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Show LIGHTS OF NEW YORK l . STEVENSON Maybe it's their persistency that causes them to rise to the top. At any rate, a friend who has considerable consider-able contact with those of "the Seven Million" who have achieved high places In the business world, has a bunch of tales concerning how they president brought with him enough wafers, as a gift, to keep him supplied for some time. Another incident along similar lines has to do with a big man in the financial finan-cial district, who, when he moved his office, failed to find his favorite brand arette, doughnut, pancake and other machines. Now comes a Toledo Inventor In-ventor with something that looks prom, ising. But not to house-to-house canvassers, can-vassers, solicitors, beggars and others. On a home equipped with this de'dce will be a sign : "This bell will not ring without inserting a dime. Coin will not be refunded to canvassers or beggars." As the coin drops In plain sight of the housewife, she can't be deceived by slugs. Have an Inclination Inclina-tion to write to the inventor to se If he can't turn out something alonjr the same lines to be attached to the telephone. tele-phone. . 1933. Bell Syndicate. WNTJ ServlH. of high-priced cigars in the stores in that vicinity. He wrote to the company com-pany about the matter and received an answer which stated that he must be in error as the brand was sold in sev- I eral adjacent stores. Thereupon, the financial man got the president of the company on the telephone and took him from store to store. Having proved his point, he took him to luncheon. Now all he has to do Is send downstairs for his cigars. Another instance of persistency has to do with a taxicab driver and a manufacturer. man-ufacturer. The manufacturer gave the driver an address but, when It was almost reached, recalled that his friend had moved. He then told the driver to turn around and go to another an-other address. The driver, surly and ill-humored, Immediately began to let loose cutting remarks about passengers passen-gers who were unable to make up their minds. The manufacturer let him rave. But when they were within a few blocks of the second address, he ordered the driver to turn around and go to another. The driver, furious, furi-ous, ordered the passenger out. "Don't act like that," said the passenger gently. "This'll be the last time I'll change my mind I promise yon that." "It'd better be," snarled the driver. The address turned out to be that of a police station and the driver spent the night there. That the manufacturer manufac-turer paid his fine the next morning Is beside the point. He was entirely satisfied with his little lesson In civility. Gadgets always Interest me. Tve i mentioned time wasted watching cig- go about getting what they want. One has to do with a gentleman in the financial district who is extremely fond of a certain well known sweet wafer. He sent his secretary out to purchase a supply and the secretary returned with the information that none of the near-by shops sold the wafer. The business man then ordered him to keep going until he found that particular brand, also to list the shops where he failed to find it. The secretary was gone all morning but came back with the goods. "Take a telegram," said the business man. He thereupon dictated dic-tated a sizzling message, setting forth In detail the shortcomings of the wa. fer concern's sales organization. The message was addressed to the president presi-dent of the corporation. In it was Included In-cluded a list of the stores where the secretary had failed to make a buy. The next morning the president of the corporation called, full of apologies and thanks. Now every store In the neighborhood Is well stocked. But the business man makes no purchases. The |