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VICTIM Or VIRGINIA SLATER AND HER YOUNG HUSBAND, WHO
THRASHING PRICE
OF STOLEN KISSES
AGED SIRE GRIEVES
AS BEATTiE PLEADS
IS ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE.
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Trial of Young Virginian for
Portland Girl Embraced by
Nevadan; Her Brother Goes
to Assistance.
Slaying of Wife Begins in
Dramatic Setting.
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ROMANTIC MINER IN CELL
WOMEN STAY AT HOME
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Prisoner, Cnruffled In Bearing. En.
trrs Plea of ot Guilty Prost
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Him Every Courtesy.
CHESTERFIELD COlNTT COVRT
HOVSE. Vi, Anit. II. With members
of the first families of the Old T'omin
lon as the stage characters, the trial
of Henry flay Brattle. Jr.. ofi thi
charge of slaying hla beautiful young
wife In a motorcar In a turnpike near
Richmond a month ago, began here to
a dramatic setting- today.
In the courtroom were many whose
ancestors a half century io had borns
arms for the South In the Civil War.
and who traced their forbears back
even to the landing of the chevaliers
who settled In Jamestown under John
Smith.
Beside the youthful prisoner, who. tn.
spite of dark rings under his eyes
brought about by his confinement In
Jail, was trim and almost Jaunty In
hla manner, seemingly indifferent to
hla fate, sat his fray-haired father,
himself one of the lust of the old or
der of Southern chivalry of the days
-before the war."
Prosecution Is Courteou.
In chrtous contrast to proceedings
In a Northern court waa the manner In
which the trial waa conducted. Kven
by the prosecution, there seemed to
be palna taken to show every defer
ence to the prisoner. When Judge
Watson, after chatting- several mln
utes with representatives of the news
papers, straightened up at the bench,
the. clerk formally called the case for
the commonwealth, and the prosecu
tion asked that the prisoner be. ar
raigned.
After a motion by the defense for
postponement until next Monday on
the ground that the defense was no
leady for trial had been overruled by
the court. Brattle was asked to stand
up. Aa he arose to his feet, his aged
father arose also and stood beside him,
his bearing proud, yet respectful But
as the clerk read the Indictment
against his son. grief momentarily
overcame him and he bowed hla head
Beattle did not flinch. When It came
time for him to plead, he answered
-Not guilty" In a clear and Urm Tolce.
The tiny room was Jammed as the
proceedings began, and to discourage
the curious and Idle, the court ordered
that all disinterested spectators stand
up and remain standing. Two women
newspaper writers were the only white
women In the yard or court building.
Virginia Women Stay Away.
To Virginia' credit. It waa noted that
not one white m-oman was In court, ex
rept two newspaper women. Barring
those who may be called aa witnesses.
It Is believed that few. If any. women
will attempt to gain admittance at
the trial.
There had been all sorts of rumors
of possible postponements or continu
ances, but with more than SO witnesses
uhpoenaed by the commonwealth and
a venire of 31 talesmen en route to the
Courthouse, the crowd began to as
semble early, hoping to catch a glimpse
of Beattle.
Beattle was up early, ready for the
15-mile- automobile ride from Rich
mond to the jail here. Ha slept well,
as ho has done since his arrest mora
than a month ago. He dressed care
fully, glanced at the morning papers,
ata breakfast and sat waiting in the
Jail corridor for his first trip In the
open air since his Imprisonment.
Beulah Blnford, the pretty 17-year-old
girl In the case, has made no
preparations to leave the Jail In Rich
mond, where she has Deen held as a
material witness, but Paul Beattle. the
prisoner's cousin, who has sworn that
he purchased the gun with which
Louise Wellford Owen Beattle waa
shot, was lnstructod late last night
that he must be ready to make the
Journey by automobile to Chesterfield.
Paul has said little atnee his Incarcer
ation, but on hla testimony the com
monwealth hopes to send his 24-year-old
cousin to the electric chair. The
Blnford girl may be called aa a wit
ness as the trial progresses.
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HORI C. BEATTIE, JR., AND THE LATE MRS. BEATTIE.
GIANT IS
ANNOYED
BELL BOY'S TRIAL OPENS
Name of V. If. Force, .tor' future
la thrr-ln-La . on Jury Panel.
NEW YORK. Aug. II. A special
panel of 160 talesmen appeared In fhe
Court of General Sessions todsy to fur
nish a Jury for the trial of Paul Geldel.
the bell boy charged with the murder
of William Henry Jackson, an aged
broker.
Although at the time of the murder
in the Hotel Iroquois the police said
they had Qeldel's full confession, hla
attorney declared that he has pre
pared an adequate defense.
The selection of a Jury proceeded
slowly. When the names of the mem
bers of the special panel wars called,
it developed that one of them was Wil
liam H. Force. Colonel John Jacob
Actor's future father-in-law. Mr.
Korce was not in court.
Geldel's counsel suddenly offered to
plead guilty to murder In the second
degree, but the plea waa not accepted.
The Indictment Is for murder In the
first degree.
COTTON BILLJJP TO TAFT
r"-.ntirmM FrTi Flr-t Pc.
Astoria Man Juggles Barbers
When They Get "Rough."
TONIC FLOWS LIKE WATER
Oregon Ian. More Than Feet Tall,
Wreck Shop of I'ngentle Tone
sortalltls, and Then Has
Both of Them Arrested.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. SI. iSpe
clal.) Charles t. Curt!, of Astoria,
Or., sis feet two inches In his stocking
feet, wrecked a barber shop on Mar
ket street, knocked down the proprie
tors. Charles Matls and Archie Ken
dall, and caused a riot call to be sent
to the harbor police station this morn
Ing. Then he caused the arrest of the
barbers. -
Curtis walked Into the barber shop
early today, took off hia hat and hung
It up. He 'removed his collar and tie
very carefully and unbuttoned the collar-band
of hla shirt. Then he got Into
the chair presided over by Charlea
Matls. Matls complained that tha
towel would not stay lu the loose
shlrtband and remonstrated with the
customer. Curtis Insisted that It would,
so the barber desisted and proceeded
to lather Curtis' face.
i
Giant' Head Twisted.
The barber gave Curtis' head a sud
den twist. Curtis objected. Matis in
slsted he was aa gentlo aa a kitten.
"You're too rough for me," shouted
Curtis, rising from the chair.
At the same time he seised a towel
and was about to wipe his face when
Matis grabbed an end of It.
Then the fight began. Curtis led off
with a hard right to the jaw and Matis
went groaning to the floor. Kendall
rushed to the assistance of his partner
and a left Jab sent him sprawling.
Hair Tonic Spilled.
Bottles, went crashing to the floor,
fists smashed through looking-glasses,
hair tonic waa spilled on the linoleum
nd massage cream smeared on the
furniture. The wreck waa completed
by the time paasersby sent a riot call
to the police.
Policemen were sent dashing to the
scene tn the patrol wagon and helped
Matis and Kendall to emerge from the
wreckage. Curtis calmly took the Joy-
kess ride with them.
At the police station he entered
charge of battery against the barbers.
They are nursing their hurts and
wondering who will pay for the dam
aged shop.
FAKE PRIZEFIGHTER FREED
Taft Com mules Sentence of Member
of Ma j bray Gang.
WASHINGTON. Aug. II. Prealdent
Taft today commuted the two-yoar
sentence and f 10.000 fine imposed on
Harry Forues. a Chicago prlxof ighter,
convicted of connection wt-h the fa
mous Maybray gang, which roaped
harvest in the Middle West a few
years ago on fake horse races and
prizefights. Several members of the
gang have received prison sentences.
nd Forbes was Instrumental In their
onvictlon.
Forbes will become a Je ut sheriff
of Cook County. Jllncl.-Th J'resldcnt
commuted 'is punishment It a fine of
lioo.
MAN THRESHED TO DEATH
Iemocratic Leader l'ndrwood during
consideration of the Payne bill to prove
that I'n.lerwood at that time contend
ed that tariff measures should be con
sidered schedule by schedule.
Indent ood Opens lehate.
democratic Leader Underwood
opened debate on the bill with a vigor
ous defence of the rule prohibiting
amendments. . He accused the He
publican leaders of bad faith, reciting
that he brought In his resolution after
a conference with Republican Leader
Mann anil Representative Tayne, of
New Tork. ranking member of the
ways and means committee. In which
he was given to understand that It was
satisfactory to the minority.
Mann said he believed I'nderwood
had acted In good faith, but that he.
Mann, could not for every member of
the House.
Republican Insurgenta voting for the
Mil were: t'avls. Lindbergh. Volstesil.
Steenerson of Minnesota: Hanna and
Helireson. South Dakota: Norrla cf Ne
braska, and Latterly, Oregon.
Misfortune Pursuing Family Finally
Overtakes Father.
ALBL'RN. CaL. Aug. 21. William
Bosse was killed by a threshing ma
chine today by being drawn Into tha
cylinder and mangled.
Bosse's family history bad been on
of tragedy. His parents were burned
to death 12 years ago and hla wife was
killed In an automobile accident last
year. Three of hla children suffered by
broken arms and one child had three
fingers cat off.
DR. WILEY IRKS WILSON
IContlnued From First Page.
ana case, when the Remsen board was
requested by the Secretary to testify,
the witness said It seemed to Ti'.m
ridiculous.
"Dr. Wiley knows 1 never' opposed
his Judgment anywhere." said the wit
ness. "V hy get roe to order him to
testify when he could go himself?"
"But haven't you Just said you would
regard such an act as Insubordina
tion V the Secretary was asked.
"Of anyone below a chief of a bu
reau, not a chief."
Osborne Takes Stand.
' John. Ball Osborne, chief of the bu
reau of trade relations of the State
Department, waa called to substan
tiate Secretary Wilson's statement that
Dr. Wiley had attended a conference at
the State Department with the French
Ambassador. In which It. was agreed
not to enforce the Federal law regard
ing sulphur dioxide In imported fruit
Juices until the Remson board had
passed on the subject. Mr. Osborne
said Dr. Wiley was there as the repre
sentative of the Department of Agri
culture. "1 did not know he was there In any
auch capacity," said Secretary Wilson.
Why did he go then?"
1 do not know. I guess because he
was a friend of the French Ambassa
dor." "If Dr. Wiley thought this waa go
ing to be Injurious to invalids and
others." tha Secretary demanded, "why
did not he come to me and talk it
over? Every other bureau chief I have
does that."
Secretary Wilson, referring to Dr.
Wiley's testimony that he considered
Associate Chemist Dunlap his superior,
said:
"Dr. Wiley waa speaking through his
hat."
TORNADO FATAL TO 10
SCORES IVJCRED IX XOR.TH
DAKOTA AXD MANITOBA.
Pet.trucl.lon of Telephone Lines
Makes Reports of Damage From
Sunday's Storm Meager.
MI NOT. N D., Aug. 21. Telephone
communications are cut off and only
meager reports have been received con
cerning the loss of life and property
damage by the terrific atorm that
swept over the northwestern part of
the state yesterday evening.
Eight persons are known to be dead
and scores injured. An Incomplete list
of the dead follows:
Marguerite Carlson, near Sherwood.
Martin Fryberg. at the Carl Ander
son home, three miles west of West
Hope.
John Patterson, four miles south of
Sourls.
Three members of tha Carlson family
In Wheaton Township.
Jenny Wright. daughter of T. E.
Wright, and a child of O. Lu Haskins.
The seriously Injured Include Miss
Bradley, Superior. Wis; Mr. and Mrs.
Hutchinson, of Antler: Mrs. Sprye. of
Antler, and Adam Patterson. near
Sourls.
Barn Is Death Chamber.
WINNIPEG. Man.. Aug. 11. A dis
patch from Lyleton. In the southwest
ern corner of Manitoba, near the
boundary, says the tornado which came
from the west last evening and swept
a large stretch of country. Killed two
men at El Morendo, who were In a
barn that waa blown down. A num
ber of others were Injured but none
fatally.
CELLS AWAIT WIRELESS 3
United Company's Promoters Ijcave
. New York for Prisons.
NEW TORK. Aug. IL Christopher
Columbus Wilson. Francis X. Butler
and William W. Tompkins will start to
morrow for Jails where they, will eerve
sentences for misusing the malls in de
frauding Investors In stock of the
United Wireless Company.
Wilson and Butler will start for At
lanta. Ga, where they will sere three
and two-year terms respectively In the
Federal prison. Tompkins will go to
Blackwells Island for a year.
The mandate of the United States Cir
cuit Court confirming the Judgment of
the trial court was recorded today.
Dignified Man of 56 Who Fell In
Love Wlti Mandy Manor at First
Sight, Roes Wooing In San
Francisco Jail.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 21. (Spe
rial.) Daniel Miller, a dignified mln
Ing man of 56 years, now languishing
in the city prison, will have an oppor
tunity of explaining in Police. Court
why he believes all s fair In love ana
war.
Miller came to town Saturday from
Nevada. He noticed Miss Mandy
Manor, who arrived from Portland Sat
urday, lugging a euitcase from the
Southern Pacific depot, and. conceiving
a sudden Infatuation for her, followed
her to the Hotel Arcade. Evidently
fearing that she might disappear, he
followed her up the stairs.
The landlady offered to show Miss
Manor some vacant rooms, while Miller
followed behind them. Occasionally he
drew near enough to whisper a few
ardent words of affection to the young
lady, but she disdained to reply. Hop
ing Miller would allow himself to be
snubbed.
Finally the landlady asked him to
leave the place, and he responded by
hiding behind a door. Miss Manor
picked a room and the landlady witn
drew. Miller stepped from his hiding
place.
"Boo!" he said, humorously.
Miss Manor screamed and he prompt
ly embraced her. He was still kissing
her when Morris Manor, the young
woman's brother, appeared.
n t !,.' inmiih i uhvelcal as well
mental. The physicians say thaf that
portion of his face around hla eyes will
resume the natural hue some time.
The name of Mandy Manor does not
appear in the Portland directory.
FEDERAL CONTROL CRY
SENATOR LA rXM.LETTE DELI V
. EKS SPEECH OX ALASKA.
Government Ownership of Railroads
and Supervision of Resources
I'rged by Wisconsin Man.
tv Asm vi-: TON. Auc. 18. Senator
La Follette. of Wisconsin. In a speech
In the Senate today came out openiy in
favor of Government ownership of the
ll A. Allra onri Of Oo VP Til T"Tie tit
control of the natural resources of the
territory.
The sensible and practical tiling w
Ho." he said, "is to create a Doara 01
public works for Alaska, to be ap
pointed by the President .-.nd confirmed
hv the Senate, similar to the Isthmian
Canal Commission. This board of pub
lic works should then undertaKe. not
merely to build a railroad rrom con
troller wv to the coal fields, but to ac-
nulre nil of the railroads in Alaska, and
settle at once the policy of Government
ownership. - "
it should similarly provide lor tne
development of other public utilities,
such . as telegraph and telephone. It
hould onerate and develop the wharves
and docks and steamship lines If neces
sary to deliver the products ot Alaska
o the coast.
The Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate.
accustomed to the highest profits on
thc!ir Investments, and demanding to a
great extent Immediate returns, must
make exorbitant and oppressive
charges. The people of the United
States do not demand an immediate re
turn. They can themselves supply
money at an interest charge of less than
3 ner cent. Rates for transportation
and for other public utilities may prop
erly be low, with the capital cost as
small as the investment would be to
the people."
La Follette declared that the people
were waging a. losing fight against the
corporation! In Alaska. Between the
great storehouse of natural resources
and those who are trying to develop It,
he said, was to be found the 'enor
mous power of the greatest concentra
tion of capital that the world has ever
known.
I .a Follette found a parallel to the
nresent situation In Alaska In the
struggle In the anthracite coal fields of
Pennsylvania a ouarter of a century
ago.
ROAD'S TIMBER DEBT BIG
Denver Rio Grande Must Pay for
Old Tree Trespass.
DENVER, Aug. II. By a decision
handed down today by Federal ,Judge
R. E. Lewis, the Denver A Rio Grande
Railroad will have to pay a large sum
to the Federal Government for timber
trespass committed years ago. when the
road was built.
The Government filed suit in 1808
contending that the road, with Its sub
sidiary railroad and lumber companies,
took advantage of the grant of 1872.
which permited it to cut trees from
adjacent public land for the building
of Its roadbed In Southwestern Colo
rado. It accused the road of going far into
the interior and of even building rail
roads of a temporary nature to get
at the richest timber lands.
TURFMEN TO BREAK SAFE
Kentucky Secretary Gone, Racing
Commission Decides to Act.
LEXINGTON. Ky.. Aug. 21.-The State
Racing Commission issued a call today
for a meeting in this city next Wednes
day to consider the disappearance of
W. E. Bldwell. secretary of that body,
mho has not been heard from since early
In July. Bldwell's position mill be de
clared vacant and hli desk and safe will
be broken open In the presence of the
Commission unless word Is received
from him before the meeting Is held.
Bldwell wss formerly Assistant Secre
tary of Ptate of Kentucky under Secre
tary of State Bruner and was prominent
in politics.
INDIAN HEADS ACCUSED
Ex-Superlntendent Says Valentin
and Aide Are In Plot.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. Joseph R.
Farr. formerly general superintendent
of logging in the Indian Service, who
recently sued Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Robert G. Valentine for slander
and libel, has filed with the Senate
and House committee on Indian affairs
charges of misconduct in office against
Valentine and C. F. Hawke. second
assistant commissioner of Indian af
fairs. Farr alleges that Valentine and
Hawke have conspired for the perpe
tration of a fraud on certain Indian
allottees of the Lac dtr Flambeau res
ervation in Wisconsin.
Brazilian Steamship Firm Falls.
RIO JANEIRO, Aug. 21. The Bank
II or dinner a toftle i
of
Pabst
BlueRibbon
TnsBccrof Qulity
IS tne Lest and it
always " agrees
witli you because
it is fully aged
ajid aids digestion.
Ord,
er a case
today.
A rat a JJroft..
69-71 Sixth St..
Tel. Main 480.
Home A 2531
of Brazil has foreclosed its mortgage
on the Lloyd-Brazileiro (Brazilian
Steamship Company). This action, it
was said today, was made necessary by
the depreciation in the shares of the
steamship company, which has obliga
tions totaling $6,000,000 gold. Belfort
Vicera, a naval officer, has been ap
pointed temporary receiver for the
shipping firm. The Lloyd Brazileiro
owns 50 vessels and operates lines be
tween New York and Brazilian ports.
ARMY AIRMEN FLY FAST
Two Officers Make Almost Mile a
Minute In Test Plight.
FREDERICK. Md., Aug. 21. Dashing
through tne air at .almost a mile a
minute, a United States Army mono
plane came Into this city today from
College Park, lid., bearing Captain C.
D. Chandler and Lieutenant H. H.
Arnold o the Army's corps of aviators,
on one of the longest trips yet made
by a Government machine carrying a
passenger. The two officers covered the
42 miles between the Army Aerodrome
at College Park, near Washington and
this city. In 47 minutes.
The trip was arranged to demon
strate the practicability of the aero
plane in Army maneuvers Jn connec
tion with the District of Columbia Na
tional Guard encampment here.
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They are made of good quality white batiste.
An excellent style with medium bust, very long in the front
and long over the hips and back.
They are lace trimmed and have the bust draw string.
Two pairs of hose supporters attached.
Exactly like illustration.
Sizes 18 to 30.
Every Lawn Sacque and Kimono at
Greatly Reduced Prices
Regular $1.75 to $2.50 Lawn Kimonos $1.49
Regular $2.50 to $3.75 Lawn Kimonos $1.98
Regular $1.00 Short Kimonos 59c
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More Money for Maine Asked.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. President
Taft sent three short messages to Con
gress today, one urging a further ap
propriation to complete the work of
raising the wreck of the battleship
Maine, a second asking Congress to de
termine whether the wrecks of the
Spanish vessels sunk by the American
Navy shall be given away, and the
third transmitting reports of engineers
of surveys on the Great Lakes.
FRANCE FEELS HER WAY
MOROCCAN DISPUTE IS BEIN'G
SLOWLY ADJUSTED.
While Negotiations Drag and Press
Is Silent, Military Prepara
tions Are Rushed.
PARIS. Aug. 21. Although negotia
tions between France and Germany,
looking to a settlement of the .Moroc
can dispute, have been suspends! for
the present, the attitude of the Frcncn
Foreign Office is that a settlement will
be arranged ultimately If Inexhaustible
patience and moderation on the part
of France- can bring it about.
Conferences between Premier Call
laux and Foreign Minister Deselve cn
the subject are frequent. Public opin
ion appears to trust the Government
implicitly. The newspapers are cau
tious in their comments to a degree
that is rare in France. They refrain,
because of a desire not to embarrass
the government, and they may not em
phasise in the least the quiet military
preparations which are being mad. '
The naval ports are busy, making the
vessels ready for active service. Thla
activity Is explained as preparation for
a naval review off Toulon on Septem
ber 4.
CAPITOL ALARM TRIED
Department of Justice Emptied iir
Minute In First Test.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. A dozen fire,
bells rattled and clanged all over the
Department of Justice today and some
300 officials and clerks scampered from
the building to see Attorney-General
Wlckersham standing on the front
lawn, watch In hand, timing the per
formance. It was the first fire drill since tha
department was equipped with electrlo
alarms some time ago. Attorney-General
Wlckersham said the building had
been emptied in less than a minute.
Frank Cole, the Attorney-General's
private secretary, remained behind to
gather up some confidential documents'
and was theoretically burned to death.
He was back on the Job, however, a
few minutes later.
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