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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty.tour Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.

Chicago, Nov 24.-The bulletin Is
sued by the Chicago station OF the
United States weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska as follows:
Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer
east portion tonight
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
MRS. STEHR
TELLS STORY
THE CASE HAS NOT YET GONE
TO THE JURY.
sTeHR DENIES NUMBERING BOY

'els OF the Night Of the Blizzard
When the Little Fellows Fee,
Were Frozen-DecIares He Only
Whipped the Boy to Correct Him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
Report Sixty Drowned.

Vienna, Nov. 24.-The Austrian
steamer Romania, was wrecked today
near Rovingo. 1t is reported that
sixty persons were drowned. A siroc-
co swept the coast of the Adriat' for
three days and caused much damage
to shipping.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24

The crime for which Henry Clay
Beattie, jr., was executed today was
one of the most sensational in the
criminal history Of Virginia. Interest
in the murder was countrywide owing
to it's unusual features and the swift
movement of justice.
On the night of July is, last Beat
tie drove his automobile into Rich
mond, carrying with him the body of
his wife which had gaping shotgun
wound in the head. He declared that
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
SIGNED STATEMENT GIVEN
OUT AFTER HIS DEATH.
HAD CONFESSED TO MINISTER
ADMITS AWFUL CRIME OF
Staying YOUNG WIFE.
He WANTS PEACE WITH GOD

I WANTS PtACt Win Jul
he Electric Current Is Turnet
Into Beattie's Body at To
O'clock Friday Morning, ant
Death Results in One ute
"
Richmond, Va, Nov. s..
Henry Clay seattie, jr, be
fore his death In the electric
chair at 1928 a. m. today,
confessed to the murder Of
his wife. The statement was
given out in the rotunda Of
downtown hotel, as follows:
~, Henry Clay Beattie, jr,
DESTROYS Of standing right be-
fore God and man, do on this,
the 23rd day Of Nov. 1911,
confess my guilt OF the crime
charged against me. Much
that was published concern
ing the details was not true,
but the awful fact, without
the narrowing circumstances,
remains. For this action,
am sorry, and believing that
am at peace with God and
am soon to pass into His
presence, this statement is
made"
seattie's confession was
followed by the following
statement by the attending
ministers:
"This statement was sign
ed in the presence Of the two
attending ministers, and is
the only statement that can
and will be made public by
them.
"Mr. Beattie desired to
thank the many friends for
kind letters and expressions
Of interest and the public for
whatever sympathy which
was felt or expressed"
ITO go before your maker with
lie upon your lips" exhorted the pi
or, lis sacrilege. If guilty, speak,
Dresses With Usual Care.
Beattie passed a fairly peacei
night, although his sleep was broke
When he arose this morning
dressed with his usual care and a
sparingly. He did not appear eth
nervous or apprehensive, although
was necessarily under the eyes of
who had redoubled their V
lance in the final moments so II
the law might not be cheated.
During the reading of the dea
warrant the doomed man maintain
his composure, He stood without
tremor.
AS the superintendent finish
Beattie swayed, but so imperceptil
that he might have been shifting
weight from one foot to the 9th
When the deputy wardens fell in
either side OF him he bowed his he
a moment
Death March Is Begun,
Il am ready, gentlemen" he s.
simply, and the death march was
gun.
Just before Supt. Wood and his Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15
@,nzG
TAKES BACK HIS WIFE.
She Had Eloped Five Years Ago
With q Roarder.

NEW YORK, April 15.-AIrs. Filomena
De Meo, after a long absence, yesterday
returned to her husbands home in Belle
vile. n. j.. accompanied by two of her
children.
Five years ago this month Nicola De
Meo, a prosperous contractor. went home
from his work one evening and found
that his wife, three OF his children and
a boarder had disappeared. The man
was almost broken-hearted and instituted
q search. which failed.
De Meo had given up hope OF ever gee
ing his wife and children again, when he
was surprised about two months ago by
his daughter. Rosa, walking in upon him.
The girl told her father that her mother
and the boarder were living in Tampa.
Fla, and that she had threatened to tell
the authorities there of the elopement of
her mother unless she gave her enough
money to enable her TO return to her
father. I'd
De Meo at once got into comm unicatton
with his wife. promising to forgive her
If she returned to him with the children
The woman's return, with her children
yesterday, De Meo says. ends the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15
WILL ADD A DEMOCRAT.
Increased Minority Representation
on Senate District Committee,

The democrats will get an additional
member of the Senate District committee
when the new committees are made up.
That has been definitely determined. 1T
is understood, as the result of the ne
gotiations between Senator Gallinger and
Senator Martin, chairmen. respectively. of
the republican and democratic committees
on committees.
The committee. during the last Con-
gress, was composed Of eight republicans
and five democrats: for this Congress
the democrats will have six places There
are no democratic vacancies on the COM
mittee, so that only one new democratic
senator will get a place. Just who that
will be Is not yet indicated. Senator
Martin. as the ranking democrat on the
committee, has a personal interest in the
selection. and it is expected that he
will exercise special care in suggesting
q man for the place.
There are four republican vacancies to
be filled, caused by the retirement from
the Senate Of Sena tors Carter of Mon
tana. Buckley OF Connecticut. Burkett of
Nebraska and Scott Of West Virginia
Although the republican committee on
committees is not letting it's actions up
to the present be known, it is understood
that all four of the new republicans are
not yet definitely determined upon. It
Is expected that Senator Curtis Of Kan
sas will be one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15
WOULD OBVIATE DELAYS. ..'
- sat
Democrats Seek to Hasten Construc.
ton of Public Buildings.

At yesterdays initial meeting OF thu
House committee on public buildings and
grounds. Of which Representative Morris
Sheppard Of Texas is chairman. il was
decided to make an immediate investiga-
tion Of the most practical method Of hast
ening the construction OF public buildings
for which appropriations have already
been made by Congress. 1t takes three or
four years under the present system be-
fore a building is begun after the appro-
priation has been authorized. The COM
mittee also decided to investigate the IA
cilities now provided in the public build
ings of the United States for protection
against fire. for the safety OF records and
for the comfort and safety of employees.
This is considered most opportune in view
Of the recent destructive fires in the state
capitol at Albany and in an Office build
ing in New York city, both supposedly
fireproof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15
Collie to the Rescue.
BUREAU CHIEF RESIGNS.
Rear Admiral Newton E. Mason
Given Less Arduous Duties.

The resignation of Rear Admiral New
ton F.. Mason. as chief of the bureau Of
ordnance in the Navy Department, was
announced today. 1t has been accepted
by Secretary Meyer.
The admiral will remain on the active
list. but will be assigned to less arduous
duties as the result Of recen: illness.
An attack Of grip has left Admiral
Mason in such physical condition that he
felt he would not be justified in contin-
uing at the head OF the bureau. which
ranks In importance second only to the
bureau Of navigation.
For nearly eight years Admiral Mason
has been at the head OF the bureau. Dur
ing the Spanish American war he was
executive officer on the Brooklyn, and
was advanced for eminent and con-
spicuous conduct at the battle of San
tiago. He will reach the retiring age
year from October next.
Secretary Meyer has not selected a sue
cessor to Admiral Mason as head Of the
bureau, nor has he decided upon what
duty will be assigned to Admiral Mason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15

A national arbitration tribunal, with
power under certain restrictions to set
tie controversies in case OF a threatened
or existing strike or lockout in which
is involved any commerce with foreign
nations, among two or more states or
with the Indians, or in case such strike
arises in any territory of the United
States. is provided for in bill introduced
Yesterday by Representative Foss Of
Illinois, q republican. 1t calls for six
members, the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor being a member ex-oficio. The
terms of the members are to be six
years and their compensation 5000 a
year each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15
CREATES NEW BUREAU.
Bill to Provide Assistance in Prep.
aration of Legislation.

A legislative reference bureau, the
chief duty Of which would be to assist
members Of Congress In the prepara-
ton Of bills, is provided for in a bill
introduced today by Representative
Nelson Of Wisconsin. The bureau would
be department Of the Library of Con-
gress. On a request from fifteen men,
bers OF the House or five members Of
the Senate, accompanied by a rough
draft Of the measure desired. the bu-
reau would prepare the bill. The chief
Of the bureau would have authority to
gather technical material bearing upon
legislation for the use OF the President
Congress and the departments, and to
gather. translate and index foreign
data relating to legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15
WILL Be HARDBlOW TO
CROOK AND SNEAKTH|EF
Proposed to Uniform Inspect.
ors for the District and Pub
lie Service Companies.

Personating a government inspector or
a telephone or electric light employe in
order to get oportunity to steal an over
coat or some silver spoons will be much
harder in the future il the committee
which met today in Maj. Sylvester's office
recommends that all inspectors be uni
formed and required to wear large badges
Of Identification. At present the police
department gets scores OF complaints
yearly Of cases where a man has come to
the front door, announced himself as a
District official, a gas man or telephone
employee. The unsuspecting mistress of
the house has gone on about her house
portable.
Conference of Committee.
Maj. Sylvester, chairman Of the COM
mittee appointed last December by the
Commissioners, held the meeting today
to appoint two subcommittee to de-
termine whether or not the inspectors of
the District government should all wear
some distinctive uniform. so that they
could be identified at the front door, and
whether or not all inspectors Of the pub
lie service corporations should not be
clothed uniformly also.
The former committee is composed of
Asa E. Phillips, superintendent Of sewers:
w. F. Mcfarland, superintendent of
water department. and DR.. w. c. Wood
ward. health officer. The committee deal
ing with public service corporation in
spectors is composed Of c. c. Rogers
tax collector: W. c. Haskell, superin-
tendent Of weights and mea sures, and r..
G. Runyan, inspector of gas and meters.
Other members Of the general committee
are w. P. Richards, assessor: Frank J.
Wagner chief Of the fire department:
j. w. Paxton, superintendent Of the street
cleaning department: A. r. McGonegal,
plumbing inspector, and Morris Hacker,
building inspector.
Despite the fact that every inspector
wears badge of authority. and identifi-
cation at present. scores Of persons let
crooks into their houses. Il am a tele-
phone inspector" or Il am gas in
spector." in many cases is all the sneak
thief has to say. He gains entrance and
no one watches him. nor is he suspected
until the spoons are counted. 1t is be-
lieved that II every inspector in the city
should wear uniform there would be
fewer efforts by the crooks to pose as
officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15
Sixth Presbyterian Church.

A special musical program has been ar
ranged for the Easter services at the
Sixth Presbyterian Church. In the morn
ing there will be organ prelude and post
Jude by the organist, Miss Lillian Wines,
and anthems by the choir. AS 1t Began to
Dawn and Hank! Hank! My Soul. In
the evening the junior choir will sing.
A program Of anthems will be sung at
the services at the Church OF Our Father,
18th and l. streets, tomorrow morning.
The list includes Break Forth into Joy
and Christ, the Lord, Has Risen.
At the Church Of the New Jerusalem.
10th and Corcoran streets. the principal
Easter services will be held at IL O'Clock,
with holy communion. The music will
include Most Glorious Lord of Life,
Know That My Redeemer L.iveth and
Sing with All the Sons Of Glory. The
professional and occasional hymns will
be sung by the Sunday school children.
In the evening. at 7:3O o'clock, the hymns
will be o Sons and Daughters. Let Us
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15
LOAN OF S5O,0OO,0OO
RATIFIED AT PICKING
Americans Supply China With
Fund for Furthering Cur
rency Reforms.

PEKING. April 15.-The $50 900. 900
loan to China by a group Of American
financiers, negotiations for which have
been going on for some time, was signed
here today.
The loan of $50. 600 600 will be used in
furthering currency reforms and other
interests OF the Chinese empire. The loan
was first projected as an American enter
prise purely and was originally sought by
the Chinese for political purposes. An
imperial edict issued October q last au-
thorized the loan from a group of Ameri-
can financiers, who were to take bond
issue to cover the loan at IS.
Maturity of Bonds.
The bonds were to mature in from
forty to forty-five years from issuance
and to bear ) per cent interest. Later a
suggestion was made to allow European
capital TO take part in the loan, and
after negotiations covering several
months a compromise agreement was
reached providing that four banking
groups OF the United States, England.
Germany and France should participate
adviser to the government with regard
to the use OF the loan should come from a
neutral European state.
The banking houses concerned are the
Morgan, the Hongkong and Shanghai
banking companies. the Bank of Indo-
China and the Deutsche East Asiatic
Bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15
Stage Beauty Hints.

Melville Ellis. who is one of the CO.'S
tune experts in New York theaters, con-
tributes an illumining article on Secrets
Of Stage Dress" which will be Of value
to every fair reader Of our Sunday Maya
zine. 1t is astonishing what lot Of
things are necessary In sartoriar eulbel-
lishment to bring out the best In woman
ly beauty. and, Of course, Mr.. Ellis
couldn't make this an encyclopedia
treatise. so as to cover them all, but he
has shown some OF the essentials in an
exceedingly instructive and entertaining
manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15
FORMER GOVERNORS DEAD.
Benson Of Oregon and McLane of
New Hampshire.

REDLANDS, Cal. Aprfl 15.-F. W.
Benson. former governor and secretary
Of state Of Oregon. died In this city yes
terday. after an illness lasting several
months.
Lane. former Governor Of New Hamp-
shire. died at Southern Pines. n. c., yes
terday. He had been i'll for some months,
and went south two weeks ago. Inc
cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver.
Gov. McI.ane was oficial host of the
Ruesian-Japanese ENJOYS during the
Portsmouth peace conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15
PREPARING THE|RCASE
AGAINST LOUIS PAULHAN
Wrights Have Also Sued Cur
tiss and Grahame-White for
Alleged infringement.

The taking Of testimony In the suit OF
the Wright brothers against the French
aviator. Louis Paulhan. began today be-
bore H. A. Toumlln, local counsel for the
Wrights, in his Office In the Washington
Loan and Trust building. w. ]. Hammer
Of the Aero Club came down to testify
for the Wr1ghts. Mr.. Hammer is per-
sonal friend of the Wrights and has made
a study Of aviation for many years. The
testimony will be used in the brief of
the Wright counsel when the Wright
cases come to trial.
There are three cases, Of which that
against Paulhan is the first. He is the
little F'renchman who had an ambition
to become an aerial Chauffeur. He never
invented On aeroplane and little more
than a year ago he was working in an
aeroplane factory in France at a wage of
SIC a week, but he quickly developed into
one of the foremost aviators of the world.
He had been a sailor and tight rope
walker and the engineer in a dirigible.
His flights in France soon attracted at
tention, and after winning several thou
sand dollars in prizes he came to this
country, where he took part IN the avia-
ton meet at Los Angeles. Cal. In Jan
uary, 1870 1t is reported that his SAL
airy while in this country was 5000
a week. He gave number of exhibition
flights after his appearance at Los An
geies, but was sued by the Wright
brothers for alleged infringement of
their patent.
Two Other Suits.
Another of the suits that will be tried
simultaneously with that against Paul
han is the suit Of the Wrigfts against
Claude Grahame- White. White came to
this country for the Boston meet last
summer and gave exhibitions at Benning,
among other places. He was credited
with accommodating $4,000 by his flights
while in this country. He was a COM
petitor Of Paulhan on the famous fight
from London to Manchester, when the
Frenchman won a prize OF $4,000 Of
fered by the London Daily Mail for the
first one making this fight with a heav
ier-than-air machine.
The last and most important Of the
Wright suits Is that against Glenn H.
.Curtiss. Curtiss brought out flying ma
chine. somewhat different from the
successful fights. He Went abroad as
the American representative at the
Rheims meet and won the Gordon Ben
nett speed trophy. bringing the meet to
America last year. He was sued by the
Wrights for alleged infringement of pat
emit, but the temporary injunction against
him was dissolved, and he has since then
been giving exhibitions and selling ma
chimes. He has sold machines both to the
army and navy and has done more work
for the navy than the Wrights them
selves. He has developed the use of wire
less in connection with aeroplanes. and
recently built hydroplane attachment
for his machine. which allowed it to rise
from and alight on the water.
The suits against Paulhan and Grahame-
White will be tried in the United States
circuit court for the southern district of
New York. sitting In New York city.
That against Curtiss will be tried in the
northern district Of New York at Buffalo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15

BY the terms Of bill introduced by
Hamlin OF Missouri yes
terday the rural mail carriers will not be
required to wear uniforms, and will have
the right to communicate to members of
Congress any complaint or petition they
desire to make. a privilege now denied
them. Another bill introduced yesterday
provides $500 q year extra to each rural
carrier to reimburse him for the expense
Of his horse aud wagon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15

Music will be a feature Of the services
in many of the churches in Washington
tomorrow For weeks the choirs Of the
churches have been practicing for the
Ea ster services and in a number of in
stances special soloists have been en-
gagged to take part in the programs.
The first effort Of a Methodist church
to lead of in elaborate Easter music will
be made at the Foundry NJ. E. Church.
18th and Church streets northwest. The
class Of music that will be given is said
to be exceptionally beautiful and the best
soloists In the city have been obtained to
assist in the services tomorrow morning
Sydney Lloyd Wrghtson will direct the
choir. with Walter C. Armacost at the
organ. In the morning Mrs. Marjorie
Hart Moulton, soprano, will sing Fear
Not Ye, o Israel, by Dudley Buck, and
Mr.. Wrightson. director and precentor,
will sing Hosanna. by Granier. These
two singers will sing the duet. Help Me-
Man Of God. from Elijah. and the or
ganist. Mr.. Armacost, will play the pre-
Jude to Parsifal, by Wagner, and the
Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah.
In the afternoon at 4:3O O'Clock an in
novation from the regular order Of serv
ices Of the church will be made.
A special Easter song service will be
given by the famous Mendelssohn Quar-
tet, which will render Spohr sacred can
tata, God, Thou Art Great. and each
member Of the quartet will sing an in
dividual solo. The organist will play the
Pilgrims Chorus, by Wagner, and the
March Of the Priests, by Mendelss0hn.
In the evening the special soioist will
be w. c. Mills. tenor soloist of st. Johns
Episcopal Church, who will render The
Resurrection. by Shelley. Mr. Wright
son will also sing o. God. Have Mercy,
from st. Paul, and the organist will play
Schubert's Serenade and the March Of the
Israelites by Costa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15
Until recently it was next to impossible

Until recently 1t was next to impossible
to convict the passers Of such notes.
Court decisions of late. however, have
been in favor OF the government. and
Acting Chief Moran Is concentrating some
of his best men on the coast in an effort
to make a final cleanup OF the deceptive
bills, which have been the cause Of mil
lions Of dollars of frauds since the civil
war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-15

AND COLOR CARD At
Linton & Nelson. y. Cap: and r SITS.
Lndhan Pharmacy. 1913 Az st. s.w.
John X. Major. ZIG eth ST. r.w.
W. +. Mattinsly, 14th and l. SITS. NV
McChesney e. Joachim.
Cor. I'd and E ats. ne.
Cor. 9Th and SITS nc
j. Walter Mcdonald.
Cor. Al. and L SITS. s.w.
Nj. Pleasant Pharmacy.
Cor. 14tE s.. and Park road.
u e. cor 1ith and C SITS. Sc.
GD9nneirs Drug Store. Washington. D. o.
Paul Pearson. 18th and Fla. ave. NV.
Peoples Pharmacy. 18th and Mass. ave.
a I. Pride's- 2sth and p SITS. NV.
Proetor's Pharmacy. 22oo 14th st. NV.
QUlgier's Pharmacy:
Cor 21st and G SITS. NV.
Chss. G. Read. 100 b 81.
Heh's Pharmacy. 9TH and z SITS. NV.
Cha.. D. Remsburg. 14th and Corcoran sts.
Rhode Island Piarmacy
NV. cor R. I. ave. Is. and SITS.
r. e. Richardson & Co.
Cor. y. Capitol and p SITS.
:. a. Richardson & Co..
Cor. 9Th and Q SITS. DIV.
Hinker's Pharmacy. 1913 ~ st. sv.
Chas: A. schloer.
Sc. cor. 9th and SITS. NV.
j. French Simpson,
Cor. 9TH st. II. :. ave. and Z ut. NV.
Siugieton's Pharmacy. Goth and sts. NV.
II. F.. Sprucebank & Co..
9Th and East Capitol SITS.
I'd st. and Pa. ave. Sc.
q. Stafford & Co.. 2oOl LIST 1t. NV.
Stevens Pharmacy.
Cor. Pa. ave. and 9th 81.
Stott & Snyder. cor. 18th and G SITS. NV.
John +. Sullivan. 7rh and D SITS. s.w.
TAYLOR & Lamb. Inc.
18th and East Capitol SITS.
I'd st. and Maryland ave. ne.
North Capitol st. and r. ]. ave.
W. c. Thompson Drug Co.,
14th and Irving SITS. NV.
Tyreo & Co.. 18th and II SITS. De.
Y. A. veitch. Goth and 81 sts. NV.
Virgins Pharmacy. 1927 c st. s.w.
Chas. W. Wagner.
5th 81. and y. Y. ave. NV.
Chas. s. Walter. 9ol Al ST.. cor. ] s.w.
J.. T. Weller. cor. Sth and SITS. Sc.
Whi.eside's Pharmacy. 1871 Pa. ave.
Otis H. Wood. Stonelelgh Court.
Edwin Yarnold,
340i 18th ST NV. cor Monroe Of.
Yeatnan's DRUG Store TIN and Fl SITS. ne.