The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-06
TO STOP LOTTERIES
Foreign Agents give Post once
officials Much Trouble,
Vigilance and bFsssis Msthsds o. shs
oae A,most Matched by ths N,
peAaity ef the Other
Fraud aFasFs stele

United states, and 80 stringent nave
become the departments FAlihss N
THE matter that a newspaper @as
warned eS the department. recently
that Il HNst not print again the re.
splt az latteFy winnings abroad The
same 3ispsteh was pdblished ~ mani
other papers, but the postmaster ~
the city tn which the newspaper re-
femed TO IL published eame near cor
fisaatiAe the entire mail edition OF the
paper IA hisaowA,
Either through ignorance ef AmeFt
can laws ~ through hope ~ sgsas
Ing these same statutes, foreign lot
terry concerns annually hoed The
United Htates with thousands ~ cir
eulafs advertising foreign l6ttefies.
There IL No check Oh The mailing Ut
these advertisements abroad, % the
foreign postal laws do not prevent the
ase Of the taalls fof sHah purposes
Usually The f6Feiaa lottery meh viii
mail a big batch Of aifeulsfs 80 the
United States, addressed 90 bfsml-
ieht business msh ~ various cities,
| The usual appeal Of The advertise
mehts II based Oh the statement that
many " lbe wealthy families Of for
| esh counties are participating and
that the winnings are 80 considerable
that 4 weilted0 business ihah can
afford 70 take a small chance.
The very volume Of Theses circulars
! Ia what usually results ~ their de.
| ts6tioh When y quantity is received
III New York ~ sBihe ether port VI
mal entry the post Once BfIieisis Hsr
ally suspect their real nature, AMI
across The face " each letter they
stamp notice 10 The postmaster 81
The letters destination that n is SUP.
posed t6 contain unavailable matter
This means that when The postmaster
81 Chicago, f9t Instance, o. 8fe " his
employees comes across The letter u
il held end The addresses required
a. come 20 The elii6s end open ths lei
TOR IN the presence 6t a post 8iiiee ON
| aIsi. III his way The department o.
helais learn the contents, shd IN cess
the Isttsf Was mailed by lottery e8ti:
| thFH hbtthA tHb department. fSSdSS "
fraud 5fdsF against u.
Il Is impossible, NJ course, 10 step
ali mali matter coming int The UAl
ted States from these firms. IN feet
Il sfsat tssl may slip N after tts
tsssjRg 81 the fraud order, Because
Tbs i9ttsiE concern II usually tGiss
though ~ keep its flatas ON she 5ats
| siis 5f u tlsVst9Be tSdt no tflstttf
! ROW II B.sy hood thH country Vim
tissfaSBfs IL IN altogether 8A5thef shst+
tty f3f ~ recipient ~ tbis sida 10
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y IN 81 fs8kes AHd thereby yid3stfas
fs4 law, b# tie department tsah3t
lVD4H thA ,httAT. IL fs properly stattys4
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IN n4ts ESqssFy f}FS He# is so EAf
aYs4fy khS@h sA8G few PERSONS tsy 90
.aS across an acta44 Eote4Fy, FAey
ttssNgE4y Nv t1 ~ w 4 yfFfas8 F6tteBy
20 6isgsfssd ~ 10 esta$s t}ts 6etec.
e&Sq 81 tAA department IL sbsaks
~e4 ~ Rta4tita4A Ingenuity n.y.
sgsY.. ~ say EfAt aAs FsfIety tsd
! agi4aaqsss % eA,sse 'A6iAs tatfdIs'
= sslAs4ses 6afy siassAeBatlos4.
Many % aielM yAasdsAsfadls ~ t6A-
sesds o. AeillL 4id goii4s aFs 40 slttllL
itiB4S fig&sd ny ftSt8 a Fe&aql poii4t
81 pis~ qtaG 10 t40stis'sB tlits Closest
analysis aai,f sta8y 80 aFfIlSe al tfieii'
, tea4 a86dFs fAese Afti'iits 4o-calied
i4aHestts4ssfG schemes, AoiMts SAiSiiig
PROPOSITIONS, AA6less clAaiA4 IDEAS and
tAs Ike. Newspapers are ffequent
Offenders ~ aieiAs SHORTS 10 increase
: eIfaNatlon. A. ~aFMifg, however,
ffoaa eie 3ost ofli,ss 6tiicia4s' is Usually
p suiiqei5 6S tsaise an slSaaidonnent 81
tlats Scheme,
0,ts newspaper, however appealed
Ito tits courts ffto,a bie decisioN 81
!. tlie p6st SificIs department not TO per-
6 aIt copies 81 tssts paper to go, through
! tl,ss Hsals sts l6ng 80 II published d
6 5tqs@ne. %fitai the department said
I, WAS q lotta,y. fis court refused To