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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25
At THE VATICAN.
American Cardinals -deS-
ignate Given Welcome.
Pope VIII Give Mgr. O'COnnelI
Audience, Sunday Morning.
Archbishop Farley Will Salt for the
United States, Dec. 4.

Rome, Nov. 24.--Ali the American
cardinals designate have arrived in
Rome for the ceremonial. which will
elevate them to the status of princess
of the church Archbishop OConnell
of Boston, who had been delayed at
Naples on board the steamer Canopic
reached the Vatican. today. and re-
ceived the same cordial and enthusi-
astie welcome previously given Arch
bishop Farley and Mgr. Faleonio.
In welcoming Archbishop O'Connell.
Cardinal Merry Del Nal. the PapaI
secretary of state, called him Broth
er" and Mgr. Bisleti. the Papal major
domo, who also is to receive a red
hat at the coming eonsistory, told
Mgr. O'Connell he was glad that he
would be his colleague in the Sacred
College. Mgr. Bisieu has arranged for
an audience between Pope Plus and
Mgr. o'Connell, Sunday morning.
Archbishop Farley has practically
decided TO sail fer the United States
from Bremen, Dec. II. on board the
kron Prinzessin Cecilie. This would
bring the new cardinal to New York,
Dec. 4. the anniversary of his conse-
Grafton in 1895, as auxiliary bishop of
New York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25
Sheriff Webster and Party Per-
ished in Cold Waters Of Lake.
Believed That CIough and COL
son losiliVes Trying TO Rescue.
0ne Boat and Oars Found..0iher
Boat Probably Sank.

Ellsworth, Me. Nov. Eft was prac-
ideally certain, tonight. that the high
sheriff OF Hancock county, one of his
deputies and two local men who were
camping III the woods, lost their lives.
Wednesday noon, by drowning in
Green lake.
The first material evidence Was OBJ
tanned shortly before noon. today,
when searehers found the body of Dep
atty Sheriff Edward Finn of this city
a cap which was positively identified
as the property of JOS. d. Clough. one
Of the campers, and one of their boats
The victims were all Ellsworth men
as follows:
Jcnn Z. Webster, 70, married, higt
sheriff of Hancock county.
Edward Finn, As, married, deputy
sheriff.
Joseph d. Clough, %, unmarried
Arthur E. Colson. -. unmarried.
The theory was advanced and quite
generally accepted, tonight, that Tie
campers We're not arrested on the
charge Of robbing another camp. as al
first supposed, the officers failing tc
find any plumber or other discriminating
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By Questions Asked in
Characterization.
Facts Touching on His ReIa-
lions with Lillian Graham
Brought Out That Stir Much Anger
Within Him.

New York, Nov. 24.-W. E. ID.
Stokes, the millionaire. who limped to
the witness chair in the supreme court
to tell a jury, this morning, how he
was shot in the legs, last June, by two
show girls, passed from the easy guild
ance of his counsel to the troubles of
cross examination, this afternoon. He
had not answered half a dozen ques-
lions before he was on his feet. tremb-
ling with anger. and demanding to
know by what authority he was ask
ed to disclose certain facts. The court
ruled against him and from the on
his annoyance was on the increase.
Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad
the two nattily dressed young wo-
men, who are charged with having
shot at him to kill alternately sobbed
and comforted each other, although
Miss Graham, was by far, the more
lachrymose. Mrs. Stokes, the million
aires wife of less than Il year, and
Miss Stella Singleton, sister of Mrs
Graham and wife of a wealthy West
ern mining man, were among the per-
sons who succeeded in getting into the
court room. Five hundred failed to
do SO.
Robert NJ. Moore, the girls counsel.
asked Stokes if Miss Graham was a
girl OF Is in short dresses, when he
met her in 1906.
She told me she was "A; her skirts
came to her boot tops" Stokes re-
piled.
Stokes admitted that his memory
l4.tl lot hot
he took Miss Graham automobile rid
ing, and bought bon bons for her. He
was then asked about her visit TO his
country place at Lexington. Ky, in
1907. She went there with her sis
ter. he said. and stayed there two or
three nights.
Letters showing Stokes relations
with Miss Graham during 1907 and
140S, including the one in which he
said he was a Gross grabbed old
cove, we're made part Of the record.
CONTINUED on Page Four)
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$500, 900 Gone
An Arrest Made.

Pittsbrg. Nov. 24-Almer w. Moore.
treasurer of the Federal Oil & Gas Co.
was arrested late today. on a capias is
sued by Judge Chas p. Orr of the, United
states circuit court 1t is alleged that
there is a shortage of 10000 in the ac-
counts of the company Moeres bond
was placed at $4,000. which a friend fur
nished.a
Moore was taken into custody at his
home by United States Marshal Porter.
himself "a director of the concern. The
eapias was asked for by the Common
wealth Trust Co. of Pittsburg and Sec.
w. A. Chase of the Federal Gas Co.
who is also aucilliary receiver for the
company. <ss4s
About eight months ago, it is said. the
stockholders of the company discovered
that the funds were short 10000. but
none of the officials could explain tho
discrepancy. Auditors verified the short
age, it Is said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25
Went 10 Electric Chair with a Cynical Smile on
Lips, But No Signs Of FearCarried Out Spirit
Of BravadO to Very End-.COnfeSSion Made
Public -Four Hours After the Execution.

the ministers until today. Not even
the broken-hearted father knew Of Its
existence. friends Of the family de-
clare Net until four hours after ha
had been pronounced dead in the death
chamber in states prison were the
murderer's attorneys cognizant that
he had made a clean breast Of his
guilt.
With the same intrepidity that had
marked his conduct from the begin
ming, Beattie went to the chair and
brought the sordid story to dramatic
end. The shock which killed eBeattie
was given at exactly us O'Clock, this
morning. Three distinct and separate
times the current was turned on and
az 7.23 it was shut off, Doctors W. T..
and st. Julian .Openheimer, minute
later, announced that death. had been
instantaneous. The twenty-five per
sons in the death chamber thereIpon
filed out, and the end of a lengthy and
costly battle for Justice had ended.
In addition to the two physicians
there We're gathered in the death house
when Beattie appeared. the L wit
nesses to the electrocution, as required
by law, the .Revs John j. Fix and
Benjamin. Dennis, Major James 3.
Woods. Superintendent of the peniten-
tiary, the electrician and four deputy
wardens. The room was flooded with
light from a group of incandeseent
lamps set in a low ceiling and a9light
that swung on its cord immediately
above the chair.
There was no conversation. The wit
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Conditions and General Forecast

Washington, Nov. 24.-The storm
that was central over the Great Lakes
Thursday, has moved TO the New Eng
land coast and it has increased great
ly in intensity. 1t has caused rains and
SHOWS in the North Atlantic states
Increasing winds were reported from
the Middle Atlantic and New England
coast Friday night Storm warnings
were displayed, Friday morning, on
the Atlantic coast from Eastport, Me.
10 Jacksonville Fla. Decidedly colder
weather prevails over the region east
of the Mississippi river except New
England. The indications are that the
weather will be fair, Saturday and
Sunday, over practically the entire
country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25
Death of John F. Dryden,
Founder of the Prudential.

dent of the company from the time OF
it's organization in 1878 until the time
of his death. He has been called the
Father of Industrial insurance in
America
Mr.. Dryden was also a director of
the following corporations; Fidelity
Trust Co; Union National Bank.
Newark; United States Steel Corpor-
alton; United States Casualty Co.,
New York; National Bank of Com
merce, New Yoyt; Equitable Trust
Co., New York; Public Service Cor
poration of New Jersey.
In politics he was a Republican. He
was elected to the Senate In 1902 and
four years later he was the choice of
the primaries for reelection. His
health broke down during the dead
lock In the State Legislature and he
was induced to withdraw his candida
cy. One of his most important speeches
in the Senate was the advocacy of a
lock type of canal at Panama.
When in the Senate. Mr.. Dryden
presented valuable trophy known as
the Dryden trophy with the purpose
of increasing efficiency in marksman-
ship among the National Guardsmen
and the army and the navy of the
United States.
| Mr.. Dryden married in 1864, Cynthia
Fairchild. She survives, with their
two children. Forrest F. Dryden. vice
president of the Prudential, and Susie
Dryden, who married Col. Anthony r.
Kuser of Trenton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25
SO ARE DEAD
And 100 Injured by Ex-
pIosiOn al Liverpool.
Victims Are Horribly MangIed--
Many Of Injured May Die,
Boiler ExpIodes In Oil Cake Factory
OF Bibby & Sons.

Liverpool, Eng. Nov 24.-Thirty-
three workers are known to have been
killed and upwards of 100 others in
jureG by a boiler explosion, today, at
the ell cake mills of j Bibby & Sons.
The force of the explosion was SO
terrific that the roof of the great mill
was blown Oft, while the walls split
and cruublcd and the bodies of the
victims were hurled high in the air,
mingled With the flashes of flame
which instantly followed the bursting
of the boilers.
Nesrly 400 workers We're engaged
in the building at the time Every one
was hurled to the ground.
Those near the boiler room had their
arms and legs torn off and their hor-
ribiy mangled bodies fell into the adj
joining Streets, together with show
ers Of bricks and debris.
The whole building was soon fam
ing fiereely. Men could be seen at ev-
cry window with fire raging behind
them, franticallY appealing for res
cue.
Fire ladders We're quickly on the
scene and many of the men We're
saved The scorched clothing and
burned hair of those brought down
told Of the terrible ordeal through
which they had gone.
Mann of those taken to the hospital
are suffering from shocking injuries.
Some of them have lost iegs and arms
and others so fearfully burned that
mans OF them are not expected TO re-
cover.
Al late hour. tonight, q bodies had
been recovered from the ruins 1t is be.
ieved others are still beneath the debris
1t is feared that some of the injured vii
succumb
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remember anything else until | was in
the Tombs.''
The woman told the story without
"a quaver or tear and in voice SC
low that the stenographer had to read
her answers to the jury.
George had lost his affections for
her, she told him, substituted another
woman for her, and sinned. She was
soon To become mother. or she would
have killed herself But to save his
soul from eternal damnation, she risk
ed her own by killing him.
DIR. Gregory of Bellevue hospital
who qualified as an expert alienisl
by saying that he had examined more
than 10000 cases of insanity, testified
that Mrs O'Shaughnessey was I'M
doubleday insane when she came 10
the hospital for treatment after she
had slain her husband.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25
Harvard and Yale Teams
Awaiting the Hour.
Fridays Rain Storm Renders
Conditions Anything But Good.
A Feeling of Uncertainty In Both
camps-.Probable lineups.

Cambridge. Mass, Nov. 24.-Heavy
rain, today with prospect of a sog-
gy playing field, tomorrow, caused Il
distinct feeling OF uncertainty in both
camps. tonight as to the outcome of
Harvard and Yale annual football
battle Gloom as thick as the wealth
cr prevailed among the followers of
The game who have already arrived
in numbers large enough to throng
he hotel corridors, and the players
land coaches OF the rival teams did not
display any excess Of confidence. Ev-
.en the prediction of the weather fore
caster that tomorrow would be clear
and cool. did not entirely dispel the
gloom Tor the Stadium is almost a
9aaSIuiFc again, as it was last Satur-
Gay, despite the covering of hay that
has been put on, and unless there is
IA hard freeze its condition is not like
IN 10 be much improved, tomorrow.
Among the experts there was ii
general feeling that u rain soaked,
slippery field would tend to the ad-
vantage Of Harvard. Yale men, to-
right. were praying for u cold night
and continued cold. tomorrow with
cut snow. The line shift and skin
tackle and end plays which the Yale
coaches have made special feature
ef the Blue game, became difficult and
even dangerous in an uncertain field,
Tor there is always chance that q
runner may be thrown for a loss be
fore he gets well underway With
Wendell to rely on as a line smasher,
liarvard's pIunging play was looked
upon as less handicapped than that of
Yale.
In the event of rain it was predict
cd, tonight, that Yale would ask for
playing rule by which a new ball
could be put into play upon the call
Of either captain. That would render
field goals less difficult than with a
heavy, water soaked ball An agree
inent to disregard field goals made by
Leunding balls like that which gave
Princeton the victory over Dartmouth
two weeks ago, is also probable
Neither eleven could put in much prac-
tice, today, though the Harvard men
went through some formations on Sol
diers field for the benefit of the under
graduates and some alumni who We're or
Land with a band to give some fina
cheers and display their confidence il
the team before the game. The rain mad,
it necessary for the Yale men to give vi
Continued on Page Four)
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Newark, y. j., Nov. 24-John F
Dryden, founder OF the Prudential In
surauce Co. Of America, and at the
head of it practically all his life. a
former member Of the United States
Senate, a director in many large cor
porations and a multi-millionaire, died
at his home here. at 6 o'clock, tonight
Mr. Drydens death was attributed 10
pneumonia, which developed after an
operation which he underwent a week
ago for the removal of gall stones. He
had been considered critically i'll for
the past three days and at the bed
side when the end came were his wife,
his son. Forrest f. Dryden. and the
latter's wife. and his daughter, Mrs.
4. r. Kuser, and her husband, Colonel
Kuser.
Mr.. Dryden was little more than
- years old. He was native of
Pennington. Me. A break down in
health due to the hard work he did
during his course at Yale University
prevented his graduation. but the
university afterWard conferred upon
him the degree Of NJ. A. After leav-
ing college he became interested In
life insurance and modelled an indus
trial insurance company along the
lines of the Prudential Insurance Co.
OF London, being the first to introduce
this SORT of insurance in the United
States. His beginning was The Wild
ows' and orphans Friendly Society,""
which subsequently became the Pru-
dental Insurance Co. of America. He
served almost continuously as presi-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25
''To Save Him from Purgatory"
Mrs. O'Shaughnessy Kills Husband.

New York, Nov 24,-eYes. shot
him; shot him To save him from eter-
nal purgatory," testified Mrs. Frances
O'Shaughnessy on the witness stand,
today. in describing the murder of her
husband, George The effect that such
an admission would have upon the II
men who will determine her fate, APP
peared to be far from her thoughts as
she continued:
Then | went to where he lay on
the floor and | kissed him. | stood
over him and said prayer for his
soul. Then into the hall | went and
called to Mrs. Geyer: George is gone
She asked Already" and / answered:
Yes, gone forever left him lying
there and went into the street and
found policeman and told him that
had just Shot and killed my husband,
but he would not believe. do not
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25

Lady Constance Lytton and Lady
Sybil Smith, both of whom have been
prominent in the Suffrage movement.
were charged at the Bow street police
court, London, Monday. with smash
ing windows during the demonstra-
tons of Tuesday last. They were SEN
fenced respectively to a fortnight and
Il Week in Jail in default of the pay
ment of fines. Mrs. Mary Leigh, who
has been seven times previously con-
victed and whom the police described
as the most troublesome Suffragette'
they had had to deal with, was SEN
fenced to two months in Jail without
the option of a fine. The magistrate
warned Mrs. Leigh that if she were
again convicted she would be sent to
Jail for a term at hard labor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25

Richmond, Va. Nov. 2i-Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr.. went to his death at dawn,
today, the self-confessed murderer OF
his young wife, although the confess
sion was not made public until four
hours after he had paid the penalty
prescribed by the law. He maintained
to the end the remarkable nerve he
exhibited from the time he was ac-
eused of killing his wife on the lonely
Midlothian turnpike, last July His
last expression was a sneer when he
observed the chair which was to send
him into enternity.
The confession was made public in
the rotunda Of a down town hotel by
ReI. Benjamin Dennis, one Of the
ministers, who had lahored with Beat
tie 30 repent. Indeed. 1t was acknoWl-
edged by the minister, that Bedttle
first admitted his guilt Nov. 8. the
day after he entered the death cell,
and before the fruitless appeal FOR Il
Communication Of sentence was made to
GOV. Mann 1t was not until Yester
day that he would agree To it's being
put in writing for his signature Then
all hope that the governor would in
tcrfere was gone. The extraordinary
document follows:
4 Henry Clay Beattie. Jr, desir-
Gus of standing right before God and
man, do on this, the 23rd day Of No
vember. 1911, confess my guilt of the
crime charged against me. Much that
was published concerning the details
was not true, but the awful fact, with
out the narrowing circumstances. re-
mains. Fer this action, | am truly sor-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25

Paatties attitude throughout the
trial md the imprisonment was study
fa1 = psychologist. He read the news
papers avidly. Every reference to his
iron composure and To the fact that
he vas going to the chair without ac-
kno 7rledgine his crime in the hope of
saving his old father further sorrow.
according % those who were with him
to the end seemed to afford him su-
preme abstraction. Apparently he
gloried IN the notoriety his crime had
brought him.
E"en after his confession he main
taiGed Ills air of bravado. What had
since Nov. . been considered stoicism
is nov recognized as having been
cynieism Ills remarkable nerve seems
t. have had its basis and support in
the knowledge that he was being APP
plauded Is man of spartan courage
and inHexble will.
The confession was held inxiolata lay
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25

ry and believing that I am at peace
with God and am soon to pass into
His presence, this statement is made. "
Beattie's confession was followed by
the following statement by the at
tending ministers:
This statement was signed in the
presence of the two attending minis
ters and is the only statement that
can and will be made public by hem.
Mr.. Beattie desired to thank the
many friends for kind letters and ex-
pressions of interest and the public
for whatever sympathy was felt or ex-
pressed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25

Rome. Nov, 24.-The Pope received
Archbishop Falconio in private au-
dienee ut the Vatican. today The
Pope embraced him affectionately.
When Mgr Falconio expressed his
deep gratitude for the great honor
conferred upon him the Pope replied
that it was his due reward for signal
services rendered and for his loyalty
Continued Oh Page Twelve.1
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Another sword duel connected with
the Curie- Langevin case, took place,
Friday. at Paris, between Gustave
Thery and Pierre Mortier, writer
Iii Gil Bias. M. Mortier was wounded
twice, once in the arm and once more
seriously in the wrist. After this the
encounter was stopped
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25
THE WEATHER.
FAIR AND COLDER.

Washington, Nov. 24.-Forecast for
northern Kew England Clearing aud
colder SATURDAY sunday. fair high
northwest winds; southern New Eng
land, fair and much colder. Saturday,
Sunday fair: high northwest winds,
diminishing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25

No more job selling among railway
mail clerks is to be tolerated. In the
past II is said, clerks on desirable runs
frequently have traded places With
men less comfortably situated, the
consideration sometimes being as high
as $500. The post office department,
taking for granted that the applica-
tons for transfer were bona fide. al
lowed them without question. AS re-
suit OF information which recently
reached the department, an order has
just been issued warning clerks that
any one caught participating in a
transaction of this kind will be dis
missed from the service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25

Detroit. Friday. was selected as tho
meeting place of the 1912 eonyeation
of the American Bankers Association,
in session at New Orleans. The time
of the next convention will be named
by the executive council at its meet
ing in the spring.
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First Degree Muir
der for BOsWOrth


Burlington. VT, Nov. PA verdict
of guilty of murder in the first de-
gree, accompanied by recommends
ton of capital punishment. was re-
turned, today, by the jury that heard
the evidence in the trial of Arthur
Bosworth, charged with the murder OF
Miss Mae Labelle, an 1Syear- old girl
at Essex Junction, last summer.
Immediately after the verdict was
returned the court took a recess. 1t
is expected that sentence will be i'm e
posed, next Wednesday. The jury was
dismissed after the members had been
thanked by Judge Alfred A. Hall. who
presided at the trial. This is the first
verdict of its kind to be returned in
the Chittenden county superior Grim
maj court for the past 45 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25

Mrs. Jane Quinn, whose husband
was found shot to death in his bed AT
Chicago, recently. was charged with
his murder in an indictment returned,
Friday, by the grand jury. When John
quinn was found dead, Nov. =. Mrs.
quinn declared he had been shot by
burglar. Police investigation reveal
ed that Warren Thorpe, former hus-
band. had been found shot to death in
jackson, Mich, in 1909, under similar
circumstances. Another husband,
Charles Mcdonald, had died suddenly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25
Boston Forecast

Boston, Nov. 24.-Forecast; Saturday,
fair and colder Sunday, fair, brisk
northwest to west winds, diminishing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25
1904
10c, CIGAR

Factory output-upwards OF 100000 daily.
Largest selling brand of 10c cigars in the
world. --Factory. Manchester. N. III. DIFF