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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-16
BEATT|E MUST DIE
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
Governor Mann of Virginia
Declines to Interfere in Case
of Wife Murderer.

RICHMOND Va, Nov. 15.-Governor
Mann today declined TO interfere In the
case Of Henry Clay Beattie. Jr,, and the
young wife murdercr's last hope Of es-
Gaping the electric chair on Friday. No
yembcr "a, was swept away,
Attorneys for the condemned man held
their last conference with the governor,
and Just before noon the latter an
the decree of the Chesterfield county
court, which was sustained by the su-
prsme court OF appeals OF the state.
A petition had been presented TO the
governor praying for a respite Of at least
thirty days for spiritual preparation.
In signed statement Governor Mann
sad, in part
II followed this case during tine trial
and. as it's horrible facts we're devel-
oped. regretted that a crime so cruel and
malicious should have occurred within
the confines OF this state.
In the decision OF every question which
was presented 70 the able and impair
tiaI Judge who presided at the trial. he
was careful to give the benefit OF every
reasonable doubt TO the prisoner: that he
did not err is shown In the refusal OF
th, supreme court OF appeals TO grant a
writ OF error.
That Beattie is guilty OF the wilful
deliberate and cruel murder of his young
wife, I have not the slightest doubt, nor
is il insisted that there shall be any
greater relief offered than the commute :
ton OF his sentence to imprisonment for
life.
IT do not think the afldavits OF Paul
| Bsattie. printed IN the papers or any
other evidence OF consideration brought
TO my attention sufficient for that pur-
pose.
ITO grant respite In so plain n case
would be 10 set precedent. would Ne
10 temporizc with the law and 10 encour-
age appeals to the supreme court with
! the sole purpose of gaining time. l be-
lleYs the best way TO prevent such crimes
as this is 10 punish them adequately.
| certainly and speedily. Therefore. the
| Judgment OF the circuit court OF Chester
neld will be carried Into effect without.
| interference from mo"
| Bcattic's father this afternoon told the
prisoner in the death cell OF the peni-
| tentlary that the governor had refused
all aid. Young Beattio received Il in 81
lence. tho guards say. but his iron nerve
| gave way at last and he was visihiy az
| fccted at the loss or his last hope,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-16
HIGH-GRADING CASE
AT COLDFlELD, NEV

Special 70 The Tribune.
GOLDFIELD. New. Nov. l5.-The frs,
high grading case that has excited the
camp for some time came TO light last
evening when Detectives Sage and Col
we'll OF the Consolidated Mines company
arrested f. J. Jameson and Otto Lissy,
on account Of collecting about three tone
Of ore valued at $1,000, which they deliv-
cred TO the Western Ore Purchasing
company and which. It is alleged. had
been stolen from the Jumbo mine OF the
Consolidated. The accused men had
hired a team the previous night. stating
their intention to bring ore from the
railroad twenty-five miles south.
They delivered the ore early the fol-
lowing morning. After their arrest they
insisted that the ore had been taken
from another property. investigation
showed no recent work done there
Wagon tracks TO the Jumbo tunnel
where high grade ore had been taken re-
Gently. were plainly seen Tho prisoners
are unknown. excepting that they have
been under surveillance for carrying
guns. when searched they carried
numerous assay certificates. some dated
yesterday showing r.ch geturne. The
men were jailed. charged With grand
larceny,
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Description Fits.

\ police circular printed at Johenncs-
burg. also found among Swann's effects,
gives a description OF man wanted for
murder and q reward of $1,000 for his
arrest The description. according 10 the
police, ats Swami 10 the mlnutest de-
tails. the most definite marks OF identi-
fication consisting of tattoo marks on
various parts OF the body, \ full ll-rigged
snip. described in detail as covering the
back Of the right hand. did not ap-
pear. the hand showing a recently fin
shed design of the Union jack 4 micro
scopic examination. made at the bureau
or criminal Identification, showed that n
tattooed design had been removed and
the place covered With the Union jack.
closer examination showed traces Of
the outlines OF the ship siiB existing.
Other tattoo marks described minute
ly in the circular were found on Swanns $
back and knees.
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RODGERS TELLS WHY
A|RME|V ARE KILLED
Upper Air Strata Contains
Something Which LullS Vic
Tins Into Inconsistencies.

PASADENA, Cal. Nov. 15.-"Ethercal
asphyxia. inducing semi -apathetic con-
dition,'' is what Calbraith ?, Rodgers.
transcontinontal aviator. declares attacked
him when he fell near Compton, Cal. last
Sunday on the last flight OF his cross
country trip. Furthermore, Rodgers as
serts this is what caused the deaths of
dozens OF other aviators,
1T turks IN tho pockets OF the upper
air strata" he said today. land creeps
irresistibly upon the senses OF the avia-
tor. lullins him into dreamy unconscious
ness
II believe this same thing to have
caused the deaths OF Arch Hoxsey Ralph
Johnstone. Eugene Ely and a number Of
others who have fallen 10 their deaths
from great attitudes. after having lost
control Of their craft,
1T was not I'm my case the rarfiei
air that overcame me. ! have expert
enced hydrogen lacking air dozen times
and It never affected me.
There was no sitting sensation. but !
did notice a peculiar odor, not unlike
chloroform. I knew was falling, but
did not lose consciousness until within a
few feet of the ground
lhe sense OF drows!ness was first ap-
parent shortlySnfter I had passed over
a small town south OF Pasadena-I was
UP about 1900 feet ! tried 10 shake II
OF. but II increased. The desire TO sleep
was Irresistible. Then | thought the ma
chine could take care OF itself There
was no pain. no noise In my ears. II
was Just a sweet. soothing feeling that
wanted TO go to sleep.
Somehow l got a grip on myself and
started on long glide toward the earth
] remember that had righted my ma
chine and was looking for a place TO
land when suddenly lost all conscious
ness. II was then that ] fell"
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Undoubtedly Brave.

In the circular and in q newspaper
clipping describing the killing OF tho two
men In Alaska, the name had been re-
moved. so the police do not know
whether or not the man under arrest has
been Sought by the British government
under the name OF Swami. Swami re-
Gently rescued two Young women from
drowning OF n summer resort near here
and newspaper clippings found In his pos
session showed that he was awarded a
watch by the citizens Of Seattle for
bravery In saving a human he
Swanns Two children were cared ior
by Miss Viola Page, whom he employed
as a housekeeper. \ remark dropped
by ono OF the little girls 70 another
child led to n suspicion on the part OF
the neighbors and IL became generally
known that he feared the police, This
suspicion led to his surveillance by de-
tectives and he was arrested early to-
day on charge Of robbery. n number
OF petty thefts having recently occurred
IN the neigbborhood. The discovery OF
the supposedly discriminating papers
caused the police 10 charge him with he
Ing a fugitive from justice late today
Communication with johannesburg Is
being sought.
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Representative Citizens Felici-
tate One Another on Be-
ginning of New and
Brighter Era.
TRIBUTE TO MEMBERS
OF TRAFFIC BUREAU
Speakers at Banquet Congrat-
ulate Organization on It's
Triumph; Railroad Of
iicialS Absent.

ELDOM In tho history of the Com
successful and important q cele-
~ bratlon as that which took place
last evening. vhcn nearly go rep
rcsHntotivc men Of city and state Joined
forces in observing the date upon which
the reduced freight rates established hy
the Interstate commerce commission to
Utah common points went into effect
The enthusiastic gathering not only
marked the beginning OF what IS con-
ccded viii -" n new era in the business
development Of the state l.yt also re-
corded signal tribute and honor 90 the
members of the Commercial club traffic
bureau. through whOsc indefatlgable e.
forts the reductions were secured.
elaborate banquet. Many men prominent
In the public eye OF the state sat AT the
festive board. and in appropriate speeches
paid nigh honor 10 the trafnc bureau
members. telling the story OF their cam
pslen. and setting forth what the freight
rate reductions would eventually mean To
Utah. Nearly every phase Of business
life was represented IN producers. ner-
chants and consumers. who were urged
by the states executive and others 20
put forth renewed and united efforts with
the common end In view OF greater
state. made all the more possible through
the nov rates.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-16
VICTORIA CROSS IS
WORN BY SUSPECT
John r. Swami Arrested in
San Francisco for Alleged
Murder in South Africa.
RECENTLY SAVED LIFE
Devotion TO Two Natural Chill
dren Leads to Capture of
Supposed Criminal.
RECENTLY SAVED LIFE

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. l5.-Dcvotion
To two natural children whom lie refused
10 abandon through ycars OF adventure In
various parts OF the world led TO tho ar
rest here today OF John r. Swami. wear
cr of the Victoria Cross believed 10 be "A
fugitive wanted by the British govern
ment for murder committed In Bloemfon-
taine Transysal republic IN December.
1901. Swami is also accused by tho po-
lice here Of having killed two men In
Alaska three years ago.
Papers found I'm Swanns possession
show that John Il. Swami was q mem
Der OF the British royal marine artillery,
enlistlng from kirkshlrc. Scotland. and
that after repeated mention FOR bravery
in tho dispatches 10 the home govern
ment he was awarded tho Victoria
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-16
TABERNACLE CHOIR
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
WASHINGTON, Nov l5.-The taber-
nacle choir sang for President and Mrs.
Taft at the White House tonight The
concert took place In the large east room
before an audience os 200 invited guests.
The work OF the choir and soloIsts was
loudly applaudcd and encorcs had 10 BE-
given. The soloists for the evening were
Willard Weihe. lizzie Thomas Ed
ward, Horace S. Ensign and David
Reese. Each soloist was personally con-
gratulated by President and Mrs. Tart
after tho concert.
Word has been received from Rich
mond, Va, Tint the Ministerial associa-
tIon OF that city has taken measures 10
interfere with tho concert To be given
ihsTo tomorrow piSh
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Railroad Men Absent.

II was generally conceded that the only
Disappointing feature Of the celebration
was tho total absence ~ railroad Off
cials and representatives. Although
many prominent officials were especially
a single repre- sentative was present.
kilograms OF regre; were read from ".
". Bancroft. vice president and general
manager oi the oregon Short Tine: :.
Y. Dcrrah, assistant general freight
agent OF the Denver & Rio Grande;
Frank IL Plaistsd. assistant general
freight agent OF the Oregon Short Line:
j. \, Reeves. general freight agent OF
the oregon Short Line; Fred Wild. Jr..
general freight agent OF the Denver 81
Rio Grande: \. s. Hughes. general trsg
6c manager OF the Denver &; Rio Grnndo:
j. A Munroe. third vice president In
charge Of traffic OF tho Hartman lines:
Kent .. Keves. commercial agen, for the
New York Central. and others.
As postmaster Of the evening. G 4.
oueley. former president Of the Com
Nc bureau. scored the railroad men Tor
not being represented lie declared that
they had neglected a splendid opportunity
Of showing their public spirit and good
sentiment toward the commonwealth. He
asserted that although Il number OF Of
ficlals were I'm the city and had pre-
pared 10 attend the gathering. they bad
boon intercepted and sidetrncked under
threats Of boycottlnr while en- route 10
ala, T'op, me retail club.
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HYDE MURDER CASE
NOW MOVING SLOWLY

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Nov l5.--Fhe
men were tentatively chosen as jugymen
In the Hyde murder case TO-DAY, break
ing nil records for n singls days work
during The entire t1sl. But seven men
now remain 10 be qualified before the
two sides begin exercising their per-
emptory challenges. Those who qualified
today are Thomas Hin. :, J. Vaughn.
Levi. z. Back. H. {. Erown and Clifford
ThonpScl. all cf Kansas City,
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Toast Bureau Members,

The banquet began with a proposal by
W. J. ITalloran. chairman OF the COM
mittee I'm charge OF the celebration. "a
drink n toast 20 the health and prosper
lty Of the traffic bureau members. who
were the hoporsd guests. Those OF the
bureau present were stephen II. Love.
president OF the bureau. ]. g. McDon-
aid. William Bowen. J. ". Abbott os
ogden. g. \. QuIgley. Samuel wei;z,
W. :. Mccarthy. secretary. and man
ager. and y. F. Redman. c. y. StreVeu.
Joseph scowcro!, OF Ogden. W. =. Jep-
sen and J. r. Valentine OF the bureau
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-16
'aa Cut by Glass.

b., Benjamin Lane Pb,lIyn. was
N s,. ~ mead by pieces of glass.
y ku,s' more than 100 offices in the
<A - e and they were principally
3a,, professional men-dentIsts.
'h, =, 'a lawyers. The building
trrsss" high and the top floor
q aso. mo- by the Weber club. The
National bank '' " inc Com
Tia ,@ laHi night Harry
- Nh D'"'or boy Of the gcclcg
tassu."as "as sitting in the elevator
az ~ detected the odor az
Ia o- wen before he could inves,i-
t.s n, the basement filled with
~ aps ran the elevator up TO the
dQb - ''d those who were In the
n n. the building Was on fire.
c,sus 81 ran the elevator down "a
sidlss W.T. and fled from the burn
H. ,ss''lsn Of the sa.,nen, =, r,,o,
y tbs s'hated WAS used .prJncI
Srs We, se OF coal and klndlipg
large quantity OF fuel
slor 49, "Fe was no, far from
" da,,' and once The fuel is-
were sucked Up the 49,
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Fatally Injured

HAGBART ANDERSON, 40, city
iaier,
GEORGE WARDLAW, 50, city
detective.
Others Injured.
Mrs. G. II. Barton, compound
frncture Of right leg,
G. II. Barton, bruised.
Benjamin Lane Philips, fireman,
cut by broken glass
The Fire.
Loss. 100000,
One hundred Offices destroyed.
Commercial Natioual bauk and
Weber club homeless.
Theory as TO origin: Defective
electrical switch.
Insurance carried by David Ec
cles, owner of building, covered by
special fund.
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Wreck In Manitoba.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba. Nov. l6.-The
Canadian Northern Express running
from Regina. SGska tchewan. TO Winnipeg;
was wrecked today at Ladysmth All
the cars left the track. the sleeper hc'
ing turned over ON It's side. Several pas
sengers were injured. but none killed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-16
Western Waterways.

Referring TO the waterways OF the Test.
Governor Harmon said:
The Panama canal has given added
Importance TO our western waterways.
Also 10 carriage on the high seas IN
which the west Is peculiarly interested.
These must be looked after or we shall
be maintaining a costly canal for the
benefit of other nations We shall not
get our share OF the worlds commerce
while We have to depend on foreign car
riers who are naturally interested most
In the trade OF their own countries and
whose discrimination We cannot prevent.
I'VE require no subsidies. These could
not be fairly distributed any more than
other special favors can. All that Is need
ed IS to give American enterprise a fair
chance by changing our antiquated navi-
CATION Jaws. which have driven our COM
merce from the sens. Then we shall see
the flag float again on other than pleas
ure yachts-ou our argos!es which will
be seen everywhere on the face of the
earth where commerce is found"
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Address by Shafroth.

Governor John r. Shatroth OF Colorado,
in an address on the conservation OF
natural resources from western stand
point. attacked the policy OF the gov
ernmeut In providing for enormous for
est reserves In the mountain states ard
taxing the natural resources Of the pub
lie domain By means Of leases Of grazing.
oil, coal and mineral lands for the bene-
TT OF the federal treasury
Leasing OF natural resources means
perpetual ownership in the national gov
ernnent and exemption from taxation
forever said the speaker. Perpetual
exemption from taxation OF vast territory
In state Is almost destructive 10 tho
development OF that state. II is an injus~
tice which IL seems 10 me every fair
minded person must recognize.
Now IT is proposed by bills introduced
In congress and advocated By the follow
ers OF Mr.. Pinchot, 10 Impose royalties
upon power generated by falling WINTER
and 10 lease the oil and phosphate lands
and the coal and metalliferous mjnes.
upon a rental basis. payable 10 tho treas
ury of the United States No other
states have had their natural resources
taxed by the national government and We
deem II unfair that the states OF the
west should have 10 pay into the federal
treasury q tax 10 have their resources
developed
Gen. c.. n. Goethals. corps OF enzi~
ncors l.. :. a. in speech illustrated by
moving pictures and stereoptlcon views.
showed how the Panama canal ls heinE
built. He brought out the advantages
of tho lock canal over the sea levcl type
and gave IN detail the progress that was
being made in rushing the building OF
the canal 10 completion. He suggested
that certain legislation would be nocex-
sary after the work Is finished TO pro
vide for n proper toli system and an
efficient plan on the canal gone.
J. B, White, president of the National
Conservation congress, insisted that the
question OF conservation must be kept
out OF politics.
'"rhe vital business interests OF the
country should be studied and given =
chance as against the monopolization OF
the nations energy By tho prejudice and
error o. partisan politics" he said,
Many resolutions we're introduced to-
dag. the principal one asking the conyen-
(Coutinued On Page TWeIye.)
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ADVERTISING TALKS
Written by
WILLIAM c. FREEMAN

The following news item
sent out from Denver, Colo
rado, appeared in the news
papers recently:
HIt is not necessary 70 employ srgu
mont TO show that ADVERTISING
PAYS IN THE GAS BUSINESS.
Whenever advertising has been done
results have been noted which abun'
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vator shaft b. the draft. thus rendering 6
the stairs which wound around the shaft
practically useless.
Those who were In the Weber club
realized their danger when the alarm
sounded and made n dash for the eleva-
tor. That means OF escape. however. was
closed as the elevator was at the ground
floor and the elevator boy gone.
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\ Fatally Hurt.

anderson. city jailer, is at
I. hospital suffering from d Sc
nature OF the skull. He is not
In 10 survive the day, He was
s y Inc frame and fragments Of
y pate glass window.
~ Wardlaw, detective In the
H. tug city is at the Dee hospi-
,'"e from compound fracture
= "'n'al bono. Although there Is
~ ior his life than for Ander-
49,, believed that his Injuries may
I" Sarion. cashier Of the os-
ees eaes bank. was badly bruised
s'e N,'e injured as a result Of fall
% The timhers Of a building
.'S OF construction as he was
= . toe FIRE.
,s,ces u1iies H, Barton met with A
:, a' and sustained IL compound
p" The right ley
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Essssary to Blindfold
|One in Order to Save
|Hin; Five Thousand
|Psrsons Stand in the
|Iain for Hours Watch
|ng Flames Destroy the
building.

y TO The Tribune.
AGDEN, Nov. l6.-A fire en-
falling a loss of about $500 :
4 ooO and resulting in the ia
cluu of.two men and the to-
deslruction of the Eccles
hg. corner of Twenty fourth
and Washington avenue,
~ here at 9:45 % clock last
and was still burning at > 30
aOrumg. The only theory as
cause of the fire is that il
Que 10 defective electrical
hl the fire did not extend
lhe business section of the
MI result in a general con
''Ion is due. it is believed,
heavy rain Of last night.
hAr' spread through the Eccles
l alth such rapidity that ten
/ '1o were In the Weber club on
\ i!por were cut off from escape
usual channels, and only after
~ peen imprisoned in the heat
rAV1e TOT many minutes, were
"Saeu with the ladders OF the
tiIaylment
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Club Members Caught.

ty this time every corridor OF the
building was filled with Sitting smoke,
The endangered men then rushed down
stairs. They could proceed no farther
than the third floor when they were
overcome by the smoke and were obliged
to enter the office OF g. f. HolinGs-
worth. an attorney. Once in this office
the ten men closed the door and opened
the window In order that they might get
the fresh air. The principal blaze did
not begin In the basement, but the fire
was communicated through the elevator
shaft TO the firth story, which was blaZ-
ing forth fiercely only Il few minutes
after the origin OF the fire, The blaze
proceeded downward, floor by floor, from
the top story.
The ten men imprisoned in the third
story who were facing greater danger
every moment that the firo descended
and az the smoke became more dense
succeeded in signaling 10 the street and
| attrn citing the attention of the fircmer,
who were already the scene,
4 ladder WAS raised and one by one
the prisoners descended IL 10 safety,
when II was believed tha, the last had
reached the ground great clouds OF smoke
were pouring from tho window which only
n moment before they had left
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A Heroic Rescue.

At this moment the word hcw from
man 10 man that yet one more man was
In the room above This man was Isaac
Deitman Of tlle Deitman Bros wholesale
cigar dealers. 3I7 Twenty-second street,
Thomas Fecney, one OF the proprtetors
Of the Fnlstaff cafe, volunteered TO go
np the ladder and rescue peitman. and
this he did.
With the thrush OF smoke peitnlan bad
become confused and when his comrades
climbed down the ladder he had remained
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GOOD advertising is the most
reliable ally Of all who strive
TO get ahead in this world
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