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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL . . , . . NORFOLK. XKHHASIvA. FRIDAY SKL'TEMBER 8. 1911. WON'T ' REOPEN BEATTIE CASE A LETTER FROM ALLEGED EYE WITNESS WON'T INTERRUPT. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN IT Farmhand Writes That He Saw Be- attle Club Wife With Butt End of Gun and Then Shoot Her as She Lay In the Road But He Won't Ulfy. Chesterfield Courthouse , f opt 7. Prosecutor Wondenburi ; t od today that he had decided no . ° quest the reopening ot the case on account of the discovery .alleged eye witness. . 'Wo' have a strong enough 1 % . % without It , " ho said. "Wo could * ; get the man bore for a couple of days nt least , as ho lives out west. But wo have asked him to como hero Just the same to too what there Is to his story. Of course wo have tocelved , as Is usual In murder cases , many letters from alleged eye witnesses. This ono , however , signed his name and we find that ho did onro woik as a farmhand nt a plaeo near the scone of the mur der. Wo aio going to Investigate It 1'itithor , but > ou can take the story now for what It's worth. " Chesterfield Couithouse , Va. , Sept. 7. With evidence closed and with both the piofrocutlon and defense con fident of giving the case of Henry Clay Bealtlo. jr. , to the jury today , all calculations as to today's de\elop- monts In.the sensational trial had boon upset by Special Prosecutor AVcndenburg's announcement that bo might ask the court to le-open the case and admit the testimony of a man who claims to have been an eye wit ness to the tragedy. If this icquest had boon made and granted the llnal argument , which was expected to begin this morning , would have been delayed and court probably would have adjourned until Saturday. The alleged eye witness , whose name Is withheld , is now In a city a day and n half distant by rail from bore. Mr. Wendenburg received the In formation , which may change the wlmle aspect of the case. In yester day's mall. The writer , who a few- days after the murder of Mrs. Beattie was a farmhand employed at a place near the scene of the crime , said that 1io actually saw young Boattlo kill his wife ; saw him knock her from the automobile with the butt of a shot gun and then shoot her as she lay in sensible on the ground. Says Seattle Threatened Him. Ho wrote that Beattie threatened him when he found that he witnessed the deed and that the following day gave him a suit of clothes and money with which to go away. Though lie Icept quiet at first because ho was afraid , the man says now ho does not want Beattie to escape punishment and is willing to testify. At the outset the prosecution was Inclined to take this as just another crank's letter , of which many have fceen received by both sides since the trial begun. An investigation was started , however , and several of the writer's statements were soon corrob orated. The Chesterfield farmer men tioned in the letter acknowledged that .a man of the name used by the writer was employed by him until a few days after the murder and further de clared it was a fact that the farmhand was chasing a runaway cow on the night the crime was committed. Says Beattie Clubbed Her. In telling his story , the alleged witness - ness said he was looking for a cow when he came on the man and woman in an automobile on the Midlothian turnpike some time after 10 o'clock The declaration that Beattlo clubbed Ills wife with the gun before shooting lier is considered by the lawyers and detectives for prosecution with pe culiar interest. It is said that the physicians who examined Mrs. Be attic's body reported that the fronta bone on the right of the skull prob ably was broken , though the charge o shot had entered the left side and pen ctrated to the back of the head. Oi account of this it is understood Mr Wendenburg thought seriously of re ferring to a wound on the right sldi of the forehead In the indlctmen drawn for the grand jury. If the new witness Is used the mm dered woman's body very probabl ; will be exhumed and examined. Tlv authorities of the city In which th alleged eye witness has taken refug have been asked to take the man I : custody and a lawyer authorized t examine him. If it is decided to credl his story and the court will consent t re-open the case , he will be brougli here. here.Mr. Mr. Wendenburg said he would nc know what to do until ho heard toda the result of the man's cxamlnatloi He Is very strongly inclined to hi lleve the farmhand's story , howeve The letter writer gave a detailed a count of the tragedy as ho claims t have witnessed it. Ho said In part : Alleged Eye Witness1 Story. "I was in the pine woods on tl : right hand side of Midlothian turnpiV as you go out from Richmond , and saw a light. As I walked closer 1 the road I saw an automobile standlr almost In the middle of the road , fa Ing toward Richmond , and there we : two people in It a man and a woma They were both sitting In the fro : seat. "They were quarreling. I could he them talking loud , so I did not she CONDITION OFJHE WEATHER Maximum 71 ! Minimum 50 Average 61 Unromoter 30.00 Hulnfall 07 Chicago , Sept. 7. The bulletin Is sued by the Chicago station of the United Stutos weather bureau gives the forecast for Nebraska us follows : Unsettled weather with showers to night or Friday ; cooler east portion tonight. myself , but waited behind n tree about ten feet trom the edge of the road In the thick pine woods to hear what they said. Picas of Dying Woman , "The woman was pleading with the man. She was saying that she want ed her lo\o back again and that she did not want the man to bo cruel to her. The man answered roughly. "At one time 1 heard him say 'I am tired of all this , 1 am going to end his. ' Then I heardthe woman say : 'ow are yon going to end It ? ' " The man said something 1 could not hear and then 1 heard him say : " Til shoot you. I'm going to end It. ' "Ho got out of the machine and walked across to the opposite side ot the road 1'iom whore 1 was and after he had been there a minute he came back \\lth bonicthing In hishand. . 1' could not see what it was iu the darkness. The \\onmn was standing In the machine in front o the leit baud seat In the trout part of the au tomobile when the man came back. A Scream , Then the Murder. "Just when the man came back 1 heard the woman bcrcnm oncu. Then the man , \\lio was standing in the road , swung \\ith the gun in his hand and hit the \\oiuau on the right side of the fate. She fell from the ma chine to the load and she didn't make * * a sound. "For a. minute the man stood looking at her and then 1 beard him sa > : " 'Damn > ou , jou're not dead yet. I'll fix you. ' "Then ho up with the gun , which was \\hat he had bit the woman with , and bo shot her where she lay in the road by the front seat of the automo bile. 1 did not see where ho shot her. I saw him throw the gun some where and he began to lift his wife's body In the front seat of the automo bile and I came out from the trees. Seattle Confronts Eye Witness. "Tho man turned around aad saw mo and ho said : " 'Did you see this1 "I told him yes , I had seen it , "You , what the hell are you going to do about it ? ' be said. "I didn't say anything. Then he began to threaten me. He said he was ricb and bad lots of friends In Richmond and if I told on him he would have me killed somehow. He said nobody would believe my story if I appeared In court against him any way and I had better get out. He said be would give me some money and a suit of clothes If I would go away. Seattle Gives Him Money. "I told the man I would go away. Then ho told mo to come to Beattio's store next day and there would be some money for me. I went and he got some money and bought a suit of clothes. I stayed In South Richmond for two days , but I was so scared and got so nervous after that two days I took the train to this place. " Last night before Mr. Wendenburg's startling announcement , It was ex- p'ected the final argument by counsel would be begun this morning and con cluded tonight. Judge Watson expected Immediately on the convening of court and the de livery of the Instructions to the jury to ask for an agreement as to the time , would be used by eacb side for argument. L. M. Gregory was to open the case for the prosecution to bo followed by attorneys Harry M. Smith , Jr. , and Hill Carter for the de fense. L. O. Wendenburg , who has voluntarily assisted Prosecutor Greg' ory in the case , will close for the commonwealth. Trial Spoils Politics. Incidentally Gregory today is up for renomlnatlon for comomnwealth at t torney In this county and Wendenbure In Henrlco county Is a candidate foi the state senate. Neither has beer able to devote any time to campaign ing on account of the trial. BEULAH AND MUL RELEASE ! Richmond , Va. , Sept. 7. Beulah Bin ford and Paul Beattie , detained as wit nesses for the commonwealth in th < Henry Clay Beattlo , Jr. , murder case were released from the Henrlco coun ty Jail today by order of Judge Watsoi of the Chesterfield circuit court. $500 for Aviator Stunt. Keokuk , la. , Sept. 7. As dlversloi for its 1,500 employes engaged In th construction work , second only to th Panama canal , the Mississippi Rive Power company , builders of the Kec kuk dam , yesterday signed a ? 50 guarantee , payable to the aviator wh first reaches hero In the Minneapolis to-New Orleans flight , and makes loup over the dam. A Woman Penniless. Mrs. Ida Kloch , n homesteader 11' Ing near Bonesteel , reacned Norfol last night from Worthington , Minn with her child , penniless. She sal her husband was killed near Bonestei and she was going there to take u the claim. Officers Marquardt an Wheeler collected ? 6.75 for he among merchants , in twenty minute and sent her ou her way. HE DENIES BURNING BARN YOUNG MAN CAUGHT AT NELIGH , TAKEN TO O'NEILL. ONLY 19 , HIS FIRST TROUBLE Jim Bradccn , Arrested on Charge of Stealing Horse and Saddle Near Page and Setting Fire to Barn , Had Planned to Catch Train East. Nellgh , Neb. , Sept. 7. Special to The News : Sheriff Grady of Holt county came down from O'Neill yester day morning and returned In the af ternoon with Jim Bradeen , the young man arrested by Deputy Sheriff Ben nett Tuesday night on the charge of stealing n horse and saddle from a farmer near Page the first of the week. The young man told Mr. Bennett before - fore being taken to Holt county that this was the first time In his llfo that ho ever was In serious trouble. He practically admitted the taking of the liorso and saddle , but absolutely de nied any knowledge of burning the barn. Jim Bradwn signed bis name "Per- noil" on the back of the Hotellng chock that was given in payment for the horse , and also at the Atlantic ho tel , where lie registered and was av signed a room. He gave a call for the early morning passenger going cabt. cabt.Tho The young man is i elated to the mother of Frank Hall of this city. It is icportod that he ib only 19 years of age. SOUTH DAKOTA RATES BLOCKED FEDERAL COURT ISSUES ORDER RESTRAINING LOWER PASSENGER - * SENGER FARES. Minneapolis , Sept. 7. Judge C. A. Willard , federal district court , tempo rarily enjoined the railroad commis sion of South Dakota from enforcing lower railroad rates approved at the last session of the state legislature. The power of the legislature within its state and of the state railroad com mission Is blocked by federal author ity , pending a hearing. W. D. Cantil- Ion , general manager of the Chicago & Northwestern road , which lias 880 miles of road in South Dakota , through counsel submitted a statement of unit cost of operation in interstate and intrastate traffic and C. F. Balch of Chicago , head of the accounting de partment , presented figures to show that the lower rate would so seriously affect the earnings of the road as to create net losses in operation. The state later will be heard again making the injunction permanent. AREGAUGHTAT FREMONT Bohemia Man With School Teacher Whom He Eloped With , Arrested. Fremont , Neb. , Sept. 7. Run down by secret service men and arrested nine months after they had success fully evaded the immigration officials at Ellis Island , N. Y. , Josef Broz and wife are in the local jail awaiting or ders for deportation. Broz left a wife and four children in Bohemia and came to America with Marie Necld. Miss Necid was a school teacher , highly educated and just over 30 years of age , while Broz was a carpenter and surveyor 42 years ol age. The couple were married at El Us Island three days after landing Mrs. Broz No. 2 is unable to under stand the situation. She sits in the local jail , nursing her 4-months-old child , weeping at the possibility of be Ing taken back to father , friends and relatives and bemoaning the man whc has ruined her life. NORRIS RAPSTAFT'S ' BILL Nebraska Congressman Says It's i "Gold Brick and a Sham. " Lincoln , Sept. 7. Insurgent Con gressman Norris , who addressed i largo audience of Nebraska farnien at the state fair here , called the reel proclty bill a gold brick and a sham "I want to be fair with those whi supported the bill , " said Mr. Norris "but as far as I am concerned I be lleve the bill is a gold brick and ; sham. "Reciprocity puts on the free Us articles that are produced on th farms and the farmers are forced t sell their products in consequence i open and free markets. Why shoul they not be allowed to make purchase in the same kind , Instead of In a pr < tected market ? " > Mr. Norris was greeted with grea applause. Sees Film Tragedy , Shoots Two. New York , Sept. 7. At a movln picture show Raffalo Rlchettl and hi 18-year-old daughter Rosa saw tli story of a tragedy In a father klllln his daughter and then himself. "I' do that to you some day , " Rosa saj her father told her. Rlchettl crept I his daughter's bedside and shot he and then fired a bullet Into his hea Both probably will die. LIFE'S DISAPPOINTMENTS ( Copyright. 1911 ) SOUTH DAKOTA SENATOR FORECASTS - CASTS RENOMINATION. DIFFERS WITH COE CRAWFORD South Dakota Will be for President Taft's Renominatlon , According to Gamble Closely Follows Crawford's La Follette Declaration. Sioux City , la. , Sept. 7. Robert J. Gamble , senior United States senator from South Dakota , in an interview here , favors and predicts the renom- ination of President Taft. Senator Gamble said his state would support Taft for a renominatlon. "Not In a generation , " said Mr. Gam ble , "have we had such a conservative leadership as that given by President Taft. There is no doubt that my state will give the president hearty support. This estimate is based on the evidence gathered in traveling over a portion of South Dakota since my return from Washington and in the addresses I have received. "My own position is In accord with what I believe to be the sentiment ot my constituency. " The alignment of Senator Gamble with the administration follows closely the declaration of Senator Coe I. Craw ford that he will support Senator La Follette. GRAND CIRCUIT RACES Hartford , Conn. , Sept. 7. The grand circuit races were long drawn out and two of the events , the 2:09 : trot and the 2:11 : pace , went the limit In heats. The surprise of the afternoon was the defeat of Major Wellington In the 1:09 : trot by Cascade. The former misbehaved in three heats by break ing at critical moments. Toaay will ue President Taft day at the fair and as a special event for the president , The Harvester , the fast est stallion in the world , and Willy , the half-mller , will have a brush after a mile. Results : 2:23 : trot Peter Thompson won second end and third heats and race. Best time 2:15. : Mamie Gay took the first heat in 2:18 : 4 ; Miss Normandie third. 2:11 : pace Forest Prince won first , third and fifth heats and race. Best time 2:19. : Longworth B. took second and fourth heats. Best time 2:09 : % . Fannie Stanton third. 2:09 : trot Cascade won first , second end and fifth heats and race. Best time 2:10V's. : Major Wellington took third and fourth heats. Best time 2:10Vi. : Creighton third. IS TAFT DAY AT HARTFORD. t Hartford , Conn. , Sept. 7. The visit of President Taft to this city and the state fair at Charter Oak park today brought an Immense throng of people , hither from every part of the state , the day having particular significance to them as it is the first time that n chief magistrate of the nation has . been the guest at an old fashioned ex 1 hlbltlon of the products of the farms of this state. The disapproval of the position of the president on reciproc ity by the executive committee of tlu state grange , which has a very strong hold among the Connecticut farmers and the fact that the committee wouli not make the day of the president's visit grange day also , had kindled ai Interest iu the event. The program was for a short paradi through the city streets to the nev state library building on the southen side of the capital hill where a stat luncheon was spread , the guests mini- boiing some plenty-live. Business housi'b along tl'e streets were hidden under folds of bunting and Hags. A VIOLENT STORM IN CHICAGO HARBOR SCORE OF SMALL BOATS CAUGHT IN STCRM , BUT NO LIVES LOST. Chicago , Sept. 7. One of the most violent storms experienced in many years struck Chicago harbor early to day and lasted until after daylight. Between fitteen and twenty munches , motor boats and sloops in Chicago harbor were caught up In the storm. Ono tug , battling against the giant waves in an effort to reach the freight ers Lagonda and Christopher lying a mile out , was capsized. Capt. Me- Cleary and his crew of live were res cued by life savers. Three large passenger boats , the Puritan , the City of Chicago and the City of Traverse , for the safety of which some anxiety was felt , put into the harbor later. The Charles Mc Veigh of the Benton Transit com pany's fleet , returned to the harbor after having gone out twenty miles. At one time during the storm the wind reached a velocity of sixty-four miles an hour. Waves rolled ten feet high. Hitchcock May Come. Lincoln , Sept. C. Postmaster Gen eral Frank Hitchcock may be at the national convention of the first class postmasters in Omaha next week , ac cording to Postmaster Slzcr of Lin coln , chairman of the program com mittee. The committee received a wire from the postmaster general ask ing them to hold the program open for him. EXPECTS HUNG JURY. Beattie Laughs and Jokes About Beu- lah Binford , to Reporters. Chesterfield Courthouse , Va. , Sept. G. "Boys. I hope to eat dinner at home Sunday , " said Henry Clay Be attie , jr. , today as he rested his chin on his hands and peered at the little group of newspaper men gathered on the lawn some fifteen feet away. "Do you expect an acquittal ? " he was asked. "Well , to be entirely frank with you , I do not at this time. My own guess is a hung jury , seven for convlC' tlon and five for acquittal. However I do expect to get out at the next sit ting of court. I am innocent and can not feel otherwise. " Beattie chatted gaily and seemed glad of an opportunity to talk as he had been confined in his cell all day. "It Is said that Beulah Binford Is going on the stage. What do yet think of that ? " "I don't know what she could do or the stage , " said the prisoner. "She Is good looking , that's true but she has no voice and so far as know , no talent. However , boys I d < not think that a 'skit' with Beulah am the sheriff , Mr. Gill , would make ai Immense hit In vaudeville. By th < way , It's rather , hard on Beulah t < hold her all this time and then no let her go on the stand. " "Do you think the defense wouli have used her ? " "Certainly. Why not ? Had she no been held Incommunicado in Henr ; county jail I nm positive Mr. Smit would have put her on. " "What do you think of the test rnony In rebuttal yesterday ? " "Nothing to It , " laughed the prlsoi or. "The witnesses made absolutel no Impression OH the Jury. It's a woi der to me that a certain one of thci had not been afraid of being struc dead , ho lied so unmercifully. " At this Juncture the sheriff arrive with Henry's dinner and the intervie ended. CHICAGO OFFICIAL'S SON TEASES VIOLENT INMATES. WITH PECIVAL SUPERINTENDENT Under Administration of Former Norfolk - folk Insane Hospital Head , at Dun ning , III. . Young Peter Bartzen En tertalna Crowd at Patient ! , ' Expense. Chicago , Sept. 7. During the administration - ministration of Dr. J. P. Peclval , for merly head of the state insane hos pital in Norfolk , as superintendent of the Dunning insane asylum here , Frank Bartzen , son of President Peter Bartzen of the board of county com missioners , entertained recently a few friends at Dunning Institution. The young host , according to attendants at the asylum , arranged a unique vaudeville patients wore made to ex hibit their deformities for the amuse ment of the guests. Among the Chlcagoans in the parly were Charlie Becker , bartender ; Dave Ryan , saloon keeper ; Gus Weber , pen sioned policeman ; Pete Matthews , tester of cement In the department of public works , and Oscar Blattner , salesman. Charles Hulse , former supervisor of Dunning institution , described the party. "I think It was Friday , August 4 , that young Bartzen came out to the hospital with friends , " said Hulso. Epileptics Turned Loose. "They had an auto , owned by Blatt ner , and arrived In the afternoon. They were In high spirits. "One of the clerks In the office of fered to show them through the hos pital. On one pretext or another , the guests weie assembled in a corridor and then unexpectedly the inmates of a violent epilepsy ward were turned loose upon them. "There was a pretty warm time for a little while. The members of the j party had to step lively to keep from being hurt. One inmate , I think , did receive a slight abrasion on the head. "That was all that was needed to fire the patient's Insane brain and he Immediately set out to seek revenge. Ho chased his supposed rival about the hall for ten minutes while the vis itors laughed and declared It was as good as a vaudeville show. Attendants to the Rescue. "It might , however , have ended se riously had not the attendants res cued the guest from his pursuer. The latlent was led back to his cell rav- ng and demanded vengeance. " i The members of the auto party de nied the charges made against them by the hospital attendants. Becker and Ryan denied having been at the hospital. Matthews said that the I story had been greatly exaggerated. ) "Wo happened to bo out in the 1 neighborhood of Dunning , " he said. " 1 i had never seen the institution and some one suggested we go through We did not know whether we would be able to go through or not , but we drove out anyway. " 1 Dr. Pocival , former superintendent said that the attendants reported t < him that the Brantzon party had beer annoying patients. He said that IK never heard the full particulars o what happened In the ward. Snow at St. Paul. St. Paul , Sept. 7. There was i slight fall of snow on the fair ground yesterday. Taft to Hartford. Boston , Sept 7. President Taft lef Boston at 9:15 : a in today for Han ford , Conn , by way of Worcester an Springfield. . A $60,080 , LAND SALE WATTLES DROTHERS OF NELIQH MAKE A DIG DEAL. RECORD FOR ANTELOPE COUNTY Tlu-v Sell Their 2,400 Acres of Land Souof the Elkhorn River to Ross F. Jt 'i.son ' of Pawnee City , Who Will Co mo to Nellgh to Live. Nellgh. Nob. , Sept. 7. Special to The News : Possibly the largest real estate deal e\er made In Antelope county has Just been closed by W. L. McAllister of tl'ls city. Wattles brothers ot the Nellgh National banlc Hi'll thi'lr 12,100 acres of land south of tluKlkhorn Hver and within a mlle of Nellgh to Ross F. Johnson of Pawnee City for $80,000. Mr. Johnson will move to Nellgh and nmko bis future homo. AN ALASKA LAND SCANDAL. Millionaires Cited to Show Why Their Claims Should Stand. Juneau , Alaska , Sopt. 7. A. C. Fro ; t of Chicago , formerly president of tlu > Alaska Central railway and former president and promoter of the Chicago it Milwaukee Klcrtrle railway ; George M. Seward of Chicago , receiver for A. C. Frost and company ; U. J. Arnold and lorty-slx other claimants of the Watson real land group In the Maten- nnsUa district of Alaska have been fil ed by the Juneau land office Jo show CHUBO within thirt.i da > s why their claims should not bo recommended to the commission of the laud office for cancellation. A spec lal agent has llled charges against the validity of each of the claims. The agent alleges : "That the claimants did not locate and file upon land in good faith but the locations and filings wore made by Frank Watson of Spokane , in the in terest and for the benefit of A. C. Frost , Henry C. Osborne , G. T. Fran ces , George A. Ball , Frank Watson , Duncan M. Stewart , O. G. Laboree and others , ir pursuance of an agreement and understanding to which the claim ants were parties ! that they permit'sd the use ot tltelr names for tua pur pose. " - ; KJB Frost , Seward , Pierre G. Beach ot Chicago , formerly secretary of the Alaska Central railway ; George A. all , the millionaire glass manufac- .irer of M uncle , Ind. , reputed to bo Yost's financial backer ; Duncan M. toward of Seward , Alaska , former nanager of Sovereign Bank of Can- da ; and Henry C. Osborne , Gwynno Frances and Francis and Stewart f Toronto were indicated by a fed- ral grand jury in Chicago , March 1C , 911 , charged with conspiracy to do- raud the United States of the use and ossession of the Watson and Mata- uska Coal company groups of claims. The value of these lauds is stated i the indictments as $10,000,000. rest and his associates are alleged i the indictments to have acted In 10 Interest ot the Alaska Central ailway. EDDIE SMITH IS DEAD. Brain Trouble Caused Death After Ill ness of Several Weeks. Oakland , Cal. , Sept. 7. Eddfo mlth , the well known sports writer nd fight referee , died yesterday. Ha ad been 111 with brain trouble for everal weeks. Smith was 33 years old. At ono line ho was a boxer In the lightweight lass , and was the champion long dls- anco rider of the Pacific coast. The ast Important light which he refereed ras the Wolgast-Nelson battle at oint Richmond for the lightweight hamplonshlp of the world. He also efcreed the Kctchel-Papko fight , the Brltt-Nelson contest and the Gaus- A'olcott fight , in which Cans won the hamplonshlp in the lightweight class , lo was official referee of the Pacific \thletlc club of Los Angeles. Names Rail Commission. Lincoln , Sept. 7. Chairman II. J. \Vlnnett of the committee represent- ng the state railway commissions oC five states appointed the three mem- ) ers who are to prepare and file a- brief in the Minnesota railroad rate case pending in the United States su preme court. The men who will pre pare the brief are : George A. Hen- shaw of the Oklahoma state railway commission ; John Marshall , attorney for the Kansas state railway commis sion , and Henry T. Clarke , Jr. , of the Nebraska railway commission. The resolution authorizing the appoint ment of the committee was adopted by five states Kansas , Iowa , Oklahoma , South Dakota and Nebraska. Authoress Found Dead. London , Sept. G. Mrs. Kathorlno Thurston , the Irish authoress , was found dead this morning at a hotel iu Cork. WAR RUMORS CAUSE RUN. Efforts of German Bank Official to Quiet Mob , Prove Useless. Stettin , Prussia , Sept. G. The run on the savings banks here caused by the circulation of rumors that war be tween Franco and Germany was Im pending , continued today. All attempts of the banking officials to reassure the depositors have prov ed fruitless.