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Show check up her blunders and show her where she has mado them. And as for blaming iho head clerk, why, she should remember that it is his place to sec that every customer Is treated with the most careful attention. It Is only In this way that the trade of the establishment can be maintained. Worst than resenting being told of our mistakes and not profiting by the admonition Is tho way that some girls have of passing the blame off on some on else. j "Well, Miss Smith told me that was ' the way to do i," says the one In fault, and Immediately the burden of proof Is shifted to Miss Smith. Of course, Miss Smith may say that eho never told any one any such a thing, but the suspicion remains. Now the girl who has turned reproof and responsibility to Miss Smith's shoulders shoul-ders Is one of the meanest girls alive. It is one thing every business girl should keep In her heart to shoulder her own responsibilities. To pass them on to another Is dishonest, and dishonesty of any sort Is a menace In the business world. No, we must take our medicine like women and make a big resolve that tho head clerk won't over have another chance to come In with au Inaccurate letter of our writing, There aro so many different ways of making mistakes In the various offices and 6o many girls who seem to be fine, honest, sincere girls, yet who show the yellow streak about their mistakes that It makes one a bit pessimistic pessi-mistic about the subject In fact, ono may almost agree with a crusty old manager of a big department depart-ment store, who always said, "You don't know the real character of a man or woman until you sec how he or sho takes being found out in a blunder." Now, that's a bit of wisdom every business girl will do well to ponder over, for there's more in It than meets the eye at first glance. Chicago Chi-cago Tribune. COMPLAINT PILED IN COURT County Attorney David Jensen today t'rew up a complaint charging William Wil-liam C. Howell. John Larson. Elliott Kennedy and George Larson with tho crime of Involuntary manslaughter. Mrs. Cora E. Faut Is the complainant and she, accompanied by an attorney, carried the complaint to the office of the clerk of the municipal court and filed It As soon as Mr. Howell heard tbat the complaint had been filed ,he went to the clerk's office and surrendered himself to the mandates of tho law. ! Warrants have been drawn for all the defendants and they will be placed under formal arrest at an early date. Iu speaking of the matter today, Mr. Howell stated tbat the sad affair af-fair which cost Parker J. Faut his life New Year's day Is much regretted, regret-ted, and ho also said that he felt sorry that the other defendants should bo called upon to answer before be-fore the courts for tho alleged offense. of-fense. "They were my giiest6," he said, "and 1 feel extremely bad tbat the accident should get them into trouble. This is grievous trouble for all of us, but we will have lo make the best of it. My case Is In the hands of my lawyers and I have nothing to nay regarding re-garding tho merits of the case." The complaint alleges that on January' Janu-ary' 1st. lf10. the , defendants Involuntarily Invol-untarily ran over the body of Parknr J, Faut with an automobile, and so Injured him that death ensued. It will be remembered that on tho day In question, the defendants were out riding in Mr. Howell's automobile and that, crossing the intersection of Twenty-second street and Washington avenue, the machine ran ty.ion Mr. Faut who was crossing the avenue near the intersection, carrying a pair of buggy shafts. The injured man was carried to a nearby drug store where he diod soon after. The body va. taken to the old home, Elwood, Ohio, for burial. Tho complainant In tho criminal action. ac-tion. Mrs. Cora E. Faut, is the wll3 t.f the deceased. |
