The Washington times., 1907-10-13
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Regard Those Who Make Own
Living as Most Profitable
Specia1tieS.

which women are more susceptible s
than men. The first Of these is the
appeal to wage earning women as
business women and the flat.ering
inference that as such they will recog-
niZe the opportunity for a good in
vestment, quite ignoring the fact that
much Of wage earning is done under
direction. and does not of necessity
imply knowledge Of business affairs.
The second line OF appeal which
tempts many women TO go into fake
deals is that made to feminine vanity
by the promoters Of the scheme. who
urge: I'VE believe in the intuition Of
women. and would rather have ii in
the counsels OF our enterprise than
cold masculine logic: a combination of
both is the ideal, and that is why we
are asking you TO give US your aid
and cooperation.
The idea of connection with big
enterprise is, In very many Instances,
Catering 20 the woman who has never
before had such an oppOrtunit.. and.
moreover. many women have come 20
believe that optimism is in itself a
sort of feminine virtue, while on the
ether hand they regard suspicion as
c most unworthy trait. Intuition
consists OF faith In a favorable out
come. Hundreds OF women are en-
trapped every year through some such
subtle and hattering form Of appeal.
Very often these campaigns rc~ the
savings Of women are conducted along
the lines Of the professions and ocou-
patlons I'm which large numbers OF
fairly prosperous women are naturally
engaged. The first thing which the
womun who is solicited 10 invest her
savings in the stock or bonds of a
mining, plantation. oil. or financial en-
terprise should bear in mind IS the
fat that in all probability the promo
ter who is talking to her has secured
n list OF the women belonging 70 a
professional organization or A club
with which she is associated. and II
the woman thus appealed to merely
communicated with her natural assoc
ciates she could easily discover this
fer herself. But the whole affair is
pUrposely surrounded by an cir of
mystery and "a special opportunity
for YOU" which keeps her silent.
The wireless telegrapny scheme
which was worked in Chicago several
years ago Will illustrate this. When
wireless biography was first demon
str2ted to be practical in its operation
the swindlers saw fresh and fascin-
ating field in it's manipulation. 1t
lad the charm Of science about It and
appealed 70 the progressive mind inter-
eSted in the onward march OF civiIi-
"a ION. An office was located conven-
lent to the rooms Of the board OF ed
Ucauon. which contained d wireless
demonstration apparatus, a u!i equip =
ment Of wireless literature, and-most
important of ala list CT all the school
teachers in the city. The women
teachers received a broadside Of Iitera-
ture in which handsome dividends were
promised from an investment in the
& eatest scientific discovery of the age.
and also an implication that the stock
was offered first 10 educational peo-
pie who were best fitted 10 understand
its value and who would have senti-
mental as well as material satisfac-
ton from such an investment. When
an abundant harvest had been gar
rered from the savings Of women
teachers. a series Of maneuvers Va,
instigated which left undistributed i'm
the possession Of the promoter Of tht
scheme the thousands Of dollars he had
acquired. The teachers received a
confidential and important" announce
ment from his office to the effect the
most powerful rival in the immediate
field Of his company's operations had
consented to a consolidation on terms
which he regarded as highly advan-
l"geous to all his investors. The con-
solidated company would be so much
stronger than the one in which tbev
had made their investment that tbev
could not. Of course, expect to ex-
change the stock on an even basis
share for share. He advised then,
however. to increase their investment
S" that they could stll retain tbeir.