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i L i vi FIVE' JURORS ACCEPTED;, , JUDGES EXCUSES TWO F. D. Green, Robert Bain and Byron Lisk Remain "as Per manent Jurors. Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 8. Five permanent jurors have now been accepted by both "sides in the McNamara trial. After the defense had peremp torily' challenged five men in the box and the state two, Attorney Darrow for the defense announc ed today tha.t the defense was satisfied with the five men re maining. This closed the use of peremptory challenges for the present and the examination of the remaining- members of the fourth panel was resumed. The fifth man accepted by both sides was Samuel Mendenhall, whose case was being discussed by counseLfor the defen'se when court adjourned last' night. A sensation was created when Jurors Clark, Mendenhall and Lisk at first refused to be sworn. They consented to do so only when Judge BordwelL told them he would take up their excuses immediately. - "However, Judge Bordwell re duced the number to three by ex cusing Jurors Samuel Menden hall and William F. Clark. Mendenhall was excused from service because his mother is dy--ing, and Clark because he is suf fering from heart trouble. Judge Bordwell refused to ex cuse Juror Byron Lisk at this time in spite of Risk's demands! Burns' to Get "Iron Workers' , - -. -Union's Documents. Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 8. The-records and "documents of the Iron Workers! union, seized in a raid at .Indianapolis at the time John J. McNamara ,was ar rested last spring, will be brought to Los Angeles for use in the Jas. McNamara trial, as -soon as-the federal grand jury at Indianapolis has completed its inquiry into the McNamar dynamiting charges. r This was the word received to day direct from Detective Wil liam J. Burns, who is in Indiana polis for the federal grand jury probe. He declared the Indiana polis evidence will be turned over to him, and that lie will bring it here in person. ? Attorneys Darrow-and' Davis, of -the McNamara "'defense, are bitterly disappointed and an nounce their intention of fighting any attempt by the state to in troduce the Indianapolis evidence at the present trial. They add that, if the use of this evidence is allowed, it will be because Judge Bordwell "remains consistently unfair." District Attorney Fredricks as serts that the Indianapolis evid dence will bear out Ortie McMan igal's testimony at every point.- Champ Clark wouldn't use tKe official automobile, and now he says he'll be dinged if he will eat in the speaker's private dinirfg "room they have fixed up at the capitol. Champ is missing a lot of comfort' " i -