Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
News Agents Slumber on
While $1,000 Reward
Slips Away
Man of Mystery Declares He Is Safest
Among Men Who Should Be
Most Alert for His
Capture
BY THE MYSTERIOUS MIR. RAFFLEs
George Harris DOnOhue


Just to discover for myself why 1t
happens in this city that those who are
interested in my capture are unable TO
equip themselves with copies of the
Los Angeles Herald, as is stipulated in
the provisions governing my capture,
rambled about town yesterday and in
less than three hours managed to fix
the blame where it properly belongs.
l found that in order for any person
living more than one mile from the
main office of the Los Angeles Herald
it would be necessary for them to trail
on down town before they could pur-
chase a newspaper. This is due to the
fact that the sagacious newsdealers are
now governed by time established
precedent, which has up to the present
time cramped their good intentions to
supply their customers with the wares
needed-but 1 guess after today they
will waken up bit and get in line the
same as newsdealers all over the coun-
try have seen fit to do after 1 have
operated among them for a week.
Most of the news stands in this town
are in drug, grocery and confectionery
stores. When I trailed about yester-
day 1 found that in each place visited
the stands were chock a block full of
other morning papers, and when
asked for a copy of The Herald the
answer was invariably the same-"We
are all out of Heralds-they are selling
like hot cakes now."
Toys with Druggist
Not in one instance, however, did
find the up-to-date newsdealer wise
enough to admit that in view of the
increased demand for Heralds he had
made any particular effort to supply
that demand-all of which speaks re-
markably fine for your newsdealers.
In order to gain my information 1
assumed the role of travelling sales
man. AS soon as I announced that
was representing BLUE RIBBON
CHEWING GUM, the small dealers
promptly decided they were too busy to
discuss even the weather with me, but
when | intimated that 1 had nothing
to sell and that my object was merely
to select a few prominent stores where
/ could ship free of charge case of
the gum 1 was representing, they were
Immediately all attention and hustled
around in remarkably rapid order to
find be one of their business cards, so
that 1 would be sure and not send my
sample case to the wrong address.
To the small dealers of this city who
sell newspapers as a side line my ad-
vice is, Supply your customers with
what they want and chances are you
will do a much better business"
l made this tour yesterday after hear
,l..f.,
tered by those who went after me at
Eastlake park on Sunday. If those who
are now determined to run me to cover
cannot get The Herald from their local
dealer, insist that he secure the paper
for you.
Gives Possible Winners a Chance
Or better yet-enter your personal
subscription on the books of the Los
Angeles Herald and then there will be
no chances for any slip up on your
part should you suddenly find yourself
face to face with me, and have thou
sand dollars within your grasp.
So far 1 have been on the constant
alert to see that 1 was not bumped
into by some person not properly
equipped with the Los Angeles Herald,
while with those whom l discovered
really had the paper where l could get
q peak at, have taken chances which
sooner or later will result in my cap
ture.
want to see to it that every per-
son in this city has an opportunity of
Joining in this chase, and as the only
way that can be done is by my pur-
suer having in his or her possession a
copy of the Los Angeles Herald,
want to be sure that you are all given
an opportunity of being properly
equipped for the chase.
If you should prove bright enough to
recognize me at some unexpected
moment you certainly would feel fool
ish If 1 should be compelled to turn
you down, simply because you did not
have a copy of the Los Angeles Herald
in your possession at the time you
made the Identification
Car Conductors in a stupor
will leave It to any fair minded
citizen Of Los Angeles to figure out
just what l am up against in this re-
spect, after they have read the re-
cital of my adventures yesterday.
l win tell the story In straight