Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-28 | Page 1 | New Fraud is Foisted on Public

I I New Fraud Is Foisted on Public I Syndicate Reaping Golden Harvest I on Swindle Operated Operated Ope Ope- rated latel ill in Leading Cities Dec 27 A 1 A lottery lotten i the tho bol boldest est and most roost palpable swindle ever er foisted upon a a. credulous ulous people has been I uncovered her here s of Philadelphia In th the poor the lie now gama nm which costs only 23 single pia play agents e cents a week for a a. of or the swindlers have la e b cn bt-cn cn b jt b-jt bisy ti y and andin andin andin in th the last three wee weeks s 's the they have been reaping a t har harvest st st. th the stamping stamping stamp stamp- Not ot only Is Philadelphia In ing grounds for the new lottery but It has extended to all the lea leading ln cities of or the th United States and In hi those cities as well veil as in Philadelphia also It is re reported tho the police know nothing of ot the operations of ot the syndicate of or cheaters The TIle card which h the mysterious syndicate syndicate syndi syndi- the winner sells sella for tor cate known as JG 25 i cuts ont cant 1 somewhat resembles th the cards card baseball of ot the tho sold b by the tho promoters pools Th There Thre re Is a row of or letters anti and on eIther cither side Ide of ot the card carll The gamble amble here her 1 la It La based e 1 on the Clr first t letter of or th the top headline in the lie third fourth nn and fifth firth column of or the front page pa c of or the BulletinS Bulletin'S night extra edition on each day Jay of or the week excepting Monday card carll distributed distributed dis db- dis- dis On Ou the left leU of or the this b by the syndicate the lie letters run from A to M. M On the opposite alphabet Is Ie continued In sl side C the order down Iown to Z 1 The rhe car card the victim vie vic tim purchases is In a l scaled envelope cn When hon he lie opens It he lie finds s that It contains con con- marks On these three punch punch marks m depend whether he is to win viii a c cash lIh prize As I a matter if of fact tat there Ian isn't t on one chance In 1000 for tor the th holder ho of u a ticket l twenty Live cent the lie same gauze