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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-12-20
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shaAa'ii;l''i'ilsiH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mark Laughery is reported quite
sick with the flu.
Mrs. l.. J. Bennett, of Edgar, spent
the week end here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Haddox motor
ed to Billings Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Anderson shop
ped in Billings Monday.
Mrs. J. Rinker motored to Billings
with II. Haddox Saturday.
Lester White, of Missoula, is Wis
iting at the VIM. White home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rauch and Mrs. D.
Mclaughlin shopped in Billings Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Mathwig were
hosts to the Saturday mite club this
week.
Mrs. Ben Baker and children spent
Sunday at the Mary Craig home in
Silesia.
The f. L. Marvin family, of Billings
visited at the D. Mclaughlin home
Sunday
H. Brophy, who was quite i'll this
week, at this writing is reported as
much better.
Dir. Benson, of Fromberg, made
professional calls in Joliet Sunday
and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Talmage and
Mrs. Anna Talmage shopped in Bill
lings Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Reardon were
guests at the P. L. Monahan home in
Roberts Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Frederick of
Billings, visited at the Riley Freder-
icks home Tuesday.
Mesdames Ben Baker and C. Oliver
entertained the Sunshine club at the
Oliver home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. J. Goff and Mr..
and Mrs. J. Rinker, of Boyd, were
callers in Joliet Tuesday.
Mesdames f. NJ Mathwig, c. L.
Burger, B. D. Bell, E. J. Reardon all
shopped in Billings Monday.
Mesdames Pearce, HENDERSON and
Haddox were breakfast guests at the
NJ. Rauch home Saturday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. E. Garret, who
spent the forepart of the winter in
Virginia, returned home this week.
The Twentieth Century club met at
the Sarah Collins home Wednesday
evening and held their Xmas program.
Miss Thelma Hetland, of Billings,
visited at the Sarah Collins home on
Sunday. Miss Hetland is employed on
the Gazette.
Mrs. L. M. Hammond entertained |
at an Xmas partySunday. The rooms
were beautifully decorated in balloons
and Xmas wreaths. Covers were laid
for Mr.. and Mrs. R. Millice, Margaret |
Millice, Sarah Jane, Betty, Rebecea,
Peggy and Judy Barringer, of Billings,
Annabell and Betty Jean Talmage.
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fsI Wade WOODBURY., as he stopped
XII and reached under the feet OF
0s3 hurrying pedestrians to retrieve
some of the Christmas candles
that he had knocked from the hands
of Doris Marshall.
Tit was unavoidable, I'm sure, y
answered the girl, who. too, was try.
ing to salvage some of the fragrant
waxen sticks.
I'm afraid that most of them are
ruined,' Wade went on. ut was awk-
ward Of me, but come into Brownell's
and we can replace them with others
SO you're party won't be spoiled"
But we can't replace them-and
they weren't for my party said the
girl. sorry that they couldn't be re-
placed. You see, they are bayberry
candles, and I make Them"
MAKE theml Then the fat IS in
the fire-or to be more exact. the cam
dies are trampled under foot. What
were you-Where were you taking
them? To some one for Chrfstmas?"
"Yes, and no. loves sell them for
me-to order, you see.n
"They were ordered then-and near
" all ruined. But surely we can buy
some to replace them. Candles are
candles, aren't they?'
"Please don't mind" pleaded Doris.
I'm sorry, but it couldn't be helped
and I can make Lore"
"Then get into my car here and I
can run you home in no time" And
Wade, taking her arm, directed her to
his roadster at the curb.
.'What direction he asked?
Il live at 2240 East Yine-almost
eountry-and its putting you to lot
of trouble Doris answered.
Trouble? And you can mention
that after all the trouble I've caused
you by my carelessness?'
"Please forget it. It was purely an
accident, and might have happened to
anyone
'But it didn't happened to you
and me. But tell me more about the
Candles
"There isn't much to tell. I thought
every one in New England knew about
bayberry candles. They are made
rom the leaves and berries of the bay
rec, are fragrant and lovely to burn
"But how do you-you can't get
berries and leaves this time of year?'
1--WE boil them at various times dur
ng the summer as the berries ripen,
md make the tallow.'
"Bayberry candes-don't they date
back to the Puritans? And isn't there
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how many times is each one dipped"
he asked, "thirty-fiye?"
The delicious New England supper
of baked beans, brown bread and
Christmas delieaeies Mrs. Marshall
prepared almost alone. She pushed
her wheel chair from table TO shelf
and stove with ease and dexterity.
Bayberry candles shed a soft light
and pleasing fragrance.
mo wonder there Is ready sale for
them,' said Wade. "They are so fra
grant,
And they bring good luck to all
who burn them smiled the mother,
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-12-20

Mr. and Mrs. George Kercher and
family, Mrs. Peter Kercher and son,
Adam, all of Bridger, were dinner
guests Sunday at the W. S. Iaughery
home.
Mesdames G. A. Lowering, W. S.
Laughery, the Misses Gladys Lover
ing, Marjorie Christopherson, Maxine
Laughery and Edward Reardon Jr,
motored to Billings Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Meyer, Fred Gu
mis- and Mrs. Chas. Anderson motofed
to Red Lodge Friday to attend the
Weaver funeral, Mrs. Anderson re-
naming to visit at the R. G. Martin
home.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-12-20
SANTA CLAUS SACK

THIS IS a jolly game to play
L at a Christmas party. One
player starts with the letter
"a saying "santa Claus sack
has Animals in it." The next one
says, Books" Candies" says
the third, and so on until every
letter of the alphabet has been
used. If boy or girl cannot
think of something to say be-
fore the rest of the group have
quietly counted ten, he or she
must drop out Of the game; any
player speaking out of turn or
using the wrong letter must
also drop out.
s,s<s<s. ~
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AMT IT THE TRUTH.

1t is said that Al Jolson was paid
100000 for "The Singing Fool"
but, of course, there are singing fools
that are worth much less than that.
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wasting at the bung; for the loss of
our timber resources from this cause
is infnitesimal as compared to the
damage done to our forests by fire
and insects.-Cody Enterprise.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-12-20

Mrs. Eva Pearce and sister, Mrs.
L. HENDERSON, left Sunday for Cali
fornia, where Mrs. Pearce will spend
the winter at the HENDERSON home.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-12-20

Voice from the eleventh floor:
Smatter down there. Have you no
key?
Noisy one on the pavement; Gotta
key all right, but wouldja iussasoon
throw down a few keyholes?
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-12-20

Father (19Os): Martha, | wish to
warn you and Archibald against
this practice of holding hands.
Old man 1929: Mamie! If you
and Charlie are only going to pet to-
night, turn off the lights. No use
wasting a lot of electricity on you
two.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-12-20

Three nurses at the Hull, Eng,
poorhouse were discharged for be-
coming intoxicated on liquor stolen
from the medical locker.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-12-20

At the request of their parents,
four girls at Newcastle, Eng, were
sent to Jail for week to break them
of going to dances.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-12-20

The News is the leading advertising
medium in Carbon county.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-12-20

WI BEG a thousand pardons," said
Isl Wade Woodburn, as he stopped
XIII and reached under the feet of
0e3 hurrying pedestrians TO retrieve
some of the Christmas candles
l. 1 ! :. ! L =
The Washington times., 1928-10-17
RAILS AND oils
|NF0RWARD
DRIVE
By international News Service

NEW YORK, Oct 1T.-Under the
lead of the oil stocks, the rails and
the motors, the forward movement
in prices was promptly resumed in
the early trading today. An in
crease of S3,604 cars in railroad
freight car loadings for the week
of October s, making the total OF
$11S6,59S cars, the largest In MIS-
tory for the period, was reported
by the American Railway Associa-
ton. Private reports of specific in
dustries were favorable. with motor
car manufacturers forecasting 1929
as the greatest production year IN
the history of the industry.
= The decline in time collateral
loan rates TO below per cent was
a significant event in the money
market. Borrowers were reported
securing funds at 67s per cent for
a period OF five months, an indica-
ton of easier money conditions
over the year-erid. The call loan
rate was unchanged at III per
cent.
The rise in the oils was based on
two important factors; the increase
in gasoline consumption and the
prospect of better control of
crude oil production. Important
petroleum marketers are believed to
be forming an oil export corpora
ton under the Webb act. Pan
American, Sinclair. Texas Corpora
ton, the low-priced standards, Mid
Continent, Marland. Phillips and
other well-known oil shares sold at.
higher price levels in active trad.
ing. Atlantic Refining moved up
points to 1891, and Barnsdall
reached new high at 49,.
Trading proceeded at a swift pace,
with the ticker 20 minutes behind
the market at the end of the first
hour. Victor Talking Machine
and other high priced specialties
moved up 1-5 points, and the new
advances were scored by a dozen
or more of the high grade railroad
shares. Profit taking held up the
advance in the second hour, but the
market favorites held their gains in
the face of reactions In the general
list,
The Washington times., 1928-10-17
BAL TlMoRE LIVESTOCK

BALTIMORE, Oct. 1T.-Cattle~-
Receipts, 100 head; market steady
Steers, choice. $13.5014: good. $12.50
1928; medium. $11. 5oQ12.25; com.
mon, S9.2501o.50; feeders and stock.
ers. 50012.T5; heifers, choice.
s11@11.5o: good, $10@10.50; me-
dunn, $9.25Q9.75: common, $685.
feeders and stockers. $9.25@l0.50;
bulls, good to choice, $9.50@10s
fair to good, $S.50@9.25; common
to medium, s650@S: cows, good
to choice, $9@9.5o; fair to good,
5000; common to medium, $40
$50.
Sheep and Iambs-Receipts Is
head; market steady. Sheep, $2@
$50: lambs. $7014.25.
Hogs-Receipts 200 head; mar
ket steady; lights, s10.65; heavies.
$1o.S5: medium, S11.05: roughs, $40
$50; light pigs, $6@9.25; pigs.
$1,000; Ohio and Western hogs
10 to 90 cents higher than quoted.
Calves-Receipts, 25 head; mar
ket steady. Calves, $5116. 4.
The Washington times., 1928-10-17
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Hogs-Re.
ceipts, 10000; market steady. Top.
$1o.15: bulk. $9@1O1O; heavyweight.
$S.5OQ1O.15; medium weight $4,000
1915; lightweight, $9.2501O.15,
light lights. $S.75@9.s5; packing
sows, $S.4og9.25; pigs. $S.5O@s.5O;
holdovers, 10000.
Cattle--Receipts, 10000; market
slow. Caives--Receipts 1900: mar.
ket steady. Beef Steers-Good and
choice. $15G17. so; common and med.
ium. $a.50m 1880: yearlinss. $9.5o6
f7.ae. Butcher cattle-Heifers &9m
is; cows. $6.50Mll: bulls. S7G1f:
calves, s14.So@ 1850; feeder steers,
500 1880; stocker steers. s9612.50:
stocker cows and heifers. S7011.
Western range Cattle-Beef steers,
SO q IA: cows and heifcrs. s7012.
Sheep-Receipts 10000: market
weak. Medium and choice lambs,
S12.So613.75: culls and common. $40
oil; yearlings, &9011; common and
choice ewes, S4q6.5O; feeder lambs,
$1im13.50.
The Washington times., 1928-10-17
]. 4. CASE SEEN
SUCCESSOR TO ]
STRONG
NAHKWA

By ROBERT s. THORNBURGH

By ROBERT s. THORNBURGH
The death Of Benjamin Strcngs
governor Of the New York Federal
Reserve Bank IL unlikely to result
in any important changes either IN
domestic or international policy, ac-
Cording to those closely identified
with government fiscal affairs, to-
day.
At the Federal Reserve Board IL
was pointed our that j. II. Case
deputy governor Of the New York
bank, has been acting governor for
nearly two years, during the illness
OF Strong. and that he has guided
the affairs Of the institution in q
period OF important shifting Of both
domestic and international policy
Some members Of the Reserve
Board held It likely that Case
would be selected governor Of the
New York bank, although there are
a number OF other possibilities
The next scheduled meeting OF the
pank board. which selects the gov
ernor without advice or approval
Of the Federal Reserve Board Ii
Thursday, the day Of Strcugss
funeral.
Worked with Mellon
q. H. Garrah, widely known
banker, is chairman Of the board
Of the New York and Federal Re-
serve agent, q post Substantially
as important as the governor.
James S. Alexander, Chairman Of
the board Of the National Bank Of
Commerce Of New York, is the New
York district member Of the Federal
Advisory Council
There is even the possibility Of
the selection Of a member Of the
reserve board as governor Of the
New York bank, although this II
considered remote There was i
precedent IN the appointment by the
Boston bank Of ". p. G.. Harding,
as governor. He was former
member of the reserve board
Strong worked closely with Score
tary Of the Treasury Mellon in shap-
ing the country.s financial policy.
He has been given credit for initizt-
ing policy Of scientific u1anipuIa-
ton Of rediscount rates in the
United States and abroad to bring
about a natural flow Of gold away
from this country to the gold-ini-
poverished central banks OF Europe.
The redistribution of the gold sup
ply has been brought about and the
United States has made q net exs
port of about half billion In
gold. This is generally held BY
economists to have benefited the
business position Of United States
by strengthening the country,s for.
eign customers.
The New York bank is the KEY.
institution OF the reserve system
because Of its gigantic resources
and its position IN the heart of the
nations financial picture.
Until recently the New York re-.
discount rate fixed that OF the other
banks, although apparently now the
banks and the board have recOgs
nized the adyisability OF maintains
ing non-u1ifcrrn rates The banks
east of the Mississippi have 57k per-
cent rates while the western instr
tutions remain at per cent.
Strong was intimately involved
in the financial reconstruction OF
Europe and even during the last
two years while virtually incapaci.
tated for active work in the New
York bank, made frequent trips to
London, Paris. Berlin and Rome in
the interests Of restoration of ware
disrupted currencies. His last active
ity of this character was in con.
nectlon with the stabilization of tbs
Italian Ira -S
The Washington times., 1928-10-17
LOCAL PRODUCE

Eggs-Current receipts, 42c; white
hennery. 4s050e.
Poultry-Turkeys. 3O@s5c; spring
chickens, Plymouth Rocks, Reds, 2
lbs. and over, 2S030c: mixed colors,
CSC; large Leghorn chickens. ESQ
2sc; hens, 2S629c: Leghorn chick
ems. CSC; hens, 27m29c. Leghorn
chickens. 22123c. Turkeys: Dress
ed, 34nS5c; chickens. s5c; large
fowls. 2702sc; Leghorn fowls. 21c;
keats 7OQ75c.
Calves--15c.
Apples-supplies liberal: demand
light: market about steady. Boxes:
washington Extra Fancy Delicious
medium to large size. $3.50; Fancy
Delicious medium to large size. s2Q
3.2s, combination extra fancy and
fame. winter Bananas medium to
large size, $3.50; small size, some
ripe. $1.25@2 Bushel baskets: -ary-
land and Virginia u. s. No. !, "a
inches Up Grimes, $l.2J; few higher:
Delicious. $1,50W2: unclassified De-
Iicious "a inches up $l@l.25; most
~. 81. Delaware u. S.NO. !. 2h
inches up. JOnathans and Staymans,
mostly, 81; few higher.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lAAOdEIoLCy
mand moderate; market steady,
NewYYork, 90@1O0-lb. sacks, Domes-
tic round type. S2.25; few poor con-
dition. $101.25. Wisconsin. bulk
per ton, Danish type. $45.
Celery Supplies noderate; de-
mand moderate; market firm. New
York. 2-3 crates best. lostly SO;
some small size, $2.50@2T5.
- ztnPL
liberal. Demand moderate; market
about steady. California Tugs.
Flame Tokays, s1.45@16o; Tugs.
Muscats, 75c; Carignanes. S5@90c.
Eastern stock: Supplies liberal: de-
mand moderate: market slightly
weaker. New York, 12-qt. climax
baskets. Concords. 50@55c; got. eli
max baskets, Concords. Niagara and
Delawares, 17@1Sc.
I.ettuce-Western stock: Supplies
moderate: demand light; market
steady. California crates, Iceberg
type, 465 doz.. $3.50.
Onions - Supplies, light: demand,
light: market. steady. Michigan and
Indiana, 1001b sacks yellows. u. s.
No. /. medium to large size, $500.
Michicus 100-lb. sacks yellows, u. S.
No. small 10 medium size. $3.50.
Pears Supplies. light; demand
light; market. steady. Washington.
boxes Bartletts, fancy medium to
large size sS.25 1s3.50. New York
bushel baskets Seckels No. l, $2.OoU
$50
Potatoes-Supplies, moderate: de-
rnand. moderate; market, STEADY.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 10
10. sacks round whites, I. 5. NO.
s2.O0@2.25, mostly $2.0062.1S.
Sweet Potatoes-Supplies. modef'
ate; demand. slow: market dull: Few
sales. Nearby Maryland. cloth'top
barrels yellows. No. 1. $2.25; bushei
baskets Nancy Halls, No. /, $l.O0:
Carrots-Supplies moderate. De
mand light, market about steady.
California, Western lettuce crates
punched. $3.25D3.50.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES light. De
mand light, market steady. Florida.
boxes brights, $6.35W6.50.
Tomatoes-S moderate. De
mand moderate. market dun. Cali
fornia. lugs ripes, wrapped, $500
2.7S, few sales hign as IS. Nearby
Maryland y hushel hampers, ripes,
unwrapped, &2G2.25.
The Washington times., 1928-10-17
BALTIMORE PRODUCE

BALTIMORE, Oct. 17.-Eggs-
Market dull: on the Baltimore
Butter and Egg Exchange there
was no trading today. Street sales
small lots, nearby current re-
ceipts, cand1ed, -42c; few higher.
Receipts, butter, 169 tubs; eggs, SIS
cases.
Poultry-Chickens old hens.
lbs. and over, 2s930c; do, 5
to 81 lbs. 20024c; leghorns and
other light stock, 10000; old
ROSTERS, 1601Sc; young chickens,
springera. colored. as to size, q
@S0c; springers. leghorns. as to
size 25@2Sc; ducks. white pekins.
young. 4 lbs. and over. 24@25c:
puddle, young, lbs. and over, %
@25c; muscovy. young, 24@25c;
all kinds. old, 15@2Oc; guineas,
young. lbs. and over, S5c; small
err. 50M65c; pigeons, young and
old. pair. 25m30c.
The Washington times., 1928-10-17
CLEVELAND LIVESTOCK

CLEVELAND, Oct. 17.--Hogs--
Receipts, $500. Market 25c lower.
Top, $lO.15. Quotations: 25O.35C
lbs, $l0W1O.15; 2OO-25O lbs. $lO.lO
@1O.15; 10000 lbs, $1O0l0.15; 1870
100 lbs, $9.75m10.15; 9O-130 lbs,
$9.65G9.75; packing sows. $500
9.25.
Cattle-Recoipts. $50; calves, 35a.
Market, cattle weak 10 Csc lower;
calves steady to strong. Bulk quo.
tations: Beef steers, S9.2Sd11.7s:
beef cows. S7.2503.5O: low cutter
and cutter cows, s5@s.75; vealers,
S15n12.
sheep-Receipts, $500. Market
steady to weak. Quotations: Top,
fat LAMPS, s14; bulk. fat lambs.
$13.75d IA: bulk Gull lambs, 500
1850; bulk fat ewes. s566.5o.
The Washington times., 1928-10-17
SHORT TERM SECURITIES
Little Girl Badly Hurt
When Attacked by Cow

sPARTANSBURG, S. C., Oct. II.
Rachel Magness, 4-year-old daughter
of Mrs. r. b Magness, is suffering
from serious injuries inflicted by
an irturiated COW.
The child had gone with another
to the cow which was grazing in
field. AS they turned to leave the
beast charged them and dug her
horns into the arms OF the Magness
girl. The child was badly lacerated
and torn ana was rushed to a nos
pital here.
The Washington times., 1928-10-17
BAL IMORE GRAM MARKER

Wheat-Quiet; No red winter,
garlicky. domestic, S1.373a; receipts,
170,155 bushels; shipments, 112,772.
bushels.
Corn - Unsettled; No. 2 yellow,
domestic. old. $1.16; receipts, none;
shipments. $50 bushels.
Oats-Steady: No. 2 white, dornes-
tic. 52@5S cents; No. white, 500
81 cents; receipts, 1,T5o bushels;
shipments. 2.267 bushels.
Rye-Nominal, receipts, 1881 bu-
shells: shipments. none.
Hay-Firmer; No. 1 timothy, ton,
$175O@1S; No. / clover fnixed, 1850
OH.
Flour-cuiet; unchanged.
The Washington times., 1928-10-17
JEST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
LOCAL STOCKS
(Furnisted By W. 3. Hubs 4 COD
SALES

NEuTHaSuE0 bS AAtASS - ~Sst
SALES
washington Gas ss, A" 5000
1o51a
Washington Gas IS, B" $500
@1o7. s3oo0 1854.
Capital Traction Co. 1O01o5.
Potomac Electric 51zs. preferred,
1o@1osA, 1501oss1
washington Gas Light, 7a1o0.
Washington Railway and Electric,
preferred. 2o01oOA, 2o01ooh, $
G1oo1S.
Commercial National Bank, 7Q15s
1O02 5s.
F'iren1en's Insurance Co, 5959.
Title and Investment Company
of Maryland, 10052,.
Lanston Monotype, 51l14, TOO
Ia, Sofa.
Merchants Transfer and storeg,
common. 1.0012s.
Mergenthaler Linotype. 1n@1001s
20@1001s. 3001001a, 70@10015, 100
1905. 20Q10oas, 2091o0ss. zoo
1908.
National Mortgage and Invest
ment, preferred, IO005A.
After Call Potomac Electric rs,
peferred, 2o@10ssz.
washington Gas S. 81, 5009 102A.
Capital Traction IS. 81, 900 @1004.
Washington Gas Light, $1,000.
Capital Traction Co., 209105, "a
los, 30@1o5, 100105.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10000 -
20@1O0ss, 200 100ss.
Money Gail loans, 5 and per
cent.
The Washington times., 1928-10-17
SAYS SAT |SF|E
WORKER IS
AIM
By B. C. FORBES

How to keep workers satisfied
Is perhaps the biggest problem
confronting American industry,
Unless this problem can be solved
successfully a new order will ulti-
mately be set up, an order de-
manded and brought about by the
nations workers, who are becom-
ing an increasing percentage Of
our total electorate.
It would be childish to assume
that nearly all workers are
satisfied with things as they now
are. 1t would be equally foolish
10 assume that industry has done
all that it can and should do
TO win the goodwill of our work
people.
The writer receives thousands Of
letters every year from employees.
Some-not a few--write to tell of
the wonderful things done for
them by their employers. Some
write condemning workers whose
letters OF complaint have been
printed here. But, unhappily,
many Of the letters reveal all too
clearly that discomfort is not as
rare as might be imagined by
those whose status in life brings
them into only slight contact with
the working classes.
Here are sentences from one
communication received from a
workman commenting on our re-
cent column on the full dinner
pail:
ALLOW me to congratulate you
on your very fine, humane coll
umn. What in more important to
ner pail? / would suggest to the
preacher you mention. whoever he
Is, that he ought to go to work
and try to support his family on
the wages the average person re-
ceives.
IT have seen many working
man laid off from his job after
many years OF faithful service just
for the love aof that almighty dol
lar. Then someone else is hired
for a cheaper wage. That Is done
all over the country and many
times. What we need In this coun-
try is some more Fords, Rookie
fellers and such wonderful build
ers and less OF the hard, cruel,
selfish corporation managers, who
do all they can to keep wages low
so at the end OF the year they get
their big $1,000 bonus for doing so.
That is one of the largest problems
for us working people"
That is one side Of the picture.
Here is another:
Group insurance, meaning insur-
faL ~HVf IL \
paid wholly or partly by them,
now protects no fewer than 7,000.-
900 workers.
1t - expertly figured that during
this year $4,000 claims will Be paid
to as many workers or their tamil.
les. The average amount paid will
be almost 81 500.
This week an executive Of a
large industrial corporation. while
talking about the excellent quail
ties of the president. related this
incident:
At one very large plant costly
new machinery was installed on
a big scale. 1t did away with
the services OF more than 60
men. These men and the other
workers objected and trouble
was threatened.
The president visited the plant.
talked the matter over with
the workers and then told them
them that he felt they were en-
titled to every possible consid-
Grafton. He explained that this
new machinery was necessary
IN order to enable the company
successfully to meet conpeti
ton: that II would save at least
$4,000 a year. Not one man
would be dismissed.