The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-15
AR1FUL CROOKS
Use DE BaEs 10 DeIsrd he Pubic 90
a g Scale
CLEVER BEGGING GAME

An Ohcsa. OF the rostonicc De
nastmeot Tells Of Oh Interesting
scheme Where q Cir, Isaked in
Biz Pile OF Hacl Cash bS C1lari-
ty Scheme.
The following interesting story Is
reported BY oos,o&ce o4c!a!:
Use OF the nails IS .esosted to
b. a1sul crooks as mos. conre-
n.ent way OF dcfsaudips the dcfcose-
less pubic. The chief postof5ce 10
pecto, and bis ounerous expert as
sts.aa;s. stationed in various parts
OF tae country. a.c busy at al! times
sSyius 20 save tho people e.om ~
ing Illegally separated from thei:
uoaey. Little docs .ac public cca-
We tho cature OF the schemes eO-
p:oSeI TO deersud through t5e malls.
Almost ercrS day the Postmaste:
Geoeral signs orders depc!T:ae IN
d.ridrais and concerns conducting
Businesses 70 de:Tsud. from further
use 0! the mails Ta!s Is not al
ways tae SoaI disposition o: suca
! case-ounbe,s OF these Individuals
are summoned TO court. and in many
! instances atte: t.ial. sentenced 70
serve loos terms N the peoiieat!a:y.
Perhaps one o. the most unusu-
al schemes to detraud through the
nails was discovered noe !ocs ago
{ After thorough Investigation oy the
/ inspectors u vas ultimately suppress
ed. but DOT until after the promoters
bad resped a harvest The schemes
/ consisted Of 90 sppea! to the peo-
/ PIC for Snaacia! assistance 10 echa!!
OF al asnless girl. For tic pur,
pose OF bringing Der coudi,.oa &c
| the public attention. sae published
booklet aod seat II broadcast
throughout The couotrJ. The bookle:
vas dero.ed 20 . brief history 0.
f;ee ssrl.s He. detailing ac accident
by which she bad lost both OF he'
/ sTuS TOE oaTs,tvc was accom-
panied oy illustrations os che uausu'
q. wo,s sac performed With BE;
sece WITH each booklet la!lec
J was encIoses . eoio card requesting
the remittance Of eo cea.s 60. th:
ssane. aad . circular !e,te. appeal!
lag % tie recipient for money witt
/ which 20 build a bono and get some
soot no.he.3y woman &c take carr
o. Il 70. hec.
/ "The Investigation nads BY th'
.nspectc: Developed the fact ,aa
the s5uiess cir: had catered iats
!: a contract With Gaa. who .es!dec
in ,oc same city. to furnish the capi
tai necessa.y 70 publish the booklet
Il .etusa tae oao was 70 receive
and 6;6 receive ooe-ha!f OF the ne
proceeds deriving from the sale o
the booklet He was s.st eeimbucs
ed 20. tie money BE bad advanced
70 pay fos SIS publication
| '-On s.s !a!:ta! v!s!. 70 the tow!
/ where ;ae business vas being car
He'd on. the .ospec.o. found that th'
} enterprise bad attained such pro
portions that sae services OF eleve:
pe7soos. ID addition TO the armies
;; CIR, ard her manager. ~eee :eousr
( ed. Tie s!.. Informed tie iospec
tor o. shis visit shae at that time
.seee thousand booklets per day ~e:s
! being mailed. thae the daily receipt:
amounted 70 from sss to $3.50. aac
that the business vas steadily to
creas.as. She turtle. Informed roe
;iospeeto. toat up TO that a1a she
ea6 accumulated as be. share OF the
proeeets mere than $4,000. While
!the representations appearing n tht
J BOOKLET respecting tie ptys!ca! con
d:t!on Of sAe s!:! ve.c true. she hac
ioos passed tae stage where she was
Dependent. upon CHARITY.
When the inspector was sa,!Sed
that the s!e! was DO longer sab
iect 70: charity. and .ha; her man
ager vas sharing equally IL the pro
lceeds. The subject Of dep.!v!nG them
Of further Use OF the malls was TAX.
en- up. The Interested parties were
asked TO show Why such an order
should be issued After appearing
soe coosentins TO eliminate from
saeir literature Objectionable and
misleading statements. they w'c:c
/; permitted to eontinue their eus.Dess.
During tie ensuing few months the
business dw'ndled to practically
oosntrs aod It 5000 aba1iooed en-
.:ee;y: tie elimination OF tie ob-
! tec4!coaeie features from the Ete:a-
ta.e bas!ag o.ored as effective as
! the issuance 0: fraud order.
The letter which accompanied
the booklet vas , reproduction. A
soosaote explained that it vas a
fac-simile os . !et.e. writtep w::;o the
sect OF the girl. aad ,has sae would
l!Re 70 E.:.,e each persona! letter.
eu. !. would be TOO much OF task.
On the reverse side os the letter.
what the s:7! proposed 70 do With
;ae money derived from the sale OF
the hoos!e: vas explained and a;
toe same tine Hs.le history OF he;
past vas .ec!.et. Il was stated
that she had cot tad much expert
eoce IN . business way aod that be.
friends thought Il adv.sah bic .aat
she have some one looa after &c.
interest. and that the county cour
bad appointed MAJ to act as be.
trustee
The booklet enclosed IN adds
ton to giving detailed history OF
tie girls lie. contained many H.
:uss.aCoH2 OF the Performance oil