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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-02-15
CHAPTER VIII,

OHo bright, frosty Gay IN January
when the icicles shone in the sun and the
blue sky was %cloudless, the open carriage
of Lady Avon drew up at the rectory
gate. After the marriage of Mr.. Baum
garten Lady Avon had occasionally at
tended Little Wilton church as hereto
fore, but Lady Grace never. She had al
ways excuses ready, and her mother
who had never fathomed, or even suspect
ed the true cause Of Grace's caprice as
to the living-put faith in them. The
countess declined to alight, and Mr..
B%aumgarten went out to the gate.
! Would it be troubling you very much,
MIR. Baumgarten, to come to Avon House
occasionally and pass an hour with me p
began she, as they shook hands.
Certainly not, II you wish it," he re-
piled. IF l can render you any service
i shall be very happy to come"
Lady Avon lowered her voice and bent
toward him. II am not happy in my
mind, MI. B%aumgarten; not easy. The
present world is passing away from me,
and l know little of the one l am enter
Ing. / don't like the rector of Great
Wilton he does not suit me; but with
you l feel at home. l shall be obliged
to you to come up once or twice a week
and pass a quiet hour with me-"
Il will do so. But l hope you find
nothing more than usual the matter with
your health"
'"Time will prove" replied Lady Avon.
SLOW is your little boy?"
II gets Of famously; he is a brave
little fellow" returned Mr.. Baumgarten,
his eyes Frightening. "Would you like
RI hin,p ILL --z IL. -I.
out"
II should like to see him, yes; but |
will come in."
He helped her from the low carriage
and gave her his arm up the path, and
the most comfortable chair by the parlor
fire. The child was brought in by Dinab
"a pretty babe in a white frock and
black riB1bohss tn, latter worn in mseory
Lady 4as Avon took Non hn ne.
"He will resemble NmSsye said, scan
ming his face 'he hasSy3T eyes exactly.
deep and dark"-and sheyhad nearly add.
ed beautiful" The ehjsd put his hand
upon her ermine boa.
my pretty boy! |" she exclaimed, fond
ly. what is his name?"
"Cyras. l know it would have pleased
Edith to have him pamed after her faith
er."
"Ah! Poor Edith !" sighed Lady Avon
as she gave the child back to Dinah, ant
arose. "Not the least distressing feature
Of that loss was'its suddenness. 1 wished
l could have come over to say farewell
Mr.. Baumgarten sighed in answer, as
he again gave his arm to Lady Avon. by
the way" she said, as he was settling heI
In the carriage. II must congratulate
you upon getting into the rectory. You
paid the Tost of the repairs yourself, ]
believe"
"Yes. I had some money left me I'm
expectedly and used it for the purpose
"Well, l am glad you're in 1t. Good
day"
Mr.. Baumgarten paid his first visit K
Avon House on the following day. Lad!
Grace was alone in the room when b,
entered. Her countenance flushed Grim
son, and then grew deadly pale.
Mr.. Baumgarten took her hand, almos
h compassion; he thought she must b
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The Minister'S Wife
BY MRS. HENRY WOOD
CHAPTER vII.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER vII.-(Continued.)
Later in the day she seemed a little
better; 1t was the rallying of the spirit
before departure. She knew it was de-
ceitful strength, but 1t put hope into the
heart Of MI. B~aumgarten.
"Ryle, If he should live, you will al
ways be kind to him?"
Edith Kind to himi Oh, my wife,
my wife," he uttered, with a burst of
irrepressible emotion, you must not go,
and leave him and me-"
She waited until he was calmer; she
was far more collected than he.
You will love him?" she reiterated,
against the worlds unkindness?"
"Ay; that I swear to you," he ardently
replied. And Edith Baumgarten breathed
a sigh Of relief, and quietly lay back upon
her pillow.
Her voice, hardly to be heard at all,
was growing fainter and fainter. Her
husband thought 1t must be the faintness
attendant on death; but for a short time
she seemed to sleep.
He sat on; his arm beneath her neck,
his other hand held one of her hands. All
was still 80 still that the ticking of
Edith's watch, lying on the dressing Ia
bic, was audible. About ten minutes had
thus passed when a slight cry from the
infant in the next room, followed by the
soothing hush of the nurse, fell upon Mr..
Baumgarten's ear.
"Ryle! Ryle"
my dear?" he breathed, vexed that her
sleep should nave been disturbed.
Il have been In that dream again
going on my long, long Journey" she said
In disjointed syllables. "Oh, Ryle, 1 know
1t now; it Is the journey of DEATH"
my dear wife !" he cried, much dis
tressed.
1.-THE air is-oh, SO sweet-and the light
at the far end 80 bright and lovely-and
the fowers-look at the flowers! they are
the flowers Of Heaven! and-and-oh,
look ! look"
The tone, growing inaudible, had taken
a glad sound of ecstasy; and with the
last word, the spirit passed AWAY.
After the funeral of Mrs. Baumgarten
the parish f1ocked to Wilton Cottage to
condole with their rector, and to see the
baby. He received them with quiet cour-
tesy, but the most %sanguine sympathizers
could not detect any encouragement for
a renewal Of the visit. All thai could
make life pleasant to Mr.. Baumgarten
was as yet buried in the grave of Edith.
Gradually he began to take notice of
she child at first he had avoided him.
Ehe old servant, Dinah, who had lived
with the Danes for years, took charge Of
him. Mr.. Baumgarten would sometimes
have him or his knee now, and soon loved
him with an impassioned fondness. He
had nothing else to love.
Thus the months glided on to winter
the rector fulfilling all his duties as of
gore, but leading a very lonely life.
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He gives double who gives unasked.-
From the Arabian
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$500 70 $500 for making the examina-
ton, according to the size Of the bust
ness whose securities are to be mar
keted; then. after getting the money,
he Will make the examination and
return an unfaYorabie report, which
releases the first swlndler Of his obli-
cation to take the bonds under the
contract Then. of course. the two
divide the fee for the examination be-
tween them This scheme and one or
two others very closely allied in prin-
ciple were fiourishing until they fell
into the hands of the Federal authori-
ties here in Chicago.
This latter scheme, 1t will be OBJ
served. is more dangerous than the
selling OF worthless stocks and bonds
to the public. for the reason that it
can be proved that the swindler was
rot in the position to purchase these
bonds even If a favorable report had
been made. In the case OF these cor
porations which exist in large num-
bers and who are robbing the people Of
the country OF millions every year. It
is very difficult to secure conviction Of
their promoters in a majority Of cases.
When they are arrested and brought
into court, they are ready to show
that they were really carrying on
some kind OF a business, that they
have been simply unfortunate. that
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swlndIers Who Work m Pairs.

The swindler usually has a eonfed-
crate to whom he refers the victim
who wishes to learn about his standing
and integrity; and II seems the vie
tim PUSHES right 70 this confederate
instead OF going to banks or business
men and making injuries from people
upon whom he could rely. Every
prospective purchaser should stop and
ask himself the question: why Is
this stock being peddled around n this
manner? Is II possible that a good
safe investment would be so handled
when Sc much money Is lying idle
ready for good investments IN the
hands OF men who are competent TO
pass upon the safety Of an fnvestment3
Who are the men back OF this scheme
and what are their antecedents2 At
what banks. or az what established
business houses are they known as
honest, conservative men OF business p
OF course, the swfndler has his
pIausibls answer TO all these questions,
and the victim takes his explanation
without making a thorough additional
investigation
Copyright 1901. By Joseph b Bow1sE-)
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ute Gath and 18th Wet. SO. g. 90,
which is as follows:
Whoever, being a director, man
ager. or public officer OF any body
corporate or public company, shall
make. circulate. or publish. or concur
in making, circulating. or publishing
any written statement or account
which he shall know to be false in
any material particular. with intent
to deceive OF defraud any member.
shareholder. or creditor OF such body
corporate or public company. or with
intent to induce any person to become
q shareholder or partner therein, or
to intrust or advance any property to
such body corporate OF public COM
pany. or to enter into any security
for the benefit thereof, shall be guilty
OF 2 misdemeanor, and being con-
victed thereof, shall be liable at the
discretion Of the court 10 any OF the
punishments which the court may
award. as hereinbefore last men
toned"
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OUer Discipline
BadFor Children
By IRENE GARDNER.

W HERE discipline leads TO de-
NM ceit. then better no dis
v v cipline at all
The majority OF children.
after they begin to get away from the
constant surveillance Of their parents,
do many things OF which those par
ents know nothing. The little ones
practice deceit through fear OF being
harshly reprimanded. Many times they
fib regarding where they have been
and what they have been doing. when
in reality they have done nothing OF
which to be ashamed. But they are
afraid the parents viii disapprove,
and so don't care to take the risk OF
meeting that disapprovaL
This trait In children was illustrated
a few days ago. Two little boys and
a girl, AL between the ages OF six and
eight. were playing on a raft n q
creek They were having no end Of
fun, when Suddenly the little girl fell
overheard. Fhe boys realized that uzs
less they saved her she would drown.
for the wat=- was deep enough for
them all 20 be in serious danger
Nevertheless the boys jumped in to
a
few exciting moments they all climb
ed up on the shore. very much fright
ened.
OF course they were dripping wet.
and one would naturally suppose al,
three would have run home for con-
ISOLATION and dry clothes. But no. in
deed. Instead, they sat down together
IN the sun 10 get well dried before
they went home, and pledged them
selves that they would never never
tell their parents what had happened
They were afraid II Il became known
that they had been near the water ]
severe whipping would result
After they considered themselves suf-
ficiently dry, home they went. The
bows managed to keep their Secrei
well, but the little girls mother soon
discovered that her clothes had been
wet, and after many questions. drew
from her the truth regarding the mat
ter To the childS amazemeut, she re-
ceived hugs and kisses. instead Of
scclding.
The next day the mothers Of she two
boys were much surprised tu receive a
cali from the little girl mother. She
had come TO thank their sons for their
heroism. That was the first the moth
ers had heard their sons were heroes.
The boys were called, and for some
time stoutly denied that ans such
event as described by the little Girl
had happened They felt sure f. they
owned M that dire wrath would de-
scend upon them. But at last they
weakened and the whole story came
out. They could hardly believe their
senses when they received violent en-
braces from three women and q we'll
filled purse from the rescued child
fond parent.
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danger, the corporation will have
something II II Is a mining corpora
ton Il will actually have some some
place that II calls a mine and II will
be making some show of operating
it; IL 1t is an oil company o. any other
kind Of a fake corporation, there Will
be some show OF activity. Under this
scheme the victim had his share Of
stock, and the mine, or the oil well, or
the plantation. or whatever 1t is. is
there, and, according to the swindIer,
all the stakeholder has to do is &c
wait until the property is developed"
This tends to keep the victim from
prosecuting. for. Of course. a prose-
cution would destroy the value of
the business, and it affords a defense
In court
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How POstOffice Fraud Cases Are
Handled.

hON IOStOnlCe Eduu JdSes arc
Handled.
Acting under the authority given by
these two sections. the Postofice De-
partmont and the United States dis
trict attorneys office for the northern
district OF Illinois have for years
waged a vigorous and relentless war
against all swindleTs who make use
OF the nail service. The task present
ed the authorities is a difficult one.
In the first place, where the mails
have been used, the victims are wide
1y scattered, and It is difficult TO know
who has been swindled. and the Gov
eminent must choose its witnesses
from those who happen to make COM
plant These witnesses are scattered
from Maine 10 California. It Is neces-
sary to 1ring them to the scene OF crime
for the preliminary hearing. then for
the grand jury session and once more
for the trial Of the case. Much la
Dor and expense are necessary.
Then, too, It is necessary for the at
torney who draws the Indictment 10 go
through correspondence and the Varl-
Gus conversations with the greatest
care IN order that he may analyze the
scheme and determine exactly in what
the fraud consists. so that the indict-
ment may be accurately drawn. Then
at the trial OF the case. the Govern
ment is. perhaps, confronted with the
fact that tbs scheme has been SO clev-
erly devised that direct intent to de-
fraud il impossible Of proof, and ro-
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One Successful Scheme.

Another scheme allied to this was
one in which a number Of clever
swindlers cleaned Up a large amount
Of money. A man would advertise
that he had ample capital to invest
in the securities OF corporations pro-
vided competent examiner. after
thorough investigation, makes a favor
able report upon the proposition The
victim is led TO choose as the exam
iner a confederate Of the man with
capital. The e~lsniner will receive
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By EDWIN W. SINS.

- OR MANY years Chicago has
l. been the headquarters for the
swindlers and confidence men
of the country. Chicago being
the great railroad and distributing
center of the West, strangers are
drawn here in great numbers and for
many years they have supported a
large class Of men who live by their
wits. Because OF the ease with which
money is obtained by various kinds Of
swindles the swindler has fOurished
in Chicago despite the utmost vigil
auce and activity OF the officers OF the
law both State and Federal In de-
vising schemes. swindlers always have
I'm view two objects: First obtaining
money for nothing: second. evading
the Law. The ingenuity displayed by
these men Is often remarkable. AS
The attorney for one Of them remark
ed after his client had been CON-
victed:
If that man had used the same in
senuity and persistence in legitimate
business that he has in inYenting
>wudles. he would now be a million
aire."
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sort must be had to circumstantiai -

- mus " A4t'- - Sii - liz t9iAe --A -
dence
x x
Government Loses Few Cases.
The records show, however. rAzGs
the Government has very seldom lot
n case Of this kind, and that swfndless
and confidence men stand ia the great,
est fear Of the Federal authorities be-
cause Of the vigOr Of prosecution IN
the past. If the law could be amend
ed as above suggested. undoubtedly
the Government would be able 10 reach
and suppress a large majority OF the
schemes to defraud tnat are now oper-
ated from this city.
one u the surprising things IN con-
neetion with this subject, is the ere
guilty OF the average person who has
saved little money, and hopes for
large and immediate returns from II.
II seems that there is nothing 50 ex-
travagant. so improbable. that the
people will not believe It. II the stock
u any company had any chance Of
earning the dividends which these
promoters represent that Il viii. OF
course Il would be subscribed and
oVer-subscribed for at once by the big
noneycd men. ard would not have 10
be peddler around ar absurd prices
often as low as 10 cents a share. When
this is suggested TO the promoter. he
always states that the big moueyed
men are trying TO get hold Of the
stock. but that It IS not desired that
they should have It. because they
would then come into control OF the
property; and the victim. swallows the
explanation.
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The ~False Prospects, Promoter.

Under this statute, the difficulty is
met by making II a crime to issue a
false prospectus. Some OF our courts
have held that the issuing OF a false
prospectus is a scheme to defraud
within section $3.50 OF the United
States revised statutes. Other courts,
however, hold TO the contrary: but,
whether by judicial Interpretation or
by legislation. It IS absolutely essen
tial that the issuing Of false pros
peetus be made a crime before II Is
possible to deal effectively with the
largest class OF swindlers that now
prey upon the public.
While the United States Government
cannot directly prosecute schemes to
eefraud. yet. II the mails are used
IN the furtherance OF the scheme. the
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fraud and promotes it by opening cor
respondence through the mails, shall
be guilty OF a misdemeanor; section
$40 provides that II two or more con-
spire to commit the of1ense denounced
in section 54so they shall receive q still
greater punishment
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The s.Partnershins Dodge.

Another scheme was to advertise for
sale a partnership in an old and es
tablished business. A set Of fake
books, showing profits. would be pro-
dEced for the inspection Of the victim
and he would pay 500 or 81 900 for a
new partnership. Some pretense to
conduct the business would be made.
but soon the business would fail and
the victim would be out Of his money.
ScheneS OF this kind were conducted
II great numbers IN Chicago during the
latter s1s and up into the first few
years or the present century. and nil
Hons OF dollars thus obtained from the
credulous.
Ihere was weak point, however.
In schemes Of this nature When the
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KNOTS Problem for the Courts.

AhNAAI ANDANnt AVA NVuANc
In the past both our State and Fed
eral courts have so interpreted the
law against schemes to defraud that
they have been able to suppress ~
curb these schemes. whatever form
they took. Just what is to be the at
titude Of the courts toward the
swindler who poses as a promoter.
and whether they are to so interpret
the law that IT can deal adequately
with this form OF fraud. is at the
present time uncertain, as the courts
differ widely upon the subject. Some
OF our courts are now holding that
even II a promoter does issue false
prospectus, and thereby induces peo-
pie TO invest In the securities OF a
corporation. that this does not consti-
tute a scheme to defraud, and that 1t
must appear beyond all reasonable
doubt that the defendant intended to
put the money thus obtained into his
pocket, and not into the business.
TIE difficulty of making this proof
mas already been indicated. In Eng
land. this difficulty was met by stat
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swindler was hailed into court he could
show no effort to conduct a real bust
ness The defense was always that
this was not a crime. but only a fall
ure to carry out a contract otherwise
legal. If used in connection with a
scheme to defraud, could not avail
as a defense.
~ ~
Making Him Sick of His Bargain.
Then the next step in the evolution
OF modern swindIing was taken 10
meet this difficulty. The swindler
would actually make a pretense Of
carrying on'a real business. and then
simply wear out his victim by various
conditions and annoyances. The
scheme in its present form IS a clever
advance over all those previously used
a swindler today is connected in some
way with a corporation Of some kind
and, whatever part he may take. his
profits are derived intimately from
people who purchase the securities OF
these corporations. In order TO avoid
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simpIe Methods won't Go Now.

The evolution of the swindling game
during the last twenty-five years Is
very interesting Twenty-Five years
aso the swindler eked out a precarious
existence. IFS operations were con
fined TO the she'll game. short change,
fake bit, green goods. gold brick, and
Other = iuilar schemes. Usually These
screnies were worked upon country
people and only small sums could be
obtained They also lacked another
important feature Of the modern
swindie ia that there was no provision
for q defense in court. Swindlers who
worked these schemes depended upon
- avoiding detection. but they could
make no defense to the scheme itself.
This was a dangerous and cumber-
some method OF procedure and during
The last decade has been superseded
Ly the confidence game or scheme to
dttraud in its modern form.
In the g3s these schemes began 10
exhibit some Of the elements OF their
modern perfection. The method adopted
was to conduct the swindle by an
elaborate imitation OF business moth
DDS An example viii show the great
advance that was made over the old
method
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y HE writer Of this
article Is til e
United States Dis


trict Attorney for
Chicago, and was formerly
solicitor of the Department
of Commerce and Labor II
Washington.
In his present position he
as had much to do with
securing the conviction OF
some of the most noted swim
dlers in the world, and has
had unusual opportunity FOR
observing the various meth
DDS employed by these
wolves who prey upon the
unsophisticated who have
money, and seek to dodge
the law and its penalties.
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S10IndlerS Much Smarter These Days
Than Formerly, and Their Tricks
To Trap "Come-onS Are Care
fully Hatched Up TO Defeat the
Ends of Justice.

Government can act. As most Of these
schemes contemplate the use Of mains,
II is possible for the Government 10
proceed against them under sections
$3.50 and $40 OF the United States re-
vised statutes. Section $50 provides
that whoever devises Q scheme to Sc
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One style That's Much in Vogue.

The man would open an Office and
insert advertisements in the papers
stating that a business firm with a
large capital wished men to represent
1t in various States at substantial sal
aries. This would attract scores OF
men who would come to the office.
Each victim would be told that he had
all the qualifications necessary to con-
duct the business and would be Of
feTed salary or $3.50 or 5000 a year
and commissions, and would have some
State assigned to him. He would then
be told It was necessary for him to
make a deposit Of 500. $500. or 500 as
The case might be. and a contract.
shrewdly drawn, would be presented 10
aim TO sign. He would pay his way
% Cleveland or Aiilwaukee-as Ohio
and Wisconsin were the States they
usually gave where his EMPLOYER
would pay no more attention 10 him.
When he would return and demand his
deposit he would be shown the cor
tract various provisions Of which he
had not kept. and the money would
not be returned TO him.
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expectations had not been realized,
ard thai a business failure is not a
crime. The greas difficulty Is to
prove criminal intent.
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Clever Schemes That Are Worked
Up by Modern Con" Artists and
Are Planned TO Puzzle the CouztS
And Enable Them TO Keep Clear
OF Prison Bars.
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W HERE discipline leads TO de-
Nh ceit, then better no dis
v y Cipline at all