Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-31
peeeption Should bel evident.

1t Is almost inconceivable that peo-
pie OF intelligence in any considerable
number could be gulled by PROPOSE
ton SO gauzy, and yet in two months
one concern took in 10000 such people
and the department is swamped with
similar cases. 1t would seem to be as
plain as daylight that with nothing in
volved but a pen and work, and the
work simply getting other people to
work for which $3.50 more than re-
ceived was promised to every new buy
er, that the more agents and writer's
the company secured the more money
1t would lose.
Department WatchfuI.
The department has become very
watchful of these schemes and scans
the Small advertisements" in the
newspapers closely with a view to get
ting evidence against new schemers.
| The department takes the ground that
even if the people cannot see the gold
brick the government officials can and
| will protect those who do not know
how to protect themselves. The
fraud order does to the business.
Fort Dodge Man in Charge.
| Probably there is no branch of gov
eminent service concerning which the
general public has so little knowledge
as a bureau under the department of
justice. located in the treasury depart
ment, known as the bureau of the So
licitor of the treasury At the present
time this important branch of the gov
ernment is in charge of Hon. Maurice
d. O'Connell of Fort Dodge, whose Off
| nio n ON SC,
Treasury"
1t will likely be matter of surprise
to the reader to know that Mr.. O'Con-
nell is the man who sets in motion
and continues in motion, to large ex-
tent, all of the machinery under the
federal courts, in the United States
where any money or property is involv-
ed.
Method of Procedure.
If postmaster defaults the matter
is at once reported to the solicitor of
the treasury and he directs the United
States attorney for that district. how
to act. If man trespasses upon the
lands of forests of the United States,
the matter comes from the solicitor
who directs the United States attorney
to bring suit. II there is any litigation
in connection with the internal reve-
nue. service the solicitor is the official
who presses the button that starts the
legal machinery in motion.
Not long ago parties in Minnesota
trespassed upon government forests
in that state. The solicitor ordered
the United States attorney for the
state to bring suit with the result that
the government recovered something
over one hundred thousand dollars.
Makes 1t Lively.
When Uncle Sam goes after mar
: or a corporation he makes it PRETTY
lively and pursues him to the last ex
!, tremity if there is fair chance OF
making the proposition pan out. finan
cially. In the case mentioned the par
ties had been quietly cutting timber
from the governments forests ant
I, shipping the timber to saw mills ant
working it up into a finished product
: In making the claim against the par
; ties the United States attorney did no
estimate the value of the timber as i
> stood in the forest, but calculated thu
: price the parties would receive from
: the finished product, delivered.
Would Receive No Encouragement.
} OF course this was very severe upol
the poachers, but it is law and the OF
J. tenders had no recourse. Uncle San
g simply stepped in and took the gross
q receipts and pocketed them. OF cours,
/ the aggrieved parties might carry tn,
i. case to the circuit courts and finall,
s the supreme court Of the United State
q in case a question of the constitution
| oil re hn 10y
8 in such case it would be parable
r to a burglar who, while robbing
/. house, had suffered personal injury O
: lost some of his tools. The latte
:, would not receive much encouragement
r if he should endeavor to recover 70
: tools or injuries and the trespasser
l. upon government property would ge
t scan5 sympathy after getting caugh
red-handed endeavoring to appropriat
property not their own.
" Solicitors Jurisdiction.
g The solicitor of the treasury has en-
t tire jurisdiction over all United State!
t. attorneys in all the states. They ge
v their orders direct from him and arr
it governed from his bureau in Washing
o ton. II case is appealed from one o
v the State Federal courts it is carried
e to one of the nine circuit courts of ap
If peals in the United States. To thi
o court the United States attorney goe
it with his case and takes care of tn
+ matter as though in his own state
However, he goes no further. That i
as far as the jurisdiction of the solicit
!. or of the treasury extends. All ques
l. tions of law and of fact are finally dc
it termined by the circuit court of az
l. peals.
5 The case may go to the suprem
IS court but only upon a point involving
it the question of constitutionality of
l. law. When this appeal is taken-th
last appeal possible in any event-th
d case comes in new hands. Fror
e that point the attorney generals offic
IL in Washington takes the case and pun
e. sues it to the final decision. This il
e wolves no hitch in proceedings. TIL
d. papers and data and facts are turne
over to the attorney general VIII
places them in the hands of a la,
le clerk who presents the government
Is case.
v Every bond made By any federal o.
IN fica-hOlder must he submitted to tn