The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-02-15

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financial independence of wage earn
ing women is corresponding indie
Uendence in the matter of seeking in
vestments. Women who have secured
their money without masculine aid
naturally feel at liberty to invest it
without masculine advice. Before pro-
ceeding upon this natural theory, how.
ever, women should be equipped with
a knowledge of the fact that the pro-
motors Of fake investments have come
to regard women as one of their most
profitable specialties, and that the art
of fleeing them has been cultivated
with the greatest care. Experience
has taught INSCRIPTIONS promoters"
that it 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 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 to give
us your aid and cooperation"
The idea of 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 a
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 entrappcd
every year through some such subtle
and Hattoring form of 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 If the WOm-
an thus appealed to merely comnuni-
Gated with her natural associates she
could easily discover this for herself
But the whole affair is purposcly sur
rounded 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
wireless tclcgraphy was first demon
strated to be practical in its operation
the swindlers saw fresh and fa&clnat-
ing field in its manipulation. Il had
the charm of science about it aad ap,
pealed to the progressive nina inter
esIcd in the onward march of civil
2ation" An etiice was located con.
venent to the rooms of the BOARD OF
cducatrn which contained wireless
demonstration apparatus Il full
equipment of wireless literature, and
most important Of ala list of all
the school teachers of the city. The
women teachers received broadside
Of literature in which handsome divi-
dends We're promised from an invest
ment in the greatest scientific disCov-
cry of the age, and also an implication
that the stock was offered first TO cdu-
cational people who were best fitted to
understand its value and who would
have sentimental as well as material
satisfaction from such an Investment.
When an abundant harvest had been
garnered from the savings of women
teachers. series Of mancuverS was
instigated which left undistriDuted in
the possession Of the promoter Of the
scheme the thousands of dollars he
had acquired The teachers received
Il confidential and important an
nouncement from his Office to the ef-
feet the most powerful rival in the
immediate field Of his company's opor.
atoms had consented to a consolida-
ton on terms which he regarded as
highly advantageous TO all his invest
o!s. The consolidated company would
be SO much stronger than the one in
which they had made their investment
that they could not. Of course. expect
TO exchange the stock on an even
basis, share for share. lie advised
Them. however, 10 increase their in
yestment SO that they could sjill retain
l5ciT original number Of shares which
would not fail % prove immensely
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!. lis appeal not only induced many
81 the original investors to pL in add
tional money. bat it also brought
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