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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
NO CONFESSION
FROM THE LIPS
OF H. c. BEATT|E
THE YOUNG WIFE MURDERER
WILL DIE IN ELECTRIC
CHAIR THIS MORNING.
His Spiritual Adviser Says if He is
Guilty He Will Yet confess-His
Aged Father Still Believes His Son
Innocent

Richmond, Va, Nov. %. - Henry
Clay Beattie, Jr., awakened at the
usual time today on what, by law,
was the last day of his life. Tomor-
row, shortly after daybreak, he will
surrender himself in the death chair
in expiation of the murder of his
young wife.
He slept well, but tossed restlessly
as though bad dreams had been his
companions throughout the long
night. There We're no signs of
breakdown this morning, the prisoner
dressing with the same fastidious care
that he has taken ever since he en-
tered the state penitentiary and the
death cell.
Rev. John j. Fix put in an appear
ance early and will remain with Beat
tie during the day. The elder Beattie,
Douglas Beattie, brother of the con-
yicted man, and the attorneys who de-
Tended him in the trial that ended in
his conviction of murder, joined the
minister soon afterwards.
Neither Beattie's attorneys or his
relatives believe he will confess be-
fore his life is taken. His spiritual
advisers are of another opinion. They
entertain the hope, amounting almost
to conviction. that he will do so.
IF he is guilty feel reasonably
certain he will acknowledge ALL said
Rev. DR.. Fix ITO go to his death
with lie on his lips would be sacre-
ligious, and Beattie is at peace with
his Maker"
The fact remains, however, that
through all the ordeal attending his
trial and conviction young Beattie
has sought in every way to spare his
aged father as much as possible. The
elder Beattie is said to remain firm
in the belief of his sons innocence.
1t is a question as to whether the
condemned man considers he owes it
to his father, to whom he has brought
so much pain and so much disgrace,
to go to his death with sealed lips. 1t
is doubted by many that new found
religion will outweigh the prisoners
sense of consideration he believes is
due his father, and prompt a confess
sion.
A report that Beulah Binford had
arrived here today caused distinct
sensation Later word came from New
York that the girl was still there and
would make no attempt to come to
Richmond. ~
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
SIXTY METDEATH
ASFRENCH TRAIN
FELLINTOW WATER
THoUET RIVER FLOODS WEAKEN
BRIDGE, WHICH FALLS UNDER
WEIGHT OF COACHES.
Boats Along River Had Been Carried
OH-Reseue Work Badly Handicap
ped-One Hundred Passepnars
Aboard.

Saumur, France, Nov. 23.-sixty
passengers, it is estimated, lost their
lives when a train plunged into the
river Thouet this morning, owing to
the breakdown of railroad bridge
on the state railway at Montreuil-B Bel
lay, in the department of the Name.
et-Loire.
The train, which had started from
Angers, was travelling to Poitiers.
1t carried about one hundred pas
sengers While it was crossing the
bridge over the Thouet. the struc-
ture, which had been greatly wea.-
ened by recent floods, broke doan,
crashing with the whole of the cars
into the swollen stream.
Many of the passengers who sue
ceeded in getting out of the cars
through the windows tried to save
themselves by clinging to the tops of
trees which showed above the sur
face of the water. In most cases
however, they were quickly washed
away by the rushing currents.
All Ihe Doats in the locality had
been carried off by the inundations. so
that it was impossible for the people
of the neighborhood to assist much
in the work of rescue.
No exact information is yet avail
able as to the number of victims. OF
as to those rescued, but it is believed
that between fifty and sixty have been
drowned
Ten corpses have been recovered al
various points on the river.
Three of the cars were submerged
but the roof of a fourth car is still
visible above the surface. Eleven
persons are still clinging to this. and
during the afternoon thousands OF
people lined the banks watching them
buteunable to render aid.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
SAYS
JUSTICE WRIGHT
IS INCOMPETENT
PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN FEEDER.
ALTON OF LABOR INDIGNANT
AT D. C. JUSTICE.
Lively Discussion Resulted When
McNamara $4,000 Appropriation is
Brought Before the Convention.
Mitchell Tired of Trial.

Washington. Nov 23.-Samuel Com
pers, John Mitchell and Frank Morri-
son, the labor leaders, must again
stand trial in the supreme court of
the District of Columbia on charges
of contempt arising out of the Bucks
Stove and Range case. Justice Wright
today handed down a decision over
ruling the motion of the labor lead
ers fer a dismissal of the proceed
ings under the statute Of limitations.
The court held that contempt of the
court is not classed as criminal, and
consequently not subject to the bar
of the statute of limitations.
Former Case Dismissed.
The supreme court of the United
States recently dismissed the original
cases against Messrs. Gompers, Nit
chell and Morrison, but gave the
lower court the right to renew the
proceedings.
At this time the controversy be-
tween the stove company and the
American Federation of fLabor had
been settled Notwithstanding this,
justice Wright took the ground that
the dignity of the district supreme
courts orders had been violated and
again cited the labor leaders to ap-
pear and defend themselves.
In addition to overruling the plea
for abatement under the statute of
limitations, Justice Wright dismissed
the motion which charged the court
with unreasonable delay in making
the charges of alleged contempt. He
held that the charges were without
merit.
Justice Wright declined also to
grant the request of Gompers and his
associates that the testimony be TAX
en- in open court and gave the respon-
dents three days in which to agree
with the committee of prosecutors
upon the appointment of a commits
sioner to hear the evidence.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
PRETTY HOME WEDDING
OCCURRED LAST EVENING

At the residence of the brides pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs D. A. Curry on
Stonewall street, last night, Miss Lou
Use Curry and Mr. Frank Jackson
were united in marriage, Rev. w. Fl.
Budd Of the First Methodist church,
Officiating.
The bride has spent all of her life
here and is a charming young wo-
man. The groom, who is an cleo
trica1 engineer, has only recently re
moved to this city. but during his
short stay he has made many friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson will continue
to reside in Brunswick. se
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
COURT ADJOURNS
UNTIL TUESDAY
APPEARANCE DOCKET WILL BE
CALLED TOMORROW MORN
ING AT 10 O'CLOCK.

After real busy week, Judge D.
w. Krauss yesterday adjourned the
city court until Tuesday when the
trial of civil cases will be resumed.
The court will meet for short time
tomorrow morning, however, when
the appearance docket will be called.
In the case Of the Southern Stone
Cement Co. VS.. Tom Flynn, tried on
Wednesday, verdict was rendered
Tor the defendant. The only case
tried yesterday was that of Susie
jenkins vs.. the Great American Co
operative Fire Association. The jury
was still out last night.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
mNn Truth In It.n

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 23.-"What
Burns is reported to have said is in
keeping with what he has said pre-
viously," said Attorney Clarence 5.
Darrow, chief counsel for James b.
Mcnamara, referring to the address
of Detective William ]. Burns today
in New Orleans.
"There is not word Of truth in it,
Darrow said Officials of the district
attorneys office would not discuss the
statement.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
Ho5BLE AND TUBE SKIRTS
CAUSE OF TUBERCULOSIS
Chicago Physician Recommends the
Loose Fitting Clothes.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-The hobble and
tube skirts and other tfght-fitting gar
ments are given as cause for tuber-
culosis by DR.. Herman Spalding, chief
Of the bureau of medical inspection.
DR.. Spalding recommends that sizea
in coats and under clothing be pur-
chased about four sizes larger than
those you have been accustomed to
II they have been tightLftting. 3.
''If you have been wearing a tight
fitting hobble or tube skirt he
recommends that you forget the styles
and order hoop skirt.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
WINNING MEcHANIcIAN. TO
RECEIVE HANDSOME. CUP

Manager Mckenzie of the ogie-
thorpe hotel, has offered a handsome
cup for the mechanician in the win
ming car at the Vanderbilt races in
savannah next week. The cup, which
has already been accepted by the
committee, is a very handsome one
and, it is stated, that this is the first
time a cup mas been offered for the
mechanician, or what can properly be
termed "the man behind the gun"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
u. S. ARMY TESTS BEGIN.

Manila, Nov. 23.-The American
army officers stationed in the vicinity
of Manila. began today the physical
test which has been ordered by the
military authorities. This is to pres
pare them for a possible call for vol
unteers for service in China, for
which purpose it is intended to raise
the Fifteenth infantry; arriving here
on the 1st of December, to war
strength.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
BURNS SAYS WITNESSES
HAVE BEEN THREATENED
Attorneys for Mcnamara Deny Bold
Statement.

New Orleans, La, Nov. 23.-Wit-
nesses for the prosecution in the Los
Angeles dynamiting case have been
threatened with death after having
withstood repeated efforts of agents
of the defense to bribe them, declared
William J. Burns, the detective, in an
address today before the state secre-
taries' section of the American Bank
ers' Association.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
Judge Wright incompetent.

Atlanta, Nov. Insofar as the
people Of this organization are con-
cerned, Justice Wright is mentally in
competent to give fair and impartial
trial of the contempt proceedings
against u.s."
President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor, in con
yention here, made this declaration
today when announcement was made
on the convention floor that Justice
Wright had today handed down a de-
cision overruling the motion of Mr.
Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank
Morrison for a dismissal of the con-
tempt proceedings arising out of the
Buck stove and range case under the
statute of limitations.
News of the courts decision reach
ed the convention while the commit
tee on laws and adjustment was max
ing a report on the charges against
the labor leaders in which discomfort
was voiced at their "unwarranted
prosecution
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
A MILLION A DAY
SPENT ON THE ROADS

Richmond, Va, Nov. 2S.-During
the road building season this year
over 81 100000 per day was spent IN
road construction and maintenance IN
the United States, according to statis-
tics presented to the American AS
sociation for Highway Improvement at
todaY's session na
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
BRUNSWICK HAR5oR GOT
JUST A SMALL SLICE

Estimates for continuing the work
of river and harbor improvement
throughout the country, made public
at the war department Wednesday and
covering the fiscal year ending June
30, 1918, show strict adherence to
the new administration policy Of ask
ing congress to appropriate only for
those improvements which have re-
ceived the approval of the army corps
of engineers after the most thorough
investigation.
Following is what Georgia rivers
and harbors get: Savannah harbor'
s4OO 900: Savannah river below Au-
gusta, s105,OOO; above Augusta, 3d.
600; AItamaha, Oconee and Osmulgee
rivers, $4,000; Brunswick harbor,
$33,250; inside water route between
Savannah and Fernanddna, $4,000;
Flint river, $4,000.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24

to 81.
The convention also adopted the re-
commendation of the eolmittee g on
the presidents report calling upon the
federation to continue the aid III he
defense of President Compers, Vice
President Mitchell and Frank Mofri-
son. charged with con;e a vt ir re
Bucks stove and range case. the
action of the convention was taken
over the protest Of the labof lead-
ers.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
PACKERS WILL APPEAL
TO WHITE IN PERSON
Attorney Miller Asks Chief Justice to
Consider Habeas Corpus Proceedings.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Chief Justice
White today refused to grant stay
in the trial of the Chicago beef pack
ers, but referred the attorneys max
ing the application to the entire bench
with the statement that the matter
was of too much Importance for him
to pass on individually.
Attorney Miller announced that
such an application to the entire court
would be made at the first sitting,
December 4.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
poAp CONVENTION ENDS.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 2S.-The last
day Of the good roads congress, was
being devoted to organizing for tne
next convention, which probably VIII
he held in Washington, D. G., in spite
Of many requests that 1t is held 2.
some point west of the Mississippi
river. =
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24

New York, Nov 23.--All of TIE pas
sengers of the steamship PriLz
Joachim, ashore on Atwood Key. q
remote island of the Bacana3, have
been taken aboard the Ward Lie
steamer Seguranca and are now tn
their way to Nassau.
This news reached the Ward Line
office here today in wireless mes
sage from the Segura1ca, which ap-
parently had been relayed by the
steamer Vigilancia, now at Nassau
The message reads:
"Seguranca has all pas senger5 from
the Joachim. Bringing to Nassau. Win
arrive-will keep you informed"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
Sick and Tired Of Case.

Vice President Mitchell declared he
was sick and tired of the whole mat
ter and that he was anxious to have
the affair ended. IF we must go TO
JAIL" said Mr.. Mitchell, 81 want to
have it over with. Under the pres
ent situation / am afraid to accept a
position for fear it will be abruptly
terminated by an order of the court.
Under the present circumstances the
only job can take is digging coal and
l am not anxious for that"
McNamara Case Considered.
The American Federation of Labor
in convention here today refused TO
make direct appropriation for the
defense of the McNamaras, charged
with completely in the Los Angeles
Times disaster, but adopted a recon-
mendation of the committee on the
presidents report appealing to labor
organizations throughout the country
to send funds to the secretary of the
federation to be used to that end.
The action on the recommendation
of the committee, to which a resoiu
ton for direct appropriation Of $50,
600 for the defense of the McNamaras
had been referred, was taken beeore
a number of Western delegates had
an opportunity to intervene.
Delegate Cannon of the Western
Federation of Miners, urged the con
vention to reconsider its action and
make direct appropriation, but his
motion was defeated by vots OF 80
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-24
PASSENGERS OF JOACHIM
RESCUED BY WARD LINER
seguranca, Proceeding to Nassau, New
Provide ic..

Nassau, Nov. 23.-The Wa'd Line
steamer Seguranca, bringing the
81 passengers and the mail OF The
stranded Prinzz Joachim, has teen
sighted.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-14
NOTABLE ESPEAKERS ENGAGED
! F0RMERCHANTS' CONGRESS

mail order catalogue houses in the
cities"
The express companies would profit
largely by such system. The de-
partment stores in the big cities would
absorb the trade of the merchants In
suburban towns and villages and would
be provided with daily package de-
livery system in those places through
the rural carriers. They would ship
the packages to the local postoffice in
the suburban town or village by ex-
press and thus largely increase the
business of the express companies.
All packages sent from any other post
Office to the postoffice where the rural
route initiated from which delivery
was to be made would have to be sent
to that postoffice by express. This
would further increase the profits of
the express companies from the sys-
TEN. No competition with express
rates would be created. The scheme
for a local rural parcels post begins
where competition with the express
companies ends. 1t loads all the COM
petition on to the backs of the country
merchants and the retail tradesmen
in the suburban towns and villages"
"a local rural parcels post would
heavily increase the postal deficit. All
rural carriers who are now equipped
only for the rapid delivery of mail
would have to be equipped with facil-
titles for carrying freight and merchan-
disc in large quantities. The increas-
ed cost of equipment and service would
be so great that no one can foresee
the limit of it. A local parcels post
would entail upon the people at large
all the evil consequences that would
flow from the adoption of a general
parcels post in the United States, and
would intensity those evils"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-14
SCHOOL BOARD BILL
IS SECOND CHOICE
Board Primarily Meant to Supervise
the Common And High Schools
Of the state.

Oklahoma City. Feb. 1.-THE SEN
ate Monday in committee of the whole
recommended for passage the Wynn
Coffey-Williams bill creating state
board of education, which was desig-
mated by Governor Cruce IN a recent
message as his second choice of all
bills on that subject pending before
the legislature.
The bill does not go to the extent of
abolishing the board of regents of the
state educational institutions, but
places the state board OF education In
a position to recommend changes in
the course of study to the various
boards for each state educational In
stitution. The board, as created by
the bill is primarily meant to super
wise the public school system of the
state, as embraced in the common and
high schools.
The senate also advanced a bill by
Landrum appropriating $4,000 to place,
a statue of-seQuoyah, inventor of the
Cherokee alphabet, in statuary hall at
Washington.
A senate committee reported favor
ably the Echols bill permitting recov-
cry from telegraph companies for men
tai anguish.
Important changes were made by
the house banking committee In the
Roddie banking bill from the senate,
which was reported favorably into the
house yesterday. The amendments
are that the appomtive members of
the banking board cannot be interest
ed in any bank and the number of
bank examiners is increased from
eleven to twelve and their salaries in
creased from $1,000 TO $4,000
The report reduces the interest of
redeposited guarantee assessments
from per cent to per cent and pro-
vides that after September /, 1911, no
bank doing trust business can have
the benefits Of the guarantee law. It
also empowers the banking board to
pay depositors with per cent negoti-
able warrants where necessary, but
in no case may the fetal of these war
rants exceed an amount equal to per
cent OF the capital stock OF all state
banks. Such warrants cannot be Is
sued to pay depositors of any failed
bank where the impairment OF the
failed bank exceeds double the capital
stock.
A minority report signed by three
members of the committee retains the
banking board as now constituted and
strikes out the section of the majority
report which authorizes the issuance
of negotiable warrants by the banking
board
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-14
Valentine DAY
J IS OBSERVED HERE
Few People Know or Think Of the
Origin of the Custom Of observ-
ing February IA.

Throughout the country today peo-
pie are celebrating what is known as
st. Valentines Day. How many boys
and girls or even grown-ups in Vinita
know why this day is observed? 1t
is safe prediction that not one out
of hundred of those who sent
Valentines" today know why or how
this day came to be observed. The
following version of the origin of the
custom of observing st. Valentin's
Day is given in Chambers Encyclope-
dia:
Valentines Day February IA, on
which, In England and Scotland in
former times, each young bachelor and
maid received by lot one of the op-
posite sex as valentine for the year.
It was kind of mock betrothal, and
was marked by the giving Of presents.
From Pepy's Diary we see that mar
ried, as well as single. people could
~ %AAC0Nhs lAC uc06Ct itO uVuDlg kIGW
out of the old notion, alluded to by
Chaucer and Shakespeare, that on this
day birds first choose their mates. The
observance of ST. Valentines Day de-
generated into the usage of youths
and maidens sending each other by
post prints Of sentimental kind, such
as cupids, transfixed hearts and the
like. Another and less pardcnable
form is the sending of ludicrous carl
catures, often vulgar enough; but such
boorish witticisms are fast dying out
Several saints of this name Zone Of
them martyr at Rome under Claud-
ius) were venerated February IA, but
the observances seem to be connect
ed rather with the spring time than
with the career or character of the
saints whose name is thus taken in
yain.y
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-14
HASKELL WILL ASSIST IN
DEFENSE OF OFFICERS

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 14.-It is stated
that former Governor c. N. Haskell
will be retained to defend the election
officers now under federal indictment
for enforcing the grandfather clause
and preventing negroes from voting.
Haskell was governor when the
grandfather clause amendment to the
state constitution was adopted at the
polls. 1t is understood he win assist
Attorney w. A. Ledbetter of Oklahoma
City in directing the defense for the
democratic state committee. Alto
gether there have been about rs elec-
tion officials arrested throughout the
entire state.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-14
FORMER VIN|TAN COMMITS
SUICIDE IN DENVER SALOON

The following dispatch in the Kan
sas City Journal this morning tells of
the death of w. c. McCrary, former
well known Vinita man, who has been
in Denver the past few years:
Danver, Colo, Feb. 13. - Arthur
Knowles, a bartender, was wounded
fatally tonight by bullet which pen
strated his brain after having passed
through the head of William McCrary,
once wealthy saloon-keeper of this
city.
McCrary entered the saloon of his
brother, John McCrary. Twentieth and
Curtis streets and turning his back to
the bartender fired a bullet into his
own brain. The bullet entered the
right temple, passed through and out
at the back and entered the head of
Knowles at the right temple. Nc
Crary died on his way to the county
hospital and Knokles cannot live.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-14
CLARK ACCOMPANIED HIS
CHIEF INTO THE BUILDING

The was no intention to cast asper-
sions upon the courage of Deputy
Clark. in the item regarding the affair
with Jack Michael mentioned in Mon
days Chieftain. Mr. Clark says he
did not remain ON guard while Sheriff
Ridenhour entered the room and made
the arrest, but accompanied the sheriff
to the room and assisted in the cap
ture. He also says that G. c. Butler
is not a deputy constable and that he
served warrant on him this morning
for carrying concealed weapons. The
preliminary is set for Thursday morn
ing before Justice of the Peace Mere
dith.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-14
KATE BARNARD DEFENDANT
IN SUIT FOR DAMAGES

Oklahoma City. Feb. A. = A libel
suit for $4,000 on two counts. $4,000
in all, was fled in the district court
here Monday by Or. Alexander Potter
Of New York against Miss Kate Barn
ard. state commissioner Of charities
and corrections DR. Potter, who is
the hydraulic engineer who has drawn
the plans for the proposed new water
works system for this city. for which
bonds viii be voted today. takes ex-
ception to statements alleged to have
been made by Miss Barnard in
speech here and In letter which, he
alleges, reflect upon his reputation as
an engineer.