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the methods OF the sleuths or 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 Wall street
broker. E q
At the boarding house Gard learned
that torrance lived modestly In q 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.
ishly, was often absent from town,
was nervous. highstrung, In bad
health. s...r-
All these facts led him to watch the
cashier rather than his assistant. They
led him, also. to some experimental
testing of the condition of the banks
accounts. He knew that dishonest
employee OF a bank, in appropriating
money, had to charge 1t 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 better line on the
business of the community, and par
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 profilgate
and evidently wasteful. He found,
further. that the bills were always
paid without question and by check.
Knowing Of an old trick that has
brought many q cashier to ruin, Gard
sought q 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 q 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 q pretext to send to the
bank for record of some personal
checks Of Compton's which he had
handled few days earlier. The call
was made while Compton was out to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-09-07

he had smoked and hastily entered the
bankers house. Arriving, he seemed
to know exactly what he wanted. He
hurried through the rooms OF tho
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
door he looked about. Thrown care
lessly into window seat he saw two
heavy books OF the appearance Of led
gers. These he secured and placed ON
. table In the middle Of the room with
out even examining them. Next he
began further exploration. When he
found the bankers bedroom he seemed
satisfied. On the back Of 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 his coat and pulled
out 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
Z telegram TO the department 1t Wash
ington which read as follows:
Compton. cashier IN First National
hank case. guilty. Torrance probably
not implicated. Bank burned tonight
BY accomplicea OF Compton. Case com
plete. GARD
The manner In which. these conciu-
sions were reached ArU but typical Of
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lunch, and the checks could not be
found. Through another dealer Gard
succeeded in getting second similar
request made with the same results
He concluded. that Compton was at
least juggling his personal accoun,
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 IL particularly hard
pressed he may resort to q manipula-
ton Of the accounts OF current depos.
itors. The system is the simplest in
the world. When q depositor hands In
his money, the cashier enters the
amount In the pass book OF that indi.
yfdual as q receipt Then. instead OF
entering the money to the depositor' s
credit. the cashier puts 1t in his pocket.
Thus there Is nothing to show for the
transaction but the entry In the pass
book. and that may not be presented
for . long time. The cashier chooses
for spoliation the accounts that II Ia
least likely about which inquiries will
be made. Az far a. the books OF the
bank are concerned they are a. though
the deposit had never been made. and
the bank examiner. therefore. has no
way OF discovering the shortage.
Gard. through the store for which
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-09-07

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 q misun-
derstanding. But SO was q 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 it's
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 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 hap
pened. These were accomplices OF the
cashier who had probably looted the
bank Of any remaining funds and, &C
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-09-07

1nere are few creatures so rencr,l
~ disliked as the toad. This i nroh.
ably because 1t is SO misnndersto..a
The toad is really very interos.ir !, !.
iittie gentleman. 1t can be east
tanned, and makes an intercst,nr ,..1
its intelligence being of hirh ora..
Perhaps the legend that the tnaa !.
venomous has something to Dis v,,;.
It's unpopularity. The toad cert.,r,.
mas gland which exudcs q m,lrv
poisonous liquid. 1t is placed hch,rs
the eye, and is marked on tho s..n s.
dark line round Its lower et,v. :.
- believed, however, that the toa,. o,,.
exudes this liquid when hurt IN CO..
way, ana even then 1t Is not fninrsor.
70 human beings, unless it fans nro-.
some tender or unprotected nart 60.
rs the lips or eyes. when ii NAV c,,,,...
much pain and discomfort.
This liquid and the power ~ So.
ing itself until 1t is twice its n.,r -.
slze are the toad's sole defs,s..
AGAINST an enemy. The toad,s ce,ss
enemy Is the snake. When Tia 49,. 49,
advances the toad promptly pms ls.-,.
out and becomes so much bigger ths. ].
Is dificult for the snake 70 se,,e Z, ~. J j
swallow him, for the imitation 49,. , 49,
sleao 20 pressure OF the snakes ~.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-09-07
AN ODD ITEM OF SLANG
Why 10 . Person Of Dubious Men.
taiity Referred TO ~ q
~Nut7"

Who can expound the philosophy of
slang? Why, for instance, is a person
Of dubious mentality referred to as a
''nut?" 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 least nut,
observes the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The chief nuts are the hickory nut and
the chestnut. The hickory nut is COM
monest and il Is good nut, despite Its
rugged exterior and its propensity to
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 calculating their mys-
teries with hammer and fiatiron. They
are worth gathering.
The chestnut Is OF more apparent
virtue. 1t Is all meat. 1t may be used
for turkey dressing and it Is used
abnndantly by dark-skinned Syrian
genii who preside over magic braziers
in the odd crannies OF our busiest
streets. Everyone probably more or
less likes the chestnut. II Is easy to
eat and 80 per cent nourishment.
The lesser nuts are the walnut and
the hutternat. These are fewer in
number than the chief nuts and they
have horrific rinds which must be pene-
trAted with caution. The reward. too.
Is meager, scarcely worth the peril of
stained and smashed fingers.
The least nut Is the beechnut. II IL
Z pretty little nut, and there are beech
nut brands Of this or that comestible,
bat no one ever seriously goes out 10
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cording to agreement, had set 1t on
fire that the discriminating records OF
the cashier might be destroyed. Tho
willy cashier. however, had 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 a.
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 banker'a
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 Comm.
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 az
aminer. The letters that Gard had
found in the bankers pockets, though
unsigned and mysteriously phrased.
were later traced to the Dutch Shroder
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 derelio
tons 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 ~.
perior. Compton lived but six month.
after his conviction and sentence -
ten years in the penitentiary at AZ.
lanta.
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collect beechnuts. They are too smc,,
game for the American nutter.
But all the nuts are honorable. Tbav
do not deserve the slang onnrohr,,,r.
which has been put upon them. There
IS some sense in calling an understands
person lemon" or ounce" or ev..
persimmon," but never a snut
Nut" should be q term of solid horo.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-09-07

Io prevent skidding and slipptnx &
damp weather the streets of Ser -
cisco are sanded By machine raosrs1s
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26

held a social for new members Tues
day night. The evening was spent in
games after which refreshments We're
served
Miss Ethel Mclaughlin. a graduate
nurse from Park Avenue hospital,
Chicago who has ben visiting Mrs.
X. X. Thorpe, left last Monday for
Depew to visit friends and relatives
there. She is on vacation and trav-
cling FOR her health.
j. T. Gray. father OF Fred and Floyd
Gray of this city, returned a few
weeks ago from Hammond. Ind. where
he spent the summer. He expects to
leave next week for Mcdonald county,
Missouri, where he will spend the win
ter.
Nay Gross of Lake station had a
sister from Kansas city visiting him
a few days last week.
Junior Tingloy is very i'll of pncu-
mouia. A trained nurse in attendance.
Mrs. j. NJ. johnson enjoyed a visit
last week with her brother from
Blanchard Okla.
Fred Gray has started his new
barber shop in the Gates building on
Main street.
station. has been very i'll with pneu-
monia, but is now convalescing.
A school district bond election will
be held November 2S. for the purpose
of voting on proposition of bonding
the district to the extent OF $685. for
construction of gymnasium and add
ing laboratories and domestic science
rooms to present building.
The services at the Colon chapel
Friday night were in charge of the
Christian church people.
MI. G.. c. Myers sister, Mrs. A. 7.
Miller. is here on visit.
Methodist church announcements
for Sunday: Sunday school 10 n. m,
preaching service II a. m, subject
"Thanksgiving." Junior league 2:3V
p. m, Senior league GAO p. m, sub
| ject. thanksgiving" leader. Mrs
Mallory. Gospel team at the parsonage
Special service for Woodmen and
ROYAL Neighbors lodges at 7:45 p. m.
subject, "Fellowship."
Box supper at Gibson schoolhousc
Thanksgiving night Everybody in
Vited.
M. and Mrs. u. T. Coats left Friday
for the eastern part OF the state where
they expect to make their home. Have
been visiting the past week with hei
sister. Mrs. d. w. Slottlemier.
Rev. d. c. Mallory will preach al
Widows Colony chapel next Friday
evening, subject, "Spiritualism."
surprise tacky social was giver
Mrs. Charles Bowman Saturday nigh
in honor of her wedding anniversary
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26

and daughter. Lille and Lila, are visit
ing o,d friend, ard rclrtivcS here this
week.
Ernest Judd and sister Mabel leave
Saturdav for Ccinrado 10 occupy them
hoinerteads. Mr.. Judd will drive hi,
car through.
James tcnnick Is constructing a
barn IN his place, which is occIpic !
by 5. $. Goodman
Mrs. Simeon Brown and daughter
Virginia returned last Tuesday from
few Vceks' visit IN Joplin. Mo.
Cleyo Henderson has purchased
property in West Dawson and moved
his family here from Tulsa.
Roy and Edgar Hurst came In las.
week on a visit to their sister, Mr.. t..
w HedEccock, Roy leaving last Mon
daN for Cambridge, III.
Two companies of coal operator =
shot the banks last week, one shot
contained SS kegs of powder. Several
went out to see he sight
Miss Beulah Rausin is teaching in
the primary room. while Miss Fay
Wood Is entertaining her sister. Mrs.
Ballard. and recovering from n bad
cold.
Henry Frakes and Stella Iedgecoc%
SURPRISED their friends by their mar
riagc in Tulsa last sunday.
The grounds occupied bv the Weber
Lumber company have been pur-
chased by G. l.. Sickendick. Mr. Weber
intends to place his yards near ais
residence
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26
RED FORK NEWS.

Mrs. Logan Mayo entertained the
Home Mission Wednesday aftcrnooh.
A dainty lunch wos served the guests
during the meeting.
A box supper will he held Wednes-
day evening, November 20. At the
Methodist church for the Christmas
fund. A THANKSGIVING program Will
be given and large crowd is ex-
peCted
Mrs S. Dobson has handed her
resignation to tho school board Her
successor has not yet been appointed.
A daughter was bo,n to Mr.. anu
Mrs. ]. +. Dixon Tuesday November
21.
T. J McGuiness. Mrs. NJ. II. Burns
ana Miss Helena Davis returned this
week from a three months visit with
relatives in Millbank, $. ID. They are
guests of Mr.. ana Mrs. +. c. Davis and
will go from here 20 their home in
Muskoeee
TURKEYS are scarce In this vicinity.
II looks as tho our THANKSGIVING
turkey would be roast" this year.
Carl ]. Boherg has been on the sick
list this week
Chester Wood, who was injured IN
an automobile accident last week, is
able to lie out again.
A well-rendcred program was given
at the literary Friday evening. The
next meeting will be held the evening
before ThanksgiN Ing and will be II,
keeping with the season.
\ basketball game with Broken Ar
row was scheduled for Friday after
noon.
a Christmas entertainment will be
given in the auditorium OF the school
building this year.
A number OF Red Fork people are
! planning to spend the Thanksgiving
| holidays with relatives in nearby
| towns.
G. Wolferd was a Red Fork visitor
Friday.
Building operations have been de-
| layed this week on account of unset
tied weather,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26
SAND SPRINGS NOltS

Mrs. II. II. Snow has gone to Will
burton for two weeks visit with her
parents.
Mrs. Pau Stricken entertained the
y. ii. II. club Friday night. They
tho evening was spent in doing fancy
work. u.o-course luncheon was
served.
Mrs E1o'tucrlinc returned Sunday
fror a weeks visit at Cleveland.
Mrs. G. T.. Calhoun and children
leave the first OF the week for a visit
with relative" mt san Antonio, Texas
Mrs. Fos:c" left MorGay for a visit
in lcla, Kan.
Miss Georgia Foster, who under
Went an operation Of her throat last
week is again at her post of duty in
tho schoolroom.
Mrs. +. r. Esslingcr spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. Rhena La
Rue.
A number of the public school
teachers are expecting to attend the
state teachers convention at oklahoma
City Thanksgiving day.
Miss Gladys La Rue spent the week
end i'm Broken Arrow.
Henry Ward had his hand badly
mashed one day last week while NOV
ing his house.
The car belonging to the Monsell
twins was stolen Saturday night of
last week
The Sunday school at Lake station,
under the auspices of the Methodist
church OF Sand Springs, is being held
at the home Of Mrs. Selling. awaiting
the completion OF the new school
building. Sunday school at 2:3O. Ev-
erybody invited.-
Miss Pearl KaemmeIling left the
first cf the week for visit In st.
Louis
The English department of the high
school received a fine bust of James
Whitcomh Riley and a beautiful oil
painting of the "Ole Swimmin Hole. "
as 4 start for their art gallery.
The teachers of the public school
are taking college extension work this
year from Kendall Glasses III music
Spanish, sociology and English history
are held each week at the school
building
Mrs. Art stanton returned from the
Methodist hospital at Guthrie last
week. she is convalescing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Wallace and son
Ebert arrived Tuesday evening to
make their home with their daughter
and sister Mrs. ID. C. Mallory.
Frs. j. c. Henderson who has been
i'll for some time with laGrippe, is no,
much improved
Dr. Edens and family left last week
for Anadarko where they will make
their home.
Mrs. George Davidson and son Billie
have gone to Ada for an extended
visit with her mother.
High school had tag day Wednesday
| with hobo parade and bonfire on
triange in evening followed by weinel
roast and line party. They we're
very enthusiastic crowd.
Mrs. Burris. mother of j. c. Burris
Of the Sand Springs Hardware com
pany. died Tuesday at the home ol
| her son.
A G. Garten moved his drug store
| Wednesday OF this week into the re-
| Gently constructed building on MAR
| street.
Rev. John L. Thackery, newly ap
pointed district uperintendcnt of thu
| Tulsa district conference of the NJ. Il
church, preached at Sand Springs las
Sunday morning. He delivered yer!
able discourse.
The Presbyterian Christian endeavo
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26
CRANFIELD WAS
MUCH SURPRISED

Walking into the shcriffs office for
the purpose Of being arrested seems to
be reaching that stage where 1t can
Justly be termed fad. At least, three
men wanted by the sheriff for Of
fenses have pursued such courses with
In tho past two weeks. the third vol
untary appearance being that Of Bill
Cranfield, taxicab driver, who Friday
morning appeared al the office OF tho
sheriff in response to a telephone call
lnstigutcd by Deputy Sheriff Lea Pul-
len to the effect that a special mes
sage awaited Cranfield at Wooley's Of
flee.
1t was Cranfield's impression wnei
no leaned nonchalently against tho
railing IN the county office that ne
was being called into the presence OF
the nigh sheriff for the purpose OF
liquidating for overdue automobile IL
cense. This impression, however, was
erroneous. 1t being called TO Cram
fields attention that his taMcab was
enrlipped with two new tires that re-
sembled very much two tires that had
been removed from an automobile
owned bv he Tidal oil company.
Altho tho numbers on tho tires haa
boen effaced, officers weer aided III
locating tho missing tires by virtue OF
tho fact that they were OF a spocial
make seldom seen In this section OF
tho country. 1t was Cranficld's con-
tention that he had purchased the
tires, refusing to name tho person
from whom the purchase had beer
made. After arranging n $500 BOND
the defendant wns released awaiting .
preliminary hearing that probably VIII
DO heard Saturday or Monday. Coun-
ty officers are looking for another
pair OF outer casings that were stolen
from the Tidal oil company'B car at
tho Same time tho tires found In Gran
gteld's possession wore removed.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26
Frisco Rebuilding Bridges.
World Greek County Bureau.

BRlSTOW, Okla. Nov. 25.-One OF
the Frisco bridge and extra gangs are
at work on the bridges and oulyerts
on this division between this point and
Sapulpa at the present time. The rail-
road is putting concrete arches under
all bridges and culverts aid is now
filling in the bridges. and in short
time will have solid roadbed from
Oklahoma City east. II will mean
much to the company on time, as there
nre at present number of the wood
on bridges that have slow orders Owe,
them Time Is what counts at this
time Of the year, when there ~ so
rnuch freight to handle. Trainmen and
engineuen are now making more than
ever before on the Frisco railroad.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26
DAWSON NEWS ITEMS.

Two girl babies are reported for last
week, one at Milton Stahley's ana the
other at John Stanford's.
The infant son of p. NJ O'Rrien is
sick Of pneumonia.
John Polston, a well-known farmer
and dairyman of Dawson. is recovering
from case Of typhoid
Mrs. Corneiia Rike. who has many
friends at this place, was visiting tho
school last Thursday.
Ray Hedgecocl; has moved to the
Edgar Flournoy place. which he VIII
cultivate next year.
Mrs Robert Ballard. with her son
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26
SCHOOL CHILDREN
TO FIGHT PLAGUE
Six Thousand Pupils VIII help Uncle
sam by Selling Red Cross Seal,
This Fall.

In order to help Uncle Sam In his
fight against the white plague the six
thousand school children OF tho city
arc to begin com. tition In selling
Red Cross Christmas seals between
now and the first of the year. The
profits will 20 to the National Rod
Cross association and DO used In the
fight against tuberculosis. Prizes are
being offered for the winners OF tho
different classes.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26
All Settled,

Papa" said the sweet girl affcc-
tlonately, you wouldn't like mo TO go
away and leave you would you?"
Indeed ] would. not, my dearest"
said the wealthy father fondly
"l'm 80 glad" sighed the girl Now
I'll marry Mr. Poorchap. Hes willing
TO live here"