The evening world. Newspaper, November 22, 1911, Page 1

es eo" IBEATTIE SAYS HE IS READY T 66 IO DANGER, nan Weather—Fair tovagunty Thereday cloudy; warmer, NIG EDITION. id 1“ Circulation Bodks Open to All," —_— AH Ahk} ONE CENT. Ooprright, 1011, by The Co. (TI “ve The een or erm ” WIRES BRYAN FROM STRANDED SHIP ) Thureday cloudy; warmen GHT EDITION. - Weather—fair to-nt NI Press Iublishing Kerk World), ROCKEFELLER MADE HIM LOSE MILLIONS; MERRITT TELLS SENATORS —— Declares When He Turned Down pid sad Called sseatnewsruns | DISMISSAL CAUSES FORCED TO MEE TO MEET LOAN. Told Oil Trust Head When He Wanted to Steal He Would Steal for Himself. —With a s WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 bitterness that lent emph: utterances, and at times fairly himself with pent-up rag nidas Merritt told the Stanley Steel Trust his to b SQUEEZE” ROYAL CHAPLAIN'S A COURT SCANDAL King ieee to Action Is De-| clared Unprecedented in | English History. Special Cable to the New York Evening World, LONDON, Nov. 2.—The Gazette, con- | tainiug the official announcements of the | Committee to-day a personal narrative Of his dealings with John D. Rockefeller, and how the latter had forced him out of business in Minnesota Mr. Merritt declared that it was after he had turned down a proposition from + Which he characterize’ that Rockefeller cailed 4 million dolar loan, out his downfall. The Merritt said, came Gates, Mr. Rock as “stealing,” upon him to pa: an@ brought a Proposition, Mr. through Rev. Dr. feller's almoner. “2 listened in amazement to it," said Merritt. “Zt meant that several men ‘would be thrown out of the company an@ their stock taken. I turned to Gates and said: ‘Mr. Gatgs, you came from John D. Rockefell Go back to John D. Rockefeller and tel] him that ‘when I steal for a living I will steal | for myself.’” At o ume during the recital of his dealings with Mr feller, an encounter between ness and George W. Murra fot the Standard Oil magnate, rowly averted Mr. Merritt said that Gates told him Rockefeller hard up. He be- Nieved It at the time, but to-day he sald Mr. Gates had “le ROCKEFELLER WILL BE CALLED, SAYS STANLEY. During 9 contro tween Attor= hey Murray and ¢ Chairman Stanley sald “Mr. Rockefeller oust moned here and will be The committes, howevor hour to-day hed take Representative Da ‘of New York, att 1tt's testimony, testimony of th kable rem R the wi counsel was nar was orsy ti » wi ali Merritt brothers stricken from th prd on the ground hat it was irrelevant to the inquir, motion was lost, Representativ Stanley, Beall and McGillicuddy, Demo- Icrats, Voting “no” and Representatives Manforth and Gardner, Republicans, voting Mr. Littleton, the only other member of the comimttee in ‘Washington, was not present. MM. to-day indefinitely, and will not meet again until after Congress con- ‘venes. Facing the position of having John D, Rockefeller called to the witness stand in connection with his ore deals, (Continued on Gets $1,500 Position Through World Ad. HYMAN BnOS., Fancy Cabinet Makers, 623-625 E. 18th St nd Page.) i New York, Nov. 19 1911, | PUBLISHER THE WORLD: | Dear Sir-—The inclosed adyer- | tisement appearing in” The World on Nov. 1, secured me the position, at @ salary of $1,600 ber annum, wiih this sencern, Being @ reader of World for over 25 years, a this letter to you Unsolicited, in o to encourage other yor There is always for them If they better . read vertiy HOS. a. More positions ar. > ofiered through World Ads., every Week in the year, than through All the Other New York Newspapers Combined. ® Harding Davis. Court. and Government, that King George has dismissed the Rev, Frederick Percival Farrar, his domestic chaplain, and also-Honorary Chaplain to Queen Alexandra, makes known an action un- precedented in the annals of the royal court. The Rev. F. P. Farrar, who is a son of the late Dean Farrar, had been one jof the royal chaplains for severat | years and was a trusted friend and | confidante of the late King Edward and Queen Alexandra and of,the pres- {ent King and Queen, 80 much, indeed, was he in the royal favor that it was confidently expected he would sooner |or later be elevated to the rank of | Bishop. The announcement of his dismissal has caused the profoundest sensation in| court, society and religious circles. Several charges of drunkenness and immorality are now being investigated |by the Bishop of Norwich, tn which | diocese the accused clergyman's parish (2 Sandringham fs s!tuated. also announced that in conse. quence of the allegations against him the Rev. F. P, Farrar aiso has ree signed the rectorship of Sandringham, where the favorite residence of the late King Edward and of Queen Alexandra was situated, The Rev. Farrar was married July 6 last, his bride being Miss Nora Davis, @ daughter of the late Clarke Davis of Philadelphia, and a sister of Richard | The wedding, which | was one of the principal social events of the summer, Was attended by many well known London society people and the guests also included several promi- nent Americans, among them Whitelaw Reid, the United States Ambassador u Farrar and ts bride were the viplents of several presents from |'membera of the royal family, the King ind Queen and Queen xandra being among those who sent gifts. A Central Nows cable despatch re- Ports that the minister “has absconded and that a warrant is out for his ar- rest.” ——— SHOOTING SHOW GIRLS’ TRIAL DELAYED A DAY.! Postponed’ Until To-Morrow on Ac- count of Absence of Miss Conrad’s Counsel, The trial of Ethel Conrad and Lilian |Graham, charged with the attempted | murder of W. HE. D, Stokes, millionatre | proprietor of the Hotel Ans June by shooting him in the legs, way |formerly entered on the calendar of | Justice Louls W. Marcus in the Criminal | Branch of the Supreme Court to-day and then set over until to-morrow, The trial had been put on the calen- dar for to-day and the District-Attor- |ney was ready to go ahead with the prosecution, Mr, Stokes and his coun- last sel, Terrence J, McManus, were also ready, but Robert M. Moore, couns: for Miss Conrad, was detained in Ma- lone, N, Y. on @ murder trial, Clark L. Jordan, atte for Miss Graham, who with Mr, Moore will con t the fen pleaded with Justice Marcus trial untl! to-mo Ww sO nore could be present wh chosen, Assistant Dis- torney Bucknen rT d, but Court wed the postpgnement re been sWorn to era | nelly, DIVES 23 FLOORS | FROM A WINDOW OF SKYSCRAPER Plunge From Ledge of City In- vestment Building of Dis- charged Bookkeeper. TRIES A RAZOR FIRST. After Futile Attempt Johnstone Makes Death Certain by Dizzy Leap. John H. Johnstone, thirty-eight years 01d, @ bookkeeper, out of employment and ill, to-day Jumped from the win- dow of an office on the twenty-sixth floor of the City Investing buflding, Broadway and Cortland street, to the roof of a section of the building form- ing the basis of a quadrangular court opening into Cortland street, instantly killed. From evidence he lefts behind {t ap- Pears thut Johnstone went to the twenty-sixth floor of the building and entered an office with the design of cutting his throat with a razor and dying there. He changed his sind, evi- dent!: the last moment, opened the window, stepped out on the ledge, closed the window and jumped. The razor, broken into little bits, was found in the right outside pocket of his coat. His sees, unbroken, were found in Place on his nose, Johnstone was employed, up to last Saturday, by the New York County Lawyers Association, which has head- quarters on the fifth floor of the bulld- ing. The office had been on the twen- ty-sixth floor and the task of moving to the lower floor is not yet complete James W. Pryor, assistant seer tary of the New York County Lawy Association, discharged Johustone cause,” as he explained It to-da. Johnstone had been at the office Mon- day and Tuesday, assisting his suc- cessor in work on the books, r REMOVED OUTER CLOTHING BE.| FORE HIS FATAL JUMP. Although Johnstone was expected this morning to continue his instructions to the new bookkeeper, he did not appear in the office and Mbrary on the fifth floor, Instead, he proceeded to the twen- | ty-sixth floor and entered an office ad- | Joining the sulte formerly the association of lawyers, Ti was vacant, but't mes of the fo! mer occupants, J. Kways, J. Lind- sey Storey and Charles A, Rose, are still on the door, There is but one wins dow in the office, opening on the court. From an overcoat and a hat whicn Johnstone left behind on the toor ot the office, there was little difficulty reading the last actions of ils life. Ti hat Was In @ corner, half overturned, ad been thrown there. ng off his hat, Johnstone re- a as if it After tal moved his overcoat, garment of gray goods. hand pocket of the ov ‘he placed a cheap watch, a little Sur day school pamphlet entitled “Be: Primary Stories for Children" and a bill for $80, dated Sept. 15, showing that Johnstone owed that sum to N, V, Ken- 4 carpenter at No. 61 Vesey lightweight oat, outsid street. Removing his collar and cravat, stone folded them carefully and placed them in the left hand outside pocket of the overcoat, Then he opened a case containing @ razor, removed the razor, closed the and p' ced it in the pocket with the collar and cravat RAZOR MADE SLIGHT CUTS ON SKIN OF THROAT. Ho rolled the overcoat up as though he intended to use it for a pillow. There are bloodspots on the upper part of ¢ , indicating that he started to cut He was | Liner Prinz Joachim Now on the Rocks; Captain Who Says There’s No Danger' in | burg-Ameri. Jonn- | *yand cdladiad YORK, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, oo “DONT WORRY; NO DANGER,” WIRES BRYAN FROM LINER ASHORE IN WEST INDIES Wireless Appeal From the Prinz! Joachim Brings Wrecking Tugs and Other Craft to the Res- cue of Tourist Ship. William Jennings Bryan, Dri an liner near Fortune Is! West Indies. Mr. Bryan, In the right | passengers who left New York Saturc ; less reports had announced danger.” Wireless messages had already told t the ship struck at It was noon before officials of the H ner had any official message that gave position of the r said + compartm with rs intact.’ ment, sald the local ¢ them that all on board r safe, “Wittiam J his wife, grandchild fellow will be transt his throat but desisted hefore ho had| Ladi by Praline (a caneaencur much more than scratched the skin SE ae none aie tte mul rgsA ; ‘The cut was not deep enough to leave omels we wranca 44 ROW a stain on the siaing steg! of the razor Arey Bone MES ea blade, but a trall of tiny spote on the |t ee en ay trom Nasmau floor and on a steam radiator under |Visilancta ts on he y the window traced his movements after he had closed the razor and placed it tn his pocket. He opened the window, climbed out on | th might expect of a trained bookkeeper, closed {t behind him. No one anw him gathering himself for his leap, but sev. eral ten te of the building c gilmpae of his body as tt went w j ward vlow ne oranh of the y wiviking t of was heard in Reem fac the court Among the clarks who opened We and gaz aa were those who had worked, elbow to elbow, with Johnstone in the Lawyers | posulble Mavtinved on Masons Pagel to the disabled ship, |ONLY ONE OF SEVEN COMPART- ledge, and then, with the care one | divided Into seven wate | MENTS iS DAMAGED. It was explained that t , ments, all divided e with six of Intact, it wo a4 msiile for the to etn wy tent a a seven, had been dospat > the ‘aid of beached boat. ‘Two boat 3 whieh were @t Caba when the ondere with eighty-nine with his wife and grandchild, lay. | President of the United States, to-day qualified as a news| ashore John, Don't ame for them to render mi expected t three times Democratic candidate on worry, No RESCUE OF LiNER, Unite Porto Ri Dat, was any er a spe orrow after The Hamburg ed to arrive ates revenue San off Samana Island to- is not expected per man by | getting through the first report from a passenger of the fact that the Ham- Joachim had gone Atwood Key passengers, bound for a tour of the | were among the}, Shortly after conflicting Wite- | the trouble of the liner, he sent this message | an | to his brother, Charles W. Bryan, at Lincoln, Neb.: “Vessel aground, a mile from shore, cu du 1 the stranded report to ble. Being raft, 1¢ fe exe gOvntinued en eooend Pega 4 for | | ceod to the wreck, | did she offer any PRIGE ‘ONE OENT. READY TO DE” BEATTIE DECLARES I HIS LAST STATEMENT To Save His Father Further Agony He Would Sooner Be Executed Next Friday Than Live Thirty Days Longer His Decision. FULLY PREPARED TO GO; WILL BE BURIED BESIDE WIFE His Spiritual Adviser Says He Will Not Falter Going to Chair—Has Not Confessed the Murder. RICHMOND, Nov. 22.—Through the Rev. J. J. Fix, Henry Clay Beattie jr. this afternoon made the following statement : “Tam ready to die. 1 would just as soon-die-Friday morning as” thirty days from now, because it will.endthe agony of my, father,.1.. don’t know but what it is better to die now than to have him suffer thirty days longer. I have accepted religion, and J am prepared for the end.” The preacher said Beattie had become converted, and that he would to the death chair with the strength of religion in his heart. TO DEATH UNDER - SUBWAY TRAIN the many kind expressions of sym- | Pathy he And his family hed received Scores See Deliberate Suicide From Platform of 96th and the kindly Consideration of the Street Station, prigon officials. WILL BURY BEATTIE BESIDE HIS WIFE, Arrangements were completed to-dey to bury the body of Henry Clay Beat- Jr, following his execution Fri- day, beside the gtive of his young wife, for whoge Druts! murder he is about to pay the extreme penalty. A spectal permit for the was learned, had been obtained from the Clty Council, “The body will) be | taken dtrectty from” the penitentiary to Maury Cemetery, where a \betef Presbyterian. service will be held. The CAPT. FEY. NEIGHBORS SAW REVELS FROM AIRSHAFT WINDOWS. father and brottér 6f the condemned a wan, with few close friends, will Formed Testimony | Their Basis at Henry Beattle has of Doctor's Suit to Divorce Mrs, “Mary Glortgertery: thitty-0¥O1 caceaiuad ‘that he muntered his wite te Sut years old, of No, SH Amsterd 4 pure fabrication, I have just ree His Wile. ue, threw herself In front of turned from his cell, and I know he Midnight wt bound Lenox avenue subway has not confessed,” said the Rev. inigas from the Island platform of the 3 ‘Benjamin Dennis to-day, Mrs. “The boy Ts holding up well, in view: sixth street station this afte of the situation,” said the Rey, J. J.) was ground to death under the trucks of as avenue, ions from = alrshaft —_windo’ opitcpit 'Wix, following his visit to Beattie the basis of Dr, Herbert two cers that Dasped over her, T: © fact that he has broken down a ait. tor divoree: on teint tac] Scores of men and women witnessed] der the strain of facing death, hows duy before Supreme Court Justice G dy, and two men who stood /ever, gives strong support to the report Mrs, ‘Bevlor was not in. c ‘ woman declared afterward |that Beatle will leave a confession to the cane. | that she had deliberately walked to the | behind, » ty the first arrive | After witnesses for| edge of the platform and Jumped out as ehiet Le police tear: reesines disabled ship. e are) Dr. Tay y reserved his}the head car of the heavy train ap- ‘con feast of the’ crime, and the French cable | decision ea) {7 me It ca m “A. Repentant were lying in Guan-| Dr, Taylor said he lived at No, 68) ed he cea REE os l¢, Fla., who sald Abide MO Fellte! guinty Waal’ OnNT Hucarads Alla mirtheattier | BBE Ban Ag CeO ark Aver je Killed Mra, Beattle and did not want : rae lane wen rakeried Maranist) cane carne: (ae y was the motorman of|to see another man dle for his crime. the train, not see the woman ral the " - ¢ > 4 .. a similar letters arrived at the fe mistyap. ts left this mors Mildred Sige! and Willlam C. Clark jd nagor. the t fl bi gciness, chias: rome aterm lpaba te evliah ara nee Juntit she leaped, almost before hid ca | Donltaptiary In today mail. Although rout them al {could ae all that was xoing on tn Mra | window, in Psy spacat the omens dst due nor ne hundred | Taylor's apartment. Not only was the After a surgeon from the J. Hood 4 eae th Maringata lee y aa uare ta ; : BEATTIE RECEIVES COMMUNION 4)much to drink in evid but both/ Wright F pital had pronounced the IN HIS CELL. and thi west to Mrs, Sigel and Clark deciared they saw] woman Policeman McLaughlin} peas h it hs : ted the wig e Pi nim ba things that compelled them to complain} } oattie, who: wilt be elechrogs i . : hinge the > complain} searched the clothing on the body and] ay, nay seep ‘ It ts expected that the to the Janitor, Ax a result, they said,| tara « tag thar reads "Mary Gockine | day r to-morrow, recelved com- \ the. wreck to-morrow morning | Mvs, ‘Taylor was asked to leave the , if nunion this afternoon from his family's about look house. Gam avents , 5 pastor, Rev, J. J. Pix of the Presby- ous ut to that address and | rep Shue, . SPEEDY ALGONQUIN HURRIED! A Mr. Daly Was named by Dr, ‘Taylor virude Bartholomew to tdone | eee, a reeent ne ae Fix was the Rev. Benjamin Dennig of respondent, and his photograph| f “we e-respanident, and ph at graph ty, She sald she had known | the Episcopal Chu Reattle'’a per- tren | am ae De caittanasaeenth ‘ank| Mrs, Hertgerber several years and that/gonal spiritual advi The prisioner’s pan, | Geretenborser sup indent of the St. /hep maiden name was Gocking. Last| father was the only other person par= Nicholas avenue bh told of Daly , Pee ty fond ABR ae R July she was married to a pastry cook munion serviee. sysop a sidered that sho was happily that he would be as and had never heard her complain, | present at the electrocution, of any-, POKER” WILL FIGHT LOSES. oo where aear the penitentiary at that ape ay AMERICAN TENNIS TEAM r Tle declared the stricken family Nathun Morris 8 y hu the sensational re- GET AUSTRALIAN RECEPTION, | 7 been sant aut of aie , AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Nov, | mo past few days. No oute \ jury betore Jus The American lawn t team have been permitted to ’ ne Cou le for thh Dwight I. Davis 1 © the solemn vell of decorum drawn ‘ 0 national cup, Wil m A. Larn M \ nia law around the now prayers th] y I McLoughlin and Beal \ful prisoner and the place of his baad M 6} Wright, who arrived "| sical expiation, SOARED MR HOE 00s | Ralandig: Wey a civic r »| BROTHER TO CLAIM THE Booy’ sol Whoker | torcian Tie Americans w roe AFTER AUTOPSY, a Mig to. the testimony, Morris's] DY Fall to Wellington, w vey | Beattle has made no will, as be Ras reason for CULtINg pf hin wife was that| Will Ko by boat to Chri 1, Where | no property to dispose of, He has lived he didn’t thiak she had treated him] the challenge round with the Ausualy a the bounty of hie father od manne’ alana Will he ployed 4 ld