The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-10
HE'S WA|FMASTER-GENERAL
Official Designation Of a Man
Arrested Yesterday
SCHEME TO FIND ANYTHING
ID Which q Little Green Stamp Is
Used
SCHEME TO FIND ANYTHING
Deputy U. S. rlarshai Gathers Him In but He
Is Released on His Own Recognizanee.
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A sparely built man about average

A sparely built man about average
height, energetic in his movements,
anywhere from As to so years old. with a
small but normally shaped head, keen
eyes, whiskers, and mustache, called at
The Herald office last evening and to a
reporter said: Il have been arrested
today, charged with initiating United
States postage stamps. 1t happened in
Pasadena. ! was allowed to go upon my
own recognizance to appear on Thursday
before United States Commissioners Van
Dyke I'll write you short account
of 1t for your paper" And with this the
gentleman sat down at a table and was
soon engrossed In turning out copy.
In course of time the lately arrested
handed to the reporter the following:
Deputy United States Marshal Bo-
tello arrested Mr. Craigie Gordon to-
day in Pasadena, after gathering up all
his waif stamps, plates and circulars,
charging him with initiating U. S.
postage stamps. Mr.. Gordon was let
Thursday at O'clock to answer said
charge before United States Commits
sioner Van Dyke.
ION said waif stamp may be seen a
photo-engraving of Gordon himself, and
above his head, in halo, is the beautiful
engraving of Christ before the doctors
when He was IL years old, pointing to
may initiate Christ's picture, words,
works and ways, but if Caesars, then
arrest and nous verrons.
This very morning a lawyer offered
Mr.. Gordon $40, 900 for the good will of his
scheme, but he declined. saying his fig
ures weres$100000 and a twelfth interest
in all countries that would adopt it,"
With this copy" Mr.. Cragie Gordon
handed the reporter circular one side
of which is headed Circular to the Pub
lie and the other Circular to the Wait
masters" and with this were three of his
waif stamps. the making or using of
which will necesstate an explanation
from him to Commissioner Van Dyke
tomorrow The stamp is of about the
size of government postage stamp and
is printed in green ink from a half-tone
plate. 1t bears an ovN shaped picture
of Graigie Gordon and surrounding it
are the words United States Wait
Stamp. Twenty Cents" Directly above
the head of Gordon is most diminutive
one of the Christ child. Over this are
the words ~. S. Mail" and at the bottom
of the stamp is the one word Rejoice"
The circular to the public from the
United States waif office bears at the
bottom the name and official designation,
"Graigie Gordon. U. S. Waifmaster-
General and is intended to show to the
public 'the manner of proceeding to
find all kinds of lost property including
children, persons, ETC., ETC." 1t reads as
follows:
4. When a person loses anything he
writes on United States postal card
with paid reply or in letter full par
ticulars of his loss-when, where, name,
address, etc, panned, pasted or
pinned thereon, bearing the name
of the waif office and the waif-
masters running number of the
lost waif, and delivers or mails the
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'2. When person finds anything he
writes on a United States postal card
or in a letter particulars as above and
delivers or mails the same to the APP
pointed local waifmaster.
"3. When the waifmaster finds the
lost and found descriptions to corre-
spond he informs the loser on the United
States reply postal card or in letter
the particulars sent to him by the finder.
"a. All lost and found descriptions not
corresponding in local postoff1ces will
be sent seven days after date to Los An
geles waif office for Southern California,
and to San Francisco waif office for
Northern California, also to the general
waif office at Washington, D. c., to I'M
dergo q second and third search, for an
additional 20-cent waif stamp for each
search,
rs. First, second and third class post
masters on receipt Of this circular Will
appoint the waif master subject to con-
firmation, but fourth class postmasters
! will, unless otherwise appoined, be or
dinarily the waif masters as we'll"
The circulars to waifmasters is also
signed by the waifmaster-genera and
reads:
Dear Sir: We hereby tender you the
office of waifmaster for your postoffice
district, and in case of your being first,
second or third-class postmaster pre-
vents your accepting the office, we ask
you to appoint suitable person to fill
| the office, subject always, however. to
our approval or dismissal.
| I'm order to commence this new pro-
| ject, intended to extend not only
| throughout our United States, but to all
nations of the earth in due time we in
| close you herewith twelve 20-cent waif
stamps for immediate use. by cancella-
| ton. writing thereon the name of your
| office and running number, commencing
with No. l, 2, and so on.
| LAS the United States postoffice does
not yet permit the adixing of our waif
| stamps on postal cards, you can initiate
| one by four cross lines, returning to us
| the Cancelled stamp with your report Of
! business on the first day of every month.
! Before the twelve waif stamps are
| entirely used up, send to the address
| below for a new supply, together with
| remittance for the original twelve at the
| rate of 10 cents per stamp, thus leaving
| you 10 cents for each 20-cent waif stamp
used.
| When rewards are offered and not
| claimed by the finder, one-half goes to
| the local waifmaster and one-half to the
waif office service. The same from the