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VoLLXX.. No. 48. WEATHER Threatening. RALLEIGH, N. C., MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1911. LAST EDITION P&ICE PXVE Doible thc) Number of P Mrs. Owen, Mother of the Slain Wo roan An Unexpected Witness In Beattie Case ATTACK ON DETECTIVE Mrs.' Owen Followed Detective Shear er on the Stand Her Entrance Into the Court ttooin Was Drama tic and Her Presence Entirely ln exiected to the Defense and 8cc- tittors Caused . a Sensation Told About Her Daughter's Life With Beattie Scherer (Jets Grilling Cross-Exnniinntioii. . Chesterfield Court House, Va. Aug. 28 A scathing attack upon . Detective Luther Scherer's testimony was made by counsel for the defense when Henry C. Seattle's 'trial for wife murder was resumed at 10:30 Scherer, who worked up the case for the prosecutor, Saturday, gave the most vital broadside thus far direct ed toward Beattie, Under cross-ex aminatlon today the prisoner's coun sel attempted to shatter his test! inony . Hill Carter directed the cross- examination. The prisoner arrived at the court house at 10 o'clock. When brought Into the court room Beattie seemed refreshed after the Sunday rest The ; defense's counsel directed certain questioning with the appar ent purpose of developing whether Scherer coached the witnesses, in cluding Paul Beattie and Beulah Bin ford. Sherer admitted he discuss ed the case with Paul two times and with Beulah perhaps twenty or twen ty-five times. Referring .to flcherer's testimony ' Saturday, . Carter pointed to alleged conversations between Beattie and Scherer after the murder. "Did Beattie tell you he failed to stop at any houses along the way be' cause he knew there was a physician at the Owen home, where he was tak ing his wife?" ."-' Scherer replied: "I asked Beattie simply If he stopped at any houses alone the road to set the people on the trail of the man who, he said, shot his wife. He said he was hur rying to get a doctor. I then asked if he did not know his wife was dead. He answered that he tried after she was shqt to feel her pulse and heart but could not tell if- she was dead. He said he stopped only to fix his lights." The defense proceeded then along a lino to show that Sherer had ap proached witnesses for the defense. After Scherer left the stand, Sher Iff Gill was asked by Prosecutor Wen denburg to bring into the court house the blood-stained clothing worn by Beattie the night of. the murder. A woman, veiled in heavy black suddenly was brought into the court room at 11:50 o'clock and took the stand. She was Mrs. Owen, mother of the dead woman. 'She came In a taxleab. Her entrance was dramatic, "Your name?" asked Wendenburg simultaneously as Beattle's clothes were brought. " "Mrs. It. V. Owen." "Your, home?" "Dover, Delaware." "You were the mother of the dead wcunan?" "Tea."'-. ' "I wish you would tell the jury all about your daughter's living happily with Iter husband," said Wenden burg. : There was a pause while counsel for the defense conferred. The pres ence of the woman In the morning caused a sensation In the court .room. Her coming was entirely un expected. Beattie fidgeted nervously. Asked concerning Mrs. Beattle's home life, Mrs. Owen said: "She was sad and had frequent crying spells." Witness spoke in a low, weak voice. Facing the Jury, she lifted "her veil, showing a pale, wrinkled faoe, but did not look at the prisoner. "Do you know the cause of Mrs. Beattle's .sorrow?" - "I do not know, she did not tell me." ' '..,..."' "Did she show you anything as a cause for looking sad or having cry ing spells?" . -' "We' object," snapped defense counsel.' The prosecution announced that It proposed to show that Beattle's phy sical condition, due to dissipation, Iras the cause of wife's sorrow. On V (Continued on Page Flv.J CROPS AREVERY POOR Mr. T. 6. barker On Prospects In Piedmont Dry Weather Has Played Havoc With Cotton and Com in Many of Pie'l mont Counties Nig (Loss to Farm ers In This Stute. Mr. T.' B. Parker, head of the farm demonstration work of the de partment of, agriculture, has return ed from a trip through the Piedmont section of the state. Mr. Parker said today that he had never seen such poor crop prospects. The drouth has literally wilted the crops and In somecountles the yield will not be half. Commissioner C.rahani said conditions were worse than he had ever known them in the pied mont section From Charlotte to Winston-Salem, Salisbury to Morganton, and Wadey boro to Rutherfontton is the same atAfv lkiii-nt nil er,tia In Irpdpll county the state test farm long with stood the dry weather, but it too has diminished line tne lurms arounu u In the eastern part of the state as stated in this pnper Saturday, cot ton has been ''.damaged at least per cent. TiAWYKItS MEET IX HOSTOX. American Bar Association Begin Meeting: Tuesday. Boston, Mass., Aug. 28 Many dis tinguished lights of the American Bar have arrived here already and others are expected to reach Boston during the next twenty-four hours to attend the 34th annual meeting of the American Bar Association which will open its three days' ses slon at Huntington Hail tomorrow morning. The arrangements are all completed and ther Is every reason to expect that the meeting will be one of the most successful and inter esting In the' history of the organ! zation. " . .; . The ' first general session of the American Bar Association will be held tomorrow forenoon and the most notable feature of the program Is the annual address of the presl dent, Edgar H. Farrar, of Louisiana The reading of various reports and the election of members of the gen eral session reports of the standing committees will be received and con sidered, At the general session on Wednes day morning Justice Henry B. Brown of the United States supreme court retired, will read a paper upon the New Federal Judicial Code." There will also be further reports of com mtttees and it Is expected that some of those will suggest remedies and formulate proposed laws to prevent delay and unnecessary cost in liti gation and compensation tor indus trial accidents and the prevention of such accidents. At the evening ses sion Mr. William B. Hor'nblower, of New York, who was nominated for the United States supreme bench by the late President Cleveland, will de liver an address on the subject of Antitrust Legislation and Litiga tion."' Thursday mArning Robert : S. Taylor, of Fort Wayne, Ind., will read a paper and the annual election of officers will be held. The after noon will be devoted to an automo bile tour of the members and their ladles and the annual dinner will take place at the Hotel Somerset in the evening. According to the plans of. the local .committee of arrange ments, the members of the associa tion will visit Cambridge tomorrow afternoon, to attend a reception given In their honor by President Lowell of Harvard University. ' In addition to the regular general sessions there will be sectional meet ings for the consideration of vari ous educational subjects and matters of practice and legal procedure. The discussions at the general sessions will include the adoption of standard rules for admission to the bar and the conferring of the LL. B. degree, various changes in the present laws, trade mark and copywright laws and other Important matters of particu lar Interest to the legal fraternity, To Settle Boundary Dispute. Red, Wing, Minn., Aug. 48 Offi cial representatives of Wisconsin and Minnesota are to meet here tomorrow engage' in a joint inspection of the disputed boundary line dividing the two states at Lake Pepin and In the Duluth-Superlor harbor. It Is the desire ' of both commonwealths that the controversy may be settled without recourse to the federal courts.' ... " . -.-' ,' . , No girl is qualified for matrimony until she knows how to spank ft baby properly. 1 " r ...... . .. ( liisiiiU'-sconc hy Tin-(Illi-K'.l liiih'ijilr Daily-'in- 1 lie licali h p.i'sT prize. . I'iiik V'u.i Will A Fayetteviile Light Iafantry Celebrates at Ocean View The lltftli Aniiiversiiry is (Vlehiatcd Hy Vocation Spent at Ocean Wv. One of the Oldest .Military im panics in Kistence Xot Mt'inlx-rs Of .Xiitloniil (Jiiiiitl. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 28 The tal lowing story is printed In the Virginian-Pilot of the Fayetteviile In dependent Light Infantry: Celebrating the 118th anniversary of its organization the FayolUviMc Independent Light Infantry, of t'.iy etteville, N. C. has for the last low days been at Ocean View. This mil itary body, claiming to be one of the oldest in the United States, holi'fc a unique place In North Carolina his tory. It has an uninterrupted record since August 23, 1793, -when it was oiganlzed. It did valiant service in the war of 1812 and so consplcious was Its valor in the Mexican W:ii that a special act of the North Caro lina legislature gave its commumloi and his successors the brevet rank major and allowed the company to have four officers with the rank to captain. The company Is not a nionibor of the North Carolina National Guard being subject only to the governor of the state. It draws the same ;p propriation allowed the other com panies, S2r0. but owns and occupies Its Individual armory. All expense for equipment is paid from its on treasury. To Virginians it will be of interest to know that the Fayetteviile Inde pendent Light Infantry took part in one of the first battles of the Civil War fought on the soil of the Old Dominion. When Governor Ellis, of North Carolina refused to furnish the quota for troops demanded by Presi dtnt Lincoln this company, and the LaFayette Light Infantry, also of Fayetteviile, were among the first to volunteer for service In the Confed erate army, forming what was known as the First North Carolina Regi ment. When the federal forces at Fort Monroe planned a raid on Rich mond the Governor of Virginia, not having a sufficient number of troops available, asked North Carolina for help. The First Regiment was promptly sent across the state line. In the battle of Big Bethel which soon followed the brunt of the attack was borne by the Fayetteviile Light infantry and the Richmond Howitzers, the. enemy being driven back with a heavy loss. When the Carolina troops return ed to Raleigh soon after Big Bethel they still wore .the blue uniform and carried the Stars and. Stripes, for .(Continued on Page Five.) v::''-;-f!liiM 23,532 TIN CAfS 1' the U'lvu! li': iiv t 1 MIK'S. . , 1': UK t (M)i:it:i'l ')M1 1 1 it i W.'li i 11 v and Wi(u! , t. I- cans. FIHQS DEATH Sherwood Rogers, Small Raleigh Boy, Drowned at Buekhorn Falls Late Yesterday WAS GATHERING PEACHES lie it lid Older ISiotlu-r am! Allodia Small until (in Km I; I!c:u liiim lor touches, Ik n SllcUwmil Lust Ills Itiilauee :ni(l Sunk Into Wulcr I'Vct Deep Itudy - Kei'dvrrcil T Hours l,:ilei-i as- Visiting -'.lit Aunt. ' , Sherwoiid liout'B, the small eidil-.vcar-old son ol .Mr. uml .Mrs. Hugem1 A. Rogers, of tills fily, fell Irom :i rock inlo the t'riui Keai river nl ll:e livdro-clecl lie phinl. '"nt, liiiililmili Kails yeslei'ilMy nl'Uinioon ahi'mt li : 1 ." and was drowned in twenty-live lout of waler . The hodv w:is reeovci-eil two 'hours Inter, "hut ' mil hrfore the water had been., released I mux the pond at I he dnin. Young lingers and ills brother. lOverett Rogers, aged 1 I years, wore visiting tlieir itiuit. Mrs. .lohn U 'i li ter. :i t HiieKlioni at the.-lime of the tragedv. The yontlis and tiiinl lr snuill hov loll Hie house -short K fll' ter siiii(r and went to the river. While there I hov wore al tempi ing to gather some peaches that grow on a tree nil the river hank. Shrrweod was on n rock close lu Hie waler ;nit! fell off. Ills - companions, pave tluv alarm, and nllhongh the accident was known in loss than ill teen -minutes, nothing could be done to save the . young boy's 111 o. He disappeared In waler twenty-five feet deep, and it was not until after nil the water except three feet had been drawn off was the body recovered. This was about. 9 o'clock last night. . " The body wns brought to the fity this morning for burial.". The fun eral will bo held from. the residence of his parents, III 4 south Swnin street, this afternoon at 5 o'clock, The uncle and aunt and the par ents of the child are almost heart broken over the tragedy. Mr. Rog ers is a pressman in the employ of the Mutual Publishing Company. ; Fair Weather for (iun Tests. Norfolk, Va., Aug. L'S.-Kair weather prevailed for the tests of the battleship Delagare'g guns asainut the hulk of the Kan Marcus, in Tan gier Sound. The tests west observed by twelve thousand men abourd six teen battleships. .' , C FtaK 'WCSi CIIKIIIrl Vi K'l r 111' If i Master DR. KILG0J0BE.0RAT0R Principal Speaker at Celebra tion cf Norfolk Church .VIoiii:iiieiil:il Church i' II ll ii rl lii I .- Methodist to Observe ml Tliiitietli Kpiscopnl the One Kith. siiiy Ct'lelirnlinn Septe ! ?1 Kilgo I'liiicipal Speaker. . Norfolk," Va.,- Aug. -,2S The lollow iiiu stnrv ol the celehiation of Mon umental Methodist church is taken Iroin the Virgitiian-I'ilot : I'repinations continuo to gO for ward for t lie olisorvance approprlale !y by the ' Monumental Metlu)di.st Kiil.i'iipul church on Sundav, Septei.i Im.t I (I, .of its 1 1'.Otlrnnniversary. I n v it :i i i ins will he sent to every one. of . t he former ptislors of !he church, and the atlenilaiice of many ol.. litem nt the special rommeirurn lie service thai is lieini? arrancod, Is fxpecli'd, though it is not .nnticiia'--el that al lof them will he able to be liivsciil owing to tile wide field . Iii'.i which: t hev are now Hcattored. At any rate, the parisliioners of Monu ntenUil church expect to greet. many of litem when the comment"! ativo service is hold, . i Ilisliop Kilgo (lie Orator. .'.Bishop .1. C. Kilgo, of Durham, N. C, will lie the most iiromliient fig ure in the service. He will comlfct the service, both In the morning and evening, lie is regarded us one of i lie Inost brilliant orators (n tlve col lege of bishops. Tho musical feature of the ser vice, which are now being worked out, will be elaborate, nnd will In clude some of the best efforts in that respect that have ever been put forth 111 Monumental.- The heading of n .'historical sketch of the church from its inception to the present time, is being arranged as a feature of the service, which will be one of the greatest events In the j life of the church. Vancouver Inhibition Opens. Vancouver,. B. C, Aug. 28 The second annual Vancouver Exibltion was'formerly opened this morning by Premier McBride. The exhibiton will continue until next Monday and from present Indications it is destined to-eclipse the exhibition of last year h(rth in the number and variety of exhibits and in the matter of at tendance. The show of fruits, agri cultural products, live stock, poultry and machinery is the best ever dis played in British Columbia. ' Hun dreds of- visitors from across the border are expected here nxet Fri day, which1 ihas been set aside by the exhibiton management as "American Day." ' A LARGE W CLASS Niiicly-Thrce Candidates ' v;; fore Judge Clark All Itcc'irds liii.'kcn Today Wlien oiiiisj .-- Ilopcliils Aipt'ui'i'd tor 'llii-ir Licenses 'I lirce Colored Men anil One Woman Tukini!' Iiv liinii.iit iun. .-'Ninety-three candidate.",, the lar- l st nuiiibirr by lilteeii that f-ver took the law examination of the supreme court, lire today standing the exam ination to practice law in North Caro' linn. Ul tins nu in her one is a wo man and three tire colored. The can didates hail from every law. school In this slate and many other states. Chief -Justice Waller Clark gave the examination. It is being held In the hall of the house of representatives. The fall term ol the supreme court began today wtih the examina tion of applicants. Tomorrow argu ments will be heard in cases on ap peal from "the first district. I IVK MONTHS I'OK Kl.Ol'KUS. l'di'incr Salesgirl and West (irove, !'.-!., Man l'nl in .l.'iil at Seattle. ' Seattle, Wash:, Aug. 28 -Harry P. Little, of West. Grove, Pa., found liv ing with his wile, unbearable and eloped. He brought with him to this citv Kin il v .Heavens, a Philadelphia salesgirl. 'Trailed by Little's wife, thev were arrested and sent to prison lor live months. The- charge was d sorderly conduct. - Little, now penniless, was former ly a. respected and well-to-do con tractor of West (irove. He said he left his wife because living with her wiis -Impossible', . He declared that he had left in West Chester propertv .-worth-.-. $ 17, OlMl, on which there was an encum brance of $111,000. - Mrs. Little admitted that since her arrival in Seattle she had offered to withdraw lior complaint in considera tion ol a cash payment. She has no moiiev. . Little anil I he. 'Reavers-girl have been away Iroin West .drove since Kins. -' : Di:i-i;.ri)Ki oiv tjio.dim.tMio. Oflicial Savs Public Loses That In Year Through Short Welglils. Chicago, Aug. 2 S- Every adult in the United States loses a quarter of a cent every day in the year through short weights and measures of butch ers, grocers and fruit, peddlers, ac cording to the measures of Indian apolis, who addressed the interna tional steward's association today He sahl the American public is defrauded out of f L'li.lioo.lino an iiually and that federal supervision of weights and measures was the only way tin; public, could be protect ed. Ol io Stale l-'air Opens. Columbus, ()., Aug. IIH The open ing loilav of the annual state fair of Ohio has attracted thousands of visitors from all parts of the stale to this city. Everything indicates that this year's fair will prove more suc cessful than any previous state fair held here.. The managers have made great ellorts to enlarge the .scope ol the exhibits and to Increase the list of attractions. The list of prizes to be awarded is larger that ever bo lore and the conpetition, consequent ly, much keener. The exhibit of the Ohio experiment station is attract ing unusual attention. For tho lov ers--of the rnciifg sport and manage ment, has arranged trotting and run ning races for every dav of the fai?. Total .Alislainers in Session. Dansbury, Conn., Aug. 28 Dan- bury is entertaining for two days the forty-second annual convention of the Catholic Total Astainers Union of Connecticut, The delegates at tended high mass in St. Peter's church this morning following which the business sessions were forinallv opened in the opera house.,' The roll call showed an attendance of more than 300 delegates from all parts of the state; Canudfan National Exhibition. Toronto, Ont., Aug. 28 An en ormous crowd was In attendance to day at the official opening of Ihi Canadian National Exhibition by hts excellency, Earl Grey, 'giwno? gen eral of Canada. The exVbit.ion will continue until September It. K:civy department of the big fair is filled this year with attractive exhibits. A notable feature for the entertain ment pf the visitors Will m the re production of the coronation proces sion and the festival ot"mpii'e. GLORIOUS DAY FOR CENTRAL Celebration of Sixty-Ninth Anniversary Yesterday Was Memorable ' Occasion TWO SERMONS BY BISHOP .At Morning and iglit Services Bishop , lloss Delivered Powerful Appeals To 'Large Congregations Inter est ing Hour in Sunday School Hooin (Jeiieral Curr Ielivers Ad dress Several Koriner Preachers Not Able to lie IVesent Male Quartette Not Present Some Not able Invents of Hie Day. Probably the most glorious day in the history of the Central Metno- dist church was that of yesterday, u-Vion tho elvtv-Titnth nnnlverRArV was celebrated In the presence Of large congregations. Bislion E. E. Hoss. of Nashville. Tenn., delivered two powerful ser mons, splendid solos were sung by -..Rev. A." J. Parker, Sun day school men talked and Gen. Julian S. Carr spoke on the laymen's movement. All in all. the- dav was one to make Methodists and their friends haunv. and it is en on eh to say that they made the most of It. 1 wo features of the nroeram were omitted. The father-in-law of Rev. C. E. Vale of Chadbournn vu ill and Mr. Vale was called away. For this reason the male quartette of the North Carolina Conference lost its first tenor. The other members of the quartette aided the choir, how ever, and the music, was unusually good. Rev. A. J. Parker sang sev eral fine solos. At night the five- minute talks by former pastors were omitted, many of the preachers not Deing able to be here on account of illness in their families. The .Morning Service. The sixty-ninth anniversarv of Central Methodist church beean Sun day morning with the Sunday school service at 9:15 o'clock. Hymn and prayer by Rev. A. D. Wilcox, the pastor, a sketch of the history of the Central Sunday school was read by Mr. R.: E. Prince, the superintend ent of the school. After Mr. Prince's remarks Mr: .1. O. Brown, the super intendent, of Edenlon Street Sunday school, spoke on "Modern Sunday School Methods." Mr. Brown said that the Sunday school is no longer a side issue, but has become a part of the church woik, a vital part of it. Thousands have become interested, and through its work Intensely interested with tho church work. The hone of the wnrU lies in the children and their train ing. Erom the Saviour's face look ing down Into theirs, they catch a radiance divine. There is no higher calling than teaching the voufh a real teacher gets results, thev have betore them the flowers of beauti ful lives. There is a need of Intel ligent teachers, and with it them is no fear of the nernetultv nfh Sunday school. His church on from victory to victory until the wnoie world shall be conquered. Higher standards must be hnl.1 The Man of Galilee must become the great exemplar. The Sundav school shall become a light to aB th na tions. The motto should ho aii school In the church nn ail ti, church in the school." THe charac ter of workers should be considered. tne teachers depend upon the useful ness of the church. Then wh't hli be our model? A model school. A morlung, building, constructing for one purpose, through all the depart meius, one should observe loyal pu pils and loving teacher's. The stand ard should be placed high, ' It" ceii not be too high, for was not tie the only perfect one? How can w hrlrt,r me scnool to this high standaruT cure teachers who are alwAva Sk at their" post of dutv lead their pupils all through the de partments, and who are thmxtmrhlv consecrated. We have no right to lower the standard, make it high and try to attain t0 it. In the children Is the hope of the church, the hoae of the world. The model, Sunday school must be a missionary Sunday school. Place the banns hilltops and tr yto lea dyour forces 10 mem. .. Rev. D. H. Tuttle. whrt .ik... followed Mr. Brown, with a talk dn . ine relation of the Sunday acbottl to the ehnrch," was absent on mv. count of sickness. After stnelnr a (Continued on Page Twa.l
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