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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19
WITNESSES HAVE
POOR MEMORIES
Hines Men Go Down Under
Cross-Examination by
the Committee
FORMER EMPLOYE is
STAR WITNESS OF DAY
Tells of Long Distance Talk
on Telephone to Lorimer
and of Funk Con-
VerSation

WASHINGTON IAly 1&--A-it-
nesses for Edward Hines. the lurn Der
king, the man who put Lorimer over
on the senate" the senator maker
went down to-day on memory OF
facts under Il merciless cross exami-
nation by Senator Kern, Of Indiana,
and attorneys for the Lorimer inves-
tigation committee. Hines testimony
Was riddled.
Isaac Baker, an emptoye Of the
Edward Hines Lumber Company for
more than twenty years, was the star
witness.
Mr.. Baker was present In the room
at the Grand Pacific hotel In Chi
cago, from which, on May 26. 1909.
Edward Hines held his famous long
distance telephone conversation with
William Lorirner at Springfield, Ill.
He was present also at part OF the
conversation between Hines and CIar-
ence 5. Funk, general manager of the
International Harvester Company, on
or about the same date
Heard One End
Baker said he had heard Hines
end Of the long distance telephone
conversation. According f, hrs story,
Hines told Lorimer. he had Just talk
ed to Governor Deneen, and the gov
ernor had promised to help his can
didacy for senator. Leave no stone
unturned to be elected" said Hines
according to Baker. "you know how
the administration stands" Baker
at frs, denied that his memory had
been refreshed regarding this CONVEX
sation. but finally admitted that with
in the past two weeks he had talked
twice with his employer. Hines. about
the conversations he processes to have
overheard He admitted that the
facts then became fixed In his mind.
The committee went into the con-
versatiou which William Burgess said
he had with G. r. Wa.he. hrother-in
law of Edward Hines. N the smoking
compartment OF Pullman car between
Duluth and Virginia, Minnesota on
March 7 last Burgess testified to-
day that Wiehe than told him $780,
GOO fund had been raised to elect Lori
mer and he had contributed $4,000 to
II. Burgess said that Charles Nc
Gowan. Of Regina, Canada. might have
heard the conversation.
Could Hear Everything.
McGowen said to-day that he was
In the smoking compartment all the
way from Duluth to Virginia, and that
he knew Wiehs had not made the
statement which Burgess attributed to
him. MCGOWAN even claimed that II
two or three conversations had been
IN progress at one and the same time
he would have heard what was said in
all OF them. He was badly confused
when the committee got through with
him.
b. A. johnson. OF Chicago. former
ly the general STAIR representative of
the American Lumber Company" was
in the same car. He said that Wiehe
came into the car after he had en-
tered. and left before he did. During
that time he said there was no men :
ton OF Lorimer's election nor Of any
money used in that connection.
The witnesses tomorrow viii be
probably Samuel f. Cousin. manager
of one OF Hines companies and Chris
tian F. Wiehe brother-in-law OF Hines
and Secretary OF the Edward Hines
Lumber Company
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19
MRS. WOODWARD
IN PHILADELPHIA
HUSBAND LOCATES HER AND IN
DUCES HER TO RETURN TO
HIM.

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.)
WASHINGTON, July 1s.--Mrs,
Charles Woodward, who left this city
mysteriously last Thursday with her
son. two years old, was found in Phil
adeiphta Tonight by her husband. a
reconciliation was effected and the lit
tie family Is now coming to Washing
ton by a fast Pennsylvania train.
brother OF Mrs, Woodward accom-
panied the husband to Philadelphia.
He lost no time In shaming his sister
into realization of the seriousness of
her act.
Wife and baby were located at los
Arch street, n boarding house, to which
address the husband had learned from
the railroad officials by long distance
teleph Mrs. Woodward had sent her
trunks
Woodward recently moved from
washington 10 Richmond and his wife
was to. have, toineA htsa. Last. Sunday.
When she did not arrive he communi-
Gated with hia wife's parent here and
learned that she and the boy had left
Washington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19
SEES s3,500,000
POSTAL SURPLUS
ALREADY 50, 400, 24o.-
10 AHEAD AND HAS STILn
THREE MONTHS TO SAVE.

WASHINGTON. July lS.--Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock announced TO-
day that there was a postal surplus
of $2.40o, 24o.16 on March 81 at the
close of the first three quarters Of the
fiscal year, and that there Will prob
ably be postal surplus of $500. 900,
at the close Of the entire fiscal year.
for the first time In the history of tho
Post Office Department.
At the close of the ninth months
period one Year ago there was a pos
tai deficit of s2.70s.aS423. accord
ing to the auditors report
The Postmaster General also issued
an order to-day practically annulIing
the postal regulation that for many
years has prohibited the use OF return
coupons in advertisements.
After giving tire subject careful
consideration, Mr. Hitchcock reached
the conclusion that there was no log
ical reason for Withholding this priv
ilege, and he has accordingly decided
to permit under proper limitations
the use OF coupons and others orders.
forms in advertisements and for the
insertion OF what are called ''cut out
features" in second class publications.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
IS ASSASSNATED
IN AN AUTOMOBILE
Demoniacal Pedestrian Commits Awful
Crime and Makes His Escape in
the Darkness
BRIDE OF A YEAR is SHOT
AND KILLED IN PRESENCE
OF HER YOUNG HUSBAND
Mrs. Louise Owens Beate, Former Belle of Chesterfield
County and Member of Prominent Family. Meets
Death--Posses and Bloodhounds Scour
Country for Trace of the Mysterious
Slayer. but Nothing is
Yet Learned

year
Gay ~ DR. while the, sat in their touring in the Midlothian
turnpike last night by whose identity
Beattie jumped from macn
a from,
struck Beatte
band he
As eate handshc the by the barrel deal murderer
blow the
ling of Frantic
jumped in the automobile grasts scnless
arms and drove at full speed from the
back
a from the
with the body his
While members of
action and of the murder nased
spread
Chesterfield ucimod
Posses
organized and
glaro
spot where the fatal shot was ed
r -, ,ozs.u rsa. 80 w., asn..s ~ ,h ,n,sr
connected with the crime
Beatae wrsni'd he
back Of the automobile When reached the
Owens said: THE back of car"
t
road for tho finding this
the killing that the machines the Of the shoot
$3.50 Roodho AreU ed
assaiant found
definite
police
to boosf,ounds the
80 ~ ,n. .n.....,u. 80 u.n, 49, I'm 80, ~ 80 49,. -,
s heap deputy " o0 ' o'"~.'o. '' % ' "e"A
As the a problem complex POI
small that several authorities
Of Mrs Beatue
battling the history of Chesterfield
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19
DON QU|XOTE IS
FIGHTING MILLS
Senator Hepburn Advances
to Joust Under Bloody
Shirt Banner
NEWSPAPERS COME IN
FOR A HOT" SCORING
Senator Taylor Enters the
Lists and Declines to
Question the Sena-
tor from Idaho

r. WASHINGTON Jaty fS--Seffator
Heyhurn. OF Idaho, waved the bloody
shirt in the Senate to-day and Incl
dentally causticaly criticised the press
gallery and the newspapers generally
for what he said they termed his hos
tiilty TO southern memorial leg1sia-
ton -,~=
Heyburn's outburst was caused by
Senator Williams bill To appropriate
$4,000 for monument to the cour-
age and constancy Of the Confederate
navy on the Mississippi river to be
erected in Ficksburg, National Park.
Despite Heyburn's protest against con-
sideration of the bin. Senator Williams
succeeded In having it taken UP in
by vote OF go to 10.
Senator Williams called attention to
the fact that Congress has already
erected monument in the Nickshurg
National park to commemorate the
valor of the Union Navy.
Roasts The Press,
Senator Hepburn shouted
x cannot understand why anybody
who Is loyal to his country can vote
for a monument to those who tried to
destroy this country. In the news
papers ii IL made Ia appear that take
pleasure in stirring up strife. The
neWspapers apparently are in sympa-
thy with this legislation
senator Hepburn then launched into
a bitter dsnunciation of the Washing
ton correspondents THE newspapers
SAY that | am continually waving the
bloody Tag, said Senator Hepburn,
It's lust like them, it's silly.
My mail is filled With unsigned let
ters. threatening ard abusing me-.
some of these writers say they viii
cofra to Washington and destroy my
features These letters are probably
written at the back end of some bar
and instead Of coming TO Washington
TO destroy my features the writer's
viii probably SO ont and get another
drink"
Declines Ia Question.
Senator Taylor, replying TO Hey
burn. said
Il think this Is rather late In the
day 10 reopen the wounds OF the
Civil. War ! do not know whether
the senator from Idaho fought III the
war or not"
Did / understand the senator from
Tennessee 10 ask me a question,
said Senator Hepburn.
II decline 10 ask the senator from
Idaho question. said Taylor I
think all well informed men know
that the Civil War did not begin in
1861, It began when this republic was
born. 1t was fought out for sixty
years in every forum and in the news
papers until II finally eliminated in
the war The North came out yicto-
rious Hut the South did not COM
plain I do not believe man can
he a good citizen and keep the reia-
tions Of our country apart.
THE war Is over. The men who
wore the gray delight TO honor the
men who wore the blue. They do not
love the man who never smelt gun
powder and who now fights the war
over again and unlimhers his bat
teries Of bitterness against the ersc-
ton Of monuments to the South's ne
roiC dead"
Senator Taylor concluded with an
appeal to forget the bitterness az the
struggle What the South wanted. he
said, was peace.
No action was taken on Senator
Williams bin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19

Went to Drug Store.
Mr. Beattie and his wife left the
OWENS home at 1918 O'Clock In their
ma chine for South Richmond for the
purpose OF purchasing milk at drug
store for their new born babe. Mrs
Beattie had been visiting her uncle for
nearly n week and II was Bsattie's Gus
tom When he called to see his wife In
the evening to take her for a motor
spin over the county roads.
After purchasing the milk, the hus-
band suggested that they go for
drive, as the hour was early and the
baby safe in the care of Mrs. owens.
So instead Of stopping at the Owens
home when they drove by the Md
lothian turnpike the happy couple sped
out along the road. They drove sew
eral mikes 4wheh, Mrs. Baattia suggested
that they return, saying the night air
was chilling her.
Sees Man in Road.
Beattle turned the car around and
sta rted citywurd When near the in
tersection of Midlothian turnpike and
Providence Church, Read. Reattie saw
tho figure OF n man In the middle of the
road a short distance ahead. Even
though the glare OF the scar chlights
fell upon the man. Beattie did not no.
tice whether he was white or a negro.
Slowing down, Beattie started to
guide past the pedestrian when the
man muttered something which was
unintelliCible TO the automobiiist. Beat
tie stopped the machine, noting that
the man held shotgun across his
arm in a threatening attitude. The
man seemed to be enraged that the
course of his walk had been disturbed
by the automobile and Beattie said:
you should not have been In the
middle OF the road As these words
were uttered. the man, standing on the
left side OF the automobile, raised the
gun to his hip. with the muzzle pointed
toward Beattie and gave vent to an
oath. Beattie tried to grab the muz-
zle but before his hand touched the
steel. thsre was q binding explo-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19

sion, deafening crash and Mrs Beat
tie collapsed In her seat.
The charge of shot had entered her
left cheek just below the eye and pens-
trated the brain. Beattie sprang from
his seat and graprled with tina man.
There was a sharp. hard struggle The
man held the gun by the barrel and
stock while Beattie srasped the as
sailants arm. Suddenly. the assailant
exerted himself to d supreme effort and
threw all his weight on the gun. bring
ing the weapon down on Beatties nose
with much force.
Beattie's nose was almost broken
ana he was stunned for the instant,
but he chung to the weapon When
he recovered from shock second
later the assailant had relinquished
mold OF the gun and was cunning away
at resp speed. Beatris started TO fUf.
low but the man had lead and was
running fast. The husband turned
to his wife
Brings Dead Wife.
Thrown into terror OF panic by
the discovery that the charge had
entered her head and that she was
unconscious, probably dead, Beattio
=cranked the machine with d strength
born Of agony and Te-enteFeti the
car He lifted the body OF his wife
tenderly and supporting her with one
arm. drove as fast as possible to the
Owens home.
1t was to a happy family group.
laughing and chatting gaily just bee
fore retiring that Beattie bore his
dead wife and news of the tragedy.
In the gathering was Thomas J.
Owens, Mrs Owens. her mother. Mrs,
Walker. Beattie's brother. Douglas
Beat,ie. and DIR. Wilmer Mercer. His
first cry of grief brought the party
to It's feet and in a second. the ply
stefan and Douglas Beattie had taken
the body of Mrs. Beattie.
The husband told disconnected
and almos. incoherent story OF the
shooting. his words broken by nDlD
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19
MRS, AVA WILLING ASIOR
WILL ENTERTAIN ABROAD

LONDON. July 18.--Contrary to all
reports Mrs Ava Willing Astor will
not return to America this summer.
She has taken a house at North Ber-
wick for the summer golfing season.
and will entertain there with large
house parties. Mrs. Maldwtn Drum
mond and Mrs. Amory Moore are
among the Americans who have
houses in the same neighborhood.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19
Plot to Kill Reyes.

MEXICO CITY. July l8.--Jose Ramos
and six confederates were arrested to-
night as consptrators In plot to AZ
sissinate Cen Reyes. Anonymous let
tiers revealed the plot to the authorities
who have also received a report that
President De la Barra and Madero were
also to have been done away with.
Anarchists are believed to have hatch
I'd tho conspiracy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19
SHOOTING GIRLS ARE
UNDER INDICTMENT

NEW YORK, July 1S.--Ethel Con-
rad and Lillian Graham. the girls who
shot W. f. ID. Stokes. the millionaire
protector OF the Ansorffa' Hutef in The
Varuna apartments were Indicted to-
day for attempted murder nT~the first
degree, assault in the first degree. and
assault In the second degree
The defendants will be arraigned to-
morrow and after new bail has been
furnished the case viii! go over until
October.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19
MAN is
AFTER A MASTER

CINCINNATI. O., July 1S.--wYlling
to sacrifice himself into perpetual
slavery IN order to get clothes and
board, Fred DAILY. an Intelligent, edu-
Gated, sober man. who gave Norfolk,
Va. as his home. walked into the
office of an afternoon paper to- day
and inserted the following ad. In the
paper:
MASTER WANTED-Reliable
white man. aged so. will sell him
self In slavery for his keel. l have
got to eat; state best PRICE,. D..
are this paper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19

MEXICO CITY. July 1s.--Fifteen
thousand persons participated at 10
o'clock, this morning, in the ceremonies
held In this city to honor the MEM
DRY of Benito Juarez. the founder OF
the Republic. General Reyes. wear
ing the uniform OF division general.
acted AZ president De la Barra's per-
sonal escort. Madero was not pres
ent
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-30
Stockholm
June o..

ovONAAOsAA u0O
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Hanson OF
Granite Falls, Mimi, visited with
Mrs. Hanson at the hotel over Sun
day.
John 8. johnson called at Stock
holm Tuesday.
Miss Anna Lief vas very pleasantly
surprised last Saturday evening when
q number of her friends made an un-
expected call and left q purse Of $42
Miss Lief has been sick for several
months and a little lift like this was
certainly not misplaced.
Rev Andre. a China missionary
gave a lecture on Chinese circum'
stances at the East church last We'd
nesday. He had a magic lantern with
many illustrations from places in
China where he had been doing mis-
siOnary work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-30
Straining The keo.

Rufe Blevins, a giant w~oodchopper.
whose good nature and ready wit
made him a welcome addition to the
store circle. entered the village gro
Gerry. The loafers moved a little closer
together to make room for Rufe on a
soap box. but he marched past the
friendly circle. pumped an empty mo
lasses key down on the counter and
drew a stained bill from his pocket.
which he held out to the proprietor of
the store. An expectant grin went
round the circle, for Storekeeper Jones
had the reputation of never wronging
himself by overwhelming or under
charging. The merchant adjusted his
glasses and looked e~xpectantly from
the bill to the woodchopper.
Notice you charged me for FIVE gal
Ions o m0lasses last time | had this
four gallon keg filed" drawled Rufe.
Il don't mind payin' for the extra gal
lon. Mr.. Jones. but | do kinder hate
to have a good key strained to pieces
Youths COMPANION
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-30
Psychology Of Store Planning.


The basement Of q store was former
~ regarded merely as a cellar. 1T for
storage. packing boxes. etc. Then
came a merchant Of the present day,
gifted with an imagination to an un-
usual degree. who recognized-though.
perhaps. not in these terms-that the
customer was guided by subconsci0us
control and argued that the lack of
effort In going downstairs would ap-
peal to the subconsciousness and that
the glimpse Of displays seen Al the
foot Of the stairs would lead customers
to the basement. nOtwithsta nding the
low ceiling. the imperfect ventilation
and the absence of daylight. This
merchant has lived to see not only a
daily attendance on a basement door
ten or a dozen times greater than that
on the average floor above the first.
but also to see his discovery copied by
practically every store in the land.
The real gist Of his discovery was
that su~bconscious control leads Us to
do the easy thing frst-nameiy. 60
downstairs-without reckoning with
the next problem. which was. Of
course. getting put Of the basement
Casters Magazine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-30

In the kangaroo hunts of Australia
capture is sufficiently easy. but some
times the kangaroo makes an original
defense.
II possible the kangaroo directs his
fight toward a river. II he reaches
II be enters. and. thanks to his great
height. be il able to go on foot to q
depth where the dogs are obliged to
swim. There he plants himself on his
two hind legs and his tail and. up to
bis shoulders In the water. awaits the
arrival Of the pack. With his fore
pa VS. he seizes by the head the first
dog that approaches. and as be Is more
soiidly balanced than his ~assailant he
holds the dogs nose beneath the wa
ter as long as he can. Unless q second
dog speedily comes to the escue the
first one is inevitably drowned. II a
companion arrives and sets him free
he Is glad to regain the bank as quick
" as possible. A strong and cour.
ageous old kangaroo will hold his own
against twenty or thirty dogs. drown
Ing some and frightening others. and
he hunter is obliged to intervene with
a bullet-New York Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-30
Strandburg

Vegetation Of all kinds suffers from
the dry weather.
Rain east and west Of us but moth
ing here.
This dry weather gives little inspir-
alton for newspaper writing.
Joe and Aug. Eliason have given
the school house hill a pretty good
education.
The road work done in some places
southwest of town is not what it
should be, and should be smuothed
off better.
Blacksmith and family have been
visiting at Hazel Run and Granite
Falls, Mimi. They returned last
Monday.
August Haglund and Adolph An
derson from LaBolt bought 50 acres
of hay land from j. Holster last week.
Mrs. J. O.. Nelson OF Milbank is
here on a visit and to look after farm
interests.
Mrs. August Haglund is visiting
and having some sewing done ia our
burg.
George Larson is digging a we'll by
hand on the same place where we had
such fine drinking water many years
ago. The work was started by j. A.
Lan-din and we will help in paying
the expense.
Mrs. M. P. Moe and her sister Mrs.
II. Nelson went to Louisburg for q
visit to relatives last Tuesday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-30
May II June 80
Office OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

May Il June sc
~ Office OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
Whereas default has been made in the con.
ditions of a certain mortgage containing "A Pow.
er OF Sale given by 5. ii. Coicord aud JuIa
Coicord, his wife. mortgagors. to X. A. Ram.
sey, mortgagee, dated March Is. 1910. and filed
for record in the office of the Register of Deeds
of Grant County, South Dakota, OF the 18th day
OF March, 1910, at : 40 O'Clock A.. NJ and record
ed in Book q OF Mortgages on page AL. mort.
gaging the following described real estate. stu
ate in the County of Grant and State of South
>,uth east Quarter (sWA of SEQ and East
one half (Ela) and South west Quarter (SWhl
of South West Quarter (SWAJ of Section
twenty nine g. IN Township One Hundred
West of the Fifth 2. NJ. containing 100 acres.
more or less, according to the government sur
vey.
And Whereas, the said mortgagors have de-
fanited IN the pay ment of the interest due and
also in the payment of one note for $500. 90 due
March IS, 1911: and whereas said mortgage pro-
vides that II the mortgagors fail to pay any por-
tion ofthe sumo mentioned in said mortgage
promptly as provided In said mortgage, then the
whole sum, both principal and interest, shall at
once become due and collectabls, ana the said
mortgage having elected to declare the whole
principal and interest due. and there Is due at
the date of this notice, principal and interest,
the sum of $2.18 SO.
Notice is hereby given that said mortgage will
thereby, by the Sheriff Of said Grant County, or
ME deputy. on the fret day Of July, 1911, at the
hour OF 90 O'Clock in the afternoon of that day,
1t the front door OF the court house, in the City
the above Indebtedness, principal and Interest,
besides the cOste, attorneys fees and disburse.
ments allowed by law.
Dated this 10th day Of May, 1911.
s. S. LOCKHARr,
Attorney for Mortgage.
Milbsnk, S. D..
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TINE TABLE
sIssETON LINE.

SISSETON LINE.
WEST FAST
$50 am. 5 :O5 .. m. MtIbank 100 pm. 9a5 pm.
S:l5 an. $40 pm. Corona 2:l5 pm. y:10 p. IN.
S:b5 am. 5:55 pm. Wilmot F! 81 pm. S45 pm.
S:45 am. 6:25 pm. Peeve 12:46 pm. 500 pm.
1880 an. Z :OOp. m. Hisseton 1890 m. 7:3O pm.
Sisseton Daily Except Sunday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-30
Hartford

Sunday was . very enjoyable day
here. The Corona band was out and
= baseball game was played between
the Agency Indians at Peever and
the Corona nine, the Indians winning
In . score of 5 to !. The Flyer and
barge brought up q load of folks from
Ortonville.
A party from Clinton enjoyed q pic
mic here accompanied by the Long
Island band. They came from Orion
Vile by boat.
The Underwriters associations Of
North and South Dakota held . con-
ference at this place. They had a
ball game here between the teams of
the two states, and the South Dako-
tans proved the fastest players.
John Carr and family are enjoying
an outing at the lake.
John Smoker Is spending his
vacation at this place with his family.
Jacob Falkshead is putting up some
new buildings that AXE fine improve
ments on his farm.
Peter Lnf has greatly improved the
hotel by building a nice porch around
the hotel.
Tho Schulz family Of Revillo have
been spending q few days here.
George Egrmayer of Twin Brooks
and Rem Farley of Corona have been
visitors at the lake for q day.