The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-22
AMERICANS
WHO RECEIVED
AID, SLOW PAY
COVE RNMENT PLANS TO SOON
PUBLISH SECOND LIST OF DE.
LINoUENT DEBTORS. soMs FIG
TlTIOUS NAMES.

Washington, Nov. 21.-Another list
of names of Americans helped out of
| Europe by the United States govern
ment last year, and who have failed or
refused to repay the money advanced
will soon be made public by officials
of the Treasury department. Since the
publication of the first list containing
l,2O0 names, the department has heard
| from many of them, some agreeing to
| liquidate as soon as it was possible,
and others made settlement A total
of $4,000 was recently collected.
The government is yet out more
than 100000 in the cash advanced.
peals from Europe and all parts of the
United States imploring the govern
ment to send ships and money to bring
American tourists away from the war
zones. Congress appropriated $2,75O,-
900 for the relief, but the cash out
lay given the tourists amounted to
less than $6000 the government TAX
ing notes, and promises in writing to
pay.
A considerable number of the obli-
cations were paid by the borrowers up
on arriving home, but the claims of
many others had to be sent to post
masters at the address furnished with
instructions to press collections The
postmasters found that large number
of the addresses were either ficti-
tious or the persons had not resided
at the address given in years, indeed,
If he had resided their at all In addi-
tion to this, the governments secret
service investigated the financial
standing of those who were located
and refusing to pay and suits are to
be brought against them.
No Response to Demands.
A large number of the borrowers
made no response to demand for pay
ment One man, it develops, has not
resided in the United States for twen-
ty-fve years. Some of those aided are
in the European armies, Others in vari-
Gus other parts of the world, and still
others have returned to Europe, prob
ably expecting to be helped home
ward again should life on the conti
ncnt become unsatisfactory or dan
gerous 1t may be said to their cred
it, however, that a large number of
school teachers, who found themselves
abroad with a return ticket, which
was not available for use, and with
little or no surplus cash, have been
reimbursing the government in small
monthly payments.
Some of the so-called needy ones
evidently thought there was a lot of
easy money to be picked up, for in
stances are shown where the same
person negotiated several loans out
of the emergency fund, each at diff |
ferent points. The government did !
not hesitate to give financial assist
ancc to any one able to show they
were American citizens, and while of |
ficials expected the reputation of
some of the debts, they express amaze
ment that the number is so great. One .
woman residing in Hoboken, n. j., who .
received $3.50, told the treasury she .
was unable to pay now, and then I.
boldly said that she was put to so
much expense and returned in such /
condition that she would not pay if /
she could. One man gave the name of .
former well-known prizering celeb F.
rjty but at the New York address, a
saloon. it is said the mans name
was entirely different and Incl
denal,y. the government was told, he
owed the saloonkceper also.
Not Known at Masonic Temple
3.