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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-17
JURY EXPECTED
BYNEXT MONTH.
Defense Preparing to Prove that Gas
Caused Explosion in Times
Building.
INSISTS ON DYNAMITE THEORY.
Prosecution Will Summon One Hun
dred witnesses to Substantiate their
Claim that Structure was DynamIted.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 17.-Witf
the practical certainty that the McNa
mara jury will be completed shortly
after the 1st Of next month, both side:
are now working hard on the actua
evidence. Unless he changes his
mind District Attorney Fredericks viii
not make any opening statement re-
garding the case as he does not desire
to give the defense an inkling Of his
intentions.
The first day will be devoted to
proving the death OF Charles Hagger-
ty for whose killing James B. Nc
Namara is on trial. Then will come
evidence regarding the actual cause
of the destruction of the Times build
ing, and In this connection the state
hopes to overwhelm the defense by
sheer weight of evidence.
It will try to prove that explosions
took place in both the stereotyping
and composing rooms, where great
batteries of linotype and stereotyp-
ing machines operated by gas and
using enormous quantities were con-
stantly working.
1t will call 100 witnesses in an ef-
fort to show that these machines
were constantly operating all night
previous to the explosion and the
defense's theory that gas shattered
the building is absolutely untenable.
The state asserts that numerous
witnesses will swear that 1t would
have been a physical impossibility
for gas to have been stored In the
Times building in sufficient quantity
to explode from any cause, and that
therefore the dynamite theory is the
only logical one.
When court opened today the jury
box was filled, nine Of the occupants
being subject to peremptory chal-
lenge.
The men expected to survive the
use of peremptory challenges were:
Clark McLane, cashier Pasadena Ma
tional Bank; C. A. Heath, farmer, OF
Compton; William ]. Andre, carpen-
ter, of Los Angeles; and J. B. Seaton,
farmer and real estate dealer, Of AL
hambra.
In addition to these four Alexan-
der Gribling, harness maker, Willett
Drummer, locomotive engineer, were
considered by many court attaches
as having a good chance Of remain
ing, although attorneys for the de-
fense and other court officials thought
the state would challenge them.
The defense has determined to
challenge C. H. Elliott, rs years old,
retired gardener of Santa Monica,
who believes in the dynamite theory,
and Jacob Lansing, fruit grower, who
was reported to have declared that
he had no doubt that Mcnamara was
guilty, but who insisted on the stand
that he had no opinion in the case.
In addition the defense was still con-
sidering the case Of Major Brewster
Kenyon, Spanish War veteran, and
oil operator, and was expected to ell
inmate him because his associates
at Long Beach adopted resolutions
commencing Detective Burns arrests
in the case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-17

III
Christabel Pankhurst, a big delega-
tion Of sutfragettes is in conference
with Premier Asquith, chancellor OF
the Exchequer Lloyd George, Foreign
Secretary Sir Edward Grey and tlrst
Lord Of the Admiralty Churchill to-
day concerning the inclusion of votes
for women in the manhood suffrage
bill the administration will shortly
introduce in parliament. 1t IS sig
nificant of the suffragette's increasing
influence in EngIlsn poriLics cn"r T. {
mier Asquith who has hitherto MADE
steadfast refusals to receive such dep
utations, made definite appointment
with the present one, for conference
at his official residence, and asking
the leading members of his minlstr,
to be present at the conference.
The suffrage bill the admlnlstra
ton contemplates provides Tor IN
abolition of the existing British syS
tenn of plural voting by large prol
erty owners, and the establishment
lust such a one-man one vote syste'
as prevails in the United States. LII
women have already been offered u
ballot on a property qualification an
were willing to accept the propos
ton as an entering wedge as th'
leaders expressed. Many lipera
with Lloyd George at their heao'
fused to sanction the plan ho"e'e
on the ground thot It would inerea'
the conservative vote. Lloyd Georg
at any rate, favors equal suifrage' D'
without the property qualltlcatlo
An attempt is now being made
reach a compromise between the co
ficting factions.
A strong Gordon Of police su
rounds the Premier's residence as
nrecaution against suffragette oel
onstration while the conference Is
progress. :,
The premier explained that II
the House of Commons privilege
alter the suffrage bill in accordan
with the wish of the majority
course the suffragettes know TINS al
the information takes them no"hei
rney want the ministers to ma
votes for women an administrati'
issue.
Following a warm debate betWe
the ministers and members or
.suffragette delegation the prem1
definitely refused to Introduce
measure the women demanded, O.
claring himself conscientiously Q
posed to the plan. 1t Is expect
his decision will be the signal for
immediate resort toviolence by
militant suffragettes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-17
SUFFRAGE1'TES
GET SETBACK
Premier Asqulthr Rejects Their Demands
at Today's Conference.

London, Nov. 17.-An immediate
return to militant tactics is promised
by English sutfragettes as a result
of Premier Asquith's rejection to-
day Of their demand for the addition
of an equal rights clause to the ell
ection reform bill the administration
is about to introduce in parliament.
With leading members Of his cab
met the premier received the suarag-
cite delegation led by Miss Christa-
bel Pankhurst, but the conference
came to nothing, Asquith bluntly tell
ing his visitors at the conclusion OF
a somewhat acrimonious discussion
that he could not conscientiously
make equal rights an administration
issue.
The suffragettes promise to return
to militant tactics is a serious matter
for the English police and politicians.
In the past they have rendered pub
lie speaking by members of the min
istry practically impossible by the
commotions they created at public
meetings, compelled the ministers to
take strong guards with them where
ever they went, precipitated riots
threatened Kidnapping, assaultlng
leading politicians, seriously injured
Irish Secretary Birrell by kick on
the knee, nearly blinded a police OF
fetal with acid and kept the prisons
filed to overflowing with members
of their own organization.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-17
WEATHER REPORT.

For this section. rain
tonigqt and Saturday
morning, warmer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-17

sun and Tide Table.
High Tide 6.10 a. m. and
6.l5 p. IN. Sun rises $50
4. m. and sets 4.57 am.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-27

n"s"d ir 90 secret compartments of 'l-
saf" check approAlmnuug .a- sum a.
s D'v. which N-re uo- taken Il.
burglars Usr" EVIDENT, familiar with
Tile la} ~ the store. as -t-.l bits
drills and other fhols Vrr- taken IRON
the stock tu prepare fuc safe tor fl.
explosive
The robbers made tue.- .,,lp, a..
.0rssris ht forcing fh. outer lock
ou the livery barn 81 " . Ioreufy
acrus, fh, stree. and akius a uor-.
The lo-se vas found this morning
shortly after d., break rear liver STA
.on "n Do Goa a Coke % g.. about
fp'urf UHes from Genvifi. Tr. col
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-27
Dress "a saeau,s ana Maun.e.

Al endless tafi-t, OF dressing
sa'qlce has been brought out Says the
Urt t.ooa EconnI.f. varying from
valet length lo that or q natinc.
which rea,he- to tho kuce~. or Boz neg
IF'" coat aUi,I sometimes rcaehsf
tlc ankles trrps .e Chino crepe me
teof china -lk. Hilh muI. marqutsetei
toN" aUd the various Kind. of cottoi
tfIif- arc used io uurt oa' Hr uss
models
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-27
And There Vas No Doubt In LfS Mind Either

~ ~-sr NEsSs1s CNtsss oSe s.
-o Uc~s-s - >-St- S~sE
- 80 - ccLOSsE SCI -esS -kN< -
49, ~ - &c. 90 49, - TeeA
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-27
SAFE BLOWN
hoeoers Secure Small Sum From
Chenille. ~ Va. hardware Store
Then Escape

GLENNl-i.t. as y. >ot 90 \
darius robbery oc'lrrcI mere t- a.
% Zoe sestrgda. u.oruIue hen the
hardware store OF W o. Whiting a
Son wAs u~urgisri4~d tar orc. safe
Ua- blown and o. contents fir-d.
Ou.t 90 sine. ..r BOD cash ~s- .r Tho
safe However a' flr fIe there 70
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-27

Nine. George BaEhme, sH. The ~fs
~ the newly sppoirted Ambassador
from Russia 20 Washinqtcr ana vino
vas before r-r marriage NJ 80 Mary
Beaie. % Warrington Nro arrived IN
me Uriteo states recently WITH her
husband on t1-ir way 70 the capital
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-27

.us 1-.ouauound- Nrre secured. buf
oafas FOO 'lr rain efforts 90 rack the
u~u .ttIsI
The Washington times., 1911-03-18
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MOST STUBBORN COLD
Will overcome all distress from a
bad cold or the Grippe in
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The Washington times., 1911-03-18
PROTESTING AGAINST
DISTRICT STABLES
Residents in Ninth, Tenth,
N, and o Street Section
Campaigning.
CONDITIONS SAID
TO BE UNSANITARY
Commissioners Urged Not to En-
large the Structure as
Proposed.

Protest against the maintenance or
the District stables in the square
bounded by Ninth and Tenth and n ana
o streets northwest. Is made to the
Commissioners by the residents of that
neighborhood. At a meeting in Temple
Baptist Church, at Tenth and n streets,
last night campaign was launched by
which 1t is hoped to persuade the Com
misSioners to abandon their purpose or
enlarging the stable. falling In which
the matter will be presented to the Sen
ate and House Committees on the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The District stables was acknowledged
recently by the authorities to be in an
unsanitary condition such as would not
be permitted in private stable.
Say it Would Be Nuisance.
1t is the purpose OF the Commission
crs, under an appropriation in the Dis
trict appropriation bill to enlarge the
structure by the purchase of additional
ground. To this the residents object on
the ground that the maintenance of a
large stable in the alley of a crowded
square will prove a nuisance to the
neighborhood and result in a deprecia-
ton of property.
The petition of protest is signed by
the following persons: A. T Coumbe,
e. l. Booream, Mary E. Scott, John r.
Galloway, a. S. johnson. T. J. Simonds,
william +. Adams. Samuel Bricker
John p. Garrett, Thomas c. Henderson,
Charles c. Snow. Henry J. Rupert.
Joanna W. Belt, Oscar F. Coumbe,
George II. Lillebridge, Franklin killian,
DR.. II. c. Dufey, Luther Nye, George
F. Zeh, J. p. Gunion. Henry e. Althoff,
Mrs. Amelia c. Boynton. Dr. J. J. Muir.
Frank Wright, John Wright, Mrs. NJ.
NJ. BriCken, Joseph Ruth. Katherine T.
Brown, Mrs. II. II. Pierce, Francis a.
BlundOn, DIR. +. II. Morhart, Eta +.
SimOnds, Lizzie Kiser, W G. Ambrose,
Mrs. EIenOra Thomas, a. y. Gdeglcr,
W. II. COumbe, and William Fletcher.
Private Stable in Alley.
The alley contains in addition to the
District stable, several private stables
Officials of the Engineer Department
say that conditions will ue much i'm
proved by the elimination Of the private
stables and the construction of a large
public stable which will be sanitary In
every respect.
While it was said today that the loca-
ton of the new stable had not been
definitely decided, inquiries are being
made concerning the cost of additional
ground adjacent to the present struc-
ture.
The Washington times., 1911-03-18

Rumors and renewals Of rumors that
Secretary of State Knox will quit the
Cabinet will not cease in Washington,
and in this connection 1t is interesting
to recall some of the troubles that Mr..
Knox has had as the chancellor of Am
erIcan foreign affairs.
In the first place, when Mr.. Knox quit
the Senate to accept place in the Taft
Cabinet as Secretary of State, 1t was
widely heralded that he was to be the
premier of the Cabinet. He was to be
the Cabinet member whom Mr.. Taft
would consult on all great matters,
whether domestic or foreign, whether
relating to our relations with Japan or
relating to internal politics. 1t has so
turned out that Mr.. Knox has not been
the premier. Probably it would be in
correct to say there has been any pre-
mier In the Cabinet. The man who has
been as widely consulted on all conceiv-
able subjects as any is Attorney General
Wickersharn. II is true, also, that SEC
retary of Commerce and Labor Nagel
has been freely consulted.
Ccnsults Wickersham and Nagel
1t so happens that PRESIDENT Taft
seldom takes any step of Importance in
any field but what he calls in Wicker
sham or Nagel. or both. He values the
opinions of both men highly, as he does
that of Secretary Dickinson.
Secretary Knox has had an unfortu-
nate series of experiences as head of
the State Department. He has been
widely criticised for his policy of So
called dollar diplomacy" The matter
that struck hardest at the management
of the State Department, however, was
the Manchurian developments. For some
reason, Secretary Knox was led to be-
lieve that this country. by asserting
itself, could get in on the ground floor
in Manchuria. He proposed the neu-
tr4lizatiOn of the Manchurian railroads.
whereby American capital. with that OF
Japan. England. France, and Russia
was to be interested on an equitable
basis in the construction of railroads in
Manchuria.
Secretary Knox undoubtedly meant
well in this matter, but he reCkoned in
ignorance of important factors. lie
had not gone far when the proposal or
this country met with a rebun from
Japan, Russia, and England that re-
semhled the rebuff a person OF unsus-
peCting nature meets when he butts INTO
stone wall on dark night. The
spectacle was presented OF Japan ana
Russia uniting. as If in alliance against
the American proposal, while England
stood by Japan. her ally. Good rea-
son exists to believe that Secretary
Knox and Assistant Secretary Wilson
were laboring under the supposition that
England would be with the United
States in the matter.
Whatever may have been the inner
circumstances that led Mr. Knox TO get
into this unfortunate ENHANCEMENT II
is certain that II has led to the harsh
est criticism of American diplomacy
and of the American State Department
The Charles r. Crane incident, IN
which Crane was appointed minister
to China and suddenly stopped and re-
called, at the instance of Secretary
The Washington times., 1911-03-18
Fifty New Rural Routes
Established Next June

The establishment of more than fifty
fural free delivery routes was authorized
1y the Postoff!ce Department today, SER
Vice To begin June /. They are in vari-
Gus parts oC the country east of the
Rocky mountains. Michigan will get
four each, kentucky. Mississippi and
Virginia three each. Illinois, Kansas,
Nebraska, New York, North Carolina.
Oklahoma. Vermont will receive two
each. The other routes will be in Mary
land, MaSsa Chusetts, New Hampshire,
North Dakota, Ohio. Texas, and Wis
consin.
The longest route is No 2, out of Nc
Donald, Rawlins, county, Kan, which
is thirtyfour miles long. 1t serves 100
families. Route No. l, out of Tucka-
hoe, Wcstchester county. N Y, is if
teen miles long and serves 261 families.
Route No. 8, Bellaire. Ohio. is 1925 miles
long and serves 200 families.
The Washington times., 1911-03-18

SI.z5 TO Baltimore and Return,
Saturdays and Sundays via Fennsy!-
vania Railroad. Tickets good to return
until Sunday night. All regular trains
except the Congressional Limited"
The Washington times., 1911-03-18
LAY POTASH FIASCO
TO KNOX BLUNDERS
Germans Win Every Point,
. After Negotiations for
Many Months.

After many months OF negotiation the
State Department will withdraw from
the controversy between German and
American potash interests. leaving the
question to be settled directly by the
parties concerned
This decision is considered to register
another failure Of the Knox diplomacy,
and constitutes the concession to Ger
many of the point maintained by that
government from the first. Germany
contended in the early days of the dis
pute that 1t was not a question for dip
lomatic intercourse, and consented to
take 1t up through diplomatic channels
only at the earnest solicitation Of the
State Department.
The only result of the negotiations
has been 20 convince the department
that IL must admit the correctness of
the German viewpoint.
The Washington times., 1911-03-18
William Walkers Will
Leaves All to Children

The will of the late William Tobias
Walker, president OF the w. T. Walker
Brick Company, has been filed with
the Register of Wills, and divides the
stock Of his company equally between
his two sons, William II. and Charles
J. Walker. His late residence and fur
niture at Piss California street, together
with a monthly income of 500, Is left
for five years to his three unmarried
daughters, Mabel. Eta and Et1nor
Walker. At the end of the five-year
period. the property is to be sold and
divided among eight children.
The Washington times., 1911-03-18
ISnAYHAIR RESTORED

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The Washington times., 1911-03-18
illustrates Lecture
With Own CanVaSeS

Instead of using the ordinary stere-
opticon views, Lucien w. Powell, artist
and traveller. illustrated his lecture on
the Holy Land and Egypt last night
with Canvases of his own, and with
water color views of the Orient. He
lectured at the Bethany Baptist Church,
Rhode Island avenue and Third street
northwest.
Among the larger canvases he ex-
hibited were four painted for Repre-
sentative joseph Sibley of Pennsylvania.
They were: THE Temple of Jupiter at
Athens, The Sphynx and Pyramids, -
Jerusalem and Tikerius on the Sea of
Gallilee."
The Washington times., 1911-03-18
BAL LT|MORE SOCIETY
/. LOOKING UP GERMAN
"Schleppencour," to Which
Prof. and Mrs. Smith Were
Not Asked, Puzzles.

BALTIMORE. March 1s.-what Is a
"schleppencour,' and why?
This is the question which Is today
agitating Baltimore society, for the re-
turn from Berlin of Prof. Charles Al
phonso Smith. of the University OF
Virginia, has revived all the talk created
by the refusal of the German govern
ment to receive Prof. Smith and his
wife at the "schIeppencour" on Janu-
ary IS. That the function Is some sort
of state affair Baltimore Is certain, but
opinions differ as to Just what this
function Is.
Prof Smith blames Prof. Hugo Nuns
terberg for his failure to be presented,
and says ii was an "act of common
meanness and ss-grained malice"
The Washington times., 1911-03-18
d. H. Wolpoff Co. Has
Trouble With Creditors

Creditors of the D. II. Wolpoff Com
pany, formerly dealers in jewelry, sport
ing goods and furnishings at 525 and
1886 Seventh street northwest, have
fled an involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy against the firm. which recently
made a general assignment in the Dis
trict Supreme Court. NJ. D. Rosenberg
Is attorney for the creditors, who de-
clare the assignment is an act of bank
rntr
The Washington times., 1911-03-18
Calls OrientalS Most
Religious of Peoples

Arguing that the more civilization a
peo1le get the less religious they be-
come, and that, therefore, the people
of the Orient are far more religious
than those of the Occident, Prof Wood
Cobb, of Robert College. yConstantinople,
Turkey, delivered a lecture on the sub
Iuct of the Eastern religion before the
Bahai Society, Of Washington. at the
Portner last night. A general discus
sion followed :he lecture.
Finest Carriages for Driving & Sight
seeing; reasonable rates. Downey' ,1620 l.
-Adyt
The Washington times., 1911-03-18

Knox, is another thing that has brought
criticism on the Secretary of State,
Latin-American Mistakes.
Various incidents in connection with
Americas Latin American policy have
also caused trouble for the Knox re-
gime These will be aired on the floors
of House and Senate when the session
opens. Briefly, It may be said that,
whereas under Elthu Root the relations
Of this country with Latin America
were most cordial. Mr.. Knox has been
unfortunate from the first in his atti-
tude toward that part of the world.
Even in dealing with Zelaya, OBJ
iectionable as were the methods of that
dictator and despot, Mr.. Knox used
language of such extraordinary char
acter that 1t subjected him to criticism.
On the whole, Mr. Knox's experience
in the State Department has been any
thing but happy. For this some of his
critics blame him and others blame the
First Assistant Secretary of State, Mr
Wilson. a man who was appointed after
he had had but a limited diplomatic
experience.
The Washington times., 1911-03-18
Mems Club Hears Talk on
James Whitcomb RileV

The Rev. John T Huddle was the
speaker at last nights meeting of the
Mems Club of the Foundry NJ L.
Church. Sixteenth and Church streets
Mr. Huddle chose the appropriate SUBJ
ject of James Whitcomb Riley. He told
of the Irish-American humorist's early
life and of the inspirations for some Of
his better-known poems. Miss Leona
Edgar KidWell sang several selections
Miss De Shields was at the piano.
The Washington times., 1911-03-18
CHANCELLOR KNOX
HAS HIS TROUBLES
Heralded Cabinet Premier Failed to Win Over Nations
and Is Much Criticised for Dollar Diplomacy-Ru-
mors of Resignation Will Not Cease.

Knox, is another thing that has brought
criticism on the Secretary of State,
The Washington times., 1911-03-18
COUSIN Of PERSIAN
CHARGE IS BETTER
Little Self ell Din Soon to
Leave Hospital After Scar
let Fever Attack.

Self eI Din Kahn. the twelve-year-old
cousin of Mira Ali Kuli Kahn, the
charge d'arfaires of the Persian lega-
ton, who is at Garfield Hospital as
scarlet fever patient, is reported much
improved today.
It is believed the attack of fever Will
not be severe, and that the young pa
tient will be discharged as soon as
danger of infection is past.
The Washington times., 1911-03-18

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