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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
Mrs. Splain Assists
in Davidson Recital

Harry Davidson will sing five groups
of songs on his recital program at the
Congregational church this evening.
He will be accompanied by julius
Wuerthner.
Among Mr.. Davidson's numbers are
Even Bravest Heart" The Roses
Cup Drink to Me Only" Requiem
Boat Song Danny Deever," Ban
10 Song where My Caravan Has
Rested" 'Look Down Dear Eyes
Night Comes and the Day Is Gone"
and Natures Alteration"
Mrs. G. F. Splain, an assisting artist
will play Romance from Second Con
%certo,' ~"Serenade," "Thais Mcdita-
ton and "Obartass."
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
NEWMAN GETS
INTO
STATE SENATE
Former Mayor Files for Dem
ocratic Primary
tions Seeking

On a platform advocating less legis-
lation, less regulation, less reforma-
ton and less taxation, Louis New
man. former mayor Of Great Falls,
flied Thursday as a candidate for the
state senate on the democratic ticket.
Mr.. Newman, a member Of the state
legislature from 1918 to 1920, was
frequently mentioned as a possible
candidate for the state secretaryship.
IF nominated and elected said
Newman in outlining his policy,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
FROM MILTON, ORE.

Editor. The Tribune: Thanks for the
special concert Thursday evening, July
8. which myself and family enjoyed
immensely. Except for extreme fading
out" occasionally. the music was re-
ceived perfectly. l am able to pick you
up every evening you are operating.
/ have a home assembled set con-
sisting of a ticker coil r~egenerative
tuner, one stage of inductively coupled,
tuned plate radio frequency, and de-
%tector, with one stage of application.
and Thursday night we could hear you
with the head set on the table two
or three feet away. The Hawaiian
record and John McCormack's The
of Your Smile" was great.
Keep the good work up. e. Stewart
Gear.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
Personal Appearance
Of Queen of Sheba
Promised for City

The Queen of Sheba herself will
make a personal appearance in Great
Falls Saturday afternoon, according to
Waldo W. Freeman, manager of the
Imperial theater. Arrangements have
been made with William Fox, producer
of the biblical p~hotoplay. to bring the
queen to Great Falls. accompanied by
her court chamberlain and attendants.
says Mr.. Freeman. and they will ar
rive from Butte at 2:40 o'clock, Sat-
urday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
lEWiSTOWN BASEBALL TEAMS
DODGE BETWEEN RAlNOROPS

EpeCIdT To NP ITIUUUp,
Lewistown. July 13.-During a lull
Milwaukees played their game at
Symmes park, and in spite of the ad-
verse conditions it proved to be one
of the best of the season. the Fire
men winning by a score of 3 to 2
Redmond pitched for the Firemen and
Huff for the railroaders. there being
little to choose between them.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
FROM LEDUC, ALTA, CAN.

Editor. The Tribune: I thought you
would be interested to know that l
have received your concert here very
distinctly on July 5. and understood
you to say you would be broadcasting
again on Thursday. July g.. but was
unable 10 hear distinctly enough to
hear -FOUR name on this night due to
local static, but music came in well.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
RAIN STOPS GOLF TOURNEY

Special to The Tribune.
Iewistown. July 13.-The stnrm
that prevailed here from Saturday
noon until late at night was renewed
Sunday, letting up in the afternoon
and resuming in the evening. The trip
Of some 20 golfers of the Lewistown
Country club to Roundup had to be
called off and the qualifying round for
the local club championship was de-
ferred
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
FROM FIRTH, IDAHO

Editor, The Tribune: received
another splendid concert from your
station last evening (July 81. That 10,
l think it was yours. The static seem
ed to interfere most just at the time
you were making announcements but
l caught the word Montana The
voice sounded the SANE as Great Falls.
The one song was beautiful also the
orchestra number. and I wish to thank
you for the entertainme nt you are Civ
ing us. Leo A. Gushwa.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
SPIRITED COMPETITION

No one VIII know, TIL the gate re-
Doyle or Colonel Simmons made the
most money out of the invisible en-
pire idea.-Life.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
THE

Perhaps the Prince of Wales is al
ways globe-trotting to prove that the
son never sits in the British Empire.
Life.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
A GENTLE REMINDER

Congress seems to forget that the
ex~-service men are asking for a bonus.
not an old-age pension.-Life.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14

Marion county, Oregon, has the larg-
est acreage Of hops in the United
States. 1900.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14

The valley of the Thames once had
a climate like that of the valley of the
Nile.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
HARRISBURG. ORE.

Editor, The Tribune: We have been
enjoying your concerts very much over
our receiving set. They come in very
distinctly and very much appreciated.
The concert this evening July 81 was
especially fine. Geo. J. Wilhelm.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14

Would you give me your schedule
and wave length ms | I'm using a home
made set with detector only and would
like to get an idea Of the wave length
rsnge of my set before troubling to
add amplifiers.
Leduc is a small village 20 miles
south Of Edmonton.
Thanking you in advance, I remain,
A. j. DeLisle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-20

red trees and grass turn beautiful green the little fc
variety until the picture that just plain black ia
f.
The INVISIBLE COLOR BOOK is truly
lures there will be Jim-dandy cutout pages.
Every page is surprise something new, am
Funny thing about these INVISIBLE INK
just as it comes from the spigot.
Undoubtedly this MAGIC INVISIBLE COLOF
of the family published by Philadelphia newsp
be greater than Be to place your order NJ
scrap book. Once you bring out the color of the p
either for the scrap book for the walls of your
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
ADVERTISING DRIVE
BY RICHMOND AGENCY
CAPTURED NEW YORK
Mo*weH House Coffee Intro
duccd nto 1900 Stores
in Gotham.

When the Cheek Neal Coffee Com
phny decided to take its chief prod-
uct to New York. IL had no distribu-
ton there. 1t had no local sales or
ganization there. Advertising, drama
tic advertising. was relied upon to
put Maxwell House coffee across.
Newspapers. car cards In subways and
suburban trains. billboards and pos
'ers were used. This advertising was
FIRST introduced to retailers. and then
the Check Neal sales force followe ed
1t up by opening 1890 new accounts
in New York City in few weeks.
According to the New York Evening
Journal. this whole advertising cam
pa!En was ono of the most effective
ever undertaken in New York. 1t is
held up as an example Of the results
that can BIO obtained through adver-
Using.
OF especial interest to Richmond IS
the fact that this great advertising
campaign. in New York and else
where. was planned and executed by
Cecil. Barretto &c Cecil. Inc, of Rich
mond. advertising agents handling
the Cheek-Neal account.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
50 FOR SECOND ARTICLE
~ Ht.I'rF:R TIIAN al

HAT the onc-ccnt and one-dollar
sale idea need not be confined 10
these particular sums. but may be va
ried to suit the cost of the goods and
the margin which the retailer is will
Ing TO sacrifice In clearing his stock.
was demonstrated successfully in a
recent sale In Spokane, Wash. by the
wentworth Clothing Company. deal
ers in mems and boys wear.
Nine dollars was the price set FOR
the special price on n second suit or
oVcrcoat OF the same price and 1ual-
ity as the first one selected by tho
purchaser in mems clothing. For
Dogs clothing tho extra price was the
more familiar lone dollar.
Observations at the sale Indicated
that the public was indeed more Will
ing to pay an extra SO for an extra
SUIT than 81. the lowress OF the latter
inquire always having more or less
tendency to create a bit of suspIcion
in the prospective customers mind
as 10 the quality OF the goods. and
hence sales resistance which has
TO be overcome.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
FROM THE SANCTUM
idicncSs l'asscH,

Never Of 4 serious or threatening
character. unemployment in Rich
mond Will he a thing OF the past in
few weeks, il is confidently believed
When Miller * Rhoads last Thurs
day awarded 10 the John 7. Wilson
Company the contract for building
the great Grace Street annex. mt a
cost Of Sl.500.o0c. the death lkncll OF
idlcncss In this city was sounded. The
decision 10 Immediately go ahead with
this great industrial project spells
prosperity for our city and our
people.
1t means there Will be employment
for the unemployed. IL means larger
orders for supplies, il means trade in
many lincs-it means business!
The manufacturer, tho Wholesaler.
the jobher, the distributor and YES.
the retailer. will benefit and immed :
iately, too. az the direct result of this
undertaking.
Skilled iron and steel workers.
those whose hands WELD the pick and
shovel and dozens Of other trained and
unframed people Will have work
they will be again wage-earncrs-
producers!
In fact, the award OF this contract.
which involves impressive figures.
tells ns that prosperity is hcre-that
business Is itself again
More power TO Richmond's enter
prise,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
PRACTICAL STUDIES
BENEFIT MERCHANTS
Public School Instruction Proves Sue
ccssful In Teaching Practical
umnIncNa Methods.

Out OF Omaha. Ncb.. comes an
educational merchandising idea that
might we'll hc taken up by Richmond
and other communities. II is public
school instruction In practical bust
ness methods and store management,
and the merchants of Omaha are CO.
operating with the school authorities
In every possible way.
For one thing, tho Omaha mcr-
chants have made II possible for stu
dents to spend three hours each day
In retail establishments. After the
FIRST three months the students ara
paid Il nominal sum for their timc.
The plan Is carried on in the Omaha
High School OF Commerce, where high
school students are given wonder
full opportunity TO learn the theory
and practice OF prcscn,-day business.
One OF the schools most popular
chandising. Sophomore and juniors
are eligible for this work.
The sophomore class is divided
into an elementary and an advanced
section. The elementary class studies
general business relations. while the
advanced class takes up actual sell
ing. The juniors study textiles, ad-
vertisinE. merchandise. window dis
play, credits and dcmonstrativc SELL
Ing.
The selling work of the advanced
sophomore class is made interesting
and practical through the use OF a
model store. This store is complete
~ equipped with up-to -date fixtures
and real merchandise.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
COLLEGE, STUDENTS
MAKE SALES HEfnnn9

STAGlNG store demonstrations In a
- comparatively small community is
often difficult task. But L. G. Dear
ing. manager OF the Star Furniture
Company. in Albuquerque. N NJ. be-
lieves that they can be made prof
liable ventures IL properly handled.
when he wanted to put on n three
day stove demonstration recently no
secured six live wires from the State
university. who worked in the store
after college hours. These young men
made canvass of the city. compiled
statistics on the number and condi-
tons OF stoves. and followed II up
with an educational campaign on the
advantages of the new models. The
campaign brought many shoppers
Into the store. where young ladies
from the domestic science department
OF the university displayed their Gull
mary ability and the cooking quail
| tiles OF the stoves. The serving of
the homc-cookcd food was inter
sperscd with a series of lectures by
| factory representatives of the stove
| companies. with the result that a
large number of people bought new
| models.
Coupons were printed I'm the news
| paper and readers invited to cut them
| out and bring them to the Star store
and receive paper shopping bag.
| In addition to selling large number
OF stoves. Mr.. bearing is confident
| that nc planted the idea OF buying
up to- date merchandise in the minds
| of many persons. and that the store
will reap the benefit in the months
| to come
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
UPWARD TREND NOTED
IN IMPORTANT PRODUCTS
Prices Abroad Seemed to
Have Passed Climax in
Downward Movement.

mo downward movement in DrIces
ABROAD which has characterized tho
past year has apparently passed i,a
ciimaN and In n considerable mum
Der or articles the prices In tho conn
Try or production are Higher than
u hait-ycar ago. and In Il few cases
higher than those of n year ago or
tho scvcnty-two imported articles. OF
which tho reports OF tho Depart
ment OF Commerce furnish average
monthly import prices, nearly one
haif showed higher Import prices i'm
FEBRUARY. 1922. than In September.
l92l, n half-ycar earlier while about
one-fourth OF the total number show
prices higher than at the same date
last year. The import prices" are.
under our law. those ut which tho
merchandise was sold In tho coun-
try from whence exported TO the
United States.
This recent recovery in prices in
other parts OF the world seems to
occur especially in articles Of nat
ural production. while In n large pro
portion of the manufacturers the
trend Is still downward Coffee i'm
ported In February. 1922. came at
ll.Sc per pound as against 94c In
the same month OF last year, and
le.5c In August 1921: cotton 249c pcr
pound against 20.Sc n year ago. and
per p""hn IN september, 1921.
quite naturally. prices Of cotton
cloths imported show an advance
when compared with the low point
OF raw cotton In September OF last
var n,cached cotton cloth Imported
III rcpr"hrF. l?2. averaging &c
pen S"ru against 2l'5c In August.
iS.i' coiored c"ttons 2?.5c against
SIG SIX months earlier.
Mooa pup mechanically ground.
Snoweu an import price III February
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
MILLER & RHOADS JOB
PROVIDES MORE, WORK
Expenditure of ST 100000 OH Grace Street Addition
Acts as Spur in Further Improving Trade
Conditions in City.

sew life was lnstIllcd into indus
trial Richmond last week by the
award OF the contract for the con-
s;ruction Of Miller & Rhoads' new
addition. adjoining It's present build
inEs a; Fifth and Grace Stroo;s
which will he built at cost OF
s.50O.Ooo.
Immediately following the award
Of the contract for this enormous
piece OF work TO tho John 4. Wilson
Company. OF Richmond. came word
from the contractors office that work
would start without delay.
This big construction job il expect
cd TO play a big part In the city's
Industrial and business life for some
time. II means the opening Of Vow
avenues OF employment. II means
large purchases of supplies ana ma
terials. all OF which are expected TO
be n long step toward the further Inn
provement OF general business cond!-
t!ons in Richmond.
Faith In Richmond.
This enlargement OF the c!ty's big
Eest department store means great
things FOR Richmond's future and
srcaks cloGuently OF the faith placed
in the community's development.
! u" ItW NulIu'0S. or aitiilpt, VIII
have a frontage on Grace Street of
lHS feet, running back for a distance
Of l5S feet. Il will be I'VE stories
high with basement and sub
basement and will he hreproof
throughout. The addition will give
Miller * Ehoads. the largest depart
men; store in the South. q total floor
space OF 100000 square feet.
Thcrc VIII be large entrances to
the building on Broad. Grace. Fifth
and Sixth Streets. Six electric eleva
tors will be Installed. facing Grace
Street and in addition. there will be
dozens OF other Improvements. besides
tho Inclusion OF new departments.
which heretofore Miller & Rhoads
have not had the space TO provide.
No Delay ON Work.
The building permit FOR this now
piece of work is the largest issued
ny tie Building Inspectors ONCE
since tina; for the Federal Reserve
Bank
II Is understood that the work will
70 forward with as little delay as
possible. though =, Is Impossible At
this time 20 accurately forecast when
the work VIII oe orpleted.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
HOW ABOUT FAIR PLAY
FOR RETAIL DEALERS?
For the Sake of City's Wei
fare, They Are Entitled to
Square Deal.

The retail trade is tho largest sim
gle business line Of any city: moro
people are engaged In IL, with the
store owners and their employees.
than In any other line. The public
is brought more closely in contact
with II than with the men engaged
in other lines of business. In an
indirect way. II is unfortunate for
retail traders that they are the peo-
pie who have to tell tho public the
price 1t Will be asked to pay for
the goods thay offcr. If those prices
are high. th"ughtless people, like the
Attorncy-Gcnera of the United
states. Will lay the blame on the re-
tail dealer, simply BECAUSE he is the
man they come in contact with, ac-
cording to the Montgomery Adve--
ttsor.
But the fair man will wan. to know
something OF tie conditions behind
the '"iaiicr. how were the Whole
sale prices? What wages are being
paid in the industry? What about
freight charges? And how are his
taxes and other overhead expenses?
In these times the thoughtful man
will ask. too. rs this retailer losing
''oHcS' lcS1iS sumo Oh the profits he
made In the short period of prosper
ity? Has he been compelled TO AIS
charge reluctantly some OF his valued
employees. to GU, his expenses and
keep his business going"
We have all had a trying time In
the last few months. We in America
need mutual sympathy. II fellow
feeling and sincere cooperation be-
tween man and man and between
classes. II we are ever to reach the
Harding ideal OF normalcy.
The craft OF American commcrrs
has been upon turbulent and danger
Gus waters; We are nearly through
the rapids. But we will never get
through II some high placed public
official rises every now aud then ana
rocks the boat.
Our retail dealers are our owr peo-
pie. They live among us: we know
them and nave confidence in them.
They are as straightforward and re-
liable as an" other class Of our pusl-
ness man. They deserve square
deal. and the fair-minded American
people Will willingly copccde II to
them. And for he sake Of national
welfare and for that prosperity which
has been, promised us, but which has
not yet been Jt!ivcred. lie: Us have
no more OF class hatred ana jeal-
ousics.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
NEW ENVELOPE COMPANY
BEGINS MANU- TURING
Enterprise on South Fifth
Street Now Producing High
Grade Goods.

One OF the city's newest manufac-
turing enterprises began work on its
initial orders last week when the
Richmond Envelope Company opened
It's plant at 220-222 South Fifth
Street. This corporation, at least in
the beginning, Will devote its pro-
duction exclusively to the manufac-
ture of high grade business envelopes.
This business is under the man
agement OF George w. Bowkcr. vice
president OF the company. Mr.. Bow
ker has had wide experience as a
practical envelope manufacturer. hav-
ing been identified with some of the
largest producers IN the country.
Other officers OF the Richmond En-
velopc Company are as follows: Philip
kcppler, president; Il. l.. Mountcastlc.
treasurer. and G. d. Mountcastle, sec
rotary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
RETAIL TURNOVER IS
CONSIDERABLY JOBBERS
Wholesale Crocers Advise Their Trade to Watch Move
ment OF Goods and Not Buy Beyond Their Needs
Quick Sales Are Necessary

That the retailers turnover prob
icip Is becoming more Interesting To
the jobbcr is indicated by n circular
sent out to members OF the New York
wholesale Groccrs' Association. 1t IL
Il reprint OF Il bulletin sent out by
one OF the members or the Oklahoma
Wholesale Groccrs' Association to his
retaii trade warming them to con
slider the rate OF turnover when buy
Ing merchandise. The bulletin fol-
lows:
Turnover Is the key to success In
any mercantile business. Did II ever
occur TO you that II would he pos
siblo to make "a small fortune In II
year or two from just one barrel OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
BREAD AND FLOWERS
TEAM WELL. TOGETHER

n SlDEIlNE that is working In
well with tho other grocery lines
or Summer & Niblocks Pasadena
Market. In Los Angeles. Is the flower
stock at the end of the aisle be-
tween the groceries and the green
vegetables and on the way to the bak :
cry department of the store.
This market Is In an OUTLYING dis
trict. but II has been found that even
there people will buy flowers freely
whch shown them; and people COM
ing In for flowers. which arc often
hard 10 find In n small community.
VII! take an interest in other lines.
me department is operated on n con-
cession basis by woman flower deal
er. ana her stocks and sales have
been increasing ever since the ,ddi
ton 10 the market
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
LIMITS IT'S BARGAINS
TO ONE DAY ONLY

HE department store Of the Lewis
Dry Goods Company, in Denver.
Col, has adopted a policy of intense.
concentrated and limited bargains.
the concentration consists In the
location OF all bargains in what is
known as the bargain booth" In
classification. both In advertising and
the value Of the offerings, is made
possible by the adoption of this per-
manent policy and by the Limitation.
which means that the stores special
offerings are limited 10 one special"
each day.
The store has discontinued all 9TH
err bargain counters and booths, and
In the future the word both" Will
be applied only to tho bargain booth,
the aim OF the store being to idcn-
Try the two words with each other.
In its advertising the store prom
ises the shoppers Of Denver that its
daily specials will be at lower prices
than &C he found anywhere in the
city for the same grade Of article.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
TO CO AHEAD NOW ON
ENGINES FOR SOUTHERN
Two More Orders for Ten
New Locomotives Completes
Contract for Thirty.

With the receipt last week OF an
order for ten new locomotives for
the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Tex
as Pacific Railroad. and n like num-
Der for the Alabama Great Southern.
the Richmond branch OF the Amrri-
can Locomotive is now going ahead
with the much discussed order for
thirty engines for the Southern Rail-
way System. The Cincinnati. New Or
leans and Texas Pacific, the Alabama
Great southern and the Mobile and
Ohio. which previously had signed n
contract for ttn engines to lie built
At the Richmond plant. are links in
the Southern Hallway system.
Employment of additional men at
the Locomotive Works is slowly in
crcasinG, new men being added to the
payroll as the materials to go into
the new Contrncts arc received.