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Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02
STUPENDOUS SENSATION IS
. RESULT Of THE CONFESSIONS
Of THE M'NAMARA BROTHERS

lbY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS1
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2.-District
Attorney Frederlcks today gave COM
plete inside history of the negotiations
which led up yesterday to the sensa-
tional surrender of the McNamara de
Tense. He said:
last July was approached on be-
half of the defense by Larry Sullivan,
one Of their investigators. He said the
defense was willing to enter plea of
guilty of murder on behalf of James
Mcnamara if ! would agree to turn
John loose and save James life. I
laughed at the offer. a month ago Oar
row practically made me the same offer
in a half joking way, while we were
questioning veniremen. stood pat. I
told him the two men were to be con-
victed, that would take pleas OF guilty
in both cases or would take none, and
fight the trial to the bitter end. Two
weeks ago some of my friends in bust
ness circles approached me and said
they had been approached by a man
! who wanted them to influence me to
letting one of the McNamaras plead
guilty and let the other GO. I soon
found this man was Lincoln Steffens.
! talked with some of my most inti-
mate friends. told them just what
! had. They advised me to refuse to
make any concessions. Wednesday
night, understand, certain men held
mass melting and decides I ought to
accept Jim's plea Of guilty and let his
brother 90 free. Thursday I was ap-
preached by Darrow and Davis, but !
refused the proposition fatty and told
them there was nothing doing. But
that night they saw the light and came
to me with what ! had fought for,
guilty confessions from both men.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02
Steisins Not Responsible.
[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS.

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
LOS ANGELES, Dec "A positive
denial that Lincoln Steffins was fac
tor in arranging for McNamaras' plea
of guilty was made by District Attor-
uey Fredericks today. the first offer
was to plead guilty premiuMd-oscb
to plead guilty, Fredericks says, was
made to him last July. That was if he
would consent to a plea OF guilty by
J. J. Mcnamara and allow j. B. Nc
Namara to go free this would be done.
He stated he refused the offer, in
sisting that he could easily convict
both men. Finally Darrow and Davis
came to his terms
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02
Facts of the Case

The following prleI resume OF the
Mcnamara case, is the story told in
brief chronological order:
The Times building at First street
and Broadway, Los Angeles, was de-
stroyed early in the morning of Oc.
tOber 1, 1910. Gen. Harrison Gray Otis
owner and publisher of the Times, was
in Mexico when the explosion occurred
and fastened home Twenty-one per-
sons were killed in the disaster.
A special grand jury to investigate
the disaster was assembled October
25, 1910. 1t returned a verdict that
the Times was destroyed by dynamite
Gen. Otis, through the columns of
the Times, charged union labor with
being responsible H.t:
Union labor leaders denied the
charge and offered reward of $4,000
for evidence leading to the. arrest and
conviction of the guilty parties. =
, Twenty three indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury on January 5,
1911. Earl Rogers, Los Angeles at
torney employed by the National
Erectors' Association. presented the
evidence. The indictments were Sc
.cretly filed and bench warrants were
issued. 49, ''S'' -
9 On Apr;, IL, 1911, James B. McNa-
mara and Ortie E. McManigal were ar
rested in Detroit by operatives of the
William J. Burns National Detective
Agency.
ON April %. 1911. John J. McNa-
mara. international secretary of the
Bridge and Structural Ironworkers'
Union, was arrested in the Offices of
the union in indianapolis.
After a hasty arraignment-accord-
ing to union men before an incompe-
tent Judge - John Mcnamara was
taken to Los Angeles by California
deputy sheriffs and Burns detective
agency operatives. James B. McNa-
mara was also brought: west at the
same time., but BY a'sdinereat touts.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02

and the three were lodged in the city
Jail in Los Angeles.
On July 5, 1911, the two McNamaras
and McManigal were given their pre-
liminary examinations McManigal was
charged with dynamiting the Level
lyn Iron Works in Los Angeles on De-
cember S, 1910. The two McNamaras
were charged with responsibility for
the Times explosion and were held for
trial on a charge of murder without
bail. -
Superior Judge Walter Bordwell set
the date for their trial as October 10,
1911.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02
a Speculation

When the Stupendous news OF the
confession of the McNamaras to the
dastardly crimes with which they were
charged broke in Los Angeles yester-
day afteroon it Immediately became
the greatest sensation Of many months.
The strets were crowded with people
discussing the situation. The theme
was general and throughout the en-
tire business district great crowds col
lected to talk of details connected
with these cases.
Last night campaign meetings by So
cialists and others were held as had
been previously announced. A gen
tleman coming to Ell Centro from Los
Angeles this morning stated that he
attended two Socialist meetings before
the valley train left the city and that
in neither case was the Mcnamara con-
fession mentioned in any way. The
simple statement was made that lead
ers of the Hartman campaign were in
conference.
The calm and self contained conduct
of ex-eputy United States Marshal
Bert Franklin at the time of his arrest
for an alleged attempt to bribe pros
pective juror in the Mcnamara case,
and his evident ease under these
charges since his arrest has led to the
PRONUNCIATION of a theory that events
may prove Franklin was really an
agent for Detective Burns, who has
worked out the details of the McNa-
mara case, and that while Franklin
ostensibly was acting as detective
for the defense, he in fact gave the
McNamaras the double cross by carry
ing through the alleged bribery stunt
in the presence of men whom he must
have known as connected with the
prosecution. ii I. ~
If Burns had become aware that
there was money available for the cor
ruption of jurors, his cunning as de-
tective would easily have shown him
the way to have laid this trap; and if
the McNamaras had information that
would have placed on "higher-ups" In
the Federation of Labor the stigma of
providing these funds, then they may
have been put under pressure to fur
nish this evidence to the authorities,
and may have decided to do this and
withdraw their pleas of not guilty,
throwing themselves on the mercy of
the court. .'. ,t.
That two men whose lives were in
jeopardy should plead guilty. when
they had all the resources of the Fed
Grafton of Labor at their back, and
thus throw away their hope of saving
their lives, Is almost incredible. There
is an expression frequently heard that
they must have been reasonably GER
tain Of some consideration from the
court.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
IS TO MEET IN PO0EN|x

PHOENIX, Dec. "A southwestern
interstate good roads convention, call
ed by Governor Sloan, to further the
interest of territorial highways, a
transcontinental highway and good
roads in general, will meet in this city
December 20. 1t will be recalled by
those who are following the good
roads movement, that this project was
result of the annual meeting of The
Arizona good roads association in
Prescott, early this fall. Governor
Sloan was present at that meeting ANA
at that time announced that he would
call such a convention. He did so,
dating it for fair week, but owing to
the election then pending in New
Mexico the convention was postponed,
for it was desired to have full at
tendance from that territory.
The conceived work of the conven-
ton is to form an association in which
New Mexico, Arizona and California
shall all be equally represented, the
association to carry out the purposes
indicated in the call. That there
might be equal representation, the
fourteen counties of Arizona were
taken as basis. two delegates to be
named from each county and the gov
ernors of New Mexico and California
each being asked to name 28 deie-
gates That will make convention
of "a delegates which will be a body
ably representing the southwestern
country.
1t is unnecessary to recite at this
time the vast benefits to follow the
development of the good roads idea
which is now growing so rapidly, and
which Arizona has taken the lead in
encouraging in the southwest by the
building of it's territorial highway
system. But it is only fair to Arizona,
and to the governor, to say that this is
probably the most advanced step yet
taken and one that will rebound to
the credit of both the executive and
the budding state, Governor Sloan
has announced the following named
gentlemen as the delegates from the
various counties in Arizona, to the
coming convention.
Fred Nelson and Gustav Backer OF
Apache county, David Babbitt and T.
A. Riorden of Coconino county, w. S.
AdamsOn and J. j. Greenway OF Co
chise county, Charles Solomon and w.
T. Webb of Graham county, Del M.
Potter and l.. L. 'Turney Of Greenlee
county, L. A. Whatman and George
H. Smalley of Gila county, John r.
Whiteside and O. d. M. Gaddis of Mo-
have county, George Purdy Bullard
and c. F. Ainsworth of Maricopa coun-
ty, W. H. Clark and r. Z. Creswell OF
Navajo county, F. H. Hereford and A.
D. Plummer of Pima county, George
M. Brockway and c. T. Powell Of Pinal
county, Bracey Curtis and T. Titcomb
of Santa Cruz county, T. G. Norris and
R. M. Ling of Yavapai county, Yuma
delegates to be announced later.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02
May Suspend Sentence

fBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS;
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2.-The report
that Artie MacManigal will plead guilty
to exploding bomb under the Level
lyn Iron Works and that sentence will
be suspended, after which he will be
taken back to Indianapolis to become
the central figure there is circulated
today. District Attorney Fredericks
would not confirm. He said:
''MacManigal has been of great serv-
ice to the state and that fact will be
taken into consideration in disposing
of MS case"
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02
TEXTILE CONVENTION
tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION

GBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
ATLANTA, Ca, Dec 2.-Represent-
atives of all the leading textile mills
of the south, but especially from North
and South Carolina, Georgia and Ala
bama, are in attendance today at the
annual convention of the Southern
Textile Association. 1t is stated that
the textile industry is making rapid
ufacturers of Dixie are becoming
strong rivals of the New England
mills
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02

fessions of the McNamaras will have
no effect on the government investiga-
tion into the affairs of the Structural
Iron Workers, according to a state
ment made today by Federal Attorney
Miller
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02
DAILY STANDARD FOUNDED AUGUST 1906 NO 70
BALL PLAYER INJURED

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 2.-Hugh Jen-
nings, manager of the Detroit base ball
club, may die as the result of an au-
tomobile accident, occurring at mid
night three miles from GOuldsbOro.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02
.DARROW'S STATEMENT

fBY UNITED PRESS AsSOC1ATIONS]
LOS AN5EGE5, DC. 2-Clarence
Darrow toasy said:
"All ! expect is to have my friends
understand why ! took this case. But
the changes are the world will under
stand. When ! took the case last
March could look ahead to this very
moment and see what was before US.
All / wanted to do was to save the
lives Of the McNamaras. Say what
you please about them, they thought
they were taking the only course left
within the fight in Los Angeles. They
figured themselves as soldiers in war
between capital and the common peo-
pie. Whether they were right or
wrong, they believed they wene on the
firing line. They were not murderers
at heart, but they were destroyers of
PROPERTY. Jim McNamara did not in
tend to xiii anybody; his dynamite
broke the gas mains. That's the plight
I found him In: He told me the truth
about it all, and because he wasn't a
murderer at heart, but because they
were destroyers Of property, decided
to do the best could to save his life"
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02
3: Burns Makes Statement


CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Declaring that
he would start coastward within few
days; Adjective Burns, who brought
the MoNamara brothers to justice, has
issued the. following statement here
today, in which he declares: 80.
"Nine-tenths of the laboring men do
not sympathize with the anarchistical
element, but are imisled. .,.
II want to see all concerned in this
case, The said, brought to justice, but
do not care to enter upon q lengthy
discussion Of the matter. Nine -tenths
of the laboring men do not sympa-
thize with the anarchistical element
ho believe in; ;dypamiting, murder and
destroying property-they' have been
misled-It. would have, been; a good
thing for everybody if the evidence of
the McNamara trial had been present
ed to the rank and file of the unions,
so they might have judged for them
selves. firmly believe that in that
case would have had the hearty sup
port of the unions instead of their dis
trust. ! am glad to be vindicated in
public" '''' .'.'' : '''.''' H.''
- ""'| .J'ia -.2---..;N >nrntss.e an
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02
REBELS WIN STRUGGLE
FOR THE CITY OF NANK|NG

tBY UNITED PRESS CABLE sERvICEl
SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 2.-Rebeis
today captured Marking, after blowing
up the Lion Hill arsenal, which con-
tanned The, imperialists' ammunition.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02

Daily Imperial Valley Press, 81 a
year In Imperial Valley. 81 a year else
whore. Please tell your neighbors.;;e
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02

investigation Will Prooesd /. :! q
tBy tsIN!TpD. PR Eee AeaQC!A ATJ0ee4li
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-02

The following letter to the chairman
of one of the Holtville New Years FL
esta committees is self-explanatory
Redlands, Cal. 11-29-11
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23
To lauqh at TubercuIosIs.

Much ignorance prevails among tho
unfortunate victims of tuberculosis
and families of these unfortunates, ~
cording to the Los Angeles Herald
For such as these the words spoken
by Adolphus Knopf should be chiselM
In imperishable granite. Or, better
still. they should be published In every
public print, viz: There is no such
thing as hereditary tuberculosis. The
remedy is simple and all should know
1t. 1t is one u the most easily curs
BILE of all the chronic infectious d.
eases. You can cure consumption By
the unstinted use OF Gods good fresh
air. twenty-four hours in twenty-four,
plenty of good food and plenty Of good
water, inside and out You all know
that cleanliness is next to goodness
Children should get all the fresh ar
possible. They should sleep and play
In the open air They should attend
open-air schools"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23
beEkSekSeper

The cleaning of the kitchen range
will be made much easier II all grease
Is rubbed from 1t or he gas stove with
a newspaper while still hot
When light oak trays have been
badly marked. wash well and rub with
warm beer until the stains have dis
appeared Polish in the usual way.
When sweeping carpets always re-
member to sweep the way Of the
grain. To brush the wrong way is not
only bad for the carpet, but it tends
to brush the dust in instead Of out.
Traces Of mud may be removed
from black materials by rubbing with
slices of raw potato
Stains in table linen may be easily
removed by plunging the articles in
pure boiling water. Soap and water
would have the effect OF fixing the
stains.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23
ScaIIoped Macaronl and Beef.

Take the remnants of any fresh
roasted meat and cut in thin Slices
Lay them In a dish with little plain
boiled macaroni If you have it, and
season thoroughly with pepper. salt
and a little catchup. Fill deep dish
half full. add very little finely
chopped onion and a layer of sliced
tomatoes. having previously covered
the meat with stock or gravy Make
thick crust Of mashed potato. and
oven.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23
Fudge Cake.

One-third cup butter, two cups
sugar. ono cup sweet milk, two and
one-half cups -four, one-haf cup CO.
Goa. three eggs. whites and yolks
beaten separately. two level teas
spoons baking powder. pinch salt.
vanilla to flavor. baking powder and
salt together. milk and -four alternate
ly, then add we'll beaten yolks, sift
flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt
together. milk and -four alternately.
then add we'll beaten whites. Any
good icing can be used.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23

the railroad rate legislation urged by
the people.
Those Republicans who held that
the law which was sought was better
off than on the statute books voted
for the law against their own in
clinations and belief because their
constituents demanded that they
should so vote. but may it not be said
to their everlasting credit that most
of the representatives who thought
the legislation wrong refused to play
the hypocrite and the liar In orator.
cal pleadings for that which they
held to be bad in principle
1t is no hard task for a layman Of
ordinary intelligence to tell within
the span Of speech whether or not
the we'll spring of the eloquence is In
the heart. Voice and manner betray
the hypocrite. though the words
themselves are fair mask for the lie.
The speech reads we'll in the Con-
gressional Record and in the other
public Prints. The constituents find
sincerity In the written words. but
the listeners have caught the false
notes in every sentence OF the
tongues utterance.
The country knows today that one
Of the chief promoters OF the rate
regulating measure was a man who
thought that the legislation was con.
ceived in iniquity. He had the cour-
age Of his convictions at the outset
or thought he had-but later without
undergoing in the least a change of
heart he changed his attitude, and
the railroad rate measure goes into
history inseparably connected in the
public mind with the name of a rep
resentative who almost unquestion-
ably was a foe rather than a friend
t. the legislation. Are a renomiua.
ton and reelection worth the price
Of public hypocrisy?
There were Republican representa-.
tives a few years ago who yearned
to speak their minds on the subject
OF tariff revision. That which they
wanted to say would have been I'm.
p.easant to the ears Of the majority of
the party members. Loyalty to party
kept most Of these men silent and
no one, perhaps. blames them for
their silence. for possibly party good
Is paramount. The few plain speakers
on tariff revision were in the main
those Republicans who were certain
o. the countenancs of their coustit-
uents in that which they had to say.
1t IS highly probable. however that
samuel w. Mccall of Massachusetts
would have said what he did saw II
there hadn't been a re7isionist Re-
publican in his district. There are
some men whom party considerations
can't throttle. 1t was not bit pleas.
ant for Mr. Cannon and others to hear
the hereto Mccall say in his cold.
b INT bit forceful way:
Now. the people of Massachusetts
are only thinking a little In advance
o. some o. the people Of this country.
Soon this idea will invade New York
and Illinois and Ohio. gathering force
as 1t moves: and / say t., you that
II we do rot treat protection as a ra-
tiunal principle instead of as q cast.
iron. immutable set Of schedules, we
arc likely to have the Democratic
party and then possibly the deluge."
There was prophecy In that
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23
Root Beer.

put two and one-half gallons OF
warm water with a large pail, stir in
four cups OF sugar until dissolved.
then add one-half bottle of extract OF
root beer and one-half cake of COM
pressed yeast dissolved in little wa
ter Stir we'll and put into air tight
bottles and put into a warm place for
"a hours. Then put down cellar and
put on ice as you want to drink It
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23
A CLEANING Hint.

When you are cleaning your sewing
machine and cannot reach parts OF it
with a cloth, try using bicycle pump
The suction Of the pump will drive
away the dust and threads Use the
pump first. then wipe the more acces-
sible parts with soft cloth and end
with a thorough oiling.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23
CONSCIENCE lN law
MAKING 6pn *; a.

URING the last seven or
eight years In the SEN
ate and in the house OF
representatives "a ere
have been introduced
many measures. Many OF
them have had their
origin directly with the
people who have made
their influence teit more
markedly within the dec
ade than perhaps ever
before in the history OF
tbo country Aa re-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23
SOMETHING NEW IN FORKS
The Latest Has an Attachment Tor
Pushing Things Off the Tines
HANDY In Kitchen.

moving things that may be stuck on
the tines has been devised by an
Illinois man TIL. attachment con-
sists Of piece Of wire wound around
the tines and doubled upon itself to
form long shaft that runs up the
handle Of the fork. By pushing this
device down the wires scrape of any
thing that may be clinging to the
points of the fork. Only the cook
will appreciate the usefulness OF this
implement. but there are many occa'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23
Currant Ice.

10 one pint OF currant juice add one
pound of sugar. one pint Of water;
when partly frozen add the whites OF
two eggs well beaten and freeze.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23

sions In the kitchen when 1t will
come in handy. For instance. in
transferring a piece OF meat from the
dish to the pan. or vice versa. the
clean cook does not touch the meat
with her hands. but lifts 1t with q
fork. Sometimes 1t sticks to the fork
and then the attachment here shown
comes In handy. as 1t can be pushed
of without looking around for some
other implement.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23
Merely a Temporary Dlsadvantass.

The widow had just announced h1
engagement.
But, my dear Maria" said h6
friend, you don't mean to tell ne
that you intend marrying man youw
only known for two weeks"
oh, yes" said the happy widow. !
can easily overcome that objection II
time. hope to know him tolerao9
well after we have been married !
couple Of years. "-Harper's Weekly.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23
A Necessity.

In writing your essay will you
have to 60 very deeply into the sub
ject?"
Il will 1t ia on well-boring."
The Thlinget., 1911-09-01

Mr.. Herbert Bennett Fenm is to sail from Seattle on the 3lSt inst. and iS to be instructor of machine work and electrical en- ginerring in our school. Mr. I'enn iS a graduate oi Rutgers College in electric engineering and has had wide experience in practical work with all kinds of machinery. With the fine machinery We have now installed and such a practical man in charge, the young men of Alas ka, have q chance to become thorough mechanics in this line. Mr. Fenu will be here if all goes well some time before school opens. and our advice to the vOung men k tO take advant- age of this chance to equip them- selves for their life work before it is too late. The need oi trained men in Alaska is becoming greater every day.
The Thlinget., 1911-09-01

It is well worth a trip to the Experimental Farm just back of Sitka to see what can be done in the way of raising small fruit and vegetables. Mr. WiI- kus is selling fine cabbageS, cauIi- flowers, peas, beets, turnips, carrots, lettuce, etc. His straw berries and entrants are fine and there are many of them. If any doubt the possibility of raiS- ing these things in this part of the world, one trip to the farm will convince them of their er- TOT. Prof. Georgeson's reports sound good, but his farm looks better.