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The Washington times., 1911-11-12
Judson Will Answer
Water Rate Critics

Criticism of his advocacy Of raising
water rates will he answered by Major
Judson, engineer Commissioner, II is an
rounced, in an address Tuesday night
&c the Lincoln Park Citizens Associa-
ton, at Ingram Memorial Church,
Tenth and Massachusetts, avenue north
east. The alleged necessity for the In
creased tax will be explained by Major
Jodson in his first public reply to citi-
zens' protests.
President d. A. Edwards, of the Citt-
zens' Association. also announces today
that Major Judson. will discuss in his
address the proposed new high school
athletic stadium and gymnasium on the
present jail site.
improvements along the Anncostia
river, including the asphalt plant. the
Occcquan enterprise. reclamation IT the
fats, paving and lighting extension, and
utility OF the river banks as site for
rev public buildings, are other subjects
Me jor Judson, II Is said, Will touch
Upon in his speech.
A large crowd is expected at the
church from many citizens bodies and
the general public.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12

the last minute, will be thoroughly in
vcstigated by the military COMMITTEES OF
the Board of Education.
This announcement was made today
by Capt. James r. Oyster, who con-
unued as chairman of tho military
committee after he was elected prrsi-
dent Of the board
The one thing that prejidices the
case against the boys" he declared,
was the fact that they resigned their
commissions. Had they continued In
the offices assigned them they then
would have shown a more military
spirit. But their .hssty action will not
affect our personal Investigation.
II have talked to Colonel Ross. who
declares he remembers making no such
statement as the boys say he did. and
Mr.. HIATT also denies having told them
they would not have to stand n second
test But If the parents have witnesses
to prove the statements of the bows
the committee will gladly hear them"
Parcnts of the boys took the matter
before Captain oyster following the re-
fusal of Assistant superintendent
Iburston to take further action In thr
matter.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
COMMITTEE WILL
PROBE COMPLAINTS
OF SCHOOL CADETS
Boys Say They Were Treat.
ed Unfairly in Matter of
Promotions.

The case of Cadets irwin Frank and
John Eckert. Business High School
boys, who aliege that they were told
they would not have to take examina-
tions for promotions to captaincies and
then were made to stand the test al
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
SHOP EARLY SIGNS
MAY Be PLACED ON
C|TYS STREET CARS
Merchants to Wage Most
Active Campaign to Lessen
Christmas Rush.

The Retail Merchants Association Of
the Chamber of Commerce Is to inau-
gurate the most active "shop early
campaign for the Christmas season this
year In the history OF the city. Presi-
cent Joseph Strasburger, OF the asso-
ciation, this morning said he would call
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
PLANS FOR LONGER
INAUGURATION FETE
ARE TO START SOON
Committees to Meet This
Month for Preliminary
Organization Work.

mo legislation will be needed to carry
into effect the plans for the proposed
inauguration Week. in Washington
said Col. c. G, Lancaster this morning
THE cooperation of the next President
of the United States, whoever he may
be, will be necessary, but this co-opera-
tion will be easy to get according TO
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-15
LINCOLN STEFFENS TELLS
THE STORY OF CONFESSIONS

body else was to go free. I can't
speak for District Attorney Freder-
icks; l didn't see him personally, bur
everybody else wished that as few
individuals as possible should be pun
ished. Edwin T. Earl expressed the
highest conception of it all
Lets have done with punishment -
he said. Lets get through with all
vengeance"
Mr.. Earl is far in advance of his
day; his view did not prevail There
had to be one victim at least, and,
by and by, it appeared that there
must be two.
Meanwhile barrow was being KEEP,
informed of these changes one by
one, and you could see him age under
it all. He carried it alone at first. 7
think it must have been a week be-
fore he had faith in the outcome to
talk with his colleagues about It.
And when he did he took them one
by one, and not more than one a day.
Like everybody else, they protested
at first, but when they were asked to
consider what the case was and what
the chances were of getting labor and
the labor philosophy rightly under
stood, they came mall, except JOB
Hartman. Nobody had the heart to
tell him. He is the Socialist candi-
date for mayor, and it was expected
that the plea of guilty and the atti-
tude of business men in Los Angeles
toward labor might affect the result.
So Hartman was kept in the dark of
the plan afoot, until he got it when
the public did. He had been neglect
ing the case, very naturally, on ac-
count of his preoccupation with his
campaign, so he knew nothing either
of the hopelessness of the case nor
of the negotiations.
Score Called in Conference.
When the negotiations were prepar-
ing for a settlement it was deemed
advisable to take the matter up with
larger body of representative bust
ness men. Some twenty or more men
were hurriedly invited to Mr.. Liss-
ner's office Wednesday evening, No
vember 49, Those that responded
were Stoddard Jess, the leading finan-
cier of Los Angeles; J. o. Koepfi.
former president of the Municipal
League and a large employer or
labor; r. w. Brunham, local mana
ger for r. G. Dun & Co.; Edwin T.
Earl, proprietor of two newspapers;
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-15

/ tempting to bride man who was ev
pected to be summoned 10 the next|
/ list OF jurymen. Since the public dill
not know how long before that the
negotiations had been started the con-
clusion was jumped at that Mr. Dar-
row had decided suddenly, after that
Monday, to settle This is absurd,
of course, and when the time comes
shall tell of a message Mr.. barrow
gave to me after that arrest to carry
to the other side. II is enough for
the present to say that 10 viii let Mr..
barrow out of any charge of selfish.
ness.
Big Questions for the Public.
What the public here viii think
about it when all the facts are known.
what the effect on the election may
be, are interesting questions 10 bc an.
swered in The next two or three DAYS.
But the questions that should like
to leave ON the national mind are just
these:
What are we Americans COINS 90 ID
about conditions which are breeding
up healthy good-tempered boys Ike
these Mcnamara boys really TO be.
lieyo, as they most sincerely do they
and a growing group of labor that
the only recourse they have Tor inn
proving the conditions of the wage
worker is the use OF dynamite against
property and life?
And is it possible for group OF
employers, well meaning as these are,
whom we have dealt with in Los An
geles, to understand their employees
point of view--not to take it, mind
you, but simply to comprehend?
These are real questions they are
pressing here. They are coming to
all of us in all of our cities. Certain.
~ it is worth while to watch what
happens here in Los Angeles in the
next few months. I propose to follow
this inquiry east for a while and then
come back here. We are getting an
understanding Of politics, We are com
ing to get some sense of the evils of
direct action by organized capital
Why shouldn't we go on and find out
about labor?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-15

were Matched which grew big in the
afternoon For when the court wa.
called again in the afternoon, every
body was still off on some wrong
scent. A crowd had gathered; the
courtroom was stilled and so was tho
hall outside. Jim" Mcnamara was
brought in as usual, but after him
came J. ]. That would seem to let the
cat out of the bag, but even then no
one guessed what was up. The truth
didn't come out until the district at.
turney arose and told the Judge that
he understood that James and j. j.
Mcnamara wished to change their
plea from not guilty to guilty.
Crowd Slow to Grasp Situation.
Very quietly, but under intense eX.
element. the usual form was gone
through. 1t lasted only ten minutes
at the most, and it was not until the
judge arose to go out that the crowd.
including the reporters, recovered
themselves enough to move. Then. of
course, there was a lively scattering
for telephones and a buzzing of I'M
Quiries Men asked one another what
had happened They couldn't quite
get il. They couldn't grasp IT, In or
der to understand this YOU must know
that ever since the explosion in the
Times building the class line has been
drawn here and almost every one has
taken a side. Moreover, almost all
men have been thinking on their side.
If you were for labor. the building was
blown up by gas. If you were on the
capitalist side, it was blown up by dy-
Mantle put there by labor men. Odt
of this had developed a new principal
party, the Socialist party, and with it
we're all kinds of workingmen anil
their friends and others, enough to
make a number near enough to ma
iority to brighten everybody on the
other side. And those on the other
side had also united into a solid mass.
Not a Selfish barrow Move.
The truth, the plain fact, which an
outsider could determine in three days
of inquiry, the truth that representa-
tives of a group of organized labor,
which has been blowing up bridges
had turned aside to give the Los An
geles Times one" was almost unbeliev-
able by labor and even the other side
couldn't credit the news that the Nc
Namaras had pleaded guilty. 1t was
evident beyond all question that the
rank and file of workingmen, even
here. did not believe that they were
guilty.
Rumors that were invented to eX-
plain shows the state of the public
mind. One of them was that Mr.. Oar
row had surrendered to serve himself.
1t happened that Monday last a de-
tective in the employ of the defense
was arrested on the charge of at
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-15

came in and he said that he and Mr.
| Fredericks had agreed There wa,
one more struggle. Toward the end o.
last week Mr.. Darrow had wired e
Samuel Gompers at Atlanta to senC
out here somebody to represent the
American Federation of Labor ia
ward n. Nockels, secretary of the chi
cago Federation of Labor, had re
sponded, and he was waiting for us al
Mr. Darrows house. He didn't like
the arrangement at all at first. but
the whole case was gone over for him
bit by bit and the whole situation here
and elsewhere in labor circles was put
before him. 1t was a wonderful re-
view of actualities in that field and il
convinced Nockels. He said that I'M
der all the circumstances he thought
it was for the best
Not Afraid Of the Judge.
There remained only the Judge to be
seen Mr.. Fredericks called on him;
nobody knows just what was said, OF
course, but he had known nothing OF
the negotiations and he would have
nothing to do with the understanding
His view was that he couldn't have
The men might plead guilty and that
would stop the cases, of course. But
he must be left free to consider them
on their merits only and to fix any
sentences that he might deem just.
The success or failure of the whole
arrangement. therefore, depends upon
what Judge Bordwell may decide. Nc
one has any inkling of what he will
do, but | have had several personal
conversations with him and | am not
afraid that he will do anything tc
change the result. He isn't as hard as
he seems to be, and ! don't find in mis-
mind any of the prejudice OF which
some of his critics here have accused
him of. But, as ! said above, if he
should happen to sentence the prison
ers to penalties greater than those
agreed upon by the attorneys the
whole thing is off and the trial will
go on as before.
Cat Late in Coming Out Of Bag.
This is what Los Angeles needed to
know when the news was published
For, you understand, nobody, except
those fully in the secret, had any ink
ling that negotiations were going on
at all The first sign of anything was
yesterday morning, when, upon the
calling of the cases, the district attor
ney asked for a postponement till
o'clock in the afternoon. He did this
apparently to get a chance to see the
Judge, and then, to see the defense
The reporters We're on the jump AT
this, and in short time the sense OF
expectancy got into the air in the
courthouse. Everything that hap
pened for the next four hours was full
of significance and several rumors
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-15

Fredericks, the district attorney il
should be said that, so far as | know
he never asked for any such support
l can't go intimately into his part Of
the negotiations. Another man
whom | have not permission to name
saw Mr.. Fredericks, and all heard
of this was indirect. But it amounted
to this: That the district attorney
knew that he had an almost perfect
case; that he had been criticised q
good deal during the last campaign
and was eager to handle this case in
way that would answer all his crit.
les, but that, like everybody else, he
took the larger view and compromised
in the interest of the community.
The day after the meeting in Mr.
Bissners office, THANKSGIVING, some
eight or ten other leading citizens OF
the city were sought and four were
found: William Mulholand, chief en-
gineer of the Los Angeles a1ueduct.
J. b. Lippincott, assistant engineer OF
the aqueduct; w B. Mathews, attorney
for the aqueduct department, and
Chas. D. willard, the man who more
than any other in the city represents
and personifies the many years oil
fighting that have been done here for
good government All these men
greed the compromise was Just the
thing.
Brothers Agree to Plead Guilty.
Thanksgiving Day was the crucial
day. The terms had been negotiated
down to a point where there were only
two differences. Harry Chandler went
to see the district attorney to ask him
to concede one point and the counsel
for the Mcnamara boys went over &c
the Jail I went with the latter group
and the story of what happened there
shall tell later. All that need be said
now is that "Jim," who had consented
four or five days before TO plead guilty
himself, objected to having his brother
John do the same thing. J. J. was
willing He gave his consent after
five or ten minutes talk, and | sat
with Jim" while the lawyers talked
to John.
John will never do it," Jim" said
to me. Within a minute they came
back with Johns consent
Jim" held out all forenoon, and
late in the afternoon, when | went
back to the jail I found that the at
torneys had also returned there. They
had "Jims" consent to plea OF
guilty by both of them.
Edward N. Nockes Convinced.
That evening LeCompte Davis, one
of the local attorneys who was assist
ing in the defense, went TO see Mr.
Fredericks Mr.. barrow. Joseph Scott
and went over to Darrow's house and
waited. We didn't have to wait long
In about twenty minutes Mr.. Davi:
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would consider proposition to com
promise. Like everybody else, he de-
clared it was impossible, and he meant
that it was impossible both from his
side and from the other side. But
when ! told him how generously the
opposition regarded the proposition he
said that it might be a way out, and
he thought that both his clients, the
McNamaras, and organized labor could
be made to see it. We talked OF the
larger view of the prospect, of the
use of getting the truth out, and he
kept going back to the certainty that
"Jim," as he called j. B. Mcnamara
would be convicted and might hang
81 never had a man hang that I
undertook to Defend he said, land
I cannot bear to think of this boy
being killed"
To Erectors' Association Later.
He told me to go ahead and see
what could be done. Those of us who
were at work therefore went on see.
ing other men. They all protested,
of course, and some of them seemed
to cite insurmountable obstacles.
There was the east" for example,
and that meant the Erectors Associa-
ton and others, who were hot on the
man hunt in Chicago, indianapolis
and New York. No one doubted for
moment that, if these men could
be told what the plan was and what
the spirit was that moved us, they
could be got to come in. And, by
the way, it is to be put up to them
later. But they were telegraphed to
and most people think they can't
say much in a telegram-so they
didn't get a clear sense of anything
and telegraphed back protesting
against any compromise This had
it's effect, For these men not only
replied to the kilograms they re-
ceived, but they wired also to other
men in Los Angeles, and we We're
afraid there would be a leak. The
business was hurried and the terms
against the Mcnamara boys were
hardened.
Planned to Free All Except "Jim."
For it must be understood what
everybody here in Los Angeles saw
was that if it was to be done at all
it must be done handsomely. The
first, the local proposition, was that
James B. Mcnamara, the boy on trial,
was to plead guilty and that every
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-15

Fred Baker of the Baker Iron
Works; M. T. Snyder, banker, former
mayor of Los Angeles; T. E. Gibbons
leading lawyer and member of .he
harbor commission; Paul Shoup, vice
president and general manager of the
Southern Pacific Electric lines in
Southern California; James Slauson,
president of the Chamber of Com.
merce; H. w. Frank, a prominent
merchant; former United States Sen.
ator Frank p. Flint; w. j. Washburn,
prominent banker and member of the
city council, and Meyer Lissner, :oca;
political reform boss.
Citizens Ask "What Next?"
Here again the same method was
gone through with, only in an exag-
gerated degree. It was comparatively
easy to take one man by himself and
show him, but to put the case to a
group with many divergent views was
more difficult. The first statement
fell like pail upon them. They saw
the matter plainly enough. They
grasped it in one statement, but citi-
zens ask What next?"
Fred Baker raised the real ques-
ton. He explained for the rest OF
them his resentment of the troubles
labor had caused him, and his predic-
ament is typical enough and very real.
He and some of his friends were sore
about it and they expressed feelings
which We're not unlike those that
drive labor into the use OF force. But
as the conversation went along it was
represented to them that they also
were guilty of wrongs to labor aud
that part of the fault for the condi-
ton in Los Angeles was theirs. And
there was no denial of it. This was
the spirit which gives an outsider the
sense that if Los Angeles really goes
at this job it can really do some.
thing. Certainly no other city could
do more than these men here can
toward having an understanding, Il
not with, at least of, the needs and
feeling and thoughts of labor. And
that is what Mr. Bakers mind drove
at. He wanted to know What next?"
IF this is DONE he said, when it
is done what are we going to do
them"
District Attorney in Compromise.
And that was the proposition, and
it was taken up there and it was
decided to try the experiment of a
meeting with some labor leaders. In
other words, the conclusion was TO
back quietly any action the district
attorney should decide to take, and
if a compromise was arranged, not
to rest content with that, but to 90
on and have a conference with labor
upon the labor situation in Los
Angeles, In all fairness to Captain
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-15
IN TRIPOLI.

We had to notify the soldiers to
hurry up and get through the last bat
tie"
What was the trouble?"
The moving picture films gave
out."-St. Louis Times.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-15
KEEP THEM FOR HER.

Newedd-I hope these eggs are rs
fresh as the ones we got last week.
Mrs. Newedd-Oh, yes, dear ] tele-
phoned the grocer to be sure and send
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The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-13

business transacted was the con. sideration of a few unimportant special orders, and the closing exercises then began and con. tinued till 12 m.
 The Friday sessions of the two Houses were among the most notable Of the entire session, be- cause they encompassed the de- feat of two of the most important measures that were up for con sideration during the closing days of the Legislature. In the House, Senator CLvington lead ing the opposition to the capitol completion bill, ably seconded by Senator Logan, talked it to death. <" Adjournment was ta- ken at noon till Friday morning with the bill still in committee of the whole. The anti-administra- tion were in control and played their parliamentary cards well thoroughly Outgeneraling the other side, although a majority favored the bill. The bill carried an appropriation of S672,000 for the completion of the capitol. As it stands, no work can be done on the capitol for the next two years, and even the present tenn porary furniture must serve the purpose. No provision is made for heating and lighting, and the state officers are wondering what shall be done.
 In the House, the Keel bil passed by the Senate and urged by the governor as a measure of financial relief, was killed under the leadership of Representative Hurst and few others. This is the bill introduced late in the ses-
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-13

myself for It? I'm one of thosa who Jump In where angels fear to tread ,"
 The bookkeeper laughed and Alice continuing to crochet violently con. tinued
 You ought to be thankful vou haven't the habit. It gets one into all sorts of entanglements. A few weeks ago l met some suburban friends on the strest They appeared so pleased to see me that befora I really thought what I was doing I asked them to come in town some dav and have lunch with me, and I prom ised to let them know very soon just what day to come. That luncheon for which l can neither afford tho time nor the money and which wasn't in the least called for. has hung m my neck like a millstone. The thoupbt of 1t has worried and depressed ma ever since. The event comes tomor. row, and then, after these mats arc done, I'm through, I shall not mort gage my time, money and industry any more. Hear my vow!"
 Yes, l hear it." The other young woman assumed an accusing air. "But what about my essay for the Young Women's league that wanted you to type for me this week?"
 "Oh, your certainly I'll tyne write that for you. dear. l can do 1t after hours just as we'll as not"
 Caroline laughed dersively.
 But that's different" protested Alice guilily. "Typing for you is quite different from"
 Yes, of course it's different. kiddo. Everything Is different but you. You are just the same dear, reckless prom iser as ever despite your hard-hea ed strong-minded resolution. But. anyway, you cant type my essay for I've already hired 1t done.
 You mean thing! You know I should have loved to do 1t for you!"
 Talk about hopeless cases" laughed Caroline.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-13

Little Rock, May 13.-The 30th General Assembly adjourned sine die at 12 2o'clock noon today, with feast of good will and personal felicitation. All animosities were laid aside, and the the bitterness that had at times ruled in t h e deliberation of the two houses were laid aside as farewells were said. There were presentations for the Speaker and the Presi dent, for employees and clerks and members. The valedictory in the Senate was delivered by Senator Henderson and that in the House by Representative Kerwin, two of the most eloquent speakers in the Legislature.
 As for business, there was practically none. The Senate met at 10 a. m. and at once went into the closing exercises. In the House, pursuant to resolutions adopted Friday evening, the only
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-13
Not Too Much.

Two colcred boys were talking on the street corner when a funeral pro cession went by.
 Who's daid?" asked one of them.
 Why ain you heerd? Nose Smif. he's daid"
 Nose Smif, s e daid? Wen d e die?'
 "Yistiddy, bout two clock"
 Bout two clock? Wha's mattah wifi 'im?"
 "Et toh much watehmillon dey say
 "Toh much watchmillon? Gway! D' ain no sich ting's toh much watch million Och want nut. uf.'-Ladies Home Journal