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New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
NEW TREATY WITH GERMANY

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE Post" to-day says on
the authority OF high government ohlcial that'
I'm view of the prospect of heavy losses from the
chinese bovcott and the decision of the German
s,o,,.r,n,ant m end the tariff arrangement under
which this government and Germany now operate
President Roosevelt has about decided to negotiate
an entirely new treaty OF amity and commerce with
Germany, and TO submit 1t to the Senate at the
-. .oas,o, for ratification. THE Post adds that
,,,h,, a comparativeIy short time negotiations
u,th the German Foreign Office for entirely new
treaty will be begun
1-he new German tariff takes effect March l.
1906 There are several treaties carefully drawn oy
the State Department stil pending before the 9el-
-, THE Associated Press many months ago an
nounced that Emperor William had specially
cnareed Ambassador Won Sternburg TO negotiate
With this government that would place
amsrtca on equal terms with Europe in the Ger
man market,
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

The following petitions bankruptcy were hled
Yesterday with the clerk OF the United States DIS
trict Court:
An involuntary petition was hled against the Ac-
count Audit Company, No. East dIth-sI. py
Barkowitz & Proper and other creoitoIs' WIN
rlsiins OF 500. Judgments complained OF py
the petitiOnng creditors - -. CT,
An involuntary petition filed against Speir,
Wais & Suskind. furriers. No go Brqadway, by
f,ifIer q Cohn and other creditors. with claims or
81 i4S Preferences are alleged. T. b Hamlin was
ed receiver, with a bond OF 800
ln Involuntary petition was hied against Blu
menthal & Nell, No. "a GreenwichIst;i. hy Abra-
ban1 Eifenbein. holding an assigned claim from the
WuttIal Alliance Trust Company amounting 10
g ao Preferences are alleged ,.
49, snvoluntary petition was nled against Louis
E,rank iobber in woollens at No. 81 trankln-st.
FI"lh' u Mali & Co. and other creditors, with
iy.irs ~ aggregating g. 400 Preferential payments
CLAIMS ls,Y1sined OF G. b. Blank appointed
asG i,,er OF the business. with a bond OF 5000 The
eeiEei % ya estimated $4,000. with assets of $1,000
An Involuntary petition was hied against "a Shaker
AHHn,nzisr coaks and suits, at No 2ei Greene-st..
nnIt1Is Altkrug, with claim OF sSls. Preferen-
~ 'na' 'aa,Ir,enfs of s. 800 are complained OF.
i1l 70 20 Rrennon, voluntary petition, liquors, No.
1H1rs HutsSer.st: liabilities. a4,0ss: no assets The
% ,.1sI creditors Peter Doelger SEQ secured
- pp,,el mortgage; II Koehler Ok Co. $3.50,
.s ~ S5 Nv chafte mortgage. and Jacob Rupert.
"a 20 Secured BIZ chattel mortgage
sroh Vlehulann. butcher, NO 16o 6th-aye; liza
bsgi,tss "a si0: assets E2 The principal creditor
a. christan StsiSengsr. No 20 West Ssth-st. ssoA
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
STORAGE NOTICES.


LIBERTY STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE
COMPANY, ~. 45 and ~ West G4eh- St
To L. 5. Advertising Company Thomas
Burdy, Irving Long, Miss Grace Luther.
Mrs g. CoVIlle. Aiss l. G.. Abromet and
Ludwig Baumau & Company, Reginald Ar
mold administrator; Grace Jackson, for
Mrs A H Moore; Miss a. o. Hagan, Ade-
laide Levy ard Ludwig Bauman K Com
pany. John ii. Barry, j. X. Merrman and
Mrs l. l. Striker: You and each of YOU
are hereby notified that the time for the
payment Of our lien upon the property here
matter described having expired after due
notice thereof had beea GiVen You. We will
cause such property. 10 Wit household
goods personal effects and merchandise.
stored by you or in Your name in the ware
house OF the company. 10 he sold Il public
auction. according To the statutes in such
cases made and provided. At the auction
rooms OF ". II Flattau. southeast corner
13lh-st. and University Place, commencing
Tuesday. August I'D. at 1880 a m, and
continuing on every Tuesday and Wedues
day thereafter. at the same place and hour,
until all the goods have been sold. LIB
EsRTY STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE
COMPANY, 43, - and - West 64th-st-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
OIL RATES REDUCED.
Southern Product Now Able to Enter the
Standards Field.

Washington. Aug. u.-Sweeping reductions
northbound freight rates on petroleum products so
a to make the tariff northbound and southbound
uniform. especially noteworthy in view of recent
charges of a mbination between railroads and
the Standard OIL Company for exacting higher
Ia tes nOrthbound, announced in new schedules
filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day by the Illinois Central and Louisville and
Nashville railroads. The reductions From
New-Orleans to Chicago. from Al hundred
pounds, TO % cents; to st. Louis from 50 to is
cents: TO Cincinnati. from 80 221z cents and 10
Louisville, from IS Is cents
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
KNIckERRocKER INVESTMENT CO.

Trenton. " J.. Aug u-Vice-Chancellor bergen
to-day filed an opinion In the matter of the re-
ceiyership of the Knckerbocker Investment Com
pany. In II he says he will sign an order dls-
charging Jerome ID. Taylor as receiver Tor the
company. The receiver was appointed snort tlIne
ago as the result of the suit OF H. K. Stokes and
Others VINO alleged that the company was IN
solvent.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
ATTACHMENTS AGAINST ELLIS CO.

The Sheriff yesterday received two attachments.
aggregating s., ,494. against property of the A. J.
Ellis Company. contractors foreign corporation;
one for 1861 in favor OF J. Meurer. and the other
for ss33. in favor OF the National Lead Company
A deputy sheriff attached ss46 in a local bank
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
OLD GOLD AND SILVER

OLD GOLD, silver and precious stones
bought at highest market value made
INTO new articles or exchanged for new
2eWeiry or japanese goods at M r TEo-
FERS FACTORY. 10 W 31st basement
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
MACHINERY.

AT REDUCED PHICES.-5OS second hand
wood and iron working machines; fully
guaranteed, machinery bought and eX-
changed GEO b. EDDY. 3gS Maiison-st.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
REMEDIES.
TYPEW RITENG.
LOST.

LOST Bankbook No. ST7 9Js. Bank for
Savings. $50 4th-ave., New-Gork. Pay
ment stopped Please return book to bank.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
DOMESTIC SITUATIONS wANTED.

DOMESTIC elTDAI1ONs hANkkD.
Male.
ATTENDANT. NURSE--Firteen years IN
stitutional experience and with refined
gentlemen; companion superintendent OF
apartment household: good wages; recon-
mendations prominent physicians. wealthy
New-York families. ddTess THOMAS r.
DUNN. 2 Keep-st-. Madison. y. j.
ATTENDANT TO invalid gentleman: good
valet; experienced maSseur. out OF place
through death OF last employer, best refer
ences. JOHN STALTER. $40 West 42d-st-
ATTENDANT.-By young man. in institu-
ton or with invalid gentleman IN private
family; would travel. Box !. Ossining.
n Y
BUTLER. valet second man: Swiss. 20;
speaks German. French and English. IN
private family. II. WlTZIG, VeO Fast
l3Tth-st.
RI-rLER.-Swedish. long experience and
we'll recommended. Address BCTLER.
iJJ East 23d-st.
CHEF Man and wife will take full
charge of roadhouSe or sauatorium;
twenty years experience; Thoroughly COM
petent n all branches; WAGES noierale'
references FRANK STARR. - Horatio-~t
COACHMAN. GARDENER Understands
horses: single. city or country wen res
o1nuended: make himself generally usetuL
CALI SUCCESS EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.
400 6th-ave. bet I'D and 2+th sts- Tel
5O6S-Madison-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
HELP WANTED.

~-----~-----
ANY intelligent person may earn n good in
come Corl sspOndlng Cor new spGpers. no
canyassing; experience unnecessary. send
for particulars NOkFHERN fEESS SYN
DICATE.. LockporJ. y. :.
HIGH GRADE POSITIONS OPEN:
Executive Clerical Technical. statesmen,
paying from 81 900 10 SJ,uuO Year; call or
write HAPGOODS uncJ. suite SOS 300
Broadway, New York.
GENTLEMAN OF tact and ability. accus-
toned 10 earning s. 300 per annum. as
salesman. TO nGst class houses on the road
o. IN the city. Address STA YER. Eox III.
Tribune Cfice.
CANVASSERS.
New proposition ON New-York morning
newspaper for city and out OF town. steady
work 10 good men; transportation iurnIsheds-
start Immediately. WILLIAM r. CUTE
IIt-S = a m. Room l, Tribune Building.
- DAY AND COMMISSION
WANTED ED.-BTight, active young man as
outside man. daily newspaper; one ac
quainted among real estate people pre-
feFred. salary and commission, with chance
for advancement 10 the one who does the
business Address. with reference. Mr. II
C.. Box 40. Tribune Office
WANTED. - Drsughtsman; young man:
German preferred. one experienced on
small automatic machinery. Address T..
Box Is. Tribune once
Female.
WANTED.-Young CHAMBERMAID and
COOK 536 CIinton-ave.. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
SAVE TIME
CARFARE
AND TEMPER

If you are looking for
Board or Rooms The y. Y.
TRIBUNE'S Information
Bureau at its Uptown OF
fee. 1864 Broadway. will
furnish full information
FREE OF CHARGE. Full
list of desirable places on
hle.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
pKEssMAxINa. AND MILLINERY.

DRESSMAKER.-Out by day or week
first class litter. 1886 West 24th-st.. ring
vice
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
BOARD AND ROOMS.

single insertions cents per line. Sixteen
Noras. seven times conseeutively, 81, which
Thl Tqtltles advertiser TO have rooms entered in
lhe fribune's Directory Of Desirable Rooms
circular.
Full Information concerning thes. rooms
nay be had free OF charge. at the Uptown
Oh4ce OF The New-York Tribune, l,364
broadway. between 36th and 3Tth SITS.
WHY go to a boarding house when you can
ENJOY the comfort Of a well ordered hotel
Roo56 t exceedingly low summer rates?
Rooms ana board Il Der Der week se < upward
restaurant a la Carte and Table d'Hote-
Ell BRISTOL, I22 West 49th-st-
Telephone 491O-3Sth.
BOARD and ROOMs.-S2 to s.. $50 Gin
TO Ton ave, Brooklyn All outside; trans
PARTICULAR eIULAR PEOPLE requiring resi-
dehce. with board and cool rooms can
secure same at ~ East 34th ST
THE MARY FISHER HOME, s15 North
5SH-dNe-, Mount Nernon.-Comfortab able.
quiet home: fine location: adults only good
table; send for circular
THE EDGEMERE. 1s7 Madison-ave C34th-
tl;-S!ean rooms, perfect cooking dainty
seINIce summsT rates. transients also ac-
conmOdated
lo5TH-sT.. IS WEST.-Furnished rooms.
with board: table boarders accommo-
2lO WEST I'D ST Beautiful rooms: su-
perIor table; references given and
SfTH. 115 WEST.-Do not decide before
calling here; must be seen to be appre-'
ciated Board
so WEST END-AVE.. corner 1O3d-st
block from Riverside Park subway sta
Npn ana surface cars; beautifully fur-
hlsned. cool rooms; superior table
FURNISHED ROOMS.
single insertions cents pe- line. Sixteen
words. seven times conseCutively, 81, which
entities advertiser to have rooms entered tn
Inc Tribune's Directory Of Desirable Rooms
10 period OF fourteen days. Write Tor
circular.
Fun information concerning these rooms
may be had. free OF charge. at the Uptown
Othce OF The New-YorI Tribune. 1854
Broadway, between 36th and 3Ith SITS
I6TH-ST.. 113 WEST-Haudsomel fur
nished rooms, baths; attendance hrst
class; telephone; Southeruels acCommodated.
- -
BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES.
MANUFACTURERS Of billiard and pool
tables. high srr+ d. ht.y a lIlilderS-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12

single insertions cents per line. Sixteen
Words. seven times consecutively 81 which
entities advertiser to have rooms entered in
Inc fribunes Directory Of Desirable Rooms
circular.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12

BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES.
MANUFACTURERS Of billiard and pool
tables; high grade bowling alley builders;
lowest prices. MARN BROS, "a Union
SotIare
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12

In nv acceptance OF the position of counsel Tor
the committee there was no limitation imposed on
nv power 10 investigate. there any uIi-
derstanding that any person was 10 be protecteu.
But IL should be remembered that q legislative
COMMITTEES is not a grand jury nor its purpose to
bring individual wrongdoers TO justice, though the
results of present investigation might be USED
by the proper officers for such an end The purpose
OF all legislative investigation. as In the present
case is TO find a basis for legislation, which
shall remedy the wrong conditions
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
DESKS AND OFFICE FURNIrURE.
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.

ASenCies-Per line each in
sertiou. Il cents, one month 10 cents per
line
New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
FURNISHED ROOMS.

I6TH-ST.. lib WEST-Haudsomely fur
niShed rooms, baths. attendance hrSt
class; telephone; Southeruers accommodated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
MANY LARGE TRANSACTIONS.
Heavy Week in Local Real Estate
Market

n. L. Sansbury real estate broker. re-
ports very active business this season.
Among his recent sales are the following:
For Lewis +. Breuninger, three new
houses on Whitney avenue near 18th street.
for SD, 80; No. 1927 Whitney avenue, to
Mrs. L. ]. DooHttle, for Sc 100: 1929 Whit
ney avenue, to Thomas o. May for Sc. 80:
l031 Whitney avenue, to Edwin William
son. for Sc, $50 For D. X Trimmer and
G. c. Campbell. lots IL and L. square LIS.
Tor $1,000; for E. X. Lundy, 1887 New Jer-
sey avenue northwest, to Il. Micholwitch,
for $4,000; for Mrs. Douglas, is q street
northeast, TO Mrs. -Iedrick, for $1,000: for
L. h. Breuninger, apartment at 18th street
and Columbia road, for $3.50; for F. C.
Croggins, 1917 Sd street northwest to H C.
Weeks, for 800; for L. E. Breuninger.
1916 Harvard street northwest for $500:
Tor Edwin Williamson, 81 r street north
west, to J. c. Rogers. for $3.50: for H. G.
Weeks, 149 Todd place. to Mrs. Stowell. for
$3.50; for l.. z. Brennnger, nine houses
corner LIST and V streets northwest for
SAT, 700; No. eo26 LIST street. to Mr.. Wanger.
for $500; 2036 1st street. to F. II. Deiand.
for $3.50; la V street to Mrs Rose Mel
ling, for $3.50; 1l6 V street, TO j. w
Rupertus; 124 V street to Mr.. Mazen; 1876
street, TO Mr.. Webster; I'D street to Mr..
Rupertus; 124~V street to Mr.. Haezn; 125
street to Mr.. Edmunds-all for 5000
each; for Mr.. Hough, col e street south
east, to Mr.. Green, for s., 800; for Mrs.
Lonr, loIf georgia avenue southeast, TO
DR.. Owen, for So 300; for Mr.. Baker house
in Brentwood to Mr. Chase for 81 900; for
Miss S. Bates ten lots in square 6l9 TO +. r.
Horner; for DR.. J. ]. Slattery six lots in
Deanwood. for 1000: for Harry Wardman,
1G2o and 1927 Florida avenue northeast,
to Mrs. Veile and Mrs. Roughley, for
$3.50; for Mr. Vandercook. 1GU4 nth street
northeast, to Mr.. Slower for $3.50; for
Mrs. Gordon, 654 9th street northeast, to
Miss Lee, for $4,000: for w. T. Metcalf. 39I
Florida avenue northwest, to DR.. j. j.
Slattery, for 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
EDITORIAL VISITORS.
South Dakota Association Coming to
This City.

Arrangements have been completed for
the winter outing of the South Dakota
Press Association, which will take place
next month. The members of the party
VIII gather at Chicago Sunday, December
3, and proceed direct to this city. arriving
here Monday, December f. The Riggs
House will be the headquarters during the
capital
One OF the features during the stay In this
CITY VIII pc sight seeing tour OF the city
IN automopiies, during which a distance of
about twenty-five miles will be covered. On
Monday evening, December 4, the editors
and those accompanying them will visit the
Congressional Library
On tuesday forenoon, December 5, the en-
TIRE party Will visit the United States SEN
ate as the guests of the South Dakota sena-
tors They will remain until after the
PRESIDENTS message is presented and read
During the forenoon the members of the
EDITORIAL party will also visit the House of
Representatives as guests of the members
OF Congress from South Dakota. If time
permits. visit viii also be made to the
United States Supreme Court
The remainder of Tuesday will be spent
In visiting various points of interest In the
city, such as the National Museum. Smith
sonian institute. the Agricultural Depart
ment, bureau OF engraving and printing.
government printing office, Washington
monument. White House, Corcoran Art Gal
lery. botanical garden and navy yard.
Wednesday, December 6. the members or
the party will be the guests of Representa-
tives Martin and Burke On a trip to Mt
Vernon and intermediate points. In the
evening the editorial party will be guests
of Senator Kittridge at a theater party
Thursday evening. December T. the party
will take steamer for a trip down the
Potomac, Chesapeake bay, etc. to Fortress
Monroe. arriving there about O'Clock the
following morning and remaining during
the day.
Returning to Washington the editorial
party viii leave the national capital at III
O. clock December 8 for home A large mum
Der of the editors of the state with their
sweethearts and wives will take advantage
of the opportunity to make visit to the
national capital and other points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
MAY HAVE COME HERE.
Looking for Fugitive in New York
Election Case.

James Kroup. alias Krup, the New Yorker
who admitted he had Illegally voted in the
New York mayoralty contest and who fur
nished $1,000 cash bond when placed I'M
der arrest as heretofore stated in The
Star, has not been heard from since his
bond was forfeited. Clement ]. Driscol.
deputy superintendent of elections in New
York city, is searching for him. About
the time he left New York 1t was thought
he had come to this city and arrest was
made. but the person arrested was not
Kroup Later 1t was learned that the al
legged fugitive had purchased a ticket which
entitled him to stop over in Baltimore. Mr..
Driscoll then went to Baltimore in search
OF him and came here last night. A short
time before he reached the city and called
at police headquarters, a man reported to
the police at headquarters that a man an
swering the description of the fugitive had
been seen seated in Judiciary Square. He
was not interviewed. however, as the de-
tectives placed no credence in the report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
BILLBoARDs AND sHANTIEs.
Drastic Measures Regulating Them
Suggested by Artist

at is a pity that the Capitol building in
the capital city of the country should be
practically engirded with disfiguring bill
boards" remarked a Washington artist this
morning "and it is a matter of sincere re-
greet that some means cannot be found to
do away with these eyesores in this city.
'On the south side of LIST street south
west, on the other side of the Garfield
statue, is a long string of disfguring bill
boards of gigantic size, with every inch of
space plastered over with three-sheet pos
ters This display is so close to the Capitol
grounds that 1t may almost be said to
form portion of their immediate environ
ment To make matters worse, they are
on one of the principal lines of street cars
ana must of necessity come under the OBJ
servaton of strangers who travel thereon.
to say nothing of the offending of the loca;
taste.
r ''On street southeast, near the corner
OF Maryland avenue, about three blocks be-
yond the 1st street eyesore, is another coll
lection of unsightly billboards with their
usual lurfd plaSterings. This aggregation
OF cuts ranges from a mammoth theatre
cal illustration to a small poster of some
article of food.
Another section of this chain of disfg-
urlng biIlboards encircling the Capitol NAV
be seen at 1st and East Capitol streets,
near the Congressional Library. This link
mas the enrontry, as II were, to look the
Capltoi sauarely in the face. They are
SSNSioA Otiici iiiIloE Inks III the cldln
the three named are the most conspicuous
and are of sufficient magnitude to be seen
by every member of both houses of Con-
gress and ought in themselves to be suffi-
cient to cause our national solons to en-
act law against biltboards.
Another eyesore in the immediate en-
clrclemept of the capitol is the row of tum-
ble-down wooden shanties which takes up
the best part of the block on the west side
OF list street between Pennsylvania avenue
ana street northwest. This row of
shanties is one of the worst Disbursements
in that section of the town. and is directly
opposite the grounds of the Capitol This
row or shantfes is not only an eyesore in
the immediate vicinity of the most i'm
posing structure in the United States but
1t Is menace to the rest of the city on the
score of health and fire. Back of the row
abutting the street is a second aggrega-
ton of rookeries, tumble-down wooden
structures.
Yet these matters" continued the art
LIST, are easily remedied IL they be taken
up by the proper officials and suitable laws
are made and put into operation The bill
board may be made thing of the past by
law, while the row of shanties in question
ought to be condemned as menace and
RACED to the ground. l have noted with
qualification that The Star has all along
taken this stand one of the practical
means Of beautifying Washington The
attitude of The Star Is well taken and has
the support of all classes of citizens and
especially of those who have taken more
than prefunctory interest in the question
or municipal Improvement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19


of criminals can have character certificates
written to order and fctitiously signed by
paying small fee to certain constituencies
professional letter-writers, who make such
things a speciality.
Identification of Inspectors.
Since the recent big robbery in this city
by bogus telephone inspectors it is said re-
sistance has been made In several instances
to the entry into Washington homes or
bona fide water inspectors, electric light IN
spectors. health inspectors, gas inspectors,
but especially telephone inspectors. This
matter has been pretty generally discussed
by householders, and it will be taken UP. 1t
Is said, by some of the citizens assocfa-
lions.
There are laws which provide for the fin
ing of persons who refuse admission to
their premises to legitimate water and
health inspectors because of the important
and sometimes immediate and imperative
nature of their duties. 1t is argued that
these inspectors are provided with official
met by the statement that clever crooks
who impersonate inspectors always provide
themselves with fac SMILES of the badge Of
the officer they set out to impersonate.
This is matter, many citizens believe,
that should be regulated by stringent laws
providing deterrent penalties. In this con-
necton II is recalled that one OF the big
gest bank burglaries on record was COM
mftted by band of burglars who wore
complete police uniforms, with exact fmi-
tations of the metropolitan police badge on
their breasts. Thus disguised as policemen
they gained entrance to the bank by stat
ing that they had been sent there from
headquarters by the chief of police to- pre-
vent the robbery of the bank and to cap
ture the robbers. Once inside they bound
and gagged the bank Waterman and the
cashier. who had admitted them, and pill
LACED the vault and safes at their leisure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
MANY THIEVES ABROAD
ALI Sorts and Conditions of
Graft and Grafters.
THE BOGUS INSPECTOR
CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED IN
HIRING NEW SERVANTS.
An Infinite Variety Of Methods of
Turning a Dishonest Penny-Fake
Cripp,ss and Beggars.
THE BOGUS INSPECTOR

The recent robbery of the Boulter resi-
dence by bogus telephone inspectors, who
secured about $500 worth of jewelry, has
called attention to the fact that these are
the harvest days for the people who live
by their Wits This element includes a dan
gerous class of criminals from il}y-clad
yeggmen and thievish servants to respect
ably dressed. glib-talking and tricky ras-
Gals, who impersonate telephone inspectors
and the like in order to gain entrance to
the homes they intend to rob.
Maj. Richard Sylvester. superintendent OF
the district police department has frequent
ly called attention to these classes of crook
ed people and warned househo1ders against
them. He realizes that If the people will
cooperate with the police department these
criminal jobs can be prevented in very
many instances and the thieves brought to
Justice.
In addition to bogus inspectors there Is
another class of crooks who have entered
the field of peculation and made big hauls
of late. The class referred to comprise