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The Washington times., 1914-01-21
OUTLAW GIVES UP
AFTERLONG SIEGE
Ed. BeardsIey Says He Would
Have Held Out Longer If He
Had Enough Fuel.

SUMMERDALE, n. Y. Jan. 2l.-Out-
law Ed Beardsley. who has 'bluffed''
the sheriff and kept fifty deputy sheriffs
at distance from his home on Chap
lin Hill for more than a week. follow
ing his shooting of Poormaster John
9. w. Putnam. laid aside his rifle al
1 O'Clock this morning, unstrapped lis
cartridge belt, and surrendered to
Charles Backns, OF Mayville
Beardsley turned his firearms over 70
Ray f. Pickard, a jamestown lawyer,
retained by his brothers. Pickard now
is in charge at the Beardsley farm
house. The OUTLAW" was taken to
Mayville by Backus. and is now de-
tained at the Mayville house
THAT sheFiff is rotten. I could have
held out another week IL had enough
fuel was Beardsleys criticism of the
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One Will Not Pay.

IGDllGS-
One Will Not Pay.
One Policeman asserted outright he
would not pay unless the attorney cot
judgment against him.
A letter written by Major Sylvester
to Mr.. Shields. on May 1, 1913, was put
itno the record. II read:
Il have the honor to advise you that
il the parties named by you do not
make settlement of any account you
may have against them and you pro-
ceed against them. il they are liable
under the regulations and judgments
are submitted to this department, as
required, the same will be placed for
disposition as are all matters of this
kind"
Policeman Patshcell who saw mem
bers of the House District Committee
last year in behalf of the crossing po-
licemen, was asked what work Mr..
Shields had performed.
II bad nothing to do with making the
contract" he said. but the crossing
policemen were advised by somebody
that we had better organize. A commit
tee Of three came up to see Mr.. johnson
and others"
did Mr. Shields appear before the
committeer'
MOT that I know of. Three of us
came up. but didn't see him.
Chairman Crosser figured up that the
Shields fee must have been in the
neighborhood OF $4,000, II twenty-four
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
POSLAM HEALS
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cause medicated with Poslam.-Advt-
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
MEN MUST NOT
HOLD FAIR ARMS

BERLIN, Jan. 2l.-lnsplred oy
the belief that leaning on the
arm of a woman companion
is not conducive to a manly
bearing, the Kaiser has de-
cided that .henceforth no
armv officer is to take the
arm of his wife, or any other
woman, when walking.
IF there is to be any holding of
arms, the woman must do
il.
The order applies to every Of
fcer in the German military
service and hence it is eX-
pected the private soldiers
will emulate their superiors,
thus setting the fashion for
all Germans.
The decree goes into effect at
once.
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
Ban on Mothers-in-Law
Decreed in California

Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 19.-No
mousse is large enough to shelter a
young married couple and the. parents
OF either of them"
Judge Moore advanced this observa-
ton in the divorce case of A. +. Berg
endorff. young city fireman. He sued
Gertrude n. Bergendorff for desertion.
The Washington times., 1914-01-21

the District Commissioners when In
his Judgment he may deem II neces-
sary and proper to protect the in
tcrvsts of the parties of the first part.
said fee TO be paid in equal month
Iy nstallments of SO each. the first
payment to become iiue Immediately
upon the passage of the above men,
TONED act. and the ballnce to be paid
in equal monthly installrents.
A postscript agreement proyices that
Attorney Shields shall not exact pay
ment of men who leave the force for
anv cause. and that If the bill should
he declared unconstitutional Il hereby
agree not to enforce my rights under
the foregoing contract from and aIIeI a5
facts"
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He said he found a note from HIS wife
advising him that she loved him. bur
loved her mother better. She departed
because Bergendorff would not tolerate
his mother-in-Iaw IN his home.
The Washington times., 1914-01-21

A resolution offered by DELEGATE Nc
Tntosh. of Baltimore county, commend
ing the position og the National Ad-
ninistration in dealing with the Mexi-
can situation was adopted unanimously
by tie Mar-;aIA house OF delegates
today' A copy will be sent the Presi-
dent and Secretary Bryan.
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Hearing Was interrupted.

The Crosser subcommittee interrupeeu
the hearing on the Kahn bill IN oruer
to take up the charge made at the
hearing yesterday by Congressman
Johnson to the effect that Mr.. Fields
had ..Iobbied" for the crossing police
mems bill.
The chairman, when he intimated that
Mr., Shields might be Lobbyist for the
Kahn biIl-to permit policemen and fire.
men to ride free on street cars-was ac-
cused of falsehood and the now fam
o,,s 6stfaht between the two men fol-
lowed. Hearings on the Kahn bill Will
ha resumed with conclusion Of the
'Ioboy'' phase of inquiry.
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
THE WEATHER REPORT.

DisuricJ-Fair. colder tonight. lowest
temperature about 2s degrees: Thursday
iair end colder.
Laryland-Cloudy and colder tonight,
probably snow in the mountains to-
light. Thursday colder and generally
air: brisk northwest winds.
TirRinIa-FaiT, colder tonight and
Tt HTsday, except snow in extreme north
PORTION tonight; brisk northwest winds
L. 6. BUREAU AFFLECK'S.
The temperature today as registered
At the United States Weather Bureau
s-I AhIeck's.
The Washington times., 1914-01-21

Colds Cause Headache and Grtp
LAXATIVE BRoAio QUININE tablets reTlo,e i2 I,
cause There is only One ''BROMOoCiNINE.
It has signature OF E W. GROVE on NV
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
Johnson Was For Bill.

No: Chairman johnson and the MEM
bcrs were for it,
What. then, did Shields have TO dor"
Z don't know exactly; L think he ap-
peared here. We met him one day as
we were coming in to the committee
ROOM
The contract made by Mr.. Shields
with the twenty-four crossing policemen
has the following principal provisions:
The parties of the first part eacn
agree to pay to the said party of the
second part the sum of S120 for his
professional services in respect to the
interests OF the said parties of the
first part in a certain measure to in
crease the pay, etc, of crossing
policemen, now before Congress.
''In consideration whereof the said
party of the second part agrees to
advise said parties of the first part.
to draw all necessary papers, to ap-
pear for them as their counsel be-
fore the committees Of Congress and
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
TIDE TART.E

TIDE TABLE.
I:igh tide, 3:25 a. m. and 3:JI .. N.
Low tide, $3.50 q. IN. and 1854 p. u.
Sun TABLE.
sun rises. ....... 1:l2 Sun sets........ j:lz
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men paid $12O and seventeen $50.
"I don't think all paid" said the Of
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Paid $40 a Month.

Policeman w, L. Davis said he had
no personal knowledge of anything the
attorney did to bring about the passage
of the bill 81 paid him SO a month
as agreed said Davis.
why did he say the money was nee
cssary?
He didn't say. except that he had
10 appear before committees and things
like that
Policeman Lamb. of the committee Of
three, said he heard indirectly that At
tOrney Shields had appeared before the
District Commissioners and the COM
mittees of the Senate and House.
Were you having any difficulty with
members OF the District Committee
about the bill?" asked Chairman Cros-
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SHIELDS CONTRACT
WITH POLICE FILED
tContinued from First Page. ,

bill through Congress. When he showed
the unpaid oils to several Of the recall
c:trant policemen he received varying
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-10

carpc; Of crimson velvet mufied its
floor, tai! book cases lined all it's wall.
with tier upon tier Of books bound in
crimson or black. From the topmost
shelves pala scuiptured masks peered
down like sNrllbound eavcsdroppcrs
strangely Swallowed. distorted. in
carna lined By tho dim. reflected glow
upflung from solitary light that
burned in that heart OF darkness like
smolderlng ernbcr.
An electric bulb. Imprisoned In ruby
class. beneath "a hood of brass. It was
focused squareiy upon the crimson
pad OF black leather bound desk
blotter. resting on a dcall OF black teak
wood, whose farther edges blended i'm
pcrceptibly with the shadows
Little. indeed. was visible beyond
tho radius Of that pool Of cnsanguined
lgh, and the lonely shape that brood.
ed Over II, the figure Of an old man.
inoioniess in great leathcr-bound
chair
His hair was as white az his heart
was black. his skull sharply DENIED by
the oleachcd skin that incased it,
sheer and shining. like a cap OF silk;
MS nose was aquiiine. finely chiseled
his chcckbones high and sharp Ian
tern .jawed. hts mouth rcscnibled a
steel trap. a thin, vicious line of col
orless lips, while his forehead shclved
BACK sharply from ragged black brows
that Swallowed eyes like live Goals
The rack or his bones. clothed I'm a
thick black dressing gown. with waist
cord OF, crimson SILK. from the thighs
down, was covered by a black WOODEN
rug Hands OF ghastly white in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-10
The Financial Skies Are Clearing

\ THOUGH the disasters by which Europe
\ is to be overwhc lmed are still to a
large extent. within the clouds of war the
financial skies are clearing, not only in the
United States, but i'll England and in France
The prompt action Of the administration in
invoking the provisions Of the emergency car
rency act, strengthened by the hearty co.
operation Of the leading fnanciers Of the
country, who have shown fine spiri Of con-
sideration for the public welfare has ma
terialy and permanently checked the possi-
bility Of panic. OF the amount authorized
under the Aldrch -Nreeland act there have
been issued $500, 900 900, and laws recently
passed make ii possible to issue more than
Sl,7OO .000,0 600 of such currency. By COM
mon understanding, our bankers have agreed
to stop further important exports OF gold
and the closing of exchanges all over the
country has prevented any of that ill-advised
speculation that would have tended to create
n crisis
While this course of action has largely re-
heved threatening situation in the United
States, 1t has also alleviated the strain on the
land and the Bank of FRANCE have both low
cred their rates since the. beginning of the
war
And even those engaged in foreign COM
merce, who are suffering most from the eff
feet of war, have begun to see better times
ahead. Few doubt that England will event
ually sweep the sea. when, with British war
ships protecting ocean trade, the way to many
neutral ports Will be OPEN while, with Ger
many bottled up apart from the rest of the
world. American enterprise will find new and
profitable opportunities in the South Amcri
trade.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-10
Swat Dcmagogucs First.

HE New York Commercial tolerably
sane paper. believes we need more
business men otFiccholders and cites as
example the late Joseph Chamberlain of
England The Commercial also notes wisely
that the people none too ap: to elect
business men, since the demagogues will
prevail against them.
One OF the great difficulties in recent years
in persuading men Of affairs to lend their
services to the nation is the prevalence Of
the dema gogue. Take Paul Warburg and
Thomas D. Jones. They are extremely high
and irreproachabe types of American bust
ness men. Yet the politicians systematically
hectored them. indicted them as though they
were criminals, and brought upon them such
humiliation as they never had experienced
in their business careers
What announcement have business men to
enter politics under these conditions? They
may be actuated by the purest ambition To
serve their country. may have very passion
Tor service. But if adroit and petty politj-
clans. men who have never accomplished any,
thing OF note in their entire lives use them
as targets WITH which 10 appeal 10 public
prejudice and hatred what then?
There can be no doubt as the Commercial
intimates. that the leveling advice and infu-
ence Of business men could save this nation
millions annually il administration. and in
sure Infinitely more efficiency But are the
politicians receptive 10 the business man i'm
public life? Dc they want him? Are they
not, rather afraid OF him, preferring 10
keep him in the background and placard him
Suspicious?
Thesbest way out OF this morbid and hurt
full condition is INSTRUMENTATION as IN
the fitness and honesty OF the business man
and the seifshness and the acute tricks of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-10
WHAT WA NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO

was quiet at pstersSurs hire @a s"fi little or
said as to Mobile. From General Early.
manding the Department OF Maryland and Penn
with prudence be made public, though we may
state that those "subjugated commemorative
have not lost any more towns this week.
General Hooker reached Washington Thurs.
day, and according to the Chronicle was scre-
naded and made speech about putting down
the rebellion with bullets, bayonets, and SO on.
The death of Rev. Daniel Waldo at Syracuse
\. V. at the advanced age OF l02 years, reduced
the number Of Revolutionary pensioners to
eleven.
1t will be remembered that a few weeks
since the Confederate government sent Gfty-
six Federal officers, including Generals Vessel.
Seymour, Shaler, Hickman and Scammon to
Charleston, to be placed in prison there. They
were placed In an elegant mansion in the west
ern part OF the city, near the Ashley River.
the Yankee gunboats that burst them was
one which exploded the day before their cx-
change. They enjoyed themselves in fine
courtyard with games Of ball. etc, and also
had very fine bathhouse at their disposal
when the Federal authorities determined to
place as many Confederate officers actually
under fire at Morris Island 1t was rumored that
the Confederate authorities had also determined.
IN retaliation, to place these Yankee officers on
the ramparts at Fort Sumter. This rumor came
to the ears of General Seymour. OF the pris-
oners, who intimated to Captain II. H. Raymond
adjutant and inspector general. that probably
an explanation would lead to less dreadful re :
suits. Captain Raymond informed GeneraI-scv.
mour and his companions that If they desired
to make proposition General Foster for an
exchange he thought no objection would he
made. The result conference. which led
to an exchange OF officers. The Confcderates
figuring in the exchange Major-tiencral
Edward johnson. Virginia: Major General Frank
Gardner. Louisiana; Brigadier- G cneral George
H. Stewart, Maryland Brigadier- General j. j.
Archer; virginia; Brigadier-Gencral JEFF Thomp-
SON Missouri: Colonies James y. Brown. South
Carolina: r. NJ. Barbour North Carolina; r. w
Carter Virginia; Norvell Cobb Virginia. B. e.
Candell. Kentucky; 3. w. Duke, Kentucky; w
j. Ferguson, Virginia: j. NJ. Hanks. Kentucky:
w. ~ feebies' Georgia: II. c. Morgan. Kentucky:
c. II. Nandevcnter Virginia: lanes pcli of
Forrcsts Cavalry. and w. w. Ward. of Tennes-
see In addition there were twelve lieutenant
colonies. fourteen majors, and a half dozen
minor officers AS the exchange was complete ed
the Federal band struck up Home Sweet
Home. and the steamers parted Upon their
arrival In Charleston the Confcderatcs were
cordially received, and General ed johnson was
presented with wreath OF roses by a bcvy of
beautiful women.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-10
War and Socialism

IF there is n European war of the extent
and duration which there Is now reason
to fear, it is not impossible that the end will
see a vastly increased potency in Social list
opinions throughout what Is called with
painful irony the civilized world
The Socialists have become what is in eff
iect an international peace party While
war-frenZied mObs shrieking through
the streets Of European capitals the Social
lists were holding solemn meetings of protest
against reversion to barbarism Their pro-
tests, even the threat of general strike. are
ineffective, partly because Germany Austria
and Russia are actual autOcrac es Whatever
they may he nominally, and partly because
the present generation has very dim CON
cepton OF the true meaning Of a great war
But at the close Of such a war there would
be tull and bitter knowledge on that sub
Ject. The flower of Europe's manhood would
he In the grave or imping to it; semistarva-
ton would be the portion of most of Europe's
population. The general intelligence has
marched forward since the days of the First
Napoleon. The world mind OF to-day will
not accept a province or two nominally trans
ierred from Emperor a 10 Emperor as ade-
quate return for misery and desolatiou
wrecked bodies and broken hearts
Under such conditions it is not impossih1e
that some great monarchcs may become re-
pubhcs, and that many plain men, to whom
the economic theories of socialism are re-
pugnant. may yet Join themselves to that
party as the only means available of making
another war impossible
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-10

c "ouid not soon forget that
her at all. but was just an EVERYDAY
coincidence
Hearts
Now. what the deuce did the TIRE
Of Hearts mean?
When he entered his rooms il was to
ana rosc-just one-calmly o~ra-
nlentlnG his dressing table. pinned to p
Trey Of Hearts.
lnterrogated. his valet doposed un-.
mltisated ignorance of the affair
And when later he concluded to sleep
on Inc riddle before making any false
moves. he discovered solitary rose re-
posing with blushing efrontery upon
his pillow
The inevitable Trey of Hearts, it
appeared upon search, had crawled in
between the covers.
That made three OF each
Alan sat down. lighted his pipe, and
took counsel with himself as a result
of which he summoned his valet.
The Lord he said. may love liar.
But I'm human. Here's a months
YOU out"
When morning came, London had
lost Alan Law. No man OF his ac-
Guaintanco-nor any woman-had re-
ceivcd the least warning Of his disap-
pearance. He was simply and suf-
HcIentlN removed from LnEnSh Ken.
Out doors, high brazcn noon. n
day in spring. the clamorous life of
New York running as fluent as quick
silver through its brilliant streets.
Within-doors. neither sound nor sun
beam disturbed perennial quiet that
was yet not peace.
The room was like wide. deep well
OF night, the haunt of teeming shadows
and sinister silences. Heavy hang
ings OF shimmering crimson darkened
Its windows and masked its doors. A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-10
Scientific Fire Insurance Rate, Making

Q PURRED to action by legislation in a
~ number of States, the National Board OF
Fire Underwriters. the important body made
UP of representatives from practically all the
large STOCK insurance companies, is widening
its alreaty large activities to include an ex-
haustite study and classification Of fires and
fire fsks throughout the country, to the end
th,t rate making may be taken out OF the
bands "of the theorist, the Inexperienced and
fhe politician, In no less degree than the
rates Of the life insurance companies"
The business world asks nothing better
than that fire insurance rates shall be based
on facts. and not left either to theorists and
politicians" or to the tender mercies of r-
responsible bodies of insurance men. The
good old days OF unregulated rate making
are just as dead for insurance companies as
they are for railroads Rapacity and unjust
discrimination brought the end in the one
ease no less than in the other.
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THE PUBLIC PULSE
Editorial Expressions From Leading
Newspapers
The south. II. COTTON. and thc MAR.

In the midst of the general steadiness in eco
nomic and business conditions throughout the
country, there Is "A circumstance surrounding tho
southern States where menace may be and
should he avoided by the wise conduct of its
business men. reinforced by the thoughtful CO.
operation OF a practical and intelligent govern
ncnt "
The South's yield of cotton is bout i. ooo ooo
bales of this production our own countries
miIls use 100000 bales Europe takes the
other 100000 bales. and OF this export Ger
many and Austria consume 1000. 900 bales and
England and France the other 100000 bales
SO that the South. within the last seventy hours
has awakened In apprehension to the fact ina
It's kingly staple which has long been reg
naht In the markets Of the world. is In peril
or It's revenues Something ought TO be done
strongly and done quickly to encourage and
TO enable the Southern farmer to carry his
cotton over this period OF apprehension and
DOUBT. That hero-worker of Southern recupera-
tons should not be allowed 10 sacrfce his
staple at ruinous prices in period of manic
and Observation-Disclosures York American
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, terlaced their fingers upon his bosom
| He stared unblinking at the crimson
blotter; man seven-e ighths dead.
completely paralyzed but for his head
and his left arm.
y figure OF savage patience. he sat
Notwithstanding now as he had wait
ed for years on end, for so long that
those who knew him had well-nir,
forgotten that Seneca Urine had once
been as vital a creature as ever jved
and loved and walked this good green
earth.
Presently faint clicking signal
disturbed the stiffness. Seneca Urine
put forth his left hand and touched
with its bony forefinger one of a row
or crimson buttons imbedded in the
desk. Something else clicked-this
time latch. There was the faintest
possible noise of a closing door, the
smaiiish man. dressed altogether In
black. stole noiselessly into the light.
paused beside the desk and waited
respectfully for leave to speak.
The voice of Seneca Urine rang like
bell in the silence. weirdly deep
ana sonorous voice to issue from that
frail, wasted frame
'Well?'
"a telegram. slr--from England"
Give il me-"
The old man seized the sheet of vel
low paper. scanned it hungrily. and
crushed it in his tremulous claw with
gesture of uncomfortable emotion
Ills voice rang with eXultation when
next he spoke.
Send my daughter Judith herer
The servant stepped backward into
the shadows and disappeared.
Continued Tomorrow
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Belgium's Lesson to the World

THE courageous and temporarily success
1 full defense of their native land by the
Belgians holds out one promise of future
peace in the world 1t has demonstrated
that in modern warfare the people on the
defensive have a greatly superior advantage
over those on the offensive. 1t has shown
that no nation, except it have overwhelming
forces, can hope TO conquer another. 1t
teaches a lesson which, in the future. am
bilious and land-greedy nations cannot fail
to take into consideration. and will cause
them to think we'll before entering upon
war CT conquest.