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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08
Dangerous Powers Of Blacknail and the Public
Misinformed.
Copyright. 1920. BY Star Company

In various cities the department of justice acting
under the Lever Act and doubtless with the best OF
intentions and integrity far as HEADS of the de-
partment are concered been arresting merchants
on charges Of profteering and holding them under
bail.
It is important that the public should understand
what this
You read an announcement made with a great
blast OF trumpet that such and such merchant has
been caught making a profit of one, two or three
hundred per cent
EVERY merchant of any consequence makes such
profits on certain of goods. and loses money or
makes nothing on ether lines of goods.
Conducting big mercantile enterprise is comp
Gated not easily controlled easily jeopardized
by legislation thought the acts OF officials
based within. other motives.
AS general rule, large profits made on lux
uries that say things absolutely necessary
The feeling who buy such things af-
ford to pay the prcht Small profit profit is made
en- necessities For years before the practically
every of consequence sold for instance
not merely without profit but a loss.
One big store in Paris always sold gloves at cost
or less, thus attracting the who to buy
tnegloves to stay and buy other things that DID
c profit.
It is impossible to say justly that who
charged $40 for article would be profteer
and another honest merchant If he sold the
same article for 81.
1t depends on the overhead expense and the
overhead" depends merely rent salaries.
but what is actually cost do dollars worth
OF business.
You might say. hastily. that Of course man
paying very big very expensive street must
charge for his goods to pay HIS rent. The
sumption II his better location enables him
sell three times many dollars worth Of goods
per square foot of space he be able charge
one-haf the profit charged by store in poor neigh
borhood yet the end Of the year than
the poor neighborhood store.
Every merchant is compelled arrange his
called profits" That is say. the amount that he
his prices over above his wholesale
purchase prices according the KIND of business he
does, the greater character OF his CUSTOMERS. his
location many other things.
What adds the prices does not mean.
OF his profit Every big merchant charges for
certain articles hundred per than what
he paid for them. But no merchant makes a profit
OF 100 per so per cent 20 per cent
the business that
If very big store does business of thirty mil
lions year. that is 10 if the total amount CT
money taken in from the public thirty
millions the could consider itself well of
II had profit Of 10 per of the gross, three
millions, the years end. And very few do we'll
that.
When you buy goods at big modern store you
are of course not merely paving for the goods dev
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08

and are sold loss
You exclaim with horror if you hear that
chant has charged Tor article three times he
paid for But when YOU pay fifteen cents fer quart
Of milk, three times what the farmer got for
that milk. And milk is sold every day as soon as it
is received.
The merchant must buy the early spring for
sale the following Christmas. he buy at
Christmas time for sale in the spring. All OF
buying. the Interest and all other costs of
courst. MUST be added to the price of merchandise
Each merchant figures out for himself as We'll as
he what charge will best his business. consid
ering the whom he deals One will make
little profit line of goods upon which another
Will feel justified in making big profit. and vice
versa.
Successful merchants. average. charge pro-
FITS that the end of year very far apart
the total And the difference in profit often by
any means due 70 the fact that charges
than another for article he fact that
one man shows greaer genius in buying
The merchant who Is very good buyer. and who
gets for his customers by quick action foresight
bargains that another cannot get, feels. PROPERLY
that he is entitled to additional profit.
For instance, there great food at Dayton
Ohio. Men through the streets in rowboats
One Of the first appear in boat A. l.
Elnger of Chicago of the ablest business
the United States now unfortunately. dead. This
man, who literally worked himself death in THE
INTEREST OF HIS CUSTOMERS a he heard
of the Dayton food there special train, Jump
boat through the streets buying from
the of local stores their goods lying the
counters BELOW THE WATER.
His keen intelligence told him what goods he could
safely buy goods bolts tightly wrapped that
could iniure only slightly galvanized etc. He
bought everything he could sold the goods his public
far below the original cost vet made big profit for
himself HE WAS ENTITLED TO IT
1t might have been shown that he sold of
those goods profit of 100 per cent. and the
time gave his customers extraordinary bargains
Under the Lever Act he could be put in jail for
that display of enterprise.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08

The trouble with the Lever Act is that It under
takes to deal with merchandise the government
dealt with the sale of wheat fixing the price absolutely
Tat prce-hxing unjust many regions
Such would be absolutely destructive of general
business
way MAY be found. and If possible should be
found, to prevent profteering.
The problem cannot be solved by saying, You shall
add only much per cent to the cost of goods This
would kill enterprise close many stores increase retail
prices everywhere and stop absolutely dealings in
certain lines.
bad feature Of the present law Is the danger of
blackmaL There is probably in the U2ited States
merchant Of consequence that does habitually
sell certain articles per more above the
prices which he purchased them while selling others
for trihing profit none.
Practically merchant. therefore constantly
ope nto charge OF profteerng and open blackmail
If anybody chooses TO practice it.
This is written for the information of the public
which should do its shopping intelligentIy read the
different advertisements, itself prices
membering that who buys tens of millions in
EXPENSIVE goods can sell them cheapIy than
another who buys but few expensive goods man
who buys and sells tens OF millions of INEXPENSIVE
goods can sell those cheaply than they can be
sold by the whose principal dealing in goods
high priced
The important thing IS that people Of small means
housewives mothers with children, should acquaint
themselves with VALUES. study advertisements in
which merchants compete with each other and go to
the stores and study values there
To say that who sells candy on Fifth avenue
for So pound. the ingredients costing much as
forty cents, is prohteerng may not be accurate
The greatest jewelry shop n world may sell
diamonds at price that small store could not
possibly match. having the buying facilities II the
store charged than the great store for the
same diamond. it would necessarily be guilty of
profteerng.
Commerce that has grown along thousand
paths through thousands of cannot be covered
as regards extortion profteering by law such as
the Lever Act hastily for certain purposes
in and Of date.
CAVEAT EAfPTOR Let the buyer beware
must with due punishment misrepresentation frau
dulent weights and measure, ETC. to be the
rule in mixed commercial transactions
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08

When you buy goods at big modern store, you
of course merely for the goods deliv
cred to you. You pay for the rent. for the high in
rates for the taxes fer sufficient profit after
income is deducted the salaries Of clerks. the
losses on goods that lose their FRESHNESS tmeness
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08

Try a Times Want Ad"
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03
5FOR: SALE.

FOR SALLY Youhg pigs OF all ages,
Y brood sows due to farrow In August,
September and October. r. d. Rooms
Phone 2030, v 49ff
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03
SPENCER NEWS

Spencer will play ball with La
Grange at Spencer Saturday, Sept. 4.
The Lorain Baptist association met
at Litchfield Tuesday and Wednesday.
A number of Spencer people attended
the services.
Mr.. Henry White has sold his farm
and expects to go to Oberlin to live
this fall.
Mrs. w. L. Hanna and daughter
Cornelia, who was Red Cross nurse
and who is now employed by the
county as nurse, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Peoples Monday. When they started
for home, Mr. Homer Sooy accidentally
drove his Ford into the rear of the lit
tie coupe driven by Miss Hanna,
smashing the rear left hand fender
and blew out tire. No one uas hurt.
4 Mrs. Ed Browns Sunday school
class held their annual picnic at South
Greek Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. "A. Friend Of Litch-
field called on Mrs. Friends mother,
Mrs. j. C. Bechtol, Tuesday.
Logan Auble has been spending a
few days with his parents. Talmadge
Auble Of Cleveland, was home for a
few days last week.
Mrs. Harvey Butler was taken to a
Cleveland hospital by Messrs. Bill
man and O'Brien, for an operation.
The stores, which have been closing
on Wednesdays during the summer,
will be open on that day from now on,
but will close next Monday, Labor
Day. II .f
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03
SHARON

Roy Stauffer underwent an opera
ton for the removal of bony growth
in the nose, Sunday morning. Doc
tors Prowdly of Sharon and Bryant
of Toledo performed the operation.
George Reeves had his tonsils re-
George Reeves had his tpnsils and
adenoids removed Monday. DR..
johnson of Wadsworth operating.
Georges mother, Mrs. Flossie Lohr, Of
Doylestown, is helping care for him.
Mrs. Mabel Morton of Baltimore.
Md, and Mrs. Ella Wagar of Akron
spent the weekend with their sister,
Mrs. N. l.. Fulmer.
\ Owen Curtiss and Mr.. PAUL of
Cleveland, spent Sunday evening with
the formers sister, Mrs. c. R. Bur-
dett.
Wallace Stotler, wife and youngest
son of Akron were guests at N. l..
Fulmer's Friday.
DeForest Wall and wife and Howard
Ebert and wife motored to Columbus
Sunday. They will spend the week
there and will attend the State Fair.
Gene Chrisman and family and Mr..
Musser took motor trip thru north
ern Ohio and Michigan last week.
John Harpster and family, Don
Chrisman and family with several
other families of the Community club
are on a fishing trip in Michigan this
week.
Mr.. Todd is spending few days in
Columbus.
Elton Varney is improving slowly.
Ethel Abbs is ill with heart trouble
Grace Orton, and Floy Spice were
the guests Of Lucy Renner few days
last week.
Mrs. Harry Cornell Of Akron and
her mother, Mrs. W. Griswold, were
callers in Sharon Thursday.
Ray Bigler of Barberton and Elsie
Bigler of Wadsworth spent Sunday
with their mother, Mrs. Milton An.
drews.
Mrs. Mary Andrews of Akron is
visiting her brother, Jackson Null.
Mrs. Lulu Alderfer and children o1
Medina are visiting her father, Frank
Haight.
Geo. Rasor and family of Wads.
worth were callers at N. L. Fulmer's
Sunday.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03
Mrs. Frank White is ill with erysip

Mrs. Frank White is ill with erysip-
elias in her face.
The Cara reunion was held at the
! home of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Heilman
on Saturday, Aug. 28.
! A number Of Spencer people went
to West Salem to see the ball game,
but the rain made it impossible to
finish the game. They played six in
nings. VIM Moore of Spencer played
with the West Salem team.
VIM. Post, Kent Dignon Of New
London, Mabel Morrell, Of Chatham
Edna Low of Homer, spent the week
end at the Bungalos.
Miss Blanche Robinson, who spent
the week with friends at Spencer, left
Monday morning for Cleveland to at
tend institute. She will start teaching
at Dover, o., Sept. Z.
Robert Miller leaves next week to
attend college at the Ohio State Uni
versity.
Frank Brown will attend college at
Delaware this fall.
Mr.. John Wolfe and children spent
Sunday in Chatham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Heimmel o1
Homer, Mrs. Emma johnson and two
daughters, Janette and Lillian, oil
Wellington, Mr.. and Mrs. Layton Cur
tice, Mr.. and Mrs. florence Curtice
spent Sunday with Mrs. Jane Curtice
School begins Sept. 13, instead oil
the 7th, as stated in last weeks Senti-
mel.
Mr.. Earl Kirkpatrick has bought the
restaurant and is in possession.
The Woods reunion will be held or
Saturday, Sept. A, at Dewitt Nun
: sons, at Lodi.
A number of Spencer people attend.
ed the State Fair.
The Black River church will hole
their annual harvest meeting anc
children's service, on Sunday. Pro
: tracted meeting begins in the evening
! Mrs. Clara Woods attended the
Carver reunion at Chippewa Lake, and
spent a few days at Mr.. and Mrs
John Garver's at Lodi.
Mrs. Tom Hiland and daughter
Ilene have gone home to Columbus
They were visiting Mrs. Hiland's mo
ther, Mrs. Ella Hendee, who has beer
ill. aR5
Mr.. VIM. Moore went to CLEVELAND
Monday evening. Mrs. Mary Var
came home with him to spend a few
weeks. 8ti
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Inman o1
New Orleans are visiting relatives anG
friends in Spencer. N #f
The Philothea class picnic was
postponed on account Of rain.
Mr.. Paul Nichols Of Wellington is
spending few days with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nichols. aN
Mr.. John E. White and wife and Mr..
Harvey Ingham and wife are making
a trip thru York state and Canada and
will attend Toronto Fair, visit Wind
sor, and return home by way Of De-
troit. II, .-4,tN.7
The Pythian Sisters will hold a lodge
meeting Tuesday evening, Sept. z, in
the X. Of P. hall. All members are re-
quested to be present. Ea9F 4
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
RATE--sn 90 Cents Line for Each Insertion

WANTED Men for work ON tractor
Fly wheels. The Medina Mfg. Co, 4Stf
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03
POE

Mrs. Kenyon entertained her s. s.
class of lttel children with icre cream
and waters on Saturday afternoon.
Miss Florence johnson has return.
ed to her work in Cleveland aftdel
spending two weeks at home. f
The Ladies met with Mrs. Morse on
Thursday of this week to finish the
quilting.
The old Kaufman home has been
sold to Mr.. Ruch.
Paul Partlan is going to leave the
farm and move to Akron.
Rufus Wheeler is visiting old
friends and family in the neighbor-
hood.
Mrs. Mccoy is entertaining her sis
ter from Akron this week. Her sis
ter from Cleveland and daughters will
spend Sunday and Labor Day with her
also. ~
Blake Partlan is going to move to
Medina in the near future.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03

WAlNTED-vLaborers for new tin shop.
department. Call at private office Of
Henry Furnace and Foundry Cone
pany, Medina, Ohio. y i-2
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03
LEGAL NOTICE

b.
Notice is hereby given that Rilla Ge-
rould has filed her Petition in the
Court of Common Pleas Of Medina
County, Ohio tasking for a divorce. res
toration of maiden name and other reI'
lief. and that in said Petition she al
leges she was married, to the defendant.
George Geroult, Jr.. on April 4th. 1916.
and that he has wilfullyl absented him
self from her for more than three years
last past and that he has been guilty Of
gross neglect of duty for more than
three years last past, and that the
plaintiff has been a resident Of Medina.
County, Ohio. for more than one year
last past. The defendant will hereby
take notice that this case will be for
hearing in the Court House at Medina,
Ohio, on the 23rd day Of October, 1920,
or as, soon thereafter as is convenient
ts" ~. 'Hssl@ F. Wv. WOODS
Attorney for Plaintiff
Sept. 3, 10, II, "a; Oct. 1, 5. @G
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03

PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER-Of once a.
McDowelps Insurance Agency. Phone
Z 3241. Bertha Neumeyer. 35-24p
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03
MISCELLANEOUS

cIDER-MAKING at Medina every Mon.
DAY. . 62tf
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03
LEGAL NOTICE

Thornton Null, Plaintiff VS.. Hattie Ma
rie Null, Defendant. t
Hattie Marie Null, whose last known
whereabouts was Chicago, Illinois, but
whose present residence or whereabouts
is unknown, is hereby notified that
Thornton Null has filed his petition
against her for divorce on the ground
of willful absence for more than three
years, being cause No. 5167, in the Com
mon Pleas Court Of Medina County,
Ohio, and that said cause will be for
hearing ON or after six weeks from the
date of the first publication thereof.
THORNTON NULL
VAUGHAN & HALDERMAN
Attorneys<for Plaintiff.
, Sept. 5, 10. II, "A; Oct. 1, s.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03
WANTED

to haul sand from
river for N Court ST.. pavement. in
y at White Front restaurant or on work
Soft
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03

FOR SALE-House and lot, 122 W..
Center St, for terms write, Mrs. f..
II. King, 1883 Ashland Ave. Toledo,
Ohio. 48tf
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03

WE must sell this 100 acre special farm Bargain
at once. Don't delay or you will lose it.
Think of it, 100 acres, good 7-room house, fine
bank barn all nicely equipped, silo, milk house,
farm in dandy shape. A real farmers farm and
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03

located on the paved road just miles from town,
mile to the Electric line and Centralized
schools, all for $1O5.OO per acre on good
terms. Telephone today. s. s = -
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03

FOR SALE---Work Horse. S. E. John
son, Phone River Styx. R1202. 2-Ipd
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-03
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Front room furnished
Miss Triffit, 1872 W. Washington i-tf
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-09
The Official Truth About Harding
A Detailed Study of Official Records Compiled by Lynn
Haynes and Henry Raymond Mussey in THE Search
N
Harding For and Against Suffrage

Hardngs suffrage record is peculiarly instructive.
shows clearly what of the candidate is 1T nd
Gates the motives that actuae him. and the methods IN
which he believes.
Let us begin with his reply to the delegation OF suf
fragists who interviewed him June "a, 1915:
have been permitted to into the suffrage question IN
say the question
neither hostile toward it, nor for the suffrage cause
This to represent the total OF Harding con-
vctons this question of fundamental democracy when ne
entered the Senate five yeas Being Indifferent to the
question he naturally continued thus:
Believing do in political parties and government through
should make than to assume leader
ship or take an individual position on the question
Then, like the true politician he said
national viewpoint took under consideration solely
that would be justified in opposing the proposed
have twice appealed the people of Ohio and have
things might in perfectly con-
and careful
sderation without unreasonable peudiees in advance
Saying many things" Sin perfectly congenia ana
suffrage to which he utterly Indifferent at the time
of his election before the days of pcketng before the time
when the had succeeded in making the issue one OF
Importance to politicians
Five months later Harding still inclined to leave the
solution of the suffrage question to his party He told the
sufragsts that would be peumpuous for him to dictate
to his party
On January 20 1916 he had not succeeded in clarifying
his views was how he would vote but thought
would be against suffrage he did not see how ne could
vote for suffrage and against prohibition 1t took nearly
years for him to attain the advanced position
represented by his letter of December TO- 1917:
final which best answers
conviction righteous attitude.
Two months later in another interview he deprecated
rapid advance of democacy and was consequently IN
cuned hold back suffrage Also he declared that ne
was held by party conditions in his state
Continued Friday
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-09
Crop Forecast
Is Announced

Washington, Sept. 9.-Forecasts
of production this year or the
eountry's principal crops, estimated
from their condition September l.
or at time of harvest, We're an
nounced today by the department
of agriculture as follows:
Spring wheat 237,000.000 bush
els, with condition GAL per cent o1
normal.
All wheat 100000 bushels
condition TAI.
Corn s.1s1, 100000 bushels; con-
dition S6.4.
oats 1,442, 900, OOo bushels; con
dition SS.3.
Barley 1s5, 100000 bushels; con
dition S2.5.
Buekwheat 15,5oo.ooo busYclsi
condition Gil.
White potatoes 41,OOo,0oO bush
els: condition S4.3.
sweet potatoes 102, ,O00,000 bush
els: condition S6.S.
Tobacco 1.554.oOo,Ooo pounds
condition SAC.
Flax 11.sOO.ooe bushels; condi-
ton 63.S.
Rice $4,000. .Ooo bushels; conai-
ton SS.S.
Hay (tame) sS.200.Oo0 tons.
Hay (wild) 1s.seo.ooo tons.
Sugar beets s,seo.000 tons: con
dition $40.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-09
Sells Policy To
Officer On Her
Way To Station

Jetefrson City, Mo.-Arrested for
violation of the traffic ordinances
OF Detroit, Mich. Mrs. RANGES Burk-
hardt, a Jefferson City insurance
agent, is said to have sold the ar
resting officer a life insurance poli-
cy. The story was related by a
friend upon Mrs. Burkhardt's re-
turn here from Detroit, where she
had been attending a meeting of
company agents.
Mrs. Burkhardt and another wo-
man agent left their ear in front of
a building in the downtown section
OF Detroit, and when they returned
police officer was waiting TO take
them to the station for violation of
the parking laws. On the way to
the station Mrs. Burkhardt used
her arguments for life insurance to
such a degree that the officer
agreed to take out a policy.
While waiting to appear before
the police 5udge the policy was
prepared and signed. Then the
driver of a city sprinkling cart ap-
peaned and explained that he was
to blame Tor the violation of the
law by the two women.
JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-09
Bring
WhiSkey to Maine

Portland. Me-, Sept. s.-New
England's "best families in the
old days are said to have built up
and bolstered up big fortunes by
smuggling, in which West Indian
rum played a major part. Today
other leading families
the u. s. prohibition officers in
many a chase-are acquiring the
foundation of wealth by smuggling
drinks with forbidden alcoholic
content across the Canadian bor-
der.
Those who travel by land are
commonly called mere rum run
ners," but the sea smugglers are
in a class by themselves. class
fitted to inspire new Clark Russeils
and upt-o-date writer's of sea tales.
Until prohibition came the Ca
madam fleet of small lumber
schooners plying New England wa
tiers was large. Many of these bring
lumber no more.
Instead they carry more profi-
table cargoes of whisky. cognac.
etc. which they take not the least
chance in delivering. They cannot
be checked, for they keep outside
he three mile limit. just how close
his is to shore may be illustrNed
by the fact that small motor
launches regularly ply between
Porthsmouth. n. H., and the Isles
IF shoals. nine miles off the Maine
New Hampshire coast.
And 50 motor launches are run
out to the liquor-landen craft, ac-
coriing to Fishermen, and pur-
chase their cargo "across the bar,
4 har not OF mahogany. but fitted
M Neptune with the fftest grade