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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
SANE CHRISTMAS
is NOW IN ORDER

GARY, IND, July 2S.-How would
a sane Christmas appeal to you? The
sane Fourth was a success, and now
there's a movement on foot for the
organization of a sane Christmas
propaganda. An organization to be
known as the Worlds League for a
Sane Christmas has already been
launched, with. headquarters In In
dianapolis.
Each member will be required to
sign an agreement to neither give
nor accept Christmas presents out
side his or her own immediate house
hold. and to discourage indiscrimi-
nate Christmas giving. Bruce Gala
vert, of Griffith. Ind, is president Of
the new league; Rabbi oseph Lesser.
Allentown. Pa, secretary; pr, II. T.
Aston, Chicago. treasurer. and Mrs
Margaret II. Rurlingame. Indtanapo-
lis, director OF publicity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
.DEATT|E MURDER
RECALLS OTHER
FAMOUS CASES
CONTINUED from First Page.

Continued from First Page)
Beverly Crump. one of his counsel
with the understanding that the con
fession should be made public after
his death, but no confession came
from Judge Crump.
McCue Murdered Wife.
The McCue case dates from the
early fail of 1904 and Ia still fresh
In the minds of thousands of, news
paper readers, J. Samuel McCue
mayor OF Charlottesville, and highly
respected citizen Of that university
town. nestled among the foothills OF
the Blue Ridge. nearby the home OF
Thomas Jefferson. returned home one
sunday evening with his Wife from
church services. Soon after enter
ing the house, the sound OF a shot
startled the neighborhood. A few
moments later McCue ran out to the
street In his shirt sleeves, yelling fran
ucaily that some one had murdered
his wife. A strange man, apparently
maniac. had suddenly rushed into
the house, he said. armed with a base
ball bat. and after knocking him
senseiess, had chased his wife into the
bath room and shot her through the
heart with gun he had grabbed from
corner in the bedroom. this feat
nre of the case causing the murder
10 ne dubbed by sensational newspa-
pers as the bath tub tragedy.
Asked God TO Avenge.
At the funeral McCue was inconso-
iate' sohbing aloud. and calling on
God to arenge the brutal slayer of
his wife. At the grave his grief was
even more pronounced.
Meanwhile the town authorities
We're at work, having doubted Nc
Cues version of the crime from the
start. A day or two after the fune-
raj ne was placed under arrest and
lodged in jail.
Denouncing his arrest as an out
rage, McCue, lawyer himself, began
10 plan his defense with the help Of
anle counsel, but his efforts were
| destined to be of no avail. For In
the early spring Of 1905 he paid
the penalty OF his crime on the gal
lows, having confessed in his last
moment to his spiritual adviser who
| made known the fact briefly after
| the hanging
| McCue admitted in his confession
that he had quarreled with his wife
/ en- route home from church and in
fit of temper shot her to death In
| their home.
| Cases Arc Similar.
! This case bears some resemblance
| to the Beattie case, but In one respect
/ 1t is strongly dissimilar. McCue muir
dered hts wife In a fit Of angry pas
/ sion. Henry Clay Beattie. Jr.. If the
/ evidence gathered by detectives holds
good. murdered his wife deliberately
and with malice aforethougnt.
The Jeter Phillips case also RESIN
| hles the Beattie case in some re-
| spects the alleged motive being par
| ticularly similar
Another interesting point OF re-
| semblance Is that Phillips was not
unlike Beattie In facial appearance.
according to those who recall the
| features of Jeter Philips and have
studied the features of Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr.. since his beautiful young
wife was brutally murdered with a
shot gun last Tuesday night on Mid
| lothian turnpike. while motoring
alone with her husband.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
CARDINAL GIBBONS
IS II YEARS OLD

BALTIMORE. ND, July "a
Cardinal Gibbons celebrated his sew
enty-seventh birthday quietly to-day
at the home of r Herbert Shriver
near Westminster. in Carroll county,
where he Is staying for several weeks.
The Cardinals mass was said at the
private chapel in the Shriver home
at the customary hour and after Of
fertng his thanks giving the Cardinal
spent several hours going over con-
gratulatory messages from all parts
Of the United States and Europe. The
Cardinal Is at present"in ffne health.
He Ia VICIOUS mentally and physical
" and displays his customary interest
in every current topic He said to-
day that he was highly gratified at
the elimination OF President Tafts
fight for reciprocity with Canada and
spoke In the highest terms of the
president.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
DISPUTE. UMPIRE
WITH THEIR FINGER S

C1NNNNAT1. o, July 23.-The
first baseball game by mutes ever
played IN Ohio vas featured by Wig
oIs, but silent kicking at the cutting
OF the knights DL Eppe here to day
The umpire gave his decisions in
the sign language which were eagerly
watched by hundreds of mutes, who
came from Chicago Indianapolis and
Louisville TO see the game,
His lot was far from easy as both
teams disputed decision angrily, Of
ten using both hands and gestlculat-
Ing wildly. Three players were Or
dered Off the field for emphasizing
their silent language with vigorous
pounding OF the home. plate with the
bat. All the players. the umpire and
ninety per cent OF the spectators were
mutes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
MISSING SHE'LL
IS FOUND NEAR
TRAGEDY SCENE

Continued from First Page.)
ant because she held sacred the con-
f1dences of the young wife.
Feared for Daughter.
This fear OF Mrs. Owen was strong
said. and she experienced a strange
sensation when Beattie and his wife
decided to drive to South Richmond
TO Aave prescription filed The
mother requested that she be allowed
to go in the automobile with the
Young couple, but Beattie. while not
tiatly refusing to carry his mother
in-law. showed plainly that he de-
sired to be alone with his wife.
Other members OF the Owen fam
lily limited that they would like to
so and would enjoy the cool ride iu
the night air, but Baattia was J. So
plain in his intention to take only his
Wife that the ydesisted. Further
members of the family had guessed
mat the Young husband and wife
were not on the best terms, and II
was hoped that on the ride thew
might regain that state OF happiness
with each other which Is expected
In all newly married couples. There.
fore the Owen family was glad to
allow Beattie the undisturbed com
pansionship Of tho mother OF his five
weeks-old son.
The Last Embrace.
But Mrs. Owen fingered beside the
automobile when her daughter and
her husband were about to drive
from the lawn Finally, Mrs. Owen
SAID; Lean over Dearie." and when
the girl leaned from the machine,
the mother put warm arms about her
daughters neck and Rugged her
tightly. kissing her on the cheek. In
an ehort to cheer her mother. Mrs.
Beattie laughed and said. Don't
worry about me mother. for this lis
to be our honeymoon ride. isn't IT.
turning TO the husband. Beattie re-
manned silent Then the mother
turned and walked toward the other
members OF the family seated In
chairs on the lawn before the front
porch.
Reattie cranked the machine atnd en-
tered the car In another minute the
automobile rolled over the gravel
path to the road and disappeared in
the darkness The mother recalled
few hours later. as she stood look
ing at the body OF the daughter. the
word FOUR honeymoon ride" and she
thought how strangely 1t had hap
pened that the ride had been one
OF death. The mother also remem-
bered that Beattie had demurred
when his wife suggested carrying
their infant with them as had been
their custom on previous evenings.
Wild Rumor During Night.
Emanatfng from source not
learned. report that Beattie had
committed suicide in his cell at Hen
rico county Jail spread like wild
fire over Richmond last night. reach
ing The Richmond virginian office
shortly after II o'clock, Turnkey
Garnett. who has charge OF the jail
at night was arounsed to wrath when
he was asked over. a. telephone II
Beattie had ended HIS life. Garnett
dislikes to have his slumbers dis
turbed and he inquired In a peevish
voice What business Is II of any
body in the world II tire. fellow did
commit suicide"
The turnkey was told that the
Beattie case had created unprece-
denied interest in Richmond and
throughout the State and that the
public would like to know IL the
young man had ended his life. To
this Garnett replied, that Beattte
= in the cell room and I'm in the Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
MEN ON STRIKE,
MILLS SHUT DOWN

7-~ GALvECToN., TEN. July a.
What both sides declare will be s.
struggle to the finish is in progress
throughout the State between tha
lumber interests and labor. Strikes
in few OF the mills have been fol-
lowed by refusal OF the owners to
meet the demands Of the men for In
creased wages and asa result thirty
Of the largest mills are idle and the
owners of fifteen more mills have an
nounced that they will suspend oper-
alton this week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
AMERICAN NOVELIST
RIVAL OF THEODORE

LOS ANGELES, CAL, July "a
Stewart Edward White. the Ameri-
can novelist. is hunting In the jun
giles of Africa. From Nairobo he
wrote in May. saving that he had
slain the fourth largest lion ever
killed. The animal measured nine
feet nine inches from tip Of tail to
end of nose. White also stated that
up to date of writing he had killed
lo6 head of African big game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
GREAT FIRE RACES
IN CONSTANTINOPLE

CONSTANTINOPLE July 23.--Late
to-nieht fierce fire Is raging In the
STEAMBOAT section, Of the city and
threatening to devastate the entire dis
trict, which IN the. most crowded part
of Constantinople. The people are
fleeing in thousands. The flames have
already RACED a wide area
The ire broke out at noon near the
ministry Of war ana Is believed to
have been set by an incendiary. Three
thousand houses are known to have
been destroyed and one report states
that Shevket Pasha was severely in
jured.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24

eral Tits over admission Of certain
Paul Beattis said he was a watch.
man on Mayo Bridge and lived q,
2O1 Randolph street. He said he
was first cousin OF Henry Clay
Beattie. Jr. He told OF purchasing
the shotgun for his cousin, expatiat-
ing on the facts he stated in the
signed confession to Captain McMa-
non. but failing to reveal new or i'm
portant evidence.
eral Witnesses who had been on the
stand before We're called to settle GER
TAIN points, and then the case was
gwen into the hands OF he Jury.
Ihere was a short deliberation. which
was caused only by a discussion con-
cerning the most proper method of
wording the verdict, all the Jurors
agreeing that a verdict holding Hen
T. Slay Beattie, Jr., for the action
vi the grand jury should be returned.
The Verdict.
ne accused man sat unmoved and
outwardly calm. while DR.. Loving as
coroner, read the following verdict:
We, the gentlemen OF the jury.
selected by the coroner on July
~ WI, and duty sworn, on view
or the body OF Mrs. Louise owen
beattie, to inquire when, where
and by what means the said Lou
ise owen Beattie came to her
death, do, on our oaths. find that
the said Louise Owen Beattie
came to her death on the night
OF July Is, 1911. between 1O:45
and IL o'clock, on the Midlothian
turnpike, at a point about three
miles west Of Richmond. and
about one-fourth Of a mile west
of the colored church. as the re-
suit Of a gunshot wound, said
gun being flred by her husband.
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr.
Given under opr hands this
e2d day Of July. 1911"
DIR. J. LOVING. Coroner:
u. TAYLOR ROBERTSON,
Foreman;
wv. A. JACOB.
90. ]. COUSINS.
'P. C. YERBY,
JOHN A MORTON,
p. C. YERBY, JR."
After reading OF the verdict Paul
ID. Beattie and Bulah Binford were
held as witnesses for the Common
wealth, the man being placed under
a bond Of $4,000 and the woman
$1,000. Both failed in their efforts
to procure surety and were forced
to accompany Henry Clay Beattie,
Jr.. on the automobile ride to the
Henrico county Jail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24

ERIE. PA, July 23.~-Southern hos
pitality was scathingly arraigned by
James E. Maddox. a Civil War vet
eran, who returned 10 this city yes
terday after having attended the re
union at Manassas. Va, FRIDAY
Among other charges preferred by
the veteran is one that the women Of
Manassas refused water TO the TROOP
ers OF tho Fifteenth Cavalry because
they wore the uniform of the United
states army. He gives the names of
several Southern veterans who. he
declares viii substa initiate his charges
Besides this. MIR. Maddox asserts
that thievery OF various kinds was
everywhere noticeable throughout
the city. Three instances came 10
his personal attention, and he de-
cisres that an investigation would
undoubtedly lead to the discovery of
many more.
If Manassas Is typical OF the hos
ritality OF the South, then / don't
wonder the Union soldiers ran for
Washington In 1861" no said 'It
WAS the best thing they ever did.
Mr.. Maddox's criticism began with
the treatment or the United States
cavalry-Troop c and u. from Fort
Meyer, Va.-~by the women residents
of Manassas and vicinity.
NoIItSt ANHfFUWs
From everything that was told
me by Confederate veterans. he
Aaid. 1T war plainly evident that tho
women of Virginia are as bitter as
they Were ten or twenty years ago.
In the midst or this scefre where men
were greeting each other and for
getting the wrongs of other days,
the women maintained an Icy atti-
tude. one Confederate veteran came
TO me and said.
We men who fought against YOU
srs willing 10 forgive and forget
AS far as We are concerned the
friendship We pledge to-day is real
and sincere But our women Will
never forgive the North. They are
As bitter day as they were when
the Civil war was declared.
Il have this mans name Others
OF the Southern veterans told me the
san thing.
AS II 10 prove It. the women did
numerous things that bordered on
rank discourtesY. The troops Of the
United States cavalry, many OF them
South erners, had been invited 10 par
ticipate in the exercises. Women lv-
ing around Manassas 10 whom they
applied FOR water absolutely refused
IN let them have any and spoke curt
-Iv IT, ttfe1T- They sret tf94s reception
at several farmhouses near their
camps,
Photographer Lost Camera.
'-Thieyery Seemed 70 flourish DUR
Ing the day. one man went into a
barber shop 10 get shaved. His hat
was taken before the operation was.
completed.
During the exercises IN front If
the courthouse a photogra phe-r @ho
had taken pictures of the JnVe feast
d., Bull Run battlefield, arose and
announced that his apparatus had
/" beer fsts@n is@~ res3sse.sseta that the
police and residents of the place aid
IN a search for II, but 1T was not
recovered.
After President Taft had conclud-
ed his address veteran Of the war
arose and Informed the crowd that
he had been dispossessed OF his
pocketbook. The money in his purse
was all he had. and he had to Dor.
row in order to return home. The
purse, when left Manassas, had not
been recovered
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24

-1asaeial 10 The Richmond Nlrginian.)
CAPE CHARLES. VA. July 3D.
While walking along the road from
store to his home Corbin Thomas. or
Saxts. was stricken with heart trouble
and feii to the ground. expiring in "A
few moments.
= He had been eonversiHg with friends
Just shortly before his death
He was 60 years old and is survived
BY a widow and Ave children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
Fraetures HuLi.

Especial 70 TIE Rlchm ond Nireinian.)
CAFE CHARLES, VA. July 2..~-Mis-
calculating the distance Of the reach
Of her dor step. Miss BETTE r. Poulson.
of Accomac fell fro mthe porch of her
residence and sustained a broken ankle
The fracture was reduced by Drs Eos
que. J. W. Robertson aud George n
Johnston, OF Richmond. Miss Pouison' 8
condition IL not considered serious,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
DEATHS.

DEATHS.
bELHRTE~bled suddenly at James,
town. N. j.. At the home OF her sis
ter. Mrs. Claude Lyon. July 80. at 10
A. NJ. Mrs. Lily Bloant Delarus, wife
OF l. r. Delarue. OF 6l2 West Mar
shall street. Deceased 10 survived by
her husband. one daughter. Mrs. H. l.
Lowry. two brothers and one sister.
Funeral will take place from Clay
Street NJ. r. church. Tuesday morn
ing at IL o'clock. unless correction Is
made.
DIGGS.-Died at the residence, 1919
South Fifth street. at 2 O'Clock Sun
day morning. July 23. Mrs. Mary
Cronin DigRs. widow OF the late
encs. Funeral service win be held
from the residence Monday, July -.
1T II NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
Enaaosmsnt Announced.

tS' eial 10 The Richmond SirgtnianD
CAPE CHARLES. VA. July 90 Mrs
Linda Goffigon. announces the engage
1nent Of her daughter Linda Exams, 10
Mr.. Leland ID. Baker, OF Philadelphia,
the wedding takes place in the early
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
OBITUARY
William Henry Morris.

IS. acial to The Richmond Virginian.)
EMPORIA. VA. July 23,-The fun
eral services of Mr.. William Henry
Morris. of Greensville county. prom
inent and highly respected citizen. aged
seventy-nin years, who died Friday
evening were conducted Saturday eve
ming by Rev. J. w. Hickman Of the
Methodist Church. The body was bur-
led in the Cemetary Of Zion Baptist
Church, where the funeral was held.
Mr.. Morris was one OF the oldest and
most widely known men of the county.
His wife survives him.
Captain Z. II. Gladaiag.
Especial to The Richmond virgtniah.)
CAPE CHARLES, VA, July "a
Captain Calvin r. Gladding. a we'll
known and highly esteemed citizen OF
upper Accomac, died At his home near
Meanwhile .agsd IS years. He 10 sur
vived BY Ave children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
CAPE CHARLES. VA. July 33.-Mrs.
Mary a. Mister, wife of William Mis-
ter. died at her home near Saxis. Some
months ago the deceased fell from her
door step. sprained her ankle, the ac-
cident caused her to be confined to her
home until the tims OF her death Che
was 81 years old. and 10 survived ~ =
husband and three childreA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
.MAsAssAs women
DENY THE CHARGE
RESENT ALLEGATION THAT THEY
WE'RE LACkiNG IN nosPI-
TALrTy AT REUNION.
VETERAN TELLS A TALE
SAYS THEY ARE NOT WILLING To
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
PETERSBURG
MILITARY ACADEMY

Classical English. Commercial
courses Physical and Chemical Lab
oratary. Library and Reading Room
Session begins Monday. Septemeer II,
1911 Address
NATHANIEL. c. sTARKE. Phi. p,
Principal Petersburg. Va "
Box IS Phone 63s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24

Paul u. Reattie was the chief wit
ness at the final session OF the inquest
at the home of DR.. Loving Saturday
afternoon. He was not able to tes-
tify as clearly as other witnesses be-
cause OF his violent illness which. fol-
lowed his confession.
When his testimony was summar-
ICED 1t was seen he had revealed no
important facts which had not been
contained in the statement he made
and signed In the presence OF Chief
OF Detectives Mcmahon and Captain
Alexander Wright on Friday after
noon short time after. Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr, was arrested on the
charge of numbering his wife.
Probably the most interesting fea-
ture of Paul Beattie's testimony was
the effect ii produced on his cousin,
Henry Clay Beattie. Jr.. manifested
more interest in the words spoken
by his cousin than at any time since
he returned to the owen home with
the body OF his wife in his arms.
The accused husband Eat smoking a
cigarette, with glass Of water In
one hand, occasionally moistening
his lips. 1t seemed to the spectators
that the alleged murderer feared
some denoument which was not made
for he seemed slightly relieved when
his cousin concluded testifying
Paul Tells Story.
At one time Paul Beattie grew faint
and recess was taken while he
went In the house TO lie down. rest
and recuperate. When he returned
to the witness chair he seemed TO
have regained his strength and grew
more cool and self possessed as the
proceedings heightened The witness
was questioned by both Attorney
Wendenburg and Attorney Smith. and
the lawyers became involved in sew
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-19

the epidermis dries and falls in small,
grayish scales. At other times the
epidermis, after the initial redness, may
take on a dark color, after which it
dries and scales off After the first
attack the skin remains disco1ored for
some time and as repeated attcks occur
it gradually undergoes chronic thick
ening
The disease in its acute form is rap
idly fatal. and as yet no treatment has
availed to arrest its progress. Death
is certain, usually occurring in a few
weeks or few months. The chronic
type is said to be the milder, and
chronic pellagrins have lived for 20
or 80 years. The disease is periodic,
severe attacks coming in the early
spring or late winter, becoming miti-
gated toward fall, and even entirely
disappearing in winter only to reap
pear the following year These attacks
grow more grave until a miserable
death closes the scene.
Not Alone the Poor.
Carmen Sylvia, writing 20 years ago,
said that rather than give up the use
OF spoiled maize, the peasants of Italy
endured the horrible disease, pellagra,
in which the body slowly became coal
black, and the patient fell into the
state Of physical prostrafion. In the
United States it has been found that
poverty is only a contributory factor.
Sara A. Castle of Meridian, Miss, re-
ported to the recent conference on pei
1agra at Columbia, S. c., that Of the
many cases treated by her six were
socially prominent in the city.
The question: why is the appear
ance Of pellagra in the United States
but recent when we have used corn so
long?" is answered by the statement
that the recent outbreak of pelIagra
Is by no means the first appearance in
this county. Suspected cases can be
these and subsequent ones in 1888 and
a growing opinion among insanity stu
dents that large percentage Of the
inmates of our asylums are there as q
result of long standing cases Of pei
lagra- Exclusive Of Dr. SherwelPs note
on a case seen in a sailor aboard ship
in New York in 1902, the first anthem
tic case Of the disease in the United
States was reported by Harris Of
Georgia, in the same year. He report
ed one case presenting the symptoms
Of the disease and thought il true
pellagra.
Epidemic In Alabama.
DR.. Dearcy Of Alabama, in 1907. de-
scribed an epidemic Of pellagra occur
ring in the Mount Vernon insane hos
pital (negro). There were IS cases
and 81 deaths He states that a few
cases of such a disease had been noted
there as long ago as 1901, but that