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VK W " "W 11I' "I . II Ji. » I .1 JlilPtVNIIIIIIUil.lillll !,, Ifi*., .-^ll'W,«p 11M' I L.I., - .#VPM'i; J, « -'L^!,1 .1 THE WANTS ARE OF SERVICE IN INNUMERABLE WAYS - SEE IF THEY CAN’T SERVE YOU. :st Edition THE CHARLOTTE NEWS. Latest Edition 45. NO. 8022 CHARLOTTE N. C.. FRIDAY tVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 191 1 j Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy aDUy—6 Cents Sunday. ( Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Dally and Sundaj nry Beattie, Ji’s. Brother Tells Oj Domestic Felicity Witnesses Put on to ^tQit PauVs Story about . -ase of Gun-Deposition >. jTom Sick Witness-- to 7he Scene. Got Blood on Himself. “When I got into It to go up the road I found blood on the left seat, moved up and I got full of blood on the right seat.” “Why was the left seat covered?” “I was told it was covered with blood.” “We ask that this be etriken out as hearsay,” said Prosecutor Wenden- bur^. The court sustained the mo tion. Drove Car. jiay Not Go on The The witness said he drove the car (Jntil Some lime To- practically from the time Henry ;ht to Save Been Dis- ed by The Defense, Press. C H.. Va.. Sept. 1.— ane. brother of Henry ..'ted or. the witness stand V ould noT have render- - ranee he did to the de- .:nn;r.c: The lllrated auto- •: Ts..'orth from the scene “”.d placing ic for them r.' i'.:. * of the big blood ■ ■ ''lidlothian turnpike as •'hid he known they crime against hia broth- > Charge Douglas. ‘-‘•.iion drew forth this ad- . I brought the dead woman to the Owen IJ — ImpOTtant Witness 'until the next day. ‘ How bloody was the seat?” asked Mr. Smiih. Made Big Blood Spot. “It was bloody enough to make a big spot on my pants.” “Did you lift the seat up?” Blood Ran Tverywhere. “Yes. and blood ran in every direc tion after I had ridden about two hours.” “How much was that ear run after the murder before being taken in charge by the county authorities?” He said he had gone up and down ’ihe Midlothian turnpike for miles sev eral times. He declared the blood un der the driver’s seat still was soft the next day. Described Trips. He described six different trips and how the gun was found some distance ,.-'.'S-examination and by i from the scene. He said that blood - soug'.'.T :o lay a charge i from the car was still on his hands evidence upon Douglas j when he handled the weapon. .some blood ■^•ashed from, Cross Examination. ,0 ,'e*o~e the authorities | cross-examination the witness ;e ^'iwnes.3 v, a3 Siiil on Lhe when he had ordered the bloody ’ car washed the left hand cushion was ' washed but not the right hand one. I "Why was not the second cushion I taken off?” asked Prosecutor Wenden- i burg. “We didn't have time.” -What was the object of getting ■ rid of the blood on the left hand seat d.-'C.-' cry of a witness; and not the right hand seat which had ■-.d to accoun- for the soli- j niore blood on it.” j “Didn't want any one to sit in it.” The left hand seat was the one in which Beattie said the dead woman ^at. would Have Washed It. . o'lurT vecej.=ied for !unch- '.'~a:icns n-ere that the res- ' e prisoner himself would lied tod a'-. ■nportant Witness, r’ous message to Harr>' M, for fii€ defen.^e. inter- T.-.al half hour and I “I didn't know the machine was to ' ^eizcd liter or I would have had f'3jthe machine washed at once,” said hi::-, .-ni. as the' ^ stcindir..^ ! or in The; * ;■-’sailing fvom l ^ f # ■ PAUL AND HENRY BEATTIE. Latent pictures of the cousins who are playing the leading roles in grea;. tragedy'being enacted at Chesterfield Courthouse, Virginia. At the left is Paul Beattie, who declared on the stand that his cousin con fessed the murder to him, photographed while lolling outside the court house during a recess. On the right is shown the picture of Henry Clay Beattie, jr., defendant in the case, as he entered the court house. It was expected that Henry Beattie, jr., would take the stand today, but it is now thought that the jury will be taken tc the scene of the crime and this will mean that it will be tomorrow before Henry takes the stand and the defense closes its case. young boys a Bon Air •' tons. .■r...ition at the ' • ,er, who is tre seen n •. bpard, just •:.r-atencd to i- c~rovV . >0’ May Be. ..nlikely that TO the scene - the jury .e tesnmony of , uii^ht not be ^ in Court. ■nto the court tin several oa'. oned at 10:35 woman on its running ! f r-.an in front of it. irys early in the CRT on *he nirht of .• ar... r’.-..Ci'il'Gd as reserab- Isor.c. and liis wife. ■5sccjticn's T'r.2cry. ' 'C';l .'"'n had '"Il.t *—|int; liiaLuiuc • ' fhr -'r-- Lhs* Mr?. Bca^-■ Oonsla.-; Bef>nie. "and furthermore the 'ri;p in liie. f or ■;\ould . ^t have made any more ni-cht.” ‘T'xplain what you mean by that.” Wouldn’t Help Detectives. j "Well, I wouldn’t have given the ■se name wss ■ dctortites and others the opportunity -1 in cniirt V. a.; t' viio around in \\ and say what thsy :f^day concern-: have about it here." , ..Ti whom the j V/ouid Have Destroyed It. • said, is that I “^Vhy would you deprive them of the i 'a ’^he machine I opportunity?” turnpike while' “Well, had I known that they were 'unning hoard | poin?: to work up a case against my ■ I bn^ther I would haA^e deprived them of it. ' "Do you think that was right as a citizen, not as a brother, to destroy evidence?" “Vrell, what man would not?" "Would you destroy that evidence?’ “Yes. if it was going to be used as it has been falsely against my broth- cr." “Put you weren’t there?” “No.” ‘And yet you have deprived the jury of that evidence?” “Yes.” “Didn’t you at the coroner's inquest carry a message from Beulah Binford 10 Henry?" “Not then but later.” “The message was that she shouldn’t tell the detectives an>’thing except wliat was absolutely true?” “Yes.” "You have stated that if you had known what you know no-w you would have destroyed evidence on the ma chine. Did you have the same idea with respect to the Beulah Binford evi-> dence?” . , "No, Henry’s relations with Beulah Binford were well known to every body in Manchester (South Rich mond.)” , „ “How about recent relations? Did yon know of them?” "Vrs.” “Were they discussed in the fam- iiy.” , •Ye?. My brother came to me and said, ‘Don't you know that damn girl is back in Richmond.’ ’ Here Prosecutor Wendenburg sud- denlv ascked the witness if he knew his brother’s handwriting. He said he did and the prosecution brought forth the "Dear Kid” letter signed by the prisoner with reference to Beu lah Binford's obtaining a flat and the paympnt of some money for furniture. "Were vou present at the coroner s inquest when Beulah Binford was on the stand?” “Yes, “Did vou ever discuss this Beulah Binford ‘letter with your brother?” “No.” Mr. Smith in re-direct examination ap'.spd the witness if he ever had any objection to “a fair examination of the machlnc." Court ruled it out as a leading question. “Well, what was your position with regard to giving impartial evidence?” The witness said he gave all the in formation possible and helped the de- leciives as much as he could. "What did you refer to about not helping the detectives if you had known what they were going to do?’’ “In laying the crime on my brother.” Court Recessed. Court recessed at 1:30 p. m. with Douglas Beattie still on the stand. He was cautioned not to discuss the case with counsel or any one else dur- ing the 'luncheon hour. (Continued on Page Two.) 1 i muiiiTic FIEEI >, Baseball Men Gather at Meet of National Commission to Observe Annual Diaft Today By Associated Press. Cincinnati, O., Sept. 1.—Previous to the sec'bnd day’s meting of the national baseball commission this By Associated Pre.ss. morning there was a great gathering Norfolk, V.I., Sept. 1.—With the ! of baseball magnates in the lobby wind blowing eighten miles an hour , of the hotel at which the commission from the northwest and a heavj' sea | is holding its sessions. Each arriving on, the Atlantic fleet under Rear i train contributed its quota of base- Admiral Hugo Osterhaus today be- i ball men who want to be on the gan its September war game on the j gi’Qmid to observe the annual draft Southern drill grounds off the Vir- ; which is to take place today. The ginia capes. The aim had been to j ruling of the national commission have these maneuvres take place i yesterday in wbich it refused the during se /ere weather as well as un-’demands of the American Association der favor, ble condition? and the start 1 and gave that organization until Sep- as made this morning with atmos-j Member 10 to decide if it wanted to PROCEEDINGS. Witnesses. f :! ‘rt’duced some .J ro'‘,Tinuing the 't TO show • - ■ nf the prisoner, E H. 'i't, whose . d a’\ ^aiportantcon- HeaTTie'.s story as . ivc.'v of the gun to ; 1.1. iV/eal'h waived - n Th se witnesses, -ot"' »• on Stand, t a>. •.Mt brofner of !> t->'ik fhe stand, rs Relations. ■ .L'n tbft relations of '%;fe,' qrierled Mr. •nnsp, "from 'he time -I .-ii.ce -hey lived in r t.y Happy. •• r her when he met ; TV- .11 her?” , i-sed Her. 1 .F ■ (1 r.'^r the few _i- -r h-;r.'’ • ar'ipr and came home ’T' nry. but the times ^1' I'.in.sed.” >M’,r flr'^f intimation of . 3i Moaned. 1 .'!i; Dr. Mercer : -n held up and ••1, i in the house ■„ cr "nd I vs'ent to Hei was ^ i.f h-lll. ‘'ft: Sllpr.rr. ..ii a 1. •'i'uing chair aU;-. li i-y his sid?. . I .i:.., .nd rr-.oaning and * ; Hjiper.” •Qborstes Father. corroborated his fath- c’ '.osterday's as to i.ianifestations of grie f the ■f *he murder. .ou examine the car?” pheric and other conditions such as made the long range finding an cal culated effort to develop the very best -.■';111 aboard the Schroeder fleet const!tding as it does the flower of the great American navy. It is plan ned that in the long range firing no shot will be aimed at less than 9,000 yards, a distance of more than five miles, with maximum range firing at 16,000 or more than nine miles. The battleship Louisiana having com pleted extensive repairs at the Nor folk yard put to sea today and join ed the fleet. 0. OF G. DECLARES INTEREST. By Associated Press. New York, Sept. 1.—The Central of Georgia Railway Company today de clared interest at the rate of five per cent on the first and second preferred income bonds and 1.458-1000 per cent on the third preferred income bonds' press 1-1 - r\^i- o 1 oi 1 T oc-l- Mot- tho •' Washington. Sept. remain in oriianized baseball was the one topic oc discussion. None of the American Association people would intimate what course their orga:\ization would pursue, al though from many other sources bold statements were made that a big baseball war was imminent. T MTHI H[ mi The work of the commission today was entirely confined to drafting and considering the request of the East ern League for more privileges. It is hardly possible that the commission will come to any conclusion today on the latter subject as it is believed the drafting proceedings will occup.v the greater part of its time A huge bundle of mail is in cus Total Pioduction Of 12,918,200Bales Of Cotton Indicated TWEED ADMINISTRATOR LEADER IS NOW DEAD. By Associated Press. New York, Sept. 1.—Peter Barr Sweeney, one of the few leaders connected with the Tv/eed adminis tration in this city who were held blameless in the exposure of that his toric ring, is dead at his summer home on Lake Mapohac from the ef fects of a fall down a flight of stairs. He was 86 years of age. Sweeney was largely responsible for the choos ing of Tweed as grand sachem of Tammy Hall and became Tweeds chief lieutenant and adviser. He was indicted with Tweed and others of the ring in 1872 but his case never came to trial. He settled for $400,000 civil suit brought by the city, and then went to France to live for a dozen years. Department oj Agriculture Of- ftcial Report on Condition of Growing Crop on August 25 Estimated Today at 73.2 Per Cent of a Normal, By Associated Press. Chai’leston, S. C., Sept. 1.—Further reports of the damage to shipping by the hurricane of Sunday are anxiously awaited here. The revenue cutter Yam- acraw, which rescued the Lexington’s passengers and the people on the schooner Bessie Whiting, is intent up on ascertaining if other vessels are in distress off this coast. The passen gers from the Lexington left this morn ing for Philadelphia, the steward go ing to Savannah with his colored help ers. The misplaced buoys are being put back by the tender Cypress, which will have much work to do between here and Savannah. The board of pub lic works has decided to work the street employes on Sunday if the highways are not wholly cleaned by then. The board of health is urgen,tly calling upon householders to remove the storm debris from their premises additional wagons being used to dis-1 -^^^ras too much rain. In all other states Advices From Cotton Belt In dicate Most Important De clines Were Caused by Severe Drought—Considerable Im provement Expected. By Associated Press. "W ashington, Sept. 1.—A total pro duction of 12,918,200 bales of cotton as the final yield this year is indicat ed by the department of agriculture’s official report of the condition of the growing crop on August 25, which the crop reporting board, from re ports from its correspondents and agents throughout the cotton belt, eS‘ timated today at 73.2 per cent of a normal. This estimate, based on th-e ra tio of the average yield for the past ten years, would mean a final yield of 181.65 pounds per acre on the planted area of approximately 34,- 000,000 acres, allowing for an aband oned acreage of 1,000,000 and provid ed the crop does not decline or im prove from the date the conditioE was estimated to time of picking. These estimates of production, while unofficial, were reckoned by the official method adopted by the department of agriculture and used by the crop reporting board in its monthly estimates of the final yield of the important cereal crops of tie country. Unofficial advices from the cotton belt indicate the most important de clines in the crop were due to se vere droughts, hot winds and worms. Reports indicate that heavy shed ding caused by hot weather was thee hief factor of deterioration in practically all states, except Louis iana and Mississippi, where there tribute disinfectants over the com munity. Upon every hand there is evi dence of quick rebuilding, all the me chanics in town being rushed with jobs. It is thought that the oyster fac tories here and at Beaufort will be out of commission this season, the plants being wrecked and the oyster boats smashed badly. Further reports do not change the damage estimate of a million dollars. In fact many believe the total loss to be greater. It is an ac cumulation of small losses. The ferti- tody of Secretary Bruce, each par , . ticular letter of which contains drafts lizer plants in the suburbs are stnv- for one or more players. The opening ing to get into shape, all of them suf- and assorting of these drafts is ex- fering. Lofty acid chambers caught the - • - - ],runt of the winds. The trolley lines to the seashore resorts were not work ing today, but may be in operation tomorrow. pected to consume most of the day and the real business of drafting will be late in the afternoon. Although the commission expected to begin its meeting at 9 o’clock it was long after that when it went into session as greeting of arriving base ball moguls and dodging their anx ious inquiries of what was going to occur took up a great part of the time of the members of the ruling body of the baseball world. ImllD THE BtROUDS payable Oct. 2, 1911. Last May the company declared 2.312-1000 per cent on the first preferred income only out of earnings for the fiscal year 1910. ’ t; r Georgia Hotel Burned. By Associated Press. Quitman, Ga., Sept. 1.—The ^hotei White House vvas burned this morning at 2:45 o’clock. It is a complete loss. All the guests escaped. The water pres sure was inadequate to fight the flames the water mains having burst a few hours previous to the discovery of the fire. Loss, $12,000. 1. By Associated Press. El Paso, Texas, Sept. 1.—Railroad ticket offices in this city were swind led out of nearly $2,0.00 yesterday by ' j three members of the twenty third in- 1 fantry stationed at Fort Bliss. Two DeMrtment of the men are in custody at Fort Noted Dentist Shot. By Associated Press. Anniston, Ala., Sept. 1.—Dr. T. L. Smith, a well-known dentist, was shot and probably fatally wounded early todaj by his room-mate, Joe S. Thom ason, who mistook him for a burglar. Thomason was asleep when Smith returned from an entertainment and fired before he recognized him. STEAMER DISABLED. By Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 1.—The steam- _ er Shawmut, Britis-h, for Savannah, to i load crosslies for Philadelphia, is off Tybee Island with a broken shaft and will be brought here for repairs. Flying Machine Meet. By Associated Press. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 1.—Under the auspices of a local organization known as the American Aviators, a three- days’ flying machine meet will open here today. of Justice officials stated today that the government had received repeated offers of compromise from counsel for the Southern Wholesale Grocers’ As sociation, whose president, J. H. Mc- Laurin, declared in Jacksonville, Fla., yesterday that there w'ere no negotia tions pending by which the association would submit to the government’s terms in the anti-trust suit against the concern. The government’s prosecution, which was begun in June 1910 in the United States circuit court for the northern district of Alabama, according to At torney General Wickersham’s report, is "based upon evidence indicating that the members of that association had attempted to control the business of the Southern States in groceries and othel' necessaries of life and to prevent manufacturers from selling to other wholesale grocers than mem bers of the association. Despite President McLaurin’s denial that his association has any intention of dissolving the combination of which the government complains, it was learned at the department of jus tice today that Luke Wright, former secretary of w'ar, acting as special counsel for the association, had been in Washington at least twice seeking dissolution terms and that within the last two weeks Special Assistant Attor ney General Orla E. Harrison, in charge of the government’s case, had conferred with attorneys for the asso ciation and department of justice offi cials regarding terms of an agreed de cree, which would include all the re lief for which the government asks in its bill, to be presented to the United States courts for approval. Bliss and the third is in jail in Jua rez. According to the military authori ties at Fort Bliss, privates Paul C. Hilt, Clarence E. Tobias and Walter H. Creel forged the names of the au thorities to final discharge and travel papers of fictitious soldiers, cashed them at the railway ticket offices ip the purchase of three tickets and pocketed the change. Over $800 was recovered. TWO MECKLENBURG BOYS - PASS LAW EXAMINATION. Snecial to The News. *Raleigh, Sept. 1.—William B. Rod man, Jr., and Louis J. Hunter, of Mecklenburg county, are are in the list of 80 successful applicants to su preme court for law' license out of a class of 91 examined Monday. One lady, Mrs. Lillian Rowe Frye, of Swain county, and one negro, out of four applying passed. ♦ the WEATHER. -Fore- ♦ — ♦ By Associated Press. ♦ Washington, Sept. 1. ♦ cast: ^ North Carolina, South Caro- ♦ lina, Georgia, Alabama and ^ Mississippi—Fair tonight and probably Saturday; lignt to ♦ moderate variable winds. iiEii gov m I SEED! DECIIEE By Associated Press. New York, Sept. 1.—The jury in the case of Paul Geidel, the seventeen year old bell boy, charged with the murder of William H. Jackson in the Iroquois hotel on July 26 today returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. The jury had been locked up all night. The jury retired for their delibera tions at 3:20 o’clock yesterday after noon and at midnight Judge Crain locked them up for the night. By the verdict of the jury Geidel escapes the electric chair but will be sentenced for a long term in either Sing Sing or Au burn prison. Motions were deferred by Judge Crain until next Tuesday when sen tence probably will be pronounced. A verdict of second degree murder pro vides for imprisonment for a mini mum term of 20 years to a maximum for life. "VvTien Geidel was brought into court to learn his fate he was pale. Tears welled into his eyes and rolled down his face when he heard the verdict, and he clenched his hands in an effort to control himself. None of his relatives were in court. The pris oner had nothing to &ay after the ver dict was pronounced and he was quickly led away to the Tombs prison. Aug. July. Aug. 10 Yl States: 2^ , 1911 25,1911 25,1910 Av Virginia .. 96 102 82 80 North Caro. . 76 87 76 78 South Caro. . 74 86 73 77 Georgia .. . 81 95 71 77 Florida .. .. 85 95 74 78 Alabama . . 80 94 72 73 Mississippi . . 70 86 71 76 Louisiana .. . 69 84 60 70 Texas .. .. .. 68 86 69 68 Arkansas . . 78 94 78 .76 Tennessee .. 88 92 78 82 Missouri .. . 88 96 78 82 Oklahoma .. 62 88 85 75 California . .. 100 99 95 — STEAMER AGROUND IS IN PRETTY FINE CONDITION. By Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 1.—The agent of the Merchants & Miners Transpor tation Company this morning received the following wireless telegram from Captain Connally, of the steamer Lex ington, aground off Botany Bay Isl and: “Everything in fine shape this morning. Sea running smooth, clear weather.’ It is now believed if the sea remains calm and the atmospheric conditions do not change the Lexington may be saved. heat and drought greatly damaged cotton during the month, especially in Texas and Oklahoma, dition was taken—August 25—there dition was taken—August 25—There have been general rains which great ly relieved conditions and consider able improvement is looked for when the October report is issued. Condition, 73.2. The condition of the growing cotton crop on August 25th was 73.2 per cent of a normal, as compared with 89.1 per cent on July 25th, 1911; 72.1 per cent on August 25th, 1910; 63.7 per cent on August 25th, 1909, and 73.5 per cent, the average of the past 10 years on August 25th, according to the crop re porting board of the bureau of statis tics of the United States department of agriculture, estimated from the re ports of the correspondents and agents of the bureau. Comparison by States. Comparisons of conditions by states, follow; Pinchot and Poindexter. By Associated Press. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 1.—Gifford Pinchot and United States Senator Poindexter, of Washington, arrived here last night en route to Alaska to investigate conservation problems They will sail for Cordova tonight. iisi0ii,s[mE0 FIVE MILLION Oil MISS FimCE By Associated Press. New York, Sept. 1.—The sum which Col. John Jacob Astor settled upoE his fiancee, Miss Madeline Force in the marriage agreement signed at Newport last Monday was $5,.000,00c according to the eHrald today. In addition to $5,000,000 which will be long to the young woman the moment she is pronounced Mrs. Astor, a fur ther agreement was made, it is said, providing that liberal provision shall be made for ^liss Force in Colonel As- tor's will which is to be drawn im mediately after the wedding and de posited with the marriage agreement with the United States Trust Com pany in this city. It is gnerally understood among th€ friends of Colonel Aster and Miss Force that the wedding win not be de layed long. The ceremony probably will take place at Berehwood, the .43- tor villa at Newport and will be verj simple.
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