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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-01-04
Silerin'S Sale.

S. J. Caldwell versus lack Gardner. No. 5269.
In Second District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
DY virtue of a writ of fieri facias,
ID issued in the above entitled suit
and to me dirested, l have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door Of the Court House, in the town of
Benton, La, on Saturday, January 20,
1912, the following described property,
to-Wit:
Lot of block 80 of the town of Plain
Dealing, La, as per survey and map by
C. McClenaghan, surveyor, duly re-
corded in Bossier Parish, La.
Terms of Cash, subject to the
benefit OF appraisement, to pay and
satisfy the sum Of S135.33, with interest
thereon at the rate of per cent per
annum from May 81, 1910, until paid,
and all costs of suit.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, Dec. IA, 1911. jan IS
COnstable'S Sale.
E. E. Simpson vs. p E. DEVON. No ~. In Jus
tees Court, Ward l, Bossier Parish, La.
DY virtue of a writ of fieri facias,
ID issued in the above entitled suit
and to me directed, have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction to
the last and highest bidder, within the
legal hours of sale, at Taylortown, La,
on Saturday, January 20, 1912, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
One bale of cotton and lot of seed
cotton.
The above property seized as the prop
erty OF the defendant, P. E. DEVON, and
to be sold to pay and satisfy the debt
specified in said writ, say the sum OF
S31 SO, and all costs of suit.
Terms of Sa!e-Cash, subject to the
benefit Of appraisement.
r. w. JARRATT,
Acting Constable.
January 4. 1912, Mat
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-01-04

fhe desires and iongings OF man are
vest as eternity. and they point him to
Edwards.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-01-04

Recorded on Conveyances, volume 80,
page 551, August %, 1911.
If not redeemed in one year my title
becomes perfect under the law.
o. E. GIDDENS.
December 20, 1911.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-01-04
Art Versus Nature.

How came she to get such sudden
craze on to visit the beauty doctors? y
"She wants to look like her photo.
graph. Houston Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-01-04

NOTICE is hereby given that am ap-
plying for pardon.-JIM MALoNEY
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-01-04
Notice.
To j. l.. AndreOlt

To j. L. Andreold:
| hereby notify you that l bought lot
243 OF the Heilperin Addition to Bossier
City, belonging to j. L. Andreola, at a
public tax sale August 10, 1911, for taxes
due Bossier City on the roll of 1910, and
the amount to redeem same will be as
follows:
Amount bid at sale for 1910 taxes. .........S5 81
20 per cent interest thereon. Observation-Disclosures. l Is
To quit-claim deed and recording ......... 90
Recorded on Conveyances, volume 80,
page $50, August %, 1911.
It not redeemed in one year my title
becomes perfect under the law.
0. E. GIDDENS.
December 20, 1911.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-01-04
Notice.
To l.. NJ. MOrehedd:

ANoN1~Ss
To L. NJ. Morehedd:
l hereby notify you that l bought lot
219 of the Heilperin Addition to Bossier
City, belonging to L. M. Morehead, at a
public tax sale June II, 1911, for taxes
due on the roll of 1910, and the amount
to redeem the same will be as follows:
Amount bid at sale for 1910 taxes. ........S SO OS
20 per cent interest thereon. .......... l Y
To quit-claim deed and recording. ....... 90
9 80
Add to this Bossier City taxes, 1910. SIS 81
Total $l6 ~
Recorded on Conveyances, volume 80,
page SIC, June %, 1911.
Recorded on Conveyances, volume 80,
page 557, August %, 1911.
If not redeemed before June II, 1912,
my title becomes perfect under the law.
o. E. GIDDENS.
December 20, 1911. 51-s
Notice.
To L. F. c.. Pierce:
l hereby notify you that bough lots
rs and q of the Heilperin Addition to
Bossier City, belonging to L. F. c..
Pierce, at a public tax sale August 10,
1911, for taxes due Rossier City on the
roll of 1910, and the amount to redeem
same will be as follows:
Amount bid at sale for 1910 taxes. OF
20 per cent interest thereon NATURALIZATION. Il
To quit-claim deed and recording. ........ 90
Total 50 q
Recorded on Conveyances, volume sc,
page $50, August q, 1911.
If not redeemed in one year my title
becomes perfect under the law.
0. E. GIDDENS.
December 20, 1911.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-01-04

III ] buy you seat in the Stock E3
change will you agree 10 70 Ia work."
Il amt crazy for work. dad. MALI,
1t seat in the senate" Louisville
Courier Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-01-04
Scanty Ammunition.


Colonel Stark's regiment just prior
to the battle Of Bunker Hill was quar-
tered ut Milford. some four miles dis
tant. and was destitute Of ammuni-
ton About 10 O'clock OH the morn
ing he received orders to march, how
ever. each man received gill cupfui
of powder. fifteen balls and one flint
As the muskets were OF varying cali
Der It was necessary to redure the size
Of the balls for many of them Maga-
zine Of American History
About the Size Of II.
why IS It," queried the youth. that
so many people fail to mind their own
business"
There may be one Of two reasons
or both." answered the home grown
philosopher. They may have no
mind or no business Philadelphia
Press
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-01-04
Notice.
To Miss C. L. Wright:

l hereby notify you that bought lots
Is and IA of the Heilperin Addition to
Bossier City, belonging to Miss c. l..
Wright, at a tax sale August 10, 1911,
for taxes due Bossier City on the roll Of
1910, and the amount to redeem the same
will be as follows:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-01-04
Notice.
~ AZ

Notice.
To Magnus Gutberlet:
I hereby notify you that l bought lot
Is of block 3 of the Hunter Subdivision
to Bossier City, belonging to Magnus
Gutberlet, at public tax sale August
~, 1911, for taxes due Bossier City on
the roll of 1910, and the amount to re-
deem same will be as follows:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-01-04

Ike Gardner versus 2. Gardner and F. w. Nattin
No. $40. In Second District Court, Bossiel
poriSh 7 n
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-03
GETS LICENSE no MARRY CAMERA

Gee, but the people rush to
see me, don't they?" he said to
Joe Levy, his white valet.
There was a long line of rhen
in front Of the marriage license
clerks window. Johnson stepped
into the line. The others recog-
nized him, and turned and walked
away.
Il wouldn't get a license to
marry my girl on the same day as
Johnson got one to marry the
Cameron girl for million dol
lars" said one man.
Johnson was alone in less than
two minutes after he had stepped
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-03

who, unable to survive longer the
heroic battle against poverty and
self-sacrifce, have succumbed
and gone down.
Prostitution demands youth
for its perpetuation. On the pub
lie rests the mighty responsibility
of seeing to it that the demand is
not supplied through the break
ing down Of the early education
of the young girl or her exploita-
ton in the business world. What
show had she in the competitive
system which exists today?
Whatever her chances may be-
to stand or to fall, she is here in
hordes in the business world as
our problem. Let us do some
thing to give her at least a living
wage. If she is not sufficiently
skilled to earn it let us mix. some
religious justice with our bust
ness and do something to in
crease her efficiency, which she
has never been able to develop
through no fault of her own.
( JOHNSON GETS LICENSE ]
Jack Johnson was given a Ii
.cense to marry Lucille Cameron,
the white girl whose relations
with him led to his indictment for
white slavery, early today.
The big negro whizzed up to
stha c;A,r Hi n IL to,,r;-,cr cn-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-03

"Are flesh and blood so cheaps
mental qualifications so common,
and honesty of so little value, that
the manager of one of our big de-
partment stores feels justified IN
paying a high school girl, who
has served nearly one year as an
inspector of sales, the beggarly
wage of $500 per week?
''What is the natural result of
such an industrial condition?
Dishonesty and immortality, not
from choice, but necessity-in or
der to live.
1--WE can forgive the human
frailty which yields to ternpta-
ton under such conditions-but
we cannot forgive the soulless
corporation which arrests and
'prosecutes this girl-a first Of
fender-when she, takes some1it-
tie articles for personal adorn+
ment."
From time to time The Day
Book will give further informa-
ton on the subject.
~ MARRY CAMERON GIRI,
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1912-09-12
5. s. upite I.


&iQa 6ortl1na, ser 9onoiib ser
6amilie Morgauo lit 6rascati, lit
piele Sabrbunoerte alt.
@ol1 meiter @lun1enterraiie blidt
Gus meiB(eudtence @ebdlSe berab
auf Sic in piolettem Suit eriaim=
n1ernSe Gampagna, ouf Sic 6iiae
t0itlider 9inien Ser 8erge ringsltm,
auf olmfelnoe @6lber uno frltdtbare
@ieier.
@inter oern @ol,le Elm rieitger balb=
per1piloerter Burf: boEe 3pprellet1,
ihlal1fe Einien NIT ibren malerilden
Sdirmfronen, iil6ergraue 0liuen=
barme uno immergriline @ideu lit
malerildem Ourd;einanoer.
Snmitten 0ieicr idmermiitbigen
@ergeiie11bcit aber r;al,id)en %granoioie
@olierfdlle, ipriben p%eritiimmeltc
Iritonen lire StrabIen in 5erbro=
djere @ranitbeden, pldtidern. 5abl=
lole 6ont4nen lire en0loien Mono=
loge....
l(n6 iiberoa 8liiben u1ro 3ltften,
@ogellong uno 5onuenidein Elm
Derrlides fleines Yara0tes, ME es
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1912-09-12
6. & q y Il I.

u. W u " l ~ !.
Gem Earlamentsmitglieo Mard)ele
Silpio Gampaneui fant es al,f, ooB
iein Sobn ieit GINGER 3eit meit Of
tiers nod 6rascati b%i1omsfabrt, ais
friiber.
"a er cie @er6inoung 5miidcn Dr.
lan0o un0 Ser Sod,ter ietne5 Trel1l1=
oes Morgano miinid,t, beid)lieBt ct,
Sas nadite Mfal ieinen 5obn nad Ser
giao 6ortl1na gu begleiten, l1m lid}
5u pergelpiiiern, ob Sic 5ierlide @ra=
3ieuu Ser 9ln5iebungspunft lit o0er
mer Joni It.
Sdou ,rod einer Stu1t0e 0es Bet
iamnrenleins itebt Ser idarfe Slid
Ses alten Mard}eie flar.
sSsebt beiBt es: ban6eln.
Mnt ielben Mben0 idon fat er in
letueln Mrbetts5immer nit ieinem
5obne cine fur5e intime Museinan.
%0erlebung.
Mit ser linn eigenen ooruebmer,
@ube 5iin6et ct it@ 3rerit cine 3tgas
rette an un6 forbert SEN Sobn auf,
it'd a1 beoienen. 0ann lebnt er iih
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1912-09-12

Gin Mrtitel, Ser pirflid)en Ser
olel'lt fat, iollte 5eitig popular mer=
Sen. @aB oies ser Sail lit bel Chant
berlainS @uitenmittel, lit bon oielen
&anolerm %beitatigt mor5en. &ier III
elmer bon 0ieien: q. %. @enoridion,
Ohio Sals, Sn6., i6reibt: n@bam=
berlain Suitenmittel lit oas bette fir
&atiten, grfaltungen u,1o &eltbbuiten,
uno es IaBt ii4 am beite11 pertartfen.
31t faufen BEL alien @an6lern.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1912-09-12
8enn Sir am Magen leibct,

0onn laBt gud Elm freies Brobepadet
con meinen Mogcntabletten fommen,
meld)e Gu9 idnc1e 2inoernng brin.
gen mer6en. Gin portreffli9es Mit-
tel gegen @erooiitat. @agengas, Yer
itopfung, fridge 2eber, etc. Gin geote'
genes Sud- iiber @agenfrantbeiten
ohenfaGs fret. Ma11 aoreffire:
Sobn Y. Smitb,
9147 5mifb BiIog., Milpautee, isis.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1912-09-12
Die Cohter de$ Verbanntef1.
Rpnrau uad) eilaem ameritauii@en Motip bon 6. Trieie".
(Nortlcblt1a)

NfNp1llNS$'S!
Ios &crs Nes einlamcn Waod)elS
Sort oben In oeu1 flcinen @otel5lln<
nrcr franpft iid 5%ltionnre1 por Meb.
@enl1 alld iie ST elmer ie1er bet=
sen aotcgoricn berdbidnfe! @enn
audi tic emit bcttell,o ourh Sic Stro=
ZEN lhleiden miibtc!! 0oer gar =
Mnilt0bueno perfiiQt lie ihr Mntlit.
Md,, mic einiam fiiblt lie lib! @ic
uerlalien!
l1,1o mic 10 oft III ltilleren Stl11=
Ser, aeoenft tic mieoer ibreS %aters,
Ser icin 9ctcn bilrgegebell, nm lie nor
Ser @crfolauna SIT retter1. @as int
n1er er perbrodGa fat er mar ooh
ibr @oter! ltno ibr 5Grtlid>es @er5
meiut beibe Ibrlnen lint SEN ei15tgen
Meuid}cr, Ser lie ltebte....
l1no cine grel,5e1lole Sebnll1d}t
6efaut Iie = sic Sebnlndt nod et9pas
ltnbefonntenL nah etmas Gro em
uno Sd)0ner1, oas ibr 9eben ans5l1>
fiinen pernt0dte : Sic Sebnlndt
mad, einem reideu 9eben.
50 perborrt lie III oer5meifeltent
Sdner5 = lange, lange --
1onn raft Tie it6 altf.
@us bleibt tbr iibrig, als oem
lehensfhsgen @roBpater ol,h Dies
mai 5a folgen? MiiBte iie nidt ebenio
litgen, bel1deltt, iid beritellen, me11r
lie iid bon linn losiagte. -.
Ser groBe. id)lalte 8etriiger lit
Eodgeadtet; ser tleine nngeiftdte
mar1oert ms 3udtbalts! umteoerbolen
l1nuiufiirlid) fire 2ippen.
> @ott! Nid)t mebr 0enfen! Mtdt
nrebr griibeln. -. @lr &ube! &rbe!
Inn jeoen Hrets....
gil1ige Sage ipdter beebrte Shirt
Orloff nrit gnfelin inns 2ienerldaft
Sos einiad;e Sans 0es Or. 8ertinettt
nit leil1er @egenmart.
linn ei11em @er5ensbeoiirfniB 5lt
folgen =" mie er Ser gllten Slgnoro
9ertillctti nit ritterlidyem SonofnB
Getf}eltert.
linn Sic 3eit bis 5l1m @eil,d) oes
Sberit Mprgono in Irascati notfge=
Srl,ngem toot5uidlageu -" mie er
gab,reno SIT Sonia iagt. -
Ser Sdlaufufs miro lih bitten,
inns an sen Stranger SIT lteuen,"
erflart Orloff ieiner gufelin. uGie
9lamage miiroe a1f ibn 5l1riidfallen;
0enn ct mor es, ser l1ns III Sic roml=
id;e @eieaidoft einfibrte!. -. gu
Sem tpirfen eiu paar @orte iiber
uriere @erbamnl,11g na6 stbiriem
u1o Sic sort al1sgeltuuoenen @reuel
ltets @u1oer. Die leidtgldl1bigen
Staliener glulben alles, mas man
ibnen nit angemelienem Hatbos por=
trdgt. l1nb menn es gar gegen Die
rulliide @egierung gebt = erit
reht!.. Mllo o, mein Sdubden =
feine nnn0tbige Mngit! Dus &irn
GENES olteu @roBpaters mtegt @ltn=
oerte bon tpoblfriiierten &6pfen Det=
ner gl1ten &0mer auf +! Sela!"
lt,r0 Sonio ldBt ii6 ber1tbigen, mte
ldon 10 oft.
@as bleibt ibr porldufig ultd at0e=
res iibrtg?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-01
Gander That Wanders in Front Of Ma
chine Makes a Feast-Autoist
Buys Bird.

Darby. PA fat cid gander that
waddled too slowly across the West
chester pike in front Of the automo-
bile of Richard Purly Of Darby, with
the usual result, brought belated but
none the less appreciated holiday
cheer to a poor family in Darby, ex-
employing the old adage that it is an
i'll wind that blows good to nobody.
Purdy, with a couple Of his friends,
was spinning out Westchester pike,
near Manao, when a flock Of geese
crossed ahead of the machine. After
the last one had passed the gander
which had remained back, suddenly
decided to follow, and waddled direct
Iy in front of the machine, on which
Purdy had now put on full speed.
The irate owner Of the bird ap-
Deared Just in time to see it struck and
demanded payment. Insisting that the
goose weighed 20 pounds, at rs cents
a pound, he demanded $5 for it, but
after he learned that Purdy was a
butcher, he dropped the price to IA
cents, Wholesale, and on second judg-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-01
No Hereditary Descent in Politics

r HE passing of great baronial houses
4 in politics is stimulated by the last
elections. Another blow has been de-
livered to the practice in several in
stances of handing the senatorial toga
from father to son. State Senator Ar
thur p. German, Democrat, of Mary
land, was only running for governor
TO be sure, but it was generally rec
ognized that had he been elected he
would soon have become a formidable
candidate for the United States senate,
where his father of the same name
served for many years. The late Sen
aror German started his only son upon
q political career by reason Of his in
Guence with the state machine, and
undoubtedly looked ahead to the day
when the son would become a senator.
The Germans are related to the Da-
vises and EllIinses, of West Virginia, a
ncighbcring state All three families
made considerable money in the same
ventures, but not all their money for
the late Senator German died a mil
lionaire, the late Senator S. 3. Elkins,
Republican, died a multi-millionaire,
and ex-senator Henry Gassaway Davis,
cousin of German and fathcrin-law Of
ElBins, is the richest of them all and
close to 80 years old. Young Davis
Elldns got into the United States SEN
ate a few days last spring on a Guber-
material appointment, prior to the as
sembling of the legislature.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-01

Last elections in Maine dashed high
hopes for another family succession in
the senate. The Maine voters under.
stood pretty we'll that II Col. Fred
Hale had not slipped up on his ambi.
ton to get into congress from the
First district he would speedily have
gone into training for the senate, and
had Maine stayed Republican the or.
ganization, Of which his father, now
ex-senator Hale, was head, would have
had toga waiting for him.
Similarly, over in Vermont, where
for a season the late Senator Redded
Proctor held the state as in the hol.
low of his hand all the plans had
been laid for a senatorial succession
from father to son. It proceeded IS
far as the election of tho SCI 10 be
governor Of Vermont, snd eEuuv.
Fletcher Proctor in quiet way be.
came a senatorial candidate; but in
spite Of the sons excellent qualities
the idea of the succession was not
Hospitality received in rock-bcund Re
publican Vermont and was gradually
abandoned.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-01
Plan Celebration of Perry's Battle

awarded to the second, third and
fourth designs, according to their mer-
1t as seen by the board.
The memorial is to consist Of plain
shaft $50 feet high, erected near the
shore of Lake Erie, at point off whicn
the battle was fought. There is TO be a
terrace or plaza leading down to the
waters edge and on one side will be
erected the historical museum, while
another is to a memorial building to
commemorate the 100 years of peace.
The estimated cost of the memorial is
100000, which is being raised by the
various state commissions.
As part of the celebration the Nj
agara, the old flagship of Commodore
Perry, which is sunk in Erie harbor,
will be raised and made seaworthy. 1t
will then be taken to each Of the more
prominent Of the lake cities during
next summer for a stay Of a few days
in each one. 1t will be escorted from
city to city by vessels Of the naval
militia and such escort Of motor boats
and other craft as can be mustered in
to a fleet. This part of the celebration
is expected to start Immediately after
the Fourth of July next year and last
until into the fall. The committee on
celebration held a meeting and this
plan was outlined and adopted.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-01
Convict, Who Escaped, Tells How
He Did 1t.
Prisoner at Sing Sing Used Iron
Bars and Blanket-Walked Only
Three Miles When Police
Chief Nabbed Him.

Ossining-Francesc Doliano, a
convict serving an indeterminate SEN
tence OF from two years and six
months to FIVE years for assault in
the second degree, escaped from Sing
Sing prison at about two o'clock in
the morning and was captured and
brought back after eleven hours Of
freedom. He has served one year
and three months Of his sentence.
The escape was not discovered un-
Ill the officers made their morning
count at 1880. Keeper Murphy then
discovered that the cell was vacant
and a hole in the roof told the story
Of the escape. The whistle was blown
and Warden Kennedy had a descrip-
tion of the prisoner telephoned to all
the neighboring police stations About
i2:4O in the afternoon Doliano was
captured at Briarclif by Chief Of Po-
lice Keator of that village Doliaho
made no resistance and was brought
back to the prison
After wandering about for eleven
hours Do'iano was only three miles
from the prison He was on the
state road, headed for New York. He
was familiar with the village, having
heen employed for two years on the
estate of David Rousseau, owner Of
the Rousseau Electrical works at
Ossining
When questioned as TO the manner
Of his escape Dolano said that he
had secured two pointed iron bars
from the foundry Of the prison, where
he was assigned to work. With these
he removed a stone from the roof Of
his cell, on the top tier, and taking
his blanket and the two iron bars he
drew himself through the aperture
into the space above. This was at
1890 o'clock on Friday evening. Us
ing the same tools, he made a hole
through the roof of the building and
found himself in the open air. Near
the edge Of the roof he found footing
on a beam to which the telephone
wires leading to the building were at
tached He broke off several Of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-01
FLEES FROM PRISON

these wires and twisted his blanket
and the wires into a cord and then
lowered himself half way down, from
which point he descended to the
ground by means Of the window bars.
The jobs must have been finished be-
tween 1:15 a. m. and 7:15 a. m, be-
cause the telephone wires were used
at lis a. m. and at 7:15 a. m, when
the operator called up the guard post
to which they lead he could not get
connection.
When captured Doliano was dressed
in convict garb with the exception Of
his cap and gloves, but he had Gov
cred the telltale buttons Of his prison
suit with black cloth lie is a pow
erfully built man, five feet nine inches
tall and weighs about 40 pounds.
The hole IN the roof seemed hardly
large enough for a child to get
through His hands were torn and
bleeding.
Doliano's punishment will probably
be a forfeiture of the short time al
lowed for good behavior
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-01
Fraud Promoters Enriched by Millions

UTROM the final reports submitted
L by inspectors covering the ar
rests for the fiscal year it has been as
certaiued that the promoters Of fraud
ulent schemes who have been put out
of business during the past year have
obtained approximately $77OOO,OOO
from the public"
This Is the astonishing statement
made in the annual report of R. s.
Sharp. chief postofice inspector. 1t
will probably be incredible to the av-
erage person that there are enough
"easy marks" in the United States to
contribute $77,000,000 to operators of
"get-rich-quick" projects, but, accord
ing to tho chief inspector, this amount
does not represent nearly all that went
into the pockets of swindlers. The
ST. 900 900 is the profits of those who
have been caught, and does not take
in those who are still operating.
"These fraudulent schemes" said
Chief Inspector Sharp, cover wide
field and are of endless variety, from
the simplest business transaction to a
gigantic project involving the sale Of
worthless stock in fake mining com
panies and fictitious institutions exist
ing only on paper or in the minds Of
the promoters.
THE result of the years work has
developed the fact that these fraud
manipulators are a distinct class of
criminals, some moving in the highest
social and business circles. but near