The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 06, 1907, Image 6
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DIED FROM DRUG.
A Newberry Woman Meets Death
in a Singular Manner.
KILLED BY A POISON.
Itinerant Dentist Named Armstrong
Dulls Eleven Teeth for Mrs. llnrry
And She Dies Within Three Hours.
He is Arrested at Clinton and Will
He Taken to Xewhorry.?Another
Woman Heeame III, Also.
Immediately after havinga number
of her teeth extracted Thursday
morning by an itinerant dentist, who
gave his name as Clint Armstrong,
Mrs. Corrle Berry, who lived with
her borther-in-law, Mr. S. I,. Price,
at the Mollohon Mill in Newberry,
was taken seriously ill and within
hours she was dead. Dr. W. E. Pelluim.
.Tr. was Himimnnmi tint i'no..ii.?.i
her bedside shortly after her death.
The following particulars of the
sad accident we take from the News
and Courier of last Friday. Miss Victoria
Rivers, also a sister-in-law of
Mr. Price, had two teeth pulled by
<rhe same dentist, and she was ill but
has about recovered.
Mrs. Berry was the widow of the
late Emanuel Berry and a sister of
Mrs. Price, with whom she lives. She
was about 3 8 years of age, and leaves
a son about 1 C? years old. She had
suffered with a weak heart during
the past twelve months and'had been
attended by Dr. W. E. Pelham, Jr.
Dr. Ellesor also treated her last summer
for heart trouble..
. Mrs. Berry was at home with her
sister, Mrs. Price, when Armstrong
called. It is stated by those who
| talked to him that he represented
i himself as a traveling dentist from a
Greenville house, saying that his
h house employed seven or eight den%
tsts, who were out on the road. He
is known by some people in Newberry,
who say that lie has relatives
at the Newberry Mill, and that at one
time he worked there himself, afterwards
having moved to Anderson. It
is stated that he spent Wednesday
night with his relatives at the Newberry
Mill.
When he called at Mr. Price's
home he was told that Mrs. Berry
had several teeth which she wanted
pulled and he proceeded with the
work of extracting eleven teeth. Before
beginning the operation. Mrs.
rrice says, ne iu.iecieti a num uico
/ Mrs. Berry's gums. Mrs. Berry was
taken sick almost immediately after
the operation. In fact, she did not
leave the chair in which she was sitting
when her teeth were extracted,
hut was lifted from this chair to the
bed Vhere she died.
About the time Armstrong finished
extracting Mrs. Berry's teeth. Mrs.
Victoria Rivers, a sister of Mrs.
Price, came over from the mill,
where she was at work, and while
she was at the Price's she had Armstrong
to extract two of her teeth.
She went hack to the mill and at
noon went to the home of her father.
Mr. J. R. Rivers, for dinner. About
the time she reached home, she was
taken ill. and Dr. P. G. Ellesor was
summoned to see her. As stated, she
has about, completely recovered.
When it was seen that Mrs. Berry
was seriously ill, Armstrong was called
back to the Price home and showed
the condition of Mrs. Berry. Mr.
Price had gotten home from the mill
by this time. Armstrong felt Mrs.
Berry's pulse and stated that she had
some other trouble, and advised that
a practicing physician be summoned
? 1 r\.. n,.i
at once, rills was none, ami ur. ? ? 'ham,
reached Mrs. Berry's bedside
a few minutes after her death. In
the meantime Armstrong had left.
About this time It was learned that
Miss Hivers was also sick and several
parties went out to look up Armstrong,
but failed to find him. It
wac thought that Armstrong had
gone on the C. N. and H. train towards
Laurpnsf. Sheriff Buford telephoned
a description to Clinton and
requested that if a man answering
it was on the train, to hold him.
He received a message stating that
Armstrong had been captured. Sheriff
Buford had also telegraphed to
Anderson, Greenville and Whitmire.
Dr. W. 10. Pel bain, Jr., had been
treating Mrs. Berry for several
months past. She had a weak heart
but. whether there was any organic
heart trouble or not is not known.
Armstrong is described as a man
about 25 years old, about 1 10 pounds
in weight, and about five feet six
inches in height, black hair, and
wearing a blue-hlaek suit of clothes.
He lived at Anderson, where he has
been assisting Dr. Strickland, a prominent
dentist. Armstrong has a family
and is considered a good citizen
where he lives.
VICTIM OF A mti'TK.
Smnll Colored Girl Assaulted by Man
of Her Own Color.
At Washington T.awrence Johnson,
colored, 2 8-years-old, was arrested
Friday and is being held at the Seventh
precinct for investigation. A
charge of having assaulted a nineyear-old
colored girl was placed
against him. The girl is Emma
Moten, of 1125 Twenty-ninth street,
who told the police that she was on a
vacant lot near the canftl a few days
ago when the man seized her. She
selected Johnson, the police say, from
a group of six.
A prompt, pleasant, good remedy
for coughs and colds, is ^Kennedy's
Cough Syrup. It is especially recommended
for babies and chiwren, but
good for every member of* trie family,
it contains no opiates and does not
constipate. Contains honey and tar
and tastes nearly as good as maple
GIRL HELD CAPTIVE <
By Gypsies and Made To Marry (
One Of Them.
Rescued l?.v Hit Father Who Takes
Her Home Without Pressing the ?
Charges of Abduction.
To lie held captive as an unwilling j
wife of a gypsy leader's son for eight
months, compelled to go about the
| streets telling fortunes during the
| day and made to do the washing and
perform other menial labors for the
band at night, is the fate from which
sixteen-year-old Annie Einstg was
rescued by her father, William Einsig,
of Columbia, Pa.
The New York American says the
girl was located at the home of Mrs. ^
S. H. Speare, on ltoston Road, in the
Bronx, where she was in hiding, and '
her father, an elderly man with little |i
knowledge of the ways of the world. ^
had great difficulty in finally getting .
her away when he and she confronted
the gypsy band, which is located 1
at Henderson's wharf, Coney Island.
it was while walking from her
home in Columbia to the silk mills. ^
where she was employed, that she
was persuaded one (lay eight months i"
ago to visit tin* gypsy camp on the a
outskirts of the town. While she
was once within the tents, she was.
she declares, told that she was to be v
held, and her protests were laughed :1
at. The hand left the town that day. i
The girl's father found out what had
become of her and followed the gyp- l
sies for several days toward New k
Jersey. lie lost the trail, however. 1
and gave up the chase. s
The band came to New York and
camped during tin4 Winter on ground v
leased from Mrs. Speare. The girl a
was told that she was to he married (
to Levi Stanley, the son of the leader <
of the band, and was, it is said, n
threatened with heatings and worse
punishment if she did not concent. <
She became resigned and the mar- <1
riage was regularly performed. When t
Stanley showed the marriage c.erti- o
iicate to William Kinsig the girl tore e
it to pieces, and, throwing it on the a
floor, stamped upon it. I
Mrs. Speare told of the treatment t
to which the girl had been subjected
and to which she had been witness. i
"The way they treated that girl 1
was outrageous," she said. "1 fre- c
quentl.v went into the tent and invar- u
iably found her crying. When they n
had frightened her out of attempt- r
ing to escape she was taught how to $
tell fortunes and made to tramp over r
the streets of the city all day. If she c
did not bring home a certain amount ii
of money at night she was beaten, h
She was forced to do the washing,
clean the tents and to do most of the e
work for the whole family. I helped,-ft
her as much as I could, but she was 3
afraid to write to her parents."
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Fastens Its Teeth In the Tlu'oat of
I:
Its Owner. ti
Tiie Charleston Post says a small u
pet dog fastened its teeth in the
throat of Capt. John May, as he was
gently patting the animal, after it j
had been run over by a buggy on
East Bay street. e
The wheels had passed over the ?
body of the dog, and it was suffering
intense pain. Capt. May quickly j
pcked up the dog, and holding it in .,
ids arms, was endeavoring to quiet
its yelps by show of affection, when
suddenly the dog fastened its teeth
in his throat. .
Much force had to be applied to
make the animal release its hold,
and the throat was badly lacerated.
Capt. May immediately sought the
services of a physician, and it is not f
expected that the would will prove .
serious. The dog died shortly after ^
hit lug its owner. - j
MAX It I X DOWN.
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And Killed by ? Passenger Train at
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Must Kadford, Va. \
c
Frederick Cartwright, li travelling
representative of a Hristol, Tenn, j
shoe house, was fatally hurt by a
Norfolk and Western passenger train f
at Fast Kadford, Va, Tnursday. \
Cartwright stepped from one train in (
front of another and was run down, t
having a leg and one arm cut off, and c.
suffering ot.ior injuries. Cartwright f
is well known in that section. Me is r
alive to-night, but his condition is ,
critical. c
CHINKSK KKIIFLS DIOIIOATKI)
Provincial Troops Kill Hundred and ,
Seize fjeader.
A severe engagement has occurred
between provincial troops and rebels }J
resulting in a victory for the former. |(
The rebels lost over a hundred (
killed and the government forces t]
captured the rebel leader and a quan- ^
tity of ammunition. ^
Additional troops have been dis- j,
patched to Choachow where the mal- ,
contents are active. A regiment of ^
troops has sailed for Swatow.
ItOliiJKT Tl tiNIOlt KIIXKI).
('auglit on a Trestle by a Frieglit
Train
Robert Turner, age 82 years, was y
knocked from a trestle near Latta, o
Marlon county, by a railroad train tl
and killed on Wednesday. He was d
sitting on the edge of the trestle fish- n
Ing. v
syrup. Children like It. Sold by
Conway Drug Co. . , * g
All men are brave until there Is a 0
demand for bravery.
Some men imagine that a moral &
wrong Is a commercial right. a
WILL PAY MORE.
/
lailroad Assessments Raised One
Hundred Per Cent
3Y THE ASSESSORS. I
t Is Mxppftod Thai (lit* l?onds Will '
Carry Mutter Into the Courts on
the Ground that the Assessment
Amounts to Confiseution. Aetiou
on the Telegraph, Telephone, Impress
ami Others Deferred.
A dispatch from Columbia to the
'harleston Post says that Coinptrol- '
s>r General Jones lias made public 1
roeeedings of the meeting of the '
It ate hoard of Assessors, which was '
eld to pass upon the railroad proper- '
y of tlie State. 1
The hoard made a sensational raise '
.11 along the line, with the result
luit the railroad property of the
Hate is assessed at $t?3 ,f>00,000, as
gainst $32,040,319 hist year.
The State hoard is determined,
whatever other property is assessed (
it. to assess i lie railroad property at ,
ts market value, and a resolution
?ffered hv Attorney General Lvon
hat there was no law for any other
niiu ui iiu assessment was unaninotislv
adopted, and t lie values were ,
hot up accordingly.
Railroad Commissioner Cnughman (
ras the only nieinher of the hoard
hsent. The other members are
Comptroller Cieneral Jones, Attorney
Jeneral Lyon, State Treasurer dealings,
Secretary of State McCown.
Action on the Colnmhla. Aiken. (
Ireenville and Spartanburg lines was
leferred until Jones can examine J
hem and estimate their value. Action (
n the telephone, telegraph. Southern
xpress and Pullman concerns was
lso deferred until Attorney (ieiieral i
,yon can look into the law governing
nose corporations.
June 1!) was the day fixed for hear- \
ng the protests. The roads will ,
Ikely carry the matter into the ,
onrts on the ground that the assess- j
uent amounts to confiscation, hut
nenihers of the hoard say that the
allroads in South Carolina are worth
73,000,000, this estimate being arived
at from the earnings at ti per !
ent. The leading system operating
n the State were, of course, hit
leaviost.
The Coast Line System was assessd
iit $25,000 a mile, as against $11,- (
95. The total this year is $19,747,50.
The Atlanta and Charlotte air line '
ection of the Southern at fad.000 a ,
uile, as aguinst $19,800; total,$6.- ,
49,500. ,
The Charleston and Western CaroIna
at $15,00 0, as against $5,0 00; ,
otal $3,989,570.
The Seaboard, $20,000 a mile, as
gainst $1 1,595; total $6,835,700.
The Southern Railway at $22,500, (
s against $1 1,558; total, this wear,
110,246,500.
The Carolina division of the Southrn
railway at $25,000, as against
;i 1,626; total $1 2,987,250.
The Charleston Terminal company
s assessed at> $30,000 a mile as
igaist $11,000 a mile last year.
HOY OKMKI) DOCTOR 1)1 KS.
*arents Christian Scientists, and In
vest igat ion is I'nder Way.
The disclosure which have followid
the death of Granville Watson,
he seven-year-old son of Mr. and
drs. ICd win M. Watson, of Mount
lolly, N. J., firm believers in the
Christian science doctrines threaten
o result in the arrest of the boy's
larents.
rpiw. ?U t 1 .1 I ? - ill * * ? *
urn iiiihi uouuiiie in lasi ivionaav
md gradually grew worse. Nothing
vas done except to call in Mrs. Steam
I' Philadelphia, and Miss Strobe, of
raeony. Christian scientists, who
irayed for the boy's recovery.
Despite the urging of neighbors
md the objections of friends the
Yatsons refused to have medical atendance
until last Saturday, when
hey consented to have Dr. I?\ C.
Itroud and Dr. Joseph Stokes, who
ound the child dying. The parents
efused to allow the use of medicines
mtil a few hours before death. The
hild died Sunday night.
TKOIiliKY CAR ACCIDENT.
ntei'iii'ban Cars Collide in Ohio with
Fatal Results.
Crowded with honday passengers,
Cleveland and Southwestern trol- '
ey car, running from Wellington to t
Cleveland, was struck by a car com- 1
ng up from behind, at the corner of <
iixth street and Middle avenue in J
Jyria, Ohio, shortly before t? o'clock 1
Tiday night, resulting in at least 1
wo deaths and eleven persons being <
njured.
CON FICDFRATK MONOItlOD. ,
<
lade Honorary Member of Regiment j
I
Ho Fought Against. 1
<
An unusual honor was bestowed
Wednesday upon Dr. James H. Reed, |
f Battle Creek, Mich., who Is to give \
lie memorial address at Climax. The j
octor, an ex-Confederate, has been (
lade an honorary member of the I
ery regiment he fought against. 1
If you would learn of a man's
ood deeds attend his Mineral. j
When some people tell the truth
thers are able to recognize it. ,
It takes a lot of good luck to en- ,
ble some men to reach the top.
When one man tries to flatter
nother he has something to sell. 1
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i X.
BLIND TIGERS
in Charleston Are Having a Strenuous
Time Sure.
MAYOR RHETT OPENS
\ Red Hot Campaign Against Thorn,
And Will Drive Tliem Out of the
ltiisiness If He Can.?Police CJive
Orders to Stop Selling on Sal>l,mtli
And Sei/.e All Harrooni I'araplicrnalia.
Mayor Uhett has eoininenced a red
liot campaign in Charleston against
the blind tigers, and If the police
force of Charleston can effect a general
closing of all places which sell
liquor, and they think they can,
Charleston will he in a state of prohibition
that will he complete.
In pursuance with the policy of
making Charleston a county dispensary
city, Mayor Uhett. has ordered
the cheif of police to put the screws
to all Sunday liquor selling in Charleston.
This is a decided step toward
solving the situaton left on the
city's hands by the State dispensary
constables.
Furthermore, orders have been Issued
that all bar fixtures and par11
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.>i'u< ikuui ?ji cm i\ 111nm iuniHMiiai lO
liquor soiling are to ho seized wherei*
vor found by I ho police; that especial
attontion is to ho paid to any
casos of soiling liquor to minors;
that no keg beer is to ho sold on the
first tloor of any place in the city.
The orders as to Sunday closing
are peremptory this stride towards
the ultimate stympng out of the tiger
business is important. Those who
look to a killing of the tiger are of
the opinion that no better move
could he made toward giving him
"sight" and taming him than by
lumping on him for liquor selling on
Sunday.
For some days rumors have been
afloat on the streets that next Sunflay
would see the closing/of all liquor
establishments. It has been the
subject of much comment and speculation.
The apprehension of the regular
patrons of the Sunday refreshment
centers has been almost pitiful,
and they have been laying plans to
t;et a store of liquid inspiration on
Saturday that will tide them over
until Monday, when the legal establishments,
the county dispensaries,
will he doing business.
Habit is a strong factor in a man's
character. If he has been careless
about buying his alcoholic liquors
Saturday and finds himself thirsty
an Sunday without the wherewithal
to soothe his longing for booze, although
heretofore he has been able
to quench his yearning thirst, howwill
he find relief? llense his apprehension
lest his memory will go back
an him and leave him stranded on
the dry sands of an empty bottle.
For years the State constables at
If 111 |l I (MI l() Close up I.IU* IIRI'I'S 1111(1
the city authorities backed them up,
hut tlie constables left a bunch on
the hands of the city when the county
dispensary came into being, and
now the merry light is on In earnest
to thin them out.
It has been the object of Mayor
Khett to trim the tiger's claws. The
animal will lose several, through the
Sunday closing campaign, and other
"claws" are said to he in danger of
being pulled out.
Closing the tigers up on Sunday,
seizing their bar fixtures whenever
found chopping down those who are
detected selling to minors, and taking
into camp those who dispense keg
beer on the tirst lloor will leave the
poor tigers with very few blandishments
for the patrons who keep them
alive.
A man does not like to take his
liquor or beer sitting on a soap box
in a dark, hot room, which is threatened
constantly by police inspection.
The present measures of suppression
will bring this condition about.
The county board of control Issued
a statement for publication reciting
its efforts to promote the business
success of the dispensary and tit
the same time enforce as strict a
reasonable interpretation of the law
as possible. The statement is a defense
of the position of the hoard in
certain matters and arguments for
the right of its management and control.
MlltPEK OK Sl ICIDK.
A Case That Is Pu/./.ling die Police
of Cincinnatii.
Either the most atrocious murder
:>r the most reinarKahle suicide in
the annuals of Clncinnatti police History
was discovered when the charred
body of a man was exhumed from
i firebox in the furnace room of the
iv.yuii aim|> laciury recently. iVl (' ~
Dermott, the engineer, is detained,
in suspicion.
He claims he lit the fire at 4:?.0;
in his return at 6:80 he found a
man's feet sticking out of the furnace
ioor. He pulled the man out and
found the flesh burned from the
lead and shoulders. There was not
i thing on the body to identify tho
lead man.
Circumstances point to murder, as
the man must have passed through
the entire factory to reach the engine
room otherwise and then crawlad
through the furnace door, which
Is too small to admit a body without
being forced.
Most men think they know a lot
more than they know they know.
People would have but few real
troubles if they didn't try to act
3mart. . ;
When a man's moral rights go j
wrong he begins to talk about his I
legal rights. 1
MUST BE CRAZY
Sensation at Carlisle and J. T.
Harvey Goes to Jail.
Threatens to Kill Another Man's
Wile If She l)hl Not l.ive With
Him.
Quite a sensation was caused at
Carlisle Thursday by an alleged attempt
on the part of a man named
John T. Harvey, alias E. Rowan to
kill Mrs. Charlie Smith, in the hotel
at that place.
it seems that Harvey, alias Rowan,
had been working with Smith at
Cowpens some time ago. Smith being
an optician and his wife 'a photograper.
The Smiths recently moved
to Carlisle and are doing business
t here.
Rowan, wrote several letters to
Mrs. Smith of late, and that one recently
received said that he would
kill her if she didn't live with him.
Wednesday Harvey reached Carlisle
on the noon train, went to the
hotel where the Smiths board, found
Mrs. Smith in the otllce and immediately
seized her. at the same time
reaching for his grip. The woman's
husband at once took a hand and a
lively scrimmage was in nroirresM
when (he parlies were seporutod by
bystanders.
Harvey was told that if ho would
leave town the matter would be dropped,
but this he declined to do. lit*
was ordered from the hotel and went
to aiiother one.
Later in the day ho was arrested
on a charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill. A new pistol was
found in his grip and an addition
charge of carrying concealed weapons
was lodged against him. Harvey
is now in jail.
It is claimed by Smith that Harvey
or Kowan, told him (Smith) that be
had committed murder in New Haven,
Conn.
Mayor (list, of Carlisle, wired the
authorities of New Haven to know if
they wanted Harvey for murder, receiving
a reply in the negative, but
Mr. (list failed to mention Harvey's
alias.
WIllK'k ON THM SO IT HH UN.
Passenger Train Doruilod on Trestle
Near the savannah Hiver.
Southern passenger train No. 133,
which is the Savannah and Jacksonville
end of No. 33, due Columbia
from Washington at 2.20 p. m., came
to grief on the Savannah river bridge
at eight o'clock last Friday night.
For some unaccountable reason
the engine jumped the track, but
fortunately the passenger coaches remained
on the rails. Engineer E. V.
Gibson was badly scalded, perhaps,
fatally, but the fireman was not seriously
hurt. No passengers were injured.
The train had just crossed the
bridge proper but the trestle through
the swamps at this point is about 3
miles long and about twelve feet
high. It is thought a weak rail is
responsible for tne accident. About
100 feet of trestle had to be rebuilt.
IMHi SAVED FAMILY.
Itang the Dinner Hell When House
Was In Flames.
The entire family of William HeatHe,
a prosperous farmer of Oxford,
Ha., was saved from being burned to
death, the other night, by the intelligence
of a pet collie dog. The noble
animal aroused the family by ringing
the dinner bell.
He had been taught by the children
to take the rope of the bell in
his mouth and summon the workmen
from the fields to dinner. When
he saw the flames and smelled the
smoke he knew that something was
wrong.
Unable to arouse the occupants of
the house with his barking, he took
tho rope in his month and rang the
bel 1 vigorously. Soon the family was
out ot tho house and tin? entire neighborhood
was arrotiscd.
KILL 101) BV I'lTCIIEI) BALL.
Fatal Accident to a Baltimore
at a Match (iftino.
At the opening of the third inning
in the game between the Relay and
Newark baseball clubs at ot. i)enls,
Baltimore county, on Saturday afternoon,
William Thomas King, aged
2 6 years, was struck and almost instantly
killed by a pitched ball as he
had taken his place at the bat.
While he was waiting for a ball
which would {insure him a hit, Mr.
King was struck over the heart by
a pitched ball, thrown by the pitcher
of the Newark team. Mr. King made
one step forward as if to go toward
first base and then fell dead.
WILL BIO iiANBHIL
For the Miimlor of a Doctor ot Darren,
Georgia.
Lee Homes, the negro who shot
and killed Dr. Hands at Dorlen, Oa.,
was tried and convicted Thursday of
murder, and sentenced to be hanged
there on July 19. The sheriff took
the prisoner hack to Savannah for
safe keeping until the day of his execution.
Holmes had been threatened
by mob violence some days ago.
A man's fool friends cause him almost
as much trouble as his wise
enemies.
It doesn't necessarily follow that a
man is any good just because he's as
good as his word.
GIVES WORRY.
The Administration Again Uneasy
Over San Francisco Situation.
THE JAPS ARE ALERT
Disposed to 1'itss for Kvplnnatlonn
and Kcdross of ltud Treatment of
Japanese on the Coast.?Itecent
Visitors from Japan Took Careful
And Klalwrate Notes of All They
Saw.?Will (ilve Us Trouble.
The administration has again become
uneasy over the Japanese sltuatton
in San Francisco and over the
disposition of the Japanese government
to press quickly and closely for
explanations of improper treatment
on the subjects of that country.
Advices received indicate that
there is ill feeling between the Americans
and Japanese in San Franclso.
This is shown by the recent attack
of some Americans on Japanese
and their property and the retnibitiori
of the Japanese liv attacking two
Americans whom they thought to
have been implicated in the lirst attack
.
Meeting the two Americans the
other night a party of Japanese proceeded
to cut them into good sized
pieces with knives. San Francisco Is
represented in jvii all round condition
of chaos. Mayor Schmttz is on
trial for graft, the city government is
practically without head or directors
and the labor unions tire on strike in
till lines of business. The Japanese
are working against the American
laborers for small wages and this increases
the ill feeling.
A well known war correspondent
who has come from Japan and Hawail
and California told the President
a few days . go that the Japanese are
watching an opportunity to make
trouble for nils country,' their purpose
being to take the Philipines and
Hawaii. In the later country there
are (10,000 Japanese laborers, most
of them former soldiers of Japan,
while the total uumebr of Americans
in the island is less than 3,000. The
Japanese would have no difficulty in
taking the island and giving trouble
in its recapture.
The Japanese Ambassador has been
making somewhat vigorous representations
to the State Department
about the treatment of Japanese in
San Francisco, and Secretary Hoot is
(till ML'' lllu I will! l'> u'""" ' T"
..... ?,w nuu Y> 1 II*" .1
that conditions in San Francisco are
anything else but normal.
"It' anybody imagines that the Japanese
are not wide awake to their
opportunities, it is time for him to
revise his opinions. Those little yellow
men are as astute observers an
the world has ever seen. They not
only observe closely, but question
keenly, getting right to the heart of
a matter through both their eyos and
their ears."
This was the comment made by an
American naval officer on recent visIts
to Washington by officers of the
Japanese navy. A considerable number
of Japanese officers of ships that
were in attendance on the opening
of the Jamestown exposition visited
Washington under the escort of American
officers. They came here to
"see the sights" and he entertained
by the government.
Each group of foreign officers?
whether from Japan or some other
country?was escorted by an American
officer whose duty it was to entertain
the visitors and afford them
opportunities for observation. The
arrangements were complete and the
foreigners were given .iust such entertainment
as the American navy
knows so well how to dispense
It is quite safe to say that tb' Japanese
officers combined nore profit
with their pleasure than did the officers
of any other country. They
knew exactly what they wanted to
see and proceeded about their errand
in a perfectly businesslike manner.
Each one of them had his note book
{ind memoranda of what he was to
observe part icularlv. They spent some
time in the naval gun factory, at the
naval observatory, at the Congressional
Library and Capitol and at the
Smithsonian Institution.
They carefully noted in their little
books all 'hat they saw. They talked
very little, but saw a whole lot. When
they opened their mouths it was to
ask some salient question. They had
been well coached and nothing escaped
them. Of course, they enjoyed
i iicniscives, hut that was merely a ,
dotal 1. Thoy were here to work and
they worked. On Vthe whole their
visit was important and significant.
DHl'NKMX MAN'S
lie Killed (lis Housekeeper and Then
Committed Suicide.
A third tragedy occurred, the other
day in the home of VV. S. Putnam, a
farmer who lived not far from Washington,
I). C., and who claimed to be
a direct docendant of (Jen. Putnam of
Revolutionary fame. He came home
intoxicated and killed his housekeeper,
Mrs. l?mma Reavers, attempted
to shoot her daughter, nml thpn
killed himself.
About six years uro a daughter of
Putnam's committed suicide after the
death of her mother. lie married
again and his second wife was killed
by a stroke of lightning. He leaves
a large family. His housekeeper is
survived by five small children.
"This little pig went to market,"
doesn't amuse tonight.
Baby's not well; what's the matter,
dear little cheeks are so white;
Poor little tummy is acklng, naughty
old pain go away,
Cascasweet mother must give her,
then she'll be bright as the day.
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