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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02

understand why anyone should have de-
signs on her life
I told Mrs. Stanford that she had a.
thousand or even thousands of friends
to one enemy. She then talked about
herself and brought up the question of
spiritualism. To ease her mind / told
her that we all had guardian angels and
that she was protected in all her trav-
els by unseen spirits.
''She told me that she believed in these
things and said she hoped to have es-
tablished at Stanford University de-
partment for the investigation of
psychic phenomena.
When I went home 1 wrote out some
verses and various extracts of things
regarding the best things of life, and
sent them to her to read. In fact, she
repeated after me one or two verses and
this experiment seemed TO take the idea
of being poisoned off her mind.
Mrs. Stanford seemed to stand in
great fear of her life being taken by
some means, and L believe that she
partly came away from San Francisco
to Honolulu with the intention of get
ting away from her supposed enemies.
L embodied her fears and part of her
conversation regarding the attempt on
her life, to Mr. John D. Spreckels. In
fact, | wrote the letter yesterday morn
ing and it went forward on the Sierra
yesterday afternoon.
Whether anything of an investiga-
ton concerning an attempt on Mrs
Stanford's life has been made in San
Francisco. will undoubtedly be brought
TO public notice on receipt of the sad
news there.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02
FORMERLY LIVED
IN HONOLULU

gA sailor around the Horn before the
nl$st in 1873 porter in a furniture
warehouse. a cabinet-maker, a drum
mer, resident of Honolulu from 1880
to 1854 under the reign of King Kala-
kaua, a lay and then a regular Univer-
salist preacher first in the West and
then in Maine, Rev. Asa Mayo Bradley,
who will begin his pastorate at the
Second Universalist church in this city
next Sunday, has had a varied career
and one full of human experience. He
II II 81 81 q q 3, z II
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02
1t is Composed Almost
Entirely Of Staple Cottons

These represent accumulation during the past six
months of odds and ends and short lengths standard goods
Prices scarcely matter Anything that will sell the goods
is the right price
Here list Of the goods that will be
Percae Charbray, Madras, Duck Denim, Sikoline Cur
tain SWISS Cretonne Burlap, Toweing Table Linen Pillow
Linen Calico Base Lawn, Organize, Dimity, Null
Guaze, White Goods and Grass Linen
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02

NO FRIEND LIKE AN OLD
FRIEND-He Will always help you IN
time of need. 1t is the same with
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t is an
old and tried friend in many thousands
of homes, and. like other old friends,
ran be depended upon in time Of need.
For sale by all dealers. Benson,
Smith & Co, Ltd, agents for Hawaii
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02
STANFORD ALUMNI.

Representative Carl Smith, for the
Stanford graduate colony in Honolulu
sent cablegram yesterday afternoon
to DR.. Jordan offering the assistance of
the Hawaiian alumni and asking for
ca Bile Instructions.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02
B. +. EHLERS s. co.
FORT STREET.

Mrs. Stanford ate heartily of the lunch,
and on returning to town said she had
had an enjoyable outing. She did not
touch the eggs.
At $50 Mrs. Stanford, after dressing
, with care, went down to dinner, and
about $50 returned to her room and re-
tired. Mrs. Stanford asked for some
J soda. Miss Berner went to a trunk
and procured it, but said she had no
spoon. The maid, who was combing
Mrs. Stanford's hair, gave her a spoon.
| The bicarbonate of soda was in a small
glass bottle and was in bulk. She took
out half spoonful and laid it on the
table. Mrs. Stanford asked Miss Ber-
ner to take some of it, but she replied
she would take cascaret capsule, and
one of these was also laid out for
Mrs. Stanford. The latter did not take
the soda at once. but said she would
wait and take a drink of water with it.
Miss Berner then retired and Miss Hunt
left her mistress about o'clock. Mrs
Stanford it appears, fell asleep then,
but Ia ter awoke and took the medicine
j Later in the night Miss Berner was
startled by hearing Mrs. Stanford cry
out, ''Berthai" and then May" the
name of the maid. Both sprang up and
saw Mrs. Stanford leaning against the
side of the door, which she had appar-
emily opened
''Oh, Bertha, get a doctor right away,
I am suffering terribly here was Mrs
Stanford's first statement, at the same
time running her hand up and down
her stomach Miss Berner went at once
for help. and a gentleman in the hotel
went for a doctor. Miss Berner, fear
ing that Mrs. Stanford had been poison
ed. gave her hot water to drink and did
everything to get her to vomit. She
could not vomit. Mrs. Stanford stated
she had a CONFUSION which threw her
out of bed. Her jaws finally became
rigid, but she remained conscious to the
end. Miss Berner cannot say where the
bicarbonate of soda came from. She
thought the bottle had been purchased
several years ago at Adelaide. Austria
liza. Mrs. Stanford had had the bottle
long time She did not know whether
Mrs. Stamford was in the habit of
sending the bottle out to be refilled or
not.
The capsules had been purchased
from Wakelee's drug store at San Fran
cisco just before leaving. The prescrip-
ton was procured from DR.. Hillman.
Miss Berner has been with Mrs. stan
ford for nearly score of years. but
Miss Hunt was engaged only on Febru-
airy 9. although she had been in her ser
vice many years before.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02
BELIEVED IN PSYCHOLOGY.

Mrs. Henry Highton repeated yester-
day in detail the information given
meagerly in the Advertiser.
4 have had several talks with Mrs.
Stanford since her arrival said she.
In one of these talks she stated that
an attempt had been made to poison
her while she was in San Francisco.
and that the matter was being investi-
gated. Shseried as she told this. Miss
Bernerg --@1ompanion and secretary.
was witfl - al the time, and seemed
to know all about this episode.
L tried TO quiet her, but she seem cd
to be 1aboring under some great weight
on her mind. She said that she couldn' I
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02
STARTS WEDNESDAY MORNING,
MARCH FIRST, AT O'CLOCK

Nothing Honolulu is like Ehles Remnant Sale-ex-
cept another Ehles Remnant Sale And diff
ferent in many respects from the last
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-28
Vapor de Turbinas

En- la mafiana del lunes entr6 en- Ell
puerto de N. Y. Ell vapor .'Carmania" +,
de la hnea Cunard, uno de los tres va.
pores que por via de experimento, hizo
Ia empresa con maquinas de turbina
para ell tra6co transatlantico, y el pri-
nero de ellos que vino Nueva York.
Es de triple turbina, y Sc esperaba que
navegase 4 no menos de 70 nudos por
hora.
Trafa aor pasajeros de primera, 15a
de segunda y 500 de tereera; a,I5e sa-
cos de correspondence y IS bultos
conteniends rega1os de Navidad.
La veloeidad no respondia a 10 que
Sc esperaba, debide principalmente al
malisimo tempo que Ell vapor encon-
tro en- casi todo ell viaje; pero en- cam
bio ofrecia la ventaja de. resistir los
embates de las olas con tan poea trepi-
daci6n que segdn los pasajeros, parecfa
una iglesia. Hizo las s,s35 millas que
hay desde Queenstown Irlanda, la
entrada de Nueva York en- ! dias y o
horas, nevegando, por tanto, q veloci-
dad media de 16 nudos por hora.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-28
Los mOrmOnes en- Mexico

Las cuatro colonias n1ormonas, es-
tablecidas en- el Estado de Chihuahua
y lIamadas Juarez, Dublan, Dfaz y Pa
checo, Sc hallan en- gran prosperidad,
segt1n jnforme ofcial reciente.
La colonia Juarez contieue 10000
hectareas y 654 habitantes; fabricas de
muebles y ebanisterfa, tenerfa. tala-
bsrteria, zapater1a, moliuo harinero y
una gran fabrica para frutas en- con-
Serva.
La colonia Dublan con tiene 1900
hectareas y $50 habitantes-el doble
en- proportion que la Juarez, una te-
nerfs, talleres de carpinterla y fraguas,
TN aserradero y TN tnolino de harina.
La colonia Diaz contiene 80, hecta-
reas, 500 habitantes. carpinterias, fra
guns y I'm molino harinero; y la colo
MIA Pacheco 32.Ioo hectareas, z85 ha-
bitantes y dos aserraderos.
La principal ocupaci6n de estos
colonos es la agriculture. que les rinde
cosechas de primer orden en- cs ntidad
Y calidad. Los mormones de Chi
huahua fraternizau: perfectamente con
los demas habitantes del pals.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-28
AMERICAN RAILROAD COMPANY OF PORTO RICO.

SCHEDULE OF SEPTEMBER TO- 1905
BETWEEN SAN JUAN CAROLINA CAY AGUAD MAYAG AND PONCE
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-28

las dos de
madru siguente
ga hatala cn as
cutrode a ard liza ant Il 81
s, 10 a
raa la
Novim Dciemb1e e
cemb Y 81, "a
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23
FATAL ACCIDENT.
4 Young nan IS Fatally Injured At Coat 5
Camp LAST Week.

The breaking oi mold oacS" a. Coats
lcgg, IL camp rhu-scav vas the cause ct
the lea.h oi E. EiscAu, young man -
wears II aye, who hai been j. vors II
TIE camp but three iavs. The broken
cable struck Riscau across the stomach
and IN me side. breaking Al arm. He
vas brought 70 the Aberdeen Genera,
Hospital, where he died about twenty
hours after the injury.
The unfortunate young man had not
oeen len. On me Pacific Coast, and his
parents were wired Of the accident, al
Luverre, Iowa, AMI the body Vas taken
70 the Undertaking pariors Of Bear'isiey
Brcs. reply vas received, stating ina.
bis father would leave q. once for Aher
deem 70 take the remains hcme fol
90 -ial, and directing thar the body b
sinbalned. The hersaved father Is sI
pectej here Wednesday.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23

Ei. Beua IS author u cue Of the cusest
snG ueaaest things VET said s5cut The
senatorial igh.. When the bill Was IN
t-udlced IN he house providing Tor he
appointment ci guardians Tor spend
tariffs, Sem. VITA 5ash.ns eye, said :
IT'S sn OUTRAGEOUS ill. Il shows On it,
lace that - intended - hanpe Fceeef's
campaign tcr election &c the United
states sena.e Morning Qiympiaa.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23

OUGHT 70 BECOME 4 LAW.

The bill. Il >tA,e Senator Clapp, for
bidding the state treasurer TO deposit
state funds IN any one bank il excess
ii the paid up capital OF that bank,
oc.h. t. become : Law Il IS said that
/. IS aimed L, ;he monopoly tina. has
been enjoyed by i national bank AZ
Olympia. but in It's principle i. is mer.
i,orious measure, wi.hou, regard to any
monopclies that may therefore have
been enjoyed ty favored individuals or
institutions.
1t is not in keeping with financial
prudence to deposit too much mccey
with any single baas, however large its
resources or uYQues.;oued It's stability.
Il i especially improper wnen the funds
deposited are a. Tie disposition Of oUe
who is merely custodian for the geo.
pie.
Tie state funds should &c distributed
where thew will be safe anu bring the
argest returns. It nigh. be 3 good
dea 70 have law tina. viii include q
provision such As that Just adopted IN
the Hill currency bill. by whlcn de-
pcsi.s are made with banks en- upeti-
tive bids. This would insure the state
getting interest &C is idle money. |.
would sc Dc wise - place 4 limit en-
deposits in accordance with capitaliZ-
lion, a. Senator Ciapp has done, and
a.sc 70 make some provision ma. NIGH.
icrestaI colllsior Between banks IN
oiGdins tor deposits. Tie new law voulI
increase the amount u money available
in hanks where il L needed II trade, and
!: would a.so put Al emf C he uoto-
-icus monopoly AZ Qlyu ia, asains;
WHICH there las eeen 80 much CON-
ois-ur
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23
TIE PASS EVIL.
piaiut.

Governor Mead urges the Legislature
g Pass j .aw a. ERECTED by the state
constitution, 70 prvhloi. me Use Ct Tree
passes by puoi;c officials, ant already \
measure along ina. Inc has been intro.
iucej il the house by Mr.. Frcstad.
TIE persistent refusal OF the leg;sia-
sure 70 respect that mandatory provision
Of he constitution has oeen . standing
stigma ior Is years. L DC other proofs
existed &c convince the people that the
.ree pass evil Is 3 ns1eiul influence CO
public LIE, this alone would 90 convinc.
ing, for Al influence sufficient % cause
signs successive leg slatures g disregard
shar sworn obligation 70 oeey The state
constitution must De potential enough 80
warp the legislative Judgment along
other hneA
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23

A. the plan u having WAGER rents pay
able \. the clerks ctice worked very
satisfactorily t.r mere tha2 :wo Years,
anu was cnly abandoned after she ire
on account Of :ae naccessibllisy q that
odice. return 70 TIE village method Of
having STARRED collector r-or after the
rents : cc1 very progressive. Tie water
superintendent. could We, earn :ae salary
.oosins Alter LIE system. is extensions
and repairs.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23
EriGiY's

Tina. trolley slipped AsAil. Friday 5
Bulletin gave i've inches Of >pace-three
ana cue hal; beng sca-a hsad-to 4 SEN
sationAl story u IL .>sln. losger named
.. Il. Eye Tie HzRA-r Of Thursday
contained three-.in local stating ,ha:
me missing m1- aAA entered the
Aberdeen Genera. t,-pl u :Ae previous
Monday, aud Was there for treatment.
:. has ,cu: been a. axiom 90 Grays
HA.b3r tha: Il: you don: axe the
HERALD vuu don't set the news"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23
Along the Water Front

Tle Schooner (. &. Jackson is loading
at h WI son mil, Tor Panama.
TIE schooner Compeer sailed from the
West < Slaie mill, for San Francisco.
TIE schooner Rober, Levers sailed
from the West < >Ade mill for Honolulu.
TIE steamer Santa Barb III sailed Fri
day from American mil tor san Fran
cisco.
The schooner R9ber- >eares sailed
Satur lay from the Michigan mill tcr san
Pedro.
The Schooner kona arrived in port Fri
day, and is loading L: The Union mill for
san Francisco.
The schooner A. 5. Johnson sailed
FRIDAY from the Wilson mill. lcating for
san Francisco.
The schooner \. J. West is 81 the
West & Siaie mill loading for Santa
RoSa,ia, Mexico.
TIE schooner Chas. +. Wilson arrived
Ia FORT Friday and IS luailg at the Will
son mill Tor san Francisco.
The steamer santa Monica arrived IN
pcrc yesterday anu is Loading a. ne
American mill Tor san Francisco.
TIE schooner ,ames 4. Garfield a.
rived IN port Friday. and is loading Al
the Western nil, Tor San Francisco.
The Schooner H. 2. Berdixou arrived
in port Friday. and i leading a. ;hs
Aberdeen Lan GER X Shinge mills fol
san Francisco.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23
AS OTHER STATES DO.

bill has been introduced In the legs
hturs TO divide Washington into con-
r-essiopsl districts Ii the lawmakers
can Agree that lines have been reason
ably drawn; tina, thee has been an
approximately equal division OF popula-
ton, and partisauship is kept cut OF the
consideration Of the measure, 1t will
probably become law.
Previous bills 70 divide the state into
congressional districts have failed FOR
several reasons. The lines Of the p.o-
posed districts were never perfectly sat
isfactorv 70 ever, body concerned. and
there has always been the persuasive
appeal tina. with al congressman elected
81 large there WAS certainty that they
would be republicans with the state
divided into districts. there might &c a
chance Tor some candidate opposed to
the publican party to get IN.
But the strongest argument 10 favor
OF the distlictins Of tue state is that
nearly all the other states elect their
congressman by districts, AMI, after 10
years of service bv congressman at large
it is about time to DO A. other states do.
The people naturally rely upon certain
congressman to lock alter their particu-
lar interests, aud il IS only right that \
certain section should have as repre-
sentative man who halls from that
section. \ delegation will, OF course,
work for anything that benefits the state
A. 4 whole, but the minor matters must
be distributed according TO geography
and the best way to DO i is BY district
+
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23

The sisns ,cneiy democrats IN he
Legislature may VEG ind Al opportunity
20 10 the state 3 serv,cs ov ending The
senatorial contest, c.:he real business ct
tie session msy proceed. As there Is
Zoe B Statesman n the vAcle bunch OF
csp1 5lical canGiGa,es, Il matters not 70
which those sigh. votes q. One grab
Dagger s as,gucG as another.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23

Caroline 5. lie Row. in her English
as She is Taught" quotes the following
definition by school pupil OF exports
and lin ports. Tee imports OF
country are the things that are paid for
the exports are things that are not.
That child WASH I stupid. The definition
can be proved BY American statistics OF
exports and imports, which show an
excess of exports-gold, silver and mer-
chandise-since the foundation OF the
government. Of more than 5000 600, OoO.
II these exports have been paid for the
fact nowhere appears Truly our I'm
ports are things that are paid for. anu
cur exports 'the things that are not.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23

The ordinance now under consideration
BY the city council, creating Sewer Dis
rrict \. should be thoroughly invessi-
gated before - passage. I, proposes tc
evy sewer AK CT so. eco upon 1 la-ye
district. some pA-ss II w1ich have rc
pucl.c streets or alleys; good portion
Of :: : yacan. lots -c- 81 ,reAr value, and
there : canser TIA, - hastv passage
vi. plunge me ci;v ,aso endless h.;sa-
zion AID expense.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23

According to the sunday Bulletin
Patrick Cloonev IS to succeed c. F.
White As manager Of the Gravs Harbor
Commercial Co. The only Patrick
Clooney SHOWN on the harbor is the
genial host Of the Windsor hotel, who
viii probably be As mach surprised a.
his promotion A. are his friends.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23
~CfNCE LlBEL LAW

NAe
thr0ugh Fh4 pteseN' se>s'o" VI '''e ''s
lstion was. what the Tacoma Ledger
calls -.h4 c.nch libel law." The old Jaw
,,.,s ~...., ~ vs,-s AGO after 4 long
/. ~, w....:,,
s---' -.
>ta'e Press AiS-ciA'i'h' and - 'eoeA' i
iIrsci 81. a, taa- orsAlization. II had
vork-.3 mn. ,..>-,,,s. And the press II the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23

That the city treasurer OF Hoquiam
should have been Il defaulter for three
years aFo,ds an object lesson in careless
municipal methods. Had the city coun-
Gil done its duty, such shortages as are
reported would have been impossible.
I. really looks as though tie bondsmen
would have good defense upon the
ground OF contributorv negligence.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23

Dispatches from St. Petersburg yester-
dav and today indicate that the expected
rev jlutiou has broken cut in the Russian
capital, with great loss OF life. The irs'
reports were that the Gar had been
assassinatei, which the latest news fails
70 conirm. It looks like sutocracy in
Europe was 40 ,ut 70 see It's finish.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23

There are rcw .wo conflicting orti-
ca2ces agar Ing me collection II water
rents. Ordnance NJ. - makes L me
duty If lie q srS. and ordinance Nc. 10
imposes ne i1cy upon ne water super
.1csrGans.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23
2es<xars Entertain.

The entertainment given by the Ee-
oekAhs Friday evening called oct large
number OF the friends Of the order, and
while ne program vas short j. vas pro-
aouneed irst-class. After the program
refreshments we're served, whieh sdded
much 70 ne enjoyment Of the evening.
Following Is the program;
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23

fhere "a nut . shsio~ Of double TIA;
legislators are rnduly Influenced by trse
passes. I, they we're noe. me railroads
would not distribute these .avuIs with
g Tree . hand. Passes s-s gwen tcr
that norpcse, and tor 10 ether pur.
pose. The people know this to &c true,
and legislators viii some day realize
nat they cal not en;9v that aoucr AMI
respect which should &c with 20 inPor-
.ant duty until they stand Up Ike t-ce
men anG declare that he pass evil must
Dc abolished.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23

WHY pay $500 . year fer par. Of
t-s lccai news each day. when 90
can ger all ce L.-T, county M gen
era -ews rvtcs . week. n the Hsralc.
fer s. 5l.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-23

Send he Seni-week,y Herald 20
Ycur friends u tie east 4 sv.ce-e-
ssek .ypcg-apn e A5erdeen j sur
CuG.lss-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-24
G4SKILL LEFT 4 CONFESSION.
Sent Diary to His Brother-B lames Drin;,
for His Mlsdeeds.

PHILADELPHIA, June 23-With dealt
confronting him, Benjamin H. Gaskill
the broker whose forgeries caused the col
lapse OF the City Trust Company, gathered
together slips of paper upon which he hac
jotted down the incidents OF his career
pinned them into diary form and sent their
70 MS brother, E, George Gaskill. at 52l:
catherine street George Qaskil is dying
apparently from dropsy and Bright's
disease, but in reality from the effects
OF the shock which attended the revela
tons OF his brothers. duplicity
strong efforts have been made to keep
news OF the existence of the diary from
becoming public, but it became known
to-day that Gaskill in odd moments had
scrubbed his defense to the charges which
ne must have known would develop after
his death.
He declared on one Of the slips that form
the diary that never once in his life did he
do wrong act or disregard the calls of his
conscience when sober. Every forlery.
every daring deal swung on the floor of
the Stock Exchange, and every act tina
brought shame to his relatives and misery
to others, he asserted, was done under the
influence OF liquor.
GaskiIl tells how he came to forge his first
certificate. He was about to put through
shrewd deal on change. IT was for
something over 500 900 and he needed
money In his sober senses, Gaskill de.
clared, he was incompetent Of planning a
cunning move, he stimulated himself with
liquor. Then the thought came to him
in flash, and II was SO simple that he won
dered that others had not thought Of 1t
before.
In his possession he had rare old stock
certificate, seldom seen In these days, and
he surveyed the surface Of the paper criti-
cally. He saw that it would be easy to
raise the number calling for one share to
one hundred. He did It. The first bank
ing house he applied to gave a substantial
loan upon the forged certificate, and thus he
began his career in crime.