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He WimtM Assocl&ted Press Service Associated Press Service Vol. LXX. No. 54. Thft Weather FAIR. RALEIGH, N. C, MONJDA Y SEPTEMBER 4, 1911. LAST EDITION FRIGS FIVE CENTS Doviblo the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper DEFENDANT IS ON THE STAND ii i in m mm Delegation Here In Matter of Dozen Witnesses Saw Mr Judgeship Defense Reaches Climax In Its Effort to Save Henry Clay Beattie . Friends of Mr. Howard A. lotwdicc. of Durham, Called on Governor Today Another Delegation Here For. Mr. J. A. Long Tlie ('audi- dales. BIG CROWD IN COURT ltcaltie Took the Stand Today, Conll. dent and Hopeful Kagcr, Expeet nnt Cioxvd Jammed the Little Court ' " Hoom lUmttie : Walked' Calmly to the Witness 'Chair His Apparent Coolness Kxeited Comment Iteat tie liver Being Intimate With His ; Causin Paul Keattie. Chesterfield, Va Sept. 4 Henry Clay Bcattlo, Jr., charged with mur dering 1ih young wife Louise, took the witness stand confident and hopeful at 10: 47 today, to testify in his own behalf and closed the de fense's case. An eager and expectant crowd jammed the little court room to overflowing. As soon as the prison er's name was called there was a noisy rustic and straining of necks. Beattie walked calmly to the chair Pressing the claims or Mr. Howard A... Foushee to succeed Hon. J. Craw ford Biggs,; who resigned as superior court judge of the ninth Judicial (It: met, a delegation composed ol Messrs. Victor S. Bryant., t. H. Sykes and R. P. Rcade, of Durham appeared before Governor Kitchin today, this being the first delectation to appear for any of. the candidates for the position. Friends of Mr.- -V A. Hicks, of Oxford, are expected here late today, but it is not known if other delegations are to appear. With a good judgeship as- the at traction, there have been very lew candidates in the field and it Is like ly that Governor Kitchin will onlv have four names to choose from When a vacancy occurred in the cor poration '.commission,., there were 'it applicants hailing from every sec tion of the State. In the; case of t:ie Jildgcshlo, how ever. -it was understood that the ap pointee. '.would be it resident, ol the district and for this reason the gov Murpfiy Here AugDst 12 New Fvldeiicc Will he Introduced by Both Sides Huh Aftei-iioou Before Jii.il'i' 1,'rke Ilttihvny Schedules to lie ..Introduced. -Several nddltionnl witne be Introduced hv hntn. "shies . before .Judge Hoke this afternoon ut :!::!(), when tho .matter of the cxl radltion of Mr. W. .1. Murphv. ""who is wanted in Albany. Ga., will he. determined. I The writ, of hniieas-. corpus.- heariir; was: begun Saturday' afternoon, but and faced the twelve men who before the week ends will pass Judgment on I ernor will not be required to clinil- liis story about the "bearded high- nate so. many men from the race wayman. The ninth liidleiiil district U i-omnoK. Hcattios apparent coolness excited ed of the counties of Guilford, "Or i-uuiuieui. .Alter Krssing 1110 Hill 0 unco. . A In mane Durham '.I'orwtn and swearing to "le:i the whole truth, and nothing but tho truth," he gave his age as twenty-six and stat ed he was In the mercantile busi ness with his faiher. Then, under the skillful guidance of his counsel, Beattie began the narrative which he hopes will save hlni from the electric chair. , The first questioning center ed about Paul Beattie. What relation to you Is Paul Beattie?" Henry was asked. "Second cousin." "Have you ever had any confiden tial relations with him or has he been your intimate?1 "No, sir," Henry replied with .em phasis. - "You had no confidence in him?. ' None In the world.' "Did you ever trust him with anv secret?" ' ."None In the world.1 Beattlo then told of meeting Bcu- lah Binford, the "other woman," in August, 1907. on Broad street in Richmond. Asked about the girl's reputation, Henry Bald he was advised soon af- nnd Granville. Tho active candidates for the posi tion are said to be: Howard A. Foushee, Dprbam; A. A. Hicks, Ox ford ; A. Wayland Cook, Greensboro; and Jacob A. Long, Graham. HALF-HOLID A YS ASK ITU. Clerical Department of Allantlrl Coast Line" Petition, for Satnnlny Afternoon Holidays the Year Hound, (Special to The Times.) Wilmington, Sept. 4 A movement has been in progress for tho past fow days among the clerks of the Atlantic Coast Lino general offices at 'this point to request the managing officials of the corporation to grant a Saturday half-holiday throughout the entire year. The half holiday period for the summer will soon reach its conclusion. The men oc cupying clerical positions in tho of fices, feeling that they will be able to give better and more beneficial has proof! : - &s&.-: l'WS ' : .-:..--'-: fHwM :" ; ""waJffi cs will ft H 1t ' H ' - i" fv If r- ' ;-' J fra II I f a in ihA nArnnrntlnn mrtith ter meeting her not to have anything thcv aro cmpIoycd lr ,hcy arc RrilIlt. to do with her. Henry testified that Lh . h.i,d.,i. .i i,... ..... iBwuuiis Willi MClIlan Mm vnnr fenm holf Hi.llr. ' uie tan ot (1K. have drafted a nnt.lt.lnn BHktnir ihat What was the cause?" Henry was the m.thnHtW if thov -n n.ir fl(,RlU- - ; . . I Wa V f-lna f tn rln tin rt nr.ln flm U .. 1 1 .... - w - j kiyni 1J IIW, w ... UVI IMC .Mill wen, sne went to Washington. I holiday neriod on Saturday ho in. MIOW B,le was sick anu I didn't go tended to Include the entire yoar, in stead of being confined to tho sum- which imv sliipwicckcil in tlie .tin! (Tii-ti i-rM'iirr jiin! a rcmark- Tliree of the rescued crew of the tour-maNti-,1 schooner Malcolni It. Si mvcv, recent Atlaiilic ( nasi i.uii-icaiie lilty miles to the noi l liuard of Cliarlc-(.ii, S. r able simpsliot hlmwing the loumlcnii" mIkkiik-i- with her captain anil i-ith la-Iicd ( i licr livn reiiiniiiiiii: iniofs nnd the bowsprit. On the riRlit is ( aptalii Filinisn.l Kcmldc, of t lie kt'enni.sliii -Mohiink,--' ttho rescued tin' scImkhk r's crew, tin the extreine lell is First Msli- I-;. P. Soiithard. ol' I he Mul.olni CSiiuiv. and liexl to liim Second .latc .cwton. Aliove is laptalii Heiiiy M. Ooile. of the ill-lalcd s -hoonrr. I or twelve lioiirs tlx- res." cued cicw faced a watery rave. - with her, When Beulah's child wad born what did she do?" "Her mother wrote me." ... "Did they think you responsible? "I suppose so, as they thought I had more money than any one lse, Next thing I knew I was called to her lawyer's office and as a conse-. quence I saw nothing to do but fork up the money and was the laughing stock of town. I never for ono niin ute thought I was the father of the child, and Bculah Binford swore at the coroner's Inquest she waa not its mother. An effort was made by the defense counsel to interrupt the prisoner's testimony for a few minutes to havo (Continued on Page Five.) fJO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LABOR DAY HERE mer months. Petitions with this end in view have been circulated through tho offices here during the past fow days and they have received more than five hundred signatures, the number eligible to sign being only slightly in excess to the entire amount of signatures as already se cured. The petition is addressed to President T. M. Emerson, of the Rail road and General Manager W. N. Royalh The petitioners feel hope ful that if the officials deem it ad visable, the desired request will bo granted. The decision of the officials will be awaited with interest. HK WANTS TO BK hlX'K. Olicksteln Aspires to Name With an Alluring Sound, Washington, Sept. 4. "Luck" is the translation from the German ot a new surname desired by Nathan Harold Gllcksteln, a young clerk In board and Southern the Department of the Interior; who has filled a petition In the dl-strict Supreme Court to change his name. 'Olueck" meang luck in German Labor Day In Raleigh Is passing and is an ancient family name," the off Tery quiet today, and without any-1 clerk said today. was not finished,.. Mr. .Tames If. Pou, .who is assisting Mr. J. W. Walters. Jr., of Albany, Gn., stating that the Georgia authorities were endeavor ing to secure witnesses to re fu to the testimony of local men. Mr. Pou said that unless his side was able to product) strong evidence, he would not ask that Mr. Murphy, be held- An adjournment was taken Saturday evening until ;i:::o this afternoon- At the hearing Saturday a dozen witnesses, including railroad men and others, swore positively that thev saw Mr. Murphv here on Saturday, August 12, the date on which the gambling and larceny is alleged to have occurred. The records of Mr Murphy as a Seaboard conductor wore produced to show that he had been regularly at work and was marked up. on the hoard that Satur day as an extra conductor. This afternoon the defense, will In troduce the time tables of the Sea- Railwavs to arrived last nnvlit and are -expected lo identify. 'the man. Whether their testimony will be accepted ils .-against that of more than a dozen .witnesses an 01 wiium Know the (lelendiinl. is a question tor. the court to decide liie delense ut . confident that exira- dition will he ri-l used. Col. ,1. C. L. Harris and MY. Cluis. I.?'. Harris are' appearing for Mr. Mur phv and Mr. .J. W. Walters. Jr. so licitor ot Allnnv. ami Mr. James H. 1'ou. ot tins ii. are anpeanin; tor tho stall- of Geiirula.' .'Tobacco Magnate Dead. Until, ' Kimla ml Sept. I. II. (). Wills. largely Instrumental in tunn ing the Imperial lohacc-.i .Cnmiiauv. the so-called : tobacco trust, died .here today. thing out of the ordinary. A stranger could not tell It was a holiday, but for a few holiday, signs hung in front of the city's banking bouses, and around the postofflce. The banks, postpfftee and the state offices are all closed, but: beyond that there are no visible signs. The business houses are all open and do . lng business m usual. Siis afternoon at 3 o'clock the lers' Convention takes place at tbe A. A M. College, and double header baseball games, are scheduled between Wake Forest' and the Ral- elgTi Amateur That the name Gllcksteln is too long to write, is misspelled, hard to understand or remember and causes confusion in receipt of mail are objections he points out. Fin ploying Printers Mi-ct. Denver. CnlO:. Sent. 4 " Rdhfiaani. IrJg the printing Industry or tho en tire country, delegates to the twenty-fifth annual convention of the United Typothetae of America as sembled In Denver today. In con nection with the convention drill be held the third International Printers' Beyond these facts Labor Day pass-1 Cost Congress, the sessions of which ed off In Raleigh very quiet, will begin Thursday. snow that Mr. Murphy could not havo been in Albany,' Ga., at that time. It will be shown that it takes thirty-throo hours to make the trip over the henboard nnd .twentv-seven und a half hours over the Southern ind Atlantic Coast Line. Mr Henry D. Bunch, soliciting freight ngent. of tho Raleigh and Southport Itailwav, will- he Introduced to show that he saw Mr. Murphy here on Saturday, August 12. Others who urc exnoctcd to testify as to seeing Mr. Murphy are Mr. Ernest Horton, driver for the Rescue Fire Company; Mr. John W. Foster, and' Mr. A. . C. Yatos, Sea board conductors, and Dr. David S Rowland. . Attorney Walters, for the prosecu tion, will Introduce Mr, R. II. Perrv, a member of tho Albany police force, and Mr. F. M. Bnss, the man who is alleged to have been robbed at the gambling game.' Thes two witnesses GLENN SPEAKING IN MAINE CONTEST i Portland, Me., Sept. 4 Forces for and against constitutional' prohibi tion' In Maine entered upon the clos ing week ot the campaign todav. Ac tivity on both sides' will bo at hU-ii wat,er mark during the remuind-'r of the struggle. 1 lie .prohibitionists' corps ot speakers Is augmented ' bv many prominent, men Irom outside the stute, Including termor Governor Glenn, of North Carolina, and Rep resentative Richmond Peason Hobson of Alabama. Tht.v . .'atni' from; all':-' .parts': if .the count rv ' to l a It; part: in Hie Labor Hay parade today ami tin.' Sighteontii annua! com en! ion of t lieir uitioiial as.soc'iat ion, wh li'h. hold's ii s opening; exercises' in .toiivcni ion Hal! '.tonight. The convent ion will t-oiil iniie 'through the !(!. '- ; : Potmaslcr ;, .'"'General' ' ' Hitchcock', I'otinas.tci-.Morgan, of S'ew Vorl; .City and 'Postmaster Warren..' of D'.'tl'ojt, are- among- the .-scheduled 'speakers. I. os Aimeies and (. "leveland ai'i- con test 111;; 'for the next convent ion. . HOI.I.Ai; .IN" A LOIISTKU l'OT. Nailima'lM-ll i Islic'i-iiian leaps a "ItenllV" (irei'iiiiack, ,. NaiTagaiis-eif : Pier, . Sept; ; : -1 Tltomas llhodes. ;l Mleran fisherman of'-.Narragansett,. who has piled his era it in the waters ol ilie bav for humy seasons, while .overhauling two of his floats in the ha.v found a ci gar box in one ol the lobster pot. Rhodes opened the box and found (herein a well-soaked $1 greenback. It is i lie iirst time in the annals of the lobster ' history at the pier that i greenliHcl; has been discovered in i fishing trap and Rhodes is Jubilant over hiy achievement . I;ettor Carriers at Rochester. Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 4. For the last twenty-four hours thoia has been an almost continuous line of letter carriers arriving ia Rochester. . :-'.- ::: f .. "' Miiis in (idlision. Loulon, I'Tanco, isept. 4. -Tho I'Yeiich bult.l(-liip Brenniib enisl ed into tlie exrciirsloii Btcaniei'. Ma.nalt, Maisailles. Ihu steamer was badly stove in. 1 hero were no fatalities. Nrw llnttli'ship New York. New York, Sept. 4 The keel of tho new battleship New York will be laid within a few days. Tho prelim inary i work of construction has been finished. : .. LINEMAN FALLS 20 FEET FROM POLE Mi. J. M. :s:inlli, a linciuan m the enidoy of the ( apilnl ( ily lelcplione ( (impiiiiy, icll irom a )ol- on J-.ast Jones street about noon todav. mid sustained in liiiK s that may prove latal. Mr, Smith tell a distance ol tiventy Icel and laixlcd in bis lore li nd. Dr. Ivy J. Itiddick was called am! liuule, a hull-nil ex amination. .Mr. Smith was then rushed lo licx Hospital, and at J:.'Jt was still on the operating (;J:ic. At tins time it could not lie learned limv serious were Ins in pn ics. .Air. Smith came to liiilcili Irom Asbeville. . Air. Smith di'Jd a few minutes'' alter being placed' on the oper ating ttihle. .- . .-.' Jl lXiK llltitiS TO TltlMTV. :cc pts I'o-iKion as ; Professor Law In 'I flinty ( olleue. (Special, to The1 Times, ) nurliani, N. ('., Seit. 4 --President. Few Saturday made this important announcement : .. f Judge-j; Crawford ..Biggs formerly prnfeiisor in the I mversity of North ( aiolma nnd lor the last live years one ol the most 'distinguished judges ot the '.-superior court m the state nas ' resigned., his judgship and or (fptr-d a.proiessorshlp of law in Trin '. ( ollege. Judge iiiggs lias behind him a brilliant record as a student, teacher attorney, supreme court, reporter and judge. l he bringing to the school ol so learned and accomplished Iaw ver is resarded as a most valuable acfjuisitioh. ;-.;." With Dean Samuel F. Mordecai. L. IV, 'Judge Biggs, and 11. P. Reado li. 1!., the school is equipped with a faculty that will enable it to carry jorward- the t reat objects for-which it was seven years ago established Tins was tho first . southern law school to maintain adequate admis sion requirements,, tho first to in troduce the case-svstem, and the first to write its own books. Under the brilliant leadership of Dean Mordeca' the school continues to hold its primary. In the face of the dis organized state oi legal education in North Carolina the school stands firm for higher standards and better methods ot instruction and it goes on putting out books that meet the approval of the highest authorities in the: country. , In this .movement to raise and in vigorate one of the learned profes sions. 1 nil 1 1 x- College is making sub stantial contribution to that moral and intellect tiffl leadership for which everv great college in part exists. FOR REDUCTION IN ASraiEHT Railroad Officials Appear Before Slate Tax ComnrJon In Matter of Taxes CLIAM DISCRIMINATION Allege 'Hint Their Property Is Assess ed at True ulue and More Where as Ileal Property is Assessed at Not .More 'I ban 75 Per Cent, of Iteal aluc Southern and Atlan tic ( oust Line Today and Seaboard Saturday. KISS A DAY NOT KXOl'GH. So Wisconsin Woman Asks Court: to Stop All Kis-jing liy a Divorce. Milwaukee. .Wis.. Sept. 4 -Listed among the grievances -'which Mrs. Gertrude J M.; Jleister holds' against her. husband is the charge that he has not l-.issed her or otherwise man ilested any show ot affectum in i year and a hall oltener than once day. '; This is: one ol the allegations m .Mrs. Mcister s suit lor a divorce which was skirted in the circuit court todav. lief' husband on Saturday will hp examined by. a pidge to de termine whether he shall lie pernia tientlv enjoined Irom molesting Mrs. Molsier. l.ntil that dale be is order ed by the court to remain awav Irom her residence and not interfere with her In anv wav. In her complaint Mrs Meister enumerates several acts of alleged cruelty, and that, her husband did not provide -her with sufficient money to maintain the household With the request that their pro perty be asse&sed in proportion to real property in this btate,- repre sentatives ot the Southern Railway Company and tac Atlantic Coast Line Railroad appeared before the btato tax commmission today for the pur pose of showing the commission that thev were discriminated against in iho matter of taxes. The contention on the railroads is that real property is assessed In North Carolina at less than -7f per cent, of its true value, while railroad property Is assessed at par and In some cases more than par. The Seaboard Air . Lino will have its inning Saturday. 1 he railroad otficials stated today thai, they would not comnlain at their assessment if other property were assessed in proportion, their contention being that this is not the case. If the State tax commission will not reduce their assessments on an equal with realiropcrty, the railroads will not take exception to Heir taxes it real prooprt In In creased to Its true value. ' Mr. Henrv G. Holding, auditor of Wake county, was called ns a wit ness before the commission and ask ed as to the assessments in Wake countv. lie said he thought the real property in Wake was assessed on an average irom 00 to 75 per cent, of its true value. Mr. Henrv W. Miller, of Atlanta, assistant to the president ot the Southern Railway, then presented the claims ot the Southern. He said that the assessment was too great and gave reasons. One of his argu- ments was that the profits ot a sin gle year might be almost eliminated by one or more disastrous wrecks. Among the oflicials a. tending the hearing today were Col. A. B. An drews lirst vice-president of the Southern; Mr. Heury W. Aliller, of Atlanta, assistant to the president; Col. Geo. II. Klliott, assistant gener al manager Atlantic Coast Line and Mr. C. J. Joseph, tax agent of th Atlantic Coast. Line. Mr. James H. Pou. of this city, ap peared as counsel tor both roads. KILLS TYO-HFDFI SXAKF. Indiana Man lakes it Home to Cor. rolKirnte Storv. Logansporl, Ind., Sept. 4 When walking through the woods recentlv Olivet- K. DompRcy. of this cll v, found a two-headed copperhead snake. He killed the reptile and brought It home in order to 'corroborate anv story that he might tell about the tieak . Hie snake has two perfect ly formed heads with well developed I oiked tongues, but onlv ono bodv Dempsey says that when bo saw it both tongues were darting in and out viciously and the lour .'bendy eyes snapped bulefully. It is about two feet long. - Wn-ihi--i-it'-i- -It-'"-"'- f -i'f -:m'- .-1. .tfi.tui, .- .1 M. - idi V.4i.l.,tAi Jb. Air .iL-jI.-..fc".-. Scores Injured in Wreck. New Yot-k, Sept. 4 -Scores of' per sons were Injured in a wreck on Long Island Railroad at Rockaway Beach A panic followed among the passen gers endoavorln to get out ol tha cars. Mccilng of the Board of Missions. London, Out., bept. 4. Many well known churchmen and missionary workers were present, today when the General Hoard ot Missions of the Church of England in Canada heftan lis annual convention. The treet-, nig (il tho. 'hoard Is prcliminnry to tlie convention ol the General bynfod which will begin lis sessions Here Wednesday. Wealthy Mini Marries Telephone Girl New York, Sept. 4 Announce ment is made of tho marriage Of Frank Smith, a wealthy Denver nVIno owner's son, to Miss Mao Lynch, head telephone operator, of Upton hotel. DIEGLE TELLS STORY OF OHIO BRIBERY Cleveland, Sept. 4. "Redtiey 'J. Dieglu has broken his silence," saya tho plain dealer, in a Btory rolatin that Diegel lias made a confession 6t bribery and corruption In the Ohio legislature to Ben F. Allen, its cor respondent, and a friond or Dlegle. The coniession is being reserved for tho Frankllng county grand'- Jury. The story states that the "convietlid sergeant at arms of the Onto senate told a story, sickening In anuny ti tails, of the bribery and grafts lead.' ing to the doofS man v"nm horn-. of the Ohio general assembly." , DiCBle told the atorv la ! aeum. ed, in the hope at securing Immunity from the penitentiary-irentenctf tiow Hanging oyer Ulffl, irhirTT) TThTTu TlV TIT r
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