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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-17
THROWN OUT OF THE
HOW THE KELLEY TREATMENT WAS
ght by Kelley against Competitors Dismissed
hitting fraud on the Public and consequer|

however. made strong efforts, and
one Sunday got drink to stick and
got gloriously drunk and would not
take any more medicine. The test,
however. was sufficient for me; and
that was the origin of the cure bust
ness.
q. Did you and Mr. Campbell
attcmp TO advertise or introduce this
remedy?
a. Yes; the first thing we de-
cided to do was to exploit il at
Bloomington. At that time Keeley
had his office in the rear OF Sey-
mour's drug store. Campbell and
| went down to Bloomington and
rented a room in the Ashley Hotel,
and began to advertise for patients
and made an attempt DO put the
cure on the market there and |
think we were gone month alto
gether; and in the meantime Kelley
had decided to cut loose and go into
business in full shape; and so he
routed the old printing Office on
West street, which we used as the
office OF the cure
q. Well what were the results
at Bloomington?
y. We hai rather bad expert
difficult to get people to take the
remed- n was new thing, Won
understand: and people were skepti-
cal; and we found It worry hard
work to persuade anyone to try it.
We did get one patient, however: a
man called Darliba, a sewing ma
chine eni. remember the name.
beCaus' it was the only one we had
there.
Q. Wen, now did You treat him:
IN what was the result?
A. Wen, we gave him the tonic
remedy and were trying gold pills.
We did not know anything about
gold or what effect it would have
especially, and were only expert
mcnting. We had not given il to-
Conafry or Campbell We had
sim iy given the tonic preparation.
Kelley and ! had first decided ON:
But | WILL EXPLAIN THAT WE
REALIZED THAT THAT WAS
Only A SOBERING-UP PROCESS
ANY WAY, AND THAT WE MUST
HAVE SOMETHING BETTER
THAN THAT AS A SPECIFIC FOR
HOW WE CAME TO TRY GOLD.
Q. Well how did you try it. and
i'm what form?
a. Well, we gave it to the patti
cnt in pill form and came near
killing tine poor fellow We had a
bad time with him. Kelley had to
come down two or three times; and
We finally had to stop It, At one
time Kelley sent gold powders i'm
place OF the gold pills.
Q. Well, what was the kind OF
gold you used on this patient?
\. Chloride of gold and sodium.
Q. Well what did YOU do then?
A. returned to Dewight and
,ound Kelley in the old printing Of
flee; and we then decided to adver-
tise and try 10 make something out
Of the remedy If We could. We then
decided 10 &c, out circular after a
good deal OF discussion. IT sounds
almost amusing at this stage Of the
game to say we had a lengthy dis
cussiOn as 10 whether or not We
should spend $23 on the circular.
Finally Kelley said, Let her go "
So We got out our first circular:
and then TO the best of my recol-
lection. we called the firm name
Leslie II. Kelley. NJ. D." When
Kelley finally decided TO 90 into
the business fully. he wanted every
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-17

Below, however, we present
the evidence of one of the
witnesses, which gives some
interesting inner history re
garding the origin of the
Kelley Cure"
Q. L. BY the defendants
solicitors: Please state your
name, age, residence and oc-
cupation?
Frederick b. Hargrayes, of Evans
ton, Illinois, aged 81 years, a travel
ing salesman, answered questions as
follows:
Question. Were you ever connect.
ed with the Leslie T.. Kelley gold
cure for drunkenness. neurasthenia
opium, tobacco habit, etc?
Answer. Yes, sir.
q. When were YOU connected
with that institution and where?
A. My first connection with thc
institution was in 1850 at Dwight.
H.
Q. What was the nature of that
connection?
A. Well. it was the very origin
of the business; II was the bcginnn :
OF the business; its first inception.
q. Please state how the business
originated about when and all in
that connection
a. Well, that would make quite
statement.
q. Well, just state how yot
/ a. tp no anpnantaJ v.itL I
all about its origin as briefly as pos
sible
A. Well, that is going back a
long time: Mr. Keely, all / can do
is TO simply tell il as | remember
it. 1t was in the spring of 1850. if
my recollection serves me right, /
think 10 was i'm the spring of 1850,
/ was on the lecture platform as a
State lecturer in temperance work
| When ! would return to Dwight.
from a trip | always made it point
| to call on DR. Kelley and have n
social chat with him as we were
great friends on one OF these oc-
casions told the doctor aboIH a
mutual friend of ours at Cheona.
Ill., named Dr.. DOdd. a very promi-
ncnt veterinary surgeon of Chicago
] told DR.. Kecley il was a pity that
Dodd had TO rustiCate in Cheona on
account Of his drilklng: that the
pledge did not do him any good !:
and it was pity We could not do
something i'm some other way to set
him right for good. We then com
pared notes; and ! told DR.. Kelley I
only knew OF one thing that was
recommended as sure cure for the
whIskey habit; and me knew of the
same thing: and we wondered If g.
would do any good I'm this case. We
had q general conversation at that
time ON the subject on my return
from the next lecture trip. called
ON Or. Kelley again. as usual: ae
told me he had tried the remedy
and had gotten good results from g..
very much doubted this and told
him 5. seemed like biz story. but
hc said 30 was easily demonstrated:
that no would get Pat COnafry. a
wcll-kuOwu saloonkeepcr AZ Dwigh.
io take. the remedy ana Test
d.. lie said Pat would take anything
he asked him 10 take. so he fixed
mp a bottle and gave it ~ Claafry .
and Boo q few days he lost his desire
for liquor. and could not drink any
at tha end OF about week. He.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-17

(Thc journal of the Amcri-
can Medical Associations. }
We have secured a copy
of the record of Case No.
1919 in the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals of
the Sixth District, IN which
case the Memphis Kelley
Institute, the keeley Instl-
tute of Tennessee, G. b.
James and G. G. James were
appellants and the Leslie E.
Kelley Company of De
wight, Illinois, was appel
lee This case originated l
a suit brought by the Kee
ley Company against the
Memphis institute, the Kee-
ley Institute of Tennessee,
G. B. James and G. G. James
for violation of contract. 1t
was begun in the Circuit
Court OF the United States in
1902, and, after a full hear
ing IN that court, a decree
was entered enjoining the
defendants - the Memphis
Kelley Institute ct al
from advertising that they
used or were using the Kee-
ley remedies for the treat
ment of the liquor, opium
and tobacco habits. From
this decree the appellants
the Memphis Kelley Insti-
tute ct al.-perfected an
appeal to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals of
the Sixth District, which
court rendered it's decision
in July, 1907, reversing the
decree entered in the lower
court and dismissing the bill
of the appellee-the Leslie
+. Kelley Company, Of
Dwight. Ill.,-for want of
equity, on the ground that
the Leslie E. Kelley Com
pany was committing a
fraud on the public and,
consequently, did not come
into court with clean hands.
The evidence in the case
is voluminous, filling over a
thousand closely printed
pages. The testimony goes
infinitely into methods of
Kelley Gold Cure" people,
and we shall probably make
use Of some of this later on.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-09
ASKS PRESIDENTS 'SAUTHORITY
Mr.. Culberson's Resolution on Ap-
proval Of 7. C. I. Merger Adopted.
Senator Hopkins Makes Motion to
Table the Measure, but He
Is Defeated.

By a vote Of Il 10 Il. the Senate yes
terday refused 70 adopt motion by
Senator Hopkins. OF Illinois. 10 table the
CuIberson resolution offered Thursday,
and then by an overwhelming vote, viva
voce, adopted the resolution, which d.
rects the judiciary Committee Of the
Senate 20 report as soon as practicaD;e
whether President Roosevelt exceeded his
authority when he approved Of the sb-
sorption By the United States Steel Cor
poration OF the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company.
The vote or Nj Hopkins motion to
table was the last vote or the resolution.
In submitting =, ~. Hopkins insisted
the President had not assented 10 the
merger. but merely refused 20 interiors
10 prevent il. on his motion 20 table
Air. CulbersOa demanded and obtained q
call Of the. roll
The fourteen Senator's. including Mr.
Hopkins. who voted 10 table the CuIber-
son resolution were all Republicans, bu;
twenty-six Republican Senator's voted
against tabling It. furnishing more thar
was defeated The negative votes wers
cast by leaders OF the Senate. including
Messrs. Lodge. AIdrich. Hale. Frye. Bur.
rows, tiark Of Wyoming (whO is chair
man OF the Judiciary Committed. The
two New York Senators voted TO tabl,
the resolution
The Washington herald., 1909-01-09
STARVING INDIANS Are AIDED
Montana Commercial Club Sends
Food and Blankets.
ChippewnS Overwhelmed WITH JOY
md Give Thanks-Band OF
Crees Also Helped.

Helena. Jan. s.-TemPoraTy succor mas
baen given BY the Helena Commercial
club 70 the starving band OF Chippewa
indians camped eight miles west OF
Helena and whose chief. Rocky Boy ap-
peaIed 10 Federal Judge Hunt Wednes-
5av for assistance. The trip TO the camp
with provisions. blankets and other
necessities was made by Secretary Huh
and a driver, Harry Walker
When the camp was reached the IN
dfans rushed from the freiess tePees,
and when they discovered that relief
had come. their JOY was unbounded-
I-nder the leadership Of Rocky Boy they
assembled and gave thanks 20 their
pagan gods
II is. believed that the Indians viii have
an easier time from now on The Com
uercial Club viii look after them Col.
Mann OF Fort Harrison. has become IN
terested in the case. and an appeal has
been issued by J. H Kennedy, secretary
of the Bureau Of Child and Animal Pro-
lection.
The Commercial Club this afternoon
also sent a wagonload OF blankets and
provisions 10 a band Of Crees, camped a
few miles eastward, who are also in a
bad plight
The Washington herald., 1909-01-09
ABSORBED SANTA FE
Damaging Evidence Adduced
in Suit Against Hartman.
COMPETITION WAS STIFLED
Minutes of Board Meetings ihtrO-
duced and These show that Mag
unte Bought s30,OOO,O0o Of Atchi-
.on stock and Forced Two of Hia
Men Into the Directorate.

New York Jan. Shat e II Harri-
man and his associates had forced the
Atcbison. Topeka and Santa Fe 20 sell
10 the Southern Pacific two years ago a
road the santa Fe was then BUILDING ii
southern Arizona. as the connecting link
in what would have made practically
naVr low-grade transcontinenta! route
for the Stsrta Fe. and as such danger
ous couDetitor Of the Hartman road,
vas brought out to-day by the govern
Deut attorneys IN the hearing before
SpeciaI Examiner Williams. in the suit
brought against the Hartman roads 70
dissolve the combination
Minutes OF the meetings Of the board OF
directors and stockholders Of the Atcni-
son were put in evidence. showing tnat
the sale OF this road and the virtual
abandonment OF this new link took place
ils+ about a year after the Hartman
interests had. unbeknOwn TO the Atchls0a
people. bought SS000o.0c0 worth OF stock.
and had demanded and secured repre-
sentation on the board
H II. Rogers and Henry c Frick were
the two members who took their seats
on the Atchison board at that time. and
the minutes showed that both had voted
10 sell the road in question 20 the South
ern Pacific. As q part Of the agreement
then made the AtchisOn further agreed
to go into partnership with the South
e-n Pacific in building into Northern
California. where they had projected COM
peting lines
Il is contended by the government IN
its suit that the AtchisOn. since this
stock purchase. has practically become
psrt OF the Hartman railroad combina-
ton. which Is alleged to be monopoly
/ IN restraint Of trade.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-09
OCEANS BOTTOM RAISED.
Earthquake Makes Straits OF Mes
Sina Very shallow.

Earthquake Makes straits OF Mes
Sina Very shallow.
Rome. Jan. S-Prof. Graevenizt. OF the
GeoIogical Institute Vienna, who IS
sounding in the Strait OF Messina- has
found the depth Of water there diminish
ed from 1000 to about 450 meters he is
Of the opinion that the decrease viii
continue.
Thirty million lire were recovered at
Messina to-day. making 100000 lire
that have been taken out Of the ruins
Gen Mezza. the military commander in
the devastated district. has notified
Premier GioHtti that all the money and
papers in the public Offices at Reggie car
be recovered.
Slight earthquakes continue The worst
have occurred at Reggie. where several
damaged buildings collapsed
Prof. Buzzem has issued an appeal that
efforts be made to recover the library al
MesSina. which contained numerous
priceless manuscripts, of which the most
important are the Greek homilies Of st
Chrysostom, dated ss1. gospels Of tht
first century, classical works in Greek
and Latin. and the first edition Of printed
books published az Messina in the If
teenth century.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-09
Tn The SOCIAL WORLD
Continued from Page Five.

Lieut.. and Mrs. William A Dallam
have been the guests for the Christmas
holidays Of Mrs. DaIlam's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Mclean. Of New York.
They left yesterday 10 return 10 Lieut.
Dallam's post at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga. Mrs. Mclean will come 20 Wash
ington next Tuesday on business con-
nected with her duties as president gen
eral Of the D. A. R
Mrs. Robert N. Patterson and her
daughter. Countess Gizychi. have arrived
az the Patterson mansion in Dupont
circle. after having spent Christmas
with their relatives in Chicago.
Mrs. a. ". Patterson and Mrs. John
". Langley were hostesses at a tea yes
terday afternoon at the ROchambeau
from Z 10 : O'Clock. The house decOra-
tions were red roses. with a centerpiece
Of red roses and ferns on the tea table
Assisting Mrs. Patterson and Mrs
Langley were Mrs. Marshall, Mrs Keys,
Mrs. Shultz Mrs. Joerrison, the Misses
Richards. Miss Clements, Miss Mary
HeaId and Miss Rose.
Mrs Patterson wore an empire goTr
Of pale yellow crepe de chine, and Mrs
Langley a directoire gown of black mes
saline satin
Mr. and Mrs. J. N Gudger, parents
of Mrs. Langley. and Mrs. Rawlings
Of Asheville. y. G.. are the guests or Mrs
/ Langley for several days.
Mrs Randall Hagner entertained al tes
yesterday afternoon, and was assisted o'
Mrs. Tiffany Dyer, VINO poured tea, Ms
Page. who poured chocolate, and Mrs
Bradley. who served punch The Misses
/ Downing also assisted in the cining-room
Mrs Fremont Smith was hostess al tes
Yesterday afternoon. Her assisting part!
was composed Of Ms Newberry- wife o
the Secretary OF the Navy. who sioo'
l with the hostess, and Baroness Preusch
on wife Of the naval attache Of IN
Austrian Embassy
The Washington herald., 1909-01-09
FROM WOMARS
POINT OF VIEW,

II would seem as II a woman OF thirty
four had a right 10 make of her future
what she pleased. had the right . think
Of her own happiness a little. even
though It meant sacrificing an able
bodied sister. who ought 10 be able to
earn money for herself and is thoroughly
selfish 70 stand in the light OF anybody 5
happiness.
] think there Is q great deal % nawkish
sentiment answering TO the name Of fam
ily affection. Real love is unseIfsh and
practical and demands no sacrifices. It
also makes no unnecessary ones. have
known at least three cases where the
wages OF hard-working younger sisters
were confscsted by married sisters and
spent on the families which should have
been the care OF healthy fathers. In
every case rebellion came. but not until
a good bit Of money had been unlawIully
seized.
There are hundreds Of cases where men
and women who cannot earn a living
should be cared for by those nearest and
dearest 10 them. There are invalid
mothers and crippled fathers and brothers
and sisters in q similar plight. One ex-
poets men and women TO make sacrifices
under such conditions. But a married
sister who has cut out her own future
20 suit her taste has not a shadow OF
right 10 place obstacles in the path Of a
woman who has an opportunity 10 get a
husband OF good habits and a comfortable
home.
II was not long ago that man asked
my assistance in furthering his matri-
monial plans. he was a widower whose
elder children were taking care Of them
selves while the younger ones were a
source Of pride 10 him He was young
enough 70 want livller home than he
was getting. and his affections have drift
ed TO a woman Of suitable age. who
seemed to rsciprOcate his love ''She Is
good. jolly girl he said, and would
make a home very cheerful. It does one
good just to hear her laugh" But he de-
cIares that she is held in a position OF
uncertainty because Of a fancied claim
her sister has upon her
Think OF the happiness that blind
young woman is missingl There are M
surplus men in the world. and the GOOD
ones have to be sought for. sometimes
! There comes q time in every woman.
I life when she needs care and companion
/ ship, and she IS more likely to find It II
husband than in blood relations o.
/ friends If she has plenty Of money sh,
| can buy such things. but the majorit,
Of Us do not belong to the opulent class
Marriage Is a natural condition, and un
! der fair conditions brings all the happl
ness woman has the right to expect.
have no patience with those who cry I
down. for the arguments against 1t ar,
the comparatively few cases which turl
out badly. The majority Of married foil
get along more than comfortably.
BETTY BRADEEN
The Washington herald., 1909-01-09

the ordinary American, but in every In
stance there is a wealth Of color Red
and green and blue in the brightest
shades are used for their shirts, oiten
for their trousers. and there are always
CAV cravats OF kerchiefs about their
necks. Their headdress IS but little dit-
ferenf from that OF their ancestors who
were here when Columbus came, and
they stiH keep their scalp-loeks intact. =.
The women wear Mother Hubbards
Of the gayest and loudest cotton cloth
that the trader can find 10 bring TO Flor
ida About the neck Of newborn giri
baby IS placed a string Of beads, ana
these are adde's 70 and multiplied until a
grown woman sometimes has so many
beads that It is a burden 10 carry them.
The women have strings OF beaten gold
and silver coins which they wear about
their shoulders. over the enormous mass
of beads. The social position and wealth
OF q Seminole LADY may be determined
b. the number and the color OF these
beaten coins
The Seminole nuts no faith in the white
man. He does not trust his enemy. He
is unwilling 70 take that help which the
white man would now be glad 10 extend
70 him. He does not want TO work: he
wants to hunt alligators- The only white
mans civilization for which he cares IS
represented In firearms and whisky he
will have the very best and latest I'M
prOvement in firearms and he viii have
the very hottest and most potent OF FIRE
waters. Otherwise he scorns the white
man and his ways. and he is content te
live among the alligstors in the only part
OF the ancient Seminole empire that the
white man has failed to utilize. But the
surveyors are busy in Southern Florida
and it will not be long until we shall set
/ in very truth the last OF the SeminOles-
/ (Copyught. 1873. BY Frederic : Haskin-)
/ TO-mOrrOw-The Mysterious Ever
gIades.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-09
LAST OF THE SEMINOLES.
By FREDERIC J. HASKN
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

mans store. He had money; he could
have escaped without any trouble what
ever. But he made no effort 70 get
away. He told the white trader that he
would soon be gone into the big sleep
He returned TO his people, was shot, and
his body was cast away in the swamp
A baby. the child Of the woman In the
case. was thrown alive 70 the buZZaTds
and the woman was given to the half
negro executioner for q wife. The Semi
nOles IN Oklahoma under tribal govern
ment never imposed Imprisonment upon
a condemned man. 1t is a tribal notion
OF honor that is held sacred even by
the most worthless Of criminals.
The marriage ceremony is simple. At
the Green Corn feast the young girls
start running and the young men chase
them. The man who catches d girl has
found a wife. Divorce is equally as sim
pie. the offending and nOaTesisting party
10 a quarrel having the right 70 leave
home and play quits. Some rich Semi
noles. medicine men usually. have more
than one wife TO comfort them and 10
| cultivate the sugar cane which viii be
made into firewater.
The dress Of the Seminoles IS savageIy
gay. The men wear all sorts OF compro-
mises between the ancient dress OF thelT
fathers and the conventional costume OF
The Washington herald., 1909-01-09
LONG RAPS PRESIDENT.
Former Navy Secretary Defends
brownsville Troops.

Boston. Jan. S-The penchant Of former
Secretary OF the Navy John D. Long TO
lab President Roosevelt with his sharp
pen when opportunity offers was eyinced
further to-day when in an open letter
10 came out squaTeIy in behalf Of the
discharged Brownsville soldiers
By inference he charged President
Roosevelt with acting unjustly TO these
men. He hopes that one Of the first acts
Of President Taft viii be 10 right the
injustice.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-09
TRAGEDY FROM GAS
NARROWLY AVERTED
Continued from Page One.

sioners are confident that after the bill
IS introduced there viii be small delay
in its passage
The letter sent to Chairman Smith
reads:
Boo. 5. ". Smith.
Chairman q Committee on Districs q CoiEmbia,
House - Representatives;
Sir-In vieE q ths statements c1utzined il the
7rport Of NIr Daniel ". BakeT. United Ststss At
toTney fo- the District q Columbia. under cate q
the sth Instant 90 the Attorney General respecting
the carbon -no1ozide n The szs ma1ufactureG and
furnished sy the Washington GasliEht Coz-pauy
the Commissioners recunmsnd 70 Congress that Il
amend the laws respecting the Washington Gss,iElt
Company n its manufacture srd distribution q gzs
y either fo-bGdinE entrriv the q Tste- Ezs OF
restricting the qasntIty used 20 such n1luln
that It's r-sssnce n the conposition q The cty
gas would D Insignificant aod harmless Which-
ever Iroposition may Be adopred the C0n1,lssoaers
VIII be gad 10 PIT u biIl form
Measures Taken.
As the District Attorney states. similar meaz--vs
q: rvo;sctiou have been taken by TIE lesaus-ss q
other 5lrisli ictions.
While the Geor-st WI GasliEht Company dos TO.
al rressrt make water gas but nanufacr1res and
furnishes cal gas Il should be included n any
LEGISLATION that Congress may euact - T-svsnt the
CaUeETs Cne 70 IRE ELI-tlAlc q N4-14 -
Ye-y respectfully
HENRY p. F. MCFARLAND.
President q the Board q OoznmissiODe-s q the
District q Columbia
Ell Thomas. corporation counsel. said
last night that he had not received the
communications Of the Commissioners.
but expects to get them to-day Upon
their receipt ne VIII Immediately start
70 work framing anti-mOnoxide Iegisla-
tim
The Washington herald., 1909-01-09
Sues for Divorce.

San Francisco, Jan. S-Naval Construc-
tor Holden 4 Evans, Of Mare Island. the
builder Of the big collier Prometheus. fled
a suit for absolute divorce In the court
OF solane County. He charges cruelty,
due 70 mental anguish, and asks custody
Of his three ehildreJ
The Washington herald., 1909-01-09
TELLS OF BURIED CITIES.

DIR. Bliss Lectures on "a DfEger's
Work in Palestine
"A digger's work in Palestine" was the
subject OF an interesting illustrated lee
ture by Dr.. Frederick J. Bliss. under the
auspices of the National Geographic So
ciety at the New Masonic Temple
DR.. Bliss told Of finding ruins OF cities
built more than 800 years B. c., and ex-
plained how in several instances as many
as eight cities were built one on top OF
another.
The scientist told Of digging sixty feet
underground and finding buried cities.
pottery, scrolls. and images. In one case
be told of finding a small piece Of stone,
which. upon investigation. proved 10 De
letter transmitted from Egypt