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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-02-16
FROM STOKEHOLE TO y.
DIRECTOR OF POLICE
Unparalleled Record Made by bob" McKenty Of
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia.

From stokehole in the gas works
to place in the mayors cabinet.
Once a policeman, at an humble
salary of S2.3S per day, now head of
the same force, having full charge of
5000 men, and enjoying a salary OF
$4,000 year.
This little summary Of the high
spots in the life of Robert j. McKenty,
just appointed director of public safe
ty in Philadelphia, is a new and most
thrilling illustration of the opportuni-
ties OF American municipal life.
Mr. McKenty is no politician, he
had no backing for the place save his
good record, and when Mayor Weave"
named him as successor to Col. Shell
don Potter on the latters resignation,
the most surprised man Of many sur
prised Philadelphians was Mr.. Nc
Kenty himself
Everybody calls him Bob in Phil
adelphia, his solperiors as we'll as his
underlings, and Bob they will keep
on calling him in spite Of his recent
cle;ation and the enforced dignity OF
his position.
No other policeman in any big
American city ever before went to the
top of his department..
Certainly Director McKenty ought
to know the police business. He
has spent the greater part of his forty
seven years of life in it.
His parents were poor, and the fu-
ture director was only twelve years
old when he had to start out to make
his own living No work was too hard
for him. He acted as stoEer in the
gas works and drove a team. This
hard life had the effect of developing
a naturally sturdy physique to the
powerful muscularity that has stood
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-02-16

excellent surface indications in the
Nevada mountains and staked his
claim. The prospects were so good
that Mr.. George, his brother and his
brother-in-law took three adjoining
claims. The old grizzled miner work.
ed away all winter on the funds sup
piled him by Mr.. George. His devel-
opments were encouraging but did not
pan out large quantities of the yellow
metal
A short time since another old min
er in hard luck came past the first
miners claim carrying his kit of tools
with him. Mr. Georges friend was
naturally lonesome and invited the
stranger to take a claim. After look
ing over the situation this stranger de.
cided to do SO. An evening or two
later the two miners sat on ledge OF
rock talking when badger came into
sight. The miners gave chase and the
badger ran into hole on the strang
er's claim.
They went to work with their picks
and soon dug the badger out, and in 50
doing they made remarkable dis
covery. His bed in the bottom of tho
hole was made on big chunk of the
very richest of gold ore. The gold in
the stone on which he lay was worth
$4,000. In this way they discovered
a rich vein of gold-bearing quartz
which runs through both their mines
as we'll as those belonging to Mr..
George, his brother and the brother-in.
law. Mr.. Georges trip to Nevada is
for the purpose Of fully Investigating
his new gold mine
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him in such good stead during all the
years of danger he experienced as po-
liceman, detective and superintendent
of Philadelphia's leading penal insti-
tuition in which are kept one thousand
desperate criminals.
In 1884 he was made a sub-police-
man by Mayor Smith, and so excellent
was his record that in a short time he
was promoted to the regular force.
It did not take the Philadelphia po-
lice authorities long to discover that
in the quiet, blue-eyed little man they
hau a born dotector Of criminality,
and he was raised to the place of spe-
cial officer
When the late William S. Stokley
was made director Of public safety he
picked McKenty to be his especial
detective, and he was entrusted with
all the most dangerous and exacting
work.
Mayor Stuart made him detective
scrgeant.
During his term as detective in con-
necticn with his partner, Capt. James
l. Donaghy, now chief of detectives in
Philadelphia, McKenty was instri!-
mental in running out the Roy Wilson
White murder, the DanZ-Hossey p',!s-
cners, and famous Lambert murder
in Camden, and the apprehension and
capture of band of burglars in Bucks
county. Pa, to which work he and
his partner were assigned at the spe-
cial request of Judge Yerkes.
In the latter case McKenty and his
partner at great risk captured four
men who were given long terms.
When Mayor Weaver was district
attorney he selected McKenty and
Donaehy to collect evidence in the
case OF four school directors accused
Of macing school teachers Of large
sums of money to get them POSITIONS
The accused men had political influ-
ence, and the detectives could have
realized a large sum for letting them
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mo One Came Near Me for Hours"
coloring; but the floor was entirely
covered by magnificent Persian car
pet, which must have cost hundreds
of pounds.
Mrs. Mills noticed my admiration
ut must have been very expen-
sive," I remarked
"Oh, yes; it is partly made Of silk
1t was present" She paused for a
moment, and stared at me in her odd
way, and then continued, II wonder
If you would like to hear how
got it,"
Eyes, very much indeed" I an
swered.
well, it is the story of my life.''
Here she paused, whilst the rain pat
tered mournfully.
"You must know" she began-'in-
deed you do know-that I am coun-
try-born. I was reared and educated
at kiddirpore school, near Calcutta
My mother was native lady of good
blood. She ran away with my father,
an officer in the army. His name was
Montford. l never saw either of
them; they died when I was too young
to remember, and, as far as I'm aware,
I've no relations.
when I was about seventeen was
married to Mills, an engineer on the
railway. He was clever young man
very hard working-and very fond
of me, and I lived in Ca1cutta-oh, so
happily!-for six years. He was
drowned in the Hoogly on just such
an afternoon as this might be. He
left me widow of three-and-twenty,
with two children, and I had to cast
about to earn their bread and mine.
Jim was a create favorite, and as
had some interest got q post-a curl
Gus one, you'll say was appointed
to visit .Zenanas, and ascertain that
the government pensioners were alive
to- draw their pay, and. not having it
made over to substitutes, after their
DEATH"
"How could that be?" inquired.
"Ill try and explain. You see, after
the mutiny the English government
took the King of Delhi and sent him
away to Burmah. There were all his
family. to be provided for, hundreds of
retainers and relations, penniless and
beggared, and to all these, the govern.
ment granted a pension, paid
monthly. Regarding the men it
was simple; they applied person:
ally for. payment. They could
be seen. Not: so the women,
above all the princesses Of the royal
house and their pensions were large.
It would be easy to say a princess was
alive and: draw her income, when no
outsider ever saw her face --and She
might be dead for years. There had
been aa good deal of mismanagement
land cheating among great and small
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-02-16
The Begun1's
Carpet
BY Mrs. M. b. Croker
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowlea)


Mrs. Mills was a mystery to the
cantonment. There had never been
a time to my knowledge when Beet
apore had not been distinguished by
the presence Of this benevolent elder
ly woman.
She never offered or accepted hos
pitality, never paid or received calls,
and lived alone on the bank of the
river, in little bungalow just out of
the cantonment, whose bright red roof
made picturesque feature, amidst
it's great garden of bananas, and beau
tltul, fragrant orange trees.
1t happened, one evening in the
rains, that my sister and I---deluded
by the promise of a lovely afternoon
set out for walk. We were over
taken on our way home by a terrible
thunderstorm.
Let us run into Mrs. Mills for
SHELTER I cried. She can't refuse
to allow us to stand on her veranda"
"Oh, II it were anywhere else!'
said Clssie, whose face was CHASTITY.
She was a desperate coward in thun-
derstorms.
"See, there she is. And she is
reckoning to u.s." And I opened the
gate with alacrity: for l had deserted
the tall figure with an umbrella over
her head
"You are just in time said Mrs.
Mills (as if our appearance were an
everyday affair.". Come in; come
in" Cordially motioning us towards
the sitting room.
We accepted the invitation prompt
ly. What I beheld filled ME with
establishment The furniture was of
the plainest and cheapest bamboo,
the bare walls were washed with blue
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-02-16

Nine-tenths of the pioneers of that
section of Kansas-and there weren't
very many at that-had literally moth
ing but team and a few household
goods that they hauled: from the East
in a single wagon. OF course, there
were no buffalo: for: this was in the
late ,'70s, but their bones strewed the
plans, and these bones were the only
thing that had a commercial value
and. they were utilized. They were
hauled in, great. wagon loads to- the
nearest railway i often. from sixty =to
one hundred miles away s and zsold =4. q.
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The Poverty of
Lady z Isabel
BY Mrs. Neish
(Col wright, by Joseph 3. Bowles.)

Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Lady Isabel is one of those essen
italy feminine looking women who ap-
peal to you by reason of their obvious
and inimitable helplessness.
l use the word "inimitable," since
the helplessness is merely a carefully
acquired attribute. the result of much
painstaking and innate art.
J: was busy writing letters when
Lady Isabel called me into her room
and asked me if I could come out with
her at once and do some shopping.
DO come, DEAR" she pleaded, cts
your duty to your hostess; besides,
I'm going to, walk-it's so good for
ones skin to walk out Of doors-and
1 simply detest going about by my
SELF"
This was only natural; she was so
fair and youthful, and so utterly and
childishly dependent, that I almost
wondered how she dared cross the
road alone. :
AREN'T you taking Babs?" I asked;
"she dearly loves walk with u.s.
Isabel regretfully dismissed the idea
OF bringing her little girl. mo! poor
Babs hasn't anything fit to go out
with me in. Nurse makes her out
door coats so abominably." She
glanced unconsciously at her own ele-
CANT garment. But I shall take Min
to; he wants new coat, and I am 60
ing to get him some of those boots l
hear they keep at Purlam's.'
Really" said; "but do dogs wear
boots, Isabel?"
"Oh, don't know she replied,
easily. mo, I suppose not, but he
must have them; he needn't wear
them, of course-but they are so
cheap. Poor Minto!" she added, ir-
relevantly.
And poor Babs," !. murmured under
my breath.
She caught the words. Eyes, I do
wish I could afford some nice things
for Babs instead of the awful clothes
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~~NS
glish than l.
"'Yea, and since all is known, will
tell the truth. My daughter, now
dead, had no children, though she
wearied the shrines with her prayers.
At last a child was born-only girl.
Nevertheless, she was happy; but, be-
hold, in a moon it died, and she was
as one distraught> Therefore I sent
messengers, and found babe like
pearl, and put it in her arms, and she
nursed and loved it as her own It
was the child of q soldier gone to the
war, the mother dead. She, the Prin-
cess Motee, hath no knowledge of this
She believes herself to be of my race
Knowing how stern and foolish are the
pension rules hid her, for love her
as mine own. Nay, she is my own
sucked at my daughters breast.
When thou tellest the tale, be wise.
Speak not of, the white woman with
yellow hair; but say, Go! there was a
mistake, and there will be no claim"
otherwise the Sircar will be- wroth
with me, and I lose my: pension. If
thou wilt hold thy peace / will send
thee the richest carpet in India, as a
reward, not a bride. 1: desire but
peace, and DEATH =
""The Begun kept her word, and
sent me the carpet. The government
gave me a. pension Of 200. rupees a
month, and here I spend the flag end
Of my life. There now, the rain has
Estnpped. sent 5oversfo your carriage
and here. it com So, 81
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nurse makes for her. It's hateful be-
ing poor, Marjorie,' she added.
She fixed an expensive picture hat
on her head as she spoke, and took a
pair of long white gloves from her
drawer. They, were lined with blue,
and I ventured' to admire them
Eyes; aren't they NICE" she said,
as she handed me one to see. II had
six pairs made to order the other
day."
Isabel's first visit was to a large
automobile firm, where she inter-
viewed the manager. She said she
wished to see two motor cars, one for
friend, a countess, for whom she had
offered to choose a car, and the other
for her brother-in-law, who was in
Egypt at present, but who wished his
car to be built while he was away, so
that it might be ready for the bride
he was bringing home.
'"Iady r will, of course, come
and choose hers herself, and I am only
looking at it for her, as I know so ex-
actly the kind of thing she wants..
The man bowed and said he hoped
to please her ladyship, and thought
he had the exact car she would re-
quire; and he: begged us to step for
moment *:this way"
When all was arranged we turned
to 60. >0%@:'
ooh. by the way" said Lady Isabel,
the .helplessness becoming exceedingly
apparent, :"What will my commission
be?". 80 Z,
|: The manager did not move a muscle
OF his face: I'VE are not in the habit
OF paying commission to private Ia
dies he said quietly. 49,.
+ oh, we'll, Of course there are other
places where one can buy motor cars
said Lady. Isabel, looking pathetically
tirst at me and then at a small ad-
.dress-book in her. hand.
III yop will kindly wait moment,
yo1r' ladyship, will ask the senior
partner to come. and speak to you,'
replied the: manager, and pulled for
ward two chairs for our use as: he
spoke: = -.
- y - - ~. :>.s~
Fancy their giving you so much
as all that, Isabel I Said, as we
emerged once more into the noisy
|str'eet:: Didn't it makez you feel very
uncomfortable what he said, 11.@5;%I
mean q ! & !s+!;.= ,:I ss
.aUl AZ 6 ble?''4l5 she Ii echoed il il
fmIaze ll9! course not why
snQuid t ?s1 reater other
lS1of sme to e:s; hem:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-02-16
MINE FOUND BY A BADGER.

Prospectors Digging Him Out Discov
cred Rich Claim.
N. H. George, Santa Fee yardmaster,
has taken a layoff of three weeks and
gone to Nevada to develop gold min
ing claim which he has there, says the
Wellington Mail. There is quite a
story back of his going.
Mr.. George grubstaked an old min
er who had struck a streak of bad
luck This miner finally found some
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-02-16
"BONE AGE" ON THE PRAiRlES.

How Many Settlers Lived While Get
ting Their Claims.
The pioneers Of Kansas will never
forget the buffalo bone age" When
central and southwestern Kansas were
settled the prairie was strewn with
buffalo bones. Those were hard
times in Kansas, aQd the gathering Of
these bones enabled the early settlers
to liye while they were getting their
claims broken out I'd the producfnlg E
of cloDs. yS4l3 !a5}5 s 3*tf|
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The horses were the more valuable.
and they went first, but the rest OF, the
skeleton soon followed. j. There were
no fortunes made by these early bone
hunters, for a large load Of buffalo
bones brought only from IS to So at
the railroad towns, but the proceeds
from a load enabled the settler to buy
a little -four, coffee: and occasionally
meat and lumber. ;.t, : s. II **=:* =, :.
NJ CT does not follow that YOU zare help,
Ing men 5toi heaven because you: are IN
|Ssisting;S that#they keep tep5' NH h you q
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IA Remembe his.
M: Saving comes too late when You get
the ut --Sene
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20

agreed to report to Scott. but that he
was living to him, never intending tic
make reports to him. The defense
also tried to show that because he
stood in with the other side Orchard
was never molested by the militia in
Cripple Creek during the strike. Or
chard admitted that Scott had told
him If the militia interfered win
him he was TO send for him and that
the militia never did interfere with
him or search his house.
Defense Dircrediting Orchards Story
| The defense endeavored in various
/ WAYS to throw the shadow OF doubt
and improbability around the whole
! Vindicator story and the alleged con
nection of W. F. Davis and William
Easterly with the affair and the cir
cumstances under which Orchard tes'
| tilted he met Meyer and Haywood ano
was paid for the commission OF the
crime. and to- discredit Orchard
story that he was sent back to Grip
pie Creek with unlimited credit and
orders to commit any act of violence
that he cared to. They confronted
Orchard with Easterly and Owney
Barnes and paved the way for the con
tradiction by them of the story told
by Orchard and several times during
the day paved the way for controvert
ing his testimony on material points
Orchard stood the strain and test very
we'll and held tenaciously to the story
he had previously related.
Suddenly toward the close Of the
day the defense took up the trip Or
chard made to southern Colorado with
Meyer In the early part OF 1904 ant
showed that Meyer feared to &c
south unguarded because mine own
ers' official thugs" had beaten up in
nocent union men and had sent To-
Orchard TO aid in protecting him
II was agreed that they should carr,
cutoff shotguns and sit in the cente
OF the railway car, so that II they wer,
attacked they could defend them
selves. Attorney Richardson, II
questioning the witness. made ii yer,
clear that this had been perfect,
straight proposition. free from an,
fake"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
o..A..a 1raitor 70 Both sldes.


uotse tda-counsel for william u
tIaruood continued their attack Oh
the Testimony Of Harry Orchard d.
hoth sessions Of the trial on fridaS
and cenfered their strongest assam
an the events beginning with the eA
rlceiop in the indicator mine anu
and,,g with the earlier meetings De
,v,se, The witness and the leaders o.
tho federation in Denver. To the e1
tent that traffic with the other sioe
in the war OF labor and capitai IL
Colorado was discreditable, they sue
ceeded in discrediting the witness
Taking up the admission that vi
chard made In direct examination
that he mad been treacherous TO MI
comrades In Cripple Creek by uppihe
off a train.wrecking plot, they de
veloned the fact that Orchard entered
the employ OF D. c. Scott. VINO nae
charge OF the railway detectives. UT
chard said that with Scott he had mel
K. c. Sterling, a detective In the EN-
ploy OF the Mine Owners association
and that Scott had paid his expenses
and accompanied him to Denver Oh
{ the trim when first he had met Moyel
and Haywood He said that ne nat
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20

machines AZ weapons, the witness
went ON In the same quiet offhand
manner that marked his demeanor
the previous day. His voice dropped
10 lower keys as the pitiful story OF
the long hunt for Steunenberg mar
rowed down to the last day and he
told of the race from the hotel to the
home TO beat his victim With the
death trap and the meeting In the
evening gloom AS the victim walked
unconsciously to his doom. Through
+ IL all he WINGED but once and that
was when the defense made him
name HE six sisters and his one
brother and give their residences In
Ontario and New York.
The defense fought the story with
multiplicity OF objections and sue
ceeded In heading of an attempt Il
/ tell the story OF the murder OF Ar
thur Collins at Telluride and tenn
/ porarily shutting out the contents o.
q telegram received and a Telegram
sent by Orchard after HIS arrest. Blu
/ for the rest the state managed 10 Sc
Ia It's story intact
Declares Haywood Suggested steunen
berg Assassination.
In speaking of the assassination o
ok Governor Steunenberg. Orchard dc
ciared that he discussed the matte
with Haywood In Denver
Haywood suggested" he said
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
FACTS IN RUFF CASE.
French Restauranteurs Paid for fro
lection Without Threats Being
Made.

San Francisco.-The proprietors be-
fore the fire of the five French res
taurants alleged to have been vic
timized by Mayor Eugene f. Schmitz
and Abraham Ruef, testified for the
prosecution on Friday in the trial OF
the mayor for extortion. Two things
stood out most prominently when
they had finished. First, without ex-
ception they claimed to have paid into
the $4,000 protection fund because
they were satisfied that unless they
employed Ruef they would lose their
licenses and as a result their bust
ness; second, without exception they
denied that any threat had been made
that they would lose their licenses I'M
less they employed Ruef and paid
him, or that Ruef asked to be en-
ployed, or that he or anyone in his
behalf solicited the $4,000 or any
sum of money whatever.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
SPECTER RISES
BEFORE FRANCE
Vague But Firm Feeling ., ina'
Var With Germany VIII
Come Some Time.
Reoime Of Peace is Essential Tor 90
,utior Of Economic and Sociology
cal Problems Statesmen are
Endeavoring to Solve.

poris-In the chamber of deputies
On Friday NJ. Depressense' SOCIALIST
accumulated the government relative
80 attitude of France at Inc
Hague peace conference. he re
,erred TO Great Britain as prec"
o,o,s instrument of peace Tor INC
whole world" and declared thae LII
,nerse ornaments meant bankruptcy
for the countries adopting such a pof
Icy.
roraign Minister Pichon IN reply
,.ooarLad that the coming conference
was yeritable international parma
r,art France would remain true 10
herself by playing an uhres ,..
role of moderation and conclliation'
similar to that adopted by M. boui.
e,oois head of the French delegation
20 The neace conference OF 1899. Inc
non,ae and regulations of the French
delegates. he added, guaranteeu 'ns
useful fufillment OF their mission
The chamber unanimously approx
cd the minister's declaration.
Perhaps none of the great Europ
aar nowcrs. with the possible excep
ton of Italy, will enter The hague
conference more embarrassed lnal
France A regime of peace is essen
t;al for the solution Of the great eco
nomic and sociological problems nel
statesmen are undertaking TO soi't
Of home Yet in her relation TO LOT
eign powers France has lived 10
wears. and still lives, under the haunt
| ing shadow of her mighty German
neighbor. s.o,
Almost every Freedman feel
vaguely but surely that some TIM
France will again have to con1roh
| Germany on the battlefield. IN
memory of the acute situation preceo
ing the Algeciras conference is SUI
fresh in the minds of those conductln
the government, and they feel that I
aggressively champion anything
the direction of reduction or llmltf
ton of ornaments would be to show
weakness that might encourage ne
old foe to aggression. MoreoVel
to a lesser extent the governmen
must reckon with a certain revengft
and militant spirit in her peopi
which manifests itself in keepin
fresh flowers forever on the statue
of the lost provinces of Alsace an
Lorraine, and never gets tired OF tall
ing of revenge.