The sun., 1903-03-18
HERE'S AN ANGRY ALDERMAN.
LETTERS or A CHICAGO DUNNING
TFJT SIGNED MARKS & MARKS
Have You Received Through the Malls
Any .san,ple Copies' OF the "House-
hold Guest" and Got . Letter De
uandIng That You Pay Up or Ne Sued?

Any "San,ple Copies" OF the "H0use-
bo,d Guest" and Got . Letter De
handing That You Pay Up or Ne Sued?
The Guarantee Collection Company
,,aned an Office last week on the fourth
floor Of the Temple Court Building at
peskman street. 1t announced the opening
bv putting this sign on the door:
-(iuarantee Collection Company. Marks
4 Marks. counsel.
|, also let people know that something
was doing by sending out few hundred.
maybe a few thousand, copies Of the fol-
lowing typewriter letter:
Dg,R SIR: You have neglected the op-
portunity given you to settle without costs
the claim Of the Househoid Guest against
you for subscription. and 1t has now been
nlaced in our hands with Instructions TO
secure an immediate settlement
The account has been certified. your or
isinal order Of subscription Is on file and
demand is hereby made upon you for pay
ment As this demand is indisputable and
AFT the costs Of suit would be assessed against
you. We are fully prepared 10 enforce col
lection by law II necessary. You will please
send the amount or settle ut our offlce at once
and save yourself trouble and expense. Mean
while We remain yours truly.
MARKS a MARKS.
In one corner, at the top Of the sheet.
was Marks 4 Marks. attorneys-at-law.
$50 Temple Court building. Isaao Marks.
Harry NJ Marks In the other, a state
ment Of the amount In which the addressee
was indebted to the Household G1est.
one Of these letters went to Mrs. Frank
Thorp OF 1898 Pacific street. Brooklyn.
None Of his family, Mr.. Thorp said, ever
subscribed for the paper, but a few copies
had come to them through the mail marked
samples.
The collection company's representa-:
tive, C. Haw kes, who is portly. a6able and
sS Ssi pn Of dn sss bu.inss %Ssn
reporter called Yesterday In Temple Court
Mr.. Hawkes. said he had got Mrs. Thorpe
name from the paper In Chicago and had
no reason to believe that II wasn't bona
fde debt.
do they come in2 And how are they con-
nected with the Guarantee Collection Com
pany?"
'thoy don't come in on this end OF II. They
simply take the cases after they have got
into the courts. We do all the preliminary
work. you know. and just use their name.
We're a collection agency, you know. We
come from Chicago. where we DO big
business
Other papersF wen, no, We uon reP-
resent any other papers or periodicals In
New York just at present. We've only
been running a few days. you know, and
we came here with the 6xesfs contract
TO start with. That In itself, you know.
l. pretty big job. We hope to pick up
can't. why, then We will go back to Chi
cago.
World building They have been there for
several years. Alderman Marks Ia one OF
the firm. He was surprised to hear that
Temple Court Building.
why, said he. we have never authorized
this collection company to use our name
and l didn't know that they were doing
a letter from the Household GSesi ssking
II would act as their counsel in New
York said that would, but I haven't
heard from them since. When I agreed to
act for them expected. Of course. that all
business would be done through our ofioe.
OF affairs and that ell mail would come 70 us.
But wait q minute,' he added, I'D Hike to
know something more about Hawkee and
this Temple Court ONCE OF ours. I'll 20
down there with you
Mr.. Hawkes. said that he was glad to see
Alderman Marks, when The Sun reporter
introduced him, but he thought that there
must be some misunderstanding.
Yes said he, there must certainly be
some Misunderstanding. Yes. Of course.
I'll have your name taken on the door right
away. OF course. yes. Certainly, Mr..
Marks. Use your name on the letters any
more? Well. I guess not. No. sir. there .
been misunderstanding and wen have to
get il Strengthened out. Why. yes. Surely.
] should think sol Well be very careful.
Yes, yes, indeed we viii, we'll have your
firms name of the door before morning.
Mr. Hawkes. desk was covered with
envelopes addressed to Marks d Marks.
In one corner Of the desk was pile Of checks
and postal money orders that had come In.
all dra wn In favor OF Marks h Marks.