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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-09
BEERS TRAGEDY
RETOLD IN COURT
State Introduces Preliminary
Evidence in Hearing in
Walker Case.
STAR WITNESSES ON HAND
MRS. HULL AND DAUGHTER TO
TAKE STAND TODAY.
BY FRANCIS v. FITz GERALD.

Ogden, Oct. S-Step by step the state
in the prosecution of Fred c. Walker and
Edward Lawrence, on the charge of muir
dering DR.. Earl c. Beers, placed before the
court today the preliminary testimony to
form the proper foundation for the intro
duction of the testimony of the states
star witnesses. Mrs. Wilbur F. Hull and
daughter. These witnesses will be called
TO the stand tomorrow morning, and will
give the evidence which the state relies
upon to form a case against the two men
accused of murder.
The evidence introduced today at the
preliminary hearing was in the nature of
a review of that taken at the coroner's
inquest. D. c. Dalton, the cab driver who
took Earl S. Beers to the hospital after
the assault, was one of the most impor-
tant witnesses. By his testimony the
state brought out the alleged motive for
the crime.
fhe- witness swore that he had asked
Lawrence how the condition of Dr. Beers
come about, and Lawrence had remark ed /:
That's what fellow gets for monkeying
with another mans wife -"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-09

There are many reasons why you
ask for advertised articles, but abso-
lutely none why you should let a sub
shutting dealer palm off something
which he claims to be Just as good
or better" or the same thing" as the
article you requested.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-09
Court Room Is Crowded.

The hearing began at 1915 this morning
before Judge Murphy in police court. Long
before court was opened the room was
packed with spectators, many of whom
were women.
Walker and Lawrence were brought
from their cells to the court room. Law
renee seemed 1ight-hearted and optimistic,
but Walkers countenance was absolutely
eXpressionless. During the course of the
hearing Lawrence advised frequently with
Attorney Hutchinson. but Walker took no
part in these conferences. Mrs. Wilbur
T. Hull and daughter, whose part in the
Beers Walker tragedy is still something
of a mystery. came to the court room with
County Attorney Harris, District Attcr-
ney Halverson and Special Prosecutor W.
l.. Maginnis. At the noon recess they both
shook hands with Walker and Law
renee. and spoke a few words with them.
Mrs. Beers, the widow of the doctor for
whose death the two men are now having
their preliminary hearing, did not reach
Ogden until last evening, when she re-
turned from Kearney, Neb. to assist the
prosecution in the securing of evidence
necessary in the conduct of the case.
DR.. R S. Joyce was the first witness
sworn by the state He said that he had
treated DR. Beers at the Ogden general
hospital when he arrived there shortly be
fore noon on Sept. is. He described the
wounds and stated that the cause of death
was hemorrhage of the brain, produced
by a fracture of the skull From the
cross-examination the object of the de
Tense was shown TO be an attempt to
prove that the fracture was caused by
fall and not by blow. The doctor would
not express an opinion as to which might
have caused the fracture.
Miss Maude Edwards, matron at the
hospital told of Beers arrival at the hos
pital. She said that she had admitted him
as patient after he had showed her 81
with which to pay his expenses. Dr..
Amasa Condor. who performed the post
norton examination, was of the same
opinion as Dr.. Joyce with reference to the
cause of death.
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-09
Minutes Are Read.

For the first time in many years the
minutes of the proceedings of both the
board of directors and the executive COM
mittee were read. The reading required
approximately two hours, during which
time the ballot was open.
The minutes showed in detail the work
of the two bodies during the year. They
touched upon the companys connection
with the Illinois Central deal, ~ Alton
deal and, Furthermore, showed that the
company is buying coal lands in British
Columbia and Washington. A record of
the company's investments is also given.
The condensed statement above shows
the earnings, expenditures and surplus of
the company at the close of the fiscal
year, June 50. 1t was stated that the an
nual report had not yet been prepared
and officially submitted, but the figures
given are correct. They indicate that the
surplus after paying fixed charges. div
idends and appropriations for betterments,
amounted to $34S0,2i7.S1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-09
Investment of Funds.

The minutes showed that the company
had. during the year, bought the Grays
HarbOr 81 Puget Sound Railroad company
for $4,000. and that it had made invest
ment of funds in bonds as follows:
Omaha & Western 800, 600
Snake River Valley .............. 500 900
Topeka & Northwestern .......... ], zoe 600
Ilwaco railroad ......... ........ 100000
The Snake River Valley railroad is the
projected line running up to Lewiston and
traversing an immensely rich mineral and
agricultural zone. The Ilwaco property
is in the vicinity of Astoria, Ore. IlwacO
is a welI-patronized watering place.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-09
Cautioned to Tell the Truth.

In one instance the testimony of
witness differed so materially from
what he had sworn to at the inquest that
the court cautioned the witness to re-
member that he had been sworn TO testify
only 10 the truth Walter Bachman was
on the stand and was begging examined
closely by County Attorney Harris with
reference to the discrepancies in the testi-
mony of the boy now and at the inquest
Some of these differences seemed of such
Importance that the court turned suddenly
to the witness and said: Mr. Witness
do you know that you have sworn to tell
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth?" Yes. sir" the witness replied
timidly.
We'll, please observe it," said the
judge.
To connect the case as it stands with
the evidence of the Hulls Albert Power
Ogden city sanitary inspector. was the
last witness called this afternoon He
said that he had gone to the place in
which the fight occurred, but that the
door was locked and he could not get in
The Hulls were upstairs and pointed from
their window to the rear of the Electric
Supply cOmpany's shop. He went in and
met Lawrence, who said that there was
nothing out of the way, and that the door
had been locked merely to keep the crowd
out of the building.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-09
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The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Union Pacific Railroad company
was held in Salt Lake City yesterday, in
the company's offices at the corner of
Second South and Main streets The
meeting was marked by the presence of
a minority, which presented a protest
against the Capitalization of authority in
the chairman of the executive committee
in other words. a protest against the plac-
ing in the hands of Mr.. Hartman absolute
and full control of the property. The res
olution and protest were offered by John
Fay. representing Ruggles & Gray of New
York, holding 100 shares Of stock. Both
were declared to be not germane by Mr.
Cornish, who presided. They were filed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-09
Ordered to Lock the Door.

George Gunnip. an employee of the EIec-
trlc Supply company, swore that prior to
Beers coming into the store Mr. Lawrence
had told him that in case there was any
disturbance to lock the front door He
heard the noise of the fight in the rear
room and locked the front door.
During the scuffle he heard someone
say, Once" At the coroner inquest he
had said that he heard someone pre-
sumably DR.. Beers say: MY God. Walk
er, don't kill me-" At this hearing he
said that he did not think ne had heard
1t at the time of the fight, but immedi-
ately after il was over one of the boys
told him that this was what was said
This feature was repeated by all of the
other employees of the store called to the
stand. Each said that someone had told
him that there had been some such an
expression used, but that he had been
mistaken when he had said at the coro-
ner's inquest that he himself had heard
the original statement
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-09

1t doesn't pay to buy advertising
blindly, no matter how good it is
The Fourth Estate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-09

The saddest ad is the sheriffs ad:
This stock Will be Sold" etc.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-03
PROMOTION IN ARMY.
Above the Rank Of Major II Should Be
BY Selection.

Among the officers there should DE
severe examinations to weed out the
unfit up TO the grade of major. From
| that position on appointments should
be solely by selection, and II should he
understood that n man of merely aver
age capacity could never get beyond
the position OF major. while every man
who serves In any grade II certain
length of time prior to promotion TO
the next grade without getting the pro.
motion to the next grade should be
forthwith retired. The practice marches
aud field mancuvers Of the last two or
three years have been Invaluable TO the
army. They should be continued and
extended. a rigid and not perfume.
tory examination of physical capacity
has been provided for the higher grade
officers. This will work well. Unless
an officer has n good physique, unless
he can stand hardship, ride well and
walk fairly. he Is not fit for any posi-
ton even after he has become colo
mel. Before he has become a colonel
the need for physical fitness In the Of.
'NN' 10 uiAhpol uo BIcul us III lllc en-
listed man. | hope speedily To see in
troduced into the army far more rigid
and thoroughgOing test of horseman-
ship for all field officers than at pres
ent. There should be chief OF cav.
airy just as there Is a chief of artillery.
Perhaps the most important of all
legislation needed for the benefit OF the
army Is law TO equalize and increase
the pay OF officers and enlisted men OF
the army. navy. marine corps and reve.
nuc cutter service. Such bill has
been prepared, which II Is hoped Will
meet with your favorable considera-
tlon. The next most essential measure
Is TO authorize number OF extra Of
fcers as mentioned above. To make
the army more attractive TO enlisted
men It is absolutely essential to create
service corps. such as exists IN near
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-03
given to the army. too much promi.

given TO the army, too much promi.
nence given IL, too much money spent
upon J: or because IL has been too
large. But again and again we have
suhered because enough care has not
hccu given 10 1t. because II has been
too small. because there has not been
sufficient preparation in advance for
possible war. Every foreign war in
which we have engaged has cost US
many times the amount which. II wise
ly expended during the preceding years
or peace Oh the regular army. would
have Insured the war ending In but "a
fraction Of the time and but for a frac-
tion OF the cost that was actually the
case. As nation we have always
been shortsighted In providing for the
efficiency of the army In time of peace
1t is nobody's especial interest to make
such provision. and no one looks ahead
to war ut any period. no matter how
remote. as being n serious possibility.
while an improper economy. or, rath.
er, niggardlincss, can he practiced nj
the expense OF the army with the Ger.
tainty that those practicing II will not
DE called TO account therefor. but that
the price will be paid by the unrortu.
nate persons who happen to be In Of.
ice when war does actually come.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-03
sctusl needs is to perform in tim. =,

sctual needs is TO perform In time
peace whatever mancuvcrs might h.
necessary IN time OF war Aftrr wa
Is declared II is too late to nnd out IN
needs That means To invite dlsastc,
This trip to the Pacific will show whn
some of our needs are and will cnah.
us To provide for them The propc
place for an officer to learn his duty
at sea. and the only way In which o
navy can ever h made efficient is b.
practice nj sea under all the condition
which would have to hc met IL wnt
existed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-03

under Goyeru1r Magoon. Absolute
quiet and prosperity have returned to
the island because of this action. We
are now taking steps TO provide for
elections In the island. and our ex.
pcctntion Is within the coming year to
be able TO turn the island over again
to government chosen by the people
thereof cuba IL at our doors. II il
not possible that this nation should
permit Cuba again TO sink into the con
ditlon from which we rescued II. An
that we ask of the Cuban people Is that
they bc prosperous. that they govern
themselves so as to bring content OF
der and progress To their island, the
Queen of the Antilles and our only
Interference has been and will he to
help them achieve these results
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-03
THE HAGUE.
What the Second International Peace
Conference Accomplished.

The second International peace con
ference was convened at The uagu,
cn the 18th al June last aud RENAME.
In session until the 18th Of October
For the first time the representative
OF practically all the civilized Gown
tries of the world united in "A icmpcl
ate and kindly discussion of the meth
ods 10y which the causes of war nigh
he narrowed ana It's Injurious cfTcct,
reduced.
Although the agreements reached IN
the conference did not in any direction
go To the length hoped for by the more
sanSulnc, yet In many directions i'm.
portnnt steps were taken. and upon
every subject on the programme there
was such full ana consideratc discus
sion as TO justify the belief that sub
stantial progress has been made To
ward further agreements In the future
Thirteen conventions were agreed
upon. embodying the definite conclu.
sions which had been reached, and res
olutions were adopted marking the
progress made In matters upon which
agreement was not yet sufficiently
complete 10 make conventions prncti
cable.
The delegates Of the United states
were Instructed 10 favor an agreement
for obligatory arbitration. the cstab
lishmcnt of II permanent court Of arbl
traiion 10 proceed ludicially IN tho
hearing and decision of international
causes, the prohibition of force for IN,
collection CT contract debts ALLEGED f.,
he due from governments to citizens oi
other countries until after arbitration
as to the 'ustice and amount of the
debt and the time ana manner Of pay
ment the immunity of private proper
ty at sea, the better definition Of ia,
rights of neutrals and. IN case an
measure 10 that cod should be- intro
duced. the limitation of armumcnts.
In the field Of peaceful disposal Of IN
ternational differences several lmuor
tant advances We're made. First. as t.
arbitration Although the
conference failed TO secure a unan
nous agreement upon the details Of
convention for obligatory arbitration
II did resolve as follows:
1T Is unanimous a. in acccptlng
the principe for obligatory arhtra
tion; 2l In declaring that certain dir
ferences, and notably those relating t.
the Interpretation ana application q.
conventional stlpulatlous
are susceptible OF being submitted L.
obligatory arbitration without any re
In view Of the r1ct that as n result
OF the discussion the vote upon thp
definite treaty Of obligatory arbitn
tion which was proposed stood 30 II
favor to o against the adoption Of III,
treaty there can be little doubt tina
the great majority OF the countries OF
the world have reached n point whcr,
they are now ready to apply PRACTICAL
The principles thus unanimously agree,
upon by the conference.
The second advance. and very gren
one. Is The agreement which relates I
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-03
" every modern army in the world. to

~ every modern army In the world, tn
do the skilled and unskilled labor in.
separately connected with military al
ministration. which IL now eXactcC
without just compensation. OF enlisted
men who voluntarily entered the army
TO do service Of an altogether different
kind. There are number OF other
laws necessary TO so organize the army
as TO promote its efficiency and facni.
tate its rapid expansion in time of
war; but the above are the most i'm.
portant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-03

begun, and the result of the war. II the
"omhatnuts are otherwise equally
matched, viii depend upon which POW
or has prepared best In time of peace
The United States navy is the best
! guaranty the nation has that its honor
and Interest will not hc neglected. and
In addition II Offers by fr the best
insu uncc for peace that can 10y human
ingenuity be- devised
call attention to the report of the
official board of visitors to the \u,ui
academy at annapolis. which has hccu
forwarded to the congress The report
contains thH paragraph
such revision should hc made, ot thr
courses of study and methods rr con
ducting aud marking examinations ue
will develop aud briug ont the nycrr-c
all rsind ability of the midrhlpmnr
rather than to give him prominence IN
any one particular study. The tart
should be kept In mind that the Nn,al
academy II not a university. but q
school. the primary olicc, ot which Is
TO educate boys tu lc efficient naval uf.
hccrs Changes In curriculum. there
fore, should H. In the direction or maxi
ing the course of instruction less theo
retical aud more practical NJ portion
of any future class should bc gIndu.
atcd II advance Of the full -four wears
course and dndcr no circumstances
should the standard of instruction hr
lowered The academy In almost All
of its departments IL now maguihc"nl
ly equipped. and II would br vcry uu
wise to make the course or instruction
less cNncting than II Is today"
Acting upon this suggestion. dc~ig
mated three scuuoing officers. Captain
Richard Wainwright. Commander Rob
crt :. Griffin and Lieutenant com
mandcr ALERT l. Key. all graduate.
Of the academy, to investigate couli
uons and To recommend tn M the
hest method Of carry iug into cncct
this general recommendation These
officers performed the duty prn.ipty
and intclig"ntly. and under tlr per
sOnnl direction Of Captain Charles !
Badger. SUPERINTENDENT Of the acad
cmy. such of the proposed changes a.
were deemed to be- AT present ad,is
able were put into effect at the begin
nlug NJ the academic year. oct last
The results, | am confident. viii be-
most beneficial To the acadrmy tu the
midshipmcn and 10 the navy.
Foreign Affairs.
In foreign affairs this country's
steady policy is TO behave toward 9th
er nations as II strong aud self respect
ing man should behave toward the
other men with whom he Is brought
into contact. In other words. our aim
Is disintcrestcdly 10 help other ma
tions where such help can bc wisely
given without the appearance of med
ding with what d"cs not conccin us.
To be careful Ia act as Il good neigh
bor and NJ the same time Ia good na.
;urcd fashion Ia make II evident that
we do not Intend TO bc imposed upon
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-02-28
PROSECUTION
MAY Be PROPER
But 1t Makes Chaos In the
Athens Asylum.

Out of fear of future grand
iuries or some other cause, the at
tendants at the Athens Asylum
are permitting the patients, since
the grand jury reported, to have
their own way. Yesterday two
patients became involved in con-
troversy and the attendants did
not interfere. One patient struck
the other in the head with a spit
toon, cutting cash which re-
quired ten stitches. The attend
ants doubtless begin to feel, as
most people here cogn'zant of the
conditions feel, that the patients
might as well kill themselves as
for the attendants themselves to
kill them. On ward IA it is re-
ported that one of the SUP ervisors
went in Sunday and found a man
running around over the ward
nude. When ordered by the
supervisor to put the "sleeves" on
him, the attendants refused, stat
ing they might hurt him, and tod
the supervisor to attend to him
himself.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-02-28
BORT & COM PAT N Y
Clear Creek

John Bailey had a call
Last sunday, from two tramps
They surely had the gail,
phey shrrely are two Seamps.
fhey came to ask for matches
To Hight their aeorn-eobsn up
Me thinks they have no matches,
Mo thinks they won the CUP.
Say Last Sunday while pass
Ing through a meadow perceived
a beautiful young lady strolling
leasuraly along ahead of me. Now
what do you suppose she did when
she became aware of my presenceH ?
Waited until came up. Well |
guess she didn't. No, she stopped,
stared at me few moments, then
turned and fed like deer, never
stopped running until out of sight.
Now | did not know that was 80
unpardonably ugly or so-ah! |
have IL, undoubtly she has mis-
took me for one Of the species of
animals, designated by Dividing
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-02-28
VIRTUE IN
BEING SLOW.

In two cases coming up from
Cincinnati, the supreme court
yesterday decided that the inheri-
tance tax repeal applied to all
estates which had not paid tax at
the time the repeal became effect
tive.
An attempt was made to collect
the tax from estates which had
reached the probate court before
the date of the inheritance tax re-
peal, but in which no inventory
had been filed Up TO that time.
Two such estates resisted and won
a victory in the courts.
1t is estimated the state will
lose about S25, 900 as result of
the decision. The estates escap-
ing the tax are scattered through
out the state, but most of the
money involved is in the large
counties.
The Interpretation given the re-
peal passed by the legis lature
means that those who were lax
are the gamers. Z tates of
persons who died year before the
law was repealed, if they had not
paid when the legislature acted,
need not pay now, while if an
estate of person who died only
week or so before the law was re-
pealed had paid, the estate has no
means of recovering.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-02-28
Ridge as shawcattle.

Ridge as shawcattle.
David Leffler called on j. F.
Elick one day last week,
Joe Morris visited his father
last Wednesday, who has been
very sick for some time. But We
believe he is slowly improving and
sincerly hope he will be up and
around by early spring.
Mr.. VIM. Brown and wife pass
ed up our valley recently.
Emmett Azbell made a business
call on Clint Caves one day last
week.
There was a valentine drawing
at Bunker Hill last Friday even
and the young people enjoyed
themselves immensely.
REWARD-There is a reward
of twenty dollars offered for the
information as to who the person
or persons were who tore bits of
wallpaper from the walls of Holy
Bethel Church and scattered them
over the floor, one night last week
during services.
j. F. Ellck made a business trip
To Lancaster last Thursday.
Mr.. George Bailey, that little
sawed off Dutchman, was 50 un-
fortunate last Saturday night as
to get lost and after wandering
many hours in the dark through
mud and water, over bitches and
fences, through woods, occasion
ally falling down or nearly but
ting his brains out against rocks
and trees. He finally found him
self leaning up against a post on
the top of which was mail box
bearing the number 81 Route 2.
Now George is very inquisitiye,
and of course could not pass on
without inquiring who lived there,
so boldly he Went to the house,
bus alas, just as he arrived ct the
front steps, out eans 'yailer