PAGE 8 YHK CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1011. ) co tt :: ) Who Brrn a nr. r-;'-r S atjsman In Jap-tva Ca' :f. Changes, , 3s Tokyo, Aug. 31. Marquis Saionji has submitted to the emperor, for his ap proval, the names of the men compos ing the new cabinet, -which he has formed In succession to the retiring ministry, headed by Count Kntsura. Count Katsura, tho retiring prime minister, has been created nn elder statesman. The makeup of tho Saionji ministry Is entirely new, with the exception of vice Admiral Salto, who retains tho portfolio of minister of marine. Count Hayashi will fill the post of minister of foreign affairs temporarily, nnd later retires ns an elder statesman. Viscount Uchlda, who Is destined soon to direct tho foreign policy of Jnpan, has occupied the post of am bassador at Washingtonslnce Decem ber, 1000. Prior to his appointment to the Washington embassy tho-viscount was minister to Austria-Hungary nnd before that vice minister of foreign af fairs. Marquis Saionji is the leader of the Bel-Yu-Kal, or constitutionalist party, nnd was premier in 190C-190S. ANNUAL SNEEZEFEST. Hay Fever Association Meets In Con vention In New Hampshire. Bethlehem, N. II., Aug. 31. Tho thirty-eighth annual meeting of the American Hay Fever association was held at the Methodist church In Beth lehem and there was n large attend ance at this the annual sneczpfest of sufferers from all parts of thfTcountry, 1ouhd together by common lntorest and all here to get relief from the dread nflliction. Many sufferers became members of the association upon the payment of the annual fee of 50 cents each. Offi cers of the association nre: Clayton E. Dclaninter, president; William II. Patterson, vice president; P. F. Jerome, secretary and treasurer; executive committee include T. K. Tuthili, M.I)., the Itev. Guy Roberts and II. P. French. General offices of the nKsocin iiou are at 125 East Twenty-seventh street, New York. The principal paper was given by Dr. W. A. Armstrong of Philadelphia, who treated bay fever as a nerve dis ease. He described two cures by the Inductlon-gnlvano-fnradlc electrical treatment. The nssoclotlon hopes to have the treatment as fully described printed for public use. LAWYERS HEAR TAFT TODAY. American Bar Association Claims Day of President's Vacation. Beverly, Mass.. Aug. 31. President Taft will address the American Bar association today at Its meeting In Boston. Mr. Taft will motor in to Boston In tho morniug and return to Beverly In time for luncheon, Tho executive's clerical force hnvo hurried a part of tho western trip itin erary to completion, and today Lucien Wheeler of the secret servlco left from Boston to make nrrnngemonts for tho president's reception in the various towns which ho will visit. Big Cranberry Crop. Mlddleboro, Mass., Aug. 31. Crnn lerry harvest on many bogs in tills section began today, nnd by the first of next week shipments will have started for New York and other points. Growers look for an increase of about 11 per cent, or 13,000 barrels, over lost season's crop. Market Reports. n UTTER Steady on top grades; re ceipts, 0,147 packages; creamery, specials per lb., 27c; extras, 2Cc.j thlrda to flrstt, 20'a25c; state dairy, common to prime, 19a23Hc; process, seconds to specials, ISliu 23c; factory, current make, 17a20V4c; pack ing stock, 16alSc CHEESE-Steady; receipts, 2.700 boxes. EGGS High grades firm; receipts, 16.8M cases; fresh gathered, firsts, per doz., 17a 18c; stats, Pennsylvania and nearby, hen nery, whites, 2Ga31c; gathered, whites, 22a 29c. POTATOES Easy; Lons Island, per bbl. pr bag, 2.76o3; Jersey, 2.80aJ; sweets, Jersey, No. 1, per basket, tl.C0al.62; south ern, yellow, per bbl., J2.60a3.7S; white, $2a3; red, $:q2.E0; yams, southern, fLCOaz. LIVE POULTRY Steady; chickens, broilers, per lb.. 7alSo.; fowls, UHal6c( roosters. 10Ma; turkeys, 13c; ducks, 15c; DEFENSE BEGINS. Witness Tells of Armed Man Night, of Murder. CONFIRMS BEATTIE'S STORY. Stranger Carrying Shotgun Seen by Quarryman Tallies With Prisoner's Description of Slayer of His Wife on Turnpike Near Richmond. Chesterfield Court House, Vn., Aug. 81. The grave business of Henry Clay Beattle's defense against the charge of wife murder commenced after the commonwealth's lawyers had rested their case. Before his lawyer, Harry Smith, Jr., had been long at work on the build ing of combative ovidenco against the serious case mado out against the young man by the prosecution, bo had introduced a witness who swore that on the evening of the day when Mrsj Bcattlo was murdered on Midlothian turnpike, be had seen a rough looking man following In a vague way the de scription of Mrs. Beattle's assailant, as the prisoner himself has given It, who was walking along tho tracks ol the Southern railroad, three miles away from the scene of the homicide, with a single barreled shotgun over his shoulder. No further tstlmony tending to trace the movements of this armed man from 5:30, tho hour when the witness saw him, up to near 11 o'clock, when Mrs. Benttio was fired upon, had been entered. Another witness, who seem ed to be very vague ns to his facts, had taken tho stand to testify to hav ing seen an unusual looking man on the turnpike on three separate oc casions before July 18, the day of the "murder, but that was as far as ho went. So far as Beattle's defense revealed itself, it was shown that no attempt will be made to dodge the story which tho prisoner has told of his wife hav ing been slain by the charge of a single barreled shotgun, fired nt o range of about six feet by n man un known to Beattle. There was no bint given of a possible defense of Insanity, which had been rumored during tho early days of the case; no attempt to establish the ground for n verdict of involuntnry manslaughter through tho mishandling of tho gun In Beattle's own hands. W. B. Holland was tho witness who laid the chief foundation in defenso of Beattle's story of the murder of his wife' Holland Is employed In tho quarries along tho James river by the tracks of the Southern railroad. Ho gavo his direct testimony ' in n simple, straightforward manner, vlth no In dications of eagerness to bo of assist ance to the whito faced youth behind tho rail so badly in need of assistance nt this time. Holland's story was thut between 530 nnd 0 o'clock on July 18 he bad seen a man who was a stranger to him walking along tho tracks in the direction of tho crossing with the Mid lothian turnpike. He carried a slijglo barreled shotgun over hl3 shoulders a circumstance that struck tho witness as unusual because all game Irws are In force at this season. Ho was about thirty-eight years old, ho said, nearly six feet tall, as ho remembered, and had a week's growth of sandy beard on his face. Tho other witness who backed up the mysterious stranger lino of testi mony was Eugene Henshaw, a milk man, who lives on tho turnpike sev eral miles from tho place where tho homicide was committed. Henshaw, who is a Mormon nnd who, becnuso of that fact more or less a self appoint ed hermit among tho folk of Chester field, did not ndd great weight to the defense. All that ho could say defi nitely was that on three different oc casions In the week preceding that in which Mrs. Beattle lost her life, he had seen a wild looking man who act ed like a lunatic, cither walking along tho Midlothian turnpike or sitting by tho side of the road. The man carried no gun. Before Attorney Smith had proceed ed far in tho defense, ho raised an issuo which was hotly contested by Louis Wendcnburg, tho common wealth's prosecutor, and finally com promised by Judge Watson. Smith put Herbert Richardson, chauffeur, on tho stand nnd was asking him to de tail the circumstances of a holdup by an armed man, which he had experi enced on Petersburg turnpike, ten miles from Richmond, a year ago. Wcndouburg instantly objected. Judge Watson ruled that Mr. Smith could iutroduco enough evidence to es tablish the fact that tho highways in Chesterfield county were actually ren dered dangerous by tho prevalence of an nntiautomobile mania, nnd he would allow this evidence to go before tho jury, otherwise it would bo stricken out of tho records. POPULATION MOVES WEST. Center Is Now In Monroe County, Ind., Near Bloomlngton, Washington, Aug. 81. The center of population of tho United States, as announced by Director of Census Du rand, la In the western part of the city of Bloomlngton, Monroe county. Ind. This Is eight miles further west than tho location announced July 17, when Director Durnnd placed It four and one-quarter miles south of Unlonvllle, in the same county, FORMER IDAHO GOVERNOR. I i J. H. Brady Announces Details C of Trip For State Executives. ( Pocatello, Ida., Aug. 31. The gover nors of thirteen western states will greet 85,000.000 persons east of tho Rockies this fall, where a sieclal train carrying tho executives of Idaho, Washington, Oregon. California, Mon tana, Nevada, Utah. Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota will nssemblo at Omaha in October and Journey to the land shows in Chlcngo. Pittsburg and New York city. They will make side trips to every eastern capital nnd wind np nt St. Paul in December. Former Governor James H. Brady of Idaho, president of the Western De velopment association, has announced plans for running tho governors' spe cial. Tho Hill and Harriman lines and the Punanin exposition manage ment have pledged co-operation. The trip will cont $75,000. WELLS OUTPOINTS BROWN. Briton Proves Himself Master of American Boxer. New York, Aug. 31. In the presence of more than 12,000 sictators Matt Wells, England's lightweight cham pion, made a show of Knockout Brown of this city in the much talked of ton round glove lmttlo in the Madi son Square Garden. Referee Charley White was unable to render a decision because of the restrictions of the state boxing commission, but if ho had en Joyed such n privilege his task would have been easy. Wells was the class. These few words tell the story of Brown's de feat. The Englishman knew too much for the East Side Dutchman, nnd quickly showed it In the first round. Brown's nttack, which was incessant thougli ineffective, was met with con summate skill. Wells made use of the twenty-four foot ring by employing footwork that puzzled tho New Yorker. The Briton knew how to duck or side step the fumous left hand wallop upon which Brown depended, and then coming back swiftly ho shot in cutting blows that in the course of time drew blood from Brown's nose nnd mouth nnd almost closed his right eyo. Wells' generalship was superb. In short. Wells was the master at scientific box ing nnd nt hard, accurate hitting. He did not appear to be a bit weakened by tho weight, 133 pounds, and was very strong all tho way to the finish. Tho receipts will amount to more than $30,000, it was said, of which Brown will receive about $0,000 nnd Wells $5,000. PLAZA TO ESTRADA'S AID. Former President of Ecuador to Enter Politics Again. Lima, Peru, Aug. 31. General' Le ouldas Plaza, former president of Ecuador, arrived n few days ngo from England by way of New York nnd left for Guayaquil on his way to Quito, where lie has been called by political friends. General Plaza, who is now ono of tho most Influential politicians in Ecuador, wbb tho presi dent of that republic from 1001 to 1005, during which time tho country enjoyed peace. His administration was generally considered the most creditable for many .years. The general is going homo to sup port General Estradu, who will short ly assume office, using his powerful political influeneo to maintain peace and the constitutional regime which was threatened seriously by tho lato revolutionary movement of the for mer dictatorial government in Quito. INVENTS TALKING WOMAN. Bachelor Spends Seven Years Perfect ing Feminine Frankenstein. Boston, Aug. 31. John W. Belcher of Center street, Newton, a bachelor, has just finished a remarkable me chanical figure of a woman which walks, talks, writes and smiles. The figure is five feet eight Inches In height and weighs 185 pounds. It la dressed In a red silk gown of the latest design and can move its Hps, eyes, mouth, arms, legs and fingers. Mr. Belcher spent seven years in the construction of the figure. Weather Probabilities. Probable showers tonight and tomorrow. BLAMES ANOTHER. Easton Girl Denies Writing Improper Letters. TO BE ARRAIGNED TOMORROW. Miss Harriet De Witt Tells of Similar Charges Being Brought Against Oth er Women and Intimates That Minister Can Unravel Mystery. Easton, Pa., Aug. 31. Miss Harriet De Witt, daughter of George Do Witt, a wealthy resident of Easton, declared that she was innocent of tho charge of having sent Improper letters through tho mails to a hundred leading persons of this city. She Insisted that when she is arraigned tomorrow before United States Commissioner Turner there will be no evidence whatever ngninst her. Following her arrest Tuesday, after nn investigation by Postolllce In spector Shaneberger, she was advised to make no public statement, but to a correspondent she said: "All I have to say at this time is that I am not guilty. Of course it makes me feel bad to have such accusations made, and I regret exceedingly the publicity that has come to our home. "I have been told thnt three or four women were accused of writing these letters before my name was mentioned. Ono woman who is now dead was taken to the postolllce n couple of years ngo in very much tho same man ner that attended my summons to that place. "When this woman was taken before the inspector, he advised her to make a confession. She protested her Inno cence. I could give the names, but 1 do not want to drag Innocent persons Into tills matter. "Why, I have received some of the same letters. One of them says that thirty-two members of Christ church, to which the Rev. Elmer E. Snyder, who is chiefly behind the charges against me, is attached ns minister, can attest the truth of the slander uttered against me in the letter I got. My lawyer has the letters. I think they must have been written by some one who belongs to tho church- mentioned. "When they nsked me to write nnd print for tho officials I gladly did so, because I had nothing to fear nnd know thnt. I was innocent of any con nection with the letters." Miss De Witt is a niece of the Into Judge Silas De Witt, long prominent in New Jersey politics. Her cousin, John Do Witt, was the noted Prince ton football star. It is said that the only evidence in the possession of the government that connects her with the offense Is tho handwriting sieclmens furnished by her to the inspector, which, he asserts, tallies with tho penmanship of the letters which for nine years have played havoc in social circles of this little city. CHARGE FRAUD OF MILLIONS. Attorney General Says Conspiracy Grew From Contract Awards. Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 31. At the conclusion of a conference between John C. Bell, nttorney general of Pennsylvania, and Thomas Raeburn White, counsel for the Bullitt tax payer's committee on city finances, Mr. Bell announced his newly appoint ed deputy has placed in his hands for use before the Catlin "Lexow" com mission a mass of data showing con spiracy with regard to certain munici pal contractors. The attorney general declared this conspiracy grow out of the awarding of contracts Involving millions of dol lars. Mr. Bell's startling statements were made in nnswor to questions. "I believe the evidence which Mr. White has will show proof of this con spiracy," he said. BOMB EXPLOSION. Two Houses Damaged In Alleged Black Hand Plot. Philadelphia, Aug. 31. A dynamite bomb, believed to have been placed In position by persons who had been refused money, was exploded in front of a house in tho south part of this city, causing considerable damage. No one was hurt. Tho front of tho dwell ing, ns well as that of ono adjoining, wns wrecked, and windows in houses within a radius of a block were smashed. On April 5 last a similar explosion occurred in front of tho house, which Is occupied by Peter "Mancuso, a mer chont. He had received a letter de manding money, which was signed "Black Hand." Ho turned the letter over to tho police. HUGE COAL SHIPMENT. 8,000,000 Bushels Leave Pittsburg Dir. trlct In One Shipment. Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 81. The largest coal shipment In tho history of the Pittsburg district nnd tho Ohio rivet is under way, bound for Cincinnati. Louisville and New Orleans. The ship ment aggregates 8,000,000 bushels. Up. ward of 1,500 rlvermen nro employed to get tho big coal fleets nway, while several thousand coal miners, employ cd by river coal companies, aro assured steady, work for many months to come ) little vrr-r tr-Mr-i C ' Abandoned Daisy Ea H (j 3 ( ) Kin of tho Lo'.e C3ti-"or. ( i "i '-,',; - rS- - - i?' ' ift--2jwi- -4.f w;. - Now York, Aug. 31.-Llttle Virginia Elklns, the four-months-old baby that was left a few days ago with Mm Delia Greany of 1714 Third avenue, and who Is said to be the cWld of o socond cousin to the late Senator El klns of West Virginia, is again in the care of her mother. Mrs. Elkins, who had left the chi:d with Mrs. Greany with the object of having her adopted by some respou slhle iteople, returned to claim he. baby when she read of the abandoning of the infant by Mrs. Grayson. It is rumored that tho Elklns fnmil;: may have had a hnnd In this fortu nate turn of affairs. Mrs. Elkins. the mother of tho child, is poor, both pliy sically and financially. Her rich rela tives from West Virginia, it Is snl'l. will provide for both mother and eh! d NURSE GETS BIG ESTATE. Siotor of Walter E. Duryta Withdraws Suit to Break His Will. New York, Aug. 81. The notice of contest which was filed ngninst the will of tho late Walter E. Duryea on July 15 by 'his sister, Mrs. Eva Thai borg, was withdrawn ahd tho will wns admitted to probate ut Mlneola, N. Y. The impending lawsuit which was to be brought against Miss Eleanor Per egrine, the nurse who was in constant attendance on Duryea 'during the twelve years which ho lived almost completely paralyzed from the effect of a broken neck, is thus nbmptly ended nnd she will receive without opposition tho fortune which was be queathed to her. Tho estate Instead of amounting to several millions of dollars has a total value of about 700,000, and of tills Miss Peregrine will receive $200,000. Other beneficiaries nre Mr. Duryea's three sisters and their children, nu raorort8 relatives and friends of Mr. Duryea and several charitable lnstltu. tlons and hospitals. CONGRESSMAN DISAPPEARS. Maryland Folk Scent Mystery and Break Into His Home. Washington, Aug. SI. Because for several days no signs of life had been seen nround tho homo of Representa tive Martin Dies of Texas at Mount Rainier, ,Md., Justice of the Peace Joyco broke Into the house to investi gate what tho neighborhood regarded as n mystery. Nobody wis at home. Mount Rainier curiosity 'was aroused, it seems, by tho deserted appearouce of tho house after Mrs. Dies had told somebody that her husband was 111 In bed. In Washington the affair is not taken seriously, as It 1b supposed that tho congressman and his wife merely left homo for awhilo without confid ing their plans to tho neighbors. STONE REYES SYMPATHIZERS. American Store In Chihuahua the Scene of Small Riot. jtfhihuahua, Mex., Aug. 31. A num ber of men shouting for General Roves were pursued on the streets by sym pathizers of Madoro and wore stoned and chased Into an American confec tionery, where there were many Amor lenn women. Tho proprietor pulled down tho iron blinds, with which many places were equipped during the revolution, but tho crowd stoned the place nnd fired a fow shots at It. Tho Reycslsts escaped, and tho mob then went to tho plaza and uttncketl the hand, which wns playing military music. Tho bass drum wns burst and tho band was forced to play tho na tional nnthem. FAVORS PARCELS POST. Postmaster General's Plan la For 8low Introduction of System. Washington, Aug. 3L Postmaster General nitchcock announced today that ho Is In favor of a parcels post and would discuss the subject nt longrh In his next annual roport nis plan contemplates tho gradual Introduction of tho systom, tho slow but sure preparation pf the postal service and Its employes to handio business within drcumseribod limits, and then Its gradual extension until tho whftla rnnntrr la finvaraA. GRANGE MEETING HELD AT CALKINS ImportantBusiness Trans acted; Prizes warded McSPAllHKX TALKED ON "WHAT THE GRANGE IS AND WHAT IT IS DOING." Wayne County Pomona Grange No. 41, Patrons of Husbandry, con vened with Labor Grange, Calkins, Pa., last week. The session was call ed to order by P. L. Hartford wlio occupied tho chair in the forced ab sence of M. G. Noble, Pomona Mas ter, who is In tho hospital at Scran ton suffering from an affliction of his eyes. The meeting opened in the fourth degree in full form at 11 o clock. Reading of the minutes of tho last meeting. Reading reports of subordinate granges. Seventeen reports were in the hands of the secretary, nearly all of which show progress. Harvest Grange of Maplewood had secured the largest number of now members for the quarter and was awarded the honor banner." The Worthy Mas ter appointed Theodore Kline to pre sent the banner. P. S. Keene, secre tary of Harvest Grange being pres ent, ably responded and accepted the banner In behalf of his Grange. Dinner was announced and on mo tion adjourned. Grange reopened at 1:45 p. m. The fololwing committees were ap pointed: Time and Place, 1912 P. M Shaffer, P. A. Peet and A. W. Eno. ' Soliciting Ward Wall, A. W. Wilcox and Alma Noble. Resolutions Theodore Kline. Miss Olive Shaffer and P, W. Stephens. Appeals Theodore Kline, P. W. Shaner and Mrs. W. Dunn. Samuel Saunders, chairman o the committee on Time and Place, re ported that he had made arrange ments with Freedom Lodge, No. 8S, at 'Honesdale, for Wayne County Pomona to hold Its next meeting there. It was regularly moved that tho report be adopted. The motion prevailed. A motion made and sustained that the next meoting of Wayne County Pomona Grange be held at Hones ianl Pa" Tuesday' December 10, Worthy Lecturer E. E. Kinsman, now occupied the chair, and the fol lowing program was given: Song by the. choir. Trombone and organ selection by W. B. Yerkes and Alma Noble. Question, "Farm Account," opened by Brother Geo. Knorr. A. T. Searle folowed with an In teresting and instructive talk on "Keeping Account on tho Farm." Supper was now served. Grange reopened and in accord ance to a previous motion the doors were thrown open to the public to hear the address of J. A. McSparren, member of the Legislative commit tee of Pennsylvania State Grange. Mr. McSparren is a vety modest looking man and would almost pass for a youth. The subject of his ad dress was "What tho Grange is and What It is Doing." He spoke for over an hour and held the closest at tention of his hearers throughout the whole evening so well did he handle his subject and we only re gret that Mr. McSparren could not have been greeted by thousands In stead of hundreds as this subject was of vast importance to the farm er and laborer. At the close of the address the following program was given: Song, "America." Recitation, by Speneer Noble. Trombone and organ selection by W. B. Yerkes and Alma Noble. Recitation by C. H. Allen. A rising vote of thanks was ex tended to Mr. McSparren for coming to Wayno county and for tho splen did address he had given. This brought the public meeting to a close and after nearly all present had greeted the speaker with a hearty handshake many returned to their homes, but the labors of the day wero not completed. There was a class of thirteen waiting to take the Fifth degree and they were duly obligated into the mysteries of this degree and grange closed, August 24th Grange opened in regular form at 9 a. m. Song by the grange. The following persons, F. W. Stephens, C. H. Allen, F. M. Shaf fer, George Curtis, Mark Gilpin, W. G. Noble and Chas. Williams were appointed committee on Corn nnd Apple show which will he held in connection with the next Pomona meeting at Freedom Lodge Hall, Honesdale, Pa Dec. 19, 1911. Tho following prizes will bo of fered under the rules of the Wayne County Corn and Apple Show: Class 1. 1st prize Best 10 ears of corn, $3 and State Grange diploma; 2nd prize Best 10 ears of corn, ?2; 3rd prize Best 10 ears of corn, 1. Class 2. For Doys under 20 years of ngo. 1st prize Best 10 ears of corn, $3 and State Grange diploma; 2nd prizo Best 10 oars of corn, $2; 3rd prlze Best 10 ears of corn, ?1. Class 3. Best single ear, $2; 2nd' best single ear, ?1 3rd best single ear, 50 cents. Class 4. Best 5 apples, ?2 and State Grange Diploma; 2nd prize, best 5 apples, ?1; 3rd prize Best G apples, GO cents. Class 4. Best single apple, $1; 2nd best single apple, 50 cents; 3rd best single apple, 25 cents. Tho recitations given by the young people and senior members of La bor Grange were all flrst-class and much appreciated by all. On motion a rising vote of thanks was extended to Labor Grange and Grange closed in full form. Mrs. A. G. Loomis Is passing a few days with friends In Deposit, her former homo. -r-A good many of the people of Honeadalo .have started fires in their furnaces. A little heat these cold, rainy days does not come amiss.
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