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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-05-05

ftiirate Der flint Sabre alte Sobn pes
SGnblers 9ebduer aus benz Senfter
bes speiten Stodes auf has Strabens
pfloiter unb trug 10 Idpere 8erlsbuns
gen bapon, baB er nd9 turaer 3eit
ftdrb.
Sdmtl,.
9ufel. Sier alitt Der in 9irsfels
ben fpobnenbe Man6priit G9geni9pps
Ter beim MdnDpriren aus uno fiel 10
uneliidli9 auf bas @eleiie, ouB ibm
bic RGoer zines Wdgens ben re6ten
glrm abi6nitten.
9 IN y |. !Sier brunnte bus benz
Strip @loor, &aipdrs, i'm S4paoers
lob eeb0renbe, gu 5000 6ranes ges
S6Gbte Wobnbdus nieber.
8udten. Die gbeleute SSacof
8aener Saubenf9ilO serietben in
Streit. Sbr nit ibnen i'm sIeiden
SduIe le6enoer S9piegsrIobn, @mil
&Dpfler, tpo1te abpebren. erbielt babel
aber bon Magner Slide in bic 9ann
unb ben unterleib, 70 baB er in 2es
benssefabr i9pebt. Ddgner puroc
berbaftet.
GbatitGpn. Die in Der Rdbe be-
legene Miible De 5ront 1T poaitdnbia
abgebrannt.
@6arGens. 0ie6e brangen
nG6tli9erpeile in bic Stride elm unn
rdumten aus benz Nltar unb Der Ga
triitei @(nes aus, mas gang ooer tbetls
ipeiIe aus @belmetaa beItuno.
9isnil. Sds Dem @lts2anoz
amman @nb 9eb0renbe @obnbuus III
niebergebrannt. Die in oemielben uns
tersebra9ten Sppotbstar : Yrototoae.
bas @runbbu6 uno bic @aiIenlabe
tonnten s~erettet perben. Sin GROCER
She'll bes Mobiliars ging in 5lammen
auf.
Seitcrrcid). llngarn.
8ien. Der srie6iide Bring
Gonitantin Golocotroni bat Iid nit
ieiusr @eliebten, Der Sabritantento5s
ter &oia Rebineer, i'm &ablenbereboteI
eri9ofen. Der Prina lit Der Sotn
Der S9riftitellerin @riinpdlb : 3erto.
NIP aus ibrer erften @be nit benz 9rie=
9ii6en Siiriten. Die QusIi4tstoIigs
fsit elmer @bs bilbst bas Sbatmptip. =
@rbdngt bat ii6 bic 9eIeni4afterir
Sulie Miiner, Sc Sabre alt, Sperns
ring SO. 8, in einem gabinet. 9aa
Motip lit niGt betannt. - 9eitotben
iinb: Der Gomponiit Oscar Sofmaan,
Al Sabre alt, unb Der S6riftIteIe1
@meri9 RanSont. rs Sabre alt. :
Der Sobn bes Soteliers Weilguni in
Bah Sui9, 5erbinanb 8eiIsuni jun.
purbe eeItern bier ais 9o9itapler perz
baftet. - Wesen periu9ter 8unfnos
tenfdli9ung purben perbaftet Der
9aitpirtb Rpbar, Der pbotpgrdpb 50.
bann S9Dbel unb Der Sriieur SoIept
SpGtb; bieIelben legten mad mebrfaa
den umfufenben 8erbOren elm poles
@eitGnbniB db.
8aben. tSisr purbe Der Bolts
i9ullebrer Sofepb 9urti9er, elm 4si=
tator Der 9riftli9 : IociaIsn Partei.
ipegen politiI6er llmtrisbe BON Ortss
f9ulratbe %fuspenbirt. - Sine be-
fannie Wiener geriDnli6tsit, Serr
Robert Srisbri6 2Ope, Der @riinber
bes Wtener Srp6eums, 1T bier i'm "a.
2ebensiabre geItorben.
Siremblrg.
2urembure. Der Ifiienbof
fGate Iein llrtbeil in Der MeKeraffaire
bon 3olper, in melder Der 10 Sabre
alte Matbias Sbpmas aus Nieoerterz
f9en erito6en iporbsn mar. Der
Saupti9ulbige Sob. 9euerb aus 9eles
er6isIt 10 Sabre 3udtbaus, pGbrenb
bic anbersn @%ngetlusten Ritolas Ssis
men aus Sid, Sobann 9rGi8 aus
9eles urb Wilbelm Websr ana m"4'-
born gu 8 Sasen 9efGnsnib iotpis %
Nrancs 9elbbuke berurthetlt purpsn.
H > . e ..
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-05-05

- y | n q Il & dlteren Serren
beftsbsnber Club in Sannoper fiiblte
bas 8sbiirfnib. benz Siiriten 8ismurd
cine Sreube 81 MAIDEN. Sc fpurbe be-
fdloFen, fir ben Sburm bes S9loi<
ies in Sriebri9srub cine SABINE gu
FIFTEEN. Wan fraete in Srieori6srub
an, ipie lang unb brett cine folde
SABINE isin miiFe, unb erbislt %Sur9fnt>
mort: II Meter lang unb 6 Meter
brett. Die SABINE, perieben nit benz
8tsmurd'fden @appen, purbe anses
i9afft unb nit 800 Wart besdblt.
Runmsbr fam benz Club Der @eoante,
baB bic Sadie fi9 nod better MAIDEN
tperbe, tpenn bic 5abnenitanse i'm
SahIenpalbe 9etpa6ien lei. Man
panbte fi6 na9 Srisbriasrub unb bat
Tim cine Sabnenitanse. limb iplde fam
au6 prompt an. inbefsn ni4t anein.
ipnbern beT6fpert nit elmer = Ra9s
nobme bon $50 Marf. 2anee @efidtsr
unb sesenieitises fsisrIi4es 8sripre@
den. bon bieier Sadie peber einem
MGnnlein nod einem Dsihlein ie stz
mas gu Iaesn. Cine ,3eit lang bat Der
Club iein Gsbsimnib treu beipabrt, Bis
nun pnr Ruraem @irer pluuberte.
-3pid berruffiide
@ma5one Maieitrpff uno benz Rubfdb=
rer Narti funb tiirSlid in Mabrio elm
breiftiinbiges Wettrennen UNI 10000
Peietus itatt, bds Der lebtere glGnSenb
eepann. Der rufiiden 4maSone
itanben flint CUTE R~ennpferbe CUR 8er=
fii9un9. Sroboem lie unterlde = beim
We9ieln Der pferbe bsrlor lie pisl 3eit
- mar tbre 2eiltung ais Reiterin berz
%porrugeno, lie madte nGmli9 in 3
Stunben 428 Runben, b. b. 85,6 8ilp=
meter; ibr 9egner madte in berIelben
3ett All Runben ober 94,2 &ilometer;
er f4Ius bic ruFiidea mu5ons alip nit
43 &unben ober SO Silometer. @r
beniiBte nur Elm einsiges &ab. SRI.
Wajeitroff madte bic erIten 100 Stun
ben in 43 Winuten, 200 Hunben in 1
Stunbe % Minuten, 300 Runben in
2 Stunoen 5 Minutsn, 400 Runoen in
2 Stuneen 40 Minuten unb 428 Runs
ben in 8 Stunben; Der Rabfabrer bas
gegen 100 Runben in "a Minuten, 200
Runoen in l Stunbe II Minuten, 300
&unoen in l Stunbe so Minuten, 400
Runben in 2 Stunben 29Minuten unb
All Runben in 3 Stunoen. Die ipas
nii4en Rabfabrer iinb natiirli9 auf
ben Sies hires Champion Warti isbr
itol3.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-05-05

bi%irgsrmeiiters 9snber bat in Berlin
bas Northumberland beItunben.
8raunau. SIN 8pber lift bsr
SdusbeIiber glitter ertrunten.
8un5tau. Snfolee Mibbanbz
lung lit Der Reitbduer WilbelmS 9ul5e
aus Walbau %seitorben. = Der 9a9=
beder Sung bon &roiI9pib, pel6er
perbaftet nurbe. bat audi bic Raubans
fGle an Srau Weiheniteler 0ittes
brandt aus 9apna BEL Der 9alteiteae
Sbpmasnalbaii, an Srdu IGtmann
aus Sttenborf, an sSrau @0bel unb
an SRI. Selma Shlafse aus benz ass
lauer 3sten periibt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-05-05

f|tiir5te Der flint Sabre aIte Sobn pes
gamblers 9ebauer aus benz Senftsr
bes a~fpeiten Stodes auf has StraBens
pfloiter unb trug 10 i4pere @erlebuns
gen bapon, baB er mad turaer 3eit
ftarb.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-05-05

karlsruhe. Der 9ilbbauer
g(boIf Seer, SdOpfsr bss bisiisen &ai>
fer Wilbslm : 9entmuls, lit i'm Utter
BON uneefGbr so Sdbren an einem
2ungenleioen s%eitorben.
8aben 8aben. Sn einem
bisIigen Sotel purbs Der @n9lGnoer
Qlsernon Rorburp tobt ssfuuOen unb
GrStli6erieits cine Morpbinpersiftung
c%pnitatirt. @ubri4einli9 liest Selbitz
moro Dor.
8oberstpeier. Sci Der oisss
jGbrieen Confirmation iinb felt 16
Sabren gum eriten Mal pieber 8au>
ernI0bne in Der 10 tleibiamsn 9as
nausrtra9t sridiensn.
9ubl. Sisr idpb ii6 Elm 18iGbs
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-05-05

SresIau. Die Sottsr bss DER,
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-05-05

Rafftl. Die hieiias Straftammer
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-03-03
NO. l..
"whAT YOU 'LowlN. FOR EGes7"
The 0ueatfOn That Puzzles n Modern
Young SalesvvOmRn.

This was in one of the big retail,
houses in the shadow of Grace church.
The man was unmistakably farmer.
Not the rounded, successful and asser-
tive farmer of the present, who can take
care of himself, but the elongated, ca
daverous, chin-whiskered, windwasted
farmer, who helps his wife in her
housework and who often wears her
apron. He carried basket. The care
which he bestowed upon this basket
was proof that it contained eggs.
He finally reached the shoe depart
ment, and asked young woman if she
had any shoe backing. She showed
the old gentleman several brands.
They were in bottles and some in pink
covered boxes. The customer shook his
head
Il want some of that backing" he
knaid, that l have had all my life, and
mat my father had. 1t comes in big,
round box, bout the size of a baby flap
jack, and has a yllow label on it, and
u picture of gamecock seeing his re-
Election in the polish of a boot that mig
ser has just shined up. Amt you never
seen any such blacking?"
The young woman who had that day
been transferred from the book depart
ment because she had offered new
novel to a man who had asked for "Pil
grim's Progress" said she had never
seen any such and that she had never
heard Of it.
at would outshine all creation" said
the old gentleman, "and would turn wa
| ter like goose's back. A box of it used
| to last in our house a whole year. Which
do you think is the best, this in the bot
| tie or the box?"
The young woman explained the
| qualities of each as she understood it.
"Then this N the bottle is for VIM
| Minis shoes, and this in the box is for
mems? You say you put it on with a
| flannin rag, same as you do salve? And
it III keep the leather from creakin', and
| III turn water?"
He was assured on these points, and
then, in low, hesitating manner, he
asked across the showcase:
| 'What are you 1owin' for eggs to-
day?"
The young woman did not under
stand. How could she? She had never
| lived in the country. She had never
sold goods in the general merchandise
| store at the cross roads. But the floor
walker who was called in had lived in
Woonsocket and round about. He knew
that the good old gentleman had eggs
which he wanted the house to take at
the highest cash price in exchange for
| goods.-N. Y. Sun.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-03-03

about this squatter bizness," said
Old Abe Hope, as he sat on log in
front OF his cabin and whitfield away at
u soft stick with his knife-"thar' amt
no great shakes to make story. When
l cum home from the wah found the
ole woman livin' in cave in Tepnes-
see.
"'Let's git sez l, as looks around.
"Whar to?' sez she.
e'Can't say, bu: let's be a-gittin' to
git
II picked up the feather bed and the
baby. and she picked up the skillet and
the coffee pot, and we got. We kept a.
walkin' and a-gittin' and we finally hit
the ole Mississippi just above yere on
the Tennessee side. 'Peared like a good
spot to make beginnin', and so draps
the feather bed and the baby and sez:
"'iere we squat
sand we squatted. l put up bresh
shanty, scratched up airth with stick
and planted some con, and nobody
didn't come a-nigh US to make trubble
fur two vars. Then along Gums man
one day and looks about and sez:
"'Tm the perlitest and tenderest-
hearted man in all Tennessee, and I'm
akin yo' in the very properest way, and
with the tears ready to fill my eyes, to
pack up and be a-gittin'.'
"'And fur why?' sell.
"'Bekase this ar my land,' seq he.
"'But the Lawd made the sile OF Ten
nessee,' sez |.
"I knows he did, sez the stranger,
but he sold out long ago, and I've got
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-03-03

boumin' jest then, but | was full O
trubble and didn't pay much tenshun'
to her. One night, when half my week
was up, the ole woman wakes me up
and sez:
90 Abe, the ole Mississip is jest rippin
things all to pieces over to the south
of u.s.
"'But l can't stop her. sell.
Il laid awake fur awhile and heard
the waters roarin' and gushin' and
chawin' up the land, and then fell
asleep agin. 1t was mawnin' when !
woke up next. and the old woman was
Jpn dressed and stood in the doah
shoutin':
"'Abe Hope, yere's our cabin and
yere's our truck patch, but fo' the Lawd
we've dun bin a-gittin' into sum
strange kentry! Git outer bed and tell
me whar' we ar att
II got outer bed" said Abe, as he
looked away across the river, land |
looked and figgered and figgered, and
il took me hull hour to make it out,
Bimeby sees how it was. In the night
the river had cut a new channel to the
south of us. We went to bed in the
state of Tennessee, and we woke up in
the state of Arkansaw. Che land
hadn't moved any, but the river had
jest cut off about hundred acres Of
that proper strangers land and
tfrowed it into another state When |
had got it figgered out throws down
my hat and jumps on it and yells fur
glory. l was yellin' when the proper
stranger Gums across in rowboat and
seZ:
"'Abe Hope, I'm too proper and ten.
der-hearted to git along in this world.
l said I'd call the law on ye, but meb-
be III gin ye $50 to go away peace
fully
"'But I've gone,' seq I. 4 squatted
on yo'r land in Tennessee and yo' was
goin' to bring the law on me and turn
me off. didn't want any trubble. and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-03-03

so last night moved over into Ar
| kansaw.'
But yo' took hundred acres of my
best land with yo!' sez be. and his eyes
fills with tears.
"'That was the doin's of the Lawd,
sez l, as l winks at him with both eyes
! and feels to console him.
"Then he sees that he can't bluff me-
and he wipes away his tears and
shakes hands over it and we ar the
best of friends to-day. Yes. sab, it's all
the doin's of the ole Mississip. If she
hadn't cut that new channel and moved
me over into Arkansaw l should never
hev owned foot O. land. She jest sliced
me off a full hundred acres. and no.
body can drive me off 'em. When l
went up to the county seat to git my
deed feller sez:
"'Abe Hope, who did yo' dun buy
that land Off
"'Nobody TALL sez 1.
"'Then how did yo' git it?'
"'The Lawd and the ole Mississir
flung it at me one night fur present,
and reckons that title ar good 'nuf1
fur anybody around yere.'
"And so it arr" continued Abe, as he
shut up his jackknife with a click and
stretched his arms and legs. "I'm
thankin' the Lawd and I'm thankin' the
river, and if git moved back into the
state of Tennessee some night With
| about so mo- acres added on l reckon
nobody'll (h'ar me complain to the end
| of nv days."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-03-03

deed of all this land around yere. In
the very properest sort of proper way
I'm akin yo' to be a-gittin. I'll gin
yo' two weeks to move on
when squatter squats," said the
old man, as he looked up at me with
a smile in his eyes, "he jest considers
to reckon he's right thar fur life. He
fggers that the Lawd made the sile fur
the use of man, and he don't bother
about deeds and lawyers and sich.
That stranger was very proper man,
but l goes over to the ole woman and
sez:
Liza, whar' ar we at fur con meal
and sorgum?'
Got heaps she sez.
How much powder"
Bout two pounds
"'Was we ever licked in far fout q
Never, ole man.
"'Shall we be a-gittin' or fight it out ?
Fight, of co'se!'
THAT settled it," said the old man.
Il jest loaded up the rifle and the shot
gun, heaped some logs together fur a
fort, and l didn't pay no mo- tenshun to
the proper stranger. Mebbe it was
TWO weeks befo' he cum along agin, and
ne takes off his hat to me and tenderly
sez:
'Abe Hope, it's my natur' to be a
proper and tenderhearted man, and
I've cum back to call on yo' in proper
and tender-hearted way
l kin also be proper when tries,
SEE |, and takes off my cap and bows
to him.
What's that heap O. logs out thar?'
sez ne, as he looks around.
Its my FORT sez l. When me and
tne old woman ar licked in far fout
Wen 60. but not until
Then it's no use to be proper and
"noer'hearted lords yo', Abe Hope?'
-. Not if yo' reckon to drive me off
this squat
he sighs and looks sorrerful and
.ender-hearted, but at tie same time he
gives me notice to leave in week or
u eau out the law to make me. |
ngns and looks tender-hearted, but |
s.a. 81. nam to bring on his law and I'll
ss4' w dies. Aha ole Mississip was
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-03-03
HEATING AND vENTlLATiNG.
Some Practical Points for Houses
keepers.


There are two helps to good and
healthful house-atmosphere (and fresh
complexions) to be considered-fresh-
ness and moisture. Ignorance is apt to
regard everything outside of its per.
sonal experience as stupid 'fadism, or
more harshly, "crankism.' So these
suggestions are addressed to the intel.
ligent only. Dead air, like dead wood,
has but little heating power. We have
all endured the experience of being in
an atmosphere hot enough to produce
headache, yet feeling chilly. That air
was vitiated and dead, and would dis
gust even the ignorant in its analysis.
1t is perfectly simple matter to
change the air in any part of the house,
and a servant should understand the or
der: Change the air" in such and such
rooms as readily as change the table
cloth for dinner. You have only to open
wide doors and windows for a quick
sweeping through of fresh current
from outside, and the thing is accom-
plished. Do not open one window to do
it gradually, as the walls and contents
of the rooms become chilled-a waste.
full and uncomfortable result. Literal
ly "change the air" and do it as quickly
| as possible. You will find the plan
great economy in heat, aside from the
benefits to health and comfort. Many
houses are provided with arrangements
for continuous ventilation, but even in
these the quick, radical changes of air
will not come amiss. Fresh air heats
up so quickly, and its lightness and
very perceptible freshness are most
welcome.
| Now as to moisture, the other factor
and other cellar-heating apparatus are
usually provided with arrangements
for evaporating water, but from neglect
to keep these filled, or some other cause,
the air of furnace-heated houses is al
ways dry, unless some special provision
against such dryness has been made.
A good plan is to put regular dripping
pans beneath the registers, and no one
but the person keeping these filled will
credit the amount evaporated daily
therefrom. With steamboat open ves-
sells filled with water should be placed
upon the radiators. In handsomely ap-
pointed rooms brass vessels, as jar
dinieres or granite dripping pans, with
open filigree brass covers, made for the
purpose, may be provided. If appear
ances are not consideration, any
porcelain-lined pan will serve admir-
ably. - Ella Morris Kretschmar, in
Woman's Home Companion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-03-03
Sure Enough,

Small Southerr Boy (politely)-
Please pass the 'lasses.
Pim Northern Aunt-You mean mo.
lasses, do you not?
Small Southern Boy-How can mean
mo- 'lasses when | haven't had any?-
N. Y. Truth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-03-03
Symptoms of Insanity,

Miss Uptodate-Don't you think that
Mr.. Bildad is very weak-minded?
Miss knickerbocker-I don't know.
Why?
Miss Uptodate-Well, I heard him say
that be thought his wheel was no bet
ter make than any other..-Towu Topics.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-03-03

Oysters grow on the trees in Cape
Breton, n. S. 1t is not unusual for
tree branch which dips into lake TO
have oyster spat deposited upon it, and
IN time the branch becomes covered
With TIT oysters.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-03-03

The long clergyman breaches th,
shortest sermon1-Chicago Daily News,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-02
PHIL DAILY DYING.
Story of the Richest and Best Known
Gambler in the World.

New York. Sept. 2-P. DAILY. sportsman and
gambler. who has been in a critical con-
dftion for several days at his home,
Pennsylvania club house, Long Branch,
N. J., may or may not recover. He
has a strong constitution, has always
led a temperate life, and his recupera-
tive power all through his life has been
wonderful.
Mr. Days friends believe that he has
received the last call, as he has never
been in the best of health since he was
shot in the head ten years ago by
DAILY is about 65 years old. and his
portly figure and strong, determined
face have been familiar to sporting men
in all parts of the country for more
than a quarter of a century. He is re
puted to be worth about $4,000. 000 and
all of it came to him over the green
cloth in his gambling house at Long
Branch.
In 1861 DAILY was elected constable in
the ward in which he was born in Phil
adelphia. He made an excellent Official
and could. his friends saw, have been
returned to office until this day if he
had been willing, but. they say, he was
ambitious" in another direction. He
wanted the stuff" as he expresses it
He kept a place in Philadelphia until
1876, when Bob" Mackey. who had
managed the Hayes presidential cam
paign in Philadelphia. induced him to
take the Pennsylvania club in Long
Branch. Mackey owned the house and
it had been run for years by John
Chamberlain as gambling house.
Chamberlain went to Washington, and
DAILY consented to take the club house.
He reftted the place at great expense;
made a splendid horticultural display
in the garden around the club house,
and opened up an American Baden
Baden, where men could win or lose
fortune.
He began the game without a limit
but George Suyden. an old New York
faro dealer. taught him a lesson. Suy-
dem went against the game for two
days, and when he caShed in Daily gave
his check for $4,000 Daily then put a
limit" on the play, and afterward got
all of the money back from Suydem.
and more, too
AS an example of Phil Days ''fair-
ness" which his admirers like to talk
about, is mentioned the case of Andy
Curran. Chicago and Mississippi gam
bier, who came on from the west prim-
ed to go home with Pills bank roll.
He played roulette and faro in Phils
club house for a week. and his chips
cost him SIS, 00O He was a bad loser.
He went around the hotels in Long
Branch drinking and told everywhere
that Daily was running a crooked game.
Daily heard of this and hunted up his
defamer They met in Leland's hotel.
and Curran expecting trouble drew a
revolver. Phil laughed at him and told
him that he was not looking for death.
He said he had learned that he (Cur-
ran) was not satisfied with the deal he
had received Then. without further
parleyfng. Daily counted out fifteen ST.
600 bills on the bar Curran, knowing
he was wrong, did not want to take the
money at first, but DAILY insisted, and
then made a proposition to Curran to
go to a room and play poker until one
or the other cried enough. Curran con-
days and Curran was the first to give
up. His experience cost him $31, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-02
Systematic Attempt to Deceive
the Government
In Connection With the Bids
For War Bonds.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
In These Securities Acquired
by New York Parties
Through Forgery, Deception
and Hired Agents.

Washington, Sept. "A wide investi-
cation of specious bids under the last
call for subscriptions to government
bonds has been completed by Solicitor
O'COnnell, of the treasury department,
and today he submitted to Secretary
Gage the mass of testimony on the
transactions. Several thousand sub
scribers were examined. The facts de-
veloped show a systematic scheme OPP
Grated by single parties to secure a
large amount of the bonds.
The investigation was the outcome of
complaints alleging wrong dealing on
the part of many bidders. Secretary
Gage promptly instituted the investiga-
ton and Solicitor O'ConnelI after sub
hitting his report, held a conference for
two hours with the secretary on the
developments. The reports indicate that
millions of dollars in bonds were &C
quired by irregular means and that
number of New York bidders are in
VOlVed in the cases. Many of the bids
received from New York are shown to
have been either signed by individuals
who had no direct interest in them and
subscribed their names simply at the
request of, or in consideration of COM
pensation by other parties, or the
bids bore signatures that were fOrger-
les.
Many of the bidders, it is stated, were
hired to sign, and the system was car
ried so far, the report goes to show
that agents We're employed. who were
paid so much per subscriber, the last
named merely signing his name and
giving the bid with his signature to the
agent or directly to the party seeking
control of large amount of bids The
report and the exact facts are withheld
from publication at this time for pru-
Dental reasons, but Solicitor O'COnnell
said: There is large amount of
fraudulent bids
1t is stated a further investi gation is
to be made and that the facts developed
will be followed by action by the sec
rotary This may result in a refusal to
issue the bonds in all cases found to
have been illegal.
Secretary Gage said that the investi-
cation showed that a large amount of
the bids offered were not bona fide, but
that in none of the cases involved in
the investigation had the bonds been is
sued to the bidders. He said he had no
doubt, however, that in some instances,
as yet undiscovered, bonds bid for in a
similar way, unknOwinglyt to the depart
ment, had been issued.