Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 223, Decatur, Adams County, 19 September 1934 — Page 5

tK,... - .... king • oofcOut for JfjK? Peddler My mfu) Collects hl Cash in ~v - ■Advance on *1 an Order! " ‘"«i *» ?So the Housewives 1 Citizens °f Decatur: »t A U ARNING to beware of thieves a> solicitor*. salesmen or inspectors. seeking admittance to premises Kol ld not BE ADMITTED I NTI I. SEhEIK CREDENTIALS have been CHFX'K■n IT and VERIFIED THROUGH DEi«EM)AI!I E LOCAL FIRMS OR PERSONS. |Mn MANY ( ASES grangers seeking admit!>X irr . not having verified and reliable ere are “spotters" for professional and according to police records I of caution on the part of the house- « in admitting such strangers often has resulted in costly property losses bitter experiences. >K)O NOT PAY ( ASH IN ADVANCE to on anv merchandise—in a numr of instances the customer has never t anything for the cash-in-advance ‘ IHhuynient nor has any refund been made of < initial deposit. t Bl) NOT CASH ( HECKS FOR STRANGor issue a check as a down payment ’ an order as often times these checks been “altered" and later cashed by a ■ IHliird and innocent party. __ jBtS BETTER TO BE SAF E TH AN SORRY RE you know who the peddler is at | door la fore you allow him to enter home. Hugh pressure. free gift peddMIEKS have been working in the residential ■district* of Decatur recently—selling all ■kind- of merchandise—using the "someMthin; free" method to gain admittance to ■the home. In case of any suspicious per■sons calling at your home phone the police • Mat once, as we are anxious to co-operate ■with our citizens M all times. ■PNE NEED NOT BE AFRAID of offending ■the honest solicitor, salesman or inspector ■representing a local business firm, as THEY ■have THEIR CREDENTIALS WITH MTHEV ,nd welcome such investigation—■that is why they are required to carry ■credentials. I SEPH MELCHI | Decatur Chief of Police. ■DECATUR LAUNDRY ■ IHE SCHAFER STORE || NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE SPcMPHREY JEWELRY STORE ■NICHOLS SHOE STORE ■ ZWICK FURNITURE STORE ■ LANKENAU’S I c - A. DOUGLAS CO. I HOLTHOUSE SCHULTE & CO. ■ ELBERSON SERVICE STATION I EDWARDS STUDIO 1 N- A. BIXLER 9 DE CATUR LUMBER CO. ■ MUTSCHLER MEAT MARKET I KOCHER LUMBER CO. II ASHRAUCHER tin SHOP ■ ECONOMY store ■ 1101 thouse drug co. I CASH COAL & SUPPLY I MILLER’S BAKERY

DECATUR DAILY. DEMOCRAT) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1931

*sf | Bewgfe of this endless I J chain selling scheme I bb I* lß being worked with all kinds of merchandise—es P ec i hosiery and underwean ■ WHO WILL HOLD *4 % THE SACK? Si Sk H The Latest in bargain appeals, as offered by these I j tl-JJSpS -I Hy-Jack Peddlers are the new Chain-Selling- /|,\ hSj? Schemes by which merchandise is prom- op -Shi ised to coupon purchasers for a small cas i! consideration and a little work. £ DO YOU WANT TO BECOME f i A PEDDLER 1 f4l -, fe and prey upon your friends—if you do try this one—here is a typical promise—made to you by the real slick peddler—m CIO WORTHOFHOSEFOR Cl £ Looks Good on the Face of it—What? “ ft TRY and figure this—-The Slick Peddler offers you a contract with three coupons for $4.00. Here is where you work your friends. You are to sell these coupons to three l'4[ friends at SI.OO each and WHEN each of these friends send in $3.00 for similar coupon outfits or a total of $9.00 ItS y° u are su PP° se d t° get S 10.00 worth of some kind of hose. jjA NOW you have made PEDDLERS out of three friends—and before they can realize anything for their cash ; i/L they have that “little bit of work” to do—that is more Peddlers among their friends”—so on—so on— \flff indefinitely* mm IF you do complete this’very simple contract—and your hose are delivered you are out sl.oo|net, your three friends are out $4.00 each— or sl2.oo—and this firm has collected $13.00* WHO a S i4j really pays for your hose? The firm or your friends? j/H SUPPOSE the firm fails—after having paid for your SIO.OO worth of hose out of the k4l $13.00 collected? How could this firm refund the $12.00 invested by your friends? What about (y| W - the running expenses of an office and salaries of this firm— CT (W g Who Would Hold The Sack? mkkmm |F the practice and policy of the Government in barring these Schemes from the mails is upheld 14(* by the courts, what might happen to the firm should it be denied the use of the mails? If the firm (fjh should quit voluntarily, What Then? IT IS NOT BUSINESS S ’SE to expect a firm of this kind to give (jjl each of its customers SIO.OO worth of hose for $L . You can NOT take out of any business more than pg) is putinto it. (raT Schemes— there are several varieties 4"I ~ being offered today. IjtL ' ''THE~(Tn'LOY?LTY'ASSO€IATKSN’ ' .Jgf !l Xi / \r~-/L I Z. S, U—..V J t >»■ J

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