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THE WEATHER.
Pair Friday night and Saturday.
Temperature* Friday (taken at A.K.
Hawkes Co.'s *tore): 8 a. in., 78
degree*: 10 a. m., 83 degrees; 12.
noon, 86 degrees; 2 p. m., 88 de-
grees.
VOL. X. NO. 31.
The Atlanta Georgian
“Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN"
AND NEWS
“Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
SPOT COTTON.
Atlanta, steady; 11%. Liverpool, firm;
7.32. New York, quiet; 1L.90. Augusta,
steady; 1115-16. Favmnn&h. steady;
12 l ie. Norfolk, steady; 11 ll-U. Hous
ton. steady; 11%. Memphis, nominal;
12H. Galveston, steady; 12c. Mobile,
quiet; 11%.
HOME (4TH) EDITION
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1911.
HOM E (4TH ) EDITION PRICE • On ^Trains' FIVE CENTS.
10
Strong Sentiment for Prince-
tonian Being Shown in
Texas.
PENNSYLVANIA ACTIVE, TOO
Organizations Are Spontane
ous, Not the Product of a
1 National Machine.
Th. Democratic party la facing the Beat
opportunity to win the presidency next
year. It all depende, however, on the
nominee. Should the wrong man be ss-
lected tho opportunity would be thrown
away.
The Georgian believes that at present
His political career has been brief but
brilliant. If In the next twelve months h«
maintains the record ho has made eo far.
no other Democrat" will have Wilson's
itrenoth.
8o. believing that Ite readers desire to
heap specially In touch with the career of
this logical leader. The Qeornlan will oub-
II,h a complete report of Wilton’, accom
plishment, in his own state and mirror
the opinions of him exoressed by others.
Washington, Sept. 8.—Reports con-
•e'.lnue to reach the capital of the growth
of the Woodrow WUson boom for the
presidency thru the medium of clubs
organized In varloua sections of the
country. Texas continues to show
pleasing growth, both by the organi
zation of new clubs and by additions
to the membership rolls of the old
clubs. Governor Wllaon has written
, the Hon. Thomas B. Love, of Dallas,
promising to speak In that city on
October 28, and the sentiment In his
■ favor Is expected to be given a strong
boost at that time. J. A. Read, secre
tary of the Harris county olub at Hous
ton, has started a plan for the organi
zation of prcelnct clubs throughout that
county, and has received considerable
encouragement
Waco Is the latest Texas city to re
port a Wilson for President club. A
meeting was held In that city on August
28 for the purpose of getting together
all those Democrats of McLennan coun.
fy favorable to tho candidacy of Gov
ernor Wilson. Among the prominent
Democrats Interested In the movement
at Waco ere A. R. McCullnm, Gabriel
•f. Winter, Georgs 8. McGhee, "C. J.
Glover, Walton Taylor, Fred Robinson.
D. E. Hlrschflifld. Joe Smith, J. M. Pit-
tlllo. Bart Moore, J. D. Cook, T. An
derson. W. M. Bleeper, H. P. Jordan and
. .1. W. Blake.
j Work had begun at Columbia, Tenn,
to organize the Maury County Wood-
row Wilson club, and both Independent
and regular Democrats are In the move
ment
At Chsmbersburg, Pa., a club Is being
organized. Governor Wilson has many
supporters In that seotlon of Penn
sylvania and a largo membership In the
club Is assured.
Germantown. Pn„ has a Wilson club
that start, oft with a membersehlp of
ISO. This announcement Is made by
W. W. Roper, Princeton's famous foot
ball coach. All shades of Pennsylvania
Democrats are Included In the member
ship. Besides Mr. Roper, moving eplr-
, la tho organization Include Harry
Niuhols. James F. Borden, John Wha
len. Clarence Reed, Arthur Ducr, Wil
liam J, Dougherty and Cornellua Hag-
erty. ,
In New Jersey the organisation of
clubs continues, and especially In Eliz
abeth the work le being pushed for
ward. There ore already a half dozen
Wilson club* In Elizabeth, and the
Downtown club has taken up the work
of acting an a central organization for
the purpose of aiding In the develop
ment of other clubs. Albert Welt bas
been apnolnted to take up this end of
the work, and he Is ready to furnish
literature, membership rolls and give
nil sorts of advloe as to the proper de
velopment of the work. He will also
he of oaelstance to other organizations
In the etate In the way of securing
speakers when desired.
There has been no effort to (tart
either a national or state organisation
or league for the building up of a chain
of dubs, and those organized have come
nut wholly as a result of local senti
ment in favor of Governor Wilson’s
nomination by the Democrats. It Is
probable that etate leagues may be
formed later on the Initiative of the
clubs In somo of the larger cities, such
as Dallas Houston and Atlanta, but
nothing l . that lino has yet been at
tempted by the friends of the governor.
Great Preacher Coming Again
DR. G. CAMPBELL MORGAN.
Famous London evangelist who will trrive Saturday morning to begin e
series of sermons at the newly completed Baptist Tabernacle, the week of
its dedication.
WANT ADS
Published by all the Atlanta
papers for the week ending
September 2, 1911, six
days to the week:
Georgian %'? 2,729
Journal 2,042
Constitution 1,120
1 On yesterday the Atlanta
^papers carried Want Ads
as follows:
leorgian 606
Journal 363
Constitution 201
■ thK OEORQIAN prints no boar,
«rttl*ky or ure'ein advortlalng.
To help thoao who aro out of a po
sition or who dealr* a better one,
THE GEORGIAN print* want ada
land-r the clarification "Situation*
inted” free. Other daaalflcatlont
ONE CENT A WORD
RATES JUST STAND
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion Refuses to Authorize
Contemplated Changes.
Washington, 8ept. 8.—Tho Interstate
commerce commission today Issued or-
dens In applications made to It by the
Washington Southern and other South
ern railroads for the authority.to make
rate changes affecting passenger rates
and excess baggage charges between
Washington, Chattanooga, Tenn., and
Atlanta, Go.
The orders of the commission, with
one exception, ore denials of the au
thority asked by the roods.
Another application of the Southern
roads, which was refused so far as
Washington was concerned, was for au
thority to continue and establish fares
for transportation of passengers. be
tween Washington and Atlanta, Au
gusta. Savannah and . intermediate
points, and fares booed thereon, that
yield greater compensation aa a thru
route than the aggregate of the Inter
mediate fares.
Meeting of Cotton Growers at
Montgomery Tuesday to
Settle That.
8hawnee, Okla., Sept. 8^—The No
tional Formers union convention oloeed
lata lost night without, taking a Anal
action on the minimum price of cotton.
The oonventlon appointed a committee
of 28 to attend the convention of Got'
ton Grower* at Montgomery, Ala., at
which time the cotton minimum will be
set All local unions are Instructed to
hold cotton pending the action at the
meeting to be held next Tuesday.
The convention voted to adopt the
Mississippi plan, which Is to organise
one general warehouie company, to
control grain, cotton, fruit and perish
able‘products.
The union passed resolutions de
nounctng tile kidnaping of the Mc
Namara brothers The resolutions say
the clime of kidnaping Is ns bad as tho
one charged to these men. and that
such a crime strikes at the very foun
dation of civilization.
JUDGE BROYLES, PEDESTRIAN,
IS BACK ON THE OLD JOB
Weeton. tho famous cross-country
welker, ha* * rnmpetltor.
Hs Is none other than our own cele
brated dispenser of municipal Justice—
Reoorder Nash Broyles.
Not that Judge Broyles has walked
across the continent—even If he has
been absent from tha bench for I# days
—nor that ho Is even contemplating
such s feat, but nevertheless he pulled
off a mo* pedal stunt Thursday morn.
Ing that show* hs la capable of thee*
greater things. _ ,
Unlike the malefactors to whom he
-.ants Judicial vacations, the genial re.
Sorder served his 2# daye amid ths re
freshing surroundings of HIghtands. N.
C. And when he was ready Thursday
morning tor ths start bock to Atlanta
to renew his associations reth Atlanta's
hums and other manifold offenders, he
felt eo good that he declined to ride in
The ’tmafrom Highland* to the railroad
**l'be° distance la eighteen mile*, but
this didn’t daunt the athletic recorder,
whose walking apparatus hod already
become tuned and hardened by many
long wnlkn on th* trail of th* golf ball,
a, waiving adieu to Highlands. Pedes
trian Brmrles set out afoot early Thur*.
day morning and began Ms long trudge
thru the wilds of the North Carolina
mountains.
Five and a half hours later the Judge
strolled into the little railway stsUon-
a little tired by the long tramp, but
looking almost as fresh ss a morning
^Friday morning he won In his *«rns-
tomed place on th# bench, and he dldn t
complain a bit of wearied after effects
-That walk was a bit long, but It was
fine." remarked tho recorder. "I en
joyed It a lot more and It mode me feel
much better than If I had ridden to the
station In th# ’bus.” . , ,
Judge Brojlef grand entree into the
court room Friday morning, after bis
long absence, was the signal for a dem
onstration by the waiting assemblage.
As the familiar figure strode serosa tho
room toward th* Judge’s stand yoctfer-
ous applause rang out. Tbe judge smiled
and nodded hls appreciation, took bis
seat with the some ease as tho he hod
not missed a session, opened hls docket,
and—the grind was on.
"Gee! I’m glad the Judge Is back. It
seems Ilka he’s been gone a year,” re
marked one officer as he rubbed hls
hands in glee.
Different members of the city council
have presided over the court moat of
the time Judge Broyles has been ab
sent, and of courae they didn’t know th*
old "regulars" and didn’t handle the
court with th* ease and dispatch of the
experienced recorder. As a result, the
lions were frequently long drawn out
tedious, and thla la why the SO daye
seemed such a long time.
Recorder Pro Tem W. H. Preston,
accompanied hy Mrs. Preston, will leave
Monday on hlf vacation. Two weeks
will be spent In the mountains of north
Georala. Policeman Ed Arthur, of the
chlera office, will set as clerk during
this time.
JUDGE BROYLES FORCED
TO SENTENCE HIS CADDY
Willie Cook, sites "Titer," a little ne
gro boy. who has bean serving ss caddy
for Recorder Broyles on the golf links,
appeared before hls "boss" Friday mom-
him, end J udgeBt
|tl ruuna.
»ut thla. Willi*." remarked
the recorder. "You are a fine eeddy sad
II miss you from th* golf links. But
Chairman Carter Says the Ad
vocates Will Cut Loose in
a Few Days.
OPPONENTS TO HAVE PAPER
Organization of Both Sides
Will Be Completed Early
Next Week.
.Tho In a quiet way, much effective
work Is being done In the campaign for
the new charter. The first report of the
work of the general committee of ten,
representing the ten city wards, will be
heard at a meeting at tha. campaign
headqi/artcrs, 12 1-2 South Brood-st.,
Friday afternoon, and It Is learned that
the reports will be very encouraging.
■ "In a few days the campaign will be.
gin In Its true spirit." says E. V. Car
ter. chairman of the general committee.
"We are going to explain away, the
Illusions concerning the charter that
some of tbe opposition have tried to
establish. W# are going to let the peo
ple of Atlanta know just wherein this
new document le a truer, simpler and
more democratic form of government."
The organization of tbe advocates of
the charter has so far consumed most
of ths energies of the leaders. But th*
organization all over the city, with the
general committee of ten as a nucleus
Is almost perfected and the work of
dispensing literature, holding rallies and
other methods of arousing public inter
est will soon be added to tho general
activities.
Opponents Get Busy.
Also, the opposition to ths charter has
been steadily at work. Campaign lit
erature Is being sent to every regis
tered voter from the headquarters,
121-2 West Alabama-st. At the meet
ing of the executive committee Thura-
Contlnued on Last Pag*.
Canadian Says American Ex
ecutive Doesn’t Know What
He Is Talking About.
Ottawa, 8apt, 8.—A sensation was
caused In political circles today when
ths speech of Premier Laurler, at Sud.
bury, Ont, in the reciprocity campaign,
published. In It the premier took
direct issue with President Taft.
"If It be true," said Sir Wilfrid, "that
President Taft said that it Is at the
parting of the ways, I would say that
he does not know what he Is talking
about We are prepared to talk bust
nes with Mr. Taft, but w* don't talk
politics with him.
"If he wants to talk politics, be must
keep to hls aids of ths line and we will
keep to our stda."
Th* latest manifestations of anti-
American sentiment In connection with
the reciprocity campaign Is a demand
that the government geographic board
change the name Fourth of July creek
In the Atlln mining dhitrlct of British
Columbia.
5 IMPORTANT SPEECHES
BY TAFTJNJHE WEST
Will Deal With the Tariff and
Explain Why He Ve
toed Bills.
Bavsriy, Mass., Sent 8.—President Teft
going to base hls campaign In th*
West on five Important political speeches,
It was learned today. They will deal with
the tariff and wlU explain why presi
dential vetoes mussled the wool, cotton
and farmers free list bill*.
For mors then two weeks tbe president
he* been working deity upon the manu-
seript. poring over tables of staUstlea
which were sent from Washington for hi*
“•(then he goes ewsy on hie long month
and a half awing thru the West just
desk tfils forenoon end then played e
game of golf tn a driszle of rein. Tbe
afternoon relied for conference* end more
work upon tha campaign speeches.
MONEY FOR TEACHERS’PAY
BORROWED BY GOVERNOR
That old trouble of the state—school
teachers' hack aalarles—will be In a
measure obliterated thru 1200,000 which
Governor Smith has arranged to bor
row on September 20. Thru this means
It Is expected that ths great problem
of paying the Georgia teachers will be
solved. It will be borrowed for *0 daye,
end before December 20. when payment
wilt be due, th* ad valorem taxes will
have been collected.
The money will be borrowed from the
state depositories at th* rate of 2 per
cent per annum.
IS IT,«IT NOT?
Retired Chief Says He Was a
Politician; New One Says He
Isn’t; What’s the Answer?
*Tm glad I ora out of politic*,- toy*
Henry Jennings, who recently retired
aa chief of Atlanta's police department
‘Tm a policeman and not a politi
cian,'’ eays Chief Beavers, now th*
head of the department
"A police officer who Is not In poli
tics has a mighty poor show for pro
motion," Mr. Jennings Is reported aa
saying.
“I don't know anything about poll'
ties In the police department" says
Chief Beavers.
And. with the exception of a change
of chiefs, the police department Is run
by ths same board and apparently In
the same way It has been conducted
for tbs past several years,
A lengthy Interview with ex-Chlef
Jennings was reported In the morning
paper, the conclusion from which Is
that the chief of police must be In pol
itics. In answer to an Inquiry as to
what he thought the relation of the
chief was to politics, Chief Bcavere
gave the answers just quoted.
Mr. Jennings was also seen Friday
morning.
"I said I arms out of politic*, have
nothing further to do with It and am
glad of IL" says he. 'T have no Inter
view to give out.
What makes the statement of Mr.
Jennings most Interesting Is the fact
that during hls administration ho al
ways Insisted that there was no politics
In the police department
"The chief Is chief In fact, and there
Is no politics In the department" hss
been the pet expression of members of
ths board, except In times of positive
differences among the members, when
confession of playing politics and
charges against other members were
made.
. C. STRIKE
EMENAC1
Apparently Crisis Ha$,->fleen
Reached—Both Sides Are
Standing Firm.
Chicago, 8apt. 8,—Probabilities of a
strike of minols Central shop men be
came more menacing today whan
statement from J. J. Corrigan, a mem
ber of tbe committee of the new me
chanical unions federation, was mode
public.
Corrigan said a strike likely would be
called within the next few days and
that reports to ths effect that tho feder
ation committee had been "bluffed"
were erroneous.
Reports that cipher message! had
been sent to representative* of the fod-
sratlon in cities all along the Illinois
Central system, telling them to call off
the threatened atrlke, alio were de
nied by Corrigan.
Apparently tbe crisis of the sit na
tion bos been reached. The federa
tion has not receded and President
Markham continues In his stand as re
fusing flatly to have anything to do
with the federation demands on the
rood.
Troubles on other Hnrrlmnn roads
and on the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad are at a standstill and It was
believed today that nothing would be
done on these lines until the Illinois
Central situation was settled on* way
or another.
LA FOLLETTE MEN BOOM
SENATORfORPRESIDENT
Progressive Republican Cam
paign Is Launched at Ban
quet in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept, 8e—United
States Senator LaFotlette's boom was
started with a rush following a banquet
of progresslre Republicans at which tho
Wisconsin eenator was lauded to tho
skies last night.
Congressman Lenroot. of Minnesota,
Is ons of the principal leaders of the
movement which the backers are trying
to spread all ovtr the country.
Congressman Lenroot end Professor
C. E. Merrtem, of Chicago, late Repub
lican candidate for mayor of that city,
were th# principal speaker#, altho State
Senator Ole O. Sageng. of Ottertall
county, an "original LaFollette man."
stood in tbe limelight long enough to
say that "a clean Democrat In all prob
ability would carry Minnesota If Taft
were renominated. The banquet for
mally opened th* LaFollette campaign
In Minnesota for the nomination for
president on the Republican ticket.
More than 100 Republicans eat at the
banquet table.
"The United States senate for years,”
sold Congressman Lenroot In th* courae
of hie address, "has been looked upon
as th* very citadel of special privilege.”
He paid exalted tribute to Senator La-
Foltatte as a constructive statesman
end es an Indefatigable foe of “the In
terests."
He arraigned President Taft for al
leged unfaithfulness to the people.
Walter L. Houser, secretary of the
National Progressive Republican league,
In charge of the league’s bureau at
Washington, attended tho banquet He
vuin-h.-iifed th- opinion that the prn-
gresslvo Republicans would control the
next national Republican convention.
Mr. Merriam did not mention tho
name of Senator LaFollette nor Presi
dent Taft.
FOR NAIM PAPER CO.
Four-Story Concrete Struc
ture Begun at Simpson-st.
and Southern Railway.
SMITH DEFENDS ACCUSED
Depicts Prisoner as of High
Reputation and Cousin as
“Shiftless Liar.”
-i-
4- CHRONOLOGY OF CASF 4-
July 18.—Young wife of Henry
4- Clay Beattie, Jr„ murder-d while
antomoblllng with her husband *n
the Midlothian turnpike.
July 21.—Beattie arrested on th*
4- charge of murder.
4- July 22.—Coroner's Jury rend-rs
4-verdict holding Beattie r-sp i’"'
4- Me for hls wife’s deoth,
4- August 14.—Beattie Indicted by
grand lury.
August 21.—Trial of Beattie be
gan.
September 8.—Taking of testi
mony ended.
4- September 7.—Jury charged and
4- summing up of counsel begun.
4- September 8.—Counsel conclud-
4- Ing argument preliminary to th*
4- caee going td the Jury before night.
VETERAN CLERGYMAN
. WHO DIED THURSDAY
REV. GILBERT HIGu8.
Rector of many churches In hie *7
years ss Episcopal minister. Hls fu
neral will be conducted at St. Philips
Friday afternoon.
A Daniel's Judgment.
When Sanford Daniel, a negro, woe
convicted by Judge Calhoun Friday, the
court sentenced him In thn following
language:
“Sanford, HI glv* you 15* or eight
months In the ehalngang. Which would
you rather haveT
Th* negro, with a bread grin of ss tla-
fae tIon, replied:
“Judge, I'll take th* money."
Work of excavation has commenced
at Blmpaon-aL and th* Southern rail
way for a hnndsomn 875,000 plant for
the National Paper Company.
Henry Wellhouso, vlco president and
general maimgcr, said Friday that In
structions had been given to rush tho
work, and that he expects the new plant
to be ready , for occupancy and opera
tion by February L
The atructure will be of concrete and
will be four stories In height. In addi
tion to a spacious basement. The na
ture of the face brick to be ueed tn th*
exterior construction hss not been de
termined.
Tbe plant will cover an area of 130
by 188 feet
When the new plant la ready the
preeent establishment of the paper
company In Decatur-at will be a ban-'
doned. The concern, Mr. Wellhouee
says, has outgrown It* present quarters
and a much larger and more extenelve
plant has become a necessity,
"The new structure," says Mr. Well-
house, "will be one of the most com
itate and up-to-date plants of Its kind
o bn found anywhere In this section.
It wtll be modem throughout and will
bo fitted with all necessary convcn
1 snore ”
The site Is one of the beet In the city
for manufacturing purposes,
SOUTHERN NOW FACING
TELEGRAPHERS’ STRIKE
Operators Demand Better
Wages, Shorter Hours, Bet
ter Working Conditions.
Washington, Sept. 8.—Officers of the
Southern railway and representatives
of the telegraphers of the road who
were In conference regarding the de
mands of the telegraphers for better
wage a shorter hours and better working
condition*, failed to reach an agreement
today. The men threaten to strike un
less their demand* are granted.
WYLIE SMITH ON WAY
TO ATLANTA FOR TRIAL
J. Wylie Smith will reach Atlanta,
under th* escort of Assistant Superln
tendent Minster of the Pinkerton N*
lionet Detective Agency, some time
within th* next week.
The Pinkerton official should have ar
rived In Mexico several day* ago to
obtain the prisoner and return with
him. No wire has corns as to when
he leaves there or will reach Atlanta.
No criminal matter for years post Is
so much discussed by Atlanta people,
and th* return of J. Wylta Smith Is a
matter of great Interest to hundred*.
Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey,
who will have to prosecute Smith, has
heard nothing about any movement tn
obtain bood, aa hss been suggested.
Should Smith and friends move for e
bon4. the solicitor general would de
mand that It be an unusually heavy
Chesterfield County Court House, Ve„
Sept. 8.—Thn end of the trial of Henry
Clay Beattie, Jr., for the murder of his
wife, Louise Owen Beattie, Is near at
hand.
Only two speeches remained to b*
given when court convened today. They
were those of Attorney Horry M. Smith.
Jr„ for the defense, and Prosecutor
Wendenburg far ths state. Opinion
seemed to be I pat thf result of th* trial
It be an Immediate verdict for acquit
tal or cine a long drawn out battle re
sulting In a disagreement.
Attorney Smith did not conclude hls
address to tho Jury until 1:04 o’clock,
when court took a recess of on* hour.
Mr. Wendenburg began hls argument
when court reconvened, announcing he
would speak three and three-quarter
hours, making It near 8 o’clock when
the case should reach th* Jury.
Beattie himself, tho coolest prisoner
ever housed In a Virginia Jail, professed
confidence In hie acqulttaL
'I think they will free me," he said,
•'but I am at least almost positive that
the best the state can aecure a dis
agreement."
At dawn the crowds began gathering
around ths little court house, coming
from all sections of tho surrounding
country.
Wagers on tho Outcome.
Thousands of dollars havo been wa
gered on the outcome of tho trial In
Richmond. Despite tho favorable
charge of Judge Watson, betting In
Richmond is nearly all against Beattie.
Odd* of 10 to 1 wore offered that Rent,
tie would go free, whereas th* odds on
a conviction were 6 to 8. Six to five
were offered that the Jury would dis
agree.
It was estimated that 310,000 had
been bet by time court opened, ami ili«
wagering WII still proceeding In th-
"sporty" cafes of Richmond, where nt
least seven book* were made on th*
verdict.
"Whether Beattie ehall die In th-
electrlc chair for tho murder of hie
wife or whether he shall walk out of
this court room a free man will be de
termined not later than 8 o'clock to
night," declared Prosecutor Wenden
burg to a representative of the Na
tional News Association today Just be
fore court was called to order.
"The Jury will reach Its conclusion
within an hour.” he added. "I never
was more confident of anything than
I am that It will find him guilty.'*
Death or Acquittal.
"There are only two possibilities In
this caae—death or acquittal—and it I-
golng to be death. Wo have enmesh' d
him In a web of evidence that makes It
Impossible for any twelve sane m»n to
believe anything other than that 1'*
shot his wife to death on tho Midlothian
turnpike on the night of July 18. ««’
have charged. He stands virtually con.
vlcted of murder as the cnee rest*
and the full penalty for the crime will
be exacted of him.”
When court waa called to order a>
1:30 o’clock Horry M. Smith. Jr., of
counsel for the prisoner, supplemented
the plea to the Jury mode y«eterd*y by
Hill Carter. He began by praising th*
Jurors for the fair and diligent atten
tion they had given th* testimony. "I
thtnk that every on* has agreed what
ever tho verdict may be It wtll be a
conscientious one," he went on.
Following His Auooiets.
Mr. Smith made It evident that be
would follow the line of argument mad-
by hls associate counsel. Hill Carter,
yesterday. HI* effort was to get th-
Jurors to believe that there was ro.-.m
for reasonable doubt of th# guilt of th*
accused. _
It Is an Interesting fact that while
the ease has been under way. political
fortune* of thoeo working on It have
been changed. Commonwealth Attor
ney Gregory was defeated in yester
day's primaries and will retire from of-
fVe Mr. Wendenburg. who was a ran
' -e f - th" Iti'e s. rite, was elected
by a largo majority, to the surprise of
himself and many others, aa th* In
cumbent, T. Aahby Wyekham, a wor
veteran and an abl- man. waa sup
posed to be sure of re-election.
The political gossip among the throng
outside flr.illj ’i>"" e -.I down aa Mr
Smith's appeal for Beattie’s life sound-
rd thru the. -pen windows of the court
Cont'nusd on Lest Pegu
BEATTIE’S FATE TO REST WITH JURY FRIDAY
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Thousands of Dollars Are Be
ing Wagered on the Out
come of Trial.