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VOL. XXVIII
MARTINSBURG. VV. VA., SATURDAY. AUGUST g(i, lilll-~
_ NO 8
BEAM TRIAL BN
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Nine of Twelve Jurymen Who Will
Decide the Fate of Alleged Wife
Slayer Arc Farmers.
Chesterfield Courthouse, Va.. Aug.
21.—The jury which will decide
whether Henry Clay Beattie. Jr., of
Richmond, snail go to the electric
chair, convicted o: wife murder, was
tomp.e ed in battered old Chester
field < oOrthouse.
The battle lor a human life began at
10 o clock this morning, to which
hour the court had adjourned. The
commonwealth then called its first
witness.
The prisoner was locked up for
the night in the small jail here, and
was not returned to the Richmond
Jail during the night. His grayhaired
father embraced him and journeyed
home in a dusty public conveyance
surrounded by the curious throng.
Made up almost entirely of lean,
bron*e-taeed farmers, the jury, as
’ompiered, follows the lines indicated
y Monday’s selections. The names
of the twelve men, as they remain
after the debsnse exercised its four
peremptory challenges on the panel of
sixteen, are as follows:
No. 1-— N. W. Farley, quarryman,
thirty-seven years old.
Nu. 2—E. L. Wilson, farmer, thirty
eight years old.
No. 3—A. L. Fetteroff. contractor,
thirty-four years old.
No. 4—Irving L. Bass, Jr., farmer,
thirty years old.
No. 5- -V. W. Fuqua, farmer, twen
ty-seven years old.
No. 6---W. L. Burgess, farmer, fifty
two years old.
No. 7—M. E. Purdie, farmer, twen
No. 8—M C. Robinson, farmer,
forty-four years old.
No J—Thomas A. Hancock, farm
er, thirty-sevon years old.
No. 10—Lewis Robertson, farmer,
forty-four years old.
No. 11—W. P. Rooks, farmer, forty
eight years old.
No. 12—M. E. Blankenship, assist
ant superintendent of a silk mill,
thirty-eight years old.
Nine of the jurymen are farmers,
and all have declared themselves as
opposed to capital punishment.
Beattie Aids In Selection.
Beattie conferred earnestly with his
lawyers and studied intently the faces
In Lhe full panel of sixteen men be
fore the defense decided on its elimin
ations. Then, after a moment of
whispered conversation with H. M.
Smith, Jr., his chief counsel, the pris
oner nodded his head and the clerk
announced that the names of four
farmers selected on Monday were
dropped from the list
In charging the jurors, who will be
kept diking the trial at an old tav
ern near the courthouse, Judge Walter
A. Watson simply set forth the law of
. Virginia as applicable to homicide. As
the indictment covers all degrees
from the first degree to involuntary
manslaughter, he explained that the
defendant might be found guilty ac
cordingly.
"If you find him guilty of murder in
the first degree,” said the court, “you
shall say so and nothing more, in
which event the punishment shall be
death, but if you find him guilty of
murder in the second degree you shall
say so, and shall fix his punishment
by confinement in the penitentiary ai
not less than five no more than eigh
teen years.”
After citing the penalty for lesser
, degrees of manslaughter, the court
concluded w th the words that "If you
find the prisoner not guilty of any of
the offenses charged you shall say so
and no more ”
Thomas Owen, an uncle of Mrs.
Beattie, to whose home Henry
brought the body with a tale of a
bearded highwayman firing into hie
automobile from the roadway, was the
first witness called for the common
wenmi nils morning
BUYS NEW HOME.
Mr. A. Kogeischatz Will Move to West
King Street This Fall.
>Mr. A. Kogeischatz, Sr., has bought
oa private term® from Mr. H. P '
T born one of his two .new houses now
nearing Completion West King street,
opposite the .baseball ground. This
house and the one adjoining are par
ticularly attractive In design, and both
are as complete in finish and arrange
ment as they are handsome im archi
tectural style, and yet they are totally i
unlike in external appearance. Mr. i
r Kogeischatz, his daughter and grand- I
» daughter will move to their new home
the latter .part of September, vacating ;
their present residence, No. 226 W. i
Martin street, which has been their J
• home tor a number of years. ,
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THREE AGED LADIES
Mrs. Robert Criswell and Mrs. George
D. Siler Expired in This City and
Mrs. Jacob Sprinkle, Bedmgton.
Mrs. Florence Criswell, wife of Mr.
Robert Criswell, 701 West King street.,
cued Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock
of general paralysis after an illness of
about two years, aged 51 years. She
Is survived by her husband an.l one
sen, Robert Lyle at home; also the
following brothers and sisters: Chas.
Shober. Pittsburg; Mrs. Mary Town
shed, Elyria, Ohco; Mrs. Arthur Kjre
feofe, Kansas City; Arthur A. Shober,
Kingfisher. Okla.; Mrs. Annie Gard
ner, Chicago, and Mrs. Ja:nos Snyder,
this city.
Mrs. Criswell wta* the daughter of
Adam and Nancy Shober and was born
in this city. She was a faithful mem
ber of the Southern Methodist church
and was esteemed by a large circle of
friends and acquaintances. The funer
al will be held Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the house, in charge of
Rev. W. F. Locke. Interment in Green
Hill cemtery.
Mrs. Isabelle Siler.
Mrs. Isabelle Siler, widow of Geo.
D. Siler. Sr., died Wednesday evening
at 4:45 o'olock at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Charles O'Brien, 7:30
West King street, the cause of her
death bing a complication following
an illness of nearly a year. She was
68 year- old, lacking five days. She
is survived by seven children: Lee,
Geo. D.. Oliver amd Mrs. Charles
O'Brien, this city; Mrs. Homer
Small, west of town; Mrs. Bates W at
tain near l>-etown. and Mrs. Maurice
Dumford, Hagerstown; brothers. Ghas.
Amey. Hagerstown, and W. F. Amey,
Keameysville; also 17 grandchildren.
Mrs. Silr was a Miss Amey before
her marriage and was bom In Balti
more. She resided in Martins.burg
since she was a young girl. He hus
band died here in 1890. She was a de
vout member of St. John’s Hutheran
church and was a most estimable wo
man. She had many friends i.n this
community.
Funeral Friday at 2 p. m. at the
house, conducted by Rev. C. S. Tru'np.
and interment in Green Hill cemetery
Mrs. Jacob Sprinkle.
Mrs. Mary S. Sprinkle, wife of Mr.
Jacob M. Sprinkle, near Bedington,
died Wednesday eventng at 8:30
o’clock after a three-months illness
from liver and stomach trouble aged
57 yeans. She is survived by her hus
band and three children; Melvin J
119 West Martin street, this city, and
John F. and Miss Florence at home.
She was the last of her family.
Mrs. Sprinkle was the daughter of
John F. Growl and was born near
Bediington and always lived in that
neighborhood. She was a member of
the Southern Methodist church since
childhood and had many friends in the
community who will mourn her death.
Funeral Saturday morning. Meet at.
the house at 10 o'clock and service
in the United Brethreni church at
Greeensburg, conducted by Rev. W. F.
Locke. Interment in the graveyard at
Scrabble.
Peaches $2.40 on Siding.
Berlin, Md.. Aug. 24.—.T. 0 Harri
sdn & Sons sold on the siding here
today two carloads of Klberta peaches
at $2.40 a bushel. They were the
best peaches that have been shipped
from the Kaetern Shore for years.
The Harrisons have 1000 trees of Ray
peaches in theiir orchard awaiting
their guests on Thursday, -when they
will entertain about 1.000 fruit grow
ers from Delaware, .Maryland, Virgin
a and West Virginia.
Newspaper Man Here.
Mr. A. S. Morton, circulation mana
ger of the Daily leader, of Staunton,
i’a., is here to spend a couple days
with his brother. Supt. W. C. Morton
if the city school*. He 1# on his way
!mck from a trip to Montreal and oth
»r iwint* in Canada. He 'was accom
areiad by his brother on the trip, but
he latter returned hare several days
IffO.
WHitmer—Shafe r.
■M'ss Marguerite Shafer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Shafer, Ha*
terstowm, am! Dr. Chester A. Whlt
ner. of West Chester, Pa , were mar
led Monday evening in the Presbyter
an church, Hagerstown, by Rev. Robt.
Alexander Boyle, im the presence of a
arge assembly. Miss Loretta Wood,
if Allenhuret. X. ,T„ was maid of
Minor and Mr. Allen Biuniert, this
ity. wss best man.
GATES' SERVICES
Host of Friends and Admirers Pay
Last Respects to His Memory
Leaves $30,000,000 Estate.
New York, Aug. 24.- With prayer,
music ami eulogy the funeral service*
over the body of .lobu W. Gates, tue
financier who recently died in Paris,
were held in the Tirge assembly room
of the Hotel Plaza
| The iofty chamber was draped in
black streamers, but brilliant banks of
flowers hid the walls. At the south
end of the room the coffin rested ou
pedestals half concealed in a bower
of lilies of the valley and orchids.
Looming up on a black background a
large white cross stood prominent.
The room was Glled with men
prominent In the life of the country,
and here and there a woman was seen,
The balcony boxes on the mezzanine
floor, which were draped in black
cloth, were occupied by friends and
acquaintances of the dead capitalist
At the religious rites two minister!
and a bishop officiated. An orchestra
rendered Mozart’s "Ave Verum Cor
pus," and Schumann's “Traumerei," at
the close, was given by Pranko with
orchestral accompaniment. Three
hymns sung by a quartet completed
the musical part of the service.
The body lay in an African tnahog
any coffin. When the last person had
viewed the body, the start for Wood
lawn cemetery was made. The hon
orary pallbearers formed an aisle
down which the coffin was carried tc
the automobile hearse waiting at the
curb. The cortege moved up Fifth
avenue on its way to Woodlawn
where interment took place.
The Kev. J. W. l>a Grone, of Pori
Arthur, Tex., who had come up tc
New York with Bishop Neely to at
tend the funeral, stepped iu front ol
the coffin and addressed the congre
gatlon. He spoke of the dead finan
cier in an intimate way, and said tha1
he had bad opportunities to see a sidi
of Mr. Gates’ life which was closed tc
business associates. ■ • — *
“I had the privilege of being Inti
mately associated and atquainted with
Mr. Gates because I visited his mothet
In her last illness,” said the preacher
“He opened up his heart to me and
gave me a place there, and so I ob
served that side of his life and spirit
which was possibly not disclosed to
the world.
“As I view the life of Mr. Oates in
bis business relations, I see that his
associates looked upon him as a great
battleship all ready for action He
was a mighty man I saw the beau
tiful side of his character and found
him a sympathetic and loving man.
He often spoke to me of the plans ha
had made for our city in faraway
Texas. We feel in Port Arthur that
we have lost our greatest friend.”
The church paid its tribute no less
feelingly than the former associates
of Mr. Gates. Men prominent in
finance, steel and other big indus ries
were there and took part in the sol
emn rites Even the race track had
a big representation.
The honorary pallbearers were:
John S. Harris. .1. S. Culinane, Alfred
Clifford. Arnold Schlaet, John A.
Drake. Charles M. Scwab, James Hop
kins, John J. Mitchell, Edwin Haw
ley, E W Ogleby, Alvin W. Krech,
ft If. Woodworth, Sir Donald Mann,
Harry S. Black. Grant B. Schley. C.
G Smith, I.. H. Lapham, John A. Top
ping. W. C. Hogg, Walter B. Shart, L.
C Hanna, Frank A. Vanderlip, John
Lambert, G. Watson French, James C.
Hutchins, the Hon. J. G. Cannon and
J. A. Wolford.
John W. Gates left an estate val
ued at $30,000,000 to $40,000,000, ac
cording to former Justice Henry A
Gildersleeve, who drew Mr. Gates’
will, a year ago last spring
The bulk of his estate is left to
his widow and his son, Charles G
Gates,, equally, according to Mr. Gil
dersleeve. There Is a clause which
provides that none of the property
can be sold within ten years, it is
said, unless one of the heirs dies. Mr.
Gates' idea was that all properties in
which he had invested would be great
ly enhanced in that time.
The beneficiaries tinder the will
also include relatives, friends and for
mer employes, the total amount of
whose legacies will aggregate about
,000,000 in bequests ranging from
$100 to $200,000.
Yourtee Drops Out.
Hagerstown, Md.. Amg. 24.—Leon U.
Your tee yesterday issued a statement
to tlie democratic voters of Washing
ton county withdrawing from the con
test for the nomination for State’s
Attorney In favor of Albert ,1. l/ong.
who has served four year* 1n that of
fice. Yourtee and T»ng have occupied
the si me law office since 1904
Instsuctor White Tell* of Teaching
Children English Grammar
Talk* on Apple* Too.
Yesterday afternoon at the leach
er.- Institute Instruetir White gave a
lengthy but pract cal and very inatruc
Mve talk on English grammar in ele
mentary schools and how it should be
taught to effect the every-day speech
of children, iAfterward the sections
meetings were resumed, which f<1 r.n ol
institute work has been one of th«
beet features of Institute week.
Aft. r devot onal exercises this niorr
ing County Supt. Zei! r announced tht
following committee on resolutions
Clara Smallwood. Amanda Jack, Mar)
Bryarly. Ella Henson. Ida Bishop, Wll
11* F. Evans. J. C. Masters, W C. Mor
ton D. H. Dodd, Nelson Kees and Flop
ence Gregory.
Former Co. Surd W. F. Evans gave
a very interesting talk on Eerkelej
county apples telling of the import
ance of the industry, h w to cultivatt
the trees, theiir diseases, etc.
Former Co. Supt. Shnoyer of Bar
hour county was .introduced and gav
a good talk. He de-crlbed the schoo
with a 'non-progressive teacher and th(
same school a year later with a pro
gressive ti»acher, drawing a practica
lesson from the contrast the point be
lag made that a difference in salarj
was in great part accountable for t.hi
difference in results as effecting thi
aork of the school.
Instructor Randolph then took th<
Aaa. « nd ikn* 1 .. -- i A U
»r was at any salary; that 1
teachers were not well ip&ld a gooc
class < f teachers, as a rtilecould not h<
obtained a-nd the schools would s-uffei
a* a consequence.
From The WorL. of Tuesday;
Institute opened this morning at 5
oclock with a song and tho customer)
devotion*.
The topic was "The Child" discus*
<*) by Prof. White, of Morgantown, tr
a very able manner. Hie emphasise
th importance of the teacher having
what he termed "one-message." Hf
was listened to with marked attention
throughout his somewhat lengthy re
mark*.
Supt. Zeilor Introduced Mr. R. C
Montague, principal of the School foi
the Deaf and Blind, at Romney. He
said, among other things, that Berko
ley county was not doing its duty tc
the school nor to the state by its fail
ure to report all the cases of blind and
deaf children in this county.
He was followed by Prof. Randolph,
of Newark. N. J. who sp>oke on the
topic, "School Architecture and Sohoc 1
Sanitation." He gave some pract'cal
suggestions as to how existing evils
along this line may be remedi ‘d and
the part that the teachers can take, es
pecially in school sanitation.
Prof. Randolph w'll give a free illus
trated lecture Thursday night tn as
sembly hall on the subject of "Edin
borough and It* History.
Social Monday Night.
A delightful social was held in As
sembly hall last night in which the
teachers, instructors and a few trends
participated. Prof. H Ray Wolf play
ed a piano solo a.nd then Miss Bailie
Aler recited. Mrs. L. H. Ware sang a
solo, with piano acoomr>animent by
Miis* Myra Cline. Then came a piano
solo by Miss Be®* Gard, who was
followed by a song by Secretary H. C.
Wright cf the Y. M. C. A. All were
encored and everybody in the audi
ence was pleased.
Mr. ,T. Frank Marsh assistant state
superintendent made a happy little
u rw*<»ph 4 hat Hmiicrtt Hrs'rn tha h/viuio
combining as it did eloquence, humor
and pathos.
Afterwards refreshments were serv
ed and all left the hall in a happy
frame of mind
F*rom The World of Wednesday:
Institute opened this morning at 9
o'clock in assembly hail. High School
building. Rev. E. A. Webster, of In
wood, conducted the devotional ser
vices. The 19th Psalm was read al
ternately by minister and teachers.
Instructor White resumed hh sub
ject, "The Child and Teacher,” divid
ing his topic into three heads, name
ly. "asaoo'atian,” imWatiion,” "knowl
edge." The talk was an exceptional
ly good one and was highly appreciat
ed by all present
Mrs. Gardner, of Shepherd College
Shepherdstown, gave a very interest
ing description of this State Normal
School and the educational and other
advantages the institution ^possesses.
The audience then sang a song and
County Sopt. Zelor made a short ad
dree*.
After a rece:s Instructor Randolph
VETERANS’ PARADE
— - - .
Interest Centers In Elction Today For
Commander-In-Chief of Grand
. Army of the Republic.
Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 24.—1The fast
thinning ranks of the Grand Army <.i
the Republic, gatboied ho.e t■ .r -lio
forty-tilth national etn. atnpiuonl pass
ed in review belore President Taft.
The parade was the largest of l;s
kind in several years, and the weather
was ideal. The aged delendeig of
the Union walked rather than march
ed, many of them haltingly and with
effort
As they endeavored to keep step
to the music of a score of baud* and
fife and drum corps, some of them
wearing knapsacks and carrying Hags
that saw service iu the Civil War,
they presented a sight that stirred Ine
hearts of thousands.
Not all of the veterans were equal
to the task of covering the enti.o
line and scores dropped out bet
the parade reached the stand in
Washington square, where President
Tall reviewed the slowly moving p v
geant. The parade halted at freqm ni
Intervals to give tlm veterans an op
portunity to rest.
President Taft, accompanied by his
military aide and secretary, arrtvei
here over the New York Cent!at,
, and received Mayor Edgertoo and tne
Grand Army reception comnPtlM in
his private car
Escorted by the Twenty ninth in
fantry. United States regulars, from
Fort Porter, tho president was sak >:i
] through the main streets. Bombs
were fire i during his progress.
In the reviewing s'and wltl^ Mr.
’ Talt were Adju'anl GiTneTal verbeetc,
George Al.lridge, Conmiander-iu Ch el
Gliroan. Justice William 1C. Werner,
Governor Reid, of Vermont, an 1 Ills
military staff; President Eastwood, of
J^ie Rochester Chamber of Commerce;
Congressman LanforaT ami others.
After reviewing the parade, Presi
dent Taft was drven to tho residence
, of former Senator and State Treasurer
Thomas B. Dunn, escorted by a motor
cycle dotall.
in the evening the president went
to the convention hail, to attend the
annual camp tire, where he made an
address to the veterans.
The chief interest of the conven'lon
centers In the contest, for commander
in-chief at todays' election of officers
for the coming year.
Colonel John McElroy, of Washing
ton, editor of the official organ of the
G. A. R., the National Tribune, is mak
ing a big fight for the honor His
contestant In the field is Judge Har
vey M. Trimble, of Illinois.
Both men have many loyal support
ers, who have been on the ground
booming their respective candidates.
The fight between these two men w II
be over pension bills, the de'ails of
which are familiar to every ve eran.
Colonel McElroy is in favor of the
Sulloway bill, and Judge Trimble is
championing the Sherwood bill. Bo‘h
of the bills are for Increased pen
sions for the veterans who fought in
the Civil War ,
Boy Killed at Grade Crossing.
Reading, Pa.. Aug. 24.—One person
was killed and another badly hurt In
a crossing accident at Dongal, on '' e
Catawissa branch of the eRading ini
way. While a milk team, occup ed by
Davis Ketzer and his ten-year-old son
[.ester, was driving over the railroad,
i locomotive ran into the team. The
boy was killed and his father serf
itsly injured The horses were killed
New B. and O. Official.
Cincinnati, Aug 24—O. P. McCarty,
general passenger agent of the Balt!
more and Ohio Southwestern and Cin
clnnatl, Hamilton and Dayton rati
roads, has been appointed traffic man-,
ager of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail '
road company, with headquarters In
Baltimore.
resumed his talk on the general sub
ject of school sanitation. He reoorci
rrended that the teachers read and
study certain, hooks on the subject
such as ‘'School Decoration and Sani-’
tation1’ by Bailey end Barrage;
"School and Its Life" by Charles Gil
bert and "Oean Mitchell’s School.” as
being the highest type of the Ideal
public school.
The .physical welfare of the pupil
was discussed and the teachers were
urged to be observant In this matter.
The personality of the teacher was al
so d'scussed before the noon recess.
The teachers are taking a deep in
terest in Institute and It Is above the
average
PLANS ALLIANCE OF
CHURCHES OF STATE
Inter-Church Federation of Weat Vlrv
ginia Is Organized With Object to
Carry On Evangelist c Movement
To tiring churches of the »tatfc into
closer touch and to secure unity of
operation in an efTort to do better
* vangeliabic work an Inter-elwirch
federation plans embracing ail
churches in the state have been made
rind copies have been sent over the
state for pubt'oatkm. The plan fol
ic wa:
Inter-Church Federation.
Since "In the province of God.
the time has come more fully to man
ifest tho essential one-nees of tho
Christian churches of America la
Jesus Christ as their I>i vine I»rdt
and ftavlcr amd to promote the spirit,
of fellowship, service and co-opera
tion among them,’ a plan of federa
tion has been put forth, and in ac
cordance therewith the Inter-church
Federation of West Virginia lias been
organized and is now in working or
der.
Plan of Federation. A
(1) To express the fellowship and
Catholic unity of the Ch rlstian,
church.
(2) To bring the Christian l>o<Mes
of America into united services for
C hrist and the world.
(3) To encourage devotional fel
lowship and mutual counsel concorn
tr.g the spiritual life and religtoua
atuviue* or t.ne cnurcnea.
(4) To secure a larger and com
bined Influence for the churches of
moral and social condition of the peo
ple. ao as to promote the application,
of the law of Christ to every relation,
of human life.
Still more distinctly the second ar
ticle of the Wmstitirtflcnii shake tne ob
ject of the federation as follows:
0bJ#ct- Ji,
The object of tola federal)! .m shall
be (1) to realae for the State of
West Virginia the genera! aim* of the
constitution, and (2) more .particular
ly to carry on evangelistic move
ments; to promote the spirit of com
ity and co-opration among all our
church.**; to advance the charities of
the community; to safeguard the wel
fare of children; to encourage the
feeling of mutual helpfulness among
all part* of (society, especially be
tween employer and employed; to
protect the interests of the Sabbath,
temperance, good oitdzeushLp. social
purity, and law and order; and other
objects pertaming to local betterment.
Surely these are mo*t desirable
ends and they should enlist the sym
pathy of every one who ha« the inter
est* of Christ's kingdom at heart.
If we are ever to overoom» the
powers of evil In West Virginia we
must federate our Christian forces
and work together intelligently and
harmoniously. The atm of the
churches of the state, hy whatever
name they may he called is the game.
This aim can best be obtained by aa
intelligent, sympathetic co-operation
on the part of all. No church la
asked to give up any doctr'ne, or
principle, but to co-operite with all
other churches In (accomplishing the
common aim of all-^-the upbuilding of
our llvord’s kingdom.
Id*t of churches affiliated w th the
red era tion:
Ministers Menb’s
Ohrlet'an Church ... 60 17,000
Lutheran Church ... 25 5.000
Method!’t Episcopal
Church. 350 65,000
Metho'tst Ep'scopal
Church South .... 150 40,000
Preebyt erf a n Church
NVrth. 54 8,900
Protestant Ep'scopal
Church. 40 6,000
IVlted Brethren . . . 100 20.000
779 161,900
Put forth for the Sater-church fed
eration, August, 1911. i
OHO. W. PETBRKIN,
C BO ROE W. POLLOCK,
C». I). SMITH.
H*« Gone Home.
Mr. R. E. Catherman, formerly of
this city and later of L. C. Smith type
wrater fame in Hagerstown has left
for Philadelphia, after a prolonged so
journ In R'verside Drive a.t the Villa
Barbee, and will net return. H!s wife
1s with her parents and the furniture
is held by anxious creditors. The
oomn&ny did not desre to push the
case to a conc'.u icn.