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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
DOES NOT
FEAR FEDERAL PROBE

New York, Dee 4.--Samuel Comp
ers was asked tonight to what extent
the American Federation of Labor of
which he is president, would aid in
further Investigation by the govern
ment of labor troubles.
"Our books and such records as we
have, will be open 10 the federal grand
Jury, to an investigating committee or
TO any responsible person of decent
character and integrity. We have
nothing To withhold" he replied.
Would this offer include the books
and records showing money received
and paid out and for what purpose p
A reporter asked
Mr.. Gompers replied with some
heat.
Il tried to make my statement as
specific and accurate as possible"
Asked If he knew whether he was
under surveillance Mr.. Gompers an
swered
# know | am Two of Burns men
have been following me since my ar
rival in New York last Saturday night.
| EO anu itilhf uOtDiN anu l nave noun
ing to conceal. | intend to remain
here until Tuesday and then 20 to
Washington"
Mr.. Gompers made positive denial
Of statement credited to Detective
Burns that Clarence Darrow was pres
ent at the conference In indianapolis
In June
1T Is absolutely false" he said.
There were forty labor leaders from
all over the country present to dis
cuss plans for raising money for the
defense of the McNamaras. No lnti-
nation of their guilt was given out
at that meeting"
The labor leader Indignantly assert
ed that he did not feel called upon
to reply when one reporter asked sug-
gestively If he had any expectation OF
giving up the leadership of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor in the near
future, He added
Il was lately unanimously re-elect-
ed president Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
CALIFORNIA WILL PAY
BURNS $4,000 REWARD

Sacramento, Cal. Dec. 4. There
seems to be no obstacle In the way of
the payment of Detective w. j. Burns
the $40, 600 reward offered by the state
for the capture of the Los Angeles
Times dynamiters, according to AS
semblyman A. II. Hewitt, speaker OF
the lower house. The reward was
offered through an act OF the last leg
islature In the passage of a resolu-
ton by Assemblyman Milton Schmitt
Of San Francisco. The resolution pro-
vided that the 10000 should be paid
after conviction OF the guilty person
or persons responsible for their cap
ture.
THE money win he paid the mo-
mcnt the identity of the person entit-
led TO II is proved to my satisfaction
said Speaker Hewitt today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
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Washington, Dec. 4.-Both houses
of the Sixty-seeOnd congress convened
at noon today. Practically every
member Of each house was in his seat.
The galleries were crowded and nun
dreds OF persons were unable to gain
admission. The speech of Represen-
tauVe Littleton of New York, regard-
ing the steel trust inquiry, was the
sensational incident featuring tho
opening day.
There was furry in the house
just before it was called to ORDER
caused by the distribution of copies
Of a newspaper which featured mass
meeting a. which Representative Lit
Teton and Young were attacked pS
Henry 4. Martin of the so-called
American antitrust league. A copy
was laid on the desk of each member
OF the house. Instantly Mr.. Littleton
Indignantly rushed to the speaker
office and demanded to know py
what right these copies had been al
lowed distributed in the house cham
Der. The copies were immediately Or
dered removed.
In the executive gallery OF the
house, guests of President Tart were
seated, and the diplomatic gallery was
Well filled with card holders from the
state department
A battery of cameras was placed III
the galleries to take a picture Of the
opening of the house. Outside q
moving picture machine clicked OIL
the entrance of the members to the
capitol
scathing denunciation of the So
called American antitrust league by
Representative Littleton of New York
a democrat, was followed this after
noon by the presentation of resolu-
ton by Republican Lender Mann 70
appoint a committee of seven mem
bers to investigate the attack on Mr.
Littleton.
Mr., Manns resolution referred tC
the respect in which Mr.. Littleton
was held as representative, and t'
the efforts to blacken his character
The resolution was referred to the
committee on rules.
A sensational development was {
petition by Henry B. Martin Of the
anti-trust league, for Mr.. Littleton''
Impeachment.
Five new members were sworn in
browning of New Jersey, Ainey o.
Pennsylvania. stephens of Nebraska
faggert Of Kansas and McKellar oi
Tennessee.
President Taft's annual message t'
congress will be sent in tomorrow.
The senate was in session only l.
minutes. A committee consisting o
senators Gallinger and Martin wa.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
CANVASS|NC BOARD
STARTS ACTUAL
WORK ON COUNT
Officials Decide Not to
Wait for Ballot Boxes From
Rio Arriba and Taos Quay
Forgot to Send the Keys,
Especial Dispatch to the Morning journal !

Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning journal !
Santa Ie, N. NJ. Dec. 4.-The of
flcial board canvassing the returns Of
the November election got down to
real business this afternoon by com
mencing the actual canvass of the
Bernalillo county returns. There are
still a few precincts to be heard from,
and these have been ordered to send
in their ballot boxes. The delinquent
precincts are located in Taos and Rio
Arriba counties, both strong stand
pat republican strongholds. The
boxes are expected 10 be In the cap
tol before the board eonyenes to-
morrow morning. Boxes from certain
precincts in Quay county arrived this
morning, but the officials neglected to
send along the keys, so that they
could not be opened.
The forenoon was spent in checking
over missing returns ana clearing the
decks for final work. Counsel on each
side reserved the right to object to,
or TO argue certain mooted points at
at later date, and the celebrity with
which the actual count will proceed
will depend almost altogether on the
disposition of counsel fer each of the
parties. that Il, II no unforeseen incl
dents occur.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
COURT To DECIDE
CRUCIAL POINT
IN HYDE CASE
State Seeks to Introduce EW-
dence of First Trial That It
May be Read to jury De-
Tense Objects,
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Kansas City. Dee, A crucial
point i'm the states ease AGAINST Dr.
b. Clark Hyde, Oh trial for the alleged
murder of Colonel Thomas II. Swope
whether the physicians testimony
in the former hearing can be used in
this trial-probably viii be decided BY
Judge Porterfield tomorrow.
An attempt was made by the state
today to get before the jury testimony
intended to contradict statement
made by Or. Hyde in the previous
hearing Announcement also was
made by Assistant Prosecutor Joseph
r. Jost that the accused physicians
testimony would be read to the jury.
The particular testimony introduced
today referred to a charge that Or.
Hyde gave stella Swope capsule
with instructions for her to pass II
to Mrs. Guerdon, a nurse, to give to
Sarah Swope. Dr. Hyde testified in
his former trial that he did not be-
leve he ever did such a thing. 1t
was never proved that the capsule
contained any dangerous drug
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
DECEIT lPRACT|CEO
|NATTEMPT To
FLOAT LOAN
Premier'S Efforts to Raise
SoreIy Needed Funds Com
pIcated By Discovery of Al
legged CrookedneSS,
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lBy Morning journal spechh Lchhtu Nnt't
Pekin, Dee. Premier Yuan Shf
Kai is having great difficulty with the
board OF finance. He. appointed a
president OF the board who declined
to serve. The vice president left
Pekin after informing friends the
situation was hopeless. The acting
president now has asked for leave
OF absence ON the ground of illness,
but really because he was summoned
before the national assembly.
A sensation has been caused by the
discovery that the national assembly,
the Chinese foreign board and the
board OF finance held three different
texts of the $4,000, 600 loan agreement
negotiated by Baron Cottu in behalf
of 4 Franco-Belgian syndicate. This
was discovered II was said, when a
representative of the Chinese foreign
board appeared before the national
assembly in secret session. 1t Is on
this loan that China's future form of
government practically depends.
If reports are correct there Is a
strange association Of japanese with
the rebels in south Manchurla. Here
tofore fear Of Japanese aggression has
prevented the Chinese from accepting
the assistance of the Japanese.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
Federal Government viii Run
to Earth Participants in the.
Most DamnabIe Conspiracy.
on Record,
IG0MPERS DENOUNCED
AS UNSAFE LEADER
u, S, District Attorney Miller Of
Indianapolis Declares Ameri-
can Federation of Labor Chief
Must Retire.
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Indianapolis Ind, Dee. 4, - An
earnest effort win be made by the gov
ernment to bring to Justice every man
who was implicated in the most
damnable conspiracy ever entered into
in this country" said United States
District Attorney Miller today In dis
cussing the federal grand jury's in
vestigation of dynamiting operations
of the Mcnamara brothers and others
alleged to have been associated with
them.
Samuel Gompers. president of tie
American Federation of Labor was
characterized as an ''unsafe leader, y
BY Miller. who said II was time for
labor leaders who stand on honest
ground TO take charge of labor or
ganizations.
''The Investigation now being made
by the government will be thorough
and complete" continued Mr.. Miller.
"The people are entitled to know all
the facts and all the facts viii be
known at the proper time. II is not
a part of my duty to discuss the de-
tails and | will not do so. The time is
at hand for me to act.
There is no occasion for any per-
son to be misled by false reports.
This is not a contest between capital
and labor. Capitalists and laborers
who believe In law and order must
and will stand together.
"Such unsafe leaders as Gompers
must be retired. Let men who stand
on honest ground come to the front.
The destruction of life and property
must cease. Acts of force and violence
must be brought TO Justice
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
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Los Angeles, Dec. i.--James y. Nc.
Namara, who on Friday pleaded guilty
Of having committed murder through
the dynamiting OF the Los Angeles
Times building October /, 1910, wrote
his own confession OF the deed tonight
ana gave II TO District Attorney John
-. Frederlcks.
His brother, John j. Mcnamara,
secretary of the International Assocla-
ton OF Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers, who pleaded guilty of hav-
ing dynamlted the llewellyn Iron
Works In Los Angeles, December 25.
1910, made no confession. IT is said
he was not asked or expected to do so.
Before James B. McNamara's con-
tesson was made, District Attorney
Frederioks declared that he would
not give II out until after the men
were sentenced, and tomorrow is the
day set for that proceeding by Judge
Walter Bordwell.
II was learned that the statement
implicates no one besides the writer.
1t deals with nothing except the ac-
tual happenings In Los Angeles. IL
does not describe the trip from In-
dianapolis west, nor who Mcnamara
saw after he got here. nor is the name
Of any other person brought into it.
Clarence $. barrow, chief of counsel
for the defense, and LeCompte Davis.
Of counsel for the defense, visited the
brothers in the course OF the after-
noon. They came away and later re-
turned accompanied BY District At
torney Frederieks. Observers waited
for the almost inevitable addition TO
the party an official stenographer,
but none came.
There II be no statement" was the
word which went around. Rumors Of
a complete readIustment Of the sit
uation, including renewed activity on
the part Of the prosecution against
persons not named IN any criminal
connection flew about.
Meanwhile, in the jail James D. Me-
Namara sat with a block of scratch
paper on his knee, writing his own
confession. more or less in his own
way. He did 1t deliberately, with care
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
DETROIT MAY TAKE
CHARGE OF MMANIGAL.

Detroit Dec. 4.-Local police are
considering the advisablliiy of at
tempting to bring Ortie McManlgal
here to stand trial for the dynamlt-
ing OF the Gas building few years
ago. Captain Mcdonnell, chief Of
the detective bureau said today he
would confer with superintendent
of Police Downey tonight or tomor-
row concerning the matter and would
probably telegraph to Los Angeles
for particulars of McManigals con-
fesslon, that he destroyed the build
ing.
No action regarding the disposl-
tlon Of the balance of the Mcnamara
defense fund here has been taken.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
FOLLOWING SENTENCE
THEY WILL CONFESS
Judge BordweII to Fix Punish
ment of Guilty Men When
Court ConveneS at 10
O'clock This Morning,
BROTHERS DECIDE
TO BARE WHOLE PLOT ,

Los Angeles, Dec. 4.--James .
. y. and John j. Mcnamara will .
. appear before the federal grand .
q Jury here tomorrow morning .
. and tell their stories. They will .
go before that body Immediately .
. after having been sentenced by .
. Judge Walter Bordwel. This 4
. declaration was made here late .
. tonight ON unlmpeachable au- .
. thority. .
The announcement afforded an .
. explanation Of the meager con- .
. fesslon written late today by .
. James II. Mcnamara In the Jail .
. corridor In the presence of his .
. attorneys. attorneys for the state .
. and his brother, John j. McNam- .
. ara, in which Jim explained .
how he blew mp the Los Angeles .
. Times building, October 1, 1910. .
. causing a loss Of twenty-one .
lives. .
District Attorney John %. Fred .
p ericks admitted tonight that in .
addition TO the written confess .
. sion both brothers had furnish =
. ed Information OF signal value >
. 10 the state" .
II Is practically assured that .
. when the men appear tomorrow .
. before Judge Bordwel the dis .
trict attorney win recommend .
such lenleney as the court may .
see ilt To bestow.
The moment sentence il pro- .
. nounced, according to plans .
. completed tonight. the brothers
. will be served with summonses .
TO appear before the federal in .
quistorlal body, .
The decision reached by the .
. McNamaras is regarded here as ,
Of vast importance TO the whole .
country. II there is a gigantic .
. dynamiting conspiracy which is .
what the grand jury wants to .
know, the state tonight is con .
vlnced that tomorrow's develop .
ments VIII place on record the .
name of every man of imports ,
. anec and position I'm 1t. With .
. this information II is believed .
the work Of the federal grand .
iuries here and In indianapolis .
viii be comparatively simple. .
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
NATIONAL IRRIGATION
CONGRESS OPENS TODAY

Chicago Dec. 4.--The National Ir-
rlgation congress VIII hold Its 18th
annual session here beginning tomor-
row and viii continue until saturday.
Among the prominent speakers will
be Clifford Pinchot Or. II. W. Wiley;
Senator Borah of Idaho, and numer-
Gus delegates from foreign countries.
Secretary OF the Interior Fisher,
who was to have come, sent word to-
day he probably would not be able
to attend. A letter from President
Taft, expressing his hearty approval
of plans to reclaim the arid and
swamp lands of the country will be
read at the opening session.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05

The Senate.
senate convened at noon.
Q Committee appointed to notify
. the president that congress was
Q in session. Senators Smith (Ga.)
. and Gardner (Me.) were sworn.
. senator Curtis elected to serve
as president pro TEN till Decem-
. her H.
The House.
House convened at noon
Committee to notify the presi-
o dent that congress was in session
Q was appointed.
Representative Littleton, on
8 point of personal privilege, an
. swered attacks on him, charging .
. him with being a steel trust q
. ally"
Estimates amounting to $745,-
. S34,563 for the fiscal year were
Q submitted for appropriation leg .
. islation.
Representative Sulzer intro
. duced a joint resolution provid-
Q ing for the abrogation of the
1882 treaty with Russia.
Five new members were
Q sworn in.
o Scores of bills and resolu-
o tions introduced, including pro-
. posed repeal of Sherman anti
l. trust and Canadian reciprocity
laws.
A resolution of Republican
. Leader Mann appointing a com
mittee to investigate the attack .
on Mr.. Llttleton, was referred to
the rules committee.
A resolution of coincidence ON
the death of Representatives =
. Madison Of Kansas and Lotta OF
Q Nebraska were adopted.
II. b. Martin of the American
. Antitrust league presented a
memorial asking impeachment
and expulsion of representative
Littleton.
Adjourned at 2:1S p. m, until
noon tomorrow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
AMERICAN COMPANY'S
CLAIM is APPROVED

Washington. Dee. 4.--Echoes of the
Boxer rebellion in China were heard
today in the United States court of
claims when that tribunal rendered
judgment in the sum OF s10G,SS3 in
favor of the American Trading COM
pany against the Chinese indemnity
fund.
The trading company which is en-
gagged in an international brokerage
forwarding and commission house
business in China. declared ii suffered
losses to its business at Tien Tsin and
Shanghai during 1901.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
BRITISH SOLDIERS EN
ROUTE TO HANkOW

Hongkong Dec. 4.--Twenty- -four
men Of the First battalion of York
shire light infantry Cthe Kings own
regiment), which is In garrison here,
embarked today for Hankow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05

labor would be permanently hurt bv
the acts of the McNamaras. nor did
ne believe, he said. that men higher
up tn union labor councils were
Joined in the plot.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
JOHN MITCHELL SAYS
FEW WERE IN PLOT

Rochester, N. ". Dec. Ain dis
cussing the confession Of the McNa-
maras today John Mitchell said he
did not believe the cause Of union
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
GERMAN WARSHIPS
LAND REINFORCEMENTS

Tlen Tsn, Dec 4.--The German
warships stationed here have landed
'nforcements for the troops on
shore.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05

/
Many bills and resolutions poured
into he hopper on The speakers table
as soon as the house met.
Two measures to abolish the com
merce court were presented by Rep
! resentative Simms, democrat of Tenn
essee, and La Toilette, republican Of
! Washington.
Measures for the repeal Of the Ca
madam reciprocity bill were offered
| by Representatives Hannah and Hel4
geson, both OF North Dakota.
Representative Henry, chairman OF
the rules committee, introduced his
much discussed bill to strengthen the
| sherman antitrust law, define specific
offenses against it and provide ''fel'
on's stripes for its violation,
Representative Sulzer Of New York
offered bill to put sugar on the free
list.
Representative Norris Of Nebraska,
/ insurgent, joined the democratic idea
Of open caucusses, proposed by Dem
ocratic Leader Underwood.
Mr. Norris introduced resolution
| prohibiting the use Of the house
chamber for secret caucus by any
party.
Victor Berger, socialist representa-
tive from Wisconsin, introduced a res
olution to repeal the Sherman anti
trust law and provide for government
ownership OF any concern which con-
trolls more than 40 per cent Of trade
in any commodity. Two bills creating
the rank of vice admiral in the navy
We're introduced by Representatives
Roberts of Massachusetts, and Bates
of Pennsylvania, republican members
of the naval affairs committee.
A Joint resolution providing for the
termination of the treaty of 1882 with
Russia was introduced today by Rep
resentative Suzer of New York, chair
man of the house committee on for
eign affairs. The resolution declares
that the government Of the United
States will not be party to any treaty
which discriminates between Ameri-
can citizens on the ground OF race or
religion, and that Russia has violated
the treaty of 1882 in refusing to honor
American passports.
Representative Gardner OF Texas
introduced similar resolution Mr..
Sulzer announced that his committee
would begin hearings on his resolu-
tion next Monday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05

appointed to notify the president that
the senate was in session. Hoke
Smith and obadiah Gardiner the new
senators from Georgia ana Maine, re-
spectively, were sworn into office. and
Charles Curtis of Kansas was unani-
mously elected to serve as presideh;
pro-tempore until next Tuesday. De-
cember II, to permit Vice President
sherman TO attend the funeral of Mrs
Shermans mother i'm Utica, n. Y,
on motion of senator Bailey the
daily hour of meeting was fixed at >
o'clock and the senate adjourned un-
iii that time tomorrow.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-01-24
INDICTMENTS BY
The GRAND JURY
REPORTS SAY A LARGE NUMBEF
OF THEM WERE RETURNED
YESTERDAY.

The rigid investigation which the
Glynn county grand jury has been
making for U,e past several days
into the gross violation of the prah;-
bition law in this county resulted yes
terday, it is reported, in regular
Wholesale indictment of those VINO
have disregarded the law, and, as a
end of the present session of the su-
perior court dozen or more people
will tie arraigned on the charge Of
selling whisky or otherwise violating
the law.
AS is we'll known, the deliberations
of the grand jury are kept a profound
secret, but some little information
will occasionally leak out, and it was
reported yesterday afternoon that a
large number of indictments had been
returned to the court during the day
and that the sheriff and his deputies
would be busy today making arrests
Just how many people were indicted
or who they are, could not lie ascer.
tanned, but it is known that the jury
was general in it's indictments and
| negroes and whites alike were III
diced
And from reports eminating from
the grand jury room yesterday, the
body has not yet finished it's work
and many more true bills are to fol
low 1t is reported that before the
Il - Tl1 n
Brunswick, no matter what their
standing may be, against whom there
is sufficient evidence of violation
of the law, will be indicted. The
true bills laid on the clerks desk yes
terday was merely the first insta l.
ment if the rumors are true, and all
those who have in any way whatever,
violated the law, have perfect right
to be on the anxious bench.