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Show I THE MIDVALE JOURNAL Thursday, October 31, 1929 -·-----·-~ . bv Arthsr B1·isba NORTH MAIN STREET, MIDVALE, - - Sits Up. Feels Better Edison's Happy Day The President's Plans Tainted Football - - - - STREET felt better, sat up W ALL and took notice, feebly. The question is not "Wlmt. had happened to those that gaml>led, in spite of warnings," but ''\Vhat, if anything, has happened t<f he Nuti<,u, and its general prosperity." A. James Simpson, of Chicago, head of Marshall Field & Co., comes into contact with thousands of merchants all over the country, knows what bus· !ness they are doing, anp unde:rstands general conditions as well as auy man in the United States. He re· plies t o a question, thus: "I am a tlrm believer in the doctrine which you preach. Don't buy on margin and don't sen Amerlc short. The present liquidation In the stock market is not due to nor does it reflect general business conditions throughout the country. In the long r un prices of securities must be determined by thGir yield and earnings I believe on an investment basis. basic business conditions sound and that production and consumption of goods in most lines have been fairly well balanced. Beyond this there ap· pears to be no evidence of svecula· Uon in commodities such as that which ocurred in 1920. The present liquidation in the stock market was inevitable and unless it goes too far and becomes too drastic I Mn inclined to think will be helpful to the hurtbusiness situation rather th ful." Is the Important Factor Back of Our Every-Day Values and Low Prices Lavish Fur Collars and Cuffs Distinguish New Coat s For Women For Misses For JuniorJ Long-haired furs in large collars and nonl cutf• .trc used extensively on the new coat fashions . . . and smart straight line model~ with reverse in!;CrtS and tuckina ahare honors with coat' on which low· placed flares and tunic effccu are imror· tant. An especially worth-while seleotioft is offered at Consider These Very Smart A $200,000,000 Buying Power New Dress es Step into our store and you'll see in a minute that buying for over 1400 stores at once makes a great differ- Before You Buy ence in the cost of things. We use our $200,000,000 Buying Power to save Here are dresses in th~ most ap· proved Fall fashions •• . styles with raised waistlines, slightly fitted and · longer skir ts .•• distinctly new and charming. Best of all, t oo, they are priced with t he moderation that buying for over 1400 .stores m akes possible. Sizes for women, misses and junion ••• for only you money. We never have to ask a manufacturer to skimp on quality to make a "bargain price." The tremendous orders we place enable us to ask for just a little more quality for our money. Giving you better things for less money is The Nation reads wtih affectionate sympathy of Mr. Edison's visit to Dearborn, where Henry Ford has rebullt as It was in old days, the sim· pie Edison labortary to w]J.' h men owe so much. Mr. Edison was deeply moved when he saw his old tools, the ch;;.ir in which he sat in his early youtt, his primitive paraphernalia reasser~blcd as used fifty years ag-o ''hen he ct eveloped the idea that now lights the world. .90 the way we do business. Every old man can share Mr. Edi· son's emotions. The human heart is the same, with or without genius, to lend it a great name. Men's and • Young Men's OVERC OATS Ia the ...,... . . ..t.ct.d fQ. thad• IUtd paC• ........ Ilia., .... I . .75, Cenu. \ at You'd better step in to see us, Men, before you begin to step ouL ..Old Man Winter'' is just around the comer and he's beading right this way. A cood, heavy overcoat is now "in order.'" FALL SUITS $24.75 ! A selection of quality fabrics. plus a world of fine tailor· ing. sealoon~d wr~ h rhe s:nart style t~at young men preferthe. result, a typtcal J C. Penney Co. suit value. Try this ·rectpe when next you buy clothes. . __ _______ _ '(__ -~hat _......Sm·~-xt"'""";L;-o-o-::k;--:i:-:'1-~-S-=-uJ~.t-:J\::-f::-a~k-e-1 - - , , ....a ... _ ,... a Difference Discussions as to "all-American or par tly American," and other canal technicalities should not delay action. Engineers might yet be discussing the choice of a sea level or lock canal at Panama, or the comparative advantage or Panama and Nicaragua. Roosevelt, brushing all that aside, went ahead and bu!lt the canal. Building is what counts. Thru and thru, plaid back, fleece and twist effects await your early selection. Choose now for a maximum of style plus a world of durability. Other Overcoats at $19.7S ~- Stud ents ' Suits ' Fall Fedora l .. --- .......... 'The Compass" A Fall Marathon "The Gov<!rnor" It's a Marathon For Young Fellows Who Demand Style~with Value Mothers and dads who want to see their sons start off the new semester right should take advantage of this opportunity. These Students' Suits arc tailored oi sturdy, well-wearing cassi~res, come in the new shades and patterns and are featured in the most favored models for young men. Two Button, Single Breasted Coats with Peak or Notch Lapels. The vests and trousers are pleated. Extra trousers to match at proportionately low prices. $ Extra Pants, $3.98 .75 Extra Pants, $~..98 A m!llion among those that see this column today carry with them memories of youth-a shell bark hick· ory tree standing alone in the field, with yellow1 a grove of chestnut' trees Ish green burrs open, sho,,ljJ.! the brown nuts within, a pond th t held "shl:q.ers" and catfish, a swimming hole, happy memories of a free life and boundless hope. President Hoover, with ofesslonal delight, in a fine engineering work, praises the all-year-round navigation development of the Ohio River, now completed. That development of the Ohio River Is a beginning of many similar projects that need attention . How mlj.ny will President Hoover ·~ put through? No man ever had greater oppor· t unity, or etter equ1pment for using . it. The Gulf of Mexico should be con· nected with the Great Lakes, via thff Mississippi, the Lakes with the Atlanthe Ocean, by canals suited to oceangoing ships. are style--right and thrift priced y.., dnb of ~ • · "The Governor" holds sway In the field of nat value. Quality, wodcmanship, correct style • . . you get all three at this 'urprisin&'IY low price- $2.98 , Style and value aU the way 1 1 , wlth a brim of DOUBLE 'THICKNESS that makes for' j exceptional wear. In the sea.' . 1on's favored shades and shaped; J ; ~ cive exact head tit. I $3.98 Other Marathon Hats ~1.98 to ~7.90 The Carnegie Foundation says college football i~ "tainted with ruoriey." Free teaching and cash bonuses are given to young men that can lcl ek hard, run fast, and tacllle savagely. It would be more pleasing If col· leges sought great teachers as eager· ly as they seek great quarterbacks. • e But no great harm is done. games and great crowds arouse young men's interest In college life and give college education to rol,lllg men from rolling mills and rear en of Ice wagons, that might otherwise r emain uneducated. Haldane, em!ne .t British b!olog st, says the negro race in America will gradually die out because negroes move to big cities. Had they remained In the country, says Haldane, they might gradually have NUaled the white in number. But city life kllls them. That statement app~ars to be "c'bnfirmed by statistics in New York City. The death rate in the negro section is 40 per cent higher than throughout the city as a whole. There are 300,000 negroes In Ne ~ York City, and the health problem Is tJ a serious one. Those that have been waiting for the "$ 200 aut omobile" are now ad· vised to buy another dearer car thatthey can really get. Plans for ~pro ducing a cheap car a vague and will not materialize in any case for a long time. Nobody able t o run a car should be without it, even for one year. (@, 1929, by Kina Features Syndicate, loc.) |