Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-03
FAKES CATCH many.
1928, 100000 Taken From Pub
lie in -Four Years.
Post Office Department issues 50
Fraud Orders IN Last Year in Effort
to Stop This Wholesale
'Victimization.

that fraudulent schemes have taken
from the public more than $239,OOO, 600
in the last four years In an effort to
reduce this wholesale victimization
the post office department has issued
Sc fraud orders in the last year. The
issuance of such an order denies tho
person named in it the use Of the
mails.
In one case the inspectors reported
that during the last year a man re-
ceived $46, 500 from the sale of a metal
finger ring, called an electro.chemical
| ring. 1t was sold for 81 to some and
81 to others.
THE following diseases" reads that
takers literature" ARE caused by
acid in the blood and are cured by this
ring, which takes from one day to two
weeks after the ring commences to
work. The ring and acid create an
electro-chemical action, removing the
excess of acid. which cures these dis
eases and will keep them cured:
Bright's disease, ST. Vitus dance, ade-
noids, govt, cancer ~
Many other diseases were named.
A fraud order was issued against q
woman because she claimed to be able
to give any person of great avoirdu-
pois form like Venus without any
discomfort. weigh just what you
want to weigh" Eat all you want to
eat Reduce yourself and be as
happy as am" were some Of her ar
guments. The department found that
in los replies from patrons who took
the remedy prescribed Is were dissat-
isfled, some claiming to be bigger than
ever. "
2} One man claimed to have a list Of
400 widows, all matrimonially inclined,
some of them having such additional
attraction as $4,000, who wanted to
get in communication with life COM
panions. The advertisements were
written in Polish and appeared in Pol
.ish newspapers. The man established
his acquaintance by inserting this ad'
vertisement: :
WIDOW, 20, WITHOUT CHILDREN,
y looking for friend for life; must
be energetic and willing worker; have
income of $3.50 month.
As soon as anyone replied photo.
graph of good.looking Polish woman
was sent to the inquirer. On the back
of it appeared the words: Am
widow; twenty-three years old. Have
butcher shop and employ four men.
Have no, children. Willing to love a
good man and also good worker"
d Another man had wonderful powers
of observation when his palm was
crossed with gold, according to rep.
RESERVATIONS made persons in many
parts of the country To one person
who RENTED $3.50 on payment Of
$3.50 for gambling hand" this man
wrote: Il take pleasure in sending you
my gambling hand and all that goes
with it. When you get it sew it up in
q piece of soft leather and carry it in
your pocket with your money. Let no
one handle it and keep it as dry as
you can. will send you niNe candles,
to use one at time-Monday. We'd
,esday and Friday nights. Light it
and set it down on a brick. Do not
touch it for one hour, then throw
ashes on the floor and pass your foot
on them"
Not all the persons against whom
fraud orders were issued played on
the suspicious, i'll health or the senti-
mental side of persons to get their
money. Some were very practical. A
Kentucky man got various concerns to
send him farm implements, for which
he never paid.
A northwestern company" used this
advertisement: Girls do you want to
earn 500 and have your photo used
in advertising new brand of chewing
gum? Send 2-cent stamp for particu.
lars" After a response was received
the correspondent was advised that it
was a competition and that an en-.
trance fec would be required.
A New Englander sold lucky
stones at 81 each, which he purchased
by the thousand at from 21s to Is
cents apiece. According to the report
Of the federal authorities, which re-
suited in q fraud order being issued,
he induced people to believe that the
flaws were not flaws, but were peculiar
marks. Of the so-called lucky stones,
which he called magic mirrors. He
stated that because Of the flaws those
favored mortals who are gifted with
the illumination of the astral light
can, by the aid Of this popularity, read
on the. surface of the stone the reflec.
ton of;the past and the promise of the
future"
The post ONCE, department files
show that in the last fifteen years the
man took in more than 100000 on
his scheme; In recent years the bust.
ness amounted to S44, 900 annually. He
had supply of 10000 stones on hand,
his usual reserve stock.
A fraud order was issued against
4 concern which had sold 45,451 "oxy.
gen" belts. 9.