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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

Boston-It is only a defalcation of
magnitude that attracts more than To-
cal attention.
When the wrongdoing of President
Frank Nipple caused the $4,000, 900
crash of the Real Estate Trust COM
pany, of Philadelphia; when Paul o.
Stensland wrecked the Milwaukee
Avenue State bank of Chicago through
his misappropriation of 81 500. 900 and
when, more recently, Treasurer Will
liam F. Walker disappeared with
S565,000 of securities belonging to the
Savings Bank of New Britain, Conn
in a pig case of this kind the busy
world pauses to gasp at the enormity
of the crime and to bestow a fieeting
pity upon the victims.
Now and then a remarkable theft
attracts more than ordinary atten-
tion because of the difficulties over
come. Only a short time ago it was
announced that s173,000 in currency
had been stolen from the United
States sub-treasury at Chicago under
circumstances that baffied score of
keen-witted secret service men.
But, as Pierre Jay, commissioner of
banking of Massachusetts. has point
ed out. there are many embezzlements
that are never known by the public.
The amounts involved are made good
by relatives and friends. or are quiet
ly charged up to profit and loss.
There are three embezzlements
where one is reported" said the head
of surety company the other day.
Personally. 1 believe financial fnsti-
tutions are being robbed every day"
This seems serious; it is serious,
but one should remember that there
are great number of institutions
handling the peoples money.
Did you know that on September
last there were in the United States
6.137 national banks-an increase of
4,065 since 1sSO-S.S62 state banks.
742 loan and trust companies, 1873
savings banks and 929 private banks? +?
\ Causes of Dishonesty.
But what causes dishonesty among
employees and officials of financial in
stitutions?
Why do men. occupying positions of
trust and honor, who are generally re-
spected, stand high, often in the
church, are morally clean, so far as
known. with families and pleasant
homes-why do they become thieves
and purloin thousands of dollars not
their own?
From investigations of the cases of
men who have betrayed their trust,
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

run down from $50 TO 1875 pounds. |
was having terrible pain in the kid
reys, and the secretions passed almost
involuntarily. My left leg swelled un-
til it was "a inches around. and the
doctor tapped 1t night and morning
until l could no longer stand it, and
then he advised amputation. re-
fused. and began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. The swelling subsided gradu-
ally. the urine became natural, and all
my pains and aches disappeared.
bave been well now for nine years
since using Doan's Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
swls. Women Demand suffrage.

Women OF all classes In Geneva
have formed an association to secure
for themselves the suffrage in every
department of public life. and espe-
cially the right to vote in parliament
tary elections. The vice president and
the secretary OF the association are
members of the chamber OF deputies.
and several university professors have
accepted minor Offices. Many public
men are giving their support to the
movement-London Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

it is likely he would not have beer
discovered. The case was hushed III
and never made public.
Discoveries OF defalcations seem tn
run closely after each other. Follow
ing big exposure will be the discov-
cry OF many minor thefts.
We account for this said the head
of surety company, by the feeling
of fear which fills men who have been
quietly stealing. They hear of de
saulter's arrest and they lose theii
nerve.
They make up their minds to fee
to safety before they are found out
Usually II any money is handy they
take it and skip. You will find that
in the same month the Nipple and
Stensland embezzlements were made
known there were many exposures in
smaller banks"
Fever of Getting Rich.
What remedy would | suggest for
the dishonest man in banks?" said a
man who has made a study of finan-
cial conditions. There is one remedy
among the big men-an unfailing
sense of honor. integrity OF character.
pure. clean. moral lives.
But the fever of getting rich has
lnhamed the country. Men are impa-
tient to get money; in fact. they do
not care TO wait for good investments
to work out slowly. They wish to
plunge. to go headlong into any prom
ising scheme.
1T must be remembered that al
though the amounts of bank thefts
have been increasing this does not
mean that the percentage OF such
crimes is increasing per thousand of
population. Besides. there Is a great
deal more money in banks now than
90 years ago.
The stupendous figures of defalca-
tions in this country. however, indi-
cate state of very loose morals in
our business life. Then, too. with the
desire to get rich there is a growing
desire for expensive hobbies and ex-
pensive living. The rising financial
fever is accompanied by fever of
corresponding gayety- And gay life
costs money"
Proportion of Defaulters.
About one man in 1.500 defaults.
This shows a high standard among
employees of financial institutions.
Two of the strongest deterrents
from dishonesty" said the president
OF surety company, ARE the surety
bond and the home. A man who de-
faults knows the surety company will
punish him. 1t makes no difference
to us If we have TO wait five or six
years.
Home ties are perhaps the best in
ducement to honesty. man will
think many times before he will com
NIT crime which Will disgrace him
before his wife and separate him from
his home. Another strong influence
for Keeping men straight is the press.
BY publishing exposures. both of high
and low, a man. knowing the disgrace
of exposure. will stop before he
steals"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
EMtZ0NsfS kN(H kSHP

He presents scheme that is daring
but still within bounds, offers the
bank extra high interest, and perhaps
bonus besides; he gets the loan and
pays it.
THE venture is repeated until the
president is dazzled by the brilliance
of the promoters genius. At last a
note cannot be taken up when due.
The venture may be legitimate, but i'll
judged. 1t is necessary to advance
more money to safeguard the original
investment.
Here the president makes his fatal
misstep. Instead of laying the whole
matter before the board and confess
ing his original mistake. he makes an
additional loan on his own responsi-
bility and is still more deeply involved.
BY this time he is ashamed to tell
the roard of directors, and so he goes
on getting deeper and deeper in the
mife until the inevitable crash"
How to Prevent Lootine.
Crson Smith. one of Chicago's best
ktOwn bankers, after the Stensland
exposure. declared that a new law of
Incorporation was necessary to pre-
ven. the looting of banks.
",'he state bank examinations are
all right" he said. NO law you cen
frame will prevent thief from steal
ing if you give him chance Place
your money in his hands and he is
sure to run away with it if the way is
open.
Suppose you are carrying in your
vaults lot of fraudulent paper. which
on its face appears to be all straight,
how is any bank examiner going to
discover it? 1t is absolutely impossi-
BILE for him to prove the genuineness
or falseness of every signature on the
paper that is shown him as securities
held by the bank as collateral for
loans. He must simply take them to
be what they appear to be on the face
THE state bank examination law
is all right, and 1t is just as efficiently
administered as the national bank
law. 1t Is not so much a change in
the law regarding examinations we
want as a law regarding the incor-
poration of banks.
1T is much too easy to incorporate
banks now. The law should be partic-
ular regarding the incorporators and
the nature of the securities they offer
in the first instance. Once they get
started 1t is too late to correct the
evils which should be prevented at
the beginning. II you want reform,
that is where it should begin.''
Easy to Start Bank.
Ease with which a bank NAV be
started was illustrated at Middleport.
Ohio, last fall. The president of an
institution there disappeared and
$115.000 OF the banks money was
found missing.
This man. 1t was stated, at one time
started national bank in that town.
but this was closed and its accounts
settled. Then the banker induced a
retired clergyman to enter business
with him and open a private bank.
The clergyman converted bL prop
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
three general reasons have been

three general reasons have been
found:
Speculation.
Woman.
Social ambition.
In nearly every instance one or
more of these reasons has caused the
downfall.
First OF all, it is the desire to get
rich quick which lures men to their
fall. Gambling whether it be on the
races or in the stock markets, has
been the cause of many mans ruin.
Having access to money, the bank
president or employe who has gotten
himself into difficulty takes a surrep-
titious loan, fully intending to pay it
back; failure follows failure. loss
comes after loss, until at last there
Is the inevitable discovery.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
Peculiar Brazilian Ant.

In Brazil there is large ant which
Is regarded by the natives as good to
eat, when roasted-a delicacy as
choice. indeed. as snails are rated by
the French. Sometimes they dress
the tiny creatures up like little dolls,
and put them in boxes to sell to tour
lists as Brazilian curiosity.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

The fascination of stalking money.
the zest of uncertainty. as well as the
possibility of winning big stakes,
tempt clerks to speculate. While the
bank president may be taking plunges
in stocks and sustaining heavy losses.
the employe may be playing the races
or taking chances in the bucket shops
Both lead to ruin.
Methods of PecuIation.
Methods OF peculating are many.
One of the most common among en-
ployes is to falsify deposit slips and
deposit books of persons who have
dormant accounts and to falsify en-
tries of cash taken in.
Men higher up can make loans ON
bogus securities and substitute
mems" or notes showing false loans.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

says. Il had been
showing symptoms of
kidney trouble from
the time / was mus
tered out of the army.
but in all my life l
never suffered as in
1897. Headaches, diz-
ziness and sleepless-
ness. first, and then
dropsy. l was weak
and helpless, having
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

Our distinctions do not lie in the
places which we occupy. but In the
grace and dignity with which we fill
them.-Emerson.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
TO CURE ECZEMA.

Tho one In nfallibIe method by which
Eczema can be quickly and permanently
cured Is by the use or HEIsKELLs OIsT-
MEsr. For halfa century this great remedy
has been the means of curing skin diseases
ofevery nature. Erysipelas, letter, Ulcers,
pimpies, Ringworm, Blotchy Skin, Erup-
lions, Rough Skin, Salt Rheum, Bcald
Head-all Yield as readily to the marvelous
curative virtues of HEtsRELL's OINTMENT
as the dread ddisease-Eczema- Beforenpply-
Ing the ointment, battle the affected parts,
using HEIsKELL's II MEDIcIHAL BoAP
HEIsKELL's BLOOD AND LIVER PILLS tone
up the liver and cleanse the blood. Oint-
Pills, p cents a bottle-at all druggists.
Send for interesting book OF testimonials to
JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY a Co., 53l Commerce
Street, Philadelphia, Pn-
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

Garfield Tea, which is guaranteed under
the Pure Food and Drugs Act, is the best
remedy for constipation, sick.headache,
cleanses the system.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

One of the things you can't buy on
credit is experience.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
ArERRIsLe EXPERIENCE.
How Veteran Was Saved the Ampu-
tation Of a Limb.

B. Frank Doremus. veteran. Of
Roosevelt avenue. indianapolis. Ind.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
Tor children teethng softens the gums reduces In
ANIMATION. Rilays pain, cures wind cou. 2sc bottle
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

If :sss or :sss sss. .,.s t.s Thompsons Eye Water
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24

Col George n. Lamping. a former
auditor OF King county aud a we'll
known politician OF this city, was
arrested AZ First av. and Denny
way BY patrolman Rush At half
past . O'Clock last night for yiolAt
ing the speed limit IN bis automo
bile. Rush did not succeed In max
Ing LAmnlnx stop his car until he
had fired hts sun into the air. lie
says he called twice at iamplng 90
halt When The auto had been stop
ped Rush made the arrest and senk
t.amplnK 10 the police station. The
former auditor pat up bail aad was
released.
Before ieavlns the station Col
IamplnK gave hts side % the story
to Capt Ward aud the Captain TO.
day made report 20 chief Mappen.
stella. The arrested man claims
that he was not driving more than
aix miles an hour and that the
policeman had no right % arrest
him. Tie says that he aid not hear
the command OF halt II was easy
for the patrolmaa 10 read the nun.
Dor on hts car ard he could have
made the arrest the daY following
t.amplnK saya tho policeman was
not Justified In shooting
Rush tells different story
lie says 4 was standing al ne
corner Of penny way and First av
north At ? 90 o'clock last ntght
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24
ARREST LAMPEMG
NV SPEEDING AUTO

fair Chief Of Police Wappcnatoin
declared that fAlrOlman Huah was
Justified IN his action. although he
dld not sor the discharge ~ fire
arms exot.t Ia cases Of absolute
necessity The chief declared tuht
speeding would have 10 be stopped
He believes that n Rush made any
mistake u was not duo Ca any
fault OF hla 40 much "a 10 the fail.
ure OF captains 70 prupsfly iu
struct their men
Accordingly he today issued the
following order
have repeatedly requested su.
pefior officers 10 see that all new
men placed on the force should be
properly Instructed as 60 their dut
ties This ought 10 suggest itaelf
10 the superior officers. without 70
pcafg. reminders from me Of It's
Importance
Different reports have come %
me 81 the actions ~ new men {.
plainly showing that they have not
been properly Instructed In regard
TO their duties.
There seems 20 be q lack ~ In
tsfeai taken IN regard "a this mat
tef. which DO not propose 10 tolst.
ate aud. | shall look 60 each cap
taln 20 soc that all nsw mna work.
Ing under them are properly IN.
ntrncted Rn "a their duties.
CHIEF OF POLICE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24

when | saw a machine coming uu
First av, at the ratio al 20 mllea
an hour, IL made the turn At
Denny way and First av. AZ the
same rate OF speed. no attempt be.
ing made hy the driver 10 slaeken
up. I stepped out upon the curt
and called upon the driver TO halt
II may DO that on account OF the
high speed he did not hear me.
stopped cut into tho street and
called again. The machine Kept on
g0ing The driver drew Ia hiA mA
chine a BIT but be vas stili golng
about rs miles an hour lie had
gone about 30 feet AID san that
the only vas 10 set hlm Was 90 fire
my gun and I shot Into the air.
This brought the maa 10 a stop. |
then went up 10 him aad made the
arrest
Earlier IN the evening three
autaiHta had got away from me and
I waa no; taking any mere chances
had strict orders from Sergeant
stewart 20 arrest every one who
MAS exceeding the speed limit and
/ know that this car was going
faster than the ordinance permits
The LEGALITY where | made Tho ar.
rest IA favorlte one for HpSedrrs
and macy more arrests should b.
made there
Rush 10 uphslss
After an Investigation of the AZ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24
TO RECEIVE
GEN. KUROKI

A. the meeting u the Chamber
81 Commerce this afternoon tho
matter OF a reception 70 Lieutenant
General Macarthur and his staff
aud also 10 General Baron Kurokl
and his start who viii soon visit
Seattle. vas discussed and Il was
decided thar q fitting reception b.
accorded these distinguished off
eerH
The committee on city affairs 70
ported on the ways and means Of
Increasing the eity's water supply.
pending thu construction Of an
other pipe line from Cedar river
The committee IL OF the opinion
the supply viii Be sufficient n
there Is no waste
The committee recon mended q
a more generous installation Of
meters and a better regulation Of
laws governing apFinklinE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24
N. Y. POLICE FEAR ATTACK
WITH FIREARMS

riot. however. was the real reason
for tho disarmament
The manY cutting and shooting
ARRAYS charged against these tial
saus. together with the black hand
oulraEea that include the blowing
np and burning % trncmenfn. kid
naplaF and mufdsf. haze developed
danEer % a descent upun tho lnno.
egal and guilty people ~ that rare
By mea ~ ether naiionaiittsa. such
declaration 81 war voaid Be vel
coined - the tough element oi iop.
81 Sew York. and. acted apon. e
woaid DO attended Sllh fgiKhtful
scehea of hiooaahed
There arr atont coo ee0 Italians
IN New Yosk. llFing IN crowded ten.
emenl colonies Ia sarioaA parts Of
the eiiX
Magistrate House delivered a
warning 20 them FROM ths bench
Talking 90 = group Of prisoners and
their fffsu4s. Who filled the court
room. BE- said II this thing Il
not stopped 4 util lead 20 The IN
vmalon 81 the Italian coloniss By bel
ligefcnt forces % other uasiouait
tiles aud bloody riots will result
Clear headed leaders aneug she
Italians appreciate the danger 10
the present iswbrnaklus tendency
~ Cur pspssle Is not stopped" said
Coroner AcFitain. IA Italian him.
aclf. an anfialnk % che native
population witl follow. similar 70
The bioody mana troubles In Suv
Orleans
These arrests are last shat
expectet I told the ifailans unlx
rocsntif that Il they did Nc daaist
from carrying concealed weapons
and ~ 20 pas aoNn The black hand
theY would get tn serious sFoutir
A hundrod armed Italians wsFs
arrested on the asrerts ~ The pulies
In one Hight Despite the fact that
word as passed afuuua to dikarm
AZ fuanF mere wrTa captured Ia the
ensuing tive taYa Every mEn car
gied a revolver or siilsttn OF both
The sttl0itos. eN a rule. were muf
demonstrating weapons. with rsHof
Ike edges aad sharp poinla FROM
one pFisanef Ma taken = dirk Sith
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24
LESS TROUBLI
FOR MOTORIS1

The { B. collector a ea,,..
Port Townsend haa tar...'a '
rules for carrying sl''a. -. :
across the Canadian bsss.. I. !.
VIII make IL possible for :, -. -
from this siee 70 tovr /,
Columbia his sumner xtr.sz
defgolng delays expsns. y. =
comfort AZ the hands 3,
officials when they take -
chimes 70 the north ana b..
back
Hereafter al autos can
tered with the cuEtoms
Port Townsend when thsy
70 the Canadian side. ~ 4. =.
on when they return. ~
OF owner number, cot =.
plets Identification o. 4, -.
must BE- given, and also =.
ana date AZ which Il viii 4
back 20 American MlI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24

Thirty expert cruisers with the
necessary compasHmen have been
appointed by County Assessor r A.
Parish to cruise ali the standing
timber IN King county The eruia
era have been divided into 10 squads
Of three cruisers aud a compaasman
each. Neither the uAnen OF the
cruisers nor the o0mpaasmen viii
be made known ~ SIR Parish be-
lleyes that the purpose for which
they we're appointed can De beat
served b. having Their identity TO
main secret
Tbs assistant assessors who are
at work now are Increasing practi.
eaily every personal property a.
sesameut over that Of the previous
years.
Objections BY tho acora are com,
lnK IN FROM large business houses
Ia the city One large dry goods
house which publicly announces
that IL carries q stock Of $500 600
objected % tie assessment exceeding
teo. 900 the amount which II was
assessed In 1906 and 1905. Another
large department store whose stock
IL worth close 20 a million. pro.
tests against any increase OF the
tiO0. 900 assessment Of last year A
Wholesale grocery house carrying
stock Of over a million dcairea
the $3.50 900 assessment OF 1906 %
remain unchanged
A Wholesale liquor establishment
whose stock In trade exceeds $50.
600 IN value has previously been
assessed for $4,000
These are merely q few examples
Of the past methods OF assessing
all over the county.
Ia spite of the fact that under
the law passed by the last legisla
ture moneys and credits are exempt
from taxation. Mr. Parish believes
that the $1,000 900 of personal
property disclosed By last years
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24

Pennington has been ria 90.
81 rats. but the way 10 =. w z
the bslied one hAs not Be-, - n. e
cred 'ssh altssl
sleep IL a stranger IN N.
a, al hours The rat. which |. - y !
with the bells on" can !.
IN The vail. under tie Co., .'si'
the ceilings. never qui.. 80. z
restless. getting even h, !, -
worth The Pennington ,, -
nearly frantic from H. ss 'sn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24

EixuH notice that the penalties In
eietei witi be hsaYF eneuEh 70
make = tasiiaE Impression. This
StI - true particularly ia the
caaaa ~ uacn Who tried 10 draa
Seapoas 90 the mun aresilae
thpm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24

carsains On she waterfront fasnil-
iar wAth Nsath Pacific have grave
fssrs Ter SIC safety 81 fta usfHsa
hAFk AistNFnfaw. uhiFH Sc UnH Is
aafs eat fYans caifA9 50 Melhaurns
THsg declare that fhf Aislsfaftss
raH shauia easily - aaas ~ snbet
90 aaFs AHd tHat tts vessel aiAht
az we'll ~ Fiwsn ap a. iost ras re-
iasafaars siaHts - ~ psF esat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24

blade 10 inches long that bore ave
notehes The word vendetta wac
Inscribed On many OF The blades
Some Of the prisoners had feyolgork
thai Looked like ANAL cannon 9th.
ere carried biiiira and HtanEahota.
ard one man vas a regular wslk
ing arsenal
All the uaen arrested Wera held
under heavy ball and judges have
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24
on rHn FRONT

The steamer Totti clears today
Tor North China ports with general
cargo,
Steamers YuoatAn and Dolphin
clear today for HhaKway and way
ports with passengers and cargo.
The steamer Cottage City sailed
last night for Alaska,
The steamer spokane leaves to-
morrog for San Francisco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24

J ~ Margaret an sNprtHHmea.
tasias files q claim aaalnsf ths fifR
fsf tes1ta DAMAGES faf psfauHHt iHs
fuffsf tfa sefa be- vas fhfawu ffuaf
he wa2na whsn thH rebirts piaaEsf
infa fHt which 30 saFa tba rifF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24
ovERsrErs HIs MARK.

OMAHA. Neb April "a Dahl.
man the Goa baY mayor says
Every mHn Ia innocent Until proven
guilty ! think che president has
nfsratepped bis marx here a. he
has before The remarks viii Ger
ialniY be detrimental TO the de-
fandanfs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24
1T CUTS LITTLE ICE.

ST LOUIS. No. April aa-Ths
general opinlUn ot the labor leaders
nf ~ Louis T. that the controversy
~ the president and Mover dsclar.
alton Is % little moment The
Csnirai Trades council meets sun
day and Secretary David KreyliuR
taYH u might puaaibly take soms
action
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24
LETTER AN INSULT

DENVER. Colo. April 2t---John
~ y Neill. editor OF the Miners
magazine says The presidents
letter IL an Insult 90 organized Ia
Dor ~ the county. II tears from
HooHsveit'e face the mask ~ hYpoe
risY and shows him a. an ally Of
the standard whose naKnatus ysafn
Tor the official murder Of the De.
PENDANTS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24

ONE or TIE ITALIANS AR,
RESTED WAS a WALKING Al.
sENAL. ne HAD TWO REvoL
vGRs. A sTiLErro. GRASS
kNuckLEs AND A AMY.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24
TIMBER AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY ASSESSMENT

assessment rolls. will b. increased
70 SO. 900 900 or more.
No change can De made IN ~.
sesament of real estate until next
year
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-24
CURFEW RAT
RINGS ALL TIE TIME. JUST
FOR SPITE.

LfNDiiIHST. y. J April "a
The bell recipe for Kidding a house
OF rats has been tried on IN Lynd.
hurst and found wanting II Is
probable that the house Of John