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cate at ee | a Charles Jean Drosener, who was recent] arrested by the Far a ajter detng deported fron Mextoo, 48 an exanple of the tnternational confidence nan, He has operated, during the past two decades, tn the (mited States, Latin Anerteoa, Europe and the Ortent. He hos been convicted tn Italy for awindling and tr France for abuse of confidence, trpersonation of a French Aray offteer, tllegol wearing of French Arvy decorattons and deserting the French Foratgn Legton. He also gerved tine fn Vienna, Austria, for tnpersonating an officer and iarcenye 7 Drossner'’s rtght tndex finger te anputated near the second jotnt. He reportedly recstued thia disfigurenent tn China where tt hod been the cuaton at the tine to so amputate thieves and crooks for tdentiftcation purpo-es. Ke alao has been convicted tn Caltfornta and Flaconsin for forging and uttering and tasutng fraudulent checkae He possessed the ability of gatntng the confidence of people by his potsed manner and natural flair for engaging easily tn interesting and agresable conversation. Anong his many erplotts he recently hoped to paint portions of the Ponana Canal with tlluntnating patnte | | Another confidence nan, a native dorn Engltshnan, not long ago appeared at a Midwestern bank, and, representing hinself as a Artttsh brigadter-general tn the United Statee on a secret industrial niasion, requested the bank to introduce him to sone local real estate nen. Hetndtoated that he preferred to keep his rank tn the Arittsh (Arny confidential. He produced a Sritish passport and blank checks of { telom | aaeyee of London, but the bank declined to tntroduce Atm to any veal wen ET TD te nen when he satled to produce tdentifieation papers. Rove. ——d Frets — iar be. — . Tele, hoom__ wmape. 4 .