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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-07
Something for Nothing

Stllman letter proving that Cana
dian witnesses had committed per-
jury in the divorce case. She turned
the letter over to the Post Office
Department, which is after him.
They believe that he is the man who
similarly attempted to defraud Mrs,
Theodore p. Shonts, Mrs. Thomas
and w, Il, d. Stokes,
The Family Crest Maker. who car
ried on a thriving trade in family
trees by the aid OF rented type
writing machine and desk room on
the main street, is out Of durance
vile and busy again. But he no longer
offers his wares, under the imposing
title American Horaldic Institu-
ton" but asserts that he is former
member Of the Ancient Order of
Heralds instituted in the time Of the
Pantagenets, and is able by means
of his familiarity with documents
and family papers to trace anybody's
lineage from Henry VIII. down. He
has increased his price for this SER
vice. AS a humble American he
formerly provided family tree with
innumerable branches for IS; now
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-07

obtaining commissions on fraudu-
lent orders, selling divining rods
for locating gold" and other
minerals, guaranteeing stocks and
bonds. using forged bills ,of
lading, brokerage frauds, getting
money by impersonating other per-
sons, getting goods under false pre-
lenses, establishing fictitious agencies,
using mo fund" checks, matrimonial
schemes, running sham employment
bureaus. selling interests in nom
existent moving picture theaters,
and. in a word, the list includes
almost all kinds of plans to do the
sucker" from plain three card
monte juggling to blackmail.
1t will pay anyone who would
like to attempt to measure the
credulity Of mankind in affairs of
business where humanity is expected
to have little caution. to read over
a list of securities of wildcat
variety that were noted In will the
other day. The very names tell
what they arc, but at least they
were floated somewhere: Blue
Pickle Aromatic Company, Syrian
Banking Corporation Of Staten ISL
and, Blue Pencil Investment Asso-
citation and Incorporated School for
Mercantile Ideas.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-07
By BERNARD HUGHES,
| LMosT unbelievably immense

A LMoST unbelievably immense
~ is the amount annually taken
from the confding American
public by the schemers who don't al
ways take the trouble to invent new
swindles. The old ones are still po-
tent. and especially so when put to
work in new ways,
The average human being is gen.
orally willing to accept something for
nothing, and it is this inveterate
weakness the swindlcr takes advan-
tage of. Hundreds Of thousands of
dollars year are drawn by him UNI
der various guises and firm and cor
poration names but the main avenue
through which he works is the Post
Office. OF the good name Of that the
Government is sensitively proud; it
is jealous in its efforts to protect it
and at the same time to protect the
money and rights of the large num-
her Of citizens who are susceptible
to tho schemcr's lure.
There are no spectacular cases in
view at the moment where brains
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-07

known blends from their own recipes
and paste their traditional trade
marked names and labels on cutglass
flacons and satin lined Germs.
So 1t is that the neroli, the crude
essence of the orange flower. is the
big output of the Grasse factories, as
it is the basis Of a large majority Of
perfumes, especially that which Is
popularity known as eau de cologne
at least that which is recognized as
the type" Grasse to-day produces
an eau de cologne that can more than
compete with that of the famous
trade-marked German article of be-
fore the war, which latter, by the
way, as it's name indicates to those
who recall what was supposed to be
the genuine article, was nothing
German at all originally but Italian.
1t is true also. in the first analy-
sis, that perfumes were of Italian
origin, though true also that the Ital-
ians got their flower secrets from
the Persians. Nevertheless. per-
fumes owe their modern debut to the
French godfathers, the perfume MAX.
ers of the little town of Grasse in
southern France, with its narrow
picturesque thirteenth and four
teenth century streets and ruelles.
The perfume industry is one that
gives every one good returns. The
market gardeners around find it
profitable to plant rows Of perfume
flowers among their prosaic farm
products. hence vineyards and wheat
fields are mingled with choice blos-
SONS; roses and cabbages and jas
min and beans grow side by side.
During the flower gathering sea-
son workers flock from all the noun
tain countryside to the north down
to the plain and valley for the har-
vest of blossoms, and this to the
great discomfort of the luxurious
villa population of the Riviera towns,
which complains loudly that ten
francs a day paid the girl flower
pickers empties their houses of SER
+, want maids. These, Of course, are
after the war prices. three. four and
five times what they were ten years
ago. Possibly this is one of the
reasons why perfumery is a high
priced article.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-07

modern In appearance at least.
Here, after the layers of fresh pork
fat are thoroughly impregnated with
the odors of the blossoms that carpet
them, the mass Of perfumed lard is
put into the stills, when drop by drop
through zig-zag copper coils the es-
sence, the sweet souls of the flowers,
is arrived at. And through the aid
of pork fat-curious vehicle for the
most recherche Of the altar access
sories that adorn that temple of
beauty and art--the modern woman's
dressing table!
At this first distillation does not
come forth the wonderful scent which
we have always believed French per-
fumes to be from their birth. Not by
any means is this so; a perfume is
creation, indeed, Of many component
parts and as intricate an assemblage
as are any creations.
The first essay at the liquefication
of an odor is very crude beginning
Anybody could carry the procedure
certain part OF the way. The art.
as well as the secret of the art, of
the perfume maker lies in the subtle
blending Of these various essences in
rightful marriages and just proper
lions. Here is where the perfume
lyn, % nrae taly
place as the great master perfumers
of the world.
The curious fact is that no single
commercially known perfume is the
essence of any one single flower.
Evidently each flower has not only
one soulmate but many soulmates.
Most polygamous are perfumes! For
example, violet perfume requires
the admixture of three or four "es-
sences" Of as many different flowers
before the captivating breath of
dewy violets is given out to charm
the olfactory sense.
One of the biggest features of this
Grasse perfume industry is the dis
tillation of these essences in their
simple forms, selling them in bulk,
in demijohns and estagons and DO
cdur. to the wholesale perfume MAX
ers, the fabricators and the second
fusion operators throughout the
world 1t is they for the most part
who concoct the commercially well
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-07
Wins Fortune
on an Option

HdAI the immigrant can pick
gold up in the streets OF
New York is still an accepted
legend in Calabria. Other and wiser
immigrants laugh at the story. But
it is true and here is current veri-
fication of it.
Recently a man acquired by
punging his small savings in the
venture Of twenty year option on
a small building on Thirty-fourth
street, adjoining a hotel. His pur-
pose was to improve it and, having
the land, he went among his rela-
tives and business friends to form
close corporation and put up fine
modern building. In this attempt
he utterly failed and all he saw was
a struggle to pay taxes.
But he wasn't the kind to brood
over failure. Instead he put up
sign on the place announcing that a
fourteen story building would be
erected on the site and work of con-
struction would begin September |.
Then he waited two weeks. An ennis
sary from the hotel came to see him
and ask what he would take not to
put up building which would make
inside rooms out of number of out
side rooms. They offered him $780,
900 not 10 do it, and they increased
their offer every time he declined it,
Finally an agreement was signed by
which ne was to receive $1,000 a
year for-twenty- years. On an
investment OF about $500 he will
realize $4,000.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-07
A Polish Spelling

n EEING picnic spelled Pix Mix,
one would naturally think the
word had been submitted to
nhonetic treatment, but 1t hasn't.
Pix Mix in two syllables is the way
the Poles write ".
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-07

lenses against banks and private
individuals. However, lie agreed
that all signs seem to indicate that
our people instead of growing wiser
appear to become less sophisticated
In 1914 and 1915 more fraud orders
were issued. Later the Post Office
authorities cut them down in the
belief that it would be wiser to
prosecute criminally the operators OF
fraudulent schemes. Neither plan
alone seems to deter the crooks
Business is sometimes continued
"at the old stand" all through the
periods OF arrest, bail, trial and even
Imprisonment,
Queer Companies.
The fraud order, on the other
hand, puts n quietus on business
conducted through the mails. There
fore the authorities are now using
both methods.
In the list OF what the Post Office
calls mail swindlcs arc inducing bet
ting on fake horse races and
athletic contests. selling worthless
goods through misrepresentation
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-07

A
have been used TO invent new schemes
TO defraud," said United States At
torney Maxwell S. Mattuck recently,
but great many cases of ingenuity
in employing old ones have been dug
up. Every now and then a fresh
avenue of fraud is opened; the
scheme may be old but the victims
Of it are new"
In the Departments recent activi-
ties fragrant violations were discov-
cred whereby several thousand dol
lars were bilked from innocent VIC
tins who were ambitious to rank as
composers of songs The takers
posed as song publishing concerns
and guaranteed, for sums ranging
from SIS to 500, fabulous profits to
writer's of singable lyrics.
Alluring advertisements were sent
out broadcast with reference to the
vast fortunes that authors of 1.-TWO
Little Girls in Blue" "Alexander's
Rag Time Band" and more modern
popular song hits had made. In con-
sequence a vast horde of innocent
persons knit their brains to compose
verses, and when they thought they
had succeeded they forwarded them
to the song publishers with the SIS
or 500.
In due time they received fifty
copies of their songs set to music,
printed on cheap paper. So far 50
good, but a longer time Of waiting
brought in no profits, and when the
authorities took the matter up, they
found that nothing further was In
tended by the fraudulent publishers
Entree to Heaven.
Among the fraud orders issued by
the Post Office Department in the
first six months of the present year
were a number against the same
man. He lives in Canada, although
he is really an American citizen.
writing to the disappointed aspirants
for prizes in newspaper, magazine
and other contests in sympathetic
terms and promising, for the insig-
r!ficant sum Of 81, to put them
fright" in contests that he said were
forthcoming. While it might not
seem that many persons would be
likely to be caught by this bait they
were almost innumerable who came
UP with the dollar. And then they
waited and never heard another word
from their sympathetic friend.
Thousands Of colored persons in
all parts Of the country were sending
swndler Of their own race last
winter and spring SO for the Keys
to the Kingdom" They expected to
get for their money some magic
token that would insure them ready
admission TO Paradise. What they
did get was a pamphlet containing a
tumble Of uninteIligible words The
swindler was caught.
He is at his game again in another
part Of the country, but this time he
is selling a salve which, If you
anoint yourself with 1t in the full
moon, will bring remission of all
your sins.
The swinder in Rochester who
writes sympathetic letters to any
body who gets into the newspapers
unplcasanuy or otherwise is a sort
of kin TO the Canadian prize tip
ster," but his game is to offer for a
mere 500 letter that "fell into his
possession" and that will clear up
some doubtful point. For this
amount he offered to sell Mrs. James
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-07

as a servant of the Britannia Office
he charges SIS for the same service.
At the former figure he trimmed, 1t
is said, Judges, Senators, Governors
and society women.
A mean game which started up
shortly after the return of our SER
vice men from Europe is still being
kept up, although exposed by the
arrest and punishment of some of its
perpetrators. 1t trades in the affec-
tons and sorrows of the parents and
relatives of the boys killed in France,
and the capital Of the swindlers Is a
list of their names. They carry to
these bereaved homes C. Q. d. pack
ages addressed to the dead veteran.
Always there Is a pretty steep bill
attached to the package, but it Is
promptly liquidated The man who
takes the money gets out even more
quickly. and what is found inside the
package is always worthless.
1et ohort Sentenccs.
a reason for the continuance Of
these confidence games is thought by
some lawyers to be defect in the
law Long time sentences cannot he
inflicted, and the offender gets out
soon and is able to begin all over
again under a new name and in new
surroundings.
One of the lightest sentences ever
served was that given to a pretty
Polish girl who called herself Bina
lnawaska. She got one day in the
society of the U. S. Marshal.
Bina's was matrimonial swindie,
She advertised in Western papers for
a husband, and TO the numerous men
who answered her she sent photg-
graph, not Of herself but of an even
prettier girl When that bait caught
she wrote to the men to send on
travelling expenses. From many OF
her correspondents she received
money in amounts varying from $25
to S100 The men who RENTED
money never heard from her again.
Bina frankly admitted her gull.
but pleaded that she was hungry
and promised TO reform. After serv-
ing her short term she disappeared.
By no means all the mail swindlecs
of the United States are arrested,
though fraud orders stop their opera.
tons efficiently where the fake games
are carried on exclusively through
the Post Office 1t often happens,
too, that the Post Office inspectors
are unable to get evidence TO convict,
so they do not hale these offenders
to court. Very often also the frauds
OF the swindlers never come to the
attention of the authorities.
A corresponding type of crime is
said by Burgess Smith, formerly In
spector Of technical work for the
United States Bureau of Engraving
TO net the thieves annually more
than $35,000,000. This is the loot
obtained by check and draft manipu-
lators and forgers. Mr.. Smith le't
last week for England to investigate
protective measures taken by that
country against such criminals.
Carelessness in the use Of checks
explains in measure this large per-
centage Of dishonesty acquired
wealth.
paratiycly little forging done in
Government paper because criminals
are afraid of handling 1t, the penalty
being greater than in similar Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-01

Among thoss Who were waiting for
the clerk were Bernard Doueherty.
1714 Mcclellan street, who arrived at
The ONCE first by q few seconds.
D3usherty. is captain Of the Jack
Hines Old Timers." Il was decided
amons the five, however, that they
"tos. up" for the right to the Hrst
permit.
Joseph r. Martin, $3.50 South Watts
street, was the last to be eliminated and
ct permit No. l. He 10 captdin Of the
the % past has carried OH many nam Is nrises. 81
Others to obtain permits were Charles
J. Joyner, 322 Cantrell street, captain
Of the d. Il. Oswald Club; william
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-01
RUNNERS PARADE
III BE- BIGGEST YET:
|.,.h for Applications tor New
y..r Celebration Per-
mits Opens
Iv,LL ECLIPSE ALL OTHERS

~. New Years mummers pss.ae s.
=, mns \. : bigger affair than ever DeiOre, s
Il W. ,..sM .%" was opened in the once OF
mIt Svu,.rs,intendent Of Police.
d, ,vssp Permit Clerk heoScsscc sc Hs,ds. s,s.
Wnegi Wins.ived nj his desk at $40 o'clock es I
81. sin morning Aye permit seeker: r.It susneo
init. a.. s,.. time in the history
TIE ms - 'su,,mrners s parade that there
q 'fs hssn n rush for applications az
the e,.,s ne'%SISi SSIi the things that the club
.,.,n. are saying about the next
esIeot's.tthtS" '.the parade will eclipse any that
esn' .vsr s' been staged. Plans far more
nsS nni.sor"te sses are are being talked over among
sIa0osi g. noric and fancy dress club mem.
sss, sss '' II the parade is staged az II ,,s is
Ss;n. SsEs, planned I have no doubt I II VIII
sssteis's ssisi the gigantic New Orleans
S There Is a superstition among the
.,,,h members who compete IN the
S.Sv SS..SrDonstration that the club which holds
sa M arst permit will win a prise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-01

w. Halis, 2OQ8. South franklin street,
captain OF the Frank Collins Club ;
Charles Reach, 484 Federal street, cap.
tain Of the Charles Reach string Band.
Dougherty was the second one ellmi .
mated IN the coin tossing contest and
drew the fourth permit. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-01
NO WOMAN JUaoRs IN yohk

York, Ps., Dec. 1.---N the 000 Jurors
the names OF women have been omitted.
Thus far no provision has been made
for their accommodation and it has
been urged thnt their names be with.
held until suitable quarters can be ar.
ranged for their comfort while on duty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-01
Thousands of Garments at
Savings of 5000 to $500

No stopping with
MIR. HILL! He is
ready again with an
III er sensational
sale - ready again
withnew wassortments
Of garments to help
every m an W h o,
wants a new over-\
coat or suit to get
the best the markets
afford and make q
substantial saving.
THE HILL co. IS
PH!LADELPHIA'S
LARGEST HO NJ E
OF CLOTHING-the
e ntire five = story
building is devoted
to clothing only -
and here you will
find the largest vari.
ofios RI chooso from
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-19
BOOZE CRAFT QUIZ.
BY U. S. GWEN SET.
BACK IN CHICAGO.
FHDERAL. COURT DELAYS CALL.
ING GRAND jury TO slFT DOWN
CHARGES AoAlNeT FORMER
suM sMrLLEa AND PROMINENT
POLITICIANS.

Chicago. July 1S---lmmediate pres
srtattcn Of evidence 81 gigantic booze
tratt IN the thicaso district reeslved
. saibocK ye1terily when Fedora
Judge George r. Page put over the
swearing IN ~ the federal grand larry
10 next Monday.
IL had been announced that The AZ.
rest on Saturday OF Harry " Mayer.
FORMER collector OF internal revenue.
aud Benjamin NJ, Mitchell, former M.
Aots LEGISLATOR on charges OF eXtortioL
~ connection with liquor cases, WIS
the opening gun IN rapid fire serles
~ events which was to have Included
ne swearing Of the grand Jury yester.
gay morning. simultaneously whole.
s1ls arrests were 10 be made.
The presence In Judge Pages court
q John r. Montgomery and Edgar
sronson Tolman. special assistant at.
'Grneys general, appointed to inyesti
ihe tho district attorneys ONCE. SCI.
speculative tongues wagging.
District Attorney Clyne durine tho
day expressed INDIGNATION that pub.
lished accounts had intimated Nom.
sers Of his STAFF were involved in the
dagerMitchell alleged liquor exto =.
ton ring.
THE statement TINT assistant dis
tlic. attorneys are involved is will.
IDLY vicious" said Mr.. CIyne. i have
peynsed the evidence gathered Nv
AGENTS Roche and Donovan and will
80 everything in my power to hurry
TIE cases 10 speedy prosecution
During the day several persons were
Questioned by government agents ami
confessions involving others in the ri.
F@td rlnG were obtained A number
were said TO have called at the fed
eial building with promises tor talk
IN exchange for immunity.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-19

ed home Sunday. Her granddaughter,
Charles Bosley, accompanied her.
Miss Violet Richards spent the week
end In Ottawa guest Of Miss War.
rem.
Mrs. Henry Rowher, OF Hayville, o.,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Fred
Ramme.
The Ladies' Sodality OF st. Patrick's
church viii give a lawn social Thurs.
day evening at the Mert Casey home.
Dance 10 "Morses orchestra" Fri.
day evening, July 81, Ransom, ILL.,, In
Hagl's hall.
Edith and Melvin Sulzberger leave
Sunday for Normal, H., where they
viii attend the second term of school.
Mrs. Homar Clark and daughter, of
Oklahoma, are visiting her sister,
Mrs. William Transeau.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hesson an
toed to Bushnell Saturday and spent
the week end with her mother, Mrs.
App.
Mrs. Mary Wilson and children, of
Peoria, are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Weber.
Miss Mary Ann Crangle, of Okla
homa, is visiting her brother, Philip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Ingle are visit
ing relatives in Chicago and Indiana
making the trip by auto.
Mrs. Frank Gordon and son were
Monday Ottawa passengers.
Miss Jacobs, Of Streator, spent a
few days the past week with Miss
Frances Casey.
Rev. kenrick was Thursday Joliet
passenger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Koran, of Chicago, are
visiting the latters parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike German.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Seguin left the
first OF the week for an auto trip
through Iowa.
Miss Ruth Baker spent the week in
Streat0r
Frank Sampson was taken to St
Mary's hospital in Streator Tuesday
where he had his tonsils removed
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-19
STOLEN O'CONNELL.
COUPE RECOVERED

La Sale, July ia Hupmobile
coupe, owned by Ted O'Connell. OF La
Sale, which was stolen from in front
of the Nenstadt building last evening.
was recovered by the Peru police
shortly before noon today.
The car was found on north West
street, near the Washington park. A
telephone message from a resident of
that neighborhood informed the Peru
police that the machine had been
standing there since last night.
The coupe was stripped OF its extra
tire, tools, coat, umbrella and bat
terry.
Mr.. O'Connell who is an agent for
the Metropolitan Insurance Co., was
in his Office on the second floor Of the
Neustadt building at the time his auto
was taken.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-19

The Bantu of West Africa makes
elaborate preparations for II real soak
by digging Il hole in the ground, in
winch he puts seven herbs, Il quantity
81 peppers, Cartlamon seeds and
pushes. then he p0urs in a lot of boil
ing not water. After he gets in, a
'lght frame covered with clay is put
over the hole to keep In the steam.
After hours of Steamng the bather
energies and is washed OFF with clean
water then kneaded by professional
Tor one hour, when he dons his sc.nty
clothing and goes his way "shivering
with cleanness."
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-19
Bob-White Eats Beetles.

The hCb-white eats The adults or
beetles Of the corn rootwOrln which
lay the eggs that later become larvae
or worms and infeSt the corn. AS
many as l.. Of the beetles according
to the bureau of entomology of the
United States Department Of Agriclll-
iure. have been found in the stomach
OF one hob-white. The red-fea,fed
woofipeckcr nighlhawk. cardinal king
bird and phoebe also eat the beetles
and REFUGE the damage done by the
southern corn roOtwurnl.