The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-11

thelr money without masculine aid
naturally feel at liberty to invest II
without masculine advice. Before pro
ceeding upon this natural theory, how
ever, women should be equipped with
knowledge of the fact that the pro
moters of fake investments have come
to regard women as one of their most
profitable specialties, and that the art
or ieecing them has been cultivated
with the greatest care. Experience
has taught INSCRIPTIONS promoters
that 1t is easier to secure money from
women than from men through at least
TWO lines of appeal to which women
are more susceptible than men. The
first OF these Is the appeal to wage
earning women as business women
and the flattering inference that as
such they will recognize the oppor.
tunity for a good investment, 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 it 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 20 give
us your aid and cooperation"
The idea of Il connection with big
enterprise is, in very many instances,
fattering to the woman who has never
before had such an opportunity, and,
moreover. many women have come to
believe that optimism is in itself
sort of feminine virtue, while on the
other hand they regard suspicion as a
most unworthy trait. Intuition" con-
sists of faith in a favorable outcome.
Hundreds of women are entrapped
every year through some such subtle
and flattering form VI appeal.
Very often these campaigns for the
savings of women are conducted along
the lines of the professions and occu-
pations in which large numbers of
fairly prosperous women are naturally
engaged. The first thing which the
woman who is solicited to invest her
savings In the stock or bonds of min
ing, plantation, oil or financial enter
prise should bear In mind is the fact
that In all probability the promoter
who is talking to her has secured a
list of the women belonging to profess
sional organization or a club with which
she is associated, and H. the wom-
an thus appealed to merely cOmmuni-
Gated with her natural associates she
could easily discover this for herself
But the whole affair is purposely sur
Wounded by an air of mystery and "a
special opportunity for you" which
keeps her silent.
The wireless telegraphy scheme
which was worked in Chicago several
years ago will illustrate this: When
telegraphy was first demon
strated to be practical in its operation
he swlndlers saw fresh and fascinat.
ng field in its manipulation. IL had
he charm of science about 1t and ap-
Dealed to the progressive mind inter-
ested in the onward march of civili-
zation." An Office was located con-
venient to the rooms of the board OF
which contained wireless
demonstration apparatus" a, full
equipment of wireless literature, and
important of ala list Of all
the school teachers of the city. The
teachers received a broadside
)f literature in which handsome divi-
lends were promised from an invest
nent In the greatest scientific discov.
cry of the age, and also an implication
hat the stock was offered first to edu-
:ational people who We're best fitted to
its value and who would
nave sentimental as well as a material
satisfaction from such an investment.
When an abundant harvest had been
from the savings of women
eachers, a series OF maneuvers was
which left undistributed In
he possession of the promoter of the
scheme the thousands of dollars he
,ad acquired. The teachers received
! confidential and important" an
from his Office to the ef- |
ect the most powerful rival in the |
field of his cDmpany's oper- |
.tions had consented ~ consolica- |
ion on terms which he regarded as
ighly advantageous to all his invest.
RS. The consolidated company would
70 so much stronger than the one in |
Which they had made their investment
hat they could not, of course. expect
0 exchange the stock on an even
asis. share for share. He advised
hem, however, to increase their in
estment SO that they could still fetain
heir original number Of shares which
'ould not fail to prove immensely
rofitable. l.
This appeal not only induced many
the original inyes tors to put In addi-
onal money. but 1t also brought a
esh volume OF recruits. A little while
ter second reorganization was an
time consolidation
ith all of the principal wireless COM
anies then in the field. 1t was ex-
aimed that this not only did away
ith competition but eliminated the
ossibility OF troublesome and expen-
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