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The searchlight., 1911-12-01

Richmond, Va, Nov. =. The
clang OF steel door-then the mo-
mentary picture of a white-haired
father and a young son gazing at
each other for the final time on earth
was the climax in the Virginia
state penitentiary OF the next to the
last act in the tragedy of Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr. At 1880 o'clock, twelve
hours before the execution, the boy
condemned to die in the electric chair
for the murder of his young wife last
July. had to part with the parent who
stood by him with fortune and fidel-
ity throughout his ordeal. The youth
never admitted his guilt to his father.
But young Henry Beattie's con-
science would not allow him to leave
the rest of the world retaining the
same impression and SO, according to
authentic report. he made a state
ment to his brother, Douglas, earlier
in the evening. What this statement
was no one knows save Douglas. But
the general impression is that the
only statement the boy could make
would be a confession.
The last act OF the tragedy began
at 8 o'clock Friday morning. when
Beattie was awakened by the arrival
in his death chamber of his two spir
itual advisers. Rev. J. J. Fix and Rev
DIR. Benjamin Dennis. They prayed
with him until a short time before
o'clock when his breakfast was serv
ed. Just at the IL witnesses ol
the olectrocution were summoned
and watched in the room where sits
the electric chair. tests that made
sure II Is all right. Then at 7:2t
with the clergymen preceding him
and a guard on each side Of him. h,
was led to his fate. Still maintain
ing his bravado, he smiled as hi
guards strapped him In the chair. A
moment more and Henry Clay Beat
tie. Jr.. stood before his Maker, fol
the trial from which there is no ap
peal.
He was the thirty-seventh victim
OF the electric chair since its install
lation four years ago. OF the 81 HI
would only be the sixth white man
| The first white man. one Gilbert, wal
youth of only %. Just like Beattie
He went to the chair numbed ant
speechless from fright.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
SEVENTH VANDERBILT CUP
RACE % RUN OFF ON "a.
vANNAH COURSE.
De palma WINS SECOND
New Record Created, the 202 Miles
Being Run at Average speed
Of 74.e3 Miles Per.
Hour.


by the judges stand at the finish of
the seventh Vanderbilt cup race, the
American automobile world hailed
Ralph X. Mulford. driver of a Lo-
zier car, as a new champion.
Not only had Mulford broken previ-
GUS Vanderbilt records. he also had
surpassed the Santa Monica perfor-
nance of Harvey Herrick, In cover
ing 202 miles at an average Of 1853
miles an hour. At that he was pushed
to win the nerve-racking 292-mile con-
test by Ralph De Palma. the brilliant
driver of a French Mercedes. De
Palma finished just a little more
than two minutes behind the winner
and eight minutes in advance of the
other Mercedes entrant, driven by
wishart, who finished third.
Only six of the IA cars that start
ed finished. Bob Burman and David
Bruce Brown, winner of last years
grand prize race, were among those
forced to drop out through the defec-
tion of their machines.
The race was run without the ac-
ton of the usual toll of human life.
Among numerous accidents which be-
fell contestants to the detriment Of
their chances to possess the coveted
trophy, only one imperiled life and
limb. A rear wheel on Bruce
Browns Fiat car few of after turn
had been taken at slow speed. Bruce
Brown and his mechanician escaped
unhurt.
eurman Has Hard Luck.
Bob Burman was the victim of hard
luck. He had just driven his Marmon
around the seventh lap in record
time, one minute and a half behind
Mulford. the leader, when a loose
stone struck the gasoline tank con-
nection and broke 1t. Burman aban.
doned the race. Joe Cyrus Patche.
driver of the other Marmon entry,
also was running a good race when
an air pump gave way on the ninth
lap and forced him out of the con-
test. Joe Matson took his Fiat back
to camp when leaky radiator
threatened the destruction of his en-.
gine by fire.
The Summary.
The elapsed time of the six cars
which finished the race was as fol.
lows:
Lozier CRalph Mulford 23e.Oo
67-1O0.
Mercedes (Ralph De Palma). 23S.1l
95-1OO.
Mercedes (Spencer wishart), 246.20
s7-1OO.
Lozier Harry Grant,, 25o.22
57-1OO.
Fiat (E. II. Parker), 254.25 S-l00.
Pope Hummer Louis Disbrow),
269.02 6S-l0O.
The average speed of the winner
was 74.07 miles an hour. His time
for the 2O2 miles against Herrick's
record was 74.9. Herrick's record
was 74.63. The record for former
Vanderbilt race was 65.0S miles an
hour held by Harry Grant, winner OF
1909 and 1910 races, who finished
fourth yesterday. No new worlds
record was hung up yesterday except
that for 202 miles. as Nazarro aver
aged 7415 miles for 52S milometers
in the race for the Florio cup In
France in 1908.
Hughey Hughes, driving a Mercer
| broke the former Vanderbilt recort
yesterday in winning the Savannah
challenge trophy light car race. trav
cling 222.s2 miles at an average o.
6s.4 miles an hour.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
New Trial 10 Asked For oeitz.

Wausau, Wisconsin. - What prom
ises to be a bitter fight for a
new trial for John F. Deitz, COM
menced here when counsel for the
state and Deitz appeared before Judge
Reid to agree upon bill Of exceptions
the defense will file with the supreme
court. Counsel for Deitz maintain
that their client. who conducted his
own trial for the murder of Deputy
Oscar Harp. had scant knowledge of
the law. and much irrelevant testi.
mony was introduced against him.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
OIL CAKE MILL PLoWs UP.
Tht'd 'dy-Three Men Killed and 100 In
jured.

Liverpool.-Thirty-th workers are
known TO bave been killed and up.
wards of 100 injured by a boiler ex.
plosion, which occurred at the oil cake
mills of J. Bibby & Sons. The force
of the explosion was so terrific that
the roof OF the great mill was blown
on while the walls split and crumbled.
An outburst of flame followed.
Nearly 400 workers were engaged In
the building at the time. The bodies
of those in or near the boiler room
were horribly mangled, some OF them
being thrown into the streets. together
with bricks and debris. Men could
be seen at every window with fire
behind them frantically appealing for
rescue.
Many of those who were taken to
the hospital are suffering from shock
ing injuries. Some of them have lost
legs or arms and others are fearfully
burned.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
NEWSPAPER MAN KILLED.
While Taking Friend to Select Site
for Mothers Grave.

Lafayette. Indiana. - Martin L.
Pierce. a newspaper man. was killed
here while taking cousin. Freder-
ick C. Comstock of Milwaukee. to a
cemetery to inspect grave being
prepared for Comstock's mother, who
died here. They were in an automo-
bile and tried to run ahead of an in
terurban car. The machine was de-
molished. but Comstock was unin.
jured.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
vERMIlYA CASE IS OPENED.
inquest into Death Of Policeman Now
Being Made.

Chicago. Ill. - The inquest into
the death Of Policeman Arthur Bisson-
nette, whom Mrs. Louise Vermilya is
charged with having poisoned. Is now
being made. the woman having re-
covered sufficiently from the effects of
poison she ate while under surveil.
lance Of the police.
Testimony is expected to be heard
relating to others of the ten deaths
that have occurred beneath the Yer
milya roof during the last Is years.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
BEEF PRICES LIKELY TO SOAR
Montana Range Cattle Attain Record
High Mark in Chicago.

Chicago An unprecedented high
price paid here for range cattle has
called the attention to a condition
which stockmen say has been growing
more and more disturbing for some
time. They say it threatens to make
a low price Of meat an impossibility
for the future unless met by activity
among corn belt stockmen.
F. NJ. Heinrich, of Lodge Grass.
Mont. was paid $3.50 per hundred
pounds for 20 head of cattle that had
never eaten other than the grass Of
the open range. a price never before
attained on the Chicago cattle market
for range stock. The previous high
price was $3.50, paid in October, 1908.
to another Montana stock raiser.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
Roadmaster 10 Killed by Train.

Miles City.-Dan. Shevlin. roadmas-
ter on the Standing Rock line. former
ly the Cannon Ball branch Of the Pu-
get Sound, was killed by a passenger
train. He was trying to cross the
track in front of No. 16 just as it pull
ed into the depot.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
HUNDREDS FILE FOR LAND.
Milk River Project Attracts Many
Homeseekers.

Great Falls.-Due to the throwing
open to entry of a large tract Of land
on the Marias river, in Teton county,
which has been withdrawn for mum.
Der of years under the Milk River rec.
lamation project, hundreds of filings
have been made in the Great Falls land
Office during the past two days. and
the halls and vicinity Of the land Of
fee have been crowded with home
seekers.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
MORE MONTANA WHEAT COMING.
Great Northern Has Handled 1,7o(
Cars on Great Falls Division.

Great Falls. - C. o. Perks os
the Great Northern railway stated
today that 100 carloads of grain
have been shipped from this division.
the major portion going to Minneapo-
lis. The 100 cars would make line
ten miles long II placed end to end.
and their contents. according to ship
pers, would be about 100000 bushels
Of wheat.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
FAMOUS RACE HORSES BURN.
Go Gray and County Tax Victims Of
Blaze In Winter Quarters.

Lexington, Ky. - In q fire at
.Stockwood." the farm Of Cap. James
Williams at Spring Station. near Yer
sailles. KY, Governor Gray. winner
Of the American derby at Jacksonville
last winter. and this years Latonia
derby. and County Tax. both geldings.
burned to death. Governor Gray was
valued at $4,000 by his owner and
County Tax was held at $4,000.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
SOCIALIST JUDGE TO BE TRIED.
eooher, Of Butte, May Be ousted for
Collecting Fees illegally.

Butte.-Judge Thomas ]. Booher, q
socialist, will be tried on custer pro
ceedings as the result of Judge Smith
overruling the demurrer in the Rowe
case. Booher is charged with the IL
legal collection of fees for himself in
criminal cases. His ousting, II such
results, will be the signal for sensa-
tional charges by socialists against
democratic county officials in connec
tion with the collection of fees.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
swoPE NURSE UNDER FIRE.
Cross-Examination Of Woman 10
Taken Up Again.

Kansas City, Mo. - After hav-
ing been on the witness stand In
the Hyde murder trial two days,
Miss Pearl V. Keller. the nurse who
was with Colonel Swope when he
died. was again called and the grill
ing cross-examination by counsel for
the defense resumed. 1t is now
believed that the present trial will be
longer than the first one. when DIR.
b. c. Hyde was convicted.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
PASSING OF THE wINNEsAeos.
Washington Orders Adjustment Of
Black River Falls Indian Agency.

Black River Falls, Wisconsin -
The Indian agency here is abolished
by orders received from Washington.
The reason given is that the Winnie
bago tribe in this vicinity is dying
out so fast that an agency is no longer
necessary. Only 60 survive of this
branch of a once powerful tribe occu-
pying this neighborhood. The surviv-
ors are transferred to the Tomah
agency.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
DAILY MARKET REPORT.


Minneapolis. Nov. 2s.-.wheat,. De-
nsfsa; northern, ssi.oss: No. w M northern. the |.
S1.0ls " No. l durum. ssc; No. corn.
59c; No. 2 white oats. acc: barley malt
Ns7.
Duluth, Nov. 2s.-wheat. December.
;;iiSSss ;iSs No May si1sn' aaGsn ssSe! ss; northern
South ST. Paul. Nov. 2s.-Cattle
Steers. ss,ssat.te: cows. ss.Ioss.ss:
ss,xss sheep and sSS lambs. ''''@si'
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
lowan Not Guilty Of Murder.

Mason City, Iowa Thomas
Brewer was found not guilty of the
murder of Morrell Severns. He ac-
knowledged shooting him. but put in
the plea Of self-defense. The jury
was out - hours.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
Fowler Drops Among Steers.

Fort Worth, Texas. - Aviator Fow-
Ter. in sight of Fort Worth. alighted
in a drove of steers when his engine
broke down. II took dexterous man.
agement to avoid damage from the
stampede of cattle.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

A song writer has been ordered to
pay &2 week toward the support OF
his child. Now We may expect an
indefinite number OF new rag"
spasms.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
Griffith, shakesperean Star, D.

New York, n. Y. John Griffith
an old-time actor, though hardly
known to the theatrical public OF
New York. died in a furnished room
in this city of a broken heart be
cause he had never been able to
have a place with the stellar lights OF
Broadway. Griffith was taken up by
Edwin Booth when boy and given
the benefit of the instruction and
friendship of the great actor. He
played many of the leading Shakes
pearean characters and was especially
known in "Hamlsf" and Macbeth"
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
Six Trainmen Die In Wreck.

Butte. - An empty passenger
train returning to Livingston struck
Northern Pacific work train at Syps
Rock, three miles west of Pipestone.
killing six men who were riding in the
caboose.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
MOB AND STRIKERS BATTLE.
New York Policeman Shot and Severa
Pedestrians Injured.

New York, N. Y. - A pitched bat
tie occurred on the East Side between
a mob of striking street cleaners and
the police during which a policeman
sas shot in the hand. Several men
were hurt.
In many streets the garbage is still
heaped in unsightly piles as the large
force Of strikebreakers is still forced
to move slowly and under guard.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
Mrs. Hartman Pays Her Rail Tax.

Madison, Wis. - From Mrs. Mary
Hartman. widow Of the late Z. II.
Hartman. railroad magnate. Attorney
General L. II. Bancroft received q
check for $4,000 in payment of in.
heritance taxes on stocks of railroads
operating in Wisconsin.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

Mary Anderson says that any work
Is preferable to . stage career. But
successful people usually speak In this
strain. Even our great ilnanciers as
sure US that being . millionaire Is
nothing like az easy a. Il looks.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
CELEBRATED VIRGINIA MUIR.
pERER FINALLY GOES TO
FACE HIS MAKER.
last HOURS In PRAYER
Final Blow Comes to Aged Father
Who Loyalty Stood by His Fa-
vorite Son Through All His
Troubles.
BEATTIE's CONFESSION.

81, Henry Clay 6eattie, Jr.,
. desirous Of standing right before
God and man, do on this, the 23rd
. day Of November, 1911, confess
my guilt Of the crime charged
against me. Much that was pub
d" lished concerning the details 10
not true, but the awful fact, with
out the narrowing circumstances,
. remains. For this action, ! am
. truly sorry and believing that !
am at peace with God, and am
soon to pass into His presence,
this statement is made"
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

Statistics show that In nearly all
cases the college girl. when she mar.
ries. stays married. Probably she
starts out by giving her husband a
vivid description of tho haxing stunts
she has participated In.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

A Chicago paper suggests that only
light reading should be carried by the
aeroplane postmen. Il II grimly ap-
propriate, however. that . lot of It
goes to the dead letter once these
days.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

A New York young man has enter.
ed Harvard with six trunks. 20 suits
and 10 pairs of shoes. Nobody. how
ever. has gone to the trouble OF pre-.
dieting q brilliant future for him.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

A Seattle clergyman preached from
q cofiin in the streets and was pail
beared" home. Seattle must be q
hard town to wake up.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

An Asbury Park cook - reported to
have had her $1,000 worth Of diamonds
stolen This looks IKE . deep scheme
to attract all the cooks IN the country
to the Jersey resort next season.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

There are some vomea Who never
change their minds. jnst - there are
some men whose antomooelo0 never
break down-bscanse tAsy doot own
automobiles.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
Indian Electroeuted.

Raleigh. North Carolina. - Ross
French. a Cherokee Indian, was cleo
trocuted here for the murder of Miss
Ethel Shuler last September.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

A New York janitor laughed so haro
at a Joke which his daughter told that
he fell dead. AS usual the joke is sup.
pressed.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

Football IL not all wasted effort
Lots Of the pale-browed ordinary stu
dents get excellent exercise In giving
the college yell.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

A baby has been killed BY a hot
bag. This comes from departing from
the established and recognized cold
bottle.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

The man who killed himself after
six hours Of married life apparently
was satisfied that . little often goes
a great way.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

It's our notion that everybody will
have to have his liver regulated and
In good working order before the mil.
lennium can come.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

violinist Kubelik has ned from Chi
cago because It was too noisy here
for him. Need II be said that he has
gone to St Louisf
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

The Kings county. New York. jail
is characterized az . disgrace" Most
jails are open to the same criticism.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

Football fatalities have been less
frequent this year than usual The
game is in danger Of losing its popu-
larity.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

Magazines that are shipped BY
freight are at least congratuiatins
themselves on not being completely
sidetracked.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

Japan's population II increasing al
the rate of 100000 q year. and the
surplus must 60 somewhere.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

Hoopskirts are announced as due
to return But fashion. like politics,
has its rumors that never come true.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

And the worst Of II IL. the war be
tween Turkey and Italy doesn't seem
to be good even for kinematograph
purposes.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

II goats milk IL q cure for inebriety,
as is asserted. one would never guess
1t by studying book beer signs.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

The effort to render hazing safe
and sane continues ut various edu'
cational institutions.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

No true lover Of nature ever goes
around declaring. In sepulchral tones.
that life Is a vale of tears.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01

China's infant emperor writes mar
velous compositions for one who has
Just begun his schooling.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
The autumnal coloEs are much finer
than those Of the gandy billboards-

The Chinese revolution seems to
have got beyond The control Of the
police.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
Stolen italian Painting Found.

Florence, Italy - Thies who
stole Fra Angelico's painting. "The
Donna Della Stella" from the convent
of San Marco here Sunday. were ar
rested and the painting recovered.
The searchlight., 1911-12-01
No Chinese revolutioajst wears At
any rate . pompadouS.

What has become q the old-fash-
toned open-face applebuttsr pie!
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-12
LOCALS.

Read the Daily Light Wan ads
Garden Hose at F S, Cronk Co. tt
See the window Is cents at Mum
roe Bros, tt
>ss F, S. Cronk Co sell galvanized
roofing cheap Il
Eighteen rolls toilet paper holder
free. for $50 r. : Cronk Co. -
Buy your pump from r. 5. Crouk
q. Al kinds. Tri"oa way down IT
Any article in our window 10
cents. Look il over. Munroe Bros. If
TIE WaXahachie Grain Co has d
full line of feed and fuel ~ attrac-
tive prices #
Mrs James H. Stephenson ID nal
las submitted to an operation for
appendicitis this morning and is in
a critical condition
Miss Wilson has Just returned
from the national convention and is
prepared to make you better pic
lures than ever Come and see her, If
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-12
THIS lh1Y'S
GOOD APPETITE
Mrs. Hansen, In a Letter From
Mobile, Tells How She Gained II.

Mobile, Ala.-'T suffered for seven
years, with womanly trouble writes
Mrs. Sigurd Hanson in a letter from
this city. q felt weak and always had
a headache and was always going to
the doctor. AT last was operated on,
and felt better, but soon I had the
same trouble
My husband asked me to try Cardui.
I felt better after the first bottle, and
now. ! have a good appetite and sleep
we'll I feel fine, and the doctor tells
me I am looking better than he ever
saw me-"
II you are sick and miserable, and
suffer from any of the pains due tc
womanIy trouble-try Cardui.
/ Carduf is successful because it is
/ composed Of Ingredients that have been
found to act curatively on the woman
II constitution.
For more than fifty years. it has been
used by women of all ages, with great
success. Try it. Your druggist sells it.
NIB Hi7te 70. Ladies Advisory Dept. Chaus.
nooga heiicins Co. Chattanooga. Tenn, fer Specia!
Instructions, and 6f-page book. Home Treatment
or Women, SEM in plain wrapper. on request
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-12
HOW GRACE BENSON BE
CAME FAMOUS FOR THE
BEAUTY OF HER HANDS
AND ARMS.
Free Prescription that Can be Pre-
pared at Home Without EN-
penSe.

Grace Benson, famous for the
marvellous beauty of her hands and
arms. in a recent interview says: 'If
could tell every woman about the
prescription that has caused all this
talk about my hands and arms they
could, every one of them, make thei'
hands and arms just as beautiful as
mine am glad to have the oppor
tunity to give my receipt free to the
world 1t will help every woman to
improve her personal appearance
When | asked her if she would al
low me to publish the prescription,
she quickly answered; Certainly,
only too glad to have you do it.
| Turning to a desk, she wrote it on a
| slip of paper and handed it to me,
| here it is. Go to any drug store,
get an empty two-ounce bottle, also
a one-ounce bottle of kulux Com
pound. Pour the entire bottle of ku-
! lux into the two-ounce bottle, add
quarter of an ounce of witch hazel,
! then fill with water. Apply night
and morning" She further said
This prescription makes the skin
| transparent and removes all de-
fects, such as freckles, tan, sun
spots, roughness and ruddiness. A
single application works a marvellous
transformation Where low collars
are worn il can be applied to the
neck with equally as startling re-
suits 1t is absolutely harmless, and
will positively not stimulate or pro-
duce a growth of hair.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-12

More people men and women, are
suffering from kidney and bladder
trouble than ever before and each
year more Of them turn for quick
relief and permanent benefit to Fo-
proven itself to be one of the most
effective remedies for kidney and
bladder ailments, that medical
science has devised Curlns Two
Drug stores d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-12
PERSONALS.


Lem Wray and family are visiting
at Milford.
Miss May Brady is visiting her fla
Ter, Mr.. f. Brady
Mrs Ola Edwards of Arkansas Is
visiting her father Mr.. F. Brady
Mr.. and MIS-. Tracy Lanier of Eff
mis- are visiting Mr.. and Mrs VIII
Patten
Mrs. J. H. Youree of Bowie is Wis
ting the family of her uncle, b c.
/ Lancaster
Mrs Dabney Sims and babe re-
turned last night from a visit to Sy-
racuse, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs P Fl. Dismukes have
returned from visit to Gonzales
and Galveston
Editor r.. J Middleton left this
morning for Galveston to take A
plunge in the briny surf
County Judge J. c. Lumpkins
went TO Lewisville this morning TO
| address a good roads meeting
George Patten, manager of the
| compress, returned last night from
a stay of two weeks at Houston aud
! Galveston
Mrs. C, n Anderson has gone 10
Hot Springs to visit her son, who has
been there some time for the bene-
fit of his health
r.
Miss Martha White Of Dallas, who
has been visiting in the city, has re-
turned TO her home. She was accom-
panied by Misses Marguerite I'D
wards. Doris Mccartney aud Tbel-
ma Cole
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-12

Jones The Giants claim the junior
championship of WaXahachie, hav-
ing won six games and lost none.
Batteries. For Giants, Holland and
| Johnson; for Tigers, Bars and viii
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