davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-24
MCNAMARA TAKEN
TO Los ANGELES
Alleged Dynamiter Hand .
cuffed to Detectives.

ST. Louis, April 23.-John ]. Mcnamara
secretary-treasurer of the International
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, In
oils yesterday by William ]. Burns, OF
the National Detective Agency of Chi
cago, charged with completely in the Los
Angeles Times dynamiting last fall, was
brought through ST. Louis en- route to
Los Angeles this morning.
Mcnamara was in charge of James
Hossick. a Los Angeles detective, to
whom he was handcuffed, and Charles
j. Smith and G. B. Biddinger. of the
National Detective Agency, Chicago.
They arrived at o'clock this morning
and ate breakfast at the Union Station.
They departed for Kansas City at {
o'clock.
Hossick kept Mcnamara handcuffed to
and from the restaurant.
James W. Mcnamara, his brother, and
Ortie E McManigal were to have begun
the California trip under heavy guard
on the California Limited of the Santa
Fe, which left Chicago at o'clock Sat
urday evening. Seven tickets to Los An
geles were purchased and staterooms
reserved in two cars.
This proved to be a detective ruse to
throw possible trailers of the track.
They did not take the train and the
detectives lose the cost Of the state
rooms.
Some time Saturday afternoon or even
ing the two prisoners were smuggled out
Of the home of Detective William Reed.
1904 Commercial avenue. and taken by
automobile out OF the city. Where they
were tonight no one seems to know.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-24
LEGISLATORS WIFE
CALLED BY DEATH
Rites This Afternoon for Mrs.
Serene E. Payne.

Mrs. Serene z. Payne, wife of Repre-
sentative Payne, of New York, died yes
terday morning at her apartment in the
Burlington. Death was due 10 a compli-
cation OF diseases.
Mrs. Payne was born in Auburn. N. Y,
in 1915, and was educated in private
schools there. Before her marriage, she
was Miss Gertrude Knapp. Her father
for many years was the owner and
editor Of the Auburn Advertiser. She
was married In 1873 to Mr.. Payne, who
then was practicing law. and lived in
Auburn until 1885, when Mr.. Payne was
elected to Congress. g.. .
Since that time, Mrs. Payne has spent
the greater part Of her time in Washing
ton. She is survived by her mother, who
lives in Auburn, and one son, William K.
Payne, of New York.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence this afternoon at 4:3o o'clock,
Rev. s. n. Greene, pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church, officiating. The body
will be taken to Auburn for interment.
Rev. Mr.. Bourne, pastor Of the First
Baptist Church. Of Auburn, VIII officiate
at services there.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-24
SEES HOPE FOR INCOME TAX.
Senator Brown Believes Amend
ment VIII Soon Pass.

With the proposed constitutional amend
ment providing for an income tax hav-
ing already passed the legislatures OF
thirty States, the question of the imposi-
ton of such a tax in time of peace and
the effect it will have on proposed re-
vision of the customs and internal rev.
enue laws is being discussed by the lead
ers in Congress. Senator Norris Brown,
Of Nebraska, author Of the income tax
amendment, believes that an income tax
amendment will be q fact before Con-
gress is able to pass any important tar
If legislation.
I'm that case" said the Senator, the
whole situation will be changed. The ar
gument that duties cannot be reduced or
abolished because the Treasury will
need the revenue will no longer be effect
i've It is my intention Just as soon as
the conclusive ratification of the amend
ment is known, to introduce an income
tax bill. have drawn the measure and
submitted it to legal authority, and Il is
my opinion that the measure should raise
from S7o,oOo,0OO to 500, 900 600 a year from
a tax on incomes. The estimate of the
Treasury officers as TO the receipts from
the tax under my bill are the lowest
They admit that it will produce $40, 000,-
600 I believe II will produce 800 200 a
year" .rH"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-24

a small army of clerks many months
to collect and compile the information
Mr.. Peters seeks, for II goes not only
into the number of buildings, but their
cost, size, the extent Of space occupied
by the government prior to their build
ing, the number OF State and national
banks in the cities where government
buildings have been erected. receipts OF
post-oftices, and dozens of other items
which the Massachusetts, Congressman
thinks should be at the disposal Of a
lawmaker In determining upon more
buildings.
Representative Townsend wants the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor to
furnish the House full information con-
corning Alaskan seal matters, and to
transmit copies Of all letters received by
him from citizens Of the United States
complaining against the management Of
the government fur seal herds.
Probing an Express Contract.
Senator Gore, Of Oklahoma, hopes,
through a resolution he has introduced,
to obtain from the Secretary Of the
Treasury copy Of the contract between
the government and the United States
Express Company, which was entered
into back in 1889. He also wants to
know the annual amounts of compensa-
ton paid to said company.
Senator La Toilette is now awaiting
results from his resolution which passed
the Senate last week, requiring the Presi-
dent to transmit a list of filings or
entries made upon lands withdrawn from
the Chugach National Forest Reserve in
Alaska, the Wisconsin Senator being out
on a still hunt for an alleged graft, in
volving the Guggenheims.
Postmaster General Hitchcock Is also
getting ready to comply with a Senate
resolution passed at the instance Of Sem
ator JEFF Davis to transmit certain cir
culation rulings affecting the Woman's
National Daily and the Denver Harpoon.
Other Investigations.
Various resolutions have been drawn
up and introduced directing Senate and
House committees to probe certain mat
tiers and to draw the information from
wherever 1t may be found. The Lorimer
resolution is one Of these. A specially
named committee OF Senators is set forth
in that document. Its author is Senator
La. Toilette. The Committee on Labor
of the House Is authorized in a resolu-
ton by Mr.. Buchanan to Investigate old
age insurance, old-age pensions and an
nuities that are now In operation in
different parts Of the world.
The Hamlin resolution, vitalizing all
OF the expenditures committees of the
House, Is now in the hands OF the Com
mittee on Rules, and will be reported
favorably. With these bodies in action
throughout the session. the departments
may be entered at will. and matters on
which Congressman have failed to pri-
vately resolve" may have their airing
there under proper procedure.
An investigation Of the Civil Service
Bureau is the very latest inquisition to
be proposed. Resolutions for investiga-
lions and for the production of informa-
ton In other quarters are being pre-
pared. a-.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-24

other causes. prominent in the legal
world of late.
immigration of the Japanese to the
United States and Pacific Ocean depen-
denotes is the subject OF a resolution in
troduced by Mr.. Raker, a new Demo-
cratic Representative from California.
He wants the House to see all cor
respondence between the President and
the authorities Of the State of Califor-
MIA on that subject, and a statement OF
what proceedings have been had toward
the restriction Of japanese immigration.
After the Shipping Combine.
Congressman Humphrey. of Washington,
a Republican. is after some knowledge
Of the shipping pools, and those who
control the coastwise trade of the United
States. To that end he has introduced a
resolution appointing a special commit
tee OF twelve members TO investigate and
recommend needed legislation.
concurrent resolution offered by Mr..
Flood. Of Virginia, has as its mission
some satisfactory arrangement with
Austria, Italy. France, Spain, and Japan
whereby the business in American to-
bacco carried on by those nations shall be
transacted through a bureau of tobacco
industry to be established by the United
States. The Secretary of State is ordered
to investigate the subject and make re-
port.
The administration of the affairs of the
Five Civilized Tribes of Indians in Okla
homa by the different departments of
the Federal Gofernment needs investiga-
ton. according to Representative Carter
In a resolution offered last week he pro-
poses a three-man committee to look
into the subject and allow their investi-
cations to wander back as far as 1895
To Investigate All Commfssfons.
John Sharp Williams, of the Senate.
and Frank Clark. Representative from
Florida, are of the opinion that gov
eminent by commission has made out
rageous strides. In the Senate and the
House they have proposed legislation to
form a committee to look up and report
all government commissions, with pres
ent salaries and expenditures.
An investigation of the methods of or
gariization and legislative procedure prac-
ticed in the assemblies and the parlia-
ments of other countries is proposed by
Representative Lewis. In his resolution.
Mr.. Lewis hints that II is "gravely
thought by many that the House of
Representatives has ceased to realize its
purpose Of being a fully representative
and deliberative body, and therefore
says the Committee on Rules should go
abroad for new parliamentary ideas.
II Representative Fitzgerald, OF New
York, has ms way. there will be some
light cast upon the expenditures thus far
of the National Monetary Commission.
A resolution lays out a heavy line of
compilation and report in this regard
for the Secretary of the Treasury. The
Secretary of the Treasury also is called
upon for extensive data concerning the
erection OF public buildings throughout
the country in a resolution offered by
Representative Peters, Of Massachusetts,.
On the face OF the document 1t will take
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-24
SECRETARY MEYER UNABLE
TO HALT MORMONS'' GIFT
D. A. R. Professors Will Be Told Navy Department
Cannot Prevent Acceptance of Utahs Silver Service

has ruled that It has no authority to
censor the inscription on silver services
presented to naval vessels by the States.
The gifts are usually presented independ-
emily Of the department. which In not con-
suited either as to the character or In
scription upon the service.
A similar question was raised some
years ago when the State OF Mississippi
presented a silver service bearing Jeffer-
son Davis name to the battle ship
named for that State. Patriotic socie-
ties in the North raised protest against
allowing his name on the service. The
department at that time refused % b.
terferA
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-24
Receivers Taxes Paid by Error.

Alexandria, Va, April 23-After pay
ing taxes on property supposed to be
assessed for 81 5o. instead of s4.15O.. Mrs.
Susan p. A Calvert, of this county, has
Just recovered from the board of super
visors Of the county the sum of $50,
which was the amount overpaid under
mistake Of fact. and her attorney, L. P.
Harlow, will this week file petition In
the Circuit Court of Richmond, Va, to
recover about 500 additional, represent
ing the amount overpaid. which will.
therefore make a total of $3.50 which
Mrs. Calvert VIII recover.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-24

When the committee Of three members
Of the d. A. r. appointed to protest to
Secretary Of the Navy Meyer against
permitting the acceptance of a silver SER
vice from the State Of Utah bearing the
portrait Of Brigham Young. founder Of
the Mormon Church. for use on the battle
ship Utah, wait upon Mr. Meyer they
will be Informed that the Navy Depart
ment Is powerless to prevent the ac-
ceptance Of the gift.
This question has already been laid be-
fore the department several times by
persons who had opposed the acceptance
Of the silver service. and the department
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-24
VIII Exteend n. Line.

Arrangements have been made by the
Arlington Electric Company to begin al
once the work Of extending its lines al
BalIston. Clarendon. Falls Church, and
In Fairfax County. The territory which
will be covered win. 1t IL said, embrace
more than one-half Of Alexandria Coun-
ty. The company will furnish electricity
for both Illuminating and power pur-
poses.
The concern will have its principal
Office at Clarendon. Alexandria County.
It was recently granted charter by the
State corporation commission. with q
maximum capital stock Of 100000 and Q
minimum Of $260oo
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-24
.DYNAMITER TELLS
GRUESOME STORY

Continued from Page One.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-24

the AFFAIR." refuse to call 1t a plot until
know-and perhaps 1t would not be far
fetched to say Mr.. Mcnamara would be
forced to undergo an unsurmountable
prejudice. I should hope and pray that
any civilized community would in plain
justice be swayed and guided by facts
and facts Alone
that Mr.. Gompers waxed warm. and
pitched into the authorities with bitter,
scathing denunciations.
Condemns spiritiug Away.
THE detectives spirited Mr. Mcnamara
away without giving him the slightest
chance of obtaining hearing before the
authorities Of the State in which he was
srrested." he said, shaking with emo
ton.
He was taken into custody without
being allowed to give evidence Of his
innocence, without the aid of friends or
legal counsel. What right has State,
each foreign to the other in matters
pertaining to arrests, to allow a man to
be carried over its borders until he has
been given a hearing. to either prove his
innocence or acknowledge his guilt? The
whole affair is an Infamous outrage,
without parallel in the history of our
organization, and it cannot be tolerated.
President Gompers does not hesitate to
charge the arrest directly to enemies of
organized labor. a vicious plot to destroy
labor unions by huge money interests.
He characterizes the removal of Mona
mara from Indianapolis TO California as
unlawful and pernicious kidnapping"
and as grossly outrageous to the laws
Of the United States.
Mr.. Gompers declared the arrest of the
union men smacked of theatricals, with
the stage carefully set, the properties
arranged, and when the curtain goes up
amid a blast of trumpets, the first act
of tragedy contemplating the assassina-
ton Of organized labor is begun.
Ever since the Los Angeles Times
catastrophe the interests opposed to
union organizations have been trying to
fasten guilt on labor bodies" said Presi-
dent Gompers. adding that corporate
wealth has always been trying to crush
the organized labor movement, and
they use the best way-to strike at the
men having the confidence of the work.
ing ella sses.'
Mr.. Gompers stoutly maintains his be-
lief in the innocence of the union men
alleged to have been implicated in the
wholesale dynamiting plots. From
what l know of Secretary Mcnamara,
my belief in his innocence is mistaken
by the charges against him. said Mr.
Gompers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-24
Professional Amenities.

From the Boston Transcript
Young Doctor-Congratulate me, old
man. I am just preparing to visit my
first patient.
Young Lawyer-Good! I'll go with you
Perhaps he hasn't made his VIII
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-24
GOMPERS ASSAILS
MARSHALL'S ACT

Continued from Page One.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-18
ica's breakfast, and Scotland's tabled

icas breakfast, and Scotlands tabled
hote.
OATH Aform Of speech that has
many trials in court, but is never
tried in Sunday school.
OPERA-A drama that has taken on
airs land refuses to speak, yet always
sings its own praises. Grand Opera,
IN excuse for displaying several boxes
of jewelry and peaches with pedigrees.
OPIUM-The real author of "The
Dream Book.
PALMISTRY-A plausible excuse
for holding hands.
PARENTS-On of the hardships of
minors life.
PEACH-A popular synonym for
Fair Woman, probably because the
peach is largely skin and stony at
heart.
PEARL-A small round product
manufactured by an oyster, bought by
4 lobster, and worn by butterfly.
QUORUM-A clumsy individual, all
Ayes and Noes, who is seldom on hand
when needed.
RAGTIME-Musicp pulled into many
pieces-the invention of a flannel
mouth to which many have cottoned.
RAPID /. TRANSIT-A municipal
myth circulated for the amusement of
the Observation-Disclosures slow-moving-
public.
RELIGION-A cloak used by some
persons in this world who will be
warm enough without one in the next.
r. E. MORSE--A veteran General
who commands the largest army in
the world.
RESTAURANT-An institution for
the spread of dyspepsia. From Lat.
restauro, to repair, and anti, against.
After patroniZing, you're up against
repairs.
SAILOR--A man who makes his liv-
ing on water, but never touches it ON
shore.
SHIRT-Every mans bosom friend.
SNORE-An unfavorable report
from headquarters.
STAYS--A sort of straightjacket
employed in reforming women.
SPINSTER-An ember from which
the sparks have flown.
TENNIS-A game in which the par
Elephants enjoy racket on the side
and raise the deuce over a net, while
the volleys drive them from set to set
and love scores as often as it's men
toned.
TEMPER--A quality, the loss OF
which is likely to make a knife-blade
dull and a womans tongue sharp.
TOUCH-A habit common to the
Impecunious, causing in it's victim q
feeling of faintness, followed by a
chill or a sense of loss.
TRANSFER-A small bit of paper
of remarkable strength, being able to
carry heavy man several miles.
UMBRELLA-A good thing to put
up in a shower-or pawnshop; but,
like skating, never seen after Lent.
USHER-One who takes leading
part in a theatre.
VERANDA-An open-air enclosure
often used as a spoon-holder.
WEDDING-A trade in which the
bride is generally given away and the
groom is often sold.
WEEDS-Found in gardens and
widows. For removing easily, marry
the widow.
WHISKEY-Trouble put up in liz
uid form
WOMAN-An aspiring creature
whose political sphere is still slightly
nattened at the polls.
WORD Something you must keep
after giving it to another.
YAWNS-The air breaks on sleep
er.
ZEBRA-The crook among horses,
condemned to wear stripes for life.
ZIGZAG-The popular route after a
heavy dinner. Old adage, "The long
est way round is the drunkard's way
home"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-18

The theory that the good die young
seldom worries a man.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-18

Bro BENJAMIN i Sundays from
the
Bro Benamn Diseases
din dHerntIan
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-25
WILSON COMEDIES
HE'S BIGGER MAN
THAN VIM. H. TAFT
------
CongratuIates Ocala, Florida,
Song Writer, Who Tells
Him So.

TRENTON, Oct. 25.-If you don't be-
lieve that Governor Woodrow Wilson
is a bigger man than President Taft,
then ask the Governor himself. Some
one wrote a song to that effect, and
the Governor, TO show his appreciation
and his acquiescenee, is going TO SEND
a photograph of himself to J. Fred DE
Berry, the sons writer.
The song is entitled After Woodrow
Wilson Takes His Seat" 1t pleased
the Governor very much; it also pleased
the new State chairman of the Demo-
cratic executive committee, Edward e.
Grosscup. The chairman put his o. K.
on the song after he showed it to the
Governor.
OF course, it was generally known
that Governor Woodrow Wilson was
the biggest man in the land, but 1t
needed only his own confirmation to
make it a certainty. The song which
he, according to his letter to the author,
appreciates very much, undoubtedly VIII
be sung all over the land. To make
this certain the Republicans are order
ing hundreds and hundreds of copies of
it to show voters just how modest Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson, one-time
Thomas Woodrow Wilson, is.
Read the song, We voters; sing 1T to
the tune of "The Wearing of the
Green" or 1.-THE Modest Violet"
Here is the n
After woodrow Wilson Takes His Seat.
BY j. FRED. De BERRY.
There's a man who is bigger than Taft
today.
Though not in avoirdupois,
Dat kto.ar IN kpafne nd In GfutaGn1ans
And you bet he is making a noise.
Now, wherever you go, and whoever you
You're sure to find some one
Shouting the name, and with wild acclaim,
OF jerseys favorite son.
The Irish will march in the big parade,
And the Dutch will play in the band,
The French and the Spanish will both be
As they pass the reviewing stand.
The rooster will ride on the Donkey's
And crow over Taft's defeat.
But Taft will be dead, and can't come
back,
When Wilson takes his seat.
To give complete authenticity to the
document, the first page has a letter
from Governor Wilson, as follows:
state of New Jersey,
Executive Department.
MY Dear Mr.. De Berry:
Il believe your kind letter of Au-
gust rs has already been acknowledged
in my absence. wish that l had a
photograph at hand to send, you at
once in recognition of your great kind
ness, for | appreciate the enclosed song
very much, but the best | can do is to
send an order for one, which l hope
will reach you without undue delay.
Cordially yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
MIR. j. Fred De Berry, Ocala, Fla.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-25
CAUCUS BOLT Anglers
ELIZABETH DEMOCRATS.
John F. Byrnes, Collins Sup
porter. to Run independently.

ELIZABETH, Oct. 25.-There is gen-
eral Indignation among Elizabeth DEM
ocrats because John F. Byrnes, defeat
ed in the Third Ward for a council
manic nomination by John j. Heck,
has filed an independent nomination
petition. Knowing thet re cannot
be elected himself, the only OBJ
ject that Byrnes can nave is to aid In
the election of a Republican candidate,
who in this case happens to be John
J. Bergen, a saloon-keeper.
Byrnes is one of the councilmen who
have followed the fortunes of General
Collins through thick and thin.
While running independent candi-
dates defeated in the primaries Cen
eral Collins is going through the
county preaching harmony, his usual
practise when he is down and out.
Last year Collins had two %independ-
ent candidates placed in the field after
they were defeated in the primaries,
one in the Eighth being put up to de-
feat Edward Nugent, president of city
council, but so much pressure was
brought to pear on him in this instance
that he had to abandon the plan.
The Collins people also made ar eff
fort to have John p. Thurman, de-
reated IN the second Nafu primaries,
run against James j. Butler. Regular
nominee, who is a brother-in-law of
Mayor Stein. Thurman refused.
Democrats generally regard Byrnes's
action as a caucus bolt, on a par with
that of Collins himself when he hand
ed the best offices in the gift Of the
party over to the Republicans a few
years ago as the price of his W ele-
walton.
The foundation OF the Democratic
organization in Union County is the
City Council of Elizabeth, into which
the Republicans have been trying to
break for many years. They have the
aid of Collins. as far as the Third
Ward is concerned, in this campaign.
The defeat of Heck in the Third Ward
may be the means of breaking up the
Democratic organization, which is
strongly anti-Collins.
Voters of the Third Ward filed a pro-
test with County. Clerk James c. Cal
vert against the acceptance of Byrnes's
petition. The protest was overruled.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-25
WIFE MYSTERIOUSLY DEAD;
POLICE DETAIN HUSBAND.

KINGSTON, N. Y, Oct. 25.-Mrs.
Harry Dickinson, so years old. who
had been missing two days, was found
dead in bed by a painter at work on
her house. On a bureau nearby was
a bottle containing a strange sub
stance. which, together with her
stomach, was sent to New York for
chemical analysis. Shortly before the
discovery, Dickinson, accompanied by
his attorney, visited the Gus to serve
papers on her. but made no attempt
to enter after finding the house locked.
He says he had a fight with her on
Saturday and left home. He is being
detained by the police.