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Evening journal., 1911-07-21


RICHMOND, Va, July 21--The
coroner continued his investigation
this afternoon of the killing of Mrs.
Louise Owen Beattie The shot gun
which Beattie declared he wrested
from the murderer Of his wife was
first introduced in evidence.
The automobile in which the woman
was killed with its bloodstained floor
was then run upon the lawn beside
the veranda rail. in full view Of the
jury and spectators. The latter
swarmed about the CHASTITY exhibit,
paving over the blood-clotted cush-
ions until after an officer was placed
on guard. The more agile in the
crowd climbed into the branches of
the trees on the lawn 10 obtain a
better view Of proceedings.
Commonwealth Attorney Gregory of
Chesterfield county, and l.. o. Wen
denburg, associate counsel, appeared
for the state, and Harry M. Smith,
one of Richmond's prominent criminal
lawyers, for Beattie.
The young husband was called as
the first witness. AS soon as he took
the stand, Smith interrupted pro-
ceedings TO declare:
1T rs useless to deny at this time
that Mr.. Beattie is under suspicion,
and his counsel and l have directed
him to answer all questions freely"
Under examination from Gregory,
the witness then reviewed his pre-
vious story of the murder.
He said he stopped at a drug store
for medicine for his aunt before TAX
ing the automobile ride with his wife.
While on the Midlothian road, he said,
man stepped out into the road.
Beattie stopped the car when he saw
him
when l leaned over to turn the
battery switch, intending to start the
car, he raised his gun and fired,
Beattie continuer. my wife fell over
behind me. I jumped for the man,
and he hit me with the gun on the
nose. I pulled the gun away from
him and fell In the road.
when / arose he was gone.
went back and found my wife lying
on the floor OF the car ! lifted hel
to the seat and ran the car back tc
the home Of my aunt. Mrs. T. z
owen"
Beattie declared that the man
stood on his side of the car and fired
from behind him as he leaned for
ward. He offered to demonstrate the
relative positions by sitting in the
car. He answered without hesita-
ton a long series Of questions in re-
gard to the location Of the blood
stains.
I'm the midst OF this examination,
Beattie declared an attempt had been
made 10 place an automobile over the
two stains In the road
"Why was that done?" asked
Gregory.
ITO incriminate me-" Beattie de-
clared.
"Why?"
Because they couldn't hnd anybody
else. l told my father Of the ques-
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
MR.. GRAY In
MOTOR CRASH
Attorney General and W. G.
Mahaffy Have Narrow ES-
cape on Jersey Highway
CAR HITS TREE WHILE
GIVING FREE ROAD

Attorney General Andrew c. Gray
and William G. Mahaffy, United States
Commissioner, had a narrow escape
from serious injury yesterday after
noon when Mr.. Grays automobile col
lided with a tree near Atlantic City.
Mr.. Gray and Mr. Mahaffy we're on
the way from Belmar to Atlantic City
at the time. Neither was injured
They we're in Mr.. Gray's new Stod-
dard-Dayton automobile and as they
we're bowling along the road another
machine approached in the opposite
direction. It took up most of the
road and in swerving aside to get out
OF the way OF it Mr.. Gray's car struck
tree.
While the force Of the collision was
great Mr. Gray and Mr.. Mahaffy were
not thrown from the car The from
axle was broken and one tire was rip
ped open. The automobile that was re
sponsible for the collision did no
stop, and the occupants OF it kept OF
their way, apparently not caring
whether Mr. Gray or Mr. Mahaffy were
injured or not.
Mr. Gray and Mr. Mahaffy arrived
back in Wilmington early this after
noon. Both said they were unhurt be
yond being Jared by the force Of th'
collision Mr.. Gray arranged for hi
automobile 10 be returned TO Whining
ton He and Mr. Mahaffy had gon,
over TO New Jersey to take part In 4
law suit there
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
FIERY BOLT
HITS A HOUSE
Mrs. J. Frank GetShall'S
Dress Caught Fire as She
Fought Flames
RAN INTO STREET,
MEN PUT OUT BLAZE

During the severe electrical storm
that occurred early this afternoon a
bolt Of lightning hit the house occu-
pied by j. Frank Getshall, at No sos
Madison street. The first floor is a
store. Getshall is employed at the
Jackson and Sharp plant. His wife
was in the store at the time.
The bolt passed into the third story
and set fire TO some paper and goods
stored there. Mrs Getshall smelled
the smoke and dashed upstairs to try
TO extinguish the blaze, and she had
a narrow escape from being seriously
burned
Her dress caught fire as she tried to
extinguish the blaze, and In an in
slant she was a mass Of flames.
Screaming, she darted downstairs and
into the street, and two men who saw
her plight beat out the fire with their
hands. Mrs. Getshall was burned
about the arm and legs.
Meanwhile other persons dashed up
TO the third story Of the house and
had the fire under control when the
district companies, which ran through
the heavy rain storm, arrived. The
firemen had to cut a hole In the roof
to put out some of the flames there
| The loss is not very much.
After the FIRE the room was per
meated with an odor not unlike that
caused by the explosion of fireworks
but Mrs. Getshall said no fireworks
had been stored there.
While the storm was exceedingly Sc
we're for awhile and lightning flashed
wildly, no serious damage caused by
It could be learned. The storm after
waging furiously for awhile passed
over to Jersey TO vent itself.
The storm was unusually severe OF
the telephone companies, numerous
wires on the western side of the city
being in trouble, while in the country
districts communication with a num-
Der Of phones Is impossible. AT New
port it was reported that no rain fell
but a wind storm visited the section.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
THE MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July 21.--
wHEAT.-No. 2 red. afoat. at SO IL
as4c Car lots. in export elevator
no. red, s7as7 l-2c.; steamer No
2. s4as4 lie.
CORN-car lots for local trade-No
2 yellow 72a72 1-2c.; steamer No
yellow. Il l-2a72c; No. 3 yellow, 7os
20 l-2c.
oATs.-No. 2 white, 51a51 lee
standard white. 50a5O 1-2c.; No.
white. 4sa4s 1-2c.; rejected white
40 1-2a41 1-2o.
BALED HAY AND sTRAw-Tim-
othy Hay-No. l large bales. S2S5os
24.0O; No. 1 small bales, S2S .5Oa24OOi
No. 2, S2050a21 So Clover-mixed Hay
No. /, SlS5oals5O straw-No
straight rye, $1,000; No do. S11.O0
FLOUR--Winter clear, So 40a3.SOi
do straight, S3S0a400; do patent, SAFE
a465; Kansas, straight, sacks, S4.l0'
440; spring clear, $S.S5a420; dc
straight. S4.35a460; do patent $4.S5'
5.15.
BUTTER ~ Western solid-packed
creamery fancy. PIC; do do choice,
26c; first, 24a25c; seconds, 21a22c. ;
nearby prints extra. 29c.
EGGS Standard crate, containing
80 dozen eggs. Pennsylvania and
other nearby firsts. in free cases,
$50, at mark: nearby good current
receipts, in free cases, $50.
FEED.-Car lots. winter bran, in
bulk, per ton. S24.50a25.00; spring
bran, in lO0-pound sacks, per ton
S24.50a25.00.
LOVE, POULTRY.-Fowls, 16;
l6 1-2c; old ROSTERS, 10 1-2al1c.
spring chickens. broilers, uniform
sizes, weighing ! 3-4a2 pounds apiece
plump, per pound, 2la22c.; sprini
chickens, broilers, smaller sizes, lS'
20c; ducks, old, 12alSc.' do young
l4a15c geese. 10a11c.; pigeons, old
per pair. 20a25c.; do young, per pair
15a20o
GREEN FRUITS AND vEGETA
BLES.-Apples, per bushel basket
5OcaS1.5O. Peaches. Georgia, pc
Elbertas S2.50a350; Georgii
Belle. 81 5Oa3.25. Watermelons
Southern, per car, S150a200. Can
taloupes. Southern. per crate, $l00i
IT'S. Jersey potatoes, per basket, 7Oi
soc: Southern potatoes per barrel
No. l. SS.00a350 No 2, S1.00al25
Onions. Jersey. per bushel, $lO0; d.
do per basket, 50a60c
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
STORM RUSH
BRINGS ACCIDENT

Running along TO get out of the
storm. early this afternoon, an auto
mobile owned by David d. Rankin,
Of the dupont Company, was In col
Hsioh with a motorcycle ridden by
Norman K. Smith, young man Of No.
COL 1-2 Madison street.
The accident occurred az Ninth and
Orange streets. Smith was turning
into Orange street from Ninth and
colhded with the auto. which was pro
ceeding up Orange street. The motor
cycle was thrown several feet and
Smith was knocked unconscious.
Passersby rushed to his assistance
and carried him into Fell's drug store
and the Phoenix ambulance took him
to the Homeopathic Hospital, where
It was found that he was suffering
with a lacerated scalp and cuts about
the body
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
CANOETSTS HOME
FROM BAY CRUISE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWPORT, Del, July 21.-several
canoes belong to members Of the Del
aware Canoe Club have returned to
Newport after a weeks cruise down
the Chesapeake bay. Twenty-Five
members with nine canoes partici-
pated in the cruise. The canoes were
towed by a launch to Delaware City
then padded through the canal and
down to a point about six miles from
Betterton, where camp was pitched.
The canoeists enjoyed a delightful
trip and returned regretfully from
their outing. Among those who took
part In the cruise we're: Mr.. and
Mrs. Singleton and their three sons,
Mr.. and Mrs. Logan, DR.. Jeffries, Dr..
Adair and brother, c. T. Eastman
and brothers, Misses Agnes and
Anna Elan, Miss Taylor, Dr. Houlk
and brother, Mr.. Blankern Mr.. Schlos-
sen, Mr.. Cardwell and brother and
Mr.. Ferguson.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
Another Woman in Murder Case


CONTINUED From First Page)
shortly before Beattie's wedding, that
she returned for a short time to wit
ness that event and she returned the
last time just after the birth Of the
five-weeks-old infant that last night
cried himself to sleep longing with a
baby longing for his murdered mother.
Today the police bent all their eff
forts toward proving the ownership Of
the shot gun found in the road from
the scene of the tragedy to the Beattie
home. Upon this clue the police realize
they must base their ultimate solution
of the mystery.
The Commonwealth attorney Of
Chesterfield county declared today that
he expected the inquest to bring forth
evidence enough TO warrant an imme-
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
BITTEN BY DOG
THAT HAD RABIES

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN, Del, July 21.-
Harry II HNyard who was bitten by
dog the other night is now taking
the Pasteur treatment at Newark.
The head Of the dog that bit him was
sent to the experimental station and
an examination showed that the ami
NAL had been suffering from rabies.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
AUTHORSHIP IS
STILL UNDECIDED

Nothing was done by City Council
last night in reference to the city
authorship question, and the situa-
ton remains the same as heretofore.
1t is likely that something will have
to be done before the recent issue of
$4,000 worth of bonds are accepted
by the purchasers. It is believed that
Council will take some action on the
matter next Tuesday night, to which
time IL took a recess.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21

date arrest and a subsequent indict
ment.
Il have nothing to fear" declares
Henry Clay Beattie, when he appeal
ed at the inquest Il am certain tina
everything will come out all right.
The young husband appeared a,
the inquest debonair and seemingli
at ease. However, he smoked cigar
cites with nervous haste, lighting on.
from the butt of another. He drov'
to the home of Coroner Loving witt
his father, a weather-beaten sturdy
gray-haired man of sixty.
Because of the heat and the crow
of nearly hundred morbidly curiou
spectators, Dr. Loving adjourned tn
inquest to the broad. spacious from
veranda. Scores of the curious sa
and crowded about the veranda rail.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
FIX DATES FOR THE
w. G. II. u, CONVENTION

AT their meeting In Rehoboth yes
terday the state ofncers OF the w. 9.
T. U. arranged for the state conven-
ton 10 be held In Milton for three
DAYS beginning September 81. The
Milton w. G. T. u. will entertain the
delegates, and two Of the speakers
will be Miss Ellen Poole and DIT.
Seaman, noted temperance workers.
The Lewes and Milton branches will
furnish features of the program.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
DOUBLE HEADER
SATURDAY GAME

The thunder storm OF early after
noon caused a postponement Of both
the Observation-Disclosures baseball
games at South Side Park and the
racing events at Horse Show Park.
The ball teams will meet tomorrow
afternoon in a double header, the FIRST
game starting at O'clock. Today's
race card will also be run of tomor-
row afternoon.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
Beaffie Now Under Suspicion
Tells How Wife Was Killed

lions they had asked me and we both
believed they were trying to direct
suspicion toward men,"
Gregory had Beattie say that his
automobile lights illuminated the
road $50 feet ahead of the machine
Despite this, the witness insisted that
he was unable to see the man who
stopped him until he was within
speaking distance.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
RECEIVER FOR
FIBRE COMPANY

n Chancellor Curtis today appointed
fartin B. Burris receiver for the ]. c.
hrker Fibre Company at New Castle.
Ie petitioner was Joseph c. Parker
VI alleges that the company is in
sofent. II is capitalized at 100000.
Ees plant has been in operation
abop six months. Last year Parker
& Sos, of Middletown purchased the
old NILS for years used by James G.
Knows and later by the Cromwell
Mills fompany.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
Lawn Croft Cemetery

High and dry. perpetual care. Insurance.
feature. all modern improvements. Lots $40
upward The regular trolley funeral car
from Wilmington to Lawn Croft ana return
AT the reduced rate Of $500.
The Auto. funeral car will be IN service
about April LIST. Come and let us explain.
CITY Office, No. 923 Market Street.
Open Evenings.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
sl5 10 THE CONSCIENCE FUND.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. July PA con-
science-stricken citizen of Topeka
Kan. contributed S15 to the anony.
nous fund Of the Postoffce Depart
ment today The sender wrote tina
,e had ":done. the Government ou
sr money some years asz'x
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

BY The United Press
NEW YORK. July 21.--After little
irregularity. the stock market de-
veloped a strong tone and prices Of
nearly all the active railroads made
substantial gains. Union Pacific rose
about ga. Great Northern Preferred
and Northern Pacific moved up moro
than a point and substantial gains
We're made in St Paul, Atchison, Eric
and Southern Pacific. The traction
group was comparatively neglected.
1ndustriais we're irregular.
Noon-The market became dull after
the first hour, with little interest II
developments.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21

Reported daily by F. d. Lackey q
Co. bankers and brokers, members
Philadelphia Stock Exchange. SEA
Market ST.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21

"The market has been slightly
more active than yesterday during
the morning sessions. and I'm view of
the fact that there is better feeling
over crop outlook. and the Canadian
Reciprocity bill now pending in the
United States Senate, we think the
Northwestern roads will be the active
leaders for the present"
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
0Oy-0O7-6OO r1arket s
Underwear and Hosiery Sale
We Give Green Trading Stamps.

Special prices prevail in these departments; prices that defy
petition Good honest values and high class merchandise Here
quality and moderate prices predominant.
Mems regular SOC nansook Shirts .35c
Mems regular SOC gauze beached Drawers, 35c
Mems SOC and 75 sleeve Shirts in coo 39c and soc
Mems regular 25c ribbed, Balbrggan Underwear l9c
Mems regular SOC Babggn Shirts and Drawers Todd sze 39c
Misses regular Csc Vests lSc or for SOC
Misses regular l5c Vests lOc, or for 25c
Womens regular 0c Vests each DC
Womens regular II Vests 10c EACH for 25c
Womens regular Csc Vests 1Sc EACH for SOC
womens size short sleeve Vests 1Sc for SOC
Womens size Vests 39c
Womens SOC regular size Vests 35c or for $lOO
Womens regular size Vests SOC
womens regular SIPS value for 75c
Special sale of Infants Shirts lie to 5Oc
Womens Silk Hose in all coos; sale price SOC
Women Hose with linen heel and high ped heel 25c and 5c
women Csc white Isle lace Hose II 12c for
Mems Isle Hose; sale price 1Sc for SOC
Sale of Chldens plaid Hose 15c pairs for
Ladies Csc black silk finish Isle Hose all sizes 19c
MILLNERY-We just a lot of popular
black Sailor Hats with either white black bands, and
SIPS
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
roo LArE FOR CLASSIFICATION.

IToR sALF-s125 CASH BUYS A $500
II brand new upright piano. A. Grifin'
Richardson Park jy2l'5t
Evening journal., 1911-07-21

c. L. Hudson and Company say,
BUY the grangers and Southern
Railway issues on weak spots
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
Silk and Cotton Wash Goods

25c Striped VOiIes for 1sc.
27 inches wide, in white and
ecru grounds with colored stripes.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
Balcony

White Skirts deep embroidery $1O0
Special lot of Womens Gowns large variety $O0
Womens Drawers with hemstched cambria rue 19c
Misses Skirts with hemsitched
SHOESThs chance money specially
priced all high Shoes sailor ties pumps and oxfOrds; all
feathers.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
Waists. Dresses. Skirts and Goats

few Fongee Coats regular S25 value for $500
Grass coo1ed Lnene Suits, 500 value for S25
Womena onepiece Gngnam Dresses special $l75 500
White Lingerie Dresses great variety of styles $500 ST.
Fine of tailored Waists; sale price 79
beautiful black Panama Skirts S35
Evening journal., 1911-07-21

Quoted daily for THE EVENING
JOURNAL by Thomas n stayton;
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
KennardSCo

Store Closes on Saturdays at 1890 p. m.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-10

TO THEFORE

Editor Evening b in: The
question of educational facilities, or
the lack of that most valuable Amer
lean commodity, will, in my mind, be
the most important question to cone
before the next Legislature; and III :
favorable consideration of the bill
which Incorporates a scheme for pro-
viding funds whereby EVERY CHILD
in the Territory may obtain an Cduca-
ton, will be the Legislatures best Piece
of work 1t would be worthy of IN
extra session.
1t seems to me that the time has
come for the people of this Territory
to place educational matters 70 j e
forefront of their thoughts AS a cor
stated a while ago, 'et the
people, the parents, hold meeting" on
this educational question. Don't leave
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-10
Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more
loved ones there are TO assist in supporting t-RC1ter
SPENDING THE SURPLUS.

Governor FrearS warning note in connection with public
expenditures is timely.
Every officer and voter of average intelligence realize
that the income of the Territory for the coming two years
will not equal that of the period just past Every officer OF
the Territorial government should know that the present
surplus should be appropriated as surplus not as regular
income The amount of money hand should not be TAX
criterion for the income and expenditures of the two
years to come.
At the same time the executive department of the Terri
tory should make it clear just what portion of the money on
hand is surplus, and how much may be CIassed as nat+
ua increase resulting from the development of the Territory
In the conduct of public business surplus may result in
as much or more harm than public debt Is ~
Necessities of progressive development the natural in
crease of governmental responsibilities, must not be
ignored or left unproWded for because an administration
aspres to end the year with money in the bank instead OF
public works. To do that means to reard the progress of
the whole Territory and hamper the active leaders in business
and enterprises that help the Territory grow.
"A portion Of the present surplus could be we'll expended in
taking care of public Indebtedness to give credit and
margin for the shortages of the lean years. But there is no
good reasonfor any large amount Of money remaining mac
tive in the Treasury vaults just because it known that the
income tax is not large and there will not hope be
many wealthy persons die. to swell the inheritance tax
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-10
IMANCHURIA MAY
Bring CROESUS

The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria
from the Orient with sixteen hundred
tons general cargo for Honolulu
should show up off the quarantine
along about four O'Clock this after
noon. The vessel has met with some
very rough weather as she approach
ed the islands.
On board the Manchuria is Madame
Calve the famous operate singer who
will remain over at Honolulu for a
series of concerts.
Rudolph Scherer. multi-millionaire
from Berlin, Paris, Calcutta and Kobe,
Japan Is trans-Pacific passenger. He
may be induced to stop over at the
islands with view of making an in
Vestment
Scherer has visited the port on pre-
Vious occasions and is equally at home
here as in Chicago New York, Singa-
pore or Picking
1t is the present intention, of H.
Hackfeld & Co. to dispatch the Man
churia for San Francisco on or about
ten O'Clock tomorrow morning. At
least one hundred passengers are
booked at the local agency tKl
Women are awful clever to let men
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-10
CHILDREN FIRST
CONSIDERATION
Territorial Association Gives
Hearty Endorsement to
Commission.

That the support of the public
schools should be made first charge
upon the Territorial revenues was de-
slared yesterday by the Territorial
Teachers Association, which held
largely attended meeting at McKin-
ley High School. The association
gave enthusiastic endorsement to the
work of the school fund commission,
and the plans of the commission, in
GLIDING the slogan THE children
come first" will be given hearty sup
port
The endorsement Of the associa
ton is to be expressed in tangible
shape. A committee Of three, consist
ing of |. n. Cox, Mrs. Creighton and
Charles Baldwin, is named to draw up
resolutions expressing the satisfac-
ton of the teachers of the Territory
with the work of the commission and
the conclusions it has reached This
endorsement will be sent to the legis-
lature.
w. A. Bowen and Senator Baker,
of Hawaii told Of the practical work
ings of the plans made by the COM
mission, ana Superintendent Pope
supplemented their talks with more
extended discussion of the beneficial
effects the commissions plan should
have upon education in the Territory.
the commissions work has receiv-
ed hearty endorsement wherever pre-
scented and explained, and as the tea
chers themselves are the ones most
familiar with the immediate need of
the schools their satisfaction with it
is additional evidence of its value.