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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-07-01
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In all parts of the city carnival
decorations are going up and the
town is putting on a gala dress. This
afternoon the electric street decora-
tions were tried out and with the
exception of few alterations that
are required, the work will stand ap-
proved. The streets of this city will
present. a beautiful appearance dur
ing the celebration and will be a
sight that is worth coming miles to
ssee. ~
1 More electrical decorations have
been put up this year than ever be-
fore at a like celebration and The
decorations are more novel and pret
tier in every way. Nearly all of the
business houses along Carson street
have their decorations up or work
men busy putting them in place and
by tomorrow night all will be finish
ed.
{ Already a number OF people are
oarrive that will attend
the celebration remaining h,re until
after the 5th. Accommodation for
everyone has been arranged and all
visitors will be taken care OF by the
as fast as they arrive in
this city.
Tonight am Getting of the various
committees of the carnival will be
held and the final details will be at
tended to. 1t is necessary that all
members attend tonight in order that
everything may be Strengthened out
satisfactorily.
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confidence and earnestness.

All signs seem to point to an at
tendance at the big fight much lar
ger than originally expected, to judge
from the manner in which reserva
tions for transportation and demands
for tickets are coming in.
Agent Fulton of the Southern Pa
cifc Co., yesterday stated that at
least $500 persons will come to Reno
on special Pullmans and will live on
board the cars during their stay here.
In addition large number have char
tered births out from San Francisco
while an unaccounted numebr may be
expected to make use of the day
coaches.
AS an example of the interest Of
nearby towns, it is known that the
town OF Wadsworth, which polled
only about fifty votes at the last el-
ection has engaged thirty seats for
the fight, while the N c o officials
report that at least 800 will come to
Reno on that line on July 4th.
81 am ready. My training is fin
ished With the exception of sprints
now and then to keep myself in shape
will do no more work"
This was the declaration made by
James ]. Jeffries yesterday When
he made it he was seated at a card
table where he had been all after
noon. He was playing hearts against
Jim Corbett, Sam Berger and Dick
Adams.
A big heap of silver was piled Be
fore him, cleaned from the pockets
of the other three, and tn man who
hopes to wrest the heavyweight title
from Jack Johnson next Monday af
ternoon was laughing like a boy over
his luck
There will be no more boxing"
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Entire Change
at Park Tonight
MATINEE SATURDAY

There will be full change of pro
gram at the Park Theater this even
Ing, when the following pictures
will be shown:
Capital Against Labor.
For Loves Sweet Sake.
Consul, the Great, Crosses the At
lantis Ocean. And others.
A new illustrated song When the
Sun Sinks to Rest" will be sung by
Joe Patton
Vaudeville will also be given On
Saturday afternoon will be given a
matinee with most excellent pro-
gram.
The doors for the matinee will op-
en- at o'clock tomorrow. The pro-
gram will be one that VIII appeal to
one and all.
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Carson Citizen
Files Protest

Editor Appeal.
AT the last meeting Of the city
trustees an ordinance was ordered
drawn increasing the city license
from $3.50 to S. per day on all fruit
peddlers who visit this city. As i
we'll knowa the only really go I
fruit that this city receives comes
from Placervillc and that vicinity
The housewife has for the past quar-
ter of century depended on this
fruit for canning and preserving The
intent of the ordinance is TO shut out
the fruit vender, raise the price OF
the product and place the selling in
ne hand Of town merchants KS
the California fruit vender does not
compete with the home product, and
as this section is not a fruit growing
section the action as planned by the
city trustees would seem to be un-
on the consumer.
1t is we'll 70 protect the home mer-
chant but it is far better to protect
the home consumer and the people
Should the vender be driven from the
city it will mean that Carson will
continue to receive the culling OF
California fruit and not the first-class
article that we have been accustom-
ed to from the travelling fruit man.
There Is general tendency to
raise the price on all food stuffs and
should this order go into effect an
otue. line OF ediblees will be on the
hist. 1t would appear that the city
fathers had better put in some time
in an endeavor to reduce the cost OF
living than raising it as will happen
by such ordinances.
Mr.. Tinney, one of the fruit men
who come from Placerville, has made
his summer visits for the past %
years. During that period through
fair dealing and good quality of
fruit he has established line Of
customers who naturally protest at
the proposed acdon of the men who
are elected to protect the people at
large, not a Favored few.
Since the proposed increase in Ii
cense fee at least fifty people have
askd the district attorney to inte--
fere. He is powerless in the matter
The city trustees have likewise been
approached and protests from all
quarters can be heard. 1t is up
to the city trustees to see that the
people as a whole receive first call
The license matter will come before
the next meeting of the trustees. 1t
Is to be hoped that the trustees will
reconsider their action and let the
license rest where it has been
A CITIZEN.
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MISSING MAN FOUND

The body of John King, former
assessor OF Deer Lodge county.
Mont, who disappeared two months
ago, was found in an abandoned mine
tunnel near Goldfeld few days ago.
A coroner's examination revealed evil
dence of morphine poisoning King,
who was engaged in mining at Gold
field, met serious reverses and is be
lieved to have committed suicide.
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Exercises Will be
Held in Evening

The literary exercises OF the 4th
OF July celebration will not take
place in the capitol grounds as an
nounced i'm the official program but
will be held in the Opera House and
the hour is 7:30 p m.
This will enable those who go to
Reno to return in time to attend.
The exercises will be completed by
S:45. thus giving all chance to par
ticipatc in the festivities to come lat
or in the evening.
All should remember the change
in place and the hour.
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SPECIAL FIGHT TRAIN

The V & T railroad company will
run a special train to accommodate
those who desire TO attend the fight
in Reno on Monday. The train will
leave this city at 9:20 in the morning
and returning will leave Reno at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon, or one hour
after the fight Tickets for the round
trip will be $l.5O.
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WARNING TO THE PUBLIC

The public at large and visitors are
warned to keep their hands OH all
wires, such as streamer guy wires
and in fact any and all live wires
a.l corncc tions used for decoration
or otherwise, as 1000 volts is being
conveyed over the wires and as a
number are not insulated there is
danger in handling the contact The
Truckee River General Electric Co
is not responsible for any accident
that might happen as the wire anil
all electrical display is out Of their
hands during the time OF she carni-
val 80.
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MORE DECORATIONS

The Park Theater has completed
their decorations in front OF the
popular little playhouse. A large
number OF electric lights have been
placed in front OF the theater which
greatly improves the appearance OF
the place. Signs have been placed
on the main street directing the way
to the show house w,,ich will run
steadily during the carnival having
an entire change of program daily.
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Our opening day far exceeded our
most sanguine expectations. We
expect Saturday to be greater and
grander. Follow the crowd and they
will lead you to F w Days store.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-07-01

Saturday, July I'd, will be one OF
the greatest day that Carson City
ever saw. 10000 people are expect
c.l to- attend the sale at F w Days
store. Go and be one OF the sight
seers if not purchasers.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-07-01

Literary exercises will be held in
the Opera House on the evening of
the 4th of July to which all are. in
vited. Senator Morehouse of Gold
field will deliver the Grafton.
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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-07-01
MEASUREMENT OF FIGHTERS
COMPARED

Though the fight is but three days
off local betting continues very light.
Tom Corbett, official betting COM
missioner for the promoters, is now
on the ground and although he has
secured quarters in one of the most
prominent gambling halls and pla-
carded the walls of the establishment
with flaring signs telling of his de-
sire to do business, there was little
besides those muhal decorations to
indicate that local sportsdom is in
terested in placing its money on the
| outcome of the battle
Corbett, however, does not seem
to be worrying over the dearth of
fight wagers. He believes that
great deal of money is being held in
reserve and will come forward be-
| tween now and the time when the
men come together.
Two big bets were placed by mem
bers of Johnson's camp today. One
was $500 to $1,000 that Johnson
| would win, the other $500 at even
money that Jeffries would not put the
quietus on the champion in eighteen
| rounds. A San Francisco business
man is reported to have made bet
at the same place of $1,000 to $500
on Jeffries.
A visitor to the camp yesterday
| told Johnson he had been offered a
bet OF $4,000 that the fight wouldn't
go fifteen rounds. Johnson told the
man to grab at the bet and he would
take half of it. 81 am going to wor-
ry Mr. Jeffries for fifteen rounds and
| then knock him out" said the big
black man with every assurance of
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
A FORGED ENDORSEMENT

ID ACK from another bank came one
ID day draft for 5000 with an ammo
tation, Endorsement forged There
was nothing for us to do, we having col
lected the draft, but to reimburse the
paying bank and turn our reimburse
ment to the party from whom we re-
ceived it.
The draft was made to the order of
Alex Anderson and came. to us from
M, a thriving town up country. 1T
having been transmitted to us in a LET
ter written by the indorser, A. Ander-
son.
To run the matter down. we wrote to
the postmaster at NJ asking for in
formation and present whereabouts of
Anderson The postmaster's letter did
not give us much information, and I
was at loss how next to proceed when
was attracted by the similarity be-
tween the postmaster's handwriting
and that of the supposed Alex Ander-
SON To still further fortify myself /
wrote another letter to the postmaster.
and got a reply from him to the effect
that he intended visiting my city in a
few DAYS and would be glad to call on
me and give me all the information in
his possession about Alex Anderson.
/ looked UP the postmaster and found
out that he was running a general
store in partnership, that he was presi :
dent in his community politically and
an occasional preacher in the church.
In due course he called at the bank
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him ell; he must bring me a letter
from his father showing that he had
told him all, and as his father was on
his bond he must bring in the $500. In
addition, he must agree to remain on
the farm for one whole year and not
only help his father for the money re-
funded, but by being out in the open
air and at work, regain his equilibrium
and self-respect as far a s possible
To tell his father of his predicament
seemed worse to him than the punish
ment OF going to JAIL 1t was an
ordeal through which he felt he could
not go. He was an only son and for
him the old father had made sacri-
fees beyond number. But he at last
accepted the situation and in due
course returned with letter from
his father covering the ground and
inclosing a draft for $500.
Twelve months to day the boy
again turned up, bronzed and hearty
from his farm work and in hopeful
spirits.
OF course, he could not be again em-
ployed in his old position for several
reasons. Nor could he be given a.
written recommendation The only
promise / could make him was that I
would answer questions asked about
him truthfully, but would volunteer
no information. And SO 1t was left
Within few days he reported that
he had secured a position in - ma
tional bank as a book keeper And
off and on for three years he would
drop in and tell me how they had
raised his salary. how he was mar
ried, etc.
Then one day he called on me ex-
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through the necessary formaIities
usual In such cases.
A year or two went by. the husband
and wife visiting the SbOx from time
to time for the purposes OF clipping or
the coupons, etc.
Mr.. L came into my office one day
and reported that S29. 900 In bonds had
been removed-stolen. I pointed out
to him the existence OF only two KEYS,
the ones held by himself and wife.
asked him IL all was cordial and If he
was in perfect accord with his wife. and
he replied in the affirmative There
was no solution TO the mystery. and for
a year 1t remained unsoIved. when a
personal appeared in a paper referring
TO loss of $4,000 In hotel bonds. etc
These personals were continued pro
and con until lawyer appeared in the
case. Mr.. l. up TO now attending to
the matter himself
The proposition was that on leaving
$4,000 reward with certain Sa-s.--
and signing a bond not to further in
vestigate and prosecute, the $4,000 Ia
bonds would be turned over TO HIM At
this juncture he came to me and asked
me II I would take the bonds. pay the
cash and attend to the business gem
orally. On his making this suggestion
to the lawyer. for some reason or other
the parties objected to have the bust
ness go through my hands. and the
N Ddnk was 0auleQ- But nOlLlnE
further came of it. although the M
bank prepared to pay over the $4,000
reward for Mr.. L. and accept the bonds.
Mr.. L. could get no satisfaction out OF
the lawyer and the whole matter was
dropped.
A year or two afterward Mr.. L. was
at his hotel in i. 1t was customary
in those days for newspapers to give
hotels write ups for a consideration
and send so many hundred copies OF
the paper. When the papers were not
at once remailed the bundles were
thrown under the counter and there ac-
cumulated.
Some wrapping paper being needed
one day for package Mr.. L. instructed
the clerk to use some paper from one
OF those bundles under the counter.
Upon undoing the string and remov-
ing the paper there was found the
missing 20 $1,000 bonds. Where they
came from and how they got there re-
mains mystery to this day.
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/ asked him number OF questions and
was not at all satisfied with his re-
plies. Stepping into the next room I
instructed the messenger to go at once
to police headquarters, close by, bring
back an officer in plain clothes and
station him outside the door of my Of
flee, and then for the boy to pass
through so l would know that he had
carried out my instructions.
Until the return of the messenger I
kept the postmaster talking on, ply
ing him with question after question,
and then upon learning that the officer
was at the door / opened upon on the
postmaster.
You are in business In your town,
a leader in the community. AS post
master. you, knowing OF Alex Ander-
sons absence, opened his mall and
stealing a draft sent to him, forged the
Endorsement and collected the money.
want that money returned and without
any promise or guaranty from me that
you will escape prosecution, for L am
not compounding felony. Now, what
are you going to do about it?"
He denied it in toto. but was prompt
in stating that such a charge would
ruin him. and rather than be ruined he
would, of course, pay up. He had peo-
pie in town with whom his credit was
perfectly good and he would go there
-
could do so. that an officer in plain
clothes was al the door and that he
would go with him. and any attempt
on his part to dodge the officer would
prove disastrous to him.
Within an hour back came Mr.. Post
master and a merchant and. leaving the
postmaster by himself in the inner of
fee, the merchant and l conferred. He
assumed that / was forcing his Gus
toner into the payment of a sum of
money unjustly, Illegally. 1 soon con-
vinced him of the situation as 1t stood.
The postmaster owed this merchant
$1,000. Finally the situation resolved
itself down to this: The merchant
would secure from the postmaster a
confession of Judgment for s2.100 and
an order on his partner at home for
$2,1O0 in cash. He would send his law
yer up to NJ that night, and If he
telegraphed back the next day at noon
.all right" the merchant would turn
over 5000 in cash at once to us. In the
meantime the postmaster was allowed
to go his way in town accompanied by
the officer In plain clothes.
Twelve o'clock next day came, and
no word. The officer and the post
master called at the prescribed time, but
the merchant had not been heard from.
Waiting until o'clock. 1 went to the
merchants office. Yes, he had heard; 1t
was all right They would attend to
it as soon as the lawyer got back, etc.
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turn away in disgust at this Offering
any real solution Of my trouble.
rejected this explanation as most
improbable because there was no rea-
son to believe that the paying bank
knew anything of my blind figure. On
the contrary there was every reason to
believe that they had paid me correctly
and that had properly read my figures,
$2,6S4.5O.
Abandoning that theory then groped
over all my work, recounted my money
and racked my brain as TO a possible
overpayment OF $500 TO some one. but
all in vain.
BY some interior mental urge my
mind was driven back again and again
to the old figures, s2.884.50. with the
loop OF the cut off as already ex-
planned. However, under the influence
of this impression that would not let
me rest. finally locked my safe and
visited the other bank. I found the
porter finishing up his cleaning for the
night and In sole possession. No. he
had not heard the cashier make any re-
marks about his cash being $500 over,
as 1t would have been had he paid us
short
I started at once for the home OF the
paying teller. a mile or so away, and
reached there just before dinner He
had balanced his cash and left every
thing straight in the bank. told him
/ could not sleep with my cash account
showing such a shortage. Would he go
back with me to his bank so I could
examine his account book? 1t was a
most disagreeable night, the sleet filing
the air and covering the sidewalks and
TO neglect his supper and start down
town again was something the teller
did not do without great pursuadins.
Arrived at the bank the books were
examined and all was found correct,
the balance showing up 81. .6S4.50 as the
amount that had been sent to US HIS
general books showed also that he had
balanced his cash at the first trial
Ny dreams of locating the trouble in
that direction were thus dissipated.
We left the bank and locked the door
behind us. Like a fash il came into
my mind. as a last resort. TO ask TO
see the bag the messenger had used
TO carry the money. Into the bank We
returned, and pointing to a shelf under
his desk he said: There are half
dozen bags. what one he used I don't
know" I reached down and. taking
up the nearest one. inserted my hand.
and at the bottom felt something be-
tween my fingers which. when with
drawn, proved to be a $500 bill. OF
course I claimed this money. to which
my friend the teller. made no objec-
ton You can imagine that / ate my
dinner that night with a relish. and
passed the night in pleasant siumber.
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A MISSING $500 BILL

Tvs paying teller Of a bank 1 was
~ endeavoring at the close Of busy
day to balance my cash account. It
was $500 short, and figure and check
as I might 1 could not locate the error.
I had never as yet gone home with
my cash unbalanced, and here il was
almost s o'clock and I was $500 out OF,
the way.
In the course of the days business
1t was then the custom OF the neigh
boring banks to send to each other
their adjusted balance sheets in con-
nection with the exchange checks held
one against the other. the debtor bank
accompanying same with the necessary
balance in cash.
My books showed that the balance In
one case due US was S2,SS45O. and the
check marks indicated that it had been
duly paid. In going over all my figures
/ discovered that by a careless stroke
Of my pen under the sum due us / had
cut the loop Of the s. which led me TO
suspect that If I had been rendered by
the other bank $2.1S45O / might have
accepted same as a fun payment. IN
which case my $500 shortage would
have been accounted for, but only to
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1 told him in few words Just what
his promises were, and then and there
insisted upon his payment of $500. But
1T was not forthcoming except after
more very plain language. With the
merchants check in my pocket, went
back to the bank. and told the officer
that he could release his man.
Pending the accomplishment OF this
effort to recover the money I went to
the United States district attorneys 3
office. showed him the draft and the
letters. told him of the conversation, Of
the proposed settlement. and said IL
was up TO him whether the United
States government kept a thief in Of
flee or prosecuted him for his crime.
The attorney examined the letters
and everything I had bearing on the
case very carefully and expressed his
personal conviction of the mans guilt,
but stated that 1t would probably be
impossible to convict him before jury
on that kind of evidence; that I had
better take my money and let the man
quietly return home, when the gov
ernment through its inspectors could
inquire into his doings-
The sequel was more than amusing.
The lawyer went to M. presented
the order. showed the postmaster's
partner the confession of Judgment
and forthwith the partner went to the
local Dank ana got $z,1OU ana settled
the matter Before the lawyers train
left for town the merchant talked fur
ther with his banker and both came to
the conclusion that the lawyer was no
more than a sharper and, a warrant be-
ing sworn out. tile lawyer was clapped
into Jail
The postmaster came on the scene
the next morning, the lawyer calmly
and unprotestingly making the best Of
it behind the bars. When apprised of
the situation the postmaster insisted
on the freedom of the lawyer without a
moments loss of time.
And when the lawyer got through
with the postmaster and his partner he
carried. as a saiye for his wounded
feelings and loss of liberty. bills for
1000 in full settlement for any and
all claims for false imprisonment.
1t was not many weeks before the
postmaster gave up his church sold out
his interest in his store. resigned as
postmaster and departed for fresh
fields and pastures new