Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-22 | Page 1 | Farmers in 22 States Fraud Victims, Claim

FARMERS II 11 mm fraud ' VICTIMS. CLAIM Chicago Firm Said to Have Obtained More Than $250,000 i CHICAGO, Feb. 22. Indictment chairing eleven officials of the Con-1 sumers' Service eompeny with using the mails to dcfiaud Farmers of more than 1260,000 in the last five years through the sale of "service con-tiavts" con-tiavts" were made public today 1 postal inspectors- A. P Clarahan. inspector In charge' of the Chicago end of the investigation, investiga-tion, said that fanners In 22 states had been swindled. In return for contracts calling for, $20 to 5100, the company, Clarahan: siid, promised to sHl dry goods, farm implements, groceries and other lines ol merchandise at reduced prices. The iedlctment h;irgen that letters said the company could buy direct for ho consumer, thereby eliminating mlddle-i mlddle-i i s profits. The indictment alleged alleg-ed the farmers were not rendered the; service promised- Inspector William J. Maries, ot Minneapolis, told mo the only goods old to farmers were second-hand or purchased at bargain sales," Clarahan said. The Indictment was returned last . IctOber In Minneapolis, ir was said. oo