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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-26
JUDGE ADAMS
Tells Why Crime PreyailS--De-
CiareS it is Because the Ju-
rleS Failed TO DO Duty.

! Il .
recently appointed Judge to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the death of
Judge Robert Riddell, is the first
Republican to hold the office Of
Circuit Judge in the district since
Judge ii. 9. Lilly retired from the
bench in December, 1892.
While Judge Adams was in
structing the grand jury, referring
to the recent tragedy in which
Beech Hargis slew his father, the
Judge said:
Only few days ago the world
was shocked by the report that an
other horrible tragedy had been
enacted in your county. Within Il
stones throw of this court house a
son shot to death the father who
gave him being. Such a crime
ought not to be possible in "A civil
lied community. Such a thing
could not have happened in Jack
son but for the failure of your
juries to discharge their duty in
the past.
The law imposes penalties for
the punishment of the guilty. The
punishment of-the guilty deters
others from the commission Of
crime. Breathitt is one of the
richest counties in the State, yet
your wealth is undevcloped and
capital is afraid to seek investment.
While there are plenty Of Just
as good people in Breathitt as there
are on earth, yet the crimes that
have been committed in Breathitt
have brought her people into dis
repute with the world at large.
Hal LIE wv MI NEfIS.
What this county needs is rigid
enforcement of the law. \ hang
ing or two would have whole
some effect on the peace of the
county. | want to see you hap
py, prosperous and peaceful peo-
pie. This condition can be brought
about only by IA speedy admins
tration of justice and a rigid en-
forcemcnt of the law.
while | am Judge | shall insist
on honest verdicts at the hands of
petit iuries."
judge Adams also touched up
the pistol toter" and the illicit
seller of liquor.
TRACES CAUSE OF MURDERS.
He said The murders which
have cursed this section are trace
able to violation of the statutes
against carrying concealed weap-
Ons. Whenever a man puts pistol
in one pocket and bottle of whis-
key in the other nine times out of
ten he is preparing to kill some
body.
"A man has no use for Il pistol
except to kill somebody with. That
is the purpose for which he carries
it. So long as the iuries impose
S25 fine and ten days in jail for
carrying concealed weapons, SO
long will men carry them to kill
their fellow men.
URGES HIGHEST PENALTY.
THE highest penalty, 500 and
30 days in Jail, ought to be impos-
Ell in every case. There is a bill
now pending before the Legislature
to make pistol carrying IA felony,
and | sincerely hope that by the
next term of court | can instruct
the juries to send to the peniten-
tiary men found gully of carrying
concealed weapons.
PEDDLING OF WHISKY.
My attention has been called to
an oifense known as 'bootlegging.'
which is practiced in jackson,
whereby fellows peddle whisky in
the streets at night among class
of people who will attempt to
shield the criminal.
MENACE TO SOCIETY.
Such characters are a menace
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-26
COUNTY UNIT.
United States Senatorial Candidates
Interviewed--Read Their Dec
laratiOns.

The following statement has just been issued by the
Headquarters Committee of the Kentucky Anti-Saloon
League in regard to the legislative situation:
The Headquarters Committee of the Anti-Saloon
League of Kentucky being convinced Of the imminent
danger OF the defeat of the proposed County Unit Bill
sent delegation of it's members in body to Frankfort
oJMonday the 18th inst secure information at first
hand
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-26

Atmore's Bulk Mince Meat lOc
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-26
GOVERNOR BECKHAM's REPLY.

To this question, orally given Governor Beckham re-
piled: eff understood that you gentlemen were ques-
tonng my sincerity would refuse discuss the matter
with you. am now, and always will be- as have been
in the past in favor of temperance legislation and that
for two reasons, viz
"Q) Because, in my judgment and as the result of
my official experience 80 per cent of the crime of the
State is due to liquor and
(2) Because of the pernicious activity of the liquor
interests in politics. So great my interest in the pass
age of the County Unit Bill that am perfectly willing to
drop out of the for the United States Senate if the
Republicans will agree to pass the County Unit Bill and
submit to vote of the people next fall prohibory con-
sttutonal amendment making the State unit"
GOVERNOR BRADLEY'S REPLY
Governor Bradley replied: 81 prefer to answer that
question in writing there be mistake as to my
meaning" The following much of his reply as bears
upon the question asked of him:
"A majority of the Republican members of the House.
and myself WE'LL favor the passage of the County Unit
Bill and the members will for it's immediate passage
when fairly and squarey presented on it's merits But it's
enactment will be endangered when is prosttued to
the purpose of eectng the Democratic nominee to the
United States Senate to prevent Republicans who have
been honestly elected from obtaining their seats or to de-
feat fair election apportionment BILL or other vitality
necessary legislation, to which the Republican party
stands pledged in it's PLATFORM each of which measures as
well the County Unit Bill is of supreme Importance to
the people of the State"
Every respectfully,
10 "WM. O. BRADLEY"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-26
CHARGES AND CONTEMPORARIES.

At Frankfort the committee found numerous charges
and counter-charges 1t found Republicans charging
Democrats with nsncerity and with using the County
Unit Bill for party purposes These charges met by
similar accusations on the part of the Democrats against
the Republicans.
Since charged that the candidates for the office
OF United Senator making unfair of the bill to
gain votes in furtherance of their candidacy the commit
tee called upon both Ex-Governor Beckham and exGov-
emor Bradley To each of these gentlemen the commit
tee propounded the following question:
irrespective of all other matters, what is to be- from
your attitude toward the passage of the County
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-26
URGES HIGHEST PENALTY.
PEDDLING OF WHISKY.

My attention has been called to
an oifense known as 'bootlegging,'
which is practiced in jackson,
whereby fellows peddle whisky in
the streets at night among class
of people who will attempt to
shield the criminal.
MENACE TO SOCIETY.
Such characters are a menace
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-26

Such characters are a menace
The sun., 1908-02-28
F FROZEN OFT MOVE OUT.
And EOu Needn't Pay the Hcnt-But stay
and IOu Can't Get Damages.

The Appellate Term of the supreme Court
handed down a decision yesterday To the
effect that tenants who prefer to remain in
insufiioiently heated apartments rather than
take the risk of breaking their leases must
suffer the consequences. They cannot
bring suits for damages against the land
lord.
Lawrence :. jackson sued his landlsdy.
Caroline T. Paterson, for damages for fail
ure TO furnish sufficient heat in an apart
ment leased by jackson in tenement
owned by Mrs Paterson. The suit was
tried and decided in JaCkson's favor in the
Municipal Court, but Mrs. Paterson ap-
pealed,
In reversing the judgment the Appellate
Term says that IL was the right and privilege
Of Jacks TO move out when he found that
his landlord or landlady was not supplying
his apartment with sufficient heat. But as
jackson remained in the fiat he cannot
demand damages for the failure to supply
adequate heat. since there was no specific
prov ison in the lease TO the eifeof that
adequate heat should be suppNeak but
merely general provision as 20 team heat
supply. ~
The sun., 1908-02-28
FAMILY HELD FOR SWINDLTNG.
Complaints From Many New Jersey Towns
Against the ChRpeyS.

PLANFIELD. n. j.. Feb. 27.-The mem
bers Of the Chapey family, who are said TO
have been operating in various parts Of the
State under the name of Nanoni and other
aliases. were lodged in the city Jail late
last night and to-day. at a hearing before
City Judge W. n. Runyon, were held for the
Grand Jury on charges preferred by D.
Demolli. a local caterer. and John Willett.
proprietor of a hotel at Westfield. The
former cashed two worthless checks for
Mrs. Chapey. while Nj. Willett suffered a
loss Of about $500 worth of clot hing with the
family's departure from his hotel
The prisoners are entered on the dock ct
as Mrs Catherine Gertrude Chapey, IS:
Mrs. Gertrude Wallenhagen. her daughter.
20; Luoan Chapey, her son, 13; John Walen-
hagen. her son-in-law. ~ Another son.
Fred Chapey, il now in Jail in Monmouth
county having been caught az Asbury
Park on January 2S, when the police were
looking for the mother on a charge Of pass
ing worthless schecks.
Since the arrest of the family the police
OF Trenton, Princeton, Orange, Bound
Brook, Asbury Park and several other
Jersey coast towns have wired Chief Kely
that they hold warrants for the four. In
nearly every instance the complaint was
made by hotel man and is either for a
board bill or the cashing Of worthless checks.
The Chapeys are reported TO have been
wealthy at one time The elder Chapey,
who died about five years ago. was "A hotel
man and is said to have conducted the
Hollywood at Asbury Park, the Rhode
Island Point House at Belmar and the
Tuxedo Hall at Madison avenue and Fifty
ninth street, New York. After his death
the family it is said, lost a considerable
fortune and then began a career Of swim
ding
The sun., 1908-02-28
FRAUD ~ THE PATENT OFFICE.
An Assistant Examiner. Patent Attorney
and an Inventor Indicted.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27-The Grand Jury
to-day returned en- indictment against
Ned W. Barton a third assistant examine
in the Patent Office; Henry +. Everding, a
Philadelphia patent attorney. and John A.
Heany, an inventor Of York, Pa, charging
them with conspiracy to destroy Govern
ment records in order to defraud inventors,
whose names are not given, of patent
rights said TO be valued at several million
dollars. The men were arrested this after
noon and at a late hour tonight had not
succeeded in furnishing $4,000 bond each.
the amount fixed by Justice Stafford.
The men are charged with conspiring TO
obtain for John A. Heany patent rights TO
which he was not entitled by destroying
an amendment to patent and other papers
on file in the Patent Office. 1t is charged
that after this amendment was destroyed
they substituted therefor the application
for patent of other inventors, these invent
ors being then advised by Barton in his
official capacity that the claims made by
them for patent were contained in the ap-
plication and amendment OF Heany, al
ready on file. Heany's original application
for patent was one covering the invention
Of ilaments and electrodes for electric
luNdllucbttLL anu dTC
Edward B. Moore. Commissioner Of
Patents, made a statement tonight in ex-
PLANTATION OF the indictments in which he
said:
The specific charge is that Of destroying
public records. 1t is alleged that Barton
by reason of his position had access to
Office records and was enabled at a very
recent date to substitute for papers filed
more than two years previously certain
other papers and give them the same date
as IL they mad been filed originally. The
invention described in the substituted
papers is thought to be very valuable. and
a great advantage would attend il II a date
of invention sufficiently earlv TO antedate
the prior inventions Of others could be
secured. To be successful in this plan il
was necessary TO destroy original records
OF the Office and file substitutes therefor
and by changing the dates Of receiving
stamps make Il appear that such substitute
papers were in fact actually fled upon the
fictitious dates stamped on the papers. In
view Of the findings, therefore, OF the Grand
Jury Commissioner Moore Immediately
recommended TO Mr.. Garfield. Secretary Of
the Interior the immediate dismissal of
Assistant Examiner Barton, which was
at once approved
The sun., 1908-02-28
FOOLED TRANSFORMATIONS CLUB.
Man VINO said He Was n Marquis Got .
had Draft Cashed There.

A man who said he was the Marquis Of
Camponuevo of Spain was taken to the
Norkville police court yesterday by Head
quarters detectives, who arrested him on
an old warrant after he had served six
months in the penitentiary for beating a
hotel at Hampstead, l.. !.
The old warrant charged him with getting
325 on a worthless draft at the Transporta-
tion Club, where ne had been made well
come by some Of the members who at first
believed the stories he told about himself.
One Of the trusting members was Major
j. o. Woodward Of the Burgess Corps of
Albany. The Major got the cashier Of the
club TO honor the twenty-five dollar draft,
and when it came back mark ed no good he
reimbursed the cashier.
Magistrate Crane held the Marquis"
for examination to-day.
The sun., 1908-02-28
NEW ELECTION CASE ROW.
Deputy Attorney -CcrcraI and Judge sw ann
Clash.

There was another tilt yesterday between
Judge Swami OF General Sessions and
Deputy Attorney General Darling over an
election case. The other day Judge Swami,
who was elected on the Tammany ticket
last fall, criticised the methods Of the At
torney-General in handling election cases.
saying that they were directed against one
party the Democratic. and brought for
trial before one General Sessions judge
Judge Swami didn't mention the name, but
he meant Judge Rosalsky, who was elected
on the Hearst-Republican ticket.
Counsel for Charles williamson, who was
indicted for illegal voting in the Third As
sembly district. made a motion before
Judge Swami yesterday for leave to inspect
the Grand Jury minutes. Il was in Will
iarnson's case that Judge Swami said the
other day that $4,000 bail was oppressive
and excessive, and cut the Attorney Gem
erals figure down to Sl.5OO. Mr.. Darling
protested, and yesterday he protested again
against being called upon to oppose the mo-
tion TO inspect the minutes.
ask for an adjournment" he said. Il
don't think We should he forced to go on
This is an important case and an influential
Tammany Hall district leader Is Interested
In this man"
Little Tim Sullivan is the Tammany
leader Of Williamson's district.
That is not a legal argument" said
Judge Swami. cutting Deputy Darling
short.
big influences have been brought to
bear in this case continued Darling.
-Stopl" said Judge Swami. Then he
went on to say that the rights Of every one
would be protected in his court
Mr.. Darling argued that he should have
n postponemont I.ntll DCNt Monday. 10 wns
granted by Judge SwGuG. woo added:
81 will hear the argument in Part II. OF
General Sessions"
Tho motion was mado yesterday in Part l..
and n Mr.. Darling expected that the Judge
who sits in Part /. next moath would hear
the argument no was disappointed.
The sun., 1908-02-28
WANTs REeoRD or sURMARINEs
Mr.. LiIIey Oners a Resolution Calling for
Everythlng On FIs IN the Department.

ANM4AHAAAMA@AN
Everythlng On FIls IN the Department.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-Representative
Lilley Of Connecticut furnished to the
House Committee on Rules to-day a revised
copy OF his statement to the committee
in support OF his resolution for investiga-
tion Of the conduct OF the Electric Boat
Company and the Holland Boat Company in
connection with legislation. The commit
tee will meet tomorrow to consider the
statement and the resolution.
Mr.. Lilley to-day introduced the follow
ing resolution. which was referred to the
Committee on Naval Affairs:
Whereas. first. the following statements
have been published In the public press: IL
can be readily seen that the programme OF
the House committee at this session proposes
to pay at least 81 ,2s6 per ton for the submar-
ines. against a reasonable price named by
Mr.. Bowles OF S745.45 per ton. or 81 .476, s29BBO
more than the present builders said they
we're worth when he testified before the
committee in 1907" Also, 1t developed
to-day that on the seven Holland submR-
rnes commissioned in 1908 at a cost Of 81
100. 900 the sum of Sl39. 1900 has been eX-
pended in the last four years in mainte-
nance and repairs. or this amount three
vessels alone have taken most Of the APP
preparation. IL is further ascertained that
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OH, MEET ME IN THE SUBWAY,
Was what the Joker wrote and Her Husband
Got the Note.

Was what the Joker wrote and Her Husband
Got the Note.
When Joseph Cont, 2S years old, lawyer
Of PSI West Thirty-ninth street, was ar
raigned before Magistrate Droege in the
Tombs police court yesterday charged with
assaulting Andrew J. Sicardo. a stenogra-
pher in his office az 40 Broadway, on Feb
ulary II. he handed the Magistrate a note
which he said he had found in his wife's
bureau. SiCardO admitted the note. This
is IL:
JAN. p. 1908
MY DEAR MINNIE. As suggested ] think
II would he better for YOU 10 meet me on
Wednesday night At 80 at the subway,
Times Square. ! will come M that way, and
VIC will then go 10 some theatre. then dinner
and 50 on. You can arrange 10 tell the story
that you are going out with lOe or something
on that line which leave with YOU, but be
careful that there Is 40 nixup, or wa will
both get divorced. That S "A Joke. so laugh.
In case you wish to talk with me before
call -- Cortlandt, and make some note Of
this for future reference: and it might he a
good plan to destroy our correspondence
Don't let any one else get this phone mum
ber You can catch mo at any time from
o In the morning to about $50 T.. NJ. don't
wanta getta my head -hotteo on. so watch
out for that Another Joke and another laugh.
Now be there on time, and shall be glad to
have you phone In the meantime. VIII give
you further Information when We meet. and
you know there Is no place like home, sweet
home. but I can't come home after dark
We might not sit in \ ". &. A.. but YOU
know there - a cafe. and n there are robbers
IN the park / am AFRAID to 90 home ~ the
dark
With hope Of seems YOU Wednesday aud
with love from JACK.
Did the woman tempt you?' asked Mag
istrate Droege after he had finished reading
the letter
-Iuoeed she did, your Honor replied
SiCardo eagerly.
Then you got just what you deserv ed
said the Magistrate, and just what should
have done had | been in this gentleman's
place. The prisoner IL honorably dis
charged
The sun., 1908-02-28
Changes in BattIeshID command.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-Capt Aaron
Ward, now in command of the armored
cruiser Pennsylvania. has been detached
by order Of the Secretary Of the Navy and
directed TO proceed to his home to await
further orders. Capt. Ward has finished
his tour Of sea duty. and after a short leave
OF absence will probably he ordered to
duty as superintendent OF the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, succeeding Capt
Charles j. Badger, who has requested to be
assigned to either the battleship Virginia
or the Louisiana some time next summer
Capt. Frank A: Wilmer. now Captain OF tine
League Island Navy Yard, will assume
command Of the Pennsylvania.
The sun., 1908-02-28
SHOOTING OF POLICEMAN WILL.
Interesting Revelations Promised at In
uuIry to he Held T O-day.

Inspector Walsh has summoned num-
ber of witnesses for an investigation at the
West Sixty-eighth street station this morn
ing into the circumstances surrounding
the shooting of Policeman Will of the
West Forty-seventh street station by Fred
erick Hoffman, who found Will in room
with his sister on Tuesday night
The investigation promises some sur
prising revelations, it was said last nj ght.
Among the persons summoned by Inspector
Walsh is "A relative Of Tammany district
leader and two other policemen of the
West FOrty-seventh street station.
The sun., 1908-02-28
Movements OF Naval vessels.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The cruiser Gal
weston and the supply ship Rainbow have
arrived at Manila
The armOred cruiser Nebraska has sailed
from San Francisco for Bremerton the
gunboat Paducah from Guantanamo for
Gonaives, the torpedo destroyers Whipple.
Hopkins, Hull, Stewart, Lawrence and
Truxtun and the supply ship Arethusa from
TalcahuanO for Cailao.
The sun., 1908-02-28
House Committee Decides to Report the
Fowler Currency BIII.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-A decision 20 re-
port the Fowler asset currency bill was
reached by the House Committee on Bank
ing and Currency to-day. The EIthor of
the measure, Representative Fowler Of
New Jersey, who is chairman of the com
mittee, will report the bill probably this
week. The Fowler bill is not unanimously
indOrsed by the House committees. Mr..
Fowler will report IL with some Demo
cratic a. well az Republican votes.