New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 24, 1922, Page 3

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BOSTON STORE " Reliable Merchandise LINEN, 86 inches wide, RATINSPUN, a new ma- terial with pleasing weave and bright finish, in the best sport colors. 58¢'Yd. shrunk from 44 inches, in . Materials a good line of colors— 79¢ vq for One ; i WQOL CREPE is an un- v usual cloth, yard wide and IMPORTED GINGHAMS Bramley, . in large variety of checks, all the new colorings with plain colors to match. Making the Gingham Handkerchief is the new fad. all wool, in navy, brown,| Combination tile blue, orange, gold, red and and Kelly green. 95c¢ Yd. |PULLAR and NIVEN Jumper Dresses For Quick Returns Use Herald Classified Advts. “Women’s Spring Footwear| +Featuring the newest in Pumps and Oxfords, including the latest Flapper Pumps and Sport Models in a variety of combination colors; also Black Satin, Black Kid and Black and Brown Calfskin with High, Military and Tailored Low Heels. A COMPLETE 'LINE OF GORDON HOSIERY HAVE YOU ,SEEN OUR WINDOWS Then make it a point to stop on your way by. Footwear. Our Prices are Extremely Reasonable, you’ll say. Our windows tell one “What is What” in MEN’S NEW LOW SHOES Shoes that carry a guarantee of Quality and Value in Style, Leather and Workmanship. Smart Footwear for all the different demands of a man’s spring and summer activities in tan, Russian gun metal calf and tan and black grain leathers. VISIT OUR CHILDREN’S DEPARTMENT You Will Economize By Bringing the Kiddies Here it e mme—_. €0QT SH THE BEST SHOE VALUES IN THE L.TY EXCLUSIVE AGENLY FOR WL.DOUGLAS SHOES . P [5 DANGEROUS ONE Ministers Prolession More Haz- ardous Than Miner's Says Report Running a hotel s a more hazard- ous job than being a structural fron worker; there is more danger in be- ing a physician or surgeon than there 18 in working in the mines, Janitors | and church sextons take more chances | with their lives than steAm rallway | men, while it mire dangerous to be a minister, a banker, a merchant or | a baker than to me a trolley con- ductor, Farming the Safest, These statements are made follow- | ing a report issued by the McGraw- | HiN company from U, government reports on hazardous o pations, and were obtained by a local businessman. According to this report, the death rate s highest among hoatmen -and | sailors, where the mortality per cent- age is 2.26 per cen compared to | the lowest, being .29 per cent among | farm laborers. Probably Drink Moonshine, The report states that the mortal- ity percentage among hotel keepers is 1.52 per cent, as compared to .32 iamong iron and steel workers, The quiet unassuming stone mason who never encounters any adventures be- yond the routine work of spreading cement between building stones has a 1.17 per cent rate of mortality as compared to .33 per cent among com- mercial travelers who risk their lives everyday on trains, trolleys and board- ing house dinners. Possibly the Ghosts Get Them. The report states that the death rate among physicians and surgeons | is 1.24 per cent, as compared to .37 per cent among cotton mill opera- tives and electrical engineers. Jani- tors and church and graveyard sex-, tons have a mortality per centage of 1.16, while the men who ge thous- ands of, feet underground in the mines have the comparatively safe rate of .62 per cent, [ Results of the Income Tax. Even bookkeepers, with a mortal- ity percentage of .58, have a more dangerous vocation than steam rail- road men with a percentage of .51, or| electrical railway men with a rate of | .45. Tobacco workers, no doubt ac- | cumulating a tobacco breath, die at the rate of 1.10, and hair dressers at the rate of .80, while the rate in the | “safe” job of stock raising does not g0 above .62. Bolsheviki Congregations, Probably. As compared to the figures of rail- way men, the rate being .51; or struc- tural iron workers at .32 per cent, the ‘job"" of being a preacher carries with it the mortality rate of .97 per cent. The reason for this high percentage, while not given, is assumed to be due to the fact that many ministers wear themselves out in the harness. The Figures, Order of Mortality Hazard P.C Occupation. Boatmen and sailors. Hotel keepers. Physicians. Policemen and firemen. Masons. Janitors, sextons. Tobacco workers. Lawyers. Painters, glaziers. Merchants. Bakers. Bankers, brokers, Blacksmiths. Clergymen. Carpenters, Painters. Government officials. Barbers, hairdressers Truckmen, teamsters. Clerks, , copyists. Agents, Machinists. Plumbers. Waiters, servants. Stock raisers. ' Miners, quarrymen. Bookkeepers. Steam railroad men. Street railway men. Teachers. Cotton mill hands. Electrical efigineers. Commercial travelers. Iron workers. Tfarm laborers. In this connection a recent article | imr Coal Age , in par “It is exactly twice as dangerous to | Davis Lands Again Governor Davis of Ohio 1s no sleuch sherm After a struggle he | prize Barracuda, “Tiger of off Miami, Fla. landed the Sea,” |- s (erftet Tillivery Go | | VEILIN ‘i 257 Main Street GLOVES HOSIERY Booth Block Madame: Your New Spring Hat Awaits You Here We have assembled in our store the most magnificient selection of spring styles ever seen in this city. There is a hat here for every woman and miss, for every purpose or occasion. We urge that you come and see this displa; —A display so complete and enchanting a to be without a parallel in the history of ou We will be pleased to have you come store in and look around. to purchase. There is no obligation The Hats are very reasonably priced at Banded Sailors what wardrobe is complete with- out one of these popular Hats? Here you can find a large assort- ment in ali wanted styles and colors. $1.95 These ever popular Hats, can be had in a mushroom in all the new colors and black. straight, rolled or AND Up $1.9 HOSIERY Here you will find the largest assortment | and plain st_\'les.: Among the well known brands we have| are, Van Raalte, Gordon, Kayser Venus, Weldrest and Raymond. ;A]] the new of colors in fancy |2-clasp |Chamoisettes GLOVES can be had here. style to 16-button {very moderate. colors for spring in Gloves length in and Kids. The prices are be a doctor as it is to be an Ameri- |tard, representing iron and steel man- can coal miner a mile from punshine, | ufacture ngincer Ledue, who rep- attacking the face with a drill. The | resents metal good manufacturers, miner ranks 26 in a census list of 35 |and Felix Guillon, representing textile occupations, according to figures pub- | factories. lished by the United States census. — He is far below the sailor, the mason, TAX ON RE-"TS the merchant and the clerk. Mer- chants, contractors, doctors and clerks Austrian Government Thus Hopes to do not consider their business ex- tremely hzardous, but it is more so than miners, according to the fig- ures." Be Able to Get Money To Build BELGIANS OUT FOR TRADE. Dwellings. Mexico City, March 24.—Four rep- Vienna, 24.—The resentatives of Belgian manufacturers | Vienna attempting to solve the are touring Mexico to arrange for ex- | housing problem by putting a heavy changes of Mexican raw materials for | tax on rents from which it hopes to Belgian finished products. Profe flrtrnll\'(‘l 1,500,000,000 Kronen a year, Rouma of Brussels heads the party|which sum is to be used to construct and is accompanied by Marcel Jot- dwellings to be rented without profit. March Easy Weekly Payments ME The state government is strongly. Social Democratic and opponents of the measure, who are chiefly property I owners, denounce it as socialization of housing. The tax is made payable by the ten- ant. The lowest tax rate would be 100 per cent on a rent, amounting to 3,000 kronen a year and it would in- crease until on a surtax basis the | maximum tax would be 1,000 per | cent of the rent paid by the tenant. | Rents are now limited by law, and |it is claimed that private investors would have to get 600 times the legal | rate of rent in order to make it prof- | itable for them to build homes. | | Public service corporations of the | United States require new capital of $20,000,000,000 annually. Easy Weekly ) Payments N! SPECIAT.—Young Men's New Tweed Suits $35.00 Pay $2.50 Down and $2.50 a Week. You can find here the quality and style you want— at the right prices. Serviceable, dependable Spring Suits—single and double-breasted models—dark colors, checks, stripes, herringbones. 47 MAIN ST. All striking values—just come and see them ! NEW BRITAIN

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