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The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1911-06-15
BEGIN REcoNsrRucrloN.

Los Angeles. June l4.-With arri-
val here today Of Dr. Enrico Con
zaIes Martinez, formerly secretary OF
sinalo, the formation of reconstruc-
ton commission for that state was eff
fected. The commission of which DIR.
Martinez was elected chairman, will
leave within fiv days for the City OF
Mexico. to confer with officials re-
garding affairs in Sinaloa. It expects
to cooperate with the provisional
government.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1911-06-15
n. ". ARKANSAS LEAGUE.

= ~ = INM
Helena 3: Blythesvilie 4.
Paragould 20; Jonesboro Is.
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MADE MILITARY ATTAcHE

Washington. June Captain
Frank Parker of the Eleventh. cavalry.
has been appointed military attach
to Thomas G. Dawson, special Amer
lean ambassador to the Venezuelan
Centennial Celebration early in July
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1911-06-15
ElRE AT MOBILE.

Mobile, June IA. Fire early today
destroyed the Hurricane Lumber
Company. near Bay Minette. The loss
will aggregate $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-31
HOLDS UP The NEWS
County Clerk zimmerman Acts Gar
to SaIve Personal Grievance.

For the third time since Saturday
morning, County Clerk Zimmerman
today refused to give the State Jour-
nal information concerning the 1911
tax assessments; and making open
statements to other county officials
that he would hold this information
for the morning paper. This informa-
ton is public property and came into
Mr.. Zi1nmerman's possession by virtue
of his election to the county clerkShlp5
and was withheld from the State
Journal in Mr.. Zimmerman's zeal to
salve q personal grievance.
Each year just before the pawn ent
of the December taxes, certain infor-
nation of general news nature comes
into the possession of the county clerk
and later reaches the treasurer's Of
flee. This news has to deal with the
tax rolls and is of interest to every
tax payer in the county. Anticipating
the issuance of these statements, the
State Journal called on the county
clerk Saturday morning for news mat
ter and was informed that nothing
was to be given from the office that
day. After the Saturday evening State
Journal had gone to press. Mr.. Zim-
norman gave to the morning paper
certain news surrounding the tax col
lection that he had withheld from the
evening publication This informa-
ton was not Mr.. Zimmerman's per-
sonal property, but belonged to the
tax payers and no public official had
right to select the paper in which
it would be published.
Again Monday morning the State
Journal asked for news and. received a
personal statement from Mr.. thinner
man that he had no news in his pos
session. Late yesterday afternoon he
gave certain tax news to the morning
paper that was earlier suppressed
from publication in this paper.
This morning the State Journal
asked for the third tax story and from
Mr.. Zimmerman's own lips came the
reply that he had no news to report.
Less than an hour before the State
Journal made it's third request for
news Mr.. Zimmerman had visited GER
he gloated over his ability to suppress
news in his office at the expense Of
the evening paper. Here he made pub
lie his ability to use the prestige of his
office to report news matter to which
ever paper was of his own choosing.
Yet there has been a reason for this
action. At various times Mr.. thinner
man has objected to representatives
of the State Journal placed on the
planned of alleged unfair treatment at
the hands of reporters and in his Civ
ing OF news items has always been
careful to point out to the individual
reporter the places where he could re-
fleet personal credit on Mr.. thinner
man.
Recently the State Journal printed
certain facts and figures surrounding
the making of the 1911 tax levy tt
story did not please Mr.. Zimmerman
personally and since that time he han
used his official position to defeat the
state Journal in obtaining news stories
that came to his attention.
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at 635zc to 64c, but held around 63Ac.
Afterward the market weakened further
when wheat prices broke. The close was
heavy with December 11sc net lower at
63c.
OATS-In oats there was considerable
commission house selling as a result OF
the decline in corn. December started a
shade lower at 471sc and dropped to 1850
PROVISIONS-A big run of hogs west
furnished reason for a little setback in
the provision pit. The total arrivals in
the various cities were nearly 10000 In
excess of a year ago. First sales We're
unchanged to cents Down with January
delivery $3.50 for pork, $500 for lard and
$50 for ribs
RYE-No. 2, 961zc.
ARLEY-SOcN$1. 26.
CLOVER-$14. O0d195O.
0OQ15.5O.
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MOVES UP ADAY.
Big Naval Parade VIII Take Place
Ahead of Original Date.

New York, Oct. s1.-Soap and metal pol
ish doors hung over the warships anchor
ed in the lower Hudson today. Tomorrow
the ships will pass under the eye Of
Secretary of the Navy Meyer and on the
following day President Taft will review
the greatest naval display ever witnessed
in these waters. In the original program
this was the day scheduled for the review
by Secretary Meyer which was to conclude
the naval display. The unexpected COM
ing of President Taft on Thursday has
moved the whole program forward one
day and probably has been the means of
adding to tomorrow's display the newest
of the battleships, the Florida
The work of the new dreadnaught has
been pushed ever since the date for the
review was fixed. Work on the compile
ton of the Florida was still in progress
today but after the test she received yes
tertay her officers were confident that
she could take care of herself hereafter
even though several portions of her ma
cninery remain INFESTED Secretary
Never is In town. Naval men here say
that Admiral Dewey's decision not TO at
tend the demonstration was prompted
mainly by his desire not to embarrass
Rear Admiral Osterhaus, commander OF
the fleet, whom he outranks-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-31

Have you any interest in the So
called movement
NO"
Did it ever occur to you that the
defendant had the right to take the
law into his own hands?''
NO.
Did you ever give the matter any
particular thought?''
NO.
Frakes was passed for cause, MAX
ing eight talesman in all accepted. All
are subject to peremptory challenge
He was succeeded by r. H. Fitzgerald,
= young investigator for the defense,
who testified that TaleSman George
W. johnson said to him in August
that there was no question that the
Times was blown up by labor unions
He was cross examined by Assistant
Attorney W. Joseph Ford and said
he had a list of names of persons he
had seen.
May I see it?" asked Ford, and At
torneys Clarence DarroW and Joseph
Scott for the defense, chorused pro-
test, declaring the question was put
for the purpose of getting information
to which it had no right. The question
was withdrawn, and Fitzgerald was
excused after brief Interrogation by
the court.
The defense renewed its challenge
against johnson, which the state OPP
posed, declaring that assuming under
charitable constructions that Fitzger-
aid testified truthfully, it was no evil
dence that the talesman would not be
fair and impartial
The case is not one in which union
labor is being tried" said Ford
Challenge by the defense was denied
an exception was taken and allowed
by the court All of the talesmen
went out in automobiles before court
today, going from precinct to precinct
together until the six who live in town
had voted at the city primary election
Ta1esmen in the box when court
opened today were: Seaborn H. Man
ming. farmer; Robert Balm, carpenter
T. d. Green. orange grower; George
w. Mckee. real estate dealer; A. c.
Winter, builder and contractor; w. N.
F'rampton, farmer; Sam Mendenhall,
orange grower, all passed for cause by
both sides.
George w. johnson. retired superin-
tendent of brass foundry. under exami-
nation by the defense; Frank Frakes.
farmer, under examination. Thomas
i. Preston, Ben F. Groves and Lorezo
Romans. all to be examined.
With but three veniTemen left from
the list of forty drawn Thursday. it
was expected that members of the new
venire. drawn yesterday, would begin
appearing for examination either to-
day or tomorrow. The plan for draw
ing small venires has been adopted by
Judge Bordweu because. among other
reasons it reduces the length of time
during which men are kept away from
their business, and makes the work of
Sheriff William Hammel in serving
eummonses much easier.
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as against $57,5O9 for October. 1910.
Ihen another remarkable feature in
the building activity in the last month
mas been the unprecedented boom in
nome building Unprecedented for
this season of the year-permits hav-
Ing been issued for the erection of SO
dwellings, at an aggregate cost of near
~ $50. 600, or an average expenditure
of $2,15O.
The fall lift in respect to building
has brought the total amount of per-
mtts for the year close to the S1,OOO-
600 mark, Notwithstanding the fact
that the number of large items in the
list has not been as great in the past
two years when permits We're issued
Tor such structures as the new Santa
Fe Office building, the G. A. r. Mem
orial building and the new Mills build
ing.
The meaning of this is that the sea-
son closing has been record breaker
in respects to home building. In 1910
312 houses were built 1t is safe to
say that this number will be exceeded
in 1912. In the month of October the
number of permits for dwellings issued
was at the rate of 432 per year.
In 1910 the permits for September
and October totaled $97, 249, which is
81 1905 below the figures for October,
1911.
The Items This Year.
The largest item in the list for Oc-
tober is $4,000, and that was for the
new cold storage room which is being
built at 10O-104 Jackson street for the
Peoples Ice and Cold Storage Co. An
other item was for the remodeling Of
the building on the northeast corner
of Tenth and Kansas avenues, belong
ing to George Noller. This work will
cost $4,000.
The most pretentious residence
which the permits cali for is that be-
ing built at 314 Greenwood avenue
for W. H. Johnson. 1t will cost $500.
The least expensive place of abode in
the list is to cost but $40-it is an ad-
dition.
Aside from the new dwellings that
are being put up. 13 houses are being
remodeled at a cost of $4,6S0, and five
barns are in the course of construc-
ton costing $1,000
You can't make me believe said
one realty man today. that Topeka is
not growing. There are indications
on every hand that marked progress
is being made. Why, takes the shop
district as an example. I'd judge that
nearly $50 houses have been erected
Ill this portion of the city in the last
year or eighteen months, and as the
for rent signs are few and far be-
tween. it certainly looks as though
there has been an influx of people.
And the building activity will be
renewed with possibly greater vim next
spring, to judge from the indications at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-31
WHEAT SET BACK
Increase in European Visible
Has Bearish Effect.
Also Generally Favorable Crop
Reports From Europe.
CORN HOLDS STEADY.
Selling Pressure Light Regard
less of Good Weather Prospects.
Big Run of Hogs Causes Drop in
Provisions.
CORN HOLDS STEADY.

Chicago, Oct. .31.-WHEAT-An increase
in the European visible supply today hau
a bearish effect here on the market for
wheat. Generally favorable crop reports
from countries across the Atlantic were
against the bulls. There was rain in the
drouth region of Australia The-idea that
maximum receipts had been reached in
the American northwest did not seem to
be verified by today's liberal figures.
The opening was 1sc to &c lower. De-
loss of &c to A0ssc, and fell to 9S1sc.
Selling on stop loss orders sent prices
later into sharp decline. The close was
weak with December 9615c, a net loss OF
25sc.
CORN-Corn became easy owing to
prospects of fair and colder weather.
Selling pressure was light. however, and
the market was steadied by reports of a
good eastern demand for old yellow
grades. December opened 1sc to &c down
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as these payments stopped when the
Mcnamara brothers and Ortie McMan-
igan were arrested, it is conceded that
Hartman selection or defeat can
make no difference in that respect.
James B. Mcnamara, the defendant,
came into court today with his four
in-hand black tie held in place by a
tieholder bearing a small photograph
of his older brother Joe who like
James, is under 10 indictments for
murder. James b. confides each day
to his brother his version of the trial
and the older man who is furnished
With the daily transcript of evidence
and who is an attorney interprets
many angles to him. Less friction in
qualifying prospective jurors was ex-
pected today than has existed hereto
fore. While neither the defense nor
the state has receded from its position
on points at issue, rulings by Judge
WT7ter Bordwell have cleared up many
contested questions.
The johnson Interview.
Fitzgerald produced the original
memorandum which he said he made
when interviewing Johnson.
The state demanded to see the docu-
ment and cited a section in the code
by which they claimed the right to
look at it.
.Oh, we'd let you see it without
quoting the CODE said Attorney Oar
row of the defense, laughingly as he
turned to District Attorney Fredericks
with the remark: Were fair, you
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-31
FILL WETMORE'S PLACE.
Missouri State Democrat Committee
Meets at IA. G.

Kansas City, Oct. 31.=With the pri-
mary object of electing a national
committeeman to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Moses c. Wet
more, the Democratic state central
committee met in this city today. In
cidentally it is said the committee
action may have important bearing
upon the booms of Speaker Clark and
former Governor Jos. w. Folk for the
Democratic presidential nomination.
e. F. Goltra of St. Louis and E. Y.
Mitchell of Springfield are the prin-
cipal candidate for national commit
teemen.
The meeting was expected to extend
throughout the day and possibly long
er. Committee members and visiting
Democrats were given a luncheon by
the Young Mems Dem ocrat club. Ad-
dresses by prominent Democrats in
GLIDING Senator James A. Reed and
Senator w. J. Stone were on the pro-
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DEFENSE IS SURPRISED.
Selection of Jurymen in Hyde Case Is
Made Easier.

Kansas City, Oct. Sin an effort
to expedite the selection of jurors in
the DR.. B. Clarke Hyde murder trial,
the state has decided not to insist
upon the disqualification of veniremen
solely because they are opposed to con-
Victing on circumstantial evidence, it
was announced today. One juror, who
had such views, was passed late yes
terday evening.
This decision on the part of the
state caused much surprise in the
ranks of the defense. Practically all
of the testimony offered against DR..
Hyde at the first trial was circumstan-
tial and the result is that many be-
.ieve new evidence which will be used
in this trial has been unearthed.
Prosecutor Virgil Conkling refuses to
discuss this phase of the case, how
ever. Fourteen talesmen have now
been selected. Thirteen veniremen
out of the panel drawn yesterday were
ready for examination when court
opened today and twenty-five more
had been called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-31
|. C. C. SUSPENDS RATES
Delivers Another Blow at Tariffs Fixed
by State Commissions.

Washington, Oct S1-The spirited
commercial contest between the cities
of New Orleans and Galveston, Texas,
had another echo today when the in
terState commerce commission SuS-
pended proposed tariffs filed by the
southwestern lines, making advances
in the freight rates on cotton and cot
ton linters.
The tariffs were to have become eff
fective on Novem Der 5, but were sus-
pended until March L, 1912, practical
ly the end CT the cotton year.
The action of the commission ac-
centuates the conflict of regulatory au-
thoritv which in numerous instances
has arisen between the federal and
state commissions According to in
formation received recently by the in
terstate commerce commission a Wig
orous effort was being made to divert
cotton export traffic originating at Tex
as points from New Orleans to Calves
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BEFORE THEIR EYES.
Burglars Rob Store I'm Presence of
Police and WatcIman.

Chicago. Oct 31.-An auto truck
has superseded the old fashioned drays
with which thieves were wont to haul
away their loot of Chicago burglaFieS.
A modern pair of burglars backed an
automobile truck up to a building in
the wholesale clothing district early to-
day and while the " atchman passed
them repeatedly visited the seventh
floor and carried down silks valued at
$1,000.
Chatting pleasantly with the police
man on the beat, the driver of the auto
said the company was going to make
deliveries at suburb, which account
ed for the early start Neither po-
Iceman nor Waterman suspected a
burglary until members of the firm
arrived
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know
Attorney Darrow continued the ex-
animation of Fitzgerald, eliciting the
statement that While talking with
Johnson he made the memorandum
purporting to give Johnsons belief in
the dynamite theory as well as his
ideas predicting a war between capital
and labor.
". Joseph Ford, assistant district
attorney, examined Fitzgerald. Did
Johnson asked Ford, use the
phraseoIogy, unions quite obnoxious.
disconnectedly like that as you have it
on your memorandum ~
we object to going into a man $
literary deficiency broke in Attorney
Darrow.
The court overruled the objection.
You overlook a big f1eld,'' remark
ed Attorney Scott Of the defense.
Fitzgerald answered that the
phrases were JohnsOns.
To other questions he admitted not
having written all the mem Orandum
while interviewing Johnson, but parts
of it within the fortnight afterward.
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NO JOHNSON REPLY.
Runlor Is That He Is Telling Herr
man About Ticket ScaIpers.

Chicago, Oct. BIB. B. johnson,
president of the American league, has
failed thus far to answer the demand
of John T. Brush, president of the New
York Nationals for an Investigation of
the so-called ticket sca. ping of the re-
cent worlds series.
One report said Mr.. Johnson had
gone to Cincinnati to confer with Au-
gust Hermann in regard to an inves-
tigation of the sale of tickets. He was
not at his office yesterday nor early
today.
The letter from Mr.. Brush in reply
to Mr.. Johnson's statement that he
knew discriminating facts in connection
with the ticket sale had not reached
the American league head, it was said
Checks for the amounts due the
players in the Chicago Acknowledgement
can series have reached Chicago.
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ON new LINES.
The Prosecutor in Mcnamara
Murder Case
Questions Witnesses Regarding
Views OF Socialism.

Los Angeles. Oct. 31.-The state in
the Mcnamara murder trial began to-
justification in the destruction of the
Los Angeles Times building, with the
accompanying loss of 81 lives. Assist
ant District Attorney C. Ray Horton
also resumed looking into possible So
cialistic tendencies in the minds of
prospective jurors to try James J. Nc
Namara for the murder of Charles J.
Haggerty, one of the Times victims.
Would you be willing to convict
in q case involving the death penalty
on circumstantial evidence he asked
Frank F'rakes, an Eliza beth Lake far
mer.
YES said Frakes.
Are you a socialist %
NO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-31
JOHN sEATON's "REMINISCENCES,
Writes of Grants First Battle and His
Connection Herewith.

John Seaton, who served many years in
the legislature and is one of the best
known Republicans in Kansas sends the
following to the State journal from his
home in Atchison:
To the Editor of the State Journal:
Historical Reminiscence:-On the 18th OF
November A. D. 1861, General u. S. Grant
fought his first battle OF the civil war;
being the Battle of Belmont, Mo. on the
banks of the Mississippi river, opposite
Columbus, Ky. Inasmuch the writer
hereof was factor in opening that bat
tie on the skirmish firing line: starting
by the verbal instruction of the general
10 me personally: Captain, deploy your
whole company" then turning to Lieu
tenant Colonel Hart said. Colonel give
the captain another company for re-
Captain, proceed and uncover the
enemy" causes me to have an irresistible
desire to again put my feet upon the same
ground. on Tuesday the 18th of November.
1911, fifty years past. l intend going.
Fifty years ago there were large bodies
destroying the unity of the government.
They were ashamed TO be called fnsur-
gents but styled themselves "Confed-
The words Square Dealers had no
place in our language further than what
pertained to the vocabulary of the gam
ing table. but of late years has been
made classic by the message of a presi-
dent. Then the word Progressive has
become one of the active expressions with
the other above mentioned as synonyms
for Republican" BAH To what degen-
eracy the people take on in this day ana
generations We have congressman of
Kansas who delight to be termed insur-
gents2 Fifty years ago short shrift
would have been made OF them. All
these cognOmens are foreign TO my pa
triotism and to the Republican party that
in 1861 I volunteered to sacrifice my life
for-the saving of a Nation
In this writing. it seems TO me to be
proper to relate the fact that I have
framed in my dining room q special order
that the adjutant OF the Twenty-second
regiment Illinois volunteer infantry read
on dress parade. December p. 1861. com
mending me for executive ability and
valuable assistance at the Battle of Bel
mont. It is signed by L S Grant. Brig
adler General, commanding.
The stock in trade our governor
seems to be most generally occupied in is
Don Quixote like. to fight windmills.
JOHN SEATON-
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New York, Oct. 31.-BUTTER-Marke
firm Creamery specials, 33Q3319c; extras,
CHEESE-Marke steady Milk Septsm-
TENDER and earlier. 14$4c; state, whole
Der and earlier, specials, 14szc state whole
milk current make specials, 144Ul41zc;
ditto average fancy, 14c; state daisies,
September and earlier, best, 14S44l5ci
SKINS 2012Ac.
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered
extras 33d34c; extra firsts, 2943lc; refrig-
orator firsts season storage charges paid,
206Nc; state, Pennsylvania and nearby
hennries white. fancy, large new laid, 4fU
soc: western gathered white, Sa3Sc
POULTRY-Aliv, steady; western chlck-
ems, 111z6121kc: fowls, 11013c; turkeys,
16c Dressed, quiet; western chiSA ens, go
nc; fowls 7G1611c; turkeys, broiliHg, &c
others, 12d20c.
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TO MAKE BETTER TIME.
More Rapid Progress Is Expected in
the Mcnamara Case.

Los Angeles. Oct. 31.-Court con-
vened in the Mcnamara murder trial
today without visible reminder that
the Los Angeles primary election was
being held and that Job Hartman, one
of the counsel for the defense was
seeking the mayoralty nomination.
Hartman was absent but it was said
that he would remain in the case re-
gardless of the outcome of the primary
and final election.
Talesmen living in the city were
taken out to vote.
Hartman in his campaign has de-
nounced the city administration for
voting and paying about $4,000 from
a special fund placed at the present
mayors disposal for services of detec-
tives employed in the Times dynamite
ing case before arrests were made but