Show I Shaking haking Down the Family Treel lE HE lure of mill millions ons has tricked scores of L 11 Utah people into sinking large sums of in vain plans to recover old estates t Gene sharks shysters and unprincipled financiers pry millions of dollars yearly from gullible Americans on some of the same fanciful stories that have be been n used in Salt Lake One of the most picturesque of f the propositions is that of Sir Francis Drake colorful six century mariner supposed to ha- ha hage hae e di died d intestate leaving of dollars in EI lish banks as well as rich lands Persons dhe name of Drake are told that the estate wis for many years until some I birs took action but legal difficulties have kept kept- the fight in courts until the present day THey are informed that they have a legal claim as heir or Sir Francis to the vast estate and ana will be admitted to the proceedings on onEa Ea payment ment of a fee Periodically Periodically- other fees ar an extorted About twenty five such bogus propositions im six billion dollars in phantom are being used to tap American purses As the game has progressed everyone every every- on one with the money has become a possible cu tomer no direct line of descent being re- re S S Profits running as high higi as 1000 per cen cent centar t tar ar promised Ela Elaborate orate prospectuses set forth why funds are needed for court costs lawyers la and investigators to return this vast estate to the rightful heirs Persons of moderate means widows disabled veterans veteran and ana laboring m n are made the chief prey Th more the promises the taster faster vs gro the sucker list S 1 he wise man who is approached S SS by on on of these propos ls will vilI reply to this eff effect ct ItY YoU o might shake our family tree ran an a nut but you cant cartt hoax me into be a million dollar estate would drop |