Arizona republican., 1920-05-23
A Confession

We we are unable to account continual fuss and excitement that being raised by the of midsummer clearance sales stock reducing sales and other price cutting sales talk and cannot understand why these an nouncemen should be taken indicative of general reduction standard merchandise.
 For the past fifty years merchants try to the other have fit stimulate trade by offering reduc merchandise has 2O9o ores that silk has been reduced 3O in Atlanta Georgia and certain dealers in Kankakee Illinois, selling shoes 259o off, and that reduction sales are in progress in almost every city in the the past fifty years The of these being played up indicative of lowering prices perhaps caused by the general desire and in fact the absolute necessity for relief from present high prices.
 The average citizen realize that his money formerly did, and that perhaps he and his family required Therefore which has to do with reduction in price hailed with acclaim.
 But of sales are imaginary ducons from fictitious values Unquesonaby there has been effort the part of retailers to profit by the unusual cond ons brought about by the but these instances have been taller safeguard himself against the time when prices This policy has been shown be since sufficiently large him any great loss should an abrupt decline
 Such manufacturers Steson, Earl Wilson Joseph Fess Hart Schafner Marx and others aoing their taller with whom they do business Spectators who have gone to the market with the idea of coerng certain lines of materials statements that high prices entirely caused by speculation
 Cotton and wooen material higher than ever and silver Wages have increased time and time again. and each time there is increase the price rises in proportion to the increase made Price quotations for fall de- veres of standard merchandise higher than for spring de- Till advanced Tn some high 50 We received yesterday from of leading makers hats telling that order for m delivery would be subject to 259o advance So declined to buy.
 representative of of the largest shirt and collar the United States informs t that collars will undoubed go $260 per the future. They $230 grade bib $3950 per In regard leather quite that and steer hides have de- cined somewhat calf skins high and extremely scarce other words and up the whole situation until there decided decrease in the demand in the production hggade materials with the exception of silk there be general decline of prices but the price of silk IS down. there any for to bring about relief would certainly take advantage of it.
 the present time do advise to dig their clothes and them thus giving the producing end of the opportunity catch with the consumption We have always better sell only meTchan which would give and would sandardize, to the point could guarantee it's servceaby We have asked and will ask margin above the cost to us that just unreasonable and perfectly willing to leave to our customers judge whether that margin reasonable 
 Tn marking article idea is to figure how close and be fair to ourselves and not how much will the custom In business Phoenix have had so-caled sales for that reaonhe public knows that our prices right all the time and that at time will they find imaginary reductions from fictitious values and that at all times they will get their moneys worth or their money back. Wears It, We Sell It %&4% az