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About The Hustler of Rome. (Rome, Ga.) 1891-1898 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1894)
Borne Mutual Loan Association. HOME OFFICE ROME GEORGIA, 325, Broad Street. A National Building and Loan Company, Purely Mutual, safe Investment and Good Profit Made by small Monthly Payments, OFFICER . 4 GLOvKK. President. J. D. MOORE, Suc’ty & Treas. L,‘ '/ I GRAVES,|Vice President. .1. H. RHODES, Mgr’ Laud Dept. CM ' HALsTED SVIIT h , General Council. IBS4FTLL AND WINTER MILLINERYIB94 N 0.302 BROAD STREET. ROME GEORGIA, We are now prepared to Show A Select Stock of New and Sty lish Millinery, Ladies, Misses and childrens, Hats and Bonnets, Baby Caps, Hair Ornaments, Side and Tuck Combs, Ice Wool, Silk floss and Zephyrs. Will sell at lowest Cash prices, Call and See us, Respectfully A. O. GRRRARD. ■ ■■ 1 ■■»»«■■■■■- ■■ ■»..! I - I ii<ol Lx G& ThF /' iB ’■ 'J 3 [mW * l. • ■• »•- .. - -.- . - > Madison - taue HOTEL Madison Aven< e and 580 .Street, NEW YORK- day and up. American Plan. -- —— FIREPROOF ANO FIRST-' LASS IN EVERY PARTICULAR ■ Two Block* from the '1 hud and Hxth Avenue Elevated I<udi , <>;"'s . -the Madison and Fotnth Avenue anti Belt Li |ie Cars pass the Door. — H M. CL ABK /proprietor Pa s<=>r»orp- Hv"• tor runs all night. BRICK kiln s LIME KILNS HAIR AND SAND We can fur >ifeh fresh Lime in large quanities burned from our o .vn Kilns on short notice. Brick. Lime, Hair and S a rd always on hand Greoj-o-e VV Trammell Forth Ward Brick Yards, THE HUSTLER OF ROME/THURSDAY OCTOBER, 11 1894. PENSION FRAUDS Startling Discovery Made in an Agents Private Papers. 700 PAPERS WERE FILED By the Enterprising Pension Man. Many Physic'ans Were "Greased" by Applicants. Heavy Frauds Found Dubuque, lowa, October 11. — Special Examine E. F. Waite, of the Pension Bureau, in obedience to the order of Judge Shiras, in the Federal Court, has filed the documents captured in the fan ous tin box in Pension Agent Ge urge M. Van Leuven’s private office at Lime Springs, lowa. These documents are mostly in the form of correspondence, in criminating upon its face. Van Leuven and certain boards of med ical examiners with whom he had relations. Nearly all of the nu merous indictments found againat the pension attorney are based on these letters. In all about 700 papers are filed. Some of these are letters to pt n sion claimants whom Van Leuven advised to “grease” members of the boards in order to have their examinations go through smooth* ly. Others are letters between the agent and the surgeons, in which terms are agreed on for raisir g ratings, and fixing up the papers in the case. It appears that Van Leuven gave claimants to understand that this payment of money to medical examiners was the usual thing, es tablished by long practice, and it does not appear that there was as a rule corrupt intent on the part of the claimant. Some of the documents show that affidavits as to physicial disa bility were bought from physici: ns at an average rate of about tO cents a line. One letter makes an offer to a physician in Lincoln, Neb., to pay $5 for an affidavit covering diseas es of the stomach, deafness, rheu matism and heart diseases. The doctor sent the affidavit, but demanded $lO for it. This physician, whose name is not re vealed, has since testified that he has made a large number of affi davits, and that his price ranged fiom $5 to $lO. Affidavits were made to cover nearly all the diseases known, and in order to get the applicants before ex a inning boards with whom he was iriendl;, Printed forms were used •ct affidavits and the claimants were asked to copy these in their own hands and sign them. Many did not realize what they were doin'-* The filing of the papers is a surprise to the defense, which did not want them made public, it's i le» being simply to get acc<B» to taem. WHOSE MONEY IS THIS? It Will Become the State’s if not Claimed in six Years. There is in the state treasury, $19,031,03, which will he the prop erty of Georgia withiu the next few years, if it is uot called for be fore that time . In 1891 th* United States gov ernment paid to the state of Geor gia, SB3 031 04, the sum coming to the state under the law refunding to each state the direst tax levied d iritig the war,to keep up the gor - eminent troops. I’here Were many claimants to this fund, and when th«y had es tablished their claims it was found that tb« money they received amounted to $64 000. This left $19,031 03Still in the r asury, Under the law, it must be Jkep there for six years in case of any claimants calling for it. If it is not cal ed for in th is ytime, which .vill be in 1897. it will become the property of the state. When that time arrives, the leg islature chh take the fuud in* hand and dispose ut it as it sees fit. — At a Journal. •©THE BIGGEST# | ■ THING I3sr ROME imita, Carpels, Mailings & We carry the largest stock in the state. We buy cheaper than any house in the state We sell cheaper than any other house in the state. We do business on business principles. Our customers arealways pleased with their purchases. We have The Best Goods TXT LOWEST PRICES. We are always picking up big bargains for our customers. Once a customer always a cus tomer. Solid Oak Suits $15.00 to $25.00 Call and see our $20.00, PA KU )H SUITS. W v jJS- ?v e rflowing with bright new Furniture It is a pleasure to show you these goods. Call and see us. . ( Jndertaking Coffins. Caskets, & Having purchased the complete Undertaking bus iness of W. A. Rhudy, we are prepared to give , this branch of our business the best of at tention, We have made many improve ments &c, which enable us to better serve the public than ever been done in Rome before 111 cDDN 1. 3 & 5. Third Avenue;
