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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15
ONE SEAT LOST TO G. O.FP.
New Hampshire Can't Hold Special
Election for 60 DAYS.

Washington, Mar. 13.-Republican
leaders in Washington are advised
that under the laws Of New Hamp-
shire the governor cannot call a spe-
cial election to fill a house vacancy
for at least sixty days after the va
cancy occurs.
This legal provision will effectualIy
prevent the filling Of the Sulloway
seat before the new house is organ
lied, and it will materially lessen the
Republican chances for control.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15
PREMIER PLOTTERS GUILTY
Three of Family That Tried to Poison
Lloyd George Convicted.

London, Mar 19.-Mrs. Alice Wheel
don and her daughter, Mrs. Winifred
Mason, and the daughters husband,
Alfred George Mason, were found
guilty of conspiracy to murder Pre-
mier Lloyd George and Arthur Hen
derson, member Of the war council.
Miss Harriet Ann Wheeldon, another
daughter of Mrs. Wheeldon, was ac-
quilted. She was discharged from Gus
tody.
Mrs Wheeldon was sentenced to
ten years penal servitude A sentence
of seven years was imposed upon Al
fred Mason, while his wife was given
five years penal servitude.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15
RUSSIANS PURSUE TURKS
Siavs Have Advanced so Miles South
of Hamadan, Says Petrograd.

Petrograd, Mar. 13.-Russian troops
have occupied the town of Sahna, in
northwestern Persia, and are pursuing
the retreating Turks in the direction
of Bisitun, fifty miles south of Hama
dan, according to an official state
ment issued by the Russian war de,
partment. In Asia Minor, the Turks
took the offensive along the Sivas
road, but were repulsed by the Rus
slams.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15
GOOD FARM FOR SALE

100 acres, eight miles east of Mineral
Point, and one mile west of Waldwick. This
is good farm; the land is in high state of
cultivation. and will be sold cheap if sold soon.
J. j. HUMBERT, Jr.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15
A Good Residence Barqain
The fine Property of

The fine Property of
Peter S e n d e b c h
Call at The Democrat and get special
price. Someone is going to get this fine
place at a bargain.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15
FOR SALE!
The Mrs John Evans Home

in south part of city. House contains rooms
house on the place. Will be sold at bargain
if sold soon.
Inquire of the Mineral Point Real Estate
Agency at The Democrat office
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15
R EAL ESTATE
Buy Property in Mineral Point.

Property will be I1sted ana adVert1sea Tor
sale in this column free Of charge for adyert1s,
ing unless sale is made. II the properly IS solo
either bv this agency or by the owner or other
parties the usual commission will be charged
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15
House and Two Acres.

In order to close up the Branger
estate the homestead will be offered at
a bargain. See the Mineral Point Real
Estate Agency.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15

Newcastle, Ind, Mar. 13.-Death and
devastation filled the greater part Of
Newcastle following a tornado that
wrecked the residential part of the
city and left the dead and dying in
wreckage and on the bare ground.
Hundreds Are Dead and Injured.
More than 300 houses were torn to
pieces in the worst storm Newcastle
ever knew and over 400 were dam
aged.
The damage viii be close to $1,000
600
First Identified Dead.
The first identified dead were: Gray
Davis, Mrs. John R. Davis, Mrs
Archie Fletcher, Edward Don1op.
James Neilis, Elizabeth Day, Mrs,
Acie Williamson and daughter Opal,
-- Racer, man; - wIayler, girl
With only one telegraph wire in
use, the town virtually was isolated
from the rest Of the world and left to
recover its dead alone
The first calls for help were sent
to Indianapolis, whence physicians
and nurses started at once for this
place.
Late in the night the relief forces
had not been able to obtain complete
or accurate information on the cas-.
ualties. It was then reported that as
many as fifty persisted.
The storm broke suddenly late in
the afternoon. The victims were trap.
ped as the storm seized upon their
homes and tore them to pieces, laying
them fiat or lifting them from their
foundations and bearing them away
on the wind.
The power-house was torn to pieces,
and the remainder of the night was
black as the blacklist hour of the tor
nado.
When the storm had passed, leaving
black ruin and the bruised and bat.
tered bodies Of the dead in it's wake,
men ran about, shouting, carrying Ian
ters where they could be found.
Women and children ran shrieking
from house to house. Members of fam
lilies were separated and for hours
knew not whether they must mourn
the lost as dead
Stores as Hospitals.
These and scenes almost beyond
description met the unorganized res
cuers who hurried into the city from
the surrounding towns and country
side.
The train of doctors and nurses
from Indianapolis was the first organ
lied rescue party to reach Newcastle.
They found many dead, but a far
greater number Of injured requiring
their ministrations.
In lieu Of hospital accommodations
stores and homes that had survived
the cyclone were made into impro-
vised hospitals.
Storm Hits Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, o., Mar. 13.-A cyclone
swept through the fashionable resi-
dental district of Cincinnati at 8
o'clock Sunday night. Many houses
were blown down or partially wreck
ed. First reports say many we're in
jured
Two Dead at Richmond
Richmond, Ind, Mar. 1.-Two are
known to be dead and many injured
in cyclone which struck Richmond.
The property loss is heavy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15

Chicago, Mar. ia long-distance
telephone from Newcastle, Ind, said
that the death list in the cyclone
which struck there is estimated at
sixty,at least Nineteen bodies already
have been found Fifteen thousand
people live in Newcastle,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15
GERALDINE REAL AMERICAN

Prima Donna Issues Statement Cor
recting Malicious Misrepresentation.
New York, Mar. 13.-Geraldine
Farrar, the prima donna and movie
actress, has issued a statement in
which she declared she was an Ameri.
can through and through.
She asserted that she had been ina
liciously" misrepresented, and that at
lacks on her Americanism were Who'll.
ly unwarranted. The reply to her
critics was made through Arthur s.
Friend, a friend.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15
Only Joys 10 Be Distributed.

Bury your sorrows, but fling your
joys right and left and let the world
know you are not the agent for monu-
ments. Remember that the living en-
Joy flowers, and not the dead.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15
SIXTY KILLED IN
INDIANA CYCLONE
Newcastle Residence District
Wiped Out.
CINCINNATI IS ALSO HIT

Two Are Reported Dead at Richmond.
lnd.-Storm Passed Around Bus-
ness Section of NewcastIe-30O or
400 Houses Blown Down-Loss Put
at Million.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15

Cincinnati, O., Mar. 13.-Three dead,
many injured, twenty-five homes de-
stroyed, latest development cyclone
here.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
GRAc

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Schoonove,
and Miss Tessie Lamm, of Henry
were entertained at dinner, Sunday. a,
the Floyd Hall home.
Grandma Scott spent last week Wis
iting with her daughter, Mrs. Nels
Hansen, at Henry.
Mrs. c. L.. Bauman and sons were
Sunday visitors at C. Ch~ristiansen's
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hansen and All
fred, Edward, Edwin and Miss Lille
Hansen were Sunday visitors at the
Oscar Swanson home.
Mrs. feathers returned home Sat
urday after a weeks visit here will
her daughter, Mrs. Floyd Hall.
Maurice Conner left Monday morn
ing for different points in Montana
The L. A. S. meets on Friday, Jun,
Is, with Mrs. Deck Healey.
We are very sorry to report tn,
serious illness of Mrs. ]. Enevoldsen
She was taken to the hospital a
Bookings, last Saturday. Her man,
friends hope to see her back again
greatly improved in health.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
WALLACE.

T. H. Bergh, of Clark, S. D., is here
looking after his farming interests.
Billy Burkhalter, his tenant, is break.
ing about twenty acres for flax.
Lewis Brekke has contrived a mo
tor boat which he has c%hristencd> the
Titanic" and has it launched on
Kings Lake.
County Commissioner j. A. Groves
and wife and son, George, and Dan
Groves and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
Faehn and Rob Groves and family
autoed to Enemy Swim Lake, Sunday,
going by the way of Webster and
Waubay. Only two tiny fish were
caught by the former. but a very ell.
joyable time was had.
Calvert Johnston and Miss Ida Ke.
keby. George Groves and Miss Mar.
garet Johnston attended the dance at
Wallace Friday night.
John Glembin left Friday to attend
the Adventist camp meeting.
HE-E.lF -4#
Carmi Johnston was ~transactina
business in the county seat the last
Of the week.
Bill Nisbet took a crowd of boys
over to the Sioux River. Sunday. tc
fish.
Miss Mildred Groves spent several
days last week visiting relatives in
Florence.
Mrs. George Falsk called on Mrs
Dan Groves Friday afternoon.
VIM. Campbell and family autoed to
Waterto#n the middle of the week
Chas. Sterling and family were al
Enemy Swim, fishing, Sunday.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
GARDNER.

Edward Kirsch was a dinner guest,
last Monday. at the Robert Schulz
farm home.
q number from here heard the talk
nn 4Luther's Life given by Prof.
Alderman, at the Met, last Monday.
DR.. Clarence Mcdowell and chill
dren, Eugenia and John. were callers
in this vicinity the fore part OF the
past week.
Miss Emma Montooth attended the
Fourth Regiment band dance, Tues
day evening.
Most of jul folks were in town,
Wednesday. for the Memorial exer.
ciaes.
The M~athiesen family are enjoying
4 visit from Mrs. Otto Mathiesen and
children. Who arrived last "Wednesday
~svening.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wepsing called
AZ The Jacob Schroeder residence. On
Thursday afternoon.
Nr. aud Mrs Abe Goltz and chil,
drsn. 0scsr ami Arlene. ana MI. and
Mn. |. II Leonard spent 4 pleasant
svsninkt Friday Il tn Nicholas
Kirseh hope
The pesf M1sk has been aapref3y
busy - w eatc Earages III
|paas1nE the ei6Snoghoo1 GzS, EQr
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
Miss verna Montooth was a passen-

Miss Verna Montooth was a passen-
ger to Vienna Saturday evening to
visit over Sunday with the Ring fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Fox attended
Watertown church services, Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mills and fam
lily enjoyed a pleasant day, Sunday,
with the Gronewold family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Kirsch and Alb.
bic and Matt attended church at
K~ranzburg, Sunday, and We're dinner
guests at the NJ. O. DeVille residence,
near Bemis. Mrs. DeVille and son
Albert, returned home with them fol
a brief visit.
Miss Mary Campbell spent Sunday
at the Herbert Bevers home.
Mark Davey visited, Sunday, with
Chris. Kirsch.
Bevers attended Sunday school al
Rauville, Sunday.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
E.

{ Mr.. and Mrs. Nommensen, Of Wa
, tertown, visited relatives here, Friday
Miss Jane Brown, of Chester, S. D.,
! spent the latter part of the week at
the John Best home.
Mildred Groves. of Wallace, visited
relatives here last week.
Iva Best, Maggie Johnston and
BERTHE, Olive and Pearl Smith are
attending institute at Aberdeen.
b. l.. Smith and family, who have
been living in WATERFOWL, have moved
back to Florence and are living in
their new home in the south part of
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. P. Foldager have
moved on on their farm, north of
Florence.
Constance Hagen, who has been at
tending college at Mortified, return
ed home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Nisbet and Edith
spent Sunday at the C. Wright home,
neal Wallace.
A good many from here spent the
first of the week at Big Stone Lake,
fishing.
A. D. Gillies transacted business at
Watertown Monday.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
From the Rural Precincts


we saw Theodore Bueltel, the painter
~promenading the streets.
Homer Dahl and members of the
family were automobiling in this
n~eighborhood with their new Maxwell
car on Tuesday afternoon.
Bill Zamow delivered an animal tc
Thomas on Wednesday morning, fol
shipment.
Mr., and Mrs. Peter Sherer boarded
the eastbound passenger at Kampeska
last Wednesday evening enroute for
Watertown where Mr.. Sherer will re-
main in a local hospital and receive
medical aid.
Last Wednesday was a rainy day in
this community.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
Shop Talk.

IF we didn't have to give back any
change think Of the money we mer-
chants would make
I'VE all have our troubles" said the
magazine publisher. sometimes 1t
frets me to have to print any reading
matter, but | suppose it must be done"
Kansas City Journal.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
APPLEBY

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Wess and little
son We're visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Jutting, Sunday.
A barn dance will be given at the
Robert Schulz farm home Tuesday,
June u. Music furnished by the
French-Travis orchestra of Water.
town. Everybody is cordially invited
Miss Fife Jurgensen spent Sunday
with home folks.
Most of the young folks from this
vicinity enjoyed a fine time at the
barn dance given at the j.. Jutting
home, Thursday evening.
Mr.. Will Amacher was a business
caller at Appleby, one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Stinson and son,
of WATERFOWL, were business callers
at the Robert Schulz farm, Saturday.
Miss Myrtle Wolter was an over
Sunday visitor with home folks.
Mr.. Bricken, of Watertown, was a
business caller at the B. Greenwood
home last Thursday evening.
Misses Carrie and Mabel Schulz at
tended the birthday party at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Jutting Sunday
evening, the party being in honor OF
Miss Fannie Jeutting.
Messrs, Ed Clausen and Will Am
acher We're pleasant callers at the
Schulz home, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mills, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Gronewold and Fred
BTeckman were entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. B, Gronewold,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Long We're Wis
itors at the Thomas Chandler home,
Sunday.
Miss Rieka Gronewold, of Water
town, spent Sunday with home folks.
Those from this vicinity who a..
tended the Grover dance are the
Misses Clarinda Conner, Dena Grone-
void, Frieda Achterberg and Messrs.
Bert braves, Ed Gronewold and Bruno
Achoerberg.
Miss Title Fittje is spending a few
weeks at home after working in Wa
tertown for the past winter.
Mr.. Will White, of Castlewood. was
a visitor at the Achterberg home,
Sunday.
A very interesting tractor demon
stration was witnessed last week at
the Robt. Schulz farm. The different
tractors on demonstration were the
stinson gasoline tractor, constructed
by Mr.. G. II. stinson, of Watertown,
and the Waterloo Boy and the Gle
handled by the Baskerville & Dahl
Co. and also the PARROT tractor IAN
died by the Hanten Machine Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bachelor of Water
town and Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Loesch
We're visitors at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robt. Daggitt, Sunday.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
HENRY.

Miss Fernando Schoepp left Mon
day morning for Watertown where
she will attend the Business Univer-
sity.
Mr.. Evan Lewis came Friday from
Frederick for a days visit. He was
accompanied home by his son, Alton.
and wife, who visited there over Sun
day.
A party of land seekers, composed
of George Kent, Rex Clegg, VIII
Shape and Maurice Conner, left Mon
day for a weeks trip through differ
ent points in Montana, making Boze-
man their headquarters.
Mr.. d, L. Keyes arrived in Garden
City the last of the week from his
home in California and came down
here Sunday. He will visit his son
and look after land interests here for
some time.
Mr., and Mrs. Holgar Nicholson and
Gladys Clegg We're Sunday visitors
Win Mrs. ClegS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Craig and Mr.
and Mrs. John Aldous stopped here
for a short time Sunday en- route &c
Garden City where they spent tbs
day with Mr.. and Mrs. White.
Albert Blankenhurg left Tuesday
! morning for Watertown to take up a
position in a clothing house as clerk
and bookkeeper.
Miss Anna Kinkade returned home
Tuesday morning from Luther hos
pital where she has been for the pas
month reeuperating from an appen
dicitis operation. Miss Kinkade looks
and says she feels, fine.
DR.. Edgar left Tuesday evening fol
Minneapolis for a visit and TO pro
cure his car which he expects t,
drive home.
Mrs Oscar Lerdahl, of Waterfowl
visited Saturday with her niece an,
nephew, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hi!
lizard.
Alice Henry is down from cIarl,
helping Mr.. Aldous in the print shol
for a short time,
The Riley sisters and their cousin
Miss Mary Kinney, visited with theil
friends ear Kampesa Tuesday.
Jake Reineke is IN the sick lis
| this week.
Messrs. Breen. Keyes. Ginther ant
Foss were transacting business il
Watertown Wednesday.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
WAvERLY.

Miss EElizatett 4asctaaTrtt Il has return
ed home from Colfax, Iowa, where She
has been confined to a sanatorium
Adam Jensen, of Lake Norden, was
~transacting business at Wayerly
Wednesday.
Those who attended the dance a,
kranzburg were Ben Thyen, John ana
Nick Schrnitt. All reported a fine
time.
James JeIiis was a business Gale,
at South Shore.
III. II. stricherz is the owner OF. q
new Buick, which was purchased from
Baskerville q Dahl, of WATERFOWL.
VIII Marksis, OF Kingffsher, Okla.
IS visiting with friends and relatives
In this community.
Miss Mildred Jeilfs spent sunda,
with her friend, Elizabeth schmift
Frank Arcartz. ". Bierscheid and
Frank smith raotored to WATERFOWL
Saturday.
Ralph Horswill was d passenge,
from Watertown, Saturday.
~. =. Kirsrh returned from west
ern Montana where he has been visit
Inc and attending to business ma
ters.
Henry Jungers autocd through gu,
burg Sunday. en route from soutf
Shore.
IN Haipii,ond. Of Waterfowl, iii
tended the small q Of Mr. and Nrs
IN Tails who Was kicked BY d horse
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
vindicated Self Esteem.

sssThe Woggses seem to have a high
opinion of themselves.
Eyes. You see, the same cook has
consented to remain IN their employ
for three or four years. So they feel
entitled to think that they are rather
nice people..--Wasfington Star.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
How Best to Pack
Eggs for Preservation

1t really is not difficult to preserve
eggs for home use if the following
rules are carefully followed.
Select clean eggs which, have a
hard smooth shell. They should not
be washed. Unfertile eggs are much
better than fertile for preservation.
The eggs should be perfectly fresh.
The only safe way to guarantee this
is to candle each egg. For this pro-
cess cut a hole the size of an egg in
a pastebord box. Hold the egg in
this opening before a light in a dark
room. The egg should be perfectly
clear with no spots, blood strings or
| signs of staleness.
For packing the eggs use a five gal
Ion e~arthenwares crock. Wash and
scald before using. Fill the crock
with the eggs, placing the small end
down. Pack carefully since one crack
ed or broken egg will spoil the entire
lot. Cover the eggs completely with
a solution of water glass. Water
glass may be bought at any drug
store. The solution is made by using
one part of water glass to nine parts
of water. Boil the water, cool and
add the water glass.
Eggs may be kept in this solution
for six months or more. They should
be kept entirely covered with the so
luton and should be used at once af-
ter removing.
Another method of preservation pre-
ferred by some housekeepers is by
the use of a brine solution. Fol this
use three gallons of water, / pint all
Stacked lime, " pint salt, / tablespoon
cream Of tartar. Allow to stand two
days before using. Pour over the
eggs placed in crooks according to
directions given above. This amount
will cover eighteen dozen eggs.
The preserved egg does not have
the clear look of a fresh egg and the
white is more watery but is perfectly
good, and much cheaper if packed
when eggs are plentiful.-Miss Mable
Ward, Professor of Home Economics
I S. D. State College.
Shop Talk.
IF we didn't have to give back any
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
PELICAN.

Additional Correspondence on Page Z
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06
FIVE CENT CIGAR
HAS HAD ITS DAY
RETAILER WARNS
"Three for a Quarter" Soon
to Be a Thing of the
Past He Says

Hartford. Aug. 6--The day of the
hve cent cigar is nearly past and the
three for quarter cigars is SINH
larly doomed. according to. Thomas
T. Bannisan of the Bannigan Cigor
Co. Mr.. Bannigan is a member of
the National Retailers Council of the
Tobacco Merchants Association of the
United States. Mr.. Bannigan explains
the present situation in the retail to-
bacco field as follows:
The time has come when serious
crisis is confronting the retail cigar
business. The producing cost of all
tobacco products and the cost of all
materials entering into the manufac-
turing of tobacco products, have been
steadily increasing.
All standard brands of nickel and
10 cent cigars viii be sold starlight
and a general stiftening Of retail prices
begins.
The big chain cigar and drug
stores have entered into this agree
ment throughout the United States.
THE day of the five cent cigar is
past This is due to the exorbitant
price now prevailing for leaf tobacco.
Contracts for 1917 crops are now be-
ing made and prices are the highest
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06
William D. Parker
Newtown Inn Manager

The Newtown Inn, owned by W. H.
Green of Danbury, has gone under the
management of one of Bridgeport
most popular cafe and gri1l-room man
ayers, William D. Parker, now of The
Stratfeld hotel forces and formerly
of BuHen's cafe. So
MIR. Parker who will take charge i'm
mediately declares that he will main
tain one Of the best transient, per-
manent and summer hotels in this vi
entity, will redecorate the so or more
rooms, and will in the near future
conduct a. series of dinner dances for
the benefit Of motorists far and near.
: The new manager who replaces
Howard Newman of Danbury, re-
signed to take service elsewhere, has
been for the past five years in charge
of the grill, billiard room and cafe of
The Stratfeld. For nearly four years
prior to that time he was at Bu1len's
in Bank street.
Probably no young restaurant and
cafe proprietor in this city is better
known and liked more generally than
Mr.. Parker, who in his new capacity
will have an opportunity on broad
scale of catering to the wants Of mo-
florists i'm the vicinity of Newtown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06

in the history of the tobacco trade.
The 10 cent, straight, the six cent,
straight, and the seven cent, straight,
cigars will prevail in the future
1T is expected that, after Aug 8,
price cutting on cigars and cigarettes
will cease. Dealers have already been
compelled to advance retailsprices on
all standard brands of cigars and
cigarettes ron account of an almost
weekly advance from the manufac-
turers since the war began
:" Six for quarter and three for
a quarter are now phrases of the
past" adds Mr.. Bannigan. Double
packs of certain cigarettes now cost
the consumer 30 cents, instead of 25''
From the Tobacco Merchants AS
ISOLATION of the United States offices
in New York Mr.. Bannigan has re-
ceived a letter advising him that he
is one of 100000 retailers in the
United States selling tobacco, cigars
and cigarettes and he is informed
that the situation in the retail line
is soon to be much worse than at
present, which, the association thinks,
is bad enough. A sharp readjustment
of conditions must be undertaken at
once, Mr.. Bannigan is told in this let
ter. which points out that the re-
tailers' margins of profit are smaller
than ever before.