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The weatbe v ) luii'::::::::::::::::::::: tnd-Tuesday; sputa to cast wlnda.- : Xl,) sl j vI-J I ' 1 1 ",'.!!".'!!!!!!. M . VOL: X. NO. 155. t PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 4. 1911. EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS lWlTr$Fc7l Star Witnesses at, Beattie Murder Trial ' H , ' ft .ft ft ft 'ft ft . W H ('; .... Foin Virginian and His Mother-in-Law Wins Championship TEN THOUSANDS IN : : ' , TT " - 3 Mrs. Owen, mother of Louise Owen Beattie, the wife of Henry Clay Beattie, photographed the Chesterfield county court room, ' Vir ginia, where Beattio is now standing trial or the charge of murder ing his young bride of a fear. Below Is a picture of Beattie, who 'testified u hi-, nwr behalf tvti. IT- LA MOIHE ROBBERS MEN WHO HELD UP TRAINATORAIM. CHAMPION GOTCH IS WINNER: RUSSIAN THROWS UP SPONGE BEAM ON STAND CALM LY REPEATS STORY OF MURDER : S CHINESE PERISH BY CliE? CATACLYSM w fl 41 i Prisoner, Stopping at Times to Argue With Jury, Goes Over Grim Details of Killing of - His Wife. DESCRIBES ASSAILANT AS TALL, BEARDED MAN Climax Comes When Attorneys Prepare to Have Banker Placed in Bloody Auto. (United Preu Letd Wire.) Chesterfield Courthouse, Va., Sept. 4. At times Interrupting his discourse to argue direct with the Jury and appar ently favorably affecting the men who re to decide his fate, Henry Clay Beattie Jr., on the witness stand today In his own defense on the charge of wife murder, forcefully narratd his story of the events leading1 up to and taking place on the night of the tragedy. Time and again the court was obliged to remind the witness that his counsel was employed to do all the arguing necessary, so eager and earnest did he become In explaining sway the alleged frailties In the state's case. It was a case of a man, young. Intelligent, quick minded and clear headed, fighting des perately for life, seeking to convince the jury by the unhesitating utralghtfor wardness of his story of his Innocent of the crime of which he stands accused. Bsattls Tells of rilllnr. "We were running 15 to 20 miles sn hour when I saw a man ahead." the de fendant said. "I stopped Just In time to avoid hitting him and after arguing for several minutes I started the car up again with a Jerk. As I Bet the levers the man raised Ms gun and fired. My wife fell behind me, whether In jured or not 1 did not take time to see. "I Jumped out at the man, who raised his gun and struck Just as I closed with him. I seized the butt of the gun and it banged against my nose aad I fell to the ground the gun In my hands. The man ran up the road, dis appearing before I could gather myself together to pursue. I threw the gun In the back of the car, hastened home, the body of my wife remaining In the position in which it fell when the fatal shot was fired." 'With thee words Beattie told of the sctual killing, following up" with de tails of the wild ride home, during wnicn nis automobile at times attained speed of 60 miles an hour. He again described the assailant as tall, bearded man. The climax of Beatties dramatio story came when his lawyers announced that they wished Beattie to be placed In the bloody automobile to demonstrate by motions and position Just how the events described had occurred. Judge Watson delayed the demonstra tion until after luncheon, the prosecu tion and defense meantime -conferring as to whether the spectacle should be car ried out. Following s conference among coun sel for the defense. Attorney Smith, at the close of the noon recess, announced that Beattle's demonstration of the manner In which the events surround ing the murder took place would close the case of the defense. , Denial that Paul Beattie was ever Ms confidant In any way and declarations that the only time he had ever seen his cousin during the past year was when the latter went to the store to get money, and that the latter was "never left without being watched" were the openfng -statements made by Henry Clay Beattie Jr., today In taking the stand In his own defense on the charge of wife murder. Switching quickly from Paul Beattie (Continued on Page Four.) IflllMIA A4 A AAA AAA I -j I T (United Prww Letted Wirt.) London, Sept. 4. King Oeorge"s state Visit to Jndla next December, designed to Impress the nsttve.s with the power and majesty of the "British raj," will cost about $10,000,000, and this will be spent while a large portion of India Is suffering from drought, plague and famine. There have been strong protests made recently against such a waste and even those who can usually be relied upon to boost the cause of Imperialism ar today suggesting that the money ' or st least part of It might better be ex pended In relieving the distress of the people. rsmlB Are Common. But famine and, plague are rather, common in India, so, protests notwith standing, the great "durbar" at Delhi will be duly held. and the klng-emperor, or "kalder-l-hlnd" as he Is called in thst country, will graciously Show him self to his .oriental subjects. The house ot commons has voted 1800,000 toward his majesty's personal expense, but the navy department will have to provide the funds for 'the mag nificent new liner Medina, which has been specially chartered Tor the royal party, and will foot the Mil for the escort of warships. The Indian war departmefflwlll have to find the money for the transporta tion and keep of ths huge body of trJDops that will be moved about for the amusement and protection of ths king and his guests. . . rubUo rnnds to Provlds. . Then the various official and local bodies must pay their share of ths cost of ths festivities, of course - from ths publlo funds. , Ths official estimate of ths cost of ths "durbar" on December 13 snd ths grand review two days later Is $S,6SS. 000, There will also bs courts, balls,, raoeptions, User hunts and other ex 0 BE MADE WHILE otL "Macaws k: " tuft I WfF DEMOCRATS OF 2 f STATES PROMISE Jm SUPPORT TO CLARK I Leaders in Illinois and Iowa Give Pledges to Speaker to Help in Fight for Presiden tial Nomination. (United Preu Leaaed Wire.) Davenport, Iowa, Sept. t. More than 5000 persona here today heard Champ Clark, speaker of the national house, paint In a glowing picture of the fu ture In an address on "The United States In the Twentieth Century." Clark an-lved here today as the guest of Con gressman Pepper, rode In the Labor day parade with the mayors of Rock Island, Moline and Davenport and later met the leaders of the Illinois Iowa Democ racy at a big reception, where. he re ceived pledges of Democratic support from those states In his boom- for the presidential nomination. "One of the crowning glories of state craft, philosophy, humanltarlanlsm and religion In tho twentieth century," said Speaker Clark, "will be the discovery of some plan, whereby everv man and woman shall enjoy the usufruct of their own laoor and which will prevent any one man becoming the beneficiary of (Continued on Page Four.) II AIT --M mm m pensive .functions during the months stay In India. Apart om the misery of the native population the "durbar" will be one of the most Imposing shows seen In the east since the dayg of the Mogul em perors. The king and queen are taking along their coronation robes, crowns and the whole royal regalia the first time In centuries that this 150,000,000 worth of traps- has left England. A brilliant array of court officials Will accompany their majesties, Includ ing Indian Secretary the Marquis of Crewe, Private Secretary Lord Btam fordham, Mistress of the Robes the Duchess of Devonshire, Lady Eva Dug dalo and two or three maids of honor for the queen, 'the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, (the earl Is the queen's chamberlain) has about 4 dozen lords In waiting and equerries. JCoblllty to Oo. Nearly half the nobility and society leeders of England will maka ths trip st their own expense, chartering steam ers and traveling in private yachts. Ths liner Maloja. a sister ahlp of the one the king chartered, has been nick named the . "Steamship Orosvenor Snuare" sfter London's most fashion able residential quarter. Her passen ger list will Include ths Duke of Dev onshire, the-Duke and Duchess of Ham ilton, the Marquis snd Marchioness of Butte, the Earl and Countess of Lon desborough, the Earl and Countess of Mir and Kellle, the Countess of Don egal, ths Countess of Glasgow, vis count Duncannon and Lord Iveagh. Among the Amerloans will be Cora, Countess of Stafford and Mr. Spenoer Clay, daughter of William, Waldorf As tor. ... One of ths most Interesting cere monies is planned to take place st Cal cutta on December 80, when the king will be weighed against masses of gold and silver which will afterward bs dis tributed to ths poor. , MY SUFFERS if? :1 4& v id L St. Paul Man Loses Life Contest With Young Woman. in St. Paul, Mlnp.. Sept. 4. Andrew Scott is dead her today as a result ut a challenge to Miss Mamie Webb that the-y try out each other's endurance In a dancing contest. The couple started dancing at 6 p. m., and kept at It con stantly, save for 30 seconds' wait for the orchestra, until 1 a. m., when Scott admitted that he 'was completely ex hausted. As Scott was about to drink a glass of soda he toppled over, when bystanders reported he was dead. FRIEND AND FOE OF Wilfrid Laurler, Premier of ' " -J ir-'--'-,--... -...W DANCES UN DO DEAD ft I.:-i5Es";S$ I II II WIHWJH h,,i. I.- I ? - k . E J" 1 "" 1 1 ' "ro'.nJj . tm asssss aai i na Asst. Sjjpt. Fitzgerald Says Descriptions Are Identical; Forest Fire Was Set to Help Trio Get Away. SAN FRANCISCO PAPER USED TO START BLAZE Men Who Cracked Safe Were Experts in Working With , Nitroglycerine. (Special ts The Journal.) Dunsmulr, Cal., Sept. 4. "The men 'who blew the safes at La Molne Fri day evening were the same men who robbed the Oregon express at Drain a few weeks ago," declares Assistant Su perintendent Fitzgerald of Dunsmulr. "The description tallies with that of the men who did the Drain job. A good description has been obtained, and If any one of them shows up we will get him " The official spoke with consid erable confidence, and said that several clews had been obtained. .Just after the safes were blown open the bandits were seen to take to tho mountains, and within 40 minutes a forest fire started In the direction taken. This was evidently set to dis tract the search, as well as to obliterate the trail taken. The place where the fire was started was discovered yesterday, and a copy of a San Francisco paper was used to start, thfi blaze. An empty shell wu also found at this point. Thursday evening two men called at a farmer's place near La Molne and purchased a bucket of milk, tha de scription tallying with that given of the bandits. They had the appearance of moderately well dressed men and were presumed to have been campers. Offi cials think the bandits headed for Duns mulr, and this cityHsthe rendezvous of officers and detectives and a sharp lookout is being maintained on all strangers and suspects. It Is now said that three, and not five, men were In the plot, and that the heavily masked man was not a negro. The Jcb was said by the officers to have been the best one of safecracking ever seen by .ny of there. Nitroglycer ine !was put In the correct quantity and the top lifted off so that the money could be taken out from the top of the safes. The conductor fired two shots at the men, the only resistance offered by the train crew. mrjaTtIcBs to talk about hill President Refuses to Com ment Upon Publication of Complimentary Letter.' (United Pwm Le.il Win.) Beverly, Mass., Sept. 4. President Taft returned here today and resumed golfing. He refused to comment upon the publication in Berlin of his letter to Am bassador David Jayne Hill In which he indorsed the ambassador's record In Ger many and assured him that his resig nation was not considered In the light of inferring any Inefficiency in the man ner In which he handled the Important foreign post. Berlin, Sept 4. The Taft letter made public here by David Jayne Hill In dorses the ambassador for the manner In which he took care of the Berlin post. Dr. Hill charges that a plot, was laid In America to t discredit him, and that the famous "potash cases" formed the motive. He said he made the presi dent's letter public to show that there was no friction between himself ald the administration. RECIPROCITY WAGING BATTLE Canada, and R. L. Borden, Leader of ' ' vLjJ 4 .t - - Caught in Second Bout by ' Fatal Toehold, Hacken schmidt, Fearing a Broken Leg, Quits. I0WAN EASILY TAKES 1ST FALL FROM GIANT Foreigner Easily Worsted by American at Every Turn of Game. (t'nlted Press I-emnI Wire.) Ringside. Chicago, in., Sopt. 4. Frank Gotch, champion wrestler of tho world, this afternoon bested Huckenschmidt, the Russian Lion, for the second time. Taking the first fall with comparative ease, the American, after a little more thnn five minutes' wrestling In the sec ond bout, got a t"8 hold on the Runslan, and after a feeble show of resistance, Hackenschmldt turned politely over on his back. At 2:60 Ootch entered the rlnK amid a storm of cheers. He was accompanied by Emll Klank, his manager; "Farmer" Burns, Jcsso Westergaard. Yankee Rog ers and Helsan. He faced the box oceu plcil by his wife ami waed to her. At 3:05 It was announced by ord r of Chief of Police McWeeney that all bets were off. Hackenschntldt entered the ring at 3:06. Burns WUdly Chsered. Farmer Burns was" wildly applauded as he, draped tho American. Hag in. Gotcii s corner. The champion then posed for the photographers and walked around the ring emlllng. In the first preliminary Postl threw Simpson twice, tlie first fall requiring 18 minutes and the second 15 minutes and 15 seconds. Yankee Rogers, Gotch's training partner, then threw Fred Ehler In 8V minutes. Dackoy McFarland refereed both preliminaries. j 3Bf Dr. Roller, Koch, Jack Curley and" " AmerlcuB " accompanied Hacken schmldt into the ring. The Russian avoided gazing at Gotch, keeping his back to the Iowan. ' Knssian Appears Vsrvous. Hackenschmldt seemad i nervous. While tho officials wore being an nounced, Gotch pushed everyone aside and walked over to Hackenschraldt's cornor to shake hands with the Russian, the preliminary handshake before tak ing hold having been barred. It was officially announced that Referee Smith had declared all bets off, but no reason was assigned. Gotch end Hackenschmldt grappled at 3:12 o'clock. Gotch appeared nervous as the men felt each other out. Hackenschmldt appeared to be overweight and had a visible abdomen. Gotch's nervousness (Continued on Page Six.) OPPONENTS PLAN Fl Conservatives in Canadian Parliament Prepare to "Talk Reciprocity to Death." (United Preu Leaned Wire.) Montreal. Sept. 4. Conservative lead ers ere claiming that while the cam paign now in progress will end on September 21 with a victory for the Liberals under the leadership of Sir Wilfrid Laurler, his majority will be cut down to 70. They are also privately declaring that If this Is the case there will be no passage of the United States Canadian reciprocity pact for "a long time to come. Thev will organize a filibuster and keep It going until they have talked reciprocity to death. If present plans are carried out. This will be a comparatively easy task ns there is no closure rule In the Canadian parliament. WITH CANADIAN VOTERS the Antl-Reclproclty Forces, 1 ........ :GHT ON TREATY Frank Ootch of Iowa who won by default from George Itacken srhmidt, the Russian Lion, at Chl rago. 30,000 UNIONISTS MARCH IN BAY CITY; GOMPERS SPEAKS One Hundred Labor Organiza tions Represented by Al most Full Membership, in San Francisco Parade. Fan Francisco, Sept. 4. Marching 80,000 strong, union labor today partici pated in a great Labor day parade through the streets of San Francisco. An added feature to the procession was the presence of Samuel Oompers, presi dent of the American Federation of La bor. This afternoon laboring men by the tens of thousands from all section bor dering San Francisco Bay gathered at Bhellmound Fark, on the Alameda side, to listen to Gompers deliver the Labor day oration. Fully 100 labor unions were repre sented by nearly full membership In the parade. The only unionists who failed to march were those sick or dis abled, because the unions vied with each other to see which would have the most of Its membership In line. The parade started shortly after 9 o'clock, with Mayor P. H. McCarthy, (Continued on Page Four.) LOCAL MINISTERS ASK SECRETARY WILSON TO QUIT BREWERS' CONGRESS t " Asceptance of Vice Presidency Called "National Disgrace" Send Taft Message. That the preachers of Portland deem it n natlonnl rilsgracu for a high gov ernment off kiwi to accept an office in an organization , whose members con trol 75 per ccnt; Of th,e saloons In the country was shown today when the city Ministerial association sent a telegram to Secretary of Agriculture James Wil son bmUIiik him to resign as vice presi dent of the International Brewers' con gress, which is to meot In Chicago, Oc tober lo. A telegram was also sent to President Taft, asking him to suggest to his secretary of agriculture the im propriety of his presiding over a con gress of brewers. The telegram reads: "President W. H. Taft, Washington, D. C. Oeneral Ministerial association representing evangelical churches of j Portland, (Jr., vigorously protest against Secretary of Agriculture Wilson as hon orary president of International Brew ers' association. We affirm that such action is InconslstenV, with supreme court decisions and out oj harmony with sound public policy. ' "E. NELSON ALLEN, i '' v "President -Association." '' Rev. William Parsons of ths Third Presbyterian church brought to the st- (Continued on Fags Four.) ' Rainfall in Valley of Yangtse Kiang River Heaviest in His tory, Spreading Desolation 1000 Miles From Shanghai. REFUGEES FORCED TO EAT BARK OF TREES Terrible State of Destitution Reported in District by Missionaries. (T'nlted Pre. Leued Wlre.l Shanghai, Sept 4. Telegrams from American mission headquarters at W'uhu say the biggest loss of life In the modern history of China occurred as the result of torrential rains which have flooded the country along ths line of the Y'angtse Kiang river. Ths province of Anh-Wei is nearly entirely Inundated. Crops have been destroyed and houses swept from their founda tions. An accurate estimate of ths loss of life is Impossible, some missionaries deelsrlng that 100,000 have perished. The valley has been filled with water all year and the rainfall has been ths worst In history. For 1000 miles up the river from Shanghai all is desolation. The refugees are In a terribls condi tion, many of them being reduced to eating thejaark of trees In the effort to keep alive. RAIN PUTS END TO ' IN FOREST, BELIEF General Fall in Districts That Were Ablaze Comes in Op portune Time Clackamas District Safe. The rain of two days has put out forest fires in western Oregon, 'Wash ington and northern California, accord ing to reports 'received teday. It is be lieved to have ended the forest firs sea son, with the smallest Umber loss known in many years, this being ac complished by cooperative effort of state, government and private Interests In spite of the dry season. Rain fell not only on the west slops of the Cascades, the maximum at Port land, the fringe on the north beyond Seattle and on the south at Eureka, but there was slight rainfall in the Blue mountains of eastern Oregon and Washington. Only small fires have been burning there this season, but the rain was sufficient, it is said, to remove all danger unless dry weather with east winds comes. Clackamas District Safe, The bad fires on the Clackamas watershed are scarcely smouldering, it Is reported. The timber loss of mil lions of feet, and the menace to ths power current of the Portland Railway, Light & Power company has been re moved. Construction gangs thst had been taken off the power plant work of the street car company to fight fires will now bs returned and construction will be pushed to make tip for lost tme. Carelessness with slashings and by hunters Is reported ss chief causes of the fires in Oregon. Covering ths fir situation outside Oregon a bulletin just Issued by the Western Forestry & Con servation association states: Bulletins received simultaneously from all parts of the Pacific .northwest. (Continued on Page Four.) 'X-tsY lift-..., i James Wilson, SecrvUtj of "j ' culture. MN FOR FIRES ir it 5 t . Si in k 1 mm a )" V