The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 3, 1915, Page 9

[AMERICA TREMBLES ON VERGE OF WORLD TRADE SUPREMACY, SAYS BABSON By Roger W. Babson (Written Especiatiy for The Star. Copyrigh \ few days ago I saw a very interesting Uncle at the or of his house Sam caring finding on the steps a little ba y in a basket lat Sl PREMACY Behind a tree appeared the half-starved mother labeled Europe, whol was anxiously awaiting to see if Uncle Sam would take her baby in | Of course Uncle Sam took it in There was nothing for him to do but to take But did not tell whether he will adopt this baby AS HIS OWN, to return to its mother as soon as it is able! This cartoon expresses, better than can statistics, the. great opportunity Offered to the United States today. This opportunity moreover is threefold tunity, a great COMMERCIAL opportunity, portunity the picture} or permit it a great FINANCIAL oppor- and a great POLITICAL op- Roger Babson At present we are having these three opportunities thrust upon our doorstep At the ent we are perhaps making the best of them | But do we realize what they are; do we realize that NO SUCH OPPORTUNITY| R SUPREMACY WAS EVER PRESENTED TO ANY NATION IN THE HIS-! ORY OF THE WORLD? Are we willing to make the necessary sacrifices to hold| jis supremacy even if we secure it? This is the question. NEW YORK IS NOW THE TER |THE EARTH WHICH TODAY IS NOT DEPRESSED IN VALUE. Hence one dollar now temporarily takes the place of the famous Eng- lish Pound Sterling as the wortd’s | ORLD'S MONEY CED irst, the American dollar. The real fact of the case is that © UNITED STATES DOLLAR, HLL, WHICH YOU HAVE IN OUR POCKET, IS THE ONLY for their goods? IS UNCLE A GOOD SALESMAN? | I said that Uncle m is today the) RRENCY ON THE FACE OF | standard greatest “ordertaker’ that th world] THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUN.: | has ever seen. wish I might say) ITY FOR US. that he is also (he greatest sales-| As the dollar becomes the world ymplexion Like a man. As many readers know, there dard, New York becomes the lis a great difference between an bi y in a Few Days world financial center, and the |ordertaker and a salesman. The nite ates e wor marke’ » | grocery order-taker do place. Whether we will hold this Coes o fine bass ness when all of the other grocery| stores are closed; but IT TAKES A} GOOD SALESMAN TO HOLD THE] TRADE WHEN THE STORES ARE OPEN. or not after the war Is over, DE- jd a Mass of Pimples Beauty PENDS UPON YOU AND ME. Ules. Stuart's Calcium Wafers If we will economize and use our Will Quickly Remove Them money to loan instead of to spend, All about us every day if we will produce and use our en- men who would be exquisitely! ergies to raise more crops instead autiful were it not for their pim-|of luxuries; and if we will refuse pies. blotches, skin er ions and to tolerate any Inflation of our own iscolorations. currency, then we can hold this po- | This condition is primarily sition as the money center of the! Bbrought about by !mpure blood.| world. SCorrect this condition and the skin We certainly Clears almost magically start since the gold reserves of our banks are now gr r than ever The future only can tell, | before, while the surplus rve| In order to retain our position as| | held by the New York banks alone | the wotld’s market place, we must is the biggest in their history. not only have an international eur | WE ARE THE WORLD'S /rency and be good salesmen, but| | MARKET PLACE |WE MUST HAVE SHIPS WITH we see Yes, Uncle Sam ie a fine order-taker and, with a monop- | In order to hold that busi. after the war he must become a rea! salesman. Will he do it? have a splendid | Do you that today Uncle| WHICH TO DELIVER OUR Sam is TH LEATEST ORDER. GOODS. How long could a gro |TAKER THE WORLD HAS EVER hold his trade If he depended upon| SEEN? For never was the » in|the delivery wagon of his com-| Feval when so many orders have | Petitors to deliver his goods? Here |been thrust upon a people as is we are tremendously weak, Let me | true with us today tell you what statistics show | Our crops are greater than ever; WE'D LOSE 90 | before. PER CENT OF TRADE ! Ne demand for these crops is A Au ' Bsn: r " Mn ever before and the|,_!” 1880 the United States carried Wt [frices aro. nigh 87 per cent of its exports in its e tot iatine thie present year have |OWN ships, while today we are car rying only about 10 per cent! what this means! we should lose ships Think It means that if the use of foreign thru becoming The mov helping tire railroads be been almost gold mines Ing of these |rallroads and, rope “1 Got Rid of My Pimples in a Hur- ry With Stuart’s Caicium Wafers” as tie 3 "i nd urifier|gan to prosper, a score or more of engaged in a i ad roenend pg { fas ral Saher industries erie secur Hh eg Nand bis Terres once lose ¥ af tlh weak tae But prosperity will not be con-/ 90 per cent of ou ad Bride, Tt te one of tients nature|fined to the farmers and the rally Aditi 90 PER CENT MEANS ; le connor come of international impo! ©. 1 could mean $500 a year loss to } pod cleansing ter what your|refer not simply to those plants! 4,000,000 working men, and j trouble may be, blackheads, pim.|which are making ammuni a perhaps cut off the livelihood _ A ‘ oe el ae ee SE ments of destruction. I refer of 20 per cent of our popuia { pie e y nu yrewemcsed p owe manufacturing agriculturat, tion. While our shipping has % Netter, rat ee ee, ae nants, woolen and cotton. fallen off, the English shipping dea nay 0 FO correcta fron and ateel products, to has greatly increased. in 1880 y other lines ef| the carrying capacity of British th then tkin ee facturers of Inxuries are still in the) cent of the total, while now it You may obtain @ box of Stuart’s|\dumps; and there are several ins) Ie nearly 20 per sent, Calcium Wafers from any drug|duatries which are still dull, but the; You ma have heard these argu fore ) cents, Get a box nufacturers of all the necesaities,| ments already by some one who IF inday a fee a wond yl differ m shoes and caps to carts and interested in wetting a government ice in your complexion in a very|portable houses, are on the vefge of | subsidy or something of the kind few days. reaping » great harvest. Price tx/1, however, am not giving you these . ‘object, Our goods are needed [statistics for any such prupose, If ° ~ abroadaand must in some way be |don't believe in subsidies. 1 believe F, A. Stuart,Co., 314 Stuart | of Kurope at the front relax her shifiping laws or else Bidg., Marshall’ Mich. S@d 1 In of Engia France sulld government-owned ships, I me once eturn mail, a free are unable to sup THEIR | didn't feel so before 1 went to ackage tuart’s Cal MARKETS; not to mention|South America for The Star, but clum Waters the markets of South America and) these are my sentiments now, At/ the rest of the world! Hence our/any rate, while we are deciding on! Name manufacturers will soon be over-|the policy as to whey to do, why whe 4 with orders. |couldn’t our governmeéht be building Street ... tion is, will our |a few ships and thus avold wasting One thing is cer- The only City. | friends have the money to pay precious time? 1915. STAR—FRIDAY, DEC. 3, dise will The Big Z Shoes Made in Seattle, reputed to be the best Men’s and Bavs’ Shoes made in America. I will cut the prices for $3.50 and $4 Shoes $4.50 and $5 $5.50 and $6 Shoes ..$3.95 Ladies’ Shoes $3.00 and $3.50 — Shoes, in all styles and tan SLO MEN’S FURNISHING GOODS 15¢ Black and Tan Socks....... 50c Suspenders ... $1.50 and $2.00 Dress Silk Shirts. 35c Men’s Silk Neckwear. $2.00 Flannel Shirts... . -95¢ 35c¢ Cashmere Socks.... .19¢ 25c¢ Boys’ Ribbed Long meee . .13¢ $1.50 Wool Underwear. . 95 50c Cotton Ribbed Underwear... . .35c $3.50 Flannel Shirts. ee ar $1.95 75c Fleece Lined Underwear. .39e -.7e -23¢ -95¢ -19¢ PAGE 9. The Big oy Add Boys’ Shoes the ‘lard Wear” $3.00 and $3.50 Shoes $4.00 and $4.50 Shoes $2.95 $4.50 and $5.00 Hi Cuts .........$2.95 $2.50 and $3.00 Boys’ Shoes . $1.95 $1.75 and $2.00 Boys’ Shoes... Misses’ Shoes $2.25 and $2.50 Misses’ Shoes, patent $2.75 and $3.00 Misses’ Shoes, in all EXTRA SPECIAL $5.00 Men’s Wool Sweaters, Gray and Maroon, $1.95 $1.50 Child’s Shoes eee weeeccece $2.00 Pants $2.50§ Pants $3.00 Pants $3.50 Pants ; $5.00 and $6.00 Pants Men’s Hats $2.00 Hats $2.50 Hats. . $3.00 and $3.50 Hats... : ee a $1.95 This Fine Stock MUST Be Sold! Shelves, Counters and Racks Must be Emptied of Goods. soon begin to arrive and room must be made for it. does not permit me to carry over fall goods even if I wanted to. Sol have to take the first loss now rather than carry my fall goods over. Stock consists of Men’s, Women’s, Boys’, Girls’ and Children’s Shoes, Men’s Clothing, Furnish- ings, Hats, Underwear, Suit Cases, etc., the products of the best factories in the country. Read These Sacrifice Prices—Be Here at 9 A. M. Tomorrow The Big Z Loggers, or 16-inch Frenct veals, double sole, double stitched welts; sold regularly for $7.50 and $8.00 HERE’S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW I The famous “Kewpie Twin” Shoes for Sizes 5 to 8; other stores charge $2.50; my price. Sizes 81, charge $3.00; my price. iaeee Sizes 1112 to 2; other stores charge $3.50; my price... .... a 5 200 Men’s Mackinaw Coats In the latest Norfolk style, the newest patterns—plaids, red, green, gray and other fancy patterns; woolen goods; waterproof. Sold from $7.00 to $15.00. Money-Raising Sale ALL MY CLOTHING, INCLUDING BLUE SERGES, ONE-FOURTH OFF J. B. ROBINSON 1424 THIRD AVENUE OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT TILL 11 O’CLOCK BETWEEN THE POSTOFFICE AND PIKE ST.—Near Pike. ee ea) Spring merchan- Besides my capital Men’s Dress Shoes pr Shoes Men’s, Ladies’ and Children’s Warm Winter Slippers at Sale Prices UNDERSELL Children, the Best in America - S195 pri O2eQO to 114 all Oregon ttteeeeteeeeeseess $425 to $8.95 | ta we have a great op to become the market pla but surely nity] — The seas belong ne England nor Germany should be under of the world we can never hold this position if we must de-| control and NOT UNDER THE pend upon the delivery ships of! CONTROL OF ANY ONE NA our competitors to bring us goods| TION. Foreign investments in or to take them awa South America, Asia an OUR GREAT OPPORTUNITY no one people. Men a international should be under the control ot ’ H wagons of such stores always return] empty! This would mean a great economic loss if applied to shipping If every nation had ships enough to deliver {ts own goods, half the ship: at sail the seas would at all times be empty WORLD-OWNED MERCHANT MARINE ither to They try. Iv id Africa WHO ind their THEM! plenty of money for every man, woman and child in this coun- The test will come after the terms of peace are signed. 1S NOT THOSE WHO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES WHO BECOME GREAT, BUT THOSE SEIZE ‘MERRY XMAS FOR BOYS IN TRENCHES | (United Press Correspondence) LONDON, Nov (By Mail)— The armies in Northern France are AND HOLD investments when outside thelr - ‘eparing for another winter cam- I hesitate to say much about GUL AbURIE cesuld he uit In other words, if each nation had! (wnat do the nation's captains ot! ee 8 a Ave ' tor Mitics ot the 4 nt international control. The great- °NOUEH ships to carry its own £0048. ! industry, finance and labor think of | Pa!8 time, as it is almost impossible to! et political opportunity ever i ips of all nations would be| 4, Babson's clarion ca L to action? Within two months, every mile find any one who {s really neutral.) o¢fered to any nation ie that of Iiged to return empty after de-|tigw is the American nation to of British and Belgian trench will lost of my friends pro-all bringing about such a maritime ering their own goods, (In view! caize and hold WORLD supremacy? Dave been equipped with charcoal ome are pro-Gern but I have and commercial internation, [Of this possibility it Is evident that) momorrow, JAMES & HILL, founder 824 coke trench heaters, costing fow keen friends who are very hope, The United States has this op, |'l@ Problem can only ultimately be] orthu Great Northetn railroad, and)$500 per trench mile. It is esti- ful,that both the Germans and th portunity and | am confident |%°l’ed by creating an international! i, jation's greatest railroad man, Mited that each $500 will wa English will be whipped! Personall that President Wilson will seize | Merchant marine with an organtza-| wit tot us in an article written by| 00 men. About 4,000 he | am inelined to believe that such a it at the opportune time. He tion and a flag of its own, In fact, | nin, for this newspaper, what should have | been shipped to Belg result, would be best for us. Be! has the vislon, Moreover, | be- (Stich ® flag has already been se¢1h. done to make the United States |encnes F tween the English and the Germans lieve he also has the good will lected; it 1 ' white flag with a blue lthe greatest nation on earth.—Edi Trench pumps will dry out flood- 1 would much rather have the Ene of the ene. Hation wie: would [cee On} the peat of ane fee tor.) ed an inches Mebrabien iagpth be «h win than the Germans; but it i * is needed to place foreign trade ch cooking supplies also wi rs ie "eo me that the principle dif Tak oacatevaiy'ene weftahl Junder international control and be in evidence: y ference between “humane” English) wren the tlme comes for he may (Solve the great problem of our mer |*Y’ ORCHESTRA TO Women are knitting stockings, iiplomacy and “barbarous” German’ agi us to give up something in | Chant. marine mufflers end heavy garments for diplomacy, 1* that the English) Srder'to being thie Internation In closing, let me confirm the TOOT IN CONGERT the Tommies and their Belgian énd stheriae their pationta ‘netcte bo predictions of the biggest op. French allies eavoring to perform an oper Be timists; that our country is hav Several societies and newspapers lle the Germans do not I mention this as it bears a most) ing the greatest conceivable op The Y. M. GC. A. orchestra of 35 have started a Christmas pudding sre trying to perform the same important relation nc gur oppor portunity thrust upon it. This | pieces, the largest of its kind in/eampaign for the soldiers. One tration; namely, TO SECURE CON. | tunity of becoming the world’s mar-| ig an opportunity to secure THE {the city, will give its first concert /mewspaper $10,000 the first two IO OF THE CARRYING-TRADE| Ket Place. Ihave already suggested) WORLD'S SUPREMACY IN lin a winter serie the Y, M,C, | Weeks, No Tommy shall miss his OF THE WORLD, If either side that a mercantile store could not FINANCE, COMMERCE AND |. quditorium F ay evening, De-|Christmas pudding, the campaign- ueceeds in the present conflict, will|#mount to much unless {t had! INTERNATIONAL INFLU- |comber 10. H, C. Gardner, for |ers, declare ' ost unfortunate thing | enough delivery wagons to deliver, ENCE, So long as the war lasts |many years one of the leading Queen Mary will provide every it not be a m its goo! Yet this is not a very! and we keep out of it, there |members of the Portland Sym- soldier and sailor with a Christmas for the United States nations? and all other } good illustration, for the delivery! should be plenty of work and phony orchestra, is the leader. igift, ae Be 8 - » Rae Morte Meade eaIs Hest