Show THE PRE IIUM FRAUD A Few Questions Propounded to the j Managers of the Herald Lottery I There is not much if any question as I to the illegality of the Heralds premium Fcheme and that the managers and promoters pro-moters of the fraud are fully aware of that fact is evident from their taciturnity I on the subject Their loquacity in maintaining main-taining the lawfulness of the enterprise has been conspicuous for its absence Why dont the Herald quote the statute on lotteries and explain to its readers and the public that according to the law there is nothing illegal in this Grand Distribution business Competent lawyers law-yers in this city are of the opinion that I this prize racket is a misdemeanor under the law and that the Herald is liable to prosecution This being the case and the Grand ury yet in session who knows but that before its discharge and I I the drawing of the Herald premiums the managers of that paper will not be summoned sum-moned to the hotbox they will find themselves in if the jury is instructed by Attorney Dickson to inyestigate this matter I mat-ter The Herald has been advocating I advo-cating upholding the law but dumb as an oyster in showing that they are not overriding the law Let the Herald answer this question Why should I a newspaper of selfacknowledged journalistic standing andpublic importance resort to the premium pre-mium plan in order to keep up and increase in-crease its subs riptionlist 1 Cant every Herald sub see he is the victim of a subterfuge sub-terfuge It is known that District Attorney At-torney Dickson told one man that the scheme was a misdemeanor and that agents for it would be liable under the statute ENQUIRER |