Evening journal., 1919-03-17
MONDAY, MARCH II, 1919.
GET OFF THE SUCKER LIST.

RE you on the sucker list?
"A II you are 10 is probably because you hot a
sucker but patriotic citizen who has the Liberty
Bond to be good thing.
Get-rch-quck swndles have been the great American
sport for years The sharpers who fake stocks
their endangered when Uncle started his great
Liberty Loan campaigns.
But they smart-these gentlemen who live by
their wits.
Instead Of complaining they jumped in and put them
selves and all their employees TO work trading their fake
stun for Liberty bonds.
And they kept lists OF the Of the people to whom
Ihe Liberty Bonds sold.
Now those lists. combined. make what the sharks
regard the biggest aud best sucker list the gentry
ever had. They dealing in them-buyns and
selling them among themselves.
If YOU have Liberty Bohd book OF war Savings
<Samps you prospect" for fake stock. Your
Is the sucker list OF the oily tongucd sharper.
You not to blame for being the sucker list but
t is to you to get on-away on-that list at your
nrst opportunity.
The American people arc paying out some half
billion dollars year to the support of worthless stock
schemes. They reap therefrom SJO10OOOOO worth OF
thin air. r
That is not guess. It is the figure given by the
capital Issues Committee Of the Cnited States Treasury.
hnd the committee that it is conservative.
Moreover, the half billion represents just The cold
ash that is turned in every year by otherwise level
beaded Americans seeking a mlk-and-honey path TO
suick wealth by the green stock certificate route 1t
eoes not take into account the vast economic
aon to broken fortunes impaired effort Of discouraged
Investors and 10 the diversion legitimate business
Enterprise Of productive capital
inc Capital Issues Committee. charged with keepine
The nations investment dollars work-or-nght basis
during the war, has made searching inquiry into the
devious by-ways OF fraudulent stock promotion lis
conclusion that perhaps in the history OF tho
country has wildcat investment practice so nagrant
from coast to coast-as today.
As a result Of the governments great war loan cam
paigns there are hundreds OF thousands Of Amer-
converted to the idea Of saving investing With
very great proportion. their investment experience is
limited to the good rock-bottom government war bond
The fakcr is after them. Thousands Of statesmen"
carefully drilled in The gentle art Of selling the first
CALI and getting out Of town, are abroad.
They viii tell you you patriot real citizen,
TO have bought Liberty Bonds. However, you've made
Your sacrifice, the wars now-and really az per
cent is no return at all in peace meslet us exchange
your bonds for this exceptional offering positively
guaranteed to bring in anywhere from 10 per cent
in dividends before the years ouas as the oil well
sunk, the mhe shaft completed or the property
developed, the like.
That is the brand Of the stock swindler today that
he is "willingas accommodation TO you you under
and-to accept your good Liberty Bonds in exchange
Tor his worthless stun
Happily there is a government agency today on tho
'ra of The stock sharp. 1t is the Federal Trade Com
empowered by Congress TO prevent unfair
us Oh competition in interstate commerce The |
o~Hnsslon @ may well be expected TO look upon the feec
.unf,,r ~ nereans Of their Liberty Bonds as decidedly
early car sro Liberty Bond youll doubtless have an
sharper outat % ol the pleasant representatives, of the
about ~, as'o Commission washington aOG p0s' an 10 the
HAT nands s. and send them the attractive tive srsra p esm
VIII forward sUu TO- or send 10 this psper sna o
~ would be interesting 70 lro.
sSVVVoO a year filters out os , now much OF the
oerinet OF our banks. merchants aus to the
warefns are on the Sucker List many Della |
Le keep the loose change at homei
VIZ once more remind our city OFFICIALS d.. 49,,