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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 2, 1922 
I read your reference in issue of No¬ 
vember 11 to the Spanish game, which 
you say was in practice 25 years ago. 
I am sending you a book which shows 
it was done 125 years ago. See page 
130. p.s. 
New Hampshire. 
The book is ihe Memoirs of Vidocq. It 
is a translation from the original French 
edition, and reprinted by a Philadelphia 
house 00 years ago. The original seems 
to have been established fully 135 years 
ago. In recounting Ins experience in 
French prisons the author, who was one 
of them, says that the prisoners openly 
prepared tricks for swindling and theft 
which were to be perpetrated when they 
left the prison walls. One of these was 
the preparation of a letter referring to a 
hidden treasure of gold that the receiver 
of the letter was asked to help recover. 
The Spanish letter, used after the Span- 
ish-Americau War, was patterned after 
this French prison of 100 years previous 
date, even to the extent of following the 
exact language as well as imitating the 
style. It is a pity that the industry, in¬ 
telligence and talent could not be used 
for a more worthy purpose. 
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MWIV? 
Alleging that the stock of the L. R. 
Steele Corporation that she bought direct 
from the company at .$100 a share was 
later sold by brokers for 810 and that 
stock had been sold as low es $9.50, 
Emily Bartholomnci has brought suit to 
recover $1,500 which she paid for the 
stock. In her complaint she alleges that 
she was engaged not as a stock sales 
agent, hut as a teacher to instruct poor 
people of the city how to invest their 
savings. She was to tell them that sav¬ 
ings banks pay only 314 to 4 per cent on 
savings, and that the investments in the 
L. R. Steele Corporation would pay from 
7 to 20 per cent. Her educational work 
among the poor consisted in part of songs 
especially written to arouse interest and 
enthusiasm for the Steele Corporation’s 
paper certificates. We advise our people 
to avoid this kind of education unless it 
be construed as a warning to refuse in¬ 
vestments in get-rich-quick promotiou 
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The Manhattan Piggly-Wiggly C’orpor- analyzed the contract, show in 
ation. operating a chain of grocery stores farmer had been deceived an 
in New York City and elsewhere, was traot afforded him no protectio 
placed in bankruptcy yesterday on an in- .. , 1 
voluntary petition filed in the United briber now sends us c clippi 
States District Court. In the petition Rochester paper on the subjei 
the firm's liabilities are estimated at ns follows- 
$1,250,000, with assets of $350,000.— 
Daily Paper. November IS. ‘•Another batch of fake ante 
- r ... , .... , „ surance policies has been sold 
The Manhattan Piggly-M lggly Corpor- ists in Meudon and vicinity tl 
poration is one of the promotions of ,T. cleverness of agents represent 
W. Elliott’s Business Builders organiza- 00n l at Syracuse, N. wh 
w 1 . , .. . 4,. , method similar to Punzi of 1 
lion. We understand the parent Piggly- 8ecur ing money. The compan; 
W iggly organization is not involved in cuse sends out agents to sell 
this failure. It, however, indicates the policies covering all kinds of 
weakness of this chain store scheme ns a i 
whole, and the chain store stock-selling c. Donahue, secretary of the . 
schemes generally. Club of Rochester. 
Following the failure of the Manhattan ... problem is, sn.\s Mr. 
t>- 1 w in .. , just how to prevent motor c 
Piggly-Wiggly Corporation involuntary from giving tbeir m<)Uey avva , 
petitions were filed by creditors against, agents, who pretend to be insm 
James W. Elliott’s Business Builders, and in their talk with the 
luc, 152 ‘West Forty-second S.m-., wbM. "velS" “ 
had attained wide publicity through its 
speedy stock salesmen and the three ter- t Are jtlie Knickerbocker Hart 
ritorial subsidiaries of the Manhattan y’T' Broodwai. Newlorl 
„ . , I have sent them some song 1 
Piggly-Wiggly Corporation. Percival have received blank contracts 
Wilds, as receiver for the Manhattan antee. etc., hut they want $48. 
Piggly-Wiggly Corporation, filed a claim L arn not 10 P a - V u,l ^ e 
against the Elliott concern for $250,000 their standin S- 
for “money received as agent of the Man- This concern operates what 
hattau Piggly-Wiggly Corporation.” Re- as song publishing scheme, 
cently the principal business of Elliott’s submitted is praised as lmv 
Business Builders was the sale of stock merit and Ihe composer is led 
of the Piggly-Wiggly concerns. Mr. that a fortune is within reach 
Wilds appears as principal creditor of the sou « set ,0 music and publii 
subsidiary concerns. Other creditors in- Knickerbocker Harmony Studit 
elude Ida Cohen, $1,000. and Helen f " r setting the song to n 
Johnson. $3,000, both for services. The publishing it, and that is the 
liabilities are estimated at $500,000 and A. few copies are printed, but t 
the assets at $100,000. sale for it* as the management 
Besides the Elliott’s Business Builders, called studios well know from 
the concerns affected hi these proceedings it is easy money for the sti 
are the Western New York PigglyAVig- more suckers are sought, 
gly Corporation. Piggly-'Viggly Eastern 
Comimny am! the Connecticut Pifglr- fid ™ l th “VnT4?ln| 5 'AdJe'rtMn, 
Wiggly Corporation. The petition for Cleveland. < >.. a reliable firm. I 
receivers set forth that all are subsidi- ing the contract which they 
aries of the Manhattan Piggly-Wiggly Do ?°u think they would pa; 
Corporation. The Western New lork !iave b(?Pn subst . ri hers to Tits, 
and the Connecticut Corporation oper- f or some time, and have great 
afed as their names suggest, while the your ability to answer these ] 
Piggly-Wiggly Eastern Company has Questions. 
been doing business in New York. The Universal Advertising A 
It would therefore seem that the whole fers $35 per 1.000 for eopyin 
house of cards erected by the Piggly- The party undertaking the worl 
Wiggly Corporation is well started on to send $5 for 1,000 sheets of j 
the road to collapse, aud with ir the is a plausible plan to get $5 
strong-arm stock-selling methods of sheets of paper that may be w< 
James W. Elliott’s Business Builders. The $1 to $2. We do not believe t 
result is inevitable when the structure is tising agency has any iutentioi 
built on sand. Besides the Piggly J Wig- ing $55 for copying 1.000 letter 
gly enterprise. Elliott has been active in fakers in this line offer to pa; 
selling the stoc-k of an automobile tire dressing and mailing circulars, 
concern, a correspondence school, etc., money has to he sent on one p 
employing an army of salesmen for the another, and then the suppose 
purpose. The experience once more justi- tunity to earn money at home 
fies our advice to our people to refrain The houses that really desin 
from investment in the stock. We hope country women to do home woi 
that all of our people took the advice, ask that auy money he sent for 
Furnishing money for other people to The work-at-home schemes are 
speculate with is not a prudent policy despicable frauds, because they 1 
for anyone. It is a useless hazard for and deserving women of a fet 
the savings of the farm. There is not which many times are borrowe 
even the chance of a gamble in it. hope of obtaining honest work. 
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