Hartford, April 4 So-called "scalp
ing" in "War Savings Stamps and cer
tificates throughout the state of Con
necticut will, it is believed, be ef
fectively stopped as a result of the
predicted passage in the near future
by the Connecticut General Assembly
of a measure soon to be favorably re
ported by the Judiciary Committee,
designed to protect foreigners and
others in the state who have in the
past been induced to sell their War
Savings Stamps for a fraction of their
redeemable cash value. For some time
complaints have been reaching the
Connecticut War Savings Committee
to the effect that certain individuals
in the cities and towns of the state,
especially in the .centers of foreign
population, were being induced to sell
their W. S. S. at prices ranging from
$3.00 to $3.65, whereas these stamps
are now worth $4.28.
Some time ago evidence a-gainst
several persons was placed in the
hands of the Treasury Department at
Washington, lut in the meantime in
order to stop this practice, the Con
necticut Committee had drawn up a
bill to be piaceJdi on the statutes of
the State, which, it is believed, will
prevent the cashing of War Savings
Stamps at all places except post of
fices. Tl 3 bill now pending before the Ju
diciary Committee requires that all
persons .troying" W. S. S. at less than
their present cash value 'first take out
a special license from the State Bank
Commission, for which a fee of $50 is
required, also it is stipulated that
such persons provide a .boni of $10,KK)
from some approved surety company,
before engaging in such' a 'business
The penaltiy for violbtion is six months
in ja.il, a fine of $1,000, or iboth.
