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SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
COMPANY OF BONDS
At Least $500, 900 involved in
the Plot.
CASE IN COURT TODAY
Belief is That Others Were Behind
Douglass and bennett.
USED AS MARGIN FOR STOCK
Banking Men Explain That the
Simple to Garry Out.

NEW YORK, April 24.-William O.
Douglass, assistant loan clerk of the Trust
Company Of America, who is charged with
stealing bonds valued at many thousands
Of dollars, and oliver NJ. bennett, broker
who, it is LEGGED, received the stolen
securities, will have a hearing this after
noon in the West Side police court. The
officials of the company, not content with
the arrest of these two men, are continu-
ing their detective work. They say they
are convinced that there was a plot and
that there was somebody behind both
Douglass and bennett in a scheme to de-
fraud the company out of many hundreds
of thousands Of dollars The identity of
the third man in the alleged plot was not
revealed but the statement is made that
he is more prominent than either Of the
prisoners and that the prisoners were prob
ably his dupes.
Bonds Recovered.
The trust company has succeeded in get
ting back all of the bonds which were
found to have disappeared when Douglass
amount paid out for their recovery was
$4,000.
In explanation of this it was said that
all of the bonds stolen from the Office of
the trust company, except those which
had been found in Dement'S bed at the
Manhattan Club, had been placed with
various brokers about Wall street. inno
cent parties of the transactions, by way of
margin for stock~transactions. To recover
the original bonds it was necessary to get
orders from bennett and Douglass to call
back all the collateral and to reimburse the
brokers holding such bonds for the loss
entailed to them by such action. The total
amount Of this reimbursement was
$4,000
Thefts Amount to 100000.
Since at the most favorable terms $14O.
COO must represent hypothetical bonds
totaling considerably larger figure, and
since $4,000 worth Of the stolen bonds
were recovered from benefits apartments
without expense to the trust company, it is
apparent that the total amount of the
thefts from the trust company was in ex-
cess of $2OO,OOO.
The warrant against bennett cited that
bennett had received certain of the bonds
between April 10, 1905, and April 10,
1907" indicating that the thefts had been
going on for more than year at least.
How It Was Done.
Banking men, in explanation of how
Douglass had escaped detection so long
said 1t would be a matter of comparative
simplicity for loan clerk temporarily to
abstract securities put up as collateral for
time loans with his institution use them as
collateral in outside operations through a
confederate, and then, by the substitution
# TO-
time as the original ones were required in
the discharge OF the loans with the bank,
continue the process Indefinitely or until
he wound up as Douglas wound I'D.
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CHARGE DISMISSED.
Soldiers Proved to Be Not Guilty Of
RObberv

The charge of robbery against William
Court and Arnold Colt, the soldiers from
Fort Myer, Va, who were arrested Mon
day, as stated in The Star, was nolle
pressed by Prosecuting Attorney Ralph
Given yesterday.
An investigation of both sides of the case
was made in the office of Mr.. Given yes
terday, and it was found that there was
no foundation for the charge against the
two soldiers and that they should be re-
lieved of all responsibility for the alleged
crime
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MONCTON, N B.. April 24.-An investisa-
ton by the traffic manager of the Inter-
colonial railroad into the shortage of
freight cars has disclosed the fact that sew
eral thousand cars of the government road
are On United States lines. The government
has sent out tracers and is endeavorng to
have the cars returned.
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FINE FOR COMPLEXION,

OF all the marks of beauty a good
complexion is the most desirable and
yet the easiest to attain.
A sallow skin and dull eyes are the
direct result of faulty digestion, on
which subject we quote from an
interviey of a prominent metropoli-
tan physician who has practice
amongst the nations aristocracy. He
says: Dyspepsia, indigestion and
defective bowel action probably
cause more ills than many of the
more serious diseases combined, and
yet by a simple course of treatment
this most undesirable condition can
be relieved and cured. First of all,
relieve the stomach of it's burden by
using a digestive that will give the
organs complete rest and restore
their vitality. For this the follow
ing prescription will be found to
work wonders: 'Catandir Compound,
one ounce; Essence of Pepsin, two
ounces: Syrup of Ginger, three
ounces; mix these in a six ounce bot
tie and use in doses of from one to
two tablespoonfuls after each meal
and also at bedtime for the first few
days The ingredients can be Sc
cured at any good drug store. BY
following up this treatment, the rose
of health will soon be restored to the
pallid check and glitter of happiness
shine from the eyes"
Coming from such high authority,
the above advice is we'll worth fol-
lowing.
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have the nerve to put their orders In for
it, too. OF course we have to curb them;
and then there is a row! But that Is part
of the business. and the good thing about
it all Is that the big people always sustain
US when we do the curbng."
The party will return to Washington Sat-
urday morning.
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William Mahoney was tried in the Police
Court today: for bombarding pedestrians on
houses last week. He was sentenced to pay
$25 fine or serve ninety days In Jail.
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w. F. ROBERTS PRINTERS:
COMPANY, Inc, EsonAvEns.
1913 NEW YORK AVE.
w EDDlNG STATIONERY

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE CAPITAL
Traction Co:
Notice Ia hereby given that a special meeting
OF the stockholders of The Capital Traction Com
pany Is called by the president OF that company
for and will be held on. the 2Gth day Of April
1907 at 10 O'Clock am, at the principal office
of the company, at the OF Seth and II
streets NV In the city OF Washington. u. c.,
TO consider and approve the action of the Board
the Issue Of the gold bonds of the company to
the amount Of 100000 to be dated June l.
1901, and payable June l. 1871 with Sc interest
payable semi annually In gold. and to secure the
same by deed OF trust, authorized by act
of Congress entitled An Act to amend the char
ter OF the Rock Greek Railway Company of the
District OF Columbia, approved March 3, 1891 !;
and 10 direct and authorize the application of the
proceeds of said bonds; all In accordance with
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors Of
said company at u meeting held March -. 1907; ;
and TO transact such other business may prop
erly come before such meeting. copy of the
said resolutions he Inspected at the COM
panys office, obtained applicat ion or by
writing to the Secretary of the company.
The polls will be open from 10 am until IL m
"e'f Il, d. iGRAMpros. secy.
GEORGE 7. DUNLOP.
HENRY HURT,
EDWARD J. STELLwAGEN,
WA. NANCE.
MAUI RICE ]. ADLER
JOHN ). LARCOMBE,
GEORGE f. HAMILTON.
ap'-i9t Board Of Directors.
WANTED
THE JOHN WEDDERBURN CO.
Il st
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SEQ per gallon for medicinal whiskey.
THE JOHN WEDDERBURN CO,
apSg0t4 GIG st NV
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
Increase the Value OF Your Property by Having
COLBURN BROS. CONTRACTORS
For Cement Pavements
Construct Your Walks Steps, Copinss Basement
and Stable Floors. All Work Guaranteed
Room 222. Colorado Building.
nj cltsS
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FRATERNAL NOTICES.

ALL ROYAL ARCH MASONS ARE INVITED TO
form in procession on the north side of + street
between 9th and 10th streets on FRlDAf:
April. 20. 1907, at SEVEN O'Clock pm-, ana
escort the NJ. f.. grand high priest and The ON
Of the Grand Chapter to the Masonic Far.
by order OF the NJ. f. Grand High Priest.
ap2I3t A. W. JOHNSTON. Grand Secretary.
MASONIC FAIR-EASTERN STAR NIGHT,
Thursday. April % 1907. Officers and members
Of the Grand Chapter, o. f. s, and all members
Of the order are invited TO attend In body AS
scmbe at 9th and SITS. NV. at TAD Pm
sharp. IL Indictment weather prevails the receP
tion room in the annex OF Convention Hall VIII
be placed at the disposal OF the members
ROSE A. YOSr, Grand Secretary.
Miss CLARA F. BALL, W. g. NJ.
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Forecast until pm. Thursday-For the
District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, fair tonight. Thursday increasing
cloudiness and warmer; fresh northwesterly
winds, becoming southerly.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

United states Electric Lighting Company I'M
pr0vement Debenture Bonds and Certificates OF
Indebtedness ma turing May l. 1907 Will he paid
said date by the American Security and Trust
90. Washington, II. e. Interest ceases on said
date. POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER co.
Nv r. =. MARROW, Treasurer
Ap;I 20 1907 ap24 % .3O-3t
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION

Congressman Fowler. chairman of
the house committee on currency and
banking, has a financial plan which
is purely and simply based on bank
Credits
1t provides for an elastic asset cur
rency based upon securities held by
the banks and Is without the govern
ment protection which covers the
present National bank note,
His plan IL vicious because II
places not only the people, but the
socalled country banks at the mercy
of the Associated banks OF New York.
It Is not what the banks throughout
the country or the people want and
will not bring permanent relief from
periodical panies which are due 10
Wall street speculation, What the
nation needs Is a law to take the
manipulation of finances out of the
hands of Wall street. but how best
to do Il is the question for some great
financier to solve, We believe that
every dollar OF currency issued
should be under the governments
guarantee.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11
lIaklna Up Our 20 uuarrel.

A student Of history having a large
view of the worlds trend recently ASK
ca the American people to become
reconclled to the notion that the Revo-
tuition OF 1770 was only an episode and
In the end would have no material ef.
feet In the way of changing the prog
ress and destiny OF the English race.
This means, Of course, that the Eng
fish family upon both sides of the At
lantic Will again unite and the race
Ideals Of the future win be those de-
veloped In the parent nation and not
In the rehelllous offspring. Incidental
~ this raises the thought. What would
be the position OF the English race IN
the world today II colonial develop
ment had gone ON as 1t was before the
war Of independence But this Is not
the point considered here.
Yarmouth, In Norfolkshlre, England,
Is asking Its American namesake for
an alliance Of closer relationship, mu-
tual interests and other evidences OF
that filial affection supposed to exist
under the circumstances. The English
and American Bostons and the two
Cambrldges have long maintained the
sort of communion sought by Var
mouth. Now, It Is true that we have
duplicated the names of old world
cities, In some cases dozen or even
score of times But the English
names early planted here were the
original home names Of the settlers
who adopted them. They really meant
to found q new Yarmouth or Cam
bridge or Gloucester or York or Plym.
outh Not all Engllshmen stood by
King George In his war on the colo
MES. Neither did all the kings sub
jects here 80 over to the Gag of Wash
lngton. There may be as much blood
In both countries not infected with the
fierce hatred OF .'redcoat" and ragged
rebel" as of the other kind. Anyhow,
for those who can feel that way It Il
time now. with the sixth generation on
the stage. TO let bygones be bygones
and unite In so far as they win har-
monize our race ideals and asplra-
tions No telling which win FREEDOM
mate. Neither can It be foretold
whether the English speaking peoples
are to march forward on divers paths
or along one.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11
Taken al His Word.

Master Walter. aged five, had eaten
the soft portions Of his toast at break
fast and piled the crusts on his plate.
when was little boy" remarked
his father, who sat opposite him, II
always ate the crusts of my toast"
did you like themT inquired his
offspring cheerfully.
'Yes," replied the parent.
'You may have these" said Master
Walter. pushing his plate across the
table.-Harper's Weekly.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11
Fame and Chnnna.

Anti race suicide would seem to have
9 champion In the scientist who claims
to have discovered that big brains ana
big families go together. This au-
thority found that out Of seventy-slx
Of the most famous men OF modern
times the most OF them were members
Of large families and on an average
had each six brothers and six sisters.
Napoleon Bonaparte was one Of thir-
teen, but not himself the thirteenth.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11

so the III luck supposed to cling to that
number didn't fall on him.
We are told by this Investigator that
Ben Franklin was one of seventeen.
Sir Walter Scott, James Fenimore
Cooper and Alfred Tennyson, famous
writer's all, each had eleven brothers
and sisters. Washington Irving and
Carlyle had ten brothers and sisters,
Dickens seven and Longfellow and
Bryant six. Among national leaders
Peter the Great was one Of fourteen
children and Washington and Crom-
well members of families containing
eleven. All this is interesting. but yet
out Of the hundreds who have accom-
plished the worlds greatest work it
may be possible to find not alone a
fragment of seventy-six, but total OF
seventy-six, where the case is the other
way. Thackeray and Alexander Ham
ilton had neither brother nor sister.
Lincoln was the one son Of the family,
and surely that one was a lion. He
had but two sisters.
The theory that the father of six or
seven sons has a greater chance Of
rearing one lion than the father Of
but one or two sons is tenable up to a
certain point, Yet the data are incom-
plete until we learn the facts about a
given number of large families in COM
parison with small ones where all have
equal opportunities.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11
Korean Ennliah.

The following gem Of English as 1t
b writ by Korean was handed to
US by one Of our reporters: Some
days last one of the families in Shong
Pyung Chun made loud when he
soundly slept in the dreaming, at the
whilst one OF the Japanese military Of
ficers arrived there and asked the
reason OF making noise. korea News.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11

The supreme court says that the
scriptural injunction, six days
shalt thou labor and do all thy work.
FOR the seventh is a day Of rest, In It
thou shalt do no labor" Is good law
IN Idaho II upholds the Sunday rest
law In every detail.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11

me-" said the sweet young thing.
II wouldn't marry the best man on
earth"
Then my case must be hopeless. -
said lie youth sorrowfuIly.
'Not at ALL simply said that to
encourage youl"-Pittsburg Press.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11

There is vast difference. says a
wise philosopher. between wishing and
winning. Many a good man has failed
because he had his wishbone where his
backbone ought to have been.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11

some people never discover the pur.
chasing value OF dollar until they
cali az the meat shop and learn thar
1t hasn't any to speak OF.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11

We should not HE to the tropics ut
the approach OF "cold wave" says
an up TO date scientist u gives the
keen. alert mind" 10 dwellers on both
sides OF the Rockies.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11

II was not Il Maxim gun. but a sim
pie little pistol with woman at the
end Of It. which wiped the Russian
General Maximoffsky or the earth
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11

Mosquitoes not only kin 250.oOo per
sons every year. but they display very
poor Judgment In the selection Of their
vietims.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11

Our Store is full of the most attractive,
up-tO-date presents. We are prepared to
give you the most complete selection of
useful presents and the prices quoted be-
low will convince you that we are offering
greater reductions than ever before:
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11

Our notion department is the place
to select your Christmas presents
for the ladies and children. We
have handkerchiefs at all prices.
Ribbons, Ties, Combs, Pocket
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11
RObt. w. Collins
Real Estate Insurance investments

RODt. w. collins
Real Estate Insurance investments
A Few Special Bargains
in Residence Property
$500 "A strictly modern
home, very close in, with
large rooms, mission finish,
China closets, clothes closets,
bath room complete; concrete
foundation, large cellar with
concrete walls and floor; cleo
trio lights, large porches, nice
lawn, good outbuildings. This
is a Snap.
$3.50 Will buy this home, S
blocks from city High school.
A fine lot, east front, with a
room house, with large porch,
clothes closets, etc. Good
woodshed, fine location. A
Bargain.
$9O0-Will take this new four
room residence, close to Cath
olic school. Fine lot. No
Better for the Money.
SlIOO-A six room residence
very close in; large pantry,
good cellar, large porches,
good barn and water. Must
be sold. This is a Bargain.
$3.50 A good three room res
idence, fine level lot, 4 blocks
from school. Another Bar
gain.
We Make a Specially of
Acreage. farm lands and irrigat-
ed tracts. We have a large list.
Call and look them over.
Special Bargains in Res
idence Lots.
SI0O0-Will take this lot, one
block from Opera House. on
Occur d'Alene street. This is
a Snap.
$1,000 Will buy this fine
level lot, fronting 90 feet on
Fourth street, by $50 feet deep.
with city water piped the full
length of lot, with 2 taps, This
is an ideal spot for a fine
home, and only six blocks
north or Postoffice.
We have lots in all parts of
the city and new additions, rang
ing in price from $Ioo up. Many
of them terms to suit purchaser.
RObt. w. Collins
Wiggett Block Occur d'AIene
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11

A complete line of Christmas
Slippers. Ladies', Gents and
Children's in leather, felt and
yarn knit, also with fur tops at
all prices.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11

MOTTO MS
15c Talcum powder ........., Sc
Spool Cotton .... Sc
30 package hair pins. ......... &c
Little Empress hair curriers' Sc
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-11
NOTIONS

books, Squaw Bags and things
too numerous to mention, at
prices that will At any pocket
book.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-25
wyomIna Yeomen Want wives.

Riyerton, Wyo.-A wife hunt is be-
ing organized by the band of lonely
bachelors who have settled on tho
homesteads which the government re.
Gently opened in the Wind River or
Shoshone Indian reservation. They
call themselves the Riyerton Bachelor
Club.
They have inserted in state papers
an advertisement for wives, and they
will later advertise in papers through
out the country unless they should in
the meantime obtain helpmates.
Young women who may desire to cor
respond with any of these young
men with view of matrimony are re-
quested to address the secretary of the
club, who will promptly give them
any information they may desire re-
garding the age, personal appearance,
habits, financial circumstances, etc, of
any OF the wife-seekers.
The members of the club are willing
to pay the railroad fares and other
travelling expenses of any young
woman who may come here with tho
expectation of getting married, and
should any young woman change her
mind after arriving on the ground and
desire to go back single. her expensea
will be paid.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-25
SAD AWAKENING
THoueHTLEss SON WILL RE-
TURN TO VACANT HOME.
MOTHER IN PAuPER's GRAVE
He Brings Back Fortune, But No
Welcome From Mother VIII
Greet Him

Pueblo. Colo.-Ten years ago Abner
Greenwich, lad of seventeen. disap-
peared mysteriously from his home in
Pueblo. His mother. a widow. believed
he had been murdered.
The police OF Pueblo and other cities
searched for him but without finding a
clew which would lead to the cxplhna-
ton of the mystery, and In a year the
disappearance OF Abner Greenwich
was forgotten, for the haunting face
OF the mother was seen no longer at
the police station, seeking news OF her
boy. She had died OF grief.
Now comes the reappearance of Alb
ner Greenwich. who, in letter writ
ten from Peru to boyhood friend.
John McGovern, says he is returning
with a fortune of 100000 CLEANED
from the pestilential swamps OF Peru
and the sands of its feverridden rivers.
81 am coming home" he says, with
million to make my mothers last
days happy" not knowing that all the
millions in the world could not have
atoned for one hour of the agony
which his mother spent in her lonely
search for her son.
"She shall have everything that
money can buy. but | want my arrival
to be n surprise to her" Little does
Greenwich know that he will be un-
able with all his wealth TO ever buy
stone to mark his mothers last rest
ing place, for she sleeps with the un-
known dead, and that In all the world
there Is no person who Will feel
a mothers Joy at the return OF wan
dering son.
OF all these things Abner Green
witch knows nothing. 1t Is enough for
IL. L.. =
that when as a boy reading forbidden
tales of adventure. he told John Nc
Govern that some day he would disap-
pear and not return until he had 81
600 coo. he had meant what he said.
According to the story of Green
witch. he has paid dearly for his wealth
The fever Of the tropics has turned his
hair gray and his face is wrinkled like
that of an old man. 81 am afraid he
says. TO see looking glass. Once |
saw my face in a. pool near my camp,
and its appearance frightened me, but
guess mother will know me, any
how"
Greenwich says that firing OF
school and poorly paid work, he car
ried out his expressed detet
mination to disappear and not return
until he had S1,OO0,O00.
WIN the curele5SneSS anu Cruelty VI
boyhood, he never once thought of the
sorrow he would cause his mother, but,
meeting young college graduate from
Chicago, he stealthily left Pueblo, and.
reaching New Orleans, sailed with his
companion on ship bound for Peru.
For the first three years they suffered
all the privations of hunger, thirst and
fever, and found themselves further
handicapped by their Ignorance OF the
native language. Then, becoming IA
milar with the country and It's Gus
toms, they plunged into the wilderness
and engaged In the rubber business.
Until my arrival at Lima a month
ago." he says, ''for seven years ! had
seen no white face, save that OF my
partner
Now my last dollar of the million
has been made. My partner has like
amount, and month hence we will be
In Colorado, when shall endeavor to
make amends to mother for my con
duct in leaving as did"