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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-Turkish soldiers at ST.
Jean de Medua. in the Adriatic, fired on
AN italian destroyer; the Turkish bat
teries and barracks were destroyed and
many Turks killed. Derna and the
Romba Gulf coast i'm Tripoli were occu-
pied BY the Italians. == Dom MlgueI
Braeanza, the Portuguese pretender,
agreed To the rOyalist programme ana De
clared that the Cortes VIII have 10 de-
eide between himself and the deposea
King Manuel: renewed fighting between
royalists and republicans was reported.
= Dr. Manuel Mencia, Cuban director
of customs was severely wounded IN a
duel with Major Armando Andre. editor
OF Il Havana newspaper. =- LONDON
Board of Trades September statement
showed an increase in imports and de-
crease In exports =- a dispatch from
Noeales Ariz said fifteen persons were
victims cf the storm from Tuesday until
Thursday on the Mexican west coast.
DOMESTIC President Taft visited
WaIla Nalla and Spokane, Wash, as
Well as several towns in Idaho. --
The inquiry into the election expenses Oh
United States Senator Stephenson re-
ltaled that touches a hammer ana
"picnics" were among the items ==
The Tacoma authorities said they had
evidence connecting Jay Fox. of Home
Colony. Wash. with the Los Angeles
dynamite case. counsel for the McNa-
maras filed an application in Los Angeles
Tor q change % the trial judge. -=
Governor Noel of Mississippi announced
that the president of the Illinois Central
would discuss the strike of the clerks
and shopmen i'm a conference IN the
Governors Office tomorrow; the strike
of the Georgia & Florida firemen was
settled, the men winning. == The flood
at Black River Falls. Wis, began re-
ceding. but the town practically was
DESTROYED; Lake Wausau broke through
the banks at the ROthschild dam, doing
much damage a snowfall Of five
inches was reported at Bennington, VI
-== Two persons were killed in Roch-
ester. Mich. in a collision between cars.
CITY.-Stocks dull and firm. =- A
Citizens Union committee denounced the
Board of Aldermen as clog to city
government and called it an adjunct to
political party organization. -- Police
Commissioner Waldo subpPnaed Judge
Swami TO appear al the trial Of police
men accused of swearing falsely in court
% protect a brother policeman. =-= II
was said the independent tobacco deal
ers would insist that the reorganization
plan of the American Tobacco Company
restore unrestricted competition. ==
The coffee market uldue luItHeI du-
Vances. following unfavorable crop news
from Brazil. attaining the highest price
this CITY has known i'm sixteen years.
.= The firms and others interested
agreed upon a settlement Of the suits
growing out Of the failure Of the Hook
ing Valley pool. == The strong tide
carried the French liner La Lorraine
against her pier, smashing rail near
which many friends were waiting for
passengers. == \ considerable guam
tity Of alleged diseased meat was seized
IT a Newark slaughter house by pure
food inspectors.
THE Neutrality-suspicious. for to-
day: Fair and continued cool. The tenn
perature yesterday: Highest 81 de-
Crees; lowest. a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
Still IN ACTION.

Whatever other effects the direct nom
nations system may have had II is clear
from a perusal Of the proceedings Of
the sterilized state conventions held last
week i'm Massachusetts that 1t did not
put the old-fashioned platform fulmi-
nator out OF business He Is there with
his bass drum, as usual, pointing with
pride and viewing with alarm just as
he used 10 do under the old dispensa-
ton 1t was perhaps natural TO assume
that as the functions Of the state con-
vention shrivelled its energy would de-
cline and its assertiyeness would be
moderated. But in the fervor, scope and
elaboration Of party opinions the conven-
tlons Of 1911 have outdone most Of their
immediate predecessors, and the plat
forms adopted recall in eXuberance and
ponderosity the best efforts OF the days
when platform writing was still an art
held 10 high reverence by the public as
well as by the politicians.
The Republican platform was gran
dose aud Oyerweighted enough, substi-
tuting the involved rhetoric OF genera
tion ago for the direct and simple con-
dengation which better suits the tastes of
the present generation. But the imitation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
DIR. ELIOT WRITES NOTICES
They Will Be Placed on Washington s
New Postoffice Building.

Washington. Oct. THE only Inscriptions
which Will be placed on the new city post
Office building here. bids for the construc-
ton OF which will be opened on october 10.
have been written by Dr. Charles W. Eliot,
president emeritus OF Harvard DR.. Eliot
was asked by the architects to write the
Inscriptions. and they have been approved
by Secretary MacVcagh. The following
Carrier of news and knowledge. nstru-
ment OF trade and commerce, promoter OF
mutual acquaintance among men and ma,
tons ard hence Of peace and good will
ton:
Carrier of love and sympathy, messenger
of friendship, consider of the lonely bond
OF the scattered family. enlarger OF the
common life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY

An interesting souvenir Of the great fire
in Chicago, on october 8, 1871. hangs framed
in an Office i'm the Wall Street district.
which is occupied by a man who was at
Cairo H., on that day and the only pas
senger on the first relief train sent from
that city. IT is an extra" edition Of The
Cairo Evening Sun" The sheet is Slz by 5la
inches I'm size. and on It IS printed in blue
ink the news OF the disaster. The first OF
the two short columns is for the most part
taken up by display heads-"Chicago in
Ashes" Biggest Fire In History" "Sher-
man and fremont Houses Burned" Court
house and Chamber Of Commerce in Ruins.
"Waterworks Burned" Help the Suffer
ing" etc The last paragraph in the little
sheet calls upon everybody TO help and
gives notice that the railroads Will carry
supplies free The owner of the souvenir
saws that he helped TO load and unload the
boxes and barrels and then slept in the
street.
she-And you say that you have always
avoided blaming me? I'd like to have you
mention one instance
He-With pleasure. | remember, right
after we were married ] ate a pie you
him il was clams.-Cleveand Plain Dealer.
AN APPRECIATION
There may yet come time when New York
CITY will have no horse cars at all. Then IL will
be Necessary to show the countryman some other
wonderful thing in place Of them.-Hartford
Times
No. Reuben, you are wrong, well keep
Those old horse cars forever.
And run them every day because
We do not want to sever
The ties that bind us TO the past,
And must be handed down
In mem'ry Of the time when we
Were but a country town.
Wen have new things always on tap,
It's easy TO have new ones
BY hundreds, II you want them, Reub-
The old things are the few ones.
We cannot make them II we would,
They're pictures in our story
OF progress, and We keep them to
Hume our newer glory
The things that you call wonderful;
And they are so, no doubt,
Yet these old things are what the new
Could not have been without.
w. J. HAMPTON.
Diogenes held up his lantern and gazed
into the mirror. .,
81 have found at least one honest man."
he said
All OF which goes to show that reformers
of all ages are alike.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The substitution OF the pastoral stan for
the cross as the insignia OF the chaplains
Of the United Spanish War Veterans is In
harmony with practice which was estab-
Iished many years ago in Russia. according
10 a statement by former citizen OF that
country. Early In the 70s,' he said, "a
mutual aid society was organized. which
soon became very popular because OF the
unique feature which made II free to all.
regardless OF faith Each branch had a
chaplain. whose Insignia Of office-to please
all sects-was the shepherds crook"
Going away
Yes" replied Mrs. Flimgilt.
Business or pleasure NJ.
Both. I'm on my way to Reno wash
ington Star.
THAT the humor OF Dickens cannot be
killed was demonstrated at tho Athenee
when Duyal and Chsrvay presented their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

hve-act play founded on the "Pickwick fa-
pers.'" says the Berlin Posts corre-
spondent I'm Paris THE play was quo
cess despite the murderous liberties wh'ch
had been taken with the original. and sam
Weller and Mr. Pickwick were amusing
even to French imitators. The production
will have the good effect OF inducing peo-
ple who know OF Dickens only through
school literature 10 read his works"
How do you and your wife get along so
spendidly?" w ~,
Whenever any argument comes UP IN
wrong Detroit Free Press.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
THE SEA GOLD AFFAIR.
ditor of the Tribune.

To the Editor OF the Tribune.
Sir: | thank you with all my heart Tor
your broad minded article on the Sea
Gold Affair" printed on the last page OF
to-day's Tribune. I congratulate you on
the excellent work OF your staff and con-
graduate the community on your paper.
Since America is the Rome OF modern
times. destined to rule the world. 1t IS
wonderful that such great papers as yours
never lose sight Of the two fundamental
principles upon which Rome was built
liberal conservatism and absolute justice.
Nav we always be guided by the words
"Beati Possidentes" and "Audiatur ct altera
nars" OSKAR NAGEB.
New York, Oct I, 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
DIR. G. w. HAYES RESIGNS
Government Geologist Going Into Bust.
ness in Mexico.

Washington, oct. 7-Dr. c. Willard
Hayes, chief geologist OF the Geological
Survey and one Of the best known scien-
lists in the country. has resigned from the
government service to enter business In
Mexico.
Or, Hayes has been In the survey since
1851. and had much to do with perfectng
the system for classifying public lands ac-
cording to their mineral worth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
SILVER GIVEN TO GIBBONS
Service Bought by Baltimore Oi'i''A
Marks Cardinals Jubilee.

Baltimore, oct IA silver service oou ar,.
for Cardinal Gibbons by citizens ,,.
mittec Of this city as a part OF 'n0 sst
demonstration in honor or his Juo"e' ar.
June was to-day presented TO Tue I'm,
dinal i'm Mayor Preston's recepuo" ,,'ded
AT the City Hall. Those present and
Governor Crothers, Mayor Presto"
many representative citizens. AR.
The Mayor also presented TO the o.
~ hook contaIning the adore use.
a astdsnt Oo Taft fcfmer President nV cyic
Welt and Others who took part III
The Cardinal in his address, OF . zen in the
referred feelinely to tne pPIs sh Murray. :.
e CIV Protestant rets Episcopal diocese oil
land.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
Netl,IDork Grtbn,le.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER s, 1911.

This newspaper is otcned and pub
Hshed On The Tribune Association.
EeiC York corporation: Office and prtn-
clbol place Of business, Tribune Bu'td-
tng. No. 154 Nassau street, NeU YORK;
O0den Nils. president: ogden II. Re'd'
secretary; James u. Barrett. treasurer
me address Of the officers is the Office
~ this HeWSpGper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
IN THE BERksHlRES.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. !

tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Lenox Mass. Oct. MIR. and Mrs Rob
ert W. Paterson gave dinner tonight al
Blantyre for twenty-five guests. Following
the dinner an entertainment was given
in the music room, Miss Beatrice Herford
giving monologues and, Frank Taft an
organ recital. There were more than hun
dred persons at this entertainment
J. Pisrpont Morgan Is a guest OF Charles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

The Democrats ask the voters of the
Cd Judicial District to place on the Su-
preme Court bench a man whose repu-
tation for judicial poise and dignity rests
on a speech in the House of Representa-
tlves so indecently vituperative Of the
President of the United States tina the
House expunged his remarks from its
records
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

Nobody can say that Deputy Boss
McCooey, of Brooklyn. lacks the virtue
of gratitude. After he lost his job in the
Controllers Office and the people or
Brooklyn refused to make him Borough
President Surrogate Ketcham provided
for him as clerk of the Surrogate's court
at $1,000 year Now McCooey recipro-
Gates by doing his best to give the Sur
rogate a 1880 place as Justice Of the
Supreme Court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

A royalist uprising without a royalist
head would seem to be a poor affair. If
the Portuguese malcontents want to
raise a ruction In behalf of Dom Manuel
while that young gentleman enjoys
safety and comfort in England they have
the right to do so, but they certainly go
out OF their way to be more royal than
the King.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

The easiest way to extract gold out OF
chemical processes, but to send out allur-
ing circulars to "get-rich-quick' in
vestors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

1t is a great pity that Mr.. Chaloner's
X-faculty demonstrated its powers in
the practical realm OF Wall Street only
once. Success that time can hardly be
deemed to set a standard. for even some
of the inside tips" Of the Street itself
bring profits the first time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
THERE'S ALIMoNY, you KNOW.

From The Toledo Blade.
What becomes OF the theory that silence
is golden? A New York woman wants a
divorce because Of her husbands cruel
silence"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

Announcement was made yesterday of
the postponement of various automobile
races and aviation contests. 1t is quite
probable that that meant a new lease OF
life for few days for some Of the con-
testants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

While II may be true that the bank
note germ is deadly, the average citizen
protests only on the score OF lack of fire.
quent opportunity to brave the danger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

This year they won't be able to OBJ
scure the Murphy stamp on every Demo-
cratic ballot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Country house dances figure extersi'e's
on society's programme for the month Vi
October. winding UP With the hai'o"e0',
ball at Tuxedo on Friday. November o. anu
afford TO the debutantes OF the coming WIN
ter a foretaste Of the festivities OF tneif
first season. 1t is especially on Long ISL
and that these dances are following one an
other with rapidity. and friends OF the
hostess of the evening always give dinners
and house parties in connection win 'ne
affair. The fayocite day for these dances 10
Friday or Saturday. with the result tha'
although the world OF fashion is larseiy
represented In town during the middle OF
the week. the city is deserted. from So
c,aI point OF view, at its close and over
Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

Going away"
Yes" replied Mrs. FllmglIt.
Business or pleasure NJ.
Both. I'm on my way to Keno WASH
ington Star.
THAT the humor OF Dickens cannot be
killed was demonstrated at tho Athenee
when Duyal and Chsrvay presented their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

Among the numerous marriages OF the
week Is that OF Miss Alice Everard Strong
daughter OF Mrs. William Everard Strong
70 G Tiffany Richardson, on Tuesday. at
Saranac Lake II will be quiet "euurle
and the invitations have been restricted 10
near relatives.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-10

tional numbers of visitors to the fair
there is good reason to believe that
the attendance record will be at least
strained badly before the week is
over.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-10
Practice Us. Precept: the Hypocrisy OF
the Platform

The platform adopted by the upon
interesting document drew up and
adopted in the effort to film fam the confidne
This platform presented by progressive
friend of honest elections and
ton
Some of its provisions worth up in
In ganng e
PreccpL
1--WE believe efficient
the youth shall
and fit themselves the
citizenship We
highest nd IN public schools"
Practc
platform is Andrew b. soup o BernaluI county
Andrew b. stroup Iubbe
his
organization here
nomination.
in this
all i public life.
MR. sTROuP Is thus MR. HUBBELLs CANDIDATE
Hubbells
heard how exboss his
the public
school Huhbel
the shorte and
You remember the
4 disgrace
In sTRoUP what the PRACTICE
o The PREcEpT2
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-10
CROP REPORT SHOWS
IMPROVED CONDITIONS

Washington. d. c., Oct 9.--Disas-
trous weather condition which pre-
vailed throughout the country earlier
in the growing season abated in Sep
tember and the condition of most OF
the important unharvested crops on
October |, showed improvement. Corn
was one-tenth of one per cent higher
than II was on September ! pota =
toes improved 81 per cent: tobacco.
s.4 per cent; flax. IL per cent; ap-
pies, 3.6 per cent; rice declined is
per cent
The effect of the hot weather and
drought throughout the growing sea-
son was shown In the official prelim-
iniary estimates OF the production of
spring wheat, oats and barley. The
showed loss on production over last
years harvest of an aggregate of
301, 000, 900 bushels.
The indicated total production of
corn, as Figured from the current
condition Will be about $4,000, 600
bushels less than last years crop.
Flax Is the only important crop that
viii give a harvest greater than last
year.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-10
PRESIDENT DECLARES FOR
PROGRESS IN ALASKA.

Seattle, Wash. oct. g,--President
Tart faced here tonight one OF the
largest and by far the most enthusi
astIc and responsive audience he
has met on any of his recent travels.
He was greeted with prolonged
cheers and constantly was interrupted
with bursts of applause,
The president discussed variety
OF subjects including the relation OF
government to business, tariff vetoes
and Alaska, the last subject of vital
interest here He declared that Alas
ka should have at least "A semi-gov-
erning body. Two years ago Mr..
Taft advocated here a straight COM
nilsson form of government for the
territory, declaring the population
not stable enough for a full measure
of self control.
THAT proposition has not met APP
proval. said Mr. Taft.
II still think Il the better way. but
the man who stands on a dogmatio
statement and says No. and never
consents to violation Of that prin-
ciple, makes no progress. | am Will
ing to make IA concession for a partly
elective and partly appolntve form
of government In Alaska.
Congress cannot make the neces-
sary laws for Alaska. Alaska must
have local body. In bringing this
about hope there will be no politics
played. ! hope the two houses OF
congress will unite In bringing about
a change that viii result In the de-
velopment of Alaska and making that
territory valuable to itself and vaiu-
able to all mankind.
II see no more reason for govern
ment ownership in Alaska, however.
than elsewhere. We should intro
duce there the same limitations as
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-10
MEXICAN STATE At
MERCY OF REBEL :.
bR|GANOS
Three Months Campaign Fails
TO Restore Order in MoreIoS
Where Marauding Bands
Plunder Countryside,
IBy Morning journal Special Leased wireJ

lBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire. !
Mexico City. Oct. 9.--Morelos, with
the exception of a few towns garris-
oned by federals, is as much at the
mercy of the brigand followers of
Emilano Zapata as at any time dur
ing the revolution, according to ad-
vices received by the minister of the
interior today. In spite of three
months campaign against them, the
outlaws override the rural districts
robbing plantations and sacking
towns at VIII. After having been
routed by federals at Axochiapan
with a loss estimated at thirty to
forty killed. 800 rebels were report
ed encamped today in the hills a few
miles from Cuauta. Since General
Huerta left for Mexico City, several
days ago, there has been no active
pursuit of the Zapatistas. Federal
troops In the state of Chapas are re-
ported to have had an encounter at
Chiapas de Cortzo, with rebel Cham
ula Indians Under Espinosa Torres,
in which thirty Indians were killed
and forty taken prisoners.
The trouble in Chiapas is due to
dissatisfaction with the state author
tiles. A provincial governor. named
by the department of the interior,
was elected by Torres and his follow
ers, as also was a governor declared
elected at the recent state election. A
strong force Of federals has been sent
into the state to restore order.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-10
But Where Are the Ninety -and-Nine :?

being put in. This with other styles
of machinery will make the exhibit
exceedingly interesting 10 those VINO
are attracted by machinery exhibits.
Yesterday afternoon the horses
were being exercised on the race
track. Many classy harness horses
will be put through their PAGES today
and tomorrow.
Following the baseball game Pro-
fessor Rush Race gave fine exhl-
hilton of his ability with fire arms.
hr. ,Razee Is one Of the finest artists
with revolver, rifle and shotgun in the
United States, and yesterday some Ct
his stunts astonished the spectators.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-10
PREPARATIONS FOR
NJ 'NAMARA TRIAL
INL0s ANGELES
COURT PASSES ON LIST
OF PROSPECTIVE JURORS
Not Known Which of Brothers
viii First Face Jury On the
Charge of Wholesale Murder
Conspiracy,

tBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire. ]
Los Angeles Oct. 9,-The trial OF
the Mcnamara brothers, both of
whom are under indictment for mur
der in connection with the explosion
which wrecked the Los Angeles
Times building on october L. 1910,
was virtually begun here today be-
fore Superior Judge Walter Bordwell,
altltougl perhaps nobody except Dis
trict Attorney John ID. Fredericks
knew whether John j. or James II,
Mcnamara would sit in the prisoner $
chair when the case was called
formally day after tomorrow. MANY
indications pointed TO James b. Nc
Namara as the first man to be tried
OF the 125 men named in the first
venire of prospective Jurors l22 re
sponded to call for preliminary ex-
animation and with the close of the
court Judge Bordwell had weeded
this number down to As, who were in
structed to return Wednesday. Coun-
sci for both sides agreed that this
short cut saved days of arduous
work. one of the three men who
failed to respond Is dead, another in
Europe and the third is out of the
county.
Whichever man goes on trial We'd
nesday the defense, it was said to-
night, would be the same--that the
Times building was destroyed by gas
and fire and not by dynamite and
fire. Out beyond the hills north Of
tC wn there has been conducted a
secret explosion experiment station,
where repeated discharges OF gas and
dynamite have plowed up the earth
in order that any difference in the
action of the explosives might be
shown Besides the results of these
experiments, spectators at the trial
will see toy business block, COM
plete to the most infinite detail set
on table before the Jury. The struc-
ture Is a model of the Los Angeles
Times building, with one side cut
away to show tiny printing presses.
linotype presses and all the machin-
cry Of great newspaper office. BY
model the defense hopes to demon
strate the effects of the explosion In
accordance with its theory
There will not be a session Of
court tomorrow because of a state
wide election on constitutional
amendents.