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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-13
USED AUTOMOBILES

FuRnS-Tourin- rurahouts ana -. ~
.l9lS-ll-l6; cond guar. 15a5 n CrSg.3
PAIGE 1915 touring: ; passsn,.s. \. y.
fullv e0utnred: paint and genorai y, w
very dne: hlc bargain: $3.50 eohdil1
sold und"r Our Guarantee rr-;.t -
Rlselow-Willov Motor Co. 9oi n Paa.
PAIGE 1917 touring; : nasssn,... ~. Y
S1tOU '"''eui oafn,.
Sold undor our Guarantee Trial pi,u
REolow- Wiley Motor CO.. 3n4 \ p...,
PAIGE ,l9i5 tuurlnE. G.48; oyerbsTi.5 y. :.
in Al condition; can ho purcbssssT ! N N
sold under our Guarantee Trial p,n.lh
Rirelow-Willcy Motor 90. 3ni n prn.aIn pan
STANLEY CAR uses i,prosene =. - y
STANLEY MOTOR CARRIAGE rof rnma nma
2a25 Chestnut 81. N "
STEARNS- KNIGHT int7. S-Cylin5.,
passenger; has extra tire and fnii 7. y
mont uaint aud upholstery I'm eytr, W.
conditions can he soen at a central ia ~ n,
y. T.. korr. 7it Real Estate Trus, s' t,ta p,a,
Phone l'ilhort $500. h4
WHITE TRUCK, ton: in good ,,,...
order ii"o s 23d ST 'una''
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OPERATORS

LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE
IS PER WEEK PAID DUR
ING FIRST MONTH or ~
sTRUCTlON: ADVANCEMENT
Is RAPGD3 COMFORTABLE
AND ATTRACTIVE RECREA-
TION AND DINING ROOMS;
MEALS SERVED AT COST.
YOUNG WOMEN BETWEEN Il
AND - YEARS or AGE
SHOULD APPLY At ROOM fo2,
BoURsE BUILDING. 5TH ANp
MARKET SITS. $ A. NJ To
9 p. NJ.
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND
TELEGRAPH COMPANY
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BOBBIN winders and silk spoilers wanted (:
exper ON upholstery yarns. Moss Rose
Mfg. Co. AlleghenN ave. and Hancock 81.
BOOKKEEPER and stenographer expert
enceds good position for month; might
b. permanent; salary good, ] 1853, Led. {.
CARD FEEDERS wanted on woolen cards.
81 W, corner 18th and Carpenter.
cTfAABERAiAID 4 waitress, In fam. B5t1
~ lincoln drive. Car 81 Pm. G'tn 4O0S.
CHILDNURsE-Exp nurse FOR infant; ref
required; good wages Tele. Ardmore no,
CIsEBK--Young lady In accounting depart
mE1f Apply m person 70 Mr.. Price.
PUBLIC LEDGER co.
GTH AND CHESTNUT SITS
|I.ERks. 4. e1psrienced Ia general office
work for CllIfs Broad and Suaquehanna
.." CAN AInndaY after 10 M. and hak
m |I.04 HuMc1
|...||| and ...IIt InI.N white vented for
.||u|| RS 'n0 IA H4t1E|IN q 1I1'I.ed on.
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HELP WANTED MALE

rothcr Helm Wanted Ads on Page >,
STOCK CLERK. Young man. in wholesale
dry goods house u 222. LodGor Offco.
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE
oother Help Wanted Ads on Page ?,

ADDREsSOGRAPH OPERATOR: state age,
: experience and salary expected. p 209.
Ledger Office.
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HELP WANTED MALE
Othcr Helm Wanted Nds on Rage -

AupRESSOGRArH OPERATOR: state age.
oNp"riour" and salary expected. y 30.
Ledger Office
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-13

STENOGTArTtER wanted. Young man ~ at
least wears experience: hich school Cdu.
cation and ability to handle suondoucr
without diCtatiOn would he considered as
sets state experience. age, references ana
salary expected. Address II 2O2. Ledger
Office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-13

Young MAN wanted for clerical position
t. hIgh school graduate with some bnoSkepp.
perience, age, references and salary ex.
pected in FIRST letter to q 20i, Ledger Office
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-13

LABoR ERs wANTEDl
1000 LABORERs
WANTED ON L. $. GOVERNMENT WORK
AT WASHINGTON PARK
wEsTvILLE. y. J., SIN MILES FROM
CAMDEN RY TRAIN OR TROLLEY
TO WEsTvIII.E
FREE RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION
ALLOWED BOTH WAYS
WAGES 35c PER HOUR; TINE AND ONE.
HALF FOR ALI OVERTIME OVER
EIGHT HOURS AND ALI SUNDAY WORK
WORKING HOURS I O'CLOCK A. NJ
TO 545 O'CLOCK r. NJ
TAKE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
FERRYBoAT At MARKET ST.
PHILADELPHIA TO CAMDEN
THEN VIA TRAIN TO wESTvILLE, N. J.
or FERRY TO CAMDEN. THEN
TROLLEY TO WASHINGTON PARK. y. J..
APPLY EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT.
MACARTHUR BROTHERS co.
WASHINGTON PARK. wEsTvILLE. n. j..
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sTENOGRAPHEH--wa at once. young
stenogrsphic and typewriting work: must he
ferred: salary so TO start. Phone Mr. Nor
1922
STENOGRAPHER-P position in
centrally located office: interesting and
constructive work: salary Si6. 80 and up, aC-
cording to experience: fine chance to show
Initiative; reply giving phone number. ] l4s,
Ledger Central
STENOGRAPHER wanted by manufacturing
corpora tion good opportunity for young
lady Of intelligence and ability; state quail
fcations. references and salary expected.
p 021, Ledger Office.
sTENOGRAPHER To handle general COR
resnondence and filing in an employment
department. good opportunity; refer 10 this
advertisement, giving full details, including
salary Address Ma, +. o. Box 3443.
STENOGRAPHERS
Good Opu5rtunltys beginners acceptable
W IT, Tunis. Adams Express Co, 18th and
Market st
sTENoGRAPHER = Wanted experienced
will assist in office work. VIM. Foster, 1908
STENoGRAPHER, experienced and ac-
curate: good hours: no overtime: good on
portunity for advancement. 2O6. Led
ger Office.
TEACHER, Wishing more desirable employ
ment; must be teachable. 2Os. Ledger
Office
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AUTO sUPPL1Es-REPAIRiNa
AUTO TIRES
MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLE
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

NEW and secondhand BICYCLES; tires 81 y
Andrew r. BirChett 5O3 s. 22d.
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE

Othcr ucln Wanted Nds on Rage .,
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statesmen

The Encyclopedia Britannica need tbran
men for washington. two for Baltimore ana
three for Philadelphia TO take charge OF
stores which are being opened: 10 men who
nave selling ability and can come TO us well
recommended we offer a permanent and
profitable position. 1870 S. 18th St, sd noor
SHEARER wanted. experienced on madras
and lightweight drapery goods; must
understand grinding and setting. Moss Rose
Mfg Co, Allegheny ave and Hancock ii
SOLIClTOR-A hiah-class. forcefui solicitor
wanted 70 present a proposition Of inter-
ct 20 business men Qf philadelphia; only
those comrftent 70 sol results need apnly;
reference. ~ eala Aedger centraL
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statesmen
AS A RULE DON'T KNOW
THE FOLLOWING FACTS

INC LARGEST salaries In the world the
ishpor pS and the greatest personal liberty are
oulS S q rev o. lhe advantages enjoyed bv
SUCCESSFUL salesmen. Statesmen who can
prove their ability Will be educsted. care.
Iully driiled IN the practical points Of mod.
ern selling and given an onDortunity 10
earn so 70 5000 weekly. Apply Salesman
sger. 300 Franklin Bank Bldg
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-18
MARRIAGE LICENSES
BIRTHS AND DEATHS

Births-Lewis and Julia Fink, Hunter
Tan. ttwins) girl and boy; Rudolph and
Naomi Reeder, 252l Franklin ST., girl: AL
bert and Verna Thompson. $3.50 Binney
st.. girl; Henry and Maria Onik, 1927
South Thirty-third street, girl Stanley
and Marie Panek, 1910 South Eleventh
street ttwins), boy and girl; Clarence ana
Margaret Turney 1888 North sixty-fifth
stenue, girl: Carl and Martha johnson,
Benson. Benson station, girl; Edward and
May Buchanan, 1920 North Thirty-fourth
street. boy; Karl and Bess Woodruff. $40
South Twenty-fifth avenue, grin Magnus
and Marie Nielsen, Florence, Neb., bow:
Frank and Mary Smolir. 5000 South Thtr.
ty-ninth street, girl: John and Mary Sled
lik, 44iS South Thirty fourth street, boy.
DeathsA-olaf Thulin. so, Emmanuel hos.
rital; Margie Cap, Is. $500 South Twenty.
second street; John Uhiik, 81, St.
Jcseph's hospital; Charlotte Wilde, so.
ISIS ct. Mary's avenue; orio B. Stuart, S.
Methodist hospital; Mary Anna Daeker.
~. 3S27 North Eighteenth street; Casper
Sistta, Jr.. z, ISIS South Seventh street:
Mary Pallodino, "a days, 2247 Pierce
street; Eleanor vollmsr. 81, 1915 Valley
street; Charles McLoud. Ss, 1904 Lake
direct.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.


0IJ1y / N i ~ L.
The infirmary Of Creighton university
college Of dentistry will reopen on Sep.
tember Z. All kinds Of dental work done
under careful supervision Of the profess
sors. Extractions free. Children's teeth
straightened. 210 South 18th St.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-18
BUILDING PERMITS

Building permits have been issued 20
he following: @
Pearl Memorial N. ID. church, 531S-2s
North Twenty-fourth street. addition to
shurch, $4,000
Edgar A. Baird. 1861 Harvey street,
supply house, $4,000.
Fairmont Creamery o., 11os-1S Jones
street. auto shed, $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-18
FOR SALE--Miscellaneous
Furniture and Household Goods.

HUUSE FURNISHINGS AND FURNITURE
IN BIG SEPTEMBER SALE.
The fall months suggest ''cosifying
your home. A new rug, new dresser.
a new stove or range bespeaks more
: nan anywhere else. the State Furniture
Co, i4th and Dodge streets. will supply
.;syanr nScds. Our sertember bargains
4 should attract you. We make speclal-
\ ~ Of complete home outfits, also hotels
Snd rooming houses. Railroad fares re-
<xAnded to out-of-town buyers within 90
( miles OF Omaha on purchases OF $50 or
more.
STATE FURNITURE CO..
adth . Dodge sR., OPP. " y Slds.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-18
Minnesota Lands.

BARGAIN-24O acres; 40 miles from
neapolis; 120 acres cultivated; all
good corn land; 80 acres fine meadow
land; 60 acres pasture: some scattered
hard maple in pasture; fair set build
ings; near creamery and store. Price.
S47.50 per acre; $4,000 cash. balance five
years per cent. Schwab Bros, 1923
Plymouth Bldg. Minnes pol.s. MINI.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-18

MCAGUE INVESTMENT co.
Income, Business and Trackage Specialists.
18th and Dodge SITS. Douglas 4lb.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-18
REAL ESTATE.Business Property

OWNER GOING TO WAR.
s2,500 will buy store building and
to dwelling: 254o Rees st. Grocery bust.
ness in building also for sale at a bar
gain. JOHN w ROBBINS. 1902 FAR!
NAM ST
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-18

WI desire to express our heartfelt thanks
Tor the many kindnesscs extended US by
cur good friends during the illness and
death OF our beloved mother. Mrs. J.
q. Campbell, Mrs. c, d. Klinger, Mrs.
]. y. Daily, Mrs. Allan Taylor, George
W. Davis. william IL, Davis, Mary Ellen
Davis. Veronica Davis
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-18
Nebraska Lands.

NOTICE OF PARTITION SALE
Notice Of partition sale is hereby
given that by virtue OF a decree and
order of sale entered in the district
court of Washington county, Nebraska.
under date OF August 10, 1918, In an
action in partition therein pending
wherein Alma NJ. Haas, ct al. are
plaintiffs, and Luella Brown, ct al. are
defendants. l. as referee, in PARTON.
in said action, will. on Tuesday. Sep
TENDER II, 1918, at l o'clock p. m. at
the north front door OF the court house
in Blair. Washington county. Nebraska.
offer for sale the following described
real estate, towit: The northwest u
OF section IS. township II. range 10,
east OF the 9Th p. m. in Washington
county, Nebraska. said sale will be at
public vendue for cash to the highest
and best bidder therefor and will be
held open for one hour
Dated this 14th day OF August. 1918,
z. B. Carrigan, Referee ii Partition.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-18

DEATHS & FUNERAL NOTICES
uARLSON--Mrs. Lulu, r. r. D. No. S,
September IL, aged 80 years, beloved
wife of Elmer w. Carlson. Funeral
9notice later.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-18
SWAPPERS COLUMN.

LADIES' Gold Wrist Watch. Swap for
furniture or what have your Box 24bb,
Omaha Bee.
BEAUTIFUL surrey cheap or will trade
for Ford auto. Douglas 1854.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-02-08

IL has been said that there Is room
for Just SO much In the human brain
and II ones ability Is as highly spe-
ciallzed us an Inventors, there Is no
chance Of being capable In business
affairs, Certainly. this has been borne
aut In the case of most inventors.
Those servants Of civilization have,
almost without exception, faced fnnn,
clal difficulties OF the most dlsheart-
enlng character Only a few were for
tunate in connecting up with men Of
business ability who relieved them OF
financial responsibilities.
Watt, the inventor Of the steam en-
gine. was so situated. When he start
ed his experiments he was the pos
SCISSOR Of prosperous instruments
making business, employing sixteen
men. lie soon became greatly In debt
and formed "a partnership with Doc
tor Roehuck who agreed to pay SS,-
600 of his debts, provide money for
further experiments and secure pat
emit, In return for these advances he
became two-thirds owner. After the
two had achieved partial success Doe
tor R0ehuck suffered financial re,
verses, He was forced 60 transfer his
interest to Matthew Boulton, famous
merchant OF Birmingham, 70 whom h,
was Ia debt Boulton was just the
sort Of business genius Watt required
| tie built factory for the manutae
| ture ot steam engines and financial
| difficulties hampered Watt no more.
Edison. on the other hand, early II
/ ais career refused an otter for IA part
/ ner. Although he has built up larg,
fortune he has frequently lost prac
Ideally everything he possessed an,
been forced 10 start all over again
| his business methods we're some
times impractical IN the extreme. Ono,
Edison WAS offered SlOO,OO0 for nj
invention He voluntarily offered Il
receive payment Ia annual install
ments OF $4,000 without interest
Again. be once received an offer b
cable for "30,OOO," he accepted. whe
he received his remittance he wa
greatly surprised 20 learn that Il wa
$4,000 lie had expected $4,000.
Eli Whitney, inventor Of the cotto
gin. never really freed himself of
nanclal worries. lie went in partne
, ship with a MIR, Miller, and the NV
were forced To fight almest continue
, ly for their rights. While Whltne
was experimenting and producing h
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-02-08
PATRONS ARE THE PATRIOTS
Customers of Some Hotels Profit Very
Little by New Plan of conserva-
ton of Food Supply.

The food administration is pleased
to pieces with the New York hotels for
saving more than a thousand barrels
of flour a week and some II tons of
meat day by these wheatIess-meat-
less occasions that are so popular now,
a writer in Golfers observes. Pro-
vision dealers report a falling off in
sales, and all is lovely and statistical.
IT'S fair picture to gaze upon, but
honor where honor is duel That pa
tient hero, the hotel patron, ought to
come in for a few kind words, since
he pays the full price and eats the
half portion.
"Save wheat-uSe corn''-bread is 10
cents, corn bread is IS cents. AS
transient consumer, the other noon, we
paid 80 cents for slice of beef as
large as a postal card, plus one table
spoonful of creamed potatoes, plus a
bit of Yorkshire pudding about the size
of watch. No doubt it was all that
was good for us, but the price was
more. If the widely known principles
of economics are still working, we
helped make meat and bread cheaper
and paid as much as if we were max
ing them dearer.
A patriot is noble thing, but isn't
it better to be one than to trim one?
The hotel keepers of Manhattan are
playing both sides of the game and the
food administration furnishes a jazz
band of statistical admiration for their
efforts. These bonifaees who are
shrinking the meals and swelling the
prices need something all right. but
not governmental encouragement.
Meanwhile the hotel user can feel sure
that the war has not changed his func-
ton at all-he's the paying goat now
| just ms he used to be.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-02-08
When Nobel Cut His Eino.r

The great war might be traced back
TO Nobel's cut finger, f. f. Slosson
writes in the New York Independent.
Alfred Nobel was Swedish chemist
land pacifist. One day while work
ing in the laboratory he oIlt his finger,
as chemists are apt to do, and again
as chemists are apt to do, he dissolved
some guncotton In ether alcohol and
swabbed 1t on the wound. At this
point, however his conduct DIVORCES
from the ordinary, for instead of stand
ing Idle. impatientfy waving his hand
in the air TO- dry the film as most peo-
pie, including chemists, are apt to do,
he put his mind on it and II occurred
to him that this sticky stuff. slowly
hardening to an elastic mass. might
be just the thing he was hunting as
an absorbent and solidifier of nitro
| glycerin. So instead of throwing away
| the extra collodion that he had made
he, mixed 1t with nitroglycerin and
found that it set to Jelly. The BLAST
| ing gelatin" thus discovered proved TO
be so insenSltive TO shock that it could
/ be safely transported or fired from a
! cannon. This was the first of the
high explosives that have been the
chief factor in the great war.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-02-08

John Jones, prosperous business
man IN middle West city, slit
open an important.lookIng envelope
Just handed 10 him and unfolded the
crackly ietterhead. Across the top OF
the sheet was engraved:
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-02-08

first machine, people heard of the won
derful invention and broke into his
house. They carried away the model
and soon dozen similar machines
were in use. This was before Whit
ney could obtain patent. He worked
night and day to produce another
model SO that he could go to Wash
ingtOn and patent il. but he was handI-
capped for lack of funds. At length
the patent was secured and then two
years of struggle elapsed before Whit
ncy succeeded in proving the superb
GRITTY OF his machine over the imita-
tons.
In I795 he returned from the South
TO New Haven, where his factory was
located, only to find that 1t had burned
down. All his machines and papers
were destroyed. In answer to his let
ter apprising Miller what had occurred
the latter replied. Il will devote NIL
my time, all my thoughts, all my exer.
lions and all the money can earn or
borrow to encompass and complete
the business we have undertaken"
Whitney set to work TO replace his
factory. lie had great difficulty in
securing the necessary capital. To
add to his difficulties, certain manu-
fncturer In England stated that the
product of the machine was unsatis-
factory. Whitney wrote to Miller.
'rhe extreme embarrassments which
have been for a long time accumulate
Ing upon me have now become SO great
that ii win be impossible for me TO
struggle against them many days
longer"
He was still forced to fight in the
courts because OF infringements. Law
suits went against him.
At last Whitney succeeded in sell
| ing rights OF his machine TO the state
1 OF South Carolina for $4,000. He re.
/ peated this in North Carolina and Ten,
nessee, But then when success
seemed within his grasp, South Caro-
/ lima attempted to recind its action ant
announced it would not pay the $50,
i 600 and tried to have the money al
ready advanced to Whitney returned.
/ Affairs were Mt the darkest point IL
whItney's long struggle, Just as b,
was about to give up South Carolln,
thought better of Its decision and palC
the inventor in full.
But a better day seems to have ar
rived for inventors. Modern indus
trial progress has made so many de
mands for better methods that inven
tors are now eagerly sought after aut
usually treated fairly. Financial al,
Is easier TO secure. The individual
investor, when he purchases his bonu
may he assisting the development o
an invention every bit as revolution
airy is the cotton gin. Without tn
aid OF his thrift the worlds progress
could hardly proceed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-02-08

John Jones, prosperous business
man IN middle West city, slit
open an important.lookIng envelope
just handed 10 him and unfolded the
crackly letterhead. Across the top OF
the sheet was engraved:
SMITH a BROWN
Bankers Brokers
Private Wire Service Between Principal
Cities
Market Letters Furnished
hlshsst Bank ard COMMERCIAL References
TO, broadway. New York
Below was a closely typewriter let
ter starting with friendly Dear Mr..
Jones" Jones leaned back in his chair
and started to read
An unusual opportunity, II seemed,
was being offered TO him. A New York
brokerage firm was organizing a syn
dictate whose purpose was TO manipu-
late the grain market and clean up a
fortune on wheat. To do this In big
way, Smith & Brown were moblIIzing
the capital of hundreds of investors.
The funds secured In this manner,
added TO their already immense re-
sources, would enable them to run
away with the market.
I'm union there Is strength" read
the letter. Thousands of investors
with moderate means wish TO share
In the stupendous profits Of Wall
street, But what chance have they
against the millions of Rockefeller.
Morgan and Gould7 II requires money
to make money and our plan Is to take
the $50 or 500 Of an individual lnyes-
tor and make 1t felt, instead Of being
a mere drop in the bucket"
The letter was quite reassurlng. mo
client Of ours has ever lost any money"
Il was stated Had Mr.. Jones looked
for II, he would have discovered no
information as to when the business
was established. But he was too abb
sorbed In the glowing account of the
system of Jim Smlth-that wizard of
tlnance-to beat the market. II de-
veloped after years OF study and ex-
perlence, and had netted him millions.
lie had astOunded veteran spectators
and NapoIeons of finance with his
marvellous success. Now he was going
TO do the biggest thing Of his Tife He
was TO give the small investor an OPP
poFtunity to enter into a deal with
him. And when the people got together.
anything could be Accomplishment 500
per cent profits were assured
Mr.. Jones thoughtfully restored the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-02-08

letter to the envelope and decided he
would 90 over It again that night.
In the quiet Of his home he argued
the matter out. In the letter 1t was
stated that Smith q Brown courted
the most rigid investigation and sug-
gested that prospective clients inquire
OF Gum & Bradburn, commercial
agency, as to their standing. Mr..
Jones decided such would be a rea-
sonable test, and accordingly wrote a
letter to Gum 4 Bradburn, asking for
complete information regarding the
Arm Of brokers. The reply was very
favorable. smith s. Brown are re-
sponsible and have ample capital. We
recommend them without qualifica-
ton said the report.
Mr.. Jones sent 500 TO become a
member OF the syndicate.
The days that followed were full Of
anxiety for him. How was the venture
progressing7 When would he receive
the letter apprislng him of the out
conner
The news came in an unexpected
manner. II was In the metropolitan
newspaper he received weekly. He
read:
ANOTHER MARKET swINDLE
sands from would-be spectators and de-
camp.
The thing he feared had happened
to him. He was swindled
A week or so later letter came to
him from the Society for Protection of
Investors. 1t stated that IL he had had
any unfortunate dealings with the UNI
scrupulous investment houses they, a
society formed purely for protective
purposes, would look into his case and
see what could be done. But Mr.. Jones
had become wary through his expert
ence with Gum & Bradburn, deciding
that he would stick TO business and
not mix In with high finance. In this
he was very wise, for the Society for
Protection of Investors was in reality
backed by the owners of the defunct
Smith & Brown. Its purpose was to
direct Mr.. Jones to their newest ven
ture. And the Gum & Bradburn COM
mercIal agency was also backed by the
renowned Jim Smith and his nefarlous
associates for purpose that is readily
apparent.
Such, in brief. is the composite ex-
perience of thousands who trust them
selves to the doubtful mercies of firms
In the same category of Smith &
Brown. Their appeal Is subtle and
often blinds the shrewdest.
How can you discriminate between
the legitimate and illegltimate invest
ment banker? First, beware of the
financial house that offers stock that
will on specified date sell for a
higher price, or where extravagant div
idends are guaranteed, or where stock
Is sold way below par and large
commission paid to agents. These are
generally the earmarks of the offerings
of an INSCRIPTIONS house and should
be Stunned. Second, inquire at your
local bank as to the standing of the
firm with which you propose dealing.