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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
Fighting Get-Rich- Quick Schemes
Postmaster General Hitchcock Tells Of Efforts to Catch
Fraudulent Users Of the United States Mails

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The re-
suit of a years crusade against get
rich-quick schemers, who have been
using the United States mails in the
consumption of their schemes, has
exposed to the inspectors of the post
Office department and through them
to the public, distinct line OF new
criminals.
An estimate made by Postmaster
General Hitchcock shows that the
American public has been, within the
last year, swindled out of s10O,oo0,o00
through the illegitimate business OF
this class of criminals. Over $77,-
covered by postoffice inspectors.
The schemes employed by the get
richie uickers' cover every phase of
business and industry, from the sale
of simple fake article to pro-
digious mining proposition. They are
ers in the most alluring literature and
disseminated to the public through
the mails-until Uncle Sans sleuths
catch the promoter.
The crusade, Postmaster General
Hitchcock says, has been of particular
value to bona fide miners and mining
concerns in whom the people have to
a certain extent lost confidence, be-
cause of the WIDESPREAD vogue OF
mine "salter'' and plain ordinary
swindler.
Many times a commercial miner
or a legitimate prospector," Hitchcocb
says, lis unable to find the means o.
developing a prospect without being
compelled to make enormous conces
sions of stock to promoters and sell
ing agents and paying commissions O
from forty to sixty per cent for the
sale or purchase of stock to be uset
in the development of the prospect"
This condition of affairs, he AYERS
is directly attributable to the fraudu
lent enterprises. The same condition
applies to the development of Ian,
schemes throughout the country, a
, we'll as various other legitimat
schemes, such as the sale of wireless
Telegraph, electric appliances, and a.
conceivable industries.
. One fraud operator or combination
of operators, which the inspector
finally .netted,' manipulating railroa
bills of lading and acting as agent
for insurance companies, obtained 81
100000 from foreign cotton buyers an
/ at the same time utterly destroyed tn
entire credit in the medium Of reali,
/. ing upon the offering of cotton In tn
/. market. This was accomplished b
g the use Of bogus bills of lading ser
o through the mails.
Frauds Prove Profitable.
The fraud article, as rule, invel
their money in legitimate enterprise
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

and many OF them consequently be.
come promoters OF banks, owners OF
manufacturing plants, wealthy and in
fiuential organizations. This has
made it extremely difficult for the
postoff1ce department to secure their.
conviction in the courts. During the
past year half regiment of fraud
promoters have been lodged behind
the bars of justice and their busi-
nesses annihilated. Among these are
eight millionaires.
The. crusade has been vigorously
pushed by the department. 1t has
resulted in scattering the small oper-
ators who take fight Records show
that the profession" has not yet been
obliterated. Over 1000 complaints
have been received by the department,
employed in ferreting out the get
rich-quick gentry only 500 have been
Investigated. 1t is estimated that
these fraud manipulators extract
about $350,000 annually from a class
OF people who can i'll afford to lose 1t,
being largely small salary earners,
widows, orphans, school teachers,
ministers, and in many instances per-
sons connected with the army.
i The business is given impetus by
the disinclination on the part of the
public to make complaint 1t has
! been found that the average person
I would rather forget the investment
than have his neighbor know it.
no If ho Or
during the last year, is recorded as
/ being one of the most important
catches" yet made. This "organi-
cation" headed by John c. Maybray
made business of promoting false
{ horse races, wrestling, boxing, and
, other athletic tournaments all over
1 the country, and is believed to have
harvested no less than $5,000,000 dur
. ing its operation.
/. The United Wireless was typical
4 stock scheme operating through the
d mails. About six million dollars was
s obtained by it's promoters before the
e inspectors became aware of its intent
S The element of fraud which gives
II the department the greatest trouble
however, is the medical takers, "quacl
4 Doctors Extensive use of the mails
8 inspectors have discovered, is abso
d lutely necessary if the patients are
S successfully cured" The greater ths
( distance between the doctor, ant
d patient" the safer the cure Thes'
e quacks guarantee to cure every dis
= ease yet discovered and are recog
e nized by the department as the mos
y contemplate of all the swindlers
it They seek the weak minded, invalids
crippled, and filch from them frequent
lily the last dollar they possess in tn
hope that perhaps this widely an
st literally advertised remedy may Civ
IS relief
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
pl AIN PHILOSOPHY.

Philosopher Baldwin, in an editorial
article in the Peoria Star. well says
that what we need to inculcate in the
mind of the common people is the fact
that they are the sufferers from vio-
lated law. We must teach the people
that there is hell impending, immi-
nent and at hand and this comes upon
them at once for every departure from
the rules of justice and right. AR.
Baldwin goes on to say with telling
force and effect:
Every time they place corrupt
official in office they must suffer the
penalty. The laws of God are fixed
immutable and eternal Whatsoever
man soweth that also shall he reap
Reform is not to be obtained by piline
enactment upon enactment and meas
nre upon measure but oy returning &c
the plain principles of justice ant
1 equity. The law is so plain that tbs
wayfaring man though fool need no
err in following it. II consists in eacl
individual squaring his actions t.
what he knows to be true; in accord
ing to his neighbor all the privileges
which he claims for himself, but NJ
more, and insisting that the test o
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
wALLoPlNe HIS OWN JAcKAss

WALLoPlNG HIS OWN JAckASS.
Not long ago the Democrat at
Bloomfield in this state thought it had
cause to criticise one of the local CITY
officers for things done or left undoue.
Presumably it was taken to task for
its words, for in later Issue it SAYS
in justification of it's course that 1t had
supposed the acts of public servant
were proper matters for criticism.
Warming up to it's subject. y quotes
approyingly the forceful ii inelesan,
expression of Marse Henry Watterson
to the effect that things have come
to hll of pass # man cannot
wallop his own iacSass.. However
the Democrat, is careful 20 explain
that it does not mean to cali the b
ject of its criticism by the uame oil
that beast of burden. Its idea is that
a public servant is burden bearer
and as such the public is entitled te
"wallop'' him whenever he attempt.
to shift the burden he asked the priv
ilege of bearing, on to the back of hi
employees.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
WAS ii HIS LAST VICTORY?

The New York Sun says in one of
its political notes. THE comments
over Colonel Roosevelt's Columbus
speech have led to another-Is Colo
mel Roosevelt really the professional,
politician that he is cracIal up to be-
The one great battle, it will be recall
ed, that he was engaged in after his
retirement from the Presidential Office
was his fight against Vice President
Sherman for the post of temporary
chairman of the Republican state CON
vention at Saratoga in the summer Of
19t0.'' And this was, according to the
Sun, on the initiative of Franz 5
Black, who constantly advised his
friends: Il am fond of Sherman
He's grown wonderfully in the Vice
Presidential chair, but his friends can
not win with him, they must SO shape
things as to let Roosevelt IN, Roose
welt will then name the ticket whic'
cannot be elected. Let Roosevelt wi
the temporary chairmanshio because ]
will be the last victory of his lie"
In other words, it is sound Republi
can testimony that Colonel Roosevelt
at Saratoga that year was really tn
victim of political conilence gam
played by Ex-Governor Black.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
NEGROES AS FARMERS.

That the most hopeful sign FIR the
future of the black man Of me United
States lies in his agricultural instinct
and in the growing tendency to aban-
don the city for the country. is the be.
lief of Booker T. Washington. This
opinion was expressed recently by the
negro educator in an address to the
members of the Chicago City club
Among other things he said:
The black man is at his best when
engaged in agricultural pursuits and
| is near to the soil, and invariably he
is at his worst when under the 'nfiu-
ence of the crowded cities, especially
the cities of the north.
The true friends of my racs today
both black and white, are using their
influence to teach this truth and 10
induce the black man to become a
! farmer. In 1910 there were 917,a00
lack men in the United States w,:c
owned farms. The life makes them
independent and respected.
THE great educational institutions
OF the south which have taken IN The
problem of educating the black mer
are meeting with wonderful success II
their work
Discussing the causes OF friction be
tween the races. especially In thu
south, and the crimes which frequen.l,
result in lynchings. the speaker bla,a
ed the fault on whiskey and idleness
The question of education is ser
ious one he said. Not more ,hal
one-half the negro children of tn
country are in school There is, low
ever. among the white men OF thi
country fair mindedness and spiri
of fair play. and If the negro goes O
J patiently. doggedly doing his duty. dt
termined TO make greater progress, h
will be amply rewarded
--(Iate Cifv want adu hrfpo racuif,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

Bank exchanges again make most
gratifying comparison with both pre-
ceding years. The total reported last
week by all leading cities in the
United States aggregated s2,S5S,0S2-
48o, an increase as compared with
the same week year ago
of 2S.9 per cent and of IL .
per cent compared with the CORE,
spending week in 1910. New York
City reports a gain over last year OF
3o.5 per cent and over two years ago
of r.. s per cent, rejecting consider
able expansion in both industrial ano
commercial lines and in stock market
operations. outside cities report gains
OF L. and 81 per cent, respectively
over the two preceding years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
Keokuk and the Commission Plan.

Jacksonville CID Courier: Keokuk
is fairly in love with the commission
form of government, having made a
splendid showing during the time the
city has been thus controlled. The
Gate City is free to say that the adj
ministration of affairs has not been
free from mistakes. but it has been
amazingly better than 1t was under
the cumbersome aldermanic regime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
A Great River.

Galesburg OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES: Inc
stories of<the flooding of number u
cities along the Mississippi bring -
mind that it is great river, ana tua'
in area it's valley is one of, the greaV
est and most remarkable on the eartn.
Geographers say that one hnndreu
thousand streams flow into the Miss'S
sippi. Some of these are found 70.
up in the distant Rockies and othef'
are found far up in the north.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Cedar Rapids Republican says
a lot of buncombe is talked in the
name of the square deal.
The Fairfield Ledger says that de-
feat for Cummins this year in the
state convention presages his retire
ment from the politics of the state.
"The coal operator can make the
consumer pay his costs, but the
striker can never collect mis- lost
wages that way" says the Marshall
town Times-Republican.
The vinton Eagle asserts that the
action of the Seventh Iowa district
Republican convention in refusing to
mention President Taft's name kills
all hope for Senator Cummins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

bill has been introduced in the
Illinois legislature to prohibit the
raising of rates in any fraternal or
ganization until 1915. If the measure
becomes law it will make impossible
the proposed increase in rates adopt
ed by the head camp of the Modern
Woodmen of America in January
which are to go into effect in January
next year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.


So live that when thy summons comes
to join
That innumerable caravan, which
moves
To that mysterious realm, where each
shall take
His chamber in 1e silent halls of
death
Thou go not, like the quarry slave at
night
Scourged TO his dungeon, but, sus-
tanned and soothed
BY an unfaltering trust, approach thy
grave
Like one who wraps the drapery OF
his couch
About him. and lies down to pleasant
dreams.-Bryant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

A Chicago Judge has ruled that .
man is incompetent to help select his
wife's gowns. He is more than that
if he tries to do such a thing. He is
incompetent, immaterial, irrelevant
and cotbetty; also rash, presumptu-
GUS, foolhardy, imprudent and temari
Gus.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

Speaking after the manner of politi-
clans. the trouble with the Mississippi
river just now is the same as Sam
Bard of Georgia said was the matter
with the postmaster at Atlanta in that
state in the second Grant campaign.
Bard sought to lessen the officials &C
tivity and among other things charged
him with being too ID unani-
mous!,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

The Mississippi river here yester.
day reached the highest point in his
tory. But even at that it was several
hundred feet below the level of Keo-
kuk. 1t is no small advantage to a
city to be set on hill when the
floods come and the waters rage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

"A political welcher is more con
temptible than gambling welcher,"
says the Boone News-Republican "A
man who can't be beat without whin.
ing foul play Is the poorest excuse
Of man on earth"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
A SONG OF LONG AGO.

A SONG OF LONG AGO.
A song of long ago;
Sing it lightly-sing it low
Sing it softly-like the lisping Of the
lips we used to know
When our baby laughter spilled
From the glad hearts ever filled
With music glad as robin ever trilled!
Let the fragrant summer breeze,
And the leaves of locust trees,
And the apple buds and blossoms and
the wings Of honey bees,
All palpitate with glee,
Till the happy harmony
Brings back each childish joy to you
and me.
Let the eyes of fancy turn
Where the tumbled pippins burn
Like embers in the orchards lap of
tangled grass and fern
There let the old path wind
In and out and on behind
The cider press that chuckles as we
grind.
Blend in the song the moan
OF the dove that grieves alone,
And the wild whir of the locust, and
the BUNDLES drowsy drone;
And the low of cows that call
Through the pasture bars when all
The landscape fades away at eyenfall
Then. far away and clear,
Through the dusky atmosphere,
Let the wailing of the kildee be the
only sound we hear;
sad and sweet and low
AS the memory may know
Is the glad-pathetic song of Long Ago
James Whitcomb Riley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

Massachusetts woman died the
other day at eighty-fve years of age
as the result of cutting new teeth, 1t
does seem that inasmuch as she had
DELAYED the process SO long she
might have held off few years long
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

The dispatches tell of disastrous
floods in Nebraska. Not SO very long
ago Nebraska was looked upon as a
part of the arid west.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

When a man gets full he usually
"slops over The Mississippi river
might have found a better example to
initiate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

This is the last month with an "r'
In it. Eat EN- now.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

success lies in character and not in
mans bank account
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
SO Tired Of Tired
Feet! Use Tlz
Gets the "Tlred' Out In Few Min.
utes. Makes Your Feet Sore
Proof.

20 fudge! It's awful how tired feet
make you feel tired all over-so dead
tired. Then, when you've got corn
besides, and bunion, and a few
blisters, and your feet are terribly
swollen, you don't care il you've got
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
"Pull, Johnny, PulI!"

a million dollars-you're tired, that's
all. A million dollars can't help you,
any more than 20 cents will"
A quarter buys a box of TfZ a
wonder for tired, sore, tender, chafed,
blistered. swollen, sweaty, smelly feet,
corns, callouses and bunions, chill
blaips and frostbite. The moment you
use 1t. you give sigh of relief, and
then you smile. There's nothing as
good as TIZ, so don't accept any at
tempted imitation. TIz draws out all
the poisonous exudations that make
foot troubles.
TIZ, 20 cents box, sold every
where, or sent direct. on receipt OF
price. by Walter Luther Dodge & Co..
Chicago, III Recommended by all
drug stores, department and general
stores.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

keokuk, Iowa April q, 1912
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

Frauds Prove Profitable.
The fraud article, as rule, invest
their money in legitimate enterprises
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-09-26
MANHATTAN SALES

MISCELLANEOUS
1000 Nevada Hills ...--...,...--.-.,.. 1.Sc
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-09-26
STOCKS

The following are the closing stock
quotations, and the record Of the
days sales. as received from the
San Francisco stock exchange this
AFTERNOON by Broker H. f. Ep.
slime:
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-09-26
FAvoRs CONVICT LABOR

CHICAGO, Sept 26.-Thomas B.
lyman, warden of the Colorado state
penitentiary at Canon City. in an ad-
dress before the Chicago Association
Of Commerce today described the re-
suits of reforms instituted in Colo
RADIO under which 1000 miles of i'm
proved state highways have been
constructed by convicts. He asserted
that the healthy outdoo Rife led by
the conviets in the road building
camps improved the temper and NOR
ais of the most hardened criminals
xAensaM~AA~AAM~AAR ~N@~&~A@@~S 5000,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-09-26
DICK WALKER
RECEIVES NEWS OF
SONS ARRIVAL
MRS. WALKER AND HEIR ARE
PROGRESSING NICELY At EAST
ELY HOME


Dick Walker. the potash magnate,
can now be classed in the aggrega-
ton OF proud papas." This morn
ing ne received telegram from
East Ely announcing the birth of a
7-pound boy at his home. The tele-
gram further announced that Mrs.
Walker and son were progressing
nicely.
Mrs. Walker was formerly Miss
Julia Finnegan of Tonopah. and for
a number OF years was a member
of the Bonanza force. Naturally
congratulations are extended by this
paper
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-09-26
FAVoRs INDEMNITY

LONDON. Sept. 20 With reference
30 the loan dispute the Picking cor
respondent Of the Times today pre-
diets a demand by the powers for
the resumption next year of the in
demnity payment and a settlement
of the arrears. amounting to $40.
100000. Failing in this, they may
insist on taking over the admins
tration of the salt tax.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-09-26
JACK salTToN WINS

NEW YORK. Sept 26.-Jaek Brit
ton of Chicago defeated Jack Red
mond OF St Paul in a ten round bout
here last night Britton outpointed
his man all the way. giving him Sc
we're punishment In the seventh he
knocked Redmond down for the
count Of nine with a right swing 10
the left eye.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-09-26

= MAIL A COPY OF 4
= BONANZA MINING REVIEW 4
= TO EASTERN FRIENDS 4

= Copies of the Saturday 30. .
y nanza, containing the weekly .
y mining review. wrapped and o
y ready for mailing, may be Sc .
y cured at the Bonanza office. .
y Price 10 cents Send COPY .
' east and assist in calling the .
y attention of the world to the .
y wonderful development of the .
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-09-26
zAPATIsTAS SACK TOWN
KIDNAPPING 20 eiRLs

TIANGIsTENGo. Mex. Sept e.
Zapatistas today sacked this town
and kidnapped 20 girls. The federal
troops are pursuing them.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-09-26
Notice of Dividend

At the meeting Of the board OF d.
reetors OF the Tonopah Mining com
pany of Nevada held this day, a
regular quarterly dividend of 25
per cent and extra dividend OF Is
per cent vas declared, payable Octo-
Der q, 1912. to stockholders of rec
ord 3 O'Clock p. m. September 80,
1912. Transfer books close Septem-
Der 30. 1912. 3 D. m; open October
8. 1912, 10 a m.
C. A. HIGBEE.
Treasurer
Philadelphia. Pa. Sept. 26. 1912.
s2et6
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-09-26
DENY THAT AMNESTY
rs OFFERED TO oRoZco

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 26.-It is Of
fieially denied here that amnesty has
been offered Orozco.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-22
SYRUP CROP
IN SUMTER
EXCELLENT
LARGE CROP OF CANE HERE
Local Product Finds a Wide
Sale

Sumter county will probably pro-
duce this stall the greatest syrup
yield ever known here, and as
money-producing crop it will mean a
great deal for the farmers. Just now
/ the. syrup-making season is at the
height, and it would be interesting,
indeed to ascertain just how many
barrels will be produced.
The cane crop this year was unus-
ually fine, due to the continued fall
rains and generally favorable seasons,
while the acreage is perhaps one CT
the largest ever planted here Every
farm in the county, large or small,
seems to have had cane field
/ Mr.. Lee Johnson, who operates the
largest public syrup-making plant in
the county, is now making two hun
dred gallons daily, and has probably
put up 5000 gallons already for his
neighbors and for himself In every
locality people are now busily at
work putting up delicious cane sy-
rup.
In the county, altogether, many
thousand gallons will be produced
this year. Many farmers who put up
syrup for the market employ sealed
tin cans of one gallon size. This, her
metically sealed, keeps the syrup
fresh and fine for an indefinite pc
riod, and the product finds ready sale.
Americas syrup, like the peaches
canned here in enormous quantity at
the three canning factories has an
established reputation, and the sealed
gallon cans are shipped into many
states. One local firm has already
made shipments of syrup to custom
ers in Ohio, New York, West Virginia
and other states.
AS an article of diet it is both
healthful and delicious, riyaling the
famous maple syrup of other states.
The finest grades sell in Americas
this fall at sixty and sixty-fve cents
per gallon, retail, and just now now
grocer's stock is complete without an
array of canned syrup. Every day
people go out from the city to the
neighboring farms where cane-grind-
ing and syrup-boiling is in progress,
and enjoy the rich juice as it comes
fresh and sparkling from the cane
mill.