The Washington herald., 1920-12-25

A big concern in Rochester has
determined to make all its payments.
including that of its payroll by
check. 1t has 100000 customers and
thousands of employees.
The plan is all right in all respects
except as to payroll.
In Philadelphia a large establish-
ment adopted the psy-by-check sys-
tenn as regards its employees q lew
years ago. 1t had not been in effect
long when one morning the banker
upon whose establishment the
checks were drawn was horribed
upon approaching his institution to
see a long line of men stretching
out from the bank building into the
street and far down the block.
He went to the cashier and, in agi-
tated voice. asked what 1t meant.
It's the employees of So and So''
said the cashier. They're being
paid off by check"
Notify So and So this thing stops
today" ordered the banker. Il near
Iy had an attack of heart failure
when 1 saw that line of people. II
was enough to start a run on the
bank. We could not afford anything
like that even IL we had the re-
sources of the United States Treas
ury."
And no bank can.
A gentleman in this town is
freighted with woe and bitterness to-
day. He has been robbed. That is
sad. His confidence in man has been
abused. That is worse. Moreover
he cannot tell his tale and look for
sympathy. That is cruel and unusual
punishment to affiict upon any one
especially a garrulous person.
Here's the story:
The gentleman is or was of some
prominence politically. He repre-
sented a Philadelphia district in the
Legislature at one time, sent there
il is said. by aid of the liquor in
terests. 1t is said, but. of course. il
is not true, that he was custodian
of the Doodle fund subscribed for use
in defeating prohibition legislation
At any rate. the Doodle was not dis.
tributed and, when it came to q
showdown, the senator voted for
prohibition, this despite the fact that
he is the possessCr OF a noble thirst
The other day the senator met an
old, old friend who had been a sub
scriber to the fund and who still has
an interest in liquor.
John" said the senator, I'D like
to get some booze. Can you fix me
up?"
Sure" said John. AS much as
you want"
I'D like, say, seven bottles of Ole
Crow" remarked the senator. "What
will it cost?"
"Tll deliver il at your house for
50 a bottle" said John.
The senator paid 500 to John and
that evening the booze was handed
to the senator in his home by a mes
senger.
Tell John I'm much obliged" said
the senator.
About fifteen minutes after the re.
ceipt of the liquor the bell rang. 4
visitor wished to see the senator.
I'm revenue agent" said the
caller. We've been watching Johns
establishment and we saw some stuff
taken from his place and delivered
here. We want the goods. Where
are they"
The senator said the caller wa.
wholly in error, but the caller didn't
agree with him. He couldn't. in
fact, as there was bottle of OLD
Crow on the sideboard and the pack.
age in which the stuff had been en-.
cased was in the room. Over tn,
senator's protest and despite hi.
threats of what he would have don,
to the agent the seven bottles wer,
seized.
Next morning the senator went t.
John and told him about it. Johr
said it was too bad. but somehow
he didn't say it in a way that i'm,
pressed the senator
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