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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
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Dies in Three Minutes.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 24.-Henry
Clay Beattie this morning died in the
electric chair at the prison here-a
confessed wife murderer. He was
pronounced dead at 1928 o'clock. The
execution required three minutes,
from the time the electric current was
turned on.
Only a shadow of his former self,
the slayer approached the electric
chair with an unfaltering step and
calmly paid the penalty for his cruel
murder of his young wife in order
that he might be rid of her. as an OBJ
stacle to his relations with seventeen
year-old Beulah Binford, and a num-
ber of other women of questionable
character.
The execution chamber was in to-
tai darkness when Beattie, escorted by
guards and his spiritual advisers
crossed the threshold, when an at
tendant snapped a switch which
lighted two small incandescent globes
above the death chair, which caused
the oak seat of death to come out in
startingly bold relief against the
darkness of the rest of the room.
Without any display of fear, Beat
tie looked curiously at the chair,
shook hands with the two ministers,
turned with an air of unconcern to
the chair ard sat down in it to allow
the attendants tt adjust the black
cap about his head. after which he
was strapped in the chair and the cur
rent turned on.
crowd of hundreds of persons had
had gathered and awaited, through a
downpour of rain. for news from the
death chamber.
Finally the warden of the prison
appeared before the crowd and an
nounced:
"It is all ,ver and WIS very much
the same as othe. executions"
4 squad of policemen then appear
ed and forced the crowd to disperse.
Neither Henry Clay Beattie, Sr.,
father of the murderer, or any of the
relatives We're near the penitentiarY
during the morning, so far as could
be ascetained
Douglas Beattie. brother of the ev-
ecuted slayer. claimed the body to-
day and tomorrow it will be buried
by the side of the wife whom he so
cruelty slew, provided the plans of
the family are carried out.
Despite the fact that he retired last
night with the full knowledge that
he would barely have time to realize
another day had dawned before his
death, Beattie slept soundly through
out the night and had to be aroused
this morning by the guards when it
come time to prepare for the execu-
ton. According to the usual custom,
Beattie was electrocuted without
breakfast
1t is now considered probable that
the funeral will be held tonight. to
avoid the assured crowd of curious
people who are expected to flock to
the last ceremonies tomorrow.
Rev. Fix today denied an alleged
Interview of the senior Beattie, in
which he was reported to have stated:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
BETRAYED BY GIRL,
MURDERER CONFESSES

San Franc SEQ. Cal, Nov. 24.-Be-
trayed by Hazel Smith. his mistress,
on whom the police found one Of the
diamonds stolen from Benjamin
Goodman. after he was murdered,
John Rogers. who was arrested yes
terday, today hysterically made a
partial confession of the crime.
The woman led the police to n
strong box in a Kearney street sa-
loon, where about half the stolen
gems were found
Rogers at first dec -ored the jewels
had been given him by Manuel Fruit
teini who IS also employed where
Rogers worked
Fruttieni, confronting Rogers, told
him he lied, and Rogers broke down
completely.
The police are concentrating their
efforts in searching for n tall blonde
man, who was seen with Rogers
shortly before tie riurder. 1t is be-
lieved he was cJr-erned in the ac-
tual murder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
EASTERN ORE.
R. R. ASSURED
Line Through Center Of State,
To Be Commenced Dur
ing Next Month.
SURVEYORS ENDING WORK
Many Camps Constructed Along Route
and Originally Surveyed Line Will
Practically be Followed-Under
jurisdiction of O.-W. II. & n.

Vale, Or, Nov. 24.-Construction on
the Oregon Eastern railway, the trans
oregon line of the Hartman system,
from Vale. will be begun before the
first of the year. according to Right
of-way Agent Harris of the Oregon
Short Line, while speaking before a
mass meeting of 200 business men and
ranchers in this city.
Three parties of surveyors are now
located in Malheur canyon. The first
camp is under Engineer Ripple, and
is camping miles south of the city
near the mouth of the gorge. Engi-
neer Cramer has camped miles
above the Harper ranch at the 40
mile post and EngineG. Grimes and
his crew are located at the 100 mile
post and are camped on the Circle
Bar ranch
The surveyors are all working on
the final survey and modifying loca-
ton lines. On the whole the old sur
vey lines will be followed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
PROSECUTION
SCORES COUP
Forces Mcnamara Defense
to Exercise Four Peremp-
tory Challenges.
EIGHTPERM MAN ENTJURORS
District Attorney Fredericlss Thor
oughly Enjoys Discontinue of OPP
ponents, Caused by Announcement
That lie Would "Stand Pat"

Hall of Records Los Angeles, Cal
Nov. 24.-The tense situation reached
a climax in the Mcnamara trial to-
day when the state passed all the men
in the box and the defense was COM
PEELED to peremptorily challenge four.
reducing their peremptories to seven.
The state still has five challenges.
The men eliminated were: F.. Nc
Burney, builder; A. d. Stevens, re-
tired cattleman, and S. p. Elcott, a
rancher. all of whom believed McNa-
mara is guilty, and j. II. Harshall, a
friend of District Attorney Freder-
icks.
The exerc sing of peremptories was
delayed twenty minutes until the ar
rival of the prosecutor and nearly
everyone was nervous. Darrow, with
his hands in his pockets paced the
floor whilo his associates whispered
nervously.
District Attorney Fredericks in an
nounc'ng that the state stood pat"
smiled inscrutibly and seemingly en-
joyed the effect it had on the de-
Tense.
When the four filed out. F. A.
Brode. his face white. jumped to his
feet and told Judge Bordwell he had
an absolute reason why he couldn't
serve. Judge Bordwell took fifteen
minuts for recess and pri Jately
talked with Brode. Brode was in
tears when heI J. $. Coke and T.. S.
Bisbee were sworn, making eight per-
manent jurors.
or fifty men drawn in the tenth
venire, seventeen were qualified,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
ANOTHER EFFORT MADE
FOR 4 MORSE PARDON

Washington, Nov. 24.-Another at
tempt to secure the release of Charles
Morse, the banker imprisond in the
federal prison at Atlanta, was made
today when a new appeal for pardon
was presented to President Taft by
Morse's attorney. but was turned
down. Immediate pardon was asked
on the grounds that Morse is near
death. He was sent to Atlanta for
fifteen years in 1910 for misappro-
priatin of funds of New York banks,
he controlled. Attorney General
Wickersham said President Taft
might make a statement later.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
PREACHER DECLINES
$4,000 PASTORATE

Baltimore. Nov. 24.-Rev. Dr. Har-
RS f. Kirk, pastor of the Franklin
Street Presbyterian church. announc-
ed that he has declined a call to Cav
airy church. Philadelphia. because he
believed his services were needed here
more. For several weeks DIR. Kirk
has given con liberation to the call
and many members of the church had
thought he would accept It. The SAL
ary is believed to no $4,000
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
MOORE BREAKS
DOWN ON WITNESS STAND

Redwood City Calf, Nov. 24-Sob'
bing like a broken hearted child, Mil
lionaire Moore punctuated the story of
his matrimonial experience with a
dramatic interruption today when he
practically collapsed on the witness
stand. He was assisted from the
court room.
He said that his wife had come to
him on her bended knees and begged
him to divorce her and that she was
a victim of the drink habit.
Before his collapse he said he had
once ordered Frederick Fenwick. a
millionaire lumberman from his office
one morning following scene in
Moore's San Mates home, during
which Mrs. Moore confessed that Fen
wick had been familiar with her on
ar auto ride.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
EYE WITNESS NAMES
LA GRANDE SLAYER

La Grande, Nov. 24.-At the in
quest held over the remains of a
tramp who was brutally murdered
here Adolph Mol. an eighteen year
old boy who claims to have witnessed
the killing. named John Sahles, a la
borer, as the murderer and stated
that he crus he'd the murdered mans
head with an axe following a quarrel
over fifty cents, involved in a poker
game, which took place in a vacant
house. where the party had repaired
to partake of a hastily prepared meal.
The man accused of the murder
and two other suspects, including the
informer, and man called Palmer.
are being held by the police.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
Believes Almighty is Awaiting His Arrival Above
With Welcoming Arms 0utstretched
EXTENDS THANKS, v|APARSON, TO 'SyMPATHlzERS'
Complains That Many Details Of CoIdbIooded Crime Were
Not Correctly Published in Newspapers ENTERS Un-
known on an Empty Stomach -BeuIah Slept Well

Richmond Nov 2iShorly
death i'm the
lows:
against me-
published concerning
al truly
believe 1
his
This 5
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
East to West Via Canal.

Providence, r l., Nov. 24.-Bear-
ing the greetings of the Mayor of this
city to the executive of San Francisco,
Captain Harry Richie of New York is
today sailing southwark in the 22-foot
power dory George Washington,
bound from this port for the Golden
Gate via the Panama canal. He ex-
poets to complete the voyage on
washington's birthday, February 22.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
is GIVEN
STIFF PRISON SENTENCE

New York, Nov. 24.-Sentenced to
not more than eight years and eight
months or less than four years and
eight months was imposed on w. ].
Cummins. former trustee of the Car
negie Trust company. who was con-
victed of embezzling $4,000 of the
institutions funds today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
Needle in Foot Twenty Years.

Warrensburg, Mo, Nov. 24-An
operation removed a portion of
needle a quarter of an inch long from
the foot of Miss Matte Johnson.
milliner. The needle has been in her
foot for twenty years. Miss John
ston suffered no inconvenience from
the needle until two weeks ago. when
i commenced to cause her pain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
Claims Self Defense.

Denver, Nov. 24.-Before a court
room crowded with women. Mrs. Pat
terson took the stand and said she
shot her husband after he had struck
her repeatedly and called her vile
names.
She said he wanted her to deed her
house to him, which she refused to
do.
Previously. she said, she had been
to Europe with Emil Strouse, a veal
thy Chicago clothier, to whom she
asserted Patterson had leased her for
$500.
'"I killed hin. in self defense" she
said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
MRS. PATTERSON WAS
ST. LOUIS COURTESAN
Denver Murderess of Hus-
band Has a Police
Record
Tells on Witness Stand of Liasons
With Chicago ClOthier and Claims
Self Defense.

st. Louis, Nov. 24.-Declaring that
Mrs. Patterson, on trial at Denver
for the murder of her husband, and
a woman who formerly ran a resort of
ill-fame und r the name of Gertrude
Knight, are the same. Chief of Police
Young forwarded statements to Dem
YER today that may place big odds
against the woman's chances of ac-
quittal. Young says she was here in
1904
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
NORTHWEST WINS
RATE REDUCTION.

Washington, Nov. 24.-Port-
land. Seattle and Tacoma won
Their fight for chaper freight
rates into Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Montana today when
the interstate commerce COM
mission ordered twenty per
cent reduction in rates by the
, Northern Pacific. Oregon
Washington Railroad and Nav
igation company and their con-
nections.
This Is known as the back
} haul case, filed in 1909 by the
, coast cities who alleged rates
} were uhduly high.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
BEATTE ADMITS WIFE MURDER AND PAYS DEATH PENALTY
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FOREIGN TROOPS TO
GUARD RAILROAD.

, Shanghai, Nov. 24.-Follow-
, ing the appearance of anti-for-
, eign placards In many places in
, Peking, all the foreign diplo-
, mats are planning for the i'm
B portation Of larger forces of
, troops to guard the Pekin-
, Tien Tsin railroad. A general
outbreak Is feared.
, 1t is over this road that the
, foreigners may have to flee If
attacked.
Mutterings against foreign
residents are heard in many
, quarters and the situation is
, critical
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
Summary of Case.

July IS. 1911-Mrs. Henry 4
Clay Beattie, Jr., murdered. 4
July 81. 1911-Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr.. arrested.
August 21, 1911-Trial begun I
at Chesterfield court house. ,
September s, 1911-Verdict of I
guilty. Beathe sentenced to ,
death. 4
November "a, 1911-Death 4
sentence executed and confess 4
} sion announced. 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24
No Agreement Yet.

Lincoln Center, Nov. 24.-The
Chamberlain tar jury is still out. The
judge said he would probably keep
them together until tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-24

Continued on page ten.)
The oasis., 1911-08-05

MT. o. P. Posey, who took over recently the Old Glory mine, over in the Gro Blanco region, is lining up the mill and getting ready to start it up. A goodIy force is talk ing ore out from the mine.
 Thursday evening Sheriff Harry U. Saxon returned from a trip over into the Orc Blanco region, in the western part of the county whither he went Monday. He reports con- siderable activity in 8 mining way over there.
 Tuesday and Wednesday the board of supervisors of Santa Cruz county was in regular monthly session and all the members were present-Chairman Oscar F. Ash burn, and Me5srs. A. s. Tender son and George W. Parker.
 Mir. and Mrs. Scott White have bought the Bon Ton dining room and rooming house, in the Breen building on Morley avenue, and took charge the first of the month They will make it one of the be8I ho8telries in the Southwest.
 Evangelistic Service Sunday
  night, Tabernacle, NJ. E. Sunday School 10:00 a. m. HOO a. m. subject: Smiles and Sunshine' 500 p. m., an Evangelistic talk Special music. Strangers welcome A short service. A large, we'll aired auditorium. c. G. MITCHELL Pastor.
 This week Nogales has been visit ed by Mir. F. W. Schneider iron Glenfeld, Penna, who is secretary treasurer of the Penn.Sonora Min ing Company, operating the Du razno mines near Planchas d Plata. where the gentleman ha been inspecting the work. Tester day morning he started for hl home.
The oasis., 1911-08-05

Monday there arrived from Her. mosilIo Mir. Francisco P. Morales, of Ures, proprietor of the new f)uring mill at San Rafael, near Ures, and the gentleman has visit ed in Nogales through the week. In the recent state election last Sunday Mir. Morales was the suc- cesslul candidate for vice governor of Sonora.
 Last week the stork visited the home of Mir. and Mrs. c, c. Kins- ley in Nogales, Arizona, and left beautiful baby daughter. An item to that effect was prepared for publication in THE OASIS, but in the muss and mess of moving the office the copy got misplaced and it did not appear. The little miss is reported doing finely, as also is the mother.
 Mir. F. w. Schneider, secretary and treasurer of the Penn-Sonora Mining Company, and w. L. Cor nell, stockholder, both of Glen field, Pa., are in the city on their way to the property of the conn pany in Sonora, which is located on the Arizona ranche beyond Planchas de Plata. Recent develop ment on the property has proven very satisfactory and the early installation of machinery IS con- templated.
 Last week TIE OASIS did not recover entirely from the work of moving: the forms were ready for tho press Saturday afternoon, the big cylinder press would not work we'll, the paper was poorly printed and WAS not turned off entirely until Sunday afternoon, In the confusion pieces of copy and proofs were lost, and altogether the week was filled with grief. But this week everything is all right.
The oasis., 1911-08-05
nooaLEs NOTES.

EiIInery. Thursday MT. w. g. Madding
 vent to Tucson. Thursday morning Mir. E. Tit
 aom6 went to Tucson. Monday Mrs. GIN. White went to
 Tucson, returning Tuesday evening Thursday evening Miss Anna
 Riggs returned from a visit in Cali
 GynGa.
 Yesterday morning Mir. and Mrs. v. c. Budge went to Tucson for a
 short visit.
 Mark Proto has returned from
 Ernpalme, and is with Proto Bro-
 thers again. Wednesday Mir. Ramon VasQuez
 o5 the Rel House, went to Cananea
 on business. Yesterday Mir. and Mrs. l.. Thom-
 6n from Guaymas, were visitors at tho line city.
 For Rent: Two rooms at $500 a
 noDth. Inquire of ?. Schellberg, golson avenue.
 Tuesday Mrs. Phil Herold went to Los Angeles to visit with her 
 aosher, Mir. ?. J. Mcintyre. TIE OASIS has for sale cheap a
 large quantity of old worn ouI sype, suitable for babbit metal.
 Mr. J. B. Scott, superintendent 1.-the Santo Espiritu mine, in the SieEra Azul, was at Nogales Yester day.
 Mr. John Wilson has been very U all the week. Yesterday morn
 mg the gentleman was reported i'm Pgoying. Tuesday morning Mir. George M Ryall WIS at N1gtles, returning tc Gs home in New York from a visi m Sonora. Mr. Courtenay DeKoIb of Guay mas and Fundlcion, was at No gales Wednesday morning en rout ba Tucson. BORN: In Morales. Arizona Thursday, July 27th, to the wife el &r. c, .. Kingsley of Guaym ls 9 adaughter. Mr. Arcus Reddoch went to Tu bec Thursday, going down on tn, Rues0n train and returning on tn
 Icsai at noon. Wednesday morning there wa st Nogales Mir. l.. Lindsay of Lo
 Angeles, returning home from
 visit in Sinaloa. Mark Lulley has moved his auC hoD house to the new Ephrair eoiIding next to the office of tn Aogales Water Company. Tuesday Doctor V. A Smelke moved his office from the Monte
 Mma hotel to the upper floor ( shs new Sabatier building. Ar. G. A. Lonsbury of Ocea raJk, California, was at Nogalt Thursday morning returning hom ROa visit at Hermosillo. Tuesday MT. James H. Reaga "as in from Patagonia arrangin 70 move his family into Nogalt snd establish their home here. Tuesday evening there were { Aogales Mir. and Mrs. \. Aguilt
 os liermosiIlo, who were returnil Rome from visit in California. Send broken glasses to be r RAired or duplicated, to Dr. Schel BUC5On Arizona Gomnlete oTint
The oasis., 1911-08-05

N 1gales. en roat9 to California, D 1ctor J. c. Burton of the Sonora Private Hospital at HermosilIo.
 Clothing cleaned and repaired. Second hand clothing bought. West eide of arroyo opposite TIE OASIS office. TERESA RODRIGUEZ. z
 MT. and Mrs. c. W. Harter, for merly at Mowry and Alto, in this county, who went to California year ago, are now at Kingman, Arizona, having gone there month ago.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. B. Chase have sold their furniture and rented their house and piano. They ex- pect to go to California about the 10th inst.
 Yesterday morning there was at Nogales en route to California for visit of a couple of months Mr.. Sidney Smith from Esperanza, in the Yaqui valley.
 Mir. and Mrs. David R. Smith from Guaymas, were visitors at Nogales Wednesday. MT. Smith is chief clerk for the Pacific Smelt- ing & Refining Co.
 Mir. c. Felix agent for Wells, Fargo & Company at Guaymas, has been at Nogales this week, having brought his family to the line for the summer.
 The county road between Noga- les and Calabasas has been given attention recently, many necessary repairs having been made and its condition improved greatly.
 Thursday evening Mir. W. E. Pomeroy, general manager at Nina Mexico, was at Nogales returning to the camp from Chicago, where he went a couple of weeks ago.
 Last week the store of c. O. Foltz at Gro Blanco, was burglarlz, ed and a quantity of merchandise was stolen. All effort to trace the thief or thieves proved fruitless.
 Congress Saloon, Internationa street and Calle Elias, Nogales Sonora. Only house that keeps open all night. Fine Mexican Cigars. ?. B. TORRES, manager
 MT. and Mrs. Mark Wanless O HermosiIlo and their children were at Nogales Tuesday morning en route to Los Angeles, wher' they will remain @ couple o months.
 Yesterday morning there at No gales, en route to Tucson, MT. an MT. Allen c. Bernard of the Hote Albin at Guaymas. Mrs. Bernar will remain in Tucson couple 0 months.
 Thursday evening Mir. E. I 7 Chase came in from Patagonia Recently Mir. Chase has been wit the Anaconda. Arizona Minin 5 Company. He is arranging to g to California.
 Wednesday Judge w. A. O'Cor nor and Sam Leeker of the El Pas ] s ore, went to Tombstone on lega Q business, returning home yesterda evening. While gone they wer r over to Douglas.
 After moving it takes longer get a printing office straightene about than one would think. FC n which reason TIE OASIS is compe 5 led to present an eight page papt c only again this week.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-09
HILL AND THE PLATFORM.

The platform of the Republican party, recognizing the injustice of a system in which Congressional dis tricts are very unequal in population, made a solemn pledge to redistrict. One would think that such pledge would be binding. at. least, on the chief beneficfaries of the Republican majority of Connecticut. Not so. however. The promise breakers are
 with us. The Hartford Courant leads. Close third comes Ebenezer J. Hill of Norwalk. who. through his
 friends" as the, saying goes. is fight ing tooth and nail tp induce the rep |resentatives of his party to break his party's solemn pledge. A party pledge apparently counts very little with MT. Hill, in the presence of his job. But
 why statesman, who is the "idol of
 the plain people," should be afraid 70
 be left alone with the Republicans of
 Fairfield county is a riddle with a solution right on top. The normal Republican majority in Fairfield coun- ty is more than 5000. MT. Hill ap-
 pears to believe that he has dissipat-
 ed it, else he would not desire so strongly to retain Litchfie1d in his district. His doubt of the Republi- cans of his home county is based up- on evidence satisfactory to him. His friends have told him that the land scape. as far as the. eye can reach, lis dotted with Republicans waiting.
 waiting waiting for the sage of Nor
 walk to pass. They want to greet
 him. The news from Litchfie1d couu-
 ty has not yet reached him, else the
 distinguished disciple of Payne and Aldrich, and exponent of high tariffs
 for all but farmers. would. be as
 anxious for redistricting as he is now
 to prevent it. The farmers of Litch-
 field are waiting, too. They are get ting ready for a job of idol busting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-09
TAX LIST. 1911

The Assessors of the City of Bridge port will meet at the Assessors Office. City Hall. on the first day of Septem. Der, and each week day thereafter. to and including the second day of Oe. tober. 1911. for the purpose of receiv- ing the sworn lists of all persons lia- ble to pay taxes. on personal property (namely, horses. wagons, automobiles. stock in stores. etc.). and real estate, in the City of Bridgeport, making a description of all real estate. each parcel being separately described Gin cluding street number). And if he or she shall neglect or refuse to do so, the Assessors shall fill out a list for him or her and add thereto ten per centum of it's valuation.
 The attention of nonresident prop- erty owners is called to the change in the law relating. to the filing of their lists, as failure on their part to Iisr their property during September. de- prives them of the right of appeaI to the Board of Relief.
 Special attention is called to Sec- tion 2303 of the Statutes, which states that each parcel of property must be separately and accurately bounded and described.
 Post Office address of each owner must be given.
 Office hours-9 a. m. to 4 D. m. i; Saturdays g a. m. to 12 m. F. J. HUGHES,
 w. V. WALSH, JULIUS w. KNOWLTON.
 LAWRENCE J. BILL, L26 *tf Roard of Assessors