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The Adair County news., 1909-05-26
LIST OF DELINQUENT POLLS.

DISTRICT NO
J. H. Abrell Jno. l.. Absher.
]. A. Beard j. M. Bottom.
S. B. Beard o. o. Bottom.
R. P. Bottom w. A. Bottom.
Jas ] Bottom (listed twice. w E Bot
tom.
H. H. Bottom Louis Bottom.
]. w. Callahan (gone from county,
William C. Christie Leslie Cox.
c. H. Carroll Dan Carroll.
Edd Callahan Grant Dishon.
B. L. Dickerson G. H. Grear.
Lee Giles H. G. Humphreys.
]. S. Hatfield James R. Irwin.
G.. W. Jones T. E. Lawless.
G. T. Mann J. M. Mann.
10 S. Michum Jno. Overstreet.
T. J. Perkins H. F. Perkins.
L. T. Pointer C. H. Pendleton.
Thomas Rich Hale Rich.
Lee Robinson listed in 2 also.
D. E. Rodgers j. r. Stayton.
D. w. Saggs A. ]. Thrasher.
Bert Underwood Bert Warren.
COLORED.
Lloyd Dunn Muga Haskins.
Robt McWhorter Richard Squires.
j. C. White.
DISTRICT NO 2.
F. AGREE (gone from state) W. E.
AGREE.
D. F. Bryant Lucien Bryant.
l V. Bryant Qisted twice.
S. E. Conover L. B. Conover exempt
from poll April 8 1904
J. L. Conover j. T. Gowen.
U. F. Cook C. W. Campbell (listed
twice..
Ben Harmon John Kinney
A. ] Kell w. B. Powell (deceased)
w. N. Powell R. R. Richards
Lee Robinson (listed in No also
A. A. Rocks ]. A. Rexroat
M. A. Switzerland Henry Switzerland
Fred Switzerland Robert Stapleton
]. G. Sinclair ]. w. D. Summer
James Sweden Qisted twice.
G. G.. Taylor G. M. Wolford
Jno. R. Williams exempt from pol)
DISTRICT NO 3.
w. F. Bottom j. j. Bryant
J. l.. Bennett Alvin Bennett
Willie Blair Warner Blair
w. C. Bottom G. w. Carman
Sam Franklin ]. D. Grant
R. B. Hadley Ed Helm (gone from
county,
Henry Hadley (gone from county,
L. L. Harvey listed twice.
Ches c. Jones (gone from state)
Tom Keith Charles Keeton
Ode Lawless NAHUM Lloyd
E A. Morgan (gone from state)
P. A. Morgan H. L. Morgan
J. w. Pitman E. Petty
L. P. Wright G. B. Selby
E. B. Spencer William Smith
Sebastion Spoon 7. H. Smith
James Shearer R. o. Young (gone
from state)
COLoRED.
J. H. Burbridge Finis Hughes
George Hunter L. C. Jones
viii Taylor David Taylor exempt
from polls
DISTRICT NO 4.
:. M. Corbin Willis Coomer
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26
LIST OF CLAIMS.

The following is a list of claims
allowed at the Adair Fiscal court at the
April term, 1909.
R. E. Tandy furnishing pauper $40 %
j. B. Burton furnishing pau
perS 60 70
Trippett & Eubank pauper cof-
fin 90
j. F. Triplett pauper coffin 90
j. H. Grady medical attention
to paupers 5 90
c.. A. Walker pauper coffin 90
N. R. Roach furnishing pauper 80 90
C. Moss furnishing pauper z Is
June Grove furnishing pauper 13 Go
G. w. Rubarts furnishing pau
per 70 w
W. H. Burress furnishing pau
per 26 90
l. C. Harmon furnishing pau
per 50 90
A Hovious furnishing pauper SO 90
G.. r. Redmon furnishing pau
per. 25 90
Wheat & Williams furnishing
pauper 80 90
Robt. Ingram furnishing pau
per Ii 90
DR.. S. A Taylor medical atten-
ton to pauper 90
H. A. Walker services as sup
revisor 16 80
w. W. Kirtley furnishing pau
per 90
Coffey & Patteson goods for
jail IL O5
L. R. Chelf furnishing paupers As 90
Russell & Co. goods for jail II so
Pickett & Howard furnishing
pauper 8 %
w. L. Walker furnishing pau
pers 214 90
J. H. Kearnes furnishing pau.
per 80 ga
Ermine Leach poor house keep
er 156 90
w. T. Grissom medical attent-
ton to paupers 8 90
Harmon & Chapman furnish
ing pauper 706
J. N. Murrell & Co. furnishing
pauper 80 90
G. w. Pike Assessing banks Is 81
E. L. Sinclair & Co. furnishing
pauper 2e 90
Walker Absher furnishing pau
per 65 90
w. R. Knifey furnishing pau
per % IS
Ed Eubank & Son furnishing
pauper 65 SO
c. S. Harris publishing ballots
&C Sc 48l
DR.. J. C. Gose medical atten-
ton to paupers IS 90
DR.. u. l.. Taylor medical at
tention to pauper 80 rs
T. A. Murrell Commissioner rs 90
DR.. w. R. Grissom service as
Jail physician so 90
Georgia R. Shelton services
School Supt. $50 90
Tandy Thomas furnishing pau
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26
McGaha.

Uncle John Kimbler is in bad
health at this writing.
Mrs. Lucy Gooden is no bet
ter.
We h Id a fine rain yester-
day.
Most all of the farmers in this
community are through planting
corn.
Mr.. Luther Aaron, of this
place, started for Indiana one
day last week his future home.
]. A. McGaha was visiting
A. B. McGaha Sunday.
Mr.. ]. Neat and wife were Wis
iting Mr.. Tom Wheat Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mrs. Mary McGaha was Wis
iting Nancy Burton last Sun.
day.
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26
FOR CoMMoNwEALTH's ATTORNEY.

We are authorized to annouce A. A.
Huddleston, of Cumberland county,
candidate for denomination to the Of
flee of Commonwealth Attorney in
this the 10Th district, subject to the &C.
ton of the Republican party.
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26

We are authorized to announce H. S.
Vanzant, of Metcalfe county, candi-
date for Commonwealth Attorney in
the 10Th district, subject to the action
of the Republican party.
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26

We are authorized to announce Geo.
M. Miller, of Monroe county, candi-
date for Circuit Judge in this the 10Th
district, subject to the action of the
Republican party.
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26

of same, amounting to the
sum of l58 81
I then deducted from total deb
it's of $6957 Sc, said releases
of $15S. 80 which left $679964
on which said Sheriff is en-
titled to commission as fol.
lows, viz
By per cent. on $6799.64 $271 SO
Total credits $5531 80
Recapitulation
Total Debts $6799.64
Total Credits $5531. 80
Balance due County $1268. "a
l thereupon find that said w. B. Pat
teson, Sheriff is indebted to said Coun-
ty on account of said roads and bridge
the sum of $1268. "a all of which is re-
spectfully submitted this Feb, 18th,
1909. T. A. Murrell, Commissioner.
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT APRIL 7TH, '09.
Since above report was made
said Sheriff has presented to
re the following orders of the
Adair County Court releasing
taxable property that had
been listed through error as
follows T. w. Wheat 500;
]. r. Gibson $500; and L. D.
Simms $1,000; making $1,000 at
Is cts on the 500 SO Is
Said Sheriff also presented to
the Adair Fiscal Court this
day list of persons listing
personal property who had
gone from County or whose
property could not be found,
and said Court released him
of the County's part of tax
and / thereupon gave him
credit of the amount of $64-
88 at Is cts on each 500, max
ing 16 q
Total credits herein $19 AZ
REHABILITATION
Balance due County shown in
above settlement $1268 "a
Supplemental credits herein 10 AZ
Balance due road fund of Adair
County by said Sheriff $1248 81
T. A. Murrell, Commissioner.
Received of w. B. Patteson, Sheriff
of Adair County twelve hundred and
forty eight dollars and 81 cents by
chech in full of the above amount this
9th day of April, 1909.
Junius Hancock, Judge,
Adair County Court.
A Copy. Attest, 7. R. Suits, Clerk.
Adair County Court.
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FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE.

We are authorized to announce that
Mr.. J. C. Carter, of Monroe county, is
candidate for the Office of Circuit
Court Judge in this the 18th district,
subject to the action of the Republican
party.
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26
DirieO.

Corn planting will soon be a
thing of the past in this section.
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26

Winston Coomer E. B. England
Isaac Franklin George Franklin
L. P Hagan (gone from county,
M. ]. Harper Alva nj. James
]. B. Jesse H. P. Myers (gone from
state)
E. F. Rowe Jr. (gore from state)
C. G. Spillman (gone from county,
c. M. Sneed J. F. Stotts
j. M. Williams
COLORED.
v Dudley Robert L. Stone
lobe Stone Velvy Vaughan (minor)
DISTRICT NO.
Charlie Beard (gone from county,
Press Blankenship Sam Blankenship
John Carter J. H. Compton
Brice Edwards listed twice.
w. G. Irvine [gone from county,
Henry Irwin (gone from county,
]. T. Franklin l. w. Ingram
James Rigney J. L Pickett
G. R. Pollard (gone from county,
E. ]. Rutledge (gone from county,
G. T. Smith [gone from county,
Milford Sexton (gone from county,
Edd Slinker (gone from county,
Robert Smith j. L. Wright
G. M. Young listed twice.
COLORED.
Sam Beard (credit by rs cents)
l. w. Ingram Hezie Sebastian
DISTRICT NO6.
H. j. Bryant (listed twice.
William Clark (gone from county
Henry Close (gone from state)
]. E. Davis C. A. Burlington
Joseph Kearns (decease0 H. Knight
(gone from state)
Robert E. Moore (gone from county,
Charles A. Marcum (gone from county,
Jno. Oaks (gone from county,
T. N. Richards (gone from state)
j. l. Stanberry (gone from county,
]. S. Smith j. H. Sinclair
L. G. Weatherford (gone from state)
COLORED.
Ernest Duncan
DISTRICT NO. z
J. w. Absher, James Antle (gone
from state)
Galliton Bradshaw, U. R. Bradshaw
Rubin Bohanan W.T. Burton
S. T. Burton E. p. Bryant
G. L. Cook ]. R. Cafe
w. M. Curry Jack Conover (gone from
state)
j. F. Cole z. F. Franklin
w. N. Hawkins, w. T. James (de-
ceaseO
Tyler James (gone from county,
Marion Lane G. N. Murrell
M. w. Sinclair Qisted twice.
w. 2. Sneed Ben Smith
James Sweden Qisted twice.
w. G. Turner (gone from state)
Henry Woodbridge
CoLORED
Lee Baker (deceased)
Willis Baker Qisted twice.
Jack Burbridge Harrison Bradshaw
Waller Cooper D., w. Campbell (de-
ceased)
John Frazer Henry Hardin Credit by
$1.00
10 L. Hunter (credit by $1.00)
Spur Johnson 10 Johnson.
DISTRICT NO. z A
Clarence Beard j. F. Claycomb (gone
from state)
M. F. Dudley (gone from state)
E. R. Feese Qisted twice.
j. E. Grant (gone from state)
F. H. Hatfield Lannis James
J. J. Jenkins Yves James
j. F. Russell (gone from county,
John Sanders Bill Taylor (l1sted twice
COLORED
George Bridgwater (gone from county,
James Miller Bose Num- (gone from
county,
Ely Nelson (gone from state)
Garfield Page (gone from county,
George Page Charles Rowe
l.. w. White Emanuel Walker, Jr.
State of Kentucky CT
Adair County ocO
l, T. R. Stults clerk Adair County
Court, certify that the above is a true
copy of the delinquent list as returned
by the Sheriff for the year 1908.
T. r. Suits, Clerk.
Jabez.
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26

/ have several second hand
buggies almost as good as new.
Can please any one either in
steel or rubber tire and also in
price. If you need a good SUBJ
stantial buggy this is your
chance. S. F. Eubank. 27-St
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
A CLEVER TRICK IN "IIIGf4 FINANCE" WHICH
TEMPORARILY DOUBLES THE CAPITAL OF |
THE OPERATOR WITHOUT PLACING HIM IN |
DANGER OF PRISON BARS. l.

on his business acumen and the sur
veiIlance or his employees. This reti-
cence and hushing up policy works
materially IN the interest Of the ~kiter"
and tends 10 propagate him
Respectable business houses do not
OF course. engage in check manipula-
tton. II IS only shyster firms and those
conducted by questionable practice who
will jeopardize their reputation and ac-
credited integrity by engaging IN these
criminal schemes. In the moral scale
the 'kiter" must rank lower than the
out and out forger or swindler. for the
latter at least takes his sporting chance
and does not ply his nefarious traflo
from the safety station OF respectable
standing IN the community. His cow
ardice alone keeps the 's<iter' from
the practice OF those brands or crime
for which he would be held ansWerabls
under the law. Since the FIRE OF 1906
there have been only two cases OF
"kiting" IN San Francisco. so Tar as
can be ascertained. where the names
OF the firms engaged might occasion
surprise were they revealed
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bank in favor OF the other institu-
tion, have evidence that he Is 'kiting
and ask him for an explanation. Such
eriminally pFedisposed depositor Is
then requested to remove his account
from our bank and his name IS added
to the clearing house associations 3
black list. that being the only recourse
open to US IN case Of this kind Men
whose names appear on this black LIST
are barred from carrying on business
with any firm represented IN the clear
ance association. This course OF action
on the part OF bankers is practically
the only way OF getting at the mat
ter and discouraging the practice from
becoming general"
The concerted action which should
be brought to bear by banks in eradi-
eating the 'kiting" evil is thwarted
by the almost instructive reticence OF
these firms in revealing to each other
those cases OF sharp practice through
which they have been vfctimized. A
banker seems to consider the fact that
his Institution has been played" by
Exiting" depositors a serious reflection
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readily becomes the crook, the r.-.,sd
check-worthless-a warrant OF ar
rest. A man who kites his check by
that very fact shows a criminal ten
dency to begin with, because while he
is entirely within the pale of the stat
utes in so doing, provided only that he
makes good in the end, he is IN the
real sense of the word breaking the
law, since he has no right TO possess
the money he obtains from the banks
by his clever schemes. He is virtually
stealing, just as much so as the conf
Dental clerk who opens his employers
cash drawer during the latter's abb
seDce, takes out 500 to play the races
and hopes to, or is positive that he can.
replace the sum before his superior
detects the shortage. The two cases
ara Identical
It is so much surer and safer, as
well as so much less difficult, to lift
sum OF money from a banking con-
cern through the channels opened up
by kiting than it is to blow open that
concerns safe with a stick of giant
powder, that there Is a constantly
growing contingent OF smooth crooks
who Systematically tap the banks of
this country for sums ranging from
800 TO 100000 per touch OF course
these men become amenable to the
law, for they do not, and never intend
TO. cover the check they have kited.
But the money has been secured In
very easy. safe fashion, and they will
take the same chance in eluding the
officers OF the law that they should
have been compelled to take had they
blown open safe or rified a till.
To postpone the day when the cash
must be on hand to cover the checks
a depositor has kited. TO postpone it
indefinitely. an elaborate system of
Juggling has been devised by men
who match their wits against those
of the law makers and the mechanical
operation of systems. One OF the most
successful formulas requires three men
for Its manipulation. In this scheme
the credit or actual cash obtained may
be enjoyed indefinitely. and the work
ing capital OF each of the three op-
orators Will be equal to the sum Of
their combined deposits.
An instance OF how three San Fran
cisco merchants worked this three COR
nered scheme on several OF the prom
inent local banks Is recited by the as
sistant cashier Of one OF them:
"The three men engaged In this in
stance were merchants pretty well
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
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known in San Francisco father and
son and a business partner of theirs.
shall refer to them as Mr.. Crook Sr.,
Crook Jr. and Mr.. Ditto. They began
to operate soon after the banks had
been re-established following the catas-
trophe. Crook Jr. placed an account
with this bank; his father, the elder
Crook, had deposit in bank (A). and
Ditto kept an account at OBJ. all local
institutions. The son began to deposit
his fathers checks, drawn on the faith
er's bank (A) with us-every day.
Ditto would give his check against his
account in (B) to Crook Sr. TO cover
the fathers check IN (A). Then the
son, Crook Jr., would give his check,
drawn against our bank, to cover Dit
to's check in OBJ. In that way each
mans check was covered when the
cash had to be on hand. and at the
same time each one of the three had q
perpetual working capital amounting
to the sum OF their combined deposits.
In time the son. Crook Jr.. who de-
posted in our bank every day either
the check of his father or that OF
Ditto, had quite a balance to his credit.
and on this he obtained cash. Ditto
also managed to obtain money on his
credit while he and Crook Sr. were
kiting their checks on the two other
banks to cover the drafts. These men
operated for months before they were
discovered One day. however. they
made some slip whereby, the system
hitched. A check payable to Crook Sr.
was returned to his bank CAD. The
bank official noted that the elder Crook
had deposited the check Of his son and
that this check had come Back marked
n S. r, not sufficient funds An in
vestigation was Immediately made by
experts, who carefully compared the
three accounts. with the result that
the siphoning system was exposed and
the men were asked to remove their
accounts with the three respective
banks in which they had been deposi-
tors"
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31

Now an attractive proposition is
brought to his notice whereby he can
turn a handsome profit in a specula-
tion involving plot of valuable city
property, provided he can raise $4,000
for an option at once He knows where
he can get the money within "a hours,
but that will be too late TO capture
the option-he must have II within six
hours. He solves the dilemma by kit
ing his checks on the two banks where
he has half the required sum on de-
posit-
He draws a check of $1,000 against
his Crocker National bank credit and
deposits 1T in the Bank of California.
Then he draws another check of $1,000
on his credit Of that amount in the
Bank Of California and deposits IL in
the Crocker National He now has a
credit OF $4,000 IN each of the two
institutions. or a total OF $4,000 as
working capital for "a hours-that Is
until his checks pass through the clear
ing house. He has sufficient to secure
his option, and at the end Of the "a
hours he has obtained the cash from
some other source with which TO meet
his checks at each bank BY virtue
of an operation in kiting he has man
aged TO realize handsome return on
a speculation which would have been
beyond his means except for his loan"
u SASsNNR -AOA-4 N8~ ~ N-----N| - -
tion.
While there is no real loss to the
banks from a manipulation such as !
have instanced there is very mate
rial private gain to the "kiting'' de-
positor who has taken advantage OF the
banks funds without so much even as
'sby your leave" II the hypothetical
Mr. Black had "kited' his checks be-
tween this city and Los Angeles or
Uo-eo~ Cffv ha would faua had from
two 10 four days OF grace in which to
get the cash to cover his checks,
and had the exchange been effected
through banks on opposite sides of the
continent the time of grace would have
then extended to fully a week. Thus.
in case where checks are kited In
volving a San Francisco and a New
York bank. where the amount OF in
hated credit often reaches as high as
$500 900, andNwhere the time In which
this amount of the banks money is
utilized by some business firm or indi-
vidual lengthens to a week. the actual
loss to these banks can readily be
estimated
Kiter Easily Turns Criminal
When the kiting depositor has the
cash ready to meet his check after it
has been returned by the clearing
house TO the bank where the kiter has
temporarily achieved an inflated
credit. the banks are not sustaining a
great loss. nor is the depositor In dan
ger OF criminal consequences. And in
the vast majority OF cases men or
firms who kite are quite sure OF their
ability to cover their checks before
taking any risk which will. at the least.
mean a loss of face almost as much
TO be feared IN the business world as
criminal prosecution On the other
hand. when man finds 1t such an
almost unbelievably easy matter to
walk into a bank. make deposit and
within a few days draw out, or achieve
credit for, just twice as much. without
exciting the least suspicion. even with
q minion OF the law at his elbow If 1t
so happened. the temptation becomes
significant and tantalizing. The kiter
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31

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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
Banks on Constant Guard

1T is hardly possible that any de-
positor can continue to kite his checks
on any bank for any extended period
OF time without being discovered at
the practice" says another prominent
banker OF this city. Most banks
throughout the country. in recognition
OF the fact that kiting is becoming
more and more prevalent, employ ex-
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31

work in connection with this
j check manipulation and credit
81 initiating. Were ii not for this
II very close scrutiny by experts,
kitirg might pass unnoticed
for a considerable period OF time. es-
pecially in the larger institutions
where the work is so highly special
ized and the multitude OF items makes
detection Of corroborative evidence ex-
ceedingly difficult.
TN small banks. where the tellers
and officers are pretty intimately ac-
quainted with their depositors and
their business affairs, the practice is
next to impossible"
When asked how this siphoning Of
credits was to be detected by bank en-
ployes, the assistant cashier above
quoted said: III have any suspicion
whatever that depositor is engaging
in this sharp practice. I go over the
items OF his deposits very carefully.
nd II I notice that his own check on
some other bank appears in his list
Of deposits in our bank while he is
at the same time drawing against our
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
YOURHEART

DOES it FIuttef, RRlpitats or
Skip Beats7 Have you Short
ness OF Breath, Tenderness,
Num6nesB or Pain In left
side, Dizziness, Painting
Spells, Spots before eyes,
Sudden Starting in sleep,
Nervousness. Nfghtm are,
"a Aungyor weak Spells. OPP
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
How Operation Is Accomplished

check kiting is successfully accom-
nifshed through a variety OF systems
The Simplest and most frequently en-
,,lox-ed IS that where one man operates
= double the capital he has on de-
nosff AT some bank For instance,
A. BLACK. a real estate speculator,
hss on deposit IN the Crocker National
,-s,1 s5 900. At the Bank OF Califor-
- he has another deposit Of $4,000.
hss cash capital totaling $4,000