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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
POLICY IS TO TELL TRUTH
JOHN WEDDERBURN SAYS HON
ESTY IS HIS POLICY.
Believes in the Pure Food Law and
Observes It-Employs
Chemist.

John Wedderburn says his store is the
only liquor establishment in the world
Where a person under twenty-five years
or age cannot buy malt or spirituous
goods. That sounds more like driving
away business than inviting it, and Mr..
Wedderburn declares he turns away S4,-
600 profit a year because he is particular
about conducting a store that is so far
above the average that it is in a class
by itself
People come from way down In Nir-
ginia. he says, where they make apple
jack by the tub just to buy bottle of
his apple brandy. If they like what peo-
pie used to call apple brandy he gives
then. a compound. not marked apple
brandy, but telling exactly on the label
what it contains.
That is the honest way, Mr.. Wedder-
burn says.
Believes in Pure Food Law.
Il believe the pure food law and DIR.
Wiley's campaign against dishonest
whisky and impure food and drink is the
greatest thing this country has ever
known. People have been, fooled and
fooled So often that they absolutely do
not know when they are getting pure
stuff and when they are getting impure
stuff
John Wedderburn said that in his little
private Office last Friday morning. He
was eating his breakfast. for he lives
with his business from Z in the morning
until midnight and after. His claim is
that he is conducting a liquor store
where a family may deal with absolute
confidence. The result is that the bust
ness is done quickly, there is no loafng
and customers can buy bottled goods
many other stores.
And not drink of liquor may be taken
on the premises
Sells Goods on Merits.
When he sells any liquor that has been
changed CT rectified in any way Mr..
Wedderburn says, great big label stares
the customer in the face and tells him So
There is no compromise. Brandy, "apple
flavor does not masquerade as apple
brandy. Whisky with the most harmless
coloring matter permitted by DR.. Wiley
or the most harmless and pleasant flavor
ing in the way of malaga or sherry does
not pass as anything else
The policy OF the shop is to tell the
truth about the goods. for the truth is
the best thing for the liquor business
Mr.. Wedderburn has retained DR.. H. T..
Kalusowski to make analytical tests of
the goods sold. He has all the tests filed
and knows what is in the goods.
When the pure food law went into eff
feet. nearly two years ago. Mr.. Wedder-
burn cornered the apricot brandy market
That sounds big, but there were only
dozen or so barrels of real apricot brandy,
according to government tests, in the en-
tire country. And he has some OF it yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
Consumption and the Telephone.

From Current Literature.
The panic recently created on the sub
ject of the assumed danger lurking In
the transmitter of the telephone is not
precisely new. II is but the development
of fear which has caused misgiving for
some years, as is pointed out by the Brit
ish Medical Journal. On the superstition,
it says, that various germs Of disease
probably collect in the receiver and trans
mitter of the instrument. at any rate in
public telephone stations. some medical
alarmists have. thrown out suggestions
that antiseptics. both in dry state and
in solution. should he applied for the
safety of the telephone user. The recent
dictum goes one step further, inasmuch
as II is now an established fact that
tubercle bacilli. the casual micro-organ-
isms of consumption. have been found
alive and in robust condition-in the in
strument. 1t is quite natural, in view of
such a find. that feeling of alarm might
seize hold of the more nervous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
Brain Chips.

From the Boston Transcript.
The man who always holds his tongue
will eventually find that that is about
all he has to hold.
Those who believe that money can do
anything are generally ready to do any
thing for money.
The man who really knows himself is
not apt to feel proud Of the acquaint-
ance.
When a married woman becomes
clever actress her husband often seeks
some other kind of a show
If you analyZe the record Of a self
made man you will find a large proper
ton Of self-made opportunities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
LONDON WITHOUT AMERICANS.
Season When Englishwomen Reign
in Bond Street

Erom n London Letter
r In autumn Bond street is no longer
parade of the obviously curious and OBJ
servant visitor; it is a street wherein,
at this season, the Englishman and Eng
hshwoman reign supreme. They may not
be Londoners; they may be from the
north, east or west of England. but
they are English; you hear it in their
voices. you see it in the way some of
them wear their Paris frocks. and in the
way that others allow their English
tailor-mades to display the arrogance
with which these islanders can achieve
the unlovely. Yes, London in October is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15

TO make an attractive looking stove which
will develop all sorts OF defects when
Are Is once lighted within A. Eber,ys
Sons do not put out anything that has
not been tested. Their stoves COME from
factories which believe in experiments
before the public buys So the motto.
IF it comes from Eberly's it's good. has
substantial backing.
The firm of A. Eberly's Sons has gas
stoves coal stoves. cook stoves. heaters.
burners, airehet stoves and oil stoves.
1t has everything needed to heat a house
aud cook meals except electric stoves.
and it will not be long before they are
on hand. Just to show how good their
stoves are the firm set one up I'm the
middle of their floor thirty-five years
aga, built fire in 1t and Is using it to-
day Thirty-fte winters of continuous
use is regarded as a nretfv' good test
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
Quite Properly Backward.

From the Catholic Standard and Times
Hes quite classical scholar. isn't
he?"
well. he's backward in reading He.
brew" -
"You don't say? thought he was
particularly good at that"
$50 he is, but that's the way you have
to read Hebrew"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
SELLS GOOD STOVES.
Firm of A. Eberly's Sons Has an
Enviable Reputation,

Stoves" is a warm subject, perhaps
but rather an unromantic one when it
comes to writing 'em up. The firm of
A. Eberly's Sons. rs 9TH street north
west, has not tried to find the romance
in the stove business but it has en-
deavored to get at every practical side
of the heating and cooking question.
The firm started business in 1910 right
where it is today, and since that time
has made it their purpose tn sell stoves
which are good As it is an easy matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
A Polite Hint.
- Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
BY way of protest to those reckless par
agraphers who are interesting themselves
in the edicts of fashion, it can be stated
with strong emphasis that no gentleman
ever refers to a thin lady as Stat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
The House of Eberly, 718 9TH St. NV.
the London that the English love. 1t is

the London that the English love. 1t is
in the autumn that the real English
come up to town.
Keep your eyes open and you Will see
this driven home everywhere. If you
have imagined that ebbing OF the Ameri-
can tide leaves London desolate, you
were never more mistaken in your life.
The shops, the tailors. the modistes and
the milliners were never more prosper
Gus than during this amazing summer
set in fall. The theaters, opening one
after another with novelties have quick
ly-with very few exceptfons-run into
good business. The row is crowded every
fine afternoon with personages afoot,
ahorse and in carriages.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27

whose allowances are not sufficient to meet
his prohigate expenses and he draws checks
N the names of his friends, counting on
their friendship not to prosecute when ex-
posure comes There have been many of
these cases reported. If they escape pun
ishment, as they often do, they soon be-
gin operations Oh a larger scale. The
money comes so easy that they cannot
resist the temptation of resuming the prac-
tice until one day name is forged whose
owner will not stand for it, and the next
thing the young gentleman knows he is in
prison. But the most difficult class to
apprehend are the migratory bands of for
gers who go from town to town scatter
ing checks broadcast and then disappear
ing and beginning fresh operations hun
dreds of miles away from the scene OF
their last successes. To offset these con-
slant depredations the bankers organized
State and national protective associations
and the results have been most gratifying.
Formerly these men managed to clear hum
dreds of thousands of dollars every year.
When one of their number was arrested
an agent would appear, who would engage
a lawyer when the case was weak and
then rely upon an acquittal. If, on the
other hand, the evidence showed such
strength as to surely bring about a con-
viction, bondsman would be provided and
compensated and the prisoner turned loose.
The next step for him would be to dis
appear and rejoin the gang in some other
city, while the bondsman would make good
to the authorities and have handsome
margin left for himself. Usually the whole
proceeding ended there"
Mr.. Fuller said. however, that the pres
ent methods were more ingenious and
greater watchfulness was required to cir
cumvent those employing them.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27

had the check certified and deposited it II
another bank for his own account and
then notified the man whose name he had
forged and advised him of what he had
done, at the same time telling MIN If he
did not acknowledge the check as his OWL
he (the forge) would be arrested and con-
victed, but should this happen the forgel
would expose the man and they would oc-
cupy adjoining cells in State prison. II
was simply case of blackmail and it sue
ceeded. The victim, of course, held his
peace and the matter never became pub
lie"
rs forgery a difficult crime to detect?'
well, that can be answered Yes and
No. 1t all depends upon the cleverness
In executing a forged instrument, the pass
ing of same and the ability to conceal the
Identity, and last, but not least, avoiding
arrest. In producing forged check the
Operator must have something to begin
with. This means that he must secure the
genuine signature of a man having a bank
account and, If possible. the size of the
account so as to keep within the limits.
Then he must get number of bank checks
of the bank to be operated upon, for many
blanks are spoiled before a good check
can be made. Many forgers secure the
signatures and names of banks from small
but prosperous storekeepers by making in
significant purchases and then offering
them small sums of money and asking for
checks. as they wish to send these to some
friend out of the city. The checks are
then raised or the signature used for the
making of numerous small checks amount
ing to several hundred dollars in the aggre-
gate.
1.-THE more troublesome class of forgers
are those known as the bunco forgers.
This is a young scion OF good family,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
WHAT TIRES THE EYES.

TIRE the men and women of the mid
| \ twentieth century to go about with
y ellowish green spectacles over their
eyes? 1t has been asserted that the
ultra violet or highly refrangible invisible
rays, in which many modern sources of
light abound, are very injurious to the
sight. 1t may be necessary, we are told,
to protect our eyes by wearing glasses
that will not allow this harmful radiation
to pass; and such glasses are of a greenish
yellow tint. The thought of humanity in
general-grandsire and babe, man and
woman, youth and maiden-thus equipped
Is not devoid of a certain horror. From
this, fortunately, we are saved by Herr
Voege, of the Physical Laboratory at Ham
burg, Germany, who assures us that, al
though modern artificial illuminants are
certainly rich in ultra violet rays, most
of them cannot compete in this respect
with sunlight, which the human vision
has supported for many centuries without
harm. Voege attributes the fatigue felt
by the eyes after long use of artificial
light not so much to the quality of the
light as to want of uniformity in the illu-
mination. AS the eye wanders over an
unequally lighted surface the muscles
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27

with plethoric bank accounts on Their
guard. ..,,a :. 20 Ash
Letters suspected of containing checks Out
of letter boxes, steam them open ana inah A
monographs or tracings of the signatures
which are available After the RECORDS anu
examinations have been completed the
Ichacks are returned to their real own
ers or. in cases where the packet mas
the appearance of having been tampeleu
with, it is marked in scrawl unSC Twas ~ We
Opened by mistake" A band OF 1orSers
whose operations were recently brought
to light were accustomed to operate from "a
the office of a small contractor In Inlra
avenue, where one of their NUMBER Aao
hired desk room.
Numerous letters containing small checks
from wealthy persons in Park avenue for
whom he made repairs were intercepted,
studied and traced. OFTEN these small
checks were held out for for tWenty-tour
hours while confederate duplicated thelI
signatures The contractor wa snot aware
that his mail mad been intercepted until
after the young man who had occupied
space in his office had disappeared.
Collusion between forgers, bank messen-
eers and Office boys is favo1te method
lof obtaining the temporary CUSTODY OF
genuine checks. One of the pest knoWh
cases of that kind was called 10 the a..
tention of the police this summer Wheh !"
messenger confessed to have acted IN con-
cert with a Band of dealers in spurious %
Inaner. He was assisted in his rounus az .
leollector by one of the forgers, Whlcn LIS a'Is
gave time for the tracing OF many OF tns
Checks which he carried without aeiaylns
the transaction of the business OF tne panh-
One of the company volunteered nus ser
vices az collector without compensation,
tbuS halving the time required IN nlaAlhs
the rounds. ..,ov,+ia+t, con.
No Mains are spared by the twentieth cen
t,irv generator in the accurate simulation
ne fbe writings of persons on whose pailA
accounts he has designs. ManlIot ia ga : !,
non naner, such as typewritists use, traclIis
o,ot+ and such devices are freely employee.
aome of the experts get excellent results sun,
with a pane of glass, through when tley
make the necessary Implications. Among
the latter day forgers are skilful photogra-
pliers. who make plate from which they
make a faint impression. which is atter-
ward finished with pen. Others OF the
new school operators are as skilful In on
hand forging as the most notorious OF the
pioneers of the bad check industry. the
Signature with hair lines is the most DIM
cnlt Of reproduction, for in the effort to
trace 1t a slight wavering Is invariably
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27

to be drawn to a larger amount. Inc az
ference In the wording and figures would
at once attract the teller's attention
'In addition to this, the investigator
would have something to work on. Inc
forger would thus unwittingly betray nis
own handwriting, which would be an aooi-
tional means of leading to his capture.
But suppose the signature to be written
by one man and the body by anotherT
"All the better The investigator Woulo
then know that more than one was en-
gagged in the work, and it is much easier
to secure the evidence"
He said that although most of the skilled
professional forgers had been driven ou'
of business there are phases of mod
ern life which tend to keep up the practice
OF Stimulating the signatures Of others fol
gain.
Race tracks," he added, "are prolific
sources of producing these numerous
forgers, who for the most part quickly
pay the penalty of their offences. Many
Of them are members of honorable fam
lilies and Immediately upon detection make
pleas for mercy upon that score and al
once through their friends set about work
ing up sympathy in their behalf. These
tactics do not appeal to me, for the reason
that the only way to keep vicious dog
from doing harm Is to chain him up. In
the case of a young man who has previous
w led a good life favor sending him to a
reformatory, where he may be taught a
useful trade or profession which will en-
able him to earn a respectable living when
his term expires. In addition to this a
person does not lose his citizenship, as he
would If sent to State prison.
imprisonment unfortunately does not
always result in reformation. 1 recall an
instance where 1 secured the conviction or
man for forgery who while lying in the
Tombs awaiting trial expressed the deep
est penitence and said that this experience
would make an honest man of him. he
served a sentence of three years in sing
Sing and proved to be model prisoner
He was assigned to the wardens ONCE
where he performed the duties OF drug
clerk and had access to the DOCKS OF tnal
department. Within two days OF MS as
charge he came to this city, andi repre-
sentlng himself as the purchasing agent
for the prison, bought NUMBER Oh goous
on account of that institution and drew
checks in excess of the amounts OF the
purchases and was handed the difference
in cash. A week later he was on ms way
back to Sing Sing to resume MS duties as
drug clerk.
.oThere have been many reputed instances
of forRers having reformed, out must
saw that in my own experience nay
never known of a single case where the
man who was once a forger gave 1t up
They can be likened to chronic runaway
borse once the habit is formed it is hard
70 break il. A man few years ago pos
sessed some damaging facts respecting
certain transactions another was guilty Oh
ana he attempted to extort money from
him in consequence. In this he failed
both through personal interviews and by
correspondence. He then drew a cheek
for 81 ,OO0 signed the mans name to IT,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
Bv Francis Walker.

matte office force Is momentarily perturbed.
>Jhu Chu was born in Chu Sid, China which makes
a noise like a local on a narrow gauge road. Miss
Brooke is blonde If hair marks the type. Her black
eyes and swarthy skin must be anacronisms. Not
Withstandng her she was born in Russia, as
was Miss Annie Silver. AS compared with the brides
neither of whom read or write, the Chinese men
are useful citizens, both engaged in the restaurant
business in the east side After little delay in
which the matter is taken up with corporation at
torney to granting license in this case, 1t is ult
mately conceded there being law in this State for
bidding the marriage of mixed races.
Now familiar strains of "Lohengrin" steal on your
senses. "Here comes the bride. Two of them, in
very truth hand in hand with their beaming SWANS
Born under Italian Skies all of them and speaking
few and futile words of English. This rather grim
corridor is not what they expected. The fresh crisp
ness of white gowns and the gay flowers bespeak
their misapprehension of the function Oh it was
never to answer impertnent and unimportant ques-
lions that they came hitherl Certainly 1t never
to struggle with the SO difficult pen In the stupendous
task of signing 1t is the marriage to celebrate.
1t joyous occasion, is it not Giovanni? is 1t not
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
FORGERS.
A NEW SCHOOL OF FORGERS.
This Phase of Crime Is More Carefully Manipu-
lated To-Day Than Ever Before in the
History of Crinuinality.

shown. The adept off hand forger, now
ever, is able to reproduce complicated sig
natures Astounding in hair lines which are
enough like the original to escape all bui
the most searching scrutiny.
All the preliminary steps having been
arranged the forged check is passed from
the mechanical expert to the financial ma
incubator. The first thing required is GER
LITIGATION No such Grass methods as try
ing to pass a check WHICH has nothing
to commend 1t but false signature, how
ever clever, are now tolerated in hlgn
criminal circles. Even a forged certiti-
cation is often easily accomplished, ana
in the event of failure to do so the risks
are not great The operator is reasonably
confident of his ground before ne peglhs:
He makes it a rule to present forged
checks between the third and the twenty
fifth of the month, as bank books are
usually balanced at the first and the last
DAYS of that period. He ascertains often
with the aid of some dishonest employe
what chance he will stand OF oVerdraWlhs
the account on which he plans his raid Tor
that must be avoidedS
The real hazard is in the preliminary
stems All these details being perfected,
one of the band who makes the best ap-
nearance drops casually into a motel ana
sends a messenger boy to the bank with
a forged check. The old time layer down
usually went in person, but the hooeril
generator has confidence in the honesty OF
mankind. The messenger boy is Swallowed
by another member of the band whom he
has never seen. If there is the least sign
of trouble at the bank, the slightest con-
fusion about the paying teller's window,
the lookout at once gives a stlll alarm ana
he and his confederate disappear. Inc a.
tempt to obtain the certitication OF checks
is successful in more cases than Is sener-
aJlv known Once the check has the I'M
prinatur of the bank it is disposed OF pS
the financial man of the partnership WIN
out undue haste. 1t is no unusual tnlI ~
for him to open an account at another
bank with such a check as the OASIS
After a few days the swindler draws Gown
his balance as near as he can and fades
into another alias
Among those who have had much to DO
recently in running down bands of new
school forgers is ]. NJ. Fuller, of the Fuller
Toetective Agency. who is retained by sew
era1 of the largest banks in the city.
methods employed by expert forgers
rovadays," said Mr.. Fuller, point to the
danger which lies in certifying checks for
strangers. a,oo..
..,rhe time was when certified check
was good as gold, but these gentlemen Of
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
Where, then, is the chapel? where the good

GracIa? Where, then, is the chapel? Where the good
padre1
A brisk interpreter and scribe is provided for
them-a very guide, philosopher and friend. They
retire into the library and later emerge with their
afidavits fulfilling the law, with their crumpled ana
nainful Signatures Oh. this sordid America These
harsh customs!
Close upon the trail of this idyl come a Bowery
bride and bridegroom, denizens OF the sup-world.
He is of unwholesome pallid growth, like green
thing sprouting in the cellar His face Is fringed
with a silky growth of beard; he looks young ana
when he speaks he lsps. The girl Is even younger
and she is frightened. The ages indicated In their
afidavit are promptly challenged, but they stick
doggedy to their statement, which satlsnes tne la"
"Are you sure?"
Mods of affirmation.
"How sure your -, - 7
"Zhure? Zhure-thatz how zhure PEN do
know" ,, 4ho,,ob r.
Nothing to do but give them the license thougn IL
seems a pltiful, invertebrate affair whcn ous"'
somehow to be prevented for the good OF the race.
There is a type of young African which LOT s1a u,
wart length of limb and breadth OF shouluef ]"