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The Washington times., 1911-07-16
Miss Marmion Will Be
Buried at Harpers Ferry

Burial OF Miss Lydia Marmion will be
at Harpers Ferry. w. Va, but 1t was
stated at the residence of Mrs. Robert
Marmion, A16 street northwest, this
morning. that definite funeral arrange
ments have not been made. Mrs. Mar
mion. who is the widow Of the former
president of the Naval Medical School,
has gone to Harpers Ferry. Her son,
who attempted suicide in Philadelphia
shortly after a runaway marriage that
attracted considerable attention, ac-
companied her.
Miss Lydia Marmion was a sser Of
Dr. William E. Marmion, a retired ply
sician, who was we'll known in the pro-
fession in Washington. She was the
Youngest of a family of fourteen chill
dren. Ten now are dead. She has re-
sided on the family estate since her re-
turn from Europe, where she was edu-
Gated in the converts.
The Washington times., 1911-07-16
Arrangements Made for
Funeral of Earle KunSt

ARRANGEMENTS for the funeral Of Earle
Kunst who ended his life yesterday
morning in the Continental Hotel. are
being made today in Parkershurg, w.
Va, where the body was taken last
evening. Kunst. who was about thirty
five years old. was son OF DR.. A II.
Kunst, of Parkershurg.
Lieut.. B. S. Camden. an employe or
the Treasury Department and a cousin
Of Kunst. called at the morgue cyester-
day afternoon and made arrangements
for the removal of the boly.
The Washington times., 1911-07-16
s11oo Niagara Falls Excursion

July q, Baltimore and Ohio Route.
Special train leaves Union Station 7:45
a. m. Cheap side trips from Niagara
Falls and liberal stOp-overs returning.
Other excursions August and rs, Sep
The Washington times., 1911-07-16

Choice Fresh Cut Flowers,
Home grown in our own nurseries
Prompt delivery. GUIDE, 1214 F.-Advt. 1t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

81 per ton The cost in February, de-
liVcred, was $50 per ton and the SELL
ing price $3.50. This difference Is due
to the sharp falling off in the demand
In cold weather. yet II costs the com
pany practically the same TO deliver
as during the season when the de-
mand is large. The profits Of this
company for the first six months of the
last fiscal year were $4,000. This was
up TO September 3d. 1903. Since then
the losses have been as follows: No
vember, $3.50; December. $4,0SS; Janu-
ary, S3,S0i: February $500; March
(estimated), $500. This makes a total
of s2O,4l5 lost for the last six months.
The net profit for the year is $4,S9S
This Is the profit of 100000.
A table compiled from the BOOKS of
a New York company covering from
1870 10 1905 shows that while there
have been sharp fluctuations in price,
the average from 1896 up TO the present
time Is actually lower than for a like
period preceding this date. In 1870,
1874. 1880 and 1890 ice reached the dol
lar mark These high marks represent
the famine period. The table follows,
and Is worthy of study always bearing
IN mind the fact that the cost of har-
vesting and delivering has steadily in
creased. The low prices Of 1898 ana
1899 were due to the efforts Of c. w.
Morse to secure control OF the trade.
In 1900 he had control of so per cent,
the jump 10 60 cents resulting The
price was forced down the next year
by the independent companies.
In
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27
Sailors
in Vogue
Rather Like Straw Hats
Worn by Men-Marie
Louise Picture
Hats

crimson. a couple Of wall flowers "a
tones of deep red and yellow, a yellow
and purple pansy or two and SONY
delicate trailing pale green aFpaiagul
fern. IL does not seem possible 20
make this odd assortment of kinds ana
colors abide In peace on the same hat,
but the result OF this curious combi-
nation was charming and the bow OF
pale blue velvet at the back, which
ended in streamers which fell over tna
brim, was not the least fetching Of tha
various artistic odds and ends on that
hat, which was "signed" by one OF tha
foremost names I'm the world OF French
modistes.
Some OF the smaller hats. with high
crowns and narrow brims upturned az
one side are V.ry jaunty and becom-
ing For example. one Of purple straw
has wired loops OF purple velvet AZ NJ
back and the crown Is covered W"
fuChsia in lovely tones OF pink.-h Our-
pie and blueish red.
4 little hat OF white straw "a q
with white camelias and the r'orl
ls wreathod around with forgct-me-
nots, which in turn are yelled niatiy
and poetically In white lace.
the big. nat-crowned. widc oriuruei
sailor Is much Ia vogue among wcmcn
with rirl!sh figures and faces that 80
fresh with youth. IL is sometimes &C
rough. natural straw. much Ike /
mans straw hat and rometimes az
lpe hemp or Milan or OF rough rico
straw. one guch sailor of sunshada
proportions was completely covered.
crown and brim, with dark blue silk
with enormous polka dots. each ona
as big as silver quarter This silS
was put on smooth ana plain and ths
appearance was of silk hat. although
the wide hrm was faced with straw.
The Marie Louise Is the maine that
the big fat. widc-brimmed picture
hats of the season arc called. They
arc about the only hats OF the day that
are never trimmed with plumcss Flut-
| fy feathers are not severe enough for
the Marie Louise, which takes It's
name from famous French millincr
Tho hat Itself is taken from an old
/ painting Of Marie Antoinette at the
'rrianon. whore the unhappy consort
OF Louis XVI used to play at being
farmers wife and for this purpose had
that were ever seen. The hats In par
ticular were charming, with dropping
brims and long streamers of pale-hued
ribbons and stff little tufts OF flowers
at one side or sometimes directly in
front. Sometimes the brim was faced
softly with lace. and once In a way the
whole crown was covered with a mist
Of lace The flowers for these So
called sailors. which are not at all our
idea of what a sailor should be. are
tiny stiff bouquets ('posies' they used
TO call these wee bouquets I'm the long
a go), or roses that are nude of a
great number Of petals - closely
furlod that the round, hard ittla rOso
looks, when complete, mora Ike q
peach than "a flower.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

merry Of the smartest modistes Of the
Rue de la Paix and Fifth Avenue.
The large hat with high crown and
wide upturned brim is OF palest blue
hemp and the flowers, which are
rather larger than carnations except
of the Lawson pink family usually
are-and wonderfully well made-are
OF pale pink, shading at the edges to
deep crimson The stems and leaves
are OF a soft green with silver tones
in II. This is one Of the smartest
hats OF the season. The arrangement
of the flowers Is particularly happy.
They are gracefully disposed, and yet
they have almost the air OF having
fallen in a shower on the tall crown
Of the hat, whence they are sliding
down in all directions toward the brim.
These are the effects that the ambi-
tlous amateur must beware of, lest in
her zeal TO be original and carelessly
artistic she produce n hat that is mo-
table chiefly for eccentricity and until
diness. The hats OF frst-class milli-
ners, no matter how odd and unusual
they may be, are rarely sloppy and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

the plants and conditions are satis-
factory.
At Muncie, Ind, artificial ice is SL75
per hundred, while at Anderson. an
hours ride from Muncie, the price Is
always 20 cents to 30 cents less. Como
yer, N. c., pays 50 cents; Norfolk, Va,
80 cents; during an ice war last sum
mer Ii went as low as 10 cents. Jack
sonville, Fla. pays 30 cents. Maphat-
tan, Kan, Lafayette, Ind. and %eW
Rochelle, y. Y, pay 40 cents. Spo-
kane, WASH, pays 20 cents Alameda,
Cal, pays l cent per pound, while san
Francisco pays 60 cents a hundred for
amounts between one hundred and
three hundred pounds. so cents per
hundred for S0O-pound blocks and 70
cents for amounts between so and 100
pounds. Ann Arbor, Mich, pays 81
for 900 pounds.
A careful study of the figures re-
ceived from more than a hundred
places shows that 40 cents is very
nearly an average price. Very many
Of our correspondents do not consider
this excessive
Have Your Ice Weighed.
In a few places only do we fni ~
customary for the delivery man =,
weigh ice. Nearly always he guesses
at the weight This is manlfestly 10
the disadvantage of the buyer. The
Iault Hes not with the dealer but WITH
the buyer. IL the buyer VIII insist
upon having his ice weiahsd he Is
pretty sure to meet with fair service
In this respect.
Lifting ice to tho height of the scales
dangling from al ice wagon H. a severe
tax upon the strength. II is strain
not easily borne. The delivery man IS
going to avoid this whenever he can.
He assumes that he can accurately
Judge a piece of ice and that the va
ration from the specified weight Will
average up about an even thing the
season through.
In the case of artificial ice this rea-
soning Is AT fault. This ice Is usually
made in 100 or 200-pound cakes. Start
Ing out from the factory, the delivery
man knows the exact weight Of each
cake. Fifty pounds is a frequent
weight sold. This means a cake divid-
ed I'm four equal parts. So far so good.
A man with reasonable eNpertness can
divide a. cake so that the four pieces
win vary little, II any. In
number of cities this custom prevails.
the customer nearest the factory has
nothing to complain Of. He gets what
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27
Has Your Ice Bill
Grown EXOrbitant? I?
Valuable Information for Househoders Gathered in
One Hundred and Twenty Towns

agreement to maintain a uniform
price. Evidence is not wanting. how
ever, to show that often this agreed
upon price level Is lower than 1t would
be with a single source of supply
Competition has brought II down TO
the point OF forced agreement In a
few places the artificial product is In
vigorous competition with the natural
product.
Nature Regulates Prices.
Like agricultural crops. natural ice
is dependent upon weather conditions.
In a severe winter we naturally look
for a big ice harvest and with reason
may expect low prices the following
summer An open winter Is followed
by high prices as surely and as natur-
ally as a partial failure OF the wheat
crop sends tho grain markets skyward.
The consumer may grumble at what
he has 10 pay. but he appreciates the
situation and does not protest openly.
When, however, this open winter Is
followed by a good winter from the
lceman's point OF View, and the follow
ing summer the price falls to drop
back to what the consumer believes
TO be Its fair and normal level, he
comes out with open and vigorous pro-
test. At first glance II would seem
that he has every reason for his dis
satisfaction. Unquestionably he has.
in many cases. Nevertheless, there Is
something to be said for the dealer,
Not infrequently In the season OF short
supply his business is run at no profit
and may even show a loss. notwith-
standing the higher price charged. In
the first place, the consumption is very
heavily reduced In the second place,
his expenses are proportionately in
creased because he must maintain
-.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

Ostrich feathers are a positive craze
this season and they appear In strange
and wonderful guises one of the
feather manufacturers in New York
has advertised his wares i'm odd and
attractive fashion by having two tiny
ponies decked with bells and plumes
(three Prince OF Wales feathers fas-
tened TO the head Of each wee horse)
harnessed 70 a miniature carriage In
the form of a huge milliner's box. A
black boy in livery sits behind the
box and a girl attired in a long, light
driving coat and wearing a different
feathcr-trlmmed hat every day sits in
front and drives the spirited pair The
livery OF the boy and the feathers in
the hat Of the driver and on the heads
of the little horses always match per-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

pink buds here and there has a plume
of inky black at the back, and the ef-
feet is very good.
The little hat OF rough, natural straw
with Indian plumes Of emerald green
is very smart and. while peculiar In
style. would look extremely well on
some piquant heads.
The demure little hat with the broad
bow of purple velvet is Of mauve and
white straw braid. with rosy cherry
purple loops.
The little lingerie bonnet Is made of
eyelet embroidery and at the back is
a puff of pink chiffon, while around
the front OF the shovel brim Is gar
land Of tiny roses and pale green
leaves made Of ribbon.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

There is a small hat tilted up in
back and shading the face in front
and 1t Is OF natural straw, the crown
smothered in geraniums in the natural
tones. At the back is pretty ar
ranEement of lace wings which gives
the effect Of particularly lovely but
terhy just alighting &C. enjoy the
gaily-hued flowers
The picture hat with the wide sash
Of ribbon and the willow plume is
bright blue and was designed to be
worn with a gown of softest gray.
The effect was stunning.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

he pays for, but ~ exact ratio TO the
distance trayerscd the customers pay
a higher price FOR their ice. The
shrihlage is rapid, Thus, a lC0.pound
cake Nsill lose ten TO twenty pounds
before L Is finally delivered. Obvioug-
ly tSe customer taking fifty popnds.
one-foUrth OF what was orc" 6 3l9-
pound cake, is actually getting, irste5c
Of the nifty pounds paid for. no. oVe-
forty TO forty-tve pounds.
In this matter Of weight guessing the
delivery man should not be blamed
wholly. obably there is no class OF
labor today with longer hours or doing
harder work than the Ice delivery
man. N~r are these men paid in pro-
portion TO the work done. Lifting such
weights as are involved in blocks OF
ice from early morning until late ~
night Is tremendous strain upoi. the
human system, The tendency 20 shirk
the liftins On and off OK he scalaa 10
quito naiDral and not 20 Ia lou ha'shlF
condemn ed
Nor ih the de-l~r to elsmA. for he
cannot follow h. delivery p.an 70 N.
sist upon exact weights lie qil, usD-.
ally 20 ths rigl. thing II --@nissDa -
made TO him.
Purity and cleanlir~o..
No attempt has been made in this
inquiry IN decide upon the merits OF
a. 'tlN"hl WI Nho ia Ail al ice. lnQucb-
ti)uae,y there are artificial ice plants
wIiich are anything but hygienlc. on
the other hand. artificial ice made un-
der sanitary conditions and from pure.
distilled water is at least cleaner than
natural ice. Experiments go TO show
that germs packed In ice survive but
few weeks at most. Therefore,
though ones ice may come from a
germ-infected source. IL is probably, II
properly packed and held in storage
for some months. free from living
germs. One does not, however, like 10
think of the possible conditions under
which the ice has been harvested
One Of our correspondents writes as
OF small town OF which she knew
which was at one time supplied from
a pond tfst above and draining into
which Vas slaughterhouse. when
one eof4iders the horses and men
which tramp over the ordinary ice
field, the various forms OF dirt which
may accumulate ther( and In other
sases the bad condltp of the water
in heated months. thg bought OF this
ice being used in drA king water =
not pleasant.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

sinks i'm suddenly and then humps up
again toward the tail. the end of which
is partly raised instead of dropping.
Some of the large lcshorn hats are
trimmed with one Of these long plumcs
humping itself more or less gracefully
over the crown Of the hat long flues
falling like fringe over the sides of the
brim.
Some Of the French hats in the very
fashionable New York shops are
trimmed with so many different kinds
of flowers that IT IS quite a task TO
describe them, and yet the general ef-
feet is one of perfect harmony For
instance, a big. graceful white hemp
hat had a black poppy, few autumn
leaves, shading from yellow through
the brown tones and then from pink to
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

tiohs. One Of these hats is Of natural
straw with a bow OF green and white
ribbon. The other Is Of mauve straw
with a rosette in pearl tones Shading
from gray to blue. with hints Of
roses and mauve In the changeable
weave of the sill) The edge Of the
brim is in a deeper tone Of mauve
almost purple) and the plume is Of
shaded blue and mauve-these tri-
colored or shaded plumes being one
OF the extravagant fashions of the sea-
son.
The toque Of red roses with a few
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

fectiy, for the object Of the adver-
tsers is as much to prove their skill
at dyeing as TO display the different
kinds of feathers that they SELL
The other day the black ponies wore
panaches Of magenta plumes OF the
camel-back variety-a novelty OF the
season. The fues OF this plume may
be straight, curly or widowed, but it
is the poor things spine that Is diff
forent. It is apparently bad case OF
curvature. The feather starts out nor
mally and then humps its back Ike
cat frightened by q dog. Tho back
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

wagons and horses which are not earn
ing their keep. In the good season
following he reasons that he must
make good his losses of the previous
season, and therefore the reduction in
price is not what the consumer thinks
II should be.
Again, there has been constant IN
crease In the cost OF running any busl-
ness employing large numbers OF
horses. The price Of draft animals has
advanced sharply OF late years. The
cost of feed has advanced even faster
The icemans business Is a business OF
a few months only, yet when the sea-
son has closed he cannot afford to dis
pose OF his horses or his equipment.
Unless opportunity favors him so he
can engage in some other business in
which he can utilize these, they stand
him a heavy loss during the months
OF idleness. These facts are TO be con-
sldered In trying TO estimate whether
or not we are overcharged for our ice.
Prices vary according to locality and
availability OF source of supply. In
small towns with nearby supply and
more or less limited demand prices
range from 25 to 80 cents per hundred
pounds. Where the nearby supply Us
unequal TO the demand and natural
ice is brought In by rail. there must
necessarily be a higher charge. The
law OF supply and demand affects the
price of ice as OF any other commodity.
Wholesalers Profit Small.
Because the wholesaler represents
the larger amount OF invested capital,
the consumer very frequently lays the
blame for high prices wholly at the
wholesalers door. An investigator In
terviewed the president OF one of the
large wholesale companies supplying
New York and adjacent territory Fur
ther than this, he was given access to
the companys books to confirm the
facts stated by the president. Here
are some of the facts which the books
showed
In an exceptionally good year, when
Ice sold at 81 a ton and costs were
low, the amount Of Ice sold was 17,47s
tons. The avesage profit on this was
80 $40 cents per ton. The total profit
was $5,397 on a capitalization or $3.50
900. The actual money handled was
S5S $3.50
Another company does a retail bust
ness as we'll as wholesale. The books
show that last June the cost delivered
TO the consumer was fraction over
$3.50 per ton The selling prize was
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

rs THE reader getting the fee he
pays for7 Is he satisfied that the
price charged Is reasonably falrY
(The price charged and the price
paid are not necessarily the same
thing, as will be pointed out later)
There appears to be feeling, almost
universal, that the iceman Is growing
rich at the expense OF the consumers
that the price of Ice Is, as a general
thing, on an excessively high level.
Are there grounds for this belief2
Not merely the comfort but the
health OF the family depends In,
large measure upon ice during the
an important factor in the cost OF liv-
Ing. Is there evidence to show that
Through monopoly or combinations
among dealers controlling the Ice sup
ply prices are exorbitant2
The idea that there Is an ice trust
or monopoly of national proportions
has no foundation in fact. There never
has been a national Ice trust and prob
ably never win be. Ice being both
q natural and an artificial product. II
IL doubtful II II would be possible to
bring the entire supply under one con-
droi However, local monopolies. many
of them operating over an extended
.ferritory, may and do exist. Thus.
nuring the past winter the American
Fce Company wan convicted OF an at
Nempt To create and operate a monop-
bly, In New York city. Southern papers
have recently announced merger OF
Ace companies operating In Georgia,
Tennessee and some parts or Florida'
In small places theA"one man" trust Is
frequent and consumers are at nus
mercy. In the majority of places
where two or moro companies are OPP
Grating there is ample evidence OF an
-. q. -
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

untidy. which makes the great differ
ence between the French hat, which
is justly acclaimed the best hat In the
world, and the English hat. which is
generally admitted to be the worst.
The French hat has definite mean
ing in its most apparently erratic
gulses. The English hat is either
painfully prim, neat and stiff or alb
surdly graceful" noppy and pseudo
aesthetic
moment are shown here. and they are
both simple. chic and serviceable.
They could. at pinch, be worn under
a veil for motoring, and In their pris-
tine state they are smart enough 20
accompany a very smart frock 10 a
function of most fashionable preten-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27
Drawers for Pantry

XNIHEN we built our house. we had
wv In the pantry. two good-slzed
drawers lined with zinc. These
had covers hinged about halfway rom
front to back. They are the most sat
isfactory receptacles for bread ana
cake I have ever had. The cake drawer
has a lock as y safeguard against
predatory boys. M. J.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

and pansies and mignonette are seen.
but these delicate combinations re-
luire to be made by master hand,
by the eye OF the artist. They
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27

shrinkage about 10 per cent. 1t costs
81 to $3.50 n ton TO deliver to custom
ers, II costs less to customers taking
ice I'm large quantities, and therefore
the price is less. This large margin of
profit is more apparent than real be-
cause. as already pointed out, the
profit In summer is offset by heavy
losses in winter.
Another New York authority states
that 40 cents a hundred in New York
city and 25 cents 70 30 cents in smaller
cities Is minimum price at which any
ordinary years ice can be sold to fami-
lies with profit. In very small towns
where the harvesting field is close at
hand and the expense of harvesting is
small. lower price is possible. The
apparent high price Of 40 cents is due
to the constant increase in cost OF pro-
duction and delivery. on the Hudson
river ice fields ordinary labor is $3.50
per day, and many of the laborers are
inexperienced and consequently inefii-
Client.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-27
Selling
....LaA A-.u


One dealer states that The retalIeI
who buys at 10 cents per hundred must
sell at 40 cents per hundred to make a
fair profit The retailer loses by