The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-21
"A Challenge to the Correspondence
Institute.
Editor "f The Tribune

Editor "f The Tribune
Slt; To illustrate the methods ur adj
N"rtlsing used ny the CorrrsnUnIrurr m
stltute of America. Whlch is said Ia H.. n
fraudulent institution, located in the
MearS building, and whose officers.
Mes'rs. All. =. Clark, Louis Conrad. Con-
| rad l.otz and William ". Bingham were
arrested Wednesday on the charge. ,f
fraudulent use of the mails. | desire tn
clli Your attention to the following ry-
tracts from the iuil-paGo advertisement
OF ihiS institution in the October Success:
l.-"The following announcement of ON,
courses FOR spare time study will appeal
| to YOU:
"completo caricuturc. newspaper. maga-
zine and commercial illustrating; udver-
tisement writing and management: jour
nallsm including practical newspaper
work and short story writinal: urOor-
reading bookkeeping and business
methods, stenography, and cnmprchen-
siVe course in practical electricity.
Each of these courses represent "A
separate department by itself in our m-
sttution; in fact, each course occupies an
entire floor"
There are seven courses mentioned in
the foregoing statement.
| challenge MeSsrS. Clark. Conrad
l4otZ ana lilnsh sham To prove that the Car
reSpondence institute occupies seven en-
ire floors, to locate them specifically ard
give the number of people employed ON
each floor.
2-"ln hundreds of cases we are abe
10 place students in good paying posi-
tons as illustrators before they have
even completed the course"
| challenge AleSsrs Clark. Conrad
l.otH ana Bingham tu publish in The
Tribune tomorrow list uf only one hum
dred names with addrcssesI Of students
nf "a [ In ,tF
ca that have been placed hy this mstitl-
ton in "Good paying positions Us Illus
traitors before they have even completed
the course
3,-"Ad. writer's make good money
Salaries range from 81 to $eA, Il week
ANA We know uf many vacancies which
cannot be filled, for the lack of compe-
tent mcn."
challenge Alcssrs. Clark, Conrad
l.ot2 and Bingham to publish in The
Tribune tomorrow list Of ten such
vacancies.
III could send YOU the names of
thousands of other artists who are re-
cciNing instruction from MS and are also
receiving monthly checks from our sale $
department"
| challenge Messrs. Clark. Conrad,
Lott and Bingham 10 show the editor Of
The Tribune one hundred chechs-much
less thousandsthat have been sent TO
students of the Correspondence Institute,
In payment for designs, drawing or illus
trations that have been purchased from
them (thc studenlsl by the Correspond
ence Institute. The addresses must also
be given, for Vcrificatiun
5.-"Our institute has, furthermore,
opened an extensive employment depart
ment i'm New York city, consisting of
large suite of offices at 15O Nassau street,
with competent men in charge"
| challenge MeSsrs. Clark. Conrad,
l.otz and Bingham TO publish in The
Tribune tomorrow the exact number of
offices occupied exclusively in this large
suite by the Correspondence Institute,
and TO state the number of employees In
the large suite" | remain,
Sincerely yours,
Milton NJ. Bitter.
II. Linden ST., Scranton, Pa. Oct II.