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Wlllllncamcnta are inserted lu
\|sls column as l caste peg 'ug ‘Quietly puyhblc in advancp.
°'9r. Jfn. lteddin. Dentist. will be
st Georsetown ~Thuredev. ut stew- l
urt Friday. L-8138-12-ll-li
et 8.10. Charitable purpose. ii
“Buyius Poultry e day ex-
cept Thursdays and m ll. L. Dickleloll. L-3180
“York School Ocneert and
christmas tres 'Ihureday evening, Dee. 20. M8101
"liste your dressed poultry to P. Conrad. Lower Queen Btreet for
the most satisfactory returns. -
- 1.4100-ll-lo-01.'
“reenter st mol-slliisu eeoisilt'
Dunstaffnage Red Wings vs. All-_ Otall. Bute after: L-3100
"Poultryl George Lclghtiser Oo., next Queen Hotel. buyinl’ all kinds amused poultry, correct grading., highest prices. L-3046-tt
“Buying dressed hog Tuesday,
Wednesday and 'rhursdayé and dres- sed poultry daily. Psy g highest market prices. P. J. Ney,
“Canadian Legion Dance, Belfast
Hall, Dec. 12th. Hot lunch served.
Proceeds to me christmas cheer to o bereaved 1 ly. _ 3i` “We will be buying all kinds of
poultry on Wednesday, December 12,
wying highest manketgrlces. 'Thu
ood oc., Orapaud. L 144-12-ll-ii.
“We shall be buying live and
dretld chickens, also dressed geese and ducks Wednesday, December 13.
Delaney ds McKay, Albany.
_ L-2126-19-ll-li.
"Buy your Christmas Gifts at the
Handy Bhoppee, 44 Upper Queen ltreets, toys, novelties, fancy work.
_ L~8130-12-11-li.
"Christmas Tree and concert in Long River Hall, Thursday, Decem-‘ ber 20. Admission loc.
L-3141-12-ll-li.
°"s\li interested attend Hockey Meeting at North Wiltshire Thurs-_ day night, December 13. < l
~ L-3154-12-l1-li.
“I am open to buy a quantity
of cattle. Apply for further par-
ticulars to Harding Fraser. Elmira.
Is-B150-ill-il-tl
“Come to the Christmas Concert
in French River Hall, Thursday. Deoembertlotb. Admission loc. if not fine, December I1.
1.4124-12-ll.-li.
"Bilyililddily 11V! and 'dreaded
poultry, dressed hop, eats; use Hungary also had accepted it. I
ducks and geese until Thursday. Highest prices. McGuigan Gr Boyle.
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Central European CITY C0llNC|l.°"””"°1ifu.....h.lf-Conservative Policies Tension Reliever! Hillll REBUMR }‘ffe°'f~'<l2r‘“»=.“@f’f=f1°l~‘“li='»=>. Paved Way For Advance
.1 lib whole members executed hold ips like football plays was uncovered
- ` Y police today as they questioned 17
luuocul-v And vugoslsvla 4..... M E Elllil During Depression Years
League P1' Oposal In Settling Lawrence Mclnnis-All-.mf $35. i>7>llycehf§§fu.'l”5lil5 P ri m e M i n is t e r
said, that one piece of club equip D If d R d
o-liii"”si‘»1i°5fl’rlilu§lii~if"5"»S~f'1it'ilf ' Diff€1'el1C€S. P0inted Police Offic- ,....... ...ll . .....l.l... .us ... .......2 Scores Liberal e en s ecor
____ er_ at Meeting Last‘”"w‘§;;“p;°,§_°_b§_§§@ 3511*; who C.-it;cs_ . \
(BY Jolopii E. Sliarkey, As. members or the League of Notions
Night. diagram for s bank robbery was --'
found in the possession of Ralph
NEW LEGISLATION
sociatcd Press Forel ll in view ci oblisstiolul ln the oov 'rsl-iii. so, suspected ss the clulrs
s l
Stuff)
(A» P~ By Gusrdlan’s Special to ne tm-itorisl murray ....4 eg
. Wire)
GENEVA. Dec. 10-War
threats ln central Europe dissipated tonight w li e ii
K enant with relation to enggexnents
lilly hlvo undertaken wi Yolpoot
istins iitic 1 91 ...... .......°° .: “°°°°°‘°~°°
Dickies Understanding
‘The Council desires that a good understandins upon which uesec
iiiiitiiiig gr . it _ 5i§sl§::§iil eiéilggil _iii:e.§se
leader
“lt looked like a football eoach's iagram of a new play." laid Bergt.
lilm Granger. ‘The drawing
the position each man would
as well as the location of each employee."
ergo
Unemployment In- surance Forecast.
(C, P. By Guardian’s Special Wire)
HALIFAX, Dec. 10 -
Yugoslavia and Hungary » | _ evo u eu Loo-» -lf .‘:s'::;:.r.s; ......... ......... ,,,,..,,°f .eg 55.2"” .i‘l£l“.L°.l R.; ‘“'..£.°.'l. tions whose council unsnl-.its oeniidence that they would sv- sltllougll ms. mm, 1.. ...,ly 50,; meeting hem gonight Wm. niously adopted a resolution gut myi hitmight oi its flurirlg November it is anllcipoied - Hon E N Rhodes, Minis.”-
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d°|’l°"“‘ "‘° "'""“ 'Noun that ... ... .eslllt of .ur ..l.1f>‘.itllh°i'leW?l.-o°°me rliieobettlfl “xiii If Finance. and Hon AI
ation of King Alexander ci`s.lssiohs'whl¢n have toiwn nut; wmmlmg' A Nm P 0 P ' ‘ ' ° '
_ src keeping ng www .red Duranleau Minister of
Marseille. gig: glllpohcolgrxg Bax; :xoleniiz their h . Marine, following the form-
iweinir nations in aecentluzllsstu ....m.......ue..... ....usages be °”"°‘ °°"“’“”*°° "*’°"°° "mi °"°
.Iarbor Comnilssion’s new
The action of the two op- cmd M 1," in pmicum, ,M d,p1°_ H ° “mm °f me B Y P R E M I E R il opening of the Halifax
Pier B, at which the Prime
the resolution was viewed as tween the Yugoslav one the null: °‘beed°n"“°l§m;§;,edA°;,“§‘;,s?)"°;;p°§;‘é a great .League victory in QQ” "§1°:\fs’“";‘1§‘;;°t§d!f"°';;l:t‘m L’ minor repairs al other _..l.l,.,.,ll.,_ the mutants of p°“c°' the 'laistence or activities outside own' M'w`D°u"'u' °h'h'm”°‘ °‘ Hungary, in diplomatic|the Yugoslav territory or lem..-lst w§;°i’;;;Y.m°°"1mii@°
terms, ig requested go ¢a|¢¢|eloinents have mt been settled in me wut nd f “ dm* °”
a manner which has given satisfao- ° ° “M h"°“°"°"|‘
“punitive action against mm ,G me Yuxoslav gowmmem' during the letter pore of ms mm,
a tliorities whose c l ~ i th illion that °' N°"°°“>°f- He revived that he
l-l\¥ li il- Alla belnso eos
had inqectcd the work 1 tllv and
pabllities _have been estab.|u a result of these discussions such had ,WM it some out .za _nu
lished” and “communicate g;_°1°t‘l'°’:°;‘“*: °°,;‘:,’;‘ §“l3§,f‘e"$““B€“::’ mm.-|._; ,m¢,me,,¢h 3 ,dm 950
tohitlheicliuaciltihtiah meigureglnh "Hough negligence’ “Rain “_ igeiitlleem to have somethios oorlc W c t a es o is e ect. enonsibilitie relative to not hav- il1lI\°¢ii¢f0|l!.
' S oouo. vennimtioe reported lust
ing connection with the prepara-
Action Sought tion of the crime at Marseille, $0 VW haw automatic Stoker! had
"Considering on the other hand
men llllil ed intl'\eMa.rl¢etBuild
This s tion h b Y .. that it is incumbent upon the Hun- €~ He reported that where form g1¢vi¢_ ° W.. ‘ous t Y um Harlan government, conscious of its €l'1_Y °R€ l0iild_01_£:on»1 hod..b&n used
Until the very last, the dlpm. international responsibilities, to ul day now ii load does three days.
mag' gm"-es; in me y.,_g.,s|.,v_ take at once appreviatc punitive oo that there is s. very material Hmmnim diépuge was breathless. action in the case of nnv of its eil-vine in ooafl. _ ~ ly mam1;l|_ned_ lauthorities whose culpabilities have A resolution was passed to accept
TM Kuuuian govemmam my been established, the tenders of James Oerrqhq-
the final draft of the resolution convince.; of qwdwlu *"4 H- W‘°°'“ *'° "Wil *W* °°°1| ` for settlement of the issue by tele at $5 per ton deuvexed ggldrefvséoxliigenlsllld mu; evgfdknolllhlt
(0. P. By (}uardis.n’s Special Wire)
HALIFAX, Dec. 10. -- A massive
steel and concrete pier, capable of bf=I`i»111Il8 the world's largest liners side by side was declared open to the commerce of the seven seas to- day by Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett, Prime Minister of Canada.
It had been a. difficult task for
tbose with the responsibilities of of- fice to thence vast national un- dertakings such as this during the past few years. the Premier said at a luncheon following the ceremony at the plerside.
“_Qreat problems still lie before the
people of Canada." he declared in the presence of Finance Minister E. N. Rhodes, Hon, Alfred Duranleau, Minister of Marine, and other dig- nitaries gathered for the occasion, "We have emerged from the greatest
i ° A resolution was moved Coun. DZ PW ‘ - | Phone late tonight. The couxigg “convinced of the ggiduwill igotliiz vmmemmm .mended WW ommrlthe emu oglour fate ues bemre
than ded it i nudapll\l‘llp°li‘euberote'd.°w on un filillsngllllttlif mmm N H°’“‘°‘°” tm “Wm” M°°"°t behmd' » .- Mat, it to wnmunm” ,A Imrls be appointed Police officer
Relief was expr-es-lcd on all sides
when the Hungarian represent- ative received his urgent instruc- tions: '
Rou
the Council the measures which it takes to this effect.
“The Council, considering the
te tio i law ¢Ql'\C¢1’°-
“Vote for the resolution." GENEVA. Dec. 10--.A night ses-
sion of the Council of the League of Nations unanimously adopted a resolution introduced by Anthony Eden of Great Britain "depioring" the Marseille assassinations and in- sisting that all those responsible be punished. '
Uloiain Eden announced that
Yugoslavia had accepted the resc- lution at e special session of the cabinet in Belgrade. and later that
The resolution, adopted by roll
call. was as follows:
L.3149.;3.11-11_ "The League Council. convinced
"We will be* buying dnslod poul-
that it interprets the Sentiment of
tho whole Iballll of Notions. `
try all kinds at Bridgetown, Dooom- , ~
ber ilth. l>°l'in8 top manket prices. Billlld Matthew & McI.»Il.n Ltd.
L-8002-12-5-81.
"The final game of Auction,
l"ort¥-Five Toumaincnt will be held in Holy Redeemer Hall tonight, five prices of poultry, door prize extra.
L-3141-12-11-li.
“Opening tonight, Upper Queen
Bt. Rink. Skating 8 to 10. Excellent ice. Admission 10 cents. Rink for hire for hockey. Prices reasonable. Phone 1819-L. L-8102
"A meeting of Ne will be held in t den on Wednesday ev clock P. M. All teams play in this league are send a representative.
“Pouiiry. We shall be buyius llvl
and dressed Chickens cod hwl throughout the season, paying top wrist prioo. sims wma com Storage oo.. Ltd. L-also-is-1-ti.
“W will be buying ii and
liens; eliichu and gui 1:0.;- he 'lisrm al-io.. 'cms eros., issue. aoei-ii-s-ei.
igamhy supper, fancy work.
_ 's table. novelties, candy.
who and home cookies
at lion Church Thursday,
hcninbkll. L-lUll°1I~lil-tl.
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‘ill in diuimc csriF:s:“§§§;sri aids: ii or°f|.A.sseo¢e,$ lllliller.
,tl
isiig §§;". §§ei§
its .liii
Deplores Crime
“unanimously deplorins the
crime which occasioned the loss of
the lives of knightly King A108511' dar of Yugoslavia, he unifier. Bild M. Louis larthou, condemns this odious crime and associates itself with the mourning of the Ylllloslav nation and the French notion, and insists that all those resp‘nsible should be punished.
"The council recalls that it is the
duty of every state neither in en- courage nor tolerate on its territory any terorisit activity With I PUUU*
cal rposc.
"'1iili`;t every stats must do all in its power to iirovent and reurell acts of this nature and must for this purpose lend its assistance to
which uest it.
rules oi’ in ma no ing the repression of terrorist ac-
tivity are not at p7esent sufficient- ly precise to guarantee emciently international cooperotion ill this matter, decides to set up I tom-
rorist purpose.
"rt decides that this committee
shall be composed of li members. the govamments of Belgium. Great Britain, France, Hungary. Iicly. Poland. Rumsnil. Spain. Chile. switzerland sud soviet Russia egeh
rostiolls which have been nrefeniod to the Council by the French ROV- emincmt and requests other gov- ernments which may wish to pre- sent suggestions to .send them to the secretary lenersl (of the Leusue of Nations)-
"It invites the committee to re-
port to the Lessuc Council lo the latter may apply the prfoedure laid dm," U. the gssembly resolution cf Sept. 26. 1931, concerning the dl'lW- ing up of general conventions neg- ,otisicd under tlhe auspices of the League of Nat ollS-" This text was unanimouslv 14°F-
ted by Hungary and Yulloliavia al teinpors members of the Council diving :llc discussion oi' their dis- pute, along with other Council
governments Nfl
"And ls of the opinion that these duties devoive in particular upon
Tuberculosis
(A, P. ny Guardfasvc lrillai Wire) DENVIR. Doo-_ 10--Th° U'
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into their
both men
and
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El; lit; lille
ber. i "It refers to this comxnittes’s sug-
Uld 6110121111 prohibition officer. Duties to begin the lst of January. Soillry to be $80 per month.
Court Blanchard. chairman of
Canadian Spirit
The difficulties ahead were of
"such transcendent national import-
gh, pow, °m.,mmM pointed om- ance” as to fill leaders with awe and
before the votc was taken that the resolution did not ocsne from hkn
pessimism but he had faith in the spirit of the people of Canada, a
h t
I Umm Mmbmmm _mud ax ilspirit that would prove trlump an. , the rolioe commlme or st lesstl " ‘"4 "°‘ °°°” "3" “;'}‘,°““‘§,§“
~ _theoredltofthenaonung e
.le..:=lr.:1:.‘:. sam.. .remover l»-- »; e
ing up a preliminary draft of an next- The resolution he slated wulsglgfthalfhgz dY.°c;g;1;,tdnf:s ‘gbltizf international ccnven ion to assure brought in over the heedu of tl»;¢ ,. repnmon oi compmwlu 0, cnmes Pom” Ummm,” in the terms of its contracts. committed with political and ter-I q°\m_ Hmnagey ww,” mM_mim!|"“¥n;1‘f#’;‘,’::1,,ir’;:n°g';l2’n,‘;“t‘;f_idl;f
i-11° City has wanted a qeoisil 1701100 officer for WIN- Ho aim though/t that the officer. was wanted now as lnuch ss he was in summer. Coim. ltattrny inquired
clared. Why? Because we are a young country-on the threshold of life. We have not yet realized our possibilities of expansion. But un- .:-ss we can maintain our reputation
Wh? |VPP°if\i» I WWW W°h|W4°U and oil! credit, where will the money °m°°"' come from for national undertakings
Addition to Niililr dull’ ho oouilld
'being invited to appoint e rn m can Bum-“Y “nd th., In “wh u mln..
be wisned special outy. courl pusy nsy
Rsttray wanted to know why a "Swell" msn should be given spec- ial duties. Why not put one of the experienced men at that work? Coun. Reardon aslced why not put thenewinan onet the regular scale of wages? He was informed that the last man started at also Dir month
Considers-ble discussion followed
as to the advkibilli-Y of mppointing an olficer st the present time- His Warship Mayor Kennedy thought that the City needs another inure Only 18 searches had been made hst month. and he stated he had been informed that there are 43 "diva" in the City. Conn. Bian-
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DiscoverBodyBe- side Rwy. Tracks
i
Is Reported A Success
The broken bow of David Nssar, hound from Windsor. Ont., te Hali- fax where he was to embark for
te than his homeland. Syria, was found by
sy inelssgss seeeiorunm today by the sms or
qgierede :piggy the railway tracks at Balt qnings,
tha they scar here. ~
Officials expressed the belief thot the man, a deportee, had
fimtggnto his death from the cas d Ocean Limited last
wht. Dr. ll. I. Wardrcpe, coroner.
d that an inquest was not ne-
celery.
ylcracin:tiinsi¢asal;smideutity
iilsidenls slim seelliffr
utcultd Utabiisiiedliewastbemanwbcsu
palefigbrsonthetrain reported
nicht. clothhigwasfoiinda tlcket.'i‘hebodywas
dieccvarldncara rishtof way
it ii
Tho Prime Minister spent a busy
dey with his colleagues for the most 'part inspecting docks and piers along 1-faiifax’s two miles of water- front. Engineers pointed out plans for future expansion and the mln- ’sters sat for a while in conference ‘at the oilice of the harbor commis- sinners.
"Ill the face of world depression.
this past year has been the greatest in the history of this port" the Pre- mier stsicd in his luncheon address. ‘That means that canada more and more appreciates the value of Hali- fax to Canada I trust that you ap-
Tciate the value of Canada to Hsi- ax." In maintaining Canadirs credit
high in the money markets of the world. "we were not meeting our ob- ligat,ionl_ior today, but for the fut-
ure.
it was their concem in planning
Caniida's future that had promoted
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Revenue Hurt
By “Bush Rum”
P021' OP BPAIN. Trinidad. Dec.
"l. - <O.P.) - Manufacture of "bush rum" or "iuoonshine" is marking ser- ious inroads on the excise revenue of this British colony.
lvidence supporting this is seen
in the number of licenses for the sale of rum. Figures from the de- partment of Custom and Excise
number dropped from Ui in im. ... ... ....v°°"r.l..“s:.“°°
Bo 0 GRY. oolonml secretary sir seiwvii Grier declared. that there has been a marked rise in crime and lawlessness when the illicit manufacture of spirits is prevalent.
Not only thot. but the "moon-
sliine" rum is definitely harmful to
iii? sri gs?
hilce,theh»adb\dU\ltill\¢ '
tbenealthiieeaulecfillimpuritils.
Minister officlated.
It was a “great pleasure”
to be back in Halifax, Prem- ier Bennett declared in open- ing his address, to see the old city he had left more than 40 years ago as a graduate of Dalhousie Law School, and to renew old friendships. But the day had been darkened by ii sad memory-the death of Hon. W. A. Black, veteran mem- hcr of Parliament.
The Future A
His death was a reminder, th0
Prime Minister asserted, that old statesman must give way inevit- ably to the younger men growing
A l
PREMIER BENNETT
Whoinsspiritcdaddressinlhli- fax last night reviewed and dc- felided the record ot his govern- med..
,___.i__.i.
LIST EXTENIJEIJ 0F NEEIJY UNES
With Just a Fortnight
to go a Large Num- ber of Children Ap- pear on Our List Re-
uigthviih = *gig gfuavlgg Sefvéggl quiring Santa Pals
w s. roger o ure the possibilities of Canada, and with a realization of Canado/s for- tunate position ns against the rest
°f me Wmld' might have happened to me cr my
If he suggested, Mr. Bennett de-
clared, that the Conservative party was the instrument .by which great_h0pes for the future of Can- ada were to be brought to fruition, then he was but stating a fact. "This party," he asserted, “is one of whose record we are proud; well-thinking, broadvisioned Can- adians arc proud of Canada/s posi- tion an-long the nations."
When his party came into office
in 1930, the Prime Minister IBEW- a 1 ed, the world was changing swiftlyllalgg t°k;n1;l_1)1o€l¥lel;rhm:l;“150?ys}li1 f\'°m the era °f DT°5P91'iW~ "U“'|destiny obscure; nor grandeur hear doubtedly," he said, “fha world as with a dmdainful mme, the short We knew lil We Wm ‘mt “WW and simple annals of the poor. We “Sam-" must covet the honoul- and privil-
ege of deputizing for old Saint
Ulm* ll¢l'"-'le Nicholas in helping ir, melee glad
ii the l tl ones who
In Canada, he told his heaters.
the Conservative Government suc-
offlce, had "succeeded" in having
the United States and other world countries place against Canada..
the highest tariffs they had ever then you will have that satisfaction
raised against Canadian goods This despite the Liberals' “talk of
larged trs.de.'
At this tlnie, conditions in Cun-
adlz were at their worst. There was an adverse trade balance of S100.- 000,000. along with a “legacy of in- creased debts and increased unem- plovment."
"Right off." Prime Minister Ben-
nett said. "we voted 820000000 to
Breathes the r woman,
with <11 so never to
ld, “this
_tif Eg? = 0
himself, or he
children," but for the goodness of Providence. It is only when we put ourselves in the position of the die- appointed, trusting child on mlrist- mle morn that we fully realize what it implies to be a Santa Pal.
The poor we have with us always.
but not always the same poor. It may be theirs today and ours to- morrow to be recipients of the out- pour-ings of loving hearts blessed with the ability to give. let not
I ~
51 ' ~. Increase In ,Canada’s Trad
'Federal Government
R e c o r d Is
Defended. .-
OTTAWA 1>Ac'rs
Canada Ranks
Among Nations.
(C. P. By Guardlan’s
Wire) ,_
HALIFAX, Dec.
icism of the Bennett Govern- ment for not implementing
certain pledges made dullli the election campaign o 1930 were dealt with tonight by Hon. E. N. Rhodes, Mil- isier of Finance, at a public meeting which also heard the Prime Minister and Hol. Alfred Duranleau, Minlstd of Marine.
Confronted by “the g'r¢8‘\~
eat depression in the history of the world” and a liugl burden of obligations left by the previous Liberal Bil- minlstration, the Bennett Government accomplished even more than should havo been expected of it undo! the circumstances, he ill- serted. `
Circumstances interlaced -,
“Some pledges which were ns*
ln19:i0 cannot be suspected to h fulfilled because of circumstnnncl which arose and which were abeoln utely beyond our control,” he ern- tiinued.
Payment of old use pensions ll-
tirely from the Federal tical!!! wus one of these, but he declared the pledge of 1990 in regard to pub- eions certainly would be imP1&lI ented “with the return of more fl!-» orsble conditions.”
Other governments had been I
a. similar position. In forminlz the National Government in G/reati Britain in 1931, Prime Nllnishf Ramsay Macdonald had announced his prlmarv purpose was to main- tain the pound stalling. The pound had a catastrophic fall, but the peo- ple of the United Kingdom had not deserted the govemment. Tho!
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the’ appended list. make your sei- ections. ring up. or write and tell the Guardian your decision, and
within you only obtainable by those who have done the right thinu at
I freer and wider markets and en- the right time in the right plafde.
The additions to our S"nt1 Pnl
list are welcome. 'lnd we fe"l sum thc"o are many more just ready to make the decision. No. Nnmc Agn
4. Alion (drum) 'i 7. Irene fdolil ll 12. Arthur (hockey stick) 12
13. Garfield (lramcl 8
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(C. P. By Guardtan's Special Wire)
chains in Canada appeared today before the parliamentary mass buy- ing comrnlssion. defended their merchandising and purchasing sys- tems and left a series of recom- mendations to abolish unsatisfac- tory conditions in the grocery trade. Others will follow in a gen- eral wind-up of the four-weeks in- quiry into chain stores.
Morley Smith, president of Dom- inion stores and R.. H. Hommsl, head of Stop and Shop. Limited. gave the commission several sug- gestions which they said would e - lrninate unethical practices in the grocery trade and raise the wort- ing standards of clcrts and mana- gsrs. From s long experience in chain
:tore merohsndislus. Smith offered
Chain Store Heads Defend Systems Of Operation
Lldiimlnation of vicious price-
0’I'I‘AWA, Dec. 10-Opera.ting_ cutting through some government
heads of three of the largest food board or organisation.-l-le did net
give details-empowered to investi-
gate conditions and stop unethical practices in the grocery trade.
2. Elimination of loss leaders-
the practice of selling goods below cost or close to it to entice custo- mers to the stores. (In the retail merchants’ code under the NRA, this is done through establishing a minimum mark-up on cost).
8. A general overhauling of the
federal Weights and Measures Act.
lnsimpliilmtionofstandards, such
as ns.
astandard packages, tins and
containers. .
General legislation so that all
merchants. chains and independ- ents, would raise wages and shorten hours oi labor. (He admitted this
would' increase rice! to consum-
ihe he ris of it e otherwise will be sorely disappoint- ed and puzzled at the empty stock-
Uoeded B Duffy which. WMD ii? Eff ings on Christmas morn. Look over
1 ill.
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strong winds on moderate snow flnrriea eK Ncvp loo mostly fair and cold.
High i'-is this afternoon sd I."
tomorrow morning at 1.5¢.
Sun sees this a tag-noon at 41|
rises tomorrow mcmtagnsg 1.1,
First quarter moon Inlay,
18, ll N a. m.
summeraide tide eighteen
later dim Chlliottltofi.
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