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Show PAGE SEL THE PRO VO HERALD; MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1925. 3 Ed'llielSliekest "Yellow ;- -: t' - " , I tT'm,?J-' -f- -'- Man ' ' 0 I n . He - v& evidence of '? fcood faih ' Kufus Wall-ingfor- d la apikerl of pink Behind the alleketit-- et wklskera to be found on any continent la poker face and glib if vulgate tongue that can. beat you at an de luxe confidence game ever Jl. played. At least police.. In laying .down their money, bet odda on - Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil, who during the paHt 20 yeara baa Jigged up and a game- -f down the contlficat-Jwith an army of mental lap-fru- g purmring officera Just a wink behind. adrenturea read more like fics v ' tlonIliathan tbe real gooda and the "Kid" ia ao aloppery that he hna to . have an Interpreter when he apeaka loud In order tout, the will not cheat himself, lt'a rumored. .Fake horse races, dummy atoek exchangea, bubble brokerages all theae are almple arta to the , "Kid." Something for nothing or a lot for a little thafa his bait. Terrenre Still Walts. lie nsed this baltln bis latest ex- - - a plbit in Jtetmlt- t akif entitled little tbe Hljackera." .There-4ie-did- Berlin," With a aliek booze and " The doctor plot afoot. slyly mentioned It to Ryan. "Take me on," begged. Ryan. After three days of entreaty, the "doctor" did. They met on the Canadian side, iuiit across, from Detroit, 4 where Temmrp was waiting with ad evidence of good faitb to help finance the deal rienty of Iltjrtor ims'sed lietween thediK'tor" and Ryan during pre- lltirirkjicgtttiaHoft Rynn woke np hours after "Dr. Warrington" . $14,000 dent pester o Thi'KltUi has ojwraWin "Wca r g : Ti!rit I PEDDLERS ON THE OUTSIDE Lang-worthy,, and disporting himself only as a bon bonair appearance. With the front of a corporation presldentand the dress of fashion plate, fne "Kid" gets- - hy. His political connections are strong and elestic. To. the world he wlgglea a derisive finger flair aayr rro-- ; his -- abusers, member ever having met sou." Rometlmes, howeverthe "frontr' breaks down and then the "Kid" lapses, His "ain'ts" are profuse and when uuwatched he picks his teeth. Tbat's because he is a product, where grammar is not aquraniish and pink whiskers are rare, indeed. ports the home merchants who have urge amounts Invested In an effort to provide for their patrons varied and complete stocks of merchandise at all times., t is a plan prompted by loyalty t0.home interests,, and the strenghjwed by te$Sil5 homeof m..M UJ i alleied. correspondent tut for 2 vamping of nrt Helen. Carrpxo I0TOT0ME - It is Mike Currozzcj "Dago Mike," labor leader and erstwhile pal oJ "Big Tim" Murphy ami of the Comnano, convicted Dearuborn Btation niail: robliory who claims the "Kid" stole his wife. He's "Town Tet." Tl TIHou- aire, was supposed to have been duped out of $,'10,000. Two weeks ago the "kid,,again was charged with duping II. I. King, wealthy manufacturer of Hamilton, ()., out' of $38,0oa And there is a Successful methods by which the record that Well once was accused merchants of Toledo, Ohio, are meet of lifting $12,000 from S.'.'C a banker of Buffulo, Wyo. lag the peddler menace were described in our last article In this And go Forgetful! series. " Along similar lines and with Lately the ''Kid'' baa been cutting even greater effectiveness th pro tr wide awath, ttvlng waiter $20 tips; gressive merchants of Shreveport, . go for "ao long lie has become a town pi't Two years ago Governor Small V--t left Terrence Ryan, of the released him from prison after he linuiita, had served two years of an- fight--yeariver front and tcrn'l. behind with a lesson learned und ' Biinua $14,000, plua 200 'cases of Out of jail, he promised to mend his way to go straight. -Bcotcb. Butsootr-- eame' rumblings of . an Ryan met the "Kid" tn his latest deal In which - disguise he waa "Dr. Warrington, alleged fake stiK-- - " UKZ had departed.. vivant who baa plenty of cash and Ryan told poUee' and identified inclination can the "Kid" in the rogues galleryjis Of slender bnild, he la rather less the "doctor" who had "took him on." than- medium height. Heavy horn And while polh'e are, investigating rimmed glasses, giving him a stu the "Kid's" latest exploit he bolis dious air and his. pink Van, pyke up Into tbe part of a "vamp" by en- beard, neatly trimmed and close- tering the list of' "other men." cropped mustache, added to his de and the g one-ac- TVfl T T "Please cop. mp xnv lftnAo-- deal 6: Feb. 2. CHICAGO, -- hel bo finance the I ALU with cardfrledMfoBr own home and for any neighbors yon desire., The success which Shreveport and Owatonna have won In fighting the peddlers nuisance can be duplicated in any other city or town in the country,' but we want to emphasise the absolute: importance of two points In connection with any, such campaign; In the first place, it must be a movement carried out through tlie chamber of commerce or sonte similar it may he. frpmihy attack" on the grounds that It ia a campaign in the selfish Interests of some Individual or growy of individuals. Secondly, house-to-hous- eport Inexplalnlng; the Shreveport plan, Mr. Carstens makes a remark which we very heartily lndorseV "We believe," he writes, "that if the angges.rlnna. that"have been carried out by the merchants of Shreve port were followed- - tfaronchowt the countryi a great deal of Imposition which has been placed upon the merchants would be allevated." The, plan1 adopted by Shreveport originated In Owatonna, Minn., a progressive- comity seat of 1,0,000 population and'fjjet with such Imme-diat- e success In that town that the Owatonna Cliajnler of Commerce, with' admirable' public spirit,' sent out a full explanation of methods results lit other, slndlar mimerc4aLl organizations in other cities and t towuM Five tbroughout week after the plan bad been put In oier'ation In Owatonna, the pa r- xel post C, Qi D. hosiery business of one 'conwrit $35 a day to less than $5, and word quickly pnjwed among thUrothtood of peddlers that the Minnesota town was a good place 3o avoid. The essence of the plant as car ried out in Owatonna and Shreveport Is a small, neatly printed and atlractive looking card which was distributed by the chamber of to evC'ry home in the cify or " ."' vicinity. Before the cards were printed, however, the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce had laid down six Important principles which were tn lie closely adhered to by any Jnwn adopting r this campaign.; These abusers V1 ; ewe iwnmbr met . : fiaiWcA you? ?-Y- l)ependable injgredients assure ' good cakes that's why THE WORLD S GREATEST aafe-guard- unwelcome vendors. The have lieen freely distributed, La., have launched a campaign cards but In the event you have, by some which promises to reduce 'the unfair manner, been overlooked, kindly e competition of the'f telephone 4he chamber of commerce salesman to a minimum in that city. or call at Its offices in the Slattery consistently and persistently. -efforts will not do. For the details of this campaign we building, and you will be supplied are Ui(? tited toK. P. Carstens of tbe Haerne Dry Goods vCo., of Shrev-- - up Sporadic- I&i a prominent place on the pantry shelf in millions of homes JJIJlS'r TIMES TOOSS Of ANT OTEZH BRAND re-ta- ' House Gleaning Drudgery EMSffil com-merc- ' l- 1 I W - X' "MWV!3K - NIL,; - to ; - - the plan to the chamber through the local Retail Merchant's 1. . Bring 2Af V0 r ."' association. , 2. See that It Is strictly a chani: lier of comcrce proposition to the public. 3. Merchants pay for cost of cards, mailing and a "check-up.- " 4. Mail cards in envelope.' but In close five small tacks stuck In card board. man around 5. Send a check-liin m cut1 l,b Uiiik ntl tlu ilimrri ttriilT where card is absent let him offer - p some heat' a j u9t (.icon, nuuwj- to put one" up. 6.- - Even -- the- h'tter homes wiH welcome the card: it saves the maid lots of unnecessary work answering the door. and highly esscnltal Another step taken before" the, mailing of the cards was a vigorous advertising camiinign, carried 'on through the local liewspapers, paving the way for a favorable reception of- - the cards by exjMniBgJthdtpurpase. ' flood of it that warms the largest room in a jiffy. m are they in cool weather, that every home should have So comfort-givin- - g r ML if i H v V'l ' " ' ; -- ' They save coal and give yoa ;'More Heat s Cost," in A- - - Ask About Heating Rates ssaKammmmmmmmmmmmammmmtmmmmmmma - We reproduce, a page advertisement which apiieamT in the Shreveport papers .three or four days before the cards were sent out. This advertisement In part as follows:. Every housewife knows the annoyance of a nswerkig t di ornell t i me " a rfor "timeTclu ring' ber7 busy bourn, only to find a sanve" agent with one foot in the door as soon as the bell is ahsweredj These women with their are eager to ; chamlier of commerce in ridding fbe city f the professional "bell ringer." They will post .thir homes against the visits of. freelance salesmen, who-ar.respecters of neither ttye rlghts-o- f ' legithijate merchants, iior the tinje of busy women In the houies-p- f the city-. The plan 1h one deserving' the of "every true citizen. It puts! a ' stop to one of the ' most thriving methods of exacting revenue from olr city for the benefit of alien Interests. It protects home 'money from the lure of distance, and sup h-- . rJA ' .'". OmitWastedFoostepts - Shop Through the Columns of the Provo DailyHefald v . Plodding, plodding:, ever' troddingtrips Kere trips there, all about Cthe town and most steps wasted .because. Madam Shopper- goes un-- guided. Really, it's the end tff a wasted. day? Madam Shopperjs worn and wary-withohaving accomplished her quest. Of course, you can't expecjt Madam Shopper to know of all 'the good " things, the good stores and the good values in town no, not unless Madam Shopper reads the advertising each day in The Herald. How much easier everything moves Jh one's shopping tour, when one has first consulted the ad vertisementsi There are the best offerings of the day listed in an orderly manner, the special services rendered by each store where the stores are locatedjust like buying from a . . c huge catalog in your own home. - t " ut . . -- SA VE THE dOST OF, yA YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION IN ONE Df(Y'S SHOPPING TOUR : . PROVOJ)AILYLHERALD " r " |