The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-10

These will come from all parts of the
United States, about $50 OF them from
San Francisco and vicinity. District
Attorney Fredericks estimates that the
prosecution will summon similar
number, bringing the total up 10 700
The cost of service on these witnesses
and the expense of bringing them to
Los Angeles, probably will make the
trial the most expensive that the
country has ever known. Mr.. Darrow
estimates the probable expense OF the
defence at 100000. while it is believ-
ed 1t will cost the prosecution not less
than $500, 600.
| McNamara's Life Story.
Los Angeles, Cal, oct. 10.-SittIng
in corridor Just outside his cell in
the county Jail, John j. Mcnamara.
secretary of the Information
al Association OF Bridge and Struc-
tural Ironworkers, briefly sketched
what he termed the uneventful lives of
himself and his brother. James B. Nc
Namara.
Il was born I'm Cincinnati Decem-
Der %, 1876" he said. "and | am the
Oldest OF six children living, although
there were zen children originally. /
attended the common schools In Gin
cinnati until | was twelve years old
and then took a three year course In "A
business college
Nothing of any Importance happen
ed To me until the panic began In
1892. when | turned my hand to any
thing and everything to keep the pot
boiling. as ,hey say.
II did my first bridgework at Gin
cinnati I'm 1898, joining the union the
next year. Between 1898 and 1904.
visited various sections Of the Middle
West. following my trade and working
on steel bridges. vladucts and similar
structures.
Il have held all Of the offices I'm To-
cal unions, particularly i'm those of
Cleveland. and have attended all the
conventions of the international asso-
citation since 1902. / was elected Sec
ond vice president at the convention at
Kansas CITY in 1903 and was chosen
secretary treasurer at Toronto in 1904
have held that office ever since.
The last building 1 worked on was
the Rockefeller structure in Cleveland.
| left that job to go to Toronto, and 1t
was held open for me If | wanted to
go back, but l didn't. as ! had been
made secretary treasurer and had my
time fully taken up with the duties of
that office.
The officers of the International as
sociatlon were in New York when
was first elected. Later for senti-
mental reasons, / was instrumental in
having them moved to Cleveland Two
years after the Offices were removed
there. another change was made to In
for the reason that so many
labor organizations had their interna-
tional headquarters there
81 never planned my life far ahead |
The work of an ironworker probably
precludes such planning, for such a
man does not know when he leaves
home In the morning that he will re- |
turn at night. II probably tends to-
wards fatalism.
81 wanted to learn of the organiza-
tion in which / held office. particu-
arly the legal end Of 1t. and so | at
tended the Indianapolis College of
Law and was admitted to practice in |
1909.
There is little else about my life
except my arrest | am an inveterate
reader and always have been, of |
books treating with economies and in /
lustrial matters"
James r. Mcnamara, who sat quiet
y by while his brother talked. also
vas born i'm Cincinnati. His birthday
was June 2, 1882. He attended the
common schools and then learned the
printers trade, which he has followed
Utmost continuously ever since, work
ng in job offices in Chicago, Cleveland,
cincinnati and other cities.
Unlike me-" said John j. McNa-
nara. my brother has never been es-
'ecially active In trades union affairs"
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