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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS: SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 9, 191
By DELEGATES 10
DELEGATES PUT ENTHUSIASTIC
APPROVAL ON EVERYTHING
FOR GOOD OF SECTION.
ARE TO MEET IN DECEMBER
fefsff Special to The Express.
PORT O'CONNOR. Tex., Sept. 8— After
giving enthusiastic and approving hear-
ing to various speakers, who said and
proved conclusively the Texas Midcoast
is the finest in the world for the culture
of oranges and other citrus fruits, straw-
berries, rice, vegetables of all kinds and
the production of fish and oysters, need-
ing only intelligent and careful atten-
tion, members of the Texas Midcoast In-
dustrial Congress, before adjourning,
adopted resolutions endorsing infercoastal
canal improvements to Galveston harbor
and water connection to Houston, opening
of the rivers in the district to naviga-
tion, construction of first-class highways
and work of Texas Exhibit Association,
expressing appreciation of B. F.
Yoakum's efforts to aid in agricultural
development, And urging shippers of
the coast country to patronize vessels
between points along the Texas coast.
After the banquet to-night, when del>-
gates and ladies with them were guests
of the Port O'Connor Commercial Club,
the congress adjourned to meet about
Christmas time, probably at Angleton,
when the annual election of officers will
be held.
II AW LEY IN ADDRESS.
Addresses of exceptional Interest wore
made today by J. H. Hawley of Galves-
ton, who deplored the lack of good roads
in many parts of the midcoast, illustrated
the great advantages and comparatively
small expense of their construction, urged
the use of shells in road building, and
also urged the employment of a highway
engineer, and by W. G. Sterret, who told
of measures taken to protect fish and
oysters along the Texas shore, of the
coming of an expert biologist this year
to Investigate their habits and surround-
ings and report measures necessary for
their proper development, and predicted
that within five years the Texas coast
will be recognized as the finest fish and
oyster field in the world. He asserted
next year every fisherman in the waters
along the Texas coast must be a natural-
ized American citizen.
Other speakers to-day were: Max
Rosen, exploiting an exposition to be
held in Houston next January; Charles
L. Sykes, secretary of the Houston Ad
Club, who spoke of the value of and
necessity for Clean and honest adver-
tising; George T. Everett, Ganado, on
"What the Press Has Done for the Mid-
coast"; I>. C. Hill, Galveston, on "Diver-
sification, Organization, Co-operation";
Roy Miller, Corpus Christ!, on "Work of
a Commercial Secretary in a Small
Town," and 0. W. Goodman, College-
port. who spoke of corn growing. Be-
tween sessions many of the delegates
have en- \v«»d the bathing, boating and
fishing.
"IMn-ctly in front of us lies Puss Ca-
va llo, lending to the Gulf, and within the
next eight mouths the tnterconfital canal
will be completed between this place and
Galveston, giving us a 10-eent freight rate,"
said S. E. Holland, addressing the Mid-
coast. Industrial Congress at its opening
session. "This Is one of the cleanest towns
on the coast," he continued, "with unex-
celled boating, bathing and fishing facili-
ties Its people contributed $200,000 to
bring the railroad here, they have built
n splendid hotel, established water works
and have developed adjacent farm lands,
other farm lands to be developed adjacent
to Port O'Connor are sufficiently exten-
sive to build up any town into a city and
you may just watch this town grow.
"The time is not fftr distance when we
shall have the largest and finest hotel
on the Gulf coast and a pleasure resort
which will rank with any, making this
place the Atlantic City of the Gulf coast.
We have everything to make a big city
and a delightful city as soon us the peo-
ple throughout the country are informed."
THOSE ON PLATFORM.
Seated on the platform at the opening
session were Judge W. S. Holman. presi^
dent of the Congress; C. S. E. Holland",
Rev. J. P. Green of Palacios, who made
the invocation; W. R. Goodman of Hous-
ton and State Senator J. E. Kaufman of
Galveston. Judge Holman presided, in-
troducing Mr. Holland and then senator
Kaufman to respond to the address of
welcome.
Secretary Clapp, in reporting advertis-
ing plans of the congress, said the first
installment of 50,000 of the million copies
edition would he issued in a few weeks.
He said each newspaper published In the
principal cities «ind towns of the midcoast
would contribute its share to this work.
Each addition will consist of at least twen-
ty-four pages, oue-half of which will be
taken by the congress to proclaim its work
and for advertisements to pay the ex-
penses. These papers will be sent to all
parts of the country and circulated so as to
reach the greatest number of people.
In speaking of the development of the
midcoast, W. R. Allison of Houston also
spoke a few words in behalf of the Texas
exhibit to be collected for the big land
shows in the North. He believed the
development of the coast country had
been retarded in order to give the pres-
ent people a great work to perform and
lie looked to see great progress during
the next few years. He believed an
crops could be raised in the midcoast bet-
tor than anywhere else, and said devel-
opers had learned to build up the
pioneer towns so homeseekers would find
till kinds of modern improvements await-
ing them. He believed that within the
next twenty years the Texas Coast will
be the greatest summer and winter tour-
ist resort to be found in this country.
John T. Land, general manager of the
Texas Exhibit Association, and Freder-
ick Opp of Llano, spoke in behalf of the
Texas exhibit for the land shows, later
to be maintained in Texas as a perma-
nent exhibit.
Dr. H. H. Harrington said lack of rall-
ioad transportation had retarded develop-
ment of this country, and he exalted the
St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Rail-
road and B. K Yoakum as empire build-
ers and developers of a new country.
Judge W. S- Holman, president of the
Texas Midcoast Association, made his
annual address at the Friday morning
session. He said:
"The Texas Midcoast Congress seems
to have oomo into existence at a time
very propitious. It nas been conced d
by the men who are lure from Houston,
Fort Worth ana Galveston, and who for
long veais have been engaged in work
of a "similar nature that this congress
has made more noise and attracted more
attention than an.v other infant organiza-
tion which has come within their notice
INTERESTS ARE UNIFORM.
"Many things have contributed to it.*
success. First, the midcoast section,
which it has sought to benefit, comes
nearer perhaps being a territory of uni- j
form interests than any other section of
the State. Again, the scope sought to be
Improved offers the greatest field for •
high-class and intelligent activity that j
has yet to be placed before those who I
desire to build and build well. What •
section of this great continent offers
the same future, soil and genial climate I
to the man who plans for the welfare ot 1
his fellowman as the midcoast coun- '
try of Texas.
"Again, the men who have so unsel-
fisl ly rallied to the call of this organ-
ization arc as generous in their assist-
ance and as lavish in their co-operation
as the soil and climate Itself. I refer to
the press of the midcoast, for without
this assistance nothing could have been
accomplished. V« liile the newspapers of
other sections of the State have been for
the past disseminating the doctrine of
hate and arraigning section against sec-
tion and neighbor against neighbor, the
I less of the midcoast has been singing
the glories of ihe wonderful section and
preaching tha doctrine of co-operation
and unity for ou* common good. No won-
der, then, that we can challenge the at-
tention of them all In achievement."
In outlining his policy as president of
the organization, Judge Holman said that
as long as he was influential in the coun-
cils of the Midcoast Congress he would
devote Ms energies to promote purely in-
dustrial and commercial activity, and that
he would leave the promotion of legisla-
tion and lobbying for measures to others.
He desired to admonish those who were
asked to take place on the programme
of the congress that promotion of In-
dividual enterprises were entirely out of
place and that midcoast industrial stood
for promotion of "no man's job." but was
organized only for the purpose of desseml-
nating correct information about the mid-
coast country at home and abroad, and
by its quarterly meetings to stimulate local
pride and to eliminate as far as possible
sectional strife and educate Its people in
all that goes to make them intelligent
and happy
H. H. Haines, traffic manager of the
Galveston Commercial Association, was
unable to attend, but sent his paper on
"How a Coast Fleet Could Regulate
Freight Rates In the Midcoast," which was
read by Secretary Clapp. The paper fol-
lows :
"How may a coast fleet regulate freight
rates In the midcoast? The simplest
answer to this query is that freight rates
in the midcoast could he regulated by a
coast fleet by the establishment of such a
fleet and its support by people who are
Interested, and I want particularly to
emphasize that the support of such a fleet
by the people interested is more important
than the establishment thereof.
"At the present time the midcoast coun-
try distributes a great deal of its products
through the Port of Galveston. The ma-
jority of the commodities it receives
reaches it through the Port of Galveston,
and the question resolves therefore into
what the effect of the establishment of
such a fleet would have on the cost of
transportation on outbound and inbound
commodities from and to the midcoast
section. First of all, let us see what the
situation is at present. The rates to and
from the midcoast country via Galveston
are made on the combination of locals
of the water rate between Galveston and
Eastern points, and the rail rate between
Galveston and midcoast points. It will
be apparent the establishment of a water
service between Galveston snd midcoast
points will have no effect upon the rates
between Galveston and Eastern points, and,
therefore, we must direct our attention to
the saving in freight rates between Gal-
veston and points in the midcoast coun-
try. It is therefore well to see what the
cost for transportation Is today on the
various commodities that are produced and
shipped in and consumed in the midcoast
country.
RICE IMPORTANT PRODUCT.
"Rice is one of the important products,
and we find on examination of the most
reliable reports that in the year 1909 the
counties of Brasoria, Matagorda, Jackson,
Wharton, Colorado and Fort Bend pro-
duced 1,165,000 bags of rice. The rate on
this rice from most of the mills in this
section to Galveston is 39 cents a 100
pounds by rail, but the same commodity
could he handled by water from towns
where there Is water transportation at 9
cents a 100 pounds, or a saving of 10 cents
a bag on this output, which In itself
would be a saving of $110,500 to those
counties alone.
"The counties of Calhoun, Brazoria.
Wharton, Jackson. Colorado, Fort Bend
and Victoria produced 06,000 bales of cot-
ton In the same year. The average rate
on cotton from this section to Galveston
is about 4S cents a 100 pounds, while wa-
ter transportation could reduce this cost
23 cents a 100 pounds, or a saving of
$69,300 on this cotton alone.
"There are two situations In the mid-
coast country that are prominent because
of the possibilities of water transporta-
tion. They are the towns on the Brazos
River and the towns on Matagorda Bay.
Of the former, Brazoria and Columbia
are the more prominent. The present
average less than carload rate from
Galveston to Brazoria and Columbia Is
32 cents per 100 pounds. A small launch
is now operating in this trade, readily
carrying less than carload freight at 10
cents per 100 pounds and carload freight
at 10 cents per 100 pounds. The rate on
cotton from Brazoria to Galveston Is R
cents per 100 pounds or $1.30 per bale.
The launch hauls It for 75 cents per bale.
But we have in Columbia a sample of
what water transportation may do. Tf
there was no water rate to Columbia
HELLO GIRL U EDS
WEALTHY WESTER\ER
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r**MK SMITH
After a romantic courtship of three
years, which had its beginning In a con- 1
versation over the telephone, Miss Mae
Lynch of New York City, until recently,
chief telephone operator at the Hotel I
Gerard, was married the other day to
Frank Smith of 4 Devine Street, Denver.
Mr. Smith is a son of a wealthy Colorado
cattle raiser and mine owner.
Artists have referred to Mrs. Smith, who
Is of the blond type, as "the prettiest
telephone girl in New York."
Mr. and Mrs. Smith will leave for Denver,
where they are to live.
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the rate on cotton to Galveston would ire
2b cents per 100 pounds or $1.40 per bale.
"Port Lavaca is another apt illustra-
tion of what the effect of a coastwise
fleet would be upon freight rates. If
there was no water route to Port La-
vaca, the rail mileage would entitle the
railroads to charge 60 cents first-class,
61 cents second-class, 55 cents third-
class, 51 cents fourth-class and 51 cents
on cotton between Galveston and Port
Lavaca, but because there was water
transportation actively carried on at one
time, the railroad voluntarily put In a
rate of 30 cents per 100 pounds on the
first four classes and 30 cents per 100
pounds on cotton, thereby effecting a
saving of 36 cents first-class, 31 cents
second-class, 25 cents third-class, 21
cents fourth-class and 21 cents on cotton.
But this is not the entire benefit to
which the town of Port Lavaca is en-
titled or might recive was it willing to
take advantage of the opportunities of-
fered. While the railroad voluntarily car-
ries less than carload rate of 30 cents and
30 cents on cotton, a schooner is now
in operation between Port Lavaca and
Galveston which carries the first four
classes at 25 cents and cotton at 1ft
cents. The other towns on Matagorda
Bay, such as Palacios, Port O'Connor,
Seadrift and Collegeport, are paying at
the present time full rail rates on all
commodities. It will be found these rail-
rates average on the first four classes
practically 60 cents per 100 pounds, and
on cotton about 48 cents per 100 pounds.
A very reasonable estimate of the
amount of merchandise that moves from
Galveston to points on Matagorda nay
is 100 tons per week, and a saving of 35
cents per 100 pounds means a saving
to the people in these towns alone of
more than §700 a weok, or $36,000 a year
in fi eight charges. This is on the com-
modities they ship in.
LOWER FREIGHT RATES.
"Not only would a coastwise fleet
affect the freight rates at coastwise
points, but it woulfl also lower the
freight rates at points in the interior.
One striking instance of this is Victoria.
The present rates from Galveston to Vic-
toria are 59 cents first-class, 54 cents sec-
ond-class, 49 cents third-class, 45 cents
fourth-class and 47 cents on cotton, but
charging a 25-cent freight rate from
Galveston to Port Lavaca by boat, arid
the regular tariff rates from Port Lavaca
to Victoria by rail we find that a
through rate is made to Galveston of 44
cents first-class, 42 cents second-class,
40 cents third-class, 38 cents fourth-class,
or a saving of 15 cents first-class, 12 cents
second-class, 9 cents third-class and 7
cents fourth-class. On cotton the rate
from Victoria to Port Lavaca is 12 cents
per 100 pounds; add to this a 20-cent
rate, which a boat could readily afford
to accept from Port I^ivaca to Galveston,
and we have a through r^te of 32 cents
as .against 47 cents by rail, so that one of
the practical results of a coastwise fleet
wxiuld be a saving of $66,000 on cotton,
$116,000 on rice and of $35,(W0 a year on in-
bound shipments to points on Matagorda
Bay alone a total of $217,000, and it should
be borne in mind that the people of tlie
midcoast country are paying out this
amount of money on these commodities
every year, to say nothing of what is be-
ing paid on other commodities that we
have not taken into account. Two hun-
dred and seventeen thousand dollars
would build 144 miles of good roads every
year in these counties that would in turn
save much to the farmer in the cost of
transportation between his farm and the
railroad depot, so that it will be seen one
of the things a coastwise fleet, would do
would be to save many thousands of dol-
lars a year to the people of the midcoast
country. /
"But It would do something else. It
would facilitate the movement of tho
crops and other commodities from any
port In the midcoast section, a boat can
reaoh Galveston in less than twenty-four
hours. No such time is made by the
railroads. A much more satisfactory
service, therefore, could be established
and maintained. Another important thing
that, would be the effect of the establish-
ment of a coastwise fleet Is that the
lesser cost, for transportation of com-
modities would attract to your section
thoughtful men who would see the ad-
vantage of such a condition and would
have a tendency to develop that section
more rapidly than other sections less
favored in natural advantages of trans-
portation.
"None of these things could be brought
sb« ut, however, without the consistent pat-
ronage of lines that may be established.
At the present time two such lines are iu
operation, one between Galveston and
poiuts on the Brazos River, the other be-
tween Galvestou and points on Matagorda
Bay, but these lines are established by in-
dividuals, and unless they receive that
measure of support that Is their due they
will, of necessity, be compelled to discon-
tinue business and the hope of benefit be-
cause of water transportation would thus
be abandoned, and 1 want to impress
upon this congress that the proper amount
of patronage to this boat line is not being
given by the merchants of the towns on
Matagorda Bay. They are paying out
every week hundreds of dollars that they
might save by patronizing this line, and
If those operating the line are compelled
to withdraw it because of the lack of
pntronaire. the failure to save this amount
ot* transportation charges now possible to
save must rest wholly with the people
that fail t • support the line already estab-
lished. 1 cannot too strongly direct your
attention t«« this situation and urge upon
this congress such action a§ will impress
up n the peop*e Interested, the necessity
for their complete support to this trano-
pcrtation facility.
"The practical results of a coastwise fleet
are in evidence in the reduced rates estab-
lished between Port Lavaca and Galveston.
This same cofalition could be brought
about at other points where water trans-
pi rtatlon Is available and whether It will
be brought about will be due entirely to
the support to be givefk those Institutions
by the people who are most vitally inter-
ested. namely: The people who live In
the midcoast section. A man can readily
understand that when a sum of money la
taken out of hi* pocket be loses that
amount. but he will pny an excessive
cl urge every year without realizing it. That
is what the people of the midcoast country
are doing today.'* ,*—■
"We can raise corn In the midcoast
country," said C. W. Goodman ot Colisos-
port. "This part of Texas has be. i, very
fortunate in having ina.iy men who, in
spile of adveit-it;." una hardships, .i .
demonstrated that the midcoiu
is iht greater.t .. iwn tarn
section, it. not only p.oduct .. m ,
of corn per acre, o :t a bushel o ut
will have more pom : .» -i, i
milk and butler than u win u, >tni-i
section. This is Otte to our ideal cll«
inutio conditions.
•■The only reason every acre of land iu
the midcoast country i- i. . iuch
lou bushels of cum e.er . Uiat iu
majority ->f our farnu n •
where the soil and chniati< are 1
entirely diffeient wI.ml ... > an i.-i j
the coast regions and thej have not \
learned to get tlie
from their acreage, i.i ■
do not think we l.now iiov. i i ia.se c-.'ui I
in Texas und, unfot tunai . ' :uu.;. j
come down here with ectation of J
showing the midc< ast fai >w
to oo it. The result <
them make a failure n , . »uut. |
Yet in spite of this i'a-.;t i
in the midcoast v < tuo'fcj
busahi Is of corn to > .
are in the great corn belts • the Nortl .
"While there is. probub .. in sect < n j
In the world where it i> * > i •< i-u. >■ i
a good corn crop as it . ,i
yet there are a few 1 1 f,i< it ; re-
member. It does n< t mi le a particular
difference the amount oi land you have .
or where it Is located as ,t will raise
better coin than you i.a. ever ran- j
before If you handle It , rly. Af
you have secured the .and the firs1 ,
thing to take into consideration is your
drainage, as that is a very important i
featuro in any level country.
"After vju have mad> arrangements ;
for draining your land the next step Is ;
plowing it, and when you plow your land
In the proper manner you will not be
disappointed in tne results as shallow
plowing losos millions of dollars every
year. Owing to the fact thousands of j
cattle have been tramping over and Jiv- |
ing on our ground for the past century
it is necessary for us to plow our land
at least to a depth of eighteen Inches l:i
order to get a successful crop the first
year.
"The preparation of the seed bed is the
only important factor after the plowing
in raising a corn crop, as no man lias ever
succeded in getting a full crop who did
not thoroughly prepare his seed bed bo-
fore planting. After the corn is planted
It should be harrowed at least once a
week until it is at least four Inches high
after which it is large enough to receive
one deep cultivating with a shovel plow.
It should be plowed at least once i week
with a surface cultivator. This will leave
a fine mulch on top of the ground which
will absorb all the precipitation and pre-
vent evaporation of moisture that is in the
ground.
KEEP ON WITH WORK.
"After raising the corn the farmer is
only half through, tor if he would obtain
success, he should manufacture his cow-
peas, corn and fodder Into pork and but-
ter, as It has been demonstrated the rais-
ing of corn and selling it on the market
Is not profitable. Whenever a farmer
hauls his corn to town lie is robbing his
laud and robbing his children. The great-
est reason the children have for leaving
the farm and going to town 1« that the
farm is barely eking out an existence for
the family, but the farmer who raises
corn and feeds it to his steers 1s also
ralplng a family that will he perfcetlv
contented to remain on the farm, and he
has sufficient money uot only to educate
his children and give them all the ad-
vantages of the State, but to buy more
land for them to live on and raise their
families.
"I a in a strong believer In diversified
farming and sincerely believe those men
farming without all the live stock the
farm will support are making great mis
takes. It has been my experience here
in the midcoast country and in the North,
renting farms to tenants, that If ths ten-
ant properly plants and cares for his corn
and feeds his crops to hogs and cattle
he is soon in shape to buy a farm of his
own and be independent of the landlord.
There wns n time when a man who did
not think he had friends and money
enough to enter business was content to
be a farmer. Today farming is not onlv
a rich man's occupation but undoubtedly
requires more friends and intelligence than
any other occupation."
WILL OPEN NEW EDIFICE
"It's Quality at ths Washer Store"
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Half Price
Pants Sale
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Will continue
dav todav an-1 Monday. All
fancy coat and pants at exactly half price. The
season's b ,t styles and patterns. No reserve, n )
restriction. Every suit marked in plain figures.
$15.00 Coat and Pan; Suits.$ T..",0
.$18.50 Coat and Pants Suits.$ fl.23
$20.00 Coat and Pants Suits.$10.0(1
$22.50 C'-a: and Pants Suits.$11.25
$25.00 Coat and Pants Suits.$12.50
$27.50 Coat a'ld Pant? Suits.SI3.75
$28.50 Coat and Pants Suits.SI 1.25
S30.00 Coat and Pants Suits.$15.00
$32.50 Coat and Pants Suits.$16.25
$35.00 Coat and Pants Suits.$17.50
Trousers 2.: Per Cent Off Regular Prices.
Low Siiocs AH at Reduced Prices
Any Straw Hat in Our Store Today SI
Store Open Until 10 O'clock Tonight
Xow Showing the
New Correct
Fali Hats
Derbies and Soft
Shapes
Exclusive and Different
Hals of Quality
Prospect Hill Baptists Have Beautiful
Church in Which to Wor-
ship.
Prospect Hill Baptist congregation will
celebrate, In both services Sunday, the
twentieth anniversary of the organisation
of the church and the opening meeting in
the beautiful new edifice, San Jacinto and
Buena Vista Street.
At 9:30 o'clock a. m. there will be ex-
ercises In the Sundny school, with special
music. J. TV. Clayton being chorister. Ser-
vices In the church will begin ut 11 o'clock
a. m. The early history of the church will
be read by the pastor, fie Kev. T. V.
Neal, and all songs will be accompanied
by piano, organ, violins and cornets. The
Kev. Dr. F. M. McConnell of Dallas will
preach in morning and evening services.
In the afternoon there will bo a con-
gregational mass meeting, hymns, prayer
and Scripture reading by W. W. Sloan.
For the opening meeting there will be "en-
couragement talks" of ten minutes each
by members and visitors. At S o'clock
there will be song and prayer service and,
following the sermon, there will be bap-
tismal service iu the new baptistry. All
these meetings have been announced with
a cordial Invitation to the public.
Anions: the visitors will be the Rev. I)r.
F. M. McConnell and the Kev. Ii. Z. Duke
of Dallas; T. iy. Harris, head of the San
Marcos Baptist Academy and former pas-
tors the Rev. C. D. Daniel and tlie Rev
J. B. Holt, all of whom will take pnrt
In the service. There will be meetings
every night next week at 8.15 o'clock, Tn
the new building
The programme committee for Sunday
Is W. \V. 'Sloan, J. E. Wllliugham and J.
W. Clayton.
BOY TKIES TO ROB BANK
Lost Bis Nerve at Sight of Pistol and
Huns.
I^AUKEL, Mii. Sept. 8.—A curly-haired, |
blue-eyed youth Riving the name of Jolin !
R. Morgan of Mojave, Cal., and his age i
as 17 years, attempted to hold up the
Citizens' National Dank here today at
a pistol point. He lost his nerve, how-
ever. at the sight of a menacing revolver
in the cashier's hand and fled when fired
upon.
He was captured several hours later.
The boy said he had l*at bis way East,
arriving in Washington two days ago.
Wandering < i to l aurel, he saw the
two b ink buddings ht re. "I decided to
rob the bank or kill every man in it,
I said the boy.
Wearing a false face, a long autobo-
I bile coat and a blue tap and carrying i
' small bag, he en'ered the bank shortly
! after the opening hour. He demanded
that A. L. 1Vvan, paying teller, should
fill the bag. threatening to shoot unless
! his command was obeyed. Hf-van at first
1 tried to argue with the young bandit
; Then be seized a revolver and fired ■«
shot. The would-be robber dropped ! >
mask and bag and fled through the open
door. A posse was quickly organize d.
but the stranger sin ceeded In eluding his
pursuers for several hours before he was
j captured. .
•***V ■
Fire Damages Bridge.
! Fire slightly damaged the Mitchell
I Street bridge yesterday afternoon about
4 o'clock and caused much excitement be-
i fore It was extinguished by the fire cum-
I pany. The fire bad its origin In a pile
' of trash beneath the bridge, and burn«*d
the floor slightly, but not enough, how-
ever, to Interfere with traffic.
Jury Is Quick
To Find Beat lie
Guilty of Murder
Continued From Page One.
filthy characters aa related day after
day on the witness stand.
What has been generally predicted war
true—their minds were well iriaue up be-
fore they left the courtroom.
agreb:d on first ballot.
W. L. Burgess, a square-jawed man
with an earnest face, was elected fore-
man. They balloted and it was no sur-
prise, they afterward declared, that all
voted alike. They prayed that tney might
not take a life in vain and they opened
their consciences to one another for near-
ly an hour so they might go back to the
courtroom firmly convinced of their duty
and of one mind.
In the courtroom sat Henry Clay Beat-
tie Jr., the sporting page of a newspaper
spread before him, but he did not read it.
He folded the paper and concealed his
face In it. Those who sat near the boy
of iron nerves, observed a twitching of
his lips as though moving in prayer as
he sat with closed eyes awaiting the re-
turn of the Jury. He raised his head for
a moment, dropped the paper again and
began reading. Then he whispered a few
words to his father and brother. It waa
for them he felt and to thern he coun-
seled cheerfulness.
It was neaWy dark in the courtroom
wh.en the jury returned. Three oil lamps
gave meager luster to the scene. Sun-
set's red rays still streaked through the
windows. On every sill rested a tele-
graph instrument and operators tensely
! waited for the announcement of the vex
diet. A thick mass of faces rising In an
incline to the shabby ceiling stared at
the jurymen. Famous jurists looked
I down from fly-specked paintings. In the
i minds of the gaping crowd remained th*
j thought of the powerful speech of the
I prosecutor and his denunciation of the
; man "who exchanged the glow of virtue
I for passion's feeble tapers."
j The court asked the prisoner to rise. He
drew himself up calmly and waited.
"Have you gentlemen agreed on n ver-
l diet ?" asked Judge Watson.
"We have," said Foreman Burgess.
BE ATT IE EXPECTED A "TU'.NG JURY."
The prisoner had confidently expected
a "hung Jury." The court requested the
audience not to manifest Its approval or
disapproval whatever the verdict.
| "And what is your verdict?" asked Judgra
I Watson, turning again to Foreman Bur-
gess.
"Guilty, answered Burgess, but his
voice was swelled by the shout of eleven
others.
I ii versed In law and the forms of a
murder trial, the jury men had not specl-
! fled what degree of murder.
I Asked what degree, Mr. Burgess' answer
j was simply "guilty as Indicted. '
I I'nder Virginia practice, murder is pre-
j sunied to be second degree unless other-
wise specified.
It was incumbent upon the Jury to
fix tii" degree, so Judge Watson advised
the lyr.vnien to confer again on the point
and g'ven minutes later they returned, this
I time with the verdict of "murder in the
j first degree."
\~ The prisoner stood erect and motionless,
j Ills face, In color a yellowish green,
! throughout the day was Immobile.
The light of a lamp cast a dreary shadow
I on his upturned chin as he faced the jury,
j His eyelids sagged but did not blink. With
| steady gaze he held his eyes on the faces
of the twelve men who had pronounced
| his punishment as if to penetfate their
I minus and determine the reason why. It
| whs not a resentful expression, however,
' and when the court asked if tho prisoner
had anything to say, he answered: "I
have nothing to say," nnd sat down.
! The perfunctory motion for a new trial
wns made by counsel for the defense. The
usual granting of permission even to argue
the point was denied. Judge Watson de-
claring sternly that all rulings of
the court were on comparatively unimport-
ant details and in no way could they j
have Influenced the verdict. A stay of
execution was granted, however, to give
counsel an opportunity to apply for a
writ of error when the Court of Appeals
meets in November.
SENTENCE OF DEATH PASSED.
Judge Watson delivered au impressive
speech to the prisoner. lie told how the
young man had stained his own life and
that of the community in which he lived
by his sordid acts. When the trial first
began, said Judge Watson, he had hoped
that Virginia might be cleared of the
crime for which not only the State felt
ashamed, but which tli« entire country
deprecated. lie had hoped counsel would
prove the defendant innocent, but the
evidence, he regretted to shy, was all con-
vincing and overwhelming.
"The court in this trial." said Judge
Watson, "hag endeavored In all its de-
cisions to' lean toward the side of the
prisoner and in its charge to the Jury
os well, attempted to give him the benefit
of every doubt and every opportunity to
establish Ms innocence. The rulings most-
ly bavfc been not on matters of law, but
on small questions of fact.
"You have had a fair and Impartial
trial, Mr. Reattie, and the Jury has done
what it considers Its duty. Therefore
you have been convicted of murder in the
first degree, and on November 24, between
the hours of sunrise and sunset, you
must forfeit your life to the community.
May God have mercy on your soul."
A moment later, by the side of his
fnther nnd his brother, their heads bowed
in grief, walked young Reattie in the
darkness, toward his cell 100 yards away,
but the drama of the day was not over.
A sharp report and a flash rent the thick
blaekness outside.
"My God!" exclaimed Judge Watson, as
through his mind flitered the same thought
that startled hundreds around them, but
It was not another tragedy. The prisoner
was seen walking calmly on. The detona-
tion was nn unusually heavy charge of a
photographer's flashlight.
BEATTIE WEEPS IN JAIL.
The crowd lingered at the jail nnd
peered into the cell. Illuminated by a
single lamp. On the bed, with his head
in his hands, sat Beattle, his father and
brother with him. Jailer Coghill sent the
couriers away. Only a few saw the pris-
oner break down and weep in the solitude
pf the cell.
An hour later the hamlet w-as deserted.
A few hundred yards away from the Jail.
In a small hotel, twelve men gathered
their belongings in silence and one by one
Your Health
Depends on your bowels.
Constipation is cured by
FOWLER'S PINK WAFERS
Keep the system open and
clean with these harmless little
laxative confections. Taste like
candy; take the place of strong
cathartics such as castor oil, pills, etc.
Nothing like them.
25c
At all druggists.
they drove away into the darkness to
their homes.
BEULAH BINFORD PASSED UP
"The Girl in the Case" Not Yet on the
Stage.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—-The local theat-
rical promoter who brought Beulah Bin-
ford to this city to exploit her on the
stage has abandoned the idea.
"I've made up my mind to pass the
girl up," he said this afternoon.
The promoter declared certain Rich-
mond lawyers had interested him in the
girl as a theatrical venture. He said
they had one of their clerks conducrt
negotiations and they were to get a
percentage of the girl's earnings. '
The Binford girl posed for motion pic-
tures this afternoon on Staten Island.
Wanted—Free attractions for the Mex-
ican celebration or: Bowen's Island on
September 15, 16, 17 and 18. We want
hobby horses, acrobats, clowns, Mexican
acts, dancers and picture snows. Con-
cessions of all kinds will be welcomed.
Apply lo Miguel Yndo, room 312 Mackay
Building.
Suitably Named.
"The reciprocity cocktail is the lat-
est."
"What are Its peculiar characteristics?"
"It starts a lot of argument."
Some Are Returning.
And now for home
They hit the path
To get a square meal
And a bath.
r
PIMPLES SO DISFIGURING
HE SHUNNED FRIENDS
"I was bothered with pimples and black-
heads in the worst way for over four years.
My face and arms were completely covered,
lue pimples would como out on lay face anil
fester all up. They would scab over, and
make my face sore, besides being so disfiguring
that I shunned my friends. One night a
friand advised me to try Cuticura Soap an 1
Cuticura Ointment. I would wash m.v fa< e
first with hot water and Cuticura Soap, ami
then put on some Cuticura ointment, let
it stay on live minutes, and then wash
my face again with the Cuticura Soap. It
would draw the blackheads out as nice,
snd the pimples, oh say, it was one grand
relief to go among my friends and be Jolly
sgain. After using two cakes of Cuticura
fcoap and two boxe* of Cuticura Ointment,
my fa<-e is as smooth as if there m-ver ha I
been a pimple on i!. I hone others vw ill proiit
by them as much as I have. I know tliev
villaftergivi'g them just one trial." (Sirr-d)
Arthur E. Caswell, 11. F. D. No. 2, Ports*
mouth, N. IT.. May 6. 1911.
Although Uitiora S<•■■> and Ointment are
Bold throughout ths world, a liberal ^stinnle
Of each, wit! 32-p. book on the skin will be
fT°e, «.n annlicatiwn to "Cuti ura,'*
|)e^u KK, Boston.
Triumph.
Babel's builders bonsted. "We don't
rare, it was a success!'' they cried. "No-
body put up s taller nkyacTaper the next
[M-ewlth th*y felt that modern archi-
tects couldn't m) m mack.
Faded
Hair
If your hair is faded or
turning gray
Lon imer's Hair Tonic
will bring back nature's
charm and restore the hair
to it's pristine beauty. It's
cheap, too. 25c, 50c, $1.00.
Sold everywhere. ButSSJ
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NEW FALL HATS
You will find here the greatest .show-
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your good fortune to look upon.
The new "Scratch" hat in all The new "China" fitv'shed hat
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