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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XVI, No. 232. unit sets ON THU. FOR WIFE MURDER The Crowd Began Assembling Early At Chesterfield Court House for Spectacular Event. TO VIRGINIA’S CREDIT FEW WOMEN TO ATTEND Prisoner's Gray Haired Father With Other Son Douglas Arrive Early.—Girl in Jail. Wh«sterfieW. Va —Bareheaded, chew ing gum, and smiling, Henry Olay Beattie, Jr., swept up to the Chester- Held county court house in an auto mobile at 1U o’clock to answer the charge that he killed his wife in u motor car on a turnpike near Ril'.t mond a month ago. Judge Walter A Watson arrived before the prisoner to convene cohrt. Beattie’s aged father had reached Chesterfield half an hour earlier. In court father and son sat side by side and exchanged whispers. Beattie then began to talk with 1 is lawyers. Trim an Cool. Judge Watson speat, several min utes talking with special newspaper correspondents and arranging seats. Beattie leaned over the old walnut railing and talked lightly with those near him. The old father sat silent stroking his gray hair. Dark circles showed under the prisoner’s eyes, but otherwise he looked trim and cool. Counsel for both sides took their seats at 10:15 o’clock. The prisoner entered into an earnest conversation with H. M. Smith, Jr., his chief law yer. At 10:20 the sheriff opened the court. The tiny room was jammed as the proceedings began and to discourage the curious and idle, the court order ed that all disinterested spectators stand up and remain standing. Two women newspaper writers were the only white representatives of the fem inine sex in the yard or court build ing. The clerk formally called the case for the commonwealth and the prose cution asked that the prisoner be ar taigned. Ask for Dejay. Hlll carter, for the defense, then asked for further delay on the ground that the defense was not ready to go to trial. His plea was the case go over until next Mon day. The court denied the arguments for postponement and instructed that the 'trial proceed. In denying the requests of the de fense for a postponement of the case. Judge Watson said that the mat ter of continuance might be consid ered after the trial proper had be gun. “Not Guilty.” r The defense perfunctorily moved (Continued on Page 7.) PERMANENT REGIMENTS IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS U. S. Army to Be Divided Into Continental and Insular,, Forc es. Great Saving in Expense. Washington.—The United States army is likely to be divided into a continental and an insular force. Major General Leonard Wood, chief of staff, is developing a plan for establishing permanent regimental commands in the Philippines to take the place of the present expensive one of trans porting entire regiments to and from the islands every two years. Under the new plan officers will be sent out to the island regiments or ordered home as is now’ done in the case of naval officers assigned to or detached from duty w'ith a vessel on a foreign rtation. $6,000,000 FORECLOSURE BV THE BANK OF BRAZIL Rio Janeiro, Brazil.—The Bank of Brazil has foreclosed its mortgage on the Lloyd Brazlleiro (Brazilian Steam ship Company). This action, it Is stated today, was made necessary by the-depreciation In the shares of the steamship company, which has obli gations totalling 56,000,000 gold. Bel fort Vicera, a naval officer, has been appointed temporary receiver for the shipping firm. The Lloyd Brazileiro owns some fifty vessels and operates lines be tween New York and Brazirian ports. The’ New York agent of the company is A. R. Graca. FIRE BELLS CLANGED; DEPT OF JUSTICE BLDG. EMPTY IN MINUTE Washington.—A doze n fire bells clanged throughout the department of justice today and clerks scampered from the building to see Attor ney Geaeral Wickersham standing o n the lawn, w'atch in hand, timing the performance, it. was the first fire drill since the department was equipped with electric alarms some time ago. Attorney General Wickersham said the building had been emptied in less than a minute, but Frank Cole, the attorney general's secre tary, remained behind to gather up some confidential documents and was theoretically burned to death. SOUTHERN OFFICERS MADE BHIPMIIIHWin Efficiency Pennant Due to Men From Dixie. “Taft’s Letter Filled With Their Rec ords. Washington.—The officers of the battleship Michigan, who, according to her commander, Captain Nathan R. Usher, were ,the moving spirits in winning the battleship efficiency pen nant by which the Michigan is known as the champion of the navy, were: Lieutenant Commander Charles F. Preston, of Maryland; Lieutenant .1. A. Pickens, Alabama; .1. A. Powers, Georgia: B. L. Canage, W. S. McClin ttc, Virginia; J. V. Ogan, Ohio; F. H. Sadler, Alabama; Lieut Command er W. T. Tarrant, Texas, and Chief Gunner Simon Jacobs, Ne wYork. A copy of President Taft’s letter to Captain Usher, commending the Mich igan’s excellency in gunnery and en gineering for which the pennant was awarded, will be filed with the offi cial record of each of the nine offi cers.' Capt. Clifford J. Boush, formerly in command of the armored cruiser North Carolina, has reported the fol lowing officers as being principally responsible for winning the engineer ing officiency trophy for the North Carolina: Lieut. Fred L. Oliver, North Caro lina, and Chief Machinists Louts C. Higgins, Florida, and Carl Johansen, New York. TWO POLICEMEN SHOT IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT Woman Is Held as Shield by Man. Third Policeman Is Badly Injured. Philadelphia.—Two policemen were shot and probably fatally wounded and a third was badly hurt when they attempted to arrest Gilbert Pond, 28 years old, of West Montgomery, In a Chinese restaurant, here today. The injured: William Kirby, seriously. Patrick Connor, seriously. John Garr. Pond entered the restaurant flour ishing a revolver. The police were called and when the three patrolmen rushed Into the place Pond began shooting. A fourth policeman sub dued him. Pond and a woman who accompa nied him to the restaurant were com mitted (5 prison without bail. The police say that Pond used the woman as a shield during the en counter and this prevented them ef fectively using their revolver. The woman is charged with being an accessor to the shooting. NECK BROKEN AS AUTO GOES OVER EMBANKMENT LaFayette, Cal.—F. H. Martin, of Stockton, Cal., was instantly killed and five other persons were seriously hurt in an automobile accident near here last night, when the car turned over a thirty-foot embankment. The injured are Mr. and Mrs. Har ley R. Wiley and their daughter, Elizabeth, of Berkeley, and Martin's two daughters, June and Lois. Martin's neck was broken. Mrs. Wiley sustained two fractured ribs and may die. The others probably will recover. ALL NOTES AND FILMS GLACIAL PARTY LOST Cordova, Alaska.—All field notes and the cameras and exposed films of the Smithsonian Institution glacial expe dition are somewhere on the bottom of the Big Delta river, according to advices received here today. The current of the river' ripped up a w T agon in which Professors B. F. Starr and Lawrence Madden were crossing the stream on their way to Fairbanks and spilled out the men and the photographic outfit into the Delta. The men got ashore. SHE HAS 45 PICTURES OF BEATTIE IN JAIL Chesterfield, Va.— Beulah Linford die! not appear at to day's proceedings. She may be called as a witness during the trial, bpt today the pretty "girl in the case" remained in a cell in Richmond, surround ed by' pictures of Beattie—she has no less than 45 in the Jail —reading the newspaper ex tras and professing the belief * that he will be acquitted. 18 MSMSERS MOB ON TRIAL. Calhoun, Ky.—A special session of the McLean county criminal court convened here today to hear the rases of 18 men alleged to have been members of a mob that shot William Potter, a negro, to death at Liver more, Ky., last April, after the negro had fehot aDd wounded Clarence Mitchell, a young white man. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 21, 1911. SECT WUSIH TELLS IE ROW OVER IE WILLI Doctor Had Testified That Sec’y. Approved at First of a $2,000 Salary for Dr. Rusby. DECLARES HE NEVER GOT REQUEST TO MEET BOARD Defended Its Legality and Has No Cause for Regret Over Its Creation. Washington —Secretary of Agricul ture \\ ilson told the house investi gating committee today about trou ble in the department of agriculture. His story ranged over the proposed dismissal of Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry, because of an alleged illegal contract for the employment of Dr. H. H. Rusby, a drug expert, at $1,500 under an ar rangement to work only eighty days a year. pr. Wiley testified that Secretary Wilson at first approved a salary of $2,000 for Dr. Rusby instead of SI,GOO. "I don’t remember anything about a $2,000 contract,” said Secretary Wil son. “I donT say he did not bring such a contract to me, for we are busy from morning to night.” He added that all he remembered about employing Dr. Rusby was that Dr. Wiley came to him with a state ment that he had an arrangement to employ Dr. Rusby. “I did not know the details,” said Secretary Wilson, “I had to depend upon my subordinates for that.” Withheld Facts. Secretary Wilson charged Dr. Wiley with having withheld facts from the committee in testifying about the, use of sulphur dioxide In fruit. The sec retary was asked about the ao'/on of the government. “Is that the case where Dr. Wiley said he wrote me a protest against the action of the pure food and drug board and sot no answer?” Inquired Secretary Wilson. "Yes sir.” “Well, lie-re is the letter.” said Sec retary Wilson, and he read it. He had told Dr. Wiley he would he glad to talk the matter over with the board of which Dr. Wiley was chairman when Dr. Wiley railed the board to gether. “I never got an invitation to meet the board.” Opens Criticism. That opened Secretary Wilson’s critiism of Dr. Wiley. “There Is another matter in con nection with this question that Dr. Wiley knew about when he testified before you and should have told you,” said Secretary Wilson. “He knew —that we had entered into an agree ment with the French nation to sus pend the law until the referee board had passed on the subject and Dr. Wiley was present at a conference with the French ambassador and acquiesced in the matter. He should have told you that.” When questioned about who chose the members of the referee board, Secretary Wilson said: “President Roosevelt ’corresponded with the great universities and when he found the men he wanted I ap pointed them ” Secretary Wilson said he had no reason to regret the creation of the board. He defended its legality by citing statues and executive orders and then interpretation by the attor ney general. THOUSANDS OF MOOSE GATHERING IN DETROIT Detroit, Mich.—Thousands of mem bers of the Loyal Order of Moose are gathered in this city for the twenty third international convention of their order, which oficially opened today. The nomination of officers was a part of this afternoon’s program. The election is scheduled for tomorrow’. Principal* in the Beattie murder case which was brought to trial Monday, August. 21st. From left to rtgnl are: Henry Clay Beattie, Hr., father of th» accused; Paul Beattie, who bought the gun which is lalieved killed Henry Beatties wife; (bury Clay Beattie, Jr., the prisoner; Beulah Binford, Beattie's affin ity and tie alleged cause of the tragedy. PROSPERITY OF A NATION. ■‘The prosperity of a nation depends, not on the abundance of its revenues, nor on the strength of Its fortifications, nor on the beauty of its public buildings, but on the number of Its cultivated citizens, on Us men of education and character. Here are to be found its true interest, its chief strength, its real power.”—Martin but her. CONGRESS EAGER 13 m AND LEAVE TONIGHT All Depends on Speed With Which Cotton B>il Is Passed and Tatt Veto Received. UNDERWOOD ASKS FOR EARLY CONSIDERATION Republican Leader Mann As sented at Once to Special R-nle of the Rules Commitee. Washington.—Speaker Clark at noo n today expressed the belief that congress Would adjourn tonight. Whether this prediction will come true, depends upon the speed with which ihe cotton bill is passed today and the president’s veto message is sent in. Indications are that congress will wait to receive the message and that if it is not available It will be ready by noim tomorrow. To effect adjournment tonight, Democratic Leader Underwood aske unanimous consent for immeiate con sieration of the eotlon bill with de bate limited to four hours. Repre sentative Anderson, of Minnesota, re publican, objected because It did not provide a separate vote for each sen ate amendment. Immediate!., the rules committee met and brought in a rule to carry out Mr. Underwood’s plan, to which Republican Leader Mann had agreed. When the house convened there was almost unanimous expression of desire of members for adjournment tonight if possiDle. Democratic and republican leaders were equally anx ious, but it was problematical wheth er the cotton bill, with Its senate amendments, could he disposed of and printed in time to adjourn before tomorrow. PHOENIX 110 SAUTE FE READY FOR CELEBRATION Washington.—T h r Arizona-New Mexico statehood resolution was sign ed by Vice President Sherman today and sent immediately to Preident Taft for his approval. Big Celebration. Phoenix, Ariz.—Arrangements have been completed for a big celebration here today on receipt of the word that President Taft has signed the state hood resolutions. Orations will he made on the future of the new state by men of all par ties. Dedicate Monument. Santo Fe, N. M.—Several significant celebrations occurred today in the capital of New Mexico, which is ex pected to enter the union of states before night, by the signing of the statehood resolution by President Taf*. At the end of tie old Santa Fe trail, a handsome granite monument was formally dedicated. The site is in what Is now termed the Plaza. Political leaders of both parties are gathering to outline the rotate cam paign. PRINCIPALS IN BEATTIE CASE LAFOLLETTE El GO’VTCQNTROL QE ALL ALASKA Says American People Are in Losing Fight. Corporations Getting Its Resources. WANTS UNCLE SAM TO HOLD AS IN PANAMA CANAL Board of Public Works Be Cre ated, Appointed by President and Confirmed by Senate. Washington—Senator Robert M. LaFolletto In a speech came out open ly In favor of government ownership of the railroads of Alaska and of ko\ ernmental control of the natural re sources of that rich territory. In the course of his remarks he referred to a bill which he introduced four years ago providing for tin* leasing of ail mineral rights in the United States, although the measure was intended to be applicable more (‘specially to Alaska. “The sensible and practical thing to do,’ lie said, “is to create a board of public works for Alaska to be ap pointed by the president and confirm - cd by the senate, similar to the Ist In nian canal commission. This board of public works should then un dertake, not. merely to build a rail road from Controller Hay to the coal fields, but it should acquire all of the railroads in Alaska and settle at once the policy of governmental owner ship. It should similarly provide for the development of other public utilities, such as the telegraph and telephone, it should operate and develop tie wharves and docks and steamship lines if necessary to deliver the pm ducts of Alaska to the coast. Morgan 'Guggenheima “The Morgan Guggenheims accus touted to the highest profits of their investin' nts and demanding to a great extent immediate returns, must make exorbitant and oppressive charges. The people of the United States do riot demand an immediate return. They can themselves supply all necessary men at an interest charge of less than three per cent. Kates for trans portation and other public utilities may properly be low. with the capital cost as small as the investment would be to the people. “Most Important of all is control of the transportation facilities by the government. It would forever remove the irresistible temptation of dis continued on Page 7.) WENT 7 MILES WITH A FISH HANGING TO NOSE New Orleans. —Attendants at the char.ty hospital here were consider ably astonished yesterday when .1. W. Barr, aged 25, walked into that insti tution with a nice sized cat fish hanging from his nose. Burr had been fishing in Lake Pont chartrain. He left a nibble and yank ed his line so vigorously that the hook with the fish attached hurled through the air and penetrated his nose. Un able to free himself Barr was forced to board a train and travel seven miles to the city before he secured relief. ADMIRAL TOGO SPENT DAY GAZING AT THE FALLS Niagara Falls, Ont. —Admiral Togo rested this morning before continuing ids Journey late tills afternoon to the Pacific coast where he will rnhark for Japan. He spent the day on the hotel veranda, gazing at the falls. QUIT MARCH 31ST NEXT. Washington, D. C.—The national monetary commission will Hose Its work on March 31st next. The sen ate today accepted the house amend ments to the senate measure and the bill was thi n ready for the President's signatu re. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. cross mini FLIGHT i mm THAN FLIP FLOPS Atwood Monday Goes From Lyons to Utica With Perhaps | a Stop at Syracuse. Lyons, N. Y.—Well on his way to NY\n 'i ork City in his aeroplane flight | from St. Louis to New York, Harry iN. Atwood today prepared to fly 98 inilqp, from her,- to Utica. Me said !he probably would stop at Syracuse j and might detour over Auburn. If he reaches Syracuse tonight he j will have flown miles since he j left St. Louis, a week ago today, and I he will have 239 miles still to fly bc- I fore finishing in New York city, lie ! has been in the air every day since bo started and has never been coin i pelled to land because of any emer gency more serious than the using up of his gasoline. Mis daily record, not including today’s plans, together with the number of stops between the daily start and finish Is. St. Louis to Chicago, two stops, 2.86 miles, five hours and *l3 minutes Chi cago to Elkhart, Ind., no stops ioi miles, 2 hours and 16 minutes. Elk hart, Ind., to Toledo, Ohio, one stop. 133 miles, 2 hours and f>6 minutes Toledo to Cleveland, two stops, 123 miles, two hours and 20 minutes. Cleveland to Hwanvillc, Pa., no stop, 84 miles, 2 hours and 7 minutes. Swanville to Buffalo, one stop, 99 miles, 2 hours and 20 minutes. Buffalo to Lyons. N. Y , no stop, 104 miles, 2 hours and 11 minutes. One result of his flight, Atwood says, will be to encourage long dis *«noe flying in place of aviation meets 'Aviation meets as they are now managed will soon be a thing of tho past,” said Atwood. “They Invite too many spectacular attempts with fatal results. Man flight, if it Is to bode veloped along the line of practical r< suits, must be confined to simple J'l\ ing. “It Is more credit to civilization that a man can fly across the continent than that he can turn a flip flop in the air.” Tomorrow night Atwood hopes to arrive in Albany. Erom there, on Wednesday, lie thinks he will be able to fly to New York. SOUTHERN CITIES NAMED POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS M.acon and Wilmington Among Them. Aggregate Deposits 4 Big Cities for First 12 Days. New York.—Twenty first-class post offices were designated today by Postmaster Genera! TlHekooek «s pos tal saving** banks. Among them were Pine Bluff, Ark.; Pensacola, Fla.; Ma con, Go.; Hattiesburg, Miss.; VV* 11- rningfnn, N. Enid, Oklahoma, and Knoxville, Tenn. At tin* close of business August IS the treasurer of tin* United States had accepted from depository banks ns se curity $9,103,288. The treasurer bad on hand bonds aggregating $2,777,000. In the first. 12 da>s of their opera tion the four first class postoffiees designated as postal savings banks re ceived h. deposits aggregate sums as follows: New York City, $03,020; (Chicago, $108,316; Boston, $26,72:', and SI. Louis, $19,981. CHARGES OF MISCONDUCT AGAINST TWO OFFICIALS Washington.—Jos. R. Farr, formerly general superintendent of logging In the Indian service, who recently sued Commissioner of Indian Affairs liobt. O. Valentine for slander and libel, has filed with the senate and house committee on Indian affalrs > charges of misconduct in office against Valen tine and (' I' H?uike, second assist ant commissioner of Indian affairs. Farr alleges that Valentine and Hauke have conspired with each other and with other persons for the per petration of a fraud upon certain In dian allottees of the Lac cln Flambeau reservations In Wisconsin. 8 KILLED, 40 INJURED BY DAKOTA TORNADO. Grand Forks, N. D.—-Fight persons were killed and 30 nr 40 injured by the tornado that swept sections of North Dakota Isfct night, according to casualties tabulated this forenoon. TWO INCHES OF RAIN. Kansas City, Mo —Nearly two juries of rain fell over northern Oklahoma today giving crops the best soaking they have had iri w'kfl, LITTLEPA GE A PPLAUDS HIS OWE SPEECH 15 TIMES IN RECORD Washington.—Representative Jdttleputfc of Went Virginia, who came Into public notice t the b< i/innim? of tin* h* sidon through the medium of bin highly eulogl Me autobiography in tic CongrcTlonal Directory, is attain Jn the limelight. Mr*. Kittle page, who wrote that "Mu. Littlepage work® hard, lato and early hh ;t congressman, and i reflecting credit upon the country," is a Democrat. He is nerving his first term In the house. Mr. iJiflcpu again was brought to public* notice in the house by Representative Mann of Illinois, the minority leader. Mr. Mann directed tin- attention of tin* house so n peceh of Mr. LittlcpattS? which appeared in the Congressional Record. He pointed out that the West Virginia t member had not actually dedivered the speech, but had inserted it in the Record under tin- “leave-to-prinl" rule. "And yet," -aid Mr. Mann, “the word ‘applause’ appears In this speech fourteen times, and the words 'great applause* once." Mr. Mann moved that the* word 4 14 applause” and "great applause" be stricken from the IJttlepage speech, “What page is tliit orr v ’ ;i l.“ I Representative Clarke of Florida. "Lfttlepng'* ” exclaimed Rcpres*-ritatlv - e Raker of California. Ht -pr*-niatlvc He irj of T c moved that the matter be referred to the eormnittf' »»n printing for appropriate action. The house, by a record vote sustained the motion of Mr. Henry. ENGLISH BIYS RESUME lEHRLY HIE SERVICE Membership of Special Com mission to Adjust Differences to be Announced Tuesday. ONLY FREIGHT HANDLERS STAY OUI AT MANCHESTER Workers Expect Advance in Wages and Concessions Re garding Future Grievances. London.—The railroads were rapidly restoring normal services tifay and tin managers confidently expected that by evening all lines would ba operating almost as smoothly as be fore the general strike on the roads of Great Britain was ordered last Thur»- dqy night. Tlu>re were some hitches, but these "'■re believed to be but temporary obstacles to a formal pact assuring a better working arrangement be tween employers and employes satis factory to both shies. Tim settlement brought about Sat j unlay evening through tho good offices "f ihe government and the board of j trade provided for the appointment of | sectional conciliation boards repre senting both [unties which shall un dertake lu adjust all Immediate dtf icrences. Tomorrow the membership et a special commission of Inquiry will |be announced. This commission will assume tho burden of working out a . permanent agreement. The men expect an advance In I wages, concessions regarding the eon j slderation of future grievances and [ recognition of their unions. Hereto | fore the railroad companies have posi tively refused to treat with the rep resentatives of the unions who were not in their own employ. On the other hand the companies -have been assured that at the next session of parliament the government will propose legislation providing that 111 Increase In the cost of labor din to an Improvement of conditions will be a Justification for a reasonable ad vance of railway' rates within the legal medium. 1M« - on the London and Northwest mi rigid were still on strike today an there was some trouble on the Mid land Railway. The Midland employes returning tr work this morning found that In so in* cases t hey wore not to be reinstated e,nelly In their old positions to which men who hiul remained loyal had been promoted. Lose Seniority. When the strikers discovered that they had lost their seniority they re fused inferior positions pending a ref oronee of the difficulty to the unior executives. Groat, inn hers of guards, engineers, firemen and signalmen returned te work at Manchester, but the porters carters and freight handlers remained out. additional troops were sent to Man- Chester to assist in relieving the con gestion of freight at the railway sta tions. Of 100,000 strikers at Liverpool more than one-third reported for work • rly today and the number increased hourly. SELECT JURY FOR TRIAL IROQUOIS HOTEL BELLBOY New York.—A apodal panel of 151 talesmen appeared In the court, of gen eral sessions today to furnish a jury for. the trial of Paul Geldcl, the hell hoy charged with the murder of Wil liam Henry Jackson, the aged broker Although at the time of the murder In the Hotel Iroquois the police said they had Geldel's full confession, his nt lorney declared that ho lies prepared ari adequate defense. PURE FOOD MEN MEET. Duluth, Minn,—Many delegates ar* here to attend the convention of the National Association of State Pure Foo-l and Dairy Commissioners, which will begin today. All the officers of the association, except Dr. Hamilton I’. Jones, of Louisiana, second vice president, who is represented by Dr. Oscar Dowling, of New Orleans, are present for today’s session.