The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-29

was off cred first to cd u cational people
who were best fitted to understand Its
value and WHO would have sentimentaltI
as well as material So abstraction from |
such an Iinvestment. When an a bum
dant harvest had been garnered from
the savings Of women tea chers,e o. seri esi
OF manoeuvres was nstigated which le It !,
undistributed $in#the possession Of the
promoter OF the scheme the thousands |
OF dollars he had acquir ed. En- The teach
ers received a S{@"confidential and I'M
portant1H announcements from his OF flce
to the effect the most p powerful rival
In the Immediate field Of his Gcompany's|
operations had consented tor a. consol IL |
dation8 on terms which he regarded as
highly 3adyantageo Gus to- all his invest-
ors. The consolidated company ,wou ld
which they had made their Investment
that they could not 6 course, expect
to exchang o the stock on a. CIV en- basis
share for share. s,SS lIe ad wise ed 3# them,
however, to Increase their I investment
so that they ould still retain their
original number OF shares which would
not fail to prove immensely profltable.
Second Harvest:
This appeal not only induced many
Of the original investors to put In add 81
tional money, but sat . also brough t$H a:
later q second reorganization was am
nounced--this time q consolidation
with all OF the principal wireless COM
panies then In the field. i t was ex-&
planned 5sthat this not only did 4 away
with competition. but eliminated the
sivei litigation with re gard i to pa ten ts
and lin,provenae nts. histwa said to
be q q great victory, nd ii his investors
were q gal 2ur 8 ed to surrende thelr
Eold 8certific ates, ~ u 4 q d ascending ratio,
|forlatllose Of the r,ewss'.'co com plete con-
anything Which promised to give them
dividends on the liz investment they fell
! In line with the su question. the
time OF the final console ton the pros
motera disappea red---leaYlngfbe behind him
ava Se OF lhar dsNlp, privation and suf-
1 fering. NJ ~ I 8S
Easy Work. i!95s
There are many and varied planes
and attitudes In the contemplate craft
LOT swlndllnE women, an d #the. smaller
i the# swim die tho more 81 con temptible It
l often Isl Almost innumerable frauds
nearly all OF them based on an Initial
4 fee Of sonle sort which Is to give than
4 the benefit OF i, easy and ucrat I've orls
a at home,"5 After the r. fee IL maid the
i work furnished Is either impossible IN
1 its requirement Its or $,is not furnished
4 State lii the Union Il were q efrauded
4 by an "apron club. II con Germ which
4 claimed to lie or & nized AonsSa co-opera-
Tive basis and foY the philanthroptc
4 purpose of affording those who Joined
A to earn easy m oney at onle. d & e
The Initiation II OF men, parshlp fee
was So. The swindlers operating this
scheme W ere prosecuted an conyi cted
\ by the Federal government, 4 aud In the
Il trial IT, evelo ped tia N my % the Vic
yims were w ID ows who h had believed
\ that a members n In this club w oult
4 lpernnit them5 to arm Il living forb thell
tamil les without the ne Gessity Of beine
( absent from their little chi ldren, The
#I,Ietter copying soherne As another do.
4 |velopinent Of seasy and prot itn b 10 Work
4 at hone'' swind les. Some II lfteen35 Of
Il these ~ petty s. swindlArs were recently
a closed out In hicago, Il and p otenttvt
II Wooldrid Ice, y who handled the GASES
L found that q large and pitiahla mum
her Of the Victims ere inyalids some
n OF them b ed RI dden. II s,5 III
There Is ono W ny by n which poo
Il womon may kn ow. W hen they a e. beinl
3 offered a. sWindl q In the ga me Of s'':worl
Il home, y ~ II d eyul OPS that tllfr
4 is any kind OF a fee a emRn ded at vi
aout se Us sste to ass y lle prorosi