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TWO BIG QUESTIONS
THE MORAL OBLIGATION" AND
"DOEs 1T PAY?"
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
An Honest Answer to These viii
Keep the Trade with the
Home Merchant Every
Time.

Copyrighted, 1905, by Alfred c. Clarke
When the thrifty person or his wife
sits down Nor the first time-or any
time-with the mail order catalogue
and its temptations, there are two,
and only two, points to be taken into
consideration.
One of these is moral obligation,
and the chances are that that will be
dismissed as sentimental nonsense.
The other is-Will 1t pay? and to
that the thrifty person will be in
clined to interpret an answer from the
prices quoted in black-faced figures in
the catalogue.
Neither of these questions should
be lightly dismissed. Moral obliga-
ton is not sentimental nonsense, and
black-faced figures sometimes lie.
The, duty. man owes to his own
community, and his obligation to trade
at home are SO often reiterated In the
country press that, possibly like some
of the preaching, it has tendency
to harden the hearts of the sinners.
What has your neighboring town
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10
INSURANCE FRAUD.
InternationI PolicyhoIders Comn'it-
tee Is Now Charged With Con-
spiracy in New York.

New York, May 1.-Sensationai re-
suits have quickly followed the in
uuiry by the district attorneys Of
flee as to the recent election OF direc-
tors of the New York Life insurance
company
George r. Scrugham, manager or
the International policyholders COM
mittee, which inspired the present in
vestigation making grave charges
against those who conducted the cleo
ton. was himself arrested at Albany
Tuesday night and put aboard train
for New York.
Scrugham is charged with consplr-
acy and he was the third man iden-
titled with international policyholders
committee to be taken into custody
Tuesday. The others nre Charles
Stirrup and Charles +. Darlington.
These two were not members of the
committee. but were employed as
watchers from the committee at the
election.
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Worst Fears Realized.

Similar doubts had come up in the
imperial Bank of China and at the
Indo- Chinese bank. Persistent efforts,
revealed no visible peculiar
ity Of a note-certainly none SUM-
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price; maybe it gives a picture OF the
article also, but you don't see the
goods. The local merchant shows you
the goods; you may examine them
critically; he may allow you to test
them or to call in an expert to advise
you. Is it fair to conclude that the
catalogue article is the cheaper just
because the price is lower?
An element that must enter into the
comparison OF goods and prices is,
that in any attempt to sspl the Gus
toner, the local merchant is decided
ly at a disadvantage. He must show
the goods, not merely describe them.
His business depends wholly upon the
limited trading area of his town and
his ability to inspire confidence within
that circle. He cannot afford to make
practice OF misrepresenting his
goods.
The mail order house is not SO tied
down to the maxim that Honesty is
the best policy" 1t has. no neighbors,
no fellow citizens, no mutual interests
with its patrons. It's trade area is
wide and always shifting. Naturally
these conditions do not demand extra
ordinary vigilance in supplying hon
est-made goods. And where Vigilance
is not needed employe in the bust
ness he is generally taken of the pay
roll, which makes saving in expense.
xHyoII nc in W nncf saf fhn ynndc
lower prices are quoted by the cata-
logue house, may not this account for
It?
"Will II pay?" Is it a matter of
economy to buy inferior and damaged
goods when the same money, or even
little more, will pay for goods of the
best quality? Which course does a
mans first duty to his own household
dictate?
But to get at the bottom of that
question, we must consider the far
reaching general effect of mail order
trading. If single catalogue houses
are to be capitalized at $4,000, 900,
they must be reckoned with along
with Standard Oil, the beef trust and
railroad mergers. II they are allowed
to suck the blod from our country
towns, your grandchildren will find
conditions much the same as those of
your grandfather's time. Their mar
kets will be 30. so or 70 miles away.
The towns and villages will be de-
serted, and the hubs" will be too dis
tant to send the radiating spokes Of
rural mail. telephone lines and other
modern conveniences far into II
country.
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middle OF a warm summer day a greas
rush of notes began. Every obliga-
ton was met without question. Dur
ing the afternoon it kept up. The
notes were for the most part present.
ed by the coolies. They were uniyers
sally of the five dollar class. The
officials thought of a counterfeiting
scheme, and had their experts In
vestigate the notes. Several hours
were devoted to study of them I'M
der a microscope. The experts had
to acknowledge that no discrepancy
could be found.
inspection Proved Futile.
Then the big bank did its duty.
The officials knew that every note
it had in circulation was more than
amply secured, and they determined
that If the people wanted hard money
for their paper they should have 1t.
That night the bank remained open,
and the procession Of coolies kept
up. The next day the bank did not
close. And every hour for five days
and five nights this rush continued.
Extra funds from other branches
of the corporation were hurriedly re-
called and every note met. Then the
drain slackened and the officials
treathed easier How many thou
sands of dollars in good English coin
was withdrawn has never been d.
vulged Suffice it to say that when
the years was rounded out and the
statement of the bank made, the high
err oficials were surprised. They
again set about to see If a forgery
had not been perpetrated. Their in
vestigation merely brought out the
fact that practically every note Is
ued by the bank had been returned,
and that all appeared genuine. Then
more notes began to come in. Gen.
uine depositors and those holding the
real notes began to be frightened by
the rumors floating broadcast, and
coming for the most part from drunk
en-. opium crazed coolies who had Sc
cured unacustomed amounts of mon
ey. These depositors began to pre-.
sent their notes for payment. Then
the bank officials knew there had
been a great crime. Inspection prov
ed futile, and they decided to lay the
matter before American and English
experts The result is now known.
1.-THE Indo- Chinese bank in Shang-
hal was similarly affected. 1t &C.
Cured about a year ago. | remem-
Der it well. A run started through
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spurious note, and some OF the most
skilled workmen in the world did
the delicate engraving of the plates.
The product of the plant is nothing
less than reproduction of the Rus
sian bank note. In its perfection it
passes the bounds of the word 'coun-
terfeit." 1t becomes a duplicate.
One of the leading experts consult
ed regarding the dilemma is George
S. Hall, of the American Bank Note
company. He is now en- route to
China, where his mission will keep
him occupied three months. His time
will be devoted toward solving the
problem uppermost there.
Five Days Run.
IS. McCune, one OF the best-known
experts of England on forgery and
counterfeiting, is also bound for
Shanghai, which offers the most fer
tile field for the skill OF such men.
That appears to be the headquarters
for the extended investigation now
beginning. Mr.. McCune claims ia
pan has been petitioned by several of
the larger banking corporations Of
China, all Of which are Europeans In
situations, to enact a drastic law.
similar to that of the United States.
making 1t high crime even to have
a counterfeit note In possession.
This is the condition In the far
east" said Mr.. McCune. The bank
ers do not know where they stand.
Runs have been started on them
which were absolutely unaccouptable.
[ recall in particular the case of the
Hongkong and Shanghai bank in
Shanghai.
About year and half ago a run
started on this bank. The officials
did not understand Why. The institu-
ton is an English concern. and has
PRACTICALLY unlimited capital In the
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given you, Mr. Farmer? A market for
your produce. What has made rs to
so per cent. of the present value OF
your farm? The accessibility of a
market You know what your grand
father did on that same farm? Drove
his hogs and hauled his grain 30, so,
maybe rs miles to the nearest market
town. and received prices for them
that would make you howl about the
trusts. And he hauled back the fam
lily supplies for which he paid what
you would consider monopolistic
prices Do you happen to know what
the old farm was worth then? Well,
it lacked a good deal of being SIS or
500 an acre.
Yes, the home town, with its handy
market, has advanced the value of
your property and made you worth
several thousand dollars more than
yOur grandfather was worth. The
horne town affords schooling for your
children. and perhaps social and
church privileges which your family
would not otherwise enjoy. The rural
mail routes and telephone systems,
radiating from the home town, as
spokes from a hub, bring to your
home tue greatest -conveniences of
modern times.
Have you ever noticed that the first
thing the settlers of a newly-opened
reservation do is to send for wagon
load of mail order catalogues? Well, /
haven't They lay out a town site
every ak or eight miles, start two or
three general stores, build a school
house, a church, blacksmith shop, a
grain elevator, petition the depart
ment for a post Office, and start a
newspaper. They know, from former
experience that, with these things
close by. life will be endurable. what
ever hardships may come. They know,
also, that without them they must live
lives of isolation and endure an exist
ence that is contrary to all natural
haman instincts.
On the other hand, IL goes without
saying, that the average country town
cannot exist without the support of
its. tributary territory. Then. If that
town affords the advantages for the
rural citizen that have been enumerat-
ed. there exists what we may call an
interdependence and q moral obliga-
ton sbetween the two. Are you, Mr..
Thrifty Farmer, living up to that OBJ
LEGATION when you do your trading
with the mail order house?
To this line Of Al ,-snent the farmer
may answer that his greatest obliga-
tio1. bis first duty, il to his immediate
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a rumor that forged notes were In
circulation. The Japanese who were
in on the counterfeiting game were
augmented by the holders of genuine
notes, and in a swarm they descended
upon the bank.
Where viii It stop? r.
This institution is understood to
be backed by the French government.
1t paid dollar for dollar on every
note. The run continued in tremen-
dous volume, and the officials fixed
upon a drastic move. They recalled
every note OF the bank that was In
circulation, and for five days kept
them from passing out to the public.
1t was hoped in this way to unearth
the holders of the counterfeits. II was
unsuccessful. and the bank resumed
the circulation Of its notes.
THE Imperial Bank Of China has
experienced similar runs. Where this
is going to stop the bankers cannot
say. The only reason it has not caus-
ed a suspension of business In the far
east is that every man thinks he has
a genuine note and therefore does
not worry. The only man now wor-
lying is the banker, who Is almost
palsisd by the thought that the mil
lions OF notes he is carefully guarding
In his vaults may be merely mass
of counterfeits made by the Japanese.
The bankers look to the paper
manufacturers to. save the day. So
lar the only basis for declaring any
of the notes forgeries has been dis
crepancy in the paper. It takes some
thing more than initiation to make
the grade of paper required for bank
notes. This last condition may be
the means Of putting a stop to the
activities OF the laps, and likewise
the greatest OF counterfeiting
schemes"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10
FAvoRs ANDERSON PARDON.
President Roosevelt Asks Attorney
General If There Is Any reason
Why He Should Not Act.

Washington, May 1. - President
Roosevelt, in note to the DEPART
ment of justice, Tuesday expressed
the opinion that John William Janu-
airy of Missouri, should have his
sentence committed at once or be
pardoned outright.
January was convicted some years
ago of robbing pOstoffice in Oklahoma
and served the greater portion OF
five year sentence at LeavenWorth.
He then escaped and after nine years
of liberty was re-arrested in Kansas
City, and returned to prison Many
petitions have reached the president
asking for his pardon lie mad hved
in Kansas City under the name OF
Charles W. Anderson during me
time he was at liberty.
President Roosevelt's action fol-
lowed visit to senator Warner or
Missouri to the White house early In
the day, accompanied by J. M. Ken
nedy, private secretary to Representa-
tive Ellis of Kansas City. Senator
Warner presented to the president
typewriter statement containing
synopsis of petitions signed by 2,Spo
persons representing bankers, Dusl-
ness men. doctors, lawyers and judges
of his state. He also told the presi-
dent there was a petition circulating
in Missouri already signed by 37,20O
persons asking for January's pardon.
After the matter had been explained
to him the president made the IN
dorsement on the statement:
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household, and that among the duties
to his family and to the heirs of his
estate is that Of practicing judicious
economy-buying where he can buy
the cheapest and to the best advan'
tage. And this brings us to the sec
ond point in the argument-the para
mount question in this commercial
age-''Will it pay?"
By most people an affirmative an
swer to that question is accepted as
the call of duty AS matter oil fact
"WilI it pay?" is good test to apply
to any project or proposition. There
are commercial, as we'll as political,
demagogues, and the man who Is ap-
pealed to on the score of patriotism
or profit, duty or dollars, can scarcely
do better than to sit down by himself
and submit that question-"Win 1t
nay ?'-to his own best judgment.
Provided always, that he goes to the
very bottom of it.
What are the relative advantages OF
buying at the local store and ordering
from a catalogue house? Advantages,
understand, that figure in the ques-
ton, "Will it pay?" Don't get away
from that question. 1t certainly is
very comfortable to sit down by your
own Preside and select dress pattern
or a sulky plow from printed des-
cription and a picture OF the article;
much more comfortable, in fact, than
hitching up and driving to town on
raw day.
A consideration more important.
perhaps, is that the printed price in
the catalogue seems, in some cases at
least, to be lower than the price
quoted at the local store. Isn't that
conclusive? Let's see. The catalogue
describes the goods and quotes a
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10
Tulsa to Get Cement Plant.

Tulsa, |. r., May 3.--Tne Tulsa
Portland Cement Company capitalized
at $2,5OO,OOO was organized here
Wednesday. The company owns QUO
acres of gypsum land at Lost City,
east of Tulsa, and will build plant
of 1000 barrels daily capacity employ
ing 500 men, Prominent capitalists
of Chicago. ST. Louis, Kansas City and
Fl. Wayne are back of the enterprise
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10
MARKET REPORTS.
Live Stock.

Kansas City. May 4.-Cattle-Native-
steers, A.15Gl6.2O; cows and heifers $1,000
G5.5N; stockers and feeders, S.5Gd5.35.
western fed steers. 81. 25d5.50. Hogs-Bulk
of sales. $627G63I Sheep--Muttons
Sc. 5Oei6.75: lambs, S7.lOdSee.
Chicago. May 4.-Cattle-Natives. $40
az. 40 cows and heifers, $l.SOm5.50; stock
ers and feeders. s2.9odf5.2O Hogs-Mixed
and butchers, s6.35Gt6.so Sheep, $1,000
$50: lambs. $65OqS.6O.
St Louis. May 4.-Beef steers, 500
M65O; stockers and feeders, SS.5095.2S;
cows and heifers. S. S5d5.75; Texas steers,
s265d5.5O. Hogs-Pigs and lights. 5000
$50. Sheep-N Natives. ss5eI5.60. lambs
S4.O0GtS.50.
Kansas City. May 4-Close Wheat un-
changed; May. "A: July. 1855: Sept. TX;
Cash No. hard, 77ms0; No. 3. 74dI9is; No.
3. s2nSs; No. 3. 75mS2. Corn-Higher; May,
1873: July. 45h; Sept. 45is; Cash No.
mixed. 47l<: No. g. 46is; No. white. 4sh;
No. 3. 4Sz4 Oats--Unchanged to higher;
No. . white. 44i.gls; No. mixed. i3lz.
q Chicago. May leash Wheat-No red
S2s.aSsss: No red, SOGS29t; No. hard,
S1ss@Sss; No. 3 hard. 7e6slss; No. north
srn. Sass; No. . northern. &GST No.
spring. SO0S6is. orn--No. .. nothing doing;
No. 3. i9dls. Oats. No. 2 and No. 3. moth
ing doing.
st. Louis. May 4.-Ciose Wheat steady
track No. . red. sal; No hard 79QS1:
July, SIS: Sept. Ssss. Corn-Steady; track
No. ? cash. 5Oa5i; July, 4sSs; Sep. -; No.
9 white. ssalk: Oats-Quiet; track No. Z
cash. 4s; July. ssss: Sep. $50. No white.
45ah.
Produce
Kansas City. May A. Eggs l6izc per
doz. Poultry-Hens. &c; broilers. &c:
turkeys 10c; Buttfr--Creamery. extra
sc: firsts Isc; packing stock. l5c. Pota-
toes s560c per bu. Apples HS9sIa
per barrel -
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10

ciently fragrant TO be observed In the
regular transaction of business.
Utterly in the dark, the bankers
turned to this side of the water for
light. To determine whether the sus-
pected notes were real or spurious,
several of them and number of I'M
questionably good ones were sent to
the American Bank Note company,
New York, and also to the Bank of
England, says the Cincinnati En-
quirer. y
After three months close Study of
the notes discrepancies were noted in
all those under suspicion, and. they
were pronounced counterfeits. The
discrepancies were limited, however,
to the minutest differences of texture
of the paper, and other virtually in
discernible faults. British findings
were the same.
CONSERVATION has been caused by
the replies sent to the oriental banks.
To what extent they have been re-
ceiving these counterfeits during
I'LL &C O&i anu INV Iudhy VI ehNAh
the banks themselves were and are
holding as supposedly good money
remains TO be learned. Sixteen mil
lion pounds = sS0,OO0,OOO = is an
American experts estimate of the
amount already found.
Four Plates Used.
1t has been established that these
counterfeits were placed in circula-
ton at the opening of the Russo
Japanese war, and possibly before.
Instead of having stopped the tide
has risen. until the afflicted bankers
are afraid Of their own paper, because
they cannot be sure of it.
During the war it was openly
charged that the Japanese govern
ment knew of nefarious operations
carried on and closed its eyes and
ears to them. Every Japanese or
Chinese of the coolie class appeared
with plenty of money. The banks
were besieged, and the report was
rife that the little brown men were
securing goodly portion of their
fighting expenses from the four banks
referred to.
Experts to Investigate.
Information has been received that
the main counterfeiting plant itself
has been located in Kobe. The out.
fit is said to have cost at least $780,,
OOH The most expensive machinery
used in the making Of money has
been employed in turning out this
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10
The Miners viii Recover.

Johnstown, Pa, May, lit was an
nounced Wednesday night by the ply
sicians of the Windber hospital where
the seven miners were entombed in
the mines at Foustwell near here,
for over 100 hours, that all the men
will recover 1t is generally conceded
that had not spring of pure water
been discovered while the men were
imprisoned they would have all died
of thirst.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10
General Hudson is NJ.

Topeka, May 4.-General Joseph X.
Hudson, newspaper editor and ex-state
printer. is dangerously i'll at his
home here. He has suffered from
heart trouble for some time and now
dropsical complications have appear
ed. The attending physician said Fri
dav that General Hudson's condition
was very serious.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-10
BANK VAULTS
STUFFED WITH
FORGED NOTES
riNANClERS OF FAR EAST
DUPED BY SkILLFUl
COUNTERFElTERS

Experts from the Bank OF England
and the American Bank Note
COMPANY Are Now on the Way
to China to Assist in Separating
the Spurious from the, Genuine
Notes Held by the Big Financia,
Institutions of the East-Powers
May Join in the Attempt to Stop
SkilIful Counterfeitins, Which
Threatens the Currency of All
Nations.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-11-23
Probate Notices.

Filomena McLain petitions for let
ters of administration on estate of
Alexander McLain. Hearing Dec. O.,
10 a. m. De Bolt.
Loo Leong Shee petitions that let
ters of administration on estate of
A. II. Loo Ggawk issue to l.. Apana.
Hearing Dec. 5, Q a. m. De Bolt.
Ada Garwood Stone petitions that
letters testamentary issue to her on
estate of Frederick William Stone.
Hearing Dec. 2, Q a. M. De Bolt.
n. Is. Winston petitions for letters
testamentary on estate of John II.
Bliss. Hearing Nov. %, ga. IN. DE
Bolt.
Mary X. Koakanu petitions that
letters of administration issue to her
on estate Of James w. Koakanu, in.
testate. Hearing Nov. %, 10 a. m.
w. A. Schwallie petitions that let.
ters of administration issue to Wal.
ter II. Hayselden on estate of L. Il,
Ryan. Hearing Nov. rs, 10 a. m.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-11-23
Petitions for Hearing

G. G. Kennedy, administrator estate
OF Sarah Ann Kennedy, petitions for
final accounting and discharge. Hear.
ing Dec. II, 10 a. M. Parsons.
Estate of Kamakca. Notice of pcti.
ton for declaration of heirs. Hear.
ing Dec. %, 10 u m.
J. Castle Rcigway. administrator
estate of Albert X. Nawahi petitions
for final accounting and discharge.
Fearing Dec. II. 10 a. m. Parsons.
oHleS go. go. .... o.. e.. ........
General lease OF Island of Lchua, Judi.
ciary Building. Honolulu, II noon De.
cember Il.
BY writ Of executive. Libcr 2S5,
page 3O4. Land In Honolulu, will sell
at public auction at entrance to CAPT.
tol at ~ noon Dec. q. d.
l.. A. ThurstOn, administrator es-
tate of Julia Anthem Patty, petitions
for final accounting and discharge.
Fearing Dec. I. y a. m. Dc Bolt.
w. o. Smith, administrator estate
- james w. Girvin, petitions for fin
al accounting and discharge Hear.
ing Dec. 13, . Il. m. De Bolt.
Bruce Cartwright. executor estate
of Domitila *. Paiko, petitions for
final accounting and discharge. Hear
ing Dec. 90, q. m. De Bolt.
Alfred w. Carter, administrator es-
tate of Joseph f. Hanley, petitions
for final accounting and discharge.
Tearing Dec. 10. . a. m. De Bolt.
J. NJ. Vivas, administrator estate of
jose de Freitas, petitions for final
accounting and discharge. Hearing
Dec. ;, . Il. m. Dc Bolt.
Clarissa a. Monsarrat, eXecutrix
estate of A. A. Haalelea. petitions for
hnal accounting and discharge. Hear
ing Dec. 4, . n. m. De Bolt.
W. l.. Stanley, administrator estate
of Thos. Gosland. petitions for final
accounting and discharge. Hearing
Nov. 90, 3 a. m. De Bolt.
n. Z. Willfong, administrator es-
tate OF Martha Victor, petitions for
final accounting and discharge. Hear
ing Dec. 3, 10 a. m. ParsonA
Mrs. essie Fernandes, administra-
trix estate of VIM. Fernandes, petit
tons for final accounting and dis
charge. Hearing Nov. 90, 10 a. nj.
Parsons.
p. II. Brunette, administrator es-
tate of John J. Dover, petitions for
final accounting and discharge. Hear
ing Nov. rs, Q a. m. De Bolt.
w. " Stanley, administrator es-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-11-23
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF
DEAN R0ADH0USE

Judge Cooper, president of the
Board of Regents, reports that Pro-
fcssor j. Il. Roadhouse. the newly
chosen Dean for the College of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts, will not
be able to come to Honolulu for sew
cral months, as he has had severe
attack of hemorrhage of the lungs.
The attending physician says that he
has hopes for his patient pulling
through This puts serious aspect
on the proposition.
The Regents will hold meeting
early in the week to consider the
matter.