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Progress Toward Fillina City's Draft Quota
Men in Draft
Must Face
Test To-day
Five Days' Notice to Eligi
bles Has Expired in Two
Local Districts
Boards 142 and 154
First to Issue Call
-
"Conscientious Objector"
Passes, but Will Refuse
to Fight
Thia is the day when I'ncle Sam?
who, you might sav, h>is Jost been beck- ,
cninp up to now?actually reaches out :
ond begins to scoop out of >.'ow York's
streets the mefl he I -r the;
trenches.
ln two exemption diatrieta of the
city?the 14id and the IMth conscrip
tion becunus a tangible and an ines-j
capable fact to about L"" repistrants. :
These, because the local boards for
the diatrieti \ sway a consid-1
erable amount of red tape and posted ,
their BOticei of call last Friday nijrht, I
will be tiie first men to report for
physical examir.ation in obtdience to
the War Department order.
Those who have appeared before
other boards thus far have pone rnther j
in the spirit of volaateera, wahrlng the '
five-day notice to which the draft'
regulations entitle them. The men j
who go up for e.xamination to-day do :
so because they either must go or else
stand in Uei'.unce of the !hw.
"Panny liang in Line"
The territory of Locul Board 142
takes in much of Yorkville, and among
the Ngistraata daa to appear for ex-j
amination are many jrOOBg lawjttl and
business men. Bui a good share of
those who pass through tho n
mill in Pablie Sehool 77, at Eighty
first Street ar.d Firat Avenue, where
the board has i's haodqaartera, wil! ?
come out of that rivef front diatrictl
over which the "Pansy Ganp" holds
eway.
Local Board 164, uhich la required
to supply BBl] l'O iniii toward the.
preserved
now will
vary ths
family
menu
next
"Winter
and take
the place
of
expensive
foods
SAVE
THE
FRUIT
CROP
"Sweeten it
with Domino"
Granulated. Tablet.
Powdered,
Confectionert. Brown
CaneSugar j
Granulated
AmericOo Sagar **?*
??fioing Companr
SoM In 2 and 5 lb. <?r
toni and In 5. 10. 25
and SO lb. rottoo bags.
N'ational Army's frst ir.cremcnt. since
ita diatrlel ia t>oth smail in point of
popalation ?n?l regiatration, will
bo|rin axanlnina al B o'clock. Tho man
?ill app?ar Ia thtao gronpa ona al 8,
ono al 11 in tha foronoon, oaothci al :s
;? tho aftoraoon. Tho worh will bo
hnndU'd ia tho aanao wajr on Thoradaj
ar.d Friday. By Friday night it ia e\
ptcted that tha phyaiea] fJtaoaa of all
Inclodod in tho Biat cail will have booa
; oaai d opon.
The junsdiction of I.ocnl Board 164,
which has iti headquarters in the Julia
Kichmon Hiffh School. at flO Woo! Thir
tcenth Streot, haa a aaixe I popo
Sciona of tho p .1 Knickerboekor fam
ilioo which atill aaaintain roaldonco
along lower Fifth Avenue and in the
itown side streets will paaa beforo
tho ajroa and nnder the Inatramcnta of
tl ? ozaaaiaoro in the aana gronpa with
inhway-difglng Spinellaa, who iahabit
tho other end of the district. Tha >"i!v
legal distinction now between men on
tha draft liat ia tha ordcr of their lia
bility to calL
Only three men more than double the
naaabor of their qnota were eallcd by
Board 164. Thio, thoughl Albcri I.
Bard, tl.e chnirman, and Allan Dowaon,
tho lav motihor, waa all Dr. J. Milton
Mabbott ar 0 hia ns?i*tants could handlo
in tha threc davs Droacribod. The board
is not part cn'urly hopeful the qnota
will be filled out of the first 829 oa
t'rie available liat, however. and prohoV
bly will have to issue another call.
Four Board* Hold Advnnce Tcata
Four other board* were condurting
adranea oaamlnationa jrootorday Ma.
146, 111 the Collofa of the City of New
York, and No. 71, of Brooklyn. which
bacan the job Monda* on a apeciaj
ruling from Provoat Marahal General
Crowder, and, In addition, local board*
Noa. 163 and 168. In the routine of
the day cropped up the first case of
balking agalnal tha draft which ha*
? oflcial oyoa aineo tha registration.
when a fow "eonocinntioaa objictors"
got into trouble.
Philip Kolman, a Russian born youth
of twenty-two, who has takon out his
first paporo, proaontod himself at Local
Board 146*1 headquarters and delight
ed the oxaminoro, who pronounced him
n pnfrct phyaical specimen.
The exeniptors were slow to jubilate,
for it has been their expenenco that
reiristrants wuiving notice and com
ing in to be examined before the time
sot in the call usually expect to flnd
thomaohrca aithor diaqualifled for
physical reasons or fcel s iro they can
prove their right to a discharge. So
Kolman was asked if he clnimed ex?
emption.
"Nope," he aaid.
That was most gratif; ;ing to the
board, but the man who had been pro?
nounced built for a soidier spoiled it
all in the next breath.
Sayo Ha Will Not Fight
"Wouldn't do me any gond," he went
on. "I haven't got anybody dependent
on me. But l won't Cijrht."
The trouble with Kolman, as he ex
pl tiaed It, waa ;' ooaoeioatlaai objoe?
tion, if not to being shot nt. at least
to ahootinjr bullets at othora. There
?as nothing that could be done with
Kolman right then. aineo he cannot
Le paniohod for reaiating tho draft law
nntll ha ia cailed to the odors and re
fu:ts to obey. I'ntil then he will doubt
leaa be under surveillance.
Kolman remarked as he left the ex
taaption headquarters that he was
going to thrOW up hi? job in a Newark
clectrical repair shop, pack his clothes
aad bo roadjr whenevcr the authonties
camc to arrest him.
Thursday will be a big dny for draft
registrants, for about a third of the
189 local board* in the city will then
begin examining- Only about ten or
ffteen board* knew or took a chanee
that notices sent out on Sunday woald
be legal. so only thnt number will be?
gin examir.atjons Friday. Prnctically
all the rest of the boarde had sent out
their notices by last night.
EXPERTS USE
RED Rl/BBERS
beeauie ihey are
taade of touih lire rubber. They hug the oetkof Oal
1 ar *od ?Urvl up un-i-i the heat of strt ilizing during
"coldparlt" onning. Don'tt?ketk?nte?tnuyejr.
luurfoo GOOD LUCK Rubbenit youideaUW
?end direet to ut if he cannot tupplyyou. lOeadoz.
Seod a 2e ftimp foc our oew book ud pcraerving.
BOSTON WOVEN HOSE & RUBBER CO.
Dtpt. 29 Cambridge, Mau.
Flimsy Exemption Appeals i
Weary Draft Examiners
Unique and ingenuous Excuses tbc Rule Rather Than the
Exception?One Officer Actually Startled When
Youth Declares Me Is Ready to Go
"Claim exemnt lon ?"
The axanining oflicer aeked the
question with a weary voice.
"N'otie whatever!" rang out the un
axpeeted aaawer, aad tha man at the
deak laid down his pen and atared
: with frank cunosity at the aaabaraed
I youth bofore lnm. He couldi.'t bol ava
his ears. Could it be ;
here was BBS physically flt ma:i Who
didn't have at ieast one w:fe and chilil
'? to -upport, not to mention .sisu-rs-in
law and haif cousins?
But thu boy was nodding an eager
: contirmation of his words, and the o:
iicer junipod to his feet, sei/>
i young Dsan'a hand und wrung it vigor
j ouily. The erowd eboered feebljr, aad
the 'hoy U ok to his heels. He WSJ
\ ihoinas Hollingsworth, jr.. of 140 Wc-t
j I42d Street, and was one of the few
men exsmiatd by Board 146 who l.ave
i not clainied exemption.
Most Men Claim Dtptndent*
Mo?t men who are elaimiag exemp?
tion are doing so on the grounds of de
?oadont farailioa, of eourao, but there
have been tBOM who have BBiQBa rea
sons of their own. There was one in?
genuous man who appeared before
Board No. liO, in The Bronx, to talk
over his chance of exemption.
"It would interfere with basiatSi M
much," he explained laboriou.-lv. 'i've
got a button business, you know, atid I
gotta stay right there or nothin* hap
pens. I can't sce how 1 could go to
war," he shook his hend soberlr, "that
business would go to the doga. No. I
ain't got a family, but I gotta watch
that business."
A much perturbed head of a house
hold came raahlag to the same board
in behalf i f tl
?tle'a got a awelled up SOSO, ba of<
fered, "at: I ba ? u tatBed to come out
himself. But he can't go to war with
that nose, cun he? Can't you do some
thing, mister?"
When it was explained that the !
ous nose would be the ehief exhibit
necessary to securu the deairod ex?
emption, the father beamed.
"Oh, thon. he'll come over. But don't
laugh at him, mister. lt's an swfal
lookin' nose, but he don't like people to
laugh at it."
Germans Claim Exemption
Then there are the nntiiralizod Ger?
mans, who don't wnnt to fight 1"
they have ^ousins in the German aimy
or beeaaae they are frankly "alioa an
emles." But Cncle Bsn sa father con
fasaor is intrusted with more tthafl tha
business aspirutions or pntriotic mo
tives of American eitizens?he is l.ur
denod even wi*h the secrets of their
lovo SfJaJra. That of the sleek, pros
porous young Jew, for example, wh i
appeared beforo his board in afl I
of apprehension.
"Please, pleuse," he began without
Objectors to Draft
Expect Court Martial
Think They Will Be Sent to
Detention Camps for Re
fusing to Serve
Just what will happen to conscier
tlous objectors if they rtslst being
drafted was explained yesterday by
the Civil Liberties Bureau, 70 Fifth
Avenue. Roger M. Baldwin, the di
rector, who has enrolled 3,500 object?
ors in New York, and has eatnblished
legal ald bureaus in various ritie',
after consulting with Secrctary of War
Biiker, said:
"Objeetr.rs will fall into two rlas^es:
First, thoaa who respond to the cali
for phvsicnl exaaaiBatlona bofors th"
local exemption boards and there an
nounce their refusal to sonc, will be
nroaeevted in the civil eourta, and, ..
found guilty, wiil be impnsoned for
one yenr. ,
"Second. IhOM who fail to respnnd
for examination will be recorded as
...??nnll,<l??>l?<?MimW)M)W/JMMJWA
? oay, "donl publish my new ad
dn ia tho paaara. I just moved, but
I i.i.r,': waat tho new addresa to be
PlOBM ?"
? Bal wa have to aoad notices to both
.. aaan has moved,"
olncidatod tho elork
"Yi?. foa; I knowj but?well, ycu
?.,-. j-. baon paairiadL a^d my folka
and th< f'd gi I "'?'? * ?''
i l:ve With them part ?
time. and iro to my wife ar.d b.iby at
[j | oaplo iia rory re:
?? i ,.? r, and my wife ll not a ?'??'v
ind '* alao an aetraon, and th< y
wouldnt like it Caat you ploaoo Jeot
th? old 0 '. Iress" 1*11 be looking
for tha notiee, and 111 report prompt
:v. ii-.i' my fathOr ia old and H woald
h< ar*. ai 1 oi orythiaa/fl all
r::-lit if you ju-t dOBt 000 the other
addreaa"
Mothir Plaada for Baa
A litlie tcrap of a wi.ma.i camo in,
aobbing ojnli
??;? - boul Jimray," she said. "ITr's
my y< twcni wd him
and my lamo bay is Jaat keeping u*
all logather their iavalid sister and
me. Jimmy irouldn't lo I n minute nn
tho battleflold, mlooio, bo'a that
narvous; but he** afraiil thay*11 cnll
him a alaahor, and he's bour.d to ga.
Hi* fnther died of paresis, and Jim
mio'a just like him. Oh, doar!
In*l soinething bo daM abOttl
.limmie?" The llttlO woman squeevd
her hand* together ns the teirs
strenmed down her face, and then she
miled wnnly.
" 'ScBM me, man, but I don t seem to
i he ablo to holp erying all tho time. ffo
all 1".. l o had about Jimmio "
pjui ;?? iema woman are serinjr. the
hardahlp and the hart af arar, thata n. ?
othera who oro antoring it almoot ex
nborantly, tho Italian anYaa and moth
. r;. partlealarly.
"My Aogola. he jfo!" proadly *n
' r.ounced one who came in with h? r BTO
childrea. "My fother Bght and come
? i rlo be?g medala all over.
lo go over aad get medals, OBd lit
; tle Anjcelo ho grow up "''.>l ?-">'. 'M.v
fathor Bght ia do war.'"
Thll Hushand the Dependent
Aaather or.e grtaned aiaaly when
I aakad by a board mombt r If aho would
? .-?? ? waa not d.j
h< i l ? baad.
"I vork alla the time," ahe said. He
nevcr work. War tfood fOr him. Eet
i. ? gol Sure! l got along!
?[?;,,. tt li w ? nol yet beRun
to oxamiao have a fair ootion of whut
in the exemption line. how
,?.,.]?. from tho regiatration eardo. Bnt
tho grtatoat troat of all Ia in etoro for
tho boi rd arhleh '? ? to oxantiaa a i ?
. wroto on his regiatration
card that ho elaimod exemption be
eanaa I am insane."
not haaing boon oxemptod, aad ooaao
probably in Soptcmbor, n soldier
nt for i ?'?l!l ,IC'
tried bjr a eoart martial Tho *?me
.tl procaadingi will bo mcte 1
out to thoaa who pormit themaonroi
to be oxamiaod, but rofaoo to oorvo.
??Just whal pai iol moat tho eoart
martial will docide i n Ia *> myntonr.
We have made e?ery offort to induce
Secretary Bakor to toll. He baa ol
rep lod thal " aill be naBoaaca 1
Oor boliof is that the gOTOIB
monl intendi to aotal I h d< toation
camps for objocton, nnd thnt tho
eoart martial will aend eoBTletod men
tbo ayatam foMowed in
England, whoro th- dotalBod moa aro
permitted to go homo OBOO n week."
Heat Crazed Horse, Dying
In Street, Bites Policeman
Whllo attomptlBi to rollavo a baiao
orareomo by heat Ia front of r'i2 V. oat
116th Stroot ln?t aighl Patfalaiaa Will
i i:.m Cammiagn, of tho Waal 162d Btraat
' Statlon, araa aotoroly blttan ob tto
! right Indox flngor. Tl a I orao diod. rna
, imnn ?raa traatod by Dr. Ba r
10 Weat H4th Strt rl
A "Coup Extraordinaire"
Fine woolens are as scarce as licn's teeth.
With U-boats hindcring importations and Uncle Sani
demanding woolen uniformi for ? vast anny, it's easier to
flnd four feaf clovers than fine woolen fabncs to-day.
We went looking for woolens. We went to beadquartera
and we got what we went for.
How? Wliy we raided Ilart Schaffner 5c Marx Special
Order Department.
Tbere we found a sizable itock of exceptionally ftne Fabrid
that ordinarily would only go into suits made on special
orders for individuals.
This Very Special Lot of
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Summer Suits at $27.50
We had them made up for us in the newesl models.
We bougbt them at large priee ccoceaakms in ipite of tlicir
mcreased value, and wc turn them over to you ln the same way.
Every suit is worth a great dea! more.
These added to our Ilart SchaJTner & Marx suits now rcduced
to $27.50 givc you ? wonderful itock to chooae from.
Wallach Bros.
Droadwey, below Chainbtrs I Mir--1 Att., W MM ] Opca
Sroodwaj', ?or. >0tb UIQ-VIH W. 126th. ,' Lveiiingi.
Senators Gronna
?
And La Follette
Support Pacifists
Approve People'* Council
Publication to Advocate
Repeal of Draft
Urge Fight at Polls
Do Not Be Intimidated by "War
Traders'" Threats, Says Wis
consin Legislators
StaatOf tobtft M. La Follette, of;
WtseOBSiS, and BoBatOT A. J. Gronna,
of Xorth Dakota, came out squarely ?
yestcrduy in support of the pacifnts. j
They sent telcgrams to the People'* |
Council, 2 ffooi Thirteenth street.
which is aulataiaiag a nation-wide
peace propaajafida, tirtaally picdjfinp
tksaiaalvoa to oppose the "war party"
in Congrens.
SoaatOT La Follette urged the BBOJAata
"not to bc ir.timulated by the threats
of the irat truders." Ho said they
shoald begin at tBOS fee work for the j
clection of membeis of Congress who
ataad for "the repeal of obnoxious j
laws." StaatOf Gronna diclared thBt
"The Constitution has not been fS
; ?;.ii d" nor "suspended."
The council will bofrin to-day to
paMlsh and circulate through the I
maih u weekly newspaper to bo knonn
aa "Tho Bulletin of the People's Coun
-?:." It arill be devotcd to th<- spread
inp of pence propnjranda and to dc
Btaada that the conscriptton law be re
paaled Both Beaatora gavo their sup?
port to the publication of the peace
periodieal, altBOBga the I'ostoffice De?
partment has been active in suppress- ;
ing similar or^iins.
Denounced as IHsloyal
Senator La Fcllette, in his telegrum,
said:
"In the?e days whenever an Ameri?
can citizen presumes to question th-> '
jaatifieatioB, either in law or norale,
of our partieipation in tho Eafopoaa
war, ho ia at once denounced by the
? | irtv and the v.ar press as dii
lojral to tho country.
"It is the cit.r.rr.V (iuty to obey ?hI
l;iv until it is repealed or declared BB>
constitulion.il. But he SM the in
alienaUa right to 1'tght what he deems
an obaoxiova law or a arroagfal pub- \
'ic policy, in the courts and at the
ballot box. Tali canitj with it the \
richt of free open public discussion
throuffi the pn : aad from tha plut
!'.1:111 if all of '.he isKucs involved in
the (lection which the ballot is to d ?
ternune.
"Tho citizen should begin to work
now for the election of Contressmen
who represent his vnws on the ??r
issue. If he would prrserve his lib
. rties. his t'reeedom of thought and
speech and BCtiOB he should not be
intimidated by the thfOBtt of the war
' n.de rv and their newspaper*.
"In conclusior. let SM r-peat what I
have already sugrested, thBt American
citizens hive th( right to begn h cam
paifB to-morrow to elcct Cniter)
StaatOfl aad mombers of the House of
ReprcsenUtives who will represent
them in securing the repoal of ob
noxious laws, ir. declaring the definita
objects for which this war la prose
cuted and the conditions upon which
it can be tcrminated at an early hour
with honor and credit to the natlon.
"God re:gns and constitutional rights
will be maititained. This is still tha
government cf the people."
Senator Gronr.a wired:
"Our government has declared war
BfBiBSt the Impenal Government of
Germany. It BM al?o declared who
shall go to Europe to fight the war.
Both of thrse deciarations are now law.
Our people must bc, end are, t.bed:ent
to law, but they believe that the Cou
stitution is still the fundamental law
of our land. They know that the Con
?t!tution has not been repealed, nor
do they think that it should be sus?
pended, either in peace, or in war.
"The people know that Congress can
not make laws. 'abridging tho freedom
of speech, or of th* press; or the right
of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to potiV.on the government for a
redresi of gr.evances.' Iheso are i
among the moiit cherished principles
of a free people. It is the fcundation
upon which all frea govemments have
been establishod. and it will be a aorry
day when any attempt is made to take
this right away from a peoplo of a
free republlc."
-?
Lower Rank for Men
Who Fail at Campa
Non-Commissioned Positions
in New Army Promised
by Bliss
Washington, July 31.- The 17,000
men at the offlcers' training camps
l ;1 not receive commissions or be
aelected for further training at the
lacond sencs of camps are to be of
fcred appointments as non-commis
sioned offlcers in the NationBl Army,
with saaaeoa of promotion later to
commissions.
A circular issued to-day by Major
Q raeral Hliss, acting ehief of staff,
directs commanders of offlcers trein
ing camps to invite student offlcers
faiiing to re:eivc commissions "to en
list in the foot service at the close of
the present course of training, with the
understanding tfcat they will be trans
forrtd on or about Scptember 1, 191'.
to units of the National Army to M
organized in their local trainin? area?\.
"Camp commanders are authonzed,
said the circular, "to grant furloughs
to all men enlisted under these instruc
tions. to fake effect at the close of tho
present course and to expire on Sep
tember 1, 1917."
The non-commissioned grade to which
each man will be appointed is to be
determined by recommendation of the
training camp commander.
How to Tell if You Are Called
By Your Board for Examination
The fnUmrinfj selection boards in Manhattan, Brooklyn and The Bronx
issued their draft qnotas yesterday, togcther with printed lists of the
rtgittranU in their districts ealled for examination.
In the li*t hehw note the extreme right-hand column, which gives the
High$$t irmWM$ ajajgaJoT ealled in each district. If you live in any of the
districts named beloir, and ?/' your draft nvmber?not your red serml
tiumber?fa higher than the highest number given in your district, then
you will not be called for the present.
in case any district fails to fill its quota its board will issuc another
rail.
MANHATTAN
/>u.'nr' l!ra''q'.art*m.
61.P. S. 1, Hoary and Oliver sta.
!?6.P. B. II, 866 Mott at. IN
97.V. B. 117, Ilenry and Couverneur sts. 223
;u.Otphaa ajylam OfRce, 52 Bt atark'a Placo..
117.P, B. 61, Twellth st., eo*t of Avenue B.
It!.Ronb r CollofO, 61th st. and I/exington av...
146 .I*. S. 1S0, 146th Bt., west of Amsterdam av...
148.22-1 K. A.. Port Waahtagton nv. and lt>8th rt.
146.Wton I.ibrnry, 179th st., ncar St. Nicholaa av.
IM.W4 Eaat Nlaoty-Brat it.
161.
,1686 Loxlngton av. 214
161.281 Baol 104th st.
164.Juiia Richmoml H.
S.. f.O West 13th st.
. P. S. 72. Loxiagton av. and lOTjth st.
.P. S. Bt, 210 Knst 109th st.
THE BRONX
. P. S. 4, 17.1.1 st. and Fulton a*.
BROOKLYN
. 116 Montatrue st.
SO.P. B. Tl, HoyWBfd at, near I.ee av....
4K.i'. B, 27, BoXOBth av. and 7'.<th st.
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For Health's Sake
Protect your family against deadly sum
mer disease gerrns, which lurk in ainks,
garbage cans, toilet bowls, cellars and
damp, foul smelling places. An ounce of
is worth a pound of medicine. One of the
strongest, most economical and safest dit
infectants known. Kills germs
and destroys odors instantly.
Endorsed by leading health
authorities ? n a t i o n a 1, ?tatej
and city.
Get a Iarge 12 oz.
can from your groccr
or druggist today at
15c. Refune all ?ub
ahtutea which may
be srale snd worth
less.
A. M*ndle?on's Sona
New York and Albany
d-W
Wedneaday, Auguat 1. liJ7
Thia dapartmant ia engaged In *?p* ? ? g faal a-?-?* <J
advertiaing, and of tha aarvica which bac. ? v. A
from the goata?and hanging a bel! on th. t - '-? ?'?"
lottara describing eaparfonce*?plaaaant ?r ?jitpU'.aeil?? with
advartiaara, whetber they be manufacturere, wbalaaaJa heuaea,
retail storae or public aanrice corporationa. Il will prinl
thoaa lettars which aaam Ia ahow mott typiaally how aa
advertiter'a daeda aquara with tha warda of l.ia advertiaing.
Only tignad lattara, giving tha writar'a addraaa, will ba raad.
But the nama will ba printad or withhald, aa preferred.
Addraaa: Tha Ad-Vlaor, Tha Tribuna, Naw York.
DOWN in Red Bank, K, J., ia a company which manufacture* "Dr.
Kline's Epileptic Remedy" and pubhshea a littlo trcat'oe on epilepay
which is addresied "To our friends and the public." The diatinction ia
one of the few honert statemer.ts in the propaganda. The relations that
must exist between so harmful a preparation and the public which it at?
tempti to victimize can bc nothing but strained.
The prospcctive consumer ia introduced in thia little booklet to tho
different kinds of epileptic attack*; ho ia urged to take the "Remedy"
without interruption for as many years as may ba necessary; and ho ia
offered a number of testimonials from "patients reporting cures." Ona
devout ex-suiTerer thanked God and Dr. Kline for her recovery, and whila
her statement is a credit to her piety, we can see no reason for dragging
Dr. Kline into the matter.
SurTerers are consoled with the mention of many illustrious namoa of
other victims of epilepsy, notably Cresar, Mahomet and Napoleon. Indoed,
one Ii ghen the impression that the disease is a mark of genius.
The hard facts have not the leaat glint of humor. They are briofly
that Dr. Kline, by his misrepresentations, muat have miflled matiy thou
sands of persons with the promiae of recovery, although tho most skilled
specialist holds out little hope to an epilepsy sufferer. The preparation
under chemical analysio appeared to be nothing but a ^olution of bromides
disguised in appearance and flavored*by harmless ingredients. The bro?
mides might give temporary relief to the patient during; an attack, but
they would have no effect upon its cause save possibly an injurious ona.
Bromides are frequently used by regular practitioners for relief, but they
are ndminlstered only under most careful observation and control. In Dr.
Kline's Remedy they are given aecretly and without the necessary obaer
vation aa to their effects. "Treatment once begun ahould not bo mter
rupted" in connection with the use of a bromide is a dangerous admnnition,
yet this is what Dr. Kline urges upon the consumers of his bromide pre*pa
ration.
Secret remedies of this kind ane cruelly harmful, not only in thern
selves, but because they keep sufferers from placing thomsclves under
proper treatment and so decrease the chance for recovery. The harm
they do ir almost as great as that wrought bf the diseases which they pro
fess to cure.
TTERE are a few instances showing that the aatiafiod customer ia tha
?*-??? profitable customer, and that the prennum on a liberal adjustment
policy may appear to be high; but it is a sound investment, bringing excal
lent return?. Italics are ours:
Ahout three weeks ago I purchased a pair of Oxfords at John Ward
Men's Shoes, Inc, 1401 Broadway, for $5. After two weeks' wear one
shoe broke at the sole. When I took the matter up with Mr. Ford, cf
that company, he simply called a clerk ar.d told him to give me a new
pair of shoe9. To *ay I was surprised i? nothing. I had expected a cron
examir.ation. / took a better paxr of shoe* for more moncy to shovo
v\y aj')ireciation. 1 shall buy there a/jain and alao udvise my
friends to do so. J. B.
Service and reliability are the best advertising boomerans^s.
In Dccember, 1616, I bought a coat from Oppenhaim, ColIIna A Co.
which wore very badly, tuming green in spota. I aubmitted it to the
firm for inspection. and to my great surprise it waa retumed with
a credit check' for $10, cleaned and pressed. / immediately went up
there and bought a suit, and have told all my frienda of their j>
courteoua treatment. M. E. W.
It pays to advertiBe?if you can make every customer a vnluntary
advertisinp agent. We have cases in our files where such an adjustment
waa refused with scorn and tho firm excoriated for rofuaing to return the
ontire purchase price. There is a difference in customers as well as in
dealers.
About five months ago I purchased a hat for $2 from Wallaeh
Brothcrs, at Twenty-nintli Street aad Broadway. I did not ask the
aalesman whether the color would hold, but after wearing it about a
month found it gradunlly turninrr from Ita original nhade. A few daya
cro I saw Wallaeh Brothrrs' advertisement saying that all their hats
WOro guaranteed as to color, quality, etc. I wrote them, telling them
the facts in the case, and was told to call and see Mr. Wallaeh ahout
it, which I dld. I was. givon a new hat for the old one, with the onlv
comment that I ahould have come in to aee them aooner. Wallaeh
Brothers shall reeeire all my trade, not for the hat, but for th< httat
neas prine.iple that is back of a businesa that will do the righ' tfciag
by its customers. R. B.
Tho transformation from a casual purchaser to a regular customer
is quickly aceompliahed when merchandiao is not only guaranteed, but
when the guarantoe is a ball-bearing, rubber-tired, amooth-running one
like Wallach'a.
On Aprll 1!? I purchased a llght gray coat from Stewart A Co., Fifth
Avenue near Thirty-seventh Street, and the following Saturday was
cauifht In n thunder shower. wit'i the reault that the light blu? lifh
collnr beeame spottcd. I took the coat back, receiving very cour?
teoua attention from the clerk and from the buyer of that
depnrtment. There was no quibbllng, simply an invoatigfitjon, and th
next day I reeeived word to come to their store and get another coat *
of the same value. Stewart A Co. will more than make up their loel
on the jrrny ront through the proflt on coat*. auits, etc, that w
sold to me and my frienda thia aeason. Kven Q they had not made
so liberal an adjuatmsnt, however, I would have been tevxpted to
ahop there $HU because of the courteoua aaleapeople. The gajajl /
laofy trho sold me the coat made so favorable an impression ?/)? n
thr fnend who accompc.nied me that the latter purchased a cont
also. G. M. L.
This ense shows more than liberal treatment on the part of the st^ra.
No merchant can be expected to guarantoe that any but a rain 66*1 <*"
bo worn in a thunder ahower. Here ia a case where additional ttJes ra>
sulted not so much from tho adjustment as from the courtesy of the MbV
peraon?a whole merchandising sermon in itself. ?
O
N BArVRDAY, .Tune II. a Mr. Kelly. of Messrs. Andrewa A Co.,
called rre on the telenhone and niention?d the desirablllty of my
purchasirg stock of the Smith Form-a-Truck Company. I im not
acqueir.ted wiih Mr. Ktlly, and I hav* never done buainesi with An
drowa i Co Ia conver?atlon with Mr. Kelly I Informed *iim I would
aoaaldot the purchaae of I'lO sharei. Imngine my Burpriaa to receive
hy regiatered mail tlat ineloaed le'.tcr from Me?Br?. Andrewa A Co.
r JOHN P. MACK.
The letter from Androws & Co. inclosod a bill for $1,000 and read:
A? a rtMit of telephore convciaation with (ur Mr. Kelly, wa have
lo-day so'd vu 11? HUN of Smith Mo?or Truek cemmnn stock at H0
per share, for which we incloic eonlinnation herewith.
It ia <nir undorstandirg that you aend ua a check for J.i'"^ at once.
Immediately ijpon receipt of your remlttance in full we will havt this
stock trn-dferred in your nam? and sent to you Without dolaf.
If an'* cor'ec'lona are necessary klndly .idvise us immediately.
Thr.nklnj vou for tbb itam of buair.eia and truiting to bo given
an opportunity to serve you agnin, we are ver/ truly your?,
ANPRKW3 A CO.
Mr. Mack rightly refusod to be bullied into buying the atock. He in?
formed Andrwwi dt Co. that whilo he had promlaad Mr. Kolly to con
sider the purchaae of 100 aharaa, he had reached a decision, via., that ho
would not buy through them oither Smith Motor Truck stock or any othor.
It ia the first lesson in the primer of aaloamanahip that a prospcctive cua
tomer must not be coercod into buying. The psychology of aeUmg Ia
based upon the idea that the best patronage results from stimulating m
tho buyer tbe deoiro to poaaoaa, not through tho uao of a club, which im?
mediately suggeft.a reaiatanco.
" The
I BOUGHT a Clermont "because the pattern appealed to m'Rcturer>,
inciosed "listens good" to me. I wonder if the manu
Kuarantec is "fair cnough," according to The Tribune atancaa ? _
PAIL C. BAHBhNBtKU.
Part of the circular attached reads:
We would like yon to "watch" thia ahirt threoghout iU W*
your anke aa well aa ouri. ?. ?n? t0 *t\\
If it doean't perform Ita duty in every respect wa want you
ua, and .ve'U give you another one for lt intist on a
When it IhrOfl up to ita ranutaiion, we want you U> m-?i
(lermont whenever you buy a ahirt.
That's fair enough, ian't It?
It certainly io. ? ' >' \
{Th* next Ad-Vuor will oppwr Swidav, Auput t.)