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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
SALVAGE PLAN
 IS REMEDY FOR
 MINERAL WASTE
Government Locates EXper iment Stations In Many
 Sections.
HAS ALREADY SAVED
 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
Bureau of Mines Is Now in Charge of This Important
 Work.

Washington, D. C., Jan. 23.---Mil- lions of dollars worth of mineral sal vaSe has been effected recently through the activities of the Bureau of Mines in the campaign being con- ducted to improve the handling meth ods used in digging out Americas s
 great natural resources. Particular ly in the last five or six years has the Government been watching with more than ordinary closeness the
 prodigal waste that exists in exploi- tation of American minerals and the other natural resources. and every effort is now being bent to get the most out of the still lavish supply. The present campaign which is more of a policy of administration, is built around the chain of experime stations to help in working out the mo ost difficult problems confronting each community. Tn all there are eleven of these stations and they are geographically located so as to near 1y approximate a separate station for | each separate ma tura1 resource field. In the clay indsstry. for instance. the Government has established an experiment station at Columbus Ohio, situated in the heart of one of the largest producing fields in the
 
 with the clay digging interests and lending it's advice and experiment services to the more than 1000 clay | product manufacturing firms of the country. The annual returns from this industry are approximately S210, GOO, and the clay firms of the country represent an investment of about s375, 100000. Highly satis- factory improvements have been eff fected in the handling and treatment of clay products through the experi- | ments of the Columbus station and they have resulted in large annual | savings.
 One of the most important eco | homie problems the country has | known since the days of '49 has been | that of salvaging the low-grade ores l Billions of tons of mineral bearing | earth have been scrapped in the West because the large operator had no | time to bother with anything bus | ''pay dirt and the small operator | lacked the funds for making the ''1ow-pay'' dirt yield its riches in | the Colorado radium-bearing fields l the earth was at one time practically 1 thrown at the European market for song, because the yield was so trivial from American viewpoint But the | european buyers oeNSlOPSN ways OH l getting radium out through reason able treatment. and then shipped it back to us at stupendouB prices. | Through the efforts of the Golden, Colo. station an American extraction method has been developed and the ground work of a radium industry III this country established.
 This same situation was true, and still is in part, of the other mineral fields, including the ore lands of the northwest and the Pacific, the lead and zinc fields of Utah and neighbor- ing states and the iron lands of Min nesota- The Bureau of Mines now has stations established at Mime apo1is, Salt Lake City, Utah, Seattle,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
SEEKS INDUSTRIAL BOARD.

Washington, Jan. 23 - Elaborate machinery for settlement of disputes between capital and labor is proposed In concurrent resolution introduced yesterday by Chairman Kenyon of the Senate Labor Committee. President Wilson would Der equested by Con gress to call a national industrial con gress composed of 300 voting dele gates divided equally between labor unions and industry, which would recommend a plan for permanent in dustrial courts and also formulate a program of principles to govern flu ture- industrial relations.
 If employer and employee could get together and agree on an indus trial code. recognizing. the eight hour day. living wage. the right of col- 1ective Bargaining and other funda-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23

When a man deals in theories 1t is very easy for him to exag- gerate, because a world that is spun out of fancy can be more easily rearranged than a world of throbbing, driving life. Men find it easy to rear Utopia in their dreams, and make changes overnight that would dislocate the whole human race if they were decreed in a real world But when we are dealing with real days and actual conditions we find that our very life is so bound up in the conditions which surround us-as the life of the body inheres in its organs-that sudden and total changes, which are fortunately impossible, would be fatal if they were possible. The danger of our dream is that they influence us too greatly in discounting the real world in which we live. On the whole it is not a bad world, as practically everybody will admit. It is not perfect by any means; 1t will stand much retouching here and there, much adjustment and improvement; but on the whole even the most ordinary mind is able to see that what we have is infinitely better than it might be, infinitely better than some of the systems which are now being proposed by men whose minds would be clearer if they worked for their living.
 Every man with red blood in his veins will agree that what ever else we may desire, we do not desire a world that will leave no showroom for individual in itiative and ambition.
 No man would wish to place his son in a school where the lad would not be required to meet things that would test his quail ties and develop his powers. He would want him to take boys luck with the rest of the boys, learn by the friction generated by rubbing against hard tasks and other peoples natures. Ge would want for his son such a. discipline as would render him self-reliant man.
 And, when we take time to think of it, that is just the kind of a world we ask for ourselves. We don't want to be supported by the governme ent, clothed by leg islature, and apportioned our work and reward by commissary; we don't ask to live in houses furnished us by the state, fed on fixed ration, and educated &C., cording to certain schedules fixed for the various classes of society.
 What the normal man wants is a. free field and no favorites, a. chance to show what is in him, and take the measure of success and reward that he is able to win. For that is Freedom in the economic sense. Some people talk as if economic freedom meant liberation from the necessity of toll, but as food itself means toll, and as food is a necessity, that view Is clearly wrong. Free dom means an opportunity to go out with other men, working with them in cooperation, and alongside them in friendly com. petition, so that every man shall
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
MIR. FORD'S OWN PAGE

have the chance to demonstrate his ability.
 That is what gives life it's zest, and any social program that takes that zest out of life is foredoomed to failure even be- fore it is tried. Indeed, it never will be tried, because the healthy zest of human nature is against it from the beginning.
 What we want for our boys is what we ask for ourselves-free opportunity on the field of en- deavor, a fair chance to meas- ure powers with other men and may the best man win!
 Now, when we have this op- portunity for a. number of years it is inevitable that we settle in- to the classifications which our abilities, our use of our opportu- mites, and our general value to society, fix for us. That is the only classification possible. Each man eventually finds his own place. He finds his own work. He is rewarded according to the contribution he makes to the general welfare.
 There is nothing arbitrary about 1t. It is not done by leg islation nor by the pressure of group interests. It is purely nat ura1 in it's operation. Cotton goes into cloth and iron goes in to dredges; there is no discrim- ination; there is only classified ton by fitness.
 But the contest of life leaves a, certain proportion of human be- ings very low in the economic scale, and this constitutes the largest item in our social prob lem.
 This residuum near the bot tom has heretofore been waste material to very large extent. We have been just as wastefuI of men as we have of certain materials. For generations we have been throwing away what we called the waste" of mines and the rubbish" and garbage" of cities. But we have now awakened to their value and are aking them useful and there fore valuable. In the same way we have been counting certain classes of unskilled individuals as waste. Humanity's scrap heap has at times been very large. But modern industry has turned all .. this waste humanity to new and increased usefulness, thus mak- ing these classes of men more valuable to themselves and so- ciety.
 It was not so much a matter of mans inhumanity to man." as it was society's lack of man agerial ability to use the natur- ally less useful classes, which led to the sad spectacle of "a human scrap heap" Modern industry went to that scrap heap and found good useful stuff, and to- day even the unskilled man can feel that he is playing his part in the making of the world. The man of initiative, ability, and energy has always been able to take care of himself. He has asked no favors and has agita- ted no new form of society. The problem has always been the other man who must be helped to help himself.
 That man is receiving more of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
Continued From First Two ColumnsA
THE FARE HEARING

THE lay citizens of Bridgeport knew what farce are ha
 five cent fare hearings before the Public Utilities Com-a mission they would their indignation in uncertain terms Bridgeport is bundering around with the Utilities Commission making feeble demand for segregation of the Bridgeport lines It has been pointed out by the Lashar mission that the road to segregation lies through appeal the United States courts The trolley lines ward of the Federal courts They held the courts pending their sa
 The pointing to segregation of the Bridgeport e strong, that court influenced it would be by po tcal considerations would most probably order the change
 The way to five cent fare Bridgeport trolley lines has been thoroughly explained the city authorities Why they purpsue the path of bluff and buser they explain and the public conjecture
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
SAVED TANKS FROM
 RIVALING CRUSADERS.

Plans that American war arrnor ar lists were perfecting to make the Yankee doughboy in France more un- comfortable. miserable and safer were nipped in the bud by the sud- den armistice, according to The Home Sector, the ex-soldier's maga- zine conducted by the former edt- torial council of The Stars and Stripes. The armor artists of the En- gineering Divisions of the Ordinance Department were working on a port able fortress that could stop a ma clline-gun bullet at 150 yards and doughboy life-preserver, worn around the body for use in attack, that would l have made the combat soldier in France look like a cross between Sir Galahad on parade and Casey of Har- ward streaking across the Yale goal line for a touchdown.
 The Home Sector says: ''The rec ords of A. B. F. hospitals show that seven or eight of every ten wounded soldiers were lacerated by fragments of shell and other missiles which even thin armor plate would have kept out.
 I've in this country started to work on the theory that it was possible to produce body armor which would not be difficult to carry and which would resist the Impact of machine-gun I bullet at fairly good range.
 There was developed by the En- gineering Division of the Ordnance Department a body defense, including light front and body plate, weigh- ing altogether only nine and one-hals pounds. The plates were lined with sponge rubber One lot of five thousand were manufa cured and sent abroad for experiment. There was also developed, manufactured and sent over to France for test heavy breast-pIate with thigh guards. weighing 27 pounds, capable of stoe- ping machine-gun bullets at 15O yards.
 The Yank did not take kindly to the idea of body armor. Or it might more aptly be said that the Tank did not take kindly to the idea of st;fi warfare. Tell it to the tanks.' lie shouted when asked how he liked his proposed winter suit.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23

the material of self-help today than at any time in human his- tory. He counts for something. He is necessary to the work of the world. Productive processes have been so standardized that his steadiness is as good an as- set as genius, and his labor as prime an investment as capital.
 And still more will be done for him. He has not only been given a place in the wor;d; he will be given a share in the wealth he helps to create over and above that share which comes to him as wages. He wlfr participate in the "extras'; he will be enab- led to count his connection with his job not only on the basis of the days wage, but of the years bonus and dividend. All this is made possible not by soft senti- mentalism, but by new methods of production and new genius for management which have giv- en value to the work of these formerly dicontented groups of men.
 There is a theory that profit sharing is impracticab1e because it is not balanced by loss s-sharing that a full partnership between capital and labor would involve a sharing of the risks as we'll as the benefits.
 The theory is faulty at several points. Whatever profit a busi- ness shows is produced by labor in conjunction with efficient man agement, and labor is therefore clearly entitled to a share. More- over the losses, whether caused by management, depression or other conditions which are still beyond control, are certain to be shared by labor, whether it will or no.
 But why expect losses at all? Why should business which supplies a legitimate need of the people, ever suffer from lack of work at a profitable figure? Eliminate the speculative ele- ment, contribute efficient man agement, give honest labor on an honest product at an honest price oilo SOu nave tSldDIlS0eO puS1- ness on a substantial basis, at the minimum of risk.
 Labor and management are partners-if both be efficient, the results are as certain as human affairs can be. Management fur nishes the method, labor fur nishes the medium; both to- gether spell service; service is the basis of reward; and upon the basis of honest reward, pros - perity is built. .
 With capital making the first move toward fairness and equal ity, there is bound to be a recep- tive spirit on the part of labor, and a revision of some of the old prejudices and misconceptions. After all, we are only human all of us; and a real man can aI- ways sense the note of sincerity. or it's absence, in another's prof. fer of friendship.
 The sincere desire of the man. ufacturer to be just to his men and to the public must result in a tide of loyalty rolling in to meet, augment and solidify the new spirit which is coming into industrial relations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
PERSON IS TO SUCCEED
 KIMBALI

At a meeting of the directors of tn e Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Company on Jan. 20, c. L.. Reierscn was elected president to succeed H. S. Kimbal, resigned.
 MT. Reierson has been first vice president for several years and the promotion is reward due him for his years of service and his ability to handle big affairs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23

mental matters" said Senator Ken yon, 'fhen disputes over these funda- mentals could be taken care of in the industrial courts. he general public has suffered much from the present state of affairs and will suffer further loss and inconvenience if the present situation is allowed to continue
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23

right relationship between the cap ital1zation of the strong and weak roads entering proposed consolida- uons. - The Nations Business for FebruarY.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Mr. and Mrs Michael Seward and
daughter Adeline of Hoosick Falls
were recent guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
William b. Shea.
Mrs. Horace Masse and daughter,
who have been residing in Canada for
some time have returned to Benning.
ton and will make Bennington their fu,
ture home
Miss Elijah Mattison, little daugh
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wills Madison
was severely burned on the leg Mon
day when she emptied a pan of hot
water, which was within her reach.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Foster delight
/ fully entertained thirteen of their
friends and relatives at a venison din
ner Monday evening, December 18th
Following dinner cards were played
and all present passed very enjoy
able evening
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-14

turned out to be the biggest crop
since 1914, with a production Of
II $4,000 bales, according to final
estimates announced yesterday by the
Department of Agriculture.
The lateness OF winter, the depart-
nent said has helped to increase
the size of the crop by permitting the
plant which was late In getting
started to mature
The price of cotton paid to pro
ducers on Dec. 1 was announced as
IA cents a pound, the lowest for that
date since 1915
The final production estimate is
100000 bales more than forecast
from the condition of the crop late
in June Vast Improvement was
shown as the season progressed and
the August condition brought fore
east of 12.7S8.0O0 bales That was
reduced by the September condition
OF l2123,0OO bales
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-14
ARMS CRIPPLED
BY RHEUMATISM

There are a great many different
kinds Of rheumatism and science has
a great deal to learn about its treat.
ment, but there is one fact upon which
there is general agreement. Rheu-
matiSm wcakens and Trims the blood
and rs long as the blood IS thin no
treatment will prevent a return of the
disease. 1t is because DR.. Williams
Pink Pills are so effective in building
up the blood that this tonic has been
successful in correcting many stub
born cases of rheumatism For ex-
ample there is the case of Mr.. Henry
A. Ellis, a railroad engineer No. 1875
Grover street, Rochester, N. Y.
81 had an attack of pneumonia in
1915" says Mr.. Ellis, land it seemed
rs though | would never regain my
strength. | was so weak that | was
practically unable to get about, in
fact was forced to take to my bed
for days at time. Rheumatism de-
veloped in both my arms. The pain
was sharp and shooting, extending
frequently to my wrist. and fingers.
My fingers became stiff and my hands
were crippled. I lost weight my APP
Petite was gone and | grew nervous.
"a friend one day asked me to try
DR. Williams Pink Pills, saving that
they were the best tonic he had ever
used started taking the pills and
gradually regained my strength. My
appetite improved first and then be-
gan TO gain weight. | continued TAX
ing the pills until the pains had en-
tirely left my arms eat a good
meal now, am no longer nervous and
feel as well as ever. | wouldn't be
without DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
DIR, Williams Pink Pills are sold by
oil druggists or direct from the DR.
Williams Medicine Co, Schenectady,
~ y, 60 cents per box. Write for free
| booklet, Building Up the Blood
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-14
NORTH BENNINGTON

Specials at Rosters this week:
Mems fore.in-hand es, $3.50 quality
Csc, 81 quality soc; zoe quality S9c,
all Egin IS silk waists at SO 90;
outing flannel, white and colors, 25c
per yard An assortment OF a'umi-
mum ware, different pieces, guaran.
teed for twenty years, $i.99 each.
Coed assortment of bed blankets at
lower prices. Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-14
Why Mr. Joe Armstrong Celebrated
Dog Trainer, Uses Rat.snap.

Noticed rats around my kennels,
having hundreds of prize dogs, could.
MT take chances Tried RAT SNAP;
in three weeks every rat disappeared.
Noticed that the dogs never went
near RAT SNAP tell my friends
about RAT.SNAP Use this sure
rodent eXtermmatcr It's safe Comes
In cake form Three sizes, Soc, csc
Si25 Sold and guaranteed BY d A.
.Quinlan's Pharmacy. d. A Ward and
IA. Il WmsIOM. ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-14
SOUTH SALISBURY

For Sale--A comfortable little place
consisting of dwelling, barn and be
tween six and seven acres of land
situated in village of South Shafts
bury. Price reasonable Early posses
sion In event of sale. For particulars
address Charles n. Powers, Bennng
ton, VT ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-14
Raw Furs Wanted

] buy unlimited quantities in large
or small lots Of New England and New
York state furs guarantee to pay
you New York prices on extremely lib
eral assortment
Telegraph or write me whenever You
have furs for sale. ! will call on you
for 5000 lots and over. small lots ship
ped direct
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-14
]. H. ROBERTSON

representing Bach Fur Co. ils West
9th ST. New York, one Of the largest
o dest and absolutely financially
strongest raw fur house in New York.
the largest fur market in the world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-14
RECORD COTTON CROP

December Price Of "A Cents, Lowest
Since 1914.
Washington, Dec. l3-The cotton
crop which began the season in the
worst condition in fifty years has
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-12-24

COAX her back. But II was necessary
that she should come. Yesterday, Miss
Dean came to the hospital with a bas-
ket Of Christmas cakes, made like
dolls, with Currant eyes, and colOred
frosted dresses. The Riddles were so
pleased they call her the Cake Lady.
Doctor Bruce frowned.
That's bad practice" he com
planned, following wOmen TO come in
here and feed u patients. ! did not
suppose"
The pleasant nurse hurried to cham
pion her friend.
She has helped us In many ways.
should call Miss Dean a phiIanthropist
If she were not"
The pleasant nurse paused, 'fn hum
BILE circumstances herself"
THE young woman you speak of
lives on the lake shore?' the doctor
asked.
The nurse nodded.
Her uncle was an old sea captain"
she told him. Miss Nora made her
home with this uncle and aunt when
she was as small as Tessie here.
"Now she lives Oh in the house at
the waters edge to take care of her
aunt, who Is old and crippled. And
still that girl"
The pleasant nurse choked up unac.
Countably.
well, she's always trying 10 do
things for Others" she finished that
Is the way Nora Dean finds happi.
ness"
Great Scott!" interrupted the doc.
tor, there goes Tessie again; that
noise must be stopped. She must not
disturb the sick Ones"
The prettiest nurse came hastily.
"Tessie says she won't stop until she
is taken to Miss Nora. | really wish
we had made arrangements yesterday
to have her driven u to the lake
shore for over Christmas"
"HOw far out Is IT." Doctor Bruce
asked briskly.
"Ill take her in my car" he ex.
"It's closed and comfort
Donald Bruce sighted the cottage as
he brought his car to a stop in the
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-12-24
Selbitcrfcnntnis.

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