The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-10

ally unearthing their schemes of get ting money from the unsuspecting public through false pretenses, but by the time the department issues q fraud order denying the use of the mails the bird has flown with many easy dollars of gullible persons.
 "Of course these gullible people are to blame for losing their money on schemes that are so obviously g swindle, but apparently they never learn," said veteran post office in- spector. Every day we turn up some new swindling scheme that is worked through the mails and gen. erally we find that the scheme is so bare-faced that a school-boy could see the trickery in it. It is a human trait to want to get something for nothing, so that is why tricksters have such an easy time in working their schemes through the mails. When the strong arm of the Post ( f flee Department reaches out and puts an end. to one of these swindling schemes the trickster who worked it cheerfuIly proceeds to work out another plan and under another name he sets his net to again lure the unwary."
 It's a great game if you don't weaken," said another inspector, who added that there must be many sim ple-minded people to fall for these "easy money" schemes.
 SCHEMES UNEARTHED
 One of the boldest fraudulent schemes unearthed by post office in spectors had it's origin in Toronto, Canada, and met with unbounded success for a time because the peo pie who responded to the advertise ment thought they had found a way to circumvent Volstead law. The rec ord showed that one Paul Morgan, claiming to be an American citizen, went to Toronto and prepared cir cular letter, which he mailed to nu- merous persons in this country. The circular was enticingly headed "Mor- gan's Pure Canadian Rye, the bev- craze of our grandfathers." The pro- motors of the scheme, for introduc- tory purposes" guaranteed to safe ly deliver to your address anywhere in the United States, through our American agency, all charges pre- paid, in plain, sealed, original pack. are nothing added or taken away, Morgan's pure rye, unadulterated, 100 per cent pure, at SIS per case of twelve full quarts, $10 for half case, or $5 for three full quarts for a trial" Safe delivery was guaran- teed within ten days after receipt of order, providing you order now
 PRODUCT IS EXPLAINED
 When Morgan was interviewed by the postal authorities he admitted that the product he sold consisted Of "a case of twelve pastboard car tons, quart size, of the ordinary rye berry," and that directions would be printed on the cartons on how to roast this berry, which, after grind ing, was to be used as coffee" In other words, Morgan, for SIS per case intended to supply twelve quarts of ordinary rye grain, which would be at the rate of S4S per bushel.
 The scheme was so manltestly fraudulent that Postmaster General Work immediately issued a fraud order against Morgan, denying him the use of the mails.
 Over in Germany some bright minds conceived the idea of selling gullible Americans a product from which, they claimed, Madeira, Nal aga, Moselle, port Rhine sherry and tokay wines could be manufac- tured. A sample of the product was obtained through the American con- sul at Munich and was submitted tc the bureau of chemistry of the De- partment of Agrciulture for analysis The bureau reported that it was i'm possibler from the ingredients con- tained in the product to prepare standard wines of any kind. A frauf order was immediately issued agains the narties engineering the scheme