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the wants are of service in innumerable ways - SEE IF THEY CAN’T SERVE YOU :st Eattion the CHiVRLOTTE NEXX^S. Latest Edition 45. NO. 8029 CHARLOTTE N. C., SATtRDAY tVENING, SEPTEMBER 9 1911 P'DTpXI'lIn Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy Daily—5 Cents Sunday ^ I Outside Charlotte 5 Ce Cents a Copy Daily and Sunday. mjully Unfair” Said Henry Beattie Of Jury’s Dedsiun . Uxoricide Severely ited Bmjord Gif I and Judged Him More iscretions Than For jedy liselj, *s Circulated Today That Beattie \^ould buicide to Escape L LhaiT—Eis ft lends Vf ill. prompted young Beattie to comoiit the crime and fabricate the tale o! the bearded highwayman. Somewhat hopeful, yet sorrow bent, the elder Beattie visited the prisoner today. Coimsel had told him not to lose hope, that they yet might save his boys life. And the sallow, wrink led face of the old man stared va cantly into the morning sunlight as l:e uttered a prayer that this might he so. Robert Chestnut THE WEATHER. ♦ By Associated Press. ♦ ♦ Washington, Sept. 9.—Fore- ♦ cast: ♦ North Carolina — Overcast ♦ weather, probably showers to- ♦ night or Sunday, not much ♦ change in temperature; light ♦ variable winds. ♦ Press. ‘Lirr ii Use Va., Sept. i m - I Beulah Bin- 'i -I;: horn he vainly self, and the direv'r ' ‘ e jury judged him r. ticus than the Tie t-.niay from the lips : *1' , jr., . onvic’^^ed :e ’ I!'or. Any other ^ city folk wiih mun- iilu ha e been more b:' el. :'a ' . hp muttered in i keJ : 3 opinion of the : !ihe added, "figured \.rd;.t. more largely ^ r ,n> •’'f the killing, f Ik ■■'an not understand 01 the under\\orld can a man. They don't ’rappers and how 18 t f f rid of her. r " “d along hoping againsi ne^hius would occur to Binford girl. And once f . r kind :e( Is that you a"'’ in'ierest in her, shp - ^ lace in suicide. So 1 ailing for a chance relations with her without h herself. I tried hard her in r.ie meantime to live ^■■e been tried in anj ^ *’r.nge things are not un .ia r-,.rfnlng I •^'ould havr man Interpreting Judge *r j* ons tiirt Jury, i the verdict cmld have a . not guilty. I believ«» . -ienced by the one ports before I had my side of th» ' e out a statemor'7 arreeted, but Mr advised against a up hope, because n innocent man will ;_er for this hldeouji : ~ar' rumors abroad to • '•.T Ud never die in the ' • a* .e would find some : ? suicide w'hen all ,l5 freedom was gone. -■ ' I. his chum, and one ".an: witnesses at the trial, - i-lng. “Henry Beattie chair. It will be •■'iired he has nerve Maiself,” said Beaulab ■ V ^■^e her departure from TTos Convicted By Associated Press. Orangeburg, S. C., Sept. 9.—After deliberating 15 1-2 hours, the jury in the case of the state against Rob ert chesTuut, indicted for murder, re tained early today a verdict of g^iil- ity of manslaughter. Such a verdict U'nrries a sentence of one to twenty ! j ears imprisonment at hard labor, in = hie discretion of the presiding judge. iThe first ballot showed the jurors to stand seven for murder and five for ! manslaughter. Chestnut, a contractor, j killed William R. Sabin. a lumber I dealer, at Orangeburg. April 25 last, : after reading correspondence which, jit IS alleged, revealed improper rela- i tions between Sabin and Mrs. Chest ' nut. TRYING TO PREVENT GREAT STRIKE San Francisco. Sept. 8.—Men high in the councils of the shop employes on the Harriman system are striving to day to prevent the 25,000 individuals whom they represent, from going on strike. Other men also high in the same councils are urging drastic meas ures as the result of the railroad’s re fusal to recognize the federation of shopmen. Discussing the situation J. W. Kline, international president of the black smith’s union, said; ‘ The younger men are eager to call a strike at once, but calm considera tion is being conselled by the older men. For a young man living at home and receiving seven dollars a week strike benefit, a strike has not particu lar terrors but it is a different ques tion with a man with a family to sup port. The various unions have voted to strike unless recognition of the Fed eration is accorded by the railroad offi cials but in face of refusal of this re cognition the advisory board has hopes for a peaceful adjustment of the dispute.” SENDS UNDERTAKER CHECK AND THE SWALLOWS POISON. Col. Astor Miss ^,tce Wed By Associate ^s. Newi'ort V , Sept. 9.—Col. John Jacob A*" ad Miss Madeline T. ^ Force uaarried here this fore- ^ noon. The ceremony occurred at “Beechwood,” the summer home ot Coi. Astor, in this city. William Force, of New York, the bride’s fath er, gave her away. Among those present at the cere mony were Miss Katherine Emmons Force, a sister of the bride, and Vin cent Astor, the son of Col. Astor. “Beechwood’’ was beautifully decor ated with flowers and the Noma, the steam yacht on which the wedding party made the trip from New York, was a veritable floating bower. The Noma arrived in the barbor between 7 and 8 o’clock this morn ing and Vincent Astor made an ef fort to be the first person to board the yacht. He was beaten in the race. hoAvever, by Deputy Sheriff Frank P. King, who served Col. Astor with a writt of summons issued by a Providence law firm representing Mrs. Bridget McCrohan and her children in which damages of $30,000 are asked on account of the accident al electrocution of Mrs. McCrohan’s son Eugene while working at “Beech- wood” in July, 1910. McCrohan was employed by the Providence Tele phone Company and while inspecting the telephone wires in the basement of Col Astor’s summer house he came in contact with an electric feed wire, the shock causing his death. The writ is returnable in the superior court on October 2 next. Vincent Astor joined the party aboard the yacht and after all had had breakfast Coi. Astor and Mr. Force, the Misses Force and Vincent Astor came ashore in the Noma’s motor boat, Col. Astor handling the steering wheel. The party immediate ly went in an automobile to the city hall where the marriage license was issued. During the city hall proceedings, v.’hich were witnessed by a host of newspaper correspondents, Col. Astor appeared nervous but Miss Force seemingly was unconcerned. After these formalities had been concluded the wedding party motor ed to “Beechwood,” where the Rev. Joseph Lambert, of the Elmwood Temple (Congregational) of Provi dence, was waiting and performed the ceremony. c Ruffians Tai And Feathei W a man School Teach e j know it. I am not violating any con fidence when I say I believe Con troller Bay is not the only possible harbor for the Behring river coa) fields and it is far from the best harbor.” Night Target Prac tice IS Phnned Eight Men And Boys Arrested at Shady Bend, Kansas, Charged With Brutal Crime —One Now Serving Jail Sentence. 'irt House. Va., Sept. ’.e, Jr., gazed >dows of a cell a 'ene transformed rftrke*' and exclte- . r ’•iai *0 a perspec- quiet. ■ V : tood groups of - 'lie verdict that J BeatMe to the t' ’01 vder of his daughter of the • - ’ there were ■ .'it gazed again on ’ ’hey had been ■ ing days of the - fror‘ of the court H negro removed r an'i remains of riTon on the green " fla’s before ^ v. f- i'Ti.^oner his ;■ in silence. On ”e flickered a smile ■ - -h the grated win- pduer men lolling on '•.I Ir was expected t .'.en to the state ■^J'mond to await his •n November 24 or the —v trial by the court • rn-ets early in that r i.iv discussing the ' onor were of ‘ ir would not be ' ■ ‘ appeals they as- - > n' in the famous ■!( i i : ov-r the crime still section and in ■ .r i > ■ ..nif*. The ver- ■ I " it'.-, li tjf -iirprise • • Tlip loud voiced - = V’'ndonburg, V ■. in ihe ears ;• hi ;. tal'Ked of r Hymi'athy were ' :i 1 father of the ■ ’ i nt morrhant and ' ! f'itizen. His grief ' rending. The affec- ' ihr and son, mani- 1 -I'r; ilnys of the trial ■ ‘ ue by side had grown the early death of the >1 It ‘8 the prosecution's ’ i'ear that his father mignt Henry's renewed indiscre- • the Binford girl that Jonesboro, Ark., Sept. 9.—"WTien a local undertaker received a letter signed by H. S. Chltty, asserting that thew’ rlter was tired of living, and a check for $133.05 to defray the expenses of a funeral, entrance was forced to the room occupied by Chit- ty, a railroad employe, al a Jones boro hotel. The man was found lying unconscious on the floor of the apartment with bottles, which had contained carbolic acid, morphine and laudanum, about the room. ChiL- ty will probaijly die. eofliiEillE GQS THREE YEARS IN m PREMIER OF CANADA Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier of Canada, preaching the advantages of Re ciprocity to the electorate of the Dominion. He is shown addressing 10,00 people at Sore! on August 23. BOUNDARY LINE SET- I TLED BY MURDER TRIAL. OEGISION AS TO STRIKE nmm TO-iORROW By Associated Press. Chicago, Sept. 9.—’^’’hether the Illi nois Central Railroad shopmen will strike because of the refusal of Presi dent Markham to recognize their re cently organized federation will, it is said, be decided tomorrow afternoon at a meeting of the executive board of the nine international trade associci- By Associated Press. Columbus, O., Sept. 9.—Convicted of facilitating bribery in alleged graft ing operations in the Ohio legislature, Rodney J. Diegle, former sergeant- at- arms of the Buckeye state senate was sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary this morning. The specific charge against Diegle consisted of the accusation that he was a “go-between” for law makers to whom bribes had been offered by de tectives in the guise of “lobbyists and these detectives pinned the petty offi cial down to a charge of aiding and abetting in the bribing of a senator named Andrews. The bribes it is said, were offered by a large number of detectives in a room in a local hotel. About this room were scattered little sound transmit ting instruments. From these instru ments wires ran into a room in which sat stenographers and more detectives. Over the wires every sound in the room where the bribes were offered was carried to the room in which the stenographers sat. Each word of an allged bribe offered or accepted was set down by stenographers. It was on evidence gained in this manner that the Franklin county grand jury indicted Diegle, nine members of the legislature and one attache of the senate. They were senators Crawford Andrew’s, Hoffman, Cetone and Dean, Representatives Lowery, Nye, Calvey and Evans and Stanley Harrison, assis tant seargent-at-arms of the senate Representative Evans pleaded guilty and was fined $500 and Representa tive Nye was acquitted at the trial. The others have not yet faced a judge and jury. Diegle’s sentence today was suspend ed until Sept. 18, 1912, to allow the case to be carried to the circuit court. If the court does not hear the case on or before that time a further sus pension w'ill be granted. He was re leased. Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 9.—The boundary line between Kentucky and Tennessee presented an unusual question in the proceedings prelimi nary to the trial of Thomas ’and James Bowlin for the alleged murder of John Lewis Archer. Thomas Bow lin was marshal of Jellico, which lies in Kentucky and partly in Ten nessee, and, w’ith a capias pro fino, issued on a misdemeanor judgment, arrested Archer within a few feet of the state line, though on the Ken- tuckj* sid© • Archer resisted and both men, struggling, crossed into Tennesse. Here, according to the prosecution, they fell. Archer atop, at which the other Bowlin rushed up, struck Arch er on the head with a revolver butt and then shot him. The two, it is said, then dragged Archer back across the line, where he died. Both Bowlins were arrested in Ken tucky, though the Tennessee officials began proceedings which led to the honoring by Lieutenant Go\ ernor Cox of requisitions from the governor of Tennessee on the prisoners. At torney General Breathitt, to whom the requisitions were referred, ad vised that the acts of the Bowlins were committeed in Tennessee. They test the governor’s decision by proceedings if they see fit. TO PAY SCHOOL TEACHERS. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 9.—Governor Smith has made arrangements to bor row $200,000, at,2 per cent from the state depositories to be devoted on September 29th to the payment of teachers. ADVANCE IN SUGAR. New' York, Sept. 9.—All grades of re fined sugar were advanced ten cents a hundred pounds today. tions involved. Several officers of the federation, The plan of leasing the coal lands, I 1\T>* aoiH rlr>/^nciH SEGRETARy FISH ER TALKS OF COSTROLLER RA! By Associated Press. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 9.—Secretary ^"the"‘Interior Walter Fisher, at a dinner given here last night in his honor declared Controller Bay to De neither the only nor the best har bor for the output of the Behring river coal fields, pronounced the es- “grossly exaggerated’’ and announc ed his policy to be the opening and development of the fields, but not under restricted private ownership. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C., Sept. 9.—Realiz ing that in time of war a foreign foe under cloak of darkness might creep close to the coast line of the Unit ed States and destroy the ocean line defenses, the war department has planned a program of extensive night target practice exercises for the coast artillery corps. One of the biggest drills will take place at Fort Terry, N. Y., from September 15th to 21st. The coast defense soldiers there w’ill fire at a moving target 10x24 feet tow ed far out into Long Island sound by a tug. The target will be found by mam moth searchlights and the projectiles, fired from 3-inch guns-, will be equip ped w'ith tracers specially designed to show the trajectory of a shell and aid the gun crews in accurately aiming the rifles. The exercises are regarded as fraught with such important possibili ties that Brigadier-General Erasmus M. Weaver, cihef of the coast artillery corps, and Captains Percy P. Bisrhop and James F. How’ell have been de tailed to observe them. The navy for some time has been drilling its gunners in night firing but in the past the army has given the matter only intermittent atten tion. This policy has now been chang ed and the exercises at Fort Terry will later be followed by similar prac tice at Fort Casw’ell, N. C. DU HEFOHTEO have been in favor of a strike ever since the railroad refused to ?rant their demands but a number of o^her interested labor chiefs, including in fluential members of the international unions, are counselling peace at this time and will do everything in *heir power to prevent a walkout. Secretary W. F. Kramer, of the in ternational association of machinists. Secretary William H. Davies, of the international association of steam fit ters, and Philip Moran of the executive board of the Federation of Illinois Cen tral employes, are among those who are using their influence to pi'event radical action. J. F. McCreery, president of the fed erated body, one of those leading the movement for a strike, emphatically a lucrative position, with the Atlantic of the railroad officials attitude. He is suported In this statement by seS’eral members of the executive board of the federation w’ho insist definite action be taken at the meeting scheduled for to morrow’ afternoon. TO REINFORCE SPANISH GARRISON. Bv Asociated Press. 'Madrid, Sept. 9.—Five thousand Spanish troops have received orders from the minister of war to reinforce the Spanish garrison at Mellila on the Riff coast of Morocco. The govern ment’s action is due to the constant reports received from the commander of the garrison that the natives con tinued to annoy the soldiers by their attacks on the Spanish outposts. Mr. Fisher said, deserves considera tion because it has the approval of the president. He read extracts from reports show'ing the successful workings of this system in Australia and New Zealand and also cited the leasing law of Yukon territory. “The third remedy,” he continued, “is that the government shall own and operate the mines. A great many thoughtful men in the United States are of the opinion that the time will come when it will become necessary for the government to regulate the sources of power—fuel and water falls—upon which industry depends. “However, the opposition which the government ownership and oper ation must encounter in congresfa must be considered.” Of the coal lands he said: “I am disappointed of what I saw in the Behring river coal fields. Re ports of their extent and character have been grossly exaggerated. I regret this exaggeration because it may have been the means of leading persons to invest in the^ fields, However, there is valuable coal and the district is one of considerable im portance.” The Matauska coal fields, tributary to Seward, he did not visit, he said, adding: “It is reported to contain better coal than the Behring river field and more of it. However, it is farther from a railroad and farther from a seaport. “If any foot of Controller Bay is more valuable than another I do not State Education Board Meeting. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 9.—The date of the opening meeting of the state ed ucation board has been changed from September 20th to September 26th. It will be held in the office of the state commisisoner of agriculture at the capitol. —Mr. George How’ell, Jr., has gone to Davidson College to begin his college career. THE JAIIIIOR mm n PLAK Have Gone Crazy-DonH Know Where Mother Is*' Was Note Left by Suicide The News learns that several capi talists from the north are buying up large real estate interests in the Long Creek section. It is reported that they are to buy Mr. Frank B. Sample’s place which includes the Mida spring, for $12,000; Mr. J. Mack Sample’s place for $11,000, Mr. Fanrk Houston’s, Mr. David Sample’s, and part of Dr. Craven’s and Mr. Stephen’s property. The object of the purchase, it is said, is to locate a big hunting lodge and later a large sanatorium. i By Associated Press. Charleston, S. C., Sept. 9.—J. H. Williams, aged 55 years, said to be from Jacksonville, committeed sui cide with a pistol at 1 o’clock this morning on board the Clyde steam ship Iroquois while the liner was at sea. The bullet entered his mouth and pierced his head, making an ugly wound. Death was practically in stantaneous. On hearing the shot which startled sleeping passengers, officers rushed to him but he was d^ad when reached. Coroner’s Inquest. Williams was standing on the lower dec!, near the stern when he ended his life. The body -vCas turned over to Coroner O’Donnell when the ship reached port and an inquest was held this morning. A letter was found in his clothes and opened by the authorities. He had a second cabin ticket from Jack sonville to New York. Left a. Note. At the coroner’s inquest it "W'as brought out that the letter was ad dressed to A. S. Clement, Plymouth, Mass. Its text scrawled nervously in pencil reading; “I have gone crazy. I don’t know where mother is. (Signed) “FATHER.” Two sealed but unaddressed envel opes w^ere opened. They contained Special to The News. Wilmington, Sept. 9.—The third of a series of citizens’ mass meetings was called to meet in the county court house last night to perfect and adopt the petition for a recall of all the new ly elected councilmen of the city. The humorous part of the proceeding was that the agitators of the movement had on the two previous hieetings ut terly neglected to reimburse the jani tor of the court house for ti.e extra service necessary for ^he accommo dation of the meeting. That dignitary, last night, instead of opening the doors wide in welcome and lighting the friendly lights, illuminating the path way of the clamoring citizens, groan ing under their burden of oppression, stayed home and smoked his pipe. The ma$s denounced this as a deep laid plot of the silent opposition to put a damper on their cause. They condemn ed the act as an intolerable outrage. There w’ere about 250 citizens at the meeting, considerable dwindling from the 800 who massed some nights ago. The trouble started from a sanitary closet the health department of the city was trying to introduce into the outlving regions of the tow’n, to take the place of the old-fashioned surface closet. The council made the ordinance mandatory and the citizens effected rose up in their wrath and demanded the repeal of the law. The council offer ed to make a compromise by extending the time, of the complusory acceptance of the closet for 60 days, in order to give the “can” a fair trial. The mass declared the contrivance a nuisance and would not tolerate it but would take immediate steps to have a recall of the council. W’hile the affair has its ridiculous side it may cause considerable dissention. The present leaders of the movement, which has charge from the former leadership, is composed of K. C. Sid- berry, Esq., a youthful attorney of the local bar, Mr. John S. Ramos, a defeat ed candidate for city councilman, and Dr. Russell Bellamy, who is oposed to the present administration, and to the health department particularly. The council is making no statement but it is not thought that they greatly fear being yanked from their positions. Mrs. Rebecca Britt, the wife of Mr. Joseph Britt, residing just outside the town limits lyeft her home some days ago with her little 4 year old son, os tensibly to visit her doctor, and has not returned. Her disappearance is thought by her husband to be some Charge Against Woman Was That She ‘^Had Talked About** Other Women of the Community—Effort to Hush Ihe Mattel Up Fails. By Associated Press. Shady Bend, Kas., Sept. 9.—Eight men and boys have been arrested and placed under bond here for alleged connection w'ith the tarring and feath ering of a young school teacher, Mis?. Mary Chamberlain, ten days ago. A ctrcng effort had been made to keep the matter quiet but County Attorney McAndless refused to 'allow the affair to go uninvestigated. The trials of several of the suspects have been set for next month. Other arrests ar» expected. Men Arrested. The men arrested are Edward Rlc* ord, E. G. Clark, A. M. Simms, John Schmidt, Watson Schranton. Jay Fitz- water, Chester Anderson and Delbert Kindlesparger. Miss Chamberlain belongs to a proni' {nent family. The only excuse given for the affair is that she “had talked! about” other women of the community. It is charged that one of the men under arrest took Miss Chamberlain for a ride in a buggy and that upon reaching a lonely spot on the road he stopped the buggy and ran into the woods. Several men who had gon^ to the place on motorcycles, it is said; took Miss Chamberlain from the bug> gy, removed part of her clothing, ap plied the tar and feathers and left her. Her escort returned later and drove Miss Chamberlain back to her board ing house. Miss Chamberlain was not seriously injured. Two of the boys already found guilty in the justice of the peace court and sentenced to three months in jail have appealed to the district court and are out on bond. Edwax'd Ricord, who took the girl to the spot where the attack was made, is ser\'ing a sentence of a year in jail for his part in the affair. FORTY IIJORED -FI PRICE RIOTS By Associated Press. Brest, France, Sept. 9.—A firence battle occurred here today when a large mob of cheaper food manifest- ants engaged the troops. At least for ty persons were injured. Troops Rushed Out.. Paris, Sept. 9.—The government ia sending additional troops to the northern departments of France tjj deal with the food demonstrations which often are instigated by revo lutionary societies. Two battalions oi troops were sent to Valencienne^ department of Nord, from the Faria garrison today. Reports that women were parading the streets in protest against tne high cost of food and that the rough er element was engaged in plunder ing shops were received today fron: Br^est, Valenciennes and Roubaix. PIG TAILED SAILORS VISIT NEW YORK. Bv Associated Press. ‘New York, Sept. 9.—Four hundred pig tailed sailors holidaying along Broad wav and in the narrow streets of New York’s Chinatown, will pro vide novelty for New Yorkers next week. The Orientals will arrive some time tomorrow on the Chinese cruis er Hal Chi and for a week will have shore leave and the freedom of ths city—a courtesy not offered to the ordinary subjects of China. There was a report . current when the approach of the Hai Chi was first announced that the crew would not be permitted to land on American soH because of the Chinese immigration law. H. F. Sisson, the Chinese inspec tor of the local immigration bureau, set this report at rest promptly by declaring his authority did not ex tend over Chinese subjects on a man- of-war. small amounts of rnoney. The coroner fancy of a deranged mind, as she is has telegraphed A. S. Clement and will await instruction as to the dis position of the body. The pistol w^hich was found in his hand was exhibited at the inquest. Only one shot had been fired but the magazine was filled. said to have been acting queerly of late. Inquiries revealed that she left the city on a train going in the direc tion of Sanford, but her course could not be traced further. The young hus band is making every’ effort to locate the missing wife. Would Not Incorporate “Hell.” By Associated Press. Albany, N. Y., Sept. 9.—Se n’eiary ci State Lazansky has refused to incoi- porate “Hell,” a proposed New ^ or^ city concern wishing to conduct cafes and restaurants. Secretary Lazanskv said, in his opinion, it would ue asain‘5t public policy to permit incoryorat’o;! under such a name. Steamer Lexington Departs. By Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 9. steamship Lezington of the Mercia ants & Miners Transportntlcn Corr** pany, recently aground off Bctt&cy Bay island, left for Philadelphia tli*t monung in to^.
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