Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-12-04 | Page 8 | Soldier Society Head Ousted

I SOLDIER SOCIETY I HEAD OUSTED NEW YORK Dec Dec 4 Fake Fake magazines magazines maga maga- I sines and civilians wearing army uniforms uniforms uniforms uni uni- forms fleeced thousands of dollars from persons led to bell believe ve the con contributions were for the benefit of crippled crippled crippled crip crip- pled soldiers and sailors it was alleged I in a federal indictment returned against Villi William m S S. S Brewer The inH indictment in indictment in- in charged him with using the I malls mails H er to defraud d Several New York banks contributed to Brewers Brewer's e fund raised in the name of his personal organization The Ex- Ex I Service Men Mens Men's s Cooperative league said Federal Attorney Mattuck Brewer sought letters of commendation from President Wilson Vilson Secretary of War Baker Balcer and other officials the ne nev added His uniformed agents received 15 cents commission on every cent 25 magazine sold Since the scheme be began began began be- be beI I gan working Brewer has deposited I more than 50 in a New Nework York ork bank bankit it was vas alleged In the name of the woman bookkeeper in his office I