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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-07

~ ard Mrs. . G. Ramsey % Lac,
f''.tF Air ,u ite eity Or inorff AZ
Httng az fHe Nnfess Monday ts.r
nuns tssg ma1s she ifip "a q llaassn.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-09
AN ODD ITEM OF SLANG
Why Is a Person Of Dubious Men.
tally Referred To as
"Nut?"

Who can eXp0und the philosophy of
slang? Why. for instance, is a person
Of dubious mentality referred TO as a
''nutY Nuts are good. There is moth.
ing, probably, more enjoyable than nut
ting. 1t is the autumn's one greatest
happiness.
Hereabouts there are two chief nuts.
and two lesser nuts and one leas+ mn
observes the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The chief nuts are the hickory nut and
the chestnut The hickory nut IS com
monest and it is n good nut, DESPITE lis
rugged exterior and its propensity N
hide its sweetness in difficult woody
crannies and labyrinths. The house
wife desires hickory nuts for her cakes.
The small boy likes hickory nuts for
the pleasure of elucidating their mvs.
terieS with hammer and fiatiron. They
are worth gathering.
The chestnut is of more apparent
virtue. 1t is all meat. Ii may be used
for turkey dressing and it is used
abundantly by dark-SkinneA Svrian
genii who preside over magic brazfers
in the odd CANNES of our busiest
streets. Everyone probably more or
less likes the chestnut. 1t Is easy to
eat and % per cent nourishment.
The lesser nuts are the walnut and
the butternut. These are fewer in
number than the chief nuts and they
have horrifc rinds which must be Dena-
trated with caution. The reward. too
is meager. scarcely worth the peril Of
stained ana smashed fingers.
The least nut is the beechnut It is
pretty little nut and there are beech
nut brands Of this or that conestible.
hut no one ever seriously goes out 70
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-09

the methods % the sleuths Of the de-
partment of justice. Gard had come
to New Beaufort with but a suspicion
that torrance, the assistant cashier,
was playing the market on the funds
Of the bank. torrance was known to
be placing orders with a Wall street
broker.
At the boarding house Gard learned
that torrance lived modestly in a cot
tage with his wife and babies, had not
been seen to make any display of
money, was Of sturdy farmer stock. On
the other hand the investigator imme-
diately picked up the facts that the
cashier, Compton, maintained an ex-
pensive establishment entertained Law
ishiy, was often absent from town,
was nervous, highstrung, in bad
health.
All these facts led him to watch the
cashier rather than hrs assistant. They
led him, also, to some experimental
testing Of the condition of the bank g
accounts. He knew that a dishonest
employee of bank, in appropriating
money, had to charge it to some ac-
count to make the books balance. The
large, inactive accounts offer a most
tempting opportunity of this sort; but
these were found to be intact by his
ruse of inducing the depositors to call
for their balances.
1t was to get a better line on the
husipesc of tho covp nup1fv opd nor
ticularly upon the accounts of Comp
ton, that the special agent secured a
position as bookkeeper in joys
grocery store. Here he found, IN the
first place, that the buying for the
Compton home was most profligate
further, that the bills were always
paid without question and by check.
Knowing of an old trick that has
brought many a cashier to ruin, Gard
sought a way to test these personal
checks to determine whether or not
they actually found their way to the
personal account of the cashier.
The cashier of bank is usually the
individual who opens the mail, and
many of these have been known to
cash personal checks and destroy them
when they came in for collection,
charging the amount to some account
where it might temporarily be hidden.
To determine whether or not these
personal checks were being juggled by
the cashier Gard, as the grocer's book
keeper, found a pretext to send to the
bank for a record of some personal
checks of Compton's which he had
handled few days earlier. The call
was made while Compton was out to
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-09

he worked, made several deposits, and,
upon one pretext and another. sent to
the assistant cashier of the bank for
the record of them in the absence OF
Compton. They did not show on the
account of the grocery store and the
matter was passed over as a misun-
derstanding But so was a second ave
nue. of incorporation discovered
Thus was the special agent able
from the outside to get very good
leads into the condition Of the bank
and to determine the manner of its
footing when the facts might not have
been obtainable by an expert working
from the inside.
Cards case was about completed
and the department was ready to act
when the dramatic denouement came
Arson. suicide and fight are the three
events most to be expected when the
funds of a bank have been misappro-
priated. The young special agent was
watching for any of these at the time
of the anniversary party given by the
banker. 1t was in preparation for
either that he watched so late on that
occasion.
On the afternoon which preceded
the entertainment Gard was working
over his books at the store and at the
same time keeping an eye on the
bank. An hour after closing time at
the bank he saw Compton come out
of the side door with two books of the
institution under his arm. He could
make out that one was loans and dis
counts. He surmised that they might
be records that were to be destroyed
probably the books that showed his
guilt.
When from the hillside Gard that
night saw the silent car stop back of
the bank and the flames subsequently,
break out, he knew what had han
pened. These were accomplices of the
cashier who had probably looted the
bank Of any remaining funds and. ac-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-09

he had smoked and hastily entered the
bankers house Arriving. he seemed
to know exactly what he wanted. He
hurried through the rooms of the
house. swapping on still more lights
until he found that apartment which
seemed to be the personal retreat OF
the owner. Here he evidently had
business. Standing in the middle Of the
floor he looked about. Thrown care
lessly into a window scar he saw two
heavy books of the appearance OF led
gers. These ne secured and placed on
q table in the middle of the room with
out even examining them. Next he
began further exploration. When he
found the bankers bedroom ne seemed
satisfied. On the back of a chair was
coat, evidently that which Compton
had worn until he dressed for the eve
ming. Gard thrust his hand into the
inside pocket of mis- coat and pulled
out a batch of letters through which
he ran rapidly. He selected two or
three, thrust them into his pocket, re-
turned for the ledgers, tucked these
under his arm and left the house.
On the way to his lodgings he filed
a telegram to the department at Wash
ington which read as follows:
Compton. cashier n First National
bank case. guilty. torrance probably
not implicated. Bank burned tonight
by accomplices OF Compton. Case COM
pIete GARD
The manner in which these eCnciu-
sions were reached are but typical Of
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-09

partment OF Justice, was one OF the
few men in the town who was awake
except those who lad been guests Of
the banker and who had fingered to an
hour which was almost unprecedented
in New Beaufort. They would have
gone home at eleven but the banker
insisted that they remain for further
entertainment on the part of his New
York musicians. One song called forth
another and the quality of the music
proved so much more pleasing than
that Of their customary local talent
that they forgot the passing OF time.
The special agent sat on a hill near
the Compton home and smoked a p.pe.
1t was twelve O'Clock before the
party lnaIly broke up Those of the
toWnspeople who had come in their au.
tomobiles were being tucked into the
tonneaus, and those who mad walked
up the gray macadam drive were lust
setting out on foot when the clatter as
of bunch of giant fire crackers called
their attention to the village below.
From the bank building was seen sud
denly to burst cloud of smoke while.
a moment later skylignt was broken
and tongue of fame leaped forth.
'Firei Fire!" came the shout from
a dozen voices.
Gard had seen more than had the
guests Of the banker. AS he smoked
his pipe and watched the village be-
low, the lights in the windows of Stone
Crest, and the silent cottage of Lor-
ance. the assistant cashier, he had
seen an automobile, with no lamp
showing, creep through the quiet back
street, purr stealthily into the alley
back Of the bank and stop behind a
small building that shut of his view.
Half an hour passed and the darkened
machine reappeared from behind the
intervening building, turned into the
thOroughfare leading to the southeast
and disappeared in the distance at an
ever increasing rate of speed.
When the exploding cartridges in
the cashiers drawer at the bank gave
the first warning of the fire, the clamor
OF the alarm followed and pande-
monium broke out in the village. OF
the dispensing group on the hill, every
one ran for nearer view of the fire.
The musicians, the servants, the mas
ter of the house himself, all hurried
into the village to make part OF the ex-
element that prevailed Stone Crest,
the lights of its entertainment still
glowing, was left deserted.
Gard the special agent, again acted
differently from his fellows by failing
to do the thing which others did. He
crossed over from the hill on which
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-09

lunch, and the checks could not be
found. Through another dealer Gard
succeeded in getting a second similar
request made with the same results.
He concluded that Compton was at
least Juggling his personal account
and charging the amount of his per-
sonal checks to some other account.
probably loans and discounts.
In various ways the special agent
found opportunities. even without see
ing the books of the bank, of dem
onstrating to his satisfaction that the
accounts were being juggled. This
was particularly true of new deposits
when a cashier is particularly hard
pressed he may resort TO a manipula-
ton OF the accounts of current depos-
itors. The system is the simplest in
the world When a depositor hands in
his money. the cashier enters the
amount in the pass book OF that indi-
vidual as a receipt. Then. instead of
entering the money to the depositor's
credit, the cashier puts it in his pocket
Thus there is nothing TO show for the
transaction but the entry in the pas
book. and that NAV -, be presented
for long time. The cashier chooses
for spotation the accounts that it IS
least likely about which inquiries will
be made. AS far as the books of the
bank are concerned they are as though
the deposit had never b0en made. anG
the bank examiner. therefore. has no
way OF discovering the shortage.
Gard, through the store for which
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-09
Funny WAYS of loads.

There are few creatures so general
~ diSliked as the toad. This is prob
ably because it is so misunderstood.
The toad is really a very interesting
hJtle gentleman. 1t can be easily
tanned. and makes an interesting pet
Its intelligence being of a high order.
Perhaps the legend that the toad is
venonous has something to do with
It's unpopularity. The toad certainly
has gland which exudes a milky
poisonous liquid. 1t is placed benin.
the eye, and is marked on the skin hf
a dark line round it's lower edGe, Il
IS believed, however, that the toad only
eXudes this liquid when hurt In some
way, and even then ii is not injurious
to human beings. unless it falls upoa
some tender or unprotected part such
as the lips or eyes, when it may cause
much pain and discomfort.
This liquid and the power Of infat
ing itself until it is twice its normal
size are the toadS sole defenses
against an enemy. The loads chic;
enemy is the snake. When the snake
advances the toad promptly puffs ITSELF
out and becomes so much bigger that IL
is difficult for the snake TO seize and
swallow him, Cor the imitation does nj.
yield to pressure of the snakes jaws
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-09

cording to agreement had set it on
fire that the discriminating records OF
the cashier might be destroyed The
willy cashier, however, mad made sure
that the books that showed his guilt
would not be found, in case the plan
was not an entire success. He had re.
moved them himself, but had not az
yet destroyed them for he saw no
probability of coming under immediate
suspicion. Likewise had he neglected
to destroy certain correspondence that
later connected him with the parties
found to have committed the arson.
The books taken from the bankers
house were found to be the personal
ledger wherein should have been en-.
tered deposits, and the loans and dis.
counts ledger in which account Comp.
ton had entered the amounts repre-.
senting all his personal checks. This
latter was the account that had dwelt
in the mind Of Newton, the bank ex.
aminer The letters that Gard had
found in the bankers pockets, though
unsigned and mysteriously phrased.
were later traced to the~Dutch SHREDDER
gang. They proved a great aid to Nc
Cord, the plain-clothes man, who had
slept peacefully through all the clamor
incident to the burning of the bank,
but who, through them, was able to
trace the burglars.
Compton went to pieces when con.
fronted with the proof that his derelic,
lions had been found out When his
townspeOple came to know the facts
on the following day, they stormed the
jail and threatened to lynch him So
determined was their onslaught that
the sheriff spirited the prisoner away.
In desperation he confessed his crimes
and exonerated Torrance, the assistant
cashier who in playing the market had
only executed the orders of his su.
perior. Compton lived but six months
after his conviction and sentence to
ten years in the penitentiary at At
lanta
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-09

collect heechnuts. They are too small
game for the American nutter
But all the nuts are honorable They
Go not deserve the slang opprohrium
which has been put upon them. There
IS some sense in calling an undesirable
person lemon" or ''quince" or even
perSimmon." but never a nut
Nut should be term of solid honor
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-09

To prevent shdding ana slipping ID
damp weather the streets of San Fran
cisco are sanded by a machine mounte&
On a motor truck.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08
RLIAMENT CLINGS TO PAY
Amendment 10 ReIIn1uIsb SniarIes i.ust
In House OF Commons by
1t1 10 ~,

LONDON. April ,.-.-DurinG a discus
SION III tho House Of Commons ycstcr-
day OF tho motion presented by tho
Chancellor Of the I:Xchcuucr. Reginald
Mckcnna. that no member OF tho House
should receive a parliamentary salary
and also payment as q member OF tho
arm, 81 navy, hut must elect which
he would receive. q conmotion was
,..uscd among the Euiouisi members
owing to Sir Frederick i,anhury NOV
in= AN amendment seeking the aboli-
ton of payment to members OF parlia-
mont altogether.
This question Of abolition OF pay
has large number OF supporters
among the unionist mtnbcrs. but tho
lanburN amendment was denounced ~
some Of the Enionis,s as a breach Of
the party truce.
Andrew Eonar Law, Colonial score
tary. rcbukcd Sir Frederick Eanbury
for raising tho questions. lie said that
If Sir frcdcrick's object Was to get
riI Of the present government. he
should do ii openly and upon an Issue
hi. enough that tho Unionists should
no, lie ashamed.
Sir Edward Car son, tho Ulster Union
r,t leader. also characterized the
amendment AZ mean and inopror-
tune" and finally the amendment wah
rejected, "tT 10 o..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08
Mt\E-tHtTI:R POSITIONS
ttI"rIUt:D FROM UuI.UI>u

BERLIN April by w!rcl, $50,
'apturc from Tho l:r!'i n OF mine.
crater positions south ~ -. Eloi. near
WIRES. was announced TO-DAY 10, arm.
HEADQUARTERS Tho positions wcrc de-
tended II, Canadian troops
The official sistcmcn; follow
German troops after careful prcya.
ration and tenacious lighting. CON
Hucred Erl,tsh crater positions south
OF st E:Ioi. defended by Canadian
troops
In the ArSouuc tht French spinn.
mines south % rour-dc- Pans Vol.
loving TINS, hrief enlightenment ensucu.
The enemy. who had advanced Win =
hnmo 'hrow"r. was rapidly driven h:,ck.
several attempts az ;h, enemy
against German positions 100 tho wood
u"rthoas; OF .lvocouri wcr. not cum!
10 their irsi cuor,s OF ,hc.r vain bar
ii.i attacks
East Of tho Mouse the IErruch w.r"
unable 20 carry out ATTACKS AGAINST
our positions il the Caulct,c wood
which AZ, urmly IN German hands
French troops. who had made ready
for the contemplated a,ta,I.a were cf
nciently shcllod by tho German artn.
Try.
Eastern iron Local bul Violent At.
tsrks By tic Russians south OF Lake
Narocz failed. The ,ucmy's .rti!icrv
has been active or both sides 81 mo
lake"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08
OVERLO ADED HOSIERY Fatal
Flask Of Whisk! Trips Won,nn NM,
i.lnss sewers Artery,
Causing Death.

CHICAGO. APRIL I.-Worun, sub
sutntc Tor pockets. tho stocking
brought death !" Mrs Nmna ,odrr.,
thir'A seven years of age, carly yes
icrdaN Mrs. Godfrey slipped nasE
"' WHISKY she was to take home l.
her husband inside her stocking a.
-h' started for home She trimmed and
fell
The shattered glass. driven into he,
ri@h; leg several an artery. aud sh.
hl"d I" death or tho sidewalks at Soutl,
western Avenue aud Iicnshaw stree,
Wnl'c htr eighteen ycar.old daughter
tuin. ran up and down the stree,
screening hNst"rically for holm
The sHiopnE"cpcr who sold III,
liquor and three other men were hcl,
10y tho Thirteenth street police to ,e..
,ift at TIA" inqucat.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08
TRUST GERMANY
TO KEEP ANY PROMISE

v--s VEG lNEm tl'St l'HECl
Will pcaco proposals, and they Hclio,c
II - nc 'u their iu;c.eS; falsely 10 at
tribute pcacC proposals - us''-And the
Chancei'or.> siatcmcn, cha, Il lie Was
70 speak ., peace conditions. he mus;
INST see ;he vondiurNS Of GermAny'S
enemies
4; is clear. Lord Eobcr, continued.
that the Germans themselves did not
make any pro1osals. - spite u: what
tile Chancellor now prCtruds Even ii
nc were sincere. and in the precise pro
norton We believe him sincere. We
reject with indignation and contempt
The basis OF peace lie oners.
Tho Chancellor nvokes the people
OF na,tonality in Roland and belgium
There arc Two principles Of natouaiity
one proclalms the simple rtch; OF each
mau 20 free sclf-dcvolopmont and as.
,oc;nuon wi:h his fellows. and looks
- the exercise OF that right ihro,ch
The establishment and steady devotion
mont e Democratic government, within
Htch country.
Inc other summons all the PRO.
LESSONS from tho universities. covers
= roii;i,.,l dcsiSns in a cloud OF CHI
"o)o- -al theories. sends out its score;
r.icc gents 70 fomont Iusurrcc,ior
"'0 STIMULATES hloodshcd and In duo
GO rso .c.,os the rewards of is f.
fc-;> 'n tHr establishment of rrS!d
,l-enu. :rnccd by hsmci uordcrlaud
90 ..,..-..r,.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08
Of "GringoeS Mis-
represented Their Shoot
ing Strikes Fear into
Hearts Of IiMStas.

COLUMBUS y NJ. April +. r'rovI Of
;ho craftsmanship Of American sol.
d'crs has done moro IMAM any other
oeNe'opren, OF Tic campaign III Mc>ico
TO strike fear into the hearts Of VIA, 5
followers according 10 reports from
across the border The stra,=h; shoot.
IS done a. Columbus that OF the Hello
detachment TIA, pursued the bandits
across INC line. after the raid. ana tina;
~ guerrero snd AsUasca,.en;es was
totally unexpected by ,ho MeNicaus.
Villas followers had been taught,
that N" Americans we've wcaAlincs
towards, 0'ho were st-aid to match
their strength With Mexican forces =
ns'u-siizod Mexican SAID to-dav. "vrcy
believed. IN ;hei- ignorance :-,pliciti>
IN themselves and their ability 70 con-
Qvor nnE force they should encounter.
am convinced INA; before ~, Column
h"s raid ,hcir feeling ,,us that Of con
tenn, q large" men for a sm.ller.
weaker sntaConist
The first shoot vas ciy,n The Mia
bandits when se,en:, -uiuo o. .hs,-
pc" "or, BILLED by hslr IS uau,
troopers % III" Tnirtceu;n Caya,r,
who made Tho sori,c across the inter
national l'r1 af,cr IN, raid 1874, even
ihon they did not realize their own
weakness soldiers and civilians return.
ing from the front reporting ,ha, ,u
The towns through which the band
passed in is fight. is members beasi,d
Of their superioritv over the "cr;n.o'
.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08
FRENCH REPULSE
GERMAN ATTACK

''.M ilnngd rom Firs' rage,
thcN mad h"cu able TO SOLO s., tho
present time ;hc cuomv holds onl, Ger
tam advanced sections along Il from;
% ahou, 500 yards
last Of Tho Mcusc there ha. be,n AN
intermittent hombardmcnt. ana NO
hay" continued to mako progress M.
th' communicating trcnvhc- az Tho
"ncmN located southwest Of The fort
OF Douaumoni.
"rhor" have been some artillcrv cx
changes in tho Wocvr. district. hu, Tho
night along IN" Remainder % tho iron,
passed quietly"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08
TO REGULATE DISTRIBUTION
German Government I:Nproprlatcs Cod
fec. Tea md ChicOry. So ~ 10
Safeguard SuppIy.

BERLIN. April via LONDoN,l
Arril Tho government to-day cN|
rropriatcd coffee. tea aud chicory and
appointed committee to rcguInt
their distribution. The regulation anil
pics to persons having In their pos
session ten kilograms nhout twcnty
two pounds OF unroastcd coffee or Gv@
kilograms of tea
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08
Marksn1anship
Of Ameuc an Soldiers
Surprise to Mexic ans

v""'Hl'ya;eo h> jh, wca>tus ~ and on,
''nonS Tho h"r>cwcu ~ tarSct- ,c-
SemNl'ue ucum,ca men
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08

We stand for no rush
work, no strap-hang-
ing, no crowding, no
mile-a-minute haste, no
sacrificing Of a single
garment for the sake Of
financial gain.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08
AMERICAN CAVALRYMEN
OUTW|T VILLA BANDITS
Manner j" Which Coup Is Executed
AT AEuascxlientes CUusId.
cred Significant.
MEANS SHARP MORAL. DEFEAT
Force OF 200 Negroes. With Hcputa.
ton VI Being Among Rest Trailers
in Army. I'm Short, Sharp Fight
With Outlaws.

GENERAL. rEESlllNN' CAN'T At
SAN GERONIMO RANCH MENICO.
.>pri! ohy acroplanc anu motor truck
% Columbus, y Nj April T>-News
o. the second Villa defeat. which reach
cd here late today. was taken 4
sharp moral defeat for tho Villa forces
because the Amcricau cavairymcn had
rH;wIitcd thcr At their own game. that
%! Slipping unseen through mountain
passes
Losses 10 the Villa forces. given az
;o"ty o. more dead anu forty horses
CAPTURED in the Acuascalicutcs fight.
""c not con sidored OF AS much siSnih-
rance as the manner in witch the coup
Was executed.
Ever since The Villa forces retreat
Cd from Guerrero. tho presence OF Villa
bands III some force between Guerrero
AND i'achiniNa. tifiy-fivc miles north OF
Guerrero. had been known. /, Also
was cNdcn; from the reports 10 head
quarters that these Villa forces under
Manuel Lopez were inclined 10 rely
for safety on their intimate knowledge
of tho mountain passes
Fhat they were rcl.i ON nothing
else than their snccd in mahtng Tor
difhvuii passes was Indicated last Fri.
da! March 81 when two American
scouts inadvertently frightened ;Mc on.
tire band. estimated a, about zoo uiii
OF tho town %: I.3rhlulN:;
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08

tn" iiakam and the oiof arc vessels
OF 49, ana s.: gross tons. respectively
while tho lfcra is OF 2c3 gross tons
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08
We Make
Clothes by
the Thousands
but we
Make 'en
One at a time!

That's where the in
dividuality of a Berry
garment comes from
the fact that we have
never permitted the
machinery Of numbers
to spoil the work of our
hands.