The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-13
WAR ON TIPSTERS
WAGES FIERGELY.
Many Firms Driven Out of
Business.
OBJECT WAS TO DEFRAUD
Inspectors Acting on Their Own Initia-
tive and Have Many Victims
en- Their List.
OBJECT WAS TO DEFRAUD

Dan Smith, against whom a fraud
order has been issued by the Postoffice
Department, is but one OF the many
tipsters and conductors OF turf invest
ment schemes who are the objects OF
the Governments dIsapprovai. Many
have preceded Smith since the crusade
against them began, and many viii fol-
low before the PostofIice Department
inspectors are convinced that this
scheme OF giving tips and making bets
is thing OF the past.
It may be stated on high official au-
thcrity that the Postoffice inspectors
have made up their minds that the
method OF advertising for commissions
TO bet on races. now in vogue IN many
cities Of the country, viii be stopped.
At least. the Postoffice Department will
do what II can 10 kill them, By pre-
Venting their using the mails 10 fGF-
ther their business ends. The main poin.
the postal authorities make IS that
these schemes are always fraudulent.
They say that their Investigations prove
nat IL is only IN very rare instances
that the subscriber receives anything
money he has sent to be bet.
Not Waiting Complaints.
we do not wait, said an Official OF
the department, "until we receive
complaints before we start after these
men. II we did we would not do much
with them, for the average person who
deals with them Is ashamed OF II and
does not want TO admit his connection
with them. There are others who feel
that they are making fools OF them
selves If they 'squeal when they are
taken ig4
I'VE simply watch the advertisements
and when we see one of concern We
aH-H Il 4
send Il to the inspector in the territory
~ which the business advertised is To-
Gated. That was how we got after
Smith, although we had nailed a num-
Der OF others IN New Orleans before we
vent for him.
Some of the Victims.
Smiths was not the only New Orleans
case that came TO the notice Of the In
spectors They cleaned OUT several
firms in the Crescent City and frightened
others so that they went into voluntary
liquidation. Among those against whom
fraud orders have been issued are The
Cooperative Turf ana Investment Com
pany which was shut out on August 3.
last, and Maxim & Gay. New Orleans
and New York against which fraud
order issued the latter part of Decem-
Der. This firm, which was the largest.
perhaps. in the country. caught the
newspapers by obtaining credit for adj
yertlslng TO the extent or 100000 CT
$4,000 per newspaper. This had MOI
been paid for at the time OF 10 col
lapse. only twenty days after the New
Orleans races opened
Others closed up We're: John Kirby
New Orleans and BROOKLYN. order is
sued January 3; J. =. Ward New Or
leans and Brooklyn. January g; James
r Young & Co. American Assurance
Company, San Francisco, February 3.
@. a. Rose Booking Association, San
FrancisGo, February 5; Clark & co. Al
fred " Terry, ". a Wolff, February
March 3.
Cities in the West are now receiving
the attention OF the inspectors. and
fraud orders against other turf invest
ment firms may be looked for al any
time.