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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1922)
THE CAPITAL' JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON AMERICA'S "MERCHANT PRINCE" DEAD (Continued from Pag On.) outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 when he bgaii business far himself in a humble war in Philadelphia, retail merchandizing in this conn try wa in a disorganized ttate, and, in the Opinion of the farsighted young merchant, ;it was suffering a rapid decline through practices that were then general. Aside Irom his ambition to make money, my paramount purpose," said Mt. Wan maker, "was to help, save the mer cantile profession from lowering flag before other professions and occupations. There were in those days no fix ed selling price for goods. Business then demanded a thirteon-hour day from all its emploj-es. Customers spent hours price haggling with salesmen. Mr. Wanamaker was im pressed with this waste of time and to eliminate it ne Dei-ame a pioneer in fixing a selling price for goods, It was one of the beginnings of many mercantile reforms which to day are so generally followed that the present generation can scarce' y find anywhere a trace of the old radices. Started u Errand Boy- Mr. Wanamaker was 24 year old when he entered npon hi career, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Nathan Brown, on a joint tapital of 3,500, in a clothing business at Philadelphia. He had been born in that city, July 11, 1838. His father and his father's father had been brick makers, and John Wanamak er' first work was "turning brieka' , He was the oldest of seven children and early in his boyhood he was ob- liged to give up schooling and earn his own way. Hia first wage were 1.25 a week as an errand boy in a Philadelphia book store. The Brown and Wanamaker store began business with a first day's sales account 'of $24, and ended its first year with a record of $24,000 business. Mr. Wanamaker and hi brother-in-law were during their first few months of business unable to afford a horse and wagon for de livery, and Mr. Wanamaker himself pushed a two-wheel cart to deliver his goods. Started "Fixed" Prices. , Aside from establishing his one price policy and making a shorter business day, Mr. Wanamaker es tabliehed in the new store two sys tems, one of sales and the other of organization. He learned It was cheaper to manufacture some classes of goods than to bur from manufac turers and hs became one of the first retailer to do this. He found it difficult to get employe who were properly instructed in their duties and he organized training schools where bis workers were taught the "Wanamaker system." Mr, Wanamaker interested him self in many civic activities. He was the first salaried secretary in America of the Young Men's Christ ian Association, in 1838; one of the founders of the Christian Commis sion during the Civil War, and one of the organizer of the Centennial Exposition in 1876. In the latter year he begun the development of his department store, establishing the house of oJhn Wanamaker I Company on C'hesnut St., Philadel phia, and twenty years later estab lished a similar business in New Vork as successor of A. .T Stewart. It is estimated that during his en tire buniueiw career Mr. Wanamaker hnd distributed into American homes merchandise reaching nearly a billion dollars in value. Was Faithful Advertiser. He was known us a great believer in advertising, in newspaper adver tising above all other varieties. He spent millions in it. One of the fea tures of his advertising campaign whs his development of the "Store News age" which he led with an editorial over his own signature, in variirtily written by himself, to keep the public in touch with the poli cies of his business. His friends often saw him writing such an ed itorial on his way to the store in the morning, scribbling it on the back of an envelope or any scrap -of paper he had in his pocket. He was always looking for better and newer ways of doing business and aside from providing conven iences for buyer and securing able management. Mr., Wanamaker paid great attention to the welfare of hit employes, establishing among them many institutions for cultivating s spirit of comradeship, educating j(ayw M. them to improve their earning ca pacity, providing retirement of old employe on retired pay, and creat ing a court of appeal chosen by employe to. which any complaints could be taken. . Active in Politics. One of the greatest tributes ever paid to an American merchant was that given to Mr. Wanamaker in the fall of 1911 on the fiftieth an niversary of his business career Thirteen thousand of his employes from both New York .and Philadel phia, stores greeted him in his Phil adelphia store and presented him with the house in which he was born and a jubilee book in which each of the thirteen thousand had writ ten their names. Ia Political life Mr. Wanamaker was prominent as an independent republican. In, 1882 he was offered the republican nomination as con gressriian-at-large for the state of Pennsylvania, but declined it, and in 1888 he declined to be an inde pendent candidate for mayor of Philadelphia. He took an active part ia most f the presidential cam paigns and gave a great amount of work to the Republican National Execntire Committee, of which he was a member during the Harrison campaign. Upon the election of Harrison, Mr. Wanamaker was in vited to enter the cabinet, and al though there was much criticism to the effect that a merchant was un fit for a cabinet position, Mr. Wan amaker became Postmaster General and was acknowledged later by his critic to hav worked many desir able reform in the postal system Organization, system, method and business mechanism so essential in the postoffice department were all in Mr. Wanamaker's line. He spread the fast mail service and opened sea postoffice in which foreign mails ars distributed and made up on the sea, and, among other things, ad voeated the parcels post and postal savings which were later realized, and also urged government owner ship of telegraph lines. Beiigious Life Active. The religious ide of Mr. Wana maker' life was one less known to the general public tha nany other, but on in which he wa deeply in terested. Very early in life he be came a member of the Rev. John Chamber's Presbyterian church in Uiladelpbia, and it is related that when Dr. Chambers appealed to his congregation for a church suitable to its needs, Mr. Wanamaker, then a boy, snouted enthusiastically: "I'll give a load of bricks from my father' brict yard." Later he gath ered together a handful of boys in shoemaker s shop and formed a Sunday school, which was the nuc leus of what ia today the Bethany Presbyterian church of Philadelphia. The Bethany Sunday school, of which Mr. Wanamaker was superin tendent, has 6000 members, and is said to bo the largest Sunday school in the United States. Founded "Penny Savings." Early in his career Mr. Wanamak er married Mary B. Brown who co operated with him in much of his philanthropic work. H founded the Presbvterlaa hospital in Philadel phia, the First Penny SaTlng Bank there, asisted In erecting many Young Men's Christina Association buildings, and contributed toward eollege missionary institutions in in dia, China and Japan. At th out break of th European war he was one of the frst to assist in the re lief of the Belgians, equipping two shiploads of foodstuffs which were sent to the invaded country. GOVER OR HELD N TOBE NOT GUILTY Oxford. Miss., Dec. 12. A ver dict for the defendant lata yester day concluded a suit In federal court here tor $100,000 damage tiled by Miss Frances Blrkhead, stenographer, against Lee M. Rus sell, Mississippi' chief executive Miss Blrkhead had asked tor $50,000 on each of two counts one alleging seduction ana me other impairment of health as the result of an alleged operation. Submission of the case to the Jury came after- four hours of argument and the verdict we pre sented 28 minute later. MERCURY REGISTERS 2 BELOW IN MONTANA Denver, Colo., Dec. 12. The coldest weather of the winter pre vailed last night in the northern part of the Rocky mountains re gion with temperatures ranging from 12 to 27 degrees below zero in Wyoming and Montana, while generally colder weather wa fore cast by the district weather bu reau for today in the southern stages of the region. Relief from the severe cold wave, that gripped Montana and Wyoming was pre dicted by the weather forecaster for today. Miles City, Mont., was the cold est point reported last night, the temperature there being 27 below zero. Temperatures of from 12 to 16 below were reported in Wyom Ing. I AX: EXEMPTION Montevledo, Uruguay. Dr. Bal- tasar Brum, president of the re public, challenged a political op ponent to a duel. Coughs and Colds in Winter Indoor sedentary life In winter has a direct bearing on the prev alence of coughs and colds. Keep the bowel active and overcome constipation with Foley Cathar tic Tablets. Colds, coughs, croup. throat, cheat and bronchial trou ble quickly relieved with Foley's Honey and Tar. Contains no opi ate ingredients printed on the wrapper. Largest selling cough medicine in the world. "Foley's Honey and Tar is wonderful tot attacks of coughs and ' colds," writes W. H. Gray, Venice, Cali fornia, (adv) fr&m v:'; The Surety of Purity There are no miracles in cook ing. What goe into the food must inevitably come out. Even the baking perfection that result from the use of Royal Baking Powder ia no miracle. It is simply the result of ab solute purity entering the food and emerging again. Royal is made from Cream of Tartar derived from grapes. It Contains No Ahxm Leaves No Bitter Taste - Tomorrow Alright PA vacatabl lHtmt, adda tcna and vigor t th dtgtiv nod hcnlnaUva system, tmprovta tha appa ttta, rallavaa flick Haadach and Bll WsriMS), oorrieti Cooauvatton. It W jf -telJsed for over tl I'M iii tit . I jUra L - - WsMa . Jan inTflWrift.faum Mt JUNiONS-Llttte Ms Oofrthlrtf tha regular doaa. MaS of Mm Ingndl- . I : 1 acta, uian iuir as adulta. Make Your Gift a j Lasting, Useful One I A Hoover Electric Sweeper One Minute Electric Washer Start on Open Stock Dinner Set that can be added to later. Shop Early, so that we can give you the service w wish w WM. GAHLSDORF The Store of Housewares 135 N. Liberty St Phone 67 OF SECURITIES HELD DANGEROUS (Contlp tied from Page One.) congress, shows that there are only 395 persons In the United States paying on taxable Incomes of 300.000 and op. Where is all the money? In tax tree securities Unless Issuing of tax free securi ties is stopped, It will wreck our tax system." Hs asserted -what he called de fects in the present bill should be remedied at once. . ' Stock Dividends Exposed- "There Is an epidemic of stock dividends," he continued. "With in 4 days they amount to 31,600,- 000. The reason Is not far to seek. If the recipients hav owned the original shares , for two years or more they can liquidate and pay only 1SH per cent Instead of the regular surtax, which runs up to 50 per cent." The personnel of the tax depart ment, he declared, needa strength ening, and he cited two instances wherein he charged the depart ment lost valuable men because of an Inability to pay adequate salar ies. Reinstatement of the excess profit tax( he said, should come in event the 1921 tax law does not produce sufficient revenue. Grain Exchanges Rapped. Chicago, Dec. 12. Legislation to compel grain exchanges to take Into their organizations lawful producer- owned companies was urged by B. H. Cunningham, pres ident of the United States Grain Growers, Inc., in an address before the fourth annual convention of the American Farm Bureau feder- ation here today. He pointed out to the recent refusal of th Chi cago board of tradt to accept a membership application of the United States Grain Grower, Inc as a, concrete example of the need of such legislation, declaring that the local board broke its pledge to the farmers, "It you abide tr the rules, we will welcome you in, when it refused the farmers or ganization a seat on the board. "I want th organized farmers to take up the gauntlet which has been hurled at their feet," he said "I want to see legislation supple mental to the federal law enacted at the coming sessions of the leg lslatures In all grain states of the country, whlch will afford relief. This legislation should compel ad mission of lawful producer-owned companies to the grain exchanges The work should not be half hearted or of a compromising na ture." Chicago Board Flayed. Of the refusal of the Chicago board of trade to give th United States grain growers a seat, Mr. Cunningham said, "when an in stitution like the Chicago board of trade thwarts the will of society and defies the mandates of the people's representatives in con gress it is time for men to speak It Is time to curb this institution, which has erected Itself In our midst." AoDlications of the United States Grain Growers, Inc., Mr Cunineham said, for seats on grain exchanges were pending at Indianapolis and St. Louis and in dications pointed to acceptance, he added. fDR BELL'S Ptoe-T&rHongr asr 1 u. Tb sriightwt cold nuty dtwlop Into fHpp or inflotntt. B pro tecta at th tint tn batfin ftak.nc D. Ball. Th( goad old Mm BsM-tar-hoaar vrfP oaicblr tha tlghiaat asxuha, and aa Vvr th, headaohy eoida. Piaaan harm aa-aptandid far abildraol At all drogtfiata. HER GREATEST MOTION PICTURE The Part in Which Alice Brady Made Such "A Hit" in on the Speaking Stage A Story of New York City's Underworld and Society Swells See Anna, the Little Immigrant Ascend the Social i Ladder Thrills nr Love Mystery Laughs ' IL f Some Cast -fl DAVID POWELL-ROBERT ELLIS CHARLES GERARD and NITANALDI 'The Vamp in Blood and Sand" Other Good Reels Besides 3 Days Starting Today f EHTY 4 Watch Our Bookings For Gifts That Last HAKTMAK BEOS. Diamonds Watches Jewelry and Silverwire Phone 1255 - Salem. Ore. MEADOWLAWN DAIRY ' Phone 90F12 Inspect our dairy. The state Inspector says "It's on of th best ia th stats. Investigate the sourse of your milk. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12.19, Fine Piano IS down. IK a nlRIIA hfr- u. " 1 w - vu guy, Geo. C. Will Stat Street Your Christmas shopping will be a real pleasure in this store for here you will find only the daintiest of gifts of real merit yet priced way below their true values. Gift Suggestions Handkerchiefs of pure linen, many beautifully hand embroidered. Regular 50c each Special 3 for $1.00 Infants' Pure Silk Hose Pink, blue and white, regular 98c Special 69c Kayser Italian Silk Vests Hemstitched top, regular $4.00 Special $2.49 Gift Shop Gifts Each one in a Christmas box with an appropriate card Reduced 33 1-3 Infants' Toilet Sets of Ivory Regular $2.25 to $3.45 Special $149 to $1.89 Kayser Italian Silk Hose Regular $4.25 Special $2.65 Gift Suggestions Patent Leather Party Pumps Very new style, regular $9.50 Special $7.95 Pocahontas Indian Moccasins for wear, nooks and comfort Special $1.45 to $2.45 Rhinestone Slipperbuckles 50c to $1.75 Fine Felt Slippers $1.35 to $1.65 Children's Felt Slippers 85c to $1.45 White Kid Strap Pumps of the finest materials to be had, regular $12.50 Special $9.95 Children's Shoes greatly reduced. Children's Lisle Hose, brown and black, Special 19c I AU Corsets l"jf x P nrmirr:;!!:rrc!;:mr?irm::tnmir: rn r li t : m r 'ni : : i n i i i - J 11 'wmmmmmmm : Corner state and L5berty ' iJite i" 1 '"" ' ' ,"""B"" """" - ,., , ' """" T JKBa FURNITURE . IS tit Si I . 1 THE REAL XMAS GIFT THAT IS MORE THAN JUST A GIFT We have just received our third shipment of Craftsman leather overstuffed rockers. There are just twenty-five of them and they will be sold at the same low price as the last shipment. Wouldn't one of them make a dandy Xmas present for Dad? If you fetven't all the money we will sell you one at $3 down and a little each week or month. , EXTRA SPECIALTHIS WEEK ONLY - We will give free of charge a 21 40 inch white enamelled, porcelain top table with every Sterling range purchased (cash or terms) the price of the table is not added to the range it is the same price as last week at this time or the week be fore. It is just another method of having the public investigate the superior qual ity of Sterling ranges. - HEATERS To close out our remaining stock of heaters we will sell at wholesale price all that are left. We would rather do this than to store them until next win ter. Sizes 21 inch and 22 inch in sheet iron, steel and all cast. DESKS Ladies writing desks in oak and ma hogany make a very good gift; a gift that is useful the year round and one that will be appreciated by the recipient CHILD'S ROCKERS Here you will find a nice selection of child's rockers all very moderately pne ' ed. Highly polished hard wood. Some have leather spring seats, just the sam as mother's and dad's. TABLES Those who were inquiring about our Davenport Tables will probably be glad to know that they have arrived. There are two different designs in mohogany. Also Davenport End Tables. e 373 Court St. USE YOUR CREDIT iese Furniture Co. PAY AS YOU USE SALE Daniel I Fry
