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r * | - ? ' ? -'/ ^ yS> ^ .S * ' t\*r'"-^ "< g ' 'Wise Guys' Prove to Be Prize Dupes Donate Millions Annually for Worthless Stocks. New Sork.? It la possible, from all Accounts, here la this advanced year of 1933, to sell a "stock minded" New Yorker a nice choice pat^h of the blue sky over bis head? or even a few shares of stock In the whole empyrean expanse of It. ' The thing is being doae, for a fact, every day In the week. Data compiled by the state's attorney general's oftlce show that the gullible "Wise men of Gotham," and their fel low citizens upstate, are investing up wards of $48,000,000 of good United States money annually in just such worthless securities, and this in ap parent oblivion of the fact that the worst depression in all history is hit ting on eight cylinders. The ante diluvian vlntuge of some of the schemes they fall for and the wide publicity given the racket apparently makes no difference whatever In their equations. Since the big boom that rose to such dizzy heights and made so many paper , fortunes for those who rode with it back in 1029, the public has gone thor oughly "stock minded." It Is possi ble nowudays to sell the average New Yorker a few shares In almost any old that that conies to mind, providing he has enough left from the slump to meet the first payment. $48,000,000 "Invested." The public's known "Investments" In fake stock during the last calendar year amounted to $48,352,400, accord ing to statistics gathered by the state bureau of statistics, which was set up by the attorney general's oftlce to ferret out and hlork "blue sky" ven tures. The total mny have been con siderably more. More than 1,500 of the victims cotnplnlned to the bureau and sought Its help In nvonglng their wrongs or recovering a part of their lost funds. The bureau was instrumental in compelling the restitution of SI, 735,903 and in having some 114 of the con cerns specializing In such "stock" placed In the hands of receivers and 140 of the Individual promoters haled to bar for criminal prosecution. But, as the comparison shows, this wus only a drop In the bucket. The report, while rejoicing thot sub stantial progress wns being made in curbing the gentry, was driven to the mournful conclusion that "it Is prob ably true that the gullible investor will remain ever with us, but It Is hoped that the enforcement of the Martin act, with consequent publicity, coupled with the recent disastrous experience of the general public in wildcat specu lation, has done much to educate the prospective purchaser in the selection of proper investments." They Come and Go. Under the Martin act, as amended last year, the attorney general Is em powered to bring permanent injunc tions against persons selling fraudulent securities in this state to prevent their dealing In any securities. Such suits have been Instrumental In closing out scores of bucket shops and kindred concerns in the last year. However, new ones seem to spring up in their places, and an army of fake salesmen blossom out to replace every one put away by process of low. As one ob "Doubles" for Her Dad MIbs Joan Baker, daughter of Regi nald (Snowy) Raker, one of the most famous athletes thnt ever lived. Her father, an Australian, died In the World war, but his memory Ip always carried on because of the fact that Miss Joan Is the Image of her father. server was moved to comment recent ly, the stock racket salesmen seem to havd overlooked the fact that a se vere business depression Is on. More than 50 per cent of the known victims are women, a big proportion of them housewives. Widows with new Inheritances are favorite baits with the rounders, and the "sucker lists" are Qlled with the names of well-to-do, bereaved ladles who have no husbands to say them "nay." Austrian Dictator Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss of Austria, who la ruling the nation un der dictatorial powers following the refusal of President Wilhelm Mlklns to accept the resignation of the entire cabinet. Cleric, Denied Lincoln Prayer, Is Nearing 100 Berlin, Md.? Remembered as "the minister who refused to pray for Lin coln," Rev. Littleton P. Bowen, retired Presbyterian minister yof Berlin, soon will round out one hundred years. Rev. Bowen, who will reach the Unpopularity By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK L*t? D?an of M*o, UalvcHitr of Illinois. Smlthers was unpopular, there was really no denying the fact If you asked one of his neighbors about blui, you were likely to get a shake of the bead or a shrug of the shoulders or a lift ing of the eye brows. People didn't like hliu. As one of his ac quaintances said: "He hasn't a friend In the world." And yet Smlthers had muny good points. He was Intelligent ; Mis Judgment tn a critical situation could always be depended upon, when he could be brought to the point of expressing an opinion, lie was loyal to his friends or to those whom be considered his friends. He would go far to get a friend out of a hole. When you stood off t\nd viewed him from a distance, he seemed to have very many of the qualities which make for friendship and popularity. He never agreed with anybody Even a trilling statement would chal lenge his Interest, "1 think you are quite wrong," he would say. and he would then point out the alleged In accuracies In what was more thnn likely a most harmless statement Even If we are wrong, few ot us like to be shown up before a crowd of friends, and especially If the error Is of little Importance. No matter what was being dls cussed Smlthers was likely to assume an air of complete superiority. No one could ever mention the name of a distinguished man with whom Smlthers was not Intimately acquainted. Whether It was baseball or biology, politics or prohibition In which he shone, Smlthers could always tell you more about him than you had ever Imagined. "Jim Weston?" he would say, "Sure I knew him at Burlington," or It might be Budapest or at Bolivia. There Punts Put to Practical Use In the summer punting on the Thames Is a nmln source of exercise and sport, but in the spring when the famous river becomes swollen and overflows then the punts are pressed Into service for a more Important mission. At Maidenhead, England, they are being used to transport dwellers from their marooned homes. Kven this baby In his carriage can be accommodated by the Qat bottomed boat. century nmrk June 5, was n firm south ern sympathizer during the Civil war. He had a pastorate In Mllford, Del., at the time of Lincoln's assassination In Washington. News of the tragedy reached Mll ford on April 15, 1805, and the follow Ing Sunday a grim delegation of union sympathizers met Howen In the vestry of the Mllford Presbyterian church, threatening him with death unless he said "something nice about Lincoln." Throughout his sermon, Rowen made no mention of the martyred President, though here and there throughout the audience could he seen the menacing glenm of half-raised horse pistols. There was no shooting, however, and after tho services were over friends escorted the minister to his home. "1 did not pray for Lincoln be cause of my conviction that church and politics do not mix," Reverend Howen afterwards stated In explann* tlon. "1 am not sorry." wasn't a place on earth where Smith era did not admit having heen. The most annoying part of It all was that ho was often right In his quibbling and tils questioning of fact. It was his assumption of superior ity which annoyed people most and made him unpopular, tils manner of nssuming that you were wrong, that you had had so much less experience than he. that your Judgment was the Judgment of a child and so could not be depended upon. He put everyone ne met into a position of Inferiority, and so they shunned his society as much as possible. ?, 1931, Western Nownnaoer Union. Family Holds Office Continuously 212 Years Chllriinrk. Mass.? An unbroken re6 ord of 212 years In political office In Martha's Vineyard is tho proud boast of the Allen family. Henry II. Allen died recently after holding public offices for a half century, but hlft son, F. Roger Allen, was Immediately elect ed to the board of selectmen. ODD THINGS AND NEW? By Lame Bode r Most meat Over half the MEAT CONSUMED IN THE U.S. COMES PROM HQGS.^ Below which the SEA IS ALWAYS BLACK In tropical seas LIGHT (SLUE AND ULTRA VIOLET RAYS ONLY) PENE TRATES TO A DEPTH OF <3.250 FEET. Daily drink-" A sunflower*; PLANT REQUIRES/ A QUART OP WATER A CAY. ' VVNU Sorvtc* The Household By LYDIA LE BARON WALKER It Is a good thing for a house when the homeuiaker entertains. This as set Ij entirely apart from personal enjoyment, the pleasure of having one's friends about one, and of help ing them to pass hours of pleasure under your roof tree. It is solely from the viewpoints of the benefits which accrue to the house Itself. When a woman is going to enter tain her eyes become very critical toward things which are not quite right In the house. They notice little details which pass unobserved during the usual routine. This is because she Is seeing things In a new light, that Is as they would appear If she were entering the home of some one else. It Is probably just what the rooms need. Since she sees from the out slder's observation, discrepancies a t; e plain. The lighting fixtures need dust ing and globes pol Ishlngs. Rugs are not arranged to boat advantage, they must be placed differently. Chair back and arm pieces can stan d laundering again. Dust Is dis covered on base boards which have been overlooked. Volumes In book cases do not stand erect. Pleasant Restoration*. There are a thousand and one lit tle things which paus unnoticed un til company Is Invited. Then the lit tle house has Its Innings In restora tion. Sometimes this goes Into more Important matters than the little de tails named. What better time to get the rug so needed for the dining room, than when It will lend more Interest to the room? So the dining room may get the benefit of the entertainment. If It Is decided that the ru# cannot be acquired Just then, the next best thing Is done, and the rug gets a thorough cleaning, or a beating and shampoo, so that It looks Its best. All floors are given thorough cleaning with mops, or vacuum clenners, or brooms. Silverware comes In for Its due share of attention. I'leces seldom used nre brought out and polished until they shine like mirrors, or have the refurnishing suited to their style of finish. It does them good to be so cared for. Mirrors are washed until no speck or suggestion of dust or film mars their beauty of reflections. Table covers and napery get special laun dering. The homemaker finds herself ehjoy lng the result* of her labors many a day nfter the party Is a thing of the j past. The house has benefited, and It repays for the effort In Its Improved appenrnnee. Good Cheer In the Home. There has never been a time In the history of the United States when home cheer was more Important. The business world Is still In the throes of post-war financial readjustments. The disturbances of the world outside the four walls of a home are dis quieting to mentnl peace. Business acumen has to be keen to meet ex traordinary monetary situations, and succossfully cope with them. Men and women who are In any way In volved or associated with commercial or professional transactions are seek ing to find or to keep Arm footholds In the shifting sands of these finan cial times. There Is turmoil. There Is mental distraction. There Is unrest in the psychological atmosphere all of which things are disturbing to peace, and the cheer and comfort which Is attendant upon It. The terra cheer leader, so well rec ognized In the field of sports, may well be applied to the person In a family who Is able to arouse good cheer In Its members. This family cheer, while It differs In Its form of expression from one of merely shout ing to raise the morale of players, is oven more needed In Its smaller field of the home. Its quieter method Is as successful In elevating the family spir its as the vociferous noise of many voices under the direction of a good cheer leader Is effective over a sport group. It takes tact, not tactics to Imbue a home with cheer. The home cheer leader cannot relax her own enthusiasm for happiness, but It has to be tempered with a sympathetic ap preciation of outside contacts with turmoil. The one who Is best fitted, usually, In a family to be the cheerful In spiration Is the wife and mother. ?. 1933. Boll Syndicate. ? WNU Servlcc. Back to the Nineties The hi# rovers on thin cont dnte hack to the nineties, hut the other de tails of this reefer style In navy wool are decidedly new. Talcs of Pirate Gold Not All Mere Fiction Pirate gold exists mainly In legend and In Action, but some genuine treasure turned up recently when a poor Bahama fisherman led the police to a cache orv the shore of New Providence Island. Here he had found five bars of gold bullion worth about $00,000 which had been burled beneath a wild plum tree among rocks bearing a sign of Freemasonry. In many a tale of pirate gold or other hidden treasure, a pile of stones, a tree, a cross, perhaps, aud a map with mysterious symbols ap pear. Ilence the most recent Ha. hama treasure yarn runs more o? less true to form. And It Is quitw true that pirates and buccaneers found safe havens among the nu. merous islands of the Bahamas group. One recalls sinful old Jolm Watling, who gave his name to Wat ling's Island and who died by a bul let while engaged on one of his raids. And there was another nest of pirates who harried the Bermuda salt rnker?. when .they "went yearly to the Bahamas to harvest their "crop" from the ponds they had established as early 1G78 on Turk's Island. The Bermudians, In their 20-ton sloops with slave crews, raked the salt In winter, selling it in the American colonies or exchanging it for foodstuffs which they took home and sold. It was a lucrative trade for sixty years or more, de spite the Interference of plrato bands. ? New York Times. BOWELS need watching Let Dr. Caldwell help whenever your child is feverish or upset; or has caught cold. I lis simple prescription will make that bilious, headachy, cross boy or girl comfortable, happy, well in just a few hours. It soon restores the bowels to healthy regularity. It helps "break-up" a cold ny keeping the bowels free from all that sickening mucus waste. You have a famous doctor's word for this laxative. Dr. Caldwell's record of having attended over 3500 births without loss of one mother or baby is believed unique in American medical history. Get a bottle of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin from your drugstore and have it ready. Tnen you won't have to worry when any member of your family is headachy, bilious, gassy or constipated. Syrup Pepsin is good for all ages. It sweetens the bowels; increases appetite ? makes digestion more complete. Dr. W. B. Caldwell*# SYRUP PEPSIN A Doctor's Family Laxative Limit to Modesty No nii(! wishes to live bo obscurely as to have Ills ability doubted. SUCH IS LIFE ? Resourceful Junior! 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