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Evening star., 1925-08-20

In other words, for coal costing a
New England retailer $3.50 per ton,
freight paid, in 1922, an average of
S2.94 was added for handling charges
between the railroad tracks and the
consumers bin, making the average
cost to the consumer 1884 per ton.
And out of that the retailer averaged
58.7 cents profit on each ton.
Wide variation in mine costs of coal
makes it impossible to deal in any
other figures but average when at
temptS are made to measure the
profits made by local coal merchants.
The Coal Commission. for instance,
tells of two Philadelphia dealers, both
of whom sold stove coal at S14.50 per
ton in November, 1922. The first deal
er, buying coal from a big producer
with whom he had dealt for years,
paid an average of only 1925 for his
coal, delivered. The second dealer,
forced to the mercies of the speculat-
ing wholesalers, actually paid Sl4.59
for his coal and sold 1t for cents a
ton less than it cost him, delivered.
Again, two dealers in New York
City, selling at $1375 per ton, We're
found by the commission to be In
somewhat comparable position. Ihe
first, with a good source of supply.
sold his coal for $4.51 per ton, on the
average, more than it cost him deliv-
cred; the second realized but $3.50 a
ton more than cost. Each retailer, of
course, had to meet his overhead and
other expenses out of the difference
between cost and selling price
Wide Variations i'm Profits.
Throughout the year 1922 the low
est average margin-difference be-
tween cost and selling price-obtained
by dealer reporting to the Coal Com
mission was 13 cents a ton; the high
est S6.O5-from which it is easily de-
duced that not all retailers make a
profit and not all are profiteers.
The 50 companies retailing coal in
the Middle Atlantic States during 1922
and reporting to the Coal Commission
showed an average net profit of 39
cents a ton on nearly 100000 tons
handled. That was at the average
rate of about 10 per cent on their
investment.
From SO to So cents to the retailer;
from 25 cents to So to the wholesaler;
an average Of $1.07 to the mine oper-
ators, and an undetermined amount
to the railroad companies hauling the
coal-such were the actual profits, as
disclosed in 1922 by the Government
research. on coal travelling it's toll
barricaded way from mine to cellar.
minimum profit of perhaps 81, split
four ways a maximum running up to
nearly half perhaps of the high prices
demanded for the highest priced prod
uct-these were the measures of an
thracite profits in. strike time.
tCopyHght~ 1929
Evening star., 1925-08-20

All movements to abolish the tie
since have ended in abject failure.
The "Gertie" shirt, something like the
one worn by Lord Byron, proved a
drug on the market after a few
months. That shirt, it will be re-
called. had an open. wide spreading
collar.
Revealing the Adams apple, it
failed.
The main function, then, of the
modern tie Is to cover the Adam s
apple by finishing off the modern
collar. The collar, of course, does
the prime work OF covering, but the
necktie finishes what 1t begins.
Bow ties, in the main, are Of two
kinds:
L. The Windsor.
2. The everyday.
The Windsor bow Is the flowing
type worn by artists, and commonly
called IAN artists tie" Just why the
painters and other illustrators should
have fallen" 80 hard for this par
ticular form Of the bow is another
mystery.
1t Is undoubtedly true, however,
that the average hard-headed business
man would as leave appear in public
in no tie at all as to wear the Windsor
He shuns 1t.
He likes, however, does this man
in the street." the everyday bow, as
we choose to call 1t.
AS stated, one out of every four
men, perhaps, wear bow ties, and
the other three wear 1t at sons time
or other.
The difficulty of making the four
in-hand stay up neatly in the collar
opening finally drives men to the
bow tie.
And then their troubles begin.
Tying the bow tie, either for the
dress suit or daily street wear, is a
faVorlte indoor sport with some men.
To watch gentleman stand in
front OF the mirror, hands at neck,
both elbows straight out at right
angles with the shoulders, has driven
many wife into commissions.
When he begins to cuss. shortly,
because the thing will not tie up ac-
cording to specifications, he then
drives her downstairs.
The trick of tying ones own is not
easily learned.
Ask dad-he knows.
After 1t is achieved. come two diff
ficult problems-one, keeping the col
lar button from showing; two, keep
ing the tie trim across.
Many men have given up bow ties
because they allow the gold collar
button to shine forth in all its
splendor. 1t is a distressing sight,
indeed.
Anchoring the bow so that it will
not tilt with one end standing
straight up, the other down, is an
art as yet unsolved. This is one OF
the meanest tricks to which the bow
tie is addicted.
With his tie sitting pretty
straight across his neck, setting off
his manly chin to perfection, a
gentleman goes into the important
board meeting" which we are all the
time reading about.
He has a great scheme TO read,
which will make a hit" with the
president. and cause the latter to
appoint him general manager at an
increase of 10000 per cent in salary.
At the psychological moment he
arises.
Gentlemen" he begins. confident
ly. AS he progresses, however, he is
aware that his big scheme is not re-
ceiving the attention that it should.
Something is the matter. He finally
sits down, whereupon his plan is
voted down Immediately. and his
prospects go a-glimmering.
Leaving the board room, he hap
pens to glance into a mirror, and sees
all at a glance. That darn bow tie
Is sitting up-and-down, instead of
cross-waySi
Evening star., 1925-08-20

Q. How does the silencer on a rife
work?-E. NJ. P.
A. The National Rife Association
says that silencer works on the
same principle as an auto muff1er. The
tube is screwed on the muzzle Of the
gun. This tube consists of series Of
battles that cause the gases to issue
slowly instead Of with sudden rush.
1t Is this rush Of powder gas from
the muzzle of the gun which creates a
vacuum causing the report when dis
charged.
@. Will hard city water that has
been manufactured into ice become
soft in the process?-E. A. r.
A. The Bureau of Standards saye
that as the water freezes the crystals
formed are nearly pure water. the dis
solved impurities that make 1t hard
remaining in the unfrozen part
Even sea ice is nearly fresh.
@. What was the name of Blue
boards wife?-G. B.
A. Her name was Fatima and her
sisters was Anne.
O. Is 1t true that people who live OF
farms have more children than those
who live in towns and cities?-N. F. P
A. The farm population of the Ma
ton, although less than 80 per cent
of the total. includes more than 35
per cent Of the child population.
@. How often does the word re
joice" occur in the Bible?-A. NJ. w
A. 1t occurs about TT times in the
authorized version of the Bile.
Q. What were the important cam
paigns of the Revolutionary War;
j. c.
A. The most important were: Cam
paign Of 1776 Uong Island and Fort
Washington. campaign of 1777 Sara
| toga), Lafayette's campaign in Vir
ginia, April, 1781-October 19, 1881.
Q. How high does the Ganges rise
in the rainy Seasonal. n.
A. In the Summer the river rises
| 80 feet above the normal level at the
| beginning of the delta. The fat coun
try of Bengal is inundated to The
width of 100 miles.
Q. What was the name of the poi
son used by the Aztecs for their ar
row heads?-J. w. S.
A. The Smithsonian Institution sayl
| that the South American curare (anC
other native names) poison for arrow.
| concocted from stryshnos nux-vomics
| NAO IiOI CAlcIlu " 1n0l6 il
little reliable information on wha1
poison, II any, was used by the Aztec.
and other Mexicans on arrows. One
reference says that arrows were dip
ped in the acrid juice of leaf of al
| agave, but the species is not given
| The Aztecs were adopts in the prop
critics of plants, and aside from tn,
wound, could have made an arrow
very disagreeable.
Q. Was Ford's Theater ever usec
| for a play after Lincoln's assassina
| tion?-A. G. II.
| A. A theatrical performance wa!
| never given there after the tragedy.
Q. Will you suggest a few books
| should read in studying English
| literature?-F. c.
A. The American Library Associa
| ton recommends "Gulliver's Travels,
Evening star., 1925-08-20

There is no use in seeking to avoid
recognition of the inevitable. When the
Summer season is over the traffic jam
will be even worse. The idea which
once prevailed in some communities of
sending a man to Congress for the
rest cure should, in all humanity, be
abandoned
Evening star., 1925-08-20

This country is credited with more
criminals than any other in the world.
There are degrees of crime, and the
laws here are so numerous and strict
that technical classification as Grim
inal" does not necessarily imply ex-
treme depravity.
Evening star., 1925-08-20

Realtors engaged in promoting re-
sort real estate will not, for many
seasons, be lured from Florida to the
Arctic regions, although the North Pole
could produce literature as alluring in
Simmer as that of Florida is in Win
ter
Evening star., 1925-08-20

What valuable practical knowledge
may be obtained from Arctic eXplora-
ton is still to be shown. The interest
in such events is in the adventure
rather than in prospective utility; an
interest up to now more popular than
scientific.
Evening star., 1925-08-20

There is always something register
ing on the seismograph to prevent a
fear that the world is liable to re,
lapse into a state of monotonous calm.
Biologists play an important part in
all kinds of news from an oil scandal
to an earthquake.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
ARTICLE ".

Along the road Of anthracite, be
tween mine and consumers bin, -four
separate agencies take toll Of every
ton. Their charges for work perform
ed, plus a profit in each case, increase
the price from an average of about Sc
at the mine to SIS and up in the house
holders cellar.
The Governments various investiga
tions have disclosed the four profit
taking agencies as follows:
First. the mine operators them
selves, who levied profit averaging
SLOT a ton in the first quarter of 1923
That figure covers the nine largest
producers, whose output was about 70
per cent of the total.
Second, the middleman or whole
saler In normal times his profit Is
about 25 cents a ton. During strike
periods it is often much greater. In
1929, the Coal Commission found, II
went to as high as SAFE a ton in one
case, while averages of from 81 to
S2.50 were not uncommon.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
FACTS IN COAL CONTROVERSY
BY WILLIAM p. HELM, JR.

States have been studied by the Coal
Commission as typical of other re-
tailers in those sections. The records
disclose that in New England the net
profits per ton averaged as follows
during the five years ending with
Evening star., 1925-08-20

The record of Summer does not
appear complete unless it includes a
shocking disaster to an excursion
steamer. Safety first is as hard to
enforce on water as on land.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
Added by Retailers.

These s6 retailers handled more
than 1000 900 tons of coal each year
The foregoing tabulation shows only
their average net profits. The record
shows that in order to obtain this
profit they added on to the figures
which each ton of coal cost them the
following amounts:
Evening star., 1925-08-20

In view of the considerate terms SO
gladly extended to Belgium there
should be gratitude rather than envy
in contemplating the fact that the
U. S. A. is the richest nation on earth.
Evening star., 1925-08-20

Any one who doubts that the world
is growing better should pause and
compare the modern motor bus with
the old-time stage coach.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Relative DiscomfOrts.

Relative DiscomfOrts.
I'm sorry for explorers bold,
Who in the lands are lost,
Where empty distances unfold
Beneath eternal frost.
But when the sun above US CLOVIS.
A superheated star,
The tip I'd give to such as those
Is, Boys, stay where you arer'
Evening star., 1925-08-20
A Matter for the Library,

What do you think of the theory
of evolution?'
"Its all right in its place." said
to try to bring a family quarrel into
politicS"
Evening star., 1925-08-20

The effort of young Mr.. La Toilette
to revive interest in Teapot Dome
in the warm, weary days of August
is moral and proper, but not pre-
cisely strategic.
Evening star., 1925-08-20

Without going deep into Darwinism
young Robert La Toilette proposes tc
introduce an interesting study in no
litical heredity and environment.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
Gouging by Wholesalers.

| GOuglng by WHOLESALERS.
The wholesalers legitimate function,
in normal times, is to bring buyer and
seller together. In abnormal times
! this function is continued, but, In ad-
dition, many wholesalers buy on their
own accounts for as little as possible
and sell for all they can get.
Government agencies, notably the
| Coal Commission and the Federal
Trade Commission, found that In times
| of shortage and extreme demand
wholesalers sold coal to other whole
| salers and these in turn to still others,
| each wholesaler adding profit, until
some coal was burdened So or more
per ton with several wholesalers prof
| its. Sales from wholesaler to whole
saler occur almost wholly, it was
found, during times of shortage or
strike scare. The profit in normal
times of competition is insufnclent TO
warrant division, as a rule, among
several wholesalers.
Third in the list of profit-takers on
coal stands the railroad. It's legitimate
| function is to transport the coal from
mine to retailer. For this service the
rate is fixed by law. The miners al
lege that present freight rates are un-
reasonably high, so far as anthracite
coal is concerned, but investigations
| in the recent past by governmental
agencies have failed to result In ac-
| ton to lower the rates.
What the railroads make, per ton,
| has not been worked out. Possibly eX-
pert accountants by a long and COM
plicated process might be able to show
average figures. However, the car
riers transporting anthracite formerly
owned their own mines, in almost
every case, and the combination role
| of coal producer and coal distributor
was immensely profitable.
No Longer Own Mines.
That combination has been broken
I'm hv the Federal Government; rail.
road and coal companies have been
divorced by the United States SUI
| preme Court. Undoubtedly there re-
mains a sympathetic interest in mu-
tual affairs between these recently
severed concerns; the records show
| that in almost every case, due to
past earnings and reserves built up
| out of the earnings from coal, the
present misunderstanding roads are
among the wealthiest and strongest
railroads in the United States.
The fourth agency to take profit
on coal travelling from the mine to
the consumers cellar is the retail
coal merchant. There are thousands
of such firms in existence throughout
| the country and the extent of their
profits varies so greatly that in no
| two cases has 1t been found exactly
| the same.
England and Sc in the Middle Atlantic
Evening star., 1925-08-20
The Channel Dash.

The swimmer faltered on the way
And couldn't make the trip.
Yet, very frankly, 1 will say,
I envy her the Dip
Evening star., 1925-08-20

When jay walking and jay driving
are both eliminated the traffic prob
lem will undoubtedly be easier.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
Large Ideas.

"Would you marry a millionaire?'
mo" said Miss Cayenne! "a mil.
lion these days isn't enough to be
tempting."
Evening star., 1925-08-20
We All Have Much to Learn.

This old world keeps us guessin',
With knowledge incomplete.
I've got to take a lesson
In how to cross the street.
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Evening star., 1925-08-20

Jud Tunkins says goin' fishing is a
way of making a few disappointments
take the place of your cares.
Evening star., 1925-08-20

Ing edition, is delivered by carriers within
the city at 80 cents per month: daily only
AS cents per month; Sunday only. 20 cents
per month. Orders may be sent by mail or
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Evening star., 1925-08-20

Dat old. advice, Try, try again, >"
said Uncle Eben, sis what makes a
bad banjo player such q nuisances
Evening star., 1925-08-20

@. How high does the Ganges rise
in the rainy seasonal. n.
A. In the Summer the river rises
80 feet above the normal level at the
beginning of the delta. The fat coun-
try of Bengal is inundated to the
width of 100 miles.
Evening star., 1925-08-20

Q. What is thieves Latin?"-W. S.
A. The word slang" is the modern
equivalent of the term. Until the
nineteenth century IL denoted the
jargon peculiar to thieves or vagrants.
Evening star., 1925-08-20

@. OF what nationality is Bucky
Harris?-H. w.
A. Stanley Harris Is an American.
On his fathers side, he is Of Welsh
descent, on his mothers, Swiss.
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sister, Mrs. Isaac Durham.
Rustic up a Dollar. Have it ready
to roll on its way when the solicit
tor calls.
Miss Bonnie Mason, Miss Harriet
Boyles, r. e. Talbot of Philippi
were visitors here last Saturday.
Miss Leta Day of near Junior
spent the weekend here visiting her
sister Mrs. p. S. Exline.
A farm on a dirt road in Winter
is Jail Many of us dislike jails,
so let's have permanent roads!
Stop for the bake at Mccoy Payne
durg store Sat. May 23-2:00 o'clock
Eastern Star Club
L. Cross of Parkersburg spent last
Saturday and Sunday here with his
son Rev. Edwin Cross and family.
You did your Duty in 1918. Do
it now. You can do your Duty with
a Dollar-American Legion.
Noah and Reason Durham of Tay-
lor County were here yesterday at
tending the funeral of their mother.
Mrs. Wilbur Forney is here from
Grafton to spend some time with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Ware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Talbot were
visiting the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Talbot last Sun
day.
E. A. Barte, started away again
on business - between his farming
and business interests he is kept go
ing.
Belington has a $750000.00 bank,
what about a $850,OOO.OO and mil
lion dollar bank would sound still
better.
TWO DOLLARS have voluntarily
done their Duty. 1t takes 1893 more
to finish the job.-American Legion.
Belington and vicinity has never
had the opportunity before in Millin-
cry. See M. E. lClothier's ad in
this issue.
Forrest Right and 'Red" Branden-
burg went to Clarksburg last Thurs
day and drove two cars thru for
Geo. Cain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson Starcher of
Grafton were here for a short visit
with Miss M E. Clothier, one day
last week
Do you know of anyone more de-
serving Of a happy home than the
orphans of a man who gave his life
for your own U. S. A.?
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9
PERSONALS

g
Swat the Fly nowl
Did you say frost May 18th?
Miss Jesse Teter is very sick at
home.
Glenn Dayton was at Beverly
Sunday
C. j. Williams of Fairmont was
home the week end
Bruce England was in town last
Monday ON business.
Prof. o. j. Woodford spent Sun
day at his home in Philippi
S. T. Keller of Parkersburg was
in town yesterday on business.
Mrs. Henry Wilmoth is still criti-
cally i'll in an Elkins Hospital.
Miss Daisy Hathaway is staying
at the home of G. c. Bartletts.
Aubrey Stalnaker of Flatwoods
was here Wednesday on business.
M. K. Smith spent Saturday and
touHudy III SldIhSpulS anu L dllliolle'
Mrs. Grant Graham was visitor
in Buckhannon a few days this week.
Burl Jeffreys left Monday for Vol
ga where he will take up a position.
Miss M. E. Clothier will surprise
you ALL Don't fail to attend her
sale.
c. E. Teter, who has been in
doors for almost a week with Flu, is
now better.
Talk about the "City Beautiful
Thamer Griffith has put one over on
you fellows.
Ira FindIey has taken very sick a.
gain; shortness of breath is his
trouble now
Miss Leone Rohrbough and Miss
Edra Stalnaker were in Elkins Fri
day shopping.
Miss Roma Thompson and Miss
Margaret Ballah motored to Huttons-
vile last Monday.
H. B. Davis, one of the High
School teachers, spent the week end
at Morgantown.
Mrs. l. E. Wilson and children of
Clarksburg were here visiting re-
latives the week end
No woman can afford now to wear
the old hat after looking over NJ. e.
Clothier's Big Display Ad.
VIM. Durham of Fairmont was
here attending the funeral of his
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Rev. Harrison, pastor Of Elkins u
B. Church, preached an excellent
sermon here at U. 3. Church last
Wednesday night.
Mrs. Foreman Of Thomas who
has been here for the past week,
visiting w. w. Brewer and family,
returned home Monday.
When business gets slack, that is
the time to make ready when things
do come back. Every little push
will help turn the wheels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bren M. Roger and
Mr.. and Mrs. Buck" Yearly of
Clarksburg were visiting Mrs. Erwin
Keyser and family Saturday and
Sunday.
Rev. Joseph Hoffman is a good
talker and keeps his audiences we'll
entertained. He is a very sociable
fellow known when to smile, and en-
joys compliment just like other
folks.
Your ONE DOLLAR added to that
of many others will form Fund, the
proceeds of which will care for needy
orphans and disabled veterans.
Pennies make dimes,
Dimes make dollars,
Dollars make millions.
One Dollar is your share in the A.
merican Legion Endowment Fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hankey were
visiting the latters parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon Polling on Chestnut Flat
last Sunday. They were accompan-
led home by their little daughter Lou
who had spent a week with her
grandparents.
That wholesome, pure and better
bread made from SUGAR LOAF
Flour, carried in stock at all times
by The Thompson Company; Cash
price this week is LAS per sack. This
Spring Wheat Flour will make at
least 1876 bakers loaves to the bar
rel. Take no substitute. Adv
The contest in the U. B. Sunday
School is creating much enthusiasm
among the church. The school is in
creasing both in interest and num-
Der. 1t is divided evenly namely, the
red and the blue. The reds have been
ahead the past two Sundays. Lets
keep it ahead not only for the great
feast awaiting the winning side but.
for the noble purpose of building up
the S. S. and advancement of Gods
Kingdom.
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DIED

Mrs. Edith Durham died May 18th.
Being in her 10Th year. She was the
wife of Isaac B. Durham of our city.
She was born in Taylor County,
and was niece of the late Robert
Durham former preacher of this
County. After her marriage to Mr..
Durham she moved to Belington
where she has lived an unselfish life.
Devoted to her husband who has been
an invalid for many years.
She leaves to mourn her loss hus-
band, one brother VIM. Durham of
Fairmont and two sons, Noah and
Reason Durham of Taylor County.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. G. D. Griffin Wednesday at the
home on High Street. Interment in
Elliott cemetery.