The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-16
TRYING TO EsCAI
FROM CLUTCHES
Of "snlIks'
THIRTEEN MEN CLAIMING r. u
HOPELESS VICTIMS TAKE
MATTER TO COURT. !.
REsTRAIHG ORDERS s0UGH
REsTRAIAG ORDERS s0UGH
Would Enjoin Money Lenders From.
Presenting Salary Assignments
One Complainant Says He Paid in
Three Years 1925 Usurous interest.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 16.-Invo}iAs
the aid of the law in their Efforts ta
escape from the clutches Of alleged
loan sharks" thirteen men e Jaorsen
who claim they are hopeless yictlms
unless the courts grant them ~olioe, Z
have combined to knife the specsre,
fear of the loss of position witt IT.
consequences to loved ones. that now (
prevails in their homes
Fearful that alleged threats Of the
''sharks" to file assignments of wages
would be carried out they have made
declaration in bills of complaint filed
in the chancery clerks office. that are
sensational and pitiful. They ask Tor
restraining orders to enjoin the money
lenders from presenting these salary
assignments. alleging that they have
been compelled to pay usuroIs inter-
est on sums borrowed Of 20 per cent
a month. or $240 year. They seek to
recover from the sharks sums they
have paid at unlawful interest rates.
The suits filed In the chancery court
SO far are against Glover 4 Company
and the N. T. Adens Investment cem-
pany. There are seven suits against
the latter concern and six against the
former. The allegations are practical
vi the same. except ms to the sums Of
money borrowed and interest paid.
N. T. Anders. ". Otis Robertson and
A. A. Thompson are sought to be held
personally liable in some instances, al
i legations being that they own, direct
further allegation is made that the
Anders company "organized in March,
1911, doing business from then until
:. now" was not Incorporated until some
months later than March, 1911, and
I that although it was not completed Il
was doing business all of that time
The complainants in the suit against
s Glover & Company are C. v. Stevens
; ]. p. Martin, B. F. Galvanie, Jr., H. F
s Rickerson. R. o. Clifton and J. b. Ter
ry. Those against the Adens concerr
are B. F. Galvanie. Jr-, ]. p. Martin, R
~IO. Clifton, ]. A. Hardy, H. F. Kicker
= son. ]. E. Terry and C. v. Stevens.
' Briefly summed up the charges ar,
= that the plaintiffs have been unable Il
' get settlements showing the status Q
= their accounts, that the "sharks~ hav
= refused to give them notes that hay
' been paid, and that the defendant
' have certain papers and document
y that that are necessary to be kept an
' preserved in order to have a true a
= counting between the parties. and this
' unless restrained "they win in som
: way dispose Of or destroy them"
Most of the complainants are raj
road men. who declare they would /
discharged If the sharks turned /
their salary assignments, causir
n them to lose their Jobs and ssuff'
4 great loss and irreparable damage"
The. complaint Of r. o. Cnfton
typical OF the others: He paid. in 19l
CT 1912 and 1913. the firm Of Adens
he vestment company usuro1s 1Rtere
M in the sum Of $s25. He claims to IS
i'll paid more than that Of which he q
nd not produce documents to prove. n
ne man evidently borrowed somethinx Il
'ps $50, according % his sstatemsut. ]