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ciety. The state is not the beginning
but rather the fuller development Of
social life. The family is the true unit
of fellowship.
Christianity has given the home new
sanction, dignity and purpose. Those
nations which have been most loyal to
family life have been the readiest to
acknowledge the claims of that faith.
Indeed, it may be asserted that Chris
tianity cannot be understood except by
those who acknowledge the dominant
realities of family life. The terms in
which its revelation is framed are de-
rived from the home. The declaration
that God is the Father can only be ap-
preciated by those to whom fatherhood
is recognized as sacred status. The
revelation of the Divine Son has its
significance only in so far as men have
learned what sonship implies in their
relation to him froms whom they have
sprung and to whom they are bound by
responsive affection. Similarly the
Divine Spirit, the Spirit of Unity, is
most fully realized when men know the
sacred bonds of love for others in the
| unity OF common blrth.
Not only has the home been the seed
plot of the faith, but wherever Chris
tianity has been operative there family
life has been ennobled and purified.
This is true to such degree that we
may venture the assertion that the
measure of our faith as Christians is
most surely tested by the characterF of
our homes. There we give expression
to such faith as we have There we
manifest its operative force. In no
other sphere can its power be shown SO
beautifully and so persuasively. Men
and women have left their families to
live in other communities devoted to the
service of religion, and we must ac-
knowledge their devotion and the high
service they have rendered to the world.
But no fellowship can be so deeply re-
ligious or so pure sphere of piety as
the Christian home. Its fellowship ia
from God. 1t is more than a phrase Ia
speak of the kindred points of heaven
and home.
If affection and loyalty begins at
home, and it must begin there IL it ex =
lists at all, it may not end there. Love
of home and family may be deep but
narrow, and thus being perverted, It
fails in its fruit, which is the wider fel =
lowship of that higher relation of the
brotherhood of all men. The church is
the family grown larger and more com =
plete. 1t is the household of faith. II
this were kept in mind and adopted as
the norm of Christian fellowship the
difficulties of reunion would vanish in
the solvent of our requickened sense Of
brotherhood.
The home is the womans realm, II
she lose her influence there she forfeits
the highest grace of life. Nothing can
compensate for 1t. The enlarged liberty
of opportunity which has come to
women in our time is no adequate ex >
change for that gracious ministry Of
the home which in its gentle royalty u
the crown Of woman's life.-L Londosj
kkAkAt3 --.,.--.----. =
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loop around his head and whizz, he
threw it over Balky Sans head.
BaIky Sam was surprised, but didn't
try to jerk away. He was a good
fellow, aud when he found he had been
caught he cheerfully set about pulling
Cranky Jimkins out of the mud. He
was good puller, and the truck be-
gan to move forward.
Bow WOW! Stopl That chap is an
enemy Of mine and tried to kill me, !"
barked Johnny Bull to his friend. AS
Balky Sam didn't seem to hear him
above the roar of Cranky Jimkins's en-
gine, Johnny Bull leaped off Laughing
Mans truck and jumped in Balky
Sans way. Don't drag him out.
Drag him into the ditch" barkcd
Johnny Bull, and at that Balky Sam
gave a great sidewise pull that jerked
the truck out of the rut and into the
soft clay at the side of the road. That
put Cranky Jimkins in a worse fix
than before, and to prevent his using
Balky Sam to help him Johnny Bull
snapped at the tow rope and gnawed
it apart with his teern.
"Ho, no, ho! Now / can get by"
shouted the Laughing Man and he
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ing and if they have schools of instruc-
ton, don't you think that the small
concern could safely copy the lead Of
such successful organizations?

have a store in this town and OCCASION
ally sell a house or lot and do some renting.
want to know what to do In case things
come up without having to hire a lawyer IL
make mistakes and so have less. What to
do IL a tenant leases a store and violates
his lease by nonpayment of rent and won't
move or cancel lease SO 1t isn't a lien on
tho property.
Can I have 1t taken off the records any
way?
II a party leases a plot to drill a gas
well. the well proving dry. and will not re-
quests to cancel lease so property can bo
sold. what can be done about It?
The lease was for one year-the well to
be drilled in that year. Miss X. E. T.
I am afraid cannot be of much help
to you, for do rot answer legal ques-
tions. The danger Of commenting on
legal questions is that facts have to be
considered other than those first stated,
and advice offered on incomplete in
formation is worse tnan useless.
Let me state that unless you have a
thorough knowledge of law it is foolish
to try to ba your own attorney. A
little knowledge of law is very dan
gerous thing.
Why don't you see some local lawyer
and fix up a price with him to handle
all your questions? 1t may be you could
arrange with worker in some real
estate concern to help you on these
matters.
CONTINUED TOMORROW =
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started his truck forward. He picked
his way cheerfully and kept his wheels
going steadily and so he went right
over the bad clay spot, crept around
Cranky Jimkins's ditched truck and
moved forward to the solid ground
beyond.
yah Yah Yah ! Stuck in the mud !
Stuck in the mud! Now Laughing
Man will beat you 10 rne home o.
Farmer Field" jeered the little ole
woman, the lame boy and the men and
women who had been picked up.
The Laughing Man didn't jeer. In
stead he stopped his truck and un-
fastened wire tow rope nom n rack
at the side. :.
'I'll not leave any one stuck in the
said to the surprise of the others and
also to their admiration. He hooked
one end of the tow rope to his own
truck and tossed the other end to
Cranky Jimkins, who eagerly hitched
it to his machine.
''Now ready" cried Laughing Man.
He turned on all his power and Cranky
Jimkins did the same with his en-
gine, and with great grumbling and
roaring Laughing Mans truck pulled
the other out of the clay and up on
the solid road. Then he climbed down
and unlocked the tow rope.
But did Cranky Jimkins say "Thank
YOU? He did not. He didn't even
stop to cast off Laughing Mans tow
rope, but sent his truck ahead and
rushed on toward the home Of Farmer
Field.
"Well of all the mean tricks, that's
the meanest ~ cried Laughing Mans
passengers. "But Cranky jim kins will
not win the fortune. Drive on, Laugh.
ing Man"
(Tomorrot1 piI be told hop
Laughing Man does another act OF
kindness and gains an unexpected
retpdrd .
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Double. Meaning Profit Figures

''N~"-~--S
COME one once said that figures can
~ not lie. Perhaps they can't. but 1t
it mighty easy to misread them.
For instance, during these bewildering
days of readjustment to post-w con-
ditions, we read lot about the high
cost of living and Of the sins of prohteers
who are blamed for the dwindling value
of the dollar.
The obvious retort of the "profiteer'
is to publish figures which prove
how remarkably cheap they sell their
product and what a miserable silver
of the dollar remains with them after
paying all expenses.
Some people (foolishly perhaps) think
of this profit as a return on the capital
of the business, whereas it is the profit
on each turnover of capital.
| So many people do not thoroughly
understand this difference that I'm US
ing this days space to illustrate just
what it means.
Let us suppose that a company says
that they make only two cents profit
out of every dollar. That does not
mean that they can only pay 2 per cent
dividend after paying all expenses.
Dealers in perishsble commodities
anticipate turning over their goods every
| two weeks. That means that during the
year they turn over their capital in
vested in merchandise twenty six times
BY turnover is meant the buying and
selling of the commodity. Suppose l
have a hundred dollars and trade with
it. | buy hundred dollars worth OF
bananas, let us say, today. If l sell
them within a week / have turned over
my capital in a week. If l then buy
more bananas and sell them again al
the same speed, I have a turnover of
fifty two times during the year.
That is, I use my capital fifty two
times during the year.
Now let's come back to our dealers
who make but two cents on the dollar
but turn over that dollar twenty six
times during the year!
The amount of profit each dollar ,oi
capital invested in commodities will
earn them is not two cents, but twenty
six times that amount, or fifty-twt
cents.
Think of It, flfty-t two cents profit or
the invested capital! Fifty two pei
cent profit for the stockholders
Wouldn't you like to hold some suci
stock, especially when we know tha
9 per cent or z per cent is the aver.
age return on Investments?
When the stock is held principally
by ''the interests" who control tn,
business, we can see who makes money
True, profit must not be judged by thu
turnover, but by the earning on invested
capital
So as to prevent misunderstanding
let me add that oil invested capital
not involved in turnover. Much capita
is locked up in equipment and plants
For the sake of argument, let us gran
that one fifth of the capital is locke,
up in equipment.
That means that on every 500 o
capital, eighty dollars are used TO
goods.
If that eighty dollars earns 2 pc
cent on every turnover, it earns 81 80
On a twenty six time turnover tn
eighty dollars earns $41.60
Therefore, on hundred dollars c
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Family Is Foundation of Society

Human fellowship has its source and
pattern in the family, which is the unit
of the state and of the church. Every
thing depends on the nature and ideals
of that small society founded on the
basis of common life. Nothing is
more important than mems conception
of the privileges, the duties, and the
claims which come to them as members
of this special group, created by a
higher will than theirs, in the most in
innate relation which human life can
give. Here are found alike the most
satisfying joys and the sternest demands
of self sacrifice. In this circle men ex-
perience the highest happiness and the
most poignant sorrows. The heights
and depths of human life are reached
in the home.
If we begin by attempting to love
men in the mass we miss the significance
and force of the deepest and truest af-
fection. We give to others, not the
homage of an equal fellowship, but, at
the best, the service of an ordered
kindliness. Rousseau, Robespierre and
Kant failed in their different ways be-
cause in their theory of philanthropic
fellowship they ignored the worth of
family life. They thought of men as
individuals, as if each man came to full
maturity in his own powers, and not,
as is the fact, that each soul is born
with strongly marked characteristics de
rived from his ancestors, and must be
affected by the dominating influences
of his family relations.
Plato, on the other hand, who
founded his theory of political life on
the basis of the state, fell into the OPP
posite error, scarcely less unsatisfactory
than the individualistic theory of so
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Laughing Man Gives a Tow

Laughing Man Gives a Tow
CRANKY JIMKINS turned a sour
~ face toward Laughing Mans pas
sengers when they made fun of him be-
cause his truck was stuck in the clay
hole.
"Get out Of the way and let me
by" jokingly shouted the Laughing
Man. At that an evil grin took the
place of the sour look on Cranky Jim
kins face.
"If l cant win, you can't win,"
he answered. lyon can't get by me"
SO it seemed. His truck was stuck
right in the middle of the road, and
Laughing Man couldn't possibly get
around it without getting Stuck, too.
But now new joker arrived on the
scene. 1t was Balky Sam, the army
mule. He galloped up the bank and
sat down where he could look at the
spinning wheels of Cranky Jimkins's
truck.
"Hee -haw! Hee -haw! What fun !"
brayed Balky Sam. You'd ought to
get a mule truck instead of motor
truck. l never get stuck in the clay "
Cranky Jimkins couldn't understand
mule talk, but he seemed to know Ralky
Sam was making fun of him, for he
scowled darkly and looked around for
something TO throw at the saucy mule.
He couldn't see anything but a long
tow rope that was part of the trucks S
outfit. When his eyes lighted upon
that tow rope Cranky Jimkins had
bright idea. In less than minute
he tied a knot in the rope and made
a loop like lasso. He whirled the
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you recognize, but the strangers. Don't
let anything escape you. You can re-
port to me later, If you will. Will you
do this?"
"Surely!" Her eyes glowed. Leave
it to me, Mr.. Harvey! II there's a
guilty conscience in the crowd and
don't spot it I'll stick to being n sec
retary for the rest of my days. But
you don't think those people who
brought the body home would venture
there, do you?"
NO" responded Paul as he shook
hands once more. AZ think they will
find themselves otherwise engaged to-
morrow"
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DREA ADVENTURES--ByD Daddy
"THE LAUGHING MAN"

Cranky Jimkins aud Laughing
Man race their motortrucks for
fortune. Cranky Jimkins gets ahead
when Laughing Man stops to do kind
ness to persons IN need. Finally
Cranky Jimkins gets stuck in clay
hole.)
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capital the company could declare
dividend of 40 per cent and have small
margin of 100 per cent on hand.
And this all out of the "trifing'' profit
Of two cents on every dollar received
for commodities.
The amount of profit per turnover
must be gauged in its relation to the
number of turnovers made during a
year. A concern which turns over its
capital twice year (this is about
what jewelers. do) would not get along
at all on 2 per cent turnover profit.
A concern which turned over its cap
ital, say thirty times a year, would
come mighty near to being a profiteer
if it made the same profit per turnover.
Get this distinction clear in your
mind. and you'll have truer under
standing of figures relating to profits.
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Readers Questions Answered

Mr.. Whitehead ,oiH dnsper in this
column questions on marketing, buying,
selling. advertising, letter toriting, bust
ness education. and on matters pertain
ing to the choice of a vocation. All ques-
tions 1oiU be ansoered in the order OF
receipt. No anonymous correspondence
1piU be Acknowledged. Readers initials
onv ,cW be published. 1t piIl take
from four to fifteen days for reply to
appear.
Do YOU believe in n FIRMS teaching sales
manship to it's store clerks? g. X. V.
If such concerns as the National Cash
Register Company prepare books or SELL
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-15
STRIKE FRS HELD FOR ASSAULT
 ON WORKERS

Steve Radorvitch, of Al Bostwick avenue, Louis Laslo of 1S9 Osborn avenue, and Alec Sency of 249 How ard avenue, all strikers who were formerly employed at the plant of the American Tube & Stamping Company, were arrested this morn ing for assault upon Roland Fair laugh, colored. ot 117 Lexington av- enue The men were released after furnishing s1O0 bends.
 It is alleged that Fairlaugh, who is a worker in the hot rolling mills department Of the Tabe & Stamping Company, was attacked by the three strikers as he started to enter the shop this morning. The negro seiz- ed a fence picket and defended him. self with this weapon until rescued by the police
 John Welchek, of sos Bostwick avenue, and Daniel Szabad dos, of 369 Pine street, both strikers, were arrest ed this morning for breach of the peace and threatening employees of the American Graphophone Co., Vel chek was arrested upon the complaint of Blanch Lado, of 75 Lexington ave- nue, who alleged that he threatened her for working in the Graphophone Co.'S plant. Parke A. Day, of 1912 State street, registered a similar com plaint against Szabados. Both men were released under bonds of $50.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-15
LITTLE TROUBLE IN ENFORCING
 REGULATIONS

Michael Komarowsky, of 59 White street, was arrested yesterday after noon for failing to complete a sched- uled jitney run on the State street and Barnum avenue route. The driver was fined S2 in the City court this morning for violation of the new jitney regulations.
 At the traffic division this morning it was again asserted that the police are having but little trouble in en- forcing the new regulations. It is claimed that 99 per cent of the jit- ney drivers are entirely satisfied with the new rulings. and are willing to observe them without complaint.
 A few of the wise ones are alleged to have been taking the signs off their machines when about half way over their routes, and then turning around d and coming back over the old ground. Actions of this sort are strictly against the regulations, which provide that a machine must proceed to the end of the route after making a start Starts and finishes must be made at either end of the scheduled routes on all occasions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-15
HANCHETT IS H BOUND OVER TO
 DISTRICT COURT

Babe Hanchett, alias William Thomas, who was arrested in this city a short time ago, charged with steal ing S754 from the office of the Anleri- can Railway Express company, was arraigned before United States Com missioner Hugh J. Lavery, yesterday afternoon. Hanchett was bound over to the United States District court under S1,500 bonds, and will appear in the September session in New Ha- ven.
 It is alleged that Hanchett stole the money, which was part of a pay roll from the local office of the ex- press company on August 3, 1918. He disappeared after the theft, but was arrested about two weeks ago as he stepped from train in the Bridgeport station. With the case now in the hands of the Federal authorities, the City court this morning nolled it's charged against Hanchett and bound him over to the government on $2,0O0 bonds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-15
GETS S75 FINE
 FOR ASSAULTINC
 SAM ROSENTHAL

John Hatzakis of TAT Main street was fined s75 and costs and sentenced to ten days in jail, by Judge Frank L. Wilder in the City court this morn ing, for assau1ting Samuel Rosenthal of 664 Harral avenue. George s. Kane, attorney for Hatzakis, appealed the case under $250 bonds, but the appeal was later withdrawn and Hat zakis settled up for $75 and costs with remittance of the jail sentence. -' In court it was alleged Hatzalis expressed his intentions of getting in line ahead of Rosenthal, and then went up to the mans jitney and called him a name. Rosenthal jumped from his bus, and as he did so Hatzakis is all legged to have swung at him with a knife. Rosenthal beat his opponent to the punch, however, and landed a hard left on Hatzakis' mouth, break ing one of his fingers as he did so.
 Rosenthal then started to run away with Hatzakis in pursuit. The two men came together again in few moments, and HatZakis pounded Ros- enthal over the head with a cash reg ister. Rosenthal exhibited a torn coat as testimony that his opponent had attempted to knife him. Hatzak1s made a general denial of all of Ros- eulIdlS tllttISeS, SldllIlS Lildl ile oiu not seek a fight with the eX-soldier, but was forced to defend himself when Rosenthal attacked him.
 The battle occurred Wednesday night, in Boston avenue, and yester- day morning Rosenthal obtained a warrant for Hatzakis' arrest. The man was located by a policeman and placed in custody
 In making the decision this morn ing, Judge Wilder stated that the po- lice were enforcing the new jitney regulations in order that every Jitney man may get a square deal Cutting in front of another machine is not an example of fair play, according to the judge, and should be stopped imme- diately.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-15
'''LABOR LEADER"
 WILL BE LATE REACHING PUBLIC
Printer Refused to Put Out Edition For Lodge
 No. 30.
STRIKERS OUT AT
 REM-YOST PLANT

The Labor Leader" the local week 1 ly paper issued by the A1achtnists, will be a few days late to the regular | subscribers this week because the printer, after the regular edition ed ited by the press committee of Lodge No. 30. decided to recognize Lodge No. 116, recently organized by the Grand Lodge officers and refused to print the original edition. The press committee of No. 30 inn l mediately got busy and are having the paper printed in another office and it will be ready for distribution tomorrow.
 The mailing privilege from the Post Office officials is held by Local 30 and the new lodge will have to get the sanction of the post office authorities before it can be sent through the mails.
 The strikers at the Graphophone de- cided not to return to work today not withstanding the threat of President Whitten to move the shop from the city if they did not return before this afternoon.
 A meeting of all the Graphophone strikers will be held this afternoon and the strike committee will advise that the strike be continued until the demands are granted by the com pany.
 At the meeting of the Bryant Elec- tric strikers this morning all arrange ments were perfected for the dance to be given by the strikers Saturday night at Colonial hall and the com nlittee reported that a large number of tickets had been sold and that the affair wourd be a grand success.
 The strikers at the Remin gtton- Yosth factory are still out and will continue out until their demands are granted.
 The strike committee of the Bryant strikers are in conference with Superintendent Goodridge today and it is stated at headquarters that after concessions that are being consider ed the committee will be able to re- port satisfactory settlement to the meeting tomorrow morning.
 The court has not yet appointed a receiver for the property of the old the leaders each side believes that it will reap advantage from the appoint ment of the receiver.
 Business Agent Eagan says the In- ternational Association of Machinists will be in charge of the Machinists' ness Agent Lavit of Lodge No. 30, says that he has been advised by his attorney that there will be no change and No. 30 will continue to hold the fort
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-15
SUBSCRIPTIONS ID LEGION FUND
 TOTAL S6,569

The largest subscription received today for the American Legion club house fund was $50 sent to the com mittee by Vice President P. w. Wren of the irst-Bridgeport National bank. The total amount received is S6,569.50 and although the subscrip- tions are not coming in as fast as the committee would like to have them, nevertheless, it is expected that the amount $1S,000 needed for the build ing will be realized before the drive is ended.
 The subscription list:
 Previously reported S6,459.50; Pe- ter W. Wren $50; Sixth District Re publican club $25; Bridgeport Mo tor Co, Inc, $25; John w. Grant S5; Mrs. Margaret Molyneux S5