The New York herald., 1921-03-28
LOTTERY REVIVED
WITH WIDE TICKET
SALE DESPITE LAW.
New Louisiana Organiza-
tion Operating From Hon.
duras With Monthly
Drawings.
SECRET AGENTS BUSY
Newark Bureau, Through
Underground Means, Re-
ceives Tickets and
Lists Prizes.
P. Q. INSPECTORS ACTIVE
Federal Attorneys Also Con-
ducting Investigation to
Bare Practices and to
Prosecute Band.
P. 0. INSPECTORS ACTIVE

In a beautifully decorated room of
palatial mansion in Puerto Cortez,
Honduras. three blindfolded boys will
to-day draw from three urns the
lucky lottery ticket numbers involving
the distribution of $545,200 in cash
prizes by the "exiled" New Louisiana
Lottery and thousands in New York
city and vicinity will be interested in
the results.
The capital prize is 100000, and in
all there will be s.0s9 prizes ranging
from $50 upward. This lottery draw
ing is now taking place every month
In defiance Of the laws of the United
States thousands of one dollar tickets
are being sold monthly in New York
city and vicinity through a large
agency located at Newark, n. j., and
also by agents who obtain their tickets
from members of the crews Of vessels
entering this harbor and other sources
Federal Laws Emphatic.
The laws of the United States are
emphatic in their treatment of lotteries
or similar schemes Sections 213 and
237 OF the United States Criminal Code,
are devoted to the subject. The first
section, in comprehensive language.
forbids the use of the mails to any
matter relating in any way to lotteries
or schemes Offering prizes dependent In
whole or in part upon luck or chance.
Violation Of this section is punishable
by fine OF $1,000 or Imprisonment for
not moro than two years, or both"
The second section imposes similar
penalties upon any one bringing into
the United States or its possessions
any lottery tickets or documents relat-
ing in any way to lottery.
Millions OF dollars In yearly profits
are made by the New Louisiana Lottery
established in Honduras In 1906. shortly
after the demise OF the old Louisiana
State Lottery in New Orleans, which
saw the light OF day on August IL,
1868. only to be put out of business by
the enactment OF Federal and State
laws doing away with such enterprises.
Covering period of late years the New
Louisiana Lottery has succeeded in
city in the United States through trusted
agents thousands Of tickets each month
in violation OF the Federal and State
laws throughout tho land.
There is also freely circulated four
re se pink paper pamphlet called the
Netc LoasisianG Lottery official Bulletin,
The Suas OF Hope. which is published
and distributed from Honduras by some
mysterious source to most every country
in the world including the United States.
Operators Urge CANTON.
The Official Bulletin among other
things contains two pages OF reading
matter and also two full pages Of the
numbers of the winning tickets and
sues to press a few hours after each
monthly drawing. In the issue OF Feb
ruary rs, 1921. under the caption Our
Tickets Not Sold In the United States"
the following appears:
New Louisiana Lottery tickets are
not issued for the purpose of being sold
IN the United States, as the laws of
tnat country do not permit Of any lot
cry being operated within it's borders.
I'VE therefore caution any OF our
readers who may get into the United
States not to sell or offer for sale any
Of our tickets they might have in their
possession. Tickets or Bulletins should
not be mailed in the United States.
1T is we'll to carefully destroy your
Bulletin when through reading It, as
you might travel In some section where
the circulation Of the Bulletin is pro-
hfbited and thoughtiessly display it. You
should be In the position of a man who
without knowing II would walk across
the Canadian border into the United
states with a bottle OF liquor in hts
pocket.
AT times there have been attempts
made to charge readers for the OFFICIAL
Bulletin following the old time custom
OF charging n small sum for a copy.
To prevent any misunderstanding the
Baiistsn Is given absolutely free TO any
one anywhere"
Besides that close range throng OF SOL
diors OF fortune gathered at Puerto Cor
teE to-day. where the nirnble fingers
Of the three blindfolded boys will draw
5000 lucky numbers. thousands OF men
and women in the United States will
await the news to find out IL their tickets
ARE among the prize winners. through
the Official Bulletin or possibly by some
mysterious code OF practice via the cable
or wireless routes.
SO we'll covered up are the operations
or the New Louisiana Lottery In the
distribution to agents tho sale Of tick
ets and the delivery Of cash prizes 20
holders In the United States that during
the last few years the Federal authori-
ties have brought about but few con-
vlctions OF such offenders.
While Il can be safely stated that the
Puerto Cortes lottery waves the largest
banner OF Dame Fortune In the United
states through moro or less secret
sources and resources. tho lottery OF the
Republic OF Cuba, which has two draw
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