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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
ACTION IS DEFERRED.
Central Labor Union Members Dis
cuss McNamara Resolutions.

After three hours debate the Central
Labor Union failed last night to adopt
resolutions defining the position of or
ganized labor in Washington toward the
Mcnamara brothers. 1t was finally de-
cided to wait until the resolutions were
considered more carefully before taking
any action on them.
E. w. Oyster, delegate from the print
ers, presented the resolutions, denouncing
the McNamaras as murderers and I'M
worthy of the sympathy or support Of
any union, and expressing the hope that
they receive the full penalty of the law
for their crimes.
The resolutions were referred to the
resolutions committee and will go over
until the next meeting.
Among those who spoke on the Nc
Namara question We're Emmett l.. Ad-
ans, p. j. Ryan. Milton Smelling, John
Colpoys and f. w. Oyster. There will be
d meeting of the Mcnamara ways and
means committee tomorrow afternoon.
when the disposition of the defense fund
will be discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
MOUNT RAINIER BATTLE
PROMISES TO BE HEATED
Faction Seeking to Dust Councilman
Elliott Will Go Into
Court.

The fight of the citizens of the fourth
ward of Mount Rainier to Dust Council
man Thomas C. Elliott via the recall
route will go on. despite the setback -
their plans engineered by Mayor JOSEPH
T. X Plant at the meeting last night.
The objection raised two weeks ago to
the petition that an election he ordered To
select a successor to Councilman Elliott
was met last night, Clerk Van Ovcrme'.r
announcing that the signatures Of tho
necessary - per cent OF the citizens ot
the fourth ward had been duly certified
The petition was accordingly filed ami
duly presented to the council. IL was
promptly placed on the table for consid-
GRAFTON, a consideration that Will be pro-
tracted in the extreme, friends of Council
man Elliott assert. The fourth ward ci'i-
zens were prepared for this move. how
ever and gave notice a petition VIII he
filed In the circuit court for writ OK
mandamus requiring the mayor and coun-
ell to show cause why an election for a
successor should not be ordered. The pc
tition will be drawn by Attorney Charles
Benedict Calvert.
Mayor Plant and tine council. through
Corporation Counsel Quinn, contend the
town charter requires the signature oi ="
per cent OF all the voters III the tobf
wards. while the fourth ward contingent
claims that the charter requires Only -
per cent of the voters of the one Nara
which desires it's councilman recalled.
The fourth warders declare II an adverse
opinion is returned the case will be car
ried to the court OF appeals OF Maryland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
IS REELECTED PRESIDENT
OF POLICE ASSOCIATION
Charles E. Smith Defeats Mahan in
Vigorously Contested
Election.

Charles E. Smith of the tenth precinct
was reelected president of the Police
mems Association at the annual election,
held yesterday in the Police Court build
ing, after a warm contest with his oppo-
rent for the Office. Policeman L. D. Ma
han of the third precinct. The vote was
the heaviest the association has cast in
an annual election for a number of years.
There were $50 ballots cast from a men,
bership of 600.
Other officers elected were: 0. c. Haus-
child, ninth precinct. vice president: j. f.
Thompson. third precinct. recording sec
rotary: w. c. Farquhar. seventh pre-
cinct. financial secretary; c. p. NJ. Lord,
third precinct, treasurer, and c. l.. Dali
rymple, trustee. The polls were open from
. a. until pm. J. r. Hood, Edward
Kelly and G. E. Showalter We're the
judges and clerks of the election.
The installation of the newly elected
officers will take place the evening of
January II, at the association headqIar-
tiers, in Pythian Temple, There will be
an elaborate entertainment, the guest list
to include members of Congress, District
officials and leading citizens Of the Dis
triCt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
RYAN COMING HERE.
Iron Workers President Says Order
Is Opposed to Violence.

CHICAGO, December Drank NJ
Ryan. international president Of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Ironworkers, of which John j.
Mcnamara is secretary treasurer, last
night gave out in Chicago statement
Il can only say that l was terribly
surprised and shocked beyond description
at the Mcnamara confessions he said
Mr.. Mcnamara has been our trusted Of
ficer for the last six years, and ! always
had implicit faith in his integrity.
During my administration as president
of our organization my work has kept me
on the road nearly all the time. The at
fairs in the office were entirely In the
hands of our secretary-treasurer, and l
had every reason to believe that my con-
fidence was well placed
LAS for our organization. / can say that
it's aim has been to better the working
conditions of the men employed in this
most hazardous occupation, anu to pro-
vide ways and means to preserve life,
limb and property. not to destroy them
Immediately after the arrest of the
.McNamaras we went on record, through
our executive board. against the use OF
violence and this always will remain our
position.
Much has been said in the newspapers
concerning an investigation of the high
er-ups' If / am in that class l welcome
such an investiga ton. as l have nothing
to fear therefrom.
Mr. Ryan would not discuss a report
that the International lronworkers' Union
had appropriated 81 CSC Il month for the
use of John J. Mcnamara without exact
ing from him an accounting OF it.
Mr. Ryan said he was going to Wash
ington today to attend the Federation
of Labor conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
BARROW KNEW IN MARCH.
Attorney Admits Jim McNamara
Told Him of Guilt Then.

LOS ANGELES. December 5.-Clar-
ence barrow. their chief of counsel.
admitted that he had known of the
McNamaras' gilt since last March.
barrow is broken down by the trou-
bles of the case. He made statement
last night in a late edition of the only
newspaper in the city which has sup
ported the brothers. In this statement
barrow says:
when I took up the case last March
could look ahead to the plea OF
guilty and see just what was before
us All / wanted to do was to save the
lives of the McNamaras.
say what you please about them.
they thought they were taking the
only course left to win the fight in
Los Angeles They figured themselves
as soldiers in the war between capital
and the common people. Whether they
were right or wrong. they believe they
were on the fighting line.
Jim Mcnamara told me the truth
about it all, and because he wasn't
murderer at heart l decided to do the
best I could to save his life.
"All my life 1 have tried to be on
the side of those who lose in the un-
equal fight between the rich and poor.
Here was a man who. whether in the
right or wrong. tried in his own grim
way to be soldier on the same side.
the side of the poor. l couldn't see
him go down without giving what help
could.
But I know there are many Ameri-
cans who will not understand what
have done, who will be unable to an
alyze the spirit in which 1 did it. I
know that took the only possible
chance there was Of, saving the Nc
Namaras' lives"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
Bombs at OTIS Home.

Before nightfalI the night before the
Times building was blown up clockwork
bombs were found at the residence OF
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis. It's publisher
and F. J. Zeehandelaer, the secretary Of
the Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation. Both of these men were indefatig-
able supporters of the open shop policy
and the Times has stood for years on a
Platform. printed every day at the top Of
one Of its columns, declaring for lin
dustrial freedom"
Clues followed by detectives led to San
Francisco and developed IN the indict-
ment of u. B. Bryce" the name under
which James B. Mcnamara travelled. and
Milton A. Schmidt and David Caplan.
who are still at large. A remark by
Samuel L. Brown, chief Investigator for
the state. that the men who We're shelter
ing them had stopped doing so was TAX
en- by some to mean that the McNamaras
knew where they were and told.
The chase after the dynamiters halted
for time when Ortie Z. McManigal and
James b. Mcnamara were arrested in
Detroit, April II. 1t was declared that
suit cases they carried were equipped
with bombs like the one which was plant
ed at Gen. Otis house and did not ex-
plode. One of the two suit cases was
blown up as it was being taken away.
The other was taken apart and formed
one Of the most important clues in the
case,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
UNION LABOR LEADERS
MEET HERE TOMORROW
President Gompers and Exec
utive Heads to Discuss
Mcnamara Case.

NEW YORK. December 5.--"Not less
than $4,000" was the fee received by
Clarence Darrow for his services in
defending the Mcnamara brothers in
the Los Angeles dynamiting cases, &C
cording to a declaration made here to-
day by Frank B. Morrison, secretary
Of the American Federation of Labor
and custodian of the Mcnamara de-
Tense fund.
Mr.. Morrison said also that notwith-
standing the Mcnamara brothers pleas
of guilty in the Los Angeles dynamit-
ing cases. money for their defense was
still pouring in. These receipts rep
resented subscriptions made before the
pleas were entered. Mr.. Morrison and
other members Of the federation S
ways and means committee. who have
charge OF the fund. will meet tomor-
row in Washington to discuss the case,
especially from a financial viewpoint.
Leaders Expected to Attend.
Frank VI. Ryan. president of the In
ternational Bridge and Structural Iron
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
HOUSE STEEL COMMITTEE
TO MEET IN FEW DAYS
May Hold Session Thursday, Is An
nouncement by Chair
man Stanley.

The House steel trust committee of in
quiry will be called together within q few
days to resume its work where 1t was in
terrupted during the controversy which
came to a climax yesterday on the floor
of the House, when Representative Martin
w. Littleton defended attacks upon his
standing as a member of the committee.
Il will call the committee together Thurs
day or next Monday said Representative
Stanley, chairman of the committee. At
that time the question of procedure in
view of the government suit will be dis
cussed.
Representative Littleton said today
that as far as the House was concerned
he was through with his controversy
with Henry 3. Martin and the Antitrust
League.
Speaker Clark will take no action on
the petition filed by Martin yesterday
protesting against Littleton's attack upon
him on the floor of the House. This oe-
cision is on the ground that the petition
contains nothing of pertinent matter of
business for the House.
Chairman Henry OF the rules commit
tee soon will arrange a hearing on the
Mann proposition for a special committee
to investigate Littleton's charges against
officers Of the Antitrust League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
TURKS LOSE TO ITALIANS
IN BATTLE NEAR TRIPOLI
italian Headquarters Staff Claims
the Victory Is Decisive
One.

TRIPOLI, December "a force of 2,OOl
Italians yesterday attacked and occupied
the Turkish military camp on the oasis OF
Ain-Zara, in the vicinity of the town of
Tripoli. after a severe battle, in which
bith sides are reported to have lost heav-
lily.
The regular Turkish troops. assisted by
Arabs. defended the settlement bravely,
but We're forced to retreat to the interior
abandoning eight cannon, many tents and
quantity of provisions.
The battle opened in the morning with a
heavy bombardment by the feet, under
cover of which the Italians advanced to
the attack.
The headquarters staff of the Italian
army asserts that the battle was a deci-
sive one for the possession of the country,
as it almost entirely clears the oasis
around the town of Tripoli and forces the
Turks from the coast and away from
their bases Of supplies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
HITS SECRET FUNDS
CONTINUED from First Page

committee thereof. If this money has all
been properly expended. why this frantic
effort on the part of the President anu
his Secretary of State To keep IL secret :
The order is not pleasant.
There is moral side to this question.
II the construction placed on this statute
by the President and the Secretary Oh
State is correct. then il is possible for
every kind of questionable purchase or
payment to be made out of this fund. or
they can put the money in their pockets
unauthorized, then cover up the eXpendi-
ture by a certificate of the Secretary a.
State, and IL would be possible 10 max"
this fund the very haven OF official piracE
practically every questionable or sus-
picious expenditure to which the attention
of our committee had been directed up Ia
date has led directly into the hidden
mystery Of this social ed secret fund, ana
when We attempted to inquire about II
we are told by the President and Secre-
tary Of State that we can go just so Tar
and no farther"
Declaring that lie was not interested
in the secret funds of the department
merely to crafty his own CURIOSITY.
Mr. Hamlin said that he had found out
enough about the disposition Of the
secret fund Ito make me anxious l"
see to what extent the thousands OF
dollars of the public money had beeii
spent each year on portraits. pleasure
trips dollar diplomacy and other thinss
which Congress never contehpia'ed
should be paid out Of this fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
MRS. MAYER DIVORCED;
TO HAVE LIFE INCOME
One Hundred Dollars q Month to Be
Paid From Husbands
Estate

Mrs. Roberta w. Mayer, former wife of
Theodore a. Mayer, sole heir Of the eX-
tensive estate of his father. Is now Miss
Somervell, according to the formal de-
cree Of absolute divorce signed by Chief
Justice Clabaugh. which gives her Per-
mission to resume her maiden name.
Miss SOmervell by the agreement made
through Attorney Joseph w. Cox is to
have a life income Of 500 month. il is
understood, in place of alimony. concern
ing which the divorce decree is silent.
The right of dover is revoked by the
courts order.
MIR. Mayer yesterday placed on record
six separate assignments Of portions of
the income installments to he paid him by
the American Security and Trust Com
pany, trustee Of his fathers estate.
These assignments secure the repay
ment Of certain loans and counsel fees, in
addition to providing for the annuity for
the wife
To secure the annuity. one of the as
signments provides that the American
Security and Trust Company shall pay
$4,000 to Joseph W. Cox and r. Golden
Donaldson. trustees. May Ii. 1926. when
the will directs young Mayer shall come
into possession Of the corpus Of his
fathers estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
FUND AT HIS DISPOSAL.
Counsel Says Ryan Did Not Have to
Make Accounting.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, December o
That Frank Nj. Ryan. as president Of the
Iron Workers Association, has a fund OF
$500 continually replenished, that he is
privileged to disburse as he sees tit. with
out making detailed account, was the
statement today of Leo NJ. RappapOrt.
counsel for the association.
This money and funds appropriated to
John j. Mcnamara We're for use in or
ganization work. and labor unions gen.
orally do not require specific accounting
in such cases. said Mr.. Rappaport.
Mr. Ryan and other officials of the
union did not fear the federal investiga-
ton of their affairs, the attorney added.
land we can show In court, II neces-
sarv," he said, that employers have been
responsible for some of the acts of de-
struction charged to the Iron Workers
Union"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
|SAY FISHER DELAYED
IN ACTING ON AWARDS
Secretary of interior Cited by
Justice Barnard to Appear
in Supreme Court.

Justice Barnard of thepistrict Supreme
Court today cited Walter l.. Fisher. Sec
rotary of the Interior. to show cause De-
cember Is why he should not act on the
award OF the commission In the matter
OF the condemnation of land for Meridian
Hill Park.
The act of Congress authorizing the
purchase of land for the park requires
that the Secretary of the Interior should
approve the award before that money
should be distributed to the property
holders.
The order of citation Is based on a
petition for mandamus fled against the
Secretary by Thomas w. Stubblef,eld and
Garfield A. Street, two Of the owners Of
land to be taken.
They set out that the court confirmed
the award October % last, and Mr. Fisher
has waited more than month without
acting in the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
Trial of the McNamaras Was Called
October II Last.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. December 5.-The
trial of James B. Mcnamara and his
brother, John j.. was called October IL.
Nineteen indictments. each charging muir
der had been returned by the grand jury
AGAINST the brothers, and for time it
was said that they would be tried to-
gether. The defense. however. elected to
go to trial separately. and the state
chose James B. Mcnamara to be tried
first.
Twelve venires were called to get jurors
for the case. When. last Friday the
dramatic plea of guilty burst upon the
country eight sworn jurors and one
talesman accepted as to cause sat in the
box. The wife of Robert Balm. one Of
the Jurors, has since made a deposition
to the state that through Burt II. Frank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05

sci on the other side are well aware OF
the usual custom of granting clemency
to persons pleading guilty.
This defendant by so pleading has set
tied for all time a question which other
wise would always have been In doubt
He saves the state great expenditures
and served the state in other ways
Sentence Is Pronounced.
The defendant will arise said Judge
Bordwell. and commented upon McNa-
mara's declaration that he did not intend
to destroy life.
statement.
"A man who will place sixteen sticks of
dynamite in a place where you. as a
places and knew many were toiling must
have had no regard for life: must have
been murderer at heart and undeserv-
ing of clemency.''
For reasons other than such plea of
non-intent Judge Bordwell declared he
would impose the penalty of imprison-
ment for life.
John j. Comes Next.
John ]. Mcnamara came next.
The Llewellyn iron works Indictment
was read to him by the judge.
He said he had nothing say.
District Attorney Fredericks, however,
said that as in the other case the plea
of guilty permitted consideration but
pleaded that the defendant, John j. Nc
Namara, be given "a few years of free
dom at the end of his life
Judge Bordwell declared that stric-
lures against James b. Mcnamara would
also apply to him.
Clemency. he declared was not be-
cause OF merit as to intent. He then
imposed sentence of fifteen years in San
Quentin penitentiary, one year more
than had been predicted
The McNamaras were taken from the
courtroom back to the jail Their
counsel left the room almost immes1i-
ately, and the crowd filed out laughing
and chatting.
Judge Bordwell also left at once, re-
turning to his chambers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
DUPLICATE WILLS FILED.
William v. Price Leaves Large Part
of Estate to Cousins.

William V. Price May 20, iso'' exc
cuted his Will in duplicate ana po.h
copies have been filed with the regis
ter Of Wills for probate. To Mary r..
Maxwell is left $1,000 and to Adeiia N
Stewart $4,000. The remaining estate
is to be distributed among SIX cousins,
John H., Ada E.. Eleanor B., Florence
E., Edith NJ. and Mary NJ Harris, In
enual shares Charles Linkins 10
named as executor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
Recognizes Obligation.

1.-The administration and the people are
pressing for canal operation legislation
and the responsibility Is upon u.s." said
Representative kdamson. THE commit
tee must see the canal to handle the
question intelligently. and 1t is now near
enough to completion for our purpose.
II do not believe that it will be neces-
sary to legislate at this time as to the
population of the canal strip. Some peo-
pie want to cOlonize II. but many of us
believe that the strip should be used for
canal operating purposes only and not
for exploiting theories of government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
NOT THE WHOLE TRUTH.
Mcnamara Withheld Facts in Con.
fession. Burns Asserts.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, December >.
Shown James b. McNamara's confession
of the Los Angeles Times dynamiting
here today, Detective William J. Burns
declared that it is only partly true.
why don't Jim Mcnamara tell how he
knocked off the gas cocks and fioode
with gas the place where the suit case
filled with dynamite was putt" he asked.
IF he told that, then could he convince
any one that he did not intend the en-
tire destruction Of the Times building
and it's OccupantS?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05

lin. an investigator employed by the de-
tense, she was persuaded to induce her
husband to accept $500 as a bride to
see that no verdict of guilty was re-
turned, with q promise OF $500 after the
trial.
For the arrest and conviction of the
dynamiters of the Times building re-
wards aggregating nearly S25O.0o0 were
offered. The city. the state, the county
and a tremendous list OF individuals con-
tributed to this sum. Some OF the re-
wards have been withdrawn. some are
said to be of doubtful legality. SO that
the actual total now is estimated at less
than S5OOOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
Lewis Indictment Quashed.

states District Judge Trieber today
ouashed the indictment against Z. G..
Lewis, charging him with using the
mails TO defraud. and upheld the pleas
n abatement filed by the attorneys for
Harry M. Coudrey and the other de-
PENDANTS in the Twin Insurance cases.
except Harry b. Gardner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
MAKES APPEAL FOR PERSIA.
Native, Now an American Citizen
Asks U. S. Intervention.

1.-THE issue in Persia today Is independ-
ence or DEATH says an appeal Tor aid
sent to Congress today by Mira MO-
manned Hard. Persian and an Ahierl-
can citizen Of Seattle. WASH.
..'The intrfeues and aggressfons OF some
movers have become intolerabie. threaten
nv im~ the very Independence and integrity
Of Persia.' says the appeal In In eon ns,sd
sion WITH ,n1srvene pra in the present dncuI-