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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-24

Half an hour, before he walked,
calmly and without a tremor of
lear to his death in. the chair,
Henry Beattie wrote. and signed
the above confession that on the
night of July Is last he brutally
shot to death, the mother Of his
babe, Louise, Owens Beattie.
The confession was made pub
lie this afternoon by the Rev.
/. J: Fix, who administered the
fast rites of the church to the
wife slayer.
ITO his written confession,
Beattie added much by word of
mouth.
He admitted that he, in cold
B1od, made up his mind that the
beautiful wife who had just
borne him a son, was in the way
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-24
BEATTIE WRITES CONFESSION OF MURDER BEFORE
Z. WALKING UNFALTERINGLY TO DEATH CHAIR

Richmond, Va, Nov. "a
Il, Henry Clay Beattie, jr.,
:, DESTROYS of standing right
before God and man, do on
this, the twenty-fourth day
ocof November, 1911, confess
my guilt Of the crime charg-
s+ed against me.
Much that was published
concerning the details was
not true, but the awful fact,
nL-without the narrowing cir
curnstances, remains.
~ For this action / am truly
sorry, and believing that I
:. am at peace with God, and
am soon to pass into His
presence, this statement is
made.
(Signed)
Henry Clay Beattie, jr."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-24

SION OF MURDER BEFORE
Ugly TO DEATH CHAIR
of his enjoyment of2life, as he
saw life. ~
He admitted that he had de
cided deliberately that life. with
Beulah Brnford or some other
such girl, was the kind: of exist
ence which most would please
him.
He said that he had not i'm
tended to marry Beulah Binford.
Marriage had not, entered into
his calculations.
He said that in this frame Of
mind he planned the, murder of
his wife.
He said it was true that he had
thought out the story of the mys-
ferrous highwayman in advance,
that it was true that he had
thrown the body of his wife
across the seat of the automobile,
as he sped back to the home of
her uncle.
He practically admitted that
his nerve and his calrnness had
proved their suficiency, but that
he had lacked cunning in his
methods.
He was glad when the murder
was committed. He believed he
was about to be what he thought
was free
All these things, Beattie con
fessed to the Rev. ]. ]. Fix and
n II IN - -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
UP TO The HOUSE
Committee Shifts the Response
bilfty of Deciding
On the Location of the Panama
Exposition.

Washington, Jan. 25.-It will be left
to the full membership of the house of
representatives to, determine whether
san francisco orr Orleans shall
ton fight now. raging before congress
The house committee on rules, after
nearing sharp tilt between the rival
interests and spending an hour in ex-
ecutlve consideration of the problem,
decided to authorize the calling of the
roll of the house members next Tues
day.
Every member who favors the Pa
cific coast exposition will answer "San
Francisco" while those who favor the
gulf will answer New Orleans" Which
ever city prevails in this roll call will
have the right to call up it's legisla-
tion for Immediately consideration.
The committee on foreign affairs has
reported the Kahn resolution inviting
the nations of the world to participate
in an exposition at San Francisco in
1915. and the committee on industrial
arts and expositiOns yesterday report
ed the Estopina1 bill authorizing the
holding OF an exposition at New Or
leans. Both measures are pending in
the house and the action of the rules
committee today shifts to the full mem
bership of the house the burden of de-
Gliding which shall have preference
Sharp words passed between Repre-
sentative Kahn of California and Rep
ISSSHldlIV0 flOu0IDeTS Oh llllnOlS, WnGn
the exposition fight opened before the
rules committee. Mr.. Rodenberg, as
chairman of the committee on indus
trial arts and expositions, which has
already favorably reported the bill to
give the exposition to New Orleans, de-
clared Representative Kahn ignored his
committee and had put in San Fran
cisco resolution with instructions to
have it sent to the committee on foreign
affairs.
1--WE never attempted to treat his
committee discourteously," said Mr..
Kahn. Il called his attention to the
resolution before it was introduced in
the house,
THAT is where we differ" interrupt
ed Mr.. Rodenberg. 81 have no recol-
lection of your having called it to my
attention and I don't believe you did,
THAT statement Is in keeping with
some of the others you have made in
this controversy" rejoined Mr.. Kahn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
Chicago to Have 100000
People in Century.
10 Become the Hub of Three
Great Trade Routes.
THIS Is PREDICTION
Made by a Professor of Geog-
raphy in University.
Mississippi Valley Be Home of
Hundreds of Millions

Chicago, Jan. 25.--Chfcaeo is tn be
city Of 100000 people, the trans
porting, merchandising and manufac-
turing center of a population of from
25O,O00.000 to 3oo.oO0,oo in the Mis-
sissippi river valley before 100 years
more have gone.
BY that time Chicago will be huh
Tor three great trade routes-to South
America and the Panama canal. to
Europe by way of New York CITY. and
to the Orient by way of the transcon-
tinental railways.
These are some things that DR.. 7.
Paul Goode, professor of geography
at the University of Chicago. told the
chicago chapter of the American In
stitute of Banking in a lecture last
night on "Chicago-A Citv of Des-
tiny at the Northwestern university.
You can superimpose the maps of
Germany, France, Spain, Denmark.
the British Isles, and several other
European countries on the map of the
territory tributary to Chicago DR..
Goode said, "and have room left over.
And yet no part of the Mississippi val
ley has soil which is not richer than
that of any country of Europe, and
which could not support more people
than like area in Europe does
That is why I say that we are
bound to have a population here of
from 200,000,000 to 800, 100000 in
the next century. perhaps in the next
half century,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
He Receives ~ Out of a Total of
70 Votes.
La Toilette Is Reelected by a
Big Majority.
DUPONT rs RETURNED.
Sheehan Still Lacks IL Votes of
an Election.
Kenyon Leads Senator Young
in the Iowa Balloting.

trenton, Jan. 25-James E. MARITIME
lDem.) was today elected United
states senator for the term of sig
years from March next, to succeed
John kean (Rep.) The house and
senate met in joint session at noon and
tn oaIloting was quickly over, the re-
suit as announced being Al votes for
MARITIME out of total of 79.
One assemblyman, RepubIican
was absent and a Democrat from Hud-
son county declined to vote. The com
plete vote was as follows:
James e. MARITIME, Democrat, AT:
James Smith, jr., Democrat, 8: Ed
WARD Z. Stokes, Republican, 81; John
Putney, Republican, 1: John Kean
republican l.; John Franklin Fort
Republican, L. i''
La Toilette by Big Majority.
madison, Wis, Jan. 25.-United
states Senator La Toilette today was
:, Iormaily reelected, in joint session of
The Wisconsin legislature by a big ma
Jority The two houses separeteIv
yesterday gave La Toilette 81 ont of q
grand total of 129 votes.
Following his election La Follette
eneereo the chamber When, in his
speech he declared that progressive
legislation had been taken up in ali
parts of America and even in some
parts of New England the applause
and laughter lasted long.
Dupont Reelected
Dover, Del, Jan. 25.-Henry A.
dupont was reelected United States
senator on the first ballot taken in
joint session of the Delaware Iegisla-
ture at noon today
state Senator Drexler again voted
for Robert G. Houston, but seeing that
al the other Republican members
1
from Houston to Dupont, before the
result was announced. The vote was:
Henry A Dupont (Rep) 81; Willard
Saulsburg, pem.) 81.
Sheehan Lacks IL.
Albany. Jan. 25.-The seventh Joint
oallot Tor United States senator was
an exact duplicate of the sixth taken
yesterday except that one more Re-
publican was absent and Senator De-
pew got one less complimentary vote.
Wm- f. Sheehan, with S5 votes,
lacked twelve of election.
Today's ballot was considered tn
some extent test because it was the
| first that followed the publication of
a statement by Norman E. Mack.
chairman of the Democratic National
committee advising the Democraticc
legislators to stand by the action of
the party caucus which had given Mr..
Sheehan large majority.
The ballot follows: Sheehan IS:
| Snepard II; herman 4 Littleton 3.
Douglas g.; Gerard 2; O'Brien Q;
Parker 1; Glynn l. Herrick l. Dix 1.
ublicans-Depew 10.
Total vote cast-193. Necessary for
choice, 81.
Des Moines. Jan. 25.-The Iowa leg
islature balloted for United States
senator today as follows: Kenyon 35:
Funk "a; Young 33; Garst 1. Porter,
| (Dem.) 50. Absent 8. Necessary to
| choice 49,
Republicans Walk Out.
Charleston, W. Va, Jan. 25.-Just
before the joint ballot on the United
States senator began the entire Repub-
lican membership of the house, % in
number left the chamber refusing to
participate. Indications were that no
ballot for senator would be taken to-
dav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
President Will Visit Capital City
of Kansas.
Expected to Lay Cornerstone of
Memorial Building.
DATE NOT YET FIXED.
Will Be Early in September 1t
Is Thought.
Reunion to Celebrate Semi Gen.
tennial of Kansas.

Arrangements are being made for the
laying Of the cornerstone of the G. A.
R. Memorial building by President Taft
in September. An invitation was sent
some months ago to the chief executive
of the country by Senator Charles Cur
tis, to be present for the semi-centen-
ial celebration which the First District
Reunion association of the Grand Army
is planning for the three days preced-
ing the holding of the state fair. and
his acceptance has been received, al
though it is not definitely known on
what date he will be in the capital
city.
The statement in dispatch that the
president will make the trip to Kan
sas and return for the sole purpose of
speaking at the fair in Hutchinson is
consequently misleading. THE idea is
absurd" remarked Major 7. J. Ander-
son today.
THE First District Reunion associa-
tion,' he continued. decided to hold
a semi-centennial celebration in August
before the Kansas State Fair associa-
ton thought of holding a similar cell
ebration. When we found that the
fair management favored an event of
this kind we decided to hold our re-
SO that the reunion association and the
management of the fair could work to-
gether in getting a great out of town
crowd for the occasion. Aside from
all the old soldiers of the state we
expect to invite the old settlers to at
tend. We are arranging for a good
attraction.
I'VE expect to hold a Memorial day.
and ON that occasion President Taft
will lay the cornerstone of the G. A.
R. Memorial building. Then we expect
to hold a Memorial Sunday and if the
president is here at the time he will
speak at the Auditorium. Plans are
not as yet definite, but we ought to
get up a great pageant
officials of the state fair have ex-
pressed themselves as favoring a great
Homecoming event to take place while
the fair is in progress. Former Kan
sans of all states Of the Union in case
the plans are put into effect will be
urged to attend.
President Taft requested that moth
ing be said of his trip to Topeka as
he was afraid he would be overwhelm-
ed by requests to speak at various
places. That is the reason that no an
nouncement has previously been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
HOOPER SWORN IN.
He Is the First Republican Governor
in Tennessee Since 1881.

Nashville. Tenn, Jan. 25.-Benja-
min w. Hooper, who headed the Re
publican ticket last November in one
of the most stirring political fights
this state has ever experienced, today
was inaugurated governor. He is the
first Republican elected to this office.
since 1881.
Governor Hooper opened his in
augural address with a plea that in
the future the people of Tennessee set
tie their political difficulties within
legal and constitutional limitations.
Touching on the subject of pro-
hibition, Governor Hooper said the
question certainly so far as Tennessee
is concerned, "does not so much in
volve the wisdom of prohibition laws
as it does the advisability of permit
ting a community to decide what laws
it will obey and what ignore and nulli-
fly. The doctrine of state notification
was crushed by Andrew Jackson,
many years ago and the doctrine OF
city notification deserves no better
fof fo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25

Although Bishop Atwill had suffered
for several months from heart disease
and dropsy, his death was not expect
ed at this time. He was first taken i'll
while attending a convention in Gin
cinnati.
Bishop Atwill was in charge of the
Kansas City diocese for 20 years, being
consecrated October IA, 1890. It was at
Red Hook, N. Y, that Bishop AtwiIl
was born on February 18, 1910. He was
graduated from Columbia university in
1862 and from the theological seminary
in New York in 1864. From 1867 until
1880 he was rector if ST PauPs church
in Burlington, VT. Then for nine years
he had charge of Trinity church in To-
Iedo, o. He came here direct from To-
ledO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
AROUND in 81 DAYS.
Anybody Can Guido Phineas Fogg and
Nellie BLY,.

Seattle, Wash, Jan 25.-The develop
ment of the japanese port of Tsuruga
has made it possible to go around the
world in 81 days, according to officers
Of the steamship Hallamshire, now
here. Leaving Seattle or Vancouver by
steamer, a traveller may land in Yoko-
hama in II days. By taking train to
Tsuruga and steamer to the Trans
siberian railroad terminus and contin-
uing by the fastest train to London, he
may cover the distance from Yoko-
hama in 16 days. BY the fastest steam
ers and trains, he may travel from
London to Seattle in little more than
days. Tsuruga is said to be becoming
a port of vast Importance. and the
Tran5siberian railroad is handling an
enormous volume of traffic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
TOO MUCH POLITICS.
Vote Buying Investigation at Danville
Is Hanpered.

Danvil1e, ILL.,. Jan. 25.-Inability of
Sheriff Shepard to serve subpoenas in
the grand jury investigation into the
alleged traffic in votes in Vermillion
county forecast a quiet day today. In
spite of the determination of Isaac
woodward, foreman of the grand jury,
few of the politicians who are familiar
with the situation believe this grand
jury will achieve the results it seeks
The general view was expressed to-
day by one politician who has been
mentioned in the vote scandal, who
said:
politics stands at every angle of
this thing and the people are forget
ting the civic feature of it in watching
the political angle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
INDIAN TUG OF WAR.
Curtis Gets Decision Oven Owen With
Sherman as Referee.

Washington, Jan 25.-Senators
Owen and Curtis clashed on a point
of order made by the latter against an
amendment to the Indian appropri-
alton bill brought in by the commit
tee on Indian affairs. The provision
undertook to appropriate 100000 to
pay an award to the loyal Creek In
dians for losses said to have been sus-
tanned in connection with the Civil
war.
Mr.. Curtis made the point that the
amendment was general legislation
and said that already the Creek losses
had been twice paid. The chair sus-
tanned the point and on appeal the
senate refused to overrule the deci-
sion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
HE MUST SHOW FRANCE.
If Peary Wants Official Recognition of
His Work.

Paris. Jan. 25.-In connection with
Explorer Charcot's appeal that France
honor Captain Robert E. Peary. Baron
Hulot, secretary of the geographical
society, states that the society has paid
no official homage to the American
because of rigid rule which compels
the presentation of proof before off,
ciaI recognition of a scientific achieve
ment can be made.
The secretary added that a majority
of the members of the society person
ally were convinced that Peary reach
ed the north pole, and if Peary wishes
to bring proof the secretary will re-
ceive it with open arms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
new SOURCE OF WEALTH
LeadvilIe Is Celebrating an Important
Discovery.

celebrated the discovery of millions of
tons of what since the days when gold
and silver brought wealth to the camp
has been regarded as waste. but is in
reality carbonate of zinc of high
grade. It is said enough of this ore
is now in sight in the big privately
owned mines to produce more in
money than the district has hitherto
given In gold and silver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
BISHOP ATWILL DIES.
Had Been in Charge of Kansas City
Diocese for 20 Years.

Kansas City, Jan 25.-Right Rev. Ed
ward Robert Atwill, Protestant Episco-
pal bishop of western Missouri, died
here last night after an illness of sew
eraI months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
Kansas Postmasters Named.

Washington, Jan. 25.-The president
nominated Kansas postmasters as fol-
lows: J. NJ. Cannon, at Cunningham,
and c. NJ. Heaton, at Lincoln
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
Weather Is Unsettled.

The weather today is unsettled and
there has been a trace of rain. The
conditions will probably continue as
they are. Following are the tempera-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
weather indications.

Chicago Jan. 25.-Forecast for
Kansas: Unsettled weather. with rain
tonight or Thursday. Continued warm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25

from people who are unable to pro-
vide proper care for family lots in the
burying grounds.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-22
TWENTY FOREST RANGERS.
Forester Wyman has Force of Fire
Wardens Well Organized.


r. B. Wyman, secretary forester Of
the Northern Forest Protective assoc
citation states that the organization Of
his force Of rangers has been perfected
and that there are now twenty men
patrolling the lands Of the association.
The rainy weather of the last few
weeks has been very favorable to the
work Of organization, as it has pre-
vented serious fires getting started be-
fore the rangers had become familiar
with their territory
The twenty rangers in the field are
patrollng 100000 acres of association
lands, but this year they are not con-
hning themselves strictly To associa-
ton lands and altogether about two
and half million acres are under sur
ycilancc. The principal work now be-
ing done by the rangers is largely edu-
catonal i'm its nature. They are visit
ing every homesteader every camper,
every fisherman ana every trapper
within their districts, and warning
them To be careful about setting fires.
I'm this work, the rangers have met
with even more hearty cooperation OF
those on the ground than had been an
ticipated.
All of the rangers have been commits
stoned as deputy fire wardens by state
Warden Pierce. but they devote all
their time To fires and are instructed
not to pay any attention 10 game law
violations. They travel from place to
place on foot. or by such conveyance
as may be at hand. and i'm every way
possible let people in the woods know
they are nearby. which i'm itself has a
samtary effect. Thus far, there has
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-22
ARE YOU WEARING
COINS ON FOBS?
1T is AGAINST THE LAW TO USE
U. S. MONEY FOR ANY
KIND OF AN Or
NAMENT.

Money is good for what il will buy.
is AN old saying and that is just what
Uncle Sam intended should be done
with il when ~ made It. Not many
people know that ii is violation of
federal law to wear gold or silver
coin in watch fob or as pendant
Of any kind. Such, however is the
fact
The citizen is apt To think that
all money in his possession is his own
and he may do with IL just what he
pleases. The law prohibits the de-
facement of amy United States coin
in any way whatever. when a man
wears a watch fob of coins il is prima
facie evidence of guilt for it is not
possible To make pendant of coin
without defacing it To some extent. II
would be defaced If a band were put
around the edge of a coin or IL a hol,
We're put through the coin
No longer than year ago. there
was a wholesale violation Of a fcde.
raj stature prohibiting the DETACHMENT
Of coins. IL was when the Lincoln
penny came out. only those with The
initials of the designer OF the new PEN
ny, II. St Gaudens, were sought by
the coin collectors but the popularity
Of the penny was taken advantage OF
by the novelty manufacturers. one OF
the many things made of Lincoln
pennies were cuff-buttons. 1t was ah-
solutely impossible to get the pennies
from their holdings without meltini
away the holdings, and thereby defac-
ing the penny.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-22
DANCING And THEATRICAIS
IN SCHOOLS ARE SCORED
AUGUsTANA SYNOD ALSO oP-
POSED TO SUNDAY BALL.
Strict Observance OF Sunday Laws is
Favored by Churchmen.

Taking stand against Sunday
baseball and other amusements on
Sunday and scoring the school author
tiles for allowing the introduction Of
dancing and theatrical performances
I'm the schools of the country, the Au-
gustana Synod of Evangelical Swed-
ish Lutheran churches of North AM
erica closed a weeks session at Be-
thany church az Duluth. The conven-
ton next year will be held at the
eBtnel church, Chicago.
A resolution was passed by the
conference strongly urging that the
! Sunday closing laws be carried out TO
served in reverential manner. The
resolution which was adopted con-
dennis Sunday baseball
| The school question was brought up
again when a resolution was passed
scoring the action of some school sup
erintendents in allowing the school
children to dance and give plays in
school buildings. A Copy of this
resolution will be mailed To every
state school superintendent in the
United States.
The Now York conference win be
divided, according to decision made
by the delegates last evening. The
newly formed conference Will be
known as the New England confer
cnce and will include all the New
England states which were formerly
In the New York conference. The
other half Of the conference will re-
tain the name of the old conference
and will take i'm the states Of New
york. Pennsylvania and Delaware
The New England conference will or
ganize soon and elect a president. DIR
Fritz Jacobson, ID. d., of Brooklyn, Is
president of the New York conference
lie has been present at the Duluti
sessions.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-22

Ia fair interest ANA endanger the prin-
cipal as httlc as possible.
Seventy Own Nests.
Seventy of the aeries now own
homes Of their own. There are now II
publications devoted exclusively 10
the y. .. T.. The Oldest aerie in
Michigan is that in Detroit. organized
early in 1902. An idea of the magni-
tudc of the business of this great fra
ternal organization is secured from
the report of Grand Secretary II.
Mann, an extract from which is as fol-
lows:
During the fiscal year of 1909 near
~ 10000 letters and circulars were
sent out from this Office This means
$500 per month or 275 per day. and
considering that about $4,000 COM
munications arrived at this Office from
grand officers, officers and members of
the subordinate aeries and supply
houses. all of which have To be gone
over very carefully and answered, will
convince the most skeptical of our
members that a vast amount of work
has to be done by the grand secretary
and dis Office force to take care of thu
ever increasing business of the grand
secretary's office. Practically all com
lmunications were answered within "A
hours after receipt of the same at this
lomce."