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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-31
CAR WRECKED BY
TRACTION ENGINE
Seven People Injured Ser
iously at Indianapolis
Motormen Jumped.
(National News Association

(NaIlOndl news ASSOCIdLlOuJ
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 31-Seven
persons were injured, one of them seri-
ously, when an inbound interurban car
from Logansport struck and overturn-
ed heavy traction engine at 3Sth Sc.
and College avenue. this morning. Mrs.
v. E. BENJAMIN, of Conneaut, o.. who
was returning home after visit in
Noblesville, was most seriously hurt.
She suffered an injury to her spine.
She was taken to the Methodist hos.
pital. Otis Bartholomew. of Carmel.
a carpenter, suffered a broken leg and
severe injury to the knee, which ne
cessi.ated his being taken to the city
hospital J. W. Wilson, OF Upton, mo.
torman of the car, jumped and escap.
ed certain death. He was cut about
the head and considerably bruised
The list of injured also includes J. E.
Lower. Upton. bruised slightly; Ed
Harris, Upton. conductor. bruised
about head and arms; j. F. Jones, Ar.
cadia, slightly bruised; Mrs. Ada
Jones, wife of J. F. Jones, slightly
bruised and suffering from nervous
shock.
A heavy traction engine, which was
being used by a construction company
for hauling big loads of crushed stone
and other material for the construc
ton of a boulevard, was driven upon
the track just as the interurban car
several minutes late, was bearing
down upon the crossing at a high rate
of speed. The driver jumped and was
not hurt.
The motorman of the car saw the
certainty of collision with the en-
gine, shut off his power, threw on the
airbrake and leaped from the side
door of his compartment. just before
the crash.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-31
LOVED HIS BOOZE
MORE THAN WIFE
So Mrs. Melissa Beeson, a
Former Earlham MatroIl,
Divorces Cyrus.

His love of intoxicants was more
than the love Cyrus NJ. Beeson had
for himself or his wife, Mrs. Melissa
Beeson, according to the latter's testi-
mony to Judge H. c. Fox of the Wayne
circuit court Thursday. She was
granted a divorce. She said she had
made an earnest endeavor to reform
Cyrus for fourteen years, even to the
point of sending him to the cure :
She said she supplied him with mo-
ney and secured positions for him.
But the task was a hopeless one and
during the greater portion Of the four
teen years they lived together he was
intoxicated, once being arrested on
the charge Of operating a blind tiger
at their home on South Seventh
street.
Mrs. Beeson, who until about four
weeks ago had long been a matron at
Earlham college, but who is now con-
nected with the Feeble Minded Insti-
tute at Ft Wayne, in similar ca
pacity, said that she had obtained her
husband position as helper at Earl
ham college, but that the authorities
learned of his nightly escapades and
after the first violation of his promise
to Superintendent Furnas to reform.
he was discharged. She told OF fre-
quently putting him to bed. dead
drunk. While at the college, she
would have to rise early in order to
get him sufficiently sober that he
might go to his work.
When they were on the farm and
found the venture Improbable be.
cause OF his hard drinking they held
q sale, realizing about $1,000. All OF
this money, excepting what was spent
to ''cure" him of the habit, and 800
was spent by Beeson, she said. to
ouench his Unsuitable thirst. Other oc
casions when he mortgaged her live.
stock, and other chattel property, and
added his earnings to some OF her
own to take long trips and go on a
debauch were related.
They had many places of residence
and lived in nearly every part OF the
city, twice moving to Detroit and liv
ing on several farms and with his and
her people at other times. She would
either take in boarders or sewing OF
both
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-31
A BIG SENSATION
IN BtATT|E CASE
Lie Is Given to Paul Beattie
by Witness Regarding
the Shotgun.
(National News Association

NA>atloHdl news ASSOclat1On)
CHESTERFIELD. Va, Aug. 31.-A
bomb was thrown into the prosecu-
ton in the Beattie wife murder trial
today by the sworn declaration on the
witness stand of Edward hewlett, su-
perintendent of a paper mill, that he
saw Paul Beattie with q single barrel
ed shotgun on the day following the
date date Paul has repeatedly sworn
he gave the weapon to his cousin,
Henry, the defendant. The defense
today directed its attention to dis
prediting the testimony of Paul Beat
tie and Nevictt's testimony was the
strongest point Of their attack. Sever
al other less important discrepancies
were also brought out by the witness.
Edward hewlett was shown the gun
in court but could not identify 1t as
the gun he had seen Paul have. New
let's. testimony, giving Paul Beattie
the lie direct came as a thorough sur.
prise to the lawyers for the common
wealth. "@
The evidence of hewlett was pow.
Eerfully given. Il was sorry to mix up
In the case" he explained, "but l felt
1t my duty to go to the lawyers for
Mr.. Beattie and tell them of 1t. l did
not think the matter was OF any i'm
portance until saw that Paul had
denied ever having gun near the
scene Of the murder"
n r. rya,aay d>a~.x,.s.x~ -. a..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-31
Joseph Helms, Well Known
( Corn Expert, Says Ameri-
can Farms Too Large for
Proper Cultivation.
mot ENOUGH LABOR
EMPLOYED ON THEM
Produce from the Farms
Does Not Keep Pace with
Increase in Population,
Mr.. Helms Announces.

Joseph Helms. living south of this
,clty, who Is connected with the grain
! department OF the Purdue agricultural
1 school, and who has a statewide re-
putation as corn Judge, blames the
! farmer for the increased cost OF liv.
ing, the great problem now being con-
fsidered by the American people.
"The farmer is not raising enough
grains and garden produce. also hogs.
oheep and cattle, to meet the demand.
! That 10 the real reason for the increas-
cd cost OF living. "Mr. Helms emphat.
icaliy stated today.
why does this condition exist?" he
iwAssAShed.
1'The American farmer tries to oper-
iate HE large farms in most cases.
With the same amount of labor as the
Nuropoan farmer employs on his small
Safn.- he replied.
email Farms Yield.
~tor Instance" he added. II know Of
MyEers M this county who have from
- 70 100 acres planted in corn, and
tlnlr yield this year will average about
e bQshcls per acre, because they do
1tk have enough labor to properly
care for the crop. have "a acres
planted In corn and my yield will av.
GgAge between so a-d 60 bushels per
ta1esA Itknow Of farmers, many OF
'tHGm,. IN fect. waAe have only plowad
their corn twice this season. when
I sl1kshould be plowed at least ten times.
\ RAate<4aG plowsd their corn as Of.
n necessary because they have
too many acres to care for and not
enough farm hands"
"Why don't the farmgr have enough
farm hands. Are they hard to get. or
dees the farmer refuse to employ en-.
o1Sh labor to properly care for his
.:>rm?", Mr.. Helms was asked.
Farm hands are hard to get and
maAy farmers would not employ en-
ough labor II they could he answer
ed. "The country boys are attracted
to the cities. They work in the facto-
rice, make little more money than
they could a. farm hands. the work ID
not % hard. they have shorter hours
and more amusements. ~
"The farm problem" he concluded.
S'is most vital one, 1t Affects every
one In this country. The populatio4 .is
gyowtng by leaps and bounds and the
. pl6d& af1on. ~ rtnod stptIs ID not keep
~ ~ Aaces eiieye that evjntually
/, R - e t TX = ~ ~ ~ \ ~ -, -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-31
France and Germany's Bel
ligerent Attitude Over Mo-
rocco Likewise Manifested
by Other Nations.
ITALIAN-AUSTRIAN
DISPUTE OVER LAND
Trespass of Turks on Greek
Territory Causes Trouble
-Emissaries Of Peace May
Effect Compromise.
(Nationa1 News Association

(NdliOudl NEWS ASSOCldIlOnJ
PARIS. Aug. 31.-War clouds hover
ed ominously for continental Europe
today and military preparations are
openly going forward upon a gigantic
scale. The belligerent attitude of
France and Germany over Morocco
has caused intense nervousness among
other powers. Warlike preparations
pessimistic view of international con.
ditions.
Conferences between France and
Germany were reopened in Berlin to.
day and reports from the German CAPT
tai indicated that peaceful settle
ment on the Moroccan situation was
near.
However, SO uncertain is the course
of the diplomatic negotiations that of
ficial circles know full we'll how easily
the negotiations could come to naught
at the final moment. Reports from
Brussels and other capitals today in
tensified the falling of apprehension.
Strengthen German Frontier.
Lieutenant General ]. Hellebaut
Belgian minister of war, was actively
engaged in making military prepara
tions on scale of such magnitude
that has not been seen in a decade
Seventy-two rapid fire guns have been
shipped to Namur, the capital of the
Belgian province OF Namur, from the
arsenal at Antwerp and other garri
sons. @ ----sss'
All military posts on the German
frontier are being strengthened
Leaves Of absence from the army have
been cancelled. and all military engi
neers mobilized. Belgium, France
and Germany are not the only Euro
pean powers which are actively pre-
pairing for war. Italy and Austria are
making arrangements for eventuali
ties, being already at loggerheads ovel
a strip of border territory.
Spain MobiIized Reserves.
Spain has mobilized a portion oi
her reserve force with the view oi
Strengthening her army in Morocco
a right Of maintaining an armed force
in that country of dispute being grant
ed by the agreement with Algeria. Dip
lomatic relations between Greece and
Turkey are strained over trespasses
on Greek territory by Turkish troops
While. this does, not concern the Mo
|Fpccan issue it adds another ominoui
element to the espersl sitsation. |
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-31
Urged American Bar Assoc'n
to Work for Reforms Of
Justice and Adoption of
Sound Peace Treaties.
DOUBLE SUPREME
JUSTICES SALARIES
Advocated They Be Paid De-
Gently Living Salaries So
They Would Not Have to
Do Lecture Work. :,
(National News Association)

BOSTON. Aug. 31.-President Taft
carried his peace propaganda into the
annual convention of the American
Bar association today when he ad-
dressed the delegates, urging them to
work for the adoption of treaties
which would insure worldwide peace.
He also denounced the recall of the
judiciary and advocated doubling sal
aries of Justices of the United States
Supreme court.
The president declared that the JUS
tices should get $4,000 year SO
that they could live decently without
having to lecture to the law schools
and do other work outside of their
offices. At present the chief pustice
of the U. S. Supreme Court gets $13,.
900. while his associates draw $4,000
year. The salaries of the federal
judges should also be raised, the
president said. He declared there
was big room for improvement in
law procedure and that lawyers and
judges should lead in reforming the
law.
Our Greatest Question
II want to tell you that one of the
greatest questions that confronts us
in law today is that of improvements
in the law. and there is lots to be
done, and lawyers. aad judges must be
the first to do it, said the president
There Is big room for Improvement
in the procedure of law in the ad.
ministration of Justice and because
we know this, upon us fails the bur.
den of instituting reforms.
Congress may do its part and un.
doubtedly will do its part, but upon
us. we lawyers and we judges, for
am myself a lawyer, and in Ohio was
a federal judge, rests the burden.
Congress may do what it can in
relieving the pressure and procedure
in the federal courts. Soon Justice
Lurton, who is making study of the
English courts, will report in Wash
ington, and with his report great
step will have been taken in the re
form of court procedure.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-31
WHEW! SNOW FELL
AT SCRANTON, PA.
(National News Association)

(NatiOhaI news ASSocfatlon1
SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. S1.-A slight
reminder of winter was given to mid
night pedestrians here today when a
furry of snow struck this city. It melt
ed AZ soon az 1t reached the ground
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-31
THE WEATHER

STATE ANo locAL-Fair and con
tinued warm tonight and Friday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-31
LORIMER'S SPEECH
AROUSED VETERANS
National News Association,

\ SANDOvAI. Ill. Aug. 3l.--U. s.
Senator Lorimer became an issue
again in the G. A. r, when he spoke
6ere before the Marion county soldiers
reunion and as result the veterans
,hxe split into factions for and against
Mn. The senator called down particu.
'1nr Ire when he denounced the recall
An1 declared that he stood for the
- methods" He criticized Republi
N519 who advocated the initiative and
asndun.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-31

Continued on Page six.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-31
CITY OFFICIAL WAS
WHIPPED BY WOMAN
While Budd Carpenter Look
ed On, Wife Horsewhip-
ped Hal Steele.
(Natiopal News Association,

LAPORTE, Aug 31.-Hal Steele, a
city of1eial of Hammond was publicly
horsewhipped by Mrs Budd Carpenter
on the street last night while her hus-
band stood by to protect her II Steele
showed fight. Steele's body was mass
OF welts today
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
People Talked About

Renos divorce courts are crowded with
divorce cases. which constitute 60 per
cent of the legal business. Lawyers.
hotel keepers and boarding house man
ayers are piling up money as fast as a
mint
Or. Woods Hutchinson remarks that
the ideal future is four hours work a
day; six hours are enough now. II the
yay envelope would preserve its present
fatness. the ideal of millions would be
no mark at all
Daniel Drawbaugh, who claimed to be
the original inventor Of the telephone,
is dead at his home In Harrisburg Pa,
aged 81 years. The Bell people beat
Drawbaugh to the patent office and
gobbled the profits.
A woman divorced by a Chicago court
and forbidden to marry within a year,
went into Indiana and took another hus-
band within three weeks Husband No. 2
soon deserted her and she sought legal
solace In Chicago. Judge Goodman, who
heard the case, declined to recognize the
Indiana marriage and dismissed the case.
To make good a wager made on the
recent base ball games, Thomas ]. Gil
hooly of Gardner. Mass, rolled a peanut
for 400 yards along the main street in
that town last Saturday with a twenty
seven-pound crowbar The crowd of on
lockers made the feat extra hard for
Gilhooly by throwing liberal quantities
of peanuts in front Of him, so that he
had difficulty in keeping his eye on the
one he started with.
Herman Metz. former comptroller OF
New York, offers TO become a good
angel" for Nellie BLY, in her business
troubles. Metz has the money and Mel
lie fine collection of debts, but some
valuable assets Inherited from her hus-
band, Clarence Seaman. The two com
panies she controls are to be combined
and financed, with the understanding
that Nellie puts her zeal for a husband
IN cold storage.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
Teachers and Politics.

Much ado is made over declara-
tion endorsed by the school teachers
In session here to make the Office
Of state superintendent appointiye
rather than elective I'm order to take
1t out Of politics"
We sympathize with the desire of
our schoolmen to steer clear Of polit-
ical shoals, but how much further an
appointed state superintendent would
be from politics than an elected state
superintendent is decidedly open to
question. II would depend entirely
upon whom the appointment de-
volved, for we see appointive officers
engaging Just as actively in politics
as those with whose political for
tunes they are allied. Politics are
not always distinguishable by the
well known party labels. It has
been charged, even. that there is pol
tiles in teachers associations, al
though the lines may not be drawn
merely between republicans and dem
ocrats.
So far as Nebraska is concerned,
the Office OF state superintendent is a
constitutional office, and can be
changed only by constitutional
amendment, which is a slow process.
As we see It. the independence OF our
schools and educational institutions,
and Of those in charge OF them, turns
not so much on the source of appoint
ment or election as upon the tenure.
Here in Omaha the whole teaching
force of our public schools has been
practically taken out OF politics by
establishing permanent tenure list
reached through satisfactory service
during a probationary period. after
which removals may be only for
cause. We see no reason why the
same plan should not apply to prin-
cipalships and superintendencie by
observing rules Of promotion, and
affording civil service protection.
There should be no need OF reap
pointment or reelection every year
or two, and under such conditions
the competent, conscientious and
efficient educator would not have to
waste much time on politics
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
On Running a Garner

Keenest interest awaits the SUI
preme courts response to the gov
ernments plea for a decision pro-
claiming as the law of the land that
running a corner" on a stock ex-
change is violation OF the Sherman
antitrust law. This follows the an
nouncement that the Department Of
Justice would undertake to prevent
corners in wheat and other grains on
the ground that they were conspira-
cies in restraint of trade, though the
point arises in the argument of the
specific cases against James A Patten
and others charged with conspiracy
to corner cotton in 1910
Two vital questions are brought
out in the hearing before the supreme
court One is, Would It be in viola
tion OF law to eonspire TO force prices
down as we'll as up? The second is,
Would II be an illegal conspiracy II
planters or producers combined to
control prices? Both questions were
asked by Chief Justice White and left
unanswered. They surely will re-
ceiye attention before the hearing is
disposed OF.
To the laymen Il would seem to be
Just as bad TO lower prices as TO raise
them when for the same wrongful
purpose OF cornering th& market.
The bears OF today may be Ahe bulls
Of tomorrow. They are simply rela-
tive terms. which mean the same
thing in the pooling the play.
OFTEN It is necessary TO lower prices
before they can be raised AS for
planters or producers combining 10
control prices, II was admittedly done
by few southern cotton planters
last year, and Mr. Bryan some years
ago advised the California ralsln
growers to form their own trust. But
neither case offers conclusive justi-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
Ten Years AGO

trunk containing fine wearing ap-
parel, some OF which were wedding gar.
ments, was rifled by tramp whom Mrs.
James Koenig, 2615 Harvey street, be-
friended. The trunk was In an outhouse.
X. j. Clancy, chief clerk to Governor
Savage. arrived from Kansas City. whore
he attended the Prison Reform assocla-
tion.
The diTner OF the board OF governors
OF Ak-sar- Ben at the den was one OF the
most successful OF similar events ever
given. Among the visitors was senator
Dietrich, These candidates for election
to the board were named by President
Fry Arthur Gulou, Rome Miller, J. M.
Hendrie. II. A. Thompson. T. c. Byrne,
K, c. Howe, c. NJ. Wilhelm. Elmer
Bryson and M. r. Funkhouser. Before a
vote was taken Gould DletE, James A.
Martin. and George p. Crunk were nomi-
mated by reclamation, leaving six places
to be filled, and these were declared filled
by the selection OF Messrs. Miller. Byrne.
Wilhelm Funkhouser. Hendtis and Howe.
Then the oratory followed.
Miss Mlllicent Edwards, IS years OF age.
eOlS, Grace street. was awakened from
her nights sleep at a. m. by a masked
burglar, who had been searching for
yaluabies between the mattress and
springs OF her bed. He Kissed, IF you
cry out I'm kin you keep stiI and you're
safe He had pistol. She didn't mean
TO- but she took the short end and cried
out And she didn't set killed. either.
Her brother, 10. T. Edwards. hastened
toward her room ana brushed elbows with
The burglar en- route. The kind burglar
also offered 10 let Mr., Edwards live on
II he did not pursue him, Edwards ac-
eepted his proposition and all lived
Aappily ever afterward.
Arthur Coos. L. died at his home, the
Coos hotel, 1910 Cass street.
Orna Ferguson, 20 years OF age, died al
the residence OF her uncle ana aunt. Mr..
and Mrs. +. b. strawn, ll07 South FIFTY
tirst street
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
SUNNY GEMS.

Guy Fawkes was explaining why he
tried to blow up the house Of Parliament.
Il was curious to know" he said,
what was in the cOrnerstones of the
buildings"
Fatal mistakei He should have pleaded
that Parliament needed a blowing up
Chicago Tribune
The Chinese seem to take an ocCa-
sional change OF government as a matter
OF course"
Naturally. The portrait OF one ruler
looks so much like that Of another that
the populace cant be expected to notice
much difference. ce."-Washington star
Maud-Im told / get my good looks
from my mother
Ethel-I wouldn't repeat that IL were
you
Maud-Why not?
Ethel-People will think your mother
was stingy.-Boston Transcript.
81 bought some wine the other day, and
/ astonished the clerk who waited on me
by telling him l noticed he was a spirit
ualist."
What made you observe that2"
Because when he prepared the bottle
for me. l noticed he was engaged in
spirit wrapping. Baltimore American.
The man OF the stone age crawled out
OF hts cave and cracked a cliff with his
new flint hammer.
AT least" he chortled, II haven't any
stone trust to bother meH-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
Twenty Years Ago

Robert p. Hamilton. the well known
contractor and builder. was united in
marriage to Miss Clara A. Martin at the
residence Of E. A. Blum, the guardian of
the bride, 1918 Binney street Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamilton took up their dwelling at
Nineteenth and Binney streets
The Goodrich club gave it's third dancing
party at Goodrich hall. Among those
present were Misses Laura Divine, May
Robinson, Pearl Reece, Lydia Parker.
Eva Coombs, Anna Devine. Blanche
Elllngwood, Wilma Baker, Putnam,
Swisher and Neleln. and Messrs. Frank
Seacrest, Frank Potter, Fred Simpson.
william Coates, Hily McBeth, Joe
o'Brien, Harry Patrick, Smith, Hanly
and Ostertag.
Rev. Willard Scott, former pastor of st.
Mary's Avenue Congregational church,
arrived from Chicago and was the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Connen.
Superintendent OF Schools Fitzpatrick
was visiting the schools of st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Reports were current that a million
dollar beet sugar factory was about to
be established In Omaha. The organiza.
ton was in the hands Of S. NJ. South.
worth, "a we'll known Massachusetts
business man"