The Washington times., 1905-05-07
POSTOFFICE BUSY
AFTER SNINDLERS
More Fraud Orders Than
Ever Issued.
BIG FOUR MONTHS RECORD
Twice as Many Issued This Year
Already as in Corresponding
Period Of sao4.
BIG FOUR MONTHS RECORD

kef2oo OF 1904.
The record breaking work of the Of
fsee Of the Assistant Attorney General
tor sfe Postofice Department against
frauds and lotteries in the last four or
nve months has attraceeu a great zeal
ca attention all over the country
Fraud orders nave been issued right
and left, and some OF the greatest
sswindling concerns in the country have
been closed out OF business through the
good work of Judge Goodwin and the
corps OF assistants and postoffice in
speetors working under his direction.
Record of Four Months.
During the months OF January, FebIrl-
ary. March. ana April Il5 fraud orders
were issued by Postmaster General Cor
telyou upon the recommendation of
The Assistant Attorney Generals office.
rms Is abont twice as many as were
issued IN the first four months of 1901
during the months in question fifty
eight fraud orders were issued
Many people might take these figures
as an Indication that the fraudulent con-
eefns> IN the country were on the in
crease, but such is not the case. The
the number of fraud orders issued is the
activity of the postoffiee Department
branch OF the Department of Justice.
The TWO departments have joined in
making war against the swindlers OF the
country. and the result has been that
scores OF 'get-rich-quiek'' schemes and
other frauds have been closed out of
business.
Trial of EaLa Scha@,,as
In going over the files of the Assis-
tanI Attorney Generals office one pecu-
har fact becomes noticeable at once.
This is the persistency with which many |
OF the ringleaders of certain fraudu- |
lent concerns stick TO their business. |
Notorious characters can be traced clear
across the country by a string OF fraud
orders
Starting in Boston, a schemer would /
begin the operation of some scheme un-
TIL ferreted out by the postoffice fnspec-
tors As soon as fraud order closed
him out he would go over to Pittsburg.
Tor instance. and under a new name /
start up similar business When
Foasted out here, St Louis or Chicago
Is next visited. and finally the sWindIer
winds up in San Francisco or Los
Angeles
Another interesting fact brought out
IN a study OF the reports of the insuec-
tors Is the rapidity with which the Gov
ernmeni officials pounce upon these
fraudulent schemes ana stop them with
q fraud order. Now and then by an
unusual display OF cunning and skill
scheme can be kept under cover for
several months. but as general rule.
the postoffice inspectors get an early
starr and collect sufficient evidence
within a short time TO warrant the
issuance or a fraud order
Swindlers in New York.
New York city Is the home of the
largest number of swtndling concerns.
During January, February, March, and
April, 23 fraud orders were directed
against frauds in New York city. Bos-
ton was next, with Z; Chicago and Phil
adelphia each had 5: Minneapolis and
Los Angeles, 4 and St Louis. San
r francisco, and Buffalo had apiece
The fraud orders issued by Judge
Goodwin have affected a wide variety
OF sHindling concerns. Fake insurance
companies. stock manipuIators horse
racing lotteries, money made at home"
and love promoting schemes, and other J
fraudulent concerns have been effect- {
1Yety showed under by the order of the (
I Eostihastef General stopping their mail. s
one OF the most interesting cases which
came up during the last four months S
was the Gibson Manufacturing Com ( I
pany, and the National Skirt and Waist [
Company. These Two concerns were !
operated by one man at Owenton. Ky.
and thousands OF women answered the
advertisements offering fine silk waists I
and skirts" at the cheapest prices ever 4
heard OF in America I
The advertisements said that all goods Il
were made 10 order by the tailoring de-
paFtnent OF this house The fact was I
lnat not a single skirt or waist was ever 6
made pV the concern, all the orders be- :
ng ililed from goods bought from sweat \
shops throughout the country. II is ! [
probable that 75.090 orders Were received, S
and nobody was ever satisfied with the f
cheap stuff which they got I'm return
'or hard-earned money. a
Another interesting case was that of L
Mrs l. Milton, OF Boston, the discoVerer [
d the wonderful love lozenges' She
advertised in many papers, as follows: /
Love lozenges. How to make anyone d
ove you. Never fails. Quick For
.tther sex. Z
She received hundreds of answers :
rom old maids and frivolous girls: old
bachelors and love-sick boys But her I
eve fozengss proved failure and she J
vas denounced 10 an inspector by one
Il her victims. This led 10 d fraud order =
igainst her by the Postoaice Depart
nent. She still alleges that If the
,atients had had the proper faith they
would have been loved as 40 man or
soman had ever been loved before
Nine. En9e Dupont. of PbiladeIphia
tarted one Of these sew al home
ehenes. She fooled great many
,oor girls into doing sewing for which
hey never received comp lpeIsatiCn She
9as JUST getting started on q good bust
ess wGeu the postof1ee inspectors got
" her traii and closed Her out
Home Made Whisky.
John F. Watts. Of Braeme. Miss. dis
oyerea a receipt for making fine whis-
" al home" without the use of a still
For . cents ne advertised. II viii
ell you how To make as much fine
whisky as you can buy for 81 TO So"