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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-24

ridiculous exchange privileges.
j. Select one GOOD retail store
which will give YOU reliable service
and stick To it. by this mean take
one grocery store, one meat market.
one clothing store. etc AS long as
the store YOU have selected gives you
good service stay with it and boost
ii. II consumers will follow this
policy they will AUTOMATICALLY build
up the desirable stores and eliminate
the inferior retailers. who now are
sustained only by "A careless. tran
siout trade.
Careless Criticism.
II know that many people arc
saying hard things about the re-
taller just now. Much of the cr!,i
cism. however, comes from those who
do not understand the facts. Many
retailers have been shortsightcd in
this period OF establishments They
have hcsitatcd To take losses in
order tn keep pace with lower re-
placement costs. We. however. only
do ourselves injury 10y careless and
destructive criticism.
The retailer has had tremendous
problems. not the least of which have
been the knocks we have given him.
Most retailers are stumbling along
da%cd by tn" rapid changes in con-
ditions and blindly fearful of what
the next season viii bring forth. At
present. We are on the very eve Of
"A general business Improvement. but
the retailer is not in a mental at
titudc To prepare for it, He should
hc going into the fall business like
iiShtinE cock. bu: instead lis at
tiiudr is fearful and defensive IL,
should be laying In IA large stock of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-24
LOCAL MEN TELL OF
STYLES AT BIG SHOW
Eight on Between Knit and Silk1ic Manufacturers for
Suprcmacy-New Ovcrcoats Snappy and
Sport Styles Predominaing.

Novelties. such as have seldom,
been seen In Richmond. will he used
by the clv;hicrs Of the city this yoar
as a direct result of the big styI.
show aud exhibit held In connection
with the convention OF the National
Association Of c!Othicrs In New
YORK this month. according to a
number OF the Richmond clothicry
who have returned from the mctroD-
oils much impressed with the ex-
hibtS.
While many freaks were on dis
play Richmond cluthicrs did not in
vest In any novelties not az a prac-
Teal nature. II was declared Their
purchases consisted of Now STYLES in
shirts. some few q: til" pIcatod class.
novelties in handkcrchicfs and
spring suits. According to tn"
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country representing an Investment
OF billions Of dollars. in short. the
individual retailer today Is our main
ana vital artery OF distributions
Many people thouchtlcssly say.
II" away with the individual retailer.
Let III" chain store or the co-opcra-
'iv" association take his place Any
one who studies the problem, how
ever. must realize the short sighted
ness OF such IA plan. Both the chain
store and the cooperative aSsoCia-
ton are all right. but would we care
TO give amy single organization Al
monopoly Of our distribution"
Then there is another phase Of
the retail situation for which you
and 60 --"sumcrs are 10 hlamc-the
truth Is we have grown lazy. We
want our goods brought to the door.
"" want To run charge accounts. we
"ant 90 have wide variety Of styles
and grades OF goods to pick from.
When our wives select a pair of
shoes they insist upon having twenty
dtficrcnt lasts To- choose from when
"" buy sugar "" prefer To have it
com" in a pastchoHrd box OF the par
ticular size which best suits our
fancy. and so on throughout the line
Rut thcs" things cost money. They
are nice, hut are tncy csscntialr II
we knew We could get good shoes
for - per cent less. would We not
he willing To DO with a smaller va
ricty TO choose from? Certainly we
should not Hrumhlc over the high
cost Of living. while we continually
demand service which is increasing
IN" cost ui the things we buy.
9TH. l.v is ,pnIu,. ,yh,p This Droh
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-24
OIL LIGHT BEATS
ELECTRIC OR GAS
Burns $40 Air

y rev oil lamp that gives an amaz-
inrly brilliant. soft. white light. even
better than raS or electricity. has
been tested by the L. s. Government
and 80 leading universities and found
TO be superior to 10 ordinary oil
lamps II burns without odur. smoke
or noise no pumping up. is simple.
clean. safe. Burns gicc air and g.
common kerosene (coal oiD.
Tn" inventor. :. V. Johnson. 6i2 y
Broad ST. Philadelphia. is offering TO
send lamp on 10 days FREE trial
or even 10 give one FREE. to the first
user in each locality who Will help
MIN Introduce il. Write him today
Tor tull particulars. Also ask him to
explain how you can get the agency,
ana without experience or money
make $3.50 10 $500 per month-Adv.
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goods to meet the Increased demand
and guard against a shortage later
tins fall. 1t is up TO us to get be
hind him and encourage him. Let
us cease destructive criticism and
turn our efforts toward building UP
the retailers who are giving US tho
most efficient service. Quit roasting
and try hOoStinE."
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URGES GOVERNMENT
TO EXTEND SERVICES
Roger Babson Advocates I. S. Get Information About
Retailer and Give Him Assistance
bN Research
Gspccial to Tho Timcs -pispa,chl

j.
WELLESLEY HILLS MASS. sept.
oS.-"Any reduction IN the cost oC iiv-
Ing must come through hottor dis;ri-
button rather than cheaper produc-
lion says Roger ". Bahson i'm dis
cussing the business outlook
IT'S strange how " concentrate
on saving the pennies and let tn. dol
lars slip through our fingers Tho
officials Of every manufacturing COM
pany IN Tho country are hunting
franucally for new Ways to cut down
IN" cost ~ production They lilo
awAhc nights over a few cents an
hour ON labor, or an oNtro dollar or
two on a ton Of coal. or any other
factor which may affect the cost ~
making This product. once tn" goods
are made ana out of the factory their
"Horts cease. tn" job Of getting their
product 20 tho ultimate consumer be
longs 10 some on" else.
All "f us NAV" become so on
crossed with Tho problem OF cutting
down the cost " production that we
have let distribution take care or Ill
self. W. have saved millions AT tho
bung, bn' W. arc losing millions at
the spiEot, In tn" pas, atty years
IN" amount ~ goods produced in thu
United states has Increased probably
Is
erS necessary 10 produce thoso goods
have increased only about two and
half times This means that. ow-
Ing Ia new machinery and better
methodS the average worker today
Is able To turn out about four times
ms much goods i'm eight hours as the
worker fifty years ago ala IN ten or
twelve hours. Allow for the COS, Of
the machinery, fuel ctc. and even
then YOU hrd tho average unit pro-
duc!nr cost today is less than half
OF what il used 10 be. In production
we have made wonderful progress
because we have given mos, OF our
thought and effort TO it,
\" Distribution Progress.
iurn 10 distribution and We fud
no such progress In fact the per
centaGe cost of distribution probably
mas not been reduced at all With
twice the production per worker We
should expect tha' tho wages FOR
days WORK would buy twice as much
goods as Il used To. II distribution
had been improved as much as pro-
duction, days wages would buy
hour times as much as il aid nifty
years ago We all know that no
SUCH increase has taken place In
TACT. IL is deoaiahle If the average
family today is even half again as
Wen on rs II used TO be
: This does not moan tina; the re-
IaheT or the iohher or tho carrier arc
hoEEing the difference. 1t means TO
n large extent that We have not do
Ne'opeH our tastes so as 10 Get the
most Tor our money. II means that
We nave not educated tile retailer
ahd o'her distributors 70 most ell
Gent 'ne'ho"s al handling merchan-
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Drawing by Linder * Phillips

The same system is used in sum
monnE messengers. Il has done
away with the vocal nois" which
marks The transactions of SO many
stores. leaving nothing bU; the mum
O.! ordinary conversation.
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d" liable I" rcm"t" purchasers.
There was. however. nothing i'll
hcrcntly dangerous in the v,tiron
within tn" accepted meaning or tho
term.
Even IL the dcreudau, were guilty
Of TIA" breach Of som" duty j, owed
the purchaser. the plaintiff could not
for that reason recover. Neither can
the plainttn recover an Ia" ground
OF deceit TH" defendant mad" no
falls" OF fraudulent representations.
Tor 1t made no representations "t
any kind 10 tn. plaintiff"
The New York herald., 1922-10-18

Board OF Trade, or Improvement So
ciety. It's existence affords rallying
point for community activities. II
such society becomes the plaything
OF small group of citizens 1t is only
because other members of the com
munity sit back and let the men of
initiative make the sort of town they
want If that is not the sort of town
the inattentive citizens want they
are themselves to blame.
Public improvements in a town
mean more population and more pop
ulation means more railroad business
and better railroad service. And the
community which expresses itself
through civic organization is in a
position to tell the railroad what sort
of train service 1t needs. Railroad
and town should contribute to each
others welfare and growth.
The New York herald., 1922-10-18
Purification of Water.
Recent Change Of Methods Brings
Satisfactory Results.

From Ne,o York. state Health Nctcs.
The early water publication plants
were built according to ideas which de-
yeIoped from experiment. Filters have
now been in use for ten. twenty and
thirty years, so that from now on en-
eineers can base their designs on expert
ence. more trustworthy guide than
experiment. The success OF water flltra-
tion in protecting communities against
water borne disease and furnishing q
clean. wholesome water has been fully
demonstrated THE cost Of filtration has
proved to be not excessive The public
does not object TO paying for purity In
its water supply. People are coming TO
believe what the sanitary engineers told
them many years ago, that all surface
waters should be filtered.
A dozen years ago the method OF dis
injecting waters by chlorination came
euddenly TO the front. 1t has been
adopted extensively not only In scores
OF small cities. but by the largest cities
of the country. Unquestionably II has
made place for itself and demonstrated
Its usefulness. Its limitations are also
being learned by experience. At one
time Il was said by some that the use
OF chlorine would make II possible TO
build filters more cheaply, using them
merely as physical strainers and depend
ing upon chlorination for bacterial pu-
The New York herald., 1922-10-18

average time scored by the trotters
at that harness racing meeting was
2.0514, and the PAGERS showed an av-
erage a shade slower. Further light
on the situation is shed by the fact
that the worlds record for a PAGER
racing as Peter Manning did on
Wednesday is that OF the stallion
Directum l., 1861, made at Syracuse
in 1915.
THAT MURPHY, who drove Peter
Manning to his mark, was also be-
hind Directum 1. when he raced
against time seven years ago means
fresh honors for the reinsman from
New York. His latest achievement.
great as it is, will, in the opinion
of those who know MURPHY and Peter
Manning, not be the climax OF effort
for speed on the part of this remark
able combination.
1t is fitting that the worlds record
for trotters should return to Lexing-
ton, where EDWARD A. TIPToN and his
associates have been untiring in their
endeavors to promote the breeding
and racing of that purely American
type, the light harness horse.
The New York herald., 1922-10-18
The Empty Room.

The gray dust powders underneath my
feet
There was desk stood here. and over
Close by the window was her easy chair
The smell Of lavender was always sweet.
Her cherished pictures hung to catch
the light;
The books she loved her colored silks
and thread;
The blue rug on the floor: her four post
bed
So fresh, so dainty In It's lacy white. {.
Now nothing but the windows left to
stare
Blank walls. bare floors that echo to
the Nread,
A close and musty smell that clogs the
air.
A stained, discolored ceiling overhead.
SO cherries and so still. Ia tears would
II she returned, ] think. to see II so
ABIGAIL cREssoS.
The New York herald., 1922-10-18
Ebert to Continue President.

II the plans of Chancellor WRTu
and the leaders of the German po-
litical parties are carried out FRIED
RICH EBERT, provisional President,
will continue in Office for the full
constitutional term of seven years.
This is contrary to an announcement
made by the Chancellor early last
March TO the effect that an election
would be held this year to decide By
popular vote who was to be EBERT's
successor.
The National Assembly which con
vened at Weimar in February, 1919,
chose EBERT provisional President.
He has held that Office for more than
three years despite the opposition
with which he has struggled and the
agitation for President to be elected
according to the provisions of the
Constitution which was also adopted
by the Assembly. He was the logical
candidate for the Office and he was
the most available candidate among
those whose names were presented
at Welmar. He had been the head
of the chief committee Of the Reichs-
tag and he was recognized as the
spokesman of the reorganized Social
Democratic party. He is still the
head Of the party and he would be its
most promising candidate for the
Presidency should an election bs
held.
The world outside OF Germany has
been at loss to understand why
Germany has continued her provi-
sional President and will be equally
puzzled to know why she will delay
her first Presidential election until
1926. One important consideration
was pointed out few days ago when
Chancellor WIRTH said that the de-
mand for President chosen by popu
lar vote should be mot only urgent
but also advisable and judicious."
The demand has not come from all
Germany and il has not been urgent.
The reason for this may be found In
the Germans strong dislike of a
change OF rulers OF of the heads of
government. The German psychology
is to dread a change of government,
German writer declared at the end
of the war, and he added that if this
had not been the case the people
would not have accepted so uncom-
plainingly the exactions Of the Hohen-
zollern rule.
Again, the question OF candidates
for the Presidency should not be
overlooked. If each OF the republican
parties were to put forward can
didate the republicans would ~ into
the field divided force. And the
The New York herald., 1922-10-18

Traffic regulation on Fifth avenue
will fall short Of complete efficiency
so long as there is no way-to prevent
pedestrians from crossing the street
with their wits wool gathering. In
vain policemen try to keep the
crowds on the sidewalk when the
signal has been given for vehtcular
traffic to proceed. There are always
individuals so nervous. headstrong or
reckless as to slip through the lines
when the eyes of the police are not on
them.
What Is known in the Western
cities as a jay crossing, which is the
kind made elsewhere than at the indi-
Gated points, is sometimes punished
by q fine. Only in that way has II
been found possible to curb the ten
dency to rush across the thorough
fare whenever pedestrians see an ap-
parent opportunity to save time.
This tendency Is especially notice
able during the rush hours in the
morning and late afternoon.
It is then chiefly that the uncon-
trollable pedestrians may be seen
eluding the observation of the police
men and darting out to the middle OF
the avenue, there to stand, nervous,
giggling, shuddering at the self-im-
posed peril. of their position IN the
midst Of the rapidly moving vehicles
There is not a block Of Fifth avenue
which does not show daily many ex-
amples of such attempts to- evade the
traffic regulations.
1t Is of course possible in nearly
every case to save the violators Of the
police directions from the conse-
quences of their folly or weakness.
Under present conditions, however.
there is no easy way Of so disciplin-
ing the offenders that they will not
repeat their violations Of police regu-
lations at the first opportunity.
The New York herald., 1922-10-18
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER IS. 1922.


Mayor HYLAN's attitude in the mat
ter of new subway construction, as he
revealed himself at the Board of Esti-
mate hearing on Monday, was that
either it must be done as he decreed
or it will not be done at all. The
Board, Of Estimate would not ap-
propriate a dollar for more rapid
transit unless routes could be tied up
with lines he hopes to take over for
the city or unless there were to be
both municipal ownership and mu-
nicipal operation of the new lines.
That is his ultimatum.
Unless, in other words, Mayor
HYLAN can have his own sweet will
with the traffic facilities that are pro-
vided henceforth the people of New
York can do without the better SER
vice they so sorely need. Their COM
fort, convenience and necessities are
nothing to the Mayor, as compared
with his arbitrary decision that the
new subways must be got his way or
no way.
But when Mayor HYLAN takes the
stand that the people Of New York
must have municipal operation be-
cause he says so. although the people
of New York themselves never have
said so by official vote or unoffi-
cial expression-when he takes the
stand that what he wants goes and is
the only thing that does go, he under
takes to constitute himself the mas
ter. not the servant, of the New York
public. And this is something that
will not go when the people Of New
York find that because of the stand
Of their Mayor they have to walk
when they need to ride.
New York must have more sub
ways or the community cannot do its
work and cannot do it's business. II
Mayor HYLAN and his Board of Esti-
mate refuse to let the people Of New
York have the rapid transit they
must have, then some way will have
to be found to take out of the hands
of Mayor HYLAN and his Board OF
Estimate the power to block the path
of the imperatively needed rapid
transit.
The New York herald., 1922-10-18
Maternity Aid Law Declared Success
Mrs. Abbott Says 1t Is Cutting Death Rates All Over
Country, Even in States Rejecting 1t.

Special Dispatch 20 THE New YonK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. C., Oct. IL.
Federal aid for mothers and babies as
extended under the Sheppard-Towner
maternity act is proving successful de-
spite refusal OF New York and several
other States TO accept 1t and contrary
TO the attack by DR.. ]. whalen before
the American Medical Editors Associa-
tion in Cleveland. This was the opinion
to-day OF Grace Abbott. Chief OF the
Children's Bureau Of the Department OF
Labor.
Despite protests from the authorities
OF a few States and many noted physi-
clans, the Sheppard-Towner bill became
law last November. 1t was the out
growth of a series OF Investigations OF
the causes of the high percentage of
deaths among mothers and infants which
revealed morbldity and mortality to a
large extent preventable.
The bill provides for a campaign OF
education among mothers and prospec-
tive mothers on the treatment of them
selves and their babies and in cases
where the family Is too poor to have
suitable medical attention funds are al
lowed To obtain the benefits of the
law the States were required to accept
tho act by action of the Legislature,
agreeing to cooperate with Federal au-
thorities and furnish the number and
causes or deaths among mothers ano
babies
Several States, including New York
and Maine, denounced the bill and re-
fused to accept 1t. Physicians opposed
the bill on the ground that 1t made for
medical bureaucracy"
Under the provisions Of the act ST.
100000 was appropriated for five-yeaI
period. of which not to exceed $4,000
may be expended by the Children's
Bureau for administrative purposes and
for the investigation Of maternal and
infant mortality; the balance to be
divided among the States accepting the
act as follows: $4,000 unmatched to each
state and an additional $4,000 to each
State II matched tie balance to be al
Ioted among the several States on the
basis of population and granted II
matched.
To date forty-two States have accepted
the act. all except New York. Maine
Massachusetts. Rhode Island. Louisiana
and washington. Twelve of these ac-
ceptances were by State Legislature and
the remaining thirty by governors pend
ing the next regular sessions OF the
legislatures
Payments were made to forty-one
States from the 1922 funds and to thirty
eight States from the 1923 funds. Oi
the forty-one States receiving payments
for 1922, twenty-five matched their full
allotment. hye matched part and twelve
accepted the $4,000 granted outright
without matching, OF the thirty-five
States receiving payments for 1928, thir-
teen matched their full allotment thir-
teen matched in part and nine accepted
without matching.
'rhe bill has served its purpose even
In States where 1t Is not accepted" Mrs
Abbott said. "In New York, for in.
stance. the widespread discussion OF II
has already done much to acquain'
The New York herald., 1922-10-18
The Seized Salvation Lass.
Protest Against the Arrest Of Cap.
tain Rheba Crawford.

To THE New YoRK HERALD A wicked.
sad mislnterpretation OF the law took
place Sunday evening on the steps of the
Gaiety Theater at Forty-sixth street and
Broadway, For two years the saliva
tion Army. under the leadership OF Cap
tain Rheba Crawford, who has been
thrilling Bro ldway crowds by her win
ming presentation of the religion she
stands for. has held meetings on that
spot without Interruption and with the
permission OF the Gaiety authorities.
Last Sunday night she was arrested.
IT is understood that this is the direct
result OF an objection made by the pro-
prietor OF dancing hall in the innne-
diate vicinity. Captain Crawford re-
fused TO stop her meeting at the re-
quest of the police, and as she was led
away she cried to her followers to carry
on, which they did.
Thousands Of indignant citizens rail-
lied around her and police reserves had
to be called out to clear the streets.
But still the meeting, augmented by
sympathetic hundreds, went on under
the leadership of Captain Jones ana
Lieutenant Hicks. :. Singing their stir
ring choruses, they defied threats OF ar
rest and all would willingly have gone
to Jail with their leader If necessary.
Admirers of the practical work that
the Army Is doing for humanity, but
non-members of the Army, mounted the
steps and stood under the fire and blood
banner, ready to be arrested as a pro-
test against the action Of the police.
Ex-service men reminded the crowds of
the noble work the Salvation Army did
great war. Again and again cheers
rang out for the two captains and the
Salvation Army.
Where is the freedom Of which Amer
lea boasts? Can such tyranny Of action
exist almost within the shadow of the
great Statue OF Liberty? Years ago In
England and America the Army waged
battle and won religious rights, lib
critics and freedom from legal persecu-
ton. Thec sang hymns in Jail rather
than give up their work for God and
the people.
VIII not public opinion put a stop
to such unjustifable persecution? Who
goes down into New York's hells and
feeds the children and cares for the
sick, and dying? The work of the Sal
walton Army is Christianity with the
gloves off. HERBERr +. DANIELS.
NEW YORK, October II.