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The sun., 1912-08-05
AVIATOR BEACHEY INJURED.
Crashes Into IIcnhOusc After Flight
NJ Grand Rapids. Mich.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. Aug. 3-Hillery
Bcachey. the aviator. lies in a critical con-
dition at Nichols Hospital in this city as
a result Of injuries received when his
machine crashed into hcnhouse to-day.
He is suffering from a broken shoulder
bone. fractures of his legs and arms and a
long cash in his forehead. Beachey had
engine trouble when making a flight and
he headed tho machine for the ground
The machine alightcd gracefully and sped
rapidly along the ground in the direction
OF high wire fence and group of barns,
few seconds after the watching crowd
saw the machine touch TIE ground they
heard a crash and Belchey was buried
under the wreckage of his machine, which
demolished "A large henhouse.
The sun., 1912-08-05
TO WRITE BULL MOOSE MUSIC.
Rudolph ArOnsOn Looking After
Melody of the Campaign

CHICAGO. Aug. d-Eudolph Aronson
the composer. arrived at the Congress
from New. York tonight 10 attend the
National Progressive convention. Mr..
Aronson composed the official campaign
marches for Roosevelt in 1904 entitled
"Our President" and for Taft in 1908
entitled The Man OF the Hour"
My loyalty and admiration OF Col
Roosevelt and his principles are unflinch.
ing he said. Il am to write and dedicate
to him the words and music for orchestra
and military band Of a march describin &
the stirring events of tho campaign. I
am also to try to get all the theatrical and
musical folks to stand by Roosevelt
The sun., 1912-08-05
M0NTENEGRINS STORM TURKS.


y
CETTiNJt. Montenegro. Aug. l.--f,c-
ports Of serious lighting at NoiioVatz,
ON the Turkish Monte negrin frontier.
reached here yesterday. /, Is stated
that the TURKS recently put up earth
works on the Montenegro side. where
upon Montcneerin troops were posted
opposite the works and a protest was
sent to the Turkish legation here.
There was no disturbance until the
Turks fired upon the Montencgrins.
killing two of them. Then the Monte
negrin troops. supported by the civil
IAN population. made "a furious attack
on the TURKS.
The fighting was Kept up during tho
ua|' ending with tn" M"ntenegrins sue
ccssfully stornng the Turkish position
capturing tho carthworks and dcst!oy.
ing a Turkish bloCkhousc.
FIFTY Turks ana dozen Montenes-
rims were killed
The sun., 1912-08-05
HIGHWAYMEN SHOOT MERCHANT
Connecticut Man ana Clerk Rout
RObbcrs Despite Wound.

NEW LONDON. Conn, Aug. 4.--Melvin
Mason. u marketman. was shot early
to-day in an encounter with three high
waymen on the pike west of Mantle.
Despite his wound he and his clerk,
William Messenger, put up such stllf
fight that the robbers were routed.
Mason and Messenger were In a
wagon when the trio pounced upon
them from a clump OF bushes. After
The fight Mason walked to his home,
telephoned for surgeon and had the
bullet extracted.
Sheriff Brown and his deputies
searched for the three men all day, but
none was captured.
The sun., 1912-08-05
Ex.pRorEssoR STOLE $3.50, 900.
JacOl, ". Guthrie, Arrested In chit
cHuo. Iootcd Iiomcns Of Rich.

Cu'cAio, Aug. j.--.jaCob +. Guthrie,
college graduate and at one time pro-
f,ssor in the Lane Technical School.
who was arrested yesterday charged
with burglary and forgery, was pro-
no,nccd insane by physicians to-day.
Doctors say he IL confirmed klcpto-
maniac with an imagination fired b.
constant reading of detective stories.
Altogether the police found about
s2jO.O0O worth OF stolen things in
Guthric's hiding places. There was lots
of jcwery. sta,uary and books with
valuable bindings and bronze and ivory
antiques In I'm old barn that Guthrie had
rented and where he stored his loo;.
He never attempted TO sell any Of the
things he Ind stolen.
lie says hc has considerable money
o! his own which was not stolen.
lie stole TIC hank book of Mrs. Ella
Wilson from her homo and took ST.
500 of hcr account by forging checks.
Mrs Wilson vna ahrond. hut upon her
return twcuty-tour days after the rob-
bcry put tho case in the hands of de-
tcct.vc>.
Then the Detectives found that FOR
some time u" young professor. for
Guthrie ia only ~. had been regularly
entering th" homes of wealthy Chicn-
SOans and walking OF with their
yaluabica under The eyes Of the police
He himself says he thinks h. Is In
SAM. and llamrs WALL street and
spocul9tionS there Tor his fail.
Filed Up ri Headquarters here nrn
diamonds. sapphircs. ropes of pearls
rare bOol;S, plurics and ornaments OF
every sort. All "f them the result ot
Cuthric's ni-ht adventure. and COM
prising what chief of Detectives lialp.r
says l. IL" most valuable collection al
stolen goods h has seen in h!e luuc
The sun., 1912-08-05
TAFT TO STAY AT HIS DESK.
VIII Not Return to Beverly with
Mrs. Taft and His Son.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4-Trcsidcnt Taft
spent n quiet Sunday, receiving no
callers. with his son Charles he at
tended service at All Souls Unitarian
Church this morning and Mrs, Taft al
tended -. Johns Episcopal Churcn as
usual,
TIN President and Mrs. Taft went
put fer drive this afternoon and dincd
NJ huNlr alone. Mrs, Taft and Charles,
who came down from their summer
hon" "a, iioyorlv, Mass, To attend the
nutili,itluu ceremonies Thursday, will
!, ,turn 1Nc.dn$,
IN" r'-idcut does not intend AT
nr"s"ut ip iu,r thpr or ~ loaN" wash
lnrtun on any 'rlp until the close Of
congress, prrsunMg that the session
VIII be- hrought Ia an ,nd within two
.rr three weeks.
The sun., 1912-08-05
KILLED IN BASEBALL GAME.
Philadelphia Athlete Hit by Hall
StenIiNg second Base.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug L. BY being struck
on the head with "A baseball while steal
ing second base to-day. John james of
Eighth and Oxford streets was 50 seri =
ously injured that he died in the Women's
Homeopathic Hospital, James was Il
member of the United Gas Improvement
Company team and was widely known IA
an athlete.
He had made n smashing single and gone
TO first base. lie dashed for second.
The catcher made IL swift throw and tn"
bah struck James on The head
He fell and his companions carried him
to the bench and tried TO revive him.
Then they realized he was seriously i'll
,iIred and had him taken to the hospital,
His skull was fractured and he died
before an operation could be performed,
The sun., 1912-08-05
ARTIST AND WIFE ARRESTED.
Refuse 10 Explain shooting In Phila.
delphia Home.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. A.-Elmer Jones
artist. who has been associated with the
teaching force at the Academy Of Fine
Arts for several years. and his wife were
arrested early to-day after six revolver
shots had awakened their neighbors at
145 Fifteenth street and attracted the
attention of policeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones We're taken to City
Hall. where the woman was allowed TO
occupy the matron's room and Jones was
placed in a cell.
At the hearing before Magistrate Mac
Farland Mrs. Jones said the shooting
was merely 10 insure peace in the hotse-
hold" Jones also refused to talk of
the affair. They were compelled to fur
nish $500 bail.
The sun., 1912-08-05
POLICE QUELL I. w. w. RIOT.
Mounted Ohicers Battle With Hum
sireds Mt Pittsburg Meeting

PIrTsBuHc. Aug. 4.--The mounted po-
lice were called out in the Homewood
district this afternoon TO quell riot
that was started when the police under
took to stop an open air meeting of the
Industrial Workers Of the World.
More than 10000 people surged about
portable platform and hundreds
fought with the police. Several patrol
wagons were rushed to the scene and
more than two score persons were ar
rested and charged with disorderly con-
duct.
The mounted men broke up the
gathering. but not before many heads
were raped with riot sticks.
The sun., 1912-08-05
DROPS DEAD IN SUNDAY SCHOOL
superintendent Falls rs lie Finishes
Repeating Golden Text.

WIiKESBiRRF, Pa. Aug. i.-Whcn
John =. Williams. superintendent or
the First Presbyterian sunday School.
Kingston, called the school tngethc,
in review t"-dav he repeated til, words
"f the Golden TcAt. "Srek yc first the
singdom of God and His righteousness:
ana all these things shall be added
unto you
Scarcely had the words loft his lips
before he rcclcd and dropped to his
knees. Then lie dropped uycr on his
back. and the scholars were terror
stricken. His daughter tainted.
Members OF the school rushed 10 his
assistance and it. was discovered that
the words of the Golden Test were his
last.
He was ~ years old. Heart failure
was the cause of death.
The sun., 1912-08-05
TAFTs OFF FOR WESTERN TRIP
Miss Helen aud Robert spend Day
with ChRperOnc.

Mf%SEAPOLis. Aug. Miss Helen
Taft and I;obcr, Taft, daughter and son
of the President. visited Minneapolis
to-day and left Tonight for Glacier
National Parl. for "A three weeks tour.
Through tn. Vigilance of their host
and hostess. President and Mrs. George
T.. Vincent Of the Minnesota University,
they enjoyed n day Of quiet pleasures.
In the party beside the Taft~ are
Lloyd W. iowers son OF the late .Sollc..
tor General, and Paul IIarprr SON II
the late President Harper f the Cn.-
vcrSty of Chicago. Mrs. Vincent apd
her two daughters. Isabella and Joar.
phinc. will accompany the party on the
triD
The sun., 1912-08-05
ETNA AGAIN IN ERUPTION.
Ea arth0uakes Following Volcano,
Activity Frighten SiciItanx.
.SDeciol Cable UssuofcI IN

special Gable Despatch 10 THE SuN.
ROME. Aug, 4.-Mount Etna is again in
eruption. fire. smoke and lava having
suddenly burst forth from the crater last
night. Several earthquakes, one of them
severe. followed the eruption and aroused
the population of Catania. who rushed
into the streets panicstricken.
A dense column of smoke was rising
from the main crater at midday and q
new mouth has opened on the nort beast
side OF the mountain. throwing out lava
and hot stones. At present there seems
to be no danger from the isturbance.
The sun., 1912-08-05
DOG LEADS TO SLAIN GIRL.
Imprint of Mans Fingers ON Throat
OF p"nnsyi,nnla Miss.

WASHINGTON, Pa. Aug "A posse
headed 10y Sheriff r. G. Luton is scarch-
ing for man who choked TO death
eighteen -ycar-old Celia Funk Of the
village of Manifold, near here.
At noon to-day a Newfoundland dog.
the girls pet he'd the father to a tree in a
ravine. where the body Yves found. On
her throat were the finger prints of a nan s
left hand. In her right hand was part
of man = necktie.
From the imprint on the girls throat
detectives believe her assalant can he
ident fled.
The sun., 1912-08-05
BATES AUTO IN CRASH.
MOrristOvU, y. ~. Party Escapes
Inj0r!-Nnn IN other Gar Hurt.

PrTTsFIELp. Mass. Aug. Am auto
mobile in which Mr and Mrs Harry Ogden
Bates. Jr.. and their guest. Miss Enid 5
Wilmerding of Now York. were en- rout q
for this city this afternoon was run into
by another automobile. driven by Art hur
Brien of Fittsfield. near Dalton.
in the collision the car driven by o Brien
swerved ont of the highway and plunged
down an embankment and was wrecked
Thomas McC Cloud, m occupant, was badly
hurt.
Mr.. Bates's car was badly damaged.
None OF the OCCUPANTS was hurt. Mr..
Bates is nephew of senator W. Murray
Crane and n son Of Mr.. and Mrs. II O.
Bates of Alorristown. y. J.
The sun., 1912-08-05
EDITORS SHOOT EACH OTHER.
Rystander Il Worst Wounded ir
Fight Over Politics.

MoBERLY, Mo. Aug. John n. Ham,
ilton. editor of the Huntsville Herald.
and Van Davis. editor of the Hunts
Vile Times. engaged in a pistol duel
over politics at Huntsville. Randolph
county seat, to-day.
Hamilton was shot in the right arm
by Davis and Davis was shot in the
hip by Hamilton.
Several shots were fired. one OF which
struck bystander. Allen Gum. the ball
entering his body just below the heart.
He IL thought TO be in serious condi-
ton.
II is feared that the trouble is not
over.
The sun., 1912-08-05
STANLEY OFFERS STEEL
DISSOLUTION BILL TO-DAY
Measure Would Bar Holding
Companies From Doing IN
tcrstatc Business.
LIMITS STOCK OWNERSHIP
sponsor CriticiScs Price Fixing
as Being in Accord With
Bull Moose Idea.

WAsIiiNGroN. Aug. "A bill that
would compel the dissolution OF the
United states Steel Corporation will be.
Representative Stanley Of Kentucky,
chairman of III" special COMMITTEES that
probcd The affairs Of The steel Corpora
ton. This is personal measure and
not one from the Stanley committee.
The bill proposes primarily to pro-
hibit holding companies from engaging
in interstate trade. Vt was drafted
Jointly by Representative stanley and
Robert L. Eccd cf New YORK. Cor
porations engaged In the iron and steel
trade are specifically mentioned In the
Stanley bill. which. however, applies
30 all corporations dpius business hc-
tween the states.
Tho hill LAYS uown certain rules with
which corporations must comply as q
condition precedent to operating III in
tcrstatc commerce. II L. provided,
among other things. that the capital
stock Of q corporation shall he fully
paid or payable n cash or In property
or In serNic" at not less than tie fair
actual Naln".
Ano' her provision is tha' no corpOra-
ton shall have power b. It's charter
OF otherwise (" acquire or hold It's
own stock ar IL" STOCK oi any ot"er
corporation or association. tnter'ock-
Ing uirectoratcs are intcrdiCted. There
Is & prohibition AGAINST industrial cor
porati"ns operating or controlling trans
portat.on lines.
y limitation Is placed on t"c amount
~ stock that an owner, "'l'cr of dir"c-
tor of one corporation t1a! hold IN a
competing corporation. thc Oh. iu'
thcr provides that where tro or more
corporations were ON August l.. lsl2
combined In ownership by The holding OF
their stock hv another corporation the
combination shall be d!sintcGrated.
The constituent corporation would
then lac required to comply Win the
regulations prescribed by the bill. THIS
provision would lit the Steel Corpora
, tion.
In discussing the measure Represen-
tative Stanley deoiarcd the Democratic
party 10 be opposed to In" principle OF
l"galIz!ng monopulics. principle thaI
he charges IL 'nuncihted IN the minor
!iE report "' IN" S'"oi commute" pre-
pared by Representatives ''ardh'r "i
Massachusetts, and b1rfo"th OF Ne"
YORK. Mr.. Stah'eE a'tach"d the Har!-
Perkins price hNlnS theory !ndoraed
by Gardner ana l'ahtorth.
CERTAIN menlh"Ts OF W" minority o'
the steel committee, MI S'ahieF sald
propose L" '"h'roI 'oipora'i ana
cure ABUSES ny the creatiph "i bureau
cratlc price 'NihS commission "i ih'us-
try Nhlch shali nave power |" moor
norat' ana L" iCehsc So"o Uus's "iter
th'y nave passed Il SORT @! SecVet service
The sun., 1912-08-05
DOCTOR WITH MRS. AST0R.
4" WcmnIn at the fifth AScnWc
Home CuttI child IL born.

Mrs. Madeleine Force Astor. accom- =
panied by Miss Nosbitt. her nurse. took
an automobile ride carly last evening
through Central Park. returning TO til.
home al sac Fifth avenue at $50
o'clock.
At ~ ciock DR.. T.. b Cragin arrived
at the home with a number of valises
He declined 10 discuss the matter. but IL
is understood he will remain at the home
until the expected arrival of the Astor
child takes place.
The sun., 1912-08-05
ARREST ENGLISHMEN AS SPIES.
rive Imprisoned ~ I>ieI for Photo.
uraphinI shooting stand.
oermi cate Drspatch 70 Tns :

BERI.IN, Aug I, Five Englishmcn who
arrived to-day ~ tokernford" on ynch,
from Copenhagen were arrested ON sus-
piclon Of espionage while they were
pho, ,ographlng "A naval shooting stand.
They are in prison at Kiel.
The sun., 1912-08-05
WALDO ADMITS
CRAFT EXISTED
Devised Raiding Squads to
Straightcn Crooked
Inspectors.
DEFENDS DEPARTMENT
Again BlameS Courts for
Making 1t Easy for y
Gamblers.
DEFENDS DEPARTMENT
CITES SAM PAU. CASE
Demands Thorough Inquiry and
Says Police Arc Ready
For 1t.

Lieut.. Becker and other policemen
were sent into the Tcndcrluin 10
aid gambling houses because Il
I'D become known that inspectors
Norc grating and it had become
ueccssary to devise n plan for stopping
hem.
Police Commissioner Waldo made this
admission a. part Of n long statement
he gave out last night in defence of the
department and of his administration.
he does not deny that gambling houses
are running. but he blames the courts
for the existence of gambling.
Capt. Waldo demands an investiga-
ION IF tho Police Department and says
lhat the department was never better
ble To stand n thorough inquiry.
Naleyolencc. he believes. is back of the
attacks on the police. and he charges
that old time corrupt policemen who
save been GU, of from sources of graft
and from sinccurc details haV" been
.olpiug tho gamblers in an effort 10
iScrcdit the department.
Going further than ever in attacking;
..ic courts for extending l"ni, ncy Ia the
-4mbl,rs and making IL hard for the
lullcv 10 get cNid, nee. In" Commissioners
ntimatps that corrupt politics, having
placed Judges on the bench. finds
further expression in making II easy
.-r gamblers and in blocking police
,v,ti
The sun., 1912-08-05

Special 'db'e Desp0'ch 10 TINS SITS.
PARIS. Aug. l.-l.uccn Wulsin Of Gin
cinnati is dead.
The sun., 1912-08-05

Allegations OF corruption and wrong
doing ar, again being circulated against
,uc policc of this city. The best inter-
,.ts Of th. public and of the Police De-
,artment itself demand that thorough
and impartial investigation be mad" with
ont delay in order that the guilty. II
my. be brought to justice and 'hat the
confidence Of the people be restored in
'hc police.
At no time in the history of the de-
l4rtnent has II been so well prepared 10
stand investigation as at present IL can
DO. shown that efficiency In every line
# police work has been materially IN
erased and that gambling has been held
.l.ulp in check than ever before.
10 administration has ever been so an.
."Ntely free from suhjection to poiitica!
a,d other wrongful influences. Appoint
monta and promotions have been made
without exception. in the order In which
..rtuei by the civil service. Favoiitism
% assignments and transfers has been
ft.rlV eliminated.
The sun., 1912-08-05

capt. Waldo mentions the case OF
sam raul. whose gambling house WAS
raiird eleven times within a year. The
Commissioner suggests that an inveS-
tiaatiun to determine why Paul 'now
cut on bail as matcria. witness in the
Hoscnthai murder case) was SO l"nient'y
deal, with 10y thu courts. The COM
missioner says further that EoScntha'
began business in West Fotty-iiiia
street with the very gambling tools iha'
mad been once cuntiscatcd 10y III" police
but which were returned to the gambler
ny a Municipal Court.
Taking up the l:osenthal case INC
commissioner points to Eoscnthai
brief career in the Tendcrloin and adds
mat nobody in the department was in
any position to sell real protection
Commissioner Waldo says also that
false statements have been circulated
about his secretary, Winfield X. shee-
nan. The statement follows;
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-26

y. in the sum Of 2s4o s4l owed
same Upon uWiea VI sonal
ae2lnst Guy Raea.fss il e4sy
"aq]e@ for yea1 sao7 wss.
stricken sol erraoy aps -.
snie Mt
'iirn no ion III. is,iif.awav itta; .,-e
e peace reports nse ap.
a and bills ia H. sum of
50 allowed ana fess ma eosts
th vm OF g6.95 sa~ g.
a on same. ~. II. stodaarsl
Il sheldon, J. a raa aac
Boa motion The co.ioving sals
allowd and warrants osi@44!
W. A. W. Aaeop. com Ee s
90 Albert vogai. Com fsea
Aiii go, Henry Weeha. Com,
and Mid 1860, y. a. Iohnson,
n. iees & Mil 900, Henry Weeks,
feas e Mil. viewing Dridge.5,
j. j Murphy, cash adv. poor
l'ef, 90, Federal Rildge Co
aation, 2142.63.
pea motion Board s.liear.as4,.
st ]. j. Murphy, Henry Weeks,
Co. Auditor Chairman
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-26
Loved for His Inffrmfty.

A case where bodily and not moral
weakness brought happiness was that
of sergt. Thomas Plunkett Of the
Twenty first Massachusetts, regiment
during the Civil war. IN charge at
Fredericksburg the color bearer was
among the first to fail. Selling the
nag Sergeant Pluakett bore It almost
over the ramparts, where he fell with
both arms shot away.
When the news was carried to his
sweetheart SO the story goes, she pro.
.ested that she could never marry
,im. Then I'll be proud to-" de.
clared her sister. They were married
as soon as he recovered. He was
yoted a medal by congress and made
4 messenger in the Massachusetts
state house, where no served aof lnan5
years.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-26


(Afterward my wife) was tie
teacher. = :, ....
believe this finishes mp the
last sketch Of all the pioneers
Swan Lake Township as far as
| remember them, and the next
thing in order will be the pub
fishing of quite a large numbal
OF in eresti & letters which /
have received from old timers
who have written Interestingly
OF the old days ard the GOOD old
times which ,se all like to think
of and read about
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-26
SPRING VALLEY

0tr Gm7espondtm
Mrs Noon of Vihore is visiting at
Harvey Nelson home
Mr.. and M,s. Torvel Nelson well
med baby boy to their home last
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Andrew visited
the Jim Sherard home SUNDAY.
nhe basket social given at the
ompson school house, teacher Miss
Ill, last Friday evening was well
ended, splendid program was
zen The proceeds amounted to
200.
Nettie Thompson was an over
nday visitor in Sioux Falls this
.ek.
Belle Sherard was valley visitor
a few days last week.
Chris Reeder is building a cattle
ed for Jim Peterson.
Harve Benson left Monday for
'sfMoines, Iowa where he will
end the holidays with friends and
Iatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sherard visited
las. Sherard's Sunday afternoon.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-26
Accountable GIFT.

A woman who has travelled widely
'ays one of the most acceptable gifts
ne can make to friend going on a
'teamer is a box or jar Of stuffed
,runes. These are rarely given, can
'e eaten when other fruits are indi.
-estible and are mildly laxative.
AS one authority advises free use
# prnnes for nervous people, declar.
ng they have quieting effect, the
ating OF prunes on shipboard should
help to check seasickness-always
augmented by nerves"