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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-01
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20 execute orders on the kxcnanRe:
w. z Moss & Co, Carlyle 4 Povah
Geo. II. West & Co. z. 2 Macc-ons
a Co. II. w Noble & Co. y. l. Sey-
mour 4 Co. W. b Mclalghl!n. Mer.
rill Lynch & Co. W. A. Harlin a
Co. VIM. A. Neer & Co, Sinclair q
Couls. Emmet L Sprague wm., n;
steeAsr-i- 81. Bennett. smith q
Co. W. Z Reilly g. Co. Matthew
Finn. A. W. Wallace & Co, lewis O
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-01

1enuany has a paper chimney. SO
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-01

Provisions advanced on god buy
The Dickinson press., 1916-10-07
Adventures of the Mutual Gil

It. just occurred to me as was driving to the city this week in my Cadillac that p
stop at the Red Trail Garage andhave them 20 over my car and SCI if there was:
needed repairing: You see have now driven my car approximately five thousand mi
pendture ofo on penny for repairs, with the exception Of course of the blowout of OF
I don't consider however, that this should be- considered as repairs to the car YU
member my telling you that had that blowout repaired at the Dickinson Vucanizng
l lad luncheon again this week at the Grill Cafe as usually TO- I do enjoy eah
they keep their place so nice and clean. Then too,t their cooking and serwce is all that
Their price are also veyr reasonable.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11
DAILY RECORD
Building Permits.


To walter. spettIer and son. 70 build =
brick bungalow OF Campus and Stevens
streets; cost 5000.
To Thomas Nyisnd. 70 build brick bun
To R. [ Runsy. to rebuild fire loss on
Jas A Dick building. al Mills street; cost
Deeds Filed.
North side OF Nevada. between Noble and
Octavia-w. A Mckee 70 c. J. Neel. lot Al
and part OF lot -. block 2s5. Pierce Finley
addition. Oct. Is; consideration $1,000.
North side OF Nevada, between Noble and
Octavia-Anderson-Fille Investment COM
lot AZ. block 2ss. Pierce Finley addition;
consideration $1,000: Aug 8. 1916
South side San Diego street. between
Dakota and Kentucky-Isolina D. Collins to
c J. Neel lots ! and ?. block SIS. Highland
park addition; SO and other considerations;
Fort Boulevard between Martinez and
Courchesne-Hsleu J. Dennis to Beulah
Corum. lots Is and "a. block =. Military
Heights addition; consideration 500: Oct.
North side OF Nevada. between Noble and
Octavia-Allen P Gramblin TO c. J. Neel
lot as block 2s3. Pierce Finley addition;
consideration $1,000. Oct q. 1851
San jose traet-W. c. Morgan 10 George
tlon $40, Nov. 9. 1916
Licensed to Marry.
s. J. Coughlin and Josephine Medina
Lorenzo Galvan and Juana Alonzo.
Automobiles Licensed.
75of-J. L. Black. SO West Missouri. five
75esSMiguei Ayub. Mesa hotel. passen-
ger Buick.
7505-L F Davis s7Os Pera. Maxwell
roadster.
7504-salvadOr C sahagun. SIS South
Kansas. five passenger Ford
75O5-L- H. Randle 1928 East san An
tonic. five passenger Ford
Petrograd Is one Of the few European cap
itsls which has never been besieged or cap
tured by enemy forces.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11
Negro, Alleged American
Deserter, Reaches Judrez,
Crosses, and Is arrested

Private Ben Lee. Of the oath infantry
(negrO), was arrested Friday afternoon
at the Santa Fe street bridge. a few
minutes after he had crossed from
Juarez, and sent to the office Of the
provost marshal Private Lee, accord
ing to reports received from ColOnia
DubIan. where the gath infantry is
stationed. left that place several days
ago. and after making his way to
Juarez crossed to American territory.
Lee, when taken to the office OF
provost marshal Capt Charles Ely, de-
MED that he was A former soldier. but
it said 10 have later admitted IL when
his dog tag bearing his name and
description was found on his person
Lee. according to a story told in the
police station. had no difficulty in max
ing his way to Juarez after leaving
Colouia Dublan. He was dressed in an
old pair Of trousers, a SLOUGH hat. and
government shoes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11
consideration Of

ence street, at a consideration Of
$4,000.
, l. E. Booker to J. F. Mullin, q lots
| in Government Hill for $4,000.
I Ernest Wright sold TO l. Z. Booker
4 25 lots in Government Hill, four lots in
Latta's addition, at a total considera-
! ton OF $4,000.
Plan $4,000 Building.
A $4,000 building is planned by the
, BOrderland Auto Supply company at
Texas and St. Vrain streets. Two lots,
totaling 50 by 40 feet. have just been
/ purchased BY the company from John
Sorenson. for s15.6O0. or $500 per front
foot, through Leavel and Sherman.
A two story building of brick. with
basement, is TO be erected on the site
Railroad trackage will be available and
there will be an alley in the rear. One
half of the basement will be devoted to
the storage of oil. It will be several
months before work is begun.
Il have great faith in the future OF
Texas street" said B. L Clements. pres
ident Of the auto company. There is
great difference in the street at the
present from what Ii was before Ala
media and Piedras streets were paved
The National and Southern highways
will make IL the main artery into the
city. The drift of the automobile trade
is toward Texas street, since there are
no cars or jitnes to interfere with the
motor traffic.
Many Oracr Deals.
Other deals recently made by Leavell
and Sherman are:
o. H. Thorman to J. N. Howard. a
bungalow on Silver street, between Elm
street and Louisiana avenue, Manhattan
Heights, $4,000.
Leaven and Sherman to A E. Mackie.
on Louisiana avenue between Elm and
Piedras streets, $4,000
Manhattan Heights company to J. J.
Ormsbee. lot 81. block %, Manhattan
Heights, 500.
Manhattan Heights company to n. y.
Rheinheimer. lots p and %, block %,
Manhattan Heights. $t4o0.
Leaveu and Sherman to A N. Horne.
east half Of lot 10, and all OF lot II, in
block l, Manhattan Heights. $500.
Number Of Lots Sold
A P. Coles & Bros. report the follow
ing sales:
Cotton estate to Lander Lumber com
pany. lots to 9, inclusive, block SO,
Cotton addition, $4,000.
Cotton estate to ". 7. Young, IL lots.
between Mills street and the G. H and
S. A tracks. near the east line OF the
Cotton addition, $500.
Lamar Davis has sold to Luis Alvarez
a five room red brick bungalow, in the
200 block OF Wyoming street for $500,
ment company.
The Phoenix-El Paso Building com
pany is building for Hill Goss. four
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11
RHEUMATISM GOES
IF HOODS IS USED

The genuine old reliable Hoods sars-
aparilla corrects the acid condition of
the blood and builds up the whole sys-
tenn It drives out rheumatism because
II cleanses the blood
II has been successfully used for
forty years in many thousands Of cases
the world over
There is no better remedy for skin
and blood diseases, for loss OF appetite,
rheumatism, stomach and kidney trou-
bles, general debility and all ills arts
ing from impure, impoverished, de-
vitalized blood
II is unnecessary to suffer Start
treatment at once Get a hot+Is ~
HOODS SarSaparilla from your nearest
druggist: You Will be pleased with
the results.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11
S135.550 SALESRY ONE FIRM;
MANY BIC REALTY TRANSFERS
Biggest Deal of the Week Is That of Santa Fe Property
Sold for $26 250-Many Vacant Lots and Averages
Among the List of Sales Made By
FL Paso Firms.

~ LEs amounting to 21ss,55o are re-
ported for this week by the White
- Paden Realty company.
The biggest deal was the sale Of
81 II feet by 40 feet on Santa Fe
street, beginning at 1858 feet north Of
the southwest corner Of block 80, Mills
addition. and all improvements, by Fred
c Knoilenberg and Mrs. J. I. McCuI-
Tough. for s2s.25o
Other sales made this week by the
same firm are:
J. o'Brien to h n Walker. 20 acres
Of land in Socorro, $4,000.
A G. Farris to c. c. Rigney. Yale
apartments, $4,000
Il. NJ. Walker 20 Fred c. KnoIlenberg,
five room bungalow on Cumberland
street, $500.
O. H Baum to Fred c. KnoIlenberg
10 acres in San Elizario, $4,000.
Burt Loomis to B. Stallman, 172
acres in San Elizario, $500.
VIII Mari to z. Q. Elder. SIS feet by
120 feet, and bungalow, on East Mis-
souri, street. $4,000.
Charles Rigney to Francis Farrfs. 40
acres Of land at La Mesa, n. NJ, $4,000.
CanutfllO Property Sold.
h Richardson TO K s Lykins, Can
utilIo S74O0.
o. H. Baum TO L NJ White, 20 acres.
Canutillo. $500
E o. Elder TO VIII Mari, four lots
and two houses on Cypress street,
$1,000
J. F NuIlin to L z. Booker. two
bungalows on Grand avenue in Grand
View addition. for $4,000.
81 1-2x120 feet on Santa Fe street
beginning 1869 feet north of south
west corner, in block 80, Mills addition
and all improvements.
L z Booker to Ernest Wright. the
Astoria apartments. 705 North For
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11

i room bungalow in the 800 block of Tu-
J larosa street. for $500.
To Repair Dick Building
Repairs on the Jas. A. Dick building
: al 4O5-7-9 Mills street, which was dam
aged by fire last summer. will be COM
menced shortly. All the walls and the
first floor are standing. so that only
I the woodwork will have to be recon
structed, and elevators and the plumb :
ing installed. The building will be OF
five floors
work. The building will be equipped
with an electric elevator from the
basement to the top floor. and two by
draulic elevators, one to the basement
installed. There will be chutes from
the car door to the main building.
Gibson and Robertson are the archi-
tects and r L Rushing is the contrac-
tor. It is hoped to have the work fin
ished by Christmas
Howell Company Sales.
Recent sales reported by the Howell
company are:
Il, sunset heights. Ell Paso Commercial
company to A. KOnehame; $500.
Forty-2five foot building site In
block Il. Sunset heights, FL Paso Com
mercial company TO Worden r Stiles
Fifty foot building site. in block I;
Sunset heights. Ell Paso Commercial
company to ] kIinem nan; $looO;
Randolph street. Sunset heights. p
Paso Comm Arcial company to Emma r
Tighe: S2475.
Eighty foot corner on Prospect and
Bryan streets. Chas- Kusinsky to J.
C Wilmarth: $3.50
F. VI. ROEen Buys.
Eighty foot building site IN block
q. Sunset heights. on Prospect avenue,
FL Paso Commercial company to Frank
Lots % and %, block %. and lots %
and Is. in block Al. Highland park. J.
D. Love to FL Paso Commercial COM
pany: $4,000
Four room house. block IS. East Fl
Paso. F Esrll to Mason Mcbride: $500.
Thirty-five foot site on South Kan
sae street. in block 1877 Camnben sddi-
ton: Hardy L Long. guardian. to W.
II. Garvey: $500.
Five room house on Clifton street.
in block As. Government hill. G. NJ May
shark to George Gardner: $500.
All OF block 81. Alexander addition.
Fl Paso Commercial company to J. D.
Love: SO and other consideration
The FL Paso Headlight company on
Missouri street, Tomas Guerra to L r
Kline
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11

Ladies. Refinish your furniture and
floors with sole proof colored varnish
Ask Us about it Lander Lumber Co.
ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11
We Guarantee
Every TGOul0 Tire

10 absolutely protect customers duplicate standard writ
ten guarantee bearing the serial number of tire with every cssnr
sold This the Oly fair Wnich sell tires II means there can
be no question or Misunderstanding We adjust here Ell Pa
q DuFa Tres Are 4 TIE HIzhess Quality and Hand Mad.
is from
Egyptian fabrics The
e iiv e1 Is compounded from the finest
dry clirnate 80 0 -''9H' WHICH
sE BELIEVE THAT TRES ARE STAPLES AND NECESSITIES NOT
LuXURIES. AND SHOULD Be SOLD AS SUCH
are Just as
put list
o sold
sells to branch houses jobber
make profit and send
aodlnal
must
Kept protect an garag man. 49, ~ -
OUR PLAN Is DIFFEREET
manufacturers America under
at We
distributors jobbers and dealer
highest
kAIL YOUR ORDERS TO US
paid including
These Prices are Less Than Wholesale
We Guarantee That Our Cash Retail Prices Are Less Than The Preferred
Dealer Pays For Inferior Tires and Tubes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11

William n. Irwin. an invalid. aged =. Of
Pennsylvania Furnace Pa. has read the
Bible through - times in Is years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11

Petrograd Is one Of the few European cap
itals which has never been besieged or cap
tured by enemy forces.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11

~ ALEs amounting to $780, $50 are re-
ported for this week by the White
- Paden Realty company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11
10 Repair Dol BuildInE.

room bungalow in the 800 block of Tu-
larosa street, for $500.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-06

the paper so that the ink would not run
in the fibre and blot Over and over she
practiced writing the Thousand in a
hand like that on the check She already
had the capital IT. in Twenty as
guide. During the night in practicins
she had found that in raising checks only
seven capital letters were used-o in one.
T in two, three, ten and thousand. F in
four and FIVE, in six and seven. z in
eight. N in nine and H in hundred.
At last even her practice satisfied her
Then with a GOODNESS born only of desper-
alton she wrote in the words. Thousand
00-100."
Again the eraser came into play to re-
move the cents after the figure cps" A
comma and three zeroes following it were
inserted, followed by new ''Oo-10s." The
signature was left untouched.
Erasing the name of Green & Co"
| presented greater difficulties, but it was
accomplished with as little loss of the
| protective colorlng on the surface of the
check as possible. Then after the PAY
to the order Of she wrote in, as her hus-
band had directed, THE Carlton Realty
! Co."
Next came the water color to restore
! the protective tint where the glass eraser
| and the acids had removed it. There was
much delicate matching of tints and care
1 ful painting in with a fine camel's hair
brush, until at last the color of those
parts where there had been an erasure
| was apparently as good as any other
/ part.
OF course, under the MICROSCOPE there
could have been seen the angry criss-
crossing OF the. hbers of the paper due &c
/ the harsh action OF the acids and the
glass eraser. Still, painting the whole
! thing over with a little resinous hqulo
somewhat restored the glaze to the paper
at least sufficiently to satisfy a cursorS
glance of the naked eye
There remained the difficulty OF the
protective punch marks There they were
a star cut out OF the check itself, dol
| lar sign and p followed by another star;
/ She was still admiring her hand1work
/ giving 1t here and there a light little nj
lip with the brush and comparing TIM
check with some of those which had beer
practiced on last night, to see whethel
she had made any improvement IN ne
technique of forgery, when Carlton re
turned with the punch and the blanE
checks on the Gorhan Bank.
From one of the blank checks he punch
ed out a number of little stars until ther'
was one in which watermark and scroll
work correspondent precisely with tina
punched GU in he original check.
Constance, whose figures had long beef
accustomed to fine work. fitted in the lit
| tie star after the ~S25%, then took il OUT
molstened the edges ever so lightly wit
glue on the end Of a toothpick, and paste
1t back again A hot iron completed tn
work OF making the edges smooth and un
less rather powerful glass had been use
no one could have seen the pasted-in in
sertion after *S25.
Careful not TO deviate the fraction of
hairs breadth from the alignment, Carl
ton took the punch. added three o's. an
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sible as might have been first imagined.
Luncheon over. they sauntered usually
into high-class office building on Broad
way where there were offices to rent. The
agent was duly impressed by the couple,
who talked of their large real estate
dealings. At her suggestion he even con-
scented ito axe his new tenants around to
the Uptown Bank and introduce them
They made an excellent impression by
first cash deposit of the money Carlton
had thrown down on the table the night
before. A check for the first months
rent more than Modified the agent and
talk Of a big deal that was just being
signed up today duly impressed the
bank.
The next problem was to get the forged
check certified. That, also. proved very
simple matter. Any one can walk into a
fed, while if he appears, a stranger, be-
fore the window of the paying teller to
cash check for twenty-five dollars he
would almost be thrown out of the bank.
Banks will certify at a glance practically
any check that looks right but they pass
on the responsibility of cashing them.
Dunlap was able to deposit in his new
bank the check certified by the Gorham.
Twenty-four hours must elapse before
he could draw against the check which
he had deposited He did not propose to
waste that time, SO that the next day
found him at Green e. Co.'S, feeling much
now to straighten out the books. knowing
that in a few hours he could make good.
The first hesitation due 70 the newness
| of the game had worn off by this time.
| Nothing at all of an alarming nature had
happened. The new month had already
begun and as most firms have their &C
counts balanced only once a month, he
| had, he reasoned, nearly the entire four
weeks in which TO operate.
| The next day he excused himself from
| the office for while and presented him
| self att his new bank with sheaf of new
checks which Constance had raised, all
| certified, and totaling some thousands
| more.
| His own check for twenty-five thousand
| was now honored. The relief which he
I felt was tremendous after the weeks OF
| grueling anxiety. At once he hurried to
| a brokers' and placed an order for the
| stocks he had used on which to borrow:
| Constance. meanwhile, had installed
/ herself in the little office they had hired
as stenographer and secretary An Of
| fee boy was hire and introduced at the
| bank.
/ The mythical realty company prospered
| at least if prosperity is measured merely
| by the bank book. In less than a week
| the skillful pen and brush of Constance
| Strengthening out Cartons debt, thai
came we'll up TO a hundred thousand dol
| lars. mostly in small checks. some witt
genuine signatures and amounts altered
others complete forgeries.
1t was now near the middle Of tht
| month. II would not pay 10 wait unit
the end. Some of the many firms whose
| checks they had forged might have IL
day to day small amounts in cash hal
already been withdrawn until they wer.
twenty thousand dollars to the good
They planned to draw out thirty thou
sand now at one time. That would Civ
them fifty thousand, roughly half Of thei
The check was written and the onic
boy was started to the bank with ii
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to I'LL up some of those holes made by the
punch
II know the kind they used he an
swered. I'm get one and a desk check
from the Gorham. You do the artistic
work, my dear. My knowledge of check
punches, watermarks. and paper will fur
nish the rest. I'll be back directly. Don't
forget to call UP the office little before
the time I usually arrive there and tell
them 1 am ILL"
With hsr lightfngered touch she work
ed feverishly, partly with the liquid ink
eradicator, but mostly with the spunglass
eraser. First she rubbed out the cents
after the written figure '"Tweny- five. F."
Carefully with a blunt instrument she
smoothed down the roughened surface of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-06

but which cut him to the quick. He had
killed love. He was alone. He knew it.
With a final effort he tried TO moisten
his parched lips to answer At last, in
husky voice. he managed to say. Yes"
But with all his power Of will he could
not look at her,
Carlton Dunlap" she cried. leaning
both hands for support on the table,
bending over and at last forcing him to
/ think Of you? thtink you are damned
coward. THERE
"coward?" he repeatedly slowly. What
you'd you have me do-take you with
me?"
| She tossed her head contemporary.
/ stay and face it," he hazared again.
'Is there no other way?" she asked.
sill leaning forward with her eyes hxed
on his.
He shook his head sadly.
His eyes wandered momentarily about
the studio. until they rested on an easel
On it stood a water color on which she
had been working, trying to put into II
some of the feeling which she would
never have put into words for him. or
the walls of the apartment were pen and
ink sketches scores of little things which
she had done for her own amusement
She bit her lip as an idea flashed through
her mind.
He shook his head again mournfully.
Somewhere" she said slowly. 81 hav'
read that clever forgers use water colori
and pen and ink like regular artists
Think-think. Is there no way that we
that I could forge a check that woult
give US breathing space. perhaps rescu
us?'
Carlton leaned over the table towart
her, fascinated. He placed both his hand
on hers. They were icy, but she did no
withdraw them.
For an instant they looked into eacl
others eyes, an instant. and then the,
understood. They were partners in crime
amateurs perhaps. but partners as the
had been in honesty.
On his desk in the corner where ofte
I until far into the night he had worked o
I 1.-THE huge ruled sheets of paper covere
. with figures of the firms accounts.
saw two goose-necked walls. one Of lemo
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colored liquid, the other of raspberry
color. One was OF tartaric acid. the other
of chloride of lime. It was an ordinary
ink eradicator. Near the bottles lay a
rod of glass with a curious tip, an ink
eraser made of finely spun glass threads
which scraped away the surface of the
paper more delicately than any other tool
that had been devised. There were the
materials for his. their rehabilitation if
they were placed in his wife's deft artist
fingers. Here was all the chemistry and
artistry of forgery at hand
Yes" he answered eagerly, there is
way, Constance. Together we can do
it."
Far into the night they sat up and dis
cussed the way in which they would go