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New-York tribune., 1911-04-16
James," the banker called through

James," the banker called through
the open door.
A guard in gray uniform came from
his post by the steel door of the vaults.
The blue muzzles turned downward, and
the black tail of an overcoat was gently
draped over them.
The banker stepped toward the guard.
His fingers were going nervously across
his palms But as he was bending 10
speak in the guards ear he caught a
movement out of the tail of his eye. The
little man had raised both flaps of his
oVercoat The banker could almost make
out the shapes of two round. unWinking
mIlzzles through the lining. He straight
ened up.
Tell a boy to get all the Mike Fer
tiizer Company papers from the MES
and bring them to me. AS soon as pos
sible. Immediately"
"Yes, sir" and the guard turned to go
And, James"
lanes turned back in the doorway.
Tell the boy to-to-tell him to be
quick about it,"
Yes, sir"
The silence. before long, began to grow
embarrassing.
Gentlemen" said the banker, In
tone Of polite but firm remonstrahce'
"you know that this is highly-er--most
highly irregular"
Not one OF the others spoke, and after
n half minute the banker felt That the
conversation was tagging somewhat.
"I am surprised" he began again with
an ernphasis on the word that bespoke
real distress Of mind, Il am surprised
that the Mike company should have
stopped TO such means
Would your creditors be surprised to
hear about that note?" the little man
asked quietly. and they sat In silence
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16
-FOUR CROSSED IN THE PELTINe RAIN AND WITH
HANDS DEEP IN PocKE STROBE INTO THE BANK"

Flanking the door on the other side, an
other blue barrel turned toward him as
patiently as a sunnower turns toward
the sun.
"E-c-er"-- said the banker. trying to
pick up the sentence where he had left
il off.
He had almost Succeeded when, turn
ing back to speak. he saw that third
weapon was resting over the edge of the
table pointing full in his direction with
scowl and a tall Georgian behind it.
Also. the little man had lifted up his
two hands with the overcoat falling over
them, so that it was very plain that
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16
Moving Pictures Thrown Carnegie Trust Investigation Screen
Combined with Telephone Snaches Coming the Juy
Private Wire They Constitute Dvering Exhibition of
One KIND of High Finance in Gotham

ness with your company, I suppose. Mr..
Dash?''
Again the little man nodded.
May 1 ask what-what particular
matter?"
Then the little man broke silence.
we want our note" he said crsply.
Eyes, yes. yes. Your note. Now. Mr..
Dash, don't you think We could talk
this over better"-
The banker had a nervous habit of
glancing about him while he talked. So.
when he heard hard little thump. as If
a small boy had bumped his head on the
furniture, ne looked behind him to see
what it was.
There. firmly based on the red mahog-
any Of chair arm. its lower parts
ciasped In large, calm hand. a long
revolver looked him steadily in the eye.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16
WELL DEFINED.

Charles Dana Gibson, an authority on
feminine beauty. discussed, at dinner
in New York, the beauty OF the English
woman.
81 admire" he said. ''the English
woman's type. Most men, however. do
rot. She is so lean, you know. with a
clean. greyhound leanness. She Is like
a tall boy in football training.
"A Japanese diplomat once defined the
English woman neatly at ball In Cav.
endsh Square.
Comparing the English woman with
others, he said i find out the formers
meat looks much harder" y
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16

not there. If he happened TO be some 'steen
miles from any town the dlstinctness is all
the more vivid.
Speaking Of fly books reminds me.
happened 10 be in the city Of Spokane one
day and as is my bent, visited the leading
sporting goods store in the city. The
urbane and genial pirate who runs the
place was showing me the new kinks.
Finally he hauled out a fly book and re-
marked:
Doctor. here is the latest. This Is a de
luxe edition Of fly book. just look at II,
bound I'm full morocco, plush lined. spring
holders for the hooks leather lined pocket
to hold your fishing license, everything
complete"
took the thing up and examined 1t. II
certainly was a handsome rinket II had
all the fancy stunts lie said 1t had ana
one more 1t was about the size of the bill
books the collector uses when he comes
around and casually remarks that your
bill has been running long time, ana he
would appreciate a payment 1t was hhe
book all right, but what man would care
10 stuff that amount Of leather INTO MS
pocket just 20 carry few dozen mes III
A good .serviceable leather book, four
inches wide and six the other way Is
about all the ordinary every day mortar
neoGs.
Before starting in to ris you out for bait
casting I'm going 10 suggest something
else The wise fisherman carries with him
few materials to make repairs. These
IN my case, consist of a spool Of stout SILK
thread. a spool of inch surgeons adhesive
tape or roll OF electricians tape small
coil OF rather fine cooper wire. two or three
extra rod tips, a like number Of line guides,
a pair Of stout surgeons shears, another
pair Of small. stout forceps, small lump
Of shoemakers wax. These. with the extra
leaders that / carry, will enable me 10 re-
pair quickly a crippled rod, no matter
.,hare 1 may chance IA h~
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16
". FLIES AND THEIR SELEC-
TION.

III HE best fly is what IS known as the
reverse tie and costs in the neigh
l. b0rh0od Of Il 30 a dozen. Let me i'm
Press upon you; fly that can be bought
lot say 2. cents a dozen is worth eX-
actly what YOU pay for IT. If you are
content with s-cent fish then by all means
secure that kind Of flies.
AS To- variety, your needs are really very
limited ] Will take my piscatorial chances
along with any angler. having in my book
NN@ such patterns as royal coachman'
toachman, coWdung. black gnat. brown
Aackle and professor. OF course, II you
are anxious 10 make your fybook resemble
millinery store that has been hit by "A
cyclone buy al the mOnstrosities made
"om that variegatcd freak the parma
chene bell clear down to the silver doctor.
lou viii gradually simmer your selection
Gown TO about what / have suggested.
l'y the way. you will understand that |
am talking about trout now. When ! get
u other game fish that strike the fly
snail have something more to say.
>3Ts-i-Those necessities range all the
"ay from the half Of a grain sack with
strap 10 throw across your shoulder 10
M neatly woven, leather bound first edi-
uons' There are two prime requisites in
peel First. il shall be large enough to
hoid your days catch; second it must be
saMclently stout 10 Withstand the hard
knocks incident to a sojourn in the hills
by the way, while we are on the subject
u creels ] wish 10 suggest something TO
you little scheme devised by fishing
companion Of mine. lie rVcted a strap en-
uFeiy around his creel, and t. the strap he
iNe'ed The back Of his fly book. Every
man VINO has ever hshed any recalls with
iaihiul eistinctness the time he reached for
us book 10 tie on a fresh fly and il was
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16
IMMUNITY NOT GIVEN AWAY.

Other scraps from the grand jury wires
tell Of a most surprising eagerness Of one
official after another to come and tell the
grand Jury all they knew about the mat
ter One after another, their offers have
been politely refused. Their testimony
would undoubtedly involve a number OF
clerks and underlngs in most doubtful
transactions, but 1t would carry with 1t
practical immunity from prosecution
of the witnesses, who are kindly forbid
den by the law to "incriminate them.
selves"
Then there was the $4,000 worth Of
securities. as they were valued in the
books Of the company. which the re-
ceivers bought in for $1,000 at an open
sale after the bank had closed. There
Is the story Of the mutilated minute
book. from which were torn pages with
the records Of certain directors meet
ings of which the grand jury would like
to have information. There is the Dis
trict Attorneys dragnet, or game OF
twenty questions, In which he sent out
list of many inquiries TO some scores
of New York bankers. accompanied by
subppnas summoning them to come be-
FORE the grand jury prepared to answer
all the questions in the list. All this Is
meant TO trace the strangely doubled
connection by which the moneys OF the
city of New York have happened to be
deposited in precisely the banks which
favored with loans the directors of the
Carnegie Trust Company. When the an
swers come. there will be conversations
passing the grand jury switchboard that
will be worth overhearing. After that,
the talk will be in open court. where We
can all hear. a man Indicted Tor II crime
is not heard in secret.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16
Il What | Know of Fish and Fishing y
tho A merican Press Service. l9ii)

Effective bait casting is an art. II had
time / would teach 1t TO you. so that you
could GO out and. after several trials. wind
something like three hundred feet OF line
around your neck
What's the use?
No man can teach you bait casting
You've simply got TO learn II. If you want
TO know how, get some good natured
friend to so out and show you. could
write a volume on the subject and when
you had committed the whole mass OF junk
to memory you could not cast so that it
would fool a woman, let alone a wise old
black bass
What I can do Is 20 tell you what TO buy
i'm order 10 do casting. That is something
you can learn from reading, providing you
read closely enough. The ideal casting rod
is of steel. five and one-half feet long
and weighs about ten ounces. 1t has a
serviceable cork grip and agate tip and line
guides. With this rod you can shoot a
four-ounce frog one hundred and fifty
feet and land him right among the lily
nads where that old residenter bass is
waiting.
Reels-After you get your casting rod
which, by the Dy, snohld cost you ABOUT
ss YOU might select the reel and here the
urbane dealer will tell you 10 go as far as
Won like. A serviceable nickel reel. holding
one hundred and nifty yards Of lne with
agate bearings. and costing about s.. is
good enough for me. I'll tell you my test
NJ n good reel ] set the thing spinning
II IL spins for a quarter OF a minute
take II for granted that the bearings are
correct and the balance perfect. The line
is twenty pounds. test, OF linen. water
n,oofed. without enamel, braided Your
,ures will depend upon the kind Of fish
anrled for, the condition Of the water and
the time OF year. All Of these things !
shall touch upon in their proper place
ITO A Qantinnsh-A
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16

something hard and round was pushed
against the bottom Of the pocke:s. For
a time the southern room was fuller OF
silence even than of electric light. At
last the little man spoke, drawing a
trife.
mo, Mr.. Blank" he said, Eve won't
need to talk this over anywhere else.
We want our check"
TITO what check Go you refer. Mr..
Dash -shI'msureI' eI'dliketoobligeyou
The banker ended hurriedly in response
to slight lift of the little mans right
overcoat pocket.
I'VE have written to you about It, Mr..
Blank. a note for six hundred thousand
given by our company for you to use for
exhibition purposes only until the fer
tilizer merger was completed. The
merger has fallen through. We want
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16

cur note
yes, yes!" the banker exclaimed. Til
have it arranged at once. Let me speak
to Mr.. -.
At the word he turned nervousiy and
took step toward the door. But the
two blue barrels raised their muZzles and
locked at hm-a long trusting look.
Something i'm that steady gaze made
him hesitate.
Better send a boy for it," the little
man suggested.
YES, yes, yes, But the-the call but
tons are out Of order"
You had better send boy
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16
CARNEGIE IS ANNOYED.

Just what happened is hinted by sug-
gestive scraps. The trust company had
been named for Andrew Carnegie. it was
reported. after the ironmaster had made
it distinctly understood that he was in
no sense its sponsor and that he had
no relation whatever with it. Another
report was that he had been asked TO
allow the use Of his name and had re-
fused point blank. saying that no insti-
tuition should be named for any man
until he was dead, and that he. Andrew
Carnegie. was not dead yet So, accord
ing to this version, the trust company
took it's name from the town Of Car
negie. Penn, which had no objection.
However il may have been, Andrew
Carnegie did as a matter Of fact lend
ranic Of 1907 And, whatever may have
been the appeal that was made to him.
he loaned a similar sum TO straighten
out the mess that was made by the ST.
100000 loans.
Then the drama begins to lose its
character of comedy. G. T. Dickinson.
the president and organizer of the COM
pany and the central figure of the first
two scenes. was hurt by a fall from a
horse late in 1909, and two months later
he resigned as president. and left the
management OF the company in other
hands. In his day he had been bank
examiner himself and one OF the shrewd-
est the state had ever had.
In the directors room OF the Carnegie
Trust Company, one afternon in May of
last year, the deposed president was
called before the directors to answer for
his handling of certain loans with which
they were dissatisfied The session was
long and painful. 1t broke up late In
the afternoon. At s o'clock that even
ing c. c. Dickinson was taken from his
home 10 hospital, where he died six
days later. 1t was given out that he
had been overcome by gas during a
chemical experiment in Scranton two
days before the meeting. and il was this
which caused his death. But directors
who were at the meeting said that he
seemed 10 be In good health when he
was with them.
Then there are hundred little scraps
from the switchboard wires that have a
smart sound
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16

president of the Carnegie Trust Com
pany. and the highest officer OF the de-
partment who was i'm the office was giao
TO receive him courteously
The banker soon came to the point.
He had raised $2,4OO.OOO to buy two
other banks and trust company WHICH
he wished to consolidate with the Car
negie. The Banking Department had
ruled that the money. which had been
loaned by the Carnegie to the banker
and his friends, must be returned at
once.
"Now. that is downright persecution"
he hurst out. II don't like 1t, and
won't stand for it,
But, Mr.. Dickinson" demonstrated
the state officer, these loans are illegal.
There is no persecution
For answer the broker drew a revolver
from his pocket and laid it on the desk.
And then-there is break in the line.
The public Is disconnected" The bank
er threatened to use his weapon on the
persons Of the State Banking Depart
ment, and he got part at least or what
he wanted The loans that had been
opposed remained on the books Of the
bank for ten months.
After that there must have been an
other scene worth overhearing. The four
militant Southerners had come and
claimed their note and gone, wiping out
cne-fourth of the exhibition" paper on
which the S2.4OO,00O had been raised.
The Banking Department was pressing
for the repayment of the loans. The
Hooking pool had just collapsed,
famous event in Wall Street, and ru-
mors that the Carnegie was deep in that
deal had started a run on its deposits.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16
A BANKER RECEIVES A CALL.

"NIr. Dickinson will see YOU he said.
"Wnl YOU step this way gentlemen
He led them through bronze rallied
rassages. down marble steps, past the
great shining steel bars Of the safe de-
posit vaults into the southern room"
Il was very bare, very yellow, very full
OF electric light, furnished with one
plain. solid mahogany table with an ink
well and some solid mahogany chairs
The four men shook their Overcoats
apart in front and sat down-two of them
On the two sides of the door, two against
The opposite wall Still they looked
straight in front Of them and said not a
word
In came q nervous, businesslike smart
j. dressed man. He took in the four
silent. seated figures in one glance.
"Mr.-Mr. Dash?" he inquired. refer
ring 10 the card which he held in his
hand
The little man bowed his head slowly
forward, then settled it back with a still
more perky shake of the shoulders.
"Ycs. Mr.. Dash. OF the Mike Ferti-
lzer Company. / believer"
Tho little man nodded again without
Iisng With his hands still in his pock-
cts hc spread out his coat so that it
covered the two broad arms of his chair.
The lining turned toward the banker.
You wish to see me about our busi-
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-10-12
Tho Pill and the caatina.

Joseph Sayador. the French his
torian, and jules Sandeau, novel
Isl, made their meeting at a public
reception the occasion for dispute
as to the respective places which
they occupied in the world Of let
tiers.
''rhe reading Of history is Ike a
pal-it needs the sugar coating to
make i palatable," argued the nov
elist.
'.-th, but it is the ingredien.
which cures. not the coating re-
marked the historian.
Then Let Us divide honors,' said
sandeau, for if il were not for nv
sugar coating your historical facts
would dry on tile shelves"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-10-12
Microbes and Ma,

As man grows older and learns
things he is inclined to wonder how
ne escaped all the microbes he en-
countered in the days Of his youth.
But even if that consciousness
makes him skeptical the scientists
probably are right. The point is
that man OF boy in good phys
ical condition. with plenty of fresh
ar and exercise, can whip brigade
OF microbes without much trouble.
1t IS only when he allows himself to
run down that he becomes easv
picking for the germs.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-10-12
The Value Of System.

The grea. majority Of people
could double their power Of achieve
ment By little sell discipline in
learning SO as to get hold Of them
selves as to depend on the prompt
decisive action Of their o1n facnl-
ties. a little system alone would
double the efficiency OF many bus
mess man who docs no. know WHY
he does not get on faster. lie works
very hard perhaps and thinks that
be has not half time enough to do
what he ought to, but he could save
more than half the time that he
now throws away in doing things
over and over again from lack Of
order. System is tremendous
energy saver and time saver. ORR
son SWEET Marden in Success Mag
azine.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-10-12
To Clean : carafe.

Every hoasekeeper who owns q
cut glass earafe has been up against
the proposition of cleaning out the
deposit o. he inside. Hot water.
besides beng extremely bad for the
glass, IS 81 little avail, even if it be
very soapy. Here is a process which.
taxes but few moments and is
Very satisfactory. Place in the bot
lie reaspoonful of hydrochlorie
aeid or spirits Of salts. Manipulate
tie bottle 50 that every portion Of
i Shall be thoroughly rinscd. The
deposit, no matter how hardened,
VIII be removed Immediately. When
the carafe has been thoroughly
cleaned rinse we'll in clear water.
Philadelphia North American.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-10-12
Enaland's Broad Arrow.

The property OF the English
crown has been marked with the
broad arrow from times 50 early
that no one can now tell when il
was first used for this purpose or
what vas lis meaning. This queer
mark is stamped upon the kings
property Of every description, from
castles, SLIPS and big guns down TO
basgng and convicts' uniforms.
and there is penalty Of s2oo for
removing it. The latter usage re-
minds one Of the practice in Athens
more than 1000 years ago whereby
capaves taken in wars were brand
Cd with tie figure of an owl as a
marx Of Athenian ownership. In
the sane manner Samos branded
her eaptiTes with the figure of
shin.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-10-12
PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES.
The Way the Glass Sheets Ar Clean.
ed. Coated and Ssnsitixsd.

First Of all the small sheet {
glass destined 10 form the supper
for the sens.tlzed film IS CAREFUL
cleaned. SO as 10 be ready to re
oeiye the preliminary coating upo
which the sensitive film Will after
ward he placed The sheets Q
glass are passed through machin
which frs. scrubs one side Of III
! plate and then the other. .
stream of clean water flows over II
surface a the glass Ill the time.
( The work IS al done automatic
allv. AM after al the plates ar
We. scrubbed they travel under in,
jets q water. which squirt away ey
cry trace Of dirt. The plates ,he-
travel Still further through the ma
chine IN order 10 receive the prelirs
mary coa..a- or "suas:rasi,in, :
SPECIAL liau.a flowing over the sur
face ot lie Plates.
II tbs manner the glass passes
in at ore SIDE q the machine. corn
ing on. a. the ether side cleaned
and coated with an adhesive. The
plates 50 treated are placed in
racks and conveyed 10 a driving
room. o. course all these prelim;-
nary operations take place in the
daylight.
Tie neg. operations. however.
are carried on in almost complete
darkness. as otherwise the light
would spoil The sensitive finn which
IS now placed on the glass. The
technical nanaa of the coating
which i now applied is the "em,,l-
sion which is q preparation of s:l-
yer salts. extremely sensitive to ac-
ton Of light.
The body Of the emulsion is
formed Of a kind Of gelatin. This
is kept liquid BY The application Of
heat The plates are carried on az
endless hand. and as they PASS
along an even FIN OF the emulsion
:iows on 10 them. In the latter por-
lion Of their journey along the end
less band they pass under re;r.s-
orator. which oools the warm .il,n
and 50 causes the emulsion to set.
BY the aid Of ingenious machin-
cry the plates are separated during
the journey Finally they are taken
to another set of drying rooms, the
finished product being a white sub
stance coated upon a plate Of glass.
OF course the plates made use .:
by photographers are of ditferen.
sizes. Hence the glass sheet passes
through another machine, in whici
guides are 50 fixed that the glass
passes over diamond point. This
scratches each sheet so that i, can
be broken into the exact size Q: tie
dry plates which are sold in The
photographic shops.-London An
swers.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-10-12
HIS LITTLE EXPERIMENT.
The Amateur Hypnots. Had Very
Clever Subject

"Now, Maud said Edgar, with
a complaccnt smile, Il am ready to
make that little experiment. I an
sure can bring You under the
hypnotic influence ii You will agree
not to resist. just pat Your mind
in a passive condition. Try 10 think
of nothing at all Fix YOUR eve on
that light now and don't forget to
keep your mind a blank. | will
count sixty seconds By my watch
The girl followed directions liter
ally, says the London Tit-Bits. In
twenty seconds her eyes blinhcd; in
forty they closed.
"Ah, | knew would succeed :,
exclaimed Edgar, highly elated.
Now. Maud, l command Won 10
tell NE the secrets of Your heart.
Whom DO YOU love: Tell me, |
command vou."
a momentarv expression Of resist
ance crossed the girls face. then
she spoke IN 4 monotone
Il love Edgar Pophanl. and
"les. YES cried Edgar. tre,a-
bling with delight. go On. Tell
he al the secrets Of Your heart
Il love Edgar Poplsan. con
tinued the SRI in the same tone.
"and would love HIM more If he
were not 50 stinsy | want 10 90
to the thcater twice a week. and
be takes me only once in three
months | wan. diamond rings.
and he gives me rings with cheap
stones in them When l % ont
with him ana get hungry he never
thinks Of oysters. When r
Enough :" cried the soang man.
Awake. ! command yon.'
And he fed without waiting 10
see the result of ll.s command.
AS the front door slammed The
young girl opened Her eyes. smiled
sweetly and said:
u hope | did not spring too maeh
on him al once. Perhaps | should
have let the diamond rings ana the
oysters 60 i'll another time.