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Show GEl-mCH-QUICK GM IN Zl SALT LAKE, Sept. 15 Armed with fugitive warrants for a gang of get-rlch-qulck promoters who have fleeced farmers In Craig county, Okla.. out of over $30,000. Deputy Sheriff J. PI. Hall Is in Salt Lake City. He expects p arrest a man and woman, who are the ring leaders lead-ers In a band of six, here at any moment. They have been able to fleece the unsuspecting out of the above amount by the old game of selling "rights" several times over. The headquarters of the swindlers, according to the police, Is In Portland Port-land There tho operations of the others are directed by a man who Is said to be well known to the police of Europe and America. Every section sec-tion of the country is covered and It may be that one of the most glgan-; tic frauds since the advent of one i Cassle Chadwlck may be unearlhed j by the expected arrest It Salt Lake. The name of Mrs. J. F. Parsoni Is ' mentioned. She Is said to be a weal- thy widow with a penchant for making mak-ing money In any manner. Just so she-makes It. A nfan named A. I Patterson Is said to be working with Mrs. Parsons. Several days ago they cashed a draft for 51.800 at a local bank, and the polke say that they are still here, but hiding. According the story told the Salt Lake police by Hall, Mrs. Parsons, who Is wealthy, purchased the rights to sell territory for a certain publication. publi-cation. Patterson was In with her on the deal. They operated exten- clvely In Oklahoma among the farmers, farm-ers, and sold state rights, county rights, and even township rights. Ro-presentations Ro-presentations were made there. It Is claimed, that caused the arrest of a young niRn who was In on the deal. Frlei)d3 of the young nian want Mrs. Parsons brought back there to help him out of the affair, as she knows more than anyone else about it So the deputy sheriff was sent out to try and seeuro her and Patterson. The police say that even If they nre apprehended there be no prosecution, because they have managed man-aged to evade the law. The books are all legitimate, it Is said, and the only fraud Is In selling the rights to territory several times over. |