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THE GROWTH OF ADVERTISING
The use made of advertising during the war has revolutionized the!
idea of business men on the subject of publicity.
Before the Liberty Loan drives, financial authorities said it would bo I
Impossible to raise more than $500,000,000 for government loans through j
a popular subscription. But as the result of a campaign of thorough pub-1
Hclty. the astonishing sum of nearly $7,000,000,000 was raised on one of j
the drives, and $3,000,000,000 and $3,000,000,000 on the others.
Solicitation from house to house contributed largely to this result. But j
the solicitors coald never have done much without advertising. The solic
itor did not often persuade a prospect to raise his subscription. The work j
had been done by advertising.
The loan campaigns were helped by patriotic feeling. But they were
greatly Impeded by the unending calls for money, and the public weariness
with drives. People knew they were making a sacrifice when they sub
scribed, as the government paid only 4 '-j1:; interest, while they could buy
bonds on the market paying six or seven per cent.
Against all obstacles the campaign of Liberty Loan advertising made
its way, and it turned upside down the previous notions of business men.
It proved that printer's ink could accomplish what had seemed Impossible.
Business men began to think about ail tiiis. "If the government can
get such amazing results," a merchant would say. "why can't I get them in
my business?" And a lot of them completely revised their Ideas about ad
vertising and started In with greatly increased appropriations. They don't
regret it now. The results appear in the figures recently quoted, showing
that American business men are spending three times as much on national
publicity as they did in 1910, and no doubt a similarly increased figure on
local advertising—Strollers' Weekly.
A MAIL OUDKR SHKIKK
The average mail order house has a lot of triiks up its sleeve when it
comes to breaking down the business of struggling merchants, in ten thous
and American towns, and it does not hesitate to play every one of their.
But it shrieks bloody murder when some of these merchants got to
gether and turn a trick of their ow n. As, for instance, the whine that has
just been made by one of the biggest mail order houses to the Federal
Trade Commission against the Chamber of 1 uumerce of Missoula, Mont
Catalogues are the main stock In trade of mail order concerns. It
seems the Missoula Chamber offered one free admission to a movie show
for every catalogue turned in at the window, (.ireat numbers of people
thought so little of these catalogues that the were glad to hand them over
in lieu of the ten cent price of admission. After the collection was made,
it is alleged that the Chamber of Commerce, having no use for them, burn
ed the whole lot.
Whereupon the mail order house whips the atmosphere into tatters
with its screams and enters complaint with the government at Washington.
Well, if a citizen gets so little out of a bulk} mail order catalogue and
makes such little use of it that he is glad to exchange It for a 10-cenl
theater pass, we can't see where anybody is seriously hurt.—Exchange.
MAY MOVE TO
STABILIZE EXCHANGE
I nofficial word conies from Wash-!
ington that as soon as the disarm
ament conference shall have been;
concluded the financial authorities I
of the various governments and the ]
hankers and other financiers of the'
world will take up the matter of [
foreign exchange and plans will be
worked out. if possible, to stabilize .
it. That this is likely to mean that j
losses must be accepted, where ne- j
cessary, is apparent. It is even sug
gested by many oa this side of the
water that the United States should
cancel a part of tbe eleven billions
and more that are owed this couu
try by the countries of Europe. It
is said that if the United States
would discount the obligations due
her Prance would consent to a re
duction in the amount of reparations
which have been assessed against
Grrtnanjr.
The total debts due the United
States from foreign countries thru
credits granted under the Liberty
Loan acts, food relief legislation and
the grain corporation with interest
computed to June 30, 1921, amount
to $ 11.0S4.S02.341, divided among
t^e nations as follows:
Creat Britain $4,573,621,642
Czechoslovakia .... 99,304,693
France
Italy
Belgium
Russia
Poland
3,634,911,SOI
1,809,112,931
409,287.557
218,721,So?
145,499.103
Serbia
65,931,958
39,606,029
Austria 24,777,380
Ksthoniu 15.388,813
Greece 15,000,000
Armenia 12,969,786
Cuba, all int. paid . . 9,025,500
Finland 8.880,813
I.atavia 5,519,249
Lithuania 5,479,790
Hungary 1,736.410
Liberia 27,568
As measured in European money,
at the present exchange rate, this
would, in effect, ..mount to many
times the figures given, if we ex
cept that due tror- Great Britain,
and that would have to be Increased
about 22 per cent.
DR. Vol AG ARRIVES
TAKKS UP HIS WORK
Or. S. Hall Youtifc. pioneer Alaska
missionary, arrived in Juneau on the
Spokane to take up the work of su
perintendent of Presbyterian mis
sions in Alaska, succeeding Dr. J.
H. Condit.
Dr. Young for the past two
months has been making his head
quarters at Bavview and visiting
points on the West coast of Prince
of Wales island. He will now have
his headquarters a'. Juneau and di
rect the work of t'ce Missions from
there.
I>r. and Mrs. Ccndit left on the
Kstebeth Thursday night for Sitka.
Or. iCondit will, upon his arrival,
assume his duties as superintendent
of the Sheldon Jackson school at
Sitka. , r
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"She was a good old hulk," said
Mr. Glbney. "And now, as the spe- |
clal envoy of tlie Liberal army of Mex
ico. here's a draft on Log Angeles for ;
five thousand bucks, Seraggsy, which
constitutes the balance due you on
this here filibuster trip, df course, j
1 needn't remind you. Scraggsy, that '
you'd never have earned this money if
It hadn't been for Adelberi P. Glhney
workln' his Imagination overtime.
I've mnde you a chunk of money, and
■while I couldn't save your ship, I did |
save your life. As a reward for all !
this. I don't claim one cent of the
money due you. as I could If I wanted
to be rotten mean. I'm jroln" to keep •
this fine little power schooner for my
share of the loot. She's nicked up '
some, but that only bears evidence l»
what'a bully good shot 1 am. and li
won't take milch to fix her up all ship j
shape a'.-uill. L'sln' high hurst*
shrapnel ain't very destructive. Al '
Them humps an' scratches can be '
planed down. Hut we'll have to do.
some tnemlin' on her canvas—I'll teii
the world. She's called the Iteinn '
Maria. hut I'm volng to run her In t
Panama and ehnic-e her name. She'!'
be known as Maggie II. out of re
«p«*-t fur the old irlpt that's huniin' '
Op there on the bench."
Captain Seraegs was so toueheil at
this delicate little tribute that he
turned away aU>1 burst Into tears
"Aw. shut up. SeriiiWsv obi htlf'ts." |
Mrt III ffey consolingly "Yoll
ain't goi nothln' to crv alx'tii. You're
a rich man Look at me. I ain't j
a-hnwiin*. am I? \nd I don't get so
much as a bean out of this mix-up, '
all on account of me belli' tied ut' !
with a bu of hounds that ipiits tight
In' before they're half licked "
"That's so." said I'aptttin Serau'gs,
wiping bis eyes with his grittiv tKts.
"I declare you're oui lit the cold. Mo
Gutfey. and it ain't right. Gib, my I
boy. us three has had some stirrin' '
tltues together and we've huti our dif- I
fereuces. but 1 ain't u-goin' to think
or them past griefs. The sight o' you, t
single-handed, itieetln' and annlhilatin'
the pride of the .Mexican navy, culm |
1 In th' moment o' despair, generous in i
victory and delicate as blazes to s
fallen shipmate, goln' to work an* 1
nauiln' your vessel after him that way,
"She'll Be Known as Maggie II, Out
I of Respect for the Old Girl That's
| Burnin' Up There on the Beach."
Is somethin' that wipes away all sor- I
rer awl welds a friendship that's
bound to endoor till death us ilo part, j
If McGuffey'd been on our side, we
know from past performances that
he'd a fit like a tiger, wouldn't you, !
Mao?" (Here Mr. McGulTey coughed
slightly, as much as to say that he
would have fought like fen tigers hud
he only been given the opportunity.)
Captain Scraggs continued: "I should
say that a fair valuation of this
schooner as she stands Is ten thousand
dollars. That belongs to Gib. Now
I'm wlllln' to chuck five thousand dol
lars Into the deal, we'll form a close
corporation and as a compliment to
McGulTey. elect him chief engineer In
his own ship and give him, say, a
quarter Interest In our layout, us a
little testimonial to an old friend, tried
and true."
"Scrnggsy," said Mr. Gibney. "your
fin. We've fought, but we'll let that
I go. We wipe the slate clean and start
j In all over a^vln on the Maggie II,
J anil I'm free to state, without fear of
contradiction, that In the last embrog
lio you showed up like four aces and
a king with the entire company stand
In' pat Scraggs/, you're a hero, and
wtoat you propose proves mat ymi ra
considerable of a singed rat—better"n
yon look. We'll go freebootln* down
on the Gold const. There's war, red
war. breakln' loose down there, and
we'll shy In our horseshoe with the
strongest side and pry loose a fortune
somewhere. I'm for a life of wild ad
venture, and now that we've not the |
ship and the funds and the crew, let's
go to It. There's a deal of fine liquor |
In the wardroom, and I suggest that I
we nominate l'hlneas Scraggs, iste
master of the battleship Maggie, now
second In command of the Maggie n,
to brew a kettle o' hot grog to cele
brate our victory. Mac—Scraggsy—
your tins. I'm proud of you both.
Shake."
They shook and as Captain Glhney's
eye wandered aloft, "First Mate Scraggs
and Chief Engineer MeOufTey looked
up also. From the main topmast of
the Magsrle II floated a long blue
burgee, with white lettering on It, and
as It whipped out Into the breeze the
old familiar name stood out against
the noonday sun.
"Good old dishcloth!" murmured Mr.
Glbney. "She never comes down."
"The Maggie forever!" shrieked
Scraggs.
"HO"ra.v!" bellowed McOulTey. "An'
now. Scraggsy. If you've got all the
enthusiasm out of your blood, kick In
with n hundred an' fifty dollars an'
Interest tc date. An' don't tell me that
note's outlawed, or I'll feed you to the
fishes."
Captain Scraggs looked crestfallen,
but produced the money.
CHAPTER X
"Well, Sctnggsy. old hunks, this I*
pleasant. ain't It?" said Mr. (Hhney,
and spat nil the de.-k of the Macule II.
"Klcht-O." replied Captain Scrnggs
cheerily, "tlioiiirh when I was a young
feller and first went to sea. It wasn't
considered no pleasantry to spit on a
nice clean deck. Von might cut that
out, Glh. It's vuljrar."
"1'nssln' over the fact, Scruggs, that
ymi ain't got no call to Jerk me up on
sea estycat. more particular since I'm
the master and managln' owner of this
hi-re schooner. I'm free to confess.
Scraggs.v. that your observation does
you credit. I Just did that to see If
you was coin' to take as big an Inter
est In the new Maggie as yon dirt In
the old Maggie. and the fact that you
object to me expectonitln" on the deck
proves to me that you're leavln' behind
you :iJI them hay scow tendencies of
the pp-en-pea trade. It leads me to be
lleve that you'll rise to high rank and
distinction in the Colombian navy.
Your tin. Scrsiggsy. Expectoruttu' on
the decks Is barred, and the Magpie II
(tops under navy discipline from now
011. Aiu I right?"
"Uight as a right whale," said Cap
tain Scruggs. "And now that you've
given that old mate of mine the course,
and we've temporarily plugged up the
holes In this liere Mexican gunboat,
and everything points to n safe and
profitable voyage from now on, sup
pose you delegate me as a committee
of one to hrew a scuttle of grog, after
which the syndicate holds a mettin*
and lays out a course for Its future
conduct. There's a few questions of
rank and privileges that ought to be
settled once and for all, so there can't
be no conie-bnck."
"The point Is well taken and It Is
M. ordered," said Mr. Gibney, who had
once held oflice In Harbor 15, Master
and Pilots Association of America, and
knew a fragment or two of parlia
mentary law. "Hustle up the grog, call
McGuffey up out of the engine room,
and we'll hold the meetin'."
Twenty minutes later Scraggs came
on deck to announce the successful
concoction of a kettle of whisky punch;
whereupon the three adventurers went
below and sat down at the cabin table
for a conference.
"I move that Gih be appointed presi
dent of the syndicate." said Captain
Scraggs.
"Second the motion," rumbled Mc
Guffey.
"The motion's carried," said Mr. Glb
ney, and banged the table with his
horny fist. "The ineetln' will please
come to order. The chair hereby ap
points l'liineas Scruggs secretary of
the syndicate, to keep a record of this
and all future meetln's of the board.
I will now entertain propositions of
any and all natures, and I Invite the
members of the board to knock the
stopper out of their jaw tackle and
go to It."
"J ruove," said Captain Scraggs, "that
B. McGuft'ey, Esquire, be, and he Is
hereby appointed, chief engineer of the
Maggie II at a salary not to exceed
the wage schedule of the Marine En
gineers' Association of the Pacific
coast, and that he be voted a
one-fourth Interest In the vessel and
all subsequent profits."
"Second the motion," said Mr. Glb
ney. "and not to hamper the business
of the meefln', we'll Just consider that
motion carried unanimous."
B. McGuffey, Esquire, rose, bowed
bis thanks, and sat down again, ap
parently very much confused. It was
evident that he had something to Bay,
but was having difficulty framing his
thoughts in parliamentary language.
"Heave away, Mac," said Mr. Glb
ney.
"Cast off your lines, McGuffey,"
chirped Scraggs.
Thus encouraged, McGuffey rose,
bowed his thanks once more, moistened
his larnyx with a gulp of the punch,
and spoke:
"Keller members and brothers of the
syndicate: In the management of the
deck department of this new craft of
ourn, m.v previous knowledge of the
worthy president and the unworthy
secretary leads me to believe that
there's goln' to be trouble. A ship
divided agin herself must surely go
on her beam ends. Now, Scraggsy
here has been master so long that the
Juice of authority has sorter soaked
Into his marrer bones. For twenty
years it's been 'Howdy do, Captain
Scraggs,' 'Have a drink. Captain
Scraggs.' 'Captain Scraggs this an'
Captain Scraggs that.' I don't mean
no offense, gentlemen, when I state
that you can't leach an old dog new
tricks. No man that's ever been a
master makes a good mnte. On the
other hand, I realize that Gib here
has been a-pantln' and a-beliyachln'
all his life to get a ship of his own
an' have folks call him 'Captain Glb
ney.' Now that he's gone an' done
It, I say he's entitled to It. But the
fact of the whole tiling Is, Gib's the
natural leader of the expedition or
whatever it's goln' to be, and he can't
have his pence of mind wrecked and
his plans disturbed a-chasin' sailors
around the deck of the Mnggie II.
Gib Is sorter what the feller calls
the power behind the throne. He's
too big a flgger for the grade of cap
tain. Therefore. I move you, gentle
men, that Adelbert P. Glbney he, and
Is hereby nominated and appointed to
the grade of commodore, In full com
mand and supervision of all of the
property of the syndicate. And I al
so move that Phlneas Scraggs he ap
pointed chief navlgatln' officer of this
packet, to retain his title of captain,
and to be obeyed and respected as
such by every man aboard with the
exception of me and Gib. The pres
ent mate'!! do the navlgatln' while
Scraggsy's leaniln' the deep sea stuff."
"Second the motion." said Captain
Scraggs briskly. "McGuffey, your ar
gument does you a heap of credit
It's—It's- dog my cats, McGuffey, It's
masterly. It shows a keen apprecia
tion of nn old skipper's feelln's, and
If the move Is agreeable to Gib, I'm
wlllin' to hall him as commodore and
tight to maintain his office. I—I dun
no. Gib. what I'd do if I didn't have a
mate to order around."
"Gentlemen," said Mr. Glbney, beam
ing. "the motlun's carried unanimous.
Captain—chief—your Hns. Dook me.
I'm honored by the handshake. Now,
regarrting that crmv you brought down
from San Francisco on the old Mag
gie. Scraggs, they're a likely lot and
will come In handy If times Is as live
ly In Colombia as I figger they will
he when we arrive there. Captain
Scruggs, you will have your mate pipe
the crew to muster and ascertain their
feelln's on the subject of takln' a
chance with Commodore Glbney. If
they object to goln' further, we'll land
'em In Panama an' pay 'em off a*
agreed. If they feel like fnllowtn' the
.lolly Roger we'll give 'em the coast
-teaman's scale for a deep-water cruise
and a five per cent bonus In case we
■ uru a l>lg trick."
Captain Scraggs went at once on
deck. Ten minutes later he returned
to report that the mate and the four
seamen elected to stick by the ship.
"Iiully boys," said the commodore
"bully boys. I like that mate. He's
u smart man and handles a gun well.
While 1 should hesitate to take ad
vantage of my prerogative as commo
dore to Interfere with the normal work
in's of the deck department, I trust
that on this special occasion our es
teemed navigatin' officer, Captain
Scraggs, will not consider It beneath
his dignity or an attack on his ollice
If I suggest to him that he brew an
other kettle of grog for the crew."
"Second the motion." replied Mc
Guffey.
"Carried," snid Scrnggs. and pro
ceeded to heat some water.
"Anything further?" stated the pres
ident.
"How about uniforms?" This from
Captain Scraggs.
"We'll leave that to Gib," suggested i
McGuffey. "He's been In the Colombi
an navy and he'll know Just what to
get us."
"Well, there's another thing that's
got to be settled," continued Captain
Scraggs. "If I'm to be navigatin' offi
cer on the flagship of a furrln' fleet,
strike me pink If I'll do more cookln'
in the galley. It's degradln'. I move
that we engage some enterprlsin' Ori
ental for that Job."
"Carried." said Mr. Glbney. "Any
further business?"
Once more McGuffey stood up. "Gen
tlemen and brothers of the syndicate,"
he begau, "I'm satisfied that the back
b.'tln', the scrappln', the petty Jeal
ousies and general cussedness that
characterized our lives on the old
Maggie will not be duplicated on the
Maggie II. Them vicious days is gone
forever, I hope, an' from now on the
motto of us three should he:
"All for one and one for all—
United we stand, divided we fall.
(Continued on Saturday)
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