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Show I the depths, be pas-- away. His wc-uuand to act without making scy InAMBASSADOR TO GERMANY wile, with the estate ail gone, tlie quiries of them. Agaiu, some man of jest-l;iw uni and sold mid nothing prominence and great faith may have of list- - former splendor, now llvi-- s been, at the start, a believer In the lt( with ntci prise ami willing to say. Within ntii)' daughter in a log cab.n la niiviiii-- , dose to the famous criaiu l'uiitai ions, that he believed Hi :ii- - which tuu.ie tile tor's weall'.i. the ventu-- ruulil be made a slice-a- s if Tinof jewels, which h.-- s re certain plans and under given restrictions. This pm l i, nt of tin- - bands of the Tabor docs not signify ih.it lie will continue part of the gifts made by to retain that coni':. U mv or that he tlie sejiutor to his second wife. Tint is willitu to h uiiilerstiHid as giving diamond was the principal u:n- - in tlie collect iim. It was brought the venture his unqualified endorseto l) :ner front New York with ment nr to s.iy to liie public wtich res ects his nutiit and pnsitlun: Crmo which authenticated its latM-ito I ho and share this enterprise with me; liUtcry, and was t lamdi.-neTabor eiiiloethm ibiougli a loeal jewelput your money into it, for it'a n Hut you may be sure good thing." ry hi, use. That was 20 years ago. Since ill. ii it has been the u'.vet cl that Ills name will ulwuys be used to iiliiu.Ki iiin.-taii-l route this iiupressi-iif there taa litigation. ever existed a shade v of warrant for Among the jewelry iu (be collection was a belt, valued at $5,01)0, wh'b was using it, under whatever restrictions. tlie only one of tlie kind In the wor.d. Therefore, take nothing fur granted Ii was made In almost perfect iniita-lio- n with regard to references or other of a big snake and was of 1K-names which appear ii the advertisa rat gold. ing mat ter of a concern which applies Tim itiilccllou was pawned with ihe to you for tlie priviiogO of spending First Niiiional bank of this city. our savings. I i iii.in Howell, to aeoute t lirt'it;-I- i But let iuo place emphasis lioiv lor I....UJ) owing. Powell by the uMni the crarty use which these comT;i bur estate. It was sold by Bowed panies make of tlie names nd the ser-Icc-s to satiny tin note and In that way p t of reputable "trust" companies, into the vaults of tlie bank, Efforts use tlie word services" because a w eve made to sell the gems private y tiust company may execute a trust" i a commission appointed far t in ci imi with bonds, stocks, Tills resulted hr nut s that purpose. property or securities, with rnt really in u- liroiiy.ht lu court to have lli.-ifinancial or ahMiming any Sidd at am lion. mural responsibility for those securi-ic- s Tlie Tailor estate at that time or withiiiii a sponsor considerably iu debt and lhn widow for them. Ju a word, the tiust com-iuiiwas iiii cliug with tile first of may inc.a.a to ad as an escrow whhli finally cc.nipleltly ir'ciit to see that a certain technical her. Tlie popularity of the ln.e raiisaciiou is completed and nothing Oo rVl i i.j W'Miii.ii l'ftwertt. be taken by more. That tneuns tills: The trust Cuvid J. Hill, American representative at the court of Kaiser Wilhelm, seiinior caused steps lu settle ago-1Ills friends three years Is one of tlie most learned men in the diplomatic service; he ie an ompany consents to hold the stakes between two parties but without the president and is the author of numerous works on various subjects. He the claims. Mrs. Tabor was enabled a.:s slightest responsibility as to the value was assistant secretary of atate from 1898 to 1903, when he was appointed to retain the jewels. One yearthe-nof those stakes or what may be done minister to Switzerland; two years later he was transferred to the Nether- she was in want and she pawned with the Continental Trust Company with them after the stipulations as to lands and last year he was raised to ambassador to Germany. the to secure a loan of $,G50. This loan Swindlers Investment Who Credulity the conditions precedent to delivery Prey Upon Crafty she was unable to take up and the have been fulfilled. trust Because a of the Laborer to Defraud Him of His present sale followed. ceras a acts of the trustee company A pitiful climax to the tragedies of Hard Earned Savings. tain bond issue there is no warrant for the Tabor family was presented wheu a prospective investor to feel that the tlie sale was over. An elderly gray-- , resources of the trust company are in any sense behind those bonds as a ISABELLA DIAMOND NOW OWNED - The Jewel, valued at $25,000, was haired woman, wbo declined to give, BY ROBERT B. ARMSTRONG, one of a collection that has figured In her name or reveal her identity other! guarantee of value. There are almost BY NEW YORKERS. Former Aasiatant Secretary of the Treaaury. as many different kinds of trusts" as western courts more than any tingle than to say that ahe waa a clone perlot in existence. The entire assort- sonal friend of Mra. Tabor, wah pres-- , are there sealed the different boldneaa with had given his receipt for the transactions; . The cleverness and t. which the Investment awin-dle- r package said to contain valuable pa- trust company undertakes tbs respon- Jewel Said to Have Been Pawned to ment, estimated to lie worth possibly ent to watch the disposal of the gem mn-- . she sale of conclusion the of At was to the sold John of $50,000, Mason, a Bent and definite been certain sibility a hud doing Incredby pers," telegram pliea hia craft are almost Aid Columbue on Hie Voyage tioned the purchaser to one side and this city, the only bidder, fur $8, ?C0. ible. Wherever you find a fraudulent the fiscal agent" to mail out trustee particular thing and nothing more: Was Once Property of Mrs. Tabor was the aecund wife of with a quivering voice asked him not The man in this scheme It may be to foreclose If a mortgage investment scheme you will find both circulars. Senator Tabor. a man whose career reads like a page to sell the smallest gem in the collecof these elements present in some de- of course believed that, as the circu- is not paid, or it may be to Issue so from some romance. Once a pros- tion for a while. It waa Mra. Tabor'a terof shares a a many to a certain were stock mailed out into lars but the being gree comparative proportion Denver. discovered the engagement ring, which bad gone w ilh The for recent sale auction he at certain numwhen gold, pector from a miles thousand person a of one to me other Is generally deter- ritory about stipulated althe which of Matchless near the others, and ahe wanted an opportunity ber famous Isabella of Leadvllle, diamond, mine, shares of another liisue are mined by the element of time of opera- the city in which the banking and built him made Ha to save It If poaslble. millions. to one be the of surrendered. leged many gems trust original was located trust the t tion. company Mason, who bought the collection, But there are very few often evea pawned by the queen of Spain to pay fine business blocks In Denver? IncludFor example, if the projectors of a officer who had been imposed upon scheme are old hands at the game and would never hear of the misuse of his fairly familiar with business routine for the voyage of Columbuy which re- ing the Tabor block, the Tabor Grand will give part of the jewela to his wiro hare established records of the wrong receipt for a dummy package which who do not form an impresMon that, sulted in the discovery of America, Opera House block and other fine and the others will be sent east Th He was an Idol of the peo- Isabella diamond, the moat valuabio sort, then the Idea of quick results is actually contained certificates of the somehow, the big trust coihpany Is has brought to light some Interesting buildings. was He details elected to the United In the collection, show the effect f of and of this other the ple. stock. history behind the stocks for which It acts as not only attractive but often impera- mining company's sat- States senate and took a prominent age, and to restore Its brilliancy It wiil tive. There are many "old offenders Why did the men who worked this transfer agent or perform any other gems. It was sold in this city to have to be recut. The danger of Inin the profession of investment swin- scheme to steal the moral support of act of trustshlp. It Is almost Impossi- isfy s note given by Elizabeth Tabor, place la the affairs of the west. came. reverses Then He lost widow his A. H. W. of Senator Tabor, jurlng the gem through that process dling who have been convicted and the big trust company go to so great ble to drive this idea out of the minds have "done time In Jails and peni- pains to get It; to make the transfer of men wbo are not really familiar who was one of the most picturesque fortune. His wife died , and be map has detracted from lta speculativeried again, tad then, when he. reached value. tentiaries but have not yet learned to of a sealed package containing Its with corporation matters Wm an in- (juracters of the west side finance. Because crooked bonds? fake to investment opwill in viewpoint They list upon prefer straight Men of this character realise that a erators have found it profitable to attaching to a limited serrins an unPROMINENT NAVAL OFFICER is a cardinal essen- take every precaution to give the color limited moral and financial responsi"quick tial of success; they must complete of legality to their acts; they have bility that does not exist It is, therefore, of the highest possithe transaction and get in the harvest found it profitable to hire shrewd legal before there is time for the public to pilots to tell them just how far they ble Importance If you find yourself wake up and do any investigating. may go in a given direction without tempted to go Into an Investment, that Consequently, boldness is the big ele- running upon the reefs of the United you learn from the trust company FAMOUS MOUNTAIN RAM AT LAST ment in operations of men of this States post office's fraud order" or mentioned In the literature of the venSLAIN BY A HUNTER. conspiracy" ture exactly what "trust" It has unclass. And, although they may be im- upon the rocks of a These pilots for the dertaken to iierform. If it Is a mensely clever, daring rather than prosecution. really fleets of Investment the chardominant pirates make reliable and established trust com- Seemed to Bear a Charmed Life and be will the cunning a of of the art professional study Waa Long Impervious to Bulpany with a genuine financial standacteristic of their scheme. their craft just outside the ing It will make the limitations of its lets Reward of $150 Offered The length to which the bolder spir- steering line of successful criminal very ciea. u trui wi.i take n its in this class will go almost sur- tion. Take it in the incident prosecufor the Horne. I which passes credibility. Here is an example have related: had these men been Bteclal pains to make you understand, for example, that its only function Spokane, Wash. Old Ironside, for of the tricks to which they will resort prosecuted for falsely using the name in the matter In question and In con- years the undisputed leader of a big in order to create the Impression of of the trust company or for obtaining nection wiih the company concerned, band of mountain sheep in the Tohaving the backing of men or institu- moneys by misrepresentation (the is the technical one of seeing bacco Root range, east of Sjtokane, character: and of tions strength claim that the trust company was act. that apurely certain Issue of bonds Is has gone the way of his forbears and introduction by .social Through Ing as trustee on the Brite ft Fair se- made "In form" when the technical m a result Henry TIdball of Silver friends the local representative of an curities), an able lawyer could have Investment scheme was able to open a made out of the trust to transfer a preliminaries have been complied Star, Mont., nature lover and sportswith and that it does not give an man, has earned a reward of $150, checking account with a banking and package of unknown contents, a very ounce of Its prestige or moral support la addition to becoming the owner of trust company In a big city a com- plausible defense. Again, the mining to the bonds themselves or stand le- a beautiful akin as a trophy of the pany of so high a standing that it is company was able to make valuable bound for a penny of responsi- wild trail. financial of very widely known outside use of the trust company's receipt for gally The ram, which was coal black and bility in connection with them. Ancircles and among people of small the package by having facsimiles of other word of caution: 302 pounds, was known to Whenever weighed was worth means. Its endorsement the receipt printed and distributed see the name of an educator, a every sportsman who ever Invaded ready money" to any enterprise and among solicitors for the stock who you the fact was keenly appreciated by the were canvassing persons not at all pastor or a popular politician or any the range. Many at various times fiscal agents" of the Brite ft Fair familiar with legal documents and other leader having a hold on the sen- tried their luck and risked their lives timent of a used In connec- Is following tlie aqinial, but it was Bonanza company. who, under the statements and argu- tion with ancommunty, Iron-ideInvestment offering, look of little or no purpose, as Old After the opening of his personal ments of the agent, would see in the Into waa ram dubbed as the and until by the it carefully take no step checking account, the fiscal agent lost receipt an acknowledgement that this the person mentioned has been seenied to bear a charmed pursuers, quesno time in cultivating the acquaint great trust company and its millions tioned Hfo. The animal was wary and few directly by you. ance of the trust officer of the bank were behind the securities of the Brite 'can aay they caught it unawares or I know an of the Instance where ing Institution, which did a very large ft Fair Bonanza company. off guard sufficiently to obtain a shot, So far as the writer knows, there poor people of a parish were victim business in the discharge of trusts. land these were disappointed, as the One day the depositor came to this of- has never been a fake Investment con- Ized because the unscrupulous agent j run seenied to be able to shake off ConitOt e vsiahrati had and to hla prospectuses attached ficer and explained that he had a very cern exploited which has not tried to lead as a duck sbeds water, Commander Winslow, assistant chief of the bureau- of navigation, who circulars name the to a of wished he which priest trust popular steal moral support under the name simple little j near took charge of the department after the resignation of Rear Admiral Brown-loTidball the band ram's located of inthat These region. poor victims, Finding it necessary of some "guaranty, trust," or 'securhave executed. and until the appointment of Rear Admiral Pillsbury to the post, Mas !the head of liurlburt canyon during to leave the city for a few days he ities company. In most cases, per- stead of going to the reference, sim- the Christmas holidays and got close not long ago a naval aide at the White House and a year ago commanded conference wished to provide for the delivery of haps, these companies are as thorough ply said: If the father's in It, sura enough to ascertain that Old Iron-- ! the Charleston, which took Secretary Root to the Have-meyea sealed package, containing valuable fakes as the company which they are its all right, and they were relieved tides was still master of the bunch. at Rio Janeiro. He married Dora Havemeyer, daughter of Theodore In Washington. aet naval the' of one of of the ia wealthiest and their counted father name before and whose the man savings supposed to guarantee, and are the papers. to a learned of the use of his name w Mch He made a long detour to get leeward personal description was given. The creatures and creations of the same of the sheep, lest they become was wholly without his knowledge. person to call for the package would men. But so many instances of this alarmed. After several hours passed j amount The solicitors for this swindle bad shallow deception have been shown leave a certified check, in the errr cliffs, acrots gul-- ; scrambling jin to be was to on which placed a bold criminal la banked played of $1,000, up game and prosecutions that ravines he came with-- ! Iks and through of the fiscal agent" little variation has been found desira- their knowledge of human nature to In the credit of the of the lions of those eggs to Great Britain sight sheep. Brite & Fair Bonanza company, whose ble. Instead of owning a fake guar- the effect that most persons will lake ' The black ram was alone Fresh from the Antipodes, 13,000 annually. standing unknown were of a "reference for granted Instead business connections anty concern, the exploiters of the Miles, for the English Table. on - projection of a cliff, with his "The secret of our success." It to the trust officers of the banking fake companies have recently come to using It for the purpose of seeking in- head up, If scenting danger. Tid as is that all th eggs sent over said, formation. a the as better practice to claim There are very few of and trust company. regard it lamdon Smith Australia has Just ure infertile, and, wbnreas fertile eggs ball, behind a screen of rock and Weeks later the trust officer was as- connection with some genuine com lista of men and business or financial scrub plue, with the wind dead in his em barked upon the export of new laid go bad, these, although they-- ' houses named as references in the littonished to receive from an old per- pany doing a general trust business. to England. At the T. on don ofwithin easy a little, never go rotten. This brings us straight to the prac- erature of scaly investment concerns, favor, crept slowly up sonal friend, who was knocking about are collected mostly In the crack of the rifle the fices of tin agent general of that colrange. At the "They ea received la the west, a circular of the Brite ft tical point in the matter: Never go which do not contain some unauthor- nohle animal arose In the air, turned ony there have J tsl of Adelaida, are graded, ized names names of some ' Fait Bonanza company, in which the into an investment until you first find a complete somersault and landed on several tlieiisapd dozens of eggs, j acked ami chilled, but not frozi-n. as out fer yourself, by direct and first- who, if questioned, would have given Its back big trust company was designated several feet below, gave a which have been carefully packed and They will keep forever.' trustee" for the "B. ft F." stocks. hand investigation, what the refer a warning Instead of an endorsement. few spasmodic kirks and died. "A great point about the supply in sent to England and. d spite their As the friend who forwarded the cir- ences" named in the literature or ad (Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.) Tidball was obliged to return to bins journey of 13,000 miles, they that In winter, when eggs are so deyr vertising matter of the company have cular knew something of civilization for a team and wagou Iihvp arrived safely. Experts pro- in London, tlie Australian product can Dirt. nature of the Brite ft Fair enterprise, to say about it, and also how much wi'h which to bring his trophv nut of nounce them to be good In every way be sent over In any quantities and Mrs. Avenoo You Bay be detest the his comments on the folly of the the references themselves amount to. mountains. When weighed the and for all uses, and state that they sold at half the prices of homo new Promoters of wildcat investment en- his wife cordially? bank's accepting such a "trust" had ram tlpjied the scales at 302 pounds, are superior lo any of the conti- laid eggs. And they aro quite as Mrs. De Scusslt Yes, he hates tho Ihe an edge on them. When the matter terprises have used hundreds of names la believed, ever nental eggs, larger, cleaner and good. it ram, largest than was investigated it was found that as references which they had nut the very ground ahe sued for divorce on. killed In the Rockies. better for eating purposes Puck. Giving Advice. ihe whole plot had been carefully con- shadow of right to use calculating Huntsmen In various parts of the From h. Danish or (be ItusKian immos' people dat gives advice." Like cocted and worked up to; that the cir- that persons credulous enough to be defeated port. time to from time northwest, Speaks Many Languages. Ebon, 1 never portends to culars had been printed and put In di- Interested in tLs projioaltion would Maj. A. E. M. Norton, commercial said (.'tii-Ilo attempts to bag Old Irontddes, of-- . Mme. Patti speaks Italian, Spanish, fored own. I Jea' gives It out, o' all Australian take of my south rected envelopes ready for mailing in also be credulous enough to say "these the a standing reward of $150 for representative references will speak well enough for Russian, German, French and Portu- tbs horns will find mo use fob in' his hoi sotnebudy advance of the placing of the government says government, ha Tidball and this 1 has." dan it be mil to trust." and that when the trust off- the enterprise, else their names would guese perfectly, and, of course, hci claimed. before sending long hopes not be given out for this purpose' English Is faultless icer of the solid financial Institution d li-- tii-u- : e itcci-rdin- -e . K 1 tiiK-t-- - lc-ers- How to Sift Sure Things , FAMOUS GEM SOLD te c-- -' - get-awa- I Get Eggs from Australia. j may-shrin- ! b-- s : j the-wildc- . i ' i A t |