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f- if " t If v; , VOL. XX1T PriM 40 Cents a Monta. "i .:y ' concord, n. a, Friday, November 24.1911. Sinfte Copy. Fh Cut.. ' Q. 114 1 7H 1IEB BATS EX WAS OT7XLTT . OP . crime or murderon m i WIFE. ! ...V--' ' IUIkMmUBuUUilitB ' t ere Sod and Ma. Sari Mack ef DeUOs ef Crlnu Published Was Vol Truo. V ' "."X". , Richmond, Nov. 24. Rev. J j.; ' Fix today announced that Henry CUy' . Beattie, Jr., who ,wu this morning . exeeoted, made hia tba following oon : ; feseiou juat before execution. . -V , I, Henry CUy Baattft, Jr, desir ous of standing right bafora Qod and nan, do on Una tha 24th day of Nor , ember, 1911, eonfeea my guilt of tha ' crime charged against ma. " Much that waa publiahad concerning . tha ' dataila waa aot true, but tha awful : fact without harrowing circumstances remains. For thia action, I am truly - aorry , and baliaving that I am at peace with God and man and will aoon pass into hk presence, ' this ' statement is made. ' -. ';'"; (Signad) Henry Clay Beattie, Jr. t BEATTD3 ELECTROCUTED. ' " Meets Death 0almly81ept Soundly ,';.U Night-Died at 7:83 O'clock. Special to Tha Tribune. -. S " .1 Richmond, Vn, Not. 24. Impend .ing daath failed to shake tha iron ,. narra whieh Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., .baa manifested since tha day of hia . arrest, and throughout tba night hia . t sleep waa un broke, it being neeea- aary for tha gnarda to arouse him from bia slumbers just aa tha light " of dawn began to creep into tha grim . i, passageways of tha prison. Holding 'a little prsyerbook which waa given him by bis spiritual adviser, Ran Mr. f Dix, tha eondemne&.nun walked to .!, tha daath chamber between tba, mln- is ten and cuards. Even the ' Vauddeat Saab afeeWieal-gtobea fait- fad to have any visible effect on him arid be walked -to tlU chair witfre4oa faint smile and almost an air of in- . difference.. Ha calmly shook hands with the ministers, murmured a few . worda of prayer and atepped into ' tha 'death chair. The powerful switch that held back tba death dealing enr ;; rant waa raised and-quiek aa a flash tha body of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr, grew tense and suddenly crumbled. t : Tha attending physician, raised bia - band which waa a silent signal that tha condemned man had paid the lawa toll for tha murder of. bia young . wife. Tha axacntion - took place at 7(23 and three minutes after entering tha death chamber Beattie bad expiated tba crime, f - i' FAKEWELL OF MEKBEBS OF BBATTIB'B FAHILT. . The Scene Between Faithful Old Father And Bon Caused Henry to ' Break Down. - Richmond, Va Nov. 23. Taking - pathetic leave of hia immediate fam ily, Henry Clay Beattie, Jr, tonight - - mada ready to take the final plunge into tba unknown. ' For a few brief momenta today Beattie broke down, and it waa fear- ad hia remarkable nerve and stoicism were about to desert bin. Thia - when ha took leave of hia father and brother, Douglas. When the parting came, the son laid his bead on bia fetter's breast . and sobbed eonvnhnvely. iOn arm ' waa flung across bia f ether's shoul ' dera, tba other band gripped that of v bja brother. .. ; - ; But be recovered quickly. The for - titnde at the elder Bcattia bad mora to do with tha reeoverv .than the ' aootbing offices of tha Bar. Benja- ' min Dennis, who baa labored with 'tha doomed prisoner, -s With spartan self-control, tha fa- v ther kept hia emontiona in cheek, al ' ' though the tears rained down bia cheeks and hia line twitched patbat- ieally. Ho words were spoken, bnt '.' tba young wife murderer must have ' felt the stern repression of hia pa- ' rant, for bia sobs were strangled and ? ha atraiirhtened. "Oood-bve." he said, and turned away. Neither father 'nor brother - - trusted to make reply, bnt mada their - ' way from tha penitentiary, TS3 EISFOKD CIEL - - - . TAL2S BOMB MOEE. ' ' Eaya Ear Evidenca Would Hat Ae ' - '" i Had Cha Been Allowed to. ' New York, Nov. 23. '"Henry IWttioie innocent," aald Beulah Lmford today. ' "If he ia eleotro v euted, every one concerned in hia ex ecution will be a murderer, Tba "affinity" of BeatUe, w nose relatione with bar are supposed to have furnished a motive tor tha mur der f hia wife, mada this statement ia this eity. 6be is bvinr with tba family of Isadora Berasteia in the Colonial apartments, 859 Hunts Point avenue, toe Bronx. V " ' When aba mada tha statement aha waa leaving tha bouse to go to a mov ing picture concern, with whom aba haa a contract She waa fashionably dressed ia a gray aheeked suit and a Una velvet hat, trimmed with fur, whieh waa polled down well over ' face. ' In a buttonhole she car ried a silver fob engraved with tha initial "B." 'Why I haven t beard from Henry Bcattia or sent him a line since his trial," aha declared. "I am very aor ry for Henry sorry from the bot tom of my heart. He is an innocent man, but tha tuna when I could have helped him haa passed. ., 'II I bad been called as a witness at the trial, Henry would have been afree man today, instead of con demned to die in the death chair ti morrow. I would have told the troth, and thaf would have proved hia in nocence. I am 'sure he would have been acquitted." "You think bia conviction was wrong, then!" "I know it," aha replied. "Henry didn't kill hia wife." "Who, then waa tha murderer t" "Why tha man behind the 'gun," waa the reply. 'And who waa tha man behind tha gun!" ' For a few seconds she paused, aa if deliberating. Then ahe answered slowly: "Why is it that they took Paul Bcattia V word at tha trial and would take it now Hia testimony never abonld hare been accepted. "Paul ia actually half-witted and no' importance ahould have been at tached to tha testimony he gave." ' Killed an Alligator in Iredell. If ooreeville Enterprise. ' . Considerable excitement prevailed las( Saturday in Lbe iurasebold of tha Widow fiberrillr near the river bridge,, when her young son William into tba noma modi excited over the capture and killing of an alligator three feet. Jong. .. tie was sa Bier-en oe- lad waa curious anongh to pursue tha course of the object until he eonld get it in shallow water.. He caught bold of and struggled ,wfth tha animal nntil death. It was a cur iosity m the'( neighborhood, , many yonnntera'-faavina: visited the' Sher- rill home to view tba remain. - Vas ter William is no less than a .hero among bis companions. It w thought tba alligator 'come down Mountain Creek into the Ca tawba, having been a pet and placed in tha branch by some one further up during tba summer season. Apple Show ia .Washington. Washington, 'D. C-' Nov. 24. To demonstrate the growth of tha apple industry, in this section of the coun try, an association of apple growers of Virginia and Maryland haa com pleted, arrangements for a show to be held hero next week, tbe first of its kind ever held in the national cap ital, A prise of fifty dollars will be given to the woman 'who bakes the best apple pie to be displayed at the exhibition. Thia pis the management will present to President Taft, who haa-been invited to open the - show; Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the pure food expert,' and Professor Van Alatyne, of New York, will deliver addresses at the exhibition, ; Farm Homes Discussed. ; Spokane, Wash., Nov. 24.-Thia was farm Home Day" on tba pro- gramma of tha National Country Life Congress in session in thia city and it included tba discussion of a wide variety of questions relating to borne life in the rural communities and the work of tba grange. Prominent among those who contributed papers or ad dresses were Joseph E. Wing, of Me- chanicsburg, 0.; Prof. P. O. Holden head of the agricultural extension de partment of Iowa State College; Mrs. Clara H. Waldo, of Portland, UrCb, and Clifford Willia, of Minneapolis. Bankari Say They Enow Nothing of .'V1' :-v.,V '-Bejel ....'v .' -4 New York. Nov.. 23. Bankers rep resenting .tha Pennsylvania Railroad say they have no knowledge 'of any alliance, either by agreement or stocK purchases, between tba Pennsylvania and A. C. U aa reported , in ue South. v r- ; . Fiscal agents of thf Louisville and Nashville and A. C. L. roads prof ed ignorance of any events connect ed trith either property. Mooresville Enterpriser "Concord is lneky to have a railroad ' coma down and fall in her lap. - That town haa enjoyed special favors and priv ilege! from both God and man for ( some yearn," - , FAEXEU HOLD 1X0 COTTON. Famara Storing atSoaM-Tkk Sea son as Compared' With Last Tbe Charlotte Observer aava a cas ual ride through the country districts of Mecklenburg county will convince any one thst tba farmers of that section are holding their, est ton. The Ubeerver says: , .'- ut. a. Q. Alexander. D resident of tha North Carolina division of the Farmers' Union, declares that the greatest cotton-holding -movement ia in progress with the farmers that thia section has ever known. ' And a cas ual nda through the country will convince the average individual that thia statement is true. Down on the Pineville rosd, south of tbe eity, there are a dosen or more lots of cotton stored, one in particular being that vi xiiul E.1UUI,, wuo resiaes a little below Griffiith's station. And almost Avery house passed haa two or three or more bales stored under sheds. These farmers are holding: their cotton themselves and not stor ing it. And what is said of the Pine ville can be said of other sections of the county as well.' There can be no questioning the statement that great holding movement is on among the farmers. Of the cotton that is beine brought to market, however, the big per cent of it ia being sold.' Some of it ia being stored on call but the majority being disposed or outright. Mr. E. CvBamhardt, of tbe Cannon mills buying agency, declared yesterday that only, one-third of tbe cotton which he had bought this season had been placed on call and Quite a little of tnis bad already been realised on. It is estimated that the Cannon mills get more of the cotton on call than any one of the other buyers for the reason tbat they inaugurated the scheme here several years ago. The local firm of Watson ft Allen stated yesterday that but a small proportion of their cotton was on call or storage but that, the big per cent, was on straight Bales. This is the report that comes from the other dealers also. To date this season there have been marketed on the local market 8,035 bales of cotton, for. w.Mch an average Of 8. cents was received or approxU seed.'. For the .corresponding year, 12376 bales averaging 14 cents were sold, for which, exclusive of the seed, approximately $901,320 was realized, or a balance in favor of last year of $539,745. In other words, a larger number of bale had been marketed last year thaq this and a much higher price was paid for it. . The. total number of bales sold on the Charlotte market last year was 20,322 as against 19,485 for 1909- 1910; and 22,250 for 1908-1909. It has been estimated that the crop this year will pan out about 80 per cent. of last year's crop which will give approximately 16458 for this year A little calculation will show to what reason of the reduced crop and the small price. An inquiry at the office of the North Charlotte warehouse discloses tbe fact tbat there are approximate ly 500 bales of cotton on storage there; about 750 at the Charlotte bonded warehouse and about 2,000 at the Merchants and Farmers' Bond ed Warehouse. Thia makes about 3c 250 bales on storage at the present time. As previously stated, about one-tmrqV of thia is on call, : The Carolina' Construction Com pany of Greensboro, -one of the big gest contracting firms in the State haa failed. A hearing5 was held in Salisbury before Judge Daniels this week and at Oreensboro Wednesday a petition in bankruptcy was filed. Thia is tha- firm- which built Salisbury's handsome passenger station. . tr tri 4 Qvtsnoit or unrr-onit A ' eincuiia Account ' nrn rui atowar rov hud wteia. war to fi on VMHD-IOMT M vaiix rr j noun iirinofVi mtru: in fownioie jccoomt -oa oa HiuHtft-mnm .. -, . OONC0BD NATIONAL BANK. ' Capital $100,000. ' ' Snrplna 133,000. far Cant Interest Paid on Time I T-W i I V -J ; ! JUDaXEXT DC THE WALES CASS OOVFDLMES. Xra. Odefl Walker, ef TaampoHi Gets 9AMt Danugaa for Daatk af Ear Has band. - Tbe Supreme Court thia week handed down an' important deeisioa in a case tried at tha May term of the Rowan Superior Court This ease was Mrs. Odell Walker, againat Can non Mfg. Co-of Concord. Mr. Walk er waa accidentally killed by a aaw about a year ago at tba Xannapolis mill of tha Cannon company and Mrs. Walker aued for aa amount ap proximating $6,(K)0 and eeeared judg ment in tba Rowan Courts, The allegation; of the plaintiff was that tha defendant's machinery was defective, causing the accident and death of Mr. Walker. Tha de fendant contended there were no evi dence showing that thia waa the con dition, .a k ' There were more than ISO except ions filed in the case making the decision of muefaj importance. The following m tbe judgment ren dered by the Supreme Court: 1. Suit for damages for wrongful death of plaintiff intestate who waa killed by a plank striking him k the head. He waa operating a aaw. The defendant- contended that there was not sufficient evidence of negli gence. The evidence disclosed that this machine . Waa very old, anti quated, "wobbly," and out of re pair and that tha table on whieh the saw operated waa of a disused and antiquated pattern. That the power was supplied by a belt running near ly horizontally instead of perpendic ularly or below the saw, that the aaw wa uncased ' and that plank waa very liable to faU on it and be burl ed against tha operator. Thia ia not the kind of saw approved and in general use. Held, that employers of labor must' furnish a reasonably safe place ip which to do the work assigned and provide methods, im plements and appliances, such aa are known, approved and in general t that there is sufficient evidence to support tbe verdict 2. Held, that upon the question of 12"" " - P- . . it . , - s structed. There waa no reversable error in the trial, and the judgment is affirmed. Marriage of J. D. Dorse tt and Miss Heater Llnney. Spencer, Nov. 23. James Daniel Dorsett, Jr., of Spencer, was married this afternoon to Miss Hester C. Lin ney, of Taylorsville, the ceremony being performed at the home of the bride by the. Rev. J. L. Vipperman, of Spencer. The scene of the happy scene of the happy event was at the old homestead of tbe Llnney family, so well known in Western North Car olina, and was witnessed by only a limited number of intimate friends of the contracting parties. The mar riage waa quiet and no invitations were issued ss it waa the intention of both parties to keep the secret from their many mends aa long as possible. Immediately after the cere mony the bnday party left on a northbound train for Washington, Baltimore, New York and other points for a brief stay, after which they will be at home in Spencer. ,S5 IN GOLD Given Avay Absolutely FREE, . -i - '"-. ' ATTENTION BOYS ANDOIBLSOTDEB15: - We are going to give a FIVE DOLLAR GOLD PIECE to . the Boy or Girl who will wrfte.tbe Best .Advertiaementof not under 60 or over 100 words, advertising tba "8tndrd Central Needle Sewing Isncnina." v.,..., A, Come to our store, have your, name registered and receive t : your number, as the judges will award the Prize by number and not by name. .H . '"' When you call to have your name registered you will be furnished with a little Booklet, entitled, t"A Stitch in the, Side," whieh will be of great help to "you in -writing the . .advertisement-, - , All advertisement must be in our store not later than Satnr "' . day, December 22nd, , 4 , , . The winning advertisement will be run in Tha "Tribune juft ; as it is written, with the winner's name and number. The A- Five Dollar Gold Piece will be paid to tba lucky one Friday af ternoon, December - 22nd. Remember, it costs you absolutely nothing to try, and you may be tha lueky one. Think of Aha t Christmas gifta you can buy with thia Five Dollars- 'KIf v Don't "wait uivCit'e'ext week but "come to our store NOW, " " and you will have next wek to write the advertisement. Concord Furniture Co. i I i Two Doors front PostoAea. 1 1 i I ' AN AOCOMM0DATOIO .....,. r but nnoii YXZZXD. Eegra Wnaao Identity la Hot Known Worked a Whole Day for a Man tn Ela Absence. A Strange Case. How would yon like to get off from your work a day and have somebody to coma along and perform tbe task for you I Just voluntarily take ap tba work and complete the job with out regard or hope of reward and then go on bia way without stopping to tell yon bow kind and accommo dating be waa to you and what a debt of gratitude you owned him. Really, Willie, that a a eineh. Could anything be finer than to be able to anoose late in the morning and know that some chap waa volun tarily running your part of the world for youf And doing it, too, without any compensation and without later holding it over your head one of those little yon-onghtto-appreeiate-what-I have-done-for-you bills. ' This is the kind of good turn a colored gent performed for Mr. John A Ritchie, a carpenter who has been working on a house on Dr. D. Q. Cald well's farm. Tuesday Mr. Ritchie waa engaged covering a barn. He did not complete the task and on Wednesday be had to quit work and go to a funeral. While he waa away an unknown colored man came to the tenant house, where Mr. Ritchie had been working. After making an optical aurvey of the premises the negro erawled upon the house and began nailing on shingles. He eon tinned thia work until noon when he came down. He then went to the stable and led the horses to tbe braneh for water. When the noon hour waa up he resumed his work on the roof and continued it until the job waa completed. He then came down and watered the horses again. When be puflhem in the sta ble he then picked up all the nails that had been left over and went on his way. Who waa and from whence he came ia not known. Tbe negro at the house did not Question tba negro aa to his identity or what be meant by coming there and taking up another man 'a work aa be though a had been seat there by" Dr. Caldwell. ' Dr. Caldwell and Mr. Kitenie are at a lose to know who he could be and What caused his strange actions and so are the tenants at the house. He committed no crime but instead did an appreciable service and there fore he is not being searched for. Nevertheless the physician is nat urally anxious to find out who tbe man was. It is certainly to be hoped that he will be found for such an accommodating man should be known to the community. Hitched Wife to a Mule. Liberty. Mo. Nov. 23 Lafayette Choate, on a plea of guilty, was sent enced to 30 days' imprisonment by Judge Trimble for hitching his wife to a oair of mules and dragging her over a field. He haa been in jail four months. Prosecuting Attorney Sim- rail said Choate 'a wife had given him trouble and Choate had been suffi- eientlv ounished. Choate became enraged because his wife talked to another man. Anoth er time be procured a chain and pad locked her hands together. Conoord, N. C. . FEESOYAL MXETIOY. tslW -j af the where Who Come And Oa. Mr. A. E. Blaekwelder and bride arrived ia Concord mat night Engineer Gilbert C. White, of Dur ham, ia a visitor in the eity today. Mrs. F. F. Smith, of Salisbury, spent yesterday here with Mrs. M L. Brown. Mrs. W. H. Gorman, of Baltimore, is spending the day in Salisbury with Mm. M C. Dusenbery. Mr. Shakespeare Harris has return ed from Charlotte, where be has been visiting friends for several days. Miss Eugenia Adams, of New York, who hss been visiting Miss Ida May King, haa gone to Greensboro to visit friends. Mrs. W. E. Smith, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. C. M Isenhour, haa returned to her home in Gastonia. Mrs. E. W. Umberger, who hss been visiting at tbe "Luberger Place," has returned to her home in Wytheville, Va. Mr. Joe Fetzer, of Reidsville, fam iliarly known as "Uncle Joe" and one of tbe veteran newspaper men of the State, ia visiting at the home of Mr. P. B. Fetzer. Rev. W. C. Jones hss returned to his home in Charlotte, after being the guest of Dr. W. C. Houston for several days. Mr. Jones is just be ginning his second year as pastor of Dilworth Methodist church. Danes at Elks Home. The following couples enjoyed a de lightful informal dance at tbe Elks Home last night: Hiss 11a Thomp son of Salisbury, and R. L. Morrison, Hiss Marguerite Brown and T. t . Morrison, Misa Alice Brown and Cy rus White, Miss Aahlyo Lowe and Luther Brown, Miss Margaret Lents and Victor Means, Miss Louise Menas and Fred Correll. Stags: John Por ter. Fred Patterson, and ' Archey Goodman. Chaperones: Mr.' and Mrs. E. T. Cannon and 'Mrs. E. A. Mos Thanksgiving Table Linen Friday and Sa THE WISE HOUSEKEEPER SHOULD AVAIL HERSELF OF THIS SAVING OPPORTUNITY. 68-inch Heavy Satin finished Damask, pretty designs, 65e and 75c , quality Special t. ....... 48c 59c 72- inch Half bleached Damask, Unan-flnuk .............48c Yarif 73- inch Half Uaachad Damask, extra heavy, 1100 value for. ,.79e 72-inch Heavy bleached, pure linen, tl.25 Damaak .....89s ' 72-inch Full bleached, all linen Damaak Special .98c Sam thin in Plain Damaak. 1.50 Half bleached, extra heavy Damaak, 72 inches wide Friday and Saturday .....U9 Yard Beautiful designs in Damaak worth SL7S and 2J0 Thanks-: giving Special at, tha yard fl-3t-4LM Beady hemmed cotton doiliss ' .....59c Doaam limited quantity of Fun Linen Doilies, $L50 talua 1 . 9ofL29 Doaan Urge Sim Linen Doilies" ". :.....:1.49 Odd lot of prett yqualily Linen DoUise. . . .12.48, ft89 and 22.98 Nona charged at thaaa pricaa. , ' ' ' " ' Big assortment Large Size Linen Towala at ..25e and 50c Each Special Values In Good SI seta mada af Andraacroggins Domaa- 45-inch Pillow Tubing..... ..85a Yard SAMPLE LINE OF BRASS on sale same time inlfotlon Depart-' mant New Goods in ovary dspartmant Let ns abow yon. "EIBUTB TO TEE DEAD. i' - . aortal Banufnaat I. F. Oaldwafl Otvnn Final Basting Plata, . States villa, Nov. 23. With sweet and impressive aerviees the body af Joseph Pearson CaldwelL late editor of tha Charlotte Observer, waa laid to rest here this afternoon, tha final aerviees and tributes being beard by one of tba largest eoneourssa of grief stricken and sorrowing relatives and mends and that possibly everr gath ered near tba bier of a North Caro- The body arrived here from Mor gan ton at noon and from that how until 4 o'clock lay in state in tha . First Presbyterian chorea, AH trains brought numbers of nvnds aibe greatly beloved editor and a special ' from Charlotte brought members of the staff of the Observer and Chron icle and News and relatives and warm personal friends. Tbe services be gan promptly at four o'clock and were conducted by Rev. Mr. - RaynaL Rev. Plato Durham and Mr. . Archibald Johnson and Rev. P. B, Law, all paying brief, though beauti ful and sincere tributes to tbe mem ory and life of Mr. Caldwell. The floral tributes were the most elaborate and beautiful ever seen here and it is doubtful if such trib utes were ever laid over the grave of a North Carolinian. Men represent stive of every calling and industry in the State were present to pay person al and silent tribute to the memory of the gifted editor. - ,. - , Intercollegiate Cross-Oountry Bun, Boston, Mass., Nov. 24. Arrange ments have been completed for tbe annual cross country run for the in-' tereollegiate championship, which is to be held tomorrow morning over the new course of the Brookline Country Club. Thia year's entry list includes one more college than last year, Brown being the newcomer. Tba other colleges that .. have entered teams are Yale, Harvard, Princeton, . Cornell, Pennsylvania, Columbia, Michigan, Syracuse, Dartmouth and the Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology. 1 ,. ' a. 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