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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-22
RED TAPE IN GERMANY.
A Railway Ticket, a Controversy and
q Delayed Train.

A Railway Ticket, a Controversy and
Delayed Train.
In an account of the duchy Of Teck
and Its inhabitants by the Rev. s. Bar
ing-Gould an amusing experience Is
thus described by the author:
I'VE are wont, we Englishmen, to
grumble at red tapism, but with us 1t
does not go beyond the government
offices. In Germany 1t Is everywhere.
l had an instance Of it between ODER
Lenningen and Owen. l had asked at
the former place for a third class
ticket to Owen and had stepped into
a third class carriage. On these branch
lines nearly every one travels fourth.
/ counted twelve compartments fourth.
nine third and three second. There
was no first class compartment. Be-
fore reaching the next station-in fact,
a mile from ODER Lennlngen-the in.
spector came round.
9 'Hah. you have a fourth class
ticket and are In a third class COM
partment! The fine is 6 marks
Il explained and offered at once to
pass into an inferior carriage or pay
the difference.
THAT will not do. You have in
fringed the law and must pay 6 marks
81 get out at Owen and will explain
matters to the station master.
81 did so.
"The fine is 6 marks, said this lat.
ter peremptorily.
But said ], I demanded a third
class ticket and was given one for
which had not asked. This was an
oversight Of the clerk
"'You should have examined your
ticket
1.-THE train was delayed five minutes
while the matter was thrashed out on
the platform, the travellers craning
their necks out Of the windows Of
their respective carriages, looking on
and listening with lively interest. At
last reluctantly the station master
yielded l must pay the difference.
"'What is It?
"'0ne penny"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-22

Jay Swift, who has been under the
weather for some months, was taken
to the Hospital last week where he
was operated ON for appne dicitis. He
rs reported to be getting along very
Wen.
Fred Haug and Miss Ella Meren
OF Iowa were married few weeks
ago, and are now at home in this
city receiving the congratulations Of
their friends.
Win Bssmiller, Harry, Elmer and
Dee Bird, have gone to Manhattan
TO enter the state agricul.
tunal college,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-22
REBEKAH BANQUET.

The Rebekah lodge held a big NEE
ing at their lodge room Tuesday ever
ing. There were so members present
and an enthusiast meeting was held.
After the regular order of business
a banquet was served. The lodge is
prosperous and one of the leading or.
ders of the town, especially in attend
ance. New applications are being pre-
scented at every meeting. They will
have plenty of lodge work this fall.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-22

Franz Haberman Sr. one of the old
timers of Walnut township, left last
Saturday for a visit in the old home,
Austria, from whence he came about
% years ago. Mt. Haberman has
raised large family and is now com.
fortably fixed, so he has a right to
take a vacation and enjoy himself.
Mrs. Alice Hill and children, Miss
es Mary, Anna, Alice, Hilda and Mas
ter Paul who have been visiting Mrs.
Hills sister, Mrs. E. W. Moses and
other relatives this summer, left SUM-
day for their home in California.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-22
ENORMOUS HAUL BY BANK BURG
90 LARS.

Three hundred and fifteen THOUSAND
dollars was stolen early last FRIDAY
morning from the branch Of the Bank
Of Montreal in Westminster. B. G.
Five BURGERS entered the bank BY
The front door, broke through the
thiS metal coating of the vault, blew
the safe by charges OF nitOglycerine
and got clear away with their booty
without being seen except by a Chi
nese care taker. They probably es-
capped down the Frazer river by a
launch or else by automobile toward
Vancouver.
That they will be apprehended soon
e expected, as nearly all of the mon
~ On bills was so registered that It
win be impossible for them to be
passed, the number and series of each
I'D Being known and having been
made public BY the bank. However,
here Is a fine amount Of it in gold
and silver which can be handled.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-22
NEAR HALF MILLION ACRES FOR
HOMES.

Uncle Sans next big land lottery
will be held in South Dakota from
October 2 to q inclusive. 466,562
acres OF land i'm the Rosebud and
Pine Ridge reservations will be offer.
ed as cash prizes to land seekers.
Gregory, Dallas, Chamberlain and
Rapid City will be the registration
points. October "a the drawing will
commence at Gregory.
The price Of every 16O-acre tract al.
ready has been fixed by government
appraisers and the homesteader will
pay dhe price so fixed regardless of
whether he files first or last. And so,
whether the homesteader files upon
some Of the best land or some of the
poorest, he will be certain that he
viii be required to pay only what the
land is worth, and will not run the
risk OF making an error in judgement
of the Misrepresentation of a ''Iocat.
or and paying a high price for poor
land.
The prices fixed by the appraisers
are from 25 cents am acre for the
toughest grazing land to Sc an acre
for the finest level agricultural land.
OF the total Of about 100000 acres
subject to homestead entry, about
onethind has been classified as agri-
cultural land at from 81 to Sc an
acre.
Briefly, the method of securing a
homestead under this opening will be
as follows:
The applicant will personally ap-
pear at registration point and will
swear before a notary public on duty
at the nOtarial headquarters to his
qualifications to take homestead. If
the application is made at any regis
ration point other than Gregory,
the applicant must mail his affidavit
to Judge Witten at Gregory.
when Judge Witten receives one
Of these envelopes he will examine 1t |
carefully and If there are no distin-
marks on it to indicate from
whom 1t came it will be deposited
With others in large metal can
The registration begins October 2
Ind ends October 81.
October "a all OF the metal cans
VII be opened and their contents
bumped on a large public platform
q Gregory. Some child will be select
d to go on the platform and pick up
n envelope. It viii be opened by
udge Witten and the application {
herein contained win be numbered I
ONE and the person who filed It win {
ave the privilege Of making the first q
Alecton from all the lands subject
} entry and may choose for his home c
cad the finest level farming land at v
an acre or the roughest grazing o
nd at Is cents an acre. q
The second envelope selected from ii
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-22

those on the platform will be number
ed two etc. After the drawing,
those who receive numbers will have
ample time in which to inspect the
lands and select the tracts upon
which they wish to make filing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-22

FOR SALE-A forty horse power
Vefe Automobile, but little used. Call
or address CHAS. KATTENHORN,
Ellinwood, Kansas. 1t
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-22

Miks Lillian Troillet has returned
tDm a visit at Blackwell. \
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
SAVED BY HER LOVER
Thrilling Rescue Before Plcnickers as
Girl Tries Suicide.

Girl Tries Suicloe-
Pottsville, Pa, Aug. 30.-Angered
because her lover, John Philliston, put
off carrying out his intention to marry
her, Miss Clara Boyster, aged twenty
three years, tried to commit suicide by
throwing. herself from the high breast
of the Upper Tumbiing Run lake,
pleasure resort, into fifty-ive feet Of
water
The attempt at suicide was made in
sight of many picnickers. The girl was
out walking with her lover and sud,
denly broke away from him and ran
toward the lake. declaring she would
take her life.
When his sweetheart made her des-
perate leap Philliston was close be-
hind. Losing no time. he jumped in
and supported her despite her plead
ing to let her end her troubles, until
Peter Pfeiffer, fisherman; c. Fred
Cauffman and several others, In boats
dragged the couple ashore.
A half hour later the couple walked
from the waters edge. arm In arm,
a complete reconciliation having been
effected. 1t is believed the long-delay-
ed wedding will now take place.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
RESCUES AT ATLANTIC CITY
Life Savers Drag Back to Beach Wis
itors Who Were Drowning.

itors Who Were Drowning.
Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. 30.-Thrill
ing rescues of bathers during the
morning hours kept the crowds on the
strand and boardwalk interested and
the life guards busy preventing IA
taIities.
The heavy seas proved dangerous to
those who ventured into the surf for
their daily exercise. Six guards en-
tered the surf almost simultaneously
off Mississippi avenue to go to the
rescue of Miss Evelyn Brooks, OF New
York; Joseph Brewster, Philadelphia
excursionist, and an Italian named
Antonio. They had been caught in the
dangerous "cork-screw" current that
swept them from safety to- be- tossed
about by big combers.
Miss Brooks was the first rescued
Cowden and Channels, two of the life
guards. pulling her into lifeboat un
conscious. She soon revived when
brought to the hospital tent at Mis-
souri, avenue. The other two bathers
were landed on can buoys,. both ii
from their trying experience. First aid
measures revived them.
Charles Weber. Philadelphia cot
tager, also was near death in the surf
lust above Heinz's pier. He had gone
under twice and was battling desper
ately to prevent death overtaking him
when three life guards reached hi;
side. They succeeded in getting hin
aboard the surf boat after hare
struggle that was Witnessed by tn,
boardwalk crowds.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
MURDER FOR GIRLS LOVE
Soy Said to Have Shot Lad From Foot
of Stairs.

Stroudsburg. Pa. Aug. 3O.-George
Bells, aged fourteen, was shot and
killed by Harvey Osborn. aged fifteen.
The youth then made his escape, and
County Detective John NJ. Decker is
securing the county for him
Both boys were paying attention to
a young girl who was staying with the
BELLS family. The Osborn boy Is re
ported to have said he would shoot
the Bells boy If he would tell some
thing the girl is alleged to have said
about him Osborn.
The Bells family live near Henry
Vile. The Bells boy stood at the top
OF the stairs and the Osborn boy at
the foot of them when Osborn pulled
the gun and fired upstairs. AS soon as
he did so he ran.
Osborn Is a son of David Osborn
and lives with his grandfather, Dim
mick Detsick. whose home is not far
away from the scene of the tragedy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
A TRIPLE MURDER
Young Man Accused of Killing
Father, Mother and Brother.


Father, Mother and Brother.
Boonville, Ind, Aug. 25.-Wiflian
Lee, twenty-one years old, who was
to have been married last night. is liz
Jail here on a charge of numbering
his father. mother and brother and
with setting fire to the house to con
ceal the crime.
Richard Lee, the father, aged fifty;
his mother. aged fifty-two. and CIar.
ence. brother, aged seventeen, were
found in bed with their skulls crush.
ed when firemen entered the house
after putting out the flames.
The Lee family sold some property
In Newburgh, and had about $500 in
money in the house. This money has
not been found, and robbery is, be
leved to have been the motive fof
the murder.
All three of the victims Of the aiur.
derer were killed by blows on the
head. either from Ratchet or similar
instrument. The house was then fred
and the bodies were badly burned by
the fire which practically destroyed the
building.
An alarm was turned in, and the
firemen found the doors and windows
Of the Lee home locked. The fire
men broke into the house and found
the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee In one
bed. the young mans body being on
another. Fire had destroyed the bed
ding and blackened the bodies. and
1t was not until the flames were ex
tinguished that the murders were dis
covered.
William Lee, the older son, was ar
rested at the orders of CoEouer Far
ley. who had taken charge OF the bod
les. Lee said he had escaped from
the burning house and turned In the
fire alarm He said he was asleep in
a room adjoining that of his parents
and was awakened by the smoke
which entered the room.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
WILSON AGAIN "oN 1t +"
Assistant Secretary Is Acting Pilot OF
Ship of state.

Assistant Secretary is Acting Pilot oil
Ship of State.
Washington, Aug 80. - Huntington
Wilson, assistant secretary of state
has come to be regarded in Washing
ton as the official occupant of the
lid"
Last summer, after every cabinet
officer had followed Mr.. Taft's exam.
pie and fed from Washington to a
cooler place, Mr.. Wilson was on the
job.
All those in official life who out.
rank Mr.. Wilson have gnne again this
year.
Mr.. Wilson is the ranling assistant
secretary therefore he IS the acting
pilot of the ship of state. There are
one or two other assistants to cabinet
officers in Washington, but they are
simply waiting for an opportunity to
take a rest.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
MAY CALL EXTRA SESSION
Governor FaVors Having Legislature
Redistrict New Jersey.

Governor FaVors Having Legislature
Redistrict New Jersey.
Trenton, N. j., Aug. Ex-Governor
Wilson is said to favor calling q spe-
cial session Of the legislature next
month to redistrict the state In &C
cordance with the new federal appor-
tionment act.
Some persons think 1t would be
good policy to let the matter rest I'M
TIL the election Is past. Then there
would be plenty OF time to call the
legislature together if the Repubii-
cans should control the next house. In
case the Democrats continued To con-
troll the house again next year or made
gains In the senate. the redixtrictins
OF the state could be left TO the next
legislature.
Owing to the fact that the Repuoii-
cans now control the senate and the
Democrats hold the house. q gerry
mander at a special session would be
impossible The Democratic house
might seek TO divide the state TO favor
it's party, but the Republican majority
in the senate would prevent any radi-
cal line drawing.
New Jersey gains one congressman
by the federal act. and II is pretty
certain that the extra man will come
from the Hudson and Essex section
of the state.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
Driven Mad by Ghost.

Meriden, Conn. Aug. 30.-PhysiciaHs
here are puzzled by the unusual case
of Anthony Fund. of Berlin. Conn,
Fund thought he saw the ghost of Ms
friend. Anthony Vrezia, who was mur
dered on July 80. lying on table in
his home. and was so frightened that
he lost the power of speech. He re
NAMED dumb until he attended mass,
when he regained the power of speech,
only to lose his mind completely. He
Ia now declared hopelessly insane.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
Charleston is Emerging
From Storm.
SEA WALLS DEMOLISHED
Eleven Lives is Hurricanes Death
Toll and a Million Dollars
Will Not Cover the Prop
49, erty Loss.

Charleston, S. c., Aug 30.-Charles-
tan Is steadily recovering from the
disastrous result OF the hurricane.
large force of laborers is cleaning the
szabris-strewn streets Train service is
approaching the normal
AS far as can be aseertained eleven
amman lives were lost in Charleston
county and score or more people in
Cared. The property damage amounts
40 at least 100000.
Shipping has suffered, but it is i'm
gsassible at this time to fix the loss
dn dollars. Scores of launches have
S3Daken away and efforts are being ex.
esu4ed to catch them. In the low lying
asections there is much suffering and
.efhs danger of sickness because of the
So t2rm effects is said to be great.
Heavy rains contributed to the
Aeight of the water in the streets and
yards caused by the abnormal tide,
nany lower floors being inundated,
@ith loss to household effects The
Rel Cross society has volunteered to
s'ander any financial assistance that
anight be needed The telegraph and
aalephone companies are striving to
ssst their wires into working order.
The violence of the storm is lndi-
@-xted by its play with the torpedo
s.snSts. These form part of the reserve
1p1rpedo fleet which is stationed at
'@.sharleston, and were strongly fastened
TN the stall-like wharves of the inner
8sarbor.
While they are obsolete in design,
a. was a revelation to the naval Off
arers to see them picked up by the
vs2nd and swept ashore. With shud
GSer they contemplated the possibility
nj these little vessels with a human
Burden on the open sea during such a
storm
The storm left its imprint on the
sraFy. Six torpedo boats were wrench
s@a from their moorings at the Charles
AIM navy yard and tossed as toys high
elgpon the beach by the nlnety-mile
,1tle.
Many buildings of the navy yard are
&ssheyed to be wrecked. No estimate
esf 1he damage can be made because
,nd the interrupted telegraphic service.
1T Us not believed that any lives were
Cost at the navy yard.
The commandant appealed for $780,
@h0s as an emergency fund with which
No make. immediate repairs. Though
fs-h' amount will not by any means
cover the loss sustained by the navy,
Lcttng Secretary of the Navy Win
sfsrop authorized an expenditure of
$4,000 for The urgent work.
The wireless station of the yard is
aynt OF commission and the meager
s,srfraal report to the department was
sent by telegraph from Summerville,
= : C.
Roofs and doors are strewn about
t:sglls station and many OF the wharves
sRsA SEA- walls have been almost demol
ssabhdT The lighting and power wires
Ai=%se On the ground and the trackage OF
Ese ,gard has been blown away.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
l. MADERO FOR PRESIDENT
aeaeer OF Mexican Revoluticnists
Nominated by ProgressiVes


sNsxico City, Mex, Aug. 31.-Fran-
,-srs0,o L Madero was nominated for the
presidency by the Constitutional Pro
gres.s5sve party in convention here.
y,cuntent with the platform they
, -s,eviously adopted, the delegates
r. 49, Sod as amendments numerous
* es. the most important of which
hat 10 bind the candidates to the
VI of the laws of the reform,
-s SW ! were the measures whereby the
a aticn of church and state was eff
N during the administration OF
N.Uo Jlarez.
ne convention passed by a large
G0rity the amendment to the plat
81 .o-- pledging the party to the fulfll
-f2t OF the Jaws of the reform
I-As announcement that the amend
.sssent mad been adopted was greeted
With a roar OF applause and cries OF
viva Benito Juarez!"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
Wed a Diplomat.

st. Paul. Mimi, Aug. 26.-St. Paul
SOCIETY is aflutter over the marriage
of Richard Edward Blacque Bey. first
secretary of the Turkish minister al
Berlin, and Miss Josephine Kalman
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Kali
man, of that city. More than a thou
sand invitations were Issued for the
ceremony. which was performed in the
sacristy of the cathedral by BishoT
Lawler, of st. Pauk
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
w. C. 7. U. SPEAKERS chosen
New Yorker viii Talk In National
Convention, Oct. IT.

Boston, Aug. Announcement is
made here OF some of the speakers
who will take part in the thirty eighth
annual conference of the National Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union,
which opens in Milwaukee on Oct ~.
The annual address of the new pres
ident, Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, OF
Portland, Me, will be one of the inn
portant features.
Among the other speakers will be
Mrs. Ella A. Boole, president OF the
New York Womans Chrostian Tenn
perance union; Mrs. Florence Richard,
of Ohio; Mrs. Mary Armour, of Geor-
gia, and Rev Mary Kuhl, president of
the Illinois Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
SHORTAGE In Denver Mint.

'g3eEser, Colo. Aug. S1.-That an in
7gsssttpHfion of a year ago disclosed
Eaets-ss or shortage, the amount OF
winch 1fe would not state. was admit
'sssd 10y George r. Roberts, director OF
ne United States mint. but he de-
ssxaed to state what criminal action, II
asyy, is 10 be taken. Mr.. Roberts ad-
l7nrted that Richard C. Morrison, for.
- wer4y foreman of the ingot melting
c,SDuIn, was discharged for "wastage and
IsIzr the good OF the service" but that
nj arrests were made, because proof
Il, q ahortage was never established, nor
,wsnint thief identified"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
AGAINST STATE
Bedttie Witnesses jolt the
Prosecution.
PAUl'S ACCOUNT tjNSHAkEN
l8-Year-0ld Boy Springs a Surprise
With a Story of Second Blood
Spot and Prosecutor is
in a Panic.
PAUl'S ACCOUNT tNSHAkEN

Chesterfield Court House, Va, Aug.
30.-Following the announcement that
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., on trial here,
charged with wife murder, would go
on the stand as the star witness in
his own defense, and the passing un.
scathed of Paul Beattie through the
sharpest of cross-examinations wiGh
his allegation that Henry had con.
fessed the crime to him. the trial took
a sensational turn.
After two witnesses called by the
prosecution had given testimony dam
aging To the states case and bringing
the first comfort OF the trial to the
defense, Mr. Wendenberg, the assist
ant prosecutor, gave evidence OF being
Ia panic.
It was Alexander Robertson, six
teen-year-old boy, the camest, most
composed witness OF the trial, who
gave the final jolt to the prosecu-
ton.
In a most collected way he told of
the discovery ty him of q second
blood spot in the Midlothian turnpike
In addition to the great coagulated
pool where Mrs. Louise Owen Beattie
had lost her life.
AS he stoutly and distinctly told of
the finding of the spot and described
its character, the thoughts of the
spectators flew back to the tale Beat
tie told of having stopped on his way
home with the body of his wife to fix
his lights.
The additional spot. said young Rob-
ertson, was between the scene of the
homicide and the Owen home, and
seemed to be drippings from some
thing. rather than a splotch such as
the first one at the scene of the muir
der
This evidence was considered vital
to Beatties interests, as 1t seemed
corroborative of his entire account OF
the tragedy.
Robertson had been called by the
state to tell of finding a hair pin near
the first blood spot. This pin the pros
ecution hoped to prove was Mrs. Beat
ties
The other witness who threw the
prosecution into confusion was John
Sandifer, an intimate friend OF the
prisoner for several years, who &C
conpanied the later to the home OF
Harry NJ Saith, Beattie's attorney,
two nights after the murder.
He was expected to. confirm the tes-
timony that Henry G. Beattie., Jr., tel
ephoned that night to Paul to ask the
latter to carry a message to Beuiah
Binford. He did not do 80 and failed
to give any light ON the subject and
practically became witness for the
defense.
Sandifer testified that the relations
of Henry c. Beattie. Jr. with his wife
were pleasant so far as he knew. He
said he had visited Henry and mem
bers of his family since the murder
and had expressed bis sympathy for
the accused.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
Kills. Children. by Accident.

Winnipeg. Man. Aug. 80. - Philip
Vollman. living north OF Maple Creek,
Sask., accidentally shot and killed his
two children. a boy and girl. aged
nine and eleven years, While berry
picking with his family. he got out of
his rig to shoot ducks when his gun
saught on a twig and was discharged.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-02
Bitten by Snake He Fell On,

Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 30.-In crossing
a culvert John, the half-grown son o.
H. C. Bair. of New Providence, fell
landing with his hand on a copperhead
snake, which bit him on one of his
fingers. The terrified boy on his way
home met a physician. who lanced the
wound and directed him to suck the
poison from IL. He complied. saving his
own lifel