Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 281, 6 November 1915 — Page 12

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, - SATURDAY, NOV. 6, 1915.

SIEDJ STORY WITHHELD FR0L1 IIASEC1EIER JIH1Y

Contrary to th expectation of connI for the plaintiff In the Hasemeier- - Bentlage trial; the testimony of Henry Slekman. former partner of H. C Has emeler, was not presented by the de fense before It dosed Its ease Friday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock. The deposition of Mr." Slekman was taken ' two months ago before he left for Calif or- , Because of the reference : made to him in the letter written by Miss Bentlace to H. C. Hasemeler the day before she died In which she Intimated that the profits were much less after he left and that the inventory period showed a decrease, It was presumed that the deposition of Henry Slekman. 'who was summpned as a witness for ; the defense would have a sensational ' effect In the case. The absence of the : deposition was the subject of comment In the court room Friday. Ten minutes before the opening ari foment was made .In . the Hasemeler- , Bentlage trial. Judge Sparks, himself, 'did not know that the evidence would be completed In time for the beginning or the argument yesterday. He had annot begin before Saturday morning. AS soon as court opened Friday afternoon. It was evident' that the defense would be through with., their witnesses within an hour. All four of the Bent- ; lags brothers were placed on the stand and each - one denied the statement made : by , H.' C; Hasemeler regarding the conversation with' them at . the Boston; store on the Sunday following w umvu ok aubh xsenusge. , . r -' CORN KING RETURNS I AFTER MAKING TRIP Joseph Helms, Wayne ' county's corn king, has lust returned from Ben ton county where he Judged, five-acre corn plots.; Mr. Helms had previously lodged similar plots , in Huntington county.- So far he has opt found any yields : deserving Jot the gold medal which Is offered v for a -. crop of 100busneis from five acres' of ground. Mr. Helms states that early in the spring twenty : Wayne county farmers put out -plots to contest for medals, but that apparently, they have dropped out as no application has been made of '. Purdue for a man - to judge the yields. - GARRISON OUTLINES DEFENSE PROGRAM . Secretary of War Lindley M. Gar rison gave out a statement showing the details of the plan for the defense of the nation which the administration will propose - to congress. The system will provide, when in complete operation, a regular army of 141,843 of fleers and enlisted men, costing $m.234,659.70; a National Guard of 129,000 officers and men, costing the federal government $10,000,000; and a Continental Army" of 400,000 officers and men, costing $45,000,000. Accumulations of reserve material, seacost defenses and other provisions make the total oost of the plan for the first year $182,717,036.08; second year, $212,815,879.70; third and fourth years, each, $228,315,879.70. Thereafter the plan in full operation will cost $1S2,234 559.70 each year. BUY MONROE CAR Jones and Williams, a new firm that has established headquarters here have bought a Monroe car from Spangler & Jones for their salesman, J. leldem White, for his use in covering the surrounding territory. PURE BLOOD MAKES t HEALTHY PEOPLE Hood's Sarsaparilla removes scrofula gores, boils and other eruptions, because it drives out of the blood the humors that cause them. Eruptions cannot be successfully treated with external applications, because these cannot purify the blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla makes rich, red bVoed. perfects the digestion and builds up the wboln system. Insist on having Hood's. Get It now. Adv.

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STAR PITCHERS OF YESTERDAY HAVE VARIED CAREERS; SOME ARE PROSPEROUS, WHILE OTHERS HAVE GONE BACK TO SHOVEL

The pitchers who thrilled the fans of twenty or thirty years ago have had varied lives since leaving the diamond. Sooner or later the best of them bad to bid the game good-bye and names that once were national toasts are seldom heard now. One of the best known baseball names in the 1870's is just as well known In athletic circles today. A: G. - Spaulding won four straight pennants when he was pitching for the Boston Nationals. In those days a club seldom ' had more than one or two pitchers and the teams played only ever other day with shorter seasons. Spaulding pitched every game for his team and made an iron man record that will stand as long as the gamo lasts. When he finally quit thr he made a for tune selling 1) gloves and balls.

SHIVELEY ATTACKS HASEMEIERS' ACTION If BENTLAGE CASE

Chris Hasemeler was bitterly assailed by Charles Shlveley in his argument for the defense this afternoon. Attorney Shiveley said in part: "The phraseology of the claim filed in this case is mild, but it means that the defendant is charged with embez zlement. "Two principal figures stand out In this case. Both are of the same age. Both started life in the same locality. Chris Hasemeler became a business man. He started as a poor boy. He told you of his success. I don't con demn him for this, but I do condemn him, when his business showed a loss, of then heaping the stigma of dishonesty on a woman faithful in his ser vice. "On the other hand Miss Bentlage as a young woman entered the service of her old playmate. This woman ground out her life for him at a pit tance of $11 a week, managing his business and looking after the interest of her family and she died with one small piece of property, one suit of under wear and one pair .of old shoes. "I condemn Chris Hasemeler for his grasping ingratitude toward a former faithful helpmeet. He tries to blacken Lizzie's character. He charges that she is a thief. I hurl back into your face, Chris, the lie you swore to when you said Lizzie Bentlage was a thief. You know it is a lie. This man Hasemeler is the same who gave as t arables $17,000 worth of stock when Its worth was $40,000 or $50,000. "There is nothing personal in these remarks against Chris Hasemeler. I am speaking of him as he appears in this case. He has a beautiful smile but back of it there must lurk malice. So contemptuous has been his action it makes one almost ashamed of his

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Charles Radbourne.was another star of Spaulding's time whose career was brilliant and who made a record. He pitched and won eighteen games straight for the Providence team when the only other pitcher the team had left them in the lurch. Radbourne worked too hard, broke down under the strain and died of consumption. Pitching stars who have come to the game from humble station often shortened their careers with gay life and dissipation, being dazzled by success and fame. Amos Rusie was one such. He had plied a spade in a ditch when It was found that he could pitch, and John T. Brush, then owner of the Cincinnati Reds, gave him his chance. Rusie bloomed forth into the greatest pitcher of the day, but soon faded. He was swinging the pick till the

fellowman. I will be accused of injecting sentiment into this. Well, I have. Love of family is sentiment. "As to the consideration of facts presented by the other side. Did they prove she took the money? Not by a thousand miles. You couldn't kill a sheep-killing dog on such evidence. "Chris Hasemeier's blackest action, when not permitted to tell of his alleged talk with Lizze, was when he got around it by relating to the jury a conversation with her brothers in which he said he told them Lizzie confessed to taking the money. Did he tell the truth? Well, his brother John says he lied and so do the four Bentlage brothers. "Why didn't they tr yto prove that Lizzie lived beyond her means? Why, they scoured the town for a year to get such evidence but failed. She did go away once. Is that a crime, Chris? But all the time she lived the life of the lowly and worked like a slave. "On the other hand those three brothers took $100,000 out of the business. . In one year Chris took $8,000. Now think of a man who lived as he did charging a dead employe stole the money. It is easy to understand why bills were not paid." RAM BREAKS FRIENDSHIP. TIPTON, Ind., Nov, 6. The friendship of L. G. Seright and B. F. Leavell has been sorely strained. Leavell repeatedly invited Seright into his orchard to help himself to the apples. Seright finally accepted the invitation and was just bending down to pick up a fine Baldwin when something struck him in or on the rear. When Seright picked himself up he found an aged ram preparing to make a second charge.

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Seattle ball club gave him a job taking tickets at the gate. Charles Sweeney was another, whose love of exhilirating beverages darken ed his prospects. In 1894 he was at the height of his career, but he was so ill-advised as to jump to the out laws, where he lived a life a bit too fast on the bases and soon languished. John Clarkson, who pitched for Boston in the late 90's, made a great record. He also succumbed to the well known Demon. And Rube Waddell, one of the greatest favorites of his time, is another illustrious, name to mention in this connection. But old Cy Young lived the cleanest of lives and attained a baseball senility never equalled before or since. He had been in the game twenty-two years when he retired. WOMEN TAKE LUNCH TO HEAR ARGUMENTS Every available space in the court room was filled today during the arguments of the attorneys in the Hase-meier-Bentlage law suit, in which the H. C. Hasemeler company is asking $9,374.84 judgment from the estate of Louisa Bentlage, for an alleged embezzlement of funds from the store. By far the majority of the spectators are women and they have become so interested in the , case that many of them brought their dinners with them this noon, so that they will be able to secure choice seats for the afternoon session. HUGHBANKS PLACED IN LARGER POSITION The appointment of O. A. Hughbanks as membership secretary of the Y. M. C. A. resulted from a decision made laBt night by the board of directors of the association at their regular meeting after discussion had taken place relative to the advisability of creating the new office. Heretofore Mr. Hughbanks has served in a clerical capacity at the office of "Y" and the general secretary, Ellis M. Learner has handled the duties of a membership secretary. Secretary Learner will select a successor to Mr. Hughbanks but the new appointee will devote only part time to the work in the office. POLO FIVE ORGANIZES Richmond will have at least one polo team this year. The Keystone club has been re-organized and will open the season at the Coliseum on Thanksgiving night. John Hafner, Leslie Williams, Paul Miner, Rush Butler, Pete Camp and Frank Taggart will compose the team. The Crane Electrics will form the opposition. RUSS SHIPS DISARMED BERLIN, Nov. 6. Russian warships which entered the Roumanian harbor of Gruia have been disarmed and their crews interned, according to a Bucharest despatch. It is said that Roumania has taken steps to intern all Russian ships that were caught carrying ammunition to the Serbians. A shoe passes through the hands of seventy workmen.

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BICYCLE GOLUSIOn BREAKS BOY'S LEG

.While returning from school yester day 5-year-old Robert Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Smith. 321 South Eighth street, was struck by a bicycle ridden by William Barr, aged 9, who lives on the Cooney place on the Boston pike, and his leg was broken below the knee. i. The Injured - boy ran across the street suddenly and Barr, who was riding at pretty fast speed could not stop his machine. When the boy was struck his leg became entangled In the machine and one of. them must have been caught in the chain and sprocket as the knee bone was broken in two places and part of It was torn completely off. The little fellow will recover. , FLORISTS OF INDIANA . MEET IN RICIOND Richmond florists are of the belief that success will attend the efforts of the Indiana State Florists' association to secure the 1916 convention of the American Carnation society for Indianapolis.. The society meets in St. Louis in January, and a movement to bring the next meeting to Indiana was set on foot at the last monthly session of the Indiana organization which was held in Richmond this week. Eighty-eight members were present and visited every greenhouse and place of business catering to the florists' trade. Dinner was served to he representatives in the K. of P. hall, by the ladies of the lodge. Next month's meeting will be held In Fort Wayne. COSTS MORE TO DIE What is a poor mortal to do? Living costs have been climbing at such a rapid, rate that Meath seemed the only relief, and now the cost of dying has become almost prohibitive. An agreement has been reached by Herbert Green, Benning & Son and John Shurley whereby prices after November 6, will be $4 for mourners' coaches and $5 for pallbearer cars. An extra charge of 25 cents a mile outside the city will be made. The former prices were $2.50 and $3.50. Garfield Notes BY PAUL HEIRONIMUS. The Garfield lunch room served 414 lunches this week at an average cost of nine and one-fourth cents each. The success of this feature of the school is attracting much attention. A letter from the principal of the junior high school in Springfield, 111., states the information from Garfield has been of great value in helping them start their lunch room. Rev. Rae Speaks. Rev. Rae of the. First Presbyteriar church spoke at chapel Friday morn ing on the value of high principals. The speaker had a keen sense of hu mor and a wealth of pointed stories, and gave many valuable ideas. Work on School Paper. The work on the new school paper, "The Headlight," is progressing, and it is hoped to have the first number out by the middle of the month. Vote For State Annual. The school council voted in favor of publishing a school annual. The details of the arrangement will be left to the board of publication. The coun cil also voted to ask permission of the school board to readjust the school hours so as to close earlier. The length of the school day will not be changed. NEW MEMBERS INVITED TO "Y" Everything was in readiness at the Y. M. C. A. today for the reception and social which will be held in the building this evening in honor of the 260 new members secured during the membership campaign recently. While the reception is given primarily for the new members. Secretary Learner said today that the public in general was cordially invited to attend the event and he is expectant of a large audience. Two basketball games will be given and all the amusements in the build ing will be open to the entertainment of the visitors. T' TO BANQUET DORMITORY MEN To show their appreciation of the spirit of co-operation manifested by the fifty dormitory men of the Y. M. C. A. during the repair' work at the building, the board of directors at their regular meeting last night decided to give a supper for the resident members on Tuesday evening, November 16. In the. United States, In the year just passed, 35,000 workers were killed and 2,000,000 others injured by accients that could have been averted, to say nothing of 3,000.000 persons incapacitated temporarily by sickness due to occupational diseases.

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CASH BOOK DETERMINES WHOLE QUESTION ABOUT BOOKKEEPERS HONESTY

The system employed ' by Miss Louise F. Bentlage In making entries of receipts and disbursements in the cash book, was detailed before the jury in the Hasenfeler-Bentlage trial this morning - 'by Gustave Hoelscher, one of the counsel for the plaintiff. Mr. Hoelscher told how the money would be received and disbursed. "This- whole case rests on the cash book," said 'Mr. Hoelscher. "All the evidence that has been brought before you by the defense has been to evade these issues. They have crossexamined the witness with the questions, 'if Miss Bentlage did this or If Miss Bentlage did ' that, would'nt It show a shortage COACH AT INDIANA )IGS UP NEW STUFI Coach Childs. Coach Childs of Indiana University first startled the west hv mntinn a big political tent for his eleven to j practice in in secret. Later he had moving pictures taken - of scrimmages to depict the faults' of his proteges. He has introduced other fads too numerous to mention. Spain exported 778,596 hectoliters of wine to France in - the first five months of 1914,. as compared, to 24.588 hectoliters in the same period in 1915.

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as? wfounVT , wblch fMbJ the Serbians to offer such stout resistance to the advancing armies of Germany, Austria and Bulgaria. We have given you testimony that is undisputable and the basis of this case Is on money received and disbursed by Miss Bentlage. Hasemeler Had Credit. ' "The defense has brought out withdrawals of the Hasemeiers while as a matter of fact H. C. Hasemeler had credit of over $4,000 in 1914. That means that the corporation owed him money. "Why didn't the defense put their expert. Mr. Higgans, on the stand. They didn't dare to. They knew he could not stand cross examination. There was nothing covered up by the Hasemeiers In the way of their personal accounts. NICHOLSON TO OPEN PROHIBITION MEETING The. complete program for the statewide otnni-partisan prohibition convention which .will be held in Tomlinson Hall in Indianapolis, Nov. 16 and 17. 'was announced yesterday at the headquarters of the . Indiana. Anti-Saloon League at that-city.'- The plan calls for a musical and speaking program Tuesday afternoon; Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, afternoon and evening. Timothy Nicholson of this city will preside at the opening aesslon and each meeting will open with prayer by a representative of the state educational institutions. Robert L. Kelly, president of Earlham college, .will lead In prayer at the Wednesday morning session. One large land owner of Australia posseses an area of about one-tenth that of England. ' ,A Wonderful Influence. Thousands' of women have unbounded confidence ' in Mother's Friend. They have used it and know its value to the expectant mother. They tell of its influence to ease abdominal - muscles and how they avoided these dreaded stretching pains. . . ' The safe external application gently sooths the vast number of nerve threads just beneath the skin and relieves the undue tension o- the cords and ligaments, giving great physical relief from stubborn pains. Druggists can supply Mother's Friend. There is no other treatment as dependable 3 C c

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