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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1922-06-29
A KOssUTH KOR GYULESE.

Keretnek Kossuth Magyar
Kozmiivel6desi egylet 0sszes tag
jai, hogy vasarnap este pont s
6rakor a kor helyisegeben meg
tartand6 fel4e1i rendes kozgyii-
lessen teljes szamban jelenjenek
meg. $50 g ali o n egyszersmint
figyelmeztetesil, hogy a felevi
tagsagi dijjak is esedekesek 6
keretnek tagok, hogy AIT ponto.
san befizessek.
A tisztikar neveben:
Gagyi Janos eln0k.
Geressy Sander titkar.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1922-06-29
OLVAS0INKHOZ |!

Lapunk mai szama Fourth July
szam. Exert k0zliink angol elk
keket mai szamunkban. A czikkek
Davis munkaigyi mi
niszter, aki mint vasmunkas
kezd-te amerikai eletet, ahova
mint bevandorlo keriilt, irta. A
cikkeket erdemes clolvasni pol
garnak es mem polgarnak egy-
arant.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1922-06-29
Munkaviszonyok
T0bb mint 900 ember kap mum.
kat szerdan reggel. Masfel
evig sziinetelt a munka a telepen,
amelynek sok magyar munkasa.

Eppen harom honappal ezel6tt
nagyot csalodtak azok a magyar
munkasok, akiket mar ertesite-
tex volt, hogy megindul a Repub
lik Iron & Steel Co. Bessemer te-
lepe. Akkor kit0rt a szensztrajk
es a vallalat kenytelen volt te-
lep iizembevetelet ismet eliza
lasztani.
A szensztrajk meg ugyan tart,
de a youngstown gyarak besze-
reztek szensziiksegleteiket a mem
szervezett szenmez6krol es ezen
neten megindul harmadik kohS
a haseltoni telepen. Ez a koh0
szolgaltatja myers vasat Bes-
semer konvertek reszere. A koh0
indulasa biztos jele volt annak,
hogy Bessemer is hamar meg
indul.
Kedden delutan aztan Mr..
Gordon gyar iizemvezet6je XII
jelentette, hogy Bessemer jul.
Sen vagyis Fourth July iinnep
utan megindul. Ertesulesiink SEE
rint gyarnak sok rendelese es
Bessmer .miik0dese egesz nyarra
biztositottnak latszik.
K0zel masfel evig nem dolgoz-
tax a Bessemer munkasai, kiknek
nagyresze mas gyarakban talalt
alkalmazast, de most viSSzaternek
regi munkajukhoz. A Bessemer
megindulasa munkat jelent
blooming es bar mill munkasok-
max is es mintegy 600 ember jut
maid foglalkozashoz.
A heten altalaban jol mennek a.
munkak., A mar emlitett Repub-
lik kehon xviii Sharon Stell
Hoop Co. lowellvillei Mary" ko-
hojaba is begyujtottak hetfon,
mig t0bb mas telepen nagyban
kesziilnek a munka fokozasara.
A lemez millek teljes erovel dol
goznak, mar amennyire a munkas
hiany AIT megengedni. Ha volna
,elegend6 ember hgy az osszes
mile dolgoznanak
A Macy altalanossagban a
youngstown vas es acelkeriilet-
ben ma gyarak legalabb 80
szazalekos er0vel dolgoznak es
mintegy 40 ezer embernek adnak
munkat.
Fokozatos javulas tapasztalhato
a kisbb gyarak iizemeben is. ICY
a Republic Rubber 80 szazalekcs
a General Fireproofing 90 szaza-
lekos, FitzsimonS Co. IS szaza-
lekos "a Truscon Steel Co. pedig
100 szazalekos er6vel dolgozik.
A Shenang6 volgyeben is sol14
kal jobban megy a >munka
sharpsvillei kohok is megindulnal,
mihelyst a szensztrajk elmulik
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1922-06-29

No vegre a polgarmester ur isl
tudja, hogy milyen kedves erzes
az, ha valakinek hazaba beronta-
max a szaraz iigynokok, raijeszte-
mex az asszonyra es gyermekek-
re es aztan felkutatjak a haznak
minden zeget zugat.
Oles polgarmesternek, polandi
uton van farmaja. OFT lakik
nyaron es hetf6n delel0tt megje-
lent a haznal Preble sz0vetsegi
szaraz iigyn0k, akinek szekhelye
Columbusban van ket specials va
rosi sZaraz iigyn0kkel, akiket ep-
pen Oles maya nevezett XII.
A magyarok sajnos mar eleg
jol tudjak, hogyan dolgoznak a
szaraz betyarok. Olesanal sem tet-
TEX kiil0bmbseget. Berohantak
hazba. Mutatak valami papirt
megijedt Mrs Olesnak es aztan ne
XII lattak kutatasnak.
Kihanytak a polgarester 0sszes
Iruhait lecSavartak a villany csil-
larokat, felastak kutya 0l aljat
megneztek a majom ketrecet, ahol
az egyik majom, amely biztosan
a nedvesek csaladjahoz tartozott
j5l beleharapot a fougyn0k ur
czombjaba. Oles aki Floridaba $40
kott telelni, hOzott magaval egy-
nehany alligatort es ezeket egy
nagy medenceben tartja. Ebb0l
"a medencebol kieresztettek a vizet
a szaraz kutatok, hogy meglassak
mines alatta rejtett ureg es alb
ban palinka. Szerencse. hogy a
krokodilusok lustak voltak es
mem haraptak lie a kutatok kezet,
bosszubol azert inert szarazon ma
radtak.
Ugy mint sok meghurcolt es
felforgatott magyar munkas ha-
zanal ugy Olesnal sem talaltak
italt a kutatok, akik hosszu orral
erkeztek vissza a varosba.
Oles el6re tudott a kutatasr6l
legalabb ere vail az a nyilatko-
zata, hogy ct mar vasarnap fl
gyeimeztette Hamilton k0zbizton-
sagi igazgat6, hogy valami kesziil
ellene es hogy a tervet az elcsa-
pott rend0r0k sz0vik. Olesnak te-
hat ha volt is palinka hazanal
les sokan AIT allitjak, hogy volt)
elegend6 ideje volt, hogy draga
italt biZtonsagba helyezze.
Az elcsapott rend6rok vaItig
ltagadjak, hogy nekik resziik lett
volna szaraz iigyn0k0k haiku
tasanak el6idezeseben. Preble iigy-
nok AIT allitja, hogy egy befolya-
SOS embert6l kapta "tipet'',
lhogy Oles hazanal palinka talal-
hat6. Bence youngstown kerii-
let f6iigyn0ke AIT allitja, hogy
mem tudOtt semmit sem haiku
tatasr6l es alaposan lehordta
Predict, aki most mellette teliesit
szolgalatott.
Sokan azon a velemenyen van
max, hogy Oles maga rendezte az
egesz komediat, inert erre vail,
hogy a hazkutatasban az 3 ket
specials rend6re vett reszt es
inert az ujsagiroknak ,mondotta
hetf6n delelott, hogy delutan ad
maid nekik valami Macy ujsagot.
Mindezek a jelek ARA vallanak
hogy Oles nepszeriiseg hajhaszas-
Dol ITALIAN maya fozte XII a tervet.
| A polgarmester altal elcsapott
I25 rend6r koziil % mem nyugodott
belle abba, hogy Oles mem torve-
nyesen megvalasztott polgar-
|mester es ICY mem volt joga 3.
ket elcsapni es hogy az elcsapa-
tas maga is t6rvanyteleniil tor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14
DELIGHTFUL HAIR WASH

You can enjoy delightful sham.
poo with very little effort and for a
very trifling cost. II you get from
your drugEist's a package Of can.
throx and dissolve tcaspoonfnl in
a cup Of hot water. This makes n
fun cup OF shampoo liquid. enough
so Il is easy TO apply II to all the
hair. instead Of Just tho top OF the
head. Your shampoo IN now ready.
Just pour little NJ time on tho
scalp and hair until both are en-.
tirely covered by the daintily per.
fumed preparation that thoroughly
dissolves and. removes every bit OF
dandruff. excess oil and dirt. After
rinsing the hair dries quickly with
a fiuffiness that makes IL seem
heavier than II r.. and takes on a
rich luster and n softness that makes
arranging II a Observation-Disclosures.
mcnt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14
3 SERCEANTS
ARE SHIFTED
Pielow, INLAND, Carr Given
New Posts

Three rergean,s Of police. u. w.
Pielow. Homer l.. INLAND and w. y.
Carr. wer. ordered transferred
Thursday from their beats In the
downtown district 60 suh.staiiona.
BY chief OF Police w. n. eeveryns.
rlclow. who was recently shifted
from 18th ave. aud jackson 1t. the
district IN which his brother officer.
Patrolman c. O. iesate. was MUIR
dcred. to tho Eastiake ave. district.
has been assigned 60 West Seattle.
taking the place % serst q. ". bu.
chanan. buchanan will take over
the 18Th ave. and jackson II. night
patrol.
Sergeant INLAND will 20 20 ccium.
bla city precinct. lie had been In
charge OF the district north Of
Pike ~.
Sergeant Carr has heen assigned 10
tho Densmorc station. lie has been
In charge Of the patrol IN the down
town district No reason Ia given by
severyns for the changes further
than to say tina, tho men In the pre-.
cinct stations have the rixh, TO work
downtown part Of the tins.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14

Barte Drug CO., Owl Drug Co., Swift Drug Co., Univer.
sity Drug CO., and c. O. Guy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14
By James w. Egan

II was tho day after election
and things WEIR dull. Then the
office f1apper Tapped in and
upset the Office Crabs paste pot
and peace Of mlnd. Right away
the rest Of us weary soui. sat
up and began 10 take notice.
Oh. excuse me-" uttered the
Office fiapper, brightly. Wasn't
the election greaif MIR. Pcin.
dexter win be governor now.
won't hef'
"if you're trying 90 find the Dumb
bell Editor. you'll locate him out In
the composing room mixing up his
daily potash and strychnins." snapped
the Office Crab. ''aee anything else
you'd care TO knock overT''
Don't be cross. now" said shs
who flaps In her swectsHt tone. Il
want 10 ask you ,urry. yurry 30.
rious question. Yesterday was my
birthday. and somebody sent mo n
dozen packages Of cisarets. never
smoked IN my life. but I'm just dylng
10 Try. 10 you think ] should dare
DO ladies smoker
NO. ladies don't" growied the
Office Crab. ''fIut you can 20
right ahead. d~ar."
"forrsd mani pouted the o.. v.
One u my dearest giri friends
bought them Zoe ms. and ! was
going 60 ut you have a package
" ycu were nice. Hut you
weren't. 40 I think I'll let the
lanitor nj eur apartment house
have them all. Now. what do
you say 10 thstf'
u cay that I'm mighty thankful
I'm no; an apartment house Ianitor."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14
Jim Reports "Run In"
of Fldpper and Grab

was the courteous reply.
And TO think I used 20 wonder n
you would really beat your wifsr' en-.
pressed tho lady. yanklna out a
pocket pepper and giving her rouge
the up and down. why don't YOU
60 TO Alabama and liver"
How come Aiabams7" suspicious.
ly.
"oh, you'd love that statei IL says
IN The Star that women In Alabama
are little better than slavcsl They
even have 20 give all the money they
earn TO their husbands. ia like TO
see any man taking my money away
from meF'
Yes. that would be hard"
agreed thu Crab. women Two
met always hate been better at
taking u away from the un.
fortunate male birds. I cant
Imagine Alabama being 80 dit.
frreni. u sounds too good 10
be- true"
And when an Alabama man dies.
his wife gets only a firth OF his per.
honnl property. and onethird OF hia
lands. but when she dies. he gets half
her personal property and all her
lands. In other words
Tn other words. II you were a
married woman in Alabama and you
died. your husband would get half
dozen packages OF cixarets instead OF
the apartment house janitor." re.
marked the office Crab.
This broke up the party. And
now the Office Finpper asserts
she sn't coming around 60 zee
the Office Crab any more. while
the latter AYERS that win he all
right with him and his paste pot.
too.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14
| First c Compounded This
Newer F orm of Iron For
My Own Neighbors
Their Praise Of This Remarkable Remedy Has Spread
So Rapidly That Now Over 100000
People Use Il Annually

suffer from the symp-
toms Of great number
Of dsc~ses when the
real and true cause 81
all ycurtwuhle 10 a lack
Of Iron In the blood.
In the old daysp~spie
cnen took metallic
Iron. which some ply
sicians claim 10 not alb
sosbed al all. In com
pounding this newer
form Of iron which |
call Huxated Iron. I
employed = special form
Of iron. which 10 like
the iron In your hlcpd
- H. 49, A..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14

around heart. palpl,sticns and diszi-
ness. and vas sure he wss suffering
from heart disease. still others had sev-
ere headaches. fk,ating spots before the
eye. tender spots along the spine and
. great variety Of alarming symptoms
FOE yesp made special study Of
this condition. consulting . great num-
her Of physicians and chemists. An
immense humber Of investigations By
physicians all over the country showed
that three people cut Of every four you
meet lack l0o% iron In their blood.
Lack Of iron In tho blood 10 tho great
eat Of all devitslising weaknesses. II 10
the iron In your blood that enables you
TO get the nourishmcnt cut Of your
fcpd. Without iron. nothing yoa eat
does you any good. Your heart. lunss
and kidneys ssd al your vital organs
get their nourishment from tho blood
stream. and when the blood lacks iron
and 70 thin. pale and wsters. you may
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14
USUALLY SO

No matter how intellectual De
start OF an argument may be- said
Uncle Eben. N its carried along fur
enough. RS likely to result simply In
both ssdes calm namea.r Wash.
ington Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14


spinach. ientils spd apples. Unlike tho
older forms 81 iron. u viii not lnjare
the teeth nor disturb the stomach. and
u Ia ready for almost immediate shxorp-
ton and assimilation By the blood. IL
10 the people vhose blood h rich In Iron
who possess great strength. force and
energy. IL you ere not strong or veil
you owe u 10 yversslf to make tho
following tcsti
See how long ron can work or hov
far you can walk without becoming tir-
ed. Next take two s-grsin tablets Of
Nuxssed Iron thr~e times day sft~r
meals for two weeks. thea test your
strength again and sec hos much you
have gained. An astonishing number
Of nervous. rundown people Who we're
silinw all tho while. have greatly i'm.
proved their health and increased
their strength. energy and endurance
simply by taking this newer form OF
iron. For sale BY all druggists.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14
1922 Record of
Pedestrians Hit
by Automobiles

40 N-Donaid Frank. rchooiboy.
fOO 1000 10Th ave. ~. w. was
unhurt after being struck by an auto
driven By Garland Bray. asss W.
ssth at. Tuesday. at w. esth 81. and
goth ave. ~. W.
Ao7-Frsnk Danr. 7. Of fste
TO Wilson ave. died soon after
being struck ana crushed BY q truck
driven by william kirbcr. fis ssth
ave. ~. Tuesday night at Rainier
ave. and orcas ~.
40 o-Aifred Raftsr. soT Wash.
fOOinxton st. wns bruised Tues.
day when Knocked down al Second
ave. n. and Washington 81. by an
auto driven By Floyd y. Mills. :soi
10th ave. ~.
oO-An unknown man. inscxi.
10 Gated. staggered into tina
path Of an auto driven by H. X.
Myers. .si1 Harvard sve. ~. Mon.
day. and was knocked down. Shout
Ing curses. tho man picked himsoif
w and walked away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14
Hailstorms Worst
in Worlds History

PARIS. Sept. i<.--rt Is officially
reported that this years haiistorrns
In Europe are tho worst In the his.
tory VI the world.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14

sPoKANE.--ssfs Of Lewis and
Clarke hlgh scfo@ robbed Of ssas.
Robbers leave $50 in pennies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14

Ycsrs ago I hegnn to
wonder At the great
Number % my own
friends and nesghhcrs
who~ere sl~aysailing.
complaining and dec
terinG. without ever
seeming to get any bet
ter Both working men
and their wives were
frequently all tired out
Ia the evening. and .
great many were weak.
nervous and run down.
One had pains In the
back and thought he
had kidney trouble.
Another had pains
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-14

pOpSON. Mont.-Gov. Joseph ~
Dixon. o. Montana. state Secretary
of Agriculture Chester A. Davis and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-21
L. r. COrs.ets
of Cool Net

They are among the neces-
saries of life for a girl or
woman in hot weather.
One Of pink net is made with
small proportions for slight
figures; it is topless and has a
short skirt, and the price is
$1.25.
Another pink net has a low
bust and long skirt, and it's
price is $1.50.
A model with medium bust
and moderately long skirt is
50, and a long white net corset
with low bust the same.
Wanamaker Special Net cor
sets are $3.50; and American
Lady corsets are So.
(Third Floor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-21

foulard, or daintily braided or
beaded.
Such dresses are among the most g.
useful in any wardrobe, and are
really inexpensive, being only
$27.50 to $45.
Tl0or)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-21
Small Oriental Rugs
of Rare Charm

Four groups that will fascinate
gift-seekers' or, indeed, anybody who
appreciates rug of true Oriental
fineness and home-enriching quality.
Principally Kermanshahs an d
Saruks, two of Persia's most ex-
quisite weaves. Also an excellent
group of Chinese pieces.
All moderately priced.
kermanshahs. tiny gems. :x3 It,. $40
to S35.
Kermanshahs, 8.4x4.7 IT,, S135 to 500.
snruks, 3x5.3 IT,. &65 to S85.
Chinese rugs. 2x4 to AKA IT,. $a7 to
$1S5.
(Seventh FIoor)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-21

The hats, themselves, are IN the
new fashionable large shapes or
medium in size, mostly white or
black, and in all the prettiest straws,
including timho, yeddo, milan and
hemp. ~ .r
Spme are 50 and others 60 up
to S10.50. -....
Everything in the way Of trim
mings is here, also, flowers, fruits,
feathers and so on, and it requires
only a few stitches to attach them.
(SecOnd Fl0or)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-21

Many Home Is Being Furnished With
All the Year Round Rugs
Say Wons-for could be good all the year round
for many years around
What variety Wilton rugs there striking
beauty and patterns that almost Oriental
Soft ustrou rugs rich enough any serviceabe
enough for every
Il, andS X it,, Sll85O
IT, andS1 II, $l4S5O S25
9xlS tt, $S50 and $l72
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-21
-VOmen's Bathing
it's, Samples-at SIS

nd because they are samples the
les are third less.
here are crepes de chine, satins,
d tatfetas, mostly in black and
.ue effects and mostly plain,
though a few are figured and striped,
and few have bright -colored trim
mings.
(First Floor)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-21

manufacturers cIearaWay-
otherwise the price would be nearly
twice as much.
Each pattern consists Of two yards
Of flouncing for the skirt, 21s yards
Of banding for collar, cuffs and
trimming; IN yards of plain organ
die, and one sash with hemstitched
ends. 49,. ., , ...t.. =, ,.'
And there is long list Of colors--
apricot, heliotrope, navy, jade, old
rose, Copenhagen, maize, tomato,
tangerine, honeydew, brown and
white. 49,.
(Wost Aisle)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-21
New Lot of
COLOred Glass FlOWer
BOlULs
Special at 81 Each

So unusual that the last lot of
600 sold in two days.
Eight inches in diameter, and with
each goes detachable black glass
base.
The price, 81 each, is half the
usual figure.
Also another new lot of 200 iced
tea sets Of excellent crystal glass.
One jug, half-gallon size, with inset
cover, and six iced tea glasses, all
attractively cut in a floral design.
Special at So each.
Fourth Floor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-21
N70Where Else in T0lUn Is There
~ Such Lu0OnUe'

Not but dozens of people have said upon returning
from "a look around"
And than it been said since the sample line
of the counys best makers luggage here at
greatly lowered prices
kind luggage the
travelling bags for
exqusiey fitted travelling
fitted untitled
night cling bag and going % for
There magnifcenly fitted travelling
FO)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-21
Young Women's Footwear in Varied.
Hues-$4.75 to SO

Black white bronze and represented in the group
Gray with New "Saly" sandals in black
Widbuked saddle leather $6
back black calf light turned soes and low broad
heels Plain bronze with
The heel broad and the turned sole and snch shaped
And white Mary
with
q pair f covered heel, 50 a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-21
I'm With the Dance''
~ Here Are Debutante' s
FrOcks

THE newest of the Summer dance frocks and of such
elusive charm that they hardly can be described
1t is like trying to give word picture of a-gorgeous
In fac many of the dance frocks in the
and yellow tnts of asunset.
Suppose likes quaint bouant effects over the hips Two
prees models Georgete have them in tile
suggestion Of hoops and manS tiny res stitched in
silver.
Instead prefer the side draperes handkerchief
points ucng Of the Georgette to form panels
All in other of the dance rocks And
number of draped lace dresses Of which
bined with Georgette in interesting way.
of ALL the prices surprisingly SMALL there ques-
ton that-$25 $685. $3.50 and $45 Sizes IA to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-21
U70men's Airy FrOcks
V for Afternoon

Sheer and graceful and cool, and
yet they are dark-chiefy blue and
black.
Georgette is used for most OF
them-alone, with handwork for its
only decoration, or combined with
(Firs
Evening star., 1922-03-17
Western Farmers War Riches
Al Gobbled Lp By S,mndlers

bought as q matter of patriotic duty.
Only a comparatively few felt they
were making a sound, permanent In
EyeAtment. Their inexperience gave an
opportunity for series of exploits IN
stock craftsmanship which probably
ton was founded.
Des Moines. Sioux City, Omaha and
Lincoln were the centers Of these ac-
tivtties, but all of the towns in the
region were more or less infected.
Old companies enlarged their opera
tons and new ones were formed for
the purpose of taking advantage of
the astonishing ease with which
stocks could be sold in large blocks.
Before the boom burst the receipts
were astonishing. A six-million-dol-
lar corporation could be financed al
most over night. Nebraska has a
blue sky" law which limits commits
put the promoters got around this by
selling and reselling. the same stocks
to holding companies and minor or
ganizations.
Throughout the Missouri Valley the
tactics were the same. The farmer
bankers, the business, men and the
packers were making.
See what the banker Is making on
your money. The thing for you to do
is to invest just as he does and reap
these profits yourself" said the gem
8 per cent and talked glibly Of q
whole lot more. To make the deal sil
the more a1luring the statesmen agreed
to take liberty bonds at par.
When the farmer produced two OF
three or FIVE thousand dollars in
were ready to do the farmer a fur
ther favor. -
Obtained stfl More.
You are beginning to see how
money Is made in these modern
times" they would say. What you
ought to do is to take twice as much
Of our stock. Give me your note for
pay itself out in few years"
An amazing number of men rho
had been cool and hard-headed ali
their lives were blinded by the blaze
of sudden prosperity and dxed their
names to notes which were prompt
the statesmen.
Some day the court records will show
how much money was turned over
to strangers during this period Of ex-
citement. The total in Iowa and Ne
braska will not be far from $4,000
| made in the courts and before the
grand juries.
Prosecuting Attorney Matson of this
county said today:
"An' interesting feature of the pro-
motion craze all over Nebraska has
been the alliance Of bankers with the
promoters. Are the banks innocent
purchasers of these notes, when 1t
can be shown that the officers OF the
banks and the promoters had close
business dealings in the organization
| Of these companies? Quite uniformly
throughout Nebraska juries have been
returning verdicts for the makers OF
such notes when suit has been brought
to force collection. and our supreme
court has just rendered decision
which is discouraging to q recurrence
I-of such get-rich-quick schemes"
Individual losses by farmers ran rs
high as a quarter of 8 million dol
lars. One head of a family in west
ern Iowa collected $4,000 from the
sale of his land and invested 1t all
This. spring he is starting anew as a
renter
Legal vengeance may come to the
| farmer. but the money OF his great
prosperity is gone forever.
Copyright, 1s22)