The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-26
Will New Act?

Undoubtedly Senator's Watson and Robin
son, who secured the position Of federal
marshal for Frank Rozelle, will Immediately
Join with Robert Hicks of South Whitley in his
demand for complete inquiry of the business
of the Omaha Tapestry Company, owned by
Rozelle
1t is difficult to see how they can refrain in
view of the fact that Hicks now charges that
political influence is intervening to protect
Rozelle, Who he declares, has operated a
fraudulent business.
1t would be difficult to imagine more con-
temptible crime than the Fleeing of women
through promises of rich profits from few
hours of simple work at home.
Many of these schemes have been exposed.
Some of the operators are in Jail. The usual
plan is to promise women a chance to add to
the family income by working at something
which requires according to the advertise
ments, no experience.
The class of women to whom such adver-
tisements appeal can be readily understood.
They are women for the most part who are
partial invalids. They are the shut-ins who
find themselves burdens to their families. They
read in these advertisements a hope for re-
lease from humiliation, hope to aid those to
whom they are burdensome
In the case of the man who has now grad
mated into very important Federal position,
1.-THE appeal went out to women to paint pillow
vtops.
The literature of his company showed that
he required deposit of six dollars before the
women could start work.
The charge of Hicks, who operates the
Specially Salesman magazine, which has for
years exposed frauds, is that Rozelle wanted
the deposit for materials worth much less than
the six dollars and that he later found reason
for refusing to purchase completed pillow tops.
Now there is added more serious charge.
Hicks states that when he was called as grand
jury witness he was met outside the room by
the district attorney, very recently the private
secretary of Senator Robinson, and was told
that RozelIe had quit business and asked
whether he saw any objection to letting the
business quietly die.
1t is matter of some significance perhaps,
lHoC IuClC 10 any SAoHN July inquiry IL OhO
matter at all at this time. Usually such inquir-
les are made by postal inspectors.
It would seem that the Government could
very readily determine whether the Hicks
charge of fraud is true or false 1t could dis
cover the names of the Rozelle clients, the
names of women who had sent him money, how
many of them received any money for work,
where Rozelle sold the pillow tops which he
advertised were so badly needed in the great
American home.
Certainly the two Senators who elevated
Rozelle, whose activities in politics in their be-
half was Jealous, ought to want to know
about it.
The assertion of Rozelle that he came to Indi-
annapolis at the earnest request of Clyde Walb,
now in seclusion to assist in putting across the
Governors program from a recalcitrant Leg
islature, ought to make the Governor show
some interest
And certainly Postmaster General New, in
view of the charge that political influence now
plays a part, cannot fail to act and clear up
matter that has in it something more than the
usual fraud charge.
If Rozelle ran an honest business, he should
be INDICATED. If he ran a crooked game. he
Should not be allowed to be in charge of Fed.
eral grand juries.