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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
SUNSPoTS q e q
.. TO ELECTRICITY

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 15.-Attracted
by probably the most remarkable au-
roras borealfs ever Witnessed In this sec
ton of the country, DIR. John A. Bra
shear, the well known astronomer, last
night madeAa-measurement&of@ an inns
mems sun spot he had inst photo
graphed. This spot covers $3.50, 000, 900
square miles of the surface. of the sun
and a a temperature estimated at
$4,000 degrees above zero. -.
Professor .Brashear believes there is
n close connection between the aurora
borealis and sun spots. Hevpredicts
magnetic disturbances will follow.
Wires Are "oH Watch"
Chicago, Sept. 15.-The prediction of
DIR. Brashear was confirmed today at
the headquarters of the telegraph COM
panies. Yesterday afternoon wires east
and north of Chicago went down for an
hour or more. Although they improved
later, there was a repetition of the
trouble at night and today telegraphic
communication is being frequently in
terrupted by earth currents. q " %"4 .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
MURDERERS PLEA IS
INSANITY, or COURSE
August Eberhard Will Be Put OIL
Trial Next Week for =
I Killing Aunt. e

ID, Hackensack,, N. j., Sept. laughs
tus Eberhard, the young grocer's clerk
who Is charged with the murder of his
aunt, Mrs. OttiIlie Eberhard, whom he
lured to a lonely spot at Rochelle park,
on July 16 last, and after killing her,
robbed the body of 81, 240, will be placed
on trial here next week. The case VIII
be called Monday and 1t is expected the
trial will proceed without delay 4r
The cold blooded character of the
murder caused the crime to be widely
discussed throughout the country and
the trial will be followed with close in
terest. The murdered woman had but
recently arrived in this country from
Germany. According to the story told
by young Eberhard he had persuaded
his aun to turn, her possessions into
cash and come to America in order
that he might marry her daughter.
Upon their arrival in. New York he OBJ
tanned rooms for them and then sug-
gested a trip across the river into New
Jersey. A binding storm came UP
while they were walking along the rail-
road tracks on the New Jersey side,
and this aided the designs OF the muir
derer. AS the two unsuspecting women
were plodding along in front of him,
he drew. his revolver, took careful aim
and fired. Mrs. Eberhard fell at the
first shot, but to mak sure OF her
death the assassin fired another shot
into her body as 1t lay on the tracks.
Then he went in pursuit of his cousin
and tried to kill her" She ran down
the tracks and escaped, while the muir
derer fled from the scene Of his crime.
IL was more than a,week before young
Eberhard was found. In his confession
he stated that during that week he had
Travelled. as far west as Chicago, but
had been irresistibly attracted again to
the scene Of his crime. When found
he was suffering from a slight bullet
wound, which he had inflicted upon
himself to give strength to a story III
had concocted to the effect that he and
his aunt had been attacked by Italians
while walking along h railroad
tracks. But a severe quiZZing by the
police broke down his story and he Is
said to have made a full confession,
Nearly all Of the money Of his aunt
was found where he said he had buried
1t. :
Insanity undoubtedly will be the de-
Tense of the young self confessed MUIR
derer when he Is placed on trial. His
father. it is said. will testify that in
sanity is hereditary in his family and
that the sister of young Eperhard Is
now confined in an insane, asylum.
The local authorities and the mer
guarding Eberhard say they can see
no traces of insanity. Nevertheless, II
is probable that a commission may be
appointed to examine the prisoners
mental condition.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
ORv|LLE WRIGHT
sMAsHEs RECORD
Flies" in a Sharp Wind for 60
! . Minutes While Crowds
al Cheer.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. H-Orviile
Wright yesterday broke the worlds
record for time and distance for a
heavier than air flying machine. which
he established the previous day. ~
In a fight requiring great skill, on
account Of a l0-miIe wind, he circled
around the drill grounds of Fort Meyer
IS times In s. minutes and IL seconds,
exceeding the time of his other rec
ord by 3 minutes, 80 seconds. The
flight was witnessed by nearly 1000
persons. t,.Nt-s.,.tpat44' .
Throughout the day the weather was
threatening. Ats o'clock Mr.. Wright
wind was blowing only about three
miles an hour when Mr.. Wright pre-
pared to Make his flight. The mounted
soldiers who keep the field clear dur
Ing the flights took their places, and
Mr.. Wright started the motor At sos
o'clock Mr.. Wright signaled G. r. Tay-
lor, his mechanic, to release the ma
chine. The aeroplane rose Immediately
from the single starting rail. 1t con-
tinued to climb higher with each sue
cessive round of the field until 1t
reached rs feet.
Under Perfect Control.
For the first three rounds the ma
chine few as evenly as on It's pre-
'vious flights. but from that time on
It, was seen to- pitch at the turns as
the breeze from the west hit 1t as the
machine moved from the northern end
of the field to the southern end, where
the aero garage" is located. When
ever the machine pitched 1t could be
plainly seen from below that 1t re-
sponded promptly to every move OF the
levers by the operator. p
One of Mr.. Wright's assistants
marked the time in large figures at
intervals on the roof OF a shed in or;
der that Mr.. Wright might see how
long he had been In the air. A gust
Of wind unusually strong struck the
aerial flyer during the AID round and it
plunged sharply, causing the crowd to
exclaim In alarm. Mr.. Wright " then
brought his machine lower, but on the
SD round he reached an altitude OF
200 feet.
When Mr.. Wright completed the 54th
round he had beaten his record Of the
previous day, which had broken the
worlds record. The crowd gave a lusty
cheer, but MI. Wright was too busy
manipulating the levers to wave his
cap. .,,. ., a. 49,.
Mr.. Wright came down on the north
ern end Of the field at the end OF the
5Sth round. landing easily. The cavalry
squad IN duty to protect the machine
formed a. Gordon around II and Major
Squier, acting chief signal officer,
pressed forward to congratulate the
aviator. '-''
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
JEAN VALJEAN OF THE
WEST ARRESTED AGAIN

Kansas City, Sept. 14.-Charles w.
Anderson, who was released from the
federal prison at Fort LeaVenworth less
than a a 6 on a pardon from
President Roosevelt, 10000 people of
Kansas City and vicinity having signed
a petition for his pardon, was arrested
for running a gambling house.
Ten years ago when but a boy, he
was sentenced to prison from Okla
homa for completely in a p~ostoff1ce rob
berry. After serving two years time he
escaped and later came TO Kansas City,
prospered in business as William Jan
uary and finally married a young wo-
man without telling her the story Of his
misdeeds.
A year ago a discharged fellow pris-
oner met Anderson in the street and
after Matchmaking him for a while
turned him over to the Federal author
tiles for a reward Of $50. -.
After Anderson's pardon some citi-
zens started him in business again, but
he soon gave it up and opened a poker
room.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
JOHN DIS LAWYERS
FILE ADROIT REPLY
IN Big OIL SUIT
Contest Right of Government
to Take Case to the
Supreme Court.

Chicago, Ill, Sept. I2.-Counsel for
the Standard Oil company Of Indiana,
in an answer filed today to the petition
OF the governments attorneys for the
rehearing of the appeal from Judge
Landis' judgment ining the company
$2s, 900 for violations Of the anti-re-
bate laws, upheld the decision OF
Judges GrGsscup, Baker and Seaman Of
the United States circuit court of ap-
peals, reversing the judgment and lift
ing the burden Of the fine, as
good law amply justified by the rec
ords in the case. , g.
Point by point, the answer takes up
the arguments Of the petition for. re-
hearing, which set forth the alleged err
rors, and asserts that the suggestion Of
the governments counsel that q re-
hearing be granted in order to certify
the question to the federal supreme
court is not a proper one because there
was no division Of opinion among the
Judges OF the reviewing court.
In the petition for ~rehearing the. re-
viewing judges are charged with as
h Stunning that Judge Lands attempted
to try and punish the Standard Oil
company Of New Jersey in the original
proceedings. which were against the
Standard Oil company Of Indiana. On
this point the answer declares 1t to be
"a matter of no consequence whether
YIN ~ SONAS SACAhS ~ NIV e
Jersey company or the Indiana com,
pany as not "a virgin offender"
'NFhe real point u.s." says the an
swer, did the trial court, in imposing
punishment take into consideration the
relation between the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey and the Standard
Oil company Of Indiana, and did 1t base
its fine upon the wealth Of the Stand
ard Oil company of New Jersey and its
ability to pay. instead Of upon the
wealth of the Standard Oil company Of
Indiana and Its ability to payT'
To determine this question the Stand
ard Oil attorneys assert that a few
sentences extracted by, b government
counsel from the words of Judge Ian
dis are not sufficient, and quote at
length from Judge Lands opinion to
show that he referred to the New Jer-
sey corporation as the real defendant"
and to the Indiana company as "the
nominal defendant"
On the question Of knowledge OF the
ant shipper; which was n Of the
points on which great emphasis was
laid in the petition for ~rehearing,' the
answer asserts that the exceptions Of
the governments counse are based on
a Misrepresentation OF the opinion and
record OF the case.
The exclusion Of certain evidence and
the question Of intent are discussed In
detail. 1t is asserted that the reviewing
court was justified in the ruling which
1t made. e.
On the point of the number Of Of
+ lenses which the petition for rehearing
asserted was obscure in the opinion Of
the reviewing court, the answer con-
tends that the governments counsel
has raised a cloud where there was
none and that the ruling of the court
clearly shows that the number OF Of
lenses was regulated by the settle
ments and the payments, of which
there were, So, and not by car, loads,
numbering 1,462, on which the fine was
predicated. =. .rat
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
GROSSCUP DECISION
HELPED SAYS BECK
Standard Attorney Declares
Reversal Of Fine Doomed
Stocks in Europe.

New York. Sept. 16--James M. Beck. at
torney FOR the Standard Oil Co., who ar
rived from Europe on the White Star Line
steamship Majestic, and said that during
mis- soJourp in Europe the, effect OF. the
reversal OF the $29, 900, 900 fine imposed by
Judge Lands was everywhere apparent.
The huge fine created CONSERVATION
among Europeans holding American se-
curities," said Mr.. Beck. 1T was felt in
svery market of the world. and was not
removed until the news was flashed over
;by the cable that the decision had been
reversed" rs .
~ This effect of this news Mr.. Beck de-
clared. was to restore confidence In
american securities and boom stock var
nes, Mr.. Beck remarked on the, scarcity
sof American tourists In Europe,
Il have made many trips to Europe"
he said. but in no summer have / seer
such a dearth OF travellers from the
United States. Many OF the largest hotels
In France, Switzerland and Italy have re;
tmained practically enptysaIl snnamer." !
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
WRIGHT FLIES TO
MINUTES; SPEED OF
40 MILES AN HOUR

washington, Sept. 15!--:In a flight
lasting one hour. 10 minutes and 20 sec
onds, Orville Wright late yesterday
surpassed all his previous exploits for
a time and distance flight for heavier
than-air machines. Two flights were
made at Fort Meyer yesterday, the first
being OF 10 minutes and 50 seconds du-
rationAsfor the, purpose eof showing
what rate OF speed he had been travel
ing during his long flights of the past
three days. The test demonstrated, &C
cording TO the aviator's. calculations,
that the speed of the ~aeroplane during
the record breaking flights of Wednes-
day and Thursday was 1856 miles an
hour. ..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
MISSOURI RIVER BOAT
STRIKES sNAG AND SINKS

freight and passenger steamer Tonnes
see, bound from st. Louis for Kansas
City, struck a snag in the Missouri
river five mlles south OF here and sunk
in nine feet Of water. The few pas
sengers aboard and the crew reached
the shore in safety. There was but lit
tie excitement. The steamer carried a
heavy largo of freight and 1t is be-
lieved the damage to this will prove
heavy.
The Tennessee is owned by. Kansas
City merchants, who recently Installed
a freight line on the Missouri to over
come what they believed to be exoes4
sive railway sohdrges. -
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
INVENTOR TURNS TO
SAVING, INSTEAD OF
DESTROYING, LIFE

New York, Sept. 15.--Hudson Maxim,
Inventor of the Maxim smokeless pow
Sder and torpedoes, which are the most
powerful life destroying agents in the
history. OF the world, suddenly has
turned his line Of effort from the field
tof death and is working assiduously
along lines entirely opposite. His pres
ent efforts are being devoted to perfec-
ton OF O device that will cure all dis
leases with a solution OF chlorine, pass
led through the human body by the aid
OF electricity.
Already drawings OF the cabinet I'm
which the treatment isS To. be- adminis-
tered have been filed in the patent Of
fee and the inventor expects soon to
be granted his patent, .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
COMMODITY CLAUSE e
IS KNOCKED OUT

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE com
moditiCS clause of n Hepburn rail-
road act today vas declared to De I'M
constitutional by the United states
circuit court for the eastern district OF
Pennsylvania. L
The clause provides that after May 1,
1908, it shall be unlawful for any rail-
road company to transport from one
state to another or to n foreign
country any article or
manufactured, mined or produced by II
or under its authority, directly OF moi
rectly, except such articles OF ON
modities as may be necessary Tor us
use I'm. the conduct. of it's business as a,
common carrier.
The clause exempts timber and It's
manufactured products, n 10 aimed
particularly at railroads owning coal
mines.
The decision is rendered in the case
Of the government against the Jersey
Central and six other railroaGs owning
80 per cent of the unmined anthracite
coal. Judges Gray and Dallas held the
clause unconstitutional. Judge Bufnng-
ton dissented. but did not file an optn-
ion.
Bonaparte Argues
The case was considered so import
ant that Attorney General Bonaparte
came to his city and personally MADE
the DIlnClpdl argument III pShot
government. Prior to the a going
into effect the anthracite coal carrying
railroads went before h Interstate
Commerce commission and declared
they could not comply with the clause
without making great sacrifices: 1t was
pointed out that because OF the then
existing financial stringency, the com.
panies could not dispose Of their coal
properties except at a tremendous loss
They further declared their conviction
that the clause was unconstitutional.
Thereupon the government agreed not
to enforce the clause until a decision
was had upon the law points involving
it's constitutionality.
The railroads in their answers to the
governments complaint, gave seven
chief reasons why the clause was re-
ugnan to the constitution, among
them being hat 1t was co~nfiscatory,
discriminating and prohibition and not
regulation: that 1t deprived the rail-
roads of liberty and property and
violated the right reserved to states.
The court holds the commodities
clause is not regulation of commerce
within proper meaning of the words
used in the commerce clause Of the
constitution and therefore not within
the power granted by the latter clause.
'T
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
WEALTHY AFFINITY
CARRIED THE KEY TO
WRONGED WIFE'S HOME

Des Moines. a.. Sapt. 15.--Mrs. s. q.
Van Auken, wife Of a prominent at
storney, secured a divorce this morning,
alleging that her husband has an affin-
S1ty in the person OF. q wealthy widow
WHOM he once Represented In importA
amt litigation. 8s.s. ! 4
n The wife asserted that Van -Auken
Spermitted the affinity to carry a key
to his house while his wife was visit
ing the city and that when she came
home she found her husbands love had
fled! ~" 7 .a0. sasl IL Nj s~tr .,r'
u Mrs. Van Auken was given alimony
iof $4,000. The case is causing a great
scandal because OF the prominence OF
9the parties. -,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17

Seagirt, N. j., Sept. 15.-An infernal
machine addressed to Governor Fort,
or New Jersey. was found In the mails
by postal authorities.
When the package, which had
aroused the suspicious or the postal au-
thorities, was opened, 1t was found to
contain powder, bullets and matches.
There is said to be no trace of the
sender of the internal machine.
Governor Fort recently caused all
the saloons and disorderlys places at
Atlantic City tohbe closed on Sunday.
The rowdy element at first def1ed him,
but when he declared he would call
put the state militia, If necessary, to
enforce then law. the liquor mem sui
,lenly obeyed the, statute "a
That the death dealing package was
intercepted before ii had reached its
destination was due to the vigilance
Of the postal officials, who have
scanned the governors mail with an
usual care since. the executives recent
crusade against the violation Of law at
Atlantic City. .H,- .'~@... gTf .
Opened With Care.
Several days ago when a package, of
somewhat unusual shape was found to
bear insufficient postage 1t was taken
by the clerk to of the postal In
spectors. The Inspector became more
impressed by the shape and condition
Of the package than by the shortage OF
stamps and at once wrote the governor
informing him that a package of sus-
picious appearance. addressed to- him
vas being held at the Office. The in
sector asked for permission to open 1t
without forwarding it to its destination.
Permission was given at once. ~
Exercising the greatest care, the tin-
spector and his assistants removed the
wrappings from tile package to 3hnd
that their worst fears were confirmed.
IT was a real Internal machine, crude.
but so cleverly constructed that II was
capable OF doing tremendous damage,
1t contained a quantity of powdersa and
bullets with matches so arranged that
a hurried opening of the package would
have set off the powder and hurledsthe
bullets In all directions. +,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
INSANITY PLEA FOR :
EDNA KENNETT'S SLAYER

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 15.-Van DoodelI,
who shot and killed Miss Edna Ken
nett, al Lincoln GIRL on the night Of
September 4, was arraigned in police
court this afternoon and held in Sc, 200
bonds on a charge OF murder.
Goodell still had his head bandaged,
covering a wound inflicted on himself
after shooting the girl. IT developed
that insanity will be the basis of de-
tense. Attorney Slabaugh, in request
ing that bail be fixed, said the homi-
eide-was. admitted, but generalization
was not indicated since the man, un-
ldertook to take his own life, indicating
an unbalanced mind.$ Bail has not yet
been furnished. ~
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
HARTMAN MAY FOUND
SCHOOL FOR POOR BOYS

Middletown, N. Y, Sept. 14.-If q
project contemplated by E. II. .Harri-
mar Is carried out. worthy young men
who are destitute Of the means to Sc
cure an education will be enabled to
equip themselves for occupations in life
through the generosity OF h railroad
man. 1t Is stated by friends of Mr..
parture for the west he signif1ed a de-
sire to build a school for the free edu-
cation OF boys. With this object in
view he has consulted some well known
educators. The school probably will be
located in Orange county, nea Arden.
where the Hartman estates comprise
many thousand acres ''
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
TAKE
MANS TOBACCO POUCH

? Storm Lake, Ia, Sept. IA
While Jas. Kevane. a wealthy
farmer living I'm Scott township,
? this county, was returning home
- from this city, he had quite ar
experience with some highway.
men.
He had just finished deliver
? ing some corn to l.. J.. Metcalf
, and had received a check for
? $3.50 and had ii cashed. En- route
, home two men, rushed out from
: a corn field, one held the team
? and the other beat his head with
? the spoke of a wagon wheel. In
an inner pocket of, his coat they
, found receptacle which they
supposed was his wallet and
? then ran for the corr field. 1t
was, however only what he car
ried his fine cut" tobacco in,
and the money he carried a
left.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
INDICTED FOR.
ALLEGED FRAUD

Quincy, ILL., sSepts 15@-The- United
States grand jury here today returned
joint Indictments against the Illinois
Terminal Railway company and Illinois
Glass company, of Alton, for alleged
frauds in transcontinental shipments.
and the Illinois terminal railway is
also specifically indicted under six
! counts for. doing. an Interstate com
ffetcA bnsiness1Withou 1llfng schedules
with the interstate commerce commits
sioners,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17

Professor E. d. Campbell. director of
the chemical laboratories in the Uni
versity of Michigan, lost his sight 10.
years ago through an accident. In
spite Qffhss affection he has taken a
higha piaee in education and has made
okSgiNal. researches OF much value,
especially I'm the chemistry Of iron and
cement.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
LINE STOCK CASE DocKETED.

washington. Sept. l2.-The case or
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
road and other Western railroads ter
,minating In Chicago against the Inter
the right of the commission to fix ter
minal charges on live stock in Chicago,
has been docketed in the supreme court
of the United States.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
A Usurer.
From the Philadelphia Led,

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
A story Is told by a lawyer OF Little
Rock, Ark, about the sad case of a
native of that town, who sought justice
by. reason OF. the theft Of a horse be-
longing to him, AS, however, the man
who took the animal returned 1t TO the
owner, the lawyer advised the ag-
grieved one to let the matter drop.
Cant 1 have him arrested for nsury.
them" demanded the man, Indignantly.
What on earth do you mean?"E
"Daggone it, mister, he used the boss,
didn't he?' Yes, sir, he used him
mighty hard by the looks of him." %
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
V A r

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 1.-THE river
steamer Peter Lee, plying between
Memphis and upper Mississippi ports,
caught fire a short distance above the
CITY today and was beached or Island
No. 8. A small panic prevailed among
the passengers, but nc one was injured.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17
INTERNAL MACHINE
TO GOVERNOR FORT
Some New Jersey Ruffian Tries
TO sGet" Governor Who
Shut Resort Saloons.
THE SENDER WAKES
QUITE FACETlouS

I Sea Girt, Ney. Sept. '15.--That
the sender Of the internal MAJ
chine had q grim sense of humor
became apparent from an exam
nation OF the contents of the
package, On q bit OF paper he.
had written q message to the
governor which read:
please notify us promptly OF
n any change in your postofnce adj
address" 4.
Another read:
You will know me better after
we are acquainted"