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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
AN UNDERWOOD STORY
BY WALTER HARPER

opening Monday, the week was without incident.
 During the session Tuesday visitors in the galleries went to sleep and the hall itself was practically deserted most of the time.
 Wednesday afternoon occurred the first little filibuster. led by Leader Mann of the republicans, who tried to defeat a motion to adjourn made by Oscar Un- derwood in the midst of a futile attempt to pass a small insignificant bill on which both parties were divided. There was no party issue involved, and MT Underwood moved to adjourn a session that was useless.
 Mir Mann took occasion to make the stall that "the House should remain ia session and do business"
 Mr. Underwood's motion carried on roll call that consumed 30 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
Entire Testament Memorized

port polh ways liSt or 3b,UU0 names.
 Entire Testament MemOrized
 Lord Granville could repeat the whole of the New Testament in the orginai Greek. In three months Thomas Cram mer memorized the entire translation of the Bible. Bossuet, the famous court preacher of Louis XIV. could repeat not only the whole of the Bible, but all of Homer, Virgil and Horace. Racine knew all the tragedies of Eurispides. It is re- lated that both Horace and Vernet and Gustave Dore could paint a portrait from memory. There is also a story that is probably more than tradition that Wolf gang Mozart set down the whole of the Sistine Misere from memory, and that too. from hearing it but twice.
 Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. Pascal Ben Jonson, Leignis, Scaliger, Niebunr and Macauly all were men of marvellous memories. Almost from childhood Mi randola was noted for his extraordinary memory. He studied canon law at Bo- logna, and then went to Ferrara. where he mastered theology and the different systems of philosophy. and became profi- cient in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldec, and Arabic The wide range of his learn ing is best illustrated in the 300 theses he proposed as subjects of controversy at Rome in 14s6. His memory was so tena- cious that it is said he ''could commit 70 memory the contents of book by read ing it three times' Pascal. too, gave ev- idence of extraordinary abilities from his earliest youth At 16 he was the author of a treatise on comic sections which, in credible as it may seem, extorted the ad- miration of Descartes. At 19 he had in- vented a calculating machine. Then he turned his attention to the novel question as to the nature of fluids which the the ories of Torriceli had raised He wro-e two papers on the results of his investi- cations which, when published after his death, fully established his reputation as an experienced physician. In whatever direction he turned his mind he gave ev- idence of greatness His memory was phenomenal He says he never forgot anything he read.
 Ben Jonson tells us that he could re- peat al he had ever written. and whole books" that he had read. The same feat too. is credited to Niebuhr. the hiss torlan. It is also told of Niebrhr that in his youth. while employed in one of 'he public offices of Denmark. he was able through memory alone to completely re- store a book of accounts that had been partly destroyed Hugo Grocius, the fa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
An ImpossibiIity

FTOlH tile IfOuStOn POSI-.
 Does your wife ever attend your lec- tures?''
 of course not, that would never do." "Why not?' ss
 Gould any wife sit and hear her hus- band talk for two hours without inter- rupting him?' SsS e55s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
An Acrobat He Was

flOm III- bIls.
 Bobby-This sailor must have been Lit of an acrobat.
 Mamma-Why, dear?
 Bobby-Because the book says, Hay ing lit his pipe, he sat down on his chest"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
The Kipling Reciter

From the Spokesman Review sa Do you like Rudyard Kipling's poetry?' M asss
 Yes replied Miss Cayenne: 'but I'd like it more if it wasn'teso constantly re- cited by immature men with white eye- brows and thin voices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
An Inquiry

From the. Baltimore American. Pop, when the rain comes down sn sheets--'
 "Yes, son3'
 Does 1t cover-the bed of the streetr'
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Cr,,eJ SIur

From the Washington Evening Star.
 "Some women, said Mr. Growcher 'tremind me of a salad"
 They're none of 'em so green"
 No. But the impressionN they mako depends almost entirely on the dress- ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
Not the Same

From the Houston Post.
 Understand you have just done Eu- rope?"
 Then you misunderstood"
 Haven't you just returned from abroad2'
 "Yes, but I didn't do; was done"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
THE HAMILTON
 14th md K sts., N. w.
 WASHINGTON, D, C..

conveniently located; thoroughly com.te fortable and homelike. Good table. American plan. Rates $2.50 up per day Send for booklet. IRVING O. BALL Prop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic" He there makes the statement and cites Muretus as authority, that a young Cor sican could repeat in either direct or re- verse order or begin at any point and re- port both ways a list of &, ,OO0 names.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
DANGEROUS BLAZE
NEAR GAS TANKS
Was Extinguished After a
Hard Fight by the Fire
Department.

Defective wiring is thought to have
caused the fire at the gas plant of
the Light, Heat and Power company
shortly after z o'clock last evening,
which resulted in $50 damage
The blaze, which started in the base
ment of one of the buildings, which is
called the generating room, was very
and for a short time it
looked as il there would be a serious
because of the fact that
the large gas tanks were nearby Fire
Chief Ed. Miller stated today that al
though none of the firemen was over
come by the gas fumes. the fighting of
the fire was dangerous. The fire chief
declared that the only way such fire
could be extinguished was to work
quick, despite the danger.
But one stream of water was played
on the blaze. although chemicals were
used. The floor above the generating
room and the stairway, which were
covered with Oil and tar burned rapid
ly. A number of pipes were damaged
Owing to the fact that the telephone
at Hose House No 5swas out of order
that company did not respond to the
telephone alarm. The hook and ladder
truck and Companies Nos. /, and 4
answered the call
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
A COMPROMISE

For $35 John F. Fender, Winfield
Smelser and Lincoln H. Jones, apprais-
ers. appointed by Judge Fox of the
Wayne circuit court propose to com
promise the condemnation proceedings
of the Goshen Cemetery association
Inc.) against Samuel Myers and wife.
The appraisers fled their report with
county clerk George Matthews on
Monday. proposing that $3.50 be paid
for two acres Of ground desired by the
cemetery association for cemetery pur-
poses and assess the damage of con-
verting the ground into cemetery pur-
poses to the Myers at $1O9 The case
has been pending for about a year
Former appraisers including C. E. WI
ley, Benz G. Price and Alonzo Kepler
reported the two acres to be of the
value of $3.50 but did not allow the
M1ers any damage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
YOUNG HORSE THIEF
SENT TO MIDDLETOWN

Walter Crane. the young local ne
gro. whom Patrolmen yogelsong and
Fee had trouble In placing under ar-
rest was returned to Middletown this
morning by William Dearth, chief Of
police at that town. Crane IL charg-
ed with stealing horse and buggy
belonging to a farmer by the name OF
Perry. living at Lebanon, Ohio, north
of Middletown. Perry came after his
outfit this morning
Crane admitted after he was ar
rested that he had stolen the outfit
and had gone to Middletown with the
intention of stealing horse and bug
gy.
When Patrolman vogelsong went TO
arrest Crane yesterday morning, the
latter ran and the policeman shouted
to him that he would be shot IL he did
not stop. The arrest was made at
the home of Mrs. Arnold on the North
Twelfth street pike.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
BY STROKE
KICKED BY HORSE
J. V. Carter, Frustrated by
Paralysis, Then Attacked
by Horse, Dies.

James v. Carter, one of the best
known of the older residents of this
city, died early this morning at the
home of his son, George. 9Os North
street. A paralytic stroke suffered
by Mr.. Carter about O'Clock last
evening, followed by an accident,
which, combined with his advanced
age. caused his death.
Mr.. Carter had gone to the barn
to water horse and as he entered
the stan carrying a bucket of water
he suffered the stroke of paralysis
and fell. The horse became frighten-
ed and kicked Mr.. Carter on the right
leg, cutting an artery. He bled very
profusely from the cash. He was
heard to fall by his son George and
he was taken into the house. Here it
was ascertained that he had a wound
on his forehead, but it is not known
whether the horse kicked him there
or whether it was caused from the
fall ---..-~-s-~.----
Physicians were called but there
was little hope extended by them for
his recovery, as the loss of blood from
the injury left him in an enfeebled
condition. He died about o'clock
this morning. MIR. Carter was eighty
years of age.
Mr.. Carter came to this city in
1868 and had been connected with the
Eggemeyer grocery for almost forty
five years. He was exceptionally we'll
known in the country as he drove a
wagon for the grocery, gathering
country produce. He was one of the
Oldest members of the Whitewater
lodge, |. o. o. F., and was active in
its councils for many years.
Besides the widow he is survived by
two sons, Frank and George, and two
daughters. Mrs. Lenora Meyers and
Mrs. Florence Maisch.
The funeral services will be held at
the home, Friday afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock. Friends may call Thursday
from until o'clock in the after
noon and from until o'clock in the
evening. Burial wiz be in the Earl
ham cemetery,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
GROVE DROPS PEN;
BECOMES MUSICIAN

Fred Grove, one of the well known
young newspaper men of the city and
prominent in musical circles, will
leave tomorrow for Chicago, where he
will enter the Elias Day of Lyceum
Art in which he will study for several
months Mr.. Grove is the possessor
of a fine baritone voice and has been
one of Louis Shenk's most successful
pupils, and also is talented as a dra-
matte reader. Mr.. Grove has been on
the staff of both the Item and Morn
ing News and enters his new field OF
activity with the best wishes OF all
his friends He viii stop week at
WinonA Lake On his way to Chicago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
A SMALL GATHERING
Alabama G. O. P. Will Hold
a Convention.
tNational News Association)

tNational News Association)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug 90 The
advance guard OF delegates has ar
rived in Birmingham for the Republi-
can state convention which will meet
tomorrow to select new State COM
mittee and chairman and to discuss
preliminary plans for the next cam
paign. Harmony win be the keynote
Of the gathering. The differences
which have split the party for long
time past and which for a time threat
ened its total ruinaticn appear to have
been smoothed over and it is believed
the convention will be a harmonious
affair The rivalry of the two oppos-
ing factions seeking control OF the
party probably win result in the selec-
ton Of a compromise candidate for
State chairman The convention is ex-
pected to give a hearty Endorsement
to President Taft and his administra-
ton. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
Square Deal" to Producer
and Consumer Is Plan of
Pennsylvania and New
York Organizations.
WILL ELIMINATE THE
PRODUCE EXCHANGES
Central Distributing Points
Will Be Located Which
Will Do Away with Cold
Storage Produce.
{National News Association

NEW YORK. Aug. 30.-A crusade
was started here today by 100000
members of New York and Pennsylva-
mia state oranges to reduce the cost OF
living. Their representatives met in a
conference to decide on a plan to ell
inmate the middlemen by sending
their produce to a central distributing
point. ]. w. G. Kilgard, OF Gaines. Pa,
said every farmer in the country is In
terested in the proposition.
II this crusade Is successful tho
movement will be national one. J. w.
Kilgard said tina: every farmer in the
country is to be interested in the pro-
position whereby both the producer
and the consumer will get SQUARE
deal"
Cut Out Middiemen.
I'VE plan to entirely eliminate the
exchange" he said, I'VE will also eli.
inmate the broker and the wholesaler
and deal directly with the consumer.
Our products will be shipped direct to
distributing point and there placed
at the disposal of the retailer"
Other plans OF the association are
for the opening of close to 400 stores
throughout the city for the distribution
of products direct to the consumer.
No More Cold Storage.
The most attractive feature OF the
plan.'' said Mr.. Kilgard. "will be tho
selling Of our eggs and poultry direct
to the retailer. thus cutting out the
cold storage where they sometimes re-
main for many moths.
we expect hard battle from the
food magnates. but We are ready for
them. Our plans have been gone over
by able attorneys and there can be no
failure"
The conference was presided over
by w. T. Greasy, master Of the Penn
sylvania grange, while among the del
egates are e. T. Dorsett, secretary of
the state grange of Mansfield, Pa. and
G. T. Powell. the apple king. who 10
president of the Agricultural. Exports
Association Of Pennsylvania.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
Democratic Governor of Mas
sachusetts Says There Will
Be a Liberal Party Organ
lied Soon.
HE RAPS PRESIDENT
FOR RECENT SPEECH
Says Taft Is Not Consistent
and Calls the Tariff Board
Merely Clerks Without
Any Powers.
(National News Association


BOSTON, Aug, 3O.-Following the
lead of Speaker Champ Clark of the
house of representatives, another
Democratic leader of national renown,
took rap at President Taft today. He
lis Governor Eugene Foss, of Massa-
chusetts and in a sharp interview he
accused the President of Inconsistency
and dangerous conservation.
I'm order to be effective the pro-
gressive Republicans must come into
the Democratic ranks" said the gov
ernor. THE speeches of President
Taft and Senator Lodge on the tariff
at the Essex County Republican rally
only serve to widen the breach in the
Republican party.
president Taft is absolutely incon-
sistent. He says that the wool and
cotton schedules are indefensible, yet
he attacks the Democrats for attempt
ing to remedy the situation.
THE tariff commission on which
the President will base his recon-
lmendations for revision is nothing
more than a body of clerks, and alb
solutely without power. 1t isn't for
the Democrats to attack President
Taft. The Republicans will show him
up.
I'VE are rapidly approaching the
stage where we are going to have a
new political alignment in this coEn-
try. 1t will be liberal party against
10 conservative wing, and the progress
|ftes among the Democrats aae&s Re-
publicans will line up together. Ex-
treme conservation is as dangerous as
extreme radicalism.''
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
SOUNDS A KEYNOTE.
Rep. Underwood Tells Of Plans ot
Democratic Party.

Rep. Underwood Tells Of Plans Of
Democratic Party.
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 30.-Sound-
ing the keynote of Democracy's future
plans and assuring the business in
terests of the nation that they need
not be alarmed at the program being
mapped out for the next session of
congress, Representative Oscar w.
Underwood, majority leader in the
house, today briefly outlined what his
party hopes to accomplish.
"The battle both in congress and in
the next national campaign will be on
the tariff" he said. None of the is
sues which in the past have split
the party will be allowed to confuse
the situation. To business men who
are apprehensive of radical legislation
in the next congress, wish to say
there are no grounds for their fears.
Let them look at the record we have
just made.
"The issue is now clearly defined.
1t is now up to President Taft. He
has declared repeatedly, as did his
party platform, for downward tariff
revision. We gave it to him. Our
bills were not radical but they were
vetoed. Our record in the session of
congress just closed shows that at no
time in fifty years has there been a
saner and more conservative and con-
structive body of men in control of the
house of representatives than the
present Democratic majority
Mr.. Underwood is here with his fam
lily, recuperating after his duties in
the past session of congress.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
Prosecution Spent Most of
Morning Refuting Testi-
mony One of Its Witnesses
Gave for Defense.
PRISONER WILL BE
PLACEDUPON STAND
In Effort to Refute Story of
His Cousin, Paul, that
Beattie Confessed to Muir
dering His Wife.
(National News Association)

CHESTERFIELD. Va, Aug. So
The commonwealth of Virginia con-
cluded its case against Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., charged with wife murd-
er, and rested the case at noon today
after presenting several witnesses to
rebut the testimony of 16 year old AL
exander Robertson. one of its own
witnesses, who testified yesterday
that there were bloodspots on the
Midlothian turnpike other than at the
spot where Mrs. Beattie was alleged
to have been killed. Four adult wit
nesses contradicted the lads story.
dealing n sharp blow at the defense.
The strongest testimony presented by
the state was that of Paul Beattie,
cousin of the defendant, who testified
he bought the gun for Henry and the
latter afterwards confessed to him of
having killed his wife. The defense
intends to offset this by the prison
er's own story on the stand, which
they rely on the jury to accept in
PASACaS W aul lCottluOHS, pdIlly
because the latter is reputed to be an
epileptic.
. Trial Was Delayed.
The trial was held up for some time
by the failure of assistant prosecutor
Wendenburg to reach court. His au-
tomobile became stalled in the sea
of mud that the all night rain
stretched from the Court house to
Centralia.,
Beattie. despite all the evidence
piled up against him, came into court
with no trace of fear in his face. In
vivid contrast was the face of his
father. 1t was deeply furrowed with
care, and his mild, blue eyes had in
them the light of great sorrow.
The defense expects to use Paul
Beattie as witness as well as the
prisoner himself. OF the 80 witnesses
originally summoned by the defense
about half have been excused and the
indications were that, the case might
reach the jury by the end of the week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
SEARCHING
FOR TWO ITALIANS
Description of Suspected
ASSISTANTS Of the Mil!ers
Is Sent Out.

Letters have been sent out by Po-
lice Chief Gormon to police in the
larger cities in this section of the
country requesting them to be on the
lookout for Nicolas Rosa and Frank
Mela, the two Italians who are alleged
to have shot Bert Miller and to have
stabbed his father. Solomon Miller,
early Sunday morning on North Six
teenth street, as the Millers were 60
ing to their home. AS nearly accur-
ate a description of each as could be
obtained was also given.
Supt. Gormcn does not believe that
the hunted men are in this vicinity.
1t is believed that they have gone to
Chicago, but the local police have no
whereabouts of the men.
In Supt. Gormon's opinion the Ital-
ians were provoked by the elder Mil.
Ter. He says that Solomon Miller was
in an intoxicated condition and that
the Italians had been drinking.
The rumor that there may be SER
ious trouble in the north end of the
city where number of foreigners I've
is branded by Gormon as being abso-
lutely without foundation. He says
that most Of the residents in the Sec
tion Of the city north of the railroad
are law abiding and respectable citi-
zens and that there is no reason to
believe that there will be any trouble
between them and the Italians.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
N CHICAGO
Steel Investigators to Inspect
Gary Plant.
National News Association,

NNdtiUHaF .NeWs AAsoci1tiUh1
CHICAGO, Aug. 3O.-The u. 8. Con-
gressionai investigation Of the Steel
trust suddenly and without warning
has been transferred and Representa-
tive Stanley, who is at the head Of the
special committee is here.
Mr.. Stanley is attended by . full
force of expert analyzers Of the steel
industry and will make thorough in
vestigation whether the United States
Steel docks in this city and elsewhere
have been built SO they will receive
only boats built on the plan Of the
steel company's vessels.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
DISTRICT SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN MONDAY

District schools in Wayne county
will open on next Monday but the op-
ening Of the Richmond city schools is
not scheduled until Monday. Septem-
ber IS. So far as county superintend-
ent c. o. Williams is informed there
is nothing which will delay the open
ing, excepting in the few school dis
tricts where new buildings are being
erected, and not yet completed. Sew
eral of the townships will have eight
month terms instead of seven, as has
been the custom.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
ATTENDS MEETING

DR.. T. Henry Davis, the city health
officer. left town this morning to at
tend the meeting Of the State Health
Board. of which he is member The
meeting today is of unusual import
ance. as several questions relating to
the health of the state will be discuss
ed. 1t is probable that the State
health guardians will pass some reg
ulations that will effect many. Dr. Da-
Wis returns to Richmond Immediately
at the conclusion o fthe meeting this
evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
ACCUSE VAROEMAN
Allege Senator Elect Mis-
used State Funds.

JACKSON, Miss. Aug 30.-It devel-
oped today that Governor Noel will
try to prevent James X. Vardeman
from taking his seat in the United
States senate, by claiming that when
Vardeman was governor he spent sew
eral funds appropriated by the legisla-
ture and has never given a proper ac-
counting for them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
FILES A REPORT

Walter s. Ratliff, guardian OF John
F. Skinner, person Of unsound mind,
has filed report in the Wayne circuit
court showing that the value Of the
estate, SO far as personal property
is concerned is $s39.37 The personAks
estate consists chiefly Of township
bonds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
FATALLY INJURED BY
HEAD ON COLLISION
(National News Association)

HAMMOND, Ind, Aug. 30-Engi-
neer Myers, Fireman, Herman and
James Joes were fatally injured early
today when a Michigan Central freight
train collided with a light engine at
battle-ground.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
THE WEATHER

STATE AND LocAL-Fair tonight
and Thursday. :