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SHARKS OUT OF WATER
Government Put* Two of Them In
Penitentiary for Shady
Stock Dealing.
New schemes for inducing the In
westing public to part with its sav
ings, its Liberty Bonds and War Sav
ings Stamps in exchange for stocks of
apeeulative or doubtful value con
stantly are being developed. One of
the latest of these was disclosed re
cently in the trial of Ellsworth J.
Green and his son, E. H. Green, at
Oklahoma City. This particular
scheme was the means of landing the
Greens in Leavenworth PriEon for
five-year terms, but not until many
hundreds of investors lost their sav
ings.
The Greens, through the Great
Western Guarantee Investment Com
pany of Oklahoma City, promoted five
oil companies. The original sales
price of the stock in these companies
was $1.00 a share, but by resale agree
ment purchasers were guaranteed
that the Great Western Company as
fiscal agent would resell the stock If
desired at the end of six months to
net the Investor $2.00 a share or a
profit of 100 per cent.
As the date to fulfill this agreement
drew near, stockholders were advised
that the price of the stock had
reached $5.00 a share. Naturally if
they came to believe the stock was
worth $5.00 they declined to accept
the opportunity to sell for $2.00 .
For a time stock salesmen reaped
rich commissions, but finally rumors
that the reports were misleading be
gan to spread. At a company banquet
at Oklahoma City it was charged that
the Greens attempted to sell out to
the salesmen. At this point, the gov
ernment stepped in, arrested the pro
moters and began to unravel evidence
which finally landed the Greens in
prison on the charge of using the mails
to defraud. Now the stockholders are
attempting to save what is left of
the assets of the companies.
Promises of profits of 100 to 500
percent made by stock promoters sel
dom become realities. The country is
being flooded with wild cat stocks by
unscrupulous investors. The resale
plan of the Greens’ is only one of the
many varieties of bait used. Any of
these promoters are willing and anx
ious to take Liberty Bonds or War
Savings Stamps and Treasury Savings
Certificates in exchange for their bits
of paper. They are perfectly willing
to give promise of profits for the sure
payment guaranteed by the federal
government.
Investments in government saving
■ecurities and Liberty Bonds are safe,
sure and profitable. The Investor not
only Is guaranteed against loss, but
he is assured that money so invested
will go toward solving the economic
problems with which all are faced and
in making the country greater and
more prosperous instead of seeing
his savings go to provide luxuries and
an easy living for dishonest promot
ers.
NO FRIEND OF PROFITEER.
Progressive Merchants Realize Dan
ger in Excessive Prices.
Progressive retail merchants are
coming to recognize that the pros
perity of the merchant is thoroughly
connected with the prosperity of hie
customers and that, the success of the
profiteer Is no less a blow to the hon
eet merchant than to the suffering
purchaser.
In a recent letter to the public, Ed
ward A. MacLean, secretary of the
Oregon Retail Merchants Association,
said:
"So long as the free buying spirit
of the American public exists, mayors
and governors can fuss and fume and
Congress can enact what it pleases.
! but high prices will continue. It ii
; my opinion that the purchase of gov
ernment securities such as War Sav
ings Stamps and Treasury Savings
Certificates instead of merchandise
will hasten the overthrow of the ‘high
j cost of living.
I “Here is the point—It is high time
that the American people were
brought to realize that the responsi
I bility for the high cost of living is not
! a responsibility of Congress or any
j other agency. Unless the American
people, themselves, quit supporting
I high prices, they can right now make
up their minds to pay high prices for
some time to come."
This attitude is thoroughly en
dorsed by the Western bankers. The
j Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank
■ of San Francisco in a recent commu
nication to its clients declared people
should practice thrift, shop for lower
prices, and utilize Liberty Bonds and
War Savings Stamps as investments
for their savings. After outlining
some of the causes for the high cost
of living, and government action to
offset this, the bank sayB:
“What we may look and hope for as
the main effect of this Governmental
action is an awakening of the Nation
to more of a natural reaction against
paying high prices.
“People should take pains to avoid
paying them by shopping for lower
prices, by reducing their consump
tion. practicing thrift, utilizing fot
their savings Liberty Bonds. War Sav
ings Stamps and other opportunities
for giltedge investment now open to
them.
“This attitude will constitute a
strong Influence In lowering prices,
down to the point at least necessi
tated by basic conditions, and, these
latter conditions being fundamental,
must be left to work themselves out.
CELEBRATE ARMISTICE DAY.
Tenth District Asked to “Go Over the
Top" Again for W. S. S.
“Going over the top,” came to be a
wartime habit in the United State:
just as it did with the doughboys in
France. It is a hard habit to curb and
in order to keep in practice the Sav
ings Organization of the Tenth Fed
eral Reserve District has launched a
campaign which will give each com
inunity an opportunity to “go over"
again on Armistice Day and thereby
celebrate a year of peace.
Each community is given a ver;
small quota through its banks, and in
vestors are being urged to order from
$100 to $1,000 in new Savings Certifi
cates which bear the same interest
and privileges as the War SaviDgs
Stamps, recognized by investors as
the best security offered.
The campaign is intended, not only
to raise a few millions for the govern
ment, but to give individuals an op
portunity to receive a maximum re
turn on small amounts of savings.
Small Investors may help subscribe
the quota by purchasing War Savings
Stamps at any postoffice.
HER SAVINGS DIDN’T WORK.
Missouri Woman’s Hoard Might Have
Earned $500 a Year.
When relatives came to straighten
up the affairs of the late Mrs. A. Mc
Guire of Klrksville, Mo«, they dis
covered $11,000 in currency and $2,000
in gold hidden in old almanacs, books
and under rugs and mattresses. The
money had performed no service for
Mrs. McGuire and probably had been
idle for years. Invested in Liberty
Bonds and War Savings Stamps and
Savings Certificates, it would now be
yielding over $500 a year to Mrs. Mc
Guire’s heirs and would aid to stimu
late production, Increase employment
and reduce the high cost of living.
Idle money is no less an economic
loss to the Nation than idle worktrs
would be.
TAILORED BLACK SERGE SUIT
Tailored to perfection is this ele ^
gant black French serge bound Ir |
braid. For the business girl nothing
could be more beautiful.
WAYS OF WEARING THE HAIF i
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Coiffures Are Elaborate, Receiving
Much Attention; Many and Widely
Differing Varieties.
Styles in hair dressing change from I
season to season Just as surely as dc I
styles in costumes and dresses. Artist- t
have declared from time immemorial t
that hair was "woman's crownins
glory,” but some women do not treat i
their hair as If it were a glory. Thej i
have seemed to take pleasure In twist t
ing their locks from nature’s course t
thinning them and torturing them bj f
artificial waving. t
The fancy that developed about e i
year ago, of cutting the hair short, ma.t j
be responsible for the adoption of the t
mode of elaborately ornamented coif 1
fures for evening this winter. <
At the present moment much atten 1
tlon Is given to these elaborate coif (
fures, and there are many and widelv;
different varieties. The Influence ol1
the Orient is less marked than in re t
cent seasons, and many of these coif I
fures take their inspiration from tht t
folk costumes of France and neighbor- *
Ing countries. Flowers worn In Span- \
lsh fashion, peasant headdress, Dutch !
diadems, and the tulle* streamers ol
Boulogne are high in favor.
Among the ornaments favored by the ■
coiffures of this season are cloth ol ;
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silver nnd aigrettes or paradise, which
nre Invariably worn slnntlng townrd
the back nnd never standing straight
Silver bandeaux supporting a motif In
brilliants in the middle of the front,
are also very smart, and it Is notice
able that they are worn, more nnd
more, crossing the forehead Just above
the level of the eyes.
Some youthful heads are crowned
with very narrow bands of blonde
tulle on which a string of jewels Is
mounted.
OLD-STYLE PETTICOAT BACK
Garment More Satisfactory Return*
With Wider and Fuller Skirt*
for Winter.
Since skirts have been so very nar
row petticoats have received much at
tention. Naturally, with these ex
traordinarily narrow skirts It was
found that the petticoat came In evi
dence whenever the wearer sat down;
It did not seem to matter how short
It was. At once a new skirt was
brought out, a mere sheath of satin In
silk, fastening onto an elastic band,
and snapping Into place In front rath
er than in the back as heretofore.
This skirt was left untrimmed except
by a deep hem put In with machine
hemstitching. It was made of silk
or satin and could be bought in al
most every color.
The fashionable draped skirts which
are made on the wearer by wrapping
the material around the figure and
then sewing it together necessitated
the creation of the sort of underneath
skirt described. Fortunately the skirts
of winter are slightly wider and fuller,
nnd we can at least wear regulation
petticoats again. None are lovelier
than the silk jerseys with their smooth
ly fitting lines and their lovely flounces
of plaid knife plaited and stitched
into place. These, too, come In every
color and are durable.
“Our patriotism should stand the
test of peace as well as war. There
Is a necessary work to be performed
before the American Red Cross can
withdraw from Europe."—President
Wilson.
Monitor subscription contest closes
Saturday, November 15. Get busy it
your church is going to earn that $100.
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OSBORNE STORE
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Women’s Hats, clearing sale.$1.00
Women’s White Hose, on sale, pair.25c
Boys’ Shoes, broken sizes, pair...$1.98
Outing Flannel, on sale, yard.29c
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