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VOL. 45. NO. 8026 CHARLOTTE N. C, WEDNESDAY tVENING, SEPTEMBER 6 191 1 PR XCF i In Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy Daily—5 Cents Sunday.
* xxiv^A-'» Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Daily and Sunday.
"I Expect To Be
Home Sunday"
Says Young Beaiiie
Young Prisoner Charged With
Dastardly Deed Spends
Quiet Day And is Confident
or Acquittal—A Day of
Quietude.
Main Features oj Testimony
Reviewed — Both Sides Are
Confident—Shortly the Jury
Will Take the Case—No
Public Hearing Today.
By Associated Press
f: field C. H.. Va., Sept. 6.—"I
to be borne Sunday I (eel that
has Impressed the jury and
. :hey will give me a square
wsi the confident remark of
' ,v Seattle, Jr., indicted (or I further but the prosecution it was said
tt his wife, as he sat in* might urge the detention until the ver-hers
today, gazing in retro- diet of the jury is brought in which la
Be cloven days of evidence expected to be before the end of this
rhich was brought to a close
Paul's story of his meetings with
Henry have been attacked but the
commonwealth considers that his story
nevertheless remains Intact In its main
features.
Judge and Lawyers Confer.
Richmond. Va., Sept. 6.—Judge Wm.
A. Watson today conferred with L. O.
Wendenburg and J. M. Gregory, attor-neys
for the prosecution and H. ML
Smith and Hill Carter, counsel for the
defense in the Beattie trial.
They met for the usual argument in
the absence of jury' to determine what
instructions shall be given by the
court tomorrow to the jury as to the
legal construction of various kinds of
evidence.
The determination of fine tecnicah-ties
of law and the laying of the legal
basil at argument of counsel tomor-row
were expected to consume the en-tire
day's conference. Another ques-tion,
however, was expected to be set-tled
by Judge Watson at the confer-ence—
namely whether Beulah Bin-ford
and Paul Beattie held in jail since
the arrest of the accused should be
given their freedom. Judge Watson
has been anxious not to detain them
By Asociated Press.
Paris, Sept. 6—Advices received
here today from Berlin intimate
that the German "*nperial chancellor,
Dr. Von Bethm ^ Hollweg. has in-dicated
his arrj cance of France's
proposals, prc£» ted last Monday to
the German £» .eign minister, Herr
Von Kidf^» .-Waechter, by the
'•?" assador,
$ » settlement
Very Confident.
week. Wild rumors again were in cir-culation
here that a member of the
jury and the father of the prisoner
isinesa or nervousnes3 were no, once were neighbors and friends, but
. nil countenance or manner, i whether the prosecution had deemed
rested the same outward calm
M. Cambon,
of the Mo-ute.
ach foreign office, however,
an attitude of reserve
the progress of the nego-
French
looking
roccan
The
mains
regarding
tiations.
Dist patches, which look as though
they had common origin at the
French embassy in Berlin, received
today by several Paris newspapers,
also indicate that an early agreement
between France and Germany in the
Moroccan dispute is probable.
Run on Bank
Etettin, Prussia, Sept. 6.—The run
on the savings banks here caused
by the circulation of rumors that war
between France and Germany was
impending, continued today.
All attempts of the banking offi-cials
to reassure the depositors have
proved fruitless.
Bailey Confii ms Report
That He Will Not
Entei jor Re-election
Holding Movement Texas Senator to Shake Dust
Gaining Ground %.™»t
F,om
t
Eis FJ*7 a Bis Determination, Briefly
By Associated Press.
Shawnee, Okla.. Sept. 8.—More sup-port
was pledged today for holding
cotton in the telegrams received by
the farmers in convention here.
The statistical committee is com-piling
figures on the price of cotton.
This question will be threshed out to-night
and a decision will be reached
on the question of holding cotton for
higher prices. It is apparent now that
the resolution asking the members to
hold cotton for at least 13 cents will
be passed.
Expressed, is Given as Final
• hat characterized
oner's bar as
this of sufficient importance to bring
to the attention of Judge Watson had
not been determined early today.
Want Beulah Released.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 6.—Mrs. J. E.
Binfard, mother of Beulah. saw Judge
Watson and attorneys for the prosecu-tion
shortly after noon today concern-ing
the release of her daughter from
custody. Judge Watson declared that
unless something unforeseen develop-ed
he would issue an order for her
realease tomorrow.
The Binford girl received the news
joyously. When asked if she knew
any reason why she should not be al-lowed
to testify she guessed that they
found out enough through other wit-nesses
"If Henry Beattie is guilty," she
said, however, as she leaned over a
bannlater in the jail today and talked
with several newspaper men. "I should
like to see him punished, I'd say that
i about any man whether I loved him or
not. But I don't think Henry Beattie
would kill his wife. His disposition
was always good"
She confided that she had a stage
offer but had not decided as yet to
accept it. She intends, however, to
go to Norfolk tomorrow to go by boat
to New York, adding that she didn't
want t hear about the Beattie case
again."
Paul Beattie, confined in the same
Jail. also expects his realease tomor-row.
He. too, has decided to go on the
stage, because, he said, he needed the
money.
him either in
he heard wit-witness
testify against him
• M witness chair when he hini-
Ited ;n ■ matter of fact way the
■'. oil indiscretions with Beulah
■.id the brutal attack o( the
1 hichwayman which caused the
of bis wife of a year.
The Quiet Lay of the Cricket.
The court house and its pastcral vi-was
clothed In peaceful quiet
e crickets and katydid! con-their
chl.-plng unhampered b..'
laa and bustle of a curious crowd
o men of impassive face in
. nds is locked the secret of
■ future life rose as usnal with
A of day and after breakfast
tiny hotel here strolled on the
singing, not i song of mirth i
bol the strains of religious I
• :.' irlsoner not far away |
I"heir friends" call' them j
'lad-fearing men." and de
are of the kind to weigh
efullly.
'or the Argument,
have heard all the evi-
• remains only for counsel
11 to knit together the rele-
6 various testimonies into
irgVBMDL t'non the argu-
• aerallv conceded much
spend »» iti" defense expects
Strongest plea on the dane-
.i'-cepting circumstantial evl-
The Problem of the Jury.
"cmion's main broadside
• red along the 6ame lines
as characterized its rigid cross-exami-
D of the i rlsoner and will predl-
OBS question—how did the same
gun which Paul Beattie bought for his i
cousin, Henry on Saturday. July 15,
came to be in the hands of the alleg-a
Umtu on Midlothian turn- By Associated Press.
on the night of Tuesday, July IS? "Baden-Baden. Germany , Sept. 6.—
fenae his admitted by its wit- jhe Zeppelin dirigible balloon Schwa-
Leases that Paul purchased the very b«n |€ft this city with seven passeng-
.. later was identified by €r8 at 6:05 o'clock this morning on an
Henry as the one that killed his wife air voyage to Berlin. The air ship is
all only reason for the admission scheduled to make a stop today at
■here was blood on the Gotha, about half way between Baden-ar.
d it was found not far from Baden and the German capital. The
rcere of the crime. He has de- distance of the proposed flight is ap-nowever,
that he saw or knew of proximately 350 miles. It was the
'It gun before the highwayman level- nrgt of the regular aero excursions
• or. Midlothian turnpike, because which will be run regularly. The faro
Benttlt'i car almost collided with js approximately $47.
I Reaches Gotha.
The Vital Point*. I ■ Gotha. Duchy of Saxe-Coburg Gotha,
The defense has attempted to punc- Sept. 6.—The dirigible balloon Schwa-ture
the story of Paul Beattie. the cou- hen arrived here at half-pas: twelve
Of 'he accused, who not only told tni8 afternoon by way of Frankfort.
of -he purchase of the weapon but the The passengers on the big air ship
alleged confession of the prisoner to were landed successfully.
' having committed the crime.
The defense by numerous witnesses ATTACK ON EDITOR.
endeavored to impeach the veracity of
Pa;', as to his having transferred the Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 6.—Oppo-
0 Henry on Saturdax night July B^0Q t0 the constitution in office
and by one witness. E. H. Neblltt, of pTBn\i j Rogers, as president of
■ d that Paul had a shot gun with the United National Association of
T. on Sunday. July 16. at the bridge pogt offlce clerks> too^ another tact
:ere he was employed as a watch- , T Qcotu editor of the
U%S?7SLftES 3£j «s» - S3"3S\B a?SM«svaaa SSK, "'^~£^ he was mistaken To intimate tending to reflect oni Rogers and
1 be already is said to have made with lack of business ability in edit-a
declaration. Other points in ing the magazine.
New England Mills
Resume Operations
By Associated Press.
Boston, Sept. 6.—A change for the
better occurred in many cities, towns
and villages of New England, when
textile mills employing an aggregate
of 65,000 persons resumed operations
after a shut down varying from S days
to two weeks or more.
Curtailment of the production of cot-ton
goods will continue at a number of
places, including Fall River, until the
raw cotton situation and goods mar-ket
conditions further improve. Man-ufacturers
hope, however, that the
worst is over.
President William M. Wood, of the
American Woollen Company, which
controls .".0 mills in New England an!
New York state, says that the woollen
business is improving and | Uiat the
mills are more" active' uanwr some
time.
Zeppelin Anship
Off Foi Berlin
SKETCH DRAWN BY BEULAH BINFORD
Sketch drawn by Beulah Binford of Hen-y Clay Bettle. Jr., who Is
now standing trial in the Chesterfield County Courthouse, Va., on the charge
of murdering hja young wife.
Went Bear Hunting
And Were Killed L
Will Practice Law in New
York — Governor Colquitt,
Former Governor Campbell
And Others Named as Possi-ble
Successor.
By Associated Press.
Gainesville. Tex., Sept. 6.—Unite !
States Senator Jos. W. Bailey toda ••
confirmed the announcement niaii i
last night that he would not be a c- •
didate for re-election to the Unii i
By Associated Press.
Aberdeen, Wash., Sept. 6.—The bod- larger morning newspapers
ies of the 16-year-old twin sons of
Henry Bauer, a farmer living near
Very lew persons in ,
knew of the senator's determination
until today and only a portion of the
of Texas
published the announcement.
It is said Senator Bailev will go to
here, were found yesterday by deputy New York city to practice law after
his senate service ends.
Notable Change in Texas.
Austin. Tex., Sept. 6.—United States
IN THE COTTON
REGION TODAY
By Associated Press.
Washington. Sept. 6.—The approach
of the second West Indian storm of
the season was reported to the weath-er
bureau today from the stations fn,
Jamaica, which island lies in the track of the week's weather, according to
By Asociated Press.
Washington, Sept. 6.—Heavy and
beneficial rainfall over the eastern
pirtion of the country and abundant
sunshine over the interior and west-ern
portion were the main features
sheriffs in a lonely spot 20 miles north-east
of Montesano and near the shack
of the boys' uncle, John Turner. Bul-let
holes in the head of both bodies in.1 Senator Bailey's possible retirement to
dicated the manner in which they met I l,r.ivate , >>£ forecasts an important
. .. , , . _ I change in Texas, namely the elimina-death.
A posse is in search of Turner, ition of an iB8Ue wWch has appear€(J
who is missing. The two boys went (in practically every important politi-bear
hunting Sunday. Turner has lived |cal agitation in this state for about
a hermit's life for two years but he six years. So numerous and so loyal
was believed to be harmless. It is
thought he believed the boys had been
sent to kill him.
REV. O. E. DAVIS
WAS POISONED.
were the senator's friends that repeat-edly
the alignment of "Bailey" and oi
"anti-Bailey" men has been a large
factor in the voting at the state legis-lature
and some times at the polls on
general state issues.
A successor to Senator Bailey will
be selected at a primary next July.
Those mentioned as candidates include
Governor O. B. Colquitt, former Gov-
Mid Training
Season Jor Playeis
By Associated Press.
"Pittsburg. Pa., Sept. 6.-The Pitts-burg
Nationals will establish a prece-dent
in major league history by hav-ing
a mid-training season. Discourag-ed
by the failure of his team to gain
ground on Chicago and New York,
Manager Fred Clark will take the
whole crew to West Baden. Ind., from
St. Louis on September 10. They will
remain there for two days and will
partake of the waters and indulge in
dailv exercise and early morning
walks. President Dreyfuss suggested
this as a means of getting the players
primed for the deciding clashes.
Irish Authoress
Found Dead in Hotel
of these storms as thev sweep across
the Atlantic, over the West Indies and
fgulf. apd thence, usually, into the
southern states. Only meagre reports
w-ere received as the disturbance was
6ome distance off the Jamaican coast
The indications were only slight, but
they showed a storm in the Carribbean
sea to the south-southeast of the is-the
national weekly--bulletin of the
weather bureau, issued today.
In the cotton growing region, heavy
rains during the early part of the
week with high wind, accompanying
the storm of August 27 and 28, did
much damage, along the coast and
in the eastern portions of South Car-olina,
and some damage occurred
from heaw rains in portions of
In the
By Associated Press.
London. Sept. 6.—Mrs. Katherine
Cecil Thurston, the Irish authoress.
was found dead this morning at a
hotel in Cork.
Mrs. Thurston was a native of Cork
and married in 1901 Ernest Charles
Thurston. with whom she was the
joint author of several popular novels.
The couple lived happily until 1907,
whenv according to Mrs. Thurston. he
husband informed her that it was lie-cessary
that he should live his own
life and for the. purpose of llts-ary
work should go down into the very
depths of society. The authoress was
granted a divorce in the spring of
1910.
land.
Officials of the weather bureau today I North Carolina and Georgia
said they were unable
ports thus far recei
tensive it was but
would probably pass through tae car-1——• Mississippi and Louisiana
ribbean and on to Yucatan as they I occurred over large
suonmlikeeltyimtehsatdothe Tshtoerymthwoouuglhdt siwt e^rvaes ^portritoionnss oofi Ti^exas j>and Okl■a homa,
northwestward and strike the Ameri-can
coast.
By Associated Press.
Georgetown. British Guiana, Sept. 6.
—The Rev. O. E. Davis, superinten-' ernor Thomas M. Campbell, Col. Jake
dent of the British Guiana mission of jwolters, leader of the anti-prohibi-the
Seventh Day Adventists, whose; tionists in the recent state-wide elec-doath
at the hands of natives in the tion, Thomas Ball, leader of the drys
interior was announced yesterday, was m the same election. Congressman
poisoned. ' Randall, Cone Johnson and Judge Wm.
Letters left by the missionary give Poindexter. The latter two were can-in
detail the circumstances of the didates for governor at the last elec-crime.
It is understood that his cam- tion.
paign against the practice of polygamy Bai( stick8 t statement,
exasperated the natives. . *
*^ Gainesville. Tex.. Sept. 6.—Many
times today Senator Bailey refused to
amplify his brief and positive state-
GRAND OPERA MANAGER.
REV. D. R. SHIER
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
By Associated Press.
Hudson, Mich., Sept. 6.—Rev. Don-ald
R. Shier, of Landrum, S. C, was
found dead in bed today at the home
of a friend in this city.
Rev. Shier was 70 years of age
and for many years he was a mem-
Dapper Young Italian
Believed To Be
The Monster Criminals
"Fox"
One Of
NOTED SHOE MANU-FACTURER
DEAD.
By Asociated Press.
Media. Pa., Sept. 6.—Waldo Claflin,
a prominent shoe manufacturer, who
thirty years ago made the first shoe
designed especially for baseball play-ers,
died here today.
Serious Fue
In Birmingham
By Associated Press.
Birmingham, Ala.. Sept. Sept. 6 —
The cold storage and local depot of
the Armour Packing Company, a hand-some
five-story building with complete
refrigerating,, sausage making and
packing plant was destroyed by Are
ber of the Michigan Methodist Epis-|tnis morning. The fire burned fierce-ly
for several hours, every piece of
fire department of the greater city be-ing
brought in to fight the flames.
The loss is $200,000. Smoke and
water damage, though slight, will be
felt bv the Cudahy Packing Company,
Kennemer-Irwin wholesale shoe deal-ers
and the Collins' Company, whole-sale
grocery dealers in the immediate
vicinity.
The fire started in the beef room
'from unknown causes. The Armour
i plant was opened in July.
copal confernece.
ENGLISHMAN 8WAM CHANNEL.
Bv Associated Press.
"London, Sept. 6.—William Burgess,
a Yorkshire man. today successfully
swam the English channel from Do-ver.
Eng., to Cape Gris, Nez, France.
The swimmer landed at Gris, Nez, at
half-past ten this morning, almost ex-actly
24 hours after leaving Dover.
Atlanta. Sept. 6.—With William Ar- ment announcing his forthcoming re-thur
Mattice, of Birmingham, as the! tirement. He would only say that the
statement was "emphatic and irre-vocable."
To a few intimate friends the
senator is said to have confided the
causes for his action but these
friends have refused to pass the in-
The Grand will book the Saubert at- formation along Some of the sen.
tractions this year.
er who has a record of sixteen suc-cessful
years in the theatrical business
UNCLE SAM GETS MULKEY.
ator's friends' said that certain ac-tions
of the present Texas legislature
have been displeasing to him but
AMO„*0 «u.nt fi—Uncle Sam's long they would not give this statement
armthLt%ea1nedU\nnde|abb.d1V as authoritive from **■***.
M. Mulkey. the Atlanta contractor who | Ie became generally known here tc-recentlv
went into bankruptcy and con- day that the senator expects to
cealed part of his asset's? according to engage in law practice in New_ York
the charge against him. Mulkey has city when his term expires and it is
been released on a $2,500 bond, and ^,5 ne will be associated with one
BURYEA'S "BUGLER" WON.
Chantilly, France, Sept. 6.—H.
Durvea's Bugler won the Prix j
D'Hallato. which was run here to-1 By
day. !
ANDERSO OFFERS TROPHY
B.i FOR GLIDDEN TOUR.
A. T. CO DIVIDEND.
Unociated Press Hughes. "There have been 17 bomb
rork, Sept 6.—With a dapper explosions in the Italian quarter in
'aiian , elievsd to lie one of the the past month. How many of these
master criminals in their Castablle. who was known as the
ii the police today spread their
I !or the gang of bomb-throwers.
mailers and kidnappers that
• rolled the Italian settlement
"'i 'he last four years.
" Castablle. who was arre*t-
!.y\ with a dynamite bomb
nder his coat will he arraigned today
tii" new law which makes the
ossion of a deadlv weapon
'■ ■ n- . hut the police hope to prove
^alnst him far more serious crimes.
!n many ways Castablle is the most
Important prisoner we have ever en
By Associated Press.
New York, Sept. 6.—Directors of
the American Tobacco Company, now
undergoing re-organization under the
mandate of the supreme court, today
declared the regular quarterly divi-dend
of 1 1-4 per cent on the prefer-red
stock. Recently the dividend on
the common stock was passed pending
the re-organization of the company.
NOTED DETECTIVE DEAD. ,
Fox' and his subordinates are respon-sible
for I don't know but we hope to
fasten enough on him to remove him'
from the scene of operations for some
time." . „
The detention of Castablle In *!0,-
000 bail has proved the value of the
new "deadly weapon" law; and for the
mere possession of a bomb, "the Fox"
ma, be sent to prison for seven years.
This law was passed particularly to
assist the police against elusive Ital-ian
criminals whom it is difficult to
convict because their victims are
By Asociated Press.
Paris, Sept. 6.—The death was an-nounced
today of Armand Cochefert,
a former noted chief of the detec-tive
service of Paris, who played a
prominent role in the Dryefus trial.
EARTH SHOCK FELT.
jArta-ned/' said Police Inspector afraid to testify against them.
Ey Associated Press.
Stuttgart, Wurtembu.-g, Sept. 6.—A
moderate, chough prolonged earth
shock was felt in this vicbHtv ^f <
ilast nignt.
. Associated Press.
Anderson, S. C Sept. 6.—The city of
_ , Anderson through its chamber of com-
Jewels Aqain Figure In Case. ! merce has sent to President Robert
D A=-neiBted Press '■ P- Hooper, of the American Automo-
B\ew YoS Sept 6----rhe Jewels of ]bile Association an offer of a second
Mrs SelenDwelle Jenkins, which have trophy to be competed for by cars in
wmnhis Tenn figured again today I ued at $1,000. Correspondence carried
These j-wels. valued at $170,000, | offer will be accepted.
SWS year^he^enue^cet | RECOGNIZE PRES.DENT OF HAYT,
have been collecting evidence that they
were brought from Europe without the
payment of duty.
Sport Writer Dead.
Oakland, Cal.. Sept. 6.—Eddie
Smith, a well known sporting writer
and fight referee, died here today.
He had been ill with brain trouble
for several weeks.
THE WEATHER.
O
By Associated Press.
Bv Asociated Press.
"Washington. Sept. 6.—The govern-ments
of Great Britain. France and
Germany, in addition to the United
States, have recognized General Cin-cinnatus
Leconte as president of
Hayti, thus extending to him the
moral support of the four powers
controlling the paramount foreign
interests of the little republic.
In receiving American minister
Furniss President Leconte expresseri
much friendly sentiment toward the
United States. ^ ^
THIRTY-TWO PERSONS DROWNED
telegram
the case will come up for a prelimi-nan-
hearing Friday. He was arrest-ed
on an affidavit sworn out by E. V.
V. Carter, trustee in bankruptcy.
WANT HIGHWAY FROM
EAST TO GULF.
of the
polls.
leading firms of the metrc-
MOB MAKES ATTACK ON
THE PERUVIAN LEGATION.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, Sept.
Bv Associated Press.
Washington. Sept. 6—A Bolivian
mob attacked the Peruvian legation
6.—Louisiana ";~^"paz~ sept. 4. pulled down the
and Mississippi congressmen, govern- shattered the windows
ors and other officials of these states shield ana according to a tele-
„.(ii ho mver, an onnortunitv to assist of ?K, * _.,_..B
{rom Amer.
The assault
enthusiasts is set for Nov. 11, in t
city.
FIREMEN SAVE LIVES.
been a conflict on the
tween the forces of Bolivia and Peru
The fact that the report was unoffi-cially
denied did not deter the fury
of the mob.
Din NOT INTEND TO VIOLATE
INTERNATIONAL COURTESY
Atlanta, Sept.. 6.-The lives of five
women and children, overcome by
smoke, were saved yesterday by At-lanta
firemen when flames gutted two j
buildings at 403 and 405 Georgia ave- By Associated Press. ri<irman
nue. The rush oi the fire was so quick , Washington, Sept 6 -The German
that the people living on the second cruiser Bremen did not intentionally
floor had nTchance to get to the stairs, violate the code of international cour-
I adders were placed to the windows tesy by holding torpedo exercises re-
S^STMSI who carried down Mrs. cently in .B—ggjyJSJg
Rattle Ware Miss Mary E. Ware, her consent of the Lnited States go\ern
5Tnd three'children. ment, •«^»« g """S?1 "S2S
reaching Washington.
GUEST OF
This warship
was given authority last Mayjo con-duct
maneuvres in Chesapeake Bay
MMSrs H£oC BSJustice and chitdren. Ill SSSTiT-SSC of the
Geo B/J£ Wilson and Mary Louise, vessel believed it was un*ecessMT tt
of RaJei'h are guests of Mrs. John ask for a renewal of the permit for
W. Hinshaw at her home on East the same ship in so short a space ol
Vance street. I time.
Lima, Peru, Sept. 6—A
received today from the purser of
the Chilean steamer Tocapel, which
was wrecked near Quilca. says that
the total number of persons drowned
hraa 32, including the captain. Ninety
1 _.!...,., o.«.,o saved. The Tucapei dur-
Washington, D. C, Sept. 6.— ♦
Forecast: Virginia and North ♦
and South Carolina and Geor- ♦
gia: Showers tonight or Thurs- O
day, light to moderate variable ♦
winds ♦' others weie wln™" * I ing a heavy fog struck on an -un-charted
ledge of rock. \,
Frank Stantons Poem,
"They Hung Bill Jones
Saved This Mans Neck
By Associated Press.
Salem. Ore., Sept. 6.—The poem,
"They Hung Bill Jones," written by
Frank L. Stanton. a native of Charles-ton,
S. C, now living in Atlanta, saved
the life of Jesse P. Webb yesterday,
so Governor Oswald West said.
Webb, who was convicted of the
murder of William A. Johnson a ranch-man,
instead of being hanged at aoon,
was the guest of honor at a conviot
dinner in the penitentiary.
Webb's sentence was commuted bj
Governor West five minutes before the
time appointed for the hanging.
Governor West said Be wias influ
enced to grant the commutation bj
reading; the poem.
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