Show AFTER THE FRAUD STOCK SALES SALESMAN AN Oil fraud cases are to b be prose prose- prosecuted prosecuted rose with energy by the depart depart- department department ment of Justice according to are a re- re report re report port from Washington The state state- statement ment Is made that on the Pacific coast and Sf In the southwest the sit alt situation sit situation Is Js particularly bad and must be remedied at once Men under Indictment for tor oil and stock frauds it was 5 said are taking ad- ad advantage advantage ad advantage vantage of their liberty to continue their frauds Federal judges are to center their efforts j jn on n cleaning up the oil cases It Is la said sald this pro pro- program p pro program gram will make It Jt necessary forthe for forthe forthe the time being to give the fraud cases precedence over prohibition case cases which heretofore have had the right of ot way To take up the will be con con- convened new cases cases grand juries at once It Jt was waa stated co- co cooperating Co operating co-operating operating with postal inspectors evi- evi evi evl evidence The department has hM secured dence deuce which It believes will be suf- suf sufficient suf sufficient to bring convictions of ot us- us us using ing the malls mails to defraud The American people are sus- sus susceptible sus aus susceptible to the appeals of the sales salesmen men who have fake stocks to sell and they must be protected from the parasites with the same aeme vigilance I lance that the police forces of the country country give In resisting pick pick- pickpocket pickpocket pocket the burglar and the dayman 1 ayman The government Is pro pro- proceeding proceeding none too early to punish the army of ot grafters graUers operating In wildcat oil and other fraudulent stocks |