Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 296, 1 September 1911 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXVI. WO. 296. IlICHMOND, IXD., FRIDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 1, 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS CONGREGATION OF SCIENTISTS WILL : HAVE HEW CHURCH BABY BOY DRIIIKS SENSATIONAL HALT III BEATTIE TRIAL OCCURRED ON FRIDAY GRAND JURY CALL A New Navy Aeroplane Gun PROBLEM OF HIGH MORPHIIIE AND HE . DIES JARLY TODAY WAS ISSUED TODAY III CIRCUIT COURT SCHOOL TODAY IS COTTOIJ'S SUBJECT

j&bout Ready to Close Deal 1 for Lot on North A "Street of- Churches," Between 14th and 15th Sts.

(LARGE MEMBERSHIP REQUIRES EDIFICE fa ngregation Has Outgrown Present Place of Meeting, Assembly Room of the Commercial Club. ,' An option la held by the congregation of the First Church of Christ Scientist on the lot fronting on North Uk between Fourteenth and Fifteenth (streets, In the rear of A. L. rogue's Residence on Main street, and it is anticipated that the deal will be consummated within a few days. If so, the congregation plans the construction of church edifice on the site this fall, which will make the eighth church located on North A street. I. The congregation, since its organisation here several years ago, has been folding its Sunday and midweek meet tags In the Commercial club rooms in the Masonic Tempfc, but as Its membership grew it formulated plans for etting aside a fund for a church building. The plans for the structure are pot known as definite details have toot at present been made public, and It is probable that they will not be (until the consummation of the deal. The location is regarded as one of the most desirable of any in the city. Jt Is in the center of a residential dis trict and easily accessible. The con gregatlon has attained a large mem bership In the few years the church has been established here. . North A street Is rapidly becoming known as the street of churches and buildings of a public character. At Fifth and A the Fifth Street M. K. church la located. At Sixth-and A is the Morrlsson-Reevea . . library., The property along A street between Seventh and Eighth is owned entirely by the congregation of St. Mary's church and the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation. . In the square east the ; St Paul's Episcopal church;, and parson age, and the federal building are located. The -First Presbyterian and the Grace M. E. churches and the Masonic building are located between tfiath and Tenth streets on A. In the square between Tenth and Eleventh la the Reid Memorial church, probably the finest in Eastern Indiana, Ad the Hlckaite Friends church owns the entire square between A and B pmd Eleventh and Twelfth streets. Mil IS PRACTICING jGunners Try Their Aim from 5 to 9 Miles. at (National Newa Association) t WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. The At lantlc fleet under Rear Admiral Hugo psterhaus began its spectacular sumfcuer practice off the Chesapeake ape at dawn today. - These exercis es' which will last for two weeks will e more difficult than ever before at tempted by the navy. Realizing that future combats will be fought at great distances not a. shot will be fired at a Hess range than 9,000 yards about five miles. The maximum ranges of the practice will be 19,000 yards, or fcnore than nine miles. : , 8ome of the interesting features of the exercises will be tests with box kites, representing aeroplanes, and experimental work in repelling night attacks by torpedo J boats and submarines. 5ARK DIRECTORS TO v MEET ON SATURDAY . A meeting of the Richmond Lake iand Park Company has been ached , tiled for tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock. The meeting will be held at the Commercial Club rooms, in the Masonic Temple. Although no definite program has yet been made out , for the meeting, the officers are- plan ning to present jome important business for discussion. Secretary Charles Jordan of the Commercial Clnb announces that the regular meeting of the directors of the Commercial Club has been post poned from next Monday to Tuesday, The change was deemed advisable ow ing to the fact that Labor Pay comes . vu. vw; auu lumi j ui ug directors wtta find it Inconvenient to attend. THE WEATHER OTATI AND LOCAL Fair tonight ':" 'and Saturday; not much change m temoerature.

Fred Yurgens, Father of Boy,

an Invalid, Who Took the Drug to Relieve Pain, Put It Upon a Stand. BABY CARL THOUGHT iT. WAS ONLY WATER Drank Contents of Glass, Then in a Short Time Became Unconscious and Could Not Be Revived. ' Believing water was contained in a glass which had been placed on a small stand by his father, Carl Yurgens, the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Yurgens, 236 South Third street at noon Thursday swallowed the liquid, which proved to be mor phine, and died shortly after mid night. He was conscious but an hour and a half after he drank the mor phine and, died while sleeping. The morphine had been used by Mr. Yurgens, who is an invalid. He has been ill for some time. His former physician extended little hope of his recovery and Mr. Yurgens secured another physician, who also said he could not live, but that morphine would relieve him of his suffering. The father who had been lying on a couch, left the room. He did not re turn to the room for some time and when Mrs. Yurgens stepped into the room to look for her son she found him lying on the couch with the emp ty glass in his hand. "What have you done, Carl," his mother asked, excitedly. "Did you drink that morphine?" ' "Yes, I thought it was .water, be cause it, was clear, answered the youth. ' : ' Physicians were called immediately but his life could not be saved. It was said that he drank the morphine upon an, empty stomach, Effort made, to revive him after he fell into unconsciousness, but they were unavailable. The funeral will be held at the home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The interment will be In the Lutheran cemetery. A PITIFUL LETTER IS READJ COURT Wife of Fred Young, Chick en Thief, Writes She Has No Money to Live On. Pity touched the heart of Mayor Zimmerman in police court this morning when, as tears rolled down the cheeks of "Fred Young, charged with chicken stealing, Prosecutor Ladd read letters from the defendant's wife in which It was stated that she and her young child were barely existing and that she believed It would be better for ber if she ended her life. As a rule the police court grind brings out scries of this character but the scene enacted today at the city building surpassed the others. Mrs. Young is In Logansport and ac cording to her letter she is ill and had but $1.15 at the time she wrote the letter. She said that she had no place to stay and that his father would not assist her. She expressed her affection for Young. After hearing the letter and Young's plea for clemency in which he promised to abstain from liquor the mayor fined Young $10 and costs and gave him 10 days in the county jail which is the minimum fine. Young blamed the fact that he stolo three chickens from the yard of David Kamp to excessive drinking. .The charge against Young was petit larceny, the chickens being valued at $2. - - ? Young was arrested at 7 o'clock this morning immediately upon his release from the county jail, where he served a sentence of almost one month for stealing a bicycle. He stole the chickens about four weeks ago and after the bicycle theft. WHIPS KECUTOR Enraged Joy Rider Who Was Fined, Made Attack. ? (National News Association) WABASH, Ind., s Sept 1 William Wallace, a wealthy automobile dealer, attacked Prosecutor W. 8. Dent as he walked from the city court room today and before bystanders could interfere the official had . been badly injured. Wallace was arraigned . . for speeding and was found - guilty. A fine of $10 was assessed, to , which was added the costs. ,

Defense Receives Mysterious Telegram, Purporting to Contain Information, Refuting Joy Riders' Story.

MURDER WITNESSED IS REPORT CURRENT Reported Man and Woman Will Testify Beattie Was Working with Auto When His Wife Was Shot. (National News Association) CHESTERFIELD, Va., Sept. 1. The trial of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., for the alleged slaying of his wife came to a. sensational and mysterious halt for nearly an hour today when t!ie attor neys for the defense received a telegram delivered over the telephone, containing information of alleged vital importance to their client's case. The incident caused the greatest excitement since, the beginning of the trial. Later It was reported that the information which had caused the sensation came from a man and women who signified their willingness to testify they were in a halted automobile, near the scene of the murder that night and approximately at the same time the murder was committed and that the man was tinkering with the mechanism of the automobile, while the woman stood on the running board Such testimony - would refute that of Richmond joyriders who testified seeing Beattie and his wife thus engaged with the halted car, shortly before the murder was committed. If this report is correct, it is believed that it will be the purpose of the defense to point out that it would have been impossible for Beattie to have shot his wife while working with the car. Douglas Beattie on Stand. In addition to witnesses to prove the good character of Henry Beattie and , of witness Nevlett who tesjlfted

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the day after Paul testified he had de livered it to Henry, the most import ant witness of the day was Douglae Beattie, a brother of Henry, who tes tified as to the harmony and happiness in Henry's married life and detailed events subsequent to the murder when he explored the Midlothian road way In an automobile and saw' blood spots other than those at the place of the crime. '."; Douglas Beattie spoiled his other wise strong testimony for the defense this afternoon by admitting on cross examination, he had washed blood off one side of the automobile, fearing it would incriminate his brother, Henry As soon as court opened the defense called' various' witnesses among them Alexander Wright, the Richmond police captain. He testified to having seen Paul with a gun the day before the murder. R. C. Broadhurst, the next witness, swore to the excellence of Henry Beattie's and Nevlett's reputa tions. ' i A. P. ' Jones was another character witness, and then Douglas Beattie, a brother of the prisoner, was called. Taller and heavier by many pounds than his three year younger brother. Douglas first toll of the members of the household in which he and Henry lived yup to the time of the murder. Beatties' Were Congenial. "Both Henry and his wife were per fectly happy," be said. "Henry kissed his wife when greeting or parting. I never saw the slightest lack of har mony between them in their married life. i. r I first heard of the trouble through Dr. Marcer and L gathered from him that Henry had been shot. My- father and I went to Tom Owen's house with a bottle of whiskey that had been 'phoned for. Henry was in the room to . the right of the hall. My father and sister .went in first. When I entered Henry was crying and sobbing and fondling one of Louise's pictures in hisyhands. It was too much for me and I got out. I did not examine the automobile until I was asked to run It up the road to hunt the gun. There was a cover, on the left seat. I Fat on it and got my clothes full of blood. There was no cover or blood on the right seat." The prisoner kept in constant touch with his counsel and prompted Attorney SmUth on most of the questions that Cotter put to Douglas Beattie. fHE PALLADIUM has made a net - gain in circulation during the month of August, of , CIRCULATION AUGUST 31st The, Palladium's Circulation records are always open for inspection

Charges Against Several Men

Held at the County Jail Will Be Probed, Institutions Visited. JURY TO ASSEMBLE HERE NEXT TUESDAY So Far as Known There Will Be Nothing of Great Importance Brought Before the Grand jurymen. For the purpose of returning indictments against prisoners confined at the county jail awaiting trial for felonies, thus strengthening affidavits now pending in the circuit court, and to inspect county correctional and charitable institutions, Judge H. C. Fox, of the Wayne circuit court notified Sheriff Albert Steen to call the April term grand jury to report on next Tuesday. From what the authorities have seen fit to announce the business be fore the Jury at this session will be of no great importance in comparison with some of the former meetings of the body. Men now confined in the county jail awaiting trial include George Dubois, charged with burglary, a colored man by the name of Deusen, who stole some wearing apparel and money from Marcus Roberts, colored; Fred Young, alleged chicken thief;-Ira Murphy, of Cambridge City, who is in the jail in default of $500 peace bond, imposed by action by his wife, whom he assaulted. Intent to Kill Case. Aside from these cases, the assault with intent to commit murder on Solomon Miller and son, Bert, by Italians in the north end of town early last Sunday morning, will be considered and some interesting as well as valuable information probably will be adduced -by the jury in its hearing. . In case Bert Miller who was shot through the abdolhhr andwhoriJiow at the hospital dies, the; jury will have its only murder indjulry. It : Is problematical .whether 4 the jury will ' consider any of the numerous cases which might be preferred against Peter Paul Apkins, who was turned over toi Kentucky officials, to be prosecuted for bigamy and possibly murder. In case the jury does act the indictments which are certain to be returned, will be held until Apkins should be released from the Kentucky prison, in case he is found guilty of the charges preferred against him at Lexington. :r Reports that streams in the county have been seined, and dynamited, and that the fish and game laws in other respects violated, will be inquired into. Another duty of the jury at this session will be to inspect the county jail, women's jail at the Home for Friendless and the county poor farm. Recommendations of improvements and criticisms of some of the present conditions are likely. Those who are indicted will be given opportunity to have a court hearing this month. It was the purpose in calling the jury now in order that all of the pending criminal matters might be heard before ' the October term of court opens. ,? HQ GIRL LOVED HIM; JOINS REGULAR ARMY " T"' - ... y ' Carl Horning, 17jtichm6nd, Without a Girl, Couldn't Marry Enlists. (National News .Association) MUNCIE, Ind., Sept. 1. Because he had no "girl" and nobody to' love him Carl Horning, of Richmond, Indiana, yesterday enlisted in the U. S. army at the local recruiting Station and was assigned to the Columbus, O. barracks. V ' w When asked the' regulation questions as to why h desired to enlist in the army service, Horning said, "I haven't any 'girl' and I'm too young To be married, so I had better join the army." y SOUTH N STREET IS TO BE IMPROVED South N street over , which the South Side Improvement association and the Chicago division of the C & O. railroad, then, the C. & O. of, Indiana railway company had a long drawn out litigation last winter, the railroad company losing, was staked out on Thursday for the improvement of the highway. The railroad company has constructed the crossing aa directed by the court and now the township will complete the improvement to the highway proper. The road will be graveled.- It will open up territory west - of the railroad for both residence sad factory purposes.: .

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The new gun to be used by the U. S. Navy to fight airships. The gun just completed by the Navy Department, is a one-pounder and can be fired at an angle of eighty-five degrees, or almost at a perpendicular. This gun has recently undergone successful tests at the navy proving ground at Indian Head. It has a range of more than three miles, high enough to hit any aeroplane, and can fire fifty shots per minute. The manufacture of these guns in large quantities will soon be begun at the gun factory of the Washington, D. C, navy yard. A battery of them will be placed on the deck of every American warship within a year. The navy is now building a three-pounder gup. on the same model. Batteries of these will also be placed on every warship.

6EIDELL ESCAPED THE DEATH CHAIR Youthful Homicide of Rich Broker, Found Guilty of Second Degree. .(National News Association) NEW YORK, Sept. 1. A verdict of second degree murder was returned today against Paul Geidell, aged 17, a former bell boy, charged with killing the wealthy and aged broker, William H. Jackson, In the latter's apartments at the Iroquois ! hotel In V July. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The jury's verdict made it mandatory that he be confined twenty years at least. - V The sentence was deferred until Tuesday. Geidell didn't flinch when the verdict was read but broke down later while consolations were being ex tended. Geidell robbed Jackson of $7 in cash and a gold watch, which he pawned for $17. The jury deliberated eighteen hours entirely on the degree of the crime, three wanting to return a verdict of first degree murder. Mrs. Anna Geidell, the mother of the young prisoner, who has comforted her son throughout "the trial was present when the verdict was read. She showed traces of a night's deep worry., The attorneys for, the defense were apparently , greatly elated that their client escaped the death chair, and .waived their rights to poll the jury. ' -': "V - SETTLEMENT IS MADE Astor Gives Fiancee $5,000,- ' 000 and Annuity. ' (National News Association) NEW YORK, Sept. 1. It was ptsir tively declared today that Miss Madeline Force has signed away her dower right in the estate pf Col. John Jacob Astor, her prospective husband, for a lump sum of $5,000,000 instead of j $2,000,000 as at first reported. Al though no confirmation could be obtained at the Force home, the figure was given out by a person whose knowledge on the facts is said to be correct. It is further stated that Miss Force, in the event of the death of As tor, is to have the income for life from $15,000,000, this interest to revert to the Astor estate at her death. The will of Astor which will embody this latter provision, will be drawn, it is reported, immediately after the marriage. - The. two documents, the will and the settlement will be deposited with- the United States Trust company. PRISONERS JOYFUL ; Limestone rock removed from streets in West Richmond and Fairview where the Richmond City Water Works company is excavating to lay water mains is being taken to the county jail, where the prisoners will crack it for use upon the city streets. The rock is being sold to the county for 35 cents a, yard. -

ALLEGED FORGER

TTOCIIY Arrested at Indianapolis on Complaint of the First , National Bank. R. C. Davis, of Indianapolis, was ar rested in that city last evening by Police Chief M. J. Hyland, and this morning was returned to this city by Patrolman Vogelsong to answer charge of passing a fraudulent check, and when arraigned in police court this morning he entered a plea of not guilty. The case was set for trial next Monday morning at 8 o'clock. When Davis asked if he could put up bond, Mayor Zimmerman said that he could, and fixed the amount at $500 Davis is alleged to have passed a fraudulent check at the First National bank, July 29, for $15. blank check of the local . bank was used and It was filled out in the bank, "First" being crossed out and "Union" being written above it. "Richmond" was also crossed and "Indianapolis" written on the blank, as Davis Is alleged to have stated that he had an account in the Union National; bank of his city. - ".'"" .-. The local institution made no efforts to have the man arrested until its officials were positive that the check was fraudulent. The local police were then notified and Supt. Hyland of the Indianapolis : force had little trouble in locating Davis, who is an insurance agent. Davis asked for a continuance of his case. He said that he had retained an Indianapolis attorney to defend him. CHOLERA EPIDEMIC Many Soldiers in Turkish Army in Albania Die. , (National News Association) , CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 1. Cholera has invaded the Turkish army. The plague is causing great mortality among the garrisons in the towns in Albania. The disease has become an epidemic. At Monastir there is an average of fifty deaths daily. Seventy cases of the disease and twenty-five deaths are reported today in this city. Most of t these cases were among the soldiers recently returned from Albanian territory. . "BIG CHIEF SHOWN IN SWIMMING SUIT "I can't swim as good as I could in my younger days," complained Police Supt. Gormon this morning as he exhibited a picture of himself,' taken' at one of the lakes in Michigan. while he was spending his summer vacation. Supt. Gormon was attired , in one of the new bathing Costumes.4 - He declared that although he was able to "navigate" in : the lake, he is almost too heavy. "Why, I can swim better Ftanamg up tnan lying down in thej, water' he declared.

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"Children Have the Right to

the Very Best that the State Has to Offer," Educator Announced. BIBLE COURSE WAS BROUGHT TO CLOSE In Final Lecture by Dr. Dent Atkinson Dr. Vincent Talks on American Humorists Bland's Concert. Dr. Dent Atkinson brought to a dose" this morning his series of lectures on bible study. which he has been giving every morning at half past nine o'clock this week to interested audiences. Dr. Atkinson's presentation of his subject being illuminating, as well as Informing, his style' concise and sharply de fined, giving a certain literary atmos phere to a theme purely ethical in character, and his choice of diction being individual and admirable. Dr. Atkinson is one of the best ' known lecturers before the public not only on subjects of a religious nature but on those entirely secular. As the , platform manager of the present Chau tauqua Dr. Atkinson has won the ad miration and respect of the attenders of that Institution, having put theprograme through with diplomatic dispatch. , . Address by Cotton, "The .Decline in the Enrollment of -the High School," was the subject of Fassett A. Cotton's last lecture before the Institute and Chautauqua this morning, tnis being tne most interest , ing of Mr. Cotton's addresses for the IVAaIt ... .. ' ,.'v . "The children have the right to the very best. the State has to offer," se1"! Mr.' Cotton.-:" "And all classes ef ert'.f" tv have the riaht to axnetK iZAt Vl cmiuren suan receive if very ssc -w state gSJsnjrtcy e-.t tt . . "What is the reason all of tha Go : not -reach the goal?" asked Mr. Cotton ' proceeding to give some of what he regarded as the most vital reasons and giving some interesting figures with regard to attendance, there being over 91,000 children who enter the first1 grade In this state with but a little ov- -er six thousand graduations, there being 22,000 less in the high school than in the eighth grade. . Dr. Cotton stated that some of the causes of this discrepancy were the inflexibility of the high? school course.' on account of the impossibility to get enough money to carry two or three courses and make them elective ; rtcond on account of the employis!lt of young. Inexperienced college grcJuetoa wilhnnt nrnfaaalnittr tMlttln and. who carried the college environ-, ment with them to the high school, making athletics and fraternities seem . of more importance than they should be to the high reboot, where they do not especially belong; and also the ap- ? pointment of inexperienced teachers . to first year classes, the first year be- ' ing the most critical in the history of the high school student. 1 One Other Cause. As another cause Mr. Cotton stated : that' the examination" was made of too? much importance in this country, pu-. pils working for a per cent Instead of; perfection in their class 1 i work. Mr. Cotton also stated that examinations should not be posted. Thst this was an educational fault that should be corrected. That it gave students an opLportunity to cram and to work, as stated, for a percent. - J 4 That in substitution for the formal examination should be a series of brief resumes of the work, thus giving the student and the instructor a - mutual opportunity to gauge their progress.. Dr. Cotton denounced . the use of sarcasm and irony in the school-room and the practice of making- the student's grade public and humiliating him before his fellows were it not s ' mzn one. ' ."A child's grade should be a sacred subject between him and his teacher," stated Dr. Cotton. That high schools were not, snd should not be made in their trend, a preparation for college work was .emphasized by Dr. Cotton, who paid a high tribute to the necessity for the higher institutions of learning, but stated that the high school was a preparation for life, not college, anjthat the work should be considered In rela- , tion to its life to the community. : Incidentally Dr. Cotton . said that more men should be employed in the public schools, especially in the critical seventh and igl? grades where their masculine inffiiSeewas, needed. Following Mr? KSotton's address, MrT i Dunn, well known in educational . cirIcles, spoke briefly of reading circle books. - . j Address by Vincent. '' -! Dr. Vincent continued his address, begun yesterday , on "American ' Hn- ! morists," having for his subject Mark i Twain of whom be said: j "Twain was unquestionably "the greatest of our American Humorists."

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