Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-04-08
J 0 Nichol Elected One Of the Delegates to American
 Bankers Association
IS PRESIDENT
Henry Thane, of A kansas City, Vie, PFcsident-Bank Detective Tells
 of Criminal Work.

Little Rock, Ark ipril 7.--The Ar kansas Bankers Associat on closed it's annual session tonight with a banquet in the private hall Of the Hotel Mar ion, at least 300 being seated about the long tables. The close of the after noon session was 'afe en up with the election of the following officers for the ensuing year: President, J. M. Banker, of Atkins: Wee Pre- s.den
 Henry Thane, of Arkansas City; Secretary, R. F.. Wait, of Little Rock; treasurer, ]. Turner of Ozark; Numbers Advisory Board, J. D. Covey. of Bentonville for Group 3: A. N. Sicard. Fort Smith, for Group 4; and Hal C. Rather Little Rock, for Group ,. Delegates to Am-
 erAcan Bankers Association w. P. Weld, Marianna; T. J. Sharum, Wal Hut Ridge: Jo Nichol P'ne Bluff: W. H. Garanflo, Little Rock; and Stuart Wilson, Texarkana. Alternates-S. A. Pernot Van Buren. H. l.. Remmel, Little Rock: Carl Hollis, Warren; W. Y. Foster, Hope, and w, T. lone, Jonesboro H. l.. Rammel, of Lif ia Rock requested the delegates to work in the coming meeting of the advisory board of the American Bankers Asso- citation to have theelicXt annual meet ing of the association held in New Or leans, for if held in tl'at city tive ships would be chartered id tour of the Canal Zone made. Tbe convention. on an invitation extended by Judge w. M. Kavanaugh, of Little Rock. requested the state advisory board to name Lit tie Rock as the plaes for the next an- nual meeting.
 Most of the session Friday after- noon was taken up with an address by W. J. Burns, head of the Burns De- tective Agency which is attending to the interests of the American Bankers Association. The head of this great concern, for years connected with the secret service department of the Uni eG States government told how lie had assisted to uncover the Jacobs counterfeit of cigar stamps, and ar rest the principals, also the counter Geiters of the Lincoln and Monroe head bank notes. He told of his con" nection with the conviction of Abra- ham Ruef, of San Francisco. He also told of the convictions in the Oregon land frauds all of which he figured in as the principal detective. MT. Buns argues that all criminals will leave a track, which once discovered, $ very easy to follow, and once the men arc under surveillance, the balance IS easy. The detective asserted that it took no great amount of ability to be detective, but merely application U the work and constant study of tlr9 methods of criminals
 MT. Burns advised the bankers to enter politics and play the game strong enough to keep the graeters out of office and put Clean men in. H. spoke of the many bankers who have been on the wrong sid: of politics and how unpleasant they made it for Inc detectives who were ferreting out cases in which they are implicated. MT. Burns also made quite an argu- ment against the old saying that nv- cry man has his price. He reterred to offers of from $.S coo to $10CG00 he had made to him, and the persons who offered them made the remark that he had price out was crazy. MT. Burns also referred ill glowing terms to Chief Wilkie, of the government se-