Show POINTS OUT MEANING Of LOTTERY lA V That department stores and ether business business bustness busi bust ness in institutions which offer special I for tor holders of ot tickets secured b by means of purchases arc aro liable Hable to get in trouble if these lotteries are advertised by means of letters sent through the mall mail Is Is' Is the statement nl of PostOffice Inspector or Nelson Mr 11 Nelson issUed has the following statement state stale I ment nent I As the holiday season approaches approach s there seems to be an effort made by merchants to outdo o. o each other oilier In bidding for tor the trade which they well know will be heavier f than at at t a ti r other time f nf f f lift year All sorts of es schemes are t d devised d and ad inducements offered to stimulate trade the most common one being the offering o of prizes to be distributed among the patrons With every even purchase se if It be large enough a a. a ticket ls Is given entitling en entitling entitling en- en titling the holder to a CHance cnance in tIe tle dra drawing wing In to give gi as wide publicity as pOE possible to lu the scheme circulars are arc sent broadcast t by mall niall and advertisements are inserted in the local newspapers many of which h reach the subscriber through the maiL mall The point which 1 I wish to emphasize is this The assistant t attorney general for the department de department de- de has repeatedly ruled that such schemes are aro lotteries and therefore all aU matter relating to them in any way should be excluded from the malls and will wUl be if the postmasters exercise due vigilance The lottery f feature is not hot ot eliminated by bJ the merchant giving to every customer customer cus cus- tomer value received ed for the money ex ex- ex in addition to the tho ticket which entitles him to a chance In the drawing I or distribution of prizes The fact re remains remains re- re I mains that there is a distribution of prizes by lot Jot or chance l contemplating the adoption of some pIa plan n as above des described are advised that nothing relating to the scheme will be admitted to the malls mails Publishers of newspapers and periodiCals A cals a are advised an that r. r Inn the tp entire a aJ-a. aJ edition ea merit ment or notice relating to such scheme will be dented denied admission to the malls mails and further that all persons who use the malls mails in violation of the statute prohibiting pro pro- the use of the malls mails for the purpose pur pur- pose of carrying on a lottery scheme will be prosecuted |