New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
LOTTERIES EVADE LAW
NaH Order Campaign from Ham
burr Cuba Nerf Factor

se.a- having fr4r~s=7nel many OF the most no
--togs ticket vendors here and stopped re-al'ti.ies
y. -he sar-teE agents Of The state lotteries IN
Europe t.e postal authorities ara Uow facing a
r.e7- I.stary ticket aEeucv system
Hundreds ~ letters. containing lottery prize
lists r dressed 20 members af financial concerns
sr wa. street and 10 business men iu the down
town district have come through the mails from
Germany recently The principal offender has
ben -r.r Hamburg lottery
Amended q, tie Hamburg prize announcement
Is an o-.- Sheet ~t-r spaces ro iii out requesting
whole Ia-s or quarter tickets The whole ticket
s-s c.- ST. the half Tor IS and the quarter for 81
There r-- also tickets for 81 So . cents and 90
ca1t-. ...--e cheaper and most convenient way
70 1aErr.--'' says the circular. is 70 send Il by
F-ee-a.-5s ar checks
before she crusade against lottery agents in The
r.-- u.s sarec go successfully as & has been Of
!zt- g..-fs Bad conducted al The importation OF
t.ea---. (-s st-oe tie mail Is held up which IS
Transmitted ro known lottery agents IN European
cities. a.w addresses have been printed ON the
circular.
W:l-aa Mayer. chief inspector Of the Postofice
oe-ar.--yr- here. said yesterday:
TIE recent convictions or regular lottery agents
La1 t1- a1s,.1L surveillance OF the postal authori-
ass nearly Ia-a-yzed the regular agent system
asre. H.a tie foreign Lotteries are sending prize
ISIS with order blanks attached through the mails.
Nos Cr tie Eew York business firms addresses
hsre been obtained from directories
= haze heard -Es- complaints were 10 5e made
% TIE German Consul here by many men who had
received ilese application blanks from the German
isite--ss, h.. -ne German government cannot 90
anything L e e licensed institution there. IN the
rlsla While -ae Posto1ace Department viii keep
Eft-ly close watch On letters addressed 10 lottery
Agents II Europe"
5t4sT-rE that tEe bill for the establishment Of q
lIloaa lottery which passed The Cuban House Of
seItesel.a-iTes ty q vote OF q 70 - Nay z
VI Probably become law, the government author
Hes 4 said yesterday by another federal Off
ca we're greatly Interested irl the prospect Of the
~IA1uc Coast cites becoming the headquarters for
-e ~15aa lottery representatives in this country.
ne Cuban lottery Il established, viii bring in
= e11cL- revenue cF from 10000 10 S2.9o.o)0-
-As H1-5sr q tickets ard amounts OF prizes VIII
e-t % ne discretion Of the Cuban Secretary OF
-e -Tess--y. Tie present bLi provides for three
-tN-ags month.
. -'eV Eorz and Baltimore would De the Atlantic
-! ci--ss cn-esy affected said the official.
-,tE Eo-ks ot course would lee the headquarters
: MS lottery IS established. il means that the
* q yearz viii ts U16oae, for at least - per
x q 10 sales q foreign lottery tickets has been
:. cow "a t1= lzsc ten years.
-ls money cannot come ualEly from the Cuban
ss-t--s-c@ TIE United States would be the rich
- e draw 1-01- New York the best distributing
- Dc collected Charleston. Savannah. New
o-'seaE ard other coas; cities would be smaller
osr,rss
NeT York City IS tire easiest ana safest place in
: co---ry la which o. sell lottery tickets. and
- "-1 -t- have charge - this CUBAN lottery Gf
-r.-sae15 Bib lot Ire slow ia taking advantage
- The possibility If making Sl.g55 Tor 81
ri-eIt ls as e-r.enE in New YORK as Il is IN
American country