Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-09
mcNamaras SteadfastIy
Cling to Purpose to
Remain Silent.
ARE NOT TO BE CALLED
Will Be Removed to San Quen-
tin Prison Either Today
or Tomorrow.

Los Angeles, Cal. Dec. s.-The
futility of asking the McNamaras to
testify now, in view Of their emphat-
ic declaration that they need not and
would not divulge before the federal
grand jury what they knew Of an
alleged nationwide conspiracy, Is
| said to have resulted in a plan to
take the McNamaras to San Quentin
penitentiary today or tomorrow.
REPORT ON DEFENSE FUND.
Indianapolis. Dec. 9.-Hoping to
curb criticism of methods used in OBJ
taing and distributing the McNam-
ara defense fund, report Of all
money collected and disbursed up to
date, Oct. Is, was made public here
last night, with the consent Of Frank
A. Morrison, secretary of the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor, who is
custodian Of the fund.
The total amount received UP to
that date was $194,612.53. and the
total expenditures were 4,850.93.
No accounting Is made of the sums
received and spent since that time.
Clarence Darrow, chief of counsel
for the defense of the McNamaras,
had been paid the sum of $4,000.
1t is stated that Darrow was to pay
his assistants from this amount. In
this connection local international
union officials stated that it Is under
stood that Darrow will not continue
his office in Chicago.
$1,000 FOR ATTORNEYS.
| Local attorneys, who have been
looking after the Indianapolis end of
the case. have been paid $11. 900.
Leo NJ. Nappaport has received, ac-
cording to the report, $500 and
Henry Seyfried $4,000.
Frank L. Mullholland, an attorney
of Toledo. Ohio, was paid $259.1O
for legal services given in that city.
Other items Of expense are listed
as follows: Mcnamara buttons,
which were sold in all parts of the
country, $1,12o; Mcnamara stamps.
s10S.9S; representatives expenses
for addressing meetings, $591;
printing and mailing American Fed
Grafton of Labor weekly news letter,
$1,113.15; postage, $3.50, and incl
! dentals in connection with McNama-
ra moving picture films, $3.50.
RYAN DENIES FRICTION.
There is not word of truth In
: reports of friction between Samuel
Gompers or other officials Of the
American Federation of Labor and
, myself" said Frank M. Ryan, presi-
, dent of the International Association
of Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers, who arrived in this city yester-
day from Washington.
'Did you, as president, know any
! thing of the details of the expendi-
ture by John ]. Mcnamara, as secre-
, tary, Of fund of $1,000 a month
appropriated for organizing purposes
and for which no account was
nader" he was asked.
THAT Is a matter that will take
care of ITSELF"
United States Attorney Charles
w. Miller, who has been preparing
evidence to be submitted to the fed
, eral grand jury in connection with
an alleged conspiracy for the trans
portation of dynamite, departed Sc
cretly Thursday night for Washing
, ton.
JURY HEARS DETECTIVES,
A deputy United States marshal
yesterday guarded the door of the
room in the federal building in
which evidence is being completed
for the grand jury's investigation.
!, Several detectives in the employ of
the National Erectors' association
/, were busy in the room.