The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
What is Going on in the Federal In
vestigatlon Into the Nation
Wide Dynamiting
Conspiracy.
SECRETS ARE GUARDED
Grand Jury Is Busy, But What is
Going on Cannot be Told
With Much Ger
tainty.

United Press Leased Wire Service.] |
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec 16-Sec-
recy of the variety enforced by husky
deputy marshals and backed up by
discouragingly reticient officials is
surrounding the federal grand jury in
quiry into the dynamite plot-such
rampant OF secrecy that tonight only
the jurors, two witnesses and cou-
pie of officials knew just what hap |
pened behind the closed doors Of the
jury room.
The evidence examined by the
grand jury today was largely docu-
mentary. 1t included bundle after
bundle of letters taken from the files
of the Iron Workers union headquar-
ters here and a number of other pa
pers. AS check on these documents
Mrs Andrew j. Hull, formerly Miss
Edith Weibrenner and bookkeeper in
John ]. McNamaras office, was III
/ troduced. Officials have limited that
! Mrs. Hull may have knowledge of the
| AlSpOSlIlOu VI lll0 oO-Sc-liSu VI S3AhiH
ing fund" that passed through j. j.
McNamara's hands.
Wentworth E. Griffin. chief of po-
lice, of Kansas City, was called tc
testify regarding the dynamite sob"
which officials are trying to connect
up with the reputed inside circle.
4 1t was definitely stated on author
ity that the present grand jury inves-
tigation will probably continue until
the latter part of next month, and
that no indictment will be returned
until the Jurors complete their work.
; Furthermore, it is planned to turn
over whatever testimony may be elic,.-
+ ed from Witnesses regarding "jobs"
done in other states, to officials in
, those jurisdictions for whatever fur
! ther action they may desire to take.
I Switched Plans.
r LOS ANGELES, Calf Dec. 13.--
! Following the service of subpoenaes
! on Clay A. Tveitmoe and Antoine Jo-
. hansen, officials of the building
!. trades council of San Francisco III
9 Sacramento late today. Oscar Lawler,
conducting the federal probe here in
a to the alleged countrywide dynamit-
a ing plots suddenly switched his
i plans tonight and announced that the
i inuuisitors would not resume their
v hearings until Tuesday. It had been
f announced that the body would re.
convene on Monday. This sudden
i. change of plans is believed to have
i. been due to the crossing into the
state of the two labor leaders.
a All of the San Francisco witnesses
a summoned to appear before the fed
f eral grand jury here have done &C
with the exception of Tyeitmoe and
Johannsen and with the securing OF
: their testimony, the probe here vii
come to an end
1t now seems foregone conclusion
that no indictments will be returned
: before Tuesday, If then, as the major
: investigation is now proceeding in In
: dianapolis and the indictments may
: ber of others of greater Importance
? involving higher ups" in the case.
: Calls 1t Hatched Up.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Dec. 16-
4 Irailed by two detectives Olav Tveit
& moe and Antoine Johannsen, two
J. prominent San Francisco labor lead
, ers mentioned in connection with The
Mcnamara case arrived in San Fran
!. cisco on the overland limited this ev
a ening from the east They were
' served with subpoenas to appear be
fore the Los Angelea federal grand
/. jury when the train stopped at Sacr.
!. mentc
When told that their names had
been mentioned freely since they
dropped from sight in the east two
weeks ago, Tveitmoe said
S 33Pve heard all of that. | have com
t mitted no offense, and am willing t
s be put upon the defensive II the con
e spiracy that Is being hatched agains
r organized labor should hit upon me al
victim. never met j. B. McNa
: mara, but know his brother ,JohI
!. very we'll never met McManigaa."
Social Note.
United Press Leased Wire Service.
: WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.--The pres
/ dent and Mrs Taft tonight were tn,
4 guests Of the congressional club com