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TEXAS MAN MUST STAND
TRIAL FOR AWFUL CRIME

At the Jail Hatfield was brought into
the sitting room, where Mrs Zimmerman
had preceded him, and those who saw
him enter, among whom were Sheriff
Rich and several newspaper men, say tha.
as soon as Hatfield cast his eyes on Mrs.
Zimmerman he showed every sign of
recognizing her and then would not notice
her any more.
Mrs. Zimmerman after careful look
told Mr.. MeAfee that he was undoubtedly
James C. Durham, the man wanted in
California and that he would be recog-
nized by any citizen of San Jose who
had known him there that the only
change she could note in him was that
he was somewhat more corpulent.
San Jose, Cal, September 19-Sheriff
Langford. who went To Sacramento yes
terday to procure requisition papers for
William Hatfield. held at Sherman, Tex,
on suspicion of being James C. Dunham
who murdered six persons in this county
Il years ago. will leave tomorrow in COM
pany with Deputy Sheriff Burlington for
Sherman to bring the suspect here.
The sheriff and those who knew Dun
ham are fully convinced that the officers
at Sherman have the right man. The two
witnesses of the shooting are still living
here.
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who saw Mr.. Wright today, said:
His eyes are bright and he looks a
great deal better than 1 expected to find
him. OF course, no one mentioned aero
plane to him. He seems to be IN good
spirits. but is a little tired and his in
juries are quite painful. l think he knows
now that Lieutenant Selfridge is dead,
although no one has asked him or en-
deavored to learn whether he really knew
about it."
The splint on Mr.. Wright's leg will be
adjusted again tomorrow morning. His
sister is the guest of the signal corps
while in this city, and has been extended
every facility for assisting her brother.
1t will probably be three or four months
before Mr.. Wright will be able to leave
the Fort Myer hospital. Miss Wright to-
day viewed the wrecked machine and
showed familiarity with all of it's intri-
cate parts and the cause Of the accident,
Charge d Affairs Desportes, of the
French Embassy, called on acting Secre-
tary of State Adee today and left with
him on behalf of the French government
and himself a note of sympathy evoked
by the accident to the Wright aeroplane.
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Cabinet Officers Make Confident
Statements
BAD SITUATION IN OHIO
The Foraker Mess Has Stirred Up the
Party In Ohio and Democrats See
Signs of Victory In Distress
of Republicans.

Washington, September 19.-(Specia1.)-
In the opinion of Representative Flood
of Virginia, who is in Washington to-
night, Mr.. Bryan will be elected President.
Mr.. Flood is not rainbow chaser He
has reputation as a politician and IN
several campaigns in the past has been
prominently brought forward for the
chairmanship of the democratic congress
sional committee
Il feel confident said he tonight, "of
Mr.. Bryan's election. If the election were
held tomorrow he would win. 1t is only
necessary for public sentiment to remain
as it is to secure his election and my
belief is that it will constantly grow more
favorable. Do you know that a religious
sentiment is strongly at work against
Mr.. Taft? Go out in the country and you
will be surprised to hear the frequency
with which the matter is mentioned. In
my own state two of the republican pres
idential electors resigned because of Mr..
Taft's unitarian views.'
The Presidents cabinet officers find 1t
necessary to give out statements almost
daily claiming the election OF Taft. They
all begin about the same way, viz: That
there is not the slightest chance" of
Bryan's election and then comes an ap-
peal to republicans to get to work. Here
is a typical one from Postmaster Gem
eral Myer: l do not think there is
the slightest chance of Bryan's carry
ing any of the New England states
Judging by the conditions there the re-
publicans are not making the sort of
fight which is necessary, even at this
time of the year. The true issues are not
being brought before the voters, and the
people are not being aroused as they
should be. This may be overcome later,
but in my opinion it is necessary to jump
into the fight and leave nothing to
chance"
Already the eastern press is trying to
offset the effect of the Foraker Standard
Oil exposure by claiming that Candidate
Taft and Foraker never did actually
make up.
Regardless of such statements it is only
two weeks since the same newspapers
gleefully announced that Taft and For
aker appeared on the same platform, that
Foraker proclaimed his loyalty to Taft
who accepted his pledge or sincere sup
port with the utmost pleasure
All of 1t was hailed as a sign that Ohio
had been made certainly republican. 1t
is different today. The Ohio republic
ans sent Foraker to the Senate where he
has been for IL years and the party
cannot escape the odium. Ohio republic
ans here believe the state will go demo-
! cratic and that the legislature will also
be democratic w g.
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TWELVE PERSONS
INJURED IN WRECK

San Antonio, Tex, September 19.---
william Simpson, engineer of San An
tonic, hurt in back of head; will die.
B. Westrop, fireman, right leg
crushed.
Mrs J. M. Carroll, San Antonio, right
knee bruised.
Mrs. J. w. Miller. Son Antonio,
bruised about body.
]. w. Mcdonald state revenue agent,
spine wrenched and bruised.
w. NJ Spleen, right leg bruised
j. A. Lamp, Oklahoma City, leg in
jured.
J. P. Phillips. Dallas, left shoulder
injured.
G. Loving. right ankle sprained.
J. d. Hoop, right arm injured.
d. w. Seeley, messenger, cut in head.
l. Handy. negro, Tyler, Tex, badly
bruised.
Twelve persons were injured, one of
them fatally, in the wreck on the In
ternational and Great Northern road
through train No. 3, three miles south
of Kyle tonight. At the time the train
was running at the rate of between
25 and 80 miles an hour. William
Simpson, the engineer, was hurled from
the cab as the engine turned turtle. He
will die. His fireman, Westrop, is also
badly injured.
The cause Of the accident is un-
xnown.
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Sherman, Tex, September 19.-Mrs.
Mary Zimmerman, whose home is at 44o
Willow avenue, San Francisco, this after
noon positively identified Bill Hatfield,
who is in the Grayson county JAIL as
James c. Dunham, who is wanted at San
jose Cal, for the murder of six people
Mrs R. T. McGlincy, Mrs. Hattie b. Dun
ham, Mrs. Minnie Sylvester, Col R. p.
McGlincy, James X. Wells and Robert A.
Biscoe.
At the time of the murder Mrs. Zim-
norman claims to have lived just outside
the city of San Jose and just a mile from
the place where the wholesale slaughter
took place. 1t became known several
days ago that Mrs. Zimmerman would
probably know Durham and she was
asked to go to the county Jail and see IL
she could identify him.
This Mrs Zimmerman was very adverse
to doing. Deputy United States Marshal
Leo McAfee, who made the arrest, after
a conversation with Mrs. Zimmerman, in
which he questioned her closely about the
man, discovered that she was perfectly
familiar with the history of the crime
and asked her to go and see Hatfield
which she finally consented to do.
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FORAKER'S NAME
CUT OFF THE LIST

New York, September 19.-(Special.) JAS
a result of evidence produced by William
R. Hearst in speeches in Columbus and
st. Louis, showing close relations be-
tween Senator Foraker of Ohio and the
Standard OIL company, Senator Foraker
will not be permitted to speak for Will
liam H. Taft at the mass meeting in this
city on October 1.
This was agreed to at conference be-
tween Governor Hughes, Frank H. Hitch
cock, chairman of the republican national
oommitteN and Herbert Parsons pres-
dent of the New York county committee
at the Hotel Astor this afternoon
Mr.. Hitchcock had previously discussed
the question with Mr.. Taft over the long
distance telephone, and was satisfied that
Senator Foraker should not be allowed to
speak for Taft in this or any other state
in the light of Mr.. Hearst's revelations of
his connection with the Standard Oil
trust. Both Governor Hughes and Mr..
Parsons were of the opinion that Senator
Foraker should not be allowed to speak
for the republican ticket and Mr.. Hitch
cock agreed with them. 1t was decided
finally that Governor Hughes should make
the opening speech in this place, and that
he should be selected in place of Mr..
Foraker.
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BATTLE WITH SEA.
Giant Steamer Has Propeller Broken
BY Storm.

New York September 19.-For more
than half an hour last Wednesday the
great turbine steamer Mauretania, with
all her cabins filed with frightened pas
sengers, rolled and pitched helpless in mid
ocean, with waves constantly breaking
over her decks. She had run into the
storm hours before but had been kept un-
der headway until one of her propeller
blades flew off, with crash that alarmed
nearly everyone on board. So tremendous
was the force OF the blow which the
loosened propeller dealt the ship that tho
whole middle section of the steamer
seemed to rise, the flooring buckled until
the tacks from the carpet were hurled
against the ceilings and passengers were
thrown about the cabins. The engines
were stopped at once and the ship. losing
her way. began to wallow in the trough
of the sea, while the passengers besieged
the captain to tell them the nature OF
the accident. The excitement did not
subside until the steamer started once
more on her way.
An examination disclosed that the COM
partment adjoining the propeller shafts
was filed with water. 1t Is believed that
the detached propeller blade stove a hole
in the steamers bottom.
The severe weather continued through
cut the voyage (,
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ORVlLLE WRIGHT Is NOT
SUFFERING MUCH NOW

Washington, September 19.-Orville
Wright showed signs of Improvement to-
Gay at the Fort Myer 'osptal, and while
the doctors say he is 4sSt entirely out of
danger, his condition is very satisfactory.
Miss Katherine Wright, sister of s.Ie
aviator. visited her brother twkse today
and several army officers and friends of
the injured man were also permitted to
see him.
Lieutenant Selfridge will be given a
military funeral probably on Thursday.
His father left San Francisco today for
Washington, and until his arrival the
body will remain in the receiving vault
at the Arlington cemetery, where burial
will probably be made. kilograms Of
coincidence from all over the world have
been received at the war department
Capt Bailey, the surgeon in charge OF
the Fort Myer hospital said today:
''Mr. Wright is resting easily. His
pulse is above normal, and his temper
ature is a little high, but he is doing
very WE'LL
Lieutenant Creecy, of the marine CORPS
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YANCEY CARTER
STICKS To PARTY

Atlanta, September 19.(Special.)-In
spite of the recent announcement of
Bernard Suttler, state chairman of the
independence league party, to the effect
that Yancey Carter. nominee for gov
ernor of Georgia cn the independence
ticket, would forsake the national ticket
and support Bryan and Kern. Yancey
Carter gave out a written statement to-
day repudiating the information given by
Mr. Suttler and stated that Mr. Suttler
had been removed from the state chair
manship.
Mr.. Carter in his signed statement
says that any suggestions that he is for
Bryan and Kern is Incorrect. He also
makes explanation regarding other mat
ters contained in the recent card of Mr..
Suttler, while Secretary e. II. Goodhart
also makes a statement to the effect
that he is and always has been an In
dependence party man.
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CHOLERA IN FINLAND.
Cold Weather Does Not Stop Progress
of the Disease.

st. Petersburg. September 19.-(Special) }
Danger of spread of Asiatic cholera over
Europe was increased today by the ap-
pearance of the disease in Finland. The
Scandinavian countries are thoroughly
alarmed at the near approach of the
disease.
Colder weather in the Russian capital,
which it was thought would check the
cholera, has apparently only added to
the scourge. More new cases are re-
ported The number of cases run in rhe
thousands and are increasing. Both to
minimize the spread of the contagion and
to obtain room for the treatment of the
afflicted the public schools have been Or
dered closed. The school buildings will
be used as temporary hospitals.
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ROOSEVELT is AROUSED
OVER FORAKER AFFAIR

oyster Bay, September 19.-(Special.)-
President Roosevelt has been greatly
aroused over the exposure by William
r. Hearst of the relations that have ex-
listed between Senator Foraker and the
STANDARD Oil company.
The indication of the Presidents Keen
interest to the reuort came when Secretary
Loeb admitted that former Congressman
Sibley had approached him and pleaded to
have the prosecution of the Standard Oil
company either abandoned or delayed. Mr..
Roosevelt said he gave Sibley the
same answer he had given many others
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who had come to him to intercede for the
great corporation.
The President has determined that Il
he can help it any alliance between the
STANDARD Oil company and an individual
member of the republican party shall not
prove inimical to the interests of that
party Mr.. Roosevelt's reputation of
Foraker is absolute. irrevocable.
1t Is understood that Mr.. Roosevelt has
dispatched letters to republican leaders
in Ohio and Pennsylvania impressing
upon them the fact that the party must
in no way be identified with the Standard
Oil, and that whatever dominance It
possesses politically in their district must
be broken.
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GoeIet Buys French Villa.

Paris, September 19-Robert Goelet Of
New York has purchased for 100000 the
chateau at Sandecourt that was owned
by the Marquis de Beaver for the pur-
pose of presenting to his wife. The
grounds cover 25O0 acres and in addition
the estate rents another $500 acres of ad-
Joining woodland. Barring the Rothschild
property at Adamvilliers, this will give
The Golets the finest hunting grounds in
France MIR. Goelet INTENDS to install q
stock farm on his new estate.
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THE BIG POLITICAL VAUDEVILLE TRIO
INDEX OF TODAY's NEWS
Page 1.

rage I.
Bryan continues eastern tour
Foraker retires from activity in cam
paign.
Hearst speaks at Memphis.
Daily claims made that Taft will be
elected.
Texas man must stand trial.
Orville Wright is improving.
Roosevelt aroused by Foraker charges.
Page 2.
One Greek murdered by another.
Page 3.
Weeks political talk at the state capt.
Water supply to be increased at Athens.
Page a.
Railroad case set for Monday.
Page s.
Tomorrow is municipal election day all
over Alabama.
Jefferson county Sunday school conven-
ton In session Tuesday and Wednesday,
Shawnee, okla, citizens will spend
Tuesday In Birmingham.
Page 6.
Haskell tears hide off Hearst
Page 7.
Arrest of Mr.. Granaday.
Page 9.
All ready for opening schools at Ems
ley.
Page 10.
Some of the fatal errors in justice.
Page II.
Nashville wins pennant in final game
with New Orleans
Birmingham breaks even with Mobile
in doubleheader.
Cleveland wins from Washington ana
is right on Detroit's heels.
Page 13.
Literary lights and shadows.
Page IA.
Birmingham society.
Page is.
Dolly Dalrymple writes for women
Page 16.
Malcolm Clarke's Berlin letter.
Wallace issues instruments to game
wardens.
Page II.
Gompers working for democrats.
Page 21.
Japan prepares for coming war.
Page 22.
Heart to heart talks.
Page %.
Nicholas Wall street letter
Page "a.
A boy violinist.
Page 25.
Sketch of Jacksonville, Alabama.
Page 26.
Tartarin of Tarascon, classic in a
page.
Page 27.
Domestic side of Mrs. Bryan's life.
Page 2S.
Editorial comment.
Page l29.
A ward with the unconverted, by Or.
j. c. Hiden.
Back to the Country From the Slums.
by r. I. Monks
An Error of Estimates, by Jeanette
Cooper
Page 30.
Original faith healer is dead.
Page 81.
All grains advance in bullish market
Cotton is practically unchanged
Stocks drop sharply under bear pres
sure.
Page 33.
Mandy interviews the shoolteacher.
Page "a.
Inside doings of Russian police.
Page 35.
At the theatres.
Page SO.
Quiet campaign in Bessemer.
Page 81.
Jimmy minds the baby-again
King Solomon's Mines, by Frank G.
Page 38.
Our Young Folks.
Page SO.
Leon to the rescue of the Hooligans.
Page 40.
Buster Brown has visitoA
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DR.. LovETT SPEAKS.
Addresses People at Clanton on County
Amendment.

Clanton, September 19.-(Special.)-J A.
Lovett addressed a large audience OF
people from the town and surrounding
country at the court house here today
on the proposed county amendment. The
people gave DR.. Lovett close attention
and seemed to be favorably impressed
with his argument. The audience was .
representative one.
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New York, September 19.-Hon. James
Bryce, ambassador from Great Britain to
the United States, returned today on the
steamer Mauretania, after an absence of
several weeks abroad. John w. Gates
also returned on the same steamer.
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Traaedy In Louisiana.

Boyce. La, September l9.-Knox Miller
was shot and killed here today by Chas
Kimberly The cause of the shooting is
not yet known. Miller was % years old
and Kimberly 65, The young mans
widow lives in Shreveport
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-20

No. 4703. Greenbush, will meet the second and
fourth Saturday OF each month at the Aug
Rines house. in school district 5, at 8 p. m.
S. E. TILLEY, Pres. E. C. STARK Sec
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dents are alike. except that some are
more depraved than others. and among
these was Jud Harmon. All students
want to do things to the faculty, and
some do them. Among these again was
Harmon. That is why he did not grad
uate till day late and but for small
French revolution in that particular
college would not have graduated at
oil
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Harmon Of Ohio
Distinguished juris Candidate of Conservative Democrats
For the Presidency, Is Fighter Of Political
Bosses-SM Foot Optmst Who Is
the Soul of Good Nature.
the Soul of Good Nature.

past sixty. In the meantime the world
has moved it's tents considerab bly, far
Their up the trail. All that makes diff
ference In relative attitudes. There are
people who call Mr.. Bryan conserva-
tive today, Bryan himself being among
the number. 1t is all in the point of
view; also in the exigencies of politics.
There is one thing certain-the Amer
lean people have moved forward and
are still moving. If they have come
abreast Of the Bryan position, it fol-
lows as a matter Of course that they
are in advance Of that of Judge Har-
mon. That is story, however, which
can only be told by the result Of the
convention and the election.
Whatever may be Judson Harmon's
attitude now compared to that of thir-
that he has deserted his principles
On the contrary, he was opposed to the
greenback propaganda in 1876, just as
he was to free silver in 1885, He has
fought consistently against local rings
and bosses in his own party, and one
of the iercest of these fights occurred
but few years prior to his appoint
ment as attorney general 1t is like
wise true that while he was railroad
attorney for many years his action as
one of the special counsel appointed to
Investigate rebating on the Santa Fe
was more drastic than the administra-
ton would uphold. He, with the asso-
c1ate counsel, found that the official
chiefly at fault was Paul Morton, who
had been one of the vice presidents Of
the road and was then a member Of
President Roosevelt's cabinet. Mr..
Roosevelt would not have Morton
prosecuted, and Judge Harmon resign
ed. Some Of his prestige today is due
to the deep impression created by that
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BY JAMES A. EDGERTON.

T is seldom that one city can boast
three presidential possibilities at
II one time, a distinction that be-
longs to Cincinnati this year. The
fact that Cincinnati is in Ohio accounts
for it. Ohio is almost as prolific of pos
sible presidents as it is Of buckeyes. 1t
not only has crop of it's own, but
when other states want to support the
luxury Of a favorite son they are often
compelled to fall back on a citizen
transplanted from Ohio. There are
Buckeyes who have come to regard the
White House as state institution.
Taft, Foraker and Judson Harmon
are the three candidates who are now
making Cincinnati about the warmest
spot on the political map. The careers
Of the three men are closely intermin-
gled. All three are natives of Ohio.
Taft and Harmon were born in the
same county, Hamilton, and Foraker
and Harmon were born in the same
year, 1916. All three are lawyers, and
all three sat on the bench of the supe-
rior court Of Cincinnati. Foraker and
Harmon served in this capacity at the
same time Then Foraker was elected
governor, and when Harmon resigned
from the bench to resume the practice
of law in 1887 Foraker appointed Taft
to the vacancy. The parallel does not
end even here. All three are college
graduates, Taft from Yale, Foraker
from Cornell and Harmon from Deni-
son. All have lived in Washington,
two as cabinet officers and one as SEN
ator. All three were originally Repub-
licans, Harmon breaking away in the
Greeley campaign Of 1872. Despite
present political differences, the three
have been warm personal friends.
What fate is it that twists the
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threads Of destiny in such strange
ways: Even now this truly remarka-
BILE parallel is not at an end. 1t is alb
solutely certain that at least two of
these men and possibly all three are to
be disappointed in their presidential
aspirations.
Since leaving the bench of the supe-
rior court of Cincinnati, Harmon has
been attorney general of the United
States, Foraker has been governor and
senator, and Taft has been solicitor
general Of the United States, United
States circuit judge, governor Of the
Philippines and secretary Of war. If
there is anything else that Cincinnati
would like, now is the time to speak.
No wonder she figures on being the
home Of the next president.
A Peoples Party" Organizer.
Although Judge Harmon is being
urged as a candidate of the conserva-
tive Democrats, he was not always
classed on that side of the house.
There was time when he was a rad
ical of radicals, not only acting as sec
rotary Of the Liberal Republicans In
the i'll starred Greeley campaign, but
the next year helping to organize a
Peoples party, which nominated a
state ticket, advised everybody to cut
out both old parties and wound up by
polling not quite so many votes as the
Prohibitionists. After that he went
out of politics and remained out till
1876, when he became Tilden Demo
crat. In that year he was elected a
judge of the common pleas court, but
served only four months, when he was
unseated on a contest.
The radical Of today is the conserva.
tive of tomorrow. This fact may be
due either to the progression Of the
mass or the retrogression of the indi.
vidual. Age may have something tt
do with it. In the days of his Greeley
and Peoples party enthusiasms Har
mun was in his twenties. Now he is
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No. 1904 Blue Hill, will meet the first and third
Saturday OF every month at the Wheeler school
house at p. m.
JAMES DUGAN. Pres. FRED STEHL, Sec
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No. 4117, Zimmerman. will meet the first and
third Saturday of each month in WOodman
hall at 1880 p. m.
II. B. PRATT, Pres. GEORGE JAMES, Sec.