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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12
DETECTIVE ARNOLD TELLS 1T.

ut is very difficult thing" said
Operator Arnold, formerly of the
United States secret service, ito get
get rid of a large amount of counter
felt money in this country without de-
lection, because of the safeguards
which are thrown around the genuine
notes. The plan of protecting money
has received the greatest attention
from the treasury officials, and marks
and characters have been put upon
the bills which it is intended shall
escape the counterfeiter's notice. 1t
would not be policy to tell what any
of these marks are, but it will not be
giving anything awayeto say that de-
fects are put into bills sometimes in
order to testify to their genuineness.
This is done on the supposition that if
a counterfeiter goes to work on bill
and discovers what may seem to be a
slight defect he will correct it, and
his crooked work.
II was put to work upon gang of
counterfeiters, however, which beat
the government at its own game. The
treasury department received notice
of counterfeit from Boston of a $500
bill on the First National bank of that
city. The bill in question aroused
suspicion because the serial number
was duplicated. There was nothing
else about the bill that would excite
suspicion. In the vignette of Lincoln
on the bank note an Intentional de-
feet had been made in one of the lines
in the forehead and it was reproduced
in the counterfeit, and warning
was sent out calling attention to it.
within two weeks we had plenty
of work on our hands, for the banks,
in scrutinizing bills after receiving
notice, discovered several other coun-
terfeits of different banks. Reports
came to Washington from New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, st.
Louis and other places Of the finding
of counterfeits. 1t became very evi-
dent that the country had been
flooded with the bogus money by a
very shrewd gang of counterfeiters. A
comparison of all the bogus bills indi
Gated that they had all been made by
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12
THE GREATEST GANG OF COUN-
TERFElTERS.

A-s11A>HE days Immediately fol-
I'M Y lowing the Civil war were
& the ha!syon days of the
I'D counterfeiter The coun-
-&l try was fairly flooded
with bogus bank and
treasury notes. No man, when he re-
ceived bill, could tell when he pre-
scented it at bank whether it would
be accepted or not. When the famous
Forbes gang began to put their out
put on the market the bank teller him
self could not tell whether he might
not have in his drawer another Of the
same serial number; for that was the
only means by which a Forbes coun-
terfeit could be detected.
It is not likely that another gang
similar to the Forbes crowd ever will
arise in the United States. The coun-
terfeiters of today are photographers,
who bear the same relation to the
high-class maker Of steel plates that
the coin molder does to the old-time
crook who cut his own steel dies. The
silk threads, the secret process paper
and the excellence and activity of the
United States secret service have also
served to render the finer forms OF
counterfeiting a lost art. Therefore
1t is interesting to review the rise
and fall of the greatest of them all,
the Forbes gang.
I knew Ned Ormsby, one of the
members of the gang, we'll; a quiet
dignified little man, gray about the
temples, and when he told me the
following story the pallor of the fed
eral penitentiary was still upon him.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12
Copyright by r. L. Nelson

T0CcIS, WHO was q pAOIO6Ae@pAc1S e@AA
Sam Stetson, an engraver, were kept
busily at work getting out the plates.
"They had some new trick that they
we're experimenting on for a long
WHILE. and, after a lot Of failures,
they found what they We're after.
Plates were made for the bills of a
dozen or more banks, and Forbes,
who was a good Judge, said that they
were the finest plates ever used to
stamp bogus money. Peters was
very reticent about the way the plates
were made, and, as it was none OF
our business, we didn't care. Taken at
the very worst, Peters was only a
half-hearted crook. He came of a
very good family in Georgia.
when the plates were about done
I went with Forbes and got three
presses, which he had sent to a va
cant store in Harlem, and removed
them ourselves to the ranch in Flat
bush so no questions would be asked.
| The only delay We met with was in
getting paper similar to that used by
the government. I tried to make con-
nection with several big firms in
Massachusetts, but they were all dead
leary about going into the scheme, al
though We offered them big money.
FORBES and finally took a trip to
England and found a paper manu-
facturer who was willing to make the
paper. He knew what we were after
without being told and charged price
for his work that was highway rob-
berry. But we had to get the goods
at any price and gladly paid him his
figures. We got the paper through
the custom house under false in
voice, with the aid of an inspector
who was not above taking money for
favors, and after keeping it in stor.
age warehouse for several weeks we
sent it to Flatbush. The paper was
as good as the genuine paper, and 1t
did not take us long to start the
presses. Stetson was e practical
printer and fixed the colored inks fol
the different plates. Then we all took
a turn at the presses. and fellow
could not help having thrill of de
light as the piles of beautiful bills
We're stacked up in the cellar.
1--WE kept the presses moving unit
we had about 100000 in money
After all the bills had been rejected
that showed any defects, the gooe
ones were aged by a colored fluid. We
We're now ready for the real business
to begin. A careful comparison of tn
counterfeits with magnifying glass
did not show the slightest difference
from the genuine. So confident wa!
Forbes of the money that We sent on.
of the bills to a bank to have it's gen
uineness tested. 1t came back al
right.
Instead of trying to push the quee
in small lots, as is commonly don.
by showers, we divided the none.
into five parts, and the members o
: the gang took equal share and wen
respectively to New York, Boston
. Philadelphia, Chicago, and st. Louis
Then we put out the money in govern
ment and railroad bonds of the gilt
} edged sort, and got rid of all tn
money. We made the biggest life O
record, and sold the bonds in Londol
: inside of a month";
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12
SAVING Trouble.

"Have you read the platforms of the
different political parties?"
whats the use wastin' time doin'
that"
II should think you would want to
find out how to vote intelligently."
How to vote intelligently? My
grandfather found that out years ago,
about it,"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12
A Booklet for Investors.

The Harris Trust and Savings Bank,
sued sued a booklet entitled why Bonds Are
Safe Investments" intended for the use
Of persons planning to invest in bonds for
simple terms the purposes and uses Of
various classes Of bonds, and to indicate
the value of bonds as. safe investments
for individuals as well as institutions
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12
Proof.

Proof.
Mrs. Casey (sitting up in bed)-
Moike, did yez put out the cat?
Mr.. Casey-Oi did.
Mrs. Casey-Oi don't behave 1t!
Mr.. Casey-Well, if yez think Dim
= liar, get up and put 'er out yerself.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12
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RESPONDENT
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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12

Stanley in the Arabian Nights.
Morgiana poured oil on the forty
thieves.
'They will be worth more after
they are dissolved" she cried.-New
York Sun.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12

A very successful remedy for pelvic
catarrh is hot douches Of Paxtine An
tiseptic, at druggists, Csc box or sent
postpaid on receipt of price by The
Paxton Toilet, Co., Boston, Mass.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12

THE CRIMINAL Tells
= How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl-
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, always Holds Good"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12
Lucky Woman

Wife-There are so very few really
good men in the world.
Hub-Yes; you were mighty lucky
to get one.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12

CURES BURNS AND CUTS.
Coles Carbolisalve stops the pain instantly.
Cures quick. No scar. All druggists. Is and soc.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-12

The Listener-That fellow plays the
cornet to beat the band.
The Musician-That's right; he can't
keep time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-15
Church Affairs

The Whatsoever club Of Calvary
Houston Square Baptist church met
Saturday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Irving Mcneil, 1917 East Rio
Grande street After the opening de-
votienal service, in which each one
took part, Josephine Peach told the
story of st. John, the Baptist, from the
vision forecasting his birth to his
father in the temple, to his death in
the dungeon. The books OF the
old and new testament We're
given by Alice Page and Louis
given BY Alice Page and Louise Dex-
ter. Songs by Jesse Landon and Flo
renee Roberts followed. Albert Rob
erts gave the Lesson of hearing and
doing Two temperance leaflets
were read by Josephine Franken-
berger. Marguerite Hargrove played
piano solo. An account Of
the Sabbath laws Of the PhaT-
isees and their criticism Of Christ was
given BY Florence Robertson. The
program closed with the class motto
and hymn. A business meeting fol-
lowed.
1t was decided to take up the study
of all the books Of the Old Testament
in order, giving the principle events
in each book Genesis will be taken
UP through August. The operetta.
The Old Ladies of Lavender Town,
which the club has been rehearsinS
for some time past, will be given
Friday night in the Houston Square
church building. A social time fol-
lowed, with the serving of refresh
ments-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-15
NEW ENGLAND MAN
WINS AN HEIRESS
Douglas Whitman and Miss
Adeline Crocker VIII
Re Wed Tomorrow.

San Francisco, Cal, July 15.-At high
noon on Tuesday, July 16. Miss 5ernie
Adeline Croker, wealthiest of Calf
fornia heiresses. will become the bride
OF Malcolm Douglas Whitman, of Brook
line. Mass The wedding ceremony will
be in St. Matthews Episcopal church in
San Mateo. and viii be attended by the
most notable assemblase of representa-
tives of fashionable families ever seen
in the state. Bishop William Ford
Nichols. assisted by several members Of
the clergy, will Officiate At Miss
Crocker's request the church decorations
viii be simple, but the grounds of the
old Ievis estate, near Burhngame, re.
Gently purchased by the bride-to-be. VIII
be gavlv garlanded
More than $50. 200 worth of wedding
presents have been received from
friends in the east and IRON Europe, and
they are being guarded by a carefully
picked corps of detectives. At a society
event four wears ago Miss Croker lost
a diamond necklace valued at S3O00O
which, it Is believed. was stolen One
of the most beautiful gifts to the heiress
is a diamond and pearl tiara sent by
WhItelaw Reid. United States ambassa-
dor to the court of st. James.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-15
FL Pusoans Away

Mrs. Eta Hale left on Saturday fol
a three weeks stay in New York OF
business for the J. Calisher Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Collie and thei,
young cousin, Hazel Berry, left ID
Paso Sunday afternoon for Pecos
where they will reside. Mr.. Collie has
been made district superintendent Al
Pecos for the Bell Telephone company
He has been wire chief in El Paso.
Miss Grace Marston is in. Alpine from
Fl Paso visiting her friend, Mrs. Clar-
ence Hord.
Mrs R, D. Horton left Ell Paso sat
urday for Wisconsin, where she will
spend the summer at Green Lakes and
other points Dr. Horton will join her
IN Chicago for a weeks visit on her
return.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Z. Hunter left Satur-
day afternoon for Cloudcroft Judge
Hunter will return Monday and Mrs.
Hunter viii remain at the resort for
a few weeks.
Miss Dora Cohen and Miss Lucy
Abromson left for Cloudcroft this
morning.
Mrs. Joe Goodman and family are
visiting relatives in Chicago.
DR.. and Mrs. J. A Rawlings, with
their family, sailed Saturday from New
york City on the North German Lloyd
steamer George Washington, for Bre-
men, Germany. They will be absent
until in the fall
E. G. Perry left sunday for the
coast. He will stop at Los Angeles,
oregon and later to Seattle, Wash
ingtOn, returning to Ed Paso by the
way of Denver.
Mrs. Lula Mattice left Ell Paso Non
day morning for Carrizozo, n. NJ,
where she will organize a Woodman
Circle. Mrs. Mattice will be away for
a week or perhaps ten days.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Platt left sun
day for Chicago. They will spend
about 10 days around the Great Lakes
and then go to New York city and
Washington, D. c, for awhile. En-
route home, they will visit in Rhode
Island and Muscat, Iowa.
Erdix bearing Vent to Cloudcroft
Saturday for a short vacation.
Chas. W. Moss and Maury Kemp will
leave Saturday for PadUcah Ky, where
Mr.. Moss will be married on July 81.
They are paired" in the primaries for
July p, so neither side will lose a vote
by their absence. Mr.. Kemp is to be
best man at the wedding. After the
wedding, Mr.. Moss and bride will tour
in the east, then will come west to
Yellowstone Park for a visit and will
reach FL Paso about October /
Mrs. Harris Walthall and little daugh-
ter, Edith Ann Walthall, will leave Tues
day for Los Angeles to join Mr. WalthalI
who has been there for some time. They
Will remain in California quite a while
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-15
Weddings

A wedding of interest to Ell Pasoans
was that of Edward Ten Eyck, for
merry OF FL Paso, and Miss Mary Hull.
OF Mexico City The ceremony was
performed in Birmingham, Ala. June
~. The bride is a daughter of w. B.
Hull, of Mexico City. Mr.. Ten Eyck
was night chief of police in Ell Paso
a year or so ago and is well known
here He is now engaged in civil en-
gineering. The couple after a honey
moon sea voyage, will reside in the
City of Mexico.
Invitations have been issued by Mrs.
Green T. Dodd, of Atlanta. Georgia. to
the marriage of her daughter, Miss
Mary Chapman Dodd, to AquiIa Turner
Robinson, of Washington, D. c. The
wedding will occur August at the
Church of the Ascension. in Washing
ton, D. c. Miss Dodd is a cousin of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Davis. of FL Paso,
and has visited here several times. She
is quite we'll known here. as she was
Euch entertained while Mrs. Davis's
guest Mr.. Robinson is a lawyer of
the capitol city,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-15
WEEK PROMISES MORE
FAVORABLE WEATHER
Showers and Cooler Are a
Part of the Weather
Mems Menu.

Washington, D. c., July 15.-Unstable
pressure over the northern hemisphere
indicates that the weather this week
viii be more ehangeable than last week
over the central and northern states.
where it viii be cool and showery at
the outset
"The week" says the weather bureau
bulletin. lover the Rocky mountain re-
gion and the northwest, viii be mod
eratelv warm and generally fair. By
the middle of the week there viii be a
return to cooler weather and there viii
be showery weather at the close. Over
ehe Missouri and upper Mississippi val
leys and the upper lake region. lower
temperatures and showers viii be ex-
perienced by Tuesday. continuing for a
day or two and followed by moderately
warm and generally fair weather toward
the end of the week. Over the Ohio
valley. the lower lake region. and the
northeastern districts warm and gen
erallv fair weather viii continue during
the first half of the week. followed BY
somewhat lower temperatures and local
showers during the second half.
in the gulf states and the southwest.
warm and generally fair weather viii
continue, while in the south Atlantic
states local thunder storms during the
first half OF the week viii be followed
bv generally fair weather toward the
close"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-15
Dinners and Luncheons

Vance Stewart entertained Miss Mary
Maverick, of San Antonio. Tex, Miss
Henrietta Buckler and w. h Ramsey
at a dinner party Saturday night a.
the Country club, preceding the week
end dance, for which the guests re-
NAMED.
Maj. and Mrs. Wilson T. Davidson,
Miss Elizabeth Hudson and Miss Ann
Lee Gaines were the dinner guests OF
Lieut. George H. Brett and Lieut. w.
c. F. Nicholson at the Country club
Saturday night Following the dinner.
the guests attended the weekly dance
Of the club.
J. J. Hausbrouck was the host at a
dinner party at the Country club sun
day night. His guests were: Mrs.
hurry CrOssett, Miss Henrietta Buck
Ter. Vance Stewart and J. NJ Lawton-
Miss Mary Hill entertained at an
elegantly appointed luncheon on Sun
day The following comprised the
party: Misses Aileen Griffith, Gladys
Garfield. Louise Daniels, Walter Curtis
and Clifford Hill
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Long entertained
their family and several friends at
dinner party at the Harvey house Sun
day evening.
Following the tennis tournament at
the Country club Sunday a party of
young people motored down to Ysleta
and had dinner at the Valley Inn. In
the party were Miss Fannie Henney
Miss jamie Ellis, T. J. Murrell and l.
NJ Villeroy.
Mayor c. z. Kelly was the host at
dinner at the Valley Inn at Ysleta
Sunday His guests were Maury Kemp
and D. c. Booth.
P R. Price entertained his brothers,
Henry Price and J. T Price, of Mis-
souri, at dinner at the Valley Inn at
YsIeta Sunday.
Among Ell Pasoans who spent Sun
day in Ysleta and were diners at the
Valley Inn were: F. J. CHASER, L Z.
Robbins, D. NJ. Hutchinson and B. N
WEIGH.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-15
Dances

The week end dance at the Coun-
try club attracted a large number of
people The music was furnished by
Reyes's orchestra Among the dancers
were: Maj and Mrs. W. T. Davidson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Waters Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Z.
Race, Mrs. c. E. Kellogg, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jameson, Mr.. and Mrs. Cleary, Mr.
and Mrs Ben Cowan, Mai. and Mrs.
c n Barney. Mr.: and Mrs. Henry
Schaeffer, Mr. and Mrs. H. r. Chris
tie, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Moore, Misses
Lucy Verne, Virginia Bean, Ann Lee
Gaines, Eleanor Eubanks, Anna Lee
Harris, Lucille March, Laura Gleason,
Wanda Race, Martha Thurmond, Hen
rletta Buchoz Mary Maverick, Eileen
Walz, Lucy Gilbert, Elizabeth Hudson,
Meta Ormsbee, Lena Heep; Messrs. Page
Kemp, Jervis Deane, Joe Warrington,
DR.. J. NJ. Ridley, Warren Haskell, w
X Ramsey, Kurt, Sauer, A. H. Rodes,
Vance Stewart Ballard Coldwen,
Phillip Coldwen, Ted Davis. Tom
Newman. George Wines, Britton Davis,
Mason Pollard, Otto Armstrong, Capt.
J. T. Conrad. Lieut. W. c. f. Nicholson,
Lieut. G.. H Brett Lieut. Roscoe c.
G. F. Rozelle. Robert Holiday. c. A.
Beers, r. G. Crowder, Garnett King.
Lieut.. r. c. F. GoetZ, Lieut.. George S.
Gay, Lieut. Phillip Gordon, H. S. Pot
ter
The K. D. Els gave a dancing party
Saturday night at the home of Edmond
Behr. $40 West Rio Grande street. Mr..
and Mrs Louis +. Behr and Mrs. c. L.
Moffit were the chaperones. Among the
dancers were: Mr.. and Mrs. William
Walz, Misses Eunice Anderson. Beulah
Brown. Guida Meyer. Ruth Atterbury,
Elsie Delaney, Effie Warren, Mayne
Vivian Reed. Amoret Cobb,
Sarah Bridgers. Ina Hall. Ada Wicken-
heiser and Phillip McCleary. Frank Sni-
der. Edmond Behr. Switzler Turner,
Robert Hoover. Charlie Mast. John Sor-
enson. Cliff Elliott, Louis William, Wal
ter Bateman. Leon Roman Raymand
Sheffield, Lynn Nee, H. z. VanSurdam,
Frank Ross. Adkins Bowden. Willie
Reed and Roy Anderson A negro
itringed orchestra of three pieces played
for the dances. Fruit punch was served
in the intermfssions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-15
Parties

Miss Louise Dexter is entertaining
a number of her young friends this
afternoon at her home on Rio Grande
street.
In honor of his 9Th birthday ami
TersaTy, Dwight Dexter entertained
five of his young friends Saturday
afternoon. The children accompanied
by Mrs. z. G. Dexter, attended. 1fhe
performance at one Of the moving pic
ture houses, and afterwards went to
a confectioner's for refreshments.
Those in the party were Dwight DeX-
ter, Edwin Dexter. Tom Crowder,
Henry Stafford and Eugenia Weaver
Little Edith Anna Walthan celebrated
her fourth birthday anniversary Sat
urday afternoon with a children's party
given in her home by her mother, Mrs.
Mrs. A NJ Walthan, the grandmother of
the small hostess. assisted in entertain
ing the guests, who Were- Van {. VIII
son. jr., Forrest Mosson. Frederick
Norton, Otis Coles, jr-, Walter Howe,
Nancy Pettus. Ethel Irene Howe. Jane
Moore. Elizabeth Ramey, Ruth Ramey,
Louise Erwin, Ellie Wright, Virginia
CrosSett, Laura Louis MoSSOn. Bernice
Iverson and Anna nellie Gray The
youngsters played children's games on
the lawn and had a pleasant afternoon.
The luncheon table, where the refresh
mentS were served was arranged in a
unique way Entirely around the table
was an old time rail fence built of pink
and white stick candies, with the birth
day cake with its four pink candles in
the center. The ice cream was decor
ated with pink maraschino cherries
The small hostess was the recipient of
number of birthday gifts.
Miss Helen Brown was pleasantly
surprised Saturday night by a number
of her young friends, who came to cele-
brate the 18th anniversary Of her birth
day. Those in the party were: Louisa
Pauline Anderson, Ruby Ponsford Ma
bel Shea Amy Hitchins, Paul Mcqueen,
Ralph Pateman, Earl Cochran. Carl
Broyles, Frank Scotch. Harry Nc
Kamey and Clarence Richards.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-15
CLOUDBURST KILLS
FOUR; LOSS $25O,OOO
Wall Of Water Nine Feet
High Wrecks Homes
at Alton. I'll.

st. Louis. No, July 15.-Four per.
sons were drowned at Alton. H.. early
yesterday morning by eloudburst
which destroyed two miles of streets,
wrecked six buildings and the gas plant
of the Alton Gas q Electric company,
with total prOerty loss of S250,000.
The clOudburst followed a spectacular
storm which lasted all night A heavy
cloud passed over the CITY three times,
flooding streets and cellars each time.
Wall of Water Nine Feet Deep.
As it lowered over the city the third
time. a terrific flash of lightning seemed
to split the heavens, and without further
warning the rain fell In torrents, send
ing wall of water nine feet deep
through the principal business and resi-
dence streets.
Sewers broke almost Immediately,
washing away the foundations of six
houses.
Hero Saves Many Lives.
That more lives were not lost was
due to the heroic efforts of William
DEITY. who ran through the streets ahead
of the water breaking windows with
his bare hands and awakening sleeping
families in time to permit them to
reach safety.