Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-10
Will Abolish Special ]Deliv- cries, and Check Return
 Privilege Abuse.
PART OF PLAN TO
 ELIMINATE WASTE
Resolutions Adopted By Retail Mer- chants Association Aim at Evils Costly to Buyers and Sellers.-
 Out-of-TOwn Buying DeplOred.

A plan for cooperating with the National Council of Defense in con- servation of resources thru elimina- tion of unnecessary expense, and dup lication of effort, and promotion of ef- ficient business methods, was adopted at meeting of the Retail Merchants association at the Hotel Pines last night.
 The business session was preceded by dinner.
 Resolutions pledging the members to united action in the enforcement of rules as to delivery, return of goods, and other wasteful methods that have crept into the retail mercantile busi- ness thru keen competition were adopted.
 E. M. Schober, president of the as- sociation, which is a branch of the chamber of commerce and which does not levy any additional dues, made an interesting address on the benefits to be derived from cooperative advertis ing outside Pine Bluff, and E. B. Bloom, secretary of the association, told of the advantages of the asso- citation, related what has been accom- plished by the organization, and ou". lined possibilities for the future.
 Following brief address by J. w.. Duckett, who told of the amount of money being sent out of Pine Bluff by people in his section, President Schober was authorized to appoint a committee of three to devise ways and means of effecting abolition of the practice.
 Brief speeches on the need for CO., operation among merchants, and show ing how the public, as we'll as the re- tailers, will profit. were made by D. Stanley Dreyfus, Fred E. Vining, Sam KatZenStein and John M. Mccain, Jr. Economy Resolutions. The resolutions, recommended by the National Council of Defense, and adopted by the association, follow:
 "Resolved that it is the sense of this meeting that the retail mer- chants of Pine Bluff pledge their hearty and active cooperation to the Commercial Economy Board of the Council of National Defense to- wards bringing about reforms which | would result in releasing both men and capital as they may be needed by ! the United States government for the defense of the nation during the war. Resolved, that this association go | on record as approving charge for special deliveries. A special deliv- cry to be defined as a parcel ordered sent by special messenger, by a customer who is unwilling to wait for the regular delivery, but not includ- | o,>1, cd through the operation of a stores alteration department, and also spe- fials caused by errors of stores | employees The amount of the charge 70 be decided by the local retail stores or organizations and based or the exact or approximate average cost of handling.
 NOn.Returnable Articles.
 "'rhe following articles for legal sanitary or other reasons can not be accepted for return: Party dresses and party coats, lingerie dresses wash suits and wash skirts, ladies shirt waists, corset, hosiery, if they nave been tried on. gloves, if they have been tried on, hair goods anC hair ornaments, neckwear, novelt, Jewelry. combs. hair brushes anc tooth brushes, all merchandise which has been made to order and which is not regularly carried in stock, yelling lmlllnety that was made especially tc the customers order, remnants. gar. lments that have been altered. rubbe, fsoods, sundries. all goods cut from Ithe piece at the request of custom. >r Women's ready-to-wear garments Will not be sent from the store on approval. and the garments that have been purchased will not be accented for credit or exchange.
 Returnable Goods.
 Any articles of merchandise which fer some good reason, is to be returned to a store must be returned within reasonable time, three days Tn the city, five days out of the city. Condition Sales Checks.
 "(a) No article will be accepted for return unless it is in it's original condition.
 "lb, No merchandise of any kind