Show USED USO MAilS TO DEFRAUD Federal Authorities Swoop Down Upon Office of the Redeemable Investment Co 00 and Arrest the Manager r OSTO Oct 13 Federal BOSTON I tIe ties the office of the lie Ue company t 0 ho S Devonshire street treet today and came eaDle eaDlen imay n with Charles II U the books book of the rind dollars In nil till taken Inken Un UD tier der a It warrant the company the oe of the malls lu 10 a scheme chenie to 10 defraud Officers tonight were nere for Jle ne Rev linNa 1111 president of 01 the company who lau Ila hau the alleged allege eu en na as n nn an of Secre tary of the Interior the lute late of the United Hulled court Senator Curtis Curti of 01 Innia and local tun I reV e Mr Plass wa was for seven sevea years president pr std nt of Washburn Wash burn college collect Ue at To Topeka peka Kan KanThe KanThe KanThe The Redeemable Investment corn com company jan pany was organized orpa zed three years ago go as asa asa asa a holding with a capital of found in the tho of fi e say that the company promotes 1 y those t ho e properties of which It Is IB th owner or ur of ot which it has baa control and und that the Uw stock lOck is III not listed lilted as the redemption fund furnished u II market for foi the stock on demand at d 4 1 price nc DC less than the price paid paWl the tilt company with at least aix ix per cent interest InEr foi to I the time lime it has b bien en Is Isa a u Pd The Tle circulars also say ay that the corn com pan any controls t te e Santo Domingo Min Mm ing comPlY company which la Is said to own 5 p J Pc C cent or of the mines of San sn and a ranch ranh of ot acres acrel jn Jr the same country the Norman I lass ass Lumber company which claims to own feet of timber in British Columbia the Boston A CaD Cana Canada na nadi da di Wheat Land Laad company having bavins TO oooo acres of land laRd In Canada and the Development company compan of Washington John P Feeney Feney counsel for the com corn company company pany Dany said tonight that the officer welcomed the fullest Investigation Inv Career Cn r of Rev Re Rev nev Mr Pines Plass Pia president of the com corn company pany Is a graduate of ot Williams college and the Yale Divinity school He has haa 1 leid eld ld pastorates at Detroit Lincoln Neb Medina Median 0 O Cincinnati and Bar Barrington BarrIngton rington It I In 1897 he was state su superintendent of the Rhode Island Iland Anti Saloon Baloon league and later agent of ot the Congregational National Home Mis society He Hp H became president of Washburn lege Topeka in 1902 and resigned two tw years ears years ago KO KOThe The literature of the tile company con contains contains tame the following alleged copy of a aletter aletter aletter letter from Secretary Ballinger I 1 have known Mr Norman Plass for tor many years as hs a It gentleman J of high character and Integrity lIe He possesses a high degree of energy and ability In Anything he undertakes He Is worthy worth of cf f confidence and respect re and has had experience In the west In the invest Investigation gation atlon of ot timber lands I am sure he would not knowingly represent any matter untruthfully or unfairly In business connection Signed RICHARD RIcARD A BALLINGER Secretary of ot the Interior Brooks In Trouble Before Detore Mr Ir fi Brooks was born In Council Bluffs la lao 39 30 years ears ago According to o the te federal ade al officials be lie was arrested in St Bt LOUIS six years ago agog tried and anti convicted In connection co with the land frauds of the Rialto company of ot St StLouis StLouis Louis Iou s and sentenced to IS 18 months in jail jat but was pardoned by President Roosevelt on the ground he had fur valuable evidence for the gov government gO in the trial of Senator Bur Burton Burten I ton ten The officials of ot the Redeemable In Investment Investment Investment vestment company are President Norman Plass Plans Boston vie vice presidents J 3 Austin Wor Worcester Worcester cester center George A New Now York William II H Bryan New York secre secretary secretary secretary tary George B Graff Boston treas treasurer treasurer treasurer J I Boston The directors Include the above with Charles II H Brooks of ot Boston manager Harry W Davis Wilmington Del W WE WE WP E P Hathaway New Bedford and Addi Addison son lion on II lJ H Mont Glair N J Manager Brooks was arraigned late tonight before United States Commis Commissioner Commissioner stoner Hayes and later released on giving o bail ball |