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Million-Name Soldiers' Petition Received i i .Bum. Ii num. in in mn hj ( I tll w M , .UA.ii. Uulllt- ft... ':'! r rf Q Q "'0 v.. n ft i Tv ': ri - r j -r ?' TT.' I , - JJ..1 J" ie-dLeaf - mm The million-name, soldiers' bonus petition arriving at the capltol, where It was accepted by Senator Hlrara W. Muiuiouii us vuuiruiau vi me senate reception committee, xne nuge,roll or names was presented to congress by Cant Samuel H. Jacobson, district commander of tbe Veterans of Foreign Wars. Forg ers Reap Huge Harvest Take Annual Levy of $30,000, 000 From Careless Check Writers in United States. IS ARISTOCRAT OF CRIMINALS Introduction of Modern Protective Measures Only Hampered Crook's Plans for Time Safety .'aptr Is Best Precaution. " New Yorfe. Forgers and penmen are exacting a toll of between $30,- 000,000 and $35,000,000 a year from tbe people of tbe country because of tbe careless manner In wblcb checks and drafts are written and handled, ac cording to Burgess Smith, ex-inspector of technical work In the United States bureau of engraving, writing In Amer ican Industries, the magazine of the National Association of Manufac turers. Balked by scientific Inventions In check protecting devices and U check paper that defies alteration, check raisers are now robbing mall boxes and adopting , other subterfuges to obtain checks which are not safe guarded. Their depredations are be coming so extensive, the writer says. that authorities do not make public any more tbe amount of losses being sustained. - ;.-.. , . , "Ninety-five per cent of the bus! ness of the nation Is done by check and draft," says the writer. "During the last year a total of approximately $400,000,000,000 in checks and drafts passed through the clearing houses of the nation, based on a total cur rency) Issue in circulation of about $3,000,000,000. In other words, checks and drafts in circulation constantly exceed currency and bullion at the rate of eighty to one. "It is only natural, therefore, that the most astute minds of the criminal world should turn their attention to ward a form of crime which yields great profits with little chance of de tection and conviction all because of the Innate carelessness of individu als." $ '... ' .-- W Grew With Use of Checks. Tracing tbe rapid development of the jhso of , credit instruments the worll'over. "'particularly within recent (yeajs, Mr. Smith shows bow losses mom forgery have Increased with the Increased use of checks and drafts, The Idea of the bank check is as bid as Egypt," the writer says, "but it waff only a half century ago that the word 'check' meant little or nothing In the dally life of the average Amer ican business man. Such a thing as a forged or raised check was almost tin- khought' of. Where today the losses (from forgery are Increasing at the tate of $1,000,000 annually, with more ban $30,000,000 estimated as last bear's figures, the total annual toll thirty years ago was only $1,000,000. "The methods employed by i'ae forg' fcr embrace a cunning and skill that Is "seldom found In other forms of Icrlme. Tbe forger and penman is the krlstocrat of the underworld. He Is Profiteer in Leeches ::. as Demand Revives Paris. Whenever you had a headache or a pain in the old days, they put leeches on you the nasty slimy things that get in' your . way as you walk through your garden after a rain. When contemporaries of Pepys used to get "blood to the head" v (a common cranio dis turbance with "three bottle men" of the period) leeches would be hurriedly sent for. . For some reason impossible to fathom there has been an in creased demand for leeches in Paris In tbe last few months. Fifty years ago leeches cost 250 francs per 1,000, but the price soon went down to ' 60 francs. I'ruuietrruiy una uvw gel m. Leecn aeaiers are springing up Here and there and the price per thousand has gone tp to 103 francs. . , mtt I I I I one of the 'higher-ups' In an organiza tion that is conducted in a nost bus! new-like way. First, there Is the banker, who" backs the gang with his wealth and who usually has asso ciated with him an expert criminal lawyer. Then there Is the forger him self, who lives In some secluded out-of-the-way spot, where he has his laboratory. There, with pens and inks and adds and blotters strewn about him, he sits and traces signatures or obliterates writing with such a high degree of delicacy and perfection that even banking experts are deceived. Since the forger la the drains' of the organization, he must be accorded tbe greatest possible protection. Conse quently, there are the 'go-between' men who hire thieves to rob the mall boxes and presenters to "put down' the forged checks. ' These men never come In contact with the forger, and the result is that the arrest of sub ordinates seldom leads to his convic tion. "And" Vulnerable Point "Before tbe Introduction of modern protective measures, forgery and alteration had become so simple It had almost ceased being called an art To raise a check from eight to eighty dollars, all this master criminal had to do was to add a 'y to the T and then another zero to the numerals. To raise six to sixty, seven to seventy or nine to ninety was just as easy, and to change five to fifty or to tack some other word to fifty, say 100 or 1,000, was equally simple. The word 'r.nd' has always been a most vulnerable point of attack, and In many typical cases of forgery it has been made to call for thousands by writing thous' before It "For many years the forger had as his greatest foe the designer of check writing machines that shred the amount In colors and at the same time Impregnate the paper with insoluble Ink. The Introduction of these de vices only hampered the crook's plans, however, for he could still, with the use of his acids, erase the payee line and substitute for names the words 'cash' or 'bearer.' And, likewise, he could change ' the number and date lines. t To meet this new move of the check raiser a safety paper that could not be erased or alterated ln any way without detection was needed, and by a gradual evolution , which led nearer and nearer to perfection tha manufacturers have only recently been able to produce a safety paper which has thus far withstood all tests of the criminal. Thus, the check forger has again been defeated, and check users who today employ the modern measures of protection af fordedthe modern writing machine, as well as the safety paperhave no reason to fear that their checks will be altered." v ; 1 How to Be Doubly 8afe. ' To make checks absolutely safe against the depredations of forgers and raisers, Mr. Smith suggests the following measures: ' 1. Write your checks on paper that ft- Famous Tree, 800 Years Old, Shows Signs of Wear Mexico City. The "great tree of. Tule," In Sunta Maria de Tule, state of Oaxaca, after 800 ; years, Is beginning to show signs of wear. This giant cypress, with a trunk so huge It takes 30 persons with outstretched arms to span It, is known to have been a fair-sized tree when Coiunibus discovered America. History also recounts that Cortes and his Spanish soldiers slept beneath Its branches four centuries ago en route to Hon duras following their conquest of Mexico. There Is no immediate cause for worry, however, that Tule. as Indians call the tree, will wither away before the present generation has passed on. And even If it should, Tule has a son some fifty yards away that Is showing signs of maintaining the family honor. HIJo (son) al ready Is so large 12 persons are needed to span It HIjo Is only a couple of hundred years old. The tree rises 175 feet The spread of Its branches is almost 150 feet ; Dress Goods a la I - r King 5 V By R.RAY BAKER ! eyes at the red blaze blow his tut--k. Then suddenly he discovered that his trousers needed pressing, aud be called a boy, who ; took them away. The only other pulr be possessed were close to shunblnuss, so he remained In his room aud watted. ' The tailor was slow, and when the YOUNG MOTHER NOW STRONG to.1"' y, MoClur N.wipap.r Syndicate. Agnes Morton aDneared to lie In one wa? or Bevn of her cold, calculating moods this At 6:30 he called again. afternoon; but Cecil Surgeut had the toinerity to approach her, and not on a matter of business connected with Chamlers & Chalmers, wholesale deal ers in dress goods. It was a more personul subject that he had to broach a much more personal subject, tie stopped at her desk and fidgeted hour of six arrived Cecil was fuming Her Mother t Faith U Lydu L Pinlliam'i Vegetable Compound ' Led Her To Try It with Impatience. He called the tailor and was assured' the trousers would be right up. The dinner engagement They'll be right, up," the tnllor as sured. "They're ready now and , the boy Is just waiting for Mr. Carson's trousers. Mr. Carson's in a hurry, too." . . , Confound Mr. Carson I So he was delaying the game. He was a young Englishman, the last word in fashion for a few seconds, shifting hla welirht Plateg- wh0 wa touring America. from one foot to another. Agnes ap- At 6:40 tne boJr 0PPered" and Cecil peered unusuallv henutifui ti.i. mnrn. leaPed Mo his trousers. Without ing; in fact, Cecil could find only one "'OPP'11 ascertain whether they ac Kenosha. Wisconsin. "I cannot sv enough in praise of Lydia E. Pinkhans Vegetable Com pound. My mother had great faith In it as she had taken so much of it and when I had trouble after -my baby was born she gave it to me. It helped me so much lintmimmmiiiiiil I' 4 ' A 4 mora than anything else had done that I advise all women with female trouble to eive it a fair trial sura they will feel as I do r n tt . the fight word. V "men yanked him toward Ado- wL-T" Cecil's hesitation was not occasioned aa " no.tell ?ut a flat 5 causea Amedicineth.thMr;nnn,i. by the fact that the young woman was afIay an ecl,1 amved nrteen min- flft yearf ncBivM prail his boss, by reason of her holding, the utes late' t0 be to'011 by Adelaide's commendation of mothers and position as sales manager, while he aunt- who traveled wltu ner. 0,111 "ne grandmothera is worth your considera- word to describe her, and that was tua"y had been Pred, he flung on I ' "gorgeous"-and of course that wasn't hl" toP?.oat and, out toa taxl' about Jt was but a salesman. He felt trepi dation because he knew he was not in ber good graces: she had showed It all too plainly on more than one oc casion of lute. But he just had to speak once more concerning the Sub ject that made his world go round, "Agnes," he said, in a voice that al most faltered, "Isn't It about time you set the date for our wedding?' She looked up from the letter she was reading and smiled slightly, rath- per pityingly, It seemed. "Well, hardly," she returned. "I don't remember that I have definitely accepted your offer of marriage . as I bad gone to dinner with Mr. Waiters, thinking Mr. Sargent had forgotten bis engagement Disconsolate, Cecil went to a cafe teria to dine alone. He had Intended Uon, If you are sufferinor from troubles that sometimes follow child-birth bear in mind that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- laoie uompouna is a woman s medicine. taking the buyer to a fashionable cafe, J!"? daPto co "uch hut thin aorva-aolf nlnpn ml mnd I t enough for him. As he hung up his coat and seated himself be noticed sev eral persons looking at him and snick ering, and he laid it to the loud tie. He wished it was In the garbage can, where it belonged. "Why Mr. Sargent I This is a sur prise I" The letters wa trablish outrht to con vince you ; ask some of your women friends or neighbors they know ita worth. You will, too, if you give it a fair trial. - I Justifiable. "I presume you are very particular about observing . the conventions of the game," remarked the Easterner as he settled down for a sociable Ut ile looked up and saw Adelaide Am- . t berson earrvlnz a trav..- Then he no- Zl ni admn but vou've been such tlced Wae"' had ' 'tUd ln Torab8ton' Arte. Jl:?ih,ZtTT and found a table. How he hated that "We're all of that" replied the defies alteration by inks or chemicals. 2. Never typewrite a check or per mit a check to leave your office that contains an erasure.. 8. Write the name of tbe payee and the amount of the check clearly ant! plainly, never leaving any margin be fore the amount or between the writ ten figures. ' 4. Keep your blank checks undei lock and key and know where ever one of them goes. They are worth at much money as your credit once thej have your name ln the right-hand corner and some one may be able U deceive a bank or a storekeeper Inttf believing that a check with a forged signature Is yours. 5. Finally, to be doubly sure, ,Insur yourself against loss by forgery 01 check alteration. The makers of the best safety check paper and check writing machines are so sure their de vices defy the efforts of the most in. gemous criminals that they carry their customers' insurance themselves at a merely nominal -cost Dissolving 8alt Raises Ship. . Norfolk, Va. Capt L. P. Power ol tbe schooner Cumberland Queen and his wife, given up for dead in tbe wreck of the ship, arrived ln Norfolk one day recently. The ship, after grounding twice, finally sank, Power sa!C in the deep water. The captain and crew were taken to Charleston. Then the. salt cargo, with which tbe vessel was heavily laden, dissolved and tbe light ened ship bobbed up again, to be re cued by the coast guardsmen. Makes "Pearls" of Pish Scales. Heathsvllle, Va. In . Fleeton they have employed a French woman, who is engaged in making Imitation pearls, from the essence of fish scales. She, Is said to have made some fine speck mens of "pearls." This new and novel enterprise is at tracting considerable attention. The fishermen are being paid 10 cents a pound for fish scales. -; Mrs. White Took a Tip From Noah : I I iman iriT- ,n i . ff,, a wretched business failure lately that I'm on the point of giving It up. You don't Imagine I want to marry a fail ure, do you? Do you realize you haven't sold a hundred dollars' worth of goods In a month?" Cecil realized It all too welL But what was he to do? He was a good salesman, and he knew It ; but he had been so worried lately over Agnes that he couldn't keep his mind on his work. Every time he failed to make a sale he sank that much lower In her esti mation, and every time he dropped a notch ln tlfat respect he lost just so much of his business ability. It was an endless chain, with nothing but dis aster pulling on the end of it "I know It," he confessed In an swer to her Indictment, "but If you would only give me some definite en couragement perhaps I'd come back as a salesman. You've got me worried, Agnes. She tapped her lips with the eraser end of a pencil and studied him In tently. He was a nice looking young man, she realized that and he was bright and clever, too. Still, those things counted for naught unless they brought results. Agnes bad no Inten tion of supporting a husband; when she became tied in a nuptial knot she expected to retire from business and devote herself to housekeeping. As she looked at Cecil ln that scrutiniz ing manner she realized that he was dude, who, by robbing him of Ade laide, was robbing him of Agnes and happiness I Cecil stood up and shook her hand. She gasped as she surveyed him and sudden admiration was evident ln her stare. ,' "Mr. Sargent," she said, speaking rapidly. "I want to dine with you. I'm going to give Mr. Watters the slip. Think of him bringing me into such a place I He thinks my order Is cinched, but I've changed my mind. Walt ln front for me. Why, you ador able boy I Such an Innovation regu lar King George style!"' She hurried away and Cecil ' stood ln a daze. "Must be the tie," he decided. , "It knocked her cold. But where does the king come ln?" Then he caught a glimpse of his trousers. They were creased on the sldesl 'God save the king !" he said fervent ly, and dropped Into his chair. western dealer genially. "When any stranger get too far ahead we al ways shoot him on the spot." Amer ican Legion Weekly. Sure Ui FOR INDIGESTION HAD HAD DINNER TOGETHER Soldier and Owner of Crow Both Par took of Dish Not Usually Con sidered a Delicacy. The expression "eating crow" which used synonymously with "eating humble pie" to Indicate surrender or becoming careless ln regard to his ap- enforced doing, of something unpleas- pearance. i ant, originated in an anecdote of "Don't you think," she suggested, Civil war days. "that a shoe shine would help to sell goods? And do you know that your tie is crooked and the pointed end of your tie-pin . is sticking out like a sword. And you have a dinner en gagement with Adelaide Amberson this evening; don't forget that." "Tell you what Til do," she contin ued, "If you sell Miss Amberson a good bill of goods I'll set the date I How Is that for something definite?" Cecil gulped. "Oh, all right, fine !" he replied, and went away, feeling 'more discouraged then ever. Sell a good bill of goods to Ade laide Amberson, eh? That would be herculean task. Adelaide represent ed Smith & Brown, the biggest dress goods buyers ln the state. Every time she came to town the salesmen made a wild scramble to see her ; but for three years Chalmers & Chalmers had not sold her for a cent although one of their representatives always took her out to dinner. James Brothers had been the lucky ones, and Cecil knew the reason. They , employed a "he vamp for a salesman, a fashion-plate of a dude, one Henry Watters, who charmed Adelaide somewhat of a vamp" herself-uinto buying goods. Women ln business certainly were making a mess of things. Agnes was According to the story, a private trespassed and shot a tame crow. The enraged farmer seized his rifle and . declared : "Since you've killed my crow you ve got ro eat it." ' ; i A little later the farmer , asked : "Well, how do you like crow?" "I don't hanker after It," was the reply, "but I can eat It" Satisfied, the farmer returned the soldier's gun which he found Immedi ately turned upon him with the curt demand to finish the crow. In the name of expediency he did' as he was told, but the next day he went to. headquarters and lodged a complaint against the offending private. Sum moned before the colonel the first question the soldier had to answer was: ". "Did you ever see this man be fore?" "Sho thing," he remarked, ' "we-ah- dined together yesterday. We both ate crow 1" 1 ' ; i " I 6 BCLL-ANS Hot water Sure Relief 25$ and 754 Package Everywhere VICTIMS RESCUED Kidney, liver, bladder and nric add troubles are most dangerous be cause of their Insidious attacks. Heed the first warning they give that they need attention by taking C0LD,1!EDAL The world's standard remedy for these disorders will often ward off these di asea and strengthen the body against farther attacks. Three sins, all druggists. Look for tb bum CoU MU1 fca amiy bos and bomb M Inttatioa Original Meaning of "I. H. 8." The inscription "I. H. s.," was originally the Greek letters, "iota," "eta" and "slgma," the first three letters or, as some authorities say, the first two and the last letter of the Greek word for "Jesus." In later years the origin of these letters hav- (mini M-aueitic i ilritilk. D laba us CUUWi lankier Child ran grow hwlthy end free from eollc diairhoce, flatulent?, conitlpatfati and other trouble U Siren it at teethta time. Safe, plauant always brine re markable and arattfjrmc Neon. I At Alt GREEN MOUNTAIN ASTHMA COMPOUND quickly relierea the distressing- paroxjremi. Used for Sft rear and result of long experience in treatment ol throat and lung disease by Dr. J. H. Guild. TREE TRIAL BOX, Treatise on Asthma, ita causes, treatment, etc., sent nd 11.00 ISTHIM CQMPQJJNtt too practical and Adelaide too unprac- lng been lost, they were mistaken for Wn'S'S S?'i tlcaLMhe former demanded too close the Latin capitals, "I. H. S," and " g H' GPILD " BUPERT' adherence to business principles and Latin word was found for each letter, the latter had no regard for them. The as follows : "Iesus Homlnum Salva- Mrs. Margaret White, seventy years old, resident of St.- Paul's lower levee district, took to the boat when the waters of the swollen Mississippi rose to er doorsteps. She did not t Vet, however, to lais as mnzj of her pets ar Mis Into the spt.U craft man who could captivate Adelaide with his clothes was the one who landed the order, and Cecil certainly was not a good dresser ; that is, he could not go to extremes, - .tienry waiters stunned ber with his clothes and made her buy while she was unconscious. Thus Cecil soliloquized as he made his way to the street. In a very un pleasant dream he walked along, until suddenly a flash of red from a window caught bis notice. It was an extreme ly loud tie containing big blue checks. Cecil had an idea, and it made him gasp. Here was something -that had stunning possibilities. He considered a moment, then went in and purchased the tie. He had suddenly decided to make a strenuous attempt to get Ade laide's order. He bad to ln order to be happy. At tbe family hotel where he lived he struggled with the red-and-blue tie struggled long and hard, and It was not until half past five o'clock that he acclaimed 1 ' "f the victor, stand ir i before the i i 1 tH:;k!r$ bis tor,"vLatln for "Jesus, Savior of Men." This anagram is said to have origi nated with St. Bernardino of Siena ln 1347.' According to other authorities. the letters are the initials of the words, "In Hoc Signo," Latin for "In This Sign," miraculously displayed in the sky before Coustantlue and bis army.. . : fAlT arm. inflanwi-smart. 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