The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 25, 1937, Page 9

A camammmeetiaes ia S Interiors Shop Windows ait. | ae Exteriors Groups DON BRADBURY BR, T. COUTTS BURKETT HUEY MRS, FLORENCE Ww. Merchandise Displays Banquets SyOER: Wash. ; anes Manager, Renewal Department in charge jaldacllprcdad ree Widid daceomtative Equipment Sales Meetings All officers of | the Provident Le Ins ates company of Bismarck are shown here _ aad aa al avec maak meton Neon Signs with the guilty. Ww wi ve exceptions, President C. B. Little, Vice President F. L. Conklin, C. L. Young, yet BEWARE CONSUMER Wine tat of nach time are nowrseemg| counsel, H. B, Beach, secretary and actuary, and Dr. W. H. Bodenstab, medical idicocter: Missing ‘White’ Army Our Commereil Department is equipped to sive 2, poto- DECLARES BABSON Year Admitted Assets Net Reserve Capital & Surplus tional price-fixing. It permits manu- army, took the wife of one of wut facturers to fix minimum prices for ase © eee # aero 810680000 |/to neadquarters for questioning Fri- All of the Views of the New Provident Life Insurance : HE paeianas nd SEU Ie TN Hi Ate wet toe 238,985.06 98,220.00 1318.00 OR eo ccttien hind Ce. building were taken by Campbell’, See them on display Business Commentator Warns|it Sioned oy ite il kinds of abuses aed eae 203,361.08 10748200 |i ing epagzselcned: born unable to fn our window. That High Prien Wil Have [Ese Cera "aati wl i ae Stam [ace to het mete haben ct, len ¢ wi e hed ‘ted her husband, Bad Effect on Recovery penalized, But the law may prove a i Aparna din Gen. Nicholas Skobline, mysteriously peta bomerang to retailers and manufac- Ans 1924 1438,137. 340,568.00 || Missing. 9 By ROGER BABSON turers, Those merchants who hold s|Municipalities Group to Con- 1925 1.728/592.00 381,783.00 Skobline was an aide of the aged sew York City, Sept. 25.—Labor is|price umbrella over their branded in F Oct. 1 for 1026 8,037,399.00 406,196.00 ||@nd mustachioed Gen. Eugene de not the most powerful group in the|merchandise may see their trade) vene in Fargo Oct. 1927 2,358,731.03 453,872.03 ||Miller, leader of the thousands of Cor. 3rd & Main L. W. Naegte Bismarck United States. There are about 14 million “laborers” in this country; | brands while there are 125 on consumers.” sarees there. seems. to be)... ae, 1930 468,039.20 ler vanished on Wednesday. "This year: we have seen than ajplenty of for lower prices rather| gix Bismarck men will partici-|/ 1931 3,692,089.84 X sseaiesl . million workers raise havoc by their|than higher. Current distribution) pate in sessions of the League of|| 1932 3,557,547.95 2,707,198.19 668,739.67 étrikes. Think what would happen |custs look exhorbitant. Here, for in-| worth Dakota Municipalities at the 3,569,681.90 2,712,877.04 691,708.56 4f 125 million consumers should go cn strike! Some day this great mass cf consumers may awaken with the wrath and power of a sleeping mon- ster. Already there are signs that consumer-consciousness is growing. Resistance to the rising cost of liv- ing becomes more evident as each day passes, Since 1933 living costs have in- creased 19 per cent. Housing led the ‘@dvance with a gain of 37 per cent; food is second with an increase of 29 per cent; and clothing—up 14 per cent—is third, The first indication of organized resistance by consumers has been in rents, Readers will recall that in Ohio and Michigan renters went on strike last Spring at the height of the CIO fracas. They re- fused to pay rent until landlords met their demands. Although this first strike made little headway, it was a straw in the wind. High building costs and rising rents have caught the householder in a “cross-ruff”— and he does not like it. Steak Like Caviar Most food items have had a good mark-up since 1933; but meats have really gone through the roof. Their rise approximates 75 per cent. Pork chops at 44 cents a pound—up 120 per cent—and sirloin steak at 50 cents ® pound—up 70 per cent—are in the class of rare delicacies. Most famil- tes cannot afford to buy them; while many who can afford to buy refuse to do so because the price is out of line with other foods. Filet of sole, lamb croquettes and roast chicken are ~ getting the call over pot roasts and baked ham. Personally, the high price of meat makes no difference to me as I am a vegetarian; but most people ere not so sensible! Another example of the growing re- sistance to higher prices is in the tlothing field. Since last September, retail price tags have been marked up 10 per cent on the average. Spring merchandise first shown the effects of shoppers’ resistance. Sales have been gradually slowing down since then. It is interesting to note that a men’s clothing chain has just an- nounced its Fall price of $19.85. Last Spring this concern marked its line up from $18.75 to $21. To move their this Summer, the price had to that wage booms are not all they are cracked up to be. Price-Fixing Unsound Consumers are wondering if these higher prices have any connection with “price-fixing.” The new Tydings- Miller Act opens the gates to na- fiocking to the cut-price private stance, is @ table showing how your dollar is split up into producing and into selling costs: Cost to Cost to Produce Sell Raw foods . » 55c 45c Clothing Prepared. foods : Furniture and home equipment . . Dentrifices, ete. ..... Bo Revolutionary Changes Afoot With consumers daily becoming more price-conscious, the balance between these producing and selling costs must shift over the next few years. Manufacturers must absorb higher costs through larger voiume, while merchants must get the mass- Production spirit of increasitig sales output per man-hour. But there will be revolutionary developments in the distribution field. Consumer bidding, consumer research, consumer clubs and consumer co-operatives are but 2 few of the changes which will give the worker more goods for every dollar of his income, This subject of retail prices is the hottest issue of the hour. We hear a lot about putting more money into the worker's pay envelope. What I want to see is the pay envelope put- ting more goods into the worker’ Capitalism is the soundest economic system that the world has yet devised and mass pro- duction is the greatest development since capitalism was born. But the effects of mass production are being nullified by selfish manufacturers, ‘workers, and retailers who refuse to jet its benefits be passed along to the jcunsumer, The long-term future of capitalism lies in our ability to hitch up mass consumption beside mass production. cosmetics, & 82 33 3 88 33 Episcopalians May Approve Remarriage Detroit, Sept. 25.—(#)—Bishop Her- man Page of Detroit, chairman of the Episcopal church’s joint commission on marriage and divorce, revealed Friday that it will advocate author- goods ke cut to $17.50. These various re-| ization for bishops to permit second tail price advances have pushed the|or subsequent marriages after divorce volume: of retail sales below a year)“for any cause.” ago for the first time in twenty-eight months. ‘Trade Below 1936 Bishop Page made public the com- mission's report, drawn up last spring, ‘and ssid copies of it were sent to all There are other illustrations of) pish d lay. del the consumer resistance. Prices on 1938 church's triennial say unite automobile models are to be higher | at Cincinnati Oct. 6. and dealers have their fingers crossed. Under pressure of a 16 per cent in crease in costs, building has now dropped below the level of the pre- ceding year for the first time sin May, 1934. Fuel oil is another prod- uct which feels the effects of higher prices, Automatic stoker sales are catching up with ofl burner sales. In some Eastern cities higher prices have put fuel oil on a $14 a ton equivalent to stove coal which is still $12.50 a ton. The church now approves second only for the “innocent party in a divorce for adultery.” Minnesotan Killed As Train Hits Car Crookston, Minn, Sept, 23—(?)— Albert Kelsven, 69, of Bagley, was killed instantly shortly before noon Higher labor costs are a big factor | Friday when his car collided with a in these advanced prices. Moderate | Great Northern train at a crossing 13, and justified wage increases tunic to industry. But too sharp or are a | miles east of here. The body was thrown into the unjustified advances ultimately do | ditch. the worker more harm than good., Those businesses that give the largest CLOSE SCHOOL wage boosts were the ones which mee Onamia, ee ek Aan faster forced to make the biggest price |Discovery of a case o! - business caused closing mark-ups. Their slowing is now | elysis down. Of course, some short- 16 school on Mille Lacs Lake of the district north are pictured elsewhere. General Is Sought 6 BISMARGKERS 10. | Annual Meeting tenth annual convention in Fargo Oct. 1 and 2, Myron H. Atkinson, nounced Saturday. will begin at 9 a, m. Fri- day in Model hall with Mayor F. O. Olsen welcoming federal, state and municipal officers. City Treasurer H. W. Swenson of Devils Lake will open the convention speaking on “New Legislation Affecting Local Govern- ment.” Mayor C. N. Knudson of Rugby | wit preside at the noon luncheon at which Thomas H. Moodie, WPA di- rector for North Dakota, will talk on the activities of his agency. Also speaking is Ambrose Fuller, field representative of the American Mu- nicipal association. Mayor William Kostelecky of Dick- inson will preside and speak on “The Liquor Problem” at the aft- jernoon session. State Treasurer John |Gray will follow on “The State's Part in Liquor Control.” City At- |terney P. M. Clark of Mohall will i discuss “Muncipal Liquor Stores” and |Olty Attorney L. T. Sproul of Valley City will close speaking on “Work- ings’ of the Present Law in Cities.” Gov. William Langer will be the only speaker at the evening banquet following which the convention ad- journs to. the NDAC for the Bison- Morningside football game. City Attorney Aloys Wartner of Harvey will preside at Saturday morning's session. Fuller will epeaking program. Auditors mance officers will meet. with City Auditor J. B, Schmidt of Minot pre- siding and G. Don Larson of the Municipal Finance Officers’ associa- tion speaking. City Assessor John A. Graham of Bismarck will preside over an as- sessors’ round table. The delinquent tax problem will be Giscussed by City Commissioner R. A. Rottweiler of Grand Forks at 10 ig. m. State Tax Commissioner Owen T. Owen will discuss “Tax Collection Laws.” Burleigh County Commis- sioner W. G. Worner yill tell of “The Bismarck Burleigh County Tax Col lection Campaign” and E. H. Dum. mer of Fargo “The Fargo Tax Col lection Campaign.” Closing the ses- sion Deputy Sheriff H. H. Vowles of Fargo will talk on “Collecting De- linquent Personal Property Taxes.” Saturday afternoon will be given over to committee reports, election | of officers and selection of a 1928 convention site. Court Won’t Review Sentence of Death Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 25—()}— ‘The Iowa supreme court has denied the petition of Allen Wheaton, 20- year-old Rapid City and Sioux Falls, 8. D., youth for a rehearing of death penalty sentence imposed at Couneil Bluffs for the robbery-slaying of sents Plummer, s filling station al i U. S. Will Export | | A Lot of Wheat | washington, Sept. 25—(P)—-A con- fident forecast the United States will! play @ major role in world wheat ex- ; ports this season came from govern- ment economists Saturday. Market experts predicted 95.000,000 ye ‘ehted manufacturers are using of Onamia Wednesday. Session: were There are bushels of United States wheat will be sold to imporiing nations that} 1928 We Congratluate the The Provident’s Record of Growth PROVIDENT We're proud to say we did the way Avenue and Second Street. It Is Our Wish for the Provident Life Insurance Com- pany that ‘this concern continue the steady expansion which it has enjoyed since its organization. MURPHY “THE MAN WHO KNOWS INSURANCE” 216 Broadway Bismarck, N. D. LIFE INSURANCE CO. our new neighbor, upon occupation of its modern new home at the corner of Broad- Phone 577 Electrical Work for the splendid new home of The Provident Life Insurance Co. We also furnished and installed the modern lighting fixtures. SERVICE ELECTRIC CO. 206 Broadway We wish them continued success. John B. Kottsick Phone 85 Paris, Sept. 25.—(”)—Agents of the Surete Nationale, hunting clues to the whereabouts of two vanished generals of the dead Czar Nicholas’ acat emigres who once were part of Rus- Sia’s imperial “white army.” De Mil- 601 Main Avenue Sumner T. McKnight, Crystal Bay,| containing a watch and band val Lake Minnetonka, reported to Minne-| at $1,400 was taken. White Prints, Phx We Also Supplied the eiLentis CURTIS Pre-Fit as well as cement and much of the remaining building material utilized in complet- ing the new home of the Provident Life Insurance Co. A. C, Harke, Manager Bismarek, N. Dak. hs of exceptional quality for e Our Commer J. W. 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