Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-28
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FEDERAL issvzssi1G5,oss h;
sR,Mo AVALANCHE q
shsoecxaegssJ0.
vtcrDMV Looego TOTAL
MIluoNs OF poIlADo
Suits - D. Dassa ~ Uss q lo1lQo
With FrasdstsNe lsAsRtlsNs
Lands" which A. Nst Frxis laD1s
ssid - un~ary IN lllvsivs psssl
81 Wsait1A

S8nO oW1u0bo8b some OF tuom OF B1B00S;
Ito proportions. are being invsseagA4eA
BY the postoflcs department IN eoa.'
Alteration with The department. q -
tice. An avalanche Of indictmsntsxja
various parts Of the country. but -.
tioulArly In the west. are expected y
result from the inquiry within the net
few months.
One OF tho fake land selling ga1oa
which was brought to the attsntton ~
the government less than . month 80
involves mail order operations ~
which more than 100000 has beea
obtained from small investors bx i !
ring OF promoters In tho northweot,
The literature sent out BY the anuo
depicted fertile scras and bloasonllxo
orchards to be obtained for only 13oo
an acre. It II charged that . lasos
part Of the area 20 Giowangly sepee~
scented In reality y desert.
ors~ Under Hltehessk.
Tho mail order land swindline -.
dustry took on new life ~ Z result 81
the poucy Of former Postmaster Gan.
eral Hitchcock. who abandoned M
policy OF barring the literature Of lakA
concerns from tho mails by the l10tl.
Ahcs OF iEeuo oIoors.
He svas OF tho opinion that theoe
sharks could DO suppressed more ~.
1ectualIy by Grammar prosecoe'ons. 45os
tho result was that while Sns -
swindlsrs who were arrested Wo6e
awaiting trial they continued 20 enf1oA
themselves BY thein operations tnfr
tho mails. SO
Postmaster General BufIeson hAa o.
de4ed the resumption Of the poalcy u
issuing fraud orders aSainss saln0le9e.
while Mt the same time Oramln4asp se.
ecutions Will DO Dtehod With vaSogs ~
large amount Of the Observation-Disclosures
essning lAAd AA1ges nouao0 20 tAG 40{s
cultural department. 3A1o 1870
over 20 the poaso0ics 4epesea Sse !s!!
csses In which ehe maNs AAvAsSSS
used and In other caeee - xot3 ~
20 tho state having Jusisdica ou -
crime. rs;
HaO Caso OF Many Victims.
w ] 3pIllman. asrdculturiet = -
charge az the ofYice Of farm mann9e.,
mani hn. . sIinr cahinat st,,fpea ulih
.tor,.. NJ lard .h.rk Victims. 81
"rn,r. .,o ~ co,,r.s ma,,v neaenh.
tion .cheme. based on actual r,eeeESa
M Snillman .aya. "but the, pdfntstfo
vh,ch I ,vish 70 cali particulae aetaes.
zion 1. the fact that there are may u
the.. schemes which arc prantfcalty
fraudulent. that n. tho promoters ~.
ranre.ent The facts concernAnx tha -.
ric,,,ural nn..,hilitie. ~ the land 49,
cha roo nrics. enormously greater fh6n
condition. 1ustify.
at ia NOT necessary "a specify siuii.
v,dual instancss ~ thia Kind ais,adr ~
wouIa ho i'm posrible 20 l,st All OF thean.
rhere ara acme locations vhera ~
prico az lana n generally higher Ahan
A.. AGRICULTURAL value and 4 man al,
mot buv land in these localities ana
make II earn interest on the invoet.
ment and wages for his labor.
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lar trnck crop and prices A. cn,,Ss.