New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

anything locked door either this visit or on my TWO SUD
sequent visits didn't The real object OF my call was
TO find what the Vigilance Committee dong besides steep
ing AS a matter of fact again The Vigilance
Committee sleeping but dead had died palneV
years and like nubantal pageant faded et NOT
a wrack behind
From there call upon professional advertising
man of prominence who thought would surely be member OF
The local advertising club He He twelve dollars year
and goes to meetings twice annually That as ne remarked
him tacuy endeavored to ascertain what was the
with him ,
Nothing the matter with me- his It's with
the club
Well what's the with the club?
Are you going 70 quote me? he counered
Why"
II owe nv life to my country" he explained periodically
Therefore, keep my confidential What do you want TO
know, speciality? $3.50.
What the particular interest and work OF the advertising
Club of Los Angeles is.
1T has several It's rooters club and political BACK
scratching outfit and real estate circle and few other things 1t
runs cabaret show and luncheon. The lunch bum 1t
boosts 1t boasts 1t collects lot of dues from fellows who won
der why the devil they pay en- do
Has it Vigilance Committed
"Requescat in pace" said my informant pou'ly
What did it die OFF?
.nantion Lack Of anything work 1t cleared this
town I'D said that extraordinary advertising looking in
the eve and without culver of the lips until clean and
pure all offence to-day Haze you seen to-day
"A little
The newspapers
Yes"
The storcs2
Some
Well don't say what you re thinking about hate to
be called a liar. What else3'
DO you think the president Of the club would perhaps give
more favorable view of its activites?
He might He's advertising man.
Here the replica of the astonishing situation that had
found in Atlanta.
He's good fellow. continued my informant, and is
highly thought AID Club president by his companions
the real business So his predecessor
Was he a advertising MANI
No; he a real esater, too
DO YOU always choose real for presidents of your
AID Club2".
Not ALL said my informant resentfully. The next
president back in the line electrician
Haven't elected genuine advertising to the
Officer"
Indeed We have And he the best president
had He paused Until they indicted him. he concluded
gretfuly
What did they ndict him FORE"
Fake advertising.
Technically found this incorrect. The gentleman in
question indicted for fraudulent the mails connection
with fake company. of which he advertising
manager He eventually acquitted though three of the
principals got jail He being talked of the
next president of the Advertising Club and he longer
any with the advertising business he
is fully eligible.
real though not lasting work cleaned up of the
of the many fly might real schemes which infested
the locality the days of the boom drove few schock
Of business prevailed Of the department stores to
curb their cxuberance secured the Of honest advertising
odnanceand cherfy assumed that the ordinance would
enforce itself On this assumption the Vigilance Committee
told that retired from action leave
the field another and supposedly better fitted organization
the Merchants and Manufacturers Association Of Los Angeles
Further assured that this association has the done
wonders cleaning up local advertising and merchandising
methods 1t may have done in the past But mine is not
work historical research concerned with present cond
Judged this basis the vigilance work Of the M NJ
be conducted by oneeyed opm under the leadership OF
blind There isn't block the retail centre OF Los Angeles
that wouldn't furnish any alert advertising organization such
instance The Tribune Bureau of Investigations with the
tca for months hard digging But vigilance workers in the
advertising field would be obliged forth into the
searching for material would them day.
delivered in newspaper form in their homes.
There newspapers Los Angeles, Of which the