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V 10 THE MORNING O REG ONI AN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1907. FULL CONFESSION IDE BY BRYANT Fallon's Bartender Acted as "Fence" for Gang of Post office Robbers. MAKES CASE A CLEAR ONE Admissions of Bryant Corroborate TurnbuU's Story and Conviction of the Men Under Arrest Seems Certain. "Toots" Bryant,' Tom Fallon's bar tender, who acted the part of disbursing agent for tho robbers, Wane, Smith, Ran king, Anderson, Kelley and others under arrest by the Federal authorities, has confessed. Bryant, after standing out on M-nnduy when taken before Assistant I'nlte'I States District Attorney Cole, 1'mally made up his mind that be did have sotiii iliine to tell, and he told it an yes terday afternoon. Through the confession of Archie Turn bull, ca' iaiii of t?hcmieal Company No. 1. of tlx? Fire Department, the officers were convinced they could land the men now unrii-r arrest in the penitentiary; but now, -with the confession of Bryant to back the first confession up, they are doubly sure of convicting Wane, Ander son, Smith, and Rankin. In addition, they iiavrt bceu able to connect Frank Kelley. who Is serving a term on the r., spile at Kelly Butte, as a member of Alter "Toots" Bryant was tried out in t'.ie weal box" on Monday he was taken l ack to the County Jail and allowed to liiink It over. When grilled, Bryant stoutly denied that he had ever seen or had anything to do -with the gang of rob bers, and no amount of questioning could shake his story. Bryant was not told of the Turnbull confession, but he learned that the fireman had told all; then he be gan to weaken. Even yesterday, when Attorney Cole and Postal Inspectors Riches, Clement and Camp began work on hlnj, lie tried to play the Innocent dodge. It was not until he realized that the authorities had the facts that lie finally made a clean breast of all he knew about the gang and the part he had played as their agent. Can l'rove Five Kobberies. With the confession of Bryant in their possession the Federal authorities have positive proof that the gang is guilty of five different robberies. Frank Kelley, whose police record Is known In cities other than Portland, was taken from the pastime of cracking rock for the city and brought to the County Jail and is now a Federal prisoner. It was through Bryant's confession that Kelley was land ed with the others. The jobs the Federal officers have connected the gang with are the attempted bank robbery, the robbery of C. J. Moss' hardware store at Van couver, Wash., the "job down the river," as Bryant in his confession described it; the robbery at I-a Camas ot a hardware store and postoftice. the St. Johns post ofilce robbery and the shooting of Police man Sorenson and the robberv of the -Sellw'ood postoftice. f rom jtiryani trie omciais also secured other valuable Information. They have recovered all of the stamps but a few dollars' worth. These stamps, together with all of the revolvers that were stolen In the Vancouver robbery and two that were obtained in the I. Camas robbery, are now in the hands of the Government olliciuls. The names of the persons who had bought the stolen stamps were obtained in tho two confessions, and while some of the people turned over the stamps to , Attorney Cole, those who had used them came forward yesterday and paid the Government for the stamps they bad used- At the robbery of the St. Johns postoftice about $2-7 worth of stamps and Borne money was stolen. The authorities have been able to find most of these stamps. About 19 worth was secured by the robbers from the Sellwood job, but so far only a part of the lot has been recovered. Bryant Vsed as Fence. According to the officials, Bryant, like Turnbull, was only used by the robbers as a fence. He. so far as they have luarnod, never took any part in any of the raids. He simply disposed of the loot after each robbery. It seems that Ander son, Wane, Kelley, Rankin and Smith are expert yegg men. They were in the safe blowing: job that took place at Gresham recently and the only reason this job was not successful was because the safe was 8 burglar-proof one and because the yegg men had not provided themselves in ad 1 vance with suiTlcient "soup," as they term the nitroglycerine, to break open the safe. A pathetic part of the Bryant confes sion was the way in which Mrs. Bryant took It when ehe learned that In spite of V.er repeated statements that her hus band was guiltless, he was one of the tang. Her lot has never been an easy one and she moved the hearts of the Kcleral officials when she told her story. Jlrs. Br?ant had twice been before the officials and was closely questioned about her husband's habits and her home was thoroughly searched. She protested her Innocence and welcomed the searching of her little home. Her confidence in "Toots" -was great, and when she learned irhat be had confessed, she broke down and cried as if her heart would break. When admit ted into Attorney Cole's of iice to see. Bryant, she was not aware that he had told all and greeted him with, "You're innocent, ain't you, Toots?" ilrs. Bryant has been an or phan since she was six years old and had, up until four years ago, when she met Bryant, been buffeted about the Xorth end. Bryant Is a man of some education. He taught the girl to read and when the officers searched the house they were surprised to find a li brary of some S00 volumes of good books In the house. Story of IiOot Denied. The story that several wagon loads of stolen property have been removed with in the last two days from the Bryant home is denied by the Federal authori ties. Since the publication of the story, eveial women living near Mrs. Bryant have come to the front and have prom ked Attorney Cole that they will help her. A part of the booty secured at the Pellwood robbery was in pennies. Yes terday It developed that Anderson, known as the "Swede," gave a man known to the authorities 48 pennies. Fif teen of these were paid to an Fast Side saloonkeeper for three beers. This man lent the pennies two days after the Sellwood robbery. Walla Walla Insurance Company. VAI.LA WALLA. Wash., Jan. 31. Announce.me.nt was made today of the incorporation of the Walla Walla Fire Insurance Company, composed entirely of local ncope with a capital stock of $300.- Btm availablo assets of J400.000. The eonijjimy acquired the business of the , WeritiittUta. yire Association, which has $2,SO0,000 worth of business listed In the state. Washington will be thoroughly covered before property is listed In other states. The officers are: C. K. Hollo way, president; J. B. Ransom, vice-president; C. H. Spencer, of Seattle, secretary; O. G. Parker, treasurer; C. K. Hollo way, W. S. Barnett, E. I Smalley, J. E. Ran som and O. G. Parker, trustees. It is to be entirely a local concern. FUNERAL CAPTAIN EMERY Pioneer Postal Clerk Is Laid to Rest at lliverriew Cemetery. Captain Joseph B. Emery, whose funeral occured yesterday, was born October 15, 1828, in Skowhegan, Maine, where his Bis ter, Mrs. Esther Ellen Metcalf, still re sides. Captain Emery went to California via Cape Horn In 1SS3, spent five years in the gold mines and then settled in Oak land, Douglas County, Oregon, where he was Intimately acquainted with- many old pioneers. Including Oovernor Joseph Lane, Judge Deady, Jesse Applegate and others. In 1882 Captain Emery removed to Port land. Or., and became United States pos tal clerk on the Columbia River steam ship mail line from Portland to Astoria. For more than a quarter of a century Captain Emery performed faithful and efficient service, where the records show t IF Jr : I Captain Joseph B. Emery. j that he seldom missed a day, malting his last trip on New Year's day, 1007. On that day he was stricken with the Illness from which he never recovered. For many years Captain Emery made his home at the St. Charles Hotel in this city, but in his last illness he was taken to the home of his nephew, Byron W. Emery, of Gresham, where he received the best of care until his death, January 27. A special car of the O. W. P. left for the funeral at Gresham yesterday. In terment was at Rivervlew Cemetery. Cap- MUNICIPAI, COURT EARNS PROF IT OF $32,644 IX 19 MONTHS. Figures complied by Clerk Frank D. Hennessey, of the Municipal Court, show that institution to be one of the best-paying departments ofs. the city government, an aggre gate ot $37,289 having been collected and turned over to the City Treas urer from July, 1905, to February 1, 1007. Expenses for operating the court were $4645, leaving a net profit of $32,644. January, 1907. has proved the record-breaking month in Judge Cameron's adminis tration, the fines, forfeitures and costs collected aggregating $3200.30. Fines, forfeitures and costs from July 1, 1005, to December 1, 1006, aggregated $10,820.90; from January f 1. 1006, to the close ot December of I the same year, $22,218.50. All the ex- pense attached to the operation of t the court is the salary of $1800 a 1 year for Judge Cameron, $1200 for f Clerk Hennessey, and Incidentals for office work, which, in 1906, amounted t to only. $110- The appropriation 1 voted for the operation of. the Mu nicipal Court for this year is $o680, and already there has been turned Into the City Treasury the sum of $3200.00. tain Emery was unmarried, but leaves numerous nephews, nieces and cousins, among them Byron W. Em fry, of Gresham. Mr. Emery, of Russellville, Mrs. Eva Emery French, of California, and Eva Emery Dye, of Ocegon City. FAVORS THE SICHEL BILL I. X. Fleischner Woilld Abolish De posit by Insurance Companies. I. X. Fleischner disagrees with ex State Treasurer Moore and others who are fighting Senator Sichel's bill to repeal the law requiring Insurance companies to deposit $50,000 with the State Treasurer. Mr. Fleischner de clares that at present It Is difficult for large companies to place their insur ance. Ho said yesterday: "In the matter of the proposed change In the insurance law of this state, discontinuing the $50,000 deposit required of foreign insurance compa nies, I may say that my views coincide with the recommendation of the Cham ber of Commerce as set forward in the article appearing In The Oregonlan of January 30. "Referring to the remarks of ex State Treasurer C. S. Moore, as to in surance placed by merchants and man ufacturers and others In companies not represented in Oregon, I would re spectfully differ from him as to the il legality of such Insurance; certainly with the limited number of companies now doing business In this state owing to the requirement of the deposit law it is impossible for many of the largest concerns. to obtain sufficient indemnity without obtaining outside insurance. "Since the San Francisco disaster all the companies . have cut down their lines because of the impossibility of their obtaining reinsurance such as they formerly had no difficulty in plac ing, and without availing themselves of insurance obtained outside of the state many concerns would be obliged to leave .their property only partially covered. "It -would certainly seem that the proposed requirement admitting only such companies as are approved by the Insurance Commissioner of New York or Massachusetts should be quite suffi cient guarantee against the admission of wildcat companies to this state," Watchman. Arrested. A. B. Slade, -watchman on a steamboat, was arrested at Fifth and Burnside streets late last night for carrying a con cealed weapon, and was lodged In the City Jail. Wednesday night he was as saulted by an unknown man, and he pur chased the weapon he had with him to "get even" if he should see his assailant last night. Cold comfort poor tea and coffee. Try Schilling's Beat. PLAYS WITH GUN , AND SHOOTS SELF Six-Year-Old Boy Is Probably Fatally Wounded in a Squalid Dwelling. WEAPON KEPT BY MOTHER Child's Playmate Says Manford Cor nelins Took Revolver From Shelf and Pulled Trigger Po lice Will Investigate. Manford Lee Cornelius, 6 years old, was fatally shot while at play in the filthy habitation of the poverty-stricken family at 762 Vaughn street, at 6 o'clock yester day afternoon. The bullet that pierced the boy's forehead, tore through his brain and emerged at the back of the head, was placed in a revolver Wednes day night by the boy's mother, when she believed the house was being attacked by burglars. It was the only cartridge in the weapon, with which the child's two brothers say he was playing. The police are undecided as to how the tragedy oc curred, and have suspicions that it was the result of carelessness on the part of one of the other lads. , Detective Sergeant Baty and Policemen Keller and Parker went to the Cornelius house In response to a call received by Captain Slover at headquarters. They found three boys, aged 6, 10 and 18 years, within the wretched hdVel. Poor little Manford lay stretched upon the floor. Charlie was weeping in a corner of the room and Lester, aged 15, was busying himself in an effort to be useful In re lieving the sufferings of his Wounded bro ther. Dr. A. O. Thornton was present, and had done all that could be done temporarily, and immediately upon the arrival of the police with a patrol wagon, the unconscious boy was lifted in the arms of an officer, who held him until the Good Samaritan. Hospital was reached, and then tenderly bore him to the operating-room. Lad Will Probably Iie. From the nature of the wound. Dr. Thornton at once gave It as his opinion that the boy could not survive, but an operation was performed and surgical skill applied to save the young life. The bullet was fired from a GS-caliber revolver of a cheap make, secured by the lad's father, now dead, at an auction sale in South Bond. Wash., when he was a night officer on the police force of that town. The widow kept the weapon about the house for protection, but never had loaded it until Wednesday night, when she feared burglars were trying to enter. She then placed one eartridge in a cham- her, laid It upon a shelf, and when leaving the house for work yesterday morning forgot to put it out of reach of the children. The tragedy has had no equal in pathe tic details in Portland within recent months, and the police pronounce It one of the saddest ever occurring here. De tective Sergeant Baty is loth to believe that the boy shot himself while playing with the revolver, but Is inclined to think that one of his brothers was playing with the weapon and pointed it at Manford's head when it was accidentally discharged. Further investigation will be made to de termine the cause of the accident. Says Brother Shot Himself. Charlie Cornelius, aged 10 years, related his version of the shooting by saying that his little brother was playing with the revolver, pointed it at his own head and pulled the trigger, the bullet entering the forehead. Lester, aged 16, said that Man ford took the weapon from its position on the shelf three times in succession and that he took itaway and put it back. He says that Manford got it the fourth time, and shot himself before it could be taken from him. People hurrying past the house and those living within a stone's throw little knew that a grim tragedy had taken place, and not until the alarm was spread by Charlie Cornelius did it become known. He notified a grocer living next door, who called Dr. Thornton and the police. Chinatown, .with all its pqualor, WTetched dens and unsanitary conditions does not afford a more shocking scene than that which greeted the eyes of the police, when they reached the hovel in which for three months Mrs. Cornelius, four sons and a baby daughter, have lived since the death of the husband and father. Most desperate has been the woman's fight to keep the gaunt wolf of hunger from the door and when the place was searched for food, not a bite of anything could be found. Mother In Dire Straits. Forced to leave her sons at home during the day while she engaged In housework the mother was absent yesterday while that the child was still alive, but that his recovery was extremely unlikely. TWO GIVEN SHORT SHRIFT Bunco Artists Glad, to Ieave When Taken to Station. Two of the cleverest bunco artists in the country arrived in Portland late Wednesday evening, and at the request of Captain of Police Moore and Acting Detective Price, left on the. afternoon train for Seattle yesterday. The men are Andy Brown and George Moore, both of whom furnish decorations for the various police art galleries in different parts of the United States, and who admitted to the officers that they had come to Port land on a "big lay" and were only too anxious to get out of town when in formed that the local officials were fa miliar with their methods. Brown admitted that he and his part ner had trailed a man named McNeeley from Illinois to the Pacific Coast in order to secure his money, of which the an ticipated victim was said to possess a goodly amount, secured from the recent sale of a ranch at his former Eastern home. Brown stated that he had lost track of McNeeley during the snow block ade near the Cascades and that he was WIDOW OF OREGOJT PIONEER TASSE8 AWAY IN MISSOURI. i ' j h . f " Si g. if ttn t i A, . 41 ii'M Mrs. Martha Mauzey. Mrs. Martha Mauzey, for many years a resident of Washington County, Oregon, wife of the late Wil liam Mauzey, one of Oregon's earliest pioneers, died January 6 at the home of Robert L. Mauzey, of Fremont, Mo., where she was visiting. Her daughters. Mrs. Lee Smith and Mrs. William Beag-!e. are residents of Portland, and another daughter, Mrs. J. A. Imbrie, lives In Hillsboro, Or. looking for the man when accosted by the local officers at the depot. "I don't like the looks of the inside there," said Brown to Captain Moore, when being booked at the station. "Well, suppose we give you an oppor tunity of taking yourself and partner to other parts?" replied 'the captain. "Oh! We'll duck quick enough if you don't detain us." was his reply. Captain Moore then ordered Detective Price to escort the two gentry to the de pot and see that they took the first train out. Both men wore diamonds and were dressed In the height of fashion and are rated as among the 'cleverest' crooks and bunco men in the country, and the local police believe they are well rid of them. "You fellows seem to have us pegged pretty well," shouted Brown as he was boarding the train, "and I reckon we won't come back." SAVES PARENTS FROM FIRE O. S. Hcndee Rescues Father and Mother, but Latter May Die. The burning out of wires connecting with an electric vibrator in the home of D. H. Hondee, at 456 Fifth street about S:30 o'clock yesterday morning, came near destroying the home and costing the lives of Hendee and his aged wife. The prompt arrival of O. S. Hendee, son of the couple. was all that saved them from immediate death in the flames. As he rushed into the house filled with smoke the young man found his mother gasping for breath near a window, and promptly carried her to a place of safety, and rushing back into the dwelling found his father and took him to the house of a neighbor. Both aged people were reported as in a precarious condition late last night as the result of having inhaled smoke. The condition of Mrs. Hendee Is especially critical and the attending physician. Dr. J. Allen Gilbert, states that her chances of recovery are exceedingly small. Her age is the principal factor .opposing her recovery, for the shock and the inliala tion of the smoke tend to weaken her vitality. After rescuing his parents young Hen dee returned to the house and commenced PRINEVILLE MAN IS BURNED TO DEATH t v A I ::'.,.S.:r-?H.! Leander Dillon. PJtlNEVILLE. Jan. 31. tSpecial.) Leander Dillon, who was burned to death early In the morning of January 27 while asleep in the cov ered wagon which he used for a sleeping place, was a California pio neer of '53. Born In 1S43 at Quincy. 111., at the age of 10 he started with his parents on the long ride across the continent to the xod fields of California. They settled finally at Tulare, in the lcinlty of which city four surviving brothers and three sisters yet live. In 1SCT Mr. Dillon married Miss Lenora Hilllard. and 18 years later, in 18S5, the family came to Oregon, settling on what Is now known as the Dillon place, on the Desctnte.f eight miles south of Bend. He aft . erward came to Prlnevllle, where he accumulated considerable property . and permanently located. Like most of the pioneers, he waa ever ready to help a friend for the asking, and finally lost considerable money In this manner. Leander Dillon had 12 children, of whom nine survive him. They are: Mrs. Vira Cyrus, Mrs. John Breed ing, Mrs. B. F. Wllhoit. Mrs. Peter Lehrman. Misses Aleatha Alta and Lavell, and- Lawrence and Orval Dillon, all of Prlnevllle. the boys, with no one to watch them, evidently took down the revolver and played with it until the fatal shot was fired. Ralph Cornelius, who works at the Washington Creamery, was notified by telephone and sped on a wheel to where his mother was working to tell her. She went directly to the hospital, carrying her infant daughter. Today the attention of the city health officer will be called to the unsanitary condition of the Cornelius home, and the police Ft ate that some means must be taken at once to provide food, clothing and comfortable quarters for the family. V. Late last night Dr. Thornton stated fighting the flames, while one of the neighbors notified the Fire Department. The firemen soon responded and extin guished the blaze before a great amount of damage was done to the premises. The house was soon restored to order and the Injured persons placed In com fortable quarters; they were attended nearly all day by the physician. Kusso-Gcrman Royal Marriage. LONDON, Jan. 31. A St. Petersburg dis patch to the Times says it is known in court circles that there are prospects of a matrimonial union between the Im perial families of Germany and Russia, WORLD-FAMOUS HUMORIST'S AND WRITER'S BEST WORK In The Sunday Oregonian What a chance for Mr. Dooley the Swettenham incident is? and the Irish philosopher grasps it. He tells Hennessy how the Ad miral hastened to Kingston to aid the sufferers, and with what "courteous cordiality" he was received by Governor Swetten ham. Imagine with what gusto Mr. Dooley presents the first "in side" report of what was said and done at the famous meeting between Sir Aleck and the Amer ican Admiral. Mr. Dooley's is the last word upon this interna tional joke. Other entertaining features of the Sunday Oregonian are George Ade's "Old Stories Revised," Professor Frederick Starr's "The Truth About the Congo," Frederic Haskin's illuminating Letters on Amer ican Life all brilliant writers whose contributions make the Magazine Sec tion notable. ! And the Color Pages: "made in Oregon," and dealing with Oregon life, Or egon scenes, they serve to convey to the reader abroad the most pleasant impression of the state's varied beau-, ties and activities. Next Sunday a full page is printed in colors with "Ore gon's Big Eed Apples" as the subject. But we must not forget "The Roosevelt Bears Abroad," also print ed in colors. The series begins Sun day an important announcement for the children. - , Teddy B. and Teddy G. are now off on another sight-seeing expedition, this time across the Atlantic. Their visits to the Crowned Heads, their call on the Sphinx, and dozens of other interesting happenings are told in Jolly Jingle and illustrated with amusing pictures. MR. DOOJJiV IM'ORAU.N'U HKXSKSSY OF THE SWKTTKNHAM INCIDENT. THE TEDDY BEARS CROSSING THE ATLANTIC. Judge Kelso Ties His Maiden Knot And Mllwaukle Justice of the Peace t'omrs 'WKbin An Are of Putting Double Harness on Innocent By-standera. JUDGE JOHN R. KELSO, of the Jus tice of the Peace Court of Milwau kie, was called on for the first time to perform a marriage ceremony yester day. It was the shortest ceremony on record in the county and Judge Kelso came within a hair's breadth of marry ing tho Postmaster to his clerk, be was so frustrated. The couple wedded were V. W. Lehman and Miss Ethel E. Fields, of Mollala. Not having an office Judge Kelso took the couple to the Postofflce and secured permission from Postmaster Ballard to perform the ceremony there. Mr. Ballard and his clerk, a charming young woman, were the witnesses. Judge Kelso first ordered Postmaster Ballard an,l his clerk to "Jine" their bands, but quickly corrected bis mistake and gave the same order to the right couple. "Join your right hands," he commanded. They joined. "Now," said Judge Kelso to the bride, "do you take this man whose hand you are holding to be your hus band?" "I do," was tbe answer. He then propounded the same question to the bridegroom, and got the same an swer. "All right." said the Judge, "I pro nounce you man and wife." "Is that all?" anxiously inquired the bridegroom. "Oil, yes, you are married as tight as if I had stretched out the ceremony for half an hour." assured the magistrate, and the happy couple took their departure. BONDING PROJECT WRONG May Please Taxdodgers, But Won't Help Water Question. PORTLAND, Jan. SI (To the Editor.) In writing on the much discussed water question, Mr. Perkins seems to think that by bonding the city for ,000,000 the problem will be solved. While he may bo apt at figures, he has gone astray on the tax problem. Bonding the city does not make the vacant property pay any of the taxes for putting in new mains, but does increase the taxes of the one who is trying to build a home. Mr. Perkins says there are 20,000 tax payers, but he does not say how many tax-dodgers there are. Now, if the va cant property were taxed according to the price asked for it by the owner, it would net about $396,000 which could be used In extending water mains. As water mains in any street increase the value of vacant abutting property, let the vacant property adjacent thereto pay Its share of taxes for laying said water mains. In addition to the city and county tax, assess the abutting va cant property for enough to pay 6 per cent interest on money invested for lay ing mains in front of said vacant prop erty. It was not intended to put in water mains on the same principle as sewers, for that would be unjust. As the improved property has paid for laying the water mains already put In, it is no more than fair that the vacant property stand Its share of the burden. There is vacant property In this city that is taxed at from $30 to $60 per lot. and said property cannot be bought for less than from $300 to $1000 per lot. Now, ! If we are to have just taxation, the vacant property must be taxed to its full valuation, the same as improved property. Bonding the city may please the tax-dodger, but not so the bona tide honest taxpayer, who pays the burden of the taxes and always has. Free water Is free only to the landlord, as the renter will have to pay for it in Increased rents. The meter system seems to be the most just and reason able solution of the distribution of water. GEO. E. CRUMP. "HT. Ruhr" Dora n't Talk Art. WINDOM. Wash., Jan. 29. (To the Edi tor.) In last Sunday's Oregonian I read: "The Omaha Judge who finds the works of Rubens, Dyke and otner masters 'In decent' presents a curious subject for speculation. Where did he go to school to acquire Ideas so debased?" etc. I suppose the writer of the editorial re ferred to Is a married man with children. Suppose he desires a picture of his wife painted by one of these great masters of art? He places his wife nude In a room alone with the painter. After a while the great artist finishes his work. The owner of such picture has it framed and placed in bis home, where his children can gaze on It daily. "To the pure lr. mind there is nothing impure." Suppose again this editorial writer gav a great ball in his parlors. The weather Is warm. He invites everyone to corns without clothes. As Byron said, "On with the dance." Not a man or woman has on a stitch of clothing. To the healthy minded human being there is nothing ab horrent in this. I imagine those dancers would look sweet waltzing. The Ore gonian Is a very nice little county paper. We read It every day. RUBENS. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby I Cutting Teeth Be aura and use that old and well-tried rem edy. Mrs. Wlnilow'l Soothing Byrup, far children teething. It eoothee the child, oftene the gume. allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea, THE MODERN TRUST CO. Our thorough equipment for handling trust businpss in aTi its manifold forms, and our reasonable charges for such services, are attracting to us a large volume of this class of patronage. The corporate organization, having a permanent existence, is in every sense superior to the individual trustee. This is universally recognized in the East, where the volume of transactions is much greater. It is being recognized here more from day to day. If you are buying or selling real property we can assist 3ou. If you wish to make special provisions respecting it, whether through bequest, division or , otherwise, our Com pany can serve you to your profit. We do a general banking business, lend money, effect col lections, sell exchange, and in our Savings Department pay interest on Savings Deposits and Time Certificates, and issue our special certificates for deposits made for an in definite period. Briefly stated, we are prepared to handle any a.nd all substantial and legitimate trust business that may be offered to us, and to extend to our customers our general banking facilities. You can consult us freely upon any matter pertaining to your affairs. Merchants Investment and Trust Company 247 WASHINGTON STREET Capital fully paid $150,000.00. J. FRANK WATSON, Pres. R. L. DURHAM, Vicl-Pres. W. II.. FEAR, Sec. S. C. CATCHING, Asst. Sec. O. W. T. MUELLHAUPT, Ca-shier. L