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Show SHORT CHANGE GAME IN OGDEN Short change artists at work in this city have discovered that Ogden saleswomen are not easily fooled by their methods Three firms have complained com-plained that two men have tried to confuse women clerks while making change The two men enter the store and purchase something that costs 5 cents, giving a ?2 bill in payment. The change of $1.95 is laid out and the! man picks up the dollar, leaving the! 95 centB He then reaches in his pocket and brings forth a 5-cent piece and asks for a silver dollar for thel change When the silver dollar is handed out he says that he would like hie J2 bill back in return for the money on the counter which would make the clerk short 51 While one Is working the change game on the clerk the other is busy asking questions regarding re-garding various articles in the store, so that the attention of the clerk may be divided The firms who have complained of being visited by the men are the Ogden Og-den Book & Curio store. Ward's confectionery' con-fectionery' store and Kerns candy store Tbe descriptions given by the clerks are the same. |