The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-26
Several Who Have Used Mails
To Reap Profits Think So.
But Tune Is Changed When Q.
S. Steps in and Arrests.
PEOPLE ARE EASILY FOOLED
One Man Sold Rye Berries as
sold Rye" at SIS a Case.
Other Schemes Revealed From
Records of Justice Department.

thousands OF dollars annually by
sharpers who use the mails to lure
their victims. SIeuths of the postoffice
department are continually unearth-
ing these schemes Of getting money
from the unsuspecting public thru
false pretenses. but by the time the
department issues fraud order deny
ing the use OF the mails the bird has
flown with many easy dollars Of guilt
bic persons
'Of course these gullible people are
to blame for losing their money on
schemes that are so obviously a swim
die. but apparently they never learn"
said veteran pOstOffice Inspector
Every day We turn up some new
sTindlinE scheme that is worked thru
the mails and generally we find that
the scheme is so bare-faced that a
schoolboy could see the rrlckery in it.
1t 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 thru the mails.
When the strong arm OF the postoffice
department reaches out and puts an
end TO one Of these swindling schemes
the trfckster who worked it cheerfully
proceeds to work out another plan
and under another name he sets his
net TO again lure the unwary.
It's a great game II 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.
Fraudulent Schemes Unearthed.
one Of the boldest fraudulent
schemes unesrthed by post office in |
spectors had its origin in Toronto, |
Canada, and met with unbOunded sue
cess for n time because the people |
who responded to the advertisement |
thought they had found a way to cir
cumvent Nolstead law The record /
showed that one Paul Morgan. claim |
ing to be an american citizen. went Il
10 Toronto and prepared a circular /
u re n
persons in this country. The circular l
was enticinglv headed ''Morgan's Pure 1
Canadian Rye, the beverage of our
grandfathers." The promoters of the 1
scheme. for introductory purposes" |
guaranteed to safely deliver to your /
address anywhere in the United States /
thru our American agency, all charges
prepaid. in plain. sealed. original L
package, nothing added or taken away. /
Morgan's pure rye. unadulterated. 100 |
per cent pure at SIS per case of |
twelve full quarts. $40 for a half case.
or SIS for three full quarts for a trial"
Safe delivery was guaranteed within /
ten days after receipt of order. pro
viding 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 pasteboard cartons,
quart size, OF the ordinary rye berry,
ana that directions would be printed |
on the cartons on how to roast the
berry. which. after grinding, was to
be used 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
SIS per bushel.
The scheme was so manifestly
fraudulent that Postmaster General |
Work immediatel issued a fraud or
der a.gainst Morgan. denying him the
use of the mails.
over in Germany some bright minds
conceived the idea OF selling gullible !
Americans product from which, they
claimed. Madeira, Malaga. Moselle, /
port. Rhine, sherry and tozay wines
could be manufactured A sample of
the product was obtained thru the |
American consul at Munich and was
submitted TO the bureau of chemistry
of the department of agriculture for
analysis The bureau reported that it
was impossible from the ingredients
contained in the product to prepare
standard wines Of any kind. A fraud
order was Immediately issued against
the parties engineering the scheme.
Women Arc Victims.
Many women were quick to take
Huntingdon. Pa, to sell, while it
lasts" ten yards of silk for 81. You
can use this in making a fancy waist.
fancy dress. or for silk cushions" the
offer read. Those who sent in 81 for
a ample ten yards were cha grined
TO receive in return ten yards of silk
thread valued at about ten cents A
fraud order denying the concern the |
use of the mails put an end to the
scheme.
: Harry King. operating Kings hatch
cry, in Cleveland. received more than
$50. 900 in payment for day-old chicks
before the authorities stepped in and
stopped the wholesale fraud. He ad-
vertised day-old chicks to be furnished |
after a specified date. at prices rang
ing from $40 for twenty-five chicks
nm 20 RT5S for 600 chicks demanding !
upon the particular stock desired. As
n matter OF fact, the postal authorities
claim. King did not in any instance
intend to furnish chicks, but appro-
priated the money he received to his
own use without making any return
therefor. While the police were look
ing over Kings meager hatchery he
slipped out thru a back door and Is
now a fugitive
Negroes Also Respond.
Thousands of negroes. many afflict-
cd with blindness. tuberculosis. rheu-
matism and other complaints, re-
sponded to the advertisements of ''Dr.
Walden H. Cohn." a negro. for Keys
TO the Kingdom" a small pamphlet of
tnirty-four pages, for which he asked ]
$40. The pamphlet is divided into So {
called lessons and is rambling. il /
logical dissertation of high-sounding
words and phrases, in which an at {
tempt is made to cover such subjects &
as THE Mind" Mind and Matter" 3
Conscious and SubconsciouS Mani 7
festations." etc. /
BY his manner Of advertising" I
seys the official report barring him )
from the mails, "Cohn lures sick per S
Eons into the belief that by some su- T
pernatural power inherent in Keys
TO the Kingdom they can be cured J
Of their ills, no matter of what nature $
o. OF how long standing: that, with r
the possession OF Keys to the King {
DOM their troubles can be removed
and that success in every line will fol- d