TRICK THE FOOLISH
SCHEMES OF PREMIUM MAIL
ORDER HOUSES.
STUFF IS OF LITTLE VALUF.
Cheapest Kind of Goods Handled by
These Concerns, and They Are
Sold at the Highest Mar
ket Prices.
There are dozens of premium-giving
mail order houses operating in differ
ent cities of the country. These
houses reach out for trade in all parts
of the country, and do not overlook
the largest cities. They gain for their
aides and their agents men, women
and children, wives of lawyers, mer
chants, church workers and any class
that they can. Some of them make
a business catering to the Epworth
leagues, the Sunday schools, the
churches, and have plans by which
the people are humbugged and loaded
down with inferior goods, and the
league, the Sunday school or the
church gets a little cheap furniture,
some dinky-dinky thing almost worth
less for all the trouble gone to.
These premium concerns that put
out baking powder, cheap coffees, gro
ceries of every kind and description,
generally put out the cheapest kinds
•of stuff. Recently samples of the
goods that have been received from
them have been sent to the chemists
of the pure food departments in a
number of cites, and universally the
goods were found to be of the rankest
kind. The coffee the cheapest Santos,
and doctored up with roasted cereals
and chickory; the baking powders
were an abomination of cheap acids
and other materials; the extracts
were wholly synthetic, produced from
coal-tar products, and so adulteration
was carried to the extreme. These
goods were sold at the highest prices
and were of such class ihat no re
spectable grocer in any city or ham
let would have them in his stock.
These are the classes that the good
women, perhaps well-meaning, but
not up to snuff, palm off upon their
neighbors when they become the sec
retary of"the club,"and the kind of
dope they innocently give to their
husbands and children, and when the
little ones become sickened by par
taking of the stuff, the dear little
woman gladly pays some doctor four
times the amount the abominable
goods cost.
There will be something dropping
pretty quick among a certain class of
these big "companies." Their busi
ness is of the fraudulent kind and
there is a likelihood that at no distant
period the government officers will se
cure such evidence as will put many
of the concerns out of business.
Catalogue Houses Busy.
Thousands of dollars are being spent
with the big catalogue houses of the
east by the residents of the small
towns in southern Utah, according to
reports brought to Salt Lake by Or
son Hewlett, president of the .Manu
facturers' and Merchants' association,
and Lorenzo Jenkins, secretary and
manager of the Retail Merchants' as
sociation of the state.
Messrs. Hewlett and Jenkins spent
nearly a week in Sanpete county and
vicinity, calling merchants and farm
ers together to urge greater patronage
* of home industries. Ephraim, Moroni,
Fail-view, Spring City, Mount Pleas
ant, Fountain Green, Manti and Ches
ter were visited and in each place the
greatest enthusiasm was manifested
by merchants over the campaign re
cently inaugurated by commercial
bodies of the state for a more exten
sive patronage of home industries.
Meetings were called and ways and
means discussed by which the prac
tice of patronizing the mail order
houses can be done away with. This
practice has reached alarming propor
tions in the southern part of the state,
according to Messrs. Hewlett and
Jenkins. One small town alone last
month received goods to the value of
$1,200 from a big eastern mail order
concern.—Salt Lake (Utah) Herald.
Calls for Energetic Action.
There is but one way for the coun
try merchant to combat mail order
evil and that is to organize and syste
matically light and the battle must be
carried on energetically if it is to win.
'This has been done in some sections
of the country and can be done in oth
ers. Where a few years since the
larger portion of the people have
spent the major portion of their earn
ings with the mail order houses, to
day they do their purchasing at home,
but this has only been accomplished
by hard work by a thoroughly organ
ized body.—Xew Iberia Enterprise-
Leader.
Broke Statue In Spite.
Mr. Kitamura Naojira, sculptor of
the marble statue of a female, priced
at 13,000 yen, which is exhibited in
the Fine Arts building of the Tokio
exposition, proceeded to the exposi
tion on June 11, at 7 a. m., and de
liberately knocked down the statue
and destroyed the head and arms
with an iron hammer, which he had
originally used in carving the figure.
The reason for this violent proceed
ing was that he considered that the
prize commissioners of the Tokio ex
position had shown bias in their
awards, and were prone to confine
high testimonials to artists of their
own clique.—Japan Advertiser.
Has Too Good a Thing Here.
One of Chicago's mail order houses
announces that for the present at
least it will not invade England. It
prefers to keep busy building up its
little sfio,ooo,ooo-a-year business to
•nan's size.
MUST BUILD UP BUSINESS.
Country Merchant Can Use the Local
Press to Advantage.
The sentiment exhibited in the nu
merous articles now printed in coun
try newspapers for the purpose of in
ducing people to trade at home in
stead of sending their money to mall
order houses is good and noble, but
we doubt if it appeals to the multitude
who patronize these mail order
houses.
The best way in which the mer
chants in the towns and smaller cities
can fight the mail order houses is to
advertise. They know most of their
patrons personally, can show them the
goods before they byy them, have
many other advantages over the mail
order houses and in almost every in
stance can sell just as cheap, if not
cheaper.
If the home merchant lacks fore
sight and is too penurious to proper
ly advertise his goods, why should the
publisher exert himself to keep the
trade at home for him? If solicita
tions on the part of the publisher fail
to educate the merchant to the fact
that he must advertise if he wants to
keep up with the procession, then
nothing is left to the merchant but
to learn in the school of experience,
and if the teachings of that renowned
school are of no effect on him, then
there is no place for him and eventu
ally his place in the commercial
world will be taken up by some
more enterprising competitor.—Buck
eye Informer.
Catch-Penny Schemes.
Those who make a habit of answer
ing advertisements in the cheap
mail order papers are sure to bite at
the "bait" held out to them sooner or
later. One of the common grafts is
advertising for men to "distribute cir
culars" and offering from three dol
lars to five dollars a day for the serv
ices. These concerns generally charge
a fee of from two dollars to five dol
lars for "registering," and in return
send a number of printed blanks and
names of companies who want adver
tising matter circulated. After some
dollars' worth of postage stamps is
wasted in writing to the names sup
plied, the person anxious for a jot
concludes that he is out of pocket.
A common form of fraud is the ad
vertising for men to become detec
tives. There are few of these rank
humbugs doing business, and in a way
so shrewdly devised that the authori
ties cannot deny them the use of the
mails. In a few cases fraud orders
have been issued against them, but a
change was quickly made to another
city, and the same old graft putin
operation. In those cases a fee is
charged for commission and badge
and instructions. The bit of nickeled
brass sent out as a badge is familiar
in nearly every police court as a
source of trouble for green young men
who think that, its possession gives
them official authority.
Business ni'>n should be on the look
out for a new game which lias been
played in a number of parts of the
country of late. A stranger enters a
store, buys a small bill of goods, not
exceeding ten or fifteen dollars, says
that he will call for them later, and
gives a check for s">o or more on a
bank, receiving no change in return.
He remains away for a few days, then
calls for the goods, lie is told that
the check is no good. After roundly
"cussing" the bank lie pays for the
goods, takes the check and goes. In a
few days more the check comes to the
merchant, paid at the bank, because it
had the merchant's endorsement on it.
This was the end to be obtained. Be
on the lookout for this game.
Fake Spices Sold to Public.
It has been found that more than
80 per cent, of the groceries sold by
traveling agents who sell direct to
consumers are of the adulterated
classes. Examinations made of cof
fees sold by such concerns proved
that there was 50 per cent, adultera
tion. The cheapest kind of Santos
is used for a base, and with this
ground cocoanut shells, burnt corn
and chicory are combined. Such con
coctions are dangerous, and a rank
imposition upon the people. The
spices that are sold by many of the
alleged pure food concerns that have
agents working among the people in
small towns are dangerous to health.
Many classes consist of ground
bark, nut shells and other materials
and flavored with artificial flavors
that are coal tar products. It is un
safe to buy from the concerns that
gain their business through can
vassers, or who do an exclusive mail
order business.
Lava Put to Good Use.
Residents of the district round Ve
suvius have put to practical use the
lava which has flowed from the vol
cano in the past and recent eruptions.
Naples and its vicinity appear to be
a \*orld of lava. The streets are paved
with it. There are lava staircases and
statues, drinking troughs, bric-a-brac
and even jewelry. The guides make
a profit out of it by pressing coins or
other objects on partially cooled frag
ments and selling these to visitors.
On the ashy sides of the mountain
there is enough lava to build a large
city, in appearance it resembles a
shoreless frozen sea of dull black that
shimmers strangely purple in some
lights.
Cheyenne (Wyo.) merchants are or
ganizing to fight the mail order
houses. It is claimed that fully one
half of the clothing and dress goods
purchased by the people of Cheyenne
come from outside towns, and the lo
cal merchants are deprived of this
business, to say nothing of the hard
ware, notions, novelties, etc., that are
secured through the mail ordei
houses.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1907.
CRAZY MN sum
LABOR LEADERS
SENSATIONAL OCCURRENCE IN
. BAY STATE'S CAPITOL.
ONE VICTIM FATALLY HURT.
Man Who Did the Shooting was Re
leased on Parole Last Month
from the Asylum at Dan
vers, Mass.
Boston, Mass. —An insane man
walked Into the ante-room of the ex
ecutive chamber of the state house
Thursday afternoon and, finding Gov.?
Guild's door closed, turned on three'
prominent labor leaders and
three shots at them, probably fatallyj
wounding Edward Cohen, of Lynn,"
president of the state branch of the'
American Federation of Labor; seri
ously wounding Dennis D. Driscoll, of
Boston, secretary of the same board,
and injuring with the muzzle of his'
revolver Arthur M. Ruddell, of Bos-;
ton, former president of the Central.
Labor union of this city. The insane
man, who was John A. Steele, of Evs
erett, and who was released on parole
last month from the Danvers insane
asylum, was overpowered by Private
Secretary Charles S. Groves and Gen.
J. H. Whitney, chief of the state po
lice.
Gov. Guild was in his office only a
few feet away and, rushing out, as
sisted in subduing Steele, then knelt
by Cohen's side and subsequently di
rected the removal of the wounded
men to the hospital.
Cohen was shot twice through the
head and was in a critical condition
at the Massachusetts General hospital
last night. The third bullet struck
Driscoll a glancing blow on the side
of tiie forehead and, making a long
Wound over the head, rendered him
unconscious for half an hour. Hud
dell's wound will probably cause him
little inconvenience.
CLARA BLOODGOOD SUICIDED.
Well Known Actress Ended Her
Career with a Bullet.
Baltimore, Md. —Mrs. Clara Blood
good, the actress, committed suicide
by shooting at the Hotel Stafford here
last evening.
Mrs. Bloodgood's body was found
lying on the bed in her room with a
bullet hole through the roof of her
mouth. Nearby lay a book entitled
"How to Shoot Straight," and a 38-
calibre revolver with three chambers
empty. She attended a matinee per
formance at Aibaugh's theatre Thurs
day afternoon and returned to her
hotel about 4 o'clock, seemingly in the
best of spirits.
When it was time for the curtain to
rise for her own show at the Academy
of .Music, where she was appearing in
"The Truth," she had not putin an
appearance. Word was sent to the
Stafford and a bell boy was sent up to
her room. Just as he approached the
door lie heard a pistol shot. Hurrying
back to the office he notified the
clerks and an investigation was made.
New York, Dec. 6. —The news of the
suicide of Clara Bloodgood created a
sensation in theatrical circles here.
Expressions of sorrow were universal.
Shi> was of a cheerful disposition and
all are at a loss to assign a cause.
As Mrs. John Bloodgood she held a
high position in New York society and
general esteem continued to be hers
after she made her debut as an actress
in 1898.
1 his season Mrs. Bloodgood lias
been starring under the management
of Charles Frohman in"The Truth," a
play by Clyde Fitch. In it she has
been eminently successful.
STEADY RUN LED TO FAILURE.
The National Bank of Commerce, of
Kansas City, Suspends Payment.
Kansas City. Mo. The Nation
al Bank of Commerce, the second
financial institution in importance in
Kansas City, announced its suspen
sion instead of opening Thursday af
ter a steady run of six weeks, during
which the bank had paid off $19,000,-
000_ of its deposits, reduced its loans
$3,500,000, cut down its cash resources
$11,750,000 and sold $2,000,000 of high
grade bonds in an effort to meet the
demands upon it.
I he comptroller of the currency ap
pointed James T. Bradley, national
bank examiner, as temporary receiver
ol the bunk and he at once took
charge. The directors of the bank
made a statement to the public say
ing that the bank could not stand
"slanderous statements made against
it"and saying they do not believe it
possible for a depositor to lose a dol
lar.
Of approximately $17,000,000 in de
posits tied up in the suspension about
$12,000,000 belongs to out of town
banks and $5,000,000 to Kansas City
people. The failure of the National
Bank of Commerce was followed by
the closing of three small affiliated
banks, one in Argentine, Kan., and
two in this city.
Congress.
Washington.—The senate on the sth
elected Senator Frye, of Maine, presi
dent pro ten). Many bills were intro
duced and adjournment until the 9th
was taken. The house was in session
ten minutes and adjourned until the
9th.
$250,000 Fire Loss.
Boston, Mass. The East Cam
bridge machine shops and roundhouse
of the lloston & Maine railroad were
burned last night. The loss is esti
mated at $250,000. During tin; fire the
horses of engine No. 31, of IJost-on,
ran away and killed a spectator.
Troops Will Goto Goldfield.
Washington, 1). C.—President Koose
velt Thursday night instructed Gen.
Funston to send a sufficient force of
regulars to Goldfield, Nev., to control
the situation there. This action wa.-
taken upon receipt of a request fiorn
the governor of Nevada.
HEAD OF SUGAR TRUST DIES.
HENRY o. HAVEMF.YER, MULTI
MILLIONAIRE, PASSES AWAY.
He was 60 Years of Age and Acquired
Notoriety Some Years Ago by Re
fusing to Testify Before a Con
gressional Committee.
New York City.—Henry O. Have
meyer, prescient of the American
Sugar Refining Co., died Wednesday
at his country home at Conimack,
Long Island, of heart failure following
an attack of acute indigestion on
Thanksgiving day. Resort to the use
of oxygen to prolong life was had a
few hours before the end.
The president of the so-called sugar
trust went to Conimack on November
27 with his wife to spend Thanksgiv
ing gunning on his private preserve,
lie arose early Thursday and spent
nearly the entire day tramping about
the country after game. Late in the
day he returned to his home and ate
a hearty dinner. Shortly after he was
seized with violent pains and Dr. W.
H. Ross, who was summoned, said
that he was suffering from acute in
digestion. Several physicians from
this city were called the next day and
remained constantly at the patient's
bedside.
Mr. Havemeyer was the son of the
late Frederick C. Havemeyer, who,
with his father, was the pioneer in
sugar refining. He was born October
18, 1847, in this city, where his father
and grandfather amassed a fortune in
the sugar refining business. After an
education in the public schools he en
tered the business of Havemeyer &
Co. and later with Havemeyer & El
der. His genius for organization
showed itself in the formation of the
American Sugar Refining Co. in 1887.
His brother, Theodore A. Havemeyer,
was olected president of the company
and held the office until his death
four years ago.
H. O. Havemeyer succeeded his
brother in the presidency. In 1897 he
attracted wide attention by refusing
to answer certain questions put to
him by the United States senate com
mittee which was investigating the
sugar industry. He was indicted and
tried for contempt. After a long legal
fight he was freed. He engaged in a
hard fight with the Arbuckles for the
control of the sugar business and
when it was over the position of his
company was strengthened.
His estate is said to amount to
many millions of dollars and he was
considered one of the wealthiest men
in New York. Mr. Havemeyer, in
18X3, married Louise W. Elder, who
was the daughter of his partner in the
sugar business. His wife and four
children survive him.
RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS
A Notable Conclave of Prominent Men
Assembles in Washington.
\\ ashington, D. C. —Prominent of
ficials of the national government,
governors of states, representatives
of foreign powers, members of the
senate and house of representatives
and leaders in all walks of civil life in
America participated Wednesday in
the op< uing of the national rivers and
harbors congress. Nearly 2,000 dele
gates, representing every state in the
Union, were present.
It is not expected that any definite
action in promotion of the projects ad
vocated by the congress will be taken,
but it is hoped that the work of the
convention will so impress the na
tional congress, now in session, as to
induce it to make adequate appropri
ations for the improvement of the
rivers and harbors of the country. It
is the desire of the delegates to se
cure such action by the congress of
the United States as will promote the
commerce of America. It is not a spe
cial project that the convention has in
view, but the adoption of a policy by
the government looking to the exten
sion of the transportation facilities of
the United States.
On behalf of the national adminis
tration Elihu Root, secretary of state,
extended to the congress hearty sym
pathy in the work which it hail under
taken.
The congress will be in session
three days and the body will be ad
dressed by some of the most promi
nent publicists and economists of the
United States.
MANY FURNACES ARE IDLE.
A Great Reduction in Output During
November Is Reported.
Cleveland, O. Owing to the
present conditions in the financial and
industrial world, unusual importance
attaches to the reports of blast fur
nace production. The monthly statis
tics of the Iron Trade Review show a
production for November of 1,815,224
tons, against the record of October,
when 2,359,690 tons were made. The
decrease of 544,40(1 tons does not
fully represent the curtailment in pro
gress, as the number of furnaces in
blast December 1 was 227, against
314 in blast. November 1. Some of the
latter were active a part of Noveni- I
ber.
The statistics for December will un
doubtedly indicate a very much larger
decrease than those for November,
but this rapid blowing out of furnaces' |
will, it is believed, hasten the time
when production will be less than de
mand.
Congressional.
Washington.—ln the senate on the
4th nearly 1,000 bills were introduced
in a few hours. No other business of
importance was transacted. The house
was not in session.
Five Killed, 30 Injured.
Baltimore, Md. —-Five persons were
killed and about 30 injured in a
rear-end collision between local pas
senger trains on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad at Hanover, Md., Wednesday.
Some of the injured may die. Four
of those killed outright were nesrro
track hands.
A Double Murder.
Des Moines, lowa. A young
married* couple named Dam winkle
were murdered Wednesday in their
home at Fairport. Their skulls were
crushed and their bodies mutilated.
The motive is unknown.
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