The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-06
AMERICANS IMPLICATED IN hun PLOT
WORLD RECORD TRIALS POSTPONED 4 WEEK
Wiretapper Easy Money for
The Chauffeur, Waiter and
Bootlegger; Why Dnue Him Out?

live. Tney know poor chauffeur has
to live and smear the velvet in his
pam. No cheap skates or tin-can
tourists among the 'tappers.
the defense of the wiretappeIs on an
other occasion He remarked: Wire
tappeTs are all right. They pay top
prices for booze and don't squeal If
you occasionally slip them a quart o.
water instead of the real stun They
don't holIer at all. but these poor
girks VINO fall for their lay certainly
veil - High Heaven Me for a wire
Taper every time. | never will vote
Tor a man who drives out wiretappers
II they hal a hundred in town ! could
retire after this season with enough
money to break into society with"
A waiter voiced the opinion that
wi etappers give good tips. THAT is
what makes a town is liberal tippers.n
he declared and continued: Don't
we come down here to get the money.
and how is We going to get it if no
body eats nothing they don't have to
and never gives up to hard working
waiter Gee. it would be great to
work in restaurant where nothing
but wiretappers dined: yes, dine is
the right word; they dine. they sho
TO- with capital d."
\ merchant was of the opinion that
wiretappers did not hurt the town
He said: 1T is no secret that wire
tappers have been here during past
seasons, and few have been here
prospecting around this season. How
ever. they do not bother local tour
lists, but bring their victims from
other places Personally | have prof
/ tied by the presence of these men.
They wear expensive clothing. buy
| handsome things in the way OF pres
eats, and put a good deal OF money in
circulation They do not use strong
arm tactics or outrage the community.
as they usually get their victim away
from town before he realizes that he
has been trimmed If a boob wants
to bite at their game let them bite ::
there is a sucker born every minute.
Wiretappers help business"
so would a good burglar if per-
mitted to bring his gang 70 town and
walk arourI unmolested. was the re-
mark of the reporter.
Don't associate a common burglar
with wiretapper" said the business
man
No. shrugged the reporter, the
burglar keeps under cover while tht
wiretapper lives al the best hotels 81
finest apartments. drinks good liquor
rides the girls around in takes. give.
generous tips and buys expensive
Fclothes. therefore he should be per
mitted TO rob his victims and b.
pointed out as a desirable resident.
Another patty vouched the inf0r
: nation that wiretapper is the east
cst person to short change in til
! world For instance, in paying
check at a restaurant they usual.
: dash a $50 bill and shove the chang
/. in their pocket without counting it. !
tie cashier wants 10 they can hold ou
= two or three dollars and the tappe
never knows the difference, or if 4
does he keeps his mouth shut Thre
years ago one cashier made on an av
. erage OF from $6 TO SO a day short
tchanging wire tappers. This partiou
lar cashier considered 'tappers Tia
: biggest fish in the world
d 4 real estate dealer remarked
y don't mind renting house 10 a wire
is Taper because make them pa
u three prices. and they usually Il
o things up. They don do things
IN halves. Like a spider they weave
-e good web