The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-31
SiIverstOne Tells Of
Fight Against Fake
Sales Artists
Gets Substantial Proof Of
Approval From Public
and Will Keep Right at
It-Buys Up Complete
Stock at Edmonds for
This Purpose.


This Purpose.
T.. A. Silvcrstone. Of Seattle,
has purchased from the Ed
monds State Bank. through w.
lC. Ronald. the bankrupt stock
OF w. M. Kingdom. or the Ed
monds Cash Store, Of Edmonds,
Wash.
Dir. Silverstone is well known
in Seattle through the several
vigorous attacks he has made
on Fake Sales during the past
flew months by using bought
space in the daily newspapers.
1.-THE Edmonds purchase con-
sists OF clean, new and re-
liable stock Of ladies and mems
Furnishings. This will be
added to the balance OF the E.
dexter stock at 80 Pike street,
land the combined stocks viii
be disposed Of within the next
few days by one Of the most
sensational sales Seattle has
lever seen.
Il purchased the +. Dexter
stock through the U. S. Dis
Itrict Court at thirty cents on
1.-THE dollar" said Mr.. Silver
Isione. because ! knew the
Igoods 10 be OF reliable charac-
tier, and because | had the
opportunity TO get il at less
than one-third OF the wholesale
Icost.
THAT this stock could be
sold to the public at a trcmen-
dous saving 10 every purchaser
III was instantly certain. and
fully expected to dispose Of it
in few weeks at the most. and
be at liberty 10 return TO my
manufacturing business, where
my attention is constantly re-
quired. 1t did not take me
long 10 realize that NV early
training in conducting clothing
and furnishings sales had been
sadly neglected.
My eyes were opened 10 a
few facts that proved a de-
cidcd setback TO my plans. |
found that Seattle was saddled
with a vice of the worst char
actcr--one that look boast
dollars from thousands OF TIE
homes of laboring people in
this city--the vice of Fab
III Sales.
1T became clearly evident to
me that to dispose oil the mcr-
ehandise ! had bought ! mnst
do one OF two things-eithcs
join the ranks OF the Fake Sale
Artists. or fight them with onk
lie exposure. | chose the latts X
course, of exposure. and the -
sui, was most gratifying. z cry
mail brought me at Ieas. Que
protest--without p signature.
lof course--from some FakcSaIe
Artist.
They told me | was . fool
to agitate the public at this par
ticular time: that | might just
as we'll get into the loaded band
wagon-follow their methods,
and make a cleaning while the
opportunity was ripe. They n
simulated that. il | refused, pres
sure would be brought 10 bear
on me that would make itseli
evident in more WAYS than one.
The same mails brought me 1T
tiers full OF thanks from work
ing people, telling OF specific
instances in which they had
been lured into one OF these
Fake Sales.
III there had been any I'm
gering doubt in my mind as g
the. wisdom of continuing my
policy Of exposure, these letters
settled il once and for all.
Week after week my busi-
ness was excellent-far better
than | had anticipated. AS nv
stock grew smaller and smauef
| realized with regret that
soon would have 10 retire from
the fight and leave the Fake
sale Specialists free field.
About this time my atttn-
ton was directed - a hign.
class stock of merchandise q
Edmonds. in the hands 81 me
E.dmonds Bank. The tenlpta-
ton 10 continue the tight sas
irresistible. | bought lile
stock from the Bank OF 10
monds and have added i @
the balance of the +. Dcxts!
stock. The sale which ! WI
conduct. beginning Ncver.oe'
first and lasting for ono week
will be another harpoon TO INC
Fake Sale outfit, and. unless !
am badly mistaken. a fatal one
to them. II it is, shall have
the satisfaction OF knowzns