New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 12, 1920, Page 10

When Baby Comes He will be able to ride in a carriage of the finest weave which you will be able to buy at the price of the coarsest reed. For, this year we are able to show a complete line of those wonderful LLOYD (Loom Woven) Baby Carriages These are the carriages that are woven on a Loom. The carriages you have been reading about in the newspapers and magazines. The carriages which, by this wonderful invention have at last done away with the old, coarse, handwoven method that has been un- changed since the days of Moses, Sce these wonderful ' Carriages Here. We also show the complete line of Whitney Carriages in our South window. John A. Andrews & Co. The Big Furniture Store buick Returns Use Classlfled Column Rothfeder’s 378 MAIN STREET NEW BRITAIN, CONN. SPORT COATS for Spring Wear In appealing styles for every par- ticular dresser— Camel’s Hair, Velour, Tweeds, Silvertones, Polo Cloth. 51955 sq5.00 NEW SPRING DRESSES ‘Are now heing displayed— Sport | age. |y { ministration, ! sponsivle | Tryon, i words, | ness enough during | tonnage of { but the authors of the report seem to | is | of the NEW BRITAIN 'DAILY HERALD. FRIDAY, MARCH 12, WHY THERE IS NOW LAGK OF SOFT COAL Due Mainly to Uneven Demands— Gonsumer at Fault During the past two or New England has had trials as a result of a soft coal shori- Just now it going throuzh one of those agonies and the sulfering public is blaming the trouble various- on the miners, on the railroad ad- on the suspected covet- ousness of the mine operators and on the weather. Apparently, howev none these is fundamentally re for the situation and, ac cording to Dr. George Otis Smith, director of the United States Geologi- cal Survey, the consumers may re- proach themselves 1o some degree being at least contributory to the own dilemma. Dr. Smith and ¥ of the Survey, have considerable thought for New L. three years its periodical of lately to this ad is not the given problem, | only scction of the country that every now and again finds itself in straits, and it has become a matler for na- tional concern. In their opinion, the main difficulty centers in what, to use a term common in clectrical engineer- ing practie amounts to the “ba load factor of the mings. In other the general run of consumers put a terrific strain on the mining in- dustry and on the carriers during cer- tain seasons and fail to provide bu the remainder of ble the mines and the distribute the the year to en: railroads to recasonably burden of the rush. Taking the soft coal mining indus- try of the country whole it is found, upon analyzing the statistics | of the past 30 years that on (he average the mines have been idi { working days in cvery twelve-month. j Fifteen days of this lost time is at- tributed to general business condi- tions, but the remaining 78 ds 3 chargeable partly to fluctuations in car and labor supply, but chiefly to the summer slump in demand. Lm- phasis is laid upon the effect of the unevenness of the winter and sum- mer demand as contributing to the inefficiency of the mines and the rail- rflioads, inasmuch as it makes inevit- able a period in which the capital and labor involved cannot work more than 30 out of the 48 hours of the week: - Who makes up these losses due to idle days at the mines? No one but the consumer, and he does not, in the long run, appreciate this fact. . These seasonal fluctuations in the mining industry necessarily af- fect the railroads. Since coal makes up about one-third of the freight the country the invest- in equipment ix of necessity and someone has to pay for its whether it'is busy or the consumer comes in. He pays regu- something that ind simply be- as a ment large, maintenance idle. Again He pays the freight. larly, therefore, for he does not reccive, cause he will pers in indulging in a hand to mouth practice in buying. Arc Bigger Bins the Remedy? A more equitable distribution of the “load factor” is what the en- gineers hope to bring about, so that there may be a steady production of coal and a steady flow of the product on the rails. Unless the consumer | will consent to change his habits to the extent of buying coal in summer. when he does not require it, or. at | least, when his demand is far less than it is in winter, there is small chance that this waste can be elim- inated. And the consumer. part, probably figur at least—that it is cheaper to pay the extra price charged for the coal in order to cover these losses than it is to tie up his money in a commodity that he cannot use for some time to come and, what is quite as controlling a factor with him in making provision for storing that tra supply, which necessarly a further investment of precious space. Perhaps the mines and the ! railroads can afford to make it worth the while of the consumer to take his coal when it is more convenient to deliver it to him. It is suggested that liberal discounts on the price of the coal and in freights might be worked out which would make for the ; vantage of all concerned. To those who are familiar with the industry it is well enough known that there is a gzood deal of lost time in- | evitable under the conditions and | practices that have obtained to date, ad- believe that generally this loss is greater than | realized. In only seven 30 years was this time loss lese | relatively involves | than 25 per cent. of the working year. Effect on Labor and Operator, The effect of this instability of em- ployment upon the labar situation is expressed by the following para- sraph from the report: “It is perhaps significant that there a rough rela- tion between the loss of working time and the degree of unicnization. These bituminous regions in which inter- ruptions to operation are most pro- nounced show a tendency to become union territory. The presence of the union is both cause and effect. Wage disputes cause lost time: but, on the other wd irvegular employment is in itself a prime incentive to union tion. The act of irregularity in work- ing time is thus indisputable, and its extent is shown to be evervwhere great, and everywhere it reacts un- favorably upon all who have a share in Droducing soft coal, and all who have a share in consuming it. Its injurious effect is perhaps most evi- dent on the welfare of the miner. To him it means a direct and immediate oS of wages. ness following a business depression it drives him to scek employment else where, in other industries. The f that we find the same ze labor turnover, and the tendency to migra- tion in other industries. should not blind us to the fact that these are causes as well as symptoms of indus- trial unrest. The question may even be raised whether irregular employ- ment is not largely responsible for the failure of coal miners to take full ad- vantage of the opportunity to work when the mines are open. Regular employment breeds regular habits irregular employment breeds ir- - habits.” the case of the operator is just as trying. llis capital lies idle during the enforced respites from ac- tivity, and his mine ecquipment de- teriorates. Fixed charges run along whether the works are shut down or running full time, and these are not confined to interest and salaries alone, but include a host of mainte- nance costs well. Such losses fig- ure directly ainst the consumer, since the smaller the number of tons produced by a mine the larger the share of the fixed overhead must horne by e ton. Then there is the effect upon the transportation companie: As the report points out, the mine is the railroad’s largest shipper, and the railroad is also the consumer of coal. Some contend that coal is the nucleus around which the railroad system of the country is built. cars throughout thing like one of all this the country and a third Dbillion Gollars. If these cars must stand idle on sidings for much of the time, because the mines are shut down and not affording them material to haul, the loss to. the carriers is . readily perceived. A coal car is not a deli- cate mechanism but its_deterioration, even when not in use, is appreciable. Moreover, all that unemployved cap- ital constitutes a burden that the shipper must eventually bear. when it is understood that about one- third of tonnage of railroads is coal fifth of their total treight revenue is derived from that source, the con- clusion is unavoidable, as the reports state, that seasonal fluctuations in coal affect profoundly the earning power of the carriers. Where the Remedy it is through the betterment of the seasonal demand on the part of the few cl of consumers that the remedy seems to lie. The re- port urges the discussion of the pro- posal for summer discounts on the price of the coal, and the promulga- tion of freight rates that will tend to some- Lies. be H coal | largest | There are now invested in coal ; Again, | the | nd that about one- | | 1920, stimulate the movement of coal out of the ordinary seasons. The anthra- cite mines put the discount idea inte effect some vears ago to their advan- tage, and the report argues for the economic soundness of the {reight dif- ferential on the ground that it would be to the railroads’ manifest advan- tage to equalize their own load factor, § and because summer traffic would be Jess expensive to them than the win- ter haul. The question of storage is, as the report admits. a most impor- tant phase of the problem. To what extent can it be made attractive to the consumer, large or small.” It is a quesiion of offsets. In any event the loss of manpower and the sound un- which results from present prac- in the soft coal industry cannot be viewed with eqguanimity by the country. An excess mine capacity of at least one hundred and fifty million | tons, and an excess labor force of perhaps 130,000 men not & healthy showing in-any industry. In closing, the report points out rather graphi- cally what the cost is to the country } of the many days of ‘enforced idleness in Dbituminous mining at present, during an ordinary year. by compa ing it to the orguments advanced in opposition to universal military train- ( ing on the ground of cost. The loss to the mines, it says, is as great "“1 would be the cost of giving three months’ military training to the vear's class of all the young men of the country. AZIZ GROTTO WILL INSTALL OFFICERS Past Monarch from New Haven Will Conduct Work at An ¥mportant Mecting Tuesday Night. Masonic lodge in Masonic tic a new instituted Aziz Grotto, here, will be hall on Tuesday evening beginning at | E. | 6 o'clock. FPast Monarch Joseph Southerton, secrctary of Hejaz Grotto of New Haven, has been deputized oy Grand Monarch Jesse K. Seeright, of the Supreme council, to appear .t the meeting to obligate, make prophets and install officers. The officers to be installed Monarch—Adna F. Johnson. Chief Justice—John W. Abell. Master of Ceremonics—George Macauley. Treasurer—John C. Loomis. Secretary—William . Crowell. The installation will begin early and are: K. all eligible members are requested to be present on time. Music will be furnished by the Grotto orchestra. Those in charge of the organization | of the Grotto in this city have been working hard for the past few weeks and have enrolled a charter member- ship of more than 250 members. It is expected that the number will be in- creased to 500 or more before th2 charter closes: in May. The Mystic = Order of Prophets of the Enchanted Realm is universal, having 125 grottoes in all parts of the United States and parts of Canada. than 100,000 and may possibly be dou- bled before the next annual meeting of the guprcme council. \ll()“'m FOR \m‘. DUNN. Local friends attended a misc laneous shower held last evening at the home of Mre. Louis Greenberg, o} 50 Edgewood street, Hartford, honor of Mrs. M. J. Dunn. Mrs, Dunr was formerly Miss M. Segal, of this \ity. and was recently married to Mr. Dunn, who is manager of the Hart- ford branch of the Newark Shoe com- pany. The guests received a number of remembrances of the event. RENIER, PICKHARDT & DUNN 127 Main Street Phone 1409-2 Oppo. Arch St. Spring Has Already Arrived Inside Our Store Racks are (:ro\:(led with fresh, charming fashions waiting to be looked over and admired. What will you see? Handsome Tailored Suits SHOWING Navy, Serge and Tricotine NEW scem IDEAS. to have first place. range of styles with prices beginning as low as $39.50 to $7 Jersey practical, and incxpensive. Suits arc booked for wide ])oplllhrl\‘\ Priced, Smart looking, Sovereigns Trading Co. 160 MAIN STREET Meat Department LAMB = QUARTERS FOR FRICA RY & BARNKS WH OLF HAM SHANKS 3 \H()l LDE HOME MADE SAU Cut Long BA CON. GOODS — MINCED HAM, PRE NKFU WE DELIVER Tel. Grocery Department 1025-1026 JUICY ORANGE F[‘l lT s GRAP HAMS .. CANS CAMPBELL'S SO 1 BREAKEAST COF \h T MILK + BAKING I"O \\ D F‘R D L\HP,L SYRUP CLIQUOT CLUB GINC BY CASE OR BOTTLE. THE GOODS Veiled | The membership is morve | in | ; *SHORE LINE SQUABBLE Judge Kllogg Declines to Hear Appli- * cation | ceiver of the Shore Line Electric, Railway Co. for an order authorizinz the abandonment of lines from New Haven to Saybrook, thnce to Chester: from Guilford Green to Stony Creek: from Saybrook to Flanders Crner and From Nef Haven to Saybrook. New London, to Abandon Electric Line March 12.—Because of the towns through which the tracks run had not had an opportunity to be heard Judge John Kellogg of the su- perior court refused to hear plication of Robert W. frm Pawcatuck station. The to sell the equity in to judge gave Hallviile the preper ! merly owned by the Broton and Stor ington the approval of the the freig freight r he account of the ap- Perkins, re- proved. Street Railway Co., subject court, a ht house in this ¢ and four the January &io February pa BUFFALO MARKET 150 ARCHl STREET. SUGAR FOR EVERYBODY Roast Pork 33c 1b Stewing Beef 16¢c 1b Veal Stew . 14c 1b Round Steak 35¢ 1b Roast Beef 28c Ib Corned Beef 12¢ lb La.mb Stew 20c Ib Sirloin Steak 40¢c Ib Bacon 35¢ 1b Pork Chops 35¢ Ib Beef Stew 20c 1b Porter- hous~ Steal 42¢ 1b All Kinds Macaroni 12¢ 1b Challénge- Milk 2 cans 3Yc Campbell Beans 2 for 25¢ Pot Roast 20c 1b Veal Roast 22clb Beef Liver 12¢ b Lamb Legs At Cost Early Fresh Shoulder Sali Pork 26c b 30¢ 1b Good Health and Good Teeth Go Together Theodore Roosevelt’s death, it is hastened because of bad teeth. A I (BY DR. J. HENRY FAGAN) The government, cities, ’ counties, states, towns, schools, churches and ‘wel- fare workers everywhere are beginning to tell necessary it is to teeth clean, for if bad, gsod health sible. people how keep the the teeth be is ~ impos The medical profession it self i3 learning that many diseases begin in the mouth and that obscure troubles which defy all medicine are often due to tooth decay that a competent dentist only can .H avercome. reported, was tle more atten- tion to his teeth and a little less to public matters, and the great American might be with us yet. During the past week we learned that Viscount Grey’s sight_has been restored. The following ex- - tract from a London paper :hows us the importance of teeth on one’s physical condition: Sight Restored by U. S. Dentist, Grey Seeks Premiership Londen, March 2.—Im- provement in Viscount Grey’s eyesight since the removal of a large abscess in one of his teeth by an American dentist while he was in Wash- ington has resulted in almost complete restoration of |, his vision. It is now said he is resuming active political life with an eye on the Premier- <hip. Dr. Fagan and his associate Dental are working in close harmony with this for better health through better teeth. Every reader of this paper is invited to visit this office and have thorough tooth examinations made, * there being no charge of any nature for counsel and advice. Specialists movement You can thus learn if your teeth are decaying or if your system is being poisoned by unseen ulcers or abscesses at the tooth roots. CONSULT DR. FAGAN TODAY. Dr. J. HENRY FAGAN 213 MAIN CTREET JUOURS 9 AM.TO9P. M. OVER BESSE-LELAND’ S _ car permission ¢ for-