New Britain herald., 1926-07-16
PAGE 'NR. ROGERS,'
 HE'S WANTED BADLY
Mysterious Ticket Seller Sought
 by Three Organizations

If anyone sees the Mysterious Mir Rogers" will they please mo- tify the detective bureau of the New Britain police department, the Chamber of Commerce or the New Britain credit rating bureau. Mir. Rogers is being sought by all or ganizations.
 He is not accused of having done anything which would bring him in to difficulties with the courts, but, then. his activities here are such, or have been until a week ago. that all three of the above organizations would like to ask him few ques- tions.
 It all came out of a dance that Walter J. Smith post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, plans to hold at the Norden bungalow next Friday eve ming. This MT. Rogers, whose first name no one seems to know, came to the city and. on what is said to be a "50-5o" basis, agreed to sell tickets for the dance. His ticket selling method was to call promt- nent people on the phone and say: "Hello. is this -? Well, this Is Rogers. Can I send you a couple of tickets for the Veterans of For eign Wars dancer" The name Rog- CTS, being identified with an old and respected family in this city, it was magic selling point and there was much demand for tickets. according to reports.
 This same plan was proposed. &C., cording to the Chamber of Com merce, by someone who came here few weeks ago and put on a poppy selling campaign for the L. : D. Penfeld Camp, Sons of Veterans Auxiliary. Ralph |. Gould, secre- tary of the Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. George A. Weir, prominent in the auxiliary. held conference with the promoter of the plan and the latter agreed to cancel his con- tract and left the city.
 The methods of MT. Rogers" were brought 10 the attention of the .Chamber of Commerce and later to the Credit Rating Bureau because of the fact that it was generally sup posed the Walter J. Smith post had gone out of existence. On the con- trary, the organization is said to have taken a new lease of life and month ago officers were elected Edward Johnson of 113 Winthrop street was chosen commander. MT, Johnson, who succeeded John J. O'Brien, is out of the city on his vacation. Herman Simonson is sen- for vice commander and Fred Fleischauer is adjutant.
 The post never relinquished Its charter, although a certificate Of in-
 corporation has not been filed with the city clerk since 1922. MT. Rog-
 CTS" came to this city, established headquarters at the home of Carroll
 B Golf at 70 Lake street, and con- ducted his ticket selling campaign from there.
 His plan was simple. He would put on the dance and finance 1t, splitting the profits with the vet erans for the use of their name. At tlle 1Oll Johtly IL Ntlo oc'N that MT. Rogers first name was unknown and that he had left the city.
 Officials of the Smith post say the dance will be held next Friday eve ming.
 A broadcast sent out by the credit rating bureau asks that the bureau be advised at once if anyone is solicited for the purchase of tickets, inasmuch as it was desired to get in touch with MT. Rogers" The bureau also asked the aid of Detective Sergeant William P. McCue in locating the promoter. ,rhe Chamber of Commerce made an unsuccessful effort to locate MT. Rogers" after having been bom- barded with dozens of telephone calls daily asking advice and in Formation concerning the whole propostion.