The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-07-09
NEGROES ARE WARNED
AGAINST SWINDLERS
NOW COVERING TEXAS
AGENTS ARE TRADING cHEAp
W n e S AND OTHER AR
TiCLES TO NEGROES FOR
THEIR LIBERTY BONDS
Thote Who Are Approached BY Such
Swindcrs Are Asked TO Imrned
lately Report the Facts TO
the Peace Officers

Norroes Of Corpus Chrsti and Vicin-
itA are asked 10 beware OF agents
WIN are reported to lie going over the
state offering 20 buy Liberty Bonds
from the colurcd people at less than
the face value of the government Sc
cutitics
H. l.. nlackshear head OF the negro
extension division ut the Co-ouerdtivc
Extension WORK ia i'exJs hts written
ia The Caller along This line az fol
lows -
Mr. Knapp has recently Written 20
Nh Walton Ns fellows:
The chnnre FOR very serious IN
justice rs apparent as a result OF the
purchase uf Iihcrt, Bonds hy negroes.
IN some sections of The south either
through persuasion or possibly almost
through the fear thnt they would DE
classcd az unpatriotic II has come 10
me from several sources that selfish
men soc IN these bonds an epportun-
itS "a secure the most valuable securi-
tics in tho United states 80 80 per
cent. ~ their face value.
it s,suis not only selfish but cruel.
helrtless and unputriatir Tor anyone
70 play apon The ignorance OF another
So ohtnin pOsscsiou ana ownership OF
these valuable bonds at less than their
fam cash market value which ought 60
be- not less than the face value
Under the circumstances. am GO
ing % suggest to you that you start
"a campaign Of education, both through
me county agents and local negro
agents, 10 educate negro bond holders
to appreciate the value If the secitri :
ties they have and 20 prevent hy edu
ratiunal nrtiNi tieS ut CONSCIOUSNESS mon
who would use ignorance Of such an
important matter to serve their own
selfish ends
"A t.. .
bond holders being deceiAed ana 4. b
frauded hi the maaner described above
then certainly campaign ought 10 hs
conducted 10 them also
Nh walton. commenting On Mr.
kunpp's letter SAYS in letter 10 the
negro extension dN vision
~ occurs 80 le ih,n Ii would ht
Vel enough for yru "a bring the con
tents ~ this letter to- yviir extension
forces and TO tho negroes uf The state
lu general. : know thnt certain un-
scrupulos diNiduals ana concerns
would not hesitate 10 practice this
Kind Of fraud upon he innocent ana
uninfprmed part Of our citizenship. and
trust YOU VIII 10 All YOU can to pre-
vent your people ncips Imposed upon
by interruptions, designing prrHnnH.
Now as head agent OF the NagrO
Division ~ the Texas Extension Worh
wish to urge avery member Of Oni
racs re Sllrcad the word ~ warning
&c onr people not ta sell az trade of
their Liberty Bend OF other war seci-
rifles There are sVindlers gong
around who az" seady to trade cheuu
s,'w.fsg machines cheap watches and
jeweiry ana worthless trash OF all
kinds for he negroes Liberty bonds
These fakers VIII pretend Liberty
fsunds are not wortl much, RuI vet
they VIII be anxious 10 gef them Nha
WHY win they b. auNious 10 trad.
colur''d FOLKS aut of Liberty Bands il
Liberty Bonds are not valuable Jusi
nccause ihos' swindiers are liars Out
70 deceive orr race
Ne have been deceived this WAY
long enough Lots d;iit huVinK stmfi
thar HubOdy elise VIII buy let's allii
buying clocks. russ una other things
We don't need on the installment dur
ing the war at least
And IL anyone come around 30 try
10 cheat you OFT nf Your i.ihcrty Bond
just call up the Sheriffs office or III,
loliec department or the chairman of
ihc county c0urcil of national defense
az any good citizen ana let the law
deal with these swindiers. whether
hiack ur white