WARREN THE WILY.

NZ Truth, Issue 144, 21 March 1908, Page 6

WARREN THE WILY.

The Silly Sausage and His Snide Scheme. ( ______ . • ;,

"Truth" has learnt sufficient about the crust-earning methods of a person named Frank R. Warren, oi Rabbit Borrow, or whatever he i-alls himself, to speak of him m terms of ■ strong reprobation. It will be remembered, Ije sued a little girl of 14 for hot turning up to work for him after promising to do so. He runs a nondescript publication called the "Avon," or tho "Raven," or the "Boss Creek," and cadges advertisements for it m a disreputable mariner. Warren's victims were originally assured that they could have a i lss space or 5s space, as the case might be, and there was such. a general idea that the advertisement was to appear for one year at the price, that it is difficult to believe dupes weren't told they would be mentiontd to a small section of the world for the space of twelve months. Wherefore, when wily Warren demanded another 15s or 3.0s or 5s for tlte second issue of the awful rag (which is a once-a-mpnther), something- resembling- a general (riot occurred. An innocent milkman .starting m biz., who wouldn't know the appearance of chalk if he had the white cliffs of Dover" transported' to Papanui; " took what he thought was five bob's worth of mention for a year, and fell with violence" into the cream when he got a bill for a second 5s m the second month. He/ paid under a threat of Court proceedings. A Papanui-road painter trusted wanton Warren with j 15s for a year's howl m the miserable "Buster," .and turned the color of hema-tite when woeful Warden tried to collect 15s a month. THE HOUSE-DAUBER'S MISSUS happened td^be present when f the proprietor of the watery print called for his second unauthorised 15s, and she spoke to Mm with embarrassing frankness. An allegation by the crafty canvasser that vile language was used is denied, although' it ap;pears to "Truth" that almost any aoiS of laiigaiage was Justified m the oircumstance. Warren told her, fiercely, that she would be sortv for her remarks, but as the painter came on the scene just at that moment the venomous visitor left swiftly, upon an urgent invitation to get; Two days later a letter, from lawyer Cassidy charged the- woman with using certain specified languagej placed m the information by the Warren whelp. Sherwood, a St. Albans' butcher, fought wobbly Warren* m Court over his exorbitant and uncontracted charfires, but the advertisement fiend beat the flesh providore, who now has a meat axe ready for anyone who mentions the name of Christchurch 's noble stream m his presence. There are others paying through the nose m deadly fear of the all-powerful summons, and it is with pleasure tlvat "Truth" priiits the. abov6 insulting remark's about .waster Warren. v