Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 7, 1918, Page 8

NORWICH. _BULLETIN. FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1918 buy real hosiery Satisfaction The wrong way to get foot-comfort is to buy stockings on the basis of price. The right way is to buy hosiery that ex- actly fits your feet and your needs. If your feet burn, ache, and quickly tire, maybe it's the fault of misfit hosiery that gathers, binds, or quickly tears. Come in today and buy a pair of Ipswich socks or stockings. Over 50,000,000 pairs were sold last year. Made in styles that range all the way from sturdy, cushiony, 25-cent cotton socks fo the beautiful fibre silk and lisle flare-top stockings at 75 cents. REID & HUGHES MAIN ST. HOSIERY For Men and Women Look for the - sign of the Good Witch” in dealers’. WHITE STAR CLOTHING HOUSE 147 e 2 ; not only better and more handy, bt st ST6T, Michigan, B. LAZEROFF 239 CENTRAL AVE. "worth” ten times more, though thair | *Then he. will Know. that whers e | seliable “value” would be nil) raises, say a hundred bushels of po- | tatoes on his aere, he has gzot io IPSWICH MILLS Pounds ot Araanaha | After which digression, let's come|charge that hundred busheis with $20 T A B Lot e R RPN | bacic to our text. In a rccont fssie o |4t the start, before he begins to con- s : The National Grange Monthly the;sider the cost of seed and -manure and | | National Lecturer has an artice |labor and delivery = which he titles, “Introducing Mr. { | finger prints. This method of identi-| Light Browning rifies sufficient in|Overhead” 5 Take, for concrete illustration, an| | fication is also used in the military |number to equip the machi As I understand overhead.” as{acre which I myself raised, last sason and naval services of < the United |units of more than four Army divisions | applied to producing costs hy compe-iand with which I kept a crude . e 5 States. have been manufactured, and overseas | tent kkeepers, means those itenis|counting. The labor cost, including| Stories of Activities and Conditions Throughout the United States and SHS e | shipment of one-half has begun. The |Of expense which Zo on, whether pro- | plowing, harrowing, marking, plantinz | on the Battle Fronts American Infantryman Has Advantage [other haif of the output goes to Army |duction is going on or not. When a|bhy hand, culfivating, spraying with H in Ammunition Equipment. divisions in.this country ff*fln'“fi.’ém'—‘l”iiii “m:lt” tlfigflg:lsmz;: hnagsaac:;o:g}?gclré ;&d digging by American Airman Tells of Fighting but he esiaped without a scratch, émem,dr'mmf?n_mn_wa_}w,:; l);;«'\\men Who Leave Country to Evade|COSt and ~how much the labori Seed potatoes, as you may recall Expericnces. A section of the Royal Air force op- onary; . Jrorces carries. 200 4 5 . amounted to for that ton. But before | were very higi ar azo this spri | 5 . .. |erating in the Ypres salient has rounds of ammunition in the pockets| Military Service Will be Watched. |any ton could be made a huge furnace | It took ten b to plant the acre, | A’ Committee on Public Information| ;s only American member, who had |Of his light canvas webb belt and his| Men of selective service age who|had to be built. engines set up, builii- |and they were selling readily for $4 a | ERRSSItative in Tondon says been with the squadron only 10 days|bandoleers. They are not affected Dby ve the United States to evade mili- | ings erected, stecl converters bushel. “There are no_better sportsmen in|when he went on & bombing raid at|Prolonged rains nor torrid weathel.|tary duty will have to stand trial on|stalled, tools purchased, any qua The actual producing costs for th the world than the allied airmen, and |low elevation. He was hit by a ma-|Lhe manufacture of these belts is one|charges of violations of the selective|of expenses incurred. = As soon as|acre figure up according to the fol American_aviators now fighting in|chine-gun bullet and his plane fell in|Of the most intricate of the operations |y act when they return to the|things were ready for production|lowing table:— Europe always play a fair game flames. He was taken prisoner. in the textile field. U. §. Army belts| country, according to the Department | forces of buying agents had to pu‘ in they learn it from the allies. F. P.| "7Tre efforts of newspapers to pro- .\re]madn almost entirely of cotton. |of Justice, even though they do not|the field to arrange for supplies, and| Seed ...... 340,00 Magoun, a former Harvard student,(rote good fecling between the people | The exact weight of the 220 roundsireturn until after the war. | other forces of selling agenis to ma Labor .... 29.00 SN Thembir Of thé Roval air 70re, |of England snd the | thonsands . of | oied by the. American soldier -in he department has at hand in-|ket the product. When production| Manure and 3207 recently wounded, tclls how the lives| A morisans roceived ! h“mé!!“r-mw is Jpounds. With the | forma from te lists ) actually began tools and engines besaa Poison 2.19 of German observe escaping from | hen §: Randolf B: m!'mh(:v'.n”‘ prae - ”L. GeE \4“0‘\ can Befimay propazedio o h“‘uluj break or wear, etc, etc ) Delivery 12.00 Batiooas Hieve bhen spared lment, oteved o trico emoen of |fircd €ach minute. Tiring from the hip |lefc the country rvice, says| While the steel maker migh ! | B Sauri: b e e roope wantare aee o1 |0 shots can bo fired o minue. The |y r tatement authorized by the|out what the iron and labor in each|{ Total ............ $11616 | above the allied groun ment of the Dritish Government. His | fied Enfield) docq cror better, oo | Attorney General fton of steel had cost him, the reckon- | i ch prevented their gunners seeing |plans contemplate a continuous pro- | e SEeal el {ing of the share it had cost in each| Now add to this overhead,” | = e B Blach Woi|brats of hadiiite et = | “Reeping Our Fichtors Fit—wor |one of these other fons would be | according to our estimated scale-down | should haye seen them hustie out|American rest and training camp in|Many Opportunities Opened for|War and After” is the title of an ofi- |an almost impossible job. So ullifor New England conditions, and it| their - parachutes and abandon the |{New England. Special London thea- Specialists in War Department. book issted by the Commission on | these items, inciuding interest, taxes, |brings the cost of that acre of pota- balloons. As they came falling down | trical companies will be sent out. An| There is a list of 137 occupations|Training Camp Activities, describing|insurance, wear and tear of 1odls, | toes up to $136.16. | through the air we circled about|organization Known as . “Sammy's|whiee the demies ter men eouPAtOnS | b athletics, mass singing, soclal life, | depreciation of plant, marketing ex-| 1If my.crop had heen 100 bushels it | closely but, of course, didn't open fire, | Blighty League” is being formed, Department constantly exceeds the |2Dd Other recreations of men in Army |Denses, advertising, etc., go under the|can readily be seen that they would | BT e s - oen B B Dk F xeeeds °|ang Navy camps. The hook Gells of |seneral name of “overhead T sup- have cost” me $13 a busnel. Fort-| As soon as they touched ground they | g, < . i At Treasing nean o n -1 the theaters, the worl of the Y. M. C.|Pose because they are going on all the | unately, the yield was more than that. | B e s they | Finger Prints to be Taken in Registra- — ”“{5;‘““1];“”” £ s ‘],fm'l"",’,‘v‘,s.\‘ Knights of Columbus, and other|time over the business's head, re- | Butnot enough e o et ;‘Ac;nn;:." L e (R tion of German Alien Females. males, and batore st future nenoii? | orzanizations assoclated in welfave |gardless of whether it is making money | my money back by selling -them at a Bqwaliron, having joined in Kebruary| The registration ef German aijen fe- |Met a recruiting campaign may be- | WOrk, and gives details of life in the jor not doliar a bushel. Consequently T am | IR PS0F - Tio tiad bagasd Give|males, tb bosin Monday Tone 1s Come necessary. No difficulty has|Camps. X o el selling my surplus to my cow and hens German planes. While carrving [end Wednesday. June 26, will be con- |Deen experienced in getting men, but|, The two pleric acid plants to be| "o faciery owher or business man’who pay me, as I figure it pretiy Selbs for low sttack in theirecant|ducted In elties or muntiinaiio bon. |blacksmiths afe Scarce. at Little Rock, Atk, and Bruns. | jgnores his “overhead” 'He can't.|nearly $130 a bushel in the way of offensive he received a bullet through|ing 5,000 population or Gver by the| There is a constant demand for|Wick, Ga. contracts for' which have|For, if he does, “overhad” will speed- | milk, cream. butter and eggs for the his feft arm, but managed to return to | police officials, In communities hav- |butchers, and cooks ave greatly meed. |Decn completed by the War Dopart-ily come down on his own head like | potatoes they get. | his own lines. Magoun tells of a com- |inf a population of less than 5,000 the|¢d. In several technical ment, will cost approximately §,000,- | & thousan T RE auliemanytin) SN Balen ou Geame S mere, it | panion in his squadron who. had: one | registration will be handled by post- | Particularly the Engineers, men for the |00 - " s natural potato soil, can rais af the luckiest escapes during the|masters. Y higher positions are plentiful but the | 1 roduction of honey will be sreatly But th e A t cheaper than I who have no suc | war. He was put out of action at| In general the plan of registration is| WOTKers for the ranks are Ex. | Increased during 1915 in many lo-| But the average farmer scems toand have actually to bully the crop| 1900 feet in the air when a bullet per- | the same a5 that followes oo ren o i3 | perienced mechanics, especially those alities, according to the Department i aETE '":,nh 2(]”‘\? act | into doing anything. On the other forited his gasoline tank. He ' was listration in Webruary of German allen |[AMiliar With automobiles are always | Of Asrieulture The increase in Gol|3I50 [0ore 18 BAY, OFerneat e rendereq unconscious by the fumes and in_demand, bis-machine took More interpreters than can be used have applied for positions with the War Department, and applications for commissions as Army chaplains ar males. Bach person who must reg- ister will be required to register her nose dive to earth, L] also in excess of the need. The éx | totals thousands in each case. CI l ) B orns for ‘general work are plentiful, but [ ] here is demand for svecialists. At present there is a surplus and pharmacist: of dentists “Freezone” is Magic! -Lift any Corn or Callus right? off with-fingers—No pain! Men in Training Camps Have Equip- ment for Many Sports. ry plans of the Commission on Train- ng Camp Actlvities have been carried out to provide athletic facilities for the men. Baseball heads the list in popularity, and full equipment has been placed in the camps. More than 0,000 basebails and 3,000 bats have been sent. At Camp Lewis, Wash ington, there are 16 baseball fields in use. Practically every company in each camp division throughout the country has its team, and there are company, battalion, regimental, and inter-rezimental leagues. Every form of track athletics oc- cupies the attention of men training at the camps. As many as 800 have taken part.in divisional contests, and track meets have been witnessed by more than 320,000 spectators. Where facilities permit, instruction in swimming is given. Men are first given land irfstruction and then sent iito the water. Tennis courts have been built in every camp, one having 40 courts, and the sport is rapidly gaining in popularity. Through tho generosity of golf Clubs located near the camps, the demand for golf courses is partly being met. Polo matches are frequently held, and competition for ' places on the teams is keen. " Drop & little Freeone on an aching| cénts, suficient bo rid yow feet of | T7°0PS Are Being Equipped with M.ua_e corn stops hurting, | every hard corm, soft eorm, or corn it right out. It doesn’t | between the toes, and calluses, without soreness or irritation. Freezone is the Browing Machine Guns. Enough heavy Browning maching guns for instruction’ purposes have heen shipped to every National Guard training camp and National Army can- At every training camp in the coun- | orado, it is per cent. The Doard appointed the Secre tary of the Navy to examine the sys- tem of buovancy boxes instalied on thy Lucia has reported the installation| He usually ficures that, if the seed not advisable for seneral adoption be- |and the labor involved in producing cause of its questionable efficacy as a |2 bushel of potatoes has cost him preventive agains: sinking, the re- |ninety-five cents and Hhe sells the duetion in cargo-carrying capacity, and | bushel for a dollar, he has “made” five the length of time required for in- |Cents. stallation. The Tood out through all state administrator: a warning to corn. barley, and millers dealers in the products that at the;ins. or giving the use of his invested present prices of ‘these grains corn | without interest or return. meal and oat meal should be selling | this curious phase of at least 20 per cent below the price of wheat flour. Deliveries of the 3,000 motor truck: recently ordered by the Motor Tran port Service of the War Department are to be made between August 1 and These trueks known as will have a ca- December 1 “Class B Standard,” pacity of from 3 10 5 tons, and will b distributed as needed through the va- Ten rious branches of the Army. thousand of these class B standard ized trucks have previpusly -been or- dered and are now in process of man-| " “Interest on investment, 6 ufacture and delivery per cent................$ 600.00 Boy Scout organizations are active| Interest investment onfarm in locating black walnut trees. Black equipment, $1.200.. 72.00 walnut lumber is needed by the War| Depreciation equipment, 10 Department . for use in making air- per cent........ 120.00 plane propellers and gunstocks. Women between the ages of 21 and 53 who have had a high school edu-|at a_port in France for dispateh to cation or its equivalent. will be eligl- ble for admission to the Army School of Nursing, arrangements for whic were recently made by the War De- start in selected military Unless otherwise specified, applications should be sent directly to the Army School of Nursing, office of Army, partment. Tt is several - schools hospitals, intended to the Surgeon General of the Washington, D, C. Under a new agreement the Army will handle all mail for the expedition- ary forces aftev it leaves United States Department tonment in. the. country where' troops | will_deliver ‘the mail to military au- are in training. Heavy Brownings for | thorities at the port of embarkation in +overseas training have been shipped.. this country and receive it from them ports. The Po#t Office id, will probably be 1000 Administration” has sent oats nd. to wholesale and retail (Written Specially for The Bulletin) At last—after long. years during which T have sometimes felt as. if I were, like John, the Baptist, just “voice crying in the wilderness,” an: with no one to heed or notice—I find at least one other farmer who has woke up to the fact that farming Las an “overhead” just as truly as ve- tailing or. manufacturing. Over and over again, in the past, 1 have read wild yarns of the immense profits certain farmers allege them selves to have made. Over and over again I have had farming neighbors tell me, by word of mouth, how profit- able some particular crop hadl beea. Tnvariably, wherever the _actual figures were attainable, a careful and reasonable comparison of ‘total cusls with total receipts has shown an er- tirely different result,—usually a me: bazatelle of profit, sometimes an actual loss. The trouble has been that farmers, having once invested money in a farm plant, seem to forget all about that money. They act as if th coni- sidered the investment an end of i: as if it were gone, vanished, sunk, no longer to be taken into account. They often don’t seem fo see they have a right to wages for that reir own labor. They “throw it in” as non- chalantly as if it were -a negligible trifle. They entirely ignore the taxes and insurance which the farm must earn for them before they can pay. They zive no heed to the incessantly gna ing tooth of depreciation which is every | year reducing the worth as well as the value of their equipment tools (No that isn't a slip of the pen, nor a bit of tautology, that “worth as we:l as value” There's just as biga differ- ence between the worth of a thing and its value as there is between the use- fulness of a diamond pendant and the | price the jeweler puts on it. A toal may have small “value” in the markt | sense, and yet possess great “wort |Or vice versa. For illustration: i {nave bousht at least four Iinds of | “weeders” for hand use in onion rov ete. They cost from fifteen to fifty cents e When experience prov o one of them to have any “worn” | comparable to their priced “value” I | made a couple out of the points of i two worn-out old scythes, which are business than he does of the rate of barge tolls pn the canals of Mars. -| He doesn't know that such a thing| exists, or he has forgotten it, or he utterly ignores it. e Yet. as a matter of fact,’ he has ually lost anywhere from twenty to thirty cents on every such transaction. Ang_he's had to make zood that loss by donating his own labor for noth- s rugal { wrongheadedness which I have at va- | times in the past tried to ex- s|{pose. T am therefore specially grate- Ziful for the powerful aid of National Lecturer Ketcham of the Grange. Mr. Ketcham has been making a careful study of Michigan farms. Here is his summary of the “overhead” on an average Michigan farm of eizhty gcrefl costing” $125 an acre, or 310,000 i ani: e the United States. money-order service to the treops will, for the present at jeast. continue under the direction of the Post Office De- partment in France. The first Porto Rican laborers to reach the United States under Gov- ernment auspices will be at work upon Gevernment contracts within a month. The Employment Service of the De- partment of Labor has already found employment for at least 10,000 of these men as common laborers on con- The domestic h | changes, he brings his total overhead |can get. Depreciation and insurance on buildings and fences, 53,500, at 5 per cent...... Management of farm cal- culated on same basis of any other business em- ploying similar capital. . 1,000.00 Cost of horse maintenance, 3 * horses during idle periods caeens Taxes on farm and equip- ment at 1 pér cent..... Interest on working Capi- tal, $500, at 6 per cent. Total ..... Per acre cost 105.00 112100 30.00 .$2,214.00 . S2T6T” Mr. Ketcham admits that his fifth | item, that of §1,000 for management, “will challenged by everyone who is unfriendly to agriculture.” But he declares, nevertheless, that it ‘“con- tains the real meat oi the whole farm- ing proposition.” For, he asserts, “until agriculture is paid a compensa tory price for the head power as well as the horse-power involved in it, the present trend to the cities will crease. It is the highest patriotism to stress the consideration of over- head in farming as in all other in- dustries.” Amen and amen, Mr. Ketcham! Of course, these Michigan figures would reed some changes to fit New England farm conditions. The average New England farm is hardly worth $125 an acre. Nor do I believe that the average New England farmer has a “working capital” of | $500,—or $100 either, for: that matter. Changes would have to be made, one way or other,.in some other items to fit eastern prices and rates of taxa- tion. But, starting with these eight over- head jtems which Mr. Ketcham has collated, each ‘farmer can, if he will, make up his own table of his own overhead. If his farm is worth. $5,000 | instead of $10,000, he can substitute $300 for $600 as interest on his land | investment. If he honestly considers | that Hs own farm knowledze and| managing ability aren't worth a thous- | and dollars a year, he can substitute | any fizure he does price them at. And | 0 on. Suppose, by these and other down so that it .comes to only $20 an hand, I suspect th, Made for Summer Wear THEY ARE COOL, DAINTY, AND AS PRETTY AS CAN BE It is not economy to wait too long. Do not wait until your wardrobe is complete- <& ly depleted, but buy the materials when 3 you. find what you like, and while the You will find these Bos-~ ton Store fabrics, and the prices marked upon them to be satisfactory in every The great variety, too, makes prices are right. way. choosing a pleasure. Buy now. LINCOLN VOILE, 33c a Yard ,Lincoln Voile is certainly as attractive as any weave A fine mer- voile, fully 38 inches wide, and very even in comprising shades, It is exceptionally cool and service- that has been produced in some time. cerized celoring. We show the complete line, about twenty of the most desirable black also. able for the warmer weather. IVERNESS ZEPHYR GINGHAM 49c a Yard The greatly tions are extremely pleasing. and the fabric launders well. EVERYTHING THAT IS CORRECT IN WASH GOODS PRETTY NOVELTY VGILES All the staple weaves and the most attractive novels ties make our Wash Goods Department a Mecca for the woman who realizes what style and value mean. Novelty Voile fills a areat nlace, being shown in de- signs and colo ings to suit the conservative buyeras who desire more striking efiscts. They are from 36 to 40 inches wide in cotton, silk and cot- ton, satin strip, plaids, figures and all-over styles. Prices from 29¢ to $1.25 a Yard well as thoss pleated plaid skirts are the absolutely correct thing this scason, and these Inverness plaids were brought out to satisfy this demand. The plaids. are varied in coloring and the color combina- The colors are fast and re are some farmers ¢ them even. more, by m rot, etc. whose crop co reason of losses The point | want to make, is not in | regard to particular items of _par- ticular production-cost - on particular | farms, hut that such cost is not cor- rectly determined by simply adding up seed, manure and Iabor.outgo. It| must also include the “overhead,” be- fore anvthing can be justly considered as profit. M. One man with whom cently along this nooh-poohed the whole idea. farmers have got to raise And we've got to sell 'em for what we 1t don't make any difference what they cost us. The buyer wom't give any more than he can get ‘em for from somebody else.” That was the gist of his reply. Sadly 1 had to admit that there was force to it. So long as farmers refuse to co-operate in such a.way as to, at least secure an equal share in the power of price-fixing—so-long as they deliberately cut each others’ throats in order to make sales, so long _they will be met by profiteers perfect! willing to skin them alive for the sak; of their pelts, I talked re- general- line; rather ser in ces But, even under such conditions, it offer but a dollar a bushel for my po- tatoes,—which had cost me more— and didn't really want them even at that price, I trieq them on oid Brindle and the biddies in the hen-vard, who soon made it clear that they would to know whether his crops are pay- ing their way, or whether they are unléss he knows what his “overhead” struction work at Norfoll, Newport News, ‘Baltimore, and vicinity. Ar- rangements are now being made by. the Department of Labor to provide proper housing for these men, expenses are, and How much allowance to_make. for- them. There is really -no reason in good morals or good farming why he should New New, ail Carr on Rout Grange Grange. As Rev Hamp Haver rmon. July 1s Mrs. J heait] turned to her office this week Mr. and anq Mrs Bixby were callers and ntly. Thomas friends here ld Mr. and Woodstock A merry a May basket to Miss Gladys Ed. Frink, R, ill last week, on the route. job. this week. Will Jarvis Fred of Providence over Sunday. pay bigger money for -them. June is through th Anyway, the farmer has the right| Edwin G the funeral of Mrs. A. W Danielson Sunday afternoon. costing’ him more to produce’than he| Mr. and can get for them. and Mrs. He can’t tell this simple little fact, { Mrs. Barl dence Tuesday. Grangers ‘at Plainfield. Twenty-one members grange and 21 from be. compeiled to pay the “overhead” of | visited Plainfield grange the retailer and the wholeraler and the fevening and furnished' the prozram. e Pac | joyed. ved. aug ice ¢ oncert nest EKONK | s Wifs Takes His Place| e During Hiss llness—| wW. G Members Visit Plainfield | rom Providence last 1 Airs. | ford have been vi J was called to|TOR S Mr. Cruze of . ' & ituted for -him. hi e reac 101 Miss Velma Frink ze will go to France| .4 in Manchester, Miss Mary Tanner s much fmproved | , Miss Mary Ann S e bl Miss Margaret Tanner re-|gyngqy duties in Oneco post- Mre, William Bixby, Mr. iy ME Clarence i X, Herbert| e most:sins Mr. Allen of Providence at Carrie Wilcox's re- e play, The Arriv patrons, was'much ‘eh- ream ‘and - cake werg Sunda NORTH WINDHAM children are rchearsing for o was able to altend chur Charity that bezins at Stevens cntertained relatives week,, Generous and children of Hart- ng at Ed. Lan- auction—at Mrs. Tlints Satug- laay was well attendda brought a good pri and thidss pent the week Bornore, who hgs < home covers Me was calling on Mrs, Georze Frink of| were recent callers here. | party of young peopie hung mail carrier, was wife substituted He is able to be on his recogn entertained his brother a lovely e country. allup and family attended | Williams in | time to drive aretty one. Mrs. George Gallup, Mr. Carl Gallup and Mr. and Gallup motored to Provi- of Pachaug| Ekonk _grange Tuesday n. FOR THE GRADUATE ] allup | Commencement Day stands out ; en u s 2 2 : £ the big: aceasions i is sometimes possible to make 2 |Saturday evenine. as one o g” aceagions in choice. between buyers. .As in my| o rooo even AR life. It celebrates the first Cize. When Mr. Mackefman , would A Helpful Wife. achievement to receive public. It Established 1872 135-143 Main St, Norwich, Conn. r is a proud day for graduate, parents, friends. - It is very natural that an occa- sion of such importance be cele- brated with fitting manent value. making gifts to ifts of per- He “custom of graduates is a Perhaps we can help you'selsct a suitable gift. our stock with that idea in minde. We have chosen | Hos,