever been assem- bled, and which lack tires and a stor- age battery Somebody in the ‘War Department conceived the idea of selling these in blocks of ten to the men in the service for $300 each, but Dodge Bros., on the plea that this would hurt their market (although they can not make deliveries for sev- eral weeks) have been able to hold the scheme up, and there is now a rumor that they have bought in the entire lot just to hold them off the market, many a Raisin Company Offers Bonus For Layers. KF. A. Seymour ,assistant to the President of the California Associat- ed Raisin Company, in the “Sun-Maid Ilerald” of that organization, advises growers in Muscat layer raisins: raisin connection with “The sale of cluster raisins has never been very heavy, but there are possibilities of vreat along this line. ‘The development demand for clusters this year is greater than ever before, and we want the assistance oi all growers to enable us to satisty this demand. We will pay $15 per ton above the regular Muscat price for hand-sorted layers. This figure, even at the high cost of labor, will more than pay the cost, and the ad- ditional weight which you get for your layers will make it well worth the trouble. If the quality of your raisins will permit, we ask you to plan on making some layers. We need help in this matter. A good de- livery this season will mean a larger market next year for layers.” Rebuilt Cash Register Co. (Incorporated) 122 North Washington Ave. Saginaw, Mich. We buy, sell, exchange and rebuild all makes. Not a member of any association or trust. prices and terms are right. r Motto:—Service—Satisfaction. E. P. MILLER, President Miller Michiga WHOLESALE PRODUCE SHIPPERS Potatoes, Apples, Onions Correspondence Solicited} Wm. Alden Smith Bldg. F. H. HALLOCK, Vice Pres. FRANK T. MILLER, Sec. and Treas n Potato Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. M. J. Dark & Sons Fruits and Produce Wholesale M. J. DARK Better known as Mose 22 years experience Grand Rapids, Michigan Direct receivers of Texas and Oklahoma WE HANDLE THE BEST GOODS OBTAINABLE AND ALWAYS SELL AT REASONABLE PRICES 106-108 Fulton St.. W. 1 and 3 Ionia Ave., S. W. PEACHES. It’s a Good Bu to know that Your Source of Supply is Dependable You can Depend on Piowaty siness Policy M. Piowaty & Sons of Michigan MAIN OFFICE, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Branches: Muskegon, Lansing, Bay City, Saginaw, Jackson, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Benton Harbor, Mich.; South Bend, Ind. OUR NEAREST BRANCH WILL SERVE YOU We Buy We Store GGS GGS FRESH EGGS us AZ for the storing \\ own account. Egg Cases and kinds. Get our KENT STORAGE COMPANY, We are always in the market to buy BUTTER and PACKING STOCK. Ship- pers will find it to their interests to com- municate with us when seeking an outlet. We also offer you our new modern facilities Write us for rate schedules covering storage charges, etc. We are Western Michigan agents for Grant Da-Lite Egg Candler and carry in stock all models. Ask for prices. We Sell GGS and fresh made DAIRY of such products for your WE SELL Egg Case material of all quotations. © Grand Rapids, Michigan OR ON RAI TI TA SRST SIRES BSC AON ae SER Ii eas vr August 6, 1919 Illinois Egg Law. The Illinois legislature has passed a bill regulating the egg trade which is along the general lines of the bill worked out at the St. Louis confer- ence last winter. After Nov. 1, a license will be re- quired in Illinois to handle eggs, and dealers are divided into two classes. Class 1 will pay a license fee of $1, and this group is defined to be those buying eggs from producers and sell- to other merchants or dealers. Class 2 will pay $5 a year, and they are defined as being those buying and selling eggs in whole or in part from other merchants, dealers, hucksters, from storage, or direct from ducers. Section 6 of the Iflinois law pro- vides “All eggs coming into this state from other states which do not have an egg candling law or from a state that does not have an egg candling this. Act, must be candled by the first receiver in this state according to the provisions of this Act. Eggs coming into this state from states that do candle and which are not provided with egg can- dling certificates, shall be candled by the first receiver in this state and the candling certificates shall be placed in the case and all other provisions of this Act complied with from then ” on. ing pro- law as rigid .<. Insurance Companies Slow in Obey- ing Law. Surcharge payments made by twen- ty-eight companies to the State Treasurer for May indicate that the entire surcharge deposited for May by the 145 fire insurance companies in Michigan, will amount to about $60,000. The twenty-eight companies which thus far have made such de- posits, total $11,300. It was estimated that the average monthly total of this fund to be de- posited with the State Treasurer pending final determination in the courts of the validity of the extra 10 per cent. charge on all insurance premiums, would be at least $100,000. There is much variation in the amount of business written by the companies during the different months and several reports must be made before an approximate average can be made. ——_2+ The Grand Rapids K-Rai Food Products Co. organized to manufac- ture, prepare, refine, store and sell potatoes and all by-products thereof, with an authorized capital stock ot $125,000, of which amount $64,750 has been subscribed, $1,000 paid in in cash and $63,750 in property. ——_+- Simon Kaat has sold his grocery stock at 1933 Grandville avenue to Nicholas Bouma, who recently sold his grocery stock at Byron Center to Martin Danning. Live Notes From a Live Town. Owosso, Aug. 5—One of the most up-to-date and best conducted gro- cery stores we ever met up with is owned and conducted by the A, E. Osmer Co., of Owosso. Everything is done with a time saving system. Mr. Osmer is one of the few buyers who will give immediate attention to a commercial man and; if he does not need anything, will dismiss him in a pleasant manner and allow him to go on his way without loss of time; also he can give a nice long order in ten minutes, instead of an hour and a half, and send a fellow traveler on his way feeling as though he’s been somewhere. We notice in a recent copy of the Tradesman a powder used to keep false teeth from skidding... What we most particularly need just now, since we are growing bald headed, is some kind of preparation to keep our hat from skidding. Dell Chase and wife are spending their vacation on an auto trip, visit- ing friends and old-time acquaint- ances among the Highland hills of Highland, Mich. Dell was in his younger days a miller and for several years run the grist mill at Argentine, Bootles, How Busy and Deer Creek. The price of milk advanced in our fair city this week to fourteen cents per quart. Mothers with families of five to eight children fail to see the cream of the joke. . D. Royce, who is enjoying a 60 day vacation, has discovered in the market column that calf skins bring the enormous. price of 80 cents per pound and is contemplating writing the California wizard, Burbanks, if there is a possibility of growing a calf with two or more hides on. Saturday our city was visited by an aeroplane jitney, which took folks skyward into the dome of Heaven’s own blue and performed ethereal gyrations at the rate of three seconds for a nickel or 15 minutes for $15, with numerous takers. The writer had a clear view of the event, as we were in an open space down on our river lot, hoeing sweet corn. We will admit the number of rows fell considerable short of our regular Saturday after- noon stunt, but you can’t expect a boy to hoe corn with a flying ma- chine excursion every fifteen minutes going On overhead. We didn’t get very tired, although we are this morn- ing having some trouble with a lame neck. Honest Groceryman. —_2++____ Edward Frick and Harry T. Stan- ton, of the Judson Grocer Company, have returned from an automobile trip covering a period of three weeks which was replete with interest and satisfaction. From Buffalo they pro- ceeded to Schenectady and Saratoga Springs, thence to Lake George, on which they took a boat trip the length of the lake. They then proceeded to Plattsburg, whence they used as a base in exploring Lake Champlain. Their next stops were at Lake Placid and Saranac Lake, both of which thev thoroughly explored. They’ then headed for Alexandria Bay, which they used as a base in scouting the Thousand Islands. They covered in succession Watertown, Syracuse, Rochester, Lake Geneva, Cleveland and Toledo, reaching home Monday evening with so many pleasant mem- ories of their trip that they have both made a solemn vow to repeat the ex- perience every year hereafter. Much of the country they passed through was rugged in mountain scenery and the constant repetition of lake and elevation precluded the thought of monotony. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN August 6, 1919 DR Z “ay = nS Dp = ls AID eve. if »} bX, i? \ Wy GS*“>DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES | on eee r i =f Ss rR pa eo YS . 3 . ~ Zé -Z = »y SFE = = > = S = g Eg = = = a ots Pe Lk : 5 pee es vs i) ¢ J J ay Sy N Michigan Board of Pharmacy. President—Leonard A. Seltzer, Detroit. Secretary—Edwin T. Boden, Bay City. Treasurer—George F. Snyder, Detroit. Other Members—Herbert H. Hoffman, Sandusky; Charles S. Koon, Muskegon. Destroying Ants. To kill these industrious insects by wholesale, drop some quick-lime on the mouth of their nests and wash it in with boiling water; or pour into their retreats water in which camphor or tobacco has been steeped. Grease a plate with lard and set it where the ants can readily get at it. They will gather by the plateful. The plate may be held over an open fire, when lard and ants will quickly disappear not to return again. But more ants will come, and these may be treated in the same way. Saturate a piece of cotton with chloroform and stuff into the en- trance of their burrows and seal the entrance so as to keep the fumes in- side. This must be done when the ants are at home. Saturate a sponge with sweetened water and when the ants have gath- ered in it, plunge the sponge into boiling water. A spray of benzine from an ato- mizer is sudden death to most in- sects. Benzine is so dangerous, on account of fire, that its use is not recommended except in the hands of careful and experienced people. Solomon told us, or some of us, to go to the ant, but what we need now is something to prevent the ant from coming to us. Here is a way that has been suggested. Take 2 parts of sulphur and 1 part of potash; put them in an earthen vessel and keep over a fire until they have united to form a mass. Reduce this mass to powder, infuse a little of it in water, and sprinkle in places infested by the ants. ——_~ 2 Moth Liquids. 1 Caniphor ..... oo 25 grams Naphtidiene ............. 50 grams Nitsobenzol ....-.........--. 10 mils Denatured alcohol ........ 815 mils Oil of turpentine ......... 1000 mils 2 PRenol 222.3. 6s... 5 grams Napninaiene <2 2.0.5.2... 20 grams Acetic einer ..........:.2..52 5 mils Denatured alcohol ......... 100 mils S. (Camohor .....-.:...... 10 grams Naphthalene .......:.---.. 40 grams Canaan 662 Fs... 100 grams On of clove: .....-:...-:...- 10 mils Oil of turpentine .......... 100 mils Denatured alcohol ........ 900 mils A PERO... se es 30 grams Caimpnbr. 2.52... -8s 2s 30 grams reme 25s os 500 mils Great care should be taken, as ben- zine is highly inflammable and _ its vapors are very explosive. lor these reasons the following modification is proposed which is comparatively safe to use: SB: Pentel 207s 10 grams Comper 6.458. 30 grams Carbon tetrachloride ....... 500 mils BONZING 2.04.55 5050.4.... 500 mils —_——_—_2-2-2 To Keep Flies From Horses. 1. Oil of bay berries . 5 paris Naputhaleme ...........5.. 10 parts Maher 10 parts Methylated spirit .......... 60 parts Dissolve the naphthalene in the al- cohol on the water-bath and add the other liquids. This preparation is nearly colorless. 2. Oil of bay berries 100 parts Pinyi acetate ...........3:. 20 parts Napntiiatene .........,...2 20 parts Con of Clove (22)... 2 parts Dippels Of 2.5... 2 parts This makes an ointment. 3. A good wash may be made by mixing oil of eucalyptus, water and creolin. This makes a milky solu- tion. ——_—_»>.2-. Tooth Paste. Heavy magnesium carbonate 3 ounces Prepared chalk .....-:- 3 ounces Powdered orris 1% drachms Ou of nities ......-.- 8 drops Acacia 3.........2 2% ounces Sucer 66200 6 24 ounces AVateT 4... a... 214 ounces Make a mucilage of the acacia in the water and mass the ingredients with this, in the usual manner. +. ___- Coloring for Face Powders. Brunette or Rachel shade is ob- tained by the use of burnt umber, burnt sienna, bole, or carmine and yellow ocher. Experiments with one or more of these pigments should result in giving the tint desired. The cream shade can be obtained by using a trace of the pigments suggested above. Carmine is used to produce the pink or flesh tint. —_——_2-2-2 Menthol Snuff for Rhinitis. Borie acid 30 parts Powdered Ofris ......-..... 10 parts Powdered coffee ........... 30 parts Powdered sugar .......- aa. £0 Batts Monticl ¢ 3.636... osceae ss 3 parts Mix thoroughly and reduce to the finest powder. —— To Remove Water Glass. It is stated by some authorities that liquid glass or solution of sodium sili- cate may be removed from a show case by using concentrated lye, 50 per cent. sodium hydroxide. ct Ror a Ba aod Ra a = te Lae Increased Cost of Living Only Eleven Per Cent.? Grand Rapids, Aug. 5—As your readers are interested in retail con- ditions, | thought the following might interest them: with labor yel- ling higher wages on accuunt of proi- iteers in food and producers yelling profiteers in labor making higher food cost, we are fast losing our mental equlibrium. If we read a thing, whether true or untrue, often enough, we begin to believe it and join the chorus yel- ling profiteer at the other fellow for- getting that it helps to create dis- satisfaction and produces class preju- dices. | wonder if your readers, when they get nervous over the hysterical condition at present, ever sit down and do some figuring on their own account. J know a family living in a growing city in Michigan, living comfortably and entertaining nicely in a home costing seven thousand dollars, with three in the family, buy- ing groceries of one of the best re- tail grocery stores and meat of one of the best markets. The following are the figures for an average of tnree months—-April, May and June —of the following pre-war years: 1912 1913 1914 Groceries ...;. 26.35 26.51 22.17 Meat... 6.3... 14.59 14.45 12.71 War Per. 1915 1916 1917 Groceries ...... 9345 25.13 27.74 Meat eo 13.31 11.84 15.45 MOP year. 062, 1918 1919 erOCetiIeS 06 ae 2133. «27.82 Meat 2 3.74 17.85 Taking the combined cost of gro- ceries and meat above average for the three months April, May and June for the pre-war period of 1912 1913 as basis. it figures out in per- centage as follows: 1912 average 40.94 3asis 1913 average 40.96 Basis 1914 average 34.88 under 15% 1915 average 36.76 under 12% 1916 average 36.97 under 12% 1917 average 43.19 over 5% 1918 average 35.05 under 15% 1919 average 45.67 over 11% Showing that the increase for 1919 is only 11 per cent. over that of the pre-war period of 1912 and 1913. Subscriber. ao Army Foot Powder. The following is probably what you have in mind. It was published in our columns several months ago: SHICVUC ACIG 1.2.5... ..5.2; 1 drachm BOtie atia so oe 4 drachms Mental 22) 44.6 ees 30 grains Eucalyptol bias 20 minims Prench Chale .2 6025722353 4 ounces This gives an agreeable and emol- Inent preparation for keeping the feet cool and sweet in any kind of weath- er. Chocolates Package Goods of Paramount Quality and Artistic Design Why Not Do Away with Posting Those Accounts? always wanted. LISTEN! The Metzgar Account System does away with all post- ing and gives you just the results you need and have THIS IS HOW IT IS DONE The accounts are kept in separate duplicate or triplicate books, These books fit into metal back containers. The upper ends of these metal backs are arranged with slots to hold index bristol-board name- cards (Preferably yellow and blue, alternating for the different letters of the alphabet). The names of your customers are printed on these name-cards, and alphabetically arranged in the register. The purchase is itemized directly in the customer’s book (either in duplicate or tripl- cate) and added to the present purchase right while you enter the order while it is fresh in your mind, and fresh in your sight. The serial numbered duplicate slip goes to your customer (which slip agrees ex- actly both with book number and slip number with the original that is left in the book for your record) and you have given. your customer an itemized bill and statement to date, and your bookkeeping is all done with one writing. We have a complete line of duplicate and triplicate salesbooks, Get our prices before putting in your next supply. Write for catalog and full information. Metzgar Register Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Ek atte sieeonmromnane 2 Spgienmememnane929 August 6, 1919 KYBO 1000 Sheet Manila Tissue NOW HITE oz. Bleached Crepe Stocked by all progressive dealers. Write for prices and sample rolls. The Dudley Paper Company, Lansing, Mich. We furnish you with blotters to distribute to your trade. Red Crown Gasoline for Power The modern motor and improved carburetors have demon- strated beyond question that gasoline made especially for motor fuel—as Red Crown is made—will give the most power—the most speed and the most miles per gallon. Red Crown, like your automobile, is built to specifica- tions and Red Crown specifications have been worked out by the most eminent petroleum chemists and automobile engineers available. Red Crown contains a continuous chain of boiling point fractions, starting at about 95 degrees and continuing to above 400 degrees. It contains the correct proportion of low boiling point fractions to insure easy starting in any temperature—the correct proportion of intermediate boil- ing point fractions to insure smooth acceleration—and the correct proportion of high boiling point fractions with their predominance of heat units to insure the maximum power, miles and speed. These are the things that make Red Crown the most effi- cient gasoline possible to manufacture with present day knowledge. For sale everywhere and by all agents and agencies of STANDARD OIL COMPANY (INDIANA) Chicago U.S. A. Wilmarth show cases and store fixtures in West Michigan's biggest store In Show Cases and Store Fixtures Wilmarth is the best buy—bar none Catalog—to merchants WILMARTH SHOW CASE COMPANY 1542 Jefferson Avenue Grand Rapids, Michigan (Made [n Grand Rapids) MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 27 WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT ww 7 rons Prices quoted are Acids Boric (Powd.) .. 18@ a Boric (Xtal) .. --2 CORN icc eced 24@ 28 ee, ee Be 1 28@1 35 Muriatic ........ 834@ 5 Nitric ..... cxcasce RUGP Oe COMBE. cic ccs ceca 35Q@ 40 Sulphuric ....... 34@ 56 TAPIBTIG 65.646 - 112@1 20 Ammonia Water, 26 deg. .. 10@ 20 Water, 18 deg. .. 9%@ 18 Water, 14 deg. .. 9@ 17 Carbonate .... 19@ 26 Chloride (Gran.) 17h@ 25 Balsams Copaiba ..... -- 1 20@1 40 Fir (Canada) .. 1 76@2 00 Fir (Oregon) .... 50@ 75 POD isicccccsse 4 TOME cies avance 2 00@2 25 Barks Cassia (ordinary) 40@ 46 Cassia (Saigon) 90@1 00 Sassafras (pow. 55c) @ 50 Soap Cut (powd.) AOC: cccccccccae. 20@ 85 Berries Cubed oc. 6c5e ss 1 75@1 80 BIGR cccccccccess @1 25 JUNIDED banc scccce 14@ 20 Prickley Ash .. @ 380 Extracts Licorice ..:....e. 60@ 65 Licorice powd. .. 1 256@1 50 Flowers Arnica .....+.. 1 20@1 25 Chamomile (Ger.) 80@1 00 Chamomile Rom, 1 00@1 20 Gums Acacia, Ist ...... 68@ 70 Acacia, 2nd ...... 55@ 60 Acacia, Sorts .... 35@ 40 Acacia, powdered 45@ 50 Aloes (Barb. Pow) 30@ 40 Aloes (Cape Pow.) 30@ 36 Aloes (Soc Pow) 1 ‘0g 50 Asaloetida ....... 6 50 POW. csccewee g 50 Camphor ...<.. 3 45@3 50 CSUBIAC on cis nace @2 16 Guaiac, powdered @2 25 Kino Kino, powdered .. @1 00 BEYTTN cecsicccccs @1 40 Myrrh, Pow. .... @1 50 OPIUM oss 11 50@12 00 Opium, powd. 12 50@12 80 Opium, gran. 13 ‘ae 80 Shellac 25@1 35 Shellac Bleached i 30@1 40 ‘Vragacanth .... 4 25@4 50 Tragacanth powder 2 00 Turpentine ...... 15 Insecticides Arsenic ........ 13%@ 20 Blue Vitriol, bbl. @ 10 Blue Vitriol, less 10%@ 15 Bordeaux Mix Dry z0@ 37 ticilevore, White powdered ...... 38@ 46 Insect Powder ... 50@ 75 Lead, Arsenate Po 32@ 49 Lime and sulphur Solution, gal. .. 20@ 25 Paris Green ..... 46@ 52 tce Cream Piper lce Cream Co., Kalamazoo Bulk, Vanilla ........ 1 00 Bulk, Chocolate . 1 10 Bulk, Caramel ... 1 10 Bulk, Grape-Nut ..... 1 10 Bulk, Strawberry .... 1 20 Bulk, Tutti Fruiti .. 1 20 Brick, Vanilla ........ 1 20 Brick, Chocolate .... 1 60 Brick, Caramel ...... 1 60 Brick, Strawberry .... 1 60 Rrick, Tutti Fruiti .. 1 60 Brick any combination 1 60 Leaves Buchu’ .......60; @3 00 Bughu, powdered @3 25 Sage, buik 67 Sage, % loose ... 72 78 Sage, powdered . Senna, Alex .... 1 40@1 50 senna, Tinn. .... 30@ 36 Senna, Tinn. pow. =o 40 Uva Ursi ........ 30 Olls ene Bitter, true ....... 15 00@16 00 Aoenaa Bitter, artificial ..... 7 00@7 20 Almonds, Sweet, true ......... 1 75@2 00 ‘Almonds. Sweet, imitation ..... 75@1 00 Amber, crude .. 8 50@3 7 Amber, rectified 4 00@4 25 Anise ......... 2 50@2 75 Bergamont .... 8 50@8 75 Cajeput ........ 1 75@2 00 sia .. 4 50@4 75 Castor .... 2 60@2 Cedar Leaf .... 2 00@2 25 Citronella - 80@1 20 Cleves: ......-.. 3 75@4 00 Cocoanut ........ 40 50 Cod Liver ...... 6 60@5 75 Croton ........ 2 00@2 25 aaa ete a nominal, based on market the day ot issue. Cotton Seed ... 250@2 70 Capsicum ...... 1 9% Bigeron ...... 12 50@12 75 Cardamon ...... 1 60 Cubebs ...... 11 50@11 75 Cardamon, Comp. @1 35 Higeron ........ 7 60@7 75 Catechu ........ 1 50 Eucalyptus 1 25@1 35 Cinchona ....... gi 80 Hemlock, pure 2 00@2 25 Colchicum ...... @2 40 Juniper Berries 16 0U@16 25 Cubebs ....... ees @2 60 Juniper Wood .. 3 00@3 25 Digitalis ...... oe @1i 60 Lard, extra .... 2 00@2 20 Gentian ...... ce @i 20 Lard, No. 1. 1 60@1i 80 Ginger’ .:........ @1 60 Lavender, Flow. 9 00@9 26 Guaiac ......... 2 65 Lavender, Gar’n 1 ora 75 Guaiac, Ammon. O3 40 EOQMOO ccc ucecns 2 25@2 6 Iodine .......... @1 50 Linseed, boiled, bbl. @2 41 lodine, Colorless @2 00 Linseed, bld less 2 51@2 56 Iron, clo. ...... @1 45 Linseed, raw, bbl. GR ce Kino ..ccecéccce @1 35 Linseed raw less 2 49@2 54 Myrrh ........ sé @2 25 Mustard, true, oz. @295 Nux Vomica.... @1 95 Mustard, artifil, oz. @1 25 Opium ......... @8 00 Neatsfoot ...... 1 35@1 55 Opium, Camph. @1 50 Olive, pure 4 50@6 00 Opium, Deodorz’d @8 00 Olive, Malaga, FEMUDSED cicdcess @1 80 yellow ....... 3 75@4 00 Olive, Malaga, a. 15@4 00 vente Orange, Sweet .. 4 00@4 25 Lead, red dry .... 13@13% Origanum, pure. @2 60 Lead, white dry 13@18% Origanum, com’! 1 0@@1 25 Pennyroyal - 2 50@z 7 Peppermint .. it 00@11 25 Rose, pure ... 88 00@40 0U Rosemary noe 2 00@2 25 Sanaalw EB. Re aeecewe ces 18 50@18 75 Sassafras, true 3 J0@8 25 Sassafras, artifi’l 90@1 20 Spearmint .... 12 oa 25 Sperm . ...cccccce 2 40@2 60 (POMRY oo cis aces & 50@5 75 Tar, USE .ncesses 48 60 Turpentine, bbls. @1 61% Turpentine, tess 1 72@1 76 Wintergreen, tr. 12 00@12 25 Wintergreen, sweet DIFGR | cc cceces Wintergreen, art Wormseed ..... 6 50@6 75 Wormwood .... 7 50@7 75 Potassium Bicarbonate 76@1 00 Bichromate .... 374%@ 50 TSFOMIGS cicccves 0@ 75 Carbonate ...... 1 00@1 10 Chlorate, gran’r 0@ 75 Chlorate, xtal or DOW ceccccccs 45@ 50 CY¥GRIOG si36ec0 382%@ 450 LOGING@ vec ces cee 4 29@4 36 Permanganate .. 1 50@1 75 Prussiate, yellow 1 20@1 30 Prussiate, red .. 2 00@2 50 Sulphate ........ @ 8 Roots Alkanet ....... 4 50@4 75 Blood, powdered 1 10@1 20 Ceara 35 ces 55 60@2 60 Elecampane, pwd. 22@ 25 Gentian, powd. 25@ 80 Ginger, African, powdered ...... 25@ 30 Ginger, Jamaica 35@ 40 Ginger, J‘amaica, powdered ...... 32@ 35 Goldenseal, pow. 8 00@8 20 Ipecac, powd. .. 4 50@5 00 Licorice, powd. 35@ 40 Licorice, powd. Orris, powdered 40@ 45 Poke, powdered 25@ 30 Rhubarb @2 Rhubarb, powd. 2 50@2 75 Rosinwood, powd. 30@ 35 Sarsaparilia, Hond. ground ........ 1 25@1 40 Sarsaparilla Mexican, STOUNG ...ccose 80 Squills ....... Rules @ 40 Squills, powdered 60@ 70 Tumeric, powd. 23@ 30 Valerian, powd. .. @2 00 Seeds Anise ..... 42@ 45 Anise, powdered 47@ 50 Bra. 16 .<<.-<- «ee 18 (19 Canary cocci oeee 28@ 35 Caraway, Po. .75 60@_ 66 Cardamon ..... 1 75@2 00 Celery, powd. 85c 75@ 80 Coriander powd .su 2242@zo Dill 30 Fennell ...... -- 1 O09@1 2 I ha vive cccsues 15@ 20 Flax, ground ee. 15@ 20 Foenugreek pow. 15@ 2 POMS © 2 cs cues 12%@ 18 Lobelia .......... 70@ 175 Mustard, yellow .. 45@ 560 Mustard, black .. ee 40 POUBY os ccc cccce' @ QumMce © ..ccccccs 1 50@1 75 Rape ..... eouwenk 15@ 20 Sabadiila fee hgele @ 35 Sabadilla, powd. 30@ 36 Sunflower ....... - 22@ 30 Worm American @ 3 Worm Levant .. 1 65@1 75 Tinctures Aconite .,........ @1 70 BIOOR cacctce ccs @1 20 APRICE ccc occ << @1 50 ‘Ranfoation ae ace : @8 90 Belladonna ..... g 40 Benzoin .......-. 180 Benzoin Compo’d @ BRUHN . .vececcees @ Cantharadies ... @ Lead, white oil .. Ochre, yellow bbl. Gchre, yellow less 2% 6 POURS secs ceccincce 8 Red Venet’n Am. 2%@ 6 Red Venet’n Eng. 3@ 6 Vermillion, Amer. 25@ 30 Whiting, bbl. ...... @ 2% PONTE eo ccccecs %@ ¢ L. H. P. Prep. 3 25@3 50 Miscellaneous Acetanalid ...... 60@ 65 AIO ic cci cccccce 15@ i8 Alum, powdered and @ROund ...cc5cs 16@ 20 Bismuth, Subni- GFAte 200 keses 4 02@4 10 Borax xtal or powdered ...... 10@ 15 Cantharades po 2 #0@6 hi Celgmel ....-... 2 27@2 35 Capsicum ........ 38@ 46 Carmine ....... 6 50@7 00 Cassia Buds ..... 50@ 60 Cloves .ccccsacce SQ 06 Chalk Prepared ..12@ 16 Chalk Precipitated 12@ 16 Chioroform ...... 45@ 65 Chloral Hydrate 1 70@2 10 Cocaine ...... 12 80@12 85 Cocoa Butter ..... 65@ 76 Corks, list, less 60% Copperas, bbls, .... @ 32% Copperas, less .. 34%@ * Copperas, powd. 4%@ 10 Corrosive Sublm 2 11@2 20 Cream Tartar 70@ 80 Cuttlebone ..... 95@ 1 uw DOSEFING ..ssss RIG 2c cciccscececes 4 B00, B gis castscccnecess B00 BUTTER COLOR Dandelion, 25c size .. 2 00 CANDLES ecnccoesese AZ Pi e, 68 Paraffine, 12s ..... .. 17 CANNED GOODS Appies 3 ib. iaesxenes -ee. @2 00 No: 10, 22.22 @7 50 Biackberries BID. osssccoees-s Standard No. 10 5 00 Beans—Baked Van Camp, 2 Ib. .... Clam Bouilion Burnham’s 7 0z ..... 50 Corn Country Gentleman .. 1 75 MIGIND 6iscsvcacccecas 2 00 Hominy Wan CAMD ....-iese-s 1 35 Jackson 1 20 % Ib 2 25 % Ib 4 00 BD Gs sees ee 7 50 Mackerel Mustard, i ib. ....... 1 80 Mustard, 2 Ib. ...... 2 80 Soused, 1% lb. ....... 1 60 Soused, 2 ib, ....... - 2% Mushrooms Buttons, 1s, per case 1 25 Plums California, No. 3 .... 2 40 Pears in Syrup Michigan ....cssc0css 1 76 COMULOIMID occ cccesces 2 35 Peas Marrowfat ..... 1 75@1 90 Early June .... 1 65@1 90 Early June siftd 1 80@2 25 Peaches California, No. 2% .. 4 00 California, No. 1 .... 2 40 Pie, gallons ... 7 50@9 50 Pineapple Grated. No. Z ..--.+-- 4 00 Sliced No. 2 Extra .. 4 Pumpkin Van Camp, No. 3 ....- Van Camp, No. 10 .. Lake Shore, No. 3 ... Vesper, No. 10 ...... Saimon Warrens, 1 Ib. Tall .. Warrens, % Ib. Flat Warrens, 1 ib, Flat .. Red: Alaska .......... Med. Red Alaska .. Pink Alaska ....... ° 10 ore es a bo BS Co oO BO ~ o Sardines Domestic, 4s ...6 75@ Domestic, %s .. 7 W@ Domestic, %s .. 7 00@ California Soused ... California Mustard .. % California Tomato .. 2 25 Sauerkraut Hackmuth, No. 3 .... 1 40 Shrimps Dunbar, 1s doz. ...... 1 85 Dunbar, 1%s doz. .... 3 40 Strawberries Standard ..ccccccceee Fancy ...2- ceoccccces Tomatoes NG. 2 oéssccsess 1 So@. 8D No. 3 ...cceee -- 200@2 35' NO. 10 ..cccccceescee 1 00 CATSUP Snider’s, 8 oz. ...... 1 80 Snider’s, 16 oz, ...... 2 85 Nedro, 10% oz. ...... 1 40 CHEESE Be ge ee ee eee es 38 Wisconsin Flats ....... 37 TSONEROTN . oc ccc csscess 38 Michigan Full Cream 37% CHEWING GUM Adams Black Jack .... 70 Beeman’s Pepsin ...... 70 BORCUNUL 26. ace ss cscee's 80 Doublemint ............ 70 Flag oe aeeeaes See ae Walter M. Lowney Co. PYOMINM, WS ok. eo nce ts 40 Premium, WS ...<:4++;- 39 CIGARS Peter Dornbos Brands Dornbos Single Bndr. 48 00 Dornbos Perfecto .. 42 50 Van Dam, 6¢ <.... - 37 50 Ven 2am, Ce occ ss . 42 50 Van am, fc ...... 50 00 Van Dam, 10C .... . 18 00 Hemeter Champion 48 00 Court Royal ........ 52 00 Boston Straight .... 45 00 Trans Michigan .... 46 00 Kuppenheimer, No. 2 A 00 Royal Major ........ 0 00 La Valla Rosa Kids 30 00 La Valla Rosa Blunt 72 00 CLOTHES LINE Hemp, 650 ft. ........ Twisted Cotton, 50 ft. 3 25 Twisted Cotton, 60 ft. 3 90 Braided, 50 ft. 75 Braided, 80 ft. Sash Cord .... aeeceee 4 26 - 2 7@4 00 COCOA ARGOS oo soeccsscce ~o. 44 Bunte, 15c size ........ 55 Bunte, % Ib: ........- - 50 Bite, 2B. bcs sons oes 48 Cleveland ....scesceee 41 Colonial, %48 .......... 35 Colonial, 465 ......e... 33 TODOS 7 055. 3s osaseseuece Oe Hersheys, %8 ......e00e 41 Hersheys, 4S .........- 39 TINVIOr ...csccscasccens OO Lowney, YS .........-. 0 Lowney, YS ..cocceees 39 Lowney, WS ....s..see% 39 Lowney, 5 lb. cans .... 87 Van Houten, %8 ....-- Van Houten, %8 ...... 18 Van Houten, %s Van Houten, 1s .. Wan-Bta ..... 36 Wo saasae 33 Wilbur, %s . 33 Wilbur, Ka ie ae 33 COCOANUT %s, 5 lb. case Dunham 44 ae GD. GROG bio casick 43 %s & Ws, 15 lb. case 43 6 and 12c pkg. in pails 4 75 RT, DAS ns eke scons TS0IK,; DATTOIN 2... cccase 28 24 8 oz. pkgs., per case 5 30 48 4 oz. pkgs. per case 5 40 COFFEES ROASTED Rio COMIBON icin esse ceo ds 30 RO esd io snce geese case 31 RTROHOS. 5s ss dae cas ke ses 32 PONG osc secsnsescs teas 33 Common 38 ‘air 39 Choice 37 Pancy .., 38 PPRDOIEY 6 acs adie saves 39 Maracaibo POAT cisscecsasrsseiesess 39 CRAIGS. odo bc veccsce »- 41 Mexican CNOICG goss bas sac ccaee . 39 PORMOY 0 can ace o saun 41 Guatemaia Fair ees seen as 39 PANCY cesecess becesacns 41 Java Private Growth ....... 46 MaAnGUne oo isc is ccecsscs 48 BAIKOG ook cca ec cece 48 San Salvador WJO08 os aa ee cine -. 45 Mocha BnOM, TGAN 65.65.5250 53 Lome 6A 5. 6s555s65> 53 Bogota AT Unk cuenecees PANSY 2.6 ess tesetcessy S06 Package Coffee New York Basis ASDUCHKIC .i6544. cu 40 50 McLaughlin’s XXXX McLaughlin’s XXXX pack- age coffee is sold to retail- ers only. Mail all orders direct to W. F. McLaugh- lin & Co., Chicago. Extracts N.Y. er 360) 2. .6c 346 914 Frank’s 250 packages 14 50 CONDENSED MILK Eagle, 4 doz. Leader, 4 doz. EVAPORATED MILK Carnation, Tall, 4 doz. 7 40 Carnation, Baby 8 doz. 6 = Pet, DA 6.2. secs cs 74 Pet. Baoy. 666 iss s sas 5 20 Van Camp, Tall ..... 7 40 Van Camp, Baby .... 5 20 MILK COMPOUND Hebe, Tall, 6 doz. .... 5 75 Hebe, Baby, 8 doz. .. 5 50 CONFECTIONERY Stick Candy Pails Horehound .......... Standard ...... DUMIDO ..ccaccsccececs OS Mixed Candy Pails Broken .... 25 Cut Loaf . . 26 Grocers ....... 20 Kindergarten ........ 29 TIOGOO ooo ice cccs ees . 25 DIOVOUY 6 ios cece cee 26 Premio Creams ...... = Royal ..... Be Ts Os isnscswcdcicsw OO Specialties Pails Auto Kisses (baskets) 26 Bonnie Butter Bites.. 32 Butter Cream Corn .. 32 Caramel Bon Bons .. 82 Caramel Croquettes ,. 30 coanut Waffles .... 28 ffy Toffy .......... 30 Fudge, Walnut Maple 8v Fudge Walnut Choc. 81 Fudge, Choc. Peanut 28 Champion Gum Drops 26 Raspberry Gum Drops 25 Iced Orange Jellies .. 27 Italian Bon Bons .... %7 AA Licorice Drops 5 Ib. DOK .~.....s000 3 25 Lozenges, Pep. ...... Lozenges, Pink ...... 26 Manchus .......ee00. 27 Molasses Kisses, BasketS ...cccsssee M6 Nut Butter Puffs .... 38 Chocolates Patis Assorted Choc. ...... 3 Amazon Caramels .... 30 CHAMPION wei sccscdcees 28 Choc. Chips, Eureka 35 Klondike Chocolates 35 PIADOOS i5csisces cesses 35 Nibble Sticks, box ..2 25 Nut: WOLGTH «oo os cees 35 Ocoro Choc. Caramels 34 Peanut Clusters ...... 40 Quintette ...... agua Be PROBS cok ci csacecaess 27 Pop Corn Goods Cracker-Jack Prize .. 6 60 Checkers Prize ...... 6 60 Cough Drops Putnam Menthol .... 1 50 Smith Bros. z COOKING COMPOUNDS Mazola Pints, tin, 2 doz: .... 9.10 Quarts, tin, 1 doz. .. 8 65 % gal. tins, 1 doz. .. 16 30 Gal. tins, 4% doz. .... 15 8U 5 Gal. tins, 1-6 dop. 22 50 COUPON BOOKS 50 Economic grade .. 2 25 100 Economic grade 3 75 500 Economic grade 17 00 1,000 Economic grade 30 00 Where 1,000 books are ordered at a time, special- ly printed front cover is furnished without charge. CREAM CF TARTAR G TD. DOGS oo ices esas 65 © 3b. DOXOS 2. 6.565225,. 66 DRIED FRUITS : Apples Evap’ed, Choice, blk .. 17 Citron California Peel Lemon, American .... 30 Orange, American .... 30 Raisins Choice S’ded, 1 lb. pkg. 13 Fancy S’ded, 1 lb. pkg. 15 on Seediess, Thompson Seediess.. f bu oesnees Se ecenee California Prunes 90-100 25 bb. boxes ..@18 80- 90 25 lb. boxes .. 70- 80 25 lb. boxes ..@19 60- 70 25 Ib. boxes ..@22 50- 60 25 lb. boxes ..@25 40- 50 25 lb. boxes .. 80- 40 25 lb. boxes ..@3s0 FARINACEOUS GOODS California Limas ...... 11 Med. Hand Picked .... 9 Brown, Holland ........ 8 Farina 25 1 b. packages .... 2 80 Bulk, per 100 lbs. .... Hominy Pearl, 100 lb. sack .. 4 00 Macaroni Domestic, 10 lb. box ..1 10 Domestic, broken bbls. 8% Skinner’s 24s, case 1 37% Golden Age, 2 doz. .. 1 90 Fould’s, 2 doz. ...... 1 90 Pearl Bariey Chester ...... Sas sacs OO Peas Green, Wisconsin, lb. .. 7 Bout, WD. 55 ss cele. < Sago East India ............. 16 Tapioca Pearl, 100 lb. sacks .... 12 Minute, Substitute, 8 0%, 8 doz. ......... 3 50 FISHING TACKLE Cotton Lines No. 2, 15 feet ...... No. 3, 15 feet : 15 feet No. 5, 15 feet No. 6, 15 feet ...... 2 45 Z ° Linen Lines Small, per 100 yards 6 65 Medium, per 100 yards 7 25 yards 9 00 Large, per 100 Floats No. 1%, per gross .. 1 50 No. 2, per gross .... 1 75 No. 244, per gross .... 2 2! oe eat Size 1-12, per 1,000 .... 84 Size 1-0, per 1,000 .... 9€ Size 2-0, per 1,000 .. 115 Size. 3-0, per 1,000 .. 1 37 Size 4-0, per 1,000 .. 1-66 Size 5-9, per 1,000 .. 19 Sinkers No. 1, per gross No. 2, per gross . No. 3, per gross No. 4, per gross .... l No. 5, per gross 1 No. 6, per gross .... 1 8& No. 7, per gross .... 2 3¢ No. 8, per gross .... 8 88 No. 9, per gross .... 4 6f FLAVORING EXTRACTS Jennings D C Brand Pure Vanila Terpeneless Pure Lemon Per Doz 7 Dram 15 Cent ...... 1 25 1% Ounce 20 Cent .. 1 80 2 Ounce, 35 Cent .... 2 70 2% Ounce 35 Cent .. 2 85 2% Ounce 45 Cent .. 8 4 Ounce 55 Cent .... 6 20 8 Ounce 90 Cent .... 8 68 7 Dram Assorted .... 1 38 1% Ounce Assorted .. 2 Moore’s D U Brand Per Doz. 1 oz. Vanilla 15 Cent 1 26 1% oz. Vanilla 25 Cent 3 00 3 oz. Vanilla 85 Cent 8 00 1 oz. Lemon 15 Cent 1 26 1% oz. Lemon 25 Cent 3 00 3 oz. Lemon 85 Cent 8 00 FLOUR AND FEED Valley City ine oy Lily White. .....55. 2 76 Graham 25. Ib. per “cwt 3 25 Rowena Bolted Meal, 25 lbs., per cwt. .. 5 20 Golden Granulated Meal, 25 ibs., per cwt. .... 5 50 Rowena Pancake 6 Ib. DOP CWE oi ceccces Rowena Buckwheat Compound ......... iogees Corn Flour, Watson Higsine Milling 0. New Perfection, %s 12 65 Bolted Wheat BOG sss. sees ivapesss BAe WG ae ic ciccsiseccss 2 Ue Oats Michigan Carlots: ...... 84 Less than Carlots .... 88 Corn OTIOIM i ce cseccesws Oe ae Less than carlots .... 2 18 Hay CarlotS ..cccosceseee 80 82 Less than carlots ... 32 34 Feed Street Car Feed .... 76 00 No. 1 Corn & Cat Fd. 76 00 Cracked Corn ...... 80 00 Coarse Corn Meal .. 80 00 FRUIT JARS Mason, % pts., gro. 8 00 Mason, pts., per gro. 8 20 Mason, qts., per gro. 8 60 Mason, % gal. gro. 11 09 Mason, can tops, gro. 2 85 GELATINE Cox’s, 1 doz. large ... 1 60 Cox’s, 1 doz. small .. 1 00 Knox’s Sparkling, doz. 2 00 Knox’s Acidu’d doz. ..2 10 Minute, 1 doz. ...... 1 25 Minute, 3 doz. ...... 3 75 Nelson’s .......cceeos 1 50 WORTOTO Si vekecc cseece Plymouth Rock, Phos. 1 §5 Plymouth Rock, Plain 1 36 Waukesha eoevesesece August 6, 1919 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 29 HIDES ae PELTS Sweet Small SALERATUS es Barre seesesececesciae OO Johniente Wa ae 57 F ane WRAPPING PAPER { wer 8. 45 5 gallon kegs ....... 5 %5 Packed 60 Ibs. in box Johnson’s XXX 100... 575 Formosa, Choice .. 490 Elbre, Manila, white 6 \\ Green, No. 2 ....-.-- .-. 44 Half barrels ........ 1500 Arm and Hammer .. 3 25 Lautz Naphtha, 60s .. 360 Formosa. Fancy |. 65@75 -~;0T® Manila, colored iq oe on : teens seeee . eipes Wyandotte, 100 %s .. 300 Nine O'Clock ........ 4 25 ? 7 sien ‘ are Sanseeee .7 tired, NO. 2 ..ccceses . : utchers’ Manila ..... ; Calfskin, green, No. 1, 80 Clay, No. 216, per box SAL SODA ol ice oe i a BREE Saecctnnns 8% 4 Calfskin, green, No. 2, 78% Clay, T. D. full count Cruaneaea” Gee 195 Queen Anne, 60 pkgs. 369 COnBou. Medium .. 40@45 Wax Butter, short o'nt 20 ] Calfskin, cured, No. 1, 88 Cob, 3 doz. in box ..125 & "100 Ibs. cs. -No-Mor " 550 Gongou, Choice .... 45@60 Parchm't Butter, rolls 20 j Calfski d, No. 2, 81% Granulated 100 Ibs. cs. 2 10 Rub-No-More ........ 550 Gongou, Fancy 50@60 ' 4 sere ee a i Granulated, 363 pkgs. 2 25 Sunbrite, 100 cans .... 4 50 : ee q Horse, NO, ko... . ss 16 00 PLAYING ee : Congou, Ex. Fancy 60@80 4 Hisa Nes 15 vo No. 90 Steamboat .... 2 25 Sunbrite, 50 cans .... 2 30 YEAST CAKE q forse; NO. 2 cy. 4... Na A Basta. tee SALT SODA Ceyion Siagic, FT GOm ...5ks ix Loe J Pelts Pennant 22.0.3... os Solar Rock : : Pekoe. Medium .... 40@45 Sunlight, 3 doz. ...... 1 00 Old Woul ......... 15@2 00 et. Se en ss Bi Carb. Kegs ..... 4 Dr. Pekoe, Choice ..45@48 Sunlight, 1% doz. .... 50 EMMBUN cosa cccnss 50@1 00 POTASH . Cememsan SPICES Flowery O. P. Fancy 55@60 Yeast Foam, 3 doz. .. 118 ree Ss ble 50@1 00 Babbitt’s, 2 doz. ...... 275 Granulated, Fine ..... 2 20 Whole Spices TWINE Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 658 : allow Medium, Fine ........ 225 Allspice, Jamaica .... @18 Cotton, 3 ply cone 60 Pulte Soe wks @12 PROVISIONS SALT FISH Cloves, ‘Zanzibar .... @40 Cotton, 8 ply balls 1... 60 py nas), COMPRESSED MOF cue @li1 Barreled Pork Cod Cassia, Canton ...... @so Temp, € oF .ic.i. ss cee 26 Pieniees. ee a 5s NO. 2 ..eeeeeeeeeees @10 Clear Back .. 54 00@56 00 Middles ............... Cassia, 5c pkg. doz. Short Cut Cir. 51 00@652 00 ‘Tablets, 1 Ib. Ginger, African VINEGAR ; “ nee = oss ated Clear 55 00@656 00 Tablets, % Ib. ger Sonn Cider, Benton Harbor .. 29 ; nwashed, med. ... cuuevecseeucecece Mace, Whi V . g Unwashed, fas. @49 Clear Family Ch eeee . 48 00 — Mixed, rr White mee ae phy 38 sonar Gre Gat bee s aiceene _ eerrine ae - - r @ White Wine, 100 grain 29 SPECIAL : ‘tandards, Be ce ixed, 5c pkgs. doz. @ ; Airline, No. 10 ...... 400 S P Bellies .. 32 00@34 00 Y. M., bbis. ........-. Nutmegs, 70-8 oe ee Se _ Price Current Airline, — = Gece 7 “0 a Standard, KOSS ....:. Hebrews oo sa Oakland Apple Cider 35 ——— —— ; irline, No. 25 ...... . M., Kegs ........- epper, Blac @ Blue Ribbon Co. ** 96 « Pure in tierces 86144@37 Pepper, White ....... @40 Wh ees 4 HORSE RADISH Compound Lard 26% 026% Herring Pepper, Cayenne .... @22 Oakland White Pickling - AXLE GREASE 4 Per doz. .....-+-.00. .. 95 ‘0 Ib tubs ...advance K K K K, Norway .. 20 00 Paprika, Hungarian a 60 Ib. tubs .,.advance % 1D. PAS nose ens 1 40 Pure Ground in Bulk WICKING JELLY 50 lb. tubs ...advance % Cut Lunch ........... 1 26 i ; , No. 0, per gross ...... 70 20 Ib. pail aA Allispice, Jamaica ~.. @20 . pails ...advance ™% Boned, 10 Ib. boxes .... 29 No, I, per gross .....: 80 P il. 30 Ib. 450 120 Ib. pails aA Cloves, Zanzibar .... @50 NO 5 4 ure, per pail, 3 4 f 7 = sie ex — i” Trout Cassia, Canton ..... 0 = 2, per gross .... 1 20 ij 2 -- advance Moa 1° 306 Be 7.5... 12 Ginger, African ..... @2g_ (No. 3, per gross .... 1 90 ti JELLY GLASSES 3 Ib. pails ...advance 1 No. 1, 40 Ibe... 3... Mustard 2.4. .<.<..<. @42 8 oz, per doz. ........ = inches Mes ie. te 0 ee cc. ‘ Mace, Penang .... @1 00 Wee MAPLEINE Hams, 14-16 Ib. 35 @386 Wo. 1, 3 108. 2.5. ...%, ° ae tec ee sas 42 Bushels, wide band, 2 oz. bottles, per doz. 300 Hams, 16-18 Ib. 34%@35 Mackerel oe @** wire handles 2 00 ; 1 oz. bottles, per doz. 180 Hams, 18-20 Ib. 33 @84 Mess, 100 Ibs. 25 eee ee se @43 Bushels, wide band, f 16 oz. bottles, per dz. 18 00 Ham, dried beef Mess, 60 Ibs. ........ Popper, Cayenne ..-- G2 "wood handles ...... 338 32 oz. bottles, per dz. 3000 sets ......... 41 @42 Mess, 10 Ibs. Paprika, Hungarian ..@60 warket, drop handle .. 85 California Hams 26 7 Mess, 8 Ibs. Seasonin a , es MINCE MEAT Pienie Botled a No. i, 100 Ibs. ii Powder, \ec.....: “ pee eo None Such, 8 doz. Hams ........ 85 @40 No. 1, 50 Ibs. Celery Salt, 3 oz. ...... 95 Splint, large ........ 8 00 Gae6 fOr ocr les ee 430 Bofled Hams .. 61 =. No. 1, = Ibs. Sage, 2 OZ. ..-...sseeeee 90 Splint, medium ...... 7 00 < | Quaker, 3 doz. case Minced Hams .. 22 23 Lake Herring Onion Salt .......... £35 Splint, small .......: 6 00 he 325 Bacon ...... sees SS OOS % BDL, 106 Ihe .....: 750 Garlic ...........000s 1 35 26 Ib. pails, per dos. ..12 s¢ 4) EEDS Kitenen Be a fo. : Z Butter Plates Ss D itchen Bouquet .... ; | MOLASSES. toa "CO. Me Anise ooo eeeceeees : 2. i 6 b., 250 In crate 60 22 space Sey apenas 22. 9} Midna, hon 00 © KITCHEN | Fancy Open Kettle .... 65 Frankfort 222020007 2 ee 65 Savory, 1 oz .......... 90 } be - a Crate ..+. $5 Choice .........+.0000. - tee 3... ii@15 Cardomon, Malabar 120 Thyme, 1 oz. ......... 90 3 Ib, 250 in crate .... 85 I 7 Be ees 46 Veal ....... fee SRM eae eres: oe Om OM sere 90 5 Ib, 250 in crate .... 1 15 K EN ER OCK ss eeeeeseceeceess Tong@tie = ..2..5.; Lease emp, Russian ....+. 1 ‘ ae | Half barrels 5c extra Heatcheess res os be Mixed: Bird 2: ..3....¢ 18% STARCH Churns | Mustard, white ..... oe . aeeee 5 eal. each .. i Beef PODDV) 2522s igs css 75 ingsford, eae 2 Barrel, 10 gal. each .. NUTS—Whole Boneless ..... 25 00@27 00 Rape ....--.....s+es = ee «Be Geen 8 ERE co 2i+nss se | Almonds, Terragona 30 Rump, new .. 80 00@81 00 SHOE BLACKING to a a te a (; oo eee Handy Box, large 3 dz. 3 50 Round Head ta Pik Gee 99 Handy Box, small ... 125 _ Kingsford 414 inch, 5 gross .... Peanuts, Virgir pg 13 Bixby's Royal Polish 1 20 Silver Gloss, 40 1b. .. 11% Cartons, 60 248 ..... aa Virginie raw Miller’s Crown Polsh 90 iu Cartons, 25 60s : a : ee. d ROBRtON soi c ass ss . 68 A 5 NU rgo, 48 1 Ib. pkgs. .. 4 15 Egg Cases Peanuts, Spani Swedish — To 8 for 64 Aso, 12.3 Ibs. ....... 306 Nov 1, Stee 2 cise ccass 4 4 sitans. scou! Walnuts California 36@37 Tripe Argo, 8 5 Ibs. 3 15 2 ScRuRs. Sons Walnuts, French ...... Kite, 16 Whe. 2... 2.2... 99 Swedish Rapee, 1 lb. gls 60 ne 1 6 Bibs. | 611% NO. 2, Star ..sssseeeee oe zpatnix Bass ’ - % bbis., 40 Ibs. ...... 3 ¢9 Norkoping, 10c, 8 for .. 64 eee ao a élbs. --11°4 12 02. size % bbls. 80 Ibs. .... 3 99 Norkoping, 1 Ib. glass .. 60 “Iver “108, 3S. --11% 9 oz. size ... Shelled a Copenhagen, 10c, 8 for 64 M 6 oz. size Aleonds rede, anne: 55 Casings Copenhagen, 1 Ib. glass 60 4. 41 paeuene u% eeunets 10 Ib. — Hogs, per Ib. ....... 50@55 16 3lb. packages ...... 9% Cork lined, 3 in. ..... Banaue ‘Soa ie 85 —- Beef, round set .... 19@20 SOAP 12 6lb. packages ...... 9% Cork lined, 9 in. .... 90 2k. ay et aon James S. Kirk & Company 50 Ib. boxes .......... 7% . Coxk fined, 106m. ...... 60 % c8® cates, $4 per cae P Avia. Pera e ne 115@1 American Family, 100 7 %5 Y eanuts, Spanish, SYRUPS M Stick Si ib bb 16 Uncolored enna Jap Rose, 50 cakes .. 4 85 Corn oo PORE occ. 150 Solid Dairy ........ 2s@29 -‘Kirk’s White Flake .. 700 Barrels ................ 75 a at Ae : ~ a. 99 Country Rolls ....... 30@31 oo ce Halt Barrels 0.0... 8 Ye oes PEANUT BUTTER ' Canned Meats Acme, 100 cakes .... 675 “2 aon. c.... 3 49 NO. 2 pat. brush hold 1 75 . OLIVES ted Caen Bs Big Master, 100 blecks 7 10 Qine Karo, No. & 3 ds. £ 00 Idéal, No. ¢ .. 2.1.0.2 1 7% Bulk, 2 gal. kegs, gal. 3 25 n Brand Climax,. 100s ........ 00 Blue Karo, No. 2%, 2 12Ilb. cotton mop heads 3 00 oS ae Bees. gal. : . Comned Best fees : 2s Climax, 120s ........ 5 a6 dS eee de ks 2» “5 15 9 1b. cotton mop heads 2 40 5 ’ sate eee oas OOP eres cess Queen White, 80 cakes 6 00 piye Karo. No. 5.1 dz. 5 Stuffed, 14 oz. ....... 300 Roast Matton 1 €98 Oak Leaf, 106 cakes 075 file muc No 16” 10 at. Gatwentand ca Pitted (not stuffed) Veal Loaf ..... 265 Queen Anne, 100 cakes & 75 a Gk ge da oe Gaaataes Lk ce ea ea ale 2 BS por — Sausage — Lautz Naphtha, 100s 7 25 Red iXaro, No. 1%, 2 14 at. Galvanized |... 4 20 see ge Meat ........ 55 : ae Lunch, 10 oz. ........ 2.00 Potted Mest 57% _ eter & Got Om ea aie Lunch, 16 oz. ........ 3 25 Deviled Meat Sig Sar Oe ee rites : 5 Toothpick . eae : Red Karo No. 2% 2 dz. 5 45 ootnpicks Queen, Mammoth, 19 tYerman Deviled Ham 3 00 ivory, 6 02. Red Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 5 30 [deal .......seeeeeeeeee 65 Bel-Car-Mo Brand avec hae oe 5 50 Hamburg Steak and ae 10 oz. D Red Mare No. 10, % ueen, Mammo Onions 00.8. ae: 206 Sen ea herr cree eae ' a : Lo Bengt Traps 8 oz.. 2 doz. in case ..3 10 Late ee meus coe 6 75 Corned Beef Hash .. 1 70 : OP tees ses set 9°49 Mouse, wood, 2 holes .. 60 34 4 1b. paile ...... Glive Gam, 4 don ce. Cooked Brains ....... 3 10 Swift & Company _ Pure Cane Mouse, wood, 6 holes .. 70 12 2 Ib. in ikea 8 90 eat Gee 055.5, 260 Cooked Lunch Tongues 3 35 Classic, 100 bars, 8 02. 725 Pair 1.22... . cc esse wees Mouse, tin, 5 holes .... 65 5 Ib. pails, 6 in crate g 10 Cooked Ox quongues .15 55 entohdgh ato 100.8 oz. : a Gand 2 Hat Sed0d 2.221006. 80 10°) patie... 201% i Con Carne ....1 nick Naptha 2.2.5... Onoice 2) 6.2. ee PAG; BOTINS ace ccca cess SO: 20 Fe. Palle cc .s sci cs PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Sliced Bacon, medium 3 3 White Laundry, 100 8 TABLE SAUCES Mouse, spring see ceeees 20 25 Ib. nails = Iron Barrels Sliced Bacon, large . 5 55 OR Sorel vete esses BG) Poe. peerin l 5 75 OA th tie ccc 19% Perfection .......s.e-. 14.7 Sliced Beef, 2% oz. .180 Wool, 24 bars, 6 oz. 1 70 ro. S Ee e e ae . Tubs i ib eee it Red Crown Gasoline 22.7 Sliced Beef, 3% oz. 2 25 ae ao eS e se oo pe NO 2 Wiles... .-- a6 CCU Gas Machine Gasoline 44. Sliced Beef, 5 oz. .... 3 00 ool, ars, OZ. R riine 150 No. 2 Fibre ......... 38 00 Vv. M. & P. Naphtha 22.7 Sliced Beef, 7 oz. ... 8 90 ee eee . No. 4 Pibre ........ 33 00 Capitol Cylinder, Lron — Sliced Beef, tin, Bi on. 2 25 Tradesman Company ies a hs Large Galvanized .. 12 00 BIBS bere eee es 39.8 Sliced Beef, tin, 7 oz. 890 Black Hawk, one box 4 50 A-1, large ....... Us 00 Medium Galvanized 10 50 SALT Atlantic Red Engine, ‘ss Black Hawk, five bxs 425 A-1 small .......-.. " 2 90 Small Galvanized .... 9 50 oo. a ee . RICE Black Hawk, ten bxs 400 Capers ........... aa» 180 ie Black, Iron 13.3 Eancy Head ....... sees 24 Box contains 72 cakes. It TEA Washboards scotee ees r ese ‘9 Blue Rose ..........«. 18 {is a most remarkable dirt Banner Globe ........ 4 75 Polarine, Iron Bbls. 44.8 : Ee and grease remover, with- Japan Brass, Single .....<.. 6 25 a cee OATS out injury to the skin. Median fo... 34@38 ae Single weteeees oe PICKL onarch, bbls. ...... 10 00 Pies 2s. 35@38 Double Peerless ..... ok Sea Seog Avena, bbls. 10 40 deat oe oo ee Fancy eee caus ‘sas ae lg iv settee 6 50 teel : i lo, gross lots .... sket- Hire Med’ fe Northern Queen ..... 5 75 Rarrels, 1,200 count 12°00 Kaeo on ee hae Sapelio. Bail uro. Wie 6 8h Fo aid eae WVU coc occas 6 25 Halt bbls., 600 count 1 Quaker, 13 Regular ...2 19 Gevelio. single boxes, 7 Oe Hasket Wired Fancy ecie 6 gallon kegs ....... uaker, ily. polio, hand ........ N ibbs ndow Cleaners Smali a a ee sae Queen Anne, 30 cans 1 80 cites bom ge > ba 12 im. .eccseeeeeeceese 1 65 Parrale 22.05.05... 14 00 SALAD DRESSING Queen Anne, 60 cans 360 Giftings, 1 Ib. pkgs. @23 14 im. -cceeeeeeeeee must accompany all! orders. good time the day of retribution Term Pear Contract Prices In- came ,and every drop of blood drawn creased LOOK HERE, MERCHANT!—I want For Sale—Grocery, hardware and im- by the lash was duplicated by the ' 2 stock merchandise for: Good improved plement stock invoicing $15,000, in live sword as attested on the hundred and The canners’ commit:ee which has farm, five city residences, and some busi- town of 1,100. Sell at market price and more battle fields of the Great Re- been in conference with the Pear ?>°*° properties. Don’t fail to write me lease or sell buildings. Two brick build- '€ : SOAS te immediately. Quick action guaranteed. ings, good cellar, elevator, modern fix- bellion. Growers’ Association recently over J. P. Phillips, Manchester, Tennessee. tures. “ae last year, $48,000. Selling In God’s good time every drop of — onesti advz in con- xeoren. Senos. Acirese te. $08; oor I go y I the question of an advance in con FOR SALE OR TRADE Doctors X. ‘Tradesman. 403 blood drawn by the hand of those who delight in engaging in a “race war’ for the extermination of the black man will ‘be exacted in dupli- cate from the Nation that permits such things within its borders. God is not mocked, nor will He be in this instance. In riding through the “black belt’? ’a lady noted the houses of the blacks with windows smashed, doors wrenched from their hinges, and the silence of the grave reigning, an indication that the ferocious black race, instead’ of appearing in armed force, were in hiding; men, women and children, hiding in fear of their lives, threatened by the white Chris- tians of Chicago! Can you white Americans imagine a negro soldier of Grand Rapids, who won a Croix de Guerre, receiving a telegram from his mother down South requesting him not to wear a uniform or medal when he came home, and learning later that the first black soldier to return to Ten- nessee wearing his uniform and med- al was shot in May while embracing his mother. While this was deliber- ate murder, no arrest was ever made. It depends on the color of a man’s skin you see, whether the killing is plain murder or simply a “race war.” This soldier of the dusky cuticle was simply killed for being so im- pertinent as to return to his home in uniform! Those who defend these attacks upon colored citizens proclaim that the “niggers” have started a race war upon the whites. Think of the few colored men of Chicago setting forth to wipe out the white folks of that great city, root and branch. Some- thing of an undertaking one must ac- knowledge. The fact. that. these dangerous blacks were seeking to an- nihilate the white people of the Windy City is verified by the assault a mob of innocent whites made on a negro hospital in that city. The surest way to save the threat- ened white homes of Chicago from destruction at the hands of the black Americans was believed to be through attacking a hospital where the in- mates were absolutely helpless, un- able to defend themselves in the least particular because of illness and wounds! Magnificent display of patriotism on the part of the men with white skins—and black hearts. The only way to settle these race tract price on term pear contracts to canners, says the “California Fruit News,” has recommended unanimous- ly the following adjustment: “That all term contracts for pears should be increased in price $20 per ton, provided such calculation did not carry the figure above $57.50 per ton. Should the price, plus $20 per ton, carry the figure above $57.50, then only $57.50 should be paid. This to apply on all regular contracts. Contracts for special sizes to be ad- ey contract justed in proportion to ordinary con- tract. The same percentage of crease to apply on No. 2 pears.” This advance in contract price ap- plies only to contracts made prior to this country’s entrance into the European war,-and is in line with the policy adopted with the term peach contracts with growers by can- ners recently. in- term Sultry Days and Cool Desserts go hand in hand and call for change of flavor. Mapleine is an irresistible: flavor in summer desserts—in frostings, ices, whipped cream. It makes deli- cious syrup for ice cream sundaes. The favorite flavoring next to vanilla—your stock is not complete without it. Order of your jobber or Louis Hilfer Co. 1205 Peoples Life Bldg, Chicago. Crescent Mfg. Co. (M-450) SEATTLE, WASH. Be | GUARANTEED PURE was 7 /y EL TAT PEANUT it ae MET worTr2cns. MANUFACTURED BY BT Sacuhealnll SULT te In 8 oz. to 100 Ib. Tins Car-Mo Peanut Butter Strictly high class product whose quality is guaranteed. Educate your trade to its use and you have done them a favor they will appreciate. Bel-Car-Mo originated the consumers’ size Sanitary Tin Package of Peanut Buiter. Order from your Jobber Ray and Ozone machines; two Phelps button and stamping presses; band-saw; Hill boring machine; 32 inch paper cut- ter; a lot of composition brush and mir- ror backs, etc. Beautiful transfers of different designs and colors. Cement building, 50x80, two stories. All for sale or trade. Address at once, BOX 745, i ENGX, MICHIGAN. 412 FOR SALE—Seven | station Lamson single wire cash carrier system, in good running order. For further information write WALDO & COMPANY, Sunbury, Pennsylvania. 413 For Sale—At bargain, grocery and meat market in live town near Lansing. Pop- ulation 2,000. Good farming community. Reasons for selling. Address 7 414 care Tradesman. FOR SALE—One Detroit automatic counter scale, 100 pounds; one Detroit automatic counter scale, 5 pounds; 125 account register. Good as new. quire POSTMASTER, Middleton, gan. WANTED—A stock of general mer- chandise from five to ten thousand. Cash proposition. W. D, Hamilton, Galesburg, Ulinois. 416 _ FOR SALE—$250 buys this outfit at a sacrifice. One creamery package disc brine freezer in first class condition; one Haag emulsifier; one Little Giant power ice crusher; one 2-horse steam boiler and can washing tank; one 20-foot shafting with hangers, pulleys and belting. Full particulars can be obtained by writing at once to JOSEPH SWANSON, WYOM- UNG, ILI ANOIS. 417 For Sale — Small stock hardware; plumbing and sheet metal work in con- nection; doing profitable business’ in suburb of Grand Rapids. Selling reason, one En- Michi- 415 old age and failing health. J. A. Childs, Comstock Park, Michigan. Citizens Phone | 37176. i aS GET MY TANKS—Make big money ‘de- veloping films. Particulars free oe J BET: Boscobel, Wisconsin. 419 FOR SALE—Formula and_ registered trade-m bos for lotion. Good for chapped hands and ‘face, sprains, bruises, etc. Rush Chemical Company, Rushville, In- diana. 420 TIMBER AND COAL LANDS FOR SALE—35,000 acres of virgin timber and enal lands for sale. JAMES A. eer me Harriman, Tennessee. For Sale—An_ established Giaiunon we seven years. Four years lease to run at $45 per month, in one of Detroit’s busiest sections. Invoice, $3,500. Price, $3,000. Owner wishes to retire. An te aaa for a live wire. No opposition. J. Leahy, 2425 East Jefferson, Detroit, Mich: igan. _ 422 Wanted—Salesman with established trade among hardware dealers in Michi- gan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Minnesota to sell Universal Soot De- stroyer as a side line. Big commission. Northern Chemical Works, 1308 North Wells St., Chicago, Illinois. 423 WANTED RANCH—Have fine three story and basement, 66x120, brick block in best location in best city in Central Michigan; on main corner; rent roll ap- proximately $6,000 per annum; will trade for ranch; must be fenced and free from encumbrance and located in the Lower Peninsula. Cooper & Francis, Mt. Pleas- ant, Michigan. STATE RIGHTS FOR SALE—Device for killing glare in automobile head- lights; quick seller. 315 Hamilton Ave., Detroit, Michigan. 400 FOR SALE—CAR CORN PRODUCT'S CERELOSE BRAND CORN SUGAR, BOUGHT WHEN RESTRICTIONS WERE ON GRANULATED SUGAR. MAKE US AN OFFER. ADAM-CHRISTIAN COM- PANY, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. 401 Will pay cash for whole or part stocks of merchandise. Louis Levinsohn, - naw, Michigan. HAVING EXHAUSTED OUR TEER SUPPLY, we are offering for sale our up-to-date single band mill, including three boilers, two engines and also log- ging equipment consisting of horses, wagon, harnesses, sleighs, .jammers, log- ging wheels, steam log hauler’ with sleigh loaders, snow plows and sprink- ling tanks, everything to make a modern well equipped outfit. It will pay parties interested to investigate immediately. Mill can be seen in operation until about the twenty-fifth of July. For further particulars enquire of the HARBOR SPRINGS LUMBER COMPANY, Harbor Springs, Michigan. 402 For Sale—Oldest established grocery in city of 6,000. Finest location. Address No. 404, care Michigan Tradesman, 404 ‘For Sale—One store building 40x 50; one 7-room house; barn 20x30; ware- house 50x 22; elevator 20x30; 2 acres land situated on Pere Marquette railroad. Snap at $2,500. Will also sell stock in store. Albert Morrison, Brunswick, Michigan. 405 FOR SALE—1,000 pounds of nice clean burlap. Address Sanitary Cash Market, Lock Box 117, Junction City, Kansas. 40 PARTNER—With market connections for bearing pecan grove which can be bought cheap. References exchanged. Box 461, Macon, Georgia. 408 Will Exe hange — Detroit automatic scale for floor show case and safe. Have 40 acres Kalkaska land to sell or trade; can use small truck or Ford car. G. A. Johnson, Carlshend, Mich. 409 Will Exchange—Fine ‘summer home and three lots on Macatawa Bay for a good paying business. Address No. 410, care Michigan Tradesman. 410 A REAL MERCHANT (not mere store- keeper) with adequate capital or suffi- cient financial backing, can learn of one of the best openings in Northeastern Kansas by addressing George Harman, Valley 411 Falls, Kansas. Vogt’s Rebuilt Cash Registers Get our prices. All makes and styles. Huadreds of satisfied customers brought to us through Michigan Tradesman. Ask for information. — J. C. VOGT SALES CO. Saginaw, Mich. Cash Registers (all makes) bought, sold, exchanged and repaired. REBUILT CASH REGISTER CO., Incorporated, 122 asl Washington Ave., Saginaw, =— gan. Special Sales Conductors. A. E. Greene Sales Co., Jackson, Michigan. 388 Highest prices paid for all kinds of stocks of merchandise. Charles oo stone, 1173 Brush St., Detroit. 149 Pay spot cash for clothing and a ing goods stocks. L. Silberman, a Hancock, Detroit. For Sale—Two large and fully ie ped woodworking auto and truck body plants, with steelworking machinery for trucks and trailers, if desired. Full la- bor guaranteed. Best of shipping facil- ities. See these plants at once. W. J. Parker, Owner, Corunna, Michigan. 334 For Sale—McCaskey account register, adding machine, cash register, mimeo- graph, safe and other fixtures at about one-third original cost. Jos. Weiler, Clney, Mlinois. 397 Wor Sale—Variety and wail paper stock, located in a good up-to-date town of 3,000 people. Full particulars given to any interested party. Address No. 367, care Michigan Tradesman. 367 For Sale—A live and growing drug store, established 25 years; exchange for real etsate; part payment, on time; con- trols the American Druggists’ Syndicate Branch; building and conditions suitable to establish wholesaling. Address P. G. Lucas, 717 So. Alamo, San Antonio, Texas. 376 FOR SALE—1 GOOD MGGUL ROAD GRADER, 5 Russell wagons, suitable for hauling with a tractor; all in first class condition. INGRAM-DAY COMPANY, Lyman, Mississippi. 377 BAKERY For Sale—Fine location; fine trade and chance to increase; Kosicky oven; all modern equipment. A bargain if sold at once. Albert McMurtrie, Jones- ville, Michigan. 389 For Sale—aA first-class hardware stock in city of 5,000, good factory trade and excellent farming country. Located in Central Michigan. Stock will inventory $8,500. Good reason for selling. Address No. 390, care Michigan Tradesman. 390 WE ARE IN POSITION TO FURNISH several cars pole stock. Send _ specifica- tions with best offer. McCARROLL LUMBER Co., LTD., Holden, Livingston Parish, Louisiana. 3 li conser ar Ie Aaah gag cab ae Ne a cla tS ss at 4 nig Mie tals Oise Mn ge pe ih te pitiless ss ite a ie ai eon agape yet pin mb hy Re ae Reg ny ER Pees a nang Atari yt tps aR Sat Al Sa i ia Eta ii a i Nothing Can Atone For Lack of Love. Written for the Tradesman. “Yes, we are going to be on this train for six hours, Priscilla.” It was said with a sigh, but the voice was a cheery one. I looked up from my seat in the Pullman. I had been thinking myself that six hours was a long and dreary time to get from New York to Boston. It looks such a little way on the map. Across the aisle was a young moth- er and three little girls. They had come in very quietly and were chat- ting in low tones as they removed their hats and coats, placing them carefully in the racks and then sitting down to enjoy the sights in the car and along the way. My respect for that young mother increased steadily as the miles flew by. Like other children, those girls were an advertisement of their mother. Perhaps you hadn't thought of that— to how great an extent every child is an announcement of its parents’ whole scheme of life! They were all dressed sensibly in dark, Scotch-plaid gingham dresses with tan socks and low shoes. They were not thinking much about their clothes. After a while I invited them one by one to sit with me and they told their ages—nine, seven and four. They seemed to know how to en- tertain. themselves and each other, but I could see many evidences that the mother had planned for the trip, for at just the right time she would quietly suggest something to do, or take the smallest on her lap and read, perhaps from Stevenson’s never-old poems, or a fascinating story that it must have taken care to select. Yet she never seemed fussed or burdened; most of the time she was quietly read- ing to herself or knitting. At the right moment she had the porter set up a table so that they could have their simple yet dainty luncheon. IT watched it all out of the corner of my eye. I did not then have time to read my newly purchased book about “The Child’s Unconscious Mind,” for I was too much absorbed in observing the child’s conscious presence on a Pullman train, and the soft but strong and certain hand of a mother who knew her business. The older sisters were very lovely to their little Betty, often stopping to hug or play with her for a few min- utes when she climbed into their laps. They looked out of the windows, dis- cussing what they saw, or looked at the picture-books that they had brought with them. Once I saw the second little girl take a magnet from her pocket, and they all had fun with it for a long time, picking up pins and wondering why they couldn’t pick up certain other things for which the magnet had no attraction. Before the magnet had really lost its interest, Priscilla, the oldest, brought out from behind her seat a very Pandora’s box of a straw dress- suit case, from which she produced in turn a pack of cards, a word-game, and best of all a lot of little dolls, with which they played for a long time. We were in Boston before we knew MICHIGAN TRADESMAN it. It had not seemed like six hours at all. It had been a happy trip for all of us. And best of all, that moth- er was not in the least worried or tired as they put their things up, and I heard them urging her, “Oh, mother, let me carry this; it really isn’t a bit heavy!” I knew without anybody telling me that ’way back in Priscilla’s babyhood, and as occasion arose in the follow- ing years, her mother had looked ahead, and managed from day to day so that her little girl would not ex- haust her time and personality; so that as the other sisters came, she would share with them her pleasures and entertain herself. I sensed the atmosphere of the home from which they came. The trip back to New York a few days later was very different. Six hours again. I was wondering wheth- er some Other nice little family would sit near me and help me enjoy the journey, when a mother and a beau- tiful little girl of about five took seats opposite me. The first word I heard was the mother saying rather per- emptorily: “It is long past your nap-time; I want you to take a nap right away.” “But where?” asked the child in bewilderment. “How can I?” “Right there in that chair where you are sitting. Shut your eyes; I am going to shut mine and take a nap myself; I am tired.” And so she did. But the little girl didn’t know how to make herself comfortable. She was very good about it. She shut her eyes and tried so hard to drop asleep. Perhaps if her mother had bothered to put a folded coat under her head, if some- body had tried to help her a little, she might have managed. She was very sleepy, but she could not sleep, and only tossed and squirmed and shifted. Her mother had brought one book for her, and seemed to expect that it would last her for six hours. She suggested no other diversion, and was quite oblivious to the child’s real needs. At last I helped out, with som2 paper folding, which amused the little girl for a time; but she was sleepy and tired, and her mother displayed neither interest nor sympathy. By the time we neared our destina- tion the poor child was almost a ner- vous wreck; so restless that she got up and ran up and down the aisle, bumping from side to side as the train swayed, and making everybody in the car as nervous as she was, with fear lest she would hurt herself. And, of course, there was about the usual assortment of people who do not un- derstand and have no sympathy with children, who long since forgot that ever they were children themselves. Suddenly as she passed her mother’s chair the woman’s long arm reached out and yanked her into her seat as she snapped: Now you just sit down there and keep quiet until the train stops and be good or you will have no supper! You have been a very naughty little girl, and the next time I am going to leave you home.” Poor little rich girl! Rich—I could see that from her dress and the dress and luggage of her mother—but rich in what? No material comfort or luxury that could characterize her home or her physical life could atone for the absence of real sympathy and love and motherly forethought. I think the woman had some sus- picion of what was going on in my mind, for as we left the car she said to me, in a half-apologetic way: “I hope you won’t blame Dorothy. She is a poor traveler, and I take her with me only when it is absolutely necessary.” “T understand very well,” I said. Prudence Bradish. [Copyrighted, 1919.] —_+2>—__—_ Late News From Eastern Michigan Towns. Saginaw, Aug. 5—The friends of the late W. Parke Warner, who was so brutally murdered on the Dixie highway on the night of June 30, will be glad to know that three of the Italian suspects were bound over to the Circuit Court of Genesee county to await their trial for murder. Many people feared Justice Tanner, of Flint, would be afraid to hold the suspects on account of the foreign element in Flint. In an interview with Judge Tanner, last Friday, he stated he could not do otherwise, consider- ing the testimony he had in hand, than bind them over to .the Circuit Court. The members of the local Rotary Club and the U. C. T., along with many other Saginaw citizens, are mighty proud and loud in their praise of Judge Tanner and Messrs. Brownell and Gault, the later County Prosecutor and his assistant, for their fearlessness and untiring efforts in the case. There is fittle doubt but what Frank Felicca and John and Joe Musuraco are the guilty parties in the case and it is to be hoped that the case will be handled speedily and the guilty parties made to suffer for the outrage committed. E Druckhamer, 1425 Janes avenue, Saginaw, is now a member of the sales force of the D. A. Bentley Co.. Saginaw’s newest wholesale gro- cery and produce house. Mr. Druck- hamer was formerlv traveling repre- sentative for the Cornwell Co. and, because of his experience and large personal acquaintance with the retail trade, should add materially to the Bentley Co. A. S. Larabee & Son, grocers at 2604 South Saginaw street, Flint, have sold out to F. C. Dawson, who will continue the business at the same lo- cation E. J. McCoy, Eastern Michigan sales manager for the Marion Food a of Marion, Ohio, is moving to Saginaw. Mr. McCoy was for ten years a member of the sales force of James S. Kirk & Co. and within the past year went with the house he now represents. He has displayed good judgment and shown his confidence in Saginaw by buying a home at 2021 North Bond street, where he will live after Aug. 20. At present he is living at the Franklin Hotel. We extend to him and wife our best wishes and a hearty welcome to the City of Op- portunity. Harley Peet, sales manager for G. M. Peet & Sons, wholesale packers of Chesaning, is enjoying his vaca- tion somewhere up around Duluth. Robert Jones, one of Clio’s hustlers, is spending a few days touring. When last heard of he was headed toward Chicago. It wouldn’t be surprising at all to see Bob return by airship. Ad- venture is his middle name. He loves it and generally makes good. Mrs. Thomas Watson, of Birch Run, who recently underwent an oper- ation at the hospital in Bay City, is reported as much better and able to August 6, 1919 return home. She is the wife of Thomas Watson, undertaker and fur- niture dealer. The many friends of Stanley Ja- roch, member of the firm of Jaroch & Jaroch, of St. Charles, grocery and meat dealers, will be sorry to learn that he was badly hurt in an auto (ford) accident near Pt. Austin, his old home, recently while on his vaca- tion. It seems old lizzy got beyond his control and headed for the ditch, turning over, and he landed under- neath. A broken collar bone, several ribs, head badly bruised and cuts about the body were all he received. I guess he is glad to be alive and we are, too. He returned home Saturday. It is stated Gov. Sleeper is for the League of Nations—with reserva- tions. I \believe if he were interviewed on the question he would be for a Bigger and Greater Saginaw and when coming here would make reser- vations. Arriving here last Monday night late he was unable to get a bed or even a cot to sleep on and, judg- ing from his looks when boarding the train Tuesday morning for Lansing, he must have slept in a park, for his straw hat was badlly demolished and we have wondered since if some of Commissioner Phoenix’s — squirrels hadn’t partially devoured his lid while he slept. I wish to make public the fact that I am now press agent for one of the biggest features in sporting circles— A. Loranger. Am I not right in my statement, dear reader? He tips the scale at 370. What I really need now is an advance man to hook up a few figts, Dempsey not excepted, for Mr. Loranger cleverly displayed his abil- ity in fistic circles by defeating the proprietor of the Paris Cafe at Lans- ing a few days ago. It must be ad- mitted it was a good fight, for, like Willard, the Greek had to be knock- ed down three times before he would admit defeat. They did not take time to build a ring, but got together quickly on Lansing’s main street. Just how it started I have not heard, but knowing Mr. Loranger as we do, I am inclined to believe he was justified in his-actions. He represents the Tom Moore Cigar Co. and lives at 101 Cherry street, Saginaw. Now that John Barleycorn is an outlaw in public and respectable in the privacy of one’s home, he stands on a par with other sins. The M. W. Tanner Co., Saginaw’s Marshall Field, is making plans to en- large its store. 7(Work has already be- gun, which will cost close to $25,000. An entrance is being made on Gene- see avenue. Mrs. M. Quinlan, wife of Michael Quinlan. Bond street grocer, Saginaw, was buried last Sunday. To the hus- band we extend our sympathies. Oliver Hostetler, of Elkton, is now in charge of the meat department of the Rapson Bros. store at Elkton. Mr. Hostetler was formerly in busi- ness in Elkton and has many friends and will prove a valuable asset to the firm, which is one of Elkton’s livest business concerns. I have been asked to enquire through these columns of Guy Ben- nett, star salesman for the Valley Sweets Co., of Saginaw, what ad- vantage mouse hair is in adding mil- eage to gasoline and improving car service in general. It is understood he tried this scheme out thoroughly while on his vacation up near East Tawas this summer. L. M. Steward. _—_—__ os Portland—The daily output of the Portland factory of the Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Co., is now averag- ing about 140 chairs. The company has been unable to frame the chairs fast enough at its Ionia plant to take care of the needs of the Portland factory and much of the framing is now being done there, men are employed. 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