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New Britain herald., 1924-03-14
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tBy Pacific ( sitqnil Hon. John r. \. COrnelia
 Cecil ardcr''u The engagement has been an- nounccd ul Hon. John T.. A.t'c.li, First Secretary of British f.m- bassy at Washington. to Miss Cornelia Nanfrrr fer c. late George W. Vanderbilt.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20

be decided by the Attorney Gen.
eraI.
Major Clark sits IN his office and
waits for the War Department to
send over some work. Not one
application has been forwarded to
the bureau. What is the major to
do? When Director Hines meets
him in the hall or In the office,
it is the same old story-the same
old shrYg Of the shoulder: Moth
ing yet
The Bureaus impatience to come
Into direct contact with the bonus
job Is quite comprehensive.
or all the offices having anything
to do with this task, the Veterans
Bureau was best fitted to handle it.
All the employees were told to be
on their toes.
After a while, they got tired Of
standing on their toes and slouched
back into their old accustomed DO.
sitions.
The bureaus people very willingly
admit that they know not so much
about the bonus, but they are con.
fident that they can handle the
work with accuracy and alacrity.
They have done this same type
OF work for years, and they have
grown to like it. Is it any wonder
that q Veterans Bureau official
grinds his teeth and hides behind a
hat rack whenever anyone asks:
What is the bureau doing about
the bonus?"
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
BUREAU.
WATTS WORK
ON BONUS
Officials and Employees Virtu-
ally Twiddling Thumbs-War
Department Blamed

This Is the third of series of
str articles dealing acith the "a
fioMs phases of the UorId 1Vor
bOeIs. The author is the director
aOf the bonus Information bureau
SlsGtntGt'ted BIZ The Washington
Times, IN common Nth Hearst
newspapers throughout the United
States.
BY JIM RING.
What Is the Veterans Bureau
doing about the bonus?
The answer is simple and brief:
The Veterans Bureau is twiddling
its thumbs. And the reason for
this Is simple and brief, also: The
Veterans Bureau has nothing
to do.
Before truth emerged, rather
wobbly, from the maze Of informa-
ton and misinformation created
BY the passage Of the bonus bill,
the general impression was that
the Veterans Bureau would have
all the work to do.
Suddenly the War Department
blazed forth with an announcement
OF it's plans for work on the bonus.
The Bureau followed, with a state.
ment of its own duties.
The unemployed stormed the
Bureau for weeks. The pressure
was SO great that an office was
opened on the tenth floor of the
Arlington Building, and a con-
lspicuous sign, labeled Information
on Appointments, with the room
number, was placed in the corridor.
Majoc w. o. Clark, appointed to
take care Of the Bureaus bonus
work, Communicated the large
basement of the building and
stacked it full of desks, filing cab
inets and typewriters - everything
but employees.
A small force Of stenographers
was marshalled into a section of
the basement, and, told to answer
correspondence.
In the meantime. the Bureau
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
VETS TO GIVE CHILDREN
OF MISSION. AN OUTING

Children from the Gospel Mission
will be guests Of the Voiture Local,
No. 174, La Societe des Hommes ct
Chevaux, the local ''play" organiza-
ton Of the American Legion, on
its outing to Marshall Hall next
Saturday. Mrs. Leon Arnold and
a corps of assistants viii be
hostesses.
The children will leave on the
first boat Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. The main party Of le-
gionnaires and their friends will
leave on the afternoon boat at
2:30 o'clock. Captain James Pierce
is chairman Of the committee in
charge, Captain William F. Ma
honey Is vice chairman and Frank
Abbo, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20

lawyers had found something new
to play with, and they argued
back and forth over the act.
An effort was made to print an
official Interpretation Of the law.
This was banded from one office
to another, until Director Hines
threw up his hands in despair and
allowed a digest" which is prac.
tically a transcription of the law
itself, with no additional informa.
ton and with no light on dark
passages, to be published.
The law required a digest Of
some kind to be printed, and this
was the result.
There probably never will be a
real printed Interpretation Of the
bonus law. Numerous questions
are still in dispute, and some must
The Washington times., 1924-08-20

but he shows signs Of jealousy
and likes to domineer!
Now the point 10, win Jacks
faults lead him to the kind OF
friends Anna won't, like to have
around? Will Bills jealousy wear
off? VIII his dOmineering destroy
Anna's personality completely?
Lots Of generous husbands are
so generous to everyone they have
little or nothing left for their
wives!
A good dancer, and . good
mixer Is not always the best
fellow to be married to.
A guy that is inclined to be
q BIT grouchy is q safer bet even
If he gets on your nerves q little.
AT least he's more apt to be
home!
Remember any guy looks good
in the lights and music.
Pick the one you would like
best with q cold i'm his head and q
hole in his soclkI
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
By FAY KING.

By FAY KING.
Anna's got two beaus.
Either Of them is . good catch.
She finds 1t pretty tough to
decide which Of the two she
Oughta marry.
It's easy to think you are
going to be happy with . fellow
while he is counting you, and
acting his best, and sending you
flowers and candy and stuff like
that!
No guy is perfect! He's bound
to have faults or he wouldn't be
human, so II ] had a chance to
choose between two, I'D compare
their faults, not their flowers, and
choose the one whose faults I
liked best.
For instance, Jack drinks q
little too much now and then, but
he has q jolly, generous disposi-
ton. Bill doesn't drink or smoke,
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
WOmen's Union Suits

Fine Ribbed Cotton Suits,
low neck, sleeveless and knee
length. Sizes SO to A. First
quality.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
Wonen's Millinery

Sports and Untrimmed styles
in q good range Of colors, also
white.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
OUTSIDE Vests

Low neck and sleeveless.
Sizes 46 to so for the larger
size women.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
Huck Towels

Regularly 35c. Size 1885
inches. Part linen, very alb
sorbent quality.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
Cheese Cloth

1000 yards, So inches wide.
Bleached in 10-yard sealed Z
packages.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
WOmen's Hose

IrreguIars Of 50c grade. Rayon
(Fibre silky hose, with seam
up the back, high spliced heel.
In gray, beige, tan and vari-
Gus colors. Sizes 81 to 10.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
Dresser Scarfs

Regularly S9c. Plain white,
with hemmed sides and ends.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
Turkish Towels

Regularly 69c and 79c. Size
22x44 inches. Double thread
Colored jacquard Towels, in
pink, blue and gold.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
Damask Napkins
IL for

1S inches square. Unhemmed Cd
Cotton Napkins, in figured de- P
signs.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
Thread Silk Hose

Full fashioned with high C.
spliced heels. In gray, beige q
and black. Irregulars. Sizes
8 to 10.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
Turkish Towels

Regularly S5c. Guest size, in
pretty colored jacquard de-
signs.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20

Palais ROyaI-Bargain Basement.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
Turkish Towels

Run-of-the-mill, in odd sizes.
Very good quality.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
WOmen's Csc Vests

Fine Ribbed Cotton Vests,
built-up styles. Irregulars. Sizes
SO to a.
The Washington times., 1924-08-20
Smyrna Rugs, each
Table Padding, yard

4s inches wide. 200 yards
fine quality quilted padding,
cut from the full piece.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

HOSTS of living are declining. This is as 1t should be, since the pres
 ent falling off in manufacturing activity is bringing with it smaller weekly pay envelopes and some unem- ployment.
 The above chart, drawn from figures compiled by the National Industrial Conference board, shows how costs in the various items necessary to com fortable living had change. at the time of the last report from levels of March, 1924.
 The chart also shows the relative i'm portance of every item in an average, well-balanced. family budget.
 It will thus be noticed that food and clothing, two of the most important items, have declined while rents have remained the same. Fuel prices have shown more decline than any other one item. s--r
 Speaking of rents, long the bugaboo of a majority of us, it appears now that there is downward tendency in some sections of the country. It will be some time yet, probably, before the trend will be marked but the news that the peak has apparently been reached is pleasing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
POULTRY AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK. June 6.-Live poultry. steady. Broilers by express, 26947c; by freight, 25942c.
 Dressed, poultry, steady. Chickens, S094Sc; fowls, 23@32c.
 Butter; firm. Receipts, 5.542. Creana- cry extras (s2 score), 4Oc.
 Eggs, steady. Receipts. 2S.260 cases. Cheese, steady. Receipts, 57, FPS. State whole milk flats, fresh, fancy to fancy specials, 1s1a 91shc; state whole milk flats, average run, 1sc.
 CHICAGO, June b.-Butter. lower. Creamery extras, 39c; standards, SsTc; seconds, 32q341ac.
 Eggs, higher. Receipts. HAS cases. Firsts, 2315 424c; ordinary firsts, 22h3 2Sci storage pack extras, 251sc; firsts, 25c.
 Live poultry. unsettled. Fowls, 22M9 25c; broilers. s29Ssc; roosters, 14c.
 KANSAS CITY, June 5.-Broilers. Pc lower, ss@ssc.. Other produce un- ST. LOUIS, June 6.-Hens, 22c; springs, s7c; ducks. 25c. Others un- changed.
 Butter, unchanged.
 BANK OF FRANCE
 PARIS, June 5.-The weekly state ment of the Bank of France shows the following changes, in francs: . Gold in hand increased 103,00o silver in hand increased 13S,0Oo
 Notes in circulation increased 409.- 642,O0O.
 Treasury deposits decreased 2,6O3, 900. General deposits decreased 1s1, ,037, 900. Bills discounted increased 505, ,712, 900. Advances increased 96, ,351, 900.
 Fresh advances to the state amounted to aOo0oo,Oo0 frbAes. s ~..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
LIVE STOCK

CHICAGO, June 5.-Cattle: Receipts, 10000. Killing classes active, unevenly and in some instances sharply higher; better grades of beef steers and year. lings and desirable beef heifers, 25c up; some considerably more on weighty fed steers; top matured steers, $11.30; best long yearlings, $10.60; bulk fed steers and yearlings, $S.25@10.50; mixed steers and heifers, $10.25; yearling heifers in odd lots, $9.25 and better; some slowness on grassy rough steers and light year lings; most grades fat cows 15925c high err; cutters, strong; canners and bulls, steady; canners, $3@3.25, mostly; bolog- na bulls, largely $4.75@5.15; few heavy kinds, $5.25; vealers, steady to strong; spots, 25c higher; bulk desirable veal calves to packers, $809, mostly $500 g; choice kind, $9.50; few upward to $10 to outsiders; stockers and feeders, slow, but more active than Tuesday; several loads light stockers on country account, $5.25Q6.
 Hogs: Receipts, 37,000. Slow; mostly 1Oc lower; opened 5@10c off; closed with 1oQ15c decline; bulk good and choice 250 to 325-pound butchers, T.S097.4O; one load 300-pound offerings to yard traders, $7.45; bulk desirable 1S0 to 225- pound weights, $7.10@7.25; bulk better 140 to 170-pound averages, $6.40Q7; packing sows, largely $6.36@6.60; slaughter pigs, about steady; bulk good and choice strong weights, $5.S5@615. Estimated holdover, 17,O00.
 Sheep: Receipts, 11,000. Better grades of lambs, fully steady; sorting on springers, comparatively moderate; lower grades, weak to 25c lower; culls, mostly soc off; fat sheep, very slow, generally soc lower; bulk desirable na- tive springers, $16.25@16.5o; culls, most ly $11@11.5O; few upward to SIP; top Idaho springers, SIPS; bulk good and choice clipped lambs, $14@14.25; top, $1425; good lights and handy-weight fat ewes, $5Q5.50; heavies, $4 down. ward.
 EAST ST. LOUIS, H., June 5.-Hogs receipts 10000; early market steady on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

The cost of living, as a whole, de- clined approximately per cent during April. At the present time, therefore, it costs 20.9 per cent less, to live than in July, 1920, when prices were at their peak. ,.
 While a downward trend in the cost of living does not directly put more money in the pay envelopes, it in truth produces like result, since the money in the envelope goes further in buying the necessities of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
COTTON sEED,oIL

NEW YORK, June 6.-Cotton seed oil was lower today, closing bids repre- senting net losses of to 12 points. In addition to July liquidation, there was scattered local selling of the list on the heaviness in lard and better wealth CT in the south. Refiners were best buyers of July. Sales, 1T,400 barrels. Prime crude, s.25c, nominal; prime sum- nner yellow. spot, s.s0@10c; July closed 9.7sc; September, 9.sSc; October, 9.59c; December, S.75c, all bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

An excellent il- lustration on how thinps will work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LOST AND FOUND

LOST AND FOUND { TIRE-Lost, between Birmingham and Bessemer. on South Road. 1 new Good year balloon tire. size a<xs-77. Reward. Call Besserner s1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

You hear much today about Amer ica's productive ia filities having been expended beyond our capacity to ab- sorb or export, and there is wide. spread discussion as to what the ef- feet will be on prices, on profits and on employ ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

It so happens that the great increase in wages and the sharp rise in materials and the cost of doing business have made it somewhat more difficult than usual for small. weak concerns to with stand competition. This rise in costs is likely to bring about far more elimi- nation and amAlgamations, even should general business move along reasonably satisfactorily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

So, America's production of pro- ductiye facilities" will bring about its own cure. It is doing so now. It will continue, to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

There Is nothing extraordinary in this.
 It is as simple as A B c to those who have studied the ways of business and of human nature.
 It means that whenever too many in- dividuals or too many concerns enter a given field there occurs heavy mortality among those least capable of fighting for existence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

Is there anything and in all this?
 Not at all. Does it not mean that opportunities are thus afforded those made of the right stuff to rise to the top?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
OPPORTUNITIES FOR RIGHT MEN Difficulties Break Some
 And Make Others,
 Forbes Asserts
By B. c. FORBES

One mans meat is another mans poison. Difficulties break some men but make. others. Hard times bank rupt some concerns but strengthen ofhara
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

good heavy butchers; top s7.4o; others weak; good 18o to 210 pounds averages to shippers and butchers early s7,20@ 7.30; strong weights $7.30@7.s6; late market 10 to 15 lower on all grades; weights $7.10G7.20; pigs steady; no to 130 pound averages S6.00@6.50; packer sows mostly $6.3006.35.
 Cattle receipts 2,500; Texas steers 16 to 25 lower; other classes steady; bulk native steers $77509.40; Texans $6.40@ CPS; yearlings and heifers $7.76@9 90; cows $5.00@6.00; canners $2.75; bulls $4.40@5.00; light vealers $S.5o.
 Sheep receipts 1,50o; fat lambs most ly 25c higher; cull lambs and aged sheep steady; top and bulk good spring lambs S15.50: few medium to good kinds $14,50@1B25; culls largely $50; few best 800; fat light ewes $5.50; heavies $4.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

OIL CITY REPORT OIL CITY, June 5r-Credit, balances 375. Runs 7o,522;t averages 73,312 Shipments s2,sss; average 7s.1s9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

FOREIGN MONEY NEW YORK, June 5.-Bar silver, 67bc; Mexican dollars, 51Ac.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-09-26

Tires for present rims and for the smaze svhees
cheln Oversize Cords and Michelin RingShabed Tubes
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-09-26
Tree Gives Evidence
as to Age of Skull

More than four hundred years ago
a man died in British Columbia and
Mother Nature herself erected over
his grave a tombstone on which she
inscribed considerable data concern
ing him.
The tombstone was tree. Anthro-
biologists, digging under its roots,
found a skull Of unusually narrow
type in which hole had been bored,
presumably so that 1t could be filed
with some preventative material.
How long ago did the red man prac-
tice this form of embalming his deadP
Fer time this question puzzled the
scientists. Then they turned to the
tree. Annual rings of growth indi-
eating more than four hundred years
were found on the trunk. still
greater age. for the skull is probable
since the outside layers of this stump
{ had been burned off.
The studies leading to this inter
esting conclusion were conducted I'M
der the direction Of Harlan |. Smith
of the geological survey of Canada.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-09-26
Safe

A bright little girl, aged four, and
her brother, aged six, were spending
the night with their aunt. When bed
time came the aunt asked them how
they said their prayers. The little
girl answered: Sometimes say
them on muddy's knees and some
times to the side of the bed"
"And how about you. little boyT'
asked the aunt.
"Oh, I don't need to pray. sleep
with daddy."-Everybody's Magazine.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-09-26

An International group Of meteor
ologists is trying to discover what the
weather was like in prehistoric times.
Still, it seems almost too late now to
do anything about it.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-09-26

Has the oId-fashoned family which
kept the Bible and the photograph al
bum on the parlor table been succeed
ed by a generation which can finG
room only for the graphophone AMI
the rAl0 set?
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-09-26

An exchange observes: This
wrong number business might be
worse. Suppose telephone girls worked
in shoe stores" But they don't That
is where the shoe pinches
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

The Beverly Banner is a Legal
Newspaper. Commissioners, Sher-
ifs and other Sales, Administra-
tors are solicited. The Beverly
Banner will appreciate being re-
snembered in this connection.
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Advertising rates on application
The Beverly Banner is equipped to
do all kinds of Fine Printing at
reasonable prices.
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NOTICE

All readers or local notices of
entertainments, suppers, lars,
dances, ETC., given for the purpose OF
raising money, or for which adInis-
sion is charged, will be inserted gra-
tbs, providing the job work for the
same is done at this plant.
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BEVERLY BANNER
Is published every Friday morning
in the Banner Building, Cooper st.
BEVERLY, NEW JERSEY
HOELZ and STEVENSON
Proprietors
GUSTAV A. HOELZ, Jr.
Editor
GEORGE S. STEVENSON
Business Manager

The Beverly Banner is devoted to
the business and home interests of
Beverly, independent of political
or religious paper for the
people of Beverly.
Subscription $1.50 year
in advance
Evening star., 1924-11-30

Bit E-Z Blocks, the new
construction toy for building
skyscrapers, bridges, castles,
etc. For children
five to ten years. G1 M
Sets start at ..... Aoo
Evening star., 1924-11-30
She's Not the Old Woman Tho in Shoe! But
Mrs. Santa Has So Many Dollies
She Doesn't KnO1U What to Do

Another of the baby dolls is
the Baby Horsmann, with its soft,
yielding body, its cry of "Mamma,"
and it's appealing little face. Prettily
dressed and with lace-trimmed cap.
$2.o5 to $3.50. The more expensive
ones with sleeping eyes.
Like real babies, some of them
and she calls them the "Bye-Lo"
Babies. They were modelled after a
real, infant, and their crying voices
seem almost real Soft, cuddly bodies
and eyes that open and shut. $3.75
to $o.95.
A Bald-headed Baby has just
acquired his first two teeth-and
shows them in delighted smile. And
has learned to sit up! His eyes open
and shut, and he has real eyelashes.
$z.75 to $3.50.
Besides these cunning babies.
there are Raggedy Ann and Raggedy
Andy, Mrs. Santa's twins; Harmonica
Joe, who plays real music on his
mouth organ Little Red Riding Hood,
and Bride Doll who came all the
way from Germany packed in a trunk
with her trousseau! 6oc to $5.95 and
SECOND FLOOR
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Your Boy Will Enjoy Mechanic
Outfit
Outfit

Many happy, useful hours
will be spent solving the prob
lens of engineering, included in
these remarkable sets. Made to
meet the needs of boys of all
ages and types. Bridges. autos,
buildings of all kinds in sets,
SI.00 to $500.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Steelcraft Automobile

These are the wonderful autos, with
full elliptical springs, you've seen ad-
vertised in the Saturday Evening
Post. Beautiful lines and finish.
Durants, Packards, Bucks and 9th
ers. $500 and up.
Evening star., 1924-08-13
Girls Dresses, $1.45
Greatly Reduced

50 little girls play dresses:
checked gingham. with or
without bloomers; trimmed
with embroidery; blue, red,
pink, green and lavender;
sizes 7, 8, 10 years.
4 Girls Cape-back Coats, in
navy and tan poiret twill;
full lined: sizes IL and Il
years. Were $3.50 SIS
Girls Navy Serge Refer
Coats, full lined; sizes 6, S,
10 years. Greatly re- S8.95
duced, each ......
l Junior Miss Yellow Chiffon
Dance Frock. trimmed with
folds and ribbon; size T1S
Is. Was $3.50; now. $
l Junior Miss Navy Crepe
de Chine Dress, trimmed
with fur; suitable for sports
or afternoon wear; size SIX
Il. Greatly reduced. ~
Is Girls White Middies,
braid trimmed; sizes 6. s, IL.
IA, IS and 20; slightly soiled.
Greatly re due e d, 75%
each
II pairs Girls White Muslin
Drawers. straight leg, trim
med with tucks; sizes II and
IA. Greatly reduced, 0E~
pair
s Girls Sleeveless Wool
Sweaters, in tan and brown
and blue and tan; sizes 6, S.
10 and 12. Greatly OK
reduced, each
) Misses Bungalow Aprons,
crepe and gingham combina-
ton; lavender, green, black
and white. Were S1.o5
s2.75 each; now..-.
S Girls Bungalow Aprons, of
gingham: attractive styles
and colors. Were S1.50 OK
each; now.
Girls Section, Fourth door.
Evening star., 1924-08-13
Women's s Pumps and Oxfords
At At de:s:A", Less than d.. % $1>95

IS pairs Women's White Kid and Canvas Pumps
and Kid. Canvas and Buckskin Oxfords, many
styles. Sizes:
LzA 3 Ls1L 4 I41A 5 IsEa s I6zzL 2 Va g.
lAAA II 7I7lS Il
IAA - \ LzI7Is sIzIzI ~
a ...--4 ! j L4L4Is4 ! ] !
IB ..... 3 z ! : ! ! !
lC -. I5zI3I3
Daniel Green Quilted Poplin
Slippers, Csc
Were $l50. 72l pairs made by this famous maker
Just the thing for summer wear-cool and COM
Portable.
Leather soles and heels. Black, pink. rose, blue,
copen and gray Sizes in the lot 213 to e.
womens Section. floor.