Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1923, Page 3

THE EVENIN& STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1923. / i 4 Ice for Summer ‘Curb Bucketeers Get Mdlions Snapshots, / —By GLUYAS WIL_LLA;I!S s Hospitality . — = . . Lo tlw guest the \mlu‘rbul By Controlling Own Markets Plentyl“fif Nl:wlg}::mi?d Alr ol b on Spring Road —a week end vi hur or one | who just “drops in,” the tinkle | Between 14th and 16th streets northwest. Reached by 16th street bus and 14th street car line. of ice in a cooling drink sounds | Pushed Cheap Stocks Up and Down at $6250 the true note of summer hos- Large living room, dining alceve, kitchenette, spacious pitality. ‘ Own Pleasure While Buyers - Quick as a wink—frosted cofice. Dis-! dressing room with two mahogany In-n-Dor beds and tiled bath, $79.50 sols of | Remained in Ignorance. Large reception hall leading into beautiful living y “cup of cold glass half dered cofice cr, pour into s "Iml with crushed cream and s r = i 1L adverse developments that beset min- room of large proportions, spacious bed chamber, unux ~lmerican v, | ing operations, and the shares would attractive dressing room with double maho; . WHEN E \[ E( II D. BY R. K. TREVOR. drop to almost nothing. = . 3 R S ':.:.1'" ’:‘:-f:mlr“ “nnd dining room and The reader has now seen how the | yyame [ucketeers, aware of the ex- DECIDES TO PASS THAT PUTS IT DOWN ON EPFORT’OF LOOKING ~ HEARS RIM PICKING All apartmentx have outside rooms, French doors and AMERIC AN bucket shop system of fitteen years|volopments in. 8. combany.s. affaire CANADIAN QUARTER ~ COUNTER WITH GTMER UNCONCERNED BEGINS UP COING. WONDERG windows: hardwood “Soore, bolychrome electric xture. y ago was put out of business. would use all the faciiities at thelr SOMEBODY SLIPPED CHANGE AND TRIESTO TO WEAR. WISHES . IP CLERK NOTICES HE'S e oAt T obassion Yet within tep years after that| yith’them by thelr castomers of buy. HiM A DAY OR TWO LOOK UNCONCERNED CLERK WOULD HURRY GETTING RED IN THE Manager, 1441 Spring road, Apartment 101 { huge system of swindling had been ingl o'rders for these Ntockshln the AGO . UP FACE Siad 5 - 2 periods of speculative enthusiasm . e irmcals, Sammbat, hete, Soring | 2o Hiam ricen Morris Cafritz Company, Inc. more nsive and effecting a far Used Raid Tacties. mightier haul of loot than the old buck- ; 3 COMPANY rata dreamed of. These orders were bucketed and aTeo, ‘one ‘ol svaters of promotions | later, If the prices for them aid not put out of busine n that last big re- | decline on adverse developments in fisEar e A succeeded by an- | the company's affairs or similar con- other system of similar ilk. Of the | dltions, the bucketeers resorted to the fraudulent promotions more will be!old familiar bucket shop raiding tac- said in later articles of this serles. As| ties to force a decline and to wipe out to the bucket shops and this startling | the customers’ margin accounts. th of systems of wholesale bucket- But, sometimes, despite all the fore- ing: golng conditions In his favor, the What does the whole thing mean?| §ome, sonditions o his fayor, the | Does it simply mean that following | vast array of customers whose ac. { the present hue and ery against the | counts would continue t6 show profit ‘Main 4400 {last “crop of bucket shops and all the; A real mining shares boom might de R present investigations, and all the velop and stogks would reach such FLA" l E, k' of establishing safeguards, the i { public simply to se other 1 huge W bucket s [ AINEOO | S stolen millions ten ) 913 15th Street N.W. Main 617 4 |2 Fealy’s Drug Store 11th and Pa. Ave. S.E. els that,bucket shops would have nding ‘against them enormous paper losses that could spell ruin to WAVAVAVAY O { them should their customers start = = =— = ' LEETH BROTHERS _ |wday? vy Seaon O o eull fOT et | PACE TURNS SCARLET PICKS 1T UP AND EXPLAINS VOLUBLY HE HURRIES OUT TEEL- al gor CRIMSON AS CLERK SAYS WELL WELL MUST HAVE HAD IT IN ING PRETTY SURE CALLS HIS ATTENTION SEVERAL TIMES HIS POCKET AND SO THAT EVERYONE IN __Service Charge Ne: % r Over $1.00 Depends on Vigilance, New Scheme for Plu % T vigor with which today's cru-| Tt was then that the c ducted and the vigilance | q, et & s J “maintained will give the | corser tupon & plan t I TO QUARTER ON AND SO TCRTH THE S:QAET -f“flm Preservation is cheaper than cone struction. Preserve your property 9 X BT e with | _To prevent a reconstruction of a|iuch a plan a : um,. men SR PAlNTS”, oo e D ad SouTd 2 nel |PORTRAIT OF A. CONSCIENTIOUS MAN keting system the pub- | who had flourished a s be- an the news- \\ \ o _ h E Foch oo BT EERE owe T PASSING A CANADIAN QUARTER 5% o O Becker Paint & Glass Co. a_death grapple”on the | Cifec i o ) —— 7 - of the busy corner’s in 1239 Wisconsin Ave. West 67 wave of twelve to fifteen years ago, ARy . ; L e PHE A ey BRI, Southeast Washington—Fealy’s Drug CATR iled to press their advants y as to wipe | curities and were referred to in | public health service, at entrance sal- | lications, forest service, Departmen SR e . Radio Head-S t’ =% iicnitly net cnarliinetasnice - > ‘,,,,,,‘\ OmIDe | S tree arlance as the “mining | ary of $1,500 a vear, plus the bonus | of Agriculture, at entrance salaries | Store at 11th and Pa. Ave. SE. One €. =-Dels E hich the erooked fraternity m o | agericultural tra from $3,000 to $3.600 a r. Full in- H B 3t s =5 a 2 4 S s to re-cnter the stock market e | ist, bureau of public | formation and agplication blanks mav ;eaq:] ‘l‘ hy it ‘fi’h“s.\' is the big demand that recoiving ontfit of vours: 2000 ohm. | fold ! of Agriculture, a obtained at the office of the Civi o ulls gnaranteed. Come’ in' aud look them | The great danger point 1s the mar- The bucket shops found little trou- 5. from. (SE000 ol Sareies (o E sl B et or the latest Ofterdinger cigar. 5 kets for low-priced securities. The the bucketaers. | ble tor of research pub- John J. Odenwald ETERLCEC Tiani et Hor 1o prideaiime: irket control conld he gained | 1200 H n.w. Phone Franklin 6903. rities for years has been the New ¢ one of al w PERFECTO e —— rk_Curb, popularly known as the | 1t was by the medlin aking i L Bet oor Man's Market” and that insti-jan option through a dummy on a | A on tution continues to hold that position | large block of stock I . | today. It is on curb trading that p ¢ up to the customers’| .. g . . . rusading attention. should be cen- : Sre e | ke Dut its ac to ult enant i its” supervision, % 7 4 [ 4 D 4 % a 4 northwest, % : < D < > < > § i ™ the most speedy remedy we know for Growth of Curh. | D] ] number . Rich and Aromatic * Constipation, Biliousness, Colds, |, G {2] f, 0 S2ulk W or endy | e baaper broiis. *“ coE : \ ommercial Garage or : = 4 o i e wily b shop employe | S0 Headaches and Malarial Fever. | e ars vl Show | painted to the c wlowing | | Sk w El'l sion. Before considering the subject | Picture of a asc ket | pulked r in the auotation arenouse SPECIAL i0f what the curb market officials and | #head for the stock. W he cus- | ‘Glumns of the newspapers c o = oot 2y e b e D= owers mua % Here, then, was a field in which the Corner Property lish et & ntly the P % hob Teaders coul e lishing of the curb bucket shop { (UMY the n op leaders o K srefore, 1 to the s © | virtus sted., Th 3 e 190K Into e customers lost so heavily on that one 3 e Two Blocks From 3rd St. and Pa. Ave. Here’s a combination that is hard to beat! Real Quality—Complete Satis- Actual Size faction—Genuine Economy. Rolled into ; of the ety DEE IEAD PERFEC] A 4 o e ~yoy, DEERUHL PERFECTO for [\ i :41 Perfecto only a dime! bq tock alone th eir entire margin | £ the world war bro ccounts on all stocks were wiped out. | pa rket securities, as i to such an extent and Lot 210x105 ft. Lease as a whole or in part Merchants’ Transfer & Storage Co. 920922 E St. N.W. _{ bucket shops made their greatest haul | Promoted Own Stocks. 1 |and grew to enormous power b e { It was only a step frof this sort of TWaterless follets and | Bte | business to” the promotion by the am st e . 8 bucket shops of their own stock f nd how during the war The men who were the pioneers in| Th el s o they s ms of dollars that had I the wholesale bucketing of curb | cov A s » | bee nded for the financing of stocks had their tr. already American munitions comy toted, in bucketin er the old | jng rd 4 locHem'y T. Offterdinger o Iy promoted. | ¢ - that should have The stocks thus promoted by the ;! ll th'r: h SMun"(tfl“é"; E 4F ket shops generall little e to A T but out of | value. No ‘one Waew this than | SEAd U 5 508 St tree € an T 2 : ¥ ia onduetd jihie Mucketecta . The ated ent A Agent for Commoy London-made Briar Pipes and ¥ Department of Jus- | these securities to all Snokers’ Articles s ago. ven l-rruro\ lously high prices, bucket shops were put out | tomers Into them at the high marks | CIVIL SERVICE BOARD pioy LS ‘: some of 'Ih“!r f"n'n"r[»m | and finally directed terrific smashes in | ployes had begun soliciting busines »se bogus s es. | b et Secaritien Nataratty | Pricthy Gt Wioime sut Susiomers| - ANNOUNCES NEW TESTS| they ’l(lap(ul in \H far as the could nd increasing more their ill-gotten unum their new line of work the sort of { fortunes, | . = tems which had prevailed in the | In stirring up enthusiasm for such| . The Civil & o o lder bucket shops in which they had | stocks, the bucket shops not only put | 42y announced a number s g een trained. out a great mass of the usual form of | tions for the next few w Used 01d Methods. b circulars, issued | ing the following: Junior engin s evl e 0 ln A few years later they grew in o Faenm frn e . Bl They | survey b ] 3 r. they began to use with marked Pt i o 4 ¢ & B orma a yes s" of § ing o aaid e wle waruie o Chiln | Suceess the methods which had been | bech I aourhes or Infornal) SR Fnday, August 17, 1923 buc Shimostowineioetiertie Miaing se- jmonth; soclal worker: (paschistric), liabilities are assumed in the Builders With Steel Tapes Architects With Pad and Pencil 5 Speculators Wanting to Buy TOPE Proportionate fares to Black Mountain, Brevard, Flat Rock, Hendersonville, Hickory, Lake Junaluska, Lenoir, Saluda and Waynesville, N. C. Tickets good going on all regular trains of Aug. 17th; final limit returning Sept. 2, 1923. 16 Days’ Vacation in the Glorious Mountains of Western North Carolina. ocks sponsored of interest e e Equal to a Summer Resort sored, as latter, by the most | g < it xS Even on the hottest day in summer you'll hear the ‘,;‘,“{‘,{El‘:;,‘; { i r features on the rustle of the cool breezes wafting through the leaves of ol ComTATAUTAL that enormous Oak in the rear of , but the pitfalls of the! | Mammoth Oak Gardens 1609-1611 Thirty-first Street N.W. ) \\])dli w nt_uld seem an | No such setting for an Apartment is offered any- £ | Ich oo ‘ahesn Thent o ol where else in Washington—right in the midst of old {come of some of those many sudden | Georgetown’s most exclusive section. — = - The Apartments, too, are of that small size—but efficient plan and equipment—for which there is a de- f ene {-KE — WILL NUT i cided demand—and with correspondingly low rent. WILE FAY $500 CARI T RALFSNEN FOTE | GOOD FISHING Open for inspection every day and evenings. Tt '«.;‘rl:wllh confidentinl. 2 8. i ROCK POlNT MD will require prompt decision—for the reservation list is growing rapidly. AL BUS TERMINAL Boss & Phelps 1"(\8 L()”D HOPE ROAD The Home of Homes EpseE 1417 K Street May Be Seen Every Day In Our New and Startling Home Development BHIRIETH | They May Imitate Our Homes And We Hope for Some Localities That They Will Attempt Duplication For information, literature, _tickets. etc.. apply to S. E. Burgess, Division Passenger Agt.. 1425 F ST. N.W., W GTON, D. C. Phone Main 5633 = SOUTHERN RAILWAY But They Can’t Duplicate Location Phone Main 4340 There Can Only Be One DURIETH And That Is Up Northwest At 36th and R Sts. N.W. (Right at the Famous Western High School) Going Away’ Retter have us p AND AUGUST ROUND TRIP, $3.00 City Street Cars to Terminal Up to Leaving Time * TIDEWATER LINES, | meoln 6929 Don’t Suffer with Headache the roof in shape for | What is a “Certified Gold Seal Used Car?” This question has been asked us so often since February 1st, when we sold our first one, that we wish to offer the following explanation: In order for a used car to become a “Certified Gold Seal Used Car” it must— 1. Be thoroughly inspected—including in- spection of motor, transmission, rear assembly and bearings, etc. 2. It must be thoroughly gone over, with all repairs made which our inspection Autos Kill Little Time —in the shop when they come | to McReynolds for Repairs, | Repainting, efe. We give you service. R. McReynoIds & Son Let the Coin Clock Help Make Your " Dreams Come True! | HOME of your OWN! How fine it would be. Then why not HAVE it? It is pos- In a community of value-giving enviroments where any thinking man would be Satisfied to estab- lish a home for his family. L ;' near Memoria. | Iun.e lots, rea- Proposed overlook whole PRINTING —that fulfills your highest expectations | Homes Selling at the Rate- of " 3 sible—certain—if you will only SAVE for i The Na,t;,?fl,a,l.,(‘:‘f*:‘fal Press | w ;‘Yl’l”'fi‘éfi?n}'fi °:2‘55;,‘3' proves may be necessary. it. And, with f&he gottracflve and useful savings One a Da} . 210- LW, | i 5 . device pictured above, saving is made simple The Adams’ Impress ([l headaches et V" 3. It must be checked and 0. K’d by our st ¢ oy Price, $7,700 —stands for satistaction—plus In printing. shop foreman. i 1 r lce9 9 - i “High giade. but not high priced.” H Here’s a Roofer The Coin-Controlled Clock —compels one to add something to his savings 4. It must be checked and O. K.d by our Used C A Moderate Cash Payment and But $75 Monthly ar manager. ! £ ni dim . iz, Zoke s g iyt | cowil bring reief surpris- 5. It must be checked and 0. K.'d by an off- e be Sepostad avary twenty-Fous hourn o See This Remarkable Development o pniee b ML | inely auick—even after cer of our company, who will then cer- keep it running. It quickly establishes regular- i Now—Why Pay Rent? tify it as a “Certified Gold Seal Used Car.” Sterrett & Fleming, Inc. Champlain Street and Kalorama Road Columbia 5050 Branch Salesroom, 1223 Conn. Ave. ity in saving and builds successful savings ac- counts when all other means have failed. 'l'he Coin Controlled Clock is beautifully fin- ished and will be a credit to the-most attrac- tively furnished home or office. Standard National Bank 9th and New York Ave. N.W. IRONCLAD Joutiee 1o v st nw. | failed. VAN RETURNING .\'t‘;tw Y KK FEW Davy “STOPIT” is a perfectly will take load furniture: regular specific — contains TiveKTNG €., 1547 So. i, no opiates or chloral—but dhocs colnta}‘n properties that reach the cause, and Save Your Metal Roofs [[| by arresting that brings PERMANENTLY i :ihed dcsnrezfi regef You'll 1 nd it a friend indeed if Hirsch Roofmg Compound ||| you are a victim of head- Guaranteed 10 Years. il aches. phalt coating mixed with To Inspect By auto—drive across the Q street bridge, turn north one | block to R street and drive due west to 36th street (right next the Western High School). Or take P street car to 35th street and walk north to R street or Wisconsin Avenue car to R street and walk west to 36th street. 5 [SHANNON-& LUCHS Owners and Builders er cracks or runs. Ten r'm “puimt. Caniot ary | For sale at all Peoples ‘ - i e 1 puint. t dry and other good drx"ug Branch Used Car Sl'Aowrsotm;}I Open Aug. 6 at 1931 14th 1409 H St. N. W. h\r ’!nle and “Applied by stores. . N.W. Paul H. Sears Co., _Inc, CONTRACTORS, ond R Main 3034 Xey Chemical Co., Wash., D. C.