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Evening star., 1927-03-08

short crops. The opportunity seemed
opened for a fairly broad entry of
American cotton into Japan. The de.
struction OF wealth and property In
Nippon Is calculated to check this.
The silk manufacturers of the United
States have been complaining Of the
strength Of Japanese raw silk. The
demand for silk goods Is strong and
resistance to higher goods prices is
sharp. The quake Is calculated to put
the Japanese silk producers in an
even stronger position so far as price
Is concerned.
Rice Pay to Be Slow.
The electrical manufacturing com
panies have little to hope for in the
situation. Some equipment certainly
will be replaced by the Japanese at
once, but the progress of the big cleo
trical expansion programs will not be
benefited.
The rice growers of California and
Louisiana are going to find one of
their chief customers in a poor posi-
tion to pay. The growers around the
Sacramento Valley counted on selling
at least 100000 bags of the 192627
crop to Japan alone. The lumber pro-
ducers of the Pacific Northwest and
the Gamers and food producers of the
Pacific Slope will be seriously affected.
The American shipping industry
may be the largest sufferer. The sig
nificance in the loss of trade to the
Orient lies In the fact that the Far
Evening star., 1927-03-08
QUAKE WILL HURT
| U.S.FORE|GN TRADE
Business Relations With
Japan Bound to Suffer as
Result of Losses.
BY j. c. ROYLE.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, March S.--The earth
quake In Japan will have a depressing
erect on the foreign trade of the
United States. even if the damage
proves less serious than present re-
ports indicate. That feeling was
plainly in evidence today among
manufacturers, exporters and trans
portation men who are in touch with
the Orient
Bankers agree that a catastrophe
which Injuries a customer is certain in
the long run to work to the disadvan-
tage of the seller. This was plainly
shown during the British coal strike,
which cost the largest foreign Gus
toner Of the United States hundreds
Of millions of dollars. The strike
resulted in profits to a few American
coal operators, but farmers, merchants
and manufacturers suffered material
losses.
Will Defer Rebuilding.
AS at the time of the former Japa-
nese quake, certain amount of
steel, corrugated iron and lumber
will be shipped from America for
be true of certain lines of food and
clothing. But at the time of the
previous earth tremors, 1t was deter
mined to await a period of years
before rebuilding permanently. This
policy undoubtedly will be followed in
the case Of the cities and towns and
factories just destroyed.
The buying power of Japan certain.
ly will be lessened to some degree and
a customer who cannot pay Is no bet
ter than a customer that does not
want to buy. The United States has
a huge surplus of cotton for export.
India and China. from which coun.
tries Japan has drawn most of her
cotton supplies, are expected to have
Evening star., 1927-03-08
DUMMY STOCKHOLDERS
CHARGE MADE IN SUIT

NEW YORK, March s LP.-~Testi-
mony that employees of Dillon, Read
& Co. were used as dummy stock
holders" in various companies, parti-
cularly the Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Co, was given in hearing yester-
day in the $15,000,000 stockholders
suit to GUST Clarence Dillon and John
Sherwin, Chicago and Cleveland ban
ker, az supervising managers of
Goodyear.
Witnesses testified control of Leonard
Kennedy & Co. and the Nassau Co.,
alleged to have been connected with
Dillon, Read & Co. and active in the
management and reorganization of
Goodyear, was held by Dillon, Read
bookkeeper, officials of the same
company and the wife and children
of Mr.. Dillon.
Evening star., 1927-03-08

600 q year, was interesting In that
1t attempted to define the elements
Of a successful enterprise.
Mr. Hawkins said:
Elements of the Comnany.
The Ford Co. has all the ele-
ments of successful enterprise; II
manufactures a useful article; IT'S
company Is properly organized; 1t
Is amply financed entirely within it.
self to successfully carry on Its oper-
ations: it's business policy Is clear
and well Defined its management IS
capable, tactful and honest; Its rae
tory Is well designed, fully eqnipped
and suitably located; its product Is
perfect in design and quality: IFS
selling force Is eff1cient---the largest
of it's kind in the world--and backed
by plain. honest advertising, with
complete service to owners.
The formula may be of value to the
average business man as a means OF
checking the efficiency Of his own or
ganization.
The National Retail Hardware AS
sociation. attempting to set up similar
standards in the retail field, under
takes to answer the question, In
modern merchandising success. what
are the functions and what should be
the qualifications of an efficient re"
tailer?"
Functions of the Retailer.
The chief functions Of the retailer
are to CO ordinate the needs or desire
to buy with the opportunity to buy,
to serve as the purchasing agent or
his community To carry out these
functions, he must have an accessible
location: maintain adequate stock;
maintain clean and attractive sur
roundings; give quick, convenient and
courteous service; quote fair prices,
make a profit; devote time to sales de-
velopment. know merchandise and
values; recognize the value of display;
have a desire to serve; be able to view
himself and his business subjectively
and effectively: be able to maintain
cordial relations with customers and
store personnel; know how to use ma
terial experience as guide TO the fu-
ture: understand the relations of mar
gin and expense; be a good stock
keeper, and be able to study and
adapt his business to changing trends.
OF course, profit making Is the pri-
mary aim of business men, If they
consistently fail to make profits. they
drop out of the competitive struggle.
If an enterprise does not make
profits, leaks unquestionably exist.
Perhaps these formulas will help
small musiness men to detect leaks In
their own organizations.
Evening star., 1927-03-08

Dare's Mentha Pepsin not only
quickly relieves stomach distress of
this sort, but Is compounded to con,
quer stubborn indigestion or dys-
pepsia and put an end to dizziness,
nervousness. headache, sleeplessness
and dependency, when these dis.
tressing troubles are caused by
stomach disturbance OF the kind
mentioned.
Dare's Mentha Pepsin is pleasant
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ing taste and after IL has helped to
put your stomach in a clean and
healthy condition. just notice how
much better YOU look and feel. for
besides correcting stomach disorders
caused by excesses or faulty elimi.
nation this supremely good remedy
that Peoples Drug Stores and drug.
gists everywhere guarantee Is fine
upbuilding elixir that causes you to
work with vim, eat with relish and
sleep soundly.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
To Those Who Suffer Stomach
Distress, Gas and Indigestion
Peoples Drug Stores Make This Offer
Money Back One Bottle Of Dares Doe.n Do You
More Good Than Anything You Ever Used <#E

The way has been, found to com
| bine Pepsin with other corrective
stomach agents so that it will do the
most good in the shortest possible
time
Why bother with slow actors,
since one tablespoonful of this splen-
did and pleasant liquid remedy us
ually causes gas, bloating, heaviness.
heartburn or that upset condition Of
the stomach, when due to excesses
or faulty elimination to speedily
vanish.
And why should any man or
woman suffer another hour with in
digestion or annoying stomach mis-
cry from such causes when the
remedy that acts almost instantly
can be easily procured?
But there Is more to say about this
remarkable remedy-something that
will interest thousands of respondent
people.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
Martyr toPaiin
for Is Years
Gets relief from Sloan's after
spending money in vain

After spending great deal of
money on medicines without re-
suits, woman who had suffered
from rheumatism for years got
quick and complete relief by a
simple home treatment.
Il have suffered from rheuma-
tism for 10 years and have spent
great deal of money in trying
to get something which would
ease the pain" she writes. an
Sloan's Linlraerft I have found in
slant relief"
Sloan's helps when other reme-
dies fail because Sloan's doesn't
just deaden the nerves. It stirs
up the bodily forces to throw off
the poisons that are causing the
pain.
So easy, pleasant and clean to
use, too. You don't even have to
rub it in. Just apply gently, and
the medicine brings the relief.
Get a bottle today and have it
on hand. All druggists-35 cents.
DR.. Earl S. Sloan. 1l3 w 18th
Street, New York.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
PRODUCE PRICES UP A BIT.
Farm Products Slightly Higher in
February Than in January.

A slight increase in the general
level of farm products prices for Feb
ruary was reported yesterday by the
Department of Agriculture. Prices
war level and / per cent higher than
January but is per cent lower than
In February last year.
All important Agricultural products
except potatoes, butter, butterfat and
eggs showed a farm price increase
for the month. Cotton and cotton
seed increased from Is per cent below
the pre-war level to 6 per cent below.
The index of purchasing power of
farm products in terms of non.Agri-
cultural products is placed at 81 for
January. which is l point higher than
In December. but points below Jan.
uary last year.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
SEEKS SHARES LISTING,

NEW YORK, March 8 Op}.-The
international Silver Co., whose appli-
cation to list its common and prefer
red shares on the New York Stock
Exchange was rejected last May be.
cause of its refusal to revise the com.
pany's charter provisions so as to
give full voting power to the com.
mon. has again applied for the
privilege. 1t Is presumed that the
Stock Exchanges previous objections
have been met.
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THE BUSINESS OF GETTING
AHEAD.
Patterns of Success i'm Trade

fatCeFns OF DucccSS III trade.
Henry Ford. In commenting on the
lure of business, once told me that
if he could not make a useful prod
uct more cheaply than any one else,
there would be no fun in remaining
in industry. That remark was made
more than three years ago. In the
last Is months the competitors of the
Ford Motor Co. have been giving in
creasing competition. but up to the
present none is offering a motor ve-
hicle as cheap as Mr.. Ford's COM
pany. There are, however. reports
that Mr.. Ford's leading competitor
may try to meet Mr.. Ford on his own
ground.
Recently, in connection with the
tax suit in Washington. Mr.. Ford was
analyZed. classified and card indexed
by various experts and partisans
The testimony of Norval Hawkins,
who worked for the Ford Motor Co.
for IL years and who in 1921 joined
the advisory staff of the General Mo-
tors Corporation at a salary of $780,
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Bought Her Freedom for
Ten Cents!
Keeping the System So Clean
There Are No Body Odors

~@@~~ - ~AA ~ @S~ A~~0y ~hA0A0
A lot Of people who never have to
take a laxative eat candy cascaret
now and then. Do you know why?
They have found that cascara
sweetens the whole system--brinas
an immacuiacy Of person that means
everything. 1t prevents bodily chem.
istry from ever making one uncon-
sciousiy offensive to others. And what
a perfect regulator Of the bowels!
Salts affect the lining Of the bowels.
Mineral oils leave a coating that the
blood must cary off through the
pores. How much better to cascarixe
the system, and cause the bowels to
expei everything by normal muscular
contraction! To say nothing OF the
cleaner, sweeter condition that lasts
for days-a wholesome condition that
makes the use Of deodorants quite
unnecessary in January or July! Men
and women whose years have brought
on slug1ishness often find that a
cascaret only once a week 10 all the
tonic they needed.
Cascara 10 splendid for children,
too, and they love the taste Of this
candy laxative which every DRUG store
has for f0c and 25c. 1.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
INITIAL DIVIDEND.

NEW YORK. March 8 Lp).-McClel.
Ian Stores declared an initial dividend
Of 81 on class "a" and "B" common
stocks. payable in quarterly install
ments Of Is cents beginning April l..
A stock dividend Of 5 per cent also
was declared, payable in class "A"
common on April Is to holders of
record, March 2l.
Evening star., 1927-03-08

Eastern markets are among the few
that present a geographical advan-
American ports. This advan age In
shorter distance Is such that it tends
to overcome cheaper operation Of Eu-
ropean ships and use of cheaper labor
in European factories.
Since this Is the case. the effects of
the disaster promise to fall heaviest
on the Far Western part Of this
country.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
ROLLED STEEL LOWER.

NEW YORK, March Up.-Prices
Of rolled steel in the Youngstown dis
trict are IS to 81 ton below the pre-
vail!ns- quotations a year ago. First
quarter earnings of independent com.
pantes I'm many instances. are ex-
pected to be less than for the same
period of 1926, despite heavier ship
ments.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
WHITE MOTOR EARNINGS.

NEW YORK, March s Up.-White
Motor Co. earned $500 share in
1928 on the S00.0 shares outstanding,
against $lO.11 in the previous year on
100000 shares outstanding. Gross
sales in 1925 were S64.57S,088. or 11.9
per cent above those of the previous
year.
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PORT TRADE INCREASES.

BALTIMORE, March Especially
Imports and exports through the port
of Baltimore last week both showed
large increases compared with the
previous week, according to the
weekly report of the collector of Gus
toms. Imports increased S528,21
totaling s2.338,9S9 of which $1,370,6
was dutiable and $96S,347 admitted
duty free, while exports showed an
increase of s431,769, amounting to
s2,119,163.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
PIGGLY WIGGLY SALES.

NEW YORK. March Op).-Sales
OF P1ggly Wiggly Western States Co
for the year ended February % were
$S,S<2,262. against 1866 ,06O the year
before. an increase OF 32.3 per cent.
February sales gained 20 per cent
over February last year.
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USE OF ELECTRIC POWER
SHOWS ENORMOUS GAIN
Special p,spa,ch IN The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE. March S.~-The tire.
mendous increase in electric consump.
tion In and around Baltimore since
1910 Is vividly shown in the annual
report for 1926 of the eConsolidated Gas.
Electric Light Il Power Co, which
controls those rubEc utilities in this
city.
In 1910 the per capita of the com.
pany's electric system was 90 kilo.
watt hours year. it Is pointed out.
The per capita expenditure for this
use was 1888 a year. In 1926 the per
capita use OF the company's electrical
system. including the use bv indus.
tries, was sos klowatt hours a year.
the per capita expenditure for this
use was $17.0l.
Evening star., 1927-03-08

Twenty-four days left to file your
personal tax return. Shares of stock
in building associations located in the
District of Columbia are not taxable.
Evening star., 1927-03-08

Raising camphor trees is being
tried out In Algeria.
Evening star., 1927-03-08

The fastest racing greyhounds
have very large hearts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-11

II il is for the good Of the plant it
is proper activity to be undertaken.
"More and more chambers of com.
merce are coming to realize that
their growth does not depend SO
much on their ability to get outsid-
ers to move in with factories and
stores as it does on developing those
already established and stimulating
others to make q start; that the in
dustrial and commercial growth of
our cities has been largely from
within and not from without; that
the little fellow of today may be the
big fellow tomorrow, and that every
man who prospers and expands his
enterprises. adds to the wealth and
pay roll Of the community just as
surely, and probably more safely,
than the new and unknown enter
prise from outside to which finan-
cia help in some form may have been
extended. What we need to learn is
that organized, group action can ac-
complish more in community build
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-11
!COLVIN BROWN
EXPLAINS WORK
OF CIVIC BODY

Continued from page one)
ISOLATION and nearly every city has
its chamber Of commerce. The one
form Of organization is to advance
the interests Of . particular line Of
business and the other to advance
the interests of q city or town. And
through such association we are
learning more about the humanities.
about economic facts and ethical con-
duct, and it makes for improved
method and what we are striving for
more certain of accomplishment.
$50 Tar as the chamber of COM
fmerce is concerned its town is its
plant and its field of activity is in
doing anything it can to improve the
plant. With this in hind It has no
difficulty in arranging its program.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-11

ing If more attention to paid to de-
veloping enterprises through local
men and capital than in = to
sell our opportunities to outsiders.
Chain Store GrOw.n
"Another thing we need to learn
is that the growth of chain stores
and mail order houses need not drive
the independent storekeeper out Of
business nor alarm him to any great
degree. Business research bureaus
show that the average cost of doing
business is about the same in an in
dependent. as in a chain store and
that the advantage of the chain store
is more apparent than real. Many
merchants are negative critics Of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-11

their chamber Of commerce, claim
ing that it does nothing for them.
What they really mean is that the
chamber should eliminate the COM
petition of chain stores, mail order
houses, house to house canvassers
and stores in other communities. and
insure him the patronage to which
he feels he is entitled by virtue Of
his being in business. Competition
cannot be removed by fault finding
or appeal to sentiment, but only by
adopting sound competitive methods,
and it is province Of the chamber
in its work of business and commune
ity building, to encourage its n1er-
chants to adopt sound methods, such
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-11

achieve there will be constant in
spirational impulse to reach the goal.
I'VE cannot override economic
laws nor regulate affairs over which
we have no control, but there are
many matters over which chamber
of commerce can and should exer-
else influence, and these matters, as
they arise, form its everchanging
program Of work. The chamber Of
commerce provides the machinery
for ascertainment of facts, for APP
plying information resultfully, for
safeguarding and advancing bust
ness and civic life. 1t succeeds to
the extent that it is organized and
conducted along business lines"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-11

rs knowledge Of customers wants,
profitable stock, turnover, suitable
advertising. attractive displays,
knowledge Of operating costs, intel
ligent planning for future, trained
sales force, and service.
Think of Future
"The civic program Of commun-
ity should have in mind future as
well as present needs. We should
vision our cities, not as they are to-
day, but as they are going to be
years ahead, and as we are going
to try to make them be. If we can
once get into the public concept
vision Of the city we are trying to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
Oak Lake NeighbOrhOOd

Hiding Magnuson and Clarence
johnson who have been employed
near Land O'Lakes, Michigan, since
Christmas, came home last Friday.
The Andrew Sand family have rent
ed the Chas. Anderson place and have
already taken possession. The COM
munity welcomes these people to our
community and hopes that they will
find their stay here pleasant as well
as profitable.
Alfred Nelson and VIM. Koecher
visited at Aug Nelson's Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Aug. Larson spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Mrs. CT. Swenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Koecher and
family motored-to North Branch Fri
day and spent Easter with relatives
there.
Victor Swenson was a Moose Lake
caller between trains Wednesday of
last week.
Anders Anderson did the chores for
Emil Koecher while they were in
North Branch.
Miss Irene Swenson of Duluth, is
spending a couple of weeks of vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Swenson.
The high school students returned
to their respective schools Sunday
Miss Hilma Johnson came down
from Duluth to spend Easter with
her folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Koecher enter
tanned several young people Wednes-
day evening of last week.
The Anderson sale held Tuesday of
last week was we'll attended and
brought fairly good prices.
Mrs. Chas. Anderson accompanied
Mrs Gilbert Johnson to Superior
where she will make her future home.
Mrs. Anderson was one of the first
settlers in this community, coming
here with her husband thirty-nine
years ago, and taking the present
place as homestead.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
DENHAM

Rev. Lund, the presiding elder. will
conduct services at the Swedish M.
z. church next Sunday afternoon and
evening. The Ladies' Aid will meet
at the church Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trig Johnson of Clio
quet, came last Friday for visit at
the parental o. w. johnson home.
Mr.. Johnson returned to Cloquet Mon
day, but Mrs. Johnson will spend the
week here.
The Andrew Lehet, Joseph Komar,
and andre Zipoy families were dinner
guests at the John Ribar home Sun
day.
Curtis and Vincent Ostrom drove to
Braham last Saturday. Curtis re-
turned to Denham Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Rydeen and
family spent Easter with Axel F. Oh
son. Mr.. Rydeen returned to Du-
luth Monday, while Mrs. Rydeen and
children will remain here for some
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Acker entertained the
w. F. Hensch family at dinner Sun
day.
Mrs. Mcdonald and Josie Michog
came from Duluth Monday, for visit
at Tony Martichuski's.
Helmer Larson was taken Saturday
to the st. Mary's hospital, Duluth,
where it was found necessary to tap
his lung. His father, who accompan-
led him, returned Monday and re-
ported that he was feeling quite a
little better. His brother, Carl, re-
manned in Duluth to be with him a
few days.
Carl and Theo. Brandt of Kings
dale, spent Easter at the parental
John Brandt home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Cegla and
family of Duluth, spent Easter at the
Frank Swarmer, Tony Cegla, and
Frank Cegla homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Anderson and
family, and Mr.. and Mrs. C.. j. Peter
son were guests at F. L. Olson's Sun
day afternoon.
Agda Rundquist visited at Chas.
Upgren's Sunday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
ARTHYDE

The Misses Elsie Nortrup and Myr-
tie Thomson spent the Easter vacation
at their homes here.
The d. B. McAllister family, Mrs.
Fanny Standish, and Mrs. Cora Rus
sell, relative Of L. G. Standish, drove
up from Annandale Saturday.
The Community club met with Mrs.
Mark Winan last Thursday. A very
nice lunch was served, and a lively
time was reported.
. Mrs. e. c. Ellison visited with her
daughter, Mrs. j. G.. Emmer a few
days last week.
Alfred Nelson, who has been work
ing in Michigan during the winter
months, returned home last week.
A. E. Townsend returned from
Graceville, last week, and has been
blowing on his place here.
Lyle Hendrickson is staying out in
the country with his grandparents.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
BIRCH CREEK TOWNSHIP

Magnus Simpson and Arthur Lille
dahl visited at o. Hanson's Sunday.
Ragnor Bake visited at Alfred
Christensen's Sunday.
The o. Hatleli family moved into
their house Monday.
Mrs. Stoke and daughters, Alma
and Selma, visited at Ben Stokke's
Sunday.
The Misses Mabel Peterson and
Florence Skinner visited at Swan Pc
terson's from Friday until Sunday.
Helmer Larson went to the hospital
Larson accompanied him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Christensen
and family visited at S. Peterson's
Saturday evening.