PI
\T THE
METHOD OF
MAIL ORDER
MERCHANDLTING
Mail order concerns de
mand cash in advance. They won’t
take a chance. They won’t trust you.
They are the “fair weather friends” of
merchandising.
If a local dealer treated you m the
same manner you would be madder than
a wet hen. But he doesn’t. If you desire
credit and are worthy of it, he wiil extend it
glad'y. Then why not
Faifsr Dealers Who Will Favor You
Spot cash trading is of course the best
policy of purchasing. There are, however, times when
even those well heeled financially must resort to “credit”
buying. You may see the time when it will not be convenient for
you to “come across” with the cash. And when that time comes
the local merchant is the only one who will “accommodate” you. The mail
order house would turn you down cold. They want your business only when
they have your money in hand.
Unless you trade with home dealers when you have the
ready cash—don't ask for a “credit lift” in a pinch. It’s not just. It’s
net even common decency to expect your home town dealer to bear
the burden of your bills—when you refuse to do business with him when you
can do it on a spot cash basis.
By every reason of right your local merchants are entitled
to your patronage—every penny of it. They cater to your best inter
ests with the best brands of merchandise. Their quality standards are the
highest. Their lines are fresh—clean—right up to date in every particular.
Their prices mark the extreme limit of economical buying. They deal fairly.
Every dollar you spend with them buys actual value. None of it goes for ex
orbitant mail order expenses—costly catalogues—high salaried office workers. They don’t
attempt to lead you on with merchandising “lures”— with low prices on one or a few articles—
then high prices on all other goods.
They want your business. They will do everything within
their means to earn your patronage. They must handle your account
with care. They can’t stand to lose trade—because their field is limited.
Even if they were inclined (which they are not) to employ underhanded methods, they couldn’t
afford to—because it would kill them commercially.
Turn trade to the dealer who in turn will treat you right Put your con
fidence in merchants who have confidence in you.
The Calumet Baking Powder Company
paid for the preparation of this article.
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HOUSE PASSES DICKISON
MARKETING MEASURE
WASHINGTON Feb. 27.—The house
yesterday by a vote of 284 to 95, pass
ed the Dickinson cooperative market
ing bill, having previously by a vote
of 203 to 175 substituted it for the
Haugen measure, which the agricul
tural committee reported.
BROWN ORDERED 3ACK
DAYTON, Feb. 27.—Doorkeeper J.
Brown, who reported that the run
away Democratic senators refused to
acknowledge the warrant he had for
them, stated today that James Neudal
president pro tempre of the Indiana
senate, had ordered him back to In
dianapolis and told him to serve the
remainder of his warrants.
Women Voters of Country
To Meet at Richmond, Va.
CHICAGO. Feb. 27.—Jury service
for women, because of “its impor
tant place on the legislative program
of many state Leagues of Women
Voters,” again will occupy a promi
nent place in the discussions of the
national convention of the league at
Richmond, Va., April 16-22, accord
ing to an announcement made pub
lic here.
Women are permitted to serve on
juries in 21 states, said the announce
ment, which added that “it is sig
nificant that about one-third of the
women in the United States are or
ganized in gainful occupations and
that justice not alone to women but
to the community demands that they
should be eligible to sit as jurors.”
“Jury service whether a privilege
or a duty, is an incident of citizen
ship. Women certainly do not want
to be denied it if a privilege, nor
evade it if a duty. Every advance in
civilization means responsibility as
well as privilege. Citizenship im
plies responsibility. Women are
ready to assume the burdens as well
as the benefits of citizenship.”
The program will cover a field
ranging from intimate problems of
the league’s work to discussion of
world peace, governmental issues of
the clay, women in politics, child la
bor legislation, educational problems,
social measures, efficiency in govern
ment, living costs, uniform laws and
women-in-industry.
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% ADMIRAL LINE
STEAMSHIP ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from
Seattle
Arrives
Seward
South from
Seward
March 4
March 24
March 12
March 31
March 14
April 7
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports in eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
STEAMSHIP STARR
STEAMER STARR WILL SAIL MARCH 1
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADI80N 13*. 8EWARD, ALA8KA
Attaches Will Make
Surreys of Industry
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27.—Develop
ment of this city industrially as well
as its expansion along retail lines is
to be made the subject of separate
reports to be made by each of the
representatives of foreign govern
ments here, copies to be disseminat
ed in their native lands, according
to an announcement made by the
dean of their organization.
Twenty-five foreign attaches and
consular agents will make reports to
their home governments, following
the completion of a survey which
they are making jointly at the pres
ent time.
Through the assistance of the trade
extension department of the chamber
of commerce, the consuls are making
a series of eight tours through the
industrial and retail districts, visit
ing factories and other representa
tive establishments. The reports
will embrace a wide variety of data,
detailing methods of operation of
the various industries with particu
lar attention being given market con
ditions and possibilities for foreign
trade, both for receiving raw and fin
ished products from other countries
and disposing of the finished prod
uct in foreign markets.
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LASKY TO PAY
GLORIA OVER
$17,000 WEEK
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27—The Los
Angeles Examiner stated today that
the Famous Players, Lasky Corpora
tion signed a contract to pay Gloria
Swanson seventeen thousand five
hundred dollars a week, declaring this
to be the biggest movie salary ever
paid, with no percentage involved.
Gloria has been getting seven thous
and five hundred dollars a week.
Edward Harrel, five, of Tampa, is
recovering after having his throat
slit to remove an orange seed from
his windpipe.
Eaton, Crane, Pike Stationery at
the Alaska Shop. tf
Picture Framing at the Alaska
Shop. tf
Brunswick Phonographs and Re
cords. The Alaska Shop. tf
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A. M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
Gas Launch
KEN AI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Vessel—
Yukon
Alaska
Alameda
Northwestern
ALASKA
Yukon
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
February 21
February 2S
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
Scheduled
Ar. Seward
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4
Scheduled Sail
from Seward
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4
Steamers in the above schedule will make all regular ports of call
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
Freighter Cordova scheduled to leave Seattle, March 7. Merchants,
wire your orders.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD. ALASKA
AN EMPIRE BUILDER
As all railroads in years gone by have been the greatest
contributing factors in development of the regions through
which they passed, so also is THE ALASKA RAILROAD each
day accomplishing much towards the building of an empire.
In place of the old, tremendously expensive and inconve
nient methods of transporting supplies of whatever character
over rough trails from the coast, there is now a modern rail
road that carries supplies and equipment in greater quantities
to and from the Interior, and along the way, in much less
time and at far less expense than was formerly required.
This great steel highway offering regular twice weekly
freight and passenger service between Seward, Anchorage
and Fairbanks; and tri-weekly mixed service over the
Chickaloon and Chatanika branches, is at your service For
further information write
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
McKinley park route
ANCHORAGE , ALASKA
Special week-eend tickets (one and one-third actual fare! on
sale at all ticket offices ’