Victoria A. Toole, 396 55th street $500 Dr. C. J. Grey, 103 State street 250 Miss Frances Mason, sister of Hon. W. E. Mason 1,000 A. C. Nelson, 1057 Addison avenue 150 J. W. Wilson, Opera House block 100 G. G. Eustis, Melrose, Ia. 100 Lalorena Gold and Copper Mining Company 100 Wortham Bros. Company 150 Golden Ranch Sugar and Cattle Company 9,000 Frank McCuddy, Clinton, Ia. 7,500 Dr. E. Hall and J. Brown 125 E. C. Talmage, S. D. Talmage and E. S. Barnum were indicted by the Cook county grand jury. George D. Talmage fled to Kansas City, Mo., where he conducted a branch office in the same business. He was arrested at Kansas City, Mo., on request of the chief of police of Chicago, for operating the confidence game. Extradition papers were secured and Detective Wooldridge brought him back. When his father's office was raided, at 52 Dearborn street, a number of letters was seized, among them were several written from George D. Talmage, at Kansas City, Mo. The following extracts are taken from George D. Talmage's letter to his father: "Saw old Blank today. He was easy. Inclosed find his check for $1,000"; and, "When I mentioned bonds to old Tightwad he fell over backwards and swallowed a set of false teeth." One from a town in Kansas is said to have read: "Nothing doing in this joint. The people here wouldn't buy gold dollars for 90 cents." One letter which reflected particularly upon the cupidity of our K. C., U. S. A. citizens, runs: "I am giving it to these little Kansas City suckers strong. I expect to be able to send you $1,000 the last of the week." E. C. Talmage, George D. Talmage and E. S. Barnum were placed on trial before Judge Brentano for swindling the Rev. Peter A. Baart, Marshall, Mo., out of $500. E. S. Barnum was discharged and the Talmages found guilty. A new trial was secured for George D. Talmage. His father, E. C. Talmage, on May 10, 1907, was sentenced to an indefinite term in the Joliet penitentiary. THE SOCIAL EVIL. The treatment of the social evil is one of the most difficult problems with which society has ever been confronted. Until society is thoroughly regenerated and the consequent purity, both of manhood and womanhood, has become a permanent fact, illicit relationship between man and woman will exist. The attraction of the sexes is as mighty as it is mysterious. No legislation will weaken its inherent force. The man who can come forward with a cure for this great curse is, I fear, yet to be born. [Illustration: (People running by heart)]