Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 11, 1921, Page 7

(Written Specially For The Bulletin.) It is, 1 believe, congidered the proper thing to blame the big meat-packers of the middle west for the high price of meat. Anyway, that {s about what most people do. Moreover, they do it with a sustalned vigor which in find a feal eénjoyment in XNow, I'm not dispésed te take up any cudgels in behalf of the méat-packers. On genéral principles it may be set down Bg an economic truth that men who have mahaged to amaes millions by buying meat on the hoof from one set of farfm- ers and then selling it in the carcass to other sets of farmers, et al, are per- fectly capable of taking cafe of them- sefves, without volunteer assistance. My sympathies are not with them, In any case, but with the farmers from whom they buy stock at low prices and with the hungry buyers to whom they sell it at profits sufficlent to oarsy them. into the millionaire class. But— Did you notice the government's recent report on the livestock holdings of the country? ‘While the haman pepulstion of the United States incréased quite a little dur- Ing the past year, the live stock popula- tion fell off. It fell O o the aggregate value of $2,600,000,000, and to the ag- gregate number of almost 10,000,000 tead. The decrease oceurred in every species of domestic. animals, including and mules, but wad greatést in the milk and meat varfeties. For exam- ple, the number of horses cwned de- creased less than thfes per cent, and the number of mulds:less t}fian one per cent., while the number of cattle and eheep decreased over four per cemt., and ®f swine over seven per cent. It fs to be moted, in this cenmeetionm, that the decrease in values was even greater, proportionately, than the faliing off in numbers. And, by the way, it may be interesting to knot that the average value of sheep throughout the country wag $6.41 a head, last December, and of hogs $12.99 a head. The average vplue of the twenty million horses Unele Sam feeds wag $82.45 and that of hig five million mules $63.97. But our interest as three-times-a-day hyngry people lies more in the meat- producing animals. And, during lasf year, thers was §$223,000.000 lesd pald | for cattle than the yéar before, and $427.- | 000,000 less for hogs to the beef and posie producers. They soid, between them, something near five miilion less steers; and calves and hogs and lambs. before the amssing administration nshington uhdértook to assume control of all business, and before the ga of organized profiteers Joined hands with it jn looting the land, there used o be a law known as that of supply and demand. The administra- tion sought to nullify it and substitute 2 theorém of its own devisfig. The profit- cers wern swift to see in the distutbance which resulted thelr chance for self-en- richment. Between them, (hey have managed to held up the operaticns of the law in some respects. But net in all, and not as a permanency. " It is possible, by undetgoing suffictent rxpenise, to fents off with costly break- waters a hatbor or two, here and there along the ocean coast. Bul no break- ‘water was ever yvet invénted which could stay or even much hinder the sweep of the incoming tides ,or shut »ff a whéle continental coast-line from the towering surgés which roar in “When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic whirlwind of the equinex.” Being a natural law, like that which govérns tides and glorms ,the law of sup- ply and demand was never whelly abro- gated and is now once more in pretty compiete control. It means, in effect, that when the de- maad for anything is greater than the supply, price goes up; when the supply 5 larger than the demand, price goés down. If there is less of any arficle than people need, the sélléer naturally eelly to the highest competing bidder: if there is more of the article than people want, the buyer takes from the cheapest seller. Apply that, if you please, te the mieat sltuation. There were several . million more people in the country last year than the year before, and there were sev- eral million less steers and calves and gheep, The more peeple there are, the larger the demand for beef ing veal and lamb. ‘That goes without saying. Yet, instead of there having been an increase in the number of these meat animals during the ] ' | At precent prices of féedstufts and labor, it e | K would happen ¢an’t make their istack-rllser can get higher prices for his NORWICH BULLETIN, ess they, too, make & pre rofit. And t selling héy bt cheaply unless they can buy the an! s cheaply. How are you going to arrange it so the Ivestqgk, and the meat-buyer be given lower prices for hig steaks and chops? Talk sbout the old problem of what should an irfesiatible force meet an immovahle body! That's simple compared with the puzzle which the meat situation puts pefore us, How are you going to make two mutually ah- tigonistic and self-contradictory facts of- cupy the same space at the same time? oar, there was & very considerable de-| cr#e. ¢ demand was larger, because of the increased number of eaters. The supply was less, because of the decreagsed num- ber of live stock, for slaughtering. What would you naturally expect in such a case? What else than that the price would fise? 4 That 16 didn’t, that if has actualy de- creaged ‘slightly can be due ohly to the fact that the original producers, the stock-growers, have been compelled, by one circumstance or another, to take losses instead of profits on their werk. But they are not going to keep that up, as a steady thing. They can'l. If they should, they would either go into bank- tupicy or starve to death, themselves. And men don't run farms, any more than other businesses, with either bankruptey or starvation as chief objects in view. What they are doing is plginly indi- cated by the figures of the government's report. Having been compelled to gell their fat stock for less than the cost of fattening, tdey are going out of the bus- ihess, @s many of them as can, and a rapidly as they can do so w.thout losing their skins in the process. According to al] probabilities, theré will be even less meédt animals at the end of this year than ‘there are now. With a whole lot more people dlamoring for the meat which tiey can't get. : I do’t knew how inuch the big packers have had to do with bringing this con- dition ints effect. Naturally, one would expect themn to be zealous in fostering an enlargement of the livestock grow- ing industry. Thé more carcasses they hahdle the more are their opportunities for ‘profit. The bigger their business, the bigger their aggregate gains. This Would be the first thought of anybody. Perhapg it is wrong. Perhaps there are other factors entering into the problem which outweigh the desirability of an eniarged business, As I've said, I don't pretend to know the ins and outs of the stockyards trade. Nor its details. Nor its tricks. But can't yeu see, if there are three million people calling for meat, and three million lesy carcasses on sele to supply them, that there is less meat for each individual? And how can youy, expect, with mote meat being called for and less meat being supplied, that the price can go_dowa to the old-time basis? When meat s plenty % can't help be- ing cheap. When meat i3 scarce, do you know any recipe for preventing it from being dear? 1 don't. We can demounce the poekers to our hearis' content; we can abuse the mar- ketmen; We can pull out aur:own hair and tear our own shirts in the frenzy of oyr indignation. But we oan't perma- Inently stay the operation of the law'of supply and demand, any moré than we cah effectively hait the insweep of an At- lantic tide. ‘When there is more meat being of- fered than the public can absorb, it will be cheey, so cheap /that the sellers may come to offering premiums {o anyone who Wwill take It off their hands. When there is less meat than the public wants and demands the eanny seller will hold it for the higiwst bidder's price. And that {lrlce will “make ()¢ market,” every n Tk Wwhéle pfoblem is an extremely complicated one. There doesn’t appear on any horizon any simple férnula for settiing it. Meat-gréwers will not preduce meat animals unless they can do s6 at a profit. this means théy must get bigger pay for the animals, on the hoof, than now. Yet the public demands cheaper meat from thé ‘butchers, which they can't tupply un- Horlicks ORIGINAL ted Mitk Do You Lack Vital Pewer Is Your Blood Impoverished Are Your Nerves Unstramg De You Feel Al Run-down L Edward Lassere, Ine. Agents 400 West 23rd St Neow York Are You Irritable and Depressed Afrequént canss of lack of vital powar— like & good steak once more before I die, and, at present prices, with present far- mers’ incomes, such a desire is about as remote from possibility as a wish for] the moon. Soule, Mrs. W. C. Robert Robértson attended the meeting of the Methodist Ministerial Association in Danielson this week. church et &t Mrs. E. B. Cheney's this C. Soule president; Mrs. J. B, Aldrich, vice predident; Mre. E. B. Chney, see- retary and Mrs. R. W. Robertson, treas- urer. Following the business mecting the S| oious refreshments were served by the hostess. ) 1 wish somebody would tell me, for I'd v With a gold ring ‘reund 1 Y THE it FARMER. JEWETTY CITY Rv. E. M. Antheny, M mu;e’. (e Jeffers and Mrs. Edw. J. Farrell of Wauregan spent Thursday with Mra E. H. Hiscox. ¥. H. Gilbert returned Friday rfem & trip to Detroit, Mich, going frém Spring- field on the special train provided by the Studebaker peoplé for their guests. Slater lbrary will be cosed Saturday, Lincoln’s birthday. The bank will not be open, and the post office wil be elosed from eight to six-thiry, the lobby being open at malil timé. R. ¥, D. patrons may obtain their mail from from.six to eight & m., only and not in the evening. the postoffics. The Gardiner class of the Methodist week. "Mhis year's officers are: Mrs, A. members served an -dwere entertained with piaho solos by Miss Annis Roheri- son also player plano selections. Deii- The. Ladies’ society of the Congrega~ tional church: serveq a roast pork sup- per in the vestry Wednesday evening. Mrs. Pfank Wilcox was in charge of the supper. 'The total receipts were sixty- six dollars. Mike Lipka and Tony Tures wers bad- Iy scalded Tuesday by steam from cans which burst at Aspindok, blechery. The cerporation nurse, Miss Moodiz, gave first ald treatment and Lipka was sent to Backus hospital. Doth men are doing well. Stercopticon lecture, Travel Tour of Canadz. Riverside Grammar schoel to- night.—adv. g The meeting of the Y. 3. C. A. i to be held tonight and will Le Stunt night at the Bijou. Py Superintendent of Scicéls F. IL P, Clgment gave a_ stereopticon lecture en- titled “Travel Tour of Canada” in the hail at Glasgo Wedneeduy eveping. There wera seventy-two .colored glides. About $16 was taken In for the beénefit of the Gasgo school. Parents’ Day will be obgerved st the Riversids Gramm sohool today (Friday) from 1 to-3:3 Go'clock. | YANTIC HARTFORD MAN SUFFERED FROM BLOOD PRESSURE Mr. P. E. Sheldon of 14 Queen Street, Hartford Thought He Would Try CINOT For High Blood Pressure and Dizzy Spells, He Is Glad He Did For It Helped Him Quick. remedy is one of the best and surest eliminants known today in the Herbal World. We havé testimonials from people that have suffered from lead poisoning that it has produced- the most wonderful and surprising resuits and hundreds of cases of rheumatism and stomach trouble have responded to it like m There is no question about CINOT, it is the sensation of the year. Mr. Sheldon says:i— “For some years I have suffered with a . high blood pressure and terrible dizzy spells and had to give up my work. I tried many methods to get well but with no success, my general system was running down rapidly and I had constipation and loss of appetite and was restlesg in my sleep and the sleep I did get did me no good at all. I have taken six bottles of CINOT and am back to work and have no-bad symptoms, can cat and sleep and-am gaining every day.” CINOT IS FOR SALE IN NORWICH BY H. M, LEROU, AND ALL OTHER CINOT the Herbal Tonic gets results as above on account of elimination and | * IRST-CL/8S DRUGGISTS EVERY- we do not hesitate to say that this | WHERE, - week, at .30 p. ., at Mrs, Fred Kin- ne’ A large white ash, markiag "he north- west boundary of the lot on waich the parsonage dwelling stands, was felied last week by R. A. Jones and son Wauter and numerous assistants. It was a handjome tree for many ywars, . vis at some-distance in approaching from any diréction. Some years :§.) It was struck by lightning, which Killed half of it. Since then it has pulL up a strong fight fot life, and the past remaininy hxs been & joy to dee. But decrs of “the trunk had made it a serlous menace fo the pardonage and all passersty on loth roads and for safety /it had 10 be fe- toved. - Arthur Merrifield of New York was & week ‘end visitér at the Moodys". ‘Westminster guild is planning a valen- tiné socfal next week. 5 Notice has been récelved here that a gocial service conference under the Con- necticut Federationi of Churches will be Theld in New Hdven Feb. 15 and 16, with a strong program of speakers. All ses- sions ate open to the public. _WHITE ROCK Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leonard ‘entertained 2 party ‘of out of town friends Sunday. * "Mrs. Suéan Andrews ¢f Potter Hill was a recent guest of her daughter, Mrd. Fred Kenyon. = - Mrs. Edgar Sweet has returned home grom Centerville, R. L, where she spent the- latter part of the week, after the burial: of her husband. Misses Sarah and Ruth Brook returned home Tuesday evening from Providence, where they had been to attend -a wed- ding. 3 ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Hoxsie of iel .anon were callers at -David Nason's Fri- day afternoon. Howard 'homas was a caller in Nor- wieh Tuesday. ; Mr. and Mre. James Hudson attended the wedding of their niece which took place in Providence Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lynch, who were married a few weeks ago, are keeping house in the Weich tenement. Mrs. Edgar Sweet is entertaining her sister from Portsmouth, N. H. Justin A. McCarthy and Mies Dolores Friends here atterided the funeral .of Hattle Watson, wite of Willett Thompson, eld at her home at Westerly Wednesday ternooh. Mrs. Thompson #.a born in North Stenington (Pendlcion Hill dis- trict) in 1898, the daughter of Merritt and Cynthia Park Watson, She married in 191¢ Willett Thompson of Westerly. Surviving are her hushand and two small childfen. Bhe had mapy friends and her sudden passing is deeply regrotted. Mrs, Hajriét Chapman and son, Arthur Chapman, of Preston were in this place Saturday, guesta of Mrs. Mary A. Lee: Many friends, reiatives and neighbors attanded the funeral of Miss Mary F. Burdick, held -in the Congregational church Monday merning at 11 o'clock. Rev. 0. D. Fisher, pastor of the church, Sffciated. re wetre beantitul floral tributes. The bearers were Frank White, Brnest Gray, Edwin White and L. C. Gray. Burlal was in the D. R. Wheeler cemetery adjacent to the village and Rey. Mr. Fishet read the committal ser- vice af the grave, . There was a. special town meeting in town hall Tuesday pettaining to educa- tional matters, It was veted unanimous- 17 to retain thé séheol supervisor. Rev. Ffank S. Robbins of Preston will speak at the Thitd Baptist church Sun- Aay evet et 1.30 ocleck. Mrs. B, B. James, Artis and Ida James and Thomas Jones weré guésts Tueaday everiing of Mrs. Nathan F. Culver at Westerly. Mps. Culver was formerly a resident of Shunoo. Partles 11 pursuit of foxes eliot two large gray oftes Tuesday north of this P MR. P. E, SHELDON e Young Peoplé's league héld a very interesting meeting . Sunday evéning in the Congregational vestry. There was a full attendance. GRISW! “The Ledles' ‘Ald uvociefy met #t Mrs. Yarnést Christopher’s Thurada; The C. E. meeting was at topheris Sunday evening. The meeting was interesting. Seventeen were present. Mrs. Pepin of Hopeville, who is in Wii- limantie heepital, 18 very comfortable and hopes of her recovery are very bright. “Mre. Emily Camjibell is caring for Mrs. Bishop, -who recently suffered s shoek. Victor Campbell and family, - William Bitgood and family attended.t ¢ 35th enniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Dawley in’ Voluntown recently. Mrs. Jans Ledler was called to Mystie Alogday by the eudden death .of her cousin, Mrs, Wilcox. Stephen Peckham and daughter- Laura of Norwich ocalled on Mr. 2nd Mrs. W. France were married Tuesday morning |on local friends one Gay recenyy. at the Church of the Immaculate Concep-| Anna Sabosik, who has been at work tion in Westerly. In the evening a re-|in Webster, i5 at home . Her sister has | ception was held for the newlyweds at|taken her place th home of the bridegroom's parents, Mf.| School had only and Mrs. Michael McCarthy. day. one sessiol Wednes- rs. Chris- WILSONVILLE Joseph Shields of Boston visited with Ims sister, Mrs. Ed Keegan, Saturday last. Cuticura Soap st AND QOINTMENT ——etl Miss Lend Fagan and a friend from xbridge, Maks., visited the formers aunt, Mrs. L. Keegan. S Mrs. Agnes Durfec was in Webater ona day the past w Edwin P, Morrow “VALENTINE” . . ROASTED A. Hdmond regently. T s airr sox | Direct Importing Co. ly attended Saturday evening at the hall. Thlrty dollers was the mroceeds, which Chocolates “BENEFIT STORE” b My an o ove for the benefit of T H 2 Q the community, James Carey, William 44c¢ Pound 157 MAIN ST., NORWICH, CONN. Bitgood and William Motngomery was the commitiee of arrangements. Mrs. Douglas of Hopeville is as com- Jortable as can be erpected in her ille Fri. and Sat. Only | See Our Window “Specials” ! 20¢ ‘ 50c VALUE ness. Ceylon e TEAsz 3]0 WESTMINSTER Mixed “Be not weary in well doing” was the s. Ground to smor’- text at meorning worehip Sun- coFFE E Order or ay. i St John 4: 27-42, “Christ’s call to jo Dsen ; wark and the world’s need and oppore 40c VALUE tunities,” is the subject for the circle of CHECKERBOARD COFFEE—Finest Grown, 3% Lb. 'COCOANUT, bb..... 33c | SOUPS, 3 cans...... 36¢ Y§WEETENED ™ ALL KINDS Rolled Oots, Bulk 5 Lb....25¢ | COCOA—Bulk, Ib... 15¢ RAISINS, Sceded, Pkg. 29¢ | Baking Powder XX, lbv. 30c “MAKES YOUR BREAD TASTE BETTER” “SWEET NUT” MARGARINE, Ib. 31c SUPREME 5 Lbs. for $150 Wareham W. Bentlev has filled his ice- prayer at home altars Wednesday, Feb. house with clear 10-inch ice. 16. Herbert Smith’s orchestra conducted a | Mrs. Fred P. Brown returnel from dance at Fire Engine hall Wednesday | Backus hospital, Norwich,avhere she had evening. It proved a great sucocess, a successful operation for appentieitis, Mr. and Mrs. J. Louis Oliver of Man- | Friday ef last week, and she continuzs to wers week end guests at the ) gain. - g;:;"ef M and Mrs. Henry Hamilton, | Mann Page of New York and West M. J. Shea spent o few days this week | minster has retumed after a bpief.yisit in Palmer, Mass., on business for the | With his children at Rest Awhiis. Central Vermont railway. Miss Emma Jacobsen of Nsw York is Miss Frances Welis has réturned to |visiting her cousin, Mrs. Axel Heklstrom, New London after a week end stay at the | and famlly. home of ker parents here. On account of the #xtension schoo! held = in Grange hall and the Green &huteh for Trie debris from slate quarries, |the benefit of those in that razion, the ground into dust, is now converted inte|town W..C. T. U. February meeting ha3 face powder. been postponed to Wednesday of next ! @PPYAIGHT KEVSTONG VIEW CO. NEW VORR Governor of Kentucky. J. C. MACPHERSON —furie " February Clean-up of Ladies’ Fur Coats, Muffs and Neck Pieces Owing to the absence of real winter weather we have _on hand more furs than we care to carry over, and in order to move them we are offering the women of Nor- which and vicinity a wonderful opportunity to buy furs of the highest character and quality at prices that from present indications are lower than next season’s prices These Fur Coats are of such a superior quality that they Al This Week-—A Special Showing of NEW CRETONNES Representing a large special purchase at prices one- third to one-half less than former prices. ftrlly There are more than 100 different patterns to select from —a design and color for every place and purpose, pro .omp:flt:fis, _m:ludm:nn n'::ny unusually good re- Here Are Four Leading Offerings AT 39c—Yard-wide Cretonnes, in a wide range of hand- AT 49c—Beautiful designs and colrings in yard-wide * _ Cretonnes. AT 58— These ire handsonse disiipe inidiiich colerings, made to sell at much higher price. should not be confused with coats of inferior quality AT 78c—You'll marvel st the heauty of the Cretonmes || that are so generally offered. found nowhere else, ; Vs length, large self collar and cuffs, NOW $300.00 Pony Skin Coat, 36-inch, deep' cape collar and cuffs of Squirrel, value $350.00— NOW $175.00 i 1f I Sl s o | B O LR NOW $265.00 NOW §250.00 MUFFS and NECKPIECES, all reduced to lowest prices i in years. None reserved. ~J. C. MACPHERSON QUALITY CORNER OPP. CHELSEA SAVINGS BANK French Seal Coat, large collar and cuffs of Squirrel, value $500.00— NOW $290.0¢ Hudson Seal Coat, beautiful 36-inch, with collar and cuffs of Squirrel, value .00— NOW §485.00 Raccoon Coat, rich dark skins, 36-inch, NEW LOW PRICES NOW! ON SPRING ARRIVALS IN as.ms“::?:msm- ‘!.!\5: white, :;-1nmm,-;mfi nl cream and ecru, with neat open- | figured designs, a good assortment work border—Price now 15¢ a yard. | f37 7o TOW 33 a yard, formerly 49c. ‘e Curtain Scrim, 17¢ * Casement Cloth, 69¢ 36-inch Colored Border Scrim, in a - 3%-inch Casement Cloth, in gold, good assortment of patterns’ and | Drown-and n—Price new ¢ a colorings—Price new 17¢ a yard. yard, formerly $1.25. Curtain Scrim, 29¢ Colored Madras, $1.00 Better quality Curtain Scrim, cel- |- 36-inch Colored Madras, for Over- ered bordef, good assértment — | @ , in brown, rese and fnn—— Price new 2 a yard. 3 :;go new §1.00 e yard, formerly 59¢ Marquisette, 33c . $1.19 Poplin, 79¢ 88-inch Marquisette, white, cream | $6-inch Satin -Si Popiin,- in new 7% a and ecru, with neat borders, a good | brown and rose—Price 50-inch Sunfast, $1.39 assortment—Price now 33¢c a yard, ylard. formerly $L.19. £0-inch Sunfast for Overdrapes, a formerly 59c. 85¢ Marquisette, 59¢ good width, can be split.and. used to good advantage—Price. now- $1.39, 36-inch Marquisette, with neat lace tormerly $2.25. edging—Price. now c a yard, formerly 85¢.