Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 135, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 October 1925 — Page 13

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POSTAL AGENTS AFTER FLORIDA LAND GRAFTERS U. S. Orders Clean-up Made I of Unscrupulous Promoters. Timex 11 ashinoton Bureau. 1322 Sew York Avenue. WASHINGTON. Oct 6.—United States Postal inspectors have been ordered *e. -dean up unscrupulous promoters swindling the public of hundreds of thousands in Florida land speculations, Chiei! Inspector Rush D. Simmons said today. A score of concerns and individuals operating the Florida subdivision game are now under investigation for alleged use of the mails to defraud and others have been reported to the Department, Simmons said. Plans have been made to reinforce the crew of eight inspectors now in Florida to speed, up further investigation. “Swindlers all sorts and descriptions are in Florida now and will go there in increasing numbers,” Simmons said. “They always follow a boom such as is now on and will cause thousands of people to lose all their savings. We are going to do what we can to protect the public against them but realize that many of them are able to work so fast it is impossible to check-mate them in advance. Public Is Warned "Within sixty days we will doubtless have a number of cases ready for prosecution. Meantime I would warn the public against buying anything until all representations made by the salesman have been carefully checked up and the buyer has actually seen the property for himself.” Simmons said many operators who are flimflaming the public no offices in Florida, but are working entirely outside the State. Cooperation with Simmons’ agents has been assured by Herman Dann, president of the Florida Development Board, the State Chamber of Commerce, who said: “I have been informed that within two months United States agents will begin a wholesale prosecution under the Federal postal laws of Florida real estate concerns. “Serious Menace” “We realize that we are being overrun by unscrupulous promoters, cheap mail-order realtors, ‘rottenstock' salesmen of every description. “These business locusts within and without the State present one of the most serious menaces now confronting legitimate business. We must act quickly and promptly to stop the nuisance. “Some of the things which are now being printed, said and done by these wild-catting concerns are going to hurt the interests of,every honest property holder in Florida. These promoters have already caused losses and will cause more which will reflect against the State. “Unless we act fast, we will be obliged within ninety days to give our whole thought atid time to defending a Florida under fire.” NEW HOME FOR CLASS Members of the official board of the Fairview Presbyterian Church have approved plans to erect a frame building for the Men's Eible Class and Live Wire Class of the Sunday School. The structure w'll be erected ht Forty-Sixth St., between Capitol and Kenwood Aves. W. R. C. IN CONVENTION Bit Unit el Press MICIGAN CITY, Ind., Oct. 6. Representatives of more than fifteen cities and tow were here today to attend the I*. rteench district convention of the Woman’s Relief Corps. OLDEST WOMVN BURIED Bn United Brens GREENCASTLE, Tnd., Oct. 6. Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Garner, 97, oldest woman of Putnam County, ivho died Monday, were conducted today.

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Contents of November True Story When Souls Are Tried What Money Cannot Buy When Beauty Betrays His Hour of Faith Half Truths Depths of Endurance Her Tangled Life Mirror of Beauty Should a Woman Tell? The Woman Who Knew Ashes of the Past Would You Forgive Him? His Fatal Mistake The Road of Indiscretion yr The Lesson I Learned The Widow In White Blind Love If He Hadn’t Misjudged Her Dearer Than Riches Love’s Turmoil When Wisdom Is Folly Vultures of Society One Sows—Another Reaps Laughs From Life Stranger Than Fiction Self-Esteem— By Bernarr Macfadden

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