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Show slons of which newspapers or other publications of any kind, circulars and pamphlets, containing advertisements advertise-ments of lotteries, gift enterprises or similar schemes offering prizes dependent de-pendent in whole or in part upon lot or chance, or lists of the prizes awarded in pursuance of such schemes, and all other matter relating relat-ing to them, are declared to be un-mailable. un-mailable. The terms 'lottery, gift ei terprise, or similar scheme offering prizes dependent in whole or in part upon lot or chance,' as used in that section include 'guessing' or 'estimating' 'estimat-ing' contests for prizes, as well as drawings and raffles of every kind, whether general or local, whether for. private gain or in aid of charitable, educational or religious objects, and j whether the consideration lor chances be money or other thing of value. Enterprises in which prizes ai;e distributed among purchasers of merchandise in slated amounts, or i among subscribers, for publications, or for shares of corporate stock, through I ho medium of drawings or guessing contests, are lotteries within with-in l.lie meaning of that section. Publications, Pub-lications, circulars, cards or pamphlets pamph-lets containing advertisements of such enterprises, or other notices or information of any kind relating to them, would he withdrawn from the mails and treated in accordance with sections 547, 574 and 593 of the P. L. and R. " 'Endless chain' enterprises designed de-signed for the sale or disposition of merchandise or other things of value through the circulation or distribution distribu-tion of 'coupons,' 'tickets,' 'certific-cates,' 'certific-cates,' 'introductions,' an-d the like, are held to embrace the elements of a lottery and also to be fraudulent. Matter of every kind relating to such enterprises should be excluded or withdrawn from the mails, and treated treat-ed in accordance with sections 547, 574 and 593 of the P. L. and R." NO JAIL FOR US The Publishers' Auxiliary, the country editor's Bible, calls attention of the newspaper men to the fact that many of them are iuviting Uncle Sam to give them free board and room at Leavenworth or to take $1,000 of their surplus cash. The method is to print article about lotteries. lot-teries. Readers do not think about the law and often advertisers will request re-quest the publication of something that is banned. It would be too bad for a nice little editor to have to put in a year in tho pen for just mentioning mention-ing that Mrs. Black won the big doll at the Doozem club raffle, but the said nice little editor is inviting trouble trou-ble for himself if he does it. The law is very plain and very strict, and to Inform our readers again, although .we have printed it before, we herewith here-with append it so that they will not ask us to put ourselves in a position to be fined $1,000. "34. The attention of postmasters postmas-ters and railway postal clerks is directed di-rected to section 482 of the postal laws, apd regulations, by the provi- |