Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 6, 1920, Page 10

PAGE TEN ee WORLDAD GLUE RUNS DOWN CON MEN IN AMERICA Advertising Schemes Used to Want Wealth via Get-Rich- Quick Methods. | Mail.j—Ingenious use} York, (B vertising w tee, who »s the work, tells many stories of confidence men and the meth-| he y oda used to combat and eonvict them. | wen formed a league of) tion. The le med al secessories, gue Js nau When a member ord make them. an ‘le, another was substituted andj c a cular letter explaining that te-| Land cause of the great demand, the was behind in its orders. In some cases the substitution was attributed to the} rareness of the object \substitute was ap aff le » head of the 1 , but the mem satisfied, temporarily at least, » explanation that while its price her than that ordered, the le I sell it to him for the same This man built up a good reputa by means of “preferred” custome whom Mr. I4 ser as “plants’!| / who innocently furthered the designs of the swindler, A group of these men was estalfished in each town where the} | most eague did business. As an illustration, Mr, Tee’ cites the se of one of.the most prominent sur-| Aci in an Ohio city, who w sund-| ion nate ‘land hich ent obtained from lo cal dente al retail 7 than held until the proper time hat) apse for shipment from headanar The doctor was delighted. In a few days the agent dropped around to} apy, seo him and asked how the tire was] ). holding up. On inspection the tl the found an imaginary nd insisted | qp¢ upon replacing the tir new ONC} most —-also bought at the usual retail price. He t the supposedly defective tires} proces saying t the docte 1 as and refused furt n “spare, ment pay n how you f The letter for advertising} ket, purpos Not one, hut many companic seems cient suit against the learue. without for the defendant world put h tionable x the on the stati, 2 the case nfssod. anieh This man reduced circular lett ing to a scien He dictated a ltho tint 1 reu rewering eve raivable {ion per fend. his busi wexed them ar sed the greater part is Mr. Lee told one customer was missin experienced girl who » the com Plaint looked up * n the index| ~e and followed it down until she fornd| ? the word “lost.” Sha then sent out a cireular letter say at the league using res Ay at © arin pan! M “e io, alw: ook the & t care to see that “ there was no sh in shinments, ana| if the consienee ‘would shake up the excelsior In the hottom of the box" he undoubtedly would find the missing ob- ject. After a year's fight, the Vigilance Committee obtained a conviction, and sent the head of the Ieague to prison. o, Xa? og - +, Another man formed a company os- tensibly to build tractors, using the name Ford, for Henry Ford_was at that time said to be contemplating market- fing a tractor. The swindler picked up the stelephone book, ran’ down the list of Fords until he found a machinist He called on this man and told him that he had been highly recommended and that he wanted him to superintend the construction of the first machine. The machinist had an easy time at high pay for a few weeks, dropping in on the hend of the comnany to make sugges: tions once in a while. When the first tractor was nearing completion, the indler told him that his work had heen so valuable that it had: been de- cided to name the machine for him, and rot him to sien a paper permit this ae. When this paper was siene he soon disappeared from the payroll nnd} the stock selling hecan, The Visilance Committee also obtained the conviction of this man, Oe 4, K2 4, RO (2, 1% ‘a RD oe, RD +4, iO ox ° iO Another bogus company, formed in Akron, in the heart of the tire industry, sold its stock chiefly to people in that city, thru the power of advertising, al- tho any one of the purchasers could have ascertained that the claims made were untrue by visiting the factory which was situated within 20 miles. Mr. Lee tells of visiting a man, now in prison, whom he describes as the country’s foremost swindler. He asked for another “international confideyce man" who had been associated with the first and learned t they had cea: to correspond. “Did you know that he had a for- tune?” Mr. Lee asked. “How could he, after the money I stole from him?” v the rejoinde: Mr. Lee still insisted, and the man ex med: Can it be possible that fellow wasn’t on the level with me 1M 1% oe, %, ? +, xy % Oe Me ie of, ? iM Me iM Soefeateetestee’ Making up your mind which storage to buy is easy’ if guainted with Willard Service, policies and product. Endorsed by 85 per cent of the electrically equipped car engi. neers, 3-6-6t COURT HOTEL Mrs. W. J. F K? Ma 2°, rrell, Prop. Phone 529! o4, Over American Express Office i*s > All Rooms Molern, Reasonable Rates| ¥ > By Day, Week or Month i OPPORTUNITY" or rN INENT PERSONAGES Tn the Amerleanization plan of Prank- Lane, secretary of the interior, he asked the Fleece Men and Women Who _ {ine motion picture industr of Opportunity,” con liyn K wherein } ick, seems to vi j that will be hard for othe ng the first of the Am pictures. to be releas: tched very ‘carefully lof congr are being run down by the) nike offic nd the wore lon pouring into the Selz yond «a doubt that Schertzinger, who has been: identifieda|on the lawn and everybody gave her a recently wth Mabel Normand. This|big cheer. They all were glad to see pleture is rected Miss Kennedy | Mabel jing him for the promptness with which| for a ys pretary Lane's call a for the quality of the produc nor's and prominent ¢ me : tors have forward Richard | eq telegrarr National Committee it uted ng Clubs of the ps corps of men at nimost constantly. ecial counsel of the commit:| tion | Schertzinger "directed Miss Kennedy. inte place, after the picture and found t¢ be about possible for the manufacturer to} what was wanted, plans were promoted a distribution ed less| was completed, jtunity for displa. into a’ clever ndyertising woman an@}ty fair will be built {shocks her hometown with her various jexploitation stunts, she discloses’ a new only|side of her versatile art. What. she does and how Madge Kennedy at her best. for of Opportunity showing < with one exception during the week of , but there is not | February “Dough” Witnesses “The Lincoln Migh- an.” / assure extensive ¢ » following tele neh managers of Select Pic-| app = which is rele: E am. | “Exter on }Of Opportunity {the price for thi distribution possible and every print must be kept buss “LEWIS J. § tion, to and Emmett J. F yution of “The Lana todrama. “The Lincoln Highw: S§ more to me PLZNICK." | ‘gram was laudation of the picture that he ho lepublic | rowed a print from the Hollywood ¥; re| change of Fox Film corporation to pro-| The | salesmen found that the exhib more t n has been ¢ of Opportunity” _ s a big. incentive for others 1o/ Mrs. Rinehart Pleased With Filming motion picture stars In the colony. . proven 1 follow. “Silverware thject of Latest Ford jerts Rinehart-Emminent Authors screen|backings for the) best. dramatic work | play } ional Weekly | lighted Mrs. Rinehart, the author, wh en thru'she first reviewed it. She commen '|“Mr. Reginald Pi ture reveals the molding of ihe, quite outdone himself in pictur! novel, rs thru all the! The story is well told and quite thrill-| ing amera work in the big explosion scenes! She gives an exhibition of riding in| © latest Ford distribution oldwyn company | follows tt of manufacture. The first flat 1d progess consists of placing nchine which hapes it into 3 shine ents the plate into heau: patterns which are th atisfaction to the producers, and! the} to appear in the Selznick special, men who will show it to the public, ns} “Prince of Pines,” scenes for which are {itis to me the author. I feel weil re- | In shaping a coffee 1 nm return to the Sp dp tdi bite bd hn et flat, round plate is placed on a whe which is set whirling. |while, a cof ppears in p! ndles and spouts! are made s With the shaping cgmpleted, | proper an punt of plating put on. Then| machine where it! polished to mirrorlike smoothness. shipment The in The final process sho | eechastetremestae nrapeeaenets es to the eme 0090090000090 ws how delicars Lote tecte te Mette Se a a Posen % Netedgetoage ete ageecoateey a> M ¢ 2, rt ‘a> err ¢ ree K? ee RE YOU watching the increasing valuation of your merchandise? You probably are, and patting yourself on the back that you’re making easy money on market conditions. But suppose you burn out tomorrow, is that increased valuation taken care of ? *?e A ¢ rer eee io + Have you increased your insurance to cover it Are you insured up to the full value of today’s worth? Protect your profit. Take an inventory today—es- timate as closely as you can, the possible further increases and let us cover you up to the ro *?¢ A rere ¢ The G. F. BELL Agency GENERAL INSURANCE re <a picture.” It 18 vory satisfying to s children of one's brain so efficiently pic Random Shots From the Studios Where Your Favorite Star ained: is Making Film Edited by. ee BEATRICE ROEDEFELD si } Arrow Releases “The Paper Hanger? | The second release of the Nank Mann series is “Phe Paper Hanger.” ana wil be relensed this week. Tt Is said that |"The Paper Hanger is the best iwo- reel_compdy ever released on the inde- pendent state right market. As evidence Nf ef the great popularity of the Hank “The Rioming Angel," the Goidw) Mann Comedies, Arrow reports that picture which comes to the IRIS thet-|nearly every territory in the United ter, March 1, featuring Madge Kenne-| states hat heen-sola on these two reel , is a story of college days filled with! comedies, sparkling comedy ana real human char | acters. The story was written by Wal-| . lace Irwin, the author and: creator. of} Studio Jottings 4 the famous Japanese character “Has-) Mabel Normand ts home again and himura Togo. Serial in the ” and is the fi engravings aré traeed on the silver. Blooming Angel Shown Here Seon. aturday Even.| With the Jazz WHeurt.” under V. t of Mr. Irwin's | Schertzinger’s -direetion, ~When. she 1 for Goldwyn. | reached. the Culyér City stafMios she} directed by Victor] Gave a big whoop and landed square The picture was the first in which he has ii-[her. We hope-M. Maotorlinck w A short time ago| be shock Yormand came to New York sa ation and in her absence Mr:! two on't| special watchmen will be sent inta Monica ‘ean In her latest picture Miss Kennedy} Angeles, to guard the the role of uirt co-ed,. which|to be constructed for v ves her unique comedy ample. oppor-| Owen Moore's third When she develops|“1is Word of Honor, elznick picture, jdred persons will be used in the vari- lous scenes, she does it shows dainty) The Pacific Aero club, which 18 com- posed: of Goldwynites, has made great |strides in aylation since its beginning a few weeks ago. G. B, Manly, its president, was elected vice president of way! % The work of William Russell, n, director, won the{) aaition Ate tian Atm group of disting he is negotiating for another tors and directors when the Fox pho- ymnan s shown at the home of Douglas Fa nks in Hollywood, Calif. announces a port from the William Fox ‘corpora. | Goldwyn players have shown much en- thusiasm in flying. “Rich Man, Poor: Man, Beggar Man, jthe fourth Kaufman Weekly has been |finished, and the fifth, “Easy Mone jis now in the procéss of making at the | Solanick studios, fe us told in the book. | A two-reel comedy featuring Louise! Fairbanks had heard so much een NaeS) 1 ect: in “his residence. Among those|_, Will Rogers “and company returned | a esont were some of the best. known} this week from Santa Cruz, where they sion of J. G. Holland's “Se of “Dangerous Days." to he released as ‘Jes’ Call Me Jira.” “Dangerous’ TY the Mary Tob.|The film shows some wonderful scenic | from the famous novel, qu a.| Mr. Rodgers had yet done. arker, the director. has|Selanick productions, is now in her |{i zing the! tenth year in pictures, tho she is not jit and T am very happy about it.;yet 16 years of age s the} to bea litt turn you out in the rain? cause £ | duetor.”” | IL. , Portes in fiiming}the Lyric theatre. ‘The 1 feature today and Sunday “}contract with the United Artists, Mary Pickford has an Ideal cast in this human and intensely interesting story. As the girl who was glad about something even under the most tryi cumStances, Miss the part in excellent fashion. When her father dies, she goes to her aunt to ster! ; : |live and arrives in the new town in he sae Calconnia, Agro Biuh,. and (ints tat ob ba tennis xalnetbrah. Net uished! snip to add to the =present stable. The| even then she is glad. enjoyed the story, th 3 will appreciate all the portrayal of “Pollyanna eee Sa | | have been taking pictures under direc- j ton of Clarence Badger for the film uk: = Clara Horton, who is appearing Ra in the history of aviation forms | The clover settings and intricate! Alice Joyce is a clever equestrienne. | ~ ull that T could expect. Such a result|““The Sporting Duches: sereening “Dangerous eer " must be a source of continual] Jack Costello has signed a contract now being made. 5 ad TREES PLANTS SHRUBBERY Watch this space every Saturday Wm. Mosteller P. O. Box 1105 . Phone 1-F-3. Evenings OD Pa ss SS fe, seehoetoss % Brose ¢ oe, 2, 2, 2, 2, &, Peete eaeteosio eos ? RD ° + ) Our representative is prepared to give you some mighty valuable infor- mation on this matter and some very interesting insurance facts and terms. } ~ Do SRT cunst (onsite Si RL ESS mous handeuff king, which 4s coming} —-, Po tote Me te tact > Co egoateatote aaa XS 4 +3 213 iM of, K? 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LYAl POLLYANNISMS “My father said if the Lord told us to rejoice and be glad elght hundred times, he must have ‘wanted us to do it— some!” (4 tame “Aunt Polly, dear, how wat » hoy and ha 1 you lice » somebody “Oh, I promised father dear, to We glad, but, oh, mother, how I want to be “ll, I’m glad T han such a geod time on iy legs while they were work- “The Ridoming Angel” |'s about/ to sturt work on -“Phe Girl} in . ‘Gee, if that ain’t just like a gir Mary Pickford is ut her best in “Polly "the picturized form of Eleanor hown th ys at] jcture Is the} t the Lyric, Appearing in her first film under he s and unhappy cir- Kkford carries thru If the lover of Pollyanna in book form me reader nore the film because it is| | truly artistic picture well acted and Mowing unusually faithfully the story wenda and Charlie Murray rounds out. big two-hour show at the Lyric. CLIMAX OF HOUDINI FIL One of the most amazing air narei- © sensational climax of a new Fura-! ount-Arteraft picture, “The Grin me," starring Houdini, the most fa-| -Houdii ast to the Iris theater Sunday, . According ‘to. the story, Houwlini in an airplane + ) parsuing’ a murderer, who is trying t cseapein another machine. “Ata heigt jot 3000 feet Houdini is supposed to x1 Yabove the other machine; Jet kimsel ' td { him. nd a. third, containing Director Wilia nud the photographer, yards away,‘until Houdini was about te loose his hold on the rope. ‘Then sud |denly a-gust of Wind lifted the lower ‘plane into the upper one, and their ped like rockets, revolving nose on nose, with mi still dangling on the rope and propeller locked,~ They We'ro going to be awfully righ be-| m galing to be a street car con-} ‘3 famous and widely redid} book. Such is the appeal of ‘the picture} that throngs braved the bad weather of} om” near Los/+yesterday and last night to see the! azar which is} photoplay being | IS YOUR ACCIDENT DUE? Mr. Salaried Man: You can’t afford to be | without -accident and health insurance. ' | ABSOLUTE PROTECTIO: R. T. Kemp Co. } “Service That Counts” | 111 E. 2nd Phone 370 Pn%e Mote Mote te Oo ote a aaa eX eX aX Xe Ke Ne aS gr 8 AN went well with the stunt, the two acchines: circling one above the other 7 bout a hundred Final - Clearane “MEN’S AND BOYS’ HATS AND CAPS 20 PER CENT: SCOUNT . Richards & Cunningham Co. Think Richards & Cunningham When You Want the Best {ko control their-machines. Deat! ied certain.” But=a few “aden »/from the ground, with both propetiers 1{| sone, one of the airmen by a miri.. |Sueceeded in falling into a glide, 4 citho the other crashed nose.on into awn into the cock-pit beside the mur- field, the only injuries sustainea wo. by. mieans of a-rope, and throtiie Slight bruises.” ) pace Let Sa a ‘Tribune -Want)Ads bring resulta, t 0 Sale Announcing the Opening of ‘The ‘Palace « Ice Cream Parlor i. 146 South Center ICE CREAM — FRUITS { SOFT DRINKS PASTRY We Also Handle Cut Flowers 1M KR : rere there’s the satisfaction like it. A small initial payment places the Electric Washer and Troner in your home. You can pay the balance as you wash and save. Everyday is Demonstration Day at our store. _ Natrona Power Co. + The Electric Home Laundry --for housewives who know \ The Electric Washer and Ironer pay for themselves many > times over in MONEY ACTUALLY SAVED. 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