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Crime, it is startling to learn, piles up such a staggering loss to the country every year that it costs more than our Army and Navy, more than our police systems, more, in fact, than any other item on our national ledger. It is the biggest drain that business is forced to meet. We have frequently discussed crime from the religious standpoint, and it is not without interest, and certainly not without concern to us all, to view it as a bookkeeper would look at it at the end of the fiscal year—from the standpoint of profit and loss. Mjost people think of crime cost as a slight and incidental burden on the State and national revenues. But it is a drain on every man's purse, as certain and unavoidable, under the circumstances, as the income tax or the cost of bread and shoes. The total annual levy which crime places on the country is probably not less than $10,000,000,000.
This sum is about three times the amount of the national budget for 1923, two and one-half times
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of forgery and check raising is not less than $100,000,000.
The National Association of Credit Men places the total loss through fraudulent bankruptcies and all forms of creditor trimming schemes at $500,000,000.
Bad debts to wholoesale and retail merchants pile up another $150,000,000.
Worthless checks cashed by merchants rise to the annual total of $100,000,000. Many authorities say that this figure is too conservative.
Political graft, looting of the public domain, thefts from the Government and from the States are listed by the best authorities at $200,000,000 yearly—which figure also has been attacked as being far too low.
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To indicate how some of these estimates were • computed—the Harvard Business School, in 1921, examined 119 department stores, which sold a gross of $318,000,000 worth of goods. These stores were found to charge off two-tenths of one per cent, of sales volume for uncollectable debts. The school examined the books of 727 retail stores and found bad-debt losses of $815,235.
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Firestone Leads on Speedway with Five Record Breakers
When the race driver selects his tires he does so realizing that his life and chances for success depend upon them. It is significant that all of the ten money winners in the Indianapolis race were Firestone shod. Firestone, using gum-dipping and other special processes, has developed tires to such a high degree of efficiency that at Indianapolis, May 30th, the following drivers broke the world's record for 500 miles over this brick track, making many rounds at over 100 miles per hour.
Never before were tires put to such gruelling service, where it was necessary for every ounce of rubber and every fibre of fabric to work in perfect unison with every other part.
Miles per hour
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Driver Time
Joe Boyer—L. L. Corum..5:05:23:51.
Earl Cooper ........................5:06:47:18.
Jimmy Murphy ..................5:08:25:39.
Harry Hartz ......................5:10:44:29.
Bennett Hill ........................5:11:07:00........96.46
Leadership in Everyday Service
Millions of motorists are profiting by the lengthened service of Firestone tires. Scores of unsolicited testimonials emphasize the long mileage Firestone Gum-Dipped Cords deliver—which builds leadership in service, safety and economy.
Leadership on Cabs, Biases and Trucks
The largest taxicab companies in the five largest cities in the United States use Firestone Gum-Dipped Cords exclusively. One fleet alone, the Yellow Cab Co. of Chicago, uses over one-half million tire miles per day.
Firestone for years has been first to develop tires and rims complete which would meet the heavy trucking loads, great strains and demand for traction. By originating and carrying forward the Ship by Truck movement, and establishing Ship by Truck bureaus in all large cities, Firestone helped to speed up highway transportation and reduce costs.
Balloon Tire Leadership
Firestone's latest contribution to motoring is the low air pressure or Balloon Tire. This, the original full-size Balloon, was made practical by the special Firestone Gum-Dipping process, insulating every fibre of each cord, adding great strength and stamina. Firestone has also simplified the application of full-size Balloon tires to your present car by designing a special unit consisting of tires, tubes, rims and spokes applied by any dealer at a very low cost.
Leadership Against British Rubber Restriction Act
Attacking the unsound and uneconomic character of the British Rubber Restriction Act limiting the exportation of rubber from the Far East, Firestone was the one large tire manufacturer to take up the cause for the car owner. Soon after the agitation was started for America to produce rubber under its own control, the cost of crude rubber was reduced and tire prices brought back to normal.
Dealer Leadership Through Tire Quality and Service
Through Firestone dealers you can obtain organized service and the soundest values on the market, whether you need a Ford 30 x 3'V2 Fabric, a set of full-size Balloon Gum-Dipped Cords or a 10-inch truck tire.
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MOSES KAHN OF OLD TOWN
"The Good Maker of Kahn's Good Klothes." COR. GAY and EAST STREETS
"Your Good Money's Worth Or Your Good Money Back"
Don't Pay Two Prices For Your Clothing
Come To "Mose" and Get
the Same Goods or
Better For Half
the Price
"MOSE" LOOKS AFTER HIS
PEOPLE'S INTEREST. «VJ" OSE" gives his people a *¦ * new list of Suits and Trousers this week, and he wants them to notice how low he has made his prices. These lots represent a part of 'Mose's' good Stock of Summer Clothing. There's something for the workingmaii; something for the Mian who takes his outings and there's something for business and for dress wear.
It makes no difference what you want, you can find it here —anything in Men's and Young Men's Apparel—every good style in all the good materials rnd all sizes for leans and regulars and stouts—and when you get it here you are getting your good money's worth—the best clothing in the world — "Kahn's Good Klothes"— All "Mose's" own good make—best tailoring and best trimmings—and you get it with "Mose's" good guarantee that it shall give you satisfaction or you can come backuMOSES KAHN OP OLD and get your money.
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"MOSE" GIVES THEM PULL
VALUE RECEIVED. I17 HEN a man has been do-¦ ¦ ing business in one place for thirty years and selling oonly one line of goods and grows as fast as "Mose" has, there must be something at the back of it.
And there is! It's "Mose" the man, as well as "Mose" the merchant, that figures in Ids wonderful business. His good name—his honor, his personality—all are woven into his clothing and he stakes his reputation on it.
His people know this and they have confidence in him and they trade with him because they know what they are getting and they know ' that, "Mose" is their friend.
Yes, "Mose" is their friend —a friend to the great masses.
lake advantage of these low prices, "boys" and buy your your suit or trousers" from "Mose."
"MOSE'S" GOOD SUITS
Men's and Young- Men's 3-Piece Blue Serge Suits; English and conservative styles; just tthe thing for rhis hot |
