The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
FROM WOMARS
POINT OF VIEW

L seems that there is doubtful money IN
Observation-Disclosures and foreign coins
which are refused in some Quarters-so
II YOU Go not want number Of these on
hand, there is no other course than TO
refuse 20 take them as change Such
q refusal viii be respected. even thOug,
II may mean temporary embarrassment.
and after a while the doubtful money viii
be Withdrawn from circulation
A working girl was given a dime In
/ change the other day in a reputable shop.
a piece Of silver worn 10 such smooth
ness that its denomination had TO be
guessed at The financial department OF
that place chose 10 call it a dime. so as
a dime # was offered and refused in va
rious places, even az the shop from which
the girl received IL A loss Of ten cents
is not a real hardship 20 the average
worker. but as 1t represents a portion OF
the DAYS labor, there IS no reason for
parting with il without receiving some
thing in return. When large and power
ful corporations think IL necessary 10
chase up pennies. individuals need not
hesitate 10 be alert
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The conductors Of trolley cars viii often
give out money which IS refused on other
lines They viii take il back If a protest
+ is entered on the spot. At shops the same
course can be pursued The number Of
men and women who never count their
change Is amazing. and so numerous are
. the mistakes. discovered later on. that
+ notices are often posted in banks and
above the windows Of ticket Offices They
may not 90 much In the way Of reform.
but they relieve those places Of ali Te-
+ sp0nsibiiity in the matter.
careful woman is found now and
( then. One OF the number furnished a
good deal Of quiet amusement 10 her
husband by counting the money she drew
from the bank from tine 10 time The
bank hires reliable men 10 do that" he
had assured her, but she persisted in re-
counting. and one day her reward came,
In the presence Of her husband, as It
happened There was a mistake OF $ in
the banks favor. and II would not have
been rectified had she left the window be-
fore discovering it. There was no more
chatting on the mans part after that eX-
perience-
The rule OF some trolley lines that
compeIs a conductor to name the piece
Of money given him for fare when It ex-
ceeds the regulation price Of a ride has
a decided advantage II eliminates dis
putes # patrons also comply with the
rule to name the value Of a coin OF bank
note. Most Of US have witnessed uncom-
Portable disputes over the return or non
return OF change, and any system that
avoids them ought 70 be welcomed as
public benefit. Would that other dis
sCreeables could be as easily disposed Of.
The majority Of women may be careful
in money matters, but there is a large
class 10 which negligence is habituaI I
have heard butchers boast that their GUS
toners settle bills without looking be-
youd the sum total. know Of one So
called respectable milk corporation which
closes its eyes 20 the overcharges made
on bills paid to the collectors Of the firm.
DID II know Of such dishonesty? Certain
II il did, after discharged the milkrnan
and the firm sent q representative to
learn the reason. The Incident closed
right there. but 7 occasionally receive an
advertisement setting forth the virtues Of
the milk and the Dc- bsdind II Pre-
sUma5ly there are plenty OF other patrons
who do not dispute their monthly bills
BETTY BRADEEN-