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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-07

even with the Plymouth branch OF the
Bank Of England. A few days after
that the paymaster received q letter
from J. S. Morgan Il Co. asking author.
lty TO supply the dnte TO his drafts
made AT Plymouth, which had carried
the month on which drawn, but not
the d0y. After all the haggling over
them they had gone through undated.
The failure 10 date exchange resulted
IN tile discovery Of the greatest scheme
Of forgery ever successfully carried
out and IN the arrest Of Mcdonald, the
Bidwoll brothers and Ogle. the Bank
Of England f0rgers. The forgers had a
running account NJ the west end branch
Of the Bank OF England, In London,
gnd presented their accepted exchange
~ six months, drawn on Rothschilds
IN the city. The first bills were good,
the second ones fraudulent. In clean
Ing mp this last project they presented
forged paper for S5OO,0OO. but careless
ly left out the date Of acceptance. The
messenger Of the Bank Of England
branch was instructed TO drop into
Rothachllds and have them supply the
missing date. He did 80 and In n mo
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-07

MhOrged'ry .Dc c0Iilnnndcr or the ship
and the i'nl'ed States consul ut P1gfn-
outh. nnd flie consul went 10 the
bank with tie pnylnaster for the mon.
cy. The innnngcr declined 10 pny the
drift until II was accepted by j. v.
Morgan n Co, because he did not
know the Officers. The draft must bs
drawn IN tripllcnte he explained. and
they should be dutcd M cmnnatng
from the sh!h. aud altogether hs was
very snrly 10 The Visitors. A dispatch
from Morgan brought u satisfactory
acceptance. ana thc manager OF the
Plymouth bnnk counted forth the mon
ey iu Bank Of Englmld notes, one OF
which Mr. WhItebouse took up and
read aloud, "Al sight the Bank OF Eng
land viii pay to bearer"
This lB II note Df hand, he said 1T
IL nDl accepted. will take gold. !
don't know anything about this paper.
II Is nUl legal tender"
The bank manager had nothing to do
but TO get together 5000 gold sover.
tlgns, which hc did with bad grace, and
Whlteholisc and the consul left CON
graduating themselves that they were
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-07

ment was surrounded by the bank or
ficers. In ten minutes the news OF the
forgery was IN every bank In England.
The forgers escaped 10 America, were
arrested, extradted and sentenced Il,
life imprisonment. so mistakes Of thlD
kind sometimes work for good as well
as Ill.
A case which partook something OF
the nature Of both good and III is re.
lated Of broker In New York who
found himself pressed for money at o
time when he had to pay a great many
customers large sum In the aggregate
What he needed was about four days
time to realize on his assets. Without
that time he must fall 40 he faced
settling day with calm front and
coolly gent ont checks to all his credit
Org unsigned. In -four days they all
were back again by that time he had
made his bank balance good and sent
out checks signed this time, with an
apology for the oversight New YorI;
Press
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-07

temptation. The bank stood the loss.
The ease with which a mistake can
be made Ii illustrated by q fraud In
jcst that was played upon William NJ.
SIngerly Of Philadelphia. He was,
among other things, president OF the
Chestnut Street National bank, and
among his particular friends were
Frnnk Moran. the old negro minstrel.
aud Richard Lennon, n politician aud
merchant aIl Of them members OF the
Benevolent aud Protective Order OF
EllH ana full OF practical jokes. A
man ~ IN Erie bnd issued II facsimile
OF n certified check ~ mn advertise.
mcnt II was for $500, drawn upon
the Bank Of Good VIII" and IndOrsed
by the cashier Of the "SntIonal Bank
Of Good Fortune" II was stamped
aud looked like bonn hde commercial
paper, one Of them reached the hands
OF Moran ana Lennon. who straycd
into the presidents office Just before
banking hours were over and asked
him TO cash II MIR, Slngerly, with n
glance At the amount appended his In.
itlnla and calling clerk. directed him
to bring him llyc 800 bills for the
check The clerk took II to the teller.
who counted out The money aud re,
turned II 10 Slngcrly. who passed Il TO
Lennon Moran invited the president
10 meet HIN at Il rOnd house on Wis.
Rnhlckon drive In two hours and went
away Next morning In making up
checks for the clearing house the
"pbony" one was detected and referred
to Mr., sIngcrly, who simply said: Il
thought Frnnk was spending lot Of
money last night. He gave us n
mighty good supper" But the lodge
Of Elka had fun over that check at
many subsequent session.
II not infrequently happens that a
man writing check enters one sum In
figures and another sum IN writing out
In full This In. OF course, mere mad.
yertencc, aud II the check reaches the
bank on which II Ia drawn the lesser
amount IN the one that IN paid.
The other day grocer In New York
cashed such check for customer for
$50. the amount that was written out
and the amount the customer asked
for, but the figures were for So. The
grocer took only cursory g lcc at
the paper and the next day sent II
with other checks 10 his bank. where
II was accepted for So. In like way
Of carclessness persons often forget TO
date their checks. Usually the brnk
will supply the date on small checks
on current account. but on important
sums they will be thrown out
Paymastcr u. n. Whitehouse OF the
navy. attached TO the European squad.
ron once drew at Plymouth for y20.
900 on j. s. Morgan 4 Co. London.
aud presented the draft 10 the Plym.
ou,h branch OF the Bank OF England.
The money 1ns TO be used by the crew
Of the cruiser Boston. who were 10
iiave shore rave ar Plymouth. II WAS
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-07
Odd BANKING ERRORS
RtMEplABLE MISTAKES AND SOME
THAT WENT UNRecTlFleo.
The Ease with which niund.rs Can
He Mads--thecks IN which Figures
and the Sum written Out IN Full
Arc For Different Amounts.

A we'll known customer Of bnnli
stepped to the desk aud wrote II check
talking meanwhile with the teller with
whom he was on intimate terms. When
h. had flushed he threw over the
check, ana the teller counted him on,
A@,aOO, When The check pnasod to the
bookkcepcr he discovered II was not
signed,
Tint wnH II rrmciinblc mstnke, but
the OH" that happened nt the Glrnrd
bnnk IN Philadelphia did not have 10
trlIllng nu ending A customer asked
the teller Ia balance his book. II was
found that he had credit for $500.
u viii draw that Give me sight OK
chnnec nn London" he said,
When the hnnk balanced ita books II
WAS S3l 900 short, the sun for which
the clerk had written the exchange and
which thc caahier himself had signed
Meantime the buyer Of the exchange
had enuu on fishing trip aud had for
wafded the bill Of exchange TO his cor
respondents in London. hut until Tho
bank could locate their customer they
$he missing draft All that could b.
done was 10 notify their correspondents
IN London not 10 pay tn face The ex
change WINS presented IN London for
the full amonn, and protested, When
It's purchaser showed up be was able a
make "A fresh stArt In the transaction
that Strengthened II out. but the bank
sacrificed the services OF clerk who
had previously been valued en-
ployec,
Mistakes Of this kind ARE not FIRE
qucut Ia financial institutions. but onc
took place In the dcfunct Globe Ma
tlonal bank Ia Chicago that never did
get straigh,cncd out. customer drew
a check for $1,000. and confidential
clerk was sent for the money. II was
ali oycrdraft OF some 500. and the
paying teller dcmurred At paying IT.
The clerk appealed TO the cashier. whc
consented 10 pay the full amount aud
put his Initials on the check. There
was line Of people at the teller's win
dow when the clerk returned. liz
waited until the teller was relieved
then wrote the check for $4,000 in
stead OF $1,000, The cashiers initials
were guarantee. aud the check was
paid without question. The clerk had
been n trusted employee In brokerag ~
house, but the sudden chance 10 get q
larRe sum of money was too great q
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-07
Grip Quickly Knocked Out.

"Sone weeks ago during the severe
winter weather both my wife and myself
contracted severe colds which speedily
developed into the worst kind Of Ia
grippe with all its miserable symptoms
,ays Mr.. J. $. Egleston Of Maple Land
ing, Iowa. " Knees and joints aching
muscles sore, head stopped up, eyes and
nose running, with alternate spells Of
chills and fever. We began using
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, aiding the
same with a double dose Of Chamber.
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, and BY
its liberal use soon completely knocked
out the grip" Sold by Frank Hart and
Leading Druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-07

You're growing more beautiful day by
day, dear Grace,
j hope you're not using cosmetics on
your face;
Oh, Charlie, this il a great injustice 10
me,
I'm simply using Rocky Mountain Tea.
Cards out.)
Frank Hart, druggist.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-25

-s2y. boys give me e chance to
see her without any uonsenae, ana
you shall b invited 70 the we'd
ding The Boston Herald al
IeEes was ARonso's last word to
the newspaper men At cowea.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-25
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Tbe Chairman Of the Gold Coast
Concessions. Limited. attended
TIE oompany's annual neeting IN
London il splendid ISOLATION he
could not form a quorum b. him
eel, 50 BE- had to declare the
erirg adiurned-
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-25

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MIS- Ro1irF. OF. mv. res.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-25

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-25

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you will readily admit when tell you that we. ex
cIusiveIy sell the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
QUEER TANGLE IN
BASE BALL SUIT

NEW YORK. December 31.-Judge
O'Meara of Ottowa, Ont, Is expected to
hand down a decision next week that is
awaited with great interest by the Mon
treal and Toronto clubs of the Eastern
League. The question Judge O'Meara will
decide is DO ball players who live in the
United States and who sign to play ball In
Canada come under the alien labor act?'
The case before the judge was the result
of the failure of the Ottawa club to pay
salaries last season. The Ottawa team was
outside the pale of organized ball, and most
of the men signed live in the United States
The club was a frost and the promoters
refused to make good on the salaries. The
players sued the club officials and appeared
to have won their case. when the lawyers
for the defense sprang the proposition that
the men came under the alien labor act.
This move took the plaintiffs off their
feet. and was also a tough one for the
judge. who felt abliged to adjourn the case
until he could come to some decision. Ii
the contention is upheld that the ball play
e.5 come under the alien labor act the
Montreal and Toronto clubs will have to
change their form of contract In some way
The owners of the Montreal franchise are
Frank Farrell. Willie Keller and Clark
Griffith, and the club carries a number of
players who may some day be useful for
the Highlanders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31

and search. Charles B. Macdonald has pur-
cock Hills. bordering on Peconic bay. for
$4,000. Mr. Macdonald said:
In selecting Shinnecock Hills we have
been governed by certain incontrovertible
facts:
First. It Is the nearest land to New
York city where the nature Of the soil and
the contour of the surface make it pos
sible to build an ideal course. On no other
land within eighty miles OF New York
would it be possible to build course OF
this nature. even if the land was given
to US.
mile of contiguous sea frontage, with sand
dunes similar to those abroad
Third. modern inn is being built, which
will be within two or three hundred yards
Of our first tee, offering first-class accom-
modations.
Fourth. The Long Island railroad is now
doubling its track to Southampton. and
will eventually have four tracks. They have
guaranteed trains landing golfers on the
links in two hours from Wall street.
Fifth With the Blackwelrs Island bridge
completed, there will be direct boulevard
to Floral Park. From there, through the
middle of the island, sxty-nile autombile
road will be built. making 1t possible to
reach the golf course in a moderately fast
motor in two hours and a half. 1t will take
two years to build the course. By that
time the East River tunnel and the auto
mobile road should be finished.
The land purchased is on what is known
as Sebonac Neck and to the north of Shin
necock Hills station. 1t is bounded on three
sides by Bulls Head bay, Peconic bay and
Cold Spring bay. The holding has not as
yet been definitely settled, the owners
of the property have allowed the golfers the
privilege Of determining later the exact
boundaries of their purchase A holding COM
pany has been formed, consisting of Chas.
B. Macdonald, president; James A. Still
man, treasurer; Robert c. Watson, jr.. Sec
retary, and Devereaux Emmett and Daniel
Chauncey directors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
A SUBSTITUTE FOR
GUIDE AULD COVE

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. December 30-In
who seek means with which to entertain
their guests in the coming season have
found remarkable possibilities. Though
only on the market for short time, the
game already has been received with sucn
approval that 1t is likely to exceed even
the one-time popularity of ping pong In
fact, so great is the interest that one of
the big stores here has been obliged to
employ six experienced golfers to explain
the game TO the crowds that thrOng about
the tables.
The possibility of a practicable game of
indoor golf suggested itself to an expert
enced player who disliked to forego his IA
vorite game in winter. He applied himself
for more than two years to the solution OF
the problem, and substitute golf Is the
result.
The game may be played by any num-
Der of persons. There are nine boards,
each representing a hole on the links The
different boards are designed deliberately
to reproduce the actual conditions of a real
course. Railroad cuts, crossings ponds,
swamps, boys, ditches stone walls and the
other obstacles make 1t difficult for the
players to drive his ball home. In place of
clubs, discs arc used, on which are printed
the possible strokes To indicate the stroke
the disc is spun on a hardwood block on
which is fixed a stationary pointer. If the
word on the disc opposite the point Is
"sclaffed. the player is entitled to adj
vance his ball the number of yards allowed
on that particular stroke. AS he advances
from one hole to another he selects the
disc representing his club. that In his juog-
ment is the best to use. To cover the
course takes from half hour to two
hours By an arrangement OF the yard
lines on the boards a Thousand different
strokes are attainable. The distances are
from 200 yards to $40 yards long and from
100 yards to 40 yards wide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
BOOMING FEDERAL
INDOOR GAMES

In anticipation of q hard, close race
against the University Of Virginia for the
intercollegiate relay championship Of the
south at the federal indoor games in Con-
ventional Hall, February %, the George
Washington University track team candi-
dates will begin training tomorrow. 1t is
expected that at least score Of Hatchet
runners will report to Capt. Lorando in the
Y. M. c. A. gymnasium, the use Of which
has been secured for the indoor training
season.
Inasmuch as the distance of the race has
not yet been settled 1t is impossible to fore
cast the chances of the two teams. Last
year George Washington won rather handi-
ly at two miles. They had a quartet OF
strong, fast hah-milers, while the distance
was new TO the Virginia athletes, all the
Charlottesville runners having been shifted
in two weeks from the quarter-mtle to the
four men again this year, and will endeavor
to have the race at the longer distance.
Hoping to develop a fast bunch Of half
milers, the Virginia trainer has had his
men doing cross-country stunts during the
fall and winter, and it now seems likely
that the teams will race at the same dis
lance as last year.
In addition to strong relay team George
Washington will have q well-rounded and
representative team for all events. With
advantageous facilities for indoor training
and the prospect of competition In several
sets Of indoor games. Capt. Lorando ex-
poets to have out the largest track and
field squad in the history of the university.
Besides the relay team Virginia will send
half dozen men to the federal games for
the sprints and other open events.
All the local school boys will begin regu-
lar training for the games on Wednesday Of
this week. It is probable that all the high
schools Will be represented by relay teams.
either in races open only to first-year boys
or races for the big teams. A relay race
for the grade school championship Of the
District has also been added to the pro-
gram.
Any further information in regard to the
games may be obtained from Manager W.
H. Foley. 721 Sth street northwest.