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TIIE SUNDAY OREGONTAN, PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 3, 1911. . a - . . . " i J. : i : : BRIDE WILL KEEP AFFINITY TO FACE PROSECUTION PLANS TO BEING HENEY CLAY BEATTIE, JR., FACE TO FACE WITH AFFINITY, WHEN ON STAND. - COMPACT SECRET The Most in Value BEATTIE ON STAND New Idea Patterns 10 c AU Styles New Idea Magazine 10c 50c a - Yea? At Risk of Losing $75,000 Clash of Attorneys Brings to - The Best in Quality Mrs. Torrea Shields Sui cide Husband. - Light Coup Planned by Prosecution. PROMISE IS HELD "SACRED AUTOIST GETS IN ODD FIX 1 f ' 1 ! ,, A,: t - " t - -jbSs ' . : , .: A fef , ' . - . - M ;V ' Witness Says He and Strange Girl Were Persons Boys Testified They Saw Standing in Car on Night of Crime. CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE, Va., Sept. 2. Henry Clay Beattie. Jr.. who was to have told today to the 12 men' in whose hands his life hangs in the balance the story of the murder of his young- wife on the Midlothian turnpike last'July, will not go on the witness stand to testify In bis own behalf until Monday, when the climax of the trial Is expected and the case of the defense will be brought to a close. The postponement was ordered to permit the accused man and his coun sel to have a final conference over Sun. flay. In granting the delay Judge Wat- con asked the indulgence of the jurors for the apparent prolongation of the case, but assured them that he would bold discussions both day and, night next week to bring the trial to an early close. It seemed tonight that the case might be In the hands of the. Jury not later than the middle of next week. Counsel in Clash. Only wo Important witnesses faced the Jury Charles H. Kestleberg and William H. Sampson and with the ex ception of their testimony the day's proceedings were featureless. A sharp exchange between the opposing counsel toward the end of the day revealed that Beulah Blnford, the so-called "girl in the case." might go on the witness stand before the end of the trial. This exchange came after a sarcastic remark by one of the defense s counsel when Sampson had testified concerning the prisoner's relations with the Bln ford girl. 'You were summoned by the prose cution, too, were you not?" asked Harry M. Smith, Jr., of the defense, address ing Sampson. "Tes," was the reply, "but ever called to the stand by them." "That makes no difference." inter jected Prosecutor Wendenburg. "Oh, yes, it does," snapped Mr. Smith. "You have kept Beulah Blnford in Jail now for a month and did not put her on the stand. Girl May Take Stand. "Well, we'll see about that," said Mr. Wendenburg with a smile, intimat ing that the Binford girl might be put on the stand in rebuttal next week. "You didn' dare to put her on In the examination in chief, said Mr. Smith, quickly, before Judge Watson inter fered and put an end to the discussion. The intention of the commonwealth. it was admitted tonight, is to confront the accused man some time next week with Miss Blnford to contradict cer tain statements which it is expected Beattie will make when he Is ques tioned, if he clings to the story he told at the Coroner s Inquest. The most dramatic moment of the trial is expected when the prosecution confronts the two cousins. Paul and Henry, with one another, and the prose- ution puts forth its questions concern ing the alleged purchase of the gun by Paul and its supposed transfer to Henry. Whiskers of Varied Color. Another tale of a strange man with a shotgun was introduced today by F. M. Clements. He declared that the man had a "whitish beard," thereby adding a third variety of color to the "sandy and straggly" and "gray beards" already testified to by other witnesses to cover the face of the mys terious man. On cross-examination Prosecutor Wendenburg drew forth the admission that it was not an unusual sight to see a man with a gun on his shoulder in the hunting season or after its close, when rabbits were plentiful in the sur rounding woods. Interesting testimony was presented by William H. Sampson, a. chum of the accused, and his companion on '(any pre-nuptial hours of dissipation. He declared Henry Beattie never really loved the Blnford girl, but when their relations were "accidentally renewed" shortly before the murder, it was mere ly a passing escapade. Merchant In Predicament, Charles H. Kestleberg. a wholesale meat merchant of Richmond, gave an account of a motor ride he had taken on the Midlothian turnpike the night of the murder and presented informa tion concerning a theory of the prose cution that Mrs. Beattie was standing either on the running board of the ma chine or in the road when she was killed. He testified that the woman with him occupied such a position on the running board when he stopped his machine to fix it, and when passed by a. motor car filled with boys who already have testified for the commonwealth. One of the strange episodes of the trial is the predicament in which Kes tleberg finds himself. He asked Attor ney Smith, of the defense, tonight to smooth over his difficulties by talking with his wife as to the necessity for giving the testimony he did. "My wife weighs nearly 300 pounds." said Kestelberg, "and I don't know what effect the expose will have on her. I simply had to tell what I knew, however, after those boys had testified. and I did so without regard to the consequences for me. Court Denies Defense. Just before court, closed today.. Judge Watson denied a request of the defense to take the prisoner to Rich mond tonight. Mr. Smith said he wanted to confer with the accused all day tomorrow to show him a list of questions to be asked on direct ex amination on Monday. Mr. Smith said It would be more convenient for hlra to talk with Beattie at the city jail there than In Chesterneid jail. Judge Watson regretted he could not oblige Mr. Smith because people in Richmond had complained to him of the spectacle which had been made by the prisoner's taking an automobile through the streets where crowds in variably gathered. Mr. Smith did not press the point. The testimony of Kestleberg, if ac cepted as fact, neutralizes the evidence offered by the prosecution in many Im portant respects, because the common wealth has held that it was Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., who was crouching in front of a machine on the turnpike while his wife was standing on the running- board, and was shot, her fall causing the bloodspot on the road. A crowd of BEULAH boys coming from a dance at Bonalr had testified for the prosecution that they saw a man "and woman and of fered them help, but it was refused "It was I." said Kestleberg, who is a wholesale butcher, to an Associated Press correspondent before court opened today, "who was on the Mid lothian turnpike that night. I saw the crowd of boys pass, and they offered me help, which I said was unnecessary. I have hesitated to give my information about the case to anybody, although I read in the papers that the testimony of the boys Indicated that it was Henry Beattie and his wife who stopped, and that it was Mrs. Beattie who was standing on the running-board. I will tell you very frankly that 1 don't know who the woman was with me. I met her- on the road and gave her a ride for part of the way. Being a married man, I didn t wish to volun teer testimony that would put me in a bad light socially, but I told my wife and several Intimate friends, and x guess it leaked out to the defense who summoned ' me today." I saw the boys go by and another car that was running very rapidly and I could not see who was In It. I rec ognized one of the boys, who stopped and asked me if I wanted help, but I don't think he. recognized . me. The story the boys have told about seeing a man and woman in ,me raacnine is correct, but in the interest of Justice, I am frank to say that the man was not Henry Beattie nor the woman his wife." New Bearded Man, Appears. F. K. Clemens, a Richmond hotel proprietor, testified that on the day be fore the murder he was motoring near Manchester and saw a man with a shotgun. 'It was early in the morning, ne said. "We were going along at a good clip when we saw the man with the gun." "What was his conduct?" "He stood, still in the road and did not move. . "What size was he?' "Six feet." "Clean shaven V "No, he had a beard about two weeks old." On cross-examination, ' Prosecutor Wendenburg had Clemens describe the appearance of the strange man. "Is it anything unusual to see a man with a gun?" asked Mr. Wendenburg. . "No." The witness was excused. D. F, Ransome testified briefly con cerning the alleged bad reputation of Sam Tafly. Fred Beattie, a cousin of . Henry, testified to the happy relation of the prisoner and his wife and the alleged ' 'bad reputation" of Paul Beattie. Peter Belton, who rode in the auto mobile with Paul Beattie from the coroner's Inquest; at the hospital testi fied that Paul declared on that oc casion: "Looks as If they are trying to put this oir me- Henry's father robbed my people of everything they had. court adjourned at 4:45 P. M. BABY'S CRIES CAUSE SUIT Number of Nights Attendant Served Youngster In Dispute. Bonus of ft a night for crawling out of bed to still the cries of a new-born infant, is demanded by Ada. E. Munro, in a suit filed in Justice Court yester day. The complaint asks for ,- $9, be ing the number of nights in which the wakefulness of the babe Is in dispute. There was an arrival recently In the family of W. E. Bellamy, 529 East Pine street, and Miss Munro was engaged as a nurse. It was stipulated, she says, that she was to have SI for each day of attendance and $1 additional for each night. She was in attend ance 15 days. The imputation that their baby was such a, trouble-maker was resented by the Bellamys, who were willing to con cede that there had been a little dis turbance thrice in the watches of the night. Failing to reach a settlement upon the question of baby's disposi tion. Miss Munro began suit . for too amount in dispute. . CONVICTS WORK IN CAPITOL Striped-Shirted Prisoners Surprise Visitors to Building. SALEM. Or.. Sept 2. (Special.) Now the striped-shlrted convicts have penetrated as far" as. the State Capitol building, and two of Governor West's honor men are being used to assist George Dunsford, janitor, in cleaning out the basement of toe Capitol. Many visitors here today were sur prised to see the convicts walk non chalantly back and forth through the corridors clad In their prison garb. BINFORD. LI IS ELOPERS Marriages in New Jersey Are Cause of Scandal. NON - RESIDENTS FAVORED Justice of the Peace In Mosquito State Sends Advertisement to Prospective Bridegroom Bid ding for Bnsiness of Parson. TRENTON. N. J., Sept. 2. (Special.) : With New Jersey making marriage easy and New Yoik making "unmar rlage" hard of accomplishment, recent events have made it quite $ probable that the marriage laws of this state will be made more strict, by the next Legislature, or else the present law will be enforced as to non-resider t's, so that what comes near to being -a scandal will cease to exist. The publication of a letter from a pair of elopers, to a Justice of the Peace in Hudson County, in re sponse to one of his. has atttracted statewide attention to the scandal. Here was a Justice sending out a bid for business. Carried a little further, one might send out circulars through a mailing agency, it is pointed out. Under the law non'-residents may not be married in New Jersey until several days haVfe elapsed after the license is granted, but the law Is being openly violated every day. Only the other day a Justice of the Peace Journeyed . from town to town in Hudson County with an eloping cou ple from New York seeking an accom modating Town Clerk who would is sue a license. - When the license was obtained the Justice performed . the ceremony within five minutes. In Jersey City, Hoboken and North Hudson there are Justices who will marry anyone without question, so long as an easy-going town or village clerk, or other issuing officer will grant a license. Camden and Gloucester counties are Gretna Greens for Phila delphia. As the law is now construed, it is easier for a couple from New York on Pennsylvania to get married in' New Jersey than it is for a New Jersey cou ple. GIRL G0ESFAR TO WED Prospective Bridegroom Is Mission ary, on Other Side of World. , EVERETT, Mass., Sept. 2. Miss Pearl B. Gosnell, of this city, is prepar ing for a Journey of more than 16,000 miles to wed the man of her choice. Rev. Royal B. Blsbee, of Spokane, Wash. Mr. Blsbee is now stationed at Baroda, India, and Miss Gosnell will leave Mon day on the long Journey eastward. Accompanying her will be another expectant bride. Miss Nellie B. Randall, of Chicago. She, too. Is to marry a missionary in India.' The wedding of Mr. Blsbee and Miss Gosnell will be the first real American marriage ceremony ever seen at Baroda. McNAMARAS TAFT SLEEPS ON YACHT Day's Hest Broken Only by Lunch eon and Reception. ' ISLESBORO, Sept. S. President Taft's first day at Isles&oro was one of rest, broken only by luncheon en gagement at the home of Charles Dana Gibson and a reception given by Mrs. Taft on the Mayflower this afternoon. Tonight the Presidential party is staying .aboard the Mayflower, which is anchored in Ames .Cove. A stiff southwest wind promised a heavy sea tomorrow. The. President plans to leave at 4 g' clock' tomorrow for Bev erly. , Rain Big Aid to Hop-Plckers. WOODBURS, Or.". Sept. 2. (Special.) The long dry spell was broken here this morning, when a nice soaking rain fell. This will cleanse the hop yards and lay the dust on the road and make hop-picking more pleasant for the pickers that are now swarming - the country Relatives of Spouse Declare They Will Kotv Surrender Property Unless Whole Story of Tor rea's Death Is Told. NEW YORK, Sept. 2. (Special.) Shielding her husband, with whom she made a suicide compact last Novem vp nfr. Raoul Torres has ' declared that at the risk of losing her right to his $75,000 estate she -will never tell what moved him to suggest that they kill themselves. It was only two weeks after their wedding, that the young man and wom an seated opposite one another at a table in their apartment, penned their farewell messages to friends. Then Torres severed with a knife the veins of his wife's wrists and his own, and turned on the gas. Clasped in each other's arms they lay down to die. Both were still alive when the odor of gas caused others to break into the apartment. Torres died. His wife re covered. , Reason Never Told. fih never told the reason for the death compact which her husband had compelled her to enter into. There were reports it was because her wealthy pa rents had Insisted that she return with them to Germany and leave her hus band forever. She never confirmed these reports. Torrea held his secret so momentous that, even when he be lieved he was making sure of his wife's death, he obtained her promise that. If she should live, she would never re veal what he had told her. - Mrs. Torrea, under bond of $12,000. was appointed administratrix of the estate. Her attorney- is Daniel W. Blumenthal, of No. 36 Nassau street. The sisters and elder brothers of Tor rea, according to Mr. Blumenthal, have Insisted that unless Mrs. Torrea tells them why her husband conceived" the suicide idea, they will not turn over to' her the personal property held "by them. Pledge Will Be Kept. In reply Mrs. Torrea Instructed her attorney to say that she wquld never. under any circumstances, reveal a word of the secret that she will sur render the estate, if necessary, to keep sacred her promise to her dying hus band. She says that his kindred Should be satisfied with the letter which Torrea wrote on the day of his death to a friend. 'Dear Friend When this reaches you, ray wife, Elsa, and I will be dead,' he wrote. "We love each other so much that we do not want anything to separate .us, not even the same death. We both understand that we could not be happy living and we agreed to make this trip together. What a beautiful wedding trip!" Raoul Torrea was one of seven heirs to the vast estate of his father, who was a resident of Mexico City. On visit to. New York the young man met Miss Elsa Muschweck. He was 26 and she was three years his senior. They fell in love and were married on October 17 last- by Alderman Smith, at City Hall. ' A court will probably be asked to decide wftether Mrs. Torrea must clear the mystery or surrender the estate. PROJECT TO BE REVIVED LAIDIiAW RECIiAMATIOX PLAN CONSIDERED 'BY BOiHD. Effort Made to Reorganize Com pany and Develop Old Columbia bia Southern Scheme. SALEM, Or., Sept. 2. (Special.) As a final resort, as told In a letter being sent to the holders of rights und r the old Columbia Southern project near Laldlaw, an effort Is being made to reorganize the company by the Oregon, Washington & Idaho Finance Com pany, of Portland." George 'W. Hln shaw, of Marion, a holder under the company, was here this week in con ference with Secretary Olcott and members of the state board, and the letter containing the new proposition to finance the scheme was exhibited. This project, which includes about 27,000 acres under the Carey act, has had troublous times for several years. It vas originally known as the Three Sisters project, when later Its name was changed to the Columbia Southern Irrigation Company, and again to the Columbia Southern Irrigating Com pany. The 'plan has embraced an idea to construct & reservoir and store the waters of Tumalo Creek, from which creek the water now on the project is furnished. Mr. Hlnshaw says that now there are a suificient number of ditches dug to water the entire project if the ditches were in the right place and were not too low. But under ex isting conditions there are numerous ditches which are dry and are useless. It will be necessary to construct the proposed reservoir, and for this pur pose the new scheme lr launched to se cure additional capital. The conditions of the affairs of the project are such, according to the letter sent out by the finance company, that the new plan Is a last resort, and that if the project is ever to be put on its feet it must be done at once. . ' . ' The proposed plan is or the organ ization, or, rather, the- reorganization of the Columbia Southern Irrigation Company, with 10,000 shares of com mon stock at 11,000,000 and 6000 shares of preferred stock at $600,000, the hold ers of the preferred stock to receive 6 per cent, cumulative, out of the net earnings. Requisition Out for Cuminings. SALEM, Or., Sept. 2. (Special.) Warrant of requisition was issued by the executive offices today for Bert Cummings, who is under arrest in Sacramento and is wanted' in' Josephine County on a statutory charge.' J. H. Dunstan Gets Recommendation SALEM, Or., Sept. 2. (Special.) J. H. Dunstan, of Pacific City, a Repub lican committeeman, has been recom mended for postmaster at that point t succeed, T. R. Shawan. resigned. In Accordance With Our Usual Custom This Store Will Remain Closed All Bay Monday See Monday Evening Papers for Tuesday's Specials FRANCE J5 IN DARK Information as to Germany's Position Still Lacking. OFFICERS WATCH FRONTIER Bank of France Denies Rumor That Gold Payments Are Limited, in Expectation of War Confer ence Set for Monday. PARIS, Sept 2. The French Foreign Office seemingly has not received' any official information from Berlin to the effect that Germany has reduced her expectations in Equatorlcal Africa as compensation for the absolute recogni tion of France's rights In Morocco. Numerous government officers In civilian dress are reported to be "trav eling" through the frontier towns and villages, principally by means of auto mobiles. La Patrie today asserts that Germany money is being used in-stirring up the food riots in the northern departments. These recitals are being disregarded by serious-minded persons, as also are the reports that the Bank of France is 11m- iting payment In gold and Issuing banK j notos heavily in anticipation of war. The bank's officials today gave au thoritative denial to the story. BERLIN, Sept. 2. There were no de velopments here today regarding the Moroccan question. The meeting be tween the French Ambassador at Ber lin and the German Foreign Minister to re-open the Franco-German negoti' tlons will take place Monday. GROWERS TO HAVE HEARING Wood, Ride and Pelt Rates to Be Subject of Inquiry. CHICAGO Sept 2. An inquiry into rates and practices in the transporta tion of wool, hides and pels from Western points will be begun here Wednesday before Interstate Com merce Commissioner Prouty, following recent protests from Western growers that rates on wool had been advanced 33 1-3 per cent since the passage of the Hepburn act The hearing here will De followed 6y Blood Humors Commonly cause pimples, boils, hives. eczema or salt rheum, or some other form of eruption; but sometimes they exist in the system. Indicated by feel ings of weakness, languor, loss of ap petite, or general debility, without causing any breaking out. They are expelled and the whole sys tern is renovated, strengthened and toned by Hood's Sarsaparilla Get it today in usual liquid form or chocolated tablets called Saraatabs. "nn'tH110 Restores color to Gray or Faded hair Removes Dan druff and invigorates the Scalp Promotes a luxuriant, healthy hair growth Stops its falling out. Is not a dye. ' $1.00 and 50o at Drug Store or direct npoa receipt of price and dealer name. Send 10c fos ample bottle. Phtlo Hay Speciaitiea Ca Newark, N.J.. U.S.A. EEFUSB ALL SUBSTITUTES TOOTHACHE Why suffer? Apply Dent's Toothache Gum And stop the ache instantly. All Draf Storva 1 5c similar sessions at Albuquerque, N. SI.; Denver, Salt Lake, - Phoenix and Port land. Growers are expected to testify that rates are too high, as compared with rates on other commodities, and that wool shipped in sacks should have the fourth class rating Instead of the second class, as at present. RACE BOAT TURNS TURTLE Craft Sinks, but May Be Repaired to Enter Regatta Contest. ASTORXA, Or.. Sept 2. (Special.) The speed motor boat Wigwam II, built by Charles Wise to enter the big regatta races, met with an accident this afternoon that sent her to the bottom of the river and, while she was NEW HOTEL CARLTON READY FOR GUESTS Magnificent New Hotel Will Open Doors to Public Sept. 10 Reservations Now Being Made. NEW HOTEL- CARLTON, AT WASHINGTON AND FOURTEENTH STS. The New Carlton Hotel, located- at Fourteenth and Washington streets, is now receiving the finishing touches from the architects and decorators, and will "be ready for the reception of guests on the 10th of the present month. In fact, reservations are al ready being made, and from present indications the new hotel will show a good register before the close of Sep tember. Workmen are busy night and day closing the various details of work. Tho furniture is now Installed, and a number of rooms have already been engaged. The grill will open the lbtn of September. The Carlton is one of the new 'type of hotels that combines every modern detail in construction and equipment. It is a class A. fireproof structure of steel and concrete. It contains eight stories and has over 200 rooms, nearly all of which have private baths. Fac ing on Washington, Burnside and Four teenth streets, every room has outside light and sunshine. The upper rooms command a magnificent view of Port land Heights, Mount Hood and the beautiful Cascade Mountain range. The location of the hotel Is one of the best that could have been chosen in the city of Portland. It i the purpose of the Carlton Hotel Company, of which Mr. Gus C. Larm is the manager, to make the Carlton the "Ritz-Carlton of the Northwest" In other words, the Carlton will be lo Portland and the Northwest what the Ritz-Carlton is to New York City. It will be unsurpassed for cuisine and service. Mr. Larm, the manager, is one of the best'known hotel men. in Ameri ca. His training was received in Chi cago, and a few years ago, when Turn Taggart proprietor of the French. Lick Springs Hotel, at French Lick Springs, Indiana, went to Chicago, looking for the best hotel man in the city, Mr. Larm was pointed out to him. and he was engaged as assistant manager for the famous politician. The draperies in both the public rooms and guest rooms are imported and of exclusive design. This work has been carried out under the direction of C. Passll, a noted French artist, who was engaged for art work at the Paris Exposition and nearly every world's fair that has been held in the United States for the past quarter of a cen tury. The most modern equipment has been installed in every department. Every known appliance to avoid noise and vibration . has been worked into the general plan. An American vacuum cleaning system to clean and sterilize the rooms dally is another important feature. High-class service in the dining-. rooms, . of which there are. live, has raised a few hours later, it is not cer tain that she will be able to contest. The accident occurred as the craft was being given a trial spin around the course by Emerson Reed and Charles Blnkley, her engineer and pilot. She was running at a high rate and just before reaching the red tank off Hanthorn Cannery, she struck a small piece of drift that was floating under, water and turned turtle, going to the bottom in an Instant. The two men were picked up a few minutes later by the steamer Myrtle and, while both were badly shaken up and somewhat bruised, neither was seriously hurt The craft was floated this evening and apparently her hull is not dam aged, but her steering gear was dis abled and a thorough test will be neces sary to determine what Injury was done her machinery. if . , i.,t-:.t;.'.'i.A., .....'J A - f t AT Lariu, manager Carlton. new Hotel been one of the chief alms of the builders of the Carlton. A complete ventilating system which filters the air and reduces the temperature to mean degrees is in perfect order. This is done by the aid of a new invention known as the electrical thermostat, which filters the air and extracts all impurities. The dining-room silver has been designed by special orders from the Carlton Hotel Company. Mr. Larm, the manager, promises the Portland public one of the most delightful din ing places in the city. The lobby is one of the attractive features of the New Carlton. It covers almost an entire block and faces three streets. The furnishings consist of leather-covered chairs, pillar seats, decorated In, harmony with delicately tinted walls, and blending in complete harmony. The rates of the new hotel will be surprisingly reasonable. . A limited number of permanent guests will be taken for the Winter and reservations are now being made through. Mr. Gus C, Larm, the manage' Gus C. Larm, manager of
