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you ought to have seen the change that
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At I)rn( and Dep't Store*, 26c.
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C. OF C. HEARS
PRICE ARGUMENT
[Continued From First Page]
articles to regulate the prices by
which their product may be sold to
wholesalers, to retailers and to the
ultimate consumer.
Charles W. Burtnett, chairman of
the Chamber's special committee
which has been handling the local as
sociation's end of the referendum be
ing taken by National Chamber of
Commerce to determine the senti
ment of the nation's businessmen on
the subject, presided. The local
chamber will vote on the question of
price maintenance within a few days.
Mr. Ingersoll is a member of the
firm of Robert H. Ingersoll & Bro.,
the watch manufacturers, and is
president of the American Fair Trade
League. He eloquently espoused the
cause of price regulation on the
ground that it represented the "best
system for delivering an article from
the producer to the consumer with a
fair remuneration to all who assist in
the work of distribution."
Regulation Is standardization
In explaining the price maintenance I
Mr. Ingersoll declared that it was]
merely price standardization or price |
uniformity. It does not represent, he
declared, any effort on the part of
manufacturers to get together to j
prevent competition or to regulate'
prices of articles of a similar nature. |
It is merely the contention of the
manufacturers that they have the
right to set the price upon any article 1
hearing their trade-mark by which
that article may be sold to the whole-1
snler, to the retailer and later to the!
ultimate consumer.
He pointed out that the practice of
retailers who advertise some widely-
Jknown trade-marked article, the value
"W.if which is fixed upon the public's!
(nind, at a price lower than It is I
usually sold. that there is some
ulterior motive in view. Such mer-j
chants. Mr. Ingersoll declared, usually j
use such price-cutting tactics to get'
customers into their store and then !
sell them other articles, the value of
which is not determined.
Would Eliminate Cnfnir Coni|>etJtloii
"The aim of price maintenance isj
to do away with the unfair elements |
of price competition. Nothing is more!
brutal in American business methods
than mere brute price cutting. We
have all seen how the big combines
have recklessly slaughtered prices
merely to drive the small fellows out
of business."
To prove his point, Mr. Ingersoll
pointed out. the recent ruinous rate
war of the big railroads and how
many carriers were subsequently
driven into bankruptcy, He also call
ed attention to the tobacco and oil
trusts, which he asserted, gained their
present dominant position by mere
brute price slashing.
"Price maintenance brings better:
service," the speaker declared, "andj
aims at not only mere cheapness." |
"Price cutting is misleading; it i
tends to promote substitution; to j
drive an article of well-known and
established value off the market by j
ruinous competition, and it tends to
ruin small businessmen.
Kills Rural Merchants
"Price cutting hurts the rural mer-1
chants and tepds to drive people into
the. thickly populated cities by caus-!
ing them to believe that they can live j
A Big Part
of the World (fjP^ S&T
Knows
Grape-Nuts
not alone for its delicious, nut-like flavour, but more
for its wonderful nerve and brain making, bone and
muscle building qualities.
Grape-Nuts supplies certain essential elements,
abundantly stored in the field grains, but which are
la-.king in many goods. Especially is this true of
foods made from white flour, because in making flour
white the larger part of the energizing mineral ele
ments are thrown out in the milling process.
Made of whole wheat and malted barley, Grape-
Nuts supplies all the rich nourishment of the grains,
is long baked and rendered quickly digestible, and
yields a big return of brain, nerve and muscle energy.
Wherever you go you'll find Grape-Nuts,
"There's a Reason"
Sold by Grocers everywhere.
THURSDAY EVENING,
(
ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST
PRICE MAINTENANCE
For Price Maintenance. Against Price Maintenance
Speaking In favor of price main- In opposing passage of any act
tcnance, Mr. Ingersoll, declared: which will permit manufacturers
"Price maintenance is price unl- to set prices for resales. Mr. Hack
formity. er advanced these arguments.
"It represents the soundest pos- "Every merchant should be per
sible merchandising methods in mitted to regulate the prices of the
that by this method any article of goods which he sells to suit the
known value may pass from man- exigencies of his trade,
ufacturer to consumer at the low- "The courts have decided that
est cost for distribution and yet when a manufacturer parts with
give each link In the chain of dis- an article he also parts with all
tributors the fairest remuneration rights to it.
for their services. The manufacturers have some
"Price maintenance prevents ulterior motive in seeking by this
brutal price slashing and ruinous proposed legislation to regulate
competition. priced.
"It was by such unfair compe- The manufacturers are at
tition and price cutting that the tempting by this legislation to
trusts have stifled competition and make the retailer a mere agent
driven the small business men out for his goods.
of business. "Business is war and always
"Price maintenance represents will be war. Co-operation has
the combination of competition been tried and has failed; will be
and co-operation. tried again and doubtless will fail.
"The present high cost of living "This proposed legislation would
is due to the expensive methods regulate the price for retailers and
of merchandising, an outgrowth of wholesalers but not for manufac
too much competition. turers.
I
more cheaply there because they see
articles of known value advertised at
cut prices by big metropolitan stores.
In closing the speaker declared that
inasmuch as a manufacturer is re
sponsible to the ultimate consumer for
the quality of a trade-marked article,
he should also have the right to
regulate the price for which it may
be sold.
He was also of the opinion that the
present high cost of living in America
is largely due to the expensive meth
ods of merchandising employed. By
price maintenance, he declared, the
cost of distributing an article from
producer to consumer is kept down to
the lowest possible point and yet each
man in the long line of distribution
is enabled to obtain a reasonable, safe
and certain remuneration for the
services rendered.
In opposing any legislation to per
mit manufacturers to regulate prices
Mr. Hacker, who is general counsel
for the National Retail Dry Goods
Association, presented a number of
arguments.
Bill* Arc Misleading
Price maintenance, he declared, is
freedom of contract, and if a federal
act is passed permitting price main
tenance retailers will be soon con
verted from free selling to contract
ridden agents.
The titles of the bills now before
Congress to permit price maintenance
are misleading, the speaker charged,
and the manufacturers have some
ulterior motive In endeavoring to
have the acts passed.
"The highest courts in the land
have declared," said Mr. Hacker,
"that when a manufacturer parts
with an article he also parts with all
rights to it. Now that the big manu
facturers are beaten in the courts they
want to run to Congress and secure
new legislation," said he.
"Business Is War"
"While at the present time there
are comparatively few trade-marked
articles," pointed out the speaker,
"should this act become law there
would at once be thousands of manu
facturers who would rush to Wash
ington with their trade-marks and at
once set high schedules of prices by
which their goods would have to be
sold by the retailers who would have
the collar of price maintenance around
their necks. Everyone will trade
mark and set their price," he de
clared.
"Business is war," declared Mr.
Hacker, "and it will always be war.
Co-operation has been tried and has
failed: will doubtless be tried again
and fail, but we insist that if a mer
chant wishes to cut a price to meet
the exingencies of his business, he
should have that right."
Cliargcs Ulterior Motive
Those who oppose price mainten
ance are opposed also to reckless
price cutting, the speaker declared,
but he maintained that the dealer
should have the right of price regula
tion.
He charged that large manufac
turers have banded together In the
American Fair Trade League to pass
this price maintenance law and de
clared that a huge publicity campaign
Mas being waged by these interests
to secure pasage of one of the acts
now before Congress.
Mr. Hacker took exceptions to the
truth or accuracy of the literature be
ing distributed by the Fair Trade
League and declared that the league
"has some ulterior motive which I,
myself, sometimes feel I am unable
to discern." He charged that the
"widespread demand" for a federal
legislation permitting price main
tenance, which was referred to by
Mr Ingersoll, was a "manufactured
demand."
Following the addresses both speak
ers were given ten mintftes in which
to refute each other's arguments,
which each did by denying in blanket
form about everything the other had
said.
BLEACHED FLOUR
CAUSES ARRESTS
Department of Agriculture
Gets After Men Who Are
Selling Impure Foods
The first arrest in the crusade against
the sale of bleached flour In Pennsyl
vania have been made by the Depart
ment of Agriculture in Westmoreland
county. Two prosecutions were made
when the bleached flour was found to
contain nitrous acid and nitrites. In
the same county a restaurant keeper
was fined for selling oleomargarine
without a license.
Twenty-seven prosecutions for the
sale of milk and cream, below the State
standards In butter fats and solids
have been made by the agents of the
Dairy and Food Bureau. Seven milk
and two cream cases were In Perry
county and two cream cases in Cum
berland county. Other cases were:
Warren county, two milk and two
cream; Potter county, two cream and
one milk; Luzerne county, seven milk
and Erie county, two cream.
In Venango county a prosecutions
for the sale of adulterated sausage has
been ordered and In McKean county
there is a prosecution for the sale of
rotten eggs. In Philadelphia there were
arrests for the sale of contaminated
candy and dried cherries containing
sulphur dioxide.
For the sale of an oil sold as pure
linseed oil, but found to contain almost
fifty per cent, mineral oil, a Cleveland,
Ohio, company was fined fi-fty dollars
and costs in two cases in Wavne coun
ty.
TALKS OF MEANS TO
SOLVE TRAFFIC PROBLEM
[Continued From First l*ag«|
opinion, which demand a Speedy
solution.
Furthermore, the Mayor said, he ex
pects to take necessary steps in the
near future to bring about some of the
reforms.
Some Problems
The practice of jitney drivers from
Steelton, 'cross-river and other towns
avoiding the regular jitney license
fee by tooling into town and doing a
regular jitney business here; troiley
service over the 'cross-river lines from
Market Square; the unsatisfactory
methods of handling river coal from
the Verbeke and Boas street landings
along the river by out-of-town firms:
the necessity of widening and elevating
South Second street over the grade of
the Pennsylvania Railroad freight sid
ings below Vine street in order to in
sure more adequate outlet for a whole
sale and manufacturing district—
these are a few of the immediate needs
to insure permanent relief, in Mayor
Meals' opinion.
The appeal to the Dauphin County
Court by the jitneurs who were fined
for violating the jitney regulations sug
gested a new angle for discussion by
the Mayor.
The •'Family Stand"
"fine of the more serious questions
of the jitney business," declared the
Mayor, "is this practice of 'outsiders'
driving itito town and snapping up all
the business they can, to the detri
ment of the local man who pays the
jitneur's license for the purpose."
"Where do they conic from?" the
Mayor was asked. "Is there no way to
regulate this?"
"Most of them come from Steelton:
a lot from across the river. This is
the way they do it: Some fellow in
one of these smaller towns hauls his
family in here, presumably to attend a
moving-picture show.
Many Jitneurs Unknown
"Now, then, while the family is at
the show or attending to some other
business, yuor Mr. Chauffeur or owner
hangs out his card and then proceeds
to do a jitney business for several
hours from a "fixed stand.' See? He
pays only $5 at most for that privilege
—and does a serious harm to the jit
neyman who pays his license and tries
to make a living.
"As to preventing this, one of the
surest ways is to go right after them.
To do this we've got to know who they
are-*-where they live. An Investigation
of this remarkable phase of the jitney
service exposed the practice of the
out-of-town fellows. M'e found that
comparatively few live in Harrisburg;
most of them have no place of resi
dence here. Two-thirds, I'll venture
to say, are out-of-town auto owners.
We're going after them hard, as we
mean to thresh out this jitney question
thoroughly for the benefit of every
body concerned.
The Front Street Tracks
The 'cross-river trolley service from
Market Square suggested another
traffic problem of importance. In the
Mayor's opinion. The laying of tracks
on North Front street from Market in
order to complete connections at the
entrance to the Walnut street bridge is
not considered favorably by his Honor.
"Oh," said Mayor Meals decisively,
"that will never come. Permission
would never be granted for that right.
As a matter of fact, T don't think it is
advisable in any way. In the first
place, that Is the only section in the
business district that is free of tracks;
let's keep it so. Then, again, T doubt
if it would be feasible from an engi
neering viewpoint. Tracking of Front
street from Market to Walnut would
mean that the sharp turn into the
'cross-river bridge would have to be
done at the end of a stiff grade."
Tlic Coal Handling Problem
Residents who live in Ihe vicinity of
i Boas and Verbeke streets have com
plained bitterly of Ihe unsatisfactory
' methods employed by the coal and
sand dredging companies that unload
coal at these points.
No effort, it is said, is made to use
I carts that will prevent the dripping
and dropping from the carta, no pr*.
HARRISBITRG s£ss£& TELEGRAPH!
FOUNDED 1871 -
In This Weekly House Cleaning Are
Sterling Bargains
To make a store "best" both the store people and the customers must grow into a friendly intimacy. It is our aim to make
this such a homelike store, that everyone will think it belongs to them, in some sense.
Kitchenwares ~~i
O-So-Ezy Mops self Reminding Women of the New Arrivals in
feeding oil and dust mops, Pz-vvvnlo*. p vl ' nA /l
with adjustable handle. Fri- 1 C C * _<% *a. rOpuidl r 1 ICcQ
day price, Ol
Savory Double Boiler IT *3
cooks by steam; a handv The season's most important event in suits for Show some very special
kitchen article. Made of . ~. ' . . ... grades and styles for
gray enameled steel ware. women—who will delight in saving several dol- * arm wcathcr wcar at
Friday price, 69?. lars on a dependable and very stylish suit. Re- _
Jardinieres green glaz- duced prices arc .
ed pottery-; 6-mch size; an —————-———
vriXm. " >ccial slO sls $19.50 Domestics
Pantry Set consisting Unbleached Sheeting—4s
of 10-inch yellow bowl and BOW MAN S Third Floor. inches wide; even, round
revolving rolling pin. lri- —————■——————————————— thread; will bleach easily.
day price, set, 23?. White Goods Tin -j. -n l Friday price, yard 12}^?.
Porcelain Pudding Bowl White Enamel Apron Gingham Lan-
Sets —consisting of 6 bowls; Shadow Lace Voile 3B . . .. caster and Amoskeag ging
4's to B^4-inch diameters. inches wide; excellent qual- LOOKing UtenSUS hams in staple patterns; fast
Fridav price, set, U9?. itv. Friday price, yd., 50?. .. colors, in remnant lengths;
• .J, _ White enameled inside „ ' . . • J
BOWMAN'S— Basement Imported Fancy Crepe an( j white enameled <*° N L " 11 a > price, >•>
in stripes and large broken covers
plaids: 44 inches wide. Fri- Blankets large size;
day price, yd., (> and 8-qt. Berlin kettles , white with blue or pink
Toys and Old Glory Longcloth - ialer pate 10^^' preserve : good weight and
chamois finish; odd lengths; lufle rice ™ *****
SlllkieS 36 inches wide; not soiled; boiler - 7-cit tea kettles* 9 - R> V D-U TU
5. 6. 7. S and 9-yard lengths. coffee not Fridayoriee p «q"°t Mow Tub,ng _
Printing and painting sets, Friday price, yd., 14?. ' . ,nclies wide, good
weight; no dressing. Fri-
Pennants, 10? and 19e. BOWMAN-s-Second Floor BowMANS-Basement day price, yard 1 7?".
n a i.- aft in Awning Stripes blue
Feed sulkies, s3..n>. — an{ j b rown stripes; useful
Reed baby carriage, re- lengths; for small awnings
versible gear; roll on hood Laces and j SHOES or drop curtains. Friday
arid body. Friday price, ~ price, yd., 1 WAt.
$14.98. Embroideries Women's high grade New White Wool Flannel
BOWMAN'S —Second Floor # _ York made sample ptunps, cut from the piece; 34 inches
Val. insertions, 12 yards Colonials and oxfords in wide; medium weight. Fri
to t ' lc P' cce - l riday price, various leathers, for the dav price, yd., 30?.
Ribbon Mill Ends, rn- piece, fortunate women who wear Bleached Sheeting— Lock
day yd., 19?. Embroidery edges, mostly sample sizes. Friday price, wood quality; 81 inches
BOWMAN'S— Main Floor Swiss patterns; 4to 6 inches pr., $1.98. wide; cut from the piece.
wide. Friday price, yd., 10?. Women's white, ivory. Friday price, yd., '.28?.
BOWMAN'S —Main Floor brown and gray button and Sheets half bleached;
Dl'eSS Goods . lace kid shoes for all sum- '™ a . de sheeting.
mer wear; handsome goods. l riday price, 8.3?.
2,363 yards Figured Or-.- Friday price, pr., $.1.00. Bolster Cases bleached;
Handkerchiefs
shades; fiftv stvles to select Women's Fine Linen quality muslin. Friday price,
from. Friday price, yd., Handkerchiefs; plain and ~~— 23?.
(J-'4?. embroidered designs in blue, Women's Handbags BOWMANS— Basement
Percales - plain and fig- P ink a " d la Jf" der ' Frida >' ' Cather ' a " d V "]f. "'i;! 1
nred crepes, and dress gin|- P" ce - b for P°P in; , fittcd ™ lth , tt _ t
hams. Friday price, yd., Pussy Willow and Crepe purse and mirror. Fn- FOR MEN
71 * de Chine Handkerchiefs, in P uce »
Poplins, in a good line of P«» »" d «<*«*?« -"""J**-*". vw In order to make room for
shades: .'8 inehes wide. Fri- c ™ • al ?° l, S l ' r I c . d . designs. m n cen hi,,e J*!
dav nrirr vd IW all colors. Friday price, , in green, grav, btone
" . ' . 24<*. Mils inwpar a brown, in desirable
Tinted Voiles, with floral BOWMAN'S— Main FLOOR shapes, will be sold to-mor
designs; 40 inches wide. * Women's Gowns low row at SI.OO. Sizes to
I'riday price, yd., 15?. ——neck and short sleeves;
Worsted Shepherd Checks round, square and V-necks; Blue Chambray Work
2B inches wide. Friday FYiflflV SPIP of* trimmed with lace, inser- Shirts - made with either
price, yd., 10?. tion, embroidery and ribbon link collar. I'riday
Silk and Wool Tussahs, Trimmed Millinery run beading. Made of nain- price, 3o?; or 3 for SI.OO.
in six shades; 42 in- sook, batiste and crepe. BOWMAN's —Second Floor
dies wide. Friday price, yd., The • season s favored Slightly soiled from hand- — —
straws in black and black ling. Friday price, 75?. Rovs' flothincr
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor with Colors, including large BOWMAN'S— I Third Floor Ullllllg
sailor shapes with drooping Norfolk Suits in three
——— brims; large transparent different patterns; gray, and
. hats of hair braid and lace blue striped cassimcres;
Lingerie B.ouses. combinations; silk lined. lntantS Wear plaited backs and sewed-on
R~RX I N-, nn. Friday price, $3.50. T R » T CM- belts; sizes 6to 17 vcars.
59c and $1.69 Trimmed Ha«s ,aWen from ..^ne SS JSS£: '
A variety of styles, in regular stock; mostly dark Bishop style with tiny tucks Wash Smts, three
voile; lace and embroidery shades in large and small anf j f ago tting; fancy trim- sljles, sizes _/2 to 8 years,
trimmed; some tucked shapes. Friday price, SI.OO. nied: hand embroidered guaranteed to hold their
Idouses included. All si/es Untrimmed Hats, in po]»- yokes: some trimmed at bot- and° Junior No"folks o/maT'
111 the lot, but not in each ular shapes and straws, bri- torn. Slightly soiled from ras and linon. Friday price
style- day price, 98?. handling. Friday price, 75?. 95?.
BOWMAN'S—Third Floor BOWMAN'S—Third Floor BOWMAN'S—^Third Floor BOWMAN'S—Second Floor
cautions are taken by the carters to
guard against passing automobile?
Many a chauffeur has suffered from
premature heart attack when he ap
proached the highways leading,to the
landings. This is another feature of
the traffic question that Mayor Meals
says must be looked into.
Xot Local Finns?
"Complaint of this has been aired,
I'm told," said Dr. Meals, "and we
purpose taking up the matter with a
view to remedying it."
"What can be done?"
"Well, T myself, don't know exactly.
I think this matter should be regu
lated in some way to prevent annoy
ance to the people who live in that
vicinity as well to the passing auto
ists. At the same time the car'crs
should have a square deal."
"Is it a fact that these coal firms
are not local corporations or coal
firms, but are from the Cumberland
shores?"
"I've heard that this is so." replied
the Mayor, "although I've not investi
gated it as yet. My idea is to take
this matter up with Mr. Lynch, su
perintendent of highways, as soon as
possible. This is an annoying phase of
our traffic problem that should be
eliminated,"
Widening South Second Street
The South Second street question
will soon be threshed out, too, with
Mr. Lynch, Mayor Meals declared.
Months ago the City Planning Com
mission suggested the widening jind
straightening of Second street below
Vine nnd the elevation of the hlwh
wax ovftr Una Fanm ttiditig fiiUc*
to open a broader outlet to Steelton
and the eastern manufacturing end of
the city via Cameron street. This is
Mayor Meals' idea precisely.
"The adoption of such a plan," said
the city's executive in discussing this
question, "would be of untold benefit.
In addition to opening an easier means
of access to the business district, it
would be of Incalculable value so far
as shorter hauls are concerned, and
furthermore it would relieve the ever
growing congestion at the Market
street subway.
To Take Up Tracks
"Before this street is improved in
this way, however, I think the unused
trolley lines that now help block up
portions of Paxton, Ninth and a small
section of Berryhil! street should be
taken up. They are just dead ends
and of no benefit, and they interfere
with the complete use of the street for
vehicular traffic. That's another mat
ter I want to take up with Mr. Lynch,"
concluded the Major. "I want to - alk
with him about having these tracks
removed.
"That section should be paved r\nd
I've no doubt that the big property
owners who always boost for improve
ments will be perfectly willing to ioin
by paving in front of their properties."
BRIT AIX TO SAVE DAYI.IGHT
London, May 4. There now seems
to be little doubt that Great Britain
will follow the example of Holland and
adopt tfie daylight saving system.
Home Secretary Samuel points out that
thp government committee on thp dis
posal of coal, the greater railway man
agers ami chambers of commerce favor
L «b» .
MAY 4, 1916.
VICTORIA HANDLES BIG CROWDS
Close tabulation on the part of the
management of the Victoria Theater
shows that exactly 6.564 people wit
nessed the first of the series of "The
Mysteries of Myra" and "The Girl and
the Game" at that theater last evening.
The photoplay Is based on the science
of psychology and deals with >e actual
experiences of the spiritualistic seance.
1 « _«- . » Aching Feet from t
I! # CongealedNer»es
1 1 / Siraln
♦ M. ExctM Sweating and Bad Oder
Inflamed
J It acts' through the pores and re- I
! » 1 • J moves the cause by restoring the j
!■ f\ I #ok tissues to normal; the results are f
%- *(y\ | *"Vfi truly remarkable. Get a 25c pack- I
, . age from any druggist; he Is au- a
13-1 thortaed to refund money to any- I
♦ Uives instant Keliex _ f " nv satisfied. I
hypnotism and kindred subjects.
Last evening a special detail of police
was required to handle the crowds that
jummeiV the theater for the first per
formance. It is said that practically
every department store, factory, and
manufacturing plant in the citv were
given complimentary tickets as the
guests of the Victoria Theater last
evening.
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