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Show 8CHEME TO DEFRAUD FORMER SOLDIER8 19 DARED BY OFFICIAL8 Designing to profit at tho oxponso of soldlors who sorved in tho recent war, thoro has bebn Inaugurated by an unscrupulous concern in Salt Lako, according to a report emanating emanat-ing from tho capital city, a scheme to wrest from ovory mombor of tho American Legion tho sum of 4.G0 on tho roproscntatlon that In ordor to rocolve a cortlflcato of sor-vice sor-vice In tho military or naval forces of tho United States It is absolutely necessary to secure from tho Bait Lako concern a framo in which to placo tho certlilcato. Tho schomo la condomnod by Murray Mur-ray McCarthy, stato adjutant in command of tho dopartmont of Utah, American Loglon. Circular lottors havo been received by many of tho Lohl mombors of tho American Legion, from tho Salt Lako Bchomors, advising thorn in misrepresenting language that unless n framo tor tho cortlflcato is ordered order-ed through thorn, at a cost of $1.50, tho cortlflcato will not bo issued. Tho Salt Lako concern Bonding out this letter is not authorized in any manner, either by tho govornmnt or by dopnrlmcnt officials to tnako any such demand on formor soldlors and from ovory viewpoint it is merely a schomo to take advantago of the ox-soldiers and dofrnud them. Tho nefarious concern is known to tho department officials in Salt Lake, who havo ossayed to protect all mimbora of tho Amorlcan Legion In tho mattor and who aro bringing prosiuro to boar with tho result that any who may have boon deceived by tho fraudulent concern and Uve remitted tho amount demanded, may havo tho money returned to them. . It is said that tho framo offored by tho concern Bonding out tho letters has nn intrinsic valuo of about 25 cents. |