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The Washington times., 1911-12-04
Congressman Pays
Tribute to Labor

Organized labor was defended as the
bulwark Of the poor. and the barrier
that stands between greater centraliza-
tion Of wealth and further impoverish-
ment Of the less fortunate. in an ad-
dress by Congressman A. o. Stanley at
the memorial exercises held yesterday
by Typographical Union, No. 1O1, in
honor of the forty-two members who
have died during the year
Congressman Stanley said organized
labor stood for law and order. Wkh
evident reference to the Mcnamara
brothers, the Congressman said that the
acts of few members of unions should
not be charged against trades unionism
as a whole, particularly when those
acts are directly opposed to the teach
tngs of labor organizations.
President +. c. Roberts, also alluded
to the Mcnamara case In addressing
the printers, stating that because mis-
takes had been made in the selection
of leaders. the members should not be
grieved.
The musical part Of the program was
given by Claiming w. Lefebvre, Ben.
1amin A. Lineback. Miss Ethel Les.
Henry Purcell Veazie. Miss Ruby Stan
ford. Miss Florence Gironard, and $iss
choir of st. Stephens Episcopal Churcf
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
President Gompers
Says Suspicion of
Unions Is Baseless

NEW YORK, Dec. 4-samuel Gom-
pers. president of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. today declared the
suspicious expressed In certain quar-
ters, that various unions had given their
sanction to the use of dynamite were
unfcunded.
when specific charges are made
against the unions it will be our duty
to investigate" he said. There has
been a lot Of vaporizing and fuming
about these suspicious. But there has
been nothing definite. In the Los An
geles case you see what labor does
when it finds proof Of guilt. It repudi-
ates and reviles the unauthorized mur-
derers. But os all the hundreds of
dypamitings over the country not one
has ever been proven to havt sprung
from labor unions council. Until that
proof comes / ignore all of the accusa-
tons as the .whisperings of malicious
enemies of Labor"
Mr.. Gompers has not yet regained
his composure since the confession OF
the McNamaras.
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
GUGGENHE|M here,
SAYS COLORADO
WILL BEF0RTAFT
Doesn't Think the States
Delegation VIII Go to
La Toilette.

Senator Simon Guggenheim of Colo.
rado today called upon the President
and was told how much Mr.. Taft re-
GREETED the coming retirement from
active politics of the Colorado Iegis-
lator.
After the conference the Senator
talked frankly about the matter today.
He said that his decision not to run
again had been reached at least YEAR
ago.
81 simply felt" said the Senate
that 1t was now time that I again
devoted myself strictly to buAiness. l
have for six years almost neglected
mS ths .s,sn,son intsrssts % that should have had
How soon do you expect to ~ to
Colorado againT the Senator vas
asked.
-T am now figuring on going to
Denver. during the Christmas hoh-
days: l may not, Of course, get away.
but now expect to-"
The Senator was also asked II he be.
lieved the delegation in the next ma
tional convention would support the
President or La Toilette. =
THE delegation. In my Judgment" he
answered, will be for Mr.. Taft. The
President has many friends In Colo
rado. Not only that, but l still believe
that Colorado will go Republican in the
next national election"
Senator Guggenheim has not opened
his washington house for the winter
and does not know when he will do so.
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
DOZEN OFFICIALS
IN LABOR WORLD
FACING ARREST
Reputed to Be in Greatest
Criminal Conspiracy In
Il History.
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persons who have been close to the case
fince It began that the bribery matter
ls to be dropped. These men say part
pr the arrangement that illuminated In
both McNamaras pleading guilty was
That this was to- end the entire matter.
To Offset this is the positive assertion
pr District Attorney Fredericks that he
Knows alb about this alleged bribery,
put that he Is waiting for "a second
permanent juror to confess and turn
tis bribe money over before acting"
4. 1t WAS announced at Fredricks' office
this morning that the Franklin trial,
Pefore Judge Young, would be con-
tinued for week.
Size of Defense Fund. /.
\ 30 far as the defense fund is con-
kerned ATTORNEY Clarence Darrow as
terted today 1t amounted to only S190.OJG
hstead of q million as Detective Burns
asserted Darrow said he could not yet
(tate how 1t had been expended. but
be promised statement later.
The claim of Lincoln ]. Steffens tha.
fc, by working with the big business
hen got them to agree to the applica-
lions Of the golden rule principle. be-
tween capital and labor, and that their
pressure on District Attorney Fredericks
compelled him to accept the McNsmares
Plea of guilty, together with Fredericks
feEials that the golden rule" had ev-
Anything to do with II, have divided the
Pity into rival camps. Steffens said to-
lay: .s... .,
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
Veteran Succumbs
At Soldiers Home

John A. Davis, a naturalized citizen
of the United States. who saw service
in the army from 1858 to 1863, and took
part In many battles of the civil war,
died in the Soldiers Home yesterday
from debilities. at the age Of seventy
one years.
Mr.. Davis, who came from Wales
when a young man, enlisted in Troop
G. of the Second Cavalry, and was
admitted to the home two years ago.
He left the address of no relatives in
America, and funeral services will be
kfld tefHorrow 81 Euesday,Fgtha Raw,
N A. ttFiffitf Protestant chaplain n
the a27Re, pfririatine, and interrnent
Reing n.a1e 81 the homie eemetefy
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
to Dynamite
Whole City Related in
McManigal Confession

LOS ANGELES. Dec. TT another
dose of dynamite doesn't unionize Los
Angeles we'll blow up the waterworks
and explode enough mines to burn the
city! We can give them till their pro.
posed Panama Exposition In 1915, and
IL they haven't mended their ways by
then we'll make that place an example
the world will always remember"
This, according to a heretofore IN.
published portion of Ortie McManigars
confession. was the substance of O
threat made by the McNamaras after
they had blown up the Los Angeles
Times and murdered twenty-one of It's
employees. The plan was discussed. Nc
trip to Los Angeles last Christmas
when he dynamited the Llew.llyn Iron
Works-the crime to which John J. Nc
Namara pleaded guilty of being the in
1t has not been the intention of the
prosecution to make public many OF
the details Of the McNamaras' campaign
of destruction until after they are sent.
enced next Tuesday. AS District At.
torney Fredericks has stated. he does
consider his duty IL 10 solve the grave.
social problems that have been raised BY
the McNamaras' confession that they
resorted for years to dynamite as or.
ganized labor's weapon of industris
his duty done when he has dealt witt
the specific cases Of murder and at
tempted murder for which the men are
to be sentenced.
As McManieal related tho plan which
he says vas discussed by the McNa-
maras 1t designed simultaneous cx.
Elosions IF the Mcnamara clockwork
bombs, one at n vital point in the city S
water sIrrly. which would leave the
entire town without protection, aud foul
or five other big mines under buildings
III widely separated sections. 80 as tt
| encompass the city's complete destruc
| ton by fire.
1t appears. from what McManigal is
| known to have told in his confession
that the McNsmaras, while alarmed by
the unexpected loss of life in their
dynamiting of the Times. We're sur
| rIised and chagrined by the failrre OF
that outrage to break the defiance OF
| uDienism Of General Otis and the Los
| Angeles Merchants. and Manufacturers
Association. 1t did not seem to occur
to them that their weapon was inef.
| fec,ive. and their idea, a,aording t
MrManigal. was that the campaign
| must be kept up until the city was ter.
roriZed into SurrendeIing.
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
Gotham Society Women
To Take Action Upon
Mcnamara Crisis Today

NEW YORK. Dec 4.-The accom-
banying resolution, to be presented
1t meeting in the Waldorf-Astoria
this afternoon. may be accepted az an
evidence that the whole country Is
awake to the gravity of the situation
between capital and labor as laid
pare by the confessions Of the Nc
Namaras. The meeting is introduce
tory to a series of ten lectures by
the course having been arranged by
Miss Elizabeth Marbury. Miss Anne
Morgan, daughter of. J. Pierpont
Morgan, and Mrs. Francis Mcneil
Resolution to Be Read.
Resolved. That the recent develop
ments in the McNamara case show
such a lack of harmony between labor
tnd capital, whose interests should be
IDENTICAL that OUR country Is in dan
ssa,nst sss OF ,,ssSf ,6seNSfminE house divided
evidence 1t behooves every citizen to
study the processes of government
fnd the condition Of his fellow-man
order that justice and sympathy
may prevail and the cause Of COM
mon humanity be advanced"
The chief significance of this message
pes in its being offered to an audience
representative mt largely Of the noneyed
fidc0. Iuc RISdtoT numper OF tnO86 who
pave subscribed to this course OF lee
lures being given under the manage
nent of the Women's Welfare Depart
flent Of the National Civic Federation
hre names familiar to Wall Street and
the banking and legal fraternity.
Members of Committee.
On the general committee with Miss
Norgrn. Miss Marbury. and Mrs. Ba-
ton are women whom the pubic usually
Identifies with society. Among others
IRE Mrs. Archibald Alexander. Mrs.
lindon w. Bates. Mrs. August Belmont.
Mrs. George Blumenthal. Miss Maud
l,ives Rorland. Mrs. Francis Higginson
Eabot. Miss Mabel Clyde Miss Marie
Pond. Mrs. William Rand, tr.: Mrs.
alexander Shaw. Mrs. Walker Smith,
k1rs. James 9. ,Sushrnan, Miss Caroline
Eertrude RobinSon Smith. Mrs. Mary
Hatch Willard, and Mrs. Lindsay Van
Rensselaer,.
The aim of these women; in getting the
officers Of the Taft Cabinet to address
Them was to learn ON the authority of
The head Of each department Of the
Federal Government Just what his de-
partment accomplished in the scheme
of the nations business.
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
WILL
FRAME REPORT ON
M'NAMARAS' CASE
Meeting to Be Held Here
Wednesday-Labo Lead
ers in Session January 8.

A meeting of the Mcnamara ways
and means committee will be held IN
this city. wednesday afternoon. at the
Federation Of Labor headquarters, fol-
lowing which q statement will be is
sued. Question of disposition of the
fund probably will not be discussed al
this meeting. According to Secretary
Frank Morrison. of the Federation OF
Labor. there is little money to dispose
Of, and the committee probably will
take steps to dissolve itself.
Necessity for the committee seems
to be ended" raid Mr.. Morrison smil-
ing somewhat grimly.
The executive council OF the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor will meet In
this city on January 8. and will con-
slider the Mcnamara confessions. and
official action relative to the situation.
President Gompers is still in New York.
day.
The Burns Statement.
When reporters asked Mr.. Morrison this
morning what he thought of Detective
William J. Burns statement in reply
to Mr.. Gompers that Mr.. Gompers knew
OF the McNamaras' guilt ever since the
Indianapolis meeting. Mr.. Morrison
tersely referred interviewers to Mr..
Gompers.
"How about this talk Of getting men
higher up besides the McNamaraa?'
Mr.. Morrison was asked.
What do you ask me that for?' re-
turned the federation's secretary with
some indignation. "An we knew Of the
McNamaras UP to the day of their con-
fession was what everyone else knew,
and as to further developments at Los
Angeles or India napolis, I know only
what / have read In the newspapers,
declaring there would be developments.
fund is rather wild To begin with, no
such sum was raised as newspapers
have said. The total has not reached
$500. 900. much less 500, 900. This money,
all but a small sum which I now have
on hand, was sent to Mr.. Darrow, and
he will account for its expenditure
How much do you think will be left
after ten high-priced attorneys have
The McNamara woys and means COM
mittee includes. as chairman. NJ. F.
Ryan, president of the Bridg. and
Structural Iron Workers, of Indianap-
oils: President Gompers and Secretary
Morrison, James Short and William
Spencer. president and secretary OF
Building Trades Depa rtnient; James
OConnell and A. J. Berres president
and secretary of the Metal Trades De-
rartment: John b. Lennon and Tn oma 3
Tracy. president and secretary of the
Label Trades Department.
Whether Mr.. Ryan will come here to
attend the meeting Wednesday, Mr..
Morrison said he did not know
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
Labor Leader Predicts
Dynamite Arrests in
New York Outrages

NEW YORK. Dec. 4.-rhat arrest of
score of steel workers how in New
York for participation in ,bomb ex-
plosions in hotels, bfifc4 puildings. a,Y.
bridges in or near axis eity In ths Ias
few years Is certafr 10 he one OF ths
results following the eonfessions of the
Mcnamara brothers IL predicted BY
George ID. Tottner president az ths
Central Federated union
At the same time hat the officers 81
the Federation were calling Tor gan.
eral housecleaning q tbs International
Structural Iron Workefs end the arrsal
OF all members guilt of Gestspctlop Of
life and property they criticised Samuel
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
Annual Inspection of
Police Is Concluded

The annual inspection of the Police
Department was concluded this MORN
ing with review Of the bicycle squad
in front of the Arlington Hotel. The
precinct which made the best showing
will be awarded the Wight flag trophy.
It is expected the board of Inspection
will announce its decision within the
next few days.
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
.L!STLESSNESS OF
MEMBERS MARKS
CONGRESS OPENING
Dread of Long Session Felt
as Senate and House
Convene.
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very opening moments; The Senate.
dent pro tempore this session.
Division Of Parties.
And IL this suggested how hopelessly
the Republicans are divided in the
Senate, which is nominally In their con-
troll. the speech Of Martin Littleton OF
New York in the House barred q condi-
ton among the Democrats there that is
hardly more cheerful for party men to
Mr.. Littleton inserted his
wedge in the rift between the two
traditional factions Of Democracy. tho
conservatives and radicals, the Bryan
ana anu-Bryan 10 rces. and used the
apart rs one man could do 1t.
He was recognized on a question OF
personal privilege, to tell his side Of the
controversy cor, about the Steel investiga.
League and of Mr.. Bryan. the intima-
tions Of Chairman Stanley, and all the
rest OF that acrid discussion Of whether
the Steel Investigation ought to 60 for
ward' war :. and nd whether w anybody connected
Outwardly, II was the usual gala oc-
casion, the galleries crowded, the women
looking lovely, and the statesmen near
ly all wearing the conventional black
frock suit" that used to be best known
at the country wedding.
New Members Sworn.
The Senate received the credentials of
two new Senators. Obadiah aGrdner
Of Maine. whose appearance gives the
Pine Tree State an exclusively Demo-
cratic representation in the upper cham
Der, eor the first time since there has
been a Republican party, and Hoke
Smith OF Georgia. Mr.. Smith received
a real ovation when he appeared
Committees were sent away to notify
the President that Congress was ready
to hear from him. ~.
Five new members were sworn in by
the House. They were Joseph A. Tag
gat. succeeding Congressman Mitchell
OF Kansas; w. ]. Browning. succeedipg e
Congressman Loudenslager of New Jer-
sey; Dan V. Stephens. succeeding Con-
gresham Latta of Nebraska. w. r.
Ainey, succeeding Congressman Kipp OF
Pennsylvania: and William Mccullough.
succeeding Congressman GoIdeon Of
Tennessee.
The Washington times., 1911-12-04

ment from Clarence Darrow indicating
that President Gomperb, Of tho Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. knew Of the
some time before the pleas were en-
tered. This attempt failed, for Darrow
denied II absolutely.
Denies Gompers Knew.
'I did not tell Gompers that the boys
were guilty when he was here" said
Darrow, because the McNamaras did
not authorize me to do so. I could not
have mentioned II to anyone without
their authority. Gompers knew nothing
Of II as far as I know"
The Los Angeles Typographical
Union. which has been involved in a
century with Gen. Harrison Gray Otis,
publisher of the Times, has adopted q
atins the McNamaras and urging that
they be compelled to suffer the full
which they have confessed. The union
printers also invited an Investigation
Into the aims, objects and methods OF
unions affiliated with the American
SPECULATION as to the sentences OF the
McNam3ras is not guided by any rec
ord of Judge Bordwell in criminal mat
ters. For many years he has not re-
ceived criminal cases by assignment Of
court and his judicial work has been
almost exclusively Of civil nature. In
this work he has made reputation for
fearlessness and soundness Of 5ud dyment
and his decisions have uniformly beSn
sustained by the supreme court. He
ranks as one of this States most COM
petent judges.
Probable Sentence.
In the case of James b. Mcnamara,
who pleaded guilty1Sof murder in the
first degree. Judge Bordwell may i'm
pose a death penalty or Imprisonment
for life under the California law. In
the case OF John J. Mcnamara, who
pleaded guilty Of using dynamite to de-
stroy property the Llewellyn Iron
Works.. he may impose any sentence
Of not less than one year. according to
in California where sentences has been
imposed under penal clause reading
mot less than one year that the courts
have never imposed life sentence.
Numerous kilograms, addressed to
Jndge Bordwell. have come since the
MeNamaras pleaded guilty. He. has
turned them all over. unopened. to
the assumption that they have to do
with suggestions concerning the case.
1t Is usual for Judge to give weight
to the recommendation for mercy made
by the district attorney. Judge Bord-
we'll has given 10 indication Of whar
his course will be. but the belief. is gen.
eral that Captain Frederick's sugges-
tons in this instance win have the
usual weight, and that ]. B. McNamara
will be sentenced to life Imprisonment
and J. ]. Mcnamara to a, fixed term Of
imprisonment, probably twenty years.
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
Capt. Birmingham to
Be Buried at Utica, N. Y.

Funeral services for Capt John Berm-
fngham, who died at his home in San
Francisco Friday morning at the age
Of eighty-two years, were held this af-
ternoon in San Francisco. The body
was sent to the old home of Captain
Birmingham in Utica, N. Y, where
burial will be made.
Mrs. Charles F. Stokes, wife of Sur
geon General Stokes Of the Navy, a
daughter Of Captain Birmingham, is
in the California city.
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
Twenty or Thirty
Labor Men Are to
Be ArreSted"-

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-''There are be-
tween twenty and thirty union men over
the country who will be arrested for
completely in the plot to destroy the Los
Angeles Times building, and othel
structures. I know the names of the
men. and they know that / know their
names. There will be no further ar
rests until after the Federal grand Jury
meets In Indianapolis
This statement was given out today
by Walter Drew. secretary of the Ma
tional Erectors' Association,
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
Men Higher Up in <
Dynamite Reign"
Are Being Sought
los AsGEI.F.l

z LOS A1sfslsI.FS. Dec. 1--WE have
evidence shQsiaR tast men higher up
in uptou labor slrrles than either Of
the MeSarnareE a,s Implicated in the
nctgr o. 1ynamite and we propose TO
aeyelap ,hat eyideuce and follow our
Ee.aas y the era we viii find and pun
5st ~ thgse that aes guilty.
Thi4 ftsltenent was made by Assistant
9liAlfiee Attorney Joseph Ford.
HTnk United States JGovernment ana
t,ahf9-nta autbesflys are cooperating
so iFiCuyEr one OF the most gigantic
sollap -acieS ever c0rceived in the his
cry d. tlig ouuntgy,s he added.
3 IL mas beer d4Ittsuss TO get any official
20 daac ass any otnsr side of the dyna-
} taite eases, exoSpt the McNamaras. Dis
titet AttoI rsy trrefe;ieiks and his ASSIST
ant, idr ! ord. WSle asked about the re-
ports from the East of a nation wide
afOantts eonspirastg They went into
exc sAtlys sfbsiqai and after a long COLI
ference Mi. rercs 3delegated as spoKes-
man, made the above statement
I'VE know that more evidence against
higher-ups exists and much of Il has
been found In Indianapolis within the
past two days, as as has been stated IN
what that evidence is we are not at
liberty, at present, to state. But II
leads in the same dir ection as the mass
OF evidence already in our hands and
cles.''
h0Nc NduicS VI ouSPtCtS.
Have you the names of any OF the
higher-ups who are suspected Of being
implicated?' Ford was asked
"Yes, We have several Names" he an
swered. Naturally, / cannot make
them public. More names have been OBJ
tained in Indianapolis and we expect
developments soon. I don't believe Il
would be wise for me to make any
further statement"
win the officials Of the American
Federation Of Labor be implicated p
Mr.. Ford was asked.
''It would not surprise me II some
of them found themselves In some
trouble before the end of this investiga-
tion,. nasa was the only reply he would
A little later District Attorney Fred
erfcks said: y
"The prosecution of the hIgher-ups
will proceed; ! have nothing to DO with
but we are working In harmony witt
the authorities in the East and eventu'
ally the entire matter will come into
tho hands Of the Federal authorities .
An attempt was made to get a state
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
She Was Thin.

Miss Svelte is rather thin, isn't she ?"
Thin is no nan,e for It Why. when
that girl is SICK, she doesn't kno&
whether she has a hahn in her stomes n
or toothache. ."-Ttwn Topics.
The Washington times., 1911-12-04

TO CUBE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE ,BROMo Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money n & fails to cure
G.w.GRoVE's signaturs 10 on each boz. $50
The Washington times., 1911-12-04
SPECIALSNe1lCES

MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE CO.,
lar quarterly dividend of 2h per cent
and an extra dividend of 3Ia per cent on
the capital stock of Mergenthaler Lipo-
type Company will be paid on December
they appear at the close of business on
December 8, 1911. The transfer books will
not be closed. FREDK j. WARBUR-
TON Treasurer
The Washington times., 1911-12-04

very opening moments. The Senate,
In all probability, will have no Presi-
dent pro tempore this session.
The Washington times., 1911-12-04

Exactly as Illustrated.
Where there's a musical instru-
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Cabinets will be a welcome gift.
OF rich Mahogany finish; extra
well made and highly polished.
Plentifully supplied with roomy
shelves to hold the music.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-15
SUPREME COURT
RECORDS MOVED
Priceless Documents Carried Down
From Foundation Of Government
In Better Quarters.

Washington. D. c., Aug. 14.-Work-
men have completed the removal Of
records Of the United States supreme
court from their old home in the cap
ital building to new quarters in the
senate office building. For years these
priceless documents have been gath
oring dust In little room near the
staircase leading to the dome OF the
capital. They embody decisions which
have shaped the policies of the nation
from the foundation of the government
ana bear the names OF the great
Judges and lawyers of the country's
history.
Where the records are faded or de.
faced an effort will be made to re-
store them and they will be arranged
and catalogued so az to be accessible
to the present and to the future gener.
ations.