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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15

(fOUPPOSE 7 were an ambitious
young man who had decided to
~ embark on q criminal career,
What line would YOU advise me 10 fol
low2'
That is an interesting question 20 put
to a detective said r. G. SCHNEIDER.
taking a turn around his Office in cave
like building Of lower Broadway.
But what is the answer
Forgery emphatically replied the
crook expert, who used TO be a manager
for William j. Burns and now has de-
tectiye agency Of his own.
y am not an artist objected the in
tervieWer
You don't need 10 be-. The forgery
game is the easiest ard most profitable
of all to-day once upon a time bank
robbery offered the best opportunities.
Now it is difficult. owing 10 the means Of
prevention and detection. and the penalty
is heavy when you are caught. The field
Of courterfelting has narrowed, The gam
bling graft has the disadvantage of peri
odical exposures and clean-ups. swindling
through the mails has been pretty well
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15

Doesn't the loss fall chiefly on the
banks?''
1T does: ard the pro rata annual 'pS'
to the banks Of the country Is $500, al
though. as the case cited shows, one In
sf.tution may lose thousands at clip.
But-and this is az Important point
while a., banks usually stand the loss,
especially for snail amounts. the qucs-
ton of their legal liability j. IN doubt
ana any deposition stands chance ut
any moment Of being forced TO shoulder
a loss caused by forgery. The law says a
d.nosi,or must exercise care in writing
snd handling checks. It Is usually not
difficult To prove that he is careless in
some particular. and the bank which has
paid out his money ON bit OF Forged
paper can make him stand for il. If the
hank does not do 80 IL Is matter Of
grace. desire 10 avoid publicity aud not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
alias Gilbert ,e,uineglt
pen G rock

ALLEVIATE a customer Therefore the for
gerry game actually or potentially, Is a
menace to every one who Keeps a check
ing accoynt. even az small as Il couple of
hundred dollars 20. the payment oi
household expenses. There are many
thousands OF such persons In every city,
outside of business men, and each one Is
a legitimate target for the forgcr.'
rs there much forgery done by am
ateursc''
"At least ha!f OF il Is the work Of am
ateurs That Is one OF the worst features
of the situation. IL mcans that the crime
has become easy. At the same time. de-
lection of It has become extremely diff
cult ( do not mean 10 say that the mi
croscope and the handwriting expert are
unable To cope with any problem present
ed 10 them. but there is practical con-
ditlon Of commercial life where science is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15

tlop AGAINST ire. death. accldeh' pu
larry. but not against the devices u w
forger. except at rate oil % pei ',,,,D,
annually on an amount not cNceeu', ~,
S5.Oe A single forged check ciieh sp'n'
greater loss than this. And soon 'n'' . .
win be no insurance quoted at any Iale,
Arc there many losses "I''c" a.
reported in tho newspapers?
Yes a groat proportion Of them he, ,[
see the llsht Of publicity owing 10 w
fear Of banks and business ne" IT,,
publicity might injurc them Amo"s -.
unrepcrted cases is that OF a p'o',." ~. ',o
New York bank which has IoS'
in the last year on three checks. ono VI
The forged checks on which casn va,
paid amounted to $ic0oo. If J peh''o'"'
the name OF the bank II would DC 'e1OS
nized Instantly by every ne"Sp1Pe
reader. II II mistaken policy W. VIZ,
keeps these cases quiet. and under sun
Of ruch policy The forEers nav - -
thriving and extending their OPe'"''V""
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15

I'm this land in the last few years
Similarly under shelter of the pubic no.
ton that vice conditions In city shou'u
moi bc talked about, because IL j. ny
proyer and hurtful 30 business to nave
Them exposed. criminal systems nave oeeh
allowed to bloom aud ripen In slcA 'iie'
,r San Francisco and New York II
would bc y good thing to nave INC pupHc
know that Grri class metropolitan - nN
has been virtic.izod b. forgerS. u''
e,pcrts IN a leading financial institution
ca, bo deceived. repeatedly and TO the
,,ue of $1,000. despite all protective ine'h-
od,. and the special guardianship 81 inc
,,ne,ican Bankers Association. 1t means
ina, rorgc,y has become a iine art anu
,bot ordinary bankers and average DuSi-
80 mon had better save the'r boasts %
i,,r,unlty IRON the pen and brush
crooks"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
AIDS TO CRlMINALiTY.

Nr SCHNEIDER gave demonstration Of
the ink erddicator. which consists of two
goose uecKed walls. one containing LEM
ou-colored liquid and the o,her one Of
raspberry hue. The first is a solution Of
tartaric acid and the second contains
chloride of lime. The detective Denned
a few words on sheet of white paper
and plotted il. Then no moistened the
writing with the lemon cologcd liquid,
applied the u',tt,r lightly. again mois-
toned with liquid No. .. and Dotted once
moro. IT.. a.al ot'pa2gr showed uot d
trace o. tha pen.
Urjer trc microscope, OF course the
Paper ubr.2, oven afier ironing. exhibit
an angry criSscrossing as a result OF the
acid treatment. And chemicals may be
used 90 restore an obliteroted writing.
But &c is obviously impossible TO apply
SUCH tcsts IN the routine Of bushes
and the ..-owlci2c aai.cd by them usual
~ come too late
TIE inE eraser is mechanical means
OF removing writing IL Is a brush o.
nnely spun glass threads. which sccape;
away written words or iSurss more deli
ca;,ly than any tool usually employed
TO- that purso,e. Botn The eradicator
ana TIE cycscr lave legitimate use by
aJoILoea,ra ,nd draftaucn. At the same
uuc th,y are lie deadly aud easily o.
aired Implements of the forger's arr
Tile water ccior OUTFIT Is used to re 70 q
tin,y removed by acid or the so-callel
SAT g. paper OF checks.
'To show how easy the amateurs ind
the ram,." continued the detective. "a
siderable number Of those caught have
,ol M they did their work on a,pool
table The East sid pool table seems
to be ravorite place for the work Of
young forgcrs. mary of whom belong 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
cAReLEssNsss OF PRINTERS.

THE imprint of tho photographer on
check is a dangerous practice continued
the sleuth. when William J. Burns tooN
charge OF the detective work for the
American Bankers Association. one or
the first things he did was to call on sew
eral large photographers in New York.
He was astoumdcd at the ease with which
crooks were able To obtain blank checks
from the photographers. and since then
he has done his best to stop the practice.
When the members of the Hauptner gans
Of forgers were arrested IN this city last
year. 2.900 blank checks were found
among their oifects-checks on nearly
every banking institution in New York
City-and most Gf these had been obtained
from photographers and printers.
Are not thc most dangerous forgeries
alterations Ia genuine checks
Certainly. y check with a genuine
signature and having only IA few trIinS
chanses Is tie ideal both of professional
ana amateur forgcrs. The public In gen
eral looks only NJ the signature Where
f.ntiuua, Sa.or...
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
TEMPTATIONS LYING AROUND.

TO elaborate on the facilities for anna
tcur,: The first essential beyond having
tho simple tools OF the trade, j. u obtain
checks. blank cr oiled. of che person or
arm IL is intended to victimze. There L.
nothing easier to accomplish. IN many
business houses the check book Is left
living around. accessible 10 many en-
ployes. The irdlvldual owrcr Of cheek
book is not particularly careful about
keeping It safe. worse and more impos-
tant than this Is the common PRACTICE Of
the stationer. printer and photographer
who MAJ ufacturc check HOOKS by tie
thougauG in the printers shop IL IS cas-
for an employe 10 pick up any numbe:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
IL n1u,ilats.t

OF sample. spoiled or slightly mutilat"'
checks. / could tell"--
But isn't ii easy TO catch the amats IT
forger?" interrupted the repvrt."
No I meant to come to that po'ht
later The amateur forger is the mist
dangerous and difficult element We have
to contend with. \ professional cr.n-
inaI vino regularly follows his lne
leaves repeated clews and has associa .es
through whom he is eventually run do n;
he is bound 70 be caught sooner or Ia
ter But the amateur, who does not as
sociate with criminals. works all by him
self. turns one trick and then does no'h-
ing more for a year or two is man
hard 70 catch His forgery consists OF
trining alteration which all the handwrit-
ing experts IN the country could not
positively attribute TO him. lie has
cashed in through another person whose
face the paving teller cannot identity. Or
ne has drawn the money himself W. <-s~
any one being the wiser. The forgery Is
detected two weeks or a month afI.r
the paper is presented and cashed. 'fhefe
is little TO work on. II is only luck o.
the rashness Of the amateur crook. efh'
boldened 10y success that viii brins about
his downfall He is a respectable man 10
the world and maybe TO himself. He
lust takes an occasional flyer i'm forgery.
As stated above, half the forGeries are
dore 10y this element and they consti-
tutc the most battling crimes in this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
VARIOUS INGENIOUS GENTLEMEN

"The professionals have various ways OF
getting hold of checks 20 alter or forge?
Yes. and these ways range from theft
10 a simple request. In the thieving
method. a man rifles hall letter boxes
with bent wire about the length of
voman's hat pin. The letters are stolen
for the sole purpose of obtaining cheeks
which may be forged or altered Some
times when a trick is planned against
Wall Street house, the bank messenger CT
thc establishment is Swallowed by crook
10 learn which bank the house does us
business with. Not long ago well
dressed young man called al a brokerage
office. after the heads of the. firm had
gone home. said he was salesman for
a safety paper concern which supplied
the check paper for the firm, that some
complaint had come in that the paper was
gradually fading. and he would like TO see
some old vouchers to ascertain IL this
was fact.
After he had seen the old vouchers
he worked mp 10 the new, got hold OF the
current check book and managed to steal
a blank check when the employees back
was turned. Some time later forgery
was successfully executed against this
firm There was another crook who sent
his own check for 500 to a broker. asking
that it be credited to his account As
usual the broker promptly banked the
check Next day the crook wrote saying
he had by mistake mailed the check to
the wrong broker and asked that 1t be
returned. Not having the original check
10 return. Mr.. Broker made out his checH
for $l0o sending It TO the crook, which
was Just what the latter wanted. A little
alteration and that check with per-
fectly good signature was multiplied
many times in amount.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15

Continued on seventh PAGE.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02

Send The Chronicle the happen
ings in your community.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02
Republican Mass Meeting.

A mass convention of the Repub.
licans of Benton County is hereby
called to meet at the court honse in
Camden, Tenn, on Saturday, Feb.
ruary "a. 1912, at IL o'clock, noon,
for the purpose Of selecting dele
gates to the conventions at Nash
willie, Tenn, which will convene on
March IL, 1912, for the purpose of
selecting candidate for Governor,
Judge of the Court of Civil APP.
peals a Judge of the Supreme
Court of Tennessee, and a candi-
date for Railroad Commissioner
and the transactions Of any other
business that may properly come
before said convention.
This January 80, 1912.
E. II. SMoTHERs,
Secretary County Republican Ex-
ecutive Committee.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02
Boys Corn Club.

Thirty-seven boys have sent in
names to date. This means thirty
seven acres of corn scientificafly
cultivated next year in Benton
County. A man high in the ed
ucational world remarked not long
since, in our hearing, IF III the fu.
ture I should run for President of
the United States, / had rather be
able to say II won first prize in a
Corn Club" AZ to boast any other
accomplishment ! can think Of.
A little schoof house in this
county won first prize in the State
by trying. Boys do You want to
try? Names must be sent in at
once to secure literature this year,
The following are new members:
William Howe.
William Cox.
Elihu Florence.
Carlos Patford.
Algie Melton.
Albert Walker.
Lendell Ctocker.
Very truly,
NJ. L. HARDIN.
The Chronicle and Home and
Farm one year for $1O0.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02
Wire Fencing.

In order to make up carload of
fencing, to be delivered about the
last of this month, and rs / expect
TO bny a lot Of fencing for my own
use, l will for the next 30 days take
orders for .encing at the lowest
price possible to make, quality con.
sidered. l will ask that all parties
interested in any kind of wire fence,
hog fence, sheep fence, poultry
fence, field fence, barbed wire, or
namental fence, gates, staples, wire
stretchers, etc, call on me at once
and place their orders. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed. Any fence that
does not come up to specifications
in every respect will be promptly
returned to the company and your
money refunded.
Yours truly,
I. N. BRIDGES,
Agent.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02
MAIDEN LANE.

Mrs. Mollie Hardin visited Mrs.
P. II. Capps Wednesday.
Miss Cora bleefsoe visited Miss
Eve LesseDberry Friday.
Mrs. P. II. Capps aud daughter,
Miss Dora, are OH the sick list.
The attendance at the singing
school is small due 10 bad weather.
Harold Johnson says the road TO
Cart Bledsoe's still grows shorter.
Miss Annie Williford was tue
guest of Miss Eve Lessenberry last
Saturday.
Eula Clayton says he still likes
to go to Saundersville, and Marvin
Swindle has hank4ring that way.
The singing and candy breaking
at the home of Mrs. Victoria Bar
ker Saturday evening was heartily
enjoyed 10y all present.
Well, l will close; may the Lord
be with You until next week.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02
Young Man Dead.

The reaper with his sickle has Wis
tied the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 4.
A. Furr and taken their son Alex
Daniel aged 81 years 3 months and
4 days. He Said a while before he
died he did not want those awful
flames to burn him. He leaves q
father mother, one brother and
sister and a host of friends 10
mourn his loss. He was buried at
Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sunday,
January %. He will be sadly mis-
sed by every one. He was taken
with that dread disease, consump-
ton. 1t was sad to have 10 give
him up but God saw fit to take
him from this world. May the
Lord com fort the bereaved parents
who are bowed in grief. He was
a member Of the Farmers Union,
and a copy Of these resolutions will
be sent to the Southern Farm Adj
vocate. Weep not dear friends, in
fond reunion we again shall short
~ meet, and renew our blest COM
munion at the dear Redeemers
feet, and commend you to Him
who doeth all things we'll.
His sister-in, law,
Mrs. DAIsIE FURR.
Camden, January 20.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02

The Chronicle and Home and
Farm one year for $1.O0.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02
TRUSTEES SALE.

By virtue of the power and au-
thority in me vested by deed OF
trust executed by G. B. Greer and
wife, M. 8. Greer, on the 30th day
of September, 1910, aud recorded
in the Registers Office of Benton
County, Tennessee, in Trust Deed
Book LII at page 405, I will at the
east door of the court house in the
town of Camden on
Saturday, the Sd day Of February,
1912,
offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash certain tract or parcel Of
land located in Benton County.
Tennessee, and bounded as follows
towit: On the north by the lands
contracted to r. L. Cowell by us
e. B. Greer aud wife) on the east
by William Spencer aud Dee Jor.
dan, south by G. II. Cowell and west
by the lands decided by us e. b.
Greer and wife) to W. G. Thomp.
son, being the land heretoforecon.
,racted to sell by US to 8. J. Jordan
and containing about 80 acres.
Said land will be sold by me as
trustee, under and by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the terms
aud conditions of said deed of trust.
Said sale will be at about l o'clock
p. m.
This January IL, 1912.
E. E. FRY,
Trustee,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02
BENTON SEMINARY.

We are still growing. The fol-
lowing new students entered this
week:
Dewey Bivens, Morris Chapel
Miss Mary Alma Phifer, Way.
Miss Nellie Smith, Holiday.
Miss Carrie Odle, Camden.
Moses Madden, Liberty.
Clifford Hudson, Liberty.
j. Richard Nance, Garfield.
The school owes it's growth for
he last several years to the COM
pined efforts of pupils, patrons,
teachers and its many friends.
The enrolment Of this year
shows an increase 10 date of ont of
town or boarding students of more
than 5 per cent The register
elbows 80 pay pupils IN this month
against so the same date last year.
This is evident proof of the pros
perity of the school.
IF you would appreciate Benton
Seminary, come and see US work.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02
FARMERS UNION.

The Benton County Farmers
Union is hereby called to meet in
regular session at the court house
IN Camden Saturday, February 3,
1912. The meeting will be called
to order promptly at 10 O'Clock
m. We hope to have full dele
CATION, as there is business of i'm
portance to attend to.
Very respectfully,
E. II. DUwDY,
President.
w. T. PAFFoRD,
Secretary.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02
Strayed or Stolen

From my home, January %, 1912,
one dark horse mule approaching
iron gray; two years old coming
spring; about IA hands high, name
freshly slleared, with tail long aud
nnsheared; III good flesh. Any in
formation leading to recovery of
this mule will be literally rewarded.
Prone or write
l.. NJ. WILLIAMS,
Holiday, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02
Notice

can use from 300 to 500 bushels
Of we'll cleaned whippoorwill peas
at 81 40 per bushel in cash and
81 so on account.
JOE j. WEATHERLY.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02
FIRE e


Send IL names aud addresses OF
music leaders or teachers, written
plainly and I will mail a copy of
my new song hook free. No. 10 is
the best song book I have published,
JOHN b. VAUGHAN,
Athens, Georgia.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02
Little Locals.

s. i. Peeler has returned from q
trip to Chicago.
Boss Thomas Of Sugar Tree was
in town. Saturday.
Nolie Wilson Of -Manlyvi11e was
here awhile Wednesday.
Joe Odle is spending a few days
in.Sugar Tree this week.
Mrs. g. p. Hicks has returned
from a visit at Westport.
p. E. Fry. trustee, will sell SOM
valuable land here tomorrow.
A spur track is being put in. at
the new gravel pit in South Cam
den.
The February term of Circuit
Court will convene here next Mon
day.
Lem Thompson Of Memphis was
up to see homefolks the FIRST Of the
week.
A communication from Beaver
dam was received to late for publ
). cation.
The Book Lovers' Club met with
Mrs. A. D. Parnsll Wednesday af-
ternoon.
The Benton County Farmers
Union will meet in Camden to-
morrow.
Quarterly conference will be
held at Morris Chapel, beginning
tomorrow.
Mrs N. T. Bowles and chil1left
2 Tuesday to join her husband at
Big Sandy.
There will be q business session
OF the County Farmers Union
here tomorrow.
The report OF meeting OF Book
Lovers' Club was handed in to late
for publication.
The Chronicle aud Nashville
Daily Tennessean and American
-.sne year for 50 90
Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham and
Mrs. Mollie Bowles are visiting at
Paris and Big Sandy.
The resolutions adopted by the
Woodmen Circle on the death OF
Mrs. J. w. Arnold were received
too late for publication.
Masons of Tennessee have held
their annual meeting at Nashville
this week, and Camden aud Benton
County have furnished full qnota
to help swell the crowds present.
Rev. T. @. McKelvy, pastor, will
return home in time to conduct
services at the Methodist Church
next Sunday morning aud Elder
Z. D. Hamilton will preach at the
evening services. Quarterly con.
14erence will be held Monday morn.
ing.
Az we are getting ready to go to
press we learn Of the death OF Mrs.
Kennon, wife Of @. H. Kennon,
who passed away yesterday fore
: noon. Mrs. Kennon had dropsy OF
the heart, and had been sinking
slowly for several days The grief
stricken husband and motherless
children have the sympathy OF
.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02

On account of bad weather this
week we will continue our White
Fair Sale one week longer. Be
sure and visit our store.
ALLIE v. BOwLEs & Co.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-02
Brick and Thing.

When in need of brick or thing
call on Camden Brick and Tile Co.
{ Incorporated) They can save
you money.
New Ulm review., 1912-06-12
CHAPTER xxi,
In the SMOKING Room,

III tne smoking Hoom.
Wellington's divorce breakfast re
minded Ashton of a story. Ashton was
one Of the great That-Reminds-Me
family. Perhaps it was to the credit
Of the Englishman that he missed the
point of this story, even though Jim
mie Wellington saw it through his fog,
and DR.. Temple turned red and buried
his eyes in the eminently respectable
pages Of the Scientific American.
Ashton and Wellington and Fosdick
exchanged winks over the Britisher's
stare Of incomprehension, and Ashton
explained it to him again in words of
one syllable, with signboards at all
the different spots.
Finally CLEAN Of understanding
broke over Wedgewood's face and hA
tried to Justify his delay.
"Oh, yes, of cawse see 1t now. Yes.
I rather fancy get you. It's awfully
good, isn't It? think I should have
sot # before but I'm not really my.
self: for two mawnings I havsnt had
New Ulm review., 1912-06-12
Drives off A Terror.

The chief executioner of death in the
winter and spring months is pneumo.
nis. Its advance agents are colds
and grip. In any attack by one OF
these maladies no time should be lost
in taking the best medicine obtsinsble
to drive It off. Countless thousands
have found this to be DR.. Kings New
Discovery. my husband believes it
has kept him from having pneumonia
three or four time," writes Mrs.
George W. Place, Jacksonville, w.,
and for coughs, colds and Group We
have never found its equal" Gusrsn-
teed for all bronchial affections.
Price SO cts. and S1.OO. Trial bottle
free at o. NJ. Olsen.