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the wants are of service in innumerable ways - SEE IF THEY CAN’T SERVE YOU. ist Edition the CHA-ItLOTTE NEWS. Lat^t Edition 45. NO. 8014 CHARLOTTE N. C., WtDNESDAY tVENING, AUGUST 23, 191 1 pj> ( in Charlotte 2 Centa a Crfpy aDily—£ Cents Sunflav. Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Dally and Sundat. ston Aviatoi Is llmost At Goal of Cross-Countiy Run Atwood Has Covered 135 Miles oj The 1265 Mile Flight St. Loms, Mo,, to City. t rom Fort Plain at Hour This Morning . \ Je Good Time-Hard Places Ahead For I rip, pre'SS. . . \ug. 23.—With 135 . ’ ille fligi-i from St. k to ’>e covered, Har- . ded a point just ■ ''n arter flying 65 ' Rin, in one hour and ii. the trip with but .*• '"I b> a Iraky gaso- r near Amsterdam, u liis •way to New N ?hi=^ afternoon. At- •rning was made ’ « ground. The ’ ■ . •' r.nd ?aere was . .1 -c;'!niition8 be- ‘f fl>lr.g since A:- Vr«rk state. ■ i fhe Xnw York ' ' prra’^rr part of i ;v.,=?el through .-'chf .'•■ef'tady at - ? • cio- k. rv^aching nip? so rh of Albany g aVjouT in search alighted at t '■ 'verai of hi.=^ ' : > bad made av- "':^rly. Fi'om t le . rilri-ad tracks f'*r AlbanV. As soon ;ht >'f The river he H. r.-^t and flving ' f. , T ,k rred il’.cl . Hiid-^on riViT, ■ ■;}>.- -p,, PQCt ]p I . I h i a.-^:lrr m ( if i.»> would await ■ r his machine i>r ’-ably wotild ai'il abou: 5 t. vug. 2!^—Ten * on hi.' 1.- New York >r, toda.' ., dt .stinatior. - >iil i>‘ it. i-.'i'ond thP ird from St. • ■cfr d on i s -• ? i(i i",i1es Nf-'v York. • »ed o make T uncer- '■ o want runn’ng \ 1 k in full > .-ky scrap- ■ 'i ^ ’ . - d was I . Ir thought '• H>* had pre- . a set of ’ ' his biplane * make an ■ ft’id.son riv- , ■ ‘ st^ rs ■ place on : ' Thr> flight full f'f perils of t]«e lack ■f ' .- also will •na’i' event it 1;' Inecliff he a pf'w world's I fl' 11 ^ ;is, counting '1 ’ “lisi 'ng plac- intermediate ;ii th jn?t miles to = ‘'eton. Harry N. ' i- d 9:12 a. M' .. from Fort -.1 a. in. ;^3liTllEE ■lycn CROP HARRY ATWOOD. Harry N. Atwood, th« youthful Boi* ton aviator; his Burgess-Wright aero* plane In flight, and sketch-map of hla remarkable trip from St. Louia to New York. . . . . t-j ‘I w JPX?»^C7^ Fo JPjSHe^ rj_ S3 ' STXXTJSJ> "Kxoj^ ex.JjO€rxB Atrc. Twelve Jurors Selected Who Will Try Henry C. Beattie on Charge of Murdering His Wife —-—, t Must Select Sixteen Men For Jury as the Defense Has Four Peremptory Challenges so T CmiH TO I TOCO By Associated Press. Bremerton, Wash., Aug. 23.—Final recognition by the “government of the visit to America of Admiral Togo will be accorded i)y the navy, according to orders received at the navy yard here. With the sailing for Japan. Aug. 29, of the stoaniship Tamba Maru, which is to bear the Japanese naval hero homeward, the cruisers West Virginia and (’olorado will form an escort and between these warships the Japanese merchantman wMll sfeam to sea. Upon their arrival in international waters the cruisers will fire a farewell salute. FIRE THREATENED TOWN. ssiiy mm iiiiE mm OlER n m ut^i By Associated Press. ' Washington, Aug. 23.—The navy de partment today is promulgating with a good deal of zest a law enacted in the dying hours of the special session of congress by which the government is authorized to make partial payments on all naval contracts to the full amount of the work performed. The last naval act stipulated that only 90 per cent of the work actually accom plished could be settled for in iiartial payments. Officials of the depart ment contended that this was a hard ship on contractors and would be ex pensive to the government as bidders would ask higher prices because 10 per cent of their outlay on govern ment work would be tied up without remuneration during the life of the contract. Their wail was heeded by congress which promptly revoked the limitation. Tl. hurley ky Aiiu-'i last i)f r’O‘i,i)i)n,i"'»0 iiior*' th^'i ! - l) li»,‘ved. '■ • u ; If' 'v jrs, •i : .(IS, wliit.ii ■ ; I -'.I :iO(l : :;. ir' ol hun- r. int inbor- ■ I plaiit tul);i ' >f the Urnj ■r other y >ar.', Bv Associated Press. ’Ban:;or. Mo.. Aug. 23.—Fire early to- dav threatened the destruction of the village of Charleston. Me. The tele- l»hone exchange, post office and sev- ei'al stores were destroyed with a loss nf Sr.0,000 before the flames were con trolled by a bucket brigade of vula- gers. FOR KILLING WHITTIER. By Associated Press. Boston. Aug. 23.—Two Boston Ital ians. susnected of knowing something about the death of Lieut. William A. Whittier, U. S. N., who was assaulted on the water front Saturday night, are under arrest here today. Thousands Gathei In Plaza Hotel To Pay Last Tribute to Memoiy of John W. Gates By Associated Press. New York, Aug. 23.—Announcement of the running of the Glidden tour to the south this fall is developing a road-making competition along south ern routes according to the contest board of the American Automobile As sociation. First evidence of the fact that civic pride in roads is being arous ed by tiie tour comes from Duval coun ty, Florida, where a contract has been been awarded for the hard surfacing of the highway from the county line to Jacksonville, the finish of the tour. Assurances that similar improvement may be expected in other communities along the royte have been received. The tour will start from this city on Oct. 14 and cover approximately 1,- 369 miles, reaching Jacksonville in 12 days via Atlanta, Ga. No day’s run will exceed 200 miles. The route [takes in Newark and Trenton, N. J.,; Philadelphia and Gettysburg. Pa.; Ha- Igerstown, Md.; Staunton, Lexington and Roanoke, Va.; Winston-Salem and Charlotte, N. C.; Greenville and An derson, S. C.; Atlanta and Macon, Ga., and finally Jacksonville. Entries close Oct. 1. Several New York, Phil adelphia, Atlanta and Jacksonville motorists have already sent in their entries. More entrants than usual are expected this year because the technicalities which have governed most of the runs of the past seven j'ears have been eliminated in an effort to make this year’s event more popu lar to the every-day automobilist. By Associated Press. Washing on, D. C., Aug. 23.—“Hold cotton for IZ cents” is the advice to bo iormally i^iv'en to farmers’ organi.za- ticns by h committee con’ist^ng cl Senators Williams, of Missisippi, and Owen, of Oklahoma, and Representa tive Burleson, of Texas, representing a conference of senators and repre- t-entatives from seven cotton grow ing states. A committee will urge the ate against ‘the bearish movement of state banking associations to co-oper- the speculators.’ What was referred to generally as the “threatening condition of the cot ton market” v.as thoroughly discuss ed at meetings today and last night. Among the participants were Sena tors Williams, and Owen, Represen tative Underwood, of Alg,bama, dem ocratic leader of the house; Repre sentative Heflin, of Alatama; Brant ley and Hughes, of Georgia: Burleson and Beall, of Texas; Garrett, of Ten nessee; Humphreys, of Mississippi, and Small of North Carolina. A num ber of them are large cotton planters. The committee issued a statement, which read. “It seemed to be the opinion of all that there was a preconcerted effori being made, principally through the instrumentality of the speculative element of the New York exchange to break down the price of cotton. It was the opinion of all that the present statistical condition of cotton did not justify the lowest of present quotation and the estimate of 15,- 000,000 bales was . “not justified by facts upon which a prediction could be sanely made, and that moreover, even if a 15,000,000 bale crop were in siglit the world's sipplies still probably would fail short of the world s demand for cotton to the ex tent of more than one million bales because of the exhaustion of the prosen*^ visible of carried over spot cotton. In other words, that with a 15,000.000 'vmorican crop, the world's crop for 1011 wo.;ld sum up only 25,- 00i),00U with 140,000,000 of spindles creating an active dem_and for 26,- 000,000 bales. This opinion was based upon the latest advices from Egypt, India, China and other cot ton producing countries.'' The statement refers to the ap pointment of the committee to write in the name of thosep resent a letter in the name of those present a letter ion and to ofilcials of other cotton farmers organizations asking them to advise their local unions and other subordinate bodies to advise tae farmers generally to hold their cot ton for 13 cents and to continue to demand that price until by a con vention or agreement “arrived at m some way a different one shall be suggested.” The conference expressed the view that 13 cents was seem ingly less than that justified by the existing statistical condition. “This committee,” the statement reads, “was also req’aested to com municate in some way v.ith the pres idents of the several state banking associations in the cotton states ask ing them to throw as far as possible OF B. A. IS. II Tim FIBIIOE By Associated Press. Rochester, N-. Y., Aug. 23.—Not in several 3'ears have the Grand Army veterans turned out is as large num bers as they did lor today’s parade. More than 25,000 had registered up to last night and early morning trains brought -in additional Grand Army posts. The main parade began to move as soon as the presidential parade reached the reviewing stand in Wash ington Square and President Taft had tiiken his seat. Av.'aiting the president'^ arrival at the New York Central station was the 29th Battal ion, United States regulars, from Fort Porter, Grand Army ofiiicers and the local reception committee. All Witnesses Have Been Ex cused Until Tomorrow And Today Will be Spent in Per^ jecting Jury— Young Beattie an Interested Watcher, By Associated Press. Columbia, S. C.. Aug. 23.—Gen. Ir vine Walker, of Charleston, on whom the supreme command of the United Confederate Veterans devolved, by seniority, at the death recently of Gen. George W. Gordon, of Meijiphis, does not see any harm in the proposition to have congress appropriate $50,000 for a monument at Vicksburg Park to the Confederate He said when interviewed wh^~.- m attendance on the state re-union here that to his raind the action proposed would have no partisan significance and would in volve no surrender of southern pride nor any exhibition of northern mabna- nimity. ‘ All the much that has been done at Vicksburg Park has been done,” said Gen. Walker, “with the strictest impartiality, so far as north and south are concerned. Confederate positions have been marked in the same fashion as federal positions. It is a national, not a sectional park. The only fault I would have to find in the measure offered would be in the dedication of such a monument to the Confederate navy. It is approrpriate that the ex isting monument, to which the propos ed shaft would be complimtary, should be to the federal navy, for the federal navy did bear large part in the operations at Vicksburg, but the Con- Sl-a^ls^Lvrnt o, j ei,ecu.ato^ the Confederate so. Election. ii: liH. The offi- t': ■ rf'>;ults of I!'! I'o nij-’ht I'Htur- of tiip . lUH Dnveniion of of Muobe. Bv Associated Press. \-ew York, Aug. 23.—Nearly 2.000 persons gathered at the Plaza hotel today to pay their last tribute to the memory of John W. Gates. Three whole lloors of the big hostelry where the bite financier made his home m this citv wore used for the funeral arranJ^omonts. The mourners came from I’ll parts of the country ana flowers arrived by the car load fiom far distant points. The funeral services were conduct ed bv th*' Rev. Wallace MacMuilen, of tiie Madison Avenue FDlsropal churcli. assisted by tne Kev T. W. LagrQne, of Port Arthur, ' ^The funeral was attended by large delegations representing the Gates business interests in Hedumont, Texas, and ^ ceie^ monies were in memorial services at Port *.rtliur, at tended by citizens from other Texas points touched by the Gates interests. Crowds surrounded the hotel dur ing the services thi morning and a special detail of 100 police was on guard. The honorary pall-bearers were: J. S. Cullinan, Arnold Schlaet, L. H. Lapham. W. B. Sharp, Alfred I Clifford, John Lambert, John ^ A. I Drake Alvin W. Krech, C. G. Smith, lo. C.’ Wells, W. C. Hogg, R. H. iWocdwarth, John F. Harris, J. A. Wolford, James Hopkins, Grant B. Schley, .John A. Toi)ping, Charles M. Schwab, Edwin Hawley, John ! Mitchell, James C. Hutchins, G, Vv'at- ison French, Donald D. Mann, E. A. jVanderlip. J. G. Cannon, E. W. jOglebay, L. C. Hanna and H. S. Black. Mr. Gates’ body will be kept in a I receiving vault at Woodlawn ceme tery until the family decides upon its final resting place. I NEPHEW KILLED BY tilS UNCLE Bv Associated Press. Asheville, N. C., Aug. 23.—Allen Trivett, aged 32, was shot and killed by his uncle, W. Pit Ballew, at the latter’s home at 2 o’clock this morning. The killing, which was the outcome of frequent quarrels between Ballew and Trivetf occurred in the sick room of Mrs. Martha Ballew, mother of the slayer, und grandmother of his vic tim. The latter’s mother was also present. It is said that Ballew had been drinking and he claims that Tri vett had threatened to “do” him. Five bullets were fired by Ballew, all lodg- ling in various parts of Tribett’e body. with the view of obtaining a fai price for the farmers cotton. Information was given at the info - mal conference that assurances won d be given to President Barrett or to Southern banks that ample f from banks outside of the South could be had through the YnsdtS- tality of Southern financial mstitu tions to be, lent at the rate of b per cent per annum to th^e who did not wish to dispose of their cotton a° a sacrifice upon cotton warehouse statistics. This committee subsequent iv met in the office of Senator \wi liams. of Mississippi, and concluded the best way to carry out the ideas suggested and "f.J” was to give this statement to the Associated Press. ‘®‘®“®.?roRERT s. OWEN, “JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS. “A. S. BURLESON.” rade this afternoon, headed by tne local battalion of militia, will end the 1911 reunion here of the Soum Carofina division. United Confederate Vpfprans Major General B. H- Teague, of Aiken, was re-elected commander. THE WEATHER By Associated Press. Washington. Aug. 23.—Fore- C3.st * North Carolina—Fair in the east, local showers in west portion tonight or Thursday, cooler Thursday in west por tion; light to moderate east winds on the coast. diers engaged. ... j Senator B. R. Tillman, interviewed as he passed through Columbia to visit Railroad Corjmissioner J. G. Richards, Jr.. . at Liberty Hill, agreed heartily w'ith General Walker. Opposing Candidates Named. By Associated Press. San Francisco, Aug. 23.—Joseph D. Cusack and Frank E. Hering were named as opposing condidates todaj’ for grand president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The election will be held tomorrow. President in Rochester. By Associated Press. Rochester, N. Y.. Aug. 23.—Presi dent Taft arrived in this city at 9. ford o’clock. There Will be Over a Euncred Witnesses Called—Some of The Plans oj Prosecution and Defense— BinfOld Girl Will lesiify Laiein Iriai, By Associated Press. Chesterfield Court House, Vs., Aug. 23. Iv/o additional jurors to try Hen ry Clay Bcttie, Jr., for uis life on a charge of wife murder, were chosen here this afternoon at a brief ses sion of circuit court. With 14 men in tlie bpx and 16 uecessary in order that lour may be peremptorily dis carded by the defense a brief recess for luncheon v.as taken at 1:15 p. m. Of the 14 men now in the box all but two aref ariuers. Beattie appeared somewhat hag gard today but sat stolidly as the talesmen were examined. It was stif ling hot in the little court room and thep ri&oner’s aged father showed discomfiture. Chesterfield Court House, Va., Aug. 23.—With twelve jurors already se lected but with 16 necessary in order that the defense may exercise its i-ight of four peremptory challenges, the trial of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., harged with wife murder, was re* I .umed nere today before Judge Wall er A. Watson, of the Chesterfield circuit court. The day was set aside solely for completion of the jury» all witnesses having been excused until tomorrow; so that when court convened there was nothing facing the d^ense and .prosecution except the examination oi' 30 talesmen, sum moned yesterday from the highways and byways of Chesterfield county. Beattie Present Beattie was brought from the jail in Richmond in order that he might be present, as the law requires, while the jurors were being cfiosen. Ha was the only one of the trio held in connection with the case to be brought here, Beulah Binford, arrest ed as a material witness, and Paul Beattie, the defendant’s cousin, sim ilarly held, being kept in their cells. Binford Girl In Cell. The Binford girl, who declared yes terday that she hoped never again to see the man who was charged with murdering his wife for her sake, lounged in her cell, while Henry made ready for the trip to Chester field. Paul Silent and IVIorose. Silent and morose, Paul Beattie stood in the corridor of the jail and watched his cousin depart. Beattie Sept Well. As usual, Henry Beattie spent an unbroken night of sleep and dressed carefully for the trip to Chesterfield. He looked worried and a bit pale but wore the same air of confidence that impressed spectators when he pleao- ed not guilty at his arraignment on Monday. Father at Son’s Side. Henry Clay Bea.ttie, Sr., father of the prisoner was again at his son s side during the day’s proceedings. Grief-stricken, the father says little but evincf^s that he will fight hard to save his boy from the electric chair. Many Witnesses. More than 75 v/itnesses have been subpoenaed by the prosecution, and nearly 30 by the defense. Commonwealth’s Side. The commonwealth will attempt to show that Beattiefi tired of his wife, murdered her in order that he might resume relations with the Bin- ;irl. Continued on Page Two. United States Navy Soon To be Augmented by Two New Warships, Flonda and Utah By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 23.—The United States navy will soon be augmented by the sister dreadnoughts, Florida and Utah. The former will be placed in commission Sept. 15 and the latter probably a few days before. The navy department is now waiting for the w'ord from the builders of the Utah' as to the exact date they will be ready to turn her over to the govern ment. These will be the greatest ships now commissioned in the navy. The dis placement of each is 21,825 tons and the main battery will consist of ten 12-inch and 21 5-inch guns. They will outclass the Delaware, which excited much admiration at the coronation of King George V, and the North Dakota, whose displacement of 20,Q00 tons each has given them the distinction of being the biggest men-of-war afioat at the present time under the Ameri can flag. No announcement has yet been made by the navy department as to the course it will follow in connection with the handsome silver service con taining pictures of Brigham Young which will be offered by the citizens of Utah to the state’s namesake in the navy. Numerous protests against its acceptance have been filed with the department. It will be probably offer ed after the ship is commissioned. Secretary Meyer several months ago informed a protesting delegatron that the department would not determine the matter until the service by its presentation ^me within the jurisdic tion of the government.