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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-15


odist church Nat hesitnted.
~ The building was dimly light
ed, for it was choir practice
night, and the door was ajar. but he
couldn't bring himself to enter.
Raving and ranting with the ex-
travagance Of youth. he passed through
the village, out into the open country,
half. back, all blindy. circling back to
the store, in the course Of his wander
ings, as instinctively as carrier pigeon
shapes it's course for home.
1t was with increduity that he found
himself again in that cheerful, cher
ished, homely place. But there he was
when he came out of his abstraction
there in those familiar surroundings.
with Tracey's round red face beaming
at him over the cigar stand like a
lively counterfeit Of the round red
moon he had watched lift up into the
skies, back there in the still country
side, just as he paused to turn back to
Town.
He recollected his faculties and re-
sumed command Of himself sufficiently
to acknowledge Traceys greeting with
a moody word.
"All right, Tracey" he said abrupt
ly. "YOu may 60 now. I'll shut up the
store"
he looked at his watch and was sur.
prised to discover that it was no later
than half past 8. He seemed to have
lived lifetime in the last few hours.
"Thank you. SIR" said Tracey. with a
gush Of gratitude. "I'l be glad to get
of. Angles waitin'."
"Angie?"
Good evening. Mr.. Duncan"
"Oh, Miss Tuthillw Nat discovered
that little rogue, all smiles and dim
Piles and bushes, not distant from his
elbow. 81 didn't see you'll was think
ing"
"Guess we know what you was
thinkin' about" observed Tracey.
bringing his hat round the counter
Everybody in towns talkin' about it."
about what?'
"Ah. you know about what. and
we're mighty glad of it, and we want
to congratulate you, don't we, Angler"
"Oh. yes, indeed, Mr.. Duncan. It's
Just too sweet for anything"
20 Lord" groaned Nat.
"I'm awful glad you done it when
you did," pursued Tracey. oblivious to
Nat in his own ecstatic temper. ~
guess l wouldn't never we got up the
spunk toto tell Angie what | did to-.
night + it hadn't been we was talkin'
bout your engagement to Josie. Then,
somehow, it just seemed to bust right
out Of me, like l couldn't hold it no
longer. Didn't it. Angler"
"Oh, Tracey, how can you talk SOL"
"Then you're engaged, too?" Nat in
CURED, rousing himself little and
smiling feebly upon them.
Eyes, sir"
"I'm glad to hear it. It's great news.
Now, run along, both of you, and don
forget you'll never be so happy again"
With what he thought an expiring
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-15

"Of course you won't. did you
the honor to discount that But he
wouldn't say a word about the offer.
yes or no-just left It all up to you.
He says you're a business man and
that he's often thought what a help
you must have been to me before you
left New York"
Nat laughed outright Can you beat
that? But what is the offer?"
Fifty thousand cash and 10000
shares of preferred stock-$10O par"
whats that WORTH"
"At the market rate when l left town
49," kellogg waited moment. "Well,
what do you say?"
Say? Great Caesars ghost! What
is there to say? Wire 'em an accept
ance before they get their second wind.
You don't know how good this makes
me feel, Harry. can't thank you
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-15

fash Of humor he raised his hands
above their heads. "Bless you. my
children!" he said solemnly. "Now. for
heavens sake, beat it,"
Alone he went to the prescription
desk and, opening one Of the drawers,
took out the firms books. After that
for some fifteen minutes there was
nothing to be heard in the store save
Mats breathing and the scratching Of
his pen as he figured out trial bal
ance.
Brisk footballs disturbed him. He
sighed and moved out into the store
to find Kellogg there, suave and easy.
az always. yet with that in his man
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-08
ASKS JURY
TO CONVICT BEATTIE.
Commonwe alth's Attorney, in His Opening
Argument, Pleads EIoquently for Justice
Brands Prisoner as brutal Murderer.

pool OF blood was found in the high
way po of blood eighteen By
twenty-four inche:. Whose blood was
II! Where was the fatal hand that
dealt the blow Here there could have
been light on the spot, as farrell ha s
SAID. The N in the automobile could
have seen. and did see II he were ap-
preached by another. No man could
nave thrown gun in his face and
shot the woman as he said she was
shot The man he saw-where was he /?
He says he saw the man coming out
of the roadside. The evidence shows
that from the edge OF the road to the
blood spot on one side was fourteen
feet, and on the other thirteen feet.
only one man could have seen the
crime-that nan at the bar. Two
boys told you exact time. the ex-
act place. the exact position. describ-
ing the very man. thu very automobile.
The man was ! the ground, the wo-
man on the running-board That 9th
er man, had there been another. could
have been seen. Why wasn't ne seen
There is the man." pointing at
Beattie. There is the criminal ] tell
you no other man was seen at that
spot. Why do I say It? You heard
His Honor speak to you about the con-
fess!on. After that night went. early
In the next morning people focked TO
the scene OF the crime. Major Patton
went to the scene-and challenge
proof OF my assertion. for Major Pat
ton IS high minded man-and met
Mr.. Beattie, and condoled with him
What did Mr.. Beattie say? They
handled the gun together, and Beattie
told Major Patton that that was the
gun which killed his wife. Then and
there he described Il. And up to now
mere mas been no effort to remove the
description Of that fatal gun.
Major Patton's Evidence.
rs that all? Connected with that
is the evidence to show you that the
only man 4 that spot was the pr!s-
oner. Major Patton asked him what
became of the man. and he said that
the man had gone off through the
woods. But when confronted with the
facts which dsproved that. Major Pat
ton said: That can't be so. because the
trail would have been found"
AT this point he read from IN.
record Major Patton's evidence as to
this part OF the story.
Now, Major Patton" continued the
attorney drew Beattie's attention to
the fact, showing that the man did
not go through the woods, and Beat
tie armed himself with n prevarication.
The next day he said he thought the
man ran up the road"
You cannot consider the dogs" in
terrupted the court. and the Common
wealth's attorney did not touch on
them.
Lets see about the gun" he went
on. "Beattie said to Major Patton:
Yes. sir; that is the gun which killed
my wife Then he said ne thought
1T was the gun. IT was q slngle-bar-
relied gun. He looked at 1t and said:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-08

s snSYn at eil for that matter tina. no
cfime had been shown; that more Of
praise than blame should go to Doug
tus Beattie for his bold assertion that
nc Wouid have destroyed any evidence
ne mad thought was going to be Sis
,torted and falsely used to injure his
Meaiyh st SFSHIsher that the Common.
aevoid9d comparing the footprints at
me stump with the prisoners shoes;
shet evidently It was Kastelberg and
BIZ BIZ S possas In the standing automo-
ALT dancers; that the testimony OF the
i,ras, aged father should carry
preSaply o' 9ns for s though he would
loved SON. this ola PresS St is % sider
would march to the stake before he
would swear to falsehood for any
PIcn for Prisoner.
Finally the dangers of ciroumstan-
tai evidence were pointed out by Mr.
, carter with great eloqucnce. He citad
W ynu % S,,no known mo ease case OF man who
wife confessed fvo years later.
Hero he again quoted the instruc-
tions. dwelling impressively on the
language OF tho court. Other features
wero then taken up in great detail,
scattering reference being made to the
states fear OF Beulah Binford and It's
failure to put her on the stand after
keeping her in Jail two months. The
address closed with an appeal in be-
half OF the prisoner and his aged
family.
Surely, gentlemen" said Nj. Carter
you are not going to take n mans
life on such bubbles and ou!rks as
you have had presented 10 you here by
the Commonwealth. am surprised
at my friends. If they didn';
know that Paul Beattie has not
"a
they would not be relying upon such
shifting sands. Good heavens. gentle
men! Shall we on such nimsy testi-
mony as they have given US here rob
man OF the God given boon OF life7
/ don't believe you will do 1t, gentle
men! 1 know you will not The
law Is not only Just. but merc.ful
There can be no doubt where a human
life is at stake. I would not venture
to suggest TO you gentlemen what you
shall now do. That. / believe, would
be not only vain. but wicked BA I
repeat. the law Is merciful as we'll as
Just. and ask that you do nothing
convinced beyond all question--and
that you cannot be as II stands before
you now. In conclusion. ] ask that
II II be compatible with your duty
you do not wreck and ruin this home
and destroy this youth and break this
"Seo. "tiIo-"aircn tatner neart Go
slowly here. gentlemen. Not only is
verdict Of not guilty justified in this
case. but It Ia demanded By this evil
dence."
To DO Rerumed To-Day.
Darkness was coming when Mr.. Car
ter finally took his seat After some
discussion II was determined to ad-
journ for the day. with the under
standing that Mr.. Smith would con-
tinue FOR the defense at 8 o'clock This
morning. /, will probably be dinner
time before he finishes In the after
noon Mr.. Wendenburg will close for
the prosecution. speaking probably
three hours. The case should get 10
the jury before o'clock
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-08

| warned them that argument over evil
dence even newspapers refused 10
print was about to begin. Then Sheriff
Gill his brave old heart trembling
Tor the first time. went to the TASK
Reluctantly the women pinned on
| their bonnets, and with many a re-
gretful glance went forth in bitter
disappointment
Beattie Walks Into Court.
Tarrying moment on tho jail
porch Bcattie took a last Whit at n
cigarette and then tossed 1t away and
walked evenly across the rear lawn
and into the courthouse. On ono side
OF him walked his father and on the
other the jailer. The elder Beartie
had been in the cell some time with
his son. Douglas Beattie. the boys
brother. after giving him Il CHEEKY
good morning through the grated win
low. walked about the place and now
awaited him at the courthouse door
The family group entered together.
the prisoner nodding a greeting TO
some faces he recognized He seem
ed in excellent spirits Both he and
his father listened carefully to the
instructions read 10 the Jury by the
court. Hero were the prisoners
safeguards. and he knew It,
the court threw the laws protection
around the accused man To the lay
man Il seemed as IL tho defense had
Won heavily here. AS n matter OF fact,
however. the great majority OF the In
structtons were mere legal difinitions
almost identical with those used
in other famous criminal cases. The
States lawyers seemed we'll satisfied
with the situation.
Great Argument Begins.
After few moments the great ar
gument began. Judge Gregory opening
tor the prosecution. Armed with n
lemon and pitcher OF water. the
commemorative attorney opened a
eroads!de upon the prisoner. Hnlting
| moment to pay his compliments TO
the Richmond police and the others
WHO have SO splend!dly managed the
I investigation. he launched Immediately
thereafter into an exhaustive consid
Grafton OF the evidence. The juryrnen
| watched him closely. The attorney left
the bar and. standing before the bench.
looked straight into the faces OF tina
twelve, pouring into them at close range.
! From the other side OF the room Beat
tie also closely watched. When now
/ and then tho speaker wheeled and
! shook his fist a. the prisoner, the boy
| looked calmly back. But there were
iew smiles now. Even nerveless
roar,nc ,,,,... "neh
/ eooan req
80. 80. go .9",- tu!'ihs, SHOUTS at
/ 49,. :. '"e'e sies 'he muir
/ CO, on,,, , ,s
enaai.a - va 4Htu by the
I 49,, ."h, ... -N'oHy OF MAJOR
~. rs .ne cohtrad'ctory
10 r,,Srda- ~ . p'tSoHeI soon aite. Ell,
80 30 49,, nc ,n.oh! was reaa
s.o,,rh, ~ re"'n. "he the points
; 80 ~ u'eaItE OUT VI the ksstei-
go. oa, ,..o WIS., s ,,,, WIN VIII
,,ta.na .a ~ pos" ,he
/ the NOE ,nciac,, os, ] $500 .'n.as
,.,r, " 80 .".'-'n. as uFuhheh spree
-. - - N"I.S!."" ma" on t"'s
800 ~ y,,a. y s De',ene one so'i'ary
clsred ~ ~ nni,'tn,' s"y ne ae
80. a. tne op'hIon OF me SPEAK
ot',,tres ri, -, 90 o' '.".it NAG peeh
9Ds. "heh me ae,ehse tried so
shops ~ w. r'p So Sul' e.nety ,a .! 20
"a sme stanIInE car IN me road
vs. "o' '"al OF fenFy Beatt!e. De
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-08

Belt Limo tracks; that IL grit was
round In the hair of the dead woman
II signified nothing except that she
mad been covered with dust by other
automobiles. as in fact she complained
OF to her husband when they were
starting on the fatal ride: that the ap-
pearance OF Beattic on the scene of
the murder early in the evening on
which the crime was committed had
not been satisfactorily shown, or
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-24
Important Coal Discover,

The discovery of seam of good
quality coal which far exceeds in i'm
portance anything thar mas vet been
found In the Kent coal area was pierre
ed on May II in "A concession boring
north of Dover. the seam proving TO
be no less than twelve feet ten inches
thick. The seam was struck seventy
feet below one nearly five feet thick
and is believed to be second only 70
the great seam Of South Statfordshire
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-24
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
ASKED BY DORE. REFUSED

Judge Irwin, in the superior court,
Saturday denied the application of A.
S. Dore of the Log Cabin saloon. Ho-
GUAM through his attorneys. Morgan
4 Brewer, fir writ of habeas corpus,
applied for on the grounds that he
was not allowed jury trial when
arraigned for selling liquor to minors.
Dore was tried before Police Judge
Z. A. Philbrick and convicted, a fine
OF $50 and costs being imposed.
Morgan & Brewer, representing the
defendant, applied TO the superior
court for writ of habeas corpus,
claiming that the police judge had no
legal right to refuse jury trial
Judge Philbrick held that the law
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-24
CHARREO DOCUMENTS.
Papers Subjected to Great Heat Not
Necessarily Destroyed.

One of the most interesting after
effects of the San Francisco earth
quake and consequent fire has been
touched upon in IL paper by George
A. James dealing with the hand Ing
of charred documents which 50 often
are found in modern safes after the
heat of great conhagratiOn. Mr..
James. expert in this business of res
toration Of charred documents. speaks
Of the appalling loss of documents III
San Francisco, due to the ignorance o.
persons holding them.
According to Mr.. James. no paper
which may have been carbonized I'M
der conditions which leave the sheet
virtually intact should be imagined de-
stroyed until some expert in the res
toration of carbonized paper shall!
have declared 1t 50. The principe
upon which he works Is that every
printed. ink written or pencil wr'irn
word must leave it's impression upon
the paper. He points out that which
most persons have observed in the
burning of newspaper that tn"
printing remains legihIe when tu"
paper IS charcoal: ii becomes Only :;
matter Of proper light in which to leaC
the print.
In the matter of treatment for re
storing carboniZed Documents ii ul.u
rally IS a complicated chemical process
too long and difficult To DIES, rihp. i;ut
some observations made 10y Mr.. James
are worthy of The att, ulion of Any on
who has occasion to store valuaUlV
documents
Graphite pencils dead pencils, leavt
a far clearer mark than does ink OF
print. though typewriter papers ~
main legible after great heat. In pa
pers which have been restored ana
where foOtings of figures first have
been made in light penrIingS ana
later written with pen the graphite
first footings have been easiest To
develop. Here are a few "don'tS" 10
be observed before the potentia. fire.
Valuable documents should not be
folded. Currency never should be kept
in a drawer in which coin or jewplry
Is deposited. Use no wallets or rubber
bands in storing documents. Ii n piece
of currency or valuable document be
charred and even broken. don't decide
that it is worthless and beyond all
restoration. Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-24
Tho Vacuum Cleaner.

vacuum cleaners were recently used
with great success in a New York Of
flee building which had been visited By
fire in the removal of the water which
had accumulated as the result of the
presence of the firemen. The janitor
was instructed to make every effort to
have the offices In readiness for the
occupants next morning, 50 that their
business would not suffer any inter-
ruption. and in order to get rid Of the
water In the carpets and on the floors
a number of vacuum cleaners were
secured and put to work. with the re-.
suit that things were In perfect order
for the commencement Of business the
following morning
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-24
J. s Wdu oh
ALONG THE WATERFRONT
Reports Of Arrivals and Departures
Of Vessels and Those Loading
at the Mills

The steamer Stanley Dollar, which
took on 100000 feet of lumber at
the Harbor mills. finished loading at
SHADES yesterday and sailed today for
Panama.
The steamer Roy Somers arrived
Thursday afternoon and is now load
ing at the Slade mills for San Fran
cisco. Part of her cargo was taken
ut the Cosmopolis mills.
The steamer Doris was an arrival
Friday, berthng at Hulbert's for
cargo for San Francisco.
The steamer Tahoe arrived Friday
and is loading for San Francisco at
the Union mills.
The schooner A. B. Johnson arrived
in the Harbor Friday, 26 days from
San Francisco. She is loading at
SHADES for foreign ports, probably the
West Coast.
The schooner Encore cleared Fri
day for Tocopilla, having loaded at
the Union mill. Her cargo compris-
ed of 796,S33 feet of lumber valued
at $S,765.
The schooner BOrealis cleared GUS
toms for Honolulu Saturday with $751;
084 feet of lumber valued at $10573.
She loaded at the Union MILL
The schooner William Olsen which
has been loading at SHADES, cleared
customs Saturday and lay in the low
er Harbor yesterday awaiting her
crew She sailed today for Antofo-
gasta. Her cargo was 1851 feet,
valued at 1889.
The schooner Wilbert l.. Smith ar
rived in port Saturday She has gone
on the ways at Lindstroms for paint
ing and overhauling.
The steamer Oceana Vance sailed
for San Francisco Saturday with a
cargo from the Donovan mills.
The steam schooner Newburg sail
ed from the Sade mills for Califor-
mia ports Saturday.
The steamer Willapa finished load
ing at SHADES Saturday and sailed
for California ports.
The steamer Santa Monica arrived
this morning from San Francisco. She
discharged quite a cargo of freight
a. the Burrows dock. She will tie up
at the American mill dock for a car
60 for San Francisco
The barkentine Jane l.. Stanford is
leading at Anderson and Middleton 5
for Honolulu.
The schooner w. J. Patterson con-
tinues loading at the Slade mill for
Honolulu.
The Coronado arrived this after
noon with quite number of passeng-
ers and a quantity of freight from
San Francisco.
The schooner Admiral is loading at
the Aberdeen Lumber & Single mill
for Valparaiso
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-24
ANOTHER LOGGER is DEAD.

ELMA. July 22.-Lee White, for
among all the lumber men of the dis
trict, died of heart disease in Hoquiam
last Friday. The body was brought to
Elma on Wednesday and the funeral
took place in the Baptist church here.
Mr.. White was about 40 years of age
and was an old time foreman and hook
tender. For the past few years he had
been connected with various camps
and had made his home outside of this
city
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-24
Wdu9h'S News

Our business for July up to this
date has broken all records for like
period.
Sales for the first twelve days
equalled those for the entire month
OF July, 1910.
You all know that more so-called
sales have been held here this sea-
son than ever before in Aberdeen's
history.
Times are supposed to be dull.
There must be a reason then, why
ours is the busiest, if not the biggest,
store in town.
Ask most any woman who trades
with us and she will tell you it is
because she can buy more up-to-date
merchandise for less money than any
where else on Grays Harbor
True, she will have to pay cash
but after all that Is what money Is
for and any other method of retail
ing costs more in dozen different
ways and consequently the cost has
to be added to the price you pay for
the goods.
Figure it out for yourself.
Right now our July Clearing Sale
sign attracts more people than any
thing else on Heron street.
If you step inside you will be more
than ever pleased with what you find
Everything in seasonabe goods is
marked right down to factory cost
and before August /, you can carry
all the summer stuff" in this store
under one arm.
Prices alone are enough to sell out
what We have on hand now.
Well try to wait on you promptly
and courteously, too, even if We are
busy. Visit us once, anyway. before
this sale closes.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-24
A German Use Of the Sand Blast.

The cutting and wearing power Of "A
stream Of blown sand. long since uti
lized for various purposes. has been
employed for testing building mate
tute. in Germany. Granite. pine wood
linoleum and other substances used in
the construction and furnishing %.
buildings are subjected for about two
minutes to the action Of blast of
ne quartz sand under pressure Of
two atmospheres. The results show
the resisting powers of the substances
tested to the effects of wear This
form Of test is applicable to road build
Ing materials
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-24
BEER USED TO SAVE
HOUSE FROM FIRE
Aid Owner by Throwing
Their Beverage on Burning
Dwelling.

MONTESANO, July % "A party Of
five young men left this city few
days ago by auto TO take in the Gold
en- Potlatch at Seattle. They took
along several bottles of beer.
Along their way they discovered
house on fire and the owner making
frantic efforts TO put i out.
Each one of the party grabbed
couple OF bottle of the beer and ran
to his assistance. The fire was eX-
tinguished only when the last bottle
had been thrown.
The party consisted OF CASTOR Moch,
Christ Winters, VIII Rosmond, John
Esmond and Oscar Smith.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-24
THE RESULT AFTER STREET HAS BEEN
TREATED WITH OIL.

should be done some time before the
oiling process in order to give time
for the new material to bind with the
old. Then the dust is usually swept
from the middle Of the street into rows
along the CUTTERS partly to keep the
oil from flowing into the cutters and
partly that the dirt may be later used
to spread over the asphalt. Then the
oil is applied. about one-half gallon per
square yard being used This is gen
erally applied with an oil wagon built
especially for the purpose. although oil
sprinkling attachments can be put on
some water sprinkler>
The oil is permitted to penetrate into
the macadam surface for some time.
and then the dust Is swept back over
It. In day or two the road is thrown
open to use and travel soon makes the
surface smooth ard gives 1t the ap-
pearance Of asphalt. The cost Of
treatment IA about 4 cents per square
yard for the single treatment, and one
treatment is good for two or three sea
sons. depending upon the amount and
character of travel and traffic
The quantity of oil placed upon
street or highway is determined by
the amount which will be completely
absorbed by the top dressing, which
becomes plastic and forms the binder
for the surface In California it is
customary to cover the road or street
with a coating of dust or sand before
applying the OIL but It requires more
oil TO bind snoh surface coating and
prevent it being ground up by traffic.