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The Washington times., 1931-08-26
HOPE FOR SMALL
MERCHANTS IS
. HELD GOOD (.
Proportion Of Failures Near
Same for 80 Years, Head of
Grant Chain System Says

In discussing the survival o.
small business at the williams
town Institute Of Politics, William
T. Grant, chairman of w. T
Grant Company, stated that latel!
the mortality Of small stores ha!
been receiving a great deal ot
attention.
He pointed out that it is Gus
tomary for a large majority o.
those entering business to fail
and cited results of a surve.
which showed that individua
grocers have been entering bust
ness, staying in business and go
ing out OF business during tht
past decade in about the same
ratio as they had 30 years ago
He said:
Profit Essential
"FOr some time / have been
sufficiently removed from the
struggles Of management of my
own company to be able to look
on more or less effectively.
During each Of the last two
years we have made q marked
increase in earnings.
Some Of it has been effected
by economies and some by an
increased number of units, but
either or both Of these factors
cannot account for it entirely.
"If business is designed to
meet the needs of the consumer,
profits are essential to sustain
business. Yet I have heard it
estimated that nearly half of
the business of the United
States is being done without
profit "a terrific economic
waste.
"There will always be q large
percentage of failures among
smaller stores, for that is the
experimental ground where
small, inexperienced merchants
become educated.
Alert Merchant Succeeds
81 am not worried about the
Independent merchant who Is
alert. He has quite as many
advantages as big business.
"The cry from small business
comes largely from those who
never were qualified to. enter
the field; from those always
ready to capitalize on other
peoples difficulties, and from
sentimentalists whose emotions
run riot with their judgment.
Instead of unecOnOmic meth
DDS Of taxation to hamper ef-
ficient business, the small store
can adopt the new principle
and pull itself up.
81 know of no way Of help
ing toward q more equitable
distribution of wealth among
merchants than through the
education of the smaller stores
to the new attitude Of consumer
interest rather than profit as
the main objective Of business"
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
DEATHS

James Edgar Mitchell. So years. 1885
Newton ST. n. W.
winifred Brother. IS years, Casualty
Hospital.
Mack Morosey. rs years, Georgetown
University Hospital.
Grace johnson. 81 years, see Twenty
fourth st. N. e.
Dolores v. Rodriguez. rs years, WAL
ter Reed General Hospital
James E. Rose, "a years, rs Evarts
Ann Annie l. Rayns. "a years. Emer-
s'VfS %illlan a0'pi!"l, +. He.l.y. ss years. sss
walter S. Braker, 81 years, S5O7
Twenty fourth St. n. f.
Ben F. Durr. IS years. $500 Nevada
Ave. N. W.
Thomas W. Jones. IS years. U. s.
Naval Hospital
claude Harris. AZ years. the Raleigh
Hotel.
Margaret f. carbaugh. IS years,
Emergency Hospital.
Gerald Jeffries years, ChIldren's
Dora M. Knoll years. childrsn's
Hospital.
william Smith, months. Chlldren's
Hospital.
shelton Mnlsr.\7S years. aess Georgia
Ave. N. w.
Maria Carpenter. IS years. St. Eliza
seventeenth Il st HfH \. ". " years. 'SS
Lottie White, 4S years. Freedmen's
Jarritt s. Berry, Al years. 1909
Shannon Pl, 8, e.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
WILLIAM r. TAYLOR

Funeral services for William
Raymond Taylor, District man
ager of Sears, Roebuck & Co.,
who died Saturday at his sum-
mer home, Classic Shore, Va,
were held Monday in Cedar Hill
Cemetery. Burial was in the
cemetery.
Mr.. Taylor was born in Wash
ington, the son of DR.. and Mrs.
William H. Taylor. He made his
home here at $500 Homer Pl. S. E.
Surviving are his mother, his
widow, Mrs. Helen Marmaduke
Taylor; two daughters, Miss Betty
Blackstone Taylor and Miss Helen
Bayne Taylor, and Mrs. Henry c.
Clark.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
DC, BANKS Plan
ADVERTISING

The secret chairman Of the
secretive advertising committee
of the District. of Columbia
Bankers Association has called a
meeting of his committee for Fri
day, at 1920 a. M, in the rooms
of the association.
This meeting is considered one
of the most important in some
time, as it is expected the entire
advertising campaign of members
of the association for. the coming
year will be discussed.
The chairman Of the adver-
tising committee submitted at the
June convention of the organiza.
ton some pointed references to
bank advertising in general and
to special campaigns here in the
past, such as the Christmas
savings, fiduciary and savings
advertising.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
BIRTHS

Thomas and Margaret DeBarre. boy.
Roy L. and Jessie Glover, boy.
Harry E. and Florence e. Ferguson,
boy.
James N. and Edith I. wheatley, boy.
Philip and Sonia Diatz, boy.
Joseph s. and Lena r. Gray, boy.
Thomas e. and Mary A. Mannix, boy.
Clay r. and Ida e. Gray. boy.
Jesse II. and Annie Harrington, girl.
John 1. and Nancy M. BOzIsvich,
girl.
francesca s. and Carmela Bruzzese,
Halsey W. and Frances L. Smith,
boy.
boy.
Lewis and Virginia A. Deschler. boy.
Otis H. and Hazel Lawrence. boy.
william A. and Louise Kilerlane. BOY
Elmer and Blanche Haislip. boy.
Victor and Sylvia Figalls, boy.
William r. and Peggy J. conway
Harry c. and Ivy o. Waffle. girl.
De Forrest and Emily Ballou, girl
Irwin K. and Mary M winkler, girl
Lawrence L. and Rosalie Cockrell
girl.
Russell and Agnes M. Hawkins, boy
I.ucius A. and Cora Bussie, boy.
Steven and Annie Cathron. boy.
James and Jennie Cunningham. boy
John C. and Dorothy Ballard, girl
Denton T. and Lucille Bell. girl.
John H. and Clara I. Byroms, girl
William and Clara Horton, boy twins
August and Lima MOeller. boy.
Paul d. and Clare Taggart. boy.
Arthur C. and Marie Walker. boy.
Clarence and Anna Bussius. girl.
Thomas l.. and Annie Hazel, girl.
Maurice and Ethel Talley. girl.
John F. and Marie Hayes, girl.
Cal and Cecilia Hardman, boy.
Clarence and Alzeney Davis. boy.
Robert 1. and Cassie l.. Flemming
boy.
Sherman and Irene Henson. boy.
Webeter F. and Lilly Tweedy. boy,
Thornston J. and Clara b. Hart, girl.
Samuel p. and Mammie g. Brown,
girl.
Willie and Lennis Walker, girl.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
LICENSED TO MARRY

Israel Friedman, 2s. and Theresa
Friedman, 25. The Rev. J. T. Loeb.
George Russell Thornton. 22. and
Edna Johnston, -. The Rev. Enoch
NJ. Thompson.
James Robert Austin, 81. and Flea
nor Gracey Eckhardt, so. The Rev.
Clarence r. Ferguson.
Bradford Wharton, 81. and Edna
Louise Shreve, "a. The Rev. H. 7.
Earl N, Taylor. e7. and Maggie
Thomas. 25. The Rev. W. D. Jarvis.
Ausborn s. simons. %. and Louise
Flarde. IS. The Rev. w. Westray.
Edward L. LyleS. 81. and Alice
Samuel. Is. The Rev. J. W. Maloy.
Charles n. Cook, 81. of Baltimore.
and Marion F. Donovan, 10. of
Baltimore. The Rev. H. w. ToIson.
Raymond Kirchner. ~. of Buffalo.
N, Y. and Anna Riedl, %. of Buffalo.
N. Y. The Rev. r. M. Burke.
John Charles Rozier. 36. of Ballston,
Va, and Ruth v. Payne, ~, of Ball
ston. Va. The Rev. e. H. Meuser.
Lyman Kimball Jay. 40, of Baltimore.
and Gertrude Hazel Couley, 35. of
Springfield. Mass. The Rev. Richard
Schmidt
Samuel Pear. 2S. of Nashville. Tenn
and Elizabeth Virginia EVry, FL The
Rev. G. Silverstone.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
Body Picked to Alter
Illinois Canal BridOes

The appointment of. board of
Army officers to examine every
bridge over the Illinois River and
Illinois waterway below Lockport
and make recommendations for
changes deemed necessary to IA
cilitate navigation, was announced
b5 Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, chief
Of Army engineers, yesterday.
The board consists of Lieut..
Coils. Max C. Tyler. of Washing
ton; Richard C. Moore, of st.
Louis, and Roger G. Powell, Of
Cincinnati.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
Limit on Bond Bids
Expires September /

Official announcement was
made today that the offer to pur-
chase Commonwealth Electric
Company first mortgage, 5 per
cent bonds, due June /, 1943, at
11O and accrued interest will ex.
pire Sept. /.
The announcement was made
by Halsey. Stuart & Co. as agent
for the Commonwealth Edison
Company.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
Prices of Tobacco
Better on Border

DURHAM, N. c. Aug. 26.
prices on the border tobacco
markets have continued to climb
slowly since the beginning of the
season three weeks ago. Prices
on most of the markets averaged
from 11a cents to 2 cents a
pound better in the third week
than the first week. Prices also
were much better than for the
corresponding week of last year.
Better tobacco on all markets is
bringing from IS to 80 cents per
pound. Offerings were fairly
heavy throughout the week de-
spite the almost constant rain.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
DROP IN COTTON
| CONSUME PT|ON
I SEEN HALTED
New York Exchange Service
/ Finds Evidence OF Upturn
I Due Soon in Goods Trade

The New Yo-x Cotton Exchange
Service asserts, that while it is
not yet established, that domestic
consumption Of cotton has def
nitely turned upward, present in
dications are that it has ceased
declining.
Concerning the goods trade, the
service said that pending more
settled ideas as to size of the crop
and the level of cotton and goods
prices, sales Of cloth, by mills Of
this country continued limited
during the past week.
Bookings Below Output
q Total yardage of new bookings
was doabtless below total yardage
produced. s'
According to the service, the
trade is watching closely for in
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
.FireprOOfing Firm,
!. Resumes Operations

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 26.-The
National Fireproofing Company
has reopened its Twin Bluffs
plant at Ottawa, ILL.,, and its
plant at Hobart. Ind, after a
shutdown Of about six months.
Capacity operations have been re-
sumed at both plants.
National Fireproofing manufac-
lures a complete line of hollow
fireproof building tile, under.
ground conduits, Silo tile and
others pecial clay products.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES
DEATHS

BEAN. LEILA E.-0n Tuesday, August
North west. LEILA Il. BEAN. wife, of the
late Charles O., Bean. Of Rockville, Nd.
uptif nemas Th%rsdsy resp august @ e % at II a. M.
thence to the Colonial funeral home OF
Pumphrey's,. in Rockville; Md.a where
iSterment in Forest Oak Cemetery. Gath
ersburg. Md
FULLER. JOSEPH ". Sr.-On Tuesday.
August 26a 1881. at the residence of his
JOSEPH v. FULLER. sr.. beloved husband
EaasTa from " Warren .1,.., TstavGr5s md
Spring Road Northwest, on Thursday.
August "a. at $50 a. m. Requiem mass
a. m. Relatives and friends invited to at
tend. Interment in Mount olivet Ceme-
HELLER, FREDERICK-On Monday, Au-
0,nysd E%st "a husband Ss1 IF HRs Heer
Schrei6erI. and father Of Theodore. Fred
sriSk. Lewis: Margaret and Charles s.H. Heller Ter
funeral home. 400 Chaplin Street North:
west. ON Wednesday. August 26. at
p. m. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery.
MERCER, MARY G,-Died on Wednesday.
G. MERCER. beloved mother Of Mrs. 9. II.
schOley and grandmother Of Mrs. h. Leeds
Hines Co.. 1901 Fourteenth Street North
west. on Thursday evening at o'clock. In-
terment in Wallingford Conn.
RICKETTs. anna E.--on Tuesday, Au-
wheaton,. Md. ANNA E. RICKETTS,. be-
loved wife of Abraham D. Ricketts,. ,-
Funeral from W. Warren TaltaVulI 9
funeral home. Fourteenth Street and
Spring Road Northwest. on Friday. Au;;
guest 2S. at IL a. m. Relatives and
friends invited to attend. Interment In
Rock Creek Cemetery
ROZELLE JAMESON Monday. August
"a. 1881. JAMES ROZELLE. beloved
husband of the late Blanche A Rozelle;
funeral home. 400 Chaplin Street North
west on Wednesday. August 26. 1881. at
2 .. m. Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
CORP. MACK MAROsY

Funeral services for Corp. Mack
Marosy, of the Twenty-ninth Di-
vision, Military Police, who was
killed in an automobile accident
Sunday while returning from the
annual encampment Of the or
ganization at Camp Ritchie, Md,
were held from the Tabler funeral
home, 928 M St., at 1880 p. m.
today. Interment was in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
REV. SHELTON H. MILLER
ARTHUR J. BUGDEN

Funeral services for Arthur j.
Bugden, 80, formerly of Wash
ington, who died suddenly last
week at Brooklyn, N. Y. were
held yesterday at Albany, accord
ing to word received yesterday.
Mr.. Bugden at the time of his
death was associated with his
father, Arthur M. Bugden, in the
printing business. In addition to
his parents, he is survived by O
brother, Thomas D. Bugden; a
daughter, Ellen, and a son,
Thomas.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
IRVING AIR CHUTE

Irving Air Chute Co., Inc, re-
ports for six months ended June
80, 1881. net profit of $113,898
after charges and taxes, equival-
ent to- 81 cents q share on 21l 900
no-par shares Of capital stock.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
100 Radio Dealers
See NeU Majestic

The Eisenbrandt Radio Co., dis
tributors of Majestic radios was
host yesterday, through Gordon
v. Adler, local manager, to over
100 radio dealers of Washington
and vicinity at a pre-showing of
the new models, which will be
placed on sale next month.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
Good Business
News Items

I Bigger net income reported
: by 1O3 telephone companies.
HOudaille- Hershey Company
doubles net on stock.
National FireprOOfing Com
pany reOpenS two plants.
Carolina border tobacco
prices rise.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
Phone Companies
Net Biqger Incomes

Earnings Of 103 telephone COM
panieS, as reported to the Inter
state Commerce Commission for
June and six months, compare
as follows:
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
WASHINGTON TIMES

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WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA
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daily and Sunday % cents per week,
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Oroer0 can bO cent by mail or telephone
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The Washington times., 1931-08-26
MARK C. WEKERT

Funeral services for Mark C..
Weikert, for IL years an employe
Of the oxford Hotel mere. who
died Monday.in York, Pa. follow.
ing q long illness, will be held
at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow at Littles-
town, Pa. Interment will be in
Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
Mr.. Weikert, who was II years
old, was born in LiSClestown,
coming to Washington when q
youth.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
JOSEPH v. FULLER, sR.

VO0GN IA W OAACn1 ON
Funeral services for Joseph v.
Fuller. ST., 81, of 1417 Buchanan
st. N. W., who died yesterday
after an illness of three months,
will be held at $50 a. m. tomor-
row at the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church. Interment will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. Fuller, q native Of Mis-
souri,, came here five years ago
and at the time Of his death
was employed as a clerk at the
Atlas Hotel. He was a member
of the order Of HibernianS.
Survivors include a son, Joseph
v. Fuller, jr, his widow, Mrs.
Helen Fuller. and daughter,
Mrs. Ruth Reissen, of Spokane,
Wash,
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
JACOB w. COLLINS

Funeral services for Jacob w.
Collins, for many years connected
with the Western Union Tele-
graph Company here. who died
suddenly in New York, Monday,
following a stroke. will be held
in Washington some time this
week, it was announced today.
Mr.. Collins was past master Of
Pentalpha Lodge. No. %, r. A.
M, a past high priest Of Mt.
Horeb Chapter, No. z, F. A. A. M,
and a past monarch Of Kallipoiis
Grotto. .
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Sue D. Collins; a daughter,
Mrs. John Glover, Connecticut;
a son, Earl, of Philadelphia and
several other relatives in Wash
.ington.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
MRS. MARGARET E. CARBAUGE

The body Of Mrs. Margaret E.
Carbaugh. wife of Hunter Car
baugh Of Stephen City, Va. who
died suddenly at Emergency Hos
pital Monday from "a tumor Of
the brain, was sent to her home
yesterday by the w. w. Chambers
funeral establishment.
Mrs. Carbaugh was visiting
here and was taken i'll in her
room at 1929 Massachusetts, Ave.
N. w. Her death was at first
thought to be the result of an
overdose Of migraine. but follow
ing an autopsy performed by
Coroner j. Ramsay hewitt. it was
found she had died from cerebral
tumor.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
HERBERT SUMNER OWEN

Herbert Sumner Owen, former
Washington bicycle builder and
sportsman, who died Sunday at
his home, Linden Hall, ct Sten.
ington. Conn.,, was buried there
yesterday. He was 70.
Mr.. Owen for many years con,
Quoted a bicycle shop where the
Bond Building now stands. He
was the organizer and for many
years president Of the Capital
Bicycle Club, popular in the days
before the automobile came into
general use.
His wife, Mrs. Erna Owen, and
a daughter, Miss Elsie Owen, are
the only immediate survivors.
REV. SHELTON HI. MILLER
Funeral services for the Rev.
Shelton H. Miller, colored, pas
tor Of st. Luke's Baptist Church,
Brightwood, and the First Baptist
Church, Chesterbrook, Va. were
held today at the Vermont Ave
nue. Baptist Church. Interment
was in Chesterbrook.
Surviving ale his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth L. Barker: a daughter,
Mrs. William H. Lawson: a son,
William W.; two sisters, Mrs. Jen-
ME Thomas and Mrs. Charles
Evans, and a brother, Frank
Barker.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
New York Bond Market

lHighl Low Last
Union Pac 4Ns st. 9SN 'Ss% 99%
UtlPow & l. ct war 5s 66A % 90
UtI Pr & st As AL 7lhl Ilh ~
West Uniop Is 81. .IlO3A 103 "a 1OSh
West Union 5s co.. ll02% lO2 u w =
West Union 6las 'S6. HOY llOs lto%
WiIso & Co 1st 6s.. 93st 70 z 20 n
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
Announcements
LOST AND FOUND

wIRE-HAIRED TERRIER - White: an
swers to name of Charley McGoveTn.
Liberal reward II Seturned to VIM. B.
Flvthe. 1726 10th st. NV. DEC. 1859.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26

United States High Low Las! E1se
Liberty 1st 4As S2-47 lO2 2Sl !O2. % Os W. -
Lib 4th 4As 1898. l04. 2S lO4. 10 iO4' 30
Lib 4th 4hs reg. 80. l04.Z !Oa's"i IVa's
Treas AIS 194T-52. ll2.5 'll2.S Iia.'S
Treas 3%s 1866. 1868 1905 liOS.d
Treas ass '43-47,l llO2 80 lO2. SOllO2. so
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Treas 31ss l'46-49. i1O1.7 I1Ol.4 lOl.4
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-11-27
Bolshevik Morals

Sinclair Lewis laid down a book in
defense of Bolshevik morals.
"BOlshevik morals may be all
right" he said, "but they seem top
sy-turvey 10 me. They remind me of
story.
"a married man down in Palm
Beach tried to kiss pretty girl.
He'd often kissed her before, but this
time she pushed him away.
"'How dare you try to kiss me, you
unfaithfuI bruter she snarled. Only
this afternoon | saw you kissing your
own wife. And | heard you tell her
besides that she was all the world to
you,
Yes said the man. what of it?
There are two worlds, darling. Wife
is the old world. and you are the
new"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-11-27
John S Mother
Praises Doctor

There isn't a moth
er living who won't
agree that no half
sick child should be
the subject for an
experiment wit h
medicines of uncer-
tain merit. When
your child is bilious,
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-11-27
Before Dinner

The Boy want to get on your
mothers good side.
The Girl-Now, don't praise the
pie. Mothers next door neighbor
made it and they're on the outs.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-11-27
Looking Ahead

MOther-DO you know that grand
father left you a farm in his will,
son?
Little BOy-Do you s'pOSe we can
raise peanuts, mother?
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-11-27

your cIllQ is bilious, @3E.@&&&
headachy, half-sick, feverish, rest
less, with coated tongue, bad breath,
no appetite or energy, you know that
nine times out of ten it's a sign his
little stomach and bowels need purg-
ing. And when you know that for
over fifty years leading physicians
have endorsed one preparation for
this condition, there doesn't seem to
be any reason for trying" things.
Rich, fruity California Fig Syrup
clears the little stomach and bowels
gently, harmlessly and in a hurry. 1t
regulates the bowels, gives tone and
strength to them and to the stomach;
and helps to give your child new
strength, energy and vitality. Thou
sands of Western mothers praise it.
Mrs. Joseph w. Hill, 1906 Bedford
Ave, Omaha, Nebraska, says: "Tll
never forget the doctor who got me
to give my baby boy, John, California
Fig Syrup. Nothing else seemed to
help his weak bowels, That was
when he was just a baby. He suf-
fered a good deal before I gave him
Fig Syrup, but it stopped his trouble
quick. / have used it with him for
colds and little upset spells ever
since. 1 consider him a Fig Syrup
boy"
Insist on the genuine article. See
that the carton bears the word "Cali-
fornia." Over four million bottles
used year.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-11-27
Noiseless

isn't your new Overcoat rather
loud?"
Not when l put my muffler on
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-11-27

Frank and truthful people are
nuisance if you are not perfect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-04
ROOSEVELT STUDIES
BUDGET AT RESORT
Problem of 100000
Shortage in New York Rev.
enue Is Considered.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
WARM SPRINGS, Ca, October s.
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt did not
leave all State problems behind when
he came here on his vacation. One of
them-State EXPENSES taking some
Of his time here.
The New York Governor today was
considering new sources of taxation in
order to meet the $4,000 900 shortage
in revenue this year Increased gaso-
line tax. sales and luxury impost and
raised rate on incomes in higher brack-
cts were methods the Governor is
studying.
Presentation in January.
AS soon as he returns to Albany.
N. Y, the executive will go to work on
the budget, and he hopes to have the
tax situation fixed in mind when he
commences considering the budget.
Last years budget called for expendi-
lures of $317 100000. The budget goes
to the annual session Of the Legislature
next January.
The homecoming barbecue for Mr.
Roosevelt, originally set for September
26 by the Meriwether' County Roosevelt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-04
NEW YORK GOOD WILL"
COURT is SUCCESSFUL
Justice With No Legal Power Ar
ranges Petty Quarrels Among
Neighbors.
Special pispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. October 8 (NANA).-
The ancient doctrine, The law Is the
law" has been strapped in a fashion
than can cause no complaint from any
one. The Good Will Court has been
successful here for some time, and the
presiding officer has always been a Mu-
nicipal Court justice, with robes and
all the accoutrementS accompanying an
ordinary procedure, but with no legal
authority. He listens to the troubles of
neighbors, hears other petty squabbleS
and usually sends every one home
happy.
A typical example was the complaint
Of a book keeper who was fired two
months ago, yet insisted on coming to
his desk every morning and working
as usual throughout the day He came
before Justice Sweedler and said that
he thought he was entitled to his nor
NAL pay.
He came in and worked. your Honor.
and would you expect me to throw
him out?" asked the employer.
No" said the jurist, but I expect
you to pay him."
"All right
And that was that.