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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-06-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

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Stella M. Weller, to Petra +. Falk-
enberg, 1872 by 165 #. City of South
Haven-$200.00
Mrs. M. c. Pratt to Allie Donahue
Pei. Sec. 10, Paw Paw-$1.00
Edward II. Bohn to Jessie Sloan
Morehead, Pei. Blk. z, Monroe Park,
South Haven--$1250.00
Douglas Popey & w. to Jacob Hef-
ner, 20 acres, Sec. 8, Covert-$1.00
M. p. Morrell ct al. to Edward II.
Bohn, Pei. Blk. z, Monroe Park, So.
Haven-$1.00
N. p. Morrell ct nj. to Ella G. Red
Ter, Pei. Blk. z. Monroe Park, South
Haven-$1.00
South Haven Pal. PIX. Co. to Martha
E. Braun Lots 8 & 10, Ingleside, Blk
-, Palisades Park-$1.00
Ernestine c. Lampson to George w.
Kidman, 6 acres & 20 rods, Sec. Is.
Hamilton-$1.0O ~t
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-06-06
CIRCUIT COURT NEWS

Mabel M. Stoodt VS.. Delvin Stoodt
Decree of Divorce.
Claude A. Field VS.. Ethel Field
Decree of Divorce.
Electa Stilson VS.. James H. Stilson
Decree of Divorce.
Alveretta M. Brown VS.. Laura A.
Swikert,-To terminate contract.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-12
FIFTEEN BUILDING PERMITS
REPRESENT $4O,40O OUTLAY

DuUdlnrs to he erected here. mos
" Residences. in accordance with ].
permits issued from the orc" ~
che city building Inspector FRIDAY
will total a valuation Of $4,000 whoA
completed DThc list,
Adams n walker, three rodihenc"T
IN the 1900 block on Chicago. ts.ooO
each. 50 900 total 800
Adams X walker, residence. llj'
North Elwood, $4,000.
G. Payne. residence $4,000
Nathan Cons servant quarterr
lbl2 baltimore. 5000
NJ T. pctcat servant quarters,
l7i7 South Uoulder. 500
W A. Mnyfeld, residence i15'
North Elwood, $4,000
q. r. IAwlesH, residence, lbl-
South petro I, $4,000
X NJ. Vaughn residence, b2N
North Santa pc, $4,000. 80.
X NJ Vaughn residence. BOO
North Tacoma, $4,000
X NJ vaughn residence, bo2
North Tacoma $4,000.
A 4 Burrows, residence, 27N
North Tacoma, $4,000.
A. q Burrows residence, 2dl
North Tacoma. $4,000
Tuls, Rullding n lnvWdm mont com
pany. residence. 1sti North Denver
$4,000
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-12
FEDERAL JUDGE GIVES
JURORS SATURDAY HOLIDAY

1ts crop making time and Fedora
Judge Woodrough ism In FAVOR "'
keeping farmers away from mono
any longer than ncCC ssary
Yesterday afternoon Judge Wood. D..
rough told vonircmcn that they could
30 homo to spend sunday with their
families II they would return In time
for court Monday morning
We've got 90 allow these men
ono day week 10 look after ihrir
own affairs. anyway" the court 's'ti
The farmer members y hr iuN
delegation thlnkrd hiir ana those
who can get lgcN hy Monday Nr'.
only non. iury oJunca ANA motion"
viii be heard In fotrru gnDr. ''d'N
turned lu their nowo- lH' 'rrNl
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-12
COUNTRY CLUB GROUNDS
S0ODEO WITH BERMUDA

A large shipment u' Rcrnha
rr,n- SOD arrived ny express Friday
for the Couu'r, club from Dlycn-
port. Oka.. ,Nr shlppyr uwuc "l'cr.
mudA" Mitchell Tho sod w'll Pix"
used in hcuu.if, Inv the grounds
about the club g,rmuht Boz said 90
withstand tho drou'h hrttrr than any
other variety 90 Era4s. remaining
green ana Jcsh during the hotties,
months of the yrnr4nd a. thrivrS uu
Tulsa soIl when PROPERTY planted. 10
makes mos, attractive lawn.
Cu'i.nr holes several NurNc" u
diameter through boiler r1u0' 90 q
few mInut@ ts ,Hy purposy NJ a urN
tool,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-12
gGrInnn- Improve pinn"-.

WNNITlNGTON- NUrTT = Nv
developments 10 'ho Fohk"r '"pr "'
aIrp,nnc tho LEADING mod'l used ~
'no GERMAN army. hayc attracted '.'
attention az NmrrIpn AVIATION a.
fuur,f,ra Army orders puhu"h'i 20.
dag announced the drtlIl of cot E"i
M,rIuln.ud ~ tho ordnance hcptr'
utuI. and Ma ltuur.t NtrHh I
~ ih" air s"rylrc iu unkc lhH'~
vrupua ~ the nov cUufi IN TIE
@,'nrrIanda Ihcy were "rdrrrd 'n
The IIAl.u" for temporary duty l'
lug d-flt'cI w rHiulry 'Da"rv,I I.
NuI.c engaged in iht- work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
France Careless of
German Colonies

The question of the African colonies of
Germany is not vitality interesting to
the French as it is to the British. France
under her arrangement with Great Brit
ain, would normally receive part of TOGO
and all of CAMERON, but it is my Judgment
that the French are vastly less concerned
over the possible return to GERMANY ~
Central African colonies than are the gr;t.
ish for whom German West Africa 10 3
monaco to the Union of South Africa and
German East Africa is a standinr throat
on the road to India.
IN the same way there is pronounced
french desire to see the Spanish evicted
from North Africa. where their prccarious
position In Morocco is menace alike to-
Spain and to France, a source Of endless
expense and no benefit; but here again
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

stead of completing such equipment, for
the government already owns more ma
chnery of that kind than it will ever re-
qulre. In other cases it will be standard
machinery, such as lathes and screw-cut-
ting machines, and, therefore, can be COM
pleted and sold. Even here however, with
enormous quantities of machinery and tools
which it must dispose of in the open mar
ket, seriously affecting peace time demand,
perhaps large proportion of such equip
ment might we'll be scrapped.
What is to be done about keeping up
government facilities for the making of
arms, ammunition and other war material
IN the great quantities and at the emer-
gency speed required by present day war?
Bridgeport manufacturers believe that mu-
nltlons equipment owned by the govern
ment should be concentrated at new arse
nails, removed from our seacoast, safe from
naval attack, and declare the present gov
eminent arsenals pitifully Inadequate
Where would We stand on munitions if
war broke out again tomorrow?
These are some of the questions that
walt for answers from Washington, and
Washington seems to be not only without
immediate answers, but also without
definite policy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

sporting ammunition alone, while la..
August 10000 were at work mak;,c
100000 military cartridges daily. It's r,so
plant, employing $4,000 mechanics, was an
entirely new enterprise, built during ina
war But the war workers did not com.
entirely from outside-thousand of Bridrs.
port women and girls, and even school chin.
dren, went to work as machine tenders
inspectors, assemblers and the like.
Things began to happen when rIncl.
Sam started "tapering off" i'll November
The cancellation of contracts was resl,r
drastic, despite reassurances from Wash.
ington, and with practically every factory
in Bridgeport engaged on war work Of
some sort thousands of employees wer
discharged. But the first waves of released
war workers were absorbed by factories
ready to resume production of commodities
with which the country had TO dispense
during the war, and of which merchants,
shelves everywhere are now nearly bare
The leading toy factory, for example, had
been reduced to one toolmaker. one nuncb
press operator, and a few girls, and was
limited severely in raw materials. But
it had waiting orders, and to-day employs
200 people, its normal staff, with prospects
of enlargement. Other factories viii re-.
qulre more time to develop peace pro.
duction, but as fast as machinery can be
diverted they will take on workers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

there is demand, even though it be but
potential to-day, and for which his little
factory is equipped. No craftsmanship is
required for munitions - the governments
of the world eagerly hunt up the producer
and buy in sellers market. But now he
must have statesmen and advertising. Per-
haps he has never run factory in peace
times at all, because his business is ere
alton Of war. Even if he did business be-
fore the war; his sales force has disin-
tegrated.
War demand for commodities is backed
by governments spending billions, willing
to pay any premium to save time and boost
up quantity. 1t is like the quick strike of
the kingish, which closes on the bait and
fights.
But peace demand for commodities comes
as nibble here and nibble there. The
buying is done by thousands of individual
merchants, cautiously feeling out consumer
needs and operating under the fear Of fall
ing prices.
Little wonder that the sub contractor,
trying to live up to the expectations of
his workers and his country on one hand
and facing the difficulties of adjustment
on the other, is inclined to paraphrase Gen
cral Sherman, and declare, peace Is He'll"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
If You Ask the
M Munitions Man

We are urged to centre upon the de-
veopment of peace time production,' said
one of the large munitions manufacturers
but since the armistce every executive
III our organization has been busy trying
to clear up the difficulties connected with
our war contracts. Washington appears
to have no policy nor any one big enough
to tackle this job on big business lines ana
put 1t through. Every few days new
man comes from Washington to investigate
He brings a mind that is as clean as a
slate. We sit down with him and go into
details, and then he returns to Washing
ton and presently hear that he has
left government service and a new man
shows up with clean mind. Much of our
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

rooms. The world is worse Oft has worn
out the seat Of its trousers, its feet are
on the ground, it is living in a rickety, I'M
painted house. Every indication points to
tremendous demand for peace commodi-
ties as soon as the nation and the world
can again connect with peace Job and a
regular pay envelope. The student of re-
construction assures US that all will be we'll
as soon as our factories can be diverted
to peace production. This applies not merely
to the big rifle and cartridge plant, but to
the little sub-contractor's factory which
has been making cartridge clips, rifle
gauges, cutting TOOLS
But consider the position of the sub-con-
tractor. The money with which he might
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Work for the Toy
IN anufaCfurer

Bridgeport has more than 200 separate
factories. The writer heard of only two
which had done no war work One was
concern which for years had made dolls
shoes and stockings. The other is a
mechanical toy factory, which had little ma
chinery suited to war work. Practically
all its employees went into other factories,
however, and it was so starved for material
that last fall the proprietor; with new
smokestack to erect, could not get four
angle irons to support it because. being
classed a "non-essential industry' no.
body could sell him a pound of angle iron
AT that, before the war ended he worked
with the Shipping Board, designing toy
tramp steamers to stimulate youthful inter
est in our American merchant marine
Rifles, machine guns, revolvers and car
tridges were Bridgeport's big contribution
to the war programme, and the Reming-
ton Companys great cartridge factories and
armory employed nearly half the workers
in the town. But even a corporation of
that magnitude could not make everything
called for in its contracts with Uncle Sam
Remington was prime contractor 1t re-
quired machinery, tools, gauges, parts, and
materials and supplies made by others.
Therefore, it had several hundred sub-con-
tractors making these Especial facilities"
as they are called, and every sub contractor
dealt with the government through his
prime contractor.
When war contracts were cancelled the
sub-contractor's weekly revenue stopped,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
What of the Rushing
Machinery?

Complications go beyond the adjustment
of contracts, big and little. The govern
mcnt owns millions of dollars worth of
machinery which has been used in war pro-
duction 1t is estimated that not less than
$500,000000 worth of equipment belonging
to Uncle Sam NOW stands in the war fac
tories of the East Contractors complain
that Washington is slow in working out a
definite policy for dsposing of this war
making machinery.
Take the big rifle works at Bridgeport
as an illustration. Thousands Of men have
been dismissed, leaving machinery where it
stands Mos Of this equipment belongs to
the government. Deterioration sets in the
moment it stops. 1t should be slushed
down with grease to prevent rust. This
work will cost hundreds of thousands Of
dollars in the Bridgeport district alone, and
contractors have no authority to do it, while
the War Department is said to lack an
appropriation for the labor and materials
The return of prosperity to Bridgeport
is intimately tied up with the diversion of
its rifle plant to some peace time line of
manufacturing. The company owning the
buildings cannot begin installing machinery
for making other products until the gov
eminent has removed its equipment This
condition is found in many other factories.
has erected buildings on factory owners
land. Should the factory owner require
that land for buildings of another kind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Other Things Than
Munitions

Bridgeport has been written up as a boom
town so frequently since its first war activi-
ties in 1915 that good many people think
1T sprang up yesterday and makes a living
from munitions alone Nothing could be
further from the truth, however. Bridge
port is nearly three hundred years old, and
the range of its normal industries, together
with the adaptability of its manufacturers
and workers, will make it easy to develop
peace production larger than it had before
the war, provided its war troubles can be
quickly settled And in this respect Bridge
port is typical of New England and the in
dustrial East.
"No one person really knows how many
different things Bridgeport makes" SAYS
Secretary Price, of the Chamber of Com
mercc.
Munitions comprise hardly half dozen
items in long list. There are big fac
tories and little ones making machinery,
hardware, metal specialties of all kinds,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
eace Machines Awaiting the Signal Full Speed Ahead

along with his factory. Employees were
laid Oft, the government owes him several
weeks payment-enough money in many
cases to enable him to finance some new
enterprise along peace lines. He owes
money at the bank, for his contract fur
nlshed an excellent basis for borrowing. The
prime contractor under whom he worked
cannot pay him until Washington has ap-
proved details, and the first step in getting
his money is to make out elaborate schedules
and reports. The big prime contractor him
self has millions of dollars due him from
the government, and could not liquidate
sub-contracts even if all the complexities
were Strengthened out. The War Depart
ment is working through district claim
offices in each muniton section to secure
proper adjustments and make payments as
fast as possible, but there are checks and
counter checks between the War Depart
ment and the Treasury Department. in
cident to the system under which govern
ment business is conducted. With the best
intentions in the world, it is believed that
months must pass before these claims can
all be adjusted, and even then some of
them may be thrown into the Court of
Claims for settlement.
All over the nation there arc bare
shelves in retail stores and wholesale ware
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Bridgep0rf's 5000
Unemployed

Women have gone back home and chill
dren returned to school Some of the ont
siders have left. Many of the war work
ers saved money and are able to finance
themselves while they seek new emnlov-
ment. Thousands of men who before the
war were unskilled laborers have learned
trades or been trained in semi-skilled WORK
and do not propose TO resume pick-and
shovel jobs. There are 40 vacant houses
or apartments to be had, and probably will
not be, for. during the height of its war
activity living quarters had become a mat.
ter of finding vacant rooms and doubling
up in rooms, so that when war workers
leave Bridgeport it means that the room
dwellers are undoubling and that families
are expanding into apartments or houses
of their own. Estimates of the United
States Employment Service indicate that
perhaps 5000 workers in Bridgeport are
unemployed. Until the beginning Of the
year most of the applicants for positions
at the Federal employment office were sent
to waiting places and hundreds of skilled
mechanics found jobs for themselves. Even
to-day it is possible to send 25 per cent Of
the applicants to waiting jobs, and an en-,
couraging feature of the situation is Ae
absence of "repeaters"- and women
sent to prospective job may fail TO land
it the first time and will come back again
but seldom return a second time The re-
turning soldier is now found among the
job hunters But most of the men wear
ing the uniform who seek work are those
discharged from camps in this country
young men who were drafted only a few
months ago after a year or two of war
work at high wages. Therefore, their re-
ception is somewhat different from that
which will be given a few months heacs
to returning soldiers who have seen service
abroad. Even in war time Bridgeport had
from 1000 to 1000 workers constantly
seeking employment who arifted from
job to job seeking higher wages.
So on the whole Bridgeport is far from
being a busted boom town. But it has q
man-size job of reconstruction, and K
needs and deserves all the help it can gel
from Washington, financial and otherwise.
And what is true of Bridgeport is trus
of all New England and every industrial
section that was engaged in war work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

picture Of devastated France, real under
standing Of French emotion at the preseI,t
time. France has just escaped terrible
disaster, which would have meant approx
mate national destruction. For nearly half
century the French people have existed
under the shadow of German threat. It
still seems only yesterday that German
shells were falling in Paris and the sky was
hghted at night with the flash of German
guns. 1t is only few months since the
arrival of German troops in Paris was be-
lleved inevitable The greatest apprehen-
sion Is over, but not easily do men and
women forget perils so recent, which are
again only repetitions of past history 1t
is this element which influences French
ldealism and French aspiration at the pres
ent hour. 1t is this grim fact that compels
the mass Of thoughtful Frenchmen to cx-
anime the league of nations with suspicion
which IS easily interpreted as hostility,
which 1t is not. The rest of the world can
well afford to gamble in the matter of the
league of nations. The French cannot af-
lord to take any chance, and the limitations
imposed upon them by their recent history
and by all their history are easily trans
lated into a revival OF chauvinism, thereby
doing France very great injustice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
cancelled
Contracts

AS long as were at war Uncle Sam
protected sub-contractors like Henry Cob
bett. The government systematically
secuted for them, set them up in business,
adapted their facilities to war work if
they were already established, bought them
machinery, gave them priority over labor,
materials and freight, paid them promptly
and furnished support through the banks
But suddenly the war ended, and within
a week contracts were being cancelled.
Washington made reassuring statements
about gradual diversion of industry to
peace production. 1t assured the public
that it would do nothing to disturb pros
perty and said all would be we'll as soon
as industry could turn itself around To
help in this diversion it authorized the big
prime contractor for whom Henry Cobbett
worked to finish up large quantity of mu-
nitions.
But that stopped the Goblet Tool Com
pany instantly. For no more tools or
gauges were needed All the parts required
| for munitions to finish out the contracts
swere already completed Only the assem-
bling remained, so that the assembling
department could work for a few weeks
longer, while thousands of employees max
ing parts and all su5-contractors like
Henry Goblet were laid off then and there.
Taper off gradually" was Washington's
advice, and it seemed wise counsel to the
public But viewed from the standpoint of
Henry Goblet, Washingtpn's policy
sounded like taper off gradually-bing,"
Washington was really flying in battle
plane of great power and high speed 1t
had to make as good landing as possible.
The government was under popular press
ure for economy. War industries HAD been
brought up to tremendous producing capaci-
ties. Stopping the vast output was nee
essarily drastic process
War work was done largely by sub-con-
tractors. Probably three business concerns
out of every four through New England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

tools, gauges, cutlery, corsets, doll bodies,
baby carriages stained glass, clock dials,
sllverware, rubber goods, graphophones,
sewing machines, typcsetting machines,
soap, chemicals, buckles, laces, steam chime
whistles, typewriters, gas meters AS fast
as peace time demand materalizes, with
definite requirements for definite products.
Bridgeport will adapt itself and turn them
out.
All over New England one hears rumors
of new plans and products in connection
with the big plants. At New Haven
large arms factory was to be diverted to
manufacturing wide range Of novelties
for big drug store syndicate-acco
to Dame Rumor. But careful inquiry fails
to show much real development behind
these rumors, because manufacturers are
still absorbed in their war problems.
Bridgeport is not yet in the bread line.
Its factory population doubled between
1915 and the armistce, rising from 10000
to $4,000. 1t is estimated that 100000 out
side people were added to its population
during the war. Its cartridge works had
$500 employees in August, 1914, making
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

time is taken up teaching details to these
government representatives and the rest
in helping our hundreds of sub-contractors
settle questions of detail"
What would you do if you were given
authority?" he was asked
"First of all I'd send competent repre-
sentative into each prime contractors
plant" was the answer. sgd tell him to
go there and stay until he had mastered
EVERY detail of contracts, sub-contracts
government work completed for delivery,
work partly completed that ought to be
finished, government machinery to be taken
care of, Grated, removed, stored or sold
raw materials to be disposed of In ordi-
nary business we do such things every year
because we have authority and know Just
what we want to do. With clear policy
and good management this government
business can be cleaned up promptly and
capital needed by manufacturers for peace
time development released without the
slightest danger of fraud or loss to the
government
Handled on such lines, war contracts
could unquestionably be wound up in a way