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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1931-07-09, Page 5• RURSi)..ki ,1 X 9ith,.1931 .THE. LUQ$N01lV aE'N't1`NRiot ° • PACE Fid' •aa. itopfans Evening, rates on "Anyone" {station. -to -station cause-' gin at '7. p.m,••.:(Iocal time)., ust ' give, • "L ong Distance"' the • number t -you want speeds :ip' the service. If you' don't know, the distant num- ber, «Information" will look' it lip for you' Rita had to arrange,her' vacation trip iti•a hurry.. A sudden . _, tur_c . of events.:at the office • made it, a ,:matter. of,: nowor never : ,.. and aRita •chose "now''.. After seven o'clock that, evening (when evening, rates •over Long • Distance 'were in '•force) she called ' her ol'd school chum,Helen to ask her suggestion as tai the'•best place'to'•ga. • •" Wonderful", said the .ha .voice. at the Other end of the... pry. line after she•had explained everything. '°Weare all going. • to 'Seabeach for two Weeks tomorrow:. 'Tow • you' will be' able. to come with us." And. so Rita spent: the most enjoyable. •vacation she ever'. had, thanks to ' her - call.' over, Long Distance.. And the cost -of that 'call was less than the tip she gave,' .to the colored -.porter. s„ • • The ublic Notwithstanding the increasing ac- _ _; • tivity oi}• various .protective _a ere est_ fakes and frauds" continue' to f di'rish,. .The--flow--of7countei-lei-t-•ehecks :shows • little diminution.. Losses .froin 'forger- ies' .now total nearly, $250,000,000 an- nually..". Smart • crooks' have given up the gun. and turned to• pape'r frauds: Here --- : the riskis}-less:-`1'•he--swindler-er•-ean -pas- 40 bad..checks, but a long as. he holds ▪ '-down-tl e••amount--to-$10 -for-each...onc he caa only be tried, for a disde- meanor. Furthermore, he cannot be extradited :from one state to another unless the 'amount, of' a single Check is as muclii as:s $106. Clever negroes have. secured nearly ' $200,000 by passing bogus ' cheer supposed to ,have been received,froni. the Pul'lhnan ;Company. These colored • crooks.. usually carry with them vari- ous articles of identification"sue a.. ,a Pullman badge or a: fake marriage certificate., The fraudulent checks they handle are, •nmannfactured, b;-. others and sold' to them for so much '. per check. Filling stations have suffered ;great- lyt• from the deception of » idtorist= • ,who' stop and purchase • gas , or gait,,..• , accessories and ;'in payment counter-. • sign • bogus traveller' - checks and pocket the change. - The really -clever -dealer in fraudu• lent checks is--alwliys an•iihle nrtitt. • With a considerable knowledge ' of chemicals. lie gets -.his cheeks in var..' ' ious ways sometimes by robbu'tg• mail- boxes and in,other instances by keep- •ing cheeks which have- been given him in f god faith. These origiinal cheeks' are `washed .with acid""o that, nothing is left but the printed forms and the. genuine signatures. Then the crisiin-- al fills in the nunibersi males , the ' ' check out .to, "cash" or "bearer" and mites. in g large amount. When. the check. has bcc•n printed and shreddgd by a mechanical cheek writter,, the forger can inert a `patcht' so ,skilfully that the,•altera- • tion can hardly be detected with the aid of a microscope.' In case a harili .or a corporation. aces "safety' paper" hich is sensitive•• to acid, and eni- a oys •perforating .machines to punch $gures in the paper, the 'forge'- limp- ly fills in the' perforations with disks of paper from a punch of hi, awn,• makes new holes indicatinga 'rite'' • total and cashes- the draft. '� One of the meatiest of, all rackets is that of the unfair employment tw- enty ' that exploits 'woi•laern who are already out of a job. Theile hnretluss either own or o} ertate the came �issar- res dr ti(e 'CC'omnithies tthey ;r cpm e cnf or • have art tinderrrcnind Working agreement' with the foreman oir the • • •fob: ]r`aCh, applicant must pay for • hie job in advance: A conk needs at least ten de late and even; a kif.ehe:n 'heIr'e'r mush hand over: .no le, it than five del - when they.;"conie back to '.have their money •retu•rn-erl;': •-the-agerreie's"t' th'e'n, off. from day to day, until they- tire hey tire them out.'• .. ___Th[ chissi0ed:cltei:tiin _coini?.ns 'Of `the' press. are still used Withprofit by.• • many swindlers.:Jewelry dealers 'mas'q'uerade as ,private• persons'.., and' offer. to sell : jewQlry..at` a • sacrifice:, Doisy birds,' and. other. animals' are offered. with fake pedigrees. Clipping, bureaus, .secure an" income j y getting peeple- t-a--sei•id=-i:n- .50. eerits for, -"an it em of ,interest containing..your name _that,_appeared ' recently _..iil a.; news .paper:"• The item of'•intereat. u'suahy, turns out to 'be, a copy ,of an • article. dealing with the' origin and derivation of .both;,given and surnames. Aspirants for movie fame fall -for the advertisenrents,of companies pre- tending to be seeking' talfor the. creen and radio. Here the sharp catch their 'victim by' offering a free voice testi 'buts by the time he dis- covers he .is dealing with • crooks his .honey is gone for photographs and other tests represented as 'being .6S - gentle' to. a successful start'- ip ' the amusement field. , , There is. no realm in which • people -lie inclined to be so credulous as in -that of health,, and this• fad is now acing capitalized to the limit liy. an army of swindlers. Advertrsingg may :ie commercial in its • purpose and •still be honest, if the sourcb •of infor- niation.is plainly.sta.ted. In such case, the reader clearly understands that, the printery purpose •is 'to • make ' a profit and, the secondary . •aim is , to benefit health. The 'medical 'ads that are, had- are those that .seek to• hide both the purpose and the source of the facts.'' • Mueh, of ,the highly' technical talk about toothpaste and mouthwashes ac- tually concerns nathing more import- nt than salt, baking 'soda, chalk, b'or'e s'magnesium and • ,starch.. • The Public; will eventually discover .that a •slightly• acid mouth is quite normal and .not unhealthy. 'it. will also- Conte lso conte to understand that the teeth of many people cannot be made pearly white and that; diseases' of the. gums cannot be cured by the mere use of tonthpas te. Iluman saliva is slightly ;meld and...tontine; introduced into a norflial mouth £an 'have more than ''a temporary, alkaline reacher;. Any se- lution' powerful enough' to• remove tartar by disolvin.g it would•4eriously damage the teeth themselves, To -day we have all sort of worth- less rc;, i 'dies for hundreds of human ailments. Rehire, Goiimpouiula, ap- pear to' • eontatn - eVLrytbini; f •ora whit(' va cline, mi Myra) oil and bees was,�� to epsniri bolts, bicarbonate of. •.. e rr'd ti air Willi > ltt"t'i'c �aiPii tirixl• po��ci t�, ,. perfume tiirow'r.i in. Radioactive. pre-' likrittions frequently t°ontilin• pp Iittre racliiim• that their therapeutic value is .ilil•� • 1Voab that the lanes of the Air are open to i miost.4anvnno able to put - chitise •t'tri 'toss cif' s&rvico' froth lets, Often applleents are sent to• ces whe>< they' have no, jobs, and broadcasting company, We are•,1 l:ue, now 'messing the revival of old superstit- 'ons;-exlodeedi`t'1'ieories and fake Meeh- ,anicai contraptions,.all of'them mak- ing a strong bid for a share of'the pub_lie_e It: i$ astonishing how many people: will fall for the.'puffsheet game: The. operators. o f these publications, derive their °income by selling copies.of their magazine ' in wholesale quantities to the persons written up in .their' pages: The puffsheet 'has no regular public- -anon date, , no 'seconri class nrailirrg privilege, no'bona fide circulation. and. 'no: articles of value"_except laudatory. write-ups. , ti c a us a ti f m a a e re or- ganization 0 e dis- covers t d h g a si this i i e Fake business leagues said to• be designed • for the general: protection of . business against petty' annoyances rake in a lot of easy money by tr d- ing' in the prestige Of one man, u ally in ex -judge. Telephone calls _promise business_.mien.-r-exemp. on from' jury service and immunity: for violation of the automobile laws and fire ordin nces. • An army of• gyjSsy. type- salesmen rent vacant• stores by' the month,, put up a spe tier's platform and start selling everything .from books on s- tr'ology 1 to l✓lixirs of Life.. These bally-hoo' artists are now so numer- ous that they actually formed an r-- ganization to t`igh't "hostile" laws. Street vendors still find it easy fcr Make a living° selling watches without works, and' strangely enough there, are seldom -kicks when the' buyer he had been played for a d ' e. Scandal sheets . in several • cities :still use choice morsels •of forbidden news to collect blackmail from their victims under the gyise of Charges for advertising. Never before- vlas it so• necessary for the person inbusiness or outside' to be constantly on' his guard.' In present • day of fakes air fallacies,. when professional crooks are willing to pay 50 cents each for •the namesof good prospects, '"Watch Your Step" • is a mighty good motto to keep in mind:... .. . LtJCKNOW and WINGHAM Monumental, Works • Lucknow, Ont. Illas the larkest aifd most complete stock in 'the Most -."beautiful• designs g-hoose from, in- AR'BLE, SCOTCH, SWEDISH AND CA1ij.ADIAl4 GRANITES •W E make a Specialt, of Family tnonunients aitd invite your Inspection.. Inscriptions: Neatly, Gal fully and" ProMp"tly Dote. See•. us ,before placing your ordek., Douglas Bros. Phone 74 ' I1. A. Spotton Phone 2li'8 • Wipgh • ASII FIELD NOTES ; Miss -Maria Long, R.N. ,of Detroit, returned Saturday to resume her du- ties; after- spending- her -holidays. at Mr; and Mrs. Andrew Gaunt spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Less Rit- chie. ° • Mr. and Mrs. Will Lane and Etta of Ripley, 'spent Monday • at their former home . at Lanesville. • Miss 'Helen Bowles; teacher, of London, is spending the vacation with her, parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.1Vr.' Bowles. •• Mrs James Barbour and Freda of 'Goderieh spent the week -end with.the former's 'sister ',. Mrs. Less. Ritchie; Mr and -Mrs ltftoti Mustin wand •and Mrs. Pat. Austin' and Miss. Ethel of Londoni;'spent Sunday at.,.Mr H>agh Vlurchison's . - Mr and Mrs Chart*. Sherwood bf Detroit; spentweek end . with thee fornmer''s .parents, Mr. and'.Mrs. Sam ._Sher.'wo°od. Mr. J. J. Gilmore of London; spent a few days with; his brothers, Messrs. R E,' and Patrick Gilmore. , Why. lie °Dldn Send The Cheque A story is told of a business, man. theg••=side °a_ f e,., A HOLIpAY WrrJJ A .PURPOSE: • •One ought -not to let this •Suinmler ,pass' without so.rne progress --an arm- less..pvacation gets one•• nowhere: - n _ F: e , '`•1'h ^�Exeeati-ve:=o • d :rrelr etve' a rem eu a '`f z" a se go? anno tnces`a. very :attrae- . send a cheque for some reason or tine program :'for this ' year. The other. This proved to be the ' last School will gather .on .,Monday, 'July straw and this is the ''letter which 20, and • at 8 o'clock in the evening gave the reason why ahs' cheque was the: openng.,tmeeting will' b.e,held in. never' sent' North' "Street CChurela 'reverend • 'enneth • Beaton,: B.A.,--Secretary 'of "I• wish to•nfornt you'that; the pre - Home Missions of. the United Church sent condition •of . my bank account speak on• "New 'Frontiers , in.`• makes• it impossible for, Me to send .you a cheque in. response to your re (Home Mission' Work." This ; will be. • ,quest. ' • -.the: -Rally Dight of the School `and a • - "gettogether" of the Perth and Hu- My present financialonditron is•tin ,iF,P, "(Mien: •:O Tuesd ay morning n • due' ,to'' , the effects 'of federal laws, the five days of study begin The Rev: -Y state laws, county Glaws, corporation aieriil Dr. - J: an•> ford, S.ecretarty-• ,pf ; - , .•:' laws, b laws, ,biotther•-in lbws, moth Reli nous Educ ,tion of 'the •° a.. ;united .erg in law and,•,9utlaws: that have peen Church, will ,give'' t yo •p.eriods, each I; foisted upon an unsuspecting pudic day ' on "Xii:p15PG' ' OZ'S M 'I',hrqug'h, tires-er" variola laves I Piave „' ' MODS.", Mrs s Cpnstanee Young Y Women's Work, 'will .take the Horne 1\rissions group and study "World • •Friendships:and--R-ace-Relation° shipi -•- The l''or;eign Mission Group•leadei•� will. .be" the Reverend, thigh' MacMil- lan, B,A.. ;of Formosa. The = Fellow been held do v:n, .held up, walked op,' \1 A:; :W S. Se re* • for4• youngt sat :on; flattened and squeezed anti I do fiat know where' I am, 'what I an} and why_L air_ '; "These laws compel me.-tos pay.a merchant's tax,. capital stock 'tax, in .come tax,real estate tax, property • tax , auto .tart gas tax water tax light tax, cigar tax, street' tax, schoor , Rev - tax syntax and carpet tax. - "In addition to ;these 'taxes, Vol re- quested ;arirrequired"to. 'contribute' to ' every society and . organization that . the^inventive. mind .of men; can os,ganize-to :the Soetet°y of St. John; the women's ,relief, Navy League the Children's—home, the -policemen'¢ ben= efit„tile Dorcas; Society, the Y M.C.A. the Boy Seoute, the Jewish relief,, the Near East, the gold.dig'ger's home, the po1ic'eri'ten's-home, also every hes- 'Intel and. .charitable institution town,' the Red Cross, the Black Cross. ;the ' White Cross, the Double Cross, the, Purple Cross and the Fiery Cross. Mra: Topp arid George. and ,Mrs, g ship and Worship' group will have Alf. Woods df Toronto, and Mr.•and Mrs. Frank Hurter • of Vancouver, were recent• visitors with Mr.,. acrd. Mrs :C. E.-McDona'gh,. -Mr•. •,acid Mrs. T. J; Lannari and' Mr. • and Mrs. D. McIntyre, 'motored to 'Sarnia on. Saturday arid spent" •then week -end with the .ladies' sisters and - families;' who are.enjoying a few weeks by the lake. 'TAKE CARE IN MAILING• • • • According to the• last report • i's - sued 'by the 'Postmaster—General' the ' blume 'of. mail that goes' astray and eventually ' leads 'to the "dead Tetter• office" is ,quite 'large Last year snore. "The. government has so .govern :New Day," and the •,morning.theme, 'than 2,400,000'' pieces of mail` matte'' ed 'niy business that 1 do, not know `.`with„ Jesus in His ,Mornings". will ''-- failed -failed to' reach their destination be- who owns it. "I am ;suspected,'.expect- be discussed by Reverend :Chailes ea* eat afid essieat tc� ar. Ina e' -exam eted,.ed, mictrfarlect d 'examined Malcolm, ,MA., • Secretary of - 'the ,.of non a menti of- posta'ge� tip' ,p' s "-.�^_ _..;. _ � school ° •` squired, rend R. R. Connor, B.A.,a I(ipperi, for leader, ,and the Citizenship group will lie under the leadershr.p `'of . the . • School's Vice President; th'e Reverend' • • A:E. Doant, M.A.,I1;.B D., of. Mitchell.. The Reverend Professor Davidson of Emmanuel College,. will "be present • again •"this year for• a 'group study with, the ministers. - :The afternoon, willbe. given . over tit "organized play." •.e' Each day's work begins. and 'ends, with' a Bible, ,study, and worship per= • iect Iii the Vesper : service the Rev- erend W`. l'. Laiie,•.B'A., will consider' "Soine Things. that :Matter for the • particularly should : be=given-ear'eful--eeinmaiided,, compelled-urat-i -- o-1-. rea1'' will be served in; Victor - 'know s' that,I'in supplicated "for niori- ey for every known need;"desire" pr hope of the .:Inman race, -and I refuse to •fall and go ent'•and, beg. borrow and steal' the money to. give away, I am cussed,. discussed, bay= •(batted;, talked..tii, talked "about,, lied to, lied' about;_ held up, held' down and robbed until I am ruined, so the, only-, reason' 'I• am eli*ing • to life is to' see what the hell is coming next.” • - ul attention and ;the addre'as "should be written on -the.' wrapper, as tied -on labels "frequently become • detached:' The wrapper should also carry 'the sender's .name.. Insufficient prnicer- reet addressing also causes'. no ,little extra work r the` ";post office staff and business .firms..are asked to keep their mailing lists as up to .date. as possible. If an article is.worth mail- ing; it is 'worth careful attention in addressing, the ' report' says. a St:: Church; -and the- studies -carried----` . on in North Street .Church; bacausc •s' The public will be invited to. 'at- , tend the four evening meetings -in, • North St. `Church on Monday, •the' Rally night; Tuesday,:,when Profen. s'i'r;• Leai•le, of • Western ' University., will. speak on "The Cold •that, Keeps;" • Wednesday, -when the speaker'wil) be Miss Constance Young, M.A.,. and , 1! riday, to hear .Rev: Hugh 1VIaeMillan Y of Formosa. ,. .• D F� • A. Put it on with 4, LED-HED'NAILS Illustration Shows Preston Led -lied NaiL Note how lead on head • of Led -sled Nail •seals nail -hole Making it completely weather- proof. Note generous overlap of Rib-RoLL Preston Led-Hed Nage are colored to match the ro'pfing. 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