Show STORES 1 f lAUNCH ATTACK ON fOH FORGERS R uge uge ge Loss in Money and Merchandise Causes Big Dealers to Adopt Plan of Foiling Crooks Crooks' I Ring RingI I Ir merchants of Salt SaltE i E Lake have organized to com com- mt t a forgery ring that that has I l ded the police and has has cost he big stores heavy eavy losses in noney and merchandise IL Ten large stores have started a to Identify thoroughly every h heck ck that is presented and the p peron peron per per- r- r on 1 presenting the check he stores that have banded to- to ether to stop the flood of or bad paper r re OBrien O'Brien company Pembroke Z C C. M. M I r. r Gardner dams Boston Store the Paris MUlly MUll- MUll lery ery y company company Walker Bros Dry t roods company Salt Lake Hardware L L. A A. Cohn Dry Goods Kelly Mullett-Kelly company OST ST RULES L. L The The system of or identification was by D. D J. J Murphy of or the Paris company and unanimously by the ten stores which it is will be followed by all allther allther ther merchants in Salt Lake Small ards with the heading Rules for forr r Candling Bank Checks explain the ew system in detail They are placed prominent places in the stores I llA A deluge of forgeries and other through checks has victimized 10 18 e big stores in the past year delares delares' delares de- de lares lares' Mr Murphy Never in the his his- iry ny of the Salt Lake stores have so lany frauds been committed upon th the tores This system is for the pro- pro 1 lon o of 0 the public as well as the ores tores ERES ERE'S THE METHOD Here are the methods of identifying ery lery check that is presented in Salt ake stores in the future 1 Persons not known presenting I In for tor merchandise must first h. h be entitled bei before i checks checks' h k will be h honored red 2 2 Bank checks presented for le se In pr purchased authority th must who be will referred fe see tl that to tso some some- cus- cus mers mer's name nime address and amount pur- pur ased are put on the back of the check his must all be done before the check Ui III be o o. o kd It 3 Persons Persona presenting checks check to be as an accommodation must be to the the- head cashier at the m main ln rice flee ii 1 apS 4 Each h customer t must U write his or l' l f t r n name a. a and address on the back of 1 e e 1 check presented 5 When checks are returned marked Insufficient no account or r for other t r reasons a copy of g J rt nature r name of t the bank k and n brief of person issuing check will circularized among the stores I 6 6 The object of ot these rules I Is to pro- pro i ct bona bone tide fide ide customers and holders of or ecks who realize that these uniform les lee are as much for tor their protection I Ithe he e merchants |