Show counterfeit HALF DOLLARS detectives defective at work trying to locate the guilty I 1 artles st louis june jnue 0 3 united states secret service agents operating from st louis kansas city omaha denver salt lake city and san francisco are hard at work attempting to locate counterfeiters counterfeit ers who are flooding the west with dollars made of at pure silver the circulation of these counterfeits has increased and chief hazen has haa taken the matter up the secret wo lc on the case between betwee n this city and the rocky mountains is is being conducted from the st louis bureau and the san francisco operators are arc conducting the field west of the mountains the exasperating features of these counterfeits is their close resemblance to genuine 50 cent pieces which has resul resulted in giving them wide circulation without det detection ec they have the genuine ring banks receive them without question and in many instances pass them thein out rould |