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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.
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Madison Aven< e and 580 .Street,
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day and up. American Plan.
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FIREPROOF ANO FIRST-' LASS IN EVERY
PARTICULAR
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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.
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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# |
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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
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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.
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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
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