Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-03-15 | Page 1 | Stop Scheme to Bilk Relatives of U.S. Soldiers

Stop Scheme to Bilk Relatives o 01 u. u S S. S Soldiers I PHILADELPHIA rah r h 14 Ton H.-Ton Ton men four tour of them said to t e the thc leaders lenders in a an al alleged scheme c to swindle relatives of ot United State soldiers rs were ere nabbed in a ral rai raid op oll ho io o offices of the th stock tock brok rm of ot John H Heerick crick Co building by city detectives cs today oda The Tho concern Is declared by de detectives detectives de- de to have numerous victims throughout the eastern section of ot the United States and the proceeds of ot their operations to havo have resulted In coll collections amounting to a huge sum Among those thol arrested was David Laub otherwise e known as ai Louis Riverside Drive C New York Tho The raid was prompted U by Mrs Emma Bonnem who asserted she was defrauded of by the Hear Heer- I 11 q ih Detectives affirm Mrs Bonnem Is only one of a large number of vie vie- Urns and hat that tho the representatives of or Co have been working a scheme successfully with parents of ot boys who aro are In the United States camps and in Franco France Mrs Bonnem told the thc detectives that on February 19 she received a one call from the Heerick firm that that hat ll her r on Carl Cail w. w j Is 15 at Camp Meade leade has an option of oC 1000 shares on Lost CIt City Oil on Gas stock a n. concern concern con con- cern to Jc JC e located at Lost City Kansas She was told that if Ie she would va Ia pay she could protect tho the option and earn a 1 profit of oC Mrs Bonnem alleges that she paid the after she was convinced her herIon herbon soil Ion held heill the option aler ater she I learned she alleges that her son held no option on n Lost CIl City Oil Gas stock or an any other kind o 0 stock