The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
By Joe Diggin

h.e one advantage over the horse
race racket for the gang that
rms Il. It is difficult to get a con-
viction, they say, although the
game is as fraudulent as the
race horse racket.
Here is about the way 1t works:
The so-called school sends out
rnanv minographed letters which
look very much like the kind OF
literature which Is used by the
federal government. The letter mas
the looks of something Official
and II tells about civil service
Jobs begging for persons to I'LL
them. Only hitch, it points out,
;s that you've got to be trained:
a card is inclosed and if you Will
merely sign your name to the
card and mail it, you'll get the
dope. -
instead of a letter, you get a
telephone call from somebody who
tells you that he is here to tank
over that civil service matter with
YOU. So you invite him out.
When he arrives, you meet MN
at the door and say, "Oh, you
are Mr.. so-and-so of the civil
service: come right in"
He laughs, grunts, grins, CT
cetera. being careful not to say
ayes I'm from the civil service"
but also not saying mo, I'm with
private concern, j. =. Soul
duggery & Co.
With him is hired compan-
Zion who sits out in the car until
She suggests that he is young
fellow who is driving the nice
old man. You suggest that he
come in. and the old guy suggests
II wouldn't be a bad idea, so you
invite him in. The young fellow
sits there and takes in the con-
versation. If you ever get into
court with the outfit, the young
guy will be there to swear that
the old guy never said this and
that" I said it would be hard to
convict anyone. You are lucky ii
you don't pay cash for there is
chance of stopping payment on
the check that you give the old
guy before he gets to the bank.
The old guy paints rosy pic
ture to you and the little family
who sit there with illusions OF
grandeur growing on hem.
He tells you there are jobs open
with the civil service in Alaska,
"but you may not want to go to
Alaska"
"No, I believe I would be more
interested in some place as Hawai-,
for I would like to travel" you
tell him. tes-... ......
Hawaii is a great place, he tells
you, and after you are there
year, you never will want to come
back to the mainland.
-Bdt if you don't want to cross
an ocean and are satisfied to work
at some nice pleasant job on the
mainland, there are jobs here and
there ready for you. 49,
Now all this time, family and
all are filled up with the idea
THAT they are talking with a re-
preventative of Uncle Sam. So,
you aren't taking any chances.
Didn't Uncle Sam see us through
two world wars? Didn't he put
the finishing touches to Hitler
and Mussolini? Isn't he the strong
est personality on the interna-
tional horizon? Of course he is.
Now there is a little question
maybe in your mind. The situa-
ton may change as it so often
does, so you wonder whether It
you should decide not to take the
course you can geta refund on
your money.
"Why, Mr.. Gullible Gus, any
time you Amt satisfied and want
to quit, all you have to do is no.
thy the company and they will
refund your money Immediately"
he tells you.
The old guy by this time has
asked you a lot of questions and
ne has been writing on a sheet Of
paper. Finally, he says to you,
NOW, will you write your name
tnere just so they won't think
I've been asking all the questions?
yeah, I guess So" you say.
you don't just exactly get what
ne means by the remark, and
neither does he. But he hasn't
asked you to sign anything and
naturally you don't figure you are
signing anything. You are merely
writing you name.
NOW, you have written your
name, had an understanding that
y S,; are going to get a civil SER
~ course given by the United
sS government, and you will