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f grin on his face, or a sullen scowl, he meanders back to the dugout. If on his way, he halts to deliver an uncomplimentary opinion of the umpire, he may be put out of the game. Nobody wants th« reasons for the failure to hit the ball. Nobody asks whether the batter slept poorly W. R. Morehouse Continues His Exposure« of Modem the night before or had th« toothache nobody cares if the sun shone in bis “Gold Brick” Schemes—American Bankers Associa eyes as he stood at the plate, all that tion Official Tells How Life-Tune is known is—he had hie chance; he missed: the games goes on. Savings Are Wiped Out, For the world is too busy for ex planations. It is not a heartless world By W. R. MOREHOUSE, or a selfish world, but it has its work Public Relations Commission. American Bankers Association. to do. It calls to service *11 who are able to do anything; it discovers sooner or later how much their out- ARTICLE NO. II put is worth and pays them according FIRMLY believe that promoters and high-preaaure salesmen ly. It has to protect itself against im are becoming more and more crafty. Shrewder ways are position, and it must not waste sym being resorted to in order to trap the novice investor. It is pathy on charlatans and faker*. deplorable that the investor does pot profit by Naturally its capital prize* ffo to ? experience and is victimized a second time in his those whq by determination bave endeavor to recover that which he has already over come great obstacles. It is but lost. It is the old, old story of trying to recover, fair that the should go to but in the attempt losing. This very hou* thou those who earn rewards them. If in the pres sands of hard-earned dollars have slipped from ent generation we see some who are he grasp of the calloused hands that earned incorrigible idlers, gross materialists them into the clutches of unscrupulous skin-gama spending their substance and time in artists. Tomorrow the scenes of todày will be vain and vicious courses, we know e-enacted with a new and larger list of victims, that these cases are eccentric and month from today depositors wil)^otill be pour artificial. ing an ever increasing volùme of their savings The man who goes to bat in his A year turn and makes a hit is a man in de W. R. Morehouse into the hopper of unwise investments. from today the same tragedy will be re-enacted mand. He is a bringer of victories, unless our savings bankers come to the rescue and help to stop not He is not prating of this nefarious business of defrauding and swipdling our savers what of his alibis. father did and what his of the fruits of their labors. Here I* a typical case, A group of» ...........—------------- son will do. Self-reliance as he is,he engages the confidence and depen men undertook to promote a vending A hosiery company rents office« In the or self-serving machine. Their plan shopping district Soon an attractive dence of others. Put him where yo-u His reck called for the sale of 137,000,000 worth offer is made throsgh the local news will, you may trust him. of leases In the United States. Simi papers by cleverly worded advertise oning is with him3elf i nd with ,his lar projects previously started through ments In which it would appear that own active regnant conscience he out the United States had failed. As any young lady can secure live pairs keeps faith first of a matter of fact, the average dally of hose worth 12 a pair for only JL --------- ♦---------- said of one of these self-service ma In other words, *10 worth of silk CARD OF THANKS stAkings tor only 111 . Without stop chines was oqly |3.10, which tn Itself To all those who so kindly helped made it Impossible for a machine (o ping to analyse the proposition or to and aided us and for their sympathy consider how Impossible It is tor any produce sufficient revenue to make It profitable. Servicing the machines concern to stay tn' business and sell to us in our recent bereavement, we was another obstacle which had not 110 worth of silk hose for IL thou extend our heartfelt thanks and been successfully overcome. In three sands of young womaa Instantly fall gratitude. Mrs. Alice Tucker, Mrs. n > months the promoters were successful for the schemas. Lewis Snider, C. H. Tucker, Roy in selling over 12,500.000 worth of How Endlsas .Chain Catches Victims Tucker, Mrs. Walter Parker, Everett rights to use these machines. Here Is koW X 'catchee Its victims. Tucker, Mrs. T. F. Keasey. 140,000 In Savings Lost by One Man Each victim pays *4 and receives ——♦-------- 1 know of one man who withdrew three one dollar coupons which she CARD OF THANKS 140,000 from a savings bank and in must sell to her trieod*. and the vested it In this promotion. He toll! friends must come in and pay down We wish to thank the many Ver me It represented the accumulations 14 each, get three coupons each which nonia people for their kindness at of a lifetime. "And now I have lost it they must sell to three friends and the death of our baby and to thank all." he said in a trembling voice. "I then these friends must perpetuate the friends for beautiful flowers and haven't a cent left and I am past sixty the scheme by selling coupons to their especially Mrs. W. J. Kelly for un years of age—too old to work!" be friends and so on Indefinitely. tiring personal attention. Mr. and added. Here is where the promoters make .Mrs. C. L. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Of the more than 12,500.000 Invested a clean-up. One of the conditions by savers, over 11,000,000 was taken which must be met before the young W. Gibson and family, Mr*. Dora by these wiley promoters as commis woman who purchased the first cou Washburn, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wash sion Think of making a commission pons receives her *10 worth of hose burn. ------- «,------- of over 11,000,000 oa 12,500,000 of safes for |1 is that all throe to wham she :?* yy in about three months' time! Think sold her three coupons must con# UTAH PUBLISHER HAS A of what thiB more than *1,000,000 pf pay down |4 each for three more cou UNIQUE AP RATE CARD commission represents,—think of the pons and then go out and sell thsnu Before the three have done this, one or struggles and the sacrifices of the men V Salt Lake Citx .Utah.—Phil Gold- and women who saved It! With some perhaps all three get “cold feet" oa water, publisher of the Bingham the proposition and, rwther than go out it was saved penny by penny over a period of years. Think of the sorrow and "soak” three of their friend# |1 (Utah) Press-Bulletin, has published it caused,—the heartaches, the misery each, they simply give up the job and a hew rate card for "special and pri and the disappointment which fol charge their loss to. experience, But vate advertising” for the Press-Bulle lowed in the wake of the collapse of in doing so they «1*0 block the girl tin, as lowws: this promotion. Think of the old man who purchased the first coupons from HET—THERE who lost *40,000—all he had been able completing her contract, sad of course In o;i ■ travels from day to day we she, too, loses the money she invested to save during his lifetime. Think of meet with a lot of odd and peculiar the widow’s mite, for she lost it also. In the scheme. fqlks, bu( • the.ones that bother us At a glance ths loss pppe-j-a Xp, All that Is left today of the original investment is lesa than 10 canta on small, but the truth is the scheme is most are those who are always want capable of such great expansion that ing us to say something “nice’ about every dollar. Here is an endlese chain scheme it soon takes la hundreds and tfcsu aotte one, who everybody knows is which relieved working girls of a por- sande of victims This is but one of not so “nice.“ Our friends become tion of their savings, The loss ran many endless chain schsmes la use quite provoked when they fail to into many thousands of dollars. The today in the United States. (Article III will deal wtt* lead ewin see these wonderful writeups concern scheme is to sell silk hose to girl* by dlee and loan aback plena far robbing ing their friends, and for those who getting them to act a* selling agents. people u/ their aannge.J really do insist on having their his team or humilates himself and his stories concerning their friends pub "BATTER UP" mates by an egregious failure. If he lished, we have made up the follow The cry “Batter Up!” thrills one hits the ball he may himself make a ing rate card, which we trust will who plays in or looks at a baseball run or a part of a run; or he may pot be considered too exorbitant, game. But the batter himself is the advance a man on bases; or he may We will not deviate from the price, we hope to donate a certain per- most concerned of all. The words do both. If he does not hit the ball but centage of our earnings toward mean a grave responsibility for him. he has nothing but the execration He is one to advance the fortunes of of the crowd, as, with a sheepish an asylum for those feeble- minded HOW ENDLESS CHAIN SELLING PLANS ARE USED TO ROB SAVERS I person* whe believe an editor'has a' «oft snap. For telling our readers a man ia a successful citizen, when everyone know* he i* a lazy bench warmer ..... I $ 2.75 For referring to tome galivant ing fellow a« one who 1« mourned by the entire com munity, when he will only be missed by the boozers.... 10 18 Referring to one as a hero and a man of courage and one who stands by his convic tions, when everybody knows he is a moral cow ard and would out fw a dime .................................... S.13 Referring to some gossipy fe male as an estimable lady, whom ia it a pleasure to meet and know, when every man in town would rather see Satan coming ................ 8.10 Lambasting the daylights out of John Barleycorn, at the behest of the local dry *6.77 forces '........................ Whooping ’em up for the re peal of the Volstead law in the interest of the local white mule club ...........,....... 6.95 Referring to a deceased mer chant who never advertised and who was too stingy to contribute toward needed improvement as a leading citizen... and progressive resident please cat! and settle account, or If nominated and elected I will make proper arrangements for the do my best to further the best in same. R. I. HALL, M. 1) terests of the county as a whole, si ------- +------- I have tried to do in the past. NOTICE OF CANDIDACY 39tf j. N, MILLER I wish to hereby announce my --------- ♦--------- candidacy for the Republican nomin Miss Gladys Cooke macle a short ation as Commissioner of Columbia visit with her parents in McMinn County at the May primaries. ville the first of the week. iä ANNETTE BEAUTY SHOPPE MARCELLING Ail lines of Beauty Work Phone 431 Upstairs in Pringle Bldg. I The Slick Guy EARLY every one of tus has seen the checkered-suit person with the velvte tongue How smoothly.fce once told of the merits of this product or that—and raked in perfectly good coin for purchases that were often useless N r The “slick guy” is seldom seen today. When r, the wise person goes to buy, he knows what is i n good in vaue and fair in price. Simply by glancing over the advertisements in your paper, you cRi. see where to go for the best buys. You can c< mpare values and check up prices without eve:, stirring fro myour easy chair. X.QU know in advance just what you are going to get and how much it will cost. And you can have the satisfaction that comes from knowing your money is wisely and safely spent. Nowadays no one need be at the mercy of the “slick guy.” There ar estill a few people who fail to read the adve. tisements—and “take a chance.” Don’t be o.ie of them. ---------- I am leaving Vernonia next Wed nesday, May 12, 1826, and will re sume my work in the sanitarium al. Hubbard, Or., mineral springs. Should I be owing you for any cervices, kindly cal) or notify mi and we will settle any such account. If you are owing me for services ^iorwy saving ’ ADVERTISED PRODUCTS ARE SAFE BUYS. THEY HAVE MADE GOOD BEFORE THEY ARE ANNOUNCED stores kJ UNITED STORKS How We Do It From all parts of the globe—East, West, North and South—by ship, train and motor truck :k — in quantities so vast as to be almost unbelievable and aV thought possible—Skaggs Stores bring to your table savings never before 1 the finest and most wholesome of the world’s foodstuffs. And, ali along the way, Skaggs method s and policies eliminate waste and Heedless expense—protecting and guarding your interests—making it pos- sible for you to effect savings like those indicated in the prices quoted below. It is an accomplishment of which we are justly proud and another reason for Skaggs better values. and Monday Features SUGAR PINEAPPLE 10 pounds Broken Sliced No. 2 tin 3 tins » SOAP White Wor.der 10 bars REITHNER S A BUY A GIFT FOR MOTHER AT VERNONIA’S STORE THAT LEADS IN STYLE AND QUALITY. GIFTS SILKS BAGS SILK HOSIERY HAT BOXES 2 bottles BIG “K.” FLOUR— hard wheat, per sack DRESSES COATS SHOES GLOVES HANDKERCHIEFS CURRANTS— per package .................. PEACHES. No. 2>/2 tins, light syrup, 3 for .... CHEESE— full cream, per lb. MARKET FEATURES NEW HATS on $12.50 and $18.50 New Silk Dresses, direct from New York at BUY SOMETHING FOR MOTHER FROM OUR SELECTED STOCK. SHE AT REITHNER WILL APPRECIATE GOOD QUALITY. 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