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The evening world., 1911-12-29
THREE WHO FORCED
l0CK0UTOF160,0O0
MAKE DEFENSE
Margaret Bury and the Rileys,
Centre of England's Labor
War, Say They Are justified.
UNION WAS UNFAIR.
So They Quit, and Great Mill
Strike Affecting 1000, 900
q Workers Follows.
UNION WAS UNFAIR.

LONDON. Dec. 9.-Humble and In
oonspicuous y orkers Ia the cotton mills
IN the heart Of the Lancashire district
~ week ago. Joel Riley and his wife.
SARAH. OF Accrington and Margaret
bury Of Great IIarwood are to-day the
most interesting hgury In England
more Interesting than royalty or the
great politicians who are shaping tho
destinies OF the United Kingdom This
man and these Two m by.Ic.~n OF
thor nrm s,and ipun what ncy rom
ssdcr their rights have precipitated a
labor disturbance that affects, directly
and Indirectly. M less than i.vo.ovo
persons.
whether Margaret Bury and Joel
Riley and nj, wife are wrongheaded.
stubborn selfish folk or hlghminded, In
dependent and pral-rwo rthy patriots
depends on the pmnt Of view. The union
working people Of England regard the
three wenvers as traitors To the ch"s'
Of humanity. on the other hand Mar
usret Bury and the Ril.ys are belnr
extollcd by the ca~pltalistic classes and
the SNUG and Initiative middle classes
A. heroic demonstrators OF the right o'
,aborers 20 Independence OF LABOR
,snions.
The evening world., 1911-12-29

KILLED IN Dispute Over Meaning Of
Verso In the bible.
wan Holmes and VIII BoAtman. prom
insnt citizens Of Tinpson, Tex. had .
disputs over the meaning OF q passage
In the Bible.
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WOULD NOT WELD, so 10000
ARE LOCKED OUT.

Margaret Bury and tho Rilcys. once
member. OF h weaver union. are now
outside the union rants. They will not
,cln the union. They hAve persstsnsiy
resisted the opportunities. tho per"ua-
slous. the ,hrcats Of their associates.
ipa.n .ch a. the union workers could
not c~onscientiousiy work with these
enemies Of IN. cause they ~psscpitAted
. lockout.
To-day here are 1000 wssvsrs Idle In
IAnca shire M ISo.oD spinnsrs are
working on half time. with n prospsot
~ having their employment entir@y cut
on. Here are $4,000 ADULTS directly de-
prlyed Of their income In whole OF In
part by Margaret Bury and the Riieyr.
Besid~s, there are tho children OF tho
weavers and spinnerr and their depend
~nt parents and rclatives-perhsps $4,000
more VINO are sir~ady feeling the pangs
of hunger and cold for f,~re Is little
reserve supply Of food ana fuel amons
the Lancashire cotton operatives.
-. -.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-04-07
Burglars Secure Money.

/: Burglars forced an entrance to the
residence of MIR. B. A. Adair Tuesday
night, during the absence of Mr.. Adair
and his wife. and after rams acking the
house made off with $l2 in cash.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-04-07
DEATHS.

Judge George Denny. aged So,
died Tuesday night at Lexington. He
was for years a leader in the Republi-
can party in Kentucky. He twas de-
feated for Congress by only LOG votes
in 1894 in the Seventh Kentucky Dis
trict. when he opposed w. c. Owens.
the Democratic nominee.
Mr.. John ID. Gooch, aged So years,
died at st. Joseph's Hospital in Lex
ington Monday morning. Mr.. Gooch
went to Lexington FIVE weeks ago. to
his father, Louis C.. Gooch's home,
after having been sick in the hospital
at his home in Norfolk, Va, thinking
the change would do him good but
found one week ago it was necessary
to go to the hospital in Lexington.
For several yaers Mr.. Gooch was a
resident of Paris, making his home
with his aunt, Mrs. Duke Bowles, and
conducting a restaurant on Main street
with his uncle, Mr.. John lLetton. His
father, Mr.. L. G. Gooch resides in
Lexington. The funeral services took
place at the grave in the Milersburg
cemetery Wednesday
Mrs. Fannie Ogle, aged &c years,
died at the home of her son. Mr.. Har-
ry G. Ogle, Jr., Tuesday morning al
ii 80 O'Clock from gastritis.
: Mrs. Ogle had been complaining fol
week, and last Thursday was com.
PEELED to take to her bed. but her con.
dition was not thought to he serious
Until just few hours before her
death.
sMrs. Ogls was Miss King, of Har
risOn county, and was married to Mr..
Ogle forty.six years ago, twentv-four
years of which they have spent in
Paris.
She is survived by her hnbsand, Mr.
H. &. Ogle, ST., and two children, Mr.
H. {. Ogle, Jr., of Paris, and Mrs
Virginia Thompson, of Lexington
who was at the bedside of her mother
wheL she died.
Mrs. Ogle was woman of beautiful
Christian character. loved by all who
knew her and leaves host of admir-
ing friends to mourn her demise.
The funeral srevices were held from
the residence of her son. on Cypress.
street Wednesday afternoon by Rev
E. M. Lightfoot of the Baptist church
Burial in Paris cemetery. The pail
bearers were: Nessrs. H. A. Power
Walter Clark. A. w. Wallen. j. H
MOreland, G. w. Judy and Prof. ]. S
johnson.
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RELIGIOUS.

Services at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning and evening
by the pastor, Rev. DR.. B. M. Shive.
Morning services at 10 80 and evening
at z 80.
One hundred and thirteen converts
were added to the church in the re:
vival just closed at the Christian
church in Carlisle, which has been con:
Quoted during the past three weeks by
Evangelsts E. E. Violet and H. E.
Sala.
Owing to the absence of Elder
Carey E. Morgan Mr.. S. M. Cooper
will occupy the pull pit at the Chris
tian church Sunday morning. Mr..
Cooper is one of the leading business
men of Cincinnati and a graduate of
Bethany College. He is a trained
speaker and is in demand for address,
es at many notable gatherings. His
interest in the church has given him a
prominent place in the National Coun-
ellis of the Christian church. Brother
Morgan is particularly anxious that
all his friends hear him.
Rev. o. B. Crockett, of the
Methodist church, will fill the pulpit
SUNDAY evening.
Elder Carey E. Morgan is max
ing tour of the Eastern cities speak
ing in the interest of home missions.
Following is hisitenerary
April 5-Washington. d. C..
April 6-Richmond. Va.
April Baltimore, Md.
April 8-9-New York.
April l0-Scranton, Pa.
April Philadelphia. Pa.
April l2-IOhnstOn, Pa.
A3,Ii IL - Pittsburg, Pa.
Anil Washington, Pa.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Graded Union of Paris Sunday School
Teachers will be held next Sunday at
3 O'Clock p. m. in the iparlOrs of the
Christian church. All Sunday school
teachers and those interested in Sun
day school work are urged to be pres
ent No leaders have lbeen appointed
for this session. but there be general
discussion of the problems of the Sun
day school teacher and the Sunday
schol lesson for April 16. Won't you
come? The cause needs you; the chill
dren need your increased power to
teach them the church needs you and
God needs you. This responsibility is
upon you. Let us avail ourselves of
every opportunity to prepare to do the
best of which we are capable. The
Teachers Union presents to every
Sunday school worker such an oppOr-
tunity.
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Bourbon WOOdmen in C0nven
ton.

A convention of the camps in Bour-
bon county of the Modern WOodmen of
America was held in this city Wednes-
day afternoon in the Woodmen Hall. in
the Tucker building. Delegates from
the lodges at North Middletown. Gin
tonvIle, Little Rock, Hutchinson, Cen.
tervile, Shswhan and Paris were pies
ent. The purpose of the meeting was
to select delegate .'O represent the
Bou, bon Camps at the State Conven-
tion which is to be held in Bowling
Green ON May 5. l.. A. Soper, of the
Little Rock Camp was CHOSEN as dele
gate and j. A. Rice, of Paris. alter
nate.
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PLEA A SURPRISE
TOLOCAE LEADERS

Continued from Page One.
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whence 1t came. This news, coming upor
me so suddenly, makes it impossible fol
me to say what detailed plans will be
followed.
No Word from barrow.
Il am shocked beyond expression. re-
ceived no word or intimation from Attor-
ney Clarence S. Darrow but that the
case would go forward as planned.
labor movement is>sometimes injured by
its enemies and sometimes by its friends.
You know what happened IN this in
stance. A labor movement is one OF prog
ress and not the taking OF life and the
destruction of property.
Il sam indignant that / should have
been so deceived by these men. When
thought they were innocent, / protested
against Detective Burns trying them in
the newspapers and magazines. I felt
certain that they were not receiving fair
treatment. know that none of my asso-
ciates had any knowledge that should
have led them to believe differently"
Mr. Gompers was on his way from
Washington TO Troy, N. Y, where he will
attend a meeting of the New York state
factory inspection commission tomorrow.
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MITCHELL SHOCKED ~
AT CONFESSION OF
MCNAMARA BROTHERS

Special to The Washington Herald.
Roanoke, Va, Dec. I.-John Mitchell,
vice president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor and past president of the
United Mine Workers of America, was
tonight shown the dispatches telling of
the confession of the Mcnamara broth
ers. Mr.. Mitchell said he swas utterly
shocked
II confidently expected the McNa-
maras would be cleared, and that It
would be shown by experts that the
Times Building was blown up by a gas
explosion, and not by dynamite.
Having been miner. have some
knowledge Of the use Of dynamite. The
report of inspectors Of the ruined build
ing showed plainly that the basement
was not damaged. Knowing that dyna-
mite always blows down, felt confident
that It could not have been used in this
case. From the beginning all OF the
asked the public to withhold Judgment
until the McNanaras had been given a
trial This comes as great shock to
me. said Mr.. Mitchell.
Mr.. Mitchell is here to deliver a lee
ture tonight. and gave out the inter-
view a few minutes before he entered
the hall He did not make any COM
ment on the McNamara confession In
his lecture.
The labor leader would not express
himself as to what effect the confession
would have on the cause Of labor.
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STATE WILL SAVE 100000
BY MCNAMARA CONFESSION

Los Angeles, Dec. -Accordng to the district attorneys
Office the Mcnamara trial has Los Angeles County something
$2OOO0 By their pleas of guilty ending the trial without
further expense estimated that than has
been saved.
James B. Mcnamara will probably be sentenced to life i'm
psOnment for the dynamng of the Los Angeles Times Build
ing
j. J. Mcnamara will probably be sentenced to twenty years
for the dynamitng of the ueweyn Iron Works last New Years
Day
The murder charges pending against J. j. Mcnamara
and the eighteen counts charging murder against James Nc
Namara will be tried.
Ortie McMangal, arrested with James B. Mcnamara and
indicted for the Leweyn dynaming will probably be released
The charge of bribery pending against Bert Franklin,
detective connected with the defense will be prosecuted Other
evidence of plots bride Venremen have been discovered
Neither NJ A. Schmidt David Captain indicted with the
McNamara has yet been arrested Detectives still seeking
them.
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Bridge and Structural Iron Workers-my
conclusion being drawn thus because all
the dynamiting was directed against So
called open shops of the bridge and struc-
tural iron workers, who were in opposi-
ton to the International association; in
fact, our operatives had gone to Peoria
and followed the track from Peoria to
Muncie and from Muncie to Indianapolis,
and were right in Indianapolis at the
time OF the Los Angeles explosion.
II wired for them to come from there to
Los Angeles and bring with them the
Peoria bomb and then I explained per-
sonally and confidentially to Mayor Alex
ander that ]. J. Mcnamara was RESPONSE
BILE for the Times outrage. 1t was then
necessary to determine the men or tools
used by ]. ]. Mcnamara for bringing
about his dynamitings. We eventually
found that 1t was his brother, ]. B. Nc
Namara, alias ]. B. Brice, and Ortie Nc
Manigal Finally, when We were ready
for the roundup, our operatives followed
D. B. Mcnamara and Ortie MECHANICAL
to Toledo. Ohio.
Arrested on Fake Charge.
I'VE did not care to arrest Mcnamara
and McManigal at Toledo, but followed
about to explode the works of five diff
ferent open shops in Detroit. The ex-
plosions were expected to take place Sat
urday, and the national board met in In
dianapolis on Monday, but it will be re-
membered that after arresting these men,
which we did under the subterfuge that
we wanted them for bank robberies, they
signed a waiver, knowing they were in
nocent of that charge, and agreed to
come to Chicago. on reaching Chicago
we took them to the home Of Detective
Sergeant William Reed. We then noti-
fed Capt. Fredericks, in Los Angeles
and Mayor Alexander of the arrests,
with a request that papers for ]. ]. Nc
Namara and j. B. Mcnamara and Ortie
Mechanical be forwarded at once. This
was promptly done by Capt. Fredericks,
who sent with the agents his deputy, Mr..
Ford.
I'VE then proceeded to Indianapolis and
arrsted ]. ]. McNamara and found in
his office the dynamite and all the para
phernalia heretofore described.
what caused these men to confess to-
day?
''It was the fact of the locating Of Frank
Eckhoff, who lived in Cumminsville, a
suburb of Cincinnati, who was an inti-
mate friend Of J. B. Mcnamara. Eckhoff
had been the constant companion OF Nc
Namara, and Mcnamara had endeavored
to get him to explode or accompany him
on occasions when he went out to dyna-
mite places. ]. ]. Mcnamara, after the
Times explosion, sent Eckhof to Ne
braska to come back with ]. B. Nc
Namara- One strong thing against the
McNamaras, is that Eckhoft corroborated
MECHANICAL In all his important state
ments, though he did not himself know
MECHANICAL.
'sThe defense has Dave Captain and
Schmidt, otherwise known as 'Schmit-
ty," and have had them for some time
The evidence all the way through has
been overwhelming. The defense under
took to prove alibis, but found they were
up against stone wall They were met
on all sides with such overwhelming evi-
dence that they were compelled to aban-
don the case
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81 AM ASTOUNDED, }"
GOMPERS DECLARES
my Credulity Was Imposed
Upon by McNamaras."
ALWAYS OPPOSED VIOLENCE
81 Am Indignant that 1 Should
Have Been Deceived by These
Men," Says President of the
American Federation of Labor,
Discussing the Confession.

New York, Dec. my credulity was
Imposed upon by the McN4maras; had
their personal assurance that they were
Innocent, and 1 now believe they must
have been crazy to have committed the
crime to which reports say they have
confessed" said Samuel Gompers, Presi-
dent of the American Federation of La
Dor, on his arrival from Washington, at
the Pennsylvania station in this city to-
night
81 am astounded beyond expression.
When I visited them in prison last Sep
TENDER they impaired to me a message
TO convey to the men of labor in this
country that they were innocent. I Wis
Tied them twice in Los Angeles. Later I
received letters from them, in which they
assured me they had nothing to do with
any Of the outrages charged against them.
1--WE Are Peace-IoVinR."
ct never had til slightest intimation
that they were guilty. I have always
condemned deeds of violence. The Amer
lean Federation of Labor is a law-abiding
institution. We are patriotic and peace
loving, and with all the force in me I
condemn acts of violence, of which 1t ap-
pears these men were guilty. Labor
movements cannot succeed upon proce-
iIIres of that character. II deeds of that
kind are committed, and even IL the men
involved escape detection and punish
ment. labor movements that depend upon
them will fail.
81 knew John ]. Mcnamara for sew
eral years. I did not know his brother
until recently. John J. seemed always to
be a well-balanced man, self-contained,
and good humored. That makes 1t all
the more dificult for me to believe that
ne should have done anything wrong.
trusted him implicitly.
The fact that the McNamaras did not
follow the precepts of the labor unions
Is personal failure on their part. do
not say that their acts viii hurt the
cause Of labor, but such things GER
tainly do not help the labor movement.
have no idea where the McNamaras
got money with which to travel about
the country. I am sure that none Or the
men who are closely associated with me
knew anything about where their funds
came , rom. When they were arrested
IeiS convinced that they were innocent.
heipee to raise money for their de-
- sn ~ -. II has been said that fund Of
s,,vV',VU was collected for that purpose.
me ne. reports were exaggerated.
,o.. mere was approximately $4,000 col
.tas aesooIolng to the latest reports
,,sa5 ., eaVea. This money was TO be
,,e.sl tol counsel and witness fees. 1
, 49,. el .s,, me unexpended part OF the
- % returned to the sources
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DETECTIVE BURNS
MAKES STATEMENT
Man Who Trailed McNamaras
Talks of Case.
By WILLIAM j. BURNS.

|
| Chicago. Dec. IL feel this is a dis
tinct victory for the people of the entire
country, in view of the importance of
this case and the prominence it has been
given throughout the world. Immediate
ly after the arrest Of ]. j. Mcnamara,
and before making the slightest investi-
cation to determine the strength Of the
evidence upon the arrest Of ]. ]. Nc
Namara was based, Samuel Gompers saw
fit to charge me with framing up the
case and planting the dynamite. The
radical element of the labor unions
throughout the country took up the same
cry. The Socialists throughout the
country preached 1t from the street cor
ners-that Burns framed up the case
and planted the dynamite against the Nc
Namaras.- The Socialist press, or at
least the radical portion of 1t, reeked
with the filth concerning myself, and the
| Appeal to Reason, which should be
called 1.-THE Appeal to Treason, con-
tanned In one issue box editorial by
Debs-EuRene v. Debs-in which he
called for heroes and martyrs and per-
sons not afraid to die, and his plain init
nation was that they remove J. Pierpont
Morgan; Gen. Otis, and myself
The plain purpose of all this anarchistic
cry was to infame the minds Of some
| irresponsible persons tc commit further
| murder.
Has No Personal Feeling.
st have no personal feeling in this
matter whatever, notwithstanding all
that has been said about me and the
extent OF the vilification against me.
was employed by George Alexander, the
mayor OF Los Angeles, to find the men
responsible for blowing up the Times
and the killing of twenty-one persons,
each the head Of family. succeeded
In finding the men responsible. They
were arrested and taken to Los Angeles,
and the matter was placed in the hands
of Capt. J. 3. Fredericks, the district
attorney, and his able assistants, and
they are entitled to great credit Tor the
splendid manner in which they have
handled the case from that time on
st want to state emphatically that or
ganized labor as a body Is not response
BILE for the murders and the actions of
the radical element OF that body. for I
have stated from the start that nine
tenths Of organized labor has been In
sympathy with our efforts to bring about
the conviction Of these men. In Septeud-
Der, just previous TO the dynamiting OF
the Los Angeles Times. the Burns
Agency had been employed to investt-
gate the blowing up Of two eighty-ton
girders at Peoria. One OF the bombs
failed to explode. and we were thus en-
abled to find the character Of the bomb
used. Later one was found at Kansas
City and one at the home OF Gen. Otis IN
Los Angeles on the day after the ezplo-
sion OF the Times, all OF which had tall
ed to explode. We were thus enabled by
comparing the bombs to see that they
were fashioned BY the same hand.
In fact, emy original theory. formu-
lated after the finding OF the bomb at
Peoria. was correct In determining who
was responsible for the outrage -namely.
J. J. McNamara. secretary and treasurer
of the international Association e
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HELD FOR HANDBAG THEFT

Charged with .he theft OF a handbag
belonging to Mrs. Sarah Trebino. Of ISIS
Ninth street northwest. from the waiting
room OF a Seventh street department
store Mrs. Emma Stohlman, alias Bertha
Ferguson. OF 13l2 Z street northeast. was
taken into custody yesterday afternoon
by Central Office Detectives cornwelI and
Baur.
The pocketbook and handbag contained
about 81 The woman declares ahe Il
irnocent Of any Wrongdolng,
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At The Rug
Store

general clearance RUGS CARPETS LNOLEUMS
than wholesale After
keep condition. Included in this shipment
latest procured SHOPWoRl
vernss have quoted the District Goods will reserved til
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could easily be arranged for by the
vertest amateur In sleight-of-hand play
President Gompers adds In his report
that the stealing away Of John J. Nc
Namara without opportunity for a proper
defense rendered It obligatory upon union
labor to take up his case for ex4nina-
ton and protection. Therefore, as early
as May 8, the executive council Of the
American Federation OF Labor had is
sued circular declaring It to be the
duty Of union men to defend the kid
mapped men in the courts.
Planned Protest Meetings.
President Gompers says, further. thar
at the regular quarterly meeting Of the
executive counsel Of tie American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor In July II was decided
that the president and secretary should
issue circular calling on all central
labor bodies to arrange for public meet
ings Of protest against the illegal and
outrageous kidnapping OF the Mcnamara.
brothers. President Gompers adds In
his report:
It was also recommended that Labor
lay De celebrated more generally than
ever by demonstrations and addresses
and that the proceeds of the ceiebration
be devoted to the legal defense fund In
the Mcnamara case and the prosecution
of the kidnappers''
President Gompers quotes q letter that
was addressed by him to all workers..
1t starts on with this quotation from
Faber:
For right is night. since God is God;
And right the day must win;
To doubt would be disloyalty
To falter would be sin.
Would Depict, 'OutraRe.n
President Gompers reported TO thu
American Federation only two weeks aeo
that his committee on ways and means
had devised, among other projects, for
raising defense fund, the issuance of
Mcnamara stamps and Mcnamara but.
tons and the giving Of moving picture
shows. These moving picture shows were
to illustrate instances connected with
the outrageous entry into the Offices of
the iron workers and the kidnapping OF
Mcnamara"
Mr.. Gompers and other officers of the
American Federation Of Labor did sot
confine their efforts to raising money in
defense Of the McNamaras They ap-
peared before the United States Senate
Committee on the Judiciary, which was
investigating the third degree. Several
bills also were introduces in Congress,
at the instigation Of union labor, to pre-
vent a repetition OF the Mcnamara kid
mapping, and Representative Berger, OF
Wisconsin. Socialist, introduced a resolu-
ton calling for an investigation into the
arrest and extradition OF the McNama-
ras- Hearings were held on this resolu-
tion before the Committee on Rules and
the testimony was finally referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, where It Is
still pending.
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ESCAPES FROM ASYLUM.
Patient VINO Entered CIerEyman,.
Home stin nj Large.

Joseph Prochuska, alias Proska, who
was discovered In the home Of Rev. John
Van Schaick. 1Il7 Massachusetts avenue
northwest. and arrested after am excit-
ing chase at the point OF revolver, yes
terday made a sensational escape from
the washington Asylum Hospital. and is
still at large.
Despite the efforts of the police and
Maryland authorities the man. scantily
clad. evaded his pursuers.