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The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
Banks Suffer Most.

Banks Suffer Most.
The banks and trust companies
were the worst sufferers. They lost
$2.OS0,5 $50, as against only $75S,750 in
the first half of 1906. The public
service corporations and the like were
the next hardest hit. They parted in
voluntarily, with S936,335, as against
$985,3S0 in the first half of 1906 and
$520901 in the first half of 1905. Next
come general business houses. which
lost $S19,372 through dishonest en-
ployes, as compared with $1,020,373 in
the first half of 1906. Miscellaneous
institutions, breweries, ice cream
saloons, stores. etc, were robbed of
$S17,S74, as against only $459,159 in
the same months last year.
Beneficial associations had their
funds depleted to the extent of $780,
$296,S76 in 1905. More than $253.0O
in court trust funds were stolen, an
excess of only $4,000 over the same
period in 1906. In the first half of
1905 $795,513 of court funds disap-
peared through speculation. The
transportation companies lost $1O4,-
$50, as against $75,9G4 in 1906 and
$4,000 in 1905. The insurance com
panies were the smallest sufferers.
They lost by thievery only 1868, as
against $137,4S in 1906 and $13,561 in
1905. This does not include funds
juggled in lodging insurance commits
sions or yellow dog" accounts.
Where the Stolen Cash Went.
About one-half of these embezzled
millions went directly into Wall street
the experts say, where they were swal-
lowed up in unlucky speculations. One
half of the remainder was lost in
gambling on the lace tracks and in
poolrooms. The remainder was spent
in the old-fashioned traditional way,
on wine and women. The automobile
dealers got their share. When the
dooms of one of these New York bank
defaulters was broken into the sleuths
found more than two bushels of cham
payne corks, which the defaulter's
"best girl" had kept as souvenirs
They finally caught the fellow him
self. as he was walking at daybreak,
with the young woman, on the shores
of Lake Mahopac. The detectives hid
all night in the bushes near the
woman's cottage before they found
their prey. When confronted, the man
made no resistance.
According to the bank detectives.
the banks of New York now have their
system of cages, bookkeeping and
espionage so perfected that unless the
cashier is in the plot, not more than
100000 can be stolen without detec.
ton. In general, only one days loose
cash can be taken, unless the thief
and his confederates make use of the
correspondence bureau of the insttu.
ton.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
The "Mound CITY,"

ST. Louis rejoices in the sobriquet
of Mound City from the fact that the
original settlers found there many
elevations which it is supposed were
relics of that strange people who
dwelt in the Ohio and Mississippi val
leys and are known to modern times
only as the Mound Builders No ade-
quate explanation has yet been found
of their strange mode of leaving
memorials of their existence. The
limestone bluffs on which part Of
St Louis stands furnish solid foun-
dation for the business buildings.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
The Way of the Child.

A small boy who had recently
passed his fifth birthday was riding
in car with his mother. when they
were asked the customary question:
How old is the boy?" After being
told the correct age, which did not
require fare the conductor passed
On to the next person.
The boy sat quite still as II ponder
ing over some question, and then,
concluding that full information had
not been given, called loudly to the
conductor, then at the other end OF
the CIR: And mothers BIZ
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
A Youno composer.

Rachel, aged -. wrote an compo-
sition on wild flowers in which she
praised the arbutus, the liverwort,
the spring beauty. the blood root, and
all of the other blossoms of dell and
dale. But she wrote on both sides
OF her sheet of paper, and when she
asked her father. who was an editor,
to publish her article, he called her
attention to that fact.
you've written on both sides of
your paper" said he.
"Well." was the reply, land don't
you print on both sides of yours?"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
AR Riahts.
COLORADO.


The extension in the Ute of the mil
fairy balloon has led German legal
and military writer's into some inter
esdng discussions regarding the SOW
ereign rights In the air. The entrance
OF an armed force of one nation into
the territory of another without spe
cial permission is forbidden; but II 0
war balloon carrying bombs should be
driven across the German frontier
into the upper air of France, what
right would the French have to fire
upon the airship? 1t has been sug
gested that an international agree
ment might be reached under which
the air above a given distance. say
two miles. should be regarded as neu
trail, just as the ocean three miles
from shore is free to all nations. OF
course there would at once arise the
question whether the two miles re
ferred to sea-level or to the level OF
the land above which the balloon was
sailing; or. to carry into the air the
contentious of the British respecting
headlands and sea neutrality, whether
the three-mile limit was to be meas
ured from the top of the highest
mountain peaks in a given country.
II ballooning should be pursued as a
sport, as rich men now use the auto.
mobile, this question of rights in the
air will grow serious for every house
holder who In theory owns a pyramid
the apex of which is at the center OF
the earth and the base on the outer
most rim of infinite space. But if the
theory is carried too far the man
would have good case against the
stars for trespassing on his aerial do
main. There must be some point, de,
rlares Youths Companion, between
terra firma and infinity at which space
becomes common property.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

Newark, N. j., is so sorry that
Diogenes never lived to see it. There
lives a man in that town who found a
package containing cash and jewelry
to the value Of $1,000, got the owners
name through an advertisement and
sent 1t back. registered. through the
mails. New Jersey has broken the
record with that honest man sought
for ages.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

Plump figures" said the woman
who was reading the fashions. are
going out of style
"Nonsense." answered her husband.
Food is rather expensive. But the
situation isn't as bad as that
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

Field Marshal Lord Roberts is study
ing Esperanto and has Joined the Brit
ish Esperanto association. This an
nouncement was received with enthus-
iasm by the delegates to the Esper'
anto congress at Cambridge, England.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
CASH STOLEN
FROM BANKS
OVER FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
LOST BY DEPosIToRs OF THE
UNITED STATES ALONE.
WALL ST. GETS BULK
WILD SPECULATION CLAIMS MOST
OF THE MONEY TAKEN FROM
VARIOUS BANKS.

New York.-The bonding companies
Of this city have just found out how
much the clever rogues here and else
where in the United States have
stolen during the first six months of
the present year. The total, compared
with the corresponding period in 1906
and 1905 is as follows.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

Philadelphia is getting in a hurry.
Telephone subscribers in that city
have been requested to quit saying
please" when they ask for number.
because it takes too much time. Some
day the people down there may over
take the boodlers If they don't watch
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

A Chicago policeman has made an
arrest by proxy. The arrested man
will doubtless be willing to take his
punishment the same way.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

There is this to be said about Well,
dash for the pole-he has a chance
to try again. If he had persisted. he
might not have had another chance
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

1t is said that the hand made famine
will this year turn it's attention to
coal. And yet there ought to be
enough automatic law in the land to
catch up with its workings
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

THUS pifpofo'o'i
April is the favoIite month with en-
bezzlers. They begin their operations
with the first gladstone MARBLES of
spring, Just before the race tracks are
swept up for the season. The de-
falcations by months, this year, were
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

By saying and doing good to others
we prop the foundation of our own
prosperity.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

Total for six months SIS. 4S2,GS7
In April, 1905, the nimble thieves
got way with $2,333,O46. and in the
following April toey made their big
paSt hanlc
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14
CAREY. HALLIDAY LUMBER CO,
CHANGE OF NAME.

Notice is hereby given that by reso
luton of the stockholders of the
Carey-Halliday Lumber Co, adopted
at a special meeting held on the 18th
day OF February. A. D., 1907, and Ger
tiflcate thereof filed in office of the
secretary of state of the State of Hi
nois on the 2Oth day OF February
1907, and a like certificate filed for
ecord in the Office of tie Recorder Of
Deeds in and for the County of Alex
andcr. Illinois on hea 20ih day OF
February, A. d., 1907. the name Of
said Carey-IAllday Lumber Co has
been Changed 10 National Lumber &.
aWoodsare Cox and, The capital stock
OF the company Increased TO $3.50. 900.
c. S. CAREY,
President of said Company.
Attest: Il. ID. CAREY,
Secretary of said Company.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14

pipe sewers, house connections an'
4 irlets and brick manholes In the iol
4 lowing named streets In the city o
\ Cairo, namely, Twelfth street, from
! Washington avenue 70 Locust street
4 Walnut street from Tenth street L
\ Fifteenth stree. and Washington
avenue, from Twelfth street to Doug
las street Copies OF said ordlnnncs
/ and speaificntcas fir Tho improve
ment viii be found al The office Of
tho City Engineer No lill CONNER
cial avenue, Cairo Bids may be put
1 IN for he work on each street sep
arately Or for any two streets or for
the whole week on all three OF the
! streets and the same Shall be so
! itemized as TO show the bid per foot
| for the sewer pipe house connections
and nleis ald Of he brick manhples
/ includiag all work and labor ANA ma.
itctials for completing the work and
I.aaei hgatsilg the amounts bid therefor,
Io's hea 5iitracloI%.or. Contractors are
l.lo 6e':pdld mi: bonds of,thd~ city. bear
File five 90 p6f:!ceril INTEREST per
annuti, whiah said, bonds ,9afe;3to.. be
paid out Of the assessments made UNI
der the said ordinance and which are
DIVIDED iato ten tl0) annual install
mcnts Each proposal or bid must be
accompanied by cash or by a check
payable to the order Of George Par
sens as President of the Board OF
Local improvements Of the City Of
Cairo, certified by responsible
bank, for an amount which shall net
be less than ten (to) per cent of the
aggregate or whole amount of the bid
or proposal, and no bid can be consid-
cred unless accompanied by such
check OF cash, The bids shall be de-
liYefed to the said Board of Local
Improvements. which will, IN open
session, at the time ana place above
specified, examine and publicly de
clare the same. Contractors will be
required to en- er into contracts with
the city for the construction Of the
Improvement and into bond payable
10 the city in the sum Of fifty 600
per centum of the amount bid with
secusi to be approved by the Board,
conditioned fsr the faithful perfor-
nance of the contract and for holding
the city harmless &c. Blank forms
for bids will be furnished on applica-
ton to the city engineer The Board
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Dated at Cairo Illinois, This 18th
day Of March, A. ID. 1907
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Of the Board of Local I'm
pIovements of the City of Cairo, III
inois.
Attest:
Ernest Nordman, Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14
Stocks - Bonds = Cereals
WHEAT WENT DOWN
Yesterday Upon DeniaIs Of the Green
Bug" Crop Crage Reports--Corn
and Wheat Also Lower.

Chicago March WHEAT
While numerous reports wee receiy-
'ed today on the. .tavages Of the gfeei
kbag- ii.'is: a. tlared :.posttiyelp that. ihh
l.Kaiisas :crdpH IL. :stlll unhafnicds.. Till
Itfaddrs here: placed m$ftea' credit,Hin
fthe latter 'advices and; SOLD; .freaely' ali
day Local ana outside longs also
sold extensively. Rain was reported
gen raj throughout Kansas and as wet
weather is said to be fatal to the
green bug there was considerable sell
ing on that account. The fall re Of
Liverpool TO respond in any marked
degrees 70 the sharp advance here YES
terday was all additional bearish influ-
cnce. The close was weak May a
cent lower
CORN-An extreme dullness pre-,
vailed and the market was weak in
sympathy with whgat and oats. Lead.
iag commission houses were the plin.
clpal sellers and shorts the leading
buyers. The close was weak May off
X a u cent
OATS-Heayy selling resulted in
sharp decline. Consid ring long
wheat was thrown on the marke.
Pit traders also sold on the belief
that stocks in country elevators and
ia the hands of farmers are more
than large enough 10 meet all rsquite
ments until the next crop is available
May closed down cent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14
VIOLENT COLLAPSE
OF Stock Prices Yesterday the Most
Severe in Years--Due Largely to
Lack of Available Funds.

1 /: New York March l3.~-The gtocl
,.ni!alket was :shalRen into, demorallza
.t!!olf 'bdaN.:by. .tlfe course of .liquida
I:lilnw3 hiINl!Sfo ::vjolende4 and pldcipi
Elaattio.p'; has not. been" elnalled In New
l:Ioi;ks for. several years past. The
l'oyerWhelming .outpouring Of stocks
came as general surprise, as ext en-
sive progress was supposed already
Ito have been effected in the neees-
sary liquidation to meet the present
isituation. teA
| This superstition had been fostered
by the action Of the market for sew.
eral days past, but apparently the
cXlsencies Of the money situation
have been grossly underestimate.
The alarm for the adequacy Of avail
able supplies to meet immediate or
early requirements was acute today.
The construction of credits fell upon
unsupported extension of speculative
accounts, and there they were in.
discriminatory forced to sale. appar-
entity at any sacrifice. Banking
credits were practically withdrawn
from the stock market and borrowers
were called upon to pay their obllga
ions.
At the same time bids in the mar.
ket for stocks seemed to be with.
drawn and prices were offered down
several points at time before the
ahsorptive demand The immediate
pressure upon the money market,
which precipitated this series of
events, was attributed especially to
large demands conyerging upon the
18th Of the present month. These
include subscriptions to new North
ern Pacific stock, the Pennsylvania
note issue and several large divi-
dends. Preparations for these pay.
ments were in force today aud in
Tolyed higher money rate from the
outset.
The acute weakness of Hill and
Hartman stocks indicated that the
semi-panic Of today was an after
growth of the unbridled speculation
in these stocks entered upon last fall
dHH Wllcn HAS never Deen SatlSIdc-
torily cleared up since. Such a day
as today must necessarily have nc
complished much towards the pur
pose.
The violent rally in the latter part
OF the day indicated a cessation Of
the pressure, but the closing was ex-
eeodingly nervous and with some
stocks at the lowest and others fast
falling back to their previous low
levels. Union Pacific especially |
broke violently at the last to an ex-
rene Of 1l& below yesterdays final |
orlce. The fall in Hill stocks was
almost as violent and in Reading
cached over II poin1s. ST. Paul,
Northwestern, Canadian. Pacific
4 malgamated Gopher and; Colorado
Fuel fell upwards. Of: seven: points
rhe range of losses. for practicalIy;:ali'I i
lctive stocks ran from four to over
Xix points The nervous action Of
he market at the last left opinion
'ntirely at sea whether the worst has
lcen seen or not
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14
CHICAGO LIVE. STOCK.


Chicago, March 13-.CKTTLE-The
market was generally steady, though
the demand was far from being active
The percentage Of good class OF
stuff was fair though lack of prime
quality off rings was noted. Shippers
were in the market early but local
packers We're slow to take hold. The
demand for tho medium sorts of
steers and toppy kinds was the best.
Butcher cattle was st sady.
HOGS-The demand lacked tone
and values We're about cents lower
nan yesterday. Rec ipts were be-
You'd the urgent needs of the trade
for the market was slow and dull and
shippers ana scaipers were the only
ones who gave any support
SHEEP-Shep aud lambs were
quoted strong, but the market was
little more than nominal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14
Where webstsr Drew the Lin.

In the New York Times wv. C. b."
of Newton, Macs, says that in his IL
brary is the following letter from Dan
lei Webster in answer to request
that he tase certain case for a con-
tiugent fee; Il do not desire employ
ment in professional matters, although
| do sometimes engage In them. But
| never engage on contingencies mere
ly. for that would make me a mere
party to a lawsuit. D. w"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14

The Indian @ tss country were
not afraid 10 e.. g tcrpers. and the
desert Hebrew ig-scs OF Palestine
thought locas,s O. C-.liy dish. In the
West ladies the ne1Fco5 at freely of
'rthesbig srub found in,Haifl trees. The
q fat. white norgelrq watch they call
'igri-gru." is not cooked or galted.
The aborigints Of Australia live al
most entirely on a butterfly known as
the buEong
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14
Eenninine Preferenccs.

It IS doubtful whether any woman
to-day would be particularly elated at
hearing herself vaguely labeled as
Charming" She prefers to be known
instead as "a good sort" The former
10 her mind Is an Elusive term. signi-
flying the approval OF elderly rela-
tons. while the latter implies affec-
Tomato liberation On the part of the
eligible malc.-LadiGg' Field.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14
Saved hx Hnne

We are saved by hope Never man
ioped too much, or repented that he
Lad hoped The plague is that We
Cont hope in God half enough. Hope
never hurt any one-never yet in
ferfered with duty: nav. it always
strengthens to the performance Of
duty. gives courage. and clears the
Judgment Hope is the most rational
ihing in the universe. George Mac
Donald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14
NOTICE.
For Letting Of Contracts for Sewers
and Filling.

| Public notice is hereby given b.
| he Board of Local I@p 1vcments o
| the City of Cairo, Illinois. that unit
ten G0) O'Clock a. m Mcnlay. Marcl
2G, 1907, at the city council chamber
| No. I'LL Commercial avenue, Cairo
Illinois, sealed bids viii be received
for the construction Of yitrified tiIt
)ipe sewers and inlets and brick man
| holes in Sixtecath street and Seven
| eenth street, III the City Of Cairo
md fer filing the same with earth
from lot line 10 lot line and to the
established grade Of said streets, nm
Ter ordinance No. 40, approved De
| sember 18th. 1906, the work to ex.
end, on Sixteenth street, from Wash.
I'ngton avenue to Pine street; and on
Seventeenth street, from Walnut
h, .sti:e.elt tt'aF Pi6e.street. Copies Of the
Isaid 'oEdinance and the specifications
for the Improvement will be found at
the office Of the CITY Engineer No.
lil11 Commercial Avenue, Cairo,
Bids may be put in for the sewer
work on each street. separately and
Iogether and for the sewer work and
filling on each street separately or
together. or for the whole of the i'm.
piovemert on both streets; and the
same shall be so itemized as TO show
the bid per foo, for the sewer pipe
and inletsl and of the brick man
holes. including all work and labor
and materials for completing the sew
er work and the bid per yard for the
filling. and aggregating the amounts
bid for sewer work and filling separ-
ately and for both, if both are includ-
I'd in the bid
The contractor or contractors are
to be paid in bonds of the city. bear
ng' five 90 per cent interest per an.
mum, which said bonds are 10 be paid
put Of the assessments made under
The said ordinance and which are di
yided into ten GO) annual install
uents. Each proposal or bid must be
accompanied by cash or by a check
payable TO the order Of George Par
sons as President OF the Beard OF
Local Improvements OF The City of
Cairo. certified by a responsible bank.
for an amount which shall not be less
than ten (i0l per cent OF the aegre-
gate or whole amount Of the bid or
proposal. and no bid can be consider
ed unless accompanied by such. cheek
or cash. The bids shall be delivered
to the said Board OF Loca1iImprove.
ments. which will. ir open session. at
the time and place above specified.
examine and publicly declare the
same. Contractors will be required
TO enter into contracts with he city
Tor the construction of the improve
mout and into bond payable To he
city in the sum of fifty f50D per cen
una Of the amount bid with security
10 be approved by the board. condi-
toned FOR The faithful performance Of
the contract and fo- holding the said
city harmless. &c. Plank forms for
bids viii be furnished ON application
TO the city engineer. The Board re-
serves the right to reiee- any and all
bids.
Dated ct Cairo. Illinois. this 18th
day Of Ma D. A. D. 1917.
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Of the Board 81 Local I'M
Of the City OF Cairo. III
inois.
Attest:
Ernest Nordman. Secretary
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14

The City National Bank OF Cairo
located at the City OF Cairo, in the
State Of Illinois. Is closing It's AFFAIRS
All note holders and other creditors
of the Association are therefore here.
by notified to present the notes and
other claims for payment.
J. 8. AISTHORPE, Cashier
Dated January End. 1862.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14
MEETING or STOCKHOLDERS

Office Of the Cairo city Coal Com
pany. Cairo, Illinois, March 2, 1907
Tho regular annual melting Of the
stockholders OF the Cairo City Goa
Company will be held at the office u
the Company, No. 709 Ohio Street. IN
the City Of Cairo Illinois, on Tuesday
he md Of April A. d., 1907. between
the hpars Of 10 o,c.ock a. M. and 2
O'Clock. d, m.
.''s JOHN HERMAN, u
a Secretary. (.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14
NEW WORK coTroN.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Money Market

New York March Money ol
cab strong and higher. 4N15 pc
ceat. closing bid 81. Time loan.
very strong: sixty days per cent
ninety days nominally G1z per cent
six months per cent. Prime papei
e1eA per cent Exchange weak. de
mand 4S5I5620: sixty days rs. 81
as. Bar silver 6Szk.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14
NOTICE.
For Letting of Contracts for Sewers.

Pablo notice IS hereby given by
the Board Of Local Improvements Of
the city Of Cairo. Illinois. that until
ten (l0) O'Clock a. NJ Monday. March
&c. 1907. at the city council chamber.
No. Ill Commercial avenue. Cairo,
Illinois. sealed bids will be received
for the construction Of vitrified Tile
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14
Be One of the Doors.

DE man dat keeps findin' fault"
said Uncle Eben, mustn't expect 20
git no mo- credit dan Columbus an
dem other fellers dat made sho nun
useful discoveries
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14

An English debtor has been allowed
TO pay OF debt Of about $50 at the
rate Of one penny a menth It win re-
quire 200 years 10 complete the pay
ments.. The sum was due a money
lender. which explains +ha SECESSION.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14
HEL.p WANTED MALE.
BooKERsEEPER WANTED

WANTED Young lady that lives
with parents, who has had experience
kee ping books and doing general Of
fee work; must furnish best refer
encea. Meme but experienced parties
need not apply. Address u rs, Bull
letin office.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-14

Worlds Largest Hospital.
The largest hospital in me world Is
&c Metropolitan. on Blaekwelrs
Land. New YORK.