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DURUM WHEAT FINDING A
MARKET.

Theoretical political economists have
a good deal to say about "the margin
of cultivation" meaning, in a few
words, the difference between the
actual drain on the land for subsist-
ence and the greatest drain it can
stand. 1t is a very momentous sub.
ject, and has marked bearing on the
cost of food products.
In the United States the Government
has been trying for some years to in
crease the margin of cultivation, first
by fostering irrigation projects to
make more land available for ordinary
farm products, and secondly by trying
to introduce staples that would grow
on land that could not bear anything
else worth eating. 1t has been behind
Buffalo" Jones in his efforts to cross
the domestic COW and bison so as to
produce a brand of cattle that would
find subsistence-as the buffalo did-in
arid, almost barren, localities. This,
so far as we know, has not been very
successful. More promising is the ex-
pertinent with Durum wheat, which the
Government has brought from Asia for
planting in the dry belt of this country
Durum wheat will thrive on a mini.
mum rainfall of about thirteen inches
per annum, and if it can once get a
foothold in the market its cultivation
will open up a tremendous tract which
otherwise can hardly attain to agri.
cultural Importance. Word now comes
that after nine years of unpopularity
it has finally reached parity with No.
Northern wheat, and that, as the mill
ers learn how to grind it, it is found
to yield a flour highly satisfactory
even for breadmaking.
But its success, of course, requires
long and abundant demonstration oi
its merits to the public. A good market
must be assured the farmers before
they will embark on the venture il
extenso. This is the main trouble will
such schemes of the Government-th,
difficulty of educating the people up t.
its ideas. 1t is slow process, ant
yet essential to success. The hell
offered the farmers by the agriculture
experiment stations has been accepte,
by many of the more intelligent anc
progressive growers, but by far th'
majority are absolutely blind to it,
advantages.
Nevertheless, it holds out one wa,
of reducing the high cost of living
The prices of farm produce must de
pend upon the size of the crops, ant
they will fall when either the yielC
per acre is increased by intelligent
farming or when to the ordinary yielc
is added that of land which has hither
to lain fallow.
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however. and there is good reason tc
hope for his early and complete re-
covery.
Jennings is not only one Of the ablest
managers in the country, but he is q
man of high character and winning
personality. Under the direction of men
of his calibre it is always certain that
baseball will be clean and manly
sport.
He has host of friends here In
Washington, where he has often visited
with the Tigers, and the reports Of his
improved condition, with prospects OF
an early recovery, are received with
great satisfaction by all who know
him.
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confident the membership are unan-
imous in their condemnation Of the
Mona m raa"
More Arrests Promised
With Confessions of
Mcnamara Completely

LOS ANGELES, Dec. a.-The bringing
to justice of members Of the alleged
national dynamite conspiracy. which
was directed for Elk years against the
American Bridge Building Company
and its subsidiary and allied companies.
has OILY been begun. Other arrests,
more confessions. and more pleas of
guilty will be registered within the next
few weeks. according to Detective w. ].
burns.
The startling announcement. which
was made by Mr.. Burns, in Chicago,
was given partial confirmation by Dis
trict Attorney Fredcrioks here today.
Captain Fredericks sdmitted that ad-
ditional arrests will follow. but It IL his
belief they will DO made in Other States,
and, in some instances, by the Fedora
Government Matters Of the greatest
moment to tho outcome Of possible
future prosecutions probably will reach
climax within the next twenty -four
hours.
The greatest Of these Is the probabil.
ity that M. A. Schmidt and David Cap.
Ian will be apprehended. These two
men we're with ]. b. McNamara when
the dynamite used in destroying the
Times building was purchased in Giant
Cal. It Is charged they have been kept
in hiding through the aid OF prominent
labor leaders, who are now willing the
fugitves shall be taken into court for
trial.
Linked with this phase of the case ia
the announcement that two OF J. J. Nc
Namara's closest friends and advisers
have confessed to agents Of the Burns
agency, in Indianapolis. The man said
to be implicated by them were men,
TONED In the confession of ortie Nc
Mangal, and In several instances futile
attempts were made by the authorities
here to summan the suspects before the
county grand Jury.
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Gompers Out Early
For Walk; Declines
To Add to Comment

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Samuel Comp
ers. who is staying at the Victoria
Hotel, had nothing to add today to the
statements he made last night con-
cerning the confessions of the Nc
Namara brothers.
He went out early for a long walk and
declared he did not know when he
would return.
Mr.. Gompers' declaration that he was
imposed upon by the dynamiters has
won him much sympathy among labor
leaders.
It came as no surprise here that II
was the McNamaras who planned sew
eral big "jobs' In New York.
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Insurance Agent
Dimes CO-WOrkers

P. H. Templett. general agent Of the
Mutual Beneft Life Insurance Com
pany. OF Newark, N. j.. for Washing
ton and ewst Virginia, entertained the
Washington agents Of the company at
dinner at the Columbia Country Club
last night. A A. Drew. superintendent
Of agencies, and William winton, as
sistant superintendent of agencies, were
the honor guests. the party also in
Guiding John H. Snyder. A. I. Etras-
DR.. J. A. Cannon. C. s. Miller. and DR..
H. H. Donally. Of the local office; c. T.
Thurman. general agent, Baltimore: j.
II. Glenn, general agent, Philadelphia
Brinkerhofi. and Edwin caiiow' special
local agent Of the Fidelity and Casualty
Company, of New York.
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RESISTING AN IMPULSE TO
WRITE A BOOK.

The father of Mrs. Upton Sinclair is
10 hasty man. 1t will be recalled that
the lady became entangled with one
Harry Kemp, the most esthetic product
of the Sunfower State, who finally
broke up the Sinclair home. Discuss.
ing recent developments, the father.in-
law spoke with some asperity of the
esthete as that pie-faced poet" but in
timated that the poet with the face OF
pie knew enough not to come shopping
around the Fuller home.
Then the seeker after scented sen.
sationalism tracked the poet person to
his lair, somewhere in the wilds oi
Long Island, and asked him to throw
a little light on his future attitude to.
ward his affinity. In his reply there
was a self-restraint which amounted
almost to. heroism. He declared that
tina divorce proceedings were a private
matter that could not be explained "ir
anything less than book, and l an
not going to write book about it,"
For the sake of that assurance mucl
should be forgiven. 1t may be that hi
face bears q general resemblance t
certain types of pastry. 1t is perfectl,
true that he came from Kansas, whic
the Philistines would declare is NOR
to his credit than remaining there. Ger
tain peripatetis habits have, indeeS
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FANS EXTEND SYMPATHY TO
JENNINGS.

There are few people in the baseball
world who enjoy a warmer or more
universal esteem than genial "Hughie"
Jennings, manager OF the Detroit base
ball team. His escape from death in
the accident which befell him when his
automobile, presented him by the De-
troit fans, plunged into the Lehigh
river, was little short of miraculous
As it was he received serious injuries
and for q time it was feared that his
skull had been fractured. Later reports
from his bedside are more reassuring
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There Is one feature Of the de-
velopments as regards the arrest OF
certain alleged labor men In oon-
nection with the dynamite outrage
perpetrated against the Los Angeles
Times to which especial attention
should be called. II the explosion
was not an accident, but the delib-
crate act Of any man or men. Il was
an outrage Of dastardly iniquity. for
1t was one Of those crimes In which
the murderer. in order to crafty
his spite against an individual, not
merely wrecks that individuals
property, but with callous indiffer-
ence takes tho lives Of scores Of in
nocent people as an incident to the
achievement OF his sinister and GRIM
inal purpose. The men responsible
for dynamiting the Los Angeles
Times building are responsible not
only for the wreck Of the news
paper offices but for the loss of
many lives.
The arrest was made In conse-
quence OF testimony secured by Mr..
Burns. who has been Mr.. Heney's
right-hand man in bringing to JUS
tice grafters who violated the laws
Of the United States in Oregon ana
grafters who violated the laws Of
California in San Francisco. He
has proceeded with impartial Sc
verify against the most influential
politicians and the richest business
men. II happens that the men whom
he has now arrested are members
of a labor organization; just as men
whom he formerly arrested wero
members Of the Republican or Dem
ocratic parties or OF great and veal
thy corporations.
1t would have been a wicked thing
In the former cases with which Mr..
Durns had to do for leading Republi-
cans or Democrats TO combine to
break hir1 down and support the ac-
cused merely because the accused
belonged to their political party. and
II would have been q wicked thing
for big capitalists and big business
men 10 make common car:se with the
capitalists against whom he proceed
ed merely because they were capital
lists. Wherever any politician of
either party or any capitalist did
actually take this position, whether
in the case Of the men prosecuted
by Mr.. Burns or In any other case,
The Outlook unhesitatinYly and Sc
verely denounced them. In exactly
the same spirit. state the convic-
tiors Of The Outlook In expressing
Its hearty reprobation Of the conduct
of those labor leaders who. without
waiting to know anything OF the
facts Of the case. have at once flown
publicly to the defense Of the alleged
dvnatniters whom NJ. Burns has
now arrested, und who talk about
the arrest as being part Of 4 CON-
spiracy against labor unions.
No worse service can be rendered
by labor union leaders to the cause
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Pennsylvania Society
Chooses New Officers

oficsrs for the ensuing year were
q meeting held In the Pythian Temple
last night. The selections were as fol-
lows: Col. Samuel r. strattsn, presi-
dent; DR.. Jonn 8. Arnold. vice presi-
Gent Middleton Smith, second vice
president; Edwin A. Mess. secretary;
william Rosser, financial secretary. and
Miss Annie M. Eckbert, treasurer.
mrs. Charles A. Read. Miss Martha
Mess, Miss Anna d. Barnes, and An
drew M. Fetzer were elected members
of the society.
About 10 members ATTENDED the
meeting. A special entertainment and
dancing followed the meeting.
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Federal Government to Seek "Men Higher Up'
ROOSEVELT SAID:
Murder Is Murder"

The confessions the McNamarss brings
cuson speculation
series Of muderous attacks by another
class equally laborer whether their
brains their
made against the attempt Justice
the Of the suspicion this
camor that the ocefu articles
on furnished the Outlook
That article the light which orce
and adds another already
acts and Judgments The Times
hcle when first thinks reeading
the light Of the weeks Developments Under
Is Murder" Roosevelt said:
The Washington times., 1911-12-03
Nashville UnioniSt
Favors Limit Sentence
For Mcnamara Brothers

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 3-Albert
L. Hill, Southern - pres~.i.ive Of the
:s;;;a;lIi1 :s;i'i;s :s;;; = 90 .:''': :''s:
II mig them the full limit Of
II or course am astounded at
the .onsession. but I don't think the
labor organizations shorld be held re-
sponsible for their unlawful acts The
way John ]. Mcnamara was spirited
from Indianapolis made me think he
was innocent! The Internaticnal Typo
graphical Union and other interna-
tional organizations are against unlaw-
ful acts or any character and ] am
The Washington times., 1911-12-03
Orr Saw Burglar, But
Loses Coat and Money

When ]. W. Orr was awakened by a
nuoise in the lower floor of his home at
422 X street northwest early this morn
ing, he went downstairs and arrived in
time to see a man escaping through the
dining-room window.
Orr grabbed for him, but the man got
away. Under his arm he carried a gray
oyercoat In the pocket Of which was
% In bills.
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GOVERNMENT HOT
. ON TRAIL OF OTHER
. DYNAMITE RLOTTERS
Burns in indianapolis, and
Arrests Are Expected
Within Few Days.
Continued from First Page)

him carry around any secret confess
sion Of mine. 1 did what / could In my
own way for the boys who were getting
the worst Of 1t.
me, he has my respect and regard.
am sorry to have put him in a fix by
sticking to my defense SO long. No
matter what they all say. I was work.
Ing to help, in my way, and ] could
not turn down the money for defense
when 1t came without putting the moose
around my neck at the start"
When John J. Mcnamara was told
what his brother had said he remarked !:
Il guess that you can douole lead.
I'm in"
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Injured Runner Better.

8. B. Clements. the sixteen-year-old
runner taken to the Northern Dispen-
sary yesterday after breaking his leg
In Attempting To jump a fence. Is -
ported TO be resting quietly. Physicians
say the fracture was q simple one aAd
will heal quickly.
The Washington times., 1911-12-03

The local labor unions have done
themselves proud by suggesting that the
large find raised for the defense Of the
McNamaras be turned over to the fam
lies of the victims of the explosion.
The Washington times., 1911-12-03

Capt. James A. Moss fias made the
niceties Of military etiquette So clear
that the puzzled service feels like taking
or its cap to hira-or salutiny, AS the
case may b..
The Washington times., 1911-12-03

Two Congressman will be speakers at
Elks memorial services tonight.
Congressman Carlin will address WASH
ington Lodge and Congressman Stanley
will be heard by Alexandria Elks.
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1911.

Hsrk, lark, the lawmakers are COM
Ing to town, and the chances are that
they will be fighting it out all summer
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]. Smith-kabusta probably feels n
little jealous of the Los Angeles de-
velopments. Ehich have overshadowed
him with more top-lofty crimes than
have even been charged against him.
The Washington times., 1911-12-03

]. Smith-kabusta probably feels n
little jealous of the Los Angeles de-
velopments. <ehich have overshadowed
him with more top-lofty crimes than
have even been charged against hlm.
Another Washington boy has been
honoref at Harvard. Clarence Leonard
Hay has been awarded the Central
American fellowship in archaeology, Mr..
Hay was graduated in the class Of 1906
With President Taft, Senator CALM
Ger, and Congressman Johnson now def
nitefy on record as opposed to q change
In the method of appropriations for the
District, it Is difficult to see any cause
for uneasiness.
Senator Hoke Smith, Of Georgia, has
already arrived in Washington and paid
his first visit to the President yesterday.
He has lived in Washington before, and
has so many friends here that 1t is like
CCrning Lack home.
The sale Of land near the new busi-
ness center at Fifteenth and H streets
northwest, for s35 a square foot, is
probably the largest price that has ever
been obtained in that neighborhood.
Other trades in the vicinity reflect the
rise in values thereabouts.
When the joint committee of the
Chamber of Commerce and Board of
Trade goes to call upon President Taft,
II would be just as well for them to
mention the matter of universal trans
fers as one of the things greatly to be
desired by the people Of the District.
Since Chairman Johnson, of the
House District Committee, now admits
That the fixed sum plan. Of appropria-
lions for the District was suggested to
Aim by zone Of the most prominent men
n the District there will now be a
3tili hunt for the man who started the
9anic.
The people who had to wait from
] fifteen to twenty minutes in the cold
yesterday afternoon, along about
o'clock. before they could get accom-
modations for Georgetown or out G
street, were remarkably patient and
long suffering. Ono shiveriny little
woman plaintively remarked that she
wouldn't mind it SO much II it didn'I
occur evely dsv. TIE public utilitie!
ccmmission Is becoming more and more
" einiperative
The Washington times., 1911-12-03

Another Washington boy has been
honored at Harvard. Clarence Leonard
Hay has been awarded the Central
American fellowship in archaeology, Mr..
Hay was graduated in the class of 1906.
The Washington times., 1911-12-03

The net total circulation OF The washington
b,r was Ias s7s ali comics ieft over and
re urned by agents being eliminated. This
number when divided by 4, the number OF
Sun lays. during November, shows the net
Sumo ny average for November to have
Entered at the Postoffice at Washing ston.
ID, c., second class matter.
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NOVEMBER CIRCULATION.
nal1r-

Total for the month. 323. 81
Daily average for the month";. -. 60, $50
The net total circulation of The Washington
Times daily during the month Of November
was 1,135,651, all copies left over and re-
turned being eliminated. This number, when
divided by 20, the number Of days Of publi-
cation, shows the net daily average for No
vember to have been 43.67s.
Sunday.
The number OF complete and perfect copies
Of The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month Of November was as fol-
lows:
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Total for the month. 1872 426
Sunday average for the month. ...... 45.
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With President Taft, Senator CALM
Ger. and Congressman johnson now def-
nitefy on record as opposed to q change
In the method of appropriations for the
District, 1t Is difficult to see any cause
for uneasiness.
The Washington times., 1911-12-03

Senator Hoke Smith, Of Georgia, has
already arrived in Washington and paid
his first visit to the President yesterday.
He has lived in Washington before, and
has so many friends here that 1t is like
Slrning lack home.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-04-28
New Hotel to :
Open May IS
E. {. Pinkham Announces that
Ne Will Open the New Hotel
Next Month--5Q=Room House

Beach is at last to have a first.
class hotel in every particular,
and work on 1t is being rushed SO
that it caa be opened to the
public by May Is.
E. E. Pinkham and wife, ex-
rerienced hotel people from Mad
dock. N. Dak., have taken over
the management Of the new hotel
being erected by H. C. Calender.
which has been under construction
in the east part of town for the
past six or eight months.
At first the building was in.
tended for a large rooming house
and was to be called the Farmers
Home," but Mr.. Calender was
persuaded to change his plans and
make a first-class hotel of the
structure. Accordingly the in
terror arrangement was changed,
steam heat put in and everything
arranged to make the place at
tractive to the travelling public.
A sample room has been arranged
for and a large office, parlor, la
dies and gents toilets, large din
ing room and kitchen and the en-
tire building wired for electric
lights.
The painting and finishing work
is now being rushed and steel CELL
ings put in the office, parlor and
dining room, and Landlord Pink
ham announces that the hotel will
be opened to the public May Is.
The furniture and carpets have
arrived ana a bus is on the road
which will be used to convey the
hotels patrons to and from
trains.
MIR. Pinkham is an old hotel
man and is we'll acquainted with
the commercial travellers of the
state, and says that he is going
to give the boys the kind of SER
CONTINUED on page l2]
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-04-28
Beach to be
Circus Town
Yankee Robinson Three Ring Circus
viii Exhibit at Beach in july
if Arrangements Can Be Made

The secretary of the CONNER
cial club received a communica-
tion. this week from the Yankee
Robinson circus people stating
that they wanted to stop at Beach
this year provided the town would
give them free ground, license
and street parade privilege. This
will no doubt be done and Beach
will have her first "circus day."
The Yankee Robinson circus has
a train Of twenty cars and three
hundred people, so the communi-
cation states. 1t is a three-ring
circus and claims to have a per.
formance as good as the largest
show travelling.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-04-28
Fistic Encounter
Over Division
States Attorney Gallagher Rsssnts
Statements Made by Divisionist
--Takes Law lnto His Own Hands
Who said county division was

Who said county division was
settled?
Tuesday evening the officials
won another victory, not in the
courts, but this time in a fistic
encounter in which prominent
points were raised on both sides
and telling arguments delivered.
States Attorney Gallagher, a
prominent anti-divisionist and
an all-around handy man with the
gloves. and DR.. Anderson, divi-
sion enthusiast, became involved
in a dispute over county division
in the Beach Drug Co. store last
Tuesday evening, and after a
heated discussion their remarks
turned to personal nature, and,
before bystanders realized what
was on, blows were being ex-
changed thick and fast. After
nearly overturning a show case
and going through a window they
were showed into the street to
finish their debate, but were part
ed at this point by onlookers.
Just what point the argument was
over and how it started is un-
known, but from the appearance
of the combatants the next day it
showed that good points had
been raised by both parties-on
the other fellow.
Just what the legal outcome
will be is not known at the pres
ent time, but the fact that one of
the combatans is the, states attQr.
ney there is little likelihood that
he will take part in the legal pro.
ceedings-if any are started on
behalf of the state. However,
Assistant States : Attorney Hill.
dreth, of Fargo, who is prosecut.
ing a similar case at this time.
will probably prosecute one of
the assailents for assault with
intent to kill" {" 1t would be an
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-04-28
No Saloons
For State|ine
Commissioners at GIendive Turn
Down Petition Of Townsite Own
ers and No License to be Issued

The new town called Stateline,
just plated on the state line, a
little over a mile west of Beach,
in Montana. will have no saloons
at least for the present. A
petition from the townsite owners
for a liquor license at Stateline
was presented to the Dawson coun-
ty commissioners at their meeting
atGlendive last Monday. The
commissioners rejected the petit
tion and Tor the present will not
grant any licenses, at least not
until ohter business enterprises
are established and the town be-
comes a reality.
This is a big disappointment
to the townsite boomers, who ex-
pected to establish saloon at
once and put in a line to Beach,
which at present is supporting
the saloons at Yates.
The Yates people are very much
pleased over the action of the
commissioners. as a saloon at the
state line would take away the
largest part of the Beach trade
which is now going to Yates.
The refusal of the commission
ers to give the new town saloon
will no doubt sound the death nell
of "Stateline.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-04-28
German on Way
to Glen u||in
Schneider Gould Not Talk in
English, But Was Proficient
in'the Americans Language

New York, April 25.-Fred-
erick Schneider. who arrived to-
day from Russia with his wife
and fourteen of his fifteen living
children could not answer in
English when asked if he had
money enough to provide for his
army of Schneiders, but he replied
in American" with an eloquence
that. staggered the immigration
officials.
From the depths of various
pockets he brought forth rolls of
bills one after another and tossed
them upon the desk at Ellis Island
while the officials and immigrants
pressed around to hear the money