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The National Bonfire
I‘ise loss In Kansas In I”: was
0.1% capita. nearly twice nationl
m of 04.75 per capita. Great
Britain's loss per capita was 72
cents.
Tho question is often raised as to
the season for higher or lower fire
imce rates in dint-rent cities and
in the foregoing figures we have the
answer.
Tbsfiauonnl Board of Fire Under-
writers has for years been collecting
data on every fire loss reported by a
stock or. Insurance company In the
United states. ,
The National Board has nothing to
do with making rates or In any way
operating the affairs of Insurance
companies. it simply collects and
compiles irrvfutable facts on tires
and makes this information available
for any person In the country.
The result is that the making of
fire Insurance rates is not a matte!
of guess work. If Kansas City per-
mits greater fire hazards within Its
borders than does Omaha or Chica-
go Its insurance rates will be highcr
than cities which eliminate to the
greatest extcnt the possibility of fires.
Ne fire is too small to escape the
reco-ds of the National Board office
If an insurance loss Is paid on It. The
result is that every town in the
United Stairs has Ils fire history re~
corded. Not only that. but the Nat-
Ional Board surveys every city of
any sine. makes a chart of the city
showing tho possibilities for ‘iirs.
provisions for fighting tire. including
water systems. fire departments. «to.
This work is done gratis to the city
and every assistance offered fire de-
partments and city officials In point-
log out how to proicct the city with
the idea of eliminating fires and re-
vducing rates.
What is Your
Vote Worth?
It is not so many years since the
outright buying and selling of votes
was a recognized feature of many
clections. and unfortumtely the
practice is not extinct today. l‘hsre
are from time to time indications
that corruption of the electorate still
Isis. and thnt money Is poured forth
exists. and thut money Is pourcd out
didate or that particular policy
writes Samurl Adams In Public Af-
fairs.
If a voto is worth buying. obvi-
ously It has some value. Is It not
probable that it Is worth quite as
much to the. sailor as to the pur—
phaser'.’ intleod. is it not probable
that it. - wrnrth more? For the buyer
knows what it is worth. and fixes the
price: so In all probability the prica
1m fixes Is one that yields him a
profit. in one form or another. The
corrupt or ignorant voter who sells
his vote tnkrs what Is offered him:
he doesn‘t attempt to bargain.
Fortunately that state of affsir‘ ls
prctty wrll done away with nowa,
days. but that docs not mean that
the vote is worth any less than it
ever has been. Why were the old-
time grafting politicians willing to
pay if or is or perhaps even rare
for votes? They were not Impelled
by desire for glory. It was simply
because thc majority they obtained
through pllrclluscvl votes gave them
control of public finances from which
they were nblc to make "easy pick-
ings." Through graft and mal-ad-
mlnistratinn. the foolish voter. wh
so readily gave up his privilege of
citisenahlp ror a. paltry 82. may very
well have lost ton times that sum In
the course of a year.
Public oiflce implies the handling
of public finances. Voters ale tax
payers It is to their Interest that
their money be handled cspably.
used to best advantage.
You would not entrust 8100 of
your lnoney to a perfect stranger un-
less you had good grounds for be-
lieving him honest. But "on may
very likely pay a tax of a ‘ood deal
more than 0100. Do you evercIs-o
any sflective supervision ovor the
Ins- who are to have the say about
how your tax money shall be One
pandas? Do you try to see that It.
“I be' expended In your interest.
or do you let
were of a political machine de-
“0 M themselves what is to be
.witb it?
til liar say. “Yes. but I have to
\ These anyhow. What diaerence
" ill! make 1" it makes this diner-
If you do your part to elect
. capable officials—and if the
'm women like you do their
for the same end-you will
make sure within reason
, money is being properly
‘ pad efficiently spent. but you
“It you can to keep the
finances are a community
. ituyourrigbtasdorivi-
l”yeavoiceinitials-limped.
'snbelengtOJWIcI-b.
" ~ .mwaaztoknew
aimless. Your
”insert-1a.
ineciub of
Yes can know
Mostly"
0“,.
1»
r‘bepies Three Cents
B! “an“.
m: II! in II! aunt when I've (uteri
"Your cookery cannot be beaten.
and much like a king have 1' fared.
The onions were fried as I wish
them. the turnips was cooked nobly
well. the prunes-«iii. no other could
dish them so tempting to paiaio and
smelll The soup was a seven-time
winner. the pie win _a sight to be
seen: at cooking a soul-etinlng din-
queen.” The praise that I lavishly
sprinkle convinces my aunt she has
class: it's not like the cymbals that
iinkie. It's not like the sounding of
bran. For praise Is a blessing for-
ever. and always It‘s bound to pre-
vail. insprlng to higher endeavor.
and strengthening hands that might
fail. The voice of my aunt is as
csnding In song as she chases
around: the words I have spoken are
lending a happiness truly profound.
No doubt. she is thinking. ”' y thun-
der. tomorrow I'll give him a treat:
I'll dish up a meal that's a wonder.
a meal that a seraph might eat." To
all who are working around me I
hand out the language of lvrnisc.
and mutlnies never confound. me.
and calm an dserene are my day's.
Toward Industrial
Peace
The workmnn's side of the Inztus-
trial question is sct forth in the fol-
lowing nrtlcie by William H. Jchn-
ston. president International Assmzio-
tion of Machinists. How the worker
regards his union Is a point. of Im—
portance. irrespective of whethcr or
not trade organizations are approved
or condemned.
Labor Day calls the attention of
the entire country to the strength
and accomplishments of organized
labor. To many. the growth of the
labor movement mcans new ‘ hop:-
and new ambition: but unfortunate-
ly. there are still a few persons In
our own land who do not underst-ind
the foundations of the labor move.
ment. and to whom it typifies sorre-
thlng new and disturbing. A hotter
rralizatlon of the aims and motives
of orgsnlxnd labor will end this atti-
tude of distrust and apprehension.
for its record has been consistertly
one of progress and democracy. and
its accomplishments for the welfare
of the masses of the people have
been great Indeed.
The labor movement was born of
necessity. not choicc. Industrial con-
ditions have been revolutionized In
the last hundred years A century
ago. the workman and his employ-\r
labored ride by side; there was a
human relationship and a personal
contact that proved mutually bennfi.
cial Should the employee choosr
to go into business for himself. he
owned his tools. and thcre was no
obstacle to his doing so. Should a
disagreement arise between emplcyc‘r
and employee. the relationship exist-
Ing between them could be promoi'v
terminated. and ncilhcr would be
much the worse for It.
In those days. owncrrhip of tools
was wi'fn the reach of all. and for
pltmty of ft-rtllo public land. fi'ee for
comfortable living. once establiehnd
on the land. In those days of sim-
ple organization of Industry and of
personal contact between workman
and employcr. ihercns was no need
for labor unions. for the two met as
equals.
But with the grnoral utilization of
steam power and the cilia change:-
ln industrial conditions that devel-
oped In this country about 100 years
ago. there came a corresponding
change In the status of the. work—
man. The "rcceding of the frontier"
and its eventual abolition, through
the practical exhaustion of suitable
public land. have barred one way
of escape from the employment sola-
tion. Industry has become complex.
and the only choice for thr- working-
man is to take the ebrt job that
offers. He cannot go into bushwss
for himself now: he cannot estab-
lish a. great factory. In the old
days. a. carpenter who owned a saw.
gimlct. vise and a few other tool:
was practically independent. but to.
day there Is no place for him to
work creept on some great building
opaation involving. perhaps. hun-
dreds cf thousands of dollars.
The consequence is that employer
and employee no longer meet on
equal termg The employer Is able
to offer what he will; the workman
can take It or leaks It. If labor Is
scarce. the employer. of course. can
offer more than at other times. but
he will not do so unless he feels rea-
sonable confidence that the demand
for his product justices a market
price that will more than repay the
added labor cost. If labor is plentio
ml. the employer can even offer a
wage that is lower than the cost of
living. A man will ,accepi a poor
iob rather than have none at all.
Under such circumstances.
workman cannot bargain, It may
be said. "He can take the job or
leave It: let him find work some-
where elss." But even the most
eiomentaary knowledge of economies
I sufficient to show that the wage
rate In a particular Industry and la
a particular locality will be practic-
the
O O O
Organised labor has been the pie-
systo- and the various 0th” proved
grub she has deftly prepared.
nor you’re surely a peach and a
the asking. it may have mount union “‘ 1* necessary evil—semis
some hardship to “hom.8(fiad." but thing to he endured. merely. 'lhcre
‘here was at loast assurance of ii. is slispif‘lnn and distrust on both
success of an enterprise dcpenoe on
puch
servtcc.
it if they felt that the result of their
efforts merely meant greater profits
ever of the bile school mam. To argue.—
day its is raised everywhere for Acro- the bay there booms the sun-
democracy. It raves-s the primary est gun!
l:i:k i( the pcopa:
n‘frt IiIil‘ITliCll 1‘ forms
in our national LCC-llCiltj'
Elm-rover. than or. givi‘.
lili":t1 in organ 2'! labor "‘oni the
amply i-rs‘ point of \‘i‘:\". The em—
plmu'rs of the v-mntn know from
'.‘\’,‘f"'l"l(‘e what Iiii‘j' ’il'\° sum-rod
when labor has withhold its co-op
eraiiun in industry. 'i‘ukr. iur Q'X-
ample. the slmpmcn's strike. in 1022,
For ihici- months lhc strike \\ :13 nu-
tionally effective. and railroad over
niions became almost impossible.
Those roads which m-itlcd “‘th llu:
shopmcn hil\0 di'nlOIlSiI‘flUli tin:
vastly superior rcsuils that rullle
from co-upcratiun n industry. cum
though it be of the most clmncnlul‘y
sort
in its primitive form. the union Is
an organization of Workmcn for u‘lb
protcction. ~ in controversix-s, ill"
members Innk upon their Ulllnn as
their organization. upon the fnrtory
managrmrnt as a hostile forco. 'l‘liut
represents 11 form of Industrial wui-
farc. even though open hostility in
purpl-
those “ho found It unpleasant to the form of a strike may not do
carry on n trnnlo or to work for vciox)
someono Mr". the way to InvicpI-nd. ,_ ,
che was always own. Thnro “-3.- “wn ”Wm 13 a ”mnd ““2""
where the crfipioycr looks upon the
sides.
But there is a third stage. which
means industrial peace—~a mutual
acceptance of the . desire to make
conditions as workable and satisfac-
tory as possible. This means co-op-
crntlon toward that end; the devoi-
opment of a spirit of confidence and
good will. and as a result twill-r
work and greater output. The work‘
man is ready and eager to cooperate
with the management. once tho
foundation grievances and suspicions
aro eradicated.
industrial peace is perfectly prac~
llcable. it implies readiness on the
part of employers to meet. on vuuni
terms, their cmployes, organized in
a union which commands their spon~
taneous loyalty. "Company unions"
will not serve the purpose: workmen
distrust them. in the long run. the
service. Workingmcn are
glad to do their best in the public
when: they would withhold
for a few men.
This Is one of the ways of acnlev-
Ing industrial peace. and perhaps the
best. It is practicable. And no la
world peace—an Ideal to which or-
ganised labor has long been corn-
mitted—lf the same spirit of public
welfare can be Introduced Into an.
tloaal and international remnant-—
William H. Johnston In Public Al-
falrs. ..
Sunset “at Shippan
In the edition y’estcrday o: the
New York Times there appeared the
It in cm. of 1111*
operating
l
(‘rop Ropes-ts.
Swing whvat harvest in well at!-
iancmi throughout Minnesota. tho
Dakotas and Montana. with thresh-
’lng returns In North Dakota gcncr~
.‘zilly disappointing. tiie rceuit of
blight and rust damage. Threshing
in Smith Dakota has been delayci
lily wot \t'cathcr. Willi some damage
:to main In shock. Harvesting is
progressing in western Canadian
prui'inccs. with the. crop well advanc-
cd, but conside‘rable damage Is
claimed by rust and blight. so that
highest estimates are not likely of
attainment. and the official Canadian
rcport. shows 35..000.000 bushels.
compared with 375.000.000 bu licls
Winnipu-g correspondent. however.
clings to the latter estimate.
Winter wheat threshing. after he-
Ing dclnyed by rains. has been re-
eumcd. Some sprouting In the shock
and damage to quality is reported in
the central wrst. owing to rains. In
the latter part of the wcck. threshing
was rosumcd In the central west and
is nearly completed In other sections.
LOWI‘YIng of the grade has resulted
from rains. and early marketing is
ni-ccrsitnted.
Corn is spotted; rains and high
istnios bcing beneficial. In Oklahoma;
”(some and Texas. there has been
dctcrloratlon. The crop is well ad-
innccd as far north as North Dakota.
Smothgraln harvesting is well advan-
owl. and quality generally is good
Plowing has been interrupted in
many sections by too much wet
weather. Pastures In the southwest
are dry and stock water Is scarce.
Cotton has been damaged by
drought in Toxin and Oklahozna and
by boll weevil in the eastern sections.
Alabama and Georgia report damage
by worms and weevil.
A special government report on
possible winter whoat seeding was
Issued August 15. It Indicates an
aggrcgnto reductiog for 1920 crop
area of 7.117.000 acres. or 15.5 per
cent” from last year. It suggoets
39,200,000 acres. compared with 40.
379.000 acres seeded last year. of
which 39.760.000 acres wore harvest-
ed. Rye acreage. it Is estimated may
be reduced 0 pa- cent to 4.750.000
acres. compartfi With 5.284.000 acres
seeded last fall.
Movement of wheat- to market
has been disappointing. being delay-
ed by rains. In the southwest com-
petition between millcrs. exporters
and warehousemcn continues. Millers
are being stocked up. and while they
have sold flour liberally of late. the
last few days Indicate a slackening
in demand in the inertth and
southwest. while ern mules-s are
doing a good business Cereal mills
generally are busy with an average
volume of export and domestic busi-
ness. Movement of corn is lightand
below the average for this season.
with high prices paid In all “ions.
following verse on .Bhippan. written
[AI-gei- Balance of New Hive.
Railroad. ‘
by Mrs. Roselle Mercicr Montgomery
well known In Stamford.
Bill on AT smPPAN
Into Mg t's arms there sinks
wounded sun.
Leaving a trail of blood across the
skies. . . .
A settling sea-gull wheels and calls
and cries:
the
red day dies. .
And told their wings like tired but~
The_boat flags tall . . . the
guardian lighthouse glows. . .
And swaying masts break out with
bobbing lights: , ,
The blushing bay-a jeweled bosom
shows: .
Night herons hover In their quest-
t” .
'WO ”mt“ C “I“
It is expected thatNew Haven will
show Its fixed charges more than
earned for July which would make
the third month this year in which
they have been earned and may fun.
nlsh a reason for the beginning or a
recovery in the market price of the
common stock.
Car hire charges have been sub-
hancstcd last year. DRADSTRI: 31"“-
Itvmpo‘rniurcs in parts of la: ling corn '
I ~ .
; THE BUSINESS WORLD
—————_
that average miles per freight car
per day Is now up to abgut 19. exclu-
ding approximately 0.100 cars which
have, been "set out" for rebuilding,
but including some 1.000 cars classed
as "bad orders" requiring only com-
paratively minor repairs. It will be
appreciated that the total number of
cars idle on the system has direct
relation to the average car move-
ment. It is fair in calculating that
movement to exclude the large num
ber of cars dennlteli set out but it.
include a normal number of bee
order cars.
Provided the normal seasonal
should be able to earn fine charges
by a substantial «margin in August.
September and October. On a 10-
year average. It has earned 0.15 per
11.70 per cent of a year's net after
taxes. against only 8.80 per cent of
gross and 0.50 per cent of not In
July. In September and October.
the proportions. both gram and net.
are normally shill higher than in
August. while there‘ Is usually a
sharp tapering off in November ans
December.
The Clay Industry Ia ms.
The output of clay mined and sold
as clay in the United states in 1022
amounted to 2.307.700 short tune.
valued at 88,330,514. or 08.15 per
ton. according to the Department or
the Interior. as determined by ilguros
compiled by the Geological Survey.
These figures show an increase of
as per cent in quantityfind It per
cent In value as compared with those
for 1021. The figures represent only
clay sold as clay by the original pro-
ducers: they do not include the much
grehtcr quantity of clay that was
producers themselves. _
The output of kaolin. the clay that
and porcelain. as well as paper and
other products. amounted to 176.070
tons. valued at 88.800.005. an in-
crcase of 00 per cent and 40 per
cent relvectlvelr. as compared with
1921. The clay of largest production
and valuels fire clay. The sales of
lire clay In 1083 amounted to 1.018.
:10 tons. Valued at means". an
Increase of 40 and 80 per cent tes~
pectively. as compared with 1021.
The output of every kind of clay as
classilicd by the Geological Janey
In its statistical report Increased In
quantity and value In 1023 as com-
pared with 1011. except slip clay.
which decreased slightly in quantity.
and stoneware clay. which decreased
In value. .
'Tiie Imports and experts of clay
also in( need in 102: as compared
with, 192i. The total Imports of clay
were "0.670 tons._va.iued at ”.321.
"Ran increase oi: as per cent in
quantity and value. - The imports of
kaolin. the chief slay imparted.-
amountsd to 810.180- tons. an in-
crease of so per cent,‘ as'com m
_with 192:. N
Mishap Praia. .
“Mr liquid assets of the
WWuICorporsuea are ‘esa‘slng
D
Newport's m Gay. Pulled
The decade following the " ‘
lishment of the Navy War
at Newport in 1880 marked
dial colony's period of‘
ilance ind ‘wsstem' i
No period since has co '
that time. it is N“ b!" '
a
elusive set then.
in:
Thea t'ukhte‘omdask W
“mm, :0 a . r 4
m mum»
:tbe number endeaths
:2: .2;"“"- “f :mfgg}. a"? P The amazon“ u homlns chll- stantially' cut down as a. result of &%%.$?Ja%“.§‘mm W. m»
the rest without attracting all their Into the“. moth“... am when a”, 2:23. :u’I‘WWm Imt h "405190.134 , this sun? I less,
mission. and in practice he see- u do”, . ° Wein- mace!“ then“. not scent-ounces wins.
not. Make for their moorings 'as the ‘
onssoeseeredacs.
swing of traflic prevails. N Haven.
cent of a year’s gross In August snd '
burned Into clay products by the _
is used in making highagruh better!"
m nil-CHILD
3" Edgar is.- uses.
The man-ehild dreameth of.golden
deeds 1
And the spray of the rent-castes,
And his young lips uttereth dauntiess
For a warrior's soul has be.
He‘has not tasted the wine of fear.
Though he kn'owe 'tis a common
drink.
And hefs yet too young to be fash-
ioned here .
To think as his neighebrs think.
He will draw his sword in the caus'e
‘of right. , '
Bet many a captive free: .
When the challenge comes he will
dare instngm.
Whatever the odds may be.
The min-child sti at a bugle call
And thrills at ttle-shout.
And he rides by night to a castle well
To‘ carry a maiden out.
But life chains many a brave soul
bwhen you speculate on the future
, s e f ‘
child, by depositing a specified sum (in:
and thus giveium enough money to go to
legs or start in business, when he become
i ‘83- ‘ ;
$5.00 regularly deposited monthly for f;:_
teen years, With 41/2 0 interest compounded
semi-annually, grows to $1,282.47.
‘ ——THE—
CENTRAL TRUST (:0.
of Norwalk
The Bank of Safety and Service.
Our
lily,
Col.
80!
down.
As the man-chlld soon shall know.
And some are held by the walls of
town .
As the long years come and go.
Some to the common tasks must
stay. .
And some are chained by fear.
And the dreams of a man-child fade
away
As he bows to his duty here.
Copyright. 1928. by Edgar A. Guest
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O
SHIP [N DBSTRESS
LOS ANGELES. Aug. MIL—The
freighter Dakoian was daah'ng to
pieces on the rocky shores 500 miles
south of here. which Is ”in the neigh-
borhood of Magdalena Ray. accord-
lng to wireless reports today.
The Standard Oil Company‘tank-
er Charles Pratt reported having
picked up the. Dakotnn's distress
message and was proceeding to its
location. -
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t“: ‘. .,.:.. .L .
l.) \ an 1.3 5......g ...e in:
money earned, so it;
when the business chm».
5‘ arose they verb? in a pas;
\\
tion to grasp it. Star.
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' “‘ your accmmt “3th us.
watch it grow.
manhunt-km: It will be the best
How Much Have
You Saved?
friend you have
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SERVICE and SECURITY
On Pay
A number of our deposi~
tors have hit upon a suc-
cessful saving plan. They
depdsit the first dollars
they take out of. their pay
envelopes in the bank. This
is a much more successful
method than planning to
deposit what is‘left.
Try the plan of making ,
Our Principle
Safety first is not a rule of this bank. It is
our principle. That is, we keep it in mind
first, last and all the time.
The City National Bank
SOUTH NORWALK. C DNN.
pay day deposits.
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You Gan beam-e Through
THE SOUTH NORWALK TRUST C0.
unaranteed Mortgage Certificates
_of__
THE TITLE INSURANCE AND
MORTGAGE COMPANY
OF STAMFORD, CONN.
is “room non $100 UP
These m are secured by mortgages delimit“
with this company and gimrantced by a 00min” “1‘”
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$150,000
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