Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-22

salaries were companies in good
standinS that the Collins Wireless
contracted in Paris last for the equip
ment OF Is ships; that the racine
Wireless had established large pus-
mess on the Pacific coast and was
extending it and that the "Contlnen-
tai Wireless Telephone ana Telegraph
Co, as a money Garner stands With
out a parallel" whereas in fact all
these representations were false and
made only to defraud Altman and 9TH
er investors.
The Collins Co., Inspector Keene
says in simplifying the complaint, had
headquarters for number OF years
IN Newark, n. j., where A. Freder-
lex Collins, a wireless inventor, had
his laboratory The Clark Co. was or
ganized and controlled by Thomas r.
Clark, an electrical engineer of De-
troit. The Pacific's headquarters were
at Los Angeles. The Massie Co. was
organized. by Walter w. Massie, an
electrical engineer of Providence, X. l.
In circular sent out from Cont
mental Wireless headquarters in this
city there We're given the names OF
the first set of officers.
Z. n. Davis of Philadelphia was list
ed as president; Vaughan as vice
president and treasurer; Massie as di-
rector OF the operating department;
c. b. Walter as secretary Clarke as
general manager and Collins as tech
nical director. Samuel ID. Bradford,
one of the promoters of the Pacific
Co, was given as manager OF the IA
ci6c coast department. They cOn3ti-
tuted the board of directors with these
additions: Frank Ford, a banker of
Detroit n. A. Hawkins, business
manager of a Detroit automobile COM
pany; A. c. Jessup, New York
steelman; A. J. Lauer, secretary of
a brewing company in Auburn, n.
y: Fred II. Shoemaker of Seattle,
Wash: Gen. Joseph e. Stoppelbeir
of Atlanta; Max Loewenthal of New
York; Henry w. Lee, a Chicago pub
Usher; Sylvester sullivan of New
York; George NJ. Davis of Whining
tor, Del: Isaac Cans of Washington
and Judge Edwin r.. Cochran of Will
mington, Del.
Several officers resigned after the
concern got under way. President
Davis retired and was succeeded by
Bradford. Vaughan resigned, although
H.. continued his connection with the
company as a director and LoeNenthal
was made vice president. Director Lau-
err. Shoemaker and Cochran resigned.
as did Mr. Massie and MIR. Clark.
President Burr of the Burr Brothers
was not III his offices when the raid
was made He was found by inspectors
in a Fifth avenue establishment and
quietly submitted to arrest. None of
the prisoners could furnish bail and
passed the night in the Tombs.
Assistant District Attorney Dorr said
that under the new law in effect on
Jan. of this year. the maximum pen
atty on conviction of a single fraudu
lent use OF the mails is five years i'm
prisorment and that an offender can
be charged with a violation for every
letter it is proved he sent.
Branch offices, of Burr Bros. at Bak-
ersfield, Cal, Los Angeles and Seattle,
Wash. were closed by the postal au-
thorities several months ago.
Aftr:" the raid Postmaster General
Hitchcock gave out an official men,
)ran 'um concerning the Burr Broth
RS, which was organized several
years ago and in 1907 was incorporated
with a capital of 100000 and later in
creased to- 100000. The memorandum
states that among other companies
the Burr Brothers are selling stock
# the Buick Oil Co. a concern with
further states:
H., 81 +,a
lowing oil companies
"Carol;na Consolidated. capitalized
1t 81 900. 400
"Coalinga Aladdin, capitalized at
I! 100000.
Kern Western. capitalized at
$3.50. O0n.
New York Coalinga. capitalized at
800 coo
"coaliNsa Crude Gil. capitalized at
S40O. 900.
"Peorle's Associated Oil Co., CAPT
allied at 81 900 900.
An the stock in these companies
'ras been sold except d portion of the
.rst two named and the greater por-
lion of the money has evidently gone
nto the hands of Burr Brothers. In
orporated While all the companies
rc still in existence. none save the
rst four named. is doing any work
at the present time.
The Burr Brothers have also or
r2niZed. promoted and sold the stock
II the following mining companies:
"Rawhide Tarantula, with a capitol
If $l,000.0o0
"MonteZun,a Mining & Smelling.
| NTH a capital of 81 ,000, 600.
Golden Fleece Mining. Milling &
tctning Co, with capital of 100000.
practically the entire stock in these
companies has been sold to the public
md at the pre- sent time all these COM
,anies have gone out of existence.
The Burr Brothers have also or
yanized, promoted and sold the stock
# the following companies
.ICllsmerc Farm of Michigan.
"Caifnrnia Eucalyptus Timber Co.,
capitalized at 100000, and the New
amsterdam Securities Co. with cap
tai of 500, 600, which was later merged
18th Burr Brothers. Incorporated.
They have also sold large amounts
# stock in the Red Top Mining IL
Leasing Co.. capitalized at $1."0O.ooo.
Long Beach. Mex. and Arizona Min
irg CO.. capitalized at $l,5oo.ooo.
Nevada Goldfeld Mining. Milling &
Smelling CO.. capitalized at 100000
Sztf q