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Show THE BEAVER COUNTY WEEKLY PRESS. BEAVER. UTAII Magrtrte's Inherit- ance uroci uiura Profit in Animals Jraincd It (or Incendiary Work. t T- MASy SCHEMES TO DEFRAUD Who Makes a Specialty of Investigating and Prosecuting' Crime Exposes Some ef the Ways in Which Creditors Are DeWith Gang fraudedOrganized Master Mind in Control Operates in Many of Larger Cities. Man Com-merei- al ::k- 7 - Art : I Declaring that the present period of Industrial depression and the great wave of social crime which have been sweeping tbe country have also been accompauled by an Increase of what la commonly called commercial crime, C. D. West, manager of the Investigation and prosecution department National Association of Credit Men, exposed some of the schemes devised to defraud creditors. "While the numerous forms of social crime are well known to the public, the workings of the commercial criminals are not familiar to most persons," said Mr. West. "The latter class deal principally with fraudulent bankruptcies, the mulcting of creditors and often, even, the ruining of honest merchants, as well as the defeating of the working of the. lew. "The man who seeks to defraud the firms with .which- - he is dealing on credit does his work carefully, He secures small loans, paying the bills usually In full, then gradually Increases the amount of his orders ......... I AltKEN probably O. IIAKDIXO the Ik hardest-workin- g iiihii In the ful- of America these duys. He Is the head of the biggest business concern ou earth. And probably hh secretary, George B. Christian, Jr., Is the next busiest. ' Moreover, Mr. Christian Is as Important as he la busy. Keally, you kuow( there are few more Important Jobs In Washington than that of the secretary to the President. Some people go so far as to say that the Pres--1 Ident's secretary Is in reality' a more important olllclal titan any member of the cabinet. They argue that If the executive departments were left without heads they would ruu along , Just about the same, whereas without a secretary a President could not get along at all. This Is the kind of picturesque exaggeration that we Americans like because it iijlghty:War the" truth." reader Anyway, the discriminating will have noted that the press of the country gave Mr. Christian" appointment quite as much space as It did me of the cabinet appointments. Mr. Christian has been with Mr. , Harding quite a long time long enough to have gotten well acquainted .. with his chief and to have proved his own abilities. As secretary to Senator Hording, he had a chance to leant And he won Washington. his spurs during the trying days of the campaign. ' The President's secretary Is the mouthpiece of the President. When he speaks It la ex cathedra. If a conv munlcatlon la to bemade to the public od any subject not so Important aa to require a formal proclamation, It la the secretary who otters It, usually through the medium of the newspa-pw'-.c- v led SI States I J. I Chrmdmit, knwMMf ..PrCtT cipal of preparatory schools for four years. He then entered public life as me secretary of several public officials. When he was fourth assistant postmaster general he was called to do some shorthand work for President Cleveland, who held on. to him and made him executive clerk. President McKInley made htm assistant secretary and then appointed him secretary. President Roosevelt made him hla priv 1 of the main building, with which' It la connected by a terrace. Mr. Wilson, soon after he came to the White House, doubled the size of the business annex, extending It over part of the grouM which Mr. Roosevelt laid out as a tennis court It was thus made far more coommodlpus ; and the President's office, on the south aide, la large and aunny room, with a big bay window that looks toward the Wash, ington monument" His seclusion durEvery letter that reaches the White ing work - hours Is as complete as House, la read and a rule requires could be desired. , ; that to everyone a courteous reply Made a $5,000 Job. shall be made. A dozen clerks attend The secretary to the President was to this business. They even read and answer the letters addiwuxt tn the no more thsn a head clerk in the exPresident's wife; for multitudes ofJ ecutive office up to Cleveland's first strangers write to her also. Private administration. But Cleveland brought letters, "recognised aa such by a sort with him as secretary a remarkable young man named Daniel S. Lamont, of Instinct," alone pass unopened. Ills future) That remains to be told. who had served him In a like capacity In Albany. Lamont was a man of Many of the presidential secretaries natural great ability and gifted with from the White House office graduated extraordinary tact. to fame and riches. The man who happened to hold the Simply "White House." of private secretary to a PresideI'ost I The offVtftl iwalilanna at -- ..v. Is altogether likely to be v tu na- nt-elect tion's chief Is called In tbe lnws the appointed secretary after his chief has President's house, and with this name reached the White House. He premuch of the old silver and china be- sumably enjoys the confidence of the longing to. the establishment la new President, understands his ways marked. When Mr. Roosevelt arrived and policies, Is accustomed to the on the scene be found large stacks handling of his work, and Is person of note-pape- r and letter-pnpt- r stamped ally acquainted with his friends. A with the words "Executive Mansion" helper with this equipment, whose effi a title adopted by Mr. Cleveland, ciency Is proved, cannot easily be re who delighted In big words. "Throw placed out that Junkl" said he to his secreMr. Cleveland was a man who was tary; and, by hla direction, all of the likely to ruffle neop'e's feelings. La stationery was thereafter headed aim-pl- y mont was suave and pleasant-ma"White nouse." tiered; he made things smooth. So Up to Mr. Roosevelt's time the busi- popular did be become with the folk ness offices of tbe White House were on Capitol Hill that they decided to ,.. In the mansion, proper, directly over give him a lift He had been mere the East room, so that visitors cam ly "private secretary," with a modest la at the front door and climbed a flight salary of two thouxand a yenr. They of. stairs to reach them, Across the vreuirvi uy ine onice or sec main corridor on the second floor wa ret try to the President, with pay at placed a screen to shut off the offices the rate of five thousand dollars. The from the private quarters of the Pres Job for the first time was made one ident's family f dignity Z and deceot - emolument. -- Tb arrangement- - was certainly de Cleveland . eM ooe better Sofas along the walls of and made Lamont secretary of war, plorable. the corridor, Into which tbe PresiIncidentally, when Lamouf relindent's own office opened directly, pro- quished his place at the end of the vided seats for persons anxious to flrst Cleveland administration, It was see him or his secretary. The secre-- : with such a reputation that "big bust tary's room adjoined that of the Pres- ness" welcomed blm with oten ident, and on the opposite side of the arms, and within 'a few years he was ' corridor mere rooms for dorks and rated a multimillionaire. !the telegraph room. Kdwln Denby, of the navy, Mr. Rooxevelt tore the manxlon lit-- ; married Marlonsecretary Hart let t Thurler e rally to pieces, spending for the pur-- , daughter of President Cleveland's sec He $555,000, or nearly twice as much retary. She was a member of the money as It originally cowt. As one "White House" kindergacten of Cleve result. 'the former oftli-- quorters In land s tiny the White House are now live IkhI-- ', .George Hruce Cortelyou, after his rooms, and all executive ItUHlrieNs Is itMkge course,, begun life as a nhort-bnm- l ! transacted lu a small aiiuex reporter In New York lu IS8.X couple of huudred feet, to the west Alter two years of this be was prin i . '.1. ' ): ! n ; j ... v i ji f Hi -4 i! 1;VH - nt M weat-eongr- . ! "I" '. '? I it Mi' nue-Ktor- y ; FlsWonderfuIJongue, ! possible time the food It might di cover. FwUst purpose the tongue Is fitted at Its free end with a curious Is ltad-llktnnrilflcfitlnn nt ilia nNlin.r. tongue of the fly - not-trubut a tube, witilmfaelMeruHfrhtdt-lMte- .an expanded end, which the sclent'sis inue oi mose wne nave studied Its 'terra a "llgula Through this llgitio uses. Much discussion ha arisen Irt .'the fly obtains It nourishment . The regard to the reason for this peculiar j fly does not need to get down to Its formation of the fly's tongue, hut It I fond, bet draws It upward by means appears to be generally concetled by of this trunk or proboscis. Nature entomologists that nature has provided 'recognised the Tsct that the Insect these singular ramifications of the Injbad many enemies and that It must strument to assist In quickly taking jllierefurs take up lu the shortest up the drop of sweet or other liquid The ly , e , ate secretary. . . Cortelyou made a most efficient, sec retary. A man of suave and graceful manner and gifted, with exceptional tact, be was a born diplomat It Is aa!d of him that he never refused Someone once anybody anything. v called him "the great American Even tf the person, calling on him was a total stranger, he .would listen politely, write "special" on the person' card and Indicate that the matter should receive Immediate attention, Anyway, Roosevelt liked blm well enough to make him a member of the C. D. West cabinet where he filled three places In. quick succession : Secretary of comuntil the sum reaches a high mark. merce and labor, postmaster general Then la the anticipated time for the and secretary of the treasury. later, fraudulent or other bankruptcy the erstwhile shorthand 'reporter ac- scheme. cepted a Job at $75,000 a year as head "There are a great many ways In of a big company, and today he Is an which these, criminals In operate. Important man In the world of finance. bankruptcy frauds the most common William Loeb. Jr., began his public methods of beating the law are the career as private secretary to Goverconcealment of assets, transfer of nor Roosevelt In 1890. He followed atock with the aid of a false burglary the Roosevelt fortunes and was hl or fire and the dishonest claims of private secretary In Washington 1003-0debts, contracted and paid, usually Roosevelt made him collector of to relatives. the port of New York. Now he Is with 8eek "Master Mind." a big smelting and refining corporation. "Often It Is necessary to contend He liven at Oyster Bay. with an organized gang, operating In Taffs Thrse Secretaries. several cities throughout the country President Taft had three secretarand controlling arson and burglary ies. The flrst to serve In that owelgangs, shippers, receivers, lawyers and ty was Fred Carpenter, who was suc- other. ceeded by Charles D. Norton. Tlie "It Is the "man higher up', the third, Charles D. Hllles, serve.1 a master mind', that we are most conTaft's political manager during his un- cerned In getting. Many of their successful campaign for He workers are merely dupes. was an assistant secretary of "While Investigating a case In before he became Tuft's Peterson. N. J not long ago I became He was chairman of ilie ReInterested In the disappearance of a publican national committee, lor.'-ltt- , dozen satchels used for Xransportlog He h In business In New York. animals and I deeded to trace them. Joseph Patrick Tumulty, President I found' that they bad been shipped Wilson's secretary l a. college uutu to Philadelphia and then to Chester, and a lawyer. He was a nic'mlKr of Penq. To Chester. I went to the home ttie New JersejLjeglslature, jyt)T 10. of the man's whom I found father, and then became secretary to Gover- to be apparently Interested In cats. nor Wilson. President Wilson LP?? jfrt n?JL erch I d ls ed him. Just before the .change,ajumjnr In .adT' ,covere4.ibe .. reason. ..TbeTca ts were minlstrationa, a member of the imer being trained to light lamps and when national Joint coumihtlon between tin-- ' their training was .completed they United States and Canada. Sir. In were sold for $250 each. multy declined the appointment. Ib"Thus when a man wanted a Are is now practicing law. In his store all that wa necessary An Interesting prediction" Is n,,,. wnj for him to purchase one of these sooner or later we shall have a animal and leave It In his store Ident who will appoint a won.,,,.pi,.Hl. with a lighted lamp, then go home his private secretary. I, n ,,,,, and go to bed. assured that while he that It is exactly the Job s ,., lept the cat would knock over the an, because It Involves the lu.h.lhnu light and his shop would be deof an Immense number of stroyed by fire. Women are the grei.t system,,,,,,.,, Clever Incendiary. of detail; In this resert met. , "Some time ago 1 secured an Indict-mecompare with them. For this It Is that nowaday the heads r,,,., of a man from the Kust Side or corporations and other big IhjmI,. " of New York who had on .nt ih. concerns commotily huve women L finest schemes for setting fires that I tarles. iibtv ever rnrvunierel. "He would set a candle In the center ef an ordinary lard bucket, pads the material These narrow top of the cover, around the candle o horny substance that form the with cotton,- - and then around the boacls are curved, and are . onter edge of the ton ..... . . : one another bt a muihrn. . around these posts and at regular ongtie Hhere It comes In comae m.t, intervals wouig luspcnd tittle sacks filled with gasoline on the string, "The- - candle would beat the gas- " Another R.aseit foF ollne and cause a strain, and 'then Smiling It requires." says a scientist when the cotton was Ignited the gasty five muscles of the fare t0 oline would explode with such force frown and only thlrty-thre- e to , that the pieces would he '.blown te our C Cnn" all parts of the noiw and no evidence Transcript. , cettfd be found." prom-lser,"- 0. y. Z'?V fr ot ,, - m ,,. ,;,. LT euer; mm By KATE EDMONDS Vkil, Western Newspaper Union, f When the boarding house servant announced Dirk ManxfleUl. Maggie put aside the letter over which she had been puzzling and went to the door of her hall bedroom. Next moment she was In Dick's arms. ' "Ilelgho I : Same old hall room P said Dick, taking his seat beside her, "Say, Maggie, how would you like to come west with me next Friday 7" "West. Diekr Maggie Durham exclaimed. "West's what .1 . said." pick answered. "I've got a chance to buy a farm In Texas five hundred down and the rest on mortgage. Then we can get married and start out to make a home for ourselves. You know Ma gle, dear," be continued. In a whisper of exultation, "I've got twelve hundred dollars naved now." They had been engaged two year. Maggie earned eighteen dollars a week' as stenographer to Mr. Bnrman, of the great department store, and' Dick twenty ns a clerk In the Iron work And they had been sav corporation. ing ever since they were engaged. 41 mean, M(fgle, ""And wt, dred," Dick volunteered. can start In on that and make our way. Is It all right t" "But Dick. "But Maggie, you know now Mr. Burman's dead you won't have such prospects as you thought. He took a fancy to you, but his head man dis likes you, you told me, and I guess you'll find the future won't be so bright as you hoped. Come, throw It up and let's get ninrrled." She would not give him her decision. She would let him know the next Sun- -. day, she said. Left alone, Maggie pulled out the LetttrjgaJir m& began studying jt: ; ft was from Mr. Burman's lawyer and It hinted at something that she had nev er Imagined In her wildest dreams. And she was to be at the Burman mansion on Madison avenue at aoobt the following day. The next morning, a few minutes be fore the appointed hour. Moggie Durham was shown Into the splendidly furnished drawing room. Mrs. Bur-ma- n was seated In an arm chair, her handkerchief to her eyes, Upon the sofa, side by side, were the Mlssea Burman. The lawyer, nenrj Altetdus, rose nervously out of hi chair to meet her. 'When he presented her the women made only the slightest inclina tion of their heads. "Ahem I Miss Durham, It 1 my duty to give you some very painful in formation," the lawyer began. "Mis Durham," he began, "how Jong have you worked In Mr, Burman's ((g), ed-Toiifafii :Sa)T8Mrs..Biirrin Trom childhood t Buffered 1 from tadlcZ ch trouble.- - said ton, 640 Stanford. Ave, 1 J .'. , , I" -- atorer "Three years," said Maggie. "You began as a cash girl and had a phenomenally rapid rise, I believer Maggie nodded. "Taught myself stenography and worked up," she an swered. "Mis. Durham," said Mr. Altemua, "on going through Mr. Burman' private paper we find that he was er married before." "We hope so." interposed the widow. "And, to be brief, that you are Mr. Burman's daughter. Maggie looked at the lawyer and at the widow and at the prim face of the two girl. "Why didn't he recognize met" she asked. "Because." said the lawyer, "Mr. Burman had a position In life which had to be maintained. And you were the fruit of a mesalliance, a Juvenile Indiscretion. , "I see," said Maggie. So he put the responsibility on my mother. Where is she?" "She died when yon were born. And now the point Is this: Mr. Burman has left you an annual Income of seven thousand dollars,! to be held In trust for you, upon two conditions. First that you sgree to go to a school In Paris which has been selected for you. and to remain there two year. Secondly, that after you have been polished, you will reside with Mr. Burman as her niece, and that no hint of the secret ever passes your Hp, under penalty of forfeiting yonr income. Alv by J.hLw,yjy??r?Ji1 Jthlrd condltlonubut It is too unimportant - to - lay- - much stress upon It. I believe you have considered yourself, engaged to a worthy young man by the name of Mansfield! A mere clerk, 1 think. Of course that episode Is ended now and forever. All that Is now requisite Is that you sign a document which I have here embodying these terms. Here I the psper." He began shuffling among the sheets upon the table. Maggie rose up. ' "Good-byMr. Altemus," she said. She bowed to the widow and her daughters. "EhT snld the lawyer. "Declined with thanks." said Mag- gle. you mink I'd sell Into slavery for the pleasure of mix-In- g with your crowd she demanded. "Why, there Isn't a drop of real blood la your vein,",.-- , .... ejaculated "Mercyl" the widow, fanqlng herself briskly. "Do yo think iL.ngL.Uie-JElei-ii lgned for. certain. Mr . in.. , - - ii,,tnn.w "If she doesn't change her mind." . . -- . murmured tha -- But he-- l.nd to be nolhlng afraid of. wss at that moment telephoning to Dick Mansfield In a public MRS. J. A. BURRINGTC Lot Angeles, Cnllf, "and that's for I'm nosv In my Calif, been i a f slxty-elghar- "I remember when j lvu,i ?. woi .; kept h 1 VrieT diet tt wntcr and milk for weeks ic' betni In constant distress gi years. I suffered terribly fro! and had to be very careful ing I ate. I became so weak isd - I could hardly go about my and was In a miserable" coodii "About two years ago mj k got such splendid resultsMnmli he Insisted on my takiog fcr medicine wasn't but a Utt rlfUHng, roe of my trouble, i me a splendid appetite, ud U, enjoy a good hearty meal, erai I hadn't dare touch before, r. any fear of It troubling ate. j "Then I had the liiflueuta came dreadfully sick and tn my stomach kept in good erdett only took four bottles of ft. build me op again to where h feeling better than at any ttat' remember. ; I have gained i. pounds In weight too, and vffft; express the gratitude TanHtc. I feel I keep Tanlac to tot k all the time now, for I knot Ir medicine that can be depended Tanlac Is sold, by leading dn; Adv. everywhere. Perforating Envelope. Perforation around tbe reta dress of nn envelope enable fc( celver of the letter to use tat r card ns the address for a ntn. ter. By tearing off the pette the name and address of tt e may be token from the envelop pasted on the answering letter. practice, according to Popular les, will Insure correct I addresste; Catarrh Catarrh Is a local disease gretft enued by constitutions! MSOIOXi HAL.VS CATARRH Tonic and Blood Purifier. BT the blood end eulldlne up the HALL'S CATARRH UEDICIM I normal conditions and allows . do Its work. All Drurslat. Circulars V. 3. Cheney Co., Toledo, 01 ' I ff, Frank. frank eveo "Well. he' tactful." "In what wnytV. " "He admits he wants . he can tnuke ; he says If .. t ... , aU tb In tooit ' or himself and hit clali doesn't first and be teret was happier when he dltlat dollar U hi eiame. . L he thlnki rinKiand"'! feeding dally of a million starving trnl Europe. 1 , to 1 children k. . e, mir r lm "'e "Dirk! It s an ITaliA right ' nun Dick. i dear. .... . nrm.Vert! X6"i f at f rrt hr detlclous Uurlcy . a as lobaooo flavor. 1 |