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Show I SK HIS WltS HT BEENUSELESS Chiel Inspector of Postoftice I lepartmerri Tells of Conviction Con-viction ni Swindlers. wore Caws are needed Some Promoters Now "Ski r-mishin r-mishin Alone; the Borderland Border-land of Crime." WASHINGTON. Jn. Il.-Frdmotera of fraudulent schem who hnd obtain! I7T.O09.O9 from the public mtc put nul n( btlsintSs i urtn ft the tcal v'nr end-' end-' inn on "to tMt. according to ths en I 'k.' nuaJ .ri of Robert B. Bttarn. chief Inepector of ths povtodleo department. During i'1" lis. al icir ":!' Individuals nn- Indictee) on rhaoga ol uglM ) ih" rnaila la rartheranea of phooiti lo drf-u.t. t 'f i n uuniLci M ffrwn' wrr' 1 me.i r,'i im convicted. Th schemes .ii-. . (.iiKHri arcre )f endless variety, vn- I t ma t. report III.!-.it" s. fl"ni I '"' i n pies i businesa transaction lo Knil protect Imnlvinc h enje tvorthlesa el" " fake mining compan-top compan-top hikI iniHclnir and OctlUotU Inst i -I iiiitniif. exist Ins only n Dener. I in dlscusslne the multlptleu of th i . hemes to defraud I lie people, Chief Insportoi Sharp mv: I Tic determination lo brine these eourl and obtain prison J ntences arslpsi them lias proved ex- j rcedlnsfri successful. I , "In no Instance, SO far known In this nfri. a. iisc ii person cOnvlctod on 1 s criminal rhant of im rharactcr at ) i o-irn !.-) to reormnlae hla scheme under a. n- nam . Sc nflen t'tie ch0 when 1 1 mill orders almi.- wori resorted to. I ? i "Ti reettlf of the year worlt haa ' op-. Mi fs I t):it tln-pc fraud nis- ulpultton ire distinct class of crlml nir. sniii nf them movlne In the high-. high-. i to inl -ii business rlreies, hui nearly all bavins mere or l-n sfTiitm i'n srltn or si" devisers "f schemes or enter nrl ' of lllecltlmats character in which ihc-- r? nut known eromotera." In nw of Hi heavy los lo the rosi- ofTIri- rt-iartnint In prij;i''iil Inc I'no j .Mr. siiani recommends thai Mil HH j noik b tal:"!! over for iniulr- b) the I B9 j departoieni of Justice. He sddi thai HfLfj 1 1 - wmk f Lhc van year lian uncov- ; B M ered condition smons the sfrlndllnn a S n:.i.ii showt iiir aetoundlnsj ax ten I I E' ( tlffr fMAratlin-. and the extant of m W their IH-notten cniiip. Hj ' "Th polli- of ihs fleprtiiiofii," Mi. I H sh.irp iiints out, "hsi been io erua&i I 1 "ni lie hiiune and powerful criminals It ih . sr'' ii il.'h at the Ciiitc" ? : This p'n tuu icrved to eliminate iii- H" nillr pi niors. Hp; lnsn'-lor Slisrp micj":-!' 'it I t.-Mi- Pw! 'i.ii for protection of Hi' public that i tddltlonsl lealslatlon be enacted which I V will pro ;ii swindlers fiom carry! na on H X hir operatlona in the borderland Ins H S iwwn lealtlinatt corporatlohfl .ni'i iiin- H ndi l i emei BBh |