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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
THE VALUE OF FIXED PRICES
They Permit Small Retailers to Com.
pete with Large.
To the Editor Of The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: As Il publicity agent for ma
tIonal manufacturers, the writer feels
called on TO answer an article in your
columns on FIXED Prices" signed
"A. j. New York. July Q. 1914.
The question of fixed prices does not
indeed affect every individual in the
country, but, unfortunately for "a. j."
and TOO many others. but one side of
the case is examined, and the deluson
is the more real because the larger
business houses Of the United States
will discuss the issue among them
selvs, but do not publish their defence
as matter of policy with their Gus
toners.
II would seem at first thought tina.
when the merchant buys an article 1t
is his to do with as he pleases: if he
wishes TO sell the article below coat
and lose money on il, or il he wishes
to give It away, why should he not do
with his own property just as he
pleases?
Let Us look at the other side. Mr.
A. J. says: "All retail merchants are
not equal. Either in intelligence or in
ability or in the science OF distributing
merchandise there are different grade
Of men engaged" etc.
No person in the least familiar with
the merchandise conditions of this
country to-day will hesitate TO stand
for fixed prices. When a business be-
comes so unhealthy that it is neces-
sary to dispose of merchandise at a
loss the merchant had better quit bust
ness. for the longer he does business
on that basis the more he loses. Some
may cry for large volume of business
with small profits. and this is about the
way many small retailers manage T.
feed themselves.
sale IN certain class store costs
a definite amount of money. regard
less o. the amount Of profit IN IL.
when referring TO 4 standard. nation
ally advertised article. When large
merchants. for The sole purpose of put
ting their own products before the pub
lie. sell standard goods at n loss as
a bait TO draw trade TO their stores,
this loss is more than made up on
other articles II must be TO continue in
business usually their own private
brand Price cutting Of standard
goods Is bait. and no thinking person
can conceive Of its being any other.
The most unfortunate part of the stu
alton is that the little retailer en-
deavors 20 compete with tho highly
financed business institutions in price
cutting. and without his special goods
to make his profits naturally goes
under he cannot expect anything else.
Is rot this alone sufficient argument
for fixed prices that all merchants
may do business OF al equal basis
II. As Mr.. a. J. states, the competent
merchant il able TO distribute his
wares a. less money, why should he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

Board is still held in secrecy. But the newspapers
have been printing the testimony and the findings
Of the report lust as if they had been submitted IN
open session.
In most cases the executive session ls shah az"
an anachronism. Nominations should be cohsIuercd
nyhliclv and II would he an advantage to discuss
most treaties I'm public. The secret Session snou'u
be resored to only OH occasions wheh 'he'c -
clear need for it, II should be exceptional. vast
amount Of false pretcnce and mock dignity would
he brushed away If the Senate should hold open eN-
ecutivc sessions and accept complete public reSpoh
sbility for what is said in them just a. II mas 20
do in tho. ordinary legislative sessions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
The Death Avenue" Railroad Tracks
Again.

Despite Indignation meetings. civic conferences
and legislation designed 10 relieve the situation.
the New York Central Railroads West Side tracks
remain on the surface Of the citys streets There
is 10 reason 10 believe that they will ever be re
moved until the city obtains law forbiddng
trains 10 run across its streets at grade and en-
forces IT, 50 there is much merit in the suggeS-
tion Of the City Club, Merchants Association, Citi-
zeus Jnon and other civic organizations 10 the
Board Of Estimate that definite programme for
freight terminal facilities and the disposal of these
tracks be adopted and supplemented by such a Law.
Until the city authorities adopt and act pro-
grainnc such as these bodies have suggested the
railroad. which IS satisfied with existing cOndi-
tions. will be able 10 maintain them. II has and
wants 10 keep monopoly Of freight facilities ON
the West side The city loses all opportunity for
proper development Of Riverside Park until the
question 10 the removal Of the tracks is settled
Lives are constantly in danger. The existing law
ON the subject practically permits the railroad 10
dictate terms by providing for preparation Of plans
and agreement on them by the railroad and the
city authorities. The city should formulate its
own plans there Is no probability Of any unfair.
nos, 10 the railroad Then II no agreement salts
factory 10 the Eoard Of Estimate could be- reached
The city should seek Stcrner and more drastic
lay and rlp out the surface tracks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
ALI. SOCIALISTS SUFFRAGISTS
An Explain alton Of the Relation Of the
Two Political Faiths.
|, o the Flitor of M Tribunc.

o the EGitor o. ire tribune.
Sir: Perhaps !. a. . member OF the
Socialist party. can strashten cut the
confusion in the minds of several Of
your correspondents as 10 the relations
between socialism and suffragism.
The fact is that every Socialist is a
woman sufraGist. but not cvcry sufra-
gist. b. any means. Is 4 Socialist.
Strictly speaking. the only persons
who haze the right 10 call themselves
socialist are tie dues paying mem
bers OF :he Socialist party. Now i'm the
constitution Of our party there are a
Few rigid dogmas, and one Of ;hcsc il
the political equality Of the SEXES II
any member OF the party was discoy-
cred TO be an opponent OF woman suf-
frage he would be straightway OK
PEELED.
But Socialists demand votes for wom-
en- as Il measure Of simple elementary
justice rather than for any immediate
benefit the Socialist propaganda m ght
be expected to derive therefrom. In
deed. it is not improbable that the ex-
tension 81 the suffrage would serve
temporarily to check our movement.
The women OF the capitalist class
would vote as their economic self-iu
tcrest dictated. Just rs their men do.
Would we could be certain that the
working class women would net rs in
diligently, Woman suffrage would
mean to US Socialists only so many
more ignorant voters 10 educate for
every wage Garner who casts other than
u Socialist ballot 10 an ignorant voter).
remember reading an argument by
o bcurgcclse suffrsyette MRS. Ida
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

not benefit because Of his intelligent
business ability by the additional
profits he gets through his superior
methods?
About 90 per cent Of small retailers
talk 20 the travelling statesmen from
large houses about the price cutting
nuisance Of large retailers. The small
fellow believes he must cut equally
or just cent lower to induce people
10 come 10 his store. Naturally he
blames the manufacturer for allowing
the large retail institutions 10 juggle
their merchandise values aud finally
becomes so "sore" that he throws on.
the line entirely. The big merchant,
making more profit on his private
brands" and having driven the line
away from the little merchant, drops
II also, thus placing the manufacturer
in an extremely embarrassing sitUa-
ton, if not out OF business entirely.
Any business man keeping up 70 date
in these matters can cite only too
many cases Of large business irst'tu-
tions being ruined simply by price cut
ting in the retail market l. Is 50
plain that much of our business inter
est to-day is in trouble solely because
of juggled prices in the various stores
that K hardly needs further comment
4 question or two put TO your own
district retailer will give you this same
story in different words. Every one
OF them decries the loss in profits due
to competitive price cutting with The
larger stores.
Service 20 the public is the keynote
Of all honest competition. Just as
soon as the public opinion does "snalyze
policies and movements, connects cause
and effect" just 60 soon viii fNod
prices and honest business competition
between the big and the little mer-
chant result, and this will indeed be
free country.
JOHN II. r. ARMS.
Bridgeport. Conn, July l.. 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

dealer. holds him up 10 public con
Gcmnaton and arrogates to himself
with benignity the role of 1.-THE one
altogether righteous
Shall Whitman go to Albany and
make a record for this state and win a
Republican nomination Tor President
in 1916 or shall Tammany 80 with
Clynn and loot this commonwealth for
another term of years? Roosevelt an
swcred "Tammany."
In conclusion. allow me to venture a
predictions: Charles 5. Whitman will
receive both the Republican and Pro
gressive- Republican nominations this
fall before the primaries. and he will
be elected with 10000 votes TO spare.
This is Roosevelt's first boomerang.
JAMES ARTHUR NOBLE.
New York. July II. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
A DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY
Correspondent Points to the Land in
Which We Live.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: \ few Of your spondcn''
ask for a definition Of democracy /
do not see anything difficult ia giving
one. although know that many o.
YOUR readers viii suffer much mental
pain in believing IN any kind Of dei'-
milton which does not meet their idea
Of such government. None is 50
blind as those who will not sec.
It is not necessary 70 gropc through
histories and political science books
We are living undeC great democracy
socialists take notice and II T. no'
a foolish or unsuitable example. me
government is headed by men VINO
represent the people and whom me
people elect. Therefore, the people
rule. We have social and poiltle'.
equality. Notwithstanding the fact tias
rich men and men of influence are
sometimes able to escape just pen"l-
ties. whereas the average man mus
always come across" according 90 the
laws OF the land.
That there are frequently dcNpe
able and diScouraging cvaslons OF thts
law by the man of wealth aud soclH'
power is very often the fault o. ihe
people in their neglect Of the proper
use of their power. the vote. NV
democracy is a growth; Il grows s'
normally and as rapidly the people
You cannot upbraid a child Of ten for
not having the physical build and m
telligence that it can have only AZ the
age OF twenty. Similarly. the correct
Interpretation of democracy must DC
made from the form II exists IN TO
day. not from the condition We want
il to be or in which IL will be my
years hence. II is natural growth
taking the direction of the viii Of the
people.
They can shout about the Const,,
tuition being drawn up behind closeH
doors and the lawmakiug of the eouh'
try being plutocratic, but the fact =
evident that IL it we're the desire o.
the governments founders 10 form
ruling class or II the intention Of Con-
gress is to be plntocratic sad failure
has been the result.
THEODORE MICHEL
D1soklyn, July ~, 1914 p
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
The Coming Tower
The Nacationless Boosters.

There was a man in our town
OF whom folks used to say
"tIe !abored for eleven wears
\nd never missed a day
And when he died at twenty-eigh0
With record still unmarried,
They ,aid "Hc never got much donc'
But ne did worl, awful hard.
We are JOYOUS. in "a way. that the National
= aoc race * Tightening: but the coseness OF II
erts into an otc,-boy s. time fearfully rom
which you might think that newspaper onhce-oo!S
are interested in baseball. That is the popular
belief We'll. they are
The average copy hoy puts in three hours das
washing his hands and four or tive hours studying
the box scores.
Fearful lest the above = he lost i'll transit from
desk 70 comp room. we carried them down ourset.
THE TRIBUNES MARATHON SWIMMERS.
They started ere five in the morning,
They stopped at onc-thirty p. H..
Inst read how they swan through the rough and
the cam.
And learn about Swinuin' from them.
watching the cup. as Mr.. Taylor says may tie the
correct method and 50 may watching the ball as
Mr. Rice insists But this we know Keeping your
eve on the thermometer is no way TO beat the heat
game
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
WHOM ARE YOIJY SAID CYRIL"

tFrom circular OF tho Big Brother Movement
We have list of more than 900 boys whom wo
know need and deserve this outing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

II seems 70 be JUNE McCrcc's notion that Dul-
cinca should follow IIdcrtaS example and resign
for the good Of the people
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

Waiter Gets $4,000 Tip.-rrihunc headline.
If he was waiter in German restaurant and
served water without being requested 10. the tip
is not dSprOportonatc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
Bcaucoup Burg. Prenez-le de hattie.

Ihate ca,suaush m ,Hc New orleans rtcml
TO NEW ORLEANS.
Thou are city beautiful.
In land Of sun and flowers;
A treasure to be cherished most
In all this land Of ours.
Before knew thee city,
saw thee in my dreams
Yet thought 7 nc'er should know thy like,
Till fancy were supreme.
read Of such in story books,
Saw paintings on the wall;
Still felt them only visions
That had no being at all.
At last it my fortune
To travel and to roam,
And saw thee, wondrous city,
Whore at once | made my home
Not only for thy beauty
Art thou known the world around,
But ships sail to and from thee
That visit every zone
Thy streets are grand and spacious,
Thy buildings reach the sky,
Thy business is triumphant, 70
Thy watchword, "Do or die"
The people who have made thee great
Arc the best this earth has known;
No nober. grander, truer men
Have history's pages shown
Victoriano Hucrta. the MeXican-Silver throat
ritonc will now sing his latest success. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

TIN, Tr.bi.,e uses its best endeators 20 insure '"
tru.vorthiness % every advertisement % piiHs ~.u
avoid the publication O; all advertisements co"''"'"'
misleading statements or claims
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

Yes Nyrta the Contrbs' League is zincor-
poratcd. But pray be less frivolous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

Il won't resign" says Dulcnca I'm not stub
born. but hate to have anybody tell me what -
do I'm very funny that way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

Mrs. Pankhurst it appeared late last night il
hunger striking again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
Arm 91ork Irihmle.
MONDAY. July 20. 1914.

owned and published daily ~ The tribune N>So'a''o"
. View york corporation. ogden ~ Reid lrrsoe',' "
ye-aor Rogers Secretary and rrea'urer Address
building 80 Ia Nassau st, Sew NoF".
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

They Parade on Every Avenue Every Afternoon.
+. +. A.: Is it true that the contrbs are going 10
parade on Fifth Avenue some Saturday afternoonf
CoMMUIER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
THE LAST TOKEN.

-GABElEL MAYS PAINT1NGl
The crouchng Terror. stealing forth "a spring
Forgotten >crceps though Death behind him
goc-.
Mid human tigers. oirccd in the ring.
She sec, but him whose hand has dropped the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

Hooray for the famlnist movement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
THE COMPLETE LETTER WRITER.

fRccoivcd by a concern dealing iu art printsl
Dear Srs am The author Of The Painting OF
which am sending you copy of and on what
Bases would you reproduce and Publish it for me
| have been Handling the small Photos like am
sending you and the public to think well Of
them and ! thought they would take much better in
colers the title - the Picture is
The Scarlet Womans Vision
the Back ground is in blue with White Cloud Effect
and the woman is in Scarlet colcr the large Picture
is beautiful you will find ncloscd stamped enyope
for reply
Wheeling, W. Va Miss - -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

Entered 81 the rO,toace az New YORK a' second 0SS
Mai Mater.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

SUBSCRIPTION RATES MAI. Postage rad. outside
~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

Victoriano Hucrta the MeXican-Silver throated
baritone will now sing his latest success. My
Money Lies over the Ocean
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

The average copy hoy puts in three hours day
,a.bip, hi. hands and four or tive hours studying
the BOOKSTORES.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

D.,,v and Sunrav NO g TX Daily only months a,
rosii and SUNDAY mos % Daily only yeai.i y.
r,iS all, ,iCltt 10 sunday only. year.. -.''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

Fearful lest the above 8 he lost in transit from
desk 70 COMP room. we carried them down ourselt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

And when he died at tWenty-cighD
With record still unmarried,
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-17

REAL ESTATE AUCTION,

Sale on premises. No. 405 North First
street. Marshalltown, Iowa. Saturday.
Feb. 81, 1914. at 2:3o p. m. l am leav-
strictly modern home of seven rooms
and bath. with four rooms down ana
three up stairs: basement has vege-
table room. coal and furnace room. Lot
60@ $50 feet with good barn, electric
light in chicken house and park. City
no. and cold water In house. gas. cleo
trio lights, good cistern. gas stove goes
with the place. This is a good. well
built house, AZ blocks north Of Main
street, two blocks Of street car line.
and is located in the best resident part
ton which is located in the richest
farming country In the United States.
with the best railroad facilities OF any
town in the state Of it's size Good
street car service. We have the cheap
est gas and electricity of any town in
the state, the best schools. churches.
business college. banks. manufactures
OF various kinds This place has quite
a bit OF small fruit on II and Will make
you a fine home. Come and look 1t
over before sale day. Owner lives in 1t
and vii! gladly show you thru any day.
Easy terms made known on sale date.
Don't overlook this grand opportunity
Of buying a good home Mt your own
price. This place has good cement
walks is on paved street. Rev. John
Jahn, cwner. Colonel Kendall and Gard.
auctioreers.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-17
sAER,FF's SALE.

Notice Is hereby given, that by vir-
tue of writ of special execution, is
sued out Of the clerks office of the
district court of the state OF Iowa In
and for Marshall county. and to me di
rected, upon a Judgment rendered in
district court of Marshall county. Iowa.
on the tenth day of, February, 1914. in
favor of Ira Rodamar, and against
Perry F. Loucks and -- Loucks, his
wife. have levied upon the following
described real estate, to-wit:
Thirty (3O) feet off the south side
Of the following described premises, to-
wit: Commencing at point one hun
dred eighty Gs0) feet south of the
southwest (SW) corner Of lot No. nine
(9) in block No. twenty-four (24) Of
the original town Of Marshall: thence
east one hundred eighty (1S0) feet:
thence south one hundred forty two
and one-half d421s) feet; thence west
one hundred eighty (1so) feet; thence
north one hundred forty-two and one-
half u421i feet to the place OF begin
ming; ALSO described NJ lot No. ten (i0)
OF the southwest quarter s(SWA) Of
the northeast quarter (NEN , oe sec
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-17
ROCK ISLAND INQUIRY ASKED.
Congressman Green Demands Invssti
oation Of Railroad Financing.

Washington, Feb. ia railroad in
yestigation of particular interest and
moment for Iowa will be brought about
II a resolution which Judge Green soon
will Introduce is adopted by the house.
This is a resolution directing the inter-
state commerce commission to investi-
gate the Rock Island. both with respect
to the high financing Of the Leeds.
Moore syndicate and to the physical
condition and service Of the road.
The New Haven and Frisco investi-
cations have resulted in revelations as
to financial and operating mismanage-
ment which have shocked the country.
II the Rock Island is investigated. the
showing will be worse than In the New
Haven, said Judge Green yesterday.
Judge Green intends to deliver an
address in the house in which he vii!
depict the situation as to the Rock Is
land. He will describe the enormous
fotation of securities against the road
under the Ledds- Moore regime. will
tell how the values Of securities have
dropped and show how the service has
gone down hill. He will tell Of the
complaints Of conditions which have
come from people of Iowa and other
states. While 1t is not certain the res
olution will be adopted, the probable
tiles are that it will be.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-17
NATIONAL BANKS ARE WARNED.
Must File Acceptance Of Currency Re.
serve Act by Feb. 22.

MUST rue SCCOPSdUCo " S0sSSuSy w.
serve Act by Feb. 22.
Washington, Feb. IA warning to
all national banks to file notice of their
intention to enter the new currency
system before the expira ton of the
sixty-day period named in the act
has been sent out by the federal re-
serve organization board. The time
limit will expire on Feb. %. The notice
says:
"Altho the committee has repeatedly
announced that the provision requiring
all national banks to signify their in
tention to accept the terms Of the fed
eral reserve act within sixty days from
its passage is mandatory, a few banks
are still submitting inquiries as to
what penalties will be incurred by fail
ure to send in such notice.
Secretary Elliott, of the committee,
is today notifying such banks that,
this provision being mandatory. any
failure to comply will constitute vio-
lation Of the provisions Of the federal
reserve act and subject such banks
to the penalties imposed in section
Of this act.
Whether such banks may be per-
nritted to enter the system later, under
regulations to be prescribed by the
committee or by the federal reserve
board. has not been Officially passed
upon.
National banks representing about
81 per cent Of the entire national bank
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-17
MOB TAKES NEoRos FROM TRAIN
lynehss One and Permits Other to Go
When Story 10 Told.

Lynehss One and Permits Other to Go
When Story 10 Told.
fernando, Miss, Feb. 17.-Stopping
an Illinois Central passenger train in
the woods near Love Station, Miss,
late yesterday, fifty masked men held
passengers and members Of the train
crew at bay under cover Of revolvers,
while they forced Sheriff e. f. Nichols
of De Soto county to turn over to them
Johnson McGuirk and BILL" Phillips,
negroes, accused Of wounding j. 4.
Ingram, wealthy mill owner, near
Byhalia, Miss, several weeks ago.
When the sheriff and his two prison.
ers disembarked, the mob permitted
the train to proceed while they march
ed the handcuffed negroes to a trestie.
Preparations were being made to lynch
them both, but the pleadings of Nichols
in behalf Of Phillips. against whom the
evidence it is stated is slight, were
effective, and he was returned to the
sheriff.
A rope was placed around McGulrks 9
neck and he was forced to leap from
the bridge. The mob then dispersed.
The negroes were being brought to
fernando from Batesville, where they
had been taken at the time of their ar
rest to escape mob violence. At Love
Station the mob surrounded the train
while four of the men took charge OF
the engine crew and others marched
through the train terrifying the pas
sengers by the brandishing OF revoi-
vers and shot guns.
Ingram was shot from ambush three
weeks ago. He was taken to Mem
phis hospital. where he Is reported 70
he in a serious condition.