The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-04-04
GET OFF THE SUCKER LISTl
Are you on the sucker list?

Are you on the sucker list?
If you are it is probably because you are not a sucker but a pari-
cite, citizen who has known the Liberty Bond to be a good thing, says
the Federal Trade Commission press bureau. 1t continues:
Get-rich-quck swindles have been the great American sport for
years. The sharpers who sell fake stocks saw their game endanger-
But they are smart-these gentlemen Who live by their wits
Instead of complaining they jumped in and put themselves and all
their employees to work trading their take stuff for Liberty Bonds.
If you have a Liberty Bond or a book OF War Savings Stamps you
are a prospect for fake stock. Your name is probably on the suck
er list OF the oily tongued sharper because over 70 million patriots
bought Liberty Bonds.
You are not to blame for being on the sucker list but it is up to
you to get of-away Of-that list at your first opportunity.
The American people are paying out some Halt a Billion Dollars
a year to the support OF worthless stock schemes. The people reap
therefrom $5OOOOOOOO worth of-thn air.
Issue Committee of the i. S. Treasury. And, the Committee assures
US that it is conservative.
turned in EVERY YEAR by otherwise leveLheaded Americans seek
route. 1t does not take into account the vast economic loss incident
to broken fortunes, impaired effort of discouraged investors and to the
diversion from legitimate business enterprise OF new productive capital.
The Capital Issues Committee, charged with keeping the nation
investment dollars on a work-or-hght basis during the war, has made
d searching inquiry INTO the devious by--ways OF fraudulent stock pro-
motion. Its conclusion is that never perhaps in the history of the coun-
try has wildcat promotion been SO nagrant-from coast to coast-as
today.
AS a result of the governments great war loan campaigns. there
r& ner5en ao is Is E GmteG 70 M tbn ao d Tey sItat proportion, mer investment
The Fakir is after them. thousands of statesmen" carefully drill
ed IN the gentle art OF selling on the first call" and getting out OF town
They will tell you you were a patriot, a real citizen, to have bought
Liberty Bonds. However, you've made your sacrifice, the wars over
us exchange your bonds Tor this exceptional offering positively guaran-
teed to bring in anywhere from 10 to $40 percent in dividends before
the years out-as soon as the oil well is sunk, or the mine shaft COM
peted, or the property developed, or the like.
THAT is the brand of the stock swinder today: that he is will
rlg-aS an accommodation to you, you understanding accept" your
GOOD Liberty Bonds in exchange" tor his worthless stuff.
happily there is a Government agency today on the trail of the
stock sharp. 1t is the Federal Trade Commission, empowered bv Con
gress to prevent unfair methods of competition in interstate commerce.
Inc COMMISSION may well be expected to look upon the fleeing of Am
ercanS OF their Liberty Bonds as decidedly unfair"
ii you own a Liberty Bond you'll doubtless have an early call from
N OF the pleasant representatives OF the sharper outfit. When you
DO, just drop a postal to the Federal Trade Commission at Washing
ton and tell them about mat visit and send them the attractive literature
that is handed you, together with the name and home address of the
salesman" Or, sent 1t in to this paper and we will forward it to
Uncle Sans men.
1t would be interesting to know how much of the $5OOOOOOOO a
year filters out of these Islands to the detnment of our banks, our mer-
chants and our legitimate business development. Also, how many of
us are on the Sucker List.
Let's keep our loose change at home!