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The Washington times., 1907-07-06
ROBERTS RESIGNS TODAY;
WILL REMAIN FORTNIGHT

George E. Roberts. Director Of the
Mint. who will present his resignation
late this afternoon TO Secretary Cortel~
vou Of the Treasury. win not relinQuish
his Government position for two or
three weeks. there being several mat
ters in his Office that require his attens
ton for that length OF time. Secretary
Cortelyou stated this morning that he
has not yet given the matter OF selects
ing Mr. Roberts successor his attention.
and that he would not do so for som4
time
The Washington times., 1907-07-06
TWO MINERS KILLED
UNDER ROCK SLIDE

HEFLIN, Ala, July 6.-In the mines
OF the Great Southern Mica Company,
thirteen miles from Helm. last night,
Arthur Reeder and James Cofield, both
white men, and employees Of the mica
company, were instantly killed By an
avalanche or rock. in which they were
buried.
The Washington times., 1907-07-06
RATLIFF BEATS
JURY FOREMAN
IN BIRD CASE
Brother of Ona'S ASSail-
ant Attacks Venireman
After Abusing Him.

AIARLINTON, w. Va, July 6.-In-
dignation is running high and seri-
Gus trouble may follow the vicious
assault made by William Ratlif on
John Grimes, foreman of the jury
which convicted Warwick Ratliffe of
felonious assault here several weeks
ago.
William, who is a brother of the
man convicted of making an afro
cious and hideous attack on little
sixteen-year-old Ona Bird, was
placed under $500 bond to await
trial. By a strange coincidence, VIII
liam was bound over by Squire Bird,
father of the assaulted girl.
Change in Feeling.
| Although William has always borne
an excellent reputation and enjoyed the
confidence and friendship Of everyone
/ In MarIinton, citizens are against him
now. They thought It bad enough that
| Warwick got only twenty years for his
fendish crime. and II is not believed vio-
lence toward the members of the jury
will be tolerated
/ Grimes is a man much smaller than
! William Ratlin. He served on the jury
/ In June. and his fellow-jurors appre-
/ ciated his worth so much that they
chose him as their foreman. he lives
/ in the upper end of the county and does
not get down TO Marlinton frequently.
/ Yesterday he came here on the after
I noon train and started walking down
\ the Main street AS he passed the
/ lGreenbTier jewelry store, where William
/ is employed, the convicted mans broth
er rushed To the street and attacked
him.
Dispute Between the Two.
What do you mean by letting that
jury convict my brother. when there
wasn't a word OF evidence on which to
find him guilty?' asked the brother.
warwick Ratliffe is a guilty man,
and should have been hung by the law
or lynched," said Grimes. collins is
the man that saved him. Collins voted
for acquittal at first"
That's what you all should have
/ done" said William
Probably we would If we had been
| as bad as Warwick and Collins" replied
Grimes.
William then felled MIN to the street
with blow on the jaw. and belabored
him about the head and chest while
down. The fight lasted for ten or fifteen
minutes before Chief of Police Paris
Yeager parted the two men,
Assault Unprovoked.
Ratliff was taken before Justice OF the
Peace Bird and given a preliminary
hearing. Grimes and several witnesses
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s1.as to Baltimore and Return

Every Saturday aud Sunday. via Penna
sylvania railroad. Tickets good rerurrs
ing until Sunday night. All refullat
trains except Congressional Limited -
Adv.
The Washington times., 1907-07-06
Shortage in Accounts
Said to Be Fully $4,000
or More.
Friends Assert His Head
Was Turned by Bur-
lesque Chorus Girl
Seek the womanl

Developments today in the case
of j. Arthur Kemp, the chief clerk
of the Police Department, who dis
appeared Wednesday, and is said TO
have taken at least $4,000 of the
funds of the Police Relief Associa-
ton, bring to light a remarkable
case of dual personality and dou-
BILE life that came as big surprise
to even his closest friends. 1t is
believed now that many other short
ages viii soon be brought to light.
Major Sylvester said this morning
that the shortage would be at least
$4,000. This much is known. A
search is being made of all recorda
and books of the department to de-
termine if there are any discrepan-
cies in the property return books
and other official funds of the de-
partment of which he was the GUS
todian.
The Washington times., 1907-07-06
Setting Of Their Trap.

Now. 1 want to tell you why we
left the supervisors in office instead Of
sending them 20 the penitentiary," said
Mr. Heney. I'VE began this graft in
vestigation, District Attorney Langdon,
myself. and our assistants. in Novero-
Der, and we stayed with it Ave months.
We ser our traps and caught three
miserable supervisors; the bait was
cheese, IS that was the best we could
afford That is, we caught them with
bribes of $500 each. We might have
convicted these men, but If we had the
prosecution would have stopped there.
The men really responsible for this de-
bauchery, this robbing of a city in her
ashes, would have escaped.
If Pat Calhoun goes TO the peniten-
tlary there won't be another rich New
Yorker coming out to bribe officials OF
Los Angeles or San Francisco for the
next fifty years. But says every sub
sidized newspaper in California, why
fCooffnued On Sacood pa0aA
The Washington times., 1907-07-06
Penitentiary for Calhoun.

IT am going back to San Francisco to
put Pat Calhoun in the penitentiary and
when am through. beware, Harrison
Gray Otisi that 1 don't come back and
get your If I don't come it will only
be because don't think that a man who
hid behind a dead mule in Caloocan is
worth the trouble
Mr.. Heney said he had been behind the
curtains and knew of what he was
speaking. He had discovered there two
persons. These were w. F. Herrin, the
boss Of the Southern Pacific machine IN
California, and H @. Otis, who Is lend
Ing his support to Patrick Calhoun of
the United Railroads and other indicted
corporation magnates.
The Washington times., 1907-07-06
SAYS GENERAL
TOOK BRIBES
FROM CALHOUN
Charges That Soldier Hid
Behind Dead Mule
in Philippines.

Los ANGELES. July 6.-Francis ].
Heney has delivered two notable
speeches here. The first, before the
Municipal League and attended by some
200 Of the most prominent men in Los
Angeles, and the second at Simpson Au-
ditorlum. before an audience that packed
the large building to its utmost ca
pacity.
At both meetings Mr.. Henoy was re-
ceived with an enthusiasm such as has
been seldom witnessed in Los Angeles.
Attack on Otis.
Mr.. Heney told of the graft prosecu-
tion IN San Francisco and he paid his
respects to General Harrison Gray Otis.
editor of the Los Angeles Times, the
man who is alleged TO have accepted
$4,000 Of Pat Calhoun's money, first TO
breed strife between capital and labor
In San Francisco, and recently. he added.
to assist that individual In escaping the
penitentiary for bribing Mayor Schmitz
and the San Francisco board or super
Visors.
I'VE are making your fight in San
Francisco" said Mr.. Heney. We're
making the fight Of the State Of Cali
fornia IN San Francisco. and we are
making the fight of the whole United
States In San Francisco. and no one can
stop us for a minute.
The Washington times., 1907-07-06
JAP BOYCOTT
PLANS NIPPED
BY PUBLICITY
Ambassador 0 'Brie n
Fastening to Tokyo
With Well Defined
Program.

A general boycott of American
goods by the japanese is threatened.
Responding to the urgent impor-
tunities of "a number of American
chambers of commerce and other
commercial organizations, particular
ly in the Northwest and on the Pa
cific coast, the State Department IS
mapping out plans TO prevent such a
commercial calamity. This boycott,
it is feared, will be in the nature of
a retaliation on the part of Japan for
the alleged unjust treatment Japan
and japanese subjects have received
at the hands of this Government.
O'Brien En- Route to japan.
Robert ]. O'Brien, the new minis
ter to Japan, is now on his way to
Tokyo, instructed as to the course
he is to pursue. First of ALL a pol
icy of personal democracy is to be
adopted. The new ambassador,
upon his arrival in August, will
frame up a program, which is to in
clude interviews, public statements,
and speeches. In his expression he
will endeavor to convince the people
of Japan of the sincerity of the
friendship of the American Govern
ment, and of the dangers of con-
tinued agitation to the peace, friend
ly relations, and mutual prosperity
of the two peoples.
This duty viii fall in way also
upon the consular officials IN Japan.
They will endeavor TO show how
such a boycott will be even more in
furious to the Japanese than to the
Americans, as this country is the
heaviest buyer of Japanese exports
at the present time. All the Ameri-
can officials in that country will
carefully study conditions, and re-
port promptly and in detail to the
State Department.
Much Secrecy Urged.
The program is being carefully map
ped out with the full knowledge of the
The Washington times., 1907-07-06
Woman in the Case.


Aside from the fact that Kemp was a
regular visitor 10 the Baltimore pool
rooms. II was learned that the former
chief clerk had formed an attachment
for woman playing in the chorus OF
burlesque company at a Baltimore
Theater and that a short time ago he
made regular trips to the Monumental
City for week He would leave Wash
ington Immediately after finishing HIS
work at police headquarters, returning
on an early morning train.
Working on the theory that he might
have gone with this woman. Major svI-
xester had two OF his best men 20 to
accompanied by several members Of ths
baltimore detective force who knew
Kemp personally. a search was rnade
OF all resorts and hotels. The investi-
satlon, however, availed nothing. the
detectives learning that he had not been
In that city for several days
Although the police are reticent about
What steps they are taking to appre-
nena the former chief clerk. II is known
that every EFFORT is being made to get
into communication with this woman.
Declared He Loved Her.
When Kemp was making these reRu-
lar trips to Baltimore. one OF his friends
learned OF his attentions to the woman.
and advised him 10 give her up.
4 love this woman very much" he
told his friend, ''and I feel able m
take care of myself in this respect. sb,
viii leave Baltimore soon. but I am
going TO see her every day while she IS
there" -
Although Kemp had been living most
OF the time with his wife and son at his
@Isrhn @ N Rockville and at a house on
Tenth street, it is said that the counIs
nave not been on the best Of terms Tor
several months. and that an estrange-
ment was imminent at almost any time
Regarded by his friends as a man
that he had been showing attentions Ia
another woman came as a great sur
prise.
The Washington times., 1907-07-06
Much Secrecy Urged.

The program is being carefully map
ped out with the full knowledge of the
President, who, IL is understood, has
made a number of suggestions concern
The Washington times., 1907-07-06
Assault Unprovoked.

Ratliff was taken before Justice OF the
Peace Bird and given a preliminary
hearing. Grimes and several witnesses
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
Letfers to The Editor
Alabama's Great Institution. Huntsville, Ala, July 18th. 1907.

Editor The Advertiser:
 regret to hear such serious charges barf1a Bryce Insane Asylum at Tusca- loosa, whose reputation for scienttnc efficiency has been so high that other States have taken 1t as model for sheir asylums. '. T. Searcy, for many years, ana knowing him as a Christian gentleman and conscientious public omcer. l an loath to believe the charges made tained About the first of last April. I paid my first visit to this institution for the purpose of seeing its manage- ment and condition. without inform ing the superintendent Of my com,ng. ,aa. some delay. pr. searcy came into the waiting room and escorted me in per- son through the buildings. explaining to me the great improvement in man ods; that force was rarely used. and cruel punishments never. Each mdi- vidual case was carefully looked into. and. as far as possible. the treatment the patient. All the patients. he said: had the appearance of being we'll fed and kindly treated. All of them spoke pleasantly to Dr. Searcy. and seemed to regard him as a friend; and he had Q. were models of cleanliness. and as comfortable as one could expect for such a large institution. went into the kitchen, where supper was in course of preparation. where ate some of the light bread and biscuit; also the meat. which I found much better cook ed than the average hotel and board ing house. I saw several hundred wo- men patients walking around the grounds and 1olling on the green sward. under care of nurses. and I couldn't tell the patient from the nurse, except by the distinctive dress, made known to me; all showing humane and kind treatment by the appearance of contentment on their faces, which could not have been assumed for the occasion; the same thing was seen in the mems side. The entire atmosphere was that of peace and quet, so essen- tial to the cure of mental troubles. In addition to this. a number of patients have been sent from this county, both pay patients and State patients, and, after diligent inquiry, I have not heard of single case of complaint of un- kind and inhuman treatment. l am sure Dr. Searcy would not permit, knowingly, these unfortunate creatures to receive any but the utmost kindness and care. As the charges are receiv- ing wide publicity through the columns of the daily press I think 1t but just to a man and able State officer to write this letter without his knowl- edge. and ask the withholding of judg- ment until the report of the committee appointed by the Legislature is made.
 Yours truly,
 Wm. Lewis Clay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
PERFORMERS AND REFORMING.

Pads and impulses seem to move in cycles; or perhaps waves would more properly express it. After d period of inaction and nonaction 1t breaks forth in the form of efforts to reform all hu- manity and everything else. Sometimes it is of the spectacular. hatchet kind, as in the case of Carrie Nation, who be- lieves In smashing things that are not and across the country seeking to put an end to everything that she disap- proves. and if she cannot effect her pur- pose by the tongue method she resorts to the hatchet route. That she occas- ionally lands in jail doesn't set Carrie back a little bit. for as soon as she gets out she starts where she left off and proceeds to smash things. We call her crank.
 Then there are the semi-religious re- formers, like Joseph Smith. Dowie. Schrader. Mother Eddy and others of like nature. They see as all sensible people can see, that there is much of wrong and sin and crime in the world and they set about correcting 1t by means of a religious movement. We may admit if you like, that they are sincere in their belief that they can reform the world, but as they believe differently and each wants to do the reforming necessarily clash and cross each others line of march. They get in the way of each other. fall over each other and not infrequently do much more harm than good. We speak of them as reug-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18

We once heard a country man de- clare: Thar ain't no bad whiskey, its all good and better" and we are re- minded of h; opinion by the assertion of The Butte Inter Mountain that "there are no homely women." Our contemporary evidently holds that the women are pretty and prettier. which Is at least a gallant decision. The In- ter Mountain copies from a correspon- dent of an Indianapolis paper who has been travelling in Mexico and thS In dian country, and who seemed surpris- ed to find that womanly beauty is not confined to the United States. The Montana paper thinks this correspon- dent must not only be q tenderfoot, but also a man who has read but little about the inhabitants of earth There are beautiful women in all quarters of the globe, and The Inter Mountain seems to think there are no homely ones Well. if not, we have seen some pretty good limitations of homeliness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
ruu ALABAMA PRESS ASSOCIATION.

THD ALABAMA PRESS ASSOCIATION.
 This body of capable and useful men. meets in this city today and they are. we can assure them, most heartily well comed by all our people. There Is no issue in a community for bettering con- ditions that does not have the earnest support of the local newspaber. If all the citizens of Alabama did as much as the newspapers towards sustaining law and order, and upholding all good works there would be but little to rec ord that was of unpleasant nature. The local newspapers are ready in season and out of season to speak well of their towns and counties and State. There is not. to use . common expression. "a knocker' among them when 1t comes to booming Alabama and it's untold ad- vantages.
 The program as arranged by Presi- dent Neil is an Interesting one. The Commercial club and the Press Club have made arrangements for some very pleasant entertainment and many courtesies will be shown the members while in Montgomery. They a4e worthy of all the consideration and at tention that can be shown them and we are glad to have the opportunity of welcoming them to the Capital City.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
"This is My 78th Birthday"
BISHOP JOSEPH S. KEY.

Bishop Joseph Staunton Key of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. was born in LaGrange. G2. July IS. 1929. His father was the Rev. Caleb Witt Key. and his childhood was spent In the parsonage of the church of which his father was pastor. He en- tered Emory College and graduated with high honors from that institu- tion in 1S4s, receiving the degrees of A. B. and A. M His license to preach was granted him in the same year. and he immediately cast hls lot with the Georgia Conference. When the State was later divided into North and south Conferences. he went with the South Georgia Conference. He was elected a Bishop in 1886. up to which time he had served continuously as pastor snd presiding elder in Georgia conferences. His present home Is sherman, Tex Bishop Key mas been twice married. Ills first wife died in 1891, and two years later he married Mrs. Lucy Kidd, who, for nineteen years. was President of the North Georgia Texas Female Col 1ege at Sherman. Tex.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18

A large number of the retail mer- chants on Broad Street. Richmond. have resolved to close their places of business at o'clock during the next two months, ant The Journal of that city argues that 1t would be we'll if all the retail stores would adopt the same rule. While this might discommode many who have no time to do their shopping until a later hour than that mentioned it would certainly afford welcome and needed relief to the em- ployes of the stores. especially the wom- en and girls, who would thus be given an opportunity to obtain relief and recreation which they need and ought to have. If the rule should extend to other cities 1t would be well.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
The Alabama Lemon.

ACHtnS
 The Courier invites attention to the article in this issue copied from The Montgomery Advertiser. It throws all sorts of light on the administratin of Governor Conner and shows the people what they have obtained through his administration. His promises and what they have brought. Like most other -idead men his administration so far has been a flat failure. Jelks left a full and overfiowing treasury with no oppression, while now with in- creased salaries. newly elected offices, to keep the state From going bank, laboring classes are being taxed out of house and home. This as The Ad- verttiser says is the lemon handed out to the dear people" by thier Cover
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
Will the sooners Take Notice.

BIfm1nBnH1n LeuBer.
 to change It's mind as to the next na- tional convention. If the Southern States stay out they would impress the party and the nation more than by go- ing in and forcing the nomination of any candidate. The only hope of the Democratic Party is to nominate some candidate who can carry the East and the West. If that be the object of the convention. we'll and good. If that be not the object, 1t is better not to have a convention. The idea has gone out that there is an effort to create a lit- tie inside. private. Bryan combination White House and the other Democrats if MT. Bryan be elected. It is the sur est way in the world to work against Mir. Bryan. There is not much hope like this to como. 1t kills all enthusi- asm and takes the hope out of the cam paign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
What ths State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing
A Tin to the Band waxouers

A Tip to the Band wagoners. Birmingham Ledger.
 candidates. and there is no need to rush on delegations to the national convention.
 Must Stick to old Ways. Birmingham News.
 When Mark TwaiE gets back home he will have too much sense to inture his reputation as a humorist by adopt ing any British ideas of humor. shefneld standard. s.sis. The threatened war with Japan is one of the fruits of imperialism. Ter ritorial expansion invites internation- big navy. But Uncle Sam is rich and can stand 1t.
 A Good Many Alabanians in the Same
 ,, uo,. FIX.
 The Filipinos failed to register to vote at the coming elections at least the vast majority of them. The bless, ings of the ballot are not appreciated by Uncle Sam's wards.
 Did They Take Part Last Years The present Legislature has surprised a number of classes of the citizenship
  handed out to the saloon men and they are now giving that class of citizens some right stiff legislation to ponder over.
 The Game Law.
 The Moulton Advertiser says If John Wallace, game warden. wants to know how much good the new game law is doing he ought to visit s o,a "a ha"aenoe nc 2 that is being slaughtered. This ap- plies to part of Limestone County.
 Flies and Typhoid Fever.
 New Orleans is suffering from an endemic of typhoid fever and the doc tofs there say that the common house fv is responsible for the terror They advise screening tn ehouses ana ge1, @ use fiy paper and traps or other de- vices to get rid of these pests. towns and cities could be cleaned of them as easily as they can get rid of the mos quito.
 The Men Doing Greatest Harm. Birmingham Age Herald.
 Men of the Hartman type or of the Rockefeller vintage are doing the coun- tors of tte antitrust law. and until they are brought to justice 1t is idle to expect much respect for the Sherman act in the public mind. The Govern ment should first catch in its net the big fish.
 Georgia Books. Anniston Star.
 The Legislature of Georgia has un- der consideration today the expediency of precipitating that State Into the prohibition arena. They will probably take into consideration that education must be advancing admirably in the dry counties. as the libraries shipped in boxes sometimes require the express companies to write the consignees to come and take the books away-"they are leaking"
 Bad precedent. Gadsden Journal.
 The bill now before the Legislature to appropriate s50,000 as a litigation fund at the command of the Governor ought not to pass. With all due re- spect to the integrity of the executive. his patriotism and that of his legal advisers. such fund would put pre- mium on legal belligerency. would be a menace to both vested interest and new capital and should not be created. If 1t really becomes necessary for the State to enter upon a campaign Of le- gal warfare the cause of the people will somehow be taken care or with out the encouragement Of S5O.OO0 emergency fund as a stimulus. The creation of such a fund would be bad servative administration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
To-day M History
JULY IS.

JULY IS. 11OO-Death of Godfrey de Bouillon, famous Crusader. Born sabout 10G1. 182S-Kirke defeated RouQuemont in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 1s17-Jane Austen. English authoress. died. IsS4-Tom l.. Johnson, Mayor of Cleve- land, born. 1s02-Prince Victor Napoleon born. 1S7O-Michael Davitt tried for treason felony. ls05-Henry Irving knighted by Queen Victoria. 10O1-Earl Russell sentenced by the British House of Lords to three months Imprisonment for big amy.